Typhoon Devastates Hong Kong Killing Many
A 125 mph typhoon battered Hong Kong causing widespread destruction across the city and harbor. The death toll climbed as ships were wrecked and waters flooded streets, with refugee ships stranded and major liner losses reported. In Macao coast areas the storm caused further damage and halted Shanghai communications amid ongoing cholera fatalities nearby.
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Hong Kong
Tai Po
Macao
Anlee
Suffolk
Duchess
Diamond
Praya
Shanghai
Air Posts Appoint Montreal Executives at Trans-Canada
Philip G. Johnson of Trans-Canada Air Lines announced two appointments. D. R. MacLaren becomes assistant to the vice president with headquarters in Montreal, while D. B. Colyer is named chief technical adviser based in Winnipeg. Wing Commander MacLaren’s headquarters will be in Montreal.
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Montreal
Philip G. Johnson
Trans-Canada Air Lines
D. R. MacLaren
D. B. Colyer
Winnipeg
MacLaren
Regal Visit to India Reported by The Morning Post
The Morning Post claimed reliable information that the king and queen would undertake an official three month visit to India late in 1938 with an official announcement expected soon.
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London
Morning Post
India
Court Martial Threat for Aviators Over Hoover Liner Bombing
General Chiang Kai Shek's headquarters announced that Chinese aviators who bombed the liner President Hoover face court martial. Chiang Kai Shek was gravely concerned, aides said about the incident in Nanking.
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Nanking
Hoover
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Executive Yuan
Famous Ship Discovery Moored by Victoria Embankment
The Discovery, famed for Scott's first Antarctic expedition in 1901, is now moored alongside the Victoria Embankment.
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London
Scott
Victoria Embankment
Employment Gains Mark July Across Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports moderate employment improvements in Canada for July. Payrolls from 10,320 firms show 1,143,109 employed on Aug 1, up from 1,134,466 on July 1. The seasonally adjusted index stands at 1149, the highest since 1930, with a year-to-date rise of 15.6 percent and broad geographic and industrial gains.
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Dtowa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
May Deport French From St Jean de Luz Region
Spanish insurgent sources warn all French residents to be ready for departure within 24 hours. General Franco weighs expelling Frenchmen in retaliation for France’s ouster of Spanish insurgents. French police order nine Spanish insurgents expelled on August 19 and hint at further expulsions after alleged kidnapping of a Spanish government oil tanker in French waters.
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St. Jean-De-Luz
France
Franco
French
Ottawa League urged branches to join for peace action
Brig Gen Alex Ross of Yorkton Saskatchewan Dominion president announced at a meeting of the steering committee of the societies council that all 1180 branches in the Canadian region should become members and lend support. The steering committee unanimously adopted a recommendation for the 35 other national participating organizations to take similar action.
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Ottawa
League of Nations’ Society
Canada
Alex. Ross
Yorkton
Sask
Dominion
Ottawa Retail Sales Rise In July 14 Percent
Canada wide sales in 497 general merchandise stores rose almost 14 percent for July. Quebec up 22 percent, Maritime provinces 17 percent, Ontario and British Columbia 15 percent higher than a year ago. Manitoba 10 percent, Saskatchewan 7 percent, Alberta 3 percent. Small prairie gains reflect poorer agricultural outlook.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Britsh Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Mystery submarine hunter to sink target in the Mediterranean
British destroyers hunted a mystery submarine in the Mediterranean after it fired on the HMS Havock. The government discussed a potential Anglo French convoy plan and a stronger action to protect shipping as raids against neutral vessels, including the Greek freighter Tsepo, intensified.
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Havock
Mediterranean
Eden
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Trade Pact Lowers British Tariffs With Canada
The United Kingdom Canada trade agreement takes effect September 1 and cuts duties on 179 items including textiles, glassware, iron and steel, machinery, vacuum cleaners, and sewing machines. Britain gains protection from tariff increases in 246 Canadian items and from preference margin reductions on 91. The pact replaces the 1932 treaty and lasts until August 20, 1940 with termination possible after six months’ notice.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Record High Park Attendance Draws Tourists to Canada
Roy A. Gibson, director of lands parks and forests, notes 900000 plus visitors used national parks for recreation in the last fiscal year the highest in park history and a new record is expected in 1937 with increasing tourist numbers.
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Ottawa
Canada
Roy A. Gibson
Eskimos Transplanted Aboard Nascopie To Arctic Bay
A healthy Eskimo group welcomed the royal mail steamer Nascopie as it docked at Arctic Bay. The move demonstrates the government chosen strategy of relocating Eskimo bands to northern settlements during scarce food years. They were moved from Dundas harbor on Devon Island after a year there to Arctic Bay off Admiralty Inlet on Baffin Island.
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S.S. Nascopie
Royal Mail
Arctic Bay
Admiralty Inlet
Baffin Island
Hudson Straits
Dundas Harbor
Devon Island
Six Month US Stopover Permits May Reach Canadian Drivers
The Canadian Automobile Association convention heard from the American Automobile Association that Canadian motorists could obtain six month stopover permits for U S visits instead of the current three months. Committees are drafting the legislation to implement the change, according to a Washington headquarters message.
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Toronto
United States
Canadian Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
Washington
Age Limit Raised for Recruits in London Army Units
The War Office announced a three year increase to recruit age limits, expanding eligibility to men aged 18 to 28. The prior regulation required ages 18 to 25. This broadens the pool for enlistment in all combatant units.
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London
War Office
Radio Interference Aboard Nascopie At Chesterfield Inlet
Visitors from the Nascopie landed at Chesterfield Inlet and reported interference with CKY Winnipeg by CRCM Montreal. They noted CKY and CRCM share the same wavelength but are heard distinctly at Chesterfield, with European and British stations clear on long waves and a Mexican station also interfering with CKY.
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SS. Nascopie
Hudson Bay
Chesterfield Inlet
CKY
Winnipeg
CRCM
Montreal
Chester
United States
Seaman Dies After Liner Bombing by Chinese Planes
S. M. Haskell, a United States seaman aboard the liner President Hoover, died from leg and stomach wounds after the ship was bombed by Chinese war planes. The Nanking government accepted full responsibility and called it a regrettable mistake, offering full redress.
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Shanghai
S. M. Haskell
United States
President Hoover
Nanking
Hoover
Vessels Warned to Steer Clear of China War Zone
Shanghai reports two Japanese warnings that China becomes a battleground and foreign warships should avoid the Yangtze estuary. British ships Danae and Falmouth were lightly damaged by fragments near Yangtze Whangpoo, while Shengking was struck but not damaged. Chinese and Japanese claims differ on Paoshan and Lotien as fighting rages near Woosung. About 60,000 Japanese and up to 200,000 Chinese forces are in the Shanghai area with incendiaries and shelling in the Hongkew and Chapei zones.
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Shanghai
China
Yangtze Estuary
Danae
Charles Little
China Station
Falmouth
Yangtze-Whangpoo
Lungshan
Ningpoo
Whangpoo River
Woosung
Paoshan
Hongkew
International Settlement
Chapei
Japan fights in China widen war beyond plan
Shanghai and northern front lines erupt as Japan expands operations across China. Tokyo aims to eliminate Chiang Kai-Shek and curb anti-Japan elements while claiming third powers’ rights in China will be respected. Foreign Minister Hirota cites Sino Soviet pact as a factor.
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Tsingtao
China
Shanghai
Shantung
Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Hirota
Chna
Goering Warns Germans Abroad of Defence and Reprisals
General Hermann Goering told a congress for Germans living abroad that the army is prepared to defend all Germans, including those in foreign lands. He blamed Bolshevist propaganda for anti German troubles and urged Reich businessmen to stop employing Jewish representatives abroad. He warned of immediate reprisals against Jews in Germany if foreign Jews retaliate with a boycott.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Reich
Hermann Goering
Congress For
Goering
Bolshevist
Russia
Imperial veterans to gain aid from Britain and Legion
More than 100 000 Imperial war veterans in Canada will be helped by actions of the British ministry of pensions and the British Legion to improve their condition. Veterans had been unable to receive support from the Canadian department of pensions until now.
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Saskatoon
Canada
British Ministry of Pensions
British Legion
Mussolini to Visit Hitler in Germany This Month
Qualified sources say Premier Mussolini will visit Chancellor Hitler at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria on September 25 and join Nazi celebrations in Munich the next day. The reports confirm unofficial predictions of a Sept visit to Germany.
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Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Munich
Germany
Quebec Plans Shared Funding for Youth Training and Scholarships
Premier Maurice Duplessis announced that Quebec and the Dominion will share half the cost of training youth in new careers. He added that mining scholarships will be increased to promote mine development in the province.
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Quebec
Dominion
Maurice Duplessis
Manitoba farmers urged to hold straw for Saskatchewan fodder
Manitoba farmers are urged to hold oats and barley straw for shipment to Saskatchewan as fodder. Shipping instructions will be announced later, says Hon. Douglas Campbell provincial agriculture minister.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Douglas Campbell
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Tsepo
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Tspo
Hughe Knatchbull-Huggeson
Transplant Eskimos
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