Sydney Sinks Raider in Sea Battle
Canberra reports HMS Sydney destroyed German raider Steiermark in gun action at sea. Sydney lost with 42 officers and 603 men missing. next of kin notified November 28. Extensive searches by air and surface units ongoing to locate survivors.
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LONDON
Sydney
Steiermark
gover
John Curtin
Canberra
naval board
H.M.S. Sydney
ministry of information
NOWN
admiralty
Stelermark
Alberta Debt Act ruled ultra vires by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada held the Alberta debt adjustment act of 1937 and its amendments unconstitutional and beyond provincial powers. Chief Justice Lyman Duff wrote the majority opinion with Justices Rinfret Davis Kerwin Hudson Taschereau concurring. Justice Crocket dissented, saying the act was not ultra vires except where it conflicted with Dominion law or related to enumerated BNA subjects.
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OTTAWA
supreme court of Canada
Lyman Duff
T. Rinfret
H. H. Davis
Patrick Kerwin
A. B. Hudson
Robert Taschereau
Crocket
parliament of
Canada
supreme court
Remarkable British Savings Move Confounds War Effort
A Toronto writer notes Britain’s ability to raise vast wartime funds through mass savings and donors. Reports cite £1,000,000,000 in small savings, a London luncheon celebrating the effort with a toast to the second thousand millions, and high per capita contributions. A Newmarket blood-stock sale also drew £14,700 for a brood mare and £8,160 for a yearling colt, underscoring a nation’s willingness to contribute amid heavy taxes and shortages.
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Britain
P. O.D
Toronto
London
aittle
Kingsley Wood le
bob
Newmarket
British Admiralty orders ships to Hong Kong amid Shanghai isolation
Shanghai faces sea isolation as the British admiralty orders all British China coast shipping to Hong Kong. Four British lines, long dominant between Tientsin Tsingtao Shanghai Chefoo and Amoy, are affected. US ships also stop calling, Java China Japan line cancels sailings, and only French south and Japanese northbound ships remain. Oil firms slash allotments by half due to reduced shipping. A 35000-ton battleship Pace of Wales reaches Singapore naval base as part of a flotilla amid wider moves.
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SHANGHAI
Hong Kong
Tientsin
Tsingtao
Chefoo
Amoy
United States
Netherlands
Java
SINGAPORE
Pace of Wales
British Bomb Kristiansund Docks in Norway Raid
British air raiders bombed docks at Kristiansund in German occupied Norway during the night. A direct bomb hit struck a supply ship in the harbor and bombs burst among ships moored at the piers. All raiders returned safely.
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LONDON
C.P
Kristiansund
Norway
air ministry
FDR Asks Questions Of Japan In Open Door Policy Move
President Roosevelt disclosed to ask Japan questions through Ambassador Nomura and envoy Kurusu about moves into Indo China and toward Thailand. Under secretary Sumner Welles was directed to seek explanations for the president, signaling personal intervention in negotiations. Nomura and Kurusu said no reply was brought yet and Japan wished to continue talks for a settlement. Kurusu remained hopeful, noting war would not settle anything, and both officials stressed a continued open door for discussion.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Japan
Indo-China
Thailand
State department
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Sumner Welles
Nomura
Welles
Kurusu
Secretary of Hull
United States
Far East
Four Dead In Air Crashes Near Quill Lake And Virden
In Saskatchewan and Manitoba two air crashes killed four Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force personnel. At Quill Lake a Fairey Battle on a gunnery flight crashed on ice killing Sgt. Pilot J. L. G. Cote and two RAAF members, C. A. Coles and LAC R. K. Crothers. Next of kin are named in Montreal Brisbane and Newcastle. In Virden, Man, Leading Aircraftman R. L. Greer died when a Tiger Moth training plane crashed on a farm during solo practice, cause undetermined. next of kin listed as Ernest Greer Rouleau Sask.
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A. Coles
Brisbane
Australia
R. K. Crothers
C. H. Crothers
Newcastle
N.S.W
No. 5 Bombing and
VIRDEN VIRDEN
Man
R. L. Greer
Royal Canadian Air Force
No. 12
kim
Ernest Greer
Rouleau
Virden
Winnipeg
Dutch colonial minister postpones London departure
Reliable sources report Dr. H J van Mook, recently named minister of colonies in The Netherlands government in London, has postponed plans to depart for London due to the tense Far Eastern situation amid Betton.
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BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
H. J. Van Mook
Netherlands
London
Britain May Compel Unmarried Women To Enter Services
Prime Minister Churchill told the house of commons that a crisis of manpower and woman power will dominate 1942. He proposed lowering military conscription ages to 18 and 1, and 50 for certain roles, and warned men of 60 might be called. Powers to compel unmarried women aged 20 to 30 to join uniformed forces will be sought, though volunteers may be assigned to nonconduct combatant services. The plan aims to add over 3,000,000 more men and women under review for armed service in Britain.
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LONDON
C.P
Churchill
house of commons
Britain
mer
United States
Russia
Mayor Hogg of Red Deer Given Another Term
Red Deer Dec 2 E 8 Mayor Hogg was re elected mayor of Red Deer by acclamation when nominations closed. Other vacancies were filled by acclamation and no election will be necessary. Hogg has served five years as chief magistrate of this central Alberta city.
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REG DEER
Hoge
Red Deer
Hogg
Alberts city
British Liner Memonts Destroyed by Axis Forces
New York reports say the British passenger liner Memonts of 7557 tons, once a link between England and Australia, was destroyed by Axis planes while stranded in a helpless state off the English coast. Part of her cargo, a refrigerator vessel, was removed before she blew apart. Formerly Peniylara, Meriones built in 1921, is also said to be a total loss along with Jessmore of 4099 tons.
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NEW YORK
Memonts
England
Australia
marine circles
Paramatta Torpedoed by Ocean Attack in Australia
Melbourne reports the Australian government confirms the loss of the navy sloop Paramatta a modern ship of her class torpedoed with 141 officers and men killed from a normal crew of 181. The Paramatta was assigned to a Mediterranean station last May.
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Melbourne
Coalition Discussed By B C Liberals
The British Columbia Liberal Association adjourned after a brief morning session with President W J Knox urging delegates to think for themselves. About 70 delegates attended as Premier Pattullo voiced opposition to a coalition and an afternoon session was planned to consider resolutions, including a proposal on a coalition provincial government. Sixteen delegates were chosen for the resolutions committee.
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ANCOUVER
British Columbia Liberal Association
W. J. Knox
Kelowna
T. D. Pattulio
Knox
Canada
Pattullo
Pensions
Tan Mackenzie
cateer
Nazis Flee Westward from Rostov
London reports a retreat of Hitler’s Ukraine armies from Rostov on Don turning into a disorderly withdrawal along the Azov Sea shore after a defeat that ends tales of German invincibility. Soviet dispatches say Red Army pushed Germans from Moscow’s approaches amid deep snow near Stalinogorsk, 120 miles southeast of Moscow. Advices say German forces under Von Kleist head back toward Mariupol to stage a fresh stand while Berlin claims continued pressure on Moscow.
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LONDON
Savirt
Hitler
Ukraine
Rostov-on-Don
Azov Sea
S. A. Lazarks
Moscow
Rosenov
Red army
Stalinogorsk
Ewald Von Kleist
Mariupol
Rostov
ballerin
Hiter
Fairbairn Appointed Agent for Crown Prosecutor Role
The Attorney General's Department announces L. E. Fairbairn as agent for One Attorney-General for the judicial district of Leambridge, replacing A. B. Heeg KC who has resigned. Fairbairn, born in Napanee Ontario, admitted to the bar in Alberta in 1914, previously practiced there and served in the last war. He has chaired local clubs and engaged in Fish and Chip and Trade boards. Hoag retires as Green Prosecutor after years in office following H. W. Church KC.
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Edmonton
L. EB. Fairbairn
Leuibridge
A. B Heeg, KC
Napanee
tar of
Alberta
Cyto Clubs
Fish and Chine Association
Board of Trade
South Alica
British Lose Rezegh To Axis Forces
Cairo reports that German armored divisions joined in Libyan desert fighting after breaking through to Tobruk. British forces lost Rezegh and Bir El Hamed as Rommel’s units cut a corridor along the coast east of Tobruk, with both sides reforming for a renewed desert battle and reinforcements arriving steadily.
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CAIRO
Tobruk
Rezegh
Bir El Hamed
mest
Coalition Resolution Placed Before BC Liberal Association
Vancouver dispatch reports the British Columbia Liberal Association emergency convention debated a resolution urging formation of a coalition government to serve public interest and to pursue that outcome through reasonable efforts. The source notes broader wartime and political context with other headlines from the same briefing.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia Liberal Association
BERLIN
high command
Germany
Britain
FARST
LONDON
Dee
Far East
KERIN
CRANBROOK
Patrick Kerin
Roberts
Nelson
VICHY
France
Marshal Petain
Goering
GONDAR
NAIROBI
Kenya
Ethiopia
ORRACE
ROME
Dec
Mussolini
Trieste
Stefani
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HMS Sydney
Debt Act Of Alberta
Ultra Vires
MR. JUSTICE CROCKETT
Hess
Scotland
TEE
Continuea
raye
VME
FDR
F.D.R
Quill Lake
Dutch Guiana
Paramaribo
Brazil
U.S
Gosslar
Lunk
B.C. Liberals
COALITION
Taree
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