Warships And Convoy Reach Safe Harbor
The British admiralty reports a convoy carrying material to Greece reached its objective despite an intensive Mediterranean air offensive. One Spica class Italian destroyer was sunk and at least 12 enemy aircraft were downed. British ships Illustrious, Southampton and Gallant were damaged. casualties aboard Illustrious and Southampton.
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LONDON
C.P
admiralty
Greece
G.B
H.M.S
Illustrious
D. W. Boyd
C.B.E. DS.C. RN
Southampton
B. C. B. Rooke
R.N. H.M.S
Gallant
Victorious
Formidable
Mediterranean
Sicilian
Ontario Opposition to Rowell Sirois Report Warns Opposition firm
Ottawa January 14 Premier Mitchell Hepburn declared Ontario did not approve wartime Rowell Sirois commission recommendations and directed sharp criticism at the report and the federal Dominions policy. The opposition stance centers on Ontario resisting implementation and questioning the commission’s conclusions.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Rowell-Sirois commission
Domin
Bull Named Hitler Withdrawn At Waikato Show
At a Waikato New Zealand bull sale a bull named Hitler was withdrawn after threats of public demonstration. The exhibitor said the name came from a jocular dam name Jewess and yielded to committee wishes. A prior bull named Hitler at a similar sale went unsold.
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Waikato
New Zealand
Jersey Bulletin
Hitler
jocosely
Jewess
Italians Captured After RAF Diver Saves Prisoners
Royal Air Force headquarters reports a British pilot spotted 150 armed Italians off the coast at Cairo. He fired a warning burst, then circled to usher the captives to a British military unit.
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CAIRO
Royal Air Force
Nine Junkers Destroyed In Sicily Raid
Royal Air Force headquarters reports a heavy raid on January 12 13 near Catania Sicily destroying nine German Junkers 87 dive bombers. Three hangars were burned one demolished along with a petrol dump and main runways and railway line damaged. Two British planes were lost with one crew rescued after a forced landing. Attacks also targeted Benina Libya and the Berka airfield.
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Sicily
Strait of Messina
high command
LIBYA
Benina
Bengasi
Berka
Mussolini's Message To Bergonzoli
The BBC reported a postscript added to the battle of Bardia revealing a Dec. 31 message from Mussolini to Marshal Graziani. He expressed admiration for Italian and German forces and noted that Bardia’s exploits would join those of the Alcazar and Africa in legend, following a key British advance.
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LONDON
Bardia
Mussolini
Graziani
Africa
British Broadcasting Corporation
Bergenzoll
Alcazar
Germans Shower Incendiaries On Port Of Plymouth
Plymouth, a key Nazi night target, was blasted with incendiaries and high explosives by about 30 German planes. Two shelters, two hospitals and a church were damaged. one woman killed by a direct hit in a hospital ward. Civilians aided by fire watchers as homes and businesses were wrecked. casualties feared heavy. The raid lasted 2 to 3 hours before dawn.
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LONDON
Plymouth
Royal Air Force
France
Prime Minister King's speech opens inter government conference
Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged adoption of the report to boost Canada's war efficiency while Mr. Hepburn warned against transferring tax collection to the Dominion. He said the plan would cause utter confusion and bog down existing tax machinery. Ontario’s representative affirmed continued cooperation with the Dominion in the war effort.
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Dominion
Hepburn
Mackenzie King
Canada
Ontario
Ships Lost Very Light in Week Ended Jan 5
Four British merchantmen totaling 14 687 tons were sunk in the week ended January 5 according to the admiralty. It is one of the lightest weekly losses since the war began. Weather hindered German air activity, contributing to the drop in ships sunk.
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LONDON
admiralty
Outstanding Recommendations of Rowell Sirois Commission
Ottawa January 14. Summary of recommendations for discussion at Dominion Provincial conference. Dominion to assume unemployment relief for employables and debt of provinces. provinces withdraw from income and other taxes. national adjustment grants to maintain average services. emergency grants for abnormal conditions. borrowing in Canadian funds. no control of provincial expenditures. broadened income tax base. sales tax elimination. Dominion jurisdiction over unemployment insurance and national employment service. basic hours and wages. welfare services except relief to be provincial administered.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Rowell-Sirois
Dominion
national
Better Inter Government Relations Needed If Canada Is to Stand Stress And Strain of War Says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told provincial ministers at Ottawa that inter government tensions threaten unity and the war effort. He urged adoption of Rowell-Sirois Commission recommendations to maximize war mobilization and establish a postwar foundation.
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Canada
OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Dominion
den of war equitables
Rowell- Sirois
scHey
Premiers Report On Canadian Unity And War-Era Stance
Premier Adelard Godbout of Quebec told the Dominion provincial conference that Quebec came to the meeting as Canadians and urged unity. He said choices are not yet made on issues and Canada’s happiness rests on provincial strength, while warning against permanent wartime measures. Premier Mitchell Hepburn spoke next, with Quebec’s minority status and fair treatment highlighted. Nova Scotia’s A S MacMillan said the province would not give a categorical yes or no on the report.
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OTTAWA
Adelard Godbout
Quebec
Dominion
Canada
Godbout
A. S. MacMillan
Nova Scotia
Dominion provincial conference
Canadian Fighter Pilots Push Across Channel in Air Raids
Canadian veterans of the air war joined RAF squadron members to attack German troop concentrations in occupied France. Six Canadians flew in teams led by a squadron leader, with three holding the Distinguished Flying Cross. They underlined weather limited operations and the aim to be ready for future missions. Most pilots hailed from Toronto and Calgary with one Winnipeg lad among original members.
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D. E. BURRITT
LONDON
CP. Cable
Royal Air Force
D.F.C
channel
Toronto
Calgary
Winnipeg
Netherlands consul general bets on war with Japan
New York Jan 14 Netherlands consul general P J A Schuurman said in a speech the Netherlands East Indies would be delighted if Japan invaded, predicting the Japanese would suffer a severe defeat by a fleet air force and land army of over 200,000. He noted the Indies’ 60 million population and 300 long-range bombers and claimed Germany had prepared a coup in Dutch overseas territories, which he said the Dutch thwarted by smart planning, including recovering about 200 German ships fully loaded with cargo.
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NEW YORK
J. A. Schuurman
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Germany
Holland
Dominion provincial conference opens with mixed signals
Ottawa scene as 150 delegates gather to review the royal commission on Dominion-provincial relations. Premier Hepburn of Ontario reiterates wartime reservations while Premier Bracken of Manitoba champions implementation. Premier Godbout signals cooperation, Nova Scotia's MacMillan declines full assent, and New Brunswick’s Frechette withholds main financial positions. Initial session focuses on unity and agreement prospects.
Thain hanged for murder of elderly neighbor in 1940 barn
Frederick Thain, 46, of Rawdon district, was executed early today in Belleville for the murder of his 77 year old neighbor Arnold Wellman in Wellman's barn on January 31, 1940. He had faced a second charge of killing Wellman's bedridden wife, but that count was dropped after his conviction for Wellman's murder.
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BELLEVILLE
Three-Way Opinion Split Over Sirois Report Emerges
Ottawa Jan 14 Nine Canadian premiers opened the Dominion Provincial conference with a three way division on the Sirois report. Ontario Alberta and British Columbia oppose implementation. Manitoba Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island Quebec New Brunswick and Nova Scotia non committal. Also notes French freighter Mendoza evades blockade. Two killed in Fifth Avenue hold up. Latta missing after raids. RAF operation cut German troops on French coast. Athlone and Princess Alice host provincial leaders. Roosevelt names a U S envoy to Britain but keeps name secret.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Sirois commission
Dominion
Ontario
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British Columbia
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Prince Edward Island
Quebec
New Brunswick
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Mendoza
France
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Royal Air Force
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Roosevelt
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