Earl of Athlone Named Canada’s New Governor General
Ottawa reports the Earl of Athlone will become governor general of Canada with arrival likely in June, delaying parliament opening due to wartime secrecy. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said he may not serve a full five-year term, and the appointment follows Tweedsmuir’s death in February.
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France's New Premier Calls for Lasting Peace and Strength
Paris reports Premier Paul Reynaud pledging no counterfeit peace with Nazi Germany. He warns that a cautious settlement would spell doom for France and democratic ideals, urging Allies to decide their course as Nazism threatens European civilization. He notes Soviet complicity and stresses a new kind of war requiring firm resolve to counter tyranny.
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Parliament Opens Later In May As King Indicates
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced at his first press conference since January that Parliament will open in the second or third week of May likely May 16 or 23. He said the Earl of Athlone will be governor general and Defence Minister Rogers will confer with British military authorities in England before Parliament opens. Rogers will stay in the United Kingdom briefly and return beforehand. King emphasized Rogers, in charge of Canada’s naval, military and air activity, should consult with British government leaders and service heads amid wartime conditions.
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Dominion Guards To Guard Buckingham Palace
Canadian troops will mount the guard at Buckingham Palace from April 17 to 24. The Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec covers April 17 to 20 and the Toronto Scottish from April 21 to 24. This duty, usually reserved for the Brigade of Guards, has seen rare exceptions such as during the coronation when Dominion troops served.
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Prohibition Order Bans Winnipeg Russian Newspaper
Canada Gazette issue issued under Defence of Canada regulations bars Kanadsky Gudok the Canadian Whistle from Winnipeg publication. Justice Minister Lapointe acting as secretary of state states the Russian language paper spreads subversive Nazi propaganda to sway Russian Canadians and undermine loyalty in western Canada.
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Swiss Mobilization Expands as General Staff Calls Up Troops
Swiss authorities moved toward broader mobilization as the general staff summoned 41 army units totaling tens of thousands of men to active service. Units report by April 15 and 22, with the aim of matching enemy troop density along borders. The move follows German divisions north of Switzerland and reflects a cautious stance to avoid provoking immediate conflict.
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Italian cabinet approves civilian mobilization for war work
Rome adopts mobilization to fill anti air craft, home defence, factory roles behind lines. Civilian effort aims to create a self sufficient war effort with new military roads and expanded coast artillery and anti air craft guns. Virginia Gayda labels the move timely amid foreign fleet threats to Italian coasts.
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Summer Training To Move Into Camp Across Canada
Ottawa reports that Canadian Active Service Force members will begin summer training in camps at half a dozen or more locations in May. Plans expect the entire second division and various specialist corps to move into camps shortly after May 24, with units mobilized since the war’s start included.
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Canadian Officer Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
King George decorates thirty men and one woman for guided war service at Buckingham Palace. Miss Gladys Taylor of the Air Force Nursing Service receives the Royal Red Cross. Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Niven of Calgary is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations.
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Faison Plaque Unveiled for Edison Telegraph Operator
A memorial plaque in Stratford was unveiled by Dr W J Browning, 97, claimed as North America’s oldest living telegraph operator. The plaque honors Thomas Alva Edison who worked here as a telegraph operator in 1863 64 and notes Edison died in 191.
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British Columbia egg producers seek export scheme to Britain
Bri tish Columbia egg producers have applied for a marketing scheme to aid egg exports to Britain. The plan is under review here and could pass if producer support is strong enough in numbers.
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Churchill to Direct Armed Forces of Britain in War Cabinet
The war cabinet reshuffle places Winston Churchill as chief strategist over the services while remaining first lord of the admiralty. Kingsley Wood becomes head of the home committee and Sir Samuel Hoare moves to the air ministry. Robert Hudson and Lord Woolton receive key posts as shipping and food ministers.
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Royal Canadian Signals inspected by Princess Mi
Princess Mi reviewed the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in khaki uniform. Lieutenant Colonel J E Genet led the formation as ranks were inspected and the unit marched past, saluted from a canopied red carpet viewing stand.
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