Bombardment of Canton and Nanking Kill Many in Chinese War
Repeated Japanese air attacks on Canton and Nanking kill civilians and soldiers as Shanghai air operations intensify. Reports say 49 killed on a Nanking street, with bombardments near Wuhu and Lake Tai. Foreign volunteers beg neutrality at Nanking while international consuls urge restraint.
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Shanghai
China
Artropolia
Hongkong
Urban
Honam
Nanking
Wuhu
Yangtze
I Nanking
Wusih-Kiangyin
Lake Tai
Hanchow
Briish
United States
International Committee of Foreign
Chapel
Cattle Prices Hit Decline at Royal Winter Fair Auction
At the Royal Winter Fair cattle sale Ket Cattle of Edmonton auctioned a grand champion steer from the University of Alberta that sold for 50 cents a pound versus 70 cents in 1936. Reserve price was 40 cents, down from 60. A CPR test group of three steers from the Calgary department of natural resources sold for 1035 dollars amid cautious market sentiment.
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Royal
University of Alberta
Edmonton
CPR
Department of Natural
Calgary
Former Manitoba politician named chief justice of Manitoba bench
The former Manitoba provincial treasurer and Portage la Prairie MP, McPherson, has been appointed chief justice of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench. Born January 27, 1878 in Worth County Missouri, he came to Canada with Scottish parents, studied at Portage la Prairie, and practiced law there. He held multiple electoral contests and served in the provincial legislature until 1936.
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Manitoba
Treasuer
House of Commons
Portage Ls Prairie
Manitoba Court of King's Bench
McPherson
D. A. Macdonald
Macket
King
Pative
United States
Worth County
Canada
Portage la Prairie
Tweedsmuir Presents Medals For Canadian Achievement
Lord Tweedsmuir presided at Canadian Poetry Night as the governor general's annual literary awards were handed out for the first time. Awards went to Bertram Brooker for fiction and to Roberton for general literary achievement, with poetry prizes presented by Lady Tweedsmuir to Prof. George Herbert.
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Word ‘Tweedsmuir
Toronto
Governor-General
Lord Tweedsmuir
I Roberton
Winnipeg Free Press
Bertram Brooker
Seranus
Mo ML Howard
Demand For Turkeys Leaves Western Poultry Raisers Short
Western Canada turkey raisers face unfulfillable orders as Britain cannot receive late shipments due to an immature crop. Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association official W A Landreth says demand for western turkeys is exceptionally high with 1937 festive season orders well above 1936, leaving no prospect of meeting all requests.
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Britain
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Great Britain
Canada
W. A. Landreth
Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
Landreth
Air Mail Talks Between Canada and US Officials in Ottawa
Canadian and United States air mail and postal officials will meet in Ottawa on January 10 to discuss conditions for new trans Canada air mail lines and United States routes. A western link between Great Falls and Lethbridge is certain, with the operating company to be decided. Other routing options and exchanges of air mail between the two nations will be considered amid debates over coast routes and winter fog risks.
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Ottawa
United States
Air Mail
Postal
State Department
Trans
Canada Air Mail
Great Falls
Lethbridge
Maska
Fonton
White Horse
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Skagway
Edmonton
River Vancouver tragedy near Princeton injures, kills CPR workers
Two CPR railway workers died when a westbound freight engine with a metal laden box car fell through a timber bridge and into the Coquihalla River near Princeton on the Kettle Valley line. Brakemen Mort Milton and John Collins among crew. others escaped uninjured as the train crossed at about three miles per hour after stopping at the east end. The accident halted movement on the line 150 miles from Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Princeton
Coquinalla River
Micton
John Collins
May Retain Nationality Canadian Woman Marry May Keep Canadian Citizenship
Since January 1992 Canadian law allows a Canadian woman who marries a foreigner to retain citizenship if she elects to. Abandonment occurs only if she chooses to adopt her husband’s nationality. British officials cited Eden remarks noting Australia and New Zealand allow full rights for married British women who stay citizens.
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House of Commons
Freign
Anthony Eden
Canada
Eden
House of the
New Zealand
Disorders Escalate Between Arabs And Jews In Holy Land
Civil unrest erupted across the Holy Land as authorities moved to curb Arab Jewish tensions. In Gaza five bombs were found. near Haifa two Arabs and two Jews were injured in a clash. gunfire traded in Jerusalem’s old city between terrorists and police. The British district commissioner warned leaders of collective punishment if bombers not disclosed. Four constables escaped injury when a bomb detonated near police barracks. another exploded near the railway, damaging tracks.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Gaza
Haifa
Old City
Money For Refugees Raised In Saskatoon
Chinese residents in Saskatoon contributed 500 to aid refugees from China's war zones through the Chinese Committee for National Salvation.
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Saskatoon
China
Chinese Committee For National Salvation
Brussels parley ends without action on China Japan conflict
The Brussels conference on the China Japan dispute adjourned without decisions and urged a halt to hostilities. Italy alone opposed the declaration. reps agreed to resume talks if chairmen or members report readiness. The session urged continued peaceful methods and involved King Leopold’s hospitality.
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Brussels
Aay Jooting
Japan
China
Italy
Gov
S Rao Dandurand
Canada
King Leopold
Hel + gum
Unemployment Insurance Details Delayed Until Legislation
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told Alberta Premier Aberhart that details of a national unemployment insurance system would be released only after the necessary legislation is brought to the House of Commons. Aberhart said his government favored measures benefiting workers but sought specifics and financing proposals before agreeing.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Mackenzie King
Aberhart
Alberta
Wheat in Store Dips in Ottawa and U S Totals Decline
Ottawa reports a weekly wheat in store total of 69,518,376 bushels, down 65,638,910 from the prior week and a year comparison. In the United States, Canadian wheat stored reached 3,931,000 bushels, 81,008 more than last week, but far below the year ago total of 24,127,624.
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Ottawa
United States
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