Dominions urged to self deny to aid war effort
Lord Stamp appeals to Canada and other dominions to tighten belts and cut home consumption to boost production for the war. He says abstinence must spare ships and dollars, urging citizens to practice self denial without harming strength while empire workers shift from export production.
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Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Eng
Canada
Lord Stamp
United Kingdom
Dominions
Britain
United States
Advisory Board Formed Ottawa War Services Board
The Navona war services department announced formation of the national war services advisory board to control appeals for funds for voluntary war work. Headed by C. L. Burton of Toronto, it includes a representative from each province and five voluntary war service organizations. The board will require audited expense statements and verify requested funds and proposed use, regulating dates of appeals.
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Ottawa
Navona War Services Department
No Board
National War Services Advisory Board
C. L. Burton
Toronto
Britain Grants $44.3 Million Aid to China Government
Great Britain approved financial assistance totaling 44.3 million dollars to Chiang Kai-shek's government. Richard Butler told the House of Commons that the aid will be split into two forms: credits for use by China in sterling bloc countries and contributions to strengthen the Chinese stabilization fund.
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Britain
Chiding Kai-Shek
London
Ching Kai-Shek
Great Britain
Richard Butler
House of Commons
China
Churchill backs coast command role in air defense shift
Britain plans to expand admiralty control over Royal Air Force coastal command to bolster anti submarine and convoy protection in western approaches. Churchill said command policy must be set by the admiralty in consultation with the air chief, while not breaking the Coastal Command from the RAF. The move aims to increase the fleet air arm's impact with more planes, despite opposition to full naval control.
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London
Britain
Admiralty
Royal Air Force
Coastal Command
Churchill
House of Commons
RAF
Air Officer Commanding
The
House
Hopkinson
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Navy
Standard
Fleet Air Arm
German Freighter Rhein Surrenders to Dutch Destroyer Off Mexican Coast
The German freighter Rhein, fleeing Tampico on November 29, was intercepted by the Dutch destroyer van Kinsbergen off the coast of ommer. The Nazi crew tried to scuttle and abandon the ship, amid reports of Netherlands units patrolling western Atlantic waters alongside British vessels.
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van Kinsbergen
Washington
United States Navy Department
Tampico
Mexico
Omer
Navy
Rhein
Idarwald
Phrygia
Subscriptions Grow for Dominion War Loan in Ottawa
Ottawa reports November subscriptions to the Dominion’s non interest bearing war loan total $589,091, bringing the national total to $3,407,262. Finance Minister Sisley announced that 24 subscribers in November had previously purchased.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Sisley
Village Finds Shelter in Local Caves During Air Raid
In a Kent village residents convert to nearby caves for protection amid air raid warnings. They gather at the famous caves in the neighborhood to seek safety and shelter from ongoing danger.
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Kent Village
Saguenay Sub Hit by Torpedo Fight With U-Boat
The Saguenay, escorting a convoy with the Canadian destroyer HMCS Saguenay, was torpedoed and believed hit a U boat by a salvo fired during battle. One hundred eighty sailors transferred to another ship, 18 wounded, while the Saguenay limped toward port with repairs underway.
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London
Baguebayte
A. J. McWhinnie
Daily Herald
McWhinnie
Saguenay
Atlantic
George Miles
Admiralty
Hmcs, Saguenay
Butter Stocks Down 15.5 Percent From Last Year
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Dec 1 butter in cold storage and dairy plants at 41,768,020 pounds, down from 49,429,463 a year earlier, a 15.5 percent decline. Wartime Prices and Trade Board will study the figures for hints of a possible shortage and consider price actions.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Less Revenue Winnipeg Due To Reduced Manitoba Tax Take
Provincial Treasurer Stuart Garson told the legislature that higher wartime federal spending will likely reduce Manitoba income tax revenue by as much as 250000 to 300000 dollars. He noted that Manitoba residents pay federal income tax which is exempt from provincial tax.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Stuart Gar
Garson
Alberta grants 864 dollar scholarship to wheat king Rigby
Premier Aberhart announced a scholarship of 864 dollars to Francis Lloyd Rigby of Wembley Alberta in recognition of his 1938 wheat crown at the Chicago International Hay and Grain Show. The award covers two senior years in agriculture at the University of Alberta where Rigby is enrolled.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Francis Lloyd Rigby
Wembley
Alta
University of Alberta
Aberhart
Young Rigby
Chicago
Rigby
Rhodesia to train 2380 air personnel next year
From Rhodesia Salisbury officers in the Empire air training scheme announce the local section will supply 1,800 pilots 240 air observers and 340 air gunners annually when it starts in the middle of next year in Southern Rhodesia.
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Salisbury
British victory eases tensions in Balkans and Egypt
British success in Egypt disrupts Italian hold on Bidi Barrani and reshapes the Mediterranean map from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal. Balkan neutrals Turkey Bulgaria and Yugoslavia resist Axis overtures with Russian backing, signaling Anti Axis leanings and delaying any German-led eastward move. Graziani’s force is strained by fuel and munitions shortages, complicating renewed attack while Franco ponders Axis ties.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Tenides
Bidi
Turkey
Balkan
Turke
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Franco
Gibraltar
Albania
Marshal Graziani
Netherlands build 300 man force for postwar duty in homeland
Ottawa reports Canada will draft about 300 Netherlands soldiers for a force to aid Allies against Germany and to restore order after victory. Training begins January 15 at Stratford Ontario, then moves to England for advanced Netherlands army duties. Col. G J Sas notes aim to form units in each city for postwar Netherlands.
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Ottawa
Netherlands
Canada
Alles
Col
G. J. Sas
Stratford
Ont
United States
England
Netherlands Army
Col. Sas
Holland
Great Britain
London visit aids Christmas parcels for German prisoners
Lady Tweedsmuir representing the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire toured Canadian Red Cross headquarters and watched the packing of 20 Christmas parcels for Canadian prisoners in Germany without next of kin in the United Kingdom. Most recipients are airmen.
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London
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