Plan Outlined for Training of Canadian Youth
Ottawa hears proposal from the Canadian Corps Association to create nationwide training centres for unemployed youths. The program aims to provide vocational training, military discipline, and a pathway to employment, with 25,000 youths educated annually and pay structured to supplement young workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Howe
Transport
Morman Rogers
Labor
C. G. Power
Canada
C. E. Reynolds
Dominion
Association
F. JH. Marant
W. W. Parry
Mackensie Waters
Toronto
Eric Mac Gonald
Ottawa
Ita
Europe
Saskatoon Inspector C K Gray Announces Transfer
Saskatoon sub division commander RCMP Inspector Joseph Howe moves to Ottawa. Sergeant J H A Gilbert takes charge of the Saskatoon detachment, a position once held by Howe before his promotion from acting sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C.M.P
C. Ki. Gray
Saskatoon
C. K. Gray
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Joseph Howe
T There
Ottawa
J. H. A. Gilbert
Howe
Experimental Flights Over South Atlantic Hoped This Year
The British government aims to conduct experimental flights over the south Atlantic before year end. Captain Harold Balfour, under secretaries for air, told the House of Commons about the plan. Toronto doctors Neil Baird McGillivray and Omand McKillop Soldandi were admitted to the Royal College of Physicians.
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London
South Atlantic
Harold Balfour
Air
House of Commons
Toronto Medical London
Neil Baird McGillivray
Omand McKillop
Andi
Toronto
Royal College of Physicians
Special Delivery Letters Cut to Half in Canada
Ottawa introduces a new special Gelivery service from March 1 lowering the fee from 20 cents to 10 cents in addition to regular postage. Uniformed postal messengers will deliver letters with faster care on a yearly contract promoting quicker service to match U S rates.
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Ottawa
Norman McLarty
Becaus
United States
U.S
Pew
Air Mail
Montreal
Vancouver
McLarty
Provision For The Press Ahead Of Royal Train Tour
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced a pilot train to accommodate newspaper men and press photographers ahead of the royal train carrying the King and Queen on their cross Canada trip. Special provision will be made for Canadian journalists and, where possible, for journalists from the United Kingdom and other parts of the British Empire and the United States. Applications should reach Ottawa promptly as only a limited number can be accommodated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
United Kingdom
British Empire
United States
Unskilled laborer drinks the lowest milk intake says Dr Booth
In Calgary Montreal and Ottawa officials announced sweepstake tickets valued at 750000 were seized as part of a larger operation. Dr J F Booth presented charts from a survey of 3213 Canadian families showing milk consumption rises with income. He noted unskilled workers had the lowest per capita intake while farmers and professionals consumed more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
J. F. Booth
Ottawa
Montreal
Pro
Alberta Deiry
Quebec
Canada
Booth
Must Export More Butter to Improve Home Market in Canada
S C Burton Regina presented before delegates at the annual Canadian Produce Association convention outlining that Montreal Canada must increase butter exports by several million pounds to improve the home market. He cited end of 1988 stocks at 44 630 000 pounds and noted Western creameries met a 3 000 000 pound export target while the East failed to cooperate. Burton warned two to three years of painful adaptation lie ahead for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
Canadian Produce Association
S.C. Burton
Regina
W. A. Landret
Dominion
Burton
French Warships Collide in Lorient Harbor
In Lorient France the 7600 ton cruiser Georges Leygues and the destroyer Bison 2486 tons collided in the harbor. Two men were killed in the crash and both warships sustained serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorient
France
Georges Leygues
Bison
Threats of Further Violence From Irish Republican Army
A crude printed warning from the LRLA Dublin group threatens more violence to rid Northern and Southern Ireland of British rule. It praises authorities cancelling a royal visit to Northern Ireland and warns of further attacks on English targets. The Derry branch claims to have prevented royalty from visiting. A London tram incident saw a hand grenade found in a conductor’s car and taken to Scotland Yard. Parliament weighs new harsh measures against LRLA.
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Dubin
Irish Republican Army
Eire
Londonderry
Northern
Southern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Duke
Kent
George VI
Derry
LRLA
Craigavon
Special Constabulary
North Ireland
Lord Craigavon
Dail
Lr.a
London
Japanese attempt to seize No 227 island in Argun river
Soviet government reports clash near No 227 island along the Argun river on the Manchoukuo border. Japanese forces were repulsed with 15 killed or wounded and one killed two wounded on the Soviet side. The charge d affaires in Tokyo was asked to protect energetically. The first clash occurred January 1 with seven Japanese killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Argun River
Siberia
Manchoukuo
Ammunitat
Tokyo
Argun
Man- Tehutt
Moose Jaw’s E J Heath Invited to Maple Leaf Carnival
Canada’s oldest figure skater, E J Heath of Moose Jaw, invited to appear at the Maple Leaf ice carnival in Toronto as the country’s oldest skater. Heath, 72, has skated since he could stand and earned early recognition in Toronto in 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
E. J. Heath
Toronto
Canada
Mr. Heath
Rescue Planes Aid 100 Fishermen Adrift in Caspian Sea
Five planes directed rescue boats and dropped food to fishermen stranded on an ice floe off the Caspian coast. The floe broke away and drifted, leaving the crew camped on ice until air support aided their relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Caspian Sea
Man in Ontario jailed for year for counterfeit coins
In Kirkland Lake Ontario a man left unemployed set up electro plating gear and cast counterfeit coins. He was arrested after the coins circulated and pleaded he did not pass any of the money. He received a one year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland Lake
Malian Soldiers and Ethiopian Losses Reported in January
In January, seventy-nine soldiers and workers died in Ethiopia. Three officers and a police agent were killed in clashes with natives. An additional 75 soldiers and workers perished due to accidents or disease.
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Rome
Tanan
Ethiopia
Plans to Withdraw Foreign Troops From Spain
Paris reports Britain and France aim to finance Spain's reconstruction in exchange for Franco's promise to keep Spain purely Spanish. Key issues include Minorca's fate, Italian influence, and insurgent demands such as no foreign troops near the frontier, repatriation of refugees, a ten thousand man Spanish expeditionary force for Minorca, and a general amnesty for government refugees in France.
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Paris
Germany
Italy
Spain
Great Britain
France
Franco
London
Minorca
Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Mallorca
Leon Berard
Burgos
Bank of Spain
Berard
Bonnet
Evacuation Backdrop Delays Attack On Kuling Town
A British diplomatic request and failure to contact 37 Britons and 28 other foreigners at Kuling led Japanese officers to postpone a planned assault. Evacuation time limits were extended while foreigners, besieged by 4,000 Chinese guerrillas on Lushan, await safe exit. British vessels Mingsang and Taisang released after seven hours at Chefoo as shipping fears grow. Japanese naval officers warn inspecting ship ownership and status in Chinese waters may take days to months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inps
Shanghai
Kuling
Uume
Lushan
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company
Chefoo
North China
Large Gold Cargo Arrives From Britain and Holland
A substantial shipment of gold, one of the largest in months, arrived in New York from Great Britain and Holland. Bankers brought the gold for sale to the United States treasury through standard foreign exchange operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
Holland
United States Treasury
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Canadian Corps Association
Mik Sarvey
Erne Chatfield
The
Admiralty
Britain
Republican Army
Ireland
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