His Majesty's Submarines A Grim Record Of Daring Work
London reports a six page government booklet detailing Britain's submarine war in World War II from the Ursula first torpedo in 1939 to 1944. It recounts daring feats such as Torbay's 17 hours in Corfu Roads, Triumph escapes from depth charges, Upholder’s losses, and Neptunia/Oceania sinkings, plus a humorous note on Turbulent’s torpedo that circled and nearly hit a destroyer. The study, prepared by the Ministry of Information, compiles the RN's controversial and storied undersea campaign.
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London
Royal Navy
Pacific
Si Admiralty
Germany
Maly
Ursula
North Sea
Far
Lke
Torbay
Corfu Roads
Mediterranean
Triumph
Hams
Turbulent
Ministry of Information
Government Printing Office
His Majesty
Ocean travel faces postwar air competition
British passengers aboard the Queen Elizabeth expect to hold their own in cross Atlantic service. Capt Mo Ford predicts both air and ocean routes will share the market, noting the QE's wartime crossings carried about 650 000 military personnel over routes to Europe and the Pacific. He contrasts faster air travel via Newfoundland and Prestwick with ocean travel from New York to England in four days or less.
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New York
Trans Atlantic Ur
Mo Ford
Weil
Atlantic
Pacific
European
North America
Europe
Ford
Newfoundland
Prestwick
Scotland
London
England
Old Age Pensioner Cost of Living Bonus Between Provinces
Saskatchewan retirees living in British Columbia will receive a $3 monthly boost, while former BC pensioners in Saskatchewan get $5. Each province reimburses the other to match Alberta rates, with Saskatchewan already lacking a minimum monthly payment. The pact extends an existing Alberta BC arrangement.
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Victoria
Saskatchewan
EW. Griffin
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Alberts
Canadian Navy Welcomes Largest Warship Docked Here
HMS Puncher returns from Atlantic and North Sea actions with the British home fleet and docks for its first Canadian port visit in almost a year. The 14 500 ton auxiliary aircraft carrier is the largest warship manned by Canadians at present.
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Halifax
Atlantic
North Sea
HMS
Poncher
Puncher
French government seizes fortunes made during war
Paris reports the government has seized 6541 fortunes earned during wartime and more than 280000 dollars will be confiscated by 1945 end. Foreign Minister Rene Plevin told a cabinet meeting. The consultative assembly approved a national defense budget of 500000 dollars for the third quarter of 1945.
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Paris
Rene Plevin
Consultative Assembly
Japanese Casualties From Aerial Bombing Reported
Tokyo radio says 4 900 000 Japanese killed injured or homeless in five cities through May 31 from US air raids. It cites 1 135 000 homes destroyed and gives city by city figures for Tokyo Osaka Yokohama Nazova and Kobe with hundreds of thousands made homeless or affected.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Radio
American Broadcasting Company
Tokyo
Osaka
Yokohama
Nazova
Kobe
Roads Tested By Monsoon In India Burma China Link
Muddy six day monsoon test leaves the Ledo Burma road partly submerged under four feet of water. Two bridges washed out but repairs rushed, traffic resumes after brief delays.
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Dhursine
Dover to Build Battle of Britain Memorial Hospital Archway
Dover hospital to be rebuilt as a memorial for airmen killed in the Battle of Britain. An archway will bear their names and a tower beacon will shine over the straits where the battles occurred.
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Dover
England
Dover Hospital
Britain
Revelstoke Reenacts Last Spike Driving and U-234 Mercury Find
Revelstoke staged a 60 year back in time reenactment of Donald A Smith driving the last spike at Craigellachie on the trans continental railway. The event drew nearly 900 visitors while a separate Portsmouth report noted about 5 million dollars worth of mercury found aboard the German submarine U 234 docked at the naval yard after surrender in V E day.
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Revelstoke
Alstore
Canada
Dominion
Donald A Smith
Lord Strathcona
Craigellachie
Here
Kene
Wilfred
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth Herald
Japan
Canada plans rapid civil aviation expansion and trans Canada routes
Ottawa signals a civil aviation push with plans to survey air traffic, extend major airports in Montreal Toronto Ottawa Winnipeg and other cities, and launch fast through TCA routes from Toronto to Winnipeg and Montreal to Winnipeg. Feeder lines, private investment interest, and RCAF support are noted while equipment shortages delay start.
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Ottawa
CD Howe
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Trans Canada Airway
TCA
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Arthur
North Bay
Kapuskasing
Civil Aviation Department
RCAF
T.C.A
New Leave Centre for Canadians Opens in Amsterdam
A new leave centre under Lt Col George Weir forms in Amsterdam under 1st Canadian Army command. Opening July 1 it will handle 1,500 troops daily for three days, with 45 women officers and 80 women other ranks daily. Admin offices are in the Olympic stadium with hotels and venues requisitioned to serve 4,500 service personnel daily. Vancouver House seats 1,200 and the Canada Club hosts 60 couples dancing.
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Amsterdam
1St Canadian Army Command
George Weir
Calgary
Vancouver House
Canada Club
Sharp Drop in Canadian Strikes and Time Lost
The labor department reports a 74 percent decrease in time lost during the first five months of the year versus 1944. Seven strikes involved 425 workers, with 79 035 man days lost, compared with 91 strikes and 42 354 workers in 1944. May also shows fewer strikes and man days lost than May 1944, with nine strikes affecting 30 workers and 6 240 man days lost, versus 25 strikes and 22 827 workers and 126 386 man days in May 1944. All strikes were listed as terminated by end May.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
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