Demand for War Effort Grows Across Canada
Officials report a surge in war effort demands as Canadians face curbs on gasoline and metal use, shifting bacon cheese and eggs to Britain, and ramped automobile production for military needs. The National Resources Mobilisation Act reshapes daily life with 118 orders in council issued between July and December.
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Canada
Order of Peace
Britain
United Kingom
Navy
Army
Air Force
Damaged Pico-neck Plane In British Harbor Unserviceable
The Mayo composite seaplane, built for RAF coastal command, was damaged and rendered unserviceable in a British harbor. It had been released to air ministry at the outbreak of war but was rarely used. Before the war it flew the Atlantic to Canada.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Atlantic
Canada
Lech Blockade Runner Intercepted by British Vessel
An official report states the 3200 ton German freighter Lech, attempting blockade running in the South Atlantic, was scuttled after interception by a British ship. The incident was cited amid broader tensions between Britain and Germany and linked to wartime logistics and security measures.
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Britain
South Atlantic
Lech
Labor seeks postwar plans to avoid repeat fortunes
The Labour Party conference in Britain heard Hugh Dalton say there will be no repetition of great war fortunes after this war. A special postwar reconstruction committee was approved and Arthur Greenwood urged delegates to trust in the government to serve common people.
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Wer Wittienate
Landon
Britain
Brent
Labor Party
Hugh Dalton
Labor
Waltmantide
Arthur Green
Wood
Emnister Cawrehin
Tis Tana
Rebel air venture tied to Mackenzie corridor plan
A prepared statement lists W. M. Neal of Winnipeg CPR vice president in charge of western lines as announcing Rebel ir Savin g subsidiary. W. Leigh Brintwell of Mackenzie Air Service will manage UASL and oversee operations in the Mackenzie river area and the flight to Prince Albert Sask, previously run separately by DAL and MASL.
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W. M. Neal
Winnipeg
CPR
Western Lines
W. Leigh Brintwell
Mackenzie Air Service, Limited
UASL
Mackenzie River
Prince Albert
Sask
DAL
MASL
Atement
Call for closer Britain United States union postwar
Labor party figures urge stronger Anglo American ties as war winds down. Arthur Greenwood predicts growing cooperation will persist after hostilities end, framing a one world front against losses and economic distress. Officials note mass unemployment and outline postwar planning aims.
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London
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Greenwood
Dominions
British Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Crete
Percy Spender
Egypt
Walter Nash
New
Foodstuffs From Japan Flow to Germany Via Trans-Siberian
Reliable sources report shipments from Japan and Japanese occupied China to Germany through the trans-Siberian route reaching about 11,500 tons daily. In 1940 November exports from occupied China included tobacco, hides, tea, meat, rice, cotton and leather, while Germany reportedly exchanged chemicals and precision equipment for Far East goods.
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Trans-Siberian
Tokyo
Japan
China
Man‘choukuo
Russia
Berlin
Far East
United States
Australian troops tow in Cyprus garrison
In Nicosia Cyprus Australian troops form part of the British led garrison in the eastern Mediterranean. They assist in securing the island amid ongoing tensions and maintain patrols as part of United Nations and allied defense efforts.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Campbell to lead British information services in U S
Sir Gerald Campbell, currently His Majesty's minister in Washington, is named director general of all British information services in the United States. The London announcement says the role will be based in New York and will expand coverage of Britain's war effort and news supply from British sources. Campbell will relinquish his ministerial post to assume the director general’s duties.
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Gerald Campbell
London
Washington
United States
No. 10
Downing Street
Great Britain
Ween
K.cm.g
Campbell
New York
London Air Raid Damage Repaired At Higher Rate
Health Minister Ernest Brown told a press conference that air raid damage to private homes in London was twice as great as in the rest of England. He noted over 80 percent of repairable houses had been windproofed and sealed. Last week London repaired 32 000 houses and 40 000 in the provinces.
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London
England
Ernest Brown
Children From Greenland Seek Ottawa School Places
Dr C C Goldring superintendent of schools said five children from Greenland have sought permission to attend Toronto schools next September. In New Jersey the legislature repealed the charter of the German American Bund auxiliary, forcing dissolution of its property and winding up its affairs.
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Greenand
Canada
Toronto Board of Education
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Greenland
Toronto
Trenton
New Jersey
Bund Auxiliary
Trouble in Greece And German Selier Clech
News reports from Reuters describe clashes between Greek and German forces near Urvetia north of Athens. Firefights and shelling led to deaths and injuries as German police opened fire on a moving train. A German officer warned of emergency measures in Athens while court martial and death sentences were considered for many citizens.
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London
Urvetia
Athens
Reuters
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Food production key to winning the war says Gardiner
Ottawa Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the House of Commons that food production aids the war effort and Canadian farmers are contributing. He noted Canada ships more work products to Britain than prewar exports, urged higher future production, and cited reduced wheat acreage to save costs. Cheese and bacon exports to Britain rose, with targets for higher surpluses next year.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
House of Commons
Britain
Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
Clock Silence Hits New York Big Ben Delay
London world known clock Big Ben stopped for 12 hours when a workman left a hammer on the hour hand bracket. The delay was found in time for the 8 15 pm quarter hour, per BBC announcement.
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New York
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
U S Warns France Over Collaborations With Allies for Aggression
Secretary Hull asserts preliminary reports show Vichy France pursuing collaboration with other powers to enable aggression and oppression. He warns such actions would subordinate France and weaponize it against other nations, endangering French liberties and peoples. The U S will gather facts to clarify the alleged course.
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Washington
United States
France
Germany
Hull
Vichy
Russia floats loan to spur Soviet growth and defense
Moscow reports rotation of 9.6 billion rubles in four percent state loans to attract savings for economic tasks and cultural development, increase reserves, and strengthen defense. The dollar equivalent cannot be stated outside Russia. within Russia the state bank fixes 5.3 gold rubles per $1, making a proposed 500 million dollar loan worth about 180 million Canadian dollars.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Russia
Quebec Forest Fires Sweep Vast Quebec District
Firefighters prayed for rain as the sole hope of controlling fires burning over nearly 5,000 square miles in Chicoutimi Quebec. More than 4,000 workers battled the flames as winds spread embers and widened the damage into the millions. No villages were immediately threatened.
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Chicoutimi
Quebec
Survivors listed as Bismarck broadcast targets Nazi bans
Britain lists about 15 survivors from the battleship Bismarck to lure German listeners. The BBC broadcasts 1 name daily in German from London, a tactic amid Nazi restrictions and penalties for listening to foreign broadcasts.
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BBO
New York
Britain
London
Japanese troops in Shansi face shortages after rail sabotage
Chinese Central news agency reports that beleaguered Japanese forces in southern Shansi province suffer acute arms and food shortages after saboteurs destroyed six miles of Tungpu railroad track.
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Hong Kong
Shans
Tungpu Railroad
Chinese Central News Agency
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