Recalled Witness Testifies In Spy Trial Case
Montreal witness Kathiene Willsher, a former stenographer, testifies at the Fred Rose conspiracy trial in Ottawa. She recalls conversations with Rose from 1936 to 1939 about Canadian policies and alleged information she gathered from documents, asserting none were clearly confidential.
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Montreal
Kathiene Wiltsher Wiet
United Kingdom
Nigh Comix
Ottawa
Fred Rose
Rose
Mins Willsher
Montreal-Cartier
Russia
Wilfrid Lazure
King’s Bench Court
Miss Willsher
F. Phillipe Braix
Comunist Party
Brass
Canada
Communist Party
Adams
JUST A REMINDER From Chinese Hotel Shows Inflation Effects
Vancouver report from the SS Aspen Park’s fourth engineer George Davie describes a Tientsin Imperial Hotel menu priced in Chinese currency. Items range from two fried eggs at 150 to steak at 600 and bread at 20 per slice, with coffee 150 and tea 100, plus a package of American cigarettes via the black market at 15,000.
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Vancouver
George Davie
Aspen Park
China
Tientsin
Trial charges label Tojo and 25 militarists assassins
Chief prosecutor Joseph Kee nan branded Hideki Tojo and 25 other Japanese militarists as assassins who ruled a treacherous regime. In a 15,000 word opening statement before an international tribunal, he called the defendants common felons who deserve punishment for murder and plunder as they listen to a translated translation through headphones.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Tojo
Mr. Keenan
Australia loses its most charming visitor in retirement
The Sydney Daily Telegraph notes the departure of Justice TC Davis, the retiring Canadian high commissioner in Australia, who is returning to Canada. It highlights his popularity and the charming impression he left on Australia as he ends his diplomatic posting.
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Caapenna
Avsorama
Justice TC. Davis
Australia
Canada
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Canada Must Produce More Goods, Says Industry Leader
Toronto reports G Blair Gordon, president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, urged expanding production to sustain Canada’s finances and employment. He warned against reduced output and costly imports, advocating higher domestic output across farms, factories, mines, forests, and fisheries to ease shortages and boost exports.
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Toronto
Canada
G. Blair Gordon
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Gordon
United States
Mr. Gordon
United Nations Organization
CASA
Welsh ports seek export trade from Hamburg loss
London reports that five Welsh ports Cardiff Newport Swansea Port Talbot and Barry are pursuing the export trade previously handled by Hamburg Germany. The move aims to revive shipping links and expand regional commerce despite competition from other European hubs.
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London
Cardiff
Newport
Swansea
Port Talbot
Barry
Hamburg
Germany
Mountbatten Honored by France at Arc de Triomphe
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, former Allied supreme commander in Southeast Asia, received the grand cross of the Legion of Honor. He reviewed a mounted guard, then visited the tomb of the unknown soldier as large crowds gathered at the Arc de Triomphe to cheer him.
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France
Paris
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Legion of Honor
Louis
Unknown Selier
Arc de ‘Triomphe
Jane's Fight ng Stipe reports Royal Navy ships
London reports Britain's fleet is down to ten serviceable battleships with only a few ready for full service. Several older dreadnoughts remain in use while carriers face cancellations and armor debates. Jane's notes atomic weapons could push battleship concepts aside but calls for more carriers.
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London
Janes Fightng
Britain
Met
George V
Duke of York
Anson
Howe
Vanguard
Nelson
Rodney
Jane's
Will Buy Surplus Food From Dominion Consumers
In the House of Commons, Labour MP Bottomley said the food ministry will purchase any extra food supplied by Dominion consumers who surrender ration coupons, with dominion governments to decide on surplus disposal. A Northumberland port launched a forward half of the steamship Hapagus, salvaged after breaking on a mine near the Normandy beachhead.
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Walker-On-Tyne
Northumberland
Hapagus
Normandy
Yugoslav Army in German British Zone Disbanded
German British military authorities disclosed the breakup of a semi secret royal Yugoslav army in the British occupation zone. The force drilled armed and faced disbandment with soldiers stripped of uniforms while officers were separated from men. Evidence of gun running and a possible resistance core against repatriation plans was found.
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Wupper. al
Germany
Britain Accuses Greece Trade Move Of Monopoly Risk
Reported in Rome Britain prepared a charter for a commercial corporation with Greece that would place import and export control under joint Greek British oversight. An American official said the plan could channel Greek purchases through England, enabling price manipulation and a de facto British monopoly on key Greek exports like tobacco and currants. The proposal drew opposition from Greek and American quarters and may be revised.
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Rome
Britain
Brought
Athena
Athens
England
Greece
Bevin Appeals For New Peace Treaty In Commons
London. Foreign Secretary Bevin urged in the House of Commons that a fresh effort be made to resolve European issues before any final alternative course. He noted Russia’s rebuff to a 50 year treaty of friendship and pressed for UN minded negotiations, warning that peace may not come again. He spoke of possible agreements with the Soviet Union if postwar talks progress, and urged patience to bridge Western and other regions’ differing paths.
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Bevin
House of Commons
United States
Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
Hhe
Paris
Britain
Europe
United Nations
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