Britain to lift arms budget as warships rise in plan
The government plans a major five year arms expansion with a £343 million defence package including two capital battleships, one air craft carrier, four large cruisers and 60 new vessels. It forecasts peak costs in 1939 40 and notes naval build up has nearly quadrupled since 1935.
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Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Chamber
Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
British Isles
Defence Measures Appropriat for Strengthening Empire Life Line
The ministry unveiled large defence appropriations for Hong Kong Gibraltar and Egypt to protect trade routes in the East and Mediterranean. It asked Parliament for 119,500 pounds for Hong Kong air defence, 25,500 pounds for RAF stations in Egypt and 2,000 pounds for Gibraltar. In Surrey a factory strike saw more than 200 girls walk out after the manager was accused.
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London
Hong Kong
Gibraltar
Egypt
Mediterranean
Crown Colony
China
Royal Air Force
Gibralta
Surrey
Theanager
Canada Looks To Curb Small Loan Shocks
The House of Commons finance committee discusses regulating small loan interest in Canada. A model law from New York’s Russell Sage Foundation is cited as a guide, with a suggested starting cap of two percent for unpaid balances and all charges included. Supporters warn against burdening lenders, noting costs beyond bank borrowing.
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Trouble United
Barking and Commerce Committee
House of Commons
Canada
Russell Sage Foundation
New York City
Henderson
United States
Pariso
Authorized To Sell Shares In Trans Canada Airlines
Transport minister D Howe told the House of Commons that the Trans Canada Air Lines Act has third reading. The bill authorizes sale of shares to other aviation interests but no sales have been made yet. It would allow the company to acquire Canada’s stake in a proposed trans Atlantic airline and to extend operations outside Canada.
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Ottawa
Trans Canada Air Lines
Canadian National
D. Howe
House of Commons
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Howe
Canada
British policy statements shared with Ottawa in 1938
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons Canada has been kept informed of recent British foreign policy statements by Prime Minister Chamberlain and Anthony Eden, but no opinion was offered. Separately, Saskatchewan farmers face seeding financing needs of about 20 to 21 million dollars this spring, down from earlier estimates of 23 to 27 million, per deputy agriculture minister Dr. F Hedley Auld at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities.
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Ottawa
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
M. J. Coldwell
Rosetown- Biggar
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
F. Hedley Auld
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Ipswich Court Orders Damages in Unusual Case
A local court ordered a pedestrian to pay £109 damages to a motorist after a collision in which the car struck a grass tank and the driver suffered a sprain bruises and shock. The pedestrian had been injured following the incident and defendant sought to avoid liability.
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Ipswich
Anguna
BC motor accidents rise despite 30 mile limit
British Columbia reports a sharp rise in January traffic crashes and casualties despite a new 20 mile an hour municipal speed limit. With 10 percent more vehicles, total crashes up 17 percent from 351 to 411. injuries up 27 percent from 140 to 178. deaths up 125 percent from four to nine. property damage up 24 percent from 29 802 to 37 026. Attorney General Gordon Wismer notes the limit’s introduction and plans for driver testing stations and further analysis of traffic data to curb speeding.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Trame
Gordon Wismer
Wismier
Japs Fear Air Raids Amid Mobilization Debate
Tokyo parliament debates a drastic mobilization bill as fears rise of air raids on densely packed cities. Major General Isamu Yokoyama defends the emergency law as needed to place the nation on war footing instantly.
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Tokyo
Japan
Isamu Yokoyama
California Floods Devastate Southern California Cities
Torrential rains caused the heaviest storm on record with streets in Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles turning to torrents. Thousands of homes flooded or demolished, rail lines, airports, and bridges collapsed, with dozens dead including a bridge collapse near Long Beach and drownings in Lytle Canyon and Santa Ana River. Over 100000 workers deployed as emergency measures activated across the county.
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Ny 10
California
Hollywond
Beverley Hills
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Compton
Glendale
Los Angeles
San Bernandino
Santa Ana River
San Juan Capistrano
Sierra Madre Mountains
Joint Railway Management Senate Resolution Urges Board
Senator CP Beaubien of Montreal pushes a 15 member joint board for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways as proposed since 1925. He argues Canada lost nearly a billion dollars by not acting, noting support across the Senate. The plan calls for five CPR picks, five government picks, and five chosen by those ten from capable businessmen.
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Senate
Roads
Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
CP. Beaubien
Montreal
Canada
CPR
News Reel Barred in Victoria by Provincial Censors
The British Columbia planil of censors barred China 1987 a newsreel depicting Sino-Japanese conflict. At a committee meeting to obtain medical aid for China Alfred Heathcote said the film aimed to show propaganda but was barred from the province.
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Victoria
China
Alfred Heathcote
Ottawa urged to assume full relief cost in Canada
Norman Rogers warned Ottawa to take on all relief costs for municipalities and provinces, suggesting policy changes could raise either income or sales taxes. Woodsworth called for a referendum at next election on duplication of government in Canada. He argued wealth should be taxed to aid the less fortunate while noting relief conditions improving in Nova Scotia and Manitoba and warning against a dual-collection system.
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Norman Rogers
T. Ns. Tonto-Breadview
Dom
Res Church
Props of Canada
Persan
Canada
Hhe Emment Taxas
Woodsworth
Rogers
Nova Scotia
Acros Canada
Labor
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Tax On Banks To Raise Manitoba Levies 40 Percent
Manitoba proposes a bill to boost bank taxation by 40 percent. The plan, introduced by Treasurer Stuart Garson, would raise overall bank taxes from 126000 to 175000, with rates varying by office type and location. Critics including W. K. Sexamith and G. F. Renout argue the scheme could force closures of some branches.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Stuart Garson
W. K. Sexamith
Prairie
G. F. Renout van
Insurgent Leader Statement Reported by Duke of Alba
A foreign office report quotes Quiepe Liano, insurgent commander in southern Spain, calling Gibraltar a den of pirates. The message was delivered by the Duke of Alba, noted as a representative hero of General Franco and insurgent leadership.
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Quiepe Liano
Spain
Gibraltar
Foreign Office
Duke of Alba
Francco
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