British force could be sent to the continent
London reports a new field force of 19 divisions formed in Britain could be deployed to the continent at war outbreak. Leslie Hore-Belisha says the force would exceed 1914 Britain mobilization, with 185,000 to 195,000 men, plus territorial reserves and strengthened imperial garrisons.
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Continent
London
Leslie Hore-Betisha
House of
Britain
France
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
Ottawa bill would legalize sweepstakes for hospitals
In the House of Commons the private member bill by Vital Mallette seeks to amend the criminal code to permit provincial sweepstakes run by provincial governments or under provincial law, with at most one held per province per year. The measure was talked out on second reading and sent to the bottom of the private members’ bill list, but is expected to be revisited this session.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Vital Mallette
Jacques Cartier
Leadership League Targets Public Good In Toronto
The Leadership League led by Sir Frederick Panting and Dr Herbert A Bruce aims to mobilize public spirited teens in Toronto. Publisher George McCullagh vows 125 000 pledged members and ongoing daily forums after moving league offices from The Globe and Mail building to continue public discussion.
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Toronto
Leadership League
Frederick Panting
Herbert A Bruce
George McCullagh
League
Globe and Mail
Agreement Confirms Duke of Alba as British Ambassador
Diplomatic circles report that Spain agreed to appoint the Duke of Alba as ambassador to London, a move seen as a diplomatic victory over totalitarian regimes. Opponents argued it would deepen influence of Great Britain. The issue ties to a possible restoration of the Spanish monarchy and future stability.
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Duke of Alba
London
G.ermany
Italy
Spain
Great Britain
Common Good Theme Reshapes Canada Party Policies
Montreal Gazette Ltd president Gutsack Bassett addressed Dominion curling championships urging party cooperation for the common good. He lauded Toronto Globe and Mail publisher C George McCullagh for wartime patriotism and single minded purpose as he urged legislators to forget party advantage.
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Torones
Canada
Dominion
Gutsack Ledderahiy
Montreal Gazette Co. Ltd
Bassett
C. George McCullagh
Toronto Globe and Mail
British Banks Back Chinese Stabilization Fund
Sir John Simon announced in the House of Commons that China has formed a 46.9125 million dollar currency stabilization fund with two British banks contributing 29.15 million dollars. He said the Chinese dollar stability affects Britain’s finances and that the British treasury would guarantee 23.454 million dollars subscribed by British banks pending parliamentary approval.
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London
John Simon
House of Commons
Chin
Veterans to staff radio license collectors in Canada
Ottawa parliament hears that only returned soldiers will be employed as house-to-house collectors of radio licenses in future. No change yet in method of selecting collectors, despite agreement between the Canadian Legion and the transport department. In addition veterans, radio stores will sell lo enges as usual 2298.
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Ottawanton
Howe
House of Commons
Canadian Legion
Transport Department
Sual
Ottawa considers impact of American wheat on eastern Canada
Ottawa weighs the influx of American wheat into eastern Canada as Ontario markets struggle to sell locally grown grain. Minister We wmer says some wheat is milled and possibly exported under current law. Conservative Dr. Manion highlights 600000 bushels subsidized American wheat affecting Ontario flour mills. A Nagoya report notes Gibraltar shifts amid German Italian Spanish assistance and growing fortifications threatening impenetrability. A provincial boundary bill advances in Alberta legislature ceding Lake Athabascan area with Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Wmer
Minster
House of Commons
Canada
Ontario
United States
Robert Manion
Rio
Pos
Alberta
Sasakatchewan
Lake Athabascan
Sir Henry Pelatt Dies at Mimico Home Former Casa Loma Builder
Sir Henry Pelatt a one time millionaire financier who built Toronto’s Casa Loma died at his Mimico home at 79. Born 1860 in Toronto he rose in finance and the militia, once profiting heavily in North West Land Company shares. Casa Loma, a French medieval chateau on a city hill, became a showplace before tax seizure.
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Casa Loma
Toronto
Henry Pellatt
Mimico
Sir Henry
Eal
Europe
Northwest Land Company
Astonished German Foreign Office Comments On British Plan
A high German foreign office representative expressed astonishment at Britain's plan to send an expeditionary force. He noted Hitler's repeated claims that Germany would not cede territory in France and warned against crossing the English Channel, emphasizing that fortifications would deter such moves.
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Howe-Belisha
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Germany
France
Flyers Found Safe After Plane Vanishes On French River Flight
Pilot Stanley Chandler and W J Herbert were found safe on the shore of Lake Nipissing after a planned North Bay to Wolseley Bay flight over the French river went missing for several days. The Sudbury Star charter organized the search and located the aircraft’s occupants.
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North Bay
Wolseley Bay
French River
Stanley Chandler
W J. Herbert
Lake Nipssing
Sudbury Star Charter
Bank Robbery at Montreal North End Branch
Armed bandits entered a Banque Nationale branch in Montreal’s north end and forced teller-manager Emile Gougeon into the vault area before escaping with nearly $1,000.
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MontrealTio
Northend
Banque Anadienne Nationale
Emile Gougeon
Mit
Alleged Fascist Plans Outlined by French Journal
Jecuments obtained by Pierre Be, foreign affairs writer, reported in the Journal des Debats that Hitler and Mussolini planned a multi step offensive. The plan allegedly began with Hainan occupation and French land pressure, leading to a wider lightning strike against Holland and Switzerland to force satisfaction from Britain and France.
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Pierre Be
Journal
Des Debats
Great Britain
France
Sadhi
Rome-Berlin
Hainan
Palestine
Hitler
Mussolini
Pipeline Across North Atlantic Proposed In Commons
In the House of Commons Col John Macy Samara urged a Canada to Britain oil pipeline across the Atlantic to ensure wartime fuel supply. Col MacNamara, after touring Canada, called for Britain to gain oil from Canada, noting engineering hurdles were minimal and awaiting War Secretary Hore-Belisha’s reply.
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Canada
Brital London
Great Britain
North Atlantic
House of Commons
John Macy Samara
MacNamara
Pada
Britain
Hore-Belisha
Successor Chosen for German Consul General Post
Captain Frit Wiedemann arrived to assume the post as German consul-general amid a stated arrangement for succession, though no formal announcements of games or events accompanied the change. Wiedemann, Hitler’s adjutant and troubleshooter, is cited as the successor.
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San Francico
Adolf Hitler
Reichfuerrer
Wen
Frit Wiedemann
Hitler
Gereman
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