Canada to Get Full Share of Britain's War Trade
Regina interview with Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald MP British high commissioner to Canada predicts Canada will secure a post war share of British trade and a larger agriculture export volume to Britain. He says Britain will buy Canadian goods while Canada absorbs British manufactured goods and both sides will co operate in post war policy and trade.
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Regina
Canada
Great Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Britain
Mr. Mac- Donald
Russia
America
Europe
British Commonwealth
February War Savings Drive Surpasses Objective
Ottawa Finance Minister Sisley announced in the commons that the February war savings stamp drive raised 3,055,188 dollars, roughly five percent above the target. He called the results unprecedented and a strong stimulant to the war savings effort.
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Ottawa
Sisley
Commons
EXPORT TRADE GROWS IN FEBRUARY FOR CANADA
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports February merchandise exports at 227,168,000, up from last year, with wheat, meats, and motor vehicles and parts driving gains. Wheat exports rose to 28,484,000 and meats to 20,236,000. motor vehicles and parts to 30,215,000. wool exports up to 1,683,000. Trade flows continued to India, China, French possessions, Italy, Russia, Turkey, UK, US, and others.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
India
China
Italy
Russia
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Compound Aims to Eliminate Mud on Roads
Hercules Powder Company announces a new resin compound that waterproofs soil and eliminates mud. Tests on roads airfield strips and other projects show water drains off or evaporates from the soil, improving surfaces in wet conditions.
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Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder Company
Meat Shipments Boom Yet Demand Outpaces Ships
Overseas meat shipments from Canada are reportedly setting records as officials say ship space remains tight. Experts note fluctuations in available vessels, cautioning that improved movement may not persist, and despite ample supply, rationing remains suspended since February 29. Calls grow to lift the embargo on Canadian beef cattle to the U S market.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agriculture Department
United States
Laval Excluded From German-Backed Vichy Cabinet
Reports from border areas say Pierre Laval, head of the French government, is left out of a German sponsored reshuffle. A five man collaborationist directorate will run the French government under an agreement, with Laval remaining foreign minister but answerable to the directorate coordinating with Germany.
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Madrid
Pierre Laval
Laval
Asiatic Air Route Debate Sparks Imperial Aviation Vision
In a Commons civil aviation debate Sir Oliver Simonds argues for a northern Asiatic air link to Canada via Siberia and Hong Kong. Leslie Hore-Belisha contends Britain should join air conventions as an empire to expand its area beyond the United States and leverage landing rights in the United States.
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London
Oliver Simonds
Britain
Canada
Siberia
Hong Kong
Leslie Hore-Belisha
United States
May Acquire Aircraft Carriers for Canadian Navy
Ottawa Navy Minister MacDonald stated Canada hopes to acquire two aircraft carriers to man for the United Kingdom but notes the deal is complex as the ships would be British vessels under a US lead. He contrasted this with two cruisers from the UK already slated for Canada and discussed postwar RCN manning levels, noting a range between 5,000 and 9,000 authorized in 1941 and an approximate 80,000 current personnel.
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Canada
United Nations
MacDonald
London
Dominions
Ottawa
Mac Aonald
United Kingdom
United States
Royal Canadian Navy
NEW RATION BOOKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED MARCH 26 WEEK
Ottawa announced new ration book No 4 will be issued from March 26 to April 1 marking ration book week. Distribution days vary by locality with centers and hours announced locally. If not obtained on those days, residents must wait until April 1 to obtain a new book.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Britain eyes bigger planes as output tops peak
Stafford Cripps, minister of aircraft production, said Britain has reached a peak in output from a numerical view but not in operational strength. He predicted more large aircraft and fewer small ones, noting that 40 percent of Britain’s aircraft workers were women.
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London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Off Ration List Canned Fruits Temporarily Removed
In Ottawa the prices board announced canned rhubarb and canned crabapples are removed temporarily from rationed fruits effective immediately. After May 1 coupons will be required for purchases and they will return to the ration list on July 1. In London, cargo war risk insurance rates drop 25 cents per 100 valuation for voyages between the United Kingdom and North American destinations, effective March 15, reflecting Allied U boat successes.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
London
United Kingdom
Refugee policy allows some Germans to remain in Australia
John Curtin announced the government will permit a portion of German and Austrian refugees interned in Australia after being sent from Britain to stay in the Commonwealth. This move marks a selective humanitarian adjustment amid wartime displacements and aims to integrate eligible refugees into Australian society while maintaining security priorities.
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Canester
John Curtin
Britain
Australia
Commonwealth
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