Trade Matters At Imperial Commerce Conference
A London conference of chambers of commerce from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies, India and more urged Imperial preference in trade. Canadian delegate DP Cruckshank said Britain’s financial woes require broad multilateral expansion of world trade. Australia and New Zealand affirmed loyalty to Britain and willingness to buy British goods at scale.
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London
Chambers of Commerce
British Empire
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Bare
India
Newfoundland
Lord Balfour of
Indirye
Federation of C. of C
Cruckshank
Ottawa
Federation Beeting
Dominions
Britain
Washington
Australias
Chinese in British Columbia plan to visit home
Vancouver report details a large BC Chinese population seeking to return to China after decades of war. Community leaders estimate 3,000 of Vancouver’s 10,000 will go home, with many using Canadian or American passage and some selling businesses to finance travel. In Victoria, 30 percent of Chinese farmers plan a 2 to 3 year visit.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
China
Canada
Lochman Mah
Nanaimo
Manchuria
W. H. Tsung
Fan
Victoria
Income Tax Reductions In Great Britain
London reports the Labour government plans a return to pre war income tax allowances next April, exempting up to £2 10s for single persons and £3 17s for couples, with higher exemptions. A graduated rate structure would tax initial income at 3s per pound and 6s on the next band, plus a higher surtax on top earnings to offset lower rates. Winston Churchill praised Dalton’s cautious plan as prudent for a turbulent financial scene.
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London
Hugh Dalton
House of Commons
Washington
Dalton
Mr. Dalton
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Senate Creates 11 Member Atomic Energy Committee
The Senate voted to form a special 11 member committee to handle atomic energy measures. The panel, six Democrats and five Republicans, will study the administration’s atomic energy bill establishing a president appointed commission to oversee domestic development and use of atomic energy.
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S. Senate
Washington
United States Senate
Ofl
Mosquito Bomber Flies From Newfoundland to England in Record Time
A Mosquito bomber completed a flight from St John’s Newfoundland to Cornwall County England in five hours and ten minutes averaging over 415 miles per hour. The feat highlights advancements in long range propeller aircraft and showcases the RAF’s rapid long distance air capability.
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Londws
Canal Command
3Ander
Newfoundland
Cornwall County
England
Churchill to Receive Five Campaign Awards
London reports that Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime leader, is to be awarded five campaign medals the 1939-45 Star Africa Star Italy Star France and Germany Star and the Defence Medal by royal order. The honors follow Churchill's extensive war service totaling about 50,000 miles of travel, making him the third prime minister honored after Asquith and Lloyd George.
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Itain
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Churchill
Herbert Asquith
David Lloyd George
Mr. Asquith
Flagship Nieuw Amsterdam Returns to Netherlands
The Nieuw Amsterdam, flagship of the Holland America Line, has been turned back to the Netherlands after repatriating Canadian servicemen from Europe. The liner sailed for the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies with troops aboard. Since VE Day more than 24,000 Canadians have been repatriated on the ship.
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Niew Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam
Nieuw Amsterdam
Europe
Netherlands
Fast Indies
Alaska Highway To Be Maintained For Peacetime Use
Trade Minister MacKinnon announced Edmonton radio remarks that Canada will assume maintenance of the Alaska highway from Fort St John British Columbia to Fairbanks Alaska starting April 1. Built in 1942 by the U S Army, the road cost about 115000.09 and will become part of the Canadian highway system to promote northern development and commerce.
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Towa Radio Bureau
Alaska
Edmonton
Alberta
Contiguous Territories
Allied Council Imposes Tax Increases On German Wages
The Allied Control Council raised German wage taxes by 25 percent and corporate taxes by 61 percent to curb inflation. It abolished extraordinary courts once set by Hitler and proclaimed equal justice for all Germans, guaranteeing due process.
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Germany
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Allied Control Caunal
Hitler
Support Needed for Poppy Fund Campaign
The Canadian Legion urges every resident to support the Poppy Fund which aids necessitous Servicemen ex servicemen and dependents. Proceeds from Poppy and Wreath sales fund the Service Bureau and aid those who served. Buy a poppy or wreath this November 1 to honor service and assist the disabled.
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Service Bureau
Canadian Legion
Prairie Province Chartered Banks Shrink Since 1930
Ottawa reports 15 years back the prairie provinces hosted 1,015 chartered banks on Aug 31 1930. By the same date in 1945 the total fell to 528. Manitoba 149, Saskatchewan 213, Alberta 166. Ten Canadian chartered banks listed.
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Prairie Province
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Finance Department
James FE. Matthews
Liberal
Brandon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Toronto
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Royal Bank
Dominion Bank
Imperial Bank
Barclay's Bank
la Banque Provinciale Due Canada
Banque Canadienne Nationale
New National Coal Policy Sought by Royal Commission
Ottawa reports the royal commission on Canadian coal policy has concluded hearings across the country. It will draft recommendations next year focusing on securing emergency coal supplies, aiding Canadian mines to compete with American coal, and addressing the geographic spread of mines in the Maritimes and western Canada.
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Ottawa
Royal
Commission
Wall Reg
WF Carroll
Halifax
CC. McLaurin
Angus Morrison
Calgary
Dliets
Comvssion
Lyne
Canada
Rncan
Sydney
Baal
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Te Commission
Macdonald's Liberal landslide in Nova Scotia election
Premier Angus L. Macdonald and the Liberal party swept Nova Scotia, capturing 28 of 30 seats and eliminating the Conservative opposition. Voter deposits were lost by most challengers as Liberal majorities rose in nearly every constituency. Macdonald called the result an unprecedented triumph in Nova Scotia politics.
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Ler Macdonald
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Angus L. Macdonald
CCF
Macdonald
Halifax South
Farm Production Decisive Factor In Winning The Peace
Mackinac Island Mich delegates to the moral rearmament world assembly hear William Wake of Borden Sask say North American farm output will be a key to peace and true democracy in Europe. He cites Canadian drought belt relief and farmers’ duty to feed people and safeguard soil for future generations.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Europe
William Wake
Borden, Sask
World Assembly
Wake
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Kinistino
Sask
Regina Rifles
EADS
Kijuro Shidehara
Japan
Prem
Margaret Eaton
Cw.a.c
J. H. Dunn
RAMC
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Bangalore
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