Expansion of Naval Program Under Way in Canada
Ottawa announced a wartime shipbuilding expansion including 55 corvettes 25 minesweepers 16 trawlers and 50 merchant vessels already under negotiation. Keels were laid for two Tribal class destroyers as Canada expands ship repairs facilities costing 4.5 million dollars to relieve UK ports and reduce enemy bombing risk. The plan also covers larger minesweepers 230 plus vessels in progress and a 275 million dollar cargo ship program totaling 153 ships with 9300 tons deadweight.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
Atlantic
Canadian
United Kingdom
German submarines near Nova Scotia coast warned
Rear Admiral Percy Nelles warned at a dinner for the corvette Oakville that Nazi submarines will soon operate near the Nova Scotia coast and near Belle Isle straits as the battle of the Atlantic grows more intense. He praised progress in convoy tonnage, but warned Canada must build more ships and recruit more men to sustain the war effort. Naval Minister Macdonald urged total Canadian effort and cited naval contributions in the Atlantic.
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Oakville
Percy Nelles
Naval Staff
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Straits of
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Nova Scotian
Macdonald
Canada
Nelles
Hitler
Great Lakes
Fant
Kibi Maru Sunk by Mine Off Korea Coast
The 4522 ton Japanese steamship Kibi Maru carrying 342 passengers and a crew of 65 was sunk by a floating mine 130 miles off the Korean coast. Rescue ships saved all passengers. some crew members remain missing. The Tokyo radio said observers doubt a U S Japan understanding amid hostile public opinion and foresee a near term showdown. Evacuation ship Hiro Maru departed Bombay for Japan with 291 Japanese nationals from India and the Middle East.
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Tokyo
Government Information Board
Domei
United States
Japan
NBC
India
Bombay
Middle East
Calcutta
Zealand Government Accepts Shell Fuses Contract
New Zealand has accepted a contract to manufacture shell fuses, marking the dominion’s emergence as a major supplier in imperial munitions. The deal is described as astronomical in scale and could affect every engineering establishment nationwide.
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Auckana
New Zealand
Dominion
Empire
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Leaves Italy for Berlin
Haj Amin al Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and a leader of anti British activity among radical Muslims in the Middle East, left Italy for Berlin within a week of seeking refuge there. He told an interview he is unconcerned by British controls, saying Arabs and Muslims support those targeted by British propaganda and vowing to continue efforts for their cause.
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Jerusalem
Britain
Rome
Middle East
Berlin
Ialy
Haj Amin al Husseini
England
War services boards face heavy duties from recruiting rule changes
Ottawa War Services Minister Thorson told the House of Commons that new compulsory recruiting regulations impose very heavy obligations on divisional war services boards. Boards must relate military service to manpower needs in war industries farming and other essential activities. A total of 43309 postponement applications were received and 28812 granted with farmers accounting for 19186 applications and 19046 postponements.
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Ottawa
War Services
Thorson
House of Commons
Cable Cutters and Balloons on Planes in Britain and Germany
Report indicates Britain and Germany are equipping aircraft with protective devices. German planes reportedly carry 800 pound fenders as armor, reducing speed and load. British planes are said to be fitted with balloon cutters to counteract barrage balloons.
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London
Britain
Germany
Helsinki arrests after anti German demonstration in Finland
BBC reports twenty-one people arrested in Helsinki following a strong anti German demonstration. BBC broadcasts quoted crowds denouncing Germany as Finland fights Soviet Russia. Vaino Tanner urged the coalition to quit rather than accept continued war with Germany. Marshal Mannerheim denied a US peace offer and stayed opposed to Russia.
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New York
Helsinki
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
BBC
Ory
Germany
Finland
Russia
Vaino Tanner
Marshal Mannerheim Finnish Xeumnder
Hitler
Apple coffee beverage from surplus BC apples gains use
Premier T. D. Pattullo says British Columbia presses on with surplus apples due to war disrupting export markets. A new by product, an apple coffee processed secretly, is reported to be 80 percent like real coffee and is being shipped to warehouses in tons.
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British Columbia
Toronto
T. D. Pattullo
Portugal Receives German Apologies For Sinking Corte Real
Germany yielded full satisfaction to Portugal including a ship of similar tonnage and apologized for torpedoing the 2044 ton Portuguese freighter Corte Real off Portugal on Oct 12 while en route to the United States. The vessel was sunk by a German submarine and all aboard reached shore.
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Lisbon
Germany
Portugal
Corte Real
United States
Haseen
Port Lourenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
Chinese Troops Reportedly to Aid Russia Against Germans
New York dispatches cite unidentified sources claiming Chinese forces will be sent to aid Russia in the fight against Germany. The Morocco radio reports 40,000 Chinese troops would be dispatched, citing China despatches that quote the commander of the 18th army as making the decision.
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New York
Russia
Morocco
China
United States troops arrive to reinforce bases in British Guiana
A further contingent of U S troops has arrived to garrison U S naval and air bases in British Guiana. The exact number of men in the detachment was not disclosed.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
United States
U.S
King and Queen Visit 3rd Canadian Division in England
The King sips tea from a heavy porcelain mug as Their Majesties tour troops of the 3rd Canadian division in the South of England. The Queen wears pale blue to match the division patch while inspecting infantry brigades with Major-Generals Price and Montague. First aid bridging and demonstrations unfold as massed bands from ten regiments play.
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England
C. B. Price
P. J. Montague
Health rating of trainees found to be low
Ottawa reports a medical exam of men drafted under the War Services Act shows health of Canada's youth well below fitness standards. Of 217,588 examined, only 56 percent were placed in category A. Rejections for medical reasons totalled about 10,000 from training centres, with 123,457 called and 113,524 reporting. The War Services Minister Thorson praised Canadian women's war work and outlined plans to boost women organized community service.
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Ottawa
War Services
Thorson
House of Commons
Department of Public Information
Canada
Defence Department
Defence Department, Pensions and Health and War Services
Britain
Womey
Queen visits London troop leave talks with empire troops
The Queen met Canadian soldiers sailors and airmen on leave in bomb scarred central London and spoke with women helpers handling information requests. She expressed sympathy and noted London’s bewildering nature to newcomers as she chatted with the service personnel.
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London
Rescue Barrels Sent For SOS From Disabled British Ship
A British vessel damaged by a German air bomber used red white and blue barrels marked SOS with their location and cast them overboard. The floating barrels later led rescuers to reach the crew aboard the disabled ship.
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London
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