Mystery submarine threat prompts cabinet debate in Mediterranean
British destroyers hunted a mystery submarine off the Spanish coast while Foreign Secretary Eden convened ministers to decide on a stern course. An Anglo French convoy proposal looms as the Havock depth charged an unidentified sub after it fired on a ship near Barcelona.
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London
Mediterranean
Eden
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Havock
Britain
Barcelona
Tspo
Eskimos greet Nascopie at Arctic Bay supply depot
A healthy Eskimo group welcomed the royal mail steamer Nascopie as it reached Arctic Bay in far northern Canada. Officials noted the relocation of Eskimos to Arctic Bay after a year at Dundas, with origins traced to the north shore of Hudson Straits where boats were scarce.
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Royal Mail
Arctic Bay
Admiralty Inlet
Baffin Island
Hudson Straits
Dundas
To Visit Hitler Rome and Berchtesgaden Meeting Planned
Reported talks suggest Mussolini may travel to Germany this month to meet with Chancellor Hitler in Berchtesgaden Bavaria and likely in Munich. The sources indicate preparations for a high level visit amid ongoing speculation.
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Rome
Premer
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Munich
Mussolini
Germany
Court martial for Chinese aviators bombing Hoover HQ
General Chiang Kai-shek and aides report grave concern after an air raid on the United States headquarters of General Chiang. The incident prompts a court martial for the Chinese aviators involved.
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Nanking
Mnnet
Hoover
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Vaecative Yuan
Employment gains in Canada shown by Dominion Bureau data
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports July and August employment progress across Canada with payroll increases to 10,320 reporting firms and 1,142,109 workers. The seasonally adjusted index sits at 1149, the highest since 1930, marking a broad midyear improvement and a 15.6 percent year to date rise.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Pureaus
US Seaman Dies After President Hoover Bombing
United States seaman S. M. Haskell aboard the liner President Hoover died from leg and stomach wounds after the ship was bombed by Chinese war planes. The Nanking government accepted full responsibility, calling the incident a regrettable mistake and promising full redress.
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Shanghai
S. M. Haskell
United States
President Hoover
Nanking
To Boost A League Ottawa Steering Committee Action
Brig Gen Alex Ross of Yorkton Saskatchewan Dominion president announced at the organization meeting here of the steering committee of the society council of national participating organizations that all 1,180 branches of the Canadian region are urged to become members and lend their support. The steering committee unanimously adopted a recommendation that the 85 other national participating organizations take similar action.
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Ottawa
League of Nations’ Society
Alex. Ross
Yorkton
Sask
Dominion
Six Month US Stopover Permit Considered For Canadians
Canadian motorists may soon obtain a six month stop over permit for United States visits instead of three months. Committees are working on the legislation to make the change, according to a message from Washington headquarters cited at the American Automobile Association convention.
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Toronto
United States
Canadian Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
Washington
Parks draw large crowds as 1936 record nears
Roy A. Gibson reports heavy use of Canada’s national parks with over 900,000 visitors in the last fiscal year, the highest in park history. Officials expect 1937 to surpass the record as tourism from Ottawa and other regions grows.
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Ottawa Sounnis
Canada
Roy A. Gibson
Age limit for recruits expanded in London army rules
London officials confirmed a three year rise in the enlistment age for combatant units. The new policy allows men aged 18 to 28 to join, up from the former 18 to 25 range, broadening eligible recruitment.
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London
Trade Pact With UK Takes Effect In Canada
The Canada United Kingdom trade agreement becomes effective from September 1, reducing British preferential tariffs on textiles glassware iron and steel machinery vacuum cleaners sewing machines enamelled ware and electrical goods Leather boots shoes paper products paints varnishes earthenware tanned fish soaps brushes and silverware are also affected Britain gains protection against tariff increases on 24 Canadian items and against preference margin decreases on 91 items The agreement replaces the 1982 pact and runs to August 20 1940 with six months notice for termination.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Youth Training Plans In Quebec Seeks Shared Costs
Premier Maurice Duplessis announces Quebec and the Dominion will split training costs for youth entering new careers. He also says mining scholarships will be increased to support mine development in the province.
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Quebec
Quebec Province
Dominion
Maurice Duples
May Deport French Insurgents In Retaliation
Insurgent sources say all French residents were warned to be ready to leave insurgent Spanish territory on 24 hours notice. General Franco weighs expulsion of all Frenchmen linked to France’s faction after Spanish insurgents along the Basque coast faced orders to evacuate. Police indicate further expulsions may follow amid claims of a kidnapping and insurgent activity in France.
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Jean-De-Luz
France
Franco
Allion
Radio Interference at Chesterfield Inlet In Lodge Complaint
Radio fans aboard the Nascopie, who landed at Chesterfield Inlet, voiced an emphatic complaint about interference with CKY Winnipeg by CRCM Montreal. They noted the two stations share the same wavelength but are far apart enough not to interfere, yet both are clearly heard at Chesterfield along with European and British stations. A Mexican station also interferes with CKY.
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Chesterfield
United States
CKY
Sales Show Increase In Canadian Retail Trade In July
Canada wide retail sales in July rose about 14 percent with Quebec up 22 percent and maritime provinces 17 percent. Ontario and British Columbia averaged 15 percent higher, Manitoba 10 percent, Saskatchewan seven percent, and Alberta three percent, reflecting a weaker prairie agricultural outlook.
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Canada
Ottawa
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Province
Discovery Ship Moored by Victoria Embankment
The Discovery, famed for Scott’s 1901 Antarctic expedition, is moored along the Victoria Embankment. The historic vessel remains a symbol of early polar exploration and British maritime heritage.
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London
Scott
Victoria Embankment
Foreign Vessels Warned to Avoid China War Zone
British naval units Danae and Falmouth sustained minor damage from shrapnel near Yangtze Whangpoo junction as Japanese officials urged neutral ships to steer clear of the waters amid heavy fighting. Italian steamer Lungshan bombed. no casualties reported.
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China
Yangtze Estuary
Danae
Charles Litetle
China Station
Yangtze-Whangpoo
Lungshan
Ningpao
Whangpoo River
Shanghai
Woosung
Paoshan
Shanghai-Liuho Highway
Lotien
Hongkew
International Settlement
Aid For Imperial Veterans In Canada
More than 100,000 imperial war veterans in Canada will gain from British pension ministry and British Legion efforts to improve their condition. Veterans had been unable to obtain help from the department of pensions or British authorities previously. Saskatoon.
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Canada
British Ministry of Pensions
British Legion
Department of Pensions
Saskato
Trans-Canada Air appoints new executive leadership
Air post reports a new appointment sequence with Dr. Colyer named assistant to the vice president and chief technician. Wing Commander MacLaren will base headquarters in Montreal with leadership tied to Trans-Canada Air Lines.
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Miniseer
Trans-Canada Air Lin
Ce D. B. Colyer
Winnip
MacLarens
Manitoba farmers urged to ship fodder to drought areas
Winnipeg Manitoba farmers were urged to hold oats and barley straw for shipment to Saskatchewan drought areas as fodder. Instructions for shipping the straw will be announced later. Hon Douglas Campbell provincial agriculture minister stated.
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Winnpeg
Marytona
Saskatchewan
Drouth
Douglas Campbell
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Fiat
Hughe Knatchbull-Huggeson
Great
Jalur
Frenci
China War Zone
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