New Tension in Europe Over the Czech Situation
London reports rising European unease as talks falter in the Czechoslovak Sudeten dispute. Britain seeks to restrain Germany while Henlein refuses Prague talks, fueling fears in London Paris and capitals. Reports suggest Hitler may press for action before the Nuremberg party congress, with officials watching closely.
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Europe
London
Great Britain
Germany
Prague
Paris
Nuremberg
Hitler
Konrad Henlein
Foreign Office
Henlein
Austria
Neville Henderson
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Neville
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Scotland
Viscount Halifax
Britain’s debt rises past historic high amid rearmament
A government white paper shows Britain's national debt surpassing unprecedented levels. As of March 31, 143,422 million pounds were outstanding, up about 300 million from a year earlier, with total debt around 7 billion pounds since 1919 and escalating due to rearmament expenditures.
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London
Britain
Rescued From Burning Boat Off Cape Spain
Rescue of 45 aboard the British Italian Prince from a fire off Cape Spain was described in radio messages to Lloyds underwriters. Only one passenger, Beeven, was reported missing. The remaining passengers and crew were picked up by a French and Italian steamship.
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London
Cape Spain
Lloyds
Beeven
Vatican and Fascist Racial Doctrines Spark Italian Debate
Fresh evidence shows Vatican and Fascist voices converging on anti Semitic racial theories. Pope Pius is cited warning of a grave error touching Catholic doctrine as Jews abroad face calls for an Italian goods boycott. Italian Hebrews face mounting pressure while Jewish professionals resign and Italian officials push racial policy.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Giscort
Loserytore Romano
Pius
Italy
Giornale D'Italia
Virginio Gayda
London
Fom
Milan
Vittorio Sacerdoti
Castel Gandolfo
L’osservatore
Grain From Churchill Two Boats To Carry Shipments
Two freighters chartered to carry Canadian grain from Churchill Hudson Bay port to old world markets. Lawes of Montreal Shipping Company and The Bulby and the Dateby, small British tramps of Ropner Shipping, expected at the Manitoba Reaper between Sept 23 and 25 to load 30 000 bushels each. Navigation to open around Oct 10. previous season had no shipments from Churchill due to Saskatchewan crop shortages.
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H. B
Montreal
Churchil
Hudson Pay
Old World Markets
Co. Lawes
Montreal Shipping Company
Ropner Shipping Company
West Hartlepool
Manitoba Reaper
Lawes
Churchill
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Wheat Board
Boundary Line Surveyors Mark Alberta Saskatchewan Boundary
A survey party returned to Edmonton after marking the Alberta Saskatchewan boundary from Lake Athabaska to the 6th parallel a distance of 48 miles. The team included B W Waugh of Ottawa I Inkster of Alberta Public Works and Martin of Saskatchewan Public Works.
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Alberta Saskatchewan Line
North
Edmonton
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Lake Athabaska
B W. Waugh
Ottawa
I. Inkster
Alberta Department of Public Works
Martin
Saskatchewan Department of Public Works
British Soldiers Killed in Jerusalem Mine Attack
An explosion on the northern frontier road near Khan Samah killed two British soldiers and wounded four during a military patrol. Arab and Jewish casualties totaled eleven Arabs and four Jews in scattered disorders. Lieutenant Ernesto Hermann died in a crash involving an Italian Nardi seaplane recently bought from Italy.
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Jerusalem
Khan Samah
Santiago
Chue
Hermann
Italy
Alberta Wheat Crop Grading High in Southern Alberta
Reports from the grain inspection department indicate Alberta's Campers wheat crop is grading No. 1 as peak season nears. About 300 cars pass daily through Calgary inspection, with movement mainly from southern Alberta to the Pacific coast and little to the lakehead, signaling strong western markets.
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Alberta
Grain Inspection Department
Calgary
Pacific Coast
Lakehead
Floods follow typhoon sweeping central Japan
A 97 mph typhoon caused floods that killed at least 100 and damaged property across central Japan. Fire destroyed over 2,000 dwellings and public buildings in Takoka at Noto peninsula, while Osaka reported 15,000 flooded homes and Kobe saw ships sunk or damaged. Ottawa reports Captain J J Brown resigning to form a band for the RCMP at Regina training depot.
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Tokyo
Japan
Takaoka
Noto Peninsula
Osaka
Kobe
Ottawa
J. J Brown
Governor-General's Foot Guards
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Regina
French War Ministry Orders 21 Day Infantry Reserve Deployment
The war ministry issues a new order sending trained infantry reserve troops to the Maginot frontier for a 21 day period. Government decree places the Port of Marseille under military control, tapping the Mediterranean inlet for French African troops and supplies. Officials say Maginot garrisons range from 100,000 to 360,000, with higher numbers implied by the new order. North Africa officials rush back to posts as wartime organization laws activate.
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Pans
War Ministry
Germany
Marseille
North Africa
Wheat Exports Forecast For 1938 39 In UK Trade
Washington forecast that the United Kingdom will import about 200 million bushels of wheat in the 1938-39 marketing season, with Canada likely supplying most of Britain’s needs due to its surplus and miller preference. US exports to Britain last year were about 31 million bushels and are expected to fall. The agriculture department reported purchases of 6,188,983 bushels for export subsidy sales, with 1,668,264 bushels already sold to exporters at losses of four to seven cents per bushel.
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Washington
Bureau of Agritural Economics
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Agriculture Department
War Plane Production In Canada To Aid Britain
A. H. Self of the British four man air mission to Canada said production of war planes in Canadian factories will begin with minimum delay to speed the British rearmament drive as he sailed for England.
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New York
A. H. Self
Canada
England
Commission to Investigate Bren Gun Contract
Ottawa orders a one man inquiry led by Mr Justice Ho H Davis to examine the Bren gun contract with John Inglis of Toronto. Col Drew alleged handling faults and the government will pay reasonable expenses for counsel if engaged. The inquiry to start by Sept 19 in Ottawa with Col Drew invited to testify.
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Ottawa
Ho H. Davis
Supreme Court of Appointed
John Inglis Company
Toronto
Mackenzie King
George A. Drew
J. L. Ralston
Montreal
National Defence
Colonel Drew
Justice Davis
Col. Drew
House of Commons
Ian Mackenzie
di Drew
Manitoba to file supplementary brief at Rowell Commission
Premier John Bracken said Manitoba would present a supplementary brief to the Rowell commission on Dominion-provincial relations when provincial representatives attend its final Ottawa sessions likely in October. The restatement of Manitoba’s case will be largely applicable to the three prairie provinces and counters Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn’s claims and other eastern submissions.
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Howell
Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Rowell Commission
Ottawa
Prairie
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Prospects for British immigration to Dominions dimmed
A British delegation reported to the British Commerations Conference that prospects for large British immigration to the Dominions look poor as birth rates fall in Britain. Emigration to the Dominions has slowed recently, even as Britain's population trends toward stagnation or possible decline.
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Britain
Sydney
Nsw
Dominions
U Kingdom
Vancouver fish company burglarious raid at False Creek
A burglar raided a Vancouver fish company by entering a receiving garage at the mouth of False Creek while the attendant was away, escaping with 5509 dollars in cash.
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Fish Company
Vancouver
False Creek
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