Britain Promises Tight Use Of Lease-Lend Materials
Britain pledges to use all lease-lend materials strictly for the war effort and to curb export use. A White Paper outlines assurances to prevent diversion to private interests, limit reexports, and control distribution in the United Kingdom through government agencies with fair pricing for goods like milk products.
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Leedon
Britain
United States
Germany
South America
United Kingdom
Canada releases most women interned in Occupied France
Ottawa says only three Canadian women remain in custody after releases last May. Elizabeth Ma Neill of Big Pond Nova Scotia is one, along with Elizabeth McHugh and Ella Wentworth Steele of Montreal. McHugh’s exact address was not immediately available.
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France
Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Elizabeth MaNeill
Big Pond
Elizabeth McHugh
Ella Wentworth Steele
Montreal
Canteen Gift Promises Salvation Army Support
Hon. Maurice Duplessis and allies of the National Union party of Quebec donated 2500 dollars for the purchase of a mobile canteen for the Salvation Army. The announcement noted the contribution came from Montreal and supporters in the Quebec legislative assembly.
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Montreal
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Canada Chile forge diplomatic ties amid trade push
Foreign Minister Rossetti announced Canada and Chile agreed to establish diplomatic relations and widen trade under the most favored nation clause. Canada’s new minister to Brazil Jean Desy arrived in Rio de Janeiro as a legation is planned in Buenos Aires. Rossetti hailed the accord as historical and a step toward continental collaboration with Chile as the third South American nation linked to Canada.
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Santiago
Chile
Yuan Rossetti
Canada
Foreign Office
Brazil
Jean Desy
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Desy
Paris
MacKinnon
Senor Rossetti
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Dominion
America
Queen Mary Reviews Troops In White At Canadian Corps Visit
Queen Mary reviewed the central Ontario regiment of which she is colonel in chief during a half hour parade in England. Dressed in white, she stood on an elevated stand and saluted as rifle troops in battle dress marched by led by a Toronto based lieutenant colonel. General A G McNaughton inspected new arrivals from Saskatchewan and said they would soon join the veteran First and Second divisions.
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England
Ontario Regiment
Rifle Regiment
Leutenant
Toronto
A. G. McNaughton
McNaughon
Saskatchewan
Monkhouse Named Delegate to Moscow Arms Conference
Lt Col Allan Monkhouse, previously expelled from Russia on sabotage and espionage charges, has been chosen as a British delegation member for the Moscow arms conference. Metropolitan-Vickers official, convicted April 18, 1933, and expelled for five years, was confirmed with Russia’s assent.
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Monkhouse
Moscow
London
Evening News
Allan Monkhouse
Russia
Metropolitan Vickers Electrical
Restrictions Relaxed for U S Citizens in Britain
The United States state department eased rules allowing Americans in Britain to return home aboard belligerent ships. Citizens may travel directly to the United States without routing via Lisbon or Canada.
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London
United States State Department
Britain
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Canada
Pacific coast blackout proposal discussed by two nations
Vancouver mayor J W Cornett reports that Canadian and United States governments are negotiating the possibility of a test blackout along the western coast of North America. He notes cooperation between governments and emphasizes the potential impact on civilian life, economy, and civil defense planning.
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Vancouver
J. W. Cornett
United States
North America
Laval Will Recover From Wounding At Versailles Ceremony
Former French premier Pierre Laval, a leader of wartime collaboration, was shot during a ceremony in Versailles opening recruiting for war against Russia. Physicians expect recovery but fear lasting neck damage from a wound inflicted by an assailant.
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Pierre Laval
France
Germany
Russa
Versailles
Heavier ship loads allowed under wartime orders
Ottawa says cargo vessels may carry heavier loads to maximize shipping for Canada and war needs. Orders permitting increased tonnage apply to inland waters and international voyages, issued recently but effective since July 24. This change aims to maximize available shipping amid POW and wartime demands.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Seamen Return From Africa On Passenger Ship
A group of about 17 Canadian seamen returned to Canada from Africa aboard a passenger ship, with officials saying details on how or when they reached Africa were not available.
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Ottawa
Canada
Africa
Department of External Affairs
Food Aid Shipments to Greece Coordinated by Red Crescent
The ministry for economic warfare said it would permit limited quantities of food to Greece using the Turkish Red Crescent Society and the International Red Cross. Italy and Germany reportedly guaranteed safe passage for the aid.
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Greece
London
Ministry For Economic Warfare
Grece
Turkish Red Crescent Society
International Red Cross
Italy
Germany
Siege Decree Cracks Down in German-Occupied Oslo
German commissioner Joseph Terboven imposes a state of civil war in Oslo and nearby areas with a 5 pm to 5 am curfew. Radio surrender demanded, night communications cut, and venues closed. Repression warned of weapon crackdowns and military trial for violators, as Norwegian civil administration falters amid anti Nazi removals.
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Norway
Oslo
Joseph Terboven
Pital
Aker
Berun
Terboven
British Broadcasting Corporation
Workers Scarce as Unemployed Labor Absorbed
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports unemployment surplus from 11 months ago has been practically absorbed and Canadian employers must shift work from non essential to essential and hire more women. By October employment usually peaks, and firms will be pressed to find workers.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Exes For Britain and Prince Bernhard in RAF Training
A contract to ship 1,000,000 sacks of Canadian eggs to Britain by May 31 was signed with the British Ministry of Food via the Dominion Department of Agriculture. L. B. Carr, BC egg export allotment committee chairman, issued the notice. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is training to be a fighter with the Royal Air Force, having flown solo many miles and slated to fly Hurricanes and Spitfires soon.
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Vancouver
Britain
British Ministry of Food
Dominion Department of Agriculture
L. 8
Carr
British Columbia
London
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Royal Air Force
Canadians lauded for Spitzbergen raid preluding Arctic offensive
London reports that the Spitzbergen expedition showcased Canadian troops as ideal for future strikes on Germany’s northern front. Brig. Arthur E. Potts directed the multi nation force, with praise for meticulous planning, rapid landings, and destruction of Nazis’ planned targets.
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London
Spitzbergen
Germany
High Command
Arctic
Spitzvergen
Arthur E. Potts
Saskatoon
United States
Britain
Norway
War Office
Geoffrey Wipany
Royalers
Brig
Potts
Mishaps To Ferry Planes Caused By Navigation Errors
London reports two Atlantic ferry plane crashes killed 44 lives due to navigation error and pilot judgments. Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that one aircraft struck a mountain in bad visibility away from the correct track. The second plane veered off runway after wrong takeoff and delayed engine shutdown, with further investigation ongoing into a third transatlantic flight from Canada.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Robert Bower
Archibald
Britain
Canada
More Wheat Stored Ottawa
Canadian wheat in store during the week ended Sept. 5 totalled 470,737,304 bushels, up 4,587,689 from the prior week and 154,173,273 more than the same week last year. In Canadian elevators stocks reached 444,449,911 bushels, rising from 438,884,494 and 283,388,502 year earlier. Canadian wheat in the United States totaled 26,387,393 bushels, down from 28,061,161 the prior week and 33,175,439 a year ago.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada Wheat Output Drops From 1940 To 1941
Ottawa officials from the Dominion bureau of statistics estimate Canada’s total wheat production in 1941 at 306 450 300 bushels, down 244 931 300 bushels from 1940. Prairie production is put at 86 000 000 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairie
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