Panay bombing details spark Japan US tensions
State Secretary Hull cited official reports that Japanese surface vessels machine-gunned the Panay as it sank after air bombing by Japanese fliers. Survivors fled in boats, then were fired upon. two crew wounded and a motor sampan damaged.
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Washington
C.P
Hull
United States
Panay
Tokyo
Admiralty
Teizo Mitsunami
Shanghai
Shangial
Nanking
Jim Marshall
Collier’s Magazine
Marshall
F. Haydan Vines
Roanoke
John L. Hodge
O'Donnell
Wuhu
Yangtze
H.M.S. Bee
U.S.S. Oahu
Bannan Chosen Secretary of Chamber of Commerce
W T Bannan was appointed secretary at the Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting at the Assiniboia Hotel after nine applications. President R S Boyd noted the death of former secretary Walter Huckvale and directed a letter of condolence to his family. A Canadian Chamber questionnaire will be circulated locally to gather business opinion for a national brief. Committees were formed on Agriculture, Legislation, Manufacturers and Industries, and other sectors with city officials to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T Bannan
Chamber of Commerce
Assiniboia
Bannan
R. S. Boyd
Chamber
Walter Huckvale
Boyd
W. Huckvale
Champer of Commerce
Boxy
Rewell Commission
A. P. Burns
D. W Hays
J. E. McCorkle
James Mitenett
R. C. Black
H. J Minor
H. McNeill
S. C. Taylor
L. Monkley
W. A. Lutes
G. M. Blackstock
L N. Laidlaw
F. W. Gershaw
H. N. Davis
J. A Burwash
J. H. Yuill
A. Moir
R. G. Butchart
H. J Sissons
W A. Davies
L. H. Cooper
J. Elder
B Hardy
J. A Bell
E. G. Ellerton
P. E. Volway
C Beny
M. A. Cory
E. I. Vickers
J. H. Chase- Icy
G. J. McRae
W. T. Bannan
A. J. N Teri
W. &. Ashbcy
Hepburn Says Ontario Split Reflects Dignity With King
Premier Hepburn denounces Ottawa pressure and asserts independence from Dominion government. He says he has not pressed for judicial appointments and will continue that policy, amid a Liberal split with Prime Minister Mackenzie King over nonpartisan matters.
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Nontou
Hepburn
Ontario
Mackenzie Wine
Heyburk
Dominion
Ottawa
British Columbia Liquor Board Adds Staff for Holiday Rush
Victoria reports 20 extra men in Victoria and 60 in Vancouver to handle the peak Christmas and New Year trade. Liquor sales are running 10 to 15 percent ahead of 1936, with December sales in the two cities expected to top $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia Liquor Control Board
Vichotia
Vancouver
Alberta Forecast Shows Mild, Fair Weather Ahead
The forecast for Alberta calls for mostly fair and mild conditions today and Friday. Temperatures around 40 and 30 degrees are noted, with light to moderate conditions throughout.
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Alberta
Questions on Britain's gas and oil supply in war
In the Lords the Duke of Montrose warned Britain could be throttled by gasoline and oil shortages in a first class war. He noted suppliers from Iraq, Mexico, Venezuela and Trinidad risked disruption and questioned U.S. support amid unsettled debts. Lord De La Warr said a defence committee studied oil security and the coal-to-oil extraction report.
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London
House of Lords
Duke of Montrose
Iraq
Mexico
Venezuela
Trinidad
Great Britain
United States
America
Lord de la Warr
Privy Seal
Committee For Imperial Defence
King and Queen In Trafalgar Square Car Collision
The King and Queen were shaken in Trafalgar Square as their car collided with another while returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity matinee. No injuries were reported and damage was slight as both cars moved on after a brief delay.
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London
C.P
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
Knight Sugar Co. Appeal Dismissed by Privy Council
The judicial committee of the Privy Council dismissed Knight Sugar Company Limited's appeal against the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company over ownership of mines and minerals underlying lands transferred to the appellants. The 226,000 acres in Southern Alberta were at issue, with Knight claiming title to all minerals and the railway contesting.
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London
C.P
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Knight Sugar Company Limited
Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company
Alberta
Knight Company
Local Clearings Show Sharp Weekly Decline
Clearing House figures reveal a slump with $166,348 this week and $198,362 last year. A. I. Slotin was elected president of the Winnipeg Livestock Exchange.
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A. 1. Slotin
The
Winnipeg Livestock Exchange
Snow Drifts Cause Food Shortage Across Border Areas
London dispatch reports severe food shortages in isolated Scottish and northern English villages cut off by massive snowdrifts for nearly a week. If relief delays persist, aid by air may be considered. Flood threats from rising rivers affect the Fenlands and other regions.
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London
C.P
Scotland
England
Cahan Trial Proceeds From Vancouver Bank Robbery Case
The trial of H Cahan Jr charged with the December 1 Canadian Bank of Commerce hold up in Vancouver continues. Witnesses describe his calm manner and a revolver later tied to him, with bank clerks and officers placing him near the crime scene hours after the robbery. The Dunbar Street branch suffered an $79 haul in small bills.
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Vancouver
H. Cahan, Jr
Canadian Bank of Commerce
G Pearson
Dominion Bank
Cahan
Bank of Commerce
Pearson
Catlin
George Gregson
Crown
Greyson
Court House
Government
A. L. Rodway
Supreme Court Registry
Supreme Court
Dunbar Street
Stupendous Plan to Handle Farm Mortgages Before Commission
Regina report on Dec 16 outlines Saskatoon Board of Trade proposal for a federal credit corporation to take over all Western farm mortgages at reduced value and interest to relieve agricultural overhead. The plan calls for loan surveys, scale downs to four percent, and government supervision with debentures for lenders. It aims to unlock $375 million in first mortgages across the prairies and accelerate prairie farming recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
C.P
Rowell Commission
Canada
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Dominion Government
West
Federal Credit Corporation
F. R. MacMillan
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
W. N. Rowell
Dominion
Argentine Wheat Area Up Eight Percent From Last Year
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Argentina’s principal crops for 1936-37 show wheat at 13,909,000 acres, up eight percent from last year. Total wheat area 33,311,000 acres, 591,000 below the second estimate. linseed oats barley rye figures listed with bracketed 1936-37 comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Britain demands answer on Japan actions in China
London reports Britain pressed Tokyo for proof that Japan has taken definite steps to stop attacks endangering British lives and property in China. Eden warned such failures could strain Anglo Japanese relations as navy observers watched Canton and Hong Kong areas amid reports of Japanese troop movements and air strikes.
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London
C.P
Great Britain
Japan
China
Eden
Koki Hirota
Mr. Eden
House of Commons
Cabinet Consid
Royal Navy
Canton
Great
South China Port
Hongkong
Taishan
Tokyo
Wuhu
Nanking
Duplessis Defies Ottawa in Maritime Alliance Talks
Shawinigan Falls Quebec December 1660 Premier Duplessis denounced Ottawa influence and claimed Quebec Ontario and the Maritimes are shaping an alliance to preserve provincial autonomy. He warned against being governed by others and indicated steps toward autonomy. Continued on page five.
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Shawinigan Falls
Que
Duplessis
Maritime
Angus L. MacDonoald
Nova Scotia
Yesterday’s Fire False Alarm Strikes Again
Fire brigade respond to a false alarm at 6:05 p.m. yesterday from box 58 at Eighth Street and First Avenue as icy streets posed risk during the maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth St
First Ave
Christmas parcel mail to Maritime provinces urged now
Postmaster Wardin Johnson asks citizens planning Christmas parcels to the Maritime provinces to mail them immediately so they reach by December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardin Johnson
Maritime Provinces
Provincial Dairy Output Set To Break Records In Alberta
Edmonton December 15 Alberta Dairy Commissioner J R Sweeney told the Alberta Provincial Cattle Breeders Association that 1937 dairy production is expected to surpass 17 million dollars an all time high, up from about 15.5 million in 1926. He noted ten large exhibitions in 1937 made Alberta the larger exhibiter of butter and the heaviest prize-winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
J. R. Sweeney
Alberta Provincial Cattle Breeders’ Association
Alberta
Sweeney
Trial Flights Begin Across Prairies From Lethbridge
A first flight of trans-Canada Airlines practice ships completed by Pilot C S Malcolm Barclay landed at Lethbridge at 6 pm MST. The craft will stay overnight and return to Winnipeg, with a second plane starting from Winnipeg to shuttle across Western Canada for pilot training under expected service conditions. Despite head winds the flight finished in 5 1/2 hours with a stop at Regina. Radio communications maintained with airports during the shuttles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
trans-Canada Airlines
Prairie
Malcolm Barclay
Manitoba
Winnipe
Canade
RCMP Check Robber Gang Near Stettler
Royal Canadian Mounted Police focused on a gang that raided five businesses in Stettler and one in Botha late last night. The thefts included 97 cents from one office and 277 dollars from another, with an automobile stolen from a garage and gasoline taken in Botha.
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Etettler
Alta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rebber
Botha
Goebbels Paper Urges Pope To Stay From Catholic Controversy
The Der Angriff, the Goebbels propaganda paper, urged Pope Pius XI to keep hands off questions the paper says are not his concern. The note follows the pope's remarks against Nazi anti Catholicism at Monday's secret consistory.
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Berlin
C.p.havas
der Angriff
Goebbels
Pius XI
Major Douglas Prepares Brief for Alberta Supreme Court
Major C H Douglas says he cannot discuss press reports about his links to the Social Credit Government of Alberta while confirming he was hired as an economic adviser. He will draft a brief for the January 17 hearing on Alberta statutes testing bank tagging credit control and news publication regulation.
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Major Douglas
Supreme Court
Govt. of Alberta
London
CCP
Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
Ottawa
C.H. Douglas
Aberta
Erea Sabe Council
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U.S
C. OF C
Walter Huck
YALE
Olive Branch
British Columbia
Montreal
Toronto
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Fair
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Swift Current Po Seedel
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Lower Lake
Quebec
Britain
Knight Sugar Co
Soutch Border
Stimilas
H.M.S. Ladybird
Ladybird
Suivo
T. M. Lonergan
Hashimoto
Maritimes
Alia
Winnipeg - Leth
Eridge Leg
R.c.m-P
Stettler
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