Parliament dissolves four hours after opening in Canada
In Ottawa on January 26 Prime Minister Mackenzie King dissolved Parliament within four hours of the sixth session’s formal opening. The decision, announced after a cabinet meeting following protests from Conservative leader R. J. Manion and CCF leader J. S. Woodsworth, aims for an immediate election likely in late March. The throne speech outlined war effort criticisms and the opposition labeled the move unprecedented.
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Canadian Legion Holds Election Of Officers
The Canadian Legion elected officers for the coming year with President F L G Richardson chosen by acclamation. Key posts included 1st Vice President EU Chapman, 2nd Vice President Hattray by acclamation, and Executive members Dowd Frame Marescu Slausen Weight Wright. W. Bielby named sergeant at arms, C. W. Richardson auditor, and committees led by J Henderson Taylor Pratt. The meeting noted progress with hospital services and praised the Legion’s push for war service incorporation.
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Burns Celebration Acknowledges Immortal Memory in Medicine Hat
Scots worldwide marked Burns Night with a Moose Hall supper and program under W.O.T.M. in Medicine Hat. Mayor H Lang chaired as Rev Grant Hollingworth gave the main toast, P M Simpson offered Brothers, and guests enjoyed Scottish fare, music, and dances amid Piper performances and Burns poetry.
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German Ministers Called In From Southeast Europe
German ministers from southeast European countries were summoned to Berlin for conferences. Johann Fabritius, German minister to Romania, left for home Tuesday. He was followed by the German ministers to Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece and Bulgaria.
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Manion Promises National Government With Broad Cabinet
Ottawa Jan 26 A National Conservative leader Roy J Manion pledges a truly national government with a cabinet of the country’s best minds. He criticizes Prime Minister Mackenzie King for dissolving Parliament and seeks to deny the people a view of wartime governance arguing the move undermines British parliamentary practice. The party caucus endorsed Manion and condemned the dissolution as an unfair, unsportsmanlike trick aimed at a snap decision.
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Medicine Hat Horse Sale March 14 A Chamber Notice
Medicine Hat sets its annual horse sale for March 14 after discussions at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. Speakers described net necrosis affecting potatoes, calling for government help to identify causes and control methods. A Calgary course on Merlinaers and Goodwill was proposed for Medicine Hat with Chamber sponsorship.
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German seizure of wheat and flour sparked by war measures
A 1915 dispatch reports Germany confiscating wheat, corn and flour while Belgian forces advance near Pervyse on the Yser front and Russian troops press near the lower Vistula in Poland, signaling widening warfare.
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Weather Update for Lethbridge and Swift Current
The report notes milder weather at Lethbridge with improved conditions expected today. It records a cold night near 31 below at 9 p.m., then a rise to around 34 above by early afternoon, with a 10 mph southwest wind. Swift Current experiences stronger winds at 38 mph and a higher reading above freezing.
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Second Canadian Active Service Force to be sent overseas
Ottawa, Jan 26 The second division of the Canadian Active Service Force will be sent overseas as soon as possible, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons. He said an early election would allow the first division to vote before leaving England and the second before leaving Canada. The government aims to reinforce the first division gradually while sending the second overseas at the earliest opportunity.
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Two Miners Killed After Plane Forced Landing
In Edmonton on January 26 two Eldorado Mines workers were fatally injured when a tree stump pierced the fuselage of a Canadian Airways Limited plane forced to land five miles south of McMurray. William Donahue of Kemptsville Ontario and H Maki of Finland died in hospital at McMurray Alta from injuries.
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Finns Claim Red Army Is Thrown Back Everywhere
Finnish forces report continued Soviet assaults northeast of Lake Ladoga but claim the Red Army has been thrown back. Russians suffer heavy casualties as winter battles persist with no Finnish gains reported.
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Election call shocks troops at Aldershot training camp
The announcement that Prime Minister Mackenzie King called a general election shocks the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot. Officers and men endlessly discuss the news at breakfast, sharing copies of the morning paper as bugles summon troops to the parade ground.
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Election May Be Mar. 26
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the general election would likely be held March 26 pending a final report from the chief electoral officer. He promised a fully organized cabinet and a potential early April parliamentary session if the Liberals win. The caucus gave him strong support as views on a rival national government were dismissed.
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Admiralty to Take Control of U.K. Shipping
The British government plans a large scale drive to augment both naval and merchant shipping. Admiralty will control shipbuilding as in the First Great War and press yards nationwide into service. New merchant ships to be built by government order and chartered to private firms to address wartime tonnage shortages.
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Finns Depart for Home to Aid Defense
Five more Finns left Vancouver on January 26 to join a prior group heading to Finland to help defend against the Soviet invasion.
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C.P
Jap U S Treaty Expires Tonight
The Japanese American trade treaty ends at midnight with the U S set to stop special tariff terms. A Commerce Department study shows Japan relies on the United States for a third of its foreign purchases and a fifth of its exports to the U S. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau notes no plan for discrimination in duties, while lawmakers discuss embargoes on raw materials to Japan.
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