Nazi Air Raid on France Rebuffed by Allied Forces
Paris reports a German plane attacked a convoy of French trucks with machine gun fire but caused no damage as three Royal Air Force planes engaged the raider. Intermittent fire was noted west of the Moselle and along the Rhine. the French high command said nothing to report.
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Paris
Royal Air Force
Moselle
Vosges Mountains
Rhine
French Army High Command
Berlin
High Command
neweh-Germn
Tau
Atlantic
Porto
Galicia
Oporto
London
Admiralty
Hielsingfors
Lake Ladoga
Baron Mannerheim
Red Army
Cernauty
Rumania
Lowow
Poland
Germany
Rumanta
Reich
Great Britain
France
Carol
Ouunincu
Hertzog Defeated In South Africa War Resolution
In APETOWN the House of Assembly rejected General Hertzog's motion calling for no separate peace with Germany. The Labor party speaker labeled the bid as propaganda toward altering the British Commonwealth, and the house vote showed a shift away from Hertzog's anti war stance. The Sept 5 minority vote had stood 80 to 66 against his position.
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Apetown
House of Assembly
J Mo OS Biettrop
Cesquitian
South Africa
Germany
Sito i Cage
Labor Party
Hertzog
Jan Shouts
Agrainat Herteppes
Cabinet Changes Hinted Ahead of Ottawa Election
Ottawa report says Prime Minister Mackenzie King hinted at cabinet reshuffles before the election. Speculation centers on Trade Minister W. D. Budes potentially moving to a vacancy. The cabinet opened its session at 9 a.m. to discuss the election date and other business.
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Ottawa
Mackenne King
W. D. Budes
Mls.t
Repop
Japan Sees Frontal Clash If Needed Over New Order
Shangilat AP dispatch notes Japanese army officers in China insist the end of the U S Japan treaty era does not deter their plan for a new order in the country. They warn of possible war with the United States if economic pressure increases, while conservative navy doubts war is likely and China hopes for a U S Japan split to aid Chiang Kai-shek.
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Shangilat
China
United States
Ritle
Tokyo
Japan
Ceneral Chiang Kai-shekk
Canadians Patent Cathode Ray Direction Finder Early Model
Ottawa reports that Major General A. G. L. McNaughton and Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Steele developed a cathode ray direction finder in 1921 1922 and 1926 patent. The National Defence and National Research Council advanced its marine use by 1938 and aerial use is under secret development for defence. The tube, core of a television receiver, replaces multiple dials and signals in navigation indicators.
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Ottawa
New York
A. G. L. McNaughton
Arthur Steel
England
General McNaughton
Col. Steele
National Defence Department
National Research Council
Defence Department
War Supply Board Awards Contracts In British Columbia
Major W. G. Swan of Vancouver, director of construction for the Dominion War Supply Board, returned from Ottawa after inspecting defense projects in British Columbia. He said 42 projects are under contract in the province with a total value of 2,500,060 dollars.
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Vancouver
W. G. Swan
Dominion War Supply Board
Ottawa
British Columbia
Swan
Swiss Spy Arrest Shocks Bern Here on German Espionage Charge
Colonel A Fontanias, a retired Swiss officer, and an unnamed foreign national were arrested by Swiss counter-espionage agents in Bern on charges of spying for Germany. The arrest caused a sensation in Switzerland.
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Berne
Switzerland
A. Fontalias
Germany
Last-Minute Flashes from Wartime Notices
WOORN reports Kaiser Wilhelm observation of his 81st birthday with a luncheon for court officials dignitaries and friends in a brief local note. Tokyo notes Britain’s reply to Japan over the seizure of 21 Germans from Asama Maru remains unsatisfactory. Budapest reports Japanese diplomats in conference to reaffirm participation in the anti Comintern pact despite German Soviet cooperation.
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Woorn
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Tokyo
Great Britain
Japan
Budapest
Germany
Russia
Mayors delay federation conference to after elections
The Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities conference slated for Ottawa in March was postponed until after the Dominion elections in late March. The executive committee expects the meeting to occur in Ottawa two or three weeks after Parliament is convened with three resolutions to the new government on electricity tax relief, unemployment relief, and the Royal Commission report on Dominion provincial relations.
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Toronto
C.P
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Ottawa
Royal Commission On
World Wheat Production Estimates for 1939 40 Season
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1980 world wheat production excluding Russia and China at 4.273 billion bushels, down 300 million from 4.573 billion in 1938. Total supply for 1939 40, including carryover of 1.101 billion, reaches 5.874 billion, a new record, with a projected carryover of 1.374 billion by Aug. 1, 1940, distributed mainly in Canada and European security stocks.
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Ottawa
Russia
China
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Manion Rejects Party Limitations in National Government
Ottawa January 27 Hon. P J Manion federal Conservative leader said he does not place party limitations in a truly national government He plans to form if his party wins the federal election He noted the best brains would be drafted to serve in the cabinet in a national administration.
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Ottawa
P. J. Manion
Lost A Wheel Plane Skids to Stop in Vancouver
Trans-Canada Air Lines pilot Captain Z L Leigh saved six passengers when the aircraft landed on one wheel and the fuselage after a wheel failed to deploy. The plane returned from Lethbridge due to bad weather. no injuries were reported. Leigh, known as a cool pilot, taught at Medicine Hat airport. Mrs Leigh is former Miss Lillian Bowker of the city.
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Vanouver
C.P
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Z. L. Leigh
Leigh
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Lillian Bowker
P. C. Bowker
Flint Freighter Reaches U S Waters After Six Weeks Voyage
The City of Flint, a small freighter captured during war, completes a 113 day voyage ending in Chesapeake Bay. Captain J A Gainard and 40 crew members head toward a welcoming return after experiences from German seizure, Russian captivity, and British blockade.
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Baltimore
Flint
United States
Chesapeake Bay
J. A. Gainard
Robbery in Vancouver Targets Visiting Canadian Farmer
Phillip Ellis a 61 year old visitor from Wilkie Saskatchewan was robbed of 370 dollars early today in Vancouver by two men who attacked and beat him.
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Vancouver
Phillip Ellis
Wilkie
Sask
Australia increases defense spending to support Empire war effort
L R MacGregor reports Australia will spend 360 million dollars on defence this year, nearly one million daily, to strengthen home defences and aid Empire war efforts. He notes 20,000 volunteers for a second Imperial force under Major-General Sir Thomas Blamey, expansion of RA AF units in the UK, and 70 million for navy spending this year.
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New York
Australia
L. R. MacGregor
Trade Commission
United States
MacGregor
Canada
A.L
Thomas Blamey
John Monash
Royal Australian Air Force
R.A.A.F
United Kingdom
Mr. MacGregor
Royal Australian Navy
German claim convoy system no protection in war
Rear Admiral Karl Doenitz, commander of Germany’s U boat fleet, said progress in submarine warfare nullifies convoy effectiveness. He told Boersen Zeitung that U boats can attack ships whether alone or convoys. Churchill warned of high risk for ships in British and French convoys in a broadcast address.
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Berlin
Karl Doenitz
Germany
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Admiralty
Canada records electricity output reach new high
Production of electricity in Canada last year set a record at 28,850,945,000 kilowatt hours an increase of 9 percent over 1938.
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Canada
Third Canadian Overseas Division Planned After Election
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that the third division of the Canadian Active Service Force will follow the second division overseas. He said the second division would be sent abroad after the general election, likely March 26, with intensified training and additional equipment before deployment.
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Ottawa
Canadian Active Service Force
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Canada
England
Early warm spell lifts city temps after icy spell
A mild spell sweeps the streets marking the first thaw since winter gripped the city five weeks ago. Temperature jumped from 4 below to 28 above in a short period, then climbed to 33 above by noon after a night low near 10 above.
Churchill Broadcasts On Issues of the War
Churchill in a Manchester radio broadcast argues Imperial Germany of 1914 was stronger than today’s Nazi Germany. He says Britain and France can outlast the foe, warns of the toll for sea mastery, and recalls Chamberlain’s wartime leadership amid heckling. He notes naval convoy resilience against German U boats.
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Manchester
C.P
Winston Churchill
Th Admiralty
Germany
France
England
Churchill
Chamberlain
Mosley
Sir Oswald Mosley
Peace
Great Britain
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U.S
J. H. Cromwell
War Supply Board
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Manion
Trans-Canada
Calgary Highlanders
Sky Chiefs
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