Chamberlain Stresses Mutual Trust in Talks With Mussolini
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain seeks friendship with Germany and that Mussolini promised to stand loyally behind the Anglo Italian agreement. He favored a conference only with mutual trust and concrete evidence of negotiations toward armament limits and appeasement. He cited Rome talks, the Spanish war, and disarmament as key issues, and said future cooperation would depend on conditions.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Hitler
House of Commons
Britain
Germany
Mussolini
Europe
Rome
Firaned
Italy
Spain
House
Halifax
Barcelona
Munich
Labor Party
Marconi to Shut Overseas Mail Pickup in Canada
Canadian Marconi announces that from tonight midnight onwards overseas messages marked via Marconi will be accepted only by Canadian Pacific Telegraphs, which have become the pickup and delivery agents for Canadian Marconi.
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Montreal
C. P
Canadian Marconi Company
Marconi
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs
Canadian Marconi
Inquiry Into Tobacco Report Resumes in Osgoode Hall
Toronto January 30 Hearings resumed on D L McCarthy K C request to quash F A Mc Gregor report on tobacco distribution in Canada Alberta and elsewhere The Imperial Tobacco Company and Imperial Tobacco Sales were named in the alleged unlawful combine The judge considered production of all evidence but the case continues with representation for the parties unresolved.
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Toronto
C.P
D. L. McCarthy
K.C
F. A. McGregor
F. D. Hogg
Osgoode Hall
McGregor
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Imperial Tobacco Sales of Canada, Limited
Alberta
Canada
McCarthy
Mackenzie Defends Bren Gun Contract in Commons
Ottawa January 81 Hon Ian Mackenzie defence minister told the House of Commons last session that Bren gun contract statements were honestly, honorably and truthfully made. He said any challenge should go to the Commons privileges committee.
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Ottawa
Ian Mackenzie
House of Common
House of Commons
Commons Committee On Privileges and Elections
Casgrain
Grant Macneill
CCF
Vancouver South
Tosk
Bren Gun Commission
Speaker
Priest Apbe Georges Mercke Dies in Quebec City
The 60 year old parish priest of St. Cyrille de Lislet Que and founder of the Bellechasse county parish of St. Sabine died in Quebec City.
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Georges Mercke
St. Cyrille de Lislet
Que
Bellechasse
St. Sabine
Quebec City
Burma Disorder Breaks Out Across Rangoon
In Rangoon Burma an assistant police commissioner and eleven others were injured as new fighting erupted. An inquiry commission reported 220 killed and 926 wounded in disorders since last July citing political social and economic unrest with one outbreak linked to a religious publication.
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Rangoon
Burma
C.P
Spain Moves Troops to Frontier as Refugees Struggle
Spanish government plans to move Catalonian army units toward Valencia while refugees crowd the Franco-Spanish frontier at Perpignan. Reports say 600 refugees missing in mountains and 1,500 trapped by snow, with diphtheria and tetanus vaccines arriving.
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Perpignan
France
A.P
Migueras
Barcelona
Valencia
Juan Negrin
London stocks rise on Hitler speech boosts market
London trading moved upward as prices advanced in both domestic and foreign issues. Brokers attributed the gain to Hitler's assertion of a long peace and interpretations that Germany would consolidate its economy, lifting market sentiment in Berlin and beyond.
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London
C.P
Hitler
Berlin
Stock Exchange
Ottawa man named general executive assistant in lands branch
Karl M. Dennis of Ottawa appointed to the post of general executive assistant of the lands parks and forests branch of the mines and resources department.
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Karl M. Dennis
Ottawa
Lands, Parks and Forests
Mines and Resources Department
Horse Sale Entries Requested Ahead of March 6 Auction
Manager Eugene Barton seeks count of horses to be entered for the Monday March 6 sale. Those planning to offer horses should submit entries at the Chamber of Commerce office promptly. Early entrants receive priority in stable accommodations arranged by the auction.
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Eugene Barton
Chamber of Commerce
George Burns Fined for Jewelery Smuggling
New York judge imposes an $8,000 fine on comedian George Burns and a suspended sentence of one year and a day. He is placed on probation for one year after pleading guilty to two indictments charging smuggling of jewelry into the United States.
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New York
C.P
George Burns
William Bondy
United States
Vancouver City Council rebuffs prostitution crackdown
Vancouver city council refused to endorse Mayor Lyle Telford's anti prostitution drive despite police reports of closures. Aldermen argued the campaign damaged the city’s image and raised concern about enforcement, while the mayor said he aimed to carry out the haw without special orders.
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Vancouver
C.P
Lyle Telford
Telford
H. D. Wilson
Fred Crane
Dominion of Canada
Drowned driver dies as ice breaks on Chin Lake
In Lethbridge on Chin Lake early Sunday 22 year old Robert Leishman, a local laborer, drowned when the car driven by Richard Kirk sank through ice. Kirk escaped onto the car, was rescued, and divers recovered Leishman's body as drag operations continued. no inquest is expected.
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Lethbridge
C.P
South Alberta
Robert Leishman
Chin Lake
Here
Richard Kirk
Kirk
Saftey
AL 2
Wright
Jack Carpenter
Asclm,lp
Medicine Hat Canadian Manufacturers Annual Meeting
The Medicine Hat branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association will hold its annual dinner meeting on Wednesday February 1 at 6 30 p m in the Assiniboia hotel. The event will cover the year’s key member issues and report standing committees while a new slate of officers is elected for the coming year.
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J. E. Davies
Alberth Foundry and Machine Co. Ltd
Medicine Hat
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Assiniboia
Debate on refugee policy in Commons divides parties
Ottawa sources report a heated Commons debate over refugees with A A Heaps urging limited European intake and A W Neill seeking to soften deportation rules. Wilfrid Lacroix presented a petition against all immigration, notably Jewish, while Fernand Hinfr et’s Montreal remarks drew ministerial rebuttal.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
A. A. Heaps
F.laber
Winnipeg North
Europe
A. W. Neill
Comox-Albernit
Wilfrid Lacroix
Lib
Quebec -Montmorenty
Heaps
Mackenzie King
R. J. Manion
Woodsworth
C.C.F. Seader
John Blackmore
Social Credit
Immigration Boards of Review
Lacroix
Saint Jean Baptiste Society of Quebec
Malcolm McLean
Melfort
Chamberlain defends appeasement policy in Commons
In London on January 31 Prime Minister Chamberlain signaled possible concessions if armament limits and European appeasement advance. He praised appeasement gains, dismissed Hitler's speech as not signaling a new crisis, and stressed Britain’s high prestige and favored friendships abroad. He urged non intervention in Spain despite calls for broader aid.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Commons
Britain
Europe
Hitler
Spain
Blizzard Rages in Northeast With 29 Fatalities
Winds and heavy snow battered the northeastern United States as the blizzard disrupted traffic and schools. In the northern states east of the Mississippi at least 29 deaths were attributed to the storm while the Great Lakes region struggled to recover from the icy conditions.
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Chicago
C.P
United States
Great Lakes
Mississippi
February Cold Snap Forecast For Current Winter
A cold February is predicted with continued chill tonight and tomorrow as another cold wave approaches. The thermometer fell to 10 below zero at 9 am, rose to minus four by noon, and 5.8 inches of snow accumulated since Sunday night.
Explosive Blasts Hit Glade School in Doukhobor District
Police in Glade British Columbia say they expect arrests soon in the $5,000 destruction of a two room schoolhouse. The blast occurred Sunday night at 8 30 p m injuring no one and damaging adjacent living quarters. Investigators focus on two unnamed suspects linked to the Doukhobor community as possible perpetrators.
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Glade
E.C
J. W. Hooker
British Columbia
W. Lindermere
Hooker
Doukhorbor Co-operative Company
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
West Kootenay
Legion studies jobs for ex servicemen in Ottawa session
Ottawa reports show the Canadian Legion discusses unemployment among ex servicemen at a sub executive council meeting led by Col. W. W. Foster. Representatives will meet a cabinet committee of three ex soldier ministers to press government responsibility for workless veterans and review training and placement figures.
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Ottawa
The
Canadian Legion
W. W. Foster
Vancouver
Legion
C. G. Power
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Norman Rogers
War Veterans Assistance Commission
Quebec executive reelected president at Pulp and Paper talks
A McInnis of Quebec City was re elected unanimously as president of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association during the final session of the convention in Montreal.
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A. McInnis
Quebec City
Waa
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Wits
Montreal
Non permanent militia to man Juan de Fuca fortifications
Major General E. Ashton announced rapid mobilization of non permanent militia to man new fortifications in the Strait of Juan De Fuca. Ashton, former Canadian general staff chief, is touring Military District No. 11 with headquarters in Victoria and will visit Work Point barracks before heading to Vancouver. He dismissed claims that Victoria’s approaches would become among the world’s most fortified, saying he’s unsure such comparisons exist.
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Victoria
Strait of Juan de Fuca
E. ©. Ashton
Ashton
Work Point Barracks
Vancouver
Beauharnois Power reports large annual deficit
Beauharnois Power Corporation Limited posted a deficit of 74203 for the year ended December 21, compared with 4203 in the prior year. Radio advertisers in New York moved to forestall strike threats that could halt coast to coast programs.
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Beauharnois
Montreal
C.P
Beauharnois Power Corporation Limited
Lin
New York
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