British Bomber Is Shot Down Near Rotterdam
A British bombing plane was machine-gunned by Dutch pursuit planes and forced down near Pernis southwest of Rotterdam. Four crew survived with minor injuries and were interned. one leaped to his death as the burning craft was destroyed.
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Rotterdam
Scotland
Amsterdam
Pernis
Ysselmonde
London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Germany
Netherlands
Heligoland Bight
R.A.F
Sarker
Shetland Islands
Paris
Saar River
Vosges Mountains
Vosges
Aval Acivity
Pirates Aboard Stranded Ship Off Kwangtung Coast
Chinese pirates armed with swords boarded the Panama freighter San Antonio 6000 tons as she lay aground off Kwangtung province China. They fled when Japanese warships approached. The ship was en route from Haiphong to Shanghai with coal and ran aground in dense fog on March 21.
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Hong Kong
C.P
Panama
San Antonio
Kwangtung Province
China
Dome
Haiphong
Indo- China
Shanghai
Election Day Set for Three Rivers Constituency
Returning Officer J A Villeneuve sets Monday April 22 as election day for the Three Rivers seat after voting was postponed due to the death of Liberal candidate Willie Poisson. Nominations are scheduled for Monday April 3.
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Three Rivers
J. A. Villeneuve
Willie Poisson
Legion appoints Weightman and Harper to Medicine Hat recruiting committee
The local Legion formed a Medicine Hat recruiting committee with H. Weightman as chairman and W. J. Harper as secretary. Louis Scott, provincial recruiting officer, urged branches to appoint small local committees to coordinate medical examinations and enlistment, ensuring broader Alberta representation and timely Medical Board visits.
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Cina Legion
H. Weightman
W. J. Harper
Medicine Hat
epiont-Cit
Louis Scott
Legion
Alberta
Scott
Allies Will Make Peace Only By Mutual Agreement
British ambassadors to Turkey Bulgaria Greece Romania Hungary and Yugoslavia head to London for talks with Lord Halifax signaling a Balkan diplomatic move. Britain and France plan immediate consultations to intensify war with Germany and discuss Russia’s role and postwar security guarantees. Adolf Wenig, Czech librettist and author of Dvorak and Smetana operas, dies in Prague at 65.
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Lord Halifax
Balkans
Foreign Office News Department
England
Percy Loraine
Italy
C.P
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Paris
Far East
Ivan Maisky
Supreme War Council
Adolf Wenig
Dvorak and
Smetana
Prague
King's long tenure ties Canadian prime minister record
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King, at 65, has served almost 14 years, winning five general elections, matching Sir John A. Macdonald's record. The piece notes Laurier and Macdonald as long-serving premiers in Canadian history and mentions a historical comparison to Prime Minister Laurier's 15-year term.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
John A. Macdonald
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
John
Hepburn Helped Mills To Win Seat
St Thomas Ontario reports Liberal Wilson H Mills crediting neighbor Premier Mitchell Hepburn for his Elgin riding victory. Mills thanked Hepburn for assisting with votes and noted Hepburn could have changed the outcome if he wished. Both men are farmers in Yarmouth township near St Thomas. Hepburn declined further comment.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
C.P
Wilson H. Mills
Elgin
Mitchell Fr. Hepburn
Mackenzie King
Mitch Hepburn
Mr. Mills
Premier Hepburn
Yarmouth Township
Hepburn
Alberta Federal Results Showing Poll Totals by District
Latest Alberta results list poll progress and candidate tallies by district including Alberta seats such as Acadia Athabaska Battle River Bow River Calgary East Calgary West Camrose Edmonton West Edmonton East Jasper Edson Lethbridge and others. Leading candidates include L ND CCF NG and other parties with vote counts ranging from about 2 000 to over 12 000 in various ridings.
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Alberta
Acadia
Day
Quelech
Smith
CCF
Athabaska
Dechene
Hayhurst
Rowe
Battle River
Fair
Pitman
Spencer
Bow River
Anderson
Claypool
Johnston
Liesemer
Manning
Calgary East
Farthing
Kellaway
Landeryou
Crawford
Gillies
MacKinnon
Ogilvie
Edmonton East
Casselman
Gee
Kennedy
Lee
Jasper Edson
Bamber
Critchlow
Knight
Kuhl
Lethbridge
Blackmore
Fairbairn
Peace River
Social Credit
Vegreville
New Democraty Party
Maple Creek
Saskatchewan
Three Rivers
Edmonton
C.P
Dominion
New Democracy
Russian fleet bombards outer forts to divert Turkish forces
The March 28 1915 report notes the Russian fleet bombarding Bos por ous forts to draw Turkish focus from Allied operations in the Dardanelles. It also records the liner Falaba, the first British passenger liner hit by Germans, sunk in the St George's Channel with 111 lives lost.
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Bosporous
Dardanelles
St. George's Channel
Ottawa Eyes Cabinet Shifts Amid Election Recounts
Ottawa observers focus on possible cabinet changes as results trickle in from the federal election. Liberal gains appear large with a 177 seat tally and a record majority, while Alberta and Quebec contests narrow margins. Prime Minister Mackenzie King calls a cabinet meeting to discuss post election reshuffles.
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Ottawa
Acadia
Day
Quelch
New Dem
Smith
CCF
TGA
Jasper-Edson
Bamber
National Govt
Critichlow
Knight
Liberal
Kuhl
Council
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Manitoba Election Seen Likely In June Or July
Winnipeg press reports that unofficial sources in the Manitoba legislature expect Premier Bracken to seek a new mandate as soon as possible after an influx of Liberal votes. With Liberals stronger, the Liberal-Progressives lack a clear majority since 1936.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Stree Press
Bracken
Liberal-Progressives
Liberal Party
Manitoba
Social Credit Increases Seats In Alberta Legislature
Edmonton March 28 The Social Credit forces gain to 30 seats as the second count completes in Lacombe and Olds. D Bruce MacMillan is reelected by 114 over R E Chown. The tally shows Social Credit 30 Independents 17 Labor 1. Final leads include eight seats for Social Credit and one for Independents. Second count shifts from Cyril Ironside ballots to MacMillan.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Lacombe
D. Bruce MacMillan
R. E. Chown
Social
N. E. Cook
Olds
F. S. Grisdale
MacMillan
Labor
Independent
Chown
Cyril Ironside
C.C.F
Canadian election results buoy Australian government
Canadian victory bolsters Prime Minister Menzies coalition as Australia faces a looming general election this year and intense debate over war strategy. The Australian opposition accuses the government of pushing too hard abroad while seeking public support for the war effort.
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Sydney
Australia
Cpi
R. G. Menzies
Mackenzie King
Canada
Vigor
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the Duke of Gloucester
Sir Cyril Deverell
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Duke of Gloucester
Claude Jacob
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Grimsby
Hull
Press Association
Freedom
Henry Walter
Leith
Methil
Grangemouth
Burnt Island
Mills
Mason
Gaspe
Quebec
Magdalen Islands
C. E. Thibault
Grande River
Que
J. S. Roy
Maurice Brasset
Anadass
Crucu
Secreds Prov
Independents
J. E. Holdsworth
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