Canada Faces Pork Surplus and Butter Stockpiles
Ottawa reports a 100 million pound pork surplus held in cold storage and butter stocks 10 million pounds higher than domestic needs as farmers seek export outlets. Dairy officials urge cheese production to curb butter overhang while Britain plans cheese imports despite earlier restrictions.
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Britain
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Bacon Board
United Kingdom
Canada
Allan C. Fraser
National Dairy Council of Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Committee of Arbitration
Reimbursement Sought After Eastern Irrigation District Probe
Brooks May 4 special report states that Eastern Irrigation District trustees seek reimbursement of legal expenses from district funds after an investigation resulted from a unanimous vote of about 200 water users. The Bow Federal district of the UFA moved to allow the EID to pay expenses up to 2,500 dollars.
French Send Home Older Men From The Trenches
Paris May 4 The French government decided to send home on May 1 soldiers of the military classes of 1912 and 1913 now 47 and 18 years old. The move follows a policy to allow elderly men fathers of large families and agricultural workers to resume civilian life.
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Paris
Nazis Boast They Shall Mop Norway in 2 Weeks
Berlin reports full preparedness to resist British moves as Norway combat continues. Nazi officials claim Norway will be cleared in under two weeks aside from Narvik, with attention turning to the Mediterranean and possible actions against Britain from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Scandinavia. DNB cites heavy British fleet losses since April 9 and numerous ships sunk or damaged in various regions.
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Norway
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Narvik
Chamberlain
Alexandria
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Netherlands
Belgium
Scandinaa
D.N.B
Steinkjer
Trondheim
High Command
War News of the Week From Canadian Press
Allied forces withdrew from southern Norway leaving the German army control of most of the country except a coastal strip. Narvik remains in German siege while Chamberlain announced withdrawal south of Trondheim. The Allies warn against scattering forces as Italy Rumblings grow and Mediterranean tensions rise with moves toward Alexandria and the Dodecanese.
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Don Gilbert
Norway
Namsos
Arctic
Narvik
Sweden
Trondheim
Chamberlain
No Negotiations for Armistice With Norway Nazi Allies
London report states there were no negotiations for an armistice with Norway. Norwegian commander and staff used a British warship on May 12 during the Trondheim withdrawal. King Haakon may remain in Norway. no official offer to move him to Britain.
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London
War Office
Trondheim
Stockholm
Steinkjer
O. B. Getz
Norway
Haakon
Britain
England
Daily Mail
Wilson Broadbent
Andalsnes
Press Association
B. C. Tolver Paget
Paget
1915 World War I notes from the Canadian Flags edition
Italy denounced Germany and Austria as Triple Alliance members. The 1st Canadian Division was withdrawn to reserve lines after heavy losses at Ypres. Britain requisitioned Australian and New Zealand meat. Hill 60 near Ypres was recaptured by Germans using poison gas. Karibib in German Southwest Africa was occupied by South African troops under General Botha.
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Italy
Germany
Austria
Battle of
Ypres
Hill 60
Karibib
Africa
Botha
Rail disaster near Bourges leaves many dead and injured
Twenty one people were killed and twenty five injured when a railway bridge collapsed after a flood near Bourges, 144 miles south of Paris. The wreck followed the bridge failure caused by the sudden inundation.
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PAHS
Bourges
Paris
Labor Party Leader Urges Resignation Over War Effort
Herbert Morrison in Southampton at a Labor regional conference urged Prime Minister Chamberlain and officials Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare to resign. He said these three men were primarily responsible for the relative weakness of Britain's war effort.
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Southampton
C.P
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
Chamberlain
John Simon
Exchequer
Samuel Hoare
Morrison
Labor
Netherlands Suspects Arrested and Interned
The Hague May 4 Premier Derek van de Geer announced 21 people who endangered national security were arrested and interned overnight. Among those detained was M M Rost van Tonningen a Nazi MP and editor of the National Socialist National Dagblad.
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the Hague
Derek Vande Geer
Netherlands
M. M. Rost van Tonningen
National Dagblad
An Italian Writer Predicts German Invasion of British Territory
Rome May 4 press dispatch reports Giovanni Ansaldo, a frequent voice for Foreign Minister Ciano, writing in Tl Telegrafo of Leghorn that Germany would invade British territory. He cites British precautions and German will to win, noting other papers echoed the speculation.
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Rome
Giovanni An‘aldo
Count Ciano
Germany
Ciano
Tl Telegrafo
Leghorn
Ansaldo
Fruit Combine Investigation Proceeds In Assize Court
In Vancouver on May 4 a court heard that C. H. Robinson Company shared 1936 and 1937 profits with Sales Service Ltd under an arrangement involving Alexander McCallum of Winnipeg. Gordon M. Smith testified about deals aimed at retaining the Okanagan brokerage business, with cheques totaling over 14,000 dollars paid to Roy B. Staples for Sales Service Ltd. The group includes Roy Staples and Sales Service Ltd among those charged under the Combines Investigation Act.
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Vancouver
C.P
C. H. Robinson Company, Ltd
Prairie Fruit and Vegetable Brokers
Sales Service Ltd
Alexander McCallum
Winnipeg
Assize Court
Gordon M. Smith
C. H. Robinson Company
Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
McCallum
Western Grocers Ltd
Dominion Fruit Ltd
Okanagan
Smith
Roy B. Staples
Robinson Company
Labour minister names new review board for living cost in coal fields
Ottawa May. Labour Minister Norman McLarty announces Prof. George E. Britnell of the University of Saskatchewan as chairman of a commission to review periodically cost of living increases in Alberta and British Columbia coal areas. Garfield Graham and Clement Stubbs named to represent workers and operators respectively. The agreement sets no base wage rise during the war, with increases as bonuses after accounting for war taxes. Bonuses are paid on a flat basis, with four month review cycles and a five percent threshold for bonuses.
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Ottawa
Norman McLarty
George E. Britnell
Department of Political Science
University of Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Garfield Graham
Nacmine
Alta
United Mine Workers of America
Clement Stubbs
Calgary
Western Canada Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Mr. Larty
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Bucharest
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Danube
Cernavoda
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Bulgaria
Salonika
Agean Sea
France
Norwa
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Cape of Good Hope
Athens
Dodecanese
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Turkey
Europe
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R. N Sinclair
Washington
Sinclair Oil Co
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Brussels
Hasselt
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