Britain tightens foreign policy under Chamberlain stance
Prime Minister Chamberlain asserts Britain will defend vital interests while seeking peace. The Anglo Italian accord is urged, Spain's settlement remains key, and Britain expands air force with France ties. Berlin eyes possible air pact. Czech policy leaks draw Nazi criticism amid ongoing European tensions.
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London
Great Britain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Spain
France
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Barcelona
Franco
Burgos
Diplomatische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
Wheat carry over forecast for Ottawa may hit 26 million bushels
The Dominion bureau of statistics foresees Ottawa wheat carryover around 26 million bushels for year end, the smallest since 1925 and well below the 1930s peaks. Visible supply totals reach 21,773,554 bushels, with farmer holdings reportedly very low and final official figures due August 12.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Governor General Tweedsmuir Seeks Campbell River Fire Details
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general, now in England, cabled British Columbia officials expressing regret for the damage from the Campbell River fire on Vancouver Island. He requested prompt information on the blaze and its impact.
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Victoria
Lord Tweedsmuir
England
British Columbia
Campbell River
Vancouver Island
Goering Bans Army Attendance at YMCA Meetings in Berlin
Marshal Hermann Goering forbids all German army members from attending Young Men's Christian Association sessions in Berlin calling invitations interference in the army's spiritual education. The move reflects Nazi supervision of civic groups and control over youth activities.
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Berlin
Hermann Goering
Young Men's Christian Association
Germans plan Condor round the world flight from Germany to New York
A German embassy official announced a proposed multi city flight starting in August or September with a six man crew led by Captain Henke and Captain Van Moreau. The Condor four motor plane will travel via India China Japan Alaska to San Francisco and then possibly non stop to New York before attempting the Atlantic hop. The mission is described as long distance tests not a Howard Hughes style round the world attempt.
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United States
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van Moreau
Fickewulf German
Germany
India
China
Japan
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San Franscsco
New York
Atlantic
Howard Hughes
Motor Vehicle Deaths in Canada Reach 1937 High
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 1937 motor vehicle deaths totaled 1,626, up from 1,316 in 1936 and 1,224 in 1935. The national rate was 14.6 per 100 000, with Ontario highest at 20.8 and Saskatchewan lowest at 5.0. Alberta stood at 7.1, BC 16.5, PEI 7, Nova Scotia 83, New Brunswick 67, Quebec 405, Manitoba 66.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Waterfront Fire Destroys CP Pier in Vancouver
A $1,000,000 blaze razed the Canadian Pacific Railway pier D in Vancouver. The 1,000-foot structure and attached freight sheds and cars burned, threatening the waterfront until ships Princess Charlotte and Princess Adelaide escaped. Fire losses include the pier value and contents, with rapid spread from a small puff at 1:45 p.m. to a wholesale inferno by 2:35 p.m. Captain Rippon signaled the engine room, guiding the Princess Charlotte to safety.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Granville Street
Thomas Rippon
Britain Aims to Protect Interests in China Amid Japan Tensions
Viscount Halifax addressed the House of Lords warning Japan Britain will safeguard century old Chinese interests. He said Britain is ready to consider possible actions if its rights are not adequately respected. He urged global sincerity over Czech and Italian fronts and defended the Anglo Italian friendship talks.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Japan
Great Britain
China
Lord Halifax
Britain
Czechoslovakia
France
Marketing Act Upheld in London Privy Council Ruling
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council upheld the British Columbia Natural Products Marketing Act. It dismissed dairy farmers' appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal, ruling the act regulates transactions within the province under section 92 of the British North America Act. Costs awarded against the appellants. It rejected the view that natural products defined by the act are confined to British Columbia production.
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London
Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council
British Columbia
Judicial Committee
Tweedsmuir to Take Rest Before Return
Lord Tweedsmuir the governor general of Canada will rest for at least a month in England before returning. Prime Minister King said his health prompted the delay and that he may stay longer to regain strength. He left July 1 and had planned a western Canada tour with a September return now expected around September 17.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
England
King
Mackenzie King
British Journalist Ordered to Leave Italy in Malta Born Correspondent
Paul Cremona of The Christian Science Monitor and vice president of the Foreign Press Association in Rome was ordered to leave Italy. The Earl of Perth spoke with Count Galeazzo Ciano and secured a promise for a temporary stay while reasons for the expulsion remain undisclosed.
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Paul Cremona
Christian Science Monitor
Foreign Press Association
Italy
Earl of Perth
Galeazzo Ciano
Cremona
Malta
Lord Cecil Aids British Columbia Fire Fight At 100 Mile House
Canadian rancher and English aristocrat Lord Martin Cecil joined forest rangers and railway workers to defend central British Columbia from wildfires. He has eight years of ranching on 50,000 acres with 2,000 cattle and runs a guest ranch near the Pacific Eastern Railway point, known as 100 Mile House.
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Exeter
B.C
Martin Cecil
British Columbia
Cecil
Marquess of Exeter
Lord Burghley
M.P
Pacific Eastern
Savings Deposits Fall in Canadian Banks in June
A slight decline in notice of savings deposits was shown in the monthly statement for Canadian chartered banks as of June 30 versus May. Demand and current deposits rose while call and current loans also increased.
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Ottawa
Canada
Army Worm Menace Hits Winnipeg Districts
Manitoba grain herds report relief from grasshoppers but battle a new army worm outbreak in several districts. The pest’s relentless destruction threatens crops as authorities monitor spread and impact on feed and harvest prospects.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
London bombings probe backed by Britain and insurgents
The Spanish government accepted in principle Britain’s plan for a two man British commission to investigate bombings of civilian centers. Insurgents proposed widening the scope to include other assassinations and barbarities not linked to air raids.
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London
Great Britain
Spain
Franco
Richard Butler
Foreign Office
France
Royal Air Force
Army recruiting hits new record in second quarter
Leslie Hore-Belisha told the House of Commons that army recruiting reached a quarterly high with 11 663 volunteers in April May June. This era’s peak means the force will be within 20 000 men of its planned strength by next March if trends hold. Medical exams showed 10 235 applicants fit, up from 5 517 accepted the prior year.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
House of Commons
Czechoslovak Minority Plan Condemned by German Press
German papers decry Milan Hodza’s plan granting concessions to 3.5 million minorities in Czechoslovakia. Headlines accuse Praha of undermining Sudeten demands and sovereignty, calling the statute a loophole laden betrayal and a mockery to appease Lord Runciman.
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Hitler
Milan Hodza
Czechoslovakia
Praha
Staatsvolk
Hodza
Viscount Runciman
Germany
Lokalanzeiger
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung de
Runciman
Halifax describes role in Czechoslovak crisis mediation
In the House of Lords Viscount Halifax, Britain's foreign minister, recounts to Lord Runciman that the mediator compared his duties to being set adrift in a small boat in mid Atlantic. Halifax confirms this analogy, stating the mediator understood the position precisely.
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London
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Lord Runciman
Atlantic
Lord Halifax
New Ministers to be Named for Foreign Posts
Ottawa reports that Canada will not fill foreign ministerial posts this autumn by promotion. New ministers will go to France and Brussels, likely to Japan, with a legation opened at The Hague. Prime Minister Mackenzie King stressed the need for capable appointees amid large foreign responsibilities.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
France
Brussels
Japan
Hague
Holland
Belgium
R. B. Bennett
Legation
Canada Pacific considers subsidies to fight foreign ship flows
Sir Edward Beatty, president of Canadian Pacific Steamships, arrived aboard the Empress of Britain and said the Canada to Australasia service will continue but costs of building ships in Britain are high. He warned Britain must subsidize shipbuilding or shipping to compete with subsidized rivals like the United States and Japan.
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Trans-Pacific
Britain
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Vancouver
Antipodes
Canadian Pacific
Pacific
United States
Japan
Ottawa condemns Croft remark on Hitler
Prime Minister Mackenzie King says Canada will not make a mountain out of a molehill over Alderman William Croft's remark about Hitler made weeks ago. He notes diplomacy has produced no gain from unnecessary unpleasantness. Croft's June 23 zoo visit included a quip about Hitler near the beavers’ pool.
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William Croft
Toronto
Adolf Hitler
Erich Windeis
Mackenzie King
Croft
Beavers’ Pool
Hitler
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