Japan outlines Greater East Asia plan and new world order
Tokyo declares a long planned policy to create a new Greater East Asia with Japan, Manchukuo, and China as core links. The government vows unity between cabinet, army and navy and signals alignment with Germany and Italy while seeking to resolve China issues and advance national fortunes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Greater East Asia
China
Manchuokuo
Indo-China
Netherlands East Indies
Southeast Asia
Germany
Italy
Ward
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Yuzuru Okuma
Navy
United States
Yosuke Matsuoka
Manchukuo
London Docks Run Normal Amid War Traffic Slowdown
London's docks operate at normal capacity despite war. Officials say traffic decline stems from wartime disruption in global shipping, not direct bombing. Cargo ships from seven seas load and unload near busy city streets, moving meat wool and manufactured goods in and out.
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London
English Channel
Seven Seas
Gift Has Double Value for Red Cross Bacon Gift
The British government bought 42 000 pounds of bacon from the Canadian Red Cross in the United Kingdom. The sale, announced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, will let the Red Cross gain funds while the UK gains the bacon.
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Red Cross
London
United Kingdom
Canada
British Broadcasting Corporation
Bread prices rise in Vancouver amid tax claims
Bread Dearer At Coast Vancouver Bread prices rose one cent a loaf here as bakers implement higher prices they say were forced by the new federal wheat processing tax, affecting shoppers citywide.
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Vancouver
No ships sunk or lives lost in Empire troop movement
London reports that authorities confirm no ships were sunk and no lives lost due to enemy action in the large-scale troop movements across the Empire since the war began.
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London
Surplus Will Be Needed to Feed United Kingdom
Hon. J. G. Gardiner told the House of Commons Canada can supply foodstuffs to the United Kingdom and all surpluses will be needed sooner or later. He announced new bacon and pork agreements would be worked out during August and new apple grower aid agreements would follow in Ontario and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
J. G. Gardiner
National War Services
House of Commons
Gardin
Agriculture Department
Gardiner
Ontario
British Columbia
Credit To Men Honored Victoria Cross Hero
Captain H M Ervine Andrews, red haired and quiet spoken, earned the Victoria Cross for holding a Dunkirk line ten hours under heavy enemy fire. Though wounded, he credited his men as Magnificent and said they did the job, while he directed them. He declined to discuss specifics and invited reporters for a drink.
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London
H. M. Ervine-Andrews
Magnificent
Ervine Andrews
Dunkirk
Ottawa braces for selective call up under mobilization act
War Services Minister Gardiner told the House that married men will not be drafted in the first year while single men aged 21 to 35 are expected to meet defense needs. Departmental estimates show about 1,198,000 single men aged 18 to 44 in Canada, with many already in military services. Calls by age will begin with 21-year-olds.
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Ottawa
National Resources Mobilization Act
House of Commons
War Services
Gardiner
Department of National Defence
Canada
Army
Air Force
Navy
Advance Guard Pretoria Volunteers Headed East Africa
The arrival of South African troops in East Africa was announced as the advance guard of a larger force. Gen Jan Smuts, prime minister and commander in chief, called the volunteers who were bid farewell by veterans urging them to seek the enemy where he is found, not in their homes.
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Pretoria
East Africa
Jan Smuts
Flying Bombers To Britain From Eastern Canada Port
Three Imperial Airways long distance flyers who arrived on a liner from the United Kingdom will pilot bombers to the United Kingdom from this side of the Atlantic. The men declined to discuss their mission.
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Imperial Airways
United Kingdom
Atlantic
Question Being Studied Ottawa Committees Review Soldier Pensions
Pensions Minister MacKenzie told the House of Commons that committees are studying national insurance for soldiers and their re establishment after demobilization. An official announcement will follow once reports are available.
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Ottawa
MacKenzie
House of Commons
Mailing Instructions for Naval Men in Canadian Ships
Naval headquarters announces new mailing rules for personnel aboard HMC ships Assiniboine Ottawa Restigouche Saguenay St Laurent Prince David Prince Henry Prince Robert. All mail and parcel post should be addressed to the ship, care GP.O., Ottawa, Canada.
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Ottawa
Naval Headquarters
HMC
Assiniboine
Restigouche
Saguenay
St. Laurent
Prince David
Prince Henry
Prince Robert
Care Gp.o
Canada
Fleet Air Arm Has Been Doing Valuable Work
Britain’s fleet air arm reports a 20 week record of operations covering vast seas without losing a plane or suffering a casualty. Catapult planes from ships spot enemy positions, attack, and then return to carriers, serving as spotters and attackers in the Mediterranean and against Italy. Most personnel remain naval men.
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Fleet Air Arm
London
Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Air Arm
Trondheim
French
RAF
Farey
Navy
Waits On Navy London Evacuee Transfer Immediate
Ronald Cross minister of shipping said in a radio address that the transfer of British child evacuees to the dominions will begin as soon as naval resources are available. He praised dominions for offers of hospitality and noted children may be removed from the field of battle to safety.
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London
Dominions
Ronald Cross
Amery predicts Britain will gain command of air and sea
L S Amery, secretary of state for India, told a speech that Britain will soon control the air as well as the sea and push the war into Germany. He praised the United States resources and energy and said America may be asked to help fill Britain’s material gaps though not to fight Britain’s war.
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Dudley
England
United States
Amery
Pravda Ban in Canada Shuts Russian Daily Circulation
The Pravda Moscow daily newspaper in Russian faces prohibition in Canada under defence regulations. The Canada Revenue Department announced the ban on circulation and distribution within the country.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pravda
Defence of Canada
National Revenue Department
Britain uses Canada’s capacity to full war production
London officials state Britain is tapping Canada's war production capacity to full extent including existing facilities and potential plants ready by January 1942. Lord Caldecote defends Canadian industry expansion, noting heavy capital outlays for new plants or machinery adaptations to meet orders for specialized munitions. Lord Barnby defends Canada’s effort, arguing earlier UK demand could have spurred greater Canadian output.
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London
Viscount Caldecote
House of Lords
Britain
Canada
Lord Barnby
Dominion of Canada
Lord Caldecote
United Kingdom
Certificates Handy Size Ottawa
Certificates of registration to be issued by the national war services department are white slips billfold size giving the name and address of the registrant the date on which he registered and the name and number of the polling division and electoral district in which he registered. Printed in English on one side French on the other it will also bear the signature of both registrar and registrant and an order that the certificate must be carried by the registrant at all times.
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Ottawa
National War Services Department
Britain extends sea blockade to deter neutral ships
Britain extends an Arctic to Northern Africa blockade and enacts navicert rules requiring non-British ships to show cargo details to receive port services. Offending lines risk water access. aims to curb blockade running and reinforce Suez and Gibraltar control amid a broader war strategy.
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London
Britain
Arctic
Africa
House of Commons
Hugh Dalton
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Francis Stevens
Regina
Leader- Post
Royal Navy
Suez
Gibraltar
Germany
Spain
Ottawa endorses amendments to Defence of Canada regulations
The House committee recommends amendments to the Defence of Canada Regulations on enemy aliens and naturalization. It urges tighter registration for German and Italian naturalized subjects, halting naturalization hearings for enemy aliens, and reprinting consolidated rules. A future special committee should review naturalization, deportation, and Defence of Canada laws.
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Ottawa
Defence of
R. B. Hanson
Hanson
Construction Rush for Elevators Across Western Canada
Western Canada wheat belt expands grain storage with 6 million bushels capacity, 15 new elevators and 300 annexes planned at an estimated cost of 15 million dollars. Saskatchewan operators face delivery and storage-ticket exchanges as grain boards restrict purchases. Record deliveries of 1,458,000 bushels reach country elevators on July 31, latest high since 1929.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
Canadian Wheat Board
Gold cache sparks British patrols near Martinique
Reported treasure valued at 250 million dollars is cited as the main reason for a British naval patrol off Martinique. The patrol follows France's collapse, with fears that gold and 48 aircraft on French ships could be seized by Germany.
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French
Martinique
San Juan
Puerto Rico
France
Canada Keeps Open Question On League membership
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons Ottawa that Canada has not decided against discontinuing its membership in the League of Nations. He replied to a question by George Black of Yukon, noting the issue remains undecided.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
George Black
Yukon
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