Britain Plans Wartime Civil Defence Mobilization
London reports the British government moving to place civilian life on a wartime footing after hostilities begin. Sir John Anderson outlined voluntary civilian defence, a compulsory national register, and steps to mobilize labour and capital, with handbooks to households by January and a broad recruitment drive in mid January.
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London
John Anderson
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Sir John
National Service
John
Opening Of Parliament Aims For January 12 Start
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the government selected January 12 to open the next session of Parliament. He cited member convenience and timing ahead of King George and Queen Elizabeth’s May visit. The agenda includes the Canada United States trade agreement and a possible prorogation or adjournment to accommodate the royal tour. The government would be four years in office by next October, a typical window for an election.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Mackenzie. King
Youth Conference to Present Plan for National Youth Administration
The Canadian Youth Congress announces a conference of youth and adult leaders in Ottawa to present a positive plan to the Dominion government for a national youth administration. Date for the meeting was not set.
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Toronto
Canadian Youth Congress
Ottawa
Dominion
Award Refused by Cincinnati German Editor Elven
The Cincinnati Freie Presse editor F. W. Elven said he refused to accept the German government’s second class eagle award after being named for the honor.
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Cincinnati
F. W. Elven
Cincinnati Freie Presse
Taxation in Canada and the mining boom
Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of natural resources, told the chamber of mines in Montreal that taxation is heavy but can be eased by prudent spending. He praised Canada’s mineral wealth and the mining industry’s expected greater contribution to the economy, noting that Canada is blessed with minerals and that deposits anchor national stability.
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Montreal
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Chamber of Mines
Board of Trade
United States
British Demand Release Of Two Greek Ships
London officials demanded the immediate release of two Greek ships seized by Spanish insurgent forces on November 23 and 26. Richard Butler announced in the House of Commons that the vessels carrying Romanian wheat cargoes were moved to Palma Bay, Mallorca, and orders were sent to the British agent at Burges to secure their release.
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London
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Roumania
Palma Bay
Mallorca
Butler
Burges
Ice cream flown to Goldfields mining camp by plane
Edmonton dispatch says sourdoughs near Goldfields Sask prefer ice cream even in winter. Pilot Harry Winnig of Canadian Airways loaded five gallons aboard his plane and departed for the mining settlement on the eastern shore of Lake Athabaska.
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Edmonton
Goldfields
Sask
Harry Winnig
Canadian Airways
Lake Athabaska
Exports Down Ottawa Report Shows October Farm Exports
The Dominion bureau of statistics records Canada’s October farm implements and machinery exports at 340 196 dollars, down from September’s 439 747 and October 1937’s 671 632. Argentina leads buyers with 140 004, followed by the United Kingdom 57 027 and the United States 44 675.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Argentina
United Kingdom
United States
Yangtse River Closure Stifles Shanghai Trade
A joint army and navy communique says the Yangtse River will stay closed to all but Japanese shipping until China is conquered and rebuilt under Japanese control. The message says protests by Britain, the United States and France would be unavailing as Japan pursues its plans for a new Far East order.
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Shanghai
Japan
Yangtse
China
Great Britain
United States
France
Chiang Kai- Shek
Far East
Market must be restored for Western wheat
Dr. Jacob Viner of the University of Chicago told the Dominion provincial relations commission that Canada must blast a place for prairie wheat in world markets through tariff concessions and trade agreements. He warned self-sufficient tariffs and retaliatory barriers threaten western Canada’s 2,500,000 people and call for a serious, intelligent plan to sell more wheat or rely on subsidies.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Dominion Provincial Relations Commission
Canada
Viner
McGill University
Commissioner MacKay
Professor Viner
West
Problem Becoming Serious Ottawa Non residents help study
The Canadian Welfare Council's board of governors created a national committee to study caring for non residents and migrants across Canada. Agencies from coast to coast urged action as relief eligibility gaps grow nationwide. A possible national conference in Ottawa in 1939 may follow the royal commission report.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
Council
Royal Commission On Dominion
New Czech Leader Chosen by National Assembly
Dr Emil Hacha elected as third president of Czechoslovakia by the national assembly. As the sole candidate, the election is a formality and he will be titled president of the Czecho Slovak republic to reflect equal status of Czechs and Slovaks. Rudolf Beran named premier, seen as pursuing a pro German course.
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Prague
Emil Hacha
Supreme Court Administration
Czechoslovakia
Ntional
Rudolf Beren
Agrarian Party
Eduard Benes
Relief For Refugers New York Aid Floods German Refugees
In a remarkable response American Christians and Jews in a little more than two weeks showered at least 2,600,000 dollars on agencies aiding German refugees. The generosity reflects broad national support for humanitarian relief amid the wartime crisis.
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New York
Devil's club ties jobs on Vancouver Island plant
In Courtenay British Columbia six men find work growing valuable shrub Devil's club a thorny coast species. A New York clinic orders half a ton of roots for diabetes treatment from the Vancouver Island town plant site.
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Courtenay
B.C
Devil's Club
Coast District
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
New York
Craving For Security Echoed In St. Andrew’s Banquet
Lord Tweedsmuir warned Ottawa’s St. Andrew’s Society that fear of standing alone drives people to seek security by surrendering freedom. He cautioned against modern ideologies he described as dangerous yet ancient heresies, contrasting Scotland’s spirit of independence with conformity.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
St. Andrew's Society
Scotland
Daladier Defeats Nationwide French General Strike
Paris reports say eight cities saw labor disorders after Premier Daladier crushed a nation wide general strike with military force and police. Clashes in Toulouse Lille Marseille Lyon Nantes Dieppe Grenoble and others left inspectors injured and crowds dispersed as the government imposes economic mobilization for three years. Daladier praised the public order outcome and vowed continued reforms.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Toulouse
Clermont Ferrand
Daladier
Lille
Lyon
Nantes
Dieppe
Grenoble
Marseille
France
Ottawa urged to assume all relief costs in Canada
Ottawa urged to take over relief and social services to avoid losses for western investors and creditors and to limit federal tax increases. Manitoba Treasurer Stuart Garson pushed for Dominion relief funding and provincial debt refinancing. Ontario officials urged shared burden while Premier Hepburn backed Dominion responsibility. Premier Duplessis also endorsed.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Western Canada
Stuart Garson
Manitoba
Royal Commission On Dominion
Ontario
Garson
Canada
Commission
Winnipeg
John Bracken
Joseph Sirois
Dominion Treasury
Quebec
Chester Walters
Permier Mitchell Hepburn
Maurice Duplessis
Japan Orders Large Scrap Steel Import from U S
Dow Jones reports Japan placed a new US order for 170000 tons of No 1 scrap steel for December and January shipments at about 15.50 per ton. The price tops regional market levels. Japan had ordered 150900 tons in early November.
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New York
Dow, Jones and Co
Japan
United States
Seaboard
Ataturk Estate Probe Reveals Large Turkish Property
Ankara inquiry into President Kemal Ataturk's estate shows property valued at 4 million dollars. He left a monthly allowance to his sister and five adopted daughters, plus funds for the education of General Ismet Inonu's two children who succeeded him.
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London
Ankara
Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Ismet Inonu
New Naval Appointment in Ottawa
Captain W. G. Brodeur is named captain in charge of Royal Canadian Naval establishments at Esquimalt British Columbia and commanding officer for the coast of British Columbia as announced by the department of national defence.
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Ottawa
W. G. Brodeur
Royal Canadian
Esquimalt
B.C
British Columbia
Department of National Defence
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