British protest over Japan attacks on shipping in China
London demands Japan prove steps taken to stop attacks on British shipping after a note from Foreign Secretary Kylen cites repeated incidents. The cabinet reviewed Far East tensions including naval status in Chinese waters as Japanese aircraft and ships struck vessels near Wuhu Nanking and along the Yangtze. One HMS Bee crew member was wounded and a rating killed in the attacks.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
China
Kylen
Koki Hirota
Eden
House of Commons
Canton
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Wuhu
Nanking
Yangtze Command
H.M.S. Ladybird
Ladybird
Suivo
H.M.S. Bee
T. N. Lonergan
Hashimoto
Oicer
Hm.s. Bee
Hsia-Sanshan
Fear Seed Shortage for Spring Sowing in Canada
Ottawa reports seed supplies for spring sowing are short across the country with alfalfa and red clover most scarce. Remaining grass and clover seeds are limited, while Saskatchewan and Alberta need about 6,000,000 bushels of wheat 4,300,000 bushels of oats and 1,100,000 bushels of barley for seed.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Grouth
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Toys Not Amusing New York Toys and dreams of 1938 construction
The ghost of Christmas Past laments New York toylands as blocks tumble into skyscraper scale. The current United States Christmas pack totals 225 million dollars, marking a seven year high for the American toy industry.
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New York
United States
Ontario Plans Challenge to Federal Power Export Ban
Premier Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario said the province with Quebec support will challenge the federal ban on exporting surplus power to the United States unless Ottawa allows Ontario Hydro to export. The move targets federal legislation restricting cross border power sales.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
United States
Quebec
Britain Not Facing Slump Says Prime Minister
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain denied Britain was about to suffer an economic slump. He dismissed the unemployment surge of 108,954 between October and November as exaggerated and said the country is in a strong position to meet any temporary decline in trade.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Japan Censured by Eleven Organizations Meeting
Representatives of eleven groups passed a resolution condemning the unprovoked invasion of China by Japan. Attending bodies included service clubs the League for Peace and Democracy the Ministerial Association and Chinese organizations.
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Edmonton
China
Japan
League For Peace and Democracy
The
Ministerial Association
Imperial Airways Opens Atlantic School at Croydon
London based Imperial Airways announces a new Atlantic school at Croydon to train pilots for future mail and passenger liner routes between the United Kingdom and North America. The program aims to prepare cadets for long haul Atlantic service aboard Imperial ships.
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London
Imperial Airways
Croydon
United Kingdom
North America
Relief Costs High Direct Relief For Feed And Fodder
Ottawa Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced preliminary estimates for direct relief plus feed and fodder in Saskatchewan and Alberta at about 18 million dollars, compared with 9.5 million spent in 1936. He warned 1937 figures may vary, noting last year’s estimate of 12 million was about 2.5 million higher than actual spending.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mid-West
Rural Rehabilitation Urged by Manitoba Leader
J. S. Wood president of the United Farmers of Manitoba urged the Manitoba legislatures select committee on agriculture and immigration to set up a land court at once to work out satisfactory conditions of rural rehabilitation and land tenure. The proposed court would wield wide administrative powers.
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Winnipeg
J. S. Wood
United Farmers of Manitoba
Manitoba
Select Committee On Agriculture and Immigration
Farm Debts Proposals for Federal Credit Corporation
Saskatoon and Regina boards of trade urge Dominion to create a credit corporation to assume farm mortgages and issue three percent debentures to loan companies in exchange for settlements. They seek tax powers for the Dominion, tax shifts away from real estate, tariff relief for western farmers, and early steps to ease farm debt burdens amid wartime pressures. London assigns a specialist to safeguard the water system from air raids.
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Credit Corporation
Regina
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Rowell Commission
F. R Macm
Regina Board of Trade
L. A. Thornton
Boards of Trade
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Board of Trade
H. F. Angus
MacMillan
Andrew Leslie
Saskatoon
Leslie
Dr. Angus
West
East
Howe Downplays Railway Woes As Canada Expands Transport
Transport Minister Howe told Boston's Canadian club that Canada’s railway deficit this year will be smaller than prior years and the system remains vital. He highlighted 24 000 miles of national rail, low freight rates, and a planned full trans Canada air service by July 1, linking Boston to Vancouver and Seattle to Winnipeg to boost productivity.
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Canada
National Railways
Federat Urg
D. Howsey Lreas
C.N.R
Budyet
Dunning
Boston
Howe
Waltham
Massachusetts
United States
Prairie Provinces
trans-Canada Air Service
Montreal-Vancouver
Montreal
New York
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Great Falls
Montana
Lethbridge
Vancouver
Seattle
Dominion
British Isles
France
Referendum push for war approval in U S House
Advocates press for a constitutional amendment requiring a public referendum before declaring war. Seventeen members signed to reach 218 and move the proposal from the house rules and judiciary committees, with the matter already under intermittent review for over a year.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
Advocates of Peace
House Rules and Judiciary Committees
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Tion
Britain
William E. Dodd
Germany
Hugh Wison
Switzerland
Herald Angels
Rome
Pordoi Pass
Russia
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
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