King George Delivers Special Empire Christmas Message
London dispatch reports King George from Sandringham House delivers a five minute Christmas speech to the empire. He praises loyalty and love shown during his silver jubilee and calls for goodwill, peace, and resolution of economic troubles. The royal family shared Christmas at Sandringham as thawing weather eased snowbound UK roads.
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London
Empire
Sandringham House
Norfolk
British Broadcasting Company
United Kingdom
Pro-Japanese Shanghai Tension After Railways Official Shot
In the international settlement tensions rose after Tang Yu Jen, vice-president of Chinese railways and pro Japanese figure, was assassinated by gunmen in the French concession. Wang King Wei, former premier, was shot Nov 1 but survived. Foreigners fear anti Japanese disturbances and patrols by Japanese sailors appeared in Hongkew amid precautionary security measures.
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Shanghai
Tang Yu-Jen
Chinese Railways
Tang
Wang King-Wei
China
Executive Yuan
Wang
Hongkew Srea
iHinwe
S&i
Tie Frelice
Ottawa finance minister files note issue with US SEC
The Dominion of Canada seeks to sell 40 million dollars in two percent three year notes in the United States to a bank group led by Chase National Bank. The sale proceeds will refinance short term borrowings and earlier bond redemptions, yielding about 2.09 percent and saving over two million dollars annually in interest.
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Ottawa
Dunning
Securities and Exchange Commission
United States
United
Dominion of Canada
Chase National Bank of New York
New York
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Canadian North Railway Company
State Controlled Mines London Plan Aimed at Coal Royalties
Sir Thomas Inskip announced government plans to buy out mining royalties, creating state ownership and control. The move aims to free miners from private ownership and raise concerns among peers whose fortunes depend on royalties. Socialists hailed the measure as nationalization, while critics warned of political and financial implications.
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London
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
England
Sir Thomas
Dorldrecht Oil Shipment Aims for Britain
Canadian oil for Britain marks a historic sale as the Dutch tanker Dor drecht would load lubricating oil for England. It would be the first time in waterfront memory that Imperial Oil Company production from Canada was sold for delivery to the U K.
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Halifax
Dordrecht
England
Imperial Oil Company
Railways Minister Howe Debates Road Transport Commission
Railways Minister Howe said no royal commission will be appointed to probe public highway use by trucks and buses. He has weighed the proposal for some time while seeking uniform provincial legislation to curb bus and truck competition with Canadian railways.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canadian Railways
Praise for German Air Force from war ace Rickenbacker
Col Hedward V Rickenbacker, former great war ace and Eastern Air Lines general manager, returned from Europe praising German aviation. He says Germany is the outstanding European nation in military aviation and believes it values the aeroplane in war more than any other country.
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New York
Hedward V. Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Europe
Germany
Hoare and Lady Hoare Arrive by Air in Zurich
Sir Samuel Hoare and Lady Maud Hoare arrived in Zurich from London. Sir Samuel has been ordered to rest by his physicians and undergo further medical care to aid recovery. The visit follows prior illness and disrupted duties.
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Zurich
Sir Samuel Hoare
Maud Hoare
London
Samuel
Rget
Plane Fire Escape: Rescue On Frozen Lake
Pilot Charles Robinson took off from Red Lake with Gus Johnson as passenger. While flying over a small lake at 1500 feet, smoke filled the cabin. Robinson sideslipped to a landing, Johnson dragged to safety as flames engulfed the plane. Both men survived as the craft burned.
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Keuca
Fuety
Charles Robinson
Red Lake
Here
Gus Johnson
Johnson
Robinson
Tourist Traffic in Ottawa Rises in October
Tourist traffic to Canada climbed in October with 1,182,643 visitors admitted, up 137,028 from October 1934. For the seven months ending October 31, total tourists reached 11,609,820, compared with 10,363,180 in the same period last year.
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Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Dionne quintuplets greet family through glass at hospital party
In Callander Ontario Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne wave and speak to their quintuplet daughters through nursery glass at Dafoe hospital during a Christmas gathering. The babies remain separated by the glass to reduce risk of illness while elder siblings dine nearby with turkey. Cecile briefly escaped the nursery before nurses returned.
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Callander
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Joyeux Noel
Dafoe Hospital
Dionne
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Mee
Yvonne
Seven League Boots Bring Joy to Winnipeg Children
Fritz Hanson provided 375 unfortunate children with a merry Christmas using his boots. He raced 75 yards for a Winnipeg touchdown as the Manitobans beat the Hamilton Tigers 18-12 to win the Dominion rugby football championship. He autographed the boots and gave them to the Winnipeg Tribune empty stocking fund, which sold them for 125 dollars to John T. Boy.
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Fritz Hanson
Winnipeg
Fritz
Manitobans
Hamilton Tigers
Winnipeg Tribune
Tribune
John T. Boy
Christmas Messages Between King and Governor-General
King George replies to Lord Tweedsmuir in Ottawa after Christmas greetings from Canada. Tweedsmuir cabled respectful wishes from Sandringham, England, while Ottawa received the monarch’s warm note hoping for happiness and prosperity in the new year.
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King George
Lord Tweedsmuir
Ottawa
King Gorge
Canada
Sandringham
England
George R.I
Canada’s Wheat Supply On Hand Remains Heavy
Winnipeg report by the Canadian Wheat Board shows 290,373,703 bushels of wheat on hand for export as of December 14. The board notes continued heavy weekly exports are needed to reduce the carryover, with an estimated total surplus of 373,000,000 bushels after home needs are accounted for. If exports continue at 4,000,000 bushels weekly, carryover would drop to about 162,373,703 bushels by August 1, 1936.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Dominion
Wheat Board
United States
Soviet Navy Boost Signals Bearish Warning to Germany and Japan
Izvestia claims Soviet submarine and destroyer fleets are nearly quadrupled over four years while coastguard forces rose dramatically, signaling a stronger undersea power in the Pacific and Baltic. Britain asked to define its stance on Baltic control amid five power naval talks.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Izvestia
Russia
Pacific
Baltic
Manchukuo
Outer Mongolia
London
Baltic States
Great Britain
Baltic Sea
U.S.S.R
Ethiopia Denies Dum-Dum Bullet Reports
The Ethiopian government formally accuses Italy of spreading reports that Ethiopians used dum-dum bullets to justify future Italian outrages. The Ethiopian government statement to the League of Nations categorically denies the falsehoods and says Ethiopia manufactures no arms and ammunition, importing all supplies for rigorous inspection.
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Geneva
Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Alberta Tars Sands Development Timocy Plan
A fragmented report notes Alberta government readiness to develop tar sands. Officials emphasize provincial support and ongoing studies to advance resource extraction and energy plans despite uncertain timelines.
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Alberta
Timocy
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Britain
G Howard Ferguson
Seing
Dionne Christmas
van Dyck
Egypt
Alberts
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