Chamberlain Warns Germany At Sea While Praising Finland Aid
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that German operations at sea are acts of murder not war and pledged renewed Allied aid to Finland. He praised Finland's resistance and condemned Nazi air invasions, vowing Britain will continue the fight with calm resolve and final victory in sight.
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Lendes
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Finland
Russia
England
Balkan
Belgrade
Southeastern
Europe
Airport Buildings Ottawa and War Supply Board contracts
Transport minister Hon. C. D. Howe announced war supply board contracts for Commonwealth Air Training Plan buildings. In the week to Feb 3 five contracts totaling 402060 were let, part of 2128783 spent. Two buildings will be in British Columbia, two in Ontario, one in Nova Scotia.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
War Supply Board
New Westminster Merchants Threaten Nighttime Blackout
New Westminster merchants plan a blackout to protest high electric light rates. They warn stores would be dark at night as they press for rate reductions.
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New Westminster
Border clashes flare on Manchukuoan Outer Mongolia line
An army spokesman said two exchanges of fire occurred on the border where intermittent warfare ended September 16 in an armistice between Japan and Soviet Russia.
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Tokyo
Outer Mongolia
Japan
Russia
Air raid alarm at Gibraltar as three unidentified aircraft sighted
An air raid alarm sounded at Gibraltar when three unidentified aircraft were sighted near the British fortress. The all-clear was given within ten minutes.
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Gibraltar
Imports Rise in Ottawa December 1939 Trade Volumes
Ottawa December imports reached 72.109 million dollars, up from 44.286 million in 1938. U S imports climbed to 49.103 million from 28.188 million, while United Kingdom imports grew to 8.459 million from 7.033 million. All major groups advanced, led by agricultural products textiles and iron. Farm price index for 1939-40 edged up slightly from 79.4 to 80.0 with figures based on Aug to Dec data and subject to revision.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Bureau
Shot As A Spy Nancy Leader Roos Faces Conviction
Alsatian autonomist leader Karl Roos was shot as a spy in Nancy. Soldier Lobstein, convicted with Roos as an accomplice, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Roos was arrested Feb 7 1939 and accused of informing German agents about French troop movements in 1936 and 1938 amid Rhineland and Sudeten crisis tensions.
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Nancy
France
Karl Roos
Lobstein
Roose
Roos
Germany
Rhineland
Sudetenland
Nations meet at The Hague to study world reconstruction
Delegates from ten nations gathered to discuss a modest start on economic reconstruction and social betterment as a potential foundation for lasting peace. Countries represented include the Netherlands Great Britain France Argentina Australia Belgium Norway Portugal Switzerland and Turkey. The agenda opened with selecting additional members toward a 24 nation total and reserving six seats for former League members.
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Hague
Netherlands
Great Britain
France
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Norway
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
League of Nations
United States
French patrols gather vital intelligence west of the Saar
Paris reports that patrols deep behind German lines obtained important information on German positions west of the Saar. The units penetrated German out posts without detection and returned to their lines without firing a shot.
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Paris
Saar River
Finns Recruiter Says Port Arthur Alderman Willing to Serve
Port Arthur alderman and prominent flyer Would Help Finns Port Arthur-Al Cheesman advised a Finnish recruitment agency that he is willing to serve in the Finnish air force.
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Port Arthur
al Cheesman
Hungarians Aid Finns Volunteers Secretly Leave Hungary
More than 400 volunteers reportedly left Hungary for Finland without public notice as Hungarian sympathies align with the Finns amid ongoing conflict. Observers estimate the exodus reflects covert support and solidarity across borders.
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Hungary
Finland
Loans Under Housing Act Announces January Totals
Ottawa reports National Housing Act loans approved in January total 251 loans for 681 units amounting to 2 192 645. Hon J L Ralston notes overall loans since October 1935 reach 14 180 valued at 56 178 365. Ontario leads with 7 408 loans worth 25 327 260. western provinces show British Columbia 6 394 580. Saskatchewan 261 302. Alberta omitted.
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Ottawa
National Housing Act
J. L. Ralston
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Churchill seeks light float protection after air attacks
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill announces special measures to protect lightships following German air raids that killed lightship crew members. He says lightships have not been protected before and are considered outside bombing scope, and that light floats may replace ships in certain cases.
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London
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Churchill
Obsolete Russian Aircraft Report Across Finnish Front
London based air ministry communiqué says nearly 2,000 heavy bombers and reconnaissance planes are obsolete while 1,060 fighters have only low performance. Finnish raids support experts’ prewar view of weaker Soviet air power. The note notes deteriorating Allied Russian ties and hints at planes and volunteers to aid Finland.
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London
Air Ministry
Russia
Finland
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Air Force Instructors Paid Canada Scale Under Plan
Seventy one RAF officers and men are in Canada to act as instructors under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. They receive the same pay scale as corresponding Royal Canadian Air Force ranks, in line with initial agreements among the United Kingdom Canada New Zealand and Australia. Some have been granted temporary RC.A.F. commissions for the stay.
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Ottawa
Royal Air Force
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Australia
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Dominion
British School Children Recalled to Classes in London
Kenneth Lindsay announces in the House of Commons that school children in danger areas should return to classes as soon as accommodations are available, whether full or half-time, as lawmakers discuss about 500 600 British children lacking education for nearly six months.
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London
Kenneth Lindsay
Board of Education
House of Commons
Route Marches Resumed After Severe UK Weather
Canada’s First Division resumed route marches and outdoor drilling after weather disruptions that rivaled the blizzard of 1895, swinging through byways to mouth-organ tunes and popular songs like Roll Out the Barrel.
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Canada
England
Radio Censorship in Ottawa During Dominion Elections
Dominion era broadcasting rules shift to an honor system for political broadcasts. Radio managers and speakers must self regulate under Defence of Canada regulations while CBC free-time speeches remain the responsibility of party leaders. Public platform broadcasts are banned and archived texts must be kept on file at each station for CBC records.
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Ottawa
KR. P. Landry
Defence of Canada
Landry
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Freight rate clash sparks BC lumber talks in Ottawa
Canadian Transport Board convened talks with railway officials and BC timber interests after a hearing opened on special rates for 400 million board feet of BC lumber. Lumber advocates seek 60 cent per 100 pounds export rate, railways push 82 cents.
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Ottawa
Canadian Board of Transport Commissioners
Railways
British Columbia
British Timber Control Board
Atlantic
Panama
J.C. Rand
George A. Walker
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
London Explosion Sparks Sidewalk Buckle Near Cavell Statue
An explosion buckled the sidewalk at St Martin's Square near Nurse Edith Cavell, but no injuries were reported. Investigators found the blast resulted from a short circuit in an underground electric cable.
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London
Edith Cavell
St. Martin's Square
Allied Troops Concentrating in Near East Reported
Paris reports 275000 French troops in the Near East under General Weygand. Berlin and Moscow had estimated far lower figures. Weygand visits Egypt as Wavell leads British forces. Turkey seizes a Krupp shipyard in the Golden Horn and plans further German asset seizures. Spring is seen as a potential trigger for Balkan moves toward the Dardanelles.
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Paris
France
Near East
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Marshal Foch
Egypt
Sir Archibald Wavell
Russia
Associated Press
Istanbul
Turkey
Dardanelles
Krupp
Golden Horn
Great Britain
Sezure
Balkans
Canadians Arrive in Britain Under Royal Navy Guard
Fourth Canadian Active Service Force contingent crosses the Atlantic and lands in Britain under darkness. Crowds greet khaki clad servicemen as they disembark and are sent to training camps to settle in and sort gear after the voyage.
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Britain
Royal Navy
Canadian Active Service Force
Atlantic
Empire
Canada
Empire At
Alberta Oil Gusher at Princess Near Calgary
John Galloway manager of British Columbia Standard Oil announced a well near Princess was blowing wild. He estimated gas flow at 40,000,000 cubic feet daily with only a small amount of crude produced. Princess lies about 100 miles east of Calgary.
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Calgary
John Galloway
British Columbia Standard Oil Company
Princess
Airmen Learn Cooking For Empire Training Camps
Sixteen R C A F trainees in Guelph Ontario are training as cooks as the first group in a larger program to feed thousands of men at Empire Air Training Scheme camps across Canada.
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Guelph, Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
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