German Planes Raid British Coast Amid Shipping Losses
German warplanes attacked along the east coast from Scotland to the Thames estuary as crowds watched from the shore. The tanker El Oso, 7,267 tons, struck a mine and sank after bombardment. an Italian ship Traviata was reported sunk, with 17 rescued from the Leonard Pearce after a collision.
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London
Scotland
Thames Estuary
Irish Sea
Britain
el Oso
Reuters
Rome
Leonard Pearce
Alberta Legislature Set to Open on February Fifteenth
Premier Aberhart announced Edmonton that the next Alberta legislature session will begin February 15. A provincial general election is expected this year, making the forthcoming session possibly the last for the Social Credit government elected August 22, 1935. The ninth session since the 1935 victory will follow four regular sessions and four special gatherings since February 1936.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
British Ambassador to Moscow May Stay in London
Sir William Leeds and Lady Leeds returned to London for a vacation amid widespread speculation he may not resume his post. Sources indicate Russia remains committed to its Finnish campaign regardless of consequences.
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London
Sir William Leeds
Moscow
Lady Leeds
William
Russia
William Leeds
Ammunition Recovered on Both Sides of Dublin Border
Police raids on the Ejire from the Republic and Northern Ireland recovered 120000 rounds believed stolen by the Irish Republican Army. New seizures in Meath and Kildare brought total recovered to within 100000 of the 1000000 stolen December 23 from the Phoenix Park arsenal in Dublin.
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Dublin
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Meath
Kildare
Phoenix Park
Mistaken for spies in France during BEF transport
Bettie Bucknelle star of Aladin and two pantomime colleagues were mistaken for spies by French detectives while traveling to entertain the British Expeditionary Force. They were taken to a police station where an interpreter corrected the misunderstanding and released them.
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France
Bettie Bucknelle
Danish Volunteers Arrive in Finland to Help Fight Red Army
The first company of Danish volunteers has arrived in Finland to assist Finns against Soviet Russia's Red Army invaders, as reported by National Tidende.
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Copenhagen
Finland
National Tidende
Assailants Captured in Shanghai Plot Against Phillips
The Shanghai municipal council reports three men captured after an attempted assassination of C. Godfrey Phillips, British commissioner general and council secretary. Phillips escaped during the assault.
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Shanghai
Ottawa recruits reinforcements for Canada’s First Division
The defence ministry disclosed plans to recruit a quota of reinforcements for the Canadian Active Service Force first division to begin training at Canadian centres at the earliest date. Depots will be cleared of men under 19 by April 15 and May 15, and reinforcements will include a percentage of tradesmen to replace wastage in existing units.
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Ottawa
Naonal Defence Department
Canadian Active Service Force
Hungary and Italy Seek Joint Front Against Russia in Balkans
Hungary moves to settle Balkan disputes with Roumania for a united stance against Russian expansion. King Carol to be pressed for a quick reply to Hungarian overtures. Csaky reports talks with Italy's Ciano. If Roumania settles Transylvania issues, Budapest and Rome promise support against Russian moves into Bessarabia.
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Italy
Europe
Hungary
Roumania
Balkans
Carol
Count Stephen Csaky
Crown Council
Count Ciano
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Senior RCAF Officers Travel to England for Training Exchange
Three senior Royal Canadian Air Force officers have gone to England to study Royal Air Force training procedures for adoption in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The officers are Air Commodore G C Johnson, Group Captain C M McEwen of Trenton Ontario, and Group Captain L F Stevenson of Camp Borden Ontario.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Royal Air Force
Canada
National Defence Department
G. C. Johnson
Air Council For
C. M. McEwen
R.C.A F
Trenton
Ont
L. F. Stevenson
R.C.A.F
Camp Borden
Watson district farmer claims Canada grain harvest record
J. H. Riesen of Watson district Saskatchewan asserts a national record by harvesting a grain crop in the first week of January. He left 100 acres of flax in fall, then used a combine to reap the grain, reporting 16 bushels per acre.
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Watson
J. H. Riesen
Canada
Beached German Mine in Copenhagen Suspected Sabotage Dummies
Danish authorities near Hyjverig found a beached German mine filled with stones rather than explosives. National Tidende reports naval officials see two possibilities: sabotage at German munitions factories or German mine fields containing dummies.
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Copenhagen
Hyjverig
Natonal Tidende
Alberta Credit Unions Reach 23 Members Amid Growth
Hon. E C. Manning announces 23 active credit unions in Alberta with 2,192 members. Since 1938, about $84,000 has been loaned to credit unionists, and total assets across unions amount to $44,449.91.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E C. Manning
Stimson Urges Arms Export Ban To Japan
In a letter to the New York Times Henry L. Stimson former U S secretary of state argues Congress should forbid export of arms munitions and raw materials to Japan He says U S merchants have aided Japan by selling ore steel scrap iron and aviation fuel and that such legislation could pressure Japanese army leaders to change policy and restore a stable balance in eastern Asia.
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New York
Henry Lo Stimson
United States
New York Times
Congress
Japan
Eastern
Asia
Britain lays world’s largest minefield along east coast
Britain completes a vast sea minefield from Scotland to the Thames as retaliation for intensified German air raids. Royal Air Force and naval units deploy mines worth about 30 million pounds to shield east coast shipping, forming a protective barrier linked to another field near the Straits of Dover.
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London
Britain
Sylt
Germany
Denmark
Heligo and
Anchorage
Royal Air Force
Briain
Kinnaird’s Head
Scotland
Thames
Straits of Dover
Help From India Bombay
Lord Linlithgow, viceroy of India, praised India's wartime contribution at a luncheon. He linked party disputes in India to reform stumbles, noted abundant offers of men money and material, and said cooperation strengthens the Allies while weakening the enemy.
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Bombay
India
Lord Linlithgow
Faith in League Help for Finland Grows
Rudolf Holsti, Finland's League of Nations representative, said Finland's plea for practical aid against Russia was being realized. He noted aid includes planes guns ammunition and medical supplies and that the world will know the extent of help only after the war ends. The Brazilian government pledged to lend prestige to private relief efforts amid sixteen replies from member states.
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Geneva
Rudolf Holsti
Finland
League of Nations
League
Russia
Holsti
War Loan Films Ottawa Preview Promotes National Bond Drive
A preview of a wartime short film titled Modern War Is Total War will be shown in 700 theatres across Canada. The production invites Canadians to invest in the first national war loan. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and several ministers appear in a discussion on the loan, with scenes of laborers and professionals planning participation. Lapointe notes Canada will contribute heavily in munitions and supplies, signaling new work for many Canadians.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
J. L. Ralston
Norman Rogers
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
United States Extends 10 Million Aid to Norway
The United States extends credits of 10 million dollars to Norway to bolster resistance against the Soviet invasion of Finland. Officials compare the move to the 10 million advances given to Finland after Russia acted, with credits set for purchasing American agricultural products manufactured goods and other supplies.
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Washington
United States
Norway
Scandinavia
Finland
Russia
Canada’s First War Loan Gains Quebec Support at Luncheon
In Montreal leaders from finance and industry hailed Canada’s inaugural war loan drive. About two hundred delegates, representing roughly half of Canadian wealth, attended a luncheon by the Quebec loan subscription committee. Speakers argued money will drive the war effort, citing Canada’s strong credit and growing national income as inflation controls and production expand to fund debt reduction.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Charles Duning
Britain
Mr. Dunning
Dominion Finance
National Subscription Committee
J. L. Ralston
Ernest Lapointe
Justice
Mr. Ralston
World of Finance
United Kingdom
Navy chief says U S cannot defend western hemisphere alone
The chief of operations for the United States Navy warned that the navy could not defend the western hemisphere comfortably against a coalition of the have-not powers.
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Washington
United States Navy
Western Hemisphere
Spain aids Finnish cause by arms shipment through France
Paris dispatch reports Spanish Republican arms seized in the civil war are en route via France to Finland to be used against the Red army. The Rome correspondent notes Franco may send Italian tanks and artillery left in Spain to Finland. Germany blocks Italian shipments through Germany and redirects them via France. Germany also sends technicians to Russia and twenty German officers head to Moscow to study Soviet failures.
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Paris
Spain
France
Finland
Red Army
Rome
London Daily Express
Franco
Germany
Italy
Europe
Reich
Paign
Russia
Moscow
Russians Face Trial as Finnish War Turns Fronts
Reports from Copenhagen and Nordic quarters say over 100 Soviet officers are recalled for trial before people’s commissar courts. Finland claims a 30 mile frontier zone east of Lake Kianta now clear of troops for the first time since the war began, with the last Russian division trapped near Kukamaa and Suomussalmi. Leningrad HQ notes only scouting and artillery fire, while Finns say Russians fortify the Karelia isthmus in anticipation of a larger southeastern offensive.
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Copenhagen
Lake Kianta
Kukamma
Suomussalmi
Leningrad
Karelian
German Railways Decline Spurs Alarm in Paris
French military experts report German railways in neglect with deteriorating rolling stock and rail lines. Observers who recently flew over Germany note a sharp drop in rolling stock from a 70 000 car reserve in 1933 to a 50 000 car shortage in 1939.
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Paris
Germany
Aklavik Residents Battle Fire Near New Year
Residents of Aklavik report a seven hour blaze that destroyed the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals living quarters. The fire's origin remains undetermined as word reached Edmonton of the harsh pursuit against the flames.
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Edmonton
Aklavik
Arctic Post
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Irish Army Finance Ties to German Funds in US
News Chronicle correspondent reports intensified IRA activity in Ireland is financed in part by funds sourced from German interests in the United States. The disclosure highlights international support shaping the Irish conflict.
Lumber ships loaded for Britain from British Columbia ports
London reports that between 50 and 60 vessels have been assigned to load lumber in British Columbia for United Kingdom ports. The specific pickup period was not disclosed. China remains one of the world’s leading wheat producers.
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London
British Columbia
United Kingdom
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