Federal plan offers grants to provinces to quit income tax during war
Ottawa announces close to 100 million dollars annually from the federal treasury to compensate provinces that agree to suspend personal and corporate income taxes for the war period and one year after. Details list payments to each province and optional subsidies to offset gasoline tax losses while gasoline rationing continues.
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Ottawa
Federal Treasury
Sisley
lUisley
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Iisley
Lisley
Dominion
Civilian toll from December air raids released
London reports 34 civilians killed by air raids during December. The ministry notes December 1940 saw 3,793 civilian deaths and 5,044 hospital injuries from air raids.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
Canada sends $100000 to Britain for Russian relief
Dr. Fred W. Routley national commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross announced that Canada has cabled $100 000 to Britain to be turned over to the Russian Red Cross. He said this is the first instalment of $500,000 raised in Canada for medical relief for Russia.
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Toronto
Fred W. Routley
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian
Red Cross
Britain
Russian Red Cross
Routley
Canada
Russia
Saskatchewan Seed Growers reelect 1941 officers
All 1941 officers of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association were re elected at the 13th annual meeting held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
University of Saskatchewan
War effort spurs 24 seven ship production by coast builders
Pleas from the United States government for ships prompted Pacific coast shipbuilders and unions to agree on continuous production. They will keep yards operating around the clock to support the war effort.
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San Francisco
United States
Pacfic Coast
Allied Supply Board Possibility Tinted by London Report
Reports from London and Washington say an Allied supply board coordinating wartime production across the United Nations is plausible. Canada would likely gain representation due to its munitions output and resource wealth. Nelson vows to push any necessary shakeups to speed war material to defeat Hitler and Japan. In Canada, Royal Air Force crews faced disaster near Germany, but three Canadians including Pilot Officer Ian Hoidas and Sergeants W. H. Bracken and C. J. Kearns reached home after a bomber ran low on fuel and sustained damage.
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Washington
Donald M Nelson
United States
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Allied Supply Board
United Nations
Canada
Nelson
Hitler
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Robert P. Patterson
Navy
Janes V. Forrestal
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Ian Hoidas
Saskatoon
W. H. Bracken
Moose Jaw
C. J. Kearns
Halifax
Germany
Vancouver plan to move 5387 Japanese aliens urged by Ottawa
British Columbia hosts 23,428 Japanese residents. About 5387 are deemed aliens under defence area removal laws. Ottawa announced imminent evacuation but exact counts depend on outlined protected zones. Premier Hart welcomed action, praising the government. RCMP officials prepared for registration and transfer, noting that many affected are family fathers and Canadian‑born mothers are fewer in number.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Ottawa
Pacific
Victoria
Hart
George A. Ishiwara
C. H. Hill
Royal Canadian Police
Canada
Soviet Japan relations unchanged says Lozovsky
Soviet spokesman S A Lozovsky said relations with Japan remain based on the neutrality pact of April and are unchanged. He noted talks are under way to renew the Far Eastern fisheries pact that expired December 31, in a press conference after the Pacific war began.
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Kuibyshev
S. A. Lozovsky
Pacific
Japan
Thailand closes Vancouver consulate in view of occupation
The Prime Minister's office announced Thailand will shut its consulate general in Vancouver due to the Japanese occupation of Thailand. The closure reflects wartime diplomatic precautions and realignments.
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Ottawa
Thailand
Vancouver
Malta’s aircraft defences praised by British troops
British troops arriving in London from Malta praise the island’s anti aircraft defences as unparalleled. They report Malta endured 1200 air raid alarms by January 10 and shot down more than 80 enemy aircraft with few island casualties. The sky was said to be lit by a sheet of steel whenever planes approached.
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Malta
Free French Navy Detachment Sails To Seize Newfoundland Isles
Vice-Admiral Emile Muselier leads four corvettes from a port on December 22 for sea manoeuvres. The flotilla moves Monday and Tuesday and sails between St Pierre and Miquelon, where crews discover their mission to take the islands off the Newfoundland coast.
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Emile Muselier
Free French Navy
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Axis Shipping Losses in World War II Britain Report
An informed source cites admiralty and RAF communiques showing Axis shipping losses near 5 million tons since the war began. Since late October Axis losses exceeded 4.5 million tons, with over 100 ships sunk or damaged by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and RAF, averaging about 4,000 tons each.
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London
Admiralty
R.A F
Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
R.A.F
New Canadian soldiers to wear off parade khaki uniform
National Defence Headquarters announces a new off parade uniform for Canadian soldiers to be issued in March. The jacket and slacks in khaki serge feature four pockets and a cloth waist belt with regimental badges on the lapels while battle dress remains for fighting and training. A swagger stick will be carried, like fathers before them.
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National Defence Headquarters
the Ordnance
Admiral Hart Leads U S Asiatic Fleet To Safer Waters
Admiral Thomas C Hart has moved the entire United States Asiatic fleet to comparatively secure waters for continued operations against Japan. The fleet evacuated Cavite and Manila Bay, destroying industrial facilities and records, with ships and personnel removed. Navy officials have given no location but hinted the fleet may be in the Netherlands East Indies area.
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Washington
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Cavite
Manila Bay
Philippine
Manila
Manila-Cavite
Netherland East Indies
Admiral Hart
Navy
Netherlands
Far
Air Force Reinforcements Reach Burma Front
Reinforcements by core air forces including Canadian and other Commonwealth pilots arrive in Burma as the air strength grows at Rangoon and key points. Ground crews and anti aircraft batteries join air units, with volunteers from the United States aiding the Burma road defense.
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Rangoon
Burma
Far East
Associated Press
Thailand
Japan
Singapore
T. J. Hutton
Malaya
Royal Air Force
England
Canada
Australia
South Africa
China
Free Yugoslav Armies Regain Territory and Issue Passports
Yugoslav free forces claim control of 19000 square miles of mountain territory in 96000 mile Yugoslavia and begin issuing passports for Unoccupied Serbia. BBC adviser W Tencer notes troops face isolation supply problems and cold while bombarded by German forces. Belgrade reports 160 Serbian patriots killed and 11 captured in renewed clashes with Axis occupiers in the mountains.
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Lordon
Yugoslavia
Serbia
W. Tencer
BBC
Tencer
Belgrade
Air Training Plan recruitment may pose Canada wide problem
Ottawa reports air minister Power warns the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan will face the biggest manpower challenge in Canada. He cites a shortage of suitable recruits and possible need for rehabilitation and expanded education to raise aircrew standards.
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Ottawa
Canada
Power
Pacific
Japan
Labrador
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
United States
Maj. Power
Voluntary Discipline Urged For Civilians In War Wage Policy
Labor Minister Mitchell told a joint meeting of the national war labor board and regional boards that wartime price and wage controls require voluntary civilian discipline similar to that of soldiers. The conference aims to clarify enforcement details and ensure uniform wage treatment to keep inflation in check.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
National War Labor Board
British Officer Awarded Military Cross
Lieut. John Christopher Close, 23, earns the Military Cross for a December action at Kota Bahru airdrome in Northern Malaya where he led a rearguard with 12 Indian soldiers against a much larger Japanese force.
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London
John Christopher Close
Kota Bahru
Malaya
Execution in Germany for selling soldier clothing
Neuse Nachrichten reports Karl Backs was executed at Kassel for attempting to sell clothing collected for German soldiers on the Russian front.
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Berne
Munich
Neutse Nachrichten
Karl Backs
Kassel
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Sherbrooke
Asiatic Fleet
University of the Air
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