Show of Force by Britain in the Present Crisis
Britain moves to bolster the British French front amid Europe crisis. A new export credit fund aims to aid Poland Roumania Greece and Turkey with up to £60 million in capital with interest excluded from the fund. Poland likely to receive about £20 million, plus allocations to Turkey Roumania Greece Egypt Iraq Finland and Sweden. 52 RAF planes will visit Paris for Bastille Day exercises and a reserve mobilization will test new capacities. New Zealand also to receive a small credit to develop an aircraft industry.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
House of Commons
Poland
Roumania
Greece
Turkey
Royal Air Force
Paris
Board of Trade
China
Egypt
Iraq
Finland
Sweden
New Zealand
Germans Leave Italy Berlin
A large-scale exodus of German speaking Souther Tyrol residents from Italy to Germany has begun. About 5,000 Tyrolians have entered Germany as the vanguard of thousands more expected to join the Reich labor ranks amid a longstanding labor shortage. The exact proportion of the 150,000 German speaking Tyroleans to be repatriated was not disclosed.
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Berlin
Tyrol
Italy
Germany
Reich
Pension Bill for MPs Aims Aid to Ex Members
Prime Minister Chamberlain introduced a bill in the House of Commons to create a pension fund for needy former MPs and widows. Each MP would contribute £12 annually from salary, with maximum pensions of £150 to former members and £125 to widows.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Gold Reserves of Allies Far Higher Than Germany and Italy
The Federal Reserve Board reports Great Britain and France hold about 6.215 billion in gold reserves, vastly outweighing Germany and Italy, who total roughly 222 million. The review traces gold stocks and metal movements in recent months.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Aly
Royal Couple to Visit Belgium in October
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will visit Belgium from October 24 to 27 in return for Leopold II’s 1937 London visit. The formal invitation, extended by King Leopold, aims to renew Anglo Belgian friendship and recall wartime ties. The couple is to land at Antwerp and inspect the Liege International Exposition before returning to Britain.
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London
George
Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Belgium
Leopold
Britain
English Channel
Antwerp
Liege
England
Holiday Victims in U S Over Fourth of July
A nationwide survey reports 633 Americans died in the four day Fourth of July holiday period up from 595 last year. Auto accidents caused 281 deaths, drownings 158, falls and other causes 194. Edward Fisher, 21, son of the National Safety Council secretary, died in Michigan when his car skidded off a road.
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New York
U.S
Edward Fisher
National Safety Council
Ludington
Michigan
Trade Revival Due to Arming Boosts European Economy
Berlin's Reichs Kredit Gesellschaft, a top bank, says mid year analysis shows gigantic armaments programs fueling economic revival in Europe including France and Great Britain. It notes drag from international debt, limited gold distribution, and calls for regulated credit as essential to world markets while Germany pursues energy driven barter expansion.
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Berlin
Europe
Reichs Kredit Gesellschaft
France
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Development survey on northern Ontario resources
Controller D. F. J. Con boy said the civic northern Ontario development committee will survey the advisability of developing large lignite coal deposits near Blacksmith Falls to absorb Toronto's unemployment. The committee will also study feasibility of using northern Ontario clay to support Canadian pottery industries.
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Toronto
D. F. J. Conboy
Civic Northern Ontario Development Committee
Blacksmith Falls
Civic Employment Committee
Ontario
Bata Visits New York and Plans Canadian Plant
Jan Bata, head of the world’s largest shoe combine, arrived from Czecho Slovakia aboard the Ile de France to inspect the first American branch under construction at Belcamp Maryland for the New York World’s Fair visit, and to discuss a Ontario branch plant.
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New York
Jan Bata
Czecho- Slovakia
Ile de France
Belcamp
Ontario
British envoy warns against coercive tactics in Sino-Japanese talks
Sir Robert Craigie says Britain's stance on the Sino-Japanese conflict will not be debated in upcoming talks with Tokyo. He notes discussions will focus on the Tientsin controversy and urges a peaceful arbitration, warning that forceful tactics could cause catastrophe despite cautious optimism.
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Tokyo
Great Britain
Japan
Robert Craigie
Britain
Robert
Tientsin
Royal Treasures from Windsor Show Displayed at Royal Farm Park
Souvenirs brought back by the King and Queen from Canada were on view at the Royal Agricultural show in Windsor. The items include gifts given during their tour and personal mementoes, with more historic Windsor castle exhibits sent to form a special display at the Royal school in Windsor Great Park for the King’s employees and their children.
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Windsor
Eng
Canada
Windsor Castle
Royal School
Windsor Great Park
Arrange Credits for Purchase of War Materials
London reports Britain seeks powers to grant about 150 million pounds in trade and defence credits to Poland Romania Turkey and Greece to bolster war readiness. A Polish financial mission has been in London negotiating while press debate shifts to using funds for armament factories in Canada Newfoundland and Australia.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Independent
Poland
Romania
Turkey
Greece
Great Britain
Daily Express
Ind
Canada
Newfoundland
Australia
Flood Devastates Eastern Kentucky Towns
In Morehead Kentucky 33 known dead and 114 feared. 26 bodies recovered there and seven at Keck. Keck lists 69 missing and 12 unaccounted. Breathitt County reports seven dead. High flood waters up to 15 feet hit small mountain communities as authorities count missing and dead.
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Morehead
Kentucky
Keck
W. E. Crutcher
Breathitt County
Breathitt
Walter Dea
Commission Report On Dominion Provincial Relations Delayed
The royal commission on Dominion provincial relations begun in 1937 has not completed its hearings. Prime Minister Mackenzie King asked chairman Dr Joseph Sirois for a definite report date. The timing could influence the fall election and a conference between provinces and the Dominion may be called to study the report.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission On
Mackenzie King
Joseph Sirois
British and Allies Mull Action Over Danzig Standoff
London reports say Britain France and Poland may take diplomatic steps in protest of German military moves in Danzig. Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons his government will take any necessary steps to clearly show their attitude against any coup in the Free City.
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London
Great Britain
France
Poland
Danzig
Free City
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Vyvyan Adams
Germany
Britain
Radio Big Bertha Prepares to Target Axis Propaganda
In Schenectady New York United States engineers ready a 100 kilowatt short wave station nicknamed Big Bertha. The General Electric designed station aims to launch a verbal news barrage against Fascist propaganda within two weeks, signaling a new wartime communications edge.
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Schenectady
N.Y
United States
Germany
Italy
South America
General Electric Company
Emergency Supplies for London Households Urged
In the House of Commons William Morrison, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, advised British households to stock a week’s worth of rations for sudden emergencies. He urged traders to maintain or increase essential food stocks and for households to build reserves.
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London
William Morrison
Duchy of Lancaster
House of Commons
Morrison
Border clashes flare between Japanese and Soviet forces
Reports from Shanghai and Moscow recount heavy fighting along the Manchukuo Outer Mongolia border. Japanese sources claim large Japanese casualties and air victories, while Soviet communiques via Tass report about 8000 Japanese killed, 45 planes shot down, and Mongolian Soviet losses across three days of combat.
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Shanghai
Manchoukuo
Harbin
Outer Mongolia
Japan
Manchukuo
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Russia
Tamsk
Tass
Japan Plans New Order in East Asia Says Hiranuma
Premier Baron Hiranuma marks the second anniversary of the Japanese-Chinese War and warns Britain to accept Japan's right to a new order in East Asia. He links Anglo-Japanese talks to the Tientsin blockade and says settlement hinges on Britain's understanding of Japan's Far Eastern position. If not, talks may be suspended.
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Tokyo
Kirichiro Hiranuma
Great Britain
Japan
East Asia
Tientsin
Tient- Sin
China
Chiang-Kai-Shek
Soviet Claim Victory at Khalka River Front
Soviet and Outer Mongolian forces defeated Japanese Manchukuoan units on the Khalka river front from July 2 to 5. Moscow reports describe a large clash with tank, aircraft, artillery and infantry involvement, claiming 50 Japanese tanks disabled and 45 planes shot down while Russian Mongol losses reached 100 killed and 200 wounded.
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Moscow
Khalka River
Outer Mongolian
Russia
Outer Mongolia
Khalka
Lake
Bor
Japan
Manchoukuo
Transatlantic Trip By Dixie Clipper And Land Plane
Manufacturer James McVittie held a Lisbon share and returned to Chicago after a rapid voyage across the Atlantic. He traveled from Lisbon to New York by air, then onward by land plane to Chicago, dining in Lisbon Monday and in Chicago Tuesday.
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Chicago
James McVittie
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
India Favors British Connection Montreal
The Congress Party of India supports India remaining a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Dr D P Pandia, general secretary of the party and Gandhi’s former private secretary, spoke here.
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Montreal
Congress Party of India
India
British Commonwealth of Nations
D. P. Pandia
Mahatma Gandhi
Vancouver officers study criminal investigation at court house
A group of non commissioned officers from the British Columbia police began training in criminal investigation at the court house. The course is led by Staff Sergeant C C Mackenzie from the Victoria criminal investigation department.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Police
Court House
C C. K. Mackenzie
Criminal Investigation Department of
Victoria
Plan Day Service Ottawa
Transport Minister C D Howe said a Trans Canada Airlines day service was planned between Montreal and Toronto via Ottawa starting July 15.
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Ottawa
C.D. Howe
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Toronto
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