Canada able to produce own war munitions
Ottawa outlines two goals for domestic war material production to ensure rapid emergency supply and to strengthen peacetime Canadian industry. Plans cover cordite production, nitro cellulose from wood pulp, steel bullets and high explosive shell forgings, plus leveraging a confidential navy army and air supply committee and broad industrial inspection to build national capacity.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ian Mackenzie
Defence
Raul
Canadien Manufacturers’ Association
Canad
England
Dominion
Navy
Army and Air Supply Committee
Defence Headquarters
Defence Department
Government to aid mining transport with $1.3 million allotment
Ottawa announced a tentative $1.3 million supplementary estimate to aid provincial transport to mining areas. Provinces receive varying allocations from Nova Scotia to British Columbia with two thirds funded by the Dominion and one third by the provinces. The program, begun in 1936-37, covered Yukon and Northwest Territories by federal work with final Dominion approval.
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Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Ottawa Cuts Back Radio License Evasion Penalties
In a House of Commons revision to the radio-telegraph act amendments reduce penalties for radio apparatus possession to cases where owners cannot prove nonuse. Prosecutions must occur within one year of alleged infringement, instead of two. The bill passed third reading and goes to the senate.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
C. D. Howe
R. B. Bennett
Senate
Plan to Move 3.5 Million Londoners by Rail in 72 Hours
Geoffrey Lloyd told the House of Commons that government and railway firms agreed on a plan to move 3,500,000 people at least 50 miles from London by rail within 72 hours in an air raid emergency. A refugee reception plan and rural dispersal was also prepared. Sir Samuel Hoare described shelters for up to 1.5 million people could be built in London.
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London
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Office
House of Commons
Mr. Lloyd
Samuel Hoare
Home Secretary
Turner Valley Farmer Wins Alberta Superior Court Suit
W. S. McWilliams, a Turner Valley farmer, wins the first Alberta case of its kind. Justice S. J. Shepherd orders damages of 750 dollars after drilling fluid from Carlton Royalties Limited well site damages 50 acres of soil, ruling the fluid hardened the soil and rendered it unfit for cultivation.
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Calgary
Alberta
Turner Valley
W. S. McWilliams
Alberta Supreme Court
S. J. Shepherd
Carlton Royalties Limited
Oil Company
Steady Nerves urged to prevent war in London speech
Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang urged calm public nerves in Westminster Abbey addressing the Canterbury convocation and the upper house. He said steadiness could avert war and urged restraint among the populace.
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London
Cosmo Gordon Long
Canterbury
Westminster Abbey
Cattle Fetch High Prices at Wisconsin and British Columbia Sale
In Oconomowoc Wisconsin the sixth annual Royal Brentwood Holstein Friesian sale earned 32520 dollars for 88 cattle. John Cuneo of Chicago paid 1140 dollars for three animals from Colony Farm Essondale British Columbia.
King Attends Last Levee Before Season Ends
In uniform of field marshal the king travels from Buckingham Palace to St James Palace for the final levee of the season. Diplomatic corps and other prominent figures attend the ceremony.
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London
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Diplomatic Corps
Atlantic air service resumes experimental flights near July fifth
Fredericton, N B Atlantic Air Service plans to resume experimental flights over the Atlantic in preparation for a trans ocean passenger service. Minister of transport Hon C D Howe said operations would restart about July 5.
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Fredericton
N.B
Atlantic
C. D. Howe
British Author Louis Zangwill Dies in Essex
Louis Zangwill a British author aged 68 and brother of Zionist leader Israel Zangwill died May 25 at Holland-on-Sea Essex. The death was announced.
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London
Louis Zangwill
Israel Zangwill
Holland-on-Sea
Essex
De Valera Sets Irish Election Date for June Seventeen
Premier Eamon de Valera announced dissolution of Parliament and called a general election for June 17. This marks a second vote within ten months as his slim majority faces the Anglo-Eire pact backdrop and political maneuvering.
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Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Valera
Air Mail Forecast for All First Class Mail in Canada
At the Alberta Postmasters’ Association convention E. J. White and J. A. Sullivan forecast that within ten years all first class mail in Canada will be carried by air. They indicated regular air mail service between Winnipeg and Vancouver could begin in July.
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Calgary
Canada
Alberta
Postmasters’ Association of Canada
E. J. White
Dominion
Mr. White
J. A. Sullivan
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Canada April imports fall from last year
Canada’s April imports totalled 48.895 million dollars, down from 56.886 million a year earlier. U S imports were 31.381 million versus 36.701 million last year, and United Kingdom imports were 9.187 million compared with 10.207 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Churchill Insurance Rates in Ottawa Letter Maintains Parity
A communication from the Imperial Shipping committee states that Churchill area shipping insurance rates for arrivals and departures at the Port of Churchill will remain unchanged this season, keeping current pricing steady for carriers and exporters.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Imperial Shipping Committee
Winnipeg talks on stock fraud prevention and full disclosure
Four day meeting in Winnipeg urged strict disclosure by promoters and security holders as the best defense against stock fraud. Officials stressed informing the public what to look for behind shares and royalties offered, including use of funds, ownership of royalties, and operating deductions.
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Winnipeg
W. R. Cottingham
British protest threats reprisals over Alicante air raid
London protested to the Spanish insurgent regime over the Alicante air raid in which 1,250 civilians were killed or wounded. Sir Robert Hodgson was instructed to warn Franco against bloody reprisals if such attacks recur. The move follows pressure to condemn Japan for attacks on Chinese cities.
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London
Great Britain
Alicante
Japan
Robert Hodgson
Burgos
Franco
Pablo de Azcarate Y. Florez
Foreign Office
Praise For Mounties Ottawa
Sir John Ewart, director of intelligence of the police of India, praises the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a truly magnificent body of men after visits to Regina and Ottawa. He is on extended leave and sailed for England last week.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John Ewart
The
Police of
India
R.C.M.P
Regina
England
Japan tightens war costs with rationing and bonds
The article notes Japan funds its China war by rationing, higher taxes, and selling foreign bonds while consuming $5,000,000 daily in military costs. It cites $2.6 billion in expenditures, reduced imports, and reliance on gold, with an empire gold output near $75 million annually.
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Japan
China
Germany
Italy
Grazing Lands Rehabilitation Topics For Stock Growers
Members of the Short Grass Stock Growers Association will discuss rehabilitation of range lands and grazing charges tied to land production at their annual convention. A special committee warns that unchecked depletion could trigger a national rehabilitation problem similar to Canada’s timber regions where governments spend heavily on reforestation.
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Short Grass Stock Growers’ Association
Canada
Earthquake Spurs Wide Seismic Wake Across Southern California
A major quake May 31 rattled a million homes in southern California while sparing the worst damage areas. Felt across 200 miles along the Pacific coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego and 150 miles inland to the Mojave and Coachella Valley, it ranks among the era’s most powerful since 1933.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Mojave Desert
Coachella Valley
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Air Mail Service
Churchill Insurance Rates
Sir John Ewart
New Orleans
Mexico
Owen St. Clair O'Malley
Hankow
Kaifeng
Horan
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