Britain to Expand Arms Program Amid Rising Global Tension
A government white paper argues Britain must boost arms spending beyond last year’s level to fortify defences against escalating international arms buildup. It forecasts new warships and vessels, higher naval and air forces, and notes peak costs likely in 1939 40 with total five year defence outlays exceeding 1.5 billion pounds.
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Ghote
Helter
Avadahie
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Admiralty
Riport
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
British Isles
Air Defence Up For Hong Kong Egypt and Gibraltar
The air ministry announced large defence appropriations for Hong Kong Egypt and Gibraltar in the coming fiscal year. It seeks 219500 pounds for Hong Kong air defence 25500 pounds for Egyptian RAF stations and 20000 pounds for Gibraltar to protect Empire trade routes in the Far East and Mediterranean. More than 200 Surrey factory workers went on strike after the manager was described as sarcastic and a new manager was appointed.
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London
Air Ministry
Hong Kong
Gibraltar
Egypt
Far East
Mediterranean
China
Royal Air Force
Surrey
Sixcastic
Small loan companies face scrutiny amid rising family debt
Ottawa hearing on the small loan business highlights its role as a refuge for average families facing medical, legal, and employment strains. Leon Henderson calls for a national Canada loan rate cap, noting U S models and a 244 percent potential maximum on unpaid balances.
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Ottawa
Leon Henderson
United States
Banking As Commerce Committee
House Commons
Canada
Russell Sage Foundation
New York City
Henderson
Ottawa authorizes selling Trans-Canada Air Lines shares
Hon. C. D. Howe announced in the House of Commons that a bill to amend the Trans-Canada Air Lines Act has third reading. The act would permit sale of shares to other aviation interests, though no sales have occurred yet. It would also allow the company to buy Canada’s stake in the trans Atlantic project and expand operations beyond Canada.
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Ottawa
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canadian National Railways
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canada
British policy statements kept Canada informed
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that Canada has been kept informed of recent statements by Prime Minister Chamberlain and Anthony Eden on British foreign policy but has not offered any opinion on those statements. The reply was given in response to M. J. Coldwell C.C-F. Rosetown- Biggar.
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Ottawa
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
M. J. Coldwell
Seeding Financing Amounts Revised in Saskatoon Address
Dr. F Hedley Auld deputy minister of agriculture spoke to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities in Saskatoon about seed and field operations financing. He noted spring needs were estimated between 26 million and 21 million dollars with earlier estimates ranging from 23 million to 27 million.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
F. Hedley Auld
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Woman Sees Damages Award In Ipswich Road Crash
A Ipswich court ordered a woman pedestrian to pay £100 damages to the motorist she collided with after she was struck near a grass bank. The driver suffered a bad sprain bruises and shock but could not avoid the impact.
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Ipswich
England
BC Motor Accidents Rise Despite 30 MPH Limit
British Columbia reports a sharp rise in car crashes and fatalities in January despite a new 30 mph speed limit in municipalities. With 10 percent more vehicles, total accidents rose 17 percent to 411, injuries 27 percent to 178, and deaths 25 percent to nine. Property damage climbed to 37026 dollars. The measure, backed by Attorney-General Gordon Wismer, also provides driver and vehicle testing stations to start this summer. Wismer says he will analyze records for further safety steps.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Gordon Wismer
Wismer
Fear of Air Raids Shapes Japan Mobilization Debate
Tokyo lawmakers debated a drastic national mobilization bill amid fears of air raids on densely populated cities. General Isamu Yokoyama defended the measure as an emergency tool to instantly place the nation on a war footing, while opponents labeled it dictatorial and Fascistic.
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Tokyo
Japan
Isamu Yokoyama
California Flood Toll Rises Amid Citywide Evacuations
In the heaviest rainfall on record, 26 dead and 10 000 homes evacuated as flood waters isolate southern California. Bridges collapse and landslides destroy homes while rails and airports flood. Major disaster teams mobilize. tens of thousands lose work as stores and firms close. Destruction centers on Los Angeles area with multiple drownings and bridge collapses.
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Los Angeles
California
Ventura
San Juan Capistrano
Sierra Madre Mountains
Hollywood
Beverley Hills
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Compton
Glendale
Pacific Ocean
Lytle Canyon
San Bernardino
Santa Ana
Joint Railways Plan Suggested by Senate
Senator C. P. Beaubien urged in the Upper House a 15 member joint management board for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways. He said Canada is poorer by nearly one billion dollars for not implementing the 1925 Senate resolution that proposed five directors named by CPR, five by the government, and five chosen from the ten by capable business leaders.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
C. P. Beaubien
Montreal
Canada
Senate
C.P.R
Reuters News Reel Barred in British Columbia
The British Columbia board of censors barred the film China, 1937 a newsreel depicting Sino Japanese conflict. At a meeting to obtain medical aid for China Alfred Heathcote said the picture was propaganda but it was banned from the province.
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Victorias
British Columbia
Japan Faces First Aerial Bombardment In Formosa
Chinese planes based in Canton bombed Formosa, the Japanese colony, marking the first aerial attack on Japanese territory. Residences in Taihoku and Tokyo trembled at reports of further raids aimed at Japan.
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Canton
China
Formosa
Taihoki
Tokio
Japan
South China
Ottawa urged to assume full relief costs in Canada
Canadian lawmakers debated relief funding with calls for Ottawa to cover all relief costs. T.S. Church proposed a referendum on abolishing provincial legislatures, while ministers noted relief relief has improved in Manitoba and Nova Scotia. Critics warned that leaving municipalities to shoulder costs creates inefficiency and higher taxes.
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Cuiawwaik
Church
People of
Canada
Woodsworth
Rogers
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba Bank Tax Hike Moves Through Legislature
A Manitoba bill to raise bank taxes by 40 percent was introduced by Treasurer Stuart Garson. The plan raises main office and branch levies across Manitoba from 5 000 to 7 000 where a resident superintendent exists and from 3 000 to 4 200 where not. Winnipeg branches would be taxed 1 050 and other branches 560. Last year banks paid 128 000. the new scheme would yield about 175 000. Critics W R Sexsmith and G F Renouf warned it could close several branches and the bill received a first reading.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Stuart Garson
W. R. Sexsmith
Portage li Prairie
G. F Renouf
Swan River
Denial Report From London Cites Quiepo de Llano Remark
A formal denial of reports from Madrid states that General Gonzalo Quiepo de Llano called Gibraltar a den of pirates. The denial, delivered at the foreign office by the Duke of Alba, honors General Franco and his insurgent leadership.
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London
Gonzalo Quiepo de Llano
Spain
Gibraltar
Foreign Office
Duke of Alba
Franco
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