King's Visit to U S Aims to Cement Ties of Friendship
British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay outlined the royal tour's aim to strengthen friendship with the United States. He said the King and Queen's trip originated in Canada and carries no political agenda beyond courteous ties. The King will not hold a press conference or speeches, may toast at the White House, and bow respectfully to the President.
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Ronald Lindsay
United States
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Queen Elizabeth
Ronald
Canada
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Roosevelt
White House
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Army Gunners Killed in Woolwich Arsenal Explosion
Five army gunners were killed and six injured in an explosion at Woolwich Arsenal during loading of a 3.7 inch anti aircraft gun. Victims connected to Woolwich scientific military school stood near a gun at the stop-buts when the blast hit.
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War Office
Woolwich Arsenal
Woolwich — Scientific
H. H. Constantine
E. R. Brown
C. Shepherd
W. Griffiths
J. Barron
Breeley Gardens
Eltham
P. McGill
Pp. W. Smith
Hartwell
Samuels
Italy and Germany pledge peace in Polish and French disputes
A high diplomatic source says Mussolini’s government has formed a military pact with Hitler requiring no war to settle the Polish and French quarrels. The agreement now reportedly includes automatic military aid if either nation faces hostilities, expanding beyond previous defensive only terms.
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Poland
Italy
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Purging Reich Army High Command
Hitler and Goering remove five top commanders in six weeks for opposing the blitz strategy. The moves aim to enforce fast war plans and loyalty within the high command.
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Paris
Chanceillor Hitler
Marshal Goering
Reich
Welcome Address by Prime Minister to King and Queen
The Prime Minister extends a royal welcome to Their Majesties. He notes Canada as the first overseas Commonwealth nation to host the monarchs and honors the historic voyage to Quebec. He praises democracy, national unity, and the kinship of the old and new lands as the King and Queen begin a cross‑Atlantic visit.
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Quebec
Canada
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Margaret Rose
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North America
British Commonwealth of Nations
Privy Council For
King’s tour urged ease for all at lunch and no gifts
A royal message to Dominion officials on the Quebec tour requests that all attendees at the government luncheon sit at ease during the King’s speech. It also states that royal family members will decline gifts for themselves and the young princesses throughout the Dominion-wide tour.
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Quebec
Dominion
Germany and Poland Reach Quiet Accord Over Railway Use
Berlin reports the German government and Poland reached an amicable understanding on railway use across the Polish corridor. Germany paid 12 500 000 zloty to settle debt for railway and medical supplies, and Poland accepted the payment.
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Berlin
Poland
Germany
Royal Tour Described On BBC Broadcast From Canada
The British radio audience heard a step by step description of the sovereigns arrival in Canada on a BBC program sent via empire wavelengths. Announcement they had gone ashore reached at 3 37 p m. The gun salute roared as they stepped on Canadian soil and the royal procession through Quebec was detailed.
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Canada
British Broadcasting Corporation
Quebec
BBC
Immigration Commissioner John Bruce Walker Dies in Winnipeg
Former Dominion immigration commissioner and noted eastern Canada newspaper figure John Bruce Walker, 79, died in Winnipeg after a long illness. Born in Troon Scotland, he came to Canada in 1881, joined the Toronto Globe staff, and retired in 1929.
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Riots Erupt as Jews Protest Palestine Policy
In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem clashes break out after Britain announces a plan for a Arab dominated state. Police fire on Jewish youths injuring several while crowds burn offices and demonstrations continue into the night. Contagious unrest spreads to Haifa Jaffa and Beirut hosts Arab leadership meetings.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
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Jewish Agency
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MacDonald
Halifax
Haifa
Jaffa
Arab Supreme Committee
Beirut
Djemaiel Husseini
London
Haj Amin el Husseini
Autonomy tensions amid Italian German pressure reported
Budapest reports cite Italian German pressure on the Balkans as anti Romanian demonstrations unfold in Bulgaria and Croatia seeks autonomy in Yugoslavia. Croat leader Vladiko Machek leaves Zagreb as Yugoslav Premier Cveekovich arrives with proposals. Czech unrest spreads with arrests in Bohemia and Moravia. a Prague lawyer Sekanina and three deputies are said to be sent to a German camp over a plot against Hitler. In Valenciennes a German deserter is held for carrying fortifications plans and seeking to join the French Foreign Legion.
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Vladiko Machek
Zagreb
Cveekovich
British United Press
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London Daily Herald
Frontier Reports
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Moravia
Prague
Sekanina
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Valenciennes
France
Berlin
Koenigsbrueck
Heinrich Rothery
Hitler
French Foreign Legion
U S Rejects Japan Demand for Shanghai Representation
The United States refused to grant Japan increased representation in Shanghai's international settlement for now. Ambassador Grew delivered the memo from Tokyo while American naval forces landed at Amoy. The reply offered readiness to discuss revisions, but cited abnormal conditions in the Shanghai area and the lack of a fair basis for negotiations.
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United States
Japan
Shanghai
State Department
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
Amoy
Allied forces tighten grip on Kulangsu Island
In Amoy China Kulangsu hosts a Japanese landing party now outnumbered three to one by French marines and British and American sailors. The Japanese unit at Kulangsu Hospital halted street patrols while continuing the quiet search for Hung Lih Soh’s slavers. Forty two French marines joined forty two British and American sailors deployed from Emile Bertin Birmingham and Marblehead to Kulangsu.
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Amoy
China
Kulangsu
Amoy Harbor
Hung Lih- Soh
Emile Bertin
Birmingham
Marblehead
Federation backs Canadian import plan for Ireland
Representatives of the Federation of Irish Manufacturers urge the government to adopt the Canadian duty assessment system in the next Irish Finance Act. The petition argues the method would improve Ireland's tariff framework and align with international practice.
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Dublin
Federation of Irish Manufacturers
Canada
Eire
Japan Eyes Salvage Of 1000 Sunken Coastal Ships
Authorities consider recovering about 1000 ships sunk along Japan’s coast. Officials assess salvage feasibility and legal hurdles while coordinating with maritime agencies and insurers to determine costs and potential routes to recovery.
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