Britain aims for peace under Chamberlain pledge
London Prime Minister Chamberlain declares Britain a go-getter for peace while stressing respect for Britain abroad. He envisions Europe settling to quieter times and vows armaments only while necessary to maintain peace and global stature. He cites Munich accord as a foundation for peace security and justice.
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London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Lender
Frank Bowater
Europe
Hiitons
Hitler
Mr. Chamberlain
Distressed Area Rebuild Plans Include Berengaria Sale
Sir John Jarvis MP signs contract with Cunard White Star to buy the Berengaria once German liner. The ship will be broken up for scrap at Jarrow, employing 200 men for two years. Jarvis, a Guildford Conservative, paid over £100000.
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London
England
Sir John Jarvis
Guildford
Cunard-White Star Line
Berengaria
Great Britain
Jarrow
Sir John
Olson Moves to Pardon Mooney in Prepared Statement
Governor-elect Culbert Olson began drafting a statement announcing a planned pardon for Thomas J. Mooney, jailed for the 1916 San Francisco preparedness pay bombing case. The action signals a clemency move ahead of Olson's inauguration.
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Los Angeles
Culbert Olson
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Trade With Orient Vancouver Hopes for China Reconstruction
Vancouver exporters expect Canada’s trade with the Orient to normalize through rebuilding in war-torn China. War disruptions cut Japanese imports from Canada from nearly 7 million to 3.23 million in the first half of 1938 while exports to China totaled 1.308 million, half of 1937. BC lumber data show exports to China and Japan fell significantly, underscoring cautious optimism for a postwar reconstruction boom.
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Vancouver
Canada
Orient
China
Japan
Asia
British Columbia
King and Queen to Visit All Provinces of Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Their Majesties will tour every province in the Dominion early next summer with three weeks in Canada and additional time in the United States. The Ottawa event will feature the unveiling of a national war memorial. A cabinet sub committee will plan the itinerary and coordinate with provincial officials for final approval.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Mackenzie King
United States
Winter Projections as Caribou Migrate Southward
Veteran trapper Jack Bacon notes heavy snow and severe cold forecast for the north. Thick-necked Hudson Bay Railway crossing caribou and long-haired Barren Lands herd head toward timber-line south of Chur chill Manitoba as winter food search begins earlier than usual.
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Hudson Bay
Here
Churchill
Manitoba
Jack Bacon
Edmonton Labor Council Urges $100 Monthly Wage Plan
The Edmonton Trades and Labor Council will submit a resolution urging a minimum wage of 100 dollars per month for all male workers in Alberta. The proposal is set for presentation at the Alberta Federation of Labor annual convention in Calgary on November 28.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Federation of Labor
Calgary
Edmonton Trades and Labor Council
Ottawa session date set for January by Mackenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Parliament will meet in early January, likely the first or second week, after a cabinet council. The delay stems from the Canada United States trade agreement not being ready, with talk of presenting the treaty for ratification after the throne speech address. Finance Minister Charles Dunning attended his first full cabinet session since illness.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
West Indies
Canada
Charles Dunning
Mexico seeks talks on aeroplane production with Canadian firm
Officials said Mexico expressed interest in Canadian Car and Foundry's aeroplane capabilities and sent representatives to discuss terms. The Mexicans, leaving Fort William for Montreal, had inspected the plant opened last year for armaments and aircraft production.
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Montreal
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Fort William
Population rise in Japan during 1937 to 1938
The cabinet bureau of statistics reports Japan’s population grew by 969,900 between 1937 and 1938, despite the Sino-Japanese conflict. The total population reaches 72,222,700.
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Tokyo
Japan
Cabinet Bureau of Statistics
Housing Loans in Canada Reach Over Forty Seven Million
The finance department reports National Housing Act and Dominion Housing Act loans total $24,695,268 up to Oct 31. Home improvement loans amount to $22,319,546, giving a combined $47,014,814 for building and repair. Loans supported 6,272 families with housing, and 55,820 families benefited from improvements, with construction expenditure exceeding $53,000,000.
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Ottawa
National Housing Act
Dominion Housing Act
Finance Department
Premier Aberhart Announces Willow Lake Seaplane Base
Premier Aberhart announced creation of an all weather seaplane base on Willow lake shorelines about 300 miles north of Edmonton between Fort McMurray and Waterways. He also said plans are under way to move thousands of tons of freight into the north by winter roads this year, noting prior years relied on aircraft after navigation ended.
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Edmonton
Willow Lake
Fort McMurray
Waterways
Aberhart
Thief Steals From Calgary Constable Darknell Home
A bold thief entered Constable Frank Darknell's home while he was off duty, taking his service revolver two watches and a razor. He discovered the robbery after returning from an extended visit with friends.
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Calgary
Frank Darknell
Bren gun contract hearing set for November 21
Justice H H Davis finished royal commission evidence on the Bren gun contract and set Monday November 21 for the argument by counsel after eight weeks of public hearings. The argument is expected to last a week as counsel agreed on times and order of speaking.
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Ottawa
H. H. Davis
Supreme Court of Canada
Colonial claims Hitler offers peace guarantee to Britain
Hitler demanded restoration of Germany's war lost colonies as a peace guarantee with Britain and France at a Munich veterans meeting. He praised Chamberlain and Daladier, warned of a world in arms, blamed Jews for postwar inflation, and asserted Germany would pursue justice by force if necessary.
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Munich
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
France
Britain
Fuehrer
Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Reich
House of Commons
Berlin
Arthur Greenwood
Winston Churchill
Railways Vital to Canada Economy Says Minister Howe
Hon. C. D. Howe spoke to the Railroad Y.M.C.A. conference arguing rail service remains essential to the national economy. He noted Canadian National’s high fixed charges, favorable rail vs road costs, and urged balancing highway subsidies with railway needs while forecasting better days ahead for railways.
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Toronto
C. D. Howe
Y.M.C.A
North America
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Labor Wins By-Election In Dartford Seat
Labour gained the Dartford parliamentary seat defeating Godfrey Mitchell 46 514 to 42 276 as voters protest Chamberlain foreign policy after Munich. Mrs Jennie L Adamson praised Labour executive win amid dismemberment of Czechoslovakia noted by observers. Five more by-elections pending.
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Dartford
England
Labor
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Jennie L. Adamson
Labor Party
Godfrey Mitchell
London
F. Clarke
Adamson
Voes
Czechoslovakia
Democracy
Mrs. Adamson
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Quintin Hogg
Oxford
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Northland
Mexico
Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court of the United States
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Famonton
Scots Greys
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Bureau of Statistics
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