Former Labour Premier MacDonald Dies Aboard Ship
J Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's only Labour prime minister, died suddenly aboard the liner Reina del Pacifico en route to South America. The 1-year-old? veteran leader fell ill reportedly of a heart attack. body to Bermuda then England. He sought rest and wrote of pacifism, having opposed wars and led the 1931 National Government.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Scotland
Great Britain
South America
Alistair MacKinnon
MacDonald
United Kingdom
Reina del Pacifico
Bermuda
England
Sheila
Peru
Chile
Earl Baldwin
Cong
Labor Party
Chamberlain
Guildhall
Labor
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Immigration figures rise in Ottawa six months to September
Canada reports 9 272 immigrants from all countries in the six months ending September 80, up from 7 005 in the same period in 1936. An additional 3 115 Canadians returned from the United States, vs 2 975 a year earlier, with most arrivals from the British Isles and United States. A separate note covers an assault on British Consul J G Baillie and wife near their suburban home after an Armistice anniversary ball, with three shots fired at their car but no injuries.
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Ottawa
Department of Mines and Resources
United States
British Isles
Buenos Aires
J. G. Baillhe
Powerful 3375 HP London Aero Engine Tested for Flying Boats
The world's most powerful aero engine of its type is being tested for use in new 40 ton flying boats for North Atlantic service. It develops 3,375 horsepower and is a 14 cylinder radial design.
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London
North Atlantic Air Service
Toronto Housewives Protest Milk Price Demand
About 600 Toronto housewives gathered at a Labor Temple meeting to cut milk consumption to the bare minimum until local dairies reduce price to 10 cents a quart.
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Toronto
Retreat From Shanghai Falls to Japanese Forces
Shanghai fell into Japanese hands as General Chiang Kai-shek's troops retreated after 88 percent of days of resistance. The orderly withdrawal toward the winter line cut the metropolis off, bottling 3,000,000 residents and 1,000,000 refugees from the nation with railways and highways blocked. Foreign communities felt relief yet war refugees faced a long isolation among Japanese troops.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Grasshopper Invasion Winnipeg 1938 Report
Dr. R. D. Bird of the Dominion entomological laboratory told the Manitoba committee that 1938 grasshopper invasion in southern Manitoba will be heavier than 1937 but less than earlier feared. Eggs laid were below expectations, with infestations mainly in southwestern Manitoba and a small severe area along the Souris river.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. D. Bird
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon
Manitoba Committee For
Bird
Souris River
Mons Liberated by Canadian Troops Remembered
The mos belge message from the bourgemaster of Mons recalls the citys liberation by Canadian troops. Prime Minister Mackenzie King received and acknowledged the cable on behalf of Canada as the nation marks the anniversary of Mons liberation and the armistice.
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Bourgemaster of Mons
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Bourgemaster
Mons
Belgium
Priched Half Million Book From Lawrence of Arabia On Display
An aerial police escort guarded a leather bound copy priced at 500000 on a flight to Boston for a book fair. The Mint by Col. T. E. Lawrence known as Lawrence of Arabia, was one of 12 copies, with publication limited until 1950. No sale recorded.
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New York
Boston
the Mint
T. E. Lawrence
Miner Killed in British Columbia Mine Shaft Accident
Robert Mahon, a miner working 60 feet below ground at Moyie, plunged 350 feet to the bottom of an old shaft after a plank broke. He had recently arrived from Cobalt Ontario and was employed on the Ste Eugene extension project at Moyie.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Moyie
Robert Mahon
Mahon
Ste. Eugene
Moye
Cobalt
Ont
Britain plans new foreign language radio broadcasts
London reports that Britain will debut short wave broadcasts to the Near East South Africa and South America using Arabic Afrikaans and Spanish to counter propaganda from rival powers. Postmaster General Tryon says the BBC will fund the service and may alter radio tax proceeds. Montreal notes a wartime flight to Edmonton aiding Sir Hubert Wilkins expedition. Cairo postpones King Farouk’s wedding to Farida Zulficar from January 6 to 20.
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B.B.C
London
Near East
South Africa
South America
Great Britain
Daventry
G. L. Tryon
House of Commons
British Broadcasting Corporation
Reginald Fletcher
Labor
Tryon
Montreal
Wep
Edmonton
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Chamberlain Hopes World Free From Curse Of Armaments
Prime Minister Chamberlain voiced a sincere desire for better relations with Italy and Germany and progress toward understanding. He urged informal discussion over public declamation and spoke of mutual friendship to restore confidence and security in Europe. He reaffirmed Anglo American cooperation and noted anxiety over the Rome Berlin axis.
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Chamberlain
London
Bapitain
Italy
Germany
Britain
Europe
Guildhall
Great Britain
China vows to keep friendship with all nations
Dr Wellington Koo stated China will preserve friendship with Soviet Russia and will not join any bloc based on a single philosophy. He said Berlin reports suggesting a German Japanese Italian anti Bolshevik pact and a Russia non aggression pact do not bind China. China aims to maintain ties with all nations, especially neighbors.
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Brussels
China
Russia
Wellington Koo
Must Be United Montreal Declares Nationhood Need
Henri Bourassa, long serving Independent MP, told the Montreal junior board of trade that Canada can grow into real nationhood only if its people are united. He urged unity as the path forward for Quebec and the country.
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Montreal
Canada
Henri Bourassa
House of Commons
Junior Board of Trade
National plan urged for unemployment insurance across Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King proposes a national unemployment insurance system contingent on provincial agreement to amend the British North America Act. He seeks premiers’ views on empowering federal parliament to enact unemployment legislation and to establish a national employment service. The move hinges on constitutional change and provincial cooperation.
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Princ Nomster Mackenzie King
King
Westminster
National Employment Commission
Canada
Dorurion
Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council
Parliament of
Iternational Labor Office
International Labor Office
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Lawrence of Arabia
Cairo
Farouk
Egypt
Farida Zulficar
Farida
Jean Batten
Grosvenor House
Australia
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