Tribute to War Effort of Dominions Proclaims Unity
In a prorogation speech read by the Lord Chancellor, the throne honors the Dominions for joining the war against Germany and asserts unity with France and Poland. The government signals possible secret sessions to discuss supply and munitions, likely with Labour backing, while pledging liberty and birthright freedoms amid wartime sacrifices.
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London
Dominions
Viscount Castle
Germany
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Poland
Gandhi Demands Independence Price for War Co operation
Mohandas K Gandhi urged India's independence as the price of wartime cooperation. He met Allahabad Congress leaders to influence policy, while the Moslem League endorsed the Oct 17 white paper and deferred status talks until after the war. Eight of eleven Congress dominated governments resigned in protest.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Britain
Allahabad
Congress Party
Moslem League
Gandhi
War orders keep Ontario textile plants at full output
The weekly labor report shows Hamilton London and Stratford textile factories run full time with some double shifts to meet war orders. Belleville recalls all laid off CN Railways workers while Hamilton railway staff are called back. Brantford reports 300 fewer on relief than a year ago. Toronto price policy speaker predicts no price rise in current war if trends hold.
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Toronto
Hamilton
London
Stratford
Norman Hipel
Ontario
Belleville
Canadian National Railways
Brantford
Freyberg to command New Zealand Forces in London
Major-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, a 49 year old veteran of the Dardanelles, is recalled from retirement to command New Zealand overseas forces as New Zealand approves its first army echelon for Allied service. The King approved the appointment and Prime Minister Savage announced embarkation readiness.
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London
Bernard Cyril Freyberg
New Zealand
Wellington
Freyberg
Michael J. Savage
Dardanelles
Victoria Plan Aims Doukhobor Land Remedy
Attorney General Gordon Wismer announced a government bill in the British Columbia legislature to resolve the Doukhobor land issue in the Kootenays. The plan would acquire lands mortgaged to Sun Life and the National Trust and then arrange title transfers to Doukhobors over years, on an individual basis if they abide by provincial laws.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Kootenays
Gordon Wismer
Sun Life Assurance Co
National Trust Co
Wismer
Roumania Refuses De Value Demand From Germany
A German economic mission left for Berlin after Roumania refused to de value the currency, a key aim to raise German purchasing power and secure oil supplies. Roumania also declined tank cars for oil shipment, while lifting the oil seed export embargo to the Reich.
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Bucharest
Berlin
Roumania
Germany
Reich
Licensing of Airlines Expands Under Canadian Board
Since Feb 11 the board of transport commissioners has granted 59 licenses to air services from Trans-Canada Air Lines to small bush operators. The license is a franchise to operate as a public carrier.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Transport Commission
Canadian scientists study psychology to boost armed forces
A group led by Sir Frederick Banting conducts research in Toronto to apply psychology to improve the Dominion's military efficiency. Initial work focuses on the efficient placement of men for technical roles after enlistment in the air force, with potential expansion to other services based on results.
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Toronto
Frederick Banting
Air Force
Armed Services
War cabinet post created in Manitoba during wartime
Premier John Bracken announced a new provincial portfolio for Dominion provincial relations to coordinate wartime activities with Ottawa. The move increases cabinet to eight, with William Morton named municipal commissioner and four other changes. A wartime advisory committee on agriculture was also formed to mobilize Manitoba farm production.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
John Bracken
Canada
Bracken
William Morton
Gladstone
Man
Morton
Manitoba Liberal Association
W. J. Major
J. S. Garson
Major
J. S. McDiarmid
Mines and Natural Resources
W. R. Clubb
Ottawa Seeks Full Public Detail on War Activities
Prime Minister King announced the government will provide the fullest possible information on Canada’s war activities within censorship and security limits. He outlined departmental machinery to maintain information flow and noted Empire air training centre talks among Canada Britain Australia and New Zealand were nearing completion. By elections were called for vacated seats with three pending dates and the royal commission report on Dominion provincial relations was expected soon.
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Ottawa
King
Canada
New Zealand
House of Commons
Royal Commission On Dominion
Bequest Of 100000 For Company Employees
Sir Charles W. Lind, blind philanthropist and founder of C. W. Lindsay and Co., Ltd., died November 7 leaving $100,000 to be distributed among about 100 employees. The share will be divided by position and seniority among staff with five consecutive years or more at the company.
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Montreal
Charles W. Lindsay
C. W. Lindsay and Co., Ltd
Public Works Men to Farm Work to Boost NZ Production
New Zealand will move over 5,000 men from public works to farm labor to raise output. Labor Minister J C Webb announced subsidies covering 75 percent of their wages during the transition.
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New Zealand
Wellington
N.Z
J. C. Webb
Canadian Forestry Association to Extend Timber Protection Campaigns
Robson Black, vice-president and manager of the Montreal based Canadian Forestry Association, announced that next year the campaigns to preserve Canada timber resources will be extended with emphasis on protection against fire. 2335 as
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Montreal
Canadian Forestry Association
Canada
Robson Black
Alberta to Build 10 Airfields Under Dominion Pact
Hon. W. A. Fallon announced a pact with Ottawa authorizing Alberta to construct ten airfields. The province will provide surveys, engineering, and equipment along Trans-Canada Airlines routes Walsh to the Crows Nest Pass and to Lethbridge. Work has begun and will be rushed to completion for potential use with the Empire air force training scheme.
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Edmonton
Dominion
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Ottawa
Fallon
Trans-Canada Airlines
Walsh
Crows Nest Pass
Lethbridge
Canada to Train Majority of Allied Pilots in War
Hon. C. D. Howe stated at a banquet that Canada will train more than half of all Allied pilots in the war. He said Canada has been asked to establish a gigantic training school responsible for training over half of the pilots needed for the conflict.
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Toronto
Canada
C. D. Howe
Dominion Transport
British program to take care of mine warfare
London reports a British plan to counter German mine warfare with an advance guard of mine sweepers for convoys and merchant ships carrying Otter gear to sever mine cables. The Otter unit, trained in one day, could be offered to neutral shipping, while broader precautions aim to reduce the impact of mines amid rising losses and shifting German press rhetoric.
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London
Admiralty
Anober
Italy
L'Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Germany
L’osservatore
Hermann Goering
National Zeitung
Essen
Great Britain
Reich
Western Front air war toll nears 100 planes
Paris reports an unofficial tally showing Allied air forces close to downing 100 German planes since the war began. British and French flyers gain air superiority with multiple enemy planes shot down in recent days, while some German bombers and reconnaissance aircraft are accounted for in France and over Allied lines.
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Paris
Western Front
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
France
Air Ministry
Great Britain
Germany’s Floating Mine Tactics Target Britain Coast
Britain studies new German mine methods as 15 German mines ashore on the east coast in two weeks. Portsmouth lab shows dissection of mine designs and detonators. analysts confirm floating mines likely, not air dropped, with links to submarine sowing. Snowden peak offers distant vistas in clear weather.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Portsmouth
Britain
Thames
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Admiralty
House of Commons
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W. G. Nicholson
United Farmers of Ontario
Hood Battalion
R.N.D
V.C
Doukhobor
B.C
Licensed Air Services
Army
Banting
Paul F. Bredt
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Ltd
D. G. McKenzie
United Grain Growers, Ltd
Fred H. Downing
Canadian Livestock Co-operative, Western, Ltd
L. W. Brockington
K.C
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
A. G. L. McNaughton
Snowden
England
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