Ministers to Britain for consultations near January session
Prime Minister King announced that parliament will adjourn for the regular session until early January unless an emergency or major war developments arise. Defence and agriculture ministers will travel to England to confer with British leaders and assess food and defence needs.
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Far East
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J. L. Marston
England
Churchill
J. G. Gardiner
United Kingdom
Joseph E. Perrault
Arbateska
Que
International Joint Commission
William Hearst
France
Canada
Senate
R. B. Hanson
Commons
German Planes London Expert Report on Downed German Aircraft
British air experts who examined many German planes shot down over Britain found German aircraft generally well built with good materials and finish. Heinkel night bombers predominated at night and Junkers 88s in daylight, while Messerchmitts were not as maneuverable as Spitfires or Hawker Hurricanes. The Junkers 88 dive bomber reportedly doubled its free machine guns, and German designers add armor and armament to reduce losses in the Battle of Britain.
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London
Great Britain
Heinkels
Junkers
Britain
Canada to build own airplane engines for RAF planes
Ottawa reports Canada will produce airplane engines domestically rather than importing from England and the United States. Existing aircraft for the Royal Air Force have frames shipped overseas while engines are distilled in England amid strained English production.
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Ottawa
Canada
England
United States
Dominion
Royal Air Force
Czernin Predicts Balkan Final War Phase
London Count Edmund Czernin a diplomat and scholar said in an interview that the last phase of the war will be fought in the Balkans with Russia opposing Nazi forces sweeping eastward toward her wheat fields of the Ukraine.
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London
Edmund Czernin
Ceech
Balkans
Russia
Ukraine
Ottawa meeting outlines unemployment insurance plans
Dr. Joseph Sirois heads the commission and met with Robert J. Tallon and Allan M. Mitchell in Ottawa to discuss organization. They expect to staff several hundred permanently in Ottawa and to establish employment offices in each province with a national advisory board as an early necessity.
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Ottawa
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Senate
Joseph Sirois
Quebec
Commission
Robert J. Tallon
Allan M. Mitchell
Montreal
Sirois
Red Cross Prepares Strategic Points In Canada
Dr F W Routley national Red Cross commissioner says Canada is not neglected and preparations are made for Pacific and Atlantic coasts with large supplies stored at strategic points. Navy Minister Macdonald to inspect western Canada naval establishments and RCNV facilities on the Pacific coast.
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Vancouver
Canadian
Red Cross
Great Britain
F.W. Routley
Pacific
Atlantic
Dr. Routley
Ottawa
Navy
Macdonald
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Naval Establishment
United States Plans Two Ocean Navy Expansion
The U S Navy will form a patrol force of over 125 ships in the Atlantic to complement the Pacific fleet. Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis will command, with vessels including aging battleships, carriers Wasp and Ranger, destroyers, and cruisers. Plans seek unified command and a Newfoundland base as part of a broader two ocean defense effort.
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United States Navy
Germany
Italy
Japan
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Navy
Navy Department
Atlantic
United States Fleet
Hayne Ellis
New York
Texas
Arkansas
Wyoming
Wasp
Ranger
Censors Remove Mail From Dixie Clipper
The Dixie clipper arrived at La Guardia with five passengers and 2,500 pounds of mail. Censors removed two tons of mail at Bermuda.
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New York
Lisbon
la Guardia Field
Bermuda
Visit From King George In London Colonial Office Tour
King George makes his first London visit to the colonial office since accession. Lord Lloyd, colonial secretary, accompanies the King on an inspection of historical records in the office.
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London
King George
Colonial Office
Lord Lloyd
Blockade Successmail in Wartime Economy
Parliament figures minister Hugh Dalton warns Britain’s blockade shows notable success after a year, while Germany and Italy face shortages in oil alloys rubber lead copper and textiles. He cites Nazis exhausting looted oil and the need to supply overrun countries, but expects Europe to avoid famine this winter if distribution is fair.
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Britain
National Defence Public Interest Committee
Dalton
Germany
Europe
Abandon Plan London Suspends Child Evacuation
The government suspends the children's overseas evacuation scheme due to Atlantic crossing dangers in the season. The plan is not abandoned and may resume next spring with thousands more children sent to Canada the United States and Australia to homes away from German bombing. Losses like the City of Benares showed the risk of submarines in the gale season even in convoy.
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London
Atlantic
Canada
United States
Australia
Benares
North America
Scientific Advisory Committee Formed to Aid War Effort
London viewers note that Great Britain has established a Scientific Advisory committee to strengthen the war effort. Eminent scientists will join government work to advise the cabinet on scientific problems, assist in selecting experts for investigations, and alert officials to new scientific or technical developments impacting Britain’s war conduct.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Plan for storing surplus wheat by merchants
Ottawa announces a plan for farmers to deliver wheat to merchants as security for accounts, with merchants acting as warehousemen and later delivering to elevators in the farmer’s name. The scheme preserves the producer’s title and permits payment to the merchant via the Wheat Board, aiming to clarify storage arrangements and overcome quota concerns. The minister notes ongoing discussions to address participation certificates and quotas and to ensure merchant responsibility and producer payment.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Prairies
Wheat Board
Italian fleet keeps clear of British Navy
British warships conducted a 1,800 mile Mediterranean and Aegean sweep from Sept 29 to Oct 2, bagging four enemy bombers but failing to force the Italian fleet to engage. Anti aircraft fire and fighter planes repelled raids, with one air raid causing a death at sea and two enemy airmen dying after bailouts.
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Alexandria
Britain
Mediterranean
Aegean
Italy
Mussolini
Fleet Air Arm
Romania to Receive Nazi Military Training
German experts will train the Romanian army in tank and aircraft use and motorized tactics. Plans include restoring German influence in key cities by placing German minority members in municipal roles. Romania is divided into three districts with gauleiter leaders and minority press and admin units.
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Bucharest
Romania
Navy to expand fleet with 15 yacht conversions
Canadian Navy plans 15 large ocean going yachts converted for anti submarine patrol use. Navy Minister Macdonald announced the expansion in a press conference and said the vessels will be renamed after Canadian animals.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Macdonald
Canada
Eclipse observers hampered by clouds at Brown and NatGeo outposts
Reports from Brown University and the National Geographic Society indicate cloud cover spoiled preparations to observe the October 1 eclipse. In Hamilton Ontario, two more students were suspended for refusing patriotic exercises, bringing suspensions to 26.
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Brown University
National Geographic Society
Hamilton, Ont
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