Mystery submarine hunted in Mediterranean by British destroyers
British destroyers comb the Mediterranean for a mystery submarine after it fired on the HMS Havock. Foreign Secretary Eden convened a cabinet meeting to weigh action, including an Anglo French convoy plan, as ships face renewed assaults on neutral shipping amid the Spanish Civil War. The Havock depth charged but the attacker’s identity remains uncertain. A Greek freighter Tsepo was also hit by insurgent planes near Barcelona. casualties occurred as the crew beached the vessel.
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London
Mediterranean
Eden
Havyock
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Havock
Great Britain
Tsepo
Barcelona
Tspo
Eskimos Transplanted to Arctic Bay Under Northwise Plan
A healthy Eskimo group greeted the royal mail steamer Nascopie at Arctic Bay as Canadian officials review a policy that moved bands to a new settlement there a year ago. The relocation began after food shortages on the north shore of Hudson Straits and two moves ending at Dundas harbor, Devon Island.
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S&s
Nascopie
Royal Mail
Arctic Bay
Admiralty Inlet
Baffin Island
Hudson Straits
Dundas Harbor
Devon Island
Mussolini to Visit Hitler in Germany this Month
Premier Mussolini plans a trip to Berchtesgaden to meet Chancellor Hitler likely on September 25 and attend Nazi celebrations in Munich the next day. Officials regard the reports as confirmation of earlier predictions of a German visit this month.
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Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Munich
Germany
Chinese aviators face court martial after Hoover liner raid
General Chiang Kai-Shek announced that court martial awaits the Chinese aviators who bombed the liner President Hoover. Chiang was gravely concerned, according to his aides, over the incident at his headquarters.
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Nanking
Hoover
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Increase In Employment Ottawa 1937 July to Aug gains
Canada wide payrolls show 1,143,109 employed on Aug 1 from 1,134,466 on July 1. The seasonally adjusted index reaches 114.9, highest since 1930, with a year-to-date gain of 15.6 percent across 1937.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States Seaman Dies in Liner Bombing Incident
S. M. Haskell, American seaman aboard the President Hoover, died from leg and stomach wounds after a bombing by Chinese war planes. The Nanking government accepted full responsibility and called the incident a regrettable mistake, pledging full redress.
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Shanghai
S. M. Haskell
United States
President Hoover
Nanking
League of Nations Society urged to enlist branches
Brig. Gen. Alex Ross of Yorkton Sask is Dominion president and announced at a steering committee meeting that all 1180 Canadian branches should become members and support the society. The committee unanimously urged the 85 other national participating organizations to do the same.
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Ottawa
League of Nations’ Society
Canada
Alex. Ross
Yorkton
Sask
Dominion
Canadian motorists may gain six month U S stop over permit
The Canadian Automotive Association convention reported that Canadian motorists could receive a six month visit permit for U S travel instead of three months. Committees are drafting the legislation to implement the change per a Washington headquarters message.
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Toronto
United States
Canadian Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
Washington
Record Crowds Use Canada National Parks in 1936
Roy A. Gibson, director of lands, parks and forests, notes that more than 900,000 people visited national parks in the last fiscal year, the highest total in park history. He predicts another record high in 1937.
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Ottawa
Canada
Roy A. Gibson
Age Limit Raised for Recruits in Army Combat Units
The War Office announced a three year increase to the recruit age range. Eligible men now span 18 to 28, up from 18 to 25, broadening the pool for enlistment.
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London
War Office
Trade pact with Canada lowers British tariff rates
The Ottawa based agreement between Britain and Canada takes effect September 1, reducing British preferential tariffs on 179 items including textiles, glassware, iron and steel goods, machinery, vacuums, sewing machines, enamelware and electrical goods. Britain gains protection from tariff increases on 246 Canadian items and from preference margin decreases on 91. In force until August 20, 1940 with six months notice for termination.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Quebec Plans Half-Cost Youth Training And More Mining Scholarships
Premier Maurice Duplessis announced that Quebec and the Dominion will share half the cost of training youth in new careers. He also said mining scholarships would be increased to support mining development in the province.
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Quebec
Dominion
Maurice Duplessis
May Deport French Spanish Insurgents In Retaliation
Spanish insurgent sources warn all French residents on Basque coast to be ready to leave within 24 hours. General Franco may expel all Frenchmen in reprisal for France ousting insurgents. French police expelled nine insurgents on August 19 and hinted at further expulsions after the oil tanker incident and other insurgent activities in France.
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St. Jean-De-Luz
France
Franco
Radio Interference Aboard Nascopie in Hudson Bay
Radio visitors from the Nascopie report interference with CKY Winnipeg by CRCM Montreal. Both stations share the same wavelength and are heard clearly at Chesterfield Inlet, while European and British stations reach the coast without interference. A Mexican station also interferes with CKY.
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U.S. Nascopie
Hudson Bay
Chesterfield Inlet
Nascopie
CKY
Winnipeg
CRCM
Montreal
Chesterfield
United States
Sales Rise in Canadian General Merchanise Stores
Retail sales in 497 general merchandise stores across Canada rose about 14 percent in July. Quebec led with a 22 percent gain, followed by Maritime provinces at 17 percent and Ontario and British Columbia at 15 percent. Manitoba up 10 percent, Saskatchewan 7 percent, Alberta 3 percent, reflecting weaker prairie harvests.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Famous Ship Discovery Ties Up by Victoria Embankment
The historic vessel Discovery, famed for Robert F. Scott’s 1901 Antarctic expedition, is moored alongside the Victoria Embankment, London. The ship remains a landmark of polar exploration history.
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London
Scott
Victoria Embankment
Foreign Vessels Warned to Avoid China War Zone
Reported warning to neutral ships to steer clear of the Yangtze estuary as fighting widens near Shanghai. British Danae and Falmouth hit by shrapnel near Yangtze Whangpoo junction. Shengking struck but no casualties. Japanese and Chinese forces clash around Woosung, Paoshan, Lotien. cholera inoculations underway. about 60 000 Japanese and over 200 000 Chinese troops engaged in the Shanghai sector.
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Shanghai
China
Yangtze Estuary
Danae
Charles Little
China Station
Falmouth
Yangtze-Whangpoo
Shengking
Lungshan
Ningpoo
Whangpoo River
Woosung
Paoshan
Hongkew
International Settlement
Aid For Imperial Veterans Addresses Canadian Aid Gap
More than 100 000 imperial war veterans in Canada will benefit as the British ministry of pensions and the British Legion work to improve their condition. Imperial veterans had difficulty obtaining aid from Canada and had limited support from British authorities until now.
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Saskatoon
Canada
Briish Ministry of Pensions
British Legion
Department of Persons
Air Post Appointment Names New Trans-Canada Leaders
Philip G. Johnson announces D. R. MacLaren as assistant to the vice president and D. B. Colyer as chief technical adviser, with HQs in Winnipeg Montreal. Wing Commander MacLaren will head his headquarters in Montreal.
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Montreal
Philip G. Johnson
Trans-Canada Air Lines
D. R. MacLaren
D. B. Colyer
Winnipeg
MacLarens
Manitoba Straw Shipments Urged to Saskatoon Areas
Manitoba farmers urged to hold oats and barley straw for shipment to Saskatchewan fodder districts. Instructions for shipping straw to be announced later, said Hon. Douglas Campbell provincial agriculture minister.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Douglal Campbell
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Transplant Eskimos
Hughe Knatchbul-Huggeson
Japan
Chesterfield Inlet Lodge
Executive Yuan
China War Zone
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