Royal Canadian Navy Takes Over Clarke Steamship Vessels
The National Defence Department announced the North Star of the Clarke Steamship Company will be placed into Royal Canadian Navy service for war duties. The Prince Robert and Prince David, converted into armed merchant cruisers, join the Prince Henry in wartime service after earlier service on the Pacific and Atlantic routes. Each ship, 6892 tons, 366 feet long, 57 feet beam, 27-foot draft, 23 knots, built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, were formerly on Vancouver Victoria Seattle and St Lawrence routes.
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National Defence [Department
North Star
Clarke Steamship Company
Atlantic Seaboard
St. Lawrence River
Prince Henry
Canadian National Steamships, Limited
Clarke Company
Prince David
West
C. N. Steamships
War Supply Board
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Prince Robert
Halifax
West Indies
St. Lawrence-Labrador
Atlantic
Cammel Laird and Company Limited
Birkenhead
England
Ottawa
Haa
Royal Canadian Navy
National Defence Department
Canadian Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coastal Service
Canadian National Steamships
Cammell Laird and Company
British Plan to Check Enemy Aliens and Use Internment
The government will summon thousands of German aliens before regional advisory committees as a prelude to possible internment. Home Office powers allow expulsion from restricted port areas spanning 15 counties and parts of 10 more, with 12 regional panels to hear cases. 73 000 aliens examined since the war began. 569 interned and 6 782 restricted, rest unrestricted.
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Great Britain
Home Office
Germany
Home Secretary
RAF Internal News Letters and Pigeon Messaging
The RAF runs private telephone telegraph and teleprinter networks to manage weekly half‑million messages. Observer posts relay vital updates to all concerned while coastally used pigeons carry messages from aircraft, with special lofts for certain personnel and automatic bells.
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Royal Air Force
A.F
R.A.F
RAF
Filtrate factor eyed as key to aging and hair color
University of California researchers led by Agnes Fay Morgan report a elusive filtrate factor in liver yeast rice bran and vegetables that influences hair color growth and aging. In trials with rats dogs and other animals the substance prevented graying restored skin health and normalized body functions when added to diets.
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University of California
Agnes Fay Morgan
Helen Davison’ Simms
College of Agriculture
Sheet Music For Soldiers Dispatches To France
Canadian performer Mias Inga Anderson now in England has created a war effort by sending sheet music to Royal Air Force men in France. She gathers music sheets and ships them in hundreds to lonely soldiers across the Channel, while entertaining West End audiences since the blackout began. Born in Denmark, she grew up in Prince George, British Columbia, and rose to prominence in the United States before returning to the United Kingdom.
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Mias Inga Anderson
England
France
Royal Air Force
Miss Anderson
West End
London
Prince George
B.C
United States
Governor of Gibraltar Sir Clive Liddell recalls wartime roles
Lieutenant-General Sir Clive Liddell, governor of Gibraltar since July, recalls his early-war duties. He previously served as Adjutant-General of the Forces and was among the first to wear the tin hat at Hooge in 1915. He also suggested portable wireless sets for field use.
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Sir Clive Liddell
Gibraltar
Sir Edmund Ironside
Clive
Hooge
Sir Clive
Finnish Leader Decorated with Diamond Liberty Cross
Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, head of Finland's armies in the War of Regent against Russia, receives the nation's top honor the Liberty Cross with diamond studs, the first time this decoration has been awarded.
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Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Russia
Canada Gifts Ambulances to Poland Amid War Relief Effort
Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross presented Count Edward Raczyński to Great Britain with two olive green ambulances as a token of sympathy at the Polish embassy in London. The unit, under Miss Pat Tuckett of Toronto, bears a silver Polish eagle on a red shield and will serve with the Polish legion in France. Miss Tuckett, a nurse from World War I, has served in Glasgow and the hospital ship Egypt at Gallipoli before volunteering again for Red Cross duty.
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Canada
R. B. Bennett
Canadian
Red Cross
Edward Raczynski
Great Britain
London
Lord Moyne
Pat Tuckett
Toronto
France
Miss Tuckett
Egypt
Dardanelles
Glasgow
Athenta
Toronto Western Hospital
Australian Airmen to be Sent to Canada for Training
Air Minister J V Fairbairn said in Sydney the first contingent of Australian pilots observers and machine gunners who finished Empire training will enter active service overseas before Christmas. Partly trained men will go to Canada in a few months to complete training and enrolment will rise to 1000 men monthly.
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Canada
J. V. Fairbairn
Sydney
Bank of England rolls out blue £1 notes and mauve shillings
A new series introduces blue £1 notes replacing green. Ten shilling notes appear in mauve. In Monterey California red traffic stripes guide visitors on a full historic sights tour through the city.
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Bank of England
Monterey
California
Army sergeant earns credit for fixing high altitude fuel problem
Sergt. Ralph E. Gray, 20 years in service at Wright Field Ohio, earned praise from Secretary of War Harry Woodring for solving a major fuel system flaw limiting U S Army Air Corps aircraft. The hydraulic fuel system now stabilizes pressure at all flight altitudes and will be installed in many planes.
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U.S. Army
Ralph E. Gray
Wright Field
United States Army Air Corps
Dayton
Ohio
Harry Woodring
United States
Woodring
Action film aids Flyers in air battle training
British pilots study a motion picture record from an aerial intercept showing a German raider being shot down. A camera mounted with eight guns records each burst, revealing enemy fire direction and ammunition type for training purposes.
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Myers
Canadian Artistes Albani and Hebert Honored With Bronze Tablets
Bronze tablets commemorating Madame Albani and Louis Philippe Hebert were unveiled in 1939 at their birthplaces Chambly and Sainte Sophie d Halifax. The note recalls Albani’s rise from Chambly to major stages in Europe and Britain and Hebert’s status as a leading Canadian sculptor with numerous monuments and honors.
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Tademe Aftani
Louis Philippe Hebert
Madame Albani
National Parks Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Canada
Lnd
Chambly
P.Q
Madame Albant
Marie Louise Emma Lajeunesse Gye
Joseph Lajeunesese
Melina Mignault
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Montreal
Paris
France
Milan
Italy
Albani
Messina
Sicily
Florence
London
Windsor
Queen Victoria
United States
England
E. F Gye
Cmg
Great Britain
Venezuela
Sainte-Sophie d'Halifax
Theophile Hebert
Julie Bourgeois
Napoleon Bourassa
Royal Canadian Academy
Hebert
Legion of Honour
Westmount
Stolen Cars Recovered in London Count Soars
Of 4 164 automobiles stolen in London in a recent year 4 052 were recovered leaving a small remainder. Separate note notes musk oxen roamed into Oklahoma during one of the earths ice ages.
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London
Oklahoma
New Calcium Alloy For Lead Cable Sheathing
Bell Telephone laboratories in New York announced a calcium alloy to harden melted lead for cable sheathing. One pound of calcium added yields 16 pounds of effective material, replacing antimony from China. With over $1 billion invested in lead cable sheathing and about $10 million in new sheathing used annually, the wartime substitution could be significant.
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Algo
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
China
United States
Early Bird Exchange Sparks Home Truths
In a terse morning quip a caller asks if a husband is up. The stern wife replies he isn’t home yet and hints at more to say, while the visitor presses for more than a few words. The exchange captures domestic tension in crisp dialogue.
Hypothetical 1690 Automobile Outweighed by Modern Design
A speculative note asks how a 1990s style car would compare if built in 1690. It suggests such a vehicle would weigh three times today's weight and use then available materials.
Importing package bees urged for spring operations
Beekeepers planning to import package bees this spring should order now. Dominion Apiarist Gooderham notes optimal arrival in late April or early May for best returns, with May shipments better for northern provinces. Per carity: permits required for packages over $25 or $100 with foreign exchange.
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Gooderham
Dominion Apiarigt
North Star Liner Taken Over by Government for Navy Use
The Clarke Steamship Company liner North Star has been seized by the government and will serve the Royal Canadian Navy. Built in 1920 by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, the 6,893-ton vessel is 366 feet long and 57 feet wide with a 27-foot draft and twin-screw six-turbine power.
Met Wrong Hand on Bus Sparks Light Moment
A crowded bus scene ends with a humorous mix up as a woman realizes she is holding a stranger's hand by mistake. The anecdote closes with a playful reassurance as the man offers his other hand. The piece then notes nickel sources in Canada and Norway and discusses river patterns in Australia.
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Edinburgh Dispatch
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