German Move Stirs Balkan Tensions in Wartime Romania
German forces push 5000 troops into Romania and speed up war production as Berlin seeks closer control of Romanian civil administration. Barons Von Killinger shift to Bucharest signals Nazi oversight. Turkish and Soviet envoys engage in high level talks amid regional mobilization.
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Budapest
Rumen
Germany
Rumania
Balkan Kingdom
Manfred von Killinger
Slovakia
Bucharest
Hitler
San Francisco
Hamdouila Submi Fankover
Ankara
Moscow
Lavrentiev
Ottawa income tax budget plan offers two seven-month options
The national revenue department completes a new budget plan for income tax payments to start this month with a January 31 first payment. Taxpayers may choose eight equal monthly instalments or a minimum interest free schedule of one twelfth per month for four months then one sixth for four months. The plan aims to ease the larger 1940 taxes, with no interest charged if instalments stay up to date. penalties apply after April 30 for late or underestimated payments.
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Ottawa
National Revenue Department
Cabinet Ministers Stay Home As War Risks Rise
Canada’s cabinet members are urged to remain in Ottawa during wartime with Prime Minister Mackenzie King seldom traveling abroad. Defence Minister J L Ralston and others like Norman Rogers Gardiner Gordon Scott are noted overseas or perished, highlighting risks to top leadership and the munitions effort.
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Ottawa
Canada
Parliament Hill
Hmd Howe
Inner Western Prince
Prme
Mackenzie King
Capital
Vincent Massey
London
Atlantic
Defence
J. L. Ralston
Howe
Norman Rogers
Ontario
J. G. Gardiner
Gordon W. Scott
Montreal
Munitions Department
Scott
War Production and Taxes Foresee 1941 Canadian Outlook
A year end Financial Post survey of 50 Canadian business leaders predicts 1941 will bring peak war materials production, higher taxes, tighter controls, and supply problems. Firms in munitions and war trade will have priority for labor and resources, with civilian goods restricted if steel or power is scarce. H J Carmichael cites GM payroll rise to 13,400 and Garrison Smith of Imperial Oil notes a major Turner Valley drilling program.
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Foronto
Canada
Financial Post
United States
H. J. Carmichael
Oshawa
General Motors Ltd
Garrison Smith
Imperial Oil Ltd
Turner Valley
Crown Princess Joins Fascists In Rome Morale Move
Crown princess Marie Jose reportedly joined the Fascist party in Rome at her own request. The membership is dated 1935, a move seen as boosting morale amid tensions.
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Rome
Marie-Jose
Greece’s Metaxas thanks Canadians for war relief
Premier John Metaxas of Greece sent a message to Nicolas Tserepis Greek consul general in Canada thanking Canadians for their contributions to the Greek War Relief Fund.
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Montreal
John Metaxas
Greece
Nicolas Tserepis
Canada
Orleans fined 1,000,000 francs after wire cut
Depeche de Hours reports the population of Orleans in German occupied France was fined 1,000,000 francs following the cutting of a German army telephone wire. The incident reflects the harsh penalties imposed during the occupation.
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Vichy
France
Depeche de Hours
Orleans
Award For Canadian Officer Leomion
Two Royal Air Force Canadian squadron officers earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in combat. Acting Squadron Leader Douglas Bader and Flying Officer H N Tamblyn received the awards. Bader, an English pilot with artificial limbs, led his unit to destroy ten enemy aircraft, while Tamblyn from Yorkton Saskatchewan destroyed at least five.
Victory Omens For The Coming Year In 1941
London reports suggest Britons expect Axis to crack under war strain in 1941 and foresee ultricate victory. A renewed invasion threat seems diminished while Churchill forecasts a great German offensive. a British counterstroke may follow. Italy’s defeat in Africa is cited as evidence of Allied strength and blockade impact.
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London
Egypt
Britain
Italy
Africa
Marshal Graziani
Rome
British and Allied Forces Reinforce Far Eastern Outpost
The report notes Petain on radio and explains that Britain has poured troops into Egypt and reinforced Singapore. Troops of all arms have been dispatched to Malaya, blunting any Japanese advance on the far eastern base, while British and Greek victories in the Mediterranean diminish rumors of an Axis attack on Gibraltar.
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Britain
Egypt
Far
Singapore
Malaya
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Production Of War Weapons If Speeded Up Would End The War Quickly
Arthur Purvis, director general of the British purchasing commission in the United States, argues that rapid and large scale production of weapons by Britain and the United States could shorten the war. He noted his flight from Lisbon, conferral with British officials, and that aviation knowhow from combat conditions is boosting American aircraft production.
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New York
Arthur Purvis
British Purchasing Commission
United States
Britain
United Kingdom
Purvis
Atlantic
Lisbon
Privy Council
Ontario Legislature Set to Reconvene on February Nineteenth
The Ontario legislature will be summoned into session on February nineteenth as announced in the current Ontario Gazette. The date is delayed to allow members to attend the Dominion provincial conference on the Sirois report during January.
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Toronto
Ontario
Dominion
Canada War Effort Praised by Australian Press
Australian papers hail Canada's war drive noting Britain's forming of a Canadian army corps and Canada’s growth in munitions, aircraft, ships, and personnel. The Murnung Herald lauds progress as a spur to the United States, inspiration to Australia, and a warning to Hitler.
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Sydney
Canada
Murnung Herald
Anmy Corps
Britain
Australa
United States
Hitler
Canberra Submarine Captured by Allied Units
Australian and British naval forces in the Mediterranean captured an Italian submarine with aid from a British patrol plane. An Australian destroyer tracked the sub overnight using an Asdie detector and depth charges at half hour intervals. Crew statements noted damage to air purification gear forced surfacing.
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Canberra
Aust
Mediterranean
Canadian Corps Formed Under Lt Gen McNaughton Command
London reports the authorization of a new Canadian Corps under Lt Gen A G L McNaughton. The formation unites two overseas divisions and Canadian units in the United Kingdom with British armor and formations, linking to the last war’s Canadian Corps and its Vimy Ridge exploits. Maj Gen Victor Odlum welcomes inclusion of the 2nd division, noting three key war events and high training standards.
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London
A. G. L. McNaughton
Vimy Ridge
United Kingdom
McNaughton
Victor Odlum
Odlum
Alan Brooke
Home Forces
Britain
More Canadian troops arrive safely in Britain
The eighth large contingent of Canadian troops reached Britain, bringing the 2nd division to full strength after crossing the Atlantic amid mountainous seas. Navy and Royal Air Force protection ensured a smooth arrival, with Christmas celebrations and religious services aboard. Col. A. A. Magee welcomed the troops on dock arrival, pledging support to Canada and the United Kingdom.
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England
Atlantic
Canada
Germany
High Seas
Navy
Royal Air Force
Mayjy
Victor Odlum
Tam
Defence
J. L. Ralston
A. G.L. McNaughton
Dominions Office
Nurgsing
L. G. Kempton
Weyburn
Sask
Col. Ralston
A. A. Magee
Caros
Pte
Percy Ashton
Parry, Sask
Col. Magee
Col
Ralston
London
Magee
United Kingdom
Axia
Dutch Cruisers London Union of Allied War Efforts
The BBC aired an impressive summary of Dutch wartime cooperation with Great Britain. It noted Dutch naval units aiding Atlantic convoy duty, submarines patrolling for enemy ships, and small craft guarding river entries. It also cited 3,000,000 tons of merchant shipping under charter to Britain and a Dutch land region formed from Holland troops and new recruits in Britain. Russia claims 13 year population growth at 2,000,000 annually.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Netherlands
Anglo-Netherlands Committee On Economic Affairs
Great Britain
Atlantic
B.bsc
Holland
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