Britain backs France in event of war says foreign secretary
In a Commons statement the foreign secretary affirms British solidarity with France and rejects any suggestion of aggressive war. He emphasizes Britain's readiness to defend liberty, insisting no party or statesman supports a preventive war and that Britain would act if necessity arises.
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Pepe
Britain
Lork
Lord Adaed
Rhea Woreda
Tom
Vie Haase
Commons
Geogie Ie Fea
Pall Viena
Certides Querters
Civis
Vie
Scholarship Plan Talks With Quebec Delegation
A Quebec delegation representing university and college students visits March 6 to meet Norman Rogers minister of labor about a plan for 1 660 national university scholarships. Each would total 500 annually with sponsors seeking a 500 000 annual grant from the government to aid promising students of limited means.
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Montreal
Quebec
Norman Rogers
Demiz B
Cooperation Promised in League Activities by United States
The United States pledges broader cooperation with the League of Nations in technical and non political efforts such as opium control and combatting white slavery. The nation, though not a member, already collaborates in these activities and participates in the international labor organization established alongside Geneva.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
Breater
League
International Tabor Organization
Geneva
Violinist Rubinoff Cleared for Brief Ontario Tour
Windsor officials granted Dave Rubinoff the go ahead for a short western Ontario tour after he cleared customs with his Stradivari violin valued at 100 dollars. He must exit Canada within days or face taxes totaling 39 750 dollars.
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Windsor
Ont
Dave Rubinoff
Canada
Ontario
Warship fuel rules spark alcohol labeling proposal
Government proposes strict controls on methyl alcohol used in ship fuel to curb illicit sales to Russia. New regulation requires red skull labels andsealed purchases with customs inspection by authorities including the RCMP. Breach deemed indictable. effective immediately in April.
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Russia
U.S
J L. Helevy
Fever SQ
Royal Canadian Mounted Pelee
US critics approve warplane sales shift to cash basis
A Soviet proposal to build battleships in US yards and a Dutch plan to buy over ten military aircraft gained support from Senate critics of Roosevelt warplane policy. The approval was conditional on the United States selling its military secrets only for cash and with a strict limit on access.
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Washington
United States
Netherlands
Senate
Roosevelt
Tank Demonstrated in London Showcasing New Revolving Turret
The war office presented a secret new tank to a group of MPs. Described as far ahead of foreign designs, it features a longer body and a revolving turret mounting guns. Experts say its main role is to counter rapid machine gun fire.
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London
War Office
Refugees Safe After Sea Passage Through War Lines
The U S gunboat Dana escorted 43 foreigners through Chinese and Japanese battle zones from Kuling to Kiukiang on the Yangtze. Most were British with eight Americans. they reached Shanghai aboard a Japanese ship amid warnings to evacuate Kuling.
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United States
Dana
Kuling
Yangtse
Kiukiang
Shanghai
Se “Toon
Politicians In Flight Ottawa RCAF flights charted
In Ottawa a House table shows 16 MPs have flown in Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft since 1936, totaling 54 flights. Hugh Plaxton tops with 20 flights, with Denton Massey at 11 and ministers Crerar Howe and Rogers among others making multiple trips.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
House of Commands
Hugh Plaxton bLid
Toronto Trinity
Denton Massey Con
Toronto Greenwoods
Co. D. Howe
Norman Rogers
Labor
T. A. Crerar
R.C.A.F
John Blackmore
Social Credit
J. G. Gardiner
Agriculture
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver
Disease Strikes Western Arctic Sleigh Dogs
Ottawa tests fail to reveal cause of cyclical kidney disease decimating sleigh dogs in the western Arctic this winter. Disease afflicts even dogs in isolated herds. specimens were sent to Ottawa a month ago for analysis.
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Arctic
Edmonton
Ottawa
Winler
Fire on New Battleship Birkenhead
Fire broke out on the in construction battleship Prince of Wales a sister ship to the 35000 ton King George V launched at Newcastle. The blaze was quickly checked with minor damage. The ship is slated for launch May 3.
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Birkenhead
Eng
Newcastle
Canada No Restrictions On Raw Copper Shipments To Germany
Revenue officials in Ottawa say Canada has placed no limits on sending raw materials like copper to Germany. They respond to a British MP’s complaint about 400 tons of copper reaching German ports during the September crisis.
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Ottawa
Canada
Germany
Revenue Department
British Commons
Air Force Expenditure Estimates in London
The Air Ministry released supplementary estimates showing an extra £7,990,100 ($87,900,000) needed to meet Royal Air Force spending for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2298. The note indicates a funding shortfall and government accounting for defense costs.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Airs Force
Second World Wheat Agreement Draft Circulates Abroad
London reports a draft of a new global wheat accord being sent to 22 governments including Canada. It binds signatories to price floors and export quotas, with details left blank for later. Canada pushed to remove proposed publicity funds while the US showed strong interest. Argentina and others remained skeptical. A meeting set in London for April 18 to decide on further discussion.
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London
Canada
Argentina
World Fund For Wheat
Quarrel Settled Over Shah and Cat Words In Paris
Paris reports a settlement of the France Iran dispute over the word chat meaning cat but pronounced like shah. Foreign ministry officials say diplomatic relations broken December 30 will be resumed soon after the incident with a Paris cat show reference to his majesty.
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Paris
France
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Shah
Submarines Run Aground In Gale Off Isle of Wight
In Sandown bay Isle of Wight two submarines the Sunfish and Sterlet ran aground during a gale. One submarine was refloated on the rising tide and proceeded to base under its own power. Other ships assisted in refloating the second craft. The Sterlet and Sunfish, commissioned in 1937, are reputed to dive to deep water in 30 seconds.
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Portsmouth
England
Sunfish
Sterlet
Sandown Bay
Isle of Wight
Bund rally funds to extend newspaper chain across cities
James Wheeler Hill, New York unit chairman of the German American Bund, announced that $8,476 was collected at a Madison Square Garden rally to be used for expanding the Bunds newspaper chain. The group already publishes in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles and plans English weeklies in Minneapolis Boston and Seattle.
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New York
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Boston
Seattle
Germans Deploy Balloons and Blockade Division
The air force girds cities and industrial hubs with hundreds of balloons on cables as a new blockade unit forms to man the air defence system in case of an attack.
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Berlin
Reich
Premier Bracken Warns Against 80 Cent Wheat Price Cut
Manitoba Premier Bracken warned that cutting the No 1 Northern wheat price to 41 cents a bushel would hurt national interests. He argued price support must aid the farmer who must sell below production costs and pledged measures to keep farmers on their land if prices fall to 60 cents.
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Bracken
Fort Walliam
Manitoba
Adepien
Royal visit as King and Queen tour English workers
The King and Queen visited Gateshead and surrounding workers districts on the second day of their northeastern tour. Labor Minister Ernest Brown accompanied them as crowds welcomed the sovereigns with evident enthusiasm at each stop during a three hour visit.
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
England
Gateshead
Ernest Brown
Chamberlain urges peace through trade despite warns of arms
In Blackburn the prime minister outlined a policy of peace through trade. He cited Shakespeare and noted easing tensions improved trade reports. He supported Anglo German cooperation and said a trade mission to Berlin would deepen personal contacts for better relations. He warned confidence must be earned and disarmament pursued by agreement.
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Blackburn, Eng
Chamberlain
John
Lancashire
Hitler
Russia
Poland
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Berlin
Plan to Combat Unemployment Through Civilian Training Centers
The proposal calls for civil administered work centres to train Young men ages 18 to 30 for six months with possible re enrolment and pay, focusing on rehabilitation and employment. It also suggests farm hostels and a central registry bureau to move unemployable older men toward settlement and self sufficiency near larger centres.
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Hamedless
Enaml
Manitoba
Trains collide in Glasgow killing one and injuring thirty one
An inbound Glasgow train struck a stationary train at Stobcross Street station near the tunnel entrance. One coach telescoped and debris scattered as 31 passengers were hurt. Rescue work was slowed by the tunnel approach.
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Glasgow
Stobcross St
Decree Cuts Work Shifts and Materials in German Industry
In Bern the Reich signals shortages of math power and raw materials. A decree by Field Marshal Wilhelm Goering orders two 10 hour shifts daily in the building industry replacing three eight hour shifts and enforces drastic economy in the use of wood in the sector.
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Bern
Reich
Wilhelm Goering
Senate vacancy opens after death of Senator J H Spence
Ottawa and Toronto report a Senate vacancy following the death of Senator Jame Houston Spence. The ninth vacancy reduces Liberal representation to six seats while 1d Conservatives hold the six seat. Vacancies distribute five in Quebec two in Ontario and one in Manitoba and Alberta.
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Ottawa
Jame Houston Spence
Toronto
Senate
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Public inquiry opened into four Toronto gold dealers
R B L Whitehead of Orteria Securities Commission announced a public inquiry into the tax returns of four Toronto gold dealers who allegedly sold large quantities of income gold bars valued at Torenain 300,000 over about three years.
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Torenain
Toronto
R. BL Whitehead
Orteria Securities cCommitsioner
Two Miners Die In Frood Mine Collapse
In Capper Ontario two miners were killed when powdered ore collapsed in an ore chute during repair work. Three others were partly buried but rescued, with some freed by fellow workers and later removed from the fall.
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Capper Ch. Ont
Pwo Mies
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Air Force
Reginald Hugh Dorman- Smith
W. S. Morrison
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Royal Opera House
Cairo
Fawzia
Persia
Faiza
Goering
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