British Forces Strengthened in Norway Amid Landings
British forces in Norway are being strengthened by fresh landings and contact with Norwegian troops, the War Office said. Allied and German patrols brace for a first major engagement as Spearfish returns from torpedoing the pocket battleship Admiral Hipper, while Oslo, Bergen, and Stavanger face heavy bombing and air attacks.
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London
War Office
High Command
Fersely
Spearfish
Admiral Beheer
Norway
Oslo
Bergen
Reich
Agin
Stavanger
Havel
Air Ministry
News Chronicle
Britain
Dardanelles
British Shipping Losses Hold At 39 Percent Of Prewar Strength
The 4937 ton steamship Swainby was torpedoed off the Scottish coast and 38 crew members reached a northern port. British shipping losses are lower this war and merchant marine tonnage stands at 99 percent of prewar levels, Sir Arthur Salter said. German losses exceed British by about three to one, he noted. The fleet loses about 5 000 tons monthly versus 154 600 tons in the last war’s first period.
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London
Swainby
Norway
Sir Arthur Salter
Ministry of Shipping
Oae
Britain Sees North Sea Blockade From Norway Invasion
London. Minister of supply Leslie Burgin said Hitler's Norway invasion gave Britain control of both sides of the North Sea. He proposed a closed quadrilateral between the coasts of Norway and Britain to deny Germany supplies via neighboring countries.
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London
Leslie Burgin
Eden on war as clash of civilization and empire
Anthony Eden argues the war is more than interests but a fight for civilization and freedom. He says Britain does not rule Canada and Canada does not rule Britain, urging equality of dominions and warning Hitler is a symptom of a broader German danger.
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London
Anthony Eden
Dominions
Third Reich
Constitutional Clubs
Eden
Britain
British Commonwealth
Canada
Hitler
Turks Hold Dardanelles Amid Warships Maneuver
Five powers project naval force near the Dardanelles as neutral Balkan states reinforce defenses and curb Nazi influence. Turkish fleet led by Yavuz positions in the Sea of Marmora near Gallipoli. neutrals fear war spread. Russian navy reportedly mines Black Sea approaches to Odessa and Batum.
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Bucharest
Dardanelles
Europe
Dardanelles Straits
Aegean
Black Seas
Italy
Yavuz
Sea of Marmora
Gallipoli
Black Sea
Odessa
Batum
King and Queen See Royal Guard by Canadian Regiment
Royal 22nd Regiment detachment takes over guard duties at Buckingham and St James's in London, marching in battle dress with gas masks as the Grenadier Guards band leads. They guard four days, then the Toronto Scottish relieve them for another period, witnessed by the King and Queen on the palace balcony. The event marks a historic second Dominion guard presence.
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London
Canada
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Royal Palaces
Buckingham and
St. James
Toronto Scottish
Vingt Deuxieme
Grenadier Guards
Conditions Improving Toronto Reform Evidence in 1940
Hon. Eric Cross Ontario minister of municipal affairs reports a marked reduction in Ontario yuef rolls in the first two months of 1940. He notes January and February show greater improvement than any comparable period since 1930, underscoring notable progress in welfare conditions.
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Toronto
Eric Cross
Ontario
Local Astronomical Champion Named In Bologna
Eppe Loreta, Italian librarian and amateur astronomer, wins the championship for the third year as observer of variable stars among 142 World observers. He submitted 54 655 observations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers headquartered at Harvard. Loreta completed 5 500 observations with an eight inch telescope loaned by the association.
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Cambridge
Mase
Harvard University
Bologna
Italy
Eppe Loreta
American Association of Variable Star Observers
Harvard
Leon Campbell
Pickering
Association
Loreta
Hitler aims to break up British Empire says Neville Henderson
London reports Sir Nevile Henderson says Hitler seeks not only to defeat Britain but to disintegrate the entire British Empire. He notes Nazi youth influence and warns of dangers of neutrality as the war widens. The King convened a privy council at Buckingham Palace with Churchill and other ministers in attendance.
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London
Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Grosvenor House
Britain
Nevile
Viscount Halifax
Sir Nevile
John Reith
England
Low Countries
Scandinavia
Italy
America
Southampton
Lord Lucan
Euan Wallace
Reginald Dorman-Smith
Robert Brooke-Popham
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Robert Hudson
Shipping
Yugoslavia Moves to Expel Germans as Propaganda Clean-Up Starts
Belgrade leads a purge against German visitors amid espionage fears. Police arrest and expel twenty Germans, order all others to prove necessity to stay within ten days, and begin house-to-house searches in Zagreb and Ljubljana with strict passport controls. The crackdown follows a broader anti espionage campaign targeting Nazi agents and oil prospectors.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Vistora
Germany
Zagreb
Ljubljana
Danube
Novisad
Farflung
Lloyd George marks fifty years in Commons as Caernarvon MP
A Welshman who would lead Britain began his long parliamentary career on April 17, 1890, entering the House of Commons as the member for Caernarvon. He has served continuously for fifty years in that division.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Commons
Caernarvon
Search Plan Aims to Find Earhart and Noonan in South Seas
Honolulu reports Capt. Irving Johnson will sail the Yankee to locate Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan who vanished in the summer of 1937. The plan follows belief they may be stranded on a South Sea island.
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Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
South Sea
Irving Johnson
Radio License Rule Eases Private Home Sets
Ottawa announces one radio receiving license will cover all Sets in a private residence retroactive to April 1 with separate licenses still required for cars tenements hotels and rooming houses. CBC governors favor retaining the 2 50 fee and may consider higher charges for public places. London reports British envoys depart after Balkan consultations with Lord Halifax and the war cabinet to discuss southeastern Europe and Balkans trade under Lord Swinton's new commercial corporation.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Balkan
Lord Halifax
Europe
Ronald Cross
John Reith
War Cabinet
Lord Swinton
United Kingdom Commercial Corporation
Balkans
Stand up to German raids, Morrison vows Britain’s counter-stroke
In parliament Herbert Morrison asserts that if Germany attacks England and its civilians public opinion will demand retaliation. He says that Britain will not shrink or collapse and will defend itself with a powerful, efficient counter-stroke.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Pariament
England
Germany
Britain
Japan Seen Ready for East Indies Drive If War Expands
British French and U S fleets warned a Japanese seizure of the Dutch East Indies could occur if Germany invades the Netherlands. Observers cited Japan’s oil rubber tin aims and a swift stroke timed with German action as a major threat to Pacific stability. Cordell Hull urged respect for the Indies status quo to keep peace in the region.
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Shanghai
United States
Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
Far East
Japan
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Norway
East Indies
Western Pacific
Washington
Netherlands East Indies
Cordell Hull
Netherlands Indies
Pacific
Hull
Vancouver Brigadier Victor Odlum Promoted to Major General
The Canadian Department of National Defence announces Brigadier General Victor W. Odlum now holds the rank of major general and will command the 2nd Division of the Canadian Active Service Force. Major General H. F. H. Hertzberg becomes acting adjutant-general at National Defence Headquarters. General Odlum also becomes inspector-general of the 2nd Division. General Hertzberg serves as acting adjutant-general during Major General M. Matthews’s sick leave. Brigadier E. J. C. Schmidiin is appointed acting quartermaster-general while Hertzberg serves elsewhere.
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C.A.S.F
Ottawa
Victor W. Odlum
Vancouver
Canadian Active Service Force
H. F. H. Hertzberg
National Defence Headquarters
Department of National Defence
Odlum
Hertzberg
H. M. Matthews
E. J. C. Schmidiin
Cheney award honors heroism by Lieut Neeley in 1939
The Cheney award for outstanding act of heroism in the United States air corps in 1939 was awarded to Lieut Harold L. Neeley who risked his life in December last year by landing a disabled plane believing a passenger was aboard. The bronze plaque carries $500 in cash.
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Washington
Cheney
United States Air Corps
Harold L. Neeley
More Tourists Visit Canada Ottawa Reports Rise in February
The national revenue department says about 6,600 more U S automobiles crossed into Canada in February than last year. Tourist visits rose with 150,587 cars entering Canada in February, up from 141,996 in February 1939.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dominion
National Revenue Department
Calgary youth dies after gasoline explosion
Kenneth Fobingon, 14, died at General Hospital from severe burns suffered while cleaning bicycle parts with gasoline in the yard behind his home.
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Calgary
Kenneth Fobingon
General Hospital
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