Mount Carmel Clash: British Troops Versus Arabs Near Haifa
British forces and Arabs clash on Mount Carmel slopes near Haifa with about forty five thousand troops involved. RAF planes support as mortars shell rocky ridges. North Lancashire advances while Arabs retreat. Casualty figures: at least 16 killed or wounded on the Arab side. official report says no British casualties. An additional Arab attack at Beit Daja raises Arab casualties to 18. Military detachment conducts swift punishment for sniping and demolishes two houses in an Arab village between Acre and Safed.
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Haifa
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Royal Air Force
North Lancashire
Elijah
Propheta
Baal
Jerusalem
Aimen
Beit Daja
Daffa
Acre
Safed
Madrid Hemmed In as Fascist Leaders Vow Destruction
Fascist leaders warned Madrid to surrender or face bombardment from air and ground. Circulars urged civil population to press government, while Franco’s insurgent forces closed in on Madrid from three sides, aiming to trap the capital before San Martin de Valdigieso.
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Burgos
Spain
Madrid
Francisco Franco
San Martin de Valdigiesias
Royal Commission May Inspect Prisons in Europe and U S
The royal commission on Canadian penitentiary conditions may travel to Europe for first hand study of prisons in England France and Belgium. United States visits are also possible, with Maritime sittings starting at Dorchester New Brunswick the Maritime penitentiary.
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Royal Commission
Europe
Moncton
N.B
Atlantic
Joseph Archambeault
United States
England
France
Belgium
Dorchester
Empire Education Urge for Canadian Students to Study Abroad
Dr. John Murray of Exeter University urges Canadian students to spend one year in an English school during their impressionable age. In a founder's day address at McGill University he framed empire education as the goal for Dominion youth.
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Montreal
Empire
John Murray
Exeter University
Pariament
McGill University
Murray
Dominion
Government arrests 36 Arabs over pipeline sabotage in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem the government moved to curb sabotage by seizing 36 Arabs and accusing 15 more of damaging the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline. Brigades have repeatedly destroyed pipeline sections and set oil fires in past incidents.
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Jerusalem
Iraq Petroleum Company
New Cunard White Star Liner Sister Ship To Queen Mary
A Glasgow shipyard report states Cunard-White Star will build No 552 with John Brown and Company. The liner is expected ~2000 tons heavier and 12 to 18 feet longer than the Queen Mary, with hull coatings by William Berrimore Co of Glasgow. Construction will reuse the Queen Mary’s ways and 200 firms in 60 towns supplied accessories.
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Glasgow
John Brown
William Bearmmore and Company of
Clydebank
Cunard-White Star Line
John Brown and Company
Swedish Flyer Rescued After Atlantic Hop Forced Down
Kurt Bjorkvall was rescued by the French trawler Imbrin off Valentia on the Irish coast after a direct flight from New York to Stockholm went down in the Atlantic. The message from the trawler reported Bjorkvall saved and indicate the journey length was about 2375 miles from New York to the wreck site, with Stockholm far beyond the end point.
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Atlantic
Valentia
Ireland
New York
Stockholm
Kurt Bjorkvall
Floyd Bennett Field
Bjorkvall Sauve
Cosmopolitan Clubs Elect Officers in Western Federation Convention
The Edmonton Western Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs reelected Lovell Smith of Saskatoon as district governor at a one day convention. New officers include Lieu tenant-governor A McArthur Calgary secretary Arthur Parkin Saskatoon treasurer Herman Stevens Calgary board members Clair Malcolm Calgary W S Brigman Saskatoon Dr R P Mulholland Vancouver Charles L Gillis Winnipeg Herbert Hancock Edmonton and F Kenny Calgary. Mayor Joseph A Clark of Edmonton spoke at a federation dinner.
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Edmonton
Western Federation
Western Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs
Lovell Smith
Saskatoon
A McArthur
Calgary
Arthur Parkin
Herman Stevens
Clair Malcolm
W. S. Brigman
R. P. Mulholland
Vancouver
Charles L. Gillis
Winnipeg
Herbert Hancock
F. Kenny
Tweedsmuir Praises Soldiers At Guards Dinner
Lord Tweedsmuir told Princess Louise Dragoon Guards officers he has always been happiest in the company of soldiers. He noted a trans-Canada trip where veterans wore medals from many British army eras, including an Indian Mutiny award, highlighting the Canadian army’s wartime role.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Ottawa
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Cavalry Regiment
trans-Canada
British Columbia
Victor's Trophy Awarded After Portsmouth Johannesburg Race
Charles W. A. Scott shared the victor's trophy with Giles Guthrie at a Johannesburg dinner in his honor. Cheques totaling £6000 have been mailed by sponsor I. W. Schlesinger to the families of Max Findlay and H. A. Morgan, pilot and radio operator, who died when their plane crashed near Lake Tanganyika.
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Johannesburg
S.A
Charles W. A. Scott
Giles Guthrie
I. W. Schlesinger
Max Findlay
H. A. Morgan
Piot
Lake Tanganyika
Edmonton Advisory Committee Gets New Chairman
W D King Alberta deputy minister of trade and industry was named chairman of the permanent advisory committee under the Trade and Industry Act at the meeting in Edmonton. Earlier Hon E C Manning head of the department had announced the committee personnel weeks before.
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Edmonton
W. D. King
Alberta
Trade and Industry
Promanent
Trade and Industry Act
E. C. Manning
Trade and Industry Department
Heavy Tourist Season Report From London
London records a massive tourist season with about 135 million dollars spent by visitors. Sir Samuel Hoare noted as returning ashore at Portsman this year amid the Mediterranean fleet inspection. Text references motives and press opinions are unclear.
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London
United Kingdom
Samuel Hoare
Portsman
Falian
Kerr Named President Of Alberta University
Premier Aberhart announces W A Kerr will succeed Dr R C Wallace as University of Alberta president. Kerr, dean of arts and sciences since 1914, becomes third president after Wallace resigned to lead Queen's University. Government and faculty supported the unanimous decision following a comprehensive survey of eligible candidates.
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Board of Governors
Kerr
Soviet Charge of Violations Threatens Non-Intervention Pact
Moscow says Portugal Italy and Germany arm rebels in Spain and warn they will free themselves from the pact unless immediate military aid to the insurgents stops. Moise Kagan accuses Berlin Rome and Lisbon of covert arms shipments while Berlin reports a Soviet ship unloading rifles and war supplies at Alicante.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
Moiseyevich Kagan
London
Kagan
Berlin
Russia
Paris
Alicante
Neva
Debate leaders praise adult education for youth outreach
E A Corbett former extension director of Alberta University and new director of the Canadian Association for Adult Education spoke at a Halifax service clubs meeting. He urged adult education to pull young people from street corners through debates and noted Alberta has over 160 debating clubs. He said mature education offers mental rebirth at each life decade helping workers adapt to industrial change and gain a sound life philosophy.
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Halifax
E. A. Corbett
Alberta University
Canadian Association For Adult Education
The
West
Alberta
State Socialism Debate Sparks Ontario Talk
William H. Moore Liberal MP argued government ownership amounts to state socialism at a Oshawa service club. He cited railways owning hotels laundries and barber shops and warned Canada was in a state socialist era through relief distributions and regimentation.
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Oshawa
Ont
William H. Moore
Ontario
Service Club
Mr. Moore
Mr. Trotzky
Lenin
League Appointment Geneva
Hon Norman Rogers Canadian minister of labor was elected vice president of the maritime conference held in connection with the League of Nations assembly.
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Geneva
Norman Rogers
League of Nations’ Assembly
Relief Grants Ottawa Continue Unchanged for Third Quarter
Acting Prime Minister Ernest Lapointe announced continued relief grants to provinces for the current fiscal year’s third quarter under the Relief Act of 1936. The payments, reviewed quarterly, total about 2.34 million monthly, with prior increases raising the peak to 2.07 million after the new government took office. Talks with German representatives on a trade agreement progressed though much remains to be done.
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Ottawa
Ernest Laponte
Germany
Lapointe
A'Ct
Bermett
Defence policy for Canada is a live question
Victoria reports a statement by Hon. Ian Mackenzie minister of national defence noting Canada has become defence conscious in recent months. He outlines defence aims, tax burdens, and parliament’s role, insisting policy is for Canada’s defence in peace or war with responsibilities including international security neutrality coastal protection and local defence. He critiques misinformation and urges informed public discussion.
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Victoria
Canada
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Mackenzie
Will Establish Air Bases on the Pacific Coast
Defence Minister Tan Mackenzie forecasts substantial developments in all three services and outlines a tentative plan for air bases along the British Columbia coast. Potential sites include Esquimalt, Alert Bay, Prince Rupert, and the Queen Charlotte Islands, with Jericho Beach in Vancouver expanding hangar space. An order for seven Blackburn Shark planes signals modernization of Canada’s air equipment.
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Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Islands
Jericho Beach
Vancouver
Mackenzie
Canada
England
Monument to Currie unveiled at Mount Royal cemetery
A granite memorial to General Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian corps in the Great War, will be unveiled on Armistice Day November 11 at Mount Royal cemetery. The foundation includes earth from Vimy Ridge, the Somme, and Ypres, and the inscription honors Currie’s service and McGill tenure.
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Sir Arthur Currie
G.C.M.G
KCB. V.D
Ll.d. B.C.L
Canadian Corps
McGill University
Debt Scheme Studied Before Alberta Action
Alberta treasurer Charles Cockroft says a full study of the Saskatchewan drought debt relief plan is required before Alberta applies for similar measures. He notes examining the mechanics of the Saskatchewan agreement and how it fits into current drought rehabilitation plans.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Charles Cockroft
Mir
Air Mail Service To Start Between Vancouver And Winnipeg
Federal minister C D Howe announced in Vancouver that air mail service will be inaugurated between Vancouver and Winnipeg next spring. A coast to coast Canadian service is expected to begin around July 1. Howe arrived by plane after visiting New York Chicago Dallas and Los Angeles.
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Vacouver
Winnipeg
Vancouver
C. D. Howe
Marine and Transport
Seattle
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
Fleet Aircraft Receives Order For Training Planes
W. J. Sanderson, president of Fleet Aircraft Corp of Canada, announced a Defence Department order for 10 training aircraft. The price was not disclosed but understood around $75,000. The Fleet factory is located at Fort Erie, Ontario.
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Ottawa
W. J. Sanderson
Fleet Aircraft, Corporation of Canada
Department of National Defence
Fleet
Fort Erie
Ont
Alberta Highways Edmonton Plan For Roads
Hon. W. A. Fallon minister of public works announced a four to five year program for hard surfacing 1100 miles of Alberta highways. The plan will be submitted to the cabinet for consideration as soon as possible.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
First diplomatic soundings on Britain Italy Mediterranean
Well informed observers report that initial exploratory talks have begun between Great Britain and Italy to pursue a broader understanding in the Mediterranean. The conversations occur in informal channels with careful diplomacy and cautious optimism.
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Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
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