League Sees No Way to Save Ethiopia War
Geneva debates punitive steps as Ethiopia appears doomed and the League of Nations fails to halt the conflict. Observers cite poison gas use by Italy, dismemberment plans for Ethiopia, and a push toward Italian domination with a staged, colony system.
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League of Nations
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Ethiopia
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Morocco
Algiers
Tunis
Stanley Baldwin
Africa
Europe
Journal
Des Nations
Rome
Ethiopia Plans Public Loan To Fight Italy In War
London reports indicate Ethiopia will float a public loan of £500000 to aid their war effort against Italy. The six percent bonds, nominally £100, will be issued at £95 and mature in 1941, with servicing to be assumed by the Bank of Ethiopia.
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London
Ethiopia
Italy
Bank of Ethiopia
Alberta to Implement May Fuel Oil Tax Expansion
Alberta passes fuel oil tax expansion set to take effect May 1. The seven cent levy applies to lower grades with a six cent rebate for farming and industrial uses, aiming to boost revenue by about two hundred thousand dollars. Ontario plans compulsory subjects including social sciences health education and business practice in revised curricula per deputy minister Duncan McArthur announcements.
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Toronto
Ontario
Duncan McArthur
Ontario Eduction Association
Italian People Turn Hostile to Fascist Regime Expelled Writer Says
Giovanni Giglio, former Daily Herald Rome correspondent, states in London that Italians grow discontented with Fascist rule as war policy impoverishes the country. Expelled by Premier Marsolini, he cites rising living costs and Africa campaign as factors driving mass skepticism about victory and long-term exports.
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London
Giovanni Giglio
Rome
The
Daily Herald
Giglio
Italy
Marsolini
Il Duce
Tenders Accepted Ottawa Finance Minister Announces
Finance Minister announced tenders accepted for the full amount of 25,000,000 Dominion of Canada treasury bills due July 15. The bids averaged a discount price of 99.75138 and an average yield of 7.9 percent.
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Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Treasury
Apostolic Appointment Names Hudson Bay Vicar as Superior
The Vatican appointed Cary-agr surquetil apostolic vicar of Hudson Bay to lead the St. Mary Immaculate Missionaries serving in his vicarate as their new superior.
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Cary
Surquetil
Hudson Bay
St. Mary Immaculate
Intensive Survey Program To Run This Summer Ottawa
The Dominion Department of Mines will continue its intensive surveys program this year, offering work for science undergraduates during summer holidays. Last year about 800 boys and 200 experienced men worked from coast to coast, with one death and one broken leg reported but overall few accidents. A total vote of 250 000 in main estimates brings the year’s funds near 300 000, and equipment from last year’s 200 000 expenditure will be reused if supplementary funds are not approved.
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Dominion Department of Mines
Guy
Howver
Atlantic
Pacific
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Canada’s Resources Will Set New Pace if Peace
Dr. H M Tory of Ottawa told the Women's Canadian Club that Canada’s natural resources development over the next 25 years could outpace the past 75 years if peace prevails. He praised land and climate, noted railways as vital, urged unity and reduced provincial barriers, and said educated citizens form civilization’s foundation.
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H. M. Tory
Ottawa
University of Alberta
Association of Canadian Clubs
Women's Canadian Club
Canada
Tory
Fada
British Columbia Not Interested In Provincial Bank Plan
Premier Pattullo returned from a brief visit to Ottawa stating BC has no plan to create a provincial bank and has not considered it. He noted federal talks focus on general policies including relief and financing, not the May 15 bond issue. The notice mentions John Westwood Oliver, a veteran Scottish journalist who helped popularize cross country rail coverage.
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Victoria
Pattullo
Ottawa
Alberta
Glasgow
John Westwood Oliver
Canada
Paralyzed Betty Snell Earns Private Pilot License
Miss Betty Snell of St Thomas Ontario, who has never walked since infantile paralysis, recently passed her private pilot's license. At age three she was carried to the plane and lifted into the cockpit, and now she seeks to become a commercial pilot despite needing assistance for flight preparation.
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Betty Snel
St. Thomas
Ont
Miss Snell
New Hospital Planned for Aklavik Arctic Post
Plans for a new hospital at Aklavik in the Northwest Territories are reported with about 25000 needed to replace the fire destroyed facility. Bishop Fleming warns funds may not arrive in time as material orders must be placed within three weeks to rebuild this year.
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Aklavik
Arctic
Northwest Territories
A. L. Fleming
Fleming
Dowager Lady Aberdeen Nominated for Peace Prize
The Dowager Lady Aberdeen, widow of the former governor general of Canada and president of the International Council of Women, has been proposed for the Nobel prize in peace. Support spans 40 countries where national councils under her guidance have long promoted peace.
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London
Abereen
Canada
International Council of Women
Ntional Council of Women
International Council
Turkey Fortifies Dardanelles Straits Amid Treaty Violations
A report states Turkey moved troops into the demilitarized zone around the Dardanelles, violating the Lausanne pact. The action drew reactions in Geneva, London, and Paris, with Bulgaria voicing frontier security concerns as powers assess the breach.
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Dardanelles Strait
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France
Italy
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Rhineland
Austria
T Hat
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Geneva
London
Paris
Semal Ataturk
Bulgaria
Conferences Fail to Stop Smuggling in North China
Chinese officials report three days of talks with Japan yielded no cooperation to curb wide-scale smuggling draining millions in revenue and harming the legitimate North China import trade. Finance, railway, and foreign ministry officials failed to craft an effective plan as protests to Tokyo were reportedly ignored.
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Inking
China
North
Finance Ministry
Tokyo
War-Type Ships Moved to Gibraltar Amid Submarine Threat
In Geneva tensions rise as the admiralty shifts a secret anti-submarine craft group to Gibraltar to protection warships in the Mediterranean. A list shows 15 mine sweeping trawlers arriving from home ports within the last week, most departing Portland base on Easter Sunday. Five destroyers also arrived at Gibraltar from the eastern Mediterranean.
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Geneva
Admiralty
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Portland
Geneva Debates Regional Leagues Amid Latin America Plans
Debate swirls in Geneva over a proposed all-American regional League of Nations. Some officials fear fragmentation of the Geneva institution while others see regional leagues dovetailing into a universal League. Officials insist universal economic sanctions are needed, with regional groups handling local conflicts and potential military measures.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Constitutional Reform Likely Delayed to 1937 Sessions
Ottawa reports that major constitutional reform to empower Canada to amend the British North America Act without Britain may be postponed beyond the current session. A Westminster amendment plan and a Dominion provincial loan council scheme are likely suspended, with reform expected as a leading feature of 1937 federal and provincial sessions.
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Senate
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