....._.»...\ f. l; ADIAN‘ P January ‘(New Year's Dan-Alberta sov- 1 announces default of I1.- benturee. dier wants Italy glht t?’ kelep empire.“ Joi. Geo e . sner succee . Roy as Canadian Minister to reace. 6—‘°resldent Roosevelt hints at eeo- nornic sanctions against Infill" p-auolu‘ Commission recommends ye three-men board to control Ontario motor transport. S—Brltish Exchange fund purchml i‘ 22 £350.000.000 bullion to bolster ‘l-Tom Mooney pardoned mars In prison in connection with lnblngl In San Francisco in i916. |_(5unday)-James Windsor. re uted handbook operator. shot and lied at his Toronto home. b-British War Office refutes charges "atrocities" in Pales- af military l0—UflSe.. Ambassadors Jose h Kennedy and W. C. Buliltt tel Congress committee threat of European war lies tn Italy's territorial ambitions. ll-Prime Minister Neville Lhambep lain and Foreign Minister Halifax acclaimed in Rome on arriving for conference with Premier Mussolini. iZ-Defence. relief work and trade fea- ture throne speech at Dominion lisment opening. ustice I-i. H. Davis report on Iran an contract tabled at Ottawa. le- eath toll of more than I50 eati- mated in Australian heat wave. i5—(Sundayl—British note to Japan states forced economic changes In China will not be accepted. iii-Bombing atrocities in London. Liverpool and Belfast blamed an outlawed Irish Republican Army. III-China asks League of Nations for embargo on arms to Japan. IS-Britain and France reaffirm non- intervention policy in Spain. ‘IS-United Farmers of Alberta decide to cease political activities. 20—Iiitler applolnts Walter Funk presi- rlcnt of i c Reichsbank to replace Dr. Hjalmar Schact. Zl-Three drown when imperial Alr- wgyg‘ Cavalier plunges into Atlan- tic. 22—l>'.undayl—.\mt-ti police liliflffl Cilanrbcrlaln s home nntl Suntlring- ham Palace against bomb plots. 23—Norruan A. McLnrty, Windsor. sue ceeds Hon. John C. Elliott as Post- master-General, and J. A. McKin- non. Edmonton. appointed minister without portfolio at Ottawa. 24-r7stlmatcd 30.000 killed in earth- quake in Southern Chile. 25—l\ialn estimates totalling $157241,» 215 tabled in Commons Include $63,435.l7G tor defence. Joe Louis defeats John Henry Lewis in de- fence oi heavyweight boxing title. 26—Spanisn insurgents occupy Barce- lona without resistance. 2'I—lit. I-ion. R. B. Bennett leaves Can- atla for retirement in England. Ell-Lord Chatfleicl appointed Minister for Co-ordinatlon of Defence iii British cabinet. 29—(Sunday)—Willlam Butler Yeats. ‘I3. Irish poet and Playwright. dies. 80—Hitier says on German demand on Britain and rance is for colo- nlcs restoration. Ill-Chamberlain asks "concrete evi- dence" of German desire for peace. February I-—U.S. Senate stirred ‘at President Roosevelt’: reported intention to help European democracies against dictators. F-Gennany announces she will build up to parity with British subs. l-Presldent Roosevelt declares ro- rts he said U.S. defence frontier 1:1 France or on Rhlna “deliberate e. l-Jcan Desy. new Canadian minister to Belgium and Holland. received by King Leopold. klsundeyl-Spanish Lo ailst army begins mass flight to rance. S-Duka and Duchess oi Kent postpone state visit to Northern Ireland be- cause of bomb-plot rumors. 7-Arabs refuse to sit with Jews at London conference on Palestine. l-Spanish Loyalist cabinet leads re- treat into France. 0—Beiglan cabinet oi Paul-Henri Spaak resigns. Alex I-Ienshaw's round trip London-Cape completed in 4 days. 10 hours. 43 minutes-Si hours cut. 10-—Pope Pius XI dies at 81 after 1'! years in office. IL-France asks Japan to explain seiz- ure of Hainan. 12—fSunday)-—Trail Smoke Eaters win world hockey title at Basel. Switz- erland. defeating U.S. 4-0. l8—Bren gun contract sent to Public Accounts Committee by Commons. ll-Acclamation given Lol. George Drew, Ontario Conservative leader. as M.I...A. for Simone East. ib-Britaln adds 45 warships to 1939-40 building program. ‘ guaranteed n $400000 v abolishes minimum wheat rice. , fire at St. Michel ‘Archange Hospi- tal at Quebec. 2.500 insane saved. IT-Rooseveit says U.S. business will not have to shoulder greater bur- dens io finance New eal. 1.8—Syrian cabinet resigns in dispute with French. who hold mandate. l9—(Sundsy)—Soviet Russia and Po- land sign trade treaty. D-Chambcrlaln announces trade mis- slon to Russia. 2l-Franco-Britlsh plan for joint use oi man-power and defence resources announced. n-King and Queen visit Tyneslde in- dustrial area. 28—Generai Franco declares that Span- llh loyalists charged with treason must stand trial. 24—French cabinet votes recognition oi Franco's insurgent Spanish Govt. 25—Brltain announces plan to give up Palestine mandate. 26—(Sunday)--President Aznna oi loy- alist Spain abandons office. 2'!—-Jewish delegates at London con- ference reject proposal for inde- endent Arab state in Near East. I- rltish Commons uphold recogni- tion of Franco regime in Spain. —CP 1—Cunada's daily transcontinental air mail inaugurated. Hon. . D. I-lerrldge announces formation of new political party. 2—Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli elected Pope Pius XII. Twenty-eight die in 8800.000 hotel fire at Halifax. S-Sir Maurice Peterson named British Ambassador to new Spanish Gov- ernment. fl-Prague announces S00 Sudcten fam- ilies have Ottawa's permission to emigrate to Canada. 5—fSundsy)-Franco'l men oust S an- ish Re ubllcan Government of re- mier cgrin. 0—U.S. Senate alpproves bill to in- crease Army r Corps to 6.000 warplanes. ‘l-Dean Arthur Carlisle elected Bish- gp Anglican diocese oi Montreal. b- ift arrested in Baghdad in con- nect on with plot t overnment. mmons approves U.S.-Canada trade treaty after long debate. iO-Slx men and a woman convicted of bombings in Britain given terms of seven to 20 years. li—In clash with British troops in Trans-Jnrdania 15 Arabs killed. izi-lfiundsyi-Pnpe Plus XII crowned. tzt-Siovaks declare independence. it-Dr. Emil Hachn. Cache-Slovak resident. confers wilh Hitler. i. echo-Slovak republic mllapses. (icrnran nn aiinns "lndefen hie." srws Sir ab» Simon In Elriiish Commons riinin makes ILXIOIIIIO “rqnl-lfpfllfl n. vmvhvunriianr‘ m-m |.--» - -' r-t-‘ulrllshrd In o overthrow Iraq 2 nan,“ llliler ls ran pledges. Jl-Cha erliiln breskini: sole THEIR MAJESTIES‘ TOUR YEAR'S BRIGHT SPOT oi war. high in democratic loyalty, and citizenry in the United States. French Canada as their Majesties -the King and Queen, from a at Toronto . . . squaws provide one highlight of respite at Banff drive oi the tour Victoria. western to the Dominion enjoy the luxury of a lodge on Park, Alta. . . . tongue at Edmonton's reception . lingers long around the blue and national Nickel Company's Frood -l- + .1. .1. c. spontaneity and fervor that far exceeded expectations, the tour of the King and Queen in May and June stands out in bright relief against a year black-marked abroad by the destruction a CCLAIMED throughout Canada and the United States with a Starting with the joyous welcome of ancient Quebec. the visit developed an ever-widening appeal as the King and.his smiling Queen moved through the country. Canada's tumultuous cheers set a new were echoed by a liberty-loving + -i- -i- -i- -I- I-Iere are the notable incidents in the precedent-shattering tour: May l‘1—“Vlve lo Rol-Vive la Reine," unfamiliar greetings from land at old Quebec . . . May l8 hotel balcony, acknowledge the acclaim of 100,000 Montrealera packing Dominion Square . . . May Zl-climaxing a visit to Ottawa, the Royal couple move un- guarded ln a crowd of veterans after the King unveils the National War Memorial . . . May 22-the Dionne qulnts steal the “show” + + + + -i- May zl-a million-dollar rain falls as the King broadcasts to the Empire from Winnipeg on Empire Day; rural Manitoba presents thousands of happy children in a floodiighted setting at Brandon . . . May 25-—tha Royal car eludes its guards during Regina's ire mendous welcome . . . May 26—Aiberta’s Indian braves and stay at Calgary . . May 28- their Majestles admire the grandeur of the Rockies in two-day . . . May filth-Vancouver provides longest state . . . May ill-King and Queen conclude stay at limit oi the tour. where his Majesty broadcasts . . . Juna I-alone for a day. their Majcsiies shore of Lac Beauvert, Jasper -r- -r- June 2—C1'cc Indians sing the national anthem in tireii- own . . Juno 3-—Saskatoon's popula- tion tripled for Royal visit, and prairie crowd of 60,000 at Melville sliver train . . . June ii~Royal couple join with worshippers at church at Portage'ia Prairie . . . June iS-ihe King and Queen descend to 2,800-foot ievcl of inter- Mlne at Sudbury . . Juno 7-- their Majestles finish arduous two-day tour of populous Wcsicrn Ontario and enter United States at Niagara Fails . . . -l- + -l- June 8, 9—all hearts warm to friendly King and his Scottish Queen in epoch-making visit to Washington York's teeming millions give riotous welcome along route to World's Fair . . . June il-their Majestles conclude United States visit at President Roosevelt's Hyde Park, N.Y., home. attending church and picnicking with Chief Executive's family . again the Royal train makes various stops ln Quebec . . —New Brunswick roars a welcome . . . June it -King and Queen cross to Prince Edward Island. the D0mlnion's smallest Province . . . June IB-tour closes at Halifax, where they broadcast farc- wells and board Empress of Britain for Newfoundland and home. . Juno l0--i\'e\v . June i2—in Canada . June I3 iS-Premier Dalacllcr voted dictatorial rléowcrs. takes steps to increase rance's armed forces. Ten per- sons killed near Al er. Wash., when substrstosphero air iner falls apart. 19—(Sunday;3—Hitler acclaimed on re- turn to eriln from Prague. 20—Prime Minister King tells Com- mons Canada would consider it act oi aggression on whole British Com- monwoalth if Motherland attacked. 21—French President and Madame Le brun pay state visit to London. Britain calls for Russian. French. Polish and British union against German aggression. 22—Fascist Grand Council in Rome re- affirms support of RomeBerlin Axis and justifies annexatlons by Germany. Zli-Chamberlain says German attempts at European domination will be curbed at any cost. Ontario Leg- islature demands Ottawa back Brit- a in time of war. 24—lrlsh-o\vncri Workman wins Grand National stceplcchase at Alntree. 25—I-sight drown in B.C. floods. 26—(Sunday)—-Mussoiinl invites France to negotiate colonial questions. 2'I—U.S. Senate votes arm 5513300000. Ztl-Spanlsh insurgents ta e Madrid. 29—Spanish Civil war ends with sun render of key Loyalist cities. Chamberlain announces Britain to double 'I‘errltorial Army to 500.000. lib-Prime Minister Kin declares Can- ada will not conscr pt for foreign service. Iii-Chamberlain pledges British aid to Poland in case o aglresslon. —CP— . April 1—Cambrldge defeats Oxford in 91st Boat Race. Canada starts regular trans-continental air passenger schedule. 2—(Sunday)-Moderaies gain and Socialists and Fascists lose in Bel- gian election. 8—Chamberlaln offers British aid to any nation menaced by Germany. d-Canatla recognizes National Span- ish government. King Ghazi of Iraq dies from accident. 5—Albcri Lehrun elected for second term as president of France. 6—l\nglo-Poiish pledge broadened as Poles promise aid to Britain if iat- ter attacked. Prime Minister J. A. Lyons of Australia. 59, dies. 7~fGonti Fritlayl-Italy invades Al- bania. King and Queen flee. 8—itniy completes Albanian occupa- lion. 9—(Eastor Sunday)—Pope Plus XII makes plea for "justice and charity." IO-Brltish government d clares aggres- sion on Greece. Tur ey or other Mediterranean nations conside cu "unfriendly act.‘ it-Ronsevelt warns Germany and Italy U.S would be involved if general war instigated iz-Cairo conference to settle Palestine gestiows n na . l3- bor_Min ster Rogers announces 31.000000 youth training forestry project. l-k-Gencral Sir Edmund ironlidr strengthens Gibraltar defences. l5-Roosevelt. In appeal to Hitler and Mussolini, calls for 10-year peace. Ottawa Drama Lea ue wins Bes- borough Trophy at ndon. Ont. i6—(Sundav)—Forty-five killed as toi~ nsdocs lash Southern States. Bos- ton Bruins win Stanle Cup. Yl-Oshawa Generals wn Memorial hockey cuo. French liner Paris. 37.000 tons. burned It l9—Mystery submarine Halifax harbor. 20-EarI Baldwin at Toronto says Canada model of race srnity. Mus- solini rejects Roosev l's nver~ tures. but says Italy is are pe Zi-French government decrees I per cent sales lax for defence Eur ones 25-Clyde wins Scottish Foot sl Cup for first time in history. 23~tSundayl -Slr Nevlle Henderson. British Ambassador t Germany mturns to Berlin aft r rel-nil to sondon March i7. 24- "erllsmeni extends Chief Justice Duff's term three years ‘:5- "inance Minister Dunnin In Dominion hud ei forecasts .000. I00 deiicii Untod Kingdom boners sugar. tubal-on rrnu death iaxes ‘l0 (‘hnmhcrlnln announces Britain will cirnsrllpi vnuills of 2h and ‘ll for six months‘ army service. lt ll announced Bfltllh and Cans- dlan fliers to he irzrlncd In Cunutln 2'f-Briilsh House supports conscription 376 to I45. Zis-Hitler in Reichstag rejects Roose- velt peace appeal. scraps Polish treaty. British naval pact and Munich pledge: makes first for» mal demands for‘ Danzig iiok- and Gordlcnko. Russian forced flown on Mlscou . . on flight from M05» cow to New York. 29-Portsmouth wins English Football Cup for first time. 30—-(Sunday) - President Roosevelt openln N.Y. World's Fair r-t-tlcrli- ctrms S. to international coati- w . -cr-~ May . l-Daniei C. Roper appointed Minister to Canada from U.S. 2—Brltaln departs several suspected German spies Poland and Russia negotiate for co-operation. 3—Russian Foreign Commlssur Lil- vlnoff resl ns and is succeeded by Molotoff. . Ruplert Davies, Kings- ton. succeeds . P Ducht-mln. Sydney. N.S.. as president of The Canadian Press. d-Chumberlaln announces conscrip- tion bill not applicable ln Ulster. avoiding breach with Eire. B-Poland rejects German demands for return of Danzig. ' fi-Klns and Queen sail for Clftlfll. ‘f-(Sunda l-German and lthllhn for- eign m nisters conclude talks. S-Pope Pius proposes five- oiver Vatican pariey to settle Polls -Ger- man dispute. 9-Scandinavlan nations reaffirm neu- trallty IO-Chamberiain assures aid to Russia in event of aggression in Eastern Europe. ll-Empress of Australia. Royal party. detained by fa and bearing whole day east of Cape Race. Britls rench premiers warn Ger- many against Danzlg coup. i2—Brltaln and Turkey announce pact for mutual aid. iii-Bulgaria protests "wilfui slaugh- ter’ nf 21 Bul arians by Rumania gendarmes at obrudja. l4—(Sunday)—Em ress of Australia breaks throu fog and ice zone after delay o three days. 15—Canadian House gives third read- in to bill setting the basic wheat fir cs at 70 cents a bushel. l8- lng invests Ca t. lifeikle of Em press of Austral a with Royal Vic- torian Order. i7—Klng and Queen welcomed at Que bee. Russia rejects British peace front plans. lS-Klng and Queen at Montreal. Pre- , mier Thane Campbell's vern- ment re-eiected in Prince ward- Island with 21 Liberal menu rs to three Conservatives. iD-Klnl alsents to nine bills in first 20-%‘.rbn2trst3lt‘cv. air servi s rt‘! ‘with ‘(an ee Clipper‘: ‘ior - Lisbon hop. Queen igs upreme Court cornerstone st ttswe. li-isunda l-Klnf unveils Nattlxnfl War emorla st Ottawa. er Majestic: vllit Kin 22~King and Queen n area see ° [n10.- ionne Quinta and thl Plate. Germany and Italy e 8- lftr mllmty h s rtn -n he rap w en u e y ii am "53s. S ualus sinks o H h . N?H.-.-:rr saved by swing bell. Queen Mary bruised n motor loci- dent. Their Mejesties st Fort Wil- liam and 24-- Victoria 25-Royal party at Moose gins. Paderewski. nltsh isnlst. cancels New appears ce after tleart‘ peraiing ersonne o r Canada Airinee awarded Mgtee Trophy fur "advancement 3f III~ dian aviation during l and Queen vls t gory and Med cine Hat. W-Alex Kyle. Scottish golfer. wins British amateur championship. Their Maielties rest st lsnff. a-(Sundayh-Dlonne qulnta five years lib-King and Queen in Vsnoo Ten killed and 2'! injured In tine. Stu-Kins in Victoria. BC. as s Lan- ada to set world exam Ie in in- ternational relations. Wi bur Show wins 500mm Indianapolis speed- way classic. u Ill-Duplcssls‘ "padlock law in Que- bec upheld by court. __4;p_ June 1——Bl'lllsh submarine Thells sinks in Llvcrilotrl Bay with I03 aboard- fnur escape. '.2—Thclr M' jesties at Edmonton. 3—Cnm\d|r|n parliament prorogues. Kins‘ and Queen at Saskatoon. 4—tSuntiayl—-King and Queen attend church at Portage la Prairie. Man. 5—l\'lng and Queen descend to 2.800- iect level of Sudbur mine. Shot ill-ed at Duchess of ent in Lon- rlnn. 6—’1‘holr Majcstlea visit Western 0n- inrlo cities. 'i_Klnlz and Queen conclude Ontario tour hi Niagara Falls. s-Jiing: uno President Roosevelt j\|t‘f|',{t‘ Anglo-U.S. friendship It ~l1lli‘ lrlvntiiict in Washington. ‘J-llinl; places wrnsih on tomb of HUI! - Washington Olympic com- rrtiticc awards i944 winter games to Italy and slimmer to England. ' l0—'ll_:h!oir Majcstlcs visit N.Y. Worlds ll l‘. il-tStrndayi-Llner Duchess of Bed- ford rescues 3A crew of French ship Ben Hur on Grand Banks. l2~l\'lng and Queen return to Canada. visit Sherbrouke and Levis. l3~Britrrin_ France. Belgium and Hnl- land arrange temporary haven for 907 refugee German Jews King anti Queen at Fredericton Saint John untl Monctnn i-i-Their liiajesties st Charlottetown. New Glasgow and other points IS-Klnl: broadcasts farewell mossdle to Canada before leaving Halifax. British officials demand aps cease itnlting and searching British ships. French submarine Phenlx with crow oi 03 lost off Asia coast. lfi-idnrprcss of Britain with their Majcstlos nboarrl anchors in Con- rcpilnn Bay. Nfid Britain promises “immediate and active’ stess to be taken on Tlentsln blocks e. i7—Canarla-United States trade pact formally ratified In Ottawa. l8~tSunrluyi—'l‘cn killed. 60 injured. in Minnesota tornado ill-United Slates declares Tientsin situation menace to interests else- where In China. 20-Brlialn announces 60 per cent tax on cvrcss profits of arms makers. '21 Vilrlinin begins evacuation of LOW wulnon irnrl children from Plentsln ‘Eb-Kim: and Quecn claimed on return to lanitiand. ‘Ii-Britain warns Jli an treatment of Britons in Tlentsn "intolerable." 24—-Nlncteen hurt when four London banks bombed by l.R.A. ZS-(Sundayl-Japanesc barricade Bril- lsir tvltztrvcs at Swatow. China. '.!(§——Jlijt-lt\iSSl1II'I war resumes In Man- rhukuo. 27--Hr-itisl\ warships refuse to with- tlrzrw from I-‘oocitnw and Wenchow. Chlm. when Japs close borders. ‘ZS-nine Louis retains heavyweight title with technical knockout over Tony iizilt-uto at New York. ‘Lil-Dixie Clipper carrying first mm» rrrerclrrl zrlrplime passengers over Atlantic arrives at Lisbon. l-‘ortu- gal. from Port Washin ton. N.Y. 30~.\lh<-rta's premier. Willam Aber- hart. Social Credit leader. endorses Hon. \ D. Her-ridges New De- mocracy Party. ._(;p_ July I-(Dominlon Day)—Dr. James Mon- roe Smith. former resident Louisi- ana University. hed at Brockviiie. 0nt.. for return on 5100.000 ern- bezzlement charge. z-tstrndayl-Prlme Minister R. G. Menzies pledges Australia's aid to Britain "to the last man and the land announces record e!- pcnditure of 311116.900 for year. 4—l.cague nf Nations Commissioner Burckhsrot appeals for peace ef- forts to settle Dsnzig problem. 5-Clouriburst in eastern Kentucky takes '71 lives. . 6—Prcmler Baron Hiranuma says Brit- nln must recognize Ja an's right to build a "new order" n East Asia. 7~Dlrk Burton. Cheshire. wins British Open Golf title. 8-Blackout l6 Southern England coun- ties to test air raid defences. RESSNEWSJDIARYOF19 (Copyright. tell. by ‘Ila desedlsa Press.» explosion kills ‘I00. injures IO-Trsde Minister Euler lnflounwl Canada's export trade inert-as glaucoma for first half of l0d9. ll- rittsh we SCIENTISTS SOLDIER rlhi so to North Chins. fgliowlhg sntI-BFltish flemqnetretlnns. tb- L. Vaughan. C.N.i_t. executive iiosea te or snlse Lanadas De- Board. Hon. i-‘er- Canadian Score el 18-Gevernment's ‘Io-cent guaranteed who: extended to eastern winter VI le-J was order British to evacuate s as. in China. 16- ln ard of 500.0111 British Youths "for military service. 80.000 report st barracks. IG-itiitnday) - Charlottetown observes 1st anniversary of Confederation — sup y ruc an i1 %"-‘l'v"ii.°l'rla.y pi t its‘ a .000 Bitter Youths reach Dansi . ll- resident Reoseveit and State rotary Hull abandon efforts for re - Islon oi neutrality laws until i940. b-Britarn provides fer deportation of Republican Army suspects. ili-sritain grants IEMKXMIXJ credit to dew Zeaiand-ESOOILOOO for de- ence. Canadian Anglican mission- aries in Ksifen expelled by Japs. JI-Slovskia adops constitution as "authoritarian republic." 22—l-Il|h officers relieved of posts in Spanish Army shekeup. . baseball sta- man Catholic coulpLes in msfs marrls e. Ol-Du c cabinet ormed at er crisis. 25-h is announced joint aircraft pro- duction nf British and French now equal to that of Germany. N-UB formally denounces i911 com- mercial lreat with Japan. Ti-Shakeup In ussis strips 79 nffl- ciais of decorations as "unworthy." ‘ZS-Three train-loads of irlshmen leave London for Dublin as anti-bombing summary deportation effective. QB-ifwelve thousand British naval re- servists join reserve fleet. Ken Black. Vancouver. wins Canadian Amateur Golf championship. BO-fsundayi-Admiral Sir Dudley Pound made Admiral of the Fleet. Ill-Britain and Japan agree on policing of Tlenisl . _ v- ZS-(Sundeyl-Montreel alum sees 105 Bo August‘ 1—Prlme Minister King declines to accept resi nation of Finance Min- Ister C. A. unning. ‘sf-Britain announces expenditure of £ll.000.ilti0. mainly fnr anti-subs. S-Fnreign Secretary Halifax warns British House of Lords. danger of war still per sts. l-—Bf‘itiih House adjourns for eight- week recess Queen Elizabeth is 39. 5—Secon<i daughter horn to Crown Princess Juliana of the Nether- lands. British and French missions leave for Moscow talks to discuss threepower pact. 6—(Sunday)-lmperial Alnvays flying boat Caribou arrives at Port Wash- ington. N.Y.. via Bnuchervilie. Que.. completing inaugural mall hop. ‘L-Danztg senate agrees to open nego- tiations on Polish customs claims. S-Prlme Minister King irnnnred at Toronto banquet marking 20th an- niversary as Liberal Leader. S-King reviews Britain's reserve fleet of! Wevmnuth. iii-Albert Foerster. Danzlg Nazi leader. defies Poland and predicts "liberation" is near. iii-Alex l.oeb and Dick Decker of New Vnrk lost ofier inking off from St. Peters. N.S.. fdr Eire. i2—'l‘ra2n derailed in Nevada; 23 killed lIh-(Sunduyl-i-‘ourteen persons killed when Pan-American lmni crashes In Rio tie Jhnelro Bav ld-Party headed h Call! Rex Gibson. Wlniorburn. Ata.. reoort scaling four BC. mountains hitherto un- conquered. lb-Presldent Roosevelt arrives at Hall- fax on U.S. cruiser Tuscaloosa. ilk-Senator Rudolph Wicsner. German minority leader. arrested by Poles on charges oi spy contacts. l'I-Poland takes frontier estates for defence purposes. i8-Gcrmany seizes Slovakia. Canada and U.S. sign agreement governing air transport over _ the hortier Ill-Pope Pius Xll makes plea to Euro- ggnb rulers for "peace in our time " rgt. Norman Beckett. Hamilton Ont.. wins Govcrnnr-(lcneralk Shield at Dominion Rifle meet Harold McSpadcn. Winchester, Mass... wins Canadian Open Golf at Saint John 20—iSunduyl—Mnscow announces tong- tcrm trade agreement with Ger- many (lclman and Polish troops mass on Slovak-Polish frontier. Zi-flitler a nounces German non-ag- ressiori pact with Russia. 22- rltain. France and Poland re- affirm decision to fight German a gression. ell-year Soviet-German non-aggres- sion pact signed at Moscow. Brit- ish reservists warned to be ready: Londone a ordered to darken win- dovis. John Cobb sets new land ‘speadt rhecord of 368.85 miles an hour S n . 24—Chamberlain tells British Commons nation in imminent danger of war. Roosevelt urges Hitler to he otiat with Poland. Commissions marge L. Carpenter of Canada elected General of Salvation Army. 25—Unlted Kingdom signs five-year military alliance with Poland. Q3 ir Nevlle Henderson files from Berlin to attend British cabinefs emergency meeting. France says Germany must negotiate directly with Poland. Prime Minister King sends peace pleas to Berlin. War- saw and Rome. 7I—(Sunday)—Brltlsh cabinet resumes debate on note to Hitler. Musso- lini replies to Mackenzie King he will do utmost to insure just peace. Nevlle Henderson reminds Hit- ler of British pledge to Poland. rman troops enter Bratislava Slovak ca ital. Poland swells army to 2.000. . flu-British note to Germany refuses to coerce Poland. Germany organizes six-man war defence Council. head- ed by Goerlng. German liner Bre- men leaves New York. Isl-Hitler reveals 16-point program de- manding Danzig and Corridor ieblsclte and blames Poland for re- ii- (Sunday) —Spanlsit powder factory. acting dictated peace. Britain Major-Gen. A. (l. L. McNaughton. i-‘irsl Chiei-oi-Siafi. Department of Defence, and Chair- Research Commandcr of Canada's Division. former man of the National Council. nthbiiizes fleet. calls up entire army YCSOITL‘. ...(;p__ September I—Germany invades Poland. aggressive ncIInn country nn war fooling. .i'i sh cabinet rtn-nits reply. Italy proposes conference. 3—-tStmday)—l3>rlialn rvltlr Germany at ii am time). War cahlnct docin rcs Eden as Dominion Kins: broadcasts mo. irc Lint-r Aihoniu cn o "5 onircal with 1.400 passengers lor- pctlocd 20f. miles west of Scotland. 125 llvcs lost France declares war. declares (‘nnatia stands with Britain in war Primr- Minlsicr lilnil ti nlnst German aitgressloit. -i—l .nhnr Day] Siegfried Linc to rciicvc 0n Poland. over Africa re gns when Britain untl l-‘rnnce warn Germany trnit-ss against Fulani! ~ stopped 1hr two powers ivotild fl-glrt. Italy declares for flbtilriillty- Cuna- (ilnn government takes steps to put German flVp-DIHVEI iivacirztiion of IHlllllililU London children reported cumlllclc tBrltisll fnrrnt-li in include Winston Churchill as l-‘irsl Lord nf Admiralty and Anthony ' Secretary. French troops attack pressure Royal Air Force bombs German warships in Kiel Canal and ' .000 Droililitantirt icaflcis y. Australia wins Davis Cup. defeating U.S. 3 to 2. ll-Prime Minister Hertzng of South neutrality policy defea ed in parliament; Gen- eral J. C. Smuts forms new govern- meni. 6—-Flrst German air raid on Londo reported repulsed. LieuL-Col. J Ralston succeeds Hon. C ning as Finance. ‘h-Canadian emergency session irate Germany nine mlics. Parliament 8—Prlme Minister King in Commons unnecessary. Canada stands ritaln. Canada's i939 wheat crop . bushels. 99.048000 bushels larger than i938. 9—French hold 200 square miles of German territory on west front. declares ctrnscrlpilon but declares estimated at 449058000 IO-(Sundayi-Canrrda formally ciarcs war on Germany. the roclalnis Dominica's participation oles report day-long bombing of U.S. a piles ncInS embargo on arms and mun tions. ll-Canadian parliament provides war .000; Commons rejects C.C.F amendment opposing Warsa.v by Germans neutrality la\v to Canada funds of 5100.000 an expeditionary force. iZ-Cnnadlnn war budget taxes on liquor. tobacco. tea and coffee. new levies on income and . A. Du Canada's Minister meets French pone- increases Saptember l. Germany invades Poland in what is termed "a counter-attack with pursuit" and not a technical state of war. September d. Britain and France declare war with Germany. Liner Athcnin torpedocd en route to Montreal from Liverpool. with 1.400 pas- scngers; more than I20 lives lost. September 4. French troops attack nn Western Front tn relieve pressure on Poland. Royal Air Force bombs German warships in Kiel Canal area. September l0. Canada formally declares war on Germany. the King proclaiming the Dominica's participation. September ii. Britain discloses British troops are in France. Canadian Parlia- ment passes War Appropriations Bill providing for outlay af Sifl0.000.000. September i8. Big battle develops on Wrslcrn Front with French ativrtnri-tl lines several miles Insidi- lit-rman lcl rliory at some points September I1. Russian armies invnrle Poinn-l along Stiftmlle f-vmi In punt-vi‘ Ukrainians linl| Whiu- Ritvilrivix P"csltlrnl "rtl I-‘rnt-lfln ‘tlinislol o‘ Puinnri firt- Itr lluinrnla September ll. British aircraft carrier Coura- genus tnrpecioed b German sub- marine with loss o more than 500 livrs. Russian and German armies mcct in Poland at Brest Litovsk and arrange occupation areas. September 2i. Armunti C " . u. Romania's Prime Minister. assassinated: eight lrnn Guardlsls charged with crime and executed. September I1. Warsaw surrenders to German basic-gels; many civilians reported killed. nnd much tlamugl done by nir and artillery attacks. (lctohrr S. Iliiler in Rolrhstag proposes pear-t- settlement "on a compre hcnslie basis" Major-Genera- A I; |.. lticNnughlon all interl to command First lllvlsnn oi Cnnarllnn Arilie Service Force. tlrioltt-r l0 Bilirtln rmmumrcs Empire-wide ltll 'l\"i'[‘ irrvlnlng irrvrginm to .~...|i|r- |'t tvlvuuln Hunt-Ir Frontier luv NH"! lurtls tlmvn Hillel's pears In. m tin Soliem‘ Dafes of fhe War October i2. Prime Minister Chamberlain tells British Commons there can be no peace on Hitler's terms. October H. Moro than B00 lives lost when British battleship Royal Oak. while at anchor in Scapn Flow. is sunk by German submarine. flotober id. British naval base at Rosyth. Scotland. raided by German bombers: i5 killed and two war- ships demuiled. iietobnr ID. Britain. France and Turkey sign lb-ycar mutual assistance treaty l-‘lwedch troops withdraw almost to French frontier nn Western Front. Nuvc-mlu-r I. Empire conferences on m-nrdlna- lion of war effort begin in inn» don wlih Hun T. A. Crcrar rep resenting Canada November l. United Slates Neuiraliiy Ari oi iilfifi cmilag arms embargo siirnvrt by Pii-siricni itmrsctt-li O November S. Chancellor Hitler leaves building few minutes before bomb expl ion in Munich beer hall kills seve . November 23. British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi sunk by German pocket battleship Deutschland and another ivarshlp. November 27. King sl ns order-ln-councii ro- claiming rltish blockade of er- man exports. November 30. Russian troops invade Finland. char ing "arrnt-d provocatlons" by Finn sh border forces. December d. British bombers score direct hiis on German warships in ileligoland naval base area. December l0. Portion of British Force re orted in action in an important sec ion of the Maginnt Line. i December l-l. League of Nations expel: Rus-' llu for attack on Finland; December l7. First Canadian coniln ent ar- rives at Scottish port. tlloshlp iraf Spec blown up bv Germans three miles nff Nlvviilt-vltlcn lulu-n- she virlvnn In Mtiie with Bril- Isll cruise-s Dev. Ill. / excess mitts. Duke and Duehsm d! Wip r ret rn to lend. ' féthi“ ‘fhtifilii. “m: ggnagwwer bills gfgsn NM “will: scatter-muse I5 ltmefn Pnd .1 ' agree t - usss an span e stice in; l/ianchult o. Darin Christie sp lnted, dlen ier at was ington. IG-Britieh Admiralty craft have sunk 21 B s pe with tonnage of $22,343 during first - wee o war. lighting en Western Front develops. PP-(Sundayi-Rulllan armies metoh into Poland along 500-mIle front. Soviet Government declares inten- tion to maintain neutrality. lB-Brltish aircraft carrier Courageous torpedoed bly wrmsn submarine: 5t! lint. Du I Wifidlof ‘oxalat- id ajor-Oenerei on e in rance. lB-Hon. Norman Rogers eeomes Min- ister of Defence in blfllt reor- ganization. Canada to organise two divisions of troops to be available as ealrpealitionsry force if and when requ re . bo-Canadian Government names War Supply Board to replace Defence Purchasing Board. ci-Armand Calineecu Rumanlan P mier. assassins at Bucharest eight pro-Nazi iron Guardlsts charged with crime and esecpled before crowd. Many others Iii led Roosevelt urges s cial session of Congress to abolts arms QIIIDIEEO and substitute “cash and carry. 22—French Government estimates tier mun casualties in Poland at ISUJIJU. 4 aeroplanes ipst and 600 to 700 allots k led. German-Itas- slan agreement gives Soviet three- fifths of Poland. Nazis keeping two-fifths zit-Form commendebin- El‘ (Jlfffllfl chief Von Frltsch killed in action. _.__... Z-i-lsunduyl-Warsaw reports .000 civilians killed In 24 hours ot I ell- ing by Germans. Three neutral sh ps sunk by German forces. Que bec Legislature dissolved. 25—French defeat Carmen elf squad- rons in two major air battles. zit-France outlaws Cemmunl 27—British war budget imposes heaviest taxes ln history. Germany announces surrender of Warsaw. Canada-New Zealand trade agree- ment extended one ear. 28—Russlu ac ulres Bait c See bases in Estonia rltish lanes best off German squadron n attempted -eir attack on Scotland. Zfl-Rovnl Air Force unit attacks tier- nicln ships at Heligdiand 30-'l‘urkt-y really to ratify mutual as- slsian/‘o pacts with Britain and France _Cp_ Qcfober t-(Sunduyi-Brltuin calls 250.000 ed- tiltinnu mcn to the colors. 2-.\rnred raider sinks British freigh- tcr Clement off Brazilian coast. Ii-Chamht-llttin in Commons says he will not talk peace with Germany on basis of ‘mere assurances." 4-Premier- Dupienis in election cam- paign declares a vote for him is a "voit- for autonomy against con- scrrptmn." tlermnn l-hoat land survivor-s of a tnvpedoed vessel st an ii'|sh port then escapes to ses. 5-0.5 lattes steps to protect Amen lcan steamship Iroquois en route from Europe after s German hsvy warning the vessel would be sunk. ‘tl-bisior-Gcncrul A. G. _. c augh- tan former chief of General Staff. n-metl in command First Canadian Division. Peace proposals madli by llrticr in Rclchstag. ‘I-Flnlzrntl debates invitation to confer with Russia: culls up reserve divi- sions in “strengthen nation's lilti- trallty." 8—iSunday)—-Rulsla announces Soviet- Gurnran agreement to start Imme- diate economic cooperation. ex- changing materials and products. New York Yankees win fourth con- st-cuiivo World Series. 9—t'l‘hanksglving Dsyl-Brltlsh Ad- mirnlty reports German aircraft henit-n off in repented cllltlel With British warships ta North Sea. l0—I<3mpir-ewlde air force training pro- gram rcntrlng in Canada annnqiced in London and Ottawa. Russia cun- rlulics Lithuania act. tl-liirssia and Britan conclude trade treaty involving exchange of British rubber and tin for Russian timber. Government discloses 158.000 Brit- ish troops in France. l2-—Chtrtrrhcrlaln tells British Commons there can be no peace on Hitler's terms. is announced 8200.000. war loan taken up by Canadian banks at par. ill-Three German submarines de- stroyed on "Friday the 18th." Col. C. A Lindbergh questions Canada's right in engage In European wars. Four killed. 2~i injured in blackout train crush near London. l-i-Brltlsh battleship‘, Royal Oak. ton in Soaps Flow: l2 lives lost. Lord Rlverdalfs sir training mission arrives st Ottawa. llk-(Sundayl-Three allied merchant ships sunk b Germans. iG-ticrman bom era raid Britt nevsl base at ltosyth. Scotland, amas- lng cruiser Southampton and des- troyer Mohswk: l5 killed: four German planes downed. i7--German olanea twice raid Siiaps I-‘low. damaging training ship ron Duke: four shot down. lS-Gcrmuns start big offensive on 1W mile line on western front. ~ iii-Britain. France and Turkey sign 15-year mutuai assistance ct. Kin s of Sweden. Norway and en- mar unite in neutrality but avoid promise to help Flnlsndi Lib-Combo sory military training re- vived in Australia. Zl-Four German planes shot down in attack on North Sea convoy. 22~rsunday)—l-‘rench retire from Gen man territory on western front. ex- cept in Wsrndt Forest. Indian Congress party calls on eight pro- vincial Ministries to resign in “ro- fcsltl against British "Imperial t" a c l’! V. 23-U S freighter. City of Flint taken to Murmansk. Russia. by German raiding ship 24-Von Rlbbentron in Danzig says Germany will fight to bitter end. 25—Duplessls' National Union Govern. merit swe t from office in Que o election. Ibersls tslfinl N of sea s. ‘JG-Russia announces release of U.S. freighter City of Flint. 27-U.S. Senate panes legislation re reaiing arms ember o. Prime Min- ster King says nade waging war tn protec Christianity. ZS-Canadlan Minister of Mines 1'. A. Crerar arrives in London for Imperial war consultations. 29—tSun.lay)—Wee Carroll and Clylde Schleiper set new 'endurs6% y- in: record at 1% hours In . . reports i0’! I nations sunk tn date. 1.850. At aehln ton assessed .000. ems for first great war explosions st leek Tom and Klnitsiend. NJ. air training scheme may mesa final victor "will be s ‘on Canadian sol." in teorganizes Italian Cabinet. lng pro-German ministers. ussle demands navel bale from Fin and. s _.¢p._ November i-Prof. F. c ril We; lltpfl‘ u rinclpni of KfcGIl niventr- r- and orders martial law on ' v, ‘cl-U.S. House fill"! legtllir a peeling arms embargo by '14” Ih-Norwny Interns German prlrr is and re eases U.S. Cit of Flint 4—PresItieni Roosevelt s gne "Net - t! Act of i039." 5-1. nndavi-Nnrwsy rejects rn .. demand for internment of iv ni . Nazi revolt pint foils-Pt n Sit-rill Africa. G-J-‘rt-nch report nine German pwies shot. down in air bottle between nine French and lfi Nui planes. ‘f ri n rdinatss war purchases s and the United States. |'l b It)!‘ lmfildllti r an ' all ..1','..'.itl..';l:t m: “v0 u. i’ meal aniziaivenrbtlgcgsle $0352.13 m» w»i'f.l'irl'°l53§ii.""‘ °" Fleletum u mobilize ' . a man. ide ereruflgoitiaedmqb lien es efense measure. ‘°*"'""i..i’l"'*i':is:...." res-m" llw-f einbrenee Dan-queen fffit... to worhen of the "gill-M Ralf-fella? Cabinet re- ntario m... 035'...‘ sglbtewrgtlfi? lklllllllll!) — President Lab f‘ l" WI Germany lillyrugltafi by "reparation of in. " m A s“; swgslens. “whiten cbur-ehlivrutl: dis Alli Bu?!‘ as fla“-'-'§lroll'§t'.'--““m an’ el reds on Paris. the an r l :30“ nds and English bout re. h“ 3}‘ ‘r afillriaugetherlands-Bg]. u t WI l’): ago.’ Agriculture Minister- n 1:255‘ "Ill!" Buard arrives in - execu e e Creche and las- Pglgflllllcgu-ROO: “flee noel economic ll-eDtltch ll I . mine in "r§S.~§r."?£'.. 1B (Sgviarstémlk l“ 19-45 d )-—R l 5901111191,!’ lrfloblsut: Iulfirfllafiklfblbtbqlel: itl h ~ over Wfik-QIBG.‘ f-lgnlliimfi‘ - be I ' returned in NewmBi-‘udvfgrl-yibsielmrt-‘iit: g seats m ‘)0 Conservative. 21- rltain threatens unrestricted sea bloc ode of German trade in rota". tinn for illegal mine warfare. mien air raids repulsed off British asst coast. 23—-Germen battleship Deuist-hianq an“ another warship sink British srmeti merchant cruiser Rawalpindi, 45,; lost Transport Minister C n Howe named tn nead Canadian War Supply Board 24—Germany admits seven scout plant-s lost over l-rance. rman steam hi W . tied eff s-umissfitcfteerfitfifs ture. N-(Sundeyl-rihlsnu iléfilt‘! Sflllrt char e of killing and woundlnli Russ ans In border fight 27—BI'ItIsh blockade of German exports gwciaimed. 3- tlsh fliers raid German base at Borkum. French capture two Ger- man frelghters. Russia sever-s relations with Fin- land. Four killed in R.C.A.I-‘. crash at Trenton. Ont. 30- uulen troops invade Finland; Helllllilfors anti other Finnish clil' shelled from air and sea. v-CP- December 1- erevi-Lruted Russian troops cautun inn h Arctic port of Petsamo: Russia rocisims "people's govern- ment or Finland. ill-Finns recapture Petssmo. but Rus- R de w final. Bill Skladan. Andtcw Alta.. 3—-tSunday)-Brltish bombers score hit on German warships at Iiollctr- land. Princess Louise. Ill. tilt-s. t-ll‘. L. Ripley. wcmbley. Alta.. wills wheat king title at Chlcugo for second year. ‘in: George visits British trmlm on sstern Front. Sweden calls up 60.000 men for military service. O-German liner Ussukume captured in South Atlantic. Winston Churchill says Britain sinking Gormnn i’- gohtts faster than they nra belnc u ‘b-Germeny and Russia begin popula- tion exchange as result of capture o Poland. l-Ita|y reaffirms neutrality. but stands by German-Italian military alliance. U.S. says Britain's total blockade of Germany breach of in- ternational law. British sink thrtt German subs. k-Winnlpeg Blue Bombers win Cam-- dian rugby title. Soviet usslr. srralrned before League of Nations for Finnish aggression. lD-(Sundayl-Brltish troops in action on section of hfnlzlnot Line; Gor- mans repelled with severe insscs ll-Canaclau war effort should l-t- says Finance Minlst r Rslstnn r-t Sumrgerslde. .E.I. Five British mere antman missing in South Al- cket battle- shi operating. Finlan asks imam-e of atlnns for "practical ltlflllnri" instead of "international i"i.‘S0lll- o s. l2- rltiiin annourges liner Bremen, rc. turning from urmansk. Russia. in German ‘port. sighted by British merin . rman pocket battleshl Admiral Graf Spee d ven into neu ral South American arbor at Montevideo tlii.’ i.".‘l.'l‘.‘lf“;’.ii‘“' 'l""l'““ 5"?“ - ru ser rte cr fillfllled. BritisbiParliament holds t session on war supplies. Sill o attack on Finland. British subma- flfll llflltl 9.000-ton German cruis- er Kins Georse is 44. 5-Finns report sinking of Russian destroyer by coastal batteries. lv-llsly repeats it is staying out of Wlr by agreement with German)’ to help localize conflict. 17—(Sunday)-I-‘|rst contingent of Ca- naldganmtrrggps aglrives at Scotllsrfii . ns ow up rappr- ggttleehlp Grat Spee otf Montevi- deo. Uru a . Empire air training ree F d t 0 I "l!" IBM a ttawa. iS-Ltberals reelected in Dominion by- ei n scques-Cartier and Montreal St. James. United Re- form candidate wins in Saskatoon. Probabi more than 12 German planes s ot dnwn and seven British m n a e oandin weribs- "t" Hi." ‘.. . ' BI h!‘ B G 0 DE. liner Columbus eobttled by crew off North American coast: survrilvorséaeken U.S. guis- er. a or nera r ‘u one so. formery deputy ministegr of nn- tional defenoe. appointed lieuten- snt-governor of Quebec. Q t"'"t. H"! T-nnqedorff .0 destru- eq U°-_:"‘" v-grtlesiilp Orsf Spee Oofiiulitu suicide at Buepoe Airs. 21» L. w. flrocil appoint- ed Canadian Off iai .w.u- gaegrdfir ‘rhlrtv Rcivi‘; art ste '. .ar-8 bomb o effer- use ll-nsaedmna on’ r r from Aldershot eemn take-d look It tendon.- hath Vie..-“ ; IS-nnns report fresh - KlIfT""'I personal rebrwfil" tive st the Vatiesn flktfinndavl Pnne Plus 0W" five-mint program f‘? aoe Ron T A. (‘rrrir l P! returns tn Ottawa from Em- ohe oerievs in bondm" 2B» fdhrietmee Dav Kins hrosdeeeta to the Empire 70- Australian airmen srrivr ‘" an t."- "dish ‘More-e trv-"r" 1"‘ to front line mrslllflfl’ ‘I ‘its venom tron‘ ill-ttnv’ 43.000 deed aw‘ |-" w‘ ‘i Nrt-houake in i'u...<.l.