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Japs React to U.S. Qil Curb
Tokyo Tim Japanese foreign of
fice instructed, its ambassador in
Washington to investigate the United
States curb cm oil and scrap iron ex
ports .after a spokesman had describ
ed Japanese reaction as likely to be
“very great.” <■
of citizens for purposes pf internal se-
curity,
Britain Seized Rumanian Ships
Bucharest — The Rumanian minis
try of marine reported the seizure, pf
three Rumanian ships by the British
authorities at Port Said, Diplomats
said this incident was regarded as Bri-
Brit-tain's answer to confiscation of
ish oil properties in Rumania.
Hitler* to Cut Up Rumania
Berlin — Hitler put finishing touch
es on a Danubian reorganiation plan
regarded as. certain to involve further
dismemberment of Rumania,
ferred with the Rumanian
Ion Gigurtu,- and Foreign
Mihail Manoilescu for 2%
his mountain retreat above Berchtes
gaden.
He con-
premier,
Minister
hours in
Full Speed for Aircraft Plants
Ottawa — Final arrangements' were
completed between "Ralph Bell, dir
ecting head of aircraft production in
Canada, and Morris Wilson, repre
senting Lord Beaverbrook, British
minister of aircraft production, .where-,
t>y every Canadian resource tor the
manufacture of aircraft will be fully
employed during the next 18 months,
Hon. C. D, Howe, minister of muni
tions and supply, announced.
French Warships To Aid Britain
London — Britain manned for
duty a powerful squadron of French
warships to aid her own forces -against
the spreading menace of marauding
Nazi torpedo boats, attacking in Bri
tain’s waters under protection of
clouds of German bombers. The ad
miralty disclosed that a numger of
French ships of varysizes are now be
ing prepared for sea manned both by
French naval forces and by British
seamen.
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German Raider Off West Indies
New;York — Members of the crew
of a Norwegian ship which rescued
25 survivors of the British freighter
Davisian declared that new fast 10,-
000-ton German raider disguised as a
Swedish ship and named the Narvik
is operating in the West Indies. She-,
carried disappearing six-inch guns,
the crewmen said. The raider also
sunk the King John, of 5,338 tons.
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Civil Guards to be Ontario Force
Ottawa. — Agreement on the form
ation and operation of volunteer civil
guards in Ontario was reached ta a
conference attended by Defence Min
ister Ralston, Air Minister Power and
Naval Minister Macdonald "represent
ing the dominion Government, and
Premier Hepburn, Attorney-General
Conant and Labor Minister Hipel re
presenting the” Ontario Government.
The federal ministers said there was
no objection to organization of bodies
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Nazis Attack Convoy
London -— The admiralty announc
ed that a German plane and torpedo
boat attack on -a 21-ship convoy in the
English Channel sank five rand- dam
aged five merchantmen and two Bri
tish destroyers. The admiralty also
announced loss of the trawler Fleming
in a clash with four German dive
bombers,
Two Freights in Collision
Strathr-Oy — An. engine and a dozen
freight cars were piled in a tangled
flaming mass of debris and three crew
members were injured in a rear-end
collision of two C.N.R. freight trains a
mile west of Stratihroy on the double
track main line. The men were not
seriously injured. .
Hitler Warns United States
Berlin — The United States was
warned by Hitler’s minister of econ
omics that she must be prepared to
trade with . Germany on Germany’s
terms or suffer a lockout from the
commerce of a Europe geared to Nazi
economics. ,
Commit Husband in Murder Trial
Brampton — Gordon Ross Matthew
aged 21, of Toronto, was committed
for trial on a charge of murdering his
wife, Ethel, 24, after, evidence, had
been heard in a preliminary hearing
here. Matthew had previously plead
ed not guilty. Tihe body of Mrs. Mat
thew was. found in Erindale pond on
July 11.
Hitler May Discard Invasion Plan
London — Air Marshal Sir Philip
Joubert,said the German offensive ag
ainst Britain^, may be confined to,
heavy coast-line raids. Sir Philip said
“Hitler may feel that after the time
given, us to complete our resistance a
full-scale invasion is an unwarrantable
risk and that he cap employ his forc
es more successfully on less well, de
fended posts. The danger to us will
be that we shall run the risk of be
coming bored.”
No Oil to Spain
Washington — Treasury Secretary
Henry Morgenthau said that two ship
ments of oil to Spain had been stop
ped because the cargoes appeared .'to.
be destined for Germany -and Italy.
Death Penalty for Treachery
Ottawa — The House of Commons
adopted a bill strengthening the hands
of'those responsible for suppressing
sabotage in the Dominion and provid
ing a mandatory death penalty for
those convicted of treachery.
2,823 Missing When Liner Sunk
London — Authorized sources sai9
that 2,823 persons are missing in the
sinking of the Cunard-White Star lin
er Lancasttsia at anchor off St. Naz-
aire during the evacuation of British
troops from France. The 16,234-ton
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CANADA CALLS upon all her citizens, regardless of nationality, male and female, over 16 years of age,
to register on August 19th, 20th, or 21st. Registration offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The object of this registration is to ascertain the human resources of the nation so that they may be
mobilized to enable Canada to make her maximum effort in the defence of this country and towards the
successful prosecution of the war.
Here are the questions you will be asked to answer. The card for women will be similar but subject
to certain necessary variations, Study the questions carefully now so that you may be ready to give full
and complete answers to* the registration officer.
REGISTRATION DATES.- AUGUST 19th, 20th and 21st
Date of Registration
.Month
ELECTORAL DISTRICT [No.
.Given Names.
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Name
....Polling Division [no.
Name, if any
...Card No.
1. Surname .........
(Print in block letters)
2. Permanent Postal Address (if away from usual residence When filling in card give name of usual residence)
ProvinceStreet and Number Rural Route and Post Office Town or City
3. Age last birthday...™™—........... Date of birth.................................................................... ...............................................
Year Month Day
4. Conjugal conditions: Single.................Married...............................Widowed...........................Divorced.............................
5. Of what dependents (if any) are you the sole support:—
(a) Father™™™™™,,..,.......(b) Mother.............................(c) Wife.,.........™™.™....(d) Number of children under
16 years......™..........................(e) Number of other dependents...........,™.™™™..™.™..(f) Do you contribute
partial support to any one........................................................... ........................,.....................................................................
13. Class of occupation: (a) Are you an employer of labour other than domestic?....,.,...........„..,™......™........ ...........
If so, state business....,.,............................................................™.........™™....f»(b) Are you working on own account,
but not employing labour?.,.,.................... If so, state business................................. ............
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usual occupation.............— ..........(3) unemployed. h,™.™™™™™. (d) Not working because pensioner,
dependent, retired, independent means...
(Specify)
.Married.
14. Occupation or Craft:—
(a) Present occupation?............................
(b) What is your regular occupation?..
(c) What other work can yoq do well?
Years of experience in
(a) ....
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6. Country
of
birth ’
of
(a) Yourself...............
(b) Your father...,.,.,
(c) Your mother......
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(b) by naturalisation?.....™......™.....................(c) Foreign citizen?....™,..,™™..™™,
what year?——.................... (e) In what place?.™™™—™™.™™™™.,,™.,,
subject, to what country do you owe allegiance?...™™.............................. .............
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(c) Whrttother language “can you speak, read and write?™
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(ffl) <Oollege:or University Degree?.
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•deaf, riumb, crippled or otherwise physically disabled, state nature of disability.
Tf (permanently disabled, axe you in receipt vT a pension?.
Service?—..............—..Workmen^ Compensation?.......
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33. If blind,
....................™™....... In respect of War
—......lUld AgewiBlind?..................... ..
(d) If an emptoyee, who is your present employer? Name...............................................™............................ ................
Address................................................................................................................. Nature of business where employed?
(state precisely) ...................»,............ ™™................. -.........-....................................................................
(e) If experienced in a skilled industrial occupation or profession, describe specifically the type or types
of work in which you are specially equipped by training or experience.......™,..................................................
15. Unemployment: (a) How many weeks did you work in the past 12 months?...........................................................™
(b) If out of work now, state number of weeks since last employed in any occupation other than work
performed in return for direct relief......™............................................™...........(c) Are you totally incapacitated
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for employment?................................................................................................. —..................................
16. (al) Were you brought up on a farm?..................................(a2) Until what age?...™.......................(bl) Have you
worked on a farm?...™..—..(b2) How long...........™.™...(b3) In what province or country......................
(cl) Can you handle horses?.......™....................(c2) Drive a tractor?......™...................(c3)Use farm machinery?
.............................(c4) Can you milk?..............................(c5) Are you able to do other farm work?..............................
17. Is there any particular occupation in which you would like to be specially trained?.
18. Defence Services: (1) Have you previously served fia any Naval, Military or Air Forces?
If so, state: (a) Forces of what country—™..........................................................................................
(b) Approximate dates between which services performed..............................................................
(c) Unit —— ........... —(d) Rank held .............™z™.................................
discharged, give reasons therefor......._____L.......................................... ....................................................
(3) Have you been rejected for military service in the present war?.........................................
(a) Why?.......................... (b) Where?..................................................—
.(2) If retired or
This is Your Opportunity to Help in The National Effort. To keep the cost of this registration
;at <a minimum the Govemmenr as asking the ^co-operation of all public-minded citizens in the work of registration. You can
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WHERE TO REGISTER
- Registration offices are being set up by electoral districts iintthe same
monnerjas in the last Dominion election.
Registrants are required to register an the regular polling-subdivisions
•of tiheir <own constituencies. But should a registrant be an some other
province or district out of the regular polling subdivision <on Registration
.•Days, ffieior she may register at any registration office convenient, upon
satisfactory explanation to the local deputy registrar.
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Your Registration Certificate
To every person answering the questionnaire fully
and satisfactorily a certificate of registration will be
issued by the local deputy registrar. This is a small
card which must be carried on the person at all times.
Penally for Non-Registration —faafezeito register will make any male or female, married or single, over the age of 16 years, liable to a fine not
•exceeding Two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for alerm not exceeding Three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment, and moreover to a further penalty not
exceeding'Ten dollars for each day, a&r the day upon which-he should have registered, during which he shall continue to be unregistered.
Published under the authority of HON. JAMES G- GARDINER
Minister of National War Services
Lancastria, struck by bombs from
Nazi planes, took a heavy best which
hampered the launching of lifeboats.
She capsized and sank within half an
hour of the attack. The exact date
was not* given, but the evacuation was
in mad-June.
Rumania Took Over British Oil Wells
Bucharest — Rumania’s pro-Nazi
Government took over operation of
the" country’s largest oil company,
thereby placing huge stocks of Brit
ish-produced petroleum within teach
of Germany’s mechanized forces.
Greater U.S. Help in Planes
London — Lord Beaverbrook told
Great Britain that enormous help in
airplanes and engines is coming from
the United States to bolster the home
industry which is giving ships “to the
warriors of the air in such condition
that they have no match.” He said
the United States Government has ac
cepted a plan under which production
for' British account Can reach a total
of 3,000 a month.
Hanson to Lead Another Session
Ottawa —< Hon. R< B, Hanson, of
Fredericton, KB., will continue leader
of the official Opposition iff the House
of Commons at least for another ses
sion following unanimous indorsation
of his dealership in a Conservative
parlismientary caucus.
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U.S. Plane Shot Down
London — The air ministry said
.that One of 12 German raiders shot
(down during attack's on shipping was
a United States dive-bomber the Ger
mans captured from the French. Bri
tish Spitfires downed the American-
made plane.
Britain's Losses at Sea Made Up
London — Britain .has lost one bat
tleship, two aircraft carriers and three
cruisers among her larger naval units
since the start of the war, the admir
alty announced. Other losses listed
by the admiralty were: four armed
merchant cruisers, 26 destroyers, 11
submarines, 11 small naval vessels
such as sloops, gunboats, minelayers
and patrol ships, and 61 small auxil
iary craft of many types which were
pressed into War service from civilian
duties. Losses have been made up by
replacement.
Move to Smash Fifth Column
Havana — Firm measures to stamp
out Fifth-Column activities by foreign
diplomatic agents or other persons
and knit hemispheric defences were
urged by foreign ministers of the Am
erican republics. Simultaneously Cuba
went a step ahead of the United Stat
es proposal to establish a ’‘collective
trusteeship” over western colonies of
European nations in the event they
are threatened with acquisition by an
other non-American state.
Movies Give Ottawa $695,448
Toronto *— Movie houses through
out Canada poured $695,448 into Can
ada’s waretime treasury through the
sale of “lick Hiller” war stamps in
the July 15 movie night, campaign of
ficials announced. Returns from 61
small theatres are still outstanding
and the final total is expected to be
$700,000.
SAFE DRIVING
AT NIGHT
Nineteen thousand, two hundred
persons were killed at night in motor
vehicle accidents in the United States
during 1938 and a proportionate num
ber in Canada where the total number
of such accidents was 1,545.
In United States, although less than
one-third of the total daily traffic was
on the highways at night, 59 per cent
of all fatal traffic accidents occurred
during the hours of dusk and dark
ness.
The amount of driving after drink
ing is higher at night and the hours
of greatest fatigue are the hours of
darkness; but the Committee on Night
Traffic Hazards (1939) says that
lowered, visibility constitutes the.
major difference in the hazards of
night and day driving. This condition
may’be eliminated to some degree by
observation of certain requirements:
Motorists should keep their headlights
in good condition with the lens clean
on botih sides, the bulb not blackened,
and the reflector shining; the electri
cal connections in proper condition so
as to ensure adequate voltage at the
lamps; if the head lamps are aimed
and focussed correctly; that is, if the
upper beam is used when there are no
approaching drivers and the lower,
beam is always used when approach
ing other drivers and when driving
on Lighted highways and lighted city
streets.
The average headlamp on the road
is producing less than'half its possible
light because of tarnished reflectors,
dirty lenses and blackened bulbs. The
new “sealed beam” of 1940 cars is
designed to provide higher light out
put in the driving beam for the open
road and less glare for the oncoming
driver than when the traffic geam is
used.
City lights are still poor; they have
continued much as they were in the
horse and buggy rays; they omit rays
in all directions at about the same in
tensity, In many places where modern
safety installations have heen. made,
there has been a reduction of $7 per
cent in the night accident fatalities
in the first 11 months of 1938 as com
pared with 1937.
Some cities seek to economize by
waiting to turn on their lights until
it is quite dark, forgetting that the
traffic is the heaviest in the late hours
of the day. If any reduction of street
lighting is desirable it should be made
in the early morning hours of summer
when the streets arc comparatively
empty. The multiplicity of neon and
Other electrical signs in arears where
traffic is controlled by stop and go
signals has created a problem. Much
study of traffic problems is needed in
order to make night drivntg as safe
as that of the daytime.
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