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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
3
Monthly gatherings at 6 30 to 9 p m in Barrie Ontario with speakers from the building and law sections. Attendees include Gordon Plaxton and Collier Street locations listed among venues and contact points.
A new oil lamp claims to emit brilliant soft white light with no odor smoke or noise while using 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene. Inventor F N Johnson offers free 10 day trials and a chance to receive a free lamp or agency rights with potential earnings of up to 500 dollars per month.
A column discusses international finance and politics with focus on the French franc slump and Versailles debt, Britain's loans objections, and Curzon’s inquiry. It notes potential emigration impacts, Mexico's instability, and the need for educated patriotism. It adds U S quota law expansion affecting Canada and advocates self-reliance for stability.
The article notes British Foreign Minister criticism by French writers who claim France receives large reparations guarantees. It explains Versailles terms requiring new nations to assume Austro-Hungarian reparations and prioritize these reparations on their revenues. It asserts Ishaton protects Allied and associated powers' interests amid treaty resentments.
The piece argues Canada should press for full payment of reparations from France and Belgium this year. It notes France has paid interest, Belgium renewed interest, and contrasts with Greece and Roumania who arranged longer terms. It calls for close, early adherence to Versailles Treaty obligations to avoid later disaster.
A British firm plans straw paper tests after Canada eyed straw from the Canadian wheat provinces as a potential raw material. Winnipeg has shipped 200 bales for the France trials, signaling possible West Canadian industry growth. Canada’s trade surged to 1,001,757,269 dollars in the year to November, with imports rising and US demand driving forest product export.
Britain faces a heated political dispute as former Premier Asquith hints at Crown prerogatives. The contention centers on the king’s need to summon Labor leader Ramsay MacDonald if the government falters. Critics view MacDonald’s reply as defying the throne. Calm, constitutional settlement urged.
The merger introduces a $15,000,000 5 percent Quebec government bond issue to boost Banque d Hochelaga liquid assets. The bank will repay over a fixed period. Also to honor bonds from a company with farmer investors, presumed weak, under scrutiny. Canada's overarching aim remains protecting the public interest.
The obituary notes the death of Rev. S. Baring-Gould in England at an advanced age. He wrote many topics including novels and is remembered for the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers, which remains a comfort to millions.
W R Wharlow a Camp Borden mechanic pleaded guilty to stealing aeroplane parts. Magistrate Jeffs sentenced him to four months at Burwash after detective Fish caught him with the parts in a valise at Toronto. Camp Borden authorities had him moved to Barrie for trial.
The Orillia Electric Light Commission compares December bills over ten years showing growth from 1,400 to 2,321 customers. Net cost per lamp domestic service falls from 20 cents in 1913 to 10 cents in 1923 and commercial lamps drop from 24 cents to 12.6 cents.
The retirement of Sir Auckland Geddes, wounded in the war and troubled by eye illness, will be welcomed as Britain maintains its cordial ties with the United States. He is succeeded by Sir Esme Howard, known for a strong diplomatic record, with whispers Canada may soon appoint an Ambassador to Washington under an agreed plan.
Edmonton man reports neuritis improved after using Cascade internal bathing to cleanse the colon. The ad touts warm water circulation through the large intestine to remove waste, claiming pain relief and restored mobility, with Tyrrell’s Hygienic Institute promoting the device at Crossland's Drug Store.
United States continues military support to the Obregon government despite conflicting dispatches from Mexico. The aid appears large scale and aimed at government forces against rebels, with no clear sign that a change in regime would alter reforms.
Collingwood plans a larger turning table for the CN railway to handle bigger locomotives and anticipates grain trade growth in 1924. Community notes report Meaford telephones reach 900 with a local Bell manager, while Byng School costs rise to 73 197 dollars and Gravenhurst runs on about 4000 dollars yearly after fixed charges.
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