Shipbuilding boom on Wearside drives orders to 58 this month
Orders worth over £2,000,000 boost Wearside yards with three major ships and several vessels in pipeline. Messrs Short Brothers Limited and Sir James Laing and Sons Limited secure multi ship contracts, lifting industry activity and supporting thousands of workers into next year. Marine engineering firms benefit from the surge as Wearside firms list ongoing orders across several yards including Pallion North Sands and Wear Dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messia Short Brothers Limited
Sir James Laing and Sons Limited
Wear
Wearside
Ite
William Dorford and Sons
Ded
Pallion
Short Brothers Let
Joseph L. Thompson and Lone Ltd
North Sands
Bartram and Sone Lita
South Dock
Sir
James Laing and Bons Ltd
Deptford
Astin and Bons Ltd
Wear Dock
Jobe Crown Ltd
Strand Slipway
Population pressures and arable land in Europe and Asia
The Australasian Business Conditions Bulletin notes that conquest by Germany Italy and Japan does not solve world problems. Population growth density and limits of arable land are highlighted with figures for Belgium England Wales Netherlands Germany Italy France Japan the Soviet Union and the United States. The piece warns that Europe and Japan face food and material insufficiencies, risking conflict over scarce essentials.
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Europe
Eowege Breat
Belgium
England
Wales
Netherlands
German
France
Netherlanda
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
China
India
Australia
Sahara Desert
Interior Desert
England and Wales
England and
Britain
Britain’s Empire and global resource strategy in the 1930s
The piece compares Britain Germany Japan and Italy, noting Germany’s reduced reliance on imports through cotton wool grains and steel recovery, and the rise of artificial silk and staple fibre. It discusses population growth food supply and the role of colonies in securing food and raw materials to avert famine and war.
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Europe
Far East
Baltic Riviera Jurmala Described as Latvias Summer Paradise
In E C Davies travel excerpt a Baltic Riviera paradise is presented as Jurmala Latvia a dune sea and pine region between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe. It notes exodus of Riga families to May through September villas with simple furnishings and long summer days. The piece depicts peripatetic relocations rail journeys and joyous stations as husbands return home each evening.
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Baltic Riviera
Jurmaia
Latvia
Huga
Jurmala
Gulf of Riga
Lielupe
Riga
Paterfamilias
Estonia
Lithuania
E. C. Davies
Practical Joke Triggered Still Noted London Hoax
Theodore Hook, famed novelist, orchestrated a grand hoax by sending hundreds of letters for a 10 am gathering at 54 Horners Street. The scheme caused citywide disruption as dignitaries and carts arrived, but no one was charged. Hook later confessed. He ended life impoverished after a Mauritius audit scandal.
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George-street
Leichhardt
London
Berners-street
Theodore Hook
Horners Street
Tottingham
Hook
Mauritius
England
Baseball meetings on field spark protest in Lancashire
London report says Rochdale American Mormon missionaries entertain players with on field meetings during a game. The Greys hold a centre diamond prayer as captains lead. Club officials consider protest over religious propaganda in northern baseball despite Lancashire officials noting no formal complaint and backing the team if time is allowed. Diggers reminded of June 5 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lancashire
Rochdale
England
Greys
Rayer
Lancashire County Baseball Raccement
Greyu
Gas industry in Britain shows resilience and calls for reform
The Financial Times lauds Britain's gas industry for its high output and 11 million consumers while noting a shift toward electricity. A Political and Economic Planning Group report urges national coordination to raise efficiency and expand industrial use, proposing a two part tariff and stronger central guidance.
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Britain
Financial Times
Great Britain
Sheffield
London
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Sonderland
World Affairs
George Knibbs
United Kingdom
Kingdon
Great Britain and
Ireland
Boland
Belotta
Cal Shoe
Mwihyoxford
Albert Slippers
Souiad
Spence-street
Bolands
Cairns
Tony Alexander
Som Ach Air Association
Family
Sma
Bei 4
Dos
LINN
Menvi
Fom
Lobeoratories
U.K
Armstrong, Leciie & Stillman Pty, Ltd
Ben Sore
Vaughan
Kohirabi
Weday
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