Pixies Thrill Victoria Crowds In First Performance
The Victoria theatre drew packed crowds for the first performance of The Pixies with 1079 attending and many turned away. Reports from New Westminster Nanaimo and Victoria praise the amateur cast, calling it the best local entertainment and a grand success. Ticket sales showed strong demand with sales opening December 1 at Bentio & Melison's.
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Victoria Daily Colonist
Victoria
Milne
Victoria Times
Victoria Theatre
Avaeam
Vittoria
Vixies
the Columbian
New Westmister
Pixies
Nanaimo Free Press
Farewell Supper for Cranbrook Citizens Rogers and Simpson
A large Cranbrook gathering at the Cranbrook hotel honored outgoing citizens G. T. Rogers and F. B. Simpson with a complimentary supper. Speakers praised their service, and gifts included umbrellas and silver-backed brushes as the crowd celebrated their departures and hoped for continued municipal and regional goodwill.
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Cranbrook Hotel
G. T. Rogers
PF. EB. Simpson
R. J. Beattie
Stey Danette
Cranbrook
Rogers
Simpson
Beattie
M. A. Macdonald
Joe Ryan
Messrs
G. I. Thompson
Miayor
Vancouver
Gurdwail
Buchanan
Herald
Alberta
British Columbia
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Simpson
Tien
Pointee
Canada
Amon
Mr. Brown
Nelson
Brown
Fink
Farewell to Five Stere Simpson at Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge
An informal Maple Leaf Rebekah gathering last Thursday bid farewell to Vast Grand Sister Simpson. Members praised her service, presented a Past Grand’s jewel, and heard eloquent addresses from officers and sisters before singing Auld Lang Syne.
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Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Sister Simpson
Tannhauser
Briong
Simpson
D.D.G.M. Parker
P. G
McFarlane
White
Beaton
Raworth
Langin
Dennison
J. Martin
Fergusson
Cranbrook
Hall
Johnston
Grand
Tannehauser
Rebekahs
F. B. Simpson
Dth
Pageant of Empire at Crystal Palace Announces Festival
The Earl of Plymouth announces a Festival of Empire to be held at Crystal Palace and grounds for May and June next year. A social gathering will unite Britons with subjects from across the empire to foster understanding and goodwill.
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Crystal Palace
Warl
Plymouth
Pageant cycle portrays London history for empire
The festival will feature a series of pageants depicting scenery life and industries from various countries under the crown with a focus on dignity and beauty. Overseas dominions show keen interest and contingents are invited with high level officials and ladies in attendance. Profits from the project will be donated to King Edward VII’s hospital fund.
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London
Empire
India
Countess of
Minto
Canada
Countess Grey
Australia
Countess of Dudley
New Zealand
Punket
Newfoundland
Willliams
South Africa
Selborne
Edward VII
Memorial to Captain Webb at Dover next January
A bronze statue to Capt. Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, is planned for Dover near the Clarence lawn with a red granite column. Fundraising efforts led by Alfred Jonas succeed, with patrons the Earl of Lonsdale Lord Desborough and Viscount Hill.
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Dover
Matthew Webb
Inglish Channel
Niagara
England
France
Clarence Lawn
Doyley Jones
Webb
Alfred Jonas
Earl of Lonsdale
Lord Desborough
Viscount Hill
Conway
Dawley
Blackwall
Gravesend
Ramsgate
Calais
Conductor Strike Demand Pushes 20 Percent Pay Rise
Winnite man and C P R conductors press for a twenty percent wage increase. They are to be supported by engineers and train crews in the action.
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Winnite Man
Dec
Bengough Brings Canadian Cartoonist Flair to Australian Stage
Bengough, a versatile Canadian cartoonist and entertainer, receives high praise as he opens his Australian tour in Sydney. Critics compare his rapid chalk drawings, humor, and impersonations to Twain and top cartoonists, noting his appeal in New Zealand and an upcoming Cranbrook Auditorium show on December 16. A mining note nearby mentions the Aurora Mints & Smelting company and potential new shipping ore for Moyte.
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Bengough
Otago Daily Times
Sydney
Publlic
New Zealand
Brisbane
Mark Twain
Bengovd
Cranbrook Auditorium
Aurora Mints & Smelting Company
St. Eugene
Moyte
Aurora
Trail
New Blacksmith Shop and Bunkhouse For Workers
The plant reports two machine drills in constant operation and a payroll of fifteen men. Wages are about 1500 dollars monthly in total, averaging 100 dollars per worker, paid on the 16th. A new blacksmith shop and a bunkhouse have been built to house workers comfortably for the winter.
British to Dissolve January 8 and Elections Set
London reports dates for upcoming political events with dissolution on January 8, borough elections January 14, county elections January 31, and the first meeting of the new Parliament planned for February 1.
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London
Partmnent Pebbiry
Distribution of Seed Grain by Instruction of the Hon. Minister
The Department of Agriculture announces seed grain samples for Canadian farmers including oats wheat barley peas Indian corn and potatoes. Samples sourced from Indian Head Brandon and Ottawa cover multiple varieties with limited supply per applicant and free mail delivery. Applications open December 1 to February 15 and are filled in order received.
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Indian Head
Sask
Brandon
Man
Ottawa
Ont
Danish Island
Marquis
Stanley
Chelsea
Preston
Huron
Pringle
Champlain
Odessa
Mansfield
Invincible
Standwell
Thorpe
Arthur
Golden Vine
Compton
Experimental Farms
Ee Central Experimental Farm
Ozawa
Pixies Fairy Spectacle Promises Grand Cranbrook Show
On December 17 and 18 the Auditorium hosts Mr. W A Milne’s The Pixies a fairy spectacle with about 150 Cranbrook youths in grotesque costumes. Fifty principal parts include Prince Florinal Queen Titania and Angelica as rehearsals finish under Miss Gertrude Jones with Milne directing from Fernie.
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W. A. Milne
Cranbrook
Florinal
Titania
Angelica
Cholly Chrysanthemum
Amazon March
Gertrude Jones
Milne
Fernie
B. C
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Cranbrook Gymnasium
Aladdin
Fairy Land
Daily News
New
Bentiio & Melison's
Othe Auditorium
Mayor Rogers
F. BE. Simpson
R. T. Bremner
Forst
J. G. McCallan
Fr. Simpson
DeWolf
Dr. Kim
Blyde Baker
T. I. McVittie
Fort Steele
Armstrongs Ryan
Coleman
T.T. McVittie
L. Doran
P. J. Wilson
R.T. Brynner
J. W. Robinson
Deane
Ster Simpson
Knox Girls
Elsie Bent
Misses Bent
Robertson
Will Brownlee
Charles McCowan
Ruth
Naomi
Captain Webb
Central Experimental Wam
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