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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1921
Page
6
Major General Macdonnell argues that professional baseball fails as true sport due to umpire disputes and hostile crowds. The Mail and Empire notes these traits, while praising cricket traditions and warning against gambling links and overemphasis on professional stardom.
The piece extols Port Jackson in Sydney as the finest harbor globally, rivaled only by Rio de Janeiro. It notes Sydney’s capacious, land locked water frontage over a hundred miles, deep water quays, and a National Park of 35 000 acres overlooking the harbor with varied woodland and river scenery. It also jokes about timber reserves in British Columbia to build a board walk around the equator.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization, travels to Canada on May 1 with colleagues to launch a campaign toward raising one million dollars as part of a world effort to fund Palestine reconstruction. He is noted for backing the Balfour declaration and the San Remo mandate.
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