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Newspaper

Cumberland Islander

Location

Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Aug 13, 1926

Page

3

Radio Detectives Seek Lost Fishermen On Sound

The group recovers two boys after a blast at Rockledge harbor. They deploy Easton’s radioplane Sea Scout to pursue suspects, with Dick signaling from a cruiser and Hank hiding gambling debts as motives. A constable is called to detain Hank while plans to trap the criminals unfold.

Hank Laddie Ken Easton Craig Itas Aston Waston Belmore Park Ruth Hastreet Mr. Jameson Nova Scotia Evans

Synopsis of Land Act Amendments Impart Criteria for Pre emptions

Crown lands may be pre empted by British subjects over 18 or aliens intending to become British subjects with conditions of residence occupation and improvement for agricultural use. Details appear in Bulletin No 1 Land Series How to Pre empt Land. Applications for pre emptions must be made to the Land Commissioner for the district containing the land. Crown Grants require five years occupancy and $10 per acre improvements for at least five acres. Prices for purchases: first class arable $5 per acre second class grazing $2 50 per acre. Timber land restrictions apply. timberland over 6000 board feet per acre west of Coast Range or 8000 feet per acre east. Lease and purchase options include Mill factory or industrial sites on timber land not exceeding 40 acres with stumpage. Unsurveyed homesites up to 20 acres may be leased with dwelling built in year one. Grazing and industrial leases up to 640 acres per person or company under Grazing Act with Grazing Commissioner oversight. Stock owners may form range associations. Free or partial free permits for settlers campers travelers up to ten head.

Department of Lands Victoria B.C Coast Range Land Commissioner Land Recording Division Ton Head

Vancouver Gets New CPR Pier Elevating Port Status

A major enhancement near Vancouver opens in August or September with the Canadian Pacific Railway pier. The 100 foot wide sheds flank a central four track area and a two storey headhouse houses storage and passenger facilities. Barlo type elevators project from side ports enabling direct freight movement to ships. The deck carries two rail tracks and a crane rail with vertical hoistable bridges. Ten ton barrage elevators connect the main deck to the upper barrage room and a twenty ton team elevator is planned on the viaduct.

Vaneous Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Coast Canadian Pacific Railway Company Empress of Australia

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Rockledge Haston Kennedy Radio Shack Vira Glenn Buckley Walter P. P. Harrison, M.L.A Courtenay Cumberland Hotel Union Hotel Cumberland, B. C R. Yates Furchase Hubby Frelone’s Grocery Store Car Dunsmuir Cumberland C.P.R. Pier Vancouver Rieri Aciti Ees Railway Co Arthur Meighen Canada D. R. MacDonald Monster Public Meeting Imperial Pavilion Royston Comox-Alberni Conserv Tion Royston Lumber Co. Limited B. C. Telephone Company British Columbia Telephone Company Aina Raer Mit Peter McNiven Mr. Potter W. Bruce Gordon Dunsmuir Ave Lolo Theatre
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