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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
1
The article discusses mandatory and voluntary industrial education efforts for youths leaving school. It praises hands on work, carpentry, dressmaking, and civics lessons, aims to guide trades choices, and notes temporary and long term benefits for workers and society.
The Belgian government appeals to Belgians aged 18 to 80 to join the army as volunteers for the war duration. Free transportation is provided for former soldiers and volunteers to the army headquarters. Those eligible should present themselves at the Consulate, 705 Fort Street, Victoria, B C for medical exams, rations, accommodations, and transport details.
The Comox city council meeting presided by His Worship the mayor approved a request from Darby of the Comox District Football Association to use City Hall on Saturday evening December 5 for a smoker concert and cup presentation.
A Cumberland deputation led by John N. McLeod and Edward W. Bickle left for Victoria to petition the Dominion Railway Commission for a Royston siding and track interchange with the Wellington Colliery Railway and the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. The change would allow through passenger trains to Victoria and Cumberland and enable local merchants to ship freight directly to Cumberland. Commission officials will decide after returning to Ottawa and will inspect Royston by special train to assess local needs on the E N railway.
T D McLean is much improved and expected home tomorrow. A public meeting for a reading room and debating society will be held Monday at 8 in the basement of St George's Presbyterian Church. Rev James Hood has secured a government travelling library for public use. Rev J S Henderson will visit December 10 for a week and conduct services at St George's. He leads evangelistic meetings on specified dates, with further sessions on December 18 and the following week. Public invited.
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