Powell River Steamer Departures After Newsprint Cargo
On Sunday night the steamer Hauraki sailed to New Zealand with about 1000 tons of Newsprint loaded at Powell River Company docks. Earlier the American freighter El Capitan entered port and loaded 800 tons before departing for San Francisco. The Powell River Company began construction of ten houses along the waterfront in the ten hundred block, with ten more buildings completed nearby.
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Vancouver Sun visitors gather data for Powell River edition
Mr F H Hopwood and Mr Leonard Frank visited the city Friday and Saturday to photograph for an illustrated Sun edition focused on Powell River. A severe electrical storm struck Powell River on the night of the fourteenth, damaging two Lake Powell houses used by Powell Lake Shingle Company workers, though no injuries occurred. Local hunters report good shooting as the season opens four weeks ago, with many birds bagged. Goats sighted in the mountains but no reports of shooting them. A Washington party led by Mr P Carter of Seattle passed through en route to Toba Inlet for a week’s visit.
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Final rally in Powell River ends amid rowdy politics
In Powell River on September 14 a final Liberal rally at the Patricia Theatre drew a mix of supporters and hecklers as Gerry McGeer spoke while opposition forces led by General Mac Rae and Frank Pratt pressed the attack at Central Hall. Election day followed with Irish voters signaling support for Gerry though the Liberal tally fell short in other divisions.
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Hunters blamed as forest fires surge in British Columbia
The last week saw fifty seven fires across British Columbia blamed largely on hunters during the open season. Forestry officials urge extreme caution as the fire season nears its end after a year with over two thousand fires compared with prior years.
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Paris Acrobats Divert Crowds and Challenge Police
Spectacular street stunts divert thousands in Paris as performers face arrest. A Ford driver descends a steep Rue Alsace stairway, a young English climber attempts the Eiffel Tower, a film actor performs a human fly on a seven story facade, a Montmartre tight rope walker crosses a five story street, and Louis Claus scales Notre Dame’s towers before reconsidering the spire with police mediation.
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That's Who I Am A Cool Guest Skips Trousers During Hotel Fire
A hotel fire alarm drew a bystander who joined onlookers and joked he remained calm after lighting a cigarette and retying his necktie. When asked why he wore no trousers, the man’s offhand boast contrasted with the danger.
Land Act Amendments Guide for Pre Emption and Leases
Synopsis outlines pre emption rules for Crown lands in British Columbia with eligibility by British subjects and aliens. residence and improvement requirements. agricultural use limits. application process with Land Commissioner forms. five year occupancy and $10 per acre improvement rule for Crown Grants. Details on purchase prices, timber land exclusions, homestead leases, grazing and industrial leases, and grazing district administration.
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