World Happenings Briefly Told In Canada and Britain
The upcoming session of Congress may restrict Canadian immigration to about 4000 annually. A British general election is predicted before year end by S K Radcliffe. Canadians entering China face no visa fee increase yet per Ottawa consulate. Lord Jellicoe may visit Canada in August for the Empire Service League meeting at Niagara Falls. Saskatchewan warns of serious 1931 losses from cutworms if weather stays normal. Canada urged to preserve early architecture specimens by Prof. E R Arthur. Fifteen million years ago giant snails, fifteen feet long, roamed Quebec cliffs and a fossil shell was found on Viaduct Hill. Ontario may legislate a ban on using dogs to hunt deer after fish and game committee votes 10 to 9 to keep the practice. Army and Navy Veterans of Canada seek power to operate sweepstakes via charter amendment. Dr Roland Hughes of Philadelphia presented an iodine compound to the Royal Society of Medicine in London for X-ray diagnosis of kidneys and bladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Royal Canadian Institute
E. R. Arthur
Toronto
Stern
Quebec
Viaduct Hill
Ontario
Fish and Game Committee
Army and Navy Veterans of Canada
Association
Canada Gazette
Roland Hughes
Philadelphia
Royal Society of Medicine
London
England
Contest Finds Girls Sleep Better, Doctors Say
Dr. D Laird of Colgate University spoke at Ottawa on an intercollegiate good sleep contest between Colgate boys and Skidmore girls. Results showed girls sleep with fewer awakenings and fewer dreams and feel more peppy in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Laird
Colgate University
Ottawa
Colgate
Skidmore
Spring fashion jacket suit and coordinated blouses
The plain or printed crepe and lightweight woollen suit leads spring mode with a youthful crepe silk blouse and laced collar. Style No. 623 offers sizes from 16 to 42 inches bust and includes yardage details. the Fashion Magazine offers patterns and sewing lessons for women and children at modest prices.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Under a law of 1787 James Mc Ghee was fined 50 dollars at Cushendall Ireland for shooting game on Sunday. My brother is very intelligent. He has married a teacher. My brother is more intelligent. He isn't married at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGhee
Cushendall
Ireland
Canadians Welcome US Tourists In 1930 Traffic
A Canadian report shows 5 409 458 US tourist motor vehicles entered Canada in 1930, up 900 649 from 1929, with Ontario hosting 4 164 603 entries mainly at Windsor Bridgeburg and Niagara Falls. Quebec next, then New Brunswick, British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. US visitors face no passport requirement. auto use up to 90 days duty free and up to six months with conditions. no entry permit fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Ontario
Windsor
Bridgeburg
Niagara Falls
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
The Newspaper's Only Revenue Is Advertising Space
The article argues newspapers rely on selling ad space for revenue while circulation and labor costs rise. It notes heavy unionization, high printer pay, and urges publishers to run fair businesses rather than donate space, warning generous practices threaten survival.
Alberta Premier Foresees Alberta Wheat Market Rise
Premier J E Brownlee spoke at the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers banquet in Edmonton predicting a gradual disappearance of Russia's influence on world wheat markets and a rising demand for Alberta wheat within five years. W E Sellers of Strasbourg Sask showcases bronze turkeys with a strong season, taking multiple placements and trophies at major shows in Winnipeg Saskatoon Yorkton and Moose Jaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta Association of Professional Engineers
Edmonton
Brownlee
W. E. Sellers
Strasbourg
Sask
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Yorkton
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon Power Plant Eyes $400,000 Expansion
The Saskatchewan Power Commission considers adding machinery to the Saskatoon plant at about $400,000. No new buildings would be needed, but construction of additional transmission lines in the Saskatoon district requires enlarging the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Power Commission
Saskatoon
Condensed Milk Use In Prairie Provinces Reaches 279000 Cases
A Saskatoon Board of Trade report shows 1930 condensed milk consumption by province: Manitoba 65000 cases Saskatchewan 64000 Alberta 150000 total 279000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Queer Place Bridge Wakefield Sees Traffic Relief Near
The historic bridge over the River Calder with a chantry chapel will be eased of much traffic by a new nearby crossing. The old bridge will stay, preserving the chapel once used as a bacon factory library jail and church since 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Calder
England
Leeds
Sheffield
British Co Operative Wholesale Society eyes Canada expansion
Delegates from the Co-Operative Wholesale Society based in Manchester met with Hon. Robert Weir the Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa. They consider establishing in Canada with a packing plant possibly in western provinces and explore purchasing Canadian food products. Accompanying officials were H. S. Arkell and J. M. King of the Canadian Livestock Co-Operatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Co-Operative Wholesale Society
Manchester
England
Robert Weir
Co-Op
Britain
Canada
H. S. Arkell
J. M. King
Canadian Livestock Co-Operatives
U S Bureau Tests Shoe Leather Life With Walking Machine
The U S Bureau of Standards in Washington reports a walking machine simulates months of wear in 24 hours to test shoe leather while observers monitor leather strain. Nearby notes include cheap silk in London and Norway exporting 18 800 tons of fish in a recent month. The Milky Way is said to contain about 30 000 million fixed stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Washington, D.C
Norway
Milky Way of the Heavens
Delegation May Bring Better Trade Relations
The Canadian trade delegation’s visit to Buenos Aires sparked favorable press comments on closer Canada Argentina trade prospects. Talks over a potential mutual understanding on marketing wheat were discussed, with no specific agreement yet proposed, but cordial discussions suggest more profitable business ahead for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Coun
Canada
Motorist Narrowly Escapes When Train Crushes Car
A driver in the Southern States escaped with minor cuts after a yard engine struck his automobile amidships. The locomotive crushed the wheels and dragged the wreckage 150 feet before a railroad crew helped move the damaged car to a vacant lot.
Canadian National Railways completes 1927 branch line work
A 1930 House of Commons return shows all 14 Cana dian National Railways branch lines authorized in 1927 were finished by 1930. Last year spending reached 822360.97 dollars, totaling 18127760.03 dollars for the 14 branches. Construction continues on 1930 authorized lines with 13232718.96 spent last year and an estimated 3750000 for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
Inland Canada Fishes Support Global Fresh Water Supply
More than half the globe's fresh water is in Canada's inland waters, yielding twenty varieties of food fishes to commercial fishermen yearly. Inland commercial fishing operates across six provinces and the Yukon Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Canada
Yukon Territory
Facial blemish remedy promise from drugstore ad
Advertises F Peroxine Powder to treat blackheads at home. Claims two containers will clear skin when applied with a circular motion using a face cloth, with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
Western farmers safeguarded as Alberta legislates trade
In Alberta the motion to make Port Churchill a free port failed. An amendment by George MacLachlan UFA Pembina supported western farming interests and reciprocal trade with Britain. The assembly urged tariff revision or price stabilization to protect western Canadian agriculture and parity with other industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George MacLachlan
U.F.A
Pembina
W. R. Howson
Edmonton
Port
Churchill
Alberta
Mr. MacLachlan
Western
Canada
Unemployment Reliefs Future and Morocco Resource Plans
The Calgary Herald questions continuing wasteful relief and urges a business like system for unemployed as winter approaches. It notes no expectation unemployment will drop next season and calls for groundwork this year. Meanwhile Morocco plans to develop coal and iron ore resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary Herald
Morocco
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Stewart
Plexible Shaft Co. Limited
Carlaw Ave
S. K. Radcliffe
China
Lord Jellicoe
British Empire Service League
Buen Humor
Madrid
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annette
McDermot Ave
Iic
Vicks Vaporub
British Wholesale Society
C.N.R
Mre C
BO Hines
Blackheads
Free Port Motion
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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