World Happenings Briefly Told
British Columbia seeks cooperation for lumber tariff preference in Australia. Italy allocates 100 million Hire for rebuilding Southern Italy after the earthquake. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu may compromise with Britain without full independence. The London naval treaty gains royal assent after passing Lords. U.S. grain supply shows Wheat up and oats down in July. Ramsay MacDonald invites two-party leaders to a India round table conference. Britain's unemployment nears two million at 1,972,700. Brandon police hunt a suspect who passed a $1 bill as a $20 at a local hotel.
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British Columbia
Australia
Italian Council of Ministers
Middle South
Italy
Sarojini Naidu
Daily Herald
Mahatma Gandhi
House of Lords
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
India
Great Britain
Ministry of Labor
Brandon
First Official Test of New Radio Phone System
The staff house at Hud son Bay Mining and Smelting Company in Flin Flon hosted Mr Bracken and his son Bruce who spoke with Mrs Bracken in Winnipeg. The premier led the test, marking the initial official trial of the new radio phone link between Flin Flon and The Pas with entirely successful results.
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Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Flin Flon
Bracken
Bruce Bracken
Winnipeg
Pas
Marconi records successful transoceanic wireless message
The inventor on a yacht near Genoa recorded a message on a phonograph disc with perfect success. The transmission reached Sydney about 11,000 miles away. The recording was not only received perfectly but re transmitted from Sydney by wireless back to the original sender.
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Marconi
Genoa
Sydney
Australia
Danish Filmgoers Favor Silent Pictures in Copenhagen
Motion picture fans in Denmark especially Copenhagen prefer silent films with soft music over sound films. Linguistic difficulties hinder understanding as partial translations fail to help. Few Danes understand English.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Winnipeg Hydro to Bring Power From Nelson River
J. W. Sanger of Winnipeg Hydro says new developments and technical improvements allow transmitting heavier voltages, making it possible for Winnipeg to bring power from the Nelson River.
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J. W. Sanger
Winnipeg Hydro
Winnipeg
Nelson River
Chinese stowaways survive in coal bunker on SS Benarty voyage
Six Chinese stowaways reached New Westminster after more than two weeks hidden in a coal bunker aboard the British freighter SS Benarty. Cyanide fumigation failed to reach their hold and the survivors were aided by crew members. The ship sailed from Yokohama on July 4 and the group was handed to Vancouver immigration authorities for deportation.
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Canada
Benarty
New Westminster
Calcutta
Yokohama
Vancouver
Amended Grain Act Takes Effect September First
The Canada Gazette announces the amended Grain Act comes into force September 1 following revisions by the agricultural committee and a long parliamentary review. The act’s definitions and grade mixing rules were updated after extensive investigations and numerous amendments.
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Canada Gazette
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Little girls frock patterns in pink dimity and more
Describes child dresses for toddlers ages 2 4 and 6 with front opening tops white organdie cape collars and kilted pleated skirts. Lists color and fabric options including red and white gingham orchid linen dotted Swiss and tub silk with pattern price 25 cents and pattern department address.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern orders are handled by the Winnipeg newspaper union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Address details and sizing options are available upon request.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Australia Wheat Harvest Total Sets Record
The Australian wheat harvest for 1929 30 including Tasmania was officially announced at 126 477 000 bushels. This figure caps a season of strong production across regions and confirms a notable crop yield milestone for the country.
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Australia
Tasmania
Nourishing camping recipes with Evaporated milk emphasis
Outdoor life calls for hearty fare and Borden's St Charles Evaporated Milk shines as the best choice for campers and picnickers. Recipes include fish fry dipping, chowder, corn breads, flapjacks, and cornmeal cakes using undiluted or diluted milk for rich, reliable cooking in the open.
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Borden
St. Charles
Borden's
Purse Found With $35 Old Loss Restored to Owner
In 1922 Jacob Slagh, a Michigan farmer, lost a pocketbook while helping Koene Vanden Bosch harvest hay. The purse, torn from long wear, was later found in the same field by Vanden Bosch and turned over to the treasury for redemption of the currency.
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Jacob Slagh
Michigan
Koene Vanden Bosch
van den Bosch
United States Treasury Department
Commercial planes must fly faster to succeed says speed ace
Lieut. Alford J. Williams, an American speed ace, argues that commercial air travel would fail if top speeds remain near 130 to 150 miles per hour. He says the public should view aviation as a hobby rather than a practical utility if those speeds are the limit.
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Alford J. Williams
It Takes Brains to Be a Farmer Says Judge
J. Lockie Wilson told provincial fairs judges at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa that farming requires more brains than a High Court Judge. He urged renewed cooperation between scientists and farmers, calling farming the most scientific business today.
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J. Lockie Wison
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
BC Hydro Power Potential Expands Across Coast
Government engineers report major new hydro sites in British Columbia north of Vancouver. Beyond the Taseko Chilko Homathko project, surveys reveal Tahtsa Lake and EFutsuk Lake contributing to a possible 3,000,000 horsepower coastwide development. By redirecting lake waters west to the sea 1,800,000 horsepower may be harnessed. A third plan diverts Chilko waters west via the Homathko River.
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Canada
St. Lawrence
British Columbia
Vancouver
Parliament Buildings
Victoria
Coast
Tahtsa Lake
Efutsuk Lake
Fraser
Wheat Pool Deliveries Share Through Saskatchewan Elevators
By July 16 1930 87.12 percent of pool wheat passed through Saskatchewan Pool Elevators with 12.88 percent via Line Elevators The prior year 74.60 percent went through Pool Elevators The note also mentions a China consular district roads campaign.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Yhefoo
China
Orunchune: A Mongol Tribe Sighted in North Manchuria
A Chinese newspaper correspondent recounts a wild tribal people called the Orunchune in Kolombakh North Manchuria. They sleep seated with crossed feet, live in caves, hunt in bands, and lack social structure or a written language. They wear animal skins in winter and tear flesh. they understand bows learned from Russians but cannot make them. Travelers risk danger as several have been killed.
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Manchuria
Orunchune
Kolombakh
North
Manchuna
Muskrats Sought for Scotland Fur Trade
Scotland seeks 20 000 Canadian muskrats by skin only as fur coats rely heavily on muskrat hides. The fur market shows 90 percent of coats made from muskrat skins with demand rising.
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Scotland
Ontario Grain Pool Announces Initial Wheat and Grain Payments
The Ontario Grain Pool states initial payments to members are 65 cents per bushel for numbers two three and four red white or mixed wheat and 29 cents per bushel for number two white oats and barley at making grade. Net payments after maximum local handling deductions are 60 cents and 25 cents respectively.
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Ontario Grain Pool
Shortage of 50 Centimes Coins Prompts Stamp Demand
French business men complained to the Ministry of Finance about a shortage of 50 centimes coins, roughly two cents, and urged a new stamp. The ministry estimates 446 million 50 centime pieces are in circulation.
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Ministry of Finance
Mountaineers Complete First Ascents in Jasper Park Region
Dr. Max Strumia and Dr. W Hainsworth led a party from the Canadian Alpine Club to new climbs in the upper Athabasca River area behind Maligne Lake. They scaled Mount Christie and Mount Belanger, aided by pitons on a crumbling peak near Mount Wolley, and made first ascents of three Maligne peaks, mapping vast ice fields.
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Athabasca River
Maligne Lake
Canadian Alpine Club
Max Strumia
Philadelphia
W . Hainsworth
New York
Newton Waffe
Orange
N.J
John F. Lehmann
Everett
Mass
Strumia
Hainsworth
Christie
Fryatt Creek
Belanger
Wolley
Mount
Maligne
Strumin
Switzerland
France
Italy
North America
Jasper Park
Curly” Phillips
Royal Canadian Humane Association Awards Given
At a board meeting of investigating governors awards were made to Alexander Branch Quayle of Lady Smith Nanaimo BC for rescuing Thomas Atkinson from drowning on April 13 1930 and to Samuel Rutherford of 1533 Retal lack Street Regina Sask for rescuing Harry Hine from drowning on July 11 1929.
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Royal Canadian Humane Association
Alexander Branch Quayle
Ladysmith
Nanaimo
B.C
Thomas Atkinson
Samuel Rutherford
Retallack Street
Regina
Sask
Harry Hine
Dodge in Paris Launches Bold Book Sale Stunt
A Paris boulevard bookstore crowds to witness the author break a champagne bottle over the first copy of his newly launched book amid friends and admirers, signaling the formal sale.
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Paris
Russian plan to dam Dnieper for 350000 horsepower
Russian authorities pursue a scheme to dam the Dnieper River to secure about 350000 horsepower, aiming to boost power supply. The report notes government oversight and potential regional impacts.
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Dneiper
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Flin Fion
Winnipeg Hydro Developments
Lustige Sachse, Letuzig
N. U
Annebelle Worthington
Enews
Amy Smith
Camp Corn Dodgers
Rita Davies
Toronto
Miss Davies
Hart House
Bryn Mawr School
B.C. Hydro
Muskrats
Humane Association Awards
England
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Eto
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