British Brotherhood On The March United And Ready To Face The Test
An Ottawa Journal piece extols the British Empire as united and flexible, citing Rideau Hall’s oath ceremony for Australian official JV Fairbairn as historic. It argues empire cohesion transcends past precedents and embodies liberty through free cooperation, faith, and global devotion to Old England’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Brotherhood
Rideau Hall
JV. Fairbairn
Air
Canada
Lyman Duff
Fairbairn
Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Lord Gowrie
Australia
4& Sister Dominion
British Empire
Old England
Ottawa Journal
Uniforms Change for Soldiers Yet Nurses Hold Style
Veterans note the difference as men alter battle dress with removed belts and accessories while nurses keep the same two piece blue uniforms. Nurses shorten skirts and tilt hats. veils are pushed back and hair styled. Toronto trainees wear navy belted osters with brown accessories. A separate recreation suit, to be worn at dances and events, will be navy with sky blue blouse and navy tie, always with a white veil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Toronto
MD. No 2
Foster Stearns Seeks Embassy Upgrade for Canada
U S Rep Foster Stearns of New Hampshire urges raising the Ottawa legation to an embassy and naming a full ambassador to Canada. He calls Canada the United States' most important neighbor with longstanding, extensive relations now facing new trade-related challenges postwar. He notes the current Ottawa mission is only a chargé d affaires despite Canada’s prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Foster Stearns
Congress
New Hampshire
House Foreign Relations Committee
Canada
Tire blowout procedure and noise-control behavior noted
Traffic experts advise coasting in high gear after a tire blows out until speed drops to 30 mph or less before braking. Separate note mentions Qawis shutting out noise with ear flaps of skin.
Buffalo Herd and Canadian Patriotism in Dominion Policy
The piece recalls the buffalo as a symbol of rugged pioneer spirit and notes its confinement and slaughter under modern conditions. It highlights the Dominion government’s 1907 purchase of the remaining continental herd from Michael Pablo, starting the Wainwright herd and boosting Canada’s buffalo population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Mackenzie King
Dominion
Wainwright Reserve
Wainwright
Calgary Herald
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Montana
Michael Pablo
Hamilton Spectator
Patriotism toast guides wartime unity
Mr Tom Uphill, a Fernie Labour member, offers a wartime motto: My country may be right, but my country right or wrong. He argues nations must rally after entering war, with no space for peace luxuries or dissent, warning that neutrality at war equates to opposition. Vancouver Province.
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Tom Uphill
Fernie
Vancouver Province
By Products Of Fish And Plant Pollination
Maclean's Magazine notes fish by products rival coal in variety. Offal from eating fish yields isinglass glues and ink. Livers of dogfish cod and halibut supply oil rich in vitamins. Fishmeal factories produce feeding stuffs for livestock while lower quality fish become fertilizers. New synthetic substances include fish wool and albumen. Separately pollinator pollen bags compress and release pollen when insects land on nightshade flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maclean's Magazine
Case Of The Arabs by M. Alexander Riachi
Beirut correspondent reports Arab writer M. Alexander Riachi answering Berlin efforts to win Arab friendship for Germany. He recalls German pursuit of Arab Moslem ties in Syria under Abdul Hamid, the wartime famine and executions, and contrasts British alliance with King Hussein bringing liberation and prosperity. London Times.
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M. Alexander Riachi
Berlin
France
Great Britain
Beirut
Riachi
Kaiser
Syria
Abdul Hamid
Hussein
London Times
Canadian Authors Assoc Promotes Canadian Writing
The Canadian Authors Association urges readers to seek quality native literature. It argues Canadian books must stand on merit and not just national pride. The Calgary Herald notes birds migrate northward in spring for internal reasons, while an Indian lower-class shoe projects a flat beard with a toe knob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Authors’ Association
Calgary Herald
Motifs for Linens Pattern 6496 Offered by Winnipeg Union
A Household Arts notice advertises Pattern 6496 containing 29 linen motifs in sizes from 5 by 8 inches to 1 inch. It lists materials, stitch illustrations, and color schemes. To obtain the pattern send 20 cents in coins to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Alice Brooks
Duty Of Farmers To Grow Allies Suitable Products
Dr. Archibald outlines wartime farming goals for Canada focusing on producing what Allies need while maintaining soil health and quality. He notes past overproduction and warns against depletion, urges soybeans and flax expansion, and stresses continuity of supply and market standing after the war.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Experimental Farms
Ontario Agricultural College
Archibald
Farmers of
Liberal leader urges new Rights of Man standard for peace talks
Sir Archibald Sinclair proposes a revised declaration of the Rights of Man as a test for postwar peace negotiators. He calls for a federation of supplies to curb war and a fixed fundamental law guiding civilized life, favoring firm, principle based planning over immediate boundary settlements.
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Archibald Sinclair
Oxford
Archibald
The
League (of Nations
Europe
America
Refugee Problem Hurdles and Canada’s Help
Lord Marley deputy speaker of the House of Lords says lack of funds and war slow resettlement of European refugees. He notes Canada could aid by aiding in the emigration of refugees in transit in the British Isles. He cites two proposed centers the Philippine Islands and the Dominican Republic. There are about 45,000 enemy alien refugees in England with only 1,000 to 1,500 interned.
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Lord Marley
House of Lords
Parliamentary Committee On
Canada
Great Britain
British Isles
People’s Forum
Montreal
Philippine Islands
Dominican Republic
England
Marley
Forward Mail System For Letters To Enemy Countries
Government announces Thomas Cook and Son as licensed intermediary for forwarding harmless social messages to enemy or occupied territories. Canadians may send letters via Cook and Son for 60 cents, covering transmission to a neutral country, to the enemy area, and reply back to Canada. Ben Franklin never sought a patent for his inventions. Transatlantic cable repairs reveal oysters clinging to the cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lapointe
C. G. Power
Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd
King St
Toronto
Canada
Thomas Cook
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Buffalo
George VI
India
St Thomas Times-Journal
Peterborough Examiner
E .S. Archibald
Pomimion Experimental Farms
Agricultural Supplies Committee
Rotary Club of
Federation of Supplies
Britain
Benjamin Franklin
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