World Happenings Briefly Told
Victoria residents vote against beer by the glass sixteenth edition. BC plans diamond anniversary celebration on July 20. Mysterious disappearances of boatmen in southeastern Alaska under investigation. Alberta Justice Hyndman resigns to head pensions appeal board in Ottawa. Sir Charles Cust dies in London, longtime equerry to the King. Hoover may visit Ottawa to lay cornerstone of new US legation chancery. Sir Francis Lindley appointed ambassador to Japan. World wheat production in 1930 up 8 percent to 3 778 000 000 bushels. A 17 year old finds 78 pound gold nugget in Australia valued about 26786 dollars. Direct outlet to the Pacific Coast urged for Peace River country by Herman Trell of On to the Peace Association. Nautilus submarine shipped from Philadelphia to Camden for voyage to the North Pole planned for early March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Alaska
Justice Hyndman
Alberta Supreme Court
Pensions Appeal Board
Ottawa
London
England
Charles Cust
Hoover
Legation Chancery
U.S
Francis Oswald Lindley
Portugal
Japan
Russia
China
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Larkinville
Australia
Pacific Coast
Peace River
Herman Trelle
Vancouver
Sir George Wilkins
North Pole
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
George
Is Cancer Caused By Cooked Food
A physician claims cooked food causes cancer and that uncooked foods cure external and stomach cancers. He asserts deaths from cancer rise as vitality declines, noting women are more prone, with estimates of risk by age 40. He references a long personal research history and widespread adoption of his dietary approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian P. Thomas
Southern Medical College
Winnipeg tests for B C coal by Bri tish Columbia oven
Arrangements for oven tests of Bri tish Columbia coal by the Winnipeg Electric Company have been completed by Hon. W A Gordon, minister of mines. Edward Anderson, K C, president of the Winnipeg firm, announced the policy aims to assess western coal suitability for various uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Winnipeg Electric Company
W. A. Gordon
Dominion
Edward Anderson
K.C
Winnipeg
Department of Mines
Paris made Tingey dress pattern offers slimming designs
A Tingey dress pattern described as stylish and slimming is sketched in Paris with patterns made in New York. It features trims in silk pique and various fabrics, offers belts and a pleated peplum, and comes in sizes 14 to 20 and 34 to 40. The pattern is ready for immediate delivery and hand cut. send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number, and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How to Prevent Smut in Wheat Seed and Save Crops
A detailed guide warns farmers of losses from smut and offers practical prevention. It favors discarding smutty seed and buying clean seed, then describes Chemical treatments with Formalin or Copper Carbonate, proper strengths, and seed handling methods. The piece also explains the immersion method for smutty grain and notes equipment like the Immersion Pickler to speed treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciently
Canada
Royal Bank Leaders Cite Global Slump and Canadian Plans
At the Royal Bank of Canada annual meeting Sir Herbert Holt warned that world-wide low mood and tight credit shape prospects. He urged diversification from grain, supported agricultural credit, fertilizer use, and livestock growth, while stressing national stability. Neill urged a Grand Powers conference to restore normal relations and gold flows, and Wilson praised Canadian banks' resilience in a tough year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Bank of Canada
Herbert Holt
Great Britain
Dominions
Ottawa
Sir Herbert
Canada
West
Agricultural Credit Corporation
C. E. Neill
Bank
M. W. Wilson
Exclusive businessman supplies Russian skulls to doctors
Herr Hugo Brech claims sole position in a niche trade supplying English physicians with Russian skulls. He says hard life of peasants yields good specimens and that a skull sells for about 90 dollars. A government test noted oil dumped at sea could drift and cover vast areas of the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Hugo Brech
Herr Brech
Russia
High Seas
Imperial Airways outlines world freight plan via air ocean routes
P E Dewshea, United States manager for Imperial Airways, describes a global freight system using planes ships trains and trucks. The plan would move goods from New York to Karachi in 16 days, cutting 14 days from fastest steamship times and promising rapid customs clearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Dewshea
United States
Imperial Airways, Limited
New York
Southampton
London
Croydon Airdrome
Karachi
India
Dewshen
Cunard
White Star Lines
Bagdad
Irak
Pedigreed Poultry Sold to Japan Foundation Stock
A consignment of pedigreed poultry valued at 4 590 dollars was sold to the Emperor of Japan by the R O P Co-Operative Association of Vancouver. The British Columbia stock will be used on government farms in Japanese prefectures as foundation stock for expanding industry. Spain exported nearly 20 million pounds of olive oil in a recent month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
R.O.P. Co-Operative Association of
Vancouver
British Columbia
Spain
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Zam- BukCo Wonle
Thomas
Thad
Verdun
Putnams Corn Extractor
B.C. Coal
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tron
Eva A. Tingey
McDermot Ave
H. G. L. Strange
Searle Grain Co. Ltd
Man
Dr. Thomas
Cancer Dept
Thomas Sanitarium
Mayfair Ave
Royal Bank Annual Meeting
Airway Freight Line
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington ST. W
Toronto, Ont
Brooder
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