Romantic link traced between Repulse and Dominion history
The article surveys HMS Repulse's long lineage from 16th century royal ships to the modern battle cruiser preparing for a royal voyage to Canada. It recalls earlier Repulse vessels at Quebec in 1766 and 1781, and notes the present ship’s Mediterranean shake‑down and planned Canada cruise with the King and Queen, led by Captain E. J. Spooner and Commodore S. L. Bateson.
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HMS
Britain
Canada
Dominion
Deptford
Cadiz
Robert Devereau
Cowes
Mediterranean
Darby
Gibraltar
Genoa
Portsmouth
Devonport
Royal Oak
Repulse
R. F. Phillimore
Empire
Victoria
Vancouver
Quebec
St. John's
Newfoundland
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Argentine
Uruguay
Chile
E. J. Spooner
S. L. Bateson
Dudley North
His Majesty's
Cheaper Housing Aims to Cut Home Costs in Canada
J E Jones of the Dominion Housing Administration told the Canadian Lumbermen's Association in Montreal that cheaper housing enabling $2500 homes could boost value. Canada’s construction volume fell from 139 million in 1929 to 24 million in 1933, with 78 percent of last year’s housing loans for units costing 4000 or less.
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Canada
J. E. Jones
Dominion Housing Administration
Canadian
Lumbermen's Association
Montreal
Jones
Housing Administration
National Housing Administration
Mustard gas shells sunk at sea after WWI
Postwar disposal left 419000 shells deemed unusable and dangerous. with no safe land site, the United States sunk them at sea. Also notes oil in a crankcase depends on level ground and that soap plant roots suds laundry water from Colorado and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colorado
Mexico
Backing Chamberlain Reflects English Support, Owen Says
Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owenspeaks in Montreal as chairman of British American Tobacco and new Canadian Car and Foundry director. He praises Chamberlain's appeasement policy and defensive buildup as the only sane path, arguing war cures nothing and would bring worse outcomes. the ordinary English businessman stands behind Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chamberlain
Montreal
Hugo Cunliffe-Owen
British- American Tobacco Company
Canadian Car and Foundry
Court of Appeal rules bystanders may claim damages for nervous shock
English Court of Appeal holds bystanders who suffer nervous shock from witnessing a road accident are legally entitled to damages from the responsible driver. The decision marks a notable expansion of driver liability in personal injury cases.
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Court of Appeal
Baffling Canary-Sized Bird Stuns London Experts
Bird experts at the Natural History Museum in London are puzzled by a canary sized specimen of African origin on display. None of the ornithologists could identify its species or country of origin, leaving researchers baffled by the mysterious bird.
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Natural History Museum
London
Africa
Panama Hat Palms Grow in Ecuador and Peru
The article notes that Panama hats originate from the growth of Panama hat palms mainly in Ecuador and Peru. It adds a peculiar claim that human heads continue to grow until old age reaches 2295.
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Ecuador
Peru
Luxury crochet pattern for 92 inch cloth and scarf
Crochet pattern 6270 teaches making a 92 inch cloth from a double strand of string or a single strand with fine cotton for various sizes. It offers a centre scarf option and includes design illustrations and stitch guidance. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 6270. An Alice Brooks pattern book is not published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Dairy Farming Hope From Holstein Friesian Meeting
S G Sims reports at the Holstein Friesian Association of Canada annual meeting in Toronto that dairy farming adjustments offer a bright ray of hope for agriculture. He notes soil fertility decline and a shift from once a year to weekly revenue as needed, with 6000 pure bred Holsteins meeting US market tests and Britain seeking replacements for cattle culled to fight bovine diseases.
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Canada
S. G. Sims
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Stonewall
Mr Sims
United States
Great Britain
Bang
Has No Visible Outlet Lake Naivasha Description
Lake Naivashi in East Africa spans 17 miles by 12 miles with no visible outlet, encircled by mountains. It never floods though two rivers feed it daily with more water than surface evaporation removes.
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Naivasha
East Africa
The Sea Cobra, Longest Sea Serpent Yet Described
The largest sea serpent known to science is the sea cobra a paddle tailed snake reaching about ten feet in length.
Ymir Pronunciation Debate Stirs Western Canada
The Edmonton Journal reports on how residents of the mining town Ymir near Nelson British Columbia pronounce its name. A Vancouver reader asked for guidance and was told Ymir rhymes as Wimur per local usage. An 1890 coastal resident noted the name predates white settlement and is of Indian origin.
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Ymir
Nelson
B.C
Financial News
Vancouver
Edmonton Journal
Friendship By Mail Between London Ontario And London England
London Ontario and London England plan a letters exchange among 12 to 14 year old students. Coordinated by London County Council education authority and the London Ontario Board of Education, the program grew from a 1937 visit by E. M. Rich. About 400 students will correspond from 20 to 30 schools on both sides of the Atlantic. A Romanian family is noted for a sixth finger appearing across generations.
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London
Ont
England
London County Council Education Authority
London, Ont
Board of Education
Ontario
E. M. Rich
London County Council
L.C.C Coronation
Atlantic
The Science Of Botany And Its Nation Wide Impact
A 1898 Cambridge curfew stir shows laws require consent to be enforceable and public action matters. The piece then notes botany’s role in everyday life from food to fabrics, medicine, and agriculture through Canada's Botany Division and its work on plant disease, inspection, and seed certification.
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North America
Cambridge
Mass
George Washington
Harvard
Trolanthe
Winnipeg Tribune
Harold A Senn
Division of Botany
Science Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Botany Division
King George honors Strathmore lineage with royal armorial augmentation
A Royal Warrant grants the Lord Lyon King of Arms permission to augment the arms of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The inescutcheon features the Imperial Crown and a rose badge from the Duke of York era, encircled by a treasure circonfleur delire, and ensigned with an Earl's coronet. The warrant notes Her Majesty the Queen's lineal descent from the ancient house.
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Lyon
House of Strathmore
Glamis
Tannadyce
Scotland
Lord Lyon
Earl of Strathmore
Kinghorne
Duke of York
Lord Strathmore
Leisure as life's chief aim urged by professor
Professor F A E Crew of Edinburgh University urged business men that leisure should be the main goal of life, not work. He argued abundance from science should fuel healthy leisure, lamented unemployment, and said social role favors those who work while calling the idea of virtuous energy expenditure misguided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. E. Crew
Edinburgh University
Prof. Crew
Juice industry expansion signals diverse future flavors
Science Service notes rapid growth in breakfast juice offerings with rhubarb, passion fruit, guava, strawberry, and blueberry juices joining the lineup alongside leaders tomato, grapefruit and pineapple juices. Historic milestones include grapefruit in 1926, tomato in 1928, pineapple in 1931, orange juice boom after 1930, and rising totals exceeding 32 million cases in 1937.
Frozen vegetables expansion in Canada in 1938
The 1938 Canadian frozen vegetable output rose to 590000 pounds from 126000 pounds in 1937. The gain was led by peas and corn on cob. New factories opened in British Columbia and Ontario, with plans in 1939 to add freezing units in retail stores. Most sales go to hotels and restaurants.
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Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Unusual Writing Method Of Quida In Two Flags Author
The author of Under Two Flags used quill pens to write all novels and discarded each finished page on the floor. When a sufficient pile formed, she gathered the pages and arranged them in order.
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Jarmaica
Quida
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Servce
J . Allen
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George Rodney
Martinique
New York
Bermuda
Hore-Belisha
King George
Weekly
Scotsman
Edinburgh
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