World Happenings Briefly Told From Around the Globe
Displays of 269 firms filled Leipzig fair advertising and packing sections. Amy Johnson plans a Europe Asia to Tokyo flight. Feminist leaders demand equality for men and women in nationality in a League of Nations report. Mrs. C M Strong, beloved by Canadian troops, dies in Winnipeg. Otto Knudsen feigns demented after first movie in Thorshavn. Samuel Weinstein among Banting Foundation medical grant recipients. Rt Hon R B Bennett receives antique silver set for 61st birthday. Canberra to host a 200 foot flag pole from British Columbia. Reindeer herd moved toward Mackenzie River district. 300 miles from destination. Over 50 acres in Southern Okanagan taken by new settlers. land prices from 80 to 750 per acre. 25 000 young fruit trees planted.
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London Daily Herald
Amy Johnson
Australia
Europe
Asia
Tokyo
Assembly of
League of Nations
C. M. Strong
44Th Battalion
Winnipeg
Civilization
Otto Knudsen
Lange Koch
Thorshavn
Faroe Island
Banting Research Foundation
Samuel Weinstein
University of Saskatchewan
R. B. Bennett
Australian Commonwealth
Canberra
Province of
British Columbia
Mackenzie River
T. G. Murphy
Interior
House of Commons
Okanagan
War Hero Bertrand Dies in Brussels Theatre
National hero General Bertrand famed for Liege defence and Yser campaign collapses in Brussels theatre. He delayed German advance for ten days as Joffre reformed the French army for Paris defence. The text also includes a deranged sheep riddle and a bizarre legal plea from Bondagsnisse Strix in Stockholm.
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Bertrand
Liege
Brussels
Marshal Joffre
Paris
Parisian wrap around slip pattern for women
The notice describes a wrap around slip from Paris with no seams to shadow proof the garment. It notes crepe de chine, crepe satin, and flat crepe fabrics, lace trim options, and perforations for a deep V back. Sizes range from 12 to 40 inch bust with pattern price of 25 cents.
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Paris
Cunard Week End Cruises Bring Short Ocean Voyages
Cunard Line introduces week end cruises aboard the Berengaria Aquitania and Mauretania offering four day trips to Nassau Bermuda and Nova Scotia with ashore time for sight-seeing golf and sun. Ships run 16 20 knots with full first class access and on board entertainment dining and dances. Passengers witness pilot dropping ceremony and pass through Ambrose Channel then undergo quarantine checks before returning to New York.
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Cunard Line
Nassau
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Samuel Cunard
Cunard
Aquitania
Mauretania
Ambrose Channel
Columbus
West Indies
Sandy Hook
Staten Island
New York Bay
Customs and Immigration
Coast Guard
Patterns Address and Demographic Note in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Pattern No discussion shows foreign populations in London including Russians Italians Germans and French. The text cites about 40 000 Russians among a broader demographic breakdown.
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London
Canadian official cites China's big market for low grade fruit
Col. L. M. Cosgrave, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner at Shanghai, stated China offers a large outlet for low grade fruit at economical prices. The remark was raised at two Vancouver meetings led by Cosgrave.
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Okanagan
Col
L. M. Cosgrave
Shanghai
China
Vancouver
Cosgrave
Edmonton Builds 1800 Homes In Six Years
A Edmonton Journal special issue notes 1800 new houses erected in six years averaging 300 yearly. Original construction cost, excluding repairs and additions, amounts to about 6 million dollars.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Journal
Vancouver party sails for Cocos Island treasure hunt
Col. J. E. Leckie leads Vancouver men aboard a voyage toward Cocos Island to search legendary pirate buried riches. Rumors claim 300 tons of treasure worth 60 million dollars hidden there by Thompson, Davis and others, with Costa Rica to claim one third of finds.
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Vancouver
Cocos Island
Col
J. E. Leckie
Costa Rica
Thompson, Davis
Peru
British Columbia
Eliza Edwards
F. S. Mackenzie
Victoria
Malcolm Campbell
England
Col. Leckie
Gavel From Fort Malden Marks Editors’ Order at Regina Event
The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association displays a gavel used by President Malcolm Macbeth to keep editors in order. Crafted from Fort Malden wood circa 1800 and linked to General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, it was donated in 1930 by the Lake Erie and St. Clair Publishers' Association to Hugh Savage of Dun can British Columbia with the inscription From one savage to another.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Malcolm Macbeth
Old Fort Malden
Isaac Brock
Tecumseh
Lake Erie and
Savage
Ice Cargo Melted in Transit Melancholy Lesson
The Manchester Guardian recalls that summer ice first arrived in England in June 1822 aboard a Norwegian ship. Customs officials labeled the 300 tons as dry goods, but the entire cargo melted by the time it reached the Thames.
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Manchester Guardian
Norway
The
Thames
Sponsor Withdraws Bill On Cheques Without Funds
In the House of Commons Hon. Hugh Guthrie the minister of justice advised the withdrawal of A W Neill s bill from notice. The measure aimed to make issuers of unhonoured cheques liable for first and subsequent offences with fines or imprisonment if payment was not made within a reasonable time.
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Hugh Guthrie
A. W. Neill
Comox-Albernit
House of Commons
Guthrie
Neill
New Senators Appointed Patrick Burns and Arthur Marcotte
Patrick Burns of Calgary and Arthur Marcotte of Ponteix Sask were named to the senate. Burns replaces the late P E Lessard and Marcotte takes the seat vacated by Hon J G Turriff. The senate party balance stands Conservatives 47 Liberals 48 with one vacancy remaining due to Senator G G Foster's death.
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Patrick Burns
Calgary
Alberta
Senate
Arthur Marcotte
K.C
Ponteix
Sask
P. E. Lessard
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
J. G. Turriff
G. G. Foster
Montreal
Amendment to Companies Act allows employee home loans
Hon. Cc. H. Cahan introduces a bill in the House of Commons to amend the Companies Act. The measure allows loans to employees for buying or building homes even if they are shareholders and lets a company auditor serve as a director when bonds and shares are not publicly subscribed.
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Cc. H. Cahan
House of Commons
Notable Flight Captains Hawks Sets Quick Race Record
Captain Frank M. Hawks, famed U S speed pilot, completed a four hour 18 minute air journey linking Quebec Montreal Ottawa and Toronto with a 850 mile route at about 197.6 mph. He set several times hailed as new records and compared to his Paris London Berlin and London Rome feats.
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Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Frank M. Hawks
United States
Capital
Hawks
Hanford
MacNider
Captain Hawks
Paris
London
Berlin
Rome
Grants Awarded to Manitoba Scientists for Summer Research
Samuel Weinstein of the University of Saskatchewan receives a long-term Banting Research Foundation grant. Prof F D White P G Mar and Dr R H Fraser of the University of Manitoba receive short-term grants for summer research begun after winter term. White is assistant professor of biochemistry, Mar is a second-year medical student, Fraser lectures in physiology and pharmacology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banting Research Foundation
Samuel Weinstein
University of Saskatchewan
F. D. White
P. G. Mar
R. H. Fraser
University of Manitoba
White
Medical College
Peter Mar
Dr. Fraser
Onion diet put to use as sheep feed on Colorado slope
On Colorado's western slope hundreds of sacks of onions are given to sheep owners to cut last year's surplus. F D Warren warehouse owner notes the onions are used as feed with no market for them. A separate warning says standing on damp concrete while using an electric iron can cause a shock.
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Colorado
F. D. Warren
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Leipzig
Germany
Mary
Bondagsnisse-Strix
Stockholm
Www
N. U. 1698
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annette
UATES
McDermot Ave
C.W.N.A
NSF
Upper Chamber
Rollo
Canada
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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