World Happenings Briefly Told
The Straits Settlement council restricted ruby production per London pact. France and Great Britain plan to discuss US debt at a Geneva envoy meeting. In Western Australia many die from a mysterious disease. forty. A move to restore Germany to disarmament talks is rumored, centered on the United States. Sam Behan, ex convict, sent to Brooklyn after death. Five quintuplets born near Callander Ontario to Mrs Oliva Dionne. Canada Clubs urge pacifist stance and public opinion for peace. Livestock shipments from West to East Canada for early 1934 and 1933 are listed.
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France
Great Britain
United States
Geneva
Western Australia
Daily Herald
Germany
Sam Behan
Portsmouth
Brooklyn
N.Y
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Ont
Canada
F. C. Routley
Canadian Medical Society
Reconditioned Aeroplanes Offered At Unusual Prices
The British air ministry sells fighters turned into civilian planes at prices around 200 dollars for the airworthy frames. Some units, originally costing 20 000 dollars, include spare engines and wings for 350 dollars with a certificate of air worthiness. They are offered since superseded by newer models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Air Ministry
Scientists Narrow Origin of the African Plans Gun
Scientists struggle to identify the animal group related to the African plans gun as it resembles three species the horse the antelope and the ox.
Bee flies 43776 miles for one pound of honey found
A study notes that a bee needs about 43776 miles of flight to produce one pound of honey. The finding highlights the immense energy and distance tiny pollinators cover in nectar gathering during foraging.
Public stock figures show ample food in Canada stores
A bulletin reports large cold storage holdings across dairy meat poultry and fish as of May 1. Butter 2 515 091 pounds creamery plus 230 000 pounds added since March 1 cheese 9 863 432 pounds eggs 3 105 377 dozen fresh 619 814 dozen frozen 828 126 pounds pork 3 527 727 pounds fresh frozen 11 259 792 pounds cured 17 234 675 pounds lard 3 609 702 pounds beef 4 203 621 pounds fresh frozen 4 346 036 pounds fresh not frozen 191 591 pounds cured 108 272 pounds veal 513 318 pounds fresh not frozen 642 809 pounds mutton lamb 1 786 058 pounds frozen 137 135 pounds not frozen poultry 87 769 pounds broilers 2 278 877 pounds chicks fowl 675 779 pounds ducks 78 678 pounds geese 70 455 pounds turkeys 2 160 294 pounds unclassified 596 719 pounds fish on ice 5 430 590 pounds smoked dried or salted 3 035 414 pounds
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Canada
Basics of Combustion and Ignition Temperatures
The article explains combustion as rapid chemical union with oxygen, defines ignition temperature, and describes how friction or heat raises materials to that point. It notes spontaneous combustion can occur when heat accumulates in poorly conducting materials like oily rags and hay, and cites examples such as coal bunkers and a beached whale carcass catching fire.
Box of 70 Huia feathers found by New Zealand miner
A gold miner on the Molyneaux River unearthed a sixteen inch package containing 70 huia feathers and a Maori carved box. Experts say the feathers once adorned chiefs and were buried over a century ago. The huia has not been seen alive for about 40 years.
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New Zealand
Molyneaux River
New
Muffins from Betty Barclay Recipe
Recipe lists ingredients and steps for lemon muffins. Ingredients include lemon juice lard egg sugar baking powder milk flour and salt. Process involves creaming fats with sugar, adding wet and dry components, beating until smooth and baking about 25 minutes yields 12 to 15 muffins.
Orange Banana Salad Preparation Card
Peel oranges to juicy pulp and slice. Peel bananas and cut into rounds. Arrange alternating orange and banana pieces on salad beds of shredded lettuce. Top with a boiled dressing pat and a banana ball or cherry if desired.
British Duke of Gloucester Tours Australia in 1920s Voyage
The Duke of Gloucester will depart for Australia in September aboard the HMS Sussex, stay four days in Colombo, Ceylon, then proceed to Perth to arrive October 5. He will open Victoria's centenary in Melbourne and sail home December 10 from Brisbane via New Zealand.
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Duke of Gloucester
Australia
Colombo
Ceylon
Perth
Melbourne
Victoria
Brisbane
Queensland
New Zealand
Dominion
Bay of Islands
Fiji
Western Samoa
Panama Canal
Jamaica
England
Prince George
South Africa
Tree from World War battle to honor ANZAC at Shrine of Remembrance
The French government will present a tree to Melbourne to be planted at Victoria's Shrine of Remembrance. The tree comes from a battlefield in Northern France where French and Australian soldiers fought together in World War I.
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Melbourne
Australia
France
Victoria
Shrine of Remembrance
Mirror of Events in Every Corner of the Globe
Tibet’s monthly paper claims the western world’s crisis is caused by wheels and machines that let two men do 20,000 tasks. It argues unemployment drains money, kills trade, and warns that wheels must be suppressed before better times can come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibet
Globe
Power From The Clouds Studies On Lightning By Dr Schonland
Dr B F J Schonland director of research for the Institute of Electrical Engineers in Johannesburg studies lightning and thunderbolts to understand their mechanism. He hopes to enable mankind to harness part of the vast electrical energy built up in clouds and discharged to earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. J. Schonland
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Johannesburg
South Africa
United States Ambassadors Span Fifteen Nations
A review notes that the United States maintains ambassadorial representation in fifteen foreign countries. The report highlights the breadth of diplomatic presence and names several nations involved in the global network.
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United States
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Study
The lesson centers on Hebrews 12 2 and reflects on Jesus as author and perfecter of faith who endured the cross for joy and sits at God's right hand It draws from Matthew 27 1 66 and devotional readings Psalm 22 1 5 14 19 27 31 to illuminate faith endurance and redemption themes.
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Jesus
Golgotha
Calvary
Alfred Edersheim
Jerusalem
Dr. Johnson
Mary
Christ
P. Whitwell Wilson
G. Campbell Morgan
The Crucifixion and Agricultural Notes From Dominion Bulletin
The article describes biblical events from Jesus crucifixion to the death and associated reflections. It shifts to the Agricultural Notes detailing cereal rust losses, wheat protein comparisons, turnip labor costs, Canada’s spruce resources, tobacco fertilizer tests, farm machinery costs, the iodine-goitre link, Red Bobs wheat forms, and field measurements for acres. This blend blends religious exposition with practical farming data from Dominion Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairie
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Division of Chemistry
Dominion to feature seasonal Canadian foods on transcontinental trains
W. W. Swinden announces that the Canadian National Railways will replace a la carte service with a table d hote menu on the trans continental trains. The meals will highlight Maritime seafood Ontario lamb Ontario lakes fish and fruits from Quebec Ontario and British Columbia. Tourist diners at border points will find broiled lobsters smelts baby mackerel and Maritime potatoes apples and blueberries on the menu.
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Canadian National Railways
W. W. Swinden
National
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Lake Winnipeg
Maritimes
Quebec
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
United States
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Mr. Swinden
Clockmaker Marvin Shearer Finishes World's Most Wonderful Clock
Akron inventor Marvin Shearer, 70, unveils a clock claiming to be the world’s most wonderful. The timepiece serves 27 cities, sings talks and plays an hourly reedless organ. Valued at $50,000 the project took a decade and uses 5,000 wood pieces and miles of wire.
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Marvin Shearer
Akron
Reuters History Marks Ninetieth Year of Service
The famous European news agency Reuters began operations about ninety years ago with a pioneering pigeon post service, establishing a long tradition in rapid news transmission and global reporting.
Centenary Prize Highlight At Longchamp In France
A century of horseracing is celebrated as the Centenary Prize is run at Longchamp. The racing society formed in November 1833 after a Paris storm drove sportsmen to a Palais Royal cafe. Lord Henry Seymour led as president, with Thomas Bryan as the first secretary. the inaugural race meeting occurred at the Champ de Mars on May 4, 1834.
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France
Longchamp
Paris
Palais Royal
Lord Henry Seymour
Thomas Bryan
Champ de Mars
Underground Water Reservoir Surrounds London
A vast natural water reservoir lies beneath London extending about 80 miles in all four cardinal directions, spanning north, south, east, and west of the city. It reflects the scale of hidden aquifer systems that sustain the region.
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London
City
Hudson River Channel Lies Under Sea for Miles
Researchers reveal the ancient Hudson riverbed now lies beneath the sea extending for many miles, indicating the land previously stood above sea level and was later submerged.
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Straits Settlement
Moose Jaw
Wild Animal Park
Department of Natural Resources
Toronto
Association of Canada Clubs
Britain
Denicotea
Chantler & Chantler, Ltd
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Ry Gertorn A. Guest
Winnipeg Mnipeg Newspaper Union
TafRrot
By Rath Rogers
Betty Barclay
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Strube
Daily Express
Harrow
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