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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
7
Hon T A Crerar endorses Western Canada Colonization Association calls for an inventory of unoccupied prairie lands under government oversight. Owners would set sale prices to incoming settlers, with a $60 assessment for a wild lands tax to curb speculation and support immigration and fair access.
Dr. Victor Pauchat reports removing a woman’s stomach and curing her cancer. He says digestion relies on the small intestine with pancreatic juice and bile, and that a light diet allows the stomach to be dispensed with, marking a startling medical claim.
Prince Henry third son of the King and Queen reaches majority and follows a military path. He stands out in stature loves sports and outdoor life and trained at Eton and Sandhurst before being gazetted a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifles and attached to the Thirteenth Hussars at Aldershot.
Band of motor thieves hauled a one and a half ton church bell from Essais Church near Lille. The night watchman confronted them but was bludgeoned as the culprits loaded the bell onto their lorry and fled unseen.
A correspondent details a unique aquatic spider that spends most of its life underwater. It constructs air filled silk nests among pond weeds, lays eggs inside, and sleeps through winter in a deeper underwater chamber. When removed from water it resembles an ordinary spider until returned to water.
Seizure of liquor valued at $11,000 marked the fifth day of the bone dry Sydney campaign. The total liquor seized in the Sydney district since May 29 now reaches $40,000.
A. Anrep of the geological survey told a special parliamentary committee Canada can replace coal with peat for heating. Peat bogs covering 37 000 square miles exist and could be developed. One ton and a half of peat equals a ton of anthracite coal in heat. Peat would curb US coal imports and sell at about $9 per ton, with potential for lower prices as production rises. After extraction, lands could be drained for agriculture.
The department of mines issued a statement noting that the reported oil discovery below Fort Norman on the Mackenzie River may be one of the outstanding events in Canada's mining industry. Officials warn against indiscriminate stock purchases by mushroom oil firms and caution that many speculative claims may fail, leaving losses to unwary investors. Sir James Lougheed announces a revised edition of the departmental report on the Mackenzie River basin and says inquiries are coming from around the world.
A Westminster Gazette excerpt presents a tailor's view of life as a piece of fabric given to each person. It suggests individuals must fit their lives to their means, choosing a coat that is long or short, patterned or plain, and well fitting to their circumstances.
Louis Laporte of Somerset enters Plymouth Rock hen in the race for the largest egg. The Winnipeg Free Press reports a specimen measuring 9.14 inches around its longest circumference and 7 inches at the middle.
A brief note on wicker weaving tracing its craft as a hand industry stretching back over five thousand years. It highlights enduring techniques and the long cultural relevance across cultures.
The Scottish All Star team sails from Liverpool aboard the Cameronia to tour Canada and the United States in a mission to strengthen empire ties through football. The party of sixteen includes Craig Brown and Jimmy Brownlie with matches in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, plus US games, under the national railway care.
The Observer and the Sunday Times advocate a renewed Anglo Japanese alliance as a conference topic for June in London. The Observer warns anti American steps could fracture the British Empire if Britain acts in Japan’s interest. The Sunday Times shares a similar cautious stance on alliance impacts.
London's oldest shoplifter, aged 82, has spent much of her life in prison. Convicted 30 to 40 times, she received a twelve month term with hospital confinement. Her first and last offences were both stealing a piece of silk.
London reports that new German propositions on reparations were circulating in the city but were denied by Louis Loucheur. He is a French minister of liberated regions and a leading figure in the delegation at the Supreme Allied Council meeting.
A London press piece notes rising demand for fat Canadian cattle in England despite high freight costs and a 10 day slaughter deadline. John Burns of P Burns Co cites Western Canada’s shift to smaller farms and more varied year round marketing to stabilize prices and supply. current shipments reflect a balanced, evolving market.
W A Johnson a Hudsons Bay Company engineer at Fort Simpson near the sub arctic built propellers from dog sled boards glue from moose hide and crude tools. His emergency repairs enabled two all metal Imperial Oil Company airplanes to reach Peace River after crashes near Fort Simpson during a return flight from Simpson to Fort Norman. No injuries were reported.
The article notes a plan to curb street youth unemployment in London by conditioning unemployment benefits on attendance at approved training courses. It cites 107,600 unemployed youths in the United Kingdom and describes new regulations from the Minister of Labor to require course participation for benefit eligibility.
Among Meta gama passengers were Sir George and Lady Parkin. Sir George said Britain faces no cause for alarm and that national coolness and steady temperament will help right the nation’s troubles.
D. N. Finnie disclosed plans for Winnipeg early development of Northwest Canada oilfields. The scheme reserves three fourths of discovered oil for the crown. Finnie also announced his brother Oswald Sterling Finnie was named administrator of the territories, a post nearly equating to a territorial governorship.
Germany condemns the Allied move to set up a customs zone in the Rhineland as a violation of the Versailles Treaty. Berlin vows to enforce the treaty at all costs.
Three hundred Chinese delegates from 67 branches in Canada and the United States gathered in Vancouver to form a council. The league states it has no political activities in Canada and runs an aviation school at Saskatoon Saskatchewan.
A giant crab native to Alaskan waters reaches four feet from tip to tip and weighs about 15 pounds when fully grown.
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