World Happenings Briefly Told
Budget cuts in League of Nations work move to supervision. Britain pushes fisheries act changes through committee. Italian millers gain import grain shares while Sardinia and Sicily lift all restrictions. Armenian Marianne Djani kian, 80, seeks fortune in India with two sons. Empire Day sees hope for a united British Empire. Shanghai mail cut by strike of postal workers. Baychimo salvage efforts abandoned. Chicago youth commits suicide after aviation dreams fail. Angus Graham fined in Ontario for an un-stamped cheque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Great Britain
House of Commons
Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
Marianne Djanikian
India
British Empire
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Shanghai
Hudson's Bay Company
Baychimo
William R. Graham
Edna Christoffer
New Earl Of Egmont Faces Isolation And Debt
The new Lord Egmont is described as a lonely 18-year-old who avoids society and publicity. Death duties cut the Egmont estates from 2.5 million to 1.5 million pounds, leaving father and son to cope with reduced wealth. They hunted on the castle grounds to raise funds, while the heir’s lack of maternal influence and schooling compounds his burden.
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Lord Egmont
Earl
Egmont
England
Disastrous Economy and Advertising in Trade
A discussion from Le Droit Ottawa argues that heavy advertising drives demand and profitability, urging businesses not to cut advertising to avoid disaster. The quote emphasizes keeping money in circulation and warns against false economies that harm industry and commerce. It includes a humorous exchange about marriage and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Droit
Ottawa
Where to Spend an Enjoyable Vacation in Canada
The National Development Bureau in Ottawa outlines Canada as a top vacation choice with diverse landscapes from Atlantic to Pacific. It notes affordable travel by road and rail, highlights activities like fishing hunting camping canoeing and golf, and offers maps and booklets including Vacations in Canada to help readers pick regions and plan trips.
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Canada
Atlantic Coast
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Laurentian Mountains
Prairies
Rockies
Pacific Coast
National Development Bureau
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Darling dress pattern for children with guimpe options
A sewing pattern describes a child’s dress with deep armholes and a yoked skirt in French blue and white batiste. A pale blue sheer guimpe with puff sleeves complements it, with variations in white batiste stripes or Swiss dotted blue. Size 6 to 12 years, yardage and binding details listed, price 25 cents.
Repair of Empress liners moved to Esquimalt for summer overhaul
Canadian Pacific Steamships will overhaul the Empress liners in Esquimalt Canada for summer work, replacing Hong Kong. The Orient still handles winter work. The move, approved with the Dominion Government, adds local jobs and reduces dock dues while CPR funds higher labour costs. The Empress of Russia starts July 15 in drydock, followed by the Japan Asia and Canada ships.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Esquimalt
Hongkong
E. Aikman
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd
Orient
British Columbia
Dominion
S.S. Empress
Bakers Secret Week Cookies From Flour and Cream
This week’s recipe uses sifted cake flour with baking powder and butter creamed with sugar until light. Add yolks, then flour, chill, shape into balls, roll in nuts or colored candies, and bake at 350 F for 15 minutes yields 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
Insects blamed for fabric damage face carpet beetle study
A report argues that wool, fur, and feather damage blamed on clothes moths is largely caused by carpet beetles. It notes that the pests differ in behavior and impact, suggesting revised control measures for textile fabrics.
Elephants Known to Reach Two Century Lifespans
In zoological notes, elephants are cited as capable of living up to two centuries. Researchers discuss longevity factors and historical records of exceptionally old elephants.
Canada Begins Selenium Production at Copper Cliff
Canada starts producing selenium as a by product of copper refining at Copper Cliff Ontario with first output in 1931. Market demand remains limited though future research may expand use in glass pottery rubber and selenium cells for television.
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Canada
Copper Cliff
Ontario
Arthur Buisson
Dominion Department of Mines
Ottawa
Debate shows Britain seeks stronger armed forces
The Manchester Guardian reports Sir Austen Chamberlain rebuking Mr. Lansbury for asking whom Britain arms. He notes no continent nation arms against Britain, yet all would like a stronger British force. nations reduce their arms to bolster ours in a curious global dynamic.
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Mr. Lansbury
Austen Chamberlain
Europe
Manchester Guardian
Coconut Souffle Recipe From Old Oven Notes
A dessert method describing a coconut souffle with butter flour sugar milk eggs and coconut. The batter is folded with beaten egg whites then baked in a water bath at 375 degrees for about 50 minutes and served with lemon sauce. It serves eight.
A Hundred Point Man Character Defined
A Hundred Point Man is faithful to every trust keeps his word loyal to friends and employers. He avoids insults and slights speaks civilly to strangers is never fresh polite to wards employees moderate in eating and drinking willing to learn cautious yet courageous and safe to deal with in roles from chauffeurs to presidents.
Loyalty in India Poona Hosts Indian Procession With Union Jack
In Poona a huge Union Jack waved atop a mainly Indian procession of untouchables. The march welcomed M. Ambedkar, a representative of untouchables at the Indian Round Table Conference in London, marking a notable departure for Poona in years.
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Poona
India
M. Ambedkar
London
Rations Demand Economy Yet Remain Heavily Armored
Protesters press for tighter economy amid ongoing defense build up as authorities maintain readiness. Crowds rally outside government offices while security forces monitor developments and issue statements on resource allocation and national security priorities.
Capital Changchun Named for Manchurian State
Changchun designated as the capital of the newly formed Manchurian state. The decision was announced amid regional restructuring and governance plans for the area.
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Changchun
Civil Service Act Restricts Absorption Of Private Secretaries
Ottawa debate centers on absorbing cabinet ministers secretaries into civil service without exams. Critics say it bypasses merit by promoting private secretaries over long time departmental staff. The civil service committee urged ending the practice, while MPs defend cabinet confidentiality and inevitable dismissals after changes in government.
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Civil Service
Ottawa
Civil Service Committee
House
House of Commons
Forgotten Soldiers and the War Office Forgetfulness
Candide in the Sun day Pictorial recalls cases of forgotten British soldiers from 1914 onwards. Two men posted to guard a Havre rifle range stayed unaccounted for until war end and claimed five years back pay. A Innsbruck captain says he was left in 1918 thriving on cheap living abroad.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Havre
Candide
Sunday Pictorial
Innsbruck
Tyrol
War Office
London
Garner’s remark sparks debate over witness truthfulness
In a past inquiry Congressman Jack Garner denied doubting a witness’s testimony. A reporter asked if Garner questioned the witness’s veracity and whether he suggested falsification. Garner replied he did not, and dismissed the line of questioning with a flippant remark.
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Jack Garner
House
Garner
Archaic Quotation Reflects Sugar Cane History
A historical line discusses how Arabs introduced sugar cane to Europe. The dialogue imagines a moment in Berlin with a caller asking James for a pocket knife to carve two hearts crossed by an arrow on a tree, reflecting old world curiosity and romance.
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James
Wahre
Ja‘hob
Berlin
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Ince
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Germany
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Brazil
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Britain
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London, England
Civil Service Act
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