Sea Music Festival to Open at Empress Hotel January
The Victoria Sea Music Festival runs January 15 to 18 under Canadian Pacific Railway auspices with British and Canadian sea chanters. Highlights include The Order of Good Cheer and Bound for the Rio Grande operas, and a fishers play by Ethel Bassin. Harold Eustace Key directs with choirs from the U S and Canada and visuals from Bound For the Rio Grande and Fishwives Dancing. A Victoria mid winter golf tournament follows in February at Colwood Park with a Beattie trophy. Victoria promotes mild climate as Riviera of Canada for winter visitors.
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Empress Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Champlain
Rio Grande
Ethel Bassin
Lews
United States
Harold Eustace Key
Order of Good Cheer
Victoria
Colwood Park
E. W. Beatty
Riviera
Canada
Language not Foreign Problem in Western Canada
Dr W J Black notes that German Scandinavian Ukrainian and Polish communities in the Prairie Provinces show strong English fluency in second and third generation children. He cites a high valuation of education among older immigrant groups as a distinguishing feature of Canada's foreign communities.
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Canada
W J. Black
Canadian National Railways
Prairie Provinces
Canada Cuba steamship service trial to Havana begins
The Canadian National Steamships launches a trial from Eastern Canada to Havana. The Canadian Farmer sails from Montreal on November 25 and arrives in Havana December 12 carrying potatoes apples fish and manufactured goods as a test for a possible regular service to Cuba.
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Canadian National Steamships
Havana Ouba
Montreal
Havana
Cuba
First Snow and Local Updates Amid Community Notices
Local brief items recap the season’s first snow while community notices cover a Wheatland illness, a new school furnace costing about 1750 dollars, 350 tax sale parcels in Conquest district, EK Fotheringham elected Brandon mayor by 1659 vote, and free Xmas stationery with orders at The Echo Office. Also Halloween weekend guidance and various civic group updates including Young People’s Society and Women’s Institute events.
Venables W H Josey EC Publishers
The Hamiota Echo notes Venables W H Josey EC as publishers likely serving the local paper. No further readable details available on dates or staff.
Hamiota community groups vote event and church notices
Local organizations may vote at the McConnell's Hall entertainment on October 30 in Hamiota. Hamiota United Church marked its anniversary with large services on October 18. Rev Swyers preached, and a fowl supper and concert followed. Remembrance Day observed on November 11. Christ Church W A plans tea and home cooking sale on November 25.
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McConnell’s
Hamiota
Women’s Institute
Red Cross
Women's Auxiliary
Christ Church
Girls’ Auxiliary
Women's Missionary Society
United Church
Ladies’ Association of the United Church
Young Women's Auxiliary
United Church U.P
O.G
Boy Scouts
Horshoe Club
Hamiota United Church
R. A Swyers
Carberry United Church
G H. Rattan
R. EB. McCqaullagh
R. A
W A
B Juckes
McConnell's Hall
Man’s heart stopped by bad stomach gas
Adams bloated after meals with gas causing his heart to miss beats. Adlerika expelled the gas and he now eats anything and feels fine. Hamiota.
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WS. Adams
Adlerika
B. R. McNaught
Hamiota
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Ruth Stinson
E. B. Hamuth
Leonard Angus
Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Homuth
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Harmony Aces
Shoal Lake Theatre
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Scott
Wheatland
EK Fotheringham
Brandon
TJ Cater
Echo
Hallowe'en
Government
Opposition
Independent
Conservatives
National Labor
National Liberal
Labor
Lloyd
George
O.git
Mies Turner
Mra BE. McToteeh
Women's Institute
Y.P.S. of
Oakner United Church
N B McLenaghen
Phyllis Rankin
Earl Smith
Joan Rankin
N. B. MecLenaghen
William Ross
Gordon Smith
Annie Collie
Beatrice Riddell
Hamiota Echo
Venables
W.H Josey
J. Hodges
Mies
G. McConnell
WW. Kirk
Miss Rutty
Strathclair
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