Vital Statistics Of Canada Year 1936 Preliminary Report
The Derminion Bureau of Statistics issued today the Preliminary Report on the Vital Statistics of Canada for 1936. Live births numbered 242,291 with a rate of 24.5 per 1,000 population. Deaths in 1930 reached 109,245 with a rate of 11.9 per 1,000. Infant deaths numbered 21,755 with a rate of 89 per 1,000 live births. Marriages in 1930 were 71,645 with a rate of 7.2 per 1,000 population, a decline of 5,643 from 1929. Provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan showed notable decreases.
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Derminion Bureau of Statistics
Vital Statistics of
Canada
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Direct Phone Service Britain To Canada Direct
The British post office promises a direct telephone link to Canada avoiding New York. The plan is part of a broader program to connect British subscribers with many countries. Wireless links to South Africa India and Japan are under consideration along with a London Russia circuit.
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Canada
Great Britain
New York
Post Office
South Africa
India
Japan
London
Russia
Canada names delegates to League of Nations assembly
The Canadian delegation to the League of Nations in Geneva will include Minister of Justice Hon. Hugh Guthrie as head, Senator C. P. Beaubien, Hon. Martin Burrell, Mrs. H. P. Plumptre, Hon. Philippe Roy, and Dr. W. A. Riddell as adviser.
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Canada
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
Hugh Guthrie
Justice
C. P. Beaubien
Montreal
Martin Burrell
Ottawa
H. P. Plumptre
Toronto
Philippe Roy
Paris
W. A. Riddell
League of Nations
Guthrie
North Rich In Minerals The Great Bear Lake Area
Col. C. D. MacAlpine, noted northern mineral expert, arrives in Edmonton by air from Hunter Bay and predicts the Great Bear Lake region will become one of the world’s leading mineral districts. He cites transportation as the main challenge, solvable with ample ore tonnage.
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Great Bear Lake
Col. C. D. MacAlpine
Edmonton
Hunter Bay
Reducing Tablet Quotation Cited From Munich
A brief archival line records a German remark from Fliegende Bisetter in Munich stating intention to take a reducing tablet immediately. The snippet reflects 19th or early 20th century language usage in a periodical note.
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Fliegende Bisetter
Munich
Railways Largest Of British Enterprises
The railways are the largest of Great Britain's enterprises says U S Commerce Reports. Since 1825 steam routes linking towns and villages have grown into four groups London Midland Scottish, Great Western, London and North Eastern, and Southern with 20 000 miles of track and 23 000 locomotives in service. Freight cars total 678 000 with capacity 7 620 000 long tons and some London and North Eastern cars handle up to 150 tons. At least 7 100 passenger stations exist from small locals to major terminals.
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Great Britain
U S. Commerce Reports
Stockholm
Darlington
Great Western
London, Midland and Scottish
London and North Eastern
Southern
London and North Eastern Railway
Canada imposes new walrus protection regulations
The Canadian Government tightens walrus hunting rules to safeguard northern herds. Kills are limited by ethnicity and dependents, licenses required for non Eskimo hunters, and reporting to the RCMP. Export of tusks and hides is restricted. walruses range 1,500 to 4,000 pounds with large specimens.
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Canada
Minister of Fisheries
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Vancouver's New Municipal Airport Opens Its First Unit
Vancouver opens the first unit of its new municipal airport on Sea Island near the Fraser River. The $600000 facility spans 469 acres and supports land and sea planes with runways and hangars planned for expansion. Current development includes the administration building and initial hangars, plus large auto parking.
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Canada
Vancouver
Sea Island
Fraser River
Hotels drive travel growth in Canada Parliament talk
Sir Henry Thornton told Canadian Parliament travel supports at least 300 million dollars annually. He highlighted the Canadian Pacific Railway and Nationals spending on hotels from 1923 to 1930 totaling 45 million and 16.68 million respectively, arguing such investments attract visitors to Canada and boost rail service appeal.
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Henry Thornton
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion Christian Science Monitor
Are You a Perfect Guest? A sketchy guide to hosting manners
A concise excerpt from Motley Notes in The Sketch offering tips on being a considerate guest. It urges punctual arrival, clear mealtimes, and avoiding eccentric diets, while noting that lingering late and noisy entry can annoy the hostess and earn ridicule.
Acreage Under Wheat Falls in Canada as 1931 Figures Released
Canada s wheat area totals 24 143 400 acres, down 754 500 from 1930, with 23 178 000 acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Oats up 120 300 to 13 379 000. barley at 4 182 200, down 1 376 500. The passage notes early knowledge of food and drink production.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fish Stocking Expands Vancouver Island Trout Beds
The fisheries department released half a million trout eggs into Vancouver Island waters with allocations including Cameron Lake 20000, Englishmans River 70000, Big and Little Qualicum Rivers 75000 and 65000, Horne Lake 60000, and northern and southern Nanaimo areas from Montana state hatchery. California removes 100000 roadside billboards to mimic booster booklets. London plans electric power for a new telephone exchange to serve a 30000 population.
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Vancouver Island
Fisheries Department
Cameron Lake
Englishman's River
Big
Little Qualicum
Horne Lake
Nanaimo
Montana State
Peer Lord Kylsant Sentenced in Dishonest Prospectus Case
Opinion pieces note the one year imprisonment of Lord Kylsant for issuing a dishonest prospectus of the steamship company he led. They observe how peers face the dock and judge’s duty, contrasting aristocratic privilege with criminal accountability. The piece discusses motives and judicial temperament across classes.
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Lord Kyisant
Great Steamship Company
England
Lord Kylsant
Prevent Forest Fires Rules for safe forest use
The Canadian Forestry Association urges campers and tourists to extinguish fires fully to protect vast Canadian forests. Four rules: build fires on rock near water and dead out. never discard lighted tobacco or matches. clear land with slash piles away from timber. travel leaving the bush as green as found. Follow the fellow who follows after.
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Canada
Dominion
Canadian Forestry Association
Bane Of School Teachers Blame On Parents In Classrooms
D H McCurtain head master of Crewe Grammar School in Cheshire says parents are thorns in teachers lives alongside the English Board of Education and local authorities. He cites fussing parents desiring their children become teachers and special treatment for nervous children. He also notes prize-distribution officials and the pupils themselves as irritants. A scientist uses X rays to observe how a human swallows.
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D. H. McCurtain
Crewe Grammar School
Cheshire
England
English Board of Education
Fight Rust Scourge In Wheat Wheat Research Progress
Scientists at the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory Manitoba Agriculture College report progress against the rust scourge in western Canada. Dr W F Hanna leads the lab in Dr J H Craigie and Dr C H Goulden absence, with Dr K W Neatby assisting. New rust resistant wheat strains are being developed and tested for disease resistance, head type, milling and baking quality. Foreign wheats are trialed alongside Canadian varieties to identify resistance traits and several promising outcomes are noted. Research also covers loose and bunt smut, with data on treatments and resistant types collected.
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Canada
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Manitoba Agriculture College
W. F. Hanna
J. H. Craigie
C. H. Goulden
K. W. Neatby
Manitoba Free Press
Direct 1800 Mile Air Route Proposed For Transatlantic Travel
P E Benshea United States manager of Imperial Airways proposes a direct 1800 mile Plymouth to Belle Isle air route to avoid longer trips via the Azores or Bermuda. He believes future aircraft will safely carry passengers that distance with similar west and eastbound speeds and calls for engines with extra power.
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Belle Isle
Azores
Bermuda
P. E. Benshea
United States
Imperial Airways
Plymouth
Discrimination Claim Rally at Windsor Convention
The Sons of England Benefit Society urged Parliament to amend immigration rules, arguing alien born immigrants gain advantages over Britain natives. The resolution claimed naturalized aliens can become public charges without deportation, and Port Arthur was selected for next year’s convention as closing sessions ended.
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Sons of England Benefit Society
Windsor
Dominion
Britain
Port Arthur
Trans-Canada Highway Advocate Urges Multiple Routes
William Findlay of Toronto, president of the Canadian Good Roads Association, spoke in Vancouver urging two or three trans-Canada routes. He argued against concentrating on a single trunk highway and said communities like Jasper, Edmonton, and Saskatoon deserve inclusion alongside Banff, Calgary, and Regina. He emphasized the need to link all communities with reliable all weather roads.
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William Findlay
Toronto
Canadian Good Roads Association
Vancouver
Jasper
Endmonton
Saskatoon
Banff
Calgary
Regina
Findlay
Canada
Gandhi’s Model Colony at Ahmedbad Open to None
Citizens in the United States write to Mahatma Gandhi to join his self denial and service model colony at Ahmedbad, but he has not encouraged any arrivals. The Robot begins distributing mail.
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United States
Mahatma Gandhi
Ahmedbad
Corn Silos And Martello Towers In Ontario History Map
Historic Ontario map traces Loyalist era sites around Kingston and Perth. Fort Frontenac walls, Rideau Canal, and Martello towers appear beside Rideau Lakes islets and Strom features. Roadways Nos 2 15 32 link Ottawa Kingston Perth Smiths Falls Brockville and Gananoque with lakeside stone houses and sport fishing noted.
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Rideau Lakes
Ottawa
Kineston
Mesana
Rideau Canal
Duke of Wellington
Montreal
Kingston
Sir John Franklin
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Charleston
Christie
Upper
Little
Rideau
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Perth
Smiths Falls
Gananoque
Ontario
Athens
Brockville
Tay
To Honour Norsemen Plan for Churchill Monument
The Norwegian Lutheran Church of Canada plans a monument at Churchill to the Norsemen who entered Hudson Bay and found the harbour on September 7, 1619. Rev B M Hofren ning of North Battleford Sask says the monument would stand on the graves of those who died at Churchill.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Tiny mummy found in Ruin Canyon near shrubs
A 32 inch mummy found by Lee Snyder and E 8 Noe in Ruin Canyon is identified as a mature person by well developed teeth. The body is encased in a bag knitted from bark and described as a strange discovery. A pedestrian comment notes the modern burden of keeping up with car payments.
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Ruin Canyon
Lee Snyder
E. 8. Noe
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Derminion Burrau
North
Railways
New Municipal
Sir Henry Thornton
California
Rust Scourge
Trans-Canada Highways
Good Roads Association
Gandhi
Perth-Kingston
Ottawa- Perth
Department of the Interior
Tete-ge- Pont
Frontenac
la Salle
Mississippi
John Bradstreet
Carleton Island
Navy Bay
Royal Military College
Fort Henry
Point Frederick
Fort Frederick
Lfe
Cataraqui
Macdonald Park
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