World happenings briefly told
Jewish emigrants from Germany are to be forbidden entry into North China. Spy trials have increased the number of women applying for jobs in the United States secret service. Air Secretary Kingsley Wool appeals for 31 000 recruits for the Royal Air Force before March 31 1998. An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Cape Town South Africa says an attempt was made to blow up a synagogue at Benoni in the Transvaal. War Secretary Woodring told President Roosevelt that the Panama canal defences should be made impregnable without delay. Australia plans to put out official feelers for a trade agreement with the United States to align with the United Kingdom and Canada. The Canadian Youth Congress will call a conference in Ottawa to present a plan for a national youth administration. Captain W G Brodeur is appointed captain in charge of the Royal Canadian Naval Establishment at Esquimalt BC and commanding officer for the coast of British Columbia. The giant Focke-Wulf four motor Condor, which flew to New York and back last August, left Berlin for Tokyo to explore passenger service between Berlin and Tokyo.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Benoni
Transvaal
Australia
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Canadian Youth Congress
Ottaw
Dominion
National Youth Administration
W. G. Brodeur
Royal Canadian Naval Establishment
Fquimalt
British Columbia
Department of National Defence
Focke-Wulf
Condor
New York
Berlin
Tokyo
Unity for Canada stressed by Halifax meeting
Charlotte Whitton Dominion Secretary of the Council of Social Agencies warns that Canada must unite to guard against four or five separate sovereign states. She calls for nationwide understanding of economic labor and social needs, outlining four points for unity including external relations planning, planned economy, nationwide labor employment organization, and resource distribution.
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Dominion
Canada
Halifax
Charlotte Whitton
Council of Social Agencies
Ahe
Miss Whitton
United States
United Kingdom
Suitability of Improved Accommodation for Kent at Canberra
Federal Government to consider extensive alterations at Yarralumla and Admiralty House to house the Duke and Duchess of Kent when the Duke serves as Governor-General of Australia. A Melbourne residence is favored, with ministers from Victoria supporting a purchase or lease. Premier Lyons noted substantial expenditure for new facilities and housing in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Duchess of Kent
Canberra
Australia
Joseph Lyons
Yarralumla
Admiralty House
Sydney
Melbourne
Victoria
Old Days On The Prairies Remembered By 86 Year Old Constable
An 86 year old constable recalls early policing on the prairie with a 300 strong detachment. He describes raids on traders supplying alcohol to Indigenous people, on the spot magistrate justice, overcrowded conditions, and harsh pay. He cherishes a letter from Thomas Edison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullwood
Thomas Edison
Faison
Hi Ventor
Toast to the ladies and humbug lessons at a ceremony
The master of ceremonies praised the ladies as the sweets of life while a bachelor supported the toast with a wry line about humbugs and acid drops. He quipped that a telephone pole never hits an automobile and trains do not chase cars, urging balance and restraint.
Senate to Study Constitution and Railways Next Session
The Senate will focus on constitutional study using W F O Connor to review legislation since 1867 amending the British North America Act and key Privy Council judgments. It will likely reopen railway probes and address national defence issues during the coming sess ion.
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Senate
W. F. O'Connor
O'Connor
Imperial Privy Council
National Defence
Signalman Saves London Train From Major Collision
London’s worst train smash in years was averted when signalman Robert W. Kelso from Stockwell spotted an electric local departing Herne Hill and triggered danger signals. He then intercepted a Royal Ramsgate express, brakes screamed, ten people injured or shocked as the train collided with the guard's van. The incident highlights Kelso’s rapid action and bravery in preventing a catastrophic crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Robert W. Kelso
Mayflower Road
Stockwell
England
London
Herne Hill
National Club contenders visit Canadian Harvester plant
A large group from Western Canada gathered at the International Harvester plant with officials F. S. M. MORTON and A. B. Banks presiding. The photo includes over 30 members from provincial junior farm clubs, with a long roster of attendees from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario.
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Boe
George R. Fraser
Hamiota
Man
Jack Forbes
Aberdeen
Sank
Allen Lewis
Kindersley
Weld Counee Morchand
Noel Shore
W. J. Elliott
Rintamonton
Alta
AE MacLaurin
Canadian Council On Boys
Ottawa
Ont
A. Rive
Benton
Amherst
Gwen H. Mitchell
Pilot Mound
FL. Jones, 1H. Co. Asst. Sales Man T Cairns, Oxford, Nseld, Nb; Elmer IH
William Barrie
Gait
Jean Munro
Westville
N.C
Norman Shantz
Ayr
Margart Birco
Romeo Valin
Quebec
Joan Webb
Lethbridge
A. E. Conrath
Hazel Chandler
R. Simpson
Twine Mull
C. B. Munger
E B'Pirtan
Caraquet
William Ebbe
TLR
Steveston
Douglas Gilmore
B.C
Gerald Shreenan
Kokora
Pei Clyus Rogers
Stewincke
Cook
Conjaring Creek
Francis Blondheim
Conjuring Creek
Percy Olley
Killiack
Gordon Towers
Red Deer
Wilton Dunlap
Kinistino
Lawrence Switzer
Duff
James Kirk
William Rutel
International Harvester Co
William Ferguson
J. Laughlin
Internation
Harter Ce
Alen
Jean Paul Pilon
St. Clet
Que
Kenneth Cofin
Bay Fortune
Pei
William Allin
Newcastle
Martial Leasard
Ste
Alas Dawson
Bailieboro
Neil Malcolm
Nestleton
Stuart Vens
Napanee
Rock Couture
St. Augustin Que
Rene Segue
Ts Caves
Byron Howlett
Annandale
Pel
Raymond Kelly
Kinkora
Gordon Wilkinson
Sask
Douglas Lyons
Vinsulla
Morey Fallis
Souris
The Sin of Covetousness in Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday school page discusses the commandment Thou shalt not covet from Exodus 20 17 and Luke 12 21. It explains covetousness as envy of another's possessions while noting desire itself is not evil. The piece reflects on thoughts versus actions and cites Proverbs 4 23 and Allan Poole to illustrate how longing becomes sin when it seeks self gratification at another's expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Industry
Allan Poole
Gifts For The King In Canada Under Ancient Pledge
Hon. Vincent Massey told London officials that during the king’s Canada visit next summer he will be given two elke and two black beavers under a historic pledge tied to the Hudson’s Bay Company charter. The remarks came at a City Livery Club dinner, stating the sovereign’s presentation is mandated when visiting the territory. An eclipsed noon opportunity was noted during the sun’s presence.
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Canada
Vincent Massey
London
City
Hudson's Bay Company
Governor and Company of Adventurers of
England
Hudson's Bay
White House to Host King and Queen on Visit
Queen Elizabeth and King George plan a U S visit next year with 40 royal entourage members. Roosevelt says they will entertain the visitors at the White House but space limits require arranging some party members elsewhere. They will be the first signing royalty to be hosted overnight in the White House.
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White House
George
Elizabeth
White Oase
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Tests for Tibet Government Service Athletes
The British Mission to Lhasa published in Simla a diary describing strict entry tests for Tibet government service candidates. Fifty four young men underwent horsemanship and shooting drills with musket fire and archery, morning and afternoon contests judged by arrow distance, with ceremonial scarves awarded as prizes. Snakes vary in size and weight as much as they do in range and habits.
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Tibet
Italy
Lhasa
Simla
India
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Germany
North
China
United States Secret Service
Kingsley Wool
Royal Air Force
War
Woodring
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Unity For Canada
Duke of Kent
Sir Isaac Newton
Bady
Andorra
Hawaii
Unday
Eto
Wealth League
Canapal
DR. JW. S. Mecull
McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
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