World Happenings Briefly Today
Auditors of the Bank of Canada are JA LaRue Montreal and GT Clarkson Toronto. Germany's foreign trade balance fell by 380,700,008 within the past year. Fough playing cards were sold in the United States during 1624 to encircle the world five times if laid end to end. 45,351,707 packs were sold. The greatest anti air attack manoeuvres ever held in Germany will take place in Berlin March 19 to 22. The British government recommended Western Australia secede from the Commonwealth be considered by a joint select committee of both houses. Spain considers a vast public works program of about 135,500,000 for jobless relief including a Gibraltar tunnel. J F McQueen Saskatoon elected chairman of the Canadian Hail Underwriters Association in Winnipeg. John Wilson Winnipeg elected vice chairman. directors include G A Hewart and F L Thorton of Regina. Donald M Kennedy Peace River UF A member will move to connect Peace River with the Pacific Coast by a direct railway outlet.
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Bank of Canada
JA. LaRue
Montreal
GT. Clarkson
Toronto
Germany
Fough
Berlin
Western Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Gibraltar
Europe
Africa
J.F. McQueen
Saskatoon
Hail Underwriters’ Association
Winnipeg
John Wilson
G. A. Hewart
F. L. Thorton
Regina
Donald M. Kennedy
U.F.A
Peace River
House of Commons
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Treasure report fuels South Africa offers to show exact hiding place
Capt A W Lewis retired importer claims Boer war decorations and says he will reveal the precise location of a $39 million Boer treasure if compensated and if Britain funds an expedition to recover it and shield him from lawsuits. He sent a letter to Pretoria’s high commissioner outlining conditions. Also notes Canada sends four bison to Poland and concerns about grain pests in Eastern Canada storage.
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A.W. Lewis
Berkeley
Calif
Lewis
Union of South Africa
Pretoria
Transvaal
Treasures At Windsor Castle A Bible From Gordon And Kitchener
The Windsor Castle corridors display rare relics including General Gordon’s worn Bible from Khartoum and a modern Bible once owned by Lord Kitchener. A priceless lead bullet from Trafalgar and a Nelson bust stand in the armoury, while a pedestal uses part of the Victory’s mainmast. The article also notes over 100 agricultural colleges in the Soviet Union and a startling claim about the average man’s hair growing seven inches annually.
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Kitchener
Castle
W F
Gordon
Khartoum
Queen Victoria
Lord Kitchener
Berkshire
Nelson
Trafalgar
Britain
Little Journeys In Science by Gordon H. Guest
The column explores space as not empty and ether debates, noting Earth’s movement, the Kennelly Heaviside layer’s role in radio waves, and how space electrons influence sky color. It also mentions sporadic science service seeds, mummy wheat myths, and a quip about patience and work.
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Earth
Kennelly- Heaviside
Science Service
Egypt
Peter Delivers Pentecost Sermon Then Converts Three Thousand
The lesson outlines Peter’s Pentecost sermon proving Jesus fulfilled Joel prophecies, cites miracles and resurrection, and stresses repentance and baptism in Jesus name for remission of sins and receipt of the Holy Spirit. About three thousand souls are added that day.
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Peter
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Joel
Christ
God
Pentecost
David
Sen
Frank W. Warne
ReichssportfeldRenamed as Fighting Arena Avenue in West Berlin
The vast West Berlin stadium and arena are under constant work for the next Olympic Games. Men toil day and night to finish preparations while streets near the arena are renamed. Residents may soon live on Fighting Arena Avenue and other dignified routes reflect the importance of the new sports ground.
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West Berlin
Olympia Town
Arena
Marconi Plans Transatlantic Television Test Soon
Signor Marconi announced at the inauguration of a new Italian radio station that a television experiment between Italy and the United States will be conducted in a few months. He will demonstrate the apparatus used in recent experiments in which he navigated a ship by wireless.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Marketing Board
Eich
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Te Ee Sen
Petco
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Weir
Gordon H. Guest
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