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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
3
Ottawa reports that Dominion Parliament will open with a cabinet meeting then proceed to elect a Speaker. The throne speech will be delivered Thursday with further business and address in reply planned for the following week.
Saskatchewan plans strict economy across government departments in the coming fiscal year. Provincial Treasurer Chas A Dunning says revenue expenditure will be reduced by 1 120 099 from the prior year while taxes will not be raised. Surplus funds from the previous year will be used to bridge gaps as arrears in tax collection persist amid economic hardship.
Washington plans to present eight world treaties at the conference with seven involving the United States. The final Four power Pacific treaty is ready for signature. Several other pacts and drafts on naval limits, submarines, poison gas, German Pacific cables, and Chinese tariff questions are nearing completion or signature.
The Saskatchewan School Trustees Association plans a February 22 to 24 convention at the Metropolitan Methodist Church Regina. The event highlights tax equalization, district grants, teachers salaries, lands assessed outside districts, and the county system for Saskatchewan. Prominent speakers include Hon. Sai Latta and Prof W F Osborne with lectures, stereoptical views, and a Bryant public speaking contest.
Mrs. Winfield Dill of Windsor Nova Scotia recalls the Halifax harbor disaster and its impact on her nerves. She credits Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills with relief after taking two boxes and six more, reporting complete recovery and recommending them to others with heart and nerve trouble.
One hundred fifty thousand bushels of Saskatoon district wheat were directed to Shanghai and Yokohama in January from Canadian Government elevators by McMillan Grain Company. LR Clarke cites only nine Vancouver facilities for grain handling, with extensions considered.
Washington reports a final Arms Conference session approving two treaties that cap capital ship strength among the five great powers and bar submarine warfare and poison gas. Plenipotentiaries from the United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy will sign. The Far Eastern wing announced the Shantung settlement terms and approved nine committee resolutions on Chinese issues.
The report claims Shackleton statue or remains will be moved from Montevideo to South Georgia Island for burial. The Daily Mail notes Lady Shackleton favors honoring the explorer by interment at the Antarctic gateway, near Grytviken church.
Dr John Ferguson, advisor to the Chinese Republic president, says in Los Angeles that China should settle its future itself as he heads to Pekin from the Washington arms conference. He argues foreign nations will never own China and notes the country is too large and powerful for domination by others.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy for constipated and ill children. It claims quick cleansing of the liver and bowels, promising a well child within hours, and urges mothers to seek genuine product from druggists to avoid imitation.
An explosion as President Zanella left his hotel in a motor car wounded a deputy and a police officer. Zanella, a leading opponent of Vanni zzio, had been elected president of the Independent State of Fiume by the constituent assembly on October 6.
Manitoba Horticultural and Forestry Association discusses forming a potato growers exchange similar to Minnesota. F. W. Almey cites 1921 Manitoba yield of 5,850,000 bushels versus 3,410,009 in Minnesota. Aamodt says Minnesota exchange handles near all crops and hopes to cover all output. Winnipeg gardeners seek tax relief amid heavy levies of 52 dollars per acre. Regulations on Chinese imports to be approved soon. cabinet council confirmation expected.
Report discusses use of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for western Canada and department of defence plans. It notes parliamentary opposition to moving the force east and enlarging it and mentions possible return to older policing scope in Western Canada.
H R Pousette of the Ottawa Board of Trade reports the Canadian shoe industry is nearly all Canadian after new investigations. He notes earlier claims of 0 percent Canadian origin contrast with 30 percent two decades ago.
Commerce Department summary cites Bolshevik press reporting a population decline of about 18 million in Soviet Russia from prewar estimates. The 1921 Bolshevik census lists 1130,707,000 for Soviet Russia, with 148,900,000 for territories as of January 1, 1915.
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