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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
3
Premier Borden delivers a long London toast outlining imperial unity and Canada’s duty in naval defence and Empire prosperity. He emphasizes the mandate for Canadian autonomy within the empire, Canada’s potential contribution to sea power, and commitment to civilization and peace among nations.
Sir Donald Mann outlines Canada’s role in naval defense with three points. He urges immediate grants for several ships forming a Canadian squadron in Royal Navy service and a permanent policy to place a fleet on Atlantic and Pacific stations. He advocates dry docks and steel shipbuilding to support naval power.
A volcanic eruption near Alaska released a volcanic ash plume drifting along the coast, coating clothing and metal with black residue. Despite Fraser Valley mosquitos thriving before, analysis finds standing water in pools harboring larvae. sulfuric deposits are blamed for killing the insects.
A northern government plan aims to move westward settlers from Great Britain to Canada next season. The initiative schedules a welfare campaign with outreach centered in the western region, where many desirable settlers are said to reside.
Ottawa dispatch reports Commissioner Perry of the Northwest Mounted expected to appoint fire and administrative leaders to oversee organized territories to succeed Colonel Fred White who recently retired or reassigned. Details remain unclear.
In a lonely wilderness region, a trapper named Norman perished in an accidental death while shoving gear near a river crossing. The mishap highlights the dangers faced by frontiersmen working alone in remote areas.
The census branch faces delay in returns on nationalities and religions. Officials say completing the work will require more time than planned, with some estimates suggesting another year, while others anticipate completion by November next.
Safety at Sea discussions in London will draft waivers and draw up water safety measures for seagoing vessels. United Nations alliance signaling cooperation. German representatives push for clear terms before presentation at the conference.
A Calgary board of trade was set to present eight committee or data items on grain crop handling to the Dominion Grain Commission during its July visit to the city. Alberta boards of trade will be summoned to provide information ahead of the commission’s Damper crop outlook.
A Ottawa party led by Mr RE G Burrough Smith plans another expedition to Ungava in search of a rumored fabulous diamond district. The project is backed by a number of Ottawa residents who express confidence in success and describe preliminary preparations and expected twenty days of travel.
Canada will send a group of officers under Col Hughes to England next month to observe British army maneuvers and learn modern militia tactics. Britain offers to defray overseas costs, but Canada expects to bear its own related expenses, with about a dozen officers from provinces including Ontario and Quebec part of the delegation.
Grand Trunk conducts an active campaign through Ontario to attract settlers for Western Canada. Ticket agents and representatives canvass farmers, aiming to recruit seven to twenty thousand settlers before September. The railway has already carried about 8000 settlers West with many taking land, some settling near the Peace River district.
Paris The St Petersburg correspondent reports that Prince Arthur of Connaught son of the Duke of Connaught was briefly in St Petersburg. He is to wed Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch, a cousin of the Czar. No formal announcement yet as the princess is en route. King George may attend the betrothal in Petersburg.
A Hungarian expert will visit Australia and Austria-Hungary to learn from Canada’s Alfred Ontario peat production experiments and to study Canadian traction farm machinery. He will also visit western regions to observe additional agricultural equipment and practices.
A British monarch descended into a coal mine for the first time in history, riding a cage with the Archbishop of York, Lord Fitzwilliam, and Lord Charles Beresford. The visit followed the Cadeby disaster, near the pit where many lives were lost.
The Ottawa central bureau plans to consolidate statistics on trade and conditions in Canada. Officials emphasize ending reform overlaps and aim to run future work under a single head. A commission report is expected in September.
London officials report a re served intelligence alert on a Sigust by Cana to import cattle sheep and other ruminants and swine from the ad Kingdom. Excludes animals already aboard ships and bans fetally due foot and mouth disease risk with new restrictions in force.
Growers in Alberta seek a government backed elevator bill modeled on Saskatchewan’s system. The plan involves Grain Growers’ companies leasing elevators for 6600 dollars plus loan conditions requiring land cultivation near the centers. Saskatchewan’s model has moved large grain volumes with the government loan scheme and a favorable market.
The market report notes rising prices on Saturday with wheat futures firming before a turn to bear sentiment amid hot dry weather in Western states and Canada. It cites ongoing harvest delays in North America, slow yields from late sowing regions, and cooler temperatures expected to aid recovery. European and Argentine markets show tight supplies and poorer-quality grading.
United States investigates Peru rubber industry abuses like Congo atrocities. Acting Secretary Huntingdon Wilson says Captain Stuart Fuller has gone to Iquitos to verify native treatment by a British linked concessionaire. State Department reports pledges by Peru to end harsh conditions and Fuller’s mission follows past service in China and consular roles in Gothenburg and Naples.
The Dominion Express Company shipped six swans to Owen Sound, addressed to the mayor, to be placed in ornamental waters in the town parks. The king, who keeps many swans on his domains, sometimes presents surplus birds to municipalities, a gesture Owen Sound is fortunate to receive.
Dr Milton will become veterinary general in succession to Dr J G Rutherford who resigned to go west. He has been acting chief assistant in the health of animals branch of the agricultural department and was previously a Portage la Prairie resident.
In the practice court under the Allen Labor Law Fo pe RS SOE INGA, workers from the strike at several garment manufacturers sought and obtained permission to pursue action against specific producers under the Allen Aber law.
Rev D amia analyzes Mark 4 11 and Matthew 13 24 33 noting that the kingdom grows not gradually but through a future judgment and the rise of the church as Christ's body. The lesson contrasts the kingdom now with the church, warns against false teaching, and links parables to the mystery of the kingdom and the unleavened truth.
Geo Mestach’s monoplane failed to gain speed into a headwind at the Winnipeg exhibition. The right wing swerved and the craft nosed into a fence and toppled into the crowd. Mestach jumped clear but fainted on recovery. a spectator was hurt. The aircraft was badly damaged.
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