Security urge to reclaim losses amid Ethiopian-Talian tensions
The text discusses Italy's aggression in Ethiopia and a possible Abyssinian conquest, while noting Britain will avoid hasty steps. It echoes Eden’s stance on League of Nations restraint and calls for collaboration to address mistrust at its roots, emphasizing cautious British statesmanship amid a shifting international scene.
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Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Council of the
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
London Times
League
Driving Lesson Goes Awry in Odd Exchange
A motorist attempts to teach a woman driving using a hand lever to lift rear wheels and foot pedal brakes for all four wheels. The pupil questions the setup saying she would rather none be broken, highlighting confusion over the method.
Origin of a Latin Phrase Traced to Claudianus
The saying about slow construction and sudden downfall is traced to Claudius Claudianus around 400 AD. It suggests what Roman power slowly built can be overthrown by an unseen traitor, evolving into its current form through gradual modification.
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Claudius Claudianus
Claudianus
Japan Defence Spending Pales Next to Soviet Military Budget
The Auckland News notes Japan devotes about 47 to 50 percent of its budget to defence while Russia plans 14.8 billion roubles for the military in 1996, about £2.6 billion, a scale Britain contemplates matching over years as it weighs modernizing its armed forces.
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Imapanes
Japan
Russia
Marshal Defence
Britain
Japanese War Office
Auckland News
Restoration of Confidence in Wheat, Saskatchewan Scholar Says
Dr Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan argues the country must restore confidence in wheat. He says alarmist publicity following a temporary crop surplus caused unfounded fears of global wheat overproduction and hindered sales. The surplus was a result of unusual crop conditions in 1920s and speculative market crash effects.
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Department of Economics
University of Saskatchewan
Swanson
Rouen
Montreal
Seven Year Old Becomes Life Governor of Royal Eye Hospital
George Thornton of Nottingham, aged seven, is named life governor of the Royal Eye Hospital in Southwark after his success as a hospital fundraiser. He was a patient there two years ago and was honored for his collecting efforts.
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England
George Thornton
Nottingham
Royal Eye Hospital
Southwark
Hopital
George
Gold Laden Ship Guards in New York Docking
A traveler recalls a French gold shipment loaded in a private hold with bank agents supervising the transfer and no police on site in France. In New York, upon arrival, uniformed officers swarm the gangplank to guard the unloading while banks and ship officers oversee the process.
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Davre
New York
Voyager
Baltimore Sun
Selected Recipes From A Simpler Era
A jumble of notes mentions a sugar egg milk butter flour and baking powder mix baked in leaf cake tins at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. It also includes a mock recruitment exchange about enlisting for the war and a note on a patent for a snore pin device. Moscow reports Soviet radio balloons sold abroad.
Treasured Letter Survives After World Trip and Air Liner Disaster
A letter recovered from the sunken air liner City of Khartoum that crashed off Alexandria, killing 12, traveled the world twice before ending with E W C Hughes of Bowaters Australia. It was mailed through Montreal New York Sydney London and finally reached its owner as a memento of the tragic voyage. The letter, though salt stained, remains legible and cherished.
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City of
Khartoum
Alexandria
E. W. C. Hughes
Bowaters (of Australia), Ltd
St Hughes
Montreal
New York
Sydney
London
Hughes
Railway board sorts stationery bands freight dispute
The Dominion railway board faced a sharp question over whether rubber bands are stationery and thus eligible for lower freight. The Freight Association called them drug sandwiches while noting plastic bands cost $150 a unit. Montreal $120. Regina $175.
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Dominion Railway Board
Ranto
Montreal
Regina
Gold Encased Body Claimed as Fifth Dynasty Priestly Ruler
Selim Hassan Bey of Cairo University announced the discovery of a gold wrapped corpse believed to be Ka Nit the chief priest of the fifth Egyptian dynasty. The find includes a gold leaf shroud a thin crown a bead necklace and a gold encased cane. Ka Nit held roles as Director of Granaries chief scribe and chief priest to Pharaoh Sahure who ruled about 3200 years before Christ.
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Ka Nit
Selim Hassan Bey
University of Cairo
Ka Niht
Pharah Sahure
Sahure
Newfoundland Seen As Potential Sulphur Supplier
Canadian scientists propose Newfoundland as a possible source of sulphur supplies. The research notes regional geology and prospects for export, signaling economic impact for local industry and national markets.
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Newfoundland
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