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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
3
Hon Robb asserts Canada remains financially strong with Dominion bonds at par and a robust dollar. He urges northward expansion for diversification and warns against overexploitation of natural resources, calling for prudent management for future generations.
Ontario farmers rally behind the Ontario Wheat Pool with about 1,500 Kent County contracts signed and roughly 7,000 members enrolled across Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, South Perth, Huron, and Bruce counties. J S Jeffrey notes elevators prepared to handle low grade wheat and reports strong participation.
A conference of Canadian Legion, Army and Navy Veterans Association sponsors a relief fund to aid distress among war veterans and families. The committee adopts the plan to allocate the $250,000 canteen allotment for British Columbia.
Roald Amundsen the polar explorer sails from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Asia on a westward voyage to Yokohama. He previously flew over the North Pole and reached the Pole on his famed expedition, now a passenger on the voyage to the Orient.
Premier Brownlee plans a late month trip to Paxland with a focus on immigration work led by Hop Herbert Greenfield and a general Alberta agency office in London. He will consult with British industry, assess marketing of Alberta products, and evaluate wheat marketing while Saskatchewan and Manitoba pursue similar inquiries. He hopes to sail in late June.
Captain George H. Wilkins halts his Arctic expedition for this year. After returning to Fairbanks from Point Barrow, the team abandons attempts to push northward beyond the Barrow area due to fog and dangerous conditions. The second aerial voyage nearly ended in disaster when engine trouble forced a landing on the ice. Wilkins, Ben Filson, and Alger Graham started a third flight on June 4 aiming 200 miles toward Greenland before dense weather forced a retreat.
Foreign Minister Briand has asked the United States to begin negotiations for a treaty of perpetual peace with France. The inquiry is before the state department and Secretary Kellogg is expected to respond within a week.
The freighter Brechtdyk has begun unloading 70 miles of cable to form the final link in the Australia and New Zealand connection. Completion will double the cable business between units of the British Empire. A cross continental auto trip set a seven day coast to coast record by Louis D Miller of San Francisco.
Geneva reports that Yugoslavia plans calm negotiations and rejects rumors of martial law in Belgrade. Officials indicate no cause for alarm or widespread unrest as talks proceed.
The Victoria Kinsmen Club will launch a campaign next month to erect temporary memorials in the capital cities of each province and a permanent memorial in Ottawa to honor the Fathers of Confederation. Provincial governments will build the memorials with federal support.
Steubenville police and federal agents arrest Ray and Roy Autremont in Ohio. The Oregon suspects, twin brothers, were sought worldwide for the 1922 Slekyou train holdup and postal clerk murder. They allegedly admitted their identities on arrest and were held on serious charges.
The Canadian government requests protection for Canadians living across the border who commute for daily work. Vincent Massey delivered the note to Secretary Kellogg, praising ongoing talks on border immigration while regretting no change to the April 1 rule granting nonactive Canadians six months to enter under the quota. The Jay Treaty is cited to support free border intercourse and equal treatment of citizens regardless of birthplace.
Polish authorities open a formal probe into the Warsaw killing of Soviet envoy Pet Volkof amid alleged Monarchist links. Police report multiple arrests in Warsaw and Vilna as a Russian paper faces suppression and editor arrest. Litvinoff notes and Polish officials frame the event as a Russian internal affair.
Mayor J. J. Hamlyn Moses accused the Royal Western Yacht Club of snobbishness for omitting Plymouth’s chief magistrate from a dance tied to the Prince of Wales Cornwall Devonshire visit. The town clerk and council were invited, Moses said the town matters more than personal affronts.
The Senate of the University of Toronto has announced fellowships in the school of graduate studies for the session 1927-28. Mackenzie Fellowships go to J. R. A. Pollard of Saskatchewan history. Special open fellowships go to J Caspar Alberta classics D E Calvert British Columbia English L S Russell Alberta geology.
The British Legion of the Empire Service League will dispatch a delegation to the international conference of ex-service men in Luxemburg in July. German ex-service men will also attend.
Thousand square miles of Annapolis Valley bloom as festival crowds visit by rail. The Dominion and Atlantic line runs through prime orchard country beside two million barrels of apples produced last year, with vast orchard land still undeveloped and future growth anticipated.
The article discusses a proposed broader inquiry into Churchill and Nelson projects, urged by Frederick Palmer. It notes West criticism and East support, with Dunning securing an appropriation, and the outcome hinging on whether Churchill or Port Nelson offers greater advantages.
Cloud Minnesota resident and former lieutenant governor Charles A Gil, a pioneer of the northwest who received a public office appointment from Abraham Lincoln, died recently after a long life. Gil served as receiver of the U S land office in 18 Lincoln and as lieutenant governor from 1881 to 1885, leaving four daughters.
Ottawa labor minister Peter Heenan criticizes those who sow discord in religion and social matters. He stresses unity across the Dominions and cites progress for workers in the past decade, urging cooperation at a local service club event.
Washington reports Britain and Dominions will be represented at the naval conference in Geneva. Viscount Dell will head the delegation with W C Bridgeman as deputy, Canada represented by Hon Finest Lapointe, and Dr W W Riddell in reserve. Australia and New Zealand assign Sir J Cook and J Parr with high officials, Desmond Fitzgerald and John Costello speak for the Union of South Africa.
Ottawa hearing presents three divergent estimates for moving Alberta coal to Toronto and Edmonton. EP Mallory cites 86 dollars per ton including 1.57 revenue. George W. Oliver proposes 8.28 to 8.60 per ton and 8.03 to 8.53 for Edmonton to Toronto. SW Likby estimates 7.60 from Lethbridge to Toronto and 8.31 from Knee Hill to Toronto.
The Bisley team will command Brig General J Duff Stuart of Vancouver with Major Thomas McManus from Belleville as adjutant. A team from Hasulktin Collegiate Institute will also attend the Bisley prize meet in Victoria. Julian dullan forms New Monte Cristo Mining Co in British Columbia with capital of 10.6 million dollars.
Robert Hirrs, an electrical engineer reported missing in the Peruvian interior, has returned to Toronto. He said he survived by eluding two Inca tribes after weeks of terror and dangers in the wilds.
A crossbred carver’s piece with a ring and the inscription Lille France was found near Montreal. It was attributed to J.B. Martin, a farmer of St Constant, about two miles from the city. The bird was nearly emburked when caught and is in the farmer’s care until claimed by its owner or until a rightful claim is made.
The United Government Dominion has notified plans to attend the naval limits conference in Geneva. The move signals official representation and participation in discussions on maritime defense and armament controls.
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