Empress of Britain Highlights St Lawrence Route Progress
The Empress of Britain, praised as the finest vessel afloat, joins the St Lawrence route from America to Europe. With innovations like a tennis court and long distance telephone, she promises five day Southampton to Quebec passages and signals Canadian enterprise backing future development.
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St Lawrence
America
Europe
England
Canada
Britain
Southampton
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
World Happenings Briefly Told
Twelve Communists executed at Hankow China by order of government leaders. Canada tariffs urged as Russian clothing dumps trigger protection talk for suit makers. Explorer MacMillan questions Labrador to London flight this summer. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes retires from active Royal Navy service. Aviator Antoine Paillard dies after appendicitis operation at 35. Graf Zeppelin and Nautilus rendezvous canceled due to undersea boat breakdown. Marler report on Far East trade won’t be presented to Commons. Embalmer Felix Sullivan dies in St. Louis aged 87. Bank of Montreal agency in New York ships $3 million in gold. Clayton Scott completes first no stoplight night flight to Alaska.
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Hankow
China
Canada
Donald B. MacMillan
Labrador
London
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Straits of Dover
Royal Navy
Antoine Paillard
Warts
Polar
Graf Zeppelin
Hubert Wilkins
Herbert Marler
Japan
Far East
House of Commons
Felix A. Sullivan
Queen Victoria
Grant
Garfield
St. Louis
Bank of Montreal
New York
Clayton Scott
Gorst Air Transport
el Bay
Juneau
Alaska
Canada Profits Seen From Sun Investment and Trade
Hon Howard Ferguson cites that sun invested in Canadian industries totals 6 350 000 000 dollars in a foreword to the Canadian Resources Supplement. He notes 61 percent of outside funds come from the United States and 35 percent from Great Britain reflecting resilience during the global depression. Building contracts for ten months in 1930 reach 400 000 000 dollars, signaling prosperity rather than fatalism.
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Sun
Howard Ferguson
Great Britain
Financial Times
London
England
United States
Mr. Ferguson
Canada
Edinburgh University establishes chair of geography
A new chair of geography has been founded at Edinburgh University. The appointment signals a growth in the study of geographic sciences and regional research within the university’s Department of Geography.
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Edinburgh Universy
Youthful jumper pattern with green wool and belt
A lightweight green wool jumper pattern offers a tailored guimpe in yellow beige crepe silk and a leather belt. It suits sports wear and street use with sizes from 14 to 38 inches bust, requiring 3 yards of 39 inch material for dress and hat and 4 yards for blouse and binding.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A Winnipeg notice provides ordering instructions for patterns, listing the Union at 175 McDermot Ave for pattern orders and related inquiries. The item presents a regional publishing contact for pattern procurement.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Amend Copyright Act moves to third reading in Parliament
The bill pins the country to the Rome convention by July 1 and expands protection to radio, film, and associated works. It bars court rights for unregistered works and unregistered assignments. Regulating bodies may curb excessive fees or detrimental practices.
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Senate
House
C. H. Cahan
Canada
Alberta oil output surges over last April by fifty percent
Alberta April oil production rose more than 50 percent from a year earlier with four producing fields yielding 142 544 barrels versus 92 404 in April 1930. Turner Valley led with 132 583 barrels of naphtha, plus 1 626 barrels of light crude. Red Coulee 6 809. Wainwright 1 306. Ribstone 270.
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Alberta
R. G. Reid
Turner Valley
Red Coulee
Wainwright
Ribstone
Forest Service tests spark arresters for locomotive fires
Forest service officers are watching the development of improved spark arresters designed to prevent sparks from locomotives from starting fires.
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Forest Service
Low Price For Eggs Sunday School Lesson
A lecture style meditation lists Biblical verses and allusions from authors such as Christina Rossetti and Henry Drummond. It reflects on prayer, charity, humility, and Christian duty, tying messages to daily life and the ritual of shared meals as Eucharistic practice. The piece weaves in quotes and names to illustrate moral themes.
Airplane speed records and world travel in the future
Capt. J H Hedley predicts planes may fly 12 to 15 miles high within a decade, reaching speeds over 1 000 mph and enabling a 24 hour world trip. He notes a drawback: higher altitude increases Earth’s circumference. The largest library is Paris with 2 600 000 volumes, larger than the U S Congressional Library.
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J H. Hedley
Fone
Paris
Congressional
United States
Study French Language Widens Canadian Knowledge Says Governor General
The Governor General Earl of Bessborough urged Ashbury College students to learn French, claiming 40 percent of Canadians are French and that language ability enables exchange of ideas. He noted his own happiness from speaking his wife’s language. A palm sized camera with 48 plates is described as perfected.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canada
the Far of Bessborough
Ashbury College
Gandhi to live among London poor at Kingsley Hall
Mahatma Gandhi plans to stay with mendicants at London’s Kingsley Hall during the Round Table meetings. He will wear Indian attire or Western clothes depending on the weather and will seek goat’s milk or condensed milk for sustenance.
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
Federal Structures Committee
London
England
Hhas
Kingsley Hall
Round Table
Miss Slade
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