World Happenings Briefly Told Across Continents and Notices
World commerce notes involve 50 000 pounds of New Zealand butter entering Canada and 400000 pounds in bond. A Chinese rubber factory explosion in Shanghai kills 81, injures 120, and leaves 10 missing. The Imperial Economic Conferences form in Ottawa as the Exa pire Fruit Producers Federation plans its first annual meeting in London late August or early September. Ontario proposes compulsory voting, threatening loss of franchise for nonvoters. Global auto density rises from one car per 56 people in 1931 to one per 54 in 1980 per U S Commerce data. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith reportedly targets a record English to Australia flight in about eight days, aiming to surpass C W A Scott’s eight days 20 hours 49 minutes. Two Ontario firms produce 30 000 jigsaw puzzles daily employing about 450 workers with payroll over 7500 weekly. Sir Hubert Wilkins talks of a global meteorological station network via radio linked Arctic tropical Antarctic posts. The Ontario Motor League backs abolishing speed limits in favor of performance-based driving rules.
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New Zealand
Canada
Est
Shanghai
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Pew
England
Australia
C. W. A. Scott
London
Ontario
Ancient tortoise Sopa dies at 200 in London
London marks the death of its oldest resident, Sopa the tortoise, who lived about two centuries and sired young riders on his back. Aires say the Galapagos origin dates to George Washington’s cradle era, making Sopa the most ancient among London’s long-lived reptiles.
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London
Sopa
Galapagos Islands
George Washington
Mae London
One Of Queerest Memorials By the Roadside
A mossy old felt hat marks the spot where Frank Burke died thirty years ago near Camara New South Wales. His cart plunged from a cutting after a frightened horse broke away. Burke was found dead below, the hat hung on a tree branch by companions and never touched since.
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Camara
New South Wales
Frank Burke Burke
First Chinese woman barrister in Hong Kong shines
Mrs. Lo Soon Kim Teo, a Nanking family member, becomes China's first woman barrister in Hong Kong after admission sanctioned by Chief Justice Sir Joseph Kemp. She practiced in Singapore where she gained prominence defending a Chinese man charged with murder. Educated in England, she studied law at the Inner Temple for three years before joining the Bar in London in June 1927.
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China
Hong Kong
Lo Soon Kim Teo
Joseph Kemp
Singapore
Soon
England
Inner Temple
London
Ravishing Black Dress for Dinner Sunday Nights
A vintage dress description offers a ravishing black dress for dinner Sunday nights and evening wear. It notes crinkly crepe silk or white crinkly crepe options with deep armholes, sequins, fitted lower bodice, and a slim skirt. Style S17 comes in sizes 14 16 18 20 36 and 28 inch bust with 2 1/2 yards of fabric for size 16.
Canadian Tourists Abroad Drop And Shorter Stays Rise
The Department of National Revenue reports 1932 tourist traffic down from 1931. Cars entering for under 24 hours totalled 3,067,367 versus 3,499,492. For up to 60 days 1,032,681 entered last year vs 1,469,763 the prior year. Longer stays up to five and a half months rose to 5,636 from 744. Canadian cars touring abroad fell to 376,934 from 536,50, with Western province figures by period listed.
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Department of National Revenue
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
First Man Wounded in War M Laibe Dies Near Belfort
M Laibe the first Frenchman wounded in World War I has died near Belfort France after serving as a Customs officer in 1914. He was on duty at Suacre when a German Uhlan detachment crossed into French territory, seized horses carts and cattle, and held locals as hostages. Laibe, part of a frontier patrol, was wounded when the Uhlans opened fire before fleeing.
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M. Laibe
Belfort
France
Suacre
Unlans
M Laibe
Triumph Of Faith Over Pride In Jairus Tale
Sunday School lesson outlines Jairus pleading with Jesus as his dying daughter and the crowd pressing in. A ailing woman, after twelve years of illness and failed cures, touches Jesus’ robe and is healed, illustrating faith overcoming fear and ritual restraint.
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Pettle
Gergesa
Jesus
Jairus
Capernaum
Christ
J.D. Jones
March Winds and Baby's Own Soap Endorsement
A health note advises washing with tepid water and drying gently to protect skin against harsh winds. It promotes Baby's Own Soap and its scented bath, claiming it keeps complexions healthy and reduces need for powder and cosmetics. Individual cartons marketed widely.
Greece adopts first formal barter with Canada in modern times
On February 16 the Republic of Greece began a sanctioned barter system allowing importation of a select list of commodities in exchange for Greek products. Items to be exported include fish fruit shoes leather products furs furniture iron goods perfumes toys and pencils, a move watched by global industry.
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Republic of Greece
Montreal Board of Trade
Greece
United Kingdom
France
Cadet Training Vote Passes Despite Opposition
The House of Commons approved a $200,000 cadet training vote after defeating Miss Ag nes MacPhail's proposed $30,000 reduction. Discussion occurred amid national defence estimates with opposition noted to the item totaling $300,000. MacPhail urged trimming the amount to align with the United Charities of Ottawa’s target for aiding needy children.
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House of Commons
Agnes MacPhail
South-East Grey
National Defence
Miss Macphail
Eskimos Near Starvation At Chesterfield Inlet
A poor hunt season left Chesterfield Inlet Eskimos almost starving this winter, per Rev Emmanuel Duplain in Churchill. Supplies are low but expected to hold through the season. Earlier Father Caplain hauled walrus meat to the post, while engine trouble limited trips. Polar year scientists studying aurora and earth currents are reported well per January mail from the hospital.
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Chesterfield Inlet
Churchill
Emmanuel Duplain
Father Caplain
Chesterfield
Walrus Island
Churchill Mission
Administration of Indian Reserves in Canada 1931 32 Agencies
The Department of Indian Affairs operated 116 agencies in 1931 32 with bands per agency ranging from one to over thirty. Agency staffs typically included the agent medical officer clerk farm instructor field matron nurse constable and stockman to meet local needs. Smaller agencies in older provinces often require only a single agent.
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Dominion
Department of Indian Affairs
Spector
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Exapire Fruit Producers’ Federation
W. E. N. Sinclair
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Winnipeg
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Toronto
Ate
London Zoo
Queerest Memoriale
South Wales
Dres
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Frontier Clash
Minard
Aisi
Baby Too
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Berlin
Ned
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