World Happenings Briefly Told From Canada and Beyond
A compact digest covers international notes on orange juice imports to Canada, a Senate suggestion recognizing Captain J. E Bernier Arctic explorer, German ships flying swastikas, continued US air mail progress with tri motor planes, a 10 foot totem pole gifted to Quebec gardens from Nass Valley, McGill Delta Upsilon Memorial scholarship awarded to Robert Chipman, fur farming leases between The Pas and Lake Winnipegosis, Canada France trade pact easing business travel, and Royal Academy sales showing strong art patronage with £5420 from 140 exhibits this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Avery Chipman
Winnipeg
McGill University
McGill Delta Upsion
Manitoba
Pas
Lake Winnipeg
Nis
France
Canada
Royal Academy
C P R Chief Praises Roosevelt and Trade Talks
C P R chief Beatty lauds President Roosevelt and U S Congress for bold actions and cites Canada United States trade talks. He hopes for an early upturn in Canada US commerce, expects gradual economic improvement, and foresees freer exchange of goods amid forthcoming world conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BW. Beatty
Cp.r
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Roosevelt
Congress of the
United States
R. B. Bennett
Boston Transcript
Beatty
Canada
Meni Petingacete
Prominent Western Printer Herbert J Hardie Dies at 63
Herbert J. Hardie known as Herb to many in western Canada’s printing industry died suddenly May 6 at his Winnipeg home. A longtime Toronto Type Foundry Co. manager, he was respected across publishing houses from the Great Lakes to Victoria. He served as Free Press accountant earlier, married Nellie Becker in Ontario, and held posts with civic clubs and Fort Rouge United Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Hardie
Western Canada
Great Lakes
Victoria
Herb
Grosvenor Avenue
Winnipeg
Hardie
Mr. Hardie
Caledonia
Ont
Tisonburg
Nellie Becker
Free Press
Toronto Type Foundry Co
J. C.crome
Canada
Winnipeg Press Club
Graphic Arts Association
Elmhurst
Carleton Club
Fort Rouge
Merbert J. Hardie
Western
Publisher Passes a Winnipeg Publishing Pioneer
Surviving are daughters Irene and Luci Jean living at home Mrs Jackson L Briggs of Toronto and Mrs Chester Stovel of Winnipeg. Four siblings also survive along with Dr Elgin L Hardie in Toronto and Eva H Hardie a missionary in Moradabad India. Mr Hardie lived in Winnipeg 41 years. George H Saults notes he was a leading young Ontario migrant who built a broad West publishing network from Port Arthur to Vancouver. He was a longtime member of theWeekly Press Association and Western Canada Press Association and died after a lifetime of relentless business effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
Luci Jean
Jackson L. Briggs
Toronto
Chester Stovel
Winnipeg
Elgin L. Hardie
United Church Medical Mis
Seoul
Korea
W. A. Hardie
Couver
B.C
Eva H. Hardie
United Church
Morababad
India
Hardie
George
Weekly
Press
Asvocation
Western Canada Press Association
Harn
Winnipeg Free Press
Sunday School Lesson on Jesus and Anointing at Bethany
Golden Text from John 15 14 and lesson notes cover Mark 13 1 14 Devotional readings John 15 9 17 The Anointing at Bethany with Mary pouring costly ointment on Jesus and Judas objecting The piece contrasts Marys act of devotion with the disciples concern for the poor and emphasizes Jesus praise of Mary and the enduring presence of the poor as a noted duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Judas
Bethany
Simon
Simons
Matthew
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
John
A. B. Bruce
Exemptions Narrow Tax on Cheques and Money Orders
In Ottawa the House of Commons passed final stages of the War Revenue Act with new exemptions. Finance Minister E N Rhodes moved amendments exempting cheques for milk and cream, eggs or poultry payments, wool payments by co operatives, and unemployment relief payments to municipal corporations. Similar exemptions were added for money orders and postal notes, plus weather insurance for farmers mutual insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
Co-Operative
Saskatchewan beekeepers plan export via Hudson Bay route
Saskatchewan beekeepers are planning to export honey to Great Britain next fall through the Hudson Bay route. The British market consumes much honey annually and with Canadian honey enjoying a strong preference, plus a proposed pound sterling guarantee at 4.60, a better export price is anticipated than in the home market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Great Britan
Hudson Bay
Berlin and Manila Linked by Radio Telephone Relay
Berlin and Manila, separated by 6400 miles, were joined by a radio telephone link. The connection demonstrates advances in long distance communication technology and signals potential for rapid cross continental contact between major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Manila
Radios Stir Arctic Trade Demand and Northland Radio Mania
Col. Jim Cornwall reports Winnipeg traders selling battery radios fast as the northlands seek sets from Indians and Eskimos along the Mackenzie region. Radios transform life by banishing arctic winter silence and attracting high prices, with some profiteering fears and stories of fox skins priced like gold. Cornwall, a pioneer figure known as Fenceiver Jim, recalls early days beyond civilization and the spread of radio use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Winnipeg
Northland
Jim Cornwall
MacKenzie River
Col
Cornwall
North
Jim
Edmonton
Funds For Relief Work Increase Authorized
An order in council tabled in the House authorizes another 350000 to the department of national defence for relief work and raises the number employed to 12500. The project ends June 30 under the plans, following a previous 700000 approved last fall to fund emergency aeroplane landing fields in isolated regions across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of National Defence
Canada
Leipzig Fur Auction Falls to Jewish Boycott
The Leipzig fur auction, long famed in the trade, collapsed amid an international boycott organized by Jewish buyers in response to Germany's anti Semitic policies. The failure interrupted trade and drew attention to the organized protest within the fur market.
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Germany
Leipzig
Teachers of Scotland Fight A Further Salary Cuts
Scottish educators protest proposed reductions to teacher pay, urging ministers to halt planned salary cuts that would affect thousands of classroom staff across Scotland. Demonstrations ramp up as unions push for restored or protected pay levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers of
Scotland
Future Of China Foreseen Split Into Monarchy And Republic
Professor Kiang Kang-Hu of McGill University foresees China divided into two regimes with a northern monarchist government and the southern republican administration. He suggests northern Chinese yearn for the abdicated emperor Henry Pu-Yi to return, and that locals use the Japanese invasion to push toward a restored empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Kiang Kang-Hu
Department of Chinese Studies
McGill University
Kiang
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchukuo
Alfalfa: Oldest Forage Plant of Persia
Alfalfa has been grown for ages in Persia and may be the oldest forage plant in the world, tying its long cultivation to ancient farming practices and widespread use as feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Delayed Service Honors Shackleton at South Georgia Grave
A burial service for Sir Ernest Shackleton was conducted at his grave on South Georgia more than 10 years after his death aboard the Quest. Dean Lumsdale, who visited in December, led the office for the dead with committal words as whalers and British crew gathered near the stark snowy mountains and the little cemetery at the mountain foot. Commander Carey and Discovery II officers attended.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
British South Atlantic
South Georgia
London
Harold E. Lumdale
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Shackleton
Lrg
Antarctic
Mr. Lumsdale
South Shetland
South Orkney
South Sandwich Islands
South Pole
South Atlantic
Ben
W. M. Carey
Cape Town
Polar Bear Rugs Gain Fame in Eastern Markets
Interest in white bear floor coverings rises since Hudson Bay Railway opened. Taxidermists, collectors, and museums seek specimens. inquiries come mainly from the east. J. R Kerr shipped an eight feet three inch bear skin to a Brandon museum mount. Additional six foot and other skins sent to Nova Scotia and Providence. Hundreds of wild animal rugs produced in The Pas recently.
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Churchill
Hudaon Bay
Pas
J. R Kerr
Brandon, Man
H. 8
Cruikshanks
Truro
Nova Scotia
John Boland
Providence
Record enrollment hit peak as 1932 Canadian universities rise
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports enrolment in Canadian universities reached a record high by June 1932 with 43,143 students, up from 40,569 in 1931 and 31,368 in 1930. From 1901 to 1932 enrolment jumped 320 percent, attributed to unemployment pushing more students back to school.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Fraser Valley hop growers rival yields per acre reach a ton
Fraser Valley in British Columbia reports average hop yields around 1200 pounds per acre with some fields reaching as high as a ton per acre. This indicates strong production performance in certain plots and highlights regional variability in crop output.
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Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Poultry Grain Ground To Fine Powder Condition
All grain feed for poultry should be ground as finely as possible to maximize digestibility and ensure even mixing. Finely ground grain aids uniform feed intake and may improve feed efficiency and health in flocks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indies
J. E Bernier
J. PB. Casgrain
Montreal
Vancouver Harbor
Oaklap
United States Air Mail Service
Quebec Zoological Gardens
Charlesburgh
The
Zoological Society
Nass Valley
C.P.R
Jesus and
His Friends
Ss and Comment
England
New Port
Fur Auction Oi
Future of China
Dean
Net
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