Canada News Briefs From Imperial Era Headlines
Supreme Court of Canada rules indemnities cannot bind others as Gold reserves deemed future concerns and a Zeppelin style initiative eyed for six Atlantic trips this summer. Government signals no changes to Grain Act. Cariboo region noted for potential gold value around 500 in today’s terms. Royal Academy hangs Victoria painter Melita Aitken piece. Senate blocks photo ID cards. Dominion women plan League of Nations petition on war instrument limits. Canada exports 164000 tons of wheat to China, Australia 400000. Buffalo Child Long Lance receives pilot’s cease to pursue fur trading by air in the Northwest.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Thomas White
Martin Wronsky
Stevens
Cariboo
Canada
Melita Aitken
Victoria
Royal Academy
London
England
Senate
Dominion
League of Nations
China
Australia
Hon HH Stevens
Buffalo Child
Long Lance
Calgary
Alta
North West Territories
Airways Line Absorbs Edmonton Firm In North West Service
Canadian Airways Limited has absorbed Commercial Airways of Edmonton Limited in a move announced in Montreal. The purchase does not include all liabilities or assets, but a mail contract is secured with the government and five of Commercial Airways smaller planes were acquired. Captain R. W. May will fly for Canadian Airways.
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Alberta
Montreal
Canadian Airways, Limited
Commercial Airways
Edmonton
Canadian Airways
R. W
Silver Wires For Violin Bows
A German violinist tests bows strung with hairlike silver wires slightly roughened on the surface to excite string vibration. Report claims the resultant tone is more brilliant and sensitive than traditional horsehair, offering a new form of an old material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erman
Canadian Seed Grain Shipment To Chile For Testing
A shipment of seed grains and grasses from the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon to a Chilean buyer tests Canadian improved varieties. A new bread slicing machine parts loaves at the oven, sealing slices in waxed paper to curb waste from stale bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Chile
South America
Canada
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Theme
Lesson centers on Luke 22 42 where Jesus prays to Father to remove the cup yet submits to God s will. Devotional reading references Psalm 130 to frame penitence and trust in divine timing. The content blends gospel teaching with reflective scripture, guiding readers toward surrender and faith.
Plane Guided Europe Tours By Light Aircraft
Vacation tours by light aeroplanes are being built for European trips led by experienced pilots. Tours visit interesting places with planes kept together as much as possible. Each crew member flies with his own machine but meets at each stop where guides will show sights.
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Europe
Canada Russia trade valued at nearly two million dollars
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that during the fiscal year ending last March Canada sold to Soviet Russia goods valued at 1,917,352 dollars while Russia bought Canadian goods valued at 565,100 dollars. A new invention uses glass made from natural gas.
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Soviet
Russia
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Agony in the Garden and the Faithful Few
Excerpted reflections on Jesus praying in Gethsemane the disciples failing to stay awake and support him. It contrasts solitary struggle with welcome witness and notes Jesus’ two wills and submission to the Father. A closing fragment mentions artificial worms resembling genuine ones for fishermen.
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Jesus
Mount of Olives
Jobn
Gethsemare
W. J. Dawson
Christ
Norway Moves to Block Wilkins Arctic Sub Quest
Oslo papers report the Norwegian government may block Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins planned submarine voyage to the north pole. If his ship passes through Norway en route, authorities will enforce regulations to control all Arctic expeditions from the country citing risk to human life.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Fan Exchange
Oslo
Abelderbladet
Wilkins
Norway
Pole
Fashion patterns and sizes for spring sewing designs
A vintage sewing notice lists multiple dress patterns with bust sizes 36 38 40 and 42 inches and child sizes 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20. It details yardage for 39 and 35 inch fabrics, 3 to 7 and a half yards, No 245 No 283 No 928 patterns, and notes the Fashion Magazine with Paris styles for adults and children, plus sewing lessons and prices 19 and 25 cents.
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Yodhbat
Paris
Mechanical eye for airmen pierces fog two miles
A new mechanical eye from the General Electric Research Lab linked to Dayton, Ohio's Engineers' Club sits on a plane tail to spot airway lights through fog and relay a synthetic beacon to the pilot. It has proven its function over two miles of ground fog though not yet flown.
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Engineers’ Club
Dayton
Ohio
W. F. Westerndorp
General Electric Research Laboratory
Canada’s New Destroyers Complete Trials For Commission
The Canadian destroyers Skeena and Saguenay finished their power trials. Saguenay will depart Portsmouth for Canada in June to serve on the eastern seaboard under Commander Percy Nelsen, while Skeena destined for the Pacific, leaving Portsmouth about ten days later under Commander W. G. Brodeur. They replace Champlain and Vancouver, loaned by the Royal Navy during construction.
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Canada
Saguenay
Seaboard
Portsmouth
Percy Nelsen
British Columbia
Pacific
W. G. Brodeur
Champlain
Vancouver
Royal Navy
Jungle animal broadcast thrills Britons with Kenyan lion call
A Nairobi relay carried a Kenya jungle broadcast on 49.5 metres that reached English listeners via short wave. A microphone at a jungle drinking pool captured lions, birds, and other sounds in real time. The lion’s shy performance still offered a vivid acoustical glimpse of East Africa’s wild life.
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Africa
England
British East Africa
Britt Wireless
Kenya
Nairobi
Odd Newspaper Ads Prompt Curious Replies in Fore Street
A published note asks the man who picked up a wallet to return it. The next day a reply offers the recognized man to call and collect it. A lawyer reads a rich lady's will leaving her darling goldfish to her nephew Percy. An estimate notes soil erosion removes twenty-one times as much plant food yearly than crops.
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Fore Street
Percy
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University
Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
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Takamatsu
Soldier's Tower
Gethsemane
Matthew
Mark
Peter
James
John
Reloehie
Eate
Anne Stansall
Mansfield
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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