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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
5
Geneva reports suggest renewed optimism that the naval control pact may be reached despite prior deadlock. A joint declaration endorses direct government negotiations to reconcile diverging views, with notable comments from British officials and a Japanese delegate noting cautious, incremental progress toward limiting naval armament and tonnage.
The Prince of Wales plans a western Canada tour ending with a Calgary stop after which he sails home from Quebec in September. His stay includes a holiday with engagements expected in Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, and a northern post reprovisioning report.
Charles A. Levine, owner of the transatlantic plane Columbia, has formally accepted the provisional agreement in which Maurier Drophin will pilot the craft back to New York. Kipling will not attend the semi centennial celebration. Toronto trip set for October 6 and 7 for the science and engineering faculty. A Havas dispatch notes the chamber of Deputies votes for more state funds to Dowager Goede Marte for King Michael.
The third World Poultry Congress ends after 11 sessions in Ottawa. Edward Brows of London is to receive an honorary degree from McGill University. Viscount Lady Willingdon and other dignitaries praise the congress. plans include a possible England trip for Ottawa Centenary choir and US poultrymen discussing ocean liner charter for London 1929 congress. President Ernest Brown and European leaders send congratulations.
Canadian Pacific Railway official C. E. Ussher reports record tourist travel to the Canadian Rockies and summer resorts at Banff and Lake Louise. He notes more visitors from around the world, optimistic for continued growth and broader prairie business resulting from rising travel.
King and Queen send greetings to the British premier on his 60th birthday as hundreds of messages arrive at Rideau Hall. He receives a silver salver, a gold-mounted cherrywood pipe, and tokens of esteem from the royal family and their staff. In Vancouver, Hon. Mackenzie King notes a plan to visit Edmonton and the Peace River area to address reestablishment issues.
The Dail Leireann voted 54 to 24 to remain in session through the night to debate the government republic bill. Initiated by President William Cosgrave after the assassination of Vice President Kenly O'Higgins, the measure could allow the death penalty for certain arms offenses. A separate report alleging Stanley Baldwin accepted a gift tor car during a Canadian visit was denied by officials, with no foundation found.
The Civil Service Commission approved promotions and transfers including Arthur Paterson from grade 3 clerk to grade 4 in Prince Albert, George Garrett from foreer assistant to grade 2, Walter Pottie from radio inspector to radio electrician in Regina, and Grand Combe among others.
D Rockefeller Jr urged withdrawal from Soviet oil deals after Royal Dutch executives failed to block Standard Oil group access. Letter cited Rockefeller family church ties and philanthropy while noting Soviet seizures of church property and industry. In Ontario, a coroner’s jury found Alex Hodge justified in shooting Dan Forsythe in defense of home intrusion on July 22.
Lord Hewart of Buckhurst, chief justice of England since 1922, will attend the Canadian Bar Association annual meeting in Toronto opening August 2. The distinguished English visitor has held the post after serving as attorney general.
Calgary businessman Malcolm Geddes, editor and vice-president of the Farm and Ranch Review, died after sliding 2000 feet down Lefroy Glacier near Lake Louise. He led friends to Mont Lefroy peak on a private expedition without a guide accompanying him.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report based on telegrams at month end July shows favorable crop conditions in every province. Manitoba reports abundant moisture, heavy hay, good pastures, and potential average grain yield. Saskatchewan notes strong growth with healthy wheat, oats heading, minor rust, and widespread good conditions. Ontario reports 75 percent of rye headed, grains filling well, and hail in limited areas. Alberta and British Columbia show encouraging prospects, with rye harvest advancing and potatoes and roots promising.
The British air ministry announced a Royal Air Force non stop flight to India ended in a crash into the Capuche River near Somerberg by Ling, Austria. Lt. C. R. Carr and Flying Officer E. G. Dearth were not severely injured and were taken to Ashach, near Ling.
Ontario government agents place Bel l Uist University students in Saskatchewan harvests after arriving on the Montrose in Quebec and Montreal aboard the Canadian Pacific. They will return to colleges in England and Wales around October, part of a harvesters tour including Cambridge, London, LSE, UCL, Manchester Tech, Oxford, Reading, Southampton, and Swansea. Half the students come from Agricultural Colleges or faculties, many from classical studies.
A 150 mile airlift by a fire patrol plane to The Pas rescued Mrs Laughton of Norway House Manitoba after a serious illness required urgent surgery. Pilot Flight Lieutenant Mawnesley obtained authority and flew with a nurse and attendant to the Pas, where Dr Orok performed the operation. The patient survived and was reported recovering.
A party of about 200 women from Britain arrived in Toronto led by Mrs Flora Drummond of London. They plan a tour through Western Canada to the coast, promoting the guild of peace and educating women in the Empire’s economic and industrial needs.
The British war office is considering routing British China through Canada. Mayor Bury relayed to ex Premier H Greenfield in London a cable from the Alberta Hammigration commissioner. Vice-Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 56, has been promoted to admiral and remains commander-in-chief of the North America and West India station.
A royal ceremony in Tower of London dedicates the altar in the memorial chamber to the Book of Remembrance. Prime Minister King and church leaders attend as the Prince of Wales unveils the inscription while the Union Jack is raised and the Last Post sounds. Canadian dead are commemorated with sixty thousand names to be recorded.
Arrangements for 25 000 harvest workers across western Canada were finalized with two railways organizing harvest excursions. Dates span August 20 to September 7 with departures from Montreal Toronto and Ontario points and include eastward and westward legs. Provinces participating include Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with a remaining balance for Eastern Canada.
Scandinavian nations have outlawed war by a series of coastal arbitration accords with Sweden Denmark Norway Finland Poland Austria Slovakia and others. The pact envisions settlement by direct talks or by arbitral means and final disputes to be resolved by the Royal Court of Justice at The Hague. France and Britain are pursuing a similar framework as talks began last June but were postponed due to France’s parliamentary issues.
Veterans gain legal title to land near Moose Jaw after homesteaders claim most of the minus 9% square acre park area at the W Par Ranch southwest of Coderre. The ranch pasture was settled by homesteaders, with only a quarter section of poor land rejected. About half the acreage was acquired by war veterans and all parcels were secured by British born men farming within nine miles of their holdings.
Ernest Norwood, a foreman and janitor at a local factory, attempted to wash his hand in a basin of water on the floor. He awakened in a hospital, as the basin carried a high electric charge from being connected to an electric refrigeration plant.
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