The Geisha musical praised by Medicine Hat troupe
The Medicine Hat Operatic Society staged The Geisha at the Empress theatre with strong singing and acting, vivid Japanese costumes, and scenic work by Mrs. I F Terry. Fiona Matthews excels as O Mimesa the chief geisha, delivering charming performance amid colorful sets and musical numbers.
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Operatic Society
TCG
Empress Theatre
Medicine Hat Operatic Society
Nues
Fujiyama
Ken
Fiona Mathews
Molly Seamore
Arrowood Case Reaches Canada Supreme Court on Land Transfer
Ottawa reports the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the trial judge’s ruling in the Arrowwood Alberta land dispute. David M. Wilson appealed a decision that Milton H. Ward benefited from a transfer deemed a mortgage by the Alberta court. The appellate and supreme rulings clarified the sale versus mortgage issue.
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Ottawa
C. P
Supreme Court of Canada
David M. Wilson
Supreme Court of Alberta
Milton H. Ward
Arrowwood
Alberta
Wesson
Two Children Die In Fire At Brimley Farm Building
A blaze at a Brimley farm building near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan killed two youths, Leonard Humin n aged 17 and his sister Elsie 15, and left another girl Helen with two broken legs after a leap from the second story. The rest of a thirteen member family escaped in night clothing as the overheated stove started the fire.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Leonard Huminn
Elsie
Helen
Brimley
Vancouver Factory Fire Injures Two Firemen
A blaze gutted the Davis Paper Box Co plant in Vancouver causing an estimated 40000 dollars in damage. Firemen Lorne Foley and Jack Thom were injured when a ladder collapsed, Foley sustaining a broken leg and back injuries while Thom suffered back injuries.
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Vancouver
Davis Paper Box Co
Lorne Foley
Jack Thom
Foley
Thom
North West International Highway meeting set for Dec 12
Flight officials and department heads from five states and provinces will meet December 12 in Helena to discuss common problems and coordinate plans for next year. Expected representatives include Manitoba Saskatchewan North Dakota South Dakota Alberta and Manitoba with H R Mackenzie as chair and J H P Keith as secretary.
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Helena
Mont
Flightin
Laings
Proviness
Afinve Losa
South Dakota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Alberta
Menana
Northwest International Highway Associaion
H. R. Mackenzie
Biskatche
Last Boats Leave Lakehead as Shipping Season Ends
Fort William Ont December 3 The shipping season nears close at Lakehead with the last down bound boats departing the Mastadon and the Donovan heading to Eastern ports Three freighters Perdue Beaverton and Selkirk have passed The Soo and are due tomorrow Up bound craft arrival signals end of the 1928 29 season
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Fort William
Ont
Akehear
Mastadon
Donovan
Beaverton
Selkirk
Soo
British Steamer Attacked by Chinese Pirates in Hong Kong
A British steamer Muien ing was attacked by pirates near Hong Kong. Sixty native passengers drowned and about forty wounded as pirates boarded and stormed the ship. British destroyers Sterling and Sivilay arrived to aid, after heavy gunfire and a bridge firing left the vessel burned and portbound from Swatow.
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Hong Kong
Muiening
United Ied
Sterling
Sivilay
Swatow
Swatew
Hong [Cong
Woodware
Prof Burt to Lecture on Louis Riel Rebellions
Prof Burt speaks at the Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Cecil Hotel as part of the University of Alberta extension course. He is renowned for deep knowledge of Canadian history focusing on Louis Riel and his rebellions.
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Burt
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Hotel
University of Alberta
Louis Riel
Christmas Cheer Fund urged to aid needy this season
A local appeal asks readers to donate to the Christmas Cheer Fund to support a Rotary Club driven program providing Christmas dinners and gifts for children of families facing poverty due to illness or unemployment. The note urges greater generosity to ensure a happy Christmas for all residents. Contributions listed include Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society 100.00 and Med Hat Greenhouses Ltd 25.00 among others.
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Rotary Club
Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society
Med Hat Greenhouses Ltd
Catholic Womens League
Oliver to Ask For Jury Trial in Penticton Case
Oliver and his senior counsel J W De B Farris K C and Charles Diver meet in Vancouver to elect a jury trial for the forcible seizure charge over Dr Latimer. The trial in Penticton Country Court will be brief with Farris absent, with the Vernon Spring Assizes set for April or May. Additionally Winnipeg notes 400 car wheat inspections and 1,000 from last year.
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Vancouver
J. W. de B. Farris
K.C
Charles Diver
Pri
Oliver
W. Fe. Latimer
Penticton
Farris
Vernon Spring Assizes
Chinese Situation Deteriorates in Nanking and Shanghai
London dispatches report martial law in Nanking Shanghai Canton and Hankow amid rebel threats. British forces shift to protect nationals and evacuate women and children as Gen Chi Sheng Kai Shei directs affairs from Nanking amid widespread revolts.
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Shanghai
Sufolk
Nanking
Berwick
Hongkong
Eplace
Suffolk
Canton
Hankow
Dee
Chiune Kai-Shei
North China Daily News
Chingse
Letiide
Reducing Number of British Trainees for Canada
Ottawa reports that 1460 British trainees will be chosen for Canada focusing on training methods as the main factor. The Department of Immigration and Colonization notes a planned 3000 trainees for the Dominion next year, a reduction of about 500 from this year’s level.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
J. H W. Thomas
Privy Seal
MacDonald
Dominion
Moffat Executes US Adhesion to World Court Protocol
Jay Pierrepont Moffat the United States charge d affaires in Berne announced that the United States has adopted the government protocol for joining the World Court. The action was presented as a formal adhesion move by the U S government.
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Berne
Switzerland
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
United
United States
World Court
Historic City Election Sees Record Ballots Cast
The advance poll shows 194 ballots cast compared with 103 in the last mayoral campaign, marking the largest civic election turnout in the city's history.
Toronto Street Cars Crash Injures Twenty Four
Toronto dispatch reports a rear end collision on St. Clair Avenue near Ravenport Road injuring 24 as two Bathurst Street line streetcars collided on a steep descent. Fourteen were hospitalized with most released by noon. one car ahead stopped at Davenport Road when the following car lost control.
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ST. Clair Avenue
Toronto
Cteer
Ravenport Road
St. Clair Avanus
Bathurst Street Line
Davenport Road
Prairie cold snap grips Winnipeg and Prairies
Winnipeg reports marrow chilling temperatures with records near 40 below the tea mark overnight. Snowfalls are forecast across the Prairies with unusually cold conditions expected in Saskatchewan and Alberta as rail routes face severe winter conditions.
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Winnipeg
C. P
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dauptin
Fas
Cold Wave Sets Record Low Across Western Canada
A historic cold snap hits towns from The Pas to White River with readings ranging from 14 to 40 degrees below zero. Mayo and Dauphin tie for the coldest at 40 below, while Calgary and Lethbridge report just above the extreme mark.
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Pas
Winnipeg
Mayo
Rawson City
Yukon
Dauphin
Prince Albert
Batt'zford
Qu’Aonpelle
Sas
Katchewan
Canada
White River
Ont
Laurel
Winnipeda
Man
Saskatoon
Hegina
Edmonton
Calgary
Lathbridge
Terrific gale sinks ships as crisis grips British Isles
British windstorm of hurricane force floods coasts and seas leaving vessels in distress. Reports say more than 40 ships needing aid and numerous deaths. Lifeboats lost and crews missing as Volumnia and Britannic struggle. Inland floods isolate 250 homes in Somerset with railways and roads blocked.
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London
British Isles
British Wether Bureau
Cunard
Alaunia
New York
Tyne Bridge
Oi Channel
Bishop’s Rock
Air Ministry
Somerset
Thames
Glasgow
Fowey
Philadelphia
Linney Head
St Cowans
Pembroke
Wales
Milford Haven
Roosevelt
Japanese Delegation to London Naval Conference
Washington dispatch reports the Japanese delegation for the London Disarmament conference will arrive soon for a preliminary meeting. Japan seeks greater cruiser strength than Britain and the United States, a stance not favored by the major powers. An agreement before January 21 remains unlikely. The New York World notes if France and Italy fail a five power treaty, Britain Japan and the United States should still pursue armament stabilization among the three leading naval powers.
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Washington
Sieynen Clark
Japan
Great Britain
United States
London
New York World
Sugests
France
Italy
Canadian Pacific liner Montcelin docks at St John with 300 plus aboard
The Canadian Pacific liner Montcelin docked at West St. John at 3 p m today from Hamburg Southampton and Cherbourg with more than 300 passengers including returning Canadians on its first winter trip and Christmas mail for Canada. The Duchess of Richmond with six Victoria Cross holders home from Finland is due to dock early tomorrow and disembarkation starts at 8 a m Monday.
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Montcelin
West St. John
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
St. John
Great Britain
Canada
C.pur
Duchess of
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