World Happenings Briefly Told
After 24 hours and 10 minutes swimming, P. K. Ghose claimed a world record. Central Collegiate Orchestra of Regina, directed by R. J. Staples, won the high school orchestras competition in Winnipeg. The London Times notes Canada’s new natural products marketing bill may become a major political issue. In Paris a Paris Academy lab uses color spectrum bulbs to boost plant development. Britain’s ice cream consumption hits a 1933 high with 40 million gallons, winter and summer alike. Sweden’s foreign minister says defence cuts are unlikely despite treaties. Dr. Joan F. Coar of the University of Alberta will retire at year end, pension age reached. Dr. Francis Owen will take over teaching German.
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P. K. Ghose
Central Collegiate Orchestra
Regina
R. J. Staples
Winnipeg
Academy of Science
Paris
France
Britain
United Kingdom
Joan F. Coar
University of Alberta
Francis Owen
New Streamlined Toy Cars Promote 1934 Line
The toy association reveals the 1934 season models are streamlined like big prototypes and faster. They are guaranteed to cover 100 feet in a minute. Electric versions will travel five miles without new batteries.
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Toy Association
Soldier without a gun sparks thought on duty
A classroom quip from a professor confronts Jones, an ex service man. He answers that a soldier without a gun would be what an officer would think. The exchange reflects on roles and responsibility in service.
Saskatchewan Announces Premium Aid for Horse Breeders
Saskatchewan minister Hoon Buckle announces a federal provincial premium program for horse breeding to be phased in this year. Eligible stallions must be pure bred, registered and sound, with weight and age criteria, with premiums paid per foal, shared by Ottawa and Regina.
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WC Buckle
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Regina
Cunard Introduces Overnight Calls On Spring Mediterranean Cruises
The Cunard Line announces 20 spring and summer Mediterranean cruises from London and Liverpool featuring overnight stays in popular ports such as Lisbon Barcelona Monte Carlo Naples and Casablanca. Ships Samaria and Lancastria will extend calls to 24 hours at Lisbon and 15 hours at Vigo with cruises 6 to 17 days starting at 9 guineas. Lancastria sails from Liverpool Samaria from London and July adds Norwegian Fjord itineraries with northern capitals. Trans Atlantic bookings possible via Cunard Canadian offices.
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Mediterranean
London
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Lisbon
Barcelona
Monte Carlo
Naples
Casablanca
Samaria
Lancastria
Vigo
The Orange Warrier
A teacher intervenes after a child cries on the playground. A witness explains Billy took Fred's orange, and Jimmie claims ownership saying he is the lawyer. The scene mixes a quarrel over a fruit with a playful courtroom boast.
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Jimmie
Billy
Fred
Warren Hastings: First Governor General of India
Warren Hastings served as the first governor general of India, shaping early governance of the British administration in the subcontinent. His tenure established the framework for imperial administration and colonial policy in the region.
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Warren Hastings
India
Deep Ocean Depths and Strange Life in Mindanao Waters
The article describes the Mindanao Deep at 32088 feet, depths beyond Everest, where no sunlight reaches and water is near freezing. It notes fish adapted to two tons per square inch pressure with porous tissues and the risk of buoyant gas expanding. The deeps are still, dark, and cold, with occasional debris like dead whales drifting down.
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Mount Everest
Himalayas
Swire
Mindanao
Phillipines
Religion Shapes Daily Life Beyond Sacred Duties
The statement argues that faith influences private conduct as much as sacred duties, asserting religion guides ordinary work and personal actions just as it governs worship and moral obligations.
Off Colour How Is Your Liver Wake Up Your Liver Bile
Your liver can affect digestion and bowels by failing to pour out bile. Salts mineral water laxatives and roughage do not fully correct it. Carter's Little Liver Pills offer a liver stimulant and promise to bring back sunshine. ask for them at all druggists.
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Carter
Forgiveness Teachings and Peter's Example in Sunday Lesson
The lesson surveys forgiveness from Matthew 18 15 35 21 22 and the parable of Peter s forgiveness. It notes Jesus demand for unlimited forgiveness and cites Tennyson and Jowett on mercy. A February figure reports 778 358 pounds of branded beef sold in Canada.
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Canada
Agricultural Notes on Beans Tomatoes Potatoes and Maple Syrup
The notes trace the bean's South American origin seen by Columbus in Cuba and the late European arrival of spinach from Persia via Moorish Spain. Sugar from wood is produced in a Mannheim factory for livestock. The tomato spread north after the U.S. Civil War, potatoes were slow to catch on in Europe, and Canada’s Eastern farms host about 70 million maples with 24 million tappable. corn borers affect canning yields, with possible compensating plantings.
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South America
Cuba
Europe
Persia
Spain
Mannheim
Germany
U.S
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Pade
The
London Times
Dominion
Sweden
R. J. Sandler
Stockholm
Deakra
Chantecler
Vogue
Poker Hand
P.O. Box
Montreal
P.Q
Ocean Deptos
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Jesus
Peter
Peters
Marcus Dods
Tennyson
J. D. Jones
Christ
Denicotea
Chantler & Chantler, Ltd
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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