Acute Bread Grain Shortage Foreseen Worldwide in 1924-25
An official summary from the International Institute of the Department of Agriculture warns of a world bread grain shortfall for 1924-25. It cites a total yield drop, Europe and North America bearing the bulk of the loss, with a likely scarce wheat supply amid high demand and uncertain southern hemisphere crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giteva
International Institute
Department of Agriculture
Europe
North America
Dutch Editors Plan Western Canada Tour to Study Settler Prospects
Four Dutch journalists and a Netherlands Emigration League rep visit Canada by invitation of E. W. Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway. They will tour Niagara Falls Toronto Fort William Port Arthur Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton and Okanagan to inspect power plants elevators universities and experimental farms and meet local media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montréal
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Netherlands Emigration League
Canada
M. G. van Brusse
Niewe Rotterdam Courant
Baron van Lamsweerdg
The
Tye
F. C. Nossen
H. J. Brusse
L. J. van Riemsdyk
Netherland Emigration League
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Grain Exchange
Agricultural College
University of Saskatchewan and
Experimental Farm
Federal and Provincial Aid for Drought Settlers
The Federal Government will share with the provinces the cost of seed and relief for drought affected settlers in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Several hundred settlers are said to require assistance. Special freight rates will be granted to movers seeking more favorable localities.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Wins Championships at Alberta Bull Exhibition
Vancouver Guernsey bulls from the ranch of the Prince of Waiee in Alberta swept premier male awards at the recent exhibition. They took the senior and junior bull championships and the grand and reserve grand championships. The E P ranch sire King of the Prairies won the grand championship.
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Prince
Vancouver
Guernsey
Prince of Waiee
Alberta
E-P
Canadians Labeled as Americans by Europeans
Mrs. N C Gallilie a Canadian member of the Tate national Council of Women's Health Committee and convener of that committee for the Canadian National Council deplored the broad label American applied to Canadians. She noted South Americans resented the label as well and urged recognition of Canada's nationhood within the Empire as distinct from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovaws
Europe
N.C. Gallilie
Tate
National Council of Women's Health Committee
Canadian National Council
Developing Wheat Marquis No 222 at Alberta University
A sample of Marquis No. 222 wheat, developed by Prof. G. H. Cutler at the University of Alberta, shows promise at West Edmonton. The new variety is about ten days ahead of Marquis, with larger kernels and more kernels per head, and its green straw may help fill grain while in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta University
Contention Edmonton
A. B. Ager
West Edmonton
G. H. Cutler
Department of Field Husbaniry
University of Alberta
Agar
Forest destruction limits Canada's merchantable timber
Roland D. Craig of the Dominion Forest Service reports to the British Association that only 456,000 of Canada's over 1.25 million square miles remain forest land with merchantable timber due to fire cutting and other damage. He notes one third of Canada is forest land and well managed forests could dramatically boost production.
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Toronto
Ont
Roland D. Craig
Dominion Forest Service
Agriculture
British Association
Canada
Craig
Directory to help foreigners find compatriots in Canada
Dr Arthur Wilson Saskatoon city health officer urges a directory of new Canadian communities kept by employment offices and boards of trade. He notes foreigners arriving without language skills or relatives often wander aimlessly until they locate compatriots and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Boards of Trade
Canada
Arthur Wilson
Home Bank depositors claim tied to Parliament
H. H. Higginbotham, after six months in Eastern Canada advocating for the Home Bank depositors, says MPs and business leaders view Parliament's moral recognition as binding as a legal obligation. He recently returned to Calgary to continue the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
Home Bank
H. H. Higginbotham
Meeting of Scientists Declared Best Ever Held in Toronto
Sir David Bruce president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science calls the Toronto convocation hall gathering the most successful in the history of the association. He thanks citizens of Toronto and Canada for hospitality and commends governments and donors for supporting the meeting. Sir Robert Falconer of the University responds on behalf of the university.
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Toronto
David Bruce
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Convocation Hall
David
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
University of Toronto
Quebec
Robert Falconer
Saskatchewan barristers seek uniform divorce law for Canada
J. B. Lussier of Prince Albert reports that Saskatchewan barristers will push for a uniform divorce law and practice across Canada during his visit to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
J. B. Lussier
Prince Albert
Soviets Barred From Entering Swiss Republic
Swiss government orders ban on citizens of the Russian Soviet from entering Switzerland as announced by the legation in London. The move blocks Soviet travelers and affects diplomatic and commercial traffic between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Potato Acreage in Canada Sees Decline This Year
Canada cultivates about 632,400 acres for potatoes this year, down from 658,900 last year. British Columbia shows a lighter crop while the prairies expect near normal yields except Alberta where reduced acreage and dry weather cut production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Canada Oil Production Declines in 1923 Output
Canada produced 170,169 barrels of crude petroleum in 1923 worth $522,018, down from 179,068 barrels valued at $611,176 the prior year, a fall of about 9,000 barrels and a drop in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Japan Battle Fleet to Visit U S Ports This Winter
The squadron will visit America including Victoria Seattle and San Francisco during winter. It sails from Japan early December after fall maneuvers. Prince Takamatsu, heir to the throne, is aboard a battle cruiser training for admiral in succession to Prince Arisuwawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azuma
Victoria
Seattle
San Francisc
United States
Japan
Prince Takamatsu
Arisuwawa
Chinese Flood Victims Reach Fifty Thousand
Disaster reports describe floods sweeping vast China regions. An estimated fifty thousand people drowned or left homeless as refugees flood toward Peking and major centers. Fatalities vary and flood extents shift across Chihli, Hunan, Kweichou, Sinkiang and other provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Peking
Chihli
Hunan
Kwegsi
Sinkiang
No Steps Taken To Secure Elevators
Alberta Wheat Pool officials have not decided on a plan to secure elevator facilities. At a recent board meeting no definite action was taken and Secretary R. O. German stated no details were discussed. The directors may act later depending on conditions.
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Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
R. O. German
War on Rum Fleet Aims At Atlantic Coast
Philadelphia twenty destroyers of world war type and two mine sweepers, plus 800 motor craft patrols, are being trimmed for a campaign to sweep the rum fleet off the Atlantic. They will form an armed barrier along the coast to halt illegal traffic in liquor narcotics and aliens when the hour comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Bank Chief Predicts Huge Wheat Crop This Year
Sir August Nanton, new president of the Dominion Bank, believes the Canadian wheat crop will reach about 360,000,000 bushels rather than 282,000,000 as estimated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. He says western farmers spent less to plant and grow and expect nearly double the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Sir August Nanton
Dominion Bank
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Seeing the Rockies in Comfort on CN Rail Observation Car
The new steel mountain observation car Mount Geikie is used on the Continental Limited of the Canadian National Railway to view the Rockies in comfort. It seats 36 in the central section and carries 14 camp chairs at each open end. The car is heated by vapor heating, windows reach the roof, and it features upholstered Spanish Pantasote seating.
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Mount Geikie
Continental Limited
Canadian National Railways
Rockies
Conspiracy Alleged Behind Sudan Turmoil London Dispatch
Cairo says Egypt to recall railway battalion blamed for Atbara disturbance. London press links unrest to a Cairo White Flag Society plot to oust British rule in Sudan. Zaghloul Pasha urged evacuation while Britain reaffirms duties to Sudan and Sudanese. Editorials back government policy amid possible delays in negotiations.
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London
Cairo
Egypt
Atbara
Sudan
White Flag Society of
Zagl
Chinese Women Entering Trade in Peking Bank
Thirty girl students graduate from a Peking banking school and will join the Peking Women's Commercial and Savings Bank as clerks and officers. The venture, inspired by Shanghai successes, plans a $1,000,000 start and aims to open next spring. Mrs Woo urges women to pursue business to avoid lagging behind. Mrs Hsiung Hso-lin, wife of ex premier Hsiung, is a patroness of the initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Peking Women’s Commercial and Savings Bank
Asiatic News Agency
Woo
Sanghai
Peking Women’s Bank
Mim Woo
Hsiung Hso-lin
Hsiung
New King Enterprise
Naval defence vital question for Dominion
Halifax Canadians heard Captain Henry W. Parker warn that without naval defence there may come a day when there is no O Canada to sing. He urged constant review of communication lines among dominions and emphasized Halifax convoys require protection if war comes. Britain likely cannot send ships soon due to disarmament talks.
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Halifax
N.S
Canada
Henry W. Parker
C.B
H.M.S. Repulse
Special Service
Globe
Rotary Club
Thacker
Parker
League of Natioons
Dominions
Washington
Britain
Public Service Posts Awaiting filling in Canada
Ottawa reports four vacancies in the Canadian public service due to deaths. The chief justice of the Supreme Court, the chairmanship of the Railway Commission, and two Quebec senatorial seats are in play. Candidates include Jacques Bureau Beland and others, with cabinet reshuffling likely if vacancies are filled. The Crow’s Nest Pass case looms as potential delay for Carvell’s successor. Junior prospects include Mathers Lamont Newcombe and Idington, with Idington possibly serving a year as chief justice before retirement.
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Ottawa
Lmage
Public Service of Canada
Inter@st
Supreme Court of Canada
Railway Commission
Quebec
Godbout
Bolduc
Dominion
Jacques Bureau
H. S. Beland
F. B. Carvell
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Big Crow's Nest Pass
Carvell
Supreme Court
Manitoba
Mathers
Justice Lamont
E. L. Newcombe
Justice Idington
Proposals Drafted By Opium Commission
The League of Nations permanent opium commission has drafted a single convention for submission to the international opium convention in November. The measure requires signatories to furnish yearly estimates of opium coca leaves morphine heroin and cocaine for medical scientific purposes and for manufacturers and commerce and would establish a central board to regulate international traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
Permanent Opium Commission
Prince of Wales to dine at Piping Rock Club on Sept 1
Locust Valley N Y The Prince of Wales will visit the United States and attend a dinner at the Piping Rock Polo Club on September 1. Club officers will host about 150 guests including embassy members and the polo team competing for the International Trophy.
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Locust
Valley
N.Y
Prince of Wales
U.S
Read becomes Saskatchewan Wheat Pool treasurer
J. D. Read, chief accountant and office manager for Northern Elevator in Winnipeg, has been appointed treasurer of the Saskatchewan wheat pool organization. He has arrived and will begin his duties immediately, with many years at the Winnipeg firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
J. D. Read
Northern Elevator
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Organization
Read
Salmon Pack Totals Rise in 1923 for Pacific Fleet
British Columbia's 1923 salmon pack reached 1,341,677 cases, up from 1,290,326 in 1922. The gain stems from a large rise in pink and chum salmon, which together account for about 70 percent of the total output.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Doctors Dicks Isolate Scarlet Fever Germ in Chicago
After twelve years of research Doctors George F Dick and Gladys H Dick report isolating the scarlet fever bacillus. They name the organism Streptococcus Hemolytus, claiming it as the disease cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Irs
George F. Dick
Gladys H. Dick
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W. NO
Charles Madden
America
Rum
White Flag Society
Peking Savings Bank
Opium Commission
B.C. Salmon Pack
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