World Happenings Briefly Told
Multiple short items report on global events including British Columbia labor and fisheries work, Harold Lake’s death in London at 51, a Scotland veterans reunion in Edinburgh, Canada honey yields up slightly, potential Liberal candidate Duncan Marshall in Ontario, Hugh S. Johnson promising napi duties on Nira, Thomas Laughran paying a college fee with coins, Australia’s first air force police branch, Aircraftsman Snook training as air police head, improved Churchill mail service with biweekly outgoing mail and midweek deliveries.
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British Columbia
Harold Lake
London
Scotland
Edinburgh
Western Canada
C. V. Gooderham
Dominion
Pacific Coast
Peel County
Ontario
Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Thomas Laughran
Emelyn Robert
Golden Gate Junior College
San Francisco
Australia
Air Force
Snook
Churchill
Mussolini Unmoved by Pain Says He Fears No Dentist
Dr Arrigo Pierno of Rome describes Il Duce as fearless in the dentist chair. In eight years Mussolini has not flinched or groaned, despite drills and delicate explorations. The dentist, visiting Chicago for a congress, notes the dictator's steady resolve.
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Il Duce
Mussolini
Arrigo Pierno
Rome
Chicago
Not a Certainty: Hitler Predicts Endurance of Regime
The New York Evening Post notes Hitler argues the Nazi regime will endure forever, while history shows nothing lasts forever. The piece observes how fanatical movements rely on such certainty to persist briefly. It also reports Parisians can now read a clock on the Eiffel Tower illuminated nightly, its dial 61 feet in circumference.
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Hitler
New York Evening Post
Eiffel Tower
Problems Of Statesmen In Modern Democracy
The piece argues that judging statesmen by old standards is unfair as statecraft now faces unprecedented complexities and a vigilant democracy. It notes Europe’s vulnerability and cites a Glasgow Weekly Herald quote about the street’s rising influence on global chancelleries.
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Europe
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Camel caravans yield to tractors in pilgrimage travel
Rev S M Zwemer reports a shift in Arabia as automobile bodies fitted to caterpillar tractors replace camels for conveying pilgrims to Mecca. He notes that despite dull years, at least 50 000 Muslims annually undertake the pilgrimage to the Holy City.
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Arabian Deserts
S. M. Zwemer
Arabia
Holy
Saul Disobeys Command and Shifts Blame in Amalek Saga
Sunday school lesson centers on 1 Samuel chapters 9 to 15 and Psalm 40 with the tale of Saul disobeying Samuel by sparing Agag and spoil from Amalek. Samuel confronts Saul at Gilgal, revealing Saul’s falsehood and attempt to shift blame onto the people. The piece contrasts Saul’s self-will with true obedience, drawing on biblical reflections and a Brooks quote on personal responsibility.
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Saul
Samuel
Agag
God
Gilgal
Aaron
Moses
Adam
Eve
Pilate
Christ
Sailing Yacht Safety Amid Halifax Harbor Gunnery
Yachts race weekly in Halifax harbor while shelling occurs overhead. Shells splash near buoys as yachtsmen sail on, calmly ignoring the firing area. Once wary, sailors now trust modern artillery accuracy and regard the danger zone with little concern.
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Halifax
Recipes For This Week Juiceing Grapes And Jelling
Directions describe making grape juice and jelly with ripened grapes, sugar, and bottled fruit pectin. Include steps to simmer grapes, extract juice, mix with sugar, boil with pectin, and pour into jars. Yields about eleven six ounce glasses.
Carrot and Cabbage Salad and London Cow Licenses
A recipe for lemon gelatin salad with carrots and cabbage, served with lettuce and mayonnaise, yields eight portions. In a separate note, London County Council licenses about fifty places in the County of London to keep cows, mostly in the East End, with over a thousand cows in total.
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London County Council
County of
London
East End
Paris Big Clock Atop Eiffel Tower Lights Time In Color
Paris debuts the biggest clock in the world on the Eiffel Tower at 636 feet. It has no traditional face or hands, only colored lights marking hours and minutes with bulbs that illuminate in sequence each minute, synchronized by an electric motor.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Christian Science Monitor
National Historic Sites Preservation Effort in Canada Began in 1919
Representations to the Dominion government led to the creation of an honorary Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The board, made up of eminent Canadian historians, serves without compensation. Its recommendations go to the Department of the Interior, which via the national parks branch implements actions.
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Canada
Dominion
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Department of the Interior
National Parks Branch
New Type Balloon Pioneers Stratosphere Aim
Dr. Max Cosyns and Ernest De Muyter, with Professor Pickard from last summer, have completed several 24 hour plus flights over Belgium and France in a new type balloon. The craft can rise or descend at will or stay stationary. Cosyns plans a stratosphere voyage.
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Max Cosyns
Pickard
Ernest Demuyter
Belgium
France
Wil
Cosyns
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Winnipeg
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