World Happenings Briefly Told Extradition Pact and Other Items
An extradition treaty between the United States and Poland was signed in Warsaw after years of talks. Canada’s trade with the United States for the year ending advanced beyond Britain’s empire figures by 437 million dollars. Frances Wilson Grayson aims for a winter Atlantic flight in the amphibian Dawn. Sir Harry Lauder received the freedom of Edinburgh. A 31 car train carried 61 000 bushels of rye to the Halifax elevator, part of a planned one million bushels. A white 300 pound buck deer was taken by George Sawyer in Ontario. The Yukon’s vacant gold commission post may be filled by civil service promotion. The Yukon cost 180000 dollars yearly to administer. In 1927 over half a million aliens were admitted to the United States, 538 001 versus 496 106 in 1926. Ronald Martland, son of Edmonton’s city architect, is Alberta’s 1928 Rhodes Scholar, the 13th from the University of Alberta.
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Canada
United States
Frances Wilson Grayson
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Harry Lauder
Scotland
Halifax
George Sawyer
St. Noras Lake
Haliburton
Ont
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Mexico
W. F. Montagvon
National Catholic Welfare Conference of Washington
Monday Club
New York
Ronald Martland
John Martland
Edmonton
Alberta
Oxford
University of Alberta
May Day Becomes Distress Call for Radio Telephony
The International Radio Conference adopted May Day as the radio distress signal equal to SOS in telegraphy. The call will be spoken over broadcasting gear and followed by immediate location details. May Day derives from the French m'alder meaning help me. A new calculation method predicts tides two years ahead using 15,000 parts.
General Sutton Warns Of Bolshevik Influence In China
General F A Sutton told Ottawa engineers that Mongolia lies in Bolshevik hands and Soviet funds fund agents in Southern China to stir anti British sentiment. He claimed orders from Moscow urged wholesale murder and noted widespread poverty among China's people as the urgent issue.
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China
Sutton
Mongolia
Broltehevike
Great Britain
F. A Sutton
Ottawa
The
Engineering Institute of Canada
Ail Yenca
Marezial Chang Tso Lin
Pekin
Moscow
General Sutton
Britain
New Canadian Medical Exam Plan For Settlers
Interview in London details a policy by the Canadian government to send medical officers to Britain to examine all prospective settlers for the Dominion. The free examination precedes departure and is final, preventing post arrival rejections and reducing migrant disruption and potential losses. Sir George McLaren Brown of the Canadian Pacific Railway explains the plan aims to avoid waste and expense for migrants and ensure compliance with Canadian medical rules.
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London
Great Britain
Dominion
George McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Saskatoon Official Promoted to Farm Employment Superintendent
The Divisional Superintendent of Colonization and Agriculture at Saskatoon gains promotion to Superintendent of Farm Employment for Canaan National Railways. Headquarters are stated as Winniper.
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Saskatoon
Canaan National Railways
Winniper
Question Of Naval Limitation Shelved
The Canadian Press reports that no negotiations or immediate talks on naval limitation are planned. British diplomats see potential value in a conference around 1929 to influence cruiser programs ahead of the Washington treaty review. Britain delays two of three planned cruisers as a gesture to keep momentum on arms reduction.
Dominion Rule For Scotland Predicted By Irish Nationalist
Jeremiah MacVeigh, leading Irish Nationalist and former MP, predicts home rule for Scotland within ten years. He says the nationalist spirit is sweeping Scotland as in Ireland and that Scotland will adopt a government similar to the Free State. He adds freedom will come automatically and peacefully as the demand grows.
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Secotland
Jeremiah MacVeigh
Scotland
Ireland
MacVeigh
Free State
Lady Cobham Joins Husband on Flight as Crew Secretary
Lady Cobham accompanies her husband on a present important flight not as a joyrider but as a crew member. Her duties include acting as secretary to Sir Alan, serving as cook, and being ready to provide first aid in case of an accident. The aircraft carries cooking apparatus to be supervised by her.
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Lady Cobham
Alan
Cobham
Reggie and Marjorie exchange playful flirtations
In a lighthearted exchange, Reggie asks what Marjorie likes most about him and she responds with a teasing line about him being a “rattle head ed” baby. The banter hints at a curious, affectionate dynamic between the pair.
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Reggie
Marjorie
Why Chinese Fight For Freedom From Warlord Rule
A writer argues that Chinese progress rests on opposing brigand warlords who control loans and concessions from Western powers. The piece contends Western nations share responsibility for backing stiflers of Chinese liberty, while seeking constitutional government versus foreign-backed warlordism.
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China
Remarkable London hospital tale of brave boy and sister
London nurse recounts how Alfred Garcia, then 12, sought help for his crippled sister Esta. To fund her operation he entered a lion’s cage in Sheffield and earned $1,250 from a lion tamer. The surgeon volunteered free care and Esta can now walk, though hospital bills exceed the prize money.
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Prince Henry
Royal National Orthopedic Hospital
London
Alfred Garcia
Sheffield
Arthur
Relics Of Ancient Battle Unearthed Near Hastings
Four miles from Harold’s Fenlake standard site near Hastings England excavators find an ancient battle axe horseshoes of old pattern and bones near the former battlefield. A copper drum with 2900 silver pennies from Edward the Confessor era was earlier uncovered as part of Harold’s military chest.
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Harold
Fenlac
Hastings
England
Edward the Confessor
Battle Road
Sunday School Lesson on Isaiah Hezekiah's Deliverance
The lesson centers on Isaiah chapters 7 9 36 and 37 with the golden text Isaiah 26 3 and devotional reading Psalm 21 17 The Explanations discuss Hezekiah praying to Jehovah for deliverance from Sennacherib and Isaiah's prophecy of the siege with divine intervention cited by George Adam Smith.
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Hezekiah
Isaiah
Sennacherib
Assyria
G. W. Blade
Tirhakah
Babylon
Merodach-baladan
Sennachérib
Zion
Judah
Jerusalem
God
England
George Adam Smith
Hopes League Averts War Warns of Loyal Alliances
Henri de Jouvenel, ex French League delegate, told London’s International War Danger Conference that the United States would not align with Britain in another European conflict. He warned naval buildup feeds land armaments and urged the League of Nations to gain authority by 1935 to prevent war.
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United States
Great Britain
Henri de Jouvenel
League of Nations
London
M. de Jouvenel
League
Geneva
Neonaleum: New Alloy Brings Light Planes Claim
Dr. Max Wurmbach of the University of Munich introduces neonaleum, a metal three times stronger than iron and as light as aluminum. He says the alloy could yield planes so light that a small boy could lift them, calling it the era’s most important discovery since duraluminum in 1906.
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Max Wurmbach
University of Munich
Wurmbach
British Columbia Lands Lease Plans Grow Forest Seedlings
The Land Department of British Columbia leases a plot near Victoria for growing trees from seeds and planting them artificially to renew timber supplies for future generations. The saplings will be transplanted into government timber reserves across the province.
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Land Department of
British Columbia
Victoria City
Automatic distress signal broadcast device announced
An automatic distress signal broadcaster for ships and aircraft has been invented. It transmits S05 signals, the ship's call letters, and the location. Watches and clocks produced in the country in the past year totaled about $2,670,000, with production breaking all records.
Vienna Proves Socialist Rule In Ten Years Of Rule
The article argues Vienna now shows success after ten years under a socialist majority. It notes hostility from critics but cites access to education and services, with taxes linked to possessions and activities. It acknowledges ongoing difficulties while praising progress since the revolution nine years ago and meals improving over seven years.
Laundry Run By Peeress Opens Hidden Laundry Ad
Lady Ossulston starts a private laundry venture in Mayfair inviting friends to test a service promising spotless whites and no laundry marks. Her husband is the heir to the Earl of Tankerville, noted as London’s aerial taxi driver. The text also mentions India’s rail expansion plan and a migratory Arctic tern covering vast distances.
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Mayfair
Lady Ossulston
West End Society
Tankerville
London
Laugh at Me Costs Two Francs in Yverdon Page Gales
A humorous exchange from Pages Gales in Yverdon recounts a patron charging the proprietor two francs for laughing at the patron's fall down the stairs yesterday. The proprietor agrees that amusements are paid for, highlighting local humor in everyday life.
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Pages Gales
Yverdon
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Ww. N. U. Ime
Asi Vong
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Vwinnnipeg Newspaper Union
NeDernot Ave
Winnipeg
Nane
Vienna
W. E. Watson
London Hospital
Senlac
Montreal
Toronto
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A. E. Warren
National Railway
Packley
Buckiey
W. K. Rockler, Limited
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Terente
Uckleys
Iental
Nusais
Vienna Town Hall
Russia
Karl Seitz
Children's Hospital
Peeress
Government’ Railway Administration of India
Arctic Zone
Antarctic
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