Government completes frozen meat chamber at London port
Canada announces completion of a 30000 cubic foot chamber at London's port to handle chilled and frozen meat destined for the United Kingdom. The system prevents water vapor condensation on meat during removal from ocean transport coolers, improving appearance and quality for exporters.
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Government of
Canada
Port of London
HH H Stevens
Trade and Commerce
United Kingdom
W. A. Brown
Livestock Branch
Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
London
The First Pawnbrokers and Their History
The article traces pawnbroking from ancient China to Europe. It notes origins in Italy and China, early benevolent aims labeled funds of piety, and later shift to charging interest to cover costs. England kept pawnbroking mainly in Jewish hands, while some European states assume varying responsibility.
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Italy
China
Europe
England
Tribute to Civil Service Trust Among Enlisted Staff
Sir John Simon praises Foreign Office staff and suggests the Civil Service as a whole deserves similar trust. He notes secret documents reach many clerical workers yet leaks are rare, calling nationwide trustworthiness an invaluable national asset.
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John Simon
Foreign Office
London Daily Herald
Origin Of The Phrase He’s Got The Sack
The saying derives from employers returning tool bags to discharged mechanics. The bag signified lost work and the chance to seek another post. This origin has gained wide acceptance as the most plausible explanation.
Who truly discovered America a matter of debate
The article surveys competing claims to discovery of America. It notes Columbus opening the West Indies narrative, Cabot's 1497 Newfoundland sighting, Norse arrivals around 1000 in Nova Scotia, and speculative Egyptian and Chinese connections cited by a Canadian railways tourist bureau. It discusses overland routes from Asia to North America in ancient times.
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America
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
West Indies
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Yarmouth Harbor
Tourist Bureau
Canadian National Railways
Mexico
Russia
Alalska
China
Alaska
Canada
Elk Shipment From Alberta to Kamloops Colonizes Adams Lake Region
The department of the interior sent six male and twenty female wapiti from Buffalo National Park Alberta to Kamloops British Columbia. At BC government request the elk will be released at the head of Adams Lake, an area suited to the species.
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Department of the Interior
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Alberta
Kamloops
British Columbia
Government of
Adams Lake
Britain Cuts Debt Interest With Refunding Plan
Britain saved about 250 million dollars in a year by refinancing its national debt at a lower rate. The article notes that many Canadian cities would like to replicate this financial move.
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Britain
Canada
Twenty Three Inches Tall World’s Smallest Man
Harold Pyott of Belfast is claimed the smallest adult human at 23 inches tall and 24 pounds. The English midget, age 46 this September, sits inside a silk hat and has a wand fitting a thimble. He has toured globally including Africa in 1903 and performed for royalty.
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North Street
Belfast
Harold Pyott
Tom Thumb
Barnum Fame
Africa
France Still Fences and Pistols in Secret Duels
The article notes that private duels occur in France with about 30 cases yearly. Fencers like M. Armand Massard chair the French Olympic Committee and duels involve a referee doctor and four seconds. Sword duels use protective gloves making outcomes riskier. Also mentions thirty two Earth climate types.
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France
M. Armand Massard
Canada Place Proposal for Westminster Island Site
A London letter urges Westminster City Council to rename the island site housing Canada House Sun Life of Canada and related offices as Canada Place. The writer favors adding Canada Street as a postal direction without erasing existing street names, noting the island hosts White Star Line Sun Life of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians.
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Westminster City Council
Canada House
Westminster
White Star Line
Sun Life of Canada
Royal College of Physicians
Canada
London
Eng
Prince of Wales Postpones Canada Trip As Prince George Journeys
The gossip column suggested a Canada visit but authorities deny any discussion. Prince George sails for six months in South Africa then plans Australia and possibly New Zealand. The passage notes rheumatism and nephritis in a social context.
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London Daily Telegraph
Prince of Wales
Canada
Prince George
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Perfect Crime Evidence Found In Apple Bite Trial
Criminologists note no crime leaves no trace yet a New England burglary left a key clue a bite mark in an apple. Police compared the teeth impression to a suspect and used dental analysis to confirm identity and convict the burglar.
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New England
Noise poll ranks motorcycles as top city disruptors
A national plebiscite in England by a BAAS committee found motorcycles the noisiest nuisance with 336000 votes, followed by auto horns and other vehicular sounds. The report notes 26000 people reported dogs making the most noise. Frderic S. Rix, a Beccles lawyer of 76 years, recently died.
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England
Britsh Association For the Advancement of Science
Frederic S. Rix
Beccles
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St. Moritz
Switzerland
Paronne Gravelink
Columbus
Cabot
Continent of
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Canada Place
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