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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1930
Page
3
Ottawa expects a parliamentary committee to review radio broadcasting this coming session. The Royal Commission urged a public service system with one national owner operator and seven 50 000 watt stations to cover the settled areas day and night, making Canada’s network among the world’s strongest.
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King has received several hundred Christmas cards this year. The exact total is undisclosed as cards pour into Laurier House from friends worldwide. The prime minister enjoys reading the messages and notes a personal royal greeting from King and Queen.
The second annual sea musical festival runs January 15 to 18 at the Empress Hotel Victoria with Pacific Coast handicrafts and Sea Music of All Nations. A second annual mid winter golf tournament takes place February 17 to 22 at Calwood Golf and Country Club. Free booklets about both events are available from the Empress Hotel manager.
Eugene Downey 27 son of a police lieutenant was killed after coastguards fired on his small motorboat at the foot of Genesee Street Buffalo. He fled a command and was shot in the abdomen after speeding across the Niagara River. No liquor or narcotics found in the boat.
Samuel Bartel thirty five a World War I army pilot and B D Alien from Mountain Grove Missouri died when the dual control biplane they piloted crashed near Accabool Missouri. The accident was blamed on a struggle for the controls between the student flyer and his instructor.
Provincial and civic authorities will cooperate to supply work for unmarried jobless men in Edmonton. The province will bear the expense after a conference between Premier J. E. Brownlee and Mayor J. M. Douglas.
A 17 year old man James Pusher was accidentally shot in the face by his 13 year old brother with a 22 rifle. He lies in hospital in Camrose district with a fair chance of recovery.
Ottawa reports the cabinet announced a freight rate appeal by British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan will be heard January 16. The hearing, delayed earlier, was originally to cover removing the mountain differential and revising west bound terminal rates. Saskatchewan has withdrawn from BC and Alberta and filed a separate appeal likely to be released from Regina.
Foreign Minister C. T. Wang outlines nationalist policy for 1930 to end foreign navigation rights on Chinese coasts and inland waters. He seeks withdrawal of foreign troops and retrocession of concessions. Britain to initiate treaty revisions forwarded to London.
Plans call for the King's speech from the House of Lords during the opening of the five power naval conference between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on January 21. He will surrender the chair to Prime Minister MacDonald after his address. The two hour broadcast lasts 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. EST and will include early delegate speeches.
In Lahore India eighty natives were arrested in connection with the bombing of Lord Irwin's train at Delhi. Three arrestees were seized at the camp of delegates to the National Congress. A 500-strong force of former soldiers and civilians has been recruited to patrol the European quarter during anticipated Congress controversy.
Engineers on the cable ship estimate 150 miles of new cable to replace torn sections. Total cost projected at about 400000 dollars. Two years may be required to fully repair the three lines damaged by submarine earthquakes off Newfoundland on November 18.
Reports to the Silk Association indicate rising rayon and silk substitute production reduce raw silk consumption in Canada and the United States. In the United States, September consumption fell by 6 430 bales from August.
Report persists that the Prince of Wales will, early in the New Year, become president of the Bachelors' Club, of which he is already a member. If he accepts this would confirm his reported intention of not entering matrimony in the immediate future.
A Norwegian steamship named Aslaug carrying Icelandic codfish sank off Bayona near Vigo after fierce gales. 24 crew perished with no survivors. four bodies washed ashore wearing life preservers marked Asland. The vessel, 990 tons, was misidentified as Asland by Lloyds amid widespread storm damage across southern England and the Brittany coast.
Coast guard cutter Chelan arrives in Seward after fighting heavy seas en route to Siberia with three Fairchild planes and a Canadian crew to aid in locating Pilot Carl Ben Eielson and Mechanic Earl Borland missing since early November. Captain H A Oakes leads pilots Captain T M Pat Reid and crew including B W Broatch Gifford Swartman C F Mews William Hughes Major H C Deckard A L Baker and A Pratt and Whitney mechanics.
Paris reports a French circle argues for a bigger navy than the United States or Japan, second only to Britain, to reflect France’s colonial reach. Japan urges London delegates to back Anglo American solidarity if Italy and France diverge.
A sudden Christmas Eve blaze swept the White House powerfully. President Hoover rushed to his west wing offices to salvage furnishings and documents. He later watched the fire from a terrace as crews gained control. loss pegged at about 100000 with only steel files spared.
Belgian and French secret agents arrested Camielio Berneri also known as Rosini and Pascale Ruschoni in connection with a planned bombing of the Belgian royal train. Four suspects remain at large as authorities anticipate a wider roundup of anarchists and extremists.
The memoirs of Georges Clemenceau, wartime French premier, will appear simultaneously in the United States, England, and France, late February or early March.
Ottawa announces a two cent letter rate from Canada to all South American countries including Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Uruguay and Venezuela. Postmaster General Peter J Vennot says the move will aid Canadian business and invites reciprocal rate reduction from South American nations. Parcel post to Argentina extends weight limit from 15 to 20 pounds to boost trade.
A Christmas turkey donated by a prominent merchant yielded a $2.50 gold nugget in its crop on St. Joe’s Island. Mrs. J. B. Hammond dressed the bird and alerted locals. Prospectors seek the sourcing farm as a gold rush unfolds on the island.
C E Punch Dickens of Western Canada Airways flew to Edmonton from McMurray on an errand of mercy carrying Northland residents in need of medical aid. Passengers included Dick Dawson an mining engineer with appendicitis L H Forrest a mine worker with a severe eye injury and Fred Jones who had a crushed hand.
Three Republican independents Borah Norris and Brookhart criticized U S prohibition enforcement. Borah challenged enforcement personnel as unwilling to uphold the Volstead Act, Norris accused agencies of bad faith and preferential cases, while Brookhart backed removal of Judge McCormick amid debates on home searches and police powers.
Washington plans for enforcing prohibition include a unified border patrol and limiting Canada’s ports of entry. Under-Secretary Mills said Canada’s consent is needed for border patrol along the exact border and for restricting entry points. Ottawa discussions note possible liquor shipment clearances as a leverage, with no official statement yet.
The 10 000 foot Mount Ishbel in the Canadian Rockies near Banff receives its name to honor Miss Ishbel MacDonald and her visit with her father the British prime minister. The announcement came from the Department of the Interior.
Col. J. N. K. Cornwall, a veteran northerner, forecast a Peace River to Great Slave Lake line. He said Northern development cannot be halted and the region holds vast riches, arguing progress hinges on adequate railway transportation. He spoke during a Christmas visit to Edmonton on his way to Victoria, B.C.
Telegraph dispatches from Ellington New Zealand say crews of two whaling expeditions sent by the Boyd Antarctic expedition have been rescued after their boats were crushed in the ice. News reached the Byrd supply ship Eleanor Bolling by wireless. The Eleanor Bolling presently lies at Dunedin New Zealand.
Peter Peterson an 80 year old resident of Arthur Ontario completed an 18 mile trek from Guelph to a point seven miles below Arthur on foot after coming by train. He carried a return ticket but traveled home by foot establishing a notable endurance record.
The twelfth annual Prince Edward Island egg laying contest has begun with 240 competing birds. Sixty entries come from proven layers producing 200 or more eggs, averaging 24 ounces per dozen.
Alterations of Berlin's network of canals are being planned to allow 1,000-ton vessels to pass directly through the city, enabling larger commercial traffic and easing river transport. The plan signals a major expansion in the capital's inland shipping capacity and infrastructure.
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