Education Advances in China Driven by Western Methods and Reform
Dr. Lo Chia Lun, chancellor at National Central University in Nanking, cites major growth in Chinese higher and secondary education since 1912. He notes government funding rising from 755,000 to over 34 million, with 82 universities and 29 special colleges, and emphasizes reforms, language modernization, athletics, and the need for better equipment.
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China
Nanking
National Central University
Lo Chia-Lun
Ch'na
Dr. Lo
Jubilee of brain surgery marks fifty years of progress
The Victoria Colonist notes fifty years since the first brain tumor operation at Maida Vale Hospital London now famed for Nervous Disease. It credits Broca Hughlings Jackson Ferrier Macewen and Gol d le e with key steps and recalls initial opposition to vive section.
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Maida Vale Hospital
London
Maida Vale
London Times
Broca
Hughlings Jackson
Ferrier
Macewen
Glasgow
Godlee
Victoria Colonist
New Type Motorcycle Uses Shaft Drive In Germany
A German developed motorcycle transmits power to the rear wheel via a shaft drive instead of a chain and sprocket. The system is claimed to offer greater power transfer and smoother operation.
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Germany
Wit and Warnings in a Brassbound Exchange
An exchange hints at a sharp jab about wisdom and size with the line He’s not as big a fool as he used to be. Is he getting wiser No thinner. The terse quip reflects a moonlit, witty dialogue typical of a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper snippet.
Kaiser’s dream to be Napoleon of Peace revealed
Lord Granville’s report to Lord Gray details Wilhelm II’s belief in a prophetic mission to keep peace before WWI. He claimed England must keep France quiet and warned that Russia attacking Austria could lead to war, vowing to smash any violators with decisive force.
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Government Printing Office
Wilhelm II
Lord Granville
Lord Gray of
Fallodon
Prince August Willhelm
Kaiser
England
France
Russia
Austria
Europe
Different Postal Penalties Across Nations
The piece surveys how underpaid letters are handled in several countries. Britain and many colonies charge the recipient at delivery while the U S returns the letter for correction. Canada mirrors Britain with penalties. Denmark uses a red note instructing pay by the sender with a small postmark form.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Denmark
Opinion on Music: A Walter Kramer Calls Idea of Moral Elevation bunk
A. Walter Kramer editor of Musical America criticizes the belief that music lifts human nature as bunk. He attends conventions of five musical organizations and argues most music leaves people as wicked as ever, with only a handful of compositions proving otherwise. He adds musical talent does not indicate intelligence.
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A. Walter Kramer
Musical America
Boy Subdues Timber Wolf Drives Home With Dog Team
Isa dore Simpson a 15 year old native boy trapped and subdued a large timber wolf and harnessed it to his dog team for a three day trek home from Fort Chipewyan Alberta. He even kept the animal in the house for a night before his mother ordered it shot. Simpson also recalls chasing a moose on the Peace River cutting its throat after leaping to its back with his dog team in swift river waters near here.
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Isadore Simpson
Edmonton Journal
Fort Chipewyan
Alberta
Young Simpson
Simpson
Toose
Peace River
Here
Zeppelin Type Airships Airmail Plan Expands to Tokyo Route
A Japanese company reportedly plans to buy three Zeppelin type airships to carry mail between Tokyo and Manchukuo with regular services proposed to reach the United States in the near future.
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Tokyo
Manchukuo
United States
Comprehensive grain variety tests across Canadian farms
Dominion department of agriculture reports on grain varieties tested at experimental farms and stations nationwide and by the cereal division at the Ottawa central experimental farm. It identifies the most reliable varieties for general cultivation, district by district, at present.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
King George V’s church status varies by region
In England he is Episcopalian while in Scotland he is Presbyterian by law, reflecting each country’s established church. The distinction arises from territorial norms and legal definitions governing church affiliation for the monarch.
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England
George V
Tweed
Scotland
Englishwoman Finds Hidden Cash in Secret Drawer at Auction
At Chris tie auction rooms in London an Englishwoman, delaying payment while inspecting a century old escritoire, triggered a spring releasing a secret drawer with about 15000 sovereigns. The attendant claimed the cash for the firm as negotiations were not complete. The tale is presented as a cautionary note to buyers.
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Christie
London
Smoker's clock on display in Berlin
A smoker's clock crafted from a cigar box base features cigars for hands a large briar pipe pendulum and sixty cigar tips around the rim marking minutes. The exhibit is housed at Unter den Linden in Berlin.
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Unter den Linden
Berlin
Horses Touch Hearts Across City and Fair
A University of Ottawa and Royal Winter Fair scene shows children and adults rallying to horses from hackney ponies to Percheron stallions. The piece argues the horse’s enduring appeal transcends environment and modern machines, a sentiment echoed by Dr Grisdale noting the horse’s unique historic domestication and place among farm animals.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Guatemala offers land for German Jewish settlers
Guatemala welcomes Jewish colonization proposing 5000 acres in Galapa for arriving families who must farm the land avoid trading and have at least 1000 dollars capital. President Ubico opposes Nazi activities and supports settlement. Japan signals openness to 50000 Jewish refugees in Manchoukuo with rich soil currently farmed by primitive methods.
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Guatemala
Galapa
Ubico
Japan
Germany
Manchoukuo
Alliance Weekly
Frogs Absorb Water Through Skin and Air Swallowing
A note explains frog physiology noting they absorb water through their skin and swallow air rather than breathe. It adds that as frogs age and skin splits they remove it and swallow the released air.
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Holland
Katwijk Ann Zee
the Hague
Zeppelin Type
Neal
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