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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1927
Page
3
Wartime dispatch cites Winston Churchill asserting support for Fascist Italy as a method to maintain broader alliance and prevent isolation. He hints that Britain seeks unity with major powers to balance aggression while protecting strategic interests and the League of Nations framework.
At a Saskatchewan division meeting of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association delegates were elected to attend the national directors meeting in Toronto in February. S. Wynne and S. Dornan were chosen. The morning session discussed association matters and a committee report on the Saskatchewan Government was approved but not published due to government inaction.
The Liberal Party accepts Lloyd George's financial offer of 300000 pounds capital and a yearly income between 10000 and 50000 pounds. The grant funds will back a full party campaign in the next general elections, conditional on forming a neural organizing committee from Asquillian and Georgian factions. Moose Jaw to become a grain inspection district from August per Order in Council approved by the Governor General.
A solemn imperial ceremony in the Pakwer Taisha conferred the posthumous title Emperor Yoshihitoe on the late ruler Yoshihito, marking the final grand rite before the forthcoming funeral.
Otiawa-Richant Coisman Wright, chief architect of the public works of Canada, died after five weeks illness from paralysis. He was 5 years old and unmarried. In Paris a dressmaker served cocktails cigarettes and cakes to customers.
Saskatchewan lawmakers discuss completing the Hudson Bay Railway from Port Nelson to establish Nelson as terminal. The session approves recommendations, reviews department reports, and considers private bills while preparing reciprocal judgments and wage, municipal, and school tax measures.
British marines totaling 1,400 assemble at Chatham and Plymouth Portsmouth for a China voyage near month end. A regimental band leads 300 at Chatham with 1,100 more from Plymouth and Portsmouth. Government says deployment is defensive and not a shift from non aggression policy. The Star questions the move as a potential show of force to Foreign Minister Eugene Chen.
Canadian strategy may seek a Canada Cuba trade agreement after Hon J A Robb visit to Cuba. Robb returns to Ottawa to brief cabinet on boosting trade while in Cuba he meets friendly Cuban officials. Cuba currently favors the United States on tariffs but aims to expand Canadian trade without disrupting those preferences. Premier King oversees Finance in Robb's absence.
Thomas O Day aged 93, born in Ireland, famed as possibly the last surviving member of the Balaclava Battle band from the Charge of the Light Brigade era, passed away.
Ministry of Health statistics show 326 influenza deaths in England and Wales for the week ending January 15. London recorded 137 fatalities, highlighting the ongoing severity of the outbreak in the capital.
A royal decree in Rome bars any seaman who shows opposition to the Fascist national government from the merchant marine for five years. The measure reflects the regime's tightening control.
Premier Ferguson supports a plan to confer a royal honour on distinguished service in appointive posts. Critics oppose, arguing against an elected system and noting past ties to the Kingston ministry. W F Nichle, former Kingston preacher, recalls backing the resolution and questions altering the policy.
Edmonton delegates debate widening influence of the United Farmers of Alberta. They support inter provincial coordination and national organization while warning against overextending the provincial field. H W Wood warns against a rising class consciousness in the junior branch.
Victoria reports the BC legislature debating a bill to provide old age pensions funded jointly with the federal government. The plan would pay eligible seniors one half of their previous earnings and be administered by the Workmen's Compensation Board. The measure aims to enable provincial federal cost sharing ahead of Ottawa reintroducing its national pension bill.
Martin Hf. Donahue a noted war correspondent died after weeks of illness in London. Born in Galway Ireland he began journalism in 1892 with the Courier Australian and reported the Boer War for the London Daily Chronicle. He covered Russo Japanese and Balkan conflicts and served as an officer in British intelligence in Greece Romania and Russia.
A 50,000 signature petition is being prepared by the St. Jean Baptiste Society to urge the Premier to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the Laurier Palace disaster. The petition says the city council inquiry misses key points and is unsatisfactory.
Three officers and a British telegraph operator died when their aircraft struck a cliff near Valetta Malta and fell into the sea. The incident is reported as a fatal air accident with crews lost.
Miss Evelyn Evans of Brooklyn buys a domesticated pig in Funchal Madeira during a shopping tour aboard the Canadian Pacific flagship Empress of Scotland. The pig is named cruise mascot and will travel to foreign ports as the ship completes its 30,000 mile voyage.
Statistics show employment expansion in Canada the largest since 1922 with growth from January through October. Firms added staff during the peak months of May, June and July, followed by minor declines in November and December as winter and construction effects influenced totals.
A Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders' Association meeting endorsed federal grading of cattle and sheep at all Canadian stockyards. A Dominion Government grading appointment was urged. Ole Olafson said the Saskatchewan Livestock Pool aims to exceed 7 000 carloads under contract by month’s end. W Thurston urged farmers to grow cattle feed and shift from fallow to winter feeding of steers.
Brussels reports ten weeks of mourning for Queen Charlotte widow of Maximilian of Mexico. She died in a troubled year marked by Maximilian’s execution and her struggle to obtain aid for his empire. Illness from influenza and pneumonia preceded her death, ending a life shadowed by tragedy.
Vancouver reports that the Royal Commission into the Department of Customs and Excise gains broader powers. An order-in-council dated January 14 empowers the commission to inquire into all matters affecting public revenue and operations of businesses under the Excise Act or Customs Act. The commission may exercise all powers in section 11 of the Inquiry Act.
Alberta farmers press for abolition of the Dominion Grain Standards Board and the creation of a new continental board with producers and grain traders from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba plus Ontario Quebec and British Columbia representation. They argue current standards harm producers and request 1927 crop standards reflect Alberta samples.
Major Alan Lyons introduces a resolution in the legislature urging Canada to bear a fair share of imperial naval defence costs. He spoke after hearing Premier Stanley M Bruce discuss imperial affairs, saying the province must take the initiative if Canada is to be a big nation.
London reports Scotland Yard forming a special squad of fast driving officers to shoot to kill while pursuing desperadoes. Citizens volunteer police force of 1500 sanctioned in Hertfordshire to aid law and order. Authorities say U.S. gunmen may have reinforced English criminals amid rising gun use.
The Buenos Aires ministry releases a second forecast showing higher wheat output than last month. Projected totals include wheat 6,065,000 tons, oats 1,041,000, barley 421,000, rye 5,000, and canary seed 26,000 tons.
A U S Navy seaplane 2 F 1 destroyed by fire one mile from Los Angeles harbor near Dead Man's Island during return from battle maneuvers. Crew of five uninjured. Fire traced to engine backfire. Craft cost $56 000 to build.
Miriam M. Ferguson relinquished the Texas governorship and Mrs Ferguson handed over to Dan A. Moody who becomes the youngest governor in the state's history. Moody is noted as the youngest executive ever to hold the Texas post.
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