Wide Diversity Of Peoples In The British Empire
Colonel Walter Elliot surveys the vast British Empire noting its diverse populations from Cyprus and Palestine to West Africa and the Caribbean. He highlights colonial administration, local kingdoms, and the role of roads, transport, and law in development while acknowledging past mistakes and the ongoing work toward global governance through the United Nations.
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Walter Elliot
BBC
Venus
Moses
Cyprus
Transjordan
Palestine
Gibraltar
Jebel al Turik
Emir Turik
North Africa
Spain
Nigeria
West Africa
England
East Africa
Indian Ocean
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
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Bermuda
Falklands
South America
Antarctic
South Georgia
Prague
Berlin
Caribbean
United Nations
Far East
Japan
Goering
Great Britain
Malta
Singapore
Malaya
Signs of the Times German grammar grabs near North Sea
The Winnipeg Tribune reports Germans confiscating English grammars from districts along the North Sea and the Channel to hinder locals from learning English and aiding allied troops in any invasion. The note contrasts with earlier Nazi confidence in Britain conquest plans.
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North Sea
Channel
Britain
Winnipeg Tribune
Canadian Army appoints Brigadier J L Melville chief engineer
Brigadier J L Melville MC ED, aged 54, has been named chief engineer of the First Canadian Army Overseas. A noted engineer in civilian life and in two wars, he commanded bridge construction for the Canadian Corps in the last year of World War I and received the Military Cross with a bar for Canal du Nord bridging work.
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Cnadian
J. L. Melville
Melville
Canal Tu Nord
Weather talks and war myths blur on rainfall origins
A wartime era discussion from the Farmer's Advocate notes diverse views on rain caused by war, airplanes, or cycles. Farmers blame aerial activity and exhausted soil while others cite natural climate cycles. One Indian prophet links rain to curbing production.
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Europe
War Agricultural Production Committee
Ontario
Inner tube jackets extend tire life
A cotton cord jacket around inner tubes protects them from chafing by broken casing, letting worn tires travel thousands more miles. In tests a tire with four side wall cuts ran 4,055 miles, as reported by Popular Mechanics.
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Tire and Rubber Company
Popular Mechanics
Home Stair Safety Tips Lighten Dark Steps
Accidents at home can be prevented with foresight. Dark stairs should be finished in light shades and cellar stairs painted with white edges to boost visibility and safety.
Gaelic saved three Ballachulish men in war escape
The Highland Division used Gaelic to mislead German guards during a 1940 capture. Three Ballachulish men, captured in June 1940, escaped by speaking only Gaelic and signaling Russia, fooling German interpreters and reaching the Spanish frontier with help described in Eric Linklater’s The Highland Division.
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Highland Division
Eric Linkister
4Th Camerons
Ballachulish
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
London Spectator
Stepped On Mine Australian Soldier Lives To Tell Tale
Sergeant W O Neill of Western Australia survived stepping on a landmine during a jungle advance near Mubo. He warned his two companions as the mine exploded and all escaped unharmed due to a delayed detonation. He later earned the DCM for single handedly killing 12 Japanese in a separate foray.
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W. O'Neill
Western Australia
O'Neill
Mubo
D.C.M
London
Australian girls take men’s places in armament factories
A pre war trapeze artist trained to drive an overhead crane now works in an Australian munitions factory. She guides engineers high above the floor and has trained twelve other girls to handle electric crane control. Other crane drivers include a Wanganui girl and a motorcycle salesgirl who has toured Australia.
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Wangaretta
Australia
Belgians Rebuild Fishermen School On British Shore
Belgians establish a resumed School for Fishermen in Ostend style on British soil with MC De Deken leading six instructors. Facilities include bilingual navigation, engineering, and buoy models to train youths from age thirteen to become crewmen or prepare for Mate and Engineer exams. Local help and Admiralty support aided equipment and desks.
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Ostend
London
MC. de Deken
Amusing Anecdote From British Delegate Morrison
R C Morrison of North Tottenham told a lighthearted tale during an Empire Parliamentary Association tour reception in Speaker Vien's chambers. A constituent wrote asking to arrange entry to a debate for her mother and sister, adding a postscript that she would instead take them to the 700 in stead.
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Empire Parliamentary Association
Canada
R. C. Morrison
Co-operative
House of Commons
North Tottenham
London
Thomas Vien
Senate
A Flower Show In Simple Embroidery Pattern 7354
Pattern 7354 offers transfer motifs for embroidery on cloths napkins scarfs and towels with four sizes of blossoms and border designs. Include stitches materials list and illustration. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 7354 with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Substitute for kapok in Canada via NRC program
The common milkweed is being cultivated on a small scale in Canada under the National Research Council. Its leaves and stalks contain crude rubber and the floss from seed pods can be used for the same purposes as kapok, the East Indies product.
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Canada
National Research Council
East Indies
First English Lightship Placed at the Nore in 1732
The first lightship in English waters was positioned at the Nore in 1732 marking a milestone in maritime navigation. The vessel provided warning to ships and guided arrivals to the Thames estuary, reflecting early innovations in sea safety.
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The
Nore
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