Britain to Replace Obsolete Capital Ships Despite Washington Talks
Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Britain will continue replacing obsolete capital ships. He said the policy stands regardless of the Washington conference on disarmament and stressed maintaining Royal Navy efficiency without delaying current plans.
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Britain
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Washington
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Bodies Of Fallen Soldiers Removed
The Daily Express reports a Canadian War Graves official alleges many Great War graves in Flanders and France are empty despite marked crosses. He cites Hooge cemetery with whole rows of empty graves and describes a midnight removal case involving a West Canadian and two diggers.
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London
Daily Express
France
Belgium
War Graves Commission
Flanders
Hooge
Atlantic
Antwerp
Earl Haig Not Coming to Canada This Year
Vancouver's Contemptibles club reports a letter from Field Marshal Earl Haig stating he does not expect to visit Canada this year. He has returned from Africa and does not plan further travel until 1922.
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Earl Haig
Canada
Vancouver
Bisley Camp marksman wins King's Prize
Armorer Sgt. J Cunningham, formerly with the Royal Army Medical Corps, wins the King's Prize at Bisley Camp with an aggregate of 226. Sgt. T Anger of Calgary finishes third, posting 67 at 1,000 yards and an overall 222 of 250.
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Bisley Camp
J. Cunningham
Royal Army Medical Corps
T. Anger
Calgary
Byng to Attend Dominion Rifle Association Prize Meeting
Lord Byng of Vimy has accepted an invitation to attend the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association annual prize meeting on August 19 at the Congwaught ranges.
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Byng
Ottawa
Lord Byng
Wimy Lms
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Northcliffe To Speak At Vancouver Club On August 5
Lord Northcliff and Wickham Steed editors known for the London Times will address the Vancouver Canadian Club on August 5. Acceptance was received by wireless.
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Northcliffe
Vancouver
Lord Northcliff
Wickham Steed
The
London Times
Wireless
Irish peace prospects in Dublin hinge on a big British offer
The article notes Mr. de Valera cannot waive core principles yet no immediate break in the truce is seen. A truly large British proposal might justify summoning the Dail Eireann, while rumors say it may not be convened. Financial terms appear aimed at persuading Belfast to rethink a united Ireland.
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Dublin
de Valera
Dail Eireann
Belfast
Ireland
World Grain Stocks Low Says G W Terry
G W Terry of the London Corn Exchange and a major grain buyer told a local newspaper that British government wheat stocks will be exhausted by mid next month. He warned that Europe faces widespread shortages as every producing country falls short of normal needs. Terry also noted Germany’s bid for Argentine wheat as he tours Canada and the United States on a grain buying expedition.
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Winnipeg
G. W. Terry
London Corn Exchange
Great Britain
Europe
Terry
London
Germany
Canada
United States
U. FLA Victory In Alberta Edmonton Final Returns
Final returns from Clearwater show Dr. State, Liberal, elected by 85 votes over O. T. Lee, Independent Liberal, and 100 over Robt. Campbell, Independent. F. Fedun, Farmer, wins in Victoria by 39 over Frank Walker, Liberal. D. F. Muir wins in Leduc and W. J. Joly wins in St. Paul. Party standings: UL.F.A. 39 Liberals 14 Independents 4 Labor 4.
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Edmonton
Clearwater
Dr. State
O. T. Lee
Robt. Campbell
F. Fedun
Farmer
Victoria
Frank Walker
D. F. Muir
Leduc
W. J. Joly
St. Paul
Ul.f.a
Labor
Tubercular Cattle Destroyed in Wentworth County
Government inspectors condemned many valuable thoroughbred cattle in Wentworth County Hamilton Ont over recent days. Slaughtered animals were sent to Tordato where they were killed with government paying a percentage of the loss.
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Hamilton
Ont
Wentworth County
Tordato
Advertisers Drive Canada Westward Trade Growth
Montreal businessman J. C. McConnell says east and west Canada trade has grown in step with advertising by eastern manufacturers in western centers after returning from a western tour.
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Montreal
Canada
J. C. McConnell
West
Prince of Wales to Visit Japan in 1922
London report says Japan invited the Prince of Wales to visit after his Indian tour and that the King approves. The visit is expected to occur in March or April 1922, with official acceptance not yet recorded.
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Prince
Japan
London
Prince of Wales
Spend Your Money At Home Boosts Local Merchants
Local urging promotes patronizing town businesses to support the economy and keep money circulating within the community. Residents are encouraged to shop at nearby stores, dine locally, and use local services to strengthen jobs and municipal revenue.
Winnipeg Housing Scheme Plans 386 Dwellings
The Winnipeg housing relief fund will advance 1,435,000 dollars for 386 dwellings by November 1, marking a post war construction push. Most homes will house regular city taxpayers and are built to standard specs with careful construction inspections.
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Winnipeg
Housing Relief Fund
The
Housing Commission
McMillan Expedition Plans Winter Journey to Fury and Hecla
Prof. Donald B. MacMillan told aboard the Bowdoin the team hopes to winter in Fury and Hecla Straits near seventy degrees north. The Bowdoin, a small vessel, aims to chart one thousand miles of unknown coast on Baffinland’s western shore, following Captain Parry’s era in search of a northwest passage.
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Halifax
Hecla
Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin
Baffinland
MacMillan
Parry
England
Prosecutions Planned for Income Tax Defaulters
Ottawa reports extensive prosecutions by the finance department against those who fail to file income tax returns. Returns from employers help identify assessable individuals, with others in self employment also targeted. Last year’s prosecutions for false returns improved accuracy, and this year many ignore the law. Penalty is 25 dollars for each day of default.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
British Team Wins Kolapore Cup at Bisley Camp
The Mother Country team wins the Kolapore Cup by 69 points over the Canadians, the event’s sole rival.
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Bisley
Census Work Nearing Finish in Ottawa
Canada faces a delay before official population figures are released as the census continues revision. Officials note many individuals report being overlooked and the tally awaits final compilation, with published totals possible in November.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Oilfields on Fire in Mexican Dreaded Blaze
Reported from Mexico City that Amatian oil fields are ablaze with drilling towers collapsing and workers fleeing. The fire is described as the greatest catastrophe in world oilfields, with unknown cause and vast, hundreds of acres enveloped by 500 foot columns of flame. Efforts to control the blaze are deemed hopeless.
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Mexico City
Perdro del Llano
Railway shop hours rise in Western Canada
The Canadian National Railways increase weekly hours from 24 to 36 across car locomotive and repair shops affecting about 6000 workers in Western Canada. The change starts immediately and follows six months of reduced hours. Canadian Pacific shops currently run five days weekly with plans for full time next month.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
De Valera Elected Chancellor of National University
Eamonn de Valera, Irish Republican leader, was elected chancellor of the National University of Ireland at a convocation of the governing body.
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Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
National University of Ireland
Early Days Aboard Hudson Bay Service Adventure
A recollection of a challenging voyage past Cape Point and Grand Rapids, detailing a light cargo voyage aboard a Hudson’s Bay Company boat. The narrator describes steering by rudder, near-disaster moments, and the crew including Antoine and Scotty, followed by a reset at Grand Rapids and a return voyage with fur cargo to St Paul.
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Antoine
Looney
Scotty
Grand Rapids
H. B. Co
Colwill
St. Paul
Red River
Duluth
Great Lakes
Lawrence
Gulf
Gaspe Basin
To Build Houses for Workingmen
Montreal program aims to construct 1500 brick houses for workers. A business-led corporation will finance the project and encourage workmen to purchase homes, supporting industrial progress by reducing the housing shortage.
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Montreal
Commission Gets Recess in July and August
Ottawa reports no sittings scheduled for July or August by the Railway Commission. The next session is expected to be the regular Ottawa meeting on the second Tuesday of September.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
Arrest Bela Kun on arrival in Lemberg
Bela Kun former Hungarian Communist leader was arrested in Lemberg on arrival from Moscow. He faced charges of carrying plans for a Communist rising in Galicia, per a Lemberg despatch to Berlingske Tidende.
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Copenhagen
Bela Kun
Lemberg
Moscow
Berlingske Tidende
Galicia
Greeks Take Kutaia Prisoners and War Loot Report
London dispatch reports from Smyrna that the Greeks seized Kutaia taking 20 000 prisoners many guns of Russian origin a large supply of ammunition stores and 3 000 camels in an early breakthrough according to the Daily Mail.
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London
Kutaia
Daily Mail
Smyrna
British Dominion Premiers Meet On Disarmament Planning
London hosts a conference with British cabinet ministers and Dominion premiers led by Canada’s Meighen. They discuss Britain’s Washington disarmament policy and seek to delay the Washington conference to after November 11 to fit parliaments schedules and potential Irish settlement talks.
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London
Wm. Morris Hughes
Australia
Wm. F. Masaey
New Zealand
United States
Japan
Meighen
Canada
Washington
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Lake
Alex. Matheson
Matheson
Lord B
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Lake Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company
Nor-West
Northcote
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