World Happenings Briefly Told in Australia and Canada
New flying boats will bear aboriginal names like Coolangatta and Coote. From 1930 to 1937 Canada returned 4,095,867 in worn silver currency and issued 4,148,120 in new coin. George C. Beresford, 72, tied to Rudyard Kipling’s Stalky & Co., is noted. Canada’s freight rose to 25,387,719 lb, vastly more than U S lines. Montreal extends women’s civic voting rights pending provincial approval. Quebec War Veterans seek Union Jack as dominant flag feature. Federal relief loans to Alberta and Saskatchewan total 25,886,198 and 59,848,142 respectively. Trans-Canada Air Lines aims for 100 percent Canadian staff. Gas-attack baby protection device to mass production announced in England. A German WWI battery commander returns a British regimental flag. A traveling concert manager confesses audience totals.
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Coolangatta
Coote
London
New York Times
George C. Beresford
McTurk
Rudyard Kipling
Stalky & Co
U.S
Montreal
Province of
Quebec
South African War Veterans’ Association
E. J. Hodsoll
Eastleigh
England
Welsh Fusiliers
Dramatic Ability as Office Boy Gift
A witty remark defines dramatic ability as an office boy’s talent to feign sorrow upon learning his boss is too ill to attend work. The quip reflects satirical humor about workplace roles and emotional performance.
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Ad Readers Endorsement
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a vegetable tonic for young girls and women amid change and nervous disturbances. A testimonial from J E Jones of St Catharines Ontario claims increased strength after using the medicine in pill and liquid forms priced up to $1.35.
Australia Eyes 7000 Britons a Year Immigration Goal
Australia plans to reopen selective immigration with assisted passages aiming to admit 7000 Britons annually. The Lyons government prioritizes domestic, youth, and skilled artisans amid a shrinking British population and rising alien arrivals. A 1939 launch is tentatively proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Joseph Lyons
Commonwealth
Australa
Two-Way Pattern Offers Trim Frock or Housecoat
Anne Adams pattern 4724 provides a choice of a dashing frock with ric-rac trim or a longer housecoat with zipper or button closing. Includes sizes 14 to 42, fabric and ric-rac yardage, and illustrated instructions. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Island Falls Life Brightens With Community Hall
A rambling description recalls Island Falls near the dam at Island Falls where an Indian Bogash casts for six to eight pound jackfish, and the town boasts a large Community Hall with an indoor tennis court, bowling alley, talkie theatre, book libraries, billiards, and winter indoor recreation. The town, 700 miles north of Winnipeg, features electric heating, sidewalks, gardens, and universal radios with best reception on short wave.
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Island Falls
Phillips
Hind
Silva
Keen
Edwardsburg
Gillett's Lye
Chore Girl
Buckingham
Winchester
Canada
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Shank
Planning and Planting Tips for Long Lasting Gardens
The article urges careful preliminary planning for permanent gardens and even vegetable patches. It stresses drawing a rough scale plan, sizing rows for tall crops, and selecting fresh stock from reliable Canadian sources with pliable roots and visible green buds for shrubs and trees.
Feeding the Multitudes Lesson on Compassion and Care
The lesson from Mark 6:33-44 shows Jesus teaching and then feeding the crowd, blessed to bless and using disciples as helpers. It emphasizes divine guidance, practical service, and the lesson that meeting bodily hunger opens paths to moral and spiritual care. The crowd is described as shepherdless, prompting Jesus to act with compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Mark
Greenbough
Man in Sydney Calls Birds From Fifty Yards
Harry Pearson of Sydney New South Wales lures wagtails sparrows and peewits with a soft whistle from over 50 yards daily in the Sydney Botanic Gardens harnessing a remarkable bird calling skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pearson
Sydney
N.S.W
Sydney Botanic Gardens
Editorial Note on Dr MccCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr. MccCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
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MccCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Hens Explain Laying Call Linked to Jungle Fowls
A simple explanation states hens cackle after laying four eggs to signal their whereabouts to the wandering flock. The behavior traces to jungle fowls whose actions arose after taking time to lay. The article notes more births and deaths occur at night than in daylight hours.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Philip G. Johnson
Manitoba
C.N.R
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Cleopatra
Soc
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