World Happenings Briefly Told
Royal air force estimates total £17426000 for the year, up £26000. Canada’s silver fox breeders inspected 23569 adults and 27590 pups nationwide. George W. Muir named Dominion animal husbandman at Ottawa central experimental farm. Dr M Tokugawa claims odorless onion from Fukuoka after five years of research. Vancouver port record: 299600 bushels of wheat loaded onto SS Nimoda in 7 hours 20 minutes. Ontario highway cost to date is £6926110. William Finlayson, lands and forests minister, announced. Half the sum to be paid by Dominion Government. Federal loan council to guarantee western province refunding issues urged by D M Duggan. Crop production urged not to be cut in Alberta Legislature by M J Conner. No formal permission for Beauharnois Company to export power to U S, Premier Bennett said. A leprosy case in Toronto sent a man to Tracadie, N B, where a leper colony exists. disease likely contracted in January after years in South America.
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Royal Air Force
National Organization of Silver Fox Breeders
Canada
Dominion
George W. Muir
Dominion Animal Husbandman
Central
Ottawa
M. Tokugawa
Fukuoka
Japan
Vancouver
Nimoda
Ontario
William Finlayson
Alberta
D. M. Duggan
M. J. Conner
U.F.A
Warner
Edith Cavell Interred at Norwich Cathedral
The body of Edith Cavell, renowned war nurse, is laid to rest in Norwich Cathedral England. The ceremony honors Cavell for her service and sacrifice during wartime with public recognition from local authorities and mourners in attendance.
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Edith Cavell
Norwich Cathedral
England
Ontario Government Pushes for Safer Highways Pedestrian Paths
The government notes steps to fill deep side ditches for pedestrian safety on highways. It cites financial constraints but urges immediate action when treasury funds allow to remove ditches and build safe paths for pedestrians.
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Ontario
Treasury
Draperies Rejuvenated by Diamond Dyes
After forgetting on the line, faded draperies were rescued by dyeing to a deeper green using Diamond Dyes. The user praises the easy use, vibrant colors, and cloth-safe results, noting the dyes restore beauty without damaging fabric. Montreal reader Mrs. J.F.T. shares the testimonial.
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J.F.T
Montreal
Touring British Masterpieces Across the Empire
Sir Philip Sassoon, chairman of the British National Gallery, supports sending famous paintings abroad to tour parts of the world, especially the British Empire. A traveling exhibit would likely include works from the National Gallery and Tate Gallery, with Parliament needed to permit movement of hung works. The proposal aims to let more nations, including Canada, view British art beyond celebrated pieces like The Doctor.
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Philip Sassoon
British National Gallery
British Empire
Canada
Sir Luke Fildes
National Gallery
Joseph Chamberlain
Tate Gallery
London
St. Thomas
Rural Farm Population Share in Canada
Canada’s rural population totals 4,792,135 with 3,289,507 on farms. Of the national 10,362,833, 31.7 percent live on farms while 32.8 percent of rural residents do not, typically in small hamlets or unincorporated villages.
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Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Unbreakable milk bottles developed by Mellon Institute team
Mellon Institute researchers along with a Buffalo company and student Marc Darrin reveal a method to produce unbreakable milk bottles. The process impregnates cellulose with a wax-like substance and shapes it into standard milk bottle form to suit housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon Institute
Buffalo
Marc Darrin
Sunday School Lesson March 26 Focus on Jesus and Sabbath
The lesson guide lists questions on Jesus, John the Baptist, and Sabbath law, inviting study of Jesus healing, miracles, parables, and methods beyond tradition. It asks how to discern right from wrong in Sunday observance and to name the twelve apostles with notes on several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Jesus
Mark
Canada marks first Canadian airplane flight in 1909
The International Airmail Society released a special keepsake featuring the Silver Dart in Baddeck Nova Scotia to commemorate J A D McCurdy's 1909 flight of half a mile with no landing mishaps. Contributors included Dr Alexander Bell and F W Baldwin with McCurdy noted as Baddeck native and university of Toronto graduate. Baddeck Town Council presented an engraved testimonial to Bell and McCurdy.
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Canada
International Airmail Society
Baddeck
Nova Scotia
J. A. D. McCurdy
Montreal Aircraft Industries
McCurdy
Alexander Graham Bell
F. W. Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
Glen R. Curtis
Ian C. Morgan
University of Toronto
Bell
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Prep In New Zealand
Preparations for Commander Richard Byrd’s South Polar expedition begin in Dunedin New Zealand. The plan calls for September departure with 500 tons coal one or two aeroplanes and accessories roughly 15000 gallons gasoline about forty tons of food and fifty tons of other supplies including thirty to fifty tons of dog food.
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Richard Byrd
South Polar
Dunedin
New Zealand
Men Predominate in British Civil Service Figures
Statistics show 317,889 civil servants with 238,925 men and 78,464 women. Ex service personnel total 157,794, including 47,635 disabled.
Saskatchewan Turkey Approval Program Marks 32 000 Inspections
Since 1928 the Saskatchewan turkey approval and banding work has inspected 32 000 birds. Of these 9 245 qualified as Saskatchewan approved turkeys, with the top grade proportion rising over the period.
European camera prints through gloves invention shown
A new camera design has appeared in Europe that can photograph fingerprints through gloves, enabling fingerprint capture without removing the gloves. The device demonstrates a potential advance in forensic imaging and security applications.
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Europe
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Beauharnois Company
United States
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Toronto
Tracadie
N.B
South America
St Charles
St. Charles
Donna
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tafox
Ruth Rogers
Guimpe
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Scott
Minmard
Minard
King OF
Pain
Liniment
Jesus of Nazareth
Acts
Byrd
Ogden
Childrens Colas
Tere VapoRus
Noer
Cppleford Paper Products
Hamilton
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