Italy Eyes Ethiopia as Riches of Africa Spark Colonial Aims
The piece describes Ethiopia as a vast treasure, rich in gold silver platinum rubber cotton and timber with fertile land and climate favorable for crops and stock raising. It notes highlands near the equator offering temperate conditions and reports Abyssinia’s potential and limited exploration. It mentions Jibuti port under French control at Bab el Mandeb Strait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Italy
Ethiopia
Tropics
Equator
Abyssinia
Jibuti
Bab-el-Mandeb
Mediterranean
Royal Jubilee Fleet Review Planned at Portsmouth
Review plans for a July fleet celebration in Portsmouth and Southsea include 200 vessels from home, reserve, and air arm fleets. Notable ships named are Nelson, Rodney, Malava, Valient, Barham, Hood, and Renown. King to arrive July 16 and lead exercises at sea if weather permits.
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Spithead
Portsmouth
Southsea
Home Fleet
Fleet Air Arm
Nelson
Rodney
Malava
Valiant
Barham
Hood
Renown
Furious
Courageous
Royal Yacht
Branded Beef Sales Rise in Canada in 1935 January
Canada sold 4 230 821 pounds of branded beef in January 1935 up 1 621 480 pounds from January 1934. Past January figures show 1931 866 466 pounds 1932 1 448 859 pounds 1933 41 476 pounds 1934 2 609 341 pounds. Two weeks ago Vancouver sales set new record highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vancouver
Practical Uses of Cow Parts in Airplane Making
The article notes that nearly every part of the cow, including blood, is used in the construction of airplanes. It also mentions lectisternium as a sacrificial Roman ceremony.
Pageant marks King’s Silver Jubilee on Thames procession
A grand Thames pageant recalling historic river transport will form part of King’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. The Royal State Barge leads a procession of diverse craft from Greenwich to Chelsea with lights and flags. Seats for the procession from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul’s sell from £3 to £15, with a 200 seat block near St Clement Danes nearly sold out at £10 and many applications for £15 in St Paul’s Churchyard. Canadian Pacific anticipates moving at least 20 000 Canadians to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
London
Royal State Barre
Greenwich
Chelsea
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul's
St. Clement Danes Church
Strand
Dinosaur Skull Mounted for Alberta University Exhibit
The 34 inch skull from a 27 foot carnivorous dinosaur named gorgosaurus is being prepared for mounting in Edmonton by George F. Sternberg of Fort Hays College museum Kansas. The fossil from Red River valley near Berry Creek will be exhibited at the University of Alberta museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Valley
Berry Creek
Edmonton
George F. Sternberg
Fort Hays College Museum
Kansas
University of Alberta Museum
Prairies
Animal Kingdom
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ten Most Charming People Named by Margery Wilson
Miss Margery Wilson lists ten figures as the world’s most charming including President and Mrs Roosevelt Amelia Earhart Pope Pius XI Emperor Hirohito of Japan Princess Elizabeth Anne Lindbergh Sonja Henie and Bill Robinson The selection reflects charm that is intrinsic to each individual and will be themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Wilson
Canadian dressed poultry exports to Britain surge after 1934 rules
Exports of Canadian dressed poultry to the British market rose to new highs following amendments to the Dressed Poultry Regulations. The changes, enacted November 10, 1934, require individual bird marking and compulsory inspection of poultry.
Our eyes see only one star in five million 2001
A compact note recalls a 2001 observation about starlight perception, noting that humans detect at most one star in five million under certain conditions. The reference hints at astronomy discussions about human visual limits and light sensitivity.
Historic chromoxylography and varied excerpts on horses and geology
The text covers Walter Phillips a Winnipeg chromoxylographist describing multi block color prints, then comments on limestone composition. It notes a large US horse and mule shortage with Alberta ranchers awaiting eastern Canadian demand and prices. Includes a dialogue about job independence and a Cumberland cliff rescue of two sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Phillips
R.C.A
Winnipeg
Air route ships eggs across 12800 miles Britain to Australia
A pioneering experiment shipped hatching eggs by air from Stanbridge Earls Romsey Hants to Sydney New South Wales covering 12800 miles. The journey included London Paris Brindisi Cairo Rangoon Singapore Calcutta Rangoon Port Darwin Brisbane and finally Sydney. The 12 3 day delivery arrived in good condition with no broken eggs and a potential boost to international egg trade.
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Britain
Australia
Austalia
Cunard White Star Limited
Imperial Airways Limited
C. K. Greenway
Lord Greenway
Stanbridge Earls
Romsey
Hants
F. P. Finney
Rhode Island Red Club
Sydney
New South Wales
London
Paris
Brindisi
Mediterranean
Imperial Airways
Cairo
Desert
Brisbane
Finney
England
Qantas Empire Airways
Prodigious memory of Dr Richard Garnett at British Museum
The centenary of Dr Richard Garnett, longtime keeper of printed books and reading room supervisor at the British Museum, is noted. He reportedly could locate needed works and details within thousands of volumes, guiding Ford Madox Ford to a Merovingian buckle illustration with precise volume, page, and plate references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Meighen
Richard Garnett
British Museum
Garnett
Ford Madox Ford
Thousand Dollars for Song Won by Relief Chorus Singer
Mrs. Julia Louisa Covell received a $1,000 prize for writing a popular song. She had been singing in an emergency relief administration chorus in San Francisco and sent her composition titled My Brown-Eyed Sweetheart to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Louisa Covell
Emergency Relief Administration
San Francisco
New York
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Alberta University Museum
U.S
Prince of Wales
Dominions
J. H. Thomas
Union of South Africa
Jimmy
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Railway Trades Union
Gulf of St. Lawrence
United States
Alberta
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Arthur
Albert
Cumberland
Thomas Teasdale
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