Trade With Mother Land Highlighted by Massey in London
Hon Vincent Massey, Canada’s high commissioner to London, urged practical trade ties with the United Kingdom as Canada shifts from rural image to an industrial nation. He cited Canada’s role on the International Labour Office and noted 40 Canadian exhibitors at the British Industries Fair while calling for deeper mutual understanding between public and private sectors. Sir Hewitt Skinner presided.
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International Labor Office
Geneva
Walter Riddell
Dominion
Britain
Canada
Massey
United States
Ottawa
Men Excel In Driving Skill Says Harvard Expert
An expert from Harvard's traffic research staff states there is no doubt men are better drivers than women. He cites physical skill mental energy training experience and lifestyle as reasons men react more effectively to emergencies behind the wheel.
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Harvard
Baltimore Sun
Association of Canadian Clubs Sets Conference Dates
The executive council met in Ottawa and set the conference for June 25 and 26 in Vancouver and June 27 in Victoria. These cities were chosen at the Toront o conference two years earlier.
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The
Association of Canadian Clubs
Ottawa
Vancouver
Victoria
Toronto
Newfoundland Officials Debate National Sweepstakes Plan
Newfoundland's government rejected a plan to raise 2.5 million dollars annually through a national sweepstake. Supporters, led by prominent citizens after a meeting led by Peter Cashin, former minister of finance, H. Cowan and R. Hibbs, pressed for approval.
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Newfoundland
Commission
Peter Cashin
H. Cowan
R. Hibbs
Sharing apples prompts a witty family reply
A visitor quotes a riddle about dividing two apples the large and small one and a boy named Johnny responds with humor by asking if the request targets his brother or himself, highlighting playful family dynamics.
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Johnny
King Edward VIII praised for peacemaking and poverty aid
Lord Melchett lauds the King’s attitude toward the underprivileged and peace, suggesting his influence helped convene the League of Nations and ease German-French tensions. A slang etymology tale ties applesauce to the term hooey. The late Earl of Dysart’s death duties reach £1,008,823. the 76-year-old heir suffered blindness yet pursued music and science at Buckminster.
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Edward
Earl of Dysart
Lord Melchett
Institute of Metals
London
Edward VIII
Glasgow
Prince of Wales
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Baldwin
Peace Palace
Germany
France
Earl
Norfolk Street
Strand
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Ham House
Richmond
Buckminster Park
Grantham
Buckminster
A South African Hailstorm Explained
The article distinguishes winter soft hail from large thunderstorm hail in South Africa. It explains how frozen rain forms in storm clouds with layered ice and can reach tennis ball size. It notes storms are dangerous and likens casualties to Sisera’s army.
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South Africa
Sisera
Invasive mittened crabs threaten European river banks
Chinese mittened crabs spread through European rivers undermining river banks and habitats. In the United Kingdom, roughly one motor car serves every nineteen people and one driving license for every fourteen people, highlighting stressed transport and regulatory metrics amid the ecological issue.
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United Kingdom
Wolf Snare Foiled as Wolf Escapes With Sapling
John Tregonning of Rock Lake Ontario found a wolf caught on his trap line. The animal chewed through a three inch sapling to free itself and carried away snare and sapling. An ounce of spiders web would stretch 350 miles if straightened.
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John Tregonning
Rock Lake
Ont
Mystery Spelling Call Reveals Londoner Dial Tone
A London caller asked the fare to Faling. The clerk could not catch the station name and asked to spell it. The inquirer's reply spelled Erbert Awot the horses heat Lwe're yer goes when yer dies Iwot ver sees wif Nwot lays a hegg Gorl blime.
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Faling
the Inquirer
Erbert
Sockeye Salmon Industry Delivers Million Dollar Impact
The Sockeye season in British Columbia's Rivers and Smiths Inlets generated about one million dollars in direct circulation among Canadian producers and merchants. About 166,000 cases of canned fish were produced from the season's catch, shared among two to three thousand fishermen who worked five weeks using gill nets, with earnings tied to seasonal limitations and reliance on other species for livelihood year round.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Smiths Inlets
Rivers
Smiths
Advertising as Herald of Progress in the People’s Taste
The piece argues advertising mirrors front-line news, satisfying public hunger for information. It claims ads express consumer desires and promise advancement, drawing power from self-interest and aiding society toward better living.
France Votes To Alienate Land For Vimy Ridge Cemetery
The French chamber of deputies approved a bill allowing the alienation of five acres of land adjacent to the Canadian cemetery at Vimy Ridge. The land, purchased by France for presentation to Canada, will remain in perpetuity to support improvements at the cemetery.
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Chamber of Deputies
Vimy Ridge
Labor Gazette funding questioned in Commons
Sam Jacobs of Lib. Cartier-Montreal criticized the Labor Gazette printing estimate of 30,000 dollars during a Commons session. Norman Rogers, the minister of labor, sought approval for the monthly magazine’s publishing cost.
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Labor Gazette
Sam Jacobs
Lib
Cartier-Montreal
House of Commons
Norman Rogers
Labor Department
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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St. Louis
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