Changes in personnel of customs probe announced
Hon J A Hobby, acting prime minister, says the customs inquiry commission will resume in Ottawa on November 17 with Chief Justice Brown of Saskatchewan as chairman replacing Sir Francois Lemieux who resigns due to workload. Judge Ernest Roy of Quebec named as new member. The panel will then travel to Vancouver and Winnipeg.
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Atewa
Pranecoi
Lemieux
Rorel
Department of Customs and Excise
Meix
Brown
Saskatchewan
Ernest Roy
Quebec
J A Hobby
Ottawa
Custome Inquiry Commisdon
Francois Lemieux
Superior Court
Province of
Francois
Bame
Customs Inquiry Commission
Quebec City
Vancouver
Winniper
Gems Found Near Winnipeg Spark Prospectors Interest
Kenneth Hiller of Winnipeg reports discovering a deposit of semi precious crystals in pegmatites near Bird River about 100 miles from Winnipeg. Two claims totaling 104 acres cover 2006 feet of outcrops with crystals visible on surface and pockets widening to 140 feet.
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Winnipeg
Berg
Bird River
Kenneth Hiller
France to Cut Military Service and Mien Armée Totals
Paris reports three bills will be introduced in the Chamber of Deputies to reduce the total number of mien and armee in France from 636000 to 400000 and to shorten compulsory military service from 15 months to 2 months.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Canada’s Imperial Problem Seen Solved by London Representative
Prof P E Corbett of McGill University, former League of Nations legal service member, argues that Canada's imperial issue would be largely resolved by appointing a government representative in London England. His view reflects on international law and Canadian governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Govermament
London
England
P. E. Corbett
League of Nations
A, Kheeturer
McGill University
Houdini Leaves Library of Congress Large Book Collection
Leo Ruhman, Houdini’s attorney, who drafted his will two years ago, believes the magician left to the Library of Congress a vast collection of magic, spiritualism, witchcraft, and demonology books valued at about 506,006 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Houdini
Library of Congress
Leo Ruhman
Houdini
England's first woman sheriff named in Southampton
Mrs Lucia Welch is the first woman appointed sheriff in England. She must attend any execution during her tenure as sheriff in Southampton.
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England
Southampton
Eng
Lucia Welch
More Mennonite Settlers For Canada
Bishop Toews, head of the Mennonite Colonization Board, says Canada will see about 7 000 Southern Russia Mennonites settle this year. He notes 3 500 already settled and content, with arrivals in 1927 expected to surpass 1926. Settlers will winter with kinsmen and receive land in spring, while attraction to Mexico fades.
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Russia
Bishop Toews
Winnipeg
Canada
Detminion
Dishop Toews
Sai
Mexico
Polar Airship Plan Aims for Arctic Science
Dr Fridtjof Nansen presides at an international congress outlining a polar expedition by airship. The route would run from Nome, Alaska to the North Pole and Murmansk, Russia, with a 50 man crew in three shifts. Nansen calls Byrd and Amundsen flights pioneering but only preliminary to extensive landings for scientific work.
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Byrd
Amundsen
North Pole
Massey Named Canadian Minister to Washington
Ottawa confirms Vincent Massey appointment as Canadian minister to Washington by order in council. Acting Prime Minister J A Robb announced to journalists. Massey is in England with Premier King attending the Imperial Conference in an unofficial capacity.
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Ottawa
Vincent Massey
Washington
J. A. Robb
Massey
England
King
Leaving Earthquake Area Leninakay Armenia
Sufferers of the recent quake have left for the Caucasus in search of rebuilding, as aftershocks of moderate intensity continue for four weeks. Authorities fear the city may soon be deserted with cold weather intensifying misery.
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Leninakay
Armenia
Caucasus
Manitoba Government Hones Act To Strengthen Rural Credits
Corrective legislation retroactive to bolster the Manitoba Rural Credits Act is under study after Court of Appeal ruling against the Rural Credits Society. The measure aims to shore up the credits program and address judicial findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba Rural Credits Act
Rural Credits Society
Military Training Made Mandatory for University Students
The com missariat of war orders all university students to undergo 186 hours of military instruction within their four year course. Both men and women are required to participate in the program as part of their standard curriculum.
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Moscow
The
Commissariat of War
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada for Jubilee
It is believed His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will travel to Canada next year to take part in Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The visit has not been officially announced.
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Ottawa
Prince George
Government House
Royal Navy
Canada
London
Royal
the Prince of Wales
Canada Implements Uniform Vital Statistics Across Provinces
Ottawa reports falling death rates as Canada moves to a uniform vital statistics system. Previously each province used different methods. New Brunswick lacked a system, Quebec relied on church records for 700 years. Dominion statistician Mr. Coates leads with FE MacPhail and W. R. Tracey, who has studied statistics in Geneva and European cities.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
New Brunswick
St. John
Moncton
Fredericton
Quebec
Coates
MacPhail
W. R. Tracey
Legime of Nations
Geneva
Berlin
Hague
Paris
Unoee
Parliament to assemble on December ninth
Ottawa reports Parliament will assemble on December 9 with Hon. J. A. Robb as acting Prime Minister. The Commons will elect a speaker on December 14 and adjourn to December 12. The throne speech and estimates will be run through quickly aiming for a lengthy pre Christmas session and a January resumption is unlikely. Governor General and Viscountess Willingdon will host a drawing room in January.
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Ottawa
J. A. Robb
Commons
Robb
King
Ernest Lapointe Svil
England
Mr. Lapointe
Government House
Willingdon
Reunion Dinner Of Canadians Held In London
London Premier Mackenzie King attended the reunion dinner of Canadian expeditionary forces now resident in London though he could not stay the full evening. Major General Garnet Hughes presided as Armistice night event honored by Viscount Byng and other figures. Byng praised Canadian unity and the cooperation of veterans from British Columbia and Nova Scotia on Vimy Ridge, urging selflessness and shared purpose.
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London
Mackenzie King
Geeral Garnet Hughes
Viscount Bynge
Vimy
J. W. MacBrien
George Milne
Imperial General Staff
Ian Hamilton
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Vimy Ridge
On Corps
Viscount Byng
Prince of Wales ranch sells shorthorns to Kirkwood farm
Sheldon and Carruthers purchase fifteen head of shorthorn stock from the Prince of Wales ranch near High River Alberta. The shipment includes nine cows and heifers and six yearling bulls, with one champion at Western fairs this summer. Prof W L Carlyle announced the sale after California buyers visited many U S herds.
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Calgary
Prince of Wales
High River
Alberta
Sheldon and Carruthers
Kirkwood
California
W. L. Carlyle
Prince's Ranch
United States
Alberta Seed Survey Aims to Gauge Winter Damage and Seed Supply
The Dominion seed branch in Alberta will survey the province to determine seed oats damage from wet weather and estimate spring sowing seed. A preliminary report will come soon as crops improve. Grain men fear a seed oats shortage though exact quantities await movement of the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Deminion
Stewart
Hungarian Countess Karolyi Plans Canadian Settlement
May settle in Western Canada as Countess Karolyi, wife of Hungary's wartime prime minister, bans entry to the United States and drops a visa denial suit. She travels to Ottawa to discuss farms and may settle in a prairie province with government authorities.
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Karolyi
U.S
Montreal
Hungary
United States
Department of State
Kellogg
Karolyn
Ottawa
Canada
Karolyis
Prairie Provinces
Committee Struggling With Locarno Treaty
The Imperial conference legal committee led by Ernest Lapointe debates Locarno treaty guidance. Delegates struggle with wording, delaying progress as Britain grows cautious about future pacts even as joining Germany to the League is seen as justified.
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London
Lou
Ernest Lapointe
Locarno
Germany
League
Canada cuts TB deaths by half in 50 years
Ottawa reports tuberculosis mortality declines since 1900 from 180 per 100 000 to under 40 per 100 000. The drop equals more than 100 fewer deaths per 100 000 annually, saving about one life per 1 000 people or 9 352 lives each year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Hagen in Canada to Test Langara Course
Walter Hagen former British Open champion will compete on Langara public course in South Vancouver. Par is 72 with 350 yard holes on a course built by Canadian Pacific Railway at about 169000 dollars. Greens cover five and a half acres and Seattle Post-Intelligencer editor Walter Steedman is expected to attend to review Vancouver and Victoria courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Conmany
Langara
South Vancouver
Hagen
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific
Walter Steedman
Seattle, Post Intelligencer
Vancouver
Victoria
Canada and Britain push limited emigration pact for farm workers
London reports that a renewed agreement with Atlantic transport firms will keep the £3 fare to Canada for farm workers and domestic servants. Canada resists extending to industrial workers, citing absorption limits, while Britain trims training time from six to four months to speed emigration.
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London
Atlantic Transportation
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion
Advance in Ocean Freight Rates Across Canada to Continent and UK
Montreal reports advance in ocean freight rates by the Canadian trans Atlantic conference for conference commodities to the continent and United Kingdom. Increases begin December 1 and January 1, with an 15 percent plus rise tied to pre September 23 levels. Cattle flour and grains unaffected. reasons cited include British coal strike raising operating costs and reducing cargo capacity.
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Montreal
Canada
United Kingdom
North Atlantic
May Eventually Send Envoy To Canada
The United States considers sending a diplomatic envoy to Canada may be pursued after initial steps with Hon. Vincent Massey as Canadian representative to the U S. The U S will rely on consular services for now, while Congress may authorize a higher ranking envoy later.
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Washington
United States
Vincent Massey
Canada
Ottawa
Coolidge
Congress
Massey
Rock Slide Shocks Prince Rupert Area
A large rock from Glacier Mountain near Alice Arm in the Portand Canal district toppled from the cliff startling residents. The fall was felt for miles, causing dishes to rattle in cabins as locals feared an earthquake.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Glacier Mountain
Alice Arm
Portand Canal District
Niles
Italy Demands Share in Russian Oil Monopoly Deal
Reported demand from Italy seeks a stake in the Russian oil monopoly tied to a British loan to the Soviet government. Italy offers to share in the loan and benefits from Russia or proposes an alternate loan with control of Russian oil sales outside Britain.
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London
Italy
Russia
Bernard Shaw Responds to 1925 Nobel Prize Honor
George Bernard Shaw called the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925 a mystery and said he may have received it because he wrote nothing that year. He noted he has not yet been officially advised of the award.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Royal Wedding Ends as Astrid and Leopold Marry in Brussels
Princess Astrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium wed in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St. Gudula Cathedral Brussels on November 19. The couple departed for a secret honeymoon destination after the ceremony.
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Brussels
Astrid
Sweden
Crown Prince
Leopold
Belgium
Cathedral of
St. Gudula
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Alberta Seed Survey
West
Walter Hagen
Asso
Langara Golf Course
May
Britain
Bernard Shaw
Minerature
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