Besieged Wuchang Endures Mass Starvation Threat
Millions of Chinese population suffers under siege as Cantonese forces tighten the noose around Wuchang. Marshal Wa Pei Fu’s defenders hold out while Sun Chuan-Fang’s troops nearby seek relief by river and through blocked exits. Rescue boats ferry women and children, but many perish in the scramble for sanctuary.
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Hapkow
Wa Pei Fu
San Chaun Fang
Hankow
Sun Chuan-Fang
China
Wuchang
Will Resume Customs Probe First Sittings Set on October 25
The enlarged Royal Commission on the co department will resume sittings on October 25. D. Buler of Customs announced the plan. The initial session location was unclear but likely Toronto, with subsequent meetings at border points in Ontario and then moving west.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission
Co Department
Iaan
D.buler
Customs
Maoan
Toronto
Ontario
Suns Ultraviolet Rise Expected Next Year
Pasadena reports Dr. Edison Pettit of Mount Wilson Observatory says ultraviolet rays from the sun will be more numerous in 1927 due to increasing sunspots. The sun’s rays are known to aid some diseases while also causing sunburn.
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Pasadena
Edison Pettit
Mount Wilson Observatory
London Lady Hoare Plans Long Distance Flight Record
Lady Hoare wife of Sir Samuel Hoare aims to set a long distance airplane record for women next spring. She will accompany her husband on a London to India flight via Egypt covering 4 750 miles. The Might will inaugurate a passenger service from Cairo to Karachi India.
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London
Hoare
Samuel Hoare
Air
India
Egypt
Cairo
Karachi
Brazil Fed by Coal Strike Disrupts Transport
Rio de Janeiro reports British coal strike crippling Brazil's transportation as trains halt to curb coal use. Shortage stems from steamers shifting South American trade to haul coal from the United States to Europe.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Europe
Cobham Narrowly Escapes Injury in Australia Flight
Sir Alan Cobhan, recently knighted English aviator, survived a perilous landing on his return flight from England to Australia when his plane nearly touched high tension lines carrying 6,000 volts. He escaped unharmed, narrowly avoiding tragedy in Hinckley, England.
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Cobham
Parisa Princess Declines Canada US Royal Visit
Parisa Princess, sister to Queen Marie of Romania, will not accompany her sister on the visit to Canada and the United States. The reason for the decision has not been publicly disclosed.
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Parisa
Beatrice
Marie
Romania
Canada
United States
Wheat Pool Payment To Western Canadian Farmers
Western Canada farmers in the Wheat Pool will receive final payments for 1975 wheat. A J MacPhail, Sask Wheat Pool president and Cooperative Selling Agency VP, will announce the date from Regina. deliveries total about 46 million bushels with Saskatchewan at 25 million and Manitoba 15 million. Alberta minimal receipts.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Cerk
A. J. MacPhail
Saskatchbetan Wheat Pool
Cooperative Selling Agency
Regina
Manitoba Pool
MacPhail
Australia
New Khayyam Manuscripts Found in Sindh Ruins
A brass case unearthed by workmen digging for a foundation in Sehwan Sindh Province contained manuscripts of numerous previously unknown Omar Khayyam quatrains. Omar the Persian poet and astronomer died in the early 12th century.
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London
Omar Khayyam
Daily Express
Karachi
British India
Sehwan
Sindh
Omar
Lady Stanley Dies at 71 Widow of Sir Henry Stanley
Lady Stanley widow of explorer Sir Henry M Stanley died aged 71 in London. She was known as a beauty and notable in artistic and literary circles. After marrying Dr Henry Curtis in 1907 she retained the title widely, remaining identified as Lady Stanley.
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London
Lady Stanley
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Henry Curtis
Stanley
Welcome Massey Washington Editorial Calls for Canada US Understanding
Labor, the official publication of the railroad employees' organization, welcomes a new Canadian representative to Washington, reportedly Vincent Massey. It urges better U S understanding of Canada and criticizes newspapers for underreporting Canadian affairs.
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Washington
Vincent Massey
Labor
Railroad Employees’ Organization
Canada
United States
Poultry Grades Conference Postponed in Ottawa
Regina F. H. Auld deputy Minister of Agriculture received notice that the Ottawa conference on standard dressed poultry grades is postponed at the Canadian Produce Association's request. C. M. Mc Rae Ottawa Live Stock Commissioner reports the meeting will likely be held in January.
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Regina
F. H. Auld
Ottawa
Canadian Produce Association
C. M. McRae
Ctiy
Talley Insures Life for Charity and Family Beneficiaries
Metropolitan opera star Marion Talley has insured her life for 200000 with proceeds to aid needy music students. An additional 200000 policy names her parents and sister as beneficiaries, 109000 each, per the insurer’s announcement.
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New York
Marion Talley
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Talley
Montreal Pact to be Implemented by Liberal Government
Hon J A Rebb the finance minister spoke at a St Lawrence St George Liberal banquet and said the government will carry out the 1923 trade agreement with the British West Indies ratified at Parliament’s last session.
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Montreal
Camada
British West Indies
J. A. Rebb
St. Lawrence-St. George
Lord Byng
Canada
Dominion
United States
Designs For New German Flag Berlin
More than 1,000 designs for a new German flag are understood to have been submitted to the government. The flag question has been pending since an argument began between supporters of the old imperial flag and that of the republic.
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Berlin
Republic
Royal Wedding Date Set For November Twenty
Princess Astrid of Sweden will wed Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium on November 20 in Brussels. The announcement confirms the royal engagement and venue details for the high profile ceremony drawing regional attention.
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Stockholm
Astrid
Sweden
Leopold
Belgium
Brussels
Krassin Returns As Envoy For Soviets
London reports Leonia Krassin returns to London as Soviet envoy to restart Anglo Russian ties. He seeks funds to rehabilitate Russian industry and urges agreement on old debts. Britain aims for settlement with guarantees Russia will cease meddling in British domestic affairs.
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London
Leonia Krassin
M. Krassin
Russia
Germany
England
Baldwin
Britain
No Opposition Seen to Liberal Ministers in By-Elections
Ottawa conservatives expect no Liberal ministers to face opposition in the November 9 by-elections caused by the King cabinet. The plan hinges on Conservative executive decisions in each riding. Regina reports indicate no local Tory challenge to Hon. C. A. Dunning, with rumors of possible opposition to Col. J. L. Ralston in Nova Scotia if appointed Minister of National Defence.
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Ottawa
King
Meighen
W. L. Mackenzie King
Regina
C. A. Dunning
Col
J. L. Ralston
Nova Scotia
Minster of National Defence
Steamship Lines Face German Competition in North Atlantic
Competition from German steamship lines to New York from Hamburg is blamed for planned withdrawals by several British operators. The White Star Line’s Arabic will shift to Antwerp, Boulogne, Southampton, Halifax, and New York service with October 30 sailing, direct from New York. The Canara Line’s Andanis may be withdrawn after the October 26 and December 1 Halifax and New York sailings. Canadian Pacific sailings to Hamburg remain unchanged.
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Montreal
New York
Hamburg
White Star One
Halifax
Antwerp
Boulogne
Southampton
Europe
Andanis
Canara
Cherbourg
Canadian Pacific
Hahn Bure
Cauliflower King Crowned at American Vegetable Show
Klaus De Jong, a market gardener from East Kildonan Manitoba six miles north of Winnipeg, was crowned North America king of cauliflowers at the American Vegetable Growers Association show in Cleveland. He won for 12 heads averaging large size and uniform shape with a 14 inch diameter each.
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Ottawa
American Vegetable Growers’ Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Klaus de Jong
East Kildonan
Man
Winnipeg
North America
de Jong
American dancer plans summer class at Chateau Lake Louise
Miss Gladys Bozlee of Portland Oregon a Denishawn pupil poses on the Victoria Glacier two miles from the Chateau Lake Louise She plans to bring a class of pupils for instruction in aesthetic dancing to the Chateau Lake Louise next summer
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Gladys Bozlee
Portland
Oregon
Victoria Glacier
Chateau Lake Louise
Bozlee
Cobham Considers Trans Canada Visit and North America Flight
May Visit West after knighthood honors for famed aviator Sir Alan Cobham plans a Western Canada tour in the Dominion and other Canadian points. The Daily Express notes a trans Atlantic flight may follow a North American lecture circuit after Cobham returned from a proving Australian flight.
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Wil
Western Canada
Cobham
Dominion
Daily Express Today
North America
Alan Cobham
London
Australia
Wreaths From Montreal Brigade for Armistice Day Tribute
St John Ambulance Brigade overseas nursing division No. 19 Montreal unit prepares two wreaths of maple leaves and spruce for shipment to St John’s Gate London. The wreaths will be laid at the cenotaph in London and the tomb of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day by Mrs. Lancelot Dent and Major General Sir Richard Havelock Charles.
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St. John’s Ambulance Brigade
Montreal
Canada
St. John Ambulance Brigade
London
Westminster Abbey
St.John Ambulance Brigade Overseas Nursing Division No. 19
St. John’s Gate
Order
Lancelot Dent
Richard Havelock Charles
Lord Byng Interview After Southampton Arrival
Lord and Lady Byng arrive in Southampton aboard the Empress of France and meet the mayor and sheriff. He deflects questions on Governor-General powers and Ottawa politics, notes Canada’s prospects for Britons, and says relations with Ottawa ministers have always been friendly.
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Southampton
Lord
Lady Byng
Canada
United States
Lord Byng
Ottawa
British miners reject government offer in union vote
The delegate conference rejected the government's proposal for a national arbitration tribunal and voted to withdraw safety men from the mines. The overall vote was 737000 to 42000 against settlement, with South Wales backing withdrawal 594000 to 194000. Government warned withdrawal would occur if miners did not accept.
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London
Oernmment
South Wales
Father Tries to Force Firing in Vienna Labor Strike
In Vienna the father of Ferdin and Rektorik led 150 Socialist workers at the Fiat automobile factory to force dismissal of his son, the sole Christian Social Union member. Management refused demands but finally placed the younger Rektorik to work outside the factory.
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Vienna
Ferdinand Rektorik
Fiat Automobile
Jon
Christian Social Union
Rektorik
Liquor Problems Discussed by Western Provinces Officials
Officials from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba met here under Manitoba’s R D Waugh to discuss liquor administration issues common to all four provinces since adopting government control. Sessions are private and focus on liquor administrative methods.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
R. D. Wiugh
United Kingdom Tops U.S. Imports in August Trade
Britain imported the most U.S. goods in August at 73 496 059 dollars, surpassing the prior year. U.S. imports from Great Britain fell from 32 286 176 to 27 345 578 dollars in the period, compared with last August.
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Washington
United Kingdom
United States
Great Britain
Heat Wave Strikes France Amid Drought
France endures an unseasonable heat wave with three months of no rain raising fears for farmers. Orchard trees including chestnut, apple and pear, along with lakes, bloom again as drought bites across the country.
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Paris
France
Bond tenders rejected by Saskatchewan government
Hon. W J Patterson provincial treasurer announces that Saskatchewan has rejected tenders for a 2 500 000 bond issue bearing 4 4 percent interest. The top bid was 93 52 percent on bonds payable in Canada only.
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Regina
W. J. Patterson
Government of
Saskatchewan
Canada
Allan Brooks Wins Gold Medal at Canadian National Exhibition
Vancouver artist naturalist Allan Brooks receives a gold medal from the Canadian National Exhibition for work in the Wallace Havelock Robb bird paintings collection displayed in the natural history section of the show.
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Toronto
Allan Brooks
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian National Exhibition
Wallace Havelock Robb
Lurrows Named Manitoba Lieutenant Governor Near Succeeding Alkins
Theodore A. Lurrows, Manitoba pioneer who arrived from Ottawa in 1975, is slated to become Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, succeeding Sir James Alkins, per an Ottawa report.
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Winnipeg
Theodore A. Lurrows
Manitoba
Ottawa
James Alkins
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