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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
3
London chatter ponders Lloyd George amid a split Conservative mood. Loyal ministers back the premier while rank-and-file lawmakers hint at coalition defections. The Standard argues against dumping coalition but warns of a fractured Conservative stance before the next general election.
Twenty three decorated heroes from seven European countries including five Britons landed on the La Lorraine en route to New Orleans for the Inter Allied Veterans Federation convention. Captain William Appleby, totally blind, who fought in 1914, led the group with his daughter Olga at his side. Major Rodney Cullen, a legless British delegate and parliament member, arrived aboard the Olympic.
Grain shipments from Port Arthur and Fort William for two days topped five million bushels. This fall's shipments are surpassing all previous records and reflect strong export demand.
A rare fifty million dollar check will be handed to the U S Government over Britain's war loan interest. The check will be drawn on the British treasury account with J P Morgan and Company of New York and is expected to become a historical relic after its use.
The Wall Street Journal lauds a strong recovery in the Canadian dollar and a highly satisfactory Canadian foreign trade state. It notes exchange back to par since 1910 and 1920 expat balances, expecting trade to run moderately in Canada's favor with expansion ahead.
Announcement declares the annual United Farmers of Manitoba convention will be held in Brandon from January 9 to 12. The four day gathering marks a new departure for the organization and it is announced that preferential voting will be used to elect officers.
Fifteen adjusters from Toronto depart to Northern Ontario to adjust fire claims. Authorities anticipate about five million dollars will be paid out in fire insurance in the devastated district within days.
Application denied by Mr Justice Dorien for a writ of habeas corpus to liberate Rev. Adelard Delorme from Beauport Asylum. Delorme was committed after being found insane by a Montreal jury.
Final settlement between Turkish Nationalists and the Allies after two sessions of delegates. Greeks refused signing due to lack of home government approval. Turks to have a gendarmerie of 8000 in Thrace while Ismid compromise settled at 8500. General Harrington hailed the signing as a milestone toward lasting peace.
H W Wood president of the United Farmers of Alberta predicts Calgary that a wheat board will be a major issue in the Alberta Legislature winter session. He says Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will seek Dominion Government help to form a compulsory organization for marketing the prairie wheat crop. He notes farmers’ sentiment remains strong despite last summer’s board failing for lack of leadership.
Mrs Roy Keith of Charlton Ontario praises Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for diarrhoea in children claiming rapid relief and that it saved her two children's lives. The product sold by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto at 50 cents a bottle.
Premier Lloyd George affirms Britain’s costly entry into the war was necessary and noble. He lauds Belgium’s aid and vows to stand with Belgium and France and all allies in postwar reconstruction, warning against parting ways after shared sacrifice.
The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway announced an embargo on flour and feed destined for Duluth and Superior due to stock and merchandise buildup at the docks awaiting shipment down the lakes.
A 1910 Buffalo portrait highlights Dr. Pierce a famed physician who moved from Pennsylvania to Buffalo and marketed Golden Medical Discovery. The tonic claims to improve blood health and complexion and to aid digestion while offering confidential medical advice through the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
J M Leamy Manitoba's representative on the Lignite Utilization Board denied reports that the Bienfait Sask joint briquetting plant is unsound due to oven failure. He said the commission has not received any serious breakdown notices, noting only summer delays. A final inspection is planned before commercial operation begins.
London reports that Prime Minister Hughes of Australia calls for a voice for dominions in empire foreign policy, a position welcomed by critics. Earl Page, noted Australian MP, advocates an Imperial relations committee in London drawn from Home and Dominions ministers.
A Lahore correspondent for the London Morning Post notes rising unrest in India. The despatch cites inflammatory speeches recalling 1857 mutiny fears about greased cartridges and British coercion of sepoys, highlighting religious opposition to cow and pig fat used in ammunition.
Thirty two London and New Zealand farmers petition Parliament to withdraw the deer protection act. New Zealand forest minister Sir Francis Bell estimates the deer population at 300,000 and notes they cause considerable damage.
The Government of Canada approved 160000 for relief of victims in five ravaged Northern Ontario areas. Hon George P. Graham Minister of Militia announced the aid on instructions from the Premier.
A duck shot by Reeve Boucher of Hoey Prince Albert carried a leg tag from the Biological Survey Washington indicating the bird was liberated by the survey. Toronto reports eighty seven unused railway cars sent to Haileybury to house fire victims.
Toronto Neville Chamberlain addressed the Empire Club on Imperialism. He argued it is not jingoism and Britain bears fresh mandates under the League of Nations as part of a great trust. He noted colonial development shows less desire for separation with greater opportunity for unity among colonies and mother country.
Il Mondu reports a Near East peace conference to be held in Scutari on November 1. Italy will be represented by Foreign Minister Schanzer who will then travel to Brussels for a reparations conference.
Ottawa reports a broad plan by the Department of Immigration and Colonization to use wider publicity and accept the Empire Settlement Act of 1922 offer for joint action with Britain to attract settlers from the British Isles. Transport interests including Canadian National Railways Canadian Pacific Steamships Cunard White Star Dominion Line Anchor Donaldson and Canadian Colonization Association backed the proposal. Col. J S Dennis cited census, debt, railways and vast western lands as drivers of immigration while noting a 35 percent drop from 1921 in the first eight months and idle shipping capacity awaiting use.
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