Statesman Warns on Pacific Warship Building
Hon. William Downie Stewart, MP, former NZ finance minister and treaty negotiator, urged the Institute of Pacific Relations to study causes of friction from feverish battleship construction. He spoke from a wheelchair, warning that without peace machinery the Pacific situation appears grave and menacing and that talk of war begets war.
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William Downie Stewart
New Zealand
Thetatesman
Australia
Canada
Japan
Belgium
Institute of Pacific Relations
Institute
Pacific
Canadians Eat More Pork in 1932 Amid Pioneer Era Echoes
Dominion Department of Agriculture reports 1932 per person intake rising for pork to 91.79 pounds and declines for beef and eggs, with higher turkey duck and goose consumption than 1931 but lower than 1930 1929. Total national figures show pork leading at 964,885,673 pounds and eggs at 297,949,339 dozen.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Menace to Poultry Stock Threat to Baby Chicks From Lice and Mites
Poultry experts cite lice and mites as major killers of baby chicks. Prof J Holmes Martin of the University of Kentucky recommends freeing hens and brooding equipment from pests before hatch and applying Black Leaf 40 to roosts before roosting time to release fumes that kill lice.
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J. Holmes Martin
University of Kentucky
Martin
Flower Show Snobbery Criticized as Rampant
A sour remark accuses flower shows of surpassing all places in snobbery and haughty culture, suggesting elitist behavior is strongest among exhibitors and attendees.
Popular slip pattern with simple two-part design
The slip features two main parts with inverted side plaits for freedom and a straight line. It can be ankle or street length, Style No. 797 fits bust sizes 36 to 44 inches, and size 36 uses 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch material. Price is 20 cents in stamps or coin.
Canadian delegation to League of Nations named
Delegates to the League of Nations assembly will include Hon R J Manion Minister of Railways Hon Phillipe Roy Canadian Minister in Paris and Dr L A Riddell Canadian Advisory Officer to the League announced by Sir George Perley Acting Prime Minister Manion will head the delegation and depart Sept 2 to study the situation before the Sept 25 Geneva assembly Two substitutes were named Hon G Howard Ferguson Canadian High Commissioner in London and J Desy of the London Office.
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Canada
Assembly of the League of Nations
R. J. Manion
Phillipe Roy
Paris
L. A. Riddell
League
George Perley
Manion
Europe
Geneva
G. Howard Ferguson
London
J. Desy
England Drops Subsidy to Grand Opera This Season
England will not provide its subsidy for the grand opera season this year. The government cites budget constraints and shifts in cultural funding priorities as reasons for withholding support to the company.
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England
Lesson In Natural History Hates Wasps Yet Sees Their Value
A Daily Sketch correspondent visits Hyde Park where a 70 year old chair attendant notes 30 years of battles against caterpillars. Nearby a fruit seller argues wasps control pests and blight, recalling times when wasps helped farmers keep grubs down and fruit harvests abundant.
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Daily Sketch
Hyde Park
Arthur
Liza
Marble Arch
McGill University Lists Large Magazine Subscriptions
McGill University in Montreal ranks among the world’s largest subscribers to periodicals. It receives about 3,500 magazines with 2,000 regular subscriptions, 930 presentation copies, and 565 on exchange lists. The collection is praised by visiting librarians as one of the best.
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McGill University
Montreal
Front of British Museum Cleaned for First Time in Century
The London museum facade underwent its first cleaning in many years using only soap and water. Officials say the gentle treatment preserves stonework while restoring appearance.
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British Museum
London
England
Forest Nursery Stations Show What Can Be Accomplished In Reforestation Of The West
The Dominion tree planting scheme in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta began in 1901 under Hon. Clifford Sifton. By 1934 farms received millions of trees with small charges for evergreens and free broad leaf stock for March applications. Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries demonstrate shelter belts and home fruit and fuel plantings thriving on prairie conditions.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Indian Head
Sask
Sutherland
Federal Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
E. S. Archibald
Ottawa
Prairies
Danger In the Kitchen
A Chatham News note highlights home accident risks with 28 000 annual deaths in the United States and 34 percent occurring in kitchens. Falls and scalds are the main hazards. with care and forethought daily life can save lives each year.
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United Sta
Chatham News
Old bachelor doubts women abilities in air of doubt
A local old bachelor claims women cannot do anything as well as men. He concedes nothing until he sees a woman pack a trunk. France reports one doctor for every 1596 people in the population.
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Statesman
Antipodes
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TafAroy
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
McGill
Montreal University
Chalk Farm
Misa Jessie Womack Medley
G. R. Patkar
Dr. Moonge
Hindu Maha Sabha
Danger
France
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