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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1926
Page
3
The report suggests a new parliamentary session could convene around November 20 with a likely long adjournment for Christmas and a possible Easter end for 1927. Writs timing and cabinet reshuffles are discussed, noting most ministers may return, with R. M. MacDonald retiring to be named to a vacant Nova Scotia Senate seat.
The Evening Telegram reports a provincial election will be held the week of November with Ontario voters expected to go to the polls on Thursday November 11. Armistice Day observance will fall on Monday November 8.
Mexico City reports the war department will employ aeroplanes and gas bombs against the Yaqui revolt in Sonora. Cavalry and infantry are ordered out as the Yaquis claim tribal lands were expropriated and demands for reimbursement were ignored.
The Segovia artillery academy commander was sentenced to death by court martial for taking part in the artillery revolt. King Alfonso, advised by Premier Primo de Rivera, granted clemency using the royal prerogative, eliciting widespread praise.
Hamilton Ontario George C Wilson Conservative member elect Wentworth wired Premier Arthur Meighen who was defeated in Portage la Prairie Manitoba offering to resign his seat so Meighen could contest the constituency He also forwarded a letter confirming his telegram to Meighen
In dense fog, the French liner La Sa voie departing Havre September 11 collided with a cargo boat. Damage is above the waterline on the port side but no injuries are reported. The ship continues toward New York.
Kingston reports the British Government will disband the West India Regiment, the empire's oldest black unit. The decision has caused much disappointment locally and abroad as observers assess implications for colonial forces and imperial policy.
Louis Auger independent Liberal of Hawkesbury Ontario is elected to Prescott and will be the youngest member of the new house at age 24.
Ireland confirms its candidature for the ninth place on the council despite a dominions decision not to demand a seat. Sir George Foster amends his earlier declaration to include Ireland as a candidate, with support from several powers hoping to retain services of Premier Beach and influence on the council.
Returns show nine Liberal candidates in Toronto and York districts lost deposits. Names listed include Shipway Toronto South and Murdock Toronto High Park. both Labor candidates Simpson Toronto North West and Macdonald West Centre also failed to secure deposits. Each loser forfeit 200 dollars to the Dominion Government.
Lord Clarendon in Montreal called the 3000 family settlement scheme a conspicuous success. He supported renewing the program as the best form of colonization and noted its role in bringing picked British settlers to Canada during the past two seasons.
In Devonport England the cruiser HMS Carisfort is ordered to depart for Hankow China. Red Cantonese forces strike Wu Chang again but are repulsed. Civilian casualties rise amid food shortages. A relief mission to save missionaries and foreigners at Wu Chang is organized. HMS Cricket and HMS Bee set sail for Wanhsien. a naval detachment proceeds to Changsu.
London reports Right Hon. J. H. Thomas M P colonial secretary in the late Labour Government dismissed talk of annexation as humbug. He said Canada shows no serious interest in annexation and emphasized the dominion's strong potential and enterprise during his visit.
Sir James Craig premier of Ireland arrives in Vancouver with Lady Craig after completing a cross Canada journey. The party will stay on the Pacific Coast about a week before returning east, signaling unity linked to social and industrial progress.
General Erich Ludendoerff, 61, once quartermaster-general of the German imperial army in the world war, married Frau Dr Mathilde Von Kemnitz in Munich Bavaria. The bride, named in July in divorce proceedings, is a nervous diseases specialist. The ceremony was strictly private.
President Joe Serratoe has sent a bill to Congress to end the use of honorifics like your excellency in Uruguay. The measure argues such forms of address are not fitting for a modern democracy and urges removal across official communication.
Rome reports fascist directives harshly condemn France for harboring conspirators linked to Gino Lucetti’s attempted assassination of Premier Mussolini. The order accuses Paris of safe haven for bomb makers and calls for stricter frontier vigilance against those aiming at the Italian regime. It notes capital punishment proposals for revolters, and outlines Italy’s threatened penalties for plots against the throne and government.
Final returns place the Liberals with a solid core in the next Parliament, while Conservatives shrink especially in Ontario and the Prairies. King declares readiness to form a cabinet likely including Robert Forke. Parliament may assemble in November with King in London for the imperial conference on October 19.
Belgium faces financial turmoil as depreciation swallows most of a million dollars in bonds presented for reconstruction of the library burned by German forces in 1914. The funds were intended for Belgium's postwar rebuilding efforts but are largely absorbed by depreciation losses.
Noted English stage comedian Wee Geordie Wood leaves from Montreal aboard the Montrose after a lengthy U S tour. In California he stayed with famed favorite Charlie Chaplin and is pictured with William Weber, General Agent of Atlantic Ports, Canadian Pacific, on departure day.
Geneva reports a secretariat ratification of the Locarno treaties as a milestone toward European harmony. Gustav Stresemann lauded the accords as ending mistrust and ushering in collaboration, though cautioned about convincing German public opinion to embrace the Locarno pact.
Sir Henry Drayton M.P. for West York and acting premier at Ottawa praised the King party after Mr. Meighen’s defeat. He lamented Meighen’s loss and noted Quebec remained solid, urging focus on Canada’s economic and fiscal questions.
Former Progressive leader Robert Forke voices satisfaction with federal election results. He notes gains are gratifying for both Dominion and provincial levels and mentions no comment on Ottawa cabinet rumors tied to W L Mackenzie King.
London reports show the prolonged coal strike crippling industry with a costly toll. The Westminster Gazette warns a five year truce may be needed as Baldwin faces party opposition and calls for a mine owners conference. Unemployment nears 1.56 million, with over a million idle miners.
Budapest reports a new Hungarian currency will take effect on January 1 1927. The 1000 crown and 1 000 009 crown notes currently in use will disappear from circulation, with values about 1.45 and 1456 dollars respectively based on current exchange.
Dean R Menicoll head of the Dominion Conservative Association says he will seek the party executive's opinion on holding a Dominion convention. He recalls the 1924 Toronto national convention that formed an executive to organize a cross Canada gathering with delegates from every province and riding.
Jacob Rosenthal a wealthy New York citizen was murdered by bandit captors near Mexico City on Wednesday night after ransom failed. Federal troops closed in killing two gang members. pursuit resumed with Rosenthal’s body recovered.
The final tally shows Liberals gaining from Conservatives 22 and from Progressives 1, Liberal Progressive from Conservatives 2, Conservatives gaining from Liberals 4 and from Progressives 0, Progressives gaining from Conservatives 2, Labor Liberal Progressive from Conservatives 1, UFA from Liberals 2, and Labor from Conservatives 1. Standing at dissolution: Conservatives 115, Liberals 101, Progressives 24, Labor 2, Independent 2 and 1 vacancy.
Warsaw reports Minister Grabowski from the foreign office press service says the agreement between Poland and Romania is a guaranty pact, not a secret military treaty, despite German claims, issued as a Romanian mission studies Poland's war industries.
Ernest Vierkoetter, who recently held the English Channel record before Georges Michel, sails for Calais to regain his title. He previously swam the Channel on August 30 in 12 hours 43 minutes, while Michel lowered the mark to 11 hours 5 minutes on September 10.
A Shanghai dispatch to The Daily Express says 70 foreign women and 60 children isolated at Kikungshan Henan were rescued by British naval tugs and arrived in Hankow in a pitiful condition with clothes in tatters and without shoes.
The lower house of the Texas Legislature in special session approved an investigation into state department administration under Governor Miriam A. Ferguson by a 104 to 22 vote. The probe targets administration practices and potential conflicts within the regime.
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