Balfours Warning on Treaties and Imperial Preference
The Right Hon. A J Balfour warned at a Chamberlain birthday dinner that Canadian and American treaty upheavals will burden Britain. He said abrogation of complex treaties would wreck free trade and hinder imperial policy, with mischief already done despite Canada’s parliamentary outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Canada
United States
Britain
Mr. Balfour
Great Britain
England
Your Own Coat of Arms Reflects Complex Heraldry Rules
The Boston Transcript argues heraldry is not a universal science. English College of Arms claims govern authority only in England and Wales. Armorial bearings can be created by individuals or granted by monarchs, with parliamentary oversight limiting crown power. Henry VIII once challenged this right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
England
Inland Revenue
Boston
English College of Arms
England and
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Britain
Henry VIII
Prince de Croy Visits Vancouver to Inspect Family Finances
Prince Francois de Croy and Princess de Croy arrived in Vancouver from Paris to assess Canadian investments valued in millions. He argues French capital should expand in British Columbia, warns against a Canada US reciprocity treaty, and favors imperial links for stability while praising local growth and Vancouver’s appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Knights of the Golden Fleece
Prince Francois de Croy
Princess de Croy
British Columbia
la Belle
Prince de Croy
Paris
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Vancouver
Stanley Park
Central Park
Golden Gate Park
Princess
Prince
Canada
United States
Tides at Prince Rupert July 1911
Tide table note explains Pacific Standard Time for the 120th meridian west. It defines hours from midnight to midnight and lists heights in feet and tenths above the Low Water datum. The Harbor datum, set by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, is one foot lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Coast—Range
John Y. Rochester
Prince Rupert
Skeena River
J. Y. Rochester
Land Purchase and Water Licenses Notices in Skeena District
Notices show T H Hughes of Lakelse Valley and Thomas Stewart of Prince Rupert seeking land purchases in Lot 4128 and Lot 1733 with 160 acres and a described boundary. Also Orland P Merrill of Masset applies for a water licence for Ain Lake and Ain River project with dam flume and power plant near Ain River mouth, 700 cfs, September 4, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeena Land District
Coast
Thomas Stewart
Prince Rupert
John Kirkaldy
Queen Charlotte Islands
Skeena District
Orland P. Merrill
Massett
Graham Island
B. C
Ain Lake
Ain River
P. O
Masset
George S. Mayer
Coast Range land purchase notices in Skeena district
Notices filed by Daniel W. Beaton Charles Percy Hickman and the Canadian Canning Company seeking permission to purchase coastal lands in the Skeena Land District. Descriptions cover parcels near the HExchumsik River Naas Bay Wallace's wharf and surrounding coast totaling 40 acres each. Dates shown June 14 June 7 and June 6 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeena
District of Coast—Range
Daniel W. Beaton
Prince Rupert
B. C
Carpenter
Hexchumsik River
Charles Precy Hickman
Keena
Canadian Canning Company, Limited
Winch
Vancouver
W. N
Also Mentioned on This Page
Balfour
Belgium
House of Croy
Ville de Croy
Amiens
Croys
Anheuser-Busch’s
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis, Mo
BU. S. A
North B. C. Liquor Co
The
Pioneer Steam Laundry
Raheee
B.C
T. H. Hughes
Lakelse Valley
Tom Hugh Hughes
T. M. Turner
Omineca
Hazelton
N. E
Canadian Canning Co., Ltd
A. H. Leslie
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