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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
3
Reports from Cairo confirm the killing of Major General Sir Lee Stack by gunmen who opened fire after failing to use a bomb. The attack shocks Egypt and provokes strong British reaction with calls for swift justice and a stern response to anti-British propaganda.
London reports an urging for restoration of penny postage as the Postmaster General's Department shows a surplus. The new postmaster-general enters with an encouraging balance and the hope that penny postage may return, aided by improved postal revenue and prudent management.
Grant McNeil of the Great War Veterans Association says the coming session should enact legislation granting the right to appeal before the board of appeals from all decisions of the board of pension commissioners and the department of soldiers civil reestablishment. The study moves toward cooperative marketing in agriculture with definite conclusions and potential legislative action next session in Congress. In Morocco, General Serrano leads Spanish forces against Rif tribesmen with a lieutenant colonel unnamed. In Victoria two women plan municipal campaigns if plans reach maturity.
Soviet expedition hoisted the Hurdan flag on Wrangel Island and an armed transport Red Ostober was noted. Charles Wella, a Stefanscorn party member, was removed from the island with 1 percent Eakins as officials report a written statement by Weiss in the presence of a consul.
The Morning Post reports the Baldwin government is weighing a reciprocal trade idea to let Dominions supply meat under license, aiming to cover six months of home demand without raising living costs or tariffs. If Dominion supply falls short the proposal could permit foreign meat under license.
Utah Idaho Sugar Company of Salt Lake City will erect a new beet sugar factory in southern Alberta in the near future. The Yakima Valley plant in eastern Washington will be discontinued due to poor beet production. Alberta prospects for beet raising are said to be good, though the construction cost was not disclosed.
The Hertzog government announces South Africa will again participate in the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley next year, reversing October’s decision to skip 1925. New Zealand and Ceylon will not repeat, while India remains apathetic.
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto the seed exhibit swelled to record size with judges advancing slowly. Dairy products also drew broad provincial representation, marking a continental high. In related items, a BC bill seeks to bar oriental and white households from mixed homes, while famine reports from China note 1.5 million facing starvation after vast fires devastated 5 600 villages.
Hollywood mourns Thomas H. Ince a renowned film producer dies at his home in the hills from heart trouble.
Sacramento California reports by G H Hecke state agriculture director show livestock losses in the spring and summer campaign to control foot and mouth disease. The cattle herd valued at 4 262 611 was destroyed with campaign costs totaling 326 247 bringing the grand total to 4 588 858.
Washington officials expect President Coolidge to call a new disarmament conference if the League of Nations abandons the proposed talks. The Geneva protocol issue with Britain may delay the Rome session and push the arm conference to 1926, though postponement is not abandonment.
Foreign Minister Austen Chamberlain said he would head Britain’s delegation to the League of Nations Council in Rome on December 8. The move signals Conservative policy of close cooperation with the league and contradicts any link to postponing armament protocol talks.
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Princeton Commodore, a yearling Percheron stallion bred on the E P Ranch in Alberta, captured first honors in a group of eight and earned the blue ribbon. Champion Percheron class entries will follow. Princeton Beas of the same ranch did not compete due to eight injuries sustained the day before departure.
Leonard G. Reid son of the late Sir W D Reid faces manslaughter charges after a car rammed a crowd in St Johns Newfoundland. A motor mechanic named Silverlock testified the vehicle was travelling at about 50 miles per hour when the accident occurred. In Ottawa the Dominion Government may face a magazine import duty after a convention vote by business boards.
The Gleniffer, a 560 foot overall freighter built at Midland Shipbuilding Company in Midland Ontario, was launched as the latest Great Lakes Transportation Company addition. It ranks as the second largest Canadian freighter for Great Lakes service with a keel length of 538 feet, breadth 60 feet, and depth 82 feet. A sister ship of similar design, but 26 feet longer, will soon begin keel laying.
Cardinal Logue primate of Ireland has died at his residence Ara Coeli Armagh. He celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest on December 21 1916. Known as the grand old man of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland his tiny frame belied immense courage during the period of strife.
After protracted talks the Soviet delegation gains possession of Chesham House the former Russian embassy and the Imperial archives. They lease the property from the executors of Count Benckendorff the czarist ambassador to England and are recognized by Britain as the de jure government of Russia, strengthening their claim to the state papers.
Parliament will tackle the Grain Act revision next session. The Royal Commission on the grain trade will guide the fundamental changes, with the report due at year end. The central issue concerns grain mixing and the permissible extent of it.
In the New South Wales legislative assembly Hon. Charles William Oakes colonial secretary and minister of health said the Soviet Government of Russia attempted to raise a loan of £200000 in Australia but the effort failed. The amount subscribed reached only £800.
Ottawa Canada exports of wood pulp totalled 40 170 357 dollars for the year ended October compared with 47 155 825 for the year ended October 1923. Exports in the two periods were 13 068 029 and 13 657 564 dollars respectively. Paper manufactured valued at 98 400 527 dollars versus 91 446 279 dollars.
Negotiations between Germany and Great Britain on a commercial treaty face a fourth obstacle over the 5 per cent levy on German exports under the Reparation Recovery Act. Britain seeks cancellation of the levy while Germany demands its abolition before a satisfactory treaty can be reached. Other talks progress smoothly and British officials expect Germany to concede to discuss the levy alongside other treaty issues.
Dr Angelo Crespi of London University told a meeting of the Italian Opposition Party that Italians living in England who opposed Mussolini faced grave danger if they returned home. He claimed agents monitored letters and speech, with Rome reporting public addresses from abroad.
New York reports that Canada will appoint a minister to Washington within months. Canadian Railways Minister George P. Graham said Ottawa will have a representative in the U.S. capital, amid optimistic remarks at a Canadian Club dinner.
The capital Christiania will become Oslo on New Year’s Day next year. A suburb named Oslo, founded by Warald Huard rande in 1050, currently exists nearby.
The Admiralty states that Tamara and Beatty's early resignation rumors as First Sea Lord are unfounded.
Western Canada earns praise at the Royal Show with strong entries from the United States and Canada. The draught horse show notes Western Canada exhibit and the boys' jigging team wins the haven log judging contest. CN Rail hosted a banquet where the team received a cup and medals from W I Robb and officials spoke congratulating the players. Alberta duo Pete Wylly Albert Jones lead the cup winners. Manitoba pair Nelson Shoemaker Fraser McQuarry finish second and Saskatchewan pair Everett Lunau Raymon Reels third.
Dr. W. S. Beland for Canada backs U S drug controls at the International Opium Conference resumed sessions. He notes U S laws could eradicate the opium evil if smuggling does not flood the land with heroin morphine and cocaine. He appeals to nations to free humanity from these monsters.
The radio branch of the department of marine and fisheries reports the Canadian and United States authorities have not finished realigning wavelengths. Washington handles the U S task while Ottawa oversees Canada. Changes are expected to take effect around the end of December to avoid signal conflict.
Premier Mackensiey Klog signals no government action after the December 4 hearing. He notes an early court and cabinet pronouncement is desirable if the appellant seeks leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Crow's Nest case faces potential Supreme Court review in December. 664 people perished in the Java earthquake centered on Batavia.
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