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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
6
Fragmentary text notes worries over the exchange rate in Great Britain. Mentions the ster ling and financial uncertainty with unclear details and references to papers and products. No clear figures or institutions are readable.
Manitoba legislators discuss undeveloped wealth in the province and the need for better railway facilities to move natural resources. John Morrison urges a pulp mill plan to utilize peat and timber, while other speakers call for broader economic development and tighter control of interprovincial trade. In Ottawa, about 9000 pensioners and dependents are affected by shifting British pensions to the Canadian Pension Commission, with Imperial pensioners still managed from Britain.
A tentative pact between the Titian cabtvet and railroad leaders ends a labor dispute. The Central News dispatch from Kaune notes the agreement covers all grievances and signals imminent resolution.
A committee of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association plans a study on requesting a lumber embargo due to a shortage. Delegates' opinions split on whether an embargo is advisable.
Fragmentary text outlines a wartime objective tied to Germany and potential actions. It mentions work, savings, and a plan involving arrival at a point and buying items, with unclear references to depots or dependencies. The readable phrases are insufficient for clear factual details or entities.
Ottawa physician Dr. H. C. Cherch argues influenza has faded in New York and Chicago, calling daily reports merely grippe with no higher death rate. He notes no local recurrences among his patients and predicts the disease may not recur for generations. London Prime Minister Hughes also predicts war in the Pacific, urging readiness and a strong navy.
Sir Edmund warns economy must be practiced as conditions worsen. He says extravagance rules and will persist until times improve, noting serious exchange problems in Canada. Money borrowed from England may be pulled back, reducing investment and raising anxiety in financial markets.
The article reports on Samuel Gompers opposing Bolshevik influence and critiques press opinions. It notes Britain undergoing major postwar changes, including landowner tax burdens and shifting property, with comments from Major Richard Lloyd George during a U S trip.
A Belfast report notes the Labour party refusing to align with Nationalists. The Labour delegation includes Arthur Henderson and others, urging a stance on political alignment while addressing Ireland justice. The text also mentions Brazil and German ships tied to war-era dispositions and indemnity debate.
The government refused passports for James Riamsay MacDowall and Charles Roden Bus tey, chosen by the International Socialist Congress at Berne, after consultations with Premier Lloyd George and Premiers Nitti of Italy and Millerand of France.
Contested reform sparks strong opposition from bishops and priests who warn that abolishing existing boards would sever church control. Debates hinge on finance and authority as the proposed measure faces veto and protest.
The Western Telegraph Company plans construction of a direct transatlantic cable linking America and Vieland, according to Handveisblad. The project aims to shorten communication times and enhance connectivity between the two regions.
Paris reports former premier Clemenceau reserving a staffroom on the steamer Lotus and leaving Marseilles on February 3 bound for Alexandria Egypt. He declares his retirement is sincere and rejects any return to politics, signaling a possible retreat from public life. Ottawa notes 1919 immigration to Canada totaling 17,633, up 13.4 percent from 1918, with most settlers from the United States and the British Isles and a strong farming class presence among arrivals.
Four large English aviation firms discuss forming a combine to develop a weekly transatlantic air service. The plan aims to buy government surplus airships for civilian use. Early spring experiments are planned with short trips to Scandinavia and Holland to gauge feasibility.
The Red Star Line will restart New York Antwerp sea route using American ships Kroonland and Finland and British ships Lapland and Sealand after repairs postwar. Kroonland and Finland are in New York yards, Sealand in England, formerly LAn paris during the war.
Calgary reports that the C P R declines to purchase the Idmen ton Dunvegan railway. President B W Beatty cites high capitalization and other factors as reasons for non interest. Grande Prairie delegates urged government foreclosure to permit a C P R purchase, but Beatty refused further discussion.
Labor groups call for immediate peace with Soviet Russia urging end to war as a path to stability. The movement cites widespread privation and argues war prolongs suffering for workers and peasants alike. Large flower gifts and a quiet birthday observance mark a royal backdrop at Amerongen Castle.
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