Hifian Leader Readies Four Points of Peace Test
Reports from various papers state Abdelrim and Canning signal readiness to accept four points of peace proposed by Painleve in Nimes on October 3. Key aims include reciprocal prisoner exchange, complete amnesty, and defining an autonomous administrative regime with territorial determinations effective January 1, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellielon
Abdelrim Fa
Cauptain Canning
Hifian
Painleve
Nimes
Mc Painleve
Nitaew
Frecé
Abdel Krim
Amwacely
Canadian Cadets Graves at Greenwood Seek Perpetual Care
Washington authority to assume perpetual care of Canadian cadets buried at Greenwood Cemetery near Fort Worth Texas is sought by the War Department. Twelve Canadian cadets died at Worth Worth flying field and were interred there with cemetery association permission. The Canadian agency of the United States War Graves Commission erected a memorial and sought plot purchase but title transfer issues blocked it. Authorities then expressed willingness to take over care of the graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fort Worth
Texas
War Department
Canadien
Worth Worth
Greenwood Cemetery
United Superial War Graves Commission
United States “War Department
Settlers Begin New Life as Canada Welcomes Immigrants
Albert Chamberlain presided at a gathering noting 400 families and 50 new women arriving weekly from the old country to Canada. Officials advised and aided them with housing, friendship, and study to help adaptation and self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
British Capital Seeks Pacific Great Eastern Railway Sale
British financiers prepared to submit terms for the sale of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to British Columbia authorities. Government railway policy details, approved by the legislature, were sent to the agent general in London for review amid labor shortages and calls for British capital participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCL
Pacific Great
Eastern Railway
Victoria
Spon
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
F. & Pauline
Brlish Columhis
London
British Capita
Pirates Seize British Steamer Tungchow Off Chinese Coast
The British owned Tungchow steamer carrying foreign passengers was tailed by pirates for four days and seized 300 miles south of Weihaiwei in the Yellow Sea. The vessel, sailing from Shanghai to Tientsin, was taken by militants who looted specie and valuables. The British captain suffered a bullet wound but is expected to recover. All aboard endured a tense journey with the pirates in control before reaching port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Tungchow
Cne
China
China Navigations Company
Sbhanghai
Tientsin
Yellow Sea
Weihaiwei
Shantung Peninsula
Polar flight plan from Port Darrow Alaska
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson confirms a polar expedition flight to be attempted next spring from Port Darrow Alaska. George H. Wilkins and Lieut Carl B Eileen will lead with backing from the National Geographical Society and the Detroit Aviation Society. Henry Ford's plant will manufacture the all metal plane. Stefansson will assist but not join the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Stefansson
Explorer
Three Year Guarantee Pact Between Moscow and Ankara
Moscow and Turkey concluded a three year guarantee pact on December 17 in Paris. The agreement binds both nations to neutrality if either is attacked by other powers and bars involvement in allied economic or political pacts. Ratification completes the switch to immediate effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Turkey
Eball
Paris
M. Tehitcherin
Tensk Rushdi Bey
Admiralty Denies Suppressed Papers on Sinkings
In a Commons statement, First Lord of the Admiralty Bridgeman denies rumors that the Admiralty withheld vital documents about the sinking of HMS Hampshire and the death of Lord Kitchener. The claim suggests public disclosure could illuminate the events surrounding the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alty
Bridgeman
House of Commons
Admiralty
Hampshire
Lord Kitchener
Grain shipping routes and port economics in wartime Canada
The article explains why grain is shipped from Canadian ports and how pools and shipper choices influence routing. It notes the American route dominates due to port tonnage and liner space, while Canadian ports like Quebec Halifax and St John are used when space and economics allow. It also mentions efforts to attract foreign capital and a royal donation to Wembley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
L. Smith
Henry Thornton
Mr. Smith
John
Halifax
Quebec
London
West Meets East French-Canadian Excursionists Feted in Montreal
West to East visitors from Maxitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta numbered two hundred sixty seven and were welcomed at Montreal Central Station by leaders of French Canadian societies including Alderman Leon Trepanter of the St Jean Baptiste Society. Professor Yves Tosaler Lavigne of the University of Montreal gave a brief address. French Canadian music and student cheers followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weet
Montreal
Maxitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberte
Pamber
Leon Trepanter
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Yves Tosaler- Lavigne
University of Montreal
the Universality of Montreal
Canadians in the U S Hope Return to Peace River Homesteads
Winnipeg reports anxious Canadians who abandoned Peace River homesteads two years ago amid extreme hardship seek conditions for returning this spring. R N Munroe western district immigration commissioner says he just visited the Peace River district and confirms inquiries with boards of trade and bank officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach River
Usb
Winnipeg
United States
Pease River
Boards of Trade and Bank
Peace River District
R. N. Munroe
Western District
Britain Aims to Settle Mosul Dispute Through Talks
Premier Baldwin met with Turkish Ambassador Ferid Bey to seek a basis for negotiations with Turkey on Mosul. Parliament backed Britain's policy while accepting the League of Nations council’s decision, with Britain ready to hear Turkish security pact proposals but no revision of the decision beyond minor frontier adjustments. The Westminster Gazette predicts Turkey will wait rather than fight, as in Smyrna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Ferid Bey
Turkey
League
League Council
Westminster Gazelle
Utdde
Smyrna
Robberies Raise Alarm Across Dublin
Citizens alarmed by a spike in robberies as bandits strike in Dublin areas. Homes targeted with residents held at pistol point, despite years without such crime due to vigilant policing and prompt convictions. Critics blame unarmed civic guards on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Freq. Biate
Bablin
Canada Japan trade grows in 1926 report
Vancouver Consulate Secretary Sato reports 1926 shows greatly increased Canada Japan trade with exports rising more than imports. Japanese shipping to Vancouver has grown with 30 to 40 Far Eastern ships calling monthly, including regular lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Japan
Canada
Sato
Premiers of Alberta and British Columbia Confer on PGE Railway
Preliminary steps for solving the Pacific Great Eastern Railway issue were taken at a long conference in Victoria between Premier Oliver of British Columbia and Premier Brownlee of Alberta. They affirmed common interests in developing the Peace River country. Brownlee supports BC proposals to open up the region, aiding railway solution for both provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
British Columbia
P.G.E
Victoria
Oliver
Brownlee
Peace River Country
Fake Bankruptcies and Fraud Schemes Exposed by Crown
Montreal crown prosecutor Philippe Brass notes organized fake bankruptcies and fraud schemes. He argues many offenders receive inadequate penalties and that organizers study legal penalties before acting, likening them to calculated pickpockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Prosecutor
Montreal
Philippe Brass
K.C
Merchants’ Agaodation
Ara Lem
Massacre of French Officers Reported Near Damascus
A convoy reaching Bagdad reported two French officers and one hundred men massacred by Druse tribesmen to the north of Damascus. Rebellion nearby claimed rising pillage and murder as Druse forces reportedly seized Khyam and attacked two towns near the Palestine border.
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Bagdad
Damascus
London
Khyam
Palestine
Chinese President May Retire After Feng Victory
A Peking dispatch says Feng Yu-Hsiang’s troops entered Nentgin from the south after cutting the railway to Nanking. Tracks between Peking and Tientsin are torn, halting the international train. the Hankow line is cut and it is reported that Tuan Chi-fui may retire to reflect Feng’s victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feng London
Peking
The
Daily Express
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Nentgin
Nanking
Feng
Income tax motion aims to give municipalities exclusive collection
A motion by Mr. Church, Toronto Northwest, seeks to restore municipalities' exclusive rights to levy income tax. The proposal argues taxation should stay with local bodies to reduce overall tax burdens and align with federal tariff changes. McGregor notes U S tariff impacts on Canadian feeder cattle markets returning from the south. Fortune, ex-British army officer, is involved in a U S inquiry at Kills Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
conlelpatl‘Wes
Moon
Church
Toronto
Northwest
Parliament of
Canada
U. S
United States
J.D. .McGregor
Brandon
Man
South
May Appeal To Higher Court In High Commissioner's Tax Case
The board of control will consider appealing Judge Denton's ruling that Hon Peter Larkin the Canadian high commissioner in London is exempt from Toronto income tax on about 10000 annually from Hercan Ule interests. The assessment department argues his overseas residence is temporary and that he does not pay tax in London.
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High Commissioner
Toronto
Board of Control
Denton
Peter Larkin
London
Foster
Larkin
England
Assessment Department
U S Delays on League Nation Talks Resolution Shelved
A resolution by Senator King Utah Democrat asks President Coolidge to appoint delegates to the Geneva disarmament conference. The measure was temporarily laid aside without action, delaying U S participation in the League of Nations talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & World Court
Washington
United States
King
Utah
Coolidge
Budget Speech Hints at Tax Cuts and Tariff Review
Ottawa reports the next budget may cut income and sales taxes as revenues stay strong and expenditures stay within bounds. The speech suggests a motor vehicle duty reduction, tariff questions under study, and protection concerns as Canadian prices diverge from American levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Ib Ie
Defends Police Method In Drug Convictions
In Ottawa, Magistrate Hopewell heard a case challenging Royal Canadian Mounted Police methods under the Narcotic Drugs Act. The judge stressed that evidence must be proven regardless of source, and officers may obtain information from anyone they have reason to believe can aid a drug case. The court will assess the evidence’s importance and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Omwa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Yoen
PE. Marter
Hopewell
Noswald
Maugta
Western Potatoes For U S Shipment From Winnipeg To Pittsburgh
An experiment to determine if Manitoba and Saskatchewan can compete in the U S potato market has begun with 25 carloads shipped from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh. Freight to Pittsburgh costs 78 cents per 100 pounds, plus a 60 cent duty per same amount, and a further $2 per hundred pounds for the potatoes. Potatoes were graded to U S requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Pittsburg
Winnipegy
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United States
Spain to Have Sunday Paper in Madrid Tradition Break
Premier Pilmo de Rivera proposes a collective Sunday newspaper by Spanish publishers to keep citizens informed of world events. London officials deny price manipulation by Britain on crude rubber amid war debt discussions. Detroit’s Frank Alfred foresees a crack-fast freight train system on reinforced concrete roadways. New York announces plans for a 31 story apartment hotel at Fitzyaisth Street and Seventh Avenue.
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Spain
Madrid
Pilmo de Rivera
London
Drutch
United States
Britain
Chlesgo
Terrifie
Frank Alfred
Detroit
Pere Marquette Railway
Fitzyaisth Street
Seventh Avenue i
New York
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Afcisan
Frank A. Munsey
Arma Paris
Briand
Fadnister of ‘Justice
Chamber
Poland
Prince
Wembley
Tondon
B. Rel
Prince of Wales
Hay
Mosul
Irish Free State
Kills Island
Sydney
Fortune
Amianton
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