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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
7
Sinn Fein authorities face court orders limiting information flow and banning tax data disclosures. In Cork the Sinn Fein executive warns nationals not to supply income tax details as civil tensions rise. Rail stoppages prompt rationing and citywide security measures amid renewed nationalist-government clashes.
London reports that the British Labour delegation returns from Russia with an interim assessment opposing immediate peace with Russia. They condemn blockade and intervention as madness and foresee European disaster. The note highlights Russia's economic and transport woes and the revolution's broad internal support.
Preparations at Signal Ell Newfoundland for transatlantic wireless communication between Newfoundland and Britain. Marconi plans a broader demonstration as British press delegates tour Canada. A station on Cornwall coast and a second at Cabot Tower St John’s will link the Victorian steamer to land from Liverpool to Halifax.
Despatch from Torreon reports Francisco Villa signed an armistice and agreed to cease attacks on trains and parries of towns. He also agreed to surrender under conditions to be approved by Provisional President De La Huerta.
Ottawa reports Hon. Arthur Meighen to form a new government after Sir Robert Borden’s resignation. Cabinet retirements include N. W. Rowell and Martin Burrell, with Meighen possibly merging interior and immigration portfolios. Nova Scotia’s F. L. B. McCurdy and other ministers discussed for by-elections. Western voters hail a western premier in Meighen.
A violent explosion at a powder works in Vongues near Dijon, France, killed ten people and badly injured thirty others, officials report. Firefighters battle flames as rescue teams search for more victims.
A provincial farm department update notes generally satisfactory results with some drought and grasshopper pressure. Early harvesting may be uneven, with several areas showing potential for good yields while others face reduced output.
A worker army organized by the agriculture department travels into the western wheat belt to harvest grain, with reports stating crop yields surpass recent years. Farm Bureau sources note labor shortages no longer hinder work and wages reach seven dollars for a ten hour day.
The published list of the Medal of the British Vampire Order names Canadians Charles Norman Barclay Eva Grace Curtis Marshall Emery McQuoid Reginald Moncrief Gilbert Murray George Slaterson and Clare Sauve for conspicuous bravery at explosives factories in Canada.
Dr George Hilred, veterinary inspector, says the first dip of cattle in southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan is finished. Sixty eight vats were used with twelve more added soon. Hargraves of Medicine Hat aids the effort as range riders round up stock and secure co operation from owners. The second dip began and should finish by July with tallying of vials treated.
High beef prices in New York attract heavy shipments of Canadian fresh beef. The Evening World notes declines from a week ago, with imports from Canada curtailing short shipments and turning New York into a price model for the United States.
A Polish delegation member said Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson were considering the request for military aid to Poland. The remark highlights Allied deliberations on Polish security amid ongoing tensions in Europe.
The Department of Agriculture released a favorable crop report based on 37 provincial points, praising healthy crops and abundant moisture across Saskatchewan. Regina contemplates a new 500 600 hotel with capital-raising efforts. Saskatoon tallies 1919 licensed big game shots at 1826. Swift Current irrigation plans cover 125 000 acres toward the Weyburn Lethbridge line with frontier entertainments planned in Calgary.
Showers across Alberta boost crops with wheat above 12 inches in many areas and progress in timothy alfalfa and gardens. Government employment bureaus report over 20 000 placements this year from 6 041 male and 1 796 female applications last month, with 5 480 men and 1 635 women placed. The Pope Lease 13 000 acre soldier settlement land will be opened by ballot after 100 applications. British press entourage welcomed in Gleichen with a 500 strong band during Canadian tour.
A farmer from Birds Hill delivered a sheaf of winter rye to Winnipeg, fully loaded and in bloom, measuring 38 inches. The seed was sown in October last. Brandon reports strong interest in the Better Farming Train tour with over twelve hundred attendees daily at exhibits and lectures. Niverville notes J Laidlaw growing hemp for Canadian Fibre Products, a $1,000,000 company, showing promising hemp crops this year.
Victoria reports the Canadian Collieries Ltd plans immediate investigation into options for a steel plant in British Columbia after directors return from Europe and talks with steel and finance leaders. Vancouver notes BC fish landings in Q1 worth 1 320 888 dollars from 17 species out of 38 edible types on the Pacific coast. Victoria also reports calls to manufacture calcium carbide across the province for acetylene gas and chemical uses. one ton requires 3 000 pounds of raw mix.
London reports the army council upheld the India commander in chief for removing General Dyer from his Punjaab post and reducing his pay while deeming him unfit for further Indian service. Churchill noted Dyer cannot be acquitted by any judgement as protests erupted in the House. The Winnipeg Grain Exchange plans a conference to determine handling of the 1920 wheat crop and improve Canada’s grain trade machinery.
Washington reports Posseitch Bay in Siberia has fallen to Japanese forces. The harbor, 73 miles southwest of Vladivostok, was Russia’s chosen trans Siberian terminal for its natural position. Japan now holds the bay and other recently occupied Asiatic ports, securing future railway terminals.
Sir Beiby F. Alston British Minister to China arrives in Shanghai on leave en route to England. He carries a petition from Chinese student bodies opposing renewal of the Anglo Japanese treaty. The document argues the original conditions no longer exist and Russia and Germany pose no threat. It says the United States alone has power to endanger peace and would not shift policy suddenly.
Word from Montreal reports British delegates to the Imperial Press Conference in Ottawa in August will land three days late on the Steamer Victorian. The party will arrive in Sydney, Nova Scotia, instead of Halifax as formerly planned.
At a cabinet meeting Sir Lomer Gouin tendered his formal resignation as premier of Quebec. No successor or cabinet changes announced. The retiring premier praised years of Liberal guidance since 1897 and expressed faith in Quebec’s bright future and harmony among groups.
At the international seamen conference in Genoa representatives of the British Shipowners and the seamen debated an amendment by Cuthbert Law restricting the eight hour day and forty eight hour week to ports. Law warned the move would ruin the merchant marine and fuel discontent while a seamen representative warned of revolution if they are not treated fairly, drawing applause from delegates.
Back pay checks for civil servants will be issued in the next two weeks totaling about 4 million dollars. The payments compensate for antedating civil service classifications, with each amount equal to the difference between former salaries and new classification awards. Approximately 45,000 checks will be mailed by the auditor general's department, possibly two per person for different periods.
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