World Happenings Briefly Told
Premios King responds to a question in the House saying no plan to eliminate regulations at Fremiy Aires and Mexico City. Tabasco, Mexico, has enacted a partial prohibition on self service of alcoholic drinks except beer and cider. No Canadian cadets will be sent to the Junior History contest this year. Delegates from Soviet Russia will attend the International Wheat Pool conference in Regina June 5 to 7. Gerald T. Evans of Vancouver won the Rutherford gold medal in biochemistry at McGill University. The Angora Government in Turkey bans import and use of calculating machines with penalties. E. S. Hertley, cable engineer, plans to reside in Victoria British Columbia after visiting the Pacific coast in 1926. Philippe Roy, Canadian Commissioner in Paris, may become Canada’s first minister to France. Winnipeg Board of Trade travel attendants for race horses denied by the Board of Railway Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremiy Aires
Mexico City
Tabasco
Mexico
Fta
Soviet Russia
Regina
O. P. Burrell
Gerald T. Evans
Vancouver
B.C
McGill University
Millett
Angora
Turkey
Norse Celebration In Winnipeg Draws Large Canadian Nordic Visitors
The Norse Celebration at Winnipeg from July 8 to 10 aims to be the largest gathering of Norwegians in Canada with thousands from the United States and Norway, plus bydelags and the League of Norsemen of Canada meeting there. The program features music, speeches, Norse art exhibits, and a 1,000-voice choir from the Norwegian Singers Association of America. Canada counts about 73,000 people of Norwegian birth or origin, with 62,000 in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Norway
Bydelags
League of Norsemen of Canada
Norwegian Singers’ Association of America
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Varied Farm Activities In Southern Alberta
Farmers in Southern Alberta were seen performing multiple tasks in a single stretch including ploughing discing seeding threshing and hauling grain to the elevator in the game district observers noted the unusual efficiency of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Eighteen Elevators Construction by Alberta Wheat Peat
Eighteen elevators are being constructed by the Alberta Wheat Peat company with each unit designed for a 30 000 to 40 000 pastel capacity. An English paper notes that escaping a flap per is not hard, while a widow recalls de tours as a lexis of experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Wheat Peat
Airmen Use Planes to Track Wheat Rust Spread in Canada
Air Force personnel and an agricultural bacteriology expert released sensitized plates from aircraft to monitor rust spores in Western Canada. Spore counts reached 5 000 per centimeter, detected at 3000 feet, showing rust dispersal during rain and across distant areas. This effort, backed by the Canadian Department of Agriculture, aims to curb wheat rust affecting both Canada and western United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Royal Canadian
Beng
Department of Agriculture
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada Ranks High In Per Capita Electricity Use
A Geological Survey bulletin reports Canada led 1927 per capita electricity use at 1,320 kilowatt hours, behind Norway and the United States. It notes U S central station output up about 0 and Canada's up 12 percent from 1926 to 1927, with water power supplying 98 percent in Canada and 37 percent in the United States.
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Canada
Norway
United States
Geological Survey of
Domoinian Bureau of Statistics
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Property taxes sought on unowned Mayo mountain land
In Letterbrick North Mayo 2201 acres lie in dispute as no owner can be found. The Land Commission bought part of the estate but left mountain land outside farming areas. Tenants on adjoining land now graze the mountain in common. The Mayo County Council asks users to pay taxes but cannot compel them since they are not legal occupiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
May
Letterbrick
North iMayo
Land Commission
Mayo County Council
Tour of Manchester Industry Reveals Modern Giants
A Canadian group visits the Cooperative Wholesale Society and Manchester landmarks including Trafford Park Met Vickers plants and the Ship Canal. They tour the Royal Exchange and sample hospitality with city officials before continuing to Wolverhampton and Birmingham to inspect bacon production at Marsh Baxter.
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Cooperative Wholesale Society
Ceylon
British Isles
Sun
Europe
C.W.S
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
Trafford Park
England
Ireland
Denmark
New Orleans
Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Works
Great Manchester Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Royal Exchange of Manchester
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
Two cups left over meat or fish may be mixed with one cup thick cream sauce for croquettes. Mold in shape roll in dried bread crumbs then in beaten egg again in bread crumbs and fry in hot fat. Thick cream sauce calls for one cup milk one third cup flour three tablespoons butter a quarter teaspoon salt and a touch of pepper.
Rhubarb Punch Recipe Described in Vintage Notes
A recipe for rhubarb punch lists 1 quart rhubarb and water, 1 and a half cups orange juice, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, 11 cups sugar syrup, grains of salt, and 1 pint mineral water. Cook rhubarb until soft, strain, mix with juices and syrup, chill, then serve over ice in a punch bowl yielding about 24 glasses.
Sunday School Lesson On Pilate And Jesus Trial
A Sunday school lesson recounts Jesus before Pilate with the chief priests and elders demanding death. Pilate questions charges including art thou the King of the Jews while Jesus responds in measured silence and the crowd pushes for crucifixion, quoted with reflections from Robertson and Lincoln.
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Pilate
Jems
Jesus
Praetorium
Theus
Saphedrin
F. W. Robertson
Lincoln
Aerial Camera With Five Mile Range For Army
A large aerial camera built for the United States army air corps claims a five mile range and covers areas up to four square miles. Made by Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation it underwent tests in New York and is to be installed at Wright Field Ohio for extensive flight study. The device aims to photograph from altitudes beyond prior capability and past anti aircraft reach.
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United States Army Air Corps
New York
Wright Field
Dayton
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation
Nations eye Atlantic crossings as air travel boom grows
Europe races to conquer trans Atlantic skies as nations from Britain and France to Sweden and Holland race to build faster planes and airships. Pilots like Captain R H McIntosh plan multiple crossings, while two seat planes and 135 passenger designs push toward commercial flights. Dirigibles such as the R-100 and Dy 101 promise 48 hour England to America trips, with semi rigid BSB-1 and German Zeppelins also in development.
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Atlantic
Europe
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Holland
Rive
R. H. McIntosh
McIntosh
North
South Atlantic
J. S. Chariton
England
Lady June Chariton
KE. Mumpler
J. P. Young
London
New York
Howden
Yorkshire
American
British Airships, Ltd
Luncheon Held Inside Royal Albert Hall Organ
A luncheon for twenty men occurred inside the swell box of the Royal Albert Hall organ in London. The host Dr Eaglefield Hull inspected the 18 000 pipe instrument which is to gain a solo section with thousands more pipes, promising it will be the world’s largest concert organ. Hull prepared a recital to test the great instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Albert Hall
London
Eaglefield Hull
Praise For Canada Inspires Banter At London School
Mrs Baldwin wife of Britain’s prime minister urged girls at the City of London School to seek happiness in Canada saying it is a paradise for young couples if they choose the right men. The remarks were made during prize distribution.
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England
Canada
Dominion
Baldwin
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
City of London
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Hertley
Victorian
H.C
Pacific Coast
Australia
Philippe Roy
Paris
Winnipeg, Board of Trade
Board of Raihway Commissioners
Farmers’ Marketing Tour
Canadian National Railways
Dramark, Iee
Wolverhampten
Kirutsford
Wolverhampton
A. E. Wood
KB. W. Brown
Messrs
March & Baxter
Brierly Hill
Birmingham
Marsh & Baxter
Betty Barclay
Unien
Christie’s Biscuits
AIR Freight
Majtor Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Greeley
Duke” Schiller
McL. A. Genest
Quebec
Christie, Brown & Co., Limited
Siewart
Clarke Trading Company
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Perenes, A
Mr. Stanley Baldwin
Paradise
Kroustique, Charierot
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