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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
7
Lady Astor delivers a notable wartime address at an Ottawa gathering. The text recalls her praise for Canada’s sacrifice and calls for continued service, noting her support for Allied efforts and the United war posture.
Article discusses a debate led by Attorney General A. M. Manson on Canada’s imperial and colonial governance. It cites the Adultery Board of the Provincial Merchants Association, calls for federal cabinet action, and references attitudes toward Britain and America amid wartime and colonial reform debates.
The Hague has been selected as the meeting place for experts to examine the Russia problem. Arrangements for a June conference were nearly complete after Russia accepted proposals to extend a truce among the major powers for up to eight months. The plan includes two commissions and a process verbal based on the Lloyd George proposals, with the truce also applying to the eight Soviet republics allied with Russia. The Japanese delegation accepted an amendment requiring ratification by Tokyo. The truce would extend four months beyond the Prague meeting, signaling a likely eight month European and Asiatic pause.
The League of Nations council plans a special session by July 15 to discuss the Palestine mandate and Bay treaty. Britain criticizes the current session as failing to unite allies on mandates and allied policies, warning the mandate could be endangered.
Mine operators say the Drwinkelier Valles site will reopen June 1. Everyone awaits a decision by the conciliation board, which remains adjourned.
Casgrain argues that constructing a canal would raise rates for transport. The discussion includes costs for shipping grain from Liverpool to Paluth and a return voyage, with estimates showing potential losses and large grain cargoes handled by lake carriers.
The weekly crop report from Trade News in White Saskatchewin forecasts a smaller total wheat acreage for 1922. Saskatchewan may drop about 12 percent, with Alberta and Manitoba showing gains of around five to ten percent. Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures compare 1921 and 1922 acreage, listing Manitoba 1921 6,000,000 and 1922 7,600,000. Saskatchewan 1921 4,200,000 and 1922 7,200,000. Alberta 1921 5,720,000 and 1922 5,509,000. total 1921 22,120,900 and probable 1922 25,000,000.
London reports a gratifying revival in the New South Wales tinplate industry despite no Central European demand. Production has reached about 70 percent capacity with a notable recovery of the Canadian market, which the Americans seized before the war.
Sir William Beach Thomas of the Daily Mail arrived on Vancouver Island to scout land for agricultural settlers from the British Isles. He was sent by Lord Northcliffe after studies of Canada last year and aims to promote immigration to the colony.
Major General Mewburn addressed delegates at a joint Canadian and Ontario Dental Associations luncheon. He reviewed the Canadian Army Dental Corps work from 1914 and praised care for soldiers. He said a bronze memorial at Vimy Ridge would bear missing soldiers’ names, visible from 15 to 20 miles, with design by Toronto sculptor Woolman Ward.
Havas correspondent in Genoa reports Prime Minister Lloyd George has dispatched another message to the United States outlining a fuller explanation of the expert commission plan for the Hague meeting.
Britain proposes a commission to inquire into alleged Turkish atrocities in Anatolia. France and Italy favor the plan. the United States response is awaited. The Allied High Commissioner in Constantinople may select neutrals and others to form the inquiry panel.
The House of Commons approved a large expenditure for government railways including the Canadian National and related lines. Debate highlighted public ownership versus private profits, with officials noting deficits covered by fixed charges and government support.
The steamer Northland carries cargo for Fitzgerald and a mix of supplies and machinery bound for Vie eit camp along the northern route. A clear channel is expected. Lake Ahab navigation noted with some tea and second class matter aboard for the next voyage.
London reports the Duke of Richmond plans to sell his estate in Aberdeenshire including the town of Thuntir and surrounding parishes. The property covers about 40,000 acres with 40 garmsa and several small holdings amid rising taxes and burdens.
Reuters Melbourne report states after the Australian butter conference the Minister of Customs says it has been decided to establish an Australian brand for exported butter. The butter council would advise the Commonwealth and State Governments on industry matters, the minister said.
The volcano Vesuvius shows renewed violence with lava flows and dense vapor. Officials say the eruption should not threaten surrounding territory.
In a House debate Hon. T. A. Crerar urged placing new settlers along national rail lines as a policy to spur immigration and boost production in farms forests and mines. He warned private ownership would erode potential value of railways and argued for a government financed system with regional options and reevaluated lines.
The report notes unemployment in B C has decreased rapidly with some regions nearly free of jobless people. Employers in the province report increased hiring as weather improves, aiding the decline in unemployment.
Fire destroyed an arena used by Hugh Wilson to train horses in Oakville Ontario. Twenty eight or thirty show horses owned by H C Cox and Sir Adam Beck were killed. The arena is estimated to have cost around 25 604 dollars.
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