World Happenings Briefly Told
A roundup of international items notes Britain’s inland railway air services expanding by about 1,000,000 miles versus 600,000 in 1934. The US Senate approves a 2.248 billion dollar deficiency bill for next year’s relief. Ireland will trade meat butter horses wool and hides with Germany for manufactured goods under a new treaty. J E L Graham of Weyburn Sask awarded University College fourth year gold medal in political science. University of Toronto confirms the award. Tin can conservation becomes obligatory for the German navy. Dr N Ostrovsky reports revival of children's hearts after death at Moscow Medical Institute. Sir Allen B Aylesworth warns confederation could fail if Canada gains right to amend its constitution. The Canadian Jewish Congress backs intensified boycott of German goods. The Union of Canadian Municipalities moves its Vancouver meeting to August 19–20 to align with Sir Percy Vincent’s London visit.
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Britain
United States Senate
Ireland
Germany
J. E. L. Graham
Weybarn, Sask
University College
University of Toronto
Navy
Supreme Naval Command
N. Ostpovaky
Moscow Medical Institute
Allen B. Aylesworth
Senate
North York
Canada
Canadian Jewish Congress
Fingl
Union of
Vancouver
Percy Vincent
London
Harbor Master Reed of Vancouver Retires After Decades
Commander A. H. Reed has served as Vancouver harbor master for more than four decades. After leaving the ship's office in 1908 he briefly tried horse breeding before returning to the sea, later becoming port warden. Even past sixty, he remains a capable amateur boxer.
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A. H. Reed
Vancouver
Reed
Domision Government
Will Be Well Represented To Canada At Westminster Coronation
The 1987 coronation of King Edward will see strong Canadian representation at Westminster. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and much of the Dominion privy council are expected to attend along with opposition leader R B Bennett and many MPs and senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Westminster
Edward
Mackenzie King
Dominion Privy Council
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Senate
Mahabharata World’s Longest Poem Traced
The Mahabharata is described as the world’s longest poem begun in 500 BC and completed about 1200 years later. It spans mythic battles, lineage, and dharma.
South Africa Historian Urges League Treaty Revisions
In Cape Town General Hertzog warned the postwar Versailles treaty remains the world’s chief friction source. He said failure of the League of Nations would destroy civilization. The Senate debated restricting league activity to peace, while Dr Visser urged reforms and Dr Malan proposed a world conference and a plebiscite for peace. Hertzog defended Britain’s disarmament efforts.
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Bertusg Videhr Veerechien
Prirce
J. BM. Herteng
Cape Town
League of Nations
Hertzog
Union of South Africa
Senate
League
Thomas Visser
Visser
Great Britain
France
Soviet
Russia
D. F. Malan
National Party
Dr. Visser
Ileague
Record of Queen Mary radio and telephone traffic on voyage
On the Queen Mary from Southampton to New York, radio operators handled over 1,177 messages totaling 62,591 words sent and 875 messages totaling 18,826 words received. Telegraph and press dispatch work exceeded 80,000 words with 42 incoming calls and 312 minutes of outgoing calls. The voyage set an Atlantic telephone record aided by secrecy devices and included two simultaneous calls to London and New York. 25,000 picture postcards were carried and sold out early. The Ocean Times contributed about 10,000 words from Canadian Press and others.
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R.ns
Queen Mary
R.M.S
Southampton
New York
Ocean Times
Atlantic
South Africa
London
Motex English Lenses Guard Eyes In Work And Play
Shatterproof Motex lenses cannot break into fragments. They can be ground to any strength and color and used as single or double vision lenses. Besides correcting defects, they protect eyes from broken glass, especially for children and workers with debris risk and for sports like tennis and golf.
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Motex
Narcotic Production in Shanghai Exceeded Needs in 1934
The League of Nations suppression of drugs committee was told that heroin production in Shanghai in 1934 was 12 to 14 times the world’s legitimate needs.
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League of Nations Committee On Suppression of
Shanghai
Anthill Ovens Used by African Tribes for Bread
Native communities bake bread in natural anthill ovens with large horses scooped from the earth. A stone alah functions as a door to the hollow workings, illustrating traditional culinary and architectural practices.
Canadians Honored for Antarctic Flight Pioneers
Defence Minister Jan Mackenzie announced honorary ranks for H. Hollick Kenyon as air commodore and J. H. Lymburner as group captain. The two Canadian aviators, veterans of Arctic flying, were selected by Sir Hubert Wilkins to pilot for the Lincoln Ellsworth trans Antarctic expedition. Hollick Kenyon, an air navigator, and Lymburner, an air engineer, were praised for a historic flight described as an unparalleled achievement in aviation.
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Air Cammodore
H. Hollick- Kenyon
J. H. Lymburner
Defence
Jan Mackenzie
Antarctic
Arctic
Canada
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hollick-Kenyon
Mr. Lymburner
Lymburner
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Alcock
Brown
Lindbergh
Kingsford-Smith
MacKenzie
Hollick-Kenyon and Lymburner
Falconer Re-Elected Leader of Canadian League Society
Sir Robert Falconer was re-elected president of the League of Nations Society at its Ottawa convention. John W. Dafoe of the Winnipeg Free Press became honorary vice-president, and Dr. W. R. C. Wallace of Queen's University Kingston was added as active vice president. The group urged ex-soldiers and defence personnel to support its peace program.
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Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
W. R. C Wallace
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Going Into Business David Lloyd George Plans Roadside Shop
War time prime minister David Lloyd George announces a roadside shop near his Churt estate in Surrey. The store will stock fresh fruit vegetables flowers eggs honey and jam to appeal to passing motorists. Grenoble France reports a rain of thousands of green frogs.
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David Lloyd George
Churt
Surrey
Luxury Soviet boudoir train to Sochi on trial run
A Soviet luxury train cruising to Sochi showcases opulent features including a barber shop nursery car and bath compartments. Passengers can rent pajamas and slippers while seats split with curtains for privacy. Women may request needles yarns and a tailor shop operates round the clock to keep clothes clean.
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Sochi
Crimea
Champion Athlete Seeks Record After Fever Hint
A famed athlete, confined by a cold, inquires about his temperature and the world record. The doctor replies a hundred and one degrees, prompting the athlete to ask about the global standard for fever.
Airman Seeks Record in Tree Climb Gaffe
An airman joked after landing in a tree that he aimed to set a record. The farmer quipped that he achieved a first by climbing down before going up, turning the moment into a humorous miscue.
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Airman
Farmer
Pattern 5528 for a dainty bedroom needlework spread
A Winnipeg notice offers pattern 5528 featuring embroidered motifs for a hoop-skirt girl and companion garden. It includes transfer patterns, stitch illustrations, material needs and color ideas. Send 20 cents to Houseware Acts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for a pattern. no Alice Brooks book published.
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Houseware Acts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Jesus Death at Golgotha
A religious study notes the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgotha outside Jerusalem. It emphasizes Jesus forgiving those who crucified him, the mocked kingly claims, the lamb of God title, three hours of darkness, and Jesus’ final surrender to God.
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Golgotha
Jerusalem
Jesus
Father
G. Campbell Morgan
Christ of God
Pilate
David
Garvie
Holy Place
Holy of Holies
Temple
Remarkable apparatus lets blind read printed pages
Emil Ranseen, a Northwestern University psychology student in Evanston, announces a reader that enables blind people to read by electric shocks. A photo electric cell converts page light to energy, expanding wire coils under palm beads to signal letters. Inspired by Helen Keller, the device requires training to interpret shock patterns as letters.
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Emil Ranseen
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Helen Keller
Ranseen
Simon Schild Meerschaum Pipe Art Master Dies at 68
The renowned Vienna pipe carver Simon Schild, famed for carved meerschaum pipes and holders adorned with dogs and bearded philosophers, died at 68. Two other masters survive but lack his fame, as enormous prices once paid reflect his artistry.
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Vienna
Simon Schild
Schild
Cameronians Dine In Style At Quebec Barracks
The 400 men of the Cameronians Scottish Rifles second battalion at Quebec Barracks Bordon have modernized mess routines. Food is served by soldier waiters in white jackets, with white tablecloths, flowers, and improved menus. Casual dress is allowed within limits and music is played quietly via loudspeakers. Major D A H Graham credits the changes with cost savings and a shift from first come first served to orderly service.
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Cameronians Scottish Rifles
Quebec Barracks
Bordon
D. A. H. Graham
Science sets record with wirephoto after Indy 600 race
Grimy-faced speed aces chased a 600 mile win at Indianapolis as Low Meyer claimed victory. An Associated Press wirephoto transmitted the finish just 16 minutes after the checkered flag, a record time moving across portable transmitters to newspapers nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
Science
Meyer
Associated Press
Newa
Atlantica
Pacific
Mussolini redraws Ethiopia into five administrative divisions
The division plan names Eritrea with capital Asmara Armhara with Gondar Galla and Sidame with Jimina Harar with Harar Somaliland with Mogadiscio Addis Ababa designated capital for a new administrative system led by a viceroy and a chief staff. The note mentions World War casualties among British totaling 181 052 with over 9 000 deaths.
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Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Eritrea
Asmara
Armhara
Gondar
Galla
Sidame
Jimina
Harar
Somaliland
Mogadiscio
Addis Ababa
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Commander Reed
Ames
Weegeitio
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Lloyd George S Building Shop
Grenoble
Justice Porter
London Law Courts
Judicial Tribunal
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Applique
Alice Brooks
Brooks
Ici
Cameronians
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