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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
3
At a meeting by the mayor and aldermen, Sir Henry, president of the C N R, urged Canada to seize the awakening Chinese market. He noted hundreds of millions not yet alive to civilization, valuing wheat for food and railways, and said Vancouver would be the key port for Canada’s early China trade ground floor opportunity.
A Boston dispatch reports Dr G H W Lucas of Philadelphia and Prof W E Henderson of Toronto describe a new carbonic anaesthetic gas at the International Physiological Congress. They claim rapid anaesthetization with minimal struggle and swift recovery, noting normal respiration and stable blood pressure in tested animals over three two hour sessions.
In the year ending June 30 Australia imported 100000 motor vehicles with 66 percent from the United States, 23 percent from Canada, and 11 percent from England. Motor cycles show a shift, with over 80 percent of cycles imported from Great Britain.
Sixty British immigrants who arrived under the assisted passage scheme have left Winnipeg for the Atlantic seaboard under deportation arrangements. The men, who came to Canada about four months ago, refused farm work and any other employment at the immigration hall, insisting on returning home.
At 6 p.m. the Bremen cut from shore and 200 mailers watched as the seaplane New York landed at 7 50 p.m. It brought five sacks of mail to the Brooklyn pier speeding delivery of about 2 000 letters and postcards in roughly six hours.
New York reports that Col. Charles A Lindbergh will pilot the first plane on a mission. Details of the route and purpose are not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Moscow dispatch via Riga reports a worsening wheat shortage in Russia. President Kalinin reportedly warned that Russia must import 60 million roubles worth of grain or force peasants to work harder due to drought in south Ukraine Volga and Caucasus, despite earlier harvest hopes.
Mayor Arthur Ells authorized a $500 purchase of serum from Winnipeg to treat Ottawa cases of infantile paralysis. Dr. W. T. Shirreff advised the need as local supply is scarce. Ottawa has 19 reported cases, considered an abnormal situation.
Few harvesters depart from Vancouver this season as lighter crops and prairie labor-saving equipment slow demand. J. P. McVety reports 432 workers have left Vancouver, 125 from New Westminster, and some from other centres. Only guaranteed jobs receive the $10 rate while the harvest expands and more hands may be accepted.
Albert Buschke tried to flee a penalty by stowing away on Graf Zeppelin for its final flight to Lakehurst. He jumped overboard from the steamship Thuringia at Hamburg and was rescued by a passing fighter. He was detained again on the liner as authorities awaited court action.
Premier Gardiner accepted the resignation of Hon. C. M. Hamilton minister of agriculture effective immediately. Hamilton heads to the Head of the Lakes for appointment to Canada’s Board of Grain Commissioners. Hon. George Spence named new minister of agriculture in morning announcement.
London reports that the British airships R 100 and R 101 will undergo shed trials this week. It is expected the R 100 will be launched and taken to Bedford within a month, while the R 101 is due to launch late in September. One will fly to Canada and the other to India.
Frank Metcalf, long time Saskatchewan fruit inspector, forced by ill health to return to Blyth Ontario, passes staff torch to J. G. de Jong of Winnipeg. Metcalf receives addressed gift and purse of gold from Saskatoon fruit men.
Dorothy Thomas youngest daughter of Rt Hon J G Thomas was fined ten shillings in London for causing obstruction by leaving her automobile in St Pauls Churchyard in front of the church and surrounding area.
Dieudonne Coste, French air ace, has begun a flight around the world to chase the Graf Zeppelin. He hopes to beat the dirigible to Lakehurst New Jersey and New York and then break the world non stop distance record for airplanes on the first leg of the race.
Shanghai reports a Tajung despatch from Harbin saying both sides prepare for war though no major frontier fighting. Martial law across the Chinese Eastern Railway amid rail sabotage and raids. Kirin orders artillery brigades to border defenses. Tachung notes Soviet and Japanese moves and possible shifts in Manchurian crisis. U.S. and Britain potential involvement discussed.
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrives from New York on its first eastward crossing since overhaul. It completed the voyage in 4 days 17 hours 49 minutes, beating its own record by four hours but two hours behind Bremen’s eastward time, averaging 27.22 knots.
In Stettler Alberta a storm on Buffalo Lake hurled a small boat to shore. Two men and two boys died W J Burrell of Hanna and his sons Ernest 10 and John 12 plus Sidney Steele of Hanna. Harold Burrell 16 was rescued.
Georges Clemenceau the aged wartime premier of France was taken ill at his cottage in Les Sables dIonne on the Bay of Biscay. A Paris doctor said he is over fatigued from writing a war book and needs total rest. He is 83.
Brussels reports Belgian forces ready to withdraw from the second Rhineland zone on September 15 following The Hague conference as a gesture of conciliatory spirit toward Germany.
A straw stack fire near North Portal Sask spread to dry prairie, threatening crops and buildings on surrounding farms. About 300 volunteers from both sides of the border fought the blaze for five hours using backfiring and fire guards. An old barn at Almond farm survived. Portals N D engine aided John Waddington farm.
Hon. Jean Knight, France's first minister to Canada, told the Canadian Club luncheon that Britain and France will settle reparations issues arising from World War losses in a spirit of understanding and cooperation. He said equity and justice will guide the settlement, despite difficulties from Germany's payment failures.
In Montreal and eastern points the grain hold-up is blamed on European buyer wariness, home consumption, price, and market conditions. About 120 inland ships and 1,800 Canadian sailors are idle. Elevators are near full and no break is seen. Local dealers report U S and Argentine underselling Canada while European buyers insist on low volumes. Seamen seek work in the United States as grain remains stalled in price disputes.
Washington reports indicate progress in US Britain naval reduction talks with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald visiting Washington in October for a potential December conference. Officials expect invitations to be issued by London, with Paris Rome and Tokyo kept informed.
Italy reels from two Fiat planes wrecked at Sensano and insufficient time to trial a third. Nine of the twelve speed machines Italy prepared are lost. The Fiats, designed by Mosatelli with motors by Zerbe, weighed about 2 000 pounds including the engine.
A seaplane in the Philadelphia navy yard, thought to be the largest in America, is being assembled for operation on the Great Lakes by a Buffalo firm. It will carry 50 passengers, a crew of 20, and features a 94 foot wingspan with four 450 horsepower motors and a 10 000 gallon gasoline capacity.
A Persian flood reported from Tabriz destroyed 5,000 houses and drowned 1,000 people. The custom house with 3,200 bales of merchandise was damaged and streets were washed out up to nine feet deep. The government authorized 4000 dollars for erection of jevecs.
Annie Pasowesty of Sheho is under arrest in connection with the murder of her husband Nick Pasowesty, found shot dead on August 1. John Pasowesty, who confessed to killing his father, is in custody at Prince Albert.
Calgary residents were informed that Lord Hanworth the Master of the Rolls could not speak at a luncheon due to illness upon arrival in Calgary. The Calgary Gur Association cancelled the engagement and luncheon.
Captain Roscoe Turner and three passengers completed a daylight transcontinental flight from Glendale California to Roosevelt Field New York in 19 hours and 53 minutes to prove feasibility of daytime air passenger service.
Road making in Britain consumed 13 040 000 tons of granite and limestone produced from British quarries in 1927, reflecting large scale use of domestic minerals for highway construction and repairs.
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