Vancouver Harbor Watch 1934 Growth Shows Port Progress
Vancouver shipping gains surpass last year with broader export variety and rising tonnage. Logs lumber shingles and pulp show big increases along with concentrates and salt fish. Bananas and citron fruits from Central America boost intercoastal trade as more small fishing craft and passengers use the port. The port aims to be a world goods clearing house as preparations begin for a busy term.
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Vancouver Harbor
Vancouver
British Columbia
Sam NeClay
United Kingdom
Central America
California
Harbor Commissioners
McClay
Braille: A Key to Literature for the Blind
Braille uses six raised dots arranged like a domino to form 63 combinations enabling letters punctuation numerals and music symbols. Invented by Braille, it is used worldwide by readers and writers. A few weeks study yields mastery, with finger proficiency after about six months.
Banking reports show 1933 cheque totals rise nationwide
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes a 16 percent increase in cheques cashed by chartered banks in Canada during 1933, totaling 29.981 billion dollars, up from 25.344 billion in 1932. Prairie provinces led with a 33.7 percent jump, reaching 0.4146 billion and adding 1.617 billion.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Stalstice
Prairie Provinces
Westminster Abbey to honor Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon
The Commonwealth government funds a memorial in Westminster Abbey to place Adam Lindsay Gordon beside poets such as Tennyson. The commemorative installation will be completed within a few weeks as part of national tribute.
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Westminster Abbey
Las Vapire
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Australa
Tennyron
Commonwealth
The Danish Hog Card and Its Value in Denmark
The Danish hog card is a trusted method to ration bacon for Britain’s quota. Each farmer receives a card per hog to track monthly allocations and remaining hogs can be sold without a card at market prices. The system ties price to quota hogs versus nonquota hogs, underscoring the card’s extraordinary worth in Denmark.
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Denmark
United Kingdom
Britain
Oldest Court of Justice in Valencia Water Tribunal
The world’s oldest court, the Tribunal of the Waters, meets weekly in Valencia to hear eight judges’ cases about the province’s vast water system. Decisions are verbal and not subject to appeal. Also, ashes were scattered on a Moor of the forge in South London as per a wheelwright’s dying wish. Two 18,600-ton liners were to be built in Italy for Poland at Polish cost.
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Tribunal of the Waters
Valencia
Spain
London
Italy
Poland
Itelian
Ballweys
History Of Ancient Church In Lymington Parish
The Hampshire Advertiser and Southampton Times reviews a book by Rev. Charles Bostock and Edward Hapgood on early Lymington Parish life. It notes William Pitt, parish clerk for forty years, deaf and mis-timed amens, and a vigilant sexton signaling him. The church likely built around 1250 with earlier parish activity in the town.
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Hampshire Advertiser
Southampton Times
Lymington
England
Charles Bostock
Edward Hapgood
William Pitt
Making Public Air Minded
The Christian Science Monitor notes public fascination with affordable aviation. It cites U S estimates of 50 000 planes at under 700 each, Britain accelerating low cost engine development for 195, fuselage at 390, plus wings and gear. The piece envisions a widespread rise in air travel as a mass public amenity.
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United States
Britain
Christian Science Monitor
Railway Carloadings Rise for National Railway of Mexico
Rail traffic for the National Railway of Mexico exceeds levels from two years ago as cargo volumes show a marked increase. Officials cite stronger industrial activity and expanded freight services in key regions driving the upturn.
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National Railway of
Mexico
War unlikely in Europe says Prof George Wrong
Professor George B. M. Wrong told a Toronto Women’s League of Nations Association audience that war is not imminent in Europe and that nations should educate people to reject war as a problem solver. He urged reliance on good will and international trust rather than cynical fatalism.
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George BM. Wrong
Women’s League of Nations Association
Toronto
Europe
Professor Wrong
Not Natural Instinct In Carrier Pidgeons A Flight
The text argues that carrier pigeons did not have a strong homing instinct while the Flying Homer shows a natural instinct that can be trained to a high degree. It contrasts the breeds to explain differences in instinct and training outcomes.
Whales Offered to British Museum After Shoreline Stranding
About forty whales washed ashore along the British coast have been offered to the British Museum in the past year with the institution retaining first choice of all stranded specimens.
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British Museum
Cereal Improvement Talk At Saskatchewan Convention
Dr J B Harrington outlined wheat improvement at the Saskatchewan Field Husbandry association convention held at the University of Saskatchewan. R H Potter spoke on mutual interests, with Townley-Smith guiding variety testing discussions. E N Argue and Harry Cook gave Lanquet evening remarks. Life membership honored James Bridge and several university team members for judging success.
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J. B Harrington
Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Association
University of Saskatchewan
R. H. Potter
International Harvester Company
Saskatoon
T. Townley-Smith
Lanquet
E. N. Argue
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Harry Cook
Saskatchewan Farmer
Harrington
James Bridge
Regina
Roy Blake
Hadley Ven Vilet
Everet Whewell
Robert Potter
Thomas Teare
Marquis
Frank Tsaacacn
Elfros
Eden Named Lord Privy Seal in Britain
The article notes Captain Anthony Eden, soon to be Lord Privy Seal, and details his early career. It highlights his ascent, age under 38, eleven years in Parliament, and 1925 delegation to the Empire Press Conference in Australia. Ottawa Journal calls Britain’s political path a trained, technical apprenticeship.
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Anthony Eden
Lord Burnham
Daily Telegraph
Australia
Canada
England
Ottawa Journal
Alberta relocates nearly two thousand families from drought areas
Under a free freight policy between Alberta, the federal government and railways, 1,093 families and about 4,500 people were moved from drought regions over three years. Since 1931, 422 families moved in 1931, 133 in 1982, and 536 in 1933 season. total freight moved equals 1,848 carloads of stock, equipment and household effects.
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Alberta
Left two Englishmen and four Welshmen in place
A Scotsman, teased by an English friend about his nationality, meets on holiday. He calmly notes that his office runs smoothly in his absence because two Englishmen and four Welshmen remain in charge.
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Hallo
Taxicab Drivers Prized for War Service
An army officer notes taxicab drivers possess traits useful in combat. He cites their toughness and alertness and adds they are particularly effective on the charge, a surprising omission in his analysis.
Birdlike Flexible Wing May Redefine Flight At Farnborough
News of the World reports Signor Ugo Antoni claims to have evolved a mechanism for a birdlike flexible wing that can vary wing camber in flight. The device, built inside the wing and controlled from the cockpit, aims to give aircraft a wider speed range and safer handling, drawing serious interest from aviation experts worldwide.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Farnborough
News of the World
Signor
Ugo Antoni
Signor Antoni
Sheffield Named England's Politest City
An excerpt notes Sheffield as England's politest city with a courteous travel scene. A commercial traveller can find directions via buttoned indicators and electric lights at stations and may be guided by locals who offer to walk him to his destination, reflecting the city's courteous social norms.
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Sheffield
England
Che City
Harvard economist Albert K. resigns for Canadian central bank post
Albert Kiton, economics instructor at Harvard, resigns to join the Canadian government as a tax investigator researching the proposed central bank. He will assist the Deputy Minister of Finance in promoting the Dominion's central bank plan.
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Albert K
2Iton
Harvard University
Dominion
Eaton
New Planets Discovered at The Bourqurealh Observatory
The Bourqurealh Observatory in Piers, Africa, announces two new planets located in the asteroid swarm between Maracal Jupiter. They were first sighted in November and later confirmed by photographs from observatories worldwide. The planets are temporarily designated as 19,323 WB and GE.
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Bourqurealh Observatory
Piers
Africa
Maracal Jupiter
Smith and Jones Debate Car Costs and Upkeep
Smith argues not the car price but maintenance worries the average reader, while Jones adds perspective on ongoing expenses, highlighting concerns about upkeep and financial strain over purchase price.
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Smith
Jones
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