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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
7
After ten years in opposition the Liberal Government, led by W. L. Mackenzie King, formally assumed power. The Governor General swore in the new cabinet at 3 PM with no ceremony beyond the oath, followed by the first cabinet council in the East Block.
Ottawa reports the Liberal cabinet list by province with William Richard Motherwell as agriculture minister in Saskatchewan and Charles Stewart as interior minister in Alberta. Other entries include Hewitt Bostock in British Columbia and Willian Fielding in Nova Scotia with multiple ministers across Ontario Quebec and New Brunswick in the broad announcement.
Stephen Zawisluk a Galician explained his acts to the court in the early hours of last Wednesday admitting to smashing windows with an iron bar to gain winter quarters in jail. Police Magistrate Geo Moore sen sentenced him to four years on each of ten charges to run consecutively, totaling forty years as a warning against property destruction.
The Italian Red Cross will establish eighteen food and medical depots in famine hit Southern Russia under an agreement with Soviet representative M. Vorovsky. The Italian government contributes 6,000,000 Mre to the relief effort.
A judgment in the first appellate court upholds Magistrate Denison's order confiscating a carload of liquor shipped from Montreal to Toronto as lath. The case involved seizure of the shipment and affirmed the confiscation action.
At the arms conference France insisted on staying free to build a submarine fleet nearly three times its current size and to add cruisers destroyers and auxiliaries up to 320000 tons. British and other delegates warned the move could threaten British shores, while Japan Italy and the United States expressed surprise. The committee abandoned further debate and shifted to rules for submarine use limits vessel sizes and the already agreed capital ship framework.
Amid royal crowds in Calcutta the Prince of Wales opened the Victorian Memorial honoring Queen Victoria. The marble palace like building took 15 years to erect and houses a museum with portraits of Delhi emperors and notable figures who served India. The ceremony was conducted in full state.
Delegate Ovslenko of Samara told the all-Russian Soviet congress that in Ramikoveksy parish people are eating their dead. He warned guards must oversee burials to prevent cannibalism and that starving families face death without aid, with only partial relief for children and adults starting January.
Snow staking of mining claims in the Elbow Lake gold camp north of The Pas drives a rush as Hollinger Mine of Porcupine takes an option on Murray Brothers' claims. Claim sales surge from 500 to 1000 dollars. one seven mile distant group sells for 5000 cash, another for 2700 and 2080, mostly financed by Montreal and Toronto interests.
Major J Hampton Moore proposed using 4000 unemployed residents as night watchmen in Philadelphia. Wages would come from 15 cents weekly per family in the area guarded. Police officials back the plan which foresees nonuniform guards to deter thefts burglaries and banditry.
Raw sugar dipped to a 15 year low and approached the all time low, at 13 4 a pound for Cuban cost and freight on December 28. Refined sugar moved with the decline, at 4.90 cents per pound for fine granulated, marking the first sub five cent sale in years.
William B. Shelley, sought for theft in Oakland, Cal, surrendered at the Winnipeg police station. He was remanded for one week to allow Oakland police to be contacted.
The Sinn Fein Executive Committee of South Cork, constituency of Michael Collins, unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Anglo Irish agreement.
The cabinet features seven lawyers, three journalists, four farmers, one railway man, three manufacturers and one doctor. Key figures include Fielding a veteran finance minister, Gouin from Quebec, McKenzie after Laurier, Lapointe a constitutionalist, Bureau with 21 years in Parliament, Robb as chief whip, and others from Ontario Alberta Saskatchewan New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Toronto marks an eight decade milestone since the first gas lights with Consumers' Gas Company promising a lower gas rate in the New Year if conditions justify the reduction.
Ottawa report states William H. Coulter, veteran, appeared in police court charged with disorderly conduct on public streets after walking from Vancouver to Ottawa to present grievances about treatment overseas to the Government. Magistrate Askwith granted a suspended sentence and allowed him to depart.
James H. Taylor five time British Open champion and Alex Herd British champion in 1997 will tour Canada and the United States next summer. The pair will compete in the United States Open Championship at the Skokie Club in Chicago.
In Hamilton Ontario the public works department will launch a campaign next spring to curb reckless driving and stop irresponsible drivers from operating cars across the province. Hon. F C Biggs announced this while addressing the Kiwanis Club.
The Hamburg chamber of commerce annual report for 1921 states Germany has failed to meet peace obligations and that no political or economic efforts will succeed unless conditions change. It warns that those clinging to the London ultimatum seek destruction of Germany, risking repercussions for France England and America.
At a science convention in Canada, S C Lee of Manitoba Agricultural College presented charts showing no evidence that summers are becoming drier or that drought cycles recur. A Conner of the Dominion Meteorological Office noted rainfall patterns depend on Arctic, Pacific and Gulf air currents converging over Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan. The meeting featured technical papers. W A Johnston warned Lake Louise will slowly fill in over a millennium. George H Clark emphasized the need for a unified seed grading system and farmer access to quality seed.
In Paris the Senate debated the marine budget amid France’s push to attend the Washington conference. Senator de Kerguezec argued submarines are a necessary defense weapon but should be limited to military uses and not disrupt commerce. He noted France does not seek imperialism and criticized Admiral de Bon’s proposals.
Crown Prince Hirohito, reading the throne speech at the Diet opening, praised Japan’s growing friendship with treaty powers and said the Washington conference nears a successful end. He urged cooperation of the people for national prosperity and peace, noting the nation’s added global responsibility. The Diet session was brief and formal.
President Harding aims to submit a shipbuilding program soon after the holidays with heavy direct subsidies. Congress shows strong opposition, making passage doubtful despite administration pressure. Agricultural interests also oppose the plan.
The International Purity Conference denounced the films jazz dancing and the cigarette for harming public morals at a recent session in Chicago.
Sir John Hare a renowned English actor and manager dies at 77. Born in Giggleswick York in 1844 he pursued stage work after civil service schooling. He appeared in Liverpool in 1864 and in London with the Prince of Wales Company. He performed in Caste and The Gay Lord Quex and toured Canada.
Clyde shipbuilding results for the year show 314 vessels launched totaling 514000 tons, a sharp decline from last year’s 669000 tons. The largest ship launched in 1921 was the Windsor Castle at 19000 tons.
London reports a statement from Prime Minister Lloyd George declaring the British government has gone the utmost limit on Ireland. Reopening talks is deemed impossible as Ireland’s status under the treaty is settled and any alteration would nullify the agreement, affecting evacuation plans and the Irish provisional government transfer.
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