World happenings briefly told as items in brief
The Free State Education Board expects twenty years to achieve bilingual status akin to Canada. RCMP training station to open in Halifax. About 25 men per month to graduate at Wellington barracks. Buenos Aires records 1015 degrees Fahrenheit on December 31, the hottest two summers. Soviet Russia ends its first five year plan and welcomes the second. Ontario places elk on 385 acre reserve near Petawawa for eventual forest stocking. Dr W W Yen named ambassador to Russia by the Nationalist government. A blind aid problem solved. The first Braille cheque is honored by Bank of Manhattan. A European royal portraits collection to the British Museum, compiled by Mrs Thomas Brooklebank. Bliss Carman bust to be placed at Universiy of New Brunswick library.
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Free State Department of Education
Free State
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Halifax
Wellington Barracks
Buenos Aires
Russia
Moscow
Ontario
Petawawa
W. W. Yen
League of Nations
Bank of Manhattan Company
New York
Europe
British Museum
Thomas Brooklebank
Bliss Carman
Forest Hill Cemetery
Fredericton
British Columbia
University of New Brunswick
Eyes and Nervous Strain From Bad Light
Dr M Luckless and Frank Moss report that eye strain from poor lighting wastes energy and alters nervous muscular tension in readers. The study notes how light on a page affects strain and asks for further research into cancer causing organisms in plants and potential implications for human cancer.
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M. Luckless
Frank Moss
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Michael Levine
Montegiore Hospital
New York
Levine
Unusual Bee Suit in Dunfermline Scotland
Peter Coutts sues Henry Gow twice over a swarm of bees on Gow land in Dunfermline Scotland. The first suit sought the value of the bees, the second the price of honey Gow contends bees need a season to start producing honey. The judge postponed ruling to think it over.
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Henry Gow
Dunfermline
Scotland
Peter Coutts
Gow
Coutts
Prince George Proposes Compact Books For Quick Grabs
The future king spoke to the Incorporated Society of Authors Playwrights and Composers in London urging books be concise. He argued most readers have limited moments to read and seek information or entertainment in a form they can grasp quickly.
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Prince George
Incorporated Society of Authors, Playwrights, and Composers
London
Shaw autograph plot fails after teetotaler reveal
Steward planners aimed to obtain George Bernard Shaw signature for autograph seekers and pay drinks by keeping the bill in the Cathay lounge until they learned Shaw abstained from alcohol, ending the scheme.
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George Bernard Shaw
Cathay Lounge
Shaw
British Columbia Expects Rise in Exports to Britain
British Columbia forecasts stronger trade gains from Canada Germany pact. The province should gain from a $1,000,000 increase in wood pulp demand and an enlarged apple market. Lumber shipments to the United Kingdom may reach 152 million feet next year, up from 87 million last year, a jump over 70 percent.
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British Columbia
Canada
Germany
B.C
United Kingdom
Lemon Mince Pie Filling Recipe Week Wide
Squeeze juice from lemons and cook peel until soft. Put through meat chopper and rub through a sieve. Add chopped apples and remaining ingredients, mix well and store in jars. Use as a filling for turnovers and pies.
Shredded Wheat Creole Bake Serves Six
crumble shredded wheat biscuits and cook in hot meat stock until thick. mix with bacon fat onion pepper egg yolks seasoning and catsup. fold in stiff egg whites. bake in buttered dish at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. serve hot with grilled tomatoes. six servings.
Large Tax Refunds Return Overpaid Money to Firms
The United States government refunded 80,583,564 last year after overpayments by taxpayers. Several refunds exceeded 1,000,000, with The United Fruit Company of Boston receiving 2,950,000 the largest. Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal Co of Pennsylvania got 2,189,000. Douglas Fairbanks had 2,186 returned and Roman Novarro 7,604.
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United States
United Fruit Company of
Boston
Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Douglas Fairbanks
Roman Novarro
Measuring Nature Jitters Reveals Water and Fuel Heat
Science uses tiny molecular jitters to study how energy turns water to steam and coal to heat. If jitters intensify, molecules split and recombine, modeling combustion and phase changes such as squid turning into a gas.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Potash Recovered in Commercial Quantities from Dead Sea
Potash is being recovered in commercial quantities from the Dead Sea, signaling a major development in mineral extraction. The effort could boost supply and energy bargaining power, with implications for fertilizers and related industries worldwide.
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Dead Sea
English bellringers hold a London convention
English bellringers gathered in London for a recent convention featuring ringing techniques, demonstrations, and discussions. Notable participants and clubs from across the region attended to share methods and repertoire in a formal gathering at a central venue.
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London
France produced nine hundred million gallons of wine in 1926
France produced 892 410 000 gallons of wine during 1926 according to the latest production figures. The report lists wine output as concentrated in major growing regions and reflects substantial year over year activity.
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France
Strong Annual Statement by Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada reports a strong financial position for the year ended November 30, with total assets at 765.5 million and liquid assets of 355.9 million, equal to 52.86 percent of liabilities to the public. Cash holdings total 164.6 million, deposits at 619.1 million, and earnings of 4.86 million, enough to cover dividends and allocations while maintaining reserves and an investment depreciation transfer of 3 million to strengthen internal reserves.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Lesson
Sunday School lesson focuses on Jesus’ work ethic and divine authority. It cites John 5 17 Mark 1 21 45 and devotional reading from Isaiah 61 1 6. The lesson emphasizes scriptural example of labor and service in a religious context.
Jesus Authority in the Synagogue Sermon
Jesus speaks with divine authority in Capernaum’s synagogue as rulers seek his teaching. Henry Van Dyke notes three power sources: direct knowledge of God, sincerity, and love, urging followers to embody these traits and speak with authority. The study then shifts to demons as described in Mark, Matthew, and Luke, framing six possession cases and their modern interpretations as insanity or epilepsy.
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Jesus
Capernaum
Christ
God
Henry van Dyke
Mary Magdalene
Doctor Koo and Matsuoke clash over boycott impact
Dr Yusuke Matsuoke told the League Japan viewed a boycott as worse than a military attack. Dr Wellington Koo countered that China would prefer a boycott over invasion. The article notes the doc won that argument.
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Yusuke Matsuoke
League of Nations
Japan
Wellington Koo
China
Doc
Common garden mole with small sunken eyes described
The common garden mole has eyes that are very small and sunken almost beneath the skin. China anticipates a construction boom as a key economic trend.
Remarkable progress in Dominion bacon hog production
A Do minion Agriculture statement notes that in 1932 over 2 500 000 market hogs sold for slaughter under Hog Grading Regulations will have graded as select bacon or bacon. It credits swine breeders for revamping the industry in ten years to build a backbone of breeding stock with feeding and productive qualities placing Dominion hog raisers among the best for type, quality and economic production.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion
Club Work Five Points Guides Swine Club Efforts
Five key areas define boy and girl swine club work in cooperation with federal and provincial agriculture departments. They cover selection of bacon type pigs, home and meeting room instruction, distribution of breeding and feeding guides, organizing judging and demonstrations, and securing bacon type stock for club districts.
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Swine Club
Departments of Agriculture
Cannibal Snail Found by Wanganui Researcher
E A Marchant of Wanganui reports discovering a giant carnivorous snail in New Zealand's North Island mountains. He placed four in a box with vegetation, and upon opening it found the largest had devoured the other three.
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E. A. Marchant
Wanganui
North Island
New Zealand
Marchant
Britain sells over one billion Savings certificates
Britain reports sales of national Savings certificates surpassing 1,110,600,000 units. The tally reflects strong public uptake and ongoing savings programs, with government figures highlighting continued demand across regions.
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Britain
Belfast campaign aims to cut school study programmes
In Belfast Ireland a focused campaign pushes to reduce the scope of school study programmes. Proponents argue streamlined courses will raise outcomes while critics warn of narrowed opportunities for students. Local educators and policymakers face debate over curriculum reform and resource allocation.
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Belfast
Ireland
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