Britain Leads In Armament Spending and Tank Corps Edges
In a Commons exposé Sir Laming Worthing-E Evans, Secretary for War, reports Britain cut Army costs from 181.25 million to 161.17 million in five years. He contrasts United States, Italy, Germany, France and Soviet Russia budgets, arguing Britain leads in armament. He highlights Royal Tank Corps pre-eminence and plans for armored brigades and mechanized infantry configurations.
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House of Commons
Laming Worthing-Evans
Britain
United States
Italy
Germany
France
Soviet
Russia
Royal Tank Corps
Saskatchewan co operation with Marketing Board to boost Canada goods
The Saskatchewan markets and co operation branch of the department of agriculture partners with the British Empire Marketing Board to secure advertising for Canada. When an order is placed with a British concern for machinery or other commodities, the Marketing Board is notified and the firm with the order receives placards promoting Canadian made goods.
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Saskatchewan Markets and Co-Operation
Department of Agriculture
British Empire Marketing Board
Canada
Unable to Live With Masband During Quarrel
A wife voices frustration during a quarrel describing Masband as unbearable and predicting an impossible living situation. She asks how soon the change will occur, signaling strain in the relationship.
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Masband
New Guinea Miners Now Using Airplane
Airplanes transformed gold mining in New Guinea cutting travel time from Bulolo to Salamoa beach from fourteen days to one hour. Lieut. Kenneth Frewin, returning from the Mandated Territories, warns of harsh conditions, fever, and shortages of pilots. Native porters faced fatal risks, but aviation drew in new companies and boosted mine access and profits.
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New Guinea
Kenneth Frewin
Mandated Territories Airways
Sydney
Australia
Big Island
New Gainea
Frevan
Bulolo
Salamoa Beach
Frewin
Newfoundland Trade Ties Highlight Empire Market Value
The Ottawa Journal notes Newfoundland buys roughly 12 million dollars of goods annually from Canada while Canada buys about 0.5 million from Newfoundland. The piece argues the relationship is valuable within the Empire and should be actively cultivated like trades with small European nations.
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Ottawa Journal
Newfoundland
Canada
Santos-Dumont Flew 21 Seconds In His Self Built Biplane
In 1906 the Brazilian inventor Santos-Dumont, residing in Paris, stayed aloft for 21 seconds piloting a biplane of his own design.
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Santos-Dumont
Paris
Florida’s white population largely native born
It is estimated that only five percent of Florida’s white residents are foreign born, reflecting a predominantly native born demographic pattern.
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Florida
War Graves Commission work praised at Empire Club luncheon
Colonel Henry C. Osborne outlined the Imperial War Graves Commission's reach from the Baltic to Jerusalem with Canada bearing about eight percent of costs. He noted 1 000 new British cemeteries in France and Belgium, 7 000 graves in Canada, and eight Canadian sites each marked by a 15 ton granite block. He praised Vimy and St Julien monuments and urged Imperial unity.
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Egypt
Coloonel
Henry C. Osborne
C.M.G
War Graves Commission
Empire Club
Toronto
Osborne
Canada
Imperial War Graves Commission
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Paris
Baltic
Bosphorous
Antwerp
Jerusalem
India
China
New Zealand
Australia
St. Julien
Daily Graphic
Vimy
W. S. Allward
Chinese Population in Canada 1927 28 Immigrants and Deportations
Reports to the House of Commons show three Chinese immigrants admitted in 1927 28 including two women. Two students came as non immigrants. Eleven Chinese were deported. The 1923 24 registration lists about 55 706 Chinese in Canada with 48 305 males 1 302 females and 6 099 under 18. British Columbia has 31 116. Japan entries for 1927 were 511 with 273 adult males 557 adult females and 216 children in two years.
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House of Commons
Canada
British Columbia
Football fan asks why man was knocked down for scoring wrong
A first-time attendee questions why a player was tackled after picking up the ball, learning the aim is to score but the player was moving toward the opposite goal. The escort explains the error and the need to stop him.
Dump Valve Demonstration for Passenger Safety
Floyd Smith demonstrated a passenger dump valve at Mercer airport by tilting a seat lever and dropping a 186-pound dummy from 1,500 feet. The parachute deployed in one and four-fifths seconds, and the dummy floated safely to the ground.
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Floyd Smith
Mercer
English Navy Strength Dips Since 1914
The English navy personnel have fallen from 146000 in 1914 to 101000 now, reflecting a significant reduction in force. This change marks a substantial shift in naval manpower over the period.
Oakland Municipal Airport Facilities Highlight Downtown Access
Oakland Municipal Airport in California offers overnight plane rental at one dollar per plane, hangar space from two to four dollars daily depending on size, and a range of services including washing at 125 dollars an hour. Mechanics cost two to three dollars per hour, with bunk accommodations from one dollar a night. The airport, connected to the seaport, features a 150 foot by 16 foot dredged speed boat channel, a restaurant accommodating 150, a coffee shop, dining room with field view, banquet hall, and standard railway amenities.
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Oakland Municipal
Oakland
California
San Leandro Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Western Horses Shipped From Prairies to Eastern Canada
About 25 000 Western horses were sent east last year from Alberta and Saskatchewan to Ontario Quebec and some to Prince Edward Island. They ranged from heavy draught to light range stock with around five percent unbroken. A carload of unbroken Percheron and Belgian horses was auctioned in Paisley Ontario for an average of 71 dollars per head.
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Prairies
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Paisley
Ont
Train station jest about a past crash
Traveller asks if fast trains stop at the country station. The porter replies that they do only after recalling a past smash-up at that location.
Little Helps For This Week from a Poem Verses
A reflective verse excerpt urges calm in face of past sorrows and storms. It speaks of meeting pain with tempered faith and hopeful tolerance for the coming year. The piece closes with a Spanish proverb about God guiding even crooked paths.
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James Whitcomb Reilly
Lions Nearsighted Claim Quoted by Naturalist Draws Debate
The article discusses a prominent naturalist's claim that lions are near sighted and notes public skepticism. It also mentions social trends with rising numbers of Chinese wearing shirts.
Robot Chess Expert Revealed as Hill in Disguise
An international audience believed a robot played chess at a museum for nine years. Peter J. Hill, masked and hidden, controlled the machine with deliberate jerky moves. The show drew wide interest worldwide before the ruse ended.
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Patroma
Peter J. Hill
New York City
Hill
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