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Empire Games praise and ocean liner pace set records
R T Britten praised the Empire Games showing in Hamilton Ontario and noted new swimming marks. The Empress of Japan completed a record Yokohama to Victoria voyage in eight days six hours twenty three minutes. Duchess of York beat prior times on Quebec run. Beatty touted Canada’s unemployment measures and Maritime Province prospects. Acadian celebrations at Grand Pre showcased lineage and memory of Evangeline. Canada led world telecommunication growth with 24.2 telephones per 100 inhabitants and 18,029,973 telegrams in 1929.
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R. T. Britten
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Yokohama
Victoria
W. Beatty
E. Aikman
Pacific Steamship
Atlantic
Greenock
Scotland
Quebec City
Duchess of Richmond
Belfast
Quebec
Saint John Board of Trade
Canadian Pacific
Saint John
Canada
United States