Modern engineering to reshape climate and lands
The article describes a speech by Leopold Amery envisioning future engineering feats. It imagines damming boreal channels to divert icebergs near Newfoundland, closing the Bosporus to reclaim inland seas, damming Abyssinia’s Blue Nile to fertilize Egypt and Sudan, irrigating Mesopotamian swamps, colonizing northern Canada, draining Hudson Bay clay belts, and flooding the Dead Sea region with Mediterranean-driven water for new arable lands.
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Leopold
Dominions
Great Britain
Labrador
Newfoundland
Straits of Belle Iste
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canada
Geographical Magazine
Constantinople
Bcephorus
Black Sea
Caspian
Sea of
Aral
Abyssinia
Tana
Khartoum
Sudan
Egypt
Upper Nile
Little Jess
Dead Sea
Palestine
Red Sea
Algiers
Sahara
Sees His First Train Subpoenaed By Mounties
Louis Westhaver, a 22 year old native of Guysboro county, is summoned as a Crown witness in Halifax by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He recently fulfilled two ambitions to see a train and a tramcar, riding the 150 mile trip to the Nova Scotia capital and back. The trip was free and the street car fare was 10 cents.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Halifax
Louis, Westhaver
Guysboro County
Nova Scotia
Canada’s First Railway Plans For 200th Anniversary
The Canadian Railroad Historical Association based in Montreal is formulating plans to mark the 200th anniversary of Canada’s first railroad opening. The group coordinates celebrations and historical activities across regions to honor the historic milestone.
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Canada
The
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Montreal
British Columbia Vineyards Lure Cova As California Rival
Fabled British Columbia grape regions near Sumas and Fraser Valley show potential to rival California and Italy. Kelowna growers nurture 100 acres with OKana districts and Sardis ranches producing fine grapes sold in Vancouver markets. Bertrame cites 40 acres plus two-year vines, with yields of five to eight tons per acre and prices around eighty dollars a ton. United States import aid valued at forty nine million dollars last year supports cross-border wine growth.
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California
Italy
British Columbia
Kelowna Lamers
Sumas
Fraser Valley
Okana
Central Wineries
Independence
United States
F. Bertrame
France
Sardis
Sumas Prairie
Sumas Mountain
Vancouver
New Westminster
Beltrame
Early Diagnosis Urged Cancer Ignorance Cited By Speaker
Dr R C Davison deputy minister of public health for Saskatchewan told a Toronto audience that one third of cancer patients receive treatment in time for a cure. He quoted the Saskatchewan Cancer Commission chair urging a Canadian branch of the British Empire Cancer Commission and King George V jubilee Cancer Foundation. Neglect pain fear and lack of funds were named as reasons for late examination after questioning 542 practitioners 124 had never treated a cancer case.
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R. C. Davison
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Cancer Commission
Canadian Social Hygiene Counl
Toronto Health League
British Empire Cancer Commission
King George Valver Jubilee Cancer Foundation
Milk bars planned to aid dairy farmers across Britain
The Milk Marketing Board proposes milk bars to serve touring public and children. Vice-chairman Ben Rinds told farmers at Pwllheli that bars could be established nationwide. Walter Elliot, the agriculture minister, opened the scheme in Britain’s schools with hopes of quenching thirst and aiding dairy farmers.
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Payland
Britain
Mike Bare
Milk Marketing Board
Ben] Rinds
Pwilheli
Bare
Walter Elliot
London Daily Mirror
Ready Wit and Political Gaffe Sparks House Banter
The House of Commons scene recalls Sir John A Macdonald defending himself against an accusation of stealing a rival party’s program. The anecdote highlights his swift wit in rebuttal.
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John A. Macdonald
House of Commons
John
Sir John Arcee Tos
Preparing For The Future British Television Station At Palace
The first British television station will be built at Alexandria Palace. The BBC seeks nearly the entire south wing including the Masonic suite Pillar Hall and refreshment bar. The Postmaster General noted in February that steps would be taken to establish a London station in the latter half of this year. Experts warn general use remains distant and listeners’ sets need not rapidly become obsolete. A scold’s bridle once used to punish talkative women sold in London for 40 dollars.
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Alexandria Palace
BBC
A. Cawdron
House of Commons
Senate approves Canada US damages settlement over sulphur fumes
The United States Senate ratified a convention with Canada wherein Canada agrees to pay 350000 dollars in settlement of damages in Washington caused by sulphur fumes discharged from the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co smelter at Trail British Columbia. The sum covers damages offered before January 1, 1932 and a tribunal is to decide if further damage occurred since then and determine any owed indemnity. The note ends with unrelated facts about Egypt and desert coverage.
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Mada
United States Senate
Canada
United States
Snapshot enlargements make personal gifts from negatives
Snapshot enlargements turn negatives into larger, more realistic images suitable for gifts. Choose meaningful subjects like grandchildren at play or landscapes, and enlarge small negatives to five or six times the size. Summer offers many opportunities for beautiful pictures, such as grandmothers flowers or sisters by a blossoming tree. John Van Guilder
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Fido
Cleo
Big Brother
Sister
Cynthia
Grandmother
Ower Garden
Reform urged at social work conference on immigration
Mary McPhaedran of Vancouver pressed border immigration reform at the national social work conference in Montreal. She cited cases of U S and Canadian families divided by laws, including dual nationality for a child and deportation causing destitution, urging federal‑state cooperation and humanitarian exemptions.
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Mise Mary McPhaedran
Vancouver
National Conference of Social Work
Montreal
James
United States
Canada
Mr. Johnson
Percy Nobbs
McGil University
Tam
G. J. Wherrett
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Ottawa
Wherrett
Canadian Red Cross Society
Maritime Provinces
Europe
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Carrier Pigeons Fail Fire Patrols In Forest Safety Trials
Manitoba forestry service studies reveal pigeons are unreliable for air patrols. Many refuse to fly at night or during poor weather, with several failing to return. Only a few birds met 60 to 150 mile targets, and some were kept for short runs or used to report fire progress during forced landings.
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Manitoba Forestry Service
Winterlands
Thoughtless Adults Spark Fire Habits in Campers
A Rotarian Magazine note urges better campfire care as automakers open wild lands to city dwellers. It highlights how youths learn fire safety, while adults often cause wildfires by smoldering embers or discarded cigarette butts. Radio prevalence also noted with 19 million receivers vs 11 million telephones.
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Nany
Vancouver Juvenile Court Seen as Protective Agency
Judge Helen Gregory MacGill, presiding officer of a protective service in Vancouver, notes more children enter the juvenile court as the public recognizes it as protection rather than punishment. She spoke in Montreal during the first Canadian Penal Congress sessions.
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Vancouver
Earhart Supports Tomato Pronunciation Debate
A brief old argument notes Amelia Earhart endorses the pronunciation tomayto versus potahto. The aviator favors the dictionary backed tomayto reading, arguing consistency with pronunciation rules.
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Globe
Amelia Earhart
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