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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
4
An office notice appears from the Publication on Main Street Russell Manitoba indicating a weekly Thursday edition with annual and advance details. The publisher listed is JGl H McIntyre.
Thursday discussion weighs confiscating German property in Britain as retaliation for Captain Fryatt's murder. The piece notes Germany would retaliate by seizing British assets elsewhere and cites British Columbia timber holdings tied to German interests. It contrasts punitive measures with broader wartime policy and mentions Lord Kitchener.
A 1916 Manitoba report shows 126 French bilingual schools with 134 teachers and 7 393 pupils, 61 German bilingual schools with 73 teachers and 2 814 pupils, and 111 Ruthenian or Polish bilingual schools with 114 teachers and 6 153 pupils. Total pupils reach 16 720, about one sixth of all Manitoba school rolls.
A Manitoba land policy debate highlights vast unoccupied land in the Peace River region, with Germans and Austrians among newcomers. Officials seek to reduce land hoarding, raise revenue, and ease supply for housing and farming while neighboring provinces collect taxes on land holdings. The source suggests Alberta and Saskatchewan tax patterns to support Manitoba reforms.
A provincial push argues the government should tax a large, unused lard revenue that has been created by provincial actions. Supporters say it would replenish public coffers by capturing value from vacant lard assets.
J. S. Warrington returned from Brandon and Winnipeg with seven first prizes and three silver cups at the Brandon Flower Show. He won the Coldwell Cap for best menu in the top class, the Societies' Cup for best amateur display, and the Sweet Pea Cup for best collection. A photo of the exhibit is at Ledingham's drug store. He seeks membership in England's National Sweet Pea Association. In Winnipeg he saw many wheat samples with many No 4 grades. Reports say farmers may burn low stands, but some fields yield 8–12 bushels per acre. A Brandon Sun clipping notes his display spanning the stage front with many varieties and colors. The Norris government reportedly plans to postpone Parliament completion until after the war.
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