WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1931.
DOMINION DAY. '`·
Public Holiday in Canada.
SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OLDI
!
To-day is a day of special celebra. tion in Canada, being Daminion Day, which has a special significance
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by the fact that in 1890 Canada's BOGUS HEIRESS WHO Crowe want to live at the house, exports of wood pulp were valued at
Mrs. Leith was a highly respectable
only $169,000. In 1929 they had SPENT £80 A NIGHT. woman.
renched over 44 million dollars.
In spite of improvidence, and
losses by fre, Canada's forest wealth,
Fraud Cases."
remains the greatest in the world. One of Most Astonishing Adequate measures are now taken by both the provincial and Federal Governments, for the preservation of forest areas, and extensive the depleted districts. schemes of re-forestation operate in WIDOW AS ACCOMPLICE.
Mining And Fur.
Mining ranks third amongst the
Astonishing disclosures concern.
The Originator.
The Common Sergeant said that
each had tried to put the blame on the other, but he was satiated that Crows was the originator. A
"You are
ous
very
girl said the Sergeant Crowe,
· CIVIL AVIATION.
Record of Safety in Australia,
danger] FIGURES FOR FIVE YEARS; Common
"and
if
you had been a little older Official statistics compiled by I should have thought it my duty to the Civil Aviation Department send you to penal servitude, but, show that established having regard to the fact that you
air routes been convicted before services in Australia have a fine and to your age, I shall not take record of safety. that course."
Though there have been numer. The Common Sergeant, address-
for the four original Dominion pro- Dominion's primary industries.ing a young woman who posed as have never
Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
The Dominion of Canada came into existence on July 1, 1867, by virtue of a proclamation previously Issued (on May 22) by Queen Vic-years. toria, from Windsor Castle. The birthday has been fixed by statute As a public holiday in Canada.
Seventy-two Senntors, half Con- servative and half Liberals, were appointed to the first House of Com-
vinces of Ontario,, `Quebec, New Canada holds first place in produc- an heiress, and who was stated by tion of nickel, asbestos, and cobalt, the prosecution to havó "squander. and is a most, important producered money, giving parties at the of gold, copper, lead, and zinc, cop. Savoy Hotel
Ing Leith, said, "I don't like to send us aviation accidents in recent per production in particular having
on which she spent you to prison at your age, but you years, the majority, have been con largely increased In quite recent from £50 to £80 in a night," were took an active part and you are carned with small, private-owned
made at the Old Bailey in mail week, equally responsible. Last year 'you craft. its part in the development of the Helen Leith,
The Fur Trade has also played The case was the one in which prisonment at your age is a very
had six months and, of course, im In the five years ended Decem- Dominion, and has grown from a
aged seventy-four, serious matter. For that reason, ber, 1930, 9,901.431 miles were modest one million dollars in 1881 widow of
Army officer, and and not for any sympathy I have flown by civil aeroplanes, carrying to round about twenty millions at Norcen Crowe, aged twenty-six, with you, your sentence will be nine 250,582 passengers. There were
accused of conspiring and months' imprisonment in the second 32 fatal accidents, and 21 involv the present time.
division." agreeing together to defraud
Miss
Crowe sobbed violently on hearing injuries. The proportion was Bertha Lonsdale of sums of money, Ing the sentence,
one killed for every 225,032 iniles and obtaining from her the sum of £187 by false pretences.
flown, and one injured for avery 210,668 miles.
were
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TWO ARTISTES.
Young Miss Pickford and Old Mr. Coward.
QUEER STORIES,
Communications. moha, the Prime Minister being. This great growth in Canada's created, K.C.B. He was the Hon. Production of staples has been at- tended with a natural expansion in John Alexander Macdonald, the first shipping. Vancouver, the Pacific, Governor-General of the Dominion Coast port, in particular, has made
Crowe was sentenced to eighteen being Lord Monck. For many enormous strides during the present months in the second division, and years the province of Nova Scotia century. However, the need for Leith to nine months in the second
shorter hauls from the middle pro division. was hostile to the federation, and vinces to the Atlantic seaboard'
The Common Sergeant, passing there was considerable agitation and having become, more and more evid bitterness, leading to repeated de-ent in the last decade, an extension sentence, said that it was one of the of the railway was commenced afmest astonishing casca of fraud he mands for repeal of the enactment..
few years ago with its terminal at
ever tried In 1869, the Hudson's Bay Com- Fort Churchill, on the western
It was stated for the prosecution pany surrendered its claims to the shore. of Hudson Bay. The line |
Two people with personalities territories of Rupert's Land and the runs froin Hudson Bay junction in that the two women obtained money Saskatchewan to the town of Le from Miss Lonsdale by Crowe pos-
polos apart stepped into England North-West Territories, which from tor on eat fermer dwadian Pas, Manitoba, and then on to the ing as an heiress, and Leith as her with two queer stories, writes Gor
Bay. It taps a very large central guardian. Crowe assumed the title don Beckles. T agricultural area, and its import- of Lady Noreen Crowe, and repre- ance is expected to be very great, sented that she was coming into a with Hudson Bay open to navigation fortune of £20,000 a year and an during the Summer and early estate in Norfolk, known as Trim Autumn-the period of the all-mingham Hall, where she had an important wheat harvest.
acroplune, horses, and dogs. Mrs. Leith was to receive £5,000 when Crowe came into her money.
ministration.
-
More Provinces. Munitoba was the next province to fall into line, followed, after much negotiation as to a trans- continental railway, by British Columbín (1871) and Prince Ed- ward Island in 1873. In 1878 an
Newfoundland.
A certain
there was
On subsidised routes, however, there were only three accidents, involving the death of one pilot and two passengers, although 24,329 passengers were carried on aircraft covering 2,890,582 miles.
On the regular (un-subsidised) routos, only one, accident, occurred, involving the death of a pilot and a passenger and injury to another person. Machines so employed covered 847,250 miles and carried 9,737 passengers.
During 1930 machines in aub sidised services flew 598,582 miles One was-Hisa-Pickford, the and carried 7,835 passengers, with. world's sweetheart." and the out any mishap. On other regular other was Mr. Noel Coward, who, of course, is not!
Miss Pickford, although looking tired and worn, came down the Bremen's gangway at Southamp
In tho
routes 759,720 miles were travers-
ed, and 8.096 passengers carried, with, but one accident, resulting in the death of a pilot and injury to another person:
VICAR'S · DEATH.
Strain of Prison Service.
Still In The Rough. * Canada, like the rest of the world,
In all other flying there were 19 Imperial Order in Council was pass has felt the pinch of economie de mystery about Crowe's birth, but ton chattering. gaily of love and five pilots, 11 passengers and one
There was supposed to be a
accidents, involving the death of ed, in response to an Address by pression the Canadian Parliament, annexing few years.
very badly in the last Mr. J. F.. Eastwood, counsel for the laughter, and things like that.
It is not perhaps the prosecution, declared that she was
other person and injury to 12 to the Dominion all British posses land flowing with milk and honey the daughter of a Newcastle coal- ceded her with a disillusioned air.
But youthful Mr. Coward pro-pilots and five passengers, sions in North America, except that enthusiastic boosters in Eure trimmer. It had been alleged by and visibly shuddered when some pean capitals would have one be Mrs. Leith that Crowe, was the one referred to Miss Pickford as In 1905 the provinces of Alberta | Reve. Nor is it by any means and Saskatchewan were formed. suitable or profitable for the city-
daughter of a high personage.
the "world's sweetheart." The area of each was 275,000 trained immigrant.
Mr. Eastwood stated after the Yet, only a few hours before, square miles, and they were carved
The Dominion is even yet in the women had been found guilty that the veteran young-dramatist and out of the North-West Territories. development stage, and needs men against Crowe of obtaining by false sunk their complete differences of another Indictment the young veteran-actress had The Road of Progress.
who can withstand unceasing hard pretences from Mrs. Elizabeth Wood opinion at a private dinner party Canada has gone far along the work, isolation, and
155. and £1 with intent to defraud, given in her honour
- GAS-FILLED ROOM amount of monotony. For this rea- The women told the same story to liner..... road of progress and prosperity aon Canada has found many of her Mrs. Wood as they did to since these days. During the past best settlers have come from the Lansdale, with the difference that spoken with vivacity.
This is Miss Pickford's story O'Neill Williams, vicar of Holy The Rov. Acland Frederick | Afteen years or so the developments Middle European countries. There in the Prairie provinces, and the
Crowe's godmother was another "I do wish people would stop found dead in a gas-filled room in Trinity Church, Coventry, wan practical elimination of Russia as a wheat producing centre have estab- lished Canada as second only in wheat production, to the United States. Canada's total wheat ex ports in 1900 amounted to about 17 million bushels. In 1029 they had increased to the magnificent total of over 370 milliona. The Dominion ranks first as a wheat exporting country.
Miss
la no room for the elegant idler, high personage,
Stelling me that Doug has left me. especially on the prairie.
Mrs. Leith was convicted in It used to be rather a joke once his vicarage in mall week. A Immigration.
November last year and sent to pri- upon a time. We had come to ex-graduate of Keble College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1908 and held Immigration is one of Canada's son, and Crown then went to lodge pect it every now and then he sai big problems. The prevailing de- with Mrs. Wood. In February of "But he has been away from me
Liverpool and ́ ́ at pression has put a stop to it for the this year Crowe told Dirs. Wood such a long time now that the Hessle, Hull, until 1907, when he moment, but a revival of prosperity that she was going to lend her £100. rumour seems real to some people. Was appointed saalstant chaplain is bound to bring it up again. The The loan was being put through by "I think we both have far too to Dartmoor Prison. He was solution seems to be an intensive Mr. Chaplin's woman secretary,
much sense of humour oven to get afterwards chaplain at the prisons course of training at Home, with Mr. Eastwood said that Mr. divorced..
of Exeter, Hull, Parkhurst and possibly a probationary or export- Chaplin did not know Crowe and his "Of course, it's really absurd to Maldatone, the Borstal Institution mental period In Canada, ̈ ̈ secretary had never had any con- talk about such things in public, at Feltham, and the Preventive
And above all, it should be re-versation with her. "It is difficult isn't it? -
Detention Prison at Camp Hill membered that Canada is a country for the prosecution to say who was "I am a most tolerant person,
He was rector of the small parish per cent. of its needs. The great of Youth-It is Youth that is want the originator of these stories," you know. Isn't it a pity that of Well with Claxby and Dex- Doug has got to come back from thorpe, in Lincolnshire, for a short Westward Ho! so soon?"
time before becoming vicar of Money From Relations.
More from Miss Pickford, Anger Holy Trinity, Coventry, in 1929. The Common Sergeant: The in- ing the faded gardenias in the Mr. Williams, who was 52 years clination in my mind is that the girl button-hole of her tailor-made, of axe, leaves a widow, three sons, thought out all of this,
and growing less wistful.
and a daughter.
In export of newsprint paper Canada lends the world. It is es timated that she aupplies about 40
expansion of her wood pulp indus-ed to people its more desolate spaces remarked Mr. Eastwood. try, which has brought about such a |—not only Youth, but trained,! happy state of affairs, la indicated' determined and optimistic Youth.
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Mr. Eastwood added that when I didn't think much of the The Bishop of Coventry (Dr. Major Leith, the husband of Mrs. Taming of the Shrew because I Haigh), preaching at Holy Trinity Leith, died, Mrs. Leith ralsed any am not a shrew myself, and no Church, Coventry, on Sunday, caid money the could from relations, and one believed me in the part, that, coming from the Diocese vi distant relations parted with money But Doug was splendid!
Canterbury, he knew a 'good deál to her.
It will be the last flm we will about the late vicar's work and his She obtained £300 from Mr. ever appear In together I think, difficulties at Maidstone, where hel Duke, to whom, she told a pathetic Doug moves too fast for me
ended a moat faithfal ministry of atory. Mrs. Leith and Crowe put In fact, I done think we're years as prison chaplain. He up to Mr. Duke various stories of ideal lovers at all on the screen. knew how, towards the close of the vast estate Crowe Was He wants actresses with Intense that long term, the special duties. coming Into The £300) Mr. Duke personalities.
of prison life and pastoral work
lent to Mrs. Leith was the first Item There are such a lot of splen-in prison were telling upon him, in Crowe's banking account, did younger, actresses in the and he knew, too, that the strain Detective Sergeant: Greenhill said movies to-day aren't there? I'd was increased at the close by that there was one previous convic go anywhere to see Greta Garbo criticism of his work, passed with- tion against Leithi “Her method or “ Norma ----Shearer or... Nancy out any sympathy or understand. was to call on tradesmen to whom Carroll.
lag, in articles written by a four-
she awed money, give them a cheque And I like gang alfe. But nallat. Within a few weeks of his for about £5 in excess of the amount when I make, my next fim it is (the Bishop's) going to Coventry due, and receive the balance in caab goin be just wholesome they had a most intimate conver- sation, as a result of which it be And finally from young Miss Williams ought not to try to came perfectly clear to him that Pickford m
The talking films are going to and swe
She was in receipt of an Army roman pension of £80 a year in respect her late husband, Major Leith
She had obtained a cheque for 6100 from one of her rel
ves get better and woman of ninety, by the story of the 1088: Inheritance.
Crowe, after Major Leith's death, continued to live with Mrs. Leithi She had
ndered money, giving,
rents.
Par
sha
ures you EBO eadful
continue his ministry there much longer, and he encouraged the dea of an early exchange of benefices, At the very moment that the news had him of the vicar's death Bishop was on the point.
ter about such
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jed it on the Wirel
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