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May 20, 1939.
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6,000 TO MEET THE "KING AT OTTAWA
OTTAWA,
Six thousand guests who ara ex- pected to attend the garden party at Government House on the occa sion of the King's visit on May 20 will partake of three enormous cakes, each weighing 20015,
Other items will bo 13,000 sand- wiches, 3,000 sausage rolls, 6,000 chicken patties, 3,000 jelly puts, 0,000 eclairs, 000 bricks of ice-cream and 150 gallons each of tes, lemonade .and coffee.
Three large marquees will be erected for the occasion on the lawns of Rideau Hall, the Governor's off- eial residence,
Commemorativo Stamps. When King George and Queen Elizabeth stopped ashore on Canadian soll at Quebec post. offices from coast to coast put on sale three commemora- tive postage stamps. The I-cent stamp has full-face-portraits of Prin- cess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. All three stamps are double Bizc.
INDIA
U.S. EXPÉDITION TO HIMALAYA PEAK
BOMBAY.
By Every Test the World's Best
Produce of Australia
Fresh from the land
Six American climbers, who are hoping to climb K2, the second highest peak in the world, arrived here recently. K2, 20,280ft high, les in the Karakoram Range of the Himalayas, which separates Kashmir from Eastern Turkestan,
The expedition, which is under the nuspices of the American Alpina Club, is being led by Mr. Fritz Wiessner, who was a member of the 1832 American expedition to Nanga
Parbat,
The attack on the mountain Is planned for the beginning of July, The lightest equipment possible will be taken.
30 Years in India-Sir George Campbell, senior resident partner in Mackinnon Mackenzie and Co., of Calcutta, and leader of the European party in the Bengal' Legislative As- sembly, has retired after 30 years in India.
JAMAICA
LABOUR LEADER BANS NATIONAL ANTHEM
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Z KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mr. Alexander Bustamante, Labour leader, has announced that the Trade Unionists. will no longer sing the National Anthem at their meetings owing to dissatisfaction at what he calls the interference of the police who attend. the meetings and take notes of his speeches...
Instead they will sing the Union song. "We will follow Bustamante till we die."
More than 18 acres of sugar_eane were recently burnt on the Rich- mond estate, where the labourers are on strike on the question of wages. AUSTRALIA
DEMAND FOR MR. S. M. BRUCE AS PREMIER MELBOURNE.
The Melbourne "Herald" and "Sun" in Icading articles recently strongly urged the reenli of Mr. S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to become Prime Minister in succession to Mr. Lyons.
Mr. Bruce, who left England on December 10 for an official visit to Australia, was due back in England this month. After completing his Ave years' term as High Commis- sioner in London, Mr. Bruce was re- appointed last September for a second term of five
years. During his recent stay in Australis, he advised Mr. Lyons's Cabinet about the international situation following the Munich ogreement, and delayed his departure for Landon for some time at the request of the Cabinet,
KEEPING FIT AT SEVENTY
After Being Crippled
by Rheumatism
This old man's life had been made miserable by rheumatism, but since he tried Kruschen Sails several years ago, he has been perfectly free. His daughter and her husband have pro- fited by his experience. Read how the whole family keep themselves clear of rheumatism:
"My husband and I have only taken Kruschen Salts for a Iew months, just for, those nasty rheu matic twinges one gels out here. But my father has taken them for quite a few years and would not be without them for the world. Before taking them he was absoluts. crippled with rheumatism pad tried everything he was told, without any -benefit at all. I can safely say Kruschen Salts made a new man of him. He is nearly 70 years old.” F.Q.
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From the sunny grasslands of Australia, where cows graze in the open the whole year round, comes. Australian butter, made from the finest selected cream-tested and pasteurized. Free from injurious preservatives it comes to you sweet and fresh, and no artificial colouring is added to produce its rich golden hue. Give this food, so rich in body-building elements and, the protective vitamins, to your children.
ALWAYS ASK FOR “AUSTRALIAN. BUTTER” Obtainable at all compradora storas.
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Kruschen Salts are a blend of six mineral salts, each of which has direct or indirect action the treat ment of rheumatic complaints. A single bottle of Kruschen will con- vince you that rheumatism"simply cannot exist in the system that gets Its filde daily dose."
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