1911 On Monday, the eleventh Parliament of Canada was passed out of existence, and upon the political completion of the new one, to be elected on September 21st, will depend the fate of the reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States. The refusal of the Conservative minority of the House to close the debate on the government’s reciprocity resolution, and permit a vote on it, and the improbability of a change in their attitude, resulted in the government’s decision not to keep parliament another day.
Strike or no strike in the coal mines of southern British Columbia, the situation in this province and the northwest has been relieved by the government, by an order-in-council placing black diamonds from across the line, and to be used in the Western provinces, on the free list. This may end the strike.
1921 The first prosecutions under the new Liquor Act to take place in this city were heard before Police Magistrate Hugh Bowden in the city hall on Monday amidst a large number of spectators. The information in each case was sworn to by Mayor Newnes, the one charging Mr. John Lees of the Empress Hotel with the selling of intoxicating liquor, and the other charging Major Haddock, the proprietor, with permitting the sale of intoxicating liquor upon the premises.
1931 The marriage took place on Monday July 20, of Violet Anna, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. Annala of Tappen, and Wilford Taylor of Vancouver. Rev. A.E. Whitehouse performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate friends and relatives of the bride and groom.
Only10 runs separated Salmon Arm from Kelowna when the cricket game was over on Sunday afternoon. It was pretty keen all the way, the local men giving quite a display. LS Doe made a nice score for Salmon Arm.
