CANADA
Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright (Received January 13, .12.25 a.m.) ■HALIFAX, January 12. * The Halifax Herald building has been destroyed by fire. A gale hampered the- firemen's work. The offices of numerous mercantile firms also the United States Consulate, were destroyed. The buildings of the provincial legislature, situated near by, escaped. OTTAWA, January 12.
A movement has started at Montreal to form a Canadian Marine Lloyds. Government aid is promised, not to exceed a million dollars. The move originated through dissatisfaction with Lloyd's charges on steamers using the St. Lawrence route.
The Dominion Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the failure of the Farmers' Bank.
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Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 310, 13 January 1912, Page 5
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108CANADA Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 310, 13 January 1912, Page 5
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