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h ll iclo 1»- MI UH fl]! Ka aft HM m3 int 3|” 0" WI, 8| \\ OI [H pl til hvl H at SP 9 l' PV 13' \\ HI to! at .‘l \V ~Ill "I.” \‘t‘VD m m \l l‘l PAGE 2. Eié‘i‘i‘oé‘. 80.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6. 6.6.6.6 MANY OFFERED PLANS 0F CALENDAR REFORM Honor was brought to the British shipping world and more especi- allytotheCanadian PaoificlinerMelita when on November 14th, she steamed into the harbour of Antwerp and was the 10.000th ship to enter that great port during the year. It created a rec-0rd for the number of ships dodging at any European port with the sole (M'Ui'fiiuu 0f Londun, during 1 00.00.30.‘ 'sm nulmer Ru 0“ .I) Street in Antwet near thepnrt. In the background Is the. amous cathedral. -2: ()t. the bridge 0! the Melita: W. D. (Bras-wt. managing director. Canadian Pacific. Bt-laium; Captain A. ll. Notley, of thv .Vlelita; and )[aynr van (lauwel- alert. "Bdrmnnastfl’ of Antwerp. .3; Canadian Pacific Liner Mellta. 'hc m-"asxm mghout t} )le popu‘a‘ :9....o..o..o..o..c..o..o..o:o..o:o:o:9633.03.19... ?.o..0..9.o:o..o..ozozo..o..0:o..o..o..o..o..o..o..o.6:... a pet-1m The Gregorian Plan H m “'33 133‘ marked by fete-s ' in which the Antwerp tqok ‘ congratulatxon 1011 UH \\ )tk lavs11 H umed the ll mu 13V lV m com .ll ll I] ml 1t M S.S. Melita was the 10,000th ship to enter the port of Antwerp since the beginning of the year, both because she flew the British flag and because she was a Canadian Pacific ship. He pointed out that this vessel, the 8.8. Minnedosa. the 8.8. Montnairn and the 8.8. Montroyal all used the port and during the current year had carried over 10,000 passengers. Burgomaster Van Cauwelaert read a telegram of congratulation from ILM. the King of Belgium. It was as follows: "I thank you for your thoughtfulness in communicating to | me this happy news, and I send to the city of Antwerp with my heartiest congratulations, my sincerest wishes for the ever-growing increase of trafiic of the port, most important iactor in the prosperity of the coun- 'JVQVV'V months and a half constituted a record for any European port, Lon- don excepted. The port was the outlet nor an interior navigation tons. About tho same tonnage; repre- sented ocean-gomg vessels usmg the congm for t traffic tactor 53"; _ (Signed) Albert.” ' Consul-General Rowley said that 10,000 ships within a period of ten months and a half constituted a record for any European port, Lon- don excepted. _The.port was the 1111c. tional way i =l:l}>. ".ll'il .glim'lwl' i'nnsls‘ling (ii mnlitlls Hl' no. 3” and 31 days. Tho‘ rum. of 363th llay would be) count- wl oulsiulw ”I" work. It might be rallwl Now Year's Day and precede January lsl; Leap Year Day might precede July ist. Thus. all the quarters would be equal and so would the half years. Each month could contain the same number of working days but, on the other hand 'llloi N01 (10 we '1‘] h!" 11S \Vithil hvmti's tradit vm r \\' The League Committee Ill Sunday “'01 »t' a mnvz’lhl _.x..::->‘:r..2 E a... 7:: macsabflczfi RE .mcozchawpc qu H Suggested llll’ll unitt dal' 11H “MOSS plivs‘ f1 ll ll ll Ill s5 ox'gamz s from (Wt twentyâ€"six \V .ll f1 Ill H Ulllll )\' m Reforms tit Ill it mu l\ th h ll ll tix lzu \\ ll H port. Its reputation was very high in shipping circles all over the world. Capt. Notley also addressed the gathering in a humorous speech which closed the proceedings. ‘ ‘ 9 -KY‘. I -v---_.-__ L Vuv‘t vanv I" a At night Captain Notley, his offi- cers and crew were entertained at the City Hall at a reception tendered by the Mayor and Algieifmen atnwhigh tIIC A'LuJ V. "I.“ ---w---___ _ Governor Baron Holvoet, Camille Huysmans, Minister of Science and Arts, members of the consular bodies and leading shipping and commercial men were ‘present, Mayor Van Cauwelaert read a telegram from M. Jaspar, Prime Minis announcing that M Harbor-Master Capt been nominated Knig. of King Leopold. T customer over to given by 10.000th 1 006- )0 H] apt. Not! 0V : a wrote their bk Of the C it: H I] ip tc NI] THE DURHAM CHRONICLE uuv, l a telegram from M. Minister of Belgium, at Mr. Grosset and Captain Starker had . Knights of the Order H if l\'\' a m n of We ll UH (“P [T H) “11V 1m m offi- U H mnnth HI hand, thirteen, the number of the months. is not. divisible and, conse- quently. the year would not, divide rmn'univntly int.” quarters. Furâ€" thormorr. tho introduction of a blzmk day in ordinary yvars and two blank days in 1mm yrars would hrrak tlw rtmtinuity of the cycle of \Vm-ks. 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