The Daily Colonist, August 11, 1914
Mon, 2014/08/11 - 8:29am
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- Warnings that large battles are imminent.
- Chronology of the war so far printed
- Italy backing out of alliance with Germany and Austria, trying to remain neutral.
- All BC troops are ordered to their respective divisional headquarters for mobilization.
- Cable ship "Iris" laying cable from Victoria to Bamfield to connect with trans-Pacific cable to Wellington (which still exists, providing a backup for communication satellites)
- 1916 Olympics to be moved to somewhere other than Berlin (eventually the 1916 Olympics will just be cancelled)
- Two new professors appointed to U.B.C.
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