POLAR PREET Army Officer, Physiotherapist, Nordic Skier, Ultra-marathon Runner, Endurance Athlete

 POLAR PREET

Army Officer, Physiotherapist, Nordic Skier, Ultra-marathon Runner, Endurance Athlete

Yikes, now I feel like such slacker.

Wednesday, October 21, 1914. The First Battle of Ypres.

The First Battle of Ypres commenced with a German attack at  Armentières, Messines and Langemark, Belgium.

The British repulsed the Germans at La Bassée, but with high casualties.

Canadian immigration officer William C. Hopkinson was shot dead in a Vancouver provincial courthouse by Sikh Mewa Singh.  It was in retaliation for his testimony the day prior.  A feud had broken out in the Sikh community over the Komagata Maru incident.

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Tuesday, October 20, 1914. Woodrow Wilson to the American Bar Association.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, law, Professional Organizations, The Practice of Law, the spoken word, Woodrow Wilson, World War One