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Show More Hebrideans Leave for Canada GLASGOW. May t (By A. P.) Three hundred more Hebrideans have left their native primitive Islands Is-lands to settle In the provinces of western Canada. Like the several shiploads which left the Islands during dur-ing the last three years, the newest contingent will settle near Red Deer, Alberta. It waa only after muck effort that this party could be formed, for the crofters are loath to leave their native na-tive islands, where their forefathers have dwelt for several eenturiea After arrangements had been completed com-pleted for the departure, more than fifty of the prospective emigrants refused to carry out their decision, 'and returned to their thatch huts. ! When the immigrants reach Alberta Al-berta they will find new cottages awaiting them. They will be allotted allot-ted farms, if they wish to farm for them eel res. or will be given farm employment. Bad weather has ruined the crops on the Islands for the last two years, reducing the Inhabitants to a pitiful piti-ful state. What food snd clothing they have had haa been given by the Scottish government, but the funds from this source are rapidly being eEhausted. The population of the Outer Hebrides Is about 4&.0v, of which the government hopes to move about a third ta enable the remainder re-mainder to live |