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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-01-20, Page 3JflROfiiTO LEADS THE SIMPLE LIFE 'I Hew Emperor is Pictured as True to Imperial Custom and the Virtue of His People. KNOWS EMPIRE’S PROB LEMS. OTTAWA SSbbbwc for NEWFOUNDLAND O ?____«ap—- Youthfulness, simplicity and a POST OFFICE whole-hearted preoccupation in th© PLANS AIR ROUTE welfare of his subjects ar© some of the outstanding characteristics of Em­ peror Hirohito, the new sovereign of Japan. He is only 26 and looks even young­ er. The austere regimen of his- up­ bringing, in conformity with century- •old custom an Vhte imperial family, is XQsipons'lbl© for thte tctletaimess of his ■eye and the absanoo of any evidence •of high living. | “In the demeanor of the new Em- - porer there i!s such an absence of pomp w conscious pride that h© first impresses on© as almost shy. His- glance, however, is fearless and his handclasp firm and vigorous, In his , person ar© typified the characteristic Japanese virtues, goo-d taste and- the: •absence of display. “On the occasion of th© audience he J th© vote is passed, Canada to Have Air Mail Routes if Estimates Approved. Air mall route® will be definitely es­ tablished in Canada in 1927^11 depart­ mental estimates are passed by parlia­ ment. It is understood on excellent authority that the Post-office Depart- men estimates contain a vote og $75,- C00 tor the development of air mail routes, and that the civil branch of th© Royal Canadian Air Force will also re­ quest some thousands of dollars from Parliament. Th© Postoffic© Department will, if , _ , , call tor tenders wore a simple khaki uniform from from prlvate flylng and which gold lace or ornament was con-1 _______, •gpicuously absent. Despite the cere-| monlal- nature of th© visit he had just made to th© Meiji shrine, on the an­ niversary of M-elji, father Hirohito wore his tunic—the to th© crest of -his house. “It is interesting to remember ithat Hirohito is mon© thoroughly represen­ tative of his people than any ruler in Europe, where royal marriages across State boundarl® too mlxM tlte bk>aa na fto departments, ’worktoi' iil ot dpmstte®. For twenty-nvo oon- ■ gethcr. wM feel ’ - « “ tunes li» ancestors in direct line hove toward i2ed y s » boon Japotoo, aM Japanese on y. speedy mall delivery l>y aeroplane However, Oe almost Spartan stopHe-l Sonw tty ot then live®, bane ot any , adton mining areas by air at the pre- eonole® or luxury, to maintained UlO|gent Ome> but „ more'^ emergency measure than a matter of i the preliminary, work at least will bo j carried on-on a contract basis. The vu iug o-iL-1 ciyil branch of the air force will be of^Em-peror^ mostly concerned with toe setting up I of ground equipment, and, of course, ’; with tlie examining, testing and licen­ sing of pilots and mechanics-. Experimental Work. Any work .that is undertaken in 1927 will be to some extent experimental. Th© inauguration of regular mail routes will commence quit© slowly, the birth of the late Emperor but one decoration on chrysanthemum, which NDOM HOPEFUL JUDGMENT CXP BRITISH TRADE FUTURE English Steel-Making Com* pany Sees Prospect of Early Business Recovery. The annual report of Dorman, .Long & Cq., a British manufacturing com­ pany in th© heavy steel trade, takes a hopeful view of Great Britain.^ re­ covery fro mthie coal) strike. Of th© immediate future the Chairman ©tatea that “there has been a great imprey©* xp-ent in th© shipbuilding trade, which I hop© may continue, in view of the long period which has ©lapsed during which but Htti/e new building baa been undertaken. Thanks to a demand which already was increasing when our works were stopped, and to the accumulation of orders during th© period of idleness, our order 'books1 ar© full tor several months to come, so that for the first time for many years we shall be enabled, to work at full capacity. This will help us materially in reducing th© cost of production, “It may even prove that the .present stimulate demand- ®tlll further an-d af- temporary shortag© of supply may ford -th© neeeasary impetus to carry ud­ on well beyond th© period of our pre­ sent commitments. I would remind you, however, that -the coal stoppage has lasted through well over two months, of -the current financial year, and that much leeway has to be made u/p before we b-sgin to reap the benefit o-f -these improved 'conditions. Never- tireless, I think I may-safely say that th© prospects of the •imimediat© future ar© brighter than they have been at any time during the last five years-, “As regards th© mor© distant future, conditions on the Continent ar© mov-. ing steadily in our favor, and there is evidence of an improvement in the worid’si demand for steel, which o-no© it eommenceis will, I think, increase rapidly.” strain as strong as it is pure. “In ths o-ld iimperiaill palaces at I riC,n.cv p™- thr. —.7” ”Kyoto, and elsewhere, the visitor is ’ clal, ^V0 be^en iXu-eTby T© impressed with evidence, of th© auster- oompauy u “ 5 Uy of imperial home lite and th© ab-jwhien itlw> postofflcg0 department un sene© of any important differences be-, {1,ertakea Itg 0WIJ%Xerles snecial tween the rooms in these resudence-s oewernment air * of Empeirons. and- in the residences of stamps will -be struck off their humble subjects. True, the1 woods of wihlich they are built ar© rare, postage Air mail routes in Canada fall, na-WWU8 -oi wuracu uu-wy a.rw uuiu-u uiv ka.iv, > “ —r,-------- ““• and the joinery superb, but there is i elosslficatlons'. First, no tdifference in design,, or-'appoint- ! g" ..... .- - m-ents, nor ar© there any conveniences -fxwTuwi.ix i y g n w*w t that, the ordinary man may not and does not possess. “Reared in this atmosphere, the pre­ sent Emperor, though separated from his people by the tradition of descent from the gods-, Is 3ret closer to them . than perhape any other ruler could be. His questions and his response to the -re-pMeisi -his questions elicited indicated plainly his c-ampl-et© .preoccupation in the weYare of his wall-governed coun­ try. He has born© th© responsibility of the crown sine© iilil-heaLth necessi-' tated the complete retirement of the •late Emperor some five years ago. Dur­ ing -tlia.it time it is said that he has sihown a remarkable grasp of the prob-1 •lems of his country,.b-cth domestic and foreign, and a maturity of judgment that ba» excited th© admiration of all, in a country where sagacity has been traditionally the perquisite of vener­ able age. “This should not be taken as an in- f©re-mo© that the Emperor has no avo­ cations. On the contrary, he is an ardent sportsman, and when the pres­ sure of duties relaxes' lie may be found on the .golf course or -engaged in other varieties of outdoor activity.” is the delivery, fro-m the sea-there board, and’, second, there is the move­ ment of domestic mails. It is prob­ able that the earliest work will be the securing of special foreign malls in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from incoming ships and flying them to Quebec, Mont­ real, or even Toronto, thus speeding delivery by many hours. The same speeding up Of incoming foreign mails can be worked out on the Pacific Coast. Extensive Equipment. I Th-© carrying by air of domestic mail * between Canadian points necessitates ■ mor© extensive establishments, such ; as welil-equipped aerodromes with j hangars, machine shops, as well as • .postal facilities, and’ it 1b this phase of air mail routes that wil take longer to develop. In any event, Hon. Peter J. I Veniot, Postmaster-General, will ask ■ Parliament for the funds which will I inaugurate Canadian air mail routes. BIG TRIP PLANNED FOR’ THE R. 101 Above is shown the probable conclusion of the airship trip planned eighteen months hence when the R101 will travel across the Atlantic from London,' sail over the Ottawa Valley and anchor to the mooring mast to be enacted on the Connaught ranges. The mast, which will be erected is. shown with the map of the route which the airship will take. Inset is a picture of Commander G. H. Scott, who may be in charge of the new air liner on its madden cruise from the mother country to Canada. a The famous Northern Territory of -Australia—one of the world's largest undeveloped areas, containing 523,000, square miles—is to -be augmented by ’ another 40-0,000 square miles- taken! j over by th© Federal Government from Western Australia. In view of the1 ■ difficulty which th© Commonwealth I has experienced in developing the! Northern Territory, th© announcement! o fthe projected enlargement at an1 initial cost of $13,000,000 has occasion­ ed considerable surprise. Without de­ siring to do soc th© Federal Govern­ ment has felt obliged to assume th© • further responsibility in the belief that I th© whole question of maintaining a I “wihite" Australia hinges ultimately on 1 whether or .not th© vast uninhabited j tracts of that continent can b© suc­cessfully developed for Europeans. | .From the very beginning- th© North­ ern Territory has proved difficult to handle. In. 1863 It was- temporarily an­ nexed to the Stat© of South Australia. As most of the Territory iis located in th© torrid zone, settlers found in addi- _ _ _ _ lion to th© usual hardships of opening things in the musical world in England . a new c,°uutry th© difficulties- of work- •«- - - - •• - - • - ’ ing and living in th© tropics. By tire ( end of 1875 the cost of administering ! tho Territory amounted to $1,700,000, | ' with little to show for the expenditure. ‘ I The notion was gaining wide currency I that white men could not alone develop the Territory. Tlie announcement of the ’white” Australian policy, however, the notion about -th© white man’s unsuitability for tho tropics was challenged. By mutual consent- the Northern Terri­ tory was formally transferred to the British Singer Hints King George Should f Set Musical “Pace” A hint to the royal family that “if, they took more Interest in music, I would be better," has been given by Mme'. Blanche Marches!, veteran singer, who often performed before Queen Victoria. “Society people are .like monkeys,” Mme. Marches! said, “and if the King showed a greater desire flor music every one would follow suit." Even Sir Thomas Beecham had not dared to be quite so frank when he scored the English as being “not worthy of good music.” But Mme. Mardhesi may perhaps be forgiven her outspokenness. She nursed the*! Area of 900,000 Square Miles Has Only a Few Settlers at the Present Time, /r A Prince ot Wales on her lap when he’ M«'ai Government on Jan. 1, 1911. .. IrUnl- inn.c.f' A.P fi.rliinlnlcil’nii H/m wci.cs, Australia’s Beams Now Being. Tested Preliminary tests of the Mar- ' coni beam stations at Ballan and Rockbank, Australia, for direct communication with England, are fulfilling all expectations ac­ cording to reports from London. It is expected that no difficulty will be-jexperienced on maintain­ ing twenty-four-hour service via the directional beam route be­ tween -the British Isles and the Antipodes. Ordinary communication tests are now proceeding. High-speed working tests will follow, but as the high-speed transmitting, and receiving equipment is i}ot yet completed at the central office in Melbourne, delay will occur before these can bo made. purposes only, the other for local ad­ ministration and ordinary services. ’The decision to increase the present Federal Territory arises from West Australia’s fiscal difficulties. The Commonwealth’s proposal for remedy­ ing the state’s financial position came in an offer to take over all the terri­ tory in that State north of the twenty- sixh parallel of south latitude, the consideralon to the State being the assumption by the Commonwealth of capital indebtedness approximating $13,000,000. Both Governments Trying to Dispel Ill-Feeling Caused, by Garibaldi Incident. Paris".—One of the prospects the new year holds .out for .Europe, promises better relations between France and Italy. ‘ There Is every indication that ■the two Governments are trying to dls- I sipate the friction which arose a few } months ago over the Garibaldi inci­ dent and led to the sending 'of addition­ al border troops by both countries along the frontier which runs from Switzerland down to the Mediterran-. Italian mind’s that Britain a Mediterranean is absolutely fal- on Germany. be- v..------------- ---------.....---------........ main uninhabited with the pressure" of population in the Ear East increas­ ing. With this deepening conviction in minds Prime Minister Bruce recent­ ly‘induced the Australian Parliament radically to reorganize the adminis­ tration of the Territory and to make .provision for far more thorough and extensive development. Two distinct organizations have been created—one for development Pigtail Passing Causes Famine of Press Cloth Abandonment of the wearing of pig­ tails by Chinas© and the widespread .revolutionary conditions of that coun­ try are about to cause a famine of press cloth, which is a necessary equipment of all cottonseed oil mills'. It is stated that the best quality of press cloth is made by weaving hair that comes from he heads of Chinese. It even exceeds in quality that which Is made of camel’s hair, although the latter is used extensively for the pur­ pose. Camel's hair comes chiefly from Manchuria, and this industry also has ■been seriously affected by unsettled conditions in that part of China. The hair of ths camels is not shorn, but' it Is gathered- in the compounds where Lt has been shed by the animals. It Is a meagre and painstaking method of obtaining the material which is so •highly prized for shawls and cloth­ making purposes, but it affords a means of livelihood’ for many Chines©. As yet, no adequate substitute for Chinese human hair or -camera hair has been found for making press cloth, but experiments along this line are now being conducted. The hair from the tails of squirrels, which has often been substituted for camel's hair in the manufacture of paint brushes, has been tried in the weaving and use of press cloth, but it -is. not found sat­ isfactory in all respects, it is stated. Another thing to be considered is that there is not enough squirrel tail hair available to meet the existing de­ mands for press cloth by cottonseed oil mills. storm and -try to take Tunis from ths | French, that not only would he face | French naval and military strength, j but unquestionably, Britain would op- ' pose any coup de force in the Medi­ terranean, where she has every in­ terest in keeping influence balanced. It will b© recalled -that Premier Mus­ solini withdrew from Corfu really be­ cause he faced trouble with the Bri­ tish fleet if he stayed there. The idea in some would back Italy In war against Franc© lia-cious. Could Not Count No student of European affairs lieves either that Italy could count on German aid in the present political i situation -of Europe. Dr. Stresemiann, whose policy Is based fundamentally on conciliation with France, would not I sacrifice his whole game unless his ‘■ country stood to gain much more than appears likely from a possible clash between I-taly and France. Then, too, Italy would have to con­ sider Jugoslavia on her northern fron­ tier, which country is an ally of France. | But all this is' long-range surmise , because there is really no expectation in Europe of trouble between Mus­ solini and the Paris Government. It will be recalled that following recent ■criticisms In -the French press1 of the Rhyme Is Not Poetry. Of th© three principal etem-ents- of, - ---- poetry a® it leaves the poet a finished j eau> j art, rhythm, diction, and the image, I However, when it is realized that th© one having the most immediate, th© six Legions Mussolini has on th© and widest appeal is rhythm with its , frontier amount to only 8,400 men and emphasis, rhyme. Consequently," since j that the French have put fewer than the capacity for rhyme -and1 simple 10,000 -extra troops in th© whole dis- rhythm is common, these are t-li© trlct it is easy to see these “warlike’ qualities which are most frequently preparations liav© been grossly exag- abused and in themselves- mistaken geratod. Talk of Italian claims fo-r"poetry when th© finer spirit of Savoy and Nice, of course, finds a ■poetry has left them untouched. ! ready echo among th© Italian super­ Simple rhythms have been and ar© Nationalists and a consequent veac- continual-ly used by poets' to contain tion among French Nationalists. — , Do,-;.-■ ■ - more serious as a possible cause of Buand Informed th© Paris, editors that friction between France and Italy lies ; there wo® no fault to be found in the \ a copy of which had been submitted to him week® before it was I th© rarest poetic imagination, but in more themselves they may be- ordered by the most unpoeti-c . . to no better purpose than pointing reflections that have neither savour nor persuasion, and thosie equally barren of imagina­ tive fervor will give these jingles glad acceptance as shaping, a little more clearly than they have don© for them-1 selves, their own jaded moralities.; i j on; i i and a consequent reac-j- -................par: treaty between Rome and Berlin, M.- in the Italians’ aspirations to extend their north African holdings in j direction of Tunis. No Idea of War Entertained. But, as- a matter of fact, neither Rome nor Paris Government has slightest idea of going to war. L signed. j With a large Italian population on i the French Riviera and hot-headed tbe Fascist! ailong the frontier, there is al­ ike ways danger of border incidents, but Look there is every reason to believe, so Expect Britain to ’ Take the Lead The claim Is made—if as planned ' England, South Africa, Australia, In- ‘ dia and Canada ar-e •connected up with the Mar-Coni short-wave beam wireless system—that 1927 Will see Great Bri­ tain take the lead with the most com­ plete, up-to-date and efficient wireless service of any country In the world. The construction of beam stations for this unparalleled spanning of land and ! sea is said to be now nearly complete. The wireless stations at Bodmin and Bridgewater through which the Eng­ lish-Canadian system will operate have passed their official tests. Fol­ lowing the completion of the Cana­ dian station tests are now being made for the extension to Australia and In­ dia^ The Australian beam stations of the Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd., are near­ ly completed. The company is having two complete beam stations erected, one for direct communication with London to deal with traffic to and . from England and all parte of Europe, r and the other for •direct communica­ tion with Montreal to deal with traffic to and from all .parts of Canada and the United States’, very likely reach­ ing New York among the first of the American cities. Messages for Greai^ Britain and the Continent will bo sent at high speed direct into London. •’ A Unique Watershed. The survey of the boundary between • the provinces of Alberta and British ’ Columbia, established the •existonco of d watershed from which water flows to three, different oceans'. The Colum­ bia ioe-fieM which covers an area ot about 11-0 square miles, euiminating la the Snow Dome, gives rise to glao-tora which feed mountain stream® tribu­ tary to the Columbia-, Athabasltay and Saskatchewan rivers, emptying even­ tually into- the Pacific, Arctto, and At­ lantic otwa respectively. J I AM so it Is that whM Passes tor ' M*s££»‘ with ZrOTltai Minister In «• Present Intentions aro eopreni- Anu so k is mac '*aai passes tor, _ f countrv’s interna- that both Governments would dopoetry ,1s widely extolled as- the inost.ireal conuo'1 O1 tu& counuys mveuu :n-iP.ir HpkF tn limit tn .ornrti. m-A.nnrHnnc efficient of all guides to conduct bv ! tioua.1 relations who would lean over . toelr bett to limit toa,ll pioportionsofficient ol ail guides to conduct [ backward to nvoid. a confliot. Look at «*y difficulties which might arise. i' th© French parliament with its left There is no reason to doubt that th© ' i majority. It is th© desire of the French Frenoh Hadens realize they have noth- peopi© to work back to prosperity; ‘ to gain by a war with Italy, while try and imagine France ©very one hopes the Italians realize war now on Italy or any they would risk almost certain defeat | if -their imperialistic ambitions carried ' them into hostilities with their Latin sister. ‘people who have tidings whatever functions. — John “Prose Papers?’ in th eh’ hearts of poetry and Drinkwater, L. j ed, that both Governments would do ___ _ ! their best to limit to small proportions no . backward to avoid a conflict? Look at‘ a?y difficulties which _ might arise, its in . 4 TU'.S,- therefore, starting a one else. Take the Italian position: An Italian war against France appears^as a dip­ lomatic impossibility as well as a mili­ tary step doomed to certain failure. Leaving aside the Northern African situation for -th© moment and con­ sidering the bugboar of an Italian drive against the French on th© Ri­ viera. What Could Italy do? If by a surprise attack the Italian® could get hold of Nice, It would b child’s play for the.French to out them off along the narrow ledge which would have to serve for communications. In the larger sense, look at the rela­ tive strength of the two military ma- | chinos. Italy has 300,000 troops e-von- ; ly divided between the Crown forces ; _________Franoo has more (1) Location of “Soo" locks, lift 21 -feet, handling over eighty million tons cf • than twice as many, far superior in commerce in 1925, (2) St, Ciair and Detroit Rivers connecting Lake® Huron and Erie. Traffic ninety million tons. (3) Welland Canal (to be completed in 1930). Lift 325% feet. Seven locks each 820 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 30 feet deep-. Ship time from Erie to Oiftario, eight hours''. (4) St. Lawrehoo River, Ogdensburg to Montreal. Present -canals, 14 feet deep', carried six ■million two hundred thousand tons in 1925. (5) Montreal, second greatest, city of North America in overseas commerce, (6) Sea route, Montreat- Europe. (?) New York substitute ship canal lteuto from Lako^Ontario to Hudson River, ■ , Hubby—“I am going to put my foot down on your extravagance.* Wifie—“You haven’t a leg ifo stand on?' The total cost of administration was then calculated at about $52,0-00,000. The burden of developing the Terri­ tory with European labor was- square­ ly placed on the Commonwealth Gov- ' 171 vl-ioA. A’lAnon.T’oh It n.n • conducted within recent years and th© decision reached that th© country is decidedly worth developing; that It can be made, with modern scientific equipment, a healthful and habitable region; but that it will require- the ex­ penditure of far larger sums than have been available in the past. With proper irrigation .the land can bo mad© to produce sugar .cane, rice-, cotton, tobacco, rubber, coffee, and ■tropical, f-ruite, Cattle, Sheep dlifl horses havo been found to thrive there. Thills far, however, the Com- monwealth Government hast succeeded ill attracting only 3,500 white persons I to th-o’-Territory, as against- about 20,- I 000, aboriginal nomads; I Why Settlers Are Sought, i It is contended that the world will not permit vast tracts of land to po was a tiny baby, and gave Princess Mary her bottle when staying with th© royal family at Abergeldi© Castle, ’ Scotland.. She recalls that Qu&en Victoria hada wonderful contralto voice and was ’ ornmeut. Extensive research has -been a true lover of music. -----------&_ Nice Hubby* He—'T understand your husband fee tog to divorce you?' yhe—“Yes—ton’t it nice of him?" PROPOSED ST. LAWRENCE CHANNEL. The map above shows the St. Lawrence waterway route, which has been i strongly endorsed by the United States commission, headed, by Herbert • touvccg Hoover, secretary ot commerce. The numbers’ marked on tiro map indicate: i and Fascist milieu. Is their quality of training and equip- I meat. In any call for nesseiwesi the | French could increase their army much faster than, could Mussolini, It must bo taken tor granted that Romo's military experts know they would not have the slightest chance of success in toying to carry warfare into France. Furthermore, one must boar in mind, oven if Mussolini should get a brain- Britain spends approxitaato*y ^8,- 000,000 a year oh ftppks from abroad.