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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-04-07, Page 7CapucL’G Automobiles Found, in Remotest Corners of the Globe. located , in the Province of Ontario. The imports of automobiles into Canada during 1926 totalled 28,535, worth $23,481,692, almost double the volume and value of 192b. Exports of automobiles from Canada totalled 74,585, worth $82,978,602, a slightly greater, volume and slightly smaller value than in 1925. The export of cars exceeded their import by 161 per cent, during the year. Taking the population of Canada at 9,390,306" persons in 1926, automobile manufac* turers in that year produced one new car for every 46 persons in the Do­ minion. Exports Widely Distributed. Canada is busy supplying cars to all parts of the world and there would scarce appear to be a country in which the Dominion vehicle is not . Freight Striking phase of our NATIONAL LIFE. .... In all that pertains to the automo­ bile Canada takes second place only to the United States, The motor car a more common accessory to all forms of everyday life in Canada than in any other country with the exception of the United States, and per capita ownership of cars in the Dominion is, with tl}e exception of tha4t of the Republic,'higher than in any other land. In the manufacture of automobiles the Dominion stands H ___ ____________ _ _____ relatively high, having to provide for to be found’ doing service’ I’i a large and growing annual replace-' automobiles go in largest volume to ment as^well as care for a substan-' British India, Australia, Dutch East ‘Indies, New Zealand and Straits Set­ tlements. Automobiles selling at less than $500 are shipped in greatest numbers to Australia, British India, tial and increasing export trade. Canadian automobiles are to be found serving the needs of the populace in . the remotest corners of tho globe, huuiu^b w zxubliuh^, jjuhsu mma, particularly' in all sections of the Argentina, New Zealand, the United British Empire for which the Do- Kingdom, Roumania, Japan and Bra- minion is an important source of > MJ. Cara with a value of $50*0 to $1,000 supply. j find their way mainly to the United The Canadian automobile industry 'Kingdom, New Zealand, British In­ dia, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, China and Jugo-Slavia. The more expensive cars, over $1,000 in value, are most popular in the United King­ dom, Argentina, Brazil and Germany. Despite this diverse and volumin­ ous export abroad, the Canadian do­ mestic market has a greater value than all of them combined. Adding the imports into Canada to Canadian production and deducting exports, the domestic consumption of automo­ biles in the Dominion in 1926 is found to have been 159,098 worth $114,- 720,154. Thus for every 50 persons in Canada one new car was brought , into use in 1926. Statistics for re­ gistration for- 1925 showed that there was one car in use for every 13 per­ sons in Canada. Common in The universal bile in Canada striking phases to the newly-arrived European, particular is this convenience notice­ able in the rural districts, where the car in combination .with programs of good road building have brought the farm much closer to the town zwith attendant economics and 'amenities. It is significant that the Western provinces, largely agricultural in pursuit, are leaders in per capita ownership of automobiles. In the years since the war, in fact, the gen­ eral adoption of the car has been one of the most influential factors im revolutionizing farming conditions in that territory and it is coming to be the exception to find a farm of any size without a car is apparently making yet greater progress under the protection afford­ ed in the last budget whereby a drawback of 25 per cent, was grant­ ed on materials used in the manufac­ ture of cars where 50 per cent, of >the cost of the finished vehicle is produced in Canada. The activity in Canada has an important standing, ranking sixth among Dominion indus­ tries at the time of the last indus­ trial census, when the value of an­ nual production was 30 per cent, less than it is to-day. The Canadian in­ dustry has largely been built up upon- United States capital, not only with the object of supplying the large and growing Canadian market, but engaging in Empire export trade, for which Canada offers peculiar ad­ vantages. An analysis of the volume of investment in the industry at the 1921 census showed it to be nearly eighty per cent. American and about 20 per cent, Canadian. Production Steadily . Increasing. Production of automobiles in Can­ ada has been steadily rising and reached a new high record of 295,116 units in 1926, this being an increase of 26 per cent, above the figures of 1925. The year’s output included 68,059 sedans and coaches; 'coupes; 61,472 touring cars; runabouts; 23,230 chassis; trucks, and 153 taxicabs or The saleq value at the plant fears produced during the amounted to $124,000,096. eleven plants were engaged in the manufacture of 'cars and trucks in Canada in 1926, all of which were 14,282 8,555 29,365 buses, of the year Only Canada’s Carillon to Ring Over World Toronto.—A carillion of 53 bells is being installed in the peace tower at the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. One of these will be made similar in tone to “Big Ben’l at Westminster, according to Premier Mackenzie King, who, during an address at a luncheon in his honor here, stated that the visitor to Ottawa will hear the Westminster chimes ring out the quarter hours in Ottawa as they do in London, the identical note to which he is accustomed in the Old World. “On July i we propose to proclaim the historic event of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Confed­ eration by ringing for the first time on that day the 53 bells,” stated Mr. King. We hope that His Majesty the King from the capital of Great Britain will inaugurate the occasion by causing to ring forth from the capital of Canada the ^finest peal of bells to which the world has ever listened. By the development of radio broadcasting we hope that on this occasion that the peal of bells will be heard not only in Great Bri­ tain but in the distant dominions of Australia, New Zealand had South Africa, and in the great empire nf India as well." I i j ous people arc- unfitted, for a nervous N t onl 44 atij £ from'. temperament often reacts to danger on th6 f who In a manner that mate that person , 3uch h continue mriY'A cscirn. na q Hfnrzki* than nno zir thA . i t-.™ ... ^more safe as a driver than one of the phlegmatic disposition. However, there are those who The larger fajrrjoffeS^HivinF com- should not drive, and in most cases. pensation awl Co zation. Rural Districts. use of the automo- is one of the most of the national life In please com­ Would Go Any Length. He—“I’ll go any length to you if you’ll only say yes.” She—“Yes. Please go at least tho length of a mile.” . --------- ----------- Never a Change. Rosemary, aged five, had just plated her prayers with a request to God “to make me a good little gird.” There followed a momentary pause, atid she aded: “I ask that every night, but it doesn’t seem to make any dif­ ference." Dame Rachel Eleanor Crowdy Of the order of the British Empire, corresponding with knighthood for men, who is coming from England in May, holds many other decorations for her services', 1914-19, a® principal commander of the V.A.D.’s. GIANT MONKEYS, HEAD HUNTERS, BORNEO DYAKS A Thrilling Adventure of Animal Hunter. lating the net would mean that the animals would escape —even probably with disastrous results. Omar and Munshee helped me select the men from the number of those who had previously their courage in the face of danger.I pole put up near the village, and- we re­ hearsed the capture innumerable times; the pole would fall, and the men would east the net and secure it over the bunch of grass tied to the top to represent the orang-outangs. On the eighth night at Omar’s vil­ lage, I -called all the men together and announced that we would start next (horning before daybreak. Once again I made them .promise that they would not kill the beasts without my permis'- ®ion, and I, in turn, promised them that I would shoot if there was the ' least danger. Long before daybreak the village was astir. All' those who . were to take no part in the hunt -were demonstrated and resoucefulness I had a long ADD TO HOAD HAZARD. Frailties of the human organization constitute the largest single factor in causing motor vehicle accidents to-day. The automobile manufacturer has dona his part. The modern car is as nearly “fool proof" as it is possible to make it. Handled properly, it of­ fers no menace to driver or passenger, because tho weaknesses that caused accidents and trouble in the old days have all been eliminated by scientific engineering. But tho human element remains. ,True, the increasing strictness of examinations by traffic officials in all parts of the country are making it harder and harder for the incompet­ ent to get driving permits. Many of the unfit are being kept away from behind the wheels of cars in our cities. MANY HIDDEN DEFECTS. The big trouble is that many who appeal* otherwise capable are liable to have defects which unfit them for driving and of which they are entirely unaware. Eyesight plays an important part in driving a car. Thousands of dollars are spent to induce the public to use the proper kind of glass in windshield or closed body because of the danger from dis­ tortion of an object by an inferior quality.________________________ -T Janada Kav»w. , c...w ime made "farm surk'S veys^Tn restricted areas and gleaned ’ This Is » lino&f investigation whfbh might well . bo.pxteijded-. There is real virtue idfo getting right dpwn, to the bottom things .agrJcqlturglly and finding out 4 Thousands of people who pay an in­ creased price for such blags do not realize that their own eyes -are out of focus sufficiently to cause an object to be distorted just the same as would a defective glass, and they drive on,, where?the shoe th^ taking a- chance every time they pass1 remedy . is. Cornell -University another car, for the present speed, made such a survey inthe State o£*pj rates do not give much* time for; New York, and these researches hhve>$ change of direction between approach­ ing cars. There are people whose nervous systems unfit them for driving. MEASURED BY STANDARDS, I do not mean by this that all nerv- their defects should be apparent to the traffic officer whp instructs them. Traffic instructors, as -a rule, are selected, intelligent men, and while laymen, in the strict sense of the word, they are able to detect defects in eye­ sight. or nervous temperament that unfit' the subject for driving. - This they accomplish by constant associa­ tion with all sorts of people in the course of a day and by failure of the driver to register up to certain standards. A STRANGE TALE. Charles Mayer, animal dealer, of Singapore, at the request of a Dyak tribe of head hunters, journeyed into the wild® of Borneo-to free the tribe from the depredations of a pair of man. eating, wo-man stealing giant monkeys. After studying the situation he decided to take the great beasts alive. He tells of his wonderful adventure in I “Boy’s Life.” 1 When the tree where the animals ___ _ ___-... .. ...............- lived was located, Mr. Mayer told bis 1 ondered to stay behind, and they stood I men to cut away the other trees, so as silently watching us wliile the men to leave only the one where the ani-shouldered the nets and ropes male were, and then fell- that tree and filed into the jungle blackness, tumble them into the net. Mr. Mayer By the time it was light, each man continues': ' I was a,t his post, waiting for me to fire Orang-utans usually live ifi colonies my pistol as a signal. We could see and V./X LCWIO U0UO.11J- 11VV 1U LUlUURjb . mj lAJ k 0.0 O> OlfeUUX. VY U LUlHll O'C« **vvut —-7 v—~ numbering from forty to sixty, and the ; the two orang-utans sleeping on their tire jungle seemed to be in an up- and forth. Omar came with the mes-s-1 found a kinder, more hospitable people ago that the -space was cleared for | than these, who are known throughout the tree to fall; I ordered the net car- iled to position and sent the two headmen to place the natives at their ■poets'. A messenger from Munshee came with the word that the tree was ready to drop. I gave a hasty glance around!’ me, told the men to be on the alert and sent him back with .instructions to let the tree. fall. Once again through the din of tom-toms and (Shout® we could hear chopping; the tree swayed for a moment, the orang-utans ecreamed with terror and the men with the- nets crouched, ready to spring. Slowly the tree toppled and came down, gathering speed as it fell, exactly in the spot we had marked. When it struck, .the on- the world as savages and head-hungers. largest’' and most powerful is chief. ■ platform. They make their homes on platforms i The men who were bo give the trees by breaking off limb® and putting them ' the final cut and send them toppling, criss-cross; ’ over stole forward silently. Ali was ! As they do in the case of mfist dan- ‘ beside me, carrying my rifle; Omar j gerous animals, the native collectors ' anjl Munshee were stationed near, one i hunt orang-utans by killing the mother at each side. I waited, scarcely, dar- 1 and taking the young. The weapon! ing to breathe, for them to signal that they most often use, except when they j their men were ready. Ali was in- '.j have guns, is the blow-pipe; An orang-. tpntly watching the ■orangs,'' to warn is me if they stirred. The Attack. Omar moVbd first; then Munshee, I, gave a quick glance around and fired my pistol. Instantly the tumult start- ied'j the men yelled and beat upon, j toni-toms and trees. The orang-utans I and scrambled about their platform. Through the j noise I could hear the men at work - then came the crashing of trees. The jungle seemed to fold up, and the big tree stood alone. The orang® screamed and hugged each other. Men rushed forward with the | bundle® of dry grass and started the; fire; others came with make a smudige. One started, as if to cbme readied.' for my rifle-; smoke struck him, he the platform, screaming and tearing the tree., Then, as the sunoke became more dense, the two animals climbed higher and sat on the topmost limb, arms and legs wrapped' around each other, completely terrified. The natives' danced and yelled. Through the clouds of smoke that drifted over us, I could see theh* black bodies flashing, arms waving, and lips, stained crimson, wided open. The din was terrific. For several minutes I just stood' there, unable to move. The orang-utans, high ufo in the tree, were huddled together, swaying back utan in battle is ferocious. If it treed; and afraid to come own, it goes into a paroxysm of fury. Onos it de­ cide® on a particular native, the na­ tive is as good as dead. I Mayer decided1 to take the pair of ■ man killer® alive'. He had the natives clear all the jungle away from the one ' Up. bewildered big tree where the pair made their I - - - - home. He trained the' natives to their j work and then awaited' the when the pair of orang-utans their home. Preparations. During the next week we the location as much a® possible. Crews of men, bearing bundle® of dry- gras® and bushes, approached within five hundred feet, dropped their bundles and returned’ to the village. The grass and bushes were to be used for the fire I planned to build circle of the trees', once the utans were isolated there. Finally, when the net® and were ready and the material for the fire gathered and in place, I began drilling the men in their parts. Fifty men were detailed to the*work of pull­ ing down the trees in the circle; ten men to clearing the space where the' big tree was to fall; and ten men to handling each side of the big net. It was upon the last-named crew that tho success of the attack rested, for any mistake or delay in manipu- e?— r i xivjio'Q a vvuiu num lj big day I witll tjTeqT parangs-; - AV’CTG ill nvoCihlno zvf frona HIV avoided nt the orang- cages wet leaves to of the orangs down, and I but when the went back to “Roar of Thousands of Beating Wings” Fills the Air at Jack Miner’s Refuge, Says Belleville Naturalist. 1 mourning doves were nesting, and in [ many cases laying eggs. 1 Mr. Robb declared that he was un­ able to describe adequately the spec­ tacular sights in evidence at the sanc­ tuary. One occurrence which he re­ called was the arrival of an eagle which hovered about the goose pond, and the subsequent disturbance am­ ong the geese. There were no disas­ trous results, he said, but every goose rose to the air, for there they were safer, while on the ground they were easy prey for the. sharp-taloned mar­ auder." Mr. Robb expressed himself as much impressed with the recent im­ provements and enlargements on tho estate, and particularly with the rapid growth of the evergreen treqs which Jack Miner had planted in accordance with his reforestation scheme. The new observatory, from the windows of which visitors can see birds all over tho sanctuary, also received Mr. Robb’s commendation. “In rank after rank, like a great j army of the air, sc dense at times as | to almost obscure .the sun, tho wild | tvaaaa mt LtjAb* nAi»hbm-n thio'rfit.inn nrogeese on their northern migration are returning to Jack Miner’s bird sanc­ tuary at Kingsville," said Wallace Havelock Robb, naturalist, of Belle­ ville, after a visit io the Kingsville naturalist, made for the express pur­ pose of witnessing the return of the birds to their summer home. He painted a glowing picture of the sanctuaty, which, he said, was ’'swarming with bird life, while the $r was filled with a roar -»f thou­ sands of beating wings." However, geese ,w»ro not the only birds seeking the shelter of,, the Sanctuary, according to Mr. Robb, but HjWans, numbering almost 3,000, had arrived, while the r.'res of forest on the estate wore filled with droves of Robins and other smaller birds. The mi&T&tion was taking place tnuch earlier this year than in many years past, ho said, and already the MAP OF THE CITY OF SHANGHAI AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY Piano the Fundamental Musical Instrument, A musical education may be ac­ quired in various way, but it is gen­ erally conceded that of all musical instruments devised by man, none fits into the home surroundings like the piano. Of the piano one never grows-] tired. It fits into our varying moods, fon it speaks the greatest of all lan­ guages, the language of pure musi­ cal sounds', from grave to gay, as you choose; no words, man hearts .of all ages and every generation. The modern piano in.its perfected form is the development of ideas found in musical instruments played with keys and dating back to the be­ ginning of the sixteenth century, when the clavichords were built with twenty strings made of brass. The strings were vibrated with a tangent consisting of a thin strip of brass which hit the string. The form of the clavichord was similar to th$3 square piano of the last century. The harpsichord followed^ .and in the year 1590 a v^syi elaban-.. a language that needs The piano delights hu­ h eaval. The orang-utan® abruptly stopped their outcry. As they hit the ground ; they were paralyzed with fright. A 1 net went sailing over them. In an'in- : stant, they came to their senses and -began fighting. With long, black, powerful arms they lashed -at the rat­ tan ; they leaped -and struggled, biting the ropes. A Fatality. A huge, hairy paw shot through the meshes of the net which Imprisoned; __ ___ _ _ _____ __ ___ _ the enraged, orang-utan, and grabbed; a£e instrument of this type was made .a native by the throat, whipping hlxniby Hans Ruckers, of Antwel-p,' anff through the air, and. breaking his neck.-’fg ^o-yv exhibited at the mu|^iO qf Just then, while I was standing near ; the Conservatory of Music sat- 'Paris. the nets', superintending the work of it had two keyboards and'-*was-d-istin- making them fast, a huge paw sho.t guigfied by its full, eveni.,tone. out and grabbed my ankle. I was in 1709, 1.... ___ jerked off the ground and, a® I fell, my pianoforte with a hammer aoSon’ &e hands caught the limb of a fallen tree. I clung to it with all my strength, feel­ ing my fingers weaken and slip while the brute pulled. The joints at my hip and knee pained me for an In­ stant; then my leg became numb. The men stood terrified and I could not yell at them! I felt myself growing dizzy, and I simply wondered- why some one did; not do something. Then Ali and Omar grabbed' a club and pounded the orang’s arms; the pulling stopped, and a realized that I was be­ ing dragged away from the nets. For •several minutes I wa® too groggy to know what was happening, but the idea that the natives might kill' the orang-utans while I was disabled made me sit up. They were standing there, looking first at me, and then at the animals1, wondering what to do. I told them I was all right and I began feel­ ing my leg. It was not broken, but It had been so badly wrenched that I could not stand on it. While I s'at on the ground directing the work, the men gathered the out- aide meshes of the nets- and ran a i-ope through them. Then, as the other ropes were loosened, they pulled the noose close, and the two brutes were in a sack. For tho first time, I had an opportunity to examine our catch; they were the two biggest orang-utans ever captured in Borneo. Gradually they exhausted them­ selves and gave up the struggle. They peered out through tho meshes, snarl­ ing at the mon who came near them and sometimes shooting cut a long arm with the fingf-rs opening and cios- in a and brought to light many interesting^ and instructive fa'cts 6f real human.' interest,. The- fpBqwjng are somp the conclusions reached; 1. Farm boys are inore lively t^, stay with the farm if they are raised?- on large farmsjthanjjn small.faring? 'NTrxF /*»»-»Ixr aE. ....................... to engage in farming. , . • L7 2. The reasons. Arft.AiiUp.le.;iafterfalD^ 1 to niore persons. Ana? quite as important, it’ has scop^A enough to hold the boy equipped with ;V imagination and- aspiration for° ac?? complishment. "• . / “ 3. It pays better to keep at farm- ing than it does to jump -from farrny? ing into something else and -back^ again. • 4. Farmers who have always en^... gaged in farming’ have, latg^ hold? ings and are worth more money thait^ those who have engaged in .soma? * other occupation for a while and them A resumed farming. ?? These are facts gleaned. .after. dis-?? cussing matters with p large number'^ of farmers, their wives and children^ a and noting and classifying the re^/J cords of the movement^of families?^ These conclusions are, of IibUrSe,£’quife^:’. at variance with preconcmved’Motions’? in our West, We are always telling..;; our farmers that the smaller ,;place>.£ is the thing. Personally, ! have nev|% er been gble to see how. a farmer^ could make a living in our Western';^ country and bring up a family on les® than half a section of good land. fruit farms in the East or;,-th0;X^A ’ rigable farm in the West the area could, of course, be considerably re-' duced. I sometimes think that the tendency of the future may-’Wi^Sa^l wards larger rather than towards smaller holdings. At any rate, the farm survey idea is a valuable method of ascertaining the reasons for agricultural success or failure and is, therefore, a dis-S tinct contribution towqj^ the perma-, nent colonizationiOfJ oufe&acant areas. In 1709, Christofori/ iny^nt^d a principles of which, through after years, have been improved .upon jtn- til, in its present form, it seems hardly possible that the ,>32UnQ..<,might be furher perfeced to any marked degree. berShe—‘“Does Marie still love hubby?" "He—“Yes. He says she writes him from Palm Beach whether she needs mono}' or not.” squatted about the animals had rested, I had ing. The natives circle, watching la,u«'hing. When the men them build two litters of boughs—one for the dead man11 and the other for me. Thon we strung the net on three long polos, to be carried by twelve men, and started back to the- village. Mes­ sengers went on ahead to tell the peo­ ple of the kampong of -our success. It was necessary to stop often to change the crews that were carrying the lit­ ters and animals, for our captives weighed over five hundred pounds. The population of Omar’s kampong came out to meet us in the jungle before we had covered halt the distance. When my boat was ready, all the people of the kampong wore on hand to bld me good-bj’ and wish mo a speedy recovery. Munshee steered and six mon paddled. I went down the river, thinking that I had never dear! the young is all the flowers!” --------------.•»—■---------- True. Bertha’s mother brought home a bouquet of bright, fresh flowefs. Bertha admired, them very much, and he first thing she did on the follow­ ing morning was to run to look at tile bouquet. Returning to her mother's room, she said, in a lone of disappoint­ ment: “Oh, dear, taken out of They were wilted. Mrs. Rolllngson Was Right. Mrs. Rollingson, who was thinking of buying an automobile, had had the agent show her the cahburetor, (he dif­ ferential, tho transmission, and every­ thing she thought seemed Important about the car. Then she said, “Now, are you sure that you’ve shown me all the things I ought to know about?” “Why, yes, madam, I think so," said the agent. “Well, where is he depreciation? I am told that is one of the most import­ ant things to know about when you are getting e, car.” " Lot us bo of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.—James Russell Lowell. . ,.,.* .. J^F^ers^P’ - ** fehfdening ‘ isMhe delightful occu­ pation thatfdrtds partly because there '^•F^‘4wo!‘‘§iaes to it^—the . garden and, ‘the gardener. The gardener works In the garden, then the garden con- . tinues to work. You start something —the garden carries it on. When you have dug, raked, sowed, the seed comes up, the bulbs sprout, the shrubs form buds, the weeds also flourish (you deplore their misplaced endeavors), but the garden brought all that about. And until it is time for plants and buds, the true gar­ dener knows well that great things are going on under the brown, well- tilled surface. He knows what he has hidden there; he enjoys his gar­ den before he sees it; he likes that quiet look of it; that repose of con­ fident brown ground. He enjoys the bare beds as much as the blooming riot later. It must be because all through the bare-brown time, the garden is busy; and you enjoy its sly, solemn way of hiding its thrifty , labor. It asks only that the garden­ er give it time, for it will not be hur­ ried. All in due season, it says, and if occasionally it seems to do things out of season, sending you late roses or early stocks, why, that is because you trusted it, and did not watch it all the time, as if you had no faith in it. This is the charm of a garden, not like a game which stops playing when you do, but a partner that keeps on working, and is well-pleased when you come and praise him for his faithful performance. A garden also has a sly way of giving away secrets. It cannot keep a secret. Its business is to bring things to the surface, to shove them 1 through, get them above it, as far as ; they should go. It keeps pushing them and feeding them, so that they will grow strong and big, and hold . their heads up well. Did you over . drop a seed carelessly, or put a stick , of something, just as carelessly, into ’ the ground? By and by, you come along, and find that your partner took the matter up—and down—and there iu a plant you had not planted, and a shrub you had not placed,—so you think. But your partner knows. He will not have things hidden at all. If you give him things to do, ho will attend to them, provided you put him in the sun, and give him water, and love, and praise. Oh, how he smiles, and works, and soon thfe bare-brown time is over, and he fills your hands ' with ner I posies,—your wonderful Locality In Feet. London feet are long and part- ’ A J eUnj, Welsh feqt low in the arch, and Scot­ tish feet broad in the sol&. Barnacles that Infest sktp^^re t£ta* rine animalfl belonging to th* drab family.