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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-08-25, Page 61 I* ft Mermen and Mermaids in the Cross the Bay Swim the his you Tells Vancouver Canadian Club He Has Two Strings To Fils Bow * Vancouver, B.C.-*-Tbe Prince of Wales had a message ter Vancouver. He spoke at the Canadian' Club, Guests packed the main dining room and flowed away down into the cor- ridora. Sitting at the head of the table was Pi'ince George, the younger brother of the Prince of Wales. “Gentlemen,” dryly observed Prince of Wales as he closed speech, “Gentlemen, as I expect have found out, it is not a bad thing to have two strings to one’s bow. I am in that happy position to-day. Myh . . second string is my younger brother,! m t° function only when the first has who, having shared with me in ourj1""'1 T J wonderful tour through Canada, and; in that hospitality shown us, to-day, < is anxious to tell you in his own word’s how much he has enjoyed it,” Prince George looked up sharply as If in protest. He has appeared with the Prince of Wales at all previous functions, but it was Co be his first public speech—in Canada’ at any rate. The crowd cheered and the Prince of Wales, smiling, added, “I must not ■ keep him or you waiting any longer,” 1 grateful. Premier Oliver Dies Another outburst of cheers and Prines George rose. He had some pleasant shafts ter his elder brother, which sent ripples of laughter around the room and evidently delighted the Prince of Wales himself. . “He has told you I am his second string," Prince George said, after acknowledg­ ing the welcome he had received in Vancouver. “I don’t exactly know what that means, whether it is a compliment or not. “If it means that I am not as good as ho is, I* object. If, as somebody has just told me, the second string starts I broken down, I don’t" quite see where I come in. He did not show any signs of breaking down. In fact, I thought he was too long—” There was more laughter. It was a moment or two before Prince Georgs could continue. Then he added that j in whatever capacity he was present, i his second trip to Canada had more than confirmed his impression of the ■ first—an impression of hearty wel- I come for which he was more than Leading Figure in British Columbia Politics Passes HONEST JOHN Victoria, B.G.—British Columbia mourns the passing of Hon. John Oliver, Premier of the Province, and Canadians from coast to coast join in paying a last tribute to the man who foi’ a decade dominated the life of British Columbia. At his unpretentious home on Fern Street, Premier Oliver died Monday night, which which would worse family of his lapsed Into August 15th, after an illness commenced, last spring, and he had known for months end fatally. A turn for the’ on Monday had warned his approaching death. He unconsciousness after speaking with his relatives earlier in the evening, and the end came quiet­ ly. His son Joseph of Vancouver was .alone by his bedside When the Premier died, as there was n-o time to summon the other members of his family. They had retired, not realiz­ ing that the end was so near. Mr. Oliver ended his days as he had spent, them, unafraid. As his strength ebbed, he found his comfort in the thought that his life had con­ tributed something to the building up of his country. On Monday, before he sank into semi -coscio usness, Mr. Oliver said good-bye to is private secretary Jas. Morten, who had been his intimate associate for many years. Shaking Mr. Morton by his hand, I?? summed up the works of his life simnly. when he said: “Well, we didn't always do the best thing politically, but we did the best we knew how. That’s all any* of us can do.” A man of the people -by birth and temperament, John Oliver? was prob­ ably more proficient in. tho rugged arts of the pioneer than any other Canadian statesman. Miner, farmer, woodsman, engineer and stonemason, he brought to the Premiership of British Columbia a first-hand knowl­ edge of the pioneer’s problems which greatly helped him in his administra­ tion of that task. He took his plaice in the Provincial Legislature in 1903. He was then an ardent supporter of.the-late Sir Rich­ ard McBride, but when McBridets, Ad- nunistratteT'became definitely Con­ servative, Oliver, always a Liberal bt h®aJt, aligned himself with the Oppo- ^.-^sition, of which he became the leader in 1905. He bitterly opposed the Mc­ Bride railway policy, which included the building of the Canadian North­ ern line to the cost. In 1909 Oliver ran for the Legis­ lature in Victoria and The Delta and was defeated in both constituencies. Oliver went back to his farm and his dykes, eschewing politics fox* seven years. In 1916, however, ho was caught in the swirl of the political campaign which swept a Liberal Pre­ mier into office, the late H. C. Brew­ ster. Oliver was elected in the con­ stituency of Dewdney and immediate­ ly became Minister of Agriculture in the Brewster Administration. A tew months later, on the death of Pre­ mier Brewsted, Oliver was chosen Premier in his place. In the 1920 campaign the Oliver Administration was returned to power. Legislation Oliver regime men, mothers’ compensation financial aid provincially-owned rai/w'ay and the establishment* of provincial control of the liquor trade were two of the controversial matters with which Oliver had to lead amost throughout , his Premiership* During his years in office as Chief Minister Premier Oliver initiated many departures n social legislation; . land and settlement laws, and im­ provements tn the educational system of the Province, ■For tho past five years a consider­ able portion of his time and attention was directed1 toward tho prosecution of British Colombia’s claims ter enacted during the includes votes for wo- pensions, a workmen’s act and a measure of to xnunir/palitios, A » ! freight-rate reductions, and better terms from the Dominion. A square-built man of enormous strength, he was proud of his humble origin and delighted in recalling the days of his pioneer life on bush farms in Oatari '- and British Columbia. A forceful sp eager ( and ready debater, he loved -a political argument and was never happier than when crossing swords with some opponent worthy of ! his steel across the floor of the Legis­ lature He possessed a ready wit and a k&en sense of humor,' delighting in and applaudtog any good natureci thrust at himself from his opponents. -------—> ---- Premiers to Meet in November I i Agenda for Conference Ottawa Dwarf's That of Parliament Baldwin Leaves 'new home for wales «!■ 153 men, women, girls and boys started in recent “Cross the Bay" Swim at Toronto. What will 400 look like in the $50,000 marathon on Aug. 31 at the C..N.E.? ■> requires the co-operation of each pro­ vince and of each industry and steps to secure this and make it effective will be taken by the conference. Co-operation in the securing of im­ migrants and in placing them and as­ suring, insofar as can bo done, their profitable employment, will be thresh­ ed out. The Provincial representatives have been giving special study to this subject and to consideration of tho extent to which direct assistance is possible or practical. Irish Senate Passes Public Safety Bill Kevin O’Higgins, tho Council, passed the Free State Son- at Dublin.—The Public Safety Bill, in­ troduced by the Government after the assassination of Vice-President of its final stage in ate on Aug. 10. •The bill, already approved by tho Dail Eireann or lower house, includes the extreme penalty for illegal pos­ session of arms. * Man’s usual complaint: In the sum­ mer, the heat. In the winter, the heater. Two Planes Win 'Victory Two More Perhaps Death >• Fires Rage in Northern Ontario — Picton a Sadder But Wiser, Town DATE CONFIRMED--- ® Hon. James Malcolm An­ nounces Decision w Month of Meeting Ottawa.—With a program of con­ structive issues to come before it .which dwarfs the agenda of the usual parliamentary session the long-herald­ ed conference of provincial premiers is to assemble in ‘Ottawa during No­ vember. . Announcement of the gathering in that month has been definitely con­ firmed by Hon. James Malcolm, Min­ ister of Trade and Commerce. . Of major importance will be an effort to reach uniformity of the highest stand­ ard in those dairy and meat products from all provinces with which a con­ certed effort is to be made to capture the British market. Uniform quality under national trade mark—a mark available to all those exporters who reach and maintain the standard of quality required—is to be considered. British and Canadian authorities are agreed that hundreds of millions of dollars in trade can be secured an­ nually for Canadian dairy and meat products in the British Isles if the quality is fixed beyond the ability of unscrupulous dealers to destroy pub­ lic confidence. National Guarantee. The national trademark would carry the national guarantee and would re­ quire a. flegree of careful Inspection that Is only possible through closest co-operation between the minion and the Provinces. The undertaking of scientific search upon much broader lines Prince pf Wales to Occupy Marlborough House on His Return Si London. — (C. P. Cable). —. Tho prince of Willes will •change his real* deuce from York House to Marl' borough House almost immediately on Ills return from Canada. The work of xecoudltlonlng Marlborough House is now being accelerated so as to have ' the place ready for the Prince as spon as possible. ' It is scarcely concealed that Hie Royal ifighncss does not altogether . x'elish changing from his compact qixar- ; ters at York House, which is within a ; stone’s throw of Marlborough House, | hut the latter has so many assocla- First, .it was'our gratlS^ ,K,ug "*• i. J? j.ua [ days as heir-apparent that It seems [only fitting, now that King Edward's gracious consort, Queen Alexandra, Is no more, that tlxis historic residence should bo occupied by the present heli' to the throne. Just across the way is the Marlbo- rough Club, which was founded by King Edward and his intimates when King Edward was. Prince of Wales, because they found certain rules of a previous favorite resort unacceptable to them. The present Prince of Wales, however, 4s not lttcely to pat­ ronize thp. Marlborough Club very much, as his liking for clubs is limited, to the Bath Club, where almost every morning when in, town he plays squash rackets before breakfast. York House probably will bo grant­ ed to the Kng’s third son, Prlnco Henry, as a residence. Prince Tleiiry’s activities at present aj’e almost en­ tirely confined to service with tho Hussars. Marlborough House, which is in Pall Mall, was built by the famous archi­ tect, Sir Christopher Wren, for tho great Duke of Marlborough about 1710 and was purchased as a London residence 1863.. Thanks Dominion for Her “Wonderful Hospitality” and Carries Message of Faith, Hope, and Affection North Sydney, N.fk—Premier ■•In issued the tel towing fcrewell nws- agc tb tho, Canadian people before uaiilrg on the Empress -of Scotland. “The time has. come for me to say au revo-ir to Canada, but I cannot go without sending a farewell message to her prop-lo—one and all-—who have from the day we landed shows Mrs. Baldwin and myself such “wonderful' hospitality. j “Our visit has been unique in sev­ eral ways. F’ privilege to travel during part of the 1 time with their Royal Highnesses the! Prince of Wales and Pi'ince George, I rejoice, although my joy is some­ what tinged' with envy, that they are still with you. Further, it is the first time that a Prime Minister of»Great Britain has visited any of the Do­ minions during his term of office. I hope I will not be the last. “I want to thank you especially for the generous interest you have shown in my attempts to explain some of the post-war problems that we in Great Britain have to meet, -and the meth­ ods and purpose with which we are tackling them. And I have seen and learnt, even in this -brief and crowded visit, enough of tho spirit That ani­ mates the Canadian people to enable me to be a messenger from you to the Mother Country; the message that I am taking home is one of faith, of hope, and affection. “It did not need- this visit to con­ vince me of the strength of the im­ palpable tics that bind tho nations of the Empire together in lo-yal partner­ ship under the Crown, but it is good to ; see with one’s own eyes and to hear 1 with one’s own ears. 1 “Of my personal memories of Can- Bald- > S* On Wednesday four airplanes left tho air port in Oakland, Californta, one carrying a woman, and were rac­ ing out over the Pacific Ocean toward Honolulu in quest of fame and $35,- 000 in prize money offered by James D. Dole of Honolulu for the first transoceanic air derby in the history of aviation. Reports on Thursday told of the monoplane Woolaroc, piloted by Arthur C. Goebel, movie stunt aviator of Hollywood, capturing first prize of $25,000 in the Dole air race from Oakland to Hawaii, and Honolulu’s. offered for the discovery of occupants entrant, the Aloha, with Martin Jen- of the two lost machines, sen as pilot, taking the second prize “ ~ ~ of $10,000. Goebel and his navigator, Lieut. W. of $10,000 for discovery of the occu- C>. Davis, naval officer of San Diego, pants of either of tho lost machines, landed at Wheeler Field, at 12.22 p.m. or $20,000 for the discovery of both ; crews. An offer of $10,OO-O came from William F Malloska of Flint, Mich., backer of the “Miiss Doran,” one of the-last planes, who made the offer for the recovery of the occupants of the “Miss Doran” dead or alive. The San Francisco* Examiner, which en­ tered the “Golden Eagle” in the race, announced an offer of $10,000 foi’ the rescue of each crew. Hopes are held out for the lost flyers having landed at out-lying Hawaiian islands, but these are not confirmed. We ask: Is it worth it? THE FIRE FIEND. Forest fires of major proportions are raging in the Sudbury district for the first time this year as a result of the continuous spell of dry weather which has created an extremely high fire hazard in recent weeks. The past ten days 'have witnessed tho out­ break -of no less than ten fires in various parts of the district under supervision of the Sudbury office of the Ontario Forestry Branch. At least two of these fires are *iot yet under controj. Two thousand mon and 20 planes fight the menace. PICTON CLEANED. Picton, Ont.—The town of Picton, nQ-ted for its retired farmers, and substantial, if not opulent wealth, has four-cornered race to reach the goal, taking 24 hours to travel the 2,400 miles. The Aloha was brought down on the field at 2.22 p.m. (Honolulu time) and Jensen and Paul 'Schluter of San Francisco, the navigator, stepped from the cabin to find that they had finished second. Friday saw a huge mobilization of naval vessels and army and navy planes in the search for two missing planes 'of the Dole flight race from' the mainland of the United States to, Hawaii, and rewards totalling $50,0001 , my Personai memories or pan­ offered for the discovery of oc.cn nan fs a(^a I will only say James ? D. Dole, who posted the prizes for the flight, offered a reward X. I (Honolulu time), the first fliers in the The Judges of Sacco and Vanzetti Judges of the Supreme Court of Boston, Mass., called upon to determine the fate of Sacco and Vanzetti Plane Rushes Cholera Serum From Germany to Persia Frankfort-on-Main-—To combat a cholera epidemic now raging in East­ ern Persia the Hoechst plant of the German Dye Trust recently' shipped 100,OOP units of anti-cholera vaccine to the stricken district by way of Mos- sow on a special Lufthansa airplane." The remedy reached its destination in three days. By mail transporta­ tion it would take at least three weeks. “Is it not somewhat incongruous that we should have the fastest trains and the slowest timetables in all the world?”—Lord Strathspey. fo rthe Prince of Wales i<; NEW FORD MODEL DETAILS COMPLETE A “Dusty” Voyage A Japanese steamer, the Montreal Maru, arriving recently at Tacoma,;----------numm, Urto, Wash., after fourteen days on the'Teen “to the cleaners.” The term is Pacific, reported a “dusty" voyage, used not iij. any literal sense, but Captain Nemaru said that two bucket-' rather in the parlance of Wall Street.I fuls of this dust was swept up from'is not to be thought that the town the decks every morning. Tb'e dust: ^as participated in any “paint up and powdered passengers, -decks and life- i brighten up” campaign and is glisten­ boats-coverings. It was produced bypug^hi consequence; rather it is to be1 salt cdystalizing in the hot Summer 1 ’ air. that they are suclx as I shall treasure all my life. “You have given me renewed1 confi­ dence and inspiration t foi’ the work that awaits me as Pi'ime Ministei’ of Great Britain. “I thank you with all my heart, and I wish you Godspeed.” ((Sgnd.. "STANLEY BALDWIN.” At the civic reception, Mr. Baldwin , TJ ri-. T , , , - , t „ i i soxvon, according to Edsel B. Fordspoke but a few words. “I sand, Im'• j , . • • , . e ; president of the Ford Motor Conmauv.said, “almost in sight of tho steel and. n(, ... . y', . , , i • r r t • ■> stated that the new-car will form- »■> -tUin tho no..!t few weeks. Mr, Ford said that the building and testing of tho first new cars was cost­ ing millions of dollars, but that such a procedure was necessary to offex* a provon 'and tested car. An average spoed of more than 50 miles an hour is obtainable in the new models, ac­ cording to Mr. Ford. He cited a re­ cent test during which one was wriven 110 miles in t.wo_ hours and added that a speed of 65 miles an hour had been attained. , New York,—Concerns building ma­ chinery .-for the Ford plant for’manu­ facture of the new model have been told by representatives of the com­ pany that the new car will have a high-compression engine which will operate on ethyl gas and give 30 miles to the gallon. The car will have gear shft, four-wheel brakes, wive wheels . and radatox- similar to that o fthe Lin­ coln. Because of the length of time re­ quired to construct new machinery, Ford representatives do not expect shift, - four-wheel brakes, wire wheels and radator siniilai' to that of the Lin- 'txext year. 'i associated—net always happily—for. many years past. “I wish to thank the governments, Federal, Provincial and municipal, who-have been, so kind. I know what a lot -of trouble we have caused and I am -grateful. Bu^ if I can thank out any above others I would thank Mr. Mackenzie King and Col. ston.” Rai- Grave Diggers Exhume Chinese Life is al too short for us to mako all the friends we want to make. Let's all help each other make as many friends as we can. ! ing in conseciuentw rnfclww it. 1c t,a realized that the Pieton townspeople are realizing jflowly and sadly, name­ ly, that they are the victims in a $223,000 financial crash, the greatest in the district’s history, due to the foolish financing of Ralph H. Raynor, one time tenant farmer and late spec­ tacular “motor merchandizer." British Poloists “Ride Down i Car to Be Out in Next Few Weeks, Says Mr. Ford Detroit.—The new Ford automobile is now an accomplished fact with en­ gineering problems affecting its de­ sign, equipment and manufacture ful-z<- 1 137 Oriental Bodies to Be Shipped Back to China Toronto.—Recently 17 men have been busily engaged in digging up the graves and removing the coffins of Orientals, who have been buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery here. In a tent in one corner of the cemetery a j group of Chinamen are engaged in | removing the bones from the coffins j and preparing them for. shipment to . China. It is estimated that there are [322 Chinese buried in the cemetery, [ but, only 137 will be shippocl to the Orient for burial, Tho others Will not ,1 be shipped until a lapse of seven ' years. It has been a practice of zthe Celestials to ship the remains of their fellow-countrymen to China for burial every seven years, but owing to the war, the shipments were stopped. The Chinese engaged in removing ilie bones from the coffins use brush­ es and water to clean the remains, which aro then placed in white can­ vas bags like dunnage bags, tagged, ready for shipment. - ------❖------- Praise For Canada London.—The Financial Times edi­ torially comments in laudatory terms of the reduction of Canada's national . debt, as recently made public in an official statement at Ottawa.. The of­ ficial figures given out at Ottawa stated that tho Dominion’s net debt had decreased $52,498,000 during the first four months of th epresent fiscal year, which opened on April 1, the net debt on March 31 having totalled $2,- 347,834,370, and at the end of July having dropped to $2,295,335,940. The Financial Times says no more signi­ ficant comment is possible on the re­ markable progress In overy branch of productive activity in Canada than the figures quoted. In anothor editorial, dealing with the financing of the Australian Stat^ of Queensland, the Financial Times refers to a statement credited to Pre­ mier Wm. McCormack that Queens­ land’s expenditure out of loans wat^ excessive and implying that “efficient manipulation of a proper system of loan flotation in Now York would bo attended by eminently satisfactory re­ sults." The Times wants some eluci­ dation of tills from Premier McCor­ mack I A picked American four in a practice game at Meadowbrook, L.I., in preparation for tlw international conlo.it which, it I: 'ling princes wilt not ©oc. Photo shows Watson Webb (loft), American player, dashing a close bit of play at the boards, Capt. Pert (centre) and Major Atkinson (right) arc on the Lutisli team*> -n:-.- -tl., . . ...........- Canadian Unemployed Large­ ly Decreased Ottawa, Ont.—Employment in Cana­ dian industries at the beginning of July showed a furthei* Increase, tho gains being somewhat more substan­ tial than those noted on the same data in previous years, according to statis­ tics tabulated by the Dominion Bu­ reau of Statistics. Returns werfi received from 6137 firms, each with a minimum of 25 em­ ployees, representing" practically every industry except agriculture, flsliihg and high specialized business operations. These firms' employed' 896,956,. workers as -compared with 875,090 at the beginning of June, Reports received from tho offices of the Employment Service of Canada showed unemployment among the members of reporting trade unions at 3.2 pox* cent, r" __’ contages of 5.2 at the beginning July, 1926.. as compared with per- .................. g of No New Leases Newfoundland’s Government l,.*r Introduced official legislation provid­ ing that no new leases of land in the Labrador territory recently gained shall bo permitted except by act of Legislature, Ground within three miles of tho sea for agriculture is ex- ceptodi has Gemxatss Join With Veterans Allies London.-—“Wo who fought against each other in the cause of war can now work together in that of peace. Our conference is for that purposo,. and I hope tho others will follow?’ These words were spoken by Lieut. Col, G. R. Crosflold, in reference to an ex-service men’s mootin attondinj the ropresontatives from Britain, Tho feature of this conference has been the presence at it for the first time of a German contingent. Oth&< states represented were Franco, Bob glum, Italy, the United Stater, Ru* *7^ ’ua’fla, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and ' - Serbia, c-' .. he has boon ill Luxembourg as one %X l