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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-03-01, Page 6Motor Cars In. Far Countries Both Her Children Subject to CROP md BRONCHITIS Farm Notes Automobiles in the Fiji Islands? Yes, more than 10ft are daily flae there, we are told, and, the jungles of Papua boast 135 motor-cars and trucks, while Borneo, famous for its head-hunters, is abreast of Papua in the number of its motor-vehicles, ac-| cording to a copyrighted article of the Ullman Feature Service, based on. the international registration figures. The Society Islands boast a registra-j tion of 365 cats, including 9 motor­ buses; the Samoan group has a total of 260, while Guam, an American cable post in the Pacific, has 269 cars. Even the Cook Islands, with an area ‘ of only 142 square miles, possess 75. automobiles. | The motor-car is gradually forcing its way into the farthest corners of; the earth, says William Ullman,! writer of the article, though in a few countries it is still advancing with faltering steps. We read: That part of the world which per­ haps is the most untouched, fvom this view-point, is Tibet, where a lone, soli­ tary motor-cycle represents the sum total of modern Ingenuity and science as incorporated in the automotive vehicle. This country, lying high in the mountains of Central Asia, seldom is visited by outsiders, and then gen­ erally on foot or by means of animals. Next in line are the Solomon Islands, where there are but two automobiles to be found. The Gilbert Islands also have the distinction of having but two automobiles registered. Afghanistan, a country to the north- wesr of India, has a total of 165 auto­ mobiles, of which 85 are passenger- c irt.. This country suffers from the of mads, so common to many Asiatic countries, although Pers'a, i. - its neighbors, has a registra- u*on of about 4,500 cars, Mesopotamia, lying to. the Persia, and now a British, fioin the la-ague of Nations, than 2.500 cars and trucks. Colonial possessions and pendencies show a wide even in cases where, they 1 one State. in the case of Morrovr--' has a total of some 10,0'10 cars, while French Somaliland has but 61 automobiles and French Guiana an exact 100. Reunion Island, w'here Abdel-Krim, leader of the uprising in Morocco in 1925 and 1926, teas exiled, has a registration which numbers 70S curs. The Tonga Islands,in the Pacific, have a total registration of 125 auto­ mobiles, while the Faroe Islands have but 12, as have also the Seychelles Is­ lands. Iceland has a total of 355 cars, all passenger automobiles. In the case of British dependencies, some further interesting figures are brought to light. British Somaliland has a registration of 79 carsX; British Guiana has 1,100 cars, while British Southwest Africa has approximately 730 automobiles. Malta, the small is­ land between Italy and Africa in the- Mediterranean Sea, lias more than 1,200 cats registered. China, the country with the largest population in the world, has only 1S.- 900 antomclrles—and most of these, E.ays Mr. Ullman, are owmed by the foreign res‘deni.-. Another lara? before the war Mr*. H. Farrell, Windsor, Ont., writes:--“I used to draad the coming of wintor m both my children were subject to eroup and bronchitic. * ‘ My baby was co bad, with bronchitis I had to keep her in a sitting position all night long or she would havo smothered. “Tho other child had bronchitis and croup continually until I read about Dr. Wood’s Norway Pino Syrup bottle and at the Nitrate of Soda as a Top Dressing For Strawberries i able * for fattening purposes than mangels. The latter are better suit- j ed for milk production. Results of i tests at dift’ereat experimental sta- I tions show that turnips have a high I Iraq, or west of mandate has more other de­ variation, belong to J France, He continues: country, one which ranked among the world powers and which to-day stands with the eyes nf the world fixed upon it, also is vt-ry backward from the; flandpoint of automotive transporta-1 tion. That country is Prussia. With! a population greater than that of any other European country, Russia has but -Slightly more than 21,000 motor­ cars, approximately one to every 6,000 inhabitants. The automobile is making headway in the Near East. Bus service on re­ gular schedule across the deserts of the Arabian peninsula is nothing new, and the tribal sheiks and rich mer­ chants all are supplied with cars, or are doing their utmost to secure them. A total of 130 automobiles is register­ ed in the sultanate of Bahrein and an equal number is to be found in Trans- jordania. Of the 130 cars in this lat­ ter country,. 127 are reported to be of American manufacture. The Kingdom of the Hejaz, lying along the Bed Sea, has but 9 automo­ biles registered,, while Yemen, also on the Arabian peninsula, has but 15. Across the Red Sea, in the Anglo- Egyptian Sudan, there are more than 800,‘cars- registered, and Eritrea, an Italian possession also bordering on An experiment conducted over the I value when fed to beef cattle, esped last * . .. — — Nova Ims given under .soil conditions in the district, an application of 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre materially the yield of strawberries, rate of soda was applied after the strawberry plants four years at the Kentville, Scotia, Experimental Station results indicating that,1 I I I! I ed growth in the snring, O tMa! ? on I IA n l-Lnn "I A A • *‘I started with & bottle and at the first symptoms they showed, of their old weakness I gave it to them and it relieved them both, and neither of them have been troubled since.” Price 35c. a bottle, large family size 60c.; put up only by The T, Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont I increases The nit-i broadcast, had start-j Heavier applications than 100 pounds per acre were op the average not so pro­ fitable. Some New Varieties of Apples The Division of Horticulture of the Dominion Experimental Farms. Branch, has for manv years been carrying on breeding work with different kinds ofl j fruit apd each season sees some new j varieties of special promise produced. So far as apples are concerned it is the cbject of the Division to origin­ ate new varieties, the seasons of use for which will cover the whole year, and which will at the same time possess all the characteristics neces­ sary to ensure popularity. The latest report of the Dominion Horticulturist, distributed by the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, gives descriptions of some of the most recently originated varieties. Among the most promising of the new apples is Coxstone, a Stone seedling which bears no mffrked resemblance to its parent, except in flavor. It is yellow splashed with orange red, the predominate color being orange red, and is a nice dessert apple of at­ tractive appearance. Its season is probably from December to Another new cross between with a seaso-n March. It is sweet apple, attractive in appearance and resembles Forest considerable in flavor and shape. /Fortosh, another McIntosh and Forest cross is a promising winter dessert apple of good quality and flavor. An. inter- the Red Sea, has a total of 101 auto­ mobiles. Of the independent countries in Af­ rica, Abyssinia has a total of 100 cars, further development being hampered by reason of lack of roads. Liberia, on the west coast of Africa, has 73 automobiles registered. The famed Rock of Gibraltar, known as the guardian to the en­ trance of the Mediterranean Sea, has an automobile registration of 577 cars, while Hong Kong, also a British pos­ session, has 1,579 automobiles regis­ tered. Some interesting registration figures are brought to light by Mr. Ullman when examining those. of South America. The largest number he, finds in Argentina, where there are ’ more than 222,000 cars, while, the smallest number, 711, is in Paraguay. Bolivia has more than 2,000 cars,1 Ecuador about 1,100, and the other States range between 5,000 and 20,000, i except Brazil, where 81,100 cars are1 in operation. We read further; I New York City, with more than 555,-' esting new variety which mav be use- 000 motor-vehicles registered, exceeds < ful on the prairies, is- Redman, a the figures of any country in the' cross between Prince and McIntosh, world excepting England, France, and, it is large for a crab but below ......a“ “ J *. _ It is, how- Wash- ever,a ibandsome, dark crimson apple, ington and San Francisco, each with resembling a deep colored McIntosh, more than 125,000 automobiles, vie favorably with Spain and are within , a few thousand of the total registra­ tion for the Kingdom of Italy.—Liter­ ary Digest. I Its -season March, apple is Forsweet, a McIntosh and Forest, from December 1 to a good, late keeping, Canada, as does also Chicago, with a' medium for an apple, registration of about 368,000. and seized his fair cus- No Need to Worry. The angry grocer ran swiftly round the counter tomer by the arm. “Do you know, madam/ he blurted, “that your dog has eaten, a pound of my best fresh country butter! I saw him do it a second ago!” The customer relieved the grocer of her arm and regarded him coldly. “I did not know it,” she replied, icily, “but if you are quite sure it was your best butter, that it is quite fresh, and that it really did come from the country, 1 dont’ think there is much reason to suppose it will do him any harm." lia Mrs. A. Juba, Angle Lake, Alta.,. writes:—“For two years I was so troubled with my kidneys I could not do my housework. “I could not sleep at night, and my back got so bad I could not bend. “A friend came to visit me one day and I told her of my trouble, and she advised me to take Doan’s Kidney Pills. “After using three boxes I got com­ plete relief from my trouble. „ f£I advise everyone who is in same position as I was to use the ally when no other succulent food, such as silage, is available. When tulped and mixed with cut or chaffed straw7 or poor quality hay they very much improve the palatahillfev and quality of these coarse roughages-- The bulletin, which gives a great deal ■of information on the cultivation of roots, may bo obtained from the Pub- j lications Branch, Department, of Agri-! culture, Ottawa. (Issued by the Direc-1 tor of Publicity, Dominion Depart- > i ment of Agriculture, Ottawa.) ! I’m Lucky ; I'm lucky when I find a task I To do with all my might, (And nothing better can J ask I From life, by day or night, I Than that- my heart ami m»r>d bo set i On what I do, not what I get. j I'm lucky when I find a friend | Who sticks through thick and thin, Whose, friendship will not break bend Whether I lose or win, Whose loyalty knows no reverse, But hold, for better or for worse. I’m lucky when I learn that luck Is seeking not my own, That all expedients come unstruck When Self is sought alone, And that no gain can e'er transpire From evil deed and low desire. A. B. or •tt Var’ed Resources Spell Diversity in Avenues of Business GrpwCi [M Herves Were Bad 3 VALUE OF I MINERAL OUTPUT |< 1922 WATER POWER INSTALLATION (Hor-ee Power*) VALUE OF l922i TOURIST TRADE PRODUCTION OF 1922 NEWSPI^JWER I - *'* ■’ »3 XWi.QPP.Tons,:^ 17. FOUR FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS 1922. - 1927 Mrs, A. 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And Canadian business has enjoyed a great, cumulative stream of fresh strength drawn from many different sources—from growth in forest industry, in water-power development, io mining, and in tourist trade which is largely ” attributable to the Dominion's scenic and other recreational resources, While the comparative figures, for 1922 and 1927, of mining output, in­ stalled water-power, newsprint produc­ tion and tourist revenue cover ouiy four fields, they serve at least to sug­ gest what a powerful and versatile im­ petus Canadian business has derived in the last few years from the extension« of natural resources developtneaL B Seldom has Canada’s business out­ look shown such a volte-face as has occurred in the last few years. Six years ago the Dominion struggled in the depths of depression. Today pros­ perity is at a high level, and the year ■ 1927 has been authoritatively labelled as “ the most expansive year in business enterprise that this country has ever known.” Many factors have had a hand in this about-turn—the improvement of world conditions; the series of good crop years; the re-adjustment of prices; the capacity shown by the Canadian people in the face of adversity. But, back of all these, the Dominion’s business recovery has had the inestim­ able benefit of one special advantage. The Canadian* people have been in the fortunate position of possessing a coun­ try with great undeveloped resources. They have not, in the same degree as the people of older countries, been compelled to wait and rely upon the revival of old-established industry and trade. ..They have been able to turn to ii have taken four boxes, I feel that. I am very much better.” 1 G. ANDATTRACTIVE Price 50c. a box at all -dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of y-rice by The T. 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These recleaned screenings are described in a new Dominion Department of Agriculture pamphlet on Screenings as a Feed for Livo Stock, as contain­ ing about 50 to 70 per cent, of wild buckwheat, 20 to 40 per cent, broken or shrunken, wheat, some wild oats, and not over 3 per cent, of small weed seeds. One experiment conducted at the! Central Farm at Ottawa showed that finely ground recleaned screenings had a high feeding value for hogs. They were very much better than screenings not recleaned. In tests at the Bandon Farm the reeleaned elevator screenings gave more rapid gains In fattening hogs and a lower feed consumption per pound of gain than did barley. In experiments at the Lennoxville Station, the reclean­ ed screenings, when fed alone, com­ pared favorably with mixed meal and with barley rations. They gave still better results, however, when fed in mirtures. Tests at other ex­ perimental stations have given simi­ lar results. In all the tests made at the vari­ ous stations recleaned elevator screen­ ings showed a high, feeding value, comparing favorably with good -meal mixtures and with such single feeds as barley, corn and oats, nusually high rates of gain were made with the hogs fed screenings, these being exceeded only by lots fed on good meal mixtures. In all cases the screenings were finely ground. The pamphlet may be obtained from the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Turnips for Beef Cattle When roots are fed to beef cattle turnips should be used as, according to a new Dominion Experimental Farms bulletin on Growing and Feed­ ing Field Roots-, they are more suit- at Croydon, Field Marshal Left Matter to Discretion of Trustees -London.—The late Field-Man hal Earl I-Iaig’s war diaries and oth*r papers may be published at the dis­ cretion of his trustees, it was dis­ closed in the will of the British Com­ mander in France in the Great War, which was made available at the gister House at Edinburgh. The baring of this provision of will also disposes of reports that diaries would be deposited in the Bri­ tish Museum, whore they were to re­ main sealed for a period of years, an-1 brings into sight the prospect that the papers may be published at, an . early date. The ! point: j ‘I have written connection with War. I hereby authorize my trustees to publish the same and any othai’ writings or papers I may leave at such time or times, and on .such terms and conditions as they in their uncontrolled discretion may think fit; and until such publication the diaries and other papers shall remain in the custody of my wife.” The trustees are the Countess Ilaig, Colonel-Commandant B. D. Fisher, of the cavalry brigade at Tidworth, and Major Rugod Dupree, commandant of the Royal Military Academy'at Wool­ wich. Earl I-Iaig during liis lifetime pre­ served a stern reticence while the war events in which he was a leading figure were being heatedly discussed, so that it may be Inferred that his pri­ vate diaries are of outstanding in­ terest. The Field-Marshal in a codicil in his will, which is mainly of a per­ sonal character making provision for • his wife and heir and other children, expresses u wish to be buried at Bemersyile, Scotland, where he was interred. England's premier air port, Croy- ] don, has just entered upon a new ‘ phase of its career—the new hangars and landing-ground having now been ; taken into use. The extensive altera­ tions are not yet finally completed, but already the aerodrome has been considerably improved, and its ap­ pointments are said t<5' be the moSi’t- up-to-date in the world. The temporary structures which were put up during the War are be­ ing removed, and new buildings have already been erected to take their place, but in another part of the aero­ drome. As a result, there is a for machines of 1,450 yards in direction and of 1,300 yards in other. Among the new buildings are J large hangars, -covering a floor space ■of 90,000 -square feet. Beside them are workshops and offices with an area of 36,000 square feet. When the alterations are completed i ( Solved. He lay by the roadside, groaning and writhing in pain. 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A special en-' closure from which the flying can be J watched is likely to be a great at­ traction, but some people, at least, would probably rather dispense with the new Customs and immigration offices. A post office, a buffet, and maps to tell the state of the weather are fur­ ther features. In the booking-hall of the main building a notice-board gives details of the arrival or depar­ ture and place of destination of all machines engaged in the services. In the Control Tower There are also .garages, police quar­ ters, and a fully equipped first-aid and dressing station. The working of t'l:e new fifty-foot control tower is a marvel of efficiency. The officer in charge of it is in com­ munication with the London offices of the aircraft companies, the meteoro- Not Likely. An Irishman, who was also a sand­ wich man, was walking along the road eating his midday meal. It was obvious, however, that, there was boards were reversed, so that noth­ ing but their backs was visible. 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