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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-02-02, Page 3Thurs., February 2nd, 1939 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE THBMR KUH HYDRO LAMPS TheLon& Life Lamps” Warsaw visit. Temporary shelving of German action in the Ukraine, the Free City of Danzig and Memel, is expected. Germany’s next step, it was believed, would be to determine how far to back the demands of It­ aly’s Fascists for “justice” ip Africa. Duplessis Flails Ottawa Quebec—Because of the nature of its people and their traditions, Que­ bec Province must never yield its au­ tonomy in favor of any plan for cen­ tralized Government in Canada, is the opinion of Premier Duplessis, He accused Dominion authorities of ‘Tail­ ing to do their d-uty” toward Quebec Province, charging tlfeir reduction of grants towards relief had forced pro­ vincial authorities to spend $31,000,- 000 to give work to jobless, guaranteed Wingham Utilities Commission WinghamPhone 156 Stronger Britain Better as Mediator , UofidOrl — Britain’s greatest oppor­ tunity is to act as Europe’s mediator, Sir John Simon told a Durham aud­ ience as Government concern mount­ ed over the European situation. “A stronger Britain is the best guarantee for peace,” said the chancellor of the exchequer while other Cabinet min­ isters in speeches or published state­ ments reviewed Britain’s growing armaments. Meanwhile a’ powerful group of 18 national figures issued an appeal to Germany to join in an effort to end international enmity. ARMS USELESS ON A WET DAY CKNX Tues, and Thurs., 1.00 P.M. FREE PRIZES! Listen in to these interesting noon-time programs You can compete for the CASH PRIZES Spanish Insurgents Make Great Gains Hendaye, France — Barcelona fell to Gen. Franco’s Spanish, Moorish and Italian troops — the greatest vic­ tory'in the long insurgent campaign. The insurgents met but slight resist­ ance in the- erstwhile Government capital. A small covering force had been left to defend the retreat of the Government army protecting the last unconquered fourth. of Catalonia. Thousands of Barcelona’s war-weary and hungry population enjoyed,bread and milk as General Francisco Fran­ co’s trucks brought food to replenish the city’s empty cupboards .and his armies rolled on toward the French border. As fast as his forces of re­ construction moved into the conquer­ ed Government capital' his legions pressed on in an effort to wipe out the last Government resistance in northeast Spain. U.S, Aviation Knowledge for France Washington — With the approval of the United States administration, much of America’s skill in building warplanes has been placed at the ftdis- posal of France. This disclosure, made by President Roosevelt at a time when a new war crisis appeared to be in preparation in Europe, creat­ ed a stir of interest on Capitol Hill. May Abandon Earthquake City Santiago, Chile — Mounds of un­ buried dead which brought a fear of epidemics in the train of the earth­ quake in South Central Chile caused the Government to consider complete evacuation of the City of Chilian. Es­ timates of dead in the region center­ ing 209 miles south of Santiago rang­ ed from 4,000 to 12,000, with c.onserv- ative estimates placing casualties in Chilian at 5,000 alone, in Concepcion at 2,000 and in other cities at 1,000. Conant Would Reorganize Police JorontO — Attorney-General Gor­ don Conant intimated id a group of Ontario police chiefs that he probab­ ly would submit to the next session of the Legislature a plan for the co­ ordination of police activity through­ out the province under a central au­ thority. The proposal, he indicated, would basically be the same as rejected by the House at the session, but with objectionable ures removed. Poland Balks Nazi Plans Berlin — Poland has declined to hitch her wagon to the rising Nazi star, informed quarters said, preferr­ ing to sit in the traditional pivot seat between Germany and Soviet Russia. This was said to be the main result of German feelers put out during the talks1; of Colonel Joseph Beck, Polish foreign minister, with Chancellor .Hitler on January 5 at Berchtesgad­ en, and by Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, of Germany, in his ' 4. «wr,n imrMM Ana—HJiwMnaowK.w.o- iwt-oxwin'OiiMiw !■■■■< i. IN CHARGE OF TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS Rheumatic Pains Relieved by Kruschen Her© is a notew’orthy instance of the manner hi which damp weather can affect the joints’ of one who is subject to rheumatic pains.’ “I had been suffering from rheu­ matism very badly,” a man -writes, “and had such pains in my joints that J could hardly bear it,, on a wet day especially. It pained me terribly to use my arms, and I was hardly able to work.0 I tried two different rem­ edies, but I was still as bad after the treatment. “Then I was told tQ try Kruschen Salts, which quickly brought relief. So of course I have kept on with it, and I am now much better and have never felt so fit for years. I used to feel so miserable and sluggish, but now it is a pleasure to be able to work.”—S.B. The pains and stiffness- of rheu­ matism are often caused by uric acid crystals m the muscles and joints. The numerous salts in Kruschen as- ist in stimulating the internal organs to healthy, regular activity and help them to eliminate excess uric acid. secretary of state tabled appears this item: “To provide for general ex­ penses in connection with the visit to Canada of .Their Majesties, the King and Queen, $75,000.” A similar, item in the transport department es­ timates provides $350,000 for trans­ portation expenses in connection with the visit. Less for Agriculture Ottawa — Agriculture gets an ap- porpriation of $9,756,310, or $181,281 jes§ than lasUyear, in the 1939-40 es­ timates tabled in the House of Com­ mons. that 1933 feat- Plot to Destroy Rumanian Buildings Bucharest — Police announced the discovery of a terroristic plpt to des­ troy many buildings of the Rumanian capital by -simultaneous use of pow­ erful flame throwers in many parts of the city. Demands House Bren Inquiry Ottawa — Climaxing the most bit­ ter denunciation a government depart­ ment has been dealt this session, C. ■ Grant McNeil, (C.C.F. Vancouver North) demanded a House of Com­ mons inquiry into the facts cited in the Davis report on the Bren gun contract and reorganization of the na- <*tional defence department. Will II Duce Keep Promise London — Il Duce’s triumphant acclaim at Rome for “the new Europe We are creating” increased skepticism in French and British quarters that he would, carry out a promise to Prime Minister Chamberlain draw his forces from Spain as the war ended. to with- as soon Stole Money to Help Poor Windsor—Robert Wales, 61, plead­ ed guilty in county court here to stealing $7,229 from Mersea Town­ ship during a four-year period as township treasurer. He was remand­ ed' for sentence, after Magistrate Ar­ thur Hanrahan termed the case “most unusual.” Wales ’ told the court he had taken township money on a num­ ber of occasions .to establish town­ ship residents cm farms, so they would not have to go on relief. He denied taking any money for his per­ sonal benefit. AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM CHINA here and then you will realize how really big it was. It amounts to al­ most $160. Now doesn’t that sound a lot? A full grown man works all day for 70 cents of that kind of mon^ ey and considers he is exceedingly well paid at that. Practically no one pays people that much for a day’s labor but we foreigners, Our cook, and the man who looks after our horses and cow and carries our wat­ er, are both full grown men, married and with families, and they get .75 per day of that kind of money and are considered yery fortunate people. So you see you sent the equivalent of 225 days’ labor or enough to feed one grown person for two full years. Now that doesn’t sound quite poss­ ible I know but it’s an absolute fact. And what are we going to do with this money. We have thought about it quite a bit for we wanted to use it where it would be most useful and also in accordance with what we felt would be your wishes. We have de­ cided to divide it in half and put $80 into each of two funds. With the first we are going to hold a sort of Daily Vacation Bible School for ten days or so, for girls. Not many girls in our church have a chance to go to school and if they learn 'to read, which many of them do, they must learn ‘ in spare moments at home. Consequently, it*'is quite an event in their lives if they can come in to Kopu for a little school such as this. I think you will know without furth­ er explanation the sort of thing we are planning to do. The trouble will be, not to get scholars, but to keep from being swamped, but I guess we can manage. We shall probably send word out to the preachers and elders in the district to send in a certain number of girls, choosing only those who have been diligent, in trying to Jearn. Jn that way we will not get overcrowded and can help those who are trying hardest to help themselves. They have„ a thoroughly good time when they come in for such a school and it is something to remember for a good while. Such a school can not be held now for two very good rea­ sons. One is that it is a very busy time with the farming and they are needed badly at home. The other is that we are busy preparing for an- 1 other sort of Bible School to be held here for three months beginning on Sept. 1. So we shall put this one off until the time when the harvest is in and people are at leisure for such things—which is the winter. I shall probably write you again and let you know how things went. That is how we are going to use one-half of the money. The other half we have put in the fund for get­ ting our new hymn book ready for the printer. I don’t know whether this will please you or not but I hope it will. We have had a sort of hymn book Kopu. But such a book as it is! The paper is the poorest, the covers are the cheapest kind of wrapping paper, the printing is poor and not at all clear, the selection of hymns is not very good "and with very few child-! reu’s and young people’s hymns, and there is no music for it. The people here read tonic-sol-fa very much bet­ ter than most people at home. They are really quite whirlwinds at it. When you consider that there is no organ to keep them- on the tune and in proper time, you will know how necessary it is that they should have the tonic-sol-fa to sing from and keep them right. The only organ in the district is one given to us by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lloyd for a wedding present (so you see that came from t Wingham too) and that of course provides music for only Kopu and all the other places have to get along ; the best they can. Their best is pret- . ty funny too for they depend mostly : on memory for how tunes go. It is . funny sometimes and I'm sure you would laugh if you could hear them. Though they sing well and have good voices, they simply ctyn’t remember the exact time and tune of so many hymns and many and weird arc the variations. To help them out in all these difficulties the • church leaders and ourselves are working hard to put out a new hymn book, with a lit­ tle better paper and binding, better printing, more and more suitable hymns, and with tonic-sol-fa for each hymn so on the means a pressing things. One is to get some of ' belter educated church leaders in to choose and translate the new hymns (for you see they not only have to be chosen but all translated as well. The other need is for a man who is , fairly well educated, can read and write really well, and who has some ; idea of how to go about things, to undertake the task of writing out these hymns and getting them in shape for the printer. I guess I shall have to ad^d the music and I may have to do a good bit of writing too but • we shall see. At any rate the first of these needs is provided for, for we • have eight men coming in next Mop* NEW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE COORDINATION Lord Chatfield, formerly admiral of H-M.S. Lion. He is shown here of the fleet, has been appointed Brit- keenly following a football game be- ish minister for co-oordination of de­ fence to succeed Sir Thomas Inskip. At 13 Chatfield first went to sea. As Admiral Beatty’s flag-captain he saw the battle of Jutland from the bridge I tween crews of the British home ' fleet. Ford Chatfield was created a- baron in 1937. .He is credited with building the British navy to its pres­ ent power and efficiency. » in Miao for many years in i Racing Toward a Climax Paris—Premier Edouard declared that French-Italian differ­ ences were “racing toward a climax,” His declaration followed a disclosure that France and Great Britain had agreed on the “necessary measures” to counter any Italian refusal to withdraw from Spanish territory at the end of the civil war, and an as­ sertion by Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet that • Mediterranean issues might soon become a “question of forces.” i Daladier “What Eleven Dollars Did” Is Told In Letter from Mrs. Dorothy LaRue Almost a year ago three.classes of small girls in the Wingham United Church Sunday School under the guidance of their teachers, made candy, sold it and sent $11.00 of the proceeds to Mrs. LaRue, who is well known in Wingham, being the sister of Mr. W. H. French. The following letter from Mrs. La Rue explains what a blessing this donation was. China Inland Mission, Kopu, Kweichow. Guiding Spirit behind the air-mail service between' England and New­ foundland will be Capt. A. S, Wil- cockson, who in 1937 made half-a- dozen test flights across the Atlantic, This veteran British airmMi'and pion­ eer had two years’ great wof flying experience, has flown nearly 2,000,- 000; miles and spent 14,000 hours in the air. Federal Estimates Up Ottawa — For carrying on the or­ dinary continuing business of Canada during the fiscabyear beginning April 1, Finance Minister Dunning tabled in the House of Commons estimates of $457,241,215. For the same pur­ poses last year the main estimates asked for $418,968,456 and later sup­ plementary estimates asked for an additional $11,360,054 for ordinary costs , of government, making a total Of $430,328,510. More than account­ ing for the increase of $26,912,704 in the ordinary estimates as compared with last year is the increase in tile national defence estimates which will total $63,435,175 >as compared with $35,966,524 last year.' More Money for Defence Ottawa An increase of nearly $30,000,000 in national defense ap­ propriations for the next fiscal year featured the estimates which Finance Minister Dunning tabled in the House of Commons. The total is $03,435,175 against $35,966,524 for the current year, The money will be ap­ plied principally to the acquisition" of aircraft, construction of buildings, purchase of arms and equipment and of another warship. Need $425,000 lot King's Visit Ottawa «*- Parliament will be ask­ ed to provide $425,000 for the Visit of the King and Queen to Canada ne&t May. Iff the estimates of the Dear Girls: I wish I could see all of you and talk to you face to face but, since that is impossible, this letter will have to do. It’s .so much more satis­ factory to see and know people, isn’t it? But I think possibly I have met a good number of you when we were home last time and possibly quite a few of you remember, so that helps some. We’ll just try to fancy that a few thousand miles of sea and land do not separate us. It surely was a great and a pleas­ ant surprise when I got my brother’s letter recently with yours enclosed, bringing news of your gift to the young people here. It was just won­ derful that you thought of doing such a thing for the Miao children (do you remember how to pronounce it?) and it warms our hearts and theirs. You know sometimes we missionaries are very much like people at home, only perhaps more soy and we get discour­ aged and cast down when we should not. And ’then something like your letter and gift come along and I’m sure it’s the Loid saying to us, “.It’s wrong of you to feel like this, for haven’t I told you that T am always I with you, and that is all you need. 'But I remember that you are human and often weak, so/I put it into the hearts of my children at home to send this lov© gift to encourage you on ymtr way.” Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I thought in my heart. You say your gift is smalt but we don’t think so, I think you will be, interested to know how much it brought in the kind of money we use day to stay two weeks and translate. Of course they a’re doing it freely for the Lord but We want to feed them while they are our guests here, and part of your money is going for that. With the rest of the second $80 we are going to pay the man who is giving ail his time for the next few months to getting the hymn book ready for the printer. He is about the best educated and most capable man in our church and it is almost certain that he is going to come and do this, for us although we haven’t actually had the final word from him yet. His name is Mr. Yang and he has occupied the position of principal of our Kopu schools. Of course we are not paying him a high salary for he is doing it for the Lord and will get only enough to allow him to put aside other work and take his time for this. He gets the munificent sal­ ary oft $20 per month, or about $1.33 Canadian money, Now I hope that you will be pleas­ ed that we have used your gift in these ways. I think you will and I think it will surprise you that it went so far. Maybe, in a year or so, I shall be able to send you a copy of our new Kopu hymn book, and I think it will please you that you have had a share in making it possible. One more word and I must stop for you will surely be tired of this long letter. Will you add your pray­ ers to your gift and pray that God may bless these children and girls as I they come in to Kopu and also pray for the hymn book that it may be done well and may prove useful in[ the work of the Kopu church. Pray for Mr. Yang too that he may be able to write it well so that there may be no Errors in the printed bdok. Thank you, Mrs. Dark, Miss liams and Miss Proctor, for share in making this possible, you be blessed in. your work with the children. Again, many, many thinks to you all. Wil- your May Very sincerely yours, Dorothy LaRue. t LITTLE BOOK HELPS TO SAVE HEATING DOLLARS would be hard to estimate just large a proportion of the money It how the average householder spends for heating is absolutely wasted through lack of knowledge of how to run his furnace properly. In an effort to check this waste, the producers of ‘blue coal’ have pub­ lished a booklet entitled “First Aid to Better Heating” and hundreds of home-owners have found that by fol­ lowing the easy-to-understand advice found in its pages, they can secure greatly improved heating, at consid* erably reduced cost. < A free copy of “First Aid to Better Heating” may be had from any ‘blue coal’ dealer, or by sending a letter or postcard to: ‘blue coal’, c[o 217 Bay St., Toronto. “Mistake not. Those pleasures are not pleasures that trouble the. quiet and tranquility of thy life/’—Jeremy Taylor. they can have some check tunc they are singing, lot of work at best and need just now is for TRAINING FOR R.C.M.P. RESERVE & i Twice a week in Toronto 108 young men are being trained to be­ come members of a reserve unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, force. The recruits have been chosen from thousands of applicants. Their enlistment is for a three-year period, during which time they retain iheir civil status. R.CM.F. officers are hi* structing them in foot drill, jujutsu, law enforcement and first »aid. UndW the watchful eye of an officer (Above) a group of men ate showft how to ward off an assailant.