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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-02-10, Page 11THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1938 THE SEAPORTH NEWS PAGE THREE. feeeeeseeeesseaeeeme Schumann Violin Concerto 'Ann 'event of great musical import- ance will be Ibrb'aldcast over the ma - decimal network olf the OBC Fdbnuary 16, &45' to 4,100 p,ee. 'E'ST, when the 'Corporation ,presents a re -broadcast (Of the 1;3'th concert from Queen's Hall, London, of the BBC ,Symphony Con- . oerts. 'At that time .gay d'Aranyi, grand niece of ''Joachim, the great German 'violinist, and the 'BB'C Syme phoaty Orchestra ander Sir Adrian Soups will give the first British per- formance of aviolin concerto by Schaumann. The concerto, written in the 19th century at a time when the great com- posers of the day showed ,but little in- 't'erest in writing violin :concertos, was pu'idlishe'd last year. The . announce- ment that the complete 'work existed aroused ,vide -spread' interest, ,Perfor- mances of the worrk already have tak- en ;place in 'Germany '.and the United States. • ' 'Schunuann's Violin Concerto has a ourious history. Started on September 211, 11853, et was completed October 1•,. the sante year. Several days after it was orchestrated 'Schumann sent the manuscript to his friend!, the great (German violinist, 'Josef IJ'oachim. A ;aeries of ciroumstaoces, however, pre- vented Joachim from giving a per- formance of the woek at IDnasseldorf. where Schumann was musical direct- or. "Schumann gave up his post, and went on a series of concert tours which lasted for some months. In • February -Of the following year there 'were definite indications df his fai'litrg mental powers—e state which grew ous 'departments of the 'civil sery ce at Ottawa operate, has (given a'variety of broadcasts 'varying from news tosn- enentaries to !book reviews. "Democ- racy at Work" is •now being published in booklet !form by the 'Corporation. It has •been intimated that the new series '0111 be along the line of "'Carte Blanch", .during which Mr: Marsh is free to discuss anything which ap- pears to hint to be of interest, Shattering. Story of Anne Boleyn George Yaabng will take first 'bow (front -the national audience on the CBC 'Saturday night show, "Let's All Go To the Mvsic IH'a11,." when the certain rings u;p .at '&310 p.m. !) ST 011 'Sasunnd'ay, 'February 1112. This will the the 'seventy-fifth performance of the famous music hall show.,'which first went on the national netwoetk in 1119315. vLr. Young will ;git'e his own in- imitable impression of Bennett Scott, singing "Hello, Hello to a Different !Girl 'Again." (George Patton will be nelit on the bill, singing 'I .Can 'Steep in Oxford Street" and Yvonne :Miller will follow with "Put on your Ta Ta, Little 'Girl," in the manner of Clarice Maybe, fantous London star of by- gone clays. The shattering story olf Anne 'Bol- eyn, ''With 'er 'eact Tucked (Under- neath 'er (.Arms" Wi'lll be recited by George Patton; (Pat Rafferty, elimina- tive comic will .present "When 'I woke .09 in the Morning." The "Three Waiters" will. blend thdir .voices jn 'Mice" and !Red 'Newman, veteran star of the programme, will ~close this prese'n'tation with "Ring '0''Roses.' Corporation Features Day by Day (All Times !Eastern Standard) worse until it wasu.ecessary to place Thursday, February ]01; him in an asylum, where he died two 7!'310 pan, 'Cagan .Reci'ta'l, !Ernest years later at the age of 46. Dainty, organist. From Toronto, W'Jten Schumann died, Joachim took 8 pant. The Royal Yeast 1Progri tar no steps to have the work perfornted,Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut M- in the 'belief that it was not equal in Yankee.; guest artists, INBI ograC in- ternational exchange 'programme, From Hollywood. 11,0 p.tn. Kraft !!suit 1H•al!l, starring 13ing'Cros'by with Drib Burns, comed- ian; _Johnny Trotter's 'orchestra, NBC -C13.0 •international exchange pro- grannne. From Hollywood. Friday, IFe'bruary •111: 7:=05 pant. 'Canadian Portraits, bio- graplti,oal .sketch of 'Cheese !Poet" by W. A. 0)eacon, From Toronto. 9 p.m. Hollytv'ood Hotel, dramatic musical revue; ;quests, 'Frances Lang- ford; 'Jerry 'Cooper; 'Anne Jamison: Ken Niles; !Raymond Paige's orches - are. From Hollywood. 10 pan. Canada 11938, musical pro- gramme evith natio'na'l and interna- tional -commentaries. Froin Montreal. Saturday, February 11?: 7:30 p.m, Book Review, Professor J. F. Macdonald, 1F•ront Toronto. 8:310 p,tn. "Lets All Go to the Music Hall." 'Orchestra, ,deamatic cast and soloists. (Font Toronto. 1110:30 pant. 'N'131C Symphony +Orcit- esira. NBC -CBC international exch- ange programme. 'Front 'New York. Sunday, Feibruary '16: 3 pan, New York Philharmonic tank with many of the composer's creations. Joachim died, however, in • •11907, leaving instructions that the manuscript should be deposited in the Prussian .State Library in Berlin, and that it should not' be pnbtished until a hundred years after Schumann'.s death. The ban 'was lifted last year. On February 116 listeners 'through- out Canada will have the opportunity of hearing this interesting work play- ed 'by Jelly d'Aranyi and the BBC Symphony Orohestra and may draw their awn conclusions as to whether it has deserved these 84 years of ne- glect. D'Arcy Marsh fn New Series DIArcy Marsh, noted Canadian au- thor and journalist who for the last few months has been heard over the national network of the CBC in noon day 'broadcast talks entitled "Carte 'Blanch", this month lbegine a new series of fortnightly talks from Ot- tawa, Subject of the series has not as yet been manned. Mr. Marsh, 'Who was contnnenta'tor of the series "Democracy at Work". weekly talks explaining brew the vari- Symphony Orche'str'a, [torten' Baetbirolli, conductor, 'CBS -CBC international exchange programme, From New York. Monday, February !14: 6 pati, Dancing Strings, , direction Samuel H'ersenhoren with. Allan eon, tenor. tenor. •CB'C-MBC international exchange programme. From Toronto, 7:4+5 p.m, Canada 'Week tby Week, reviewof trade and industry. From Ottawa. 1111 p. m. The News -The Canadian Press news bulletins and t Dominion Meteorological 'Bureau weather'. fore, east, ,From Toronto. Tuesday, 'February 1115: 8 pan. (Edward 'G. •Rv'bineon, with !Claire Trevor in "Big Town", news- paper drama; CBIS -CBC ifnternationel exchange programme. From fNew. York. • 9 p.m. CBIC Symphonic 'Series, or- chestra direction Jean Marie B'eaudet with (Rene LeIR'oy, .Trench :flautist. From Montreal, 1b p. m. 'From Sea to Sea, 'orchestra directed( by Percy Harvey, Vancouver. and 'Marjorie :Payne, (Halifax, ,with Blare Jaokets 'Quartet and Modern Chorus. Actuality broadcasts front both points. 'From 'Halifax and Van- couver. Wednesday, February 116: 7:4B p. ma Science at Work, "Sci- ence 'and 'Our 'Clothes", talk by Dr. C. H. Bayley, given in co-operation with the National ResearchCouncil of Canada, Front (Ottawa. 8::30 li.an. Melodic Strings, orc'hes- tra direction Alexander IChathaldin. From Toronto. 9.310 p.m. S'potli'ght 'Parade. From Montreal. After a careful survey of the seed situation for the spring of 1318, the Department finds that there are sui!fi- cieut oats and barley in the province to look after the seed requirements. This is dependent on every ,farmer taking immediate steps to have the best of his grain cleaned end set aside for his seed. Many appear to think that `because their grain this year is off color and a little under standard in weight that it twill not make suitable seed, but tests already n1acle show that when this off -colored and under- weight grain has been thoroughly Cleaned up to a 50 per cent cut in some instances, good seed was secur- ed which germinated ashigh as 90 per rent. Lf this work is done now the cleaned out grain can be used for feed. By following oust some spelt policy there will be 110 great shortage of seed next spring, Many farmers have a fanning . mill of "Route description, which tvitlt a little repair and an extra screen or two, will clean grains, The correct screens, of course, are import- ant, and should any farmer be in doubt, the Department will be glad to furnish this information on request. Where farmers live within driving and teuc'king distance •of power cleaning plants that have scourers and carter disc machines, it •will pay them to have their cleaning done at one of these plants. 'What is most important is that the farmers start now so that the clean- ing and germinating can be done prop- erly, and not leave it until a spring rneh develops. 'Germination tests trill indicate the suitability of seed, HOW OTTAWA 'BECAME THE 'CAPITAL It is over a century since the death of ,Lieutenant-Colonel john By, R.E., and it is interesting to learn some thing of how the town he established at the 'Ottawa !River end of the Rid- eau CCanall 'came to :be the Capital a' Canada, .Quebec, 1Kingsten, 'Montreal and Toronto each enjoyed the honor fora time. (After the cession Quebec continued to be the seat of "legisla- tio.n up to the year '1)/1911. 'Canada was then, appsoxintately, what is now ,known as the 'Provinces of ;Ontario and Quebec, and it was the 'Consti- tutional !Alii, ,paused that year in the Imperial Parliament, that divided the country into 'Up'per and Lower Can- ada, The capital of Lower Canada re- mained at Quebec, and Colonel Sim- coe, the first Lieutenant -!Governor of TJpp'er 'Canada, convened his initial Leg'is'lature at Newark , or, as it is called today, 'Niagara-an-the=Lake. The 'capital was soon changed to To- ronto, then called York, and there it remained until 111840 when an 'Imperial Act re -united the two provinces, and the sent of 'Government ryas ,moved to Kingston. The 'first parliament at Kingston was presided over by Charles !Poulett Thompson, later Lord Sydenham, and it stet on 'June 114th, 618411', The choice of (K'ings'ton was in answer to the overwhelming pressure brought to bear by the inhabitants of Upper !Canada; indeed they refused to con- si'der the :question of union unless the capital should be in their province. Kingston was decided upon because it was the town nearest to Lower Can- ada's hrrd.er with anything like suit- able accommodation. 'Naturally Lower Canadians would have preferred Montreal or ;Quebec, but they ac- cepted 'Kingston as the most resit -- able of any town in 'Upper Canada. Its glory was short-lived, however, for as early as the 23rd of August, j. S. Baldwin, and others of Toronto, drafted a petition praying that 'P'arl- ia'ment should ask the ]Queen to have the capital .alternately at Toronto and Quebec. One of the reasons given read: "Representatives of `Eastern and Western Canada would thus ;become acquainted with the respective 'inhab- itant.; their habits and views, their wants and expectations, and so be- come able to un'derstan'd their just de- sires; and to adopt such measures as would, without violence to any feel- ings, or even prejudices, transform the two 'Provinces, in reasonable time, into one people." It was argued, also, that many citi- zens of Toronto and Quebec who lind invested their stoney itt real estate in the former capitals, would suffer seri- ous loss if the government were whol- ly removed. Among those who voted against having Toronto and Quebec alternately were Dcrbishire and (John- ston, the members for Bytown (now Ottawa) and 'Carleton: to 11414( the Secretary of State for the Colonies wrote, that •Her 'Majesty would not stake a 'choice of a seat of Government unless !Parliament would pledge itself to provide funds 'for suit- able public buildings. At the •Canad- ian capital, 'Parliament was unanimous that— 'It is the undoubted prerogative of the Crown and ponformable to the Counter Check Book • We Are Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH•, ONTARIO, 6, DRIED OR PICKLED • Even if that dauntless fisherman didn't have any luck, today, he can have fish for supper ... and he will like ill Your dealer can secure Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish for you no matter how far you are from open water. You can,choose from such Dried Fish as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cusk, and Pollock, and such Pickled Fish as Herring, Mackerel and Alewives ... and every one of them can be served in tasty, different ways. Enjoy this food in your home. You can get Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish with all its goodness retained for your enjoyment. Ask your dealer. You will find it very economical, too. .LCr.CY.dP�S.: DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, OTTAWA. WRiTE FOR FREE BOOKLET Department of Fisheries, Ottawa. Please send me your Free 52 -page Booklet. "Any Day a fish Day", containing 100 delightful and emnomiatl Fish Recipes. 32'5 Name Address W02 ANY DAY A FISH DAY positive enactment of the Statute of the Imperial !Parliament -of the Ueiteei Kingdon, under which thia Hoese is constituted and assembled, that the place or places within any part of the Province of Canada. for holding each and every session of the Legislative Council end'A's'senubly, should' be fixed under the authority of the +Crow•n." In the discus.ious at that time, the name of 'Bytown was brought up and voted upon in the Parliament of 'Unit- ed Canada with the result that six members were in favor of the site, anal fifty-seven against it. .On the 18th of 'Nioventher, '11844, Co- t'ernntent was established in Mont- real, send during four years the city had the honer of ,being Canada's capi- tal; The session of 111849 is ntemora'hte in Canadian annals. When Parliament met on the ;118th of 'January one of the Met measures introduced was a 'bill granting a general amnesty for those engaged in the Rebellion of 10317a38. It encountered no serious opposition, but when the famous Rebellion Loss- ea Pill saute up, it was a different mat- ter. The bill met with furious opposition principally from Upper Canadian Con- servatives. It provided that none of these who had been convicted of trea- son during the rebellion, or who had been committed to custody, were en- titled to an indemnity, but a good many felt that not a tenth of those eoncerncd had been convicted or ban- ished, and there was nothing to pre- vent those persons front •collecting a ehare of the spoil. The hill passed the Assembly by a majority of forty-seven to eighteen votes. and the Legislative Council by twenty to fourteen. Lord 'Elgin the Governor-General g'a've the Royal as- sent to the measure on the twenty- fifth of April, and immediately 2,Iont- real was a scene of rioting. The Par- liament Buildings, located on what is now Youvi'lie .Siquare, were wrecked and then set on fire, .and in the comla gration a'fine li'br•.ary and !priceless public records were (lost. Lord E'igin was pelted with stones and stale 'eggs as the drove along the. streets and even a month later he thought well not to attend the prorog- ation of. Parltatnetrt. Before the close of the session the IAssenebly bad pass- ed an address urging the .necessity for laving the capital alternately at Tor- onto and Qetdbec. Pt is interesting to note that in this, discussion regarding removal, Mr, John A. Macdonald set forth the rtaiarts of Kingston, and Bytown was also proposed. Bytown had a 'larger vote than Kinston, but neither se- cured a majority. The two remaining sessions of :Parliament were held at Toronto. About that time the British Ameri- can League was formed, 1t was a Conservative political organization with one of its objects a determina- tion to 'keep up the agitation against the Government regarding 'the Rebel- liott Losses Bill, lEarly in September, 01049, Lord E.1 - gin went to Niagara, where he met President Taylor of the 'United States. Then 'he visited several of the Upper Canadian towns with a •view- to the se- lection of a permanent capital. tI•n the itinerary wan Bytow•it, but there, the feeling against the Governor rats so high, that ita chances were wrecked at the start. to riot took place at a public meeting ton September 17th) ending in a .fierce 'battle, with stones for ammunition. The meeting had been called to adopt an address of welcome to iH'is Excellency, 'but in- stead, the day went down in Bytown annals as "Stoney .Monday." The migratory system of holding Parliament at Toronto and Quebec did not prove a success, and the cost and inconvenience of removal 'became so great that other arrangements had to be made, 'On the 1116th sof April, 1118516, one finds 'Attorney'General (Drum- mond moving the following: That in order to facilitate the se- lection of a proper place for the (per- manent 'seat of government it is ex- pedient that no place other than one of the cities hereinafter named Ibe se- lected, or proposed for selection as the place where the seat of government is to 'be permanently fined,.gamely: To- ronto, Quebec, Montreal, 'Ottawa, Kingston and Hami'l'ton." This !vas seconded 'by the Hon, George 'Etienne (Cartier. In the vote which followed the members were asked to choose 'between 'Hamilton ,and •Q:uebec, fn which Quebec won by a majority of seventy to forty-six, Then Toronto was put •up against Quebec and the result was Quebec seventy-one, Toronto fifty-six. The !text vote was Kingston and Quebec, and the 'latter had sixty-seven as ag- ainst g-ain t the ;Limestone City's 'fifty -foot, -Quebec won 'again :by sfxty-Jfive ag- ainst Man'treal's fifty-five; and .when carie pp' that city received the smallest vote ;of all those 'proposed, with only forty-three, egainst •.Q,u'etb• (Con•tinmed on Page 7)