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The world was .given a .Aide awak-
ening on July 013, when at 6 o'clock
in the eventing, the now hiseoric Aus-
trian :note was delivered to Belgrade,
the capital of Serbia (now capital of
the postwar state of Yugoslavia). In
the document, Serbian officials were
accused of planning. the_ archduke's
slaying, and the demand was made
that an allegedly anti -Austrian so-
ciety, be dissolved. lit legal proceed-
ings against accessories to the crime,
provision was made tor the partici-
pation of (Austrian delegates. Other
equally Marsh demands were promul-
gated, -and a pr'omient !Britisher was
later to characterize the !paper as "one
of the most formidable one state ever
sent to another."
Forty-eight hours were given for a
reply, and the ahswer, delivered July
25, was agreeable withthe exception
Serbia 'would not permit Austro-Hun-
garian olficiais to attend the trials.
There was an offer to submit certain
points to the Hague Aribunal, al-
though Serbia by this time was ask-
ing Russian assistance. (Russia was
regarded as the protector of its small-
er 'neighbor.
'Austria considered the reply of an
unsatisfactory nature; diplomatic re-
lations were 'broken off and this was
'followed by the actual declaration of
hostilities on July 28 (a month to the
day after the Sarajevo murders),
The formal proclamation of war
followed frantic efforts by European
diplomatic circles to bring about an
amicable settlement. On July 26, Sir
Edward Grey, British foreign:. minis-
ter, proposed e flour -power parley,
but by this time both Serbia -and
Austria had ordered their armies mo-
bilized, On the 26th the latter, as well,
was massing on the !Russian bound-
ary line. This clay, it is asserted by
historians, narked the start of the
most fevered week European diplo-
matic circles have ever 'known. Russia
\las siding with Serbia and ,Germany
was coming to the support of its Ally',
Austria-Hungary, A -general war
seemed likely. Futile efforts were
made to prevent it.
'Pr+oposals and counter proposals,
some of them contentious, all of them
entailing voluminous c,iesp H ence;
marked the week Chief among the
suggestions, and their resulting de-
velopments. were a German claim
Austria and Serbia should act alone;
the intimation of Russia she would
support the Serbs; .a 'German pro-
posal that Britain ask. Russia not to.
interfere; Britain's reply she did
Services We Can Render
as there are now those who predict
1 the arrival of another gigantic con-
flict).
The joint murder of Archduke
IF.rancis Ferdinand, heir -apparent to
the aged 'Francis Joseph, Emperor of
Austria-Hungary, and of his wife,
Sohpia, at Sarajevo, the capital of
'Bosnia, on the morning of ,Sunday,
!Jane 28, provided the ostensible ex-
cuse for the resulting actions of the
'Central 'Powers. The archduke and his wife were,
paying an official visit to Sarajevo,
following military -manoeuvers. On
their way to a municipal welcome a
bomb was tossed at their car, They
escaped injury but members .of their
party were wounded. Then, with'the
reception concluded, the couple con-
tinued through the streets. Both stet
Oiliest instantaneous death at the
hands of the young conspirator—
Princip.
The Atlantic cables carried mews of
the murders to Canada, but to the
residents of the 'Dominion the word
had no special significance. !It con-
veyed no inkling of the tragedy which
was to follow. Canadian had more im-
portant matters to consider than the
mere death of a Central European
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speet the country's neutrality, After
a refusal,,Britain late that day de
clared war and' the British Grand
(Fleet put to sea under command of
Jellicoe, Only a few days before he
had been natesed commander-in-chief.
TRAINER WHO VANISHED.
The accident which occurred at the
\S'h'ipsnade Zoo in the 'Old Country
early in June, •when four lions- drag-
ged a man into their pit and killed
him, recalls similar tragedies which
have taken place within the .last
year. Incidentally, it is -another warn-
ing to those Whoimagine that beasts,.
in captivity are "taine" ones.
Some two months ago a bear,. a
"tame" one, of course, seized the
arm of an attend -ant at Mr. Drake's
zoo ia'the South! of England and ,pull-
ed him up to the bars of its enclos-
ure.. The attendant died a few days
later.
'Last Christmas one of Messrs,
,Chepman's tigers escaped from •its
cage tlupough the stupidity of some
one and alt but killed a theatre
worker.
These things will happen as long
as people, who know little or not11.-
ing about wild animals, attempt -to
take the same !liberties with them as
their keepers or trainers take.
Not even experienced animal men
are, safe in the company of big carni-
vores; for the •the -carnivore is •equip-
ped by Nature with the brain as well
as the armoury of a killer.
The fact that in captivity it no
no longer needs to kill for its living
does not stake it any the less a killer.
Teeth and jaws and powerful claws
are just as huge and sharp, and,
with cats especially, the stealthy cun-
ting brain is Net as active as in the
THE START IF THE GREAT
WAR 20 YEARS AGO
Twenty years ago, this month .fev-
erish mid -summer days of July, !11914,
an the start of warfare, heard the
opening shorts of a grime struggle
'which was to involve 'Great ;!Britain
and the !Byitish Empire early kin. Aug-
ust, and which was to continue •For
more than four years
!Assassination of the heir -apparent
tto an European throne was to'pro-
ide the spark which exploded a con-
tinental powder magazine. Butf thCele
outbreak of hostilities, it has freely
been charged, came direptly as' the
result. ,of . a policy the militarists of speared unperturbed ttha e re w lnvks0111
lead expounded for years — seen, buried g tatter
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saw the
Germany in addition to her fleet had 'apparently were
i tfot•gohten except by
it they who
net consider herself justified in so
cluing, and in -turn proposin gra four -
power conference in efforts to ter-
minte the Russo -Austrian dispute.
Germany later oepeated this proposal
to the French Government,
;On the 2$th, when the first actual
shots of war were fired '(tire same
clay also the Kaiser returned frilm his
Norwegian trip) Germany said if
Russia supported Serbia a general
war would result. By 'Jelly 2,9 affairs
had developed to a still more serious
etagc; Austrian guns were pouring
shell, into Serbian' -'territory; other
ntions had commenced to mobolize,
the 'German high seas fleet was ord-
ered; in, the German council was in
session, and Asquith, British premier,
admitted "the situation was grave."
July 30 saw partial mobilization of
the Russian army ordered. Germany
he turn demanded this stop, while
the e1ucstion of Belgian neutrality
was being freely discussed. So hectic
had world affairs hecome that mi July
311', the London anis\'ew York stock
exchanges were ordered closed. Gen-
eral mobilization of the Russian forces
were ordered the sane day.
:The First day of August hound Rus-
sian armies continuing to mass and
Germany aware her demands to halt
Meince. The country was stunned by' Were being disregarded. ht oonse<pu-
the shook of one of the major catas ence of this she declared war on "The
trophes of history, the sinking on May Land of the Czars." Automatically
2, of the C.11'iR. liner, "'Empress of France—Russia's ally—was involved
Ireland," off 'Father Point ie the St. and the ,Republic ordered mobilization
!Lawrence, with the loss of several of .its troops. 'The same day !England's
hundreds of lives, includin gthe flow'- batik rate increased' to 10 per cent and
er of the Salvation Army oorpe. As the grim shadow of war swept across
weeks progressed the 'farmers faced the world. saw Russian
the problems of hat•vesting, while en August 2, a 'Sunday,
the Paci!flc Coast tehre was a dispute troops Moved .into Zest Prussia and
over the attempted lanalitig of .Hindus German forces into Russian Poland.
in' the country Even as July bear The same day German soldiers oc-
end, Canadians ,foiled to visualize the cupied the independent state of Lux
immtenseness. of the struggle which emburg, and asked 'Belgium permis-
"as to come, To them the conflict cion to move forces through that
w a neutral state under a
meant only another Balkan! war—and country,.
'there had been two of these in close treaty signed by five of the great
succession powers in 118319: British naval reserv-
IButt, although the surface ,had adi- ists commenced to report for duty as
tingle. - -
Nordsick was a lion trainer who
Purchased in Germany a group of
ions which were already trained. He
neisted on seeing the act, and when
t was concluded he decided to put
he animals through it himself. He
vas learned not to do it that night
but he had taken some drink. When
he former owners retired -t0 discuss
business in the office Herr Nordeicic
entered the cage,
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out again. He was .completely eaP )
The lions slid not know Ilial and
treated hint ae all int:ruder.
They did not know- the man who
net his death at Whipsnade. They
may even have wanted to play with
him when they seized °him. I do not
know. But I (lo know that a happy
playful iioit or tiger is a greater
danger when it becomes boisterous
than the morose animal that has
"gone hall." Yon know !tow- to pro-
tect yourself from the had one, but
it is very difficult to escape front the
demonstrative beast that does not
realise its ellormotts strength.
If the wild beasts of Zoos and cir-
ceses were what I heard a young titan
call them one day, "just big St, Ber-
nard clogs," there would be no need
for iron bars, harriers, trenches or
pits. The warning, is invariably post-
ed, "These animal, are dangerous,"
and that warning is not a lie.
There are some people who cannot
resist the impulse to 'touch an animal
when the keep'er's back is turned be-
cause 'it looks so "quiescent.' •Lions,
tigers, leopards, jaguars and pumas
look perfectly placid most of the
time. They have the sedate and dig-
nified appearance of all cats, and us-
ually exhibit excitement and agita-
tion only at feeding times, or when
disturbed by something antipathetic.
To touch one at any time is to take
a'grave risk. I have seen many wild
least attacks, and know how- sudden
the mood comes on and how light-
ning -like the attack is made. It is,
moreover, the lion or other beast
with the' best character that does the
damage (the other sort do not get
so many opportunities),:
It ought to be emphasised that the
lion or tiger's weight averages 500
lbs.; the full force of the -blow from
one of their fare -!limbs can dislocate
the spine of a horse and added to this
each fore-lineb is armed with- five
claws, sharp, pointed and curved like
scimitars.
\V1ien these penetrate the flesh they
curl into it like honks, and when they
are withdrawn they drag a hemp of
flesh along with them. Every alight
wonted they make is septic for each
claw is encrusted with decaying stet.
To people unfamiliar with! .wild
animal's ways, absence of body is al-
ways better than presence of mind..
THE LURE OF PSLAN'DS
,Somethngg' of mystery and remote-
ness hovers .about islands. tRinime
boundless waters, touched by 1 ,t�
curling and ,halppy wave, cooler
seasonable winds, they lie aloof fro!
the traffics and confusions of time
Capri,
'Lesbos, !Corsica, ;Elba, San'
diet,ia — what images ,these name
evoke of light and shadow, vineyard
and magnificent sky. II lace island
best in late summer, ,when,!the heat
has spent itself and coolness rests
upon the sea. 'Then they are sparkling
in their. freshness, as tho'ug'h spring
had. once more overtaken theui. Them light fails aslant the bow of the ship,
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-hey decoy the wanderer, and by their
Here tranquillity wrest him from the
humdrum 'of everyday, They have a
ormula of their own. They offer
nothing to the agitated heart and are
ntent only -oil bequeathing detach-
nent to the spirit.
11 often think that people are per-
haps too lazy to leave the stricter
con'flnes of the mainland and explore
The
f islands.
territory o 3
fabulous to y
he t
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ake a \\a3tvard pleasure in accepting
he things near at hand; islands seem
o then! too far off the beaten track,
too unattainable.
When I speak of islands, 'I mean
those of smaller proportions. Those'
more delicate ones that seem cut
from chrysoprase, cameo -sharp again-
st the whiteness of surf. Those that
shelter uo large cities or towns upon
them. Elba; to be sure, boasts sev-
eral, but the 'feeling of towns is not
there. It may bustle and pretend to be
busy and grave with large affairs.
but even so the island spell is upon it.
The mellifluous wave is still its own.
the crystal murmur, the rise and fall
of tides. Let those 'w'ho wit find sol-
ace among her dark trees; let those
who will penetrate her cypress groves
and wild ravines—elle remains rapt
iuviolab'le.
I should be glad to know that peo-
ple are .beginning to go seaward
again: I ani the last person to dis-
parage mountains or cities; but I
fancy islands offer safer sanctuary. I
am something of a Ulysses at heart
and fear I trust continue so. Islands
are not for iconoclasts or for the gre-
garious; rather are they for the phil-
osopher who is content to sit under
trees of an afternoon. It is comfort
'ng to know a few agree with me.
Allow' ale still to trust in tranquillity,
to be one of her benign followers.
Capri is certainly the loveliest is-
land in the world, 'Viewing her from a
balcony in 'Naples, one is aware of
her charm, even from a distance. Be -
baythe encircling arm of the great
bay itself, that smiling expanse of
placid water, she dreams 'between
sunnier and summer, more like a mir-
age than reality. Her !nein is proud,
and does not ad•ter as we approach
her. !here it would seem the mordant
breaker d'oe's not strike; all is per-
petual
peace. Neptune does not lash
his 'horses into e:.fery .beneath those
flowering hillsides; ,the 'heavens 'brew
no storm. A multitude of bells ring
constantly, mingling with the sound
of surf; the crags rise sheer from the
bay; flowers of all colors, motley as a
sain•bow�; 'tunvbia over the fecund
earth. 'Nothing seems mutable 'here,
or !fretful. Far from :ptmiia'ments and
senates and exchanges and barter one
may dream unmolested. Evening, sil
ver -sandaled, cones .here with whis-.
pored footfall Earlier than, in most
1 places night is eager to spread her
c largess 'before the wondering ;pilgrim.
y else -
Starlight scan from! island is more
n
magical, more ,beautiful Ilan else
rvvwhere, :for the sea .t•-efte'cts the firma-
ment like a silver mirror. At 'Palma
s they say the stats are 'brighter than in
d most places; :but d Nave never - seen
s theist so bright or so numerou as'
from Corsica.
Sail with incIof-a' summer after
noon into the little :harbor at Elba
when, the waning - and transiucent
eoncen•trated on a, plower'ul, we
equipped
.ancl drilled, land force. At
Austria-Hun-
gary,
sante time its ally,
ar , hada a growing diseiic'e for that crouse 10 'Norway. 'The
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young :Slavic nation -Set+bi•aia pleasure ly;t was in store,"
rising h
victorious its two wars am�oaug the world. !.new not sailing,
� ling •the Kaiser
Ba.,!dean states. 'There is 'reason to be- -tor previous to ee of sae rt. to
lietherefore, that. had there not l had ,given assurance SIU the Austrian
sieve,
ark to provide the , friction 'Austria and on July was ,given the
whbeich
z sp,
the tnatiols against Dine+ultin:atttttt Ga Serbia w gwho
which set
another in 11114, war wautd d'o'finktel'yllGerd)a�an ambassador at Vienna,
have clothe at a later date (the samelthen submitted it to Berlin.
Wilhelm III of 'Germany, who on
Tune 214 had officially opened the re-
novated Kiel Canala, loft July 6, for
well during the clay.
The situation, chiefly clue tie the,
fact it was felt Germane' would not
hesitate to violate !Belgian neubrality,
became so serious, Britain ordered a
mobilization on August 3, a Bank
IIloliclay, and Sir Edward Grey„ in
one of the foremost speeches of the
day, outlined the-oau-ntry's_policy to
the 'I -louse of Commons. On the and
Germany declared war on France
Betgi•unn refused the GernUan pro-
posal of the -2nd on the grounds ac-
ceptance would sacrifice her honor, -
Gerinan troops invaded Belgium on
the 4th 01 August. Great ,Bir•i•tain, fol --
lowing appeal by the King of the Bel
ggians, again demanded Germany re -
Climb with me past the straggling*
houses to the upper town and stand
there awhile to marvel, -Pilgrim, yea
will look at beauty then, !Silver evil
be commencing to enmesh the house-
tops; the sunset will be sliding low's
the scale of ,color to pearl; bells will
be ringing iron!all quarters. The is-
land peace will be descending. E\ ea
better. walk with the (if the gates are
,,pen) along
the wide parapet
r -
ing Napoleon's deserted house, a
gaze as he did across blue distance.
The two stone eagles 00 his ba
nlent will be silhouetted against
saffron of the western horizon, Pie
us the murmur of the ctpre=es v t
be heard seftl)', IVe will listen to
-
night. '!raving. stood in such s, t t.. '
and envisioned such lneliue e, I
think you will agree with me tbat is-
lands have a peculiar and detieete
value. Whether yon know it or t..%
you will return to your cities never
quite the same.
The Canadian Pacific Railway
will celebrate the fiftieth anni-
versary of the completion of its
transcontinental line next year.
It was November 7, 1885 that
Donald A. Smith, later Lord
Strathcona, drove the last spike
at Craigollachie joining east to
west and Atlantic to Pacific.
Hon. Charles A. Dunning, vice-
president and general manager
of the Seigniory Club, Monte-
bello, Quebec, has been elected a
director of Barclay's Bank, Can-
ada. The former Federal Min-
ister of Finance is also president
of the Ontario Equitable Life In-
surance Company.
After one of the most remark-
able and successful meetings ever
held by a religious body, the Ox-
ford Group left the Banff Springs
Hotel for the East. Many of
them sailed from Quebec by S.S.
Empress of Australia for Eng-
land. The next house party will
be at Oxford July 1-14.
Speaking at the Admiral Beatty
Hotel, Saint John, Sir William
Clark, British High Commissioner
to Canada, claimed that the real
source of Canada's troubles in
connection with marketing agri-
cultural produce lay in the un-
economic expansion of agricul-
tural production by industrial
countries, especially some of the
larger European countries which
are normally importers.
Music, moonlight, glorious lake
breezes with 600 miles of sailing
on the Canadian Pacific's Great
Lakes ships Assiniboine, Keewa-
tin and Manitoba are at the dis-
posal of passengers on the con-
pony's lines this summer at low
cast. The offer promises to be
very alluring to Canadians and
visitors to the Dominion as well.
Quebec Province is alive with
fetes, celebrations and gala
events this year marking the
anniversaries of some of the
most memorable events inits
history. Among them and the
most important' is the 400th an
niversary of the discovery of Can-
ada, by Jacques 'Cartier in July
1534.
A. Mediterranean - Africa - South .
America cruise' in the -22,000-ton
liner Empress of Australia, visit-
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Palestine, Egypt, East and South
Africa,' South ,America and the '
West Indies will be operated next
winter, it is announced by the
Canadian Pacific. The cruise will
take 96 days, leaving'Igew York
January 18, 1935 and returning
there April t24., __ ,