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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-12-13, Page 3Color Problem in'Soolb'Africa ideal of a White State Clashes With Alnbitiolls of the Natives South Africa provides the supreme Instanee of a society and State of European composition established in the negro zone. Color problenle here aro of unrivaled difficulty, and their solution, satisfactory to the welfare of all the ethnic groups concerned, Is regarded as unattainable, said a recent speaker before the Britlslt As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, Tile Meal of the Dutch and British is to maintain a State ou t i:e European model; neither is ndll- Ing to concede to the blaeks, Wl10 form more than 80 per cent. of the popula- tion of the sub-oontineut, an active share in the building of rale State, Although Europeans established set- tlement nearly 300 years ago, their ideal of a white State is the concep- tion of the last few decades only. British strongholds are the :coast `. towns, Natal and the Rand. The Dutch are the dominant element in the rural population, which is spatlse throughout, The sold -Bearing Rand increases in density of population fan ter than any other district! the iii- crease is largely at the expense of the countryside, Distributed mainly toward trio cast, where grasslande are richer, aro the Bantus. They are'paetioularly dense in Natal, where they outnumber : the whites by 9 to 1, and the Eastern Cape Province. The Asiatics, chiefly Indians, are settled in Natal, where they equal the white population and in the Randy and include the Cape Malays. Indians were admitted after 1860 for the cultivation, of the Natal plantations. Though without social or political opportunity, they offers severe com- petition to whites of the trading class. A half-caste stock :limited to the Cape Province' comprises 40 per cent. of the population of Cape Town. It is becoming assertive of its rights and is detnanding_an effective share inpolitical representation, South Africa, outside the Low Velt and the coastal plain of Natal, pro- vides a friendly climate, though the subtropical sun and high altitude (Johannesburg is nearly 6,000 feet from sea level). are not without cer- tain ill effects; the "poor white",class, product of racial decay, may owe its condition to the cumulative effect of climatic influence t a flue ce over many genera- tions. • Percentage increase of white popula- tion, by natural increase alone, now equals that 'teethe Bantus. But colon- ization is only partial. The South African farmer differs from the Aus- tralian .and Canadian in his complete dependence on cheap colored labor. South Africa is never likely to be a field for the immigration of European land workers while :ail unskilled labor is classified, in the code of the coun- try, as "Kaffir work." White South Africa is an aristocracy erected aver a great population of semi -serfs who possess_ no political power and are never likely to obtain by peaceful methods social equality with the whites. The two big groupings in the black society are the tribalized Bantus and. the urban Bantus who have been persuaded to abandon the tribal en- vironment. Kafdrs working onEuro- can •farm ggo along s with this group. There is a tendency for the urban Bantus to increass, in numbers at the expense of the other group, and this with white encouragement. The rise by the Bantus from unskilled trades Ys an inevitable development. "Color bar" legislation can but temporarily check the operation of economic law. Without a policy of segregation the -Whites and blacks in two distinct zones, so that each group maybe, as far as possible, self-supporting, the ultimate submergence of the white state is assured. The relations of. the two white stocks, British and Dutch,' atilt distinct nationalites, provide an insignificant problem in comparison with the menace of a conflict of color in South 1 ^rico. Graf Zeppelin to Make Polar 'Trip. Airship Placed at Disposal of International Aero- ArcticSociety Berlin. -The dirigible Graf Zeppe- lin, whichhas just completed the first round trip trans-Atlantic commercial; air "voyage in history, will be placed atthe disposal of the International Aero -Arctic Society for two North Pole flights in 1920. Decision to this effect was reached at a conference which was presided over by Dr. Guerard; Minister of Com - 1 munications, Fridtjof Nansen, the noted explorer, who is planning the flights, Dr. Hugo-Eckener, Captain Bruns, Prof. Penck and other welI- known scientists, took part in the dis- cussions. .. Dr,Nansen is chairman of a com- mittee that has been planning for some time to Make a flight from Eur- ope to North America by way of the Arctic regions to determine the prac- ticability of that route, •It is under- stood that Capt. Bruns, secretary- general of the Society of Aretie Re- search, will command the Graf Zep- pelin, Three sets of "Poker Hands" will bring you a highgrade oversize self - filling Fountain Pen. This Pen has 14kt. gold nib—and comes in four attractive colours --red, black,. mottled or jade. This is one of many presents procurable in exchange for " Poker Hands," one of which is attached to every plug of Big Ben Chewing Tobacco; Big. Ben is rich, satisfying and flavourful. Try it to -day. BIG Plug Chewing Tobacco INACI NE S Mining Briefs L amount involved was said to run into several millions. Official confirmation of the -report was not obtainable. It was stated, however, that in addition to the re- cently announced contracts for a largo number of cars for bbth Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Rail- ways, the company had gust booked a further order for 15 observation car. frames from the C.P,R. Five hundred men are said to be employed in underground construction work at the Freed at .present. Four main haulage -ways have been con- structed onstructed to facilitate further develop- ment and the work ' is said, as a whole, to be progressing favorably. McIntyre will have neeback-filling proltuems. The plan of the manage- ment ' is to mine up from the 3,875 horizon. 'Phis method will mean two important functions in reducing costs to the minimum. 'The waste rock, in- cideutai to development, will p not have to be hoisted. This waste rock will be utilized to back -fill the stopes as they are mined. McIntyre has built an ore pocket below the 3,875 -ft. level, with a verti- cal dimension of 150 ft. Into this im- mense reservoir all the ore mined be- low -the 1,875 -ft, horizon will drop by gravity, and be hoisted from there to the mill. There will be no stops on the way up the shaft to take on ore. This means maximum hoisting power. It will be remembered that when Murphy No. 2 shoft was completed to 100 feet, the vein showing d11 the way down, that a crosscut was started to determine the width of the vein. This cross -cut has now been completed and the vein is shown to be over 50 feet wide. Drifting has now commenced to give some idea of the length of the deposit and several rounds have been taken out to date. The workings are still in ore. Ofhe 50 t pluswidth, h, two sections are of commercial grade. One section measures about 30 feet wide and the other l0 feet. • Smelters, Its Earning Power and Its Possibilities One of the most bullish factors be- hind Consolidated Mining and Smelt- ing shares is the assurance that the company, which has been a .relatively small producer of copper, will in good time become one of the country's lead- ing producers of the red metal. The company has developed several Im- portant copper mines, and it is, expect- ed that an announcement will be made shortly of plans for production on a big scale. At the current price of copper of 16 cents per pound, there is a big -'profit (equal to about 50 per cent. of the gross output). Smelters this year ,should earn 100 per *cent.. or bettepon its stock.. The company is making big plant exten- sions:, now, to Increase lead, zinc and silver output. •It is readily conceiv- able that in 1929 the company will earn 125 per cent. on its operations, and when the big scale copper produc- tion comes on another very substan- tial addition to earning power is as- sured. If Granby Consolidated Min- ing and :Smelting Co. is taken over, as is rumored, the company could become .a leading factor in this metal without delay. High .authorities:. on the copper. market are decidedly optimistic re- garding the future of the industry.. Reduced stocks have occurred in face of the fact that the plants in the United States are operating at 100 per oent. World requirement of the metal have grown. heavily, and there appears to be no let-up fie view. In the. commercial developments of the next five years It is forecasted that power utilities will be a leader and this involves an enormous deinaatl for the red metal. Further Order for Car Frames Reports that National Steel Car Cor- aeration had booked some further large' orderp for cars were heard on the Street concurrent with the rapid advance in .the Stock. The Foreshadowing Easier Money New York, Tho fact that the bank- ing group. which offered the $55,000,- 000 City of New York 4% • per cent. corporate stock; and serial bonds on a 4.15 to 4.20 per cent. basis has dis- posed of 75 per cent. of the issue in less than a week indicates a belief on the part of the institutional and other buyers of these securities that easier conditions in themoney mar- ket lie ahead. ,Banking opinion at this time is practiordly unanimous that the next government issue will carry a 4 per cent. coupon. The fact 'that the Pall commercial requirements have been satisfied without running up the money rate would seem in itself to presage easier money conidtions, Four Million Dollars More Gold Shipped to Canada New York.—A total of $4,000,000 of gold was transferred from New York to Montreal, the result of a premium on Canadian exchange. The Canadian Bank of Commerce sent. $3,000,000 and the International Acceptance Bank $1,000,000. This increased to $10400,00O the amount of gold sent' to 'Cenada on the present movement, $6,000,000 ' having been shipped last week. Up to last week Canadian exchange had been ruling at a discount here, but it strengthened as a result of the heavy movement of Canadiancommodities for export. The gold movement is P g expected to continue a short time, ter- minating when the winter season stops Canadian shipments, The reversal of.seasonal influences is expected to cause a return to this ebuntry next year of the gold now being sent to Canada. ' Seven Toronto Dairies Ama!gernete A consolidation of seven Toronto dairies is announced under the name of Canada Dairies, Ltd., the new com- pany to have an authorized capital of $1,700,000 in 7 per cent., cumulative redeemable sinking fund preferred and 75,000 common shares ' will be out- standing. A LAUGHING BABY IS A GREAT JOY What can give more joy in the home than a , laughing, happy baby. The well child makes everyone happy with his tuneful gurgle and bright laughing eyes. It is only the sickly baby wheels not a laughing baby, for it is the • little one's nature to be happy whet. . well. Mothers, if your baby is cross, if he cries a great deal and no amount of attention seems to make him happy, . give hum a dose of Baby's Own Tablets and he will soon be well and ready to radiate that happiness through the home again. Baby's Own Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative, They regulate the, bowels and sweeten the stonmeh and thus banish constipation and indiges, tion; break up colds and simple fevers aucl correct those troubles which ac- company the cutting of teeth and in doing those things—and doing them, well—they make baby happy and keep him happy. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a. box from The Dr, Williams'• Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. "Flow are you getting along tie a poet?" "The editors seem determined. to ase that I don't lose my amateur standing. Canadian National Engineers Design Oil -Electric Locomotive Radical economy i operating costs forms the prime objective of the Canadian National Railways, newest design in locomotives, resenting a revolutionary departure from Pr sent standards and practice, which has just been placed, in servi the main line between Brockville and Belleville. This new locomotive presents a tremendous adVane �t, use of the oil - electric type of "locomotive and forma a distinctive offering on the part of Canadian engined; lea'Ards"the solution to the transportation problems of this continent, The new locomotielea`la the further practical application of the use of fuel oil in railway transportation, in which an oil engine isXesed to drive a generator for supplying electrical energy to the propulsion motors. Power and speed are obtained at costs far below those of coal-flred steam -driven locomotives. ( The Power developed by the oil engine is converted into electrical energy by the generator, transmitted to the traction motors geared to the driving axles, wbere it is utilized in developing traction effort and speed. With the present gear ratio, which was laid out for high speed passenger service, the locomotive will develop a tractive effort of 100,000 pounds during the acooierating periods, The electrical system of transmission utilizes fall engine horse -power over a wide range of speed and tractive effort without a change of engine speed or shifting of gears. NEGLECTED AEMIA Often Leads to a Decline --Eng rich the Blood by Taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills In their early teens it is quite common for girls to outgrow their strength, and mothers should care- fully watch the health of their daugh- ters at this time, for it is when strength Is sapped by erapid growth that anaemia develops. The first signs may be noticed by peevishness, langour and headaches. The face grows pale, breathlessness and palpi- tation: follow; with low spirits. At the first symptom of anaemia mothers should act at once. Neglect- ed 'anaemia often lead's to decline, but if you see that your daughter's blood is enriched there need be no cause for. anxiety. Tho finest blood enricher ever discovered is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The pure, rod blood created by these pills will quickly banish all signs of anaemia. They will build up your girl's health and ensure her a robust girlhood. Give your daughter a course of Di•. Williams' Pink Pills now. Make her strong like thousands of girls who have been rescued from the clutches of, anaemia by Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. •Here is a bit of proof. , Miss Mary Venditti, Cata- mount, N.B., Says:—"Three years ago while attending a convent, I studied very hard to graduate. The result was I'became very nervous and got so thin and pale my teacher's thought they would have to send me home.. I took different kinds of medicine which my parents sent me, but my condition remained unchanged. At last oneof my teachers gave me a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I had hardly finished it when I could feel an im- provement in my e.ondition. I con- tinued- the use of the pills for some time longer, and I can hardly tell all. thegood the. did me. I gained, in Y strength and weight, and the color re- turned to my cheeks, and at the end of the term I graduated. I never fail to recommend Dr. Williams' Pinit Pills to my friends and', acquaintances, when a tonic is needed." You can get these pills from your druggist, or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Canada Receiving British Settlers Substantially More Come Here Than Go To Australia Toronto—Canada is receiving more British settlers than -_any other coun- try as the result of aggressive pub- licly campaigns in the British Isles and the United States, declared Rob- ert J. C. Stead, of the Federal De2 partment of Immigration and Coloni- zation, in a recent address, "Generally' speaking, every one wants immigrants as customers, but no one wants inunigrants as compete tors," Mr. Stead said: "This pimple and obvious fact tremendously nar- rows the field of Canada's operations In the search for immigrants. • In formulating Canada's program of advertising for settlers not only the country's phYsieal resources and its business and agricultural conditions must be oonsidered; the psychology of the Ca.latian people toward the subjects 18 of prime importance. • "All these factors are taken into. consideration, and as a result our ad- vertising is directed exclusively to. ward obtaining suitable settlers from the British Isles and the tutted States, There' has been a good deal of Clamor of late about Canada not getting its share of British settlers. Well. we are getting more than any other country; substantially more than Airetrallaa more than twice as many as all the British Dominions' besides Australia; more than twice as many as the Milted States." Minard's Liniment ler Chapped eianda. (Ow WITH LAUGHTER) Yesterday has gone— To-morrow may mew come. To -day • is here! Do what you have to do to -day, So sayetb the prophet. SOLEMN TRUTH We stand amazed, the while we scan This race we know as human; For clothes, we notice, make the man, And lack of them, the woman. This is not the time to think of the future—think of the present. It takes more than a pair of garters to decorate the limbs of a Christmas twee. When suspicion comes in at ' the door love crawls under the bed and eavesdrops. "Six hundred acres of corn. That's some corn. What will it total?" "Depends on whether I cob—can— or bottle it!" Jimmie (visiting his uncle in the country)—"Oh, Uncle George, your ,hired rnan is not honest. He let the cows drink a whole lot of water just before he milked them." Many a man wino can get by at home with a blond hair on his coat lapel is now trying to figure out how he can get a Christmas tree into the house without his children finding out about it. SOME -LINE SAYINGS "It's better to have Halitosis than noa reath all." b t It may be more blessed to give than receive, but it's more fun to receive. A genius is a successful crank. It is a short road that has no adver tieing sign. As ye Christmas card so shall ye be Christmas carded. A skeptical, man is one who sprinkles Listerine on his onion beds. What ails temperance is the intem- perance of some of its advocates. Boy: A noise with dirt on it. Strange that mere should call money "dough." Dough sticks to your fin- gers. Shewas only the garbage man's daughter, but even then she was noth- ing to sniff at. There is nothing one can do about a "dirty shame" unless he sends it to the laundry, Dumb Dora thinks a vice-president is an evil executive. Making love while the moon shines is where the son shines. If the other tellow's religion suits 1-IIM what's It to you? A LINCOLNSTORY It is said that when. Lincoln was stricken with Smallpox he told hit at- tendant to "Seed up the office -seek - ere and toll them I have something I can give each of them." When it comes to -spreading Christ. mss joy. the Salvation Army probably spreads it over more territory than anybody else. Bodge prizes are quite the thing in: ISSUE No. 49--'28 , Christman presents this winter, if you get what we mean. The year is nearly gone; prepare for your Christmas swapping early. Rule for success: Eat lightly, steep Plentifully and work like the devilly. off ---- PARENTS HAPPY WHEN BABY SLEEPS SOUNDLY Here's a way to soothe crying, wakeful babies to sleep quickly and easily. It's the way doctors endorse, and millions of mothers have proved is safe and harmless, A few drops of purely -vegetable, pleasant-tarting I+letcher's .Casteria, has the most fretful, restless baby or childasleep in a few minutes!. And for colic, constipation, colds and upset spells, there's nothing like Castoria. The Chas. H. Pletcher signature is the mark of genuine Castorla. imitations and bo safe, Ca>Igadian Trade EY'E'S SimiUng BL'UB Flashing BL4C1C 9 Steady GRAY . Emotional BROWN Who Color aNe. YOUR Eyes? The color and shape o(tilt! e eyes tell ypur dhposit!otiy also tell .of the -condition of your health. You may be marring the beauty and sparkle of your eyes by improper diet. Im- poverished condition of your blood, sluggish liver, constipa- tion, ecc., soon show their effects in the eyes. .If they are Buil with a yellow tinge le, the whites—that's a signal of intestinal sluggishness. You need to rid the sys.. tem of accumulated poisons. You need a laxadve. You need Beecham's Pills. cnnabVI.Vf L10W Titania \wlto Try a regular daily course for a short period. Your eyes will soon tell the 4 Vegetable story of improved. Product health. Read about Character tram alae Eyes in jalwre Beec/ave Advertisement:. BIG "Somebody said I was good look- ing." "When?" "To -day." 'No. I mean when were you good looking."' Sympathizer—"And did her father come. between you?" Jilted Suitor— "No—behind me!" Classified Advertisements ®reTISTS', SVY 2ZrnS: Itrfsm i311USi3LS, CULO 1, r'A- PLRS,: canvas. Complete lute artist materials, Write for catalogue Christ- mas cards for halal coloring. C. B. Crowle• Limited. 7111 at; • Catherine STOC1£ING YA^13 f3.1„. �t ''pp I'Ert POUND ut•. '1'\\ lo I 43 . [) ane ,,eatnplrs rrt•e. hrao,.,n; 1r:, \i la, Drpt. 1, Avoid `� z Fa1�4gAND STOCK ACC® 1. U� BOOKS a ThIHAR'»e leVEBAwas rota - piled b °dvertiae 'CAI2HART'r OVErtALL3 Making —the . est farmers overalls in the world.. One Records Sarmer ante that he would not• tolce ten dollere font book. Write #'oryoureto-day. Hamilton Carhart Cotton Mills Ltd., Toronto Over Twenty Thoucsnt7 eiponc;ec Canadian produce exported during the 12 -months' period ended Oct. 31, 1928, amounting to 91,385,286,237, ex- ceeded in value similar, exports for any 12 -month's period since July, 1918, according to figures compiled by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. In view of the great deflation in prices i of some commodities that has taken place since the former record period, this is a truly remarkable achieve- ment and reflects a tremendous ex- pansion xpansion in Canadian production and in the growth of foreign markets for Canadian goods. In other aspects of trade, Canada's foreign Commerce broke all records for any 12 -months' period back to April, 1921. This is true of imports ($1,202,304,859), re-exports ($23,217,- 273) and collections of customs duty ($188,111,673). Canada's favorable visible balance of trade, while more than $9,000,000 below last year's 12 -months' figures at this time, is_recovering very rapidly, having gained $19,729,000 since the 12 -months total tor September. It now stands at 9156,198,000. Minard's Liniment for Grippe. Often talked of, never seen, Ever coming, never been, Daily looked for, never here, Still approaching in the rear— To-morrow. A news item states that the Prince of Wales on his present tour received a great reception in Uganda. E. L. thinks that possibly one of leddie's en- tertainers tleere may have been the punning lady of the more Or less well- known limericks: CANCER FREE OOK{ r e n teque;it Tells cause of cancer and \vhut to.do for pain, Bleeding, odor, etc. Write for it today, mentioning this paper. Address Indianapolis Cancer Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind. chic y ' DSa6 �' Irritated Thr'oatts+ Slowly swallow a sip of "Bncltley's". 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It ie pleasant, efficient and harmless, It has remained the stand- • arca with physicians in the 50 years Once its invention. • It is the quick method. Results come. 'almost instantly, It Is the approved ntothod. You will never use another when you know. Be sure to get, the genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physi clans tor' 50 year; in correcting excoae acids. Each bottle contains full aired- tions—any iredtions-any drugstore.