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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-01-22, Page 7British Mountain Climbers To Attempt "Home of Gods" Expedition Planned Early This: Year to Scali Second Highest .:Peak in Empire London,—A group of British moun- tain climbers is planning a new at- -tempt to reach the home of the Bud •dhist gods, Plansarealmostcomplete for an ex- pedition early iu 2931 to Mount Hemet, in the Himalayas, second highest peak in the British Empire, and yet un- ecaled. to the climbers Succeed they will have reached a higher eummft khan any other Party, Led by Frank,Srnythe,.a member of the expedition which was defeated on T{incheujunga slopes last year, the party will leave London for India late in February. Mount Kamet, 25,431 feet high, is -one of the loftieetof the western Hint- alayan range, Other attempts to male it have ,been made, .but the••most duc cessful•did not reach within 2;000 feet of the .top. Smythe will be accompanied by Squadron Leader E, B. Beauman, R. L. Holdsworth and Dr. Raymond Green, of Oxford, "We shall • start from Atmore at the east base of the mountain." Smythe` said, "We shall, of course, have to encounter the opposition of supersti- tion. "Buddhists believe that the moun- tain tops are the homes of the gods and that a strange race of extraordin- ary ape -like man—the snowmen—in- habit the mountains. I hope to be able to break down these beliefs." Flowerpot Island To Be Reinf it reed 'Ottawa Acts to Protect Land From Erosion in Georgian Bay Ottawa. :.Flowerpot Island. in Geor- ,gian Bay has beenturned over, to the National Parks.` Branch of the Department of Interior. Itis situated at the north end of. Bruce Peninsula .and is known as Flowerpot because of `two rock formations that resemble huge Rower .pots, They have been formed by erosion of,the waves and have trees growing ou.thetop. The 'parks branch will reinforce the "Flow ergots" as their bases are In danger .of being entirely eaten away by the action of the .waves. The island contains 475 acres and will be left in its present wild state, -except that 'shelters and other accom- modations for campers will be pro - Tided, The lighthouse and lighthouse. keeper's, home will not be disturbed; the portion of the Island they occupy wilt remain- the property of the De -- pertinent of 'Marine. The National Park will now have '25 or 20 Islands in Georgian Bay for the use of the public, Flowerpot Island was surrendered by the Chip. pewa Indians iu 1956 and has been heel in trustrecently by the Depart- ment of Indian Affairs; to which the parks branch will pay $165 for it. :Farmer Finds Diamond Worth a Fortune Rio De Janeiro, Brazil—A muni- ficent blue -white dialnoud, weighing 51 carats, has been found accident- ally' by a ;poor field worker near the village of Belisle, State of Goyas, who ,gold it for less than1 0 000 to some e wealthy farmers of the Araguaya Itiver'diamorid district. The unique 'stone was later resold to a Rio dia- mond merchant, its price not being disclosed, It had to be cut; in two sizes, the. largest weighing 20 carats and the smaller 10. This Is not the first large diamond found in Brazil. Since the first dia- snonda were discovered in 1725, Btu - ',ellen mines' have yielded numerous !matchless atones, The crown stone of Portugal, known as the Braganza, was discovered' in Brazil, on the !slopes of the Rambo Mountains, State of Minas Geraes. It has the fabul- ous weight of 1680 carats. The famous "Star of the South" which }weighs 12532 carats and which be - gongs to the Gaekwar of l3aradio, Was discovered in 'fie Bagagetn dna tnond district, and weighed 2558' Carats before cutting. It is one of the most marvelous gems of Its kind, hreing valued at over $100,000 Among the (most important recent discoveries, the matchless pink ala- rm -end "Southern Cross" stands out. The purchasers of this stone say It Is the largest pink diamond in the ;World. . It was found July, 1929, in the Abaete River diamond district, Mivas Geraes, and weighs 115 carats. ;.t'he stone is still uncut. Ottawa Seismograph Registers Earthquake Ottawa.—An : earthquake of four hours' duration was registered on the Seismograph at the Dominion Experi- mental Farm Observatory her the Morning, of January 2nd. Tdie quake, whose epicentre was estimated to be 2,530 miles distant from the Capital, ;was described bythe seismologist as severe. Owing to the light: character of :the preliminary tremors, it was im- lsossibie to determine the direction (From here of the quake's origin,, Australia to Limit Alien Immigration Canberra, Australia.' --The Govern- ment has decided to restrict alien im- migration' until the country's position improves sufficiently to warrant the li€ting of the ban. ' The Commonwealth wishes to co- operate with all countries 'concerned and has notified the shipping com- panice that it is undesirable to give facilities to immigrants for travel to Australia. Apart from British imntigrante, only those already possessing Permits is- sued oa behalf of the Government will be permitted' to enter the country., Tourists and business men -will not be affected. • Toronto to Have Huge Telescpe Astronomical Observatory - Will Be Erected By Mrs. D. A. Dunlap Toronto. An astronomical observa- tory which will be one of the finest in the world will bo erected in- Toronto in the near future, according to a re- cent announcement by Prof. C. A, Chant, head of the Department of As- tronomy, University of Toronto. The observatory erected by Mrs, D. A. Dunlap., and her son, D. Moffat Dun- lap, as a memorial to the late David A. Dunlap, who died six years ago and will be known as the -"David Dunlap Observatory." The outstanding feature of the ob- servatory will be a large reflecting telescope 74 inches in diameter.'rhere Is only one of greater aperture in the world, that on Mount Wilson in Cali- fornia. The instrument is already un- der construction in England, and will be homed in a circular metal building. The building will -be erected near the city on large acreage to -be converted into s park, -and the 'park •itself will be known as David Dunlap Park. The observatory will be under the depart- ment ofastronomy, of the.university, while the faculty of forestry will be in charge of development of the mark Astronomy and geology were both favorite studies of the Iate David Dun- lap,but the former had a Peculiar attraction for him. Ile was a keen student of the heavens. The newpro- ject, Prof. Chant stated, has-been un- der consideration for the last • five years,` and will •nowel a brought to com- pletion. In working out the plans, Mrs. Dunlap has had the assistance of Professor Chant, one of Canada's best k on u ttnastronomers. Telegraph ileo _�-� Sing Weather Note Like the proverbial squealof the pig fn the packing ']souses science final- ly has found aues even Lor the singing sound of telegraph wires -in the wind. At a recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences, in Paris,. M. Albert No- don, already knownfor researches in weather science and in "radio, des- cribed a way of, using this singing of the wires to forecast the weather. If two reasonably long wires are strung on pole lines, at right angles to each other, : one wire running north. and. south, . for example, while . the other wire runs east and west, it is noticed, M. Nodon reports, that thesinging of one of these wires represents at any one instant, a different intensity or a different musical note from the singing of the other wire. Usingspecial eiec- trio recorders to keep track of these variations, M. Nodon found that they correspond almost exactly with the arrival of oceanic or other storms. Sound waves or air currents front the storms themselves cannot explain the phenomena, M . Nodon states, for the wires begin .to sing while. the storm still is scores or hundreds of miles away. The'teue mechanism, hebe. neves, is that electric charges in the atmosphere In advance of a storm set the wires into vibration as a result of electro -static oharges on the clouds or ets on the plains and prairies long the ground. Amateur weather proph- have claimed that telegraph wires sing before a storm, only to be ridiculed by weather experts, Now M. Nodon brings them'the beginnings of vindica-. tion,.. Swans Seven swans, like galleons, Came sailing by today, Seven yellow beaks over seven white throats, Down among the mud -banks and bones of old boats, • ` Thinking all the time of 'their quiet castle moats Where' the cbol-leafed, broad -leafed water Illy floats: Seven swans, like galleons, Came sailing by today, Creamcurving necks' like the prows of stately ships, ' In among the dead wharves and San- - grene-rotten ships. Thinking all the time of where the placid willow •elps, Aad the : rainbow -flashing, lightning- dashing ightningdashing kingfisher dips. —John Desmond Sheridan, iu- Every- man. Einstein's Workshop In California Mount• Wilson Observatory,, near Pasadena, Cali 1., inside which is, 100 -inch telescope, where Prof. Albert Einstein will carry on his research, work wh Ile' on life visit to California. Gold Crisis Parley Opens in Paris Paris -The 'problem of gold re- serves, which is<troubliug both France. and England, the former because they are too 'aria, the latter because they are too small, is being discussed by treasury •representatives of the Frenoh and British Governments, who are meeting .in Paris for a series of preliminary discussions,, leading, to a later conferenoe in London. While France has been accumulating the world's second largest gold 'reserve, therehasb,een'.a.simultaneous drain on British gold stocks, and the pree- ent, conversations are being under- taken with a view to tire best means whereby the two countries' can co- operate to solve their respective problems. It is now generally recognized that the Bank of France has been for some 'info seeking means. to prevent a turther influx of gold, it is said, which has.. not come about through any desire to accumulate vast stocks, but from natural economic causes. The -manager of the Paris branch of the Westminster Foreign Bank, in a statement to the ooutinental edition of the Daily Mail, declares that the only real remedy appears to be the r i increase of Frontal fo a gn invest- ments, uest- v ments, which he considers imminent. There .is no doubt that, should Franco -British conversations result in a better distribution of gold, an Im- portant step would have been taken toward amelioration of economic on dations in Europe generally; Solitude ' By BETTY GOURRE (Toronto) .. 0- blessed- Solitude! Midst jostling crowds, That press upon each side, The hostile eyes, That stare, These 'strangers Everywhere. How I long to be alone, Leave the busy towns 'behind, And, in solitude True friendship find. 0! blessed quiet! Away front noisy cars, That throng the roads, The chattering, the talk, Of the people, as they walk, How I long to be alone, Leave the noisy towns behind, And, in perfect ,quietness, True peace find. Linen as made to -day is not as good as the material turned out 7,000 years ago, according to some experts, Aviators Have Battle With Coyotte in 'Plane Belle Fourche, S.D,—Details of a battle between two aviators and a wounded coyote in au airplane above a Dakota Prairie Were told. .recently by Clyde Ice,. aviator. With a' gunner as his companion, Ice was cruising over the prairie when the coyote :was ,sighted and shot from the plane. The aviators land- ed, tossed the animal into the cock- pit and took off. As the Plane attained altitude, the coyote suddenly revived and attack- ed the gunner. He fought with his bare hands and waa severely• bitten. Ice left his controls a moment and joined in the battle: The plane began to fall and spin while to the cockpit both men fought the beast. Finally Ice; struck` the 'coyote on the head with a wreneh and return- ed to the.. controls in time to 'prevent a crash. He also suffered severe lacerations. The aviators toot no more chances. The coyote was thrown overboard. and they lauded to have their wounds dressed. Communication in the Far North The Canadian Air Mail Service es- tablished a record for communtcatiou with Canada's Northland, when the through initial mail 'flight from Mc- Murray, Alberta, to Aklavik, N.W.T., was completed in eleven hours run- ning time—a distance of 1,676 miles. The revolutionary speed of this ac- compilshment, as compared with for- mer methods of laud and water com- munication, may be gauged when it is pointed out that the scheduled time of the winter service was for- merly about 73 days between the points mentioned and the summer service 15 days. Empire Reforestation Canada is yearly playing a bigger part in Empire reforestation. Fifty- tliree per cent. of the tree seed ex- ported from the Dominion has gone to Great Britain, 40 per cent, to New Zea- land, and the remainder to Australia, Ireland and other parts of the Empire. During the past 10 years the British Forestry Commission has Planted 140,- 000 Acres of softwoods, the greater part of the seed having been sent from Canada. Canadian Paintings Go To Argentina Seventy-five. Pictures Taken Mainly From National Gallery Collection Ottawa. --Canadian art will be ex- hibited at the British Empire Trade exposition which is to be held at Buenos Aires during the months of March and April next year. Through E, L. McColl, Canadian Trade Com- missioner in the Argentine capital space has been set aside in the Can- adian section and a group of 75 Can- adian paintings will be displayed. Those pictures have been taken main- ly from the National Gallery collec- tion. 1931 Exhibition: The 1921 exhibition of the National Art Gallery wll lbe opened formally by His Excellency the Governor-Gen- eral on January 15, it was announced here recently. Unless Lord Willing - don remains in Canada for the open- ing of the next session of parliament, Mei function will probably be his last public one u this country. There will be the customary exhi • bition of Canadian art, the collection vbeing more nationally representative this year than previously. Every pro- vince of the Dominion will have re- presentation, it was declared" Ontario House Will Open 'February 12 • Toronto.—The Ontario Legislature will open on Thursday, Feb. 12, Pre- mier George S. Henry announced re- cently. It is expected the hous will sit for six weeks and be adjourned be- fore Easter, The date set for the opening is that Immediately following the polling day for the by-elections in Hamilton West and Grenville; the former made :va- cant by the death of Hon. Fred T. Smye, minister without portfolio, and the latter by the resignation of Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, on his.appoint- ment to the Canadian High Commis- sionership in London, Canada's 1930 Field Crops Ottawa,—The total value of Can- ada's principal field crops in 1930 is estimated at 9629,146,000, compared with $948,981,400 in 1929, and 91,125,- 003,000 in 1929, according to an esti- mate in the crop report of the Do- minion BureauofStatistics, Value of the wheat crop last year is placed at 9173,589,000, compared with 9519,718,- 000 519;18,000 In 1929. World's Fastest Flying Boat England's new air scout claimed to Me the large boat, The Sydney weighs about 10 tense and fastest all -metal military monoplane yang Canadian hnports Touch Billion Mark Domestic Exports Estimated to Total $900,000,000 for Year BASIS OF 11 MONTHS Ottawa, Jan, let. --When returns are all in for 1930 it is estimated teat the total impute of Canada will be found to ,leave reached a value of just over one billion dopers. The value of do- mestic goods exportedfrom the Do- mtu3on will probably amount to about nine hundred million dollars, Figures covering the trade of Cana- da for 11 months of the calendar year are. now available. They show that, up to the end of November the Do. iniuion° imported 'goods valued at 9948,141,545. During the same 11- month period experts from Canada reached a value of $819,086,698. These totals constitute a considerable falling off from the corresponding 11 months of 1929 when imports amount to 91,- 214,627,537, and exports to 91,093,891,- 058, 1,093,891;058, In order to arrive at an estimate of Canada's trade for the calendar year it is useful to turn back to the figures of imports and exports for December, 1929, and make them the basis of the estimate for the month just ended. In December of last year the Dominion's imports of foreign goods were valued at $84,365,165, Domestic exports were valued. at, 988,520,355. Taking into consideration the general failing off to trade, it is estimated that both imports and exports during the present month will approximate sixty-four millions. This figure added to the known totals for the 11 months gives total imports of approximately 91,012,000,000 and total exports of aPproximateiy 9883,- 000,000. Total Tax Revenues The total customs, excise and in- come tax revenues for the 11 months of the past calendar year, that is up to November 30 last, 'vas 9302,036,000. During the corresponding period of 1929 it was $3.75,090,695. Again De- cember figures are not available, and the total for that month must neces- sarily be estimated- During December 1929, customs and excise net revenue amounted to 923;831,187, while income tax revenue totalled 9611,293. This was a total national revenue, front. these sources, of 924,442,480, With the decrease in trade it is elpected there will be a falling -off in customs' revenue during the past month, des- pite the higher tariff' schedules.. How- ever, should customs, excise and in- come tax last month approximate the corresponding month a year ago and Yield 24 million, the total revenue from these sources for the calendar year would be iu the neighborhood of "Ft00t0benc0alendar year, 1929, q customs and excise net revenue amounted to 9330,247,881, while income tax yielded to the extent of e69,285,295. This was a total of 9399,533,176. King George Answers Lord Mayor's Message Sandringham, Eugland.—The King, in answering New Year's greetings of the Lord Mayor, addressed the foiloce- ing message to citizens of Loudon: "Pray assure Londoners that I re- ciprocate their warm greetings, I am touched by their Idndly aliusipns in their message to my complete restora tion to health, for which I am thank- ful to God. 'While I am hopeful for satisfac- tory results from the recent import- ant conferences, the most sanguine minds cannot fail to realize the diffi- culties and anxieties' which confront us at home and overseas, "All the more, we must stand united with the people resolutely determined to find and follow the sure road which leads the Empire to lasting peace and prosperity" Unmarried Workers' Wages Cut in Chile Santiago, Chile: A decree by Don Rodolfo Saramtllo, Finance Minister, on Dec. 30, fixed the 1931 budget at 1,054,036,714 pesos, approximately 9127,000,000, for expenses, and "esti- mated 1,039,617,387 as receipts. The apparent deficit is more than over- come by the aider for a 15 per cent. reduction in salaries forall unmarried public employees. Canada Leads World With Hydro Electrics Ottawa—With 91,000,000,000 invest- ed in electric stations Canada emerged from 1930 one of the world's leaders in water power development, The Department of the Interior esti- mates a maximum of 43,000,000 horse- ' power could be generated from Cana- dian rivers and turbines totaling : 6,- 000,000 horsepower have already been installed, most of them in the past de- cade, Four Travel Cheaply Air -minded parties offour will soon be able to make trips from Manches- ter, England, in a specially fitted air- plane at a lower rate than from any other airport in Great Britain, The rate will be 8d. a mile for Parties of four, and the new plane which North - era Air Lines are putting on will have luxurious seating arrangements and a special heating and ventilating sys-1 tem, Gt. Britain Leads In Shipbuilding Tonnage in 1930 Falls Below 1929 Total, However The shipbuilding returns of Lloyd's Register for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1930, which . have just been pub- lished, show that the tonnage of mer- chant shipping under construction in Great Britain and Ireland, namely, 1,- 116,746, is not only 275,317 tons less than that in hand at the and of the Previous quarter, but is 331,609 tons less than that under construction on Septa 30, 1929: It le, however, sonic slight consola- tion to find that thetonnage under construction in foreign countries on Sept, 30 last—namely, 1;452,290—bas also declined by some 213,000 tons, as compared with the total at the end of the previous quarter: The total for all foreign shipbuilding countries, with teeexception of those for France and'. Italy, show more or less substantial declines. Great Britain and `Ireland occupied first place. Italy moved up to second place with 315,940 horsepower; the United States was third with 242,514 horsepower; Germany fourth, with 241,895 horsepower and 'Prance fifth with 151,209 horsepower, Denmark and Sweden each contributed upward of 100,000 horsepower, iu conclusion, it should be pointed out that the ton- nage figures quoted above are gross tons, and that am account has been taken in the returns of vessels of less than 100 tons gross. How to Exterminate , Weeds In Garden Paths Brisbane, Queens.—Weeds 3n paths can be exterminated by means of a spray that can be obtained at any florist. Some weeds are more easily exterminated than others. Nut grass and oxalis are among thosethat are hard to eradicate. Nut grass grows and spreads in summer in Australia, while oxalis flourishes in winter, in the State of Queensland. Nut grass has nuts growing on a string -root, sometimes, as many• as four nuts on one string that may ex- tend clown into the ground 18 Melee or two feet, Oxalis is a pretty' little plant with a blue Sower; the root is composed of a transparent carrot - shaped substance on the top of which grow several small bulbs, all of which when spread over the surface form other oxalis plants. Another way to exterminate these weeds in a path is to dig a little earth away from each weed, put in a irand- ful' of rough salt; then pour in some water, and in time the weed will with- er away. ith-eraway Sometimes theproaess musi be'repeated two or three times. A method that is .both slow and laborious is to dig the weeds out with a fork. It is also advisable to do so before spraying or salting, as then it is only the strongest and 'worst 1veeds that have 16 be dealt with. Another way to get rid of the weeds is to put hi a four -inch concrete path, Flower or other beds should be weeded by digging them up. If there is .nut grass and the soil is flue and dry it can be screened, a screen with a,three-eighths mesh being: used. A satisfactory way of keeping nutgrass and other weeds from spreading is to grow annuals or carpet' plants. When the plants are massed thickly the weeds have less chance of growing vigorously. Still another idea is to keep the weeds front growing inland gtegudeu preventing h r reventing the thus s wind from carrying the seeds into the garden. — "The Christian Science aro nitor." Echoes of Fashion The latest feminine touch to one's wardrobe is the trimmed hat. Hats for dressy wear are bedecked with ostrich, either In a group of tiny tips, or with the long plume. The ,more tailored hat shows a contrasting trim of either cocques or quills - Stiff velvets are a fashion feature in the ultra -evening gowns for the "com- ing-out eneentble. A fitted line Teaches well below the hip, which' breaks Into a decided fullness accen- tuated ccentuated by the stiffness ofr#ire fabric, A metalling wrap 0$, clinging ycleet lies dollar and cliffs triinnieed with tae starched velvet, Alpaca mohair is an important ma- terial for amid -season resort wear, and will continue its popularity. into the spring. It comes in various patterns. but of selfe6lor, For the three-piece costumes it is considered very chic. Shoes cud bags are also being made of this material. Aluch handwork is seen on the net' sports togs. hand -crochet mesh lace is shown in conjunction with linen and silk. Deep yokes are featured, as Well as tricky belts and cnffs. A clergyman recently gave a young woman of his accivaiutance.a very bad quarter of a,n hour. On her wedding day he sent her a telegram which, as , received, rant "Johne iv, 18." On loole- Ing up the text the girl was horrified to read; "For thou hast had five hue - bands; and Zee whom thou now hast is not tby husband. After they had ee- sto;ed the young woman to conscious- nese, inquiry was made atthe tele- graph office, when it was found that the operator 11ad omitted the letter or numeral indicating the first Epistlg.' Jofeaxhn.I" E. iv, 15 Toads: "There is no fear • in love; but perfect lora casteth out