HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-07-14, Page 6NEWS GLEANINGS FOR WEEK
From Russia and India To Northern Quebec, From
Aviation to Alchemy
LORD'S REVISION DROPPED
Russia in Bad Way Railways and Caeais, on behalf of the
Riga, Latvia. -With serious upris
Government, and at the final meeting
lags reported in many 'Provinces in of the board the airmen who ars ac-
Russia and with the steadily'iuereas_ companying the expedition were re-
"ing cost of living and unemployment ceived b' the Minister, whowished.
and non-partisan :political organiza-
tions of the workers growing steadily,
the Soviet Government is facing the
most serious interne' crisis of the last
two years.
Even the revival of the Red Terror
by the Cheka, a little more then a
fortnight ago, after the assassination
of. the Soviet Minister to Warsaw
failed to halt the increasing number
of attacks on Soviet officials,
Executions of hostages 'held in
Lubianica Prison in Moscow and Goro-
kovaija Prison in Leningrad are hav-
ing little effect bn the population
them bon voyage on bel alf of- the
Government, and also to bxplain, in
e general way, the objective of the
Government with regard to the entire
I3udsoe Bay project,•
•
.NOT VINDICTIVE
U. S. Lucky 'Twas Britain
Who Conceded Inde
pendence
London, July 4. -Independence Day!
was celebrated in London to -night by1
which refuses to beterxoriaed, the largest dinner ever held by the
A foreign diplomatic official sta- American Society in London. Am-
tioned in Moscow reported that the lrassador Houghton was chairman,
present violent anti-British campaign
being conducted by the Soviet author-
ities is an attempt to distract the at-
tention of the population from do-
mestic to foreign questions. The Bol-
shevist chiefs hope the war scare will
create support for the Soviet Govern-
ment.
Religious Unrest Gripping
India ---Moslems Arm for
Holy War on Hindus
London. -The Evening, News Alla-
habad correspondent says that reli-'
gious unrest is reported from many
parts of India and that despite orders
to the contrary mass meetings, at-
tended by thousands of persons, are
being held at Lahore.
The correspondent says that Syed
Bukhari, self -,appointed leader of the
Moslems, has asked every Moslem to century "Caractacns," who was drag -
carry a native weapon and to eat beef god at the chariot wheel of Britain's
in order to gain muscular strength, ancient conquerors, declared: "It is
while women • have been invited to lucky it was Britain from whom you
carry knives "in preparation for a gained your independence, for if it
fight to maintain Moslem honor." bad been another nation they never
An appeal has been made to the would have forgiven you."
and the speakers included Kermit
Roosevelt; Lord Darling, noted as
England's wittiest Magistrate, and
IL Wickham Steed, ex -editor of The
London Times. ' The dinner received
felicitations front President Coolidge,
A feature of the celebration was
the singing of the Ohio Wesleyan
Glee Club, which earlier in the day
held a memorial song service on the
estate of Lady Astor for American
soldiers burled in her grounds who
died of wounds or illness during the
Great War at her home, which was
then a hospital.
Kermit Roosevelt, replying' to the
toeet "To The Day That We Cele-
brate" gave recollections of Fourths
spent with his father on British soil,
characterizing the late President as
"a great friend and admirer of the
British Empire." Lord Darling, say-
ing that he was a species of twentieth
HENLEV.ON-THAMES
Where Joe Wright so nearly won the Dia.iimond Smile.
months' air •tour of the Continent.
Capt. Robert H. Macintosh, also of
the British Imperial Airways, may be
taken along as a passenger.
The aviators plan to start ; within
two weeks for Ottawa, to re -fuel
there and thento fly back to the
European continent, as far as•their
gasoline supply will carry them.
BALDWIN TO DECIDE .'
MATTER IN CANADA
Will Confer With Mackenzie
King Regarding
Appointment
• Landon. -Decision as to who will
officially represent the British Gov-
ernment in Canada will be made by
Premier Baldwin when he visits the
> ovetnment to remove Chief Justice WickhamS Dominion at the end of this month.
teed "ventured the pro- Ile will also decide what the represerr-'
Sir R. B. Shadi Lal, a Idindoo, and phecy that a day greater for the willve's exact functions will be..
to substitute an Englishman or a world than American Independence
Moslem. The correspondent says Day would be the day of America's
Several names have been suggested,
that the support of the demonstrators' declaration for interdependence and but Mr. Baldwin wants to discuss the 1
matter with the Canadian Pri
fends probably comas from. the Khali- co-operation for the advancement of
Tilinister before making his decision. 1
fat committee, human rights, human liberties and
The religious influence of the lead- human respect for the law,
ars was described as considerable
LONDON TO OTTAWA
with support of the Moslem masses GEN. PERISHING
for a holy war against the Hindoos
is assured
PRACTICAL AVIATION
Six Planes and Equipment to
be Taken for Survey Work
Extending Over Eighteen
' Months in Hudson Bay Ter-
ritory.
Ottawa. -Arrangements have been
completed for the departure from
Ottawa this week of the Govern-
ment's aerial expedition to Hudson
Strait. It is proposed to establish
three aerial bases, one in the vicinity
of Port Burwell, at the east end of
Hudson Strait, one in the vicinity of
Nottingham Island, at the west end
of the Strait, acid one in the vicinity
of Big Isla'rcd, on the north side of
the Strait, about tnidway between the
two. The distance between Port Bur-
well and Nottingham Island is 500
miles.
Six planes are being taken in --two
for each base. The type of aircraft
to be used is the I'o'rker Universal.
It is equipped with the Wright whirI-
wind engine of 200 horsepower, the
same type of engine us used by Col-
onel Lindbergh and Chamberlin on
their trans-Atlantic flights. Each
machine is capable of carrying four
persons, together with the pilot, with
an endurance of seven hours: Tito
apeed, full out, is 100 miles per hour,
acid, when cruioing, 85 to 90.
The flying officers selected for the
work are all nen of tried experience.
The arrangements for the expedition
have been worked out by a board of
officials representing the Department
of Marine and Fisheries, the Royal
Canadian Air Force and the Depart -
meet of :Railways and 'Canals. The
arrangements have been reviewed by
Han. C. A. Dunning, Minister of
Aviators Propose to Start
Within Two Weeks for
Trans -Atlantic Aerial Trip
to Canadian Capital, and
Then Fly Back
London, -Decision to attempt a
trans-Atlantic flight from London to
Ottawa, Ont., instead of from Lon-
don to New York, Ls previously plan-
ned, has been reached by a group of
British pilots, seeking to make a
trans-Atlantic flight.
The pilots of the plane will be
Lieut. -Col. F. F. M.nchen :of the Brit-
ish Imperial Airways, and Leslie
Hamilton, a British air taxi owner,
who has just returned from a three
VISITS QUEBEC
U. S. War -Time Commander -
phere of Quebec and its old-world
appearance.
rain, Produce • nd Live Stock
TORONTO.
Man. wheat -No.- i North., $1.6S;
No. 2 North.;.; 1.04; No. 3 Nortli.,
• 1.56 c.i.f. limes.
Man. oats -No, 2 CW, nominal;;
No. 2, not quoted; No. 1 :feed, 071/2c;
No. 2 feed, 661c; Western grain,
quotations .in c.i.f. ports.
American .corn," Toronto- freights,
No. 2 yellow, kiln dried, 51.11%; No.
3 yellow, kiln dried, $1.101/.
Millfeed-Del., Montreal freights,
bags included. Bran, per ton, $32.25;
-shorts, per ton, $34.25; middlings,
841.25. .,
Pass Up • Bad Job
London, :July 6. Anuouncementt.in
the House of Commons to -day by Pre-
mier Baldwin that the Government's
schemeefor the reform of the House
of Lords, which has created some-
thing of a political furore, was mere-
ly "a basis for discussion and orifi-
cisco" is taken by political observers
to indicate LORD 1811'NG' SPEAKS
to th t the f f .th
to 34c;. do, prints to jobbers at No; 1,
3 to 35ee ; No, 2,33 to 34c.
Churning cream-"Speeral, ; •35 to,
33c;: firsts, 34c; seconds, 31c. '
PROVISIONS--WIi0L115ALp.
Sl'helee�alers are quoting: to. the
trade;
Smoked meats -Hams, med., 32e;
cooked hams, 40 to 42c; smoked rolls,
25c; brealdast bacon, 25 to 30c;
backs, boneless, 82 to 42c,'
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50
M 70 Itis., 521; 70 to 90 lbs $19; 90
to 100 lbs. and up, 518; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, $11.50; heavyweight
Ont. oats -57c, f.o.b. shipping reps,. $38,50 per bbl.
points. Lard -Pure tierces, 14 to 14, c•
Ont. good milling wheat -$1.38, 1. •tubs, I:6 to 151/ c; pails, 151fa to 1.6c;
o b shipping points, uccord'ng to prints, 16% to 17e; shortening tierces
freights.•
Barley-lVealting, nominal.
Buckwheat -Nominal.
Rye -No. 2, nominal.'
133!X; tubs, 14%c; pails, 14%re;
blocks and tins, 16%/te,
N 1 OATTLIS,
man.hour First at. in cotton, Heavy bee£ steers, choice 59; . do,
pat.,
fail', $8 to $3 25; butcher steers,
59.15;.in jute, 29, Toronto; second i choice, 58.75 to 59;, do; fair to good,
:a5.1..0.5,.in jute, $8.110. 157.25 to 58; butcher heifers, choice,
Ont, 'fleul' (old crop) -Toronto, 90 $8 to' $8.50; do, corn., $6 to $7;
er cent. pat„ per barrel, in carlots, butcher cows, good to choice, 56.00
on'onto,' $6,901 seaboard, in bulk,' to $6.75; do, fair to goody 55.25
to 50; do; coin. to med., 54.00 to 55;;
Beans-Ca,n. handpicked, $3.60 to do, canners and nutters, $2.50 to $4;
53.90 bushel; primes, $8.45 to $3.60.,butcher; bulls, good to choice. $5 to
Honey -60 -lb. this, 13 to 131/ae; 55.50; do, med., 54.25 to $4.75; do,
10 -lb. tins, 131/e ter 13%c: 5-1b. tins, balognas, 54,25 to $4.60; baby ibeef,
14 to Jeleee; 23 -lb, tine, 16e. $8.50 to 512;' feeders, choice, $7 to
Comb honey-$4'to 55 por dozen. 57.50; do, feir,S 25 to 56.75; stocicen's
Maple products -Syrup, per int- choice,:$6.50 to '7; do, 'fair to med.,
ported gat, $2.25 to 52.30;. per 5 gat, 55,50 to 56; springers, choice, $90 to
$2.15 to $2.25 per gal.; maple sugar, $115; conch cows, choice, $90 to $110;
lb., 25 to 26c. plain to coed, cows, 545' to 505; calves,
PRODUCE- choice, $10 to $12; •do, med. .$7 to
City wholesalers are paying, deliv- 88'50;. do, grassers,, $4,60 to " 5.26;
p y g spring lambs, choice, $14 to 5100;
eyed, Poronto, as' follows: sheep choice, $6 to 57; do, heavies,
Esigs-Fresh extras, 82 to 34e; $4 to $6; do, culls. 53 to $3.50; hogs,
fresh firsts, 29 to 81e; seconds, 24 to selects, w,o.c., $9.75, do, f. and w.,
27c. $9.16; do, thick smooth.w,o.c., $9.25_
Butter -Creameries are selling- do, f. and. w., 58.90. Regular dis
Solids, No. 1, 34ee to 35e; No. 2, 33 counts on inferior grades.
British legislation. He thought there Ing landed in some more northeasterly
might be 60 such Pears, at the most. part of the continent.
n ea a e r e arm e e HOPE ABANDONED
Lords may be dropped completely for ON "PERSONALITY"
tine time being.
During the debate, which aroused Flares are Traced So Rumors
Cannot BeDissected, Former
Parliamentary interest only as a dis-of French Fliers are
cession of the fate of Great Britain's Governor-General Says
upper Chamber can arouse it, there ExploeLandon.-Shrewd- sense and lively
was no affirmation of Lord Birken- ' Quebec. -Hope fordthed French air- humor were characteristically inter -
head's recent assertion in the House mon Nungesser and Coli just about mixed in the speech delivered by Vi
of Lords that the reform would be petered out when the origin of the count Byng .of Vimy when he and
pres- y g have been Sir Robert Borden were. guests of
rushed through in the life of the r"s: mysterious lights which
ent Parliament. sighted at intervals in Northern Que- the Rhodos trustees at their annual
Ramsay- Macdonald, leader of the bee since June 18 was traced down to dinner at Oxford.
Labor Opposition, moved a vote -orf the flare -lighting activities of an . Speaking upon ,personality, Lord
censure on the Government on :the "ligator boat" on Leke Onatchway. Byng described it as a quality which
question of the reform of the Lords, The Provincial Governhtent, Which nobody had , been able to define.
basing his motion on the charge that has taken all necessary steps to in- Though it wasthe biggeet reality ever
the Go\Eernment'had received no man- vestigate the theory that the intrepid conceived, it could not be disdected.
date from the pcepld for its proposed, aviators might have survived the per- The opposite to the men with per -
changes. The motion was defeated ils of the Alatntic to "crash" in some sonality were stereotypes.
362 to 167. remote fastness of Quebec, has re- -. People with personality would, by
The Prime Minister had to listens toceived definite word that the "sunset reading a book, taloa out its idea,
in -Chief Enchanted criticism from Labe Ves, Liberals and lights" used by the Onatchway craft think it over •utilize it and then form
by Scenery
Quebec. -General John "J. Pershing,
commander-in-chief •of the American
forces during the Great War, paid his
first visit to Quebec on the occasion
of Confederation, together with two
of his sisters and a son, In addition
to it being his first visit to Quebec,
it was likewise Itis initial trip to
Canada. He arrived on Friday night
by auto from Indianapolis, which is
his own hone town, and visited the
citadel, the battlefields, park and all
other places of interest in the Ancient
Capital, stating that he was perfect-
ly enchanted with the quaint atmos
Detailed Map of Radio
Conservatives, John Buchan, `new could easily be mistaken for flares or their own ideas of what- they had
ly elected to the House, voiced in his. distress signals, and actually are res- read. Stereotypes took the book word
maiden speech the views of the dis- ponsible for raising the hopes of the by word, sponged it' up, into their
senting Conservatives. whole world. O complexes, and then acted to the very
Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal Since the weird "signals" were first letter of it.
cibseeeed there has teen a rush of In the army they had eome most
relief forces to. Chicoutimi from all magnificent, full'blooded, transcend -
parts of the continent, and the De- ental stereotypes, people who imagin-
pertinent of 'Lands and Forests has od that the .standardization of effl-
spared no co-operation with these ex- cieney: meant that men were ;not Itu-
peditions to establish whether_ Nun man and that .everybody was to be
gesser and Coli'were alive. Tine "alli- , brought':rot only bodily but mentally
gator boat" disclosure, while quash to the. same pitch of efficiency. They
hiss the theory that they "crashed" in' would never realize that every man
Leader, declared that in the past the
Liberal Government, in considering•
reform of the House of Lords, had de-
cided to leave "the ramshackle thing
where it was."
Discussing the hereditary aspects
of the reform proposals,_ Mr. Lloyd
George questioned whether there were
200 Peers who, by training, experi-
ence of mental qualities, had the nee- Quebec, does not, however, entirely was something different from the man
essnry qualiefeations for revising eliminate the possibility of their hey -1 who stood shoulder to shoulder with
him.
Among school -masters there were
Tie Up On July First also to be found some splendid stereo-
types. Every school -master stereo-
typed himself first and then his pu-
pils. The first report Written on him-
self ,(Lord Byng). by his tfiaster at
Eton was that ho was fair at Latin
and indifferent at Greek.. He himself
knew better. lie .knew that he was
bad at both. . •
Tho master, in hie stereotyping
mind, was writing ,the same garbage
about him and 24etherpupils.
HOW IT WAS DONE -M
The alcove map shows how the All Canadian Broadcast which was enjoyed by an eehlmated number of over 5 million Canaeliens.o•u our Confederation
171nthday. The megrim originated at Ottawa and the double circles indicate centers from welch the rebroadcasting was clone. These and the single
black circles were all repeaters Connected by telephone and telegraph lines with Ottawa wbere tee station CentO took care of the initial amplification.
Front Drummondville the low meter Oovernment I.Ieam Station was successful 1n reaching England, Beate, Mexico and nnany other eountrles.This
is the most pretentious wo•i'ld-wtde broadcast ever undertaken.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES BY JEFFERYS
(CUT OUT AND SAV'16)
No Doubt.
Judge -"Tho policeman save yore
offered resistance when he arrested
your'
P rtsoner-,r"Well, your honor, that
was all I had. Maybe I'd have been
more successful if it had been a 510
bill.,,
Wife -"'Why don't you help me out
of tate car? lou'rss not so gallant as
you used to 'be 'when I was a girl:"
1-Iubby--"And •you're not so buoyant
as you used to be when 1 was, a boy,"
s'
eeet-
INAUGURATION OF RIDG ll AY`MONUMENT
TORONTO, JULY i. 1670
NORT1-1WEST MOUNTED POLICE -1573
RKia1CrhlAD1&W.MOUNTED POLICE -1927
74-
z ^,t.r�
�.ereY
tern _re+�•g",,R>Yx�°"ai*'
PROPOSED i4ATlONAL WAR MEM011114L
TO 5E ERECTED AT OTA'alA,
Eva Gauthier
World-famous singer, Canadian born, "'
who was one of the 'artists in pan
ada's Diamond Jubilee brQ,adcaat at
Ottawa on Dominion Day.
Vise i,:,, :!Puff Grey :.
o
on Soviet hue
Distinguished ,Statesman Dif-°f
fers from Party Over
Break with Russia
London -The cancellation, of the
Anglo -Russian trade agreement had a
sequel which ie expeoted to involve.
letigatiton here. This eanoervs the
ownerslutp of the ell supeated Niven the
wefts In Russia .conilaceted by the
Soviet. Four Belech companies which
claim property in these welle have is-
sued a notice to intporterts and dealers,
warning them of the tOabiltty involved
as Orem play 26 when the trade eg'ree-
moist was terminated for all suet -oil,
imported or dealt in,
The oampanies olaian they are obis
to identify the eel by its chemical con-
settution, apart from evidence about Its
source, Their case is that the oil is
being sola on a large se -2'e is Crowd •
Bettain, anal this can be .doue legally
only en their account.
it the. meanwitte, Viscount Grey of
Falloden has made a statement show
ing that the distingaiehed Liberal "t.
statesman differs from lido,laity in
declining to oonalermt the-Vttieh Gov
eminent for breaking off relations with
Russia. 'There is a gooddeal to be
said on bith tslise," said Lord Grey,
"Hut the thing is dune and I hope Ili
I3rltgh Government, to whatever party
11t r be.oa & Will resume
rolatio•nu on, _
any footing which le not genuine and
s means." ..
kHo contlnuaed: "The esueenea of re -
Dimling relations should be that the
i o1 world hapro-
fesseiIoi1cyy and iraottearevelityien 8bawnscioued,
that :the Government professed itee:f
end in paactioe was a Government
p nouing Russian national alms and
Roes.lan national interest. Ler -that
bethe primary canelltion of any re-
sumption of diplomatic relations with
IttTfsta" ' �'
If they wase resumed without that
condition being •clearly nnd•ea•stood end
seeared, he concluded, "Ile retatlons
any Government might try to re-entah-
fish with the Soviet must result in
deception, disappointment and fail -
urs." -Christian Sciemes Monitor.
rasrewa:,cvo-rRi.m.�,
Toronto's Diamond IJloctal.
Abode is shown the diamond studde
gold rued l whieh n as awarded to the ;.-
winner of Torento's Conteclerelion
Jubilee merafhbti, July' 1. It• is set
with ton diamonds, five on each silo
and proved "a -prize worthy of .the oc
e Siris. It.ls• backed by a bine i'Ibbau,
and Eras oonteet d for by 30 of 'tire
greatest runners of Canada' and rho
'United States. Cliff :Bricker of Galt
won - easily, , establishing a 15 -mile
world's record of 1 boor, 11 ntln'.; 102/5,
sa•touds.
Cooprn liar vola' Lire cat wit() a
/ •mono on temper than your first ono
had?" Chant -"More evert? No, ovon
zoom' u
.!itiwbit!ous Sp t lather, 1 have
found my true vacation at loot! I
want to bo a uutsic:iau c 1'a,ther
--"All right my '•boy, only don't ever
clarc t.o comae avid play iii front of my,