HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-07-28, Page 7Service Dried
t®: Speed Maes
Byrd,'Chamberlin, .and Levia-
than's C.^ptain Say Re-
lays are Feasible
S,S, Leviathan. -The project of ex-
pediting mail and passengers by a
.combined ship and airplane service
across the. Atlantic was . discussed
by Captain .Hartley of the Leviathan,.
Commander Richard E. Byrd' and
.Clarence 13. Chamberlin.
The discussion was prompted by re-
•esipt of a message from David A.
Burke, manager of the United States
Lines at New York, who advised Cap-
tain Hartley that he was proposing to
m
mend a definite plan for such a
ropose to the shipping board if ad -
ed that it was feasible.
Declared Feasible.
Both Commander Byrd and Chem-
'4- berth!. joined Captain Hartley in con-
cluding that it was entirely feasible.
to begin experimenting on a ship to'.
;shore service when the elhip was with-.
in 600 -miles of port, lengthening the.
.distance to 1000 miles when condi-
tions were practical,
- Chamberlin: even -expressed willing-
ness,to sign a contract to begin such
flights- personally at once with es Rel-
iance machine, using e ' collapsible
Muuway,sloping :'from the top deck to
ite bow.' '
'Commander Byrd recommended a`
catamilt,;.nsing a Voight seaplane :or.a.
Leoning amphibian. carrying approxi-
mately 300 pounds of mail or three
passengers, making it possible; with
,complete safety, to cross the ocean in
two hours less than four days. Cap-
tain Hartley did not believe that the
aweather would offer difficulties in
Such a service.
Importance of Speed.
Such expediting of certain classes
of mail, including quicker transmis-
sion of banking papery is an import -
.ant feature, while business men could
have Saturday morning in Now York
'and be in London or Paris on Wednes-
day.
Canadian Crop Outlook `Bet
ter Than Average"
Winnipeg, Man.—A "better than
average"- wheat crop 3s forecast for
western . Canada this year, on the
basis of present conditions,. by various
`. •organizationswhose estimates are
generally regarded as reliable. ft is
estimated that the wheat acreage is
about 19,750,000 acres, as compared
with 21,700,000 last year, there being
.a decrease this year of about 9 per
-'"gent. By provinces, the acroag 9:
AlpManitoba, 1,000,000; Saskatch.hn,
_11,000,000; Alberta 7,275,000. '
So far as the other principal grains
- are concerned, there is an increased
acreage this year devoted to their
cultivation. There are 11,000,000
acres given over . to oats, an increase
of nearly 9 per cent, over last year
over 3,000,000 acres is seed ed to bar-
ley, this being an increase of 15 per
cent. over last year, and 670,000 acres
to flax, or an increase of 8 per cent.
Desmond berke
1 By only orae point, Lieutenant Des-
mond Burke, of Ottawa, lost the high-
est honors for marksmanship, that the
Empire can :bestow, to the final for
the Ic.ing's Prize recently,
Tho winner was Captain Vernon,a
formerly of the Royal Army Medical
cbrps, •with an aggregate Sof 292.
B
urke's aggregate was 291. Burke
night have repeated his victory of
1924 had he' scored just -one more
• „point in the second ofe the Oce,tis
-.:stances in the final. IB was this dis-
tance, 1,000 !yards, the longest of trio'
whole shoot, which cost him the. prize.
1n this he scored: 70 out_ of 7+6:
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One Remedy.
Dull Returned Explorer (relating
adventures tediously) -"And when,
after fighting our way through miles
of jungle, we found, to our dismay,.
that it had Swollen' to twice its nor -
,
mai size—what were we to do?"
Bored Young Damsel (catching only
the last few words)—"Did you try
poulticing it?"
With the large .nhmiber-of oil wells
that are now coning in Alberta, it
might be in order to change the name
of our province to Oilberta-Radcliffe
Review.
The Rumanian Royal Family Affected by King's Death
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Soviet Leader Warning
arning
'CaHs Upon Workers to Enlist
Before Impending War
Moscow—Heralding the beginning
of defence week,' President Rykoff, of
the Council of Commissars, who also
is chairmen of .Labor and Defence, re-
newed his warning to the citizens of
the imminence of war and the neces-
sity far preparedness, . His published
instruction declares that the Osovt
ackim, as the central organ of defence,
must -double its ranks during the,
week.
"Whoever is not a member of the
Red Army," said the instruction,
"must join the ranks of the Osovi-
ackim and Be ready' to rise to the de-
-fence of the union- Every worker
must know how to use a rifle, how
to deal with gas attacks, and how to
strengthen the defence of the coun-
try."
The week will be devoted generally.
to rallying of economic and military
resources. The newspapers lar�ncll
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REGE NCY WILL FUNCTION IN RUMANIA
Losing his long battle against can -Michael, --\vile was proclaimed heir Prince Michael a regency
will 'admin -
at Bucharest on .July 20, The de-' Carol, who is separated from his wife lee the complicated political condition
ger, Ring Ferdinand of Rumania died on the abdication of Prince Carol tater the royal prerogatives.Inview
ceased monarch is shown at the TOP former Princess Helene of Greece, is rof ;lie country unrest and disorder,,
CFNTR
E; and at the LEFT is Queen shown • BELOW, his wife at the it is feared, may follow the death of
Marie. At the RIGHT Crown Prince RIGHT. During the minority oE'1
Ferdinand.Ferdinand.
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ed the campaign with editorials and PLANNING THE PR
cartoons' intended to rouse martial PRINC
q
spirit,
(Some people wonder• just how much
Tape these illadvised disturbers will
neer to hang themselves, -Ed.)
ROYALTY OPENS
MERSEY DOCKS
King and Queen Perform
Ceremony at £7,500,000
Buildings in Liverpool
Liverpool—King George and Queen
Easy recently opened the new �£7;
500,000 Gladstone Deeks (a locked
basin for loading . and unloading
ships), said to be the largest, most
modern and best equipped in the
world. The docks, 56 acres, in ex-
tent, : unlike" the rest of the port of
Liverpool, are accesible in any weathe.
er and almcst in all stages of the
tido; to the' largest steamships 'yet
built ar likely' to be built.. They thus
have an entrance lack, 1,070 feet long'
by' 130 feet wide with a waterway 48
feet deep. They also provide 2?/a,
miles'' of quayage with mechanical
loading and unloading rnachiner•y and
60 acres of storage warehouses. More
than 170,000. tons of cement were
used to construct the quay walls, 63
feet high.
Their majesties arrived at 11.30 in
the morning and later embarked on
the Galatea which proceeded down
the Mersey to the lock at the en-
trance of the clocks. 'Here the Gala-
tea broke a ribbon placed across the
entrance, proceeded into the new
basin, from which the King and,
Queen viewed in the distance the
Gladstone Dry Dock, which they
opened in 1913.
An experimental service of motor
coaches to carry ocean passengers
between Liverpool and London is an-
nounced. This` has arisen from the
competition which is . now 'acute here
between. the railways and the motor
traffic.
King George Comforts Little.
Scots Lassie
Edinburgdi—L'ittl•e Annie Laurie',
Mackenzie was having a good cry one'
morning in the streets of the Pleae-
ance sloum district tersuse a playmate
had stolen her teddy bear. In the
midst of her tears someone patted her
tousled head asking: "What's the
matter, little one?;
It was Ring George who, with the
Queen, was inspecting the settlement,
The Ring intervened,. restoredthe
teddy bear and went this way smiling
as Annie Laurie brushed away her
tears and wondered who the ;kindly
gentleman could bo.
j�9 LIR
The baggage -master's job is to see
How Arrangements are Made
(By Horace Wyndham)
When the Prince of Wales goes a- Halsey, who has filled the responsible
touring, all arrangements have to be post of comptroller and treasurer to
planned many months ahead, Thus,
the details of the Canadian visit of
HIS Royal Highness were worked out
last January.
A tour having been decided on, the
.first thing to settle is, of course, the
approximate date of leaving England,
Tho Prince is a busy man, with many
calls upon his time, and his engage-
ment -book is certain to bo filled up
quite early in the year. As soon as
"the actual date is fixed, a. spell of
feverish anxiety descends upon the
members of his household. Perhaps
the busiest among diem is his private
secretary,. One of the earliest of this
otiicial's cares is to procure a stocic
of all the newest and most authorita-
tive book§ dealing with the'districts
in the projected- itinerary. A careful
digest of these volumes 1s then made
by his librarian; and, by studying 1t4
the Royal traveller forms a Very good
idea of what he will see. If, too, an
expert happens to. be lecturing on any
of the'places mentioned, the Prince
takes an opportunity of going to hear
him. On this account he has several
times been among the audience at the
meetings of the Royal, Geographical
Society and the Royal Colonial Insti-
tute..
_ - Planning the Program.
As may bo imagined, a tremendous
aniount.el correspondence has to be
carried out before thetour actually
begins. Letters and cables are for-
warded well in advance, boor to heads
of departments abroad, as well as to
the officials who. will come into touch
with his Royal -Highness; and each
receives a'. detailed program, giving
times of arrival and departure, and
length of stay, etc.
. WVhen .the, suggested: program has
been submitted to,and approved by
their Majesties' the Ring and Queen,
copies are furuishod for each member
Of the suite selectedto,accompany the
Prince. These officials are -responsible
for 'making themselves thoroughly
familiar with the contents, 'and to
know jest. what their own duties will
bo at any given moment. The pro-
gram is, of ,course, regarded as strict-
ly confidential, and not on ally ac-
count to be communicated to an un-
authorized person. For this reason a
special staff 'is employed to typo the
progranhs, and a. record is ]Copt of
every hand through which they:pass.
1f, then„ anything leaks out improper-
ly,, the ofiendor can be brought to
book
Who's Who on Staff. •
The first. member of the Prince's
entourage is Vice -Admiral Sir Lionel
his Royal Highness since 1920. Born
in 1872, Sir Lionel became a naval
cadet fin the Britannia in 1585, and
afterwards went to the Royal'' Yacht,
He saw active• service in South Afri-
ca, and did so well there that the was
specially promoted to the rank of
commander. During the European
War he took a strenuous part in the
Battle of ,Jutland. The admiral is,
of course, fully experienced in all the
multitudinous requirements that bring,
a Royal tour to x successful issue, for
he accompanied'tho prince 00 his re-.
cent journey to Caiieda.
Porliaps the member of the "Prince's
suite who has as much responsibility
as anyone else for everything going
that none of the poetmanteaus and
suit cases go astray. This calls for
p,3'onounced vigilance. His task, how-
ever ;Is to,a certain extent •eimplifled
by the fact that all the luggage en-
trusted` him is of the sante pattern
and legibly marked with the Royal
cypher. Still, as the number of pieces
is more than a hundred, the ihas some
anxious moments lest, when his back
is turned, any one ofthem should
chance to be annexed as a"souvenir•."
This has never happened yet. Still,
there is always a possibility that it
may! „
"Logging" the Tour.
A careful "log," or diary, is kept
by another. member of the staff
throughout the trip; and in this vol-
ume is written up at the end of each
tlay.a vary full account of the Princa's
doings Ono copy of the' previous
week's entries is despatched to King
George and Queen Mary;, one to Priu-
cors Mary; and others to his brothers
and various relatives. After the tour
is •finished, the completed diary, to-
gether with a selection of photo-
graphs, is specially bound in purple
morocco, and copies are deposited in
the libraries at Buckingham Palace,
Windsor Castle, Sandringham, Marl-
borough 1•Iouse, and York House. An-
other copy goes to the British Mus-
eum, and thus forms invaluable ma-
terial for future historians.—Mont-
real Star,
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Shanghai Numbered Among
Great Ports
Washington—Shangbal, a city of
2,000 000 population, with commercial
buildings and residences in the model
settlement comparable to those of any
large western city, has a shipping
trade cf 30,000,000 tons annually that
goes to all parts of the world, says a
report to the Department of "Com-
merce, from Julean Arnold, commer-
cial attache at Shanghai.
Firms of all nationalities maintain
offices in Shanghai, and its -canals
and creeks ere lined with mills and
factories bath foreign and native. Of
the 30,000 foreigners settled in Shang-
hai there are 3,500 Americans.
Grain, Produce and Livestock I
TORONTO.
Man. wheat -No. 1 North„ ii1.703
No, -2 North., 51.66M; No. 3 North.,
well Is tris private -secretary, Sir God- $1.00 c,i,f, ports.'
fray Thomas. Educated at Harrow, Man. oats—No. 2 CW, nominal;
his first career was diplomacy- When No, 1, feed 6914c; Western grain
the world -war broke out, l a was ecru- quotations in c.i.f. ports.
ing on the staff of the British Am- American corn, Toronto freights,
bassador M Berlin ,and many stirring No. 2 yellow, kiln dried, $1.151.1 ; No.
adventures were his before he found 3 yellow, kiln dried, $1.1416.
himself safely back in England again. Millfeed—Del., Montreal freights,
The third important post in the bags included. Bran, per ton. $02.26;
Prince's personal staff is that of shorts, per ton, $35,25; middlings,
groom -in -waiting, a position held by $42,25.
Brigadier -General Gerald Trotter. Ho I Ont, oats -53c, f.o.b, shipping
served for twenty years in the Grena-.Points,
0.
dier Guards (the Prince's own regi- I V3.• Ont:
n sh
good
points, haceoru n38' to
ment), and fought in South Africa and eghts.
Prance. He is also thoroughly famil• Barley—Malting, nomlral.
Mr' with the etiquette and routine -of , Buckwheat—Nominal.
Coprt life, for, prior to going to York Rye—No. 2, nominal.
House, he was a Gentleman -usher to Man. flour --First, pat., in cotton,
the Ring at Buckingham Palace. $9.05;, in jute, $8.90; Toronto second
Irate in jute, $8.40.
Important Subordinates- Ont. flour old crop) -Toronto, 90
,I l
In additon to the high RI fats al
ready mentioned, the Prince's per•'por cent. pat per barrel, in carrots,
conal staff on this tour includee a num:' $5,5 ;to, -F5 t'0 05.70. rd,' in bulk,
$6.90; new crop, $5.70.
ber oR subordinates, who are none the I Beans -Can. handpicked, $3.00 to
less charged with responsible fano- $3.90 bushel. .
tions. One, for example, is a skilled I Maple products -Syrup, per nu -
photographer. On :him devolves the Ported gal., $2.25 to $2.30; per 5 gal.,
-duty of securing views of every place $2.15 to $2.2,1. per gal.; nhaplo sugar,
the party happens to visit ,as well as IIb., 25 to 26c.
honey -60 -lb. tins, 13 • to 131,�ac•
portraits of the leading officials and i10 -Ib. tins, 1314 t.1 1314c; 5-1b. tins,
persons of distinction whom his Royal 14 to 14efic• 21,4 -lb, tins, 160.
Comb honey—$4 to 55 nor dozen.
Pneoubb.
Highness will meet during the tour.
These portraits and views are care-
fully preserved, to form the illustra-
tionsrequired for a bound record that
is subsequently compiled.
tast, but not least, in the suite ac-
companying .the Prince, are a valet 27c. eee
and a baggage -plaster, Tho former Butter—Creemeries are selling—
functionary. is held rospgnsible for Solids, No, 1, 35 to 351/c; No; 2, 34
seeing that his Royal Highness has a to 34l/4c.
sitting wardrobe . for every . possible Creameries erre . selling • prints to
occasion on the tour. This wardrobe jobbers at -No, 1, '36 to 37c; Np. 2,
is, necessarily a considerable one, for, 34 to 35c,
in addition to a great variety of ani Churning cream --"Special," 85 to
forms, dozens of suits of multi for day 86c; firsts; 3401 ;secon etc,
wear'together with sport -
twins,
-New, large 191x i'o 2U%ti
and eveningtwins, 20 to 21c; triplets 201.i to 21c.
ing kit,.must be ready to hand when Stiltohs, 211%,0. Old, large, :25c;'twins,
wanted. - . - . 126c, Old Stilto:-s, 27c.
City wholesalers are paying, deliv-
ered, Toronto, as follows:
Eggs—Fresh extras, 32 to 34c;
fresh firsts, 29 to 31e; seconds, 24 to
PIlOVI SION f,—WHOLESALE.
Wholesaler6 aro quoting' to the
trade:
(Smoked meats—Hams, reed., 30c;
cooked hams, 40 to 42c; smoked rolls
25c; breakfast bacon, 25 to 30c;
backs, boneless, 82 to 42c.
1 Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50
!to '70 lbs., 521; 70 to 90 lbs., 519; 90
to 100 lbs, and up, $18; lightweight
Irolls, in barrels, 511.50; heavyweight
rolls, $88.50 per bbl.
Lard—Pure tierces, 14142 to 15c;
tube, 15114 to 16c; pails, 16 to 1614c;'
!prints, 17 to 1705c; shortening,
1 tierces, 133; tabs, 140'rc; pails,
154c; blocks and tins, 13'%c.
CATTLE AND IHOCS.
Heavy beef steers, choice, $8.75 to
59; do, f air, 58 to $8.25; butcher steers,
choice, $8 to $8.75; do, fair to good,
$7 to 57.75; butcher heifers, choice,
58 to 58.50; do, con,., 56 to 57;
butcher cows, good to choice, $6.20
to $6.75; do, fair to good, 55 to
$5.75; do, com to pied., $4.50 to $5;
do, canners and cutters, 52.50to53,50;
butcher bulls, good to choice, s5 to
56; do, med., 54.50 to '-$4.75; do,
bologna•s, $4.25 to 54.75; baby beef,
58.50 to $12; feeders, choice, 57 to
57.55; stockers. choice, $6.50 to 57;
do, fair 'to med., 55 to 08; sprtiigers,
choice, $80 to 5110; snitch cows,
choice, $70 to $80; plata. to medium
cows, $45 to 565; calves, choice, $12.50
to 513; do, med., $9 to $10.50; .do,
grassers. $4.50 to 55.25; spring lambs,
choice, $14 to 514.25; sheep, choice, $5
to $6; do, heavies, $4 to $5; do culls,
52 to 53.50; hogs, selects w.o.c.,
510.15; do, f. and .w, 59.85: do, thick
smooth w.o.c., $9.655; do, f anl, w.,
59.35. Regular discounts on inferior
grades of hogs.
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Surprise Packets.
Reservations may be made for
ladies in boxes only.—Prospectus of
a New York banquet to Colonel Lind-
bergh.
The lodge has more than 20 rooms.
. When filled to capacity it can
take care , of 53 sleeping' guests.—
Washington Star.
After Trade
British Motor Manufacturers
Seek to Remedy Defects
of . Trade ,With New
Zealand
Anekland. N:7,—On their arrival_ in
Nem( Zealand recently from. Australia,.
the delegation from the Society of
Motor Manufacturers and Traders of
Great Brittain were welcann-'l et the
Town Hall by the Mayer ,cf Auckland,
supported by the cha,:rmen of the
Chamber of Commerce, aol a Minister
el. the Grown and, the Government
has gone io a geed decal of trouble to
facilitate the work of the mission,
-The sentiment in favor cf 13ritish
goods. in New Zeeland l•and is , strong, but
the British motes' manufactures does
muck lees busier, e hero then his
American rival,, American cars for
the mast part are cheaper, and ere
able to'surmount the obstaoe of the
preferential tariff in favor of British
Empire goods, Moreover they are
Considered by mcet people to be bet-
ter suited to New Zealand conditions.
They are more highlq powered, ant
tin Nsw Zealander likes a car that
will travel quickly on the flat and take.
hills wtihoat too mach changing of
gears. It its also ton' -ended that
the American oar is hettea•-adapted to
New Zealand's bath roads,
On the other hand champions of
the English car say that its relative
defeats have been exaggetated. 'They
maintain that it wears well, and they
point to lesser consumption of fuel.
Of recent years European cars have
become more popular on this market,
Improvement in roads has favored
them and so has reduction 4n their
pricey -
In the aggregate the New Zealand
market is small, though its value per
capita is the highest in the world.
Tho delegation will spend three
weeks in New Zealand. In welcom-
ing them the reprsntative of the Gov-
ernment said that in the two years in
which it had concentrated on motor
manufacture, Britain had reeapturol
more than. 80 per cent. of its loot trade.
BRITISHOTE'ST.
ABYSSINIAN ATTACK
Caravan Is Rushed by Ethi-
opian Troops
Lcndon—Tire British Government
has lodged a protest with the Abys-
einian Government against en attack
cu a British camel caravan traveling
in the Province of Hrrar last month.
The caravan was carrying supplies for
the lelejlrnrsja of Ilitteli, who was with
a party, nehu•d ug -r Geoffrey Archer,
forhnerly Governer -General of the '
Sudan.
Pertnizslon to enter Abyssinia had
been asked from Ras Taffari, the re-
gent, but the local Deputy -Governor
ap; arently dented that he lrad been
warned of the caravan's impending ar-
rival. 711e upshot was that the cara-
van - was rustled by Ethiopin troops
with the result net there wore a
dozen fatalities a:nnhg the British
Somalis in charso of the outfit
The r,elxrticns batwecn Great'Britain
and Ethiopia have linen unsatisfactory
for some time pat, pertly owiug to
the Anglo -Italian economic trenly,
which the Ahye•inians believe ini.cni-
ed the partition of their csuntry into
spheres cf influence, and partly owing
to indiscreet nubile uttoran.t4t-.cf an
Englishman in Egypt about the ma..
alnuance of slavery in Abyssinia.
Sergt: Major Hawkins
Toronto marksman and former King's
prizewinner, who ;von the Prince of
Wales prize at Birley.
Twin Grievances.
"what is Biggins' grievance against
the railroad company7"
'He has two grievances. '0110 is
that all the trains don: t stop at his
station and another is that when the
gets -aboard • they lose time stopping
(at other stations." f