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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-03-02, Page 7' "hur'sday, 'March 2nd, 1933 Excels in Quality and Flavour "Fresh From the Gardens" tie _,R,01.0l;.. '"'�?'�+h•"+wa+wit+,ccr�vmup�u.,•u�puwrP�ruigo�.usonurow:+uoaouo�nn�su�sa�rr o.warsmw,111111,rq• World Wide d Nis In Brief :South Africa to Have 'Coalition Party Capetown, South Africa -The ec= •onomic crisis throughout the country and a steadily dwindling majority of the Nationalist Government of Prime Minister j. B. M. Hertzog resulted in decision to form a coalition govern- anent. Concluding weeks ,of negotiations,: prolonged by the appearance of con-' troversial points, an agreement has been signed by Premier Hertzog, and General Jan Christian Smuts, veter- an Leader of the South African Par- ty. Chinese Soldiers Offer Little Resistence Chinchow, Manchuria --In the op .ening phase of their •offensive in th , 'Chinese Province of Jehol, the Jap anese have encountered feeble resist ance and seize the strategic cities . o 'Chaoyang, Icailu and Peipiao at littl ,cost. Twenty thousand Chinese it regulars had surrendered to theJap- anese, `most in the region west of T'ungliao. Chinese troops at several anoints fled as the Japanese approach- ) fid. This was, particularly true at-Pei- piao, railhead of the Chinchow-Pei ciao Railway ,spur, and:a jumping-off place for the drive to add Jehol to the Japanese -sponsored state of Man- .chukuo. 'Railway Bill Passes. Senate e f e Ottawa—The railway legislation based upon the recommendations of the Duff Commission was succesful- ly piloted through the Senate when somewhat strenuous debate was abruptly terminated and the Upper House passed the bill without a re- .cordeci vote, Thursday afternoon and 'evening saw a strong attack leveled against the bill and an amendment 'proposed by 'Senator James Calder, Both the attack and the amendment 'were directed against part three of the measure, the section which es- tablishes arbitral tribunals for the purpose of enforcing co-operation be- tween the Canadian National aiid the Canadian Pacific Railways. The amendment receivedconsider- able vocal support, but when put to the chamber it was lost. Immediate- ly afterwards the motion to approve the bill was adopted. The bill now goes to the commons. Japan Quits League Geneva -The Japanese delegation 'walked out of the assembly of the League of Nations after. adoption of the report condemning Japanese pol- icy in .Manchuria and urging continu- ation of non -recognition of the Jap- anese -sponsored state of Manchukuo. The delegation announced that it .can no longer co-operate with the League on the Sino-Japanese ques- tion. Siam alone abstained from voting. Forty-two voted "yes," overnment to Spend less On Roads Construction of essential connect- ing lulls between established high- ways and proper maintenance of roads already constructed are as much as will be attempted by the Ontario Department of Highways in. 1933. This policy was laid down de finitely by Iron, . Leopold Macaulay,, who addressed the annual meeting of the Ontario Good Roads Association in Convocation Hall. Mr. Macaulay made it plain that it will be useless for rnunicipali.tiee, to attempt to di- vert the Provincial Government from this considered policy by urging fur- ther spending this year, Maryland Banks Get Legal Holiday Baltimore—Governor Albert C. Rit- ehie declared Saturday a legal holi- day for all banking and financial in- stiztutions of Maryland,, ' and also Made .Monday ,and Tuesday legal holidays in an effort for banks here to take iimeaStires against heavy 'with- drawals, this week King's highway. "Although many re- ,presentations have been mnacle to the department for the abolition of the speed limit,"he said, 'they cannot be considered, I have always liken- ed the speed limit to a' sword hang - Mg over the heads of the speeders, If they do not get into ,trouble, it is all right, but directly they do get into trouble through speeding; the sword falls. ,Michigan Banks Open Detroit—Michigan entered the sec- ond :phase of its extraordinary bank, ing holiday Thursday with the re- opening, of the banks—some of thein for the first time since Governor W, A. Comstock proclaimed the holiday, on February 14. With a few excep- tions, banks throughout the lower peninsula followed : the lead of De- troit's' banks and announced that five per cent. of all accounts would be made available to depositors. Hydro Clubs to be Formed; In the course of a speech on Hy dro before a gathering under the aus- pices of the Hydro Association of Toronto, assembled in Earlscourt. Community Clubhouse, Commission er • C. A, Maguire asserted: "Mis- statements are being: made all over Ontario in connection with this great public enterprise, and by one who is supposed to 'be leading the great his- toric Liberal Party in this Province, The meeting adopted the following resolution: "That in view of the unfair 'and untruthfulstatements being made about Hydro and the determined ef- forts being put forth to bring Hydro into politics, be it therefore resolved that this meeting go on record as favoring the establishing of Hydro clubs throughout the Province for the purpose of defending the great principles and policies of Hydro laid down and so effectively carried on by the Hydro -Electric Power Commis- sion of Ontario." Royal Commission Named St. Johns, Nfld.-Investigation ' of Newfoundland's intrinsic possibilities has been placed in the hands of a Royal Commission, the personnel of which was announced in London, Ot- tawa and .St. john's. The body will include: Lord Atnulree (Sir William Warender), Chairman, Sir Wrn. Sta- vert and Charles A. Magrath, former chairman of the Ontario Hydro Con-` mission. Hitler Demands Equality in Arms Berlin—Chancellor Adolf Hitler, whom political opponents.depict as a sabre -rattling believer in big arm- ies and navies, committed himself un- equivocally to :a policy of universal and •complete, disarmament. "'Ve are willing, to . go to any lengths to further the ideal of dis- armament," the Chancellor told' the Associated Press. "But we insist that the same stand- ards shall apply for all, Do away altogether with armies, if you please, acid Germany will gladly, scrap hers. also," Investigation Into Labour Defense League ' Ottawa—Nation-wide' investigation of the Canadian Labor .Defense Lea- gue—allegedly the Communist Soc- iety in Canada operating under an- other name -has been ordered by the Dominion ' Governnment,' and is being conducted by.the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ' Raid on. the Prince Rupert head- quarters of the league and seizure of its books, which' occurred, is the first move in the campaign to stamp out the propaganda which this organiza- tion has been- carrying on, Government Asked to Aid Cattle Shipiii nts to Great Britain,' Ottawa—Vigorous representations are being made to Hon, Robert Weir, Minister of. Agriculittre, and to, tie cabinet at large, to lend immediate aschemewhere- some l7C ` - ' support to C t t\ tC total Sl ai Pl so e 20 000 head of finished eat- en , will be exported to Great Britain ithin the next two months. NO fin � o Change mim Speed Limit h p Macau I orottto--Wll:on, Leopold � y by minister of highevays for Ontario, tic said legislation will not ho advanced t -r- ' or abolition' of the speed befit on. the ere are at Ottawa pushing .the pro- ject. They are said to have 7,000 head of ,cattle now ready for exreort. The live -stock men of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are actively reptesented in 'furthering the scheme. 2800 Per Cent, Increase Noted in Direct Taxation In the period .between 1905 and 1931 direct taxation in Ontario in= creased by 2,800 per cent;, while the growth in population was less thee 75 per cent., according to a bulletin 'issued by the Ontario Committee on x conoiny in Puhlic ,Finaucc recently,. The committee represents thirty-one municipalities, and was formed to as- sist the taxpayer and to co-operate, with v . h tIteProvincial Government azmd municipalities in reducing -expendi-. tures and taxation, " The ' bulletin, which is the first of a series;, contains' preliminary recommendations by the committee to reduce Government ese-' Pendia. "As increased taxes are caused by demand for more expendi- tures, such demands' should cease at least for some years and let the abil- ity to pay taxes catch up on. the de- mand for taxes," the bulletin 'states. Quebec Women Refused Vote Oueeeb — A bill to give women of this Province the right to vote in Quebec elections, meet defeat in the Quebec Legislative Assembly. De- feat came by way of a six -months' hoist, moved by Dr, Ernest Poulin (Liberal, Montreal -Laurier) as an amendment to a motion by Dr. An- atole Plante (Liberal, Montreal -Mer- cier) that the bill be given second. reading. ; The six months' hoist was upheld by 'a vote of 53 to 20. NEWS of the DISTRICT �- I STR I CT County Saves. $1000 After consultation` between County court officials the Crown Attorney, the Magistrate, ;Clerk of the Court and Sheriff, with the co-operation of solicitors, there wilt be no jury cases, criminal or civil, at next Monday's spring Assize court, at which Mn Justice Kerwin will preside. There are no criminal cases on the docket and it will be in order to present His Lordship with a pair of white 'gloves.. Yesterday the posting of notices :to sixty-one jurymen to attend was can- celled. This action will save the coun- ty- of Huron approximately . $1.000. There was a similar saving by reason of the jury being cancelled for the December sessions and altogether there should be a considerable reduc- tion in thecost of administration of Justice for 1933,—Goderich Star. A Painful Demonstration • As disconcerting as an agonized roar accompanying a "painless" .den- tal extraction, was the howl of an- guish that a washing machine sales- man gave vent to on Monday morn- ing last when in demonstrating a safety device placed on the wringer, he got his hand into the contraption and before he could successfully throw the affair out .of gear, his fin- gers had passed through the wring- er and were almost as flat as pound- ed lead.—Walkerton Herald -Times, Good Advertising for Tara Some very- interesting conversat- ions were overheard at Tara station on Tuesday when the passenger train going north happened to draw into the station while a freight was wait- ing on the siding to go south. The freight was bearing five members of the "knights of the road" and three more members ` of the same party were .boarding the passenger train' ;having been "bed and fed" ' at Tara. Greetings were exchanged and notes compared: "How are things at Tara?" was asked, front the freight. "Fine. Bed and meals at the hotel." "O. K.. We'll drtip in on our way. back. How are things in Owen Sound?" "Not too bad. See . the mayor but avoid the chief of police." "Alright. Keep away from Stratford. Nothing doing there," The only cnn- Iusion that we can draw from this is hat the soft hearted generosity of he Tara Council is being taken acl- antage of and if a little less gener- osity isn't handed out to these tran- ientS soon, '.Cara is due for an army of hon ?ry unemployed,—Tara Lead- wimming ill. Maitland iver in February An unusual sight in this district at Itis time of the year was witnessed hursclay afternoon by a number of g 3CCtitt i's, o A. transi 111. C pa5stn;, trough town decided to have a swim ncl entered the icy waters of the aitland bark of the stores on Main c t t v s e yt T t a tic rReprosentativcs of Alberta ranch- street and swam arolmdi as if it wore " H ' WZNG1AM ADVANCE -1" MEQ 'July instead of February. The boys enjoyed the novelty of pelting him with snowballs as be swam about. He May have enjoyed himself like others wlto insist ort their cold baths every znorning,;t but pbrsonally, we Prefer the water heated—Listowel Banner. The Work at the Dam Is ;progressing Well Considering the weather coh.ditions the work of reconstruction of 'a por- tion 'of the local dam of the Hyda•o Electric' Power Cotiunissio0 of On- tario is • progressing well. Foreman Fred Coyle has from 35 to 40 men employed when conditions .permit, and they include a diver named Grig- non of Toronto, who is under water sixand d seven hours a day nailing sheeting to the coffer dam and plac- ing .brush and bags of cement et the toe where the bottom is irregular,.— Walkerton Telescope, New Industry for Kincardine Is Only a Rumor Rumours ciroulated last week con- cerning the 'probability of a new in- dustry for Kincardine were proved to be unworthy of any serious . consid- eration when the public meeting an- nounced 'far Friday night was defin- itely postponed. , The rumour was started when M. J. Baziker, of 'Palmerston, a railway employee who, runs a brokerage bus- iness as a sideline, stated that a Nor- there Knitting Mill, would consider locating in Kincardine and he, as .the. representative, would, meet the .ceun- cil. 'Misunderstanding the situation was the cause of a public meeting being called by the acting Mayor which-ewas later changed to a com- mittee' meeting ommittee;m•eeting with Mr. Barker when the true facts of the situation were learned, We are informed on good authority that the matter was purely a , stock -selling proposition which. needless to say, is not of interest to Kincardine citizens, who have recent- ly had one experience of that kind. -Kincardine . News. Injured by Falling Tree John Earner, an Irish youth em- ployed with E. Weinman & Sons in their bush work near Palmerston, suf- fered painful and serious injuries last Wednesday morning, when a falling tree struck him and pinned him:to'the ground. He was, with much difficul- ty, ifficulty, taken to the Palmerston'. Hospital and is still there. His jaw was so badly broken that,soreof -his teeth had, to be removed that he might be. given nourishment. He is also oth- erwise badly bruised and cut about the head and body, It was at first feared his back was breken.-Harris ton Review. Fingers • Blown Off When,Gun Discharged Mr. Wm, Rivers of town, met with an unfortunate accident on Friday morning last while hunting rabbits just east of town. While in the act of climbing a fence the gun discharg- ed and Mr. Rivers had the first two fingers of the right hand blown off and part of the palm of the hand bad- ly shattered. He was brought to Dr. Fletcher's hospital where 'the wounds were dressed.—Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Citizens Extend Congratulations o Mrs. J. Allan Many residents called on Mrs. Jas. Ilan, at, her home' on John Street n Friday to extend congratulations n the occasion of that esteemed cly's 97th birthday. Mrs. Allan, hile she has reached an advanced ge, is in possession of all her facul- es and her reminiscences of the ear - life .of the district are .unusually teresting.—Harriston Review. gg With 'Three Yolks At egg with a triple yolk is on splay in The Post, Window, a pro- tict of one of Mr. Adapt Metzger's n. In opening the egg, the Metz - re expected it might have a double eIle as the "Ben fruit" was of an nusually • large size, bttt were , more an surprised to' see three yolks fined together in' the shape of a clo- ✓ leaf, each about an inch in size,. is very seldom that an egg is found. th a triple yolk.—Hanover Post. nerous Gifts for Relief Work Were a collection taken up at the nday afternoon recitals, sponsored Goderich Lions' Club and given Mr. Meakins and the organist: of various churches in which the re- als are held, it is extrer ely unlike - that anywhere bear the value of provisiotis that have poured in ul<:1 be realized, The first recital s held in St. George's' Church and argo amount of provisions was re ved., The second was helot last iday afternoon ' i.tt Knox Church 1 a vast amount of provisions was ci el t r V t including tr f 1 l tlt t it whole t Cit g' epl7, r. and a ' e t p< rc Ilt:d into 37 bundles. Just ut double: the amount of'ralaterial tributed two weeks previous Wts tight in on`sunctay last. The third` t A 0 la w a ti ly in E di d 'lie. ge y tit tit 0 VC It Ge by. by the 'cit ly the wo wa al cei .Sul ane ter 0p abo con bt'o n is for 1� The "Little Dinner" Front the gossip we hear, we know that the one thing you really like ' to do is give a "little dinner," That in- formal sort of dinner for a limited number of friends, where the courses are few enough to demand, Perfection in each. The table should he spread with the finest n t of d arziasle. ,lie floe err in the center should he in a lowre- ceptacle, so as not to interfere with the glances o#'the guests seated op- posite each other, Allow space en- ough between places to prevent crowding. The table should be set as follows —the knives on the right, the forks on the left—one for each course, the soup spoon laid with knives, the wet- ter glass to the right, the napkin to the left. The bread and butter plate to he right. ., The only holiday in March is St. Patrick's Day, so let's make this "lit- tle dinner" a green and ,white affair. fThen' grace your table with; delicate erns. Your , menu may be as follows: Cream of Asparagus ,Soup Roast Lamb Stuffed Celery Chique Olives Green Peas Hot Rolls Mashed Potatoes Lettuce Salad Cocoanut and Citron Layer Cake Crackers and Camembert Cheese Coffee COOKING HINTS Ham A whole ham or the butt end of tl: ' ia a n ss an economical'bey" f efot a small or large family. There are so many ways to utilize the remaind er after it has been served boiled or baked first, Such as Hans hash with Poached Eggs, Ham: sliced.titin and ri nd, with Eggs, Ham 'Croquettes with Peas, or Carrots. Ham an gratin, a Ham Han Omelettt, or I-Iz.astwlV.Cold of Hare Mousse, Shamrock Salad Use sweet green peppers. 'Use. create cheese or cottage cheese Method: Mix milk or cream with cheese to make a paste, Cut off end of green pepper into slices and `mix with cheese. Chill well. Place on lettuce leaves. Serve with French dressing. - ' [ BAKING HINTS Stuffed Baked Potatoes Method: Scrub I lie 1) tiaiv;rli and hake in the usual way. When dene cut off Rt >iec , of It 1 c. the top an flat sides. Scoop c>tit hisic1C of po,, tatoes - szrasit with ctc<ztnand season. well with'' butter; salt tn d pepper, epper , Make them fluffy, Then pia hen.asm ed potatoes back into potato shells, Dat tops with pieces of butter ---at- cheeseif desired ---and just before serving, heat and brown them in the ovIefn, fixing these potatoes for a party stick an appropriate favor in top of. potato. Apple •Sauee Cake Canned apple sauce is now sold ev- erywhere. v erywhere. This' cake will keep at. least one week; cup of cooking oil 2 cups of sugar 2 eggs 3i cups _ of flour 2 cups of currants 2 level teaspoons of soda 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of cloves 1 can of apple sauce 2 cups of raisins Method: Mix oil and sugar. Beat eggs light and add to sugar mixture, Add flour, currants, soda, spices, ap- ple sauce, and then raisins. Bake in; a slow oven, This makes 1 lame cake or 2 small. cakes. Mint Ice 1 large gebunclmofmint Boiling water 3 cups of sugar 3 cups of water 1 tablespoon of gelatin' - cup of cold water Juice of 5 lemons 5 bottles of ginger ale. Method: Pick leaves from mint. Bruise and put in bowl. Cover bruis- ed mint leaves with boiling water. Let stand for one-half hour. Boil sugar and water together for a few 'min- utes, "Dissolve gelatin in cold water, Mix with syrup, Then . add lemon juice. Mix well and add ginger ale and the mint juice. Color green and freeze or chill (Copyright, 1933, by The Bonnet- Brown Corporation, Chicago) and, concluding recital of the series will be given March 5th.—Goderich Star. A Fine Exhibit An 'exhibit of oil paintings and pen and ink sketches, in one of the win- dows of Mr, P. T. Walker's store, is attractingmuch complimentary com- ment. The oils of landscape scenes are by Mr. George Thompson of Ow- en Sound,.a brother of the late Thos, Thompson, who was a member of the "School of Eeven," reputed to be Canada's most outstanding artists. Geo. Thompson demonstrates much of his brother's artistic gift. The cre- dit for the pen and ink sketches be- longs to Mr. Alfred Andrew of Wal- kerton, and he is being congratulat- ed on his work. — Walkerton Tele- scope. ONTARIO'S TEMPERANCE CONVENTION Lessons from British social reform and from scientific research will be. brought to the Annual Convention of The Ontario Prohibition Union, to be held on March 2nd•and 3rd in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. The ,program indicates that the province's temperance .parlianment, as this Convention is popularly known, has a broad outlook on a great prb- lic question, Chancellor Whidden of McMaster University will preside at, and Mr. Robert Corradini of New York, as- sociate of Prof. Irving Fisher in the work of the Narcotic Research Foun- dation,' will address the annual ban- quet in the Icing Edward. Hotel at 6,30 p.m. Thursday. At the evening session, Dr. J. W. Bready, late of London, England, bi- ographer of Britain's greatest reform- er, Lord Shaftesbury, is announced to speak. .. Other speakers are: Mrs. G. E. Forbes of Weston, Public School' In- t spector J. . M. Denyes of Milton and r Dr. John Coburn of Toronto. Premier Henry will receive the, Convention en masse at the Parlia- ment Buildings on Friday at 11.00 a.m. At that time the ,petitions ag- ainst freer : sale of beer and wine which the Union has been gathering from various parts 'of the province: will be presented to the Premier.. The large Convention, which is made up of ° small delegations from. hundreds of Churches, Bible Classes Women's Institutes, Farmers' Clubs, Temperance Societies and other loca/. associations, promises to be represen-• ative and influential at a critical pe iod in Ontario's history. R EDWAR 3 L RG The economical and delicious table syrup, A nourishing sweet for the whole family LIMITED, MONTREAL THE CANADA STARCH CO. saw's/ id1\.kw\ 1 \� me.pn�l6'b