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World Wide News In Brief Form
Claim'.Beziefits to World
Wheat Growers
London—Definite benefits for the
wheat farmer are said to have result-
ed already from activities of the Per-
manent International. Wheat Advis-
ory Commission, established last Aug.
25th. The Commission is;,!aut'horized
by the twenty-one Governments who
signed the world 'wheat pact last au-
tumn to review the operations of that
agreement, and to recommend any.
further measures which it considers
advisable to improve wheat -marketing
conditions.
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Fire Destroys Three Barns
In Four. Days
Tilisonburg—Two explosions, ,fol-
lowed by a fiercely ]blazing fire, com-
pletely destroyed the barn on the
farm of Victor Pettmaq on the Ninth
Concession, tiremilesnorth of here.
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The fire, the. rtilihtd to destroy barns
in this vicinity: "in four days, is be-
lieved to have ibeen of an incendiary
mature, and the farmers of this district
are becoming alarmed.
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Berlin and Poland Treaty
May Aid Peace
Berlin—A ten-year pact of friend-
ship and non -aggression, which diplo-
matic •circles .called one of the most
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rades.
The problem of establishing the
winter, camp of the expedition reached
a critical point, for, Admiral Byrd set
Feb. 10 as the deadline for the "de-
parture of the flagship. .If she is not,
unloaded by then she will run the
danger of being°;crushed i'n.,the new
ice. Her fuel, too, is running short.
This is Anniversary Year
Niagara 'Falls, N.Y. —. Clasping
hand's beneath the folds, of the Fleur -
de -Lis of France, the.' fifteen -Starred
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flag of the newborn American Repub-
lic and the Britsh flag, Canadians and
Americans here decided to join in in-
ternational celebration of the 400th
anniversaay of the founding of `tthe
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TSI]; WINOEUA1Y ADV NC ��`I J S
ural product,, creation of a central DEALT WITH KIDNAPPERS
baric,
establishment of agricultural
short-term aid intermediate ciedits,
and the launching of a 'substantial
public ]forks programwere announc-
ed in the Speech 'frons the Throne
which opened the fifth session of the
Seventeenth Parliament of 'Canada.
The very, first sentence of the Vice-
regal al speech stated there are sound
reasons for believing that \the world
is gradually returning to econorhic
stability and intimated that Canada
shares in the intprovetnent and near,
ches with the leading nations toward
permanent prosperity.
Individual Quota in Wheat Control
,Winnipeg --Reduction of wheat ac-
reage by actual, enforcement of Can-
ada's wheat quota of 200,000,000 bus.'
through the medium of a selling uota
for; individual farmers was anticipated
by many of Western Canada's 300,000
farmers:
At meetings of farmers' locals in
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
the wheat agreement signed at Lon-
don, Eng., limiting exports of the gol-
den grain by major producing coun-
tries for the next two years, starting
this season, has been the chief topic
of discussion. Although the Federal
Government has yet to announce how
the quota' is to be made .effective, the
selling limit based on a five-year av-
erage is anticipated.
New World.
For two nations, two Provinces,
half a dozen States of the American
Union, and literaily dozens of Canad-
ian and American municipalities, the
year 1934 is an anniversary year—'the
400th anniversary of the :coming, of
Jacques Cartier to found 'Canada; the
tercentenary of the founding of Three
Rivers, Que.; the centenary of the
founding of Toronto; the 150th anni-
versary of the first, landing of the -Un-
ited Empire
anited:Empire Loyalists in Ontario; and;
on the American side, the celebration'
of the restoration 'of old Font ; Niag-
important treaties in recent European ara*
history, was signed. here , by Poland
and. Germany. It: was regarded ,here
as a move to eliminate definitely all
boundary questions between the two
powers, and was taken as an indica,-
tion
ndica-tion the -Government •of Chancellor
Hitler feels certain and secure l•in its
positions.
.Admiral Byrd Has His Troubles
Admiral Byrd's Flagship, Bay ' of
Whales, Antarctica -High winds, a
strong 'swell, and the disintegration of
the ice near which -this craft was ber-
thed beset the second Byrd Antarc
tic expedition.
The dangers . drove the flagship,
front her moorings and kept •forty-
three men marooned at Pressure
Camp, file temporary supply base, 4*
miles south of the edge of the ice.
Four other men remained at the Little
America base, cut off from their. coin -
Berlin Claims No Interference.
Berlin—The' German reply to a re-
cent Austrian complaint 'against Nazi
activities in Austria, Reichs-minister
'Groering's National Zeitung said, can
,only be., that official German. quarters
never made the- slightest attempt to
irsierfere . with Austria's sovereignty.
"It is not even a case of dispute
between nations, for there is only one
(German nation, of which, Austria is
a part."
Heavy Freight Traffic in :the
Maritime Provinces
Halifax—Car loadings in 'the Atlan-
tic region of the Canadian National
Railways during the first three 'weeks
of Jan -nary showed am 'increase of 48
per cent. over the corresponding per-
iod -last year, W. U...»;pPleton, Gen-
eral Manager for the region, said.
Revealing a distinctly improved out-
look in the Maritimes, the railway ex-
ecutive 'said` emery .available member'
of train and engimecrews had been
called' back to work •and were ;receiv-
ing steady •employment handling this
almost unprecedented -rush in heavy
freight traffic:
To Establish Marketing Board
Ottawa --'$ egislation' designed to
facilitate the efficient and profitable
marketing of lave .staclin and :agrictil-
GIFT TO CANADIAN UNIVER':S:ITY
"At the Fountain"' is the title :of
the large canvas, 6 feet by 4 feet,
which isshown above. 'It has been,
presented by Robert G. Roy, to Me-
Mastci` University at Bainiltott, and.
will hang-tftere in Mile of t a wo
en's buildings. The artist was Ave1-
ing Green, whose paintings are now
highly p'ized. The"picture Was puri
chased item the estate of Viscountess
Cowdrayand so came to Canda,
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Mr,s. John Factor, pictured here,
testified. in. Chicago how she - dealt
with the kidnappers .wlio seized her
husband, "Jake the Barber" in July of
1933 and held hiin, until $70,000 in
ransom was paid.
The Russian Cattle Deal Again
Ottawa -Another overture to the
Dominion Government, in connection
with the sale of cattle to Russia apart
from that made by the . Serkau Syn-
dicate of Winnipeg was revealed in
documents tabled in the House of
Commons. The mover in the second
instance was .Lieut: Col. H. J, Mackie
of Ottawa.` All correspondence in con-
nection with the proposition Was
brought downin response to a resol-
ution passed- last session. It consisted
for the most part in resolution passed
by various bodies in Canada address-
ed to Prime Minister R. B. Bennett
and Mr. Bennett's reply.
Five Wives Too Mnch for Him.
Malewski, Poland — J. Ruskewyat,
an insurance agent,' was beaten to
death by five women he had married,
divorcing none when he moved on to
the next His bigamous spree tended
fatally when wife No, 5 'learned of
his former •:marriages. ' She secretly
got in touch with her predeceasors
and arranged a meeting to :which" he
was invited. He attended and they
beat hini•mercilessly.
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ed States and while there fought it
the Spanish-American vop.r, It was
during that time he oontraoted malaria
fever from which be never fully ren'
covered. Since returning to Canada
he has farmed in Kinloss on the farm
where he was born. Besides his wife
he is survived by three brothers, Neil,
Jack and Robert, also one sister, Liz-
zie, all of the West. There are no;
children, •
cial apportionment of the "moderate
program of public works," amounting
to $51,000,000, and announced by
Prune Minister R. B. Bennett the oth-
er day, were learned from authorita-
tive
sources:'
While noofficial announcement had
been made, it is understood that the
sums allowed to the 'various Provinc-
es are as •follows: British Columbia,
$3,640,000; Alberta, $3,215,000; Sas-
katchewan, $3,975,00Q; Manitoba, $4,-
484,000; Ontario, $17,560,000; Quebec,,
$1,3,366,800; New Brunswick, $2,075,-
000; Nova Scotia $2,425,000.
Naval Conclave at Singapore
Singapore, Straits 'Settlements —
Commanders of the Far Eastern sta-
tions of the Royal Navy, with naval
chiefs from, Australia and New Zea-
land, opened a conference to discuss
naval policy in the Far East,
The meetings were held in strict
privacy aboard the cruiser Kent, flag-
ship of Vice -Admiral 'Sir Fdererick
Charles Dreyer, Coiianiander-in-Chief
of the China, Station, and it was be -
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Brute County Jail
Governor is Named
Palls from Rink Balcony
During a hockey match, at Goderioh
Gooier Harold Doak was struck in the
face by a flying puck and went down
like a log, He "gamely" continued
when he recovered. ,During the ex-
citement of a rlish, Jack Mclvor, 17-
year-old lad, fell offa balcony ten.
feet to the ice below. He shook him-
self and limped off the ice as the play
was lialted.—Goderich Signal.
Teeswater 'United Church
Free of Debt 0
The annual congregational meeting-
of the Teeswater United Church was
yield recently.` Norman Hiscox was
chosen chairman. The reports of the
various organizations of the church
were given and were all of a satisfac-
tory nature. The year 1933 closed
with, the congregation- free of debt.
Thofficers elected were:• Stewards
for three years, J. ii. Whytock, R. J.
Gilroy, B. A. Hiscox, M. Rome; N.
Hiscox for one year term; envelope.
secretary, R. J. Mann; treasurer, R.
J. Mann; auditors, Alex, McKague,
Dr. G. C, McKee. Nine elders are to
be chosen early in February.
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"YOUNG LOCHINVAR" ARRIVE,
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Brussels Couple Celebrate,
Golden Wedding
Walkerton=Announcement of the
appointment by the Provincial Secre-
tary's Department of Victor Bell, as
%Governor of the Bruce County Jail,.
is received with satisfaction here. He
succeeds William Hyndman, who re=
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signed a few weeks ago, after being
:jailer since the days, of the Drury
Administration:
Mr. Bell, born in Goderich, has re-
sided. in Walkerton since 1910, with
the .exception of the war years. At
the age of 17 he enlisted in the 34th
Infantry Battalion, joined in England
the Royal Canadian Regiment, and
was twice wounded while serving with
that unit at the front. The last time,
at Regina. Trench, in October, 1916,
he was made a prisoner of war and
spent twenty-five months in enemy.
hands.
On Monday, January. 22nd, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Walker, Brussels, cele-
brated their golden wedding at their.
home in Brussels, surrounded by.
children, grandchildren, relatives and
friends. Among those present were
the four members of their family: Da-
vid O. Walker, Belleville; Mrs. H. L.
Humphrey, Sarnia; Everett 'O. Wal -
ken Regina, Sask., and H. 011ie Wal-
ker, Brussels.
Another interesting point about this
celebration was the fact that all the
members of Mr. Walker's immediate
family are living and were present ex-
cept Mrs. William Rands, who could
not be present on account of illness.
The others, David Walker, Brussels,
and Mrs. John Walker, Seaforth, were
among those who celebrated the hap
py event and both of whom were pre-
sent when the wedding• of fifty years
ago took %•place.
Exeter Teacher has Mumps
—School Closed
Exeter—By an order issued Friday
by Dr. M. C. G. Fletcher, 11.0.H., the
high and public schools will be closed
for a week, Two weeks ago a mem-
ber of the high school staff contract-
ed mumps and it was decided by the
board of health that about the time
the case fright be expected to develop
the schools should be closed as a pre-
cautionary, measure, so that children
Might not be exposed and a possible
epidermic follows.
lieved a wide .range of problems was Elora Rink Opened
being considered, possibly including
.completion of work on the great Elora --The official opening of the
Singapore naval base. • new Elora hockey and curling arena,
which has just been completed, and
which replaces the one destroyed by
fire last June, took place on Monday.
This new ice palace, which is 206 feet
long by 130 feet in width, is one of
the finest in this part of the Province.
There is seating capacity for over one
thousand spectators, as well as a large
amount of standing"room.
Quebec Plans to Legalize Lotteries
Quebec—Seeing no valid reason
why the Provincial, Governorgnt
should -be tied to the Dominion Par
liament. in respect to the organiza-
tion of lotteries, Premier L. A. Tas-:
chereau told the Legislative Assent
bly- here, that "perhaps" the Quebec
:Government would organize a lottery
of its own for charitable and educa-
tional ,purposes.,
If indications were given that 'such
was the will of the House, legislation.
to this effect would be • tabled, he d:e-
clared,
Germany Prepares to Meet
Its Creditors
Berlin=Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Pres-
ident of the Rcichsbank, left Berlin
unexpectedly .as representatives of
foreign holders of German securities
prepared to meet at his invitation to
protest against'a Reichsbank order re-
ducing interest amounts that can be
transferred abroad, Spanish War Veteran'
In banking circles his departure was The funeral of Alexander Gillies
frie- was held from his late residence, Con.
cited to substantiate rumors of
tion between .the. German Cabinet and g,, 'Kinloss, Thursday, The serviee
;officials of the German Central Bank, eras conducted by Rev. J. L. Burgess
who recently cut foreign inte'r'est and and 'interment took place in Kinloss
amortization payment 'froin 50 to 30 cemetery. Mir. Gillies, was in his 59th
per cent, year and was born on the farm where
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Paul Revere had nothing on this his Norman Cazo, 'said'he was "Roland
13 -year-old Windsor lad who arrived
in Toronto the other day on his way
home,: after' having ridden what he de-
clares to be a distance of 700 miles
on horseback. He rode two weeks
without a saddle. His horses gave out,
and hehad to trade them in fol' fresh
ononed by R.C.M.P. in wes- He is shown here having breakfast at
tern Canada adaxthe bo whose real name `the station.
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Swallowed a Tack
A Provincial turnip inspector, who
following an inspection of a carload
of Swedes at the C.N.R. station here
filled his mouth with tacks prepara-
tory to affixing a label on the ship-
ment, had the misfortune to sneeze,
with the result that one of the tacks
was swallowed during the spasm. —
Walkerton Herald -Times.
Horse and Driver Plunge
Over 50 -Foot Embankment
I(iiicardine—A horse and 'delivery
wagon crashed down a fifty foot hill
Thursday afternoon. Neither the ani-
mat nor its driver, Jack Murray, were
injured,. The bread wagon was being
driven across a path which is a short
cut betweenQueen and Httrouterrace
streets. The road is a narrow one and
the horse became frightened when a-
shaft broke, going over, the embank-
-tent. The wagon was broken and the
bread was strewn arotuid the grotuicl.
Alexander Gillies Was
$A.,000,000, to be Spent
On Public Works
Details in connection with Provin-
he was living at the time of his death.
He was a on of Mr: and Mrs. Dave Horse Runs Away!'
Gillies, and as a lad attended Murtay's While ott their way from down -
School. For a tittle he lived in Unit- (town one day last week, Mr. J. D.
Rainville." He went west two and a
half years ago to live with an uncle.
He has experienced what every Can-
adian school -lad dreams of doing. He
has had weeks of adventure in west-
ern Canada where not long ago. In-
dians and cowboys rode • the plains..
Little and daughter, Mary, had a near
serious. accident, when the horsethey
were driving ran away. It was just
dusk, and a large truck, with glaring
headlights came downthe road. The
horse took objection to the approach-
ing vehicle, and started to act -coltish.
With an amazing side -leap it threw
the occupants outof the cetter. Mr.
Little was drapedover the wire fence
at the side of the road like a curtain
on a window, and Miss Mary sat stun-
ned; and not a little put out .at the side
Fergus Get New Fire Engine •
The Bickle Fire Engine Company
of Woodstock, notified Town Clerk.
Gibson that they would make deliv-
ery of the new Fergus fire engine
next Saturday. We understand the
smaller truck will be sent along later.
During the day, the new engine will
be thoroughly tested in every way, to
make sure that it comes up to speci-
fications. The chassis carries a new
pumper and several hundred feet of
hose, with room for a dozen men. On
the arrival of the smaller truck, Fer-
gus will have one of the finest fire-
fighting equipments of any town its
size in the province. —Fergus News
Records.
Shot 'Four "Jacks" in Wheat at Night
To bag four jackrabbits in one ev-
ening was the experience of Clarence
Lonsway, south-east of Dundalk. The
quartette weighed 38 pounds, That's
very good luck for one evening, we'd
say. Clarence observed eleven "jacks"
feeding on his fall wheat at one time.
—Dundalk Herald.
New ,Secretary -Treasurer
The Hydro Commission at their
meeting on Saturday evening last, re-
ceived nine applications for the office.
of Secretary -Treasurer for 1934. Mr.
Alex: 13. McKague received the ap-
pointment.—Teeswater News.
four ton load of hay. When he at-
tempted to brake his truck near the
top of the declivity he was startled to
discover that his brakes would not
hold. The truck *as soon out of con-
trol and was travelling at a speed of
90 or 100 miles an hour before it
reached thebottomof the mile long
grade. The frightened driver manag-
ed to keep the heavy vehicle in the
centre of the road and had the good
fortune to make his perilous trip with'
out meeting a vehicle of any kind.—
of theroad, wondering what it was Orangeville Banner.
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all about. Fortunately they were •un
Mildmay Fair, Sept. 19 and 10
There was a fairly good attendance
at the annual meeting of the Carrick
Agricultural Society, held last Thurs-
day afternoon, when the year's re-
ports were submitted. Fall fairs have
found it very difficult to survive the
trying experiences of the past fe'
years, but the local organization is.
fortunate to find its finances in a
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manager ,of
the Imperial Bank, re- sound condition, and able to continue
ceived notice of his transfer to To- its operations. The former officials
ionto, ' And now comes the news of were all re-elected. The Mildmay fall
a move for Mr. N, L, Scott, manager show will be held on Wednesday end
of the Bank of Montreal, who is be- Thursday,'Sept, 10 and 20, provide&
ing transferred to the Main Branch, that these dates do not conflict with
Yonge & Front Streets, Toronto. Mr. any of the neighboring towns.—Mild-
L. R. Coles of Hensel], will take his may Gazette.
lace —Listowel Banner.
injured.-Teeswater News.
Ship Socks to New,Zealand
Concrete proof of empire good -will
can be, found in tlte;files of the Circle -
Bar Knitting Company. For many
years thus firm has slipped its goods
to New Zealand, where they enjoy
considerable popularity. On Monday
of last week a record shipment was
Sent bY`parcel post to,New Zealand,
there being no less than 218 packages
in the shipment. This it thought to
be the largest single shipment in the
history of the firm and, of the local
postoffice. -- Kincardine Review -Re-
porter.
Listowel Bank Manager To
Be Transferred
Within the past year, all three man-
agers of the local banks have been
transferred. Last March Mr. Ames, of
the Bank of Commerce, was moved
to Niagara Falls. In the saxne month
Mr. M. R. Hay, who had been local
p .
100 Miles An Hour Down
Mountain Road,
Earl Bryan, a trucker from Grand
Valley, had a lively ride down the
Caledon mountain one day recently.
Hh' to Toronto with a.
e was on his way
"What is good-looking, as Ilorace
Smith remarks, but looking good?
Be good, be gentle, generous in your'
sympathies, heedful of the well-being
of all around you; and; -my word for it
you will not lack kind words of ad=
miration."—Whittier.
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