Zurich Herald, 1927-01-20, Page 2IIIROIffTOLEAADS
THE SIMPLE Lire
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New Emperor is Pictured as
True to imperial Custom and
the Virtue of His People.
KNOWS EMPIRE'S PROB.
LEMS..
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POST OFFICE
�au'thfwlneas, aimplia?ty .and a PLANS AIR ROUTE
whole -hearted preaocupatien in the
eessese
welfare of his subjects are some of
the outstanding •oharaoteristies, of Em- Canada to Have Air Mail
apeeror Hirohito, the new sovereign of Routes . if Estimates
Janet.
He is only' 26 and looks even young-
er The austere regimen of h'1e up -
Approved.
Air mail routes, 'will be definitely ask
bringing, in,conformity with certtury tablished in Canada in 1927 if depart -
old custom in thte imperial faanbly, is
responsible for thte tetbetarne+ss of his mental estimates are pas•seed by parlia-
eye and the absence of 8.nY evidence ment. It is understood on excellent
of high living. 1 authority that the Posto1iice Depart -
"In the demeanor of thef
p,orer there iso ens 000 far the d'evelopm,ent of, air mail
Em -
pomp Or conscious prldee that he first
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new Em men esetimeates contain a vote og $75;
ell an 'absence o
impresses one as almost shy. His routes, and the civil branch of the
glance, however, res fearless anfl his Royal Canadian Air Force will also to
handclasp ,firm and vi.garous, In has quest some thousands of dollars from
person are typified the 'characteristic Paelieament
Japanese virtues, good taste and the
1 The Postof ice Department will, if
absence of display.
"On the ,occasion of the audience he the vote is passed, call for tenders
wore a simple khaki uniform from from private hying corporations, and
'which gold lane or ornament was COIL -
the preliminary work at beast will be
s'picuously absent. Despite the oere carried on .on a contract basis. The
monial nature of the visit he had just civil branch of the air forge will be
made to the Meiji shrine, an the an- mostly concerned with the setting up
niiveersary of the birth -of Emperor of ground 'equipment, and, of course,
Meiji, father of the late Emperor, with the examining, testing and liceat-
Hirdhi'to wore but one ,decoration on sing of pilots and mechanics.
his tunic—the chrysanthemum, which
is the crest of his house.
"It is interesting to remember that
Hirohito is mane thoroughly represen-
tative of his people than. any ruler in
Experimental Work.
Any work ,that is undeertakeu in 1927
will be to some extent exp'e'rimental.
The inauguration of regular mail
Europa, where royal marriages across routes will commence quite slowly,-
State
lowly,State boundaries have mixed- the blood and the departments, working to -
oaf 41y -teethes, For twenty-five can- tether, will feel their way gradually
turies his ancestors in'dine-et, line have toward organized, regular routes of
Jrand Japanese only d it deli b aeroplane
However, the almost Spartan snap Some mail is being delivered into Can-
ity of their, lives, bare of any indul- adian mining areas by air at the pre-
gaencies or luxury, has maintained the sent time, but it has been more an
strain as strong as it is pure. !emergency measure than a matter of
'In the old imperial Palaces at policy. For the existing air maims sepe-
Kyoto, and e'.sawhere, ,the visitor is tial stamps have been issued by the
impressed with ,evidence of the muster- company .operating the planes, but
ity of imperial home life and the ab- when the Postoffice Department un-
sence of any impo=rtant 'differences, be- dertakss ' its own deliveries special
tween tbz rooms in these •residences Federal Government air ppstage
of )3/mussel'sand in the residences of stamps will be struck off.
that, humble subjects. True, the I Air mail routes in Canada fall, lea -
woods of wheels they are built are rare, rurally, into two' classifications. First, 1
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been apanecee, apse y ma everaeropy y an .
kNEW RIMS CLAN D
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and the joinery superb, but there is
no difference in ,design or appoint- I
m=eats, nor are there any conveniences
that the eoa'dinary- man may . not and g does not ,possess.. , '
"Reared in this atmosphere, the pre -
gent Emei erer, +though separated from
there is the delivery from the s,ea,
board, and, second, thereis the move-
ment of domestic mails. It is prob-
able that the earliest work will be the
securing of special foreign mails in the
Gulf of St. Lawrence from incoming
ships and flying them to Quebec, Mont-
real, or even Toronto,; thus speeding
delivery by many hones.
The same speeding up of incoming
foreign mails can be worked out on the
Pacific Coast.
Extensive Equipment.
1 The carrying by air of cioniesticauail
, between Canadian points necesesitates
' more 'extensive establishments, such
as well-equipped aerodromes with
hangars, machine shops, as well ae
postal facilities, and it is this phase of
air mail routes that oil take longer to
� develop. In any event, Hon. Peter, J.
V;eniot, Postmaster•Generai, will ask
Parliament for the funds which_ will
inaugurate' Canadian air mail routes.
4 Creg+ gg ,sa tnp�T
his people by the tradition at descent
from the goads, is yet *closer to them
than perhaps any other ruler •could be.
His questions and hers response to the
reeplies his questions elicited indicated
Mainly hie :complete preoccupation in
the we.efare at his well -governed '°oun-
t'y. He has borne the responsibility
of the crown since ill -health neceasi-
!purposes only, the other for local ad-
�'~% .. ministration and ordinary services. •
�`��,�+ �+ The deecisieon to increase the present,
VAST N. LLFPi1�g9 T I Feseeral Territory axises from West
AST 1 Australia's, fiscal dafficlilties• The
Area of 900,000 Square Mile s Has Only a Few Settlers at
the Present. Time.
The famous Northern Territory of r,
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Australia—ono of the worlds largest
undeveloped areas, containing .5523,000
square milts—is to be augmented by
tated the complete retirement of the another 400,000 square miles taken
late Emperor some five years ago. Dur- Over by the Federal Government from
ing that time it is said that he has Western Australia. In view of the
shown a remarkable grasp of the prob- difficulty which the Commonwealth'the
isms sof his country, bath domestic and has experienced in developing
foreign,
and a maturity of judgment Northern Territory, the announcement
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that has excited the admiration of all, o fthe projected enlargement at an
in a country where sagacity has been initial cost of $13,000,000 has occasion-'
traditionally- the perquisite of venere• Without dee
able age.
"This should .not be taken as an in-
ference, that the Empeeror has no avo-
oatic'ne. On the contrary, he is an
ardent sportsman, and when the pres-
sure of duties relaxes he may be found whether or not the'vast uninhabited,
on the golf course ot• engaged in other tracts of that continent can be enc-
varieties
et1c-
, Leans.
for
a
„ � developed i
, oassfukiy i P
r activity." u •deco a
v riet
res of o t y
a
ed considerable surprise. .
string to do so, the Federal Govern-
ment has felt obliged to assume the
further responsibility in the belief that
the whole question of maintaining a i
"white" Australia hinges ultimately on
as
From the very beginning - beginnin the North-
Britiish Singer Hints ern Territory has proved difficult to
Ki George Should handle. In 1863 it was temporarily an -
lig nexeed to the State of South Australia.
Set Musical "Pace" As most of the Territory is located in
A hint to the royal family that ,,if the torrid zone, settlers found in addi-
tion to the usual hardships ;of opening
they took more interest in music, i a new country the difficulties of work- ing. With this deepening conviction
things in the musical world in England livingv in tine tropics. By thea Minister Bruce t eecent-
would be better," has• been given by ing and in mind, Prime A .t
Mme. B•lanecheeMarcheal, veteran singer, end of 1875 the cost of administering Ill induced the Australian Parliament
the Territory amounted to $1,700,000, radic'al'ly to reorganize the adminis-
Australia's Beams
Now Being Tested
Preliminary tests at the Mar-
coni beam stations atBallan and
Rod bank, Australia, for direct
communication with England,
are fulfilling all expectations ac-
cording to reports froin London.
It is expected that no difficulty
will be •experienced on maintain-
ing twenty -four-hour s,e•rvioe via
the directional beam route be-
tween the British Isles and the
An tip odes.
Ordinary communication tests
are now proceeding Highspeed
working te,sts will follow, but ars
the high-speed transient -Mg and
receiving equip
mant is
not yet
completed at the central office
in Melbourne,• delay rill'occur
before these can be made.
Commonwealth's proposal for remedy
ing the state's financial position came
in an offer t6 take over all the terri-
tory in that State north sof the twenty-
sixh parallel of south latitude, the
consideeralon to the State being/the
assumption by the Commonwealth of
capital indebtedness approximating
$13,000,000.
of papulation in the Far Bast increase
clearly than they have done for diem- Route a `ef jloin• to1war. Look there celery reason to believe, so
Asenr.ves,, their sown jaded nioeialities. slightest ids going far a5 iscent intentions are concern -
efficient
neo it is that what penances for at France with a Foreign 1Vlinisteer in
of the country's interna- th that both Governments. would de
poetry is widely extolled ecl :aso the most 'real control ed, limit to men proportions
do
tianal relleatinns wlto wooled lease over
eftiecient of all guides to conduct by avoid a'couflict.. Look at airy, fl'iiiiculties which might arise.
ptieo le 'who have in their hearts no backward to left
There is no reason to doubt that the
of carr: and fts i?h'e +,.each p'arlia'ment with its7rrenah lea,dsais realize they have neth-
funct,s whatever p y
a John Drinkwater, in majority. t It is the desire of this preach , in to gain by a war with Italy, while
functions. —
people, to work back to pros•P�erty, g
"Prose Papers "imagine I. Ce every ghee hopes the Italians realize
_...,,.....W _.... therefore, ,almost
Rhyme Is Not Poetry.
BIG TRIP PLANNED FOR THE R. 101
Above is shown the probable conclusion of the airship trip planned for
eighteen months hence when the 8101 will travel across the Atlantic from
London, sail over the Ottawa valley and anchor to the mooring mast to be
eructed on the Connaught ranges. The mast, which will be erected is shown
with the map of the route which the, airship Svill take. Inset is a picture
of Commander G. H. Sco'tt, who may be in charge of the new air liner on its
maiden cruise from the mother ,country to Canada.
storm aned try to take Tunis from .the
Ei PNDITALY French, that not• only vvioul�l he feta
IFrench naval and military strength,
,lrench
GETTING q but nuey-, w•
ER nose
uanqy •coupstionablde forBrcitae yinin the
ould Mediop•
terraneean, where she has every in-
t. in
keeping i influence balanced.
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Both Governments Trying to It will be recalled that Premier Mus-
s'ol'ini withdrew from Corfu really be -
D spel Ill -r eelirrg Caused b.3% cause he faced teouble with the Bri•
tis�h-fleet if he stayed there, The idea
Garibaldi Incident.
in soma Itali=an minds that Britain
Paris.—One of the prospects the ,new would back Italy in a. Meeiterran "i'
wax against France le absolutely f•
laciouse.
Could NoteCount on Germany.
No student of European affairs be
Breves either that Italy could count on
German aid in the present political
situation of Europe. Dr. Stres•emauu,
Whose policy is based fundamentally
al border troops by both countries on conciliation with France, would not
year holds out for Europe promis=es
!better relations between France and
`Italy. There is every indication that
the two Governineents are trying to dis-
sipate the friction which arose a few
1 months ago over the Garibaldi Inci-
dent and led to the sending of addition -
along 'flies frontier which runs from sacrifice his whole game en
Of the three principal elements of Switzerland down to the Meediterran-
poetry as it leaves the poet a finished can:
art, rhythm, diction, and the imago, IIow•ever, `wlie'n it is realized thet
the one having the iueost immediate the six legions Mussolini has on the
and widest appeal is rhythm with its frontier amount to only 8,400 men and
.emphasis, rhyme, Consequently, since, that the French have put fewer than
the capacity for rhyme and simple 10,000 extra troops in the whole dis-
r like"
less his
country stood too gain much more than
appears likely from a possible -clash
between Italy and Franca.
Then, too, Italy won have to con.
sider Jugoslavia on her northern from
tier, which country is an ably of
France.
But all this 1s long-range surmise.
rhythm is common, these are the tact it is easy to seer theme "warlike" because: there
qualities which ars most frequently preparations ]gave been
is really no expectation
eras~, ms eel exa on in Europe of trouble between Mus -
abused and in theins
for poetry when the
finer spirit of Savoy and .lv'ice, of course, finds a will be r•ecalleed,that following recent
poetry has left them untouched, rea y echo' '
y
elves mistaken gerated. Talk of a, iron 'claims solini and the Paris Government. It
d ' among the Italian super criticisms in the French Treses of the
Simple rhythms have been and are Nationalists and a consequent reac treaty between Rome and ee21in, he
pFrench h National ts.
Far that
continually used by poets' to contain, tion among 'rea c s of treaty informed Paris editorserla
the rarest po•eet'ic imagination, but in mono serious as a possible causethea' was no ed the to found in the
Italy
lies
and
themselves they may be ordered by friction between France a cap,y of which had been
the most unpaetic , to no better in the, Italians' aspirations to extend te"compact, to him weeks before it was
purpose filen pointing reflections that their noa'�ti African holdings in the signed.
have neither savour n=or persniasion, direction crag ton of With a:' 'lItalian population Ita
t' Tunis.
1:a t•i:
on on
aimed. ivies and hot-headed
aec
five fervor willagive these, j little
lees glad h Fascisti along the frontier, there is al-
clearl a ha at .shaping, a little more Bu , as ,e hes the ways danger of border incidents, u
nor Paris Government t
and thoesee equally barren of imagine-
jingles
magina No Idea of War ,Entcrt the French Il
main 'tmilthabited with the pressure t a matter of fact heather the but
who often peerformed before Queen p tration of the T'err'itory and, to make
• victoria,. "Society people are like with little to show for the expenditure.
' Mms. 1VI'arciuesi said, "and The notion was gaining wide currency provision for far more thorough and
meonkely's,that white m'en could not alone develep. eaoteennaive development.
if the Bing showed a ga^oats, desire Two distinct organizations, have
the Territory.
The announcement of the 'white" .been created --one for development
Australialn polle.y, however, the notion
about the white man's unsuitability "-
for music every one would follow suit.
Even Sir Themes Beeeohram had not
dared to be quite Do frank when he
scored the English as being "not i for the •tropiecs was challenged. By
•worthy ofgoad music." But he. mutual consent the Northern Terri-
i mayee,rha s be forgiven hem
14larclhes p p
;f rred to the
owtspokennes,s. She nursed the tory was formally transferred
Prince of Wales on her lap when he Federal Government on Jan. 1, 1911.
Was a, tiny baby, and gave Princess
Mary ler 'battle when setaYtng with the
royal family at Ahergeidie Castle,
Scotland.
She recai1s that Queen victoria had lY. placed on the' Commonwealth Gov -
a wonderful 'contralto voice and was ernm'erit• Extensive research has been
a true lover of music conducted within recent years and the
The total cost of administration was
then calculated at about $52,000,000.
The burden of developing the Terri-
tory with European labor was• square -
decision reached that the country is
decidedly worth developing; that it:
can be made, with modern scientific
equipment, a healthful and habitable
will require the ex-
thatit
t
' n � butq
region;
peenditura of faralarger sums than have
been available In the past,
With proper irrigation the land can
be made to produce sugar' cane, rico,
cotton., tobacco, rubber, coffee, and
trop'ic'aai fruits', Cattle, sheeen • and
hoarse haves been found: ttx thrive
there, Thefts fes; however, • the Com-
Menu/ea/6h Geovernmeent has sticeeeeadeid
in attracting only 8,600 white persons
.to the Territory, to against about 20,-
000 aboriginal•' nomads,.
Mire Hubby'. Why Settlers Are Sought,
lin •erstand yeah, hlisb'a"a;ird, i , .
„ ! It is oonteiiitied that the world will
going to divorce Raaf.•
Shea---"' 'e'• -•Isrei.'t 'it ntee of hurl?'Y not p,erirrit vat tracts ot.� land to re.
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try and France
Italy any they would risk lmost ceertain defeat
if •their irnperiali.stl
starting
a war mow ori a y or is ambitions carried
� ione::els,e.
them into hostilities with their Latin
QC) j I Take the Italian position: An Italian sister.
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seas p
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war against pp
'o� � carotic ime�wssibility res wall es a mild-
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ti ,
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tory step
to certain failure.
Leaving aside the Northern African
,situation, for the moment • and con-
sidering the bugbear of an Italian
drive against the French on the ni-
1 viera. 'What could Italy, dol If by a
surprise attack the Italians' could get
hoard ,of Nice, it would.b child's•lilay
for tlue French to cut them off along
the narrow ledge which would have to
serve fat- communications.
PROPOSED ST, LAWRENCE CHANNEL.
The map above shows the, St. Lawrence waterway route which 1 a S been
strongly :endorsed by the United States commission, headed by Herbert
Hoovor, secretary ef commerce. The'niumberse marked on the, map indicate:
(1) totatiotl of "Soo" leokse, lift 21 feet, bantling, over eightymillion tons of
commerce in 1025. (2) ,St. Clair and Detroit River's, connecting Lakes Huron
and Erie, Trafite ninety million tons. (3) Welland Canal (to be completed
in 1030), Lift 3264, feat, S,eeven locks each 8.20 feet 1bng, 80 feet•widee, and
30 feet deep.. Shill tune from tri+e to Ontario, eight hours, • (4) St. Lawrence
Itiver, Ogdensbut'g to Montreal, Present canals, 14 feet deep, carried Six
in111ion two hundred thonasand tab=s in 1926'. (5) -Montreal, second greatest
city of North America in overseas commerce. (6) Sea route, Montreal.
blupe'. ( o 7) New York substitute ship canal •'rcnte from Lako Ontario to
ro'i
Iii..,
it Sean ,veer.
la-
the rela-
tive
e halt at
r'thelarger sense, Ir
g ,
tine strength of the two military nia.
cliinees, Italy has 300,000 troops even-
ly .divided between rho.. Crown forces
and Fascist Militia, Feane has more
than twice, as many, tar, superior in
their quality of training and equip-
ment: In any caval far reserves the
French coact inere�asee, their army
much faster than could Mussolini. it
mast be taken for granted that Rome's
mi'l'itary ,experts.know they would not
have the slightest chance of success
in.i;rying to carry warfare into France.
I+wurthermcre, ono mist bear In mind,
even if Mussolini shoul=d get' -a brain,
I!
Hu=bby --"I si#i going to put niy foot,
down on luau, extravagance:"
Wile—"Yon haven't a leg to stend,
on."
innate
,Britain spends approximately ,
000,000 a year on 5Dlii,,Es front abreact,