HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-06-06, Page 7Scottish Church !Wet Weather Halts
Union Imminent Farming Operations
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General 'Assemblies of' Two Crain, Growing Districts of
Ontario Are,' Most. Seriously
Affected
The wet'weather` that has prevailed.
this spring in, York and adjacent
13raziches xo . IVIeet ;Last
Edinburgh, Scotland.- eThe General
Assemblies of the two great Presby-
terian churches will meet for the last counties, has, bad .a soinewhat adverse
tiers as separate bodies near the .close effect on farm cof►ditiqus. Seeding pie,
of this month in Edinburgh; when the reported two weeks to a- month late
eyes of Scotsmen and'Seotswonien the in some localities.Grain growing see -
world over will be turned' towards the tions are affected most, • but gardening'
conditions are reported ars less seri.
ous, A late season. for the gardener,
mentous import to the Scottish people; however, may mean the loss ok the
after 20 years of negotiation union is• early market.
at last to be an accomplished fact. The Partners of Scarboro are anxious to
final steps which 'constitutional pro- see a few days of dry weather, said
cedure requires will be taken in the
autumn, Many 'questions concerning
church, .life and work at home and
abroad wilt' be diseusred' but the sub-
ject. of union will overshadow all
others.
The Church 'of Scotland membership
is practically unanimous for union. At
the last assembly an amendment for
the rejection of • the scheme received
only seven votes. In the United Free
Church, however, although. an over -
Whelming majority are keen to go for-
ward into the larger union, there is a
minority led by Rev. James .Barr, with
a vote at the last assembly of 48 min-
isters and elders, which is • determined
to prosecute with all energy the are
• rangements. for • a continuing , church.
FREE FROM STATE.
The majority maintain that by the
acts of '1921 and 1925 the Church of
Scotlandfreed herself of state control
and interference and that the financial
bond between church and statewas
broken. The minority believe theac-
tion proposed is against the principle
of religious equality which they count
as sacred a principle as spiritual free-
dom itself,, and to the principle of.
voluntary support of religieun or-
dinances.
In the debates which have taken
lace in the United Free Church As -
tenthly hi recent years there has been
an absence of rancor in the speeches,
the majority having always admitted
that those who have consistently iden-
tified themselves with the minority
have taken the stand in response to
the. dictates of conscience. There is
ho suggestion that the parting when
It comes will be bitter.
The Generals Assembly of the Un-
ited Free Church, having in November
last voted by an overwhelming ma-
jority in favor of the union, the Pres-
byteries, Kirk sessions and congrega-
tions were asked to express . their
Opinion. The great majority in each
case was in support of the sehenie.'
The figures now made • public are
Presbyteries, 63 for and none against;
Kirk sessions, 1,302 for, 91 against;
Congregations, 1,320 for, 104 against.
DUKE'S APPOINTMENT.
city, During their sittings the assem-
blies will come to a decision of mo -
The appointment of the Duke of
York as Lord High' Commissioner of
the Church of Scotland has ' given
great joy to the Scottish people. It is
regarded as a signal act of Royal
favor. At the close of the assembly
last year it was tentatively agreed
that hi the event of union taking place
Their Majesties the King and Queen
would attend the service in St. Giles'
Cathedral at which the uniting coven-
ant would be signed. The Icing's ill-
ness, however, made that impossible
and it is considered a graceful act en
His Majesty's part to send his son.
The Duke will be the first member of
the Regal family to attend the assem-
bly sines James VL did more, than 300
years ago.
His Royal Highness and the Duchess
will take up residence at the Palace
4f Holyrood for 10 days and carrp
through a busy program of visite to
the General Assembly and the tomer-
)us charitable and philanthropic insti-
tutions in the city.
Members of the Church of Scotland
have chosen as their moderator the
Rev. Dr. Joseph Mitchell, Mauchline,
Who has been a warm supporter of the
union movement and a valuable sere -
ant on committees of the church. The.
United Free Church moderator is Rev,.
Dr, Alexander Martin, principal of
New College, Edinburgh, who was
Moderator also in 1920. He has given
years of Iabor to the cause of union.
The moderator of the Free Church is
Prof. J.' R. Mackay, a distinguished
theologian and scholar.
W. k , Birks Finds
ritain Improved
leu
Head of Chamber of Com:
merce Returns After
Long Visit
W. M. Birks, president of the Cana-
dian Climber of Commerce, accom-
panied by Mrs. Birks and Miss . Lois
Birks arrived in litoiitrsal' in the
special train : from the Empress of
:Australia wliicli -docked at Quebec.
,They spent some time lit Europe, In
the course of which Mr '.Birks 'mnotor-
ed through five countries besides Bri-
tain.
"The progress of Canadian 'lifts -
try and comniercesis greatly appreciat-
ed in Great Britain," he said. "A
proof of this is the fact that the Chain
-
berg of Coninierce In London, Bir n
Ingham' and Manchester were sending
delegates to the Alberta convention
nest September. ''Trade is finproving
in England. 1 thought the improve-.
nlent might be largely fictitious and
that the leaders of industry might
Pott be waistling t9 keep their cour-
age ui."
W. D. Annie, clerk of the township,
He stated that many of the proininent
farmers had reported that their farm-
ing operations were retarded a full
month.
Market, gardeners and vegetable,
producers In East York Township re -
Port fairly good conditions prevalent,
James Muirhead, of Agincourt,
states that crops, suck as oats and
barley are coming along nicely In
most cases. Fall -wheat, on the other
hand, requires dry ground, and. the
general effect of the recent storms has
been to rot a good deal of it. In my
estimation this is going to be anoff
year ,though an Immediate drying up
of the weather may yet allow a fair
crop," Mr. Muirhead considers that
the hay crop is the most promising
at present,
The Donalda Farm in York Town-
ship, the .property of Mrs, D. A. Dun-
lap, is very well advanced in seeding,
according to the superintendent, Dr,
R. M. Jenkins. "We are fortunate in
being on fairly high ground, Some
others have their fields so wet that
they have done very little seeding..'
"In Markham Township the fall
fall wheat came along very well in
the early spring," said Norman Porter,
"The cold wet weather that followed
held it back considerably, and a week
ago it seemed pretty bad," he went
on. "The last few days of warmth,
however; have improved it fifty per
cent."
Jess Baker, of Vaughan, who farms
250 acres, said that he had let the.
cattle out to grass on Friday ,which
is rather late.
Continued rains in Ontario County
have greatly' retarded the seeding and
planting operations, according to W.
M. Croskery, district representative
for the department of agriculture. The
grain -producing lands of Peel County
are still half unneeded, according to
G. R. Patterson, of the Department of
Agriculture. He said that the north-
ern section of the county in the vieiu
ity of Caledou was in much better
shape than the central and southern
sections. The season opened earlier
in the north on the sloping land and
the few days of dry weather had given
the section an early start Spring
wheat will be short, hay crops good
and alfalfa, except in the low-lying
parts, exceptionally good.
"The season is much delayed.," said
A. P. McVannei, of Milton. "There
has been a heavy rain each week and
that has held back operations, especi-
ally on the heavier land. Tlie seeding
around Georgetown and Acton is well
on, but other places are not so for-
tunate.
Vehicles
Quebec Chronicle -Telegraph (Ind.):
The opposition of the farming class to
a general provincial law is part pre-
judice, part obstinancy and part lazi-
ness, but if the driver of a horse-
drawn vehicle were risking only his
own life the Government might well
take the stand, under the circumstan-
ces, that his blood is on hisown read.
In point of fact, however, he is as
much a potential menace to all other
traffic upon the road as speeding
nioterists can .possibly be to him.
Note; the Bouquet
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JAPAN OPENS AIR. MAIL
Inauguration of air-xnail; service in Japan, showing pilot about to leave
Tataleawa, airport for Osaka, with full cargo.
Flashing Signs
Barred by Edict
of Regent Street
London •s Rue de' la. Paix , and
Fifth Avenue Combined
Sets High Standard
London.—The merchants whose
shops and storeshave turned the re-
built Regent Street into an English
Rue de la Paix and. Fifth Avenue com-
bined are strongly in favor of news-
paper advertising and just as strongly
opposed to garish electric signs and
other objectionable means of attract-
ing attention.
This attitude received pronounced
expression at the first annual dinner
of the Regent Street Association, at
which the Lord Mayor of London and
many other distinguished gttests were
present.
A great deal of Regent Street is
the property of the Crown, and one
of the speakers at the dinner was A.
S. Gaye, Commissioner for Crown
Lands..
"Regent Street is not going to
shrink from advertisement," ho de-
clared, "for advertisement is the sort
of stimulant without 'which no trade
in these days can enjoy health and
vitality. But there are many ways of
advertising. Within 100 yards of this
room we can see a form of advertis-
ing by electric signs.
"We shall fight against anything of
that sort being introduced on any
large scale in Regent Street. There
are plenty of other ways of Delver -
Using, particularly by our shop win-
dows and in the press. In relying on
newspaper advertising, we should in-
trust the work to men and women
with a fine sense of Ianguage and for
our pictorial art we should employ the
finest talent available."
British Officials In
India Guarded
Serious Developments Among
Natives, According to
Reports
London—The Daily Mall's corres-
pondent at Colcutta, India, report
that stringent precautions had been
taken to guard high British officials
because of "serious developments"
among the natives.
The dispatch said reports filtering
in from the hills showed that the In-
dian Government was facing difficul-
ties, the nature of which have not
been explained.
There were rumors current of sec-
ret movements of troops and military
personnel and material • thror(hout
northern India, the correspondent,
said,
The Daily Mail dispatch said heavy
guards had been placed around public
buildings, and that Lord Irwin, the
Viceroy, and various prvoincial gov-
ernors and high civil and military of-
ficers were protected by guards.
Nearly thirty blind men are now
practising with more or less success
in the Iegal profession, three being re-
cently called to the Bar.
Ferocious Beasts
Affright Bathers
Shallower' Beaches in. South-
ern Pacific Dangerous For
Summer
Sydney, T. 5:, W., 'Nay 18—(A.P.)
Ferocious snakes, giant octopi, and
salt water crocodiles have given a
dangerous aspect recently to shaliewer
sections of much of the Southern Pa
eific, which hitherto have been free,
from these menaces.
Te Vangioni while swimming. in
Akarga Harbor, New Zealand, en-
dured terrific tgony in the grip of
tentacles of a giant octopus. A. friend
dived into the water and beat off the
sea brute with a club, Vangioni being
on . the point of collapse when hes-
cued,
He said he had dived into deep
water when what he described as two
devil's eyes, glowing and ferocious,
seemed to dart down upon him, and
even before the tenacles .g gasped him
he felt utterly powerless. An tincanny
fascination or paralyzing horror made
him almost incapable of effort against
the muscular and tenacious grip. Al-
most more teraifying than the amine -
lag strength of the tenacles was an
electric wires, which they seemed to
impart, but whether thiswas real or
duo to terrified imagination he could
not say.
People of North Queensland who
have abandoned the practice almost
estuaries of the distinct on hot days
have abandoned the practice almost
altogeter as consequence of invasion
of salt water crocodiles.
At earns three youths were bathing
in an incosure near the shore when
one of them, Kevi Conlin, age 14,
who was in water only 18 inches deep
suddenly leaped into the air with a
cry of agony. His companions were
horrified to see pointing from the
water the Iong jagged jaws of a croco-
dile wide open ready to snap again at
the boy.
One happened to have with him a
long pole, with which they had been
engaged in some water sports, and
with great presence of blind he raised
this and brought it crashing down on
the snout. Seizing their dazed and
bleeding companion, they made for the
shore, but the crocodile followed and
made another .vicious snap at Conlin,
this time just missing his left leg,
which, on tecount of a terrible gash
in the hip, was trailing helplessly in
the water.
After three human tragedies attrib-
uted to sharks at Bondi 'Beach, ntar
the heart of Sidney, a commercial
shark fishing company spread huge
nets between. two ships and secured
29 sharks, one of them a tiger shark,
the most one
of the species, 20
feea in length and weighing between
800 and 900 pounds,
Several of the catch were "whaler"'
sharks, a kind which preys on whales.
Sonie of these wede found to have re-
ceived amazing wounds, presumably
in battles with the mammals, two
being so maimed as to be half eaten
away.
"The Raiding Chancellor"
Economicus in the Review of Re=
views (London) : Mr. Churchill may
go down to history as a bold but not
as a successful Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. His first Budget was re-
sponsible for saddling the nation with
a pension scheme which will not be -
conte self-supporting, even on his own
calculations, until the year of grace
2005. In every other Budget he has
raided one fund or resource after an-
other, and has thus cleared out every
nest -egg. He has the highly dubious
recor dof having, by a species of finan-
cial legerdemain almost without par-
allel, imposed upon the super-taxpay-
eran extra year's tax. By the device
of changing its name and calling it a
surtax, he collects both supertax and
surtax on the sante year's income.
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Waterton Lakes, National Parr dtl the lnternatlonal boundary in Alberta, le the most southerly of Coxada`s stento reserve
Former Shah of
/Persia is Dying
Ahmed Kadjar, . Dethrones
and Eorgot#c?;' Nears
Death air ire
Paris. -:-Persia's king of kings, dew'
throned, forgotten, abandoned by . ale
roost all of his followers, is slowly
nearing his death in exile, his doctors
agreeing that there is little hope of
his recovery and giving him but a few
months longer to live,
The former shah recently under-
went
nderwent an operation at the American
hospital at Neuilly, in the suburbs of
Paris. Thesurgeons found thathis
condition was far more critical than
the diagnosis had indicated. He is
sufreriug from severe kidney trouble
which has reached a stage where there
is little that medical science can do.
Since the king of kings has learned
of the seriousness of his situation he
had grown morbid, which is a handi-
cap to his reeovery. Since his de-
thronement, Ahmed Kadjar has been
abandoned by almost his whole suite
of followers. He receives very few
visits at the hospital. Samad Khan,
former Persian Minister to France,
and Hassan Mohamed Mirza are about
the only visitors the king receives, exe
cept a few members of his former
household.
Before, he became ill the former
Shah was a popular figure in French
society, in the theatres and in the
restaurants of fashion, where he was
always accompanied by strikingly
beautiful women. His finaneea appear-
ed sound, following his 1,000,000 franc
coup on the Paris Bourse, although he
did lose heavily in an industrial and.
oil slump.
He has engaged in politics but little.
Even before he was dethroned he spent.
most of his time in Paris and very'
little in Persia. He often remarked.
that power was thrust upon him when'
his father abdicated the throne, before
Ahmad Kadjar had a chance to play.
He was only 11 at the time. He is
but 31 now.
Even his death would cause almost
no political concern in Persia, for ha
has no political followers. His bro-
ther, Hassan Mohamed, 30, has pol-
itical ambitions, according to promin-
ent Persians. If death overcomes the
Shah his brother is expected to replace
him as pretender to the throne, Hassan
is ambitious to become the eighth.
Shan -in -Shah of the Kadjar dynasty.
He insists that he alone is able to re-
store the dynasty,
Spain's King
Opens Fair
Release of Thousands of
White Pigeons Adds Bril,
Hance to Scene as AIfonso
XIII Declares Ibero-
American Exposition
Open—Dictator
Attends Cere-
mony ,
SEVILLE EXHIBITION
Seville, Spain.—Despite all misgivv
ings as to the success of the Ibero.
American exhibition, Seville has sudl
denly become a city of crowded streets,
The big fair was solemnly opened by
King Alfonso in seven short words,
The ceremony took place in the Plaza
de Espana in the centre of the ex.
hibition grounds, the imposing spec•
tacle being witnessed by a crowd esti.
seated at 70,000 gathered under a
serene blue and cloudless sky.
The arrival of the King, Queen and
Infanta was announced by salvos of
guns, the signal for a tremendous ova-
tion, while thousands of whits pigeons
were liberated over the tribune amid
the waving flags of Spain and Portia
gal. and the purple standard of Castile,
On each side of the semicircle were
seen the diplomatic representatives el
the American republics, resplendent in
gold -braided uniforms, Opposite were
the Cabinet ministers and Spaniel'
grandees, and on the left the flower of
Spain's aristocracy.
Gen. Prieto de Rivera in the course
of his speech said: "Our words vibrate
across the world to tell it of the close
embrace which unites brothers and
sons and members of the same race."
Apart from its political significance
the fair is regarded as an event of
unusual importance. Only after the
greatest difficulty did authorities suc-
ceed in completing their preparations.
Even now some of the buildings are
not ready for the inauguration, as, for
instance, the Argentine pavilion,
The Government meanwhile is de.
termined to end the harmful propa-
ganda about conditions in Spain, and
it is announced that a Malir�id news-
paper has been fined 50,000 pesetas for
publishing an untrue item regarding.
an alleged brawl in Seville. This in
fact was the only discordant note in
the news of the inaugural ceremonies,
rt is always risky to give a. mane
wild Carl not control his own man.
power fifty or seventy-five horsepower
to control.---" Jlostoii Herald."
"How eau I tell if my daughter has
the gift of paintfng7" asps a reader.
You can usually sea it in her facet—
"Glasgow Eastern Standard."
King Gustave, of Sweden, and the
Queen, have been married forty-eight
years now. Sweden, as you azar
know, Is the hoiue oP, satety msxtehes,
-"Tray Features,