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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-11-28, Page 5Dewar 'Asks War I Be Delayed Till DebtsAire Paid British Peer From Scotland Hurls Barrage of Wittig cisms at Chemists' Dinner Takes Fling ,at. Football Also Declares Any. Speaker Can "Gas" His Audi • ence Loudon.—Lord Dewar, who is even more eelebratecd.for his epigrams than for his whiskey, and who 'is said to have put out more wide cracks..than George Bernard Shaw, revealed his panacea for war in a speech recently at the annual chemical dinner here. "Within ten years'. time," he said,: "chemistry and airships should make. war impossible. Present-day defences on both land and sea may become ob- solete before nations can agree on disarmament Naval disarmaments are good, but, when you get rid of one. trouble another always appears The way to outlaw war is to eliminate • the cause of war. One way to abolish wars for all time would be to agree to post- pone the next conflict until World War debts are all paid. Chemistry and the . Gospel have done -more for civilization and the -well being of man- kind .than any other phase of human. activity." London Has Moved Hack to the.Ocean• 'Transatlantic Passengers', in Biggest Ships Can Land. at Tilbury • Docks London, -London bas mo,'ed itself halt' to the ocean, where a tlsed to • be in the days of"Dralce. 13y'sprxig, when the • next rush of transatlantic tourists begins, travelers will find that they can sail up to London's very doorstep in the biggest and fastest ships: Instead of disenibariciiig at Souith-I anupton or Liverpool and going, 78 to 200 miles by train, they will be able to land at Tilbury docks, a half hours' 'ride from the big London hotels. The new Tilbury entrance lock, capable of• handlieg any passenger ship, afloat, was opened recently. By spring the new landing stage and railway station are scheduled to be ready. Crop of Epigrams The following are among the latest crop of Dewarisms of this epigram- matical.: S co tchnian: "Some electrify their audiences and Others only gas them." "Chemists • can gas an audience." "I should like to be a chemist now." "A combined saxophone -bagpipe has been invented --chemists also discov- ered Nnlethal gas recently!' "There seems to be no finality in the discoveries in. chemistry. ;You have been able to make two hairs grow where only one grew before." "No man can tell the number of blondes the Imperial Chemical Indus- tries have made for the benefit of man- kind. Was it Shakespeare whose gen- tlemen preferred blondes? But we must not forget that the -black sheep of the family isn't always a blond." "Football and chemistry run in fami- lies." "Whether genius is transmissible or not in the world is chemistry's ques- tion but all authorities agree as to gout." "The goal of every man is to snake money faster than his family can spend it—there are no idle rich to- day so many are chasing them to get their worldly goods." Inventions Still Lacking "Man to -day can fly like a bird, but man will never be able to sit comfort- ably on a barbed wire fence." "Man is • the noblest work of God, but nobody ever•said so but man him- self." im- self" "Still you have yet to invent a fer- tilizer which- will snake lawn seed grow half an. inch and then stop." Lord Dewar said that the distiller's company to which he belougecl had gone in for the production of bodies containing alcohol as required in cer- tain industries. "You must not elope with the idea," he said, "that we only cat'er to the inner man. Consumption of alcohol in that direction is decreas- ing se-rapaclly that we are casting our bread upon other waters, Cast your bread upon the waters and you will realize how many people are after it." World competition in the building ofbigger and faster liners began to have its ,,effect on London more than a quarter • of a century ago. The growing -number of passengers ships "too big" for the' port of London. be- gan, in effect; to push Loudon far titer from the sea, • London' answer to the threat which this involved has been the pouiing `of millions of pounds sterling Into harbor improve- ments. • The new entrance lock is 1,000 feet long, 110 feet wide and .45y/ feet deep, or roomY enough to haudie; the 915 -foot length of the . S.S. Majestic with plenty of space to spare. The new landing stage, which floats in the river, is 1,142 feet long and lies 170 feet from the concrete "shore" which bas been built upon what used to be mud flats. Poised on 60 steep pon- toons, the floating, stage is connected with the customs hall and railway sta- tion by five bridges for foot and motor traffic. A 750 -foot drydock, capable of be- ing lengthened to 1,000 feet without interference with operation, is also under construction, and will be ready by spring. Hard to Explain Dead Woman's White Lilies Turn to. Crimson as Relict Expires. Australian Prernier For Empire Trading Inter Empire Trading Creating Interest in all Parts of Huge Organization HIS MAJESTY'S MAIL Top—Six-dog team leaving Churchill for the far north with mail for Null - son Bay Points. Bight—The R'ear's mail for Chesterfield Inlet, Bakor Lake and other northern points piled up on the snow at Churchill waiting for dog team express. e. F'AILURE There could hardly be a inore• dis- mal confession of moraland intellect- ual .failure than to admit that our leisure hours hang so heavy on oar hands that we must needs escape from our own empty-headedness by betting on a football match or a horse race-- Dean ace-Dean Inge. South Australia to Meet Water Need Greatest Drawback to Austra lia is Lack of. Adequate Water Supply Adelaide, Australia.—The annual rainfall average having been more than seven inches short, the Govern: went here is discussing water restric- tions for the coming summer, and gar- dens in the metroolitan area may either have to be abandoned or their demands severely limited. To guard against serious shortage in future, preliminary steps are now being taken. It is proposed to build a reservoir twice the size of the present largest scheme, situated in the Ade- laide Mills at Millbrook, which, when full, resembles a miniature harbor. Sydney, N.S.W,—T. It. Br.vin, pee.•Bat the capacity of Millbrook is only mier of New South Wales, ;:-bo re -r s,,1131',00J,000 gallons. At Myponga, cently returned from. a trip to Eng situated 80 miles south of Adelaide, it land and Canada, has delivered sev-I is intended to erect an embankment eral speeches strongly- urging the necessity for closer trading relations of the Dominions of the Empire with We mother country and with each other. "The sooner the Dominions regard the British Empire as an economic unit in relation to the rest of the world the better it will be for all members of the British Common- wealth of Nations," he declared when addressing members of the Legacy Club. "The • Imperial Government believ- ed, with a certain amount of justifica- tion," continued Mr. Baviu, "that this problem , was an Empire matter. It is one of the adjustments we mast make, not only In regard to unetn- ploymeut but to trade as well. This, too, is au Empire problem, rather than a British problem. The avenues for trade outside the umpire are grad- ually being closed. • The United 9,400,040,V1 gallons, The building of the reservoir will submerge one- of the *n .rttiest land- scapes in South Australia.' Farm houses, roads, schools and ext neeee. red guiil flats will form the bed ofthe new lake. Thio year the water in the Millbrook reservoir got so low that the chimney of the olcl mill sho\wed up far the first time since the area was flood- ed many years ago. With the completion of the Myponga reservoir, the five Water schemes sery ing the metropolitan area will have an aggregate capacitp . of nearly 15,000,- 000,000 gallons. That is, assuming the smaller reservoir will be built, but if the larger catchment is carried out, the figures will be more than 1.7,000,- 000,000 gallons, The catchment area o fthe Mypouga reservoir will be about 50 square miles, and that of the other four reservoirs is 175 square .miles, .The next largest reservoir to that pro - States is actally discouraging trade posed at Myponga is Millbrook, with the the Dominions. The interchange 000,000 gallons. of goods and products within the Enu- Up to the present South Australia pire should be encouraged in every has spent nearly $50,000,000 on water way possible. I do not refer to Em- schemes, pine free trade: that is a dream. But that floes not necessarily mean we Posa.e Rates cannot de more than we are doing. ? "Existing inter -Empire machinery Jamaica Times; The reason for is unsatisfactory. If we have a real keeping up the foreign postage rates, recently given by the authorities, is that tate public revenue would suffer by too large an amount if they were materially reduced. That is what is seen—it is the Unseen which is lost sight of. .Even iY. only what is on the surface be considered it is clear that the Post Office should never be'used for profit -flaking, For as this column has continually pointed out, the mail is but a road between. you and nue and the next man. And* lust as an enlightened policy long ago took down the toll -gates on the turnpike roads, so should every block be taken out of, the way to give the cheapest pos sible intercommunication by mail Swansea; England.—The weird bios- policy by peoples who sincerely de- soming of a deal woman's flowers has inand something more than mere furnished tile town of Swansea with a mystery which seems destined never to be solved. The story is told as fol- lows: Several years ago, Mrs. Alfred formality, this machinery difficulty will pass. But let us have a real im- perial policy on all matters of vital interest to the Empire. it is only by co-operation that sc,cial and Indus - Jeffs, a prominent resident, died sud- trial progress can be made. The fact scaly. She had been fond of flowers, that I have come back with a deeper especially lilies. Immediately after love for and pride in England and her death several white lilies in her the Empire does not snake ine anY garden suddenly stopped blooming. the loss a good Australian." Her husband gave thein to a gardener, who tended them carefully, Int they o remained barren and flowerless. i `' A�d�,ence A few days ago the plants bloomed again, as suddenly as they had ceased floweriug. The flowers, however, in- stead of being white, were a deep crimson, Tho gardener, amazed by the sudden change, hurried to tell Toffs.. When he arrived at -the house, he found that ;offs had died the swine day, Great Waterspout Seen in Channel London -•-•A watet'spoat in the Chan- nel was vl,ible from Deal for about five tiiinute:A recently, Looking like a gigantic hour -glass, a mass of cloud descended, .and a large, conical -share eft mass of water was 'drawn from the sea to tweet it, Travelling first sea Wards, then shorewards, and even- tttaily. disappearing its the south, It Was accompanied by a loud hissing noise. "Dick is all right if you know how to take hlcn" "1 hate these people who have to bo iebelted like a bottle of medicine." Applauds Ruler His Majesty "Steals Show Tho more a naturalist studies Na- ture ,the =more mysterious' she be-. From Actors at Drury • comes to him. "So God grows more Lane sublime and awful as we labor foto London.—King George trent to a Him in tho tasks' which He has sol{, us, says Phillips Brooks "Would REVERENCE • - Vancouver Pert j Tolls of Death in Will Establish European Sty rrn New High Record Five Members of F Crew of Finnish Schooner Are Western Harbor Anticipates Drowned Huge Increase in Ship- London.—Man's efforts to conquer ping Business the seas brought additional tales of Vancouver, B.C.—Nothing can pre- vent' Vancouver from breaking all her records as an txpotiting Port following telegrams received here by relatives drowned and six rescued from the Fin - from seamen and officers of ships now ninsh schooner Draken near Tito, Fin- land. The Draken was smashed on the rocks during a gale on Sunday night, and more than • 24 attempts at -rescue failed because of high seas. Thousands of nets were lost by Bri- tish fishing fleets which set out be- fore storm warnings reached them on Monday. A Lowestoft report said 200 Scot- tish cottish drifters lost 6,500 nets and that the fishermen might be forced to aban- don. their work. Two drifters sank with the loss of three lives. Four hundred Yarmouth drifters lost 20,000 nets, valued -at $750,000. A violent tempest swept numerous sections of France Tuesday, ravaging shipping and destroying nets . and small boats. The Italian steamer Arborea landed at Civita Vecchia with the pilot and wireless operator of a Marseilles -to - Algiers plane, the third forced clown on the :Mediterranean itt two weeks without loss of life. The two French- men of the plane's crew were at the point of exhaustion from starvation and exposure when rescued. The Garthpool, last survivor of Bri- - tish four -masted ships of the last cen- tury, rau ashore at East Sandhead, ori the west coast of Africa, and was believed likely to be a total. wreck. Its crew were saved. 'Macdonald Talks On American Trip Premier Says People of U.S,4 Now Understand .British SON SUPPORTS JAPAN London.—Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the. National Labors Club that "The'Ameriean people are understanding us. The audience, which crowded. the, Friends' Meeting House, cheered his various references to the new Anglo- American friendship. The Prime Minister stater that in my whole life I never met eople who can be more en -1 thusiastic in the welcome they give a stranger- than the people of Canada and the United States have shoyan themselves to be. It was great. "We went out to the States and a number of people gave us solemn. warning not to take the risk. But if there is a doctrine that I have been preaching insistently for a great num- ber of years, it is the doctrine that you have to take risks in order to get peace. I took them, and I think I was wholly justified In doing so." Son in Japan Tokio. — Malcolm B. MacDonald, Labor member of the British Parla- ment and son of Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald, declared himself very much impressed with the presen- tation of Japan's case with regard to Manchuria as placed before the In- stitute of Pacifie Relations, now ins session at Kioto, by Yosuke Matsuelca," former vice-president of the South Manchuria Railway. Although he recognizes China's dis- content with the present situation in: Manchuria, Mr. MacDonald said there was a great deal of merit in the Jap- anese viewpoint. He believes that the difficulties between China and Japan could be settled if a mixed commission would get together and discuss frank- ly the two countries' mutual roblenms. China was selected to he host to the next conference of the Institute, two death and rescue from various parts years once, but the Chinese city in of storm -ravaged Europe daring the which the session will be held was not'. past week .in England and Europe. chosen, Dr. David Yui, •leader of the ' Five members of the crew were Chinese delegation, was elected chair-: man of the next conference. The con- ference also accepted the resignation) of J. Merle Davis, as secretary, al -I though he will continue to serve un-' til his successor is appointed. Lord Hailshatn, former Lord Chem., caller of the United Kingdom andl chairman of the British delegation at the conference, declared that arbitrary abolition of extra territoriality ins China by decree of the Nanking Gov-' eminent on January 1, 1930, would be condemned by the whale world as an extreme breach of international law and as the greatest ossible proof that' China was not ready for such rights., Patience, he said, is all China needs' to gain her end in this matter. en route here for grain. The ships have not been posted, be- ing freighters, but they are coming for grain cargoes. They will prove to the world that Canada is not an ice -bound country dependent on movement over the Great Lakes or through eastern chan- nels. These ships will take grain to Eu- rope when Europe requires grain most. •The demonstration will be convincing. Vancouver has elevators lining the water -front full of grain and in the interior, there are More elevators. !As -,the coast elevators are emptied they will be filled with more grain and the movement can proceed until all orders are filled. . Recent flurries in price did not af- fect Vancouver grain. But the Port is arranging to handle a record arrival of ships in the near future. theatre recently for the first time you grow rich in reverence?' he since his illness, and "stole the show" asks. "Go work, work, work with. from the actors themselves all your etrungth, soelt life 'deep Accompanied by Queen hIary and around you and display its great - the Duke and Duchess of "York, !.e ness. went. to the Drury Lane theatre to -^_-4 roe . American production, "Rope MAKING FRIENDS Blessed are they who have the gift Marie." 'His ontra,nce brought the audience of making friends, for it is one of to its feet in a prolonged tumultuous God's best gifts. It involves many cltcir, The monarch, looking fit and things, but, above all, the power, of bronzed, waved his hand and smiled going out of one's self and seeing and ha; ,fly. The cheering continued, de- appreciating whatever is noble and. laying the raising ,f the curtain, loving in another, - Aff;er the performance the audience.. r' s tg g "God Save the Klug, while the If the five powers can meet on the a five points when they come together 7, King, bowed his acknowledgment. lie was cheered again. by a largo for naval reduction, there will be no crowd on ieavncg the theatre, I queatlen as to the outcome, .Empire Preference Melbourne Herald: Trade relations between Great Britain and Australia are lop -sided. -.The value of the pre- ferences granted by Britain to Aus- tralia does not exceed $5,000,000 a year, while on more Than $300,000,000 Werth of goods Autralia gives Britain a preference of $40,000,000 annually. Should the British Lahr Ministry insist on wiping out all 'trade prefer- ences to the Dominions, Australia will most certainly have to consider where she stands in regard to the generous trade preference now grant- ed to Great Britain, Canadi ; Scouts Plan of Ocean Plane Service, Dominion Officers Unaware; of Negotiations With Imperial Airways Ottawa, Ont.—Reports of a trans- atlantic air service betweet Great Britain and Canada aro considered as highly premature by officers of the royal Canadian Air Force, the Cana-; dian Air Board, the Air Mail Service. and the Ministry of National Defense. The passage of the Atlantic byt plane will some day be a daily roil - tine but that day is considered as far, distant. The crossing so far has! been purely in the experimental stage,i Government officials have heard no- thing of any Canadian company en tering 'into negotiations with the Im-' perial Airways for such a service. Canadii has built at St. I•Iubert's,' Montreal, a mooring mast which is to accoriimoclate the 11-101 when makes its transatlantic flights, but! even this initial flight will not take place until next year. The opinion' is expressed that transatlantic voy- "The statistician who 'avers that ages willbe made first by the lighter - somebody dies every time you breathe What makes the average oldster so than -air craft and later by multiple- should ultiple should., be an auti-septic mouth -wash mad is that the impertinence of youth engined giant planes. salesman." - is frequently so darn pertinent. So sure ere government otl'icials • temeeeeeeer-W -_- .. _- .... _.._ that trans-Atlantic plane crossings Member of Cactus amity are not yet feasible that they dis. • .courage any trans-Atlantic flying, warning people who attempt it that the Government cannot be expected to, send searchers out after planes that come down in Canadian terri- tory.. As a matter of fact such Searches are always made with gov eminent planes, but no flyer Is en-: couraged to attempt it. Canada's attention at present directed to transCanada air service.` to bridge the thousand miles of rocks! and trees lying between eastern and western Canada, and the veal bar -1 rier to the expedition of business. Air -mail service now exists to and' from the liners in the St, Lawrence' passing Father Point; from Montreal to Ottawa ,and Toronto, and thence to Windsor and Detroit. Connec-' tions.r:at'e made with trans -American' air lines from Detroit,.--Christlaatl Science Monitor. Strange TO BLOOM BUT FOR A SINGLE NIGHT • Night•blocming Cercus, owned by Mrs, McCartney of Grimsby, blooms at night ter only one night each year, the flowers lasting but a few` hours, It Is a member of the meths family. SUCCESS `It is no success to build up• a for- tune without a character; but it ie, the highest success to build up a char- acter, and the fortune naturally goes. with it.