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Zurich Herald, 1930-08-07, Page 6Journalist Undaunted, Travels Through African Bush on Motorcycle Cape '1' ;wn, . At—To Louis Kraft,1 "For three years 1 traveled down the of Johannesburg, goes the credit of be-! river. The hippos were an ever pre- Sent menace; and I saw crocodiles in ing the first man to cover equatorial incredible numbers on the sand -banks Africa by motorcycle, Mr. Kraft At night I slept in native villages with- started•om Johannesburg on. a Scott I out blankets or mosquito nets. Meals machine in September last year. The consisted of half -roasted chickens, run to Nairobi was simple compared bananas and eggs. with his later adventures. Prom Nai- 'tobi'to Lagos, however, is about 4000 miles; and there aro stretches so lone- ly that a breakdown means a long and dangerous march through the bush. At Fort Archambault, on the fringe of the Sahara, Mr. Kraft had to pre- pare himself for a strete_t of 400 miles without the chance of meeting a single white pian or filling up with petrol. On his carrier he had a four - gallon tin of petrol, and he transfer- red his kit to the tank in front of him. "It was in this dangerous and deso- late country," he related, "that a leak developed in my petrol tank. I saw that it would be useless to go on with the petrol dripping away; so I left the machine beside the road and set out to walk for help. "I met natives and they pushed mY machine to their village. Then I struck out on foot for the French out- post called Port Lamy, 80 miles away. Soon I reached the Shari River, hired a small dug -out canoe and two pad- dlers. "My troubles ended when I reached Fort Lamy, for the Governor of the Provice lent me a light motor -lorry, and 24 'hours later I was back in Fort Lamy with the motorcycle. Repairs were made and I drove on through the French Cameroons. "One of the strangest places I visit- ed was Dikwa — a mud city where proud dignitaries rode through the streets on small ponies with followers carrying their swords. When the na- tives saw me they fell on their faces on the ground. "Petrol costs $1.87 a gallon at Fort Lamy, and $1.37 in Northern Rhodesia. I never lost my way once—traders, missionaries, and .officials sketched the route for me through le colonies. I carried very little food, relying on sup- plies of milk, chickens, honey and ground nuts at native villages: Mr. Kraft is a British subject of Bel- gian origin and a journalist by profes- sion. He is planning another long journey — this time to Europe via Cairo. Wants Apples Packed in Cardboard Cartons The results of investigations dur- ing the years 1927.1929 into the amount and types of wastage in Cana- dian fruit shipped to the United Kingdom have just been published by the Empire Marketing Board. This report, issued by H. M. Stationery Of- fice, London, price oue shilling, cov- ers apples, pears, plums and peaches, and should be in the hands of every Canadian grower of these fruits. Re- garding apples, the report says that their condition on arrival is generally good, but that even a low percentage of wastage becomes a serious natter on large shipments. The most seri- ous cause of trouble was fungal rot- The most difficult sections are cross- ingPressing down and other pack- Ing the Pyrenees and Swiss moun ing processes likely to injure the fruit tains. The flight i.; not considered a tarshould be reducedato a minimum. suffer On- race, but a test of reliability. Only fromsuch. lova ScotiasColum the time needed for covering each lap from scab and British Columbia ap- Air Competitors Meet in Berlin Another Air -Minded Prince. le University Head Says Overproduction Of Trained Men- and Women Impossible. Prince George arrives with Squadron Leader Don at Radlett, England, to officiate at opening ceremony of new. Hanley -Page Aerodrome there. Berlin—Sixty competitors from six nations arrived in Berlin to start on the second European circular flight for light airplanes. Germany leads with 30 competitors, Poland follows with 12, England with seven, France with six, Spain with three and Switzerland with two. Two ladies are participating. They are Miss Spooner and Lady Bailey, both from Great Britain. Regrets are voiced here that there are no American competitors. The rout covers 7500 kilometers and pro- vides for 29 compulsory landings. It starts and ends at Berlin. Some of the principal towns crossed are Frank- fort, Rheims, Calais, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Lyons, Berne, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Koenigsberg and Danzig. pies from internal breakdown. Ex- port of plums to the United' Kingdom from, Ontario is a comparatively re- cent development, but, although they were attractive in appearance there was extensive wastage from brown rot and a good deal of breakdown was noted. These and other technical details are dealt with at Iength in the report of sixty pages. Market competition in the United Kingdom is so sev.re, that Canadian growers, after perfecting the quality of fruit, might well consider different methods of packing which would be more attractive to the consumer. In this connection, a valuable suggestion conies from Ald. Richard Thorpe of the city of Ripon, Yorks, and vice- chairman of the Yorkshire Voluntary Migration Committee. During the past two years he visited all the fruit -growing districts of Canada and found a general complaint that the prices, the growers received were too low, especially in view of the high re- tail prices charged consumers in the Old Country. "Has it ever occurred to the grower and exporter," he writes, "that if the best grade of ap- ples, both eaters and cookers, were packed in cardboard cartons in such qualities that they could be sold over the counters of retail shops Here at popular prices, the elimination of some of the middle charges would be brought about, and both grower and consumer would benefit?" The sug- gestion of packing in cartons would not settle the problem of how to sup- ply the needs of the artisan class, a vast population Who rare",•;' cab. af- ford to buy Empire fruits, but i•' would will be decisive. The German Aero Club was intrust- ed with organizing this year's flight because a German pilot won last year's European flight. Germany Limits - Quota On American Movies very materially increase the number of buyers in the United Kingdom. Mint for Remembrance The smell of mint brings back to me A kitchen with its homely clatter, The whitest table one could see, A chopping -knife, and wooden platter; And somebody who lightly laid The herb in heaps and started chop ping; Rap -rap -a -rap: the busy blade Went through the mint -sheaf, hardly stopping. Though I should journey far and see Wide fields to forage and grow rich In, The smell of mint will ever be A memory of that old kitchen; So dear they were, those distant days, They call me back again, a vagrant From simple joys and country ways With poignant Whiff most sweet and fragrant. —Elizabeth Fleming. "No woman is trttly beautiful when site is half starved or angular and bony.'—Florenz Ziegfeld, Number of Films to be Ad- mitted dmitted Set at 210 • Berlin.—The total of American en- tertainment films which may be im- ported into Germany during 1930 was fixed at 210 recently, following the German -American film conference. in Paris. Of these, one-third may be talking pictures. The Government also may authorize an. additional 20 films in the event special circumstances merit in- creases. The educational and cultural films quota was changed to two for oue instead of an even exchange, which was retained in the case of all others. The regulations governing the film quota were revised in a more liberal spirit as'a result of representations by German film interests to the Govern- ment. The Upper Chamber approved the changes, which were executed by the Government department author- ized by parliamentary act to handle the natter. The conference in Paris was pre- sided over by Will Hays, American film arbiter, now in Berlin in connec- "Occasionally a man gets a b when he least expects it. " "When a duty comes to us, comes a power to enable us form it."—Calvin Coolidge. When your young lady says there is something about you she likes, ask her what she is going to do when you have spent it. with It to per - A Man fined 10s. at Preston for lni properly using a limited trade license, wrote to the magistrate: "One ex- pecte wome disorilnlnation between In- adveront miscomprehension and de- liberate eireutnventioil. Rural Club Founded By Canadian Women The women of Canada must have had a more than ordinary interest in the International Conference of Rural Women held a few weeks ago in Vienna, Austria. The first rural wo- men's club to be formed anywhere in the world came into being at Stoney Creek, Ontario, over thirty years ago. It was organized for the purpose of improving the status of home life in rural districts. The movement quick- ly uickly spread to other provinces and to other countries. The first convert- solid material is a dense, hard, bone - tion of representatives of these in. like substance, ranging in color from stitutes in Canada was held at the a golden tan to a deep ebony. It is Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, somewhat stronger than the hard - in 1906, in a small' hall on the top woods, and is a good electrical insul- floor of the Macdonald Institute Build- ator. It can be machined and polished ing at the College. At the present into non-metallic gears, washers, time it requires a large hall to ac- panels, and other objects such as are commodate a convention of any one now made from hard rubber and bake - of the five districts in the province. The movement was started in the British Isles by a Canadian woman, Mrs. Alfred Watt, during the Greaf War, and is now well organized there. From Britain it was carried into the countries of Europe, and the first in- ternational convention was held in Belgium in 1929, with delegates from Canada, the British Isles, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ger- many, Czecho-Slovakia and India, and the chairman was Mrs. Watt. Wo- men in the rural districts throughout San Francisco.—"There ie no danger. of overproduction of trained men and women" This was the statement of Dr, Rob- ert G. Sproul, in a declaration of pol- icy on taking office as the new presi- dent of the University of California. He emphatically declared against limiting the enrollment of the institu- tion, now considered the largest in the country. "As far as numbers are concerned," he said, "I feel that the most import- ant question is that the qualifications of our entrants to do adequate univer- sity work be maintained, and that the quality of work in the university be not unpaired "with any idea of making it possible for an increasing number of students to meet the requirements. "Subject to these two limitations, I believe that the university should wel— come those who desire to come to us. An increase in numbers, if quality be maintained, cannot but be desirable." Discussing the experiment now be- ing projected at Leland Stanford Jr. University—that of eliminating the freshmen and sophomores and tending toward a graduate -university—Dr. Sproul said: "I do not believe that many iustitn- tions should adopt a new policy until its success has been demonstrated in. at least one. For instance I should like to see one institution demonstrate over a period of years the desirability of eliminating the freshmen and sophomore years of the traditional American university be- fore committing the University of California to such a .program. That seems likely soon to be tried in this State and we shall watch the results with great interest and be guided as to our future policy by them." Dr. Sproul favors both sports and student self-government. Admitting that there have been "undoubtedly grave abuses" in intercollegiate com- petition, he stated, "Nevertheless suck competition has also made great con- tributions to student life. There is no taint of professionalism or commer- cialism in sports at California and they will not be tolerated in the future." He closed his discussion with the statement: "The youth of to -day are not worse than the youth of yester- day—if anything they are better. We will try to send them out Of this insti- tution with ideals." Maizolith-Product of Chemical Magic Maizolith,.a substance hard as stone and stronger than most kinds of wood, is one of the newest products of chemi- cal magic, working on cornfield wastes. Says Science Service's News Bulletin (Washington) : "It canbe made from any part of the corn plant, but most advantageous- ly from corn -cobs. It is one of the things that has been made by the chemists of Iowa State ollege at Ames and has recently been undergoing tests on a semicommercial scale at the U.S. Bureau of Standards. "It is prepared by chemically digest - A Drowning Person .Is Crazy - Be Firm Don't try to rescue a drowning man —unless you are a good swimmer yourself. Remember "a drowning person is generally insane for 'the time being, and is liable- to drag you to your death, unless you are capable of swim- ming with a heavy load." The advice is that of Frank E: Dal ton, a swimming teacher, and son of a famous English Channel swimmer. He gives it in "Swimming Scieuti- fleally Taught". ing the cora-cobs, reducing them to a Counsel on rescue for drowning is uniform jellylike pulp in certain stand- timely 'just now. Among the many and paper -mill machinery, and press bits of advice given by Mr. Dalton are ing the jelly iu a mold. The resulting the following: Of the many different ways of sav- ing life, the safest and best method is to swim as near the person as pos- sible, tli n dive under and come .up behind him; otherwise he is liable to grab you around the neck with a death clutch from which it is ex- tremely difficult to escape. When swimming up behind the per- son, grab his biceps and force him tion with the new accord reached in Canada are now organized under dif- the film industries of both countries. ferent names, but all are the result of that first organization at Stoney Washing Chiffon Creek over thirty years ago. Many women are afraid to use chif- fon for wearing apparel, as they are often disappointed after washing it. To wash chiffon extreme care is re- quired. Take the material, fold It two or three times, according to length, than. tack it together—long stitches and with a fine cotton. Dis- solve your soap, and, using warm wa- ter, wash by constant squeezing. Iron on the wrong side with a thin cloth between the chiffon and the ironing cloth. If desired, stiffen with guns water. "History, when we are young, is what came to an end before we were born."—Arthur Ransotne. A Willesden woman stated that she was separated from her husband but had taken him in as a lodger. Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, and dull in every other.—Sir Philip Sidney. Prince Flies Solo London—The Prince of Wales, ac- cording to an. announcement in a Lon- don paper, has recently made flights unaccompanied by a pilot or any other person. The Prince's solo flights according to the Daily Tele- graph, have been made at Northolt Aerodome in a "Tomtit" military training plane. He did not stray far from the landing field, but during a number of short flights demonstrated Marked ability in taking off and landing. lite. on his back; the more he struggles, "It is estimated that a commercial ,the, more he helps himself to keep plant with a production capacity of afloat. five tons per day could manufacture. it at a cost of about $240 a ton. 'The cost might be cut if it is manufactured as a by-product in other cornstalk in- dustries. "Its trade name, maizolith, English es into `cora-stone'." Segrave Leaves $82,000 Estate London—The estate of the late Sir Henry 'Segrave, king of speed oil land and water, who lost his life when his Miss England II upset in Lake Windermere last month amount- ed. to $82,000 it is announced. "And you really consider yourself an expert swimmer, Reggy?" "I must be! When I go to teach a girl how to swim she invariably tells me in a few seconds that she has learned perfectly and Can get along without me." "The young women of the present generation are not what they used to be," complains a famous old actor. No, they used to be little girls. Britain Takes Her Place in Dirigible Construction The R-1.00, the largest dirigible in the world, exceeding even the C i ai Zeppelin, sailed from To prevent being clutched by a drowning .person, the following rules should be carefully studied; Mr. Dal- ton tells us, adding that "every ac' tion, however, must be prompt and decisive, otherwise this method will be of no avail." Reading on: If grasped"by the wrists, turn both arms "simultaneously against the drowning person, thumbs outward, and attempt to bring your arms at right -angles to your own body. This will dislocate the thumbs of the drowning person, and he must let go his hold. If clutched around the neck, im- mediately take, a deep breath, lean well over your opponent, place the left hand in the small part of his back and draw your right arm in an up- ward direction until in line with his shoulder, auii pass it at oijce oyez, , his arta. Then with the thumb and; forefinger catch his nose and pinch the nostrils close; at the same time place the 1> d .? ;g your band on .44 chin and push firmly outWard. 'Chis will cause hint to open his mouth for breathing purposes, and he, being un- der you, will swallow water. Choking ensues, and not only is the rescuer freed, but the other is left so help- less as to be completely under control,' If clutched around the body and arms, take a deep breath, lean well over your opponent and throw the' right arni in an upward direction at right -angles to the body, or draw it up between your body and that of your opponent. Then with the thumb and forefinger catch the nese and "pinch the nostrils close, and at the sante time place the palm of the hand on the chin and bring the right knee as high as possible up between the two bodies, placing it, if possible, against the lower part of your opponent's chest; then, by means of a strong and somewhat sudden push, stretch your) arms and legs out straight, at the same time throwing the whole weight of the body backward. The sudden motion will press the air out of the other's lungs, as well as push him' off, no matter how tightly he may be' holding. He may then be seized from behind and rescued. • ngtancd for. Canada Monday, last week. • Beware of Insect Bites ' Insect bites sometimes have serious results. the chief danger being that of secondary blood -poisoning. Here are precautions you should take wheal bitten:— A little strong liquid ammonla will stop the irritation. Then th0 bite] should be painted with tincture ort iodine, which will also lessen. irritty tion, besides destroying any germ( lurking in the pores• of the skin, 1f this does not prevent swelling aud', inflammation, 'bathe the bitten part", alternately with hot and cold water,' or apply. cold cetnpresses at three-' hourly intervals. It matter forms and starts to discharge itself, apple hot fomentations and conattlt a daetor!.