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Canada, The Empire and The World at Large
CANADA
Lausanne Marks Time
It appears unlikely that Britain's
plea for complete cancellation of war
debts and reparations will be accepted
at Lausanne—even within. the limits
of the powers of that couference.
The greatest obstacle in the way of
final and full agreement at Lausanne
is the uncertainty over the attitude of
the United States. The Government
of the latter country has already
served notice that the Hoover mora-
torium will not be extended beyond
July 1 of this year. While there i$
a general suspicion that that attitude
Is dictated mire by the esi eodes of
the political situation In the United
States than by determined permanent
policy, it effectively precludes seriaus
- final discussion of the whole question
until after the Presidential election.
No one imagines that the Continent-
al European nations will attempt to
resume payment to Washington un-
less and until Germany resumes pay-
ment to them. Britain has already de-
clared that she will resume payments,
regardless of receipts from her own
debtors, if the United States so de -
Islands. But there is a vast difference
between willingness to pay and ability
to pay in the face of virtual tempor-
ary world bankruptcy.
It is noteworthy that, while the
'kioover moratorium officially ends on
July lst, no further instalments on
par -debt accounts are due at Wash-
ington until December. Before then
the Presidential election will be over.
The chief Executive of the United
States will then be able to act, in ac-
cord with common sense, without fear
'of having his action made a campaign -
peg football.—Toronto Globe.
One -Eyed Car
Traffic police are checking up close-
ly on motorists whose cars lack pro-
per lights. A "one -eyed" car on the
highway at night is a menace.—Lon-
don
enace.—London Advertiser. Foreign Travel
Perils of a Tanker If the French people spoke English,
If man can learn anything from such and had the same coinage as the Eng-
le catastrophe it is the necessity of
eternal vigilance. The money loss is
very great, but the loss of precious
lives of devoted and innocent work-
men,
orkmen, and the implied peril. for the
future, are of more importance, and
this should not be lost on those in
,charge of such enterprises.
The Montreal disaster, following
within a few days after a mysterious ` the speech of his fellow -creatures if
explosion on a smaller tanker in Tor-
-Ate,
or -Ate $Garber, adds to the anxiety
which must be felt by those engaged
in handling such a dangerous sub-
stance as oil—The Toronto Globe.
• Planting Canadian Trees
During the last twelve years more
han 33,000,000 Canadian trees have
been planted in Great Britain, most of
them coming from British Columbia.—
;Vancouver Province.
per increasingly with the years.—Lon-
don Daily Depress.
Industry On Trial
The economics of to-day—as taught
by the orthodox—are out of date, be-
cause they were meant for a world
situation in which famine and scarcity
were the normal conditions and In
which mankind' was engaged in a
fierce struggle against the forces of
nature. Men had to save and hoard
and put by for a rainy day. But now
modern science and industry, with bet-
tar means of transport and communi-
exams, bane removed the spectre of
famine and want. The need now is to
spend, consume, and thereby use up
the overflowing abundance which
every civilized community can pro-
duce. The test of whether our pre-
sent
ro-sent civilization will survive depends
upon our solving the modern problem
of under -consumption in a world ma-
terially richer than ever before. Is
mankind really to sit down and starve
because ot lack of leadership and
courage in the invisible governments
of high finance, or will the common
sense of the common people demand
that a way out of the apparent im-
passe be found? — Commander J. M.
Kenworthy in Current History.
Inefficient Schools
The revelation of the number of in-
efficient
n.efficient and insanitary private schools
that remain in this country made in
the report of the departmental com-
mittee set up by Sir Charles Trevel-
yan will surprise those who imagined
that the conditions of which Dickens
wrote were impossible to -day. The
proportion of unsatisfactory schools is
not high. The committee puts it at
10 per cent. But the faults, where
they exist, : •-3 often grave. Education
that is no more than a farce and
school rooms that are a menace to
health still persist. — Manchester
Guardian.
Iish, far fewer English people would
wish to spend their summer holidays
on the north coast of France. Even
the names over the shops the a source
of pleasure to the stranger, and the
unaccustomed money tells him as he
handles it that he is no'Ionger in the
dull, workaday world of the half-crown
and the shilling. He is not excited by
Canada Growing
The most encouraging feature about
the Dominion's population figures just
issued by the Bureau of Statistics at
pttawa is the rapid growth of the
;western provinces. The total popula-
tion of the Dominion showed an in-
crease
ncrease of 1,586,427 during the ten-year
Period from 1920 to 1931, and of that
total the four western provinces—Bri-
tish
rovinces—Brefish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba—were responsible for
no less than 567,128, Quebec account-
ing for the largest individual increase
with 513,590.—Mintreal Star.
Swat the Fly,
File's are prolific, breeding a new
generation every two weeks, while the
offspring of a pair of flies will number
5,600,000,000 descendants in a single
summer. Thus it is readily seen that
by swatting the first arrivals that bil-
lions may be prevented from invading
your surroundings.
he goes to Brighton, since he can un-
derstand
nderstand it; but let him go to Dieppe,
and the speech of his fellow -creatures,
being as a rule little known to him,
delights him like a kind of kaleido-
scope of sound, at once meaningless
and beautiful. To be in a country
where men are actually called "Al-
phonse"—is not that something for
which it is well worth braving the
ocean?—Y. Y., In The Statesman and
Nation (London).
Art and the Home
If it became usual for persons about
to furnish their houses or to decorate
one or two rooms to call in a design-
er or a "consultant house decorator,"
the additional cost would be an insur-
ance against the feeling that the din-
ing-room
ining-room walls should not have been
painted dark brown or that something
was radically wrong with the decora-
tive scheme. The curtains would not
then be "a mistake," and life would
be worth living. — Edinburgh Scots
man.
Every inch a King
An incident at Royal Ascot, Eng-.
land's famous race -course, revealed
another reason why Ring George is
revered by all his subeets. One of the
King's horses won an important event,
and afterward, amid the plaudits ot a
great multitude of his people, the
Royal owner "led in" the winner,
Little won' Jr King George is popular.
Ile as in close touch with his People;
interested in all their activities, and
participating in many of them. He is
the wise ruler, the well-informed
statesman, and the genuine sports-
man: a democratic King. While
thrones in other lands have toppled
and disappeared, the British Monarchy
has increased its hold on the affec-
tions of the people. Hence it Is that
when the King's horse wins a race all
the Ring's subjects are delighted.—
Toronto Mail and Empire.
20,000 Mile Flight
Mr. and Mrs. Uli Richter of Munich have reached California, com-
pleting another leg of their 20,000 -mile flight in competition for the
Hindenburg prize of 10,000 marks. They plan to stay for the olympics.
July and the Animal Parasites
On farms where proper precautions
have not been taken to control the
animal parasites, the infestations of
such become very serious in July. A
warm and moist summer favors the in-
crease of animal parasites. Watch for
the signs of lung worm (a husky
cough) in lambs, calves and pigs.
Infested animals should be isolated,
and given extra care. See bulletins
337 and 340, Ontario Department of
Agriculture. The Best protection
against worm infestation, is obtained
bythe raising of the young stock on
clean ground, or in clean buildings,
away from older animals. Good feed-
ing is important, because high vitality
is an aid in protecting animals against
parasites. High vitality can only come
from the liberal use of feeds contain-
ing all the essential food substances.
Have you noticed how young animals
thrive when pasturing on good grass?
Change the young stock to new pas-
ture areas as frequently as possible
as they like the fresh unsoiled grass
and leave trouble behind them every
time they are moved.
Rome Leads • Italian Cities
Rome.—Rosie, which for many
years ran a neck -and -neck race with
Milan and Naples to decide which of
the three would first reach 1,000,000.
inhabitants, is now firmly established
as the greatest Italian city. Milan is
still close at Rome's heels, but Naples
has been consideraLly outdistanced.
On April 1, the last date for which
accurate statistics are available, the
population of Rome was 1,021,388;
Milan, 995,598, and Naples, 844,744.
Hitler's Success
The peculiar strength and virility
of the Nazi movement arise out of its
connection with pre-war German na-
tionalism. It is a rebirth of that na-
tionalism
ationalism in terms of post-war ideal-
ism, or, in its degenerate form, senti-
mentality. It is like a miltiarist Youth
Movement, or like a "hike" that sud-
denly turns into army manoeuvres.
Hitler may be a fool. Much that he
says and writes suggests that he is a
fool, At the same time he has hit on
a kind of foolishness that happens to
"come off," and he has able men round
him who are determined to exploit it
to the utmost: Manchester Guardian.
The Health of the Nation
Greatest of all the assets of a nation
is the health of the people. Health is
the basis both of happiness and of
efficiency. And to secure and safe-
guard the health of its citizens should
be the first care of every Government.
Most important of all is the health of
the children, For physical well-being
in childhood is the essential basis of
physical well-being in adult life. It
should, in any civilized community,
be a matter of course, beyond doubt
or discussion, that the physical con-
ditions of school life are as perfect as
possible. --London Daily Herald.
EMPIRE
Empire Markets Best
The foreign markets of Great Bri-
tain are declining steadily. To de-
ceive ourselves by arranging costly
trade exhibitions abroad Is as futile
as the old idea of giving the populace
a procession .when they were hungry.
We 'must sell to those who have the
willandthe means to bay lroru us.
The Empire markets are growing
markets, and under an Empire Cus-
tonrs Union Great Britain and her
IJolonies and the Dominions will pros -
Italy Suffers Locust Plague
Rome.—Large sections of the coun-
try near Rome have been devastated
by one of the worst invasions of
locusts within memory. The swarms
appeared simultaneously in several
rrral municipalities, among which
Anzio, Nettuno, Cisterna and the re-
gion of the recently reclaimed Pontine
Marshes are the most severely affect-
ed. Despite immediate energetic de-
fense measures, the crops in these
areas have been almost totally de-
stroyed.
Rubber Traffic Posts Please
Auto Drivers of Paris
Paris.—Owing to the frequency with
which motorists crash into iron traf-
fic
rapfic control posts and signals, the po-
lice have devised a rubber traffic
post.
Struck by a misguided car, the
new post will bend without damaging
the vehicle, and even if run over It
will snap back into place.
"I regard the inventor of this traf-
fic post as the equal of Gutenberg,
Pupin, Faraday or Newton," says one
writer. "This kind of post should
be used for marking frontiers, because
it gives satisfaction to everybody.
We . implore the League of Nations
to envestlgate this post, which ought
to be installed notably along the
Danzig corridor and the Manchurian
border."
Toronto Aviator Taking
No Chances on Flight
London. -On the flight J. D. M.
Gray, Toronto aviator, plans from
here to Toronto next month, via
Greenland, he is determined not to
freeze in his passage over the cold
northern climes.
In preparations, Gray sat in a re-
frigeration chamber for half an hour
to test a specially made cold -resisting
flying suit. From► this ordeal he
emerged "as waren as toast."
"I leave nothing to chance," said
Gray, "I even have a fountain pen
filled with ink that won't freeze."
Famed Australian Cricketeers
Meet Picked Canadian Teams
"Third VisitTo Ontario"—Don Bradman, IHLlder of World
Batting Record Big Drawing Card
Arriving in Toronto June 28, after cussed on Bradman has, inevitably,
a brief stay in British Columbia, Arthur
Mailey's Australian Cricket Team is.
scheduled to play five snatches in On-
tario. On Wednesday and Thursday,
June 29-30, a twelve a side two-day
match found the visitors engaged by
an "All Toronto" team, and on the
holiday a strong "Eastern Canada"
team opposed the Aussies in another
two-day fixture For both matches the
very fine Toronto Cricket Club
grounds at Armour Heights furnished
the "terra firma." This is the third
visit Ontario has received from a tour-
ing Australian team, but in view ol
the coming of Don Bradman, holder
of the world's batting records, never
before has such tremendous interest
and enthusiasm been manifested.
To accommodate the anticipated re-
cord attendance for a cricket match in
Toronto it was necessary to set up
stands which provided seating for
over 5000 people. Substantial parking
area adjacent to the grounds, without
extra charge, special bus service con-
necting with Yonge Street cars, re-
freshment marquees and every pos-
sible provision toward catering to the
large concourse on hand, 1f only to
see the world famed Bradman bat,
was included in the preparations for
the stellar event.
The most picturesque personality in.
the brilliant group of Australian
cricketers to be seen during the On-
tario tour is, of course, Don Bradman.
Regarded in American sports talk as
the "Babe Ruth of Cricket," his great-
est
reatest achievement was the amassing of
452 runs, not out, in 460 minutes, two
years ago, when he was but 21 years
old. Already he has created six
world's batting records, a dozen test
match records and in the realm of
first class cricket he is credited with a
score more. The 'crowded firmament
of cricket" has never before displayed
so meteoric a rise in sheer brilliance
of batsmanship as this youthful visit-
or from the Antipodes who as a mem-
ber of the "goodwill tour" team, hail-
ed as a happy band of ambassadors, is
also enjoying his honeymoon on thin
continent.
The limelight which has been fo-
Ship Set Record
What is believed to be a record for
discharging and loading cargo at
Montreal, was set recently by the
Canadian National steamship Corn-
wallis, whch discharged 6,700 tons of
cargo and loaded 600 tons of outgoing
cargo for the British West Indies in
forty-two hours.
Austraiias Camel Corps Holds
First Reunion Since World War
Sydney, Australa.—Australia's mem-
' bers of the Camel Corps, who took
part in the desert campaign against
the Turks during the World War, have
held a reunion, the first since the
force was disbanded in 1918.
New Irish Port is Planned
The Irish Trans -Atlantic Corpora-
tion, Ltd„ has been registered as a
public cempany in Dublin, Ireland,
with the object of constructing at
Galway Bay, or elsewhere on the west.
ern coast of Ireland, a port suitable
for deep-sea shipping,
The telephone opor..tor answered an
agitated summons for a call -box, "Oh,
miss,' came a tearful plea, "can I"have
my twopence back? Alfie wouldrn't.
speak to 04°
diverted a great deal of deserved at-
tention
ttention from the other members of
the visiting team. They are a color-
ful group of players. Victor Richard-
son, the captain, is the only player to
captain his State in both cricket and
football. He represented his state
against Victoria in baseball. He is a
first class lacrosse and tennis player,
a runner of no mean ability; in fact,
one of Australia's foremost all-round
athletes. Richardson was vice -captain
during the victorious tour of England
in 1930, and both as a sound batsman
and brilliant fielder (at "mid off" or
"silly point") is incomparable. To
summarize the special accomplish-
ments of the remaining members of
the team, Kippax is the "stylist of the
cricket world" who bats magnificent-
ly and bowls quite effectively; Mc-
Cabe, only 21 years old, is an out-
standing "all-rounder" who can score
quickly and bowl in deadly fashion.
Carter, the wicket-kepeer, is the vet-
eran
eteran of the group of players and still
an uncanny artist behind the "sticks"
as well as an audacious batsman.
Fleetwood -Smith and Malley are, re-
spectively, left hand and right hand
bowlers. The former is making, it
seems, a name which the latter has
already achieved for "googly" bowl-
ing. Messrs. Tolhurst, Nutt, Ives,
Rofe and Carney are the lesser lights
on the team but they have each per-
formed prominently in inter -state
cricket.
After the two matches in Toronto,
the Australian team journeyed to
Guelph for the centenary celebration
of the Guelph Cricket Club on July 4th
and to St. Catharines, where they play
two days on July 5-6. The balance of
the tour takes them to Montreal, July
7-9; Ottawa July 11-12; and there-
after to New York, Detroit, Chicago,
Wiuipeg, Regina, Moose Jaw, Saska-
toon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver
and Victoria.
The tour will be concluded In Cali-
fornia, where Santa Barbara, San
Francisco and Hollywood stage
matches from August 20 to 28. On tho
R.M.S. Monowai the team embarks at
San Francisco on the return trip of ,
7000 miles to Sydney, Australia.
Cuba's Earthquake Record
Havana.—The Island of Cuba has
suffered 229 earthquakes since 1551,
only five of which were destructive
in any appreciable degree. All of the
five occurred in Santiago de Cuba,
capital of Orient Province, in 1578,
1678, 1776, 1852 and 1932. Eduardo J.
Montelieu, Chief Engineer of the
Bureau of Mines, informed a meeting
of the Academy of Science here. Two
tremor zones exist in Cuba, accord-
ing to Senor Montelieu; one in the
western end of the island, where tre-
mors are slight, and the other in
Oriente Province, in the extreme east-
ern end.
To Revise Mexican Laws
Mexico City.—President Ortiz Rubio
has advised the Chamber of Commerce
of Torreon that the governments of
the states of Hidalgo and Vera Cruz
have been notified they must revise
their recently enacted expropriation
laws.
The Smiths Still Lead '
The most prominent family in the
United States apparently maintains
its numerical supremacy in about all
departments of human activity. Not
only does it use more telephones, but
it holds more public offices, accotding
to recently published evidence. In the
second edition of "Who's Who in Gov-
ernment," which has just appeared
with biographical data on more than
nineteen thousand public office hold-
ers in the United States, the Smith
family is the largest on the public pay-
roll.—Providence Journal.
Giving Him the Dope
A 11,000 -pound,
ox ' whispered a word of encourag etnent to the tiny calf as they went on view at
hc:
St. Louis stock show; but the i*ot<ngster semis quite confident that he's making a very good sbowine, --
thank your
Guard Fish Streams
Against 'PG1kw?tion ,
Dominion Fisheries Inspectors'
on Watch to Prevent In --
jury' to County's.L7-
Fish
--
Fish Life .
Sawdust has its place, but not in
streams frequented by fish, and part . •
v ' the work of fisheries :inspectors
under the Dominion Department of
Fisheries is to see to it that such
v, -.ters in their respective territories
are not polluted with mill refuse or
other substances injurious to fish life.
But how does sawdust, for instance,
do harm to fish liZe? ithasevil effect
in two ways: By covering spawning.
beds it prevents the hatching of live
fish from the eggs and, in the second
place, it kills live fish by getting into
their gills or breathing apparatus,
Other kinds of waste for instance,
seepage from certain classes of indus.
trial plants—are also injurious to fish
life. It is because of these injurious
consequences upon natural resources
which it is so important to conserve
that the Department of Fisheries re-
quire that its officers in areas where
the fisheries are under federal admin-
istration shall make careful inspection
of mills, etc., along streams frequented,
by fish and check any operators who
nay thoughtlessly be allowing saw-
dust
awdust or other refuse to fall into the
water, Steps of this kind are of ilia .
portance from the standpoint of fish-
eries conservation, and conservation is
essential in the interests of commer-
cial fishermen and anglers alike.
In most cases where refuse from an
industrial establishment is reaching
a fish stream the condition is willingly
and promptly remedied by the oper-
ator when the fisheries inspector
draws it to his attention. If this does
not happen, however,. prosecutions
may be instituted under the Fisheries
Act which provides that "no person
shall cause or knowingly permit to
pass into, or put or knowingly permit
to be put, lune, chemical substances
or drugs, poisonous matter, dead or
decaying fish, or remnants thereof,
mill rubbish or sawdu, t or any other
d-leterious substance or thing, whe-
ther the same is of a like character.
to the substances named in this section
or not, in any water frequented by
fish."
Water -Power Sites in, "Canada
The developed and undeveloped
water -power sites of the Dominion of
Canada aro estimated to have a ea-
pacity of 20,347,000 horse -power under
conditions of ordinary minimum flow,
or 33,617,200• horse -power ordinarily
dependable at least six months of the
year.
To Bee "Hiawatha" Played
The two daughters of the post
Longfellow have been invited by the
city council to be the guests of the
Sault, during the presentation of the
Hiawatha Indian play during Wolf
'Week.— From the Soo Daily Starr