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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-05-11, Page 3III !'JVI COMING AND GOING: Yes, the German Government certainly has the British Govcrunfent on the run whichever way you look at it . , Using the policy of the double threat, the Nazi efforts have been crowned with unmitigated success First with the threat of force, then the threat of collapse, and they've got Mr. Chamberlain both coming and going, Mr. G. Ij. R. Gedye, New York Times' noted foreign correspond- ent, quotes the words of an Aus- trian Nazi high-up: "We have the easy game of threatening Mr. Chamberlain alternately with our strength and otr weakness." The first threat is readily understand- able; the second, when one real- izes that the collapse of the Nazi regime would seriously "rebar- rass" the British bankers and fin- anciers. TOU(4-I BOY: "The tall, saturn- ine Beck, softspoken and deadly" has been Poland's virtual dictator since the death of Pilsudski in 1935. He is hard-boiled, fre- quently being dubbed "the tough boy of Europe" , . , His diplomatic motto is "Poland for Poland," his working method, the manoeuvre Several times in the past month or six weeks he has suc- ceeded in out-Hitlering Hitler, compelling the Fuehrer to cry quits ... And he doesn't depend on his allies to keep Poland free from Nazi aggression . He's :been seeing to that, himself. BOUQUET FOR MR. DIONNE: Oliva Dionne, father of Callander's •Quintuplets, was credited in the Ontario Legislature just before it prorogued, with being nature's gift to the tourist industry. Leo- pold Macaulay, Conservative mem- ber for York South, said hr was tired of hearing the Government get all the credit for our biggest tourist attraction. WAR AND ELECTIONS: Politi- cal observers at Ottawa, envision- ing a general ele :tion this year (maybe in the fall), see it very Hauch affected by the international situation, both as to the time and the nature of the contest. I,f the present crisis should lead to grave trouble, the election might be hur- ried up; but the pa.liamentary is- sues would be changed. Instead of turning upo domestic - ques- tions such tt elie:E unem loy- r , p Ment, the discussion in -the House would centre on war, and the clues - tion of Canada's obligations. If the worst should come to the worst, we'd heal talk of a nation- al government which would do no- thing but submit to the demands of a national emergency. HOT SPOT NO. 1: The most siz- zling "hot spot" in the British Em- pire today according to Prof. R. M. Saunders of the University of Toronto, is Palestine. There the conflict in progress is coming .close to threatening the very ex- istence of Britain's eastern empire. Whoever wins the fight in th' near - East for control of the Arabs will control the vital oil pipelines from Mesopotamia and the Suez Canal, he says. "The whole situation," Profes- sor Saunders explains, "arose out .of some rather confused promises at the close of the Great War. As a result of these promises the Ar- abs expected to receive Palestine, .and at the same time the Jews ex- pected the same thing." German and Italian influence, of course, is helping to keep the pot boiling, too. ,Safety Urged n Highways Most Mishaps Caused By Break- ing Rules, Says Traffic Engineer Safety is the individual respon- sibility of all who use the high- ways, declared Sergt. Howard Baker, traffic engineer of the Montreal Police Department, last week, addressing a gathering on ."Another Type of National .De- lense" He attributed 95 per cent. ,of accidents to human errors, and most of those to violations of traf- :Tie rules and regulations, Mostly Human Errors 1r there were to be physical ex- •alninations of drivers ttnd-n test for .driving on the highways, it would ;get thein somewhere in their ef- forts to reduce accidents, said :Sergt. Baker, Dealing, with pedestrians, he pointed out that of the 100 Walt-, ties in Montreal last year 73 were pedestrians and it had been found that 90 per cent. of the pedestrians were themselves responsible and that 42 out of the 73 were over 45 years ot ago. .A. new two-year course involv- ing air-raid precautions and prin- riples of national defence has been introduced in Turkish schools, Danish Royalty Pay Visit To Canada Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, on a tour of the. United States, paid a two-day visit to Canada on April 27-28; when they crossed the border at Niagara Falls for a view of the lieu- urination of the Falls and a tour of the scenic points of interest on the Canadian side. NTA R10 UTDDDRS By VIC BAKER TROUT SEASON OPENS EARLY The season for speckled trout and brown trout opened in Ontario on Saturday, April 29th, instead of May let, thanks to the Department of Gaine and Fisheries; but many anglers were doomed to disappoint- ment as reports from a dozen fav- oured centres in Ontario indicate that fishing will not start this year until well after May 15th. Lakes are still almost solid with ice add good fishing will only be available in a few spots iu the southern sec- tions. However, impatient anglers will not have so very long to wait. If the weather suddenly becomes warmer, fishing conditions should improve and bring score sport with-. in -the fortnight, Prior to the first fly fishing there likely will be bait fishing for those interested along the shores of the speckled trout lakes. A good season is looked for this year as a result of the De- partment of Game and Fisheries' restocking programme which, it is expected, will show returns this Sanson. The merry month of May is here Nature is making a joyous awakening. The air is throbbing with a new vitality trees burst- ing into life creeks, freed from their icy shroud, cascading with new hope birds and ani- mals responding to the call of the wild as we view the whole world through the rose-coloured glasses of spring; For the fishertitau there are pro- spective thrills in each alluring stream, a promise of a big hunker in every pool and a chance to dem- onstrate his skill in every riffle, For the nature lover there is every- thing verything his heart craves and for the tired soul a calm and peace which soothes and comforts. For these reasons ever-increasing thousands of men and women are annually taking to the lakes and streams of the province in pursuit of health, happiness and the thrills which fishing affords. Japan has 32,700 more govern- ment officials than before the war with China. Europeans Enjoy American Dishes Tourists From This Side Are Teaching Continental Chefs New Tricks—Without Bene- fit of "Goo". The tired business man from;; North America has .contributed much to the cooking knowledge ot,, European chefs, according to Al - Fred Fries, hotel executive chef.. The tourist from this side, Fries'', said, has demanded of European chefs dishes prepared to his taste.;.;^ The chefs have approved of many; of the American ways of preparing y. food and have kept them, "Corn on the cob is one of the finest contributions to the culinary arts," Fries said. "Other contribu- tions are succotash and planked steak, which first were prepared4 by the Indians, tomato dishes: atttt YY' fantastic salad comb shone Salad And Coffee No nation "even approaches" America in the making of coffee,. Fries said, "The average man on this side wants a simple meal with plenty of fresh vegetables. IIe wants his tomato juice ice cold, not luke- warm. He likes his spinach plain, not creamed, and his lamb chop broiled. And he wants it without benefit of `goo'." Beautification Is Good Advertisi g Tourist Bodies Should Go In For Roses And Shrubbery. Sergeant Mitchell stated there are numerous places in the country where beautification schemes can be worked out. If tourist associations would spend more money on beautifying schemes they would promote the best advertisement a community could get, last week declared Traf- fic Sergeant Emerson Mitchell, of, Windsor. The advertising value of a beau- tiful community in inestimable, he said, Canada's Greatest Business "We should appreciate the fact that the tourist business is Can- ada's greatest business, and the planting of roses is the thing, I think, that will help the tourist trade here." VOICE of til. PRESS SECOND NAPOLEON We're sometimes glad that his. tory does repeat itself. Even Na- poleon was stopped. --- Peterbor- ough Examiner, HOCKEY AND HOOKEY The hockey season is over, and soon opening of swimming holes will usher in the hookey season. --- Toronto Telegram. WELCOME SABOTAGE If they don't take precautions against sabotage in this country some one is liable to go ahead and put a bomb under the wheat prob- len,--Hamilton Spectator. VISITING AMERICANS Ottawa predicts that "millions of tourists" will come to Canada to help us welcome our King and Queen. With 135,000,000 Ameri- cans on balloon tires it is quite possible that Canadians may be- come lost in the crowd. -Moose Jaw Times -Herald. BEST DETERRENT Fear of losing licenses has al- most eliminated the drunken, reck- less driver in New South Wales, according to the minister of trans- port. "License cancellation is a far more effective deterrent than heavy fines," the minister says.— Guelph Mercury. NATURE HAS THE "SAY" That old familiar claim that "it all depends on the weather" was given a fresh significance by the comptroller of Canada's largest farm implements concern, in ad- dressing the students of the Uni- versity of Western Ontario, Lon- don, the other afternoon. This is what he said: "You can budget as much as you like but if you don't get -the moisture you won't get the business." --- Stratford Beacon - Herald. - Bitten -Off Nose Mailed To Police Victim Of Cruel Incident Sends Tip in A Bottle To Medico - Legal Expert For Analysis. A resident- of Rimouski, Que., has sent part of his nose to Dr. Tsai i, ,y Fontaine, Montreal - City medico -legal" -expert; rrith the re- quest that he analyze it to deter- mine how the piece got detached from the main organ. The nose tip arrived carefully pickled in a bottle, forwarded by mail from the St. Lawrence south shore town. In the accompanying note to Dr. Fontaine, the owner de- clared that the piece was detached while he was under the influence of liquor—in fact, he had "passed out"—but he had reasons to be- lieve that it was severed by a broken bottle or bitten off, Dr. Fontaine said he would con- duct the experiment and report to the man. He was a little puzzled by- the request that the nose tip be returned to the owner following the analysis, From "Robinson Crusoe's" Island Strawberries and L o b s t e r s Flourish There —"Man Fri- day" Was A Carib Indian. When Alexander Selkirk, sailor on whose experiences Daniel Defoe based Robinson Crusoe, was put ashore on Juan Fernandez Island, this Pacific dot was so isolated that four lonely years passed he. fore he was taken off again. But pity for his plight might' turn to envy it the world knew more of the island's native foods. Lobsters are shipped regularly to Argentine tables, and now a Cali- fornia expedition plans to stop by Juan Fernandez to pick straw- berries, .The island berries have a hardiness in resisting disease which may improve United States straw- berries 1.1 the two strains were crossed. The famous lobsters are rushed alive from Juan Fernandez by boat to Chile 365 miles away, and from there are lifted by plane over the Andes, at an altitude of three and one-half miles to Buenos Aires for dinner. This island where Selkirk lived, and had the experiences which gave Defoe the idea for Robinson Crusoe, should not- be confused however, with Tobago, in the West Indies, the island Defoe had in mind as the setting for his nov- el. "Friday," it will be recalled, was a Carib Indian, and the fic- tional Robinson Crusoe was ship- wrecked near the mouth of the Orinoco River, Will She a e A Good Dairy Cow? It is safe to judge the cow on the basis of her production as a two-year-old, at which heifers are usually bred to freshen. Iu general it may be said that the production of the hvo-year-old is about 70 per cent. of the mature production, and that it increases about 10 per cent. per year up to five years, when the cow reaches her greatest produc- tion. Tbis varies for .. different breads and individuals but may be used as a general guide. The test of the milk or percentage butterfat is slightly higher in the heifer stage than at maturity. WONDERLAND OF OZ Copyrighted 31'UR,11,1 7 ' IAJ C4. A number of readers have re- quested that we review each week one or two new books likely to be of commanding interest. Before doing so, Books and You offers some suggestions on the referen- tial literature which might be termed "required equipment" for the general reader. Those who enjoy the larger benefits of literature, whether they read for pleasure or instruction, seldom pass a new or unfamiliar word without investigation. The habit of consulting the dictionary is commendable. First essential for the alert read- er is a dictionary • of his native language. Not just any dictionary. To be authoritative, it must be • sufficiently-np-to date to record,, re cent chances in our'. 'swiftly -chang- ing ,speech. T.C.A. Planes To Add "Loop" Lines Will Link Other Towns With Main Airline Routes Provincial "loops" to connect the most important centres of each province ., with the main line of Trans -Canada Air Lines, Ltd., will be established in the near future, is announced by Hon. C, D. Home,. Dominion Minister of Transport. Congratulating Trans -Canada ALS Lines on the progress of their or• ganization to date, Mr, Howe said last week that it had endowed Can- ada anada with- a publicly controlled na- tion-wide air service which, for highly trained personnel, standard of equipment and modern landing fields, ranked among the best ata the world. In Canada we speak Canadian as opposed to American English. The Webster dictionary is probably the best dictionary of the English usage in the United States. In no sense is it suitable for Canadians.. American spelling, pronunciation, and usage differ radically from what is acceptable in Canada. A brief comparison of Webster's Cols legiate Dictionary with the Con- cise oncise Oxford emphasizes the wide disparity. Look up the word "dictionary" in both. Webster gives a second- ary accent. This is correct in Am- erican speech, and 50 or 100 years ago it was correct in English. But not now. The Oxford gives it with- out this stress. Like hundreds of other polysyllabic words, in cor- rectly spoken English the second- ary (another word that has lost it) stress has been forced out by recessive accent. This is just one among many reasons why Canadian speech anti* orities prefer the Oxford to tie Webster. It is the final authority. Constant revision keeps its sus cessive issues up-to-date. It is the grandchild of the great Oxford English Dictionary which took 44 years and $1,500,000 to produce. H. W. Fowler, who compiled the Concise Oxford from this un- impeachable source, also wrote a companion volume, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, a book which richly merits its reputation as a classic. A lively book throughout, it is of a great practical value to the casual reader and to the ex- pert. Fowler was a kindly scholar whose mission in life it was too preach the gospel of etiquette in speech and writing. His book deals with everything from; the mystery of the correct uses ot shall and s will ,to .,a disquisition on "genteel.; ism.' That 'Iast alone Is 'worth tine ' price of the book. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher pyr'gh4 10.46, b ]'rad Maw) 3-t, f2A,D etreti 3 "You'll excuse Jenkins for not standing—he mislaid his suspenders." By Frank Baum 7 d "Welt," said Dorothy, "we're going northeast and it seems just as easy to fol- low that direction' without a path as with one." "Certainly," answered the Saw - Horse. ';Tt is not hard til drag the wagon over the nreacrow. T only wanted tc, know where to go. ":)here is a forest ever there across the prairie," said the Wizard, "acrd it lies 'in the direction w•C or:, s•<,ir, _. ltttli:0 straight for tlrP forc$,1 Stns•-ll„rse, and you're bound to go right." - So they started on again and the grass was so soft under the wheels that it made easy riding,, but Dorothy was a little un- Pasy at losing" the path, because now there was nothing guide then-, N rio houses were to be se n, 00 they could t Ask Their way, and atho)r u the Land of oz was always beautiful, this part of the nn •r, try was, strange, to all the party. c "Perhaps we're lost,"• tralested Aunt Erna, they hey had prr,c d0d Otte a was: in .;lance, tw "Never mind," said the Wizard. "Dor. othy and t have been lost many times and always found again," "But wo may get illltngry," said Aunt Xtn. "'That's the worst of getting lost in a place where there are no houses." "We had a good dinner at the Puddle town," said Uncle Henry, "So that ought to keep us from starving for a long trine." "No one ever starved to death - in Oz," declared T)orothy, positively, but People May get pretty hungry 10010 time." The Wizard said nothing, but he did not seem to be especially anxious. The Saw - I orse was trotting along briskly, yet It was nearly sundown before our friends finally came to the edge of a large for- est. There, in a most beautiful little glade with widespreading trees covered with flowering vines, they stopped. "This will be a good place to camp," said the Wiz- ard. The Saw-ITorre stopped for fur titer instructions. "Camp:" they all re•lroed.