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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-11-18, Page 6a'e• r4, 0 1.7 ews in Car4erence Doomed to Failure BRIJSSELS,—Nations of the Far Eastern Peace Conference, angered japanal blunt refusal to permit their intervention in the Chinese war, this weekend abandoned all negotia- tions with the Tokio Government. Leading delegates explained that the Japanese note had "already been foreseen and provided for," indicating that swift development of a proposal to priovide arms and munitions to China on :credit might have bean quietly agreed upon. Delegates admitted that Japan's re- fusal to talk peace with "outsiders" had killed their last hopes of a friendly settlement of the Far Eastern conflict. White Russian Siudce-up MOSCOW,—.& new shake-up in the administration of White Russia was reported this week with the removal of the Republic's second President in five inonths. A. S. Grad, Acting President since the suicide of A. G. Cherviakoff last June, was "freed from his duties" ley the Central Executive Committee, of which he was Chairman. He -was suc- ceeded by Nikifor Natalevien. Vice - Premier Ivan Yuravloff was also re- moved. Resolution Defeated TORONTO.—Overwhelming defeat met a resolution favoring replacement of the present Ontario Hydro-Electrie Power Commission with a commission made up of representatives of Mu- nicipal Hydro and. Utilities Commis- sions when it was presented by Brant- ford delegates to the annual meeting of the Associated Ontario Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce. C. D. Henderson, Brantford, moving the resolution from that city's Board of Trade, said the purpose behind it was to "remove any suspicion that Hydro is controlled or operated direct- ly or indirectly by any political group or party." riel called in after Foreign Miniater Paul Henri Speak felled In two attempts to form a Cabirket. Chinese Retin SHANGHAI. — Mina's Shanghai foreee, about 400,000 strong, fell bale this week -end toward the Chinese "Hindenburg Line" more than 60 miles to the west, Japanese troops, uumbering 200,000 forced Chinese from towns and trench- es in the Shanghai area. The Chinese fought only rearguard actions as they withdrew toward the chain of trenches and pillboxes, stretching from Chang- sha south through Soochow, Wukiang and Kaishing, and protesting Nanking. Nippon's war planes ranged into the interior as the troops advanced. One flight bombed the American Church Mission Hospital at Wusih, 80 miles west of Nanking, killing two Chinese staff members, Five Ameri- cans escaped iniurY. Typhoon In Philippines MANILA. — Scores were reported dead on typhoon -ravaged Luzon Island this week -end in the wake of wind and rain which swept a path 200 miles long across seven provinces. Nine were known dead in Manila and twenty missing. Twenty-eix oth- ers were reported swept away in Rizal province. To Confer With Hitler LONDON.—Viscount Halifax, Lord President of the Council, leaves for Berlin this week to confer with Chan- cellor Adolf Hitler, Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, annotum- ed 'in the House of Commons. Plans for separate diplomatic steps to improve Great Britain's relations with Italy and Germany, united by the Rome -Berlin axis, were thus advanced. -. - Belgian Cabinet • BRUSSELS. --Leopold III, King of the Belgians, this week -end asked Paul Emile Janson, a Liberal and for- mer member of several cabinets, to investigate the possibility of organi- zing a Government to succeed the re- signed Cabinet of Premier Paul van Zeeland. Janson, a former Minister or Nal tional Defence, Justice and otate, wase'' Sporting Comment By KEN EDWARDS This week as promised, we are con- tinuing the "official boxing rules." I trust they will be interesting to you. U. S. Will Protest Too WASHINGTON. — The United States Government will join other na- tions in a vigorous protest if Japan attempts to carry out an implied threat to take control of Shanghai's International settlement, it was re- ported authoritatively this week -end. Return Flight to Australia LONDON. —Five seaplanes of the 204th Squadron, Royal Air Force, a coastal and maritime reconnaissance formation, will leave Plymouth Harbor early next month on a 25,000 mile trip to Australia and back, the longest for- mation flight ever attempted by a military air unit. Squadron Leader Kenneth Lloyd will head the unit, which will consist of all -metal, ten -ton planes, each with two Bristol Pegasus motors. British Peace Efforts EDINBURGH. — Prime Minister Chamberlain this week -end indicated a fresh British effort would be made toward. obtaining international co-op- eration. "It seems to me," he said in an ad- dress here, "it is time another effort was made to see if it is not possible to remove these (international) fears and suspicions by a closer examina- tion of their origin and substance." 1. Fouls . . . there are many "fouls" in boxing; here are just a few: (a) Hitting be- low the belt; (b) Wrestling or roughing; (c) Purposely go- ing down to the canvas without be- ing hit; (d) Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee; (e) Holding your opponent with one hand and hitting with the other; (f) Deliberately clinching or hold- ing the opponent; (g) Hitting an opponent who is clown; or who is getting up from be- ing down; (h) The use of abusive of profane language; (•) Hitting with the inside or butt of the hand, the wrist or elbow; (j) Hitting or flicking with the open glove; (k) The use of the pivot blow or rabbit punch; (1) The failure to obey the referee, or any phys'cal actions wha_th may injure a • contestant except by fair sportsmanlike boxing. More Ridings A boxer holding a championship title must defend the same within a period of six months after winning • or defending the title in a bona fide bout to a decision, Should such a boxer fail to so de- fend his title lie must accept any challenge endorsed by the Oomniis- sion within thirty days after receipt thcrtof under penalty of the forfeit- • ure of his title. A championship earl be lost by default, forfeit or inability to pass the scale, but a championship can only be won in a Contest. Says Canada Ranks Second In World Gold Production before the trade agreement cut the Customs duty by $9 a head it is re- ported here. • Against Anti-Semitism • WARSAW.—President Iguace Mos- eicki atd this week the Polish Goy- ernment would not tolerate any acts of anti-Semitic terrorism, nor coefisea- tion of Jewish. property. His statement was made to a groliP of ;Tewish Senators and Deputies who had called on him to express anxiety over growth of anti-Semitism in Pol- and. Changes In Roumania BUCHAREST.—A palace spokes- man announced this week -end that Premier George Tatarescu •was de- termined to resign and was merely , waiting for King Carol to select his successor before presenting hisfor- mal resignation. Negotiations indicated Ion Mihal- achl, President of the Peasant Party, had been offered the Premiership on the condition that he commit himself in advance to -certain policies. If he accepts, Carol will have taken into the Government an outspoken assailant of many of the Kielg's policies. Tatarescu has held the office for four years: Extremists In Palestine JERUSALEM—Bombs and shots re- sounded in Palestine this week as authorities struggled to quell defiant extremists. An armed Arab was killed during an exchange of shots with police in Salfiha, a village near Bablus. A policeman was wounded in Bethlehem by an assailant who fired several shots at him. Near Motsa, the Jaffa -Jeru- salem Road was broken by terrorists who touched off five bombs. Traffic was blocked. C—N Ten Killed In Crash MANNHEIM, Germany.— Ten per- sons aboard a Berlin -Mannheim air- liner were killed when the • craft crashed near Mannheim. Airdrome this week -end. Seven passengers were among- the dead. Two passengers were injured. The passenger liner crashed in 'a fog, twelve miles from Mannheim Airdrome. May Settle In France PARIS. — Plans of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to buy a home in France were disclosed this week- end. Friends said this indicated there was little prospect of an early journey to the United States. A person close to the couple said their long drives in the Paris sub- urbs, taken almost -daily recently, were in search of h suitable house in which to settle down after five months of travel. This person said they had shown interest in houses -In several suburban dietricts. Wheat Crop Down OTTAWA. — Canada's 1937 wheat crop was estimated at 182,505,000 bushels in the crop report of the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics. This is a reduction of more than 5,500,000 bush- els from the September estimate of 188,181,000. The estimate for oats was also '7,600,000 bushels lower than that of September. Wheat Prices Soar CHICAGO.—Frost damage to Ar- gentina's wheat crop, which traders analyzed as a sharp stimulant to Unit- ed States' exports, sent world -wheat prices soaring this week-encliaf,L Reports of heavy damage that may cut the Argentine exportable surplus 50 per cent, according to some private estimates, touched off a wave of buy- ing that whirled Chicago wheat values upward about 4 cents from near the lowest level in more than two years. Approve Spanish Monarchy PARIS.—Great Britain and Ger- many were reported in diplomatic cir- cles this week -end to have informally approved t'he restoration of the Span- ish Monarchy under 24 -year-old Don Juan of Bourbon in event of an in- surgent victory in Spain. The diplomatic report followed rumors a week ago that the wealthy Duke of Alba, who will be appointed as Generalissimo Francisco Franco's "agent" in London, had assured the British Government that the Monarchy would be restore a and would solidify British relations with the new Spain, Purge of Foreigners LONDON.—The Soviet Union, Great Britain and France were understood to be in agreement this week -end that the Spanish fighting forces should be purged of 70 per cent. of their for- eigners before belligerency recogni- tion is granted to the combatnnts. Many observers believed Germany, Portugal and Italy Will consider the percentage too high. Quakes In Quebec . ST. JEROME, Que.--atesidents of several neighboring 'villages in the Laurentian Hills reported two earth- quakes Friday. The shocks lasted sev- eral seconds and were strong enough to rattle window panes, though no property damage was reported. Geologist Declares Russia Wrong In Claiming That Position Asserting Canada should rank sec- ond among gold -producing nations of the world instead of Russia, Dr. W. S. McCann, of Ottawa, mining geolo- gist, said at Montreal, Saturday, that when the Soviets estimated their gold output at 200 per ceut. above pre - revolution figures the "percentages" -were based on .a. group of more succ- essful years rather than an unbiased average over a longer period of time. Dr. McCann returned aboard the liner Duchess of Atholl after a tour of European countries. He inspected many Russia mines, and said issu- ance of ,mining figures was shrouded in mySterY. Not Open to Inspection Russia's laims, be said, had oust- ed Canada from • second place as a world gold producer. In Canada as in other nations of the world, he said, gold production figures were open to international inspection for substan- tiation of claims. Such was not the case in Russia, the Ottawa geologist said, Is Brickmaking Owns R mantic History It is An Ancient Art Discovered In Egypt—Romans Took It Up Of all lasting materials used for building purposes bricks have the longest lineage and the most romantic history. Yet the first bricks were lit- tle more than 'dollops of wet mud al- lowed to drain and dry in the sun. Ex- perience soon taught the primitive house -builder that mud dried too quickly and crumbled after a short time, and he learned to leave it to dramn. slowly before he put it to bake in the hot rays of the sun. Mixed Straw and Mud The Egyptians, who really under- stood the art of brickmaking, mixed chopped straw or reeds with the Nile mud, and thus prevented them. from -cracking and. crumbling. They also substituted fire for the rays of the sun, and so well were the bricks of ancient Egypt made that today many of them are as sound and usable as when first made thousands of years ago! Bricks taken from' the ruins of the Tower of Babel and. from the ancient citya of Babylon have been re -used in the erection of modeen buildings, and are still giving as' Useful service as thele present-day descendants. Keeping Their Secret Rome learned the art of brick -mak- ing from Egypt, and brought that knowledge to Britain when she invad- ed her. Curiously enough, the Romans seem never to have taught the con- quered tribes the secrets of the trade, for upon their evacuation of these islands the art of making bricks was completely lost. It was not until Flem- ish weavers settled in East Anglia in the fifteenth century and taught the local inhabitants how to make bricks that the English became self-support- ing in. this direction, and ceased im- porting bricks from the Continent. The clay from which the modern bricks are made is mixed -with a var- iety of earths, according to the dis- trict. Sand, chalk, and soil are the chief additions of the clay. The pres- ence of iron -oxide colours the brick red or even blue -black; chalk pro- duces white bricks; clays found below coal seams produce bricks of a buff colour. Various tints and shades are procured by .means of appropriate fir- ings, sorae bricks needed for fancy jobs undergoing their own special beauty treatment. . Pope's Health Watched VATICAN CITY. — Physicians re- doubled precautions this week to guard Pope Pius' health as the first winter cold. touched the • Vatican. Outwardly, the 80 -year-old Pontiff appeared as strong as during the summer, but a swelling of his legs— with which ho- suffered last Winter— has caused him to give up using stair- . ways. Injections are administered daily to conserve his strength. Fascist Party Dissolved RIO DE aANEIRO.—Brazil's Fascist Party was dissolved this week -end as a political organization, and political circles interpreted this as President Getulio Vargas' reply to criticisms that his new corporative Cm:stet:Lion had made Brazil a Fascist State, $2,000,000 Better Off OTTAWA. --Canadian cattle pro- ducers are 82,000,00 better off this year by reason of having access to the 'United States' markets than they were U. S. Exports Gold WASHINGTON. — The treasury disclosed this week -end that $5,000,- 000 of gold is being shipped to Eng- land, bringing to $15,150,000 the known exports of the. metal. A $10,250,000 shipment which left for Franco was the first physical outflow of gold from the 'United States in nearly two years. THE--------- — S I TERPRETED A Commentary On the More Important Events of the Week. • By .E.LIZABETI4 EEDY CHILD FATALITIES CUT: -- Not one child has been killed in traffic accidents in Kansas City for 1$ months, it was reported this week. Death of tiny toddlers in the streets bas been entirely eliminated. "How did you do it?" other cities ash The answer lies in an inteusive campaign of safety education carried on among the children. Each child hears about being careful from his parents, his teachers, policemen at corners, and from "voice of safety" cars with loud- spleakers which patrol the streets. Any citizeii involved in an accident endan- gering schoolchildren is given a $100 fine and 15 days in jail. Were methods such as these tried out in Ontario, the result would surely be a lowered child death toll in motor accidents. And isn't that something worth work- ing for? BETTER ROADS FOR THE NORTH: The promise has been made by Hon. T. 13. MeQuesten, Minister of Highways, that Northern Ontario roads already in existence are to be improved, and new highways con- structed to equal those in the south- ern part of the province. The road situation in the north has for long been a very sore point. Since the highway up through Cobalt to Coch- rane was first built, certain sections of the road have •been left untouched through the years, and consequently, are very, very bad. It is au unhappy experience to drive over them, even a dangerous undertaking. The north can be made truly access- ible only if the Minister's promise is carried out. Forgetting the serious for the mo- ment, we have always enjoyed hearing the story of a family who ran into difficulties on the road in the early days of the "Ferguson Highway." They approached a big puddle, pro- ceeded to slosh' through it, discovered too late that the "puddle" was mus- keg. The occupants of the car jumped out in time, grabbed their suitcases out of the car through the windows just as it sank from sight. There they were left standing aimlessly by the side of the road, all dressed up with places to go and no way to get there ' LINE-UP Germany and Xtaly last week signed an anti -Communism, or anti -Russian pact with Japan. Russia and France have an agreement; France and Britain have an agree- ment. Russia's sympathies are with China. There you have the picture. FALL OF SHANGHAI: After 88 days of battle during which the Chin- ese "lost battalion" kept their stand in vain, the great city and port of Shanghai fell last week into Japanese hands. The 'withdrawal of General Chiang Kai-shelt's Chinese troops took place amid the explosion of bombs dropped from Japanese planes and the hurling of merciless artillery shells. The Chinese took up lines south and west of the city, and prepared to de- fend the capital, Nanking. Shanghai was completely cut off from the rest of China. Cost to the Japanese of completing the capture included: dead and wounded, 125,000; army expendi- tures, $600,000,000; trade -loss, $20,- 000,000. Japan cannot pause now to consider whether or not the expense was worth it—the country is committed irrevoc- ably to go on and on and on in China. If the tido should turn against Japan, as many believe it Shortly will now that a new united China has risen in defence under General Chiang, it will mean disaster for the Land of the Ris- ing Sun whose conditions at hoine are at the mon-lent economically intoler- able. A NEW FLAG: Canada hasn't a flag of her own. For years perfunc- tory agitation has been stirred up to secure for the Dominion "a distinc- tive Canadian flag." But the only definite proposals made have been urged by single voices. Mr. Hugh Savage, of Duncan, B.C., is one, and Mr. Cameron. McIntosh, M.P. for North Battleford, Sask., is another. Now a motion is actually before the House asking that a new flag be created. Time something is done about it. erican Express Travel Service. This result will be achieved . by welding, together long 'seetions of rails. Much ..ge the noise an subways is caused lier• the trains bumping over small divisions between lengths of track. By welding the rails into single' sec- tions 270 feet in length a great part of the clatter is done away with, Mr. Boyce states. Experiments in noise reduction have been made by lining subway tunnels with asbestos and seagrass, but these materials ab- sorbed too much dirt and oil. Run After Storms In Armored Car Lightning bounces from cloud to ground and back, often strikes many t:mes in the same place, according to the discoveries ef Dr. E. J. Workman, head of the University of New Mexico physics department. Dr. Workman, with R. E. Holzer, chased thunderstorms in an armored car to photograph and study them. They take lightning apart with a special camera that records each flash separately on the film revolv- ing on a drum - These films have shown that an electrical discharge from a cloud makes several futile attempts to reach the earth, going further each time until it strikes. They have shown, too, that many lightning bolts strike from the ground upward - Tube Rails Welded To Reduce Noise Noise in the London, England tubes will soon be reduced as much as 40 per cent, according to Sher- man A. Boyce, manager of the Am - If the earth were flat, identical time would prevail in every city of the world. Oldest Woman In France Celebrates Birthday • Madame de Sainto-QpPortune, who was bdrn in 1831 under the reign habil/ is the oldest woman in Prance, recently celebrated her 106th birthday near the village of Berney. li'riends gathered round her to congratulate her it duo largely to a busy life and io helpint the lesefortenate. of Lot is-Piiiiippe and who pro at her old. chateau in Norniandy . She claims that her longevity THE MARKETS • GRAIN QUOTATIONS Following are the week -end's quo- tations on grain transactions at To- ronto for car lots, prices on basis c.i.f. bay ports: Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.48%; No. 2 Northern, $1.44%; No. 3 Northern, $1.21%; No. 4 Nor- thern, $1.14%. Western oats—No. 2 C.W., 55%e; No. 3 C.W., 49%c; No. 1 feed, 48%c. Manitoba barley—No. 3 C.W., 68c; No. 5 C.W., 67c; No. 1 feed screen- qngs, $28 per ton. Solith African corn, 87c, track - Montreal. Ontario grain, approximate prices track shipping point --Wheat, 96c to 98c; oats, 38e to 40c; barley, 52c to 54c; corn, 60c to 62c; rye, 70c to 73e; buckwheat, 54c to 56c; malting barley, 63c to 65c; milling oats, 390 to 41c. DAIRY PRODUCE Butter— Quotations to wholesale trade at Toronto this week -end. Creamery solids, No. 1 301/4 to 00 do 38 score 291/4 to 00 do 37 score 281/4 to 00 do 36 score 273/4 to 00 Cheese New large (paraffined)143/4 to 14% do twins 14% to 15 do triplets • 15 to 151/4 (Average price paid to shippers, f.o.b. country points.) New large ( paraffined ) 13 % to 00 do -triplets 14% to 00 POULTRY AND EGGS, • Buying prices: Toronto dealers this wk -end were quoting prolucers for ungraded eggs, delivered, cases returned: • Eggs— Grade A large 39 to 00 Grade A medium 34"to 00 , Pullets 28 to 00 Grade 13 23 to 00 Grade C 18 to 00 Dealers were quoted on graded eggs cases free: Grade A large • 42 to 00 .Grade A mediuin 39 to 00 Pullets „31. to 00 • Grade 13 26 to 00 Grade C 22 to 23 POULTRY Prices paid to country shippers: Dressed. Milk Sel. A Sel. B, Fed A. Spring Chickens 1 to 2 lbs. 20 18 22 2 to a lbs. . ... — 16 14 00 3 to 4 lba 18 18 00 4 to 5 lbs, 19 17 21 5 lbs. and over....20 .18 22