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Granada The Empire and Thr, World a i;
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CANADA The Improvement in Agriculture
Shin Guards Farmers iu Quebec seem to be a lit-
Those shin guards that the baseball tie more optimistic this year. Conii-
catchei wears at the ball park certain- Bence and satisfaction have taken the
ly should come handy at home if he place of gloomy discouragement and
Plays bridge with his wife,—Kingston
Whig -Standard,
Pulpwood Redivius
There is a moving of pulpwood, and
though the prices may be oousidered
low the present demand will enable
hundreds of pulpwood owners to real-
ize and obtain some money to meet
pressing obligations. 'Thomas Conway
of Barrys Bay was in Eganville for a
few days during the past week and as-
sisted F. Houlihan in shipping cars of
wood from Caldwell station. Mr. Con-
way informed The Leader he had new
Contracts for 20,000 cords of pulpwood
—12,000 of poplar and 8,000 of spruce.
—Eganville Leader,
Rubbing Hub Caps
A wise driver gives the car he meets
ds much room as Ile reasonably can.
He does not rub hub -caps with people
whose driving experience he knows
nothing about. The authorities goy-
erning the highways might profitably
gather information about so-called
head-on collisions and ascertain how
many of them were side-swiped or
mere miscalculations of a few inches
on the part of one car or the other.
And the length of experience of the
different •drivers could be recorded.
The object would not be to put the
blame on green drivers, but, perhaps,
to build up a body of statistics which
might teach experienced drivers the
Langer of assuming that when they are
hitting 60 miles an hour every car they
meet is able to share the road with
them to a margin of a few inches. Just
little panic in the other car may
rause a sudden in -swerve of a few
'arches — another head-ou collision
makes news on the front pages.—Tor-
Duto Star.
Kidnap Insurance
Victims of kidnappers should suffer
fess mental strain in future if they are
"Al at Lloyds." The rapid growth of
the racket in the United States, it is
laid, has developed a large secret busi-
ness for Lloyds of London, famous in -
nuance firm. Chicago is reputed to be
the chief centre for this new busiuess
rnd prominent millionaires arrange for
Insurance against kidnapping. The
name of the insured is cabled. to Lon-
don and not even members of Lloyd's
staff are allowed to know the identity
of the customers. The maximum.
policy for an adult is £20,000 and half
that amount for a child. Straight kid-
napping policies are written at the
rate of three-quarters of one per cent.
and policies for children cost one and
a half per cent. There is also a rate
of ,one per cent. for injuries suffered
-while the victim is in the kidnappers'
hands.—Halifax Chronicle.
Vancouver in First Place
Official figures just issued show that
Vancouver during the crop year ended
July 31, 1933, was the leading grain
exporting port in Canada. Total ship-
ments amounted to 97,502,207 bushels,
of which wheat accounted for 91,712,-
728 bushels and coarse grains 5,789,479
bushels.
The 1932-33 clearances of grain for
export were the highest on record for
Vancouver, being nearly 2,000,000
bushels in excess of the previous re-
cord year, 1928-29, though in that year
the wheat shipments reached 94,636,-
028 bushels, the peak recorded, but the
shipment of coarse grains totalled only
536,000 bushels. In the last crop year
the aggregate clearances from Van-
couver were about 20,000,000 bushels
more than were shipped from Mont-
real.—London Free Press.
Way to Wealth
An Englishwoman has just been
fined £20—her eighteenth conviction,
by the way—for driving a motor car
"without reasonable consideration for
other persons." If that was an offence
under the Ontario traffic laws, the pro-
vincial treasury would never need to
be short of funds.—Brockville Record-
For the inventor
A California man has invented a
traffic post that can be lowered when
not in use. How about lowering the
pedestrian to allow a car to pass over
him unharmed?—St. Thomas Times
To urn al.
Another Pest
If statesmen of the world would pass.
ep grasshoppers and the cornborer for
a brief period to organize a gigantic•
conference fo the eradication of an-
other pest, the reader who persists in
defacing public library books, they
would undoubtedy earn the gratitude
of their respective followers.—Smiths
Falls Record -News.
Occasion Propitious
0 A Calgary young couple report see-
ing a rainbow caused by the nnoon, It
Is astonishing What glowing and color-
ful vision! the inter body can inspire
on propitious occasions. — Brantford
Expositor,
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth says he'll not be able to
bray baaeball next year --his legs aren't
as young as they used to be. But
surely he Is entitled to a row farewell
tours. ----Ottawa J'ournai$
apathy, now that things are looking
better. The promise of improvement
in agricultural and other Industries is
certainly good news. If construction
picks up, of a man can get a living on
the land once again, if a market is
found for wheat, unemployment will
very soon fall a victim to the economic
recovery.—Le E'rogres de Hull.
THE EMPIRE
World Conference and the Empire
Britain has already set an example
of initiative and energy; there are
great possibilities, in the Empire as a
whole, of economic recovery and de-
velopment. To go ahead with a prac-
tical program is imperative; it would
have been a duty, whatever the suc-
cess of 'the Conference; it is a duty,
whatever may or may not be done
early or late, to give effect to that
hope that called the conference. As
things are, with no certainty of expec-
tation that anything worth -while will
result from it, the call is all the more
clear fop realizing the possibilities
within the Empire, perhaps with the
co-operation of some other countries.
—Auckland Weekly News.
Edward VI1's Chivalry
It was at the close of the Gladstone
obsequies in the Abbey, and Mrs. Glad-
stone was sitting in lonely grief at the
head of the nave—a figure of utter de-
solation. King Edward walked up to
her,' and taking her hand, kissed it
with consummate grace and thought-
fulness. She raised it in blessing as
she bowed her head, and those of us
who saw the episode cau never forget
it as typical pf the innate courtliness
and kindliness of a truly great man.—
J.
an—J. P. Collins, in G. K.'s Weekly, Lon-
don.
The Yellow Peril
The Japanese have still one great
lesson to learn—the lesson that in the
long run quality always tells; and
failure to appreciate this point may
yet prove their undoing. Their goods,
though cheap, are almost invariably
"nasty." Not only are they inferior in
quality to similar goods of Western
manufacture, but they are often turned
out on a plan that must be described
as one of deliberate sharp practice.
Instances of this—especially in regard
to misleading trade-marks—have been
freely quoted in the daily Press during
the past week; and South Africa will
not easily forget the flood of "dummy"
lead pencils (containing half an inch
of lead at each end) dumped into this
country from Japan soon after the
war. Many similar instances could be
mentioned, and the Sunday Times was
not exaggerating a fortnight ago when
it referred to "heelless socks, cr~atch-
less pyjamas, backboneiess ties, fur-
less hats, leatherless shoes, and silk -
less silk goods"—all from Japan—
Johannesburg Sunday Times.
The Changing World
The world changes; and the minori-
ties of yesterday are the majorities of
to -day. A few years ago the East-
bourne woman who called a beach -py-
jama -clad girl a "brazen huzzy" would
have been applauded as the upholder
of the decencies and the conventions.
Now she is fined ten shillings for "Bis -1
orderly conduct." Beach pyjamas are
the convention of to -day, and their de-
riders. are the eccentrics.—London
Evening News.
Quality and Price
The craze for cheaper and still
cheaper goods is being carried to ex-
cessive lengths, and threatens to dis-
place goods of sound merit, which
ought not to be displaced and would
not be displaced if consumers had
more sense and a better grip of real
values.—Cape Argus.
Britain's Recovery
At a time of unparalledel difficulty
Great Britain has recovered first place
among the exporting nations of the
world. Unemployment is decreasing
and though conditions are still very
far from normal they are probably bet-
ter than in an other highly industrial-
ized country, Britain's manufacturers
during the difficult post-war period
have individually or in association
thoroughly overhauled their production
and modernized their selling methods.
--:-British Guiana Commercial Review.
711E UNITED STATES
Life Is Queer
One of life's, most ironic tragedies
the other night in New York received
but scant news attention. A pian,
worn out with the struggle against
poverty, spent bis last nickle in the
Automat restaurant -for a roll, He
sprinkled a deadly poison on the roll,
ate part of it, then staggered to the
washroom and dropped dead. A miser-
ly woman at the same table seized the
portion of the roll the suicide left and
ate it. She too collapsed and died on
the way to the hospital. An investiga-
tion showed she was comparatively
rick with nearly $60,000 in various
banks, The nman died in a battle
against poverty, the wannan in a
greedy effort to save a pickle to add
to her store. •- Reston .lost,
An Interesting Wedding
1u,. Joiul Harold _ ill icoim tlllo e. recent wedding was an inter-
esting event in Brockville, Ontario. The bride was Caroline Eliza-
beth Graham of Toronto, Ontario, granddaughter of Rt. Hon. George
P. Graham and Mrs. Graham of Brockville, and the groom is the Son
of Mr. and Mrs'. James Douglas Malcolm of St. George, Ontario. •
Pour Mash Into Creek
,A,►ni'mals Get Drunk
A barnyard spree took place recent-
ly on the farnn of Herbert Hewer,
Aberfoyle, Ont., when foar large vats
of seized mash were dumped into a
nearby creek. Pigs staggered, cows
cavorted and ducks squawked hilari-
ously. The animals had lived a res-
pectable rural existence prior to the
arrival of Sergeant Frank Samson,
R.C.M.P., and Constables Barr, Bailey
and Warner. The mounties later
emerged from the barn carrying sev-
eral cans of pure overproof .alcohol.
A still capable of producing 100 gal-
lons a day was found in a secret com-
partment under the hay mow. Part
of the cow barn had also been par-
titioned off as a vast underground
mash manufacturing plant. Four vats
were bubbling over with sugar mash
when the =unties arrived. The mown
ties had no thought of consequences
when they allowed the spoils to flow
into the creek. The answer came when
a herd of cows wallowed in for a
drink. Then one cow threw back her
head and bellowed hilariously. A sec-
ond jumped a fence. Then the pigs
staggered away from the bank and
flopped into mud. The officers also
watched sparkling ducks attempt to
walk.
St. John Lenient
With Traffic Offenders
A high percentage of unintentional
traffic law violations are penalized in-
evitably under the present system.
Police in St. John, N.B., however,
seem to have evolved an excellent
plan of separating .the sheep from
the ;oats.
For strangers and others who vio-
late minor traffic laws the first' time,
a courtesy windshield • sticker has
been issued, signed by the police eon-
stableis a printed slip reading seine -
thing like this: "You have uninten-
tionally violated the' traffic laws of
this city by parking longer than al-
lowed by law. We know this will
not occur again. Thank. you."
British Farmers
Favor Dairy Pool
Poll of Dealers Show 96.42
Per Cent Endorse Na-
tional Scheme
Londou.—British farmers have voted'
overwhelmingly in favor of a National
Dairy Pool. The result of the pool of
registered dealers taken recently has
been announced and showed 96.42 per
cent. in favor of the scheme and 3.58
per cent. opposed. A two -third ma-
jority was necessary for the adoption
of the plan.
With its national and regional pools
the scheme will be one of the biggest
undertakings in the, United Kingdom.
Farmers will sell their milk through
the pools which will divide profits
among participants according to the
amount of milk that each delivers.
The National Board, which will be in
charge, will not only be responsible for
marketing and supply contracts, but
have the task of utilizisg surplus milk
for cheese -making and the manufac-
ture. of dry milk on a large scale. The
board assumes control October 1, for a
trial period until the New Year, when
the scheme itself becomes operative.
When registration opened at the end
of August the farmers were so apath-
etic that fears of failure were enter-
tained. Personal canvassing autl ur-
gent appeals by Major Walter Elliott,
Minister of Agriculture, finally resulted
in a last minute rush of producers to
register.
The scheme applies to England and
Wales.
War Debt Discussions
Begin October 5th
London: Anglo-American debt con-
versations are expected in London of-
ficial quarters to begin in Washington
Oct. 5, it has been learned.
The first interviews will be between
Sir Frederick Leith -Ross, of the Brit-
ish Treasury, and representatives of
the United States Treasury.
Manufacturing Operations
Continue to Expand
The expansion in nmanulacturing
operations throughout Canada le con-
tinuing, many additional branches of
industry showing improvement. .The
heavy industries, which are usually
among the last to share in a general
upturn, have become more active. The
Dominion Steel Corporationhas suffi-
cient orders for steel rails on hand
now to keep the plants busy for the
remainder of the year, The number
employed has already been doubled.
Textile plants continue to operate ,at
or near capacity with orders that will
keel the mills busy for % some time.
Leather manufacturers and boot and
shoe factories likewise are well em-
ployed. Newisprint production in June
showed a considerable increase over
the same month a year ago. Miseel-
laneeus plants report more'varied con-
ditions but most of the country's
manufacturing industries aro operat-
ing on a better basis than for many
months.
Schoolgirl of Fifteen
Is Swimming Champion
There is a schoolgirl in Blackpool,
Eng. who likes to get a thrill out of
life by winning swimming trophies.
She is Peggy Snaith, aged 15, and
she won her first race in 1930. Now
she holds 11 silver trophies, nine
gold medals, nine silver medals, and.
one bronze medal.
Having won her school trophy for
ail -round swimming and a cup for
diving a Girl Guide champiionslhip
cup, and several junior trophies, she
competed in senior events, just to
see what happened.
Os a result she added the Fenton
Perpetual Trophy (Sea Swimming
Ladies' Championship) and the South
Shore Swimming Club Ladies' Oleal-
Mauretania: Starts
Training for Record
Ocean Greyhound Makes 32
Knots in Cruising Test
Attempt t5 Regain
Supremacy
London, Eng.—The Mauretania, Brit
ain's grand old lady of the seas, -whieb
held the Atlantic record for nearly a
quarter of a century, is. being "train.
ed" in secret to win it back.
Thi Mauretania's record was foul
days, 21 hours, 44 minutes.
The newly built German liner Bre
men took it from her with four days
15 hours, 50 minutes.
Then a few weeks ago, the Italia'
Rex did the crossing in flour days, 11
hours, 58 minutes, au average of 29.91
knots.
The Mauretania, however, on Juli
19, attained an average speed of 31
knots, or two knots faster than that
of the Rex. Moreover, she had it
hand a considerable reserve of speed
Thorough Testing.
Her best speed, made in the Medi
terranean during the war, was 333,1
knots.
The Mauretania's "training" is tali
ing place during her American cruii
rug season.
She is travelling between New York
Havana, aand the West Indies, and
is making speeds that are unhearl
of for a cruieing liner. She is amas
ing America.
They are being persisted in so that
the Cunard directors may be certain
that the 'Mauretania can still compete
on level terms with the Atlantic grey
hounds.
She will be thoroughly tested foil
'another speed attempt when she re
turns from New York to Southamp•
lenge Trophy—,two sliver cupfs—ltoi 'ton at the end of her cruising sew
her collection. son on September 27.
All this. sunnier she has spent her
time between school and swimming.
2 U.S. Airline Patrons
Killed in lst Half of '33
Washington.—Only two passenger
fatalities occurred during the first
half of 1933 on American -operated air
passenger lines, according to an an-
nouncement by Ewing Y. Mitchell,
assistant secretary of commerce for
aviation.
There were forty-eight accidents,
five of which resulted in fatalities,
but only one involved the death of
passengers. Fifteen other persons,
most of whom were connected with
operation of the planes, met death
through crack-ups.
Mitchell's report said that weather
was the largest single -cause for acci-
dents being responsible for twen`ty-
seven per cent. of the total mishaps.
Power plant failures, personnel errors,
airplane failures, and airports and
terrain were other major causes.
Former King Alfonso
.Re -United With Son
Paris.—Estrangement of the de-
posed King of Spain and his son,
Prince Alfonso de Bourbon, over the
latter's love match is said to have
ended. They met secretly in a Paris
hotel and both appeared deeply moved
upon leaving, although they main-
tained the strictest reserve as to what
occurred during the interview.
Apples From N.B.
Going to Egypt
Saint John, N.B. — Export of New
Brunswick apples to Alexandria,
Egypt, and the east coast of Africa
will shortly be made for the first time
on record, when the New Brunswick
Government will sponsor shipment of
100 boxes on a ship leaving Saint
John, it has been announced
De..rtt3. Piano Crr.slles into Three Homes
nor rear ends of three bungalows were clipped by a crashing army aeroplane at Long Beaelt,
Long island the other clay, when the aeroplane wa,, forced t0 land, being short Of feet There was it
heavy fog so the pilot bailed out In a parachute.
If her performance then comes up
to expectation she will be at once
commissioned for the Atlantic serve
ice. Normally she would be drydocle
ed for her winter overhaul.
Her 3,000,000 Miles.
The D1auretania is 26 years old, and
has travelled more than three mil
lion miles. She was constructed on
the Tyne.
No other liner has held the Atlan-
tic record for so long. She is still
Britain's fastest Atlantic liner.
And every British seaman is proud
of her. The glamor surrounding het
achievements brings her admirers
wherever she goes.
Harry Acton, famous shipping re,
porter of the New York American,
knows all the great liners of the Ab
lantic.
Recently he was asked, "which is
the greatest of thein all for speed,
performance, appearance, luxury and
atmosphere?"
He replied, "The Mauretania, all
by her grand and stately self!" '
Wife Business Head
Of Average Family
Chicago.—Financial adversity, Mrs,
Mary Berkley Fluke of New York de-
clares, has made woman the business
head of the average fancily.
Mrs.. Rinke, manager of the wo-
,man's department of the Morris Plan
Bank in New York, was here as a
delegate to the lith .annual "convention
of the Association of Bank Women.
"It can be said that the depression
has made the woman financial head
of the house, especially in the small
home -owning family and in the small
and even medium sized salary
groups," she said.
"Financial matters --such as mort-
gages and taxes on the family home
that we have been accustomed tq
believe were handled by ,nen alone,
are being lookd after in increasing
numbers by women."
Hence, she said, the modern woman
to make a success of her newly ac-
quired home duties, should take up the
study of money matters.
Windsor Policeman
Gets His Pole Cat
Windsor.—Four revolver shots, re-
sounding through downtown Windsor
recently, brought police to the
spot from all directions. "Did you.
get them?" queried patrol efiicers, as
a fellow constable emerged.from an
alley, sheathing a revolver. "Sure 1
got hint. Can't you tell 31cy the
smell?" was the laconic reply. Yes,
it was a pole cat, ,
Wife Passes for Child
Monticello, Wis. — Mrs.. H. E,
Theiler is 25, and has been married
five years, but -on a dare she donned
a child's 'dress and went to the
World's Fair in Chicago. She got in
on a five -cent ticket for "children un-
der 12," and visitedconcessions at
children's rates. Not a question was
asked.
On the Increase
There were 2,734 factories in opera.
tion in Canada in 1932, comprising
1,219 creameries, 1,171 cheese factor"
ies, 317 combined butter and cheese
factories, and 26 concentrated milli
plants. The total number showsan
increase of 32 compared with 1081
Ladies'' Rig Figures
The annual beauty pill in United
States is $150,000,000, . so 11 looks at
though the ladies, whether they desd•i
it or not, are running into big figures
--Stratford Beacea-Harald,