The Brussels Post, 1925-10-28, Page 2Hon, N. W . Rowell
Teles of His Trip to
the Antipodes
Dievotioe to Empire is Attribute o£
Australia and New Zealand Parti-
cularly the Latter—Labor Centreis
Five States of Six in Australia—
Found, Canadian West in Fine
Fettle. and Prosperity in Sight in
Dominion.
;Toronto, Get. 17----Westel'n Canada
i$ on the upgrade towards prosperity
in which Eastern Canada will share.
The most vivid itnpression on his trip
to Australia and the Far East was the
eeticeablc change in the West, Hon,
N. W. Rowell said on his return with
his daughter to Toronto.
'I was delighted,' said Mr Rowell
"to find passing through western
Canada the remarkable change in
sentiment as compared with two years
ago and even with that °I one year
ago. Optimism has taken the place of
depression.
"Last year the corner was turned,
and the fine crop this year has placed
the West on the upgrade towards nor
madly and generally prosperous con-
ditions.
"There is also a great change in
Vancouver. General business is bet-
ter, and not only new business places
ee-
are being erected, but many dwelling
houses are being built.
"I never traveled across Canada
without being impressed with the
great future of our own country, and
that impression was never more mark-
ed," said Mr. Rowell, "than on the
present trip.
581 Candidates in Field
4
• A total of 581 candidates +
are .eontesting the 240 seats d'
• ie. the i4ouae of Commona. 6'
9 There are four women candid- 4'
9 etas among these, The Liberal
• party is lighting In 216 ridings 6'
the Conservatives have can 9
dates in the field in 239 rid-
• ings, and there are a variety .
4' of third party .and independ-
• ent nominees in the running. °»•
• The following showe the line-
.- up of the entries for the elect -
9 oral stakes: .
Liberals 216 '
Conservative 239 +
Progressive 09
Labor . 21
• IYidependent , 36 4*
4.
Total ....... , .581 ✓,
4.
Australia is more an agricultural than
a manufacturing country, Labor is in
power in five out of the six state. gov-
ernments and undoubtedly will put up
a very strenuous fight for the control
of the National government next
month.
"The alliance of the other political
parties against Labor puts Labor in
the position of the constitutional op-
position, and, if the government is
defeated, it provides the alternative
government,
"The present National government
of Australia is a coalition between
the. Nationalists and the Farmers'
party, and is going to the country
with Labor as its opponent."
"On the question of immigration,'
Mr. Rowell went on, "There appears
to be no weakening whatever on a
White Australia policy. As to Euro-
pean immigration, the national govern
meat appears to favor more of it, but
there has been some delay in work-
ing out agreements with the state
govesnments, with a view of carry-
ing .out British government immigra-
tion, which the British government
proposes to encourage by financial
aid."
Australia Prosperous.
"On the whole, Australia," Mr.
Rowell said, "is quite prosperous.
Wool has been at an exceptionally
high price in recent years. They
have had a series of good years of
rain, and the wool, stock -breeding
and other crops have been large
Speaking generally, the farmers there
are very prosperous. On the other
hand, I found the manufacturers
complaining of stagnation in industry,
particularly in the iron and wool in -
Devotion to Empire, dustries, and they were agitating for
"While it is suggested by some a higher tariff, although there is al -
that Labor le not as keen on empire ready a fairly high tariff. On the
as is the national party," said Mr. other hand, the Farmers' party are
Rowell, turning his attention to the opposed to a high tariff, and this
impressions of the Australian part of seem:, to be the reason for their being
hie trip, which, he made clear, ,was organized into a separate political
simply for his own information with party"
no political significance, "yet there Mr. Rowell also visited Shana'aai,
was no difference in the warmth of the other China ports and Japan on
their greeting to a Canadian. his way back to Canada and returns
"One, cannot but be struck," he with a strong impression of the fut-
added, "with the devotion to the cm- uro importance of China in world
pire which one finds both in Australia work.
and New Zealand, more striking, per-
haps for New Zealand is more purely Last fall one of our residents found
British in its racial composition than it necessary to make a business trip
probably any other country in the to the South during the hottest
British Empire. Fully 98 per cent.
of its population is of British stock."
Mr. Rowell said that he bad been
entertained by Premier Bruce and
the other principal leaders not only of
the commonwealth but of the separ-
ate states. "They were all very cor-
dial,' he said, "in their greetings to
a Canadian.
"I was very greatly impressed,"
Mr. Rowell went on, "with the great
future that is apparent for both
Australia and New Zealand. Austra-
lis, is almost as large as Canada, and
almost one-thlrd of it lies in the tro-
pics. Therefore, it has a great var-
iety of climate and products.
"I was very glad that our visit
occurred at the same time as the con-
clusion of the reciprocal trade agree-
ment between Australia and Canada.
I believe that this agreement will
prove very beneficial to both coun-
tries, and will mean a great inerease
of trade."
Too Much Regulated.
The recent criticism by a Canadian
that everything was so regulated by.
Labor in Australia that nobody could
get ancthing to eat after 7 o'clock in
the evening was partly, confirmed by
lifr. Rowell, "Wages under which
labor is to be performed," he said,
"are all regulated by law, and private
bargaining between employers .and
employees has largely ceased. It the
case of disputes, or if either the em-
ployer or the employees desire a
change in conditions, an application
is made to the wage board and 4 hear-
ing is granted, As practically all
hotel employes are members of unions
the hours of work aro regulated and
these hours to a large extent deter-
mine the hours for meals; and, at
hotels it is difficult, and in many eas-
es impossible, to get anything to eat
except at prescribed meal hours,"
Labor in Control.
"The political developments are
very interesting." Mr. Rowell said.
"to every Student of politics. The
t
Labor party in Austl'alia iss i•on f#er
politically than it %s industrially, and
emit "rine a mere substantial vote In
the erections then its ifidlaidua) teem;
bership might Warrant,, Although
months. As it was quite cool here
when he left, it did not occur to him
that the underwear he was accustom-
ed to wearing might be uncomfort-
able in a warmer climate.
A few days later his wife received
the following telegram: "S. O. S. B.
V. D.'s. P. D. Q." —Pep.
Who Is It?
A suburban housewife relates over-
hearing this conversation between her
neve maid and the cook next door:
"How are youHilda?" •
"I'm well," said Hildu. "1 loke mY
yob. We got cremated cellar, ceme-
tery plumbing, elastic bells and a
itoosit."
"What's a 'hoosit,' Hilda?" the
puzzled cook exclaimed.
"Oh, a bell rings. You put a thing
to your ear, and say, 'Hello: and
someone says, 'Hello,' and you say,
'Hioosit?" Continent.
There is every possibility that the
Provincial ,. Government of British
Columbia stray this year complete
the construction of the scenic high-
way connecting Golden on the main
line of the Canadian Pacific Bail-
way with the summer resorts of
Banff and Lake Louise. When this
fink, much of which was built dur-
ing the past two seasons, is com-
pleted it will make one magnificent
triangle through the heart of the.
Canadian Rockies.
Building permits issued in Can..
ada during the first quarter of 1920
were 10.2% and 1.2% greater than
in the first three menthe of 1924 and
1923, respectively. There wore also
5.6% greater than in the firet'quart•
er of 1922, 40.5% higher than In
1921 and 4.3% above the 1920 total.
The aggregate value of building
permits issued for the first quarter
of 1925 wag $19,672,637, (tempered
7 846 969 f r 19
With 1 e 924
41459 for 1.92$. , "
Plying officer killed what
ereeltee at Catrin Boteletr •
Mane
A Mode of Travelling, Still to he Seen in the W est
HE GAVE MARKET REOPENED
TO CANADIAN TRADE,
if
The Hon. Hewitt Bostock, Speaker
of the Senate of the Dominion, who
gave Canada's views in the Geneva
protocol explaining the geographical
position of the Dominion, is well
known in political circles at Ottawa.
An Englishman by birth, the son
of Samuel Bostock, of Walton Heath,
Surrey, he was born on May 31, 1864,
at the Hermitage, receiving his educa-
tion from private tutors and at Trin-
ity College, Cambridge, from which
he graduated with the degree of M.
Senator Bostock
A. He was called to the Bar of'Lin-
coin's Inn, London, in 1883, but came
to Canada five years later and became
a rancher and fruit grower at Minte
Creek, B. C.
Senator Bostock ie deeply interest-
ed in the welfare of British Columbia
and has investments in various parts
of the Province. He spends much of
his time on his ranch and in 1916,
was elected president of the Interior
Stock Raisers' Association of British
Columbia. He is a fellow of the
Royal Agricultural Society and of
the Royal Colonial Institute.
He first entered Parliament in
1896, when he was elected a member
of the House of Commons. He was
summoned to the Senate on June 6,
1904, and on March 19, 1914, he was
chosen leader by the Liberal mem-
bers in succession to the late Sir Geo.
Ross. Upon the formation of the
King Cabinet in 1921 he was sworn
member of the Privy Council and ap-
pointed Minister of Public Works,
but on February 3, 1922, he resigned
his portfolio and was appointed
Speaker of the Senate.
Senator Bostock was married on
June 12, 1891, to Lizzie Jean Mc-
Combie, youngest daughter of Hugh
Cowie, Q. C., Chancellor of Durham
of Ithandale, Wimbledon, England.
Australian Trade Treaty Lets Domin-
ion Manufacturers Back Into Mar-
ket -Outlet is Profitable.
Ottawa, Oct. 23—With the coming 1
into force of the Australian Treaty,
new market is opened up for Cana-
dian newsprint manufacturers.
Australia has imported newsprint
in steadily increasing quantities, and
since 1923 the Canadian manufac-
turers have been unable to ship to
Australia because of the formidable
tariff barrier raised against Cana-
dian newsprint. In consequence, the
Australian market has been divided But if you let the hard things go,
between the United Kingdom and the
Your enemies will taunt you
Scandinavian countries, with the With serious duties unperformed,
former getting the lion's share. And all your life they'll haunt you.
Practically all the paper imported Somerville Journal
by Australia is newsprint, and the
figures indicate a steadily growing de-
mand. In the fiscal year ending July SPRAYING FRUIT TREES
1923 (Australia's fiscal year), Aus-
tralia
v
imported 80,842 tons of news-
print, valued at £1,768,678. In the
year ending, July, 1924, the imports
rose to 90,429 tons, valued at £1,879,
437.
Isaac Gouverneur Ogden was 81
years old October 10. Mr. Ogden is
a vice-president of the Canadian Pac-
ific Railway and is the man who con-
trols the finances of that great system.
Canada Excluded by Tariff.
A customs levy of £3 per ton kept
Canadian newsprint out of the Aus-
tralian market. In the fiscal year
ending March 31, 1923 (Canada's
fiscal year) the Dominion shipped
604,014 tons of newsprint to Aus-
tralia valued at $2,2:74,045. In the
year ending March 81, 1924, these
shipments dwindled to 39,014 tons,
valued at $156,293; and in the fiscal
year ending March 31, 1925, the ex-
port almost reachedthe vanishing
point.
Only 11,703 tons were exported,
and the value was but $51,183. In
the first four months of the present
ifiscal year—that, until the end of
July—no shipments whatever have
been made.
Market Is Now Reopened.
This market is now reopened. Un-
der the treaty, Canadian newsprint
is admitted free of duty, and mane-
facturers in this country will be able
to compete on an equal footing with
, the United Kingdom, and will hold
an advantage over other countries.
Before the duty of Canadian news-
print was increased Australia was
Canada's second-best eustomer., a
and n
Canada supplied about one-half of cled aneach fruitmust be given to insure
.
the newsprint imported by Australia. s, Mclntoslt and Snow trace
If the total imports of Australia are should always receiee a fourth appli-
taken as the test, then the sister Do- cation. Read what the spray eaten-
minion will provide a market for up- dar recommends under "Extra sprays
wards of 8 per cent, of the newsprint and refnarke" and ba guided by it.
9 Y ill not control San Jose
PRACTICAL INST .rCTIONSABOUT
A VERY NEChsSA1tY WORK.
Have a Good -Outfit—Spray as the
Calendar Tells You—Spray Right
Through the Trees — Keep Tank,
Pump and Nozzles Clean,
(Contributed by Ontario Department of
Agriculture. Toronto.)
1. Do not spray at all unless you
are going to try to do it well. It will
not pay.
2. You cannot make a success of
apple growing witbuut good spraying.
3. You cannot spray well without
a good outfit which will give you
plenty of pressure. So overhaul the
old spray machine at once, or if it Is
not satisfactory buy a new one with
plenty of power.
4. Get a spray calendar from your
Agricultural Representative, or from
Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, Director Fruit
Branch, Toronto, or Pref. L. Caesar,
0. A. College, Guelph. Tack it uP
In the spray shed where it will al-
ways be available.
5. Use only the spray materials
recommended In the spray calendar.
6. Do not spray when 15 happens
to be convenient, but spray at the
times the spray calendar says. The
time o1 spraying is of vast Import-
ance and the times given in the spray
calendar are based on years of study.
7. Omit none of the first three
regular sprays, some years the drat
Is the most important, some the se-
cond and some the third. Each spray
helps to make the next more effective
now produced in Canada.ou w
scale on large trees, twenty-five years
FARMS IN MICHIGAN old or more, unless you first prune
Pickin on the Irish Again. them beavily and scrape the loose
Picking g bark off with a hoe. Then see that
every particle of the bark is wet with
An Irishman coming out of the the liquid; a mere mist or a light
ether in the ward after an operation spray will not kill the insect. Use
exclaimed audibly: lime sulphur 1 to 7 of water, prefer -
"Thank God That's over l" ably just as the buds are bursting.
"Don't to be too sure," said the10. For scab and codling moth
cover both aides of every fruit and
man in the next bed. "They left a also cover every leaf. Scab attacks
sponge in me and had to cut me open the leaves, too, and is often washed
again." And the patient on the other from them to the fruit. It will rae-
side said, "Why, they had to open me, (Miro from 7 to 13 gallons for
h
too, to find one of their instruments." trenot twenty-five
w ntyofiv3 years
old or upwards,
Just then the surgeon who had op- 11. B0 sure thospray reaches right
crated on the Irishman came into the through the trees- To insure this
the
room and said, "Has anybody seen , go
in, if
spray esary, art beyond the
my hat?" tree a p
Pat fainted. trunk first, then - step beets to the
The number of farms in Michigan
has decreased 2.1 per cent. in the
last five years, dropping from 196,447
in 1920 to 192,326 in 1926. This was
revealed by the U. S. Department at
Commerce. The 1923 figures are pre
liminary and subject to revision. A
net decrease of 76,735, or 1,2 per
rent in the United States total, is the
result of considerable decreases in
some sections, partly offset by in-
creases in other sections. Increases
have resulted from the opening up
of new lands in parts of the west,
from the subdivision of ranches and
large farms for more intensive opera-
tion, and from the development of
orchards, truck and poultry farms,
To You.
It isn't the man who smiles that counts
When everything goes dead wrong,
Nor Is it the nian who mete defeat,
Singing a gay little. song;
The song and the smile are well worth
while, -
•a
atentbluff,
r i ed they Y
.
But here's to the man who stniles and
sings,
And then ---Produced the staff.
--Henrietta Ilerotl.
—Between Ile
PERTINENT ADVICE
If you have something hard to do,
Just go to work and do it.
If you conclude to put It off.
Your'e pretty sure to rue It,
The task that's dreaded is the one
That needs your first attention,
!And, doing it, you may escape
A lot of reprehension.,
Pitch in and do the hard things first)
outside and spray the remaining part.
Do title from both sides. Remember
that it is the entre or shaded part
Of the tree where scab naturally is
worst and poor sprayers nearly al-
ways miss this side though they often
cover the sunny or outer side all
right.
12. A tower, even with a spray
gun, is a great, help. Often It will
muffles to stand an the tank. A rail-
Ing or support on it removes the dan-
ger of falling,
18. Do not use large openings in
the discs ofeither nozzlee or spray
72fi
o havePounds
I u
guns un ees y
Let easy ones conn after, pressure 0r more,, They are wasteful,
moan ( presents and give too coarse a svraY•
Make this your rule, and fife wilt make it difeault to maintain high
7.4. In many cast;; better work will
A lot of joy and laughter:
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Sets, Goblets, Water Sets, Cake Plates, Vases, Butter
Tubs, Sugars and Creams, etc. - -
Also a nice assortment of Silverware. New useful pieces,
Tambour and Black Clocks.
Call and see the
Diamond
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Wedding
Rings
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JEWELER WROXETER
or uuor Wien a 1n11 aw, iu t ..A,''
dive nozalrs 111111) with a gnu, to any
caseiise aanl .yY ,'n. In 4pLlylnr s"
that you will make su rr es cry thl us
is being eavered in a methodical
way.
16. FIave a handy piers to fill the
tank: Ten minutes abould be lung
enough for any tack.
16 Do not stop spraying because
rain t reatens. Gu right on until the
rain has well begun. It Is rani and
moisture which cause scab outbreaks
17. Do not stick to an eight or ten
hour day when spraying, but make
Yriv ri.tJr. to -' •1 11 deur as
as pees:tee without sacrificial: nor -
1 .1 the second sprav a• not
$nisb.•d bel,,:', the blossoms. epee,
omit the poison slid gu en until It
is finished.
18. Wash out the tank and pump
clean wat.•r ihl-nn: IJ tl' marhln'• and
nuzzles at the close of earh day.
19. Remember spraying gives
healthy foliage an'l 1s a great factor
In producing annual crops as well as
giving clean fruit. Even trees that
are not bearing should be sprayed to
keep them healthy.
20. Get a new spray calendar each
year.
21. When In ditliculty consult your
Agricultural Rept'eeentative or write
to Pref. L. Caesar, 0. A. College,
Guelph, or W. A. Ross, Vineland.—
L. Caesar, 0. A. College, Guelph.
Farm Notes.
Improved breeding Is urgently
needed In dairy herds. Most dairy-
men feed and house their cattle in a
manner that is worthy of much better
cattle than they are keeping. Effi-
cient cows, efficiently fed and housed,
are the dairyman's economic salva-
tion. The most successful dairymen
are breeders and improvers of dairy
cattle.
While silage is an excellent feed
for dairy stock, It should be combined
with some leguminous feed, such as
clover, cowpeas, or alfalfa, owing to
its insufficient productive Quality.
The leguminous material will tend to
correct the deficiencies of the silage
in dry matter, protein, and mineral
constituents.
The dairyman's motto is: "Produce
tion first"; and every cow, pure-bred
or grade, must produce and keep us,
because we can't afford to keep her,
This is one reason why some pure-
bred breeders shun cow testing asso-
ciations. They are afraid of their
records; afraid some of their owe
are not paying for their feed 9r afraid
some grade cow will stet' too feet
for them. -
A COLUMN ABOUT SWINE'
What Is Known as "Thumps"
In Young Pigs
Causes of the Trouble—Prevention
and Treatment --Pointers In Se-
lecting a Brood Sow—Age of Brood
Sows—Don'ts for Dairymen,
(Contributed of ]toren 10 Department
)ep.rr ment of
Ago.)
The term "thumps" is applied to
a nervous disorder of young pigs
which is characterized by violent
Jerking movements of the body. The
Jerking movements of tile body are
caused by spasms affecting the dia-
phragm or midriff, which is the mus-
cular partition separating the chest
and abdomen, and is an important
organ of respiration. This spasmodic
Contraction of the diaphragm is simi-
lar to hiccups in people.
Cause of the Trouble.
The cause of the trouble appears
to beduo to some disturbance of the
nerves which supply the diaphragm.
In many cases the nervous disturb-
ance is the result of some derange-
ment of the digestive system. Lack
of sufficient exercise and overloading
of the stomach are common cauees of
thumps in young pigs. At times there
appears to be an inherited tendency
to this trouble In the case of littera
from pampered or overfed sows.
When pigs, become affected with
thumps the trouble is plainly ebown.
by the thumping, Jerking movements
of theflanks. The Jeri:lugs aro Some-
times so marked that they move and
sway the body back and forth, The
attacks aro usually mora aggravated
after feeding when the stotuaeh 10
full. The trouble may last only for
a few days. in 80me eases, and In
others it may last for several weeks,
and some fail to recover,
Prevention and TrcaLntent.
This trouble of young pigs Can be
largely prevonte
d by allowing them
exorcise and avoiding overfeeding.
When they become affected they
sectile be made to lake exorelae i)<x
a good, large, roomy place. In sum-.
mer they may be turned out to pas -1
ture and allowed to range about.,
Badly affected pigs should be given
a dose of castor oil to clean out thea,
stomach and bowels. To lessen the'
spasms of the diaphragm from five -
to ten drops of laudanum can be.
given every four or five hours. The!
affected pigs should be kept on a
light diet for a few days and kept;
hungry so as to encourage them to'
roam about more and get plenty of
exereise.—Dept. of Extension, 0, L,
College, Guelph.
The Selection of a Brood Sow.
The importance of the careful,
selection of a brood sow cannot he;
over -emphasised. So says Professor"
Wade Toole of the O. A. C. It Is true,
that the sow's influence is reflected
on her own litters only, whereas
that of the boar is reflected on
all litters which he sires, and:
while many characteristics are com-,
mon to both sexes of breeding stock,
there are others which are very essea-`
tial to, the respective sexes and,
opposite' in nature.
Information as to the history of
the ancestry of a young_ sow is of;
considerable value. Experience and,
observation go to prove that certain'
outstanding qualities are common to
strains or families of hogs of different
breeds rather than simply breeds
themselves. There are good and bad
in all our breeds, consequently the
prospective purchaser should ascer-
tain as much information as ho can
concerning the type, the quality and,
the prolificacy of her ancestry, whe-
ther or not they have been thrifty
and economic feeders, and whether
or not the sows have been good moth-
rs. Canadian hog raisers can well
take an object lesson from the re-
sults which the Danish breeders are,
experiencing where all the above in-
formation is available t0 the pros-,
pective purchaser. Moreover, every
breeding hog must measure up: to a
certain standard before that hog is,
eligible for sale.—Dept, of Extension,
O. A. College, Guelph.
Age of Brood Sows.
Unusually a sow is most prolific
when she is from two to four years
of age, and is probably at her best
when about two and a half year's.
Soon after she reaches maturity she
is at her prime. After the sow has
reached four or five years her powers
begin to wane, and it is not long
after that when she becomes unpro-
fitable. Just how long to keep a sow
will depend upon the individual. If
properly handled two litters of pigs,
a year can be secured from a sow.
It is not best to breed a gilt until:
she Is eight to ten months old. Pigs;
can be weaned at six weeks . of age,'
bue eight weeks is probably better.)
They should be eating long before
they are weaned and be well able to!
secure all the nourishment they need
from other sources than the sow's
milk, so tbey will not be checked in
their growth by weaning. Many sows
will accept service within a few days
after farrowing, but it is not best top
breed them until after the Digs are
weaned, or in eight or nine weeks.
The welfare of the Sow and the nest
litter of pigs should be kept in mind.'
and the sow should have time to re-,
cuperate after raising a bunch of
lusty pigs before undertaking the job'
again.
Don'ts for Dairyman.
Don't forget to . wash the 'separa-
for after each separation.
Don't separate the milk without
first straining it.
Don't Pail to operate the separator
according to directions.
Don't expect the cream can to
reach destination uulese plainly ed -
dressed,
Any cow suspected of being In bad
health should be isolated,, and her
iullk should not bo saved.
STUOEBAHER
Agency
We have the above
Agency: and will be.
glad 'to give prices
and Demonstrations,
T G Hemphill
WriOXEYElt