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The Seaforth News, 1957-04-25, Page 3Mare Tales Of Monte Carlo Prince Rainier of Monaco, like his predecessors, draws 'the bulk of iris income from Monte Carlo's Ci43lno., But he' himself has no interest in gambling. One of the main buildings 1fj the Principal- ity is a well -stocked maritime museum which houses one of the best aquaria I ever assembled. One Prince Rainier founded the aquarium,: but thepresent reign- ing prince himself collected many specimens in it. He takes great interest in underwater. fashing. St is• not known how interest- ed the Prince is in the.gambling history of Monte Carlo, but if he is he must have found some very remarkable stories of the gambles which failed and those which succeeded. Among, those that failed were gambles that were intended to change the course of history. In 1918 the Austro-Hungarian • Empire collapsed and the Em- peror Karl, the Empress Zita and their children had to flee from Vienna. They went to, Switzerland, taking with them part of the crown jewels, The Empress Zita was, a very 'am- bitious woman and her one idea• was the restoration of the 'mon- archy, with herself and her hus- band once again at the head of it. But there was. no money to. finance a comeback. Then some- one in their entourage suggested that money could be made on the jewellery; with that money somebody could go to Monte Carlo and try to win a large sum of money, sufficient to finance a counter-revolution. After much discussion, the royal family raised £10,000 an the jewellery. Then a syndicate. Of four was formed: three men headed by a very beautiful woman: They went to Monte Carlo and booked in at different hotels. They pretended not to know one another and each was to play the Casino at a different table. Maybe this led to the undoing of the scheme because, as dif- ficult as it may be for one gam- bler to follow a system, how much more difficult it must be for four people, each one ignor- ant et what the -others are doing? Anyway, the iia'4isfrian syndicate went bust. We understand the aim was to win £400,000. Fortunately for: their plan, just:'fter the first world war there was a boom in gambling at Monte Carlo and the play of the syndicate did not attract attention. They, were suc- cessful so far as that part of their plan was concerned, but aevertheless they loft their money and returned to Berne. A South Alnerican revolution was once financed by a Chilean merchant who won nearly a nail - lion francs at the Casino and spent the whole amount at Krupp's, the famous German steel works, on munitions for the rebel party, whichhe headed. The revolution failed, however. In 1898, when Spain went to war with the United States, two Spanish army. ,,contractors were sent to Germany to negotiate with Krupp's for supply of artil- lery and ammmunition. 'At that time the Spanish: treasury was very short of ready' money. The two contractors tookwith them German £8,000, all in cur- rency. They began their nego- tiations and then they took a trip to Monte Carlo. But Spain never saw them again: The two Spaniards began to .gamble in the Casino 'and left all their money behind' them. Krupp did not sell guns and ammun- ition to Spain and thi$' ledto a series of dishonest' actions by Spanish officials w hi ch con- tributed in no small measure to the defeat of the Spaniards by the Americans, Most people know that tfie Greek shipowner, Mr. Qnassis, owns a large proportion of the. shares of Monte Carlo Casino. But it is not generally known that throughout .the Casino's his- tory Greeks have been among the foremost gamblers at 'the tables. The Greeks are great gamblers; in fact, the French often refer tb a gambler as a • "Greek." There was one Greek million- aire who became very famous at . the Casino. He arrived with a number of private detectives and twelve assistants who were to play under his -orders, watch- ed by the detectives. The million- aire never placed a stake him- self, but he had trained• his assist- ants to act at a given signal and then play according to a pre- arranged plan. One night the plan was that when the Greek signalled they were to put a certain amount• on the red. When . black asserted itself, the' millionaire doubled the stake and when red again failed heagain doubled until eventually red appeared and he recovered all his losses together with a profit of nearly' £5,000., The' Greek went from strength to strength and at one time three double coups in succession were successful. The millionaire doubled only when he bad.' taken a loss and kept to the sante stake when hi won. The system 13 said to .be old, but there is no doubt that he ' won several millions of francs from the Casino. Yet it is not Greeks but Brit- • ons who have been the greatest gamblers at Monte Carlo Casino. They and the Russian grand. dukes. The grand dukes lost most of their wealth during the Russian Revolution. But the. British heyday was earlier, dur- ing the Edwardian era. COMMAND PERFORMANCE This four -foot -long scale model of the British royal yacht Britannia brought builder John Dennys an invitation to visit the royal palace. The boy worked on the model for five months. Materials cost $14. He sails it on a London lake. His mother sent a photo to tho royal family and Prince Philip invited John to bring it to the palace so he might examine it. a 2' Scotch position age. chemist 32. Rhythm 3. Jogging gni?. 33. Black cuckoo 0. Gaping, 84. Allow. 10. Alarm whistle 36. Expensive 11. Finished 28. American 11 tloyrd fruits' black snake 10, Pressed - 3J. Wear away ACROSS DOWNS 21. 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It won an award in the Army Times Photo Contest, and was placed on display during the International Photographic Eo position: When it was realized that the zommercial pear Varieties, Bart- lett, Clapp Favorite and Kieffer, • Were, not sufficientljt hardy for Easfern Ontario and Quebec, the Horticulture Division, Central Gaperimental Farms-'Ottaiva, tario, initiated ,a ,breeding and testing program. 'This stark ` has resulted in the development of varieties suitable for home gar- dens in these areas. 'In 1916 th hardy but poor quality' pears; Zuckerbirn and Kurskaya, were crossed with the superior qual-, ity Clapp Favorite and Flemish Beauty. These crosses produced many seedlings which , were .grown to study tree ant fruit characters. The .most promising seedlings were propagated for further testing. 13. y 1930 these tests indicated that five of the seedlings appeared to have suf- ficient value to justify their in- troduction as named varieties. Since then these five varieties have been tested in many areas of Eastern Canada, and four of them, Enie, Menie, Miney and Phileson, have continued to perform fairly satisfactorily. However, Phileson has not proved so hardy a tree as the other three, and for this reason Phileson is recommended only for those areas with a fairly mo- derate climate. e • • Enie is the earliest maturing and is usually harvested at Ot- tawa about the middle of Au- gust. Miney matures a few days later and is followed closely by Menie. Phileson is a later vari- ety and matures approximately ten days after Menie. Miney has the best dessert quality followed by Menie, Phil- eson and Enie. Although they are inferior to Bartlett their quality is acceptable. • * • Home gardehers should rea- lize that pears are normally har- vested before they are edible. For best results pick the fruit when the intense green color starts to disappear and the skin appears mottled. Ripen them at 65 degrees F'. and in a moist atmosphere or, if they are to be kept for a week or two, store them at 31 to 32 degrees F. and . then ripen. Avoid intermediate temperatures such as 40 to 50 degrees F. while the fruit is turning yellow. Remember that two varieties should be planted to provide for cross-pollination and to ensure ;a good crop. • e a White grub outbreaks occured widely in 1951 and 1954 in most of agricultural Ontario and the Upper Ottawa Valley in Quebec and exceptionally. large numbers. of white grubs will be a serious problem in 1957, following the June beetle record flight of 1956 in this area. Large populations Of second year white grubs are now in the subsoil,' awaiting the arrival of early, suinmer'to feed voraciously•on the roots of for- estry plants, sod, grain crops, root crops, and flowering or ornamental plants, It .is almost • • • certainthat. unusually heavy damage will occur to those crops unless effective control' meas- ,'t s are taken before damage 1pecomes apparent. Entomologist G.H. Hammond, Central Experimental Funs,. Ot- tawa, says that -:where chemical control precautions were not ap- plied in 1956, the control of grubs will probably be essential this year. Both chemical and cul- tural control can be applied in the early summer of this year before planting any types Of .hoed crop When damage be- comes general in midsummer it Will be too late to apply practi- cal " control methods, until May 1959. • • • Far cultural control, double - disk twice, then plow not over 4 inches deep; two further disk- ings at right angles will give good control at a time when the grubs are in the sub -surface feeding zone. For chemical con- trol use chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds DDT, BHC, aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane or heltach- lor applied to the surface at recommended rates per acre and work into the soil sederal inches deep. For permanent sod, apply on the surface in early spring and water in if necessary. Rates per acre (actual) will be DDT, 25 pounds; aldrin, 6-6 pounds; heptachlor, 4-5 pounds; chlor- dane, 5-10 pounds; BHC, 3-4 pounds. • • • Choice of cultural or insecti- cide control will depend on many factors. With valuable crops, or in new sod land, it may be desirable to use both. Costs will be in favor of cultural con- trol. It may be necessary to use cultural control where soil insec- ticides cannot conveniently be obtained or where no suitable applicators are available for large-scale application. Dark Ages Again On Monday morning just a week ago 125 employees of the accounting, department at head- quarters of the Missouri -Kansas - Texas Railroad in St. Louis ar- rived as usual to begin the day. They found the office dark, locked, and an armed railway guard outside the door. Posted was a printed notice which said in effect: This office has been moved to Denison, Texas (some 600 miles away). Those who wish to con- tinue their employment must report to the office at Denison by 8:30 Wednesday morning: The railroad will, furnish trans- portation of persons and house- hold goods. Forty-eighthours in which to pull up roots and begin new lives three states away! Some of the employees had worked in the old )fiice' between 30 and 40 years. Many had left personal belongings- spectacles, money, uncashed checks - in desks which had been sped on their way over the weekend. None of them had had warning. The company had recently denied rumors that any move was con- templated. The M -K -T had elected a young president recently who is faced with the necessity of mak- ing economies. This, apparently, is one of the ways that econo- mizing is being done. An act such as this has one merit: It exhumes a bit of the past against which to measure the progress of industry's prac- tices since the 14 -hour day of a century ago. Management ap- pears as indignant as do unions. The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis immedi- ately expelled the M -K -T rail- road frommembership and re- turned in full its current dues. The occurrence may . have .still another merit: It may help some people to understand why so many workers, even in the face of fair wages and hours, wish to cling to some form of protective organization of their own. -From The Christian . Sci- ence Monitor. Each driver and each, pedes urian can prevent one accident - the onethat involves him. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking MOODO MOB LCOC}. MECO 008 OLJE MOM MMOBMOE ©DO©® 0fU0r2 ®MOO ©L@ dM©E OUWOOO ®a®©DEI =MUM M M UM 0®0L COM ©infer! MOOD ODOMO©® 00000 MMO COO ®FOOD CEO ®W® IDUCOM rjk11NDAI(SCI1001< LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. He Lives -Therefore Make Disciples , Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20' Mernory Selection: All power is given unto me in heaven and In earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever 1 have commanded you: and, 10, I arts with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:- 18-20. He is a university graduate, He started attending church. He was surprised at the talk of a life after death. "Why," he said, "I thought that death is the end just as it is for a dog or cat." How can 1 prove to this young man that there is a life after death? I might argue that na- tions and tribes all around the world, even those who haven't heard the Chrstian message, have some idea of a future life. Surely God would not implant in man a longing for immor- tality just to mock him. One of this man's new friends has loaned him a Bible. If he reads it prayerfully the light will come to his mind and heart. But the great assurance of a life beyond the grave will come to him when he turns from his sin and believes in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. Then he will realize that Jesus Christ is a living person. But how can he be living when he died on a cross over 1900 years ago? The answer is, of course, that he conquered death and on the third day rose from the grave to live forevermore. Those who enter into this saving relation- ship with Jesus Christ never question the reality of a future life. They heartily sing: "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives to -day!' Ha walks with me and talks With me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation t9 impart! You ask me how I know Ila llv(s7 He lives within my heart. Those who have received Christ have a responsibility to take the message of a living Saviour to all the people of the world. Their attitude is like that of Peter and John; when forbidden to teach in the name of Jesus. They said, "We can- not but speak the thingswhich we have seen and heard." We, too, must tell it. This is our great commission. • REIGNING CAT AND DOGS -In Augsburg, Germany, the lion lies down with the Boxer -and a whole family of Boxers, at that. The big cat, "Negus", was a gift to the Willy Hagenbeck Circus from Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Ever since it arrived it has been a close friend of"Daisy", the Boxer. When the dog's pups arrived the lion assumed a friendly "big brother" role, FUNNEL OF DEATH -The deadly funnel of a tornado is shown at it advanced 'on Oollas, lex The twister killed 10 persons, injured, more than 700, others and crushed at, . ssrs °ed 800 (tomes.