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NURS1N6 BIG CLOCKS
First Aid Sounds Always Beady to
Repair Monster Clocks --• One
Clock Rums for 400 ]Fears,
Big clocks have to be nursed, and
first aid squads have to be kept in
readiness for the moment when one
or more of the big timepieces of big
cities ' go on strike and refuse to.
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Big Ben, that patriarch, of clocks
which occupies such a prominent
position in the tower of the British
GEO. MASON'S TRIP
Vancouver, August, 1928.
Editor of the Advance -Times.
A little chap of eight here, listening
to a conversation on high blood pres-
sure asked his mother he had "high"
blood pressure. She said "no",. Well
have I got intermediate then? So
youngsters are learning motorology
early.
In my last, I made mention of "His
Worship" the Mayor, I noticed the
House of Parliament, on the banks
garding his condition while in .the
hospital, The press also did not r;eem
to take much interest in the matter.
No doubt people feel chagrined over
the circumstances and well they might
I mention again the shady side of pol-
itics, The late government to obtain
votes made a move to make extensive
repairs on their bankrupt railway,
which was built by the Province, and
is an elephant on their hands. The
brewers and liquor interests raised a
campaign fund of $50,000 and a pro-
minent member of the Cabinet was
asked where the money came from
but he was very innocent and didn't
know anything about it. Our .mem-
ories fail terribly at times, that is,
when we don't'`want to know' any-
thing will be lovely and the "goose
will hang high", now that good `Tory'
blood 'is infused into the body pol-
itic.
New Westminster, twelve miles
from this, city, nicely situated on' the
Fraser 'River, •has a deep water har-
bor. The largest vessels can tie up
at' the wharf. During our short' visit
here H. M. Cruiser `Durban' floated
in so we got a near view of the death
dealing instrument . This. outfit is the
present abode of His Royal Highness,
Prince George, who passed through:
here the other day to report for duty.
This city' rises from the water some-
thing like Seattle and of course a con-
siderable amount of climbing has to
be done if you live on a back street.
It is a nice city, of about 20,000, some
good buildings and looks smart and
much improved since my last visit be-
tween the two cities.
There are a number of excellent
vegetable gardens run by the Chin-
ese, who cannot be beaten along. this
line. There is a Provincial Building
House, here, being pretty well pro-
tected by a stone wall of about 25
feet. Not 'having any. friends here
just now we did not, call as we prefer.
the hotel which appeals to us as hav-
ing running water, and other conven-
iences, which are not supplied here.
Speaking about "Chinks", we took a
notion to wander through their sec-
tion which is on Pender street, Van-
couver, about ten or fifteen minutes
walk from the main part of the city.
They, like ourselves have stores of
every kind, some displaying foodstuffs
which. look very strange to us, and
Which we would not care 'to indulge
in unless very hungry. Some of the
shops look comparatively neat and
clean, the people appear law-abiding,
quiet and orderly, in contrast to our
"Christian City" of Edinburgh,, where
on the Cannongate or Congate I've
seen them fight, swear and reel about
drunk. We sometimes despise these
people but in many respects I think,
perhaps they can give us a few points
in behaviour, at least I do not see
them much before the courts, except
in the one evil of gambling. I; am
told there are 20,000 Chinese and Japs
in this' city—it is said God made us
all equal, just so, but why did we in
all our wisdom let these people in, in
the first place. They. do not know
race suicide and multiply greatly, so
much that it looks eventually they
will swallow us up .body and bones.
This is a very serious problem for us
in: Canada, and the ultimate' outcome
God only knows, for they seem to be
evereaching into' all lines of commer-
cial activities and ousting our Anglo-
Saxon race. I' presume they are gran-
ted the privilege of owning property
and voting. Just 'fancy a bright boy
from Ontario, graduate of Toronto
University wanting, to go into busi-
ness or profession of sonic kind, put-
ting up his shingle beside a Chink il-
literate and who has just as much to
say regarding' the running of the coun-
try., Hawkins under the ban of the
Government and sent out of the coun-
try said some true things regarding
these awful conditions prevailing in
our beautiful country and which with-
out a shadow of a doubt will strangle
Anglo-Saxon
only A
n los
theg
us. I fancy
and protestant civilization to be found
will be in old' Ontario, Nova Scotia;
New Brunswick and Prince Edward
Island. The rest will be sold to the
foreign element who practically dom-
inate our land through the "Church"
at the present time—in the' year of
The fourth oldest regiment in the our Lord 1928. Who is to blame?
of Father Thames supplied•an inter- Pulpit remained discreetly silent re-
eating example of this health insur
ance for clocks during the snow-
storms of last winter, says G. N.
Greenland in an article in the Pic-
torial Weekly. Police in' the vicinity
noticed, about six -thirty one evening
that' one of the huge faces, 2.2 % feet
in diameter, had ceased its vitally
important job of telling Londoners
the time. S.O.S. messages were im-
mediately sent to the clock's nurses,
Messrs. Dent, who built Big Ben and
looked after him. They rush their.
expert engineers to the scene to di-
agnose his illness.
They. soon found . that face No. 4
head been exposed to the brunt of the,
storm, and that snow bad accumu-
lated round the face and the great
hands had clogged until, the clock
was forced to stop.
Accidents will happen, and al-
though Big Ben is one of the world's'
finest timekeepers, he played a queer
trick some years' ago. At a quarter
to four one April afternoon, just as
questions were finished in the House,
members were astonished to hear the
four clanging booms of four o'clock.
At four o'clock Big. Ben boomed out
five, and when five o'clock was reach-
ed crashed out six.
By seven o'clock, however, he had
evidently decided to return to the
paths of truth, and "handed out" the
correct measure of seven.
Neither the nurses nor anybody
else could explain this amsizing fail-
ure. Theoretically it could not have
occurred. Considering the fact that
year after year, in fair weather and
foul, the nine feet -long hour hands
and the minute hands 14 feet in
length, and weighing a quarter of a
ton the pair are.np`erated yith.,such
acetirae7 -and reliability, it is Mgr--
venous
ax
vellous that such mishaps are not
more frequent.
About a year ago the famous clock
of St. Paul's Cathedral provided an-
other interesting case of first-aid for
clocks. `Early one morning the big
timepiece' stopped. The cathedral
authorities decided that it was an
urgent matter to keep it going, for
every day thousands of city workers
look up at that 17 -foot diameter face
for their correct time.
So the expert clock nurses were
sent for. They were soon on the spot
and examining the crippled appara-
tus. It was speedily seen that a worn
pin which had caused the stoppage
would take many hours to, repair. The
job was put in hand instantly.
But London could not be let down,
so an emergency staff was organized
to work the stricken giant by hand.
So successfully was their work
performed that the clock face kept
faith with the public, and not a soul
bf the millions who looked at it that
eventful day—save those in the know
-had an inkling of what was hap-
pening.
There are other' clocks which, like
Big Ben, rarely require the atten-
tions of the clock doctor. Hardly any
timepiece can have given less work
to the clock experts than the church
clock of. East Hendred, Berkshire.
For 40Q years it has gone correct-
ly day after day, before being stopped
for repairs, its first since the days of
Elizabeth.
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Clock's Twenty -Mile Radius.
Red and white signals flashing
from a series of sixteen lamps is the
latest method of giving the time.by
electricity.
This new type of electric clock
consists of an octagon -shaped copper
beacon lantern, ten feet high, con-
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After the red lamps have stopped
thing, the white lamps flash the
number of the hour.
The whole apparatus is installed
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it is said that in favorable weather
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Soldering 2,000 rears Ago.
A method of soldering.r two pieces
of iron together with copper,was
known to Roman. artisans in England
nearly two thousand years ago.
This is shown by a deep iron fer-
rule like a modern serviette ring un-
earthed during excavations of the
Roman city of 'Uriconium, located in
the river Severn and destroyed about
A.D. 380.
Lead pipe manufactured and laid
in. Rome's water system 1,800 years
ago was recently pronounced to be
in perfect condition.
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vor of our native land, which should.
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ery nationality until assimilation. and
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says further "There are 46 tongues
babbled in. Canada"— I practically
weep for my country. My people
what are we going to do about it? I
see no solution, I cannot suggest any
remedy, nationally I fear we are rush-
ing to the abyss, possibly nearer than
The both parties are"pot .and ket-
tle" and each want foreign votes to
obtain and retain power. I would like
a copy of the "Leader", Regina, in the
hands of every voter (which I have
before me) published July 19th. Haw-
kins said "0 God give us men" (ap-
plause)—which is the lack in Canada
to -day. '
Life would be. rather `drab' were it
not for the comic side and the laugh
we. occasionally have. A mechanic
went up to Regina for a,motor truck,
in the month of June, when we were
having so much rain, and in 'conse-
quence the roads were in a bad shape.
As you may know, there is little gra-
vrel in this country and a little mois-
ture puts them on the bum, to use an
expression. On coining to a Railway
crossing he got mired and could not
in any way move, a train at that mo-
ment came puffing along, the engin-
eer taking in the situation at a glance
stopped, got out of his cab, attached
a rope to the "cow:Catcher" and'' axle
of the truck; backed his engine and
pulled the portr duffer on, 'to terra
firma again, after which they both
went on their way rejoicing the fel'?
low floating into town quite happy,
eventually, probably never snub a. hap'-•
lets, marked its 250th, anniversary by Tory. Here is what Hawkins says:
holding a parade at the Low Green,
Ayr. Several thousands of people
viewed the proceedings.
Bicyclea.
Britain is nota SuOISIYilig pedal, hi -
cycles to the "whole 'World, oxcept
Franee, Germany, and the United
States. The industiCi' is SOW beating
all IAA rsttOrdr.
"The Provinces are flooded with these
who will not be assimilated." The
time has come to close the gates till
those here are assimilated. Such
children as are here should be taught
patriotism and to respect the flag in
the public schools, "We vote Liber-
al" were, the three words on the ton-
gue of every foreign speaking immi
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Mrs. John Mullin.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Treleaven and.
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other neighbours.
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