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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-11-01, Page 7"Tkursday, November 1st, 1928 The subtle delicacy in everything Japanese ap- pears also In the captivating flavour of her lncoml parable first -crop teas. Only first -crop leaves, aro used In this new Japan green tea. LAD Fresh from the Gardens x11G Business men appreciate the competent service with which business accounts are handled by The Dominion Bank. THE DOMINION BANK A. M. Bishop, Branch Mgr., Wingham How is your subscription to Advance Times ? If you have not already sent your renewal do so at once. reatest Popularit; Contest THEj public has judged motor -car values. It has staged the greatest of popularity contests. Never has Chevrolet enjoyed such whole -hearted public acceptance—. never before has any low-priced car offered such a striking combination of great beauty, thrilling performance and amazing economy! To sit behind the wheel is sheer delight. Come in and see the world's most popu- lar car. Experience for yourself the wonder of its performance. Learn for yourself why it is the greatest success of the year. cao.to.zec 210 Gourd Maims' ere de paylwest ptr+ a wt& Or mot montane rut ecerd044$ sooty 4 bs. sg yaw' ChrvrPta OW 0/ ;name. A. M. CRAWFORD, Wingham, Ont. PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS OF CANAbA, trurri ..0 "MERE SHE BLOWS" Modern Metolids Enable a Whaling $hip to 1011 Ten to Twelve Thom as Many Whales a9 Formerly, "There she blows! The old cry that told the crew of a whaler that a whale had been sighted by the look- out is seldom heard now in the wat- ers of the North Atlantic, It was repeated too often in the palmy days of the British whaling industry, with the result that the whales in this part have been practically exterminated, To -day it is feared the same process may be repeated in the Antarctic, Formerly, there was a sporting ele- ment in whaling. When a whale was sighted a boat was lowered from the whaled andwhen this was near enough i' a great eeea-beast the har- noon was thrown by hand. If the harpooner made a,,. nistajse, the whale might get away. Sometimes, too, the boat would be capsized and its crew find tbena fives smuggling for life in the ice --cold water. That has all been changed, 55$'5 Answers. The modern harpoon is fir- ed . from a gun, and the whale has practically no chance against its pur- suers. Then, too, "factory ship" methods have been adopted — the whale oil is extracted at sea, and in this way ten to twelve times as many whales can be killed by one vessel. The toll taken among the whales can be gathered from the fact that whale oil and other products obtain- ed from the South Atlantic area were valued at $1,250,000 in 1909; by 1925 this figure had grown to over $25,000,000. And the slaughter seemslikely to be intensified. For some time past whaling has been very largely a Norwegian monopoly; now British interests are planning to take a hand in the ;game. , The problem was recently consider- ed by. a sub -committee of the League of Nations Economic Committee. They seem to think, however, that there is no real danger of the whales being exterminated, and, curiously enough, base their opinion on the very "factory ship" methods which have been causing other people anx- iety. They say that "so much capi- tal is involved in modern whaling that a company must kill a consider- able number of whales in order to make a profit, and if hunting becomes unprofitable it will stop long before the whales are exterminated." This seems also to be the view of Dr. Stanley W. Kemp, chief of the scientific staff of the Discovery, which has been investigating the conditions affecting whales in the Antarctic. But he points out that, once the stock of whales is seriously depleted, recovery will take centuries, if it is possible at all. - Past experience confirms that. In the Middle Ages the black whale was plentiful on the Atlantic coast of Eu- rope, but he was hunted so assidu- ously that the species was practically extinct by the beginning of the seven- teenth century. Since then the Green- land whale has suffered very nearly the same fate. TRADES IN PRISON. Japan Trying Method of Reform and Finds It Working Well. Despite the steady increase in population, the total number of pris- oners in Japan has remained station- ary at about 36,000 for a number of years. This has been pointed out by Keisuke Tsuji of the Criminal Affairs Administration Bureau in his appeal for improved conditions in the prisons. Numerous reforms have been re- commended as the result of a recent prison inquiry, with increased voca- tional training as the main plank. Although eighty-five trades are taught in the prison, the facilities have not kept up with the times, it is claimed. "Make men diligent and they will be honest," Tsuji says. "Japan's industrialization has tended to stress the unfortunate condition of the thousands without trades and it is by keeping the untrained at a minimum that we keep our prison population low: A prisoner who is taught a trade, when he is released, is the least likely to return to his bad habits. There is no need." Prisoners receive from 25 cents to $5 a month for their work. They are taught reading and writing with edu- Cation by motion pictures utilised. Denuded Cocoanuts Mystify. Reports that somehow the giant tree -climbing crabs of the deeper south seas had come into Hawaii and were attacking the cocoanuts stirred Honolulans mildly for a few days. ,The finding at 'big cocoanuts opened and denuded of the "meat" started the rumors. There is, however, another school of thought which holds that the de- struction is caused by tree rats, which, in Hawaii, are as nimble as squirrels, leaping from branch to branch and even running agilely along telephone wires. In many south Sea islands the tree -crabs climb the cocoanut stems, wrench off the fruit with their powerful nippers and somehow manage to break open the shells, devouring the Juicy white meat at their crustacean leisure. These crabs are not indigenous to Hawaii but it was 'feared that they had silently invaded the islands, probably brought in with cargo and had begun breeding and climbing here. The attack on the cocoanuts is not fully explainei but the theory that tree rats are doing the damage is gaining ground. Pheasants Transplanted. One hundred bamboo pheasants, have been shipped from China to California, in the hope that these birds will thrive and increase there and supply good hunting. New. Preach Stamps. A new French stamp will be issued In their honor when• int philatelists meet at lad Havre, o Fra tie i��, in 1920. Market for Bulbs. akae„34e lug diD a$reqroeovvr1p electric light 'bulbs. • ,.TIME$ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON R LESSON V,—NOVE1WBER 4 GOLDEN TEXT,—Love worketh no ill to his neighbor ,love' therefore is the fulfilment of the law. ---Roan, 1 3: 10. THE LESSON IN ITS 'SETTING, Time,—The Epistle to the Romans was writtennear the. close of. Paul's Corinth, A.D. 57 stay; in Cori . Place,—It in the great city of Cori commercial ,was written nth. HONORING RULERS AND OBEYING LAW Let every soul be in subjection t the higher powers. Not the power that are higher than other powers but the powers that are higher tha the subject. Whoever rule, whoeve exercise authority. are to be respct ed because of their office, though i themselves they may not be worth of honor. For there is no flower but of God. Since. God in the source o all human authority, it is to be honor ed as coming from Him. But, also since He is infinitely above all earthl rulers, His authority is far superio to theirs, and they are not' to be ob eyed if their commands conflict wit His. As the apostles said when bid den by the rulers to desist fro preaching. "We must obey God rath er than men" (Acts 5: 29). And th powers that be'are ordained of God How could Paul say that, remember ing he was under the tyrannical pow er of imperial Rome, having at its head the monster, Nero, perhaps the most cruel ruler the world has ever known? Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God. In reading this passage we must remember Christ's meek sub- mission to Pilate, the Roman gover- nor, though he could summon in his defence the irresistible armies of hea- ven. It is instructive, also, to recall how buickly Paul changed his tone from one of indignant rebuke to one of respectful apology when informed that he had been addresssing the high priest (Acts 23: 1-5). .And they that withstand shall 'receive to themselves judgment. The condemnation of God, since they are resisting God's ordin- ance. For rulers are slot a terror to the good work, but to the evil. The the- ory and object of civil government is to protect the good against the evil, to put down unrighteousness and pro- mote righteousness. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? The Christians of Paul's time were well acquainted with fear, and Paul himself, in his persecuting days, had done much to fill them with terror. But he had learned that the presence of Christ and a good conscience can conquer fear even in the most terri- fying circumstances. Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same..Do evil, and you are sure of punishment; do good, and you are sure of commendation: that is Paul's optimistic philosophy. FOR he is a minister of God to thee for good. A "minister"' is some one appointed to serve. But if thou do that which is evil, be"afraid; for he beareth not the sword' in vain. "That is, it is not in vain that he is invest- ed with authority to punish. It is a sad commentary on this verse that Paul himself, according to tradition was put to death by being' beheaded with the sword of a Roman execu- tioner. For he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil..- God's representative, in order fully to represent his Lord, must exhibit his stern side as well'. as his gentle side; he is appointed to praise and reward good deeds, but also to avenge those who have been wronged and act as the agent of God's wrath against the wrongdoer. Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience sake. "Not only as a prudent policy, but also as a religious duty." But `the submission required by Paul does not at all, exclude protestation in word and even resistance in deed, provided that to this latter there be joined the calm acceptance of the punishment inflicted." For this cause ye pay tribute also. The cause is one's conscience, one's knowledge. that rulers are acting as God's agents in levying taxes as well as in punishing crimes. Grumbling taxpayers and dishonest tax. -evaders should` note this verse. For they are ministers of God's service, attending continually upon this very thing. The Greek word translated .'ministers of service' is one of the most honorable in the Greek language. It is the de- signation of those who performed dis- tinguished public service, not for wa- ges but as a patriotic duty and at considerable personal cost, Render to all their dues, "To all rulers, in this connection, though, of course, the Christian. is to give to all men everywhere what is their due. Tribute to whom tribute is due; 'cus- tom' to whets custom, fear to' whom fear, honor to whom honor. "`Tri- S 0 s n. r n' y f y r h m e bute' is what is paid by a subject nation, while 'custom' represents the does which would in any, case be paid for the support of the civil govern- ment, `Fear' is the respectful awe which is felt for one who has power in his hands; `honor' is the reverence paid to a ruler," LOVE FULFILLING THE LAW Owe ng man anything, save to love one another. We are to pay all our debts, except the great and universal debt of love; and this we areto try to pay all the time, though we never can pay it off. If any . man have wealth, he holds it as a trustee for the needy and honorable poor. If any man has influence, he says to those who are honestly seeking to live in the world an honorable life: "What influence I have belongs to you." For he that loveth his neigh- bor hath fulfilled the Law. 'Has done all that the law requires. From what follows it is clear that Paul is think- ing of the Mosaic law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be ,any other command ment. `For this' is literally, for the —," making a noun of each of the following clauses; or the word `com- mandment' may be understood. It is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy - tent itself with doing no ill to one's self is nowhere represented as wrong, only it should not exceed the love of one's neighbor. Self-love and selfish- ness are very different ideas," Love worketh no ill' to his neigh- bor: love therefore© is the fulfilment of the law. This is an understate- ment, which is always the most ef- fective statement; love does not con- tent itself with doing no ill to on'es neighbor, 'but is constantly seeking to do him good, to bless him. CASTING OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS Let us walk becomingly, as in the day. This verse is said to have led to the conversion of St. Augustine from his wild life to the service of God in which he became ' so distinguished. Men walk decorously by day, . how- ever lawless they may be when hid- den by the darkness. The Christian is to live, by night and by day, as bathed in light, and open to the eyes of all men as he is to the all -seeing eyes of God. Not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. These forbidden practices are all con- nected closely with drinking. The object of drinking alcohol is to get drunk; men have no use for liquor that has no "kick" in it; that will not, in time, kick them into the gutter. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. The though may be of a suit of arm- or, "the armor of light," for Christ is the defence of the Christian. Or, Paul may have been thinking of gar- ments, for Christ is the Christian's warmth and comfort. In either case he is regarded as very close to the Christian, surrounding him at all time being to the Christian the fulfilment of his every need. And make not pro- vision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. "The cause of course, means "postively deny the flesh"; but it specially suggests the sad though of the elaborate pains with which so often sin is planned and sought." Skeleton Hand Saves His Life Prof. K. Zurawski, Polish scien- tist, who recently arrived in Can- ada on the Cunarder Aurania to be- gin touring North and South Ame- rica in the interests of reduction of social diseases. He is a pioneer X -Ray experimenter and shows to this day a pinkness of hands re- sulting from inevitable exposure to the mysterious Roentgen ray which proved fatal to all his earlier com- rades. Refusing to use his hands like his confreres in proving the efficiency of the ray, he invented a boxed skeleton hand as a substi- ttute. FRED DAVEY Village Clerk Issuer of 'Marriage Licenses The law now requires the license be taken outthree days before the cert ioiiy, U Wellington Produce Co., Ltd. W. B. "THOMPSON, Branch Manager. Phone 166. WINGHAM BRANCH ■ IIIL lomilolilslill mi cliNlmmosillslitslllNlilsloirm IllsQmil Iwo slllMllli pi of Potatoes For Sale, We have just received a.. shipment of Potatoes, which have been grown on sand land. These are free of rot, and can be seen at our branch in Wing - ham, We will deliver to any part of the town, Highest Market Prices Paid you for yaiine POULTRY, EGGS AND CREAM Until further notice our plant will close, at six o'clock Saturday evenings. a a IIIanzIumIIIrIIIAII ninisin® tamitioIII,llllanbill®I1011nnslnila lml/IInII■Iilnu FAVORITE HYMNS S , ITER,8 Father eternal, Ruler of creation, Spirit of life, which moved ere form was made, Through the thick darkness covering every nation, Light to man's blindness, 0 be Thou our aid: Thy kingdom come, 0 Lord, Thy will be done. Races and peoples, lo we stand div- ided, And sharing not our griefs, no joy can share, By wars and tumults Love is mocked, divided, His conquering cross no kingdom wills to bear. Thy kingdom come, 0 Lord, Thy will be done. Envious of heart, blind -eyed, with tongues confounded, Nation by nation still goes unforgiven, In wrath and fear, by jealousies sur- rounded, Building proud towers which shall not reach to heaven: Thy kingdom come, 0 Lord, Thy will be done. Lu. t of possession worketh desola- tion, There is no meekness in the sons of earth; Led by no star, the rulers of the nation Still fail to bring us to the blissful birth: Thy kingdom come, 0 Lord,' Thy will be done. How shall we love Thee, holy hidden Being,' If we love not the world which Thou hast made? 0 give us brother -love for better see- ing Thy Word made flesh, and in a man- ger laid: Thy kingdom come, 0 Lord, Thy will be done. Lawrence Housman, who was born in 1865, is a very well known novelist and the author of "Green Arras," "The Blue Moon," "The Chinese Lan- tern" and other similar books, which have won much appreciation from multitudes of readers. He is a travel- ler endowed with skill to make his observations acceptable when put into book form, as will be granted by all who have had the privilege of reading his "Weird Tales from Northern Seas," He has produced several plays which have achieved success. He was trained to be an artist and no doubt acquired his observing -and imagina- tive powers from his labors at the painting craft. In 1909 he published "Selected Poems," and took his place among the poets, as fugitive poems in magazines from his pen already in- dicated would be the case some day. Added to the qualifications already mentioned, Mr. Housman is to be cre- dited with a reverent mind, and a deep sense of the value of personal religion which enables him to incline his gen- ius to hymn -writing. His classical attainments have led him to the study of ancient hymns, several of which he translated and some of these have made their way into the hymnals. He has also written several original hymns, end "Songs of Praise," an ori- ginal sort of a collection of hymns and laved songs, 'intended for use in chtiih, at lectures and religious meetings, with carefully and exceed- ingly scientific, up to date, setting of tunes, contains five of his hymns, two of them translations. One of these hymns in "Songs of Praise," for which it was written, is the one reproduced herewith, This admirable hymns belongs strictly to our own times, and it is adapted to our needs in this very year. We hear a great deal now about internationalism;—the disputations at meetings of the League of Nations, show how far we are still from the Christian ideal of the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of Almigh- ty God; the echoings of the awful Great War—all these incline God- fearing faithful Christians to prayer that the time may be hastened when all men shall be knit into one great family professing and calling itself Christian, under the perfect rule of the Prince of, Peace. Mr. Housman's hymn is such a prayer, mingled with praise and ac - acknowledgment of our failures, of as St. Augustine once told us every hymn should be written. It is a frank acknowledgment of our afilures, of trouble the., church and the world. the divisions we have fostered to Greater efficacy is given to the pray- er through the adroit use of the pe- titions from Our Lord's Prayer, and from the agony prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. The hymn deserves to be used very widely. International peace we shall never attain to, until we have all come to believe definitely Who is the Prince of Peace, and that only the Peace of God which passeth all understanding can unite all nations in a bond of enduring fellowship. Peace born of economic or prudential reasons alone could never endure, even though an unanimous League of Nations pro - hymn into familiarity might help mulgated it. The singing of this mightily to a realization of that im- portant fact. Mr. Housman is a devoted member of the Church of England, and is as- sociated with those who are anxious to claim all her rights as a true branch of the Church Catholic, according to her profession in the Creed," I be- lieve in the Holy Catholic Church." The tune Langham was written for. this hymn, and for "Songs of Praise," by Geoffrey Shaw, Martin Shaw, a relative and very famous musician and composer of music was musical edi- tor of that hymnbook, and the two Shaws contribute several of the tunes stately and useful, simply melodious church music of the last generation. Martin and Geoffrey Shaw continu- ally remind us in their hymn -tunes that we sing them not merely to please our own sense but to offer to God what is the best music, and most worthy to be offered in His praise. CJunlo Mutt. L\3 VCIAA the improvement of wool produced by the sheep ranchers of the Prai- ries, a party of experts has started out under the direction of the Re- search Council of Canada to make a survey of the representative sheep ranches of the three provinces. British Columbia is included in the tour. Winnipeg, Manitoba. -The forms- tion of a dairy pool is suggested as a possible means of meeting the competition of Denmark in dairy. produce on. the British market by Sir Thomas Allen, leader of the co- operative movement in Great Brit- ain and special envoy at the Empire Marketing Board at the wheat pool conference in Regina. Indian Head, ' Saskatchewan. — One hundred million trees have been distributed throughout the Western provinces from the Fors.- estry P'arnr here and its subsidiary at Sutherland, and the work is still progressing at an unabated rate, Practically` all go tree to farmers and an average .of car a day is shipped. The work was started in 1,901.