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Zurich Herald, 1935-01-24, Page 8Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large 14-41.^.10-414 CANADA HE HAS PAID HIS 'BILLS. It was the old miller of the Dee who spoke those famous wads, "I owe no penuy I cannot pay, J. thank the -River Dee, which turns the wheels to grincj the oern, to feed my babes and nae." Approaching another Year we feel quite the same about it Kt, the miller of the Dee. We have been able to meet all our bills and to protect our credit, and for all this we are grateful to you and you and you. We would like you to know that we are appreciative and we hope we can return the compli- ment to you and yours when the op- portunity arises,—Trenton Courier - Advocate. A GERMAN BULLET. A Canadian officer carried a Ger- man bullet in his pocket for two years. It bad been fired at him by an enemy sniper when he put his head over the parapet on his first tour in the trenches. The sniper xnissed by an inch or two, the bullet plowing through the sand bags and falling into the trench. The officer picked it up while it was still hot and venerated it as his lucky charm. He was never without it for the next two years. Then he lost it; lost it just before the opening of the battle of Amiens in 1918. He "kissed himself good- bye." That nothing happened to him. He went through all the big battles off 1918 in which the Canadians were engaged, and he is still alive. He is living quietly in Edmonton and sometimes wonders why he ever felt as he did about that German bullet. —Edmonton Journal. SOMETHING NEW The address Mr. Bennett deliver- ed to a nation-wide audience on Wed- nesday night was something new in political discussion. A vast improve- ment. Electio-neering speeches in this country—and we assume Mr. Bennett's talk to be that—have not always been on a high plane. More often than not they have taken the form of self -glorification, of exagger- ated claims and hyperbole, coupled with vituperation against opponents and counter policies. Of all such things, of the fustian which is put forward as an argument of the old pitiful cliches and catchwords, the Prima:Minister's address was splen- didly free. He did not attempt to tell that, owing to his genius and omnipoteace, tbe country's problems had all been solved, and that, there- . Torea we should return him to office aa asaamere matter of commonasease- 4,,a,...adaaalaaraneea giatacutrerOttalle contrary, IVIr..B.elanett confessed that, despite his best efforts, things were still bad; that they would continue to be bad; that new efforts would be necessary to cops with them. It was a new note, and refreshing. A uote more honest, more stimulating and con. vincing.—Ottawa journal. THE WAY TO PEACE The people of the world know now, having been pretty well taught by the events of the past few years and especially by the lessons of 1934, that there are only two choices be- fore them: the keeping of peace by collective action or the acceptance of the old idea of war as the ultim- ate and inevitable expression of pol- icy. There is an undeniable move- ment everywhere towards a return to the ideals of the League. Of this there are many signs.—Winnipeg Free Press. DIONNE QUINTS In addition to a set of official guardians, the Dionne quintuplets have now a "board of management" to govern their interests. While they are infants, the fatuous five will probably not bo much interested in who safeguards their welfare, so 1010.xles.m.....wevegne. a "Taraz ,Too Rough long as the feeding bottle comes al- ong on time. But along about 1945 We can imagine the beginnings of revolt. We can best illustrate what we mean by paraphrasing a popular rhyme: Mother may I go in to swim? No, my darling daughter, Consult the board .of management, And don't go near the water, —Ottawa Citizen, THE MOVIES The Ontario Council of Women re- cently suggested to the government establishing theatres in all cities of 10,000 or more for the showing of children's moving pictures, The gov- ernment is hardly likely to act upon the suggestion, but it is an idea. As has been often argued, one reason for exasperation among the movie -going public is that present-day picture shows are intended for adults and minors alike. Adults have to sit through pictures censored for 13 -year- old consumption, and the juveniles have to sit through pictures intended for adults.—Winnipeg Tribune. STREAMLINING 70 YEARS OLD And now it turns out that this streamlining of which we hear so much about in this speed -mad era is almost 70 years old. It has been. dis- covered that Rev. Samuel R. Cal- throp, a clergyman of Roxbury, Mass., Med designs in the patent oa fice at Boston 69 years ago, and these, still on file, bear a remarkable resemblance to the new "Zephyr," Now, after nearly 70 years, Dr. Calthrop's dream has been translat- ed into fact; proof that there is very little new under the sum—St. Thomas Times -Journal. "THEY" ARE ANSWERED In the Stratford Beacon -Herald a woman signs her name and address to a letter which reads as follows: "I would very much like space in your paper to ask neighbors of mine to please stop scandal about one of my boys, age ten, and also of ray husband who is said to lash the boys with a horse whip. This is absolute- ly untrue and so is the story which is being told about a church basket which was never sent. Those who are interested will know well enough what I mean." One can imagine the story behind such a letter, the painful circum- stances that induced a woman to sub- mit herself to unpleasant publicity for the sake once for all of bringing goasip out into the open. Not all victims of what "they say" have the courage of this woman. More often they suffer in silent bitterness but thew. stuff Or, 1101".e; Charity ought to go deeper than Christmas baskets. It should cover words as well as deeds. Simple kind- ness Is one of the greatest of the virtues, and if we are kind we do not peddle gossip a.bout our neigh- bors or speak harshly of them even if we dislike or distrust them,—Ot- tawa Journal. MOSTLY GOOD. But in a world that is concerned, of necessity, with want, suffering, threats of war, depravity, murder and banditry, it is comforting to re- call that, after all, "People — most people—are good."—Hamilton Her- ald. INFLUENCE OF SLIPPERS These Chinese were a wise people. They put themselves into slippers and slowed down the tempo of their world, for who can be hasty in act and speech when he is in slippers? To Tun then is hard, and comfort is an enemy of anger. But the Chinese have become westernized now and the slipper is going with their teach- ing of ethics. The smart oxford and technical education are replacing them, and we hope -we ha the west will not live to regret it.—Hamilton Spectator. DAVID COPPERFIELD •••'',,t,* • la aaa Lupe Velez, -fiery Mexican Screen acfrress, has filed suit for di- vorce from Johnny Weissmaller,,tharging teuelty. t, CUPID AND TEACHERS It may Interest rural lady teachers to know that chances of marriage art' greatly in their favor. It is estimat. ed that a young lady teaches less. than six years before being stung bY Cupid's dart. The supposition is that the bright young farmer is looking for an intellectual wife. But in the city there are so many teachers and so few marrying men who want in, tellectuals as life companions, that the matrimonial opportunities of the school ma'ams are correspondingly lessened,—Petrola Advertiser -Topic. • PROGRESS OR HABIT? • Visitor—"Your son is making good progress with his violin. He is be- ginning to play quite nice tunes." Host—"Do you really think so? We were afraid that we'd merely got used to it."—Border Cities Star. MARRIED THE PRETTIEST GIRL Women students in a Kentucky University expressed preference for husbands who are big and broad shouldered, and darkahaired fellows were preferred to blondes: That's funny, for we remember back home that a fellow who was short, out of line at the knees and with a nose like a dome fastener—well he up and married the prettiest girl on the con- cession.—Stratford Beaconqlerald, THE EMPIRE Am FORCE NgEas - Today we need at least 20,000 aero- planes, Built in series these would not cost more than £2,500 each, or a total outlay of &50,000,000. Last year we were fourth in air strength. Today we are eighth. Last year we had 420 first-line machines. Today we still have considerably fewer than 500, while Germany alone can produce 1,000 a week. Last year we were 011 the "edge of -the risk." To- day we are over the edge.—London Daily Mail. IN BELFAST, TOO. There will be a good deal of sym- pathy with a complaint made at the City Council yesterday by Council- lor Clarke Scott as to the confus- ion caused by the similarity of the names of new streets in Belfast. Fa-- shions change even in street tallies, as a comparison of a present-day di- rectory with one of, say, fifty years ago will show. The- old directories abound In alleys, tourts, places, lanes and entries in the street nomencla- ture. Today we have in their place parks, drives, parades, crescents, gardens and avenue. The tendency of the moment is to group streets with the same prefix, calling one a park, another a crescent, another a drive, and so on. In actual practice this is causing considerable inconve- nience and misdirection. of letters, as any postman who has these col- onies on his rounds can testify. ALERT CHINESE MANUFACTURERS . Merchants and traders in the East have long since recalled that the Chinese manufacturer is turning out a class of goods that stands compa- rison with some of those turned out by European firms, but it was not till a few years ago that there was such a big demand for some of the leading Chinese manufactures. Rub- ber shoes turned out by a local fac- tory are now being exported to Eur- ope and America, and it would be 310 exaggeration to say that these shoes are in every way up to the standard of "Western Shoes." This company has its head office in the Colony, and it is run on the lines of a modern and up-to-date factory, everything being carried out with clockwork precision. Cotton and silk socks, rat- tan ware and dry batteries also form a large part tif the export trade, and as the manufacturers depend largely on exports for pushing their trade; they struck upon the happy idea of a trade exhibition, and no sooner was the first one over than plans far the second, and a more elaborate one, were prepared and discussed.— Hong Kong Press. Won't Predict 1935 Weather METEOROLOGICAL BUREAU SAYS 24 HOURS IS ENOUGH Toronto. — Weather during 1935 may be hot, cold or indifferent but the chief weatherman—the meteor- ological bureau here --will make no predictions. What the future holds in the way of weather is as much a mystery to the bureau as to the average citizen, John Patterson, director of the bur- eau stated. Aocurate forecases can be made 24 hours in advance, he said, but 48-hour prognostications cannot always be relied upon. The forecasts of old-timers, who delight in calling the weather of the various seasons, basing their predic- tions on the thickness of bark on trees, thickness of hair on animals, and other of nature's protections for the periods, are viewed with inter- est by the scientific branch. But the bureau, who tells the change in wea- ther throughout Canada, make no attempt to deny or confirm the pre- dictions. 11 Toronto Humane Soc, Busy Year RESPONDS TO 20,346 CALLS, RE- PORT REVEALS 'Toronto.—Some idea of the vast amount of work accomplished by the Toronto Humane Society during the past year is instanced by the au- aual report which details the many duties of the inspectors. In all 20,- 346 calls were responded to, ofwhich 6,248 were of an emergency nature. Horses: Examined 4,877; humane- ly destroyed, 93; sent to hospital or stable, 176; and brought to Shelter, 78. Dogs: Brought to shelter, 9,789; diseased and injured, destroyed, 6,- 073; placed in homes, 763; claimed by owners, 1,002; sent to veterinary hospital, 53, and observation cases for city, 248. Cats: Brought to shelter, 18,153; humanely destroyed, 17,171, and placed in homes, 449. Cattle, sheep and swine examin- ed, 35,510; performing animals and birds examined, 185; other animals and birds examined, 2,850, and poul- try examined, 37,504. Sumnionses issued, 79; number of tonviotions, 62; complaints investi- gated, 2,659, and warnings issued, 1,- 789. Canada's Progress Praised By Paper London. — The Financial Times recently devoted a column and a half to the annual meeting and statement of the Bank of Montreal and in an editorial drew attention to -the Do- minion's progress, which, it pointed out, is being achieved without any resort to experimental panaceas either industrial or economic. Lower Wheat Yield Forecast For 1935 Washington. — A winter wheat yield of 475,000,000 bushels in 1935 —157,061,000 below the crop in normal years—was forecast by the United States Department of Agri- culture. The comparatively low produc- tion was predicted despite an in- creased area of 44,306,000 acres planted to winter wheat this year. Lighter planting of spring wheat was also forecast by the Crop Re- porting Board, due to "a tendency to expand winter wheat acreage" in the area in which both winter and spring wheat are planted. Condition of the crop on Dec. 1 was estimated at 77.8 per cent. of normal compared with 74.3 per cent. on the same date last year, and the 10 -year average of 82.4 per cent. Drought which scourged the wheat area this year, was held responsible for the poor showing of the crop. Because of the outlook the beard predicted that abandonment of acre- age already seeded will be about 18 per cent, This is not as high as the 1934 abandonment of 21.3 per cent., but is considerably above the 10 - year average of 12.2 per dent. The acreage planted this fall slightly exceeds that expected by the Farm Administration under its 10 per cent. reduction program for 1935, George A. Rumen, chief of the wheat section, said. Expecta- tions were that the acreage would be held to 43,000,000 acres by the signers of voluntary contracts. However, Farrell explained, be- cause of the heavy abandonment and low yields in prospect, the Ad- ministration's hopes will probably be fulfilled. Wanted: A Clergyman London Times Advertisement, Patron of vacant living in East Tnglia invites recommendations. Net value about .530 large rectory and grounds. Primary qualification, capacity to be guid:2, philosopher, and friend to agricultural people, for which in this case gentle birth essential. Open mind towards Bishop Barnes, birth control, and psychic research secondary but helpful. Criticisms of The Victoria Centenary -atit Pioneer Descendants Not Suf- ficiently Honored The aftermath of centenary cele, brations in Australia brings out some criticism on the ,part of those who thought pioneer descendant+ not sufficiently honored. The wo. man's editor of the Melbourne Argus replies: "t "To try to discover the descend- ants of the pioneers in order to hon- or them would have been a colossal task, for there are many of them, and their claims would have to be examined. • "An effort might have been, made, I think, to gather together on this occasion the sons and daughters of people who arrived in the first guar - ter of a century of our history, for there would not be moly„ of them. But the idea does sewn to have oc- cured to anyone, although the re- cords are probably available in the sheets of remembrance sent in to the Women's Centenary Council, "It is difficult to think what more could have been done in the way of entertainments to make this centen- ary occasion one for rejoicing and pleasure. I should have liked more music in the streets on the opening claY; I should even have been glad to hear people singing; and I should have liked to see the crowds on foot managed a little better to avoid con- gestion at special points, for it is a nerve-racking business to be caught in a dense crowd. The people did not seem fight -hearted." Veteran School Teacher Dies In Manitoba Margaret Sydney Christie, veteran school teacher of Manitoba and Winnipeg, died here at the age of 61 years following a lengthy illness. Miss Christie had a long school record throughout the province. She came before the turn of the century and attended the Winnipeg Normal school under Prindipal Dr. W. A. McIntyre. Her first teaching posi- tions were held at Carman, Oak Lake and Mountain Side school, near De- loraine. In April, 1906, Miss Chris- tie joined the Winnipeg public school teaching staff and continued in her position actively until June, 1926, when she retired with a long service allowance. Air Weather Post Planned In Britain London — A "N"h.tional Aviation Meteorological Station" with pro- grams to consist only of weather reports, weather. forecasts 04-t .4Teir ings for airmen, is to be erected the Marconi Company .on behalf of the Air IVIinstry at Cranwell, Lin- colnshire. This new station, operate 4 '''`‘Iltd Air Ministry, will transmit meteoro- logical bulletins at regular intervals throughout the ,dr for the infor- mation of aircraft. and airdromes. It will have several times the power of the -present Heston station which transmits aviation weather reports. Aviation To Play 'Big Part In B.W.I. Port of Spain, Trindad—A fore- cast that aviation is destined a play a great part in bringing the West Indian islands into closer contact with each other was made recently by Colonial Secretary Sir Selwyn Grier as he returned home after a 4,500 mile aerial holiday jaunt. Sir Selwyn declared that he an Lady Grier were "definitely air - minded" as the result of their trip— the first since he arrived here to be- come the island's Colonial Secretary. With Lady Grier, Sir Selwyn visited Janaica, the Bahamas Miami and other points. Passengers to tile number of 33, 100 were carried on British commer dal aircraft last year. Weekly Serial — Part 3 Based on the Novel by CHARLES DICKENS .,..aeaSaaaa.a.7a.a,a-aaatta Z-- aa.,aa-aaa-.aaat,; a* 1-44142161:42. • t, Xn the Spring, .Mrs. Micawber's relatives pay their debts .and release them from priven. But they are leaving for Plymouth to live with Mrs. Micawber's family. David is heartbroken until Mr. Micawber suggests that he go to Ms "can- tankerous'',A,unt Betsey Trotwood ii Dover.,The Mleawbers' conch' leaves amid loud farewells and Pavid starts his 3otittey. . A ' At the very outset, he is robbed of his money and luggage box by a street loafer. He continues along, the road to Dover on foot and encounters many dangers, I -le is nearly drowned in a violent thunderstorm, and then a Tinker Tramper beats him, stealing Iiis one remaining morsel of food. But finally, he. spies the Dover cliira. Aunt Betsey welcomes hint with open motherly arms and her lodger, the jolly Mr. Diek, becomes his friend and playmate. But one day Aunt Betsey receives a letter saying the Murdstones are corn- ing to take David. away. Aunt Betsey sees them riding their donkeys over her precious, well -kept green and she runs out to drive them away. A little later Aunt Betsey opens her door to them as if nothing had happened, The Murdstones de- clare David to be the worst boy in tlog. world arid say they will have no mercy on hhn. Aunt Betsey, orders them from the house. David is safe from' the Murdstones — but another adventure awaits him, to sure to watch nest week's installment of "tnatirid CODDerflold "