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4 from Mrs. Ashton's house, to the house Es oe recently occupied by Mr. hool opened on Jan. 4th with Miss _ with the lunahc ~ But why did Jim i h thsi vi Ne Sight mistake his in : dispensing knowledge he. Gilroy, who later 'became manager oo ne at Winniveg, was ghtening the youth of Utica, while Tom Greenwood performed a like service at Manchester, both en- Joying a similar remuneration, or less. Gilroy abandoned the birch to enter vomitisreial life, in which he was very successful and had not death summoned him when a comparatively young man, he would have climbed still higher in the merchantile world. Greenwood, too, forsook educational work, but for an ad- venturous career which led him into English 'political life and finally landed him in the House of Lords, he being the only one of, the trio to gain a title, but, as the author of the Reminiscences is "only 60 years young he may yet storm the House of Peers and emerge La Duc dé Greenbank. What we really would like to hear the ex-pedagog relate is his recollections of his trip to The World's Fair, in Chicago, in 1893, that Magic White City which rose on the shores of Lake|.-- Michigan and has neper been equalled by any so-called World's Fair in subsequent years. - Miller led a as but enthusiastic flock, who did not address him as Reverend, on that expedition, viz. Joe Ferguson, now thé Rev. Joseph Ferguson, with a flock of his own, Jos. Jordon-- Williams and the writer, The real depression of 1893 was on, the Fair dispelled it. We helped. Chicago is again planning a World's Fair and as we are all alive it would be a good idea for Miller to again marshall his argonauts and lead us to the Gates for the opening day and we will bust up this passing pb ase of. Heh money which some call hard times. - What say you Reverend Sir? Possibly before closing the Editor may allow space for a little - anecdote relating to Greenwood; while at. Manchester. Tom was Pokine up the fire one day when he: sensed that one of the young| uls was employing his'time by leaning over and annoying the pupil ahead of him while the teacher's back was turned, rather] than adding to his store of wisdom. Greenwood withdrew the poker from the fire and oblivious of the fact that it was at about welding temperature, suddenly wheeled about and hooked the r in the offender's collar and gave a yank. There was a hissing d, a yell and a thud as he culprit landed back in his seat, e his -astuteness, resumed his atten- tion to the fire and thought no more of the incident. Next morning when the youth ap ed with his neck swathed in more than half a bed sheet, Tom thought of mumps and quarantine and closing school, so hastily shunted the perspective hospital case into a corner and "from a safe distance asked what was the malady. "You'll find out when the Trustees and my dad get at you" was the unexpected reply. "What do you mean?" gasped the future Lord, in amazement. "I'm no broncho and you can't brand me with no red hot poker," replied the lad letting in a flood of light on a burning question. Just how Tom squared himself with the irate parent, history does not relate and we doubt if the incident will be recorded in his memoirs when they are compiled. : H. G. HUTCHESON. PRINCE ALBERT |r. mms to iw mer Mrs. T. Tomlinson, of Toronto,| Miss Vivien MecKercher, Valentine, visited her mother Mrs. C, L. Vickery Me. Worden, with - grendmother, and her sister Mrs. C. Jeffrey, recent. rs. Worden. = i i Geo. Bond has been somewhat SEAGRAVE on the sick list. At the New Year's] ; Sho gathering at Mr, Bond's, Me. and Mrs. Born--To Mr. and Mrs. W. Shor, Wm. Philp, of Utica, were also pre- sent. The annual meeting of the Sunday Mrs. McKercher, of Utica, is the| School of the United Church was held guest of her mother Mrs, Worden. | on Friday evening. The pastor, Rev. Mrs. F. Bailey is, we are sorry tol Mr. Green, presided. There was 8 fair report quite ill. . attendance. Reports were received Mrs. J. T. Jackson moved last week from the different officers and depart- ments, all showing the school to be in (still born.) several items, the election of officers was held. Mr. John Mark was the Malcolm in charge, and with Mrs.| unanimous choice for superintendent, Bickel as caretaker. Cedar Creek| having held that office for some time. School did not open until ye thought there was no other Bth, owing to it being used as a poll- better qualified the position. The ing booth. Mr. McCrae and Mr. F. Jeffrey were in charge oF the bust here. Mrs. Murphy and Mrs, Joffrey vend foi' Tere attended the shovise of vise in te Salted in School-Section No: 6.) po pc aby At left, e Improved footboard con- "At right, the new instrument LA Might movement of the ride- knol adjusts shock absorber action. A similar knob on other. side of Steering post locks free- wheeling "in" or "out". Inside sun visor may be swung down into de- sired position. 9 i Wanted - A Happy New Year We are sure that the depression is about to be lifted--Stephen Leacock has started to advertise. A man of his intelligence should have thought of advertising sooner. But let that pass, He is advertising for something he needs very much --A HAPPY NEW YEAR--and we presume he would pay a good price for it. So look around the premises and see if you have the blessed thing hidden away somewhere. It may be in the attic. Let us look between the leaves of this old copy book. Perhaps we have it right here --"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."" Jim Miller, Al. Gilroy, Tom Greenwood, Mr. Rae, Mr, McLean, and a host of other teachers taught us to write that couplet out carefully, believing it to contain some seed for A Happy New Year. We might send it along to Mr. Leacock and see what he can do with it. Of course he is a very progressive man, and he may consider the idea hopelessly old-fashioned. It 'used to work in the old days before the electric lights confused us so thoroughly. Incidentally we might make a practical study of the germ of happiness (?) to be found in turning night into day and making "wheopee!"' . This old copy book is full of ideas that were the seeds of our Happy New Years before we had world debts, and reparations, and deferred payments (in the old days these were just plain bad debts, now--you fill in the blank), and mass production, ete, Then we believed "'that a stitch in time saves nine,"' that *'what a man sows that shall he also reap," that /'honesty is the best policy," that *little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean, and the boundless land.'""" That was before the stock market dealt wholesale in land and water, and we got rich quick--maybe! We have used one old maxim in trying to get A Happy New Year--"A penny saved is a penny gained." We have pinned our faith to that blessed thing, but it doesn't seem to be working. Well, we'll send the batch on to Stephen Leacock and see if they answer his advt. for A Happy New Year. " There is a growing Sonling become correctly informed as to the facts between China and Japan in the a Well in 'ormed persons are quite aware that the case is ci by Russian influence, and depredation of bandits, mediately to become possessed of the key facts. Almost every nation has its intelligence department, through which the govern- In 1 creasingly evident that the League must exercise th im- ment is kept informed of political tendencies, and that information should be at the disposal of the League to assist in diverting on January 3rd, 1932, a daughter-- - splendid condition, After discussing | disaster. Council. done nothing of the kind. antagonist. very strange direction. negotiations. Promotion of Flight Lieut. G. R. Howsam, M.C., son of the late Geo. Howsam and Mrs. Howsam, of Port Perry, Staff Officer of Civil Govern- | ment Air Operation, Department of National Defence, to the rank of Squadron Leader, is announcement of recent date, Squadrpn Leader George Roberts Howsam has had a distinguished war record. He enlisted with the 182nd Battalion, C.E.F., at Oshawa, Ont., in March, 1916, but later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, serving with the 70th and 43rd Squadrons in France and Belgium. He was wounded in the great offensive of March 1918. Squadron Leader Howsam is cred- ited with having destroyed 13 enemy These quotations from the London Spectator and the Winni- peg Free Press give some idea of the seriousness of the situation: By William Martin, in the London Spectator-- Two facts ifnpress themselves on anyone who studies the treatment of the Manchurian affair by the League of Nations The first is the importance of the question. eve of the Disarmament Conference, in which the security problem will play a part of the first importance, it was of vital importance for the League to demonstrate in the sphere of action that the provisions of the Covenant are not empty words, and that they can give real protection to a weak State exposed to open aggression. great that it might have been expected that the Council would leave no stone unturned to achieve success. strikes the observer. It was on September 18 that the Japan- ese launched their troops into Chinese territory. months they are there still, taken no active step. That is the brutal fact. From the Winnipeg Free Press-- If the League of Nations came into being for any one pur- pose more than another, it was to equalize the balance of power as between its various members, and ensure that in a dispute between a strong nation and a weak one, the weak nation would not be intimidated by the superior force of its When the dispute about Manchuria between China and Japan finally was brought to the League for set- tlement, it was a settlement on the foregoing principle that the nations of the world who are in sympathy with the object of the League, had a right to expect. From the beginning of the discussions about Manchuria in the League Council it was plain that they were moving ina _ v4 The-dispute was brought up under 3 Article XI of the Covenant, which is very general in its word- a ing and under which all resolutions passed by the Council ; must be unanimous to have legal validity. This validity was the simplest thing in the world for the Japanese represent- : ative to destroy by putting his single vote in opposition 4 against those of all other members of the Council: and this is what he did: stiffening his attitude whenever the discus- gions reached a point at which a genuine concession from Japan became necessary for the harmonious progress of the Promoted to Be Squadron Leader. GEO. R. HOWSAM GIVEN PROMOTION IN THE AIR SERVICE airplanes and brought five down out On the The importance of that is so In fact, it has That is the second fact which After three and the League of Nations has a poe of control, In one day he destroyed three German airplanes, being being decorated with the Military Cross for this feat. He was with the British Army of Occupation in Gérmany. Squadron Leader Howsam has been stationed for the past year at head- quarters, Ottawa. Most of his flying with the Royal Canadian Air Force has been done in the West and North- ern Canada, though for two years he was Adjutant at Camp Borden. Last » year he obtained his P.S.A. at the Royal Air Force Staff College, And- over, England. --Ottawa Evening Journal The Star is pleased to record this promotion of Mr. Howsam, and ex- tends to him congratulations. (Continued from column two) A meeting of the Stewards of the United Church to be held at the par- sonage on Thursday evening. The annual meeting of the Women's Association at the home of Mrs. C. W. Moon, on Wednesday afternoon. The services on Sunday were well attended. Mr. W. Newman, of Lorne- ville, in the evening, gave a most in- spiring address on Missionary work, stressing the point that religion was of more importance than the price of wheat and hogs. The pastor was pre- sent and assisted with the service. Mrs. S. Wooldridge sang a pleasing solo, and the choir rendered a nice anthem, Fire destroyed the warehouse and adjoining henhouse, the property of i Mr. 8. J. Wooldridge, our storekeeper, { on Saturday, between 12 a.m. and 2 "am. Five head of cattle, 30 pigs, a few implements, flour and feed were { destroyed. The fire had gained such a headway, before help arrived, that it was impossible to save anything. «i The loss is estimated between $2,000 L and $3,000, partly covered by in- surance, { The first meeting of the new year, of the Quadrata Girls' Club, was held | at the home of Mrs. B. F. Green, on ; Th evening, January 7th, with 14 and one visitor present. i The meeting opened with devotional exercises conducted -by Mrs. Grom, ! helpful thoughts for the New Year. who also gave an interesting talk and A business session followed, after _ which officers for the year were elect- ed as follows. President--Alma Clements; Vice President--Iva Rey- nolds; Sec.--Aileen Fishley; Treas.-- Norma Moon; Devotional Con.--JIla Moon; Social Cons.--Ruth Clements and Marion Eagleson. A social game in charge of Marjorie Mitchell and lunch served by the hostess brought a pleasant evening to a close. A meeting of the Board of Stewards was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. Shunk, on Wednesday evening last. Mr. John Mark, accompanied by his sister Mrs, W. Martyn, of Prince Al- bert, left for Toronto on Monday to attend the 88th birthday anniversary of their mother Mrs. E. Mark, who we 5 understand is enjoying very good health. Glad to report Mrs. Gordon Chetrie who has been ill for sometime in Osh- awa, has returned to her home here much improved in health. ¢ Mr. and Mrs. Orr Shunk and family, of Port Perry, visiting the former's parents on Sunday. i Mrs, F. Grose and Mr. E. Frise, of Toronto, Mrs. H. Treash and daughter ' Gloria, of New Jersey, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. w, on Sunday. Miss Muriel Clarke, wh an 1 a. couple of weeks in Toronto, relatives has returned home.