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Voice > CANADA. nN Well Behaved. BS The census of 1931 showed that there were 10,376,786 people in Can- ada. (if these 8,069,258 were natives of the Dominfon. England contributes , 723,864, Scotland 279,762, Ireland 107, p48, and Wales 22,348. The remain- ing 1,122,698, plus 731 born at sea, were foreigners, Last year there were 4,164 convicts incarcerated in our jails. Of these 2,806 were natives of Canada, 309 English or Welsh, 113 Scots, 40 Irish, and the remainder foreign, which included 307 citizens of the United States. The Irish seem proportion to population, but taken altogether, the people in this coun- try appear to be a pretty weli-behaved Jot.--Stratford Beacon-Herald. Precedent Established. .t has beén pointed out that this is 'the first time since the United States secured its independence that a British Prime Minister was ever a guest in the White House itself. In the past, as on the visit of Mr. Mac- Donald to President Hoover, the visit: ing Prime Minister has stayed at the British Embassy. And it is probably correct to point out that it is the first time in history that a Canadian Prime Minister was a house guest in the home of the President. History is being made of a surety in 1933 and precedent established --St. Cath- arines Standard. Hurts Their Own Business. Surveys of the parking problem reveal the fact that many business. men drive their own cars to their place of business, park them in spaces which otherwise would be occupied by visitors, and thus tend to increase the parking difficulty. This is particularly injurious to trade on Saturdays, and other busy days of the week, but in spite of various warnings, the prac- tice seems to continue -- Chatham News. Standing Timber. Believe it or not--a tree that was severed completely throtigh at the butt, after being notched, was so well balanced that it would not"fall. So the woodsnian--a farmer near Ford- wich and an assistant from St. Mary's - --Jeft it overnight, thinking the wind would cause it to topple, but when they returned next morning the tree was still standing. A crowbar was necessary to overbalance it, and ths dangerous task was accomplished without 'mishap; remember, it was cut right oft --Fordwich Record. Home Town News. " The importance of home town news in the small town paper has been em- phasized by a large gathering. of edi- tors of the smaller American news- papers in New York. Local needs and little personal items, it was shown, possessed the strongest appeal for their readers. The dwellers In a small town is undoubtedly more in- terested in what is going on immedi ately around him than he is in plans, say, for the development of wheat- growing in Siberia. It is what most immediately con- cerns us that is of the greatest per- sonal interest to us. That does not mean that a man in a small town has no interest in world affairs, In many instances, indeed, it will - be four that the editors of small town newspapers are exceptionally well fnformed upon world affairs. But they wisely judge that their readers will find more delectable material for debate in the developments and hap- penings of the town in which they live than in what is going on in Tibet or Timbuctoo. There is in this nothing of narrow- ness, nothing of prejudice, nothing of small vision, It is just plain horse sense.--Montreal Daily Star. Now for a Hold-Up. A police chief says he will arrest women who appear in trousers. For breeches of the law ?--Regina Leader- Pest. Higher Hog Prices. Farmers throughout Ontario are * elated at the higher prices being paid for hogs and a still further increase is prophesied owing to the scarcity. The farmer who continued in the hog business will now reap the bene- At of his good judgment.--Glencoe Transcript. % Not Public Property. It cannot be too strongly emphasiz- ed that trees growing in the country are not public property, but belong to the owners of the land upon which they are growing. Two Guelph men ~ recently discovered to their sorrow when they were convicted in police court of having cut or trees of the Press hi Canada, The Empire and The World at Large - to have about the cleanest record inj ests of adjacy | Auckland Weekly News: Frances Perkins as secretary of labor, he has named Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the great commoner, as} minister to Denmark. -- London Free Press. No Women Transients. Everyone knows what a transient means. x Some are worthy of help and sym- pathy; others are not. Both kinds are to be seen everywhere. They are on every road and highway; every house- holder has catered to and fed them, every town hall in every town and village has sheltered them almost] every night during the past winter. But they are all men. WHy? Are there no women out of work, unable to secure employment of any kind, no women hard up? Undoubtedly there are. Thousands upon thousands of them. How do they live or exist or how do they clothe themselves in these times of depres- sion? Is it pride, or are they more will- ing to work at any kind of work? Are they more adaptable than men, more easily satisfied? Are they more grateful for small mercies Have they more bone and less wishbone than men; more sand or what? Whatever it is, there are no women transients, not in the country--Huron Expositor. THE EMPIRE. Britain and the Gold Standard. It has been said that we shall not return to the gold standard until we are convinced that other nations are broken down again by semi-corners. Until the World Economic Conference has come and gone, it is not possible to judge of the possibilities of the requisite conditions being fulfilled.-- London Financial Times. Fighting the Mosquito. The other day, at Edenvale, near Maritzburg, three native members of the anti-malaria staff of the Maritz- burg Municipal Health Department, who had been sent out to spray oil men and women, armed with sticks and bicycle chains, on the ground that they were "poisoning the water." No doubt this incident seems start- ling to white people, among whom there is a tendency to blame the au- thorities for not keeping malaria un- der better control. It is not even an exceptional occurrence, but it is a timely reminder that, in fighting mal- aria in the native areas, the same old enemies of progress that domin- ated the P. M. O. in India and the contemporaries of Copernicus and Galileo still have to be overcome. -- Johannesburg Sunday Times. The Bonne Entente in India. A century ago the European who had an Indian friends was looked on as not quite normal, a man to beware of, and an 'Indian who had a Euro- pean friend may have been similarly looked askance at. But there have been changes. The increasing 4 ation of Europeans and Indians in the professions, business and the Serv- ices, the competence of Indians in ad- justing 'themselves to the cultiire and ways of Europe, the amazing discov- ery (it must have been a tremendous shock to the Europeans on whom it first dawned) that the Indian intel- lect is capable of great achievement in many spheres, even in those looked upon as especially European, have modified the social life of India by breaking down the old sectionalism to a marked extent--Calcufta States- man. . Foreign Trade. There was once a butcher in a small town who was infuriated by the other butchers who took away his custom. In order to ruin them, he converted the whole town to vegetarians, and was surprised to find that as a result he was ruined, too. The folly of this seems incredible, yet it is no greater than that of all the Powers, All have observed that foreign trade en- riches other nations, and all have erected tariffs, to destroy foreign trade. All have been astonished to find that they were as much injured as their competitors, Not one has remembered that trade is reciprocal, and that a foreign nation which sells to one's own nation also buys from it either directly or indirectly.~Ber- trand Russell in Harper's Magazine. The Expansion of Japan. (Japan has made proposals to Hol- land for an extensive migration to Dutch New Guinea.) As Holland has done so little to occupy this area, pro- bably because of the difficulty of cop ing with its wild tribes and the ob- stacles presented by its physical fea tures, there may be a readiness to grant Japan a concession. If so, the future will be fraught wth altogether nt lands and peoples.-- THE UNITED STATES. Give Him His Fun, ready to work the system so that it. shall fertilize the world, and not be involving the inter-| There is more fun in making money | Ee ley, Canada Buys British Woollens A bulletin of the Canadian Wooi- len an. Knit Goods Manufacturers' Association says: "British cfficial fig- ures just to hand show that in the first three months of 1933 Canada was the best customer of Great Brit- ain for woollen and worsted cloth. The shipments from Great Britain were, for countries purchasing a mil- lion square yards or more: First Three Months 1933 Denmark ..... on a stream, were attacked by native Irish Free State 1,273,500 .. 1,132,400 ' . 1,111,500 United States .......... .. 1,004,500 Empire Countries Purchased as Fol- lows: \ Australia .. pr. Station is Renamed Port Arthur--Far in the mining hinterland, the little Canadian Nation- al Railways station at Long Lac Mine from now on will be known as Gerald- ton, Ont., named after S. J. Fitzgerald, vice-president of the Long Lac Com- pany, and its president, Joseph Erring- ton. The station is about four miles from the mine. ¥ ending it, says a business right; you make it and let anta Journal Buoy to Mark Akron Crash Mr. Cleverley (left) receives from Col. Drew the relay trophy won in Cleveland last summer by a Canadian team comprising Clever- J. Mallen, Ken Smith and Sydney Nesbitt. It was the first time the trophy was won by a "foreign" team. i British and U. S. Navies Watch New Invention, > New York--Last week representa- tives of the United States navy, the British navy, the bureau of light- houses, and other shipping interests, watched the first tests of a "fog-eye," capable of penetrating fog or smoke screens, according to its inventor, Commander Paul H. MacNeil. The experiments were conducted from the bridge of the S.S. Queen of Bermuda. The device uses the prin- ciple of infra-red rays, emitted accord- ing to MacNeil's theory, by every ob- ject. - The invention is capable of working up to a radius of 15 to 20 miles, and can locate exactly the position of an object, whether it is hidden by smoke or fog, or, if a ship, running in the night without lights. ee fp: British Medical Journal Reports 20,000 Deaths London.--The Britis)1 Medical Jour- nal estimates the deaths directly at- tributed to influenza in the winter out- break as some 20,000, but 'declares the epidemic was definitely less sev- ere than that of 1928-29. Against 10,628 deaths in 118 great towns this winter, there were 13,884 deaths in 107 great towns in 1928-29. The population at risk this year were 4.5 per cent. greater, tie deaths nearly 25 per cent. fewer. In Lon- don, the comparison is 2,033 deaths this past winter and 2,899 in 1928-29. yo. 4 Use of Prince's Picture New York.--Opposition by the Brit- ish Embassy has prevented an Ameri- can hat company from advertising its wares by of a picture of the Prince of W. wearing a straw hat. The attempt to capitalize on the pcpularity of the Prince in the United States came to light when an adver- tising agency sued the hat company for funds expended in mailing out pictures. The defendant refused to pay, on the ground the complainant had misrepresented its right fo use the picture in this manner. The pict: had been procured from a news plotograph agency and across its back was written, "Not to used for advertising purposes." The court pointed out it was 2 mis- demeanor to use the photograph of a living person for advertising pur- poses without written consent and hcld for the defendant. - . sf Two Canadians Win Research Awards New York--Two Canadia.s were ir-luded in a list of 42 awards for research in the social sciences an- rouncea by the Social Science Re- search council. Candidates were cho- sen from 188 applicants. A total of $19,290 will be distributed among the 42 winners. The Canadians were: Chester W. New of McMaster University, Ham- ilton, Ont., chose prize money will be used to aid in the completion of a Liography of word Brougham, and A. BR. M. Lower of Wesley College, Winnipeg, whose award is for use in the completion of a study of the Ca- Dadian lumber trade in the 19th cen- ery. Stein be Dog Authority Prescribes Sulphur for Spring Fever These days, which fall in the old- fashioned "sulphur and molasses" per- iod, call for extra attention to dogs. Many of them, particularly in the heavy-coated varieties, feel the weight of heavy winter fur and it is especially desirable at this time that thought be given to their comfort. A bit of sul- phur is an excellent thing to prevent overheating of the dog's blood. It should not be in the wholly ineffective form of a hard lump of sulphur in the drinking water, but should be given in powdered form, mixed into a paste. Some dogs find a mixture of powdered sulphur with evaporated milk especially palatable and will take it as a dselicacy. It is also wise in the spring, as in the summer, to avoid too hearty meals. And, as always, the dog should have plenty of clean, fresh / -- Movie Film Is Made At Windsor Castle Windsor, Eng.--King George and Queen Mary, something of cinema fang themselves, saw films in the making for the first time last week and seem- ed to enjoy it thoroughly. : The King had given permission for the filming of the colorful ceremonies of changing the guard on the lawn of 'Windsor Castle. The cameramen set up their mech- inery, and the King and Queen Mary, , their grandchildren, the little Prin- cesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, '| and other members of the Royal Fam- ily frequently peered out of windows at the proceedings. > g Ce p------ {New Bisley Team Rules Ottawa. --Membership on the Cana- dian Bisley team in future will be confined to actual serving members "both permanent it was learned last 8 LiL § ! > ng, i map-makers. remain- | same neighborhood; while ope to wander across a gigh pass into the valley of the Bas- pa; in search of a district possessing a culture Tibetan in character, where they may be able to study Buddhist art and music. : ; All members of the party are ex- perienced mountaineers, and members of the Wayfarers Club, of which Mr. Marco Pallis is President, or of the youngest of the party, is one of the leading rock-climbers of Europe. He will be in charge of the map-making and photography of the expedition. Mr. F. E. Hicks is_a schoolmaster and an artist. He proposes to exer- cise his artistic gifts in the Hima- layag. He has climbed and skied in the Alps and is in charge .£ the ski- ing side of the expedition. Mr. R. C. Nicholson, whose father built Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrocks and other famous yachts, besides be- ing a mountaineer, plays the harpis- chord and violin. Mr. Charles Warren' is a distinguished rock climber and Alpinist, and a member of the Al- pine Club, " 500,000 Homeless Men in us, St. Louis Bureau Estimates St. Louis.--America's transient popu- lation is increasing at a rapid rate, a surey by G. M. Gwinner, director of the St. Louis Bureau of Homeless Men, indicates. = : Gwinner estimates that there are more than 500,000 men and boys drift ing about the country. Of these more than 200,000 are boys under twenty years of age, he believes. Trains com- ing into St. Louis daily bring between 2,000 and 3,200 uninvited guests, the survey, made in'co-operation with rail- road officials, showed. Most of these move on in a day or two, Gwinner said. -- pie Motor Car Parts Free From United Kingdom Ottawa.--Parts of motor cars and motorcycles will be admitted to Can- ada free of duty from the United Kingdom under an amendment insert- ed in the customs tariff last week. ~ By the trade agreement made at tlie Imperial Economic Conference free importation of motor cars and motoreycles was provided for, but no mention was made of parts. Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Minister of Finance, proposed the amendment when the House of Commons was considering the budget resolutions in .committee of ways and means. With little discussion the House p.shed through a number of new ta iff items making minor changes in the rates of duty on various motor and machinery parts. eA es Banting and Bernier, - Saunders Get Grants . Ottaws--Three eminent Canadians have been awarded their usual annui- ties for services rendered when the House of Commons considerec -esti- mates of the Department of the In- terior, Dr, F. G. Banting, discoverer of insulin for diabetes treatment, re- ceives $7,500; Dr. Charles E. Saun- ders, noted for his research work in production of wheat, $5,000, and Capt. J. E. Bernier, famous Arctic explorer, 1 $2,400. per annum, _ . : mens Argentina Reports _ Only. 3.Per Cent Idle Washington. --Unemployment in the 'Argentine is exceptionally low, accor Department of Labor. Figures show three per cent. Argentine's principle exports meat and dairy products, wheat, corn, linseed, quebracho wood, hides and Britain. ding to a dispatch from the Argentine |. are | i wool. Its principal customer is Great twenty-two years These figures are revealed in a pamphlet, "Why Britain Should Hav Motor Driving Tests," by T. C. Fy honors isprosident. © io CC Nearly every other country has some sort of driving test, including Candda, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, France, Germany, Ans tria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Rumania and Switzeriand, but in Bri- tain no tests are required of appli cants for a driving license. The pamphlet presents an exhaus. of Britain, summing up tus: caused by physical unfitness, technical Climbers Club. Mr. C. F. Kirkus, thefdncompetence, ignorance of road rules, or by temperamental or psychological disability. A large proportion of the persons unfitted to drive by any of these dis. qualifications. can be eliminated by a combination of practical and labora: tory tests. ' The cost of such tests is fully justi fled, in view of the gravity of the pre sent position. A law should be passed making standard tests compulsory for all new applicants for licenses and for all involved in accidents. Tests are not put forward as a pana- cea, but as being an essential part of any comprehensive policy designed to abolish avoidable accidents which, ac- cording to one estimate, amount to more than 98 per cent. of the total of' accidents. It is pointed out that London bus' drivers who are generally regarded as the best drivers in the world, are put cult tests by thé London General Om nibus Company hefore they are allow don streets. more An Canadian Cattle Exports Cattle exports through St. John and Halifax to Great Britain showed a tremendous increase during the first three months of this yéar as compar- ed with the corresponding period of 1982, according to a railway report. 21, 1932, 'the ex:.ils amounted to only 409 head of cattle, but for the corresponding period of the currant year the exports totaled 7,863 head. A new development of this trade is the finishing of export cattle on farms in the Maritimes. The cattle 'come from the West, but are fattened on Maritime farms for export. This experiment has proved so successful that steps are taken to extend it. London-Paris Air. Passengers Show 60!2 Intrease London--A boom . year for air 'transport is foreshadowed by figures available at Croydon on the airport's traffic. For the first three months of the year alr travelers from Loms don to Paris numbered 9,408, an in. crease of more than 60 per cent. over the same period last fear, merchandise were carried by air be. tween the two capitals in the three months, an increase of more than 30 per cent. over last year. A feature of the freight traffic was that exports three to one. Bere Laundry For Dogs : Is Latest Wrinkle Hibbing, Minn.--A dog laundry. is the newest wrinkle in the business 1ifé of Hibbing. It is the idea of on® Hibbing Boy Scout troop which has devised divers ways of raising money for Summer camping. Handbills in- form readers dogs will he washed by 10-pound dog for 50 cents. - Busin the good. that of a population numbering 12,000, | SC 000 only 333,397 are idle, or less than | secretary of the Pedestrians' | Association, of which Viscount Cecil Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Poland, © FE tive survey of conditions on the roads A great number of Accidents are existing holders of licenses who-get through an exhaustive series of dif ed to drive their buses through Lon- ~ Two hundred and eighty tons of the pound. The Scoufs will scrub s troop's spokesman says, "Is pretty -» +R il from Britain outnumbered impofts fog a E08 |