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SSS confer- m the nd the reld at pleted ; camp . Beau ) 13. ] | @eroe iladel- mond, i near th of THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929 Soldiers Life Threatened "For Exposing Old Illusion London, March 21.--Everybody 1as heard of the Indian rope trick, »ut is there anybody--any Euro- ean at least--who can declare he tually seen the trick done? "referred to, of course, Is n Indian conjurer throws a rope in the air. It seems to remain suspended. A boy climbs up--ana ranfslfes. Some years ago a Brit- sh newspaper discussed this fully and while it had plenty of Anglo- Indian correspondents who knew all about the trick, and some had beard of plenty of people Who wuiu supposed to have seen it, yet no- body ould declare that he had himself been a witness. : Interest in the subject is likely to be re-awakened by a curious story told by Sergeant Secrett in his book, just published, "Twenty- Fye Years with Earl Haig." For thls period Secrett was the late Field-Marshal's personal attendent. He served him thus'in South Africa, in India, right through the war, and to within a short time of his death. One evening in India Se- crett was riding with Haig, when on coming to a clearing they found a fakir, with a huge crowd of na- tives around him. The fakir un- coiled a long rope and stood up. "Secrett, he's going to do the much-disputed ropetrick, I be- lieve," said Sir Douglas. "Come along, we must have a look at this." "We drew in near to the crowd and the attention of the hearers was immediately diverted to the British general. The fakir seemed to be offended and at once began to pack up his 'props.' Sir Doug- las asked. him to continue, but he refused, mumbling something about the' necessity of everybody seeing all the parts of the 'miracle.' Sir Douglas was still thinking about the .ropetrick when we got near the station at which we wore stay- ings for, as the horses walked up a rather step incline, he turned to me and said: "I believe we just missed that show; Becrett. I wonder if it ia that these chaps are reluctant to demonstrate the trick to Euro- peans?' ' Didn't Believe "I don't believe there's a man living, sir,' 1 replied, 'who can make an ordinary rope stand up on its end and send a boy up on it, The only soldiers I've ever heard tell the story are noted for a bit of tomancing.' "Late that evening, after dinne: and just before the sun wen! down, the fakir arrived at the bungalow at which Sir Douglas was staying. It stood at a j of roads and was occupied by a major in charge (of a cavalry detachment. "The fakir salaamed before. the party and suggested that he should entertain them. They at onde con. sented and. the performance began. He produced the eagle from a match box," the pigeons from 'par rots' eggs, and did a few other clever bits of conjuring. Then, from tho end of a powder-flask ot old-fashioned design, he produced the boy! Where the boy had been, goodness only knows, Certainly the old fakir was a perfectly mar- vellous conjurer. I was not. able to watch the whole performance, as 1 had to keep going backward and forward. The major's head man was {ll and I acted as butler. "I saw that the fakir insisted up- on the party leaving the verandah to watch part of his performance, They sat on cushions in a circle around him. I watched from a window, I saw the old fellow make the round of his circle several times, then I saw him uncoil his rope. He moved once more round the circle and then, pointing up- ward with one hand, shot the rope into the air with the other. "Sir Douglas and the others sat with their eyes turned upwards. Then the boy was brought forward and the old fakir mumbled some- thing. His audjence now turned their eyes on the boy, who stood on the ground. The fakir slowly and gently moved his hand upwards and the audience followed his hand with their eyes. He seemed to be giving instructions to the boy and addressing the spot where his eyes rested--ever upward, "Then the wholething dawned on me. He had mesmerized his audience--including my master! I went out at once. 'The boy is still on the ground, sir,' I shouted, 'and the rope fell the moment he threw it up!' ?" Spell Broken "For a second the fakir's atten- tion was taken off the audience and the imaginary rope; in that second all four seemed to come out of the spell, or whatever it was he had woven round them, "But here is the remarkable thing. Although I saw the whole incident with my eyes it was quite a long time before Haig would ree ally believe that his eyes had de- ceived him. The major had heard of the identical experience before and was exceedingly glad that 1 had interrupted in the middle of the trick, or else, he said, he woula To Summer Grease PRACTICALLY all drivers use a different grade of oil in Winter from what they use in summer, And oll drivers should take the same piecaution with their grease, There is a special grade of "WHIZ" GEAR GREASE for every season, and the , driver who has his grease changed according to the calendar is going to get longer life, more satisfaction and greater pleasure from his car. Thin greases, for example, will not give you good lubrication during the hot summer months. But "WHIZ" GEAR GREASE has the necessary rich body and character to insure thorough lubrication--to withstand the effect of Summer heat. Here it is about the end of March--drop in to- morrow and let your dealer clean out that old Winter grease from your transmission and differen- tial. Don't wait until you have to turn the car in for repairs. Your dealer sells and recommends "WHIZ" GEAR GREASE. "One pound of fresh grease added to four pounds of worn grease means five pounds of old grease." 108 . R. JOHNSON ABont ~ 11 King St. ER have been prepared to swear he had seen the trick rmed. iy was immensely : : me--naturally! That br as I slept I thought I heard a footstep on 'the balcony outside. The léast sound always woke me, and I was up in a shot, and had the shutters open, But no one was there. Nevertheless, never having been prone to fancying things which did not exist, I stayed awake tor awhile. I knew there had beun af 6 rtaiuly that was true, and I was just a little curious to know 'who 'was prow about at that hour. of night. ; "The moonbeam cut through the slats in the shutter and I lay watch ing the shadow on the: floor made by the intercepted light. As 1 lay, suddenly 4 saw the color or the shape of the moonbeam change at Y Diacs meer my campbed, [| "T switched on my flashlamp. There, coming towards my bed was & viper, his wicked little eyes glinting in the light. As I moved he raised his head, but snakes were not new to me. I took the pillow from under my head and held ft between the snake and myself while I leapt out of bed and seiz- ed my revolver. The snake had turned and was definitely making for me. I did not want to fire my revolver if I could help it, because that would disturb the household, and yet, not having a stick, I dia not see what else I was going to do. "My eye caught a couple of cross- ed kukri knives on the wall, and, still facing the snake, the revolver in my right hand, I tried to reach one of the knives with the same hand in which I held the torch. But the. movement was awkward and, just as I felt the knife, the viper darted its head forward. "I waited no longer. I fired and blew half its head off. Again, even as the report of the shot died, I heard a step on the verandah. I dashed out, this time with the flashlamp, and 'was just in time to see 3 dusky figure disappear around the corner of the bungalow. I fir- ed, but too late." Spring Wakens Where now the seamew pipes, or dives, In yonder greening gleam, and 1 ly The happy birds, that change their sky To build and brood; that live their lives From land to land; and in my breast Spring wakens too; and my re- gret Becomes an April violet, And buds and blossoms like the rest, ~Alfred Tennyson. LJ LJ LJ Are You Noting the Bird Arrivals? When you awake to hear a rob- in singing from a maple near your bedroom window, you may remem- ber that the great army of migrant birds is once more due from the South. Since the birds deported last fall the fields and woods have been very quiet. We have missed the cheery presence of our friends in feathers very much. But, once again, the old familiar songsters are returning and they are as light-hearted and mirthful as ev- er, Among the earliest birds to ar- rive are the song sparrows, rob- ins, bluebirds, bronzed grucxies, kingfishers, flickers, cowbirds, killdeers, spotted sandpipers, phoebes, meadowlarks, vesper spar- rows, and chipping sparrows. We may look for these any time from the first of March till the middle of April, From then till May we should keep our eyes open for brown thrashers, wood thrushes, veeries, chimney swifts, night hawks, whip-poor-wills, purple martins, bank swallows, least fly- catchers, black-and-white warniers, 1 house wrens, and catbirds, To overcome difficulties in iden- titying birds I recommend such books as "Reed's "Guide to Land Birds East of the Rockies," P, A. Taverner"s "Birds of Eastern Cana- da," besides those beautifully f{l- ustrated works by Neltje Blanch- an: "Bird Neighbors," and "Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted." If you are really interested in the study of bird migration why not make a list of arrivals? Keep track of the name of the bird, the date, the place, and such general observations. as would indicate whether the birds were seen in flocks, whether they were feeding, singing or engaged in nesting oper- ations, and so on, The editor of 'Nature Notes" is glad to print readers' observations or answer questions, News From Birdland A solitary robin inaugurated the season of song from an elm tree at Parkwood, Friday, March 16tr. Bronzed grackles arrived the same day. Canada geese were seen pass- ing over the city soon after eight 'o'clock on Monday morning, March 18th. Bluebirds and song spar- rows made their appearance at Five Points Monday (D. Henderson), Bluebirds were seen. within the city limits on Juesday (A. Blythe). LJ] Answers in Brief E.P.~Your strange bird was. an | evening grosbeak.--A.S, Through Equipment--C Observati » Car Stantinrd 6a0 Terior SlooporeeCotontot Cas aad Diner Lv. Terente Daily 9.00 p.m. © 50,00 am 2nd day '¢ £2.08 pm 2nd 2 "4.28 pm 3rd 8.15 pm 4th Convenient connections"at Winnipeg for all West, also at Regina Saskatoon Lipa Sista Blacksmith's Body Found In Shop, i C itt 1S icid Pembroke, Ont, Mar. 21--The body of Robert Caughey, local blacksmith, was found yesterday hanging from a beam in his shop. Examination showed that he had been dead- several hours, The man for for Edmonton. had tied a8 rope around the beam and standing on a chair, fixed the 0 ' ee] a] 4 ' noose around bis neck and step- FR Rae ped off. the 'chair. Dr. G. E. "J - Josephs, District Coroner, decided "an inquest 'was unnecessary,- y New 'York, Mar. 21--Charlie Traub is dead, but the newsreel pictures he gave his life to make will be shown to movie fans the world over, as if in valedictory. The speeding car of Lee Bible killed Traub when it crashed at Daytona Beach, Fla.,, but the pic tures Traub was making as the glant car crashed upon him have en saved from the wreckage of his camera. "Giet your pieture" is the ome commandment newsreel photogra- phers know, and Traub followed it to the last. "God knows why they aren't all killed," says Ray L. Hall, editor of Pathe News. It was Hall who first employed Traub as a cameraman in Chicago. "They'll take any chance to get their pictures. They are the brav- SR NEWSREEL PICTURES GAVE HIS LIFE BUT HIS FILM SAVED est men I know. They just say it's lack, no matter what happens, and keep on grinding, getting pictures in spite of hell and high water." Charlie Traub, one of Pathe News' best men, "didn't get a break." But another Pathe man did. He was near enought to get the shots of the death car as it was wreced, and yet escaped unharmed. His pictures will be shown with Traub's. J Other harrowing incidents in the lives of news reel photographers were recalled by Hall. For in- stance, Ludwig Geiskoy, Paramount camera man shooting the late Frank Lockhart's attempt to set a record at Daytona last season, es- caped by inches when the car som- |' ersaulted and bounced over his head. Geiskop got his "break." Traub did not. But he got his picture. CONSERVATIVES WIN BY-ELECTION Liberals, However, the Only Party to Gain in Number of Votes Liverpool, Eng., Mar 21--Hon. Henry Mond Tuesday won the by- election in East Toxteth and re- tained the seat for the Conserva- tives. Mond reeived 9,692 votes, while J. J. Cleary, Labor, received 6,663, and A. O, Roberts, Liberal, ,205. East Toxteth was the first of five by-elections being held this week. The seat became vacant through the death of A. E. Jacobs, the former Conservative member. The: vote of both Conservative and Labor candidates was smaller yes- terday than at the general election of 1924, but the Liberals showea a noticeable gain. The term *'furlong" is a shorten- ed form of 'furrow-long." The average length of a furrow cut by 'a plough across a field was about 200 yards. From a rough indica- tion of distance, it gradually pe- came fixed at 200 yards. GREEGE BEGINNING ERA OF PROSPERITY National Bank Possesses a Gold Reserve of $53,500,000 (Cable Service to The Times by the Canadian )} Athens, Mar, 20.--Premier Venize- los today issued a statement detail- ng Greece's financial situation in which he said the Bank of Greece possessed a gold reserve of $53,500,- 000 covering over 25 per cent. of its note circulation. : Despite the unfavorable circum- stances of the current year the bud- get, he 'said, will balance and that consequently the press campaign for stopping payment to creditors is baseless and detrimental to Greek in- terest. 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