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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1929 PAGE SEVEN WHERE SHOPPERS TALK IN FORTUNES Bond Street is Aladdin's Case of Expensive Treasures | -- London, Apr. 1. -- The fifty million dollar street is on the verge of be- coming respectable again. Bond street has almost got rid of its omnibuses. The Westminster City Council says they ought to go, and it only remains for the Ministry of Transport to agree. Bond-street has never liked its om- nibuses. They were the one vulgar note in a street of otherwise unim- peachable expensiveness. Ever since it was built in 1686 by Sir Thomas Bond Comptroller to Queen Henrietta Maria, Bond- street has been a "carriage street." Its T'he Cunard Children's Nurse ... just naturally understands children ; loves having them around. Shows them all the won- ders of the ship. Loves telling them the old fire- side stories in the nursery inglenook at sea.--Leaves you free for adult activi. ties. Sail Cunard!.... Book foo, The, Joo Reford «a or. Bay and Wellington uC Toronto , (Tel. Elgin 3471), or any steamship agent. Weekly Sailing to Europe from May 3rd, from Mon- treal (and Quebec) CUNARD i CANADIAN SERVICE S§V-210 Er rare ------------------------------------------------ pavements produce duges as uncon- cernedly as the Strand produces Ame- ricans. A reporter recently walked the length of this street that is paved with cheque-books and in the win- dows to see where all the money was. The first one was a jeweller's. I spotted a viscount's coronet. "How much ?" I asked the Shopman, "$10,000, sir," he remarked, then, a little ashamed of such a a gre sum, added defensively, "But we have a magnificent diamond here, sir, mounted as a pendant, which i is really rather fine for ,000." "Too cheap for me," I murmured, and went to another sho , where they showed me a diamond ahd emer- ald necklace at $215000. I retired dazed. Windows a After that I tried a print and pic- ture shop. showed me a por- trait of King Edward in a group with the Duke of Beaufort's hounds, and said 1 might have it for a beggarly $3,000 or so. I demurred and murmured some- thing about spending much more on yachting than hunting. "Oh! well then, sir," said a mem- ber of the firm, who looked more like a K.C. than a picture dealer. "You will be interesting in this model of a full-rigged 100-gun ship-of-the- line, made by Napoleonic prisoners of war from minute pieces of bone. They got the bones from their scanty rations, and did all the work with clasp knives. "This ship belonged to a coastguard on the south coast whose grandfather got it from the prisoners.' "And the price?" I asked. "Six hundred guineas." Pursued by a mildly sorrow ful glance of aristocratic disappointment, I crossed the road, entered a famous saleroom, and said 1 was out to find something that really cost money. Had they a suit of armor that would fit me and still keep within five fig- ures? "I am sorry, sir," said the ex-am- bassador behind the bar (or counter). "We had one, Lord ' Pembroke's it was, but we sold it--$125,000. That was a little while ago. Before Christ- mas we had a fairly expensive set of stained-glass windows--they tvent for "Now, if you would care to buy a Roman 'general' s incinerary urn or an Egyptian girl's cosmetic set or an Assyrian bull, we shall have them in before long, and they are not always very dear." "Still, you do turn over a good deal of money even when armor and stained glass is quiet?" I asked, "Oh! about a million a year," he replied. "I think that is what we average." After that old masters at ten thou- sand and upwards, handbags at twen- ty pounds, silk stockings at thirty shillings a pair, scent at five pounds a bottle, minute terriers at as much as you like to pay, and a perfumers' shop which is modelled on old Flem- ish lines, and has a belfry in which the, bells play carillons at dusk, seemed banal. One thought lingered though. I detained this ex-plenipotentiary who talked in millions and asked him:-- "Tell me how much money do you think is represented in the goods for sale in this street at the moment?" "About ten million pounds at a rough estimate," he replied. | AVERAGE SPEEDS OF BRITISH TRAINS STILL LEAD WORLD Railways on This Continent Gradually Wiping Out Difference London, Apr. 1. -- "For speed and frequency British railway services still beat jthose of North America, and so sll lead the world." Sir Ralph Wedgwood, chief gen- 'eral manager of the great London and Northeastern Railway system, was jalking. For years he has made a study of the relative speed of the world's railways. Sir Ralph admits Canadian and United States railways are rapidly overhauling those of Bri- tain, and says the time probably is not far distant when North America will take the blue ribbon for average speed, even if not for frequency of trains. He admits that one reason why Britigh trains are more frequent is that they serve 45,000,000 people in a comparatively small island, whereas railways here serve 130,000,000 in a vast continent. 1900 Comparison "Over a quartér of a century ago," said he, "I made a comparison be- tween the train services of Great Britain and the United States for the year 1900. I selected 20 services in each country, ranging in distance from 30 to 450 miles. The object of the comaprison was to ascertain the speed of the services, not as a matter of locomotive performance, but from the point of view of service rendered to the travelling public. At that time the average speed of our trains was 42.5 miles per hour, compared with 40 in' the United States. "The American services most near- ly reached the British lead in the 'short distances up to 100 miles. As the distances became greater, the British lead became greater, the Bri- tish lead became more marked, par- ticularly when compared with trains in the middle and far west. "I have just been making a com- parison for the year 1928, using the same services. In our country the number of trains has increased only 50 per cent, whereas in the United States have nearly doubled. On the other hand, the average speed of our trains has decreased 419 miles per hour and in the United States has risen to 41.3--so that there is no longer much difference. "In short distances in the United States has already established a lead over us. This is all the more re- markable, as there has been a con- siderable slowing down of some Unit- ed States crack services. For in- stance, that between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. "Both countries beat France and Germany. I took 20 services in each of these countries for comparison. The average speed for the French trains was 40.8 miles per hour and only 366 for the German. In point of frequency of trains, the American and ours beat the French and Ger- CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH GRILLS Formerly of Ontario County, who celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their home in Cane, New Ontario, on March 27th. Mr. and Mrs. Grills were well-known in this community, 'having lived here for many years prior to their moving to Northern Ontario. mans by about two to one. "One of our handicaps in keeping up our old speed records is that our railways have steadily increased the weight of their trains. It is truc also that the weight of American trains has enormously increased, but they have been able to install Tocomotives of far greater power. 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We have a larger number of tunnels--40 in fact are over a mile in length. Now our capacity to build bigger locomo- tives is limited by these tunnels, "T'wo other things have handicap- ped our speed averages. As our main lines 'are more heavily occupied by trains, cxceptional speeds are diffi- cult to maintain. The other is that we require a degree of punctuality in keeping schedule which 'is perhaps the most rigid in the world. The old story about the Japanese who knew it must be exactly three o'clock in the afternoon because the train was pulling into Darlington and the train was due-at that hour, is still literally true." Se<onus Fire at Cobalt Cobalt.--Fanned by a high wind, fire of unknown origin today de- stroyed three two-storey frame buildings here with an estimated loss of $7,500. Further additions to grain clevat- ors at the head of Lake Superior are Proposed in- creased capacity of three plants will total near 2,000,000 bushels, it is said. Harbor and other terminal improve- ments are also in contemplation at both Port Arthur and William. The Canadian Department of Ag- riculture is to conduct a series of short courses in the growing of to- bacco for the benefit of the increas- ing number engaging in that indus- try. WAY BEING SOUGHT FROM PREDICAMENT Plans Being Made for En- abling Legislature to be Prorogued Quebec, Apr. 1. -- Although no of- ficial hint has been given with re- gard to Sir Lomer Gouin's possible successor, lobby talk here has already ointed at a few names. Should on. Rodolphe Lemieux, Speaker of the House of Commons, be disposed to accept the position, he would un- doubtedly have the first choice. But | it is unlikely that he would accept under the present circumstances. Senator Casgrain, Senator Wilson, Hon. Mederic Martin, Hon. P. R. Du '| Tremblay are possible choices. One of the best informed lobbyists has had a more original idea. He has suggested that the best way out of the present situation would be that Hon. Narcisse Perodeau, former Licutenant-Governor, who is at pre- sent in India, could be sworn in at Calcutta, which is British territory. The Federal Cabinet would then ap- point an administrator to prorogue the House. It could all be done by cablegram, and Mr, Perodeau, should he not wish to continue in office, could re- sign upon his return and another Licutenant-Governor 'be appointed permanently after longer time for consultation and decision. News of Sir Lomer Gouin's death has been cabled to Mr. Perodeau at Calcutta, and he is sailing back to Canada on April 6, if his health per- mits. Hon. Raoul Dandurand, Senator and Dominion Minister, is mentioned as a possible appointee, but whether Senator Dandurand, who is kept quite busy by his duties at the League of Nations, will accept or not.is a mat- ter of speculation. It is said that his prestige at Gen- eva makes it necessary for himto con- tinue his activities there as Canada has derived much profit and credit by his personal connections and official achievements. Senator Dandurand had a lengthy conference with Pre- micr Taschereau yesterday afternoon in the Premier's office. It is known that another conference is to take place this morning between both gen- tlemen. It is doubtful whether or not there will be a quorum of 15 members in the House at eleven o'clock this morning. Most of the legislators have gone to their homes for Easter. Even if a quorum should not be present, the House will hear eulogies of the late Lieutenant-Governor, it was said yesterday. These will be deliv- ered by Premier Taschereau and Mr, Sauve. The Speaker, Hon. Hector Laferte, will likely adjourn the House to the day following the appointment of the new Lieutenant-Governor, or he may adjourn it "sine die," should it be found preferable. To tell the truth, nobody seems to know exactly what: would be the best course to follow, as Ah se: my experience with ; fering with a very severe Backache boxes of Dodd's I have had great rel and think them claim them to be," Jaually Mrs. John ¢, Box 127, Chatham, NB. I could hardly turn in bed. askashe aif she sifu Pills I can assure you lief from pain. I am they are all that you She Suffered Terribly with Backache New Ermpuiek Lady Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills with Dodd's Kidney Pills," writes "I was time, DODD'S KIDNEY Ee Ara At All l} Dealers, ur Medicine Co. SLES the poisons, out of the Mail from The oom straining the situation is without a precedent. Ottawa, Apr. 1. -- With Hon. Er- nest Lapointe, practically the only minister in Ottawa, there has not been even unofficial discussion of the successor of Sir Lomer Gouin as Govertior of Quebec nor will there be until after the funeral on Mon- day. Several of the Cabinet will go to Quebec for the obsequies and as an almost immediate appointment is necessary so that the Legislature niay be prorogued and, more particularly, so that the interregnum may be of the briefest duration, consultations regarding the appointment will take place. The Licutenant-Governorship of Quebec is rarely one for which there are many aspirants, nor is it at all casy to find someone fully qualified to take it. Just in gossip the possi- bility of Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, re- turning to the office he filled for a long term is mentioned. Then it is pretty well understood that Sir Fran- cois Lemieux, Chief Justice, would be willing to accept. A third name men- tioned is that of Sir George Garneau. It appears that residents in the Que- bec District think that it is their turn to provide the next Governor, There will be a survey of the situation and a decision inside of a week. While the appointment is made by the Fed- eral Government it is customary to consult the Provincial Ministry as to the acceptability of any one in pros- pect of appointment, 18,394,462 POUNDS STERLING !S SURPLUS IN BRITISH TREASURY London, April 1.--Chancellor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill surprised and delighted Great Bri- tain Saturday night with the an- nouncement that national accounts for the year of 1928-29, after be- ing balanced, showed a surplus of £18,394,463 sterling. At adop- tion of the budget last year the surplus had been estimated at £7,- 738,000 sterling. The chief causes for the better showing were understood to be im- proving trade, increased death du- ties and economy in expenditure. About £4,000,000 sterling was carried over from last year, so that the treasury shows a surplus of ap- proximately £22,500,000. This sum goes into a special suspensory fund for a rating relief scheme. TO OLD TO WORK Oshawa, March 20, Editor Oshawa Dairy Times: Sir ;-- After rcading your "When Are Men too Old," in Satur~ day's issue of the Times, I wish 10 thank you and take this way of let- ting you know that the people around where I live appreciate it very much. Considering so many middle-aged men laid off from work, through no fault of their own, and have to stand by and see the floating laborer comic to this city, with a bundle, sometimes a grip, and more often, their luggage consists of a package of cigarettes, gum, two or three toothpicks and some matches, and get jobs. at big pay--is it any wonder they look up- on Canadians with contempt? Is it any wonder that they act too {rec with women and young girls on the street? Is it nothing to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city that such a state of affairs exist? They are sup- posed to safe-guard our citizens, How do they expect men out of work for months, men that are a credit to the city, to pay taxes, water-rates, hy- dro and gas rates on nothing and keen their' small homes that have taken | years of economy to pay for--the tax bills are out, for the ever-increasing pavements, over $17.00 for a 33-foot | frontage for 15 years and the man across the street has as much. This along with the taxes for house and lot have to be paid every year. Thesz men only ask for an opportunity to "editorial" work, to get money sufficient = for their needs--not to get momey for I luxuries. What the world needs in general and Oshawa, in particular, is {a little more human kindness and | some real Christianity, and a whole lot of common sense.--MRS. JACK. mir tsi------ Among recent freight consign- ments from the port of Vancouver, to Japan, was a package of 1000 hatching eggs from a prominent poul- try breeder at Langford, B.C. 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