THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1930 | Ha | "A Gentleman of the Air By Thornton W. Burgess gentleman will do his share, 06 lot his wifo have all the care, ~=Killy the Sparrow Hawk, Peter Rabbit was so hohest In admitting that it was merely curi- ty that led Rin kh ask Mrs, Killy ro w Ww MARY BEES , that Mrs, Kil adony changed her mind, She had had no intention of telling Peter, but when she could see no possible ei Tri he Xnowing she aid Cte m, 'I've ive. egkSs, said she, "itv "beautiful oBRS, iI do say it," "1 suppose," said Pater, "that every mother bird thinks her eggs are beautiful, I've seén soma eggs 1 Sm think "were beoutiful at all, "Mine are!' declared Mrs, Killy, "Are they white?" inquired Peter, * "No", retorted Mrs, Xilly rather soornfully, "I never could gee Any- thing beautiful in plain while eggs, My eggs are tho loveliest Brown, Underneath they are sort of gréamy white, but they have the loveliest brown markings all over 'them, 50 that they look almost wholly brown, Personally, I like variety, Tel very good-looki oral last, gr mink oy 9 even ter looking." "I wish I could see them," sigh od Peter, Mrs, Kelly chuckled down id her throat, Peter could hardly hear it, "Climb right up, Peter,' sald she, "and peep inside, I am sure that Killy would he glad to show you those eggs. He is very proud of them," . Peter. grinned, He knew that this was Mrs, Killy's little joke, He knew that she knew that he could no more climb that tree than he could fly, So Peter changed the gubject, "Does Killy often sit on Mose eggs?' he asked, "Certainly," replied Mrs, Killy, "Killy 1s a gentleman, He is al- ways ready and willing to do his shave, . He is sitting on .those.eggs now and he will sit on them until I return, I never could understand those feathered folk who seemed to think that mothers should do all the work, ' Take Mrs, Quack for instance. Mr, Quack doesn't do one solitary thing to help her "I know," sald Peter, "She takes all the care of the eggs and the young," "Mr, Quack may be 'handsomely dressed," continued Mrs, Killy, 'but if you ask me, he is no gentle man, He always gives me a chance to exercise every day and to go hunting, That reminds me, have you seen anything of Danny Mead. ow Mouse lately? I hellave yon and Danny Meadow Mouse are very good friends." Peter pretended not to hear this, "I think Killy is very hand some." said he, re "Of course, he is handsome," PHONE 22 For Your Drug Needs THOMPSON'S 10 Simcoe 8¢, 8, ~~ Wo Deliver Adanac Machine Sho 161 King St, W, Phone 1314 } [ "I wish I could see them," sighed Peter, replied Mrs, Killy promptly. "I don't know of any one handsomer, And you know there is the old saying that 'Handsome is as hapd- some does,' Why, Killy would no more think of staying away from home any longer than necessary to get enough to eat than he would of deserting me altogether, 1 cah always depend on Killy, Yes, sir, I can always depend on him, I haven't much use for these mates that will not do «thelr faly share pt the work of bringing up a fam. iy Peter looked a bit sheepish, for you know. Peter leaves all the fame fly cares to little Mrs, Peter, 8o once. more he changed the subject, "Which branch of the Hawk fam- ily do you belong to, Mrs, Killy?" be inquired, "The Faldbn Mrs, Killy promptly, apd it. was plain to see that she was very, very proud of if, "We are the smallest of the Falcons, branch." replied C, P. R, TIME TABLE April 27, 1930, a rine) Going West a.m, Daily ,m, Dail on Daly (Except Sunday), p.m, Daily pom, Dm 50 am, Dail 0% on Dailk k 20 pom, Daily' (Except Sunday) 0 08 pany Dally am, Daily wy El S wD --a o> = Ce East sew - MN ses -- NADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS me, sctive Ange In Standard Time) 82> aan en Daily, Except Sunday Sunday only Daily Daily, Except Sunday Dajly Daily : Daily, Except Sunday Daily , Daily, Except Saturday Daily wh Tw Sima t=OWM™ B33 - Tesrrass 33333333 233 EE las 2 =p Dail my Westbound mm. Daily Dail 4 Except Sunday kL Sunday cept: Sunday Whitby, Oshawa, do WEEK DAY SCHEDULE on and alter Anil a, 1m) 3 ime ' WL Zo $57 i | Len Arvive id Bo CW PEI 5 Phen that means that you are own cousins to Killer the Duck k, dose it not?" said Peter. vs, nodded, 1 "Yew," sald she, and theve wis still pride In her yolee, "Did you ever see such a wonderful fiyer us Killer the Duck Hawk? The Falcon branch of the family are the masters of the air," (Copyright, 19580, P, W, Burgess) The next story: "Killy Hunts and Plays," ------------ ee UNIFORM CODES FOR FLYING PILOTS Washington, D.C. «Aviators flys ing over the Canadian Border from either side will be assured of uni~ form signal codes in the near fy. ture, Qfficials of both countries eon- ferred here recently for the pur- pose of providing the basis for n working agreement under which alrevatt erossing the border will be assurred 'that the same system or communidation ot direction-nids prevails on one side us on the oth er, What is being sought, it is ex- plained, may be considered a uni- form code of trafic rules for the alr, such ap Is being worked out for automobiles. The airways of the United States and Canada are rapidly being link: ed up and there 1s already consid- erable routine flying from the United Siates into Canada und rer turn, Tn order to secure a maxi mum of safely in these flights 1 Is essential that the system of communication and yadio aids to alr navigation used on the Cana dian airways he co-ordinated with those used on the United States routes that lead across the border, MERCIVU, Tim=-""Can you sing?" Jim" can, hut I don't," ROYAL WILLIAM FIRST STEAMER T0 GROSS OCEAN Made Passage Without Use of Sails in Year 1633 Halifax, N.B, ~~ Athough some (records slate (he first steamship erossing of the Atlantic was made in 1810, It Is helleyed that un Can- adian bullt ship, sailing from » Canadian port, tivst made the en tira voyage under steam some years later, ' Though nominally steamers, sugh ships in the time of 1819 relied ai most entirely on sails when croks: ing the ocean, the engine, at a low vale. of speed, being used only when head winds prevailed, 'Thig manner of navigating the long dis tance was a practice for a number of yerrs, In 1888, the Royal William, of 180 horsepower apd 1,000 burden, was built at Three Rivers, on the lower St, Lawrence for the purpose of plying between Nova firotin and Cowes, Isle of Wight, ' Blis 1s be. iteved to be the first ship to make the entire voyage across the Atr lantic by steam, The oceaslion marked a new era in trans-oceanis communication, introducing & more powerful and faster elnss of boat velying on the use of steam for mo- tive power, Two kinds of men cannot under- stand women---=married men and hacheloys - Bault Dally Star BRITAIN KEEPING ANEYEON RUSSIA Soviet Football Team Denied Right to Tour British Isles i ------.-- London,~'That the Brisith 1Ah- or Government is keeping a keen eye leest Communist propaganda fiter into Britgin, even If iv has resumed diplomatic relations with Moscow, was made evident by Rt, Hon, J, It, Clynes, Home Secretary, in the House of Commons, The Minister announced he had refused an application from the British Workers Sports Federation, which is aMlinted with the sports ing organizations of the Commune ist internationals, tor visas for & Soviety football team to tour Bris tain from Aprit 1% to May 10, The action was taken "in the abe sense of evidence that the tewr would be a genuinely sporvng one,' he seid, Mr, Clynes added that a resolu tion of the Young Communists Ine ternationale last December emphasized "the working-class youths'! sports unions must ery= sallize the basic kernel for stv pickets, tov proletarian self-defence for workers Aghting commitiess, for ved guards and people to work In imperialist srmies, should wtilize spokt organizations for military training,' Such a resolution wes sdequate grounds for refusing to' senotion the tour of the Bovist team, the Minister intimated, mmr ------ The outcome of incoms Is Tex, J Midnight Show OF MY DUTY IN THIS BOARDING ~ HOU SE | LITTLE LIZARD 1} TWO POISONOUS LIZARDS, THE GLA MONSTER OF SOUTH WESTERN UNIED SATS AND " BS FAR AZ NEVER. HAVE, TIME TO SIT DOWN - A NATIVE OF AUSTRALIA BOUT 2500 SPECIES OF LIZARDS ARE AT PRESENT KNOWN 1719 HARD 70 BELIEVE THAT ANIMALS OF SUCH WIDELY DIFFERENT SI2E5, SHAPES, COLORS, AND HABITS CAN BELONG T0 THE SAME FAMILY. THERE ARE TINY LIZARDS 2 OR 3 INCHES LONG AND GIANTS { THAT MEASURE 7.OR & FEET IN LENGTH, THERE ARE TREC LIZARDS, GROUND LIZARDS, UNDA LIZARDS AND WATER LIZARDS, SOME WAVE FOUR LEGS, SOME ONLY FRONT LEGS, SOME ONLY BACK LEGS, AMD SOME HAVE NO LEGS AT ALL. THE FLY: ING LIZARD OF THE MALAY ISLANDS CAM SAI FROM TREE TO TREE LIKE A FLYING SQUIRREL, wed © 1990, King Posture Bndisata, tne, Grest Brain rights reserved 1 MOMDER HOW | A FELLOW CAN ¥ TELL WHEN WE SEES A POVSONOUS POISONS ALMAYS HAVE A SKULL AND CROSSBONES CHANCES + THINK MAGGIE WENT BOT ] BOT ULL NOT TAKE ANY Pe THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT AN ARGUMENTS Te BINEAK, OUT n rah NOW MABGIE: | ASK | WOW 1B THAT NICE? 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