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People Starve To Save Cows Grain Belt's By FRED CHEVAL URA, Ruanda - Urundi (AP)--This is a land ruled by cows -- long-horned, red - brown cows. But actually, the lives of 4,000,- 000 backward, underfed natives are ruled by cows. These strange despots, who live even when humans starve, are of a strange land, the over- kingdoms of Ruanda and Urundi, in central Africa. Cows are even more important here than gold or dollars to West- ern economies. They * symbol of wealth and the basis for a mediaeval-like social would think of killing eat. Natives would rather starve than slaughter one. In fact, just that, as recently as f: of 1944. The problem is one of the biggest administrators as civilize the area, halt increase the land's ivity. Not only social rank but even time is measured here by the cow: By the hour the cattle leave the stockade, by the hour they drink in the river, by the hour they are m ® so on. Until recently a cattle thief was crucified at a crossroads, with a wooden le Penetrating his hands, feet and abdomen, then jammed into the ground. Until recently, it was also the custom that a man had to die when a new king ascended to the throne. He was brought to the There he was by a herd of cattle which for four days had been denied water and had been fed huge quantities of salt. Presiding over the natives, most of whom wear a sort of grey blanket gnd live in straw mud huts, are iyo giants clad i a ropean s. kings live handsome brick villas and drive the latest and flashiest cars. ney are the European-trained, hand- icked Mwami Charles Mutara udahigwa and Mwami Mwam- butsa, s, respectively, of Ru- anda and Urundi. Is Health By BILL BOSS Canadian Press Staff Writer IN KOREA (CP) -- Preventive medicine has made Korea one of the world's healthiest theatres for soldiers onjforeign service. * Col. John S. McCafnell of Vic- toria and Toronto, director of medi cal services for the 1st Common- wealth Division, told The Canadian Press: "For all its mosquitoes, flies, fungi and breezes laden with bac- teria from night-soil-treated rice , Korea is far less a health for Commonwealth troops than either the Middle East or the Far East. "In some respects it is healthier, even, than Germany or Austria." BIG REDUCTION As an example of how Korea Least Spot here number one-twentieth of those with the same complaint in the Suez Canal Zone and one-tenth of those in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong. GOOD COMPARISON The figures for diarrhoea equal those for the United Kingdom. They are one-fifth of those for the Middle East and one-half of the rest of the Far East's. ; : Skin troubles account for 19 per cent of the Commonwealth Divi- sion's patients. But they still are less than one-half of the Far East's, two-thirds of the Middle East's, fewer than among British troops in Austria and roughly equal to the figures for the United King- dom and the Northern Army group in Germany. "The secret is that everyone Hemlines WINNIPEG (CP)--A Winnipeg grain exchange executive has en- tered the battle against the shorter Dior skirt. Stanley N. Jones, president of trends since 1947, the year of the New Look, would indicate the lower the skirt, the higher the market. The higher the skirt, the lower the market." The short skirt was introduced in Paris this year by Christian bank of a d. A laid out, to og Ae to death Dior. ho brought in the New Look OTTAWA. (CP)--The Dominion Drama Festival has announced a new purpose for the Bessborough Trophy--until this year the top award in annual Dominion compe- tition. The festival executive -has de- cided the trophy, which was given by former governor-general Lord Bessborough, will be awarded for "outstanding achievement' in the presentation of a classical play in the 13 regional drama festivals preceding the Dominion final. The decision was made on the recommendation of a special com- mittee under the chairmanship of Robertson Davies of Peterborough, exchange, said: "Market Poison ivy is the only native plant that has three leaves and white fruit. Ont., well-known Canadian play- identical | wright and editor of the Peterbor- .. |ough Examiner. 2 50-Year-Old Plays Basis For Trophy The Bessborough Trophy's place, as prize for the best play in the Young Thug Beat Up His THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, August 6 °03 9 "Peaceful" Russia Ups Dominion final has been taken by the Calvert Trophy, which accom- panied by a $1,000 cash award. announcement said a class- ical play shall be considered as a play of "recognized value" at least 50 years old. The decision on its award will be made by the adjud- icator who judges the 13 regional festivals. Water-skiing, table tennis, arch- ery, softball, fencing, swimming and diving are but a few of the many sports attractions at the 1953 CNE. From August 28 to Septem- ber 12 visitors to Canada's "Show Window of the Nation" will have an opportnity to see some of the world's finest athletes in action. Accomplice TORONTO (CP)--Police said to- day a 15-year-old boy beat another the same age until he agreed to take part in the robbery of a 75- year-old woman. Mrs. Harriet Young was robbed of her purse containing $65 last night. Officers said the boys talked with the woman, helped her up steps to her home, then grabbed the purse and ran. Police said one boy, '"a regular sadist," got the other "completely | ooo in his power" by beating him and once slashing his wrist with a razor. The boys now are in cus- tody. Arms Bill MOSCOW (Reuters)--Russia is to spend 110,200,000,000 rubles ($27,- 550,000,000 at the Russian exchange rate) on her armed forces in 1953, it was announced today at the Supreme Soviet session. e announcement was made by Finance Minister Arseni G. Zverev. The defence appropriation showed a slight reduction over last year's record peacetime figure of 313.500,000,90 rubles ($28,450,000,- The first Monday in November traditionally opens the fox-hunting season in Britain. West Stricken By Polio Peak WINNIPEG (CP)--Manitoba con- tinues to bear the brunt of West ern Canada's 1953 poliomyelitis epl- demic, reporting more cases than the other three western provinces combined. Of the 864 cases and 27 deaths reported, Manitoba accounts for 518 cases and eight deaths, Sas- katchewan, 80 cases and 10 deaths; Alberta, 88 cases and three deaths; and British Columbia, 178 cases and six deaths. Recently, an average of 30 to 38 cases has been reported daily in Manitoba. During the three-day holiday week-end 95 cases were re- ported. Last year's case total was 841 with 30 fatalities. The peak year in Manitoba was in 1941 when 1,011 cases and 20 deaths occurred, SAVE ON SALADS f/ - Y new, economica\ N 7. ICHMELLO 53,1 de here is extremely health conscious, from the divisional commander down," says Dr. McCannell. "Cana- dian figures are better than the divisional averages because we be- gin the soldiers' immunization in Canadz and have only to give] them boosters periodically in the theatre. "A truce, however, will compli- cate matters. It will bring the soldiers into closer touch with the civilian population, whose health is not good. But then, we will have lots more time for improving our health amenities." been b: into line during year, he said haemorrhagic so-called "Manchurian" " sharply from on during the 1952 to four ic factors, dropped from 66 McCannell says the average rate of soldiers reporting in Korea is less than one per . 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