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Scottish Church iWet Weather Halts Union Imminent Farming Operations General Assemblies of Two Grain Growing Districts of Branches to Meet Last Time Ontario Are Most Seriously Affected Edinburgh, Scotland.â€" The General The wot weather that has prevailed Assemblies of the two great Presby- this spring In York ami adjacent terian churches will meet for the last counties has had a somewhat adverse time as separate bodies near the close effect on farm conditions. SeedinB is of this month in Edinburgh, when the reported two weeks to a month late eyes of Scotsmen and Scotswomen the in sorile localities. Grain growing sec- world over will be turned towards the tlons are affected most, but gardening city. During their sittings the assem- j conditions are reported as lass seri- blies wi!l conio to a decision of mo-'ous. A late season for the gardener, mentoas import to the Scottish people;! however, may mean the low of the after 20 years of negotiation union is' early market. at last to be an accomplished fact. The! Farmers of Scarboro are anilous to Unal steps which constitutional pro- see a few days of dry weather, said cedure requires will be talcen in thelw. D. Annla, clerk of the township, autumn. Many questions concerning i He stated that many of the prominent church life and work at home and . farmers had reported that thelj- farm- abroad will be discusjed but the sub-|lng operations were retarded a full ject of union will overshadow all I month. others. ' | Market gardeners ami vegetable The Church of Scotland membership : producers In East York Township re- is pracfically unanimous for union. At' port fairly good conditions prevalent. the last assembly an amendment for| James Muirhead, of Agincourt, the rejection of the scheme received | states that crop.s, such as oats and only seven votes. In the United Free! barley are coming along nicely in Church, however, although an over- 1 most cases. Fall wheat, on the otlier Tfhelminsr majority are keen to go for- jhaml, reauirea dry ground, and the â- ward into the larger union, there is a general effect of the recent storms has minority led by Rev. James Barr, with i been to rot a good deal of it. In my a vote at the last assembly of 48 min-| estimation this is going to be an off year .though an immediate drying up of the weather may yet allow a fair crop," Mr. Muirhead considers that the hay crop Is the most promising The Donalda Farm In Y'ork Town- Isters and elders, which is determined to prosecute with all energy the ar- rangements for a continuing church. FPwEE FROM ST.\TE. The majority maintain that by th«j^'J"''^^*°'- acts of 1!>21 and 1925 the Church of I ,.^"*, °° , . ,. ^ „ , „„„ 7. ..1 1 ^- 4 1 Ml e t. t» f..M â-  ship, the properly of Mrs. D. A. Dun- Scotland treed herself of state control [ ". ^ 11 1 „„„! 1 „,„1I„„ . . . J *u 4- »u fi ;.i lap, IS very well advanced in seeding, and interference and that the financial ,. . ., â-  . t . r-v f J , . u u J „f t„ .„„,' according to the superiuteadent. Dr. bond between church and state was; ,, â- , , â-  ..„• . » . . ,, _, .... ,. .,„ „„ iR. M. Jenkins. "We are fortunate in broken. The minority believe the ae- . . .•,!•â-  , o _ .. , . " I ti. • • ,„ being on fairly high ground. Some tion proposed is against the principle. , ^ , ., . t , , . .. » â- â€¢, y. " ,.f ,. , tu »„.r»f 1 others have their fields so wet that of religious equality which they count ^. , , .... ,. ., *• . '. . f â-  -i 1 f , thev have done very little seeding.' as sacred a principle as spiritual free- dom itself, and to the principle of voluntary support of religioun or- dinances. In th«i. debates which have taken Diace in the United Free Church As-, ,^ , ..â- ,,., < ^ ,, . ,. ii. u u ago it seemed pretty bad, ha went semhly m recent years there has beenj^^ „^^ ,_, ^_^,., ^,,,.^ „, ^.„.„,h. "In Markham Township the fall fall wheat came along very woll in the early spring." said Norman Porter. "The cold wet weather that followed held it back considerably, and a week I on. "The last few days of warmth ! however, have improved It fifty per "i cent." I Jess Baker, of Vaughan, who farms , , ^, ^ , . . i 250 acres, said that he had let the have Jaken the 9ta"J m respoiise to^^^^^,^ ^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^ ^^.^.^^ j is rather late. Continued rains in Ontario County an absence of rancor in the speeches, the majority having always admitted that those who have consistently iden- tified themselves with the minority Note the Bouquet Ferocious Beasts Former Shah of JAPAN OPENS AIR MAIL Inauguration of air-mail serviea la Japan, showing pilot aljout to leave' Tatakawa, airport for Osaka, with full cargo. the dictates of conscience. There is no suggestion that the parting when it comes will be bitter. Tho Generals Assembly of the Un- ited Free Church, having in November last voted by an overwhelming ma- jority in favor of the union, the Pres- byteries, Kirk sessions and congrega- tions were asked to express their opinion. The great majority in each case was in support of the scheme. The figures now made public are: Presbyteries, 63 for and none against; Kirk sessions, 1,302 for, 91 against; congregations, 1,320 for, 104 against. DUKE'S APPOINTMENT. have greatly retarded the seeding and planting operations, according to W. M. Croskery. district representative for the department of agriculture. The grain-producing lands of Peel County are still half unseeded, according to G. R. Patterson, of the Department of Agriculture. He said that the north- ern section of the county in the vicin- ity of Caledou was in much better shape than the central and southern sections. The season opened earlier in the north on the slopiug land and the few days of dry weather had given Affright Bathers Shallower Beaches in South- em Pacific Dangerous For Summer Sydney, N. S. W., May 18â€" {.A..P.) â€" Koroclous snakes, giant octopi, and salt water crocodiles have given a dangerous aspect recently to shallower sections of much of the Southern Pa- cific, which hitherto have been free from these menaces. T. V'angioni while swimming In Akarga Harbor, New Zealand, en- dured terrific tgony in the grip of tentacles of a giant octopus. A friend dived into the water and beat off tho sea brute with a club, Vangioni being on the point of collapse when hes- cue<l. Hj said he had dived into deep water when what he described as two devil's eyes, glowing and ferocious, seemed to dart down upon him, and even l>efore the tenacles grasiied him he fek utterly powerles.s. .A.n uncanny fa.scination or paralyzing horror made him almost incapable of effort against the muscular and tenacious grip. Al- most more terrifying than the amaz- ing strength of the tenacles was an electric wires, which they seemed to impart, but whether this was real or due to terrified imag'ination he could not say. People of North Queensland who havo abandoned the practice almost estuaries of the distinct on hot days have abandoned the practice almost altogeter as consequence of invasion of salt water crocodiles. At Cams three youths were bathing in an incosure near the shore when one of them, Kevi Conlin, age 14, who was in water only 18 inches deep suddenly leaped into the air with a cry of agony. His companions were horrified to see pointing from the water the long jagged jaws of a croco- dile wide open ready to snap again at the boy. One happened to have with him a long pole, with which they had been engaged in some water sports, and with great presence of mind he raised this and brought It cra.shiiig down on tha snout. Seizing their dazed and tlsing. particularly by our shop win- jl^leeding companion, they made fi>r the dows and in the press. In relying on: shore, but the crocodile followed and newspaper advertising we should ln-{'»a<i« another vicious snap at Conlin, trust the work to men and women â-  'his time just missing his left leg, Flashing Signs Barred by Edict rkf RACr^nf ^ff»of l*'^"* ^ ''"* '"'"'** °' language and fori which, on tccounc of a terrible gash Wl AXCgClIt OirCCl. lour pictorial art we should employ theU" '^e hip, was trailing helplessly in London's Rue de la Paix and Fifth Avenue Combined Sets High Standard London. â€" The merchants whose shops and stores have turned the re- ! finest talent available." British Officials In India Guarded the water After tliree human tragedies attrib- uted to sharks at Bondi Beach, ntar the heart of Sidney, a commercial shark fishing company spread huge nets between two ships and secure<l 29 sharks, one of them a tiger shark, the most ferocious of the siJeci'-'s, 20 Persia is Dying Ahmed Kadjar, Dethroned and Forgotten, .Nears Death in Elxile Paris. â€" Persia's king of kings, de- throned, forgotten, abandoned by al- most all of his followers, is slowly nearing his death in exile, his doctors agreeing that there is little hope of his recovery and giving him but a few months longer to live. Tho former shah recently under- went an operation at the American hospital at Neuilly, in the suburbs of Paris. The surgeons found that his condition was far more critical than the diagnosis had indicated. He is suffering from severe kidney trouble which has reached a stage where there is little that medical science can do. Since the king of kings has learned of the seriousness of his situation ha had grown morbid, which is a handi- cap to his recovery. Since his de- thronement, Ahmed Kadjar has been abandoned by almost his whole suite of followers. He receives very few visits at the hospital. Samad Khan, former Persian Mini.ster to France, and Hassan Mohamed Mirza are about the only visitors the king receives, ex- cept a few members of his former household. Before he became ill the former Shah was a popular figure in French society, in the theatres and in the restaurants of fashion, where he was always accompanied by strikingly beautiful women. His finances appear- ed sound, following his l,OO0.(K)0 franc coup on the Paris Bourse, although he did lose heavily in an industrial and oil slump. He has engaged in politics but little. Even before he was dethroned he spent most of his time in Paris and very little in Persia. He often remarked that power was thrust upon him when his father abdicated the throne, before .^hmad Kadjar had a chance to play. He was only 11 at the time. He is but "1 now. Even his death would cause almost no political concern in Persia, for he has no political followers. His bro- ther, Hassan Mohamed. 30, has pol- itical ambitions, according to promin- ent Persians. If death overcomes the Shah his brother is expected to replace him as pretender to the throne. Hassan is ambitious to become the eighth Shan-in-Shah of the Kadjar dynasty. He insists that he alone is able to re- store the dynasty. built Regent Street into an English Serious Developments Amone ' ^^^^ ^" length and weighing between The appointment of the Duke of j the section an early start. Spring York as Lord High Commissioner of i wheat will be short, hay crops good the Church of Scotland has givenjand alfalfa, except ia the low-lying great joy to the Scottish people. It is | parts, exceptionally good, regarded as a signal act of Royal "Tlif season Is much delayed." said Rue de la Paix and Fifth Avenue com- bined are strongly In favor of news- paper advertising and just as strongly opposed to garish electric signs and other objectionable means of attract- ing attention. Natives, .According to Reports London â€" The Daily pondent at Colcutta, Mail's corres- India, report that stringent precautions had been favor. At the close of the assembly last year it was tentatively agreed that in the event of union taking place Their Majesties the King and Queen would attend the service in St. Giles' Cathedral at which the uniting coven- ant would be signed. The King's ill- 1 tuiiate. ness. however, made that impossible and it is considered a graceful act on His Majesty's part to send his son. The Duke will be the first member of the Royal family to attend the assem A. P. McVannel, of Milton. "There has been a heavy rain each week and that has held back operations, especi- ally on the heavier land. The seeding around Georgetown and Acton is well on, but other places are not so for- This attitude received pronounced | taken to guard high British offlolals ] developments" 800 and 900 pounds i Several of the catch were "whaler" I sharks, a kind which preys on whales. ' Some of these wcde found to have re- ; ceived ama^.ii-g wounds, presumably ! in battles with the maran-.a!.*, two being so maimed as to be half eaten Vehicles Quebec Chroniile -Telegraph (Iml.'» : The opposition of the farming class to bly since James VI. did more than 300 'a general provincial law is part pre- years ago. His Royal Highness and the Duchess will take up residence at the Palace judice, part obstinancy and part lazi- ness, but if the driver of a horse- drawn vehicle were risking only his of Holyrood for 10 days and carrp own life the Government might well through a busy program of vizwi to take the stand, under the circunistan- the General Assem'Jy and the iiumer- ous charitable and philanthropic insti- tutions in Iho city. ces, that his blood is on his own read. In point of fact, however, he is as much a potential menace to all other Members of the Church of Scotland j tratfic upon tlie road as speeding have chosen as their moderator the' moterists can possibly be to him. Rev. Dr. Joseph Mitchell, Mauchline, ! who has bc^n a warm supporter of the union movement and a valuable serv- ant on committees of the church. The United Free Church modenitor is Rev. Dr. Alexander Martin, principal of New College, Edinburgh, who was moderatrir also in 1920. He has given years of labor to the cause of union. The moderator of the Fie« Church is Prof. J. R. Mackay, a distinguished theologian and scholar. Spain's King Opens Fair Release of Thousands of. White Pigeons Adds Bril- liance to Scene as Alfonso XII 1 Declares Ibero- American Exposition Open â€" Dictator Attends Cere- mony SE\'ILLE E.XH1BITI0N Seville, Spain. â€" Despite all misgiv-' ings as to the success of the Ibero- .\nierican exhibition, Seville has sud- tor Crown \ ret movements of troops and military | sponsible for saddling the nation with Si'-'hl'f^V^ "" f "' "- 'T'^^'* ''TL'"^ nersonnel and nntprlnl tlirni-flioiit • , T • i •., . i I ^"^ "^'B ia;r was soicmniy opened by 1 personnel and mateilal thioithout ^ pension schem3 which w.U not be- j^;^,^ j^^^^^^^ .^ ^^^.^^ ^^^J^ ^.^^.j- The ceremony took place in the P!a:^a de Espara in the cep.tre of the ex-' hibition grounds, the imposing spec- â- tacle being witnessed by a crowd esti- mated at 70,000 gathered under a joreiie blue and cloudless sky. The arrival of the King, Queen and Infanta was announced by salvos of guns, the signal for a tremendous ova- tion, while thousands of white pigeons wero liberated over the tribune amid j expression at the first annual dinner j because of "serious of the Regent Street .-Vssoclatlou, at I among the natives, j which the Lord Mayor of London and j The dispatch said reports filtering i "The Raiding Chancellor" many other distingui.shed guests were hi from the lilHs showed that tl'e In- Economiciis in the KLniew of Re- ^present. | dian Governmeut was facing d!mcul-| views (London): Mr. Churchill may j A grpat deal of Regent Street Is : ties, the nature of which have notjg,, jown to history as a bold but not the property of the Crown, and one been explained. L^ ^ successful Chancellor of the Ex- ot the speakers at the dinU'M- was A. There were rumors current of sec- chequer. His first Budget was re- S. Gave, Commissiouer Lands., "Regent Street is not soing to ' northern India, the correapondeut ' c(„"„,3 geif.^,ip.,o,.tlng, even en his own i shrink from advertisement," he de- said. j caIculatlon.s, unlil the year of grace I dared, "for advertisemeut is the sort- The Daily Mail dispatch said heavy o,)|jj j„ every other Budget ha has lot stimulant without which no trade : guards had been placed around public j-aj^j^^i ^ne fund or resource after an- ! in these days can enjoy hoallh and | buildings, and that Lord Irwin, the other, and has thus cleared out every j vitality. Hut there are many ways of j Viceroy, and various prvolncial gov- ; Heg^.p^i, jj^ j,,, ^im highly dubious j advertising. Within 100 yards of this ernors and high civil and military of- re^or ilof havini;, by a species of fi-ian- jioom we can see a form of advertis- fleers were protected by guards. l^^a legcrderaai'u almost\vithout par- ling by electric signs. •> 1^,1^, i;u„oscd upon the super-ta.n)ay- ! "Ue shall fight against anything of j Nearly thirty blind men are now 'er an extra year's tax. Hv the device jlliat sort being Introduced on any j practising with more or less success !of changing its name and culling !t a. large scale in Regent Street. There in the legal profession, three being re- 'surtax, he collects both siinertax and are plenty of other ways of a<lvcr- cently called to tbe Bar. .surtax on l!;o same year's i:u'o;r.o. W. M. Birks Finds Britain Improved Head of Chamber of Com- merce Returns After Long Visit NV. M. Birks, president of the Cana- dian Chamber of Commerce, accom- panied by Jlrs. Blrks and Miss Lois Birks arrived in Montreal In the special train from the Empress of Australia which docked at Quebec. They spent some time in Kurope, In Ihs course of which Mr .Birks motor- Bd through five countries besides Bri- tain. "The rrogrcss of Canadian indus- try and commerce is greatly appreciat- ed In Great Britain." he said. "A proof of this Is the fact that t'le Cham- i)crs of Commerce In lyondon, Birm- ingham and Manchester were sending delegates to the .\lberla convention next September. Trade Is Improving !n Engbnd. I thought the Improve- ment might be largely fictitious and that the leaders of Industry might Just b« whistling to keep tbcir cour- «ge up." Canada's Diversified Natural Beauty Attracts Many Tourists the waving flags of Spain and Portu- gal and tho Rurpio standard of Ca.stile. C'n each side of tho semicircle wero seen tho diplomatic representatives of the .Vniorican republics, resplendent in gold-braided uniforms. Opposite were the Cabinet ministers and Spani.;h irrandees. and en the left the flower of Spain's aristocracy. Con. Prinio de Rivera in the course of his speech s.iid: "Our words vibrate across iho world to tell it of the close embrace which unites brothers and sons and members of the same race." .Apart from its political significance tho fair is regarded as an event of unusual imnori.ince. Only after tha greatest difticuity did authorities suc- ceed in completing their preparations. Even now some of the buildings ai-a not ready for the inauguration, as, for instance, tho .Vrgentine pavilion. Tho Govornniont meanwhile i« de- termined to end the harmful propa- ganda about conditions in Spain, and it is announced that a Madrid news- paper has been fined .50.000 pesetas for publishing an '.intrue item regarding an alleged brawl in Seville. This in fact was tht« oi'ly oiscordant note in tho news o' the inaugural ceremonies. -*- It Is always risky to give a man who can not control his own man- power fifty or seventy-five horsepower to control. â€" "Boston Herald." "How can I tell if ray daughter has the gift of painting'?" asks a reader. You cnn usually seei It In her face! â€" "Glasgow Easlorn Standard." -♦- Watertoa Lakes, National Park, ONE TYPE OF BEAUTY WH IN THE EAST CANNOT ENJOY on the international boundary In Al berta. Is the inu.'it southerly of Canada's sceulc i-escrves. King Guslave, of Sweden, and th« Queen, have been married forty-eisht years now. Sweden, as you may j know, is the honii» of safety matches â€" "Kay Featurea,"*