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â- â€¢ • •• •-««•â- #"• •-»< Voice of the Press Gmada. The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Helping a Brother There Is tiomethiiii; moro than mere- ly Rood news in llic aiinouiio-nient tli:it Hrltatn and Canada havp rorao to llir aHslsluhrc of Nuntoundluiid In its tlnandal trouMet. li Is an ln^tance of nifmbers (if lU>- family Iu'Iiimk a broth- er out of tpmiioraiy diflirultles. It miKh! bo said, in thf vernacular, tliat nrilain and this Dominion have •â- (•Ii1|i|>hI In" that the ancient colony may be abk- to m<'ct ilo intoro.Mt obli- Kailnns on Jan. 1. Tills Is the more notable at a time wlu-n other menibfrs of the family are IhcmselvcK not any too w«;ll off, in Ilip flnan<;lal sensf. Both nritaia and Canada have enormous bills to meet, but they have ^trained a point to help the Utile nomiiilon. Canada may bo younKer than New fonndlaiul. but has Krown to be I he bis brother, and re- loptiizeK a big lirolUer'.s obligations. Altogether, it is a very human ac- thin, this londinK of a hand; and it is fully appreciated by the people of Newfoundland. News from St. John's indl<ate.s that the loan of $1,250,000 has been received with touching evi- dence of thankfulness. Following the Premier's announcement that help was assured. nienibiTs of the Govern- bent joined involuntarily in singing 'Land of Hope and tilory," "The Maple ].,oaf"' and "(iod Save the Kins." And with it all there- lias been no hint as to Ihf auTisability of confederation with Canada. Thus the altogether satisfac- tory business ia marked by two admir- able features: generosity and good taste. But th»>re is no telling to what it may load. â€" Toronto Globe. , The Tragedy of Youtli One ot the moil serious fealuies of tho present economic depression is the lack of employment for young men just out ot collegiate institutes and univerBlties. Thousands ot youths, having completed their oducaton, are tliKling the doors to employment bar- iTSl^Londou Kree Press. Censorship Members of tho British board of movie censors liaye recently rejected nearly threo hundred Alms because thoy included blasphemy, ridicule ot religious beliefs, death treated with Hippancy and the portrayal ot vicious lives. Some raoro pruning of the same kind would be an e.xcellent thing s very where. â€" Brant ford Expositor. Canada's New Cattle Market The end ot the embargo means, however, that Canadian cattle have a much wider market in Britain, that many Irritating restrictions have been removed, that their movement once landed is not rosirieted, that inland markets are opened, that expensive veterinary charges are largely ellmin- ited, and that certain grades of Cattle rornurly prohibited, will now be ad- mitted. Only when the exchange liltiution rights itself will the full Inrco ot this measure be appreciated by Canndiaii llve<'iock men. â€"Ottawa • lournal. posed by emiiloyers in various coun- tries on the ground (hat it would place them at a disadvantage in competing tor foreign trade. But If there is in- ternational agreement for concerted action this objection fails. Such an agreement may be legitimatejy looke<| for from the World Economic Confer- ence â€" London Dally Herald. Canada's Turn An lniiK)rlant Canadian hrui l.s to es- tablish a branch in Blackburn for the manufacture ot electric cookers, re- frigerators etc. After a preliminary survey of Tarlous I.,ancashlre towns, representatives ot the lirm who were searching for .'.-.uitable promises de- cided on the India Mill. Blackburu, brought to their notice by the Lanca- shire Industrial Devclopmeut Council. This building contains an area of over 40,000 square feet, and it is expected Ihat employment will be found for several hundreds of work penplo. The firm celebrated their jubiloo this year. They were the pioneers in Canada of their jMirticular typo of manufacture and will bo the first Canadian lirm to establish a works in Lancashire. â€" lu- (lu.strial Britain. Discrimination Against Shipping British shipping is excluded by many foreigu countries from their coastal trade. Thus Briliah .-rhips may not carry cargo or passengers from New york to Charleston or San rrancisco. American shippiug is not treated by us in this manner. It can ply from ijort to port in the Britlsli Isles and on.'^age in inier-EmpIre trade. Tlie day has come to end this onesided and unfair position. If a nation discriminates against our shipping, similar discrim- inaton should _be applied to that na- tion's vessels in our porls.--Ix)ndou Daily Mail. Advertising At Sea Pace That Kills People of today think that the pace 9f lite Is faHtâ€" much too fast to be conductive to old age; but thoy are not the only ones who have had that feeling; and still the pace grows tast- er, and people continue to live to a good old age. This thought is em- phaiiiztd by an American writer who recalls that as far back as 1832 there were people v,ho saw in the "mad hurry" of that age an onion ot ill for lh» fiituro. â€" Chatham News. Clean Hands It ii afTirined lliat paper money is a rarrier of disease germs. If it were the only sourc» of infection a lot of people would bo almost immune these lay.K. â€"Edmonton Journal. Trade With West Africa 'i'.ilm oil in |j[ilk is being shipped ;roin .Nigeria direct to Halifax). This lew movement tiirough all Canadian :haiiitels is a direct result of tho Im- jerial Economic Conference agree- ments, under wht'Oi palm oil la given I preference, and to secure tho pre- ;er<-nce it must come in through Cana- lian ports. The n.se of this produce In Canada, of <'oui'se. Is not new, and what this Dominion has consumed haa been coming in largely through United States ports. Now, Canadian porta will get the business, and also the bulk of tlie f'liport of soap as well. -Halifax Herald. Barley Smothers Mustard KxporlmenlBl work carried (jiu at the Central Experimental Farm Otr tav/a, shows concliislvoly that barley can be used most etfectirely In •mothering out mustard. It has been found that barley sown at the rate ot I bushels per acre Is most eftectiva tor uls purpose. Incidentally, It ia aUo fbown that heavier seeding producM % hMvlar yield of grain prjr acre. -D*- ||«rtmoDt of Agricuiture. No longer do the siiips of the sea slip siU.iitly through the night. For instance this gigantic electric sign aboard the Europa flashes out when she meets another vessel in mid-ocean. India Accepts Ottawa India should nov/ enjoy a large ex- pansion ot trade in the Colonies and Dependonles, while she yields nothing that should act as a bar to her indus- trial progress. That for the first time she is to give preferences to certain British Industries is of immense im- portance, especially in view ot the new Constitution to which India is now looking forward. We hope that by the time It is actually established thft mutual gains arising out of tho Ottawa agreement will bo such that It will be accepted by all parties as the basic economic principle of Anglo- Indian trade relations. â€" T,ondon Dally Telegraph. AMERICAN Understatement As for tlie long-necked suhject of iin- der-statement, three new items have recently been added to the collection. There was, tor Instance, that bit of the plaintilf'B testimony in Lilienfeld V. Lilienfeld, a suit for separate main- tenance brought by a Brooklyn bride. It seems that, on one occasion, the husband had beaten her, blacked her eyes, scratched her, torn her night- dress and otherwise maltreated her. Her counsel asked what her comment at the time had been. "Well," said Mrs. Lilienfeld, "I was quite sur- prised. Not to be outdone. Justice Schmuck awarded her the relief she sought on the ground that Mr. Lilien- feld had, as a husband, been neither loving nor lovable.â€" The New Yorker. Britan's Record Theid are no blots on the British war debt record. But there will be a very large-sized blot on the record otj American Government if it does not alter the British debt agreement be- fore the next semi-annual piiynienl is duo. -Providence Journal. Trade Balance Will Be Over $50,000,000 Ottawa. â€" Canada's export balance of trade for the calendar year 19.3'2, will be slifihtly over .?.J0,OO0,(>(>0. Thin figure is arrived at by returns made to Government departments with thu Ipst few (lays of the year estimated by trade experts. Canada's total exports of domestic goods are estimated at S408,;)01,00O. It also exported foreign poods esti- mated at 5^,018,000. The imports during the year are estimated at $455,877,000. Since this includes tho goods afterwards re-exported, the ex- port balance is the difTerence betw-een the total exports (domestic and for- eign) and the total imports. Tills is a considerable change from 1931. The totals for both exports and imports were greater last year, but the imports exceeded the exports by $10,855,000, The exports of do- mestic Roods totalled $f>05,:i;!6.000, for- eign goods $11,007,000, and- the im- ports totalled $(328,0!i8,000. Carnarvon to Celebrate Lloyd George's Birthday London â€" Special arrangements have been made at Carnarvon for the celebration ot David Lloyd George's 70;h birthday on Jan. 17. Mr. Lloyd George has represented this area in Parliament uninterrupt- edly for 42 year.'i. He first entered the House of Commons as member for tho division, then known as Carnarvon Boroughs in 1S90. On the day of his lilrtliday he ia to addres.s a mass meeting of his constituents. « . THE EMPIRE "^ Pive-Day Weak A shorter working day an< a shorter trUng week, without diminution ot KM, *r« (ncreaslngly looknd upon oaf o( U>e most elTecdve ways of TicTng unomployment. This is op Average Family in U.S. Worth $12,000 Cincinnati. â€" Believe it or not, the average family in the United States is worth $12,000. That, at least, Is the estimate of M. R. Noifeid, New York statistician, presented before the American Statistical Association here. Neifcld said the average of 30,000,- 000 families will find current assets more than double current liabilities, despite the last three years, and he displayed a balance sheet to prove it. Total assets of the American fam- ily at tho end of 1029, ho figured, were $421,679,000,000, while total lia- bilities were only $46,360,000,000. "In other words," he said, "for every dol- lar the American family owe<l, they had nine in their iKissessinn." O Australian - U.S. Film War Start* Sydney, Australia. â€" A film war is in prngreas between Australian thea- tre-owners and American film agen- ciea over the supply of motion pic- ture fiim.s for 1933. The theatre men are making a de- termined stand against tho American terms, particularly aifalnst block booUnif, and assort that they will doBO their theatres rather than sur- render. In reply the Amerfcans have threatened to cut olf the film sup- ply. Therf! Is approxiinait'ly one police- man to every 2000 'if iwondon'a popu l.'ilinii Four Generations Live on Same Street Vermon, B.C. â€" Four generations, all living' on the same street in the same city, is extraordinary, but Ver- non and its Seventh street have this distinction. Mrs. David .A.lexander, great-grand- mother, Mrs. J. F. Gray, grandmoth- ers, Mr.s. Charles Woods, mother, and George Woods, 10-yoar-oId son, make up the four generations. The four generations attended a family Christmas dinner, at whicii "7 relatives assembled. European Cities Are Glimpsed in Lecture Montreal. â€" Glimpses of a number of cities of Europe were .-(fforded to members of the Montreal West Wo- men's Club recently when David A. Keys, Ph. J)., professor of physics at McGiU University, gave an illustrated talk on a recent tour in Europe, in- cluding capit-.l cities and p'.tces less frequently visited. Starting â-  Paris, the l-.ctarei proceeded to Munich, which, he remarked, has the heit town-planning system of .ny city iii Eurtpc, no building bein?: allowed to be of such a height as to shut out the sun from the opposite side. A musical centre, Munich has a new theatre for su-nmer visitors, with price^ much in advance of those charged th. lesidents tit rest of the year. Vienna, which in 1910 had been a gay and flourish- ing city, was, sitice the war. Dr. Keys found, badly off, with "no visible means of support," and with many of the buildings showing the effects of lack of money for their upkeep. Prague, Drasdon, Heidelberfc-, famous for its university; Danzig, vere other cities visited. The island of Gothland i. the Baltic Sea, jnce a powerful member of the Hanseatic Leaf.ue, was also visited. Its chief tov^.i, which some six or seven centuries .igo was as large as London at that time, has now a population of only a few thon- s?.n.l people. Stockholm was pointed out as uniiko most cities, aaving an attractive sppearance from the har- bor. -: ,j Famous Petrified Forest Carted A'way as 'Lumber' Ada Okla. â€" Ada's celebrated pet- rified forest, long a subject of study by scientists, is no more. The petri- fied wood has been sold by its Indian owner for use in the construction of a commercial garage. The "forest," with remains of giant trees of long ago scattered where they fell, was described by geologists as the largest of its kind in the Southwest. Ada civic leaders had hoped tj in- clude the forest in a two-acre park, but tho petrified wood was sold and hauled awav before they could obtain the land B.C. to Increase Lumber Exports Shipments to (J. K. May Reach 150,000,000 Feet In 1933 Vancouver. â€" British Columbia will Inrease her lumber exports to the 1,'nited iKngdom during the coming year to ISO.OOU.OOO feet. It is forecast In well-informed circles. This com- pares with 87,000,000 feet shipped during the past 12 months, a gain of more than 70 per cent., or treble that shipped in 1931, when 50,000,000 feet created a record. Sentiment In the United Kingdom In favor of Empire trade. Including the general friendly attitude ot lum- ber imiiorters and (Jovernniental bod- ies, is expected to produce this resu't. Three men aru employed for each 1.000 feet exported, one in the woods, one In the mill, one in transportation services, so that the coming year's oxpected export to the X'nited King- dom will provide employment amoun- ting to 450,000 work days, or steady employment for one year for 1,500 men. British Columbia is fast ousting Washington and Oregon from the United Kingdom market. In the first three months of this year, with the Import Dulles Act in effect for one month, the province shipped 51.9 per cent, of the Pacific coast export to the ITnited Kingdom; Washington shiped 37.5 per cent., with Oregon lO.G per cent. In the first nine months ot the year, with the Import Duties Act in effect for seven of them, British Co!unibi,i steadily increased her per- centage to 70.5 per cent., with Wash- ington getting 2:1.5 per cent, and Ore- gon G per cent. The import duties preferences are now embodied in the Imperial Conference agreement. British Columbia has also practic- ally ousted the two states to the south from the Australian market as a re- sult of the trade treaty with that Do- minion. She is shipping about 108,- 000,000 feet yearly to Australia, or about 90 per cent, of the Pacific coast exiKirt to that market, exactl|y re- versing the percentage figure ot a few years ago. Stranded Off Yorkshire Coast Australian Munitions Plant Puts 2,000 Back at Work Steyr, Austria. â€" A wavu of new hope has spread through this town with news that the famous Steyr Werke, where much of Austria's war- time munitions were produced, is put- ting 2,000 men back to work this month. Two big orders, one said to be from Brazil, are mentioned as the reason for resumption of operations. Of particular interest in connection w-ith this development was the almost simultaneous announcement from Pil- sen that the Skoda company is re- opening steel mills which have been idle for months, taking back several thousand men, in the middle c '' Janu- ary. Resumption of work at the Steyr Werke was announced after an agree- ment had been reached with the metal workers' union establishing a 40-hour week with a 5 per cent, wage cut. 'The second of the orders placed with the works came from Portugal, which ig changing the .=:tyle of its infantry weapons. Intelligence Level In N.Y. City Hops Atlantic City, NJ. â€"The average level of intelligence in New York City Is declining because people of low Intelligence are having many children, while those ot high intelli- gence are having few, the American Association for the Advancement ol Science was told last week. This conclusion, drawn from a study of intelligence records ot 100,- 000 children ia New York City 'Schools, was reported by Dr. J. B. Mailer, of Columbia University. Children of native-born parents scored higher than those of foreign- born parents in level of intelligence and school progress, the study show- ed. Jewish children scored higher than other "national groups." Getting Down to Business President Hoover promulatcs tho most sweeping reorganization of fed- eral departments in history. These become effective in 60 days, subject to congressional approval. The propos- ed consolidations and discontinuances affect 5S executive agencies. Four new divisions aud 10 major regroup- ings are scheduled, bureaus are transferred from one department to another, commissions are merged. The message to Congress drops like a bombshell among offlcoholders, who had expected nothing so drastic. Yet the president says it Is only a dis- agreeable task long deferred â€" govern- ment methods must get down to a business basis. â€" Orillla NoVs-Letter. Indian Education Report Shows Remarkable Advances Made by Can- adian Indians Ottawa. â€" Honourable Thomas ti. Murphy, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Af< fairs, points out in the recently issued annual report of the Dept. of Indiaa Affairs the gratifying increa.se ia school enrolment and attendance bj Indian children throughout the Do- minion. During the past few yean the increase in attendance at ths schools maintained by the Department has been very gratifying and in thi year 1931-32 there was an enrolmeiri of over 17,000 and an average attend ance of over 13,000, which is a rec<M^ for the work. The remarkable resulti obtained through the effoits of tlw Department to advance the Indians t< a state of independence and self su? port is showing in the growing inter est of the Indians in education. It the ten ytars from 1921-22 to 1931-31 the total enrolment increased from 13,021 to 17,163, while the averagi attendance advanced from 8,668 ti 13.107. During the year, 80 residenti*' .schools and 270 day schools were ii operation, a total of ?50 centres oi Indian educational activity through- out the Dominion. The day schools an conducted wholly by the Department but in the management of the residea tial schuols the co-operation of tilt churches was as follows: Romat Catholic, in 44 schools; Church ol England, in 21 schools; Unite*! Church, in 13 schools; and Presbyter- ian, in 2 schools. At the day schooli the work is made more attractive tc the pupils by the correlation of class- room exercises with reserve and In- dian home activities, and in the resi- dential schools vocational training is emphasized. "The health of the Indian boys and girls while they are attending school is a special concern of the Departmeat and in addition to careful inspection, physical education, proper diet, and.. sanitation is stressed. The welfare of the graduates is also looked after when they have left school and ap- proximately 250 young Indian men and women were assisted in the con- tinuation of their studies and in tha establishment of homes during tha past year. .? _ Buying Elxpensive Models Is Economy Says Actresi Economize by buying expensive things.' This advice comes from Aaa Harding, stage aud screen star. "Xothing Is gained by buying thing! just because they are cheap," site de- clares. "One good dress can actually serve as three It you plan proper ac- cessories to go with it â€" the hats and jackets and scarfs, the bags and slip- pers and jewelery. Get two sets of accessories for each dress, have them very different la color and have them In quite different degrees ot formality. This widens th« uses of the costumes as well as adding variety. "Another effective economy is ao quired by buying Interchangeable cos tumes," she advised. "For instance for evening wear, buy an expenslv* plaiu gown, beautiful In line. This cai be worn unadorned as one costume With other accessories It becomes an other gown, and by means of a lei oi flowers it becomes a third dress. Canada's Fish Stocks . Are Well Maintainec Ottawa.â€" From coast to coast Can ada's fish hatcheries are stocked witli try, or fish eggs, which will be d» veloped during the winter. Distribu- tion will take place during the spring and summer ot 19J3 for the restockini of the various lakes and streams throughout the Dominion. Kivers and lakes are in abundance in every province and with sea fishing on both coasts Canada is a paradise tor tho angler. The department o! fisheries, liowevor, supplements th« natural production by the distribution of eggs and try, and in the past year more than 138,000,000 fry and older fish were placed In suitable streams throughout the Dominion. The British Columbia Sockeye headed the list with more than 97,000,000 fry aud fln- gerlings being distributed. Next In order was the Atlantic salmon with 21.000.000. The remainder of the dia- tribution was made up ot other varie ties ot salmon and trout. The abort figures do not include hatcheries takes over by the provincial goverumenta and It is estimated that In the paw year more than 600,000,000 eggs, fr< and flngerlings have been distributed when the hatcheries ot>erated by thi Dominion and Provincial Covero ments are taken Into consideration. The trawler Commander Morton picked to go aground on tho Vorksliire coast near Klanibrough, Eng. The cliffs are 400 feet high and the beach Is Inaccessible for six miles. Old Lady of London" j To Be Renovated I London. â€" A further section of tho [ old buildings at the Bank ot Kngland is to bo pulled down this year. Tho buildings noaring completion repre- sent about halt ot the complete schema, and tenders are being souitht for demolishing a substantial part ot tho old buildings on the remaining ^ half of the site. The complete reno-l j vatlon of "The Old I.Ady of Thread- ' needle Street" was originally estim- ated to take twelve years and cost ' 3^>me £5,000,000. English Phone Service To Be Investigates The executive of the National GulU ot Telephonists, Ix>ndon, Eng., decide* to appeal to the Prime MInlstai through Parliament for an InToatlga tlon of night staffing conditions In th* telephone service. It has been da cided to act on a recommendation <H the Bridgeraan Committee on the Poal Office that girls must share duty wit* the men until 11 p.m. Instead of until 8 p.m. The executive received a r» port Indicating the unanimous opposi- tion of the women to the change. \