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The Papers ===== EDITORIAL COMMENT PROM HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE. CANADA THE EMPIRE Men Drivers Better Prom Washington comes word that tests in every state reveal that men excel women, in the driving of autos. The reports show that the males of the species generally possess better vision, are not so easily blinded by the glare of other lights, hear better, pax!; better and concentrate more cioscly on the wheel. To offset this list, women see better from the corner of the eye, distinguish the color of traffic lights more quickly and drive more slowly. Of course only mere men were at the head of the investigation.---Brantford investigation.---Brantford Expositor. A Rea! Horror Campaign Commenting on the Ontario Highways Highways Department's "horror campaign," campaign," Sault Star suggests printing the pictures of drivers in the cells. "A cfentury or so ago," it says, "it was the custom to leave the bodies of those who had been executed hanging on the gibbet as a warning to other criminals. criminals. Why not adopt that idea and show pictures of reckless drivers serving serving jail sentences? Or drive them along the streets in. a case mounted on a truck? That would be a real horror campaign." Which is not a bad idea. Horror Is abstract; l'ear of publicity is concrete.--Owen concrete.--Owen Sound Sun-Times. No Examinations Dr. Duncan McArthur, Deputy Minister Minister of Education for Ontario, says his department is ready to issue every certificate from the kindergarten to the university without any special written examinations on the part of the pupils, but the department cannot cannot proceed to take action beyond public opinion. Dr. McArthur, who was addressing teachers, pointed out "it is your important task as teachers to convince the parents in your community community that your judgment is adequate adequate to determine without a written examination whether William or Mary .Should be promoted to the next grade." That is a reasonable view, for undoubtedly a pupil should be judged on the term's work rather than on examinations. examinations. The trend toward promotion promotion on the work of the term seems wise.--Niagara Falls Review. Know Canada First Hon. R. B. Bennett urges young Canada to become familiar with the history of our country. That's good a'dvice, and it wouldn't hurt a l'ew of the older folljs, some of whom see ghodness everywhere else but in their own country.--Guelph Mercury. The North-West Frontier The Frontier is still the Achilles' heel of India. A quarter of a million of the finest fighting men in Asia wait for the day when Allah shall deliver Hindu into their hands ; behind them and ready to follow them stand half a million of their own breed under the absolute Amir. So long as com- munalism divides the people of India they cannot hope to stand up unaided against invasion through the passes of the North-West; the ultimate responsibility responsibility for holding this great Imperial Imperial frontier must rest on the shoulders shoulders of the British people. The intrusion intrusion of Indian politics has introduced introduced a new element of danger. The question must be faced afresh. One school of thought would place the tribal tribal hinterland under a military governor, governor, keeping frontier questions entirely entirely outside Indian politics, There is something to be said for this view. This much is certain; if the reactions of political movements in the settled districts of the Frontier constitute a threat to the peaceful control of the border tribes, then in the interests both of India and Britain a system of control must be devised which would neutralize political influences beyond the administrative border. -- Sir William Barton in The Forum (London). Trade With New Zealand Because of the market that exists in New Zealand for Canadian manufacturers, manufacturers, especially motor-vehicles, and the lack of a market In Canada for New Zealand butter, it seems inevitable inevitable that the trade balance between between the two countries will remain very favourable to Canada. Before the unfortunate dispute which caused Canada Canada to be placed on the foreign tariff schedule, trade was reasonably well balanced. The loss of the butter trade due to duty and dumping charges accounts accounts largely for increased disparity. Last year the figures of both countries countries rose, but the unfavourable balance balance was nearly two and a quarter millions. New Zealand vsjbqj now enjoys enjoys an Empire preference which formerly formerly did not exist, and we continue to sell to Canada hides and skins and sausage casings. Further trade of any consequence has not materialized, in spite of official efforts. On the other hand, Canada lias benefited by the "recovery" "recovery" demand for motor-vehicles and tires, selling also paper, boots and shoes, hosiery, electrical machinery and timber.--Auckland Weekly News. Busiest Railway Area War Horrors Brought Home You can begin to appreciate the horrors of war when you listen to some of those radio announcers struggling struggling with Japanese and Chinese names.--Peterborough Examiner. Character-Building In Children It is said that Windsor's juvenile delinquency has dropped 23 per cent, since the city opened its summer program program of playground activities. This supports the theory that if children are given something to do which is healthy and character building, there Ig less chance of them getting Into trouble.--Chatham News. ~ i^i ---- SAINT JOHN. N.B.--General railway railway traffic in the Maritime Provinces is better than in any other section of Canada, according to Alistair Fraser, Montreal, vice-president in charge of the Canadian National Railways. "While business is excellent throughout throughout the Dominion, no other section of the country has shown such gratifying increases in all types of traffic as the Atlantic region," he said here this week. Bitten by a huge rat, in his home, Louis Carter, ; one-week-old infant, and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Carter, of Chicago, died in the University University of Chicago Clinic. Editor Uses Homing Pigeons To Speed News Service From All Pails of County HQRNELL, N.Y. -- Swift-pinioned homing ' pigeons sped from various points in Steuben County this week, bearing news of outlying communities communities for publication in Hornell's Evening Evening Tribune. In what was both a departure from conventional "country correspondence" transmission and a revival of one of the world's oldest methods of communication, communication, The Tribune began a regular regular "air mail" service for its state news department. Six of the fleet birds,, released:,-by Mrs. Mabel Sandfovd at Hammonds- port on Keuka Lake, traversed the 28 miles to the homing loft atop The Tribune building m "a short time," Assistant Managing Editor Louis G- Buiscli said. He asserted 13 birds now wore ready for service and would be distributed distributed to the newspaper's correspondents correspondents throughout its territory. Nineteen more are being trained and will be ready for duty soon. "The pigeon service, will be used for our regular week-end news transmission," transmission," Buisch said. "The news will be written out in complete form on thin paper, and sent In ring carriers attached to the birds' legs." 1 News In Brief Cross Atlantic In 11 'A Hours FOYNES, Irish Free State.---Imperial State.---Imperial Airways flying ship Caledonia, on the return hop of another experimental experimental commercial trans-Atlantic flight, alighted on the River Shannon at 9.15 a.m., from Eotwood, Nfld. The hop completed the third round trip of Imperial Airways planes over the northern route since survey flights were started early in July. The Caledonia's flying time was announced announced as 11 hours, 33 minutes which was the fastest crossing of any of the survey trips. Italy Wins Air Derby LEBOURGET FIELD, Paris. -- The Italian pilot Cupini crossed the finish line first in the Istres-Damascus-Paris 3,600-mile air derby at 10.08 a.m. The winner, however, was decided on the basis of elapsed time. Cupini, with his co-pilot, Paradis, was the winner of first prize of one and a half million francs ($56,200). The team's unofficial elapsed time was 16 hours 24 minutes. Thirty minutes later the Italian team of Flori-Lucchini flew over the field. Their estimated elapsed time was 17 hours and 13 minutes, qualifying qualifying them for the second prize of one million francs ($37,500), Premier Mussolini's son, Bruno, and his co-flier, Col. Attileo Biseo, landed in third place to qualify for a prize of half a million francs ($18,750). British Destroyer Fired On. HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Frontier.--Loyalist Frontier.--Loyalist coastal batteries were alleged this week to have fired on the British destroyer, Keith, as it sped down the Biscay coast on an "errand of mercy" to rescue loyalist war refugees. refugees. Thomas Bates, British Consul at Santander, who was aboard the des- stroyèr, said the loyalists opened fire from Santona, a fishing port thirteen miles east of Santander. Insurgent despatches at the frontier frontier reported that, a few hours after the attack on the Keith, Santona was captured by a rebel column of Italian "Black Arrows" advancing along the coast from Laredo. By ELIZABETH EEDY A commentary on the highlights of the week's news Times Attacks Mussolini In a speech at Palermo, Premier Mussolini of Italy issued a warning that Rome and Berlin would never permit "Bolshevism or something like that" to establish itself on the shores of the Mediterranean. The London (Eng.) Times immediately attacked II Due»,, taking it that his warning implied "exclusive Italian control" in that sea. The editorial saw a double danger .in Mussolini's statements regarding Bolshevism. This phrase, the paper said, might signify that Italy is pledged to continue military intervention intervention in Spain, and secondly, it might imply that Italy is assuming control of the domestic policy of Mediterranean nations. "The claim might lead her very far indeed--to Spain today, Turkey tomorrow, tomorrow, and no one can tell where after," the Sunday Times said. Air Service Delayed Unless spe'cial legislation is enacted enacted in the U. S. Congress, another year may go by before the projected trans-Atlantic air mail and passenger service between Great Britain and the United States is inaugurated. Meantime test flights continue to be carried out from both sides of the Atlantic. Killed In Spain Since the Civil War in Spain began began a little more than a year ago, nearly 40*0 British subjects, volunteer volunteer fighters on either side of the combat, have been killed. Detachments Detachments from Canada, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Poland, have also lost many men in the fray, none of them, however, sponsored officially by the countries they represent. Tourist Boom Reaching the proportions of a major major industry, the tourist influx into Canada from the United States and other countries, is this year expected to swell Canadian cotters, public and private, by the addition of $300,000,- 000. During the month of August alone, nearly one million United States cars will have crossed over into into Canada. The present year's tour ist business may come close to the ' high mark set in the peak year of i 1930 when 21,000,000 visitors were, inside out borders. Some observers, say that the Dionne Quintuplets are largely responsible for the comeback, comeback, others that returning prosper- ' Tty is giving new life to the tourist industry. , , , Ram Kelts Harvest Harvesting operations in Western Ontario have been at a standstill due to the excessive rains and crops in the fields have been seriously damaged. damaged. No bumper crop this year, either ! Prison Commission Appointed to inquire into the administration administration of penal institutions in Canada, the Penitentiary Commission headed by Mr. Justice Archambault have concluded their study of prison systems on the Continent of Europe and in England. They will now shortly complete the business of in-- ' vestigating the home field. Trouble in a number of Canadian penal institutions, institutions, it will be remembered, led to the inquiry. News From China Japan's great military machine is only beginning to go into action, but already the war is spreading over half of the great country of China, The armies are striking by land, sea and air along a 1,000 mile front. But earlier in the week, Japan gov the worst of it. Japanese reinforcement reinforcement troops led by suicide detachments detachments of the "White Band of Death" were annihilated by Chinese gunfire as they attempted to land at the Shanghai wharves. War arid fire continued to lay waste to Shanghai. A large section of the city containing British and Japanese-owned properties, was fired by incendiary bombs from Chinese planes. The International Settlement escaped destruction by flame but 400 persons were estimated killed and a - 1,000 wounded by a heavy artillery . shell that crashed into its crowded store section. The civilian death toll so far in the war is placed at 10,000 King Faroiik Engaged CAIRO. -- The engagement of Egypt's young King Farouk to Mile. Sasi Naaz, 16-year-old daughter of Youssef Bey Zulfikar, councilor of the Alexandria Mixed Court of Appeals, was officially announced this week. Her mother, Madame Henem Zulfikar, Zulfikar, is lady-in-waiting to the queen mother. The king's fiancee is the granddaughter granddaughter of former Premier Mohamed Pasha Baled and is a renowned Egyptian beauty. First Paralysis Death In Manitoba WINNIPEG--First death from infantile infantile paralysis since the light outbreak outbreak began in June, was recorded here this week, Emily Jones, of Dominion Dominion City, 55 miles south of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, died at King George Isolation Hospital here. About 30 persons are ill with the disease in Manitoba. Nazis Survey New Air Way BERLIN, -- Lufthansa, Germany's leading aviation company, announced this week three Reich flic | in a tri- motored plane flew from Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, to Ansifan, in the southwestern southwestern extremity of Kansu Province in China, a distance of about l,55f miles, in 11 hours. The flight, an experimental one to ; discover whether it was feasible tc establish an air route linking Europe ' to the Orient over the northern, route,, was held .successful, inasmuch as the route' taken by the German plane is' about 1,240 miles shorter than the i present southern airlane via Rhodes, Turkey, Baghad and Teheran. The plane was piloted by Baron ) Cary von Gablenz, technical, director of Lufthansa. Captain Untucht and ' Mechanic Kirchoff were the other, members of the crew. After an hour's stop in Ansifan, the ; plane hopped off for Soochom, near Shanghai, where it landed safely. THE WONDERLAND OF OZ By L. Frank Baum £/ <> < ; Copyrighted 1932, Reilly & Leo Co. As Ozma arid the Gnome King stepped stepped through the door, Dorothy and the rest of our friends followed. They found themselves upon a balcony from which they viewed the enormous cave that stretched for miles in every direction. direction. Around the walls of the cave were thousands of gold and silver doors which extended far into the distance. distance. While the little maid from Oz and her friends gazed with wondering eyes at the vastness of the cave, before them, the Gnome King drew a silver whistle from his pocket. Raising it to his lips he blew one long, shrill whistle. whistle. Then he turned to his companions from the upper world. 'Watch!" he commanded. At once all the gold and -silver doors flew open and solid ranks of gnome soldiers marched out from every one. So great were thèir number that they soon filled all of the immense underground underground cavern. They were clothed, in steel a to or and bore- sharp spears Upon hh ];• vast each wJ.'k a brilliant «IflAtrin 1 ' L The Gnome King whistled again, and at once the martial array filed through the silver and gold doorways and disappeared; Then the gnome turned to Ozma. "This," he said, "is but a small part of my army. No ruler on earth has ever dared fight ine and none ever will. I am too power fui to onrase." i