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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBUKiNt, uin i., uuiudcfv VOICE . CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the ■■ PRESS CANADA Takes 1€S Feet One thing to be remembered in connection with the changed speed limit is that at 35 miles an hour a car can usually be stopped in about 95 feet, while at 50 miles an hour it requires 166 feet.--Toronto Star. Couldn't Happen Here Two special nurses deserted a five-year-old boy in an oxygen tent in a Massachusetts hospital because, it being an insurance case, they might have to wait some time for' their wages. Our Canadian nurses are, we think, made of better stuff than that. --Brockvil'e Recorder and Times. Testkg-Time For the League London Free Press: It is easy to see the difficulties in the way of definite League action in the present crisis, but there is not the slightest doubt that if no action other than a pretest against bombing is taken aga'nst Japan at a time when world opinion is unprecedently unanimous the League might as well close up shop and sell the Geneva palace to the armament manufacturers. The Greatest Danger When you examine 700 highway accidents and find that 255 of them occurred on straightaway stretches and only 125 at admittedly, dangerous curves, you do not have to go far to find the only possible explanation, which is excessive speed. Barring a few plain lunatics, the very great majority of drivers take such hazards as bad curves, hill crests, etc., with a certain degree of caution. But the wide-open modern road, properly surfaced, marked and bank-'ed, is too mucn of a temptation for a multitude of people who are in too much of a hurry even to think. That is why the majority of accidents for them--Montreal Star. Cooking Exclusively Canadian Some . visitors, endowed with culture and enriched by experience, have expressed astonishment, with all the kindness in the world, that the *'dh II poking of our hotels 1J..A restaurants it is cooking callec (in Europe) international that prevails--costly dishes, often excellent, that are found identically in London, New York, Berlin, or in the Antipodes. In the moderately priced places it is the ordinary American cooking that is eaten everywhere. Finally, the French, Italian and German restaurants serve their specialities. Canadian Cooking? Nowhere. Certainly it is not a matter of being fanatical in the matter of cooking more than anything else. B*»i would it not be possible, at least in the restaurants that do not specialize in certain types, to include some local dishes in the programme? Some of them are so good. -- La Patrie (Montreal). How Free We Seem The Duke of Windsor is reported to have made a promise to refrain from giving any public speeches during his projected visit to the United States, and, according to a London dispatch, a stipulation to this effect was given before the British cabinet would give its consent to the We wonder, when Edward was sailing away on a destroyer from England, and England's throne, whether he thought that he was sailing away to freedom- If so, he must be sadly disappointed- He has escaped from the routine of kingship, but he can never escape from toe political results cf his birth. Whether he }ie a king or not, he cannot be free until the day of his death, unless the British constitutional monarchy ceases to exist. It was Browning who wrote: "How free we seem, how fettered fast we are!" and Edward might well reiterate the thought, with a definitely future will decline rapidly. In this country, according to these prophets, it will fall to about 30,000,000 at the close of the present century and in a hundred years' time to 5,000,000. --London Daily Mail. The Urge to Write A high and official voice has declared that sixty-five thousand million letters are written throughout the world in a year, which means that the average individual output is roughly thirty-two (an uninspired calculation, because the world population includes babies and illiterates). Even these statistics leave out many things. They do not include the mysterious drum-beats of the jungle post or, certainly, the romantically bottled missives of shipwrecked sailors. But the official figures are still very impressive., One might have thought that with the telephone everywhere and television round the corner this spate of letters might have been curbed. Not at all; the people of the United States, renowned for progressiveness, write more letters than any. other nation in the world.--Manchester Guardian- Sporting Comment KEN EDWARDS Joe Louis the avyweight champ his He Calendar Reform Systems Narrowed Down To Two League of Nations Has Them Under Consideration--Wants Confusion Cut Out of Calendar. Something is to be done, at long last, about the confusion and chaos of our out-of-date calendar, says Pearson's Weekly. Europe, Egypt, Northern India, and China all have different calendars, which differ by as much as 800 years! Our own present calendar is based on that of Julius Caesar of 48 B.C. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII discovered that the calendar had an error in it, which, by then, had accumulated to 11 days. He amended this, and his rectified calendar is the one we now use. In addition to the confusion caused by having several different calendars in use in the world at the same time, our own calendar from year to year causes quite enough confusion to statisticians and to business geV.tr.-al'y. Easter In Different Quarters Compared with 1936, the first quarter of this year has 3 less working days than the corresponding quarter last year; the second quarter has two more; Easter is not only in a different month, but in a different quarter! This means that all comparisons of quarterly or even monthly flgui ^ tw ycai 1 be mislead- plays each game ;ts full length on 1st base. Joe's man-a t thinks this is the best idea any champ has hit on to keep fit physi-Louis, who has teh courage of his convictions refuses to edorse any product unless he actually uses the article. In his own inimitable way he's really trying to do tihgsn on the right and at that rate should go far. Did you know that Bobby Wallace, manager at,Cincinnati, and Connie " 'he two nldest managers Think these over till next week. What is the name of the big-time baseball star whose mother cannot speak one word of English? Are you able to name the wrestler who has had his nose broken 23 Speaking of wrestling Jack Corcoran is starting his fall shows in a big way in Toronto these days. He promises bigger and better matches than ever before (if possible.) Well gang we'll see you at the ringside and don't forget to answer those questions above. Watch for the answers next week. ing. 200 Schemes! But it is not only these two years of our calendar which have caused trouble. Every year is as bad. Fluctuating Easter and Whitsun cause trouble r.nd loss to sports and sports-wear shops, and to holiday resorts. Now an international effort to reform the calendar is being made. Two hundred different schemes for calendar reform have been submitted to the League of Nations, and by careful sifting the number has been reduced to two. The matter is being pressed as urgent, for it is desired to start the new calendar on January 1st, 1939. The date is particularly personal Spectator. application. Hai ilton THE EMPIRE The Great Shrinkage The Government must secure all possible information regarding the shrinkage of population with which, according to experts, this country and a great part of the civilized world are threatened in the immediate future. Light is required on its causes and probable effects. They should be studied scientifically with the fullest array of evidence available. . . . Experts forecast that, unless the forces at work can be radically altered, population in the near A--4 Colonies Given Trade Benefits Canada Gazette Pubishes Special Edition on Concessions OTTAWA, -- Trade concessions to several British colonies, protectorates and mandated territories are announced in an extra edition of the Canada Gazette. Some of the concessions are to fulfil undertakings in the Canada-United Kingdom agreement and the other to carry out the spirit of the trade agreement with Australia which has been extended and amplified. Retroactive to Sept. 1st, when the renewed Canada-United Kingdom trade treaty came into force, benefits of the British preference have been given to Malta and most favored nation treatment has been extended to all the non-self-governing colonies and protectorates, the mandated territories of Togoland, the Cameroons. Tangan-kika, territory and Palestine. RECEIVE BRITISH PREFERENCE From Oct. 1st, when the continuation of the Australian agreement became effective, Papua and Norfolk Island receive the British preference together with special preferences given Australia, Naura, mandated to Australia, gets the British preference. The Gilbert and Ellice Islands and the British Solomon Islands protectorate in the Pacific also receive' the British preference as from October 1. With most of these countries trade is small. In the past fiscal years, however, exports to Palestine were $274,-000 and imports from there $59,000. The largest item of Canadian imports from Palestine was oranges valued at $12,000. Oranges already come in free from Palestine in the first four menths_of,the year and are not affect- Sunday, and so would cause the least possible interference in business. The two systems now under consideration are as follows: That pressed by the International Fixed Calendar League of America is to divide a 13-month year into equal months of 28 days each, ^'he new month thus created is to he called Sol, and will be placed betwfeen June and July. The odd day will J>e called Year Day, and will follow December 28th as a National holiday. ^ Every month will start >r^fcund.ay, ar-1 i?£h day in every m(spJjH^be Lord -C_date j^y, aftrFnam^aitne borough Calendar after him, Tis less revolutionary and therefore more likely to be chosen. It has a twelve month year), divided into equal quarters. Each quarter is made up of one month of :31 days, followed by two months of|30 days each. Every month has 26 ^working days. Every day will be the same date every year (as in the other calendar), and Easter Sunday will be fixed as April 8th. The odd day, to be called Year Day, will come at the year end as a national holiday, and will not count in the calendar. Leap Year Day will get the same treatment, except that it will be placed between June and July as a national holiday. Will the nations adopt it? Can January the First, 1939, see the confusion cu£ out of our calendar? Men over six fe Apartments In Sweden Feature Sunny Balconies Modern Flats for Workers Have Sunihine Rooms For All Weathers -- Gaily Flowered One of the enchanting things the visitor to Stockholm first notices, is the typical Swedish balcony, gaily flowered and frrnished for living. Bloaks of modern flats for workers in the heart of the city and small houses in the surrounding garden villages all have sun-facing baTconies. nlanned for comfort and privacy. Their flowing planes, painted pure white, have a look of seagulls' wings. .... HOOD-SHAPED SUN-BLINDS .... Bright sun-blinds and flower boxes shine against the white. Most of the sun-blinds are hood-shaped with scalloped borders, and different bright colours are used for neighboring blocks of flats. The contrast of tangerine, cherry, peacock and apple green gives a light-hearted sparkle to the build- The flower boxes are charming, too. You see a harlequinade of petunias, marigolds, fuchsias, scarlet geraniums 'laced with white petunias and pots of those curiously decorative Victorian flowers -- gloxinas and plump coral-red begonias. Cacti gardens are cherished in the sun-trap extensions to the living rooms, which are a feature of the small houses. A FILL OF SUNSHINE Sun-rooms and built-out balconies alike are most sensibly furnished for living, so that the owners can have their fill of sunshine and fresh air on fine days. And how many days there are in the year when one can sit out in comfort in a well-planned sun-trajft. We don't make full use of ours in this country! Meals are taken in'the Swedish home in these sun-trap rooms, or on the balcony in summer. A very light round table of'birch, and chairs to match, are the favorite furnishings. The lady of the house has her sewing corner in the sun. complete with sewing machine, low-slung modern chair, and elbow-high table. Commentary on the ■ n , n II Highlights of the Week's News ... bY ^eter Randal France Arms the Border The Franco-Spanish frontier is quietly but swiftly being militarized this week in preparation for any situation that may arise from Italy's refusal to withdraw her "volunteers" from participation in Spain's civil war. If Premier Mussolini continues to defy efforts to turn the civil war "back to the Spaniards", France backed by Eritain may take 'really strong action", calling classes of her vast reserve army to the colors as a defense gesture. The French Government thinks that as matters now stand, the southern frontier is no longer secure. Several authorities on international relations are of the opinion that Mussolini is stalling, and will continue-to stall until, as he thinks will happen, the Rightist army in Spain gains the ascendancy. Campaigning For Colonies With the publication of a new illustrated weekly. 'Colony and Home," Germany is launching an intensive' campaign of propaganda in a drive to regain "lost colonies." A series of mass meetings will be held, sponsored by the National Socialist (Nazi) party and the Reich Colonial League which has 50,000 members in Berlin alone. The campaign serves to make the German people more and more conscious cf their unfortunate lack of imperial possessions, and is developing the j News In Review More Brown Shirt Girls BERLIN.--A half million 10-year-old girls were mustered into the League of German Girls this week, donning Hitlerism's brown uniform for the first time. Each girl must undergo an ath-before admission. Should Milk be Added Before or After? English Tea Drinkers Debate The habits were without explanation. Like so many other things English, a thing was "done" or "not done"--and that was that. For instance, the addition of milk to tea. There have always been two schools, each firm in the belief that milk should be poured into the teacup before the tea--or, that milk should be poured into the tea. Two Schools of Thought Neither school knew nor cared, or troubled to inquire why it adhered to the favored practice. Now, a correspondent who favors following the tea with the milk offers what seems to be a sound reason. She reasons that when the milk is put in first it is slightly cooked by the hot tea and thus may impair the fine flavor of the beverage. On. the other hand, she points out, when the milk is poured last the tea has lost its first heat and the flavor re- To Equal Peak Year It is expected that before the end of 1937, Canada's tourist trade for th« year will be equal in volume to tht peak of 1929. Speaking to the Marl time Board of Trade, D. Leo Dolan Chief of the Canadian Travel Bureau, declared that this year's total maj reach the sum of $300,000,000. He urg ed that fish and game resources bt conserved in the interest of the tour 1st industry, as well as for the benefif of resident Canadians. Italy's Four-Year Plan In the late twenties, it was Russia with her Five-Year Plan. More re cently came Germany with her scheme for intensified development of her re sources. Last week Italy instituted a Four-Year plan for economic inde pendence, with the government declar ing that the relative scarcity of raw materials, minerals and other products makes such a program necessary il the country is to achieve equality with nations having greater resources at their disposal. Mussolini's plan is to make Italy entirely free from dependence on other countries for supplies, "without constituting an economU challenge to her neighbors", authorita tive spokesmen state. Some sort of a trade war, however, is likely to result "Unity Is Empire's Need" Right Hon. R. B. Bennett, Federal Conservative leader, warned last week that the British Empire cannot hope to remain intact unless a greatei amount of co-operation and a strongei sense of unity is developed. "Where there are hundreds of millions of people in the world clamoring for land anc where you have one seventy-fifth of the world's people occupying one-seventh of the land, you haiderstood to have ile journey To Export Thatcher Wheat WINNIPEG. -- The Board of Grain Commissioners announced this week that it was arranging, in collaboration with the Canadian Wheat Board, for shipment of commercial quantities of Thatcher wheat to United Kingdom and Continental millers willing to cooperate for a trial run of this wheat in their mills. About 30,000 bushels of wheat will be involved. The announcement said: "This is being undertaken to confirm the laboratory findings that Thatcher wheat, which has proven rust resistant, is eligible for grading as No. 1 Northern Manitoba grade ns .beincr Air BattTiiTn Spain HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Frontier--Spanish insurgents and Loyalists fought for supremacy in the air this week-end. Nearly 350 war planes were engaged on the northern fronts and .thirty were reported to have been shot down. . On the Aragon front, where a fleet of eighty loyalist planes atempted to wipe out the insurgent stronghold of Saragozza, a squadron of new Italian ships entered the dog-fights. Alberta Prepares Case OTTAWA.--Prime Minister Mackenzie King has intimated to the Alberta Government and other interested parties that any representations they may wish to make to the Federal Government with respect to Alberta legislation referred to the Governor-General, should be in writing, he told a press conference. The Alberta Government has advised the Prime Minister that a brief is being prepared and representations are also to be made by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and by the daily newspaper publishers. Ontario's Liquor Profits TORONTO.--Ontario Liquor Control Board profits for the year ended March 31, 1937, were $8,960,000. Profits in the previous fiscal year were $7,86i,,.j.9, the increase being $1,097,981. Profits on liquor store operations were $5,-869,206. The rest of the $8,960,600 is prcfit on beer sold through warehouses and beverage rooms and on wines sold through wineries. Russia Prepares For Election MOSCOW. -- Campaign for a full vote of nearly 100,000,000 electors in the' December 12 election to choose Soviet Russia's new Legislature swung under way this week. First posters appeared urging everybody to vote. A two-chambered supreme Soviet is to be chosen in the direct and secret election for a nationwide Legislature. The Soviet of the union will have 569 members, elected on basis of population; the Soviet of nationalities will have 574 members, elected on a geographical basis. New Belgian Pact BRUSSELS. -- A cherished dream came true for Belgium this week -- her home as a nation to stand aside from quarrels of major western powers and carry on an independent pol- Acceptance of Germany's declaration pledging recognition of Belgian inviolability marked the realiztion of these hopes. The declaration followed similar ones by Great Britain and France, and left the *vay open for Bel- he pointed out. "We must learn to co-ordinatg_our efforts as a united people." As it is now. Canada knows little, for example, about Australia, and its problems. Australia may know less about us; but it is our business to get to know each other. No More "War Risk" Policies Lloyd's of London last week stopped writing "war risk" policies, not only for China an-i Japan, but for anywhere on earth. Joined by all other British insurance firms" of consequence, they announced that 'the writing of war risk insurance on land has become in fact little more than a gamble, which fn'nSa'w nl" averages as ascer tained through experience." The British insurers believe that they have made "a substantial contribution to the cause of world peace," explaining that property owners unable to take out war risk policies will be forced to start "working for peace." Migration to Dominions Creation of a corporation 'to initiate, consider and' aid the carrying into effect of schemes for all forms of useful activities inside the British Empire, migration and development", was urged at the Empire Migration Conference, meeting in London, England. Believing that the time is ripe for resumption of migration from the Old Country to the' Dominions, the Conference asked that representatives of the Dominion Governments be invited to consider beginning work on the scheme. It was suggested that migration be aided financially. gium to continue faithful to her obligations as a member of the League of Nations. The Reich pledge, however, placed upon Belgium the responsibility of strengthening her defenses in order that her territory may not be used, against Belgium's will, as a base of military action by other powers against Germany. Belgium accepted that responsibility. The Duke In Germsny BERLIN--The Duke of Windsor's motor trip to Croessinsee Castle, where future Nazi leaders are trained, was like a triumphal procession this week. In every hamlet and village crowds of natives stood cheering and shouting "heil" as he passed in Reichsfuehrer Hitler's new limousine, a glorified house-trailer, equipped with a bait kitchen, telephone and other Oxford Receives $5,000,0X0 LONDON. -- Total benefactions ol Lord Nuffield, millionaire automobile manufacturer, came to around $50,000,-000 with announcement of a gift of $5-000,000 to Oxford University. The money is to be used for a new college. In addition, he gave the University $1,000,000 for medical re-search and (he money for a site for ; the new building, valued at $500,000. The new college will bo devoted to' social studies. "American music of the popular! type has conquered the world and radio has been in no small measure ; responsible for this." --Fritz Reiner.