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VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS CANADA Taken For Granted Japan no longer publishes casualty lists. The official viewpoint no doubt is that as soon as a soldier moves to the front his relatives can take it for granted that he is dead. -- Toronto Star. The Only Safe Way Dying from a wound inflicted when a rifle went off in his hands, a Calgary war veteran exclaimed, "I don't know how it went off." The only safe gun is one that is unloaded. Before putting rifle, shotgun, pistol, .22, or any other firearm away, make sure no cartridges are in it. -- Calgary Herald. kn Opportunity Lost Many observers feel that the golden opportunity--if one can speak thus of disastrous times--was passed in the pit of the recent depression when Canadians were sufficiently humbled and frightened so that they might have stood for a drastic re-organization of the nation's financial structure. Australia at least got a thorough revamping of her finances out of the depression. Canada got a financial hangover, and now a Commission.--Winni-/' peg Tribune. Stock Market Antics Passing comment by the Boston Globe: "The scramble to get aboard in the stock market was almost as desperate as the rush to jump overboard 24 hours earlier. We're queer people." Yes; and pretty childish at times. We play the market in the hope of "easy money"--worry all the time our "piker's bets" are there -- and then run around in circles when they are endangered. . . Really, if children acted like grown-ups they would be sent to bed without their supper.--Halifax Herald. No Censorship Wanted It does seem a little out of place for a judge to suggest that the newspapers of Ontario are in need of some censorship. There might have been some point in it twenty years ago when the Province contained innumerable party organs that^/s^sed public aj^sriQ-g rabid'partisan nan-regard for the^^ion-. i of public life. In recent years, however, the whole trend in the publication of newspapers has been towards accuracy and impartiality in the publication of news, and towards fair editorial comment. -- Brantford Expositor. Lights For Pedestrians Pedestrians travelling along the highways these dark fall nights should carry some form of light for their own safety. With the return of the season of dark and frequently rain-glazed roads, unlighted wagons and buggies and persons walking along the right side of the highways again become the nightmare of drivers. Dusk falls early and darkness is very thick, rendering visibility very poor these evenings. Yet farmers will persist in driving after dusk without a light on their vehicles, despite the great danger they are placing themselves in and the fact that they are breaking the law.--Owen Sound Sun-Times. Heavy Water Seen As Youth Elixir New Chemical Production May Prolong Span of Human Life British scientists are experimenting with the world's most expensive, and as yet, most mysterious liquid, heavy As yet only a curiosity, but believed to have countless uses in industry, agriculture and medicine, about six thimblefuls are being manufactured daily, at the Billingham-on-Tees (England) factories of the Imperial chemical industries. Costing $50 a gram, the formula of heavy water is D two O instead of H two O, and is composed of unusually heavy hydrogen atoms. Scientists who are at present experimenting with the liquid are Professor James Kendall of Edinburgh university and Professor G. R. Clemo of Newcastle. Also the Imperial College of Science and Technology, Kensington, are making research into the heavy water. One theory is that is an "elixir of youth," capable of prolonging the span of human life. Believing that an excess or deficiency of heavy water on the bloodstream may be responsible for certain diseases, research is being made to ascertain the proportion of heavy water in human blood, it being known that the blood of aged people contains a high proportion of it. THE EMPIRE British Soldiers Leave An event of great importance was the official handing over of the "Main Guard" at Alexandria by the British Army to the Egyptian Police. This little ceremony was a means of demonstrating and emphasizing, in the very heart of the "Second Capital," the new independent status of Egypt. For fifty-five years, ever since the Occupation in 1882, this station of British troops had been in existence. Though it was at first in Mohamed Aly Square, it had been in its present central location for so long that the sight of the Union Jack flying and British soldiers at work in the main streets of the city had become so familiar that it was no longer noticeable. Its absence will be the more remarkable on that account, and the changeover will impress upon Alexandrians that the new regime has begun, better, perhaps, than more important events.--Cairo Sphinx. The Dividing Line In the Far East there are militarists and war-makers who praise peace. Japan fights for peace, says its Prime Minister. Mussolini pats him on the back for "defending" Japan so bravely. Birds of a feather flock together. But how do you classify these birds? Beware of the "haves" versus the "have-nots" classification, because many of the "have-nots" are peaceful. Beware of the "democracies" versus the "dictatorships" classification, because there are peaceful "dictatorships." The dividing line today, as Roosevelt sees and says, is that some believe in the rule of im ernational law, in the Tightness of peaceful settlement and the wrongness of aggression, and some do not believe in any of these things. It is not a nice fact, but it is a mistake to run away from it--which is what is, in fact, clone by some of those who warn us of the dangers of thinking in terms of "rival blocs." -- London Daily Herald. A--4 Bee Vinegar mentation, and for thaO.-easoh vine gar, made from a process of fermentation is very expensive. Most of the vinegar used in Mexico is imported from the United States. A Mexican has now returned home after conferring with leading American bacteriologists, and he intends to breed bees and use their honey for making vinegar. There are no fruits in Mexico which have the necessary fermentation strength. The vinegar will have to come, indirectly, from the beehive. Eclipse of Old Apr !e Favorite! Newer Varieties -- Mcintosh, Delicious, Spy Are First In Public Favor In the change from the old-time family orchard to the larger commercial orchard much has been gained in the way of money returns, says the Family Herald and Weekly Star. The districts which specialize in apples now have their methods pretty well standardized from the first selection of varieties for planting to the final sale on the market. Whole orchards of ten, twenty or even fifty acres are limited to half a dozen sorts. Cultivation, pruning, spraying and thinning follow well recognized rules with a view to producing high quality apples uniform in size and color. The great majority of people call for Mcintosh, Delicious or Spy. These varieties have color and flavor and so command the highest prices. Sporting Comment By KEN EDWARDS week as promised, tinuing the "official boxing rules." ] trust they will interesting to 1. Fouls . . . there are many "fouls" in boxing; here are just a (a) Hitting below the belt; (b) Wrestling or roughing; (c) Purposely going down to the canvas without being hit; (d) Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee; (e) Holding your opponent with one hand and hitting with the other; (f) Deliberately clinching or holding the opponent; (g) Hitting an opponent who is down; or who is getting up from being down; (h) The use of abusive of profane language; C) Hitting with the inside or butt of the hand, the wrist or elbow; (j) Hitting or flicking with the open glove; (k) The use of the pivot blow or rabbit punch; (1) The failure to obey the referee, or any physical actions which may injure a contestant except by fair sportsmanlike boxing. More Rulings i b^xer *mftMuK "a chamje title must defend tKe same a period of six months pj-'ter or defending the title in a bona 'fide bout to a decision. Should such a boxer fail to so defend his title he must accept any challenge endorsed by the Commission within thirty days after receipt thereof under penalty of the forfeiture of his title. A championship can be lost by default, forfeit or inability to pass the scale, but a championship can only be won in a contest. Regret Their Loss There are not a few people, however, who look back with regret at the loss of old favorites that they knew in their youth -- Golden and Roxbury Russets, Yellow Pippins, Spitzenberg, Seek-No-Further, Tol-man Sweet and Hubbardston. Each had its own peculiar aroma and in its season was prized by the family either for eating out of hand or for cooking. There were others that were good for cider making or for boiling down into apple butter. That was in the days of large families and self-sufficient farms. Today there are more apples produced and consumed; they are carefully stored and are available to city residents for eight months in the year. The export trade has attained large proportions. With all this expansion of the industry there will be regrets that old favorites of the past century are disappearing. There are still men and women who would choose a Snow or a Fameuse before a Mcintosh and who would pay as much for Tolman Sweet as for the much vaunted Delicious. | News In Review Objects to Russia BRUSSELS. -- Japan may reject any proposal by the nine power conference to mediate the Chinese-Japanese war, diplomatic sources reported this week-end, because of Russia's insistence on taking part in the nego- Many delegates felt that the Japanese reply would offer little of concrete value to settle the Far Eastern conflict so long as Russia is represented at the conference. According to reports from Tokio, Japan objects to Russia's presence here on the ground that Russia never adhered to the nine power treaty. Aim at Nanking SHANGHAI. -- Chinese officials reported this week-end that the Japanese had landed up to 50,000 reinforcements near Kwan-Hai-Wei, on the south side of Hangchow Bay for what may be a mass attack on China's Hindenburg line in an effort to break through it to the central Capital in Nanking- Dictatorship in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO. -- President Getulio Vargas this week-end assumed dictatorial powers to rule Brazil for an indefinite period by a coup in which he dissolved all legislative bodies and proclaimed a new Constitution with corporative features. The new Constitution was put into effect immediately by a Presidential decree. At the same time, Vargas issued a manifesto declaring w regime ^.ould suspend payment on all Government debts abroad. Towards Martial Law JERUSALEM. _ The Palestine Government has empowered military courts to exact the death penalty from gunmen and bombers in the Holy Land in what was considered the first step toward martial law. The action was taken under an Order-in-Council to deal with the long reign of terror. Five Jews were murdered and three new shootings Commentary on the Highlights cf the Week's News , by Peter Randal CHILD FATALITIES CUT: -- Not one child has been killed in traffic accidents in Kansas City for 13 months, it was reported this week. Death of tiny toddlers in the streets has been entirely eliminated. "How did you do it?" other cities ask The answer lies in an intensive campaign of safety education carried on among the children. Each child hears about being careful from his parents, his teachers, policemen at corners, and from "voice of safety" cars with loudspeakers which patrol the streets. Any citizen involved in an accident endangering school children is given a $100 fine and 15 days in jail. Were methods such as these tried out in Ontario, the result would surely be a lowered child death toll in motor accidents. And isn't that something worth working for? BETTER ROADS FOR THE NORTH: The promise has been made by Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways, that Northern Ontario roads already in existence are to be improved, and new highways constructed to equal those in the southern part of the province. The road situation in the north has for long been a very sore point. Since the highway up through Cobalt to Cochrane was first built, certain sections of the road have been left untouched through the years, and consequently are very, very bad. It is an unhappy experience to drive over them, even a dangerous undertaking. The north can be made truly accessible only if the Minister's promise is Forgetting the serious for the moment, we have always enjoyed hearing the story of a family who ran into difficulties on the road in the early days of the "Ferguson Highway." They approached a big puddle, proceeded to slosh through it, discovered too late that the "puddle" was muskeg. The occupants of the car jumped out in time, grabbed their suitcases out of the car through the windows just as it sank from sight. There they were left standing aimlessly by the LINE-UP: Germany and Italy last week signed an anti-Communism, or anti-Russian pact with Japan. Russia and France have an agreement; France and Britain have an agreement. Russia's sympathies are with China. There you have the picture. FALL OF SHANGHAI: After 88 days of battle during which the Chin- . ese "lost battalion" kept their stand in vain, the great city and port of Shanghai fell ls.st week into Japanese hands. The withdrawal of General Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese troops took place amid the explosion of bombs dropped from Japanese planes and the hurling of merciless artillery shells. The Chinese tcok up lines south and west of the city, and prepared to defend the capital, Nanking. Shanghai was completely cut off from the rest of China. Cost to the Japanese of completing the capture included: dead and wounded, 125,000; army expenditures, $600,000,000; trade loss, $250,-000,000. Japan cannot pause now to consider whether or not the expense was worth it--the country is committed irrevocably to go on and on and on in China. If the tide should turn against Japan, as many believe it shortly will now that a new united China has risen in defence under General Chiang, it will mean disaster for the Land of the Rising Sun whose conditions at home are at the moment economically intoler- A NEW FLAG: Canada hasn't a flag of her own. For years perfunctory agitation has been stirred up to secure for the Dominion "a distinctive Canadian flag." But the only definite proposals made have been urged by single voices. Mr. Hugh Savage, of Duncan, B.C., is one, and Mr. Cameron Mcintosh, M.P. for North Battleford, Sask., is another. Now a motion is actually before the House asking that a new flag be created. Time something is done about it. followed the court announcement this week-end. Endorse Insurance Scheme OTTAWA--Informal endorsation of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's proposal for a national unemployment .insurance system came this week from three Provinces, while Governments of others said they ^ere preparing replies. Bomb in Office BELFAST.--A time-bomb exploded this week-end in the recruiting office for the British Naval Reserve here. The blast was heard throughout the city. Investigators searching through the wreckage found fragments of the explosive. Many documents were destroyed. Storm in Alaska NOME--A terrific storm, worst since a tidal wave wrecked the en- Thatched Cottages Like These Are Condemned iupply from an 89- foot well nearby. jhways in keeping w jue villages. The photo above ay for more modern structures tire town in 1913, battered Nome this week-end- The high seas tore away the foundations of nearly every business house on the waterfront. Socred Convicted EDMONTON.--Joseph H. Unwin, Social Credit member for Edson in the Alberta Legislature, was this week convicted by an Alberta Supreme Court jury on a charge of publishing defamatory_ libel_ l:nowing__ it to be false. Franco Spums Triple Alliance SAINT JEAN de LUZ, Franco-Spanish Frontier.--Nationalist Generalissimo Francisco Franco is de- , termined to stamp out all extremists in Spain, but will have nothing to do with the Italo-German-Japanes« anti-Communist alliance, his official spokesman told the United Press. New Deal Revised NEW YORK. -- Secretary of th« Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., announced abandonment by the New Deal of its business "pump-priming" policy, and disclosed Administration nlans to balance the 1938-39 Budge! by curtailing Federal expenditures $7^0,000,000. No additional taxes are being contemplated, he said, and the entir« Federal tax structure is being studied with a view to relieving inequities against taxpayers without re ducing Government I War in Quebec MONTREAL.--Quebec Police delivered three more blows u Premier Duplessis's war on communism this week, raiding and padlocking establishments on the samt grounds as they closed the Frencl language Communist weekly paper La Clarte. They acted under direel orders of the Premier himself- Missionaries in Ethiopia ROME. -- Mussolini's engineers have built, or are completing, eight Catholic churches with dozens oi auxiliary schools, dispensaries and clinics in Ethiopia. Further, II Duce has stimulated the idea of Catholic mission education. He estimates 800 priest missionaries and 1,200 nuns are needed to aid Fascism in the work of "Italianizing" the conquered territory. The" Salesian Brotherhood -- famous for its work in South Africa--has been authorized to lead the mission work. Dead in Domingo WASHINGTON.--Government officials studied this week the first detailed reports of the alleged massacre of "thousands" of Haitian nationals living in the Dominican re-American republic. The reports were written by an American neutral observer living on the Haitian side of the border whicn divides the Caribbean island between Haiti and the Dominican republic. They estimate the number of dead in recent clashes between Dominical police and Haitians as high as 5,000 4-