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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927. 3 His Royal Highness Ready for Responsibilities Farming and Travel Has Prepared Him for His Future Estate GRACIOUS GIFT "As the tumult and the shouting dies" we get time to re-read and consider the public utterances ot Prince and Premier. Naturally such public . expressions of opinion are made after careful study of word and phrase so Canadians may well consider carefully the remarks made in our midst. The message of the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at Ottawa, made his most pregnant statement after thanking Canada and the Canadian government for their invitation to visit Cnada, expressed his appreciation of his appointment as Privy Councilor the acceptance of which "carries with it, too, certain duties and certain obligations; my acceptance of them constitutes one more/link with Canada and a very intimate one." Aftet of the kindness of their Majesties the King and Queen, in promising to replace the State Portraits of King Edward, Queen Alexandra and their own, all destroyed in the fire of 1916--he went on to say: -- _ "Since I was last the guest of your to Ottawa, the relations of the Dominion of Canada and Great Britain have entered on a new and significant phase, about which, I hope, Mr. Bald- viII speak you -night "My brother, the Duke of York, in opening the first meeting of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia at Canberra, said: 'It is, perhaps, peculiarly fitting that we should celebrate the birth of this new.Capital city just after the close of an Imperial Conference which represents the beginning of another chapter in our Empire story.' v "It is at least as fitting that the notable landmark in the growth of the Empire fixed by that Conference should also coincide with Canada's celebration of her Diamond Jubilee. It was the Confederation of Canada, 60 years ago, which marked, if not the first, at least the clearest step on the road which has now led, by natural progress, •without any hesitation or looking backward, to the conception and attainment of a group of autonomous communities within the Crow tish 1 by a legiance to the Foresees Great Responsibility "To me in ryArticular, as the King's eldest son, the conception ha3 a special importance which, in whatever part of the Empire I may be, I try always to ke-5p In my mind. The Crown stands above all distinctions of country, race, and party, and serves to mark the unity in which all such differences are transcended. If, some day, it should fall to my lot to assume that high responsibility, I trust that I may be found worthy of it.. "At least I may say that I lose no opportunity of keeping always fresh those contacts with,all parts of the British Empire which I have been fortunate enough to make in the past. Learns From Visitors "They all have something to impart, and to all of them I am grateful for- the help they give me, it may be quite unconsciously, in vitalizing my interest in Canada, and in keeping me abreast of the development of this great country, which is so bewilder-inyly swift. I like to think, too, that such visitors from overseas return from the Old Country with something of equal value to what they give --that there is a fair exchange between hosts and guests--albeit all members of one great family--of this-quickening of ideas and stimulating of interests. Only the other day I was present at a gatheriny which, I believe, has admirably fulfilled this hope. I mean the opening meeting of the Imperial Education Conference in London. "There is no need to lay stress on the value of such conferences for those taking part in them. They convey, moreover, a striking example of the Importance which Governments now attach to the education of the coming generation, though this is not a lesson which Canada requires to learn from any one.. Nothing, for instance, could bo more impressive than the history of the Canadian universities have a continuous and remarkable record of progress, while each of the new provinces of the west has signalized its entry upon the status of province by the creation of a university whose successful development has fully justified the faith of its found- "Th-re was one subject discussed at that conference which was of particular interest to me--namely, the interchange of teachers. I know that much has already been done to facilitate such interchange, and I hope that it will be found possible to do yet more. It seems to me to be one of the simplest and yet surest methods of distributing widely a real knowl- . edge of the Empire and its needs. "It is not possible for all to travel I and see for themselves, but surely the next best thing is to enable all I to see with the eys of others, to travel in the spirit and in the imagination, and so to attain to a wider knowledge of what the Empire means. "At this moment I at any rate congratulate myself that I am < more having the good fortune to travel to and across Canada, and meet ln the seat of government, I do to-night, such a gathering of Canadians as this." Premiers to Meet in November Agenda for Conference at Ottawa Dwarfs That of , Parliament .DATE CONFIRMED Hon. James Malcolm Announces Decision on Month of Meeting Ottawa.--With a program of structive issues to come before it which dwarfs the agenda of the usual parliamentary session the long-heralded conference of provincial premiers is to assemble in Ottawa during November. . Announcement of the gathering in that month has been definitely confirmed by Hon. James Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Of major importance will be an effort to reach uniformity of the highest standard in those dairy and meat products from all provinces with which a certed effort is to be made to capture the British market. Uniform quality under national trade mark--a mark available to all those exporters who reach and maintain the standard of quality required--is to be considered. British and Canadian authorities are agreed that hundreds of millions of dollars in trade can be secured nually for Canadian dairy and meat products in the British Isles if the quality is fixed beyond the ability of unscrupulous dealers to destroy public confidence. Natio al Guarantee. The national trademark would carry the national guarantee and would require a degree of careful inspection that is only possible through the closest co-operation between the Dominion and the Provinces. The undertaking of scientific research upon much broader lines also requires the co-operation of each province and of each industry and steps to secure this and make it effective will be taken by the conference. Co-operation in the securing of immigrants and in placing them and assuring, insofar as can be done, their profitable employment, will be threshed out. The Provincial representatives have been giving special study to this subject and to consideration of the extent to which direct assistance is possible or practical. RICH GOLD STRIKE REPORTED IN N.S. Promises to Be More Valuable Than Ontario Mines Halifax.--A special dispatch to t Halifax Chronicle from Inverne: states that "gold ore assaying $30 ton pure gold has been' struck in the mountains of this (Inverness) County. According to the article the discovery has been kept secret while assays were being made in Halifax, but it states that final reports have resulted in the mining areas being taken up by the discoverer, Roderick Rankine, of Inverness, and others, and that the lead promises to prove even r valuable than the gold mines of Northern Ontario. Canadian Unemployed Largely Decreased Ottawa, Ont.--Employment in Canadian industries at the beginning of July showed a further increase, the gains being somewhat more substantial than those noted on the same date in previous years, according to statistics tabulated- by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Returns were received from 6137 firms, each with a minimum of 25 employees, representing practically every industry except agriculture, fishing and high specialized business operations. These firms employed 896,956 workers as compared with 875,090 at the beginning of June. Reports received from the offices of the Employment Service of Canada showed unemployment among the members of reporting trade unions at 3.2 per cent, as compared with percentages of 5.2 at the beginning of July, 1926.. Irish Senate Passes Public Safety Bill Dublin--The Public Safety Bill, in-oduced by the Government after the assassination of Kevin O'Higgins, Vice-President of the Council, passed its final stage in the Free State Sen-e on Aug. 10. The bill, already approved by the Dail Eireann or lower house, includes the extreme penalty for illegal possession of arms. Man's usual complaint: In the s er, the heat. In the winter, the heater. Girl Who Startled the Athletic World MISS ETHEL CATHERWOOD IN REPOSE AND ACTION Here are two pictures of Miss Ethel Catherwood, of Saskatoon, who burst like a now star across the atbletto firmament when she set up two new Canadian records for women for the high jump and throwing the Javelin. Two Planes Win Victory Two More Perhaps Death Fires Rage Northern Ontario --- Picto: But Wiser Town On Wednesday four airplanes left, e air port in Oakland, California,: le carrying a woman, and were racing out over the Pacific Ocean toward' Honolulu in quest of famo and $35,-! in prize money offered by James D. Dole of Honolulu for the first' transoceanic air derhx in the history of aviation. Reports on Thursday told of the monoplane Woolaroc, piloted by, Arthur C. Goebel, movie stunt aviator of Hollywood, capturing first prize of, $25,000 in the Dole air race from! Oakland to Hawaii, and Honolulu's entrant, the Aloha, with Martin Jen-as pilot, taking the second prize of $10,000. Goebel and his navigator, Lieut. C. Davis, naval officer of San Diego, landed at Wheeler Field, at 12.22 p.m. (Honolulu time), the first fliers in the 'four-cornered race to j^ach the goal, taking 24 hours to travel the 2,400! miles. ' ■". I The Aloha was brought down on the' field at 2.22 p.m. (Honolulu time) | and Jensen and Paul Sehluter of San j Francisco, the navigator, stepped! from the cabin to find that they had' finished second. Friday saw a huge mobilization of! naval vessels and army and navy rjlanes in the search for two missing I planes of the Dole flight race from the mainland of the United States to Hawaii, and rewards totalling $50,000) offered for the discovery of occupants i of the two lost machines. James D. Dole, who posted the for the flight, offered a reward 10,000 for discovery of the occupants of either of the lost machines, or $20,000 for the discovery of both crews. An offer of $10,000 came from William F Malic-ska of Flint, Mich., backer of the "Miss Doran," one of ths last planes, who made the offer for the recovery of the occupants of the "Miss Doran" dead or alive. The San Francisco Examiner, which entered the "Golden Eagle" in the race, announced an offer of $10,000 for the-rescuo of each crew. Hopes are held cut for the lest flyers having landed at out-lying substantial, if not opulent wealth, has been "to the cleaners." The term is used not in any literal sense, but rather in the parlance of Wall Street. It is not to be thought that the town has participated in any "paint up and brighten up" campaign and is glistening in consequence; rather it is to he realized that the Picton townspeople are realizing slowly and sadly, namely, that they are the victims in a $223,000 financial crash, the greatest in the district's history, due to the foolish financing of Ralph H. Raynor, one time tenant fanner and late spectacular "motor merchandiser." Grave Diggers Exhume Chinese 137 Oriental Bodies to Be Shipped Back to China Toronto.--Recently 17 men have been busily engaged in digging up the graves and removing the coffins of Orientals, who have been buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery here. In a tent in one corner of the cemetery a group of Chinamen are engaged in removing the bones from the coffins and preparing them for shipment to China. It is estimated that there are 322 Chinese buried in the cemetery, but only 137 will be shipped to the Orient for burial. The others will not be shipped until a lapse of seven years. It has been a practice of the Celestials to ship the remains of their fellow-countrymen to China for burial i ye; , but t war, the shipments were stopped. The Chinese engaged in remov the bones from the coffins use bru es and water to clean the remai which are then placed in white c vas bags like dunnage bags, tags ready for shipment. , but the vorth it? THE FIRE FIEND. Forest fires of major proportions are raging in the Sudbury district for the first time this year as a result of the continuous spell of dry weather which has created an extremely high fire hazard in recent weeks. The past ten days have witnessed the outbreak of no. less than ten fires in various parts of the district under supervision of the Sudbury office of the Ontario Forestry Branch. At least two of these fires are toot yet under control. Two thousand men and 20 planes fight the menace. PICTON CLEANED. Picton, Ont.--The town o Praise For Canada ,ondon.--The Financial Timor, editorially comments in laudatory terms of the reduction of Canada's national debt, as recently made public in an official statement at Ottawa.. The of--ficial figures given out at Ottawa stated that the Dominion's net debt had decreased $52,49S,000 during the first four months of th epresent fiscal year, which opened on Ajiril 1, the net debt on March 31 having totalled $2,-347,S34,370, and at the end of July Financial Times say markable progress of productive aetivit; The !ho lit;; toted, ditcri; the financing of the Australian State of Queensland, the Financial Times refers to a statement credited to Premier Wm. McCormack that Queens land'3 expenditure out of loans waa excessive and implying that "efficient manipulation cf a proper system of loan flotation m New York would be attended by eminently satisfactory re-'■ The Times wants some eluci- ; datii of t icCo The Pacific Airplane Race" !■ soared cut over the Pacific, t second place is right centre. Above is Miss Dorai the loute. THE WINNERS ived safely, two ate nissing aviatrix a Canadian born. The map shows