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tary of State Sa: tion Definitely Se Sort .London--Great Britain has refused Whe request of residents pf Cyprus, ditgrranean isle, for permission to themselves with Greece or a grant of some form of responsible government, The answer of Lord Passfleld, Secretary of State for the plonies was firmly worded: "This subject is definitely closed and cannot 'profitably be discussed further." e words were contained in the ent answer to a memorial Greek members of the Cyprus tive Counil dated last July. memorial claimed to bave sign- - ting five sixths of the En the island. A similar for annexation by Greece instead of continuing under British adminis tration was made by eo deputation from Cyprus which visited London § oat Noventber. Tea for a "res pot! the {gland a "the 'time has not yet come it hi be to the general ah of the peaply of -- trial of a constitutional ment in this direction es- nsible govern- pr So o Re Hho a in 1 ed BL fon unttr # a gS a | 00D! ps: fo t Bri for i. ve uses in ns, {sland was 'annexed in 1914 and 1925, was given the status of a aogpcrt The Spice of Life Divorce in Russia is So Easy to Secure irls Have Big Variety in Husbands loscow--Wives in Sqviet Russias Be e their old husbands for new bnes ® Shans than husbands seek new. E Suet to a questionnaire dis- | Ea o Moscow Cotnami famy workers In the Sh d la Edinburgh Fears Development Plans Along Historic 'way Bdinburgh, Scotland. -- Edinburgh is gravely disturbed over the future of the historic "Royal Mile" lying be- tween the Old Castle and Holyrood Palace, which #s perhaps the most classic roadway of the whole British Isles. The trepidation arises from the 'fact that Calton fall is being demolished, and the area around is to undergo "development," which has & sinister sound to those who would preserve tthe historic roadway. The prevost and citizens of Edin burgh have approached Prime Minis- ter MacDonald and have found him sympathétic. {s not a new mushroom city," he wrote in answer to the re- refused, presqutations, "but embodies for ad RScotamn the histo of his na n ¢_revereice Rich hi Jas ie" whic! 8 added that the plans for new 'government departmehi and ox fon of the Soest a a 4 Tut be oa out, But other plans he pr government 0 CEE [ that planning regh regulate the gi of bullding. To Probe Deaths By Anaesthetics Toronto. -- Investigation of deaihs attributéd to anaesthetics will be made by a group of anaesthetists af- fillated with the Acad of Medicine of Toronto, and their findings will he submitted at the meeting on Febfudry 28. They will not be miade public prior to that date. The probe has been prompted by the number of alleged an tio deaths during the past féw months, The exact nature of the inyestigation was not desctibed by Dr. 0, H. Rob anaesthetist of the Hoppital for Chien but it is expected to| ence consist in part of a sékyey of deaths which occurred while patients werd under the influence of different anaes- TONLE | mation. No statement was made by Hon. CE Of Moscow Now it Mexico's turn to grow 'weary of Soviet intrigue. Diplomatic relation have becn broken off, and the Mexican Minister at Moscow and proceed to Madrid leaving only a caretaker in charge of the offices there. The law of =elfpreservation 'probably will suggest to the care- taker that he also will be more com- fortable else where. In fact there appears to be a general exodus from Russia. Mexico evidently has had its eyes opened regarding the activities of Communist propagandists. The Labor Government in Britain also has bad recently an object lesson in this con- nection, and no doubt will have oth- ers, as the "Red" workers is as tire. less as he Is ubiquitous. For years Mexico has been a base for Com- munist activity on the North Amer- fcan Continent, As usual, advantage has been taken of official recognition of the Soviet in that country. Latter- ly the propagandists appear to have been directing their attention more particularly to Mexico jtself and to its institutions. Subtle methods have been employed. The Mexican Em- bassies in other countries have been aguoyed by hostile demonstrations, These have been staged at Washing- ton and in several Capitals in South America, while in Detroit the Mex: foan President-elect Was roughly {rented during his recent visit. The Mexfcan Foreign Minister, In a state breaking off of diplomatic relations with Moscow, shows that ¢rament 1s well {informed what hag been going on. The Qovérnment of Mexico know ily that this pFdpaganda > t our instftutions and" national tlon was prepared and dirécted from Russie. It knows also that Russian fog munfst groups neither work hor dently, because any et itical org: on whal§d@éver in that cotntry {a Subject to the Soviet Gov- ernment, radually the world ig becoming a ware of to expect from the enifgsaries for the Firat of all, thers 1s utter disregard for the nities of international conduct, This is the offelal aide. Then, im more under- ground fashion, is the well-orgahized tack on Sreysiisg that Iv whic. Ohristian péople hold in hi , It is » dengercus siluat on; | Parl there is this consoling feature: web forces not lof cofitinte fr destructive work, The rept of the world will-not tolerate ft, and the action of Mexico is but anothar gvid- thet the time 1s ATproa ng -- the Masdow igonoc sts W aot be wanted apywhers . ° lobe in oe ings | ment fssued in connection with the po v-| lands, ERT 04 . DRIVER TO ATTEMPT NEW WORLD'S SPEED RECORD Kaye Don and his Tnechaite test sands of Carmarthenshire, Eng. Don will attempt to break Segreve's speed record, at lortioum'ng triglg at Daytona Beach. Mexico Tires "|German Pair Still On Lonely Island Scientist 'Woman Com- panion Living "Natural Life" Berlin--Reports that Dr. Karl Rit- ter and a young woman companion were still subsisting on uncooked foods on a Galapagos island In- habited only by themselves were re- celyed with uncommon interest by a Berlin. schoolmaster, For the woman Is the schoolmas- ter's wife, Mrs. Hilde Koerwin, 26. She left her hnsband to accompany the 45 year-old physician and scien- tist Intp self-imposed exile on the lonely Pacific slang last July. Word was recefved here some time ago that she lost her life when Rit- ter's sail boat capsized near Charles Island another of the Galapagos group, but a Chicago yachtsman radi- fed this week he had found them both safe on their lava-strewn isle, Mrs. Koerwin had been a disciple and patient of Dr. Ritter here. He had little difficulty persuading her to join him in his back-to-nature venture, They took with them delicate physio- logical Instrum to measure the effect of the "natural life" on them- selves. Ritter was a born recluge, investi gation disclosed. For years he led a Orusog-like life in the heart of Ber- lin. He made all his own clothed and raised oate in.a bed in his tiny fiat so he could 'make his main food, ridge. Before going to the Galapagos is- qe Charles Darwin once A prog fiteble days seeking "mids- » Ritter had all his teeth [ine 1 'and a fa)se sét--made of stain- lesa steel--subsiituted. He sald the steel teeth would re- sist det on in the equatorial heat. This was important, he ex- plained, because the experiment away from ofviliation might last for years. ee i meres For Sports Wear While we have had tuckin blouses for severdl seasons apd. théy have met wih approval in sports wear, ein" regelngly fashionable. thet defines the walst-| An blouse is not so radl- 2 lly ROR oH "strip ed "Tap evidence of hind Hop walst lines are in i made, anging from » on ap it wie fap use ma ohio in abiyiings, plaly trom an ape-like being, obtained from phar of 1 oas}l 19 pow. ee is definite blouads are Togloal. eto e b! br Aged 8 --8ir Arthur. Keith, a study land frréfutable." Record of Races In Year 1929 More Than £729,000 Divided Among ers in England Magny Interesting facts concerning the 1920 flat racing season emerge from a report issued in England, the principal of which are given helow. They reveal a definite "come-back" to favor for racing under Jockey Club rules, and it {s fairly safe to prophesy that all past records will be smashed in 1930, The statistics show that more than three-quarters of a million pounds were distributed to the owners of win- ners, not including prizes to second and third horses. There were 1,961 races run, an in- crease of fourteen over the previous season and a record to date. The prize money shows a slight diminu- tion, from £782,000 to £765,000. These totals include English and Scottish racing, but not Irish, which has shown a steady decrease each year since 1924. The total vhlue ot stakes to the wifipers during 1929 in England was £729,000. Two-year-olds were allotted £218, 560 of this amount, The total won In handicaps was £242,567, selling races other than handicaps, £26,468, and welght-for-age races £241, 411, More than 4,600 horses ran under Jockey CJub rules jast year. The number of two-year-olfs decreased by 146, but the number of fotr-year.olds and upwards sbowed an Increase of 108 oyer the previous Beason's figures In Spite of 'the falling off in the number of two yearglds, the @06 races confined to them show an in- i: of twelve over 1928. r hundred and nin ngty-two of 608 fuvenile races ere over > als Stands of less than six furlongs, only seventeen of them being run dver one mile or more. et ---- UNWORTHY PEOPLE s It only herole deeds were greeted with applause, if only ingpired lead- ers were summoned to command, it oily ca able meén were fet in high places, t only the yirtuous of earth won nat affections, if only the ddserv- fog desger received the penny, this Id Wotild be a sorry place. For it is 'offe of the most compensating truths in lite that we constantly lave and reward and trust unworthy peo. ple, and so, sometimes unknowingly, , | help them to better things. --Frank Plersc: Tebbetts. "To he rich enough to be able to afford to be shabby is to be deprived f the power to yearn for find fed efs."--Fannte Hurst. m= -------- Portable Hangars Needed Snow-covered landing fields devs raged pilots fn this rate during the last No would present no difficulties to real gold wether aviators. But nearly all of the flyers who un- 'derstand the tricks of taking off and landing with skis instead of Bn of keeping the ofl from free: the feéd pipes and of starting and warming dp an engine in a tempera ture fdr bélow freeZing. are in our northern wilds where these con ditions obtain for months at a time. In the far north dog teams are giv- ing way to planes when speed is es- sential for a trip across country, and planes are flying from snow and Ice TUDWAYS, One difficulty that has to be met in the polar regions is the effect of ex- treme cold upon the motor. Some- times it has been necessary to keep a stove under the motor. A portable hangar is a necessary item of equipment. This is a three sided wood and canvas screen to pro- tect the nose of the plane. With the ship headed up wind and the hangar in place the motor is protected from the bitter gale, and & heavy covering over the engine will keep it wari for some time, Sometimes the hangar is built with blocks of ice. If a pilot lands where there are Eskimos experienced in ig- loo building he can get a hangar built in the approved fashion of ice mason- mw. Sometintes, however, it is warmth that gets the cold weather fiyers into trouble. More than once a pilot has left his ship parked on the ice cover- ing a lake or river in the belief that it would be perfectly safe and return- ed to fin dthat a thaw had started, the ice thinning, and the ship had fallen through. The runway for a landing or tale- oft offers difficulties only when the snow is so rough that it might break the skils, or so soft that they would sink into it. If this is the case, the runway must be made smooth or dug out, For emergency landings in most parts of the north, however, a pilot usually can find a lake from which the snow has been swept by the wind. Customers Easily Found Air trdmsportation in the Arctle finds customers easily. All types of business make use of planes in the North, either to send supplies and mail or to send men to outposts. Prospectors have gone fo their fields by plane In = fradiion of the time taken on foot or by dog sledge, and plates have kp! them supplied with fdod and carricl ouf thélr gold and silver. Prosp.ctors haye even Used plapes tn hunt for nély fidlds. Affer a pve. nary surfey by plate, durfpg © ..ch arelal PROtOBTAphS are' taker, men afoot prospect the .most likely territory. Thége comercial, uses of airplanes sngf-covered 'territ tory are in addi on 10 the regular a idian alr mail uprvice, branches of which fly tinder these conditione. Little Known Here Inventor of Tig, Hat Leaves Butate of $90.00 London--The inventor of the steel helmet, known to soldiers as the "tin hat," which must have saved millions Pig during the war, left only $90, He was Alfred Bates, aged fifty-six of g Halifax firm of art metal workers He died while bathing at Bourne- mouth. The "tin hat" was regarded with more than affeciion by the soldiers in trenohes, fgr before ite adoption ood i jst froin fiying shrapnel wep le. Oglone Bégklos Willson in his book ra g 80 to Flo ne tolls d neal Sf Blog- showed eo firét "tin hat" t'the outset he went a vocatéad for neatly homes they have been rose bowls. mm gp ren Beri make your baked potatoes more fluffy, run the tines of a fork m before you put them into lgt out the steam make a more deliclous baked po- it will sleo prevent the potato bursting. place to a new knowledge = 'the beauty and grace of ma 3 of art craftsmanship on i The art culture of the Maor), he . declares, is a field engaging the 3 pathetic study not only of "pakeha™ |: (white) ethnologists but of i architects, house decorators -- ers, who sée in the "whakairo" ot ; New Zealand a rich store of artistiod inspiration. he wood carving andy painting, and the weaving, pla and reed work designs evolved by the Maorl from hig study of mature con-} stitute a fascinating study, he declar-} ed, "We fall back on thé Maori now} * for many of the artistic features) that go to distinguish these islands ' from the outside world." Mr. Cowan points out that the : state recognizes the Importance of | the study of Maori art and its en | couragement in the Maori Arts at Crafts Board, which was established by Act of Parllament three years ago to foster the study of these arts, A school of carving and other arts has been established at Rotorua, "the nucleus of a technical training col lege, which will show thé country the way to a very wide application of na- tive art to the needs of architectural and decorative work, European as well as Maori." Mr. Cowan quotes a New Zealand artist as saying that "Maori decora- tive designs, with their opposition of lines and spaces, thelr rhythmic sequences of curve and counter curve, of thrust and counter thrust, of balance and counter balance, are expressive of the vitality ef both 'pakeha' and Maori" "The forms used seem fo be the natural representation of our environ- ment, They are the essence Qistilled from our surroundings." A feature of the old craftsmanship, says Mr Cowan, was the sureness and Eym- metry of every design. The directs ing Maorl artist and the artisan must haye had a wonderfully correct eye. The expert who superintended the hewing out of a canoe from pa tree scanned it from bow and stern, and so true was his eye that when the canoe was launched it sat the water like a duck. Mr. Cowan also remarks on the good gense of the Maori in not allow- ing degoration to interfere with use falness. To carve tha blades of paé- dles, as come do who cat er for the tourist trade, is wrong. The tne carver would decorate the la put not the blade, for that wow make the paddle less useful, The Maori carved even his bird snares, bis canoe balers, and his spades, but pever in such a way a to interfere with thelr usefulness. ay A Gigantic Hoax Cape Argus: When Mr. Hoover des cided upon & full and comple tigation of the activities of Mr lam B. Shedrer at the Geneva Na Conference * of last year, he little thought that the chiet result would be to make a whole continent rock with laughter, Yet if the inquiry end ed on That note, it would not perhaps he a bad thing for the world at large. International affairs. are solemn enough fun all conscience. It is right {and proper that they should be so, { ousidering the tremendous Issues f ht often hang upon what may seem at the moment quite a trivial epicode. {But it 1s just os well to be reminded at times that the comic spirit, the sar done laughter of the gods, Is ever present in great things as well as small. Riddle-Me-Ree My first fs in night but not in day; My second in miikle but not in play; My third 1s 'in fine but not in conrsd)| My fourth is In cow but not in horse My ftth is in gentle but not in ro My sixth is in slééve but not In cu My whole's seen in winter ahd strange to view; It grows upside down and it lives ke that, too! Answer: . Icicle. Suede Popular The final ensemble note in the after nooh costume may well be the and slippers of siniilar material, col and design. Suéde in bla oF Jrowh » sugagsstully employed re bag aid single he 4 Hod slippers. A cléver idea shows slipped through & metal cir sg miulating a bow, used on both a bag and shoes. GOD "Whatever exists, exists » God; «exist not be concely-