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: generation cess to the | ldental literature, history Unlike translators ora ago, they are using the popular language in China, which alll literate persons can read, instead of the difficult classical language, which' even scholars have trouble in master-' The work is directed by Dr. Hu Shih, philosopher, who has settled here per- manently, and money is being provid-| ed by the China Foundation, which distributes the remitted portion of the American Boxer indemnity. This! Foundation has a hand in most suc- cessful cultural projects in China to- day. Three translators have been ' 4 for almost" a year 'on the plete works of Shakespeare, which They are first tur but may later use rt of Chinese blank verse to suggest Shakespeare's medium. Xela Another scholar, sixty-five years old, has been working almost a year on Gibbons "Decline and Fall of the Ro- man Empire." This scholar, Wu Kwang-chien, is the author of several textbooks in English now used in Chins ese schools. The China Foundation established a translation committee in 1930, putting Dr. Hu Shih in charge, and providing for fiftee nother members to direct thé work, The task was divided into three sections: Science, history and literature. been translated {nto Chin. |. 7 Lg . = ' New British Income Tax Favors Bachelors London.--Many letters are being re- | ceived daily by British newspapers from married men, protesting that the new 'income tax proposals favor the single man, Married men with children appear to be worse hit than bachelors from the' standpoint of increased taxes. The) so-called injustices to family men be- com. more apparent :. salaries over the $3,000 mark. The following table of the increase in tax payabl. under the new rates, shows a comparison between married men with wo chi 'ren and bachelors: Married Men with | of wine left from former years in the Single Man '2 chidren | cellars of Rheims to supply the world (increas. (increase | without fear of a serious shortage. Salary of tax). of tax) Like champagne, the burgundy dis- $3,000 $111.25 $108.12 | trict also suffered badly from the cold 3,500 116.85 166.12 | wet summer. The only really good 4,000 145.85 173.25 | wines this year will be Bordeaux and 4,500 137.00 180,00 | Beaujolais, and even they will not 5,000 136.50 174.25 | have the quality of such years as 1928 mc---------- and 1929. All one can say about . . | them is that they will be better than a The Tiger Tribute oe var eeper at the Belle Vue Zoologi- 5 cal Gardens, Manchester, had a nar- row escape recently when he was at- tacked by a tigress. . | Fortunately, another keeper witness- ed the attack afid came to the rescue. But all those who have to do with tigers aren't so fortunate. For instance, there was a keeper at one provincial zoo who was killed, some years ago, by an elderly tiger about. There have been similar tragedies before, but this one is like- ly to be remembered for a long time, because of the tribute the dead man's! colleagues sent to the funeral. It was a life-sized figure of a tiger in arum-lilies and chrysanthemums!-- Answers, -- es Secret Winter Resort For Ocean Fish Sought Washington.--A secret winter resort of Atlantic coast fish is sought by the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Large schools of mackerel, sea bass, bluefish, croaker, weakfish, scup and fluke disappear every winter from _ their summer residence off the shores south of New England and do not re- turn until warm weather, | Fishermen disagree on their des: tination. Some believe the fish mi- grate off shore to deeper, warmer waters, while others believe they 80, south in search of warmth, following | the human migration to tropical cli- mates. = The Bureau of Fisheries is seeking: to splve the problem, and R. A. Nesbit, | aquatic biologist of the bureau, has been cruising along the coast catching fish in nets, tagging them and return- ing them to the sea. _ rere re em ae Saskatoon Expert Assumes Federal Post Montreal --Professor L. E. Kirk has arrived in Ottawa to take up his duties as federal agrostologist. Mr, Kirk, who is an authority on grasses, and has recently developed a drought-re- sisting grass for western Canada, was appointed to the post near the end of the last session on the recommenda- tion of Robert Weir, Minister of Agri- culture, Mr. Kirk's duty will be to advise the Ministry of Agriculture on the suitability of various grasses for cer- tain soils throughout the Dominion, He will also advise the Ministry on methods by which grasses at present 'growing, but not flourishing, i ncertain areas may be developed or adapted so as to grow well in their environment. ¢ mrt mprem-- Gets Six Trees Sa From One Apple WAYNESBORO, Ga.--George W. Mobley, a business man of Waynes- boro, now believes. that '"'great oaks from little 'acorns grow," or words to that effect. A few years ago he was enjoying a particuldrly fine apple. Ie threw the seeds in his back yard and in due course was rewarded by having up. He nursed and now all t. i | done such a complete job that there {sun did not come and the cochylis p-| Hubert Wilkins Flies and Cold, Wet Weather Spoil Grapes PARIS.--Bad weather and cochy'is flies have made it certain that there will be no overproduction of cham- pagne this year, Indeed, they have seems likely to be no 1931 champagne at all, When the Summer began it was thought "there would be a splendid crop. Then the rain came and the flies came and more rain came, and now the decision has come not to try to make any champagne. The one comfort is that there is still plenty Farms For Women Planned In Mexico Mexico City. -- A collective farm where women would be barred from the premises may be established near this 'city by the national congress of women workers and peasants. The Two workmen were buried beneath debris and seriously injured when this apartment house collapsed during repair work recently. Robot Pilot Installed | 'Arctic Patrol' Ordered In Passenger Plane For Aircraft Carrier Baltimore Md.--Installation of | Washington.--The aircraft carrier a . shot pilot on a passenger airplane is Langley, with its squadrons of planes, will winter in northern waters on an now nearing completion at the plant h of the B-J Aircraft Covporation here, "arctic patrol" Operations of men and equipment will be put to test and will soon be placed into service between New York, Baltimore an) under extreme temperatures for the first time. Washington. This is the first installation to be! The Navy expects to learn valuable made in a commercial passenger air- lessons on the effect of ice and snow organization adopted' a resolution ap- prg¥ing the project. Government and a managing board will be appointed by the congress. The Department of Public Education! will assign feminine experts in poultry | and other classes of farming to in- struct the workers. The farm is planned as a model for similar institutions which state governments will be called upon to sponsor. Proceeds will be invested in the establishment of more farms and it is hoped that within a few years many of them will be in operation, ---- rt Australian Grub Is Threatened by Fungus BRISBANE.--Scientists are rally- ing to the rescue of the Cactoblastis grub, which, originally imported into fustralip to destroy prickly pear, is in turn being attacked by a kind of fungus. The Queensland Goernment is al- ready preparing to throw open tor re-settlement 11,000,000 acres of 'and which the Cactoblastis has cleared from prickly pear. Meanwhile scientists are trying to evolve a method to protect the grub foom the parisitic growth which a. ready has done so much damage to the useful insect that prickly pear is starting to gain ground again in cer- tain districts. eA - Educational Films Dr. C. W. Kimmins in the Empire Review (London): The cinema is de- stined to occupy an ever-increasing position of importarce in the educa- tion of the child, and the present type of textbook will eventually give place to one more closely associated with cinematographic requirements. Pro- vided always that great care be taken to sec.re' that pure diction be em- ployed in the making of educational films, it should have a beneficial effect ! in raising the stanlard »f good speech among our children. : rt Motorcars Cross Africa Regularly NAIROBI, E. Africa--Through Africa by motorcar, once an achieve- ment of' note is now becoming quite commonplace. Within two days two motorears, one from Alexandria and the other from Durban, have arrived at Nairobi. » The former carried Dr. Jizi Baum, professor of Prague University and 'Natural History Museum, accom- panied by-Herr Soit, a Czecho- who i3 East Las 1 | o % ! tal flights. who suddenly got tired of seeing him| The land will be donated by the perimenia ghia has been 'tested by the inventor and arresting gear that holds landing by the United tates Army on-ex- planes to their floating airport. o Pumpkins and Pickles Pay College Tuition Human hand will be used only in the takeoff and landing of the now 18-passenger airplane. When in the air the position and speed will bo! controlled by a set of electric buttons | bulary of the college student. A switch places the robot in charge! tian Science Mon for. ee A World's Tiniest Baby Pretoria has what is believed to be the tiniest baby in the world. She! 35 outs a bushel was so small at birth that they did; i not weigh her in case the act of weighing might injurs her. At four- teen days she weighed 3 Ibs. She is kept wrapped up in cotton-wool and inolli gets her nourishment through the ia- Asiaiolli Jas jection of a saline and through the absorption of olive oil, applied to the skin. i at wD rn se Yoaring Tower Is Repaired lic following construction of new stairs i to the top. The twelfth century struc- ture is 320 feet high and four feet out of perpendicular, In Water 95 Hours 45 Minutes Re 4 ; vy: Africa, has discovered a rare species of ity He Beseetins as a huge spider that has adopted aquatic life. xf Nautilus To Be Sunk SOUTHAMPTON, England--Siz recently or the submarine ruised v ! Norris Kellam, "human cork" of Memphis, Tenn, being help! from the water after a 227-mile nonstop swim from Cairo, IIL, to Memphis. His time was 95 hours and 45 minutes. He took meals -. while floating on his back. plane, it was announsed. The device, On the planes, the flight deck, and the KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Barter con- regulated by small gyroscopes and tinues to be a good word in the voca- At Drury College, Springfield, Dr. ang relieves it of duty.--The Chris-' William Thomas Nadal, the president is accepting pumpkins, cabbages or home canned pickles and preserves in lieu of coin of the realm for tuition oney. A cafe in Lawrence, seat of Kan- sas University, is accepting wheat at for board of BOLOGNA.--The leaning tower of een reopened to the pub- Lone Scouting continues to grow apace in Ontario, and during the past month some thirty new members were registered at Lone Scout Headquar- ters. v It is gratifying also to note that this month two new Troops have been add- ed to the growing list of Regular Scout Troops which have been formed as a direct result of Lone Scout ac- tivity, These are at Maple and at Unionville. The others are located at Paris, Killaloe, Cobalt, Sault Ste. Marie, and Beamsvill . On October 2nd, the Lope Scout Commissioner, with Commiskioner Ir- win and Scoutmaster Don Hutchison, of the 1st Ont, Lone Scout Troop, ! journeyed to Maple to attend the spe- clal meeting and present the Charter | to the new Maple Troop. There was a splendid turnout of Scouts, and the Lonies from King also | attended to add their good wishes, and ; after a number of interesting Scout | activities, the Charter was presented | in the presence of a nice gathering of interested citizens of Mcaple, We wish the new Maple Troop, their Scoutmaster, Mr. Bryan, the best of Good Scouting. Ontario Lone Scout: will be inter | ested to learn that a new Shoulder Tape Badge has now been issued. | This reads as follow : "Ontario Lone Scouts," and is to be worn on the right shoulder by all Lone Scouts in this province. These can be obtained from Lone Scout Headquarters for 5c each. Fire Prevention Week Lone Scouts are urged tg put aside one week during October for special work under this heading. All over Canada this Fire Prevention Week Is being observed by Scouts, and the idea is to clean up and- destroy all rubbish and inflammable materi ! around your houses, barns and in the vicinity of your premises, and in the case of Pa- trols, in the Villages in which they are located. Thus before the winter sets in, everything will be cleaned up and snug, and there will be no danger of| fires starting as a result of rubbish left around, or of untcaded rubbish adding to the seriousness of any fire which might occur. Bear this in mind, Lonles! You can do lots of "Good Turns" in this way. Lone Scout Question Box Is there a Special Badge for Lone Scouts ?--(M.L.J.,, Moscow). No special badge has yet been Is- sued to Lone Scouts in Canada, al- though Imperial Headquarters in Lon- don, England, have approved of a spe clal badge for overseas Lone Scouts, which consists of a scroil bearing the words "Lone Scout" superimposed on and the Fleur de Lys. Arrangements are! Very peing made to obtain a supply of these for the use of the Lone Scouts of On- tario, Ontario Lone Scouts may be dis- tinguished, however, by their Mauve Neckerchief and by the special should. er tape which is mentioned in this column, Lonies are invited to address ques- | | "Maureen Orcutt of Englewood: N.J. with women's Canadian open golt championship trophy she won recently at Rosedale Club course, for second successive Toronto, | wear. | Germany 'Heads tions on Scouting subjects to "Lone | In Soviet Trade E"" at Lone Scout Headquarters, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2. Africa-Brazil New Plane Route French Air Mail Plans To Start New Service in "32 PARIS.--In competition with the Zeppelin air mail which German back- ers announce will operate weekly be- tween Europe and South America next year the. French air-mail line, Aeropostale, has announced that a plan for completely air-carried mail will be ready by the end of 1931 and' that early in 1932 planes will replace! the French navy dispatch boats be- tween Dakar, on the west coast of Africa, and Natal, Brazil. At present Aeropostale takes seven days to carry air mail from Toulouse | | i on the long step across the Atlantic it will be possible to deliver mail in, those capitals three or four days after it is posted here. when planes replace the dispatch boat | | pleted. being put through its final tests by the chief pilot," Mermoz, while the | other is the property of the French Air Ministry. { These ships are monoplanes, Ber- nard seaplanes fitted with pontoons. ! powered by a 650-horsepower Hispano motor, They have a wingspread of twenty-four meters, with the tremen- dous wing surface of seventy-four square meters. T'e» plane weighs three tons, but can carry six and one-half tons of mail. Before the end of the year Mermoz will make the round trip by air he- tween Dakar and Natal, and shortly thereafter the ships,will be withdrawn in favor of the seaplanes. Their speed of 200 kilometers an hour centrasts favorably with the maximum 110 kil- meter cruising speed of the divigibles, The zeppelins, nowever, will be able | to mak: the flights pay a profit by carrying passengers and freight. The French planes will carry only mail, + | PR (a pe Napoleon's Grapevine Saved Parisy--Napoleon's grapevine on the Bastia Highway in Corsica has! just been listed by the French Gov- ernment as a historical object. In his memoirs the Emperor mentioned this' grapevine, which was then owned by his family, and said that his rise in! the world would not have been pos-, sible without it. It was from the pro- ducts of this vine that his family drew the resources that enabled them | to send the young Bonaparte to study in Paris. The grapevine, which is called the "gposata," has been embellished with a marble tablet, placed on it by the' present proprietor, Antoine Lambris- | chini, on which the above facts are! * recounted. 7 ay Mexico to Aid . i Farm Education | Mexico City.--Intensification of agri- cultural education in Mexico has been promised by Ignacio Lopez Bancalarl, Under-Secretary of Education. . More sgricultural schools are to be estab-| lished in various sections of the re- "public and those now functioning are to recely, added facilities. The Min- istry of Agriculture has decided to es- tablis @& school of tropical agriculture, ithe: in Vera Cruz of Oaxaca. | Problem of Water in Gasoline Solved by Master Sergeant DAYTON, (hio --A knotty Corps problam, caused by water in airplane gasoline, has Leen solved by He is Master Ser- geant David Sam:ran, a native of the Island of Cyprus, whese device to veo- vide pure fuel has been adopted as an enlisted man. standara equipment by the Air Corps. His invention, known as an isolator or segrezator, makes use of the dié- ferent specific gravities of water and gasoline. Gloss Walls Installed In German School A school with outer walls of glass and with glass cabinets for books has just been built for the school children of Lubeck, Germany, accord- ing to Cappet"s Magazine. The ground floor has a breakfast and milk room, each ciassroom a bhath- planets are shown on the ceiling. Then there is a greenhouse in which the pupils raise plants throughout the year. ars dlp ha Beavers Conserve Lakes By Damming Streams Quesnel, B.C.--Beaver from the Bow- ron Lake game sanctuary, near Bar- kerville, are being used by the Pro- vincial Land Department to help re- store lakes and streams in Lower Cari- boo. The first shipment of eleven beaver passed through here recently by motor truck eon route to Williams Lake, where they will be-released at selected spots, Beaver in carlier days before they were trapped out conserved the water supply. sim Three Twos The teacher had been explaining the different meaning of tHe words "to," "t00," and "two,' and, finally, to find ut if the children Lad grasped the idea, she decided to give a test. "Now, children, as quickly as you can, I'want you to give me a sentence containing all three spellings." She had scarcely finished speaking when up went a hand. "Well, Isaac?" said the teacher, and the boy, the only Jewish child in the class, answered, glibly: "Two shil- lings is too much to spend." ------ rr re Too Late The young suitor had called on his loved one for her reply. "No, Oswald," she said, "I'm afraid that I cannot marry you." Oswald shrugged his shoulders. "Oh, very well, then," he returned savagely, "there are others just as good." "Better," she retorted. one of them yesterday." "I accepted Modern Youth Mother--"You know, Geoffrey, Nor- ma is nearly 17 yeara old, so to-day I had a frank discussion with her about the facts of life." Father--"Ah! thing?" Did you learn any- -- "Love, like luck, does not come through necessity or planning."-- Beggy Joyce. Air | | Exports to Russia Mount ta 58 Millions for 6 Months U.S. Stands Second, i Britain Third | BERLIN,--While Germany's :om- | mercial position is such that a Franco-German economic commission is about to take it in hand, one thing . seems to be on the up-grade--Ger- many's export trade with Russia. In 1925 German exports to the Soviet Union were valued at 251,000,~ { 000 marks (about $56,000,000). Last | year they totaled 431,000,000 (about | $105,000,000 and during the first six ; months of this year they amounted to 262,000,000 about $58,000,000. : In other words, during an economie | crisis characterized by failing exports | for Germany as well as other coun- tries (Germany's total monthly ex ports this year have been averaging airport in France to Rio de Janeiro,| taking the place of inner walls, in| 20 per cent. below the corresponding but Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, but | separating classrooms from corridors, | periods of 193 0 the exports to Russia | keep on climbing. Stands First in Soviet Trade Official Soviet figures show Ger- many stood first among the nations | trading with the Soviet Union during . Two seaplanes capable of carrying| room, each desk in the physics de-| tha first six months of this year, the the quantity of air mail that is now | partment has gas, water and electri-| pited States being second and Great being transported have been com- cal connections, and the geography Britain third. | room has a projection. machine by One belongs to Aeropostale and is which the movements of the stars and | ing the first half of this year were On the other hand, German exports to the Americas dur- [ less than 50 per cent. of the volume | for the first six months of 1929. So | were the imports. Argentina was pacticularly hard | hit by the drop in imports, Germany | buying less than one-third as much from that country as in 1929, m= ports from the United States dropped | almost one-half, those from Brazil [and Mexico approximately one-half, | while hardly a third as much was brought from Chile and Canada; but | imports from Russia dropped only 14 ! per cent, : On the other hand, Germany is only | beginning to export as much to Rus- Lgia@s she did before the war. Her | exports to that country in 1913 were valued at 880,000,000 marks. Credit Plays Large Part Credit this year, moreover, plays a much larger role in Russian trade tlLan it did before the war. Federal, state and community governments t.re | underwriting an aggregate of 70 per cent. of the long term credits under which Russian orders are being filled by German manufacturers. The Soviet Union has not defaulted in a payment so far, but the fact that the credits are long, and have to be underwritten by tha taxpayers of Germany, is always cited against them by those who oppose "building up an anti-capitalistic regime that some day may turn its strength against us." BE MERE SE Famous Jewel Is Presented To Museum LONDON.--The Canning jewel, which was sold here recently by aue- tion for $560,000, has been. presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum by the American who purchased it. The donor desires to remain anony- mous. The jewel, which was formerly owned by the Earl of Harewood, de- rives its name from Earl Canning. ee im World's Grain Show Postponed Regina, Sask.--The World's Grain Exhibition and Conference, which was to have been held in Regina in has been postponed until 1933, Ro! Weir, Dominion Minister of ture and chairman of the Na Committee of the Grain Show, kas - nounced. 5