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Sw, St Ts NE en « J tors a Nr i An it AE a co ------ a a -------- ih di 4 Sa oa > | Voice of Canada, The Empire and The World at Large the Press Bhd dh on St on La oo SB a ma a a CANADA HE HAS PAID HIS BILLS: It was the old miller of the Dee who spoke those famous words, "IL, owe no penny I cannot pay, | thank the River Dee, which turns the wheels to grind the corn, to feed my babes and me." Approaching another year we feel quite the same about it ay the miller of the Dee, e have been able to meet all our bills and to protect our credit, and for all this we are grateful to you and you and you. We would like you to know that we are appreciative and we hope we can return the compli. ment to you and yours when the op- portunity arises.--Trenton Courier Advocate, A GERMAN BULLET, A Canadian officer carried a Ger- man bullet in his pocket for two vears, 1t had been fired at him by an enemy sniper when he put his heed over the parapet on his first tour in the trenches. The sniper missed by an inch or two, the bullet plowing through the sand bags and falling into the trench, °° The officer picked it was still hot and his lucky charm, up while it venerated it as Ile was never without it for the next two years, Then he lost it; lost it just before the opening of the hattle of Amiens in 1918. tle "kissed himself good. bie." i But nothing happened to him. Ile went through all the big battles of 1918 in which the Canadians were gaged, and he is still alive. He , quietly in INdmonton ar sometimes wonders why he ever felt as he did about that German bullet. --kdmonton Journal. SOMETHING NEW The nddress Mr. Bennett deliver- ed to a na ion wide audience on Wed- Posday nicht wos something new in Po itical discussion, A vost improve- ment. Klectioneering speeches in t is country--aund we assume Mr, Benned's taik to be that--have not aiways Veen on a high plane. More oiten than not they have taken the form of sell-glorification, of exagger- ated claims "and - hyperbole, coupled with vituperation against opponents and counter policies, Of all such things, of the fustian which is put forward as aun argument of the old pitiful cliches and catchwords, the Prime Miuister's address was splen- didly free, He did not attempt to tell that, owing to his genius and omnipotence, the country's problems had all been solved, and that, there- fore, we should return him to office as a mere matter of common sense and sheer gratitude, On the contrary, Mr. Bennett confessed that, despite his best efforts, things were still bad: that they would continue to be bad; that new efforis would be necessary to cope with them. It was a new note, and refreshing, A note more honest, more stimulating and con- vincing,--Ottawa Journal. » 'THE WAY TO PEACE ~ The people of the ., world know now, having been pretty well taught by the events of the past few years and especially by the lessons of 1934, that there are only two choices be- dore them: the keeping of peace by collective action or the acceptance of the old idea of war as the ultim- ate and fnevitable expression of pol- icy. There {i an undeniable move. ment everywhere towards a return to the ideals of the League. Of this there are many signs.--Winnipeg Free Press. gn DIONNE QUINTS In addition to a set of oficial guardians, the Dionne quintuplets have now a "board of management" Bo govern their interests. While they are infants, the famous five wlll probably not be much interested $n who safeguards thelr welfare, so A" long as the feeding bottle comgs al- ong.on time. But along about¥946 we can imagine the beginnings of revolt, We can best illustrate what we mean by paraphrasing a popula rhyme: \ Mother may I go in to swim? No, my darling daughter, § Consult the board of management, And don't go near the water, --Ottawa Citizen, THE MOVIES The Ontarlo Council of Women re- cently suggested to the government establishing theatres in all cities of 10,000 or more for the showing of children's moving pictures, The gov. ernment is hardly likely to act upon the suggestion, but it is an idea. As has been often argued, one reason for exasperation among the movie-going phiblic is that present-day picture shows are intended for adults and minors alike. Adults have to sit through pictures censored for 13-year- ofd consumption, and the juveniles have to sit through pictures intended for adults.--Winnipeg Tribune, STREAMLINING 70 YEARS OLD And now {it turns out that this streamlining of which we hear so much about in this speed-mad era is almost 70 years old. It has been dis- covered that Rev. Samuel R, Cal- throp, a clergyman of Roxbury, Mass., filed designs in the patent of- fice at Boston 69 years ago, and these, still on file, bear a remarkable resemblance to the new "Zephyr," Now, after nearly 70 years, Calthrop's dream has been translat. ed into fact; proof that there is very little new under the sun.--St, Thomas Times-Journal, "THEY" ARE ANSWERED Im the Stratford Beacon-Ilerald. a woman signs her name and address to a letter which reads as follows: "lI would very much like space in your paper to ask neighbors of mine to please stop scandal about one of my boys, age ten, and also of my husband who is said to lash the boys with a horse whip. This is absolute- ly unirue and so is the story which is being told about a church basket which was never sent. Those who are interested will know well enough what 1 mean," One can imagine the story behind such a letter, the painful circum. stances that induced a woman to sub. mit herself to unpleasant publicity for the sake once for all of bringing gossip out into the open, Not all victims of what "they say" have the courage of this woman, More often they suffer in silent bitterness, but they suffer none the less, Charity ought to go deeper than Christmas baskets. It should cover words as well as deeds. Simple kind- ness is one of the greatest of the virtues, and if we are kind we do not peddle gossip about our neigh- bors or speak harshly of them even it we dislike or distrust them .--Ot- tawa Journal, MOSTLY GOOD, But in & world that is concerned, of necessity with want, suffering, threats of war, depravity, murder and banditry, it is comforting to re- call that, after all, "People -- most people--are good," --Ilamilton Iler- ald; bof ol INFLUENCE OF SLIPPERS These Chinese were a wise people, They put themselves into slippers and slowed down the tempo of their world, for who can be hasty in act and speech when he is in slippers? To run then is hard, and comfort is an enemy of anger. But the Chinese have become westernized now and the slipper is going with their teach- ing of ethics." The smart oxford and technical education are replacing them, and we hope we in the west will not live to regret {t.--Ifamilton Spectator, Dr, - a ' saa 00 Rough Lupe Velgz, fiery Mexican screen actress, has filed suit for di- " vorce from Johnny Weissmuller, charging cruelty. A Toronto Humane PORT REVEALS 18. Dogs: Brought to shelter, 073; placed in homes, 763; for city, 248. Cats: Brought to shelter, humanely destroyed, 17,171, placed in homes, 449, Cattle, birds examined, 185; try examined, 37,604, convictions, 62; complaints 789. Canada's Progress 2A CUPID AND TEACHERS It may interest rural lady teachers to. know that chances of marriage are gneatly in their favor. It is estimat. ed\that a young lady teaches less than six years before being stung by Cupid's dart. The supposition {s that the bright young farmer is looking for an intellectual wife. But in the city there are so many teachers and so few marrying men. who want in. tellectuals as life companions, that the matrimonial opportunities of the school ma'ams are correspondingly lessened,--Petrola Advertiser-Topic. PROGRESS OR HABIT? Visitor--*Your son is making good progress with his violin, He is be- ginning to play quite nice tunes." Host--*"Do you really think so? We were afraid that we'd merely got used to it."--Border Cities 'Star, MARRIED THE PRETTIEST GIRL Women students in a Ilentucky University expressed preference for husbands who are big and broad shouldered, and dark-haired fellows were preferred to blondes. That's funny, for we remember back home that a fellow who was short, out of line 'at the knees and with a nose like a dome fastener--well he up and married the prettiest girl on the con- cession, --Strat(ord Beacon-Herald, THE EMPIRE AIR FORCE NEEDS Today we need at least 20,000 aero- planes. Bullt "in~series these would not cost more than £2,500 each, or a total outlay of £50,000,000, Last year we were fourth in air strength, Today we are eighth. Last year we had 420 first-line machines. Today we still have considerably fewer than 500, while Germany alone can produce 1,000 a week. Last year we were on the '"edge of the risk." To. day we are over the edge.--IL.ondon Daily Mail. : IN BELFAST, TOO. There will be a good deal of sym- pathy with a complaint made at the City Council yesterday by Council- lor Clarke Scott as to the confus- ion caused by the similarity of the names of new streets in Bolfast, Fa- shfons change even in street names, as a comparison of a present-day di- rectory with one of, say, fifty years ago will show. The old directories abound in alleys, courts, places, lanes and entries in the street nomencla- ture, Today we have in their place parks, drives, parades, crescents, gardens and avenue, The tendency of the moment is to group streets with the same prefix, calling one a park, another a crescent, another a drive, and so on. In actual practice this is causing considerable inconve- nience and misdirection ' of letters, as any postman who has these col- onies on his rounds can testify, ALERT CHINESE MANUFACTURERS Merohatits and traders in the ol the Chinese manufacturer is turning out a class of goods that stands compa- have long since recalled that resort to experimental either industrial or economic, Soc. Busy Year RESPONDS TO 20,346 CALLS, RE- Toronto.--Some idea of the vast amount of work accomplished by the Toronto Humane Society during the past year is instanced by the an- nual report which details the many duties of the inspectors, In all 20, 346 calls were responded to, of waich 6,248 were of an emergency nature. Horses: Examined 4,877; humane- ly destroyed, 93; sent to hospital or stable, 176; and brought to ghelter, 9,789; diseased and Injured, . destroyed, 6, claimed by owners, 1,002; sent-.to veterinary hospital, 63, and observation cases 18,163; and sheep and swine examin- ed, 35,610; performing animals and other animals and birds examined, 2,850, and poul- summonses issued, 79; number of investi: gated, 2,659, and warnings issued, 1,- Praised By Paper London. -- The Financial Times recently devoted a column and a half to the annual meeting and statement of the Bank of Montreal and in an editorial drew attention to the Do- minion's progress, which, it pointed out, is being achieved without any panaceas rlson with some of those turned out: by European firms, but it was not till a few years ago that there was such a big demand for some of the leading Chinese manufactures, Rub- ber shoes turned out by a local fac- tory are now being exported to Eur- ope and America and it would be no exaggeration to say that these shoes are in every way up to the standard of "Western Shoes," This company has its head office in the Colony, and it is run on the lines of a modern and up-to-date factory, everything being carried out with clockwork precision. Cotton and silk socks, rat- tan ware and dry batteries also form a large part of the export trade, and as the manufacturers depend largely on exports for pushing their trade, they struck upon the happy idea. of a trade exhibition, and no sooner was the first one over than plans for 'Lower Wheat Yield Forecast For 1935 Washington, -- A _ winter wheat yield of 475,000,000 bushels in 1985 --157,061,000 below the crop 'in normal years--was forecast by the United States Department of Agri- compé-atively- tion was predicted despite an area of 44,306,000 acres planted to winter wheat this year. Lighter planting of spring wheat was also forecast by the Crop Re- porting Board, due to "a tendency to expand winter wheat acre the area in which both winteNand spring .wheat are planted. -Condition. of the crop on Dec. T aes estimated at 77.8 per cent. of normal compared with 74.3 per cent. low prcdue- the second, Hong Kong Press, Won't Predict 1935 Weather METEOROLOGICAL SAYS 24 HOURS IS ENOUGH Toronto. -- Weather during, 1935 may be hot, cold or indifferent but - meteor- ological bureau here--will make no the chief weatherman--the predictions. < 'What the future holds in the way of weather is as much a mystery to the bureau as to the average citizen, John Patterson, director of the bur- eay stated. Accurate forecases can be made 24 hours {in advance, he said, but 48-hour prognostications cannot always be relied upon. The forecasts of old-timers, ther throughout Canada, make dictions, and a more elaborate one, were prepared and discussed.-- BUREAU who delight in calling the weather of the various seasons, basiiig their predic. tions on the thickness of bark on trees, thickness of hair on animals, and other of nature's protections for the periods, are viewed with inter- est by the scientific branch. But the bureau, who tells the changg in weg- no attempt to deny di-ébnfirm the pre. 11 for the poor showing of the crop. per cent. but is considerably above the year average of 12.2 per cent. I The acreage planted this 1935, George A. Farrell, the wheat section, said. signers of voluntary contracts. However, "Farrell explained, ministration's be fulfilled. ' Wanted: A Clergyman London Times Advertisement. Tnglia invites capacity to be guide, and friend to agricultural essential. Open Bishop Barnes, psychic research mind birth 'control, secondary 10 | helpful. / on the same date last year, and the 10-year average of 82.4 per cent. Drought which scourged the wheat area this year, was held responsible Because of the outlook the board predicted that ahandonment' of acre- age already seeded will be about 18 This is not as high as the 1934 abandonment of 21.3 per cent. 10- fall slightly exceeds that expected by the Farm Administration under its 10 per cent. reduction program for chief of Expecta- tions were that the acreage would be held to 43,000,000 acres by the be- cause ' of the heavy abandonment and low yields in prospect, the Ad- hopes will probably Patron of vacant living in. East recommendations. Net value about £530 large rectory and grounds. Primary qualification, philosopher, people, for which in this case gentle birth towards and but Criticisms of The Victoria Centenary Pioneer Descendants Not Suf- ficiently Honored * The aftermath of centenary cele- brations in Australia brings out some criticism on the part of those who thought pioneer descendants not sufficiently honored. man's editor of the Melbourne Argus replies: "To try to discover the descend- ants of the pioneers in order to hon- or them would have been a colossal task, for there are many of them, and their claims. would have to be examined, : "An effort might have been made, I think, to gather together on this occasion the sons and daughters of people who arrived in the first quar- ter of a century of our history, for there would not be many of them. But the idea does seeem to have oc- cured to anyone, although the re- cords are probably available in the sheets of remembrance sent in to the Women's Centenary Council. "It is difficult to think what more could have been done in the way of entertainments to make this centen- ary occasion one for rejoicing and pleasure. I should have liked more music in the streets on the opening day; I shold even have been glad to hear people singing; and I should have liked to see the crowds on foot managed a little better to:-avoid con- gestion at special points, for it is a nerve-racking business to be caught in a dence crowd. The people did not seem light-hearted." Veteran School" Teacher Dies In Manitoba Margaret Sydney Christie, veteran school teacher of Manitoba and Winnipeg, died here at the age of 61 years following a lengthy illness. Miss Christie had a long school record throughout the province, She came before the turn of the century and attended the Winnipeg Normal school under Principal Dr. W. A. McIntyre. Her first teaching posi- tions were held at Carman, Oak Lake and Mountain S'cde school, near De- loraine.- In Aprl, 1906, Miss Chris- tip joined the Winnipeg public school tedching staff and continued in her position actively until June, 1926, when she retired with a long service allowgnce. eather Post Planned In Britain London -- A "National Aviation Meteorological Station" with pro- grams to consist only of weather reports, weather forecasts and warn- ings for airmen, is to be erected by the Marconi Gompany on behalf of the Air Minstry at Cranwell, Lin- colnshire. $ } This new station, operated by the Air Ministry, will transmit meteoro- logical bulletins at regular intervals throughout the day for the infor- mation of aircraft and airdromes., It will have several times the power of the present Heston . station. which transmits aviation weather reports. Aviation To Play Big Part In BW.L Port of Spain, Trindad--A fore- cast that aviation is destined a play a great part in bringing the West Indian islands into closer contaet with each other 'was made recently by Colonial Secretary Sir Selwyn Grier as he returned home after a 4,600 mile aerial holiday jaunt. Sir Selwyn declared 'that he and Lady Grier were "definitely air- minded" ag the result of their trip-- the first since he arrived here to be- come the island's Colonial Secretary. With. Lady Grier, Sir Selwyn visited Janaica, the Bahamas, Miami and other points. : Passengers to the number of 83.- 100 were carried on British commer- olal aircraft last year. DAVID COPPERFIELD a 7 Fh ~ ak _-- 8 A I) _ In the Spring, Mrs. Micawber's relatives pay their debts and release them from prison. But they are leaving for Plymouth to live with Mrs, Micawber's family, David is heartbroken until Mr. Micawber Bipgests that he go to his "can- tankerous" Aunt Betsey Trotwo icawbers' coach leaves amid loud farewells and David starts his journey, along in Dover. The " At the very outset, he is rob and luggage box by a street loafer. He continues e road to Dover on foot and encounters many dangers. He is early toned in a violent thunderstorm, and then a him, stealin But finally, fe spies the Dover cliffs, Weekly Serial -- Part 3 bbed of his money inker Tramper beats is one remaining morsel of food. Based on the Novel by L) ~~ CHARLES DICKENS - Wie. o A Aunt Betsey welcomes him with' arms and her lodger, the jolty Mr. utoneday Aunt Betsey receives a letter saying the Murdstones are com- ing to take David away. Aunt Betsey sees them riding their donkeys over her precious, we]l-kept green and she runs out to drive them away. his friend and playmate. open 'motherly Dic ck, becomes f noth ng had clare David orders them from © "paid Connerfleld," A Jjttle later Aunt Betsey o as ppen , be the worst boy in the world and say they will have no mercy on him, Aunt Betsey, the house, David is safe from the Murdstones -- but another adventure awaits * Mm. Re sure to watch mext week's installment of Wier { ins her door to them . The Murdstones de-' The wo- J : E ee (Canadian Macaroni . --t-- * Flour amounting to 27,200,900 1bs.; 13,480 dozen eggs; 383,218 pounds of 'egg powder; 8,626 pounds of milk powder; 37,982 pounds of salt, and 878 pounds of coloring went to make the 1933 output of Canadian macar. oni and kindred products. - In that year, 1933, there were sixteen estab- lishments in Canada manufacturing macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli and noodles, six of these plants being lo- cated in Ontario; four In. British Columbia; three in Quebec; two in Manitoba and one in Alberta, tories in 1933 amounted to 26,74 280 pounds, with a selling value at the factory of $1,223,527, Compared with 1032 when the-output:-was 22; 278,366 pounds valued at $1,053,589, there was an increase of 4,467,914 1bs, in the quantity and $169,938 in the value. In addition to the above pro- ducts of the macaroni factories near- ly 1,000,000 . pounds of similar prod- ucts were manufactured in Canada f at the same time by the biscuits and confectionery industry, Of. the total Canadian macaroni exports of 3,872,. 319 pounds, Great Britain took 2, 945,263 pounds, the remainder going in order of purchase to New Zealand, Japan British West Indies, China, Bermuda, Newfoundland, Hong Kong and other countries. Quintuplets' Father Every time Dr, Dafoe makes the simplest observation or when one of the Dionne babies smiles or cries, or when the proud mother of five-at- once wishes to: speak, the newspap- ers and radio carry the message from one corner of the globg to the other, We, and many others, have wonder- ed way nobody thinks of the father. But perhaps it's all for the best, . according to the way Wilson Mac- Donald expresses Papa Dionne's feelings in a new Canadian classic: ~ QUINTRAINS OF "CALENDAR" Mebbe you 'ear of Calendar-- Not on de wall--no, no; I mean be town of Calendar: An' Monsieur Doc Dafoe, Mos' eveibody 'ear of Romg An' Lunnon an' New York; But no one hear of Calendar Except wan burd--de stork. Wan day dat stork 'e sit alone Jus' houtsidg Calendar; An' den "e swear; "I'll known Aroun' de world, by gar," mak' you Dat burd was right--dis leetle town She's known where'er you igo; An' heveryhody in de worl' Knows 'Monsieur Doc Dafoe, De papers now get hextra hout Eef wan quintuplet sneeze, An' deverybody send night.gown To keep dose keeds from freze. An' heverybody in de worl' From -Nord Bay to Cape 'Orn- Are telling what de mamma say When all de chile was born. An' what was said by Doc Dafoe Eees publish heverywhere, But what de poor olg man 'e-say Nobody seems to care. Ay tink 'e 'as been long neglec' | An' so I tell-eet you; ey 'E laugh een joy' wen firs' was born; 'E smile at nombre two. Ld Tet's more dan I hexpec," 'q say, -"But twins dey :may. be mice, I'll be good sport, perhaps ee's. bes' Dat 1 am pappa twice." Den Doc Dafoe somes tru de: door An' says. '*'Oxcoos to me; You are a fadder once again; Dat makes you Pappa three." 'An soon dat doctor whicper low: "Oxcoos to me--eet's four." Sapre dat man from Calendar "KE smile heem now no more, - An' den de poor old fellow wipe Hees forehead on hees tuff, "An says: "Dg joke ees good, pleas', : Henough ees quite henough." but 'BE feel jus' lake e' order 'im Wan' nicg banan' for lunch; An' den de waltress bring him quick De whole banana bunch. Sapre, dat door she move agains She can't keep still somehow, "Oxcoos to me," said Doc Dafoe, "You're five times papa now." FTI De paper tell what mamma say, An' what say Doe Dafoe; But what de ole man gay iieemsel "'Eet's bes' you shouldn't know. E'ets Christmas time; de folk weel send : : \ Dose babies toys and frocks, But pleas' oxcocs, won' somecae send . De ole man pair of socks. ~Smith Falls Recordi News, _The union was formed in 1823, and up to now women have been: admitted only to the gallerics of its 'debating hall, On about half a d>zen occasions, however, women spene*s have been permitted to tae part in the debates. The members n'a csti- mated to number 40,000 in ali parts * of the world. ; s The total production of these fa 8