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il ue igh! =i H NN hy § } SE J ; a - 1} Ld CB a |b | »> | = « 0 ~~ » a A Caan Writes To London Editors _{ A letter in the London Spectator) Sir: + Could anyone suggest to 'London "editors that it would be a good-idea for them to buy an atlas 'to which' their staf writers could re- fer when mentioning»pldces in Can- ada? Particularly, this applies to the Times and Observer, two papers that have been taught to believe were in- fallible. Punch makes fearful howlers in its verse when referring to. places outside England. ; Recently the Times had a photo- graph of the King, when Prince of . Wales, on horseback "on his ranch near Manitoba"! Now the King's ranch, as everyone knows, is in Al- berta; the next province east- ward is Saskatchewan, and after that, six or seven hundred miles _.away,.comes Manitoba. Believe it or not, there are quite a number of places between the "E.P. Ranch" and Manitoba! - The Weekly Times had an edi- torial on Canadian Provincial Debts in which came the quite unpardon- able words "........... the very unsatis- factory budget before the Vancouver Legislature." Don't they know, in London, that the capital of British Columbia is Victoria, on Vancouver Island? It is possible that geography even that of the empire, has heen left out of the curriculum in English ~ schools? I feel sure that the Times office has its radios, and telephones, and televisions, and cablegrams, and everything up to date -- except a map. I do wish they would buy one. It would save a lot of bad - feeling on this side. ; _ In _the Court and Personal column of the Observer I see a notice word- ell as follows: "Sir Percy Vincent will visit Canada in August where he will be a guest of the State of Van- couver." Now where and what is the State of Vancouver? We in British Columbia know all too well what the state (with a small s) of Vancouver is just now but -- the State? That "has an American savour, we don't grow States in Canada. Perhaps the editor meant Province? And why of Vancouver? Please tell him this is a - town. ! And now to cap all comes a really flagrant breach of Imperial dip)o- macy. In the Times Weekly of April 9th is 'a photograph of Vancouver, captioned below, "Vancouver, the capital of British Columbia'! But herewords fail me. Perhaps _You may be able to do something about it? -- Yours truly, H. Glynn-Ward, Treanna, Sidney, British Columbia. v ests Nishtingale . Dies in England Mrs. M. Colyer - Fergusson Was the Former Edith J. Miller of Portage La Prairie GRAVESEND, England, -- Ms, Max Colyer Fergusson, who before her marriage won fame as a contralto singer, died here recently, Mrs. Fergusson who was horn at Portage la Prairie, Man., was the for- . mer Edith-J. Miller, daughter ot the | - late W. W. Miller, post-master at Por- tage la Prairie, Man., for many years Her beautiful contralto voice carried her to international renown as 'the Manitoba nightingale." ' Miss Miller's musical career began officially when she was a student in Toronto. She won the gold medal at the Toronto Conservatory of Music after studying under an Italian musie master, Signor d'Auria. She studied for three years fn Win- nipeg, then moved to Europe where she continued her music In London and Paris. In the latter city she was a pupil of the famous Madame Murch-|- esl. She returned to this continent and was contralto soloist in St, Bartholo- mew's Church, Now York, and Tomp- kins Avenue Church, Brooklyn, for a time. Sy \ On her second visit to England she gave her first concert under the pa- _tronage of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. She was presented to King Edward in 1907 after singing at the Royal Amateur Orchestral con- cert in Queen's Hall, She prepared for grand opera under|' the tutelage of the world-famed tenor, the late M. Jean de Reszke and made her operatic debut at Covent Garden, London in 1913, in tho role of Madda. lena in Verdi's "Rigoletto." Other artists with whom she sang Included Madame Melba and John McCormack. She was given an enthusiastic recep- tion. » She was. married in July 1918, to Max Colyer-Fergusson, grandson of thé late Sir James Ranken Fergusson, Bart,, and she and her husband spent their honeymoon in Canada, visiting the bride's parents at Portage la Prairie. : Her last Canadian concert tour was made in 1910, just prior to the death of King Edward VII, | later. : pe a -- « EE a a --_----. Green tea with a flavour and a delicacy beyond compare GREEN TEA Woman Pioneer of West Mrs. W. C. Pinkham, Wife of Late Bishop of Calgary, Cele. brates 88-Years of Life in Western Canada--Dance Sup- pers in Her Youth Featured Buffalo Tongue, Moose Nose and Beaver Tails. . CALGARY. -- When Mrs. Cyprian Pinkham, wife of the late Bishop of Calgary, celebrated her 88th birthday May 6th, another milestone was pass- ed in the life of one of Western Cana: da's best-known pioneer women. Mrs. Pinkham was: born at Lower Fort Garry on May 6, 1848, and re- calls the social life of the settlement of those days and many attractions. "I have often, when hearing of a dance," she recalls, "begun making a muslin dress in the morning and worn it that night, and that without the help of a sewing machine. The young people usually drove in u cariole to the dance. "We gener- ally arrived at six in the evening and danced till eight in the morning," she said. "We had a good supper, usually consisting of buffalo and deer tongues, beautifully corned, moose nose and beaver tails." Girls married young in the early days of the settlement, she added, her eldest sister at 17 marrying the Rev. J. R. Mackay, who later be- came Archdeacon of Saskatchewan. When her mother died shortly af- terwards she became mistres: of the house at 17, caring for her father, brother, and two younger sisters. . "But in October of 1868 the Rev. W. C. Pinkham appeared on the scene," she recalls, "coming from Canterbury to take charge of the parish of St. James. The first time I met him, was at the opening of Holy Trinity Church in Winnipeg. We had an American melodeon which was carried to the church every Satur- day. I used it at the opening and played the hymns and chants during the service." : The next time she met the new minister they became engaged, she says, and were married two months During the Riel Rebellion she was away from the settlement and feared for the safety of her friends and relatives. But the rebellion ended without harm®to the family. In 1886 her husband was given the Bishopric of Saskatchewan. On May 4, 1889, a little over 47 years ago, she and her family joined Bishop Pinkham in Calgary. "And then 1 began pioncering for the second. time, she says. "My husband spent most of his time travelling in his diocese of a mere 3,000 square miles. We rented a frame "building but it was very in- adequate. The ground around it was more or less of a gravel pit. Some of the windows were. out when we arrived. A May snow-storm was raging, and we were very un- comfortable.' Mrs, Pinkham at once entered into the community life of the growing ' IN EVERY IXLINC WY, & { » Buckingham [SJ BS of ¥ Bo 5 The Graphochart Shows how to read character from handwriting, at a glance. 10¢ PREPAID Graphologist Room 421 73 Adelaide St., W. Toronto the malaria mosquito, cow' town. She was instrumental in founding a hospital, and was the first woman president of the Wo- men's Hospital Aid Society. . She went to England to attend the coro- nation of His Late Majesty King George V. During the war years, notwith- standing the loss of her youngest son, she engaged in work for the Serbian Relief Committee, for which she was decorated by the Serbian government. Fish Destroys Mosquito Notes the Australian Press Bureau. --A little fish, called gambusia affairs, is helping to free Papua, which is governed by Australia, from According to the government medical officer's re- port, the fish were introduced into Papua from New Guinea, in 1933, and wherever they had been placed, they had eliminated the mosquito larvae. Some were placed in a lagoon, and a big flood carried them to neighbor- ing lagoons. In five months all the lagoons were swarming with the fish and the mosquito had been entirely eliminated. One lagoon, of six acres, which teemed with the larvae had been cleared in thice 'months, and the fish had been bred to countless millions. ! "Its An Ill Wind» - Writes The Sydney Herald. -- A broken piston rod is bringing the motorship, Jeff Davis, back to Syd- ney for repairs. . The mishap came as a bitter dis- appointment to a passenger, who is hurrying with her baby son to Ameri- cas to the only clinic in the world where an operation can be performed which may save his life. On the other hand, the mishap was welcomed by a newly-married de- portee -on the Jeff Davis, who will now be able to-see his wife in Sydney again. © The child to save whose life his mother is making a dramatic dash half way round the world, is Kel- vin Rodgers, 3, of Boort, Victoria, who swallowed a three-inch packing nail, which lodged in his lung, about 20 months ago. Australian special- .ists were unable to remove it, and the American Pioncer line granted the child and his mother a free pas- sage to New York to enable an opera- tion to be performed in the only clinic in the world which possesses the equipment for such a delicate operation and surgeons trained in its use. } On the same ship is an American galley-boy into whose brief stay. in Australia was crammed a whirlwind marriage, a brief honeymoon, arrest, and deportation. Upon the return of the ship to Sydney he will probably be taken in charge by the police un- til the vessel is ready to put to sea again, but_his wife will be able to see him on visiting days. Stir in Turner Valley Writes the Calgary Albertan.--It was like old times in Calgary when the Turner Valley Royalites well cam: in on a recent afternoon: It was better than old times; for never in aii history of the Valley oil opera- tions had there been so sensational a development. The largest crude oil well in the. British Empire is something not to be taken lightly. So as the news spread, sightseers turned their cars Valleyward and into the nostrils of the little village, quietly resting these last few years, was breathed the breath of a new life. The Valley has re-awakened, an important day in the history of our Alberta, The event which re-awoke it is the fulfilment of hopes of men who broke the soil with something of the #@pirit that opened up the West, built the Canadian Pacific and did other acts that made our land what it is. For. the new well, and the new activity to which its coming must give birth are monuments to convie- tion in the presence of unbelief, per- sistence despite the criticism of well- meaning, but doubting advisers. _ a jo. 4: requirements. Street, Toronto, and ADDRESS, Make Linens Fetching With Dainty Edgings, Says Laura Wheeler ' Like to. treat your cupboard and closet shelves a new way? Trim them with these dainty crocheted edgings, and see them take on new importance! Each design's fun to do, and very easy; two of them resemble tatting, but of course are quicker to do. what a lot of chic they'll add to your lingerie, linens, hankies, and such! Pattern 1271 contains detailed directions for making the edg- --ings shown; illustrations of them and of all stitches used; material And think Send 20 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred) for this pat- tern to Needlecraft Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide Write plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME - Propose Vessels To Serve Canada Building of Two Fast Passen- ger Ships Discussed in London LONDON. -- Building of two new passenger vessels capable of competing with the fast, well-equip- ped ships of the Matson Line, to maintain a monthly service between the west coast of Canada and Aus- tralia and New Zealand was the sub stance of a scheme discussed in the House of Lords today. Lord Halifax said the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand was prepared to submit such a scheme in an effort to rationalize the trans- Pacific service. The plan would in- volve the abandonment of the Union Steamship Company's service as a means of placing the Canadian Aus- tralasian Line on a sound financial footing. Lord Lloyd urged the granting of subsidies to the two steamship com- panies which, he said, are suffering loss of traflic.to American subsidized shipping. "Tootle Him" The following is a Japanese rule for motorists, translated into English by a native official: "At the rise of the hand of a policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise - disrespect him. When a passenger of the foot hoves in sight tootle the horn trumpet to him, melodiously at first, - If he still obstacles your passages, tootle him with vigor, and express by word of mouth the warning, 'Hi, hil' explode the exhaust box at the wan- deving horse; go soothingly by. Give big space to the sportive dog that makes sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglement of the dog with your wheel-spokes. grease-mud, as there lurks the skid demon; press the brake of the foot as you roll round the corners and save the collapse and tie-up."--Our Empire. ' I's Still Money Writes the St. Catherines Stand- ard.--A popular note is struck by the editor of The Ottawa Journal, who confess he will be glad to get his hands on any of the new bilingual money to be issued by the Bank of Canada, They are calling it mongrel ly won't hurt its general acceptance. It is quite a bit different, however, in the case of Alberta scrip. ne. Proof ! : "Lessons are wonderfully helpful and inspiring." "I have been able definitely to change of the habit of --." "You are a great help and I hope ft is glven me to measure up." "Results ara wonderful." We could quote from many more letters, but the above extracts are proof that others are being helped. If others, WHY NOT YOU? Give that mind of yours a chance. Write today for particulars of an intensive course of mental training. The blind fanaticism of one foolish honest man may cause more evil than the united efforts of twenty rogues, --Baron de Grimm, . AFTER EVERY Second Shock Restores Life: In Electrocuted Animals NEW YORK---Experiments with the electrocution of sheep and their subsequent revival by counter-shock, begun nine years ago by the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Ine., and the Physiology Department of Columbia University, will be completed shortly, according to Dr. H. B. Williams, of the College of Physicians and Surge- ons, Many of the electrocuted sheep are still alive and well, he said. The scientific results of the ex- periments ave being prepared for presentation to the American Insti- tute of Electrical Engineers. The original goal, he explained, h~d been to determine the effect on human beings of low-voltage shocks. But the sheep, chosen betause their hearts conform in size and weight to those of men, recorded on the ela- borate electro-cardiograph set up for the experiments two facts hitherto unknown: That only during one-fifth of the cycle of a heartbeat. will short shocks of low voltage produce daath: Do not | Go soothingly on the} coin in some places, but that certain-| The Institute of Practical and Applied Psychology 010 Confederation Building MONTREAL, P.Q. Issue No. 29 ~-- '36 > 40 and that in a majority of these cases a subsequent shock of high intensity and short duration, if it is applied less than 1wo minutes after the heart has stopped beating, will restore the electrocuted animal to life with no permanent damage. \ ------------- France Is Launching Aviation Education PARIS -- tween nine All French children be- and 14 years old wers enrolled today in a Government cam- | paign of aviation education, Special courses in gliding are to be provided for boys from 14 to 17, while youths from 18 to 21 will take courses in aircraft engineering at special schools. A department to superintend tha work is to be formed in the air min- istry. Comrie = (4 Majesty '3s Portrait FREE _Copyright--DBaszano ' HE makers of Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup and Durham Corn Starch are happy to offer to their friends throughout Canada a handsome two tone reproduction-of His Majesty, King Edward VIII. 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