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Realism in the “movies” has touched the high spots by selecting Tobago. a few hours’ sail from Trinidad and annexed to it in 1889, as the scene of a new version of “Robinson Crusoe". Most of us were brought up in the idea that our hero met with his adventures on the Island of Juan Fernandez; in the Southern Pacific. where Alexander Selkirk was sup- posed to have uttered the memorable words :â€" I am monarch of all I survey: My right there is none to dispute." But it seems that we were wrong. A West Indian correspondent of the London Times, describ- ing the progress made with the new film, claims that Defoe had Tobago clearly in his mind as the refuge of "Robinson Crusoe." In chapter III Crusoe re- Guiana or the north part of Brazil, beyond the river Amazons towards that of the river Oroonoque,” and in chapter XV Defoe is more particular, for Crusoe gets his bearings from Man friday and says that the great currents in the ocean that brought him to such great peril were “occasioned by the great draft and reflux of the mighty river Oroonoko, in the mouth or gulf of which river, as I afterwards found. our island lay," and he adds that the land which he perceived was “the great island Trinidad.” Another correspondent of The Times gives a reason for the selection of Tobago. It is quite possible that Defoe, who published “Robinson Crusoe” in 1719, had seen a book published in 1689 entitled “A Re- lation of the Great Suflerings and Strang Adven- tures of Henry Pitman, Chyrugien to the late Duke of Monmouth.” Pitman was shipped as a slave to Barbados. but says that having escaped from the ves- sel, he touched at the islands of Grenada and Mar- garita and then landed at “Torugas.” There his ad- ventures. makeshifts and hardships much resembled those described in “Robinson Crusoe” until rescued l by a privateer. Defoe had enlisted in the Duke of Monmouth's army and Pitman was the Duke’s ‘sur- geon. Defoe could not fail to have been interested in the adventures of his old comrade-in-arms. But why let geography interfere with our en- joyment of this marvelous story which carries with it the irresistible conviction of truth? By the time the “movie” is through with it no one can tell one island from the other. Some twenty-three years ago, readers can pic- ture with what interest we gazed on this, to us, hallowed spot as we made our way by steamer from Valparaiso to Melbourne. We had seen the place where Robinson Crusoe had lived! And now, after all these years, comes the disappointment that this was not the place at all. Read the following from yesterday's Toronto Mail and Empire, and weep with us: ~ The latest joy-killer to come to our notice is an editorial in yesterday’s Toronto Mall and Empire, and to the writer, more, perhaps, than the average small boy who has read Robinson Crusoe, the news comes as a sort of a blow. Ever since we were old enough to understand, we have been under the impression, like the writer in the Mail and Empire, that Robinson Crusoe’s Island was in reality Juan Fernandez, in the South Pacific off the cost of Chili, from which it was distant about 500 miles. It is well, however, to be charitable, even in victory. Those who voted against the bylaw no doubt did so believing that they were in the right. They expressed their honest opinion in the matterâ€"â€" and every voter is entitled to his opinion. That is what electons are for. While The Chronicle support- ed the bylaw, it has nothing to say against those who voted the other way, but we believe that there is nothing that will raise the town in the estimation of those municipalities surrounding us more than the fact that we, as a municipality, are prepared to give real community service in the matter of educating the younger generation of town and country. It is a recognized fact that the majority of the citizens of this country are of the belief that a boy or girl, of rich or poorer parents, is entitled to a decent. edu- cation. In voting in favor of the enlargement of the Durham High school the citizens of the town have merely shown that they are in line With the rest of Canada in making it a country fit to live in and the greatest country, educationally, on the face of the earth. The High school is, in truth, the poorer man's university. The victory of Monday must be regarded as a personal one for Dr. J. F. Grant, the efficient Secre- tary of the local Board. lie it was who had all the information and, with all due respect to the members of the Board, no one knew as much as Dr. Grant what the result would be in the very near future if something were not done to relieve the congestion in the local school. In his thorough, convincing man- ner, he placed the facts before the people. The people have confidence in Dr. Gram, and this was most clearly shown in the decisive vote given in fa- vor of the extension. Three hundred and eight votes Opponents of the bylaw, who predicted its defeat with 3‘". overwhelming majority. â€"vâ€" - 'vâ€" â€" v â€"â€" cow 7 -u-uv-J vv VVV“. Nowadays, it is an absolute necessity for a town i in workaday life.” the siZo' of Durham to have a High School, and again The above report would lead one to ask “Is it it is false economy to support a poor one. High true?” That such a thing could happen under the 50110018. more than any Other things, are either 300d j conditions pertaining in Australia, is hard to believe, or poor. There can be 110 intermediate place for 1 when measured in the light of similar conditions in them in educational circles. Had the bylaw not car- Canada, or the North American continent. It might ried, Durham’s standing as an educational centre I well be asked: “Are Australians able to keep them- would have been seriously handicapped. Another selves better in hand than other people?” It would one riour _industrie::_\§'ou_ld have been gone. i seem so. Personally, The Chronicle would have regarded the defeat of the bylaw as a retrograde step, and one that would have militated against the town in more ways than one. FAGE 4. THE DURH'AM CHRONICLE The citizens of Durham are to be congratulated on the magnificent vote they gave in favor of the ex- tension of our High School and placing it on an even footing with other similar institutions in the province. Published every Thursday morni a me omee, (iarafraxa Sheet, Durham. Ontario, y Frank lrwm, Editor and Proprietor. The Chronicle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of 82.00 per your. 2100 for six months. 50 cents for three months. To any address in the [Suited States of America, $2.50 per year. 31.25 for six months. 65 cents for three months. Foreilm sumeription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly .Newspapers Association Whosoevcr is afraid of submitting any question, civil, or religious, to the test of free discussion, is mare in love with his cum opinion than with truth. â€"WATSON. TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE THE HIGH SCHOOL BYLAW Thursday. January 6, i927 from Man rriday and says in the ocean that brought are “occasioned by the great mighty river Oroonoko, in "An ancient colorwl gontloman fartorv in Kentucky was once wry late in appearing at his. place. In answer to his employer’s enquiries. he» said that he had caught another gvntloman of color breaking (man his trunk with larcvnuns intent. and had boon to police court. At the court the do- t‘endant had been representod by counsel. who had . nt was insane. .(noorge’ saidt he ,indge ‘what do yo .‘ ' ' omployvd in a :nr Honor; ‘ r0- _ , . mggor trying to into my trunk. .I might. think ho . .9 -- ' .- trying to take thirtv dollars out.” This short and rein. ' ‘ the village store. The men began shooti other without anybody knowing who fired the first shot or which one shot the other. These Carver, Kentucky, boys, must be real cut-ups. forcement records leads one to wonder just how many months they will actually serve. The rights of a he is well guarded b y the law he 18 supposed to up- hold. Walter McDermott of Beeton was fined $100 and costs for taking stable’s jaw. two punches at the village con- George Bernard Shaw has just said that the Christmas custom should be abolished. So far we have heard of only four classes of citizens that agree with himâ€"the turkey, goose, duck and chicken fami- lies. A recent shipment of ice cream to Circle, Alas- ka, and the first of its kind, sold for $1.50 a quart. To be in style down in this country, some one should send in a shipment of ginger tea next August. Education, like the world, c must either advance or go back. Peeple usually see what they want to see. Here- in, we think, lies the secret of the varying opinions. It is possible in Toronto, or any other large city, to go through portions of it where a sober man is alâ€" most a novelty. It is also possible in all cities to visit portions in which a drunken man is seldom or never seen. Both sides are right and both sides are wrong. They exaggerate the conditions with which they do not agree, and exaggerate the good qualities, as well, of those things or conditions with which they are in accord. Both sides fail to take into consideration the happy average which. to our mind, is the only fair point of view. Personally, we don’t look for one hun- dred per cent sobriety under either prohibition or government control, and still think that the question is one for personal abstinence rather that legislative interference. It is well to be charitable with people in the ex- pression of their opinions. Both sides may be telling the truth as they see it. It would hardly be fair to charge either with deliberately falsifying. P rhaps the most outstanding statements came from itish Columbia. Prohibitionists told us that the conditions there were very bad; then Hon. John Oliver came out with a statement that while the Government Control system was not all that he would like it to be.. it was considerably better than prohiibtion, and would be improved in time. Residents of the West who were recent visitors here, have been questioned by The Chronicle as to the conditions. In every instance we have listened to widely different stories, and the only conclusion we could arrive at was that Ontarions, now that they have adopted Government Control, will have an op portunity of judging for themselves. The recent eprrience in Ontario during the days immediately preceding the election of December 1 forces us to the conclusion that not too much faith can be placed in mere reports of this kind, no matter from what source they spring. During the Ontario campaign we were told of the terrible conditions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec under Government Control. This came from those favoring the retention of the Ontario Temperance Act in its present form. Those favoring Government Control assured the Ontario public that such statements were without foundation in fact. “It is a remarkable tribute to the restraint and good sense of the people of Melbourne that trained observers at Flemington, after several hours of watching, were able to report yesterday that among the record crowd, estimated at 125,000 persons, they had not seen one under the influence of liquor. This bears out Lord Salisbury’s encomium regarding the orderliness of the crowd. It affords fairly convinc~ ing evidence that in normal circumstances a level- headed population such as those of most British- speaking communities can be trusted to use and not abuse the privilege of being ableto obtain intoxicat- ing liquor within reasonable hours. Liquor was obtainable at bars in every part of the course, but the public had gone to Flemington to enjoy a day’s racing or picnicking, and not to indulge in a bestial orgy of drunkenness. Since the liquor bars were there as usual, it is reasonable to assume that they did as brisk a trade as in former years, and obser- vation bears out that they were not idle. When no abuse is noted amid the careless freedom of a holiday and a great public carnival it is not likely to occur in workadzu life." The above report would lead one to ask “Is it On the 3rd of November, the day following the great Cup race in Melbourne, Australia, when the whole city goes on a holiday. the Melbourne Argus had the following ’comment on the sobriety and or- derliness of the crowd, notwithstanding that they could get all the liquor they wanted: TEMPERANCE WITHOUT PROHIBITION NOTES AND COMMENTS TEST OF SANITY .,_cannot stand still. It -"~Scyibner‘s Mal THE DURHAM CHRONICLE -vu‘Jl I'L'. ('nmpanied by his 1 Jamos Kerr nf Varney Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sm1 Mr; and 'Mrs Lamhton strmt fafllm' in Em'cm _ .. .. ”up um. wnok. Rev. W. J. Burnett of St. Marys was. Um gue<t of Mr. and. Mrs. Gorâ€" alnn “emu-s for a mupln of days. Mr. Burm‘tt.proaclmd Sunday at Conn. and Whllé' lmm- \‘isitm! for a day or MW “'1”! formvr par , . , . ishinnors in ”HS Homily. “1-, and Mpg. Gurdou Goddvs nf Lal‘nhfnn Q‘s-n--‘ . ._ _ .3: _ .127. 5.5.4.; .5: .r. z.» 5...,” 2...? 32.... "2 .4 3:24 112 l 'l'lu- RM'. John Bell. son of Mrs. Boll nt' (llrnvlg. ocrnplvd tho. pulpit in Knox l'nitrd church a work ago last, Sunday and dolivvrod an vxcellrnt svrmon to a [.lflth'tl church. Mr. Bull was last spring ordainvd into tho ministry and is now sta- tionrd at Brookdalo. Manitoba. whore ho ri-contl‘y lost almost all his hrâ€" longii gs in a tlrv that destroyed tho parwnago. At, the rlosv of tho service horn, his old friends in tho rungri-gation math». him 3 presenta- tion of a pnrmr of gold and an ad- dress. tho pnrso lwing prosontvd by Mr. Harold MrKorhnio, and the ad- dross road hy Mr. Thomas Allan. Mr. Bull roturnml last wank to Mani- toba. Miss Mun M. hams. al'tm' ”Wild- in}; ”in illii'istmas hulidays at lmr lumie at. Allan's Un'nm's. i'vturnvd tn lwr schonl in Mi-lziiictlmn. At Hm Now «if a social gathvring fur piipils and variants Miss Davis was pi-vsvnl- ml with a iwautil'ul Fi-mu'h ivory dark by her pupils and alum: with an o-xpi'c-ssinn Hf ilppl'PCifliiUn tn- \\'ai'd her work and succvss, the ti'listvvs mtmi lwr thv extra day in her hifilida)‘8. Mrs. E. Monvrinf Hf 'l‘m‘onm was tho NOW, Year‘s guns! of nor sistvr. Mrs. J. A. Lloyd. Mrs. 'l‘. K. Incl; ul' Lmlclnu is visit- ing hm' sistm'. MrsJ. A. Hmmhan. 3wlm has lwuu i-ll fur tlw past. two or lthl'nv wvvks. but. “'0 are plvasml In isay. is I'vcowring nicvly. Mr. and ;.\|1‘.<. '1‘. Kmmy. and tho fm'mvr‘s {sistmg Miss Kmmy of \Vulkm'lnn. Mlsn \‘isitml Hwir mint. M'M' Sumlm'. MI'. and Mrs A. ‘ SwiizI-I- aIIIl suns, “18101100 and “zt'llillglfln, alsu Mr. \\ iHIIIIl \Illam I'MUIHNI in 'I'I'IIIIIIIII aHI'I' sIII‘IgIIlin HIII holidm “i“! ilil'nd.‘ in human] and Hanâ€" O\('l’. Miss M. .l. Lawrmu'o loft. for nor svlmul in St'humavllm'. Nt‘bl'thvrll (mtm'in. aftvr summing tlw past ""3"" at t._!u~ lmme ”1' nor purvnls. .23.: 38 E 1.7.7:: .55: .5... m:â€" ::.5 x}; 7.: :37: t. ...E.i..:: ...u.:...: :7. also \ Isnm mmr aunt mvr Smut: l\'. Mr. John Marshall has Ic-lunied hum th«- “05! and “ill spvnd Hm \Vintm' with his family lwrv. :7 3. 2.5.3:... 2. 55:1: 1.1.2- 2. $.:.__\..:_.. 2:; a}. .5311. :3: 3.2. "5:55.. Mrs. J. \\'. Vnssio of tho Rocky In”. Mummy for Clifton Spl'illgS. Now ank, whm'v sllo will spvnd U10 wink-1' with lhw daughtvr. Mrs. J. \V. Buohan. M 1'. Alex. Mquuon was 11mm from leit nwr Hm Xcow Year‘s holi- day. Mr. Eddie MrQuwn was also hnme from 'J‘m'miln and visited his payouts owr Hm week-(ind. . .\li§s Hipslwth Livingsmn a! Ham- IHOII was tho guest. of Miss Vera Mountain] fur a fmv days last week. Mrs. Bert. Smith any! children of (hie lph spent tho holidays with her mmhm- . Mrs \. Weir. and sisters in town. Thny rvturnod home on Sat- urdav. Mr. Lloyd McClocxlln 0f Torunto was homo owr the woek-ond. Mr. and Mrs. Jia‘ines Atkinson of Toronto. haw been visiting for the past coup-1‘0 of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Coutts in Bantinck, Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Atkinson in Glenelg, and other friends and relatives in tho. vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hoy, of Stratfox'd spvnt owr the New Year's holiday with hm- parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGirr, and other re:- latiw‘s‘ in town. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL “MPH” mn’t hm- around A1.n'ilâ€"~\'m'y calm. and dry. Marchâ€"First. very strong winds with winds and snow, stormy and wry cold. This storm will last. about a “wok. Thou wry mild. A- bout tho 13th, \‘91‘?’ cold winds with rain and SllUW. T iis rnld spell will last until about the 20th. thrn very mild. -.-..‘-., vvvvvv LVIIU“, ull‘l. ”Ullv [Int]. I’vhruzn-y â€"\'ory mild and valm Culdpst, pan-lpfmonth alum! the 15m. 1927 Predictions Jallllfll‘\ â€"â€"-Ul)ih' mild and (aim until HH‘ list “00k, “IN! slum" winds with 5mm, and quitn cnld. I.‘l___ a The predictions pt Mr. J-. B. â€" Bowes. known througn the province as one of the foremost weather - forecasters in Ontario, for .1927 are 1 out. Mr. “owes claims his .t'orc- casts for the present year wnlthe l as correct, as usual and he claims - he was nearly correct wih his preâ€" ) dictions for the year 1926. Accord‘ 5 ing to his foreCasts. Ontario will not. suffer from a cold. hleakwmter, but rather " a decidedly mild one. . Part of each of the months of Jan-t . nary, February and March will he cold. but for the most part they will he mild. It will be mild this month until the last week. l Gold and Dry Spring I Mr. Bowes predicts a cold and dry spring season which will not he encouraging to the tarmers. He calls April to he warm and dry and then a coople ot' weelts of winter during 'May. June also will he mild and dry. July. toe. will he. dry until the lath. winds and rain will linally L'Otlic. .-\ lcalltrc «it his predictions rests with Septcnihcr which he says will he a particularly stormy month. There will he wind. rain and frost in this month. Half of October will ’he mild and the llt'Si, cold weather will he the tirst ot' Decemher when Mr. Howes stated he echcted the heats will he tied up for the winter. "J‘hcre will he a inihs season after. Correct for Last. Five Months . In referring to his predictions for 1 ttizti. Mr. ltowes stated that April, May and June are not as warm as he. expected and July was milder than he t't'n-ecasted. August, September and tictOhcr were 90 per cent. Cor- rect, and ,\‘o\'emher was ti?» per cent. correct. llecemher was not. as mild ashe had prophesied. "Howeyer. l “Milli my predictions deserve some consideration by the peOple ot' the district.” said Mr. Howes. He added that he was correct for the last the months of 1926. l WEATHER SAGE ISSUES ANNUAL 1927 FORECAST Claims This Winter Will he lild Rather than Cold and Bleak. J. B. Bowes Claims His Average of Correct Forecasts Is Very High. ~'â€"v..- â€"â€" v v __ her d'aughto‘i', MerJ J. Stevenson, in Egremont, and With other members of the family. Mr and Mrs. E. A. Hay and family spent over the week end with re- latives in Toronto. Sham. are wanting the “'intepyigy - - “A warm and Sluwiul prim's all many luv-- nf goods 1"“ HVPI‘ H‘Hll. Christ max 509 HIH' salc- Hf Luthvs' Huso'. )‘mn' vlmn-v of any mm' In the \denw Mr 980. Spm‘ial salt. Hf Stm‘npml Humis. Many :n'livlvs at. half I'l‘lt‘l‘. llllilcll't'll's llo'm)‘ HMMJ \n‘ml HHM'. 590.31 pair Special Sale of Fancy Sweater Yarns -A, A ‘ Peas ........ M ixcd Gm in, Hay ........ Pouunoa [mm Buttfir ....... Eggs ........ tflflckens ..... DUCKS ....... Geese Turkeys . . . . Hogs - .. . \Vlmzll . . . . Oats ....... Ban Ivy ..... Hm: k\\ lu-al January 1928â€"Fh‘st \Vl'c'k ~11 winds. rain and snow. “alum. mgntjh V'er) mj_l_d_ Decemberâ€"First week a \ pronounced storm or winds, , and snow and lnw tempm'ahnw. 1 three weeks very mild and Jr} "Nbéénifieâ€"ILâ€"First nine days «11.x mild. Wr the. 10th strong mm... frost and a mute probahlw s1. storm. Octoberâ€"First 20 days devmm \ mild. Then a stflrm of wind uh. rain pad probably frost. Law I... tion of month unsettled. wet. Se temberâ€"A probable mm.“ ‘ brea er for wind, rain and frost m”. strong persistent winds, d‘fipm't:n!,\ about the 2nd. 10th, 22nd and 37.19 Octoberâ€"First 20 days devidm; \ "I-uv v v AUEUBLVâ€"Iliiath bid of' ulnnll. cold 3nd dry. Latter half. ('Oul :m. â€"--u ‘â€"â€"- Julyâ€"Mitâ€" an average lvmpm ature and quite dry until Llw 18ll~ Then strong winds and rain. '1'“. balance will be mild 34nd my. until the 19th, then strong wind.» with rain, frost and probably Slum After the 26th, the weather “1! continue very persistent with fro»? strong winds pngi snow. ..-_ ,l wwvuuc vâ€"vâ€"â€"-~ Juneâ€"MMy want and dn and quite culm. Februarf, 192$~4Jt1itwnnm Tina-day. funny 0. 1m Mayâ€"New cum. an the 19m, tl DURHAM MARKET Corrected January 6 192, a, warm and dry then strong Wind: W ’0 Qinnarx Wm' "I“! and lm: OHI son hm: PI PROBAS \\ M H \\ M H HI \l N ll M Thur