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lished uction which ipe of comâ€" s..ure ndred 1 by here il in relal 1om piaâ€" eryt . yM 1t m ng@ up a heme for the importation of families from Scotland. Several estates have been offered to the Govâ€" ernment for purchase and subdivision into farm»s, and a subsiantial income is assured from these lands, where onions, potatoes and cereals grow to perfection. In accordance with the terms of the aboveâ€"grant, a minimum of 50,000 acres is to be planted over a period of 10 years, and paper pulp works will also be started. _ It will be necessary for the state to secure a further 100,â€" C00 acres of land to carry on the proâ€" ject, and already44,000 acres have been purchased at a cost of £69,000. It is estimated that the expenditure on on acre for 30 years‘ work will be £57. Every acre harvested will, on presentâ€" day costs, enable the state to replant, Adelaide, 8. Aust.â€"An imperial grant of £358,250 io South Australia as a nucleus for starting afforestation on a larger scale was recently anâ€" nounced by the State Premier, Richâ€" ard L. Butler. _ Representatives of the British Government have had an eye on the southeast for a long time. It is here that they expect an opportunâ€" ity to be able to place migrants from England. In addition, the Scottish societies of this area are now drawâ€" in# un a scheme for the importation British Grants Aid Migration Imperial Assistance Stimuâ€" lates Affortestation in South Australia Against this the official report shows] that the death rate of infants less | than a year old was the lowest on reâ€" . cord. _ Scotland experienced a higher birth rate as well as a higher infant death rate than England and Wales. ' The 1926 birth rate tied that of 1917 ; and was barely higher than the 1918‘ rate of 17.7, the lowest on record for England and Wales. In France, where the low birth rate for years has preâ€" sented what is regarded as a grave national problem, the proportion for 1926 was 18.8 for cach 100,000. Cancer, heart disease and tuborâ€" culosis of the respiratory system led the list as causes of death in England | t cam U ratification. In fact, the Shah is probâ€" ably bringing no pressure to bear on the refractory Parliament. As Persia is not a member of the Convention for the Regulation of Aerial Navigaâ€" tion she has the right to prohibit foreign machines from landing on her soil. Important â€" concessions have been made, however, to a Russoâ€"Gerâ€" man company. tmiiure to complete the "allâ€"red" route. Riza Khan, Persia‘s new selfâ€"apâ€" pointed Shah, at one time a humble member of the Persian proletariat and also said to have been a fAlunky at the British Ministry in Teheran some years ago, seemed personally to be well disposed toward Great Britain when he converted himself into a royul figure almost over night. _ An agreement was signed last year beâ€" tween the Persian and British governâ€" ments granting landing rights in Perâ€" sla to the British. But the Persian Pariiament subsequently refused to ratify the agreement. It has been suggested that the Persian link in the air chain was withheld until such time as the British Government made some l.andsome monetary offer for ____ Germans Get Concessions. _ Shah liza is something oi a dictaâ€" tor, but so far he has done nothing to bring his Parliament to the point of ®UC To say that the officials who have labored for more than a year to put this airway into operation are peeved over the snag which has been struck would be a rather mild way of saying they are in high dudgeon. According to views expressed in London the red hand of Moscow is responsible for the failure to complete the "allâ€"red" route. "All Red" Landing Place Great Britain‘s plans for its "allâ€"red" air route to India, and eventually to the Antipodes, which was heralded as one of the greatest of projected world airways, have been brought to a standstill by the action of Persia in refusing to grant a landing place on Persian territory. HFC lendar pulatic land an Wal Vital Statist: 26 rivileg following the descending ch has obtained since 1920, to figures published by the leneral. The rate for the ear was 17.8 per 100,000 of Persia Halts British Air Plan gain Decline in Engâ€" id Wales: Rate for Approaches Low Record iaunt British so« The English and t 1926 again has llowing the des Plane Servic'e to 'l't;dia__B:ned by Refusal to Grant p pos 1918 Paul Redfern‘s solo 4,600â€"mile dash from Brunswick, Ga., marked an efâ€" fort to break the existing long disâ€" tance nonâ€"stop record, made by Clarâ€" ence Chamberlin in his flight from New York to Germany. From the takeâ€"off point at Brunswick, Georgia, to the coast of South America it is 1,575 miles. To reach Rio Janeiro down the east coast of the southern continent Rediern had 3,700 miles on fly. It wouldappear he is another loss to aviation p‘oneering, as no word of him has reached us. | 1 whe sula bein Domini devoted wheat i _ Soviet Russia has also met some reâ€" buffs in Teheran, and one of her dipâ€" lomats was recalled from the Persian capital because he was not successful enough in his dealings with the Perâ€" slan Govoernment. Nevertheless, Mosâ€" cow‘s official minions in that country are exceedingly busy, and Russians were supposed to be behind an atâ€" tempt by wealthy Persians to obtain oil concessions in a district adjacent to certain areas where the Angloâ€"Perâ€" sian company hokls the drilling conâ€" cession. The latest difficulty of the Persian (GGovernment is over the terms of a contract with Dr. Millspaugh, the American financial adviser. ' The British airway to India was in | operation at least once some cight ;monthu ago when Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister, accompanied by his wife, filew to Delht and back. The route was surveyed and prepared at \heavy cost by way of Basraâ€"the terâ€" minal at the present timeâ€"Bushire, Bandar Abbas and Chahbar. | Substitute Route Considered. ' Unless the Persians relent it will be necessary to map out a substitute link on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf, a matter now under consideraâ€" tlion in London. _ Many difficulties would have to be overcome before such a landing place could be estabâ€" lished there. the Persian border, and Bagdad. But Britain did not like the looks of the suggestion, which, though ostensibly Persian, was belleved to be a Russian project, operated by Germans and linking up with the Moscow air lines. Here was another "allâ€"red" route, and, according to Brig.Gen. Percy Groves, secretary of the Air League of the British Empire, one with political asâ€" pirations behind it. ithcut involving the taxpayor in any xpense, between six and soven acres Th n# Caln th Au The 10927 British Polo Team, who will ride against the American " the second grant made to {ralia â€" under the â€" British timulating migration to the Not long ago £250,000 was the development of a new vince, called Eyro‘s Peninâ€" » a great water scheme is ced out, known as the Tod f The batile siarted at dawn with ‘these metal monsters stretching over Esevon miles of terrain wheore every _ conceivable diffliculty had been placed iin their way. Squadrons of airplanes |descended upon them unexpectedly, ‘zections of the plain theoretically was {soaked with gas and steep gradients ‘requiring all the skill the drivers lommd muster had to be negotiated. | Some casualties were reported. _A f(cw tanks were unable to mount the Among those watching the demonâ€"irence and Cape Breton Island. stration was a retired British cavalry sour nnnmenmennnediffte e Sicrerieer~wag officer. As he looked on he appeared Good political timber is often deâ€" more and more disgusted. ‘"Christâ€" veloped on the stump. A crowd of several thousand witâ€" nessed the manoeuvres and showed great interest, particularly in the later "Crabs," which aro the latest experiment in the tank line. These have a caterpillar track and also two wheels in the rear which are equipped with balloon tires. At one point it was demonstrated how easily the "Crabs" could be camouflaged with foliage. Some casualties were reported. A few tanks were unable to mount the greasy slopos of Beacon Hill and slid backward down hill. One ‘"iron horse" got in a quagmire and had to be abandoned. on the historic Salisbury Plain. The tanks were of all classes and ranged from the tiny twoâ€"seater "Crabs" to the huge wagon variety which fire cighteenâ€"ponnder guns as they speed along. Machines of All Sizes Surâ€" mount Obstacles on the Historic Salisbury Plain London.â€"A gigantic sham battle in which more than 200 British Army tanks participated was held recently BRITiSH TANKS ENGAGE «: IN HUGE SHAM BATTLE /‘ Tourney DON. CARRICK DOMINION CHAMPION Carrick shoots great golf but failed to class in America The Hope o f the Empire .. s t% ol e .. ‘s Leading Golfer Big Four" in the international matches at Meadowbrook on SBeptember 5th. i The botanical range of the white ’pine in Canada extends from the Atâ€" {lantic ocean to the province of Maniâ€" ‘toba. It is confined to the region lyâ€" ‘ing south of a lino running approxiâ€" Ima!ely from the southeast corner of Lake Winnipeg, through Lake Nipiâ€" gon, along the height of land north of Lake Timiskaming, through Lake St. |John to Point de Mots on the St. Law. frenco and Cape Breton Island. London Truth (Ind. Lib.): I should call the recent proceedings at Geneva one of the most lamentable exhibiâ€" {tions of political folly that have been |seen in the last fifty years. . . . The | Conference was by its constitution ithcx worst possible medium for arrivâ€" [ing at agreement. How can you exâ€" ‘pect the professional fighting men of Idiflerent countries, naval and miliâ€" |tary, to agree between themselves about the limits to be put on their 'own services, except under definite Iinstructlons from their political superâ€" jors? Fighting is their business: in fact their raison d‘etre. An admiral !or a general charged to negotiate with the admirals and generals of rival armed nations, can no more give away points to the other side in neâ€" gotiations than he can in war. If his Government has left open for discusâ€" sion any fundamental difference of opinion, his business is to look at it as a fighting man, not as a pacifist. Governments have no business to put their admirals and generals into such a position. as trees!" he muttered finally as he turned away. The Gensva Fiasco White Pine in American Amateur Title Moscow Pravda.â€"One thing is quite clear: we shall have war, and that very soon. . . . Not so very long ago we said that war would not be, that we did not want war. We still do not want it, but the latest events have forced us most seriously to preâ€" pare. . . . We by no means want to }trighten anybody with the horrors of ‘chomlcal warfare. In some places we already notice the appearance of panic and dread, whore the people have been told unnecessary stories about the destructive forces of gas. These stories have certainly erred on the side of exaggeration. Science must be militarized. . . . We aro conâ€" fronted by a terrible danger. We must not lose a single minute. Careâ€" fully watching our enemy, we must accelerate our preparations . . . and victory will be ours. "I have no idea where I shall drift to, but I have a collapsible boat in case of accidents." "My purpose," said Simpson, "is to gather material for a book on the ice fields. I expect to be very comfortâ€" able in my abode on some drifting iceâ€" berg. _ I shall erect a furdined tent, and I will warm it with an oil stove. I have plenty of reading matter and a phonograph. Takes Dog Along, Rubber Boat and a Phonograph Edinburgh, Scotland.â€"John B. Simpâ€" son, a British scientist, has left here with the intention of making his home on an iceberg for three months. He was accompanied by a Samoyede dog. Scientist Goes to Live on Iceberg Although their origin has been vaâ€" riously ascribed to the Phoenicians, Belgae and the native Druids, no conâ€" vincing evidence has ever been proâ€" sented which would rationally solve the mystery,. 5. Excavations and measurements have proved that originally they formâ€" ed two concentric circles enclosing the tallest being 22% feet and 3 feet posed of the largest upright stonesâ€" the tallest being 2%@ feet and 3 feet 4 inches thickâ€"only seventeen reâ€" main. The inner circle, composed of smaller stones, is exactly 9 feet withâ€" in the circumference of the outer. Stonchenge, the most imposing megalolithic monument in Britain, has |long proved an enigma to scientists and a neverâ€"ending source of romance for novelists. Its name, a modificaâ€" tion of a Saxon term, means "hanging stones." ‘The Normans called the colâ€" lection of stones "Choir Gaur," or the Glant‘s Temple. What the stomes were originally used for has proved as great a puzzle as where they came from, for in the geological formations for miles around there is nothing roâ€" sembling them. ‘so that posterity will see it against the sky in the lonely majesty before which our ancestors stood in awe throughout all our recorded history." Nine years ago, after the original owner was prevented by the Act for the Protection of Ancient Monuments from selling Stonehenge stones for trangportation to the United States, it was presented to the nation. It is now proposed to puli down a huge airâ€" drome erected near by during the war It is proposed to protect the immeâ€" diate surroundings of the Stonehenge Circle from the erection of unsightly buildings. London.â€"Prime Minister Bald win, Ramsay MacDonaM, Viscount Grey and other prominent persons recently signed an appeal for $175,000 to purâ€" chase land on Salisbury Plain for the purpose of preserving the remains of the prehistoric structure at Stoneâ€" henge. Stonchenge Circle on Sal bury Plain, Great War Camp, to Be Preserved Saved for Nation Moscow Prepares 226 Wor or less than ll"b'o't cent. of the recorded waterâ€"pewer reâ€" The present recorded waterâ€"power resources of the Domnion will permit of a turbine installation of 41,700,000 horse power. The total tydraulic inâ€" "Then round out the test by noticing as you drive, and as you cross the streets on foot, what effect the horns of other cars have on you. _ You will discover that the sound of an electric horn no langer causes you to jump out of the way, or pull your car over to the side of the road. _ Usuailly it is only after repeaied warnings that you notice the cause of the noise. Sometimes this happens too late, and there is an accident which might have been prevented if the driver had deâ€" pended more on his steering wboelJ and brakes than on his horn." "This is true because you will not be placing exaggerated cqnfidence in a noisy bit of mechanism which canâ€" not and never could of itself prevent accidents, even though many drivers show by their actions on the road that they credit it with such powers, "If automobile owners would try to drive their cars," adds Mr. Strong, "without the aid of the electric siren which is now standard equipment on every car, I am suro they would find themselves driving with more care than they had exercised since their first experience as drivers. Drive two blocks through traffic without the use of the horn and you will find that you are using more care than you have ever used bofore to avoid accidents. You will drive as you should always drive, with due regard for others who are sharing the public streets and highways. | While admitting that horns do ocâ€" casionally prevent accidents, he states that they have inoculated the average driver with a falso sense of security which often breeds carelessness and results in disaster. Water Power Development "Without horns," he points out, "ltf would not take long for every one to realize that safety depends on keeping | the eyes and ears open, which is,‘ after all, the only sure and complete | remedy for accidents. _A jlong step| in the direction of greater safety will , have been taken when drivors reallzs | that they cannot drive with the horn." ; New Yorkâ€"Automobile torns, orlâ€" ginally devised as a safety measuro for highway traffic, have been so uniâ€" versally misused, says C. T. Strong.l President of the Buick Motor ('om~I pany, that he now believes if they| were removed entirely from automoâ€"‘ biles the result would be a marked dgeâ€"| trease in automobile accidents. | Driver Should Depend on Brakes and Steering Gear to Guide Car All crossâ€"channel steamers bhad terâ€" rible crossings, among the sufferers being Prince HMHenry, who after a holiâ€" day at Le Touquet, crossed from Bouâ€" logne to Folkestone. _A London exâ€" press train was derailed near Maidâ€" stone but nobody was injured. Air liners also had rough crossings and needless to say the inclemency of the weather seriously interfered with seasonal channel swimming and the projected transâ€"Atlantic flights. Urges Removal All Auto Horns To Ensure Safety Both mail boats, although considerâ€" ably damaged, managed to return to Fishguard underâ€" their own steam, when the St. David‘s passengers were transferred to another steamer which sailed for Ireland after considerable delay. It was 2 o‘clock in the morning when the collision took place. â€" In the darkness and‘.raining torrents it was impossible to ascertain the extent of tho damage, consequently the 600 perâ€" sons abroad the St. David and the 300 on the St. Patrick, most of whom were halfâ€"dressed, became frantic and the utmost efforts of the ships‘ officers hardly served to prevent a panle among the screaming and fainting women and children, several of whom were injured in the confusion of scrambling to the deck. ‘ Seaside holiday makers and ships had to ursh for shelter, regattas and bathing were suspended and from all points came reports of damage to crops and other destruction through severe storms, The 900 passengers on the two mail steamers Bt. David and S8t. Patrick had a trying experience in a collision off Fishguard, Wales, the force of which carried away the superstruc ture under the bridge. Londonâ€"All this year‘s records of summer rainfal} were eclipsed on Satâ€" urday, August 20th, by a great south> westerly gale accompanied by torâ€" rential _ rainstorms _ which raged throughout the south of England and generally around the coasts. CONFIDENCE IN HORN Big Storm Lashes South of England wo Mail Steamers Colli and Shipping Driven to Shelter TORONTO Bay Bhore, LI.â€"Charles L. Lawâ€" rence, inventor of the Wright Whirlâ€" wind motor used on the transatlantic and â€" CaliforniaHawail | transatlartiec ’llzhu recently, condemned as "idiâ€" otic" the offering of prize money for !m airplane race to Hawali. The time is not yet ripe, he said, for races where various planes start at a cerâ€" tain time regardless of thetr condiâ€" tion for such extended Aights, _ _ The women are described as tall in ’luture and beautiful, of a dark vivaâ€" clous Caucasian type with masses of glossy black hair. Adjacent market towns esteem them highly for their honesty and intelligence. The tribe consists of approximately 150 famiâ€" ies and is believed to be the remâ€" nants of the Ava people who inhabitâ€" ed the Caucasus centuries ago. Wright Motor Maker Assails Pacifhic Race _ The Yassal women, like the legenâ€" dary Amazons, are described as absoâ€" lute rulers in the private and public affairs of their tribe, _ ‘They settle quarrels with nelghboring tribes with weapons, do farm work and control the sale of their products. They keep their husbands and sons luxuriously idle or engaged in petty household affairs, the more laborious household chores falling upon the girl membera of the tribe. It is regarded as stultiâ€" fying to the family dignity to permit the men to labor and the woman who fails to provide well is considered an outcast. Baku, Azerbaijan â€"A tribe of Amaâ€" zons in which the women fish and hunt while the men are locked indoors and kept in luxury is described as inâ€" habiting the Zakatal district by tho SBociety for the Study of Azerbaijan, says Tass, the Russian news agency. The tribe is called the Yass! and is of Dagestan origin, They Do the Work and Fight ing and Are the Rulers of Their District AMAZONS KEEP MEN Judge Anderson pointed out that the caso would probably be a unique experience for every juror and told them to weigt carefully the testimony of EmilyZamot. If, he said, they should discover that the murder was committed in the heat of passion they could render a verdict of manslaughâ€" ter, and if they eblieved that the doâ€" fendant had jost bis capacity to disâ€" tinguish between right and wrong at the time of the fatal slashing they could render a verdict of "not guilty." "I agroe," he said, "that | yellow dog and a cur. Th« one thing worse and that i« man by the hand and say, my wife is crying for you.‘ Every wound on Mrs. Battice "cried out for justice," he declared, and n« evidence showed that Battice had ever asked the captain for protection from Badke. afreeing with M measurable liar He pictured the defendant as "physiâ€" cally weak, cowed and crushed" in the face of Badke, "the bully, coward and yellow hound." Tuitle Charges Premeditation Mr. Tuttle told the jurors that the defendant had willfully intended to kill his wife from the time he fell in love with Emily Zamot. ‘The defense was untenable, he said, because the only evidence to support it was the lestimony of Badke, who he admitted, arpreeing with Mr. Ewing, was "an imâ€" "Knives were in his mind," said Mr. Ewing, "and ought to have been there, nothing else could have been." He reminded the jurors that the do: fendant‘s affair with Emily Zambot, the. Porto Rican girlat San Juan, had no bearing on the murder two months later. _ He hurried on to the relations between _ Mrs. Battice, the Nogro‘s wife, and Waldemar Karl Badke, the engineman, while the schooner Kingsâ€" way was in midâ€"Atlantic on Its way to the Gold Coast of Africa. He declared that when Battice saw his wife in the embrace of the engineman he became crazed and did not realize what he did from then until he had slashed his wife nineteen times with a razor. Caruthers Ewing, who, with Prather 8. McDonald, was appointed defense counsel by the court, pleaded the unâ€" written law. Defendant Watches Judge During the summations by the atâ€" torneys and while Judge Anderson was speaking, the defendant displayâ€" ed a keen interest in the proceedings, tilting his head to one side and keepâ€" ing his eyes fixed on the speaker. the schooner Kingsway, which came Into port recently with a strange story of munder and nearâ€"mutiny on a voyage from the West Indies to the African Gold Coast, was found gullty uf second degree murder y a jury in United States Court and was given the minimum sentence of ten years‘ imprisonment in Atlanta Prison. Batâ€" tice was charged with the murder of his wife on the bigh seas last Februâ€" ary 5. The maximum sentence posâ€" sible under the verdict was Iifo imâ€" prisonment. Jury Deliberates 3 Hours in U.S. Court; Judge Fixes Battice‘s Penalty at Miniâ€" Cook Guilty sea"‘.z"d_Pecms OF TRIBE IN LUXURY mum Prison Term. farl Leo Battice, mulatto o0ok of Gets Ten that Badk re is Of to take Come : n ly ft {4â€" 4*