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on T ab hoanalysiz, at CGuide Man ‘erfection, nalyst ul? America 1€r book 1d _ "The gmund An o 1e President Coolidge is quoted as saying that after his term expires be will return to Vermont and whittle for a year or two. Still following the Coolidgo economy program by cutting down here and there! She used to be too proud to s the floor at £1 a weekâ€"that wa rogance. . Now she does it fo: thingâ€"that‘s ‘matrimony. signed at Jddah on May 20 last beâ€" tween Sultan Abdul Aziz Ibn Saoud and Great Britain, declares that the Hedjaz undertakes to maintain friendâ€" ty peaceful relations with the terrt tories of Bahrein and Koweit and with the sheiks of Qutar and the Oman coast, who, it is added, are in special treaty relations with Great Britain. Persia insists that the Bahrein Isâ€" lands are incontestably Persian, exâ€" plaining that when Persia protested as far back as 1869 against the speâ€" clal agreement between (Great Britain and the great sheik of Bahrein, Lord lakendon recognized the justice of fi.&pmtest. The Tehe that the tre; signed at J tween Sulta and Great | Hedjaz unde the t Leagu is aut the fu leiture to collec for which a nu in northern On the one of five posed upon all in an undevelo Treaity of Britain Concerning Bahrein Island Objectâ€" ed To Onta May Seize Mines For Tax Arrears o« British Premier Amuses Savants At Gathering of Royal Society Stanley Baldwin Speaks "the Common English"" in Accepting Fellowship From Distinguished Organization of Natural Scientists in London Persia Protests igh the Department of Mines, last ‘ted to a policy of general forâ€" re to collect tax arrears, The tax vhich a number of claim owners rthern Ontario are in default, is me of five cents each acre imâ€" 1 upon all lands which are held 1 undeveloped state. .overnment I;s rming to Affected Owners Persia has protested to > of Nations against the en Great Britain and the : Hedjaz concerning Bahâ€" which lis on the Arabian League covenant. This is whereby members of the rtake to respect and nreâ€" > examine means f this obligation. government â€" ass n question, which too proud to scrub h N resped ernal . grity also t onths pe up the : vs Silence rl () bounds n cataloguing the vited and reâ€" ining rights in northern . Notice of n published mo rs of the t and preâ€" iggression with â€" the he counceil n p asserts rich was last beâ€" he ownâ€" ake adâ€" ‘riod alâ€" imounts TOY impose a _ "You may think, perhaps, that on when you an occasion like this I am treating describe the subjectâ€"matter of my speech with constituâ€" mere levity, and yet you will rememâ€" the numâ€" ber the story of the little juggler who l (parliaâ€" had nothing to offer to his Madonna duce and except his own skill in tumbling, and ‘r ourselâ€" ho turned somersaults before her, not re." out of any spirit of levity but becausef idmitting it was all he bad to offer, and the ignorant Madcnna smiled upon him. I am unâ€" » he had able to talk to you in your language. ety with I merely speak the common English, amon to snd in that tongue I thauk you once Is." Te more, from my heart, for this yvery but that great honor you have done to me," | ur hypothâ€" pushing known : p 11 you ep silâ€" Gov 19 rate 0 P 1e An American left the bulk of his fortune to his lawyer. If everybody did this, a lot of time would be saved, â€"London Opinion. A good lesson might be learned from the sky, for when it‘s blue it‘s always pleasant. Coal Transferred to Distressâ€" \ _ ed Ship After Hour‘s Manoeuvring Yarmouth, N.S.â€"That the ('anadian; Government Merchant Marine steamer Canadian Carrier reached St. J’ohn.‘ N.B., safoly after having exhausted her fuel supply, instead of having been driven ashore and wrecked on the rocky coast of Southern Nova Scotia, was due, in large measure, to the courage and resourcefulness of a Yarmouth skipper and his crew of ; eight, who set out in a small motor| vessel, taxed to its capacity with 30 | tons of coal, and began transferring| thef uel to the distressed streamer after an hour careful manoeuvring in the violent sea. The pitching of both vessels constantly threatenod â€" disâ€" aster to the relieving craft and its crew, but, after three houtrs‘ strenuous effort, the perilous task was accomâ€" plished, and the motor boat returned safely to port while the Carrier, no longer a plaything of the sea, proâ€" ceoded to her destination, St. John. | Laurels for Heroes. Coachâ€""Win this game in a bustâ€" nessâ€"like manner toâ€"day, menâ€"there‘s a scout from a big New York bond house in the stands."â€"Life. |VESSEL OWES SAFETY TO YARMOUTH SHIPPER d ‘ Legislation Discussed The goneral legislative program |for the coming session was discussed at the Cabinet Councii meeting and matters relating to improvement and ‘reorganization â€" in â€" various departâ€" mouts were under consideration. | Survey Being Made | ‘"The expenditures on roads are not met by the revenues from the traffic,‘ said the Premier. "The deâ€" partment has been making a survey _of the whole situation because we gwant to provide for the capital necesâ€" sary by the issue of debentures for a | period covering the life of the roads so as to take care of the replacement. By the exercise of very rigid economy ‘this coming year we will try to get along without increasing any tax." | iremier Ferguson at the « protracted meeting of th Cabinet Friday. conté Neit] No Reduction in Present Fees Will Take Place During Coming Year n Gas Tax Steady During 1928 lhe i‘rime Minister, in accepting the Fellowship, said he took comfort in reflecting that ministers and judges and others not engaged in scientific research wore now also being elected to the Royal Socie.,;. He craved parâ€" don for some of his amusing referâ€" ences before suck a sedate and digniâ€" fed assemblage. t "You may think, perhaps. that on cury Th n The Prime Minister recalled an inâ€" cldent of his boykood when his father an ho latter‘s brotherâ€"inâ€"law, Sir Edward â€" Poynterâ€"neither of them without culture of a certain kindâ€" went with a friend to hear a paper read at the Royal Society. he Fello i reflecti nd cthe: esearch â€" on one pccasion, speaking to Sir Joseph Larmor in the latter‘s lHibrary, be confided to him: "There is no single book on these shelves of wiich I can understand one single word," to which Sir Joseph calmly and confidently roplied: "Problblyj not!*" If Th C m anks rime M >owahip, ing that rs not of was read by ord Rayleigh paper was * ittire kissi emor in in the or the Minister, , said he at minister t engaged sing 3 ote * Common he gasoline tax is he coming year. be any reduction foes. Auncunceâ€" t were made by at the close of a serves m id by the : of en / i fash _ tiny superâ€" . distt was drew English W life girl and oscillatory Oun onab â€" right father c in tt on t guard ar.0 , in and the the of and to tion an erally. On his return to Durban, Srintvasa Sastri, who originated the scheme will meet the finance committee and discuss the matter. â€" The object is to provide an _ establishment to give hicher Ctraining | fnit PiAHtar © knant ns "When hubby aoh a horn bill t doesn‘t necessarily mean that he bought & saxaphone." nurban, Natalâ€"A schems is on foot to buiid an Indian university at Durâ€" ban. It is likely to invoilve an exâ€" penditure of £20,000, a large proporâ€" tion of whic> sum has already been collected. _ At present an application | is being â€"considered by the Town| Council for a grant of five or six acres | In Certenary Road on ‘which to build | the university. | Durban, Nat to build an In ban. It is 1 penditure of : tion of whic» collected. _ At UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA _ PLANNED FOR INDIANS LIFE OR DEATH on THE J.B. Taylor (right) and C. A. Burrow: should take the first run in a new United S Denver. _ Taylor won the toss and a fer and burned, burning him to death, * THE LAST OF FATAL FERRY Oneâ€"half of the ferry boat "Gerycliffe" which was cut in two by the $.S. Tahiti, in the harbor of Sydney, lia. Eightyâ€"six persons lost their lives in the disaster. The ferry boat is being raised to clear the harbor. . f/ snz ; / h 39 7. 4 â€" Eyc ¢ £ 7 e .A t # "\‘ w o ( h 04 3:'9 k A ,«% y e t f #*" £y,906 G i b w 4 : L/ fi:“! d e a * 4 :,‘; P * / t & Thps C ue % § Â¥e2 o. 4 4* *\ "the #4 k es REC ; *4 4 Jt . . To Me Pss i bze, ies t We ty cP Armans hscs pmane . â€"â€" S #at 4 . -‘*‘iff\_'f; Mb ane... i smia? ilat "‘,1‘1 s “\’ % :‘7,_ 2 “",; * C 3 u' " i P APY P 4 koad Chaer A“,» ko Y * P t P3 .8 . " > ,f C ts Â¥ ./. f & ; , “1 , J Â¥3 { 7 s ; 7 4 j :‘/ s PA * 4. & : rAis 18 ._ The object is to blishment to give or Indian teachers standard of educaâ€" ian community genâ€" [ 1H ON THE TOSS OF A CcoIN! It is possible 2. A. Burrows (left) tossed a coin to see which| act distance new United States mail plane for Cheyenne from Sshore, even i A Fatal Toss An Australian Accident Mexico would be all right if its govâ€" ernment could execute the laws as efâ€" fectively as it does the revolutionists. â€"Virginianâ€"Pilot. thought, "what words I say, So long as I declaim with oratorical display!" | about to speak. |His brain he cudgeled; not a word reâ€" | mained within bis head! And so he spoke at random, and this 5 is what he said: "My beautiful, my beautiful, who : standeth proudly by; It was the schooner Hesperusâ€"the _ breaking waves dashed high. Why is the Forum crowded? What means this stir in Rome? Under a spreading chestnut tree there is no place like home! + When freedom from her mountain ' height cried, ‘Twinkle, little star,‘ tShout, if you must, this old gray head, ’ King Henry of Navarre! ‘ Roll on, thou deep and dark blue * castle crag of Drachenfels; ] My name is Norval, on the Grampian Hil‘s ring out, wild bells! I you‘re waking, call me early, to be or not to be; | The curfew must not ring toâ€"night; O,| woodman spare that.tree. i Charge, Chester, charge; On, Stanley, on! And let who will be clever! The boy stood on the burning deck,‘ but I go on forever." J His schoolmates all apffauded as he finished the last line. ( "I see it doesn‘t matter," Johnny! Once there was a little boy, whose name was Johnny Reece, And every Friday afternoon he bhad to say a plece; So many poems thus he learned that soon he had a store Of recitations in his head, and still kept learning more, ‘ He was called upon one week, And totally forgot the piece he was few minutes later the plafie crashed Johnny Reece‘s Piece â€"St. Louis Globeâ€"Democrat ’ Hitherto the slits have been filled by cunningly devised stones, which could be withdrawn eagily by hand. :From outside they appeared to be !tiny panels. i Four riflemen could stand at these slits and dominate many important thoroughfares leading into the vast ‘square known as "the Bank." With ; two machine guns posted at these poâ€" ‘sitions approach to the Bank‘s main ‘ entrance would be almost impossible. | Two long horizontal slits have apâ€" , peared, almost at the top of the blank wall, at the Threadncedle street and Bartholomew lane corner. They are loopholes designed for rifle fire in the event of an attack on or sicge of the fBank of England. \ Round the top of the wall surâ€" rounding the Bank, and just behind the slits, is a patrol gallery intended for a time of emergency. For a norâ€" mal sized man patrolling the gallery the slits are conveniently waist high. London.â€"Part of the defonces of the Bank of England have been reâ€" vealed by the reâ€"building work in progress. _ In a working demonstration of the oscillator, a use of which is involved in all of these operations, a model such as is now atiached to submaâ€" rines, was submerged in a large tub of water placed in one of the rooms of the Submarine Signal Company‘s plant. The apparatus was approximately the size of a bushel basket, and was mgxfdfigfipt heavy stee!, with a flat steel Sniper‘s Posts at Bank of England "Safe navigation boils down to a matter of proper distance finding," declared Mr. Fay. "It is now posâ€" sible for a captain to know at any moment the amount of water beâ€" tween his keel and the ocean bottom. It is possible for him to know the exâ€" of _ these oscillator made by I dent of th Boston, th vices that by almost indulging erations. ! "Eurcpe is far ahead of the United States in the use of these prevenâ€" "tfive devices," declared a former offâ€" cer of the United States Navy who has kept paco with seaâ€"safety proâ€" gress. "Although they are of Ameriâ€" can invention it remained for the governments of England, Germany, Denmark and Finland, all of whom are far more ‘shipâ€"minded‘ than is the; Government of the United States, to‘ bing them into wide use." ( _ It the soundâ€"making and listening apparatus for ships that now exists, slowly being adopted in the United Siates, were to boe vn‘versaily used it would "lock the door against noedâ€" less sea diszasters," not only with subâ€" marines but also among surface crafts, according to naval experts in Boston. ‘Synchronized Signals for Ships _ _ _ |Parade of Jewels _ Called freventive of Disasters| _ Worth $5,000,000 Universal Adoption of SafetyBevice; Would * f Against Needless Sea Accidents," Na Experts Declare An rnments of England, Germany, mark and Finland, all of whom far more ‘shipâ€"minded‘ than is the ‘rnment of the United States, to them into wide use." Safety Demonstration i explanation and demonstration these devices, the submarine lator and the fathometer, were ) by Harold J. H, Fay, viceâ€"presiâ€" of the Submarine Signal Co. of on, the sole makers of thesa doâ€" Osciliator In Use e Submarine | 0 sole makers are now com every country in extensive â€" ry country extensive distance "It is n to know nd demonstration the submarine fathometer, were [, Fay, viceâ€"presiâ€" ne Signal Co. of cers of these deâ€" coming into use itry in the world ve maritime opâ€" poss down to a ‘e finding," s now posâ€" ow at any water beâ€" can bottom. Ottawa, Ontarioâ€"The 1926 output of sheet metal products was valued at $39,077,034, an increase of 14 per cent. 'over the output value of $34,442,488 |reported in the previous year by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. This ’is peak production since the Bureau began to collect records of manufacâ€" 'tures in 1917, the previous high mark being $37,369,576, in 1920, Of the 135 plants reporting in this group, 95 were located in Ontario, 19 each in Queâ€" bec and British Columbia, 11 in Maniâ€" toba, 8 in Alberta, 4 in New Brunsâ€" wick, 2 each in Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, and one in Prinea MA | Names given to new shades that will prevail in spring apparel include "grasshopper," This should be suitâ€" able for jumpers. Robbery .... .. ...... 2,658 3,527 Burglary â€" ........>>..., L506 2,186 YVagrancty.>,.;.....>,... 1108 4,994 Wife abandonment and nonâ€"support cases showed a decrease of 1,200 to 8,729 in 1927, as did motor vebicle cases, with 130,023 in 1926 and 107,â€" 272 in 1927. That‘s the report. Bill Thompson must be Proud of it. Charges of murder in 1927 were 213 as against 175 in 1926; manslaughter cases increased to 311 in 1927 as against 198 in 1926. Other crimes shown in the report which runs from Dec. 1 to Nov. 30, are: Chicago â€" Crime in Chicago â€" is shown to be on the increase in the annual report of the Municipal Court. Crime Larceny ... Robbery ... Burglary ... Vagrancy .. Live in Chicago With a Crime Report Like This "The matter of extending this nyn-’ chronized signalling system to ocean liners, so that the course, dlstnnce! and speed of a ship coming in the opposite direction may be known in foggy weather or at night, thus preâ€" cluding the possibility of collision, will probably be taken up at the next international safety at sea convenâ€" | tion."â€"(Christian Sclence Monitor.) | Water Depth Shown , A demonstration of the fathometer | was also made. This instrument [ senrs out a sound from a small oscilâ€" ‘lator, which travels to the bottom and is echoed back. Knowing the speed sound travels in water a reâ€" cording instrument translates the time into fathoms, giving the depth beneath theâ€"keel of a ship to within three feet. _ According to nuvlgltorli this instrument is the greatest inâ€" vention since the compass. | ’ Explaining the most modern safety mothods for finding the distance of a ship from the shore or from al ightâ€"| ship, Mr. Fay said: "A simple but | ingenious instrument makes possible the synchronization of the oscillator | and the radio. When signals trom; both of the Jlatter are sent out s!mul-‘ taneously a button is pressed on board the ship, wishing to know its whereabouts at night or in fog or storm, immediately upon hearing the radio signal. As the oscillator signal, traveling but 4800 feet a second through the water, is much slower, | the button is pressed again when ; that signal reaches the ship. The ln-; strument controlled . by the button translates the time into miles and yards and gives ho exact distance to , anyone glancing at the dial. [ "A man‘s dispositlion is often fluonced by his wait and sighs." _ The rising signal of a submarlneâ€"â€"-’ _ three long dashesâ€"sounded upon the oscillator in the tub, sent out such (a noise speech in the room was imâ€"| possible. The sound was not unlike‘ that of a deep but raucus motor horn.; greatly intensified. _ It was clearly | evident, even to an untrained ob.; server, such a.sound would be clearly‘ audible without â€" receiving _ instruâ€" ments upon the deck of a vessel withâ€"| in two blocks or more of a rmnzl ! submarine. a rate of 500 to the tafpute cmto _.' sound in the water that is audible to microphones for many m{les. face almost an inch thick. Electrt cally caused Vvibratlo.ns of this face at Who Wants To? TORONTO nelle, * in New Bruns for the difident and despondent. It in Saskatchewan aud teaches them propetly to rely on the and one in Prince Ed |xindgness of others. â€"Letitia E. Lanâ€" 1926 1927 «+. 8,629 10,143 «.. 2,658 _ 3,527 «+. 1,505 2,185 ... 1,102 4,994 Lock the Door in« ho stu mower, storage ship to Greenland waters at present involves the use of a parâ€" ent ship fitted with the brine tanks to take the catches from the trawlers during the three or four months that they remain on the fishing grounds. One firm in Britain, the ploneer of the system on this side of the Atlantic, is said to have invested as much as £200,000 in it. A Hull firm which deals only in W sonds fleat ofwtowmotornhoh::dou in the ordinary way. In fact, it is considered amply proved that fish frozen in brine retain the qualities they had when caught, and when thawed out months later can comâ€" pete successfully on the market with fish which has not been frozen. The +~system â€" would undoubtediy come more quickly into use were it not for the high initial*cost, which Fish So Prepared, They State, Compete With the Unfrozen Londonâ€"Halibut frozen in brine when caught, and then put into ordiâ€" nary cold storag» are declare4 by London fish merchants to hava._provâ€" ed markedly superior to those frozen By this time prices bad become meaningless, and the women began to take a livelier interest in the beaunty of the gems and the style of the gowns. LONDON FISHMONGERS PRAISE BRINE PROCCSS Another pearl necklace, three gradâ€" uated ropes of matched gems that adorned the werrer of asimple black jumper and skirt and black velvet hat, represented $500,000â€"a fortune even toâ€"day. This was merely by way of a be. ginning.. There came in rapld succesâ€" sion a £30,000 shoulder knot brooch of emeralds and diamonds, scient!iatâ€" ing on the left shoulder of a black cvening gown, a £65,000 threestring pearl necklace of perfectly graded gems, worn with a black velvet coat and skirt and gold flame jJumper; and another pearl necklace valued at £70,â€" 000. ll_v treasure imprisoned in its light | throughout the progress through the ballroom and back to the vigilant esâ€" cort, while the clear tones of the anâ€" nouncer mentioned the staggering | sums represented by perhaps a single |rope of pearls, a diamond necklace, or ‘a pair of emerald earâ€"rings, "They‘re off!" cried ghe monkey as ) stuck his fingers jn the jawn A mannequin in a Uark brown and copper colored threeâ€"piece walking sult, with a small neat hat to match pulled down welj over her head, led off the $5,000,008 procession. Her modest pearl necklace was valued at $100,000. The mannequins, whose Pau!l Caret frocks, forecasting the fashions of next spring, only arrived from Paris a couple of hours before the parade began, were jeowels Epecially selected to accord in color and style with their frocks, day and evening. Specia! Lighting They made their entry through a bodyguard of detectives and beneath the powerful beam of a special Nightâ€" ing installation, which held each eostâ€" A double cordon of massive rope as thick as a man‘s arm was flung across the baliroom to form a centre gangway for the bejowelled manneâ€" quins, and the audience â€"â€" among whom were Princess Androw of Greece, Princess Theodora of Groece, and Princess de Croyâ€"were seated at small tables on eithor side. ' Breathless In contrast to the usual ripple of | conversation at the ordinary dress parade there was a breathless air about the audience, an atmosphere of tension born of the knowledge that one of the strongest detective squads hat Scotland Yard has ever sent out to a private social function was presâ€" ent. Candles and matches had boen seryâ€" ed out to all the detectives on duty and special guards placed over the electric light mains and switches. Plainâ€"clothes men were on guard at every entrance. Ticketsâ€"and on ons was admitted without oneâ€"were scruâ€" tinized closely. ‘They had been printâ€" ed in the country and sent out at the last moment. |._ _A collection of gems, walued at more than $25,000,000, had been asâ€" sembled by the National Jewellers‘ | Association of Great Britain and its affiliated organizations of America |and Canada, and the oboicest treasâ€" ures selected from this modern Aladâ€" din‘s cave gleamed on the necks and arms and the shingled heads of the mannequins. _ So many diamonds, pearls, and emeralds of price have never beforo been assembled in a single room. ’ Londonâ€"Royal _ Princesses â€" and plainâ€"clothes detective rubbed shou}â€" ders in the ballâ€"room of the Mayfair Hotel when a $5,000,000 jJowellery and dress display provided London with the greatest spectacle of the kind soon since mannequin parades began. Three Pri Sike «e $ Show Held in London