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Chinese To Have Shakespeare Translated Into Own Tongue Anar!mnt House Collapses Injuring Two Pelplng. Some of the most compe- tent scholars In China are at work here translating Western claslcs into the Chinese language, so that all Chin- ese who read may have access to the best In Occidental literature, history and ccienrf. Unlike translators of a generation ago, they are using the popular language In China, which all literate persons can read, Instead of the difficult classical language, which even scholars have trouble In master- Ing. Tho work is directed by Dr. Hu Shih. philosopher, who has settled here per- mauently, and money is being provid- ed by the China Foundation, which distributes the remitted portion of the American Boxer indemnity. This Foundation has a hand in most suc- cessful cultural projects in China to- day. Three translators have been I working for almost a year on the complete works of Shakespeare, which! ihave never been translated Into Chin-) jese. They are first turning Shake- ' speare's English into Chinese prose, but may later use a sort of Chinese blank verso to suggest Shakespeare's I medium. Another scholar, sixty-five- years old, I has been working almost a year on 1 Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Ro- 1 man Empire." Thla scholar, Wu Kwang-chlen, Is the author of several textbooks in English now used in Chin- ese schools. The China Foundation established a translation committee In 1930, putting , Dr. Hu Shlh in charge, and providing for flftee nother members to direct the work. The task was divided into three sections: Science, history and literature. New British Income Tax Favors Bachelors London.- Many ! it' rs are being re- ceived daily '.>y British newspapers from martied men, protesting that the new Income tax proposals favor the single, man. Married men with children appear to be worse hit than bachelors from the standpoint of increased taxes. The , 80-rallod injustices to family men be- ; com more apparent . salaries over the $3,000 mark. The following table of the increase , In tax payabl under the new rates | shows a comparison between married men \vUh -vo chi 'n-n and bachelors: Married Men with Single Man 2 chtdren (increas, (Increase Salary of tax) of lax) J3.000 $111.25 I10S.12 3,500 116.85 166.12 4,000 145.S5 173.25 4,500 130.00 180.00 6,000 136.50 174.25 The Tiger Tribute A keeper at the Belle. Vue Zoologi- cal Gardens, Manchester, had a nar- row escape recently when he was at- ' tacked by a tigress. Fortunately, another keeper witness- . ed tin- attack and came to the rescue. But all those who have to do with tigers aren't so fortunate. For instance, there was a keeper at I oii't provincial zoo who wat killed, some years ago, by an elderly tiger i who suddenly got tired of seeing him bout. There have been similar tragedies before, but this one Is like- ly to be remembered for a long time, because of the tribute the dead man's colleagues sent to the- funeral. It was a life-sized figure of a tiger in arum-lilies and chrysanthemums! Answers. Secret Winter Resort For Ocean Fish Sought Washington. A secret winter resort of Atlantic coast II Ii IK sought by the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Large schools of mackerel, soa bass, blueflsh, croaker, weakfl.sh, scup and fluke disappear every winter from their summer residence off tho shore* outh of New England and do not re- turn until warm weather. Fishermen disagree on their des- tination. Some believe the flsh ml-' grate off shore to deeper, warmer waters, while others believe they go, south In search of warmth, following] the human migration to tropical ell-; mates. The Bureau of Finherli's Is seeking to solve the problem, and It. A. Nesblt, aquatic biologist of the bureau, has been cruising along the roast catching flgh in nets, tagging thorn and return- Ing them to the sea. Saskatoon Expert Assumes Federal Post Montreal. I'rnfttMor L. E. Kirk has arrived In Ottawa to take up his duties as federal agrostologist. Mr. Kirk, who Is an authority on grasses, and has recently developed a drought-re- sisting grass for wes'rrn Canada, was appointed to the post near tie end of the last session on the recommenda- tion of Robert Weir, Minister of Agri- culture, Mr. Kirk'ti duty will he to advise the Ministry of Agriculture on the suitability of various grasses for cer- talu soils throughout the Dominion. He will also advise the Ministry on methods by which grasses at present growing, but not flourishing, I ncertaln areas may be developed or adapted so M to grow woil In their environment. Gets Six Trees From One Apple WAYNESBORO, Ga. George W. Mobley, a business man of Waynos- boro, now believes that "great oaka from little acorns grow," or words to that effect. A few years ago he was enjoying a particularly fine apple. He threw the seeds in his back yard and in due course was rewarded by having six apple trees spring up. He nursed them along to maturity, and now all of them are bearing fruit. German Aviation Grows Safer llerlln. Gorman aviation is ap- proaching a minimum In accidents per mile flown. In 1926 cases In which pilots or passengers wore Injured aver- aged one for tadi 2G5,GOO miles. Thla year the rate Is only one for tiacb. 1,050,000 Flies and Cold, Wet Weather Spoil Grapes PARIS. Bad weather and cochylia flies have made it certain that there will be no overproduction of cham- pagne this year. Indeed, they have done such a complete job that there seems likely to be no 19.11 champagne at all. When the Summer bc-gan it was thought there would be a splendid crop. Then the rain came and the sun did not come and the cochylis flies came and more rain came, and now the decision has come not to try to make any champagne. The one comfort is that there is still plenty of wine left from former years in the cellars of Rheims to supply the world without fear of a serious shortage Like champagne, the burgundy dis- trict also suffered badly from the cold wet summer. The only really good wines this year will be Bordeaux and Beaujolais, and even they will not have the quality of such years as 1928 and 1929. All one can say about them is that they will be better than last year. * Farms For Women Planned In Mexico Mexico City. A collective farm| where women would be barred fromj the premises may be established near I this city by the National congress of women workers and peasants. The organization adopted a resolution ap- proving the project. The land will be donated by the Government and a managing board will bo appointed by the congress. The Department of Public Education will assign feminine experts in poultry and other classes of farming to In- struct the workers. The farm Is planned as a model for similar institutions which state governments will be called upon to sponsor. Proceeds will ho invested In the establishment of more farms and it Is hoped that within a few years many of them wilt be in operation. Australian Grub Is Threatened by Fungus BRISBANE. Scientists are rally- j ing to the rescue of the Cactoblastis grub, which, originally imported into Australia to destroy prickly pear, U in turn being attacked by a kind of fungus. The (Queensland Goornmont is al- icady preparing to throw open tor re-sett lenient 11,000,000 acres of :-,ml which the Cactobiastis has cleared from prickly pear. Meanwhile scientists are trying to evolve a method to protect the iTitb from the parisilic growth whi'h a.- rcady has done so much damage to the useful insect that prickly pear is starting to gain ground again in cer- tain districts. A _ Educational Films Dr. ('. W. Kimmin.s in the Knipire Review (London): The cinema is de- stined to occupy an ever-increasing position of importance in the educa- tion of tho child, and the present type of textbook will eventually give place to one more closely associated with cinematographic requirement*. Pro- vided always that great care be taken to sec re that pure diction be cm- ployed in (he making of educational film?, it should have a beneficial effect in raising the st^n lard ">f good speech among our children. : Motorcars Cross Africa Regularly NAIROBI, K. Africa. Through Africa by motorcar, once an achieve- ment of note is now becoming ignite commonplace. Within two days two motorcars, one from Alexandria and tho other from Durban, have arrived at Nairobi. The former carrie.l Dr. Jizi Baum, professor of Prague University and Natural History Museum, accom-j panieil by Herr Soil, a noted O.echo- slovakian sculptor. Dr. Hiuim who h, studying natural history in Kust Africa, has '.liscovorcd a rare npecios of "water mouse," which he describes as a huge spider thai has adopted aquatic life. .> Nautilus To Be Sunk SOUTHAMPTON, England. Sir Hubert Wilkins sailed recently for New York. He said the Submarine Nautilus in which he cruised under the ]M>tar ice would be towed to sou out of the iK>r't of Hergen and sunk after the scientific apparatus used !. the expedition is removed. Two workmen were buried beneath debris and seriously injured when this apartment house collapsed during repair work recently. Robot Pilot Installed In Passenger Plane i Baltimore Mil. Installation of a' jbot pilot on a passenger airplane is' now nearing completion at the plant' of the B-J Aircraft Coiporation here,' and will soon be placed into service i between New York, Baltimore anJ Washington. This is the first installation to be made in a commercial passenger air-, plane, it was announsed. The devk'3, has been tested by the inventor aiid. by the United States Army on ex- perimental flights. Human hand will he used only in the takeoif am: landing of the n,nvj 18-passenger airplane. When in the' air the position and speed will he regulated by small gyroscopes and controlled by a set of electric 'jutto'ii ' A switch places the robot in eha -ye and relieves it of duty. Th Chr's- tinn Science M-v^e-r World's Tiniest Baby Pretoria has what is believed to In the tiniest baby in the world. Sho was so small at birth that they did not weigh her in case the act of weighing might injurs her. At four- teen days she weighed I! Ibs. She Is kept wrapped up in cotton-wool and gets her nourishment through the in- jection of a saline and through tho absorption of olive oil, applied to tho skin. 'Arctic Patrol' Ordered For Aircraft Carrier Washington. The aircraft carrier Langley, with its squadrons of planes, will winter in northern waters on an "arctic patrol." Operations of. men and equipment will be put to teat under extreme temperatures for the first time. The Navy expects to learn valuable lessons on the effect of ice and snow on the planes, the flight deck, and the arresting gear that holds landing planes to their floating airport. Pumpkins and Pickles Pay College Tuition KANSAS CITY, Mo. Barter con- tinues to be a good word in the voca- bulary of the college student. At Drury College, Springfield, Dr. William Thomas Nadal, the president is accepting pumpkins, cabbages or home canned pickles and preserves in lieu of coin of the realm for tuition money. A cafe in Lawrence, seat of Kan- sas University, is accepting wheat at 4"> cents a bushel for board of student*. < Leaning Tower Is Repaired BOLOGNA, The leaning tower ,>f Asinelli has been reopened to the pub- lic following construction of new stairs to the top. The twelfth century struc- ture is 3'2Q feet high and four feet out of perpendicular. ONSCOUTS Lone Scouting continues to grow apace In Ontario, and during the past month some thirty new members were registered at Lone Scout Headquar- ters. It is gratifying also to note that this month two new Troops have been add- ed to the growing list of Regular Scout Troops which have been formed as a direct result of Ljne Scout ac- tivity. These are at Maple and at Unlonville. The others are located at Paris, Killaloe, Cobalt, Sault Ste. Marie, and Beamsvill . On October 2nd, the Lone Scout Commissioner, with Commissioner Ir- win and Scoutmaster Don Hutchison, of the 1st Ont. Lone Scout Troop, Journeyed to Maple to attend the spe- clal meeting and present the Charter to the new Maple Troop. There was a splendid turnout of Scouts, and the Lonies from King also attended to add their good wishes, and after a number of interesting Scout activities, the Charter was presented in the presence of a nice gathering of Interested citizens of Mc.ple. We wish the new Maple Troop, and their Scoutmaster, Mr. Bryan, the very best of Good Scouting. Ontario Lone Scout will be inter- ested to learu that a new Shoulder Tape Badge has now been issued. This reads as follow : "Ontario Lone Scouts," and is to be worn on the right shoulder by all Lone Scouts in this province. These can be obtained from Lone Scout Headquai'ers for 5c each. Fire Prevention Week Lone Scouts are urged to put aside one week during October for special work under this heading. All over Canada this Fire Prevention Week is being observed by Scouts, and the idea is to clean up and destroy all rubbish and Inflammable mater ' around your houses, barns and in the vicinity 61 your premises, and in the case of Pa- trols, In the Villages In which they are located. Thus before the winter sets In, everything will be cleaned up and snug, and there will be no danger of fires starting as a result of rubbish left around, or of untt ided rubbish 'adding to the seriousness of any fire which might occur. Bear this in mind, Lonies! You can do lots of "Good Turns" in this way. Lone Scout Question Box Is there a Special Badge for Lone Scouts? (M.L.J., Moscow). No special badge has yet been is- sued to Lone Scouts in Canada, al- though Imperial Headquarters in Lon- don, England, have approved of a spe cial badge for overseas Lone Scouts, which consists of a scroll bearing the words "Lone Scout" superimposed on the Fleur d Lys. Arrangements are being made to obtain a supply of these for the use of the Lone Scouts of On- tario. Ontario Lone Scouts may be dis- tinguished, however, by their Mauve Neckerchief and by the special should- er tape which is mentioned in this column. Lonies are invited to address ques- tions on Scouting subjects to "Lone E" at Lone Scout Headquarters, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2. Africa-Brazil airplane gisoliru\ has Leen solveJ i>y an enlisted in:in. He is Master Ser- geant .Sam. ran, a native of the ! Problem of Water . _ in Gasoline Solved New Plane Route by Master Sergeant DAYTON, Chio A knotty Air French Air Mail Plans To Corps probhn, cuused by war-.r in Start New Service in '32 PARIS. In competition with the Zeppelin air mail which German back- ers announce will operate weekly be- tween Europe and South America next year the French air-mail line, Aeropostale, has announced that a plan for completely air-carried mail will be ready by the end of 1931 and that early in 193'2 planes will replace the French navy dispatch boats be- tween Dakar, on the west coast of Africa, and Natal, Brazil. At present Aeropostale takes seven days to carry air mail from Toulouse airport in France to Rio de Janeiro, but Montevideo and Buenos Ayres. but when planes replace the dispatch boat on the long step across the Atlantic In Water 95 Hours 45 Minutes Island of Cyprus, whrse device to 'joo- vide pure fuel has been adopted as standaru equipment by the Air Corps. His invention, known as an isolator or segre^ator, makes use of the dif- ferent specific gravities of water and gasoline. Glass Walls Installed In German School A school with outer walls of glass and with glass cabinets for books taking the place of inner walls, in separating classrooms from corridors, has just been built for the school children of Lubeek, Germany, accord- it will be possible to deliver mail in ing to Capper's Magazine, The those capitals three or four days after ground floor has a breakfast ami it is posted here. ' milk room, each classroom a bath- room, each desk in the physics de- partment has gas, water and electri- cal connections, and the geography room has a projection, machine by which the movements of the stars a<:d planets are shown on the ceiling. Then there is a greenhouse in which the 1 pupils raise plants throughout tha year. Beavers Conserve Lakes By Damming Streams Qucsnel, B.C. Beaver from the Bow- ron Lake game sanctuary, near Bar- kerville, are. being used by the Pro- vincial Laud Department to help re- store lakes and streams in Lower Cari- boo. The first shipment of eleven beaver passed through here recently by motoi truck en route to Williams Lake, where the-y will be released at selected spots. Beaver in earlier days before they were trapped out conserved the water supply. Three Twos The teacher had been explaining the > - different meaning of the words "to," . , o t? i "t 00 '" nd ''two, and, finally, to fiml Napoleon * Grapevine Saved out if the children Ud grasped the- Paris) Napoleon's grapevine ->n idea* she decided to give a test, the Bastia Highway in Corsica has "Now, children, as quickly as y>u just been listed by the French Gov- can, I want you to give me a sentence ernment as a historical object. In his containing all three spellings." memoir, the Kmperor mentioned this She had scarcely finished speaking grapevine, which was then owned by when up went a hand, his famil.\, and said that his rise in "Well, Isaac?" said the teacher, ami the world would not have been pos- the boy, the only Jewish child in the sible without it. It was from the pro- class, answered, glibly: "Two shil- ducts of this vine that his family lings is too much to spend." drew the resources that enabled them ' - ,5, to send the young Bonaparte to study f in Paris. j io La 5 The grapevine, which is culied the The young suitor had called on his "sposata," has been embellished with ll>V6(1 ont> f r her reply, a marble tablet, placed on it by the " No - Oswald," she said, "I'm afraiil iiiesent proprietor, Antoine Lambris- ' fl at I cannot marry you." chini, on which the above facts are Oswald shrugged his shoulders, ecounted. i "Oh, very well, then," he returnel savagely, "there are others just as good." Two seaplanes capable of carrying the quantity of air mail that is now being transported have been com- pleted. One belongs to Aeropostale and is being put through its final tests by the chief pilot, Mcrmoz, while the other is the property of the French Air Ministry. These ships are monoplanes, Ber- nard seaplanes fitted with pontoons, powered by a lioO-horsepower Hispano motor. They have n wingspread of twenty-four meters, with the tremen- dous wing surface of seventy-four square meters. TV plane weighs three tons, but can carry six and one-half tons of mail. Before the end of the year Mermoz will make the round trip by air be- tween Dakar and Natal, and shortly thereafter the ships will be withdrawn in favor of the seaplanes. Their speed of 200 kilometers an hour contrasts favorably with the maximum 110 kil- metcr cruising s;>eed of the dirigibles. The zeppelins, nowevcr, will be able to mak- the flights pay a profit by carrying passengers and freight. The French planes will carry only mail. ' ' sx i co t Aid r, ,- , .. r arm Education Mexico City. Intensification o f agrl- ultural education In Mexico has been promised by Iguaclo Lopez Baucalarl, 1'uder-Secretiiry of Kducatiou. Moro " Better -" she retorted. "I accepted of them yesterday." Xiirrls Kollcini, ''human cork" of Memphis, Te-nn., being h/,,. li.im the water after a 227-mllu nonstop swim from Cairo, III., to Memphis. Ills time was 95 houra and 45 minutes. IU took meals wh':lo floating on hu hack. Modern Youth Mother '"You know, Geoffrey, Nor ma is nearly 17 years old. so to-day I had a frank discussion with her about agricultural schools are to be estab- tne facts of , ife lished In various sections of the re- Father "Ah! public and 'hose now functioning are thine?" to receii added facilities. The Min- Did you learn aiiy Istry of Agriculture has decided to es- (abli;V ft school of tropical agriculture, t'ithr in Vf la Cruz 6f Oaxacu. "I-ove. like luck, does not conw through nci-ossity or planning." IVggy Joyce. ,