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time sent contributions of money. 2 been "aken all round it was a splendid me the direct result of Lone|"Good Turn" and quite up to Lone 'Scout activity. Scout Standard. ; These two now bring the total num- Santa Claus and Fairies _ ber of Troops founded by Lonies up| Although it is a well recognized fact to twelve, which is a splendid record ithat all Canadian Scouts believe in for the two and a half years that Lone [Santa Claus, we are not quite sure Scouting has been organized in On-|what their attitude is on the question taro. ot Fairies. ie At Fenelon Falls Patrol Leader| However, we have some interesting 'Douglas Warren, by his enthusiasm [information on this subject from Aus- * and tenacity has been respomsible for | tralia, as the following will show: " the formation of the 1st Fenelon Falls| Lord Somers, retiring Governor of 'Troop, and he has brought his father | Victoria, told Australian Scouts that into the movement as the new Scout-|he thought he still believed in fairies 'master. "when alone in the bush. "I could see . We are sorry to lose the Poftsmouth [avqueer hole in a tree whre some old "Bulldogs" from the Lone Scouts, as |goblin might live; and at night I used 'they are members of the -originai|to wonder whether the fairies came group who formed the first Lone Scout Jout to play." Lord Somers frequently 'Troop in this province, and they have |led parties of Victorian Boy Scouts on hung -together through "Thick and [hikes of several days in the bush. Thin" for three years and have done A "Good Turn" and Its Reward most excellent work. In this centre} ,y goouts are expected to perform the leader was Patrol Leader John |. 1.ast one "Good Turn" every day all Meers, who has now brought hislyy,ovenr around, and at any time that . 'brother in to be Scoutmaster of the they can do an extra "special" one 1stPortsmouth Troop, whilst John they should do so, but these good takes the position of Assistant Scout |, are done, not for reward, but in Master. order that the Scout may be of service We congratulate these Lonies om land helpful to others, thus living up their "graduation," and whilst we are ito the obligations of his Scout Pro- sorry to se them leave the ranks of the | mige, Lone Scouts, we know that they wil] However, occasionally reward comes find larger scope agd new flelds of ac- |along when it i3 least expected and tivity in the troops which they have |in novel form, as happened to the 1st organized. Moose Jaw (Sask.) Troop upon whose Canada on the "Toy Standard" members the Moose Jaw Wild Animal Canadian movie theatres in numer. Park Society co: ferred its Life Mem- ous cities and towns went on the "Toy bership in recognition of the good Standard" in December. For special | Work done by the Troop in improving matinees, that is. The admittance |the Park. * charge was made one toy, new Or re- The World Scout Jamboree, 1933 pairable, and the receipts were turned | ' Those Lone Scouts wno are interest over to the local Boy Scout Christmas.' ad .4n the 1933 World 'Scout Jamboree Toy Repair Shop. [win be interested to know that Count We have ot yet heard the official paul Teleki, former Prime Minister of returns of the Scout Toy Shop scheme, | Hungary;.and Hungarian Honary Chief but we know that there were alot of| Scout, has been appointed Camp Chief happy kiddies on Christmas morning, |of the Jamboree Camp. who, if it had not been for this Scout| Are you interested in being a Lone Good Turn would have experienced a|Scout? sad and disappointing Xmas. If you'are between 12 and 18 years W> are glad that the Lounles had a|of age and unable to join a regular share in this work. Some of them |Troop write for particulars to the Lone sent out parcels from - their. own|Scout Department, 330 Bay Street, homes, others sent their toys to Lone Toronto 2. Britain Extends Air Service To Tiberias Sea of Galilee London.--The little town and har- bor of Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, 700 feet below sea level, is now for the first time brought into regular high-speed communication with the outside world by the regular visits of big British flying boats on the Imper- ial Airways England-India service. This is said to be the lowest level at which aircraft are regularly oper- ated anywhere in the world, Below sea level the atmosphare gets denser. Theoretically, experts says a flying 1931 Goes Down As Record Heat Year Washington.--The fellow who kept repeating through most of 19381, "gosh, it's hot," really hade something to talk about. Official records of the United States Weather Bure.u show the year now closed as th: » 'mest on record for nearly every. state. While generally there was an ex- cess of high temperatures, there also was a noticeable lack of disturbing and costly weather phenomena, such as the widespread droughts of 1930, severe tropical storms and tornadoes | n.,chine should take off a little more and devastating floods, quickly with a large load and given Surrounded by his charts and, suitable engine, slightly higher figures, J. B. Kincer, meteorologist, speeds should be possible several hun- termed the excessive warmth the|jyed feet below sea-level than at nor- outstanding feature of 1981. mal height. dip Sn oa ; --meil Training of Youths . As Leaders Planned Czech Shoe King Uses Washington--Development of in- Plane on Sales Trip formed Rational leaders from ho Prague.--What is described as the Soules io of "most lengthy and ambitious sales trip gh yet made by airplane beagn recently "The United Staton Rose. : Hs when a three-motored plane left the Savin. Coolidge, ir Eline Root, suv: Zlin fiying field for a 20,000-mite . ye * flight. The property of Thomas Sata, ane Dr. Tuli tier Hibben, president the Czechoslova't shoe king, it carried of Prince y ! Bata himself, three heads of the ex- board of advisers. : : . port business of his firm, a quantity «f Mr, - David Lawrence, newspaper... .,.. a British pilot, a Czech pilot editor and writer, 18 Shassma; Mus. | 5 a wireless operator. The plase Mary Roberts Rinehart, vice! me will visit all the large cities in North man, and Mr. Prockinrideo Lous, "| and South Africa, Iraq, Mesopotamia ternational jawyer, sscr ary:treas- i na Persia, fly along the coast of the urep. . Red Sea and the Arabian Sea to Brit- A ish India and Dutch India. U.S. Farmers Pay Back ' Momohin, FeaiA Tegout an JopON'S Mushrooms Aveosk nouncement by Mr. J. H. Lynch, ad- | opular in erica ministrative official in charge of the Tokyo.--Japanese mushrooms are - Federal Farm Seed Loan Office here, being exported in increasing quantit- "| reveals the fact that to date $6,338, ies to the American market and are 885.86 has been paid back to the yielding good profits to growers in United States by farmers in this ter- Gifu Prefecture. . ~ 'ritory for farm seed loans made dur-] The Gifu Agricultural Society ing 1931. : started experimental shipments with | 'We feel very much encouraged |1,200 pounds of fresh mushrooms to by the payments" Mr, Lynch said. | San Francisco, packing them in four- p v p {pound baskets whiich were crated and shipped in cold storage. First ship. ments met with much favor, - Christmas Old Statue Ordains | Long Holiday. In France Paris,--The recent Christmas holi- day afforded the French a long week- end. From December 24 until the fol- lowing Monday they were free to make merry. Only a few civil service em- ployees, such as the telegraph and telephone departments, were on duty. They also enjoyed another long week-end over New Year's, A law passed almost a quarter of a century ago stipulates that when a elvic holi-; day falls on a Friday or a Tuesday, the Saturday or the Monday inter- vening shall be considered a "fest: day" as well, tg te Valuable Paintings Donated to Canada Ottawa, -- Through the generosity of some public-spirited Canadians, the National Art Gallery of Canada has now come into possession of Van Dyck's masterpiece, "The Repentant Magdalene," and Jan Provost's "Por- trait of an Ecclesiastic." These paint- ings were on exhibit at the gallery here for many months, but were not the property of the institution until a number of benefactors, who anonymity is being preserved, made it possible for the.gallery to secure them, | i How 13-year-old .Clarence Hastings of Syracuse, N.Y., spent his He has been in a respirator for more than a hundred days and there is every chance of his recovery. 'Robert may remain in the Commons A number of smaller works have! come into the possession of the in- stitution through the same niedium. | ------ ee Chemical Research May Improve Plants | Winnipeg.--Prof. H. F. Roberts, of the botany department of the Univer- sity of Manitoba, is attempting to Ob- tain a chemical which will stimulate growth in plants, and is investigating the effects of certain nutrient salts on plant growth, Prof, Roberts will be experimenting for two or three years before he ean be certain of results, meen ce ree West Produces Glass Until three years ago glass had never been manufacture@ in Manitoba. Now the Mid-West Glass Company of Winnipeg turns out more than 500 tons of finished glass every month and employs over 100 people with a month- ly payroll of $10,000. ; ------s Shorter Skirts Predicted By Dictators of Fashion Paris.--The dictators of fashion in Parls have decreed shorter skirts for the spring. A Afternoon gowns will reveal as much of the ankle as the wearer cares to show, while outdoor suits will come no further than half way down the calf, Spain's New President New Year Honor List Expected to Be Brief London.--The New Year's .onor list is expected to be a very short one, especially as the last list, containing three peerages and two knighthoods, was issued as recently as November 16 in connection with the dissolution of Parliament. There was some expectation that Sir Robert Hutchison, National Lib- eral member of Parliament for Mont- rose, Scotland, might go to the House of Lords in view of the negotiacions with party leaders in his constituency looking to the opening of a seat for Sir Willianr Jowitt, Attorney-General, who' lost his seat in the House in the last election, The negotiations, hows every thave proved fruitless and' Sir. for some time. Sir Rennell Rodd, who has had a distinguished diplomatic career on the Continent and in the Near East, is mentioned for possible elevation to the peerage. He has had the comfortable Conservative seat of St. Marylebone, London, since 1928. Prime minister MacDonald may take the opportunity of recommending {> His Majesty some further recogni- tion of the activities of women in various spheres, especially since no place was found for a woman in the new Ministry. The Order of the Brit- ish Empire instituted following the war does not appea: popular among male aspirants, for honors but the title dame of the British Empire is regard- ed as one of great dignity and has been very judiciously distributed. rr fem Largest Bridge in Jugoslavia To Be Opened to Public Belgrade, Jugoslavia--The largest bridge in Jugoslavia has just been completed and will shortly be open- ed for use, It crosses the Danube River near Belgrade and will cut more than six hours off the train Journey from Jugoslavia and Italy to! Bucharest, Roumania. It is the largest bridge built in the Balkans since the World War and is second in size only to a Roumanian bridge crossing the Dan- ube not far from where that river empties into the "Black Sea. Much of the material in this new structure was furnished 'by Germany on the reparations account. Preliminary work has also been begun on another large bridge which is to cross the Save River near Bel- grade. At present vehicular traffic has to cross on ferries. rl -- Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.--Goethe, London--A remarkable theory of the evolution of measles, once one of He le regarded disease of child- into one of the really dangerous aliments was advanced here recently by Dr. J. C, Ashton, well-known health expert. Measles ranks high- est as a cause of deaths in child- hood, he said, and leaves many -vic- tims with heart or respiratory weak- nesses that become apparent later in life. British health authorities are warning the public to be on the watch for a serious epidemic of measles this winter, their prediction being based on the periodicity curve in public health figures. "Measles seems to be increasing in virulence and to be gradually taking the place of scarlet fever from the point of view of its effect on the human being," he said. "The "popular view of "measles ranks 'it as a mild and harmless disease. In .general terms this is correct, but we must not let that fact hide two 'other' facts of tremendous import? first, * that" 'more children die "of measles' than from any other infectious "disease, and, secondly, that a child may' recover ' from measles, but there may be something left 'behind, "The aftermath in later life in the form of heart disease, kidney trouble, bronchitis, tuberculosis, and middle ear disease with deafness is a very heavy one." Measles begins with sneezing, running of the nose and a harsh cough. The" difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages is due to the fact that there is nothing externally to distinguish it from a common cold. "There is one sure way of telling measles in its early stage," says Dr. Ashton. "Look inside the lower lip and cheek for bluish white spots, If these are present, then it is measles without a doubt." ] me fe ret a Canada's Minerals Meet Varied Needs Toronto, --It is claimed that some- where in Canada there is to be found every kind of mineral required in the world to-day, Canada possesses min- eralized areas of great wealth, During the"past few years mining areas have deen opened in Northwestern Quebec, Northern Ontario, Northern Manitoba and British Columbia, The growth of this industry is re- flected in Government statistics, which show that 62,249 employees were en- gaged in it during the year 1922 and 95,102 in 1929; salaries and wages paid during the same years rising from $75, 026,601 in 1922, to $124,490,511 in 1929, and capital invested from $493,604,823 to $867,021,033, inde Clover Varieties ' Speed Up Output Ottawa.--Clover and grasd seed pro- ductton throughout Canada increased substantially in most varieties last year, according to the markets service of the Dominion seed branch. The yield of red clover seed is expected to exceed 4,000,000 pounds with major in- creases in production reported in East- i Outatlo ast Quebec. The produc- n of ) seed, which comes large- ly from Ontario, 1s pivarhion at 3,600, 000 pounds, while a total yleld of ap- proximately 4,000,000 pounds of alfalfa seed is in Bight, a much larger crop To been dssirel, "but: this trade : Toronto.--In recent years New 2 and's trade with the Mn soéds has not been all Doitien ! vement, and 'output of gold in Canada will prob. ably exceed $60,000,000, Catada is at present producing between 14 and 16 per cent. of the The newness of the country and the vast extent of the"favorable rock formations are factors which encour- age a belief that growth of this in- dustry will continue for some years to come, . A factor which promises to add in an important way to the gold re- sources of Canada is the attention now being given to low-grade de; posite heretofore considered unpro- fitable. These deposits necessarily embrace exceedingly large tonnage, and they promise to establish an- other important backlog in the in- dustry. A point of particular inter- est is in the: township.of Duparquet, where Nipissing Mining Company and Ventures, Limited, are bending their joint efforts to establish a large tonnage low-grade mine on the Beat- tie property. There are believed to 'be ten 'of 'millions "of tons on the 'property. 'Trade Improvement . Predicted for 1932 al for 1932 was predicted today by 11 leaders in various Tines. Their views, published today in the January issue of Commerce, official publication of the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce, were based on the belief that 'better mamsgement will result from the experiéuce of the past. N - "Organizations and individuals who have grown soft during the easy years are now*trained down to lean, hard business fighting trim," sald C. W. Nash, president of the Nash Motor "Company, "Mistakes that were made are providing them valu- able lessons for the futute, "Experience has decisively proved that we cannot shape or mould or change the natural economic forces of supply and demand with artificial expedients. "Like medicine, these things are sometimes hard to take, but the sooner the dose is swallowed the sooner the recovery begins. . That last two years should put our future in a healthier basis for resuming the forward and upward progress of the country's - agricultural, industrial and financial condition." » din Shallow Wells Used To Fight Fire Menace Michigan forest fire-fighters last season developed a system of obtain- ing water. for fighting ground fires by drilling shallow wells when no other near-by source was available, says the American Association for the Advancement of Science. On many occasions it was found possible to sink a well from three to eight feet into the ground in a short time and thus obtain sufficient water to keep a ground fire or a muck fire under control. The use of this sys- tem depends upon the' height of the water table, When it is low the' pump system oannot be used, but in ordi- nary seasons it has been found that a well point sunk a few feet into the ground will furnish enough water to fill portable tanks and pails, total current gold output of the world i Seated in his cockpit he will, however, experience a pressure either greater or less than that of the atmosphere, according to the arrangements of the design to let in or exclude air. This can be varied from the head-on pres- sure of three poinds to the square inch to a negative pressure exceeding that figure. Incidentally, apart from any heat given out by the engine, he will experience a temperature rise due to his speedy passage through the air of about 15 deg. F. Looking ahead to still greater speeds there does not appear to be any factor among those aiready mentioned which is likely to have an adverse effect on the human frame until some where near the speed of sound is reached at 740 m.p.h, Then, owing te the formation of pressure waves and the rapidly increasing resistance it is 'difficult' to' predict what' will happen But it' is unlikely that a maintained speed of as high 'as 740 m.p.h. will be reached by the present generation for Chicago.--Better business in gener- , number of reasons. The question might be asked wheth- er the speed of sound might be reach- ed for a short time, say one minute, The human frame is always subject at rest to gravity forces, or in aeronauti- cal terminology .to an "acceleration of 1g." From experience in aeroplanes it seems that for'about two'seconds Sg can be experienced without injury, but that 10g or 11g will result in perm- anent injury at least. To attain or to exceed the speed of sound by sny known method except the rocket will need a high acceleration for many seconds, so that experiments in this. direction are not likely to 'produce good results. In fact similar difficul. ties may be experienced with rockets, High accelerations are going to cre- ate another difficulty, Very high speed aircraft are going to need large manoeuvre 'fields, large spaces for turning, landing and taking off. Consideration has been given to the strain limits of aircraft. With rapid- ly increasing speed similar care must be taken with regard to the human body, This is a difficulty belonging to 'aircraft, for the motor car has the natural resistance of its wheels to curtail excessive «The proper streamlining of airétaft becomes a ly important factor to the pilot if he is not to suffer injury from the tre- mendous air pressure exerted by a machine flying at very high-speed. Then, the high power developed by the engine means a great iture of heat, and this has to be dissipated rapidly or else the engine 'would over- heat and fail to function. A rough idea of the rate of fuel consunied by a fast Schneider Trophy race éngine can be gauged' when it is realized that the petrol is burned faster than it.can be poured from a two-gallon can. Cooling apparatus tends greatly to curtail the racing speed of aircraft, and measures must be perfected to overcome this difficulty before 'any very 'great ad- vances in speed can be obtained. However, such difficulties will likely be overcome, When they do, there seems to be no limit in sight to the maximum - speed until it approaches the velocity of sound. Then, owing to he Jpg wen! resistance of all objects near , it-ig impos- sible to prelies tHe Sree ohana: Great Britain has taken a particular | interest in'speed records, largely as an sport, and holds the world's fe aeroplanes, motor cars, A a Rr a