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SA Voice of the Press 'Canada, The Empire and The World at Large « CANADA "One Good Turn--" S 'A friendly motorist speeding toward Kingston, picked up a pedestrian. He commenced again to speed up around , 60 miles per hour, Overhauled by an officer, his name was taken and he was fold to appear in court at Kingston on such a day. When he let down his pedestrian in the Limestone City, the fatter turned to him and said: "I ap- preciate your kindness. I am on par- ole and have to report at Portsmouth, and just to show you my appreciation for the rids, here is the book of the motorcycle cop with your entry in it." --§St. Catharines Standard Good Times Will Return There isn't much money in stock raising, but this doesn't prevent farm- ers from attending various conven- tions for the purpose of improving their knowledge of the business. The farmer knows that prosperous days will return and he is preparing to make the most of them when they ar- rive. A lot of people should learn optimism from the agriculturist.-- Chatham News. Cotton Like Silk The latest achievement of Lanca- shire textile research is the discovery of a cotton cloth almost indistinguish- able from silk. It is expected to re- vive Lancashires trade in fine cloth. This discovery will establish cotton goods as a rival both to rayon and real silk --Halifax Herald. Britain Recovering Those who, not so long ago, were predicting, with a flavor of malcious satisfaction, the final and complete eclipse of Great Britain as a dominant influence in world industry, commerce and finance, have observed within the last year evidences of national resili- ency of a capacity for recovery which has necessitated a revision of their judgment and of the somewhat hasty predictions founded thereon. -- Mont- real Gazette. Can't Hold 'Em Back The oldest woman yet to be ical to the bar in London; Englsud Mee Florence - 0 becomes a bar- ~"pfff6r at the age of 70. Young or old there is no holding back the feminine tribe these days.--Brantford Expositor, Test For Spellers The following short sentences are made up of English words in common use, but I doubt if one in five readers would get full marks if they were given as a dictation exercise: "A harassed pedlar met an embar- rassed saddler near a cemetery to gauge the symmetry of a lady's ankle. The manoeuvre they performed with unparalleled ecstasy."--London Spec- tator, Ginadian Discovery The news may not be welcomed by children but their elders--partcularly if they happen to be interested in com- mercial fishery matters--will be keen- ly interested to learn that a brand new oil now stands to the credit of Cana- dian science. To be precise, by blend- ing pilchard oil with oil from the liver of the grayfish, scientists working un- der the Biological Board of Canada, have perfected a medicinal oil report. ed to be equal in vitamin potency to standard liver oils. And this new pro- duct is to-day being used under medi- cal supervision in certain institutions pn the Pacific Coast--Quebec Chron- Jele--Telegraph. Forest Conservation Many thousands of Canadians earn their living from lumber 'and the in- dustries which are derived from fit. For this reason it is of the first im- ortance, if we want to assure the ell-being of a large part of our popu- on, to prevent forest fires. Rail ye and companies interested in the $xploitation of forests do all that they tan do to safeguard them, but the im- mense sums which they spend annual- ly for this purpose cannot preserve our woods from destruction if the gen- eral public does not realize the seri ousness of these losses, and does not do its part in alding and sharing in these measures of conservation --La Xribune, Sherbrooke. : A Sad Case One writer says the saddest case he ard of was where the family hed to without ple because mother was do- a jigsaw puzzle on the baking --Stratford Beacon Herald, . Abandon Daylight Saving Next summer will see only one city on saying time, 'which in the whole of Southwestern daylight nm glass was put up for sale. It brought th e equivalent of $7,700 par value. It was not nearly as good as any modern spy glass costing a few dollars would be, nor was it encrusted with dia- monds. But it is probably the most famous of its kind in the world. It was the glass that Nelson held up to his blind eye and sald, quite truth- fully, that he did not see an over- whelming armada bearing down upon his fleet at Trafalgar. At the same sale $800 was paid for the silver watch presented to Midshipman Pollard, who killed the sharpshooter who mortally Thomas Times-Journal, THE |EMPIRE Australians and American Films Some Australian picture-film ex- hibitors have been fighting the Ameri. can distributors' insistence upon "block-booking"; and such as have done so deserve the practical encour- agement of the public, Indegd, it is a moot question whether an Australian picture show proprietor who is pre. pared to exhibit whatever is sent him by foreign distributors is a fit subject to hold a picture house license. It is good to see that there are some show- men in Australia with enough regard for their patrons and their country to insist upon having a say in what is ex- hibited; and they will be wise Aus- tralians who will separate the sheep from the goats.--Sydney Bulletin. Urbanization in New Zealand It seems that the Dominion, in its multiplying of towns, has shot danger- ously ahead of its natural and proper development. For this to happen in a country so sparsely settled is calami- tous. New Zealand, judged by all the practical tests that are applicable, should still be rurally minded, in the main; yet, influenced by the general current of the times, it has turned townward like the rest of the world, and its young folk, imbibing the pre« valent spirit, shirk the adventure that wide spaces proffer. It will be well if, at the spur of necessity, this ter-| ribly inappropriate and. furttful anti- pathy te a fariifng life be broken in years of adversity. Good will be born of evil thus, and the prosperity of the Dominion be placed upon a less precari- ous footing, Hard times may accomp- lish in this readjustment what land policies and agricultural education have been inadequately able to do.-- Auckland Weekly News. Better Times In South Africa Our favourable balance for the cal- endar year 1932 will certainly not be less than £16,000,000, This is easily a record; and, now that the Union is off gold and the exchange is virtually at parity with sterling, the time has arrived for the industrial and commer- cial community to begin to make good use of this surplus of £16,000,000 by bringing it into South Africa, either in, the form of goods or money. At the same time there must be no hasty plunging or foolish extravagance. A false boom would be disastrous, Its inevitable collapse would leave the country worse off than before. will not revive without confidence; and confidence will not*be restored un- til the existing political tension has been'r¢lieved. When that happens, and it "Wise Spending' is our motto, South Africa may look forward to a gradual but sure return of prosperity. --Johan- nesburg Sunday Times. pe Japanese Dumping In Ceylon There is no reciprocity of trade be- tween Japan and Ceylon, as Japan merely uses Ceylon as a dumping- ground for cheap manufactures and she takes practically nothing in return in the way of Ceylon produce. Japan is now waging an economic war in or der to capture foreign markets, and the depreciation of the yen is part and parcel of the Japanese Government's policy to make the country's manu- factures 'available at unassailable prices. With the elimination of com- petitors Japan will at once swing the price pendulum in her own favour and the importing countries will not bene- fit, but will, in the long run, have to pay dearly for the present cheap sup- plies.--Colombo Times of Ceylon, Indian Improvement The better spirit that fs abroad in India springs directly from the con fident belief that among the sanbr ele ments of Indian nationalism that the Government are striving with absolute memory ~Truth (Lon- UNITED STATES "The Declining Birth Rate wounded the British Admiral, -- St. Trade | sincerity to advance constitutional re-| 6 Child members of the Dai Nippon Gokoku Dan, one of many patriotic associations new flourishing in Japan as a result of war fever, load trucks with donations for soldiers fighting in Jehol. day when they reach middle age.-- Washington Post. Not Free To Kill When a man of Mr, Roosevelt's kind- ly nature, a man so appealing in man- ner and so personally likeable, can become the target of an evil creature it 1s time to look about us and act. Not only must those raised to the pre- sidency be protected better than they have been, but we must see to it that freedom in America does no mean the freedom of the anarchist, the Com- munist or the madman to strike as he wishes.--New York Sun. DE United States Buys 149 War Airplanes London.--The United States War Lepartment within the last two Weeks has placed orders "Yor 38° bombing L plates worth $2,000,000 and 111 pur- suit planes valued at $1,700,000, it was learned. The bombers were ordered from the Glenn Martin Aircraft Co., and the pursuit planes from the Boeing Air- craft Co. . 'Washington.--Reports from London of a large purchase of airplanes by the United States War Department rom American firps were confirmed ere. tt fin Reduced Fares Make Rome Messa for Honeymooners Rome.--Honeymooners have been streaming into Rome at the rate of 2,000 couples a month since Mussolini granted them reduced railway rates, The order cutting 70 per cent. off the newlyweds' fares from anywhere in Italy has been in . force seven months, In that time 14,000 couples have visited the capital. eel iden King George Has Cold; Able to Attend Chapel London.--The King was suffering from a slight cold on Sunday and the Queen was forced to go alone to the art gallery in the Royal Academy. The King attended services at the chapel in the palace. To educate the "intelligence is to enlarge the horizon of its desires and wants.--Lowell, - An England and U. S. Wedding a, Article No. 8 By Gordon Lindsay Smith Do not be fooled by the tales you hear about all seed coming from the same source. There is a wide varia. tion in this, prices running from a few cents an ounce for some to several dollars, and all le same name. Bher~t60, while certain varieties may give wonderful results in England or the Southern States they may be a failure here. Reputable Canadian seed houses select their séed from those sources which turn out stock special- ly recommended to Canadian' condi tions. Naturally, if they didn't, they would not remain reputable very long. You may have perfect soil and take all your exercise with a hoe and rake, but without good seed you haven't a chance. Remember, too, that good seed is grown by experts who special ize on one or two lines and have space sufficient to prevent bees and other in- gects mixing pollen and, therefore) strains and varieties indiscriminately. An Early Start When spring really arrives Canada enjoys the finest climate in the world for most vegetables and flowers. To get the most out of this Period we really should start some of our vege- tables and flowers. from seed indoors, and by this method add to the season without going to the considerable ex- pense of purchasing started plants, A} hot bed i8 the best thing, though good results are obtained. by using flat boxes in a sunny window, Hot beds are made in early March. Get a sup- ply of fresh horse manure which has been turned frequently to prevent burning. Dig a hole as big as the window sash you are to use, or build above the ground by a wooden frame and boards. From twelve to eighteen inches of manure well pressed down is needed, and on top of this put rwo inches of fine garden soil, Cover with glass, the same to slope to the south * ~Gordon Lindsay Smit wes oo ~ to catch the sun and allow the rain to run off, and it should be about a féct above the earth. The sides, of course, are boarded up to keep out the cold air. Allow the bed to heat up for a week.and when it cools down to about 80 degrees, sow seed in rows about an inch a ng carefully through a coarse plece of sacking spread over the soil to prevent the séed washing out. If you are using a sunny window, fol- low the same procedure, only no ifeat- ing manure is needed, simply a box three inches deep with two inches of soil. Thin out when plants start to de- velop their second set of leaves, and when still bigger, transplant to a cold frame, the same as a hot bed only without the manure or another box, and harden by removing protection gradually until the plants have practi cally outdoor conditions. Among the flowers, anything that will transplant, like Zinnias, Asters, Petunias, Cosmos, Marigolds, and others so specified in the seed catalogue or on the seed packet may be handled in this way and the blooming period hurried sev- eral weeks, while there is a long list of vegetables like caulifiower, pepper, celery, egg plant, cabbage, tomato and head lettuce. Some very early things like lettuce and radish can be grown entirely in the hot bed' and will be ready for the table months before the stuff grown outside. Sweet Peas An early start is esgential, Usually there comes a time in March or April when we can work a bit of our soil for a fow days and it id then that we should plant the sweet pea, which must get its growth while the weather is cool. Dig a trench a foot deep and in" the bottom put a few inches of well-rotted manure or leaves, or any other decaying vegetable matter, Press this down well and add three inches of the best garden soil. Plant seed two inches apart and the same deep and as the plants develop, grad: ually fill in the trench level. This treatment encourages deep rooting in cool earth. Provide from three to five feet. of climbing support in the form of brush, an old tennis net, strings or wire. A little commercial fertilizer dissolved in water and carefully ap- plied so that it will not actually touch the plants is also advised. Cultivate allow the flowers to go to seed or bloom will cease, : -- reas War Boom in Japan's At 5 apan's aviation industry is booming because of increased de- mand for military and- civil airplanes in Manchuria, according to the Asahi. Sa Mawsiapis foutd the Ishikiwa; of Industry The captain, een half over London im his motor car searching for oxygen. _ He found only caretakers in charge of the likely premises. . Then he found a man in Balham who gave him a note to a Westmins- ter Bridge Road firm. There he pro- cured his oxygen. All this was done out of sheer kindheartedness. { The Harrow fire brigade, in the in- tervals between fires, has a' passion for being helpful. Nothing is too' much for it to do. "A baby was recently born in Har: row Weald in the early hours of the mornnig. The spark of life In it was so feeble that the doctor knew there was no hope of the child living unless it could have artificial respirdtion. He rang up the fire brigade. - In 'ten minutes Mr, Isgrove was at the house with a life restoring ap- "Fhe baby breathed, and although it died 25 hours later, it had been kept alive long enough for its mother to see it. { "Helping people is just a pleasure to us," Mr, Isgrove sald. "There aren't fires all the time, {and wé enjoy making ourselves use- tul to the people of Harrow." The bhigade is voluntary. - a effin Prince of Wales Air Flest Has Notable Addition The Prince of 'Wales: expects to receive this month his new twin- engined Vickers "Viastra" monoplane. The Royal air fleet will then consist of four airplanes, and the Prince will possess among them one of the fastest and most luxurious privately owned touring 'planes in the world. The new "Viastra" is a consider- ably modified form of the standard air liners bearing the same name which have operated with great. suc- cess the Australian air mail and pas- senger service between Perth and Adelaide. It is constructed entirely of metal, even to the covering of wings and tail unit, and in the standard form is one of the fastest large air transport planes yet built, As modi- fied for the Prince of Wales' use and with the new "Pegasus" motors, the "Viastra" is expected to attain a maximum speed of no less than 160 miles an hour at a height of 5,000 feet above sea level, = The cabin of the Prince's craft is being fitted for the acommodation of e'ght passengers. The crew, control- ling the airplane from a cockpit in the nose of the fuselage, will normally consist of two men, one 6f whom will be mainly occupied with the elaborate radio equipment. A feature of the furnishings which is new in large passenger-carrying airplanes is provi- gion of a parachute for each of the The parachutes sre ° button causes the pocket to open and a parachute falls into the lap of each passenger. Aviation thus makes rapid progress towards the day when it will be universal.--Toronto Mail and Em- pire. ; duced into" Tne Chinese. point out he stilted nes th | days has given way, particu old days h g y, par larly in newspapers, to language much simpler." 'The school does not teach Shanghal dialect, but the more unt in any part of ten language, of course, is the same everywhere. Honor Paid Madam Wang Chinese leaders of Shanghal gather ed recently to honor Madam'Y. K Wang, the mother of three brilliant sons, Medam Wang is the mother of Dr. C. T. Wang, twice Chinese Foreign Minister, C. E. Wang, director of. the former Manchurian Mining Adminis tration, and C. H. Wang, a leading Shanghai banker. All are active in the counsels of the present Govern: ment. Madam Wang was the daugh- ter of a wealthy family in Shaoshing, and married an eminent Chingse scholar who was later converted to 'Christianity and became a clergyman. The sons have been raised in the Christian faith, The Wang aud Soong families are regarded as the two fore most Christian families in China. Editors Wn Censof Issue Chinese newspaper editors finally have won a b asting 16r several years to obtain definite nation-wide re- gulations for press censorship. The Kuomintang Central Executive Com- mittee has adopted regulations ap- proved by the press generally, which provide tor five censorship bureaus in 'the five leading cities under control of the Central Government (not includ- ing Canton), which shall have the final decision concerning what shall or shall not be printed. No military or civilian official, as in the past, shall suppress newspapers at will, if these regula tions are imposed. The editirs ave particularly pleased with the fact that the press is represented on every cen- sorship board; and an opportunity is offered to present the newspaper view- point in any disputed case to the boards. The regulations bind officials not to take any action contrary to the press laws. Arbitrary individual action has been the chief obstacle to news- paper progress in China, according to 5 Chinese, editors, and they hope the new regulations will prevent such ac- tion in future. At present, thers is no censorship for foreign eorrespondents at Shanghai, due to the influence of T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance. Shanghai Data Assembled The University of Shanghai is as sembling a research library on Shang. hal, to serve as a depository and clear- ing house of information about this city which has grown in less than a century into one of the worlds lead- ing ports. The University maintains a School of Commerce in down-town Shanghai, and here all commercial and industrial information will be assemb- led and made available to the general public, Historical, artistic and other works will be collected in a special section of the University library in the suburbs, Foreign and Chinese Sinologues and merchants have offer- ed to assist in assembling the library, Paris Frocks To Be Barred . The taste of Chinese women in Shanghal for imported clothing is to be curbed by a "luxury tax" to be im- posed upon all imported woman's wear, according to the Chinese press, For several years Chinese women in this Oriental fashion center have be- come more interested in foreign-made goods. The Shanghai belle, like her western sister, has coveted a gown from Paris or New York. Even Holly- wood has contributed ideas--in semi foreign, semi-Chinese gowns. But offl- cals at Nanking declare that Chinese ' women should not spend much money upon clothing at a time of national crisis, and should therefore buy only clothing which can be manufactured in f