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1 Voice of the Press ~ Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Jig-Saw Puzzles Just why jigsaw puzzles should be #0 popular at present is hard to say. They have been in existence for years in the Anglo-Saxon world, and have been used by the Chinese for thous- ands of years. But they were consider- ed chiefly a pastime for children and invalids until the last few months. Ap- parently they were revived just at the psychological moment, supplying an actual need. The majority of people nowadays have consderable time on their hands, It seems likely that the conditions which made the jig-saw flourish will continue for some, con- siderable time. So while the craze may not maintain its present intensity for more than a few months, there will be a continuing demand for new puzzles which will reduce unemploy- ment and add to the happiness of thousands.--London Free Press, Radio and the News Many people appear to think that the radio has news of its own, It hasn't. All the news that radio broad- casts has been gathered by news. papers, is in newspaper offices or newspapers before the radio broad- casts it. In most cases it is news given to the radio by the newspapers. --QOttawa Journal. £54 Bit Hard on Pedestrians If you're verging on a nervous break- down--go out and buy a car--an old car will do--and you'll be cured! We ran into a friend downtown the other day who looked so radiantly well we immediately demanded, "Have you just got back from a Mediterranean cruise or something?" "My dear," she replied, "I haven't been farther than Port Credit, but I've never felt better in my life. "Two months ago," she continued, "I was just about a nervous wreck-- couldn't sleep and all that sort of thing--n fact, I felt just about like one of those ads for patent medicines. So Fred hauled me to a doctor, and the doctor's advice to Fred was to buy me a car and let me learn to drive. He said something about con- centration taking one's mind off one's self or something of that sort. So Fred ought me a second-hand car and bere I am." All of which may be excellent advice for the nervous, but it does sound a little hard on pedestrians.--Toronto Telegram. Coming to Uncle Sam's Rescue Great Britain is said to be ready to pay ten cents on the dollar in settle- ment of the war debt to the United States. She has evidently hearkened seriously to the current American folk song: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime ?"--Toronto Saturday Night. The Housewife's Thrill It must be a dandy thrill for a wo- man, elbow deep in the family wash tab, to answer the postman's knock and receive a Valentine from her hus- band and then discover that while she has been out of the kitchen Junior has fallen out of his high chair and the beans have burned --Hamilton Spec- tator. Judge Bingham Mr. Roosevelt has selected Judge Robert W. Bingham, publisher and editor of the Louisville Couirer-Jour- gal, to be the new Ambassador to Bri- tain. The world used to speak of Uncle Sam's "shirt-sleéves diplomacy." That will ~gearcely be the sort of diplomacy practised by this cultured outhetner, who is a lawyer, an edit- ir, a publisher ,and a business man, ho has a long list of academic titles r his name, has travelled widely, to some of London's most exclusive clubs.--Ottawa Journal, Those Who Serve It was interesting to read the other day that the Great Western Railway of England lost a crack express train in a blizzard--Ilost it when the train got ptuck in snowdrifts on its way to Lon- on in one of the worst winter storms land has known for years. Even more interesting, though, was news of what the passengers on train did when it finally got to ndon. The news dispatches relate "passengers rushed forward to __ This, to be sure, was no more than . But it is the sort of thing that 1 happens to railroad engineers, THE EMPIRE Britain's Stand The choice for this country at the World Conference is not between High Protection and .Free Trade. There is a broad intermediate ground, and on that we stand now and mean to go on standing.--London Daily Tele- graph. The Scientific Use of Coal In few things is this country more wasteful than in its use of coal. Much industry, research, and ingenuity have been devoted to the quest of economi- cal processes for the scientific utiliza. tion of coal. A variety has been dis- covered, and some of them have been applied on a limited scale. But there have been snags and difficulties in- numerable. It is one thing to conduct a successful experiment in a labora- tory: another to float a process as an industrial and commercial success. It is for the Government to put the mat- ter to the test, and to act swiftly. One thing must be secured above all. It is that coal treatment shall be regard- ed not as a separate industry but as part of mining, and its benefits shared with the miners who have borne ad- versity so long and so patiently.--Lon- don Daily Herald. Gold Prices and Sterling South Africa's departure from the gold standard seems likely to have far wider consequences than the mere im- mediate benefits to this country, and may yet be the deciding factor in the battle for the command of world prices that has been going on since Septem ber, 1931, between the sterling bloc and the countries remaining on the old gold basis. It means that the Wit- watersrand, the producer of the bulk of the world's raw gold, is now de- manding a higher price for its product --a price more in keeping with the world commodity values. In other words, our gold producers, when re- leased by the Union's departure from the gold standard from their obliga- tion to sell their product to the South African Reserve Bank at a fixed price, showed the world that they considered that their gold had been selling too cheaply, and they immediately left a group paying about 84s. an ounce and joined a group paying about 122s. an ounce. The Transvaal Chamber of Mines appears to consider a victory for the sterling bloc a foregone con- clusion, and to be banking on the old price of 84s. an ounce for gold never returning. -- Johannesburg Sunday Times. Road vs. Rail Railway transport, in Malaya as well as at home and in other countries of the Empire, has cried "Wolf" rather more loudly than other transport sys- tems, There has, in consequence, grown up a feeling as between railway and road transport that each is out to cut the other's throat in catering for transport requirements. The railways take the view that the road services are unpleasant competitors who, if they cannot be displaced, must at all events be handicapped, while the road trans. port operator would probably like to select the cream of the traffic without restrictions and responsibility. It is for the Government to hold the bal- ance equitably between the two.-- Singapore Fress Press. THE UNITED STATES Doing Their Bit Two persons intentionally paid the State of New York greater sums in income taxes last year than the law required; one, a retired prof: . In order to Mmber up leg muscles for the approaching season Kimsey and Barry of the Chicago White Sox hot foot it around the diamond at their Pasadena training quarters. Stream Flow in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Ottawa. -- The Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau of the Dept. of the Interior reports that run-off in western and southern Man- itoba continued substantially below normal during January, the flow of the Assiniboine at Headingley being about one-half the January mean whilst the flow of the Red river in the south of the, mcvince was only 10 per cent. of the mean ind a new minimum was recorded. In north- western Ontario run-off was about 17 per cent. above the mean for January. Throughout the area under consid- eration précipitation was above the average but occuried as snow which, owing to continuous frost, did not appear as run-off, The mean regulated outflow from the Lake of the Woods during Janu- ary was slightly greater than in De- comber but the level of the lake rose about two inches during the month. The mean regulated outflow from Lac Seul was the same as during Decem- ber and the level of the lake dropped about. eighteen inches during the month. The mean flow of the Winni- peg river in Manitoba in the vicinity of the hydro-electric plants, was slightly higher than in December and provided ample water for power pro- duction. AAAS SLEEP There is no death but sleep. ig the fear? This is but sleep and rest. not tired? Look up into my stars, my eyes. There is no death! * . Where Art thou . And the strong sun cried, "Awake, for I am come, again. Life never dies, and after every night there is a dawn" --TFielding Hall, Sealing Skipper 77, Carries On Sixty Years in Arctic Trade, Capt. A. Kean to Com- mand Sealer St. John's, N.F.--The name of Cap tain Abram Kean stands out boldly on a record of the sealing industry cover- ing a period of sixty years. The veter- an skipper- former Minister of Fish- eries of Newfoundland, is preparing for his forty-third trip into the danger- ous northern icefields, 'despite his seventy-seven years. He will com- mand the veteran sealer Terra Nova. According to the record, he has brought in 947,719 seals during his long and active career. There is not another skipper in the fleet with figures worthy of comparison, but seal- ing skippers come from sealing fami: lies and some of the family records are interesting. For instance, eight Captains Kean have brought in .1,914,072 seals in sixty years; eight Captains Barbour, 1,463,847; ten Captains Bartlett, 892, 902; Seven' Captains Dawe, 878,893; four Captains Jackman, 716,714; four Captains Blandford, 803,060; four Cap- tains Winsor, 947,495; three Captains Knee, 620,589. ------e Rooster Dies of Grief A Japanese rooster that died re- cently in Hayward, Calif., is reported to have grieved himself to death be- cause a malady had caused him to lose his remarkable vocal powers. The rooster, Tokyo by name, had previous-] ly been able to maintain a single crowing note over thirty seconds.-- Detroit News. Old inner tubes of automobile tires are being made into waterprodf covers for horses and mules in Guatemala. 'generally considered to be one of the at London,' reads the cable, as fair's most attractive features." The most noteworthy result of this year's fair 'was the volume of continental European business done by Canadian firms, together with a satisfactory in- crease in United Kingdom business. "At the London s»ction Canadian canning firms were entirely cleared out of all English stocks with a heavy influx of orders. Many new accounts have been opened by these firms. Con- siderable trade interest was aroused by Canadian . canned peaches and as- paragus in competition with Califor- nian article. "Canadian tomato juice, which is still comparatively little known in Great Britain, was sold in ider- i ii B a BE i 8 ; § 'two pounds more, he y while that which took second prize was only a fraction better than his wheat, fo ng the per exhibition grounds in or near the city, on the lines of the Toronto Exhibition, to form a "shop window of Eastern Canada." Art, icdustry, manufac. agriculture ard natural re- sources are expected to come into the able quantities, while « good orders were received for this commodity from France." ; ------ Nova Scotia's New Game Preserve Ottawa.--Tobeakit park, including portions of Digby, Yarmouth, Shel- burne and Queens counties in Nova Scotia, has been set apart by the provincial government as a perman- ent game sanctuary where all hunt- ing, shooting, and trapping are strict- ly forbidden, This is one of the haunts of the moose and it is confi- dently expected that the protection so afforded these: lordly denizens of the forest will result in greatly increased numbers, not only within the park, but in the whole interior of the west. ern peninsula of the provineé. This area is justly famed as one of the finest sportsman's countries in North America, Some of the finest trout fishing in the world is found in this locality, and permits for fishing within the park may be obtained from the Forest Ranger, provided the ap- by 1 4 ts are ied guides. This park is shown on the provisional edition of the Rossignol map sheet just published by the Topo- graphical Survey, Dept. of the In. terior, Ottawa. ' ee fee Progress. of Canada's * Farming Indians , Ottawa.--Data compiled for the re- cently issued annual report Dept. of Indian Affairs shows that in the year 1931-32 progress was main- tained in husbandry on the different reserves throughout the Prairie Pro- vinces of Canada. During that fiscal year there were 2,425 farming In- who had under cultivation 114,- W Jad or ia 78,421 crop; growi of roots and tubers and the fd tion of gardens accounted for 1,447 acred; summer-fallowing aggregated acres, and new land broken 8,154 acres, _ the bringing of more and larger con- | sociation, the Brandon Branch of the Board arily for the Pp nuing > and the growth of the tourist b ventions to Montreal. Industrial 2 Toronto, © Ont. ~~ New plants opened or anncunced in Can- ada during 1932 totalled 206, accord- Saturdays and Tuesdays, and to train No. 3, westbound from Golder on a ing to The Financial Post Busi Year Book, which also reports 19 important plant extensions and 29 new industrial connections made dur- ing the gear by existing corporations in Canada. Analyze. by country cf origin, of the 206 new plints 106 came from the United States, five! from Great Britain and five from| other countries, the remainier being of Canadian origin. Brandon, Man.--Fifty years of eom= munity service were celebrated at the recent annual meeting ofthe Brandon Board of Trade, when a representa- tive gathering listened to addresses on past progress and future pros- pects. "It was pointed out that during the past two years the Brandon Board of Trade had widened. its scope by taking in four organizations--the ys and Wednesd This ar. rangement will provide motorists with a direct route to or from the Pacific Coast through the Canadian Rockies The train journey between' Golden and Revelstoke will be made by day light, and there will be no delay sn unnecessary expense to motorists as tLeir automobiles will 'be carried or the same train and made available for immediate delivery on arrival af Golden or Revelstoke. ~ The rates for carriage of automo biles between the points: mentioned will be according to wheelbase, as follows: wheelbase up to 115 inches $12.60; wheebase over 115 to 125 inches, $15; wheebase over 125 inches $17.50. . ; Each automobile must be accompan- ied on the same train by at least ont ger holding regular first-class Brandon Tourist and Convention As- Industrial Develop of Manitoba, the Western Manitoba Boards of Trade and Communities and the Retail Merchants' Associati ticket, single fdre $8.65. All other Pants of the autotmobil by train must hold valid railway transportation. Automobiles should be delivered to:the company's ageni of the area. \ i Edmontén, Alta--The distinction of operating the largest of the 25 fly- ing clubs in Canada goes to Edmon- ton, Alberta. At the recent annual meeting it was shown that in 1982 a total of 24 private pilots' licenses and five commercial licences were won by members, which was one-twelfth of all the licences issued in the Domin- ion to similar clubs during the year. A total of 800 flying hours was made during the year by pupils at the Ed- monton club, ------ --- Usefulness of Wasp « Explained by Speaker shed Montreal--Citizens should walved his personal exemption from taxes on a part of his income, and the other, an executive in a transportation company, forebore to write oft $25,000 of losses sustained in sales of securi- ties. Neither is named, but both are cited as fine examples of public spirit. These men deserve public gratitude. They acted as a gnerous regard for the welfare of their fellows dictated. Their sacrifice is acceptable at a time when sacrifice ig difficult and when the State finds it more difficult than in living memory to obtain the re- venue that it requires. Their example may be recommended to others who can make similar sacrifice without passing it on to their own dependents. --Brooklyn Eagle, Mr. Roosevelt's Task Only one other President in the his- toyr of the Republic has taken office at a time when it was evident that the of his adm was to be beset from the very start with such dangers and such crucial problems as face Franklin Delano Roosevelt, That other President was, of course, : ham Lincoln. To-day there are f there were in the early sixties, that the new leadership will bring the na- tion into untried and dangerous : Anything For Business erin. _-------- recently. He depicted a little yellow as a great friend of horticulturists, destroying millions of insects in: the course of a summer, When the cold comes the working wasp dies but the queen, survives through the winter and proceeds to have a pro- geny of approximately 25,000, consist- at shipping point at least one hom and thirty minutes prior to departure of train, or approximately - befor 11.35 a.m. at Revelstoke and 12.4! p.m. at Golden. The advantages of this service ir providing tourists travelling eithe: erst or west with an all-Canadiar route are obvious as formalities wit} immigration or customs officials are made unnecessary, . Angry Employer-- Do you mean to contradict me? You haven't as much sense as a donkey." Foreman--"No, sir. I don't pre- tend to set my opinion up agains' yours." ------ ee GROWTH The higher we rise, the simpler We become. There is a childhood into which we must leave behind; a childlikeness which ig the highest gain of humanity, and a childishness from which but few of those wha travelling - "we "a