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EE ITIITE: ETT EY a 3 SE SUS THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930 PAGE NINE OPERA BY RADIO " INGREATBRITAN { British Broadcasting Cor- 'Manchester, (Broadcasting Corporation's scheme : 16 establish opera on a new and per- + manent basis in Great Britain with !the guarantee of $150,000 a year, has the hearty approval of The | Manchester Guardian, The under- : taking is to be administered by the | Covent Garden Opera Syndicate, Limited, under the chairmanship of F, A. Szarvasy, originator of the proposal, and the directors are not to receive any remuneration, but are to be allowed "reasohable'" tra- velling and other expenses in con- nection with the performances of their duties. The Manchester Guardian editorially: "It was inevitable that sooner or later the British Broadcasting Cor- joration would extend their inter- ts in music to the most popular of all forms of music, which, of dourse, is opera. The Corporation has entered into a scheme whereby some 200 performances of opera will be given in various parts of the country every year, the bulk of them at prices of admission conven- fent to slender purses. In brief, the B.B.C. will in its own way help opera as on the Continent the State helps opera, while at the same time they will attend to their main job of entertaining the radie pub- lic. The scheme is likely to be ap- plauded by the majority, for it has been proved that opera on a big scale cannot be made to pay fits way in the ordinary course of the economics of the theatre, ® "Yet there may be voices raised here and there asking that the scheme be carefully administered so that harm is not done to individual enterprises in opera, such as the Carl Rosa Company, who for half a century have achieved gallant work single-handed, and even now are ac- tually contemplating a revival of the 'Ring' for some time next year, The new project rightly announces an intention to make use 'almost exclusively' of British artists. But while it is desirable that a national school of opera should be solidly based, it is to be hoped that the B. B.C. will not let an unnecessarily narrow view deprive us of the chance to hear many of the great Continental artists, who by their experience and {inherited genius will set standards of style inspiring Eng.--The British i ' f ] 1 i says to the young British singers whose opportunity appears at last at hand to learn an art not yet entirely in our blood as a people. "Co-operation with Sir Thomas Beecham seems indispensable, for he has long since proved his genius in opera; he will now be free to ex- ercise his influence as an artist in conditions that do mot put in his way the distractions of administra. tion. With their great resources, the B.B.C. ought to be able to pro- duce not merely the operas that are already popular. If the scheme is as wisely directed as the BB.C.'s other explorations into music the activities will go far enough to satisfy the needs of all who enjoy the best in every style of opera, from Johann Strauss and Puccini to Richard Strauss, Mozart and Wagner." YOUTHFUL PARLIAMENT Berlin.--Germany's new parlia- ment is a legislature of youth, the Reichstag handbook reveals, Whereas the average age of mem- bers formefly exceeded 50, the pres- ent average is 38. The "baby" of the new House is Arthur Becker, communist member for a Breslau district, who is just a couple of months over the minimum legal age for a solon, 25 years. He placed on record that he "went into politics" at 14, He is secretary of the Young Communist Movement. Rudolf Schmeer, a nationalist, is not yet 26. There are others, both communist and fascist, who are be- tween 26 and 30, at which latter age there are several members. POPE'S HOUSE WITH TUNNEL TO JOIN HIS SUMMER VILLA Automobiles Will Be Able to Use Tube to be Started Soon Castel Gandolfo, Italy,~-- Con- struction will start soon on a tun- nel suitable for automobiles to con- nect the old papal villa, Castel Gon- dolfo, with the Villa Barberini re- cently acquired by the Holy See through the Lateran treaty, 1920. Pope Pius XI will use this tunnel when he makes his expected visit to Castel Gondolfo next summer to spend the hot months there, The bore will be 18 to 20 feet wide, and about half a mile long, It will be wide enough for two auto- mobiles to pass and still leave room | FR 'Economical Wa . +. . dOEs more lasts longer Because --its unique, finy, fiat-shaped particles cover more surface and do a lot more cleaning. Every bit of Old Dutch works. You will be both sur- prised and delighted with how long a package of Old Dutch lasts, and how economically and efficiently it does your cleaning. Old Dutch is perfect for porcelain and enamel, tile, painted woodwork, floors, refrigerators, stoves, utensils, in fact for all cleaning throughout RE > A) ci d Dutch the home. Old Dutch doesn't scratch. With one C] smooth sweep it removes all the dirt, grease, grime and stains--as well as the invisible, health- menacing impurities. 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This smaller bore will be utilized in drilling the larger hole, Construction of the tunnel will be only one, although the largest, of hundreds of items of repalr and reconstruction before the pontifical villas will be habitable. Castel Gondolfo because of its long lack of occupation--the Popes ceased to be- take themselves there in summer following the fateful year of 1870, and the late Cardinal Merry del Val was the only eccleslastic to live there, and he only briefly--is in great need of rebuilding. At present it is little more than a gold and red museum, redolent of Pope Pius IX, the last pontiff to visit it. The visitor sees his writ- ing desk, his throne, his dining and sleeping rooms, and even the bed in which he died, it having been carried back from the Vatican. But the paper is falling off the walls; those "services) were been explained. has never He recently burned his diaries, in which he had kept the happenings of each day and his comments. French newspaper had offered $2,- 000 for one single page. A Sir Basil recently had to be re- moved hurriedly from his sick bed to a neighboring hotel when a fire broke out at night in his ment, destroyed but no damage was done to the library, which is reputed to contain more facts concerning the secret history of modern Europe than any other existing records. apare- One floor of the place was HALF OF PEOPLE DEPENDENT Geesthacht, Germany --The seri- ous aspect of Germany's unemploy- ment was made vivid here when the Mayor revealed that one every two inhabitants of this Prus- sian town is dependent, either di- rectly or funds. tion these idle enough dependents to bring the to- tal number living off doles or other forms of relief to half the popula- tion. out of indirectly, upon pubhe One .third of the popula- is listed as unemployed and men and women have GENARAL'S DREAM OF VICTORY TRUE Vision of Winning Battle With Black Men Is Realized Dunbar, Scotland.--The general had a dream that came true, and it was red with the blood of Wad el Nejumi, General Sir Francis R. Wingate, Bart, D.S.0., recalled the prophetic vision and its gory fulfill- ment when he addressed a meeting here. It was in the summer of 1889 and the locale was the Sou- dan, with the dervish power at its height. Francis was there as an intelligence officer in the British forces. 'The British general was Lord Grenfell. One night, Sir Francis recalled, he had just retired when he heard his*name called' twice by Lord Grenfell. He went to the Gen- Sir eral's quarters only to find the commander sound asleep. The fol- lowing day General Grenfell told Sir Francis of a strange dream he had during the night, He saw him- self in a boxing ring. lis oppon- ent was Wad el Nejumi, dreaded leader of the dervish forces and the same Emir who captured Khar- toum and slew General Gordon in 1885. In the dream General (reufell and Wad el Nejumi fought vicious- ly. The British general, under the bruising attack of the Emir, called to Sir Francis Wingate to fan him Sir Francis did so, and then Gen- eral Grenfell, revived, returned to the fight and knocked out Wad el Nejumi, That was the dream. That day a battle took place, a battle that was a British vietory. When it was over, a camel wag led to general headquarters; across it was the body of Wad el Nejumi. ONLY 2 WEEKS T XMAS. SHOP EARLY Marseilles to the TROOPS MUST RETURN ALL SURPLUS RUM Aldershot, England.--Under a new army order all surplus rum must be returned to stores after li- quor has been issued to troops, "Rum will be issued," the order 'says, "only by the special authority of the general officer commanding- in-chief when troops have been sub- jected to exceptionally inclement weather and when in addition they are forced by circumstances to spend the night in adverse condi- tions." Army officials say some of the jritish soldiers are taking a money allowance of about 4 cents a day in place of the government rum, GIRAFFES TOO HIGH FOR RAILWAY CARS | | Paris,--Officials of the Paris Zoo {are puzzling over how to transport seven giraffes, part of a large ship- |ment of African - animals, from capital. They have plenty of time to figure it out because the beasts must be kept four months in quarantine at Mar. seflles, The puzzle comes from the fact that the tunnels on the railroads from the southern coast are too low for the long necks of the giraf- fes and tramsportation by motor truck may make the animals sick. It is recalled that ifn 1850 a giraffe wag brought from Marsefiles to the local zoo *"'on the hoof." DOCKMEN SOLVE OWN WORKLESS PROBLEM jristol, England.--Doek workers of this seaport have almost solved their own unemployment problem, Worked out by men grown gray om the wharves, the scheme provides for pooling both of working time ind of the "dole" received by the men from the government. Through sharing in the combined pool each man saves the other from Hving en~ tirely upon the money given by the government, They take turms, working 1n three day shifts, turn about, s0 each workman gets some wages. there are no sanitary conveni no bathrooms; and only the few rooms occupied by Cardinal Merry del Val are fitted with electricity. modernize the place. Architects are modernze the place. Archtects are just now drawing their plans and submitting them to Commendatore | Serafini, Governor of Vatican City, | and to the Pope himself. Many | months will elapse before Castel Gandolfo is fit for residence. Work has already been begun at the Villa Barberini, Workmen are busily engaged in reordering the arrange- ment of rooms, and in installing a little greatly needed plumbing. The Villa Barberini is not in the same state as the Villa Castel Gandolfo, since the princely Barberini family lived in it off and on during the passing summers. But it too re- quires considerable rebuilding be- fore it 1s suited for use by the Pope or his court. Work at the villa will not be finished until the au- tumn, Five papal gendarmes are duty at the Villa Barberini. At the Villa Castel Gandolfo a cart- taker is the only one in charge, on WHERE GIRLS ARE BIG HOME LOVERS Newfoundland Maidens Take Duties and Studies Seriously ndland | is her | Squires | Richard "In "Nel the centre a girl's lil» home." It was Lady speakin~, the wife of Sir Squires, Prime Minister of New- founcdland, and the first voman member of parliament in her coun- try. .£"~ |e staying in London with Mtr TYCO TAd QUUINET tne © imperial Cop fer nce "In our country, like everywhere elge, the girls are fond of a good time, hi't they hold their dances and parties in thelr homes. They are all keen sportswomen, and in the winter ice-skating is one of she most popular sports, "All professions are open to wo- men, but the majority prefer nurse Ing, teaching, and office work. Those who go into domestic service make splendid servants, but it 1s very difficult to get them to stay in Newfoundland because of tue at- tractive wages offered in Canada and the United States, "Even when our girls do take up some professional work the influ ence of home life stil remains with them, and much of their spare time is taken up with needlework, cook- ing and general household manage- ment, Because they travel so much to New York and Boston and other cities in the Uni®d States their style of dressing is influenced by the American fashion trends, and they are as smart in appearance as any of the girls one gees on Broadway, Their mental oytlook, too, is affected by their relationsmyp with Canada and the United States, Many of thgm are educated there or in England, and consequently, they are in close touch with inter- national affairs. "Our girls take their duties and their studies seriously, and I think that their Jove of home life has much to do with this attitude. "Her views on marriage are sound, and she never enters Into matrimony lightly. , When a New- foundland girl marries, her hue- band is assured of a helpmate 'who will not only care for his material wants, but who will be able to be his companion in intellectual pur- suits." EUROPEANMYSTERY MAN 1S SAID SICK Sir Basil Zahoroff Coming to London, England, for Medical Aid London.-- Sir 'Bagil Zaharoft, known to Europe as 'the man with a thousand secrets," is coming to London for medical treatment. He has been seriously ill for many months. Reputed to be the richest man in Burope, a man 'who has swayed governments, but who shuns any form of publicity, Sir Basil Zaharoff is eighty years old. A few years ago his sudden appear- ance in one of the capitals of Eur- ope 'meant that something was afoot, He ig said to be worth $100,000, 000. He has owned Monte Carlo, but does not gamble. 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