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PAGE EIGHT ™ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947 White Russian 'Exile Searching For New Domicile Vancouver--(CP)-- A 27-year-old White Russian way wander- ing "between heaven and earth" in search of a country now is detained in Vancouver immigratio building awaiting transportation elsewhere. George Bachmetkoff, who arrived here from Shanghai aboard the Canadian freighter Greengables Park, was born in Harbin, Man- churia of White Russian parents. Exiled after the Communish revolu- tion, they moved to Shanghai in 1922 when Geoarge learned under- taking and embalming, After prac- tising these trades for several years, he worked as an interpreter for the French Tramways in Shanghai, He speaks French, Russian, Chinese and his command of English is ex- cellent. Mounting anti-foreign feeling among the Chinese and the virtual impossibility of making a living in inflation-ridden Shanghai impelled him to leave China. Immigration laws, however, do not permit him to remain in Cana- da. and so the man without a coun- try will sail again on the same ship, renamed Pappachristidos Vassilios by Greek interests which purchased her recently. Bachmetkoff is not alone in his idea "of finding a future." Many of Shanghai's 25,000 pre-war White Russians without government aid, have had to seek cheaper, more simple living conditions in interior and coastal towns of China, Last Mail Sent From Pacific Isle By J. C. GRAHAM Canadian Press Staff Writer Auckland, N.Z.,--(CP)-- Destined to become valued by stamp collec- tors throughout the world are the "last day covers" from Niuafoou, or "Tin-can" Island, in the Tongan Group in the South Pacific. Because of earthquakes and eruptions al- most all the island's 1,300 natives have been evacuated, bringing to an end the mail which was delivered to passing ships in tin cans by hardy native swimmers, All post office equipment was de- stroyed when molten lava swept through the building last Septem- ber during an eruption, but the postmaster, John Malekamu M., cancelled each stamp of the last mail before the evacuation with the date and his name and ap- pointment in his own handwriting. "Tin-can" Island covers are always sought by collectors, and this unique cancellation will give the last dispatch added value. The island natives have been tak- en to Nukualofa, the Tongan cap- ital, where they will remain until they can be moved to a new island home which is being prepared for them near Nukualofa. The erup- tion last September destroyed the main village of their former island and earth tremors which have con- tinued since indicate a further eruption is possible, A small party of 48 natives has left on Niuafoou to take of the stock which has been left behind, but they will also be moved shortly. ae AE Chest Colds ue \ICKS VapoRuB Reversal Hinted Indication that Arab leaders would reverse their previous decision not to participate in the oft-delayed Anglo-Jewish-Arab talks in London aimed at finding a solution to the growing strife in Palestine has been given by Jamal Bey Al-Husseini (shown here), deputy president of the Arab higher committee. Com- mittee president is the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, now living in British exile in Egypt. Formula would probably be for Britain to invite all Arab leaders, including the Mufti, with the tacit understanding that Al-Husseini, and - not the exiled leader, would attend the conference. 27 -Day Flight Is Cut To One By J. D. HOLDSWORTH By The Canadian Press Sydney, Australia --(CP) -- Sir Keith Smith celebrated the 27th anniversary of his pioneering flight from England to Australia when he arrived at Darwin recent- ly by modern British flying boat on the same day as he had completed the long trip with his brother in 1019, Now 57, Sir Keith is 'Australian representative of a British aircraft firm and his brother, Sir Ross Smith, is dead. When Sir Keith ar- rived at Darwin by flying boat, it was five days after leaving England. The flight in 1919 took 27 days. Pilots in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, the Smith brothers made the flight to Australia in a bid for a prize "of $30,000 put up by the Australian government for the first crew to fly a British aircraft here from Eng- land in 30 days. They were backed by the firm which Sir Keith now represents and chose for the trip a twin-engined biplane which has a cruising speed of 85 miles an hour and a range 'of 1,200 miles. Sir Keith, who was the navigator spent months planning his route and two dozen stops, about half of them having only temporary fly- ing fields. Late in 1919 the Smiths flew from tain, across France and the Mediterranean, from Egypt to In- dia, and then from Singapore to the Dutch East Indies and Darwin. 'The trip was completed without mishap and the two men won the prize and were knighted. Their plane today is in the National Mu- seum at Canberra, BERLIN FREEZES Berlin, Jan, 15 -- (AP) -- The city Health Ministry announced to- day that at least 12 Berlin residents froze to death and six others died as a result of exposure during the recent sub-zero cold wave. Meats & Groceries 74 SIMCOE ST. N. Just Telephone Your Order... mmm ---- | 2 WW : i Yo and of ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR CITY-WIDE FREE DELIVERY 4410 HOUSEWIVES ORDER * Placed before 5 p.m. will be Delivered next morning. Those phoned before 12 noon will be Delivered the same day! 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Within 24 hours of re- ceipt, of his request, letters were sent to two Canadian police de- and sister be Satis mois 1 'were Trespo! latest family news and views. Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- tion folk, as well as many indepen- dent radio stations between Van- couver Island and the Maritimes, would point to the lonesome lad's request as of hundreds re- ceived annually from within Can- ada, the United States, England, Australia, France and Italy. Here's how missing persons" ap- peals are followed up: Letters received by radio stations requesting contact with missing relatives are first passed on to dis- trict police authorities. If, after investigation and confirmation by officials. in the centre where such J originate police depart- ments may ask local stations to broadcast the appeal. Genuineness of such requests are closely checked. Rarely, except in extreme emergency, are broadcasts made in which persons sought have surnames such as Brown, Smith, Jones, etc. "They're dynamite" sald a Toronto police official. "Too many people have similar names and too many people tune in when the broadcast is half over. And poor reception may distort a sur- name causing a flood of frantic calls to us or the station." Most requests, radio station offi- cialg said, are not . How=- ever, they are forwarded to proper police d where they are Shiecken against missing persons iles. Drama, pathos--and oftimes hu- mor are keynoted in many such requests. Typical are the letters begin- ning: Do you know my cousin in Canada? . . . I'd like to get in touch with him." From Newcastle, Indiana, a wo- man wrote the CBC: "Please help me find my husband. He is an lishman. We have been married 33 years. I am heartbroken and ill. He is an iron moulder by trade and a 'good car- penter, Most of his teeth are out and the rest very yellow and bad- looking--typical English features. Please broadcast this message to him--Please come home. I can't go on this way'." Somehow, this one from a New Jersey housewife found its way into the CBC missing persons file: "Please find me a wire-haired ter- rier. I was born in Canada myself, and even if I found a dog that Trackage Worries Model Rail Fan Halifax --(CP)-- Starry-eyed boys jumped with joy when Christmas advertising brought the familiar electric trains of post-war years back on the mar- ket, And just as happy was big Robert Davison, garage owner of n y Rockingham, a model railway fan who already has al- most 300 feet of track winding through his basement, In the return of model train accessories to the market he sees the opportunity to expand his al- ready extensive service, ' now complete with standard gauge track winding in a mystic maze about his cellar and through par- titions. In addition there is a "yard" where the trains can be shunted and made up, His first post-war expansion aim is the addition of another 50 feet of track which will allow the inclusion of several loops, And with Mr. Davison it is not just a matter of walking into a store and buying that many feet of track. Some years ago he de- cided better results could be achieved by buying the ordinary tin-plate track, fitting it to sleep- ers and providing a copper centre rail. Besides making his own track, Mr, Davison has made 17 hand- operated switches and lights which have been installed to tell if the track ahead is "clear." The proper atmosphere is given with the aid of an electrically-operated whistle, Born at Durham, England, Mr. Davison came to Canada in 1908 and had his first introduction to model trains at the age of eight when he received a steam-model of a railway engin. "It lacked tracks but made good speed in the front hall," he said. But he has one problem, His rolling stock of three locomotives and 14 cars require a lot of track, Where the cellar doorway inter- venes he has constructed a re- movable bridge which can be slipped in place when he is "playing." Where he is going to put that extra 50 feet of track he doesn't quite know, Plan Four Billions For British Schools London -- (CP) -- New schools costing $4,000,000,000 are to be built in Britain under the 1944 Education Act. This is the estimate of ex- perts, formed to simplify and ex- pedite the school building program. The figure includes the building work needed for all reforms cover- ed by the act including reconstruc tion, reform and development of primary and secondary 0ols, new schools on new housing estates, new county colleges. and 'the expan- facilities. sion of teacher-housing Not so one young Canadian sea-| changes have been made The 1947 Nash Here's the roomy, six.passenger, 1947 Nash now in production. According to company officials only minor because of the urgent demand for automobile transportation. Nash has been re-designed to give added front-end massiveness and a longer, lower appearance. However, the new Auckland, N.Z., Jan. 15.--(CP)-- The New Zealand Herald, in an editorial today, says, "recent con- stitutional and political develop- ments in Canada cannot easily be reconciled with the hope that the oldest and wealthiest Dominion may yet exert her full strength and in- fluence in the closer integration of the Empire. "A few days ago the Canadian Citizenship Act became law. Under its provisions ful] benefits of Ca- nadian citizenship will be restricted to native-born and British subjects domiciled in Canada at Jan, 1, Oth- er British citizens aspiring to those rights must qualify through a pro- bationary period of five years. It is an invidious distinction through which Canadians appear to contend that they are with the Empire but not of it. "Similarly, Canada's reserving to itself the right to constitute its own supreme court as the fina] Court of Appeal within the Dominion. The lega] wisdom, authority and N.Z. Looks Askance At New Citizenship Law prestige of the Privy Council can be jettisoned on the most narrow, na- tional grounds, "Now the Rt. Hon. Louis St. Lau- rent, Minister of External Affairs, argues that no formal terms or specific commitments should govern his country's acceptance of partner- ship in the British Commonwealth --at a time when his country seeks ever-increasing formality and de- finition in its insistence on Caa- da's independent nationhood. "Perhaps the most disturbing ad- mission was that of a leading Que- bec newspaper which, in welcoming the new citizenship laws, stated, 'England no longer enjoys quite the same prestige' 'Tendencies to- ward separatism on the part of any of the Dominions can do nothing to restore that prestige. They must react to detriment not only of the Empire as a constitutional enti'y, but also of every individual part- ner in the most effective leagu? and Union of Nations the world has yet known." Color Film For Rural Africans Capetown--(CP)--In order to en- courage natives in the reserves to modernize their agricultural meth- ods and make the most of their lands, a colored film has been pre- pared showing how a settlement of industrious Basutos near Pretoria have grown by collective effort. The film was specially prepared for na- tive audiences. It shows how members of the collective settlement who go to the cities to work send regular sums of money home as contributions to- ward the general expenses of the group and in return their particular plots are cultivated and their fa- milies provided for. The settle- ment's income is about £1,000 ($4,- 000) a month, out of which all the families are fed and clothed and there is a large car for general use, including ambulance purposes and a lorry for general transport. The film was prepared by film division of the department of education in collaboration with the native af- fairs department, To Recall Founding of Order of Garter Windsor, Eng. -- (CP) -- The 600th anniversary of the founding of the Order of the Garter will be celebrated here with pageantry and music in the spring of 1948. The King has commanded Bri- tain's poet laurate, Dr. John Mans- field, to write a pageant play, and the master of the King's music, Sir Arnold Bax, is to compose its mus- ical setting. The nave of St. George's Chapel, home of the order, will be the setting of the pageant. Knights of the order under the chairmanship of Bishop Hamilton, dean of Windsor, now are at work on the plans, V0. 24 GROCER | We're S30 Th 353% 35 on 30 30 30 Nr Sr NX NXT that speaks for itself. no delay. Proud of Our Reputation at HOUSEHOLD FINANCE When you need money, you naturally want it quickly. And you certainly want to do business with a dependable concern. 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Moore; Manager 15 Simcoe St. South (Over Kresge's) Phone Oshawa 3601 Hours 9 fo 5 or by appointment -- Loans mode fo farmers and residents of nearby fowns RR Tells Canada Saga In Stone Ottawa--(CP)--For 30 years a teller of Canada's story in stone, Cleophas Soucy is working at clay models of busts and other relief carvings he hopes some day will further adorn the parliament build- ings here. Fashioning pipe clay versions of Canadian politicians, animals, flow- ers and crests, Soucy at 70 is anx- ious to resume the stone carving, now at a standstill for lack of gov- ernment appropriations. Dozens of models await reproduc- tion and he is afraid his work will be lost unless someone is trained to continue the task, A stone-carver by trade, he began work on the story in 1916 under the noted archi- tect, John Pearson. Pearson plan- ned the buildings so that they would contain a continuing history of the Dominion in stone. Hund- reds of stone nubbins were left blank for future use. A native of Montreal, Soucy studied his art in Boston before be- ginning his work on the parliament buildings. In addition to his stone work, he has done much of the wood carving in both the Senate and the House of Commons. Currently he is working on a ser- ies of busts of former prime minis- ters. Most of them are in party caucus rooms but eventually will be placed in the central] Hall of Fame leading from the buildings' main entrance to the library. Soucy fears his craft is rapidly dying out in Canada and confides he can think of only two or three good stone carvers in the country. He wishes the authorities had pro- vided him with an apprentice who could continue the story which will take generations to tell. Save Soil, Water South Africa Aim By BRYAN YOUNG Canadian Press Correspondent Prteoria, Scuth Africa--(CP)-- South Africa, now fully awake and alarmed about the situation, is be- ginning to take wide measures to save her soll and water. The country's soil, most of which is not rich, is eroding, and its wa- ter, in a land of few lakes, meagre forests and small rivers, is steadily decreasing. Scientists, engineers and indus- trialists studying the situation say that South Africa's mining and in- dustrial progress may be retarded through lack of water in years to come, and even today there is not enough water to meet the needs of the country. One expert goes so far as to say that eventually the Union will have to distil sea water on a tremendous scale to meet her bare requirements. The government has adopted a policy of encouraging industries to move into rural areas, but the shortage of water makes this im- practicable except in a few favored areas, and in many of these the problem will become acute in the future. ' To combat these tendencies the establishing large irrigation projects and en- couraging soil conservtion. Broad- ly speaking the Union's irrigation efforts are being directed to farming" out the waters of the Orange River--the country's largest river. This is to be done by build- ing more big dams on the river and by diverting some of its waters in canals and tunnels to other rivers and dams in order to get it to areas short of water. One scheme for the Cape Prov- ince, still in the planning stage, will provide about 200,000 acres with water and will cost £15,000,000 ($60,000,000) while £10,000,000 is to be spent on irrigation of part of the Orange Free State--dryest of the four provinces. The Cape scheme involves the building of a tunnel 60 miles long to take water from one storage dam to another, from where it will be diverted into a huge valley--the Fish River Valley--which needs improved irrigation. The Free State scheme--to serve its northern area--will also need an extensive system of tunnels to irri- gate 120,000 parched acres. In the fight against soil erosion there is an increased awareness amongst progressive farmers of the dwindling fertility of the soil, but a large percentage are still hard to wean from the destructive farming methods of their forebears. How- ever, an increasing number of "good farming" laws are being passed by parliament, and a Soil Conservation Board has been set up. The average temperature of the Amazon valley in Brazil is 80 de- grees Fahrenheit. . Shortage Persists In U.Kingdom Leeds, England--(OP)--Industrial correspondents of the Yorkshire Post made year-end surveys of a number of major British industries and their reports forecast 1947 will be a year of continued shortages i with improvements in some es. These are extracts from a York- shire Post symposium :-- Coal--""The combined needs of in- dustry and domestic consumers will continue to exceed the production of coal . . . Recruitment prospects for the mines in the New Year are considered good." Iron and steel--"Steel has become one of the acute shortages of 1946 and there is every possibility that the first half of 1947 will be marked by continued scarcity . . Political uncertainty undoubtedly caused delay in beginning certain of the major development schemes." Engineering--"An abundance cf orders and a serious shortage of materials, chiefly steel and cast iron, is the position which faces the engineering industry. The volume of orders, already a record for some firms, is expected to increase still further if the housing program is expanded during the coming year . + « The New Year opens with a certain shortage of skilled crafts- men." Motor Cars--"No major British industry has made a more rapid swing from war to peace . .. The graph of output shows an astonish- ing u curve." - 'Wool Textiles-- Labor, and espec- ially female labor, represents one of the biggest needs of the indus- try . .. There is a wealth of raw material available . . , There's an available productive capacity which can do much toward ending the shortages. Overseas there is an al- most unlimited export opportun- ity." Agriculture--"The story of British egriculture in 1946 is one of diffi- culties and frustrated hopes . . (the farmer) remains mobilized a war footing, compelled to culti- vate a vast arable acreage but un- able to see where the labor is to come from to gather in the crops . . . To make matters worse, g hor- ribly wet autumn has seriously de- layed cultivation and the sowing of winter wheat." Jersey Bossies Thrived in War London-- (CP)--The pure Jer sey cattle herds of the Channel Is lands, after lean rations during the years of German occupation, now are back to pre-war standards, Bri- tish livestock authorities reported after a survey. Cattle stocks were reduced fo & minimum by German orders but farmers were allowed to keep dairy cows for production of butter and similar foods. 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