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t bush and marsh fires at different points fitzwilliam island near manitoulin in pall of smoke 100 yards separates summer homes from creeping danger was reported on st joe island and rattlesnake harbor fitzwilliam rattlesnake llaruor hbwiiuko vj island ont aug 27flamcs roared the city fre brigade was fighung a iuou wuu ns knh wn-ro- an the outskirts of and crackled across this island to night as three forest fires raged out of control a lumber camp owned by the john harrison and sons company of owen sound has been burned to the ground twenty men who were rushed here aboard the tug harrison have fought the fire until they can barely stand and still the smoke rolls from the tree tops and the flames soar hgher and higher fitzwilliam island is situated in the narrows of the georgian bay midway between thi bruce peninsula nd manitoulin island the nearest settlements of any size are tober mory ou the bruce and manito- waning on the manitoulin the island is nine miles long and four miles wide rattlesnake harbor tha only settle ment is situated on the northwest tip the lumber camps are inland scat tered between the north and south sides the ominous glow f three separate fires could plainly he seen from here and enly the fact the wind was blow ing from the north prevented the fires from approaching this settlement the lumber camps are practically deserted in the summer time there being merely one or two watchmen they have had no chance with the intermittent fires which have already destroyed acres of timber the first blazes came shortly after a long drought this summer two weeks go rain fell heavily and the fires were checked then came another dry spell and smouldering embers fanned by the winds which always roar across the narrows started the fire again property loss is not expected to be heavy since most of the best timber hail already been removed from the island hon ever there is still a large quaitity of pine and basswood and this dry as tinder is adding to the fury of the flames sault ste marie ont aug 27 iwitli bush fires in loud montgomery and macdonald townships still uncon trolled and the parks township blaze still giving trouble forestry branch lias six new fires to battle minor bush blaze on the outskirts of the town dense smoke is arising from the fires in michigan and sugar island simcoe aug 27 mere than 100 summer homes and cottages over a twomile stretch of long point bay are in imminent dagger of destruction by a marsh fire which is sweeping rapidly toward the waterfront rekindled by a strong south wind which sprang up late this afternoon the fire which has been busting into flames intermittently during the past two weeks late tonight burned into the timber area and was threatening tremendous loss of property with the fire little more than 100 yards from the homes more than 100 volunteers are assisting forestry fire fighters and the worried summer resi dents in valiantly fighting the ad vancing flames which are threatening to destroy everything in their path a truckload of volunteers was hur riedly despatched from simcoe to assist in stemming the onrushing flames firefighters from the small forestry station at st williams han dicapped by the lack of adequate fire- fighting facilities directed the battle to prevent the flames advnee the destruction of turkey point one of the districts most popular summer resorts was previously im minent for a time on saturday until the fire was brought under compara tive control at sundown when a breeze which might have given it impetus died away firefighters slackened their efforts in the belief that the smouldering fire had once again been conquered but today a strong breeze started it anew on its ravaging course burning a month the fire had been burning in the huge marsh area back of the cottages for more than a month before spread ing today to the wooded area a few yards frm the summer residences yesterdays blaze seemed concen trated in the heavily wooded area about one mile from the principal settlement and speedy work by the firefighters resulted in its being con is six new nres to oauie fined where it could apparently do no two fires were started by lightning damage until the fresh outbreaks ant one by campers a minor blaze started today 41862 girl guides across dominion growth of movement shown in report montreal continued growth and recognition of the guide training as al5educatiqual force and an influence in the building of character was stressed in the annual report the total membership is 41s02 made up of 12292 brownies 24537 guides 1099 hangers with 27cs guidors in charge of companies and packs commissioners charge of provinces and districts number 206 and seereatries 390 the girl guide movement it was ahown is reaching all types of girls and different races and religions more than 500 churches of various denominations have guides companies while there are three ukrainian nine indian two chinese two no- gro one czeehosiovaklan and nine hebrew companies indicative of achievements in tho various phases of activity are the figures for badges awarded during the jear cool 771 child nurse 91s domestic service 590 sick nurse jb9s ambulance js2 health 1s4 toy marker 310 knitter 2s4 needlewo man 511 swimmer 293 athlete 252 hungarian partridges released at snelgrove seven pairs of hungarian par tridges have been released at snel grove out for the purpose of stock ing the county of peel with this type st bird it is hoped that these birds yilll replace tho canadian partridge fl is expected that within the next four years the county will be well stocked with the hungarian birds these partridges were imported to canada from hungary and were received at normandale on lake irfrlo where they remained for some iriio tho eggs have been retained thero for hatching purposes and tho blrdu liavo now been sent out for distribution in several counties i ono interfestlhg incident featured no uncrating of the partridge in iteol county this type of bird is continually in company with its iiiato and refuses to be parted the original shipment included eight pairs but one of the male partridges died and after tho crate was open ed the femalo waited at tho open ing for the other to appear and only when it was brought out dead did the bird join the remainder of the flock sport clothes seen in paris salons making a dash about paris with nothing but sport clothes in mind weve done a good days job and here are cur four suggestions chanel a beige skirt and short jcket that fastens at the throat and flops open the rest of the way two square outside pockets are plastered on the skirt in front the blouse is navy blue with white circles printed on it it has a scarf tie and a belt that fastens with a bcv in front beige hat and gloves and shoes and a navy blue purse jeanne larivin beige suit with plain but slightly flaring skirt and hiplength jacket doublebreasted brilliant red scarf at the throat and a blouse of cream satin hat and purse of beige gloves and shoes of dark brown moiyncux long swagger coat of beige with small and flip standup col lar and straight sleeves with no cuffs big patch pockets this is worn over an angora twopiece dress light and cool despite it being angora of old dusty china blue the jacket blouse of the dress fastens at the throat with a silk tic of dusty china pink the hat is light beige with a band of dark brown suede around the crown gloves are beige and shoes are sport oxfords in dark brown and buckskin mainbocher plain skirt and lonp loose coat of dove gray with a blouse of silk in a zebra stripe in orange and coral gray shoes hat and purse a ugustabernard onepiece dress severely plain in battleship gray with a black suede belt and a blue and white scarf tie white gloves and a white hat with a black suede band around the crown the same width as the belt black purse black and white shoes cuba deposition of machado thornton purkis of toronto was in havana during the uprising and made good use of his camera top photograph shows a crowd of jubilant student members of the aisc celebrating the deposition of general gerardo machad loner iicture shows the presidents palace in which students wrecked the apartments of expresident machado increase shown in cnr revenue three women appointed to scotland yard london three women have been appointed as permanent members of the detective staff at scotland yard for the first time in tho his tory of the metropolitan police the innovation tho latest of many reforms recently initiated by lord trenchard the chlot commissioner followed experimental tests on wo- mens aptitude for criminal investi gation which proved eminently suc cessful tho three appointees were prev iously uniformed constables in tho womens section of the metropolitan police and served a probationary period of ono year in plain clothes with conspicuous success the womens section of londons police force numbers 100 total for july exceeds same period last year montreal aug 27 gross revenues of 132s259g for the canadian nation al railways during the month of july 1933 are shown in the monthly state ment of revenues issued at head quarters of the railway these revenues show an increase of 492727 from the figures of july 1932 operating expenses in july this year were 12402130 a decrease of 119031 from the expenses of july 1932 leaving a net revenue for the month of july this year of s204cc as against net revenue in july 1932 of 208708 an increase of g1175s for the seven months since jan 1 the gross revenues of the system were 80757467 a decrease of 12204s90 as compared with the corresponding period of last year operating ex penses for the seven months of 1933 were ss29159s2 a decrease of 9217- 298 from the similar period of last year leaving a net revenue deficit for the first seven months of this year of 215s515 as against a net revenue in the 1932 period of 829070 a decrease of 2937591 screams of his wife are fatal to husband wheeling w va michael gartner 88 and his wife katherine 74 were arranging furniture in their new home a gust of wind bew a door shut im prisoning mrs gartner in a cupboard for 20 minutes she screamed in desperation she threw herset against the door forcing it open she found her husband dead from a heart attack believed to have been brought on by her screams man snaps his finger to get ant off hand and paralyzes digit pasadena calif aug 27 toren it guest 74 was in hospital today because he snapped an ant off his right band guest took aim with the second finger of his left hand as ho breacod it with his thumb and con templated tho annoying insect tho ant flew into space with the snap of his finger but the finger immediately was paralyzed surgeons said guest had snapped the main tendon and would have to give his hand a com plete rest for several weeks toronto girl gets post in edinburgh she is to open a department of occupational therapy at a scottish institute toronto miss amy de3 brlsay chief occupational thorapist at tho toronto general hospital is prepar ing for her now post at astloy alns- ho institution grange road edin burgh scotland miss del brlsay will leavo short ly to assume lior new duties of open ing a department of occupational therapy at tho scottish institute she expects lo be absent four months tho astley ainslio institute is con sidered ono of the best equipped con valoscent homes in tho world the appointment has general inter est for canadians as it reflected the rapid development of occupational therapy in this country veteran legislator geo langley dies served as minister in two saskatchewan govern ments maymont sask aug 27 minister of municipal affairs in the govern ments of hon walter scott and hon w m martin from 1912 to 1921 george langley former liberal mla for redberry is dead at his farm home near maymont mr langley was 81 the veteran parliamentarian who was known as a champion of farm ers rights and was largely instru mental in the formation of the sask atchewan cooperative elevator com pany taken over in recent years by the saskatchewan wheat pool was horn in england and came to western canada in 1893 settling near hos tile later he moved to maymont where he and his family resided he is survived by five sons all farmers near maymont and by one daughter mr langley was elected to the leg islature in 1905 when saskatchewan became a province and sat continu ously in the house until 1921 when lie retired man falls 50 feet off cliff fractures hip and thigh walks over edge in darkness corn roast party hauls him up by rope west hill aug 27 unable to see his way in the darkness at the end of manse road here late last night jack crulckshank 31 years old of high land creek one of a party holding a corn roast stepped off the cliff over looking the kke and tell 50 feet his right hip and thigh were fractured a young man who had been walking with him returned to the campfire aud said jack must have fallen over the cliff i cant find him anywhere three young men hurried dowu tho steps that lead to the beach one car ried a lantern they searched amoug the bushes at the bottom of the cliff and after ten minutes or more heard crulckshank groaning ono of the women in the party had driven to a nearby farmhouse sh borrowed a 100foot rope aud returned while efforts were made to locate a doctor by telephone from the farm- houso the rope was lowered over the cliff aud the three men at the bottom tied it under cruickshanks armpits a dozen or more meu and woman at the top of the cliff hauled on the rope until cruickshank was brought to the top he was lifted on an improvised stretcher into an auto and driven to tho toronto east general hospital crulckshank and his friend had left tho group around the campfire to go for a stroll voice of the press still a chance headlines auuounced that the princt of wales bad succumbed to a wqtuao at last however it merely happened on the golf course so there still re mains hope in the unattached femau breast simcoe reformer rubbish menace the great flie iu cornwall was start ed in a pile of rubbish bebiud a gar age these backyard piles of rubbish are a menace in every city st thom as timesjournal minor complaint mrs alva johnson of oklahoma city has asked for a divorce from her hus- baud the court asked her ou whal grounds she desired to lay th charge and the lady replied that she had no i particular complaint against him only j he had not been home since 1920 stratford beaconherald texas joins wet column repudiates prohibition dallas tex aug 27 texas to day became the 23rd state to repu diate the 18th amendment which its senior senator morris sheppard wrote an avalanche of votes from bor der comities and thickly populated sections of the slate favored the 21st amendment which calls for repeal of national prohibition one shot from pistol wounds four brothers ottawa 111 aug 27 ono snot from a pistol wounded four brothers of the itexroat family the four with a group of komi were exairlniug an old single shot 22 calibre gun when it was discharged the bul let struck robert aged 12 in the hand and left leg hit william nine donald seven and albert 15 all were wounded through one leg at the knee border employment better windsor out evidence of the continuation far beyond tho usual spring peak of substantial employ ment in the automotive industry in the border cities is contained in the border chamber of commerce indus trial employniput report for july the figures reveal a substantial improve- 300000000 spent on building repairs great britain combats decay in parliament houses due to air pollution london air pollution has cost great britain nearly 00000000 in re pairs to damaged buildings during the last 25 years said sir frank baines prominent architect at a recent meet ing of the national smoke abatement society in london describing his researches into the decay of the stone work of the house of parliament in london sir frank said the main cause for the condi- tibn of this building is definitely at mospheric impurity although it was rendered vastly more serious owing to primary fault3 in the stone the first stone was laid in 1s40 and evidences of decay were discovered before the building was completed sir frank said that during the 10 years period he had the houses of parliament under observation he found the presence of sulphate which could have been derived only from the at tack upon the stone by atmospheric acid iu cracks and fissures us much as 20 inches from the surface crystallization occurring at such depths he stated had thrown oft great pieces of stone to such an extent that even iu a short and rapid summary inquiry into the case more than 35 tons of such pieces of stone were picked off portions of the building by hand without touch of tool of hammer while some pieces lifted by crystalliza tion were more than two tons iu weight report 25 pc decrease in 1933 tourist traffic tourist traffic iu canada this year has been rather disappointing returns from entry ports indicate in every case traffic is lower than it was dur ing the same period a year ago al though maritime points report in creased traffic in the first two weeks of june taken as a whole the re turns would appear to indicate that tho number of tourin automobiles entering canada this year to date are about 25 per cent less than in tlie same period period of 1932 niagara falls and windsor report a considerable reduction in the num ber of united states tourists apply ing for coday permits but the 24- hour permits are only slightly below a year ago it is interesting to note that the only increase in permits issued is for canadian automobiles outward at niagara falls meat s- loses life in fire sault ste marie ont aug 27 aleio smith 36 died in hospital hera saturday from severe burns and suf focation suffered when flro broke out in the room where he was sleep ing friday night kerosene which was kept in a jar in smiths room was found to havo been spilled how it became ignited is unknown in choosing a now frock it is wlso to chooso the color you ilka best irrespective of fashion cacordlng to on expert the ono you llko ii tho ono that will suit yon and you will feel at your best in it calgary girl has royal deed given to her ancestress an ancient deed to 200 acres of land in ontario granted over 100 years ago by englands reigning monarch of that period is in posses sion of miss genevieve lent of cal gary the deed is written on parch ment as thick as velvet with the royal seal in beeswax attached tho royal act transferred 200 acres of land in tho township of chatliam to amelia van dusen daughter of casper van dusen uni ted empire loyalist spinster miss lent is a descendant of amelia van dusen one of tho first women to hold land in her own name in can ada she is also the only woman on record to have received a direct grant from the king in those early lays graf zeppeln doubles south american trips berlin regular fortnightly air- ship servico between europe and south america began recently the graf zeppelins monthly trips between fried richshnf en and rio de janeiro are considered by authorities to have justified further extension of servico since regularity punctuality and security of transport are- already guaranteed motor buses in france a tenth of the commercial automo biles registered in franco are used as buses tobacco growers reported optimistic predict twothirds of average crops as result of rain and sunshine favored by continued sunshine fol lowing receut rains norfolks flue- cured tobacco crop has assumed a much more promising appearance than that indicated by earlier con ditions during the height of the drought experienced tobacco men declared that the yield would be less than halt the average crop but it is quite possible now that it will be closer to twothirds of a normal yield and some predictions are eveu more optimistic it is true that many growers have suffered heavily through un favorable weather conditions on the other hand tin tobacco iu wind ham and teeterville districts ap pears almost as healthy as that of the past two years there are some excellent acreages also in the vic toria district one grower told the simcoe reformer that one of his farms would yield 1200 pound3 to the acre which is some tobacco in any mans country he added that the tobacco was already taller than an average man he further declar ed that none of his tobacco would go below 600 pounds to the acre which is surprisingly good in view of conditions which have prevailed during the 1933 season whitby squirrels fancy corn on the cob whitby according to reeve al bert w jackson squirrels are now showing a preference for corn on the cob and are expert at stripping the choicest stalks when the corn patch is the only decent thing in the garden you hate to see the little beggars helping them selves so liberally the reeve re marked whitbys squirrels are also fond of plum stones exmayor andrew ross reports mr ross had some well laden plum trees in his garden this j ear but the squirrels are ruining the crop no doubt here the canadian loan in london wa subscribed five times over whicb means that we asked for 75000000 and were promptly offered 375000000 and as though that were not enough the bonds are now being quoted at 11 per cent premium the british quite clearly are in no ooubt about canada ottawa journal new use for old eggs rotten eggs have been a favorite missile tor ages and the mess thai such a ripe egg made when it struck the object aimed at gave a new idea to the police of london they hat evolved an egg which when thrown at and broken on a bandit car will leave such a stain on the car as will identify it for a long time fort wil liam timesjournal bored stiff italian aviator who set a new worlds record by flying a plane upside dowu for two hours said 1 was bored stiff up there imagine nanging up side down for two hours without a soul to talk to were bored stiff by suet performances too lindsay post canadas domestic exports to empire up 31 per cent ottawa canadas domestic ex ports to british empire countries in july totalled in value 25417000 which was an impressive increase of 31 per cent over july 1932 and was tho highest monthly export to em pire countries since october 1931 stated hon h h stevens minister of trade and commerce the domestic exports to the uni ted kingdom in july totalled 21393- 000 an increase of 32 per cent over july 1932 and with the exception of november 1932 when there was a specially heavy export of grain it was the highest monthly figure sinco october 1931 women drinking milk to get fat might help we sometimes think children will have to be even stricter with tbeli parents than they have bee in th past brandon sun ask them excessive tiddiness is said to indi cate a peculiar kind of insanity from which most men are happily immune if you doubt it ask the wives barrte examiner must do his part the world owes a man a living souuds all right but you will notice that mhile nature places the berries on the raspberry bushes the people have to do the picking if they waul any berries shelburne free press he got results an iowa man who once publicly advised patrons to stay away from a picture his house was showing has been promoted to the new york office of a motion picture company prob ably a3 a result of the enormous crowds he drew ou that occasion such skill in advertising deserves a reward fredericton mail why not the kilt the prince of wales it is noted al most always wears the uuifcrm of a colonel in tho seatorth highlanders when ho has to preside at affairs l state he prefers that to the tight aud heavy uniform of the welsh guards a recent photograph taken in an un guarded moment shows the prince wiping his brow and visibly hot while behind him two highlyplaced officers are seen seekiug to detach the collars of their tunics from skin the kilt la a much cooler garb than trousers and it would be a great thing it some dar ing soul would popularize the kilt tor wear in the canadian summertime par ticularly during heatwaves but not every man has nether extremities which would go with the kilt niagara falls review hourglass fashions are as inevitable as death and taxes designers building up curves new york the belief that women sensing tho return of the old hour glass figure are drinking milk and cream by tho gallon to get fat was expressed today by ethel traphagen director of tho traphagen school of fashion these hourglass fashions which appeared on the parisian horizon in a cloud about the size and shape of mao wc3t aro as inevitable as death and taxes sho said while expressing the personal cob vlctlon that the trend toward plumos and fripperies and lacedln waists is terrible mis3 traphagen declared that revolt is useless the designers havo been building up curves for four years now she said and i think theyll put ovor the new silhouette this fall or next spring they live long lord aberdeen former governor- general of canada lias just celebrated his soth birthday occupancy of rl- deau hall certainly seems to contri bute to tho longevity of the kings re presentatives and their spouses among others tho duke of conuaught lady dutferin is about 90 and princess celebrated his 83rd birthday last may louise widow of the marquis of lornc is 85 montreal star the empire as muskrat is regarded in england something ratlike yet not a land rat or a water vole and no otter swam along a path of moonlight on nsussoi stream fvdni a moments view if would be thirteen inches long as to head and body and nine inches as to a naked flattened tall bittenoff reeds floated downstream banks wero riddled with holes and lo clear water heaps of earth could b made out on the streams bed a poster at the village police statloo left no doubt that the stranger sect was the most dangerous and dreadef alien now in britain a foe of fish i devastator of crops an undeminer a waterways there was its portrall with tho warning notice muskrat i largo london dally telegraph