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KEWS PARADE... Vi'hea Joteph P. Keuiiedy, D. 3. Ambassador to Great Britain, said In Wasblngtoii last weuk that "all bell Is liable to break loose tu Eur- ope tlila spring." ho volcoil the opin- ion of dozens oi! political obserrere, military experu, who eee the cur- roijt contllit betweoa Germany and the Allies spreudinR to new ironta in the Balkans and the Caucasus, away from tho stalemate on the Western l-Vont . . . THUNDER IN NEAR EAST Kvldence to support this view continued to pile up during the war's twonty-lhird week . . . L>aud- log of a large contingent of Austrar Itan and N'uw Zealand troops at Suez was reported to have broui;ht the total streni;th of British, Frencn â- nd Turkish forces iu tho Near East to 1.000.000 men (with a po- tential strength of 3,000,000) .... Authorities close to the Allied mili- tary missions in Istanbul said that Franco planned to havo 700,000 more nif»n in Syria before long, and that Britain was preparing to mo- bilize lOO.OOU Arabs and 40,000 Jews in Palestine . . . Turkey, ally of Great Britain and France, jfBemis- sed German technicians trflj& the â- hlpyards near Istanbul for plot ting sabotage; a reliable Turkish sourco comineuled subtly, "Spring is coming" ... in Greece, Premier John Meuxas spoke of "the storm that li coming," and a Greek cabin- et miaister flew to Egypt on an im- portant mission . . . German troops moved eastward into the Bohemia- Moravia protectorate, against the Hungarian frontier ... tho llttlo neutral countries of southeastern Europe prepared to have their con- script armies on a full war foot- ing by mid-March . . . Rumania took gteixs to have her army reach a â- trength of 1,600,000 by March . . . Informed military sources in Tur- key said that Soviet Hussla was pushing construction of fortifica- tions on the Caucasian frontier with Turkey, to defend her rich oil fields against possible Allied • Turkish attack ... So, on March 1, then, the real war may begin. * • • • The sudden death of Baron Tweedsmulr, beloved Governor-Gen- eral of Canada, plunged this coun- try into mourning . . . That same week news came of the third Can- adian contingent's safe arrival In Britain . . . the people of Ontario wondered Just how big tho provin- cial deficit would be when Premier Hepburn brought down the 1939 budget report . . . * • • • In a week full of faat-moving ev- •nts, the following stood out as perhaps tho mo-st significant: the signing of a new trade pact between Germany and Russia, heralding an exchange of goods between the two countries valued at $400,000,000 annually; the commencement of talks between representatives o* neuli-al nations and the U.S., and the dispatching to EJuropean capi- tals of Sumner Welles, AJnerlcan Under-Sewetary of State, to sound ogt officials of Italy, Germany, Franco and Great Britain; the speeding up and Intenslflcalion of the Russian drive on Finland; threatened Republican uprisings In Eire and Ulster. Canadian Tank* and Infantry Undergo Winter Manoeuvres Wartime Fish Board Named Eleven Members Will Advise Fish- eries' Minister on Orderly Supply of Canadian Fish To British Market Hon. J. K. Michaud, Fisheries Minister, has announced formation of a Wartime F'i.sheries Advisory Board. The U -member Board will ad- vi.se the Minister of formulation of plans whereby the fishing in- dustry will arrange the orderly supply of fish to the British mark- •t and at the .same time reason- ably maintain existing market con- tacts, the announcement anid. F. W. Wallace, editor of the Canadian Fisherman and super- Tlsor of the Fish Division of the Canada Food Board during the first Oreat War, is secretary of the Board. Satisfied Employe Charle.^ Rogcr.s, tax collei.tor lor Nelson Township, Halton Oounty, ii a conscientious employ*. At the council meeting in Feb- nary wlien his re-appointment vma being considered and Iht fOeation of salary came up, the «olle>-tor said that earlier in th« yaar he decided to ask for an in- •rca.sR when new books were giv- tB him entailing extra work. "When I used Uie new books I found that ;t saved me mut* time in keeping my records and ftlao made the work easier, so I am quite satisfied with my â- prer- •nt salary," snid the collector. Discarding their kilts in favor of heavy khaki pants and puttees and wearing fur-lined caps, men of the Toronto Irish Kesiment, supported by tanks from the Canadian Armored Fighting Vehicles training centre, •ngnged in a mock battle under winter t'onditions at Camp Borden. Op- erating in below zero weather, the tanks led the attack acrcss a stretch of open grround. The battle carried out under the direction of Capt. G. C. .Smith chief instructor for the Canadian Armored Fighting Vehicles "Traiping Centrp, was made under in.structions of Col. F. F. Wonhington, 0. C, ')i the C.A.I-'.V. corps. $2,761,207 Still Lies Unclaimed In the Dominion Treasury â€" Can- adian Investors Have Failed to Present Their Government Holdings for Redemption on Date of Security A fortune of close to $3,000,000 lies in the Dominion trea.sury awaiting claim by investors who, for one reason or another, havo failed to present their g^overnmcnt holdings for redemption on the date of security. Public accounts, made available to* the press, show matured and outstanding securities to the valtio of $2,761,207. ISSUED DURING GREAT WAR Bulk of these bonds are those Issued during the firi^t Great War when the idea of public investment in government securities was something new and a great educa- tional and patriotic campaign was waged to induce people to buy war bonds. In many instances it has been learned that tliose who bought war bonds thought they were giving their money to the cause. One in- atance fias been reported of a couple framing their bond and hanging it in a conspicuous place to prove they had done their bit, with no idea of ca.shin*; interest coupons or presenting the bond for rodomi>tion at maturity. THOUGHT IT GIVEN AWAY There are La.ses out,itanding in which subscribers to war loan is- s'les obtained their inlmim cer- tificates but never returned to ex- change their certificates for the coupon-l»earing bond. For;!:otton iiiding placi;.-?, deaths and bjndh'jlders who have not re- vealed their holdings or place of deposit, destruction by fire, and patriotism or philanthropy toward the government, aciwunt for much of this volume of outstandiii!? ma- tured securicies. For The Cook 3 teaspoon.s 1 tablespoon 4 tablespi'ons Vi CJp IC tablespoons 1 cup 1 cup Vi pint 2 cups 1 pint 4 cnpr, 1 quart IC ounces 1 pound 4 cups pastry flour .... 1 pound 2 cups gran, sugar 1 pound 2 cups butter 1 pound 4 table.spoons cocoa .... 1 ounce 1 square L'hocolate 1 ounce 2 tablespoons liquid 1 ounce 2 tablespoons butter ....1 ounce 2 tablespoons sugar 1 ounce 4 tablespoons flour 1 ounce 1 gill flour % cup Getting Ready For Spring In Victoria's Inner Harbour Yachting is a favorite hobby for the good folks of Victoria, B. C, and right now with the spring in full swing, members of the Royal Vic- toria Yacht Club are getting ready for sea. Here is Roy Murdock doing a Job of work on the 42 foot yawl Minerva in Victoria's Inner Harbor, whUt pretty blonde-haired Elaine Beeston gct.s in a job of work on her •WTi. It's the Empress Hotel in tho background. VOICE oF the PRESS IS UNIVERSE 8AF^ A California scientist says that the universe Is safe and will not blow up. We doubt, however, If Its neutrality Is going to bo respected. â€" Hamilton Spectator. WINTERS GO MODERN Oh, well! we might as well give up the Idea of enjoying a good old- fashioned winter. Radio, telephone and snow ploughs keep evorything rasping along just the same. â€" The Farmer's Advocate. A CUTE COUNTRY Here Is a note for Canadian trst- vel ageiicies: H. M. Gousba of Chi- cago went into a Toronto hotel for breakfast. He put down an Ameri- can flO bill iu payment, and got $10.20 In Canadian money for his cliange. Said Mr. Gousba: "You may say I think you have a great country bore. It's screwy, but kind of cyte." â€" Victoria Times. RAYON HELPS NORTH One development which may mean a gr^t deal to the forest in- dustries of Algoma and of Northern Ontario generally is the increasing use of rayon. In the United States, for instance the consumption of rayon last year was 41 per cent, greater than It was In ItiaS, and it Is pointed out that In comparison to a consumption of wool In 1937 amounting to 353,300,- 000 pounds tlie United State's last year us?d 402,300,000 pounds of ray- on. So it is becoming a very great business. The variety of uses to which It Is being put is be-iiig rapidly extend- ed, too, and that probably points to a still greater market. â€" Sault Ste. Marie Star. Makes Men Liars, All Women Idiots Vancouver Physician Says That's What Love Does to You Men are liar.s and women are idiots â€" whore love is concern- ed, Dr. D. J. Millar, a physician, has been telling a "premarital clinic" under the auspices of the Vancouver Y.M.C.A. He urged prospective brides and grooms to "use their heads" even though they bo swooning with ro- mantic love. The psychology of man'iage was most important and should be given serious thought by men and women seeking mates. "All men are liars where love is concerned, und all women are id- iots," he said. "After all, you have to eat â€" and that is only one of the many factors which enter in- to the problem of marriage. ONLY 50% MARRIAGES GO "You are all lunning a big chanc« in getting married, and I venture to say that not more than 50 per cent of marriages, are suc- cessful. "If I were a girl I would fall for the man who is hard to shift in any direction, but sticks to the straight and narrow and steady path," he declared. Such a man w.is not likely to be a neurotic, he told the girls. "It scorns to me that tho woman is usually the one who suffers. Women can't get along without af- fet'Lion.'' Indian Sees Signs Of Early Spring Spring will come early. The husk on the corn last fall was thin. The willows are showing light orange ;|nd full buds. Hickory nut.s were left on the trees by the s(iuirrels before snow fell. Ra.spberries rip- ened again last October. There is no doubt about it. Spring will come early. This is the prophecy of Chief Jerry Hluoye.s, 71-ycar-old Cay- uga Indian of the Six Nations near Brantford, Ont. "Nobody can fool nature, and nature gives the Indian the signs of the seasons," he said. "These things tell mo the snow will dis- appear early. The warm weather will follow quickly. It will be an early spring and a good spring for the Indian pepolo." o NTARIO UTDOORS By VIC BAKER WILDLIFE WHISPERINGS What do you think of the story about the rough and tough rabbit « of the wilds that routed the bewil- dered St. Bernard dog the other day at OrlUla. Gordon Bartlett, a young Orillla district farmer, tells the tale this way ... It seems the oversiised, white rabbit ha.s been hanging around Bartlett's wood-lot for some time and only recently It ventured out and bit the young far- mer's hand. Theu the other day It chased his large St. Bernard out of the bush near the woodpile. "The poor dog ran us If a timber wolf were after him instead of a mere rabbit, one tenth his sire," said Gordon. "He howled and ran with his tall between his legs while the equally startled rabbit stopped at the edge of the clearing as 1 came in sight." This story has caused a lot of amusement iu Orlllia . . . And then there Is the story about the trout which stunned itself into un- consciousness when It bumped Its head into a tree atnmp. Fisherman Ronald Nichols, of St. John, N.B., tells how he pulled a whopper out of a trout stream and swears by ev- ery item of the fisherman's creed that his story of the capture is gilt- edged. Nichols said he was walking along the river bank, after some unsuccessful angling, and startled a large trout which dashed for the deeper water. The fish bumped into a tree root, was stunned and it floated to the surface. Nichols re- trieved It and swears it weighed five and a half pounds exactly . . . And to finish up, here Is a little tip about keeping fish fresh. By dip- ping fresh fish fillets In a 0.3 per cent solution of hydrogen peroxide before re-packing In ice, an in- crease in the keeping period of as much as three to six days has been realized. No change in the appear ance, odour, or flavour of the fish is caused by the treatment. We suggest you try it sometime. Barefoot Boy? Not Advisable American Experts Agree Shoeless Child Raising Is a "Foolish Fad" Katherine Lenroot, head of the children's bureau of the U. S. de- partment of labor, who ordered torn from the report of a White House conference on children a cover illustrating a shoeless lad, has found a supporter in Dr. Char- les F. Pabst, chairman of the press reference committee of the Kings County Medical Society. Dr. Pabst, in support of Miss Lenroot's decision which provoked editorial comment in Washington and in New Y''ork, declared that permitting one's children to walk barefoot is one of the "foolish fads." ♦a SALTER A. HAYDEN Toronto. Ont. "A HEALTH MENACE" "Like the old oaken bucket, science reveals the barefoot boy as a health menace and % spread- er of disease," Dr. Pabst said. "From a medical viewpoint Misa Lenroot did right in banning th« picture. "From a health point of view alo^e the barefoot boy should b« relegated to the limbo of foolish fads." Dr. Pabst has written a para- phrase of John Greenleaf Whit- tier's "Barefoot Boy," entitled "Banish the Barefoot Boy." It reads as follows: "Blessings on thee, little. man, Barefoot boy with cheeks of tan. Germs will get you, it is true, Ringworni, hookwojrm, lockjaw, too." Litter of 18 Sets A Record Toronto St. Bernard Gives Birth to Dozen And A Half Pups in Dog Food Factory • Sophie, a purebred St. Bernard dog, Is a thoughtful mothe^.' She gave birth last week to IS (count 'em) puppies in a Toronto dog food factory. "What am I going to calj them?" said Vasso Criss, the owner. "I liist can't think up enough names to go around. I'll have to hire a book- keeper and maybe buy an adding machine to keep track of their pedir gree." CANADIAN RECORD "And how are v.e going to teed them all?" asked Be^tty Parker, se- cretary at the dog food plant. She volunteered to feed the pups with a^ bottle after nine had arrived. "But I didn't think there would bs so many," sho said. Dr. .41an Secord. Toronto veter- inary thinks the iiiic-i sets a Can- adian record. "I think the world record for one litter is 27 but I've never heard of a Utter of that size in Canada," he said. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred NeSer "You're On Your Own This Round, Slats. Mittlntl" The Fourth Chapter U REG'LAR FELLERS- Getting Pinhead's Goat By GENE BYRNES .,