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. i I Report is Spread Rhineland is Britain Prepares To Abandon Irak Government Believed to Con- template Surrendering Mandate to League EGYPT1AN~EXAMPLE Support May Be Given King Feisul's Ambitions at Geneva London. That the Labor Govern- Sorry to Lose British Troops Many Affecting Scenes at Railway Stations When Tommies Entrain for Home Wiesbaden, Germany. The powers that, i.iove the soldiers nl the world have made (jernmny rejoice and (!ret- chen weep. English "Tommies," who for three years have been stationed in this quaint old German city and have now started their trek homeward, are Everyone Wishes Hint a Speedy Recovery ment has decided to relinquish British j leaving behind many frauleius with control of the Kingdom of Irak is heavy hearts, clearly the implication of a report for- warded hy the Colonial Ottice ;o the mandates commission of the League of Nations, just made puhlic here, ami there is inferential confirmation this in a responsible quarter. of The British report states baldly and Three years have fostered many ro- mances. There have not been many marriages because the authorities have frowned upon the soldiers mar- rying v/Uile on July. Fifty-two Bri- tish soldiers, however, will return to Knglaiid with Gorman wives, many of without qualification the reasons why whom cannot spoak English. King Feisul and all sections of opiu Ion in Irak desire to see the British mandate terminated. No compensat- ing reasons are adduced by the Col- onial office as to why the British should remain in Bagdad and continue garrisoning the country against the wish of the inhabitants. British support will he given " to Irak's request for membership in the League of Nations this year. Such member5hjp would automatically ter- minate the British mandate. Irak's appeal for membership iu the When Mark Was Cheap In the early days of the occupation when the mark was heavily inflated and Tommy's wages represented a princely income the champagne flow- ed freely and the soldiepf ate of the fat of the land. Many /of them mar- ried and supported their wives iu a lavish scale while the inflation lasted. Disapproval of such marriages by the military authorities did not lesseu the rush to the marriage altar half so fast as the mark's return to a solid footing and Tommy's sad realization League was refused last year by the that he could not afford a wife on his Conservative Government, largely for the reason that a similar request- by Egypt had been turned down, and it was felt that to support Irak's league membership, while denying Egypt's, would enrage Egyptian nationalists. For the same reason the Egyptian de- wages. The tearful scenes at the station as ( each continuant departs .demonstrates the affection iu whih tie residents of Wiesbaden and especially the trail- leina hold their former enemy. Some Australian Boys Caught in Blizzard Are Almost Frozen - Reads Like Northern Canada Story Melbourne, Australia. Caught Iu a blizzard that covered the ground with, a mantle of snow two feet deep, two brothers, Albert and William Mills, aged respectively 17 and 14 years, wandered' for four days among the foothills of the Australian Alps In the Mitta Mitta district before they found their way back to their camp. Owing to the intense cold and their plodding hour after" hour through snow and water, tbs boys' feet began to show signs of frostbite, but with great forti- tude they kept on walking. It took tht'in almost tt day to cover a mile on the. last stage of their struggle to reach safety. They are now iu the Melbourne hos- pital suffering from frostbitten feet. Tltose'trt'the younger boy are the more .severely affected, and it is thought possible that ha may lose one or more bf. his toes, T!w? boys, who had bean staying with an uncle at Lightning Creek, in (he Tallaugatta distrit. travelled on Horseback to a spot known as Wom- bat Ori-ck,' !_ miles'' from Lightning AGRICULTURAL HEAD DURING CONVALESCENCE - ; <5rek. where they pitched their camp During convalescence after recent Mines:,, Hon. John 3. Martin, Ontario's minister <f agriculture, enjoys feed- i for a holiday, spent in' shooting and Ing his prize AVyamlottes, of wliirh he has several thousand on his farm. He can't participate in elect ion. campaign' walking over the hills. After a few (days snow began to fall, and, afraid .at he-ing snowod-in the boys decided September Storm Is Almost Fatal of the last scenes between sweet- maud for independence could not be 'hearts recall the J ?parture of the sol- refiiBed if (ircat Britain at the sameldiers to light iu the recent war. time Irak. was preparing to clear out of This situation has been changed by Explorer of Arctic Tells of Recession Of Great Ice Cap New-risen. Me. Discovery of the k- e cap wliich now covers an area of 700 the recently drafted Anglo-Egyptian } friendly Tommies with whom they treaty, still to be ratified, and for have had such pleasant associations. The CtM-nmns are glad to havd the RJiinelaiid evacuated but they regret [ square .miles, with a. maximum depth of. 300,0. .feot .between Frobislicr's Buy that tlie evacuation takes away the these and other reasons it seems clear that Labor has decided to bring the expensive adventurfe in Mesopotamia to an end and clear out. It is generally thought here that the British will retain Rasra, with troops itationed there as a protection for Anglo-l'ersian oil fields and pipe linos. - A His Majesty Will Pass Quiet Winter King Will Not Be Permitted to Shoot Reads Detec- tive Thrillers L ndort. The King is fighting his way bajk to health on a literary diet of detective yarns and thrilling my- stery stories. The Daily News re- ported the health of His Majesty Is extrardiuarily reassuring after his long siege of illness last winter. At Sandrlngbani, the royal coun- try ostate In Norfolk where ho Is spending his summer holidays with the Queen .the Daily News say* the King's existence is simple. There are none of the great In use parties which In former days featred t'ne life at his country seat, and there Is no indication the King will be permitted to engage in his favorite pastime of shooting. His physicians felt it would not be wise to make undue demands on His Majesty's reserve strength and he must prepare to spend the coming winter and future winters living very quietly and carefully. C- Unemployment in Britain Manchester "The Policy-Holder": Unemployment as an industrial dis- ease is not confined to this country Dor to any country, not excepting Rus- iia. Viieinploymeut Is world-wide. It Is a sign that either we are dissipat- A German View See New Alliance Forming in MacDoriald's Trips Britain'.-, Labor Government will throw both Trance and Fascist Italy over -hoard and start a violent flirta- tion with America, accon'iiiB to some Herman editors, who declare that Brl- Life Less Colored The troops, llkewi.su, have grown , fond of Wiesbaden with its charming i mer'S (arctic trip on the schooner Bow- open-air cafes, its bands, cabarets and ! Join. . The ca-pf wa.i estimated to have gardens. They realize that back in j at one 'time'' extended over Aldurshot they will miss the warm, | SQuare mill-.. Ci iiitnunder MacMillait said this was believed to ho the last of the fee caps of the Pleisti cene period. and Hudson Strait, long sought l:yna-,tain can no lonuer b nr "the load of tm'al scientists, was recounted by Lieutenant GVnimamler Donald U. Macjlilhui, on his return from his sum- 4.000.000 entertaining life of Wiesbaden. A young Scottish artilleryman sum- med up the situation admirably from his angle. lie said; "It is much cheaper to have a sweet- heart here than back home. They make you save more money, and when you take a German girl out she al- ways wants to pay her share." First Canadian Air Map Issued Published By Geographical Section of Defence Department Ottawa. The first air map ever compiled In Canada was published by the geographical section of the De- partment of National Defence recent- ly. French Imperialism," and believe that the key to world politics in the mediate future lies in harmony im- ba- tween Britain and the United Slates. Rival naval strength, however, is not the critical factor in this mat the Berlin Vossisehe Xelluiig, but busi- Britain Renews I to wturu to thoir uncle'.s place. Their _ . . . ' horses, .however, had .,wandeivd off and Soviet Overtures. cf w .ut > ^w* Th-y Mt^outon . , foot for- a point six inffes from the _ uamp, where they were to have bee'nr (Vote bent to Norwegian C.QV-, I)i( .|- e(I ,, |,y a - -friend fn his motor eminent for Moscow Delivery LONDON fAKES LEAD London. Great Britain toek new. cur. Nightfall came and found "wished." The 'blizzard had -ceased .. lint it was followed bya Uirrk-iiiU -fos .which blotted out .everything. Cold uiu weaxy ih boys -gavu up liopu u f. '' steps toward resuming and diplomatic relations with SoviutH _^_ _____ ( . , commercial i.i"to the shelter of a liotlow tree. ness rivalry, and it adds: Tho bftter llirht of- the pound an nisi the dollar rages in all the -,.. u ,..,,.,........ ...... -.,-.. -,..--: .. .> more days of waiidoiuiu: :u... Russia. The Uritish Government. se.nt sunVrim; froiir.litiiiger. cold and expo* to tho Norwegian Government ' fo> Hire were spent by 1 the boys lir search .transmission to -the Huston Goveru-1. r carip, 'which- thfcy finally. -.found, 'ment, a note expressing the vlew'that ! though It was -iff sorted and cwjtauted the time had come when it would be * " fo d- They were (gund. the .touvUi lesirahle to resume the conversalioua.| lj jf>', ^ tha _ friend, who was to,, 1 cejit the tip of what is IKIW Ml. Wash- ington, to a depth of 5000 feet, over a period of 35,000 years. He said the lets cap actually consisted of two ! (",',' caps, cne of approximately luu square j nidi's anil the other of 300 square i antithesis miles. Four glaciers were dlschurg-l ing from its into the hay, all flowing i north. The lee capis "recedliiK" according: j to Commander MacMillnn thus set- tling a long disputed question. Photo- which- covered all, of Xcw Inland. ex-, worW mark( , 3 . Everywhere tho In- flueace of I lie pound declines while that of the di Mar rises. Kven fn the British Dominions London Hhriuks bo- ot New York. "Is an accord possible here, or is this to open warfare? At. the burning center of this battle any accord seems most difficult If not Im- possible. This center is made up of South America and tho Far East. "Tho Anglo-American harmony sen- of the Ice cap were made by the expedition for comparison wltli other photographs to be niado on next summer's expedition to definitely es timent may be left out of considera- tion. Far more Intense in effect is the interlocking of capital between Now Yorlc and London. In England It is tablish that the ica cap is growing I " QW so cl 80 tllat "' electrical, the ! smaller. Next year chemical, and a portion of tha motai interrupted several mom !i. ,n;u , by tho departure of the Soviet, Plenipo- tentiary, M. Uovgalovsky. It is thought possible a meeting may be arranged between Right yon. Arthur Hvudersoit, Uritish Foreign Secretary, and a representative of the Soviet Coveriimeut while Mr. Hender- son is at Gneva. Deadlocked on August 1 Mr. Henderson and Amluissudur l)uv:;alevsky, who came to London ,1'icked them u\i in his motor bar 'u ir fll'Mt IriV mil ('.Mil thn *iri first day out from the . . .-_ . . ' Alleged Slavery In African State from Paris for the purpose, began preliminary conversations fo rthe re- sumption oftrade and commercial re- lations and the renewal of diplomatic services on July 2J. They reached a deadlock on August 1, when Great IJtitaiu refused to ac- tho [)arty will "stake" llulustr> ' work with Amerian capital, ^eda to thu Kussian desire for linmo- ' - , On tha other hand. English loans to < liato The map, drafted for the uso of air pilots and navigators, covers that sec- j tlon of the air mall route extending from Montreal as far west aa Morris- burg, Out., and is the first sheet of a series which will eventually cover the entire route from Rimouski, Que., to Windsor, Out. All detail which is of no importance to the pilot has been omitted, and only those features included which will aiil him In llmlfng his way about! ;he country from the air. The first draft, an experimental map, shows airports, emergeny land- ing fields, ground elevations wooded and cultivated areas, power lines, wireless stations, aiul magnetic varia- tion. On the back of the sheet ap- >ear plans of tha airports and sea- edge ot tha ice cap. BO that explorurs in future years can determine with ac- curacy tha rata ol recession or ad- Amerlca. which before the World War stood at "tit million pounds, are now some -170 millions only. "Moreover, both coiiir>'jp!j for a hun- dred years and morn iiave had the same economic structure. Both nre conscious of facing an Impending Belli n.-Lomi'n travel bureaus re- | worW-niarket crisis does to the declin- i vanceinent. of ambassadors be- fore questions in dispute wore taken up. The Russian ambassador return- ed to his post in Paris. Commission Named to Invcsti-, gate Conditions of Labor in Liberia Qeneva. Ltberlao delegate Sottile notified the League of Nations assem- bly sixth commission recently that the United States had agreed to ap- point a delegate on a commission to investigate slavery and forced labor in Liberia. Liberia, tho little republic 111 Africa founded for the benefit of freed slaves is now the scene of large operations by American rubber companies, it Is The question has been in abeyance charged that certain American con- More English Tour Germany port indications of an increase of 30 per cent, over U*28 in the number of English toUiisi; visiting Germany. The nun.hcr of .Trorp trips ilready an- nounced is 20 per cent, greater than last year. The nrst month of the Ber- lin season attn.cte>i 3,512 American visitors. What flower does a shoemaker gen- erally like? Lady's slipper. ing loan capacity of Europe and the closely knit resources ot America. So there has long been an eagerness on both sides to forestall and obviate any open conflict between London and Now York financially. Neither land can^ afford to keep up the costly Hlrugglo for supremacy." since then. A note handed by M. Uovgalevsky ti> Mr. Henderson .;;>id that Mr. Henderson's declaration that immediate resumption of diplomatic services was impossible showed that the British Government was unwlll cerns are taking advantage of native labor. The commission to investigala forced labor will include. In addition to a member from the United States, one named by Liberia and one by the What, precious touo is like a door? mis * arilU for f''<sn affairs would ap ing or unable lo agree to the restora- } tongue of Nations, lion of normal relations between tho t wo countries. Referred to Soviet Chiefs Parity Tha note added that Russia would j Ottawa Journal (Cons.): In two have to. devote special now considera- years Grout Britain has reduced, mlllt lary bills by $23,000.000; the United States has increased hers by $117,- lion to the question and that the coin- Agate. inn i.-niital already created, or else we )lane basc3 OCOUI . rinB a!ong are tailing to reate sufficient new capi- tal.- In England, we do both. The un- productive expenditure of all classes forms an initial check on the creation of ur:w cjpital. An das fast as new capluil U created, too large a propor- t! in of It goes down the sewer of Grain Mixing Winnipeg Tribune (Ind. Cons.): (By an amendment to tho (Jrain Act pass- Jed at Ottawa last session grain mix- bom,, or lll-managed enterprises. The!'" 8 iu ? r de l ' * f" d :) w ' ls , raplial surviving this risk is swooped ' ' ne wlstlow o this nnclmeiit lip-in by sl;it authorities who levy d":' - h duties without the slightest en questioned In the West). If any funn- ier could reasonably expect t;iat year nul:-; as to whether the beir to tho'f tter J" 3 ' 11 ' ' 10 w , olll(1 Produce nothing but top-grade wheat ho could logical- oppose mixing in tho standard ployinent: thsre is only Ignorance. cajiiuil Is goiii*; to squander It or con- serve ii Iti'lenl, the stato promptly, sets tlio example of squandoHni; nil rudt ' 3 ' for Wlthout mlxln f ho collld ;!.,: fi-.-m him. To use a tren- expect tho top gra(lc ' s to nln a little Chant expression of Mr. Willis of Nor- l-l 8er t;) (he *lmum of the grade wirh. HIUI-H is nr, problL-m in unem- and to ' 1 -" lj sli " hl 'y M ^er price. [But the fact Is that for four years the cars of No. 1 wheat have been con- jspicuously scarce. Last year the ici'op, as Mr. N. M. Paterson told the [Saskatchewan Commission a few days ago, was little bolter than a No. 5, be- cause of tho frost damage In the grow- ling season. When there is so much I low-grade wheat to be handled nn-. doubtedly the producer can market It somewhat better advantage if mix- ing Is permitted than otherwise. All 'the substitutes for the mixing process that have been suggested would not serve to create a worthwhile market -K53*a ir\r tor 8ome ' tlle wne!lt tnat now ls V \1 mixed and sold. Tho primary class In punning could V. iii -"This dresa is too small look Into the $50,000,000 merger of It's ii->t ;i (1 , : " yeast and baking-powder firms, with iiui ii.v ' ;'. e::i.s to give you convul- a view to saying something about rala- sij...> >..j'.\is tJ .; in it. though." lug all that dough. Keeping Up the Friendly Relations INTERESTING FIGURES IN EUROPEAN POLITICS Ranniiy MacDonald of Great Britain and Arlstide Briand, French premier. ply for instructions to the Central "1)0,000. This year the United Slates Executive Committee of tho U.S.S.H. >* spending $194,000,000 more tlrui Nothing has boon hoard on tho 11 us- sian side since then. Cancer Treating Centres Proposed Britain on her army and navy "at a Dr. Gordon Richards gests Five Establishments Across Canada lime," to quote Mr. Hoover, "when there is loss real danger of extensive distill bailees to peace than at any timo in more than half a century." The most sceptical Congressman will find it difficult to prove from thesa II Kiiros that liritain needs to lie wnttlt- (1 closely for fear (Mat she might Sug- "'''''' " 10 1'niiinna '.'.inal and seize New- York and San Francisco some dark night. j Winnipeg. Placing of four or five centres across Canada devoted exclu- sively to treatment of cancer, was ad- vocated by Dr. Gordon Richards, of Toronto, before the Manitoba Medical Association conv:ntion here recently. Ho said these centres are specially needed as tho life of n patient de- pended almost entirely upon tho de- gree of skill exercised ^n tho first treatment by radium. Such centres should be statTed with men who could bo trusted to do work of hifih standard, lie declared that ho greatest danger attending use of mil him now was that it might be used >y someone lacking tho necessary skill and experience, with consequent di- rect harm; or, what \vas worse, failure :o obtain success where success was Reggie "Algy and I entertained oossible. miud reader lawst evening." Possible location for the concer in- Miss Shnrpo "What an unluterest- "ititutes would be Vancouver, Calgary ln S evening he must havo spent." nr Edmonton, Roglna or Saskatoon, nnipcg, Toronto, MoMrcal and Hali- .IX. Dost thoti love life? Then do not squander time, fo rthat Is the stuff photographed at the Qua! d'Araay, French foreign office la Paris, recently, 'life Is made of. Ucujamln Franklin. Italian Sets Balloon Record Brescia, Italy. Captain Sioli-Lcg:- nanl recently established a new Ital- ian balloon record by remaining In the air twenty-seven hours. Tho pre- vious record was twenty-ono hours.