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DN E SCOUTS First Big Flight I.o:-,f> Scouts will be pleased to know that the new Governor General , tf Canada. Mis Kxcelioucy the Uight $lon. The Karl of Ilesshorougli, I'.I'., ' fc C.M.i;.. .'-as acceptel tho appoliit- bitint of Chief Scout f<ir Canada. )l:, Excellency lias been a strung t feii]>!' uter of the movement in the i 1) , NIc.-.. an I we ai.> u.ad to know tlii' .no of the very first things . did on at rival i:i Canada was t'i .i.-ce;il this app ilu'.nu'iit i'aii- a ite in It's choice or lei 1 . '- la In tlu> pas', c - -p 1 on Th'--.e have all xi' accepted I ie otii, , of coui fur < 'anada. during th- 1 C i of I .y In this coun- V .. : :ilea as l!l<! I' ' night, L-ird Ityii-; of V.:i ; I''i:l lii'.v. I.uid W:l!:ngd >TI. e' . (onsid.'i'od It an honor to |ie coiiiiecti-d with th.; Scout Move- to n this IMS b.-.'ti another <lis- t ,.-ii S. uul v is. tor to I aa.ida te | in '!! pe ' King 1 . . ; iu.m. who is tiiu Chic' fc * thai Country and who take* a -. , Kreo! iiiH're-,t In the a tl> - ..; i:: i bo> .->. liiiruiK the ni'iira ol Ai".': !al Kesp : il . I).- ^ <-o!idiic'..(l by Hove: -, throughout Ontario, and the Lone Scouts ..'lonld be :n on tlii-i activity al.-..i. It Is :v..-ide-i fo rouse itr.-:. -' !ii i!ii* very useful Bietboil ol i-avlng life, and to unsiirv that all Scoir* ai.j n\ in or have a practical knowledge of I hi* Scb.ifer .\1. thod ti is omelliiKM i ' '.!' i'l'otie I'I . re" !: It is .-iirprisl'.i 4" IM .v n-ef :! a knowledge of this subject may lie, nd il should li" a: one,, realized that )t : not restricted to < i '* of drow II- Sii.; only, and t ' < -v-n If you Bo not live . la i the wa'er y >u B:. I endeavor ' i know all about ' : ii .::,:' -a In cases of Bcvere eli !<. Ufa has fro- q-i :i'!y be.,.. I by this method ven aftr several hours hard work. end on OIL a ion I employed *r':iiciul re ., il in to a large priz>> 6' , who had a .d.-iitally Htrangled lls.-lf with a h'-adtope by which It ft* a . fastened lo i''s s'all. After : thri-e 'i i irtfl s of an hour of j-c r ' romio'i ivork I w as abl.i i t , short time for It's ei- get into chief, or r.i:npainu Is Si o IM and vivo the animal and in it wan none the worse perlence. If you Uo not know miic'.i tins snlijccif, a lne Scout should tourli with the local l-'ire a member of the St. Jolin'a Iltigadn. <ir the Uoyal I Hu wane Society, or ivt>u on olflcial j of t!ie lly.lro Klectrlc System, or the I 1 Hell Toll-phone System, explaining I I thai you are a l,.oiie Scout and that ; : yon wish to improve your knowl-j .*h;e in this subject. They will be glad to help you. If you have a IJoy Scouts lland- i book for Canada you will Hud a very [ ! accurate and detailed description of , thu method on pages 4:jl-4:>4. Now- adays. with HO many nutoniobiles in n in. and with the possibility of aa poiioniiiR from dft;ctivi> fnrnacea, a i;ood knowledge (if Artiliicial Re- spiration to combat Carbon-Monoxide i;as poisoning becomes an obligation lo every Sc.iui. Patrols are urg.jd t-o rnai.e npocia arranj?e!ni-.utM to practice the Schafi-r .Method at their Patrol >le.-'::i^s during the next month, and Indivl- iiial l^Miii^s should a',o s'ndy Uie matter can-fully. N'eWB ' 'i week comes I;O:M i;.^'- ton, who:.- 1,0110 Scout Harvey liaruog has s'lcceeded in or^aul/.ing a I. one I'.i : .: to bo known a* the Ravi-ns. Harvey has been a !.""n S' out for ume ' ^. r n". and -AH congratulate Vim mi t!i:* K'>"d work. l':om .Markhani. St.min ;i:.i a:id I'liionvilie also couie* tli.; news of now l.one Patrols In the making. and we look forward to le-.tritig I'ur- t!n;r l!o:n them. At Ill-am u!!e, i ..... IHly, wlleie 111 (3 lato "Kox Patrol" of i'l- "nd Oil tai'io I/oiie Scout Tioop ''.iv-. .nto a new Troop -if their own, a .-iicrial publli' me. -ting was field at which tho new Troop charter w n / llcially pi.- :ented by .Mr. ]'. C. Irwin, M.A.. thu .\~-i.stant I'r.-ivuici.il Com- ml.sslon-;r for Ontario 'Hi.- Scout* put on several lute: ...:in^ and .Mr. Kdgar J MUM <if Toronto :dio'.ved 111.* Jiii-tiires and ^av.- an la- terikstinK talk on Scoi.lin.-, The l-i' Ileainsvill.- Troop have adopi.-d red necken bi.-H, with a mauve J'.jx's Mi .'i 11. I 'ii Keiiei. blind and <1 . made h'-r lirst c\t"fided plain; ilmlit v. .Metropolitan airp.irt for XV.iilii'u'.in. D.C. . nnd t<>ac : -r. k off from Newark Head on I (in back pi them all good luck. ak. \V" I.ONK }'." Canadians Named For Bisley Shoot (Trn Old-Tiiiu-rs. Eight New Men Will Represent Canada i Teii men who pi.'vi >n ily lie. i ..|iri-.sented t!n Dominion at I National Itilln Association'.* Km- |i.i.- me.*t and eight competitor who a ikiiii; the trip for the Mr it. li:t liavu been named for C.i iada'n !'.<.' I Ilisley Team. most among (ho ,;. .r.in* i* I. iteiiaul Desmond llnrke, former J\ , Pi :/e v. inner and i 'inner up oil t.so occasions. Tim Oltaw.ni, v. .i.n won al.so the (iraiid Aggro- ga'e a'. Illsley, considered by many n, more '>nt standing win than the t. .t Pr;/., Is making hi* eighth Co i 'MiiMvo trip a ivotd ti"Ver be- fo .- Cl|ll,lllel|. I.ieuf.-Col. J. A. Mope,, II S.I.I . M.C , Of Perth, Out , Is <'oiiiinand.int <if 'he I.-.,; ,. and Captain II. Soltiian, Otta- tva. i* adjutant. The sliooting m>*n- Ii . ire: Sorgeant. J. II. Itegati. Canadian Sniltl.sh, Victoria. II. C.; 'Major 1-'. Hlcliardson. retired li^t. V.'to:'a. MI'.; I,i"iil. A. l''iiicb.im, Hoyal (JreiKidiern . Toronto; Lieut- enant D. T. Hnrke. Covernor-Ueii- o. a. < Foot (iiiards, Dtlawu; Captain J. T. Steele, Wellington Holiday Tours by Plane Tln> late -it ide.i in huliday.s in Kng- land !. li^lil aeroplane tours to the Continent, by means of which ama- teur pilots can comliiii" a Very pleasant trip, witli visits to intoi-o.st- Itlg placiM. with the :',ainlng of lly- ;n.', r {]] Ifiici*. The tours :irn led by experienced pilots, and Ml" planes will keep to- nether .ii iniicli as po-sible. It'll as niai'lnii"; of different lype* ind different capabilities are taking p:irt, every jill-it will bavi) to know .s mi" tiling .ili'iiir navigation. Light uci'oplatH 1 flying is bccomiir: iii'-p-aMii .',!v ]iii|iulur in (itval lliit.iin. and tin* i lulls fonne-l to org.inizn it liave ivc.'iveil a good 'leal of eii'-onr i kangaroo rats and agi'ini'in li'i'ii tho authorities. So about a hnndred meals Ih-'.v had eaten far .is tii'--'> i lubs turn out elflcloilt j only two birds of value, on > i|iiail and pilots, tli-y are. of course, adding to | one roadrunner. There w.i* a chicken Great-Horned Owl Hy WAI.KKR VoCN'i In "Aninial Lite" (). .i>lniially In tin twilight hours 1 i--i in !i-' h'-.i: d a d'-. i>, mo irnful c.i'.l of "lloo! lloo-hoo' lloo-hoo o..' " i he . ry of a great liorn--.| nw : aboul to -.rarl on lii.t nightly iinn'. 'I'hev are to !> found in every stale la ' IK Union, iroiu ih. i no: iliei n ;i i: ' of .Maine to tie- .11 M d it : -MIIS of Arizona, and aUo In Ala-ka. Canada and Mexico. Thef h:n b.-.-n ni'icii pi 'pa-: and. I . ':' >' I fec-'tl' 1) 10 lllO that the.se owl : are In , infill, and no led,., .riling p., ; . ID of coil' .'ins which ! ivy pn'i d Ib:.-, ml i: m itlon ' :iV" not con- -.di-n-d ii - varied country in w inch : li. . i. . . . and naturally t lie vaii"d tood w!::. Ii eai-h loc I'it y a! ford-'. 'I li.'.v li.:'.'> c.iiidenitn d tb< ;n t.'res'iiig Icrd fr im food stall dlis gained in j, : ,\ \ wlr-n 1 rabbits :'!> i game animal, and therefore soni. to be prole. !. They have n .! i i.i'd th'ir lnve-tl';ation* to loi a!. In wlido rabbit < ai" a pest <md wl|. i" rabbits aro the stapl.. food of tli" :',reat liorii"d owl. * Last year I was carrying on MIIIIK investigations with a nest of the... birds near Tiiscoii, Ari.'.on i. and w i surprised at Hie nnnili.'i of la'ihit.s and ..mailer rodents that ti;e adults brought to thu young in a slni'l.! night. Oflentinies when climbing th" ladder til the clutch of the riant .-.agnaro cactus in which i.-p.i-cd IV it- nest, I was greeted by three or four pairs of long ralibn ears, and the partly-devoured iarnas.es of several hipmiinl.-. Out of Canada's Opportunities in China Recent visitor* 10 f.'lilna are agreed that the situation there li improving at a very rapid rate. Economic stu- dents are watching that country close- ly and many of tliera are convinced that the establishment of orderly con- ditions there will prove the largsst factor in world recovery. If its gov- ernment can be put on a proper basis, there is no doubt that development in keeping with its enormous re- sources will follow. It lias no surplus of the necessities of life Midi as exists el-ewhere, and, once it is in a position! posed to purchase these <i:i a more extended; thre Hon. to the Orient brought horn* with them a few months ago. The cultly*- tloa of good-will between the Dominion and these countries can mean much more to us thau most Canadian* rea- lize. A great deal cun be dona toward* Increasing It and that object Is on that needs to be kept constantly to the fore. A revision of the Imidtgra- tion regulations with respect to th Chinese is urgently required! Ta representations that they have mad regarding the restrictions now im- on tha entrance to Canada of preferred classes students. Newspaper Sent By Telegraph Now l.-ni i.,n. S!|.--:s of primed fool*- i . |Ki . - fed in'.) a telegraph i i 'i r ' !; ra;-! of one a miu- ntx an. i i.'pr.iduc-'d in another part . ...ding dii ring a demonstra- tion 1 s.n riles a \Virc;e->8 C'orres- pondelll .if t i" li:i''y Mai:. It '-i.ik place at rlirt In'uraatioual T ;. ii'i .n,. .ind '!''. :;:a;i!l labora'oi'ies at H-tidon. N'AV. T:." -.;. -i'l-m !ias 'e-.-a iliivuioped to -;i ! ;t;i 'li. :-!i-.:nisi; ill ot print- ed :n.i i i i:n- draAl:us by tele- :;ia!.n. .1:1. 1 It .I'liV-"! ,i!i e.xact copy of ill.- origliu! m-'-^.n;'*, story, or seal--. It will afford a market for the , bona fide merchants and tourists ,. products of other nations from which demand immediate attention. So lon| they will derive almost incalculable ' as these are continued iu their present benefit. C'miada, because nf geographl-l form, the development of our market* cal considerations, has especial reason iu the land across the PaclHc that to look bopefully towards China and : have HIH!I potentialities will bo Im- to prepare In eviiy pomiblw way to peded. take advantage of tbe trade opportunl- 1 Another Canadian who has just r- ties that it is altogether likely to turned from the Orient Is Colonel pies. -in. ' (ierald \V. Birks of .Montreal. Ha Sir Arthur Cnrri.-. .1;, [nliini; Van- J made his last trip there a year ago couvar from th.* Orient, .slat<-,| i'iat and declares that, while he realized ("hiii. --a conditions wero moro stable! there are many diftlcuUies still to now than at any time in the past ten overcome, he is ".'simply amaztm at years, iu his opinion i'i- m.-atest the tremendous advances of China In virgia market In the world was to be ' one short year." He found more found there. While payluc tribute to optimism among the Chinese than aay- what was being accomplished by our j where else and agrees with the fiew that they will be tbe first people In the world to start climbing out of the universal business depression. That being the prospect, it is imperative that the Canadian Government and tbe Canadian people be fully alive to the possibilities with which the Dominion is confronted through the dawning of a new day for China. Failure to inexcusably shortsighted. Edmonton act iu accordance with them would be diplomatic and trade ai;enu :n both China and Japan, he held that Cana- dian business men could not afford to be satisfied with what these rcnie- sentatives ware doing, but should make Investigations for themselves. He particularly stressed how inndi up good-will cuiinVtl for la building trade iu that part of the world. TiiU last was one of (lie strongest and most definite Impressions that the members of th< Canadian trade delega-. Journal. One In Every 19 Has A Radio in Canada O;taiva, Canada. The radio con- tinue] to grow rapidly In popular favor throughout Canada. Licensed r-ceivini; sets at the end of March, l'j:;i. totalled 5H.701, an Increase of Drivers' Calendar Handy Keys More frenuently used than any other key-;, those which unlock various features nf the automobile deserve the most prominent places on the 90.555 over the number registered on | motorist's key ring. An excellent practice used by many owners Is to place Ignition and transmission key* at the extreme ends of ths key-holder. II is an - 1 i ;!i.it event. i li |HI ' i ira i: -'tut a pl.'te ii"'. -paper over : itu i.m-l ;ll .il) "' "ii lour It com- lines tllU air "Alisw i reserve* rt." of tin! country. - Telegrams Sent from Plane By Radio-Wire Hookup I'iisier'.^cr', on somo European air- plane routes now arc able lo send pri- vate tcli'ifi 'a]ili iin's.-ttKi's, \vbilo in flight. This is made possible throuuli an ai>i ecmenl on a lixed tariff by '.In 1 aerial radio service of the route and llu! po^t administration offices of l-nakia and Austria. The es are --end by railio to the ai'- III flea, I ports and forwarded by telegraph tu larin a few hundred yards away, yet oven with this alluring food so ( lo.so in them, no poultry leathers wen. to I b found about the ue-,1. and tilt* owner of ilia chickens i .'ported no losses. French Organize to Celebrate 400th Birthday of Montaigne I'.i! s AHi-.Muh '.he JOOtii a::hi- versary !' 'he 'mtii of Michel lie M'.i.' , /.'.r. the cclrln ati'd essayist, will n 'l i.ci-iir Ji'.til \'J ''>, admirers ol :bo great scholar already have fon.i- . i .i i".i'ty here 10 n. ike the oecaVun one I'-T ivitnble c.,'i 'l.ra' ion the \\orid ...r. "I.e.* Anns d M mtaignc" ha c iiceii incorporated to i'.i>tcr the iv.iJ ii ' of his w-'i 1 .-., ur.d ui unveil on t ie 100th annivi-r-aiy of li:s birth a iar.- .^latue in a pnniiiiv i.t | lad- in Par's. : Cologne Youih Hostel To Se Enlarged Coli.gr.i'. Tlu- t'ol.iKiu* JuKi-ndh.T- luTRe, din' of the larjj.'st and most modern youth inns in ticrmany. has bcconie s> popular with young hikers that it has been found neivs.su ry to add .">iHI lu'ds in an adjoining build::'.).'. to the til:) already provided, making ti total of 1,JOO. In he three years since il was opomil this Jugendhcr- bert;,- ha; accommodated 101,500 wan- derers. Tin; number of n ui ' sts from abroad MM- from :'.,H'>:! in l'.)2U to r )p :l:l'J in 11K10. March ?,\, !!:;<). This means that lii'Trt i* now a radio set for every 19 of the population. The .sets are distri- buted amoug the provinces and terrl- tori'-s of Canada as follows: Ontario, L'37. -':.-): Quebec. 94. SS.1; British Co- lumbia. 4 1'. 7 '.".I; Saskatchewan, 33.51G; Manitoba. H2.989; Alberta. 23,660; Nova Scotia, 1G.530; New Brunswick, lii..i::o. Prince Edward Island. 1,256; N'ortliwcst Territories, H6. Toronto heads the list among cities of the Dominion with 80.342 sets. Montreal U Care of Toolt Nothing contributes more effectively to good car-care than keeping the tools in good condition and in good order. From now on Polish motorists ar going to find it pretty difficult to get away with any weak excuses for break- ing the speed limit. A special court with 41.059 sets, Vancouver is , for motorists Is now sitting, consisting third with 20.442 and Winnipeg Is fourth with 20.365. Kveiy owner of a radio receiving <t>t In Canada is required to pay a t ' of $1 to the Canadian government. For this fee certain b^in-tiii and services of advantage to. i he railio fan are given. One branch of tin, t*rrlre is to detect nnd check causes of interforonctf that prevent atUl':ii lory reception. Motor cars with -pecial equipment are maintained by tli, government in several centres t'i cruUe around in nrder to find the Vau-se of trouble. Wlii'ii located, ex- perts apply tlu remedy. The Cana- dian government has a Director of Radio attached to the Dcpar'tnent of Marine Honeybees' Speed in Flight only of persons possessing sound tech- nical knowledge of automobile and motoring. Life is not just so much beer and beefsteak fur the bobbies over in Lon- don. A .-i heme Is now under waj which would transform them almost into blue-coated Christmas trees. Every tralhV policeman, if the spon- sors of the proposal have their way, would liavi* to wear an electric light atop his helmet. - -_ Japan's Railways Install Third-Class Sleepers Tokyo No longer joes the Japanese traveler of tinniest moans need to sit up ;.ll night when he travels by train; for third class sleeping cars are now carried by several of tho trains of tha Traveling without a load of nectar,! Tok; "l i < li". between Tokyo and Shi- Cin'lpli, Sergeant J. II Cray. Koyal ! the addresM-cs. Oietiaili.-i ,. Toronto; Sergt -Major K. not accepted. J. H.-ad. I'.oyal Canadian Kngineers. I unlmalt, II.C ; Lieutenant .1. N. Do.\, Heven'h Machino (inn Mrigade. ,S,, nl John, N II.: Major T. Spittal. Victoria 11 1 HIM of Canada. Montreal. IS. Major (!. M. Knislie. I'orty eighth UlL'hlahders. Toronto; Cor|Mir- nl I. K. Mini, l(egiii ;l Hides. Itegina; Hergeant J. 1,. Ward, New llninsw Ick r Mil. Sunny llran; Private V. ' . i, l-'lrst Shei iirooki* Iteglnienl, l.ennov\ lib', Q'le ; 1'rlvato J. T. Downey. Seveiilli Machlni- (inn It tde, Saint John, N.H.; Corporal Ii. Wli te, Carletoii Light Infantry, <;i.ui.| Kails, N.H ; Lleul. Col. C. W. (1. Illbson, M.C., Hoyal llaniilton Light Infantry, Hamilton; 11 Q M.S. ' , .-. Saint John Fnslliei*. Saint John. Pilvatft T. A. Jenspii, North Ai'e'i t.i Iteiibiient. Innlsfiill, \l'a Eighty-Ton Meteorite Found In African Wilds In thu Tanganyika n'Kion of Afri'"i, a land surveyor has found tho ineteorito yet discovered. It of a mass of iron nnd nickel wi'ighi r . n ' bout eighty tons and Is nearly four- teen feet long. The finder Maked t iniimig claim to obtain Ic^al title to Im discovery, which undoubtedly fell many ' ear* Bffo. Heretofore tho mo- tcoire. found in southwest Africa in I'.UH was the larKtist ctw a if dii- covered. Code nicssatfes an. 1 "1 cm !"ive my maid ninth! In tin* iiousit all day and know exactly what -,li. will be lining until I net back." \Vhitf" "Nolhlnis." Wiliingdon at Capital Welcomed With Cheers Simla. India A great welcome .mailed the Karl of Willingdun, Vice- roy of India, and l,,uly Willlngdou and their staff when they made public entry into Simla mi May 1st. Two battalions of the lloinbay (in-nadiers formed tint guard of honor at tho railway station. Their Kxcellencies droVi* to lilt) Viceregal l..nlgii in an open carriagt 1 with out- riders and bodyguard, along a route lined by cheering crowds. to kill and to AMUSEMENT \\hatever amuses, sorvos time, to lull tin* faculties. banish renVctinus. Whatever en- tertain.*, iisualy awakens the under- standing or gralilies tho fancy. What- ever diverts, is livoly In Its nature and sometime* tumultuous in its of- I'lH'ls. Crabbc-. a honeybee makes ab'-at twenty-five miles un hour, nlthou^h the ordinary spevcl is not more ihan iit'tecn miles, test* t.nve shown. With a full cargo of tuviar, the bre can lly almost .".* fast as when traveling iiKnt, altln/ugh it is compel'"'! t" !v.:-Ju> frequent reds on long journeys. The Rvi-viijre load carried if alx>ut fouy iiiilliprainj, or half th weight of Iht 1 Ive. monosekl. along one A narrow side of the- corridor runa keeper, giving access io tit'ty-foiir berths arranged In tiers of three. No pillows or blankets are- supplied by the railway. Instead, the traveler brings his own. or buys a pneumatic pillow from a vendor, or folds hU overcoat. Before these new sleepers were available, a traveler who wanted to stretch out on some semblance of a bed had to travel second class at least. So popular are the third-class sleepers, however, that Has 81st Bilthday " UMV ;"' Ul f ^' w 'o meet the demand. London Tim Duke uf Connaiight. i A(1(llti "" al l ' ars :lr "wmised as soon tlll '- v CLlu " >>"' Duke of Connaught CHARACTER Wo never know a greater Character! until i>nn*thliiK congenial to it has, grown up within ourselves. Chan- uing. undo of King Geo-ge and Governor- lietieral <if Cauaii.t I'-em 1911 to 1916, ci-lt-brated Irs SIM birthday anniver- The World Wheat Problem sary on May 1st. lie remains In ... London Financial News goad health and is c\pectes to re- u-i,n . .1, th turn shortly to London from the south of 1'rauct". Twin Dare-Devils world demand for wheat Is inelastic and little likely to expand rapidly, the supply is largely in excess :u consequence of the. deveopuient of new areas of production and great Im- jmivomouts iu productive methods. The uui'stiou is how to co-ordinatB world supply to world demand and at the. >amy time satisfy ( ;, e complex and often divergent intt>iests of producing and coiiMiming I'.agi-r ioi tin ills, .Malcolm incliiidd pUue. r -,ii wall of 1'ope and Jack liurr, outluxiril Schubert Manuscript Found in Vienna Vienna A manuscript entitled "Sli Cieiman Dances" for (he piano, re- cently discovered in a private Vienna family library, is now established as an unknown composition of Krau Schubert, according to the great Schu- bert authority. Prof. Otto Kricb Deulsch. This work was played for the first lime- publicly hi Vienna on May 7. -- ^ . __ ___ No April Showers K.'^MI.I Saskatchewan has Just experieiice.il its strangest April lo history. Ther were no April 'bowers. Southern Saskatchewan pralriet were s\\ep; for jay* by dust stornw, but outside a barn fraction of an 1 ich uo rain was reported In < ot -