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SCOUTS Greetings From Austria. Mr. L. (J. O. Sobotka of Vienna. Aus- tria, who Is a friend of "Lone K". re- cently paid a .Nit to Toronto and A Scout Bird Sanctuary. With tho consent of the Quebec Gov- ernment, the Minister of the Interior ban by proclamation made Mystery expressed hi* great interest In the ' 8lauU tne permanent Boy Scout camp Canadian Boy s ,,iits. and In particular " ear Ottawa, a bird sanctuary. There the "Louies." are several such Scout wild life Bane Mr. Sobolku travels extensively all " laries ln various parts of Canada. dv. i Kurope, uini Frequently visits this side, of tho Atlantic, and he stated that the people In practically all of tho countrie-. Mint h- visits have i,-i,-ai "Mystery Island" on the Map. The name "Mystery Island," given the permanent Scout camp being de- faith in the Hoy .Scout Movement, be- ' v *'<>l>el " Ottawa, has beeu offi- cially confirmed by tho Geographical Hoard of Canada, and the island will better world umlertar,dlng and a per- j l)e * designated on a new map to he ' fd by the Topographical Sur- lie\.iiK it to lie ..ne of the most instru mental factors which will lead to a peace in th.- day-, to come. Mr. Sohotku -at ills very best v ">'- w:-lit..s to all Canadian Scouts, '.his being his flr-t ulp to Canada, uu.l Thingi expressed the hope that it goodly num- ber of Canadian representatives would visit the- .1.111, hn-.- in Hungary n-\i World Scout Jamboree Will Be Held. The statement in a Budapest des- patch to a Toronto paper that finances will prevent the holding in Hungary of the projected 1933 world gathering of Boy Scouts has lieeu specifically denied by Dr. Vali, HuiiRarian Inter- national Scout S-> i-'-viry. Conditions are not as bad a^ palmed, and the Jamboree will he h.-:i a* planned. Di. Vali declares. Bird Houses For Spring. "Lone K" hope* that the Lone Scouts hav been busy during the pa- 1 months In the making of more bird houses for the convenience of their feathered friends. You know the birds are very loyal, and if you can induce them to build in your vicinity they will come hack year after >eai to the same nesting place. Unfortunately, with the expansion of civilization, tln< natural haunts aud surroundings of the birds have beeu destroyed, and they li d it Increasing difficult to find nesting places near to the vicinity of humans. Kvery Louie, therefore, should make a special point of building three or four Bird Houses to encourage the birds to btay In the vicinity of big home. You still have time for this rear's tenants if juu get busy at once. Lone Scouts Can Do During March and April. For Easter and the EaMer Holidays: \rratit, - o .in Easier Egg Good Turn. This consists in making a collection i of New Laid Eggs from all your 1 friends and neighbors aud donating them to your nearest local hospital i for the benefit of the. patients there- in. Plan out your liCJL' Harden. Try to have u continuity of flowers and veg- etables all the season. Spring Clean-up. During the first few weeks in April arrange to dean up around the house and barn. Col- lect all that old rubbish which has beeu lying around ull winter and which has bt-en hidden under the snow. Take it to a convenient place ami burn it, atid have things looking neat and tidy for the commencement of spring oper- ations. Joe Cl;:r': ::iir| ; y; i'.u>y, Tor>m:>i -;o'.i'' ; <, -ii.ij.pM at !! where they participated in the Belmont Manor championships, ley made a very good showing, but was eliminated. Endeavor to earn ..t least one ficiency badge or make some pro towards higher Scout rank. pro- Canada Endorses Geneva Drug Pact Resolution Restricting Pro- duction Passed at Ottawa 3500-year-old-Baths Unearthed at Kish Current Events As Viewed By The Press Tarifft. A system of tariffs is not an undil- uted blessing. To a country in Brit- ain's position it offers certain general advantages; but various sections of the community must suffer according- ly as the general welfare is increased. Any tariff proposals, said Mr. Walter Runciman in the House of Commons, are hound to have disadvantages as well as advantage?. Dublin Irish Time*. Weekly houses with the prospect that barely 10 per cent, can be disposed of an* then at prices for combing wool 6f per cent, lower than In the 1913-14 season. Thus events as forecasted by the Government and Its experts do not in any way correspond with events at actually experienced by a very impor- tant section of the exporters of this country. Cape Argus. Violence In Bombay. The Indian Congress has forfeited CanaJa-New Zealand Treaty. i a " claim. In Bombay at least, to b Tho chance of early ratification i ''esarded as a non-violent body. Iti does not dispose of the contention demonstrations are now simply ei- previously raised that something can be done without waiting even until the session begins. The chief meas- ure of retaliation when the quarrel with Canada developed was (he plac- cuses for outbursts of hooliganism which are a danger not merely to the police but to the lives and property of the citizens. People who set flr to buildings, burn public property in lug of Canadian goods on the foreign the streets and assault the police wild tariff schedule. It was done without consulting Parliament, and was never ratified by the Legislature. British preferential ratos can be restored to Canadian goods, as they were taken from them, by Order-ir-Council. It would be a gesture of goodwill and a stlmulnus to trade. Auckland Weekly News. Australia's Prohibitive Tariff. Australian manufacturers, and more da particularly their employees, ought to j.- ar . realize that they are having a chance better in some respects than they are likely to get again for very many years if this one is thrown away. It is not I the price of new Australian manufac- i lures so much as their quality of ; which primary producers complain. Oxford. England. Swimming pools j We are losing jobs today because some "..."IM> years old have been found Kith. Iraq, which is believed to tho oldest city in the world. in of the work wo have turned out has be been disgracefully uneven, and our customers have been driven to go to Boys Training As Firemen. Last year 673 Canadian Scouts re-' celved fire prevention training; and qualified for tli Scout Kireman's Badge. The training in most cases is given by fire chiefs or firemen. Since the training was started lli.ii'.'s i> .yn have qualified as Scout Firemen. The House of Common* Details regarding the discovery of the foreigner and. incidentally, curse these pools have been received by j the high tariff which has protected 1 Professor Stephen Lengdon, professor | tue bad workmanship and made the of Assyriology of Oxford University, i price of tho good a burden. Sydney resolution moved by the i from L ( . . \ Vu telln, leader of the Ox- 'Bulletin. Oll-awa. have, on I'rime Minister, approved the iuterna- ford-Field Museum expedition which tlonal convention fur limiting the ! is conducting acheologlcal expeditions manufacture and regulating the dls- ! '" Klsli. trlbutlon of narcotic dings. The con- China and Japan. The Chinese have an extraordinary The pool described by Watelin Is toughness aud ob.stit.acy. The loss of stones aud roof tiles are a menace t the community aud must be treated as such. If any more lives are lost ai the result of hooligan excesses tin blame will lie at the door of Congress and more particularly at the door w those who, hiding in the background encourage Congress to organize law- less demonstrations. Bombay mer- chants and business men who indi rectly incite disorderly elements tc commit outrages must from now on- wards be held responsible for the con- sequences-. Bombay Times of India. If you would like to become a Lone Scout write for particulars to The Boy Scouts' Association, I/one Smut Bay Street Toronto 2. "LONE The Legislature In Brief In the first division of tho present session, the Henry Government wag unstained by a majority of seventy-six to nineteen In adopting tho Speech from the Throne. The division took! effectively afford a sufficient supply of water for various municipal purposes. Any municipality effected may appoint a commissioner mid live or more may petition for Incorporation to undertake the Investigation deemed necessary by the Government. This area covers t, \enly -six hundred square miles, effecting tlie counties of Grey, Iiiifferin, Wellington, Perth, \Vat-i '.oo, Halton. Oxford, llrant, Went worth, Norfolk and Haldimund. Modified Moratorium Hydro Prior to the vol.- liciiu; taken the throe leaders, Premier Henry, Mr. Sin- clair and Harry Nixon, Progressive leader, finished the. debate ou the Throne upeecli, which has been practi- place on the amendment of Premier 1 Koyal assent was given providing Henry moved to the amendment of \V. i for u modified moratorium on inort- K. N. Sinclair, Opposition Leader. Ihe gages. Hon. William Finlaysun, speak- Henry amer.dm.-ni pledging th" House '"8 lf > "Is bill appropriating five mil- to adhere to Hydro principles of power "OH dollars for Northern development, at i <.st, and expressing entire sup|M>rt indicated the Government will inlro- for the efficiency and integrity of the duce u very much reduced piogiHin for Ihi-t work during the present year. Ho also stated that work on the trails- to he Cunad.t highway ls not likely completed for many year-. Traffic Amendment! Hon. Leopold Macuulay aiti'mlmi-d cally entirely devoted to argument on ' amendments to the Highway Traffic Hydro. Premier Henry personally au-j Art compelling motor cars to be equip- sw. red the major criticism of the Op- I"' 1 ' witl1 lights, which on loads outside position, particularly from Dr. J. A. ' " { towns and qtles will illuminate the MiQuibban. Liberal Whip, the Premier "'aduay for a distance of two hundred contending that Dr. McQulbban's state- foot. Provision is also made to pro- infills were h.t,ed on inaccurate In for- . v<> nt trucks travelling on the highways una'ion in disciii.>lug power purchases, ;lt :l distance clo-er to eacii oilier than sale* of off-peak power and oilier :l hundred feet, and also cutting the Hydro roiiti , length of truck trains fmni sixty-five l ten ing to the riiarge of Dr. Me- '" (irty f '"'' Qullllmll. Ihllt Illele IS sufficient C11 ventlon was drawn up at Geneva un July 13, 1931, and was signed fur Canada by Dr. W. II. Itlddell. There were 5 Stales represented at the conference. Premier Bennett told the House, and of these 38 havo already signed the convention. The (^invention becomes operative 90 days after a total of :'"> states have adopted it, providing there Is includ- ed In that L'."> the leading powers of the. world. Few problems werw more important ; forty-five feet long and thirty-six feet Shanghai and the new capital would wide." said Professor Langdon. "It had a most elaborate water supply with a wonderful cir-ulatory system which supplied the pool with constant not be likely to assuage the wrath of the ordinary Chinese citizen. It would be all the more likely to make break his Jipanese torch and fresh water Just like our modern swim-; burn his cotton singlet. The process mlng baths. The pool was kept at the j "f occupving big Chine e cities, such required height with a gentle flow of , as Pelplng and the coast ports, could water constantly |>as*ing through It." , KO on without procuring a single order ^ I from the up-country districts. The Russians Head List as New Canadians In '31 I real China is not its coast and river I ports, but Its myriad t /nships and villages, it is a terrible impasse, this clash between Chinese national- lo the people an n whole than Hie j Montreal.- llus.sla sent the largest ism and Japanese industrial necessity regulation of narcotic truffle, said the | ,.,, of uew c iti ze ns to Canada in Hong Kong Press. Prime Minister. Under the. existing ,|,,. ns ,. al year 1931, according to nat- ( , - system Canada had experienced cnn- . ,, r alizntlon statistics given in a report slderable success in keeping down tlie ,, f ,|, e Department of State. Of 21,392' _ evil, but it had I u realized here, In ',, naturalized, 4.069 were Kus- tern of Kmpire bargaining Empire Bargaining. We cannot view this pr:>po~ed sys- wlthout will it 2.0G7 Italians, 2.0JS Anstrlans, 929 lead? Is it -lot likely to be provocative Serbians. 1\". G.-rmans and 669 Nor- of discord ruther than of satisfaction? "^lans. - To what extent can Great Britain af- Most of tho nationalities of the . ford to penalize the produce of for- world were represented. Cuba, Af- . eign countries in order to grant sub- common with the test of the world. si;ulSi j,5 22 Poles. 2,339 Americans, grave mis. ivinss. \\niith that no efficient control could be main- tained so long as legislation covered only tho distribution and so long as tho manufacturing countries remained outside of the. convention. Low Rates for Loans. Loan.s recently raised by the Muni- cipalities of Toronto and Montreal, and by the Province of New Bruns- wick, all of them sound and progres- sive parts of the Dominion of Canada, have been borrowed at a fixed rate of 5Vs per cent., 5?i per cent, and C per cent. Canadian securities are on sale in Jamaica, and securities of Canadian cities and provinces .vill and do find a market here. Jamaica is not ID a stronger financial position than the places we have mentioned; consequen- l' there are people he :.. who wonder why our Government should eipect to obtain loans at a lower rate of inter- est than is obtainable in Canada; but if the Government can get the money It needs at such lower rate of interest it is justified hi trying to do so. And it can. It cau bonow at 5 per cent. Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner. Canada's Export Trade. Canada is fifth In export trade, the only countries to exceed her being I ritain. the United States, Franc* aud Gerriany, in the order named. Canada seems to be more than hold Ing her own, In spite of the hard times cry of the pessimists. Durham Chronicle. cinal and scientific purposon. The ::!cat task was to bring Into the con- vention the countries which manufac- tured drills on a large scale. Thii was gradually being attained, and It I i/ed was country." recorded as having 'no stantial advantages to the Dominions? To what extent will the Dominions A Bub-committee (laiiyitiK was pa<it> at Niagara to look aftor lh told I hat tlie i, u inert of Ontario hail needs of Ont.-iiio. Premie, l|..,,rv l " lit live '"'"dred "' lif'.v-oile, thou- pointed out that even if Ontario was ""' " v " hl ">red :i " (1 '"""'y <lo<"- all the water ihe is '"' y "'"' " m ""< 11 Producing econd entitled to div, .. under treaty, ii "'' < ' r '' am ln l> """ 1 ' manufacture. would 1. i,, i ,,i of tin* volume re- qulied to keep the Niagara plants working to capacity all the time. TO keep tint plant* continuously ut ca- pacity would rei|iilu- u Ktondy conv.-i- Africans Developing Own Individuality London HOW native. Afi leans In Kenya Colony arc developing an I ml I- per ,,|. but under the treaty only v i'la"'y unknown among these priinl- four thousand live bundled llv " '""i i before the advent of the lll( . i British, was told in an official report .d hero recentlv. .h a n 9 e, ,n Mun.c.pil Act Individuals," the report laye "M rat changes were Introduced un- 1 longer accept a,s a matmr of course MM- Municipal Act by ir<m_Mr. j decisions of admlnistrntlvo oil! . >"on. Minister of I^inds and For- judgments of miiglstiates. hut are only i, . hlef a mom; th.-ni being n tern- .<, ,.,. a( |y to appeal nfuimtt either. borrowing iiy municipalities, Native councils have developed Mnwg rudmllMi In I.-KII! limit of per dlem| w |lt| of their own ami aie not in all * of the- elected representatives ot: cases easily persuaded io adopt tOWnffalp*, villages, counlles and cllies. .oiirses which appear to their ilMiiift of iinderonn liundrod thousand. Another aim-ill til' nt provides that the new t farmer*' dj Men Hhall not me in th.it nicy will lie louiiied In cal- the pupulatlon of coiintlen for i iilllllii- ioneis lo lie , V lietiofl- clal." Ivlm -at inn and religion an- oilier lie-Ids in which the African Is I.eirin nlng to think for himself, the icp.irl The new convi-ntion provides that ' |, al ,i stail aml tlie state of Mount L manufacture muxl he restricted to ( ,,.,_ Syrla> e;u . u U)St ;l slugl( . clt , _ ____ actual estimated requirements for jiie- , . , ( ..,, ia uB. Ono person natural- 1 consent to admit British manufactures to compete on easier terms with their protected industries? Will tlie sacrifice of fiscal freedom on r'ther side be In th long run a unifying or a dissever- ing Indue ice? The projected policy bristles with difficulties and dangers, which must become apparent w-hen the Ottawa Conference gets down to de- lulls. --Melbourne Australian. Toronto's Lawmakers. Members of Toronto City Council, by a vote of 26 lo 3, voted down a motion for a salary cut. So far we have not heard of any member of that -ot ncil that has censured (he '; :<l of Education for advocating a reduction of the salaries of Toronto i- .ichers. Cueslejr Knterprise. A Wise Measure. Hon. Hugli Guthrie. Minister Ot Snow After Rain. was a great satisfaction tor Canada. | f (jT1 ly for an hour, the snow's white magic. Touching the landscape, with Us cold caress, which was technically a "victim conn try" manufacturing no habit-forming drugs. A bill will be nece. ,uy to amend |;,.stores that era. beautiful and Ira-! Ihe Opium and Narcotic Drug Act gic, S. Africa and the Cold Standard. of 19'.".l, and notice of this bill is now Wnc|I ul , ,,,,,, coast Was s , m wil . j Tno dlffll . ulu ,, 9 of SoutM Afrk . a on|y on the order pap"i. applicants for tho post of office .my. He had a hoy in front of him ar.il \\a; ed heath-fowl; Trees, In tlm immobility of fear, derness. ; -how how impossible the whole mone- tary system of the world is becoming. The business man -uu i ttivi -win , Mushes now sijuat like crystal-feather- By means of artificial restrictions on exchange and the use of the gold out- put we have been able so far to main- tain our hold on the gold standard. ) Hut the price Is very heavy. Accord- ing to the. chairman of tho South Afri- can Wool and Mohair Association, a very small portion of the South nskinp him till manner of (niostinn-. l'ro/en at some strange, fierce, metal- "Now" went on the employer, "l';i looking for someone who must be ex-! ceptionnlly sharp and who must co-t | me very little." "Well" said (lie i.iiy, ' lie wolf-howl, Are graceful troops of silver-antler- i'i| ileer. "I reckon you'd bettu cud out fur -\ j - Kenneth \v. Porter in the New York African slip has been sold, and there lo'.rton." Times. lure snnu- l!.ooo | ):1 ],, s llt the coast ware- Justice, is introducing in House of Commons a an offence measure under making it the. "false pretences" section of the criminal code for issuing of a cheque dishon- ored by the bank for lack of funds, and given for goods obtained. This will effectively stop "rubber cheque- ing." Amhorstburg Echo. John Bull Leads. Although the agreement did not call for any payment until Aug. 28 the Hritish Government will at onca liquidate $150,000,000 of $200,000,004 loaned by 110 X'nited States banks. John Bull still maJntaius the speed leadership in the air, in the auto, in the locomotive, in the motor boat and in the liquidation of his debts. Brant ford Expositor. To Escape British Tariff hays. It add- that there Is a tet'.dcurv tin- i>iii IK>SO of decldliiK th<! represen talioii of ,onnt> councils j , ,,,., | ((11 (llo v ,,| Ml . , )f Aiilliorlly was also asked, In a bill. a-isl:, and the. wi-dom of state introduced by llic Hon. Mr. FlnlayHon, I control. to ' 'liMsh a loniml- ion to be known , <. .-. as the fJrand Hlver Conscrvnllon Com- Piofe^or Kin .1. -m . ,a\ . r*DOrl mi- FOR, for ths parpOM of4nvMtigal IMMIUI not irrite abonl . i.-m-,. unless Inj; and reporting upon Ihe carrying 'the) l.tlow what they are writing out of worK- 'iei- Sy Ihe (1,,-ind Itlvei. 1 ;i |,oiil. and we think the snme thlliR and Us tribiilaii . may he controlled ought to go for .dentists, too.- Nnsh- lu tlmu / flooil u."d conserved to uiora 4 iH,. iTi-na.i llaiuiei. i '-.led all day Smuiay, 1-Yhiuary I'S, unloadins t'urei.mi i^orchamlisc at (he London dui'ks in ' <l!l ' ' ! " ; '' 8tCp the. new duty imposed by tun National government. Tinned milk is bfh ls hurried a-lmie from a hurge. Britain Again Leads And here is Britain cutting her army, navy and air estimates. No matter what the l>Narmarapnt Con fort-nee does, Britain will be on the side of reduced armaments anywa.i. If all other nations had the same practical desire for peace, there would bo no need for disarmament confer euces. Ottawa Journal. Disregard Facts. Hon. Georm- x. Gordon, win charged that the honeymoon expen- ses of Premier Bennett's brother-in- law were paid out of the public treasury, made the excuse during tin- course ot his evidence, "I was trying to entertain an audience. " Far too many speakers have the habit of do- iuu this without the sll K htest reprmi tor lacts Branttord Expositor. Growth of Canada. During the last 10 years Caiiud* j imped her population from 8,788. t'OO to 10.::7l,000, an Increase of IS.Ot per cent. For purposes of comparlsov It is interesting to note that the growth of the I'niieil States from 192< to 19IIO was lli.t por cent. St. Catha Standard, A Suggestion. It miKlit be nows If Tommy Church, ' A Ml'., would say a good word foi any man still alive Woodstock Sea line! Review. < < I :