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* Voice of the Press s Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA. Th« New Y*ar Honour* Th« premonition of Sir Lilt G«orgv Perloy in the Or<l«i of St. Michtftl «ru] St Goorg« follows naturally 'jptTi the high esteem he wx>n in Lon- don aa Hi^i Commisaioner, whero he ^ined hosts of friends and did yeo- m&n servioe for his countt^. He is titill a perHon* errata in the ('apitat of fhe Empire, and it is entirely lof^cal that the fountain of honour .should de- :iire to mark its pleasure at his con- tinued senicea since he left its im- luodiate vicinity. Sir 0<>org» has al- ways worn hia honors witli dignity *.i>d modesty, admirably assisted by T-ady Perley. â€" Montiesl Dairy .''tar. Sign of the Timea It Is rather surprising; to not« in «Ji oflVrli'. report that the l<^adinc caus« o( death in the United .SUkt«c> lirmy for sixteen out of twenty years â-  â€" excluding the war i)eriod â€" was sul- fide. In th« other four years tuber- culosis held flrst plaoe. Last year both gave place to autonnobile acci- ^nts which is, perhaps, a sign of the times. â€" Kingston Whig-Standard Canadian Lumber In Britain. The conquest of this desirable mar- ket cannot be achieved w-ithout an inergetic and determined eiTort, as in- deed must be made in every important expansion in the field of international "jSommerce. Most important of all, our ]}Toducers must pay scrupulous Attention to the demands of British Importers, even when the onily justi- fication of thoise demands is an an- ient tradition. We cannot stand lide with out arms folded and wait >r the oTxiera to come in : we must after them in an agg:res.<tive man- lit-T. British Columbia did not wait for Ottawa agreements to start work- ing i^th this end in view, and hii efforts have not l)een destitute of re- sults, B« the great popularity of SDfkUglaa fir in England for the laat ^n years provee. â€" I^a Patrie, Mont- Weal. Need Organized Effort. One would think that if it is gov- rninenit policy to encourage nur- loses from British sources some ought to be carried out to edu- te Canadians to the new sourcea of pply. The Samia paper says that haa nB\'«r seen an advertisement in 'anadian nerwspapers indicatit^ a ritish aoUTCo of oranges. If it were matter of private busdnesa some ffort would be made to show how the feople could secure their surplus torn the desired origin. As a con- ras* there is the success of the Oall- [>rnia citrus fruit interest who trough newspaper advertising have educated a clientele in Canada that bey demand a certain brand of Cali- c>mia orange and are unwilling to iccept any other, regardless of its rigin. It ia an outstanding example f advertising that ought t» be fol- owed in other quarters where there 1 a worthwhile market to be won. â€" rockviUe Recorder and Times. ? , vjrr* kcitrni BdT Caus« of Qray Hair Grey hair, according to the British "entirt, is caused by a germ. We ^a to Mack to the theory of hiffh From tJie Calgary Daily Her- LltMrty Some of our correspondents who at- kck lam of tiifl land, because they So not ault their mentalities, forget i true n»\iUn« erf liberty As Mon- aquieu wrote: "Liberty ia the right jj do what tlvB laws allow; and if a pitlsen eouM do what thor forbid, It would be no langer liberty, because Khcrs would have t*ve same powers.â€" »*rom the Victoria Colonist. THE EMPIRE. Aerial Bombing. I& an ordinary Internatlooial Quarxel here must always be some doubte u 3 which Stat* was the ttggreaaoT, and rom which state the real provocation ^grinally came. There would b« no Ipich difficulty of definition about the Wse of aerial bombs. A nation em- •V'ying them, if they had been oon- •^^mnod by international asreement to inic with th* bomh of the anarchtat B a dasitAnUy and lUec&l weBjon, rould ipso facto conetitutw in«elf an ^tcast.â€" London Times, War Debta. Aiiieiica is beginning to perceive ^at there must be great changea in jei relaUona with Europ©, just aa fU.«d7 there are ijreat ohangea ii "le iTlatioins of one part of Europe to ^-.oihor. Events are moving rapidly, "id they mint move in the Dnitld ates M vt-ell as elsewhere. -.Tr.maica â- <>aner. The Right Kind ef R«<latien. i» it hu ye* bo be proved that sup- \i\^ of freah money are reaftf tiie kxre for depresaion, becauaa depret- |on has been caused, not by lack ct ' oney, but by lack of conf)d«nc«^ iiich make* people, especially in Pianoe and America, afraid to use it lending and spending it. There is ^ Bl'ii e money in the world now than 't'».-.v hu ever been befoi^, and ;''ricee have only fallen because thu n 3ney is not being turned over. If we could get an agreement on diNarm- ament aitd on wa/ debts, and real peace between France and Gi.i'many, and a general lowering of tariffs, we should have the right kind of Refla- tion, through a stream of nion^ry com- ing out of hoai^ into markets and quickly absorbing surplus sUcks of good.s.â€" Hartley Wltliens In Kverj'- man (I/ondon). Ocvll'a Island and Trinidad. Fled convicts from French Guiana who have succeeded in reaching Trini- dad wltliln recent history, now total 100 or more. The position here i.s an unsatisfactory one. Wo cannot send back the men to whence thuy came, unless formalities are strictly com- plied with, and since tlie recent deci- sion of the Privi- Council the posi- tion seems to be that the Frsnch Government do not trouble to waste further effort to claim back escaped men. It ia sufficient for the Caj'enna authorities that they should not re- turn to France. Trinidad is, there- fore, faced with the problem of either hsiTbouring them or allowing them to continue their journey. â€" Trinidad Guardian. The Anglo-Parelan Dispute The whole situation haa changed since the concesdon was made. No ono in those days irnag-inod :; situa- tion in which the Company would be- come part of a world oil combine de- liberately restricting oil producrtio7i. There ia point in the Shah's conten- tion that the oilfield is not being fully exploited. In any case, if all the Shah wants Is a revision of the terms ot the concession, he is entitled to state bis case, aiid it ia well for us to cdmit this right at a time when al- most every nation, including Great Britain, is discussliLg in terms of varjing propriety the desirability of repudiating or re^•ising old contracts. â€" New Statesman and Nation (Ix)n- don>. Indian Trade Improvement. That the increase in India's Cus- toms revemie for the first seven months of the current financial year shoruld be nearly three times the in- crease that the Finiance Department estimatod for the whole year is a very welcome announcement in these days of trade depression. The cotton croi> ia big;g^eT, and already bookin^rs for^ ward for riiipment are encouraging. Some trade authorities think that there will be at least 40 per cent, in- crease in th« export of cotton thU season. The sibort cotton crop last season had a serious effect on rail- way revomies and upon those of the Port of Bombay; the providence of natnra this year wiill therefore, be vary welcome. â€" Bombay Times Of In- dia. The Purchasing Power of the Maaaea Under our present system, produc- tion ia proportionate in the main to conBumptto, and consumption de- pends upon tlie volume of purchasing power received by the public. The working riliiBMn at present provifia the chief market for the sale of goods. By reducing the volume of wages we reduce the demand for goods and therefore the opportunities for em- pVyyment. Even during prosperous tinMB in Great Britain the amount of mor.ey distributed in the form of wmges, salaries and dividends is aruf- ficlent to purchase tihe goods produced during the same period, even if of- fered at coat prices. Hence the neces- sity for foreign markets. But since this ooi.dition is becomingr common to all industrial nations, and since the world's marketo are being contracted by restricted supplies of currency, it Is not difficult to foretell the debacle which must ensue if the present mad poUcy of aoarce-dear-money ia pur- sued.â€" Arthur Kltson In the National Review (Txmdon). AMERICAN The Way Out of the Morats. Simple charity is obviously not enough. Remembrance of the forgot- ten men and women is not tnough Generosity in sharing is not cmoug'i. These are all indispernsable. But they are not enough. The greater need is for wisdom in ffovemment and in public life, a wis- dom which is attainable only by a will to listen, a will to abate preju- dioe ,a will t».find common ground.<t of undierstanding, an objective .tnd dis- lnteT«Bted view of affairs. Wo live in a world whicli is suffer- ing not from tte scarcity of nature, but from our own lack of the knowl- edge and discipline necessary U> man- age it. Therefore, no charity and no benevolence is complete which ia not •eoampanied by an unremitting ef- fort to Isam the difficult art of self- ffoTmnRNOt in a world where it is now poaaible for aVI men to be aeciue and wttll provided for.â€" Walte- Lippoi- nuuin In N.Y. Herald-Tribune). ^ To de»pUe tlieory in lo have the excessively vain pretension to do without knowing what one does, and to speak nithuut knr>wiiie nhal one says FontPnelle, BriUin*> Leading Air Birds On Holidaj After receiving the plaudits of I^ndon crowds, Amy Johnson, England's ou.atandlng avlatrix, back home from Cape Town, decided to rest. Here we see the two air birds, afr. and Mrs. J. A. Molllson as they Uke It slow and easy at St. Morlti, Swltierlatd. ^ Canada Likely to Enter Team in Davis Cup Tennis Toronto.â€" CSamett Meldrum, presi- dent of the Canadian I^awn Tennis As- sociation, has declared Canada will enter a team In the North American Bone of Davis Cup tennto competition If satisfactory players can l>e found. Meldrum said he understood the four players who represented Canada last yearâ€" Dr. Jack Wright, Marcell RalnvlUe, Gilbert Nunns l ^d Walter Martinâ€" all would be available again and In that case Canada surely would challenKe. The United Stales and Cuba pre- vlotwly had entered in the North Am- erican zone. Mexico and Australia al- so played In that division la.st year. Prince of Wales Likens Unemployment to War liondon. â€" The Prinoe of Wales in a ixjcent speech asserted that the un- employment crisis was "Hke the World War," and constituted a na- tional emergency requiring the volun- tary service of every citizen. Tho Prince's address was the first of a series of so-called "S.O.S. speech- es," to be broadcast every Friday evening in an effort to interest people of Great Britain in cooperating with the unemployed by helping organize and equip recreational and instruc- tiooal physical training centres. In this manner, the heir to the , British throne said, "we may wrest something positive and good ont of this great evlL" He stressed the urg- ent necessity of protecting the unem- ployed from physical and mental de- borioration. O Smoke of Soft Coal Partly Cause of Flu? Delaware, O. â€" Aggravating sniff- ing, suggests Dr. illiam A. Manuel, may not be due entirely to the wea- ther â€" perhaps it's simply coal smoke. Fu les from the burning oif soft coal, the Ohio Wesleyan University chemistry professor said, may be re- sponsilbe in part for widespread out- breaks of colds and influenza. These maladiea, he exidained, "are aided by sulphuric aoid and other ir- ritating vapors in the atmosphere." Muuolini Orders "War" On Paris Dressmakers Rome. â€" Premier Benito HuaK>lini has given orders for a dressmakers' war against Paris. He asserted inde- pendence of French fashion dictates la a necessary part of Faselsm's rise to domination in Europe. Italian wo- men, he said, should follow the ex- ampla of the men, who have received domaitic dress modeils with wide fa- vor. Turin has been made headquar- lari for organization of an Italian school of women's wear. He Who Scorns Cupid New York.â€" The lad who scorns the and poo-poohs cupid may really be covering up---down deep he may be worried because he thinks he has no sex appeal. So indicates Prof. Good- win Wataon, who ruTsa a consultation centra fo^ emotional maladjia^ents at teachers coUsge, he said. "We have numy cases of men who feel they have no penwaality or that they caaH attract the opposite sex. Then the man makes believe he isn't interested that he is above be- ing silly." â€" I ♦- Italy to Promote nying by Glkler Rome. ^A national orgatuaatioo to promote glider flying with hesdquar- t«rs in each of th* 90 odd provinrM in Italy, has been formed by an agree- I msnt between the Young Fasdsts of • Cx>mbat and the Royal Aero Club. The ! Yoiuig Fasciste are those between the ages of 18 and 21. The Aii- Ministry ' is backing the movement. Italy to Raise U-Boats Reich Sank at War's £nd Pola, Italy. â€" Fifteen submarines sunk by the Germans when the armis- tice was announced will be raised by the Artiglio salvage crew as soon as they finish recovering millions in grid from the hold of the Egypt, c .' Brest. The underwater craft lie between Punta Cristo and Punta Penedo. They were brought overland from Germany in sections and assembled here when this port belonged to Austria-Hun- gary. They sank dozens of Italian and other allied nverchant ships before their own time came. Their whole- sale sinking followed immediately after the "suicide" of the Gernvan battle fleet at Scapa Flow. i» New Plant Opened at Falls by Canadian Carborundum Niagara Falls, Ont. â€" Canadian Car- borundum officials last week formally opened the new quarter-million-dollar plant which has been completed here. In an address at the opening, Frank J. Tone, president of the company, expressed the view that construction at this time is eloquent testimony to the faith of the company in the indus- trial future of Canada. The newest machinery and equipment have been insteUed, most of it manufactured in Canada. With the new addition here, the investment of the company in Canada has reached $1,250,000. 9 London Philharmonic To Play in Copenhagen Negotiations are proceeing with a view to the appearance of the orches- tra recently organized by Sir Thomas Beecham, the London Philharmonic, to give two or thre concerts in C<^>- enhagen. It is many yeans since an English orchestra was heard on the Continent. It will be recalled that an all- British ballet was presented in Copenhagen a few weeks ago, and the King and Queen of Denmark attended two of its performances. O ^ Earthquake Registered At Dominion Observatory Ottawa. â€" An earthquake of moder- ate intensity was registered at the Dominion Observatory on Jan. Srd. Preliminary tremors arrived at ll.OTJe E. S. T. The distance to the epicentre was 2,930 miles. The tiina at the origin was approximataly 10.59.80 p.m. The record continued for IH hours. Italy Reduces Cost of Services $9,000,000 Slashed Frcm Old ControversT Revived in England Whether Tonsils Should b."^ Removed or Not â€" An Open Question The riddle of the tonsilsâ€" whet:i?r a iierson Is Ueuered In heallh and comfort by the removal of his or he>- toiisil.s has been stirred up afresh by Sir Oorge Newman, Chief Medical Oflloer of the British iioard of Kduca- tlon, warning the public that too many operations for the rernoral of ton'jils are heiiiK performed in Englaod. Sir George'.s statement has result- ed lu th*» re<ipening of a very old con- troversy. He states that nowadays this oiwsration 1» performed on about half of the childrea of n'ell to do par- ents In Kngland. This i.s ono of the questlou.i ol whlc'.i doctors differ. In the first place nobody kno-»s exactly what ilw tonsils are for. Some authorities be lieve tliey protect the body cgainsl dlseaso. Others think they may hav« be»n useful to our ancfwtors. biU tan- not be useful no-v, and may hf dan- gerous.. Ugiy-looking tonsils can sometimes bo cured by attending to thf- die! and general health. It Is equally clear that a clean surgical removal of thesft masses of Infected tissue of- ten works a miracle on an alltng child, or even adult. A largo proportion of the operatious are now done with the object ef pre venting Ill-health, but It Is becoming Increasingly doubtful whether this hope has any justiScation. The best medical opinion is at pre- sent In fa /or of reserving the cpersr tlon for cases In which the t<;n.=ilt can be shown to be doing hari io tU< rest of tbe bod/. *â€" Army. Navy and Air Appropriations Kome. â€" Ttwenty-niae million dollars are slashed from Italy's war, navy and; air service expenses iu a provisional , budget for the fiscal year beglnnluej July, now being studied by the Coun- cil of ministers. Increases over the present year's | expenditures are contemplated for; the department of education, agricul-j ture and public works. The preea| points to this fact as proof that the cuts in war costs are not a forced eco- nomy move. The principal reduction applies to the navy, which. If the council ap- prorea, will be forced to got along with approximately 12 per cent, less than tbe amount available for this year. Cuts la the army allowance total 11^ per cent, of the present budget. The air seirlce would be cut least of all, a reduction of a little lees than eight per cent, being propoeed. For all three divisions the total aocpendltures would be »233,800,OO0. Tons ctf Salmon and Crab Sent &igland from Russia London. â€" Seven thousand tons of salmon and crab, canned in Kamchat ka, Siberia, are being unloaded by lighters from a British ship now ly- ing in the Thames off Greenwich, ac- cording to the Daily Express. The Express announces there is an- other 20,000-ton shipment of the same produce on the way over. The wooden boxes in which the cans of fish are packed indicate flussia as the country of origin, but the plain, brown painted cans themselves are steted to bear no lahris. -*- Strawberries in January Is Reported by Ottawa Ottawa. â€" Continued extraordinary instances of Ottawa's mild wii^ter were reported last week by a resident of a neaatem suburb, who deolardd that he bad picked ripe strawberries growing in his garden. Near the strawberry patch, the same citizen re- ported, h« noticed a number of dand*- Hon bloosoma. The weather has beta ezcepUooally mild and sunny. Is This Romance On Again? Doctor Mends Heart Of Wounded Youtk St. Christopher, B.W.I.â€" -Thj cast of a 17-year-old boy, lying pukdess from a knife wound that puncturec the lining of hif? h^art, and who nev- erth'.Ieis was saved by Dr. J. S. Cra- r Oil-, of Cunningham Hospital h?re waj revealed in a trial befo.-e Justi« R -. The surgeon was forced to bine the patient's l>ody tc retain v.-ha: blood was left. He theii hastily oper- atetl, without anaesthetic and mended the heart. The case appeared hope kis, but the doctor subsequently pro- nounced the F«tier.t well, "thougl likely to suffer from the wound ir later life." St. Christopher is a smal! i ' '.nd bettw known as St. Kitts. â€" O Ambassador Rides to Ceylot With Annual Maldive Tribute Colombo, Jan. 7. â€" One jf th-s oduesi monarchies in the world â€" the Maldivt Islands^ â€" -has just paid its annua' tribute of fish, sweetmeats, carpet* and ma.s to the Governor of Ceylon The tribute usually is carried in pic turesque procession, but this year tbt Maldivian Ambassador motored tc the official residence. Legends say that the thirteen Mal- dive Isliar^ds are mountain peaiis of * continent that or.ce linked India and Cejrlon. O Maritimer Gives View Of Way to Prosperity Halifax. â€" Here's Dr. Richard Hamer's recipe for better times In Eastern Canada: Take Canadian shoes (any quan tity) and exchange them for Russian crude oil. Reflne the oil at Montreal an4 aend tho gasoline to the Maritime Provinces in exchange for fish. By such a plan, saya Dr. Hamer the Domlnton Government could as alst the fishermen and flah dealers ol tbe Maritime Provinces, the shoe fae tory workers and employes of oil re fineries. Ha says the Russians need th« shoes, the fishermen need the gaao Ibia and the industrial workers nee4 both tbe work and Maritime fish. Dr. Hamer formerly was secretary- treasurer of the United Maritime Flahermen. Budd..- Rogers acd Mary Brian think Kate Smith a big success and wpro right there whs-n a dinner w«s glveQ In her honor by Holly- wood notablM. Lrnidon - Brighton New Railway Open London. â€" The Lord Mayor <A London and other dignitaries of cit| and stete travelled over 62 miles ot new tracking of the Southern RaQ- way to Brighton and Worthing, oa December 30th, thus Inaugurating th4 longest electric powered stretch U Britein. The work has been two years in completion and now makes Brightoa even more a suburb of London than before. The j«nmey takes 50 rain- iitea from the metropolia to the favor- ite watering place on the Englisl Channel. This time is just six houn shorter than the first steam coacl took to cover the sante ground. Sokfiers Warn <rf Locust* Madrid. â€" The locuate eat banana* la the Canary Islands. This fact oane to tragic atteotioa when tha Governor of the istends stationed ti officer and fifty soldiers on the coai< to signal the approach of ckods el kicust.'t and ordered tim agricultural ofBcia's to wage war on the pesbs. TlM locusts are proceeding through ths island.* (ie:»troying everything befori them 4 -»â- ??• mm