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Voice of the Press Canada. The Empire and The World at Large CANADA. Britiah Retort* Riady , The people of Uie Old Country con- iinuu to aet the world an admirable example of chwrfulr.ess under diffi- cultiea. They h ivt evidently rejolved to holiday at their seaside reports this •ea«on in grealer number* than ever. Thin much may be gathered from a •urvey made by The Times. Around the coast of Enifland new concert halls and movie theatres havo been built, and new swimir.iin; pools, ironi- enades, solariums and gardeni have been constructed. • It is notable that though so many of fhese'rcsorta are on the seashore and have good bathing U-achea, yet the artificial pool is jfiowing in popular- ity. At Hastiufirs a new bathin); pool for high diving and other aquatic gportj Vkill bo (iponed next month. The Bchcme, which includes terraces, a Bun -parlor and cafes, has cost £65,- 000. At Clacton the swimming pool has been enlarged and 3,000 seats {lavo been provided for spectators at nternational swimming events durinj? 'July, August and September. Brid- Jington has in hand a scheme for the demolition of old buildings, the con- struction of a Concert hall, bathing pool, etc., all to cost £150,000. Black- poo\, the Brighton of the north, is building newr in-door baths at a coat of £150,000, w^ith accommodation for aun-bathing.â€" Toro.ito Mail and Em- pire. Sure Cure. Some people; ) ecommend brandy for •easickncsa, but the iiurest cur* is port. â€" Regina I-eader-Post. Further Proof. Attributing much of the company's â- alej gain in 1932 to newspaper ad- yerti.Mng, Mr. B. I. Graves, general Bales manager of the Asociated Oil pompany of San Francisco, has an- nounced that hia firm will sjjend three-quarters of a million dollars for publicity in 1933. ( When a business is able to show a 10 per cent, gain in sales in a year like 1932, other businossTneti are nat- i*rally interested in reasons. Mr. Crave* has given the answer. V Many a business that went back In 1932 could have turned in the other ^rection by intelligent use of news- paper spi;ce. It is hard enough to â- ell goods in the face of coom petition In g'x>d times, without advertising; fy is next to Impossible to dispose of them advantageously in days of de- ^ession unless one has an attractive 'niessiage to put before the people .;^rough the greatest medium of them 'allâ€" the newspapers. â€" Border Cities Star. "It U I," A convention of Memphis school Ifceachers has resolved that the ex- pression "It is me," is to be pr»- erred to "It is I," and is good col- 0quial usage. For our part, on the rounds of both gramrrvar and eu- ^'lony, we prefer not to change "me" jito a first personal pronoun. The riptures do not err grammatically. Rid there the expression is assigTied to the Lord â€" "It is I, be not afraid."â€" yictori* Colonkt. Advancs In British Film*. British fllnrts are developing fast. floUj'wood'a proud dominance over the screens of the world is not only ^ing rivalled, but recent develop- ments in the English film industry ap- ]^r likely to threaten the leadership Of the United Sutos films. I Within the Empire British films are fast taking precedence over the Hol- lywood product and, perhaps grudg- ingly, recognition is being extended by United States theatres. Recently "Rome Expr«.'9s," a picture produced by the Gauniont-British Company, was played in Radio City and acclaimed by the New York critics as Iwing equal to the finest of HollywocKl filmH. That English financial inter- ests regard the pro.sjjects of British films in a high light in revealed by the fact that when the Gaumont Com- pany recently i.s.sued debentures to- tailing £55,000,000 the issue was sub- acribed in less than six hours. Otta- va .lournal. Talking AboutBirdt. A Ixmdon blni f;incii>r paid $1,000 recfi'lly for a canary. Vfji hciird of a millionaire v/ho »i.c« spent ii.i.OiM) for a lar^. -Ottawa Journal. Take This In Girl*. A young girl's charm is h<'r fr^.nh- Tvp.»«. If she ]>ersiKtA in continp her fs'e with powder and in smearing her lilr- with gooey, that freshne** van- ishes. The country girl prefers to resemble a flower rather thnn a chorus girl or a movie a<lr«'»g, and Ae pieveitts the deliciously fresh flower-lie look of the l)eautie» of th.v Vi'-'iirian era. - .Sherbrooke Record. THE EMPIRE. Happy Ending. 'Really "happy endings" are nut no f*»irfully comnwn in the news col umi.s that one can afford to over- look lhtf> rase of the two I'renrh quar- ry men «'ho were caught by a 'and- tHde near Rouen last Saturday. Hope of rescuing them had so far departed that tlie local authority had shown its sympathy by voting a sum to cover their funeral expenses but on Wed- nesday they weae dug out and not to*! badly hurt; in fact, tbey left hospital ye-sU-rday. Has the local authority put the funeral grant back in the municipuJ coffers? Not a bit of it! "The creilit ha* been voted,'' said the nmyor when he heard of the rPaiue, "so we will spend the money on a feast and reception for the two qur.r- rymen."- Manchester Guardian. Sticking To His Job. It is fortunate that the farmer Is too busy trying to rehabilitate himself â€" and, incidentally, the country â€" to have any time for idle babblings. While ho is engaged in a life-aiid- death' struggle ho has little time for talk. To carry on at all he must pay low wages, and even them his cm- jjloyees are usually more prosperjua than he is, for there are few fanrs nowadays returning their owners £100 a year. But he does carry on, he docs export his wheat, and he does help the country to meet its obliga- tions.â€" Melbourne Argus. Better Time* For British Guiana. To say that for British Guiana 1932 has been a year of prosperity would bo absurd there is the evidence before us of the uninterrupted fall of com- modity prices. But it canot be denied that during 1932 there appeared cer- tain possible indications that the businessmen of British Guiana face 19.33 with something more than mero pious hope. There is generally a quiet confidence strengthened by the knowl- edge that at the height of the storm the extra effort needed was not be- yond them and that, now there are signs of lightening clouds, they are in a reasonably satisfactory position to take advantage of the better weather. â€" British Guian* Commercial Re-v view. Latest Deck Sport Here la a man wlio won a shooting championship In mid-ocean. Purser R. M. WIna Is shown here In working form practicing the latest deck sport. Education in China. Two independent reports have been made recently upon the Chinese edu- cational system, one by a layman's commission from the United States sent to survey all phases of mission- ary work, and another by a com- mission of European educational ex- perts appointed by the Council of the League of Nations in response to a request from the Chinese Govern- ment. The American commission con- fined its studies largely to missionary schools, while the European experts surveyed only Chinese schools. But both groups agreed that "American- ization" of Chinese schools, mission- ary and public, has gone too far. As a result, .schools have been gradually .separated from the indigenous life of the people. Reforms are urged which will connect the schools more closely with the needs of the Chinese masses. â€"Hong Kong Press. Modern War. The sword, the bayonet, the rifle, the cannon are all anarchronisms and wall iioon only survive in a military Uttoo. The destruction they caused was local, and so the sentiments con- nected with them are out of date. In the war of the future destruction will be univoi-sal. Bacterial bombs as well as poison gas will "fall from the sky, the distinction between combatants and non-combatants will disappear, women and children will be as suit- able a target as men, and irt is not this or that king and country which will go down in the general catastro- phe, but tkll kings and all countries. War has moved from chivalry to chemicals, and unless we can get this into our heads we are doomed, kings included.- -E. M. Forster in The Spec- tator (London). War Debts. Everything point,'? to the wi.sdom of a settlement for a capital sum rather than for an annual payment. The ob- ligation will then ceaise to be an obli- gation from one govornment to anoth- er, and will become an obligation from a government to the private investor. Not until the delil is removed from the category of political into that of commercial pi-oblcms can the world have any se<'urity that the shadow of this controversy will not fall across the path of inlermilional relations, darkening counsel with mon<>t/)noii:i iwrversity. By a final capital pay- ment, (Ireat Britain, will recognize once ni<ire th« contractual validity of her present obligation.^, and by accept- ing such a settlement the United States will save the world from the confequciices, no letw unpleasant to her.nelf than to the <li'l)tor, of the only alternative -defauil. - f«(>uml Tablo- ( Ijonilon) . THE UNITED STATES One Small Letter. Wliitt this country iioed<i is more people to put "u" \n the "by." Buf- falo Courier-Express. Balto It Dead. Hftlti, load doK on the famous learn that brmight antitoxin (<• Nonv.- Ml 192,'>, is dfttd nf obi age. In the nrxl fra of d< bimkagfl they will write hi? bingraphy showing that ♦>ither he wr^'in't cm the team or c'se ho was (he s»\]y dn^ that sulked and nearly rulrw-d the exie<lilion. Ne.v York Times. Students Trade Eggs For Lunches at School A system of barter is in operation at Caroline High School, Denton, Maryland, where students trade eggs hroMfni from their homes on the farms for lunch and candy, receiving the equivalent of the market price for tl.em- At the close of each day Caro- line Redden, manager of the cafeteria, takes her eggs to market, in the old- fashioned way, to be exchanged for provisions for th next cafeteria meal, or for money, if that medium of ex- change is available. Eggs from certified and blood- tested flocks, which are in demand at local hatcheries at prices considerably above the normal market value, are eligible for bkrter at the cafeteria only on terms of equality with their more plebian contemporaries, no dis- tinction being made in the grade of the product. Since the purpose of the barter is to produce healthy childi'en, rather than healthy chicks, the scientifically hygienic eggs are usually lert to ful- fill their true missio/. in the scheme of existence, while the small, unassum- ing eggs, uncandled and unsung, are a'- la.sit coming in for their belated share of glory at the hands of the younger generation. .J. Evening Paper Proves Big Success in China Shanghai.â€" At tho end of its first year, Shanghai's Urst Chinese even- ing newspaper reports a phenomenal .success. Starting during the Slno- Japanese conllict at Slianghal as a two-sheet bulletin with a -circulation of a few thousands, U now claims a circulation of 53,477 copies dally, and an average edition of 20 pages. The Ta Wan Pao, or China Even- ing News, owes Its rapid success to a number of unusual characteristics, m the first place, it uses 'pal Hua," the language of the ordinary man on the street, instead of the "wen 11," or more formal language employed by most newspapers. Persons of meager f^ducation, who read with difficulty the long-established papers, .read the newpaper with ease. The Ta Wan Pao has introduced the American style of makeup Into the Chinese newspaper field, whore the British style predominates. The most important news U printed on Ui* front page, headings try to give the gist of each story, and the essen- tial facts are Included In the first paragraph. The managing editors haTS been educated lu the American JournallBtlc school. World Meet May Be Held Late in May London.â€" The World Economic Con- feren<'e which has beei. under discus- sion for several months may bo held late in May if tho preliminary work begun by Prime Mi-vister Ramsay MacDonald, and Norman H. Davis, American ambasador-at- largo, can be carried to a successful conclusion. Mr. Davis expressed this view after two lon;g conferences with the prime minister- He paid that he knew nothin? about reports that tho conference may be held at Wa.shington. He and Mr. MacDonald diid not even discuss such a ;;.xisibility. There is a gi-oat deal of preliminary work to be done, Mr. Davis explained, and those concerned with daii-.g it are goiP:g about their task earnestly. It is no longer thought necessary to give three months' notice before holding the world conferetnce. Six weeks prob- ably will be long enough. -_.> â€" _ U.S. Finds Plant Lice Spread Mosaic Disease Among Beans Washington. â€" Plant lice carry mos- aic disease of beans from one plant to another, Dr. W. J. Zaumeyer, of the United States Department of .Agriculture, bus found. Among the disease-carrying insects are the bean, peach, pea, cucumber, cabbage, pig- weed aphis. No other insets so far have been found capable of carrying the dis- ease. Dr. Zaumeyer convicted the plant Ice by feeding them on mosalc- Infosted beans for a day iad then transferring them to heathy bean plants, whIcJi they Infected. From Junk to Grand Tour London.â€" A 30-year-old single cylin- der automobile, rescued from a scrap heap and bought for 8a. 6d., left Eng- land recently on a trip to France, Italy, Tunis, Morocco, Tangiers and Spain. Mr. Will and Mr. Frank Cozzle, the brother drivers, slated that they were undertaking the tour to demonstrate the reliability of Brit- ish motorcars. Shakeup in Fascist Schools Rome â€" Fascist headquarters has ordered a weeding out of unirersity black shirt leaders who are not up in their studies, saying that only .students of "marked Intellectual and moral superiority" may hereafter lead school military groups. Scientists Study Antidote for, Carbon Mono:ade Poiconing A ciiMiUKm dyd, methylene blue, Is ' coming Into use as au antidote for carbon monoxide poi.soning, reports ' tho American (Chemical Society. This ' poisoning, it will be recallod, is real- ly a form of asphyxiation because the cirbon monoxide forms a very stable c,)mpound with tho hemoglobin of the blood. This hemoglobin cannot then pick up the oxygen and transfer It to tli« tUsue through the body. .Methylene blue is an indicator of oxidation reduction. As such It has tliH ability to take up or give off oxy- gen readily. It Is able to take the place of hemoglobin theoretically. Experiments on animals have demon- strated that It could perform this function If Injected into the blood stream. Only recently a serious ease of c.".rbon monoxide poisoning occur- rtMl in San t'ranclsco. Injection of fifty cubic centimeters of 1 per ont methylene blue in aqueous solution saved the patient. The dye carried oxygen throughout the body for a sutficient length of time to allow the hemoglobin-carbon monoxide' molecule to be broken up. The secret of the treatraeiit lies in prompt adminis- tration of the antidote and a liberal supply of oxygen for the victim. Swimming Sensafion South Australia Forms League to Censor Films Adelaide, S. Aust.â€" .\mong the ob- jects of the Good Films League, which the Council of Churches has decided to form, are unofficial cen- sorship, the commendation :of good films, their classification into those suitable for children, families and adults, and the advocacy of an ade- quate censorship of films and film posters. The council is representa- tive of practically all the churches in the State. The council is conducting an ac- tive propaganda against gambling and has Just drawn up a pledge which will be circulated throughout the State. This pledge asserts that "gambling is subversive to the moral, social and economic interests of tho community" ;and calls upon all to re- main and to use the utmost Influ- ence against It Comfort in New Shoes As Well as Lightness Paris. â€" Lower heels, more rounded toes, fitted instepj and narrow lasts mark the shoes for wear with the new Easter ensembles features in style shows here. Dark blue, grey and beige kid and antelope to match navy, grey and beige costumes shown by many de- signers are the favorite materials. Oxblood red is shown for the wo- nian who wunts something different, while black and brown are ready for the more conservative. "Comfort and lightness are the rule," says one shoe designer. Son of Gandhi in Jail Calcutta, India. â€" M. S. Aney, act- ing president of the Nationalist Con- gress, and 50 other congress members, including Ram Das Gandhi, son of Mahatma Gai.dhi, were arrested last week in connection with a session of the organization, which had been banned. Ram Das Gandhi, like his father and mother, has been frequently jail- e<l for Nationalist activities including the disobedience campaigt. against goverrmienit ordinances. Ho was sen- tenced to 18 months imprisonment at hard labor in 1932. .J- Daily Dip in Ocean Part of Prison Life Halifax. â€" A daily dip in the ocean ib part of the routine of prisoners housed in the Inverness counity jail during the summer months, the legis- lature learned with the tabling ot an annual report of Dr. T. Ives Byrne, ii.spector of penal and humane instd- tutioas. Liner Capsizes in Port "''f~^.f ('â- '.v* >. -:i!'^2f:;^^!^^^''?'5^i5^^*----' Jack Medica of Washington Athletic club swimming team, is Seattle's latest aquatic star. H» recently broke the 400 metre, 400- yard and 300-metre world'* marks. i.inor llst.s and sinks nt pier . . . one man miss I in?. .\ view of tho American mall liner. President :..'.llson, after ; he lilted to (â- n;> ."lilc wliile in repair doiK at Seatll?. With three plates removed from iirr side, ehe sud.1. nly listed. Danugc* may exceed $2<i0,nO0. * Paris Plans Offensive Against African Rebeli Marrakesh, Morocco. â€" Stung by thi most serious military defeat in Africa since 1926, the French command U making doubly efficient preparatioai tor the spring offensive against th« native rebels. The defeat, which for a time threat ened to undo the work ot lonj months, occurred in February. Al- though the Ministry of War ofliclally has denied that French troops su£fe^ od a defeat, other sources have con- firmed details ot the catastrophic bat Ue. Eleven oflicers were killed, sU were seriously wounded, about thirty non-commissioned officers were kill- ed, or gravely injured, and scorei ot men were wiped out by the na- tive attack. The engagement occur- red in the DJebel Sarro Range. According to the BYench plan, south; em natives must be conquered bft fore the "big push" can be staged against the main rebel army in th« High Atlas Mountains. This cam- paign, which is expected to las! throughout the summer, will be I miniature Alpine war In character. The DJebel Sarro defeat was thi most serious since July 14, 1924, when the rebel counter-offensive la the North cost the French twenty-six officers In one day. The battle represents the moal serious loss ot man power since th« wiping out ot a French â- native bat talion at Altyakub in 1929. * Fall of Persian Dynasty Attributed to Polygamj Teherann, Persia. â€" Polygamy waa responsible for the decline and tad ot the Kadjar dynasty which fol mora than 150 years, until its dl* placement by Riza Khan Pahlevi ii 1925, ruled over Persia. This is tho opinion of a mj^mbM ot the fallen dynasty. Prince AmU Esmail Malek Mansour Kadjar. Th» last ot the shahs ot his family wai young Ahmad Sultan, his first cou- sin, and the last ot the great Kadju rulers was his grandfather, Muxuk far ud Din Shah- "Polygamy sapped the wealth and the strength ot my family." Prlnc« Ecmall said. "The immense num- ber of children kept dividing oul property and crumbling our power, My great-great-grandfather had about 120 sons, I think, and several hunderd daughters." Rome Soon to Start Work on New Prisoni In a short time work will be start- ed on the new prisons in Homo to roplacp the old ones which for many years have stood in the thickly. pop- ulated neighborhood on the I.ungara, one for men and the oilier for wo- mou. The new buildings, writea the Rome corresjxmdent vf "The Iion-^ don Sunday Observer," will occupy tho site of one of the old forts os tho northern outskirts ot Rome, which are uow^ useless for defenss. Light and air there will be is plenty. The inmates will havn a lib- rary, chapel, school and lecture hall, the last two heiiii; large enough to accommdate 25 per cent, of the total number of prisoners. Trainin.g for Juvenile offenders will be provided o« mod»»rn lines .\.^ soon as the> now prisons art ready and the old ones evacuated th» disused building.* will be raxed. There is a plan for converting the sites into public sardenR for the u.W and enjoyment of the po.ir people wlw inhabit the neighborhood.