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Voice of the Press Canada. The Empire and Thu World at Large CANADA The Ptrfect Policeman Nobody could look ordinarily (julto so wise as a iiollcemaii on hU beat, rllher In London or WInnlpeB, and at the same time not know anytliliiR. Ha Is at least a tradition and has inherit- ed tlio essence of a principle un- cbangfd since he was oriKluated by I'wpI 104 years ago. Ho is the admir- able policeman in whom old ladies Im- pose their trust and for whom citizens arn willing to be taxed. Ho la the princely, garnatuan fellow with a lot of leisure on his hands and not much else on hii mind. Ho Is often a good iport, and the citizens ho may have to arrest feel more like standing him a beer than be feels like placing the cuffs on their wrists. He softens the rigidity of the law with human tolera- tion, and only pinches you when ha can almost make you believe the In- tractlon of your liberty la more for your own good than needed for the preser- ration of th» peace. He has no pre- tense about being a criminologist, but Is ashamed not to know what goes on on his beat. â€" Winnipeg Free Press. Two Famous Skippers It Depend* When a man asks for advice he hopes It will agree with his own opinion, pre- riously formed. If It doesn't it's not 10 good.â€" Quebec Chronicle Telegraph. 128 Varieties Canadian hardwoods, of which tliis iouthweat portion of Ontario form- erly\ possessed the richest reserves, embrace more than 125 species. The leading ones In the Dominion are birch, maple and basswood, the term hardwood being used as generally equivalent to deciduous or broad- leaved trees. Elm, beech, ash, oak, butternut, chestnut, hickory, cherry, black walnut, tulip, black gum, red alder, sycamore and sassafras are all valuable woods and are still sawn for lumber in Canada, but the supply has dwindled to small proportions. Sott- rouils, or conifers, number some 31 species, but form about 80 per cent, of Canadian forests and 95 per cent, of the annual cut of lumber. The total stand of timber In Canada was estimated in 1931 to be appro.ximatcly 21},'I77 million cubic lc:t, of which 10",C3G million cubic feet wore of coni- ferous species and •16,841 million cubic leet of broad-leaved species, or hard- Roods. â€" London Free Press. venture. They are to play for the Bri- tish classic, the amateur championship of the Urltlsh Isles. They will meet the leading golf stars of the world. Canada could not have two finer re- presentatives. They are not only splendid golfers and outstanding ath- lete.", but they are real sportsmen in the finest sense of the word. They are youth* who are imbued with the best Ideals of sport. Win or lose they win acQult themselves wth honor to their native land. The best wishes, not only of all Lon- doners, but of all Canadians, go with them In their quest across the waters. â€"London Free Press, stage and screen, but you would find little evidence of that in looking at what stage and screen generally have to offer. Yet, oddly enough, the great- est combined stage and screen success of our time Is a play about England and the Knglish, "Cavalcade," which la essentially no more than a few snap- shots culled from 30 Knglish years. The world wants to know what kind of country and what manner of people it is that has survived such tremend- ous buffets and blows, and solves problem after problem almost as it we i)osse.ssed some secret magic. There is no magic In the process. The successes of England are won in the field of character, and it Is In the Eng- lish character and in Knglish settings that stago and screen impresarios should look for inspiration. ' Kngland will not fall them. We are writing not only of good patrlotsm. but of good business.â€" The Era (I^ondon). Bridge News N'ow they are making contract Iridge a matter of nice mathematical calculations, with logarithms thrown In. In view of this, what is to bccorao of those lively and garrulous players who cannot remember what trump Is'? -â€"Toronto Globe. New Type of Church Building An unusual plan has been adopted Jur the now church at the Milber Houa- Ing Estate, near Newton Abbot, De- vonshire, Eng. It s a complete depar- ture from the Itasilican and cruciform lyjjos, to one or other of which most fluirches In Christendom belong, for liiere'are three naves. These naves converge into a hexag- onal central space, on the far (or eastern) side of which there is an ap- lidal sanctuary. The alter thus forms the focus point of each nave and is in full view from all the seats In the cliurch. The three naves are not un- duly Isolated from one another, for there are open double arcades be- Iweou them, allowing a view right »cros8 the church. Its arrauKi'mcnt brings the congregation near«T the luMctuary and altar, and makes the choir much more part of the congre- tation and tho congregation part of the choir. In spite of the strangeness the plan bns been approved by both the Ex<!tor Diocesan Advisory Hoard and the Ec- tleslastbal Commissioners. Tho new church will be an added attraction to Newton Abbot, which numliirs among Its buildings the tower of Ht. Leon- »rd's Church, near which William of Orange's first proclamation was read In inss. â€"Toronto Mall and Empire. Easy An intricate Jig saw puzzle nf many pli'ces may be made by dropping the aand-palnf'd dish that Aunt Em gave rou as a \\'iMlding present.- Hamlllon Bpectator. The Beginning of the End Though it ma> nut appear so to tviy observer, there is neviTthi'less (•V. ry sign that the dcprcssiiin lias pnwerl lis niost a< ute phase and (hat Bionomic life Is on the path of con- niltsi ence. This is brought out liy the tiu-unraBing lone of the offlclal re- prtrl.t on the prfigress of Iiusiniss in Canada and tlie Cnlted States. Marked signs of lmprovcm<'nl can hi' seen In commerce and Industry. The condi- tion of markets Is b 'Iter, employment is gradually Imreaslng, and trade ahowB better figures than last year. â€" f.H I'lHsoe, Montreal. Revolvers For All Fundamental differences between tlie attitude of this country and that of tile United States seem to bo im- plied in a new suggestion for dealing with the problem of the gang gunman. In this country the deal Is to limit, and, it possible, to eliminate, tho iium- Ijor of i)rivate citizens who are in pos- 1 session of those firearms whoso only real purpose is to serve as weapons of offence. But In the United States, where over 10,000 people are said to be killed every year, exactly tho op- posite system Is now advised. Colonel Ooddard, who Is rather oddly des- cribed as "professor of political science at North-Westorn University, Chicago," and "arms and ammunition expert," recommends that every good American citizen should be equipped with a revolver and told to act as his iiwn policeman In a great national campaign against "gunmen and hood- lums." It would bo fiatly contrary to tlie Knglish tradition to encourage pri- vate citizens to believe that they must look to their own protection. Tlmt Is tlie liusinesH of the police, who in most cases heartily resent the' slur on their own eindc-ncy which is implied in any suggestion that a citizen needs a re- volver in order to protect his own life or property. â€" Manchester Guardian. Governments and Shipping Tlie sale of the reninaiU of the Com- monwealth line of ships for .CaOO.oOO to a new company to be called the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line, Limitfd, concludes a melancholy ex- -periment In Ciovernment intervention in trading. There was, perhaps, a show of justification for Mr. Hughes' bold venture In 1016, when he bought 15 vessels for £2.050,000, because at that tlm<- thero was a danger of Aus- tralia being deprived of shipping fa- cillttes for the movement of our pro- duce to Europe, owing to. the shortage of tonnage produced by tlie reqiiiro- ineiils of (lie war and tho losses from Cicrniiiii submarines. Hut tiiero was no Jii>ti(li:atio:i for continuing the lino and liuyiiig more ships after tho war; and. as Iho Purllamentury Comniil'tee of liKiuiry reported, shipowiiing was •'a task wliich the world's exiierienco has proved Is bcy<ind tlie power of any Government to carry out elUcieiit- ly."-- .Mclhourne Australasian. Toronto Man Is Chosen By B.B.C. Warden Bickersteth Reported New British Radio Pro- gram Chief London. â€" J. B. Bickerste'.h, war<2«n of Hart House, University gf Toronto, has been chosen by th« British Broad- casting Corporation as it« new pro- gram chief and an invitation sent him to assume the administrative end of this department of the newly-orgran- izcd corporation, the Daily Herald .aid Saturday. The newspaper says Mr. Bickersteth will leave shortly for Enjjland, sailing from New York on t'.ie Olympic. APPOINTED IN 192L J. Burgon Bickersteth assumed his duties as warden of Hart House in September, 1921. He came to To- ronto from the University of Alberta, where he had been on the staff for two years. He spent four years in France, win- ning the Military Cross and bar dur- ing the retreat of March, 1918. In addition to the book on Canada, Mr. Bickersteth has written a history €i the Sixth Cavalry Brigade for which I>ord Haig wrote a preface. He has always been interested in branches of athletics, particularly as- sociation footbalL having captained the Oxford soccer team in his under- graduate days. Jobs For Wom«t A Show B|g Cain In British Isles Prospeiity in Industries Res- ponsible â€" Not Caused By Replacing Men Ixmdun. â€" In.iured men in employ, ment in Great Britain decreased bj 55,740, . while women increased bj 314,270 in 10 years frcat 1923, it it shown in the latest report of th« Charity Organization Society. This is not directly due to women replacing men in industry, it is expUined in th« report, but owing to the work in which women are employed prosper- ing while industries employing men have declined. In the recession years 1929-32 men to the extent of 11.1 per cent, lost their employment, it is stated, but only 3.1 per cent, of terr.JiJt. suffered similarly, and this as without the in- clusion of private domestic service, school teaching and nursing â€" ehiel occupations of women. The report states that for 10:J2 out of some 6,000,000 insured persons onlj about 72,000 were known to have been dependent on a precarious and irregu- lar source of livelihood â€" that is, not in a constant job. The "means test," by which a drawer of unemploymenl relief has to show clearly what thi total means of his family amounts to, has been accepted when properly ex- plained, states the report, in spite of endeavors to work up griyvances. The Charity Organization Society in Great Britain has operated for 64 years. It bases its relief work on the I lilueiiote skipper is guest of U.C.Y.C. during the visit of famous racing fishing vessel and crew at Toron!o. When the dinghy fleet set off for tho season's first race. Captain Angus Walters watched with Norman R. Gooderham, commodore of the yacht club, and for years one of tlie outstanding racing captains on tho Great Lakes. Britain to Perserve Wild Cattle Herd London Zoological Society to Provide Funds for Fam- ous Animals London.â€" The Zoological Society of London plan to preserve the only re- maining herd of British wihi cattle which has lived for centuric; in tho park of Chillingham Castle, re.«idence 1 1 the Earl of Tankerville in North- umberland. Lord Tankerville is no longer able to bear the whole cost of j upkeep, though he is willing that the herd should remain in their ancient home. Chillingham Park, some 700 acres in extent and almost in its original con- ditio:i of rough pasture and woodland, has been so thoroughly inc!(>se(I within its stone wall for more than ."lOO years that tho breed of these white cattle has be<^n kept pure. There are 44 of them at present, and they t-re small in size with black lips to their up- warl pointing horns, and muzzles origtnally black but now «>d. They ai-c very wild and shy and the «mly safe way for a stranger to approach them is said to be on the haycart which lakes their fodder to them in the winter. Legendary lore says that they are the descendants of the aurochs or primitive wild ox.'n of Britain. Sportsmen Go Forth Two London youtbu. ".Sandy " .Sonier flllc, several tlmt-n <'nnndian flnintoiir rh:impion, and now United Slale.s nnmieur titieholder. and J^ k Nash. Jr . f<irmer Ontario amalciir cliam ^lun, have Mlled for England nn a grati The British League of Nations Tile llrltish public ask nolliing ix't- ler than to see a peaceful evoludon in the ripening process of time of In- dia's genuine independence, in the sense that Canada and Australia do not speak of Independence. Tliey^ guard zealously Iheir right of selfgov- .â- rnmcnt. but they speak of their loyal- ty to the ('rown, be<aii>!e they believe liiat a Commonwealth of Nations is a finer tiling than an array of Independ- ent nalioiis accepting as the basis of Ihi'lr in<lependi'nce the possibility of making war upon one aiiotber. In the! world today the llrilish Empire is lhe| one real League of Nations, because i within its bounds the possibility of' war is neither reci; iiined nor pro- | viiii'd fi>r.--CalciiUa .SiHlesman. I Pigs Buried 30 Days in Straw Still Live Mondovi, Wis.â€" Three of Seliner Lar- son's pigs were buried beneath a st raw- pile when it was blown over more than a month ago, and he gave them up for dead. But two of them emerged from the straw the other day, he said, thirsty and a bit thin from their 30- day fast. Tho third one was killed. Canadians Are Honored For Ambulance Work Toronto. â€" Ardent supporters of the St. John's .\mbulance Corps and first aid work in Canada tor many years, a group of prominent Canadian citizens wore presented at Ottawa for an inves- titure by His Excelleny, the Govern- or-General, admitting them as mem- bers of the venerable order in the Bri- tish Uealm of tho Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Their admission to the order pre- sents them with insignia which is the King's recognition of meritorious ser- vice performed in the interests of tho order, which sponsors first aid work throughout the world. Among those from Ontario in the group are Major-Gcneral J. T. Fother- ingham, admitted as a Knight of Grace of tho Order; Dr. Henry A. Beatty, Dr. W. J. Bell, Col. Henry Brock, Col. H. H. Lockhart Gordon, Hon. Chief Justice Hugh E. Rose and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cawthra, admitted as Com- manders: and Dr. A. T. Macnamara and Lt.-Col, (). A. Hamilton will bo ad- mitted as olllcers. Italian Fliers Invited As Guests of Toronto Toronto.â€" An invitation has been ex- tended by Mayor W. J. Stewart through Chevalcr G. H. AmbrosI, Ital- ian Vice-Consul, to the Italian air ar- mada of 20 planes, asking them to visit Toronto on their way to the Chicago world fair. According to pro- sent plans the planes leave Ortebello the latter part of this month and fly to Newfoundlaiiil. Toronto has ben the only licensed air harbor in the world, according to Brig.-Gen. J. (1. Longton. general man- ager of tho Toronto Harbor Commis- sion. Planes can bo landed at the foot of Scott Street, within four min- utes of the main hotels and railway station. Peer Must Pay Wife Ten Shillings a Week; Lord Langford, who, after work- ing as a farm laborer, night watch- 1 conviction that people meet life's vicis- situdes best by their own sagacity and exertions, and that if these have to b« supplemented from outside sources a sympathetic study of all the circum- stances should be undertaken. .% man, land agent, fruit picker, and concert singer, succeeded Ito his Irish peerage in 1531, has been or- dered to pay his wife ten shillings a week. Last year Lady Langford, who, had worked as a waitress In a Lon- don teashop, obtained a maintenance order against him of £2 a week. Re- cently she told tho West London magistrate that £14 arrears were due during her husband's absence abroad, to her. â€" Lord Langford said it was impos- sible for him to pay £2 a week. He had no means, and wag being helped by friends. He expected to get a job sooji, but in the meantime all he could offer was five shillings a week. Lady Langford agreed to accept, agreement, flftecn shillings, but the magistrate Even with these aids, Mr. Coates pointed out to her that her husband ' had estimated that the tinal deficit went to prison the last time he was sued for arrears, which showed that he really could not pay the £2 a week. "I shall split Uie difference," he said, "and reduce the order to ten shillings a week. The arrears of .£ 14 must be paid off at the rate of live shillings a week. The affairs of Lord and Lady Langford have been before the courts on a number of occasions. They were married la 1922, and tho fol- lowing year Lord Langford, then C. W. E. T. Rowley, went abroad. When he succeeded to the peerage he was' in Australia. New Zealand's Balanced Budget Exceeds Estimate Auckland, N.Z. â€" That, contrary to expectation, the national lAidget had been balanced, has been announced by Mr. J. G. Coates, Minister ox Finance. This is with the aid of £2.500,000 taken from the national reserves, and with the help of Britain, which con- sented to a further postponement of payments under the funded war debt would be about £7,00,000, but he ex- plains noiw the position continued to improve right up to the close of the financial year, March 31. The revenue received exceedetl expectations, and this, with the operation of a pt^licy of economy, was sufficient to bridge the gap, and give the Treasury a few thousands to the good. Considering the serious position wa faced when the year was opened," Mr. Coates said, "I think it will be gen- erally considered that the result it very satisfactory." Four in Family Were Killed At Same Railroad Crossing TVinchester, Va. â€" Four members of the Ixie family of Clarke County have been killed in three separate accidents in recent years at the same railroad crossing near While Posht. Crcorge Meade Lee, former star athlete at the University of Rich- 1 dent prevention work being done Safety Calendars to be Issued by Organization Toronto. â€" The formation of a Na- tional Organization on Accident Pre- vention was urged by R. B. Morley, General Manager of the Industrial Ac- cident Prevention .Association, at the monthly meeting of the Administrative Committee held here. Reports presented at the meeting showed outstanding progress in accl- in niond, is the latest victim. He was killed by a Norfolk & Western train at the crossing when returning from spending the evening with friends. Lee's father was killed at the same crossing in 1921, and his uncle and his uncle's daughter lost their lives at the same spot five years later. Another strange aspect of tho ser- ies of accidents is that the engineer of the train which killed the elder Lee in 1921 was a brother of the en giiieer who ran over Lee's brother in 1926. Babe Ruth Rewards Orphans THE UNITED STATES It's a Gift Women make lietlcr listeners. No man can wear an eager little smile to fo(d yini while his thoughts are miles away - Koiinlain Inn Tribune. True! Wiii-ti a getting of eggs was discard- i;[ In prcixlmily to a piliiof hoi ashes at ('idoraitn Springs recently, the result was sLxleen baby clilik.'". The Incident si'crnt lo pnlnl to lln> unwisdom, also, of dls((iiit(lhiR one ^ i hlckens before llwy nia hatched. Christ Inn Science Mooiutr. Wln-n -ix youngsters from the I'as: ale orphan home for boys flagged a train and saved It from a ' 1 lioiit. they also saved several baseball playerii. As t rewurd, thPy were visited by Babe Ruth, who snowed ihcm how to hit homer*. the Ottawa-St. Lawrence, Wentworth and Essex-Kent Associations. Mora intensive work in the Niagara Penin- sula, however, was found necessary and the associations in that district will be asked to carry on a thorough campa'';n. With a view to furthering the la fluence of the organization, it was d* cided to Issue a safety calendar foi the year 1934 as a part of the general scheme of safety education in indua try throughout Canada. P. J. Wood ol Ottawa presided at the meeting. >i Argentine Reports New Wheat Variety Ottawa.â€" Black jull wheat, h newlj evolved variety, has just been otTere* for sal© in the Argentine, according to a report received from the Bueno» .\ires correspondent of the Dominioe Bureau of Statistics. A parcel oi about 18;i,500 bushels was offered a< the equivalent of 55 cents a bushei in Canadian funds or 25 per cent higher than the current market prica for ordinary wheats. Tho new variety i* said t^. bo suit- able for the Ire.s Arroyos district ic the south of Buenc.i Aires provinc* and combines the characteristics ol ."Vrgontino barlctta and Kansas re^ wheats. Latest Parachute Invention Used in Prince's Plan* I.ondon.-I.ast week tho Prince ol Wales used his new airplane for th« first time when he llew from Windsot to Cardiff City, where the Investiture of the Order of St. John of Jerusa- lem was held. His newest planeâ€" he now owns four â€" is a monoplane and accommo- dates ten passengers. It is one of the fastest and most luxurious planes in the world, and has a maximum speed of 160 miles an hour. The plan* is equipped with concealed paraih..tei which fall on a passenger's lap when ar. emergency button ii pressed. -I. - - -I-