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y X CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE British Robot Plane Success CANADA PHYSICAL FITNESS A popular columnist says no man «an be a political leader in this country unless he has a Rood pair of lungs. Well, Sir Wilfrid Laurier's life was threatened by tuberculosis when he was a young man and he WPS never robiiiil, but he lived to 78 and hold the long-distance record lor the premiership, with one except- ion. â€" London Advertiser. CANADA YEAU BOOK Attention may be called to some special features of the present vol- ume of the Canada Y'car Book. There is a brief description of Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada, which is of special interest to those who travel cither in the flesh or by radio. There will be found a dis- cussion of the Representation Act of 1933 and a special table showing the populations as in 19,31 of each of the lew electoral districts which will return representatives to Par- liament at the approaching general election. Probably the most extended pres- entation of the results of the Cen- sus of 1931 that will appear in the Y'ear Book js to be found in Chap- ter IV, whce Ri'li(;ions are cross- analysed by racial origin for the first time, and several new classifications are added to the section de.iling with birthplaces; the chapter doses with statistics of the areas and populat- ions of countries of the British Em- pire for the years 1911, 1921 and 1931 and of the countries of the world for 1931. In the Public Finance Chapter ap- pears, for the first time, a compar- ative analysis of provincial revenu- es, oxpenditures, as.sets and liabilities on the ba.sis agreed upon at the Dominion-Provincial Conference of 1933; additional material regarding national income is also included in this chapter. The Currency and Banking Chapter includes a descript- ion of the new Bank orf Canada and a classification of bank loans by in- dustries and of deposits by amounts. In the Miscellaneous Administration Chapter there appears a study of liquor control, liquor sales and re- venues arising therefrom. The Year Hook may be obtained from the King's Printer, Ottawa, a.^ long as the supply lasts, at the price of $1.50. Ministers of religion bona-fide students and school teach- ers may obtain copies at the nomi nal price of 50c each. â€" Ottawa Journal. public to know is that the murderer has paid for his crime; that the death penalty has been duly impos- ed and carried out according to law, â€" -Guelph Mercury. NATURE'S WONDERS While types of ins(M't.s devour fruit and seed crops, it dcpenils on others, particularly all varieties of liees and wasps, to make such fruit possible, but it is their aid â€" unconscious, but none the less part of the scheme of Nature â€" that ensures the pollination of the flowers as the golden grains arc transferred from one plant to another. The tiny lady bird beetle which Is invaluable in destroying the min- ute green aphis infesting the leaves of garden and house plants is but one of a family of nearly two thousand similar beetles working to maintain the balance of nature. Catching its food entirely on the wing, the dragonfly, whose struc- ture closely imitates the design of the biplane, with two sets ()f wings placed slightly above the other, sat- islies its voracious appetite with mosiiuitoes and gnats. While its habitat is usually semi-stagnant pools, which, devoid of fish, become a breeding area for such flying midges, many of the larger dragonflies travel away from the wafer in their hunt. Emulating the kingbird in their mode of attack, they select some vantage post on a branch, remaining motion- less except for the slow turning of their big-eyed heads until some winged tidbit passes. The swift foray that follows is nearly always suc- cessful.â€" Calgary Herald. I'OOLISII RISKS A man who could not swim dived Into 10 feet of water and was drowned. Worse still, he took to a watciy grave with him a 17-year- old youth who valiantly attempted a rcBcuo. A non-swimmer ought alway.s to know the depth of the water and play safe. There hnvo already been far too many drowning accidcnl-f this Summer, and for the most pari carele.ssness has been the cause. As for the case in point, two lives have been lost Wliere there need not and should not, have been one.â€" Windsor Star. DANGER OF SI'EEU Authorities estimate that at a speed of 30 miles an hour the car travels 33 feet while the average man's mind reacts to the necessity of putting on the brakes, travels an- other 47 feet before stopping if brakes are in first-class shape and still another 20 feet before stopping if the brakes are only passable. That is a total of 100 feet. If the speed is 50 miles an hour the car travels 55 feet while the motorist is thinking of putting on the brakes, another 131 feet with first-class brakes and an additional 67 feet with passable brakes, a total of 243 feet. â€" Sault Star. NOT NECESSARY With so much blasting goiiig on at Niagara Falls, the Soo Star advises bridal couples to come to the Sault and see the nine wolves at Bellovuc Park. Bui why go so far when you can see lupus at the door? â€" Kit- chener Record. TOXOID AS A LIFE-SAVER In 1927 there were 95 deaths from diphtheria in Toronto. By 1933 the number was down to 5. In 1934 there was not a single death from the disease. This change was brought about by the toxoiding of children, thus im- munizing them against the plague that used to carry them off by the score. In 1935 there have been 3 deaths from diphtheria to date, two of the victims being non-immunized adults an(i the other a non-immunized child. The record still holds good that, so far as known, there has not been one death among the 1'20,000 children who have been fully toxoided since 1929.â€" Toronto Star. INCREASE OF S68 : BRITISH JUNE IN TWELVE MONTHS EXPORTS UP Cornwall Census Shows Popiiladon Now Stands At 2.3,000 Great Britain's new air sensation, the pilot-less plane, was re- cently demonstrated over the Royal Air Force Airdrome at Parn- borough, Hants, England. The Queen Bee, a.s the type is called, re- sponded perfectly to radio operation. The ship was controlled from a small wooden cabinet fitted with seven plain white keys. A pilot sat in the cockpit during the flight ready to take over the controls should anything have gone wrong, but from take-off to landing he did not need to manoeuvre the ship Here is a view showing the master control in action during the flight of the Queen Bee. AS IT SnorLD IJE A spectacle should not be made of the passing from this world of one who has taken tlie life of his fellow man. All that Is necessary for the MOTION PICTURES Edgar Dale of the Bureau of Educational Research of Ohio State University has studied the themes of 1,500 moving pictures, choosing 500 feature pictures released during each of the three years 1920, 1925 and 1930 by major producing organiz- ations. The great bulk of the pictures dealt with the three themes of crime, sex and love. The love theme dominated, although almost as many pictures dealt with crime. The 1930 pictures showed a marked increase over those of 1920 in the percentages of crime and sex. Such subjects as history and travel made a pitifully small showing. Comedy, a minor phase, showed a steady increase. â€" Winnipeg Tribune. THE IeMPIRE A FAMILY AFFAIR On the same day Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hudson, of Morley, York- shire, will celebrate their golden wedding; their son, Horace, and his wife will celebrate their silver wed- ding; their grand.son Leslie will celebrate his twenty-first birthday; and another grandson, Norman Hud- son, will be married. IN DARKEST EUROPE P'rom Siberia to the Rhine dark- ne.ss is complete. There the Press is nui/.zled, and public opinion is in chains. Hero, in Britain, wo are free. The hushing up of the truth about the (k-riiian munitions disaster is an excellent example of Press censor- ship in operation. The censor in Germany is the Minister of Pro- paganda, who, aided by secret police, suppresses not only opinion but also facts. When a newspaper prints all the news ho suppresses the news- paper. That happens in all the spoon-fed countries. Mussolini may well gibe at public opinion, which cannot exist without fhe free and open dissemination of news. Britain's Press is free luid must remain so. Newspaper.! express many shades of opinion, hut give all the available facts, on which public opinion is based. It is our strongest bulwark iigainst tyranny. It is the first of our rights, and all other rights depend on it. Let it go, and we can tear up Magna Charta and Habeas Corpus at once.â€" Manchester Sunday Chronicle. The Week In Ott awa OTTAWA. July,â€" A note of consti- tutional reform was sounded by Prime Minister Bennett last week. The Premier, it Is known, has given considerable thought to the many problems that have confronted the government during the past lew years, and in order to adequately deal Willi tho-o contentioua matters, ho points out the necessity of a redis. tributlon of powers between provin. cial IcRislatures and the Federal Par- liament. In other words, a retorma- tlou of the British North America Act would be needed to straighten omt Canada's social and economic problems which have as Mr. Bennett says, steadily become more ad more matters of national concern. A dellnlte course leading to orderly anieiulnient of the constitution Is now being planned by the government fol. lowing conferences with the provin. cial governments. Mr. Bennett Indi- cated the guvernniont's plan In the following statomont: 'â- Recent events and declarations by provincial ministers indicate that our constitution must be reformed and amended If wo aro to be In a position to adequately deal with problems that have arisen during the last few years. We have come to real, llzo that social and economic prob- lems have steadily become more and more matters of national coucern. Because Canada accepted obligations contained in treaties and conventions to which we subscribed, we were en. abled, In tJio Hold of social security, lo lako more forward action at the last session of Parliamnet than wa.s taken by all previous Parliaments sineo Confederation. A carotul analy. sis, however, of Privy (louncll deci- sions by competent authorities war- rants the numi.stakable conclusion that. In the Hold not covered l)y treaties Jind conventions, no substaii- tiul advance can be made without reroiining and ameiuling the constl. tut Ion. ''Tills task cannot bo long deferred and Is one wliloli 1 propose to under. lako without ileiuy, alter ctuisiilla. Hon with the provinces, if 1 continue ti) be responsible for the conduct ot government In this country. Obvious, ly so far as we can at present ascer- tain, llio provinces aro all agreed that the constitution must be amended. The only (juestion Is as how far tiiero should be a redistribution of powers between provincial legislatures and the Federal Parliament." While the majority of members have gone to their homes, the cat)in. et Is still at work. It met last week and gave some consideration to pro- posals for work and wages schemes to repplace Uie relief camp system. No definite statement was made after the meeting but It Is known that the scheme would Involve placement ot large numbers of single unemployed men on farms. It is sugge.sted that it the farm wages were not considered high enough a bonus might be Pald to the employer to pass on to the labourer, the amount to be no more than that which It cost the govern- ment to keep a man In a relet camp. The Prime Minister has before him tho task of lining Senatorial and pending Cabinet vacancies. At least half a dozen Cabinet ministers aro expected to retire from the political Hold, and rumours have been flying thick and fast as to probable appoin. tees. There seems to bo a very de- Unite opinion that J. Karl Lawson, K.C., member for York West, and Dominion Conservative organizer, will enter tho Cabinet. Political gos- sipers also have mentioned the names of Speaker Bowman, KrrlcK F. WilHs, M.P. and William 0. Ernst, M.P. An early announcement regard- ing Cabinet reorganization Is expect- ed from the Prime Minister. Tho Conservative party is tiring Us first election campaign guns in Ontario this week. Meetings are be- ing held In the Royal York Hotel In Toronto on Tuesday and Friday, AU the executives of the ceiitral com. mitteo of the Federation ot Young Cana<la Conservative Clubs, zone re- presentatives and local club presi- dents aro attending the first meet- ing, with (Jiu'don tiraydon. president ot tho Federation presiding. Denton Massey, provincial campaign direct, or, la leading the discus -Ions. In tho evening Mr. Massey'a volCo is being broadcast over a chain of Ontario stations. At the Friday meeting the juesldcnt and secertary ot every rid- ing association In Ontario, along wltJi either the candidate or the sit. ting member are attending a full day's conlereiice. Mr. Massey also Is g(dng on the air Friday evening from 10 to 10.30 o'clock. BRITISH BREAD CHEAPER THAN CANADIAN The Government can claim that, despite an £18,000,000 bounty spread over three years, the British con- sumer is beingr provided with a cheaper loaf than is available in al- most any other country, including such sources of wheat as the United Slates and Canada. Our bread (Oct- ober, 1033, figures) was only a third of the price ruling in Germany and half the price ruling in .\merica. But the success of this scheme, easily the most satisfactory of all the measures adopted since tho war lo aid our farming industry, must not bo utMiseii as a model suitable for application, without modification, to other forms of proiluce. The (iovern- ment intends lo adapt it to meat imports, and perhaps to dairy pro- duce also. In both of these cases, of course, there are conliuKenci«a that do not arise in the case of wheat and bread. Tho success of a Icvy-on-im- ports scheme obviously depends in the last resort on tho proportions in which imports of any commodity stand in relation to the home pro- duction. â€" Glasgow Herald. Cornwall, Ont.â€" With an Increase of 808 in the past 12 months, Corn- wall's population now stands at 12,- 507, according to offlc<al figures made available by Ovila Larin, assis- tant city treasurer. The total Is bas- ed upon rolls returned for 1935 by F. B. Brownrldge, M.L.A., city asses- sor. The increase since 1935 has been 3,918 or 45 per cent. In 1925 the city proper contained 8,689 persons. Although actual figures are not yet available for the "Uburbs, It Is conservatively estimated the combin- ed population of the city and adjoin- ing urban communities is about 23,- 000. Dominion census figures trace the growth of Cornwall since 1871 as follows: 1S71, 2,033; 1S81, 4,468; 1891, 6,805; 1901, 6,704; 1911, 6,5S9; 1921, 7,419; 1931, 11,126. Increase In the population of Cornwall township over the same period has been as fol- lown: 5,081. 5,436, 6,790, 6,911, 6,074, 6,631 10,930. Establishment in Cornwall In 1925 of the Canadian plant of Courtaulds Limited marked this city's first major boom since Cornwall canal was built a century ago. Growth has been ra- pid in the succeeding 10 years, with an average increase of about 375 per year. In only one year, 1930, was a decrease recorded, and this was but 134. The incrp.ai-e in the past year is the greatest for any one year since 1925. While Cornwall has been Increas- ing population the suburbs iiave more than kept pace. It is estimat- ed the suburban population was swelled by between 2,000 and 3,000 in the last 12 months, bringing the total within a thousand or so of the city population. In the 10-year period tihe clty'is assessment has Jumped from a total of J7.948.315 In 1925 to 111,109.170 for 1935, an Increase of $.1,160,855. It is a notable fact that the In- crease in both population and as- sessment has been greatest in the past four years, despite the depres. sion. The boost In population be- tween 1932 and 1935 was 2429, with an assessment Increase for the same period of about ?200.000. First Half Of 1933 Bears Oul Hope That Country Has Hmer^^ed From Depression London.â€" In June of this year com- . pared witih June ot last imports are ^ down by £3,345.000 (J16„591,200) 6.« , per cent., while e:cports are up bf £794,000 (13,9.38,240), or 2.4 per * cent., and re-exports are up by £906,- , 000 (1449,376,000) or 29.9 per cenL . The Times, ccniinentlng on these figures says: ''The trade returns for June con-* firm Mr. Neville Chamberlain's state- • ment that the outlook remains dogâ€", gedly cheerful. KOPES BORNE OUT. The first six months of the year . 1935 have more than borne out the earlier hopes that Great Britain had * at last emerged from the depression- and will during the present year con-. tinue to move forward toward a sane_ and measurable prosperity. Statisticians and economists, per- . haps over-careful lest their prophe- ^ sies might ••"back-fire" on them, were more cautious In the late months of • 1934. and same ot their leaders went' . so far as to declare that Britain , had neared the point of saturation ^ In the increase of business In the domestic field. Events, however,' * seem to indicate that their feani > were not well founded, for there has been a .-iteady betterment here In al. most every bi-anch of commerce and * ndustry and domestic consumption • has, at the very lowest, kept pace . with the improvement in British ei- • ports. . Financial experts are today allow- • Ing themselves to he quoted as ex- pecting a decided upturn in Britain's ->' business, some of them even risldni . the term "trade boom, in their dis- cussion of the outlook for the sec-' * ond half of 1935. Statistics whicih indicate the grow-' ing confidence of the community in. the prospects for the future are plen-l tiful. For Instance the new capital issues taken up by the investing pub-^ Ho for the period January to the^ end ot May. 1935. totalled £37.200,-'. 000 as compared with £2,500,000 for» the w*ole of 1934, and since these' figures were Issued there has been a tremiendoiis rush of issues on the London market, approximating £lS,-'> 000,000, practically all of which have', been heavily oversubscribed. ln|^ bank clearings there Is tiie same' healthy tendency ishown. Postal re-' ceipts are rising slowly but steadllfl- and the wholesale price index re-j. mains steady but with Indications I that a rise is in prospect. On tho retails trade side there is ^1- BY KEN. JBDW ABDS "Some opinions are too silly for any except very learned men to hold," Dean Inge. 21 QUEEN HELEN Helen Wills Moody has just made one of the most sensational come- backs ever ventured in any sjwrt. After nearly two hours ot play in the final at the Wimbledon champ- ionship matches, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody came into her own once again to be crowned queen of the tennis world. Mrs. Moody has won tho British title for her seventh time and in so doing defeated her foremost fellow American rival, Helen Jacobs. The-.e was no hard feeling between the two as many would think irovf by- gone reports. Each spoke highly of the other, giving a true sportsman- ship atmosphere. Queen Helen, as many j-all her, has been absent from the courts for a time on account of a lame back. Many thought she was through with tennis championships â€" but no, with plenty of courage she battled her way for tho seventh time to win a champ- ionship at Wimbledon and to attain world honours. She has been seven times Ameri- can titleholder, and four times Queen of the French courts. She is just as fine a player in doubles. further encouragement with a steady monthly percentage gain over the' comparable months for 1933, als foU' lows: February eight per cent;'* March, six per cent; April, seven per * cent, and May, 10 per cent. The year' * 1933 was chosen for comparison be- • cause the big holiday periods in that ♦ year approximate those of 1935. * Overseas exports from Great BrI. tain for the five months of 1935 as;* compared with the same period of 1934 have Increase by £14,903,144,'* and by £30,400,802 It compared with'. 1933, while the imports have been', kept down to the 1934 level and tiie' adverse balance of trade thus reduc-^ ed by some £14.000,000. Bank deposits for the month of May alone reached the figure of £1,-* 961,472.000. an increase of £103.288,-'' 000 over May, 1934. . One of the most significant sign* of the betterment of Britain's con-. ditlon Is In the field of new con-- struction, whether of dwellings or factories. In the housing arena,* construction seems to have approach-, ed a boom, nearly 300,000 new places having been erected and the rate Is officially estimated at nearly 6,000 . new places weekly. In the case of , factories tho report for 1934. the lat- est obtainable, sihows that 2.737 new . factories were built that year, excliu , sive of those reconstructed and reno- vated and a feature ot the report ts the statement that this new con. ' si ruction has attracted no fewer • than 500,000 workers Into liondon •» and Its environs, many of these\ ♦ from the depressed areas of the North. ; No Snuff! Mrs. Marj- Ellen McCrea, of Lu< ' ray, Highland County, Va., spoke at • a key witness in a lawsuit over th« . (Barrett estate, is 110 years old. When interviewed recently she wai * wearing a white cap and the long • dress of the old-time mountaineer There are (5,000 claimants to th« : hu.tre estate in which a certain Chri» , topher Shauffer's birthplace is coA • ccrned. Mi's. McCrea says he w«< . born near her home and it is upoi her evidence that the VirginiaiW ' base their claims. "My, I nev« • thouirht Chris would cause all th| « fu.ss," she declared. When asked to what she contr buted her lon;:evity, Mrs. McCr replied : "I never smoked or snif snuff as so many of my neighbor now dead, has done." >ntrf CrJ iffj boi4