SOME Smart International Set No Longer Welcomed By The Court A few months of the new reign have made it clear to Great Britain |that what its critics termed the | Smart international set—the group | denounced by Canterbury—is no longer weleomed by the court. The set that was close to Edward Vil. during his brief reign was called by the archbishop “alien to the best instincts and traditions” of eA R S The New Rein | | thel; Srouah their edt pe The same circle that moved around King Gedrge VI. and Queen Eliza- beth when, as Duke and Duchess of | York, they lived at 145 Piccadilly, are now intimates of the royal fam- —| ily. Most are members of England GIN PILLS FOR THE KIDNEYS and Scottish noble families. The king has received and talked with countless subjects since accession, but the business of king- ship makes difficult the formation of WORLD HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD Says Trees Should Be Planted By millions but by the tens of millions in the drought-stricken areas of Can- ada’s prairie the Archbishop of| are to restore effectively that fertile area to its world’s granary. western lines, Canadian Pacific Rail- way, Winnpeg, in his speech as re- tiring president to the annual meet- Britain. ing of the Canadan Forestry Asso- ciation, and W. L. MacTavish, editor of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune, who told the association about the forestration on stressed this need strongly. tific agricultural methods resulted in drought and desolation which in the his} last five years reduced western Can- ada’s income by $1,000,000,000, Mr.| accumulation of impurities in the MacTavish said. |») AND ECZEMA Complexion Unblemished After Six Weeks of Kruschen! = The Tens Of Millions Trees must be planted not by the west if agriculturists “For the past two years,” writes a woman, “my face was covered with hard pimples and red blotches, and I also had eczema on my neck and fore-arms. I tried lotions, creams} by and ointments, without the slightest effect. I was so worrled. Fortun- ately I decided to give Kruschen a rial, and without any exaggeration, within six weeks my face was with-| on out a blemish, and I have not had @) ty, sign of eczema since. I take Krus-| chen regularly every morning, and| former place as the Re Ww. M. Neal, vice-president of | no the prairies, both | Pimples and eczema are frequently | th due to impurities in the blood—irri- tant poisons which sluggish body organs are failing to expel from the system. Kruschen Salts help to keep the body organs functioning normally | th and healthily, thus preventing the) jg Neglect of conservation and scien- lood. Dr, A. R. Dafoe, of Callander, re- cently set forth in impressive lan- work in the North country. the quintuplets were born, he said, i peal for aid, and this was followed the Red Cross stepped in,” the doc- tor continued, “they had no idea of the fame that would ultimately rest would not be without it,"—(Mrs,) J.A.| the organization that helped to keep public what the Red Cross“always is doing in cases of emergency. dotted over the land have been & ~ - » = i: i ae = i Ae sa hia ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS = MARHEN eee To Swe The Wet WORRIED BY PIMPLES| Alvays On The Job) -—= Work Of Red Cross Cannot Be Too Highly Praised age the importance of Red Cross When | 4 Cross nurse answered his ap- further nursing assistance. “When that event, They had no {dea that eir efforts would be rewarded, But ww they will always be known as ese babies alive.” This tribute brings home to the All rough the North country its work carried on, Outpost hospitals now Sir Austen Chamberlain, 78, K.G.| died recently in London. As foreign secretary, Sir Austen negotiated the treaty of Locarno. Crown Prince Michael of Ru- mania will represent his country at the coronation at London, May 12, a 1 friendships Probably his closest friend now is Wing-Commander Sir Louis Greig, gentleman usher at the court, at whose home His Majesty stayed as an undergraduate at Cambridge Uni- versity. With Sir Louis, the king once entered the all-England tennis it was t. Lord Tweedsmuir, governor-gen- eral, will make an award for the outstanding poem published in the new Canadian Poetry Magazine dur- ing the current year. A surplus of £5,000,000 ($25,000,- 000) was announced when N. C. Havenga, minister of finance, pre- sented his budget to.the South Afri- can house of assembly, President Roosevelt has issued an executive order limiting importation of Canadian red cedar shingles into the United States to 1,048,262 squares in the first half of 1937. A new auction record for the 24- cent United States air mail stamp of 1918, with the centre ‘inverted, was made when an unused specimen sold for $3,200 at a sale here. Finance Minister Dunning an- nounced that 808 loans had been made under the Dominion Housing Act up to Feb, 28 for a total amount of $5,692,842. The United States state depart- ment announced it would issue pass- ports to bona fide medical and medi- cal relief missions wishing to go Spain. The British government will not pay an allowance to the Duke of Windsor, presentation of King George VL's civil list message dis- closed. Instead, the Royal Family, from its own pocket, will make an allowance to former King Edward vol Heavy Insurance Carried ~ Gross Insurance In Canada Placed At $6,431,411,000 Gross insurance in force in Canada on Dec, 31, 1935, was $6,431,411,000, in which year $200,157,567 in pre- miums was paid, $235,838,748 worth of insurance lapsed and $299,657,988 was surrendered, according to a re- turn tabled in the House of Com- mons by Finance Minister C. A. Dun- ning at the request of W. A. Tucker (Lh, Rosthern). In the same year death claims paid were $41,070,312, matured endow- ments, disability claims, surrender values and dividends paid were $116,- 099,518, and policy loans made were $73,439,080. Insurance in force reached its peak of the last 10 years In 1931, when {t totalled $6,815,403,854. The year 1927 was lowest with $5,179,- $79,185. Lapses were highest in 1932 with $411,222,211. Insurance sur- rendered was highest in 1933, at $420,361,747, compared to the 10- year low of $103,789,889 in 1927. Death claims were highest in 1932, at W in pur- suit of his favorite sport. Now the Buckingham palace hard courts are being prepared for use of His Ma- jesty. Another friend, who also. has known the king since his youth, is Rear-Admiral Sir Basil Brooke, one of the four grooms-in-waiting and scheduled to be appointed treasurer to the queen. Sir Basil instructed both Edward VIII. and George VI, in the arts of seamanship when they were cadets at the Royal Naval col- lege at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. Treasure Trove « Interesting Discovery Is Made In Ancient Athens The interest in discovered treasure never flags and there is nothing more enticing than “Treasure Island” or) something of its kind. Mystery and romance are always lurking in the i d. Athens is ienc- ing a thrill at the present time be- cause of the adventure of two peas- ant boys. The lads were far up on Mount Olympus, 6,000 feet above the sea level. Chasing a rabbit it sud- denly disappeared into a hole. The boys followed the rabbit and to their surprise, after pulling aside some pushes, found themselves at the en- trance to a cave. Digging their way in they found themselves in a long underground passage divided into chambers. The floor was made of large flags. At the extreme end they found two chambers fastened by heavy iron doors which they were unable to budge. In an open chamber they found a marble statue of a man broken in two at the waist; three heavy locked metal boxes and num- bers of metal plates; four ancient helmets in gold; a big marble table and chairs. In another chamber they found a marble roe-buck and stag; & marble statue of a man with a stick in his hand; another of a man strug- gling with a tiger; numbers of other statues and other ancient relics. An expedition is now being set on foot to explore and seek what les behind the great {ron doors.—Halifax Chronicle. Fooled Old Man River Pittsburg Department Store Was Prepared For Big Flood Pittsburgh's big downtown depart- ment store, Joseph Horne Co., which took the rap for about $1,500,000 flood damage in 1936, was all set this time, even if the flood did decide to go away from the door. Spectators who were around the neighborhood at $45,384,243. Loans were highest in the same year at $124,982,910. Officer (to colored driver who has been whipping his horse): “Don't| polted tight, others clamped shut whip him, man—talk to him.” Driver (to hors ing conversation): “Ah comes from] feet above the street.—Business “special one” when they can wear it.) 2 Ea N’Awleans. Wheah does you-all| Week |*Specially suited to youthful play | charge on the Navy Estimates. The come from?” | ? hours, or schooldays is Pattern 4340 | ship, however, will not rank as ea a s | emart in its utter simplicity, and ex-|“H.M.S.” but will be aay | Flying over the Bay of Naples,|tremely easy for busy mothers to|«p.R.s."Royal Research We have gone a long way from the) an alr pilot turned to his observer crude and violent methods of early) a labor agitators. Nowadays, when he) phrase wants to call a strike, a labor leader) - simply says: “Gentlemen, be seate | when the 1937 water came up the street saw what happened: “Alumi- num bulkheads were pushed up be- hind the glass in 16 big windows and said, urging steps to check “creep- ing desert conditions” which left 900 square miles of worthless soil in brought the west to its knees, | boon to the settlers in sparsely set- tled districts, and their nurses are at all times prepared to tramp long dis- tances to carry to sufferers the bene- fit of medical attention. These units have brouhgt hospitalization within reached of thousands of isolated set~ tlers—Hamilton Spectator. Gardening rail ‘The seed catalogue is a thoroughly reliable guide for any garderier. It is illustrated with actual photo- graphs. Those catalogues put out by the large firms contain much more than a mere mention of the many flowers and vegetables avall- able in Canada. They specify im- rtant points, such as time of plant- g, resistance or lack of resistance to frost, height, color, season of blooming, whether scented, and also the of the flower for cut~ ting purposes. All of these points should be taken into it in planning a real garden, state, as only with such knowledge can & comprehensive and practical scheme be worked out. For instance, little plants must not be hidden by tall things, and there should be as much bloom in the Depression, debt and drought have a their wake. Expedition To Arctic Sir Hubert Wilkins Says Crocker Land Should Be Canadian Territory | Sir Hubert Wilkins, famous Arctic explorer, visited Ottawa to tell direc- tors of the C Gi Society his plans for a submarine expedition to the north pole and to ask them to associate their soctety with the project. ‘The submarine will be built on the River Thames, Sir Hubert said, and will leave in May, 1938, for Spitz- bergen to take on supplies. Lee posse from early ae « on. ie most satisfactory plan’ jj “We will start under the ice about} also, will give plenty of material for 200 miles north of Spitzbergen,” he) pouguets and there should be some stated, “and will have about 2,000! plants noted for their scent. A good Trans-Atlantic Airways Negotiations Between Britain And U.S. Reach Deadlock e Negotiations between the United States and Great Britain providing for 1 aviation services in with the prop joint trans-Atlantic operation by Pan- American Airways and Imperial Air- ways of Great Britain have reached a deadlock says a special Washing- ton despatch to the New York Times. The despatch continues: The chief bone of contention, it was learned, is a difference of opin- jon between the Canadian authorities To Ease a Headache Fast Get Real Quick-Acting, Quick-Dissolving ’ “ASPIRIN” See How “ASPIRIN” Tablets Work by stop “+ Aspirin’ starts to disinte~ In 2 seconds wateh, an jet By the time It hits the the alan it What For QUICK Relief If you suffer from headaches what you want is quick relief. “ Aspirin’ blets give quick re- lief, for one son, because they dissolye or disintegrate almost in- stantly they touch moisture, (Note illustration above.) Hence—when you take an “Aspi- rin” tablet it starts to dissolve al- most as quickly as you swallow it. ‘And thus is ready to start working almost instantly . . . headaches, neuralgia and neuritis pains start easing almost at once. 3 @ “Aspirin” tablets are made in Canada. “Aspirin” is the registered trade-mark of the Bayer Company Limited, of Windsor, Ontario. Look for the name Bayer in the form ofs cross on every tablet. Try it.;You'll say it’s marvelous ASPIRIN.:::. LOOK FOR THE BAYER CROSS miles to travel, 25 per cent. of which} flower garden is similar to a g will probably be in free water.” library. It will reflect the individual Ki; references of the owner, and there After crossing the north pole the) will be something to fit every occa- expedition would head for Behring sion. Sea in an effort to locate “Crocker With literally thousands of vege- Land.” This was territory Com- table varieties and types available mander Peary’s party claimed to commerce as to whether New York or Montreal shall be the trans-At- lantic terminal. for gardens in nearly any part of Satisfied With Conditions Canada, it is a good policy to add — 004 | and the United States department of | - Administration Costs Few People Understand Heavy Bur- den Canada’s Parliament Carries If any one wants an answer to that famous question, “What does and whose corn is known about the | od for its sweetness, but to those ordinary amateurs who | grow a pea, bean, corn and tomato garden, with no yariety from year to year, it should awaken a little curiosity. British Columbia lower coast ports were on record as entirely satisfied! with existing longshore _employer-| employee relations in the province and opposed to incursion of their ter- ‘There are a few uncommon edibles | “tory by foreign chartered unions. which can be easily grown, and In a letter to Prime Minister variety adds interest to vegetable| Mackenzie King and the Dominion eee en Nar ots Te ae department of labor seven longshore row-—delicious when sliced and fried; | 8TOUPS asked that outside unions be chicory or French endive—for winter not allowed to interfere with “the salads; salsify or oyster plant—al present stable and satisfactory con-| root with a distinctive flavor which| gitions of the industry in British can be left in the ground over win-| Goiymbia.” ter; and there are many others. Look (eta for them in the new catalogues, Royal Research Ship Non-Magnetic Vessel Being Built By British Admiralties Amid all the excitement about naval defence the Admiralty is quiet- ly constructing at least one ship with a wholly peaceful purpose. In the secluded estuary of the Dart work is “and of particular value when north polar flying is ished.” LITTLE GIRLS WILL TAKE PRIDE IN THIS CUTE PANTIE FROCK! By Anne Adams Flax grown at Sandringham, Eng., by King George V. Is being used in manufacture of artists’ canvasses. It provides a long fibre of a quality rivalling flax grown in France, Bel- gium and Holland. The Pacific const line of the United States is 1,366 miles long. ————— Whole armies of Celts used to have discovered on their polar ex-|at least something new and Un-| RC. W: t Or ry ni Ko} p- > ai pedition. familiar each season. i po To Foreign Unions the Go do with our taxes? “Tf Crocker Land exists it will be| rion Bey note Sea a See ha peal ts have but to eee ear F ” . » * 2 rs z Canadian territory,” said Sir Hubert,| matoes take prizes in the Fall Shows,| waterfront organizations qoute erg Sat a mu eee rcoming fiscal year Mr. Dunning will brought down, totalled $410,000,000. Special supplementary estimates came along, which totalled $96,000,- 000, and the supplementary esti- mates—about $13,000,000. What it means is this: That this need over half a billion dollars to take care of all the Government's needs; of ordinary and capital ex- penditures, the National Railways, direct unemployment relief, drought relief, other works and projects for relief. About $10,000,000 every week. It takes a lot of taxes. The truth is that government in Canada has become big business— the biggest business we have. The pity is that so many don't seem to realize this; go on asking for this re- form and that regulation as though the Government had a Lake Shore mine behind the Library on Parlia- ment Hill.—Ottawa Journal. Phoenix, Ariz., has an ordinance proceeding on the non-magnetic ship Research, which is to serve as @ requiring licenses for bicycles. ‘ march unclad into battle. check on compass errors due to) ~~ magnetism. She is one of the few all-wooden ships now being built in the world.| The constructors are not allowed to use more than 600 pounds of iron in the whole of the construction, and most of the other metal that will be built into her will be non-magnetic. The ship is to make magnetic ob- servations at sea, and these will be used to provide accurate forecasts of the correction to be applied to mag- netic compasses in all ships. Work of this kind used to be done by the ship provided by the Carnegie Institution at Washington | but when she was lost by fire seven ) ( = p—~ 4340 years ago the institution did not re- ‘ ad *. behind the doors. In an hour and 40 y of open-| minutes, the store was watertight 12 said plea and Die’ the “Yes “Well,” said the observer. pilot come off. HOW TO OVERCOME ITCHING PILES 1¢ you mre annoyed with itching piles of do not megiect tbe same or Any itching. rectal sorene: run the risk of an soreness OF be secured at once. For this any druggist, ternally, quickly relieves the i pers and aide ip bealing the is w physician's ‘a reasonable cost a pa mmroid and used ‘This formula, which is used in- It 1s easy to use ly for | | | 1ook—the propeller | “Man, ye dinna ken what torture ‘Well, what is {t?” “] suffered it yesterday barber had my mouth fu when the SS a at any time since 1929. SESE Eight rainbows have been seen a! one time. Haye you heard that take a good lather and I sat watching the soap boy gi'e | customer my umbrella.” British shipyards are busier than} 2195 Little girls will take vast pride in| place her. Then in 1985 the Ad- this adorable Anne Adams pantle| miralty undertook to take over the frock, and deem every event a work, and the Research is to be a make up in a jiffy. At eT wo! tO iy “Ten”, fashionable touches are im.| Manchester Guardian. portant, and any kiddie will be} thrilled with her new fluttering cape- First Student—I wonder how old lets, wide action pleas, becoming 2 ° yoke (accented by @ large, colorful] the Latin professor 1s? | Yitton) and simple neckline. The| Second Ditto—Quite old, I imagine. | Pibric you choose is most important, | They say he used to teach Caesar. | too, from a standpoint of wearability be a and colorfuln ; such pttons as . 1 bright percale, gingham, or dimity| British motorists have paid, in would be perfect. |license fees, fines, etc, no less than .| Pattern 4340 {s available in al $968,125,000 into the Road Fund 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Size 6 takes 2%| |; 3 since 1931 yards 36 inch fabric. Ilustrated| * step-by-step sewing instructions in-| = —= clued ae Neate | Walls 50 feet deep and elght feet) | Send twenty cents ic) in coin or = “lc 5 500e | stamps (coin preferred) for n,Or| thick enclose the 50 vaults of the Anne Adams pattern. Write plainly Bank of England. | Size, Name, Address and Style Num- ber, and send order to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg t| Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Winnipeg. Sumatra is said to have the great- est variety of animal and vegetable life of any place in the world. 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