ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS WORLD HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD Five hundred British Guiana negroes at a conference in George- town, sent a petition to the king through the colonial secretary asking to be allowed to fight for Ethiopia. An educational campaign against gambling will be instituted by the Social Service Council of Canada, it was announced in a bulletin recently released. A father and son are receiving old age pensions at Duck Lake, Sask., ac- cording to the secretary-treasurer of the municipality. The father is 96 years old; his son, 70. A hurriedly lettered sign, “closed until after the war—gone to Ethio- pia,” appeared in the window of an Italian restaurant in Soho, one of London's bohemian resorts. The West Australian Labor party adopted a resolution opposing Aus- tralian participation in any war ex- cept for defence or in conformity to the expressed wish of the people. Ottawa city council passed a reso- lution calling for compulsory super- annuation next Dec. 31 of all per- manent civic employees who have reached the age of 65. Preliminary investigation looking toward establishment of an air line linking Denmark, Scotland, Iceland, Canada and the United States will be begun immediately by a newly-form- ed company. The Egyptian cabinet has author- ized a credit of £200,000 (about $1,- 000,000) for the purchase of war ma- terials and munitions, which it is un- derstood will be made from Great Britain. An Encouraging Sign The Income of Canadian farmers for the year ending June 30th is esti- mated by the Bank of Commerce to have been 14 per cent. above that of the previous year. Farm costs were 5 per cent. higher and purchasing power nine per cent. Husband: Who was that you were talking to a whole hour at the gate? Wife: That was Mrs. Smith—she hadn't time to come in. 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Lightness with strength are neces- sary with the compass card and these strands, which must be perfect- ly even, achieve the purpose. This accomplished, Miss Rankin's delicate fingers then sew on the magnetic needles. “They have to be adjusted to a thousandth of an inch,” Miss Ran- kin said. “A fractional error in fix- ing the needles can put a ship far off her course.” Miss Rankin works to this aston- ishing accuracy with the aid only of ordinary spectacles. After years at the job she can tell almost instinctively by her fingers whether the magnetic needles are exactly in place. Ships all over the world use com- passes which have passed through her hands. ‘Does it thrill you?” she was asked. “I suppose it ought to,” was the reply. Claims X-Ray Eyes Heavily Bandaged Kashmiri Indian Read Book He Had Never Seen With his head swathed in bandages save for an aperture for the nose, Kuda Bux, a Kashmiri Indian, read seen before several eminent doctors in London recently. They included Professor Edward Andrade Quain, Professor of Physics at London Uni- versity, Dr. J. G. Porter-Phillips, superintendent of the Royal Hospital, and Dr. C. Jennings Marshall, the surgeon. Dr. Marshall bandaged the Indian placing two lumps of sticky dough over the eyes. the mouth. “the man with the X-ray eyes.” drover chiel Weel, oors lads, and they nearly killed him.” Saving money helps to bring one on. rapidly from a book he had never Bethlehem On these was laid a large pad of cotton round which a broad bandage was tied over the face, on either side of the nose, and anothér passed over Kuda Bux is known as “Last Sabbath,” said an elder with glee, “as kirk was coming out, a from Dumfries came along the road whistling as happy as if it was the middle o’ the week. is a God-fearing set o’ for a depression Appreciates The ‘Eunor Minister Offers A Toast At Editorial Convention Here is at least one minister who appreciates the editor, At a recent editorial convention, a Kansas min- following toast: “To save an editor from starva- tion, take his paper and pay for it promptly. “To save him from bankruptcy, ad- vertise in his paper liberally. “To save him from despair, send him every item of news you can get hold of. “To save him from profanity, write your correspondence plainly on one side of the sheet and send it in as early as possible. “To save him from mistakes, bury him. Dead people are the only ones who never make mistakes,"—Wiscon- sin Press. The Ultimate In Quietness = Taking Off Hat Makes Soundproof Room The new Hayden Planetarium in New York is so quiet that you can hear a man take off his hat in the place, and when he takes off his coat he makes a distinct racket. The planetarium, sound-proofed by acoustical devices, was opened Oct. 3 and the tests of its quietness an- nounced, In terms of decibels, it is 15 times less noisy than the volume of sound which ‘a normal ear can barely hear. Sounding recording instruments showed a jump of five decibels when a man took off his hat in the place. Noise In Used Gold Roadbed Neyada Train ‘Travelled 67 Years Over Rich Vein For 67 years the old Virginia and Truckee Railroad at Virginia City, Nevada, has hauled gold and silver ore, with its operators all unconscious a part of its roadbed concealed a vein valued at $2,000,000. 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A “rain tower’ of cement, that would rise more than 2,000 feet in the shape of a funnel, is the “rain machine” that Monsieur Dubosc claims would bring refreshing show- ers. This tower, which is the small model he wishes to build for the Par's Fair in 1937, works on a hot air principle. Hot air would be sucked up the funnel and condensed fround the top, thus creating rain. This hot air would be produced by the sun’s rays on a glass house at the foot of the tower. Monsieur Dubose explains that this tower, which would be twice the height of the Empire State building, would not be sufficient to irrigate the Sahara. “Half a dozen ‘big’ towers would be necessary, but with them the Sahara could be fertilized in a short time,” he stated. The Champion Tea Drinker Bristol Woman Never Takes Less Than Thirty Cups A Day The average tea consumption of the people of Great Britain is about five cups each every day of their lives. As this figure includes babies and those few who never drink it at all, it is obvious that the consump- tion must be higher than that. En- quiries recently made in London and elsewhere have disclosed that a daily consumption of ten and twelve cups is by no means uncommon, and that there are many people who habitually drink even more than that. So far the champion tea drinker appears to be a woman living in Bristol who claims that she never drinks less than thirty cups a day, and that she has never been ill in her life, Even Dr. Johnson drank only twenty cups a day. fe A Sky-Scraper Man Measures Seven Feet Six Inches And Is Still Growing The world’s tallest man must sure- ly be Hans Shlihter, who, not long ago at the age of twenty measured 7 feet 6 inches in height. He was examined by doctors who believe that according to his record, he will réach nine feet before he stops growing. It takes six and a half yards of material to make him a suit. All his relatives are normal in height. 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