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dlTHPEOE ADVEETISEB AHD TIMES, ERIDiv, SOVEMdEE 25, 1938. TINGS


fiCAL EVENw: -By "SNIPE


111 at Fleetwood, lhas played until ije |,;and was prev This Is his seci


Interest In snool


Jn Inspired to soijii exploits of j Joe


looker champion, new record by mail [Davis cleared ever; and his oppoi[i


i


Rfchardson,. :^ntly wltl^


4usly with, spell at-


ihas pro-


, ;.,pegree by Dkvls, the 4 recently ig a break pall froni.


■did not score a listed of seven blacjs 1 all reds and all


fiends and admirer; ]ie circles will note ! Paynter, the Lai


|p scorer with 158, ' His lively Innln and ten boundaries Ithe last 100 runs


Irlqualahd West,


I his hurricane . I hi’ I the liking of the


1 Garrapt and R, b e played in everj tamplonShlp. pee was in 1934 be semi-final.:


[Id meet tonight li Bhlp struggle.


Ispecial souvenir, 1 Teague official, prbert, as welldstc doubt he will but fp: dn.


b t Greenwood V third successive


bond Division ,is tc [their fine victory


s, SLx, pinks, luis,


i ln]Rlbbles-


^rrow player, h a s , In South Africa!


.ncasblre and., pjfoduced :hls. i Playing Saturday,


\|lth Interest, Ilade In 125


I's Included, IS. I Indeed, n fifty-five tli^ behig-


sbectators. I


.ITmdle, I: loejal table irge’s best when he Is', curious, this year’s.


This will be- ny headers.


lexcltement IsiUkel/ veeks when the cii;


I] ward every duping the


tmplonshlp be-,decided. )ver Cllth-


1 Church, Waddinigtjon are firm, A former First Division star,


I turned out last wp ik ^ t h the lurch team.


Ilngton player, J. E [watched by experl|e: jhen he takes part jship competition lo be a star in the n|i


I place in the Rlbh je before long! V lelson in the Wilmolt no experiments w |11 have to win the


ler have challengec |er-league match, probably arrange Blackpool In the bblesdale compete tcashire Assodatloh the North-West


nd Blackpool In th agues Association.


Ick, Whalley Consei|e ler, is another Vfrom Barnoldsmcjl (three teams and w ] four successive ye; Isset and may be fo| |e useful-player; of long. With eight


It their command, in picking the te


|eters, junr„ cannot coinmandji


[as Joe Barlow, B Duckworth, Raymoj


SABDEN.


lided over by M"iss Ined by Miss Ivy thanks” Concert


ERT.—Last Saturd: In the Methodist Sii:


y. evening! a. nddy School aaniDuertfen een. The Party e n tk -


TNARY FESTIVAI book place at the B [lay. The preacher the Rev. G. C. Thor IChurch, Burnley, Ithe Rev, Joseph


PRINTWORKS.


iRural District Couiii Irted as to negotlaf i Tfor the disposal o |ks. He pointed nittee dealing witl pavoured to get in who desired h


|t, Mr, W. H. pd Mr, T. HargreajVi es to the followln Vallace Brothers,


VG SOCIETY. — fconcert and prize ping Society took cial Hotel last Satfl:


hwell. The artistes £ssrs. H. Holmes,, |0, Brltcllile dnd J


I giee-party all Loup ound.a receiving z I


■lECS.


[md leader, hak learpi broadcasts on',ihe- sHi


his fan mail; from Sydney Lipton,.


lorth, T. G. Whitti and Emondson, ^


—Mlsslondry •Ptist Chubch., in the mobn- pson, of Sion., and In'- .the Johnson, o f


f the Hlgh- Id Sewage Commit teej o f ' the


.cil, ihe Clerk ons|wlth,the the Sabden


out ithat the the! question'


) touch with, acquire the


lut had not been s ii||ccessful


distribution o f plade at the, rdaly. ; The!,


The annual


i, was in the es presented members:—


it the concert, pf. Abbott, A. T. Abbott.


|j. H. Beckett,, n, W. Newby, Bo.Wllng and


verseas rdadlo- he I Grosvenor


8.


led (that when- rt wave-length,' 'ille- Kentucky,, and joins in


11 the open. He, ls‘


bates, will heed critics,


kmg,Tike^ |e Inter-


h a match. Qhp com­ be tried;; places on.


Ribblesdale Ribbles^- ' match future.,


thpNorthf . liancMteir


Lancashire i


Lancashire ' '


1 ■ 'i '


atiye Club's; rods hitter, where his


;ijin the .local He Is a.


owed by ah much wider BXfierienceid le club has; m .:: Such


jlly Sowerby.- _ Standea


i the title- lafihe.wlil. e gift of a.


n|, Horace- The-


p U R ( .Q N D tN B ET T ER TOY-TIME CHRISTMAS.:


fTHE old advice to “ shop early” for Christmas , needs little emphasis


this year, for shops and stores levery- where seem to be more amazingly attractive than ever before. Hundreds of new types of toys a r e ;,Already encouraging purchasers, to ,spen4 their


. money without delay, There is,, ih fact! ,a sign of urgency In the demands of many shoppers who fear that supplies of


-the newest offerings might be exhausted before Christmas Eve, Yes, pSople of all


; ages are getting quite excited about these "things whifih we used to dismiss cpsualiy .as “ toys,” but which are now scientifl-


' cally designed working devices in Infinite variety. I am quite sure that parents


‘carriages, model farms, and trains with remote control, as much for their owii enjoyment as for their chlldten’si The animal toys, now available, are astonish-


: in a great many instances are selecting model aeroplanes with retractable, under-


British men and women In that country. Altogether, he counted no fewer than 25, dating from the l^tn century to the present day, the latest being the memorial at Freiburg, rplsed by boys of the Hitler Youth Movement, 1b the five Schoolboys who perished In a Black Forest snowstorm In 1938. At Hochhelm, on the Rhine, there'Is a


a mountain named afterQileen Victoria. At Bad Homburg, In the hall of the Kurhaus, a marble tablet commemorates the many visits of King Edward VH to


the spa.. In the same town there Is a memorial, unveiled, Incidentally, in the presence of King Edward VII, to'George n i ’s (Jaughter, Elizabeth, who, was famous for her 'efforts to bring, about friendship between England and,Germany. In the


;lngly llf^-llke. Pitted with clockwork ..mqchanlsm, they not only run Irp- a atralght'Une, but are designed to'riih and; turn In all directions, very much l|ke the


Jiving animals. ’ The moderh doll has" Jiecome really unbreakable, as well as being beautifully shaped and Coloured.


'Grownup children of all gges will-pro­ bably have a special preference for some ■of the models of well known peopie-'-the ■“ Lambeth Walkers," 'for example, and the angler-statesman. , Toy-time iChrlst- jnas ls going to be great fun In hundreds of thousands of homes. , ■ | '


A.R.R. TRENCHES, J, I


TkURING a recent A.R.P. debate in the House of Commons, a biember


somewhat sarcastically suggested that the trenches hastily,; dug In the open,


spaces during the crisis would them­ selves soon solve the problem bf what


should be done to them by jusli falling In I There Is a good deal of truth In the ■suggestion, although-A.R.P. authqritles in certain areas, tired of'waiting for official .guidance In the matter, are taking steps to protect their trenches.


i ; ;


situated In one of London’s mostihlckly populated areas, the other day, Jj-notlced that the trenches had been turned Into an Interesting exhibit showing 4lfferent methods of using concrete to render them permanpt. Not only weie mem­ bers of the public Interested, but sur­ veyors from all parts of the country, in London for a conference, paid a| visit to


Walking through Islington Gardens,


jeralnded by Government speakks that A.R.P, work must go on, so the authorities and-persons responsible for the! digging


,of trenches should at once take measures to render them permanent. After all, there Is nothing like being prepared.


MOTOR BOAT POPUMRITY.


OTROLLING along by the TTiames, I was surprised to find so many


motor boats being moored. An expert


Told me that while rowing' an^ sailing boats continue to be popular, more people are now, going in for mofor boats owing to their ease of manoeuvrability. Manufacturers have succeeded In Intro­ ducing a great variety of types from the .small river “ runabout” to the iseagolng “ monster ” of the millionaire, | In all cases the tendency is to simplify controls. The present day motor craft,; In fact, resembles the motor car In that respect. Actually the Lockhead hydraulic brake operating system has recently been' applied in a luxury vessel to enable all


the. controls, throttle, rudder and even gear changing to be hydraulically operated, An advantage motor boalB hold over the sail and rowing variety Is


that they give a greater degree! of com- Jort arid are not so dependent upon wind and weather. Important factors to Londoners who turmjamateur s'allors (Is the! word a mlsnqilier?) during week­


ends. ■ A ' I TRIBUTES TO BRITOks.


FRIENli of mine, who has recently returiied from a tour in permany,


tells me .that he was particularly lm-| pressed by the many, memorials to'


Ten Tangled Teasers The answers to these questions


are jurposely placed .out of [order. You should be able to sorti them out in a few minutes.


:


Which Is the largest ho'bk in toe world? •


Yes., Ivan, the Terrible,! Czar of Russia, wqs about to;’ send .Ws seventh wife to a convent and marry Lady Mary Hastings, a kinswoman of Queen Elizabeth, when he died In 1584. ,


2. What Is: the Anglo-Batavlah Society?


The speed at which a shell'ls travel­ ling at toe moment when It leaves the muzzle of a gun barrel.


What 1^ a demy?


Only Adolf Hitler, whq Is 'both President and Chancellor of Germany


What Is the constitutional position of Iceland?


; ' j


The Chancellor of the Exchequer. i !


toe penguin,


Did ariy of Henry VUI's, contem­ poraries beat his record number


of six wives?.


The Biographical Dlaijy of the Dominican Order, be^un ln 1424 and since then constantly added to, now preserved


in toe


Which Viceroy of India was the son of a writer?


A northern bird of toe auk family, being toe Arctic counterpart of


the Gardens and questioned experts In attendance, ■ We are constantly being


:Karlsplatz at Vienna,' there Is a statue'of Adanj Smith,! -the, great English ecotibmlst; John WycUffe’s memory Is slmllarlji.perpetuated at Worms; 'Shake­ speare’s at .Weimar, and Sir Francis Drake's at Offenburg. My friend also came across a number of war memorials, ,to British: soldelrs;who died In captivity during the War.


' , i THE NA'TIONAL theatre.


A BIG effort Is'being made to' Interest the provinces In the National


Theatre movement. At a redent meet­ ing of mayors and representatives,of local authorities, an Important an­ nouncement was made brLord Lytton; who. explained how cities 'and towns are now Invited to endow seats In the theatre at a cost; of -£100 each. : Each seat will be named after the city or borough con­ cerned. The hope Is expressed that eventually each of the 1,200'seats will be denoted and named after some notable person—ah! a c to r , o r : writer—of some loc,ality In Britain. There is no question that the project is attracting much In-


fluntlal. support, andi,also that the site, opposite south Kerisingtph .Museum, Is maghlflceht. Bui it remains to be seen whether the . London; rtplaygoerp will respond. It has been said- that various playgoers In the metropolis have become spoiled, pets o f , the arts-curlous off­ spring of the mixed marriage of drama' and fashion. Critics point to the fact that the-Natlonal Theatre! site Is miles away from West End theatre-land. Even so, it Is extremely accdsslble. Moreover, distance is seldom .any real obstacle to the enthusiast.- "That Is why thousands of people travel reguarly to .the ‘‘ Old Vic ” and Sadler’s wells; to say nothing of speedway meetings and dog races In outlying parts of the suburbs,


PROGRESS made In providing pithead , baths, for niiners Is Indicated, by Impressive figures which have just been


i MINERS’ WELFARE. j —


*


’ announced. The cost of the work under­ taken during 1937 amounted to £658:000 and In 1938 the figure' Is already, £66'if,000, the excess over the progsamme ,


figures having been provided by District Committees who desire to hasten baths In their districts. In these two years the contracts represent 78 installations, accommodating more than 81,000 per­


sons. The, new baths completed during the


present year alone are. expected to num­ ber 56, not Including five extension^ to existing baths, while there are 49 addi­ tional baths and one extension under


construction. The total completed 'or under con­


struction at the end of this year will be 313 separate Installations, accommo­ dating four hundred thousand persons, at a cost of over five and a half million pounds. The baths are all managed by joint


committees of owners’ and workmen’s representatives, and In order to start them off on the best lines, these com­ mittees are met by the Central Com­ mittee’s Districts Branch several times prior to the opening of the baths, and are given the results of experience on all management questions, jlncludlng the Important'one of selecting and Instruct­ ing attendants. Another meeting' Is attended several weeks .after the opening. In order to discuss any trqubles that may have arisen.


THE STROLLER.


Dominican Monastery In Vienna, it’s surface measuring 3ft. lUtas. by 3ft. lilns.


What Is muzzle veio'clty? a '.


Society for promoting friendship between Britain an([ Holland wljioh recently gave a dinner at toe Dorchester Hbtel, London, in honour of Sir Nevlle' Bland, new British Minister to the Hague. ;


Which of the European dictators are are heads of their States?


It Is an independent kingdom under the Danish Crown.


9. Who lives at 11, Downing Street?


The first Earl of Lytton, son of Edward Bulwey-Ly tton; author and playwright,'. In whose merii- ory a seat has been endowed. In the National -Theatre, South Kensington, London,' by his grandson, the present Earl of Lytton.


’ 10. What is a guillemot? !


A scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford, BO called because he originally received only half the emoluments of a fellow.-


Fdr driving “ without due care, and


attention while chasing another car,’ toe driver of a police patrol car has been


fined 20s. At a cost of £12,000,000 Prance (s planntag to®


to build, by 1942, n “ Normandie,” capable


ejje|jtj5ej}e|5ejjejs^e^ej3«jjejjejj^e[9e|»(^ MIXED MEMOS.


! Snowflakes.— Worth growing are the


spring snowflakes, (leucojum carpatlcum) and the summer snowflake (leucojjun aes'tlvum), 'The blooms resemble snow­ drops, but they are on longer steins. Plant the bulbs six Inches apart .I ln clumps.. The,clumps fill In within ijwQ or three years. ; ‘


, !


' Large Leaves.-Bome ferns. that toe browned'iat the ends can be repoln! with a pair’d scissors. Keeping the toll tob wet In winter, and top dry to silmnjer, are causes of leaf disfl^remeht. Anotper. cause Is the leaves rubbing the wall Slugs and Snails.—They cause: mbre


bad lan§piage ,lni .the gardening world than anything else;! not excepting the weather. ' Digging in the fallen foliage deeply, Weeding the beds and picking M decayed leaves do away with much'of the Insects’ cover. Lawns and Clover.—Limp causes soine


soils to clover, grass needs to be nonr- Ished'.toalnly on hltrate, Sulphatel 6f aihmonla Is the cheapest way of supply-' tag nitrate, hut lime must be to the poll for the ammonia’s conversion Into nltr- rate-^the form In which plants absorb the leaf-making property.' Glye the.lawn during, the wlnteijTpur ounces of ihe: cooled lime .per square yard. . Give the hltrat'e in the form Of nltratP'


e^ej|9e^c^e[>^ej9^e|»^^c[9^e|3e^e|)c{9 jj


until the spring where there is not a water supply. The fruits should have tooted before.' the ground could have dried to the! spring. If the parcel arrives when the Weather is unfavourable, keep the,bushes ito an airy room wlUi their toots wrapped to sotoe damped material.- Birds an4 Buds.—Make the fruit buds


distasteful to the birds by syrlhgtog the bushes with quasria water, Add toap . to order to make the mixture stlck'y. The! rahjture thta stays a -long time oh the, stems. Stand half a pound of quasria chips and lialf-a-pound of liquid soap to four' gallons of ;water! for twenty-four' hours!-''-! . White •Tuthips.—They should be off the


ground 'this yeah .Box them toto half­ dry slfte4 toould Ihorder to prevent their flesh shrivelling. Air would take moisture put of the tiibers. The box should not bP alt-tight, because without alr the turnips- might sjveat, and .this moisture might decay them.


■ ' Pet pie who are! not [ gardeiiers :of ten


■■ ■ |^:THE;,AL^AT^MEN’T.!■ CLEilRING GRASSLAND.


Bum iatier than bury the turf if It Is


of soda to the lawn that has patches of clover and thus dispense with, the need’, for liming. Nitrate of soda Is'more ix-! pensive than sulphate of ammonia. Tihe three meals, of nitrate or of ammonia may he given In March, May and JulH. The Bulbs in the Home.—The bmbs


ton and protection from sudden thaws.! Have a bed facing south to south-west for the early vegetables.‘ The plaits would : receive th®: tun’s . rays on -he frosted tops in the south'-eastemiborc ey, Frost Is not harmful when the thaw Is gradual. The cells of sap 'wUl have bton restored to their normal condition bef ne the sun will have reached the south. Seakale.—Seakale should b e ' fed .tills


that were planted to boWls of fibre ouf :ht to be taken out of the dark cupboi rd after eight weeks. Bring them'lntc a subdued light for the first week., Hiive them afterwards to the window. W1 en watertog. use liquid with .the chjU talen o'fl.: Do not, keep the fibrS/ more ^tl an damp until the buds are partly growi. Protectlon.-rPlants like' free trade to


year, The'-riourlshroeht of the':man ire has to he washed to the roots by thp n In. The heads must grow-to darkness to order to be properly flavoured. The bo:ces to spring wlll .exclude rain as : jvell as


light. Cropping Brussels Sprouts.—Leave ;he


stalks Intact and the plant produced a second cfop. The cabbage-like . - np should not be cut before the first sprouts has been picked. ' The sprtots' will not,unfold, for:the reason that they, are cvit-supplled with sap, , so long as the top remains. The' seedfad .crop of sprouli'will not have too much lap,' because the plants will : be paitly: exhausted.


Celery.—Overmuch wet Is dangeroui: to . •


the health of celery. The sides of the soil Is against 'th e earthed-up plants should be .beaten with a spade; thus the


soil Is sloped in order to throw off the- ratos,


Parsnips. ' ,


Nor Is the profit small the peasant maies Who smooths with harrows, or who pounds, with rakes ' The crumbling clods.


Early spring-sowing Is necessary for big parsnip roots. Autumn digging Is neces­ sary for weathered ground-for gro md that has had the stickiness taken ou; of it by the winter—for ground to which


seeds can be sown without fear of tiglr rotting. '


Plant Fruits Now.—Winter planting may be more satisfactory than walling


. '


full of huge weeds, because thelf toots mUy live bPheath the depth of a spade of toll,:' The seeds of weeds are better not buried; thty 'will hot,'germinate .while,, they are deeply In the'ground,'but they may grow 'Jf they are turned hear' the: surface within the'next few years. ,The most profitable way of using good'turf Is At : a mapiirial mulch under the top spade’s! depth of soil,-rather than as the ash fertiliser.


Burying the Turf. ,The 'turVes should he placed upside


down, to that the! grass dies quickly: on the top pt the second spit,, with both stogle^splt [ and , double-spit: digging. Where the turf to.consldered suitable for burial: the hltrogen ls preserved; hut this property: is all ^lost ''to the burning. Bumtog tori and other plant nikterlal also' decreases; the: quehtltles of potash and phosphate, and a bonfire full, o f flames meSns a fertiliser pf low value.' Nitrogen (ammonia b f nitrate) Is the leaf and .stem maker, -p p ^ h -Is the quality maker, with the fruiting crops .(peas, raspberries;, e t c .) !and with the edible roots, aiid -phosphates; make' fo r ' earlier maturity.. | Lline,is !pfeseht; to" a small quantity and does not much deefeasb to the fire. Lime ,1s necessary to full soli


.fertility. I;.: The preservation- of the humus is, a


'blackish powder iWheh It Is separated from the soil. Humus darkens a :toH because dark colours absorbs'the sun­ shine, the gafdeifismore forward; The soil has minute organisms that make nitrate—top foliage' food; and humus puts more fife into thqm-!, Hpmus takes up water like a sponge, and cfdps which have a' strong tendency te flower when they should leaf-lamb’s lettuces, spin­ ach, and tol one-i-ben^t greatly from It. Humus improves-'toe'texture o f -toe ^ground; it, makes a sandy soil less'dusty -and a.clayby medium-more pProus, and thus offers la better! rooting medium in both instances, -Weather and lime crumble toe clods of Clay. Humus Is driven Into! clay, or other sticky soli by


great advantage o f the policy o f burying the turf. I Humus Is totally decayed vegetable or animal matter.-! Cropping the ground! furnishes sonie humus-the decayed rodtlets pf, plants. - Humus i s ’ a


toe.raljiS'- ! '


! ' ! ■ ' jkurntog the Tuff.


should not have a top. Lay the fire to toe grate ■with paper, sticks and cpal Collect, and dry,, the. rubbish that bums readily. ;Spread a ring , o f toe dried litter around the g ra te -a yard distant, o f more for a big mouhd. A surround of squares!of turf-M)ne-foot squares-^


Bricks should form the grate which


excute themselves by. sayiiig that flowers for itoe'iVaSCs are -cheaper-to’.buy than-


iriakb tills excuse''tverehonte say' that It is too much, tfouble to .grpw’ the flowers, o f that they!.qb riot care .for garderilrigf. Either of ; ihese excuses


to,ey are to K to ? People who,


'wommi! who' has discoverbd how, mqbh health for the body and .i)itad a garden will provide, ..Garderiefs are happy arid conterited- 'because-,, .they never have nothtog 'fo do.' ' Even‘toe smallest'town plot y i l gratefuiy.recelve all the work that<!l8"expehdedupbnit,': and Vhll repay ■its ownbf to'kiriii py yielding ari abund- ance;|bf cblOufs and scents, ’


would be . comprehensible, ! and sh.o|ito afooto' a feeling of pity for those who make them -in top '.breast.'bf! the. man jor


!,vA! ! 'R o c k p i ' ' : ■


'Trie distinctive and loveljr Alpine plants irislst on a dry run for their, roots to


: winter. 'Where there are Ijrlckflelds, birrs! - will - he cheap, andytoese -burnt bricks wlU Ibbk well enough-for the parts of the rockery. If one prefers-a white effect, the birrs may he ebnereted-'-may be topped In cement, i The ground should he dug one spade deep to order to be sure bf d^ness to winter., The mould should he placed' on the site,'.'and the mound should be shaped to the feader’s taste! ■ I f , the rockery Is to be big, build


i t ati'dlfferenf levels. 1 . Tljfe mould should not [he generously


erirlpned. . Such mould might cause toe


jdwarfed - conifers, ::aiid many roCkery :plant!s, to outgrow thete batalofeued size :—to become too tall., Cow and' horse' maniir'es-'are-nowadays p,rit up In bags


[llghtlmbuld; they step it bfeirig too porpps ’-^-top dry ;lri summer; -while the- bag of ,short horse mahure wfil !keep a sticky 'soil bpen; ^


!by.!tlie fertiliser manufacturers. . C|ow manure and leaf iriould are suitable for


'Should come on toe litter! The turves mu8t|hot touch one another by an inch,


Tast'hy putting to equal quantities of dry: litter and turf squares. -J . ! - v .; ,•


becaiito;. a ; pile without i air- - wcmld not smbijl'dbf fftoly.! Conttoije huflatog! the moimd,fand arrange ’that! top-alternate layers of litter and tur^ comp nearer and hearer'.toeinfiddle.i i -i'-Tfie-'hole in j;he middle upon toe; grate, should he filled


; (^ eh ^ a fsp e l l of: dry. wtothef a^^ cafve. an'tepentag- In that‘ slde'Of the mpund which 'faces, thpbreeze, and reihpfe toe bricks Which 'laCe the opbn- ffiP.;’!! Light tWflie.Ifitoeivto before the toi;f;|s :ash and i f the moUnd does; not- 'continue' to smoulder freely,: form a fresh opening to face! the. wind arid I ilose the oid one. |


- : ' THE FLOWER GARDEN. T p JOY ; OF -GARDENING, ' ■ THE; WILKIN EAMLY;:


fpoted chlldreri, a'dog, bnd [a pet quailln a cage) trooped Into Parllainerit: MuUd- togs to Wellington, New Zealand]: where: they were given; 'breakfast hyj the Minister for Railways.


PJARLY one. morntog a sa4 little ■ . ' pany (a mptoer arid.her 'ten kaie-


' l; j They were toe Wilkin family, and Ihelrs


Is a strange story.- For.twelve'yearEl they hadilved.on an Isolated fariri at Dpuht- less Bay, -at the vjery toP Pf North-Island. Then one day they started t o A hundred miles to Whangarel, orijtoelr' Way- to Christchurch, Ip sfisreh b f helP; arid' shelter with ' relatives who | lived there,.and astoelr pitiful pUght bqcame, gradually known kind people -helped them offi their way. : Tbui It wasilliat they reached Welltogtdri' bri ’ the'' last' stages of! toelr long pilgrimage.!!


' Let , US'hope a great ; welcome was !


'aWaltWYthem at Journey’s, Eri4.;[' Vsreiclwve ahrwK ,px c'where, the at


A FRIENDLY VISIT. When': It became known in


(writes a'poUtloal'-'correspondent) , , Mr. Chamherl§iln and Lorn 'Halifax had accepted an - official Invitation tb visit


'P,arls-arid ;to hrlrig toe'lf wlVesythere 'iwas a real sense of satisfaction to French 'political circles.' The friendship] be­ tween France and our own cqqntiy has never been closer than it Is'tbdaY.- .but there have- beeil!toose on the . extreme Left o{. French pbUtlcs; who hqveisbqght to create 'a;, contrary' linprfesslqn. ' In these quarters It has been suggested that friendly relations between this cquntry and Germqny Imply.A weakening, of the


: i' iPtll the pieces o f ,rocker:^ togefeer from' :the outer edges and,-proceed towards the -top. i| Tilt toe rocks so that the rato can 'ton Into toe erection, Lpave hoto iafgei; ariddmall gaps for the plants,-And - to every'^^way aVold formality. There must not he blind pockets-two| pieces of rock,


Y-shaped, preventing the; rools runrilrig toto! the mburid of mould-nbr must there he overhanging' rocks—rocks pre­ venting the rato- running:. Into the planting gaps., '- '!


' v


'Water gardening is fashionable, Small varieties of water lilies ^111 flourish to


tqbi Three half-barrels may: be sunk at t ie base of the rpekerji, and toe.rocks may be arranged around and between the tubs. The wo od -to e outside bf the tiibsi^hould be preserved wlthblack tar, but! ;ar Would taint: the:water. The e, therefore, should be painted, but ordinary white paint, not with lead


Inslb with pairit!


1 Edited by Tom Newman, Secretary of Sclentifip poultry Breeders’ Association, an^ Editor ol “ Eggs.”


riONTINtllNG our notes on incubation, V 'let Us assume that the machine'is ready and that the eggs arS; about to be put


in.' - . ; : Makers’ directions are fairly comprehen­


betog' Mividualists;so6n acquire their own £ ^ ' , j 3 r a t U t e t S e X ^ a S £ K l t o re ___ ^ __


views


HoweVer, the majority of poultry keepers, shoul


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attempting to give advice arises from thqlpp'- that he may not be familiar' with! the enviropment in which incubation Is under­ taken, and since the whole question Is one of environment his efforts to help, howevff well intended, may make matters worse instew-pl better.! Any suggestion, therefore,'sboujd be


One of the difficulties besetting, ariyone i


what ,should not be done to ensure the great­ est number of chicks of good quality: so much so, that a beginner consulting half-a^ozen


garding, what diould be done_and e and


experienced people' would probably heaij very conflicting opinions expressed.


degree!of heat having a marked effect oh the moisture coiitent 'of the ah and the rate , at which, it passes through the machine., It is often! said -that a rise Of about one degree during the final stages will do ho harm. If


sive, and it is wise to follow them, closely except where experience has shown that|Bome modification,is necessary.


visited the eggs were placed two deep to the centre of the tray to ensure a full charge when the'“ Clears" were removed, a practice


that cannot be recommended. '! •'


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nbllity, We knovf it Is vitally-important, but keeping eggs! warm will not guarantee a good


"Vf ORE attention Is -paid to temperature - than any other-factor affecting hatch-


' whicii'ln my experience,'are'Adt-friJnarlly


due ito raising the temperature- too rapidly sincA'eggs must, of necessity, require con­ siderable time to warm up, We do not keep forced, draught machines open when eggs are first put in as a safeguard against broken yolffitherefore there does ,-not appear to be


■Priirie Mlrilstef and hts Foreign Secretfily, As. Mr. Chamberlain hlmself hasjlridl-


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CHiLmtEN’S CdRNER


THlE MIDNIGHT BREEZE, j


Into my garden, fragrant and sweet, Bruslilrig the grass with ffoUcktog feet— Swinging the cobwebs’ delicate threads— Ruffling toe drov/sy peonies’ heads-p Whispering, teasing, hark! how! he goes (Stealing toe scent o f svitet pea and , rose),. -


OILENTLY stealing, finger to Ups, , ^ Out from the dreaming coppice he slips


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Floats through the curtains toto my room Leaving a drift of faintest perfume. Dances - to moonlight-dreams In . the , shade— , ' , ,


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Softly his footsteps falter and fa d e . . . . But wliere he has come--from, an where he g o e s -


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Nobody knows, nobody knows! \ -rConstance Smith.


BOBBY AND THE BEAR,


!rodd and'rifbvtog wlldV to Bobby Hlcks^ , Bobby stared, but the farmer' was sav­


“ T i l l Run-run like BlUy-oh!” yelled ^ Farmer Jenks, pelting up the


ing his breath and Just whlZzed by him without saying any mbre, After him came a score of boys and girls, and after them a lot of mothers panting with toe effort to keep up. “ Run, Bobby, run!” all shoutedias they


ded past. “A great bear I the circus and Is after “ Golly!" said Bobby. 1


has escaped from us.”


But he didn’t run


ambled along ,at‘a steady trot, stopping ribw'ririd then to snufflp and.plck up odd sweets that .had falleri frpm> toe flying;' boys’ pQckqts! This gave Bobby the ideal he had heen awaiting. Like a streak he shpt over toe fence,


’cos he felt It was up to him to save them all. Presently, he ;saw to } bear coming. It


and into old Mrs. Cardwell’s garden. Mrs. CardweU kept bees. He made straight lor toe store-shed where he knew she kept her honey and Returned with his anils full 'o f pots just as toe bear reached toe gate,' ' I ; Heads peered round Ithe corner of toe


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- tag off toe cover frqm a pot and holding It out!


.honey in the pot,. . And.there and then before all the onlookers he sat down and


let Bobby feed him -Wlto'q stick.!- Arid wasn’t Bobby 's hfero when the


circus men arrived arid took toe bear away—but not until; then, 'cos the others were far too much afraid to come near while Bobby was alone, just to make a fiiss of him. .


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lUIRG DOGS DSEFDL. Improvements in training


ibonds that unite us-to France. Thd reply, to such:-attempts at troiible-mamg' Is toe forthcbmlhg visit of the Kltish


'cated; :Ei. ',generei ; appeateriierit between the nations, far] :from weakening our tradltlbnal 'frleridshlp with France, Would


give It new!strength;£m'^ added p,oW-ir for good iri world afiffirs.


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heart stabbed: with a knife is a New- York, policeman, William Manning, whose .life was saved- at a New York hospital by Dr.l Alex- ander Nicoll,'who took the heart out,: drained


Alive and on duty again' after havihg his


it; sewed it-up, put it back again, and -then put the patient lnto.,an oxygen tenti for five


w e e k s . ,. ,! ' i '


being drowned In their -shells the usual ;ex- planatiori' is that, ventilation ;has been [so in­ different that the air in the machinq has: become saterated; hence the eggs are.practic- allyi full of watery albumen.


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' In a weiV ventilated machine It Is almost Impossible to,supply an excessof mdlsture though there is considerable risk of:nqt pro­ viding sufficient.; It is for this :reaten that we advise: the .use. of .the,,molsturq qevices throughout; If there is an indicatl9n|of..an [excess w'e should'consider ventilation. I,


during the early part of Incubation when, as Romanoff has shown, a slight accui^ation of carbon dioxide has a favourable effect on. the development' of the iembyro. Therefore in hot air machtaes both' felts should be! used for


[Lack of fresh ,alr need, cause ,no, apxiety .the first stage. ■, '


ahyilvalid reason why we should .dq, so with small: m'achiries, though this advice is fre­ quently given. This question of broken yolk, seems, to be individual.'.:


'versy-from -time to time is that of moisture, ; wheri: to supply it and how ihuch to supply. 'There appears to be widely different viej?s on


;a! question that hat;' eftiised nriich; contro-


confined to the general principles of tocuba- tlon, specific advice on any point being left


WITH this in mind the following f a r t part'of the poultryman’s work, : ' :


to ah. expert familiar with the conditions under which the work is being carried out.


they should be arranged with the broad end slightly higher than the narrow end smce it has been shown that when they are, placw the reverse way there is a tendency im the head of the embryo to be In the harrov? end which does not'contaln the air space:which iurhishes the chick with Its first breath of atmospheric air. A large percentage qreggs, incubated with the narrow end up fail to hatch for this reason. T h e position of the embryo Is determined about the fourteenth


Whto : placing the eggs In the incubator 'day, ■ - . tAtlantic In lour days and having a larger


hird-claiss, tourist, and freight accommoda­ tion than any other liner In the worll


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Is better-to start the machine under-loaded than over-loaded. On some farms I have


■Do not overcrowd the Incubator tray., ,^It


vations may be made regarding this :


by this is 1 meant that It will not kill the chicks we shall all agree, but we want the best chicks, and these will not be obtained ff the temperature 'is permitted to rise appreciably towards andlduring hatching time., ! As a matter of fact-the researches of Romanoff have shown that a lower tempera­ ture is.desirdble durihg. the third week, and he suggests 100 degrees for small machines, Which; is three dogreos. belojrthat hitherto regarded as normal : A ris^m temperature speeds up the process of Incubation which is undoubtedly: bad for the well-being-of the future chicks, (Dhicks hatched at a high tem­ perature maj] fail to draw the yolk into the body .cavity'hr they may be small with un-


healed'nayels. ;• To' return' to the beginning,, personally I


like to put the eggs in the ineubator at night; and to move' the weight on the damper -arm


well to the left. The following morning the temperature iwill be about 101 degrees, yrion


- this subject, but at this point our old friend, eriVlforiment, conveniently steps! im and, Jn effect, says that everyone is right. The facts atelquite,clear. - A rdatlVe humidity of about 60-per cent Is usually regarded as ideal, and since humidity Is influenced by ventilation ariq temperature it willbe readily understood why two people may’ifeork on different lines


and moisture assume their maximum Import­ ance. There Is no doubt that failure'to pro­ vide them In the correct or apprpximately cortect proportion Is the cause of the bulk of the mortality rightly attributed to toQUhatlon; therefore, if we are to give our chicks a good start ta .Iffe. close 'attention'shquldj bp paid to these’faotbre. v . :


It is during the: later stages that.vtotUatlon , ;


be required during the last week, and fiiough It'is not necessary to turn the eggs after the fifteenth :day, Jt Is advisable to cool them right Up to the tinie the flrat egg chips,


centre. ■


It should be brought up to normal by moymg the weight durtag the day, wh^ the tacuba-


: tor may be kept under observation.- ■ This will prevent the possibility of overheating during


the first fewihours which has been-known to occur hiAplte of an efficient capsule.


and qbtaln equally good results.,.-:,;: .’. , ' , ' . In practice it is impossible to separate these - three factors,' heat vehtilatlon , aim moisture; ■ The warmer the air-the more moisture-it is capable of holding,:.the toqre rapid Its circulation,' the greater its drying effect given the same relative humidity.; ■ fiefhaps the position will be clearer it it is pointed out that durlng the early stages very littld VentUatlon, and, therefore, very Uttle moisture Is required. In theilattefikteg.te tho friatfi air requirements of toe developing em- biyo become pregressively greater.'Tq, satisfy this demand' -ventUatloni is increased;,and cops iquently more moisture is requited' to pteyent too' rapid drying o l the eggs that would occur is relatively dry air were passing


rapidly over them,


-m n S 'suggestion is not made with-the Ecce^ive moisture-Is difficulty to provide In A object of preventing broken yolks, practice. When people complain of chicks


prevent normal evaporation, and- thoso, com- piexi processes- which aim dependent on it,


tPGGS will fail to hatch should too much moisture be supplied because it will


JOB FOR THE WEEk ! NIGHT WORK


sundry equipment. For cxdmple.l mesh^qq grata; troughs, slatted frames,


, rriHE long, winter; 'evenings preset: A A ■ favourable opportunity for; making


water'ttou9ha,,and so on; ' Wheat liow cheaper'thttn DialzGi


tables'for therefore


the tendency will be-to feed's greater ^^en- tage of the former, but it should be remem­


bered that yelldw maize is an excellent MiOTe of vitamin A., and in the, absence of cod liver oil Irithe iriash itte witoito.feed per


should ;be well gteded ta small lots.; It ^ould be seerithat theteconttade to nmke^good pr^


If the room is reasonably warm no felt wUl'


this will provide additional fre^ air.l It is also advisable to follow the old-pracHce of moving eggs from the centre of the tray to the -sides, moving , the others towards, the


- how to round up sheep and help the shepherd ! generally, but outside |hese two classes we had no organised efforts designed to encour- [ age people to Impart good manners to their | domestic pets. Of couree, some of the more ! [enlightened':,did,., it, but! generally-speaking housedogs did very much as .they liked, were stormed at if they behaved badly and often i 'chastised, and altbgethier they were not a [ credit to thelf owners. !,


-course. They would hate been useless in the I field if they had not been taught thelf job. ! Collies and other sheepilogs, too, had to learn :


F toe old days gunqogs were broken, as


■Sheep;Dog Society.'! More recently still, as I j eiqjlained the other week, the police are avail- |' tag themselves of thel exceptional mstihets possessed;'by dogs.


the scene. The development of field trials ' has brought gundo^ to a pitch of perfection that our grandfathers never hoped to reach.' We do not talk so much of “breaking” them > now ,as tralnteg, which Is a much better word : to represent the altered methods that have been adopted. The successful trainer Is the , man who gains the confidence of his chaiges ' by gentleness. Sheepdogs also have acquired. ! a ;technique foreign to former times under the ; Influence of the work of the International ]'


Latterly' a complete change has come over ' ■ ' , ‘


‘has seen one of these clever animals leading , his sightless master or mistress cannot fail : to be impressed by the comfort that they : bring. I understand that Captain Liakhoff, ,, trie,head trainer of-thb Wallasey School, has been, experimenting with a new method of, training that, seems to be answering admir-'^


work that Is being done by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and anyone who -


Naturally, my readers are cognisant of the


al[ly. He reports that the results show a much higher standard, and I the training is easier : for the blind people who have to go to the - school to get used to trie dogs dogs before they i take them into thelf possession. It i s : reckoned that their period of training with ; the, dogs will be reduced'by a week. In th e ; .past some applicants I were found to be un- - suitable for having the help of a dog. Under - the new system fewer will have to be rejected.,


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in finding-a,supply of dogs suitable for the ■work. Surely, there must be ariy number o f ; sympathisers who willjtake the trouble to lend : a hand in a practical matter. The dogs must' be healthy, about a year old by preference, and of a good size, such as Alsations or retrievers. They must also have equable tem-: peraments, being neither nenous nor over protective.


The school at Wallasey still has a difficulty j '


Waggers’ Club have been coming to splendidly and one of the laites; recruits Is Poumie, a Geiman Bbxer' that belongs to Princess KWme Halim of Cairo. The ramifications of the Club extend to'all parts of the world, though, of course, our principal membership i s , in: the home country. I


Enrolments of new members of the Tail-


E.C.3. The Club will be pleased to answer any; enquiries , submitted by Tail-Wagger owners m connection with cantee hygiene and welfare. '


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. A completely gas-proof dress weighing 21' lb! and costmg only [fifteen shillings, made-


of a special brand pf artificial silk which can even resist mustard, gas, has been in- verited in Sweden and Is being'turned out ta large quantities ta a'factory near Stockholm.


yille Island, a . territdry of about a million arid a half acres riff the northern coast of ' Australia, has beeri launched by Mr. J. B, Cramsle, former Chairman of. the Australian 'Meat Board,': ■■ - " ■-' ! ", ; :


- A scheme for settling 100,000 Jews in Mel-


in trie grata ration during the winter mmths, provided the mash'is of normal composition. ^ -Birds intended lor the Chtotaas ^


gfess for no amount of fattening fiurtag the last twq to' three weeks wlU compensate for a-check at this stage. - .


Mr.: Newman well personally answer all queries addressed to the Editor of this Journal


. i- 1 , In reply to a question from an


Opposition Labour M.P. regarding un­ employment In a typical mining area In Yorkshire, the Minister of Labour states that whereas therq were 7,400 un­ employed three years ago, the number ' out of work has now fallen to 3,500 or le s s ' than half.


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NOTE—This chat is issued by The Tail- , Taggers’ Club, 58, Mark, Lane, London,


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[ “ Grr-umph. Groo-obh!” said the bear, ohariglng. his tone as he sniffed the


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'road as!Bobby]' advanced to meet toe hear. -'.Heiboullriottoelp feeling a bit nervous, because It lobked so very big close to!—but he wasn’t going to show funk before all those patching boys. “ Have some honey,” 'said Bobby, tear-


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■it was then: called, as a’ matter of i


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