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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TODAY I am using a
sent to me from Bladenboro,
N. C. I do not quite agree with
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LAROUND THE WORLD.
New Zealand Health Resort
By TEMPLE MANNING
IN these days of high-powered advertising and pressured publicity it is amazing to, come upon a place that draws people from all over the world and yet Is virtually unknown sive to the initiated.
One such place, and a very good example, too, is Rotorua, a health resort in the northern part of New Zealand,
a little zoutheast of Auckland, the capital. Here it is, the most in- teresting and one of the finest health resorts in the world, and where medical, nursing therand care in at its nest and than anything offered cheaper
Similar comparable at any resort.
Scenically it is gorgeous, and
ND for Interest there is to resort
we know of in Europe or in the
and
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
A
FOR
UK Trade Mission For
Pakistan?
London, May 8.—Britain
WOMAN in. Amerien who won an elephant as a prizo in
MY a competition must have had a cold reccp- tion from her husband when she arrived home.
There is usually no aecomind- dation for such beasta in a moderu house, and it is such
an unlikely prize that he might be excused for suspecting her of receiving the attentions of Fome amorous Eastern potentate. Jn fhet, if she wanted to make him Jealous, all she had to do was to say casually, "Just a Hulle gift from A lonesome fmaharajah.”
(Enter 45,000 "extras" in armour.)
Americas that can approach it. Maori women with native carving. A tidy craft. For here it in that one meets the
Rotorua, New Zealand.
DEFORE tenving the Saucy New Zealand Maori, against the
Flobster Professor of 43 backdrop
In sophisticated
the nearby villages
to see the tourist resort. One seen the valleys there are more gigantic Jugetrouser Gaked
burn wood," as nearly ke Keysers, boiling mud holes, hot lot. "We don't majestic Maori
Wilbersedge. his barbaric ancestors as he'll lakes, streams bright with trout, sald ever be, and he is well worth and all sorts of fascinating spots course not," said the Professor, but I want to see the reel and meeting, observing and knowing. to explore.
bath establish- line with which you record (he The mineral
Mirs
Natural Wonders As for the natural wonders of ment, said to be one of the best ship's speel." Mrs Withersedite Rotorua, they are many and in the world, is just outside the laughed. "We aven't 'od any
hundreds of
spent, as you might say," she marvellous. This is one of the town. There are
each one equipped
"since replied,
we was blown places where the tanie forces baths,
separate mile to treat
the river in down the within
earth Nature, imprisoned
and fetched up crack Sulution to Saturday's burst through the ground crust tiisease or ailment. The water storin
White, 5 pieces.
to create
sparte, South wouid rebid din- | White to play and mate in three. There 4 fascinating inferna. In the radium baths for women noguinst the embankment wat
mond bid, then when North bits problem:
monds and North would bid the hearts. Nevertheless, North: and South arrived at the right contract of kit hearts.
The opening fad of the ten of cluba was won by deelneer, who was Henry M. Woods, Jr. of
6.
There arc
a natural Chelsen. Bridge. Since then
bubbles up through
an 'ome-lovin' craft, na pumice floor so that it comes to we're
with bater effervescent
YOUL
con
see." " wonder she the natural er lonized gas.
Chav not sunk long ago," anid well, s
the Professor.
She
couldn't much
more." said Mrs Withersedge, "an" the rats 10 think she's safe The Professor blew
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nough."
are
Untoward incident
soon send # trade miscion to Pakistan, which offers an "excellent_field" for British capital and enterprise, according to a to- copyright article In day's Observer.
THE BUSINESSMAN
Money Shortage Germany's Biggest Problem
Dusseldorf, May 8-What
is 'worrying
people in Germany Germans and Allied, high and low-is a shortage of money.
This dwarfs all the problems of Barlin and the Eastern zone and the new constitution, which one would expect to be occupying their minds.
affect all these other things.-
The report and that the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Liaquat All Khan, made
a strong point of It is a shortage of German this during his stay in money, not of dollars. For the moment, at least, its strange London for the Common- wealth
Ministers' Prime
country has more dollars and wea conference, but also other foreign exchange than it
that thought
British
can use. Its shortage is simply uf deutschemarks, had been
At present
it needs Marshall Use recognise
Ald only for the deutschemarks which have to bo deposited against dollar aid. This is lika bolling eggs to get soup.
hocincks
alow to
men
opportunities.
The Observer's corress pondent. Mr O. M. Green, added that he had been told that the delay In sending the trade mission
was due to the uncertainty that Britain would be able
fa supply all the machinery Pakistan' needs-fleuter.
East-West
Trade In Europe
Washington,
Assistant Secretary
merce, Mr
May
Thonns that
of
700,000,000
from fron
this year..
four
and
are volcanoes, bubbling 1, Q-B6, any: 2, Q, or Kt mates, mud, leaping geysers and min- cral springs, and, threading their
re For people that CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE | way in and out of this weird re- Kion, lovely woods, green fields Ankwerk
there is the magnificent Ashlag 2. 1. A drummer, Both are and gentle hills.
There is a lovely blue bath- and there is game, too, pheasant n brain diepses. In agrapliia
There
countless person is unable to express his a large open-air swimming pool and quall, and in the hills, redeem
In whore water is
incredible deer. delightful natural phenomena to be his nose in embarrassment. thoughts in writing, while
express his blue..
plored and wondered ut. There aphasia he cannot Bladenboro. His partner in the thoughts in speech. 3. A bottle gardens, a vast bath-house in n North was Henry Bridger. Mror Ansk
Ellis sort of Tudor architecture that is a lake whose waters are 60 (Italian), 4.
There are Woods' problem was to decide
harman had served Island. 5. Robert Louis Steven-manages to blend with Its cur- buoyant that coins and stones
of roundings, and there is even a Boal gaily around. whether he should cross-ruff the son
firety
multi-coloured From the
trout in coldHE
eight large whiskles, pretty little zoo. hand out, or set the roade sult, vegetable matter in the earth.
pools, and about the edge of hot
the trucullent man for Deciding on the latter course, he
pools are exquisite ferns and flowers that thrive, despite or four for the impudent mouse in cashed the king of hearts, then
broust-pocket. The man lex the deuce of hearts, and when
arder. The mouse from the boiling mud and water. Rave a fifth
There are valleys in which the leaned out of the pocket, non- chalantly stroking his whiskers cliffs are composed of alum and with
his paw.
ean drink bright yellow sulphur. There what you
said
the bar are spots where one may sit on
man, "but I'm not going to see the ground, catch a fish from a stream, and, swinging the line any more good whisky wasted
"I'd rather give over, cook it in a hot pool on the other side. The Maoris cook to my cat!" "Serve us at once." their food in the hot steam-shouted the men, or I'll knock block off." "And that," holes in the earth. In the win-your
the steam with squeaked the mouse, craning ter Uley divert
forward
blazing pipes to warm their houses.
"goes for thist dumneri cat of (Tomorrow--Science At Work) yours, too!"
West played the queen, declarer BOYS AND
won the trick in dummy with the aco.
2
His next piny was the king of Exist spades, which East won. returned the queen of clubs, which was won in dummy with the king, and on the good queen
of spades Mr Woods discarded the deuce of diamonds.
Now he led the len of spades and trumped it in his own hand
because of the gases that arise his GIRLS MAGAZINE
Pixie O'Scow! Had a Big Job
-He Tried to Wake Up Pixie McSnooze- By MAX TRELL
TZ NARF
the
the
and Haaid, shadow-children
with turned-about vames, were walk- ing near the arden wall when they heard Pixle O'Scowl's voice coming from the other side. "No.
with the three of hearts. This you can't go to sleep, McSzel of course established the spade I won't let youul Wake up!"
suit. All he had to
do was to Koart
in dummy, and discard his
the good losing diamonds on spades.
and
Hanid quickly
head the eight of hearts, win it climbed over the garden wall to find out what was happening. They knew about Pixie Me- Snooze. He was always trying to fall asleep, no matter here he was. But Pixie Ocow) would never let him.
On reaching the other side of
Check Your the wall, Knart and Hanid found
Knowledge-
1. What is a tympanist?
A. What is the difference be-| tween agraphia and aphasia?
Pixie McSnooze,
1-19
on a mouse.
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
MONDAY, MAY 9
no
It
eyes,
↓
By STELLA
are
DORN today, you know what speaking platform. You
you want out of life; have interested in politics if you can the courage of your convictions become an exponent of reform. and will go after your ambi fion despite all kinds of obs tacles and
opposition. Because
2
ta
up
to
It has some astonishing sils. At a time when
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Germans are still living in bunkers without sanllation and
Australia Becoming A Creditor Nation
1
when there is ample labour and Sydney, May 7.-Australia is creditor for material
house-building, rapidly becoming
nation. there is actual unemployment
Aller being BA Cm- housing for lack of money to pay barrassed debtor 17 years ago, for il.
according to the financial One reason is the "phoney editor of the Sydney Morning federatiam" which was wisheliferald, on Western Germany by well- intentioned people who thought the best thing for
would
be
Georgia.
He says that Australia now Germany owes residents of Britain and
to become another Americo only, $92,500,000, with reserves of international eur- rency In goal and balance: abroi standing at $1,080,000,-
external debt 000,000 was offset
the
OTHER REASONS This has had the result of 000 to offret long term govern- leaving Xx money in places ment debis of $1,075,000,000,
aund Bremen, like Hambung
"This contrasts wlin the 8.The where it happened to be col-
Com-leeled, instead of spreading it hunting situation of 1092, when of $2,086,- Blaisdell, to the places that need it. But the
by and deeper Western there are other sald today
filmsy amount of only $160.- Europe hoped to Import $1,- reasons.
of
As worth
Kooda
another example, coal-000,000 in international currency
National efforts Curtain countries mine trucks for the Ruhr are reserves.
now ready
In honour annual commitments of for shipment Belgium. Foreign exchange to the debt then took their toll in
by unemployment and sacrifice." radio pay for them is assured Participating in
Trade Marshall Aid. But they cannot round-table on "World
until somebody and World Fence," Mr Blaisdell be delivered said that would be a $400,000,- | finds a way for the German 000 Increase over 1048.
Importers to get the marks for them.
Money is scarce for doing current business. If is still scarcer for the long-term capi- tal projects which are so vital- ly needed for Germany's re- construction.
He added that if East-West trade in Europe was not fully rostored
the Marshall Plan would fall,
any
He then pointed out that, while the United States refused to Beence the export of commodity which would build up the military strength of Eastern Europe, the Com- merce Départment
hod listed
this
Nobody knows how problem can be solved. S helpless does anybody know what will happen if and when money has to be found to reconstruct
1,000 types of American goods which could be exported with- oul licences.-United Press.
Recovery Of German
Jute Industry
Your own judgment is bent. 1'ixle O'Scow! shaking His Pixie O'Scowl tried to wake up
Listen to the advice of others brother McSnooze and trying to
but, in the end, follow your keep him from falling asleep inside an emply match hos, "Go-"rve-got-a-lot-of-errands-to-de of this tenacity of purpose, own intuitions if you are away! Let me alone! Pixie Me and McSnooze was to help me keep your ideals high and see reach the pinnacle of personal-
doing success. that you are set toward Snooze was anying,
and here he is fast asleep!"
best good for the most You have keen perception "You can't fall asleep in an "What do you have to do?" the
well people as
คร yourzeli empty match box." growled and asked.
motivations of others and your Pixie O'Scowl. "It's too early to
"I've got to get butter from You could become a power for when it comes to analysing the got sleep, right after break the buttercups, corn from the evil as well as for good if your sense of justice is strong. You for the are to views ever became distorted. fast! Nobody goes to sleep righ neorns, straw from the straw-
Bindes in diety and will You have
tremendous after breakfast" He shook Pixiv berries, milk from the milkweed. pansies, and 0
for hard work, but want to level off opportunities mittee's Bulletin. capacity pas, from the 3. What is the literal mean MeSnooze ngain.
sharo ncl Irritated fub full of fresh dew to wath become highly
everyone may Fast Asleep img of finsco?
Then he looked up and noticed the clothes in. He was going to then ungered if your opponents and share alike.
carry them," Pixie are not instantly won over to
To find what the stors have But by this help me Knarf and tank.
No half-way mea- time, Pixie McSnooze, was fant O'Scowl grumbled, pointing his your side.
star and asleep, and no matter how hard finger at the sleeping McSaooze.sures are good enough for you. in store for tomorrow, select
There ought to be some way You have the gift of words. your birthday ho shook him.
You the corresponding paragraphs. Pixie O'Seow!
of waking him up," sald Knarf. both spoken and written. wouldn't wake up.
"Some way indeed said! ol This is a fine how-to-you-
would do well on the public daily guide. do," grumbled Pixie O'Scowl. Pixie O'Scowl. "I've tried pinch-speak as well as you write and Let your birthday star be your
ing, squeezing, pushing, nudg-
TUESDAY, MAY 10 -ing shouting. tickling, rug with cold water.
4.
Where do immigrants first land en arriving in New York
harbour?
5. Who is the author Treasure Island"
f.
From what is coal form-
ed?
(Ausgers in Columor 2)
CROSSWORD
22
7
ACTORS You will find that even film fail
to make them. (8)
7. Paper top 7 (01
At end of each buur, GA)
D. Did la car woop 7 (3)
15. 12 in Banemia and down to
th Acrth 804 (4)
of things you leave out.
and- a
None of
Rupert & the live togs-them works." He sat down de TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
The little plane has hardly taken
od when Sylvia betself appears. "I saw you talking to Golly and I came
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as fast as i could," she says, breath. es he know that you lessly. have the affe and the hippo at your cortage ?" Quickly Rupert tela her the whole sad story. He took them up to Santa Claus." he ys." Then he came back for his whistle if you'd turned up a minute earler you could have given "Oh, dear," "cries him."
"Does that mean we'll Sylvia. never are those little toys again?"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
1. David found it very effecil BRONCHO BILL
18. Green lattern 7 (2) -
10. Dhe was invited to the garden.
10. They go down to the men in ship,
(9)19, Portable dweillage. (B)
21. The start of growth. (4)
13. Waters, (4)
24. Bistighter camo after, (3)
25. but rood (6)
Down
Jag ridden. (6)
Essentially a mania drink 7 (5,3)
3. Initially shey show your
debtedne. (4)
4. Cargoes vowel has got into
wadden angeks. (B)
5. Obviously below averago. 30).
future,(8)
gift of the
science. (5)
dodala full strength. (7)
team, as the actor
dan taight say, (8)
15/To es sollged: moniír.
Congesini. (3) "Infinis "hot"a ful? Heutéäikut,
TIRE SENDO BIRD LIFE
AWING AND PUTE ANIMALS
TO FLIGHT
jeetedly on a pebble.
Another Way
of
tried
so that
the Eastern zone,
90-DAY CREDITS
thr
The article
says that present national debt would be Australian car- decreased if
to par rency returned
with, sterling.
The lightening of the national debt
balved the has about annual payments of interest to $57,000,000 today, against $99.
This interest 000,000 in 1933. would be also be clipped it parity with sterling. Australian currency returned to
"Present international
rency
reserves
cur- represent 19 times the amount required any one year for interest pay. · Some long-term projects havements against one year's reserve actually been financed by 90-in 1932, day credits from the banks. This was madness by ordinary banking standards, but money had to bi found somehow to keep things going.
MORE RESISTANCE
"This means
that Australia now has greater ability to reski a world depression than in the boom year of 1938, when th
One banker who has been extending such credits says his worry is not the 90 days but serves covered interest pay The 90 nights.
ments of any one year only four Germans themselves,
times. Alco, Australia now has high and low, can see live different substantial drawing rights for
from tollars
the International ways of solving it. Their waye Monetary Fund and also the op- Include
the of release Calcutta, May 7-Germany's deutschemarks -deposited-portunity to receive additional Jute Industry,
lower nid from the International Band: hard hit during
against Marshall Ald; World War II, is reported to costs; lower taxes to leave in- for Reconstruction and Develop-
with more money to in- ment, have made an appreciable re- dust-
01 investment
private covery with the recently Im-
"An efficient, already-opera- of raw Jute money from the United States
in exchange, control can now proved arrivals according to the latest issue of and Britain, and possibly
check Imports reasonably quickly the Indian Central Jute Com-creation of money by the Ger- and prevent the rapid dissign. man Central Bank, the money
tion of reserves which weakened to the to be allocated
coal Australia in the early thirties" Jute mills in Germany could mines, steel industry, railways. not resume production for quile housing and other things which
The trend has been boosted long time after the end of are so badly needed.-Reuter, along by the export boom of the the war. because of varlous
past two years, with a delayed.
recent difficulties. In addition to the
risc in imports and the lack of raw material and
unavoidable restrictions on im- obtain equipment
ports from America, Lend- for the repairing and restorn-
Lease ald and the British Go tion of the damaged mills, there
vernment's waiving of $12,480,- inability to
was a shortage of labour.
interest 000 yearly
on first World War debts amounting to In every Improvement
1932, are $320,000,000 in June respect is now being reported.
other factors that have helped- The turnover on the SlockUnited Press. Supplies of raw jute have been
increase. Skilled Exchunge this morning was on workers who had left the jute $211,425.00. Transactions and 23-mills for othery Industries, as noon prices:
well as those who were pald EATEN DUYERS SELLERS BALES
PANKS off when several mills had 10 10 close down owing to lack of INSURANCES 1800 1600 raw material, have been re-
rend
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
tendencies Dec. 22)-Adverse are still dogging your efforts
new
the
HONGKONG
SHARES
Canton,
tu
the
ing to their old jobs, Re- pair and replacement work has been going on apace.
Union,
HK Fire
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)— about others The more hard work you put "If you Avoid gossiping could think of any other way.lest it boomerang on you! Take in today, the better will be the results. Real estate and home go ahead and try R."
care in domestic matters.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- matters are good. Put forth your best efforts to to avoid
due complications Afler minute or two
so continue to be conservative. thinking, Kunrf thought of an Carelessness or haste. Be delt
berate.
CAPRICORN other way. He'crept up to Pixie
(Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)--- McSnooze and whispered in his
you stick to 20)—A
Idea, perhaps Fairly good if eur: "Dinner is nearly ready and
and tested methods. coming to you through there's going to be ice cream."
Pixie McSnooze opened his Avoid starting something new mail, should make an impor-
tant change in your future.
(Jan. 21-Feb. AQUARIUS eyes at once and sprang to his until later.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)~I fect. "Where's the dinner?" he
own personality eried, looking around eagerly. you are a producer, then a 10)-Your
Pro- will favour a 'romance. Business will be well with you. "Where's the ice cream?"
may be postponed. didn't ducts of the land are especially matters O'Scowl But Pixie
Beller so, for now, favoured.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)- bother to answer his question.
VIRGO (Aut, 24-Scpl. 2)~
He jum Ile seized him instantly
actions nvold all started hustling him off, to ret Take a positive attitude towart, Nerves may be a
and
cun thwart today, so you butter from the buttercups and things
If unsure, postpone, which might give you cause for all the other things he needed. opposition.
regret later.
ARIES Mar. 22-Apr. 20) - Just before the two Pixies dis netlan.
LIBRA (Sept, 23-Oct. 23) appeared behind a hedge, Pixie O'Scow! looked back and enlled Today It is safe for you to Know exactly where you are you put forth Thanks for waking develop a new idea. Put it in headed before to Knart:
irst. lou. him up. And may be I will get production. Romance favoured, your efforts. Investigate details
him fee cream.”
and
Waterline Attack
WHILE INDIAN VICTIMS OF BRONCHO BILLO FURY TELL THEUR CHIEF, [BIG BLK ABOUT THE RESCUE.
OF THEIR CHILD CAPTIVES →.
A REDSKIN SPIED THIS FLEEING LIBERATORS, WIA LUB FETHIE
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330
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1000 2 27
600 1.20
DOCKS, ETC."
K. Whart N. P. Wharf Meanwhile, currency reformis Dock, XD
incrcused
Wheelock giving
purchasing
S'hat
Dock, power to the Western Mark LAND, ETC. have given a further fillip to IK Hotel 10.00 11.20 500 48 11. production.-United Press,
Cotton Price
Increased
Manchester. May 8.-The
By Harry F. O'Neill government Raw Cotton Com
AH ARRON! THROUG DISCOVERED
CANOE'S BINKIN, TOO I "DASXABIT)
all which handles mission, cotton brought into Britain. announced price Increases today for all sales to British spinner, Prices of all American type Abro go up one farthing, ex- cept for North Brazilian, up half a penny, and one grade of East Africa, up three farthings.
IK Land, . 4945
Humphreys,
UTILITIES
Trow.
10
Big Japanese Govt. Grant
For Industry
Tokyo, May 8.-Newspapers. 500 11.10 today report that the COVETN- 500 or 11.10 ment has decided
to allocate. US$100,000,000 for Japanese re- habilitation in the "matching 15.50 fund" designed to function as 100 15.40 | counterpart to United States
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Exchange Rates
Egyptian cotton prices were raised from half a penny to two pence,
A Sudan types uncal were raised one and a
pence and Indian raised Preza
Business was done in the local
exchangu market morning at the following rea half sterling pounds nute (per 21) 16.80
one type of West US dollar (per, #1) Sea Island collon was IC plastres (per 100) two pence-Associated: Blam tical (per 100)
NEX guilders (per 100) Singapore Straite)
8.189
economic aid.
Of the total,
approximately
US$140,000,000 wli go to the
four key industries-coa), iron
and steel, electric
shipping.
power anel
The agriculture and Askery is to receive appro- Industry ximately US$11,000,000-at the official conversion rate of 380 yen to one dollar-while
will be lonned to US$5,000,000 revive medium and small scale businesses and industrial plants.
United Press.
Steel Record
London, May 8.-It was at- nounced today that British steel production last month was at the 1150 rate of 15,584,000 tons per year, 28.00 record. for April output. 16.10 United Press.
34.30