1933-12-02 — Page 7

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1933.

GIRL'S GRIM

TREK THROUGH

DESERT WASTE

Australia's Latest

Heroine.

JOURNEY TO SAVE MOTHER

Sydner

latest heroine is Australia's Sybil Levy. sounteen year old Melbourne girl, she recent; fne- ed a fearful trek through thirty- five miles of desort in the Jer-

vois Ranges. Central Australia.

to find a lonely prospecting camp and save her mother from death by thirst.

was

With her mother. Schil crossing the desert by ear seek ing relatives at Hanlon's mining camp. A breakdown left them helpless in most inhempitable

arca.

Behind them lay the best ver- tiges of life a draggling bristle of tortured Lush dapop the whisk of and hills, roughened Before tiem

death.

Sybil Lesy at out with a small

She had! compass to seck and the type of spirit that could take command of the physical fabric) -of her nervous system, and make

it serve her in an hour of des. perate need.

A

five

mile forend march through desert country is enough to test the strength of any mar. Sybil Levy did thirty-five miles, and because the life of her mothe was at stake she traveled under i

the stress of immediate urgency.

It was a physieni triumph.

ef-

She

Lady Fortune's Favorites

THE CHINA MAIL.

Three of the lucky New Yorkers who won big money in the recent Irish Sweepstake beam big smiles for the camera. At left, Mrs. Henry Frank, who won $135,000 with her 13th ("unlucky") ticket; conter, Jacob and Me Wortman, of Astoria, L. L., who went fifty-fifty with the family iceman and won $87,500; at right, Miss Florence Henninger, whose ticket made her richer by $45,000.

"New Dollar" Policy Sets Problem

(Continued from Page 53.

That may be what President Roosevelt is really driving atto import gold in driblets, until he has lemused the exchange value of the Roosevelt doar to depreciate to the required

To maintain her sefixe ficiency, however, was a mental NO "NAKED INFLATION" masterpiece She was a product Importing Gold In Driblets of the city. She found herself

Again, if President in a new nightmare world.

it amount. was alive. The desert hates life, wishes to expană bunk credit

makes no diferene e whether he STERLING AND FRANC pours fresh gold into the braking Some Possible Effects

The banking stem or persuades system in buy Government securi-

men lies.

She felt that that

Sybil Levy came from a place where people were always crowd- Now she ing closer together was inconceivably alone,

She learned what desert

PARADISE UNDER THE SEA

Doctor Tells Of Ocean

Bed Beauty.

DEATH LURK IN CORAL

New York.

A graphic picture of the paradise of beauty that nestles at the bottom of the sea is given by Dr. Roy W. Miner of the American Museum of Natural History who, in order to prepire an authentic coral reef for the museum, spent uncountable hours in a diver's helmet on the ocean floor.

Describing the beauties of the fish and plant life that he saw. Dr. Miner writes in Natural History the following observation of a Bahama reet:

"Out from behind the clustered domes dart fishes of every briliant due, in almost unbelleable contrast of pattern and colour, while from coral arch and deep, dark cavern. the bulky, bright-coloured parrot fishes, the huge. somber jewfish. and the varietgated and changeable Nassau grouper, peer and nose and glide in slow and stately parade.

"Now and then a great school of silver-blue jacks will glide across the view and even surround 113 them! rompletely. Hundreds of True, there are fish-serpents in this coral paradise of the fish world. Long and slinky green or spotted moray with small serpent-like heads and sharp needle-like teeth lurk among deep crevices of corni. ful they are seldom seen, and if we are careful not to thrust hand or foot into an unexplored hiding place, there is little danger. Unce B barracuda. more to be dreaded than sharks. swam over my head, but it did not disturb me and went about its business somewhere. As for sharks, one is seen occasionally, but both sharks and barracudas do

bother ususily

with the coral serrated entanglements of reefs. So, if one is careful about Previces, and watches not to step on is careful about crevices, and watches not to step on a sting-ray, jand keep one's ankles away from the needlelike spines of 'sea-eggs,"

not

It must be remembered that such there is not much to fear, not near- depreciation will add to the dolly so much as there is in crossing lar prices imported products,Broadway during the rush hour."

Reuter. and so may raise American intern- mean when they speak of "The point of this observation is al prices in a more direct and cor dancing horizon.** You think!

August the Reserve lain munner than is likely from the it's dancing towards you, but it'athat since

banks have been buying Gorern-physical addition of the new gold always dancing away

To lind Hanlon's Camp she ment securities at the rate of $30.-

nia

to America's gold reserves.

This would be definitely a new

and experimental piece of monetary technique, which merits careful attention.

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had to plunge farther into the no. 1 $40,000,000 a week, and desert. The plunge consisted of! advancing. step at a time, hour, yet the prices of agricultural pro- after hour, with ineeding feet dueta have been steadily falling.

On the other hand, a deprecia- All that has happened is that the and tongue swollen with thirst.

tion of the exchange value of the

Tallinn (Reval), Estonia. The fact that she for the banks have added to their cosh and

dollar may have other and less de- Bitish shipbuilders, It is con- camp with a compass marks her

to their liquidity. They have not igirable consequences. If the dol-sidered here, may obtain a consider- deductive As possessing high

nor have the liar falls against sterling and the able share of orders for the new power-a rare gift in a girl of granted new lane,

fall Estonian navy. Reventeen.

public apparently acquired them. frane, sterling will probably

against the frane as well.

Tenders have

for been invited She triumphed bermuse

There is no reason to suppose that

and coastal motor- This will render it more difficult submarines possessed a native daring & body this experience would not be re- for France and the other old cous-boats, and as the trade balance with to respond to high demands, and

Britain 15 and when the American tries to remain on guld, for even at Great

strongly in characterstic Australian ingenui prated if

Government began to buy gold. the present rate of exchange Estonia's favour, the chances of Were President Roosevelt to an- French manufacturers are at a dis-British shipbuilders are considered nounce that he was going to print advantage against their British and good.

Three motor-boats will probably | ✪ fresh currency and issue il te bal-American competitors.

There is some evidence that the be built within a year, while the 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Jance the Budget, or as a dole to the

of two submarines unemployed, or to pay for public pound must not be worth less than construction works, then American prices would 901 to give French industry a level will be extended

chance. And if the pound falls to one year to eighteen months.

When last heard of Sybil and her mother were resting in safe ty and relative comfort at Han lon's Camp-kuter.

WAR HERO KILLED IN CAR SMASH Nephew Of Marquis Of Sligo

CRASHED OVER HILLSIDE

Barberton.

rise with a vengeance.

over a period of

KOMOR & KOMOR

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SEE WORLD

But so for he has not descend- 170f or thereabouts, France and the The new vessels are to be paid BOY RUNS AWAY TO ed to naked inflation of this kind, other gold countries may have to for by voluntary contribution of Instead, he is apparently henker-give up the gold standard in order the Estonian people, and it is ex- pected that the government will ing after some kind of gold in- te aave their industries.

assist with credits.-Reuter, flation.

Generally considered, the idea of This is bound to be an ineffective a “new dollar" is attractive, for in way of raising prices, and the only our slow, cautious British way we way I can explain it is by the as are establishing a "new pound. sumption that by the use of the There is much to be said for keep- magic word "gold" he hopes to plaing prices constant at a level which cate the sound money school. Įstrikes a fair balance between pro-

But there le one important aspect ducer and consumer or debtor and

Major James Browne, whose father was County Inspector of the of his policy.

If he proposes to creditor. Nothing does more harm Old Royal Irish Constabulary in buy gold in large quantitie from than wide and frequent fluctuations Silgo and brother of the Marquis abroad certain world-wide conse in prices.

of Sligo, was killed in a motor ac-quencen will follow, though here

Lisbon.

Sails From Marseilles On Liner For India.

AMERICAN ADVENTURER

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EPIDEMIC THREAT TO AZORES.

Para-Typhoid Scourge A 12-year-old American boy, In Portuguese Colony Henry Kinet, who disappeared from his home in Paris a month ago has been found at Pondi- An epidemic of Para-typhoid cherry, in Southern India.

ta вес Henry wanted cident. He was a passenger in a one may suggest that both holders THE NEXT STEP:

threatens to sweep over the beau- motor-car that went over the side of gold hourds and producers of Hastiness Or Cautious?

Yet, is a constant price-level tiful islands of Corvo and flores world, so he borrowed several, francs from his! of Ezzey's Pass and rolled 200 feet new gold may be chary about sell-

in this ing their gold for dollars, if they practicable

imperfect in the Azores and many fatal thousand

mother's work, basket and went Major Browne, who was 45 yeara regard the future value of the dol-world? Personally I doubt it, es- cases have already occurred.

pecially 18 President Roosevelt The Civil Governors of both to Marseilles. of age, was born in Sligo, Ireland. lar as most problematical Hla mother

Again, islands have sent urgent requests There he booked a rabin for was the daughter of But he will be able to buy some must raise prices Arat.

American prices cannot re-to the Governor of Fayal asking Saigon, French Indo-China, in the late Lord Iveagh. He was one gold, especially as he is apparent-even

the ly prepared to offer a price just main immune from price ductus-that the new wireless stations in the Messageries Maritimes liner the few officers left of

salled cen- tione elsewhere.

Corvo and Flores should be put "Amboise," which duly Second Munsters. He fought at high enough to outbid ather

The Immediate point is, thier into immediate use, in order that with Henry on board. What is the President going to the medical authorities may keep His mother ultimately traced

in touch with the progresss of the epidemic-Router.

to the bottom.

of

Mons, where he was badly wound-tres, ed. Subsequently he joined the Flying Corps and was shot down three times.

Major Browns carried a bullet in the back of his neck which 'the doctors left there, fearing that paralysis world result if it was extracted,

The importation of gold in this way will have just the barte affect upon the exchanges as the importation of other commodities

do next?

Very likely, little or nothing. On the other hand, the chain of

it will cause a further deprs-¡possibilities which I have traced ciation in the dollar.

shows that if he rushes blindly

Again, if every time the dollar de ahead, regardless of the conse preciates against the pound and quences at home and abroad, he

his movements through a pros pectus of the shipping company which she found in the house."

When the "Amboise" reached Colombo an attempt was made to have Henry taken ashore, but the Rennes. French consul there had no

BRIAND MONUMENT DESECRATED

After the war he was engaged in franc, the American Treasury is may set in motion a train of events prospecting for tin in South going to raise the price of gold which will create fresh areas of The monument raised to M. power to act, against the boy's Africa and later was in charge of little more, then the imporiation of unsettlement in the world, destroy Briand, the former French premier wishes.

and Apostle of Pesce, at Trebeuden Bo Henry went on to Pondl the Arunel Emerald Company, gold; the depreciation of the dollar confidence and defer recovery. Leydsdorp. At the time of his and the raising of the American Alternatively, if he proceeds has been covered with coal tar by cherry, where the French autho -death he was prospecting at Louws price of gold can go on indefinitely reasonably and cautiously, the unknown persons. As a result it ritles took charge or him. He Creek for the Balley Group, Ren--or as long as the United States world as well as his own, people has suffered serious damage--Reu- is now coming home in a British

ter.

steamer from Madras.--Reuter. continues to buy gold.

may come to thank hit.

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