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THURSDAY, APR. 23, 1932.

PROPAGANDA NEEDS

DAY BY DAY

The Empress of Canada arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday at 10 p.m.

THE GENTLE GRAFT OF THE GRAPE BRICK

By AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT Will aid a of printarily abandoned its prac- 17ITII the aid of a length of prohibition law and the company

than speech, went oven further

presont morely dealing with tho outbreak of meningitis. He threw Gut a most useful suggestion by urging the creation of a Health I'ropaganda Bureau under the aus

THE TRUE RULE, IN DETERMINING pices of the Sanitary Department.TO EMBRACE OR REJECT ANYTHING, We are convinced that this idea 18 NOT WHETHER IT HAVE ANY EVIL

finished syphoning an ambor tice. Henceforth, its customers is well worthy of serious consi-IN IT, BUT WHETHER IT HAVE MORE deration by the authorities. By EVIL THAN GOOD.-Lincoln,

liquid from an oak keg into somen.ust buy their grape juice and remam perpetually surprised at the printed and spoken word, the

three dozen bottles.

The key is labelled "non-alcoho-the miracle worked upon it when masses can gradually be taught so

lle grape beverage," but a glass of they taste it a few months Inter. learn the underlying principles of

Some people buy not grape juice The Afty-first ordinary general the contents, which I sampled a good health, thus conducing not only to their own good but to that meeting of shareholders of the Centon moment ago with considerable re-but concentrated grape bricks, The of the general community as well. Intrance Office, Ltd., will be held at light, gave that warm glow of com-bricks have the consistency and the offices of Messrs. Jardino Mathe-fort which non-alcoholic beverages appearance of home-made fudge. Each brick is dissolved in a gallon For some inexpileable reason, how-son & Co., Ltd., (General Agents), on completely fail to supply.

The phyaleal glow was accor-of water and care must be taken ever, the authorities never have Thursday, May 10, at noon.

panied by a spiritual glow due to to drink the produce in less than taken kindly to health propaganda,

Among

nato days, otherwise there is danger the passengera sailing for the realisation that I was the North by the Blue Funnel steamer bronking any law, but was

ea-of fermentation. and we had the same attitude, re-

"The natural ferments of the flected at Tuesday's meeting of the Hector to-morrow will be Mr. C. Mgaged in an operation encouraged Sanitary Board. Maybe it with China afarning Peel, who is traced by the Administration of the Un-frosh-grape," says the legend on take an epidemic of unusual pro-ing to Peking, where he will act as ted States which, always solicitous the cover, are retained intact and even Fermentation is only suspended portions to rouse them from their correspondent for The Times, the for rural populations, has

South China Morning Post and other aided the grape growers of Calf while the bricks remain undiluted. Farm "When the propor quantity of lethargy.

newspapers.

fornin by the grant of a

water is added the ferments Board loan.

nctivated and rapidly convert the When the A.P.C. tanker Murex arrived in Singapore from Hongkong. When the keg was delivered to mixture into a clean wholesome revenue officers from the harbour me some three months ago by or product. In thirty daya thero per- will Depart division of the Monopolies

McDonald, News Editor of the South'

BRAILOWSKY SECRETS OF HIS CHARM

One of the secrets of Alexander Brailowsky's charm is his traordinary personality, one

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Oftawa and Dublin, The spadework for the Ottawa

Anished beverages to discriminating Conference is nearly completed at made a search and found 1.615 mary express delivery the legend fectly blended grape bricks

nels of non-Government epium, valu-on-alcoholic was perfectly ac-produce and the Governments of the Britished at $12,000, hidden in the port side curate. It would have been illegal satisfy the most

coffer dam. an empty tank between to transport anything containing tastes."

To be perfectly frank, however, Commonwealth are now looking ex-

more than one-half of one per cent.

brick to the formal two full tanka.

of alcohol. It would have the product of the grape pectantly forward

illegal had I, of wat purpose, manu- bears somewhat the same relation opening. This applies even to our

factured wine from the contents of to the grape juice product as friend. Mr. De Valera, who was

Jemonade minde from crystals bears the key which I received. prompt in, despatching bla accept-

Keeping my mind free from any to that made from fresh lemons, ance of the invitation, getting it in

such intention, I could sit back

watch The grape juice bought in kogs before proceeding with his treaty

with perfect legality and the hand of God, to use the legal is also "concentrated" to a certain repudiation campaign, which rather

phrase, manifest itself. Two or degree. That is to say, some of suggests that the Irish President

three days after the keg was de- the water has been evaporated. does not know exactly what he does

livered the sides of the keg nearly According to the advertisements want. However, the conference the most irresistibly magnetic per-burst. After twenty-four hours of one firm bnetcrin hampering the may save the U. K. Government sonalities to be found among liv-the fermentation ceased, leaving a work of micro-organisms, which

He is the epitome pleasant aromatic smell which it cause fermentation are killed from some embarrassment in its ing pianista.

that the whole process is spcoded relations with the Irish Govern-of un audience's mental image of self soon disappeared.

The result is not a vintage wine,up. Artificial aging is helped by ment. The Conference will settle what a pianist should be. In a

day when successful artista are it is truc.

In fact, to be absolute the addition of charcoal. the destinies of the British Empire Fant to look more like stock brokersy on the safe side, I must des- Both the grave juice and the in general and Mr. De Valera will than musicians, he has been aptly cribe it as a non-intoxicating fruit grape brick can be purchased in have to decide whether he has any characterized "the passionate poet juice. Yet had I been given it to various wine flavours musestel, genuine interest in its labours. of the plane," Tall, dark, slim, drink in some rural district of the tokay, sauterne, rhine wine, port,

romantically

he stooped, has Continent and had I been told that claret, burgundy, and also Vir- The Conference has long been the

fascinatingly slender hands, hair it was the vin du pays. I shouldriain Dare. This lust, apparently main theme of discussion in the which falls over a high forehead, have Iapped it up with the appre- the only native American wine, is 4 gentle courteous manner com-elative comments auitable to auch called after the first white girl The fact that the meningitis Dominions and, looking through #

Canadian, hired with a "Chopinesque aloof-ccasions. It is certainly a great born on the soil of the United epidemic is nating may possibly pile of cuttings from

New Zealand, and Ress," It is his personality, as deal better than the bulk of the States. Australian,

Virginia was a grand-daughter account for the disinclination

list AN

great art, that rin ordinaire sold in the smaller

of John White, despatched by Sir the Sanitary Bourd, after Tuesday's | South African journalis, the spirit much

it back again and again to hear} Like every other wine it ie, Valter Raleigh to lead his second. discussion, to accept Dr. Basto's of goodwill which animates every hypnotizes an audience and draws Paris restaurants,

moreover, "non-intoxicating In colonlaing expedition. She was otion in favour of more effective | pronouncement on the subject is him."

Je is a great reader and never fact." That is to say, I ean drink born on August 18, 1587. In 1591 measures ling taken to combat striking. There has been nothing the disense. None the less, we like it since the beginning of the travels without a portable library, it without becoming drunk and am when White returned from a visit with therefore protected by Section 20 to England he tound no trace of grand-daughter or of the cannot but regret the official atti- Great War when, to the anuzement usually of Russian books.

Dr. Pope of the world without and of ruoat which to beguile the long hours of the Volstead Act, which has his tude on the subjeri.

on the train or boat. He speaks beon interpreted by the courts as Colony:

What the wine is like which rather ridiculed the idea of pro- of our philosophie Liberals, the French, German, Spanish, and Eng-rermitting the drinking in the

proved them-lish as well as his native, lan-home of fruit juices even if they commemorates this tragedy I do paganda being of any value, argi-Dominions at once

Ils English ix excep contain more than one-half of one not know. I shall be able to des- Ing that the coolic class would not selves willing to make any sacri-gunge.

"I leamed per cent. provided that they are cribe it better three months from understand it. The obvious ans- fice of blood and treasure for the tionally good. wer to that point is that they must preservation of the Imperiat Com-originally in London," he says, not so strong that a jury would de- now,

At Oltawa the word "where I played a great deal and cide they were intoxicating. be educated up to the laws of monwealth.

I cannot xlve any to my friends, how i have the chance here every

im-however, except in any home nor briene; and how else can that be "sacrifice" must be strictly tabooed. senson for a few months to dane except by propaganda? the ignorance of the public is to the dominating factor, WT might as well 'cease all attempts to spread knowledge of disease prevention.

uf

of the historic chateaux of France, certain that the keg's contents

66/MENERALLY speaking, one

things

not

Mr. J. H. Tewas, for example, who prove it. Though I am still more can I sell them any, for I should ENGLISH FOIBLES-

VIEW sometimes drops a brick in his well-familiar with the vocabulary of then be infringing other sections meaning way, must refrain from time tables, restaurants, hotels, of the Volstend Act, to which the A FRENCH

.ne-half of one per cent. definition any ad misericoriam references to and concert halls than with your of what is an alcoholic beverage

literature!" the sacrifices British workers are

Two years ago he bought one pplies.

If I had wished to be absolute-"GE may say that the English prepared to make. The officia! p- Whilst it is true that there is

Framme of this pivotal Imperial Last year he sold it because "itid not ferment. I should have lay things that they would learned athering is to make business bar was decorative but damp." Instead been most careful not to place it write and that the French write they would not say." still a great deal to be

restless young man In an even temperature of not about meningilis. sufficient is gains to the inutual advantage of the

(Pretty) two known to be able to guide the pub-all parties concerned.

As a first glimpse of a portrait None the ought three houses, one in Bril- lower than 70 degreen for

lany, neat St. Malo, one in Com- He along certain elementary lines less, if need be, a good deal will piegne, near Paris, and the third months, and then should have been of ourselves as others see us, this. equally careful not to move it toit must be admitted, invited fur- the Auvergne Mountains. and thus assist in preventing the be conceded--extra-officially, as itin

a cool spot for another month.ther inspection, The portrait in the future "Homes are like music," he exut to have neglected these pre question is a hook by a French- courge from spreading. Thus in- were to help ensure tensive propaganda, as advocates prosperity of the

predominant plains, "there must be variety to cautions is not a criminal net.

man who knows us thoroughly and prevent satiety." by Dr. Basto, in the press, by pos-partner. The commercial arrange-

In music Brailowsky prefers

For a time one particular com- who is as generous as he is witty. Let us make a little collection ters and by public lectures, would

ments proposed. will not be discuss-

the romantics-Chopin, Schu-pany with great boldness would

of his observations. obviously have a value. Because ed by the Dominion `representatives

Liszt, bul especially send a man to look after the kegs.

The Englishman's respect for meningitis, in the present outbreak in a spirit of commercintiam. From Chopin."

and bottle the product when ready conventions and traditions may, he Brailowsky is to appear at the It became difficult, however, to suggests, be a little out of propor has not produced anything like thee purely commercial point of mortality of tuberculosis, Dr. Popr

mant,

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seems to think that too much fase View, Reciprocity with the United King's Theatre to-morrow night | maintain that the grape juice was tion to the intrinsic worth of the

States would always have been adat 9.30 p.m.

has been rade of the epidemic.vantageous to Canada. Neverthe- What we have to consider, How-less, this policy has invariably in- ever, is that meningitis is a much

volved the political suicide of the and much more deally disease

party leaders who adopted it, how- than more sudden in its attack

ever safely entrenched their party tuberculosis is, We all know the seemed to be. Even those citizens terrible death-rall from tubercu-of the United States who are well losis in this Colony, something

HO. It is this Jahn Canuck himself, not the Canadian Government, who took the initiative in calling the

acquminted with "John Camek" can like fifty deaths a week, but this never understand why it should be

To even rate is fairly constant.

until hint that we must wait meningitis mortality reaches some- thing approaching that figure, be-Ottawa Conference and will repre- fore becoming unduly concerned,

sent the senior Dominion in t in absurd. For various reasons,

deliberations, And there will ulao there can be no comparisons be

be present the essential Australian, tween the two complaints. One is

the essential New Zealander, and a deadly disease, liable to spring the others. It will be a family up suddenly and develop with

party, breathing what an oversens amazing rapidity: the other.

Journal calls the "ozone of just Im. have always with us. We are per-

If they feetly at one with Dr. Pope whenperialism," if the British represent. he urges the necessity for housing tives choose to make it so.

don't an opportunity will be lost reform, and are quite prepared to hellove that meningitis largely ori- that can never recur; the last of the Sibylline books will have vanished,

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Kinates in filthy, overcrowded hovels. The same remarks apply.

of course, to tuborenlonis. But

The new Rifle Range at. Kowicon housing reform is a very slow pro-Tongs presented to the Hong Kong vesa in Hongkong, and the ques-Rifle Club by the Government, and tion arises what we are to do in which is now completed and ready

for use, was Inspected by the Pre the monntime. Something, We

of the Club, Mr. R. M. contend, can be accomplished by the tem cult committee, propaganda work in these congest-on Tuesday evening, and all were ed city quarters. It may be slow unanimous in their praise of the in taking effect, but eventually it manner in which the work of con- struction, under the supervision of would be found to have a cumula 1 Mr. G. Duncan, of the Kowloon Dock tivo value. In any case, however Co., had been carried out. The open- amall the results they would being day was originally fixed for Satur- day, May 7, but has to be postponed batter than a policy of inaction.

Dr. Basto, in the course of his until a later date, which will be fixed

as soon as possible.

aut seld with intent to violate the said conventions and traditions.

"He would have been in botter shape for that party to-night, if you hadn't taken him to the movies this afternoon."

Thus, one Briton would rather be chopped into mince-meat than be seen playing tennis In braces.

The most horrible of misdeuda.. in English eyes, is one that is so difficult of performance as to be rarely or never scen-namely, the eating of peas with a knife. He ward warnings against the at- tempting of this fent, but has

over actually witnessed it.

Menu French

The young Frenchman is begged to resist the temptation to correct the French of the menu, which is more often than not ridiculous and Jalways contains words misspelt.

But he may, without offending hin hostess, add salt to his soup and may pass salt and pepper to is neighbour. In France the lady jof the house is always a little hurt

when she sees attempts at Improv- - - ing a masterpiece.

The law of the survival of the attest is observed not to apply to Looks in England. A Frenchman Judges an hotel by its kitchen, an Englishman Judges it by its drains. Whisky is not natural to the human species, but is an acquired taste. It has inspired great pas- nions, hut, unlike wine, no poetry.

In English justice it is an ole mentary principle that tho accused to considered innocent until he is proved guilty. "But I ho in pro- sumed innocent, why on earth ar rest him?" English society in ex- clusive, yet not absolutely so, as ls shown by a letter from a woman to a friend:

"Poor Mr. X is dead. He was A most kindly man and a great help to us in many ways. Of course, poor dear, ho was quite. vulgar, so wo could not know him (Continued on Page 8.)