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TEACHING NORTH CANADA

YOUNG: THING'S

ADVENTURE

ARDUOUS TASK

being wanted for other things than teaching spelling and the rudi ments of geography to the youngs, alers. She socms to have learnt the right treatment for a frost bite, and the best way of dealing with scurvy cotton-wool, swabs Quinine, Jumon ex- tract, pirin, and Int-theco sho always carrica about with her. Also a Bible and prayer-book-and these not mere- ly for the youngsters use either. The elder folks like to listen to | her reading.

She has a trapper's widow with her in the shock. "Such a very nica woman, and she would be quite" a passable cook, If she had any thing to cook with." As things are, It is largely a diet of pemmican, tinned stuffs, and biscuits. Some times game comes as a gift from ons or other of the parents.

By ESTHER LYNTON Barely two years ago that very young thing used to play a good

"The people are nice. I would deal of tennis, pay most caroful

not call them wonderful-this attention to her powder-puff and might sound too cheap. Doggod lipstick, grumble at the mild res-and unemotional. You foci so near trictions of college routine which to the real things in life when you obliged her to get up at a renson talk to them. And their senso of ablo hour and bo Intensely in gratitude is staggering. After all, terested in such matters as clothes, I am only doing what I am meant motoring, dancing,,and, very large to do, but they accept nothing for ly having a good time." Then, granted, and are always only too her college days behind her, she ready to shower gifts on me which heard of an opportunity of a job. I have not doserved in the sight

difficult job. Not to say im- est." possible. All those scattered sottle- ments in the North of British NO CLOTHES PROBLEM

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 8,

GANGSTER

METHODS IN CUBA

POLICE HANDS ARE TIED

BOMBS IN POLITICS

Havana, Feb. 27. - High Army and Police officials complained to-day that their hands are tied in efforts to eradicate gangsterlem from Cuban politics and restore order to the Island re- public.

Terrorista continue to toss bomba at public officiata and into buildinga in and around Havana, putting government leaders "on the spot,

defying the authorities to catch

them.

Trouble also broke out in the

Strikes and new subversive move- monta plagued the government anew. Troops at Pinar del Rio arrested 17 students, said to include "militant Communiate" accused of revolutionary plotting. The Pro- Columbia, you know. Oh yes,

At the moment her clothes prob-vincial Agricultural College was to there are

two or three schools lem (80 terribly Important when have been seized by the students But you've no Iden of distance out aho was in England) does not seem for a headquarters. there. Besides, a car is often no to trouble her. A fur cap with use at all. What would be wanted jeomfortable car flaps, fur coat down 18"

to the waist, fur breeches and not have To And that very young and rather leggings she does sophisticated thing listened and japend an hour searching in her bided her time a little, and then wardrobo every time she sets out. announced her staggering decision. When the winter will be left be- Why shouldn't she go out and just hind, she will elip Into leather lend a helping hand? It would be things and, as the summer gets rather fun. The latter being a nearer, she will probably be glad wrong word to use in connection of a cool linen cont and breeches with the job, nobody took her and a shady hat. seriously at the time. But, dogged-

She works with a map,

to

and

ly, she went on auraing the idea.covers the whole of her circuit in She had perfect physical health month, sometimes three weeks. Tennis had made her so fit. She'd She hopes that the time will be never had a day's illness in her narrowed down to a fortnight or life, And British Columbia had even ten days when the summer such a thrill. This again put comes. Of course, the mall day is everybody's backs against her People did not go out thinking of thrills." They went out to work In the teeth of numberless ob stacles.

THE FIRST WINTER

very much the red letter day in her life once a month, sometimes once in six wocks--but on occasions she had to miss the mall coming. when she happened to be far away from her porch, and this means that either she has to prepare all her letters beforehand or che to give them a miss for a whole month.

NEVER DULL

►

Labour Departmont, where between 400 and 600 workers in Havana struck, demanding re-employment of four discharged man and better treatment of all employes,

With Antonio Galteras and many of his gang at large, to say nothing of the majority of those planting and throwing bombs in Havana in recent months, the Army and Police officers declare they are un- able to check the terrorism these gangsters spread.

Col. Fulgencio Batista, Chief-of- Staff, and Lieut.-Col, Jose Pedraza,

his Chief of Police, with other high Army officers, have tried without success for year to convince the government they must be given a fice hand to put down terrorism mand of the Army has been trying and political crime. The hight.com.

to get President. Carlos Mendieta and his cabinet to change the pro-. visions of the present Provisional Constitution, so the executive may remove judges at will.

move

Yet in the end that young thing dld go. Barely two years ago.

This, they maintain, would re- Her first winter must have been torribly difcuft, though her letters

the that privilege from Supreme Court and give the Prési- suggest that she had enjoyed it.

The eveninga when she does find deat and the army greater, powers She's got "a definite perch" in the

criminals. shape of a sturdily-built timber herself at home, are never dull. to punish

DIVIDED OPINION shack. When the weather gets There is such a lot to do. She

But due to divided political better, a few of the roads might keeps up her reading, and there be usable for motoring. So far are always odds and ends of mend-opinion in the cabinet, such changes she has managed to cover the area'

rening, &c. One thing she has given remain unmade. Many Judges deat leniently with terrorists and other severe that frequently, her first partly because she could not duty on getting up would be to partly because, her environment keep herself well supplied, and

and fear. snatch a knife, and cut off chunks being what it is, she was afraid it

on horse-back. The winter is soup altogether, and that is always criminals, in part, perhaps, through |

to

turn

The two

groups are the ABC and the Caban

strongest political

of Ice off her horse's hoofs. Then might become an absolute habit Revolutionary Party, the latter a little more ice Into water with her. "I was terrified to get headed by former provisional presi- for washing purposes, and finally into a condition when I'd either dent Ramon Grau San Martin.. fill her kettle with bita of ice for have to light a cigarette or else. breakfast

The weather out there is here-you know that feeling." worst enemy. Frequent blizzards argues a strength of will which censionally make it Impossible for peaks well for the development of

On

This

Although the ABC members have been massacred by terrorists and even though leaders of the Grau

only organisation

Occasionally

BATISTA HATED

her to keep in touch with the further work among the settlements. claim to favour law and order and "Time never seems to hang on to oppose revolution-both protest est corners of the vast area.

my hands. 1 had wondered in a horrifled manner whenever the several occasions she found herself whether the hours, spent on horse-police employ "strong-arm" methods completely cut off from her own back, getting from one place to an on terrorists. "perch." There came a description other, might prove wearisome. a night spent in a disused Well, I was mistaken. The whole trapper's hut, when her chief con-country seeme to get hold of you cern seems to have been her horse's in a queer way. You can never comfort.

look long enough at anything. Every ride of mine is a'thrill from beginning to end.”

of

The only common bond in any way uniting these groups is u mutual hatred for Colonel Batista.) Both Dr. Grau and Dr. Joaquin Saenz, leader of the ABC have beon in voluntary exile in the United States for months, select- ing a place of safety there whence they direct their polltleal cam-

KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE

She navor travola light. Her And, with the months of hard teachings paraphernalia is only one work behind her, and still more to part of her equipment. For, at come, one feels that the use of any time, on arriving at a Battle-the word "thr" is fully justifi-paigns. ment, she may find that sho la led.

However, they exercise influence In Cuban polities, demonstrated by Government timidity to deal with terrorist offraces. Mendieta still hopea for conciliation with the opposition groups in order to hold elections for a Constituent Assemb ly during the first half of 1935.

"If the Government replace the antagonistic and timid judges now

on

1935.

Here is a typical street in Saarbrucken, almost clouded over with swastika banners symballsing the region's Naxi allegiance. Millions of swastikas festooned the business and residential buildings of the Saar basin at the time of the pleblecite,

Even women learn the gentle art of sword play in Chios, according to

this picture from Paiping,

One of King George's stallions is pictured here at the Royal Agricultural

Show, London.

the bench with fearless, im-that they will be punished swiftly ers and bombers, we would have partial man; if, we are given the-we can wipe out terrorism in peace after the first couple of signal to round up bomb makers short order," says Col. Batista. executions. But politics must be and throwers, gunmen and other "If the Government would res- | divorced from law enforcement.”- auch criminals, with the knowledge tore the death penalty for murder- United PTCAE,

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