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THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935,

THE ARMAMENT

INQUIRY

Our King

and

Queen

on their Silver Jubilee

The King and Armisties Day

The Very Idea!

THIS DRESSING BUSINESS

By Horatio ("Hen-Focked")...

Bogt

SINCE viewing the fashion show on the screen at the King's the other day we have not had a moment's peace with the wife.

It all began with the producer (or whoever the mischievous busy- body was) who suggested in the mere film sub-titles that, for a trifle of any $1,000 Gold (nearly $2,000 worth of our inflated Hong- kong silver) in a year, a body could be not only well-dressed but also could keep within the changing fashions of the four seasons.

over

That was very good nows indeed something we could talk with the wife in theas times of depression-until it dawned on us, that, oven at that negligible figure. we could not keep the wife dressed in the way she wanted and stil make ends meet..

It just meant we would have to spend something like $200 a month on the wife, but where is the dud to be found who can spend all that on one item and still call his salary (even if it amounts to that much) and his wretched soul his own? ‚·

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We have put the query in all seriousness to the wife, but she, poor creature, an usual, secs. only one view, and is not to be ao casily comforted.

The dresses--or whatever thero Is of them as shown on that film--- were chic, and somehow or other that one mischievous word "only" suggested by the sub-title, had gone into her head and stuck there.

. Was ever a man created to guldo and protect frail womanhood, in an unhappier situation? In feel- ing keonly our own shortcomings in that we are unable to dress the wife in the way she wants, we can also feel for her. We know what we ourself would want were we of her sex and in her position.

On rising late or early in the morning, as the whim may dictate. we would like to look quite sweet we take our breakfast in bed. And looking sweet is quite an im- possibility unless we have, say, an expensive negligee in which to

sweel". Then lose tiresome prepara

entail only the buying of less than tions for the morning round of shopping and gossip. This

margin allowed the profitable ship-| ment of Canadian cattle to the United States markets in spite of the barriers imposed by the Smoot Hawley tarif. In January 1,271 hend of cattle were exported to the United States and in February 7,654 head were shipped. The movement gained momentum; in the first week of March shipments amounted to 4,841 head and in the second week to.6,117. During the first ten weeks of the year, a total of 19,883 head of Canadian cattle was shipped to the United States na compared with 879 head during the first three months of the pre- ceding year. From 85.60 per cwt. for choice steers at Toronto in the second week of February prices advanced to $7.00 per cwt. four weeks later. This has narrowed the murgin between prices in Cannia and the United States and All who have followed the rut is reasonable to expect Canadian velations of the United States prices to continue to mivance nutil

The Great War took much out pay homage to the dead, In- inquiry into the arms trafic will inrift Imposta a car ping of the King. So hard did he deed, it was on such an occasion,

And carrying await with keen interest the out-charges to United States points Work during those hectic and at the buying of wreath on the balance the prices ruling in those tragic years, that when' it was great cenotaph' in London that come of the investigations being markets. On the whole, condi- over, he was near a nervous col- the King contracted the illness carried out in Britain by the tions are favourable for a con- lapse. But he had to keep go that nearly robbed the Empire of

tinued advance in prices in Uniteding.

its King in 1929, Royal Commission on the Private States markets. It will require an Manufacture of Arms.

He had to put up a brave front

Our picture to-day shows His there is a growing consciousness shortage in the United States can were to rehabilitate themselves, wreath on the cenotaph in 1922 appreciable interval before the to his people, struggling as they Majesty in the act of placing a that the

So it meant that he must con- le visited every part of Great has been constantly ham fraction of a per cent. of the total tinue his hard work.

Britain, and even made visits to pered owing to the efforts of slaughter requirements in the Always deeply religious, King France and Belgium to pay his munitions firms to secure a bet-United States, it is unlikely that George made it a special task to respects to those who gave their ter market for their products. there will be strong objections to appear as often as possible, at lives in defence of the Empire.

thene imports on the part of the every memorial service for those The American inquiry threw a livestock industry in the United killed in the war.

To-morrow: He stood powerful searchlight ол the States. Certainty such objections humbly through rain and cold to Re-union.

That new dress we bought this manner in which

day before from the Marianna. armament are not likely to receive serious consideration from that Govern-

Shoppe will look just ravishing on manufacturers have exerted inent at a time when the United

Us. So we wear it, thrilling at themselves, in thwarting the States hopes to negoliate a mati-

paramount. For some months to Great Britain are still less than the thought of what that cat Mrs. cause of peace. It showed how favourable trade treaty with packers have complained of a half the maximum of 2,500,000 ext. Poak-Hyte (whom we had beaten

Canada. when the American Government.

shortage of bacon hogs suitable allowed under the Ottawa agree to it at the purchase) will say had prohibited the export of

for export to Great Britain. The ments. Along with the recent in when we meet to exchange secrets demand in British markets for crease in demand for livestock at the Hongkong Hotel Lounge JEFCEE00 arms to Bolivia and Paraguay,

the Canadian product has improv- there has been a corresponding afterwards.-

In that event, with little time the two combatants in the Chaco,

ed rapidly since the conclusion of improvement in demand for feed dispute. American armament During the past few years Great the Ottawa agreements. Exports grains and other fodder. Owing for anything else, we couldn't very well fetch from the Dairy Farm firms found ways and means of

Britain has been the principal ex-of bacon and hams from Canada to the drought, there has been a port market for Canadian cattic. to Great Britain amounted to heavy demand from the United that juicy Joint wo had promised avoiding the provisions of the

In 1933 and 1934 shipments to 306,934 cwt. In 1982; to 732,972 States for low quality wheat, hay hubby for tiffin. But the bruto embargo. Probably the best that market amounted to 50,000 cwt. in 1933 and to 1.204,202 cwt. and other fodder. Seven and oneself for at least once, In any and -1,000 hend respectively. in 1934. Shipments still show an half million bushels of low grade known case of the methods em- Stringent regulations concerning upward trend, returns for January wheat have been shipped to the even he has been overfeeding

himself. Men Aro 80 ployed by the arms makers was cattle imports to Great Britain, to 1936 showing exports of 186,410 United States since last August.

gether with the recent rise in ewt. as compared with 96,932 cwt. Moreover, with improved prices spoiled. prices in Canada, have retarded in December and 112,448 cwt. in being offered for well finished live- sent to Geneva by important sales to Great Britain and exports, January 1934. This market is stock, the feed requirements of of having to change for the ove American shipbuilding firms atto that market in 1935 have been' still capable of further expansion the Canadian livestock farmering's engagements. For good..

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BRITISH MARKET

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the time of the naval disurma- | substantially reduced. theas Canadian shipments of bacon have also increased, ment conference of 1927. This past British cattle importers have frequently complained that Canada ingenious gentleman engaged a cannot be depended upon sumptuous flat in the neighbour-source of steady supply. It has hood of the headquarters of the been their contention that the ex- pense of establishing transporta- League of Nations, where he tion facilities and building up the entertained American journalists market

not justified. As and hobnobbed with the mem- against this viewpoint, however, it hers of the delegations. He can hardly be contended that the Canadian livestock Industry is to prepared memoranda explaining be blamed for taking advantage of the more difficult details of naval disarmament, and was always careful to stress the "British menace." By the end of the Conference he was generally re- garded as being the "man who

price differential as great us in prices in the United States. that provided by the recent rise In demand for Canadian bacon, however, the British market la (Continned on next columu),

| had wrecked 'disarmament." A paper, in which he had ΣΠ recently published book "Mer-interest," claiming that the chunts of Death," gives much French Army was better equip- valuable information on the ways ped with machine-guns than the of the armament manufacturers. German. He then drew the at It tells, for instance of the tention of his Government to the "American Navy League," which article, and was rewarded for his was founded to make the Ameri-pains with the desired contract. can public alive to the "menace One could multiply instances of of disarmament." Enquiries in the manner in which armament the official publication of this manufacturers have worked League showed that all the pro-lagainst peace. The American moters of the League were con- inquiry has revealed, amongst nected with armament firms who fother things, numerous cases of stood to gain by the adoption of bribes offered in order to secure its "Big Navy" policy. Another contracts. With all these glar- story in this book tells of a Ger-ing examples, and many more. man manufacturer- of machine-before our eyes, the friends of guns who, wishing, to get a con- peace will await with interest the tract from his Government, had results of the British arms in- an article published in a French vestigation.

"Now remember, wo want to play this scone down to the average intelligence of the public."

may

a yard of ribbon from the Heavenly

Silk Store, which in turn may comp only as an incidental to the mure serious business of getting a new face pucking at the Houris Beauty Parlour; but we do urgently need something to wear.

can very well take care of him-

oasily

Next comes the tedious business

ness' sake, how is one to have the time for all this and yet look dressed?

And so we successively chango Into an afternoon dress, another for bridge, and a third for that. boring interval before we begin to be really dressed (or undressed) for dinner, for the theatre or for the dance; also for an hour of roading in bed before dropping off to sleep.

Then, and not until then, should we feel that we had usofully om- ployed every hour of the day and at the same time done a wifely duty by the hubby.

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SOME JUBILEE IDEAS Horo is a solection of sugger- tions received by a teacher who asked his pupils how they would like the King's Jubiles to be cele.. brated:

"I would close the schools for a year."

"Every boy should receive a 68à.... son ticket for the pictures."

"I would start a free tuck shop. In every school.".

"Free trips in aeroplanes and. also free cruises in submarines. should be granted to every boy",

"Tickets permitting you to pur chase na much sweets and ice- cream as you like for one month."

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MISINTERPRETED An indignant mother called at: the school to see the headmistress.... "I want an apology from the teacher who called my Mabel a dis- gusting elephant in front of all the class this morning," she de manded.

"But you are mistaken," explain. ed the teacher. "All I said was. that Mabel was a disturbing ele- ment."