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THE ARMAMENT INQUIRY

THURSDAY, MAY

NOTES OF THE DAY

BETTER DAYS

During the second week of March, shipraente of live cattle from Canada to the United States were nearly as large as for the whole of the preceding year (1034) and exceeded those of 1933. Sales of 6,117 head were reported for the week as compared with total of 6,567 in 1934 and 5,734 In 1933. This movement, which bo- gan late in January, eléctrified an unprepared market and Intensified the competition for finished cattle which had previously been in de- mand for export to Great Britain. The immediate cause of the open- ing of this new outlet was the shortage of good animals in the United States resulting from adverse feed conditions, and the rapid riso in cattle prices In Chicago from a depression low of

9, 1935.

Our King

and Queen

on their Silver Jubilee

The Very Idea!

THIS DRESSING BUSINESS

By Horatio ("Hen-Pecked")

Bogg

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 husy- body was) who suggested in the Alm sub-titles that, for a mero trilie of say $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,

That was very good news indeed -xomething we could talk over with the wife in these timca of depression-until it dawned on us, that, even 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?

We have put the query in nil seriousness to the wife, but she, joor creature, as usuni, sees only ne view, and is not to be so enally comforted.

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

Was ever a man created to guide and protect frall womanhood, in an unhappier situation? In feel ing keenly our own shortcuntings 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

$7.30 per cwt., to a top price in January of $13,05 for cholce steers. With a top price at Toronto for! We are fully equipped for any choice steers at $7.00 per cwt. this nature of service.

margin allowed the profitable ship- ment of Canadian cattle to the Enquiries:

United States marketa in spite of the barriers imposed by the Smoot- Hawley tariff. In January 1,271 head of cattle were exported to the United States and in February 7,054 head were shipped. The movement gained momentum; in the Arst week of March shipments amounted to 4,841 head and in the second week to $117. During the first ten weeks of the year, a total of 19,883 head of Canadian cattle was, shipped to the United States as compared with 879 head during the first three months of the pre- ceding year. From $5.60 per cwt. for choice steers at Toronto in the second week of February prices advanced to $7.00 per cwb. four weeks later. This has narrowed the margin between prices in Caunda and the United States and All who have followed the re- it is reasonable to expect Canadian velations of the United States prices to continue to advance until

The Great War took much out pay homage to the dead. In- prices in the domestic market plus of the King. So hard did he 'deed, it was on such an occasion, morning, as the whim may dictate. inquiry into the arms traffic will tariff imposts, and chrrying await with keen interest the out-charges to United States pointa work during those hectic and at the laying of wreath on the we would like to look quite sweet balance the prices ruling in those tragic years, that when it was great cenotaph in London that as we take our breakfast in bed. possibility unless we have, gay, an come of the investigations being markets. On the whole, condi- over, he was near a nervous col-lhe King contracted the illness And looking sweet is quite an im- carried out in Britain by the Lions are favourable for a con- lapse. But he had to keep go-that nearly robbed the Empire of expensive negligee in which to

its King in 1929.

"look aweet". tinued advance in prices in Uniteding. Royal Commission on the Private States markets. It will require an

Then those regente prepara- He had to put up a brave front Our picture to-day shows Histions for the morning round of Manufacture, of Arms. For appreciable interval before the to his people, struggling as they Majesty in the act of placing a shopping, and gossip. This may there is a growing consciousness shortage in the United States can were to rehabilitate themselves, wreath on the cenotaph in 1922 entail only the buying of less than be overcome. Since shipments So it meant that he must con-He visited every part of Great a yard of ribbon from the Heavenly that the work of

peace from Canada can constitute but #tinue his hard work.

Britain, and even made visits to Silk Store, which in turn may come has been constantly, ham-fraction of a per cent. of the total Always deeply religious, King France and Belgium to pay his only na at incidental to the more pered owing to the efforts of slaughter requirements in munitions Arms to secure a bet- United States, it is unlikely that George made it a special task to respects to those who gave their serious business of getting & new there will be strong objections to appear as often as possible, at lives in defence of the Empire. face packing at the llauris Beauty Parlour; but we do urgently need ter market. for their products. these imports on the part of the every memorial service for those To-morrow: Royal Family something to wear. The American inquiry throw a livestock industry in the United killed in the war. He stood powerful searchlight on the

States. Certainly auch objections humbly through rain and cold to Re-union. manner in which armament manufacturers have exerted themselves in thwarting the

the

are not likely to receive serious consideration from that Govern- ment at a time when the United States hopes to negotiate a mutu-

paramount. For some

The King and Armistice Day

That new dress we bought the day before from the Marianna Shoppe will look just ravishing on us. So wear it, thrilling at the thought of what that ent Mrs. months to Great Britain are still less than Peak-Hyte (whom we had beaten

cause of pence. It showed how ally favourable trade treaty with packers have complained of a half the maximum of 2,600,000 ext to it at the purchase) will say

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albrtage of bacon_hogs suitable allowed under the Ottawa agree- 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 the Canadian product has improv- there has been a corresponding In that event, with little time ed rapidly since the conclusion of improvement in demand for feed for anything else, we couldn't very the two combatants in the Chaco

During the past few years Great the Ottawa agreements. Exports grains and other fodder. Owing well fateh from the Dairy Farm dispute, American armament

Britain has been the principal ex of bacon and hams from Canada to the drought, there has been that juley joint we had promised But the brate firms found ways and means of port market for Canadian cattle. to Great Britain amounted to heavy demand from the United hubby for tiffin.

can very well take care of him- avoiding the provisions of the In 1933 and 1934 shipments to 306,934 cwt. in 1932; to 732,972 States for low quality wheat, hay embargo. Probably the best-that market amounted to 50,000 wt. in 1983 and to 1,204,202 ewt, and other fodder. Seven and one self for at least once. In

And 54,000 bend respectively. In 1934. Shipments still show an half million bushels of low grade

himself. Mon arc BO easily Iknown ease of the methods em- Stringent regulations concerning upward trend, returns for January wheat have been shipped to the event, he has been overfeeding

ployed by the arms makers was cattle imports to Great Britain, to- 1935 showing exports of 136,410 United States since last August. spoiled.

Next comes the tedious business that of Mr. Shearer, who was gether with the recent rise in cwt. as compared with 96,932 ewt. Moreover, with improved prices prices in Canada, have retarded in December and 112,448 ewt. in being offered for well finished live-

ning's engagements. For good- sent to Geneva by important sales to Great Britain and exports January 1934. This market is stock, the feed requirements off of having to change for the eve- farmerness' sake, how is one to have the American shipbuilding firms.at to that market in 1936 have been still capable of further expansion the Canadian 'livestock

time for all this and yet look theas Canadian shipments of bacon have also increased. the time of the naval digarma-aubstantially reduced.

dressed? 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 }B not justided, As entertained American journalists nurket

against this viewpoint, however, it and hobnobbed with the mem-

can hardly be contended that the bers of the delegations. He Canadian livestock industry is to prepared memoranda explaining be blamed for taking advantage of the more difficult details of naval price differential as great as that provided by the recent rise disarmament, and was always in prices in the United States. careful to stress the "British In demand for Canadian bacon, menace." By the end of the however, the British market is Conference he was generally re-

(Continued on next column) garded as being the "man who

1

had wrecked disarmament." Apaper.in which he had T recently published book "Mer- "interest," claiming that the chants 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 worked the official publication of this manufacturors have League showed that all the pro-against pence. The American moters of the League were con- inquiry has revealed, amongst nected with armament firms who other things, numerous cases of atood to gain by the adoption af bribes offered in order to secure its "Big Navy" policy. Another contracts. With all these glar story in this book tells of a Gering examples, and many more. man manufacturer of machine- before our eyes, the friends of Kuns 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, we want to play this scone down to the avorage intelligence of the public."

And so we successively change 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 wo feel that we had usefully em- ployed every hour of the day and at the same time done a wifely duty by the hubby,

•

SOME JUBILEE IDEAS Here is a selection of sugg08- tions received by a teacher who asked his pupils how they would like the King's Jubilee to be colo- bratod:---

"I would close the schools for a year,"

"Every boy should receive a een- son ticket for the pictures."

"I would start a free tuek shop: in every school."

"Free trips in aeroplanes and also free cruises in aubmarines should be granted to every boy") "Tickets permitting you to pur chase as much sweets and leo- cream as you like for one moath."

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- guating elephant la front of all the class this morning," she de- manded.

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