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(L'O.\'QL'EI.’I.\'(-' 1x11111131‘ rennin uiiciimbed. 111.15 the 1.1m problem to be solved is the nature mash of this last thousand feet, and in bee“ ‘ photographs 'Lakc1i by tiie aviators this week may be of great value. “w! The difficulty of the ascent lies _ _ _d'c1iicfl_v lll the physical exhaustion

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pom" . s _ g I _ iivhu-h climbers experience at such machines. ‘r110 llilSl _V y“ _ _ _ ‘

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aiir out cliin o 11c 11 ici" un- bciiii" ii o _' .12 FACTS 01' m l U lscalcd section of Everest would

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mean, let the reader consider boiuidziijv l1‘lil 11. " bccn

mamrd or “on by human mm Itlzhat at the altitude of 28.000 feet , ‘ he would have all he could do to 1B a. tc'.'i'.',0i"y‘ \\ll'1('l\ was iinkiiotvnl ‘ i. fathers. As stated .. vesterda ‘s ‘ ' despatch, "in the 93-95 ‘M, nanfcslThcn let l1im imagine the upper living in the flunainyas. lllt‘ uimicn rocks of Ewmsz as being bum up overlapping, like tiles of a roof and at stccp enough slope to make walking on 1mm i! matter of skill and care. These rocks, moreover, ,11re covered with the fine. slippery, haul-frozen, loose snow-dust char- acteristic of great altitudes. The exhausted climber in such places

who flew 11:11:" Blouiit 17111.05‘. 100k- éd 1111x111 centuries

11pm the very" gods." For v in this EECKIOII of the world have been 1.11:- objccts of i "-

the grca’. moiuitziiiis

1'11" and sitcrilicc.

Religious filbliltllCllfi hate prevent- ad scientific cxnnlinftllon of rock formation "in order that the deities

of iiicse great "oaks

not bc angered and take their vengeance 0n the people 11110 dailyi look up to them." It was‘ only by zho spcc- (a1 favor o.’ Mnharnjah of Nepal that tlic ttto zroropmnpg of Lady Iloustoni", gift tvcre pcrmittcti t0‘ guarded frontier bctxvccn Nripal and jndla‘ the foothill country of titc HimaL

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cross the _](‘Zll0ll$l‘.'

ayes, which must 11111.11 been one of.

the most interesting the expedition.

The flight across 1112s 1011c, enliccl Che Tcrrti. 1711131101‘ of an hour, though it would cull for several c115"; arduous marching 1f attempted on foot. It l5 a. coiintiy of savage wilderness and pathlcss junglc, roamed by the tiger and the rhinoceros‘. The machines would climb steadily higher. They would appear, to the 0W5 of the jungle inhabitants, hut more specks in the sky. Passing the frontier region into the real Nepal, the great summit of Mount Everest would appear in all its mQjCStY beyond the lesser moun- tain peaks. Higher still would climb the powerful aircraft with their human freight, until a height of several thousand feet above Mount Everest would attained. Then the objective, the summit of the 2TB!“ IXBHK, tvouid be czrcleci, and the airmen would start back, again crfl-“iF-Z U"! Nfnni frontier to their base .1: Piirizcn. indie. 111 the flat

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thri-c hours and :1 11.17,’ 9,1111 1pc maximum altitude rcuciicd was lbollt 35.000 feet. It was this high

l5 likely to have recourse to hands and even knees, while a slip by any of the party is extremely difficult to check with a rope. Except for awkward rocks and crevices which would not be technically difficult to experienced climbers at lower al- titudes, it is hoped there are no genuinely formidable passages to be encountered. But there can be 11o absolute certainty; and if real difficulties do occur it is hardly conceivable that any climb- ing imrty at such a terrible height 28.000 feet would have the 5110112111 to overcome thcm.

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AERIAL DISASTERS

Seventy-three officers and 111cm- bcrs of the crew of tiic U. S. Navy dirigible Akron are reported to have been killed when the giant airship

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Perhaps the most interesting

fury on the Pennsylvania legislature's refusal to pass a bill legalizing Sunday afternoon out- door sports was a. remark made during the preliminary debates by States Senator Leon Prince, who warned his colleagues "not to arouse the church people." "The church people on the whole are indifferent to political corruption, neglectful of their political duties and distri- clined to concerted political action" the Senator asserted. “But there are, enough of them to revolution- ize the state if they want to do it. Pass this bill and they will do it."

we are still of the opinion that, whatever the attitude of the West- ern provinces, the conscience of Ontario and of the most of the other Eastern provinces is hostile to the legalization of sweepstakes. Nor in repeating this assertion do we wish to be regarded as assum-i ing a superior attitude. It just nap-i pens that oui" people seem to feel that way-Toronto Mail and Empire.

This has been a big week in Potsdam. Good, old-fashioned P1"us-; siun imperialism flourished in 311' its pic-war glory. President von Hindenburg was there in person. Crown Prince William and Chan- cellor Hitler and umptccn thous- ands of others, all cheering in a wild outburst of nationalistic fer- vor. Let us hope that Germany takes it out in domestic emotion and refrains from any attempt to extend her cnthusiasms abroad.

The impasse between Japan and China is not improving. The one ray of hope l5 that the two nations whose traditions are so bound up together, may see the wisdom of making a voluntary peace pact in their own behalf, as was done in 1872. Power of settlement is in their own hands.

The flag of the republic of Ger- iuany-thc flag once unfurled with high acclaim and hopes—has been pulled down throughout that troub- led land and the old imperial ban- ner of kaiserism has been run up in its placc. Little wonder that all Europe is aprprchciisive‘, that church and peace organizations 11nd wise and humanitarian states- men have been moved to concerted action to save Europe fi"on1 another war. The League of Nations has desperately-needed WOfk to do at home.

The Independent, "Florida. says: Just as we anticipated, Adolf Hit- ler has thrown 11 scare all the way ihroush EUFODQ- Of course it's a gesture, but one highly charged with subtle strategy. Germany is merely getting ready to resume the job where it icft oft‘ in 1918. And this time there won't be any U. S. money and doughboys to interfere

dropped into the sea on the New when the trck to Paris is started.

Jcrscy coast yesterday morning. An- other U. S. Navy dirigibie, J-3, fly- ing to the scene of the disaster, ls reported to have fallen into the ocean, with loss of the life of the commander and another member of the crew of seven. Today's des- patches also carry news of the forc- ed landing in France of the small u-‘rcnch clirigible s-s, and also of T“ farm's 1111mm in some ltiie forced landing of one of the quarters °f wmlltlllillg I110 dBfiCit r i‘ ' w, - ,

lBritish planes which on Monday gruigagagggrj: zsthixrlmliaaiga: lnew 0v" Mmmt Everest‘ 1 take a rest, now that the full re- l Last week's news columns carried my; fm- 1932 has been tabled m ‘stories of three disastrous aeroplane the House of Commons. The rc- lcrashcs, one in California, one in DQ110111 deficit foi" thfl 1185i W31‘ 1135 ‘Kansas, and the third iii Belgium, men cxflggcrflled W500i! 811 P00- ‘whtrc Um Impcm‘ Airways mm, ognltioii and, while the figures are

__ _ _. , bad enough at $61,000,000, the

ikllftilmd’ “uh the 105s or lime“ are small beside some of the guess?

cs vciiturcd. Gucsscs for the wres- These disuhra are reminders of

ciit year i"uii all the way from ilic astonishing times in which we $75,000,000 to $150,000,000. 1f this

v Dried apricots and peaches, rais- ins, zultanas 11nd canned ‘fruits from British South Africa are now purchaseablc in Ottawa shops. And attention is lacing called to this in advertisements by the South Afri- can Goveriunent. Fine business.- Ottawa Journal.

altitude “mm _ C"““":‘:"“°‘| m“ tlllfC, Passengers arc taking to thc PTODEEBNGB- l5 179mg Dill? 01" 1111"!" gravcst d: r. Or: zen cj."iu".flci"s of lair m mrgnr numbers than ever be_ 1y for the purpose 0f discrcditing gppgpl ,_.~,,.¢,<,,C1,;,,,, “H” mad L0 mm‘ Avroplane and airship ‘rank the Canadian National for the ben- emblc U“: UH“ l’ ltrcfllllc- blllwifiitniionlincs now spanalarge part em or the Canadian Pacmm the 37931": fll-"ll 1"" 1 "f 119992011 was the lot the Klobe And in Spite propngandlsm should ponder on dang" {mm Hm Xwlwwd mwmm U! m ‘New H" V‘ _ one point in the recent Federal

“‘ | -. "-1" "flllillvfilltifln Budget, shearing that the Canadian

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bltlifl \<'-‘~ cl» Oi lj" i110 ex: pLional physical iiinrss of thc aviators m. ablcd l11<111 "1 .<":""vivc the expcr-,

ioiit : illcriii; ruptured

11i:'l conscquciit fir-moi‘-

rhaizcs, or 11:11 izipsc 111m uncon- mflt/ iwvc the Way to safer methods

sciousncrs.

NOW “W. 1111" fight over Everest “m”

ll"' 111111 SlPCIXvSIIIlly achieved, in-

. icsvat \\'lll renter on the liind ex-

PNlllIOn, the lynse camp of which is being (‘liillblialWfl this 21,000 wt 1'. 1111 lirfid of 1111.- 1211.111 Tifilltlllf-‘k Giacci" ni. llic very foot of the grout peak. It is hoped this time successfully to scale the sum- mit. The cxpcditiono 1"‘ 491"“ -'\ liflslit of more thnn 28.000 fcri: flint is to say that less

previous

‘mmh a‘ It is now expected that the Legis-

Natlonal Steamship Lines turned back to the Government last year $2,824,000. while the Government loaned the Canadian P1: 447,000.

“sciwiccs will continue to develop. "llic past teii days‘ 111i" accidents have

l iiiccn phenomenal; their tragic fea- 1

iurcs will not deter mankind from #11111: forward, and the lessons learn- cd from such shocking experiences

For selling lurid literature to a juvenile a. Hamilton man has been fined $15 and costs or fifteen days imprisonment. The convicting Mag- isLrate-who also fold the news vendor he was doing his best to fill the refoi-maiories-scems to ap- preciate the gravity of this sordid business" :1'1r1 there is plenty of it going on.

of aerial navigation in the years to

EDITORIAL NOTES

iature will prorogue on Thursday. There remains still the supphmrnt- ary Estimates and some other legis- lation to go through the committee spring work begins. The 515510;, wage, but the main work of the ses- opcncd on March l. and has there- :'o11 1;", over. and rural members will I fore biwn longer than last year's be tack on their farm w.th iiicir leg- session, ithlcli opened on March 2

than a thousand feet of Mt. Everest - islatfve duties completed before theirl and prorogued April 2.

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

PUBLIC FORUM

This column 1a upon (or tlo dllaunlon b! eorroapolllrntu of quoltlona of lltanlt- The Charlottetown Guardian do” not neoonaarlly undone lip oplnlona of onrnlpondonll,

APPRECIATION

Sir,-—I would like to express my opinion on a certain dance orches- tra here. I attended a dance held by the Charlottetown Y's Men orn March 31st and as I am a musician myself, having played a number of years, I naturally paid strict atten- tion to the n1us'c, and I may say that: Charlottetown has a wonder- ful dance band fn that aggregation of five men and should be proud of owning such a competent orchestra. It is only too true that very little attention is given to musicians in a town of average size, but I didn't think that whle in Charlottetown I wsuld 1"un across a band of the calibre that, that five men are blessed with, and you have two men in that baud that are capable 0f greater things; they are the pianist and drummer, and I think they deserve special mention and I also hope that I will have the pri- vilcgc of dancing to their music again. I hope that you will lct mc have spfiC: for this tcken of appre- ciation, as I think that it is worth it.

I am. Sir. etc. MUSIC LOVER. T012111‘.

HELPING THE BEAR

Shy-Senator Hughes’ recent speech in the Senate, on the rum cvil, reminds me of the story of the man who," when menaced by a bear, prayed to the A1m’ghty for help. Despairing, however, at last of getting aid, he changed his sup- plication and besought Him not to help the bear! Sitting as he does in a “high place", Mr. Hughes is in a position to aid those who are fighting the devouring bear of in- temperance 1s 11c doing so? An eloquent speaker, is he thundering against the curse that is more de- vastating than war? A trenchant writer, is he wielding his pen in the interest of true temperance? Let the reading public judge! He says there is 1'10 Commandment against the use of rum! What about the Commandment, "Do Not Kill?" What about "Do Not Steal“? 1f a man is killed by rum is he riot murdered? If a man drinks and starves his wife and family. does he not kill? If he spends for rum the money that should go to buy bread, ls he not a. robber? If a person furnishes poison is he not a. miirdcrci"? -

I am Sir etc. DISCERNER.

A GOOD WORD

Sir,-Now that the residents of Rocky Point and vicinity have been liberated from a long, tedious per- iod of enforced isolation owing to the frailty of the harbor ice, it seems right to say a few words (borrowiing the phraseology of many a public speaker!) of apprec- iation of the good service rendered said resdents by the crew of the icrboat. During a very disagreeable spelt of dirty weather there was but one day that the iceboat did not cross, and even in a couple of thick snowstorms our mail was brought to us. Even on days when crossing was bad and of necessity the mail arrived late, it was de- livered in our boxes. The boys on the iccboat were always cheerful- ly wiilng to do an errand for any- one, while a more conscientious and obilging mail courier it would be hard to find anywhere. Judging from remarks passed here and there I think it is safe to say that the majority of fairminded peo- ple of our district will endorse the above commendation.

I am, Sir etc. ROCKY POINTER

VALLEY OF TIIE SHADOW

God, I um travelling out to death's sea;

I, who exalted in sunshine and laughter

Dreamed not of dyii1g—death is such waste of mel- 1

Grant me one prayer: Doom not the hereafter

Of mankind to war. . . .

. . . . Let not my sinking

In dark be for naught, my death 11. vain thing!

G011, let me ltizow it ilic man's fcvcrl

end of

Make my last breath a bugle call, carrying

Peace nk-r lllc valleys flflll cold hills fare-tr.

—John Oalsworthy.

One Admiral To Another

(Toronto Globe)

After all, being a Maritimer has its drawbacks; few, to be sure, and interesting only in a small way and on rare occasions. Take the case of “Admire? William Duff, an East- enier. Being so far away from James Bay. how could the "Admiral" know that Ontario has a seaport? Even nautical men cannot be famil- iar with all the ports of the world; and Moosonce is not, yet very old.

However, lack of this information must be advanced as the reason why this doughty "Admiral," speaking in the House of Commons, referred to the Ontario Navy League as "a two- by-four fresh-water organization." And with salt water lapping the Provinces northern shores and forc- ing its tidal way along the Moose River! It is the duty of the On- tario press to set the "Admiral" right about the port, and it is the privilege of the Navy League to take up the cudgels on its own behalf. This latter has been undertaken by P1 ‘nit Saui H1ri"i.=, who also may - be described as an "Admiral." Thus the battle becomes quite naval in its nature.

1n a vigorous broadside "Admiral" Harris replies -to “Admiral" Duff's reflections on the Navy League. During the stressful period of the war, he points out, the Navy League came into being because it was need- ed. It sought to protect the men of the Mercantile Marine and their dependents, a. task which no other agency seemed prepared to under- take; “a nationah responsibility," says the President, "which the na- tion did not assume." Had it not been for the Navy League these men and their families would have suf- fercd seriously.

Sailors on the Great Lakes know the value of the Navy League; they know that without its kindly min- istratlons they would have a hard time during the weary winter season of idleness and no income. By com- ing to the help of these men the Navy League has relieved other agencies of a great deal of work and expense. And there is much more to its credit.

This is the Navy League "Ad- mirals" final shot at “Admiral" Duff: “I wish to assure you, sir, that the Navy League has no desire to continue the work. If you will take the leadership, or if the Gov- ernmeut will take the responsibility of looking after these men and their families, you will find no opposition, but 100 per cent. cum-operation from the Executive of the Navy League -of Canada."

That puts it up squarely to "Ad- miral" Duff. He should either strike 111s flag and come to terms with the Navy League, or sail away some- where under cover of darkness. 1f it may be suggested, there is at the estuary o1 the Moose River, On- tarios seaport, a nice body of salt water 0n which he may rest and meditate on the folly of speaking without definite information. "Ayo, aye, sir."

As

S e 1' v i n g National Interests

(Financial Post)

Canada's refusal to be enticed into the alluring scheme for a ster- ling bloc of countries is based upon a sound regard for national inter- ests.

In his budget speech, the Minis- ter of Finance pointed out that the Canadian dollar has been allowed to find its own level and hns been fluctuating about half way between the United States dollar and the English pound, which represents a not unsatisfactory compromise bc- tween e. tic-up with sterling and our intimate financial relations with the/United States.

This is the best policy for Can- ada. to continue to follow. We ore too closely allied with American finance to involve ourselves in a currency tied rigidly to the British pound.

If we keep our dollar sound, if we maintain our national credit, the dollar will find its own best level and in doing so it will render tho greatest good to the greatest number.

Origin Of The Manx Cat (Th6 Pathfinder)

A breed of domestic cats peculiar to the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea is either entirely tallies or the tail is only rudimentary with two or three vertebrae. The typical Manx cat has a stubby body, short ears, short hair which is rabbit-furlike in texture, and hind legs much longer than the front ones, giving the animal an awkward and bizarre appearance. ,

According to Manx tradition, the first tnlliess eats were cast ashore on the island from wrecked vessels belonging to the Spanish Armada which Philip II sent against Eng- land in 1588. Scientists suppose that