TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. UK

The Cairo Meeting g

There is no mistaking the gloom that surrounds the conference of Egyptian government officials and representatives of the 17 nations which approved the Western pro- posal for intcrnalionalizing the Suez Canal. At no time since the end of World War Two has the issue of peace or war hung in a more delicate balance. But their is at least one bright note to lie nllscrved, the fact that President Na-”scr agreed to meet with Primv Minister Menzies and the members of his committee. While the London Conference was in progress, it will be recalled, he declared that he would not under any circumstances pay the slightest attention to any recommendation that might come out of it.

Two things particularly should be understood as the meeting gets under way: (1) The purpose of the Menzies mission is not to obtain a plain yes or no from Egyptian au- thoritles to the London Conference's recommendation, but only to explain it and to ascertain whether or not it can be made the basis of further negotiations. This leaves the way open for some sort of compromise which, as everyone knows, is the chief instrument of present day diplomacy. It also provides the Egyptians with .the much coveted face-saving apparatus, in the event of their coming around to a more reasonable viewpoint. (2) The fact that the meeting is being held is no sssurance that 1 peaceful solution to the prol m can be reached now or at any other time. President Nasser's willingness to listen to the committee's representations may in- dicste nothing more than 1 delaying tactic, pending 1 definite under- - standing with the Soviet Union for outright military assistance in case the Western powers are obliged to use force.

It is worth noting that, although Soviet leaders have expressed sym- pathy for the Egyptian stand, they have not made any public announce- ment that they'1rc prepared to back up that sympathy with troops aild guns. It is. of course, possible that they have made 1 secret agreement with Egypt. No one on the outside knows whether they have or not. But, apparently, that is 1 risk that the Western powers are prepared to take should all attempts at a peace- ful settlement end in failure.

It would be foolish to suggest that this week's discussions are cer- tain to produce good results. On the other hand, it would be just as fool- ish to suggest that war is unavoid- able.

"No Children To Spare"

The above striking caption ap- pears over an article-lone of a series--received from the provincial division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It points up a fact of prime importance now that school children throughout the Provinces on returning to their educational chores. For them there will be new subjects to study, new classmates to become acquainted with. and new -' moachers for m1ny."rhere will be ipurs of study and-some homework,

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”partic1uarly. have not grown used to the danger of motor cars and trucks, and tend to feel th1t driven will spot them and drive around them.

An increasing number of children in the Province are travelling to and from school by bus. The law pro- vldes that when a school bus has stopped to take on or discharge children, a motorist approaching from either direction must come to a stop before passing it. Here again. extra caution. over and above the laws requirement, will pay off in avoidance of accidents. Many young- sters will be going to and from school on bicycles. Police officers on patrol are alert for violations of bike regulations, just as they are on the lookout for motoring violations; but it is poor consolation, should 1 fatality occur, for a jury to find that it was the child and not the car driver that was at fault.

Actually, many youngsters. even first-graders, could put older folks to shame in the matter of using the highways. Theylvc learned much from their instructors. Teachers, parents, police and school patrols are all cooperating in reminding- them of their need for care. But it's the driver behind the wheel who really holds the safety of the child in his hands.

Many other timely reminders are given in the literature which has been prepared by the R.C.M.P. for the guidance of motorists atthis time. The Force is to be warmly commended on the initiative it has taken in this important educational drive. True indeed, we have "no children to spare,” and their lives are our most precious asset. ”Let's guard them with, our watchfulness," say our guardians of the law, "so that we can take justifiable pride in seeing them grow up to become to- morrow's lenders in our world." This advice comes with all the more force from men whose task it is to be on-the-spot observers of the tragic consequences of every lapse from traffic safety rules.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Great preparations are being made by agricultural officials for the Provincial Harvest Exhibition on Sept. 27 and 28. Given reason- ably good weather, the event prom- ises to be of considerable importance to our economy.

I I C

If the British Colonial Secretary and his official advisers were as well skilled in diplomacy as their arm- chair critics make themselves out to be, the troublesome Cypriot problem could be settled with satisfaction to all concerned in a couple of days. How strange it is that those who have responsibility are always the last to see through a problem!

I O O

A report by the superintendent of schools in Canada's northlands indicates that 60'? of Indian chil- dren but only 2593- of the Eskimos attend school. The reason given for the lndlans' better record in this respect is that they don't migrate in tribes as much as Eskimos do. No doubt, young Eskimos are glad they were born into 1 nomadic society.

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President Sukarno of Indonesia, now on 1 tour of Communist States, said before he left home: "I just -want to see things for myself. No- body ls going to hoodwink me.” He had better watch" his step. Hood- winking has been brought to a fine art by certaln men In Moscow and Pelping. Fortunately, Mr. Sukarno does not drlnkivodka.

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The Defence Department has notified William Kardash. one of 1 group of Manlbbs ulcgislators now touring the northern regions of the

to see 1 secret radar station or the military base at Churchill. The rea- son given is that "it Is sgalnst De- partment policy to allow penons are net:-prefaced advocates of ' admlffance to Defence I " 'l'iQ”:nl1y seen: 1 bit t h no sense an so). i . nu Gov-

WHIERE we GO AGAI I

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. Ancient Israeli Ruins

Francis Olner in the Christian Science Monitor

Jerusalem. Israel. On

main sites in this country, arch- aeologists are trying this summer In peer into ancient civilizations of which the youngest is 1.600 years old and the oldest dates to a prehistoric era 50,000 years ago. The excavations include such sites as Caesarca. where Pontlus Pilate had his Governor's Palace, and Hatzor. once a great Galilean city dominating the strategic road from Egypt to Syria and Mesopo- tamia.

Digging is also taking place at Belt Sbe'1rlm, the Roman Bessra, a flourishing center of learning in the early days of Christianity. and in the barren hills west of the Dead Sea. where a newly discur- ered town and fortress are expect- ed to throw fresh light on the wars of the Biblical kingdoms of Judea and Israel against the Moabites in the sixth century B. C.

Digging at Caesarea. resumed this July. is aimed at clearing the remains of the synagogue on the on shore. By unearthing relics of successive buildings on the site, the archaeologists hope to find new clues to life in this capital of Palestine in the Roman era. PHILIP THE EVANGELIST

As this was the city where Phil- ip the Evangelist brought the gos- pel to .his home. where Peter preached to a gentile congreg- ation, and Paul was kept in pris- on lnr two years before being sent to Romc in chains. the ex- pedition, led by Avl Yonah of Jer- usalemls Hebrew University, hop- es in gain additional insight into the relationship between the Rom- an rulers and the early Christian and contemporary Jewish inhabit- ants of the town.

By far the most extensive dig- ging is taking place at Hatzor, s mountaintop lowering over the up- per reaches of the River Jordan, mentioned in the book of Joshua as the seat of the chief king of the Canaanito kingdoms.

This Is the second season in a fnur-year digging plan on this site. It aims at lot-atiniz the exact boundaries of this strategic an- cient city and at piercing together the military, social. and political patterns of ancient life from the pottery. sculpture. huildlng.. and any inscriptions which may be found.

Last ycar's excavations disclos- ed that this must have been one of the largest cities in the Middle East some il.50fl years ago. Its area cxlended over almost 200 acres with an cslimated number of thirty to forty thousand Inhab- itants. Although destroyed many times over. it appears that the town's citadel was repeatedly N-

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constructed during the era of the Kings of Israel and was last re- built some 300 years before the birth of Christ Jesus. DOMINATES WAY

The fortress dominates the "way through the wilderness of Edm" over which Judean troops and suppllos must have been mov- ed by King Jehushaphat in his campaign to help King Jehoram of Israel against the Moabites ill Kings 3!. This being the southern- most Judean strong point so far found. it may well have served as a rallying point for Jehoshaphafs army.

At Tell Gharra, in the same re- gion. the remains of a town cov- erlng an area of six acres were also recently discovered by Dr. Aharonlu team. Preliminary dig- ging here indicate: that it must also have flourished in the days of the Judean kingdom. The town too. is built on 1 high mountain commanding a view of substantial parts of the northeastern Negev. It appears to have been heavily forllfled by a surrounding wall against nomad incursions.

Digging at Bell She'arim, 1 town In Lower Galilee, has been going on for several years under the direction of the president of the Hebrew University, Prof. Ben- jamin Mazar. The excavations in- dicated that the flourlshlng town was destroyed in the quelling of the Jewish revolt in A. D, 352. The sites so far uncovered com- prise some of the town's principal buildings, including 1 synagogue and what is thought to have been 1 glsssworks.

EXTENSIVE CATACOMBS

Under the town stretches an ex- tensive network of catacombs in which, according to Greek and He- brew inscriptlons unearthed. the greal scholars of the Hellenistic era, headed by Rabbi Yehuda Han- assi and his disciples, were hurled.

Prehistoric archaeology ls rep- resented thls season by digglngs of Dr. M. Slckclls. Hebrew Univ- erslly'.-z lecturer in prehistory. He Is exploring two caves in the Car- mel Mountain range: nnc at Keb- arah where a paleollthlc strata (50 to 60 thousand years nldl has been found. and another at Nahal Oren where the diggers are Investigat- ing a rude stone structure dating back to about 7000 B. C.

This tiny country has almost limitless possibilities for archaeol- ngical attempts to throw light on the distant nast. Although this may contrast with today's worldwide interest in atomic energy and space travel. many a researcher here feels that the lessnns thus learned may prove no less v1l- uable a cnntrlbullon to 20th-cen- tury civlllzallon.

lakes Of Killarney

N1llon1l Geographic society

The Lakes of Killarney. recently sold to an American, rank smonll the foremost scenic attractions in Europe.

Famed in poetry and song as Beauty's Home and the Reflect- ion of Heaven. the lakes have been acclaimed by some experi- enced searchers 13 among the most beautiful places in the world. They are like bluo opal: amid the green mountain of Ireland's County Kerry.

The new owner has promised to keep the lakes open to visitors. and to rculn their traditional ch1r actor.

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Thus are three laltos. The Up- per lahcremalnslntholllndsof the auto of tho I-:1rI otylnmare. The allow two, is-may Labs

1 lush Lean. cllng land. have beosvid . gluon Robertson otlsos llsunl.

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Centurics ago this was a seat

'of Irish learning, with renowped

Abbeys such as lnnisfallcn. Muck rolls and Aghadoe.

The stone circles of the D.nids and the relics of a Christianity vlrilc when most of Europe was semi-barbaric. are found near by.

Ross Castle, once tho strong- hold of The Otbonogbuo, hcror of 1 jocal saga. stands on the lsnd just said. Every seven years, In May. The 0'Donoghue. who died In 1 plunge from the castle wit rises from tin vuters on 1 snowy horse. All who see him on his rldo. 1nd he1r tbs ghostly music that accompanied him, are gusrsstood lupplness. '

LAND or MANY Lsosuns The fsmons Gap of

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MAXIMS

Efficiency ls doing things-not wishing you could do them, drum- lng about them. or wondering If you can do them.

Territorial Waters

In a speech at Charlottetown. Mr. George 1-lees has compalned that to protect the inshore fisher- les Canadian draggers are not per- mitted within IZ miles of the coast while foreign fishermen can come close to shore. But in the House of Commons on July 30. Prime Minister St. Laurent recognized the need for action. He stated that at the United Nations this fall Canada will advocate 1 12-mile

-territorial limit, since it has no

jurisdiction at three miles.

During the recent session of Parliament. the Progressive Con- servatives wanted Canada to claim the I2-mile limit and as- sert the sector principle by which it would control all water as well as land in its Arctlc region. up to the North Pole. Although these demands have had the effect of focussing attention on certain ter- rltorlal problems. and perhaps of stiffening the government's back. they do nut take full account of the difficulties. As Mr. Sl. Laur- ent has pointed out. it does little good to assert such claims unless other nations are willing to re- cognize them. Foreign interests are Involved-notably certain his- toric fishlmzrights-and to deal with them will require negotiation.

Canada's position will probably be that the 12-mile limit should extend out from base lines drawn between pmmlnent points on the coasts. The limit has been Implici- ty recommended in the report of a U.N, commission on internation- al lsw. and the method was ap- proved by the International Court some time ago. In the case of Norway. Under this plan. Canada wnuuld control the Gulf of St. Lawrence west of a line from Cape North. N.S.. to Cape Race. New- foundland. and on the other coast would be better able to protect the Fraser River sockeye salmon. Hecate Strait, between the Queen Charlotte Islands and the main- l1nd. would be Canadain. Canad1 wants also to cnntrol several Arr- tic bays, sounds and gulls. just as it controls Hudson Bay and Strait. A claim to the Arctic ice In a Canadian sector might be necessary If another nation should establish radar stations or alr- flelds there.

Urgent reasons of fish consen- vation. fishing c onomlc. and national defence rcqulre Canada to seek recmznltlnn of its need to extend its territorial limits far- ther out to sea.

present a beyond

cry. Sir Walter Scott acclaimed the lakes "the grandest sight" he had ever seen. Wordsworth. no mean judg: of lake scenery. d1cl1red them the hsndsomost spot in the British Isles. T1nny1on and oth- ers wrote poems In their pulse. The song, "klllsrncy." describes the arcs In these terms: Bounteous Nature lovos all lands. Beauty wanders everywhere. Footprints luves on nus:

y. V . TING DlFl'BltENCl!l- recent study. sccordlng to,tbo' Institute. indicates that men esn sstlmate rstaly than women can.

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A .sbow1 that men have 1 slight

in .ludsment' of speed.'

For the tests, 54 men and an oqusl number of women were measured for visual acuity, dis- tance judgment and speed esti- m1tlon.. Three' different instru- ments were used. 3

Ages of the subjects ranged from 1!! to 61 years. Mean age of ftlle men was 29.56 and of the wo- men 80.78.

DISTANCE JUDGMENT

Those with good fsr-point vis- ual acuity were found to be con- slderably better than the others in distance judgment and 1 little better in estimating speed.

Strangely enough, drlvlng ex. pcrience had no substantial reis- llonshlp to either of these skills. Apparenlty unless the average driver has special training In Improves very little in distance judgment and speed estimation once he learns how to drive.

Proficiency in estimating dlg. fance and speed. of course. helps any driver avoid acidcnts.

If the men are better at these than women are, well, draw your own conclusion.

one thing I will say. though. is that all drivers should have regu- lar eye examinations at frequent intervals. Anyone with faulty vi- sion ahould never take a chance where his safety may depend on judging distance and speed

And remember, 20-20 vision doesn't necessarily mean that your eyeslght. ls perfect.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

H.T.: I have been losing weight and coughing up blood. Could these be tuberculosis symptoms?

Answer: The first symptoms of tuberculosis are fatigue and log; of weight. There is a loss of appe- tite which is followed by cough. illll. expectoratlon. more loss of weight, fever and night sweats. jggjggggggjg

. AUGUST AFTERNOON

The earth is dreaming now. not seeming

To be awake. while crickets chin-

Some intermission music. Soon High winds will come and their derision

Will uproot trees and level homes, But now there Is no stir

As if the Infinite Magician

Had hidden life be still.

This blessed hour of escape While time, events take ' shape. Until the next scene comes. untll The tremor of the nerves abntes. Tomorrow waits while minutes

creep Like Inch worms on

eep. - Elias Lieberman In the New York Times.

OUR YESTERDAY) From The Guardian. Files

:5 YEARS AGO. (Sept. 4. 1931)

At the recent meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eng- ineers and Firemen Mr. James A. Hickey. C. N. R. locomotive engin- eer. was elected VlCE1ueSldQIIt for this Province.

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Al's meeting of the Executive Council last night the following sp- polntments were made to the po- sitlons of County Sheriff: Queens. .lohn P. Bradley: Pi-lnoc. Fred J. wright; Kings. Don Kays.

TEN YEARS AGO (Sept. 4, 1340)

The Labour Day holiday. -clear and sunny. passed uneventful in the Province yesterday. There were no parades to mark the oc- casion. Two mlnor car Iccldents occurred. and most people spent thb weekend 1! the an-shore.

Mr. Ray Tsnton. Summcrslde. has been elected president of the Prlnce Edward Island Oyster Growers Association for the com- lng year the annual meeting was held last night In the Summers:-in Town Hall.

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'vldlng the means of reproducing

10!! doubts; than Woodrow "ll'lII"'Ill'.lrht of is ' mom tuna ram 3'. 3': hours to enough heavy trsfflono looser works on most of Ontario's nslu hlsll

the province's heavy truck trun- lllrt trsfllc now travel; by night and night tnsvel now is inst about 11 congested 1: day travel-. Brockvllla Recorder.

The miracle of television has nude it possible, for the entire po- pulation of the United States to set and hear-almost. to take put in -the proceedings of the quadren- nl1l party conventions. An ' this development. an entertaining development, but one that may, in use end, ldu politics desder than vaudeville.-Globe and M111.

The rapid reproduction rate of poultry is of great economic 1d- v1nt1ge. with 1 laying lien pro-

herself 150 times 1 year or more, the poultryman has a flaadbility much greater than the, beef cattle- man, or even the hog producer. At the same time prosress to- wards an ideal type of bird for elther laying or meat production through scientific selection of bree- ding stock is much more rapid than in the case of meat animals which reproduce more slowly. The poultry Industry has been able. almost overnight, to tailor-make 1 type of bird which meets the re- quirements of the msrket.-Leth- bridge Herald

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