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L4 BEAVER COLONY

The beaver, an old and highly es- I ieemed inhabitant of Prince Edward Island, has again made his appear- ance and hopes are entertained that he will establish himself perman- rntly in sections oi the Province where his proverbial industry and activity will be an asset and riot a nuisance to property owners.

Beavers were plentiful ‘on the ls- land in early settlement days. but they were conspicuously absent for many years prior to 1909, when the late Robert Jenkins and Mr. J. D. Jenkins purchased a pair from the Ontario Government at a cost of 570, plus expressage. The female snimal escaped and was killed ac- :identally on the passailv 1W"! the male was set at liberty on Mr. Rob- srt Jenkins’ property at Mount Al- bion, where he built a dam and house. and wintcred. In the follow- ‘Jig year the Messrs. Jenkins brought mother pair from Ontario. Subse- quently, an arrangement was made whereby the Provincial Government agreed to co-operate financially in rehabilitating the animals in I the Province. Altogether seven pairs were purchased by Messrs.

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distinct asset. and the fact that ample provision is made under the law to prevent his activities becom- ing destructive should insure for him every encouragement and pro- tection. A prolific breeder, given a fair chance he will undoubtedly flourish and we may look for the establishment of other colonies in suitable sections.

Incidentally, it may be mentioned that every effort will be made by the authorities to enforce the Beaver Protection Act. and it is hoped opinion will stand solidly be- hind the officers in this as in other respects.

YRITISH OPINION

Under the heading "The Incal- culable President," the usually mild- spoken Inndon Spectator voices scathing criticism of the inconsist- ent attitude or President Roosevelt in his messase to the World Econ- omic Conference. It must be left with the President himself, says the Spectator, to reconcile his declar- ation of May 15th, that "the Con- ference must establish order in

kins and five by the Government, Ind the colony thus established er- i scted dams over a large section ofi rountry.

In 1017 e. Conservation Commis- sion consisting of Premier (now Mr. Justice) Arsenault, Messrs. J. O. Hyndman and P. L. Callaghan, was 5 appointed and an extensive report i was submitted in which the beam-r population was estimated at about 8,000. A Beaver Protection Act was passed by the Legislature in that year. and amended in the following rear. The Act, as amended, makes it unlawful for any person to "kill, zrap, destroy or injure any beaver, u" to have in his or their possession, or'to buy, sell or deal with or trade in any beaver alive or dead. or the peltsor skins of any beaver caught er trapped or killed in this Pro- Iince" except under authority of a permit obtained from a Game or Fishery Warden, said permit to be granted only "on personal invest- igatlon of the premises and so on as not to deplete any colony except Imier special circumstances satis- factory to the Game Warden.” Pro- tection against property damaged or

nouncement the Spectator finds to be deplorable. "The President, en- lijoying a well ‘tiller of his yacht ‘Amberjack,’ off Nantucket, intervenes, like Zeus from Olympus, to compromise designed to bridge the first gulf before the and give didactic lessons in econ- omics to men wrestling with intrac- table problems through the heat of a London summer. His action means incidentally throwing over his own delegation, including Professor Mo- ley, who had come here expressly to reveal the President's mind. and increasing substantially the astrcus uncertainty which besets negotiations with the United States at all times. It has come to be real- ized through bitter experience that behind s President and his repre-

piace of chaos by a stabilization of currencies, by freeing the flow of world trade, and by international action to raise price levels," with his denunciation on July 8rd of any approach by the Conference to the currency queston at all. The psy- chological effect of the new pro-

-earned holiday at the

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Conference,

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' ~ sted in Prince Edwnrd Island. How-

sentatives there is always an lncal- culable congress. So therefore now. as s modern Athsnuius might say, there are not two incslculsibles but three incalculables, two of them equal in status with each other. Ne- gotiation under such conditions is a gamble." The Spectator also finds that President Roosevelt's "admonition to the prolligate nations of Europe to balance their budgets has its iron- ical aspect in the light of the fact that the budgetary deficit in the United States amounts at present to some 81.750.000.000." It finds that Mr. Roosevelt, for all his earlier reassuring utterances. is animated ‘primarily, indeed almost exclusive- ly. by purulynationsl nsiderst s The dollar is depreciating because it suits America for it to depreciate When the speculative boom is over the President, conceivably, may revert to his May 15th attitude on stabilization. Then again he may not. who knows? "Incalculability re-

in immediate danger of being dam- sged by the overflow caused by beaver dams is provided by granting pennission, on application, for the destruction of such dams. Following the close of the .Var there was a boom in prices of pelts; beaver pelts sold at from $40 to $45 each and despite the protection af- forded under the Act there was a wholesale slaughter of the animals. it was thought, as a result, that the beaver had been wholly extermin-

ever, two years ago a small beaver colony was discovered on the farm property of Mr. J. D. Jenkins at Avondale. The colony has contin- ued to flourish. The dam now cov- ll‘l about 30 acres. the embankment being about 100 yards in length. The estimated number of animals is 10 ll’ 12.

Mr. Spurgeon Jenkins, special R. C. M. P. constable and game pro- lection officer, who has sent in a re- port of the colony to the Federal De- partment. and who ha: watched its

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ent speeches. is so completely con- cerned with the internal situation in America that he pays little atten- tion to the Economic Conference except in so far as its findings or tendencies fit in with his own plans for his own country. Another is that Mr. Roosevelt. who is e poli- tician rather than an economist, is frankly out of his depth."

This is a scorching indictment against the United States attitude at the Conference; and from‘ the British standpoint, and in view of the President's previous ut- terances. it must be con- fessed that it is not without Junie fication.

OUR EMPIRE TEAM;

Canada's trade representatives in Empire countries without exception report that i032 and particularly the last six months was a record one in so far ss the volume of re- quests for enquiries and investiga-

tions for the marketing of Canad- ian products are concerned. Empire

countries have also kept these same representatives busy in seeking out- lets in Canada for thelnproducte. Personal visits of Canadian export-

esting to note that on every hand new Empire business contracts have been made and new business se-

Manufacturers‘ Association have an- nounced that the interest taken in a recent questionnaire on Empire

other occasion. The results of the Ottawa. Conference also occupied a. major place in the program of their annual meeting just concluded. The foregoing statement is taken from an article in Canadian Bus- iness. the magazine published by the Canadian Chamber of Com- merce. The writer states that for those who took the longer view of the advantages to be derived from the Imperial Conference at Ottawa last year, it is a matter of satisfac- tion to note the preliminary bene- fits already evident. "One must not omit to mention," he adds. "the consolidation or Em- pire-mindedness among British peoples and particularly in Great Britain as a result of the Ottawa Conference. Since July, i932. Em- pire traders the world over. more carefully consider their source of supply and the outlet for their goods and investigate more than ever before the prices and other advan- tages available to them in the Em- pire. Market research occupies a larger place in the activities of Ern- pim exporters, and their thoughts are being turned w British sources when required supplies are not

STRANGE IF TRUE

‘The Mississippi man who is pick

ing potatoes of! the roots and to- matoes off the stems of the same plant evidently believes he achieved a stroke of space economy. Perhaps he also thinks he has the Potato bugs worried to extinction. Nevertheless, time should be taken to learn whether this latest piece of grafting is a permanent success. If it proves to be all. that can be desir- ed in every other particular, by mak- ins two crops grow where one grew before, there will remain the pos- sibility. of an endless contoversy over the pronunciation o1 the name of the upper crop. While tomato

mains Mr. Roosevelt's chief charac- teristic at the moment. ‘The leading American papers declare frankly that they do not know what he means and express open doubt as to whether he knows himself."

I In the same issue of the Spec-

progress with great intcrost,_hclieves this to be the only beaver colony on the Island. The animals, true to their nature, are very industrious In their habits. Ercctcd on the ‘cu-i kins property, their dam overflows on the property of Mr. John Fraser.

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vines are taught to climb poles with chief attention to the sunny nature the heath. it matters little whether the fruit or vegetable is pronounced to rhyme with potato

has its second syllable rhyme th "Pat." In fact, the dictionary

gives no fewer than four fomas of

ltstor a contributor ‘suggests some scarcely complimentary reasons [for President Roosevelt's volte face ion the currency question. "One ex- planation." we read, "is that, one iset of economic advisers having been exported to London and so got rid of, there entered in seven other devils worse than the first,

Both property owners wclcomc the beavers’ presence and are doing ev- erything to encourage the develop- ment of the colony.

Strictly a vegetarian, ‘the beaver is a master "lumberjack" and his ef- forts at dam building in marsh lands help‘ greatly to conserve

moisture and protect propertyygave dmemnt “V,” from the cub mm“ ‘m’ “m” “s we" a‘ “for; and more isolationist still. An-

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pronunciation. can

this indiffer- ee continue if potatoes and to-

matoes are part and parcel of the same plant? Of course, venture may be the

needed to get g teamed committee together on simplified pronuncia- who ‘tlon and settle definitely what

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tomato should be called. Still. clan

rs have started over slight dis-

sttrnct duck and other game birdsi um fish to the vicinity. From at

other. the most obvious, is that the pules. It is well to be prcrfllv

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Trade has been greater than on any‘

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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There are public works, lays Ill exchange, that ought to be put through. The community needs them. If they are not literally self- liquidatlng. they are so indiseetlybe cause of the real benefits they con- fer on individual citizens. In the case of such works, this is an admirable time to construct them, for labour and materials are plentiful and cheap.

With the ratification by the Un- ited States of the international treaty for the regulation of inter- national traffic in narcotic drugs. a distinct step forward has been taken in the fight against the il- licit drug menace. ‘Thirty-nine countries, including this Dominion, signed the treaty when it was pre- sented by the League oi’ Notions st Geneva two years ago, but the Un- ited states remained inactive until Monday, when President Roosevelt procaimed ratification.

It is not uncommon for visionar- ies who make s hurried and “chap- eroned" trip to Russia to return with highly colored pictures of well- ,being under the soviet Rule. How

born to obtain a clear view of what

ers abroad have increased In these 1S Bctually going on is indicated by fvflue °! u" 3°“ “it?” °t the da f trad de letion it ls inter ime desplmle! W111"! 01' 1/119 PTO- tnand since “'5 dmwvery 50m’ 5° ys o e p - i '

mouncing of death sentences on five cooks cf the Moscow Restaur- ant Trust and the imposing of pri- son penalties on the other five for

What has happened in Germany closely resembles the Zoo tragedy of the two snakes that became a slight- ly distended one. Herr Hugenberg, the leader of the Nationalist green shirts. was Obliging enough to Join forces with Herr Hitler, the chief 0f the Nazi brown shirts. Once firmly in the saddle, the latter promptly devoured his too green coadiutor in one gulp. It is the fa- milar confidence trick raised to its

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The Empire's Gold“

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Gold has not only taken 0n $11 added valuvbut has assumed a new importance in the world in the last two years. In the considerations of the nations gathered to discuss it, it weighs more heavily if it gleams more fitfully. For their enlighten- ment the Ipndon Times has pub- lished s special issue devoted to gold, whose manifold aspects are ‘treated by expert writers. This Gold Number is interpretative, and it mehes an admirable footnote to the World Economic conference. The

facts it reveals astound and the ro-'

mances of the goldfields it recalls ifascinatei/Few of us may realize ‘how unapproachsble is the position 'held by the British Empire as s. ‘producer of gold among the na- itions of the world. More amazing ‘still is the colossal value of" the ‘total output of the Empire's gold; it transcends intelligent computation.

The British Empire ranks as the ‘world's greatest gold producer but ithe Transvaal takes rank as the in- ‘dlvidual country producing the most igold. In this respect the ‘rransvaal in unrivalled. n produces actually

jput of gold. This means that the

years ago amounts, in round figur- es t0 £1,1l5,344,968.

That is the record gold output within the Empire and for the world. Its vastness can exceed every other country's production and yet permit other Dominions within the Empire to have produced heavily. Australia hes done so. Since E. H. Hargrave discovered gold on the Macquarrie river in New South Wales eighty years ago, Australia

was thought to be $00 Dlodkblm! wealthy to last. but South Africa remains at the head of the list of the gold producing countries. Other countries have changed their p08- itions. It is not remarkable that some have fallen to lower rank. but that perhaps others have risen so high. oensds has ascended from lowly egligence to the relslbive im- portance of second place. The Unit- ed States now occupies third piece. Russia fourth, Mexico fifth, Rhod- esia sixth, and Jepln m4 Chosen seventh. That rating omits British Empire fields being revived with an initia- tlvo that promises returns to former profits. A better mtimsto of the Empire's output may be obtained from statistics for i920. issued by the United States bureau of the Mint at Washington. It gives the gold outputs for these countries for 19D; South Alfiiica United States Canada

. 1110,2018! . . . . 42,514,800

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Russia .. Mexico . .. Australia and New zealand 10,096,438 South Rhodesia 11,598,084

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and the year before, but in 1929 es well.

the average man." Yet the loose

has produced gold valued at 700 million pounds sterling. And in much the same period New Zeal- and has produced gold valued at 100 million pounds.

In the ninety years

The disposition of South Africa's enormous gold out/put to dwarf Can- ada's tends inevitably in an article like this to an over-modest under- Iestimaie of Canada's productive-

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political spotheosis. Between the green and brown shirts there is a cardinal difference. The foriner were pro-Hohenzollern, strongly pre-I war Junker, and all for the big-i magnate industry. The Nazis are

magnate and proagrarian.

racial patriotism is their creed.

l-Iis older brother having snori- ficed his claim on Cupid's altar, Prince Louis Ferdinand, grandson of the ex-Kaiser and second son of the ex-Crown Prince, is the right- ful heir to the vacant Hohenzoliern throne. Whether he will ever suc- ceed to it, however, is one of those problems which may be described as on the knees of the gods. Prince Louis is a tall. good-looking young man, active and intelligent, who has spent four years at the Ford works In Detroit by way of s bus- ihess apprenticeship. He speck! English perfectly, though with a strong American accent for which he apologises and his attitude to

‘modern commerce has expanded on

anti-monarchist, anti-Junker, anti- new 3°“! em °1'- 554’- the '49!» 55 Mfldiltdeclined gradually, Australia as- communism diluted with violent ioended briefly. Australia picked her golden wealth intermittently at points in fields stretching westward to Kalgoorlieb Golden Mile; but her fabulous harvest was soon over. ‘Then, less than fifty years ago, the world gaped wealth uncovered in the Rand. It

‘ness. This has not been negligible. ‘Ifn the seven years from i898 to i905 (before the Porcupine and Kirkland Lake discoveries) Canada produced gold valued at $100,000,000: and her output for last year alone was valued at $70,000,000. Canada is now in the third major period of her gold mining development; and dis- covery and improvements in the treatment of low-grade ores have so changed the entire outlook of many of‘ her properties, that. it is not unreasonable to assume, though it is not assured, that she is about to enter the fourth major period in ‘her gold mining development. (To Be Concluded)

the credit based on the gold discov- ered, there hus been a limited sue. cession of diflerent countries rank- ing as the greatest gold producers. The United States stood out in the