TIMELY TOPICS

Northern Advocate, 23 November 1935, Page 5

TIMELY TOPICS

THE GREAT PRESS ERA. . “Between 1927 and 1934 newsprint consumption in Great Britain incr ®f s ‘ i ed from 844,000 to 1,291,000 tons; that in France from 235,000 to 400,000 tons; that in Russia from 85,000 to 183,000 tons, and total overseas consumption showed an increase of more than 1,300,000 tons,” says the “Monthly Bulletin” of the Royal Bank of Canada. “In 1927, per capita newsprint consumption in .the United States amounted to 58 pounds; at the peak in 1929 it was 62 pounds. In 1927, per capita consumption in 'the United Kingdom was 37.5 pounds, and that in Australia and New Zealand was 43.5 pounds. There was no other overseas market in which consumption had reached one-third of the per capita figure in the United Kingdom. At that time there was a general assumption thal: the per capita consumption in the United States was so high as to be unattainable in any other country. In 1934, however, British consumption reached 57.5 pounds per capita; that in the United States was 48 pounds, and 'that in Australia and New Zealand was 43,9.” <?> <®> <♦> Words That Tell a Story.

ENFILADE. —The word enfilide is * from the French ‘enfiler,” “to thread,” “to pass through from end to end.” It is a military expression which indicates lire along the direction of the enemy’s line of trenches, that _is, from a flank. It robs the defenders of 4 an entrenched Position of their cover unless- the line is well traversed (has banksof earth at right angles to the lines of defence) and few weapons in the line can be brought to bear to counter it. <s> <♦/ *S > Do You Know—?

(1.) Who wrote “Blow, Blow, Thou Wintry Wind”? (2.) Which is the larger: the square of 11 or the cube of 5? (3.) What is the population of the British Empire? (4.) What was the period of the reign of James I ? (5.) What is Holy Week?- — (6.) To what does. Homer’s Iliad relate?

Last Week’s Questions.

The following are the questions (with answers) submitted last week: 1. —What was tbe real name of “O. Henry ” ?— William S. Porter. 2. —Which of the Gospels was written first?-- The Gospel of St. Mark. 3 _Has 'Rudyard Kipling received a

Nobel Prize? — Yes. ‘ 4. —When was Gibraltar captured?— On July 24, 1704. s_Who was Paracelsus? — Physician and astrologer.- Died 1541. 6.—Where did the Maori prophet Te Whiti live?— At Parihaka, in Taranaki. <s> <s>. <£ <S> Words of Wisdom. Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.— Disraeli, <?> <3> <S> <S> Tale of the Day. Teacher: Can anyone give me an example of “stabilising industry”? Bright Pupil: “Horse racing, sir.”