Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eighteen Winnipeg free press wednesday january 17, 1940 off the record by de Reed a Short history of Russia troubles broke Czar s hold on Russia during the reign of Czar Nich Olas ii Russia took several for Ward Steps. A Law was made to give people Freedom of religion. Russians no longer were forced to belong to the greek Christian or greek Catholic Faith. Thousands were allowed to attend roman Catholic churches and other thous ands were Given the right to be Mohammedans. It fascinates him the Way it keeps going a Stock broker we Are not alone by James Hilton copyright 1936, by James Hillon instalment 27 even in Calder Bury streets David hoped that no one would notice him and he Pul led his hat Well Down Over his eyes with some vague idea of disguising himself. But after almost colliding with another cyclist he gave this up As impracticable besides a few peo ple saw him anyway calling to him out of windows and doorways As he went by Good night Doc Tor heard the news i which because he could not think of anything else and also be cause he was incapable of not re turning cordiality he answered in a strained voice Good night Jim yes Good night Dick Good night mrs. once at a Street Corner he Over heard a Man telling a Small group of people there s a big Battle go ing on in the North Tom heard it from the Telephone Exchange. The German Fleet is sink ing. Presently he came to the Field path. It was a Lovely night warm the Earth and he Felt As he always did when he had seen re cent death a Mystic communion with All things living and dead As As a perception of their own communion so that through such a prism of consciousness he could sense life in a dead Stone and death in a living tree. As he came to the Edge of the disused Quarry he happen to kick a Pebble and heard it fall a Hun dred feet to the rocks and under growth at the base of the Cliff. Perhaps the universe had been made As Chancil As that soon through the Trees he saw the shape of the Wodden hut and beside it waiting for him Leni. He could not see her clearly but As he approached she came to him and they stood for a moment searching each other s eyes till Light was born in them and it seemed to him then that the uni verse might even More probably have been made like that. Have you been waiting about ten minutes. I did t mind we must move on. Did anyone see i Don t think it does t really matter i sup pose once we be got they descended the Knoll by a path that led them to the other Side of it whence at the foot the water Meadows stretched to the Marsland Road. The night was Pale Over those Meadows and Only the sudden lighting of cigarettes marked pairs of lovers couched in the Long grasses there was no sound but secret voices under the Mist and the hum of the bicycle As David pushed it. He was hoisting it Over the last Stile when the Cathedral chimed the three quarters. Now we re All he said stopping to Light the lamp when they reached the Highway. Warm dust scented air lingered Over the Gravelled Road. Have you Ever Ridden on the Back of a bicycle you la find it quite easy. Put your left foot on the Axle step and your right knee on the so they began the journey from Calder Bury with the lamplight flickering and swerving As David pedalled along. The Road Lay slightly Uphill and it was hard work but there was no traffic As there would be today no speeding cars no Young men with motorcycles racing Between the Hedges no huge omnibuses linking the villages at forty Miles an hour Only an old Man plodding Home who called Good night without knowing even trying to see who passed him. And presently the Moon Rose and the twin towers of the Cathe dral stiffened against the Blue Black sky calling eleven As David topped the Hill and prepared to freewheel Down. The Hill heaped behind with the dark shape of the Knoll farther still behind the gradient spinning them into the shadows of cold air under Trees and then into the Bright Glassy Moonlight of the level. And after Miles of this keep ing a Good rate David began to in pure enjoyment. He often did so As he went Abou the Countryside at night and if people heard a whistling cyclist they sometimes said bet you that s the Little so now he went on whistling till the begin Ning of Croo Bury Hill made him save his breath and a few Yards higher forced him off his machine altogether. He dismounted with the Usua acrobatic flourish for which Len was hardly prepared and which v her had she not been agile this is a Steep he said affectionately to the Earth and sky and then paused in the Middle of the Road feeling in his pocket for pipe and tobacco and matches. But we re doing easily catch the ten to twelve. Are you no but it hurts my knee a it s not far through Lissington Village and Over the next Hill. I know All the country round Here. Every Village and Lane and path. I know the people in the cottages and in the churchyards Loo. This is a Good country England. I be been round about Here for 15 years. You must have been a baby when i first put up my plate. Hundreds of Miles away in some German Village i be never heard of and you grew unknown o me those fall Over one night and break your wrist in Calder Bury. If you had t come Here and done that i d never have known you at All. That s a funny thing. And it s funnier still to think that i should t have missed knowing you. Some German Village was t it Tell me about it was a City Berg. My parents both died when i was Young and i was sent to a school i ran away we re at the top of the Hill now. Better jump on again. We can go on he kept his Cherry Wood pipe in his Mouth and the smoke and sometimes the flakes of hot tobacco flew Back in her face As they gathered Speed. Plenty of he muttered wobbling dangerously As he pointed to the horizon. There Are the Junction see them that Reddish glow to be continued Horoscope for Friday january 19 an exciting if not thrilling Day is forecast from the predominant planetary configurations. There will be much commotion in the Effort to push things into new and progressive channels of productivity. Brilliant ideas and recognized methods May culminate in surprising Success although change and drastic measures May be involved. It is a propitious time for pushing with ingenuity and auda Ity into ambitious Fields of accomplishment. Those whose birthday it is Are on the threshold of a year of definite achievements especially in new directions where splendid talents initiative versatility and constructive originality May be applied with pro fit and perhaps dramatic Success and recognition. The intellectual and intuitive faculties seem to be keyed to High gear. Speculative enterprises and adventure flourish under this stimulus. A child born on this Day May be splendidly endowed with intellectual and intuitive insight into novel and original channels for progressive and dramatic achievements its versatility skill and ingenuity May be spectacular. Escaped German jew describes horrors of Hitler regime a German jew who managed to escape the Wrath of Hitler urged immediate Rescue of the thousands still suffering nazi persecution in an address before 400. Winnipeg jewish women at the Royal Alex Andra hotel monday. The speaker was Heinz Frank once a Brilliant attorney in Germany and now a Dairy Farmer at Rosser Man. He spoke at a self sacrifice luncheon of the women s division of the United jewish refugee and War Relief agencies. Mrs. D. Spivak was chairman. So Many cruel things happen in Germany under the motto of they re Only or. Frank declared. By their attitude of indifference the German masses were just As guilty of the crimes committed against jews As were the nazi leaders and their followers he maintained. Appealing for Aid for the jews in the Reich or. Frank said speak in the name of that mass of suffering people who Are standing before the locked doors of a bet a touching skit portraying a group of refugees in a no Man s land was presented by mrs Anne Freedman Miriam Freedman Janet Zaidman Sam Cohen and Morris Sudack. Mrs. I. Pearlman directed. Mary Gussin was heard in violin selections accompanied by Gordon Kushner. Mrs. J. A. Cherniack addressed the gathering in yiddish. Uncle Ray s crowd in front of Chat s Winter Palace when revolution broke in 1917. Another step was the building of a Railroad from Moscow into is Jeria and then Clear to the Pacific coast with a length of More than Miles this railway ranks As one of the great deeds of modern engineers. It was finished in 13 years and the Cost was above at the time of the Russo Japan Ese War a rebellion broke out in Russia. It was put Down but it de the Czar to give the people a Little Power in running the country. Numbers of workmen and far mers were told they would have he right to vote to choose members of the Duma. The Duma was com posed of men who had a certain amount of Power to make Laws. In 1914 the world War broke out and Russia entered it at the same time As Germany and France. Rus Sian armies fought. Hard but lost most of their Battles against Ger Man troops. Although the russians were Dri Ven Back More than they went for Ward they were of help to their partners among the allies. They kept millions of German soldiers Busy on the Eastern front. Russia s armies were not Well sup plied with food and arms. The hardships grew terrible late in 1s16. People at Home As Well As the sol Diers at the front were ill housed and ill fed. Czar Nicholas was believed to be a Man of weak will. His wife was mown to have More to do with pub Lic affairs than her husband. Since she was German by birth it was feared that she was trying secretly to help the enemy germans there was talk about a Man named Rasputin. He spent a great Deal of time in the Royal Palace and was known to have Power Over both the Czar and the czarina. Many Felt that his Power was being used in a Way bad for Russia. Just As 1916 Drew to a close Rasputin was murdered. Early in 1917, riots took place in russian cities. Strikes were called and factories stopped running. The people were Hungary and were an Gry about the War lasting so Long. The rebillion grew and turned nto a revolt. Soldiers were ordered to fire at the mobs but would not do so. In March the Czar gave up is throne. For history Section of your scrapbook Transcona Council asks bus Belt line for children turned their thoughts to Frozen ears and nipped noses at their meeting monday eve Ning. In order that school children would not have to Brave the frigid blasts of Winter the town fathers decided to ask the bus companies to establish a Belt line during the next few months. The matter was brought before Council by m. An Drusjack who suggested that buses run from Oxford and Leola streets North to Thompson West to Winona and then South to Regent Avenue. The municipal commissioner s Levy amounting to was received. Mayor George Olive and councillor Stuart were appointed to at tend a meeting of a select commit tee Friday in the legislative build ing for the purpose of studying re Lief problems and adjustments. Relative to the renewal of the lease by the Transcona Golf club the town solicitor called attention to the bylaws governing the same. License bylaws were to be amended by consolidating All into one. E. R. R. Mills was appointed As Sessor for 1940 at a salary of break in thieves steal cigarettes cigarette and tobacco stocks valued at were stolen from two premises on notre Dame Avenue Early tuesday. Police discovered the break ins while patrolling be tween 5.20 and 5.45 first place found broken into was the Safeway store notre Dame Avenue and Beverley Street from which cigarettes and tobacco valued at were stolen. Entrance had been gained by chopping a Hole in the roof. The thieves forced a window to get into the notre Dame cafe 643 notre Dame Avenue from which be tween and Worth of Stock was stolen. 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