Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-07
Cleaned from Foreign Ex-
changes.

Though We do not wish in any way to
minimize the good services that the
League Of nations may yet render We
ought, nevertheless, to recognize that
it does not settle the great problem be-
tween Europe and America, that it at
fords no machinery for asserting the SOL
id friendship which exists between that
country and our own. If we do not find
the right means Of cooperating in one
form, it behooves US to seek it in another
Friendship with the United States ought
TO be the basis Of our world policy, and
will be the surest road to the promotion
Of world peace.
worst Since 's5-There is verify no
the hay crop seems to be establishing a
new one, possibly ali over the country
and certainly in the London districts
Home counties farmers describe it as the
worst for 2S years, and. as then, it
would be hardly worth the making but
for the high price it commands. In many
districts. it is only by peep;ng over the
hedge that one can tell whether the
field IN Immediate view is cut or uncut.
Fishers IL Pearls-Seekers after pearls
are dosing well just no~-in the Scottish
rivers. which are very low through the
drought--and some really good gems, for
have been obtained. Scotland's pearl
rivers are, the Don, Dee. Forth, Southeast
(the neighborhood Of Brechin is a pro-
ductiye, spot. Tay,. Teith, and Ythau.
The Scottish crown has a fine pearl from
the Ythan, and Queen Victoria possessed
several which had come from the Dee
These fresh-water pearls are, as a gen
eral rule. somewhat small, and lack the
shape and lustre of the Oriental variety.
Gest OF RaiIwsy Contr6l-On a vote of
f21,226.ssS which included a supple
ment5ry sum Of nine millions, to meet
expenditure arising out of government
controi Of railways, Mr.. Neal explained
| to the house Of comons that the need
| of the vote arose entirely out of the
coal dispute. In April, the first month
| of the coal stoppage; goods traffic lin
Guiding coal, iron and steeD declined by
1858 per cent. That included a loss OF
Il 5,700,O00 tons Of coal.
| Revival in WaIes-Is there to be an.
other religious revival in wales? 4 band
of evange1ists is now tramping the coun-
| try, preaching in the villages and towns
as they pass. and securing hundreds Of
converts. They call themselves the PHI
grim Preachers, and include ministers
Golfers, and professional men. They sing
bright hymns to popular tunes, to thu
accompaniment Of a convertiria At Liza
nelly thousands Of people listened t.
! them, and on arriving they were me
at the outskirts Of the town by the may
or, and accorded q civic reception
Ta<rsd Reads and Improved Eyesishi
-The tarri1ig 81 all our main roads, ant
most Of the more important byways has
it's obvious advantages, which its disad-
vantages- including the potiRion pi
streams-are not a few. But it has no
been pointed out how the process is say
ing the eyesights of the whole road-far
ing Community. Most Of our country
roads. Are fashioned Of limestone, Of
gravefy material Both; under the ray.
Of a summer sun are binding to tn,
eyes. me last few weeks have demon
strated the enormous difference to tn,
comfort Of the fnot6rist and cyclist tina
follows the tarring ST the highways
London Chronicle.