Evening star., 1932-11-03
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Even in the midst Of all these dis
turong rumors and mounting threats.
Peru remains tranquil There is moth
ing IN the demeanor of the people nor
| IN the sedate deliberations Of the con-
gress to suggest that We are aflicted
with martial passion.
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Stamp Collectors
Treasures Shown.
LIE Sour, Brussels.-There is. in the
world Of human enterprise, no occupa-
tlon more pacific than that of the
stamp collectors. Prcsaic in many re-
spects-especially to those not infected
with the mild malady-philately is not
without its occasional episodes anf
emotions, especially when there is not
the money available to pay the high
price asked for the stamp that will
complete some magnificent collection.
One might. it is true, under contrary
circumstances, acquire a superb assort-
ment at one blow and so lose the pro-
Ionged pleasure CT building up his series
stamp by stamp
the most celebrated collection in the
world. that OF the late Philip Manus.
1t comprises so great volumes, and is
valued at about s2,75O.000.
There are two priceless stamps in
! this collection a pair issued in the lie
Maurice tMauritius). in 1847. They are
at once the pride and glory of philately,
and all because of their strange history.
In that year the Mauritius post Office
printed its first stamps Before the
issue was placed on sale, however, the
first two stamps off the dies we're sent
to the governor as samples and for his
final approval. In compliment to some
friends of his in London, the governor
affixed these two stamps to a letter,
which was forwarded by a boat leaving
the same day. Then. by curious turn
Of fate. huge tidal wave destroyed the
post Office building before any of the
remaining stamps were sold.
1t is estimated that these two impress
sions, which alone survived Of the whole
issue. are worth a million francs each,
If they sre worth sou. No other col
lection on the globe can boast Of speci-
mems so unique historically. or in their
rarity and antiquity.
Health Conditions
Deplored at Cape Town.
Cape Times, Cape ToWn.-Thou-
sands CT men, women and children are
living just outside Capt Town under
conditions of starvation, sQualor and
disease so appalling as almost to battle
description
They are people living in the areas
over which the Cape Divisional Council
exercises public health control and
their existence is one of stark human
misery.
Literal starvation is stalking among
them and many Of them, in the grip
of tuberculosis, are already doomed.
So far as its own resources allow,
the Divisional Council is distributing
money for food. This, however, re-
and the council, under the chairman's
relief fund, now appeals to the gen.
eral public for the means to provide
rations of food on wider scale.
Yesterday, in company with the chief
relief investigator, Mr.. Glandille. a
representative of the Cape Times.
visited some of the Divisional Council
districts and saw shocking scenes Of
privation which the urban public Of
Capt Town rarely hears about and
never sees.
The inspection car first plowed its
way through quagmire OF mud and
water to groups of miserable shacks
and "pondokkies" at Windermere.
LOOT dIter uOOr was opened upon
the dark, evil smelling interior of crazy
structures CT tin, corrugated iron and
sacking, through which the bitter wind
howled and ratified.
In every case the room was packed
with colored families, huddled together
for warmth like cattle, emaciated by
hunger and privation to an extent
which made some Scarcely recognizable
as human beings.