Evening star., 1932-12-10
High g Lights 6 on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers Of Other Lands
EeLINER LoKAL ANzEIGER..

- Jan Johansen, the South Pole
whale hunter, returning home
H. after . long journey, arrived In
the port of Christiania, Nor
way. His family, of course, were very
anxious to see him again, and not less
curious to see what he might bring
with him from the wet regions. Nor
way, as you know, is very dry
Jan, for his part, had considered the
matter carefully.
Il think it will work all right" he
said to himself, as he packed an as
Sortment of bottles containing cognac,
Hollands and sehnapps, together with
some other exotic delicacies into a
roomy basket. On top of all this he
put his beautiful, big, black tomcat.
Then securely fastening the lid. he
sauntered down the gangplank, smile
on his face and the basket on his arm.
He seemed like a Homecoming tourist,
glad to be again on "dry" land.
His friends waited hopefully in the
background. But they felt a little ner-
vous. Between them and Jan Johanssn
stood. all on the alert, the grim customs
officer Jan was just about to put his
foot on shore when he heard stern
voice inquire, in accents of ambiguous
authority, What have you got in that
basket? Take of the covert
The Official stepped forward to ac-
celerate that exposition, but no sooner
was the lid detached than, '-Wupp" out
jumped that fine black specimen of
'felis domestica" Away daited the cat
along the wharf. Jan with his basket in
hard pursuit. Soon he captured the
animal and slowed him back in the
wicker.
Want to see him again?s was his
!mpertinent query of the customs Of
fcer. who was now regarding him dis
dainfuliy. "Raus nit linen! Machen
sic dass sic weitcrkommen!" Get out /!
BE on your way!" was the growled re-
sponse.
District Libraries
Closed in Glasgow.
TIE Evening Times, Glasgow.-The
Libraries Committee Of Glasgow Cor
poration decided to close five district
libraries to give effect to the corpora
ton decision that the department must
reduce expenditure by $4,000. The Ii
braries are Gorbals, Pollokshields. Den
nistoun, Couper Institute and part of
the Stirling Library.
a Times man that timely notice would
be given to the public as to the date of
the closing of the libraries, and he
added that there would be limited
number OF suspensions as result of
the closing.
X
Education Of Girls
Stressed i'm India.
Bombay Chronicle.-In the course
OF q lengthy address on the oc-
casion of the women's conference held
at the Hyderabad residence, Mrs. Key
mes felt strongly that the education of
girls was not being built on the right
foundations. The foundation upon which
the whole superstructure rested was the
home, and the corner stone of the home
was the mother. Mothers had the
power in their own hands from the very
start-to use badly or well. Every wom-
ans home was the growing place for
the new generation-there was inclina-
ton to leave all the responsibility to
others-to school authorities, to ig-
norant ayahs, to doctors called in when
the children were ill,
The mothers realized that their girls
must be educated-but having sent
their children to school, they thought
that their responsibility ended The
home was the place where all the
character was formed, where all the
right influences should be found, and
where the health Of the child should be
built up.