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Zeitschrift: The Swiss observer : the journal of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK

Band (Jahr): - (1923)

Heft 120

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No. 120 LONDON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1923. Price 3d.

PREPAID SUBSCRIPTION RATES M. Eugène Virieux, pasteur de la paroisse de 3 3 6 né admis clans le UNITED KINGDOM Months (13 issues, post free) - - Crassier, en 1861, corps pastoral AND COLONIES « CM „ - 6,6 vaudois le 7 novembre 1884, suffragant à Yverdon 12 (52 - 12/- Have not once, dès le 11 à dès 12 août you J 6 Months (26 issues, post free) - Frs. 7 50 juillet 1884, Rougemont le SWITZERLAND 1 12 (52 14.— „ „ - „ '1885, à Champvent dès le 26 juin 1886, pasteur à by a hair's breadth fSuiiss su&5crip((ons may 6e pate/ info PosfscAecA-AConfo .* Rougemont dès le 20 avril 1889 et à Crassier dès Bas/e V 577S;. le 12 août 1894, qui a donné sa démission pour le only, escaped an 31 octobre 1923, après 39 ans de service, dont 29 //OME NEWS à Crassier. Accident Ajoutons qu'un des doyens du corps pastoral 0/ ZuricA, iSu?(7zer/anGossens, né en 1849, admis dans le "I adds, that corps périment is being carried out at the moment in London. it can be traced to three sources. The first is pastoral vaudois le 8 novembre 1879, suffragant à Robert Roth, the Swiss champion wrestler of the natural beauty from the peak, dwelling amidst Vufflens-la-Ville dès le 16 novembre de la même world, is under daily training to achieve the world's the silence of the eternal snows, to the deep blue heavy-weight championship, and in the meantime is crystal lake in the secluded année, pasteur à Cronay dès le 30 mai 1880, qui a resting valley, all is beauty. ambitiously prepared to meet any leading British boxer This beauty has, I believe, and donné sa démission aussi le 31 octobre 1923, deeply profoundly pour who will give him a chance to prove his mettle. modified Swiss character, eliminating many of the après 44 années de service, dont 43 à Cronay. * Roth's transformation is under the care of Mr. uglier sides of life. Turn to England—London—with M. Paul-Louis Gallay, pasteur à l'Etivaz, né en Arthur Abplanalp, who also hails from Switzerland, its miles of factory-smitten plains, its hundredfold acres and has achieved fame in his as an of 1847, admis dans le corps pastoral vaudois le 5 own country expert ugly, monotonous villas, its streets disfigured by trainer. unsightly telegraph poles, and consider novembre 1875, suffragant à Vufflens-la-Ville dès sports, how far we " I hope to prove to the world that a wrestler can have yet to go upon the road of before le 10 à ' progress novembre 1875, l'Etivaz dès le 30 avril become a boxer," said Mr. Abplanalp to a Pall Mall beauty of environment can help to form beauty of (L876, pasteur à l'Etivaz dès le 9 juillet de la même Gazette ' representative. " It will be the first case character." A second contention is that the Swiss be done. (année, qui a donné sa démission le 20 octobre on record; but I maintain that it can people know the meaning of work, and that activity pour " The against it in the sporting world has given charm their 1923, après 48 années de service, dont 47 à arguments to character; and, finally, that l'Etivaz. lare that a wrestler, by his very methods, will always Switzerland is great because she has been loyal to the M. Daniel Meylan, pasteur de la paroisse de remain slow. Moreover, wrestlers usually have a good Reformed Faith. " True," he says, " the difference in Champagne-Bonvillars, né en 1861, admis dans le deal too much flesh—a thing impossible for a boxer. Swiss churches is that they seem cold and bare, and " based corps pastoral le 15 novembre 1885, suffragant à I am training him by my private method, too often closed, but there has been, as there still is, the science of physiology, which guarantees in that Reformed religion a Ependes dès le 15 novembre 1884, à St- on pure power which makes for pasteur elasticity, endurance, and flexibility of the muscles. freedom, brotherhood and morality. Very, very marked Cergue dès le 2 août 1885, à Ollon dès le 14 juillet " Three months ago Roth weighed 16 st, 10 lbs., is the difference in tone between Switzerland and her 1889, à Lausanne dès le 2 mai 1897, à Chaillv to-day he weighs 14 st, 10 lbs. His waist measurement near neighbours. There only too often there is much (Lausanne) dès le 29 octobre 1905, à Champagne was then 40 in., to-day it is 30 in. He has gained the open observance of religious rites, and the churches most amazing breath control, and can do twenty rounds are the objects of devotion above all else, dès le 16 1916, a donné démission but other juillet qui sa without rest, as though it were child's play." things are wanting. Here one hears little of the pour le 30 sept. 1923, après 39 années de service. His boxing instructor, Mr. W. Nuckey, for fifteen church, but finds that the leaven has been, and is 772 THE SWISS OBSERVER. September 22, 1923. ever silently working, in the midst of the people, rates compare favourably with those in vogue at nearly be extracted, for after taking' them all round the moulding a nation which must glorify God as it arouses every other holiday resort throughout Western Europe. western hemisphere of our big metropolis, he finally the respect of man. ." Extras, however, have ah irritating habit of creeping into the reached exceedingly undulating ground near the A real, good, hearty pat, that In fact, a daily account. Visitors are, therefore, recom- mended to take two- precautions. In the first place, " Bull and Bush," Hampstead Heath (unfortunately regular thump when writing for rooms, they should state in detail "closed" at the time). In fact, I understand Next to hearing nice said of ourselves, in the things what they require way of baths, tea, etc., per that the experience of this drive was tantamount we like to hear them said of native week; secondly, they should ask for an inclusive charge our country. to " a at sea," and is " at so much per week or per day, especially for a having rough nigiht it hardly Lives there the man with soul so dead that the efforts the "Who never to himself hath said: winter stay. surprising unbargained-for of " This is native land " The attitude of Swiss people towards English taximan produced in our illustrious Citv magnate my own, my has travellers undergone marked change since 1918. a nightmare of " far too acute It is altogether creditable to us that we feel a glow The mistrust of the has exchange move- prevalent foreigner entirely cab of pride when our country's praises are sounded. subsided. In its place there has arisen a certain ad- ments." The having finally owned up to me- chanical defeat There is something wrong about the man who does miration for a nation that shouldered the burden of war in trying to negotiate a particularly as has done. The Swiss look " not feel this pardonable pride in his native country, England now to England mountainous bump, the driver decided on a back- as the nation in ; most sane Europe their courtesy to warclation " to land his taxi in a town or locality. To such a one we feel disposed British tourists is noticeable without being exaggerated. operation, only ditch, where a broken drain pipe took out the to put the question, formulated by a shrewd Ameri- Many thanks for thus making known the " friendly " inflation of the " of the " oft " wheel, can preacher, somewhat to this effect: What mean feeling of the Swiss people towards the British currency did do that do like the and our friends thereupon had ample time to take thing you there, you not " " place " Prevention of Simple Goitre. stock of the illuminated counters of the firma- and the " Here is a letter to the (Sept. 8th), "Thyroid enlargement is not the serious problem ment prepare for forthcoming settlement." another " in this that it is in Switzerland and However, "All's well that ends well": our two conveying hearty pat: — country some " " There are still a few of the old mountaineering "of the American States," savs the (Sept. countrymen were ultimatelv safely deposited at centres in Switzerland that remain pretty well as they 8th). After dealing with the exhaustive study of their own hearths, and ever since this little epi- were in the 'sixties: of these, Bel Alp is, perhaps the this subject in America, the article contains the sode it is noticeable how remarkably steady the most delightful. The hoot of the motor is not heard reference to the method of Swiss rate of exchange has remained, a feature in its pleasant places : gangs of cosmopolitan tourists following combating invade is the in Switzerland: which would certainly suggest that our Citv friend do not its by-ways: no wheeled traffic found problem — " there; and those that desire to enjoy its unrivalled Dr. R. Klinger, of Zurich, instead of sodium iodide, has definitely set his face against violent move- prospects must trudge up on foot for four hours or so is ments " of sort ' employs an organic iodide which non-hygroscopic, any —or (more' antiquo'3 hire a mule. There was a very stable, practically tasteless—a vegetable fatty acid scheme drawn before the Bel up just war to connect compound- which is combined with chocolate and made FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS Alp and Brigue with a mountain railway; lovers of into tablets, each containing 5 mg. of iodine. This quiet and of the mountains will pray that no such method has been employed in all the schools in the FROM SWITZERLAND. scheme may mature in their lifetime. As" Wordsworth cantons of St. Gallen. Berne, and Zurich with most 1 The budget of the Swiss Federal Railways for may (possibly have remarked: — striking results—e.g., incidence of goitre among all the "Leave to the railway-tourist Grindelwald; school children in the Canton of St. Gallen: January. the year 1924 foresees -expenditure of Frs. 72,342,500 " The privacy of Bel Alp still be mine " 1919. 87.6 per cent.: January, 1922, 13.1 per cent. for construction account. In the report on the It was interesting to me, not many days ago, to dig The possibility of harm from a very small dosage budget and prospects the railway authorities point up the old visitors' book at the hotel and look at some used by the authors is negligible. A mild rash occurred ' out that the returns for 1923 will show a most of the early entries there. Under the date July, 18G2 • in but 1 per 1000 of the cases treated, and in Switzer- I found the well-known signature ' B. H. Kennedy .'; land not a single case of rash has been seen, nor has satisfactory improvement, both in regard to the he was then Headmaster of Shrewsbury, and was a. case of exophthalmic goitre been produced. It comes working accounts and the result of the profit and travelling with his old pupil H. M. Luckock; later on to this—that if in endemic goitre districts every woman loss account. It has, however, in view of the be would her saturated with iodine they were to found again at a very different place— keep thyroid during present uncertain conditions, been to Ely; both master and pupil were Ganons of Ely to- every pregnancy, she would not develop goitre, nor necessary a reserved towards gether. Next year, 1863, the great Dr. Hort spent a would there be any tendency toward goitre formation maintain attitude unduly ex- month at Bel Alp (Aug. 14th to Sept. 14th) : we in the thyroid of the child. If every girl would tensive construction. And the actual volume of remember him as the greatest of the textual critics on keep her thyroid saturated with iodine during traffic, it must always be remembered, still remains the he his adolescence, that is from the of 11 to 16 inclusive, N.T.. but was a fine climber, too, in day. age behind that of years. In the summer of 1864 Leslie Stephen, F. C. Grove, none would develop goitre. A large majority of the pre-war 1924 is and R. S. Macdonald were at Bel Alp -en route " from goitres in boys are congenital, and could be prevented The expected revenue in put at Frs. Aeggischhorn to Kippel," says the record: readers of by the administration of iodine to the mother during 375,000,00(3, which is 31 millions higher than the " The Playground of Europe " will remember the doings pregnancy. In young individuals with thyroid enlarge- 1922 figure, while expenditure is figured out at ; of the curative effects of of that incomparable trio of climbers Stephen's ascent ment recent development Frs. 278,000,000, 35 millions less than 1922. of the Bietschhorn (the first ascent! had been done five iodine are striking, and amount to complete relief. or very leaves years previously, but no notice of this expedition is to In long-standing goitre neither iodine nor desiccated This a surplus of revenue over expenditure be found in " The Playground " and inquisitive readers thyroid are of much value in relieving the deformity. of almost 97 million francs. Such a result would must search the pages of the "Alpine Journal " for an be an improvement of 0(1 millions on the 1922 the 1865 Bel visited account. In year Alp was by accounts and of 18 millions on the 1923 budget " C. LI. Spurgeon and wife," as well as by LI. B. ROUND AND ABOUT. George. The latter, on Sept. L8th, made—according figures. to his entry in the book—" the first ascent of the Gross With reference to the appeal, published in our The returns of the various privately-owned rail- Nesthorn," I of the Ober- starting, suppose, by way last number on behalf of a " Swiss Rifle Associa- ways are always an interesting barometer of the Aletsch Glacier. It was very many years later that the state of the " tourist " in Switzerland, Nesthorn was climbed over the Unterbächhorn and tion " to be formed I have received up till now industry up and the which to the S.E. ridge. Judging from the appearance of this communications from sixteen compatriots, and I am, August traffics, are now hand, tremendous ridge, as I stood on the summit of the confident that in the near future the required ntim- show notable improvement in many cases. The LTnterbächhorn (11,733 ft.J three weeks ago, 1 should Pilatus Railway carried 98,863 passengers in August, A ber will come forward. There is, of course, no imagine that the ascent of the Nesthorn (12,533 ft against only 76,530 in the corresponding month of by this route must be a matter of exceeding difficulty. obligation connected with such an application: those 1922, while for the first eight months of the We would call attention to two things in this interested in the matter will have to meet later on present 233,000 travelled, as compared with letter. The first is the approval of the r/foewrc of and decide on the ways and means by which the year persons There 178,000 last the motor; whereas in the extract given below the object in view'can best be realized. are no year. The figures of the Wengernalp Railway and that increasing popularity of motor traffic is equally insurmountable difficulties, and it should be quite " on the Jungfrau are not so imposing as regards the approved. " One man's meat is another man's possible to send a small team to next year's Tir " volume of traffic, but show a corresponding im- poison." The second is its mention of the " Flay- Fédéral in Aarau, similar to what is being clone of the other Swiss colonies provement. ground of Europe." It seems we cannot get away by some overseas. * * The Metallwarenfabrik in Zug closed the business from it; it may therefore be just as well to accept * the the Swiss Mer- year 1922-23 with a net profit of Frs. 380,528, as it as inevitable—like death and taxes. At extraordinary meeting of cantile Society, held last Wednesday, the proposed compared with Frs. 378,700 in 1921-22. A dividend The pat on the back, administered by the new rules in connection with the Education Depart- of 7 per cent, is again being paid. The progress Tf/orKz'wg Pes/ (Sept. 8th), is, as might he expected, ment were passed—not without rise to some of the company during the year was on the whole given with due restraint and decorum: — giving interesting discussion. When a vote of credit to satisfactory. This was largely due to the increased has returned to conditions. Travelling now pre-war defray the expenses for printing the annual report export of Swiss enamel goods, and though the But the Swiss Railways are at present in the throes of were small, the electrification. Fares, consequently, from luggage was submitted by the President, the latter came in profits on exported goods only apart made charges, which seem somewhat high, remain at about for some heckling, chiefly by Messrs. Braga and increased output nevertheless it possible to double the rates of 1914. Even so. the actual third- Werner, who maintained that the issue of a report reduce working expenses. The enamel department class is based scale lower than that rate on a slightly without the previous approval of a members' meet- is working to full capacity. still enforced on English railways. As the process of " electrification advances, it is asserted, rates will de- ing was contrary to tradition." No fault was STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES. such be 1924 found the a of crease, but a step will impossible before with report, it being question prin- Bonds. Sept. 11 Sept. 18 'at the earliest. Passport and all forms of police control ciple, and the meeting subsequently sanctioned the of visitors have been entirely suppressed. Swiss Confederation 3°/» 1903 77.00% 76.50% expenditure, adding a unanimous vote of 5% Motor traffic is increasing in popularity. The recent necessary Swiss Confed. 9th Mob. Loan 100.62% 100.62% opening of the Grisons roads over the Julien Pass to thanks to the Committee for the admirable way Federal Railways A—K 3J% 80.37% 80.27% St. Moritz should be much appreciated by motorists in which the varied activities of the Society had Canton Basle-Stadt 5^96 1921 103.25% 103.37% Canton 1892 71.62% 71.50% visiting the Alps in their cars. The Federal Post Office been recorded in this report. Fribourg 3% has continued and improved its automobile diligence * * * Shares. Nom. Sept. 1 1 Sept. 18 services all over the major mountain roads, such as the Frs. Frs. Frs. the Furka, Grimsel, Lukmanier Passes. There is no Preparations are now in full swing for Swiss Bank Corporation 500 645 645 better way of seeing the Alps in comfort and with social life in our colony during the coming season. Crédit Suisse... 500 674 681 rapidity. The vehicles are good and 'the fares reason- As will be seen in another column, the Cinderella Union de Banques Suisses 500 532 525 able. Public chars-à-bancs also ply from centres, sucb dances of both the City Swiss Club and the Swiss Fabrique Chimique ci-dev. Sandoz 1000 3300 3250 as Interlaken and Lucerne. Société 1000 2245 2180 have been fixed. pour l'Industrie Chimique Swiss hotels have not altered much since 1913, but Mercantile Society Arrangements C. F. Bally S.A 1000 1020 1035 there can be no question that the prevalent rise in the are also well in hand for the annual gathering of Fabrique de Machines Oerlikon... 500 665 664 cost of living, and, still more, the post-war restlessness the colony, the banquet of the City Swiss Club, Entreprises Sulzer 1000 600 622 of labour, are strongly reflected in their interior eco- which will be held on the last Friday in November S.A. Brown Boveri (new) 500 293 288 The introduction of the in the Nestlé & Cond. Mk. Co. 200 157 163 nomy. eight-hour day the Anglo-Swiss kitchens and the constant demands of the Hotel Em- (Nov. 30th) at Victoria Hotel, Northumberland Choc. Suisses Peter-Cailler-Kohler 100 106 110 ployees' Trade Union have entailed a large increase in Avenue, where our friend, Mr. E. DeVegney, wields Comp, de Navig'n sur le Lac Léman 500 492 485 the domestic personnel at far higher wages. More- the sceptre. the over, during war very many houses became heavily * * * Af/5C£LLMA£Ot/5 ADV£Rr/S£Af£ATS indebted to the banks. It is not surprising, then, that The other clubs are also busy offering, in their the old-time lavish fare .that was a feature of most Swiss hostelries should be curtailed. own way, recreation and distraction; the only cause Not exceeding 3 lines Per insertion. 2/6 : three insertions. 5/- visibly But on Postage extra on replies addressed c/o Äwiiss O&Stfruer, the whole the food nearly everywhere is both adequate for regret to be recorded is the fact that the and houses " " appetising. Though, too, many cannot Brighter London movement has not yet recog- BOARD-RESIDENCE.—Single and Double Rooms, afford to embark upon redecoration or improvements, nized the necessity, of on some ultra-late ; of : 'the scrupulous cleanliness of the Swiss and the insisting overlooking large gardens use drawing-room every kindly in order to allow the club habitués to convenience: good cooking: central; Swiss pro- Alpine climate have continued to conceal many short- trains, very reach their far-ofi homes in comfort and without prietor; terms from 2J gns.—41, Tavistock Square. comings. W.C.I. Hotel tariffs throughout the country have now been further excitement. The other evening it would stabilised by the action of the all-powerful Hotel Pro- that one of our countrymen, well known SUISSE, dix ans d'expérience en Angleterre comme prietors' Association. It should, therefore, be possible appear and respected in banking and financial circles, correspondant français, allemand, anglais, cherche situa- to gain a clear idea beforehand of what a holiday in " " tion; références à disposition.—C.L., c/o. ' Swiss Ob- the Swiss Alps is going to cost the intending tourist. chartered a taxi-cab for the conveyance of him- server,' 21, Garbek Hill, E.C.4. A cost of half a sovereign a day is a good mead to self and a friend, another shining light in money -work upon in the case of all less pretentious houses. matters, to their respective homes on the northern WANTED, SWISS COOK for Swiss family^ near The pamphlet of the Assoication, obtainable at all London, temporary or permanent; wages £55—£60.— tourist offices, quotes the minimum prices for hotels heights. The taxi driver was evidently bent on Write, V.S., c/o. ' Swiss Observer,' 21, Garbek Hill, owned by members of that body. These minimum giving his " fares " adequate value for money to E.C.4.