TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 6

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Ideal of Security The contention that excessive insistence on security makes for insecurity is held by Professor J. H. Jones, a well-known econo—mist, in an article on world trends which appeared in “The Accountant,” London. “ The fact with which we have to reckon,” he said, “is that the world is now being guided by this desire for security and that it believes security to be obtainable only by diversification of industries within the country and a restriction of international trade within the narrowest possible limits. Just as we have made up our minds to breed more pigs and grow more tomatoes, so other countries have made up their minds to build more ships, to weave more cotton, to produce, where they can, their own coal, to estab—lish their own rayon industries, and so on. “'0 are often told that we live in :1 mad world. “'2 are certainly living in a panic-stricken world in which old-time economic considerations are being swept aside in the search for that will-o’-the-\\‘isp which is called security. I sometimes meet youngsters, 18 or ‘2O years of age, who choose this or that profession because it offers security of tenure with it pension on retirement. The feeling of insecurity and the desire for security seem to have gripped the whole world. \Vhen a. youth allows his career to be shaped by the prospect of a. pension there seems to be something: radically wrongr about his attitude toward life and the world around him; yet he seems to be symbolic of the age. The world is young, very young—young enough to outgrow this madness.” The Atlantic Crossing

The recognised cuurse for the Atlantic crossing lies between Bishop Rock Lighthouse, in the Scilly Isles, and the Ambrose Channel Lightship, u distunm of upproximutely 3000 miles. During the summer months the distance along the southern route, taken to avoid icebergs, is 3048 miles. and in the winter munlhs, 211011;: the northum rnutn, 2902 miles. Eastbound and west-humid ll‘:l(‘l\'.\' are laiirl roughly (ill miles apart in urilor to minimise risk 0!" ships monk ing in thick \\'vnllu-r. Bishup lx‘ock liig‘litliousv stands on an! isolniod rovk at the south—west r-xtromity nl’ the Si'illy Islands, 21ml shows a. white (louhle-ilush light of 622,000 (“i\llllll‘-Do\\'(‘l‘ at a lil'ight of 143 feet. In clom‘ weather this is visible from a liuor's bridge at a distance of about “.37 mill-s. Bishop Rovk is 196 miles from Southamptun, 190 from Chorbourg, and 13-10 from Le Havre. Passing “ Bishop’s" at full speed. (he exnvl‘ limo is menu! when the rork ig :il'u-zivn. \\'lu‘u the ship passes Ambrose (‘hzlnnel Lightship, Hm vxnvt limc is nntcd amd formed “:Irrirul." Aiuhrusc Lightshiu 1:5 mmn'ml in Lhe cuulru ul.' 513 v York Diu-