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liorulng Deli; (Ieslded In tilt) Authorised se rserund Clues illiL Pelt 0m" Department, Ottawa. The island tiusrdlsu Publishing Co. ldlinr and Messaging Director, d. B. Barnett- Assnniute Editor, Innis Wuilser.

"The Strongest Memo y is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."

CHARLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY, JAN. Z7, 1949

Trails llnii Transportation

The activities of the Summerside Board of Trade, as outlined in the annual reports sum- marized in yesterday's Guardifl", ("e °l "W" than local interest and should be read bv all con- cerned in our problems of commerce and trans- portation. One noteworthy achievement of the Board has been its campaign for a support price for our farmers’ potatoes, which the Maritime Board of Trade failed to indorse but which sub- sequently was put through as an emeqelwi‘ measure by the Federal Government.

The Board was active in bettering the ac- commodation for truck traffic on both the Borden ferries. it is emphasiled. lwwel/"i "ml present facilities are inadeqllflle if‘ “eel the Se" rnasds at certain seasons of the Yefli- The Pie" at both terminals are insufficient to accommo- date heavy vehicular traffic; but the Chief need is for a highway ferry of a type that would operate on the route during OPQ" "lIYlQlP lion with separate docking facilities and desi9"" ed specially for truck and autogtraiiiP°il°ll°ll~ This proposal has been strongly indorsed bl "ll aur lsland Boards of Trade and bY llle Pm‘ vincial Government. Indeed, ll’ hf" bee" W955,‘ ed on several occasions by Preiniei‘ 10"" l" ll“ representations at Ottawa. Now that Parliament is in session, it should stand as a "iill" °bl°" tive for our lsland members. Regardless of when the Trans-Canada HlQllWY P°llfY 3°“ 'l"'°"9"' this urgent requirement of a l\'9l"'°l' '9'” should be dealt with at 0n¢e~

Game Conservation

'Arising out of a discussion at the é947dan- nual meeting in Charlottetown of theB ana no: Association of Tourist and Publieill/ ‘lleffils ° the economic value of hunting "ml "shmg “s activities that affect the devel°l>m°"l_°' ca“; ado,‘ have] mdugfly, a special committee wa appointed to look into thislwhole q""°5f'B°“' The, committee reported its findings at tce urfiiziistl convention last October iii Quebec ityggi and copy of its report has now been Pllllt? H distributed on serial: 9i‘ iiiefAssirigrtiiiféi- makes interesting an in orma ive -

The committee, Wlileli W! ll¢°<l¢d l?‘ ct- H_ S. Robinson, superintendent of Plgr S me llesovrces information, Ottawa, f°_""<l l’ ‘if “d there are many factors contributing to‘ the e- terioration of Canada's wildlife P°Plll<ll'_'°"r ‘lg-ll qg "forest fires, adverse weather conditions, is- ease cycles, predators, etc. — the rnalei‘ ‘ma; was the illegal and wantorvdestruction o and game by the human residents. f H‘

From their study the committee was _o e a ionion that one of the malor necessities for tffe preservation of our wildlife resources is the education ol l-lm people. Canadians generally are not yet well informed as to the iniP°"l°“°° of wildlife in the economic structure of the coun- try This education, it is suggested, should be curried out primarily by Provincial authorities through all possible channels. lt became ObVlfilii during the survey that many Fish and famedonse- sxlqi-ioris and other similar agencies ave _ and are doing excellent work, bath in ediieiilw" of the public and through recommendations to

. r - ~ ' " various JGQlSlOTIVEHDOdIES. ' lt is highly. deSgtlblzid the report ‘adds, that greater Gfffliigwi; o phat to this sublect throughout all the sc oasis _ our future citizens will know that un er wise control and management these natural resources iwn be maintained for the benefit, education and enjoyment of future generations."

_________ Great British Festival

In 195i Britain will thrOW open her doors to the world for the centenary of the Great Ex- hibition of i851. Alreody Pl°"‘_°'° l’°"‘9 1"?"

for the presentation of this great cee ra- g?“ which will tell the story of British life as iiohas evolved out of the people and the Milli)" '-n work and play, in discovery, invention hailild design. Music, opera, ballet, theatre, music- a s and films all will be praVldeflr "ml lllellttei, con- cooperate {In Plllllllg °" H“ m” e

i tastes. _

menhiriibiilk capitaiwill be e festive citY l" which everything will play a part. Better decora- tion, flood lighting, fountains and flMVllhfli! all

‘ll be prominent features and London wi cover If,“ of her proud but ugly scars and greet the

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wmdlietilvhal: iifmtllbg aft‘: are to be sponsored

t a number of centres in the United Kln9d°"‘- fr, the main these will be built around exist- ing yearly events at such PM"! ‘l’ hll" will‘ ma, Canterbury, Cheltenham, Edinburgh? an: {ord-upon-Avon and Worcester, each o ‘ ‘i; will concentrate on one particular aspect o“ a: arts. Addiiioiiaftesrivals are lion's ‘iiriYiiiira and Bournemouth, l-'Y"P°°lr N°"""d' n,‘ ° ‘b wherever possible these centres wil _ em race within their programme other neighbouring towns and cities, each dflflliflfi °" l" l°°°l "‘ sources to create a regional festival. These sup- plgmllilflfy events will be timed so that Itogetlrizr they will cover the whole P°"°dr "‘°l""9 ' visitor to be present at a number of thorn iii_ tiiiii-

Scotland IS scheduled to rliir ii swtiiiffiiif‘: part. in addition to those aspects of the 0 ieifl programme which automatically iiieefiilmll" Scotland, special attention is being given IQ e sectioif that will give expression to Scottish llf¢r traditional and modern. _

Plans for Wales are in hand and the N01 tional Eisteddfod and the Liangollen interna- tional Eisteddfod have been invited to become part of the Festival. The Church 0f Wale! i!

ties, possibly in St. David's Cathedral, and it is hoped that Coernarvon Castle and Cardiff Castle will play an equally important part.

The central site around which national festivities will revolve is naturally enough Lon- don where on the south bank of the Thames will rise a gaily coloured modern city in place of the ruins of bomb-damaged buildings. Already an intensive drive is being made to assist in- dustry to play its full part and the Council of Science and Technology and the Council of of Architecture, Town Planning and Building Research are conferring to see that a full range of scientific achievements and developments in architecture will be presented.

./ EDITORIAL NUIES f

Civic by-election today.

l l M The colourful and historic ritual oi aperi- ing Parliament is over. Now it will get down to great matters, such as the union with Newfound- land, and important matters, such as taxation.

Australia, easily Britain's best customer, imported a record total of £68 million worth of British goods -— more than USA (£32 million) and Canada (£30 million) combined — during the first six months of i948.

Toronto's Board of Education has voted against the operation of school swimming pools on Sundays. Just now the decision may seem all right but it seems likely that when summer comes around, opening the pools will clearly ap- pear to be a work of charity and mercy. I i I i‘

Evidently the three cities of New Brunswick, Sai-nt John, Fredericton and Moncton are consid- erably embarrassed financially and havc given notice that unless the Provincial Government ap- point a commission to investigate the situation they will not be held responsible when a finan- cial crisis -is reached.

Major-General E, G. Weeks, adiutant-gen- eral of the Canadian Army is reported as say- ing that it is the intention of national defence headquarters to have every officer in the regu- lar army a university graduate. As it is also in- tended to draw 20 per cent of the officers from the ranks, it looks as if the army is going to send a considerable number of men to college. N i I‘ lt is unusual for the Progressive Conserva- tives of Prince County to go outside for a Fed- eral candidate to carry their colours to victory, but making the departure on the present oc- casion, they are just following the example set them by the Liberals, who invited both the Rt. Hon. J. L. Mackenzie King of Ontario, and Col. Ralston of Nova Scatia to be their standard- bearer. I I U

A proposed private member's bill ..would practically make it compulsory for Dominion Civil Service appointees to be bilingual. lt would certainly be desirable to have civil servants so accomplished but if that requirement is added to necessary qualifications for the many pasts to be filled, the Civil Service Commission will have to do more than merely approach Canadian students attending American universities.

a e The Color Research institute of America has found that although there are four primary colours for light, there are only three primary colours for pigments, green-blue, magenta-red and yellow. With these colours and black and white, it is possible to produce any desired shade. lt is claimed that paints of these pri- mary colours mixed according to any formula can be duplicated with ease. R I I

Lewis Carroll (Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodg- son) born this date i832. Was professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, but is best remembered as a humourist; was the au- thor of the ever popular Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass; also Euclid and His Modern Rivals, etc.:

"But four young Oysters hurried up, All eager for the treat; Their coats were brushed, their faces washed, Their shoes were clean and neat-— And this was odd, because you know, They hadn't any feet." i i‘ l

A doctor speaking over BBC on "Self-Con- trol" said: "l've repeatedly stressed the import- ance of a mutually happy, trusting and confident relationship between parents and children. if we can give them this, they'll have a solid founda- tion for the development af self-control and only if they trust and love us will it be possible for us to influence them In the way we want. And so, if we provide a secure, affectionate home for them, and if we ourselves set them an example of self-control and tolerance, they will follow our lead — in time — not only because- they wish to please us, but also because they'll realise that a measure of self-control is necessary if they are to achieve the ends they themselves value."

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Another historic headgear for the discard. When new uniforms are issued to Australian Army personnel at the end of next year, the famous slouch hat will not be in the kit. Armor- ed units will wear black berets, parachute units will have cherry berets and all other outfits will get the blue forage cap for walking out, but the hot will be used for certain service work. The hat originated with Colonel Tom Price, of a Vic- torian mounted regiment (and his wife), when the unit was formed as a result of a Russian scare of the last century. At that time the turn- up was on the right-hand side and no dent was worn in the crown. Since then the design has been greatly favored by the British Army in the tropics and for certain imperial police forces. in Australia the hat first achieved public popu- larity when it was worn by the N. S. W. Lancers

in i897, in the Queen Victoria Jubilee proces- sion.

considering the arrangement of special activi-

ruons "nu: PRELUDE" ' . . . The pence 111st carries with night; the deep solemnlty ~- 01 nature's intermediate hours of

rest, when the great tide of tiumsn life stands still; The business of the dsy to cause.

unborn.

O1’ that gone by, locked up, se in the grave;

The blended calmness of the hesv- ens and earth, Moonlight and stars, and streets, and sounds {Infrequent as in deserts. p

—Wllllam Wordsworth.

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NW Old Chifrioitelown

(And P. B. L)

THE BANNERMANS Bfzirgzirct Gordon was married at Si. George's. Hanover Square, Lon- iinii. to Alexander Barinermen. lmiikcr, wine merchant, and manu- l'.ii~iuri-i~ of Aberdeen. She was i\\(‘iil)'-fl\'(‘. and lie tliirljv-five years iii iicc- Two people more widely filif(‘i'E'ii[ in their characteristics and disposition it would have been well nigh impossible to have found, yet fur foriy ycrirs thcy lived most iizippily together. lllziiiy people now living testify in tiic fact that Mrs. Banncrmaii was a very brilliant and gifted “'0- nian, fitted i0 grace any station in life. Bxyfibliit’, she was also thought i0 be remarkably ambitious and the possessor‘ of nil the talents of an iisfuli- politician. This may well iizivc bccn the case, and it is not impossible that Mr. Bnrmermmfs whole public career was largely slinpcti by his wife. For he was one of tlie simplest of men, and ambition for iiimsclf was by no mviins a pronounced characteristic. li was cighl years rsftcr his mar- riage that Mr. Banner-man was elected M. P. Early in his political career. on Sept. 10. 1834, Aberdeen was honoured by a visit from the Lord Chancellor of England. Lorri Braugiimiin. He was presented with the freedom of tlie city, and affr-r a dinncr party in the eve- ning. proceeded to Mr. Banner- lli€ili'S house in Marischal Street. \\'li('l‘E‘ lie passed the nighi. The iirxi. riiiy he brcrikfastc-d with Mi‘. BHIIIIOFIITIIIT and his wife at their sumnicr rrsiflcricr. Arfliurseai. This inlcrcsling old house. bcaulifullv siluritcd on an elevation overlook- in; the Dec. is now the museum in Dulhrie Park. It is tho only niic of Mr. Brinncrmriifs residences still standing.

e s Mi‘. Banncrmau was an optimist. lo a superlative iicgrcc. In politi- cal life. he never entertained n doubt of ultimate victory, and this sfoliil iii-lief, combiner] with his popularity. iinsiillieri honour r-iiirl hlll"l‘rfllfl iourrigc. which was e\'eri nirirc strongly (lisplaycd in later life. won for him a host of voters. in business life this optimism led him to embark in many ventures; iiiifi in those he was almost in-

ilcri rivirl Company were in insol- vcnl circumstances in I828. and tlie 'l‘hamus Baniierman Company in 1934, while Mr. Bannerman further inst. heavily ln connection with the Arctic whale fishery. From being cainpnrulivclyr wcll-ta-do, he “'85 reduced to a condition verging ori poverty; and at the age of sixty he had in prospect a life of cor-.- llnuerl toil. Indeed, far many years afterwards when he was longing for his lovcd Scotland he was forc- ed hy his circumstances to reside in distant lands.

In 1833 he was offered, but trad to refuse, n Lordship of the Trea- sury. and similarly in 1839 the clerkship of the Ordnance. Dread- ing the effect on his wife of the climiiics of Burbariocs, Antigua. and Jamaica, he had to refuse the Gov- ernorship of these places as they were OIfPFPfl lo him. Near the enri of 1850, however, the Governorsiiip of Prince Edward Island, falling vacant on the death of Sir Dari- nid (Yzimpbcll-the Colonial Secre- tilt)’, Earl Grcy. on Lord Pnnmures suggestion, offered Mr. Bannerman the government of that. Colony, is". llTP same limi- warning him that rlifficulilcs would beset. his path. briih iigrririnu and political, which. for some time, had been a source of great discontent on the Island.

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Mr. Bannerman accepted the position, on condition that he should have the power, according in the best of his judgment, on the one linnrl to uphold the law, on the oiiicr to rarirrss the (lust. griev- ances of the colonists; and he was accordingly vested by the Prime Minister with the fullest. authority that. a governor could ask.

On Feb. 3, 1851, he was knighted hy the Queen at Buckingham Pal- ncc, nnil appointed Governor of Prince Edward Island. With his servant, he set. sail for I-Isilfnx, from Liverpool,‘ on the R. M. S. Europa, about. the middle of Feb- rum-y.

At this time Lady Bsnriermari was under the care of e Landon oculist; her oyes were in sn sierm- ing condition, end for e long time she could write only with s desk for the blind; but they quite re- covered, although she afterwards found it necessary to use a single cyrglass. Enrly in May she took the R. M. S. Csmbrls from Liver- pool for Halifax, on route to her native Island, the "Gsrrlcri of the Gulf."

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Sir Alexander Bannermsn errlv- cri in Halifax an Feb. M, 185i. No railroads had yet been built in the Maritime Provinces and he left the city next day on the 170 mile conch or sleigh drive to Cape Tor- mcntina. Winter communication with P. ‘I2. I. over the Straits of Norihumberlsnd st this time could only be carried on by means of "ice bouts" between Cepe Tormen- tlne on the mainland and Cape Tre- verse on the Island. After stop- ping overnight st Truro and Am- hrirsi, Sir- Alexsnder finally arriv-

eri nt Cape Tarmeriiine err March 3. He was detained iiere sf the

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iiin of one Tum Allcn, a well-known l'liiii‘fi(’l6i‘ throughout. the blnniime Provinces. iililll Sunday, l\l1ll‘('li S, when lie crosscii the Strait in an ice-boat in about five hours. Un lziiirliiig Sir Alcxiinilcr was moi. liy the Colonial Secretary ziiirl u iurgc number of the lllliZibililTilS. 'l‘ii:it cvciiing ho iii‘,l'l\'(*ll in Char- lottetown. On blouilay llf‘ proceed- ed to the Council Chamber in the Culoniui Building, and took the oistli of ofiicc, administered by tiic Chief Justice. Ilc was rcccivcd by a giiziril of honour iili(l n salute of aii-liilrigv. '|'|ii- Logislziiure as- scmblcil oii lilziri-li 25. Iii the opening spcccli, the Gov- ernor informcri the House that Re- sponsible Government would be gruulcil on condition of compensa- tion being uliowcrl to retiring of- ficcrs. The llousc ucccclcrl iu tho proposal, mid a new govcrnmciit, susinincii by a majority of the as- sciribly, was accordingly formed in April. - O O I

Lzuly Biinii i mu zirrivrd at lhili- fax an Miiy iifior Ii puss-rue of icii rl:i_v.<. Sir AlPXZliNlPl‘ mcf iier at. Triiro, riiiii llil"_\' crossed from Picfuu lo Clziirloilclrnvn on ilio stcnmr-r Ilusc Oli hiuy l9. AL Pic- fou H0!‘ l<""llciicy u" " lioiinurcii by ziii iirlilliir)‘ siilutc, iiuil iii Chm"- loiicloun lliirrv uiis ii gr-iicrrii il- lurninrilinii in lil‘l' honour on fiic night of licr riri-ivul. In this mriniicr. nffcr nearly fifty-uric yours, itiiirgrirct Gordon, gninziriziugliivi- oftlir, I.<l.'iriri's first Govcrnoi", \\':iltci' Putlcrsim, vo- lurnrrl as G(i\(‘i‘iif\i"S lil(l_\' to iii-r iirilivc city. As ilic slcnmcr rnovr-il along across ilii- niaulii of York river, she may have l\G(‘i'i gazing. unknowingly, on the liille liousc i‘ ill!‘ rivcrsiilc, whore sh", licr r-i" .\lLll‘1-', uiiil lil‘l' l0\'f‘il brnllivr. l‘. win-ii. iiziii T(li'il[)f‘(l us CllllflfPfi. Nczir rit h-"inil, oii flic- iiiirhour front. V-‘IIS the largo wooden building. Govcrrimciit Housc, which was to bu her future homo.

e e e Early ill July Sir Aicx:iiirli-r__aii:l Lririy BiiiiliOffilfili niziilc ii four of Prince County rinri they were every- where rqccivori with ll\(‘ greatest enthusiasm. Pcopic (‘iiiliil from frir and ncnr and as many us fifty veh- icles were somclimcs priicccriiiig in their train zis ri sort of lifitl] cunrrl. At one point. "Ills Excellency was honoured with n sziluic from R lwelve-pouridcr". and rit mother, "whilst iiic music of the pipes was diffusing that rnlliusiiism which none but. tlio cliiirlrcn of the Gaol can ndcrluriicly" for-l. mziny iili clrlcr- ly matron nnrl liliihc ‘Joliii Anrlcr- son my Jar‘, us well as ilic coy lassles. hurried their slaps through the mrizcs iif the Scottish rcri. to the lnfinilo iioiigiit of Lady Brin- ncrmnn. wlin wliiicsscii the per- formrincn." Among the addresses prcsenled was one from the "Clcrgyr, ulagls- trates and Farmers of Ciiscumpec, expressing the hope that Lady Bnnncrmnnis residence "on this iicr nnilvo soil may ho ngrr-oriblc, and that to tho and of her life sliu may look hack upon the time spcnt in this lsland with pleasure and sails- faction." This reference is of interest, as showing that some people on the Island hrid kcpt. track of Mrs. Gor- don and liPf‘ family nftcr they left Nova Scoliri lp 1800. Morcover, ll had been stated more than once that years before the first publish- ed statement, ln 1881, that Mar- garet Gorilon was tho original of Blumlrie in Cnrlylds "Sartor Resur- tus", Islanders were interested in reading "Surtar" because the horo- lne had been born and reigned ris governor's lady in their midst. If this were true, Lady Barincrman herself must linvc been the orig- inal authority for the statement.

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Lsdy Bnnncrmnn taak n deep ln- terest in St. Paul's Church, and was st tiie iioari of various societies connected with it. It was in St. Paul's, though not in the some church building in which Lady Ban- ncrmisn worshipped, flint she liar- self, her sister Mary, and hcr bro- ther Edward were liiipiizoil nearly sixty yicars before. But Lnily Ban- nermnn was especially interested in the Bog or Wcst End School. This charity school for coloured and oth- er poor cliildren was supported by St. Paul's Church and the Colonial Church Society, and was closed only s few years ago.

On May 8, 1854. Sir Alexander Bsnnermiin was appointed 'Gov- crriar of the Bahamas. On June ii). amlri cheering crowds nnii liie I‘0til‘ of solutes from St. George's Brit- tery, the much-loved couple sailed sway on the pocket "H. Ingram" for Pietou. Thus did Margaret Gordon. Lady Biinnermnn, bid n "long, long niileii" to her nrillvi- lend.

»--F‘rnm "Cariyirfs First Love: Merseret Gordon Lady Beruiermsn,

on Account of her Life, Ancestry uiiil I-Iunics, her Family and Fricnds", by Raymond Clnrc Archi- bultl (1910).

Mr. Bevin On The Palestine Situation

(United Kingdom Information fflce)

In ilie Uiiiicd Kingdom Ilouse of Commons oii Jriiitiury 18th, Mr. (Tliiircliill ziskril \\'lif?ilii‘l' f\li‘. lJcvin hail any slritcinciit of policy 01' facts to make upon recent events in the Middle East concerning Palestine.

Mr. Bcviii suiil “The Government fully realizes the interest of the Ilousa in recent cvciits in tiic Mid- illc East zmil particularly in Pulas- tiiic. mid riiiiiii-nlly in view of the attacks rnridc (in them tlicy de- sire to rriakc n full statement t0 the Ilnusc and i0 gin so as soon as pnssililc. Bill. zil this moment very ili-liciito iicgoiinlioiis arc bciii: car- i-icri nu rii Rhodes between Jiwvisli rinil Egyptian reprcscnfriiivcs. There zirc ‘also other discussions going on with 0ll’l(‘i‘ conic-stunts. iVe liiive boon using nli our influence in con- junction witli llio Ilnltcii Stairs iii tho iinpc of arriving rit a complete nriiiisiiccbrivvccn Jaws mid Arabs Tlic reports wi- are receiving indi- criic that good progress is hclng music rind we are all particularly crigr-r to contribute to tlic success of those talks by cvcry prissiblc iririiiis. '