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TIIE BIIARLOTTETIIWN GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded in Ill?)

President; Lient. Cal. W. Chester S. Mature Vice President: i. it. Burnett. IJ-l- Secretary: Lieut. Col. D. A Msakinnan. 9-5-9- Eriitor and Mnnaling Director. J. L. Brtrnell- 7J4- Auociato Editors: Frank Walker and Ill! A. lfifll“

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"The Stronqest Memoir IS Weaker than the Weakest ink." flI-"IKIDAYCIDIJCEALBER 18. i942

A Serious Question

/\ ruiin» oi 111; \\':u‘ii1nc Prices and "liritdfl Bijllftl c .:11p1s tl1- Provincc iruni resirictlftiiS jinpumil 1.11 1l1u t.;1.-.".1l Provinces with regard _., 111L- llwt 11f Lilrhlltlli: trcc lights. The 6X- ,p,,,;,,iu,, (.,1- 1:15. 1‘;-.111~.~d irt-atinsnt is simple. \'1_, .-,,- :1 11.1 1. 1111-1‘ slmringc area. :\'.1J 11h , .,_ “‘i M, 1,1,1 in tho power short- 1.‘ ;11~.':1 i- 1'. \\\- l1:1v.~i1't enough war indus- Hp. U, ,1_,-_1..,;;1u' r111>1.-r\;;1i.111 of power. For ..11:' LYnfl-iintis lights will twinkle 1.1 11111- - 11nd 11. .1111‘ lioincs this ycar as 11.;,;1i_ i113, l1~ ‘\.‘l'_\' nivi", of course; hilt 11:1» q11v~ii~11 1- 11Y1_v. 111 ihis fourth year of thc \\:1.', 1l1ir1-sl11n1l. l». .111v available power not - llt‘.~~."l 11- 1T1.‘ \\1ii'i'l.l-1ti'l. \\'onl<l thcrc bc any ‘- .1, 1 1.<-1- .111'|1I11> if the war contracts '_-. -.1-:1"il1-.1:v1l? .\l;1ri:11111_- _l’rov1nccs are rat-lug othrr terms. The Halifax ".11 is gmtiir; scriously alarm- _-<l .15 1- -1 r~11u-. lt drrlarcs that the cou- 1~11111":u.1»:. 1' i'.1:i111"I.-~ in ill.‘ industrial bait vnx-tch ,; ir11111 \\'i11d.-or_ UnL, to 'l'hrce Rivers 111 ijurl-ci‘ is our 11f the most striking and at the same llltli’ unc of i111‘ 11111si alarming aspccts of our \v;11' i~i-~»111-111_1. l1 is particularly concerned ilmut \\'ll'll this will lllUilll i11 regional discontent and ui1i-111ploy111v11t 11-l1c11 the war ends.

"'l‘in1t- niivr tini-ii," says the Chronicle, "we lmvc poinuil nut that thc Maritimcs and the \\'g-; :111rl Grrn PYlllSll Columbia are being drained of their 111i-11 and tvonicu, that fafllli WQfQ lain; lt-it Yliclttlt and that primary indus- tries such ;1.< mining and fishing and lumbering wcre suffering as industry became more ‘and more CilllUClllTTllfffl i11 a single geographic area. “'0 l1:1v1- \'X[ll'L‘$.\L'(i thi: vicw that such a policy spells ultimate (ll$.'l.\lL‘l‘ not onlv for the im- povcrishcil provimcs of eastern and western Cllllilflfl, but for the ovcr-crinvdcd cities of On- tario {IS well."

This is :1 scrious question indeed. and who will say the Chronicle's fcars are exaggerated?

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Our Stream-Lined Army

The increased pay and dependents’ alowances awarded to Canada's .~\rn1y at home and abroad are wcll incriicd on every count, They serve to emphasize not only the vital importance of this branch of the service but the increasingly high standards of efficiency required. As pointed out in a circular rcccntly issued by the Defense Department, the soldier of today is no mere “foot sloggcr” with a rifle. He is proficient in the use of half a dozen different kinds of mach- ine guns as well-the Bren, the Stcn, the Lewis and the Vickcrs, He can handle anti-tank weap- ons, knows how to combat gas, to camouflage himself and his equipment and what to do when enemy Clive bombers “ground strafc" with can- non and machine guns.

His sky-going mate is a. paratrooper, equipped with s. chute to set him down in enemy terri- (cry, packing iron rations sufficient to last five bye, enough weapons to defend himself against g small army once he gets properly dug in.

The tank man il another product of the pre- lent fast-moving military age. Trained to stand physical punishment formerly confined to motor drornes or exhibition midways, he ships aboard I land invasion barge that: is the equivalent of those putting men ashore on beaches in the Solomons and along the embattled coast of Africa.

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THE CUHARLWETQWN. EUARDLQN

part; 0f m; world 50,000 at least of our civilian fellow subjects have fallen in the ranks of death- Wg havevwnected and recorded their nanics as thou of the fighting services for perpetual re- membrance. Fifty thousand-so far. Bare number; in these days hayc almost lost their rneanin ; but you can realize the illtllllliiLlC_Ol these civilian dead if you p1cture_tl1cm filing vast Westminster Abbey. where lies the Un- known Soldier who died that they might be spar- ed the fate that has bcfallcn them. Their pro- gress would be much slower than that of sol- diers. For among them are old men and women and children of all ages. The best Pa?! 0i 3 winter's day would have gone before the last of them had passed the Abbey. Think of them when you remember those who have fallen 1n battle—thc million dead of the late war and the hosts who have joined them in the last three years"

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Politically minded Mr. Joe O'Bricn missed his opportunity in not having his birthday on I7th December instead of 17th March.

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Mr. Ray Milncr, convention co-cliainnan at the Winnipeg convention who read to the dclei gates Hon. Earl Lawson's motion, altering the name of the party declared there was “no hyp- hen" between Progressive and Conscrwttivc.

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Our American neighbors are really’ getting war conscious. A correspondent to tlic New York TIMES ivrites: “In the lobby of a hotel this morn- lieu of cigars t0 cclcbratc

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i Conservative delegates went to Winnipeg with the proclaimed purpose of adopting a broadly progressive policy. It is apparent also that most of them went there i11 the hope of securing .\lr. Bracken as their leader. Both tlicsc aims are

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.-\n ordcr-in-Coiincil has bccn lS>llCtl pro- claiming the first Sunday 0f the Xcw Ycar a day of prayer and intercession for tlm [nip-ti Nations cause and for a "speedy and favorublc peace that shall be, founded 0n llll(li.'l'fillllltlllllj and justice, to the end that peace shall cntlnref,"

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Prime Minister King's birthday gift to thc Prohibition forces will prime as exhilarating as his 30% u-p liquor, satisfying to neither ex- tremists. Still, three-quarters of a glass being better than no gin, topers will have to bc ron- tcnt, while total abstainers will be no wnit-c off than before.

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_Sir john William Alcock, British ziirn1:111, 4W1 this date. I919‘; served with distinction i11 the Croat War, being awarded the l)_ S. (L; was, along with Sir Wliittcn Brown, the first airman‘ to make a direct trans-Atlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Ireland, in June i919; was knighted for this font rim 5.11111’) year.

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_ Canadian nationals or persons who arc Bri- tish subjects thrpugh Canadian birth, natural- ization in Canada or marriage to a Canadian, who may be repatriated to an enemy country will lose their status as British subjects bv an order-in-council just issued. The order, pzisscd l35t November 26, was prompted by the arrange- ments made to repatriate Japanese in Canada in exchange for Canadian nationals and other per- §°_fl5 fwm Japan and japancsc-occtipictl conn- tries to Canada.

i l i Newspapers in England have perforce bu“ reduced to four and 51X pages. Missing from these newspapers are the lengthy description items in the news correspondence from readers, and crime stories which have no particularly iii- teresting angles. The reduced newspaper ir also} great timc-|a.ver._ One may learn the es. rcntials of what is going on in the ‘world in about l_f,_minutcs. For this war-time experi- ence British editors are all the wiser. They have learned that a single paragraph i; a lot of Ipl-ce and can be so worded as to contain a great deal of information. a a n1 1a laughs from London Court: Scissors pad Such, via Montreal Gazette): - Pufe 1°31“ "My wife is right when she coin- plains I keep secrets from her. I do this for the "9?’ 8°04 fawn that the would not be secrets if told them to her." —{Iusband at Tottenham

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NGTES BY THE WAY

With gold mining stopped so that miners can be put to work minim; copper, zlnc and other necessary .materlu s, it. beccmes necessary t0 *expla n to Junior the difference be- ltween a precious and a valuable metal. --New York Sun.

To no people of As; should Mr. Churchill's pledge of ultimate de-

lthuse of China. They. too, have lshown that love of freedcrn and the will to fight on are not: the exclusive heritage of any iuit on or any race. 1—Hamilton Spectator.

Captain Oliver Lytteltvon, the Brit- ish minister of production, has told ,us that the great armada which idescended upon North Africa in-

iuluded no less than 850 vessels -—-.

500 transports _ piotected by B50 naval craft o1’ a._l types. The flgl-IIBB are staggering in their implications. There i; reason in Mr. Churchllrs SlEQBSlSlOII that the Nazis underesti- mated the force of the imminent blow becaue they did not: believe that the United Nations could find the shipping resources for a big ef-

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PUBLIC FORUM

Illa calm-n ll 00in II III gig-urn s; correspondents e0 quotien- at Internet. 1b Charlottetown Gunilla HQ not lllellnrlli ullna in oellllll I n-Iaanoldei.

ADMINISTRATION or LIUBTWE

' “- laws at. (Milt 0i‘ .113? the i-eliiii of the sum Court. session at Bummer-sine in- dicate need m: a chmlfl in °"-\' local departmen c! Jubilee? C"; you glyg an est. ate of the cos of the last session of the Silimtme court, as it. must. be a army l"! ftglurei’. s‘ m r, e .. m’ LAYMAN

PREMIER. KING'S "REFORM"

sun-Does it. not seem stranlfl that Premier Kln . havini It 1MP reached the conc usioii that. the consumption of alcoholic liquors is detrimental to an all out war 911011 and that. the restrictions he now proposes to put into effect are much ess drastic than those now in ef-

iiig I saw a man passing out defense stamps in l

feet on many other items o! PTO‘ cluctlor. which can be and ,1" "1 icai use 1n such an effort-

If he means what his words say, why is a. reduction of from 10 in 30% on last. years consumptlfln. which was more than this i!"- cent. above normal, the best. rem.- edv he has to offer?

The remedy he proposes does not seem to be sufflc ent accordirifl i0 his own statement. What. do you think?

I am, Sir, etc.

READER

CITY BOND ISSUE

Sir,-'I‘he tax payer's letter _i:i your issue of the 16th should 0e given more than pasclnk ltiventlml-

our people should insist on an answer to the followins!

i. were the Bonds offered by tender?

2, who were asked to tender?

3, was me price accepted the best available?

4_ 1! so_ why was it. so much be- low the price of civic bonds of the other Capital Cities in Canada?

some or the things that. have re- cently happened would perhaps justify the doubts on the port of not a raw in their opinion of the economic handling of our City's Affairs. For instance, the failure — 0t our City Council to interest ’ themselves effectively in the __. Dehydration plant; that was offer-

It has been said that Germany ed to Charlottetown, but is being muwt‘ run short cf U-bont; crews. QYECBBQ elfiiwhele W011“ b9 0115 u‘ EDCUlliflf-Zi‘ no such brlicf Hitler has lllfiifflllfln- {30L‘,030,003 hrmnn beings 11 his. I am. Sir. 9W- 1povrcr. Mcsi; of the seaports, fishing A C villages and nurseries of seamen in} Europe are his If he cannot force, or cajo c conquered seamen to serve. ‘in his navy lie can put thcm into1 wcrk which eleriscs _vonng German‘ ‘sermon for t1'_:e new mass-produced iU-Joat service -Lond0n Daily Ex- lpress. ‘

William Ewart Gladstone, John Mlioti. S.:.':h Sidzioris, Benjamin Dlsrneli. Oliver Gcldsmitli. Florence Nightingale, George Romney, Ed- ‘mund Burke. Lord Byrcn, John dogs on pr|day_ 1e; us cqnsjdg; ‘Hamlldflt- OM91‘ Q-Cmwfll- $11‘ that. many of our employees llv- Ralnh Verncv Dick Whltthiston. ing 1n a day's travelling distance, 1.101111 Lycn, 111cm Penn. Sherlock from their homes, the obscrvancei Holm 9s, Mk! ciif. Sir Cli. iher Wren —all these‘ to spend Christmas with good men and two women are to own families and friends. v |cnme to the aid of the party Int As s broad minced business W0‘, ‘other words, because each is a ma". I Consider‘ U19 Only 1110011" ‘bronze nameplate on n London Pasw venicrwe. should we observe this senger Transport Board elcctlcl Mllday- WWW be l- sllBhi 591W I occmctive they are with one excep- l l" We ltfid-luitmenl °3 59°55 911d , tlon bound far the meltingpot But 53155 n95“ folwwmf? the chrlstfl ‘who ls the one exception? The L. ""515 rush, On the other hand in P T_ B ‘ beyond saying that Qnelthe observance of this holiday we

of the plates is to be retained a5 i1 would be conserving a

. n ,_ twelve hours electrical l2§5§§““...‘°‘°-;.° .'1..‘“°.l..1e‘.““i‘tl‘§.i¥ which m1 mu» 1- 11--

lchwer Guardlw- lifihtll. ‘.§’.‘.%“.f.'lfii.1§°.§l.%§“£i§l51‘l' ‘*1 could be used for more essential , naaterisls, could and would be sav~ e

Let us citizens of Charlottetown set the example by observing the holiday This course, would apply to non-essential industries as essentials must at all costs be maintained in order to reach final victory. »

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EMPLOYEE

PROIIIBITION vl. CONTROL

fot Certainly, few in the United Nations cnild have supposed that. w‘; had gnytriri: like this avail- abe -New York Herald-Tribune.

An authoritative report from China. reveals that the Japs have just ie- cently slapped down Fritz Weide- mann, now Nazi consul in Peming The former consul in San Fran- c sco, an expert at intrigue, has had as his main task the (LgflDlZB-‘JOH of Germans in Chino. into the Nazi system Not long ago he got am- bitious, went to Shanghai. armed [the large Germain coiriniunlty there. and lIIflCiC plans to take over the French Concession. The Japs got ivind of his scheme and promptly informed the German embassy that they wouldn't stand for anv sucli 1more And their “suggestiom that: Wleclemann return to Peiplng was promptly acted tipon -Newsweek.|

No spot l5 sacred to the vandal, as i4.- agnln jirored by the fol lug of a blue spruce on the grave of Sir Ro- bert Borden at Ottawa The per- son who committed this outrage was cvidrntly’ dcteirninctl to obtain a ‘Yulctoe tree by stealing it. even if that involved the desecration of a ‘peaceful shrine. It is difficult to inlagine how this wretch can hope - enjoy a merry Christmas. Hamilton Spectator

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BOXING DAY

Sun-In previous years it was urged that we observe the old English holiday, "Boxing Day."

In the minds of every employee no holiday in the whole year would OE more appreciated, or more thoroughly enjoyed than the day after Christmas. Especially this

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Two new divisions oi Sea Cadets are bcliig formed in Hamilton, which is evidence of how the whole cadet movement is expanding and prov- ing its value in these times There are now cadets in the army, air

iimd naval forces, and many boys and girls in the schools are trained in the rudiments of defence. 'Ih‘s marshalllng of the nation's youth ‘is a. realistic trend tn keeping with the stern demands of the present world's crisis and it influence Ls a wholesome one, Any movement that deepens the patriotic devotion of young Canadians, teaches them how to defend their countiy and their freedom, has much to commend it and merits the hearty sup rt of every one who appreciates t e per- tls of a world which gangsters are arivtng to rule. -l-lamtlton Specta- r.

the recent casuaxies resulting from the illegal dispensing of intoxicat- ing drink to visitors to the townl of Summer Ade and to Charlotte- town, and the righteousiy indignan letters of Rev. A. D. Stirling and Mr. Millman, followed by an ed- vocate for, government sale of liquor, that the uestton of dealing with liquor woul again have to be thieshcd out.

Today the amusing miniature counterpart of the Jan attack onl Pearl Harbour reported tn your paper. where three modest men of Summerside take it upon them-

Lowering the mortality rate in young pigs ls the greatest single step t0- ward meeting the bacon production objective o! 675,000,000 pounds set in the new British agreement. In‘ fact, this may be the only assured means of achieving the goal. Too

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Toilet Waters and Perfumes

Ladies‘ Toilet Set; Christmas Chocolate; Smokerb Goods Shaving Sets Yflfluvi/il Toiletries Cutex Srfs

Lucien Lelong (71 and Hudnufs Tljoilille Waters

Gents Travelling 59¢, Military Brushes

Watermenb, Pens and Pencils

Cigarette Lighters Schick Injector Razors

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Now buying daily Silver, Red & Cross fox, Muskrat, _Mink, etc. Interested in new types.

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fisuivnusizsioi»: RESOLUTION 1|

$l!‘,— The Town Council of Sum-i merside has refused l0 004911911199, wth the Provincial Government in cleaning up that Town. That is the only ossibte interpretation of the resolu ion which the council a?- pmved, and sent to the Premier. Nor has the Council shown any determination to remedy the lin- ssvo.y conditions it has so 1on8 tolerated. Instead, when confront:- ed w’th s responsibility that calls for courageous action, the Council goes whimpert t0 the Provincial Government wit; a su88estl0n that the liquor law be changed. Thus the. summer-side Conn-ell is unwill- ing that: its ‘aw enforcement mach- inery gear in with the machinery of the Provincial Government to which it owes its ekistence as an

1 Faraday, John Wy- ‘ of this holiday would enable gain; in°°1l>°1i¢9d WW"- e r

Councillor Molllson betrayed one eason for the Council's past un- wlllingnes‘; to assist in enforcing the Prob bition Act. There had been s quarrel with the Govern- ment over dividing up the Prohibi- tion fines. The unavoidable infer- ence is that the Summerstde Tcwn Council ls more interested in col‘- ecting lines than in law enfoce- merit, more interested tn a few pai-

try dollars than in the moral wel- Y9

fare of its people and the reput- ation of the town. will this type of statesmanship comme ‘i itself.’ to Summer-she citizens at a time when there 1-.- so much ta‘k about the responsibilities as well as the privileges or democracy?

This lnsensabe bickering has re- sulted in the conditions revealed by Judge Saunders tn h‘; recent ad- dress to the Grand Jury. Will any person in Prince Edward Island believe that a resolute effort would not speedily wipe out these plague spots? But rather than lift s ling- er to root out its social parasites, the Council whines that the law to possible to enforce.

Councillor Gorrill’; opposition to the resolution i; surely based on an

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cargo, McQueen of Manitoba, and set them m work. Tiitn he got his provincial treasurer, Stuart Gar- sozi, to work with them on the brief. Then he looked it over litm-

atid appeared mwsomlly be- fore the commission, The result was far and away the abtest sub- mission presented by imy prov- ince-e provincial bnef mat was truly national in scope and out- look. It was an ail-Camden docu_ merit. That is the way Bracken koes to work. First, he consults the experts and then he makes up his own mind.

To a considerable degree that is the way John Bracken runs tliisl province. He has collected around I himself a very able group o: men. He Elves them a free hand with their departments, but tn the last resort it is John Bracken who makes all the decisions that are * important to his whole govern- ment. He rules his cabinet council and his caucus firmly-alter full tilscussio. has taken place,

Bracken has an uirrusual com- bination of two qualitiss-itrm- tress of decision iumbined with an intellectual humility which imes him from thinking that. he "knows it. all" even though he has bzeri Premier or Manitoba for twenty _ ‘mere is an honesty of mind and lack oi’ conceit tn the way he goes abouriinding‘ things out. Anyone who knows 1m will agree that Bracken asks many more questions than he answers, that the questions he asks you are often more significant and more $35?“ “out. Fyhmwb‘. “°

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Here is aawtber little illustra- tion, imtmportant perhaps but very revealing. ' The other day hi:

octo-i- son, who works at: a 111w medical cltnlc in Winn!

the plant. io showed him, that Mr. Bracken spent twenty min- utes exaznnizig an e! try-card

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insight into the current trends in our national life. From Atlantic to Pacific there has been l. demand for drastic restrictions in the sales o1 liquor.

Prime Minister King's Wednes- day night speech, tn which he an- nounced drasttc liquor restrictions f0: Canada, and made an appeal w; a. "no; codewpf honour"; ‘h ~ es s vests g rep e Council. Thus the deiyiston of Prince Edward Island. repeated]

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1 . t is n0 use talking to ma in tong, scientific terms." he said. “because I am not a scientist." But at the e:d of tww . the doctor tells me. John Bracken really mider- stood the Iprinclpal oi the electro-

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Everything in Chocolates in the newest dfsigned boxes, 01ml. Clxarettes and r..- bsocoes, Pipes, m. CALL EARLY — THEY'RE GOING FAST

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now do mi it. RECOVERS FALSE TEETil

LDNDON —(CP)— E- H. '1‘: of the merchant service em only in his umlerclothes when ship was torpedoed-leaviug false teeth in his quarters. months later Taylor met his to er skipper who handed over 1 false teeth, recovered ivhcn - ship was salvaged.

SONNET: 1942 Now let us put all else fl-Sldfl l Norgiiriar l. splendid deal“ by l‘

a gh Or spend'our strength "d l” age asking why- It ls enough for Us to stnlie foe. ,, 0 In years to ccme. I m” “d” may know t fi Before they. too. so v" ° nd die

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Andmingtnst their rigors H" stem police.

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given to retain Prohibition ha: been triumphantly vindicated. It rwatm only to Add um with the ‘rot-onto City Council voting 12 to

many young pig are lost each year -almost invariably through ignor- ance rather than carelessness. Lack of iron, resulting in anaemia, worms!

selves to advise the Premier and his government to act uickly in defiance of the will oi’

Court. Man wanted: "I think the police ought 1Q try t0 flndmy husband. I badly want to tell him what I think of himP-Wife at North Lon-

Artillery and engineers, ordnance men, sig- nal corps, medical officers and ataffs-all now

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into action at s. vastly accelerated pace. Each an trained to maintain himself when cut off from his unit. Each must be able to read maps, to handle fire-arms and grenades and heavier equipment if nccd be, hop aboard a plane, send messages, administer first aid to the wounded.

The Canadian Army 1942 style is, in fact. a contradiction of the oft heard ltatement that this is an age of specialization, for each of the thousands now standing by in England or in action at various points throughout the world is pratically a whole army in himself.

War Graves

Good ncuts of thc condition of Imperial war graves in c11cm_v~occupied lands was announced recently 1'11 London by Major General Sir Fabian \\'.'1rr. 'l"hc lminlun Times reported Sir Fabian as szrviii; that lltii1rll‘(‘(l$ of British cemeteries (if thr lau- ivnr i11 lands occupied by the enemy had snift-rt-d no wanton ilcsccrzition. They and thi- grout memorials to-the Empire's missing 0n the Western Front had been less damaged than was thougght; tho French and the Belgians had arranged for their cnrc. A few days ago, said Sir Iialiizin, the Commission received officially reports of actual repairs that had been carried out in Tirnncc.