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their minds the doubt_to the benefit of which the accused is entitled, and convince themselves of the guilt of the accused just because a previous offence had been brought to their notice. Con- flicting judgments have been rendered on this procedure from time to time, and it was follow- ing examination of these various rulings that the government enacted One such amendment specifies that “if the accused is found guilty the justice shall then and not before, if requested by the prosecutor, ask the accused whether he previously convicted . . . and shall then inquire concerning such previous. conviction victions." At the same time, if an accused gives evidence of his good character, “the prosecutor may then, iii answer thereto, submit evidence of the conviction of such person for the previous of- fence or offences. Another amendment stipu- lates that "no charge for any offence for which a greater punishment may be inflicted by reason of a previous conviction or convictions shall contain any reference to any suchprevious con~ viction or convictions."

GHAIILIITTETIIWII GUARDIAN

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President: Lleut. Col. W. Chcator S. McLIro Vice-President: J. B. Burns“. FJ-l- Secretary: Lieut. Col. D.

A. Maolflnnon, 0.5.0. Ma aging Director: .I. IL Barnett, F..|.i. Associate Editors: Waiter Burnett, ll.C.N.V.ll. (On Aetiva Service) ___ “The Shongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

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Canada's piltcntial resources in peat have been estimated at one hundred million tons for do~ inestic heating, hilt the prospect of producing this fucl in quantities that would immediately re- lieve the ivar-tiine shortage of coal is not bright, . ording to official opinion expressed at Ot- El\\'£l. Unly large-scale development would pf!)- tliice that volume, but such an undertaking is not possible for tlic preseitf. because of the problem af man puwcr and the iliflfiiilty‘ iti obtaining t'l‘-‘ll|lllit'lll. klorctivcr, many of the peat bogs are ri-iniizi- froin urban markets. .\t best. it is believ- Ltl that no more than locill shortages can be inct with pcai until the work of producing it is greatly cxtciiilcil.

'l'hl~ docs not nican, however. that peat has u.» lain a» a >ub~iitute fuel. or that its develop- iivrnt i» not to yirocecil. .\reas are being worked ill tjiiclirc. ivhcrt- 1.300 "in"; have been processed thk \'t'ill', with the hope that this will be increas- (‘ti t» tun llltlilsilllfl tons next year; in Ontario, lilil more hogs :irc bsing dug and 25o tons have bucn produced. liuprovcd equipment should yield more llll]71'(‘>>l\‘C results next year.

One of the difficulties experienced in produc- ing |)CIll. lit compete with coal and other fuels.

hi“ hm" the U?“ "f (“km-l it “ml the “me Co“ l brave youths who sacrificed all, honics, tirospccts.

loved ones and friends, to go and fight our b: “Speed the Victory" so that their voluntary exile may be curtailed.

- EDITORIAL Norrs -

Victory Luau will be lauiiclietl next Monday.

To transport just a single ilivision of 20,000 men 1,000 miles ovcrsezis, with supplies, and to keep them supplied, occupies i0o,ooo tons i shipping a year.

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“l\'lodotc.\'" a leather substitute tirade entirely‘ from Swedish raw itiaterials has been found superior to real leather in the severe wintei and has relieved shoe rationing to sonn-

Now we are in the fifth , think for a moment what this has meant to the

siiirictl in the process. The methods used in Can~i aila this year ll.'l\‘t‘ hclpcd to overcome that pro- hlcm and a hcticr tvoe of fuel has been the re- sult. l’i'.'-t is high in British thermal units and is u.~.‘fiil uiicrc lt‘ill{‘(‘i'1liLll'(’S are not ton severe. It zippr:ii's zloulnful, though, that it will ever fill cc of coal in Canada. This cotnitr_v has (l(‘p(‘.\li< of coal. and if it is ever to become less tlcprnrlint upon outside sources for its fuel. the ik-vcfopiiiciit of its coal fields seems to be flit‘ practical course to take.

The half-inillioii tons of iron railings which have been torn (lowu for have been removed from 3 1-2 million properties. It is notable that only 130.000 of the owners have claimed compensation cent. The rest have given their railings to Government free.

rap in tircat Britain

-—less than 4 per

Farm Pauly Re Sir Henry Irving, English Actor, died this date, I905; his two outstatiding characters were Mathias in “The Bells" and

With the ran-Jig of the official wheat price

PUBLIC FORUM

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WOOD ISLANDS FERRY SERVICE Sin-A letter signed by Ml‘

instant: calls for comment.

n is very true that a clearly 1m- proved telephone service. liCt. int)’ to Wood Islands. but to many other points. is very desirable. lvlohuuy was a holiday and rural exchanges are then closed. except when sortie- ttmes more by good luck than by good management, a 011 may be secured. at: an extra charge.

lvorthuniberlanu _ lrerrles Llllllwd have done everything in their pow- er to secure permission to iiisxdl. ll. "ship to shore" connection so that the ship might keep in touch with both terminals. 'l.‘ilLs would greatly improve the service, but theauthor- lties are apparenuv nfrdld lhllt Hitler muy get wise to the Ships movements. and in: UPC-Sit“. con- ditions are the resiil: Mr. Home is presumably utiaivare of thevre- gulatlons which innkc it a punish- able offence to give information by telephone regarding n ships move- ments, and. if instea/d ohblmnlllg the management for existing 601l- dltlons. he would help to have these conditions improved. it would b0 greatly appreciated by the Com- pany. and by th: public. His cri- ticism is not based on facts lllld seeks to give the impression that: the schedule has not been llrflllfillb’ maintained, and in order the. tile public may see sow unfair this cit- ticlsm, is, we wish to state thzt’. the service which opened 0n May Isl. with a schedule of two rouncl MP5 per day for Ivlay and June m1‘! three round trips per dlly I01‘ Jlllyf August and September, i1 total o three hundred and LllllClY-Clgllli round trips for the five months has been maintained. except for the loss of three trips while gettiiiE U19 dccks in condition during "l0 “F59 \\ . and since then not one filly that scheduled connection

tained. and out of the tut.il l ing three-hundred and ii crheduled tritis. three ll inch . eighty-nine were niacin on thetltile except for an occasional ti. \\' til 8 few minutes awaiting bus connect- ichs. _ _ This is a record of which we trcl proud There are tnanv cl ‘.'.'l.'l'tiC5 yet to be overcome and also tnliil’ needed ll'll]'ll'OV€lllEl‘ll5._ and Mr Home's asistance in bringing :li_s: to puss would be apprcciitccl, and he should commend. nitncr than condemn. the efforts of tile C0111- ‘oany in overcomine the llllJllllilllllS of difficulties which they have incl. in bringing the service to where it is

in $1.15 a bushel, says the Financial Post, all lcailiitg fariii products with the exception 0f hogs, still down a few points, are now either at or above the so-called “parity" level. mains tn be seen whether the agitation from cer- tain sections of western Canada for a tion of this parity level was genuine or merely a cloak for (Ieinantling continuing rising prices. There is some confusion as to the exact irieaning of parity prices both in Canada and the United States. (ienerztl interpretation in Canada is etinivaletit purchasing power of farm produce ‘with ioi3-i4. At the beginning of this war many farm prices and especially wheat, were out of line with the prices of goods that farmers must"

which stamped him as an actor of rare ilistiuc- tion; from 187$ on he leased the Lyceum and it was while associated with Ellen Tierrv that his success both as an actor and manager became assured; possessed of singular magnetic qualities, and a wonderful poetic imagination, lic iis cuntcmpiirary actors.

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stood at the head of l

The meat ration in Great Britain remains. the same as from early in the war —'is 2d (26c) per week for civilians over 5 years old: half that. much for children under five. Expectant inotli- crs get Is 9d (40c) worth per week. ration quantities are: bacon, 4 oz. cheese 3 oz. for an ordinary civilian, and t2 o1 for workers in special occupations; tea 2 oz and sweets 3 oz per week

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lt took more ivlieat. for instance, to chase a pair of boots than it did in I914. It also took more ivheat to purchase a binder, but here more complications were involved. practically all the wheat in Canada was harvested by binders. Todav the combine, an implement that as its name implies, combines several former operations, is a major factor. And other farm chinery and other goods that farmers and all consumers buy have radically changed since i914. Some are completely new, some like the com- bine, reduce costs to a fraction of I914. It is not clear whether the paritv advocates took these changes fully into consideration in making their

The previously’ announced change in military" furlough has been cancelled hy another order in council. The new leave plan which now is cancelled provided that men and \\'0llll’ll, might be granted seven days‘ leave with pay every three months or, as an alternative, i4 days’ leave with pay every six months. arisen which made it necessary to review new provisions.” “This question will he reconsidered, having re- gard to conditions of leave in the three services and transportation implications."

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Here is a lead for our Provincial Government regarding teachers‘ salaries. ant Central School Boarl,‘ has adopted a new sal- ary scale which (Dr. F. Cyril James says) com- pares favorably with those in force in all large cities throughout Canada" Dr. James also "warmly commended" the provincial govenment “for the financial assistance which it has granted the Central Board anti without which the new salary scale could not have been introduced.”

Under the new scale. Dr. James pointed out, “A

woman teaching in the elmentary grades starts at

a salary of $1,000 and reaches a maximum of

$2,000 in about I5 years. A ivonian teaching in a

high school starts at a salary of $1,500 and pro-

gresses to $3,000 in i5 years. A man teaching

in a high school starts at a salary of $i,5oo and

progresses to $3.000 in I5 years."

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' liness. amtabillty. praise. b—ui_thé doctor should never relinquish his

omon counseled. He had a word of warning, however-tbs full ox- pansiveness of the bedside manner should be reserved for tlents who "like to malt and to be amiable." -Exchange.

Quebec Court Amendment

Montreal Protest-

plaln speaking on the part oi the

In Quebec lawyers are rejoicing that the practice of incorporating the past police records of an accused into a record before a court —-and the custom of making reference to a previous conviction when a subsequent charge is laid, have been discontinued oniorders from the Quebec Attorneyv-Gcnerals Deparynent. mental reason for the change, it was emphasized, is to see that the practice in local criminal courts corresponds with the spirit of recent amendments With all respect to the

niftcant statement deserving more

1y." notwithstanding the four years

tn the (riitiitial Code. judicial fziirmiurlediiess of licncli. ticfcncr attorneys argued that judges are human and. when they are evidenci- titlducetl. might be led to reject froni_ l?’

— Notes By The Way '——

Statlsiicians have mails much of the fact that more boys than girls are born ln war. Professor Con- stantine Panunsto (University California) went over all the facts and explanations for the Mlllbank Fund and concluded that some evidence that war does increase males at birth." But he ls not sat- isfied and wants more material. If further studies sup clans, Panunzto th taking tnvestigatto

falls. blologisxts will find the confronting il granite wall. —Ex-

industrial leaders say a new ile- vicc tilucks and dresses a hen for roasting in lcss than 10 seconds. liivc".itol' got the idea. we believe, after watching operations tn the

The radio affords a reliable test of public desires in illg other entertainments. t of a recent tnvesiga. e interesting and sur- prising dtscoverv that popular kind of "home" music is hymns. A well known leader tried classic music and folk son seemed to be specialized and un- .v to certain classes of lsteners. He swltchd to h reiiilonse was such that f-rom his 1 he had not onlv learned they are appreciated in but which are the most popular hymns. A popular singer

acme four years responsible gov- Whvn you find how quickly the

has relight long faces to the men Iprimnrlly accountant; to m9 (0n-

icms Mo‘ one can “i” stiluents They were moved at last

about inflation. Magnify the‘ present copfdgtton‘ mBlAV "fold i\l‘l cc mn n vn t.an ere ,

p q " q 1c numerous .P.s concluded the damage done to party prestige ll succeeding generations. tory Loan ls one instrument forestall the possibility, -l"‘rom the Brantford Expositor.

ose

they blame the appointed control]. ers and administrators, and thug, we think, missed the point. These life llgelll-s o1 the Government, do- ing what they are assigned to do,

y never grow Ill-ind when hey are as eager for

pretends to bump his

Mr. Horne is also critical DB1‘). yvlieii lic [$1.1 .2. u Mi‘ R Mutcll on Sunday Mr. Mulch was unable to tell him what the con- ditions would be on itanaaj; M1’. Home should know that Mr. Much is not ti prophet. and should not expect hiln to b: liblb‘ to give ll de- finite ansircr to such a.i inquiry l-ltld lie been apl: to d1 so. t...- ill- iormatloll woiilu ll-lV. l;.c.i in en. Again we might say that iliol: cf the ten car u.ivcls to tmoin n: re- tets. WlltLllSE 2031A luilsmein tncl a lltLLt‘. panel on the regular in when conuluous \.c .. i: to Captain 'l.r.r,v_ who li.:, smwll htmscll to be nan ClDllLe o1 handling the SUYYACO i.i .. manner satlsfactcry to the Uonilianl’ unil to the tixivellitig public, at least in so tar as the company is wilt‘.

Mr. l-lorncs i015 o. X0115 llllllvlls o! gas because ui his llllllnllfliltt) shrinks into lnsigtilticliiice when coiupareu with Lin: s.ivi.i,i lu llil- wards ot 32.001: l11la5tJ.l1{-.l"u uliu have used tin.- rouce tillrliit.’ W15 season. nnu the u/oou lslarn — Caribou service is one that is and will continue to urovu in real ocne- tit. to tne DilbllC. Mr Home to the contra.

We are, Sir, cte., _ NOR/AIIUMISERLAND l-‘hkltllr! LIMITED,

The Voice Of The M. P’s.

(Globe and Mall) "Every one felt that a time for

ordinary M.P. hind come.” This observation, made by Ml‘. L. 0. Breithaupt, M.P., f0: North Water- loo, after returning home from the Liberal caucus at Ottayva, ls a sig-

nttention than it: may receive. In the first place, it ls encouraging to learn that the ordinary MP. felt he had a right to speak plain-

durtng wh-‘ch he has been relegated to a position somewhat less im- portant than s. rubber stamp. In the second place, it invites thought as to the time whrn an ordinary M. P. should so speak.

The ordinary M. Pfs gave the Governments. blank cheque for the war period, thus relinquishing the authority they are entitled to excrete over the Ministry. The Government delegated most of this

resronsibllity to thcwzlectorate. So Government of the people by the people through elected represent- atives lost. its meaning. From all accounts, when the ordinary M.P.'s gathered at. Ottawa they were fill- ed with alarm ovcr the results.‘ They had been hearing from thel, public. Whether or not the alarm was warranted. judged by wartime requirements, the fact is that for

eminent. has been on the refuse dum , and the situation finally

to plain speaking. Jliilslllir b some of the reports,

being lrrctrlevable. But.

ts mall doubled since included a large percentage of ns. and still another that hymns tncrlnsed his ma! per cent. And here are "Ten Best Hymns" popular request: The Cross! Rock of Ageszl

Holy. l-ioly. Holy: Faith of Our Fathers:

and the Government, 1n the lust imn-ycls. is the agent of the 0min. l"! M-P-‘S Subject to their approval or disapproval. what 1 l2~“_"£-'5l.!§.-l£l£l the M-P’

picture of tin electric bulb in an ndverttsement because the bulb is shown with a left-hand thread. We don't know whether this ls a mis.

expressed that view o general in a lecture at the American

Physical Therapy u go as he counseled them to ct their bedside manner.

tcntion toward t n. who tfiachea psychla.

and is the senior at t St. Luke's Hospital. think they are be- abused. They mav t and show indignation. learn not to show lr- at seems childish be-

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mii ns tin. thcrpllgge giérrrlttaluécrtnlzreig w“ that dlrecuv touch the m” ithlqtt-lnntl threads. says Thom- named Wm nrobnbly last M long " ‘ l" as the human race Charles Wes- ley wrote over i000 hymns and John Wesley complied the first, real hymn book for the Church at Englnnti. There is u wonderful ar- ray of 18th and 19th century hymn writers chit-f niuonir. which are

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‘am. They are usually found .. public places where too many haze the cute little habit of un-

' and tiikitig them If UDKITSP. it is a lady

Most of these are of Engl dating from tliz- 18th and

I ll tln- bulb igulcklii niittirtillv tries ta the "Id hymll“ “l

turn it to tlr- lelt. and only siic- fact people rln nut

H. H. Home ln youl- issue ot the 12th

cvciriittitafiit Tau-pp

ivhch they have exchanged

THE GASPE Against. the challenge of the wild. dentists and 4,200 chaiplalns have ht: seat. been appointed as of romontory like a closa- Umwd 5mg“ “my benched hand q Juts out in menace from the stub- . born and And meettl-s the shock of tides doti- BIl . Here con lict. is eternal. victory lis neither to those wave- drenched crags that. stand. Nor to the ocean's arrosflnt do-

man , But watts upon the tuture‘; ill’ decree.

The blillgalgi of that endless strife I Anger and sorrow of the llnnet‘: Fury aniil’ sweep of fiercely bolt-in! c nulso of elcmmtsl The vtolengcflé of earth and sea Ind rrimoiilléi struggle. lpisnaiu and austere.

ez Barclay Kirby in tho New ___ g _ York Times.

power ts appointees who have no_

Your Eyes 7

n soul and most of the ten

ln general. the bedside

mnm" “(with on. o! memb e ls a simplicity

grandeur about the old I

Charles \.. _ Isnnc Watts. Dlllldfllllltic. Int-r. NCSVftlil and '1'"i>lfld.v. —- St. Thomas Thnes- Journal

At your sol-vice with nan of elperienoo and a tllmagh retracting serving.

Call in difficulties. appointments.

ti. F. lliitchssoii ;. AND SON I; r. u nu-rcniison "

0. F. IlUTCIIEION

HE Ufifil/Gllf fill! FAMILY FREEDOM FKOM FEAR 00a

Mother used to look into the future with uncertainty, bill today she looks into the coming years with confidence-Fill“ Daddy and the Great-West Life man sat down together and planned the family's financial security.

There is a Great-Welt Life man near you who will be glad to help you arrange financial safeguards for your family and Y0"! own future. Make it a point to talk it over with him. He will be glad to give you the benefit of his training and experience, and bring you Freedom from Fear and Want.

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sentment.

speaking out tn caucus ts llfll good enough. The pcollle We!" their members to wank 0m’ l" parliament, and. ti they did so. ll would provide some assurance that representative government is not being lost permanently.