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I ance.

. breakdown of.the 1951 census. In that re-'

PAGE-Z.F(lUR THE GUARDIAN

Authorised II Scoond.ClIsa lull I'u-I Ulflco Deuutment, (unwa- the Island uuimlian Publllblnii Co.

i-u-miimi Iml Auoclau umux. his A uumm, Auoclslo Editor. Frank Walker.

CI BCULATION

"Covers I'rinro Edward Island like tho dew"

"The Strongest Msmory is Wsoku loos Ihs Weakest Ink".

JIIARLOTTETOWN, TUESDAY. MAY 21. I952

Sweeping conservative Gains"

The Conservatives have every reason to feel elated at the results of yesterday's "little general election", in which they not only retained their own seat in Victoria- Carleton but won three additional seats from the Liberals. in Gloucester, Ontario and Roberval respectively, bringing their membership up to forty-nine. The Govern- ment still has a top-heavy majority in Far- liament, which may well have contributed to its disadvantage in yesterday's balloting. The tendency of such majorities is to make governments dictatorial and complacent. A more potent factor, apart from local issues, may well have been the ,recent Abbott bud- get which could hardly have won votes in any constituency. There has been a general feeling that in adding to the already heavy tax burdens the Government has failed to do its own necessary housecleaning in the way of departmental economy. ARecent scandals in the Defense Department have been widely publicised, but in other depart- ments as well the Auditor Generalis report reveals increasing bureaucratic extravag-

The by-elections marked the Gover - mentls first test of strength since last year. On that occasion also it lost three seats to the Conservatives in five contests, and there is no doubt that on this occasion every effort was made to avoid a repeti- tion of such ominous public reaction. It may well mean that the general election will be postponed until the fall of 1958 or pring of 1954, in order to give time to mend broken fences and rebuild the party morale.

In a statement issued to the Canadian Press, Prime Minister St. Laurent lays the blame on local factors rather than on any lack of confidence in the major policies of the Government. There is no doubt, how- ever,.but that resounding 'fVlCt51:lS3 in the

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total number over 1941 is largely because

Canadians are living longer. Today, the over-65': comprise 7.696 of

Canada's total population, compared with

6.772 in 1941. The over-70's have jumped

A from 4.096 to 4.570 of the total. I.

light or Pswsr

There is much confusion in the United States about the seeming inconsistency of President Truman's position on the steel emergency. The President declared last week that neither Congress nor the Courts could take away his power to seize indus- try in an emergency. At the same time he declared that if the U. S; Supreme Court rules his steel industry seizure is illegal, he will promptly restore the plants to their pri- vate owners. g

The key to the riddle would seem to be the contrast of "right" with "power". Even although a seizure, might be illegal, the President might well have power to make it effective during a critical period. If so and if the seizure were actually essential for the safety of the nation it might well be the President's duty to act even with- out legal authority. A British Government would undoubtedly do so and depend upon an Act of Indemnity being later passed by Parliament to protect all who were concern- ed in carrying out the emergency measures.

EDITORIAL NOT ES

On the last lap of a very enjoyable

month of May. I O 0

Could it be possible the Federal Gov- ernment manoeuvred the Saturday public holiday instead of Monday to avoid con- flict with the six Federal by-elections on that day?

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Even should the Duke of Edinburgh be- come a Royal Air Force pilot, it does not follow his grace would be allowed to fly the Queen hither and thither. He is not even now permitted to drive Her Majesty's auto.

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The Maritimes is well represented in the new slate of officers for the Canadian Legion with Rev. C. B. Lumsden, profes- sor of Bible Studies, Acadia, as President, and Sqdn.-Leader H. R. Stewart, Ottawa, late of Charlottetown, as honorary treas- urer.

by-elections would have been interpreted in a different light. It is not unlikely, also, that the results will affect the pending pro- vincial elections in Quebec. British C01Um' bia and Saskatchewan. - I

As above noted, the Government still has a large overall majority and its recuper- ative strength is hard to estimate. To the- non-political public the Conservative gains! are to be welcomed, as making for a more effective Opposition while in no way im- peding the administration in its policies. If, the latter is wise it will learn valuable les-' sons from yesterday's- verdicts, to its own! as well as to the country's ultimate bene-,

fit.

Fuller Maritime cradles

While Quebec has more children under. four years of age than any other Province,; relative to population the cradles are full-. est in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland” New Brunswick and the Territories, ac-I cording to the population-by-age EFOUDL

spect, these areas have taken the lead from Quebec. which in 1941 led in percentage of population under four. For all Canada. in 1941, children under 10 comprised 18.1 per, cent of the total population; but last year they were 22.3 per cent. Their total num- ber had risen faster than any other group, 48.7 per cent. '

iii 111 an analysis of these and other fig" urea in the census breakdown made by the Financial Post. it is revealed that the teen- age population has slumped ii0UCe8biY- Ti": 10-19 group made up 18.764 of the tota. Canadian population In 1941. Ten years iam-, they were 15.679 "of the total, and had decressed in number by 32,000. '13:: only group to show I decline. they. 91" "deprckloii babies? born during the thirties.

' "-The 20-240 yeah group isn't much larger. it hssnot felt much of the impact, or,

middle gi;ouup-from 2:. to o e 000"" -

we...-,,..-i ,... ice... ., ..f"'""....... ... ... ' 1-gluing families. It use in- ” mg hggvy spending years rlllit

A ..mdl'thI.fIhIlly ls flijilllitd Ni"?

' 1 most of Csnadrs

in the 25-'44-at of so million ptoiile

Sdimllllonl

Mr. Daniel A. Riley, M.P., arranged an interview with l-ion. Lionel Chevrier on Monday for a delegation from Saint John, N. B., seeking improved and increased port facilities for Saint John. The delegation included representatives of provincial and city governments, shippers, the Board of Trade and the International Longshoremen's Association.

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Isadora Duncan, American dancer and pioneer in the revival of Greek classical poses and barefoot dancing, was born this date 1878. She won wide recognition by

"her interpretative dancing but her own life

was tragic. Her two children were drown- ed in the Seine in 1913 and she herself was strangled by her own scarf while mo- toring. Her memoirs, "My Life", were pub- lished in 1927; . . The experience at both Caribou and Tormentine over the week-end should con- vince the authorities of the absolute neces- sity of further improved transportation fa- cilities if our tourist prospects are not to be considerably blasted. People by the hun- dreds seeking to visit us will not be satis- fled to remain practically within view of their destination, and then be compelled to remain overnight in their cars, or go and seek accommodation at some other resort.

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According to Mr. F. L. Dougan, Atlan- tic Passenger Agent of the C. N. R., Manc- ton, this is to be a banner year for tour- ists. In an interview he emphasised the success of the cross-continental specials bringing home Maritimers over the past three years, the "Blue Nose", "The Spud Island", "The Herrlngchoker", and said this year there would be "The Grand Banks". The first carried 75 tourists, the secpnd 150, and the third 250. Indlcstions are that this year's special will have I greatly increased passenger list.

According to the Canadian Press, ll reg- ulltion passed in 1894 which bars foreign fishing boats from Canadian ports, will be strictly enforced after July 1. The en- forcement is designed to protect Canadian

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THE GUARDIAN. Cl-'ARI.OTTETOWN

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Company is Coming

PRHNCE i Emma

from I lltorsry point of view the Bible Inc the works of William Bhskespeus Ire unsurpassed in their influence on world thought. It may Ilso be Isld that they are quoted more often f.hIn my other literary collection. Even people who

cgollodl sense often use quotations -from both in oi-dlnsry coiiversstlon. It is well known thIt most of the

much of their inspiration and bor- rowed much of their lsngusge from the Bible. Shskespearo himself frequently made use of it in either the orlginsl gusgss or some translation, although of course the common King James version did not appear until I few years be- fore his dcsth.

During the winter I did I bit. of ”i-eusrch in this subject Ind. while I have been I student of the "im- mortal bsrd" for quits I few years, I wss Imaud It the many par- allels of scripture found in his works. .

O I O In PIul's Ind. Epistle to the Chi-lItiInI In Corinth. then I

wealthy but extremely dlssolute city. and where the apostle had evidently founded I Church, he writes: "But though I am rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge". This by way of vii-idlcstlng his Apostolic Iulhorlty which some of

the New Ohrlsllsns Ippsrently doubted. Othello. in Shakespeare's play

bearing his name, says: "Rude am I

Old C ha rloltelown (And r. I. i. )

YANKEE FISHING FLEETB

The importance of Prince Ed- ward Island to the American fish- ing industry in years gone by is highlighted in the following ex- cerpts from the Boston Journal of July 15, 1861. v

"The American fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence furnish em- ployment for a fleet of ves- sels from Gloucester. Marblehead and other ports in Massachusetts and Maine. The port of Cucum- pec, P. E. 1.. is visited annually in ordinary seasons by between elevemand twelve hundred sail of fishermen, who here find I snug harbour from eastern and nor! . ern gaies, and limited facilities f obtaining supplies. The average size of these Vessels is 100 tons. which, calculating the value at 560 per tonfrnvolves In Invest- ment ln vessels alone of 56,000,000. The average cost of fitting out t cso vessels for three months is 3 500 each. making an aggregate of 31,600,000. The value of the fish taken by the fleet averages about 52,750,000, making a total pecuniary interest lnvolved- in the business by New England fisher- men alone of 510,950,000.

"By the present system vessels engaged in the cod fisheries are fitted out at home in the spring, and after filling up with fish, they return to discharge and refit for the mackerel fishery. It is con- tended that the cost of carrying a barrel of mackerel from the fishing grounds to Cape Ann, in the vessels in which they are caught, is two dollars, while by

steam transportation the cost would not exceed rcvcnty-flvc cents.

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"it frequently occurs that ves- sels. having encountered severe gales, require new cables, sails, and other flxturcs which have hitherto been sent to them in vessels chartered for the purpose. This involves R detention of the fishermen at Cascumpcc. often In the most valuable part of the sea- son, whereas by providing the supplies. by steamer to St. John. and railway to Shcdlac. and again by steamer to Prince Edward 1:- land. the cost of transportation would be materially reduced and the delay greatly obviated.

"The communication with this section of Ihemlllllld has always been, and is now, of the most perilous and uncertain kind. Post- al communlcatlon between Boston and ,Cascumpec is at present had only once in fourteen days. A steamer from Shcdlac to the farm- er port w'ould enable the owners and skippers of vessels to com- municate with each other in three days. . . . '-

"The cost of filling out vessel: hers would be much less than in the States. . Barrels which at home coat seventy-five cents are sold at Cascumpec for half I dol- lar. Wood which is carried to the States Ind sold for eight dollars per cord can be bought hero for three dollars. Water is filled here for three cents per bsrrel. At present vessels after belnr In the Gulf I short. time become foul. and are compelled to go to the cut of came and Plclou to clean. A oompsny with I capital stock of 55.000 hII been chulsred by In act of Assembly to construct I msrlne railway in Csscuinpsc. Along the subscribers to the cap- Il.Il stock In Gllinan If. Ryder. the American Consul. Rlchsrd A. 1-lowss & Co., of Boston. Ind lid- wsrd Cunard. Esq. of New York. The proposed 'ocItlon for the roll- wsy ls evsry way Illglbls. Ind it promises to become In lnvslusbls Iuxlllsry to the fishermen.

"l'lII conviction now seems to as growing thst tbs sI'Ilsi-Ii Ind northern shots of New Brunswick I tlis whole of Prince ldwsrd

4' is destined to Kw?! m or

Q '.rNotes By The Way!-

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Magistrate Mclnncs msdo In example of the three youths con- victed of flooding Kltsllano High School by, turning on fire hoses. The eldest boy, 19, will serve two years behind bars in the young of- fenderI' unit at Okalla Prison. The other two, 16 and 17, will each-spend I year in the same place.-Vancouver Sun.

More older in the complex busi- ness of modern charity appears both necesssry sud logical chsrlty is. in truth, I business today. Whether for good or til, it has long since ceased to be I close personal Iffslr between the benefactor and the person in need. It is organized and complex; the public donor dis- penses his chsi-ity Ilmost entirely through organizations and pro- fessional welfare workers. Thst be- ing Io,the logical-move is to go all the way in making it organiz- ed, orderly Ind business-like. -Ed- monion Journal.

Effect of taxation on disting- uished professional men is shown by the will of Sir Patrick Hast- ings, QC, one of Britain's great- est advocates. Prior to his retire- ment in 1948, Sir Patrick had earned an average of 860,000 I year for 'l!ldl'l,Y years. drswing Sl1i,000 at the peak of his career. But on his death last February, he left only 840,000, of which duty will take 33.000. United Kingdom papers estimate that, over I per- iod of yesrs, he paid about 5750.- 000 in taxes. - Fort Erie Letter- Review.

We can't help ll-but every year about this time we feel we must let. the rest of the world know what they are missing if they don't lisp- pen to be the outdoor type that like cooking over In open fire. Not thnt we have Inythlng Igalnst the latest in gas or electrical cooking equipment.--it's Just that every so often we like to get back to nature --Ind the first wsrm dsys of spring find us quite content to even think of taking up our abode in I cave! of Ill the outdoor cooking we've ever done, the most success- ful Ind appetlzing is thst of fry- ing I steak over In open fire. No matter how incompetent I person may appear in I kitchen, Itcsk

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'l'lll5'ANA'l'0Mls'l' He many I creature did Insi- omlze, Almoslt udnpsopling water, Ilr Ind I .

H . Beasts, fishes, birds, snails, cater-

pillars, files, were laid full low by his relent- ss hand. That oft with gory crimson was dlstslnsd; lfs many I dog destroyed. and many I est, of fins his bed. of frogs the

marshes drained. Could tolls

or fat,

And' read I lecture o'er tho sn- trslls of I gust. - -Mark Aksnslds (1721-70).

clinics for living -on board. Ind In usoslly vnsnsged b two run. "his usurp Iii nonhstn Ihom of Prlncs lldwsrd Island In dotted with fishing stations. from which thus boat flshsrnisn put out Into the Gulf. Tbs rin- olpsl panics engaged in tho gust- asss on tho Isis ' -Ir. Ifubbsrd, III. III Ir. W Frankfort.

ii If I mile were loan

from llsiapslilrs. I. DII from

frying should come II I natural. All that is required is plenty of dry deId wood in I small fireplace, made from two or three large stones placed for the most conven- ient wind break, or in I position in which it is easy to rest. the fry- ins psn. -Brockville Recorder and 'I'lmu.

Cereals are taking the pilot: of oatmeal and oatflakeson the break- fast table. it was stated It the fourth annual convention of the Scottish Oatmeal Mlllerii' Associa- tion held at Pltlochry. A. D. Falrclough, Warrlngton, said that since the peak production period in 1943, the oatmeal industry had lost more ground in comparison with their two main competitors -flour and breakfast cereals. In 1951 oatmeal production had de- creased by 49 per cent and break-. fast cereals by 14 per cent. His feeling was that breakfast cereals had come to stay, and it was not going to be easy to boost por- ridge against something that was ready to eat. - Edinburgh Scots- man.

A wise old coon is In clever as I fox, and use: every trick of the trade. It wsdes along creeks or lake margins, walks fallen logs, employs adjacent trees as bridges to break the trail, and may cvcn dive into the water. if it can fl- nslly enter its den without being overtaken, it is likely to be safe. at least until another night. when It must venture out for food. When it is deep in I rocky ledge or the hollow of I tree, the dogs apparently cannot smell it. Otters have I delight- ful Iense of frlvollty. Young and old. they tumble and wrestle like high-spirited children. They love I good game of tag and follow- the-leuder. Chasing each other. they roll gracefully through the water like small dclphlns., Thg mink is an aggressive, crafty kil- ler. Although not as speedy in its movements as the weasel, it is fast by our standards. Its ra- pler-like thrusts have accounted for many small mammals. A vers- atile hunter, it can chase down and catch fish right in their own

Id In Amsrlosns gamma .gggg,

streams.-Ontario Lands and For- ests.

Turned-Up Trousers.

(The Times)

Sir.-Forgive this Isldo in troub- led times; but even in such times Justice should be done. It us It Oxford, in the esrly nlnetlss, that I first beheld. Is I small boy, the Istonishlng spectacle of I host of god-like men, all of whom were wearing-on I find summers day- thc ends of their trousers turned up. Did thfs fashion orlglnsto It Oxford. Ind is the originator known? I feel that he must be somebody. Yet if lo. why is it not general knowledge? No phil- osopher. dlctstor. hero. or status- nisn-lndosd, nobody also in the history of mankind-oIn Iver hove II: In eumpls so long Ind so fervently followed by so many millions of the humsn specks. Is he Illvo in In ignoring world? If hslsdesctliwhydoss no lsok I

fumsd ugtlis -bottoms of nouns showA-tbslr

.V:f.Ql'Il0lI!mbd

'- Ind little blessed with the soft. phrase of peace".

I In the lot. Book of Samuel we read this passage in cu: ion with I prophetic warning against Ell Ind his family: "And the man of thine. whom I shall not cut off from mine IltI.r, lhlll be to con- sume thine eyes Ind to grieve thine hesrt".

In "Macbeth" the witches call up apparltlons of the eight kings and Bsnquo. while they are at this strange business they shout: "show his eyes and grieve his heart".

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That highly poetic and exquisite allegory known Is "The Song of Solomon" contains many quotable phrases including this one: "Look not upon me becsuse I am black. The sun hath looked upon me". The Prince of Morocco in "The Merchant of Venice" pleads for the hand of Poi-tin, I rich hel in marriage. His first desire is to show her that. while his face is black. his blood is as red as that of the Prince of Amazon. his rival. "Misllke me not for my complexion, the shadowed livery of the burnish- ed sun. to whom I Im I neighbour and near bred."

Even since the dswn of history philosophers have pondered on the nsture and destiny of mm. Why was he created and what is the meaning of his life? The Hebrew Psalmist thought deeply about the question and managed to speak of man with I certain dignity of lan- usge. "What. is man that Thou art mindful of him? Thou modest him lower than the Ingels, Thou hut crowned him with glory and honour." .

There is I striking parallel in "Hamlet". "what I piece of work is msnl I-low noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving. how express and admir- able! in action, how like an angel! in Ippxehenslon, now like a god! The beauty of the world! the par- Igon of animals! and yet to me, what is this qumteuence of dust?" If we discount the little undertone of sarcasm, we must admi". that l-lsmlet outdld the Psalmist in his tribute to man.

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Old Job's first reaction to the toublcs that fell upon him was marked by faith Ind resignation "What. shall wo receive good It the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?" soon. however, he be- came bitter and angry. He opened his "mouth Ind cursed his day. "Let it not be Joined unto the dsys of the year; let it not come into the number of the months". A

, Mu.-beh. in his feI.r Ind rgge over the vsnfshlng of the witches (after the murder of Duncan Ind Bsnquol before he could obtain the assurance he sought. cries out: "Let this pernicious hour stand Iye Iccursed in the cslend ..

Into the same mouth Shakespeare puts these words: "Tomorrow and tomorrow Ind tomorrow. creeps In

know very little about either the Bible or Bhskespeue In In ex-

grsst writers of English hsve drawn

The Passing Scene ' 1 By Observer rm: lmu lPun It ll-probably true to uy am: of Lady Macbeth, nu ,,..,,,,, H

crime. Compare this phrase from . "Thou hsst hrougm me into the dust of death". , I O 0 It is record 'ln lot. 5. when EIul vsrned you.'.1,',"'i,33f,j Illlmi en!-sins the Phlllstlm Elollsth in battle the youth replica- Thy Iervunt kept his father: sheep, Ind there came I lion and , bear Ind took I fun!) out of me flock. And I went Ifter him aua smote him, and when he rfxtg . Igslnst me I caught him by in. board Ind smote him and sit-.. him. And this Phlllstlne shall ix, Is one of them". Evidently he mm, both the lion Ind the bear by um, ruciogttllva bends. - ' G 0. llllt. before . fllctcd death, procegag if emotional make-up and Eda; "Ana say. besides, that in iii.-pp.; once. where I malignant Turk beat I Venetian Ind induced me

sum. 1 took the a ihmi 0103 D! the bgarrily smote hlm". . -

compsred with David's bout. mm the wild Inlmsls it was, I show My. I mild episode.

Essenced Hair

(The Times)

At first sight it would seem in. Ippropi-late that the President of the Nstlonsl I-falrdresserr Federa. tlon should declare with llpprovni in his presidential address that men are wearing their hair long. or than they have done for A hundred years. The reader Juinps to I conclusion, which strikes him II t contestsble, nImely,- that me less often I man has his hair cut the more unprofitable I custom” he must become: Q.E.D. n rm this view is not merely sordid and hasty; it is economically unsound. The reader is Judging by his own lamentable cue. III has often let his hIlr grow. II he thinks. we luxuriantly from no motives of vanity but from pure, unndultu-- Ited laziness: he Just cannot mike the cffort of going to the barber. But he is In exception to prove. the rule that todsy men have been "inspired by their 'omcn folk to tskc more pride in their appearance." In fact they are new going in for more style and tile presumably ready to pay for more elsbnrate treatment Iccordlngly. That is unless the -resident spoke Purely II In Ii-List disdslnlng all inei-censry considerations. It would be foolhardy to argue with I president on his own sub- ject. but his remarks will cause' feelings verging on the Ipoplcctic in mIny h t lderly, respect- Ible. Ind even, Is irreverent youth might. Iay. Blimpish breasts. From the moment their owners first went to school they have been ter- rified lest thelr.l1Ilr. should exccrn the orthodox even by I millimetre and for I single day. Of all forms of unconventionallty this was the one to be most resolutely eschew- ed. As they grew older they al- lowed themselves I few mild re- laxations of their boyhoodis coil:-, but on this point they were ad- amant. For better to be suspected of having just. emerged from :-

t in gsol than to be dean'- ed "Hlghbrow". In frantic ino- ments they were even afraid oi being mistaken for poets or liter- ary men. Every time they liciird tho glad cry of "Next genilcnian, please" they rejected any sugges- tion of "just I trim". with the Ilr of one about to have in team out without go: they insisted thin the sides should be i1ithlc.n.-iy clipped. Ind subsequently left llir shop with the cheering belief timl they would now look respectiililr for at least ,I fortnight. 'l'lirn- convictions became even more im- shskable if they had ever dour any form of military service. And the Man of Blood was there. with his long cssenccd hair. That. might have done at iii"- bsttlc of Nnseby. but it would not do now. "Get your hair cui." is the true Englishman! motto am always will be.

The Age-Old Story

o-m-co-m-so-Q-so-m-to-on-1'

And unto Adam ho said. N cause thou hut hesrlicncd unto the voice of thy wlfc, Iml Imsi osfon of the tree, of which I mm- insndcd thee, saying. Thou shalt not at of It: cursed II-HID groiiiul for thy sum: in sorrow shalt than an of it III the am of tin)” iii"- ... . In the sweat-of thy fscc nliiiit

this petty Ipsco from day to dIv, to the last syllable of recorded time; Ind all our yesterdays have lighted fools the wIy to duty

death". The occsslon was the donlhtu

thou oat bran. tlll thou n-lum unto the ground; for out of if wsst thou taken: for dust than Irt. Ind um dust shslt thou rc- rn.

-rim lorrlfld munim of - the United lulu is Ippullln

"nrlva Csrsfnlly" truck driver In In union that prevails.

no sure to carry Oonhlotsllatwlll prossstvou

ml

. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC

l 'l'rIfflc Accidents Ioross Canada snii g.

should be they slogan f to la: 0:

one of on new Coiuprcbcnslvs rt-Ilr)' llnnclslly

illflllllljllll no ,c0..,Ll",ll.

olflsssi -1 --. Ilssunr i-.'.u.i.ux. c.'f..o.. so lomnsenldf 1 onus" I. I. saw. o.i.o.'. ' mum hi” Monlui" -.2 -' .- . .., : -

of Ivory on and Q - ' ' Ill-

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