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Member Audit Bureau of circulation. 1KfiT_fuEsuAYfi‘nn Historic Ceremony

It doesn't hold the spotlight as much as it did in the olden days. but the opening of the Provincial Leg'.islature'is still a big event, and it is pleasing to note that its ob- servance still follows the traditional pattern.

",.‘This will be the case again to- day. when His Honor Lieutenant Governor MacDonald will open the proceedings with the Speech from the‘ Throne. prepared by the gov- ernment of the day as a statement offpnlicy but always delivered by the °Sovereign’s representative. Af- ter that, just to show its independ- ence, the House will give first reading to a "pro forma" bill be- fore getting down to the business for which it. has been summoned in Her Majesty's name.

‘ This is a typical example of how the ancient powers of the monarchy have been transferred to the elected representatives of the people. The ritual is loaded with meaning and significance; and it goes back. in this Province, considerably farther than the historic Confedetraltion Conference, the centenary of which we are celebrating this year.

So importanit were the opening ceremonies in the old days that there was much rivalry among the socially elite for seats on the floor of the House on such occasions. The procedure in seating “strangers”, always strictly observed, involved seating the “highest and most honorable” visitors to the left of the Speaker, and assigning to the benches on the Speaker's right those of less distinguished status.

The members themselves were usually well-to-do property owners, these being the only ones regarded as having “a stake in the country." Nevertheless. even these gentlemen sometimes came to grief by incur- ring arrest on debt charges: and it was one of their valued preroga- tives—as set forth in a resolution passed at the 1845 session-—-that “the persons of Members of the As- sembly should be free from arrest under civil process during the Sea- sion, and if so arrested during the recess, that they ought to be liber- atied whenever the Legislature is convened.”

The years have dealt. kindly with the old Legislative Chamber. and with its repainted walls and ceiling. its new carpet and new seating arrangements. it will pro- vide a bright and colorful setting for today’s ceremonies.

Premier Shaw anticipates a quiet and fairly short session," as there is no legislation of a conten- tious nature coming up. This being Centennial Year and all, he feels that the spirit of good-fellowship should prevail. That, of course, will depend largely on how the Oppo- it. It will be there to see that the session is neither too quiet nor too short, and its first job will be to give critical I scrutiny to every pronouncement in His I-Ionor‘s Speech.

Commonwealth Trade Prior to leaving for his visit to

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forum and Washington this week,

Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas- Honb gave a full review in the eh House of Commons of his mment’s attitude on Com- vaaliih trade. which we find of la] "interest at this time.

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Ouinmanwealth have changed great- ly from the time of the Ottawa Conference, 1932, or indeed from the time of the Montreal Confer- ence in 1957.

At the time of the Ottawa Con- ference the number of Common- wealth members was small and no clear distinction could be made be- tween those countries which pro- duce food and raw material for the British market. Britain. on the other hand. exported the manu- factured goods ithe producers of raw material and food needed. Also. the Ottawa agreements were an answer to conditions of depression and slump.

Conditions are now very differ- ent. Many of the Commonwealth countries have become industrializ- ed and it is the legitimate aim of almost every Commonwealth coun- try to do so. The change has ac- counted, to some extent, for the erosion of Commonwealth prefer- ences.

Commonwealth countries now seek markets elsewhere, as Austra- ha is seeking them in Japan. It is natural and right that they should; and it is natural and right. on Britain's side, that it should seek to secure reasonable living condit- ions for her own farmers, so as to be able to keep stability of price and a share of the market for her producers.

“We have to recognize, how- ever," Sir Alec said, "that the Com- monwealth countries do not want any sort of ‘closed shop’ arrange- ments." That was why. during the Common Market negotiations last. year, Britain tried so hard to pre- serve the interests of all the Com- monwealth countries in what it judged to be one of the most ex- panding and important markets of the world. Those negotiations fail- ed. and are no longer a live issue.

“Therefore. we have to get to- gether with all our Commonwealth partners to see what we can make of the next opportunity, which is the Kennedy Round, and see whether we can contrive, with our Commonwealth partners, the larg- est possible cuts in external tariffs. Every Commonweath country sees in the success of the Kennedy Round negotiations the best chance of in- creasing the volume and value of Commonwealth trade."

Here Sir Alec laid stress on the importance of the machinery of the Commonwealth Economic Con- sultative Council, which sits in Marlborough House, London, is financed by the whole Common- wealth and has as chairman a mem- ber drawn from a Commonwealth country. But the machinery of this committee remains consultative. and the idea of an Economic De- velopment Council with a Secretar- iat cannot really take shape unless there is more enthusiasm for it from the other Commonwealth countries. The British government has put forward this proposal, and would welcome its acceptance. or any variant of it. on the part of other Commonwealth members.

Video Worries

Some doctors, notes the Finan- cial Post, are watching the medical shows on television so they can tell which diseases are going to be pop- ular with their patients. Several ad- vanced cases of "TV-medicitis” have been reported in the U.S. Some viewers watching medical dramas, by identifying themselves with the actors, tend to "catch" the disease being portrayed. Concinved, they visit their doctor and even request the treatment they saw administer- ed on TV.

"The prospect that this sort. of thing might spread.” comments, The Post, “that an epidemic of hydro- chroniida (or should it be 'televon- dris’?) could result from the ex- ploits of Dr. Schmildare, is enough to unsettle the most seasoned medi- cal practitioner. Diagnosis may be

-difficult unless the MD has watch-

ed the specific program which brought his patient to his office. Treatment for televondriacs seems simple; complete abstinence from telemedicine."

EDITORIAL NOTE John Fischer, editor in chief of Harper's magazine, suggests a cure for overcrowding of colleges: ‘'1 have hopes that the colleges will some day refuse to admit any at -

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ETAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Parliament Hill Agliiter With Honors

When official Ottawa has a ball and puts on its white tie and fails. it is the foreign ambassa- dors who are resplendent with the glittering stars and colourful collars of orders of honour. while even our prime ministers re- main indistinguishable from the waiters in their unadorned black

coals.

This is the effect of the old Mackenzie King ban against any nation, even Canada. saying “Thank you" in the world-wide accepted way of bestowing a decoration upon Canadians who perform services beyond the normal call of duty.

But in fact Parliament Hill is aglitter with honours. and I was happy to observe a cabinet min- ister last month resplendent and looking splendid as he wore the star and c 0 ll a r of a foreign order at a ball.

Our Senate literally abounds with titled Canadians. It includ- es Knig Jerusalem, Malta. Belgium, and the Netherlands; it includes Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. Knights of St. Gregory and Knights of the Equestrian Order. CANADIAN ORDERS

Despite the official ban on tit.- les and honours for Canadians. the Senate—— like every large Canadian community —— contains Knights of Columbus and Knights of Pytliias, When is a knighthood not B knighthood in official eyes?

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open la the discussion by currespondents of questions of In

lens The Gus Ian oes not neces- Iarllv endorse ion en es- pond nts. All tiers published are sub- ject

enter into any cnrrrespondenca regard- ing letters submitted.

ELECTION PROMISES

Sir.—l would like to borrow a small space in your paper in say a few words in support of a num- ber of mothers. who. in the last few weeks have been b r a v e enough to publish their views on the so-called “Family Allowan- ce Promises."

I am the father of seven chil- dren. one of whom attained his sixteenth birthday recently. and is now attending one of our new regional high schools.

I wonder if we as parents. broke our promises to our chil- dren as readily as the Liberal Government broke theirs to us. just how long could we h old their respect and good-will.

Mr. Pearson should remember that "a promise made is a debt unpaid" and will he remember- ed on election day.

I am. Sir. etc.

Charlottetown.

FLEECING THE PUBLIC Your editorial "Stale- Abused Monopoly" is and diould be. considered by “governmeni.' as an advance warning of pos- sible defeat in coming elections if consideration is not given to the families and merchants and indeed all industries. which suf- fer from high prices of liquor. This is how it works: the money spent for the Vendor‘: product isn't going to be spent in the grocery or any other store. Thus with the recent in- crease in an already ridiculous high-price cost the purchaser will have that much less around for other needs. The whole fam- ily is thus deprived. And let us make no mistake about it. peo- ple w not. «Hakim or fore- go its use just

because it costs a lot. This is the delusion

of the

pm-itan-minded r.

Have our politicians forgotten that the la ans the Govern- ment? And we haven't authoriz- ed this kind of fleecing nor In- deed the kind of taxation which now obtains.

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s of France. Greece. 1

Not long ago. our cabinet had , a stormy discussion at which it was ruled that one Canadian. who happened also to be a min- i ister in that cabinet, should not l accept a Knighthood offered him i by France. This determination l was based upon the ancient dog- .‘ ma that Canadians may not ac- ; cept such recognition for their : public services. Yet not one hun- j dred yards away from the Coun- l cil Chamber where this ruling I was being given by the P r ime Minister, there was sitting in his ‘ office a Senator who already had ‘ accepted this same distinction. ‘ How crazy is this dogma! one ; Canadian may not accept an i honour which another has ac- lccpied. Going further. a prime .‘ minister says that a c a b i net i minister may not accept an hon- our which that prime minister’: ,superior. the Governor-General. . has alreadyaccepted and wears .' with pride. ‘ There are three living Canad- ; ians who have been sworn into the high office as Prime Minis- lter. All three have maintained the dogma that Canadians may - not accept a title from the head of any nation. without first sur- rendering Canadian citizenship. iYet all three have themselves i broken that rule. For what else ‘ than a title awarded by the head of another nation is the designs-

itlon as “Chief Bald Eagle" or similar honour. which has been accepted by each of them from the chiefs of the nation which or-

What else than a lifetime title of distinction is the “Right Honourable" which each of them has accepted from the Queen? HON. WITHOUT A COUNTRY? The highest honour which the Indians can award is member- ship in the “Crazy Dog Order" of Blood Reserve of the Blackfeet Nation. A senator has been accorded the title of Chief Akay-na-muka (“Many Guns") by the Crazy Dogs: he has not been requested to forfeit Canadian citizenship. Yet if he had accepted the comparable title "Lord Gladstone", for that is his name, from the Queen of Canada. he would have been ig- nomlnlousl_v expelled from the citizenry of Cana a. ' Of course we humans are all l basically vain: we are proud of ;our little achievements and we i value recognition. With an inver-

} ted snobbery we cling to the de- .

. mocratic boast that we have no citizens distinguished by titles. Yet we seize on such occupation-

. al or lifetime titles as “Your

‘ Worship" and “Honourable" and even as "Doctor" s t e m m ing

. from an honorary degree.

Marmalade. that delectable breakfast jam. usually is identi- fied as one of Scotland‘s numer- ous gifts to the world although its origin is something of a mys- tery.

1 One story has it that on an oc- . casion when Mary. Queen of l Scots. felt indisposed. one of her anilds or attendants boiled

dessert that would appeal to a jaded appetite. The "marma- lade" Is supposed to have com from ‘ m a

more practical turn, is that a Dundee importer found himself in possession of a cargo of or- anges that was not as fresh as it might have been owing to a crossing from Spain that was

take a complete loss on his or- anges. he had them boiled with suizar and packed in small stone jars. The experiment prov- ed to be an instant success and

oranges and sugar to make a .

the French words, "Marie de." ‘

Another story, with is far’

delayed by storms. Rather than .

. Origin Of Marmalade

Regina Leader-Post

;the firm is flourlshlniz to this day in Dundee.

The quince probably was one of the first is from which . preserves were made In ancient ‘times. The Latin term for quince is "marmorata" and It is called “marmcllo“ in Portu-

itzal. The Japanese have a na-5

;tive variety of quince callcd

t

. pear that there is a connection ,1 between the quince and the first . marmalade.

I ’ forms in Scotland export thous- i ands of jars of marmalade each

year; some brands are lighter l and sweeter than others. and

lemons have also taken their ‘place beside the oranges and 4 some jams are made from both ru :1.

Not too long ago a new brand came on the market and if the

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The classic crossroads of the world. Istanbul. nowadays serv- es as a popular refuge for politi- cal escapees from East Europe. They flee iihrough t.lie strategic tci-iiy to asylum in Western coun- res.

Known to the ancients as the

two continents, Europe and Asia.

The one-and-a-half million cit- izens of Turkey's largest city live and work on each side of the Bosphorus. Residents think nothing of commut g fr o in their suburban homes in Asia to offices in Europe. .

The historic and commercial hub of Istanbul stretches along the European shore. Twisting. 2.000-year-old cobblestone streets thread spice-scented shops. Mi- nai-eta of some 500 mosques pains glittierllll flnlers aby- w r

a .

Istanbul housewives have en- joyed the convenience of a giant shopping center

sd. catered bazaar boasts 3.000 Isqis selnng anything from dies and to

aanovara mus skin abflds and de

tcstely . market plat.-e'a1fl streets are dotted

wlfifoul ses.andres- tau-astafsr . s. Horn lies

Crossroads Of The World

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Galata-Beyoglu. the‘ busillii g modern commercial sector. New office buildings rise back back. one high. white. famed hotel offers awlmmlniz. ice skat- ing. and roof-top dancing with a view of two continents.

The city which gave the world the tulip. the table fork. and the Turkish bath. claims to be the oldest continuously occupied large metropolis. goiniz back

me 2.500 ears. "More an any other capital of mankind it is cosmopolitan in its and past." wrote the late Dr. Edwin A. Grosvenor, dlstingui. shed orientallst and linguist. in his two-volume history. Coiisian.

inople.

Byzsa. a Greek explorer. fol- lowing the advice

around 700 B.C. and called it Byzantium. As it lay athwars the easiest road from Asia "Min- °l' to Europe. the struggling city was often battered by invading armies from both sides. Emperor Constantine, of Rome. chose the city as his new capital in A.D. 324. He named it New Rome because it adorned seven hills. but it was so on as Constantinople. Man- hole covers in the city still have . the proud imprini S.P.Q.R. _ . Property of "the Senate and I People of Rome."

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test runs in France and Ger-‘ mand for it will exhaust the

Pancrecititis Very Poinfull

. By Dr. Tlieodore R. Van Dalton

What are the symptoms of a diseased pancreas? This is a dif- ficult q u e a t I o n to answer because the pancreas has var- ious functlone and is subject _to

The organ is located just be- low the stomach. some of its cells manufacture insulin, and a shortage of this hormone leads to diabetes. Other cells produce enzymes that are secreted the intestine to help digest suc foods as fats. Symptoms vary according to the function that Is disturbed. Indigestion occurs. for example, with a deficiency of e n z y m e s. Diabetes unsues with lack of insulin. and the in- dividual experiences excessive thirst. hunger. and urination.

Acute pancreatltis usually be- gins with intense abdominal dis- tress, nausea. and vomit.in¢-

b- domen. is constant and extends straight through to the back. The -attack may be so severe. the victim ‘goes into shock. The abdomen is tender to the touch and there is one chance In four of getting jaundice. A blood test (senim amylase) is helvful 1” making the diagnosis.

Chronic pancreatitis resembl- es the acute type_ except ill?‘ pain is less excruciating and is intermittent or fluctuating. Di- gestlve disturbances and weight loss are common.

Chronic recurrent pancreatltls is a series of chronic bouts. sep-

to relieve discom rt.

Cancer of the nancrcas often starts on the right side of the gland and there are few indica- firms of its existence until the disease spreads to the body of the organ or into nelizhborlng . structures. Jaundice and loss of i appetite and weight often are

into ‘ h

part of the picture. Again. pain '

is the most frequent manifesta- , lion.

lginally inhabited this country? 1

5 our RID or 11' l to have the gall bladder remov- .ed after several attacks? I REPLY l Yes. for three chief reasons:

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‘, continue until

1

A. V. writes: Is it always wise ;

. 1. There is no need to continue .

I‘ i.o suffer or endanger your life.

i 2. The infection may 3 p r e a d

from the gall bladder to the liv-

; er. . It is b

' sary surgery in youth or middle l age than in old age.

CONGESTTON FROM

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‘ drinking retard recovery fr om Bell's palsy? REPLY

I of the affected nerve. This

{recovery because irreparable

etter to have neces- ‘

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