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ElXTCRDAY, APRIL 19, 19-11. L‘ ‘ r ‘mm-mi?

R. A, F. In Action

't.iin’s new bombers, carrying a new type »c\‘; Yosive. have been prompt to respond .li'..*l Xzuci outrages over London by sub-

jc. c; llszliu to its worst raid since the war

Siilrtctl There is poetic justice in this grim act

of lIL.LvnAA:A'~‘A(“‘; but the chief purpose, it is enl-

phiisivwl, was not retaliation but the destruction of mi t:1r_v objectives in accordance with pre- arravgt-tl plans. Among the objectives in Berlin which have bccn repeatedly attacked are fuel iustitllatiriits, aircraft factories, aerodrolnes, power stations, railways and railway stations, cable works, blast works, electrical equipment fat-torics, coal-gas plants, etc. The fact that the

I\'..\.l". in stronger force than ever before was

able to penetrate the barrage defenses and strike

a.’ liii‘ heart of the Nazi capital, has also its ef-

ft-it on (ieriuan luornle_ ,

lihetvltcre over (icrutttny and Cicrnian-oc-

I-d territories, the IIAJT. is ranging far and stibjecthtg itidustrial areas especially to pitnisltittetit. lVith ever-increasing stip- fivan the [inited States, and trained fliers nzultar the Commonwealth Air Training plan,

1i: 1211's power in the air is developing into a

pow-tit factor in achieving final victory.

l: is the time element against which Hitler is

fijylitttig nmv, and which is responsible for the

d<.‘~~llt‘l';"'.t3 attacks he has latinched in the Balk- ans. to sccutiitgly inexhaustible resources he is tlzrrwving into that struggle may achieve tem- porary successes; but no one knows better than the Nazi leader that his real objective in the war, flu‘ c utlitcst of liritaiti, is farther off today Lilian it vans when France and Belgium collapsed.

‘India's Contribution

'\lr. I'll-oz Khan Noon, High Commissioner ‘ft. l: tlia in London, is now in North America on a trade mission and takes pride in relating what his cottntry is doing to help bring about the thnvufztll of the dictators in Europe,

lntlia, he states, is stipplyiilg five hundred

tht-ttuanil man under arms to the llritish cause mail at the same time is producing 9O per ccnt.

oi '-- own rt" luirctitcttts. When the conflict luwtiae out in September, i939, India had no tut»: than itimooo men unrlcr arms. Since then mt: nur has grown to half a tilillluu, and hate pron-ti tliaut sons of the Iimpirc in" in Libya, liritrca and Abyssinia for the

prt: tum of lihcrty.

llr. Noon points out that India has always ru w-u. ‘lured her own guns and ammunition of all rnlIlti-vs, and now she. is building sloops and ttw-pt-dtt h-vtts and will soon establish a large plant for ‘he llYllillFiillll of aeroplanes. In addition to .

t. ~ tutivitirts, she is constructing steam engines ml ltnilt-rs, while her heavy industries produce 121i‘. only ell the stccl she requires, but in such c- tltnt lllln vital material is being exported ‘in autl other Allies for use as armaments.

without previous experiences of their route or guidance from companions, many of them fly thousand: of miles over mountains, field and sea.

In making these flights some species travel by daylight. but the ntajority cleave through the air under cover of darkness, Migrants by night in- clude the numerous fly-catchers, vireos, warblers, thrushes, orioles, tanagers, shore-birds and most 0f the sparrows. Some species of waterfowl un- der certain circumstances also migrate by night. Among the clay migrants are swallows, night- hawks, chimney swifts, various hawks, and the ducks and geese. i

The insect-eating birds often combine business with pleasure by feeding erratically on the wing. Others lift at once to the habitual altitude of flight and drive forward with unswcrving dc- termination to the end of the day’s journey. Iu this case feeding may be done in late afternoon and in the early morning.

A Worthy Cause

T} t ‘tr The Quecifs Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims is nmlcitlg encouraging ltcadwzrv in

other centres. In Saint John it was announced the other day that the fund had risen to $3,659 Surely there are some people here who are suf- ficiently interested in these unfortunatcs to make a contribution towards the fund, which is being handled locally by the Royal Trust Company. Since all shiptvleut of sterling is now prohibited by the (iovermttcnt, all contributions to the fund arc being held at the hcad office in Mont- rcal until arraugciucnts can be made for the con~ version.

EDITORIAL NUIES -n

There is 0 accounting for taste. Or- fordville (Wis) taverns may sell hard liquor. but not beer. In a referendum residents voted I21 to I13 against sale of beer but approved sale of hard liquor, 126 to 121. ‘ll ‘if i‘ U “Jehovah's Witnesses" have been finally de- clared an illegal, unconstitutional organization in the U. S. A. by a decision of the Supreme Court at “iashington prohibiting the sale or dis- tribution of their books and publications, The appeal was taken by thirteen persons who had been convicted of the offence at blauchestcr, N. H. a u n- n- The whirlgig of time! The erstwhile President of the Anti Automobile League (Hon. Idoracc WVright) now boasts: “This province also has an asset in the investment made by this Government in paved highways, without which we could not hope to develop the tourist industry. The latter industry, Mr. Wright predicted, will pay all that investment.” But: not without autos! a *_ a o- Here is the infantile mortality per 1,000 per province of Canada compared with the statistics elsewhere: New Zcaland, 31; Iceland, 32; Aus- tralia, 38; Netherlands, 38; Norway, 4:3; British Columbia, 45; Switzerland, 47; Qntario, 49; Al- berta, 51; United States, 5f; Saskatchewan, 52; Manitoba, 56; Union of South Africa, 57; Prince Edward Island, 58; litiglantl and Wales, 5S; Dcmnarlc, 59; Nova Scotia, (i2; British Isles, (it; Canada, 63; New ilruuswdclc, 75; (Quebec, 85 ll! 1i i i‘

This is rich coming from-a member of a Lib- eral Government, Spcalcittg on the budget, IIon Horace lVrigltt questioned the justice of the fed- eral bonus paid to the western fnriucrs. “I think” he added, "I know the answer. The western farmers’ voice is ltcard through their federal rc- presentatives in Parliament, because the western farmer is organized. Some of our representatives do not even know what the farmers want." Citing the processing tax. “\Vhen that was g0- iug through in the IDominiQn Parliament, did you hear one voice raised from the East? I didn’t I Why? Simply bccattsc the eastern farmers were

not organized. IIe didlft press his opinion on his

xar, ltwvrvcr, has had a serious effect on i‘ill"li'i.8 to the Continent of Europe, and

l" l tIt- iltnv oi imports front EIIYIJPQ to India has

l5‘. .

. nlllfliTfl, with the result that she is Jll’ .

r5 tVir iuw markets of distribution and stun . p'tz"-*ti.l.'arly' to the ifuitcrl States for ma- ' ' v illttl other troductive tools. She also . l

m-u iiriitt-s and tlrttggs.

that Hr. Noon will say in connection with ruzil siluzttioit in India is that the .. ll (_'->ii1,'i't~~;s frankly cottdcmnetl Nazi- i at zrwl lm-afi-iil :tutl that its sole grievance is 1U‘ it it-J- it >llttill1l have been consulted before .t wvut in war. lint by mastering its huge re- ws in a h. strty and telling effort to aid Great ' n. in its struggglc for survival, have come a i zvl uu."_\- zunl zt fervour for democratic frcc- ~.~ a-fiiifin lutlirt is proud. As part of the litu- i-" i. » t~ aw lnr plain ditty and is performing i ' - ir-f of hm" ability.

[Birds On The Wing

TE -~ :muu.tl Spring itiigratiott of the birds, f.ii'<ii h jiius in the tnidtllt: of Iicbrtiary and con- tinues until about the cud of May, is one of the ' plimzoiiteiia of nature, says the Canadian "s lilllllfllll. ~ movntiritt of the birds to their ancestral lm t l: u; ggruuiltl» in the Spring of the year is ac- ctniiph-Iul in the face of litany hazards, hard- ships: and adverse weather conditions, and the rtgnlnrity with which familiar birds rc-appcar, follmriitg tuoullls of absence in distant regions, is in ulztuy cases very tnztrkcd.

The git-at distances that some kinds of birds travel mi these annual journeys is also amazing. The bulmliiiks that nest in Cattatliztil fields winter in Pllilllvlii llrztzil and ltcigltboriltg countries, while the tiny ltmuntiltgbirds rctttrn each Spring from Alcxico and Ccutral America.

representative, and there was no word said.” Mr. McPhee: “There were no Conservatives there."

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The isolation of two pure cheluical subslailccs from that part of the bone marrow which aids the body to increase the uuntbcr of its white [blood cells, first line of its (lcfcilse against bacterial iiwadcrs, was announced recently at the opening session of the Spring meeting of the American Cihettlicztl Society. Dr. Harry N. Iloltnes, head of the Oberlin College chemistry departmctit and president-elect of the society, re- ported that these cbciuicals, ltithcrto found only in sharks, had been synthesized in the Ober- lin laboratories and that in tests on animals they bad shown a definite influence on the formation of the white blood cells. The preliminary animal experiments indicated that the bone-marrow sub- stances, datyl alcohol and chimyi alcohol, would provide medicine with powerful wcapotis for fighting bacterial diseases and also the blood disease known as agranttlocytosis, or leucopenia, in which a person lacks the ability to increase rapidly the number of white blood cells, or phagocytes, during the onset of an infectious disease. a n a Primrose Day, in memory of Lord Beacons- ficld, (Benjamin Disraeli), Eltglish statesman and novelist. Prime Minister, 1874-80, when the first programme of social legislation was carried through, including rt Factory Act, Artisans Dwellings Act, and the Agricultural Holdings Act. Carried through legislation making Queen Victoria Etuprcss of ‘India, and purchased the Khcdive of Egypt's holding in the Suez Canal which gave Britain control of that waterway to the East. The primrose was his favorite flower, and the Queen recommended it should bc worn on the anniversary of his death, Disraeli was un- doubtedly one of the greatest statesmen of mod- ern times, a master of epigram and a brilliant dcbatcr; his many novels remain as valuable pic- tures of the time in which he lived. The best are “Inthair," “S y bil." “Coningsby", "'l‘nn-

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Another fcnttire of bird ntigrations that zlrtizi-t < \\tillll"r and citrinsily is lltt: llllcrrillg ac- curauy with which the birds proceed to their destination. Without map or compass, often

cred" and "Henrietta 'l‘ctnpie."

THE CEARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

appeared in Banff recently to coi- lecr. the Banff residents’ spare pell- Illes for the Banff-Jasper Spitfire fund. ‘The apparatus, which la in- stalled on Banff avenue, is a red white and blue tube with an en- closed Vypxrdstlck to measure the pen- nies. . en a. yard. of pennies ls col- lected the machine ants-manually

drum al the bottom of the tube. — Calgary Herald.

As long as he lives, Benito Mun- soltnl will have cause to remem- ber the Cunningham brothers frcm a country called Britain. The elder, the Admiral has dealt prac- tically a death blow to the Ilfllllm fleet. The younger. the General as one of Slr Archibald Wavellfls principal assistants has done much to destroy Il Dueeb dream of empire in North Africa. — Vall- couver Sun,

If history docs not repeat itself in detail it czpies itself in the zen- eral pattern of events. Early 1n 1916 America, supplying Britain with war suppIleS, discovered sab- otage and laid it. nt the door of German agents within the shelter of the Gennan Embassy. Within less than a year war was declared on Imperial Germany. 'I‘i.lls time we have Washington seizing Ger- man and Italian ships in order to protect its own harbors and accus- ing an Italian admiral of sabotage. How 11mg will it be before the Umb- ed States and the Ax‘s Powers are at war? — London Free Press.

There will remain taftcr the war is over) the problem 0f Itnlys rela- tions wtlu her neighbors and of her place in the co-ordlziated Eurcpe 0f the future. when all is said and done a. people of 40,000,000 cannot fail to be an important facts: in Europe life; and I, for my part can see little chance of Italian well- being save tn a relum to the prin- ciples of the “new policy" WlllCh Italy might. have fella-wed In 1918, and tllen abandoned in favor of the suicidal Treaty of Imulon and of a

Carlo Storm, who is now lll United States, appears only statesman who could ltctupt that “flew DCIKCy" to the Itiflis 0f the future for he made a gallant attempt to apply 1i- Hl P119 “ileum haul‘. In essenoe, the policy ts_so tar from being "new" that. 1t is in full ncccrtlaztce with the ideas .-f Cavour and of ills wl$€r helpfl? in the 081l- ier years of the Rtsorgmento, Italy, and Europe, will need a. second Ita - 14m Rlzorgintcnto; and after the 00l- lapse of Fascism and time destrtw-

revolution" of this kind, hard though the first shells toward it will doubtless be. - Wickham Steed in The Contempor- ary Review, London.

cttlen for a true

On a lawful occasion recently we looked dawn into the hold of a. large ship loading outward-y and gained a vivid impression of the wcrk of the stevcdcics. The boll seelllcd a. deep cnvcrn at the bfltf/lm of which a group 0f men were en- gaged in sotucthing like a. rugby Scrum -- actually they were ccax- Ing odd-shaped bales, bundles, packages and boxes into a. homo-

cueous mass to from the flr't layer of cargo. This cargo was des- tined for a far country and the variety of merchandise and goods was striking evidence of the faith of traders ncrcss the sens In the continuation of busines between the Mzthel- Country and the Em- pire, As if to cmphasim the point two conslgiuncnts caught llle rye- cemexit packed in bags DYIIIl/Cd with city and destiuatzott, and — ccckt-ail sausages with the slogan "Buy -_, anti-woods and‘ be sure of delivery auywltero in the world." So we thought, wnuld Fame tozlmg bridge buildcrs after successfully spanning a. tropical river with the cement. celebrate the occasion wtth a cocktail sausage supper on the

don Monthly.

Canadian army

mechanical equipment; and on train-

extent than many of u; realize On| ed mcn to operate and service the

more skilled mechanics. but it l means more than that. When vlc-y

‘.1; demand. No highly skilled all-l job aft/er this war. There will be large public wcrk‘. programs and there will be work on tiwesepnro- grams. The better paid Lbs Will Q0 to experienced men, Army trades schools in operation in Military Dis-i trlct No. 1 since the begznntng of this year ltave prs-vcri attaiactivie to ambitious yiaultg soldiers in both the active and ' reserve units. Thrs: czurs-es, which. are taken rlurmg routine army time and‘ at. regular pay, last; from three to six months

army pay. After

fitter-machinists, motor mechanics. carpenters, clerks and so on, will have a flying start in the race for emplzymeitt and preferred wages. It, has been one of the unfortunate conditions of the past. 15 years in Canada that, generally speaking, we have not. taught trades. We have trad assembly line training but that. is not training tn a. trade - merely in one small section of a trade. The army trade schools provide an all- round training. The lumy sclicol graduate is a mechanic who knows his job. Standards of entry 1n these schools are in k660i"! WW1 93W work. Entrants must have two years in high school or have had some practical wcrk at the trade they

five units and the reserve units as

well

either. A civilian filling in an ap- plication at any armorles for these trade rchzols will not be called up for service until his age class is called in the usual way. Bu; his name and trade classification will be available when the nation does need Cum as a soid'er, Tratntnz is done in technical school workshops under military guidance. The cours- es give on ambitious young man a dual chance to serve his country, l5

He gets an education now and a higher rating on the wage market after the war. This is a different war and a different army and farseetng recruit or civilian of serv- ice ago is realizing that. and taking advantage of the army trade

schools. Lmtzlcn Flee Press. Ule Midst I for dandruff.

t A "mile o! pennies” contraption

trips and drops the pennies into a,

meznlcuimiiau Fasvistrturstof highly interesting job. These ale i>11’B"- Amilll; living llflllfllls COUIIH the women who get. paid for what lhflt they do-dhough not enough. to be t0 be lhi-"surc, because

mm of Nazlisltt the read may be,‘

edge cf civilization? - Port; of Lon- to

This is a mechanized war and}!!! ' a man for the actual fighting. The is a ntechanzed ‘ British don't have army. Vlcl;ry depends to a steal-sf t flamboyant as a woman's Battalion

equibmgnt. That. means. °i “WISE. Just; mentioned they have some-

t-ary 11:15 been won and We ICCUTHJQ the combat forces has gang far to the ways oi peace, the trained beyond anything dreamed of in man who knows his trade will be other wars.

round- tradesmen will so hurtling a because of these women-do build ‘would olhczwlsc be possible,

lFew Shillings a Week

. marshals

and utter graduation bring hlgherivolunffiers‘ some ‘

' ycuuo men whdhigrdvdltiuiebdqoil“; nee?‘ Haney‘ rjiakle a mw sillmiilgs a ‘V150 * e . ver a n genera c aree. electrician; blnclcsmltlls, welders, ‘m: a pmped humber of fulplpiflc

choose. The schools are open to ac- t

as to men who are not tn.

soldier and as trained me:hanfc.|

the,

l Britain Sees It Through

"I Bring You

PAUL a. TIIIBNBY- War ldltof. New York PM (Copyright, 1M1, By New York Poll. m0)

ARTICLE IV

Three things distinguish the Bri- tish war effort these days from the war effort of 1914-1918.

First, and most. obvious, is the great number of women who are- tn everything but name-soldiers 1n the army. There are several ‘hundred thousand of them, organ- ized in. different corps. They drive ambulances and other motor ve- hicles for Army. Navy and R.A.F. They cook. The do clerical work. They ferry alrp ones from factory to field. (‘hey even do light labor of various types.

They live in ban-acks, eat sol- ldiers’ food and wear untfornls. For less than soldiers’ pay. and in. some cases for no pay at all, they do much oi the noncombatant work of the Army and the RAF.

Second, and only slightly less ob- vious, is the utilization of the spare time of hundreds of lhousanas of imen who are unsuited for actual military service and who are lot employed in the essential wart o industries.

Third, and hardest to detect. is the waning of the formerly domin- ant; position of the upper classes --t.he shrinkage of the influence of the men who in other days ran the Empire by virtue of having been born into the right: families and having been sent. to the right schools.

The Gennaus are admired for their skill in organizing and the British are laughed at for their “muddling through.” But. let me

may lead you, as they have led me, to wonder whether the British are such muddlcrs after all.

Consider the women's auxiliary forces. They are of many types. ‘Preptmderftntly, they are made up of younger women for whom the ivar has meant a job-a hard but

many of lhent are more capable than the men who do the same jobs tn other armies.

Some of the units, however, are made up of women who don't need any salaries, and so do not get. any. For many such groups, the govem- ment merely supplies the uniform. the barzacks and the food.

Still other units are limited to women who not; only serve ivitliotlt pay, but, also meet their own ex- penses and furnish their own equip- ment-. In Scotland, for instance, I was driven around with a group of officers by a lady of title. She was driving tier own car, which the government controls absolutely. To her has been left. only the privilege of buyin t-he tires and paying the repair bl is.