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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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THE f l: IlARLOTTETlIWN aulniilllll

Morning Dally (Founded In 1881)

Pro ldenl, Lleula-Col. W. Chub: B. Mclmrl Vice-President. J- Il. Burnett. FJ-l- Secretary. LleuL-Cof l). A. MscKlnnnn, 0-8-0. Editor and Managlng- Director. J. B. Burnett, FJJ. i‘ suclate Editor, Frank Walker.

SUBSCRIPTION BATES ' $5.00 per year (in advance) dcllvercv‘ tn Cl w 84.00 per your l . ndvanczl mailed to P E. lllllli i530 p" yggr ,1“ gdvancr) mlilcd to Canada nnd 0.8. Mrmbrrs raidft Bureau of Circulation:

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker HIM theiWeakesl Ink."

SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 23»

Christmas I939

“And there in the same country sllellhﬂfqlﬁ abiding in the field, keeping watch mer theirs flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lod came upon them, and the $.01? 0f the 11°F

cue round about them; and they “we 5°’? ' id. And the angel said unto them, Fear not. ‘ < behold. I bring you goczi tidings of great 10y. ‘which slltlll be to all growls F“ 11m“ Y“? l‘ barn this (‘luv in the city Ol Dal/m l‘ ‘savwurr which is Christ the bord...And suddemy there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hast. praising Gcd and saying: Glory to (irﬁdtln the niglicsl. and on earth pence. 500d W 0' Ward mcn "

1939.

A W“; 3g“ “q wcrc celebrating the fldVﬂl! of Christmas in ihc hop: and cxpcctatloll Cl rciliziiniilg at pcacc witll thc world. lt Scflllﬂl incitwlilllr- that wt- r-llttllid again have l0 g0 through tln- .'iul>l1il'.< of lllk‘ _\'l‘<’l1'§ l‘)l~_l'l3» “m! manv of us wl-rt- a-liing \\llt.‘l.llL'I' ailythmg cuulu justffv thc sacrificcs involved in anothcr such conflict. But the time came when the chal- lcnoc sounded {no glcarly to be ignored. The arch tiwlilllfs-nialtrrs of liuropc, thc lt'.'.tll’l'§ of ,\ l7_j lit'l‘lllllll_\', it'll us n.) flllCflllllHc‘. lnthl- {punt app,’ u» tlirir uun solcnm [ilcdgcs and 1;, M5,“; ryqlp, pi grin-r nation's, they coin» mint-d till!‘ rnililws zwt of ziggression after an- in\';|\l4lll of Poland madc it clear that othci‘ \ illlw \\<'l'C to follow. "PC1106" 011 nicli lcfllls ‘for llruziin and France was assurcd~ ly not lhc pcacc proniiscd by the ‘angelic mes- senger on the first Christmas morning, lndeed, it involved thc sacrifice of every principle of lillrpliznr civilization. Ont of that conviction grew ille nn;iiiiiiiiiy' of lhc British Common- uczliili in thc war efforts now in progrms.

The past fcw wccks have brought hearten- ing evidence of the power of the British I\avy ind .\llicd air and hind forces. We can truly rclcbratc- lllQ tlniliniris season morc joyfully" m, l; M-laml. lifcry blow struck at wrung and a;_;iv;,._.;oii brings u.»- iicarcr to the promised ful- filment of thc reign of Christ. Still far away, it Llltlsl sccin to all of us; yet before despair m. in \\Q should consider what kind of .1 aim-bl up Ylllllltl Iii: lning in without thc story at lluililt-liciii fl» guidc» us. injustice and tyranny would be the zicct-ptcd standards not 0f 0116 0P two gang-tor nations, hut of all. ffhc Christian l ldls wllrlccnl like lczivcn in thc conscience of llhlllhillll ll ll.'t\ prim-ll lnorc [iofcnt than all ivorlil t"~iiljill*l'='1i'~, and ihcrc is Jllﬁlllllg sin-er than its ' victory" ovcr the paganism and god- _ , - rcprrwcntcil today by the spirit of Nazi- iqn and Sm-ict ltussizt. \\'liat behooves us is t.» cli: 4 lllfl to our faith in thc Christian idcal. .u;ul.>xic;ill_\'. thc story of Christlnas gains in lnt-zming zind significance (luring times of izziiirlnal crisis. its joyful tidings shine fo_rtli liltc star< in thc midnight sky, which are thcrc, but invi-"Ibll: in the tlll_\'illll(‘. \\'e feel their inlirl; kin-lily our drpi-ntlziiicc on llivinc guidance than when wi- arc slllthfnlly at our case. \\'hat ltusltin callcrl thc Xcbucltzidnczzilr curse comes from taking proridcntial mercics for granted. “ha: fcstival should bring this warning tn mind mort- forcibly than ('li'i>tntas, and how right tln: llhlillcl of Illftllblllll t0 makv it chicfly a (lav of rr-jlliring flu" the childlcil, lo whose frcsh (‘yrs thr- olil world prcscnts so many joy- ful surpriscs?

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.=\ ucws iicm in ycstcrilafs Guardian des- cribod the rush and hustle at the Charlottetown

Pr»: 1'1 fficc. Tho cxpcilitious handling of Cllff>llllil< mail i~ lll\\'ll_\ § a trclncndous prob- l(‘lll. This -<=.l~l»ii\ mailing of parccls and

greeting cards is far in cxccss of any fornlcr roar, which of t‘l>lll\L‘ means cxtra work for

all hand-x This is a rcmiinlcr of thc vital im- pi-rfancv of will‘ ]ill~lill systt-m. and lhc cfficicncy with which ll l> cilpablc of rising to mcct emer- gciwv tll'lll.'llltl*, liu-rv post nificc in thc conu- Lrv is t|\'t'l'lil.\l'1l for wvcrfll flll_\$ at thc (‘brist- miis scawn. but thc lob is lllnic so wcll that we _lll.~t fake ll for grand-d, without thinking of ‘lii- lllziglliiiilll- of lit.“ st-rticc. \\'i' \\'(‘iL‘tllIl(‘ thc ’lll§ll(',\ “int (lt‘il\t'l' llll‘ lllilll a~ thc indispensable agents 41f givulwill. lnu fcw proplc have any cunclsptilin nf what gun's on at thc hcarf of thc

lfltem in c-Ilch fli-irivt. The Late Hon. Mr. Palmer

Till’: llllC llllll. llt‘l'l1(‘l‘l lzinlcs Pzillncr. l\'. C, \\'lIH.\'(‘ rlczilh is l't‘lllll‘lt‘tl in tnllilws isstic. “'11s P1 link with thc historic past as wcll as a figure bt-luvcd and csfccnlcd on his nttll llchalf. ills carlv tlZlVs wcri: tl1lllL‘ll))t1)l'<'ll')' with many heat- ul di5cu§5j()f]g_ pm and con, over (Youfcdcrafion; his fathcr, the llou. liilyvarrl Palmcr. being a dclcgzitc at both thc tfharlottctown and Qucbcc Cunfcrcnccs, and lziicr (Thief _lll-'l1k?<‘ Ill lllc Province. Politics and law wcut lﬁgﬁlllft‘ '11 those d.'i_vs_ Political canlpaigns‘ \\'(‘I'CISCCIICS o: licavy vcrbftl gtilifirv, spiccd with wclghty’ lcgal argfilncilts and partisan invccfivc. If was an zigc of giants who rcvcllc/l in finding focmcn ivorlhy of llnrir cndtgrls, 'l‘h<~ ccho of lhclr blows comes ilmvll to us still in thc musty pages of their rc- Cortlcd spcccht-s. M‘: thc lalc .\lr. Palmer, who (‘lllllillﬂl this turbulent atmosphere and himself llCCillllf‘ both a lawvcr and a politician, $901115 1° havc passvd through unscathed so far as party pr-judiccs wcrc concerned. llc retained llI5 iii- lw-rrnt virtuzrs of gentleness and courtesy; and m“ §[)L'l¢'ll amenities, which he valued more than anvtliiiig in public life, ivcre his to enjoy t0 a ripe and full maturity. _ _

Ho lovcd. among other things. music, Ilt; was himst-lf, lII-Fflflltl‘ days. a iticinbcr of 5t. ltllll 5 Church choir and of ‘that grand old organiza- "~11, di- Philharmonic and Choral Society,

which did not fear to tackle the oratorios of Handel and Haydn. He was zealous in promot- ing amateur thoatricals. He was a devoted fisherman; an ardent gllfd€lltl'_ Recalling these entliusiasms, the attainment of even the high- est political office, that of Premier of the Province which Mr. Palmer enjoyed in 191.1. seems, in perspective, comparatively unimpor- tant; not that he failed in any way to discharge his duties as a public man, but because, on the human side, there was so much more to Mr. Palmer's life than the record of his years in the Legislature.

His familiar figure will be missed by young and old in Charlottetown, and his memory will be treasured as one of Prince Edward Island's finest citizens.

1 EDITORIAL NOTES ==

Tbnlorrow Christmas Scrviccs. i * ¥ W

Monday Christmas Holiday. in it l- it

The stores report good business, and all set for a .\lcrry Christmas. a i- i v

The last-minute practically for Christmas

buying and preparations a v 4: a \\'licn we are celebrating do nOl lef us for- get to toast thc boys who arc Zl\\'Zl_\' floing their bit. m v m m No customs duty or other charges will be charged on imports into France of horscs, mules, dried beans, lentils or pcas, until lune 30, r940 >l< it‘ ll‘ >l<

"I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the middle of winter,” wrote Addison in an early issue of The Spectator.

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Laurence Oliphant died this datc, I888. llc wrote the “Narrative of thc liarl 0f Night's Mission to China. and japan in 1857-59,” a standard work of the relations between thc Orient and thc Occidcnf.

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Canadian exporters of ccrtiiicd sccd potatoes to Cuba are again advised that seed potatoes weighing less than one and one-half ounce will not be permitted entry. Although this is are‘ gulation of long standing, thcrc have bccn rc- ccilt instances of potatoes being shipped weigh- ing less than thc prescribed n-ciglit and hence- forth this regulation will be rigidly enforced.

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The singfroid of some youngsters is refresh- ing. .~\ Mrs. Cccil lllcKniglit, a farmer's wife, hcard a faint cry that sounded like the voice of her two-and-a-half-yczir-old son, Keith. She rilshcd from the house into the yard and peer- cd down an empty well. “Arc jinn down thcrc Kcith?" shc qucricd. “Yrs, and I'm Llll'l_\', mo." the boy complaccntly- answered. n: »- v >l<

The Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation have appointed Rev, Dr. I\la.\'\vcll M. '.\lac()ilrum lllilll>fCf of thc Prcslly-tcriziii Church, Sywlncv. assistant to President Arthur Cross in charge of industrial and public relations. The appoint- ment is effective jam. r, provided the Sydney Presbytery accepts Rev, Dr. MacOrdunfs resign- ation. He is a son of a former modcratoi" of the Presbyterian Church in Czmadzi and a broth- er, (iordon, is mayor of Brnckvillc, Ont. * ll‘ 4K 1K

It is announced that Mr. Robert England. f\l.C., l\l..~\., wcll-knoirii \\"innijicg education- ist, has acccptctl iln- post of flllttliif‘ of ' Canadian Legion \\'ar Scrviccs overseas educa- tion branch. .\lr. Iiuglantl, who scrvcd Will] distinction during the last war as an officer in the Royal Canadian Rcgimcnt, has been granted lcavc of absence as economic. Zlfl\'l$(‘f to thc Winnipeg lilcctric Compairv and will take up his overseas (lulic-s at an carly (late. llc will dirccl. facilities to be provided in the Unitcil Kingdom and France, including actual thcalrcs of war, llv The Canadian Legion \\'ai' Scrviccs, in collabor- ation with thc Canadian Association for .-\<lul' Education. by mcans of which mcmbcrs of Can- ada's naval, laud and air forccs will bc ablc to continue their educational studics while on ac- tive service.

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.\t Sll(ll)lll‘_\', Ont, a judge inlpilscrl a sus- pcntlctl scnlcncc on a car tl1'i\'L‘l' found guilty of driving a car while (lrunk, and was intmcdiatc- ly called to book by thc Dcpiirtmcnt of _ltlSllCt‘ at Ottawa, with thc rcsult thc accused was rc- arrested on thc ground that llt‘ had not signed the bond for his suspcilsion. 'l'hc bond was it» have llccn posfcil thc fiillmving (l£l_\' and thc ac- cused's failure to post it on sclirdulc- gave au- thorities grounds for rc-zirrrsling him .'iftcr it was tnadc known that thc judge and tfrown .\t- iorncy had ovcrlookcd an amcndincilt to thi- crinlinal codc, passed in i035, barring suspvnd- cd scntcnccs in drunk (hiring cziscs whcrc a con- viction has been made. The amendment makcs a jail term mandatory. Attorncy~ticncral Gor- dnn Conant has scnt to all (frown Attorncys in (lntario circulars to thc cffccf that as thc law now stands the court ltas no option of suspcnrl- ing scntcnce or imposing fine for a convic- tion on a tll'lllll( (lriving charge. .'\ Illlllilllllll] jail scntcncc to all stich cast-s is compulsory.

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A pica to conduct business affairs in accord- ance with officially illlllﬁllllCCtl plans for a long war is contained in fhc current butter and choose summary 0f Olive and Dorian, Montreal dcal- crs. The rcvicw say-s, in part: “it is cxcccrl» inggly hazardous to voicc tipiuions nndcr thc pro- scnt condition of war with all its attendant ccnn- OIlllC disturbance and intcrruption with thc normal wav of living. in Canada wc have a possihli: surplus of huifcr which i< (lcjircssing at thc mumcnt but WlllCil. if hostilities itontinut", mav prove tn bc a blessing iii ilisguisc. it is an analogy that Canadian butter marlccts should bc (listurhctl ovcr a i'clalivcly' small lcmtvorarj/ oversupply whcn. in othcr countries, pcoplc fir!‘ called upon to submit lo rationing on a basis of about one-half their usual l‘(‘.f|\lll't‘lI1('lllS. \\'c recognize the thought nf many that an early cessation of hostilities might result in lower com- modity priccs but bclicvc that individuals must accept thc policy of their lcaflcrs and conduct their affairs on thc possibility" of a ivar lasting

for some lillllljclbtt prndtlction of iinpvirlnlll silli- ilics ma he scriousl curtailctl when most iir- l v H y

gently needed.

NOTESBY rue vlliv

The Prucott grain elevator ls full to overﬂowing and a dozen freight-er: will Wlnwr there with atomic cugoel of wheat. ‘The elevator now seems w be much lea-s of a “white elephant" than many people have been Inclined to picture it. Indeed, 1t is of great national value, especially at this time, in providing storage facil- ltles for thc wheat. that l: moving to market; overseas. - Brockvllle Recorder and Times.

Canadian troops have not seen action 1n France yet. But. one soldier at least has found It neces- sary to open fire on the enemy. On guard duty near Revelstoke. a. British Columbia mlllttaman found himself attacked by a large grizzly bear. Varying the stand- ard musketry drill, he promptly fired seven munds rapid. Five shot-s struck the grizzly, but It kept on oomlng. The sentry re- sorted to the bayonet. The bear replied with a. sweep of hls paw that. snjashed the rlfle Not done yet, the soldier leaped smartly alde- waya and beat u strategic retreat uip a nearby tree. The grizzly was bested. After growling for a. while at the foot of the tree, It fell dead of its wounds. - Winnipeg Tribune.

Shots ﬁred by a vesscl at sea caused considerable stir In Durban recently. A Durban rvnaler, the Egeland, was return-

ing to harbor with two dead whales ln tow. tot"! the ccast, one whale broke loose. It was diffi- cult to manoeuvre raploly In the chase o! the drlftfng whale, wth

one whale already fixed alongside. so the crew manned the harpoan gun and blazed away. One shot missed or failed to hold in the carcass but. a second succeeded, and the errant catch was taken tinder control again. By that time, hcw-

The Health League Of Canada

Of Arms And

(New York Herald-Tribune) ' " 0y shops. acwrftng to

HEALTH OF ENGLISH PEOPLE

Entering the war, the health of English people was never so good. The average weight of school child- ren has increased by three pounds and the average height by hall an Inch compared with ten years ago. Nearly 88 per cent. of conscrlpta passed as grade 1.

The death rate has fallen and 1s now 8.5 pe 1000 of (population, the lowest on record an just half of what 1t was in 1901.

Infant mortality has a. new low record of 50 per thousand blrtlu, l. little more than one-third of wiliat ft was at the beginning of the century.

Maternal mortality in 1938 was Jess than 3 per 1000 births, while 5 years ago it; was 4.4. The deaf-ha from tuberculosis are again the lowest on record, being only but! the number 1n 1911,

‘rhe black spot Ls the increase tn cancer mortality, the number of deaths for 1938 numbering 60,605, which was 1,000 more than In the przvloua year. While the reporter o! these advances rejoices 1n the improvements mentioned, he do- plores the fact. that there l: n0 de- cline in the number of cases of dip- therla and that there are still some 3.000 death; from typhoid. Well, the remedy for diptherla ls thoroughly well known to English authorlttea. It Ls that which has so revolution- ized diptherta. incidence and deaths h Canada, namely the universal

see ho th lr df therl deaths viwlll feilsappliaar. a cue‘ w“ Dgyéi John W5. McCullough, M.D.,

ever, the entire port was buzzing with excitement, The garrison had bean called out and gunners stood to, Every searcnllglit was turned on and the sea swept for the cause of the guniftre in the dark.- South Africa New Letter.

Often enough one flnrls reason to complain in a general way that some govbrilmental policy ls not right. It bccomcs more apparcnt when defects are pFlIIl/Gd to in a concrete way. The Ottawa Jour- nal refers to the will of the late Sir Charles Lindsay, blind philan- thropist of Montreal, who left $4,- 000,000 to Montreal or other chari- tles or educational institutions. With that as the premise, The Journal turns to the custom of tax- ing estates ln Ontario and says: "It he had dcno that in Ontario, the Ontario Govt: ment would grab half the moncyx" The Ex- aminer believes in a falr taxation of estates because the principle of such taxation is sound, but whore \\'t!‘.‘lh_‘l bequests and gifts are ar- ranged lt. is extremely clifftcult to justify the action of otftctaldom irnen it taxes the estate for hav- ing made such gifts, That appears to be exceeding the purpose of just legislation. -— Pcllerbarough EX- amincr

Alexander Muir was stroll- ing with George Leslie near tn

Leslie Nurseries In Toronto on? day lri Autumn of 1867. A sma

Autumn-tinged maple leaf flut. "Yctl "N" a tron to Mr. Leslie‘ coat sleem, lie tried to fl'k 1 off, but it ccntinued to cling Picking it off to throw away, h. was struck by the beautiful color- ing, and draw it to the attention of his friend. Knowing Mr_ Muir's literary ability, Mr. Leslie said: “You have been writing verses; wny not write R song about the maple leaf?" Two hours latcr the lines whlch made Alexander Muir's name famous were road to Mr. Les- lie in the Isoslicville inst office, The

following day thc new poem was recit/ed to Mrs. Muir and the chil- dren, and so pleased the former that slie suggested setting the words to music so that she could sing them. That was the origin c-f The Maple Leaf Forever. —To- ronto Telegram.

Gum, like liquor, mince pie, love for dumb animals, patience, humility, frugality, enthusiasm for outdoor sports and other gzod things, can become a. menace L0 human happinrss ivlion pUl. to im- proper or extravagant lists. Cvum decidedly docs net. rank among the good things cf life when it ls placrd where the innocent wll step on it or sit on it. Therefore Mayor La Guardian campaign to got the discard quid out of and off of pub- lic places in this city ought to have the enthu-iastic support of the vast majority who either do not chew gum in public or dispose of it w.th restraint lf they do chew 1t. in public. Maitufacturers and distrib- utors are being asked to co-opcrate. They will doubtless be glad to do so. Just as R, drunken man ls a bad advcrtscment for a bar or for the liquor business, so a, misplaced wad of gum i; [L bad advertise- nicnt. for the gum industry The industry may not be to blame but it suffers. -_ New York Times.

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A distinguished sailor quarter- deckcd m;- loday on the subject of Float Street's views about sou power. "Though we won all our big wars, and built. up our Empire’, quoth he, "by s20 power funda- mentally. thc papers still think of war solcly in terms of annies and land operatlnnc Yet, if you ovvie liinulubbcrs look up your school pcrgraphtos. you will find that thrce-Imlrths of the earth's sur- face ls water. That vital fact ought to Leach you to readjust your out.- lcok. and realm what sea pawcr really means in any international conflict. “You study maps that. are much too small. If a snip or two cscapos from our sca patrols, and it lakes a month or so to round them up, you begin to a k whether the Priti-h Navy knows tts jcb. Just ytlll remind your readers that the Atlantic Occim alone has an l'l"",\ of 35,033,000 square mics, and the Pllllllf! Ozcan, wh'ch has

A C“ ICKSQQVLAQ CAROL

Good King Wencesms looked out On the least of Stephen,

And the snow lay round about, not“; and cusp and even,

Brightly snono mo lawn that n gltt, though the frost was cruel,

When a poor man came in sight Gailmng winter fuel.

If thou knowlst 1L tel n

Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what hi. dwelling?" "Sire. he lives B. good league hence, DOWn beneath the mountain; C1058 ﬂgﬂlnsl. the forest fence,

B)’ St. Aenes‘ Fountain."

"Brill! me flesh. and brlniz me wine, grins I119 Dino logs hither;

Ihou and I will see him dine

When we bear them thither."

gage and monarch. forth they went, rorth they went together,

11911 the rude Wind's wild

lament, “T011811 the bitter weather.

"Sire. the night ls darker now, A11? the storm gmows stronger; F5115 my her-Ft. I know not how,

T can go no longer."

‘Mark my steps, be brave. my page; Tread thou 1n them boldly;

Then their] ﬁnd the winter's rage Freeze thy blood less coldly.“

1n his master's steps he mm Where the‘ snow lay dinted;

Heat. was m the very sod

Which his foo: had prlnbed_ Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing.

Ye who nOW do bless the poor, Shall yourselvs ﬁnd bleessing,

-V@rsivn by John Mason Neale. MARXIAN cnams

MOSCOW — (ca) - Two chairs from ‘London have been placed 0n exhibition in the Museum of the Revolution here. Once the pro-

"Htther, page. come stand by me, ll g,

verity of Karl Marx, they were presented to the soviet govern- ment by Marx's grandson.

__}._.__f__ IIIGII BIRTH RATE DELHI. India —(CP1 -Ai. least 200.000 women die every year In India from causes arising from childbirth. according to the report °f_ll‘_e_lilillll‘gll'?flﬁ‘s.°°ll‘l~“slc“°f-

U18 ﬁgures. and see how many war-

shim, after adequately guarding home water. are haw available to Police those boats." _ Ottawa Journal.

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OMETIMES Ill! aim. ellezli of llfQ are aboul u bad a. itself, For instance-where would you l o while v0.1! llama was ‘suing isbmlp m" , """“"d "59 “Wld Pa» your rant? Six or high! months ran! exponsn on top o! ovary. thing elu would on no lake, baliovn mil

"lhal problem was wlvqd (o, m, i" p,’ "m" l" "*9 50ml! a! Ilia National Fin insurance Compsny ol Hartford H: n ranged Qenlal insurance prolociion lo: m; ~31 unbelievably low coil-and now, d my homo should burn, my ion! m fompqp. WY quarter: would be paid by this iruur- imce. It's ammo-doesn't (on mug); qua ‘ iulo might bo vlly impoillnll '

also to be looked after, Ls twice as

big as the Atlantic. Then look up

W. K. ROGERS AGENCIES LTD CHARLOTTETOWN

_ seem that. some factor other

t iui u. t ln to $553’. '" "hula.

elm counter f... wry from gvbrumber of point-s of view. Flor one thing, mlliiary play- thlnu, howuver ingenious. offer lit.- tlo swipe to the creative Imagina- tion. A Y can spend many hours profitably In construe lng a. model

5h n rnllr uddlnl dum- my bomb racks and machine guns to the plane or war paint and ord- nance to the shl contributes little to the maker's can m‘ rim».

i-oua c oc on

In this

era

the aplectucle of ter re-enacting t e Battle of st. ihtel all over the living- room floor. Grtznmer still must be

theth htaoln. mot-her in oneo! h W18 Wltrlrtlflﬂlns. “m?” iii"

.500 - in u y uammuxfghupom

repnun vtghlch may bin-gt him out; of exls- n

oe. But m the children themselves, of course, these considerations have little weight and the atmosphere of war natural Increue th tn- wrest. 0f I lively y

whlcli the toy Sea... this, however. resul In a. colorful may of lead gmnad ers under the Christmas tree, the alarmed mother ma. take aomc reassurance from the fac that l: has you to be prov that the toys of war inevitably pro- duce Napofeons. It. ls true that. A Min- a1 Gearing ls said to take de- light tn lead sol lei-s -—but the same 1s ld l H G

submarines provide.

use of the preventive. Toxotd. As to _ _ w 115 1 1- t My soon as thc English public health wen; 3m mow ea m5}, Bqidttle authorities emplo ‘Ibxold syste- war-s," 1n which he dam-med an matlcally they wil be surprised to played

, md recommend that practitioners of We! lftfk be looked away and com ll to play If. as s. sort of subltma ton, no doubt. And such Ill-assorted personalities as Winston Churchill and Robert; Louis Stevenson have described tn print their pleasure In leaden arm- es. If a. boyhood nourished on mil- ltary toys can lead to such inverse results as the mun au- force. “The Outline o! History." a. seat in the British War Cabinet or "A Child's Garden of Verses." it vsipluld

BI] the playthings was decisive.

Scapa Flow

(Manchester Guardian) When that allant ship the Royal Oak went to bottom of 5611198 Flow and 5 oulatlon was rlfe about what. had come of e German submarine and its an melons crew, an armchair critic slttlnR 511110118 hls smoke-room friends suggested that. the harbor should be combed! He would have been sta 39TH! to

. learn that there are abou one hun-

dred square miles of deep wit" 1!! that marvelous anchorage. A11 the nuvles of the world could be accommodated th ll would still be possbtle for a des- troyer flotilla to carry out flrlnlr 01' a. torpedo ractice in a comer k9 l? clear for t e manoeuvre. when e Courageous came to Scuba In he!‘ virgin pride 1p carry out her s trials there were about. forty b8 ll?‘ ships anchored in the Flow, and still there was room for the new- comer to career for hours 8.1011110 a vast. circle.

mere ls nothlnz in these which gives away official some .

l will?“ lllmude-lutgkflir cyc opae w revea e oulrer that. the Flow Is about. fif- teen miles long from north to south and a mean eight, miles broad. Tho German navy must know everv inch of it. as well as Lhev know their own anchorages. ‘and’! who can iayougtiyw many snes n a guise o ~ makers ‘have made those delightful

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Yardley. Richard Hudnut. Eve In Paris. Ashes of Roses.

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been

sea. trip; ness an Why Autumn dpartloularly? A con- slderable CXDG e

weather revealed that that ls best time of all the year to those Islands. Summer arrive tardily there, and pltlleas hall

uenoe 9d ln those clear waters ts a, joy seven months of 1;- - There are daw|s when that lnlann sea ls lneffably calm. Going up on lhe _ watch at 4 u. m, mlixhty ships have been found lying at all antpgtts on a surface as smooth as

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ently aimed and with its smoke rising straight to heaven.

there were tlmos when gale: sprang up with incredible sudden- ness and attivned relentless

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Central Drugstore

In the Autumri to Btrom- slon to Ktrkwall? there is Hoy over 1.000 feet h! ‘of Orkney the visit conditions

n66 an writer, "the white break

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and

morriln

battle? en the name of

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fury.

Another bugbear of the Orkneys qg gm ls the crossing of the Pentlimd Firth which some old sailors of the wind- jammer breed say can be almost al bad as rouiidin rent races mod from the Atlant- c. and drffters have known to poke their noses through the irate of Soaps and battle for hours yard of progre s. Generallv speaking the Orkneys are low lying

(he Horn. The cur-

uimugn the Firth T“ “m” ma“

lshly declined to torb qumtlona. u, ally said the doctor, in ox

without making a. mm- "n1 l9“

tli-encc their submis- tions of them."

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the Atlantic 35.195),

one majestic ago. cliff where to quote the iia§ny“§i‘l.§§.° below in a slow and 5215112: ‘noiseless movement. and the seagu flit like mld a in their mazy dm

889e,!‘ YOUR‘ wife to send for a veterinarian; he's used to treat- trrg patients without asking ques.

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u late a8 July ls qulta a. common midway to e blue water. experience. It 1.; a cyclonic area'- -----i__..

one of the worst. In the Britt-sh Isles. BRIDE “BRIGHT EYE!"

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