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Lost and Found

For many years in South Bradon, England. there has been a local tradition; to the effect that around the middle of the' 18th century a church in tiie village disap-; peared from view. No one knows why or? how it happened or if other buildings in: the area went the same way. The tradi-, tion simply is that one day the church was, there, the next day it was not to be seen.i Recently, about 200 years after the alleg-E ed disappearance, a man digging with a small spade discovered a pile of stones and, concrete which, on examiiiation, turned out to be the ruins of the lost church. The; first stones were no more than three or four, feet below the surface. i

All along, South Bradoii has been, virtually a deserted village. Now, accord-i ing to the postmistress in a nearby town, ”the dead village is beginning to live; again." That was to be expected. Tour- ists will come from far and near; it isn't every day that one can see a church that had been underground for 200 years. Archaeologists and other experts with high-sounding names, will turn the once sleepy hamlet into a busy out-door labora- tory; they will want to find out once and for all just what it was that caused the

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latter Deal With Irltslii

The fact that the United States has fin- ally sold some 556,000,000 worth of surplus butterfat to the United Kingdom poses problems for Canada, which also has sur- plus butter, and for other Commonwealth and I-hiropean countries that have been supplying the British market. says the Ot-' tawa Journal. The deal with the U. S. is a complicated one-it is doubtful if any actual cash is involved-and has been un- der negotiation for months. It is. pre- sumed the basic price was 41 cents a pound. on a butter basis. which the U. S. set some time ago for export surplus sales. That is about the world trading price for butter.

Canada also has some surplus butter which it would like to see off the domes- tic market, but to meet the U. S. or world export price would result in huge losses to the Canadian treasury. Further the trade here is against such distress selling at a time when Canadian domestic prices are almost 20 cents & P0111113 hlSl191'- Such opposition has intensified in recent weeks, as both the trade here and dairy organ- izations fear the result on domestic sales at a time when neither wages nor the cost of most necessities show much inclination to decline on the home market.

This whole business of selling surpluses at distress prices by countries not normal- ly in that particular line of trade can have disastrous results on world trade. Ne: watching the results of the U. S. experi- ment-with an anxious eye. as they ha-V9 been the big suppliers of butter to the Unl- ted Kingdom since the war.

f Ire is ? THE TENT OF NOON

Behold. now, where the pageant of high June

EDITORIAL NOTES

Possible Unforeseen Dev

Tomorrow, the 5th Sunday after 'l11f'I-

l-lalts in the glowing noon!

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The Passing 1 Scene i I By Observer JSLAND MABTYICB

Through the courtesy of a min- later of the Presbyterian Church I have been shown a. copy of the letter which the Island Presbytery has sent out to the congregations in

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islands .u Clirlstlans in their faith as well as in their manner of living. on Erromanga itself. where the Ooi-dons paid the price of their faith, there are particularly strong

l.THE,EDlNBURGH FESTIVAL

' bookings already indicate that there

'1icla1 guests. are to take part in

-Mun-yfield which precede the

"wavered from the policy of mak- -ing it a truly international oc-

lhears that something of the joy-

The Guardian Sat:-irday, July 17. 1954 i

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Iron The Scotsman

Before the Edinburgh Intern- natlonal Festival of Music and uranu is ad each year pre- parations are well ahead for the next Festival: The Scottish Chp ital is again ready to be "at borne" no visitors from all partner the world during the three weeludrom August 22 to September 11 and

will ord. ,

As, usual, the Festival will be opened with a service of praise and thanksgiving in St. Gilea' Ca- thedral -- the historic High Kirk at Edinburgh nearby the Heart of Mldlothlan. Prince George of Den- mark and Princess Anne, as of-

bc a new attendance rec-

thc opening cu monies and will also attend the Highland Games at

Festival on the .Sa.tur.day.

What is the secret of the fresh lustre which has been added to a city steeped in the.history of past centuries? On the artistic side, the Festival Society has never

casion. The finest artists are brought together in an arresting galaxy of talent - orchestral. solo nndirramatic -- and. although the first Festival took place as rec- ently as 1947, the fame of Edin- burgh as a cultural Mecca has been firmly established. The dan- ger of falling into in mood of com- placency has been steadfastly guarded against. One occasionally

our festive spirit of the phenomen- ally succeasful first Festival has been lost and that undue defer- ence is paid to the highbrow. But if it may not have been possible to retain all the original zest, there is not the slightest doubt that the accumulation of experi- ence and the sustained richness of the pleasures enjoyed by those who come to Scotland form a priceless asset. A typical example of the satisfied "customer" is a Winnipeg lady who has been to all the Festivals.

Although the high standard of the programme is a compelling element to the discriminating vis-

ses' Choir

oeutschcr Bundfunk Orchestra from Hamburg; the Hall: Orchestra-mic! the Philharmonic Orchestra. The Scottish National Orchestra are to give two concerts and the B. B. C. Scottish Orchestra and the Nation. al Youth Orchestra of Great Bri- tain have also been engaged. The chamber concerts will be on a coin. parable level of quality. The Glyndabourne Opera Company are to perform three works -- Rosaini's til Conic 0ry.' Ariadne auf Naxos.' by Richard Strauss and Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte.' . O I

The Old Vic Trust are to pre- sent Shakcspeare's tA Mid-summer Night's Dream' with the full Mendelssohn score and with Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Stanley Holloway in leading roles. The production is afterwards to go on tour in the United States and Canada. The Old Vic Trust are also to be responsible for the presentation of ”Macbethl in the Assembly Hall of the Churchrof Scotland which enables plays to be produced on an ”apron" stage in a manner somewhat compar- able to the original Elizabethan productions in the Globe Theatre. London. It is the only open stage

in Britain where Shakespeare is put on at this standard. Sadler's Wells Ballet will give

performances to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Serge Diaghilev with Margot

onteyn and Michael Somes in the company. On the drama side La Comedic Francoise are to present Moliere's tLe Bourgeois Gentil- homme' and Thornton Wilder's comedy The Matchmaker' is also to be performed, with two leading American actors In the cast. Ruth Gordon and Sam I..evine.

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The Scottish note is to be struck particularly in the Assembly Hall during the third week when a Scottish Review will be presented, the entertainment consisting of dancing, singing and piping. It will be specially designed for vis- itors. Among the groups who will take part are the Campbelltown Gaelic Choir. the Falkirk Choral Society, the Newhaven Fisher Las- and the Edinburgh

The mailing shadows rest on plain and hill; The banncred hosts are still, While over forest crown and moun- tain head The azure tent. is spread.

The song is hushed in every wood- land throat:

church to sink into the earth. It couldn't have been an earthquake or it would have been recorded, and it is too recent, and the ruins are too near the surface, to have been connected with the wiping out of an ancient civilization.

missions manned by Roman Cath- ollu and Presbyterlans.

The threat these days to the Christian religion is not from un- tamed aborigines but from a godless political system which seeks to en- slave human minds and spirits wherever it can seim political POW-

connectlon with the proposal to erect a cairn to the memory of the Gordon brothers of Alberion. and the wife of one of them. who died as christian martyrs in the South Pacific many years ago. Although I was not asked to mention the matter in this column I am taking

itor, the city takes her place as I "star" turn. Edinburgh can be at its loveliest during the Festival period. Days of mellow sunshine. sometimes with a bracing air, can give Princes Street. the Castle. the Royal Mile and other places fami- liar to the tourist. an enchanting,

branch of the Royal Scottish Coun- try Dance Society. The Tattoo with the castle t ramparts as a wonderful backcloth to the military staging on the esplanade, will a- gain be pi-edomlnantly Scottish and certainly the most spectacular and popular event of the three weeks.

ity, the 6th after Pentecost. O O O A Federal Health Department survey shows that 2,400,000 Canadians were cov- ered under 14 major non-profit medical

, ,- r Cafe ll'lSUI'81lCe Plans at the end-of 1953' M 1 h iii :1 1; the llbe-ty of d ing 0 bec s I er. For the moment the RI-1111311 tmospheric accompaniment to the . Th i u l i-ts will be repre-

One of these days wmeone lull fmd This compared with fewer than 200,000 in LE taeiicilelnci etlncr-murinui-ing feel it A; one inowhlclsi all ITlllllcld- Catholic Church I5 Y-EH11! lhcigxcitemcnt of the music and drama semeed ail ezirhibition of pictures

the answer, and it will have to be 8. reas- 1946 3,3 era, irrupective of creed, will be brunt of its fury: pdrlieata and 1:: in the halls and theatres. by Cezanne and therenis also 2 . - ; d l i ter ted. Th h is i ll ions in many ion are rema - t b xhlbition, t omage

surmg one if any large number of persons ' h ' cglllllb xdgdldlsye in the field-cor- mesiytyiirdiim ie: one preoductem olfnr: ing: steadfast Iaainst Persecution The city herself can be said in Dtlaglaiilevlelf this catalozua it not

have given birth to the idea of the Festival. Mr. Rudolf Bing, who became the first artistic director and is now general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. New York. was in Edinburgh during the first

enough to suggest the promise and spirit of the Festival, visitors will once more find a -variety 01 9”' tertaining productions and ex- hibitions on the fringe of the of- ficial Festival. which has been one

of the most vile character. it must be recognized, however, that the cruel shafts of the communist philosophy are not directed at any one theological interpretation of the Christian evangcl. They are

are to be encouraged to make South Bra- don their permanent dwelling place; the possibility of a similar devastation in the future would hardly make for peaceful and

ligloua faith which all Christians, of whatever name and tradition. can recognize and acclaim. It cuts across all divisions and touches a responsive chord in every heart. 0

ncr's shade. I Peace on the world is laid.

It is the hour when Nature's cara- van. That bears the pilgrim Man

A record for claim-staking in Ontario was set last year, 29,019 plots being staked out over the wide expanse of the Prov-

contented living.

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ince's north. Besides uranium, prospectors are searching for gold, silver. lead and other minerals. The largest stakings are in

Across the desert of uncharted time To his far hope sublime. Rests in the green oasis of- the year. As if the and drew near.

The Rev. George N. Gordon and his wife were the first Canadian missionaries to respond to the ap- peal of Dr. John Geddle. ll Scots-

dirccted against the entire Christ- ian etlios which, if the masters of Communism had their way, they would banish from the face of the earth.

year of the second world war with the Glyndcbourne Opera, After a performance, Mr. Bing and a friend were walkinggto their hotel in the blackout and the magic of

of the remarkable developments of the past seven years.

The eighth International Edin- burgh Film Festival will again run concurrently with the Festival of

IIIIS8I8'8 MISIOT Plan the Bancroft and Manitouwadge areas.

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A bronze statueiof the late King George

man by birth, who had gone to the New Hebrides after holding a pastorate for some years at. Caven- dish and New London. Dr. Gcddie

the city with the castle bathed in moonlight made them think of Edinburgh as a possible Festival town. When the war was over. the

drama and music. It now com- petes for attention with the Con- tinental Festivals at Cannes and Venice and the Federation of in-

Ah, traveller. hast thou naught of ' thanks or praise For these fleet halcyon days?

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Old Che rloffofow

A far-reaching shift in Russia's econ- omic policy is announced by Communist

i.-Tlgreat political risks.

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iVl is to St nd in Carll - No courage to uplift thee from dcs- mmnn had mnowed the Ravi DE Sllllestion that such a venture t mational Screen Writers. which leaders in l-lungaiy and Czechoslovakia. I k. ii 1 . 0" House .G'”de”5 pair ?""”;"”' ””'h" 5””-”m”" Wm and P. I. L 8110"” be 19""'-lhed Smick .5”""? visas formed at C1""?95 W0 Ye".”i ,over 00 mg the Mall in London. It is hoped 30,-" mm gm. breath of W-M-9,-i l 35 minded "I3 ml-59”" 3nd "110 of the more conservative minded ago. 15 to meet during the thirrl

Starting in 1956, the five-year plans of all! the eastern European satellites will be in- tegrated with the master plan of Russia. It will surprise many people in the West- ern world to realize that this integration has not been fully effected already. Actually, notes the Winnipeg Free Press, it was begun immediately after the war and pushed so fast that the satellites soon found themselves becoming mere col- onial appendages to Russia. mainly pro- ducers of raw materials or mechanical parts for the Russian factories. Then came the heresy of Yugoslavia, which refusedl to be an economic colony and intended tol plan its own life. The theology of Com-l muiiism liaving failed to allow for such: apostates as Marshal Tito, the Russian planners were so shocked that they hur- riedly reviscrl their plans in other satellite. countries. In each of them. except Al-N bania. a minor reproduction of Russian in-l dustry was permitted. This, of course. did not satisfy the central Russian plan-l ners but liclperl to pacify the satellite gov-1 eriinienls. l Now this policy is to he reversrrl in thei interests of izrcatcr efficiency. The five-; year plans of the satellites are to he mesh- ed with those of Mother Russia. The new; over-all pliin of industrial colonialism isl necessitated by Russia's increased need ofl consumer goods to satisfy its own people, and, in addition, to supply the voracious demands of Russia's greatest ally, China.i Thus after a false start Russia hopes to? organize its entire empire as an economic unit, managed from Moscow, each of thei, tributary nations forming a gear in a vasti lntertlepenclent machine. i But the great economic plan involves How long will the satellites be content to act as producers of raw materialsrand parts for the central machine? Russia evidently feels strong

that the statue will be ready for unveiling by October 1955. To be 9 feet 6 inches in height, it will depict his late Majesty wear- ing the undrcss uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet.

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Isaac Watts, English divine and hymn- writer, was born this date 1674. Of Non- conformist parents, he took up an Inde- pendent pastorate in London but had to re- tire because of ill health. During the last t'hirty-six years of his life he compiled educational manuals and religious works. He published between 500 and 600 hymns, including "0 God, Our Help In Ages Past". and "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross."

The 1950 British Empire and Common- wealth Games held in New Zealand were notable for the record number of coun- tries taking part. That record of fourteen will be far surpassed in Vancouver this year. No less than 25 of the 26 countries affiliated with the Empire Games and Com- monwealth Federation are sending com- petitors. The Games in Canada are truly Empire representation, and a significant and solid tribute to the Commonwealth

comradeship in sport.

Benzedrine, rapidly becoming popular as a "jack-up" and taken by athletes be- fore games, is dangerous, hablt forming, and many people are allergic to it. The use of benzedrine (also known as ampheta- mine) for combatting fatigue or for de- veloping a sense of increased energy or capacity for work has been strongly con- demned by the Council on Pharmacy,and Chemistry of the American Medical As- sociatlon.

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'In Connecticut a law requiring dating of milk bottle caps was repealed in 1953,

Then turn thee to the lillrd field once more! God stands in his tent door. -Bliss Carnian. Charms Of Birds (The Printed Word) The hobby of bird-watching may not. appeal to all, but it has its Ipoinfs of superiority to several -other non-utilitarian methods of consuming time. It is an open-air sport and therefore more health- ful than stamp-collecting. It. can being much less expensive. It can provide as much exercise as golf can. and still does not require lug- ging around I bag of heavy equip- ment. It can be pursued either in company or in solitude, close to home or far away. Though cuentlally sport. bird-watching nianda some audience participa- tion. The participation is not necessary to the birds, as it might be to a professional hockey or buc- ball team. Without audiences. cheering or booing. the teams would soon turn in their uniforms and try to find some other means of making a living; but the birds, it is believed, would keep on being birds whether anyone encourag- ed them crime. 0 I

in spectator still de-

The audience participation re- quired by the sport. arises nat- urally. when its followers find that the more they know about their subject the more enjoy- ment they will get from it. The sport then tends to become a spare-time occupation. with the devotee less interested in his score of varieties observed than in the knowledge he can acquire about them.

one who is not a follower of this hobby can account only by conjecture for the fascination it exerts on those who do devote their time to it. It might be guessed that I. good deal of its charm lies in its detachment

bird-watching is only mildly com- petitive. and one bird-watcher will u.Iul.l.ly take the word of another about what he has seen. riabcnnan Taro lncllnedrto be sceptical about '.the scales and mounting mica

used by their fellows. and golfers

an inclined to doubt aooro-cards nlnattuted by competent witnesses ;Yot a solitary bird-watcher who

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also suffered martyrdom The Rev. Mr. Gordon and his wife were posted at Erromanga. one of the many islands in the New Hebrides group. There, after labouring for four years. they were slain on May 20, 1861.

The story goal that when the news of their deaths reached Al- bcrton Mr. Gordon's brother. James. was working in the fields. Im- medislcly, without counting the cost, he offered himself for mis- sionary service. After completing his studies he was ordained for the same field. arriving in August. 1864. After serving almost eight years he. too, died a mart;-r'a death. As with his brother and his brothers wife before him. faith removed the sting of death: "so he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on

the other side." 0

Historical data are important for purpose: of recording events. But they tell only a small part of the story of heroes like the Gor- dona. They do not measure the length and breadth and height. and depth of a faith which can lead a man from quiet pleasant places into wild jungles of ignorance and sav- agcry .They.do not explain what it is that enelavea a man to an ideal. a vlllon. which takes him to a Golgotha, "the place of a skull."

They do not describe the hopes which remain in tha heart long af- ter the dreams have departed, nor the chaerfulneu which takes a man to his final testing with a song in his heart and words of charity on his lips. They an unlblc to portray the inner convictions which enables union to ace success in defeat and triumph in desolation.