I be 150,000 m... voters with rolls topping 600,000

~ swamped the Opposition, taking 82 out of 92

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Inning bully (Pulled ls urn Authorised us Ilsnsurl Class llsll. Pan Office Illvirtlmls, Otsswl. ' ‘lbs lsllld (Inertial Iubllshlsi Ilfbur and Iunsflu; Dlrornlsr. J. l. Iurussl. Associate Idlhr, Iruub Waller.

"The Strongest Memory" is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.“

TOWN, MONDAY. APRIL 25, 1949

Political Pictures

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Provincial

Auseful cross-Canada picture of Provincial election facts and prospects appears in the Fi- nancial Post, of which the following is a conden- sa-tion: '

British Columbia votes June i5 on the "free enterprise" policy developed by Premier Byron Johnson's Coalition Government, or, aItemative- ly, socialism. Standing oL2ist Legislature at dis- solution was Coalition 36, Harold Winch's CCF ii, Labor I. Of the Coalition group, I8‘ are Lib- erals, I5 Progressive Conservatives and three were put up as Coalition candidates. There will

names and including for the first time Japanese- Canadions and native Indians.

Newfoundland: First Provincial election due ogrly in Jun-e. Liberals had initial advantage with a ready-made administration under Premier Joseph SmaI-Iwood, Conservative leader is G.H.R. (Harry) Mews, St. John's manager for North America-n Life.

Pri-nce Edward Island: Election Dec. ii, I947; Jones Government can go through i95i and may do so, judging by absence of election issues at spirited but largely amiable session just ended. (2 by-elections pending for Liberal seats.)

Nova Scotia: Liberal Pre-mier Angus Macdon- ald may go to polls early in June, instead of October as hinted earlier in Government circles!’ His Government has been in power since Oct. 30th, I945 with 27 fol-lowers out of total 30

ts.

New Brunswick: Election last June returned 4| Liberals, 5 Conservatives. Hon John Babbitt Mc- Nair’: Liberal Government thus apparently to sit pretty through i952.

Quebec: Elected last August, Union Nation- ale Government of Hon. Maurice Duplessis

seats, with 8 left to Liberals, 2 to Independents. Like Ontario PC's, can hold office through I952. No question of election in near futu-re, no by- election in immediate prospect.

Ontario: Election last June returned 53 Conservatives, 22 CCF, i2 Liberals and Liberal- Labor and 2 lobar-Progressive. Government con hold office until i953. No issues yet seen likely to bring an election much earlier.

Manitoba: Present Legislature expires Oct. i950. Talk of election but decision rests with Premier Douglas Campbell and he isn't saying.

Saskatchewan: CCF Government of Hon. Thomas Douglas got second term lost June and can stay five years (until I953) although prac- tice is to hold election every four. Took power l944_with 47 membe , against Liberals‘ 5. Last Junegot 3i sea-Is, Liberals 20, Conservatives

Alberta: Election last August. Social Credit Government of Hon. Ernest Manning with 5i out of 57 seats in Legislature seen firmly in of- fice at least until I953.

Iiaello Only 2 .'

The victory of winning the republic will be an empty one, President Sean T. O'Kelly- o~f ‘Ireland has warned his countrymen, if they lose their ancient Gaelic. He has told them to stop speaking English and‘ to bring back the old tongue. Posters have gone u.p in Du-blin-print- ed in English, strangely enough-advising the people to cut the language tie with Britain.

Preservation of the native Gaelic, says an egcha-nge, may be aI-I well enough, but an at- tempt to put it into general use again would seem likely to ru-n into a few. snags. What words, for instance, does it provide for airplanes, auto- mobiles, radio, electricity, movies and other lat- ter-d-uy inventions? It may be possible to bring the Gaelic up to date, but in the mecntime English words will have to be used or th-ere will be some peculiar gaps in Irish conversations. There is also a hint, in the printing of the post- ers, that many may have forgotten or never ieorned the old tongue.

Nothing CGli_‘d0 more than a common Ian- guag-e to foster friendship between different peo- ples. In the first excitement over the new Re- public of Ireland, the boonr in Gaelic is under- standable. But if they adopt President O'Kelly's advice, the Irish will cut themselves off from their best friends. Fortunately, that is a tragedy allpurtlescorrcernederellkelytebopqsd.

dancer Mortality lessened

Evidence of the recent improvement in con- cer mortality is shown by figures released by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. In post decade, the age-adjusted death rats from the disease among insured vdrlte females at ages i to 74he|s declined ii percent -- from 87.

i00,000 In 1936-1938, to 78.3 in i946-i948.

lrIr-Insbsogsrangefrornfitoflyaarmwhors the death loll from cancer advances sharply

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ages55to “Jlledropsuronmuchalii pereerm- ,

Amohgvflritsrrren Ihemortultlyframcan- csrhssremoinedrdoit/ivslystoblelfllilill"? in Ihemerlrsd upward

THE GUARDIAN

with ogflorery period of life showed a reduction, of the OI

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The Refundable Tax l

The Revenue Department at Ottawa has announced that 94 per cent of the cheques is- sued for refundable savings reached their rightful owners by March 3i. These enforced loans to the Government were exacted in I942, i943, and I944. The refunding cheques, which

to be mailed out a year ago, numbered 4,232,654 in all, end of this total 3,988,385 have now been delivered. The whole amount covered by these 4,232,654 cheques totalled $310,260,350, and the taxpayers reimbursed this year num- bered 2,250,000 persons. There are about 80,000 cheques still undelivered, of which- 36,000 are of last year's issue while drout 44,000,of the I949 list are also ta be delivered.

Now that this chapter of Canada's war fl- nancing is about closed, suggests an exchange, two questions arise. One is why these enforced loans were ever deemed necessary, the other, why the Government took so unconscionable a time in paying them back.

j EDITORIAL NOTESZ

The Feast of. St. Mark. R I H

There are some things that stir men's hearts but the memory of the Berlin blockade and theairliftwill notbe of tlrotclarssofar as Canadians are We were not there.

Parliament re-opens today. Technicians have been working during the adjournment to provide microphones and loud ers in the Commons chamber. Members wil~I find it increasingly dif- ficuit to claim that they were nus-quoted.

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H. R. H. the Princess Royal (Victoria Alex- andra Alice Mary) Countess pf Horewood, Col- onel in Chief of- Ihe Canadian Signals, born this date i897; married the 6th. Earl of Harewood, Feb. 28, i922; has two children George Henry Hubert, Earl of Harewood, barn i923, and Hon. Gerald David Lascelles, born Aug. i924. ‘Q fi Q

The New Brunswick Teachers’ Association was told last week that Canada has a shortage of about i0,000 teachers. There are few mat- ters so important as the task of teaching. No matter what progress in every field the human race may make, each generation starts from scratch. We are always only one generation re- moved from savogery’. ' Reconstruction Minister‘ Winters has not said anything new in advocating that ecofiornic development be on a well balanced scale so that all provinces might share in the country's pro- gress. What is nerw is that a Federal Minister, even on the eve of election, should finally rea- lize the Iopsidedness of our industrial develop-

ment.

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“The Progressive Conservative Party believes

in the dignity of the human being, in foiryre-

wards for work done, provision for the helpless,

efficient government and that freedom is indi- visible,” declares Wing Commander Angus Mc-

Lean, D.F.C. "The Canadian people have had en- ough of over-riding government by those who

believe they are predestined heirs to office-

holding."

Her Excellency Lady Alexander has just suf- fered the loss at her father, the Earl of Lucon who died lost Wednesday at Eastbourne, Eng- land at the ripe age of eighty-eight. He had a distinguished career as a soldier, and was cop- tain of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen At Arms. His heir is Lord Bingham M. C. His death reduces the number of Irish representative peers in the House of Lords to seven. Tlhe government hos stated that with the new constitutional position of Eire, no further Irish representatives peers will be nam-

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Tax reductions, as for as can be discovered at present, seem to be going into saving and debt reduction rather than into new spending, says The Letter Review. Of course, in the_end, that money gets into circulation, but not with the some speed as if spent at once for con- sumer goods. Election is slated by most people for the end of June. Present prospect is for c siderable Pro-Con gains; some CCF losses, but, unless Mr. Duplessis is both very active and skilful in Quebec, there is not yet any prospect of a Pro-Con majority in the next House. ~ C I 1

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Second of a new series of studies on health and population was issued by Britain's Registrar General recently. It provides a survey of sickness in Britain and discloses the interesting fact that men are more sensitive to changes of season than women. On the other hand, statistics show that I5 per cent more women than men lull ill each month. It provides what might be regarded as a calendar of sickness. February is given as the month for colds, influenza and respiratory diseases while ailments In March tend to be rheumatic and heart troubles. Skin diseases are noted to be mast prevalent in April, May and June. The lort quarter of the your brings ear, eye and blood disorders and also gastric condi- tions.

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The general satisfaction on the part of o ggfynalaflm: ‘gall blymllarfl. _ P 3g rgorgmjjgy whggffdwfgtkmt "w, t .... "u... n .. u... u. “if increase in expenditures, the Bank of ‘or tree! lusirress Review for April, and, while increase may be for by ‘"9" tional defence requirements, It Is apparent that ' ' . m: peacetime outlays show no alga of "twm-Wlllflx ll 1-H 5e- mrhiiinq. A ma...» are ‘ her r. , ,. m.“ that, with thsrsmavulefsorne150 pey- orurqrnstmrmrwntmavu r m we eln

I WALKID- W1‘!!! SII-ING I wslkltdntrlrtth Spring and held her

l . And watched he: rest‘ lffe about. I mom see her touch the creek. But s11 st once the Ice went out. Wb wshed slung sud dreamed a

bit. The sunshine growing warmer. While little streams wue flowing on 111 muddy puddle; ‘round her.

She stooped to dig amongst the

grass. And oroaueer 8min; evwywhere; She rose, and smiled sgstn st mo Whilebfrdsmsdemuslclntdne sir. I felt the breath of misting run, And heard the buds come popping

Ulli e But. whmi the rainbow spanned the

KW. I wilted with flaring, without s , doubt.

400m. V. Kftttlson In Regine. Medea-Post.

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ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

They were strict about attendance to legislative duties In the old days, as Ir shown by the following typi- cal excerpts from the Journal of the Legislative Council for the year 1862: .

"March 4: The attention of the House huvlng been called to the oontlnued absence of the Hon. Mr. Dlngwell, without leave: Ordered. that the Clerk of this House do wrlte to Mr. Dlngwell; requesting his Immediate attendance."

"Aprll 3: Mr. Palmer moved, sec- onded by Mr. Johnson: That a Special Messenger be rent to the Han. Mr. Dtnxwell. e. Member of this House, absent without leave. to require his» Immediate attend- ance, and that the expense thereof be defrayed by Mr. Dingwell. The House divided on the motion: Con- tents 6, Non-contents 5; so It was curried In the affIr-mnte, and order- ed accordingly.

"Apr-II 7: Mr. Dlngweil, In his place, stated that severe domestic affliction, and other unforseen ctr- cumstances. had caused his recent absence from his legislative dutfes without leave of this House. And thereupon:

“Resolved, that Mr. Dlngwelli ex- cuse be deemed satisfactory, and that that pert of the Order of this House of Thursday last, requiring Mr. Dlngwell to defray the expense of Special Messenger therein men- tloned to be rescinded. and that the said expense be charged to the ContlngentAacount of the present Session." ‘ ‘

Notes From Another Island

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By “Anson”

LONDON, Englandz—

I keep on talking about "auster- Ity IlvIng" In this column only be- cause I can't get. away from It If I talk about Englnndmt all. Over the last few years that word "auster- Ify" has been so well us d In every walk of our life that t has be- come fa be as much u part of con- temporary England us the white cliffs of Dover. It has become the excuse and the cover for any short- age of any commodity, and a one- word reason to explain away any- thing that doesn't seem to be as It should be.

It Is a very convenient excuse for some people. If you make e purchase In the local stores, and It turns out when you get home to be not such a good buy us you thought. You can Cfimpllin to the shopkeeper and It's a. pretty safe bet he'll ray, "Ah, It's this austerity

stuff, you know. AII the best things go for export. . . ." And what a blessing for the hus-

band who hasn't made u very good job of decorating the house st Spring Cleaning time; he can el- weys say, "It's this austerity palm, you know. Not a patch on the pre- warutuff. . . ."

Well, excuse It may be. but It has u foundation on fact, for we know that although some things are Im- proving there are others which are not who! they used to be, yet, and unfll they are that word “aus- terlty" wIII get more than It: share of use.

All Ihtr, I thlnk, needs explain- ing, lest people In other lands who keep an heurlng us talk about If let the wrong Impression; we can't let sway from It, and anybody who talks or writes about the English scene without s mention of auster- Ity Is missing a bl: sllce of the ble- tures; so, although It keeps on and although we grumble about It like med amongst ourselves, It. was our own Ides the first place and we're not wrun-

Ins. ' In fact wfll willingly lo In for

its

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almost as thick es blood In the heart of London's came Io a sudden halt for a brIef moment one morning recently. We are a nation of animal-lovers, that perhaps It was ‘only a part of our national make-up which showr- ed Itself In s policeman who, see- Ing a tlny animal In dlfflcultles In the middle of all the rush and scramble, held up the traffic from all directions whilst the unImuI scsmpered sway to safety. The animal was-a mouse!

happen In any of ourcltles, but the foot. that. It rlld happen In lnndon only confirms the oplnlon expressed by u countrymen I know. reared and pusllnl his whole life In In flu country, thirty-odd mlies from London he rarely seas It. Yet he knows It. To hlm London Is "the

I sass-er

serous YOU rem: srauoano

YOU MUST MEETA IIIGII

awe TEACHING A rev, FOLKS- rr MAY LEAD UP T0 somemruo BETTER, uue BABY-SITTING.’

In Britain (Today

(B! OUIDA MooLELLAN) LONDON, Eng-The hat menu. frwturers In BrItaIu are surging a comeback and the poster-s m 511 the eHye-cstohfng places tell you that You look better In a hat." Under one picture of r. handsome vmme men emhraotng a Iuvelyglrl, "fl-TIM l large beautiful hat, ls the caution, "A rm made nil the difference!" Now, many people will any that is u. lot of Iomfool- QTY. lllt. let. me tell you s. story: Last week I bought e hut. Not 1118b my hat. but one I fell In love with In a little shop wtndow near Oxford Circus. For several d“: I Pissed that window until I 80¢ crouch courage to walk In, 118m behInd two Iadtesone Wemr- ins a our-seam mink coat, while the other wss the possessor of smart fox furs. The Interior of the shop and bhe casual attitude of the other shoppers were en- ough to scare anyone. After the hat (s lovely erection of black satin with u flowing ostrich plume on one side) had been lift- ed from the window- end placed on my heed, I gingerly asked the D1100- fll. I5, 6—fert figuring made that. In my Scottish-Cun- adlan father's language, about $3.00. m s meek voice I ex- plained Ihat. It was s. bit higher than I had. expected Io pay and the oIerk queried, "Could sou manage five pounds?" I left with the hut.

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‘men. the week really started. Wear-Ina my new hat. I trod an Interview with an Important com-u puny official which went off with flying colors. Next, I kept my final appointment with the dent- Ist, I enquired about the bIII; he surveyed my hat, smiled and com- mented that. he too being a Cun- adlun would be pleased to add his fee to my scholarship. when I mode the rounds of the hotelsthe uniformed men outside as well no InsIde. opened the doors with a flourish and n verv pleasantgreet- Ing-I wasn't n. btt fooled,I knew It was the hut.

Two United Press nnen. without doubt Impressed by mv headgear. took me to dinner. The first. to the American Fmbaesmwhere one feels st once thev are back In America. Everything Is American stvle. the. music, the food (Im- ported) and even the good 01d-

Iled Info too little John Bull must be getting really med at somebody when he volun- teers to give up his roast beef for his y-Inclplesl’

The stream of truffle that flows

paying too heavily for

business area

l0

Well, that could lust as eully

Born,

ulthouih only

csn happen, It's unususl when It doesf’

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feehfoned cokes. ‘nhe second news. men found n. quuInt IIttIe Italian restaurant In t-he Soho dIsLr-Iot. It. Is called the Isols Bella. The waiters. sII In formal dress, gave excellent service; the menu was Irandwrftten In Italian. Needless to say, 1 left the ordering to my escort and although I do not know what we ate, I do knew jy, w” ‘fir’; k d

e wee en ed with a friend, the wife of a Harley Street phyg- "M. teklns me to the theatre and. did I ever feel good m b. PTOPWIY Embed. when I discover- ed she trad seat-s In the orchestra stalls. from where I thoroughly enjoyed the 011v. "An-rile Get Your Gun". looking over- my shoulder and straight. up to the Third 8511611» I knew where I would have been, had I come s. lone. Now. I leave It to my read- ers. Are thos: posters right?

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A favorite Iocatton for sight.- seelrrg Is on top of the Lemon bum- Theee hose double-deck coaches run for miles and Appear to cover almost every square or the cliy- Ftrom the front seat on I119 IOD deck one can get a clear vIew of the places of Interest and of the people. The ....:' m, horseback or bicycle, directing IrnrffIo; the shop windows: In fact, a general picture of London cv- efydev life.

Still more Intriguing to the vls.

make fhdlf’ living In the streetg, To theLondonere they ere g eom. mop elmht but to the stranger. o. flwlfllilnk one. There are the "I'm"! Wilbur flowers. oftentimes Iwldlm a baby and culling you "acute". as well as the people who enterraIn the theatre queues by drawing pictures on the side- walk and a mm with u. trot In his hand ab the end, hoping to be paid. Londoners tell you this man often changes but the pIc- tures never do. Another couple. standlna on the street oornesaotng beautiful operatic arias by well- known composers: bhev are dtrty. 5cm"! Iooklns. but. the mmlcdl lovely and the hut receives plenty of ooIns. Possibly the most-talked- of and popul street entertainer is the one men band. ThIs fellow surely works for his IIvIng by “Sim u drum which Is carried on tits beck and played by means of stIoks which sire attached to strings from his heels: symbols ere carried under the elbows, leaving the hands free for some other Instrument.

Yes. every spore minute can be spent In sIgrht-reelng In this re- markable city which ‘has retained so much of Its ancient almos- phere.

MEASURES COLOR

An Instrument » called the spec- trophotometer uslste chemist; In IdenIIfIcatIon and standurdfzotkm of dyes to assure uniform quality production,

. The Agellld Story

. music and gentle south wlnds. He

.co|t transportation from Brltlsh

When s Cunsdlnu shfnh of Howell, his mind's eye probably evokes a picture of surf boards end gran sklru, a lotus lend of soft

seldom, If ever, perhaps, views It In an economic sense us-an attractive market for a lot of Canada's com- modities. Yet there Is. s market there, and a profitable one, too, In the oplnlon of Jean Fortune Hobbs. whose despafeh to the Spectator showed that trade worth $100 mll- Ilon a year for Canadian produce il available In the Hawaiian Islands for the Canadian business men who will go after It. Proof of that rosy statement. was gIven last Au- tumn when e maritime ctr-Ike In the United States tied up coastal ports and Canadian fruits, vege- tables, melts and poultry were eagerly purchased In Hawaii to the value of $500,000. The cooler, Iow-