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- | n t; reserved for new! ‘gfhllsllfitlilullliilfirlil but advertising o; a ncwsy nature may be insen- ed at 3 cents a word strictly Ill!- ‘Me in advance.

_.pt oyster knives, cod and g ril lines, hooks and SIHKBIS Bl? .3 m L-26_1—8-3-21.

_ AIS urfyeborsn with En- gem 35c. Taylor Drug 00., fisliiutoii.

rUONIE TO Mnipeque United Tuesday August 6th. i 4 to 9 p.ni. Sale of 1p, L-25G-B-2-4l.

til. nnd split bamboo trout ;\ll(l 9 ft. in stock at L-Ztii-B-Il-Zi.

XPERIENCES of the German

ti t-vciiiiig in Malpeque ..:<l of the Red Cross S0-

Personals " James Sheen, Mr. and Mrs. u» leiisrnulon were .s to Malpeque re-

.__\Irs. (‘rrvlman MacArthur and n- mini: son, Creelman, who bw-r. ln Ottawa for the ses-

m- returned to their

Princesses Share Life 0f Other Evacuees

L0 ‘DON, Aug, 3.—The two young uccssses have been much cyc of late. Both were

travelling by omnibus wuiitl IJJlWRY and going in-o welcome depart- trieter Royal etiquette

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t- war, like other Britsh they have lived in "safe vl lll Scotland and now .- Honie Counties. t» rottntigv they have shar. oi other evacuated chil- rc bccn leading figures All ntion of concert par- n< entertainments.

piirties achieved such "ti of proficiency that

.- of Windsor Castle. Famous Hall

For this purpose the famous St. ilnll was transformed into this is a long apartment ‘r nut of the cnslte built by

firms of the room, which plier Wren and Grin-

l'l‘lll)'(’mS of the Order of . tho oldest order of chiv- worldj and it is used on nus of a Chapter of the ti: 1i meeting place and dining

River Excursion

A rill} or two nao the two chil- Rijilritti“? woul- for n trip down the t ll

tines Conservancy Board, tcnt institution. ‘Ponscrvatinti of the River "as first granted to the of London as long ago ' succes=or5 nominated t! of t nsr-rvators, which sys- ta ti until 1857, when the Si: of snfrgrllordiliil the banks and >lrr simplies in times of drought lln"; hut on a more practical foot-

., which is housed in niflznifit-oni stone building over- Ooliiic Tower Green and the = “fl”? flf Inndon. This is a. fonnid- “h” <>l controls

. weir of Teddingion. Thames Conservancy

nrd int-cs over.

‘vlpcirirutnllv. r-ne of the features

A. h- iinnm’ Thames is the swms.

‘Khtlrdhcsn nre the property of the

Mn»; "uri of the Vintner's Com-

"; _‘- Fitch vcnv at iho season of

my in-uiwiiic". officials rm down the

unfiij vlvo ihr- V0\ll’lil swans a dis- il“ tmrk cf ownership.

WANTED

Male or Female experienced help

Call in Person

BISNUPS RESTAURANT

Summerside

only experienced help need apply

m", was debated in committee during the morning sitllntz- Con- llgrygflyQ yonder Hanson made atcircumstances.

AGENT-gr. John 3nd. ll Water Street END-Phony 239 {if “m, sublorlpillllll. Adveflhlnc lhould i» 1m with M", p,“

n may be mum any n any of m. following n»... n.

g ' will be delivered to an u. Buy at 2c per Ill! °T m" Der week. m, vosr order in the boy responsible for deliveries on yquf rquw ’___,_

‘"15 Wm‘ swam" MM‘ 'men from all parts of the Domin-

ons commemorate the $1

matted 346.793.1111 ln ihP

PRINCE COUNTY

Gvwliea Drugsto o, w i s Mark Gaudct. 67: GrarTvTlIle :1

home in Summer ‘do l; hone 289 for this lei-vice or

—BLACK LEAF "40" roi- dahilas

. f5: at Taylor Drug 00., Keiising-

—.ATTEND AUCTION of fine furniture on premises of Mrs. W. K. MacGougan on Wednesday, August 7th at 2 RM. Daylight Saving Time. l

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—SLATE SURFACED fire safe P0018 and Butters are attractive and protect life and property from des-

truction. Buy supplies at Brace‘. L-201_8-8-2I. —A TALK on “Brussels under

German Occupation 1914" will be given by Mrs. G.B. Glnssco on Monday. August 5th at 8.00 p.m., in Malpeque Hall in aid of the Red Cross.

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—LEAVE FOR (lOTTAGll-Ven. Archdeacon G. R. Harrison, Rector 0f St. Mary's Church, St. Eleanorls with Mrs. Harrison and their daughters Miss Elaine nnd Pliylis left this moming for their summer cottage at Tidnish, N. S. -S.

-l WILL BE personally absent from my office from the 5th to about the 22nd inst. The office. in the meantime, will be open for gcii- eral business. Morley M. Bell, Sum- merslde, L-2B2-8-3-2i.

--S'SIDE MAN LEADS CLASS —Mr. Stephen Pond who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force hi June has just completeda course in pay accounting at the R. C. A. F. pa)‘ and accountancy school at St. ‘Thomas, Ont, and had the distinc- tion of leading his clnss of 150 by 1-2 a mark. Taking the course were

ion and the British Empire includ- ing some from England. Australia and also the United States. The course which normally takes about six weeks was rushed through in a.- bout four. Mr. Pond “'11s sent im- mediately after the examination to the pay office at .t-he wir ss school at Montreal and received a. well deserved promotion. Mr. Pond ls the son of Mrs. Pond of Suin- merslde, and the late ‘John Pond, for many years editor of the Plo- neer and Island Fnrincr newspaper. Mr. Pond was educated at The Summerslde High School and in i927 led the class in the soniei‘ mit- triculation to Prince of Wales Col- lege. The many friends in the pro- vince will wish him continued suc- eess.

11,825 Persons i Receive Pensions In New Brunswick

OTTAWA, Aug. -i.-tCPi- Total number of people receiving old 1120 pensions in the province of Nev.‘ Brunswick on lifurch 31. 1940, was 11.825. Pensions Minister MGCKPITZlO stated Saturday in a return tabled in the House of Commons at ihevre- quest of H. H. Hottivd iCOii. HI‘- tcrla-Carleton). , Average monthly old as? pi

New Novn Scotlo, $14.82: Ontario. $18.53; Prince Ed- ward Island $11.23; Quebec. $17.84. Saskatchewan. 816x96-

- $18.66; Brunswick. $14-62:

300 Per Gent Rise In Earnings ; 0f19Stee|iio’ys

CLEVELAND. Auil~ 4—‘APi—A 300 per cent rise iii earnings for the first six months of 1940 was Show“ today in figures from l9 steel companies. represent-int; 37 per cent. of the industry-i 111K” m‘

acity.

A compilation by the masflzlhe "Steel" disclosed the companies , second quarter, against $114504“? l" 1939's corresponding iwried- The figures for six months were $91,- 225.11» in 1940 and s22B40-B62 i“ 1939.

This indicates thfialfldlistfi’ will earn more than 5 per cont on total capitalization this ywar. the mogu- zne said. This record has been ex- ceeded only once since 1929-1“

9147.

Currently bat-kings are incrcns; ing although mills are at almos- their peak production. Production I“; week at p0 1-2 nor cent. was the highest since mld~D0Ci‘"1hF‘\'- and commit-ed with n 72.64 average for the first six months.

"Heavier steel products. hm‘!- nintes. shapes and semi-finished. are being bought more freely, (h: low point aonarently bani; DRSSNL the review said.

iiompensation For Ship Owners

UITAWA. Aug. 2-(CP)-A blll to rovido for compensation w be ai owners of ships and nlrcrnft he" y s::;;'.'ri:":.§:i ses was - Qlfregum given third reading without debate in the House oi tod . . celwixgonniasutile‘: sponsored by Hon. e. .1. A. Cardin. nouns Justice ml"-

AND PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE

TIGNISH

PICNIC Wednesday AUGUST 7.

Survivors From R. M. S. Niagara Land In iianada

A WEST COAST CANADIAN PORT. Aug. 4.--tCP)-Close to 50 stirvitors from the RMS. Niagara, st; a off New Zealand six weeks i: o viilioui loss of life, came to Cans s. ‘ifiCflflu-Sflme to their homes in the fJonaiiilon. and others on their way to homes in the United Kingdom.

“There was no panic and every- thine, was conducted in perfectly cr- vlerh" fashion." said Col. A. S. Meek. frrftie-rlv with the British foreign 11m". political depaviment in India as hc described the night sinking of the shin nnd rescue of all aboard.

_ Th" Niagara satik June l9 afte-

i’. SllllCk an enemy mine 20 miles off the New Zcztland coast. The Niacura was a steamship of the (7a- nndtar. Australasian Line and, on rotitc from Auckland to Suva and (‘anrtdn carried 146 passengers nnd a

crrw of 203. Th" passenye-"s were taken to Atvioan/i until further steamship

wrrnuecmenis were made.

ilowe iiiscloses New Expenditure To Extend Plants

OTTAWA, Aug 4.—(CPJ-Muni— lions Minister- i-Iowe announced to- night a new expenditure 0. $10.- 00u,000 for extension or creation e1 plant facilities for manufacture of war materials and said total expen- rliitire for such plants in Canada soon may reach $179.0°0.000- 10¢“- llOll5\0f the various plants have not been disclosed.

iThC Minister told the House last week an expenditure of 5130900930 already had been made),

‘The construction program now tinctci- way and completed in part. ' es an extensive munitions, ex-

‘Zmi Division

marked. a grand lot too."

. and chemicals rpitrflm lill"‘illll.ll'lil in all to $60,000. 0-

The plants now under construc- tion nnd those envisaged are ex- pected to be completed during the first part of next year, the Mins- fer said. several smaller under- takings a‘so are under way.

Many of the plants which have bot-n financed over the ‘ast ten months already are producing-

Fi-om expenditures now under way o!" planned in the immediate future. Mr. Howe said, Canada will p10- tiuce a variety of types of mil/Chine puns. mechanical transpfifl. 811115 0i vrtrlotis types special military MR8. itn-t-her types of naval ships. tank, antlfiiank and agi-zgclfixié" . art! ery eomponen a -

Work has be n on the 618M011 of n bomb plan which will b6 Wm- plcicd in six months. Work is progress on two chemical DllHl-la one to produce the chemicals use to make smoke screens and the other the chemicals required in the production of nae mew-

Kayak ll Wins Victory In Comeback Try

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LOS ANGELES. AUS- 4-—-(AP)—- Powerful Kayak u. pounded 11W" the trail in a, allant comeback race S"‘“i““.i"ii.wm.‘“ ““€.°i‘l.“ttlii‘"ii'i3it““

l’! T. 6 O lylthmvietorv in the $20900 Bun" H311 Cfl .

The Charles S. Howard ace tun:- crcli on“ the hegfielnfltllizeulllagt 1g itevgntdhiido ran Specify 111W u" gratin .

Big Flash ran third.

Platypus Skin Rug To Aid War Relief

onnsoow. soon-rid. Aua- 4 — (C?) _ Glasgow's central war n- lief fund stands to be swelled con- siderably if the 10rd PTOVNI W" find a buyer for a. valuable n18. made from 66 Skins of the duck- billed platypus, an almost extinct

Settles licwn In England

By Edwin Johnson Canadian Pres: Staff Writer

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Aug. 4 —(CP Cable) -—The skirl of pipes and the carefree, buoyant laughter of happy youth echoed across the broad parade grounds todx of the modern encampment whl will serve es home for the next few weeks for Canada's 2nd division.

Since they marched in Saturday afternoon. the new arrivals have been busy adjusting themselves to their new surroundings posing for news pictures, signing autographs. unpacking their kits and getting billets into shape.

Like their predecessors of tl-p 1st. division. these sun- tanned strapping fellows have been ac- corded the full-throated welcome of a grateful nation. All along the route from the port of embarka- tion to the doors on their billets they were met with an outpourir] of hospitality and cheers.

Reports that a new Canadian contingent, including many "Am. ericans." had ccme to strengthen the Empire's growing military might brought crowds tbronging to the camp environs

"We Just want to see how these. lads compare with the fine body of Canadians we’ve had the privi- lege of knowing." one oldtimer re- "I can tell you t-he_v‘re

Feature Pictures Of Newcomers

The Sunday papers produced a liberal array of pictures of new- comers clisembarklng from trans- ports. entralnlng and marching

Edllorially, the United Kingdom press was aiso appreciative of this latest help from the Dominion. This sentiment was reflected in the iollowiiig comment by the Even- intl News:—

“R/etioent and reserved though we traditionally are, let us make no eiiort for once not to hide our feelings oi’ gratitude and. admira- tio-n. Let us at least do whet do can to make this home of the free 35 800d s. home as isposslblo for these men who have left their r "es in far distant lands to help us defend ours"

Settled down and free from du- ties. the Canucks made good use of the day.

After a church parade they hustl- ed off into s nearby town Where they mingled with as cosm ‘itan a body of troops as ever assembled ill one area. There were seasoned veterans from France and Norway and raw recruits in brand-new uni- forms. New Zeelanders and Aus- tralians. airmen from the far corn- ers of the Empire along with French. Netherlands and Polish troops.

Odlum Visits McNaughton

After Mel-Gen. Victor Odlum. General VOfficc-r commanding the 2nd diVlSl0n, was satisfied that his men were comfortably “tucked a. will” Sfl-lllrdfly. he motored to an advanced defensive zone to pay his respects to Lt-Gen. A.G. MC. Neutrliton. who commanded the 1st division until his recent ap. pointment as commander of an “my corp‘ which includes the Canadians.

Gen. Odlum ai lled B . P~ J- Mofliflguesgeriiiaor cogrxiibatisfgt. officer. Canadian military head. quarters ln Great Britain, and Oflh_ er senior officers of the headquar- iers in London,

Igoinmaiidmg officers of the men a were anxious to do - lllglolrl rcspecg; some my “ ‘ sure l kl f . seeing fl blt Ofoolifrzkggnglwardsgjfg Lance-Corporal F‘. L. Myers of Marshall. Texas, who won the French Croix do Guerre and the

Orou in the first great war,

"I served with the originals of thll regiment in the last show and I've an idea some of my oiti friends may still be knocking around."

R. W. Scott of Akron, Ohio, said ho didn't mind doing a. "bit of prowling" but added he would p11‘- fer to “prowi" straight to Hitler's door. Corporal Blair McKlnnon of Saint John, N. 8., reminded him of the blackout pitfalls. He rectili- ed they had encountered scme d:f- fioulties last night and had only lo- cared their billets with the aid of English soldiers.

"After that experience how do you think we would do in Lon- don?" he asked.

Pie. Jack Innis, light-heavy- weight boxer from Windsor, Ont. undertook to lead the pair around provided they were wit“ to “K111i until, his hand W35 ir .er lie broke his right hiind iii an exhi- bition bout on the boat coming ov-

er.

Photographers Field Day The corps of London tihotograph- the

era had a field day snag 4 boys toiilng with huge 1)..

S COD- tainlng stores, cleaning out the l)‘il‘— racks, sprawled on the q \.‘§, writing letters home or cit "it; ti} game of softball on the ro. '. t A target for the ca! union was; ‘Pipe-Major Jock lmti of Windsor, Ont. He apol Fer n' t being able to muster m so Jimmy and Robert. to be iii 1h‘ picture with him. They htitl hur- ried off after their (tulips were. done to see what the town looked like. Copeland confided that a third son. Claude, had joined tip since he sailed from Canada. "That's all I've got," lu- sold, “All my wee lazidies are now fol-j lowin in the old man's fonts psi but t ey"1l have to keep moting‘ to keep up with me."

Vifhile the photographers ed themselves into n sweat. votes Armand Derwin a Stress. both of Windsor, sci their comrades with their m lln and Spanish guitar. They i mised to put on n real concert as

work- Pri-

froi_n__the station towagls camp.

TIPPIE AND “CAI” STUBBS

Alpwricgiti Distinguished service

soon as they could line up the rest i c ‘iatttfion talent. ‘

PEELED AND EVUIYTHING READY,

NOW YOU BOYS GET TH’ POTATOES MATCH A MESS‘ OF FISH FOR $UPPEIL-— AWAY/E WANNA

V/HILE

l honor of

The SUMMERSIDEFGUARDIAN

Centuries - old Custom Broken 0n Royal Birthday

LONDON, Aug. b-(OPJ-Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 40th birth~

which have rung for centuries in royal birthdays, were i silent. ‘ Nowadays church bells may be; rung only to warn 0f invaders. i The customary salute of guns? and ceremony of the castle guards 1 also was omitted. However, fl.igs' were flmvn from all public buildings l and frcm Windsor Castle. ' The Queen spent a quiet day in the country with the Kim! and‘ Princess Elizabeth and Princes. llfarguret Rose. From her daughter- the Queen received a gift they had knitted themselves, after having practice in knitting for 111' forces.

The Queen had given away nio-t i F‘

of her other presents in advance] for she asked her friends to turn over to wartime charLtiPs the‘

' "y they would have spent on‘

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rm vod a cheque which she w.1l. zlistribtite as donations ‘

Leads In Cano Championships

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TVEDNESDAY, AIQUIISU‘ ‘llh At 2 l‘. M. Daylight Saving Timo

day today, but the belts of St. pu y “.1 |;_> - » _ (ieorges Chmpel at Windsor Castle. a inglni phttl c l“ Immune comm

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animal found only in Au-stflllb-

The Lord Provost, whose of-flw coriesponds to mayor of a Canad- ian city, was presented the ru Vi’ John Morgan, a Glasgow 1min”! man, who in turn received it from an Attstrallan doctor. It took l hunter several months to get the skins.

The platypus has a beak like I duck. webbed feet and a coal. like n, cat. It lays eggs and sucklea its

young.

swifimsiiiltww» 1P . '- - While bombs were exploding about a Suffolk village here a baby girl was bom to Mrs. R. - TM infant has been named ombu- tine.