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Morning Daily (Founded in 1881'».

Authorized as Second Close Moll. Post Office

Department- Ottawa.

President. inn‘ A. Burnett; Vioe-f-esldeat. Wm. 3, Secy-Treas. G. M. Burnett; Editor 5nd Managing Director. .|. R. Burnett; Associate Editor.

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Irish soil. springtide symbol of the shepherd whone illustrious example has done so much to- wards awakening those communicated by the Irish people to science, art, literature and religion.

The observance of St. Patrick's day in Char- lottetown will» be along the fine old traditional lines, with a parade to St. Dunstan's Basilica by the members of the Benevolent Irish Society and a fine entertainment in aid of the Society's hu- manitarian activities, which is sure to draw big houses at the Prince Edward Theatre this after- noon and evening.

rulings. your (the Speaker's) great office dragged down, if it is not now down."

The remedy, suggests the must go deeper.

Speaker is kept abov ago, defeat of Mr.

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St. Patrick's llay

Historians have differed as to which coun- try may claim to be the birthplace of St. Pat- England, Scotland and Ireland have been named as the original home of the man whose career has set up for all after ages a mark at _ The main point to note, lmwevltf, l5 U101” of sixty-three memoirs concern- ing this great missoner, the biographic sketch in foiir books penned by four of his own disciples, the ' Confessions", written by his own hand, "The ‘LI/E of St. Patrick", written by the monk Jocelin in the l2th Century, and the work of St. Evin, Abbot of Ross, entitled "Vita Tripartitia Soncti Patricii," wear the stamp of authenticity, amongst others, testify to the immense moral and spiritual power wielded by this great early gospel-

Probobly few people even at this day real- llq how closely the history of the settlement of Christianity in the British Isles is bound up with the name of St. Patrick, or that the services rendered by Ireland to the early Church when the imperial power of Rome had collapsed and the spiritual kingdom was struggling for utter- ance, are today recalled by the relics of early Christian architecture profusely scattered over The shamrock is still the breathing and

quickening

About Mr. Speaker

In tha House of Commons last week, after the House had twice divided on challenges to the ruling of the Speaker, Mr. J. M. MacDon- nell- spoke of the "lamentable" situation under which the House could not discuss the Speaker's "There is a danger," he said, is going to be

Farmer Psychology

The peculiar position in which the farmer . , finds himself today is thus aptly summed up in the Lethbridge Herald: "He's the only man who is under price ceil- ings by reason of food contracts negotiated by He is the only man who isn't allowed to export his own produce. And he's the man who is the butt of all the consumers‘ ire over rising priges. He hears all the whenever the price of pork chops goes up, but ha has never heard of a_ny of the general con- .,_sumers' leagues making any representations to ‘the Ottawa Government about the increases in .- automobiles and trucks, farm machinerflboots‘ and clothing, the price of steel or tho high cost of gasoline or whiskey. And his roactiorto all this is that, seeing he's not being given very much encouragement to produce nor a word of thanks because Canadians are eating broad from wheat that's o good deal more than a dollar under the prices which Canodl is getting for all wheat sold to couhtries other than Britain, he had list- ter conserve his resources and not go all-out in production. If what ho is doing is not going to be appreciated, why get in o lather about pro- ducing more? "It's not o very g gsndsrsd at a time

liamentary questions.

ing his first season. America on his visit there. he resumed the part of Othello, but broke down at one of the performances, and died afterwards at the early age of forty-five, greatest tragedlan of his time.

Ottawa Journal "For we doubt greatly that the prestige of the Speaker, which in all con- . science seems low enough, would be enhanced by debates over his decisions, which would like- ly produce o greater tendency to challenge them, with more waste of time, and probably as many divisions. The better course would be to take the Speaker out of party politics, to give him here, as they give him in England, an acclama- tion in his constituency. "ln England, and indeed in Ireland, the

e politics (in Eire, two weeks De Valera in the Dail, left ‘the same Speaker in the chair). ln"Canado, the - Speaker is practically a Government ment, nominated by the Prime Minister, and his election made‘ certain by the Government's moi- ority. Moreover, when Parliament dissolves, the Speaker, forced to seek re-election to the House, becomes a partisan, enters the fray as a parti- san, and proceeds to denounce the party. ls it not in human nature that the rulings of such a man--especially if he happens to be a weak man-are often received with suspicion?"

ood psychology to bo sn- whon We're having inflation rjbscouso no hove more dollars thaii..goods. Jet Government and lllCrflllifillflg p lo oyor food. jos ors rising to tho ' ml? W "O it! tokosp litre-iii a ‘ ain't: lltfimget

- EDIIURIAI. NOTES -- I"The New Loakxatfithe’ Charlottetown. St. Patrick's Iaoyl-lrielagd’: Patroln Saint. These are great days in our history-those alive twenty-five years hence will look back in

wonderment that they passed with so little thought of the outcome.

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Since last Nov. I7, when dollar-saving re-

‘strictions wont into effect, the CBC has paid $4,-

28l in United States currency to American art-

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Canada's armed forces have been reduced to 33,827 officers and men in the active branches of the army, air force and navy, the Government disclosed in a series of written answers to par- The heaviest concentra- tions are in central, western and northwestern Canada. '

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The United Kingdom food ministry has lift- ed the ban imposed last September on banquets of more than I00 guests, but stipulates that lic- enses must still be obtained for affairs costing nioro than l2 shillings six pence ($2.50) a head, including service charge. I i I

The Old Country's reactiomto Australia's proposal to take‘ over a substantial proportion of her population, industry and debt seems to be thanks, but we intend to stay in business at the old stand.

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The Canadian armed forces have 5,434 com- missioned officers, of whom scvcn are not Canad- ian citizens, the Federal Government said in a re- turn tabled in the Commons. There are l,l99 in the R.C.N. and R.C.N. (Reserve); 2,290 in the army and L945 in the R.C.A:F. R if ‘k Q

The Ottawa Journal has rediscoveredjhat it is cheaper for governments, like individuals, to pay cash rather than finance on borrowed money. Not many governments, however, would ever ac- cumulate in advance the funds for undertaking, so the relative cost is of merely academic interest. i

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Waridmlmd KW". Eflglish actor, born this date , was a grandson of Henry Carey, the repur. ed author of God Save The King. After playing in various touring companies, he appeared a; Shylock in l8l4 at Drury Lane, and had instant success, the theatre clearing $80,000 profit dur. He was equally popular irr Returning to London

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When the Liberal Government introduced their Civil Service Act, the Opposition criticized it from two points of view. They held ir was q move to continue in office Liberal appointees and so prevent new appointments being made by a succeeding government, which, desirably if not necessarily, wished to have for advice certain rrren and women on whom they could rely politic- aily;_likewi_se they contended it would constitute the employees of the Government masters in- stead of servants. The present Government is reaping the fruits and it would not be at all sur- prising were a move mode to dispense with the Civil Service Act entirely, I

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In connection with Britain's abolition of the 75% American tax on films, it transpires that United States producers will be allowed to take out of Britain $7,000,000 of their annual earn- ings on their films shown. quarter of what American film companies earn- ed in I946. In addition, they will be allow- ed to withdraw in dollars a sum equivalent to the earnings of British films shown in the United States, its possessions and the Philippines. $7,000,000, therefore represents a minimum fig- ure which will be swollen by the size of British film earnings in'the United States. British-earnings in the United States were about $4,000,000. The $17,000,000 figure covers earn- ings from old films as well as the new ones

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It appears from the evidence presented be- fore the Hong Kong Royal Commission in I942, says The Gazette, that, up to the time of their departure from Canada, the men of Canada's units had had any training with the two-inch mortar. They had never fired a three- inch mortar, an anti-tank rifle, an anti-aircraft machine gun, a rifle grenade, or even a sub- machine gun. They had never thrown a live of the Grenadiers had never even fired their Bren guns, and, until just before their departure, had never fired service ammunition with their rifles. Yet it was (the finding of Sii Lyman Duff that "Can- ado sent forward, in response to the British re- quest, an expedition that was well-trained." Sir Lyman's conclusion seems to be at variance not only with these facts as to the degree of their training, but it is at variance also with the re- port from l-loiig Kong of Brigadier J. K. Lawson. tho commander of the Canadian expedition (which is part of the tabled evidence), as well as with the report of Major-General C. M. Maltby, the commander of all the Commonwealth troops at Hong Kong (which was recently released far publication by the British Government).

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points that omorgo ara Jhoso:

donco was not available in l942;-tho most im- portont part of the evidence given in I942, while being suppressed as socrst has boon publicl interpreted from only one point of view; ‘much of the evidence that has boon mods avail- able doss not sum to support. tho Lyman Duff. From those facts, at least, so quite substantial , eonslusions\|noy_ be dlnllr

through

far pedestrians seem to pay little

jority still cling to the Winnipeg tradition of jay walking and buck- ing traffic. The new "Walk-Wait! lights are synchronized with ve- hicular traffic signals. They do not. provide for an interval in

opened in Britain which will give

This is about

M ‘hemstiosliy speaklnl. people who think by the inch and talk by the yard should be moved by the foot. -"— Stratford Beacon-Her- aid.

la Detroit e beauty parlor has opened which declares itself to be exclusively for men. It won't last. Women will worm into it, just as they did into barber shops. -I?ei- erborough Examiner.

‘Though grocers mule their ap- pearance In the 14th. Century," says a historian. "the poor could not afford to patronize iucni." Must be presently caught .n is cycle, wouldn't you say? —- iii-at- ford Beacon-Herald.

It ls atill true that agreement among the great. powers offers the only vonceivable surety for unity and peace in Europe. This has been- consistently the hope of the west- ern powers. ft is not they who have decided to go their separate ways in a continent perilously di- vlricd. From flu: first the Russians have sought. cooperation only on

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'l‘ra.tflc officials in Winnipeg are experimenting in pedestrian con- trol. Special "Walk-Wait" lights have been Installed at the intersec-_ tion of Portage and Donald. So

attention to the lights. The ma-

whlch pedestrian traffic alone moves across the intersection. - Winnipeg Tribune.

A high-grade toy-works is to be

employment exciuslirely to disabled

miners. It will provide work for e-

bout. 200 men who will be pared

for by resident doctors provided by

the management. The scheme is

being sponsored by the chairman

of the Austin Motor Company and

1e his personal idea. It. will be run

without profit. Most. of the neces-

sary raw materials used for mak-

ing these bays will be steel and

leather left over from the manu-

facture of Austin cars. The first toys which the new factory will

produce will be racing cars and open touring models. They Will be

finished up to the usual liigli stan-

dard of Britain's full-sized curs and titted with dummy engines

and pneumatic tires. They wiii be a good size and it is anticipated

that they will find a ready market abroad as well as in Britain itself. —-St. Thomas Times-Journal.

We suspect that men, who are confined by tradition to n few types of standard headgear. are a little envious of_the ladies‘ wide choice of hats and their blzthc bravery in pioneering new styles. It is just possible that. the frequent snickering at the women-folk, and the charge that. they are slaves of fashions whim. are an expression of a masculine inferiority complex. Perhaps men unconsciously hanker for a return of the days when gay blades Wore colorful wide-brlmmed hats with silver buckles ana a. splash of soft "feathers cascading over the side and down the back. Perhaps their. criticism of the ladies is really intended only to distract public attention from their own slavish obedience to the tale of monotony in clothing. Not hav- ing the courage to be sartoriaily venturesome. they pretend that. they like themselves as they are. and ridicule anyone else who hares to be different. - Saint John Telegraph-Journal.

Plenty of people are always hop- lng to get something for nothing. 511' Stafford Crlpps knows ‘that easy nioncy is more attractive to most. people than hard wiirk. but. he vast his vote for the latter n lien approached by a group of hank~ ers proposing a 22.000.000.000 state lottery as n solution for Britain's economic crisis. Sir Stafford - a religious man nncl an astute one -gave sound practical reasons for rejecting the scheme. He may well have agreed with the further ob- jection of the Churches Commit.- toe on Gambling that. Britain needs production a-hove all else, while a lottery "undermines the spirit of disciplined work." 1i is ‘n curious but encouraging fact that. in the context of present-day Britain. these words can hardly b5 $115980!- ed of being a "capitalist." slogan. intended Li" keep the worker a “wage slave." You um gamble on t.he toughness of British moral fiber. More exactly. you can build 9n it. - Christian Science Monitor.

ll. M. S. Worcester, famous olsl \V0Od€i'i-\Vfl.ll8d training ship lying in the Thames off Grays, is. by decision of the Admiralty. to be broken up. Built 115 years ago. she was flrst named H. M. S. Royal Sovereign. but. after being redesigned as a screw steamer. was launched again in 1800 as H. M. s. William Frederick. a 4.725- tou ship of the line. Seventeen years later she was taken over by the Themes Nautical Training col- iege and renuned H. M. B. Wor- cester. The college returned her to the Admiralty in fiMbon receiv- ing from the Ministry of Trans- port s new H. M. S. Worcester, which lies at present off Green- tiltho, Kent. About 5.000 cadet! were trained in the aid ti. M. a. Worcester for commissions in the Royal Navy and the Merchant Ravi. Althoulli tho ship is no ranger usoa, not. maintenance is Willi. Dllifilll will III dllllfllll- ll

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the expression "the world" is used with different meanings. but most characteristically it signifies every- thing in human ilfe which is an- tagonistic to the life of the spirit. The aim. therefore, of the spir- it-uai life is to overcome it. Such is conception. indeed. raises many questions, for it, seems to imply that the world must be thought of as an enemy-

norld. even as “God so loved the world"; for it is love alone that can redeem. The enemy, it. may be, but "the beloved enemy."

the world by regarding it as some- thing alien from himself. He may be thought of as standing over against the world order, yet. para- doxically. he is part of that. order and cannot isolate himself from it. The vmrid can be overcome only by maintaining contact with u. at. every point. and by sharing their own terms. — The Timao. ggugléekgsdgldeed the Christian Is

Christians separated themselves physically from the world and re- tired to the desert or the wilder- ness. by which action they depriv- ed the world of the very influ- ence it sorely needed. The modern Christian is unconsciously follow- ing their example when he thinks of his religion as having no con- cern with politics. economics, or international affairs.-

a process not of destruction but of redemption. To destroy the enemy can never be more than is partial victory; but to win him to friend- liness and cooperation by chang- ing his mind is truly to triumph over him.

faith. and faith in 8t. John's Epistle is defined as belief in Jesus as the Son of God, that is. as the ultimate revelation of the Father, and therefore as the final word about man. and his destiny- For him ivho so believes there can never be any subjection to the spirit of defeatism. no matter 410w desperate the situation may be- (301119.

‘Winter In Bermuda.

peaks of a submerged extinct vol- cano. and consist: of irregular ioiv hills of.coral limestone and sasd dunes. Bridges link together the five larger islands. and about one hundred and fifty islets are strewn around the sounds and bays. Reefs surround the little ar- chipelago and protect the coastal waters from sharks which. I air told. do not enter inside the reefs There are a few fairly deep pass- ages which allow vessels to eufci the harbors. The which is roughly oval in form is about nineteen miles long. and the total land area is nineteen and u quarter square miles.

of the island group, is now the capital. It is a busy little city aurt has good shops which cater ti: the tourist trade, the islands‘ main Zn- dustry. The population of the ls- iands isabout. 33.000 of whom one- thlrd are white.

of good soil, reddish in color, form- ed of a combination of coral dust and vegetation. The farmers are mostly of Portuguese stock. des- cendants of people who were en- courged to- come to the islands is- bout one hundred years ago. l O I

farming districts and travelled by bus on the “Middle Road" for tins purpose. welt cared for. The Portuguese. I was told. are very industrious. I wns also bold that they still follow the farming customs .of the ‘UH land, plmting by the seasons 1f the moon. and that on a moon- light night it is not. uncommon LC see them out. with lanterns plant- ing. ‘-

crops being vegetables, fruit, and lily bulbs. Two crops n year can be grown of most. vegetables, win- ter and spring being the best growing season. Vegetables were at. one time exported. but since the tourist trade has been devel- oped the produce is all consumed on the Islands. Easter lilies are grown for the bulbs which ere exported. There ls also o. perfume

from flowers.

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TRIUMPH OI‘ FAITH \

In the first Epistle of lsr. John.

But the Christian must. love the

The Ciuistian will not overcome

In the early‘ centuries many

But, this victory must be seen as

The secret of such s. triumph is

(Exchange) The Bermuda Islands are on the

archipelago.

Hamilton, roughly ~ln the cenzre

In between the hills are pockets

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The small fields looked

There is no grain farming. tut

factory where perfumes are made

Ali over the island f sow be- nanas growing. a diwsrf speoP-i. the fruit small but sweet and of good flavor. Another fruit, is _tiie pawpaw. used as e vegetable wner. givsen, and as a fruit when ripe Oranges were one of the princi- pni exports many years ego. out