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Morning Daily (Founded in 1897)

Author‘ ‘ as Second Class Mull- Post Ollee Department. Ottawa. President, Iii-n A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. B. Burnout; Sonya-Tread, G. M. Burnett: Editor nine Managing Director, J. B. Burnett; A5001!" 551W!‘- Proulr Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is-Wealrer Than the Weakest Ink."

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 1946

Welcome ‘lo Their Excellencles

Prince Edward Island cordially welcomes this evening Their Excellencies Viscount Alex- ander of Tunis and L067 Alexander, who are nearing the end of a tour which has taken them all across Canada, and which it is to be hoped will be the first of many visits during Lord Alex- ander's tenure of office as Governor General of Canada. It may be recalled that before leav- ing England last April Their Excellencies de- clared their intention of making Canada their home in every sense of the word. "We are go- ing out bag and baggage, we are going out with all our family right down to the children's sheep dog and two pups," Lord Alexander said. He gave a hint that, while Ottawa will be his headquarters ”as a soldier I travelled away from my headquarters a great deal, meeting offic- ers and men everywhere in my area. I would like to do the some as Governor-GeneraI—get around the country and not stay in one place." Nothing could suit Canadians better, and that "goes double," we venture to say, for Prince Edward Island.

Their Excellencies are arriving by train at 7:30 this evening and are remaining until Tuesday morning. The programme is republish- ed in detail in today's issue. Cf chief public interest is the official reception on Monday morning in the Confederation Chamber, follow- ed by the big gathering with Legion members and Scouts at the war monument, where His Ex- cellency will place a wreath and will decorate several Island veterans with gallantry awards. Following an afternoon visit to Summerside there will be a Government dinner Monday evening at The Charlottetown, accompanied by the cus- tomary formal speech-making.

'While a good deal of formality naturally attaches to a Governor GeneraI’s visit, this is an occasion for something more heartwarming. Lord Alexander is known to many of our vet- erans as one of the ablest and most popular commanders of the war. He it was who achiev- ed the masterly evacuation of Dunkirk and the retreat from Burma, and who planned, along with General Eisenhower, the strategy in Tripo- litania, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. He is known as a gallant gentleman as well as a brilliant soldier, and both he and Lady Alexander-her-

- self .the daughter of a soldier of eminence, the

Earl of Lucan—wiIl be very warmly welcomed for their own sake. It is hoped that they will enjoy every minute of their stay, and come again for other and longer visits of a holiday nature as opportunity presents itself.

‘Quebec Grows Faster

While it is well known that the birth-rate of Quebec is much higher than that ofsOntario, figures published by the Toronto Star disclose the surprising fact that whereas, in Ontario, it is the well-to-do classes which have the smallest families, in Quebec the richer families have the most children. _ _

The figures disclose that, Ieaying migra- tion out of the picture, the population of Que- bec is growing twice as,fast as that of Ontario. In Ontario the birth-rate was 23L per I000 population in the 1921-25 period, and 17.5 in 1936-40. In Quebec it dropped from 35.5 to 24.6 in the same periods, and in all Canada it dropped from 27.4 to 20.5. The year-by-year

figures are: Ontario Quebec Canada 1941 19.0 26.9 _ 22.2 1941 20.0 28.2 23.4 1943 20.6 23.7 24.0 1944 ............. 19.7 29.2 23.8 1945 19.7 29.3 23.8 The "natural increase"—the excess of

births over deoths—feIl from 12.3 to 7.2 per 1000 from 1921 to 1940 in Ontario, from 21:9 to 14.2 inQuebec, and from 16.2 to 10.7 Il‘I Quebec, and from 16.2 to 10.7 in all Canada. Since then the natural increase rates have been as follows:

Ontario Quebec Canada 1941 8.7 16.6 12.2 1942 ..........-.. 9.9 18.2 13.7 1943 ............. 10.1 18.5 14.0 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9.7 19.3 14.1 1945 . . . . . 9.9 19.9 14.5

Onitaridslnet population increase, then, is about 100 per 10,000 as against 200 per 10,000 Is Quebec. Quebec is growing twice as rapidly.

‘lie 1948 Wool clip

The bulk of the 1946 Canadian wool clip has reached the warehouses. Eastern domestic receipts have practically all been graded but in the case of Western grown wools, the larger warshouios have many carloads to be handled. Complete Information for either. quantity or quality of the 1946 clip is not yet available, miss the Current. Review of Agricultural Con- ditions In Canada, but reports indicate that there will‘ probably be o moderate decrease in vol- ‘smesis composed with 1945,

‘ ' Condition pf the wool is somowhot vari- {Tlte lritlsh Columbia clip is reported as Ipflflht shrink ., The Alberta ond ,mo graded to dets

_ shrinkage is fairly high on

Jo tho Western Domes- relrio Provinces also viii-y p; if eta-fond amount‘:

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warehouses. The quality of Eastern Domestic, with respect to shrinkage, does not vary much from year to year. i The extreme lightness of some Central Canada clips noted in 1945 and due to heavy rains before shearing were not as much in evidence in 1946.

The Canadian Wool Board Ltd. continues to be the sole purchaser of Canadian fleece wool in 1946 and prices to the grower have re- mained the some since control was adopted in 1942.

book Reviews

"The Miracle of the Bells", by Russell Jan- ney (George J. McLeod Ltd., Toronto $3.50) is published today, and advance copies have been forwarded for review. It is a remarkable story about a stunt perpetrated by a Hollywood Press Agent, and which resulted in turning a little backward community upside down. The author has had extensive experience as a writer in various capacities, but this is said to be his first novel, and certainly it proves he has not mistaken his calling though late in starting upon it. The Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, D.D., who was furnished with advanced sheets, wrote to the publishers: "Tire Miracle of the Bells” is one of the finest works of fiction I have ever read and I think it is in the great tradition of the American novel. As o Protestant minister, I think that this story laid in a Catholic church is one of the finest examples of practical, real Christianity that I have seen in modern fiction. If you like ’The Robe’ you will certainly like this book."

"DoIly Madison's Surprise”, written and illustrated by Peter Wells (The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, $1.50). A humorous child's book, of equal interest to adults, out- lining the steps that led to the popularizing of ice-cream as an ideal desert for dinner parties.

i- _EDITQRIAL NOTES a

Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evan- gelist. I ill l? >l<

Flags flying for Their Excellencies today, tomorrow and Monday.

1i w I g The IimSGIHQII have had the best season for years, but backers fared as usual, ’some won,

more than one lost. i

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To make known the aims and principles of the men shaping events and to forecast the possible consequences, "A free press -is necessary" according to a recent statement by Pope Pius XII. - a n- o e

The Pontiac by-election made history in being the only case in‘ which the Liberal mach- ine, in a Quebec election since 1921, did not mention conscription. The Bleus used the story this time. They merely inquired why the Lib- erals did not raisetthe’ isiue.‘

It will be seen from an advertisement in another column that The Presbyterian College, Montreal, has returned to its old stand on the McGilI Campus, and will re-open on October 1. During the war the Montreal Presbyterian Col- lege united with Knox College, Toronto, but, with the return of peace, by order of the Gen- eral Assembly it was decided to resume as for- merly. The acting principal is our distinguished Islander, Rev. Daniel J. Fraser, D.D., and there is a complete staff of professors and lecturers.

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' It is understood that the most important military result of the visit to Canada of Field Marshal Montgomery, is consideration of a plan by which Canadian division chief potential will receive potential training with the British Army. Through the peacetime plan, high-ranking of- ficers of the Canadian active peacetime army would be switched frequently to British opera- tional commands so they could obtain the feel and experience of handling large forces. This has always been a Canadian training weak- ness as there has never been large peacetime formations to handle in Canada. For instance, it is understood that the program might be launched soon with some of the more likely- looking Canadian officers going to the British Army of occupation in Germany where they could be given commands of large formations and get experience that would not otherwise be available.

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Announcement is made of anoffering by Dominion Securities Corporation and W. C. Pit- field and Company of $1,050,000 City of Hali- fax, 2, 21/1 and 3 per cent debentures, dated September 1, 1946 and to mature September 1, 1947-66. The 1947-56 issues have been sold and the 1957-66 issues are priced at from $99.75 to 102.875 and accrued interest, with yield to maturity 2.52 per cent to 2.82 per cent. The proceeds of this issue will be used to defray the costs of a new tuberculosis hospital annex, alterations and equipment of schools, water- works, other local improvements and the pur- chase of equipment for certain municipal build- ings of the city.

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The Autumnalliquinox. On or about the 21st of September the ecliptic or great circle which the .sun appears to describe in the heav- ens, in the course of the year, crosses the ter- restrial equator. The point of intersection is termed the equinocial point, or the equinox, because at that period, from its position in rs- lation to the sun, the earth, as it revolves on its axis, has exactly one-half of Its surface illum- inated by the sun's rays, whilst the other half remains in darkness, producing the phenomenon of equal day and night all over the world. As is well known, both the Autumnal and‘ Vernal (March 21) ‘equinoxes .ore distinguished over the world b the storms which pr_evoil at these sea- sons, arising from the united tidal actions of the sun and moon iipon tho atmosphere; an action which et the time of the equinoxss is exerted

with greater force than at any other period of fie yoor. '

“Here my good fellow",

Notes By The Way

Li? goblin“ it: getting to the P0 w ere inc t. ed with the seller 01%. And 1t should be borne in min-s by we disputing ponies that strikes can only be won if public opinion lup- porie the demands. Many sre begin- ning to fear that the strlao chicken; will come ier when a lot. of unfinished "W! Bill-Ply coal bin-s will incr hardship. It Is is certainty that. Jiiok nan will be on the Job —Kitch. ener Daily Record.

A Unit-ed States middle western 01W Isgprepisrlng no 1pm on ordin- ance v the p0 ce the power 10 Order acre-oft automobiles of! the streets as traffic nuisances and if necessary, to junk them out. right. This is a new wrinkle in traffic 168151941011. and in some ways a sharp infringement on the lib- erty of the individual. Yet It is not hard to see that it. might. do a great deal cf good. The strident rattle-trap that was built e. dozen years ago and was sold from some vacant lot for $25- tias l: really o. right to lumber out into time swolL sm- i-mfII-e streams of a modern city‘) There will be few people to protest 1f the police are authorized to send such cars off to the Junk yard -Chatham News.

In the old days. the rlab mu knew the poor mm by namel said the rich man. "80 out and buy your- self a steak". Now, it's been oliiing- ed. The rich man pays money (under threat of force) to Federal officials, the Fedeiial officials pass it along to provincial officials, the provincial oficiais so it along to municipal officlii and event. uslly the poor men (Case History No. TJD-8697i3) gets a voucher for $7.73. Ills too bani the Good Sam- aritan never heard about. this. For if he had. he would certainly have behaved differently. He would not have given his personal assurance to him that fell among thieves: he would not have bound his wounds, or given him a ride m the inn. — Calgary HeraEd.

Olso criminal police an disturb. ed by the feet. mist more than 50 meat of the f ‘ committed

Noo-wegien capitol are iho work of Indiviciuale under 75 s of age. The vast majority of hece crimes involves stolen automobiles. or thievery from stones, cafes and other places of business. Such out- breaks appear to occur in series and it. is suspected that tho offend- ers are Weroting in groups. Offio. iisls are Jled that. the outbreak of petty crime mist be regarded as a post-war phn-omenon and miay be expected to subside in time. By way of statistics, the police report. that there are now as mimy autos stolen per month as were stolen during a whole year before the war. "News of Norway. .>

Sir Almrotih Dlvvard Wright, one of the greatest medical sciersttsts ‘o! our generation. who daily for 40 years drew a teaspoonful of blood from his own body for experiments has Just celebrated his 85th birth- day. Director of the inoculation department of St. Mary's Hospibal Hsddingtnn, his discovery of inoc. ulatioin for tvphoicl saved 100,000 British lives during the First World Wpr, says The Liondnn Dally Mull. Sir Almroth once said that asthma. could be created by having a. wife who cleans too much. A msn who went to St. Mary's with asthma suddenly found that his complaint. had varnished. He went home and It returned. Ii: was discovered that. his wife was fond of polishing the linoleum, and that mould had ac- cumulated beneath the linoleum, causing the asthma.

Experts have declared that she fur of the common Australian water rot ls quite as good, and perhaps superior in quality, to that of the American muskmri, which Ls used extensively in the fur industry

The Australian animal is e. dark silver-grey In color This color, however, varies with seasonal and locational changes. ‘The Vlinter coat oif the water rat Ie of short. dense fur, and the animal Itself 1e

equal in size LO I. threeguarter grown fdlbblb. —Aii.strnlhn News-

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Every tenth American gets sick enough in the course of a year to become a hospital patient Lost year more than 18,250,000 peQp';g_- 12.3 percent of the total populist- Iors- spent some time as patients in hospitals. says New York PM. Nearly 2.000.000 new citizens were born in the 7.000 tiospitisks h this country. Hospitals rank among the first 12 bissest American lndiliit. ties, They reaiesent r. capital in. vestmer-t of more than 55.000.000.- 000 an operating e use c99l,000,. 000.000 a year an emplo about half a million jeople All but five percent are sun on a non-profit bisisi- Govemmem-opersted hosplt. ais (local, state and federal) ac. count for 7B percent of tiie total hospital bed capacity of the nation. Americans in hospitals on any given day in 1945 were 1.4(!i,247.

Gilbert and fluillvasi have pone. trated Japan. Under the sponsor- ship of Amerlsaiis "The Mikado" has been given in the Ernie Pyle Theatre in. Tolocyo, The Portland Press Herold reports. One of our own Portland “nys A. Fagg. interestingly enough had a pnrs in the production whic , Untied Press "D0115. never was presented in a more lavish mom-er. A considerable number of Japanese, lriitipnily in the chorus, poi-for , report had it. as though they ma been appear- ing in Gilbert and Sullivan al. their lives; and the 50 Japanese citizens who saw the shew for the first iime found very little of it that was ob. Jectionisble. That ought to end the discussion whtcn has raged ever since opening ‘Hint of “The Mitc- sdo" in London in 1995 as to the ~wpriety of pr-rientl tho opera.

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

home to roost next. win. Km 9M0 will meet here often in tusure.

the United States press than sfm.

Capital Closeups n, recur BBAYLEY

(Con-idle hospital

I u f Writer, Ottawa)

While Prime Ministerial praise conferences may DSVQI recarn to their pie-war frequency, the 1:1,. ion is widely held here that . and his fellow mentors of press gallery

When Mr. King aoce ed honor- ary membership In t e gallery, he apologized for rot being able to meet nesvspapcrmen as often during the war as he would have lked. But he sold he intended to call s press (301118161339 WIICIIOVBI‘ lie had anything important to announce and he hoped he would be able to hold frequent peacetime oori. ferences.

Meanwhile Mr. Kin . like every- body eise, is probe y Interested in what President Truman is going to do about future press confer- ences, The tinned States presiii. ent has already made hi5 confer- ences lees frequent than those of his predecessor- Mr. Roosevelt. A curb on Presidential press re- lations would be n bigger blow so

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The Presbyterian College,“ Montreal.

Affiliated to MeGlll University,- I ' ‘nnuqgnsg 1 mpesslug lte building u. hi; ITo-gl! campus for tlsonsosffon 1940-1947, W1"! I Wm" plete staff of Professors and Lecturers.

m». on uni-unis is on date set terrorism- tioissblf, studeruhonud lectures will NI"! W 0°99"? u" first.

Remus In th C liege residence are available for stu- deats registered ‘in ‘Theology, and also for students reg- istered in Arts at MoGIll who are preparing for the study pf Theology with the Ministry in view.

A Calcium- giving full Information in regard to courses of study loading to the Diploma of the College and to the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, 1nd o list of scholarships sind other swords will be seat on "filmi- Address:

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haste slowly I" I“ national affairs produced a ment- al picture of is n thinks everyI-h

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papermer. can and do get members of Parliament to ask questions in the House on problems of the day. —For the first (‘me emve Black. Mr. King also made a peacetime bum received its charter 95 years rule of holldiné ragga!‘ Dre-iii 80g 35°» n my“ ferenoes to o. as POHIXM 11 ' m" “'- friet meetings m that, the public Semis Buokl could he k t. In touch with gov- ernment anion and so he 60111-1 keep his ear to what tn: public