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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 38, l!”

Fat Commission Pickings

Reference was made last week to the fee of $10,000 tendered by the assistant Govern- ment counsel in the Bren Gun inquiry. This in addition to the "expenses" of $2,756.93 charged by the chief Government counsel, Col- onel Ralston, who was lauded in Parliament by Defense lllinister Mackenzie for his “gen- erosity” in working for nothing. But this docs not complete the story, for the French-speaking assistant counsel also tendered his bill, amount- ing to something like $8,000 for fees and ex- penses.

'l'hc llren Gun inquiry sat for 34 days. For those 34 days the Government counsel re- ceived over $20,000 in fees and expenses. Pretty good pickings, it will be admitted! And the chief part played by Government counsel in this inquiry was not primarily to bring out evidence, but to act as defense lawyers for the King Government. They were insistent, for example, that the Commissioner had no au- thority to pass judgment incriminating any- body. '

The Lesson Of Munich

The tremendous stride which Great Bri- lain is making in air defense is reviewed in the imperial Review. Britain now possesses the fastest fighters and long-range bombers in the world. Her Hurricane fighters and Spitfires, 33o and 365 miles per hour respectively, com- pare with Germany's fastest air machine, the b19109, 31o miles per hour. The WVeIlesley bombers, ivhich hold the world’s non-stop flight record of 7,162 miles, are being replaced by lwin engined Wellingtons, which are heavier, faster and of longer range. Of the w0rld’s fast- est bombers, the Bristol-Blenheims, at least 1,700 are on order. Britain has another answer to Germany's crack bombers in the Hampden, the speed and capacity of which are not re- vealed. It replaces the Harrow, which is cap- able of 22o miles per hour carrying four tons. Another British bomber can do 250 miles per hour carrying four tons. Most of the German bombers are of the Junker JU52 type, capable of 180 miles per hour with a four and one-half ton load. Britain's Battles, of which hundreds are on order, are single-engined machines cap- able of 300 miles per hour.

This information, added to the naval pro- gram which will make Britain a match on the seas for the entire totalitarian axis, gives some idea of the preparations under way in the Old Country

A Sorry Record

The adoption by the House of Commons

of a resolution favoring the enactment of a Do- minion-wide system of unemployment insur- ance suggests the wide difference that exists, among a. certain type of politicians especially, between practice and performance. The re- solution was introduced bynA. W. Neill, In- dependent member forComox-Alberni, British 'Columbia. The debate which it precipitated evoked expressions of approval of the principle from all quarters of the House and in particular s statement from the Hon. Norman Rogers, Minister of Labor, that the King Government was still ready to proceed with the necessary legislation as soon as all of the Provincial Gov- ernmcnts could be induced to concur.

In this connection the Sydney Post Record (Independent) recalls that the late Bennett Government enacted a contributory imemplqv- mcnt insurance measure in I935 and set up a commission to administer such a service for the Dominion. The Bennett legislation was declared invalid u-hen it was referred to the Supreme Court 3ll(l'lll(‘ Privy Council by the King Gov- eminent. That was two years ago. Since then no effective step has been taken by the present Ministry to carry out a measure of reform to irhich all its members have given lip tribute.

The reason the King Government has done nothing in the direction of tinemploymcnt in- surance was given to the House by Mr. Rog- ers in the course of the debate on the Neill re- solution. Mr. Rogers explained that sn amend- ment to the B. N. A. Act was necessary in order to give Parliament the requisite power, but that to this proposed change in the constitution the present administration had" not been able to procure the assent of all the Provincial Govern- ments. He stated that six Provinces -—British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island,——had signified their ivilliugness to concur in the sug- gested amendment. On the other hand the

remier of Alberta, Hon William Aberhart, takes the view that Provincail concurrence is ‘unnecessary. Premier Duplessis oi Quebec de- clines to concur in the proposed measure, but suggests that a bill, prepared by collaboration Tbetween the Federal and Provincial authori- ties, could be enacted by Parliament and the legislatures, without any constitutional change, ind without any impairment of the present gowns of the Provinces. The Premier of New ‘ runswlelq Hon. Mr. Dysnrt, is withholding, his e Rowell Com- that all outstand- Qlngtgdtiatltutional questions may be disposed of ' l _ wedptlie same time. '~ ‘it. lis. gratlf ‘n; to get thls-_ ..unsni- "dkclarstlon. of rliament once. more ‘in 65' the principle of unemploymeiitlnsur- says the Postltecord) it is discouraging‘- ibther lisndtoxflind that thtt-Kliigfitvérfi“ ls still wlthoutinny definite programme or

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contribution to the dis'cussion was on s par- ticularly low political level, and was destitute of any construction or helpful content. The Min- later of Labor took advantage of the situation to criticize the Bennett Government for its tardiness in dealing with the question, while at the same time failing to give any indication of what the present Ministry is to do in the matter. And this despite the fact that almost four years have now elapsed since the question

from Mr. Rogers was that the unanimous re- ception accorded the Neill resolution might tend to change the unsympathetic attitude of Alberta, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Apparently the Government has resigned itself to do nothing till it can get all the Provinces in line, its at- titude being that the next step is up to the Pro- vincial Legislatures. The buck is being passed, in a. vicious circle of ineptitude and futility.

I Editorial Notes .I

Buller entered Iadystnith this date, 1900. i 1i III

The King's assistant private secretary, Mr. Alan F. Lascelles, is visiting Washington en route to Ottawa to conclude arrangements for the Royal visit in May and June.

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There are 73,463 school cadets in Canada spread as follows: Prince Edward Island, 986; Nova Scotia, 1,496; New Brunswick, 1,361; Quebec, 42.290; Ontario, 22,288; Manitoba, i,-

first came before Parliament The final word a

notes sv 1n: vuiv

eruture. Iu

deft school when I “New! am determined for what I have lost."

of the damaged csr can bring suit l! he so desires and can probably win s decision, but what of Securing the actual money ls a. mere gamble in such a chance and his own costs are before him. - Peterborousm Examiner.

The next time your waitress serves you something that looks like a piece of left seold—much. She's the latest Food Bervoe report on waste-which states that we throw away $20,000,000 1n used leftovers. The same vepo

robably

878; Saskatchewan, 1.004; Alberta, British Columbia, 1,036.

»- : s , The January production of whole milk products amounted to , 4,985,780 pounds compared with 6,249,005 in the previ- ous month and 6,845,005 in the corresponding month last year. Production of concentrated milk by-products totalled 2,195,908 ounds against 2,201,441 in December and 1, 5,021 in January last yea

concentrated

r. 1F i i In Ontario the Royal Visit Committee have decided that the Provincial Government will be responsible for the decorating of the public buildings in the centres to be visited by Their lllajesties, but that the City Councils will look after the decorating of the streets through which the Royal procession passes.

IF 1U l!

A hundred years ago Lord Durhanfs re- port on the government of Canada said: “When we want a bridge we take a judge to build’ it, was the quaint and forcible way in which a member of a provincial Legislature described the tendency to retrench, in the most necessary departments of the public service, in order to satisfy the demands for local works." What progress have we iliade since? w i-

Up till last Wednesday Montreal had spent $105,000 on snow shovelling. Then came a. blizzard which blocked traffic in botl- city and country necessitating the City Council spend- ing another $10,000 to clear their streets and footpaths. For 30 years the city have under- taken the duty of shovclling the footpaths, re- lieving the individual citizens of the trouble and direct expense. " . i .1 e e s _ Hon. P. M. Dbwan, hlinister of Agricul- ture of Quebec, in addressing a farmers con- vention in Montreal, disclosed that his depart- ment had obtained patents on a new chemical weed killer and that the formula will be made available to municipalities and individuals who wish to use it, The new mixture is nonin- flatnniable and may be mixed safely at home. Our own blinistcr of Agriculture should lose no time in applying for the recipe. s: e s- s-

The C. N. R. has lost a director in the per- son of Mr. James G. Murdock, mainly because he says he is opposed to spending for election purposes money in the city of Montreal. This terminal business docs require elucidation. The public, any more than Mr. Murdock, does not understand why an expenditure of $12,600,000 is being undertaken when railway finances are in such condition that the public treasury has to make up a deficit of some $50,000,000. * e i- e

“I am sorry that I misquote-d Wordsworth! But it is very easy to go wrong when relying on one's memory . . . . I admit, of course, that it is possible to make a mistake through sheer ignorance. ‘What am I offered for this beauti- ful bust of Robert Burns? asked the auctioneer. ‘That ain't Burns-—that’s Shakespeare,’ said a man in the crowd. And the auctioneer replied: ‘Well, folks, the jokc’s on me. That shows what I know about the Bible!’ ” e s- : s A daily air-mail service linking Van- couver to Victoria and connecting the latter city with the transcontinental service to and from Toronto and Montreal becomes aet- fective March 1. Mail from Toronto closing at 9.15 p. rn_ at Terminal "A," ton Airport at 10.30 p. m.. will be due at Vic- toria the ncxt day in time for afternoon delivery by carriers. Similarly, letters mailed in Vic- toria for dcspatch from that city at 4 p. m. will be clue at Toronto at 11.50 and in time for the afternoon delivery. ~ s- s- s- Nanaimo Dramatic Academy won the right

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and leaving Mal- m” l“

.000 more. We break up $4,- 000,000 worvh of china and glass- ware a. year. and toss a/way $1,- 000,000 worth of silver mixed with garbage. - o Commentator Makazlne.

Once more the beaver makes his appearance in Cape Breton, he disappeared more than one hun- dred years ago. Two colonies have

Breton comprising one family of

fur. the beaver after in Cape Breton ln duys ‘which was early a cen population. as witness the fortress

by

the new world. New Elnglanders played a consplclous part ln its capture in 1745 and again ln 1758. -Gluce Bay Gazette.

It is a mistake to assume that. flying an aeroplane is comparable to swimming, skating, riding s. bl- cycle, handling a boat. drlvl a. motor-car. ‘Those ac- comp s‘ ‘s, once acquired. are never, 1t, ls said, forgotten. and out-of-practl-ce exponents need only a. slight ‘Tefurblshlnfl under

more as capable as ever they were. Flying ls appreciably differ- ent. In fact it is by no means so uncommon as it may sound for former pilots who have not flown for a lengthy period to be more nervous on resuming flying than a beginner handling the controls for the first. time. - Johannesburg Timex

The English sre a stur- race, no doubt. about it. ago the tight. ulte agl the furnished by the Government for his protection ln alr raids. tossed lt into the back yard as a

lt was his mask. and he could do with it. what, he liked. If he wanted to pitch it into the yard and take his chances with air raids. that was

his funeral. All 0f which is very Anglo-Saxon and British. Gas masks as home funtlshlngs

are something that Brltlahers seem unwilling to take with becoming aeflousness. Recently an air raid warden, making Surrey cottages near Manchester alr raids precaution

one housewife wearing her mask. She was peeling onions. --Kltchen- er Record.

0! d! the Industries which eon- trlbute to the economic llfe of the country, agriculture Ls perhaps that which is the most, difficult to eon-

trol because of the multiplicity of influences to which it ls fatally subjected. The farmer

spring time trusts his seed earth with the hope of obtaining satisfactory crops from

by disease which ls entirely beyond his foreslaht or h control. Re must atlll submit to the fluctua-

produetlon according he runs the task

on, others unfortunately hard life, and there are some who cannot even niske ends meet. IA Presso. Montreal.

For savers! months there has been talk of s new political party m the Federal field. ‘Ibo question more and more sllv

to represent British Columbia at the Dominion Drama Festival in April when its one-act pres- entation, “The Woman froin the Voe," was placed first among entrants in the provincial re- gional climinations by adjudicator George Skillan of London. The Nanaimo play won the Hamber award, perpetusftrophy donated by Lieut.-Gov. Eric W. Hamber.’ ' "The whole play showed insight and artistic perception and

adopted by

Skillan said of the Nanaimo play, bbert’: "The

Gordon Bottoniley from Samual Hi Shetland Islands. The Icnnox awarcLpr by’ Judge C. J. Lennox for the best come cuslve of the winning ‘play, went to the

Arts Society of Victor ‘ ftgjthveii‘. presentation ‘Friday of ‘The Marriage" repeal’? by‘. Anton Chekov. "This was an. ‘extremely difficult at- tempt and alt her over an attitude of grotesquene ' u; was. in ihenmnln Jar the winning . pliy, until.» tonight," said, . , ijr-filnlltin- Jflthé- Nstltinio. players donut compete; in "the

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respect to the nutter. Mr; Rogers’ be

Dominion-finals, "The Marriage" mPropossl? will _ substituted. _ , .‘

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THE (HARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

‘OCEAN TRANSPORTATION

ITS POSSIBILITIES

ursl nsoumes to owl/EN P!" echanl 1nd mes ell thcdiotheyho-

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articles

of this series oéhy of milllc

we united’ emu

in “v1 ch oountries they are

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to. 0B -over ple. don't little about th new 10m have no particular interest in its welfa . annually In matters of this kind. however.

do all they can to assist. lncludlll! the opening u Charlottetown in: ves

It is has become 88116111 Ottawa where yum

of five De

recently been released ln the Ca/pe this Isl Highlands National Park. llvellh - four and loss of brain and brawn t0 U19 I5- one of flve beaver. Trapped for his land is beyond calculation bugeprgg; W55 eagerly gought. Elli. COIIIIlllOIIS life even W01‘ -

_ one since the present depression start.- “i o; 0d the other Provinces and the Un-

Sta

city of Inuisburg which played such ‘Wm °f ‘my kind w m“ a strategic part in the history of tiflisrssogailghat each year ad to remain at. ‘nome and add t0

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th ra idly irrowlng eniployiiad. ‘This means the hated dole and that adds a strong incen- plveafor Immediate action from Ot- aw .

ni-Bumiliamt the l. IIQBCC O haiie these unem 1o ed of today w but

~01‘ "i" do with the Char 0t this. Had any body of lnlclll

em; men sat down at any lime 41""

lng the past fifty years to plan for mi, the future development. of Uh fand. they would at once have real-

lz d four th gs: their own guidance to become once EL The Island

just

l little island was wick’. _ case of in many state o

d ked ne at e citizen who took his flask mask. gag‘? Xagixg gfiemrgcmlsnd v§guld

be lewd ta hen and ézfiitihe irlilaéfiertotfhfre ht unless the confounded nuisance. ‘Flue courts "5 c“ f‘ e _ upheld film, m. They decided that AB_-.°‘T°°“°° ‘hlpwd "m" m‘ L’

N. B. Shrimp Industry 458113 John IclemflPlP-Wllmfll) - ‘rho fisheries advisory

which made an inves behalf of the New Brunswick gov-

ernmem the rounds of ‘;Efl§;d°b°“’° l‘ to see that all was well with the d 311mm‘ h,‘ I “sham be ‘Mk’ mud 131m e011 sirvey-s to 910W

grvogrlnbjlgi as fishermen st different

points along our counts have m-

mrteg the presence .01 lsrsfl Gull" es

an; federal department ahead? ha; taken action on this 5088"‘

U021.

onws says that experimental fishing operations who in development. of s shrill! to the off southwestern New

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is cam tlons of markets. and arrange his British Oolunvbln. not of Linn»; at no 1410.000

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Lobster. chicken or other canned Butter 8c Eggs Cheese Meat 6r Pork - Potatoes 8r turnips Prom the above it will be seen fly that, in order to compete success-

.ockifl8 v, p0 provided the regular and constant receP-

tlori o! ocean 801 V9539“- 1 ularlt’ by ‘man c the Is-

b nsdlans nerallv know bufi Island and there- I sin sake def, "Why oes asfully squished 1W“! 115x and Saint. John are hand?" To this the r0191?

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Buooesii in the e81

m" d; mm ll i. xfauaiiliiixii. Price. ._ - , in In ma“ a 1* ...- variety o “and l" lines. under skilled guidance, this

Island can produce 110068 mlelfi c; qualled in 1111333; glllwwmrlb ‘m “,

the!" rt! 0 hfémmeut. In

business gin‘ factors: Fyelghl

“ll.

this Shrink 0! the arbor for ocean 8°-

eels. l tl that it only qute recen yngw? é“ 1 l or niiiii tiziioiisb nib éililllllléaiumlllei

its‘: ‘tat’ e . “Elam on u,” gnficigfs- hsaexi-lous nature.

m; higvy rail freight

“it”: ‘tiiueiistier fact X81111?

es are - apfisxblgaltitealdtiviisliii this mat- te ppslng char es the followin: are win 0! sisal came-

1. All ocean vexels other than 55am? supp emu-re the was "hell"

o rs s.

5, 11m- any given product the o- oean rate ls the some 11' i" ‘hi?’ ping paints on this comment to any harbor in the United Kmligm“ 0r Eimne. Shiflmfifll-B ‘mm c a"

oodon the

fused to lve re peogxle itzrlth e sur-

tlon of the Island have

tes have

grmy of un-

ed, " hat has ask past veind what

town harbor?” m. U

1 , ld cost the Lilli“? hfinfib. Halifax. New York, Baltimore. etc. u 3. Ocean freight rates. unlike T! rates. are but sllshl-l “eggegagy ry - ' ll t M ntreal. a W011i»? egos saw. harlottelown to Ixmdon - ooo miles, the m the table hands 1p: (pals-glad 1m!- 0 . it 19- r-reiiziiszimagcwber “zoo lbs from cnai-iottetown to any point in the United Klnzdom by steamship dlr- ect. or by rail and stun via Helm! or Montreal.

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