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Morning Daily (Founded In I887)

President: Llcut. Col W. Chester 8. Mobnro Vic --I‘rrsident: J. R. Burnett, F..I.I. Secretary: Lieut. Col D. A. MacKinnon. 0.8.0. Effur and slunliging Director: J. ll. Burnett, FJ f. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

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The Clunrlottl-tluwn llnnnllnn mny he obtained at Ilotnilufl News Agolls-y, ‘Finn-c Square, New York: Oirt South News Axum-y, (‘orni-r Milk nnd “lushinglon, Boston; Melrullilllllln .\s~\\'\ Jlzt-nrj‘, 1'31! Perl Sh, Dlolltrenl; J. Fine, ‘Jib-l lflsy St" ’l‘nronto; News Stumi. Cimtenu linufor, Ottlwn; ‘Wolfe's Nuns htltlttl, filniilslry, Ont; "Ill! Tnimrcn limp, lloneton, N. IL; Ellen ltohertson, Amherst, N. B.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink."

Tulssuiv fir-nil. Stihiwlitiil

LOOODOO Cases Of Condensed Milk

Agriculture Minister (lardincrltlltl tlle llousc of Commons the Dairy Products Board had no knowledge of the rcport that an order fora million cases of condensed milk now hcld by Catlailian lllillllllilcllll't'l'§ plight he diverted to the Liuitcd States. llc gttvc this inforlnatiotl ill reply to a query of _l_ A. Blaucllctte (Lib., Compton), who had quoted s recent editorial which stated “already there is talk of transferr- ing an order for a million cases of condensed milk to the United Nitntcs."

Did .\lr. Gardiner, asks the, Ottawa journal, secure the views of the trade-the people who must make this condensed milk? At a meeting in Toronto in March, an official of the concen- trated nlilk trade pointed out there was very grave danger his ordcr could not be filled by the Canadian industry, not because of price or plant capacity but simply because the necessary milk might not be available.

This official pointed to the exceptional do- mestic demands on the available output of con- centrated nlilk—-greater buying power of the Canadian people plus huge construction and war industry projects in isolated parts of the coun- try where whole milk was not available. Plants nlaking condensed milk had to compete for their whole-lnilk supply with a greatly increased dc- mand for human consumption in an expanding industrial market, with cheese factories making every effort to increase production and with creameries trying to bolster exceptionally low butter stock's.

He pointed out an order for less than a lllill- ion cases of condensed milk received from Bri- tain in I940 had not, at that time, been filled. One large Canadian plant making canned milk" was trying ltard to kcep up the. export trade of the British parent plant from Canada. Normally the milk for this trade came from Holland and Denmark.

Many Canadians, have not as yet grasped the full import of the_ exceptional demands war is making on the dairy industry in Canada. It is the one branch of agriculture which can go full steam ahead, produce every pound possible, with the certainty of an assured market. It is not go- ing to be an easy matter to produce the amount of cheese Britain wants from us, let alone supply this large order for czurlcd milk which must be specially made as the British formula requires a higher fat content than docs the do- mestic trade.

Turkish Comment

‘fhe Newspapers of Turltcy, which almost in- variably rcflcct the (iovernlncllfls point of view, unite in a chorus of [iraise of Yngoslovia for tllc firm stand she. has taken against (icrlnzln ag- gression One paper, the Vatan, makes this sig- nificant editorial comment: "(icrtnany will lose the second Great \\'ar sooner than expected, not by reason of Anlcriczln aid and the iritish Navy, but chicfly- bccltltsc of her great error in miscalrulating the will to illdcpcudcuce of some small Balkan nations."

The Ycni §abllh. an says: “llillcr plwillliscil that by curly spring he would conduct the lrilish. The air attack on linglrllltl fzlilrr-i. Tbc lltlclllpt to contptct‘ the littl- kans has fflllCtl. lt bcqius to look as if England this spring will dcstroy (icrlnally, and not that (iermany will destroy lingllultl."

l<lfllllllll publication,

The ll(‘\l,'~’l7ll]l(‘i' Tun nlzlltcs this pointctl com- ment: “l)c<pcr:ltc ticrlllzlu attcnlpts have bccll nlltdc to play on Scrb and (rout clnuifv, but \ilC€-lli'l‘lllil‘l' \l"'ccl; has provcd too wise and

good a. man to be fol-led by this lnzlnocnvrc. ln any event the ficrbs control tile army, and \Vlll

ria-"id li"l'lll.tll intcrfcll-tlcl: with Yugoslm" libcrty."

'l'hcl"c is littlc twullfort for llitlcl" ill thc zltlittldc of the Tnrk< lt)\\'J\t‘tl ikwclopult-nts in the liai- kzlns. Thcsc tuillllllvlll- ili-scnbc thc inwauvlncss of thc situation with tlu- calldol‘ and discern- mcllt of ncutrnl \tl>-\'l'\<'l'\ who-c uttcranccs cannot bc gzlrblcd or sulqlrcsscrl by Nazi censor- ship. lli-pdtcltv- from l~liilll|lll ill-tiling with con- ditions in tbc lizdknn. zlrc lllt‘ nlost rcliztbl": Llllll. come from \\tllllit‘.l\it‘l'il buropc.

Mollrnful Fascist

The rtnupunccincllt of thc sinking of a sc- coud llilllllll ilc~tl"o_\cl' and tlu- wrecking of .l third by llriti-h zliiplllllc- llcllt" .\l.'l.ss.'l\\':l. rlliscs tllc tally of lino isl ti.'i\‘.tl bn-scs to at l(‘il.~l if and probably I11 within {l \\\‘(‘l\'. 'l'hi< [nlul is exclus- ivc of tllc big ldlllillit lI7llllt‘\ll:]I which \\":ls so bndh" bdttvlcil in this lilllllt‘ nf lllI' bulilllt Sea.

Two l"'l~ci-'| journali-t- ."l( Nollie. writing for hl\:\~olini's paper ll Populo <l'lt;di."l, prcparc tlu- pt-liplt‘ of ltldy to cxpcct still hc:l\"icr war ll'lfll'_'v ftl lllf‘ dzu. inunldizltcly’ to conic. Ont- is llavio .\ppcliu-. lfilsci»! wltr collullclltator, who anlicipzltcs "tinrtllcr painful buses" and practi- rally conccilcil the ilmnincnt fall of Aildis Aba-

brl 11nd llll’ t‘t|'l-tI|ll<‘lll cllpitulzltioil of tbc whole of Ethiopia, "now bcing picrccrl by 300,000 tiri- tish troops, flanked by Haile Sclassies savage

hordes and aided by formidable armament and abundant aviation.” According to this pcssinlis- tic writer tile British are driving through Ethi- opia “from t0 different routes." if Signor Ap- pelius’ arithmetic is not at fault, his apprehen- sion of “further painful losses" cannot be re- garded as groundless.

The Retort Courteous

The old-time art of verbal swordsnlanship is not yet extinct at Ottawa, as evidenced by this excerpt from Hzlllszlrd:

“Mr. Coldwcll: May I use the tcrln “unfair?”

“The Chairman: N0, because it would be an offence-

“Mr. Coldwcll: \Vill the chairman tcll rnc where I can tind the word described as unparlialuentary?

“The Chairman: Any term which is offensive to all honorable member is unparlialnentary. “Some honorable Uenlbcrs: Oh, oh. “The Chairman: Order. “Mr. Martin: For instance, if you call me a “fury”, that would be very offensive “.\ll". Rowe: To both sides!"

—. EDITORIAL NUIES =-

Thc ruin raids may be prclimcnzrry to protect- ing the Campbell rum revenue. a n- u e \\'holly weak is not an inapt description of Prcnlicl" Calllpbclks budget performance. m v >t< =4<

Sunlmcd up ill a few words Prime Minister King's inconsiderate advice to our farmers in his conference with Premier Campbell is “Tight- en your belts and wait till the war is over.” a- v w a Charlottetown maintained its reputation as one of the sululicst; spots in the Maritimes by taking third place. Wolfville was first with 165 hours, Saint john second with 156 hours, and Charlottetown third with I50 hours. v s v 1r

l\Ir. Arthur Fadden, Acting Prime blinistcr has introduced in the Australian House of Repres- entatives a new i5o,ooo,ooo ($177,500,000) de- fence‘ loan bill. He said that further appropria- tions will be necessary for war services in the early months of the next financial year, calling for response from every freedom loving citizen of the commonwealth

n- »: s e Under farm background of the recent nation- al registration, 2,028,270 men said tllcy were not brought up on a farm while 687,880 said they had lived on a farm until I8. Half a million men said they could handle horses and 247,I5o re- ported ability to milk. The women outshone them in the latter category, 994,560 being able to milk while 16,570 women said they could drive a. tractor. n- » v- u Mr. Hoover must pray to be saved from his friends in unoccupied Germany who have been urging him to get the U. S_ A. to scnd supplies for the allegedly starving people there. A barter deal has been entered into between the occupied and unoccupied zones, which is claiming the in- vestigation of Washington. Preparations had been completed to send two shipments of supplies through the Red Cross, and it is doubtful now whether these will he Hll0\\'(‘(l*lO proceed. x a:

Tribute to the efficiency of the British Navy was paid rccctltly by i\lrs. T. G. Ilodgc, of I455 Drunnnontl 5L, Montrczd who pointed out that her niece, .\lrs. David Lcgzttc, hzld written 2l7 lcttcrs to her husband, Capt. David Legato, 9th Field Amhulaltce, somewhere in England since he went over in the Ist Division in December. I<)_'§<). and that every" one of the letters, which had been numbered, had ltecn received. “lihat spcalts well for the British Navy's ability to keep the vital sea lifelincs open," commented l\lrs_ llodgc. Capt. Legato is a former hltintrcltl ncwspapcrnlan and son of Rcv. Dr. and .\lrs. Legato, St. vlIllllCS hlzlnsc, wlll-re .\lrs. David is now residing owing to the scriotls illness of Mrs. (Dr.) Legato.

F

n- : a Lord Rrotighanl and Vllux, British Lord (Tllzulccllor and distinguished pztrllanlentarlall,

died this date i868. llc was one of the founders of tllc famous liditlburgll l\'cvic\v' to which he contributed cigltty articles to the first twenty numbers-all of them nlorc or less scathing and skin-peeling. in lhlrlizuncnt hc curried a bill malting slave-trading a penal offcncc, and while in opposition was mainly" r ' Illl>il)l(‘ for the dc- fcat of the first income 'l‘z\x Bill. \Vas Queen Carolinds legal adviser, his nlanagelnent of her case winning him fame as a la\v_vcr. and subse- quently he was made lord chancellor, though llgaitlst the wishes of thc. majority of the \\'l1ig party ill prlrlialncnt, and on the rcconstructirln of tllc Whig government four _ ‘INS later he was excluded. llc was dcscribcil its versatile, egotis- cnl, turbulent. and chit-fly to bc rclnclrlbcrctl as a lzlw ft'lt,ll'lllt‘l' and zultllor. li< * l?

The only Cillllltlillll hank which runs at a de- ficit is thc blood batik of the hilyal Victoria Hospital, Montreal , the first sct up in Canada. lflltlcl" the direction of l)r_ (i. ii. Xlaughan, de- partment of obstetrics and gynccliltlgy, R.V.H., the blood bank, a cclttrc for the taking of blood front doncrs, and the prcscrvatiiln of \vbole blood or tllc plzlslnlt takcu from it for transfu- sions. functions like a. rcgtllar batik, only with blood as the lncdiunl instead of money. It func- lions at a dcficit bcczluse, unlike a money bank, it is ilrzlwn tlpml for transfusions, usually in an clnt-pgcncy, without a previous deposit having bccn made either by the persons who receive the “funds" or by sonlconc on their lit-half. Part of the store of blood “capit:ll" must be used and rcplllccd liltcr. Reserves on hand are small, hos- pitzll authoritics emphasize, and the only way they can be increased. and tbcy should be in- crczlserl tenfold. is by voluntary" donors giving their blood for the blood bank. lly a newly-de- veloped ‘method. plasma is drawn off whole bluud and nlay be uscd for a transfusion for any of tbc four blood types. The lives of two cm- ployces of the A. llollanrlcr and Sons fur-dye- ing works, \\'cllingtol1 street, wrecked by an ex- plosion and firc .\larcb l8. were saved only be- cause it was possible “to shoot plasma illto tllclll

quickly," it was learned

NOTES BY TliE WAY

Mingus and ssndstoruu ' sre among the problem; 1n flint-tn; tn Libya ssys s sclenoa none. Musso- llnl rtosnus has found Ameni- flms troublesome there, too. —1Stnt- ford Beacon-Herald.

Luxury apartment offered for lease in New York has eight. bath- rocnls. which would only add ts the confusion of wonderin when one left the aspirin. - algsry Herald.

Tile story of how a Wei- llngton bombers crew were saved by a. chance meeti over the North Sea. with a Hu cu recon- nalssence aircraft of the Coastal Command was told by the Al? Ministry News Service. As day was breaking the Wellington was lost and was flylng away from the Brlt- ish Isles. Its wireless nan broken down while it was returning from a. nlghtprald. its instruments had been affected by a magnetic storm" and were unreliable, and it. had a little less than an h:ur's supply of petrol. The Hudson appeared, flying in the opposite direction, and the bombers captain signalled by lamp: "How far to the nearest lend?" “Follow me'_ was tbs re- ply. The Hudson led the way back to an alrdrcme near the Scottish coast, a flight. of 140 milcfi. and the Wellington landed w't-h lLs petrol tanks almost dry. -- London Times.

The way in which free publlclt has been flowing into newspapel offices shows that there is a terrible lot o-f waited effort, There simply isn't time to even 101k it. let alone read ft, with the result that most, of ft goes into the ash can unread, unwept. and unprinted of course. It. clutters up the malls. causes a lot of unnecessary work st a time when we need to conserve our energy for the war effort. and generally speaking is nothing but. s defined nuisance. — Coleman Jour- ml

"My goodness, you have an Arn- erlcan accent," said an English wonlan to her son who has come to this continent for the duration Azld we had always thought speech here to be normal that. lt was oth- ers who had tllle accent. It's like the Canadian who visited ore-war France and found it “all right ex- cept that the people are nearly all foreigners." - Port Arthur News- Chronicle.

Among this city's community services the work of the Victorian Order of Nurse; stands out; for its significant and far-reaching effects upon the entire population The Older provide: an hourly nursing service in the home and m ls avail- able to all classes "in tihe commun- lty and for all types of illness The service, ls appreciated by the pat‘.- ient; and of course by the physician. whose work is faellzaievi by a trained and experienced nurse. It ls valurfble also to the ncsptals which can, with such two-operation, discharge patients for convalesc- nnca to their fumes nnd thus re- lieve the congestion ln words, -- Toronto Star.

From London comes an item of news suggesting that the human nervous system is it good deal toughei-‘than most peoglle had sup- posed. Or l; it; only that the Brit- s!» nervous system ts tougher? At any rate. Slr Wilson Jameson, a psychologist attached to the mints- try of health. reports that since ihr- aerial raid on Coventrv not a. single serious case of neurosis has been reported in the United King- dom. The centres for treatment have been st-abltshetl in London: five (lthers are scattered over the country. It i5 said that an average of only about twenty-five caves a month fzir the last five months have been established ln London: tutlans, The majority of these, says Sir W’ls"n. recover quteldv: more serious cases "have steadllv IQSSWlHl tn number. Bdtlsh children are said lo be bearing up admirably tn the tense stuaticn created ‘ov the w-r, the rule relng that children be- come alarmed only when their parents display indications 9f nerv- ousnes=. This C"l1fll\.’fl§ storfes sn-i pictures in tile news showing Lon- doners sleeping in subtvlfvi". and bombprcefs as if thev old not otherwise have a care tn the wfrld. Sweet are the uses of adversity!

Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,

Wears yeb a precious jewel in his head.

There are some who‘ say that Shakespeare's zoology we: a ‘little below par; that the toad is not venomous, that .t nears no jewel of any kind in its neon. Bu: if his scientific lore was a‘. fault. the perple cl‘ "It-is own land are todny proving that his lbs‘ ration ol hu- man nature was an this matter, 100 ‘per cent. correct. _- New York Sun.

If their purpose is to ell-operate with Germany by attempting to di- vert British fighting strength of American aid a-t a time deemed op- pcrtune by Berlin, the Japanese are playing what. the Lzndon Cockney describes as "a mug's game" Neither Great Britain nor the United States has the slightest in- tention o! falling into a traip of that klnd. Therefore, any ill-judged Japanese perttcipatim. now or in the immediate future, while possibly yleldtn some advantage, would be followefi by retaliation and retribu- tion which. would put the Lard of the Rising Sun into eclipses-Bran‘.- ford Expositor.

In all public services there seems to arise a sentiment. that ls pacifist and sometimes comrnunlstfc. It is an odd trend in the minority of those classes. Great. Britain must. have found some of me same opinion in its public services, but they find methods over there to eurb enemies to unity within that would startle our pol tlclans tn parliament. Thus one at‘ the British ooun-tmounclls decided that "consclent. ob- jectors" ln its employ who refuse to undertake military service should only receive the pay given a Bi-tt- lsh. soldiers. The rltlsh seem to have a stem as well ss poetic way of making the punishment fit the crlme. - Brandon Bus.

1n order to conserve exchange sad to restrict imports to the minknum. the British ministry of supply have prdergl] thstipng tglgl taqu remcpt-s or H"? s anlniss on poles in the United Kingdom must mum tszélsfled from mic-grown r. ownen nome- Irown timber merchants hovs sc- cordlxigly been mien!- requested to ensure that s11 sui is softwood trees and poles are reserved for this purpose. Reporting to the depart- ment of trace and commerce on this ministry of supply order, Mr.

L. H. Ausmsn, ssslstan trade oom-

(M ‘ I Standard)

Among the most oft-labia stories that have come from the wsr hsvo been those of the multitudes of Brttlsb clvlllstls who have been the victims of German" sir rsld brutsll- ties. Many of them dled amid tnc ruins of their homes. others have been maimed for life. still others- lmd these no doubt by for the larg- est in numbers-have seen every- thing they , ’ w ’ and destroyed so that. between one minute and the next. they have found themselves stripped penniless, lackin everything they once call-

ed the own, save life itself. The possessions they thus lost would not: perhaps in many cases

represent great money value but to their owners they were all m all, things got together slowly, out of savings, with patient self-dental, treasured things that were to their possessors, the hall-marks of inde- pendence and self-respect. Now they are all gone and ln so many, many cases there Ls not. the wherewithal —-t.hotlgh there is always the spirit. -even to begin again.

The assistance these people need takes many forms. f,'"st the pri- mary ones of food, clothing. shelter and then many others already sp- parent to those eng in the whole huge task of rehabilitation on the ground. Tile man in uniform ls looked ufbcr in all his bOCllly needs; should he be wounded or become ill while wearing it. skllfull treet- ment. and nursing are at his com- mand. But. as His Majesty once said, "Ithls time we are all tn the front tlne" and the 130111111955 (gm. lan man or woman, rutned in purse and often broken in body, likewise a "soldier of the King," is yet, by the very nature of things, without Elk}; sgldlsfzh claim. Established

0118 0U" 0 I898. ll- n eve required aid. p0 n, The impulse to help found its “Till eXltresslon. as was natural. on the spot, almost before the dust. of the first; murderous bombing over London had settled, with the open- ing by the lord Mayor of a re- llef fund. As the devastation has spread from city to city the opera- tlon of the Fund has been extend- ed throughout. the United King- dom _'I‘he impulse to eld fn the work was early felt. in Canada and the plan to organize a. national Fund was set on foot; many weeks logo. But. at the request of the Govern- ment- bhe Opening of the campaign was defenred from time to tune so as not to interfere with the War Savings Campaign and the appeal for tlhe War Services Fund.

Today it: is possible to announce the start of the appeal of L116 Queen's Canadian Fund for Afr Raid Vlctuns, a. national movement. for the success of which Her Maj- ety has sent. her best wishes. The Canadian Government has given its approval to the plan. 'I‘.he Fund Ls being supported by most of the

In Their Great Need Bevin Sends Message

To Queen's Canadian Fund

A eshle from Mr. knell Bevin. British Minister of Lsbour- lull N‘ oelved st Montreal headqusrtcrs of the Queen's Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims. reflects the British

lprldo in the unoonquers spirit. ti’. “Mttti. "“°...‘.'°-.".“i?°.°€€.‘x.t°§

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a Bevin cabled faiths Chairmen of the Fund:

' "Anyone who has lived fn_Brlt.sln during the past. year has witnessed unforgettable scenes of polgnanvy and courage. The attack of the

lenemy on our ctvtlfun population

‘has created u. feeling towards Ger- many which it will probably take

generations to eradicate. The Ger-

mans have shown themselves to be an enemy without pity or mercy and ruthless destroyers of women and children and the homes of the