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_____.____ ___-______é__ "The Strongest lle-nlory is Weaker than the flea/rest Ink."

Llltrisilllas lid-ll

lrl the siulie country shepherds hi. litlQplllg watch ovcr their nu. lo, Lne angel of the Lord t and re t)‘ or the Lolu shone " _l't- sore tilrllid. And. n01, for. behold, I a. ,.._",", which siliid sltoAx Lllls (L11) 1n

n ls Ullrlsl the

“Anal Lllcue we; abldmg Lu the l flock b; not 081116 llporl

cit ‘v\‘ .4 hos. praising and and on

their u; "to not». 1 LittJl\ ‘a, L101 1:1 '..‘lt hltznest,

t, yt LALL, y, .~.l

o.» . toward nletl." lnzs w: b». s... t. taillfizillllllS at war. Cele- bfltlll g ll _ illlyi.’ y of tile bllllce 0f Peace on

sucll all \.\.\.\;.cll, c lllus’. first rclnilltl ourselves of iilc AiJUC-s tot wilzcll we are fighting. Uri Sept. i, 11,159, cu‘. o; it tu. r sky, Germany invaded Po- lallo. trance and llruzlin inlillcdiutely declared ‘war on the agglcssor and on Sept. 3, the zif/lcltia was sul1k-——stllc proof that Xuzi submarines had been lurking in the northern Atlantic even before the Polish invasion. Then, ori Sept. l8, a German submarine sank the aircraft carrier Courageous and on Oct. 14 canle the still more stunning news of the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak in the sheltered haven of Scapa Flow, with a loss of ov- or eight hundred seamen.

W: were at war, and we suddenly realized that wan at sea we were in a precarious position. On hnd, of course, the position was worse. We did not realize it then. By December, i939, all we ltnew was that British troops were in the Maginot Noe and in contact with the enemy. Then cams the fall of Belgium, of France, and the turning of the tide at Dunkirk. One may well say the "fuming of the tide" because it was then that Britain regained her soul. The speeches of Churchill on that occasion will live in history be- cause they reflected the British soul.

We werc~and are-fighting for nothing less than the freedom of mankind. \Vc are fighting for everything that is meant by our celebration urmorrvwv of the (Ihritstmas anniversary. Should the Axis powers win this war there would not only be no more Christmas, there would, in the course of a few generations, be no more knowl- edge of Christmas. Our children's children edu- cated along Nazi lines, would be ignorant of the meaning of the anniversary. They would hold us, our Christian creed and all Christian aspirations, in contempt.

The story of Christmas gains in significance,

radoxically, in times of national crisis. Its joy-

tidings shine the brighter for the surrounding darkness. We feel more keenly our dependence on Divine guidance than when we were at ease with the universe. \\'llzit Ruskin called the Nvbuchadnczzar curse comes from taking provi- mercies for granted. How right the instinct of mankind to make the Christmas season one of rejoicing for children, to whose fresh eyes the (world-even this ivar-shattcrcd one in which we are living-presents so many joyful surprises!

___..______._________._ The Conscription Issue

According to iiri Ottawa correspondent those in the ranks of the tjovcrlllllc-ut who oppose unres- tricted compulsory military service base their arguments on the fact that the war industries are more important than further extensions of the armed forces, which colmot now find active em- ployment. This nlgtlnlent, comments the Globe and Mail, is incredibly llziive. Compulsory selective service docs not mean drafting everybody of mili- tary age into the army. lt means drafting all able- bodicd men and wtlnlcn, in vital services, t0 do whatever task tllcy are bcst fitted to do. by tt lllpc-rzllllcllt, ability, physique, and training. lt i5 perfectly true that the munitions industries need to be speedcd up. It is a fact that, with the exception of a fcw small arms, the four Canadian divisions now lll Britain have been equipped fl"1l!‘. Ilviti-ll \\'*ll'l\':~lll)]IS, and that future lcyics of 0.11111 ll-lll troops .~ll4rlll(l bc crjtlippotl from our own \\"<ll'l<~l1tlj-~. Hut llllg i5 an argument for. and not zlgzliust, Cltllllllllnufy selective service.

The futilwy lll plat-lll; lllllitrltiotls on compul- 5ory' llulltzlrj; r\.cc 1' ~ lullhlllg to do with the Itcctl 0f illdu~ v .'l't'l _ llllllftf for more llt-lp. Qui" present ttlll lll cllnscriptiotl for service in Canada \\'lllltll'il\\‘> 111' ll from industry and agric-

v

llllllfv. étlltl llll t". tl...'. ll -lllcn cannot be used oul-ulc z u. tour. _\' t-ll._\'1l.ttl\'Ca their removal from vltnl cu lll wt lK the ttlort» ludicrous.

Tlu- ll- }\t' ;=1 :t'\.-..ly< crying for skilled = ‘illlll’ .l11tl tllt: CUlllplCXlly 1. "W. ilu- lllCil f\'l‘sl\‘lll€(ll1'€lll€5-

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lo. A p ‘It 5.1 11-; v. lil llcctltltc llltlre and more inl- |lll'.ill\l.‘. S.» lflilg> .~t:l1ltl zu present, the active rlllll)" lllls lll» glL-luultcc tllzlt such craftsmen will lll‘ Hlzlliilllit.‘ in llll.‘ llulllbcrs required to maintain it» lillllllllltlll ullllcl" llztrtl stfYlCt conditions when

Kilt‘ tiil) Cmlllfs for lllc Czlllzldiztll zlrllly' to go into itfllllll. 'l‘llc plain furl is lllill, from every point of view. colttptll>ory' selective service, without rcs- triction, is lllv only pl-nctirlll wtly lly which assur- -l1lt"('(.'tll lll‘ Ufliillllttl lllill lntulpluver will be avail- Illlll’ fut‘ uilzlz. 1111' ‘lvllfltllrQfi it is lllost urgently 11-. lllllVlll, llllil \\llL'l't‘\’Cl' lllL‘ need is ulost pressing. 'l‘ll<- only lll'_tflllllt‘lll llgzlitlst compulsory selective hLlTlCC, is that the present Prime Minister has set his face against it. and promised certain of his fol-

not at present employed P6

leadership. Those followers control more than sixty seats in the House of Commons, and ap- parently this argument curries much more weight with the Litlvel-uint-nt lllllll all the cogent reasons wlly tlluzldu should be at least as vigorous and itllolellearted in the prosecution of the war as her llcw ally, the United States.

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Christmas Eve. a

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Tblllorrou: will be a merry Christmas for the lll.lll_\', at szul ulle for solllc, but joyous over-all with lllc’ lltlrbltlgt-r of Peace iil our midst.

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More adults die at 7i years of age than at any other alga, according to statistics just released The only utllcr age that exceeded that of 7t was that of llliullts under one yezir. About 110,000 babies of this age die each year.

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lt is now announced that the Federal Govem- lllcllt plans to subsidize dairy farmcrs to keep lllilk at present prices. l\lilk boards in Ontario and Quebec have recohullcndctl an advance ill price, but such action was barred by the price ceil- ing rlladc effective December 1. The prices board has authority to recommend that subsidies he paid by the Dominion if necessary.

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The carols universally sung at this time would seem to indicate says Hendrik William Van Loon "Christmas is tlle only‘ occasion when all Christ- ians appear able to forget their minor denomin- atiollzli tliffcroltccs and to realize that the lllessagc of love and goodwill of that joyous day was brought to all mankind of goodwill, and not to a particular group or sect. In this respect it scents unfortunate that every day cannot be Christmas day.” Well, we are gradually getting towards that ideal, the inevitability of graduztlness.

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\Villianl Makepcace Tliackery, British novelist, died this tlute i863; abandoned law for journal- ism, tllcll studied jizlillting in Paris; publications include "Paris Sketch Book," “Irish Sketch Book", "Vanity Fair”, “l.’elltlennis", "Henry Esmond," “The Newcolnbcs", “Virginians"; be- came editor of Cornhill Magazine, and a contribu- tor to “Punch”. As a novelist he combines humour and pathos with a. streak of cynicism, due probably to his sensitive temperament; in all his writings his style is cultured and his craftsman- ship masterly.

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A group of 25 Canadian engineers will be sent to England almost immediately to do special work in a civilian capacity for the Ministry of Aircraft Production. First of the engineers has already left, accompanying an engineer from the British Ministry who came to Canada to make final selec- tions froln groups which had been previously interviewed by the Wartime Bureau of Technical Personnel, an agency of the Labor Department. While present demands from the British Ministry are for 25 men it is expected an additional number will be required later. The British representa- tive who now has returned to England visited Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton and Niag- ara Falls, Ont., with a representative of the

bureau, but carefully avoided the Maritimes. a s it s

in the with the Unions. the Steel

Evidently Mr. McLarty's successor Labour portfolio is a persona non grata Labour interests as represented by the Mr. C. H. Millard, executive director of Workers Organizing Committee, has issued a statement criticizing Mr. Htmiphrcy l\litcl1ell’s appointment. “It is doubtful if, after a thorough search among Canadians, Mr. King (Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King so well fitted to carry out the labor policy of the Government nor one ill whom labor should have less confidence.” i\Ir_ Millard contended that since Mr. Mitchell was appointed chairman .of the Industrial Disputes Inquiry Commission, “he has not failed to carry out the ‘policy of delay’ which has been the chief characteristic of the Labor DépitftlllttflliS ailmhlislration.”

It is claimed that gasoline rationing will be on a quarterly bases. Under the plan, which Munitions Minister Howe announced would go into effect April r, motorists will be allowed to save coupons

but will be required to use them ill a specified o’

three-mouth period. The coupons will be issued for s year but will be divided into quarters to ex- pire June 3o, September 3o, December 3i and March 31. The adoption of such a plan will pre- vent mulorists from saving their winter coupon quota for use ill summer months. The amount of gasoline motorists are likely to receive is not ex- cted to be announced until shortly before the rationing becomes effective and will depend on the available supply at that time. When gasoline rationing comes illto effect the Government will use the plan of variously tinted ration books and coupons to indicate the classes of gasoline users. ln this manner the difficulty of ministering to the various categories, such as doctors and commerc- inl travellers, which actually uccd gals more than the person who drives almost solcly for pleasure, is expected to be overcome- ‘? i! I!

Eighty-one year old Sir Matthias Tellicr, Chief justice of Quebec, has tendered his re- signation to take effect jzitluziry I. Sir Matthias, says The Gazette, enjoyed a long political career prior to going to the Bench, if it can be said that thcrc is clljoy-nlcilt in the slough of perpetual op- position to which llc was obviously doomed when

) could have found a man 89°

NOTES BY THE WAY

The Naxl military command in Norway has announced til-at. sui- cide by German soldiers will be re-

ed as an attempt. to escape. making relatives punishable under a new death decree. it was report- ed t0day.—Stockhollll Dcspntcli.

A T For A

-—-———- Donald, M.

Here's a helpful hint from Gen- Ontario.

eral Electric researchers to persons " "_

on lights for unscreencd

es and other out-of-dool-s

: night-flying insects, includ-

ing mosquitoes. like blue lights an

bright lights. but they (lislikc '"

Since a red light is not a satisfac-

tory colour to live or work under.

the researchers suggest a yellow

light as the most practical. - eroe

The Dean of the I-"lrillly of Ap- plied Science and E.f'lll;l‘l'll1§§ of the University of 'l‘oltlito lifted the veil slightly last week to reveal some of the remarkable achieve- ments o! the engineering profes- sion 1n speeding up the Domtnlorvs war effort. While much that has d (cannot be lllilflt‘.

clear

and tea

rowls dart,

gflixjlcacaclsmntifjfiigaic are 5mm“. Wm. By cruel despot secrets 1t can be announced that in the machlrlgetooti industry gs cry lt ha . d l $335 h... ‘m 4.3. new would w

Mary's Journal-Argus.

Consider a few figures. “The death roll from zllcollolism 1111s decreased 31 per (“Jlll since repeal; the 1940 rate was We lowest in nineteen years. Boot-logging seiz- ures have been reduced by '14 per cent. More indirect nlerisurcnlents of the improvement are 1‘(2C(ll ed of motel‘ ytchicle (tenths for 100,000,000 miles travelled lmm an average of 17.5 in the latter half of the prohibition era to 12.1 last year. and o! the crime rate- 1.645 per 100.0051 population in 1932 and 1.566 in 1940. Meanwhile Fed- eral revenues frnnl ab-"ltni erages have totalled $11. to the United Slates . and state collections. by estimate, have been SZJOlLOOO-OOQ- Bull surll figures, while import-ant. fall far short. its we all know, o! llelllltg the story. “Phase for t. crime rate, for instance. are a dis- mal substitute for the fuels. o1’ which the most, conspicuous and heartening is the victory over or-

crime achieved since the underworlds vast- lncome from bootlcgglng was cut off. It ls mere coincidence that this victory, both nationally and locally. dates from repeal. Ami there ls another thing to celebrate on this. repeaPs blrthdaynand thatls the innovation introduced by its advocates of con- , stlttitional amendment by popular convention. The establishment of that, precedent is a fair guaranty that never again will the American ple suffer a. lteglmcntatlon of its habit; by s, politically lntrench- ed handful o! mlsqulded salvation- lsts-New York Herald Tribune.

In a. very real sense, India today ls the main arsenal of the eastern theatre of the war. These are mat- ters not directly affecting the structure of the cdnstlgiltlon but as- sured by affecting its essentials. The political status. whether described as Dominion status or otherwise. 15 g, thing which is not conferred like a diacoratlon but is acquired by the power tlo exercise and de- gend it, which can only be e1-

by the general vigour, physical and intellectual, of the national Problems of nutrition and cduc - tlon are in many wnvs the grvrlt- est problems India has to solve and their solution will be essential to the effective maintenance of Wins-lever constitutional fabric she may devise. -—R1gllt Hort. L. S. Amery in a 5p ch at ltlanchcslcr.

In hls talk with America rn- omtdy Mr. Winston Clhurchill loe of Britain as "the old llqn" against the lethal hunters "with hercllb: at» her Sldti." The picture ls tru-z to life only if the term “cubs" c1111 be taken to include yormg lions rapidly zip- proachlng a 5t.n,ge of mntttiuty in the matter of fighting power. One youngster. roi- instance. namcly. South Africa, took a full-glib‘!!! lion's share in mliulirlg and break- ing the back of Italian DDWU‘ _ln Abysslna. and El‘ll‘.'f3fl. Anzl the sis- ter-Domlnlons —s-\vc Erie —b=1v@ been able, owing to their size and resourms, 111W B11 9V6“ lug?" pat-t», 1n the fighting at; Brltalns side to save themselves and the world at luirge from HlllEl‘. ‘The actual contributions nlrctiily made men, machines, nild munitions from Canada, Australia and New theatres

For only can

See-brightest of

throng-

Still points the wrong: For human hearts

Pence. As sang the angel

glow light,

For Christ is And llhcv offer inoculate

cernbei", 1941.)

the mass-produced machine the scale against it.

lal as three to one."

T0

standing tip

Party."

4 oz. flacon . .

Ze land to the various war _ _

caiinot yet be revealept: ‘butt; triplet; lY/zth atomizer $2.40 btf thtfBranon - °§t<§§eQ°§lK1 gull has seen vltnl 8s Dominion aid afforded to the Home

forces-Cape M5115. Cfllfiwwn-

‘To know once more the JOY

TEEN-AGE . DAINTINESS!

LENTHERIC puts the stress on daintiness for the teen-age girl -—and, in the name of dainti- ness, has created Bouquet "Pink

Echoing the “Pink Party" perfume note in lighter form, the Bouquet version is intended as her informal fragrance. lts fresh, dewy fragrance enhances her youthful charm.

Wit/a atomizer $1.50 8 oz. flacon . . $2.15

111E- CBARl-QITIYETQBYE_@P5§_R.___..._-_D1AN a

WORDS OF (‘H ALLENGF

ugln A Day eopla At War

"There ls a victory to be won and that can be accom- plished only by every Canad- an taking part." — Ross Mac- P., for Bratitlord.

THAT PEACE MAY REIGN

Heaven's llllllps shine bright and

Above a stricken world; Frei- reddened plains, where pain

l‘. Are in Death's mantle furled: And hearts are pierced with Sor-

hurled.

"No rooln. No rooml" ls still the

battlefls dln

It. echoes the Holy Travellers‘ sigh, As they tumezl from the inn.

the world know Peace,

When hearts are rice from sin.

the starry

A gleaming lamp o! fire way to right the

desire ' of

choir.

Before the Crib. this Holy Night, Torn between joy and , God's children knccl and hearts

pain

born again! through Mary Im-

Thc prayer-that Peace may reign. -—Rcglna Murray. ltu "The Canadian lcagile“ Dc-

1- bers. Real comradeship, natural ties, human values-all the things

German war-

despises-may yet tum

Napoleon was

speaking from experience when he 581d! “The morale is to the mater-

M

$1.20

Five London and North Eastern Railwaymen at south shields who removed to safety 2'74 out of 300 wagons including some laden with ammunition. endangered when ln- cendlarles fell on (locks during a" air raid are among a larue num- ber o1 milwny employes rewarded

gallantry. "Tremendous dcs- truction must have occurred had the wagons o! ammunition cxnlod- ed", says the olficlul account of the action of Yard Inspector Robert Hume, (651. Driver John Stool, both of whom receive the G. M4 Shunter Jonathan William Angus. Yard lnspector Charles Cclthorpe nrid actlnq Yard Inspector Robert; Stephen Ward, who are awarded the B.E.M. Another G.M.. noes to Stephen Roberts Jeeves. n South- ern Railway cmnloye, who led an attempt to subztue two blazing truck loads of exoloztlnlz anti-alr- craft shells. He ls new n seamen the navy. Three L.M.S. goods guards-George Robuls. Peter Ktl- shew. and James Edlvnrd Rowland

New discovered p.event abortion and increase pro-

duction in Foxes

Iicaltli. ‘Chis new

been added to Nicholson's

l

Nicholson's Fox Health

ingredient to and mink has FOX ingredient will

vent sterility ln the male, and sslst lll the production of a large volume c! nctlvc, potent sperm, In

he took ovcr the leadership of the Conservative Efigfltjlgln cXDlé-‘rsgpgs g1 flugggtubég party in I905. He came to hlgll office 1n his wagons s," danger o, bnmml

part_v during the long period in the Province of lgucbcc when the Liberal star was ever mount-

Rloberts ls awarded the GM. and the others the HEMP-Leeds York- shire Post.

iug, and the glory of Lattrier shone at its lligh- ..____ est. He followed the late Sir Evariste Leblanc, ThIM 51'0""?! "m" Mich!"

unconsciously started a movement which spread throughout, the lentzth and breadth of the Soviet Union. In their second year as con- scrlots ln the Rs-d Al-mv the-v went to the commander of their tank brigade and said: "Comrade 0cm- mqnder, we are three brothers. One of us ls a tank driver. another n mechanic and n third a zunner. Please mav we have a tank to our- selves?" The requcrt was granted

who dicd as lieutenant-governor, as leader of the Conservative party at just about the same time that Sir Lclucr (iouiu threw his leader, S. N. Pzlrcllt overboard, and took on the prclnicrship which 11c was lo carr_v triumphantly for 15 years, and tlleu be ablc to hand over to his ap- pointed successor, L. .\. lhschereatt, who was ll) lulvc nnotllcr i5 ycrws of office. So those

the case or the Female helps car- rect and prevent the troubles which annually cost Fur Breeders Thous- ands of Dollars. Start now for a Better season. Do not watt until you find the animals are not mat- ing, start feeding Nicholson's Fox Health to your 10x and mlnk vlx- cns now and get the benefit o! this wonderful discovery. For stronger healthier pups and kits it ls recom- mended you feed this powder to all bred females thzoughout Gestation and lactation. You get 3'75 feeds from each box. Price 3% lb. bolt 81.75. Also Nicholson's Horse Health price 2 lb boot ‘l0 cents Nicholson's Poultry Heaitli. 2 lb box 70 cents All put. up fresh as ordered and all delivered lf you mention this paper.