- v. s<- -r.- \lkj\fifmiii qnataggv@mu 1 . 1115 ciiiiitiiriziuwii aiuinniiii turning lull; (landed in Ill‘! Pro tdenl. ueuL-(‘ol W Clank: U. Islam Vice Preuldcnl. J l. Burnett." IJJ. Secs-nary. l.leiil.»f:ol D. A. Editor and lvlanazlu- Dlreetor. .I B. -1 '1' sorllte Editor. Ihni Willi’. SUBSfYIPFYION IATIS 35.00 new veer (In advance! ‘other.’ l: Cfh .N per vfll‘ l ailnnnel mulled to I’ I Inland i5. pe- vein llll advance) flllflfll to Canada and 0.8 Memben Anilll llnrelu ul Circulation; ‘The Strongest Memory l: _Weak¢r than the Weakest Ink.” SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3| 19401 i. ~ Voice Uf The People The following connnents on tllelfedct-lal isstiile‘ MC 1H,“, I ,1¢11-,p;1pcrs clihci: 1111 ppE-ln 0115"“- pui-ly politics o1‘ rlltt-d as Llbcial or 11 Cllcl L‘ Liberal: u _ Hamilton Spvctillfl!‘ (“d-lb If 5“=P1‘-lf°"5 were to be cleared away, suspicions largely 05- tcrcd llv thc rciicclit cvcil secretive policy of tlIC - ’ _ . 1 1‘;,,\.11-111111-111, 1\h_v 1111s- 11111 some attempt niaoc to clear tilt-111 away i11 thc best Pwslble Illa“? 1 ' ' 7' - 111d 1n the best ilillsslylllc time—nnmely, 1n 11:1’ llIllllClli, ilunictlitllc y.” _ i _ _ 1111111111 1‘11i1.1~11 tlnd. Lib-l? r111“ Cflbllm thpuld l11- lllzldt- up 11f tlllulslcrs lrlvcspocllii? 0i l1;lt'1\ lzlbcls. Thu parly buslilcss of lwccdlc- duni and Mvt-cdlcdcc should be suspended in- . 1. definitely, at least for the duration of the war. (This is ivhat Hon. Dr. Manlon proposes to do). . - _ 1. .,_ 1'C[Cl'llt)l‘0tl,'{l1 llXilllllflCf (Ind.).’ Our G01 crliniclit should l1:1vc become nothing mOFB 01‘ lcss than a Canzidiati Government. _\Vc statcd at thc time that the leaders of the various groups in the House should be invited to Jotnnn war 111311;, 'I‘l1cy should haw-e been taken into the c1111fidc11cc of the CiOvL-rulncut.” (This 1s what hlllck-t-nzic King rcftisctl to do.) “ _ ‘ 'l‘o1-o11to Globc and Mall (llldJl Sllllfng Parliunlcnfis YOICC by dissolution was politlcpl trickery and was dlscreditablc to a country fight- 111; 1111- dcl11oc1‘:1c_v." _ _ \'.111c11111-1-1- $1111 t Lib.) : “Ally Liberal is bound to say tllat .\ll‘. King's lucthod of calllilg the election was opcu to the CfitlClSlll of rude abrupt- Thotlgh it is certain he was moved un- tless. dor llljqcllt necessity, the method he cliiploycd. “liirh ;1p|11:.-1rcd r111‘.- of lt-ccpiilg with his whole t‘1il'c‘t‘l'. 3111c 1h‘. Mllllioll 11o choice l0 kcvicw the Govcrmnenfs course, 11o chance for flit British. Government was prompted to despatch Captain Ilobson to New Zcztland to take pos- session and become thc first governor. ll1 185.2 the country was granted sclt-govcrnlncnt and in i905 attained Dominion status.‘ New Zcaland's white population being al- most entirely of British stock. the ties with the Mother Country have always bccii of the closcsi. Even as long ago as the Boer War, it sent tcn contingents to fight with thc Imperial troops. In the Great War New Zcaland sent overseas 100,000 men who saw service in Gallipoli and i11 France and Belgium. Now. she is contribut- ing to the limit of licr capacity to thc fighting scr-viccs, and 0110 of hcr CFllisL-YS, Achillcs, had the proud distinction of participating in the brilliant naval exploit that resulted in the bu- miliziting defeat of the Graf Spec, — EDITORIAL NOTES - Lent begins next week. i l U i Fines totalling more than a quzivlcr million dollars were paid by persons convicted of d1‘iv- lug while intoxicated in New jersey last year. 1r o n n1 Herr Hitler is grumbling because the Soviets do not make a better showing. Ile would like Iiiillantl to bc flllOlllCl‘ ('z<-cl1o-Slov:1ki;1 11nd Poland. U U ¥ U _ For enthusiasm nothing can surpass the feel- ing among thc city Conservatives. All the pro- vincial knocks tl1c_1' have bccii experiencing at the hands of the Cinnpbt-ll Government arc rc- acting in favour of the licderal candidates. I I Mendelssohn born this date, I809. “Songs Without lVords", "St. Paul.” “Elijah” “Scotch Sympliouv”, “Hebrides Overture,” etc, He falls short of the grandeur and dramatic force of the greatest composers, but atones by fine blending of the classic with the romantic. ll Yl‘ i‘ i Iion. Dr. .\l:ic.\lill;1n 1111s lost llollc of his old- filllc eloquence and analytic powers, as was manifested at Souris last night. 'l'l1ere is 2i day of reckoning for thc Campbell Government, just as for the King outfit. Only Premier Ciillipbcll cannot this time dissolve thc llnlht" without being challenged 011 thc limit‘. F i U i The third division of the C..~\.S.l". will not be asscnlblcd zitouc PlJCClJHltllillS now training at local rcgillicillal l1c:1d1pi:11‘tc1‘s ill \'1ll'lt>\ts cull- lrcs will bc brought togclht-l‘ in silfficiciltly la formation to pci-111it of some ficld manoeuvres. Liovcrllnlcnt to reply, no chance for any lcgisla- The non-pcrltianent active militia is organized on tion, 11o chance for debate at all." __ hcgilla Dally Star (Ind): "Mr. Mack-cuzie King unlst bc wcll {IWZLFC that this unexpected cxccpt as to thc divisional organization. dissolution will lclid colour to tllc inevitable charge that he was afraid to face the House." Stratford Beacon-Herald (Ind): “Surely thc plzlcc. to gauge Canada's war effort t0 date is i11 lklrliamcnt, \\'ll(‘l'(! thc decision to fight Ger- iuzuiy was llladc—alld llot on thc political hust- lugs." St. Thomas Times-journal (Ind): “We would fccl much casicr about the whole‘ thing if .\lr. Ring‘ had listclicd to \\'Cll~(lll'(‘ClC(_l critic- hill, ’ Qucbcc lflu-oniclc-lblcgraph (hid): "'l‘|1c pcoplc are being asked to give it (the Govern- mcutl a new mandate without being placcd in pn-scssiou of :111_v of thc (laiiiaging information that can only l1c l1r11uj4hl out through parlia- 1llL‘lllftl‘_\' i111p1ii-_v .\ callous confession of guilt.” Port .\rthur Nmi-s-Chroniclc (Ind): “'l‘hcl‘c 1\-:1< toduulcll 11f thc- itPpCZlYilllCC of panic i11 calling :1 \('~'.\ltIll 11f lfl-lrlizilucllt and dissolving if i1111l11-<li;1l1-l_\‘." "Rolling The Barrel" hlr. .\l1|.1i11 111l1l thc Ct>11sc.r1-;1ti1‘c CUllYPIl- ti1111 lllill .\l;1cl.1>l1¢i1- 1011;, instcud of accepting thc Upposition loath-Vs offcl‘ to co-opcratc i11 Czilizulavs 1-1-.-11-:11-li1-i1ics, had “rolled out thc l1;u‘rvl"~1l11: poi-k l11-ii‘i‘cl 11f pnlitics—lor all it \\'1'-t\ u-1rth. 'l‘h1- .\1-11 1il.1~';1,111 illHJlllEllJ (Libclwil) comes lo thc slum: -:11l conclusion. It says: “If thc i\l2l(‘l\t‘Il/.lC lxiug (iUYCYIlIIICIIl. has any rcal sin to .'lll~\\‘1'l' i111‘ il'~' thc ‘pork l1:1i'rcl'. The ‘poi-k l1:11‘1-1-l' is lln- 1111M coluciiiptihlc :lii1l rcgrcttzlblc 1111111 111' political |1:lll'11lI;|j;t' :lii1l wc fcar thcrc 111-1-1- li111~1- \\'li11 culiimlcd it so as to bring llltil‘ pzirly ilun qui-stioli." lllll‘ .\'1-11- (il:1<_41,111- c1111tcluporzli‘_v l1lamcs |1.-11‘l1 l11>1-‘1-1'~ i111‘ this: but who hut thc lcadcl‘ -1|' ih- 1;11\1-1-11111u111 1111s pi-iliitirily l‘<‘.\'])ull.<ll)l(?? li .\l1‘ liiilg i- iiiuniipclt-llt to slop his follow- :-1‘~ from "rolling tlu- hzlrrcl" with thc hard- ~:11‘11<-1l 1111111111‘ c1111lril11ili11g to Canada's war cf- 1'111-1~. 11l1.-11 1-11111‘i1l111t-t~ c1111 lic (‘XpCCl the tax- payers to liavc i11 him? New Zualaiid Centenary 1111 [.111 _'_§ .\'1‘\v Yvzllzilld, .'1.~.]l:1rlof llIC t'\’lt'ltl.lil11|l» 111,111,111; llu- CCHIUHEH‘)! of thc c111iil- 111; ,1. ;1 Itvili-h |1tm>L‘.\'$l(Ill, coiiiuicliinrzitcd thc landing 111' llll‘ first |1:ll'l_\‘ of scttlcrsof thc New 7,;;1!11111| L'11111p;1111- uudci- l-idivzirtl (Jlbboll Wake- fii-lil :11 \\'1-lli11ut1n1. ‘lilu- llcxt uvciit iii thc cclc- l11-.1ii1111-, which will r-xlcud NYC!‘ ir-ii mouths 11nd lill\i' |‘lIl1.‘t' i11 1h;- vnrioils pzirls ol Nirrlll Mill 51111111 |<l:1111l~‘ whcl-c incivh-iits associated with thl- 1-:11‘l1- .\"Jllll‘lllt‘lll occurrcd, will be llt'l(l at .'\llCl\'l-'llltl i11 lIl2ll‘l\' thc arrival 11f Captain llnb- 91111, l1‘. .\i.. :1 ii-w dnvs ililLT thc “Yikcfit-lil sctlli-rs l1:11l llinllccl :lii1l his proclziiliiiug thc .~,,1,1111-1- 11111l1-1- 1111- sovcrclgnty of Quccn \'1c- torizi. ' '[‘;1<111;111 rliq-iivtjfCll thc archipelago in i642. I11 fffr) (‘riplziiu 111111.» rr-zichcd New Zv-"iltliid i" thc l\.'i'1‘t|ll(‘ "liilili-zivoiir," circiiiuiitivigtitcd thc islflirlfl l-ai-ricil out t-xtcnsivc siirvqvs 11nd a11- nvxrrl thc country. The ltritisli Government. however, it would nppcnr, had 11o desire for col- onial expansion and disavowcrl the act. In i814, l-Irizlish miiisionririi-s, headed by Samuel blurs- den. landrd and, despite the tribal wars i11 whiflif the ltiaoris were engaged. had made conolillirlhlc headway in spreading CllflSilfillilV b-lore the arrival of the Wakefield settlers. The the basis of six divisions. The peat-clinic iuifitir. organization was liladc lllc hnsis of the C..\.S l". 'l‘l1us the First bivlalOll, now training i11 linghuld, i11- cludcs a number of units frolll the permanent force as wcll as units fronl various militia divis~ iolis. This was dollc in order to givc rcpvcscllttl- tioit to thc various parts of Canada. Siluilal-ly thc Second Division, now inobilizcd 11nd trail:- illg iii Canada consists of units 5CZlllCf01l EICFUS: the country. The third division. u-hcu and if 1'1 is mobilized will bc formed i11 thc snlut- 1v:1_1-. . seaboard um H THE tlrlAgorrisriiwlsiJzui/iitnirilv i NOTES BY THE HAY ' ‘ ---- 1 longer l An Iron ml Income! when ft is magnet-fad. Buob l rod ind round the um: n the equator. wttb fr: ends 1 would overlapby 183 feet when nugnetlnett. — Christian Science MOIIIKDI‘. Zlullla bu bought a million bus-Ml: of Canadian W110i! Ind the Winnipeg grain experts naively u- aure tu that the possibility of its reaching Germany may be comi- dered remote. Is that guiltblnty or ust plain tonmlyrot? - Toronto Globe and Mail. c. Hero In on , ‘ ’ sldellght on lvacuattoti. Three children are billeted on a bus route that prises their parents’ ltomc. One recent. week-end their hostess had some business b0 do. The children went. back-for one tiny only — l0 their uwtber. On Monday morning the nosteu bad l. latter. If the chil- dren came home again, wrote their mother. would she send them one at. a time, "as the three to- gether are rattler too much tor me!" — Answers. 1t was a dabulng lpoclablo tn time of war. Down here 0n the people feel that the Ottawa government has made good. _Th€1l"S was no small task and already two conttngents have gone overseas. Theme 15 a smooth, well directed machine functioning and the government Ls meeting the demands of the situation‘ in a splendid and satisfactory manner.- ERSIQYH Chronicle. l-lon J. L‘. Mlvhaud, Minister of Fisheries, says that Canada's fish- ing industry 1a about to enjoy the biggest boom in years because of the war. there being already a. large demand for frozen fish and cod. halibut and haddock. As the demand ts from the United King- dcm, where the trawlers are en- gaged 1n war activities, the Can- adian fishermen will be kept. busy, to their profit. They deserve the "break." - Montreal Gazette. Abe Lincoln used to tell a story about a little steamboat on the aiangamon River. tn Illinois. It is of interest at the pre;ent time. This steamboat had a loud whis- tle. The whistle certainly dtd use steam. Abe's story was that the whistle was undoubtedly a 1111c one. but. that the boat had one dis- advantage. “For every time she whlstled, me stopped." It. docs scent as though Premier Hep- burn l; 1n a like plight. when hLs whistle blows. his thinking machin- rry stops. — Torclito Star. “111-n, after the firca‘ Vvur. the Saar came 1111001‘ the control 0t the League of Natlctis, the French authorities took over the admlnis t-ratlon of the csal mines. For the first time, tile French had an op- DOYUUHL)’ o1 exploring the tniilrs fully. Thcy iv-sre incensed to find that the workings extended under thc border, and some distance into French territory. so that ccal which was legally the property of France must have been brought to the German pttheads and thcrc sold. - Chambel“. Journal. The Diniiiics are not frraks‘. They PUBLIC FORUM 1 ' 'l‘ a mlunu l: open for the all‘: allyfirlgalponlnntl n! I lcftohwl llurd ' our Mildly onion oorrollwnlnnfn I In! in lo- lho onlllnn 0| TllE IMPERFECI‘ AUDIT sir.-To those who have not read the letter of “Another Inter- ested Citizen." tn ‘Thursday's Fbrum. I advise its study. He wives leads to aspects of fact. which common sense business experts cont-mend. 0:141 statem-cixt. however. needs amplification He Sfl.\'53——"'I'I‘U6 the (Audit) flirurea are but watt-her tn present a; a front as 00s- alble, but as I read it means that. the total City revenue la not sufficient. to nay wages and sal- aries and propel-iv service the builds." If lie would add-As ad- ministered by the Council. ti. would be nearer the trill-h. for. if proper- lv administered there would be n balanced b . and l. ‘neat sur- plus. The genuine arrears. not the trumped up “Scarij-Crotvs". lf ool- lected. and Ute deliberate waste in public wot-ks cllccked, there would be ample revenue for everv re- ufreuient. and oven 1i. tax reduc- on. Why the hesitation about "0111- lnfl a abide a spade". tn respect to the imported It doesn't pivtend to be a complete audit. On its lace it ctm‘;1.i-es.--“We did not comldel’ it advisable aft/er consul- tation Wlbh Hts Worship and the Finance Committee. to do any fur- ther work beyond audltfnz the year ending 1939. and establishing as far as possible from the records and vouchers available the Assets and liabilities of the City as at January 15th, i938. and January 15th. 1939." Oonslderfnz that several of the Councillors sat at the board for from 4 to 12 years there is lustf- rlcatton for asluiiz wbv this abrupt termination of the audit at January. 193B? What. influence. ivtthln or 1vlttiout concluded this. “aft/er consultation wit-h His Wor- ship and the Finance Committee?’ “Another Interested”. properly asks-“Why sbcuki a condition suCh as the Mavcr descrlbcd at the Rotarv continue to exist for veal-s and the Finance Committee. or the Council. not be aware of it 1f they were competent to fill the position?" In answer I would say that if thev were half combatant 1.2a could not escape belniz aware ct 11. for cvcw act and cverv m0- t1o11 had to come directly under tlicii- notice and cirfi-atlon. Every voucher o1- account for payment required lobe O. Kid bv the Challman of Finance. or at least bv the chairman of the com- mittee rcspsuslblc for the expendi- 11111‘. I1 turn 11.11 to bc read in 01:911. COUITCL] 11nd u-isscd as ao- Ql'C\€(l bv a 101111.11 vclc. ‘H1011 it. 11nd to be D1110 bv 11 check. sinned by the MBYOY. 11nd count/crsiizlled bv the cltv Clerk. with this ac- cultiulatlcu of evidence before us ivnnt sense c! rvaeun can b9 offer- cd for trvin: to shift this resumi- ' " 1 -.111v SIICRLGCIS from Will; rc .-t to lncolnc reven- ucs. what L: a. Finance Ccmnuttee 200d for. fl" not to suoérvlse the mclletalv aft-airs of the Corpora- tion? 1227s fiHV of them ever take llucc 51.1110 books? 12c when some ,.1‘d ‘is D1‘ __ 1111 for icmiss-ion of 11 portion of llls tiixrs. 1v ch. ‘if are attractive. normal children, 110 prettier. Drlglitcl‘ or cuter 1111-111 lliany other children and unique only because lllrre are live of them. =11 n1 1r I ;\'c11‘ (liscovcrics arc ilollliiig; c11111par1-1l to rc- undcr thc still. Over :0 ycars ago, wc ivcrc told that nftci‘ .10 :1 1111111 was |l|'llC[lC2lll_\' 11o good ilicutzilly. and on thc 1lo1111 grllrlc pl1_v~.i1-l1ll_1-, ll1‘. lirziuk ll. l"1‘ci.-|n;11l, 111-nu 111' thc l'l1i\‘cl‘.~i1_1- 11f Culiforliia School of liduraliou. who has llCUll carrying out prolonged cxpcriuu-nls i11 ilitcllig- 011cc (llltl uiclilal tcsts, reports that zinloug thc 2.331 [KTSUHS from i0 to 1111 _1-1-:11\ 11l1l hilt-lug; his lcsl thosc ovi-l‘ .10 11 t-rc just :1 lllllt‘ l1il luightcl‘ 1111111 tliosc ht-twccu :0 :lii1l .10, 11111111111111)‘ c-1111.-i1lv1‘1-1l thc pcuk of iucutal lilo. Th1- ditfcl-clicc is so slight it docs not mcan anithilig, D1‘. l-‘rccinzui said, any more than ll1c1lific1'1-11cc l)‘.'l\\'t‘t‘Il 1l1c11'~‘ :lii1l ironic-ifs scores. Tllc 1111-1lin11 scort‘ i111- 1111-11 1111s 50.10 :lii1l i111‘ 11-11111c11 111.51). =¥ 1k $1 Uui- neighbor, Ncw-follndllllld. whosc scrviccs ill thc \Vorl<l \\':1r illCllKlCll sending lnllldrcds of fislicrlncu t11 liuglzuiil tn hclp 1111111 thc iuiuc- s\\'(‘(‘|>lll,'_“ fit-ct. is making szicrificcs lll llu- 11111-- sciit conflict that arc bciilg zicklioiilcdgt-d willl ttdmirlltioil 11nd gratitude by thc llrilisll Govt-ru- liiclit and pcoplc. 1701‘ ycnrs that Dominion. which has liccu iii thc lluocs- of dot-p 1lt-|11‘cssi1111 tuld. Tht- Loudoii iiliics litilllls 11111, ix 1-1-1-11 1111111 "going through 2111 ordclll of p111‘ci‘t_1- of thc 1110s! grueling description." has dccitlczl to do without thc grailt-ili-aid cxtcuilctl by thc British Treasury cxccpt ill so fill’ as it is ilccdcil to covcr poi-cru- incnt pzvviilclits lll sterling, about iUtJlLUUO, :lii1l not to call upon l.1111d1111 to 11111110 lip thc :11111u.'-1l deficiency 011 dolltu- cxpcnditurc. This ill ful- urc, at any ratc for tllc dilrlitirnl of thc ival‘, will be iliadc good by rulditioillll local iZl.\'1'lll0ll. Tllc result will bc to casc to that t-xtcil: thc strain on thc stcrlingulollau- cxt-htulgc. 11-l1i1-l1 is bound to bc vt-ry l1c:11-_v 1111 nccollill of thc laruc $lllll5 l'Cl'|l!ll".‘1l to fiiizulcu thc cilipirc illl‘-ll'itlll- lug schcnic ill Canada. .\si1lc fronl this, l1l11l- llrctls of Ncivfoulullailtlcrs l|ll\'L‘ joillvd the lliit- isli Navy and t'llllCl'S zirc (‘Illlellllg ii: ivhnt for thc sizc of thc populalioii ilFC grunt llilllllJCfS for scrvicc iii thc army and i11 thc l\‘11y:1l .\ir lull-cc. 1i 1N 1i‘ ll‘ I11 his aildrcss at hit-Gill, Dr. l’. Cyril jzlnlcs. the lll‘\\' l’1‘iiicip;1l zuid Yicieflilinccllol‘, said tlicri- can be 110 d11i1|1l that 1l1-11111cl‘t1c_v must rid itsclf of some practices. of sonic ftslfltjllllllh‘. that arc ilicolisislcill with thc tl(‘lll|1Cl'(lflQ theory and tlic pillposc which is that tl1cc11'y's obicci- tivc. lt is equally llllllClllilllltf that this plziccs 11 t'('5|ii)ll$ll)llll_\! iipoil t\'Cl'_\' iildiviilillil vilizi-il, upon govcrlimcnts, :lii1l p.'1i‘licul:1rly 11111111 iliiivcrsitics. 'l‘l1u l-‘riuciiltil of hit-Gill l1t‘llll(‘f' iulvoczuiwl ilor sufigcstctl the crtvilioii of a ll(‘\\' ivorld, but rzithcr an npprcriali111i of thc 1101-1] for C('l‘l1'll'l fundamental rcadjiistiilciils ivhvvchy, as llf‘ Sll\'<, wc iil.'1y have :1 11-111-l1l fit for hcrovs in livc ‘i11, (lczirly, it is as iiiiporliiiil [lLllClPCi and T(‘ll'lt‘ll_\’ economic faults from within as it is to resist thcni when their pressure is exerted from with» out. Democracy and totalitarianism cannot livr side by sirlc. It has bccomc apparent that they cannot do so internationally and it must be no less apparent that they cannot do so nationally as two distinct and opposing elements in a single economy discoveries, thcrc bciil; actually nothing llt'\\' lsufflcnemlv 111 Callendcr. Tney could‘ Thcv do not bclcilg ll1 the cttlcgory of bclirrlvtl lafllvs and twohcadcd calvcs, They niivc b2?“ slicwli 01f ilct be brought here and exhibited wltllotu adding to R12 cruel notor- ictv \\'lt1Cll sets them of!‘ lrcm mll- llclts o1 other children. What of it ll they are put bchmct a one-way glass slioivzzise so 111:1 peututnls c1111 lcok at them without being visible to them‘! They will know perfectly well what 1s going on. They are no longer babtes. They Nciv York ‘T111. . lfci-iiiisc 11f thr s0 Iiungry (‘|'l)'v\'(|§ that. are lcctlng thc tocd shops ll1 London. all the available food ls being [JRCKEG into balloons and up 1111.» llif‘ air out of reach is being will. Wllcll a millionaire wants l0 buv ali oilncc o1‘ built-i‘. 111.: buticl‘ balloon l.‘- huulsd (town. and a small portion 111 lJPllN‘ scocpcd out. Tlic balloon ls then sciit up again. There are also beet balloons, soup balloons. and balloons tilled with chcesc. b29l'-.p1(§lfl(‘(l onions and Dolled rabbtigc. several 111101111: have born iraiiglit. 111 111v art 0f ihrcwlng (lzirls at. a soup balloon ll1 Harrin- gay. near Croydoil, and catching the soup thus rclcziséd ill basins- anti tlu hrlmelz. Mnnv thousands of these arc now i11 prison. — F W. ‘Tliciiins 111 London 11:11". 'l‘l1c army isn't going tn miss a but. 011 Sir Frcdcrnk Banting. The famous- Canadian medical sczentlst 1's to be i11 charge of the laboratory at the licw CftllfKllltll hospital to be built. on Lady Astorls estate at. ‘fliplcw. ll1 thc 111st war our cnilii- cnt. Canadian medical strzentlst “'11s making scrums for the soldiers. Anxious to get. into ilnltorm, he left his laboratory and enlisted. Ho was nut. to work lmlncdlawly walt- lng on fables ll1 the officers‘ mess. Alter a week of waiting on tabloi- h» got out. of 1111- army and ivent brick to his laboratory and the pro- duction of scrums. 111 this war ihoy are trying to place men WlIQYC they will be txst fitted for whatever task ls in hand. -— Windsor star. The Leiiingriiil Military (‘om- inanrl only o tciv day's ago booted reports that the war had been car- rlcd onto Soviet. 50H. "Scandalous fabrications of the foreign press," mapped Mnlngrad, "Childish, wit- less. laughable lies!" But lake a look at. Ml‘. Hawkins‘ dcspatch iii ailotlicl‘ part of today's papers, 01b- serve that it ls dated “With the Finnish l-‘orccs 011 Russian Soil." When he wrote tilts. the Al’. man was lust back from n. jaunt five to ten miles inside the R/ed border “and thc Faun: have been there siuco Just. after Ch1‘l~t.n1l1s_ -- Hat-- risen ln Windsor Star. There Mo always two sides to every qucstton and it is right. that a newspaper should place both 0| them before me reader as lnr as possible. As to the merits of Mr. Mlcliautfs administration in the instance here in question, there would appear to be something to be said for bcth skies. as ts often the case. But. at bottom. the con- wzll be six years old next. May. —l ' oralucd. dei-clops into a st-iizma against the Clerk who makes the elitrv? Whatever have bccn I c..1 part of thc 1"" M11101‘ and Cour-til Li Dkllb ls not fTSDtlllelUli‘, _ talltlv nc-nc to iustlfv such coi- thcLs as “ clllcanrv and 'l' ‘ so iliDDJHilV blat- l . 1h.“ lat-c Cilv Ciel-k Ls def-lull tliel-c may 11nd 11:11: 111 JNV 1- for which the the ma?" Mid c‘. . . so 1:11" 11s ll1:- fciv dis- cc 1t conci- icns 11c iuav llavc made iunatlthorlzcdt, 1t is 1i civil nlattei- ' '- bonzi has (‘Vl- . Apart. from this ' tlirtvor l-c ,. 1 0 thc Mavol- and 11 Cl H11‘ Flu-alto." Ccln- 11c krrnil “ but which .~ 11-111 d:cla1~.‘:—-"Do not . to be ll1 thc ltaiidtsri-itiliiz 0t Mr Nlchcl-zul. o1" 1111.1’ present employee of the City's Clerks of- fice." Alltl also ll1-abet n lax i-c- (flint, or 1'3. Jill». rzlvvn l0!‘ DEV- luvllit. of i<l.\'(‘\ (r0111 all 1111autl1o1-- 17,051 11:51:11! bruk This is n lracc- nblc mattcr. Pal-tics who received these should Sllfiiivl know from whom tlicv received them. I ilnri-Pl-stancl, from rumor. that. the possible ol-isiui WAS indicated bv 1.11." fol mvr clerk. This itzm if true is :1 sol-ions lilrittc-r. Wllv was l1 (lYCl 811s if it ivcl-c a hot iron? To sum the matter up it is a pal-tint audit. oulv. covarlniz almost exclusively the transactions of the last. two ‘owl's of arltliilnist-z-alion and however bud thc picture au- \\1 l THE IMPROVED i OUNDITION i P 0WD ER FOR HORSES AND CATTLE This Condition Powder wlll carry uff gross humors. punfy mall's coat a fine glossy up peamnce. Tones up the system. rein- edicg all skin troubles and I a splendid ufldlcllfll‘ of the blood and give the anl- || 1 ours. it f; the neon! upon which Si": ask the electors for re-elec- 0n I am, 811'. etc. TIIIIID CITIZEN. PIOIIIBITION ENFORCEMENT Sire-Since reading Miss Hughes’ letter in your paper I have watched and waited for some one much more capable than I to suggest some remedy to rid our Island of the liquor bullpen. But It fa quite evf- dent that she ls only a voice cry- ln: in the wtlderneanasnohelphas been offered to lift up the standard and drive this curse out of our land. Tibia students are proclatmlng over the "air" that the “second ‘ of our Lord la drlwln‘ near." If come would He u He said to f-Its disciples on the night of His betrayal. "Bleep on?". it wylotl-ieCh awake to its responstbtltt would be much are It the W tfmn. concerned t our loldfer boys should be well fed and warmly clothed but are we doing imytlilng es things better than they We are For \ seems that ff the Chprch was g .- v--’ @147)‘ “BONSEBVE THE‘ HUME AND J 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 l 1 Charlottetown rq/IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TEBRJUARY 3.1940 STABILIZE i115 iiirioii " Adequalo Investment In Life Insurance l: vital, not only to the welfare of the individual, but also from the ltaudpolnt of the nation. r11. Great-West un Allllllncl comp»: II the "pumpkin of Thrift" and the Guardian of thousand: of Clnldlln homes. \ Fur full particulars concerning rate: and pollelen, conlull your nearest agent or wrllo or call on HYNIJMAN 81 00., Limited Provincial Managers lummnllilo Monk!“ \ EIIIIIIIIIJCIIIQ. to prevent their lives being wreck- ed by strong drink? Each boy ls dear to someone laid should receive the but o! care while they with til. that they may be strong in Mir. clen- fn mind and pure in heart. for we know not what they may be called to face in the dark days that. may be before them. The memories of u liquor store will not be much comfort in the midst of shot and shell. We have a splendid Prohibition- Law, but who can enforce this law when the Government in power is F0 1 Vitalitu alwaui use ]E!]RlZ5k]EIl§1[ll§l ORANGE 11111111013 TEA in the rum business? This Govern- ment. boast-s that. it has done great things for Cavendish in the open- trig of n National Park there. Yes, great and terrible thins! have been done . The mean that cut the ribbon for what f: called "the wet opening of the _ National Park”, opened a pitfall for many feet. sundry ls now a day for games and drlnkln not. only men but women to a tagger over the fields. Children rush from Sunday school into this environment. If those who are responsible would read ivhat the scripture says. “If one of the least. of these little ones be caused to stiunble. Woe to the man by means of whom those stumbling- blocks are set up." The scripture states clearly that "no drunkarcl shall enter the Kingdom of Heav- en". and pronounces Woe on the man "that glvcth his neighbor strong drink." Should not. this man stand at the bar of Justice equally guilty with the man who drives to the "common danger." Since 1922 we have entertained hi our home many tourists who were seeking a. quiet spot to rest; they have ‘been a splendid class of people. many helped i11 thc chin-ch- es here. Out of the hundreds we have entertained I think only five had to be told that this was a Prohibition land and we would not allow drinking in our own homo. But since the Park has been atl- vertlsed a different class are coni- ing to Cavendish. the class that take it. for granted that drink Ls part and parcel of Park grounds and golf courses. They order a supply by telephone to be brought to the park and we are iufcl-lncri by those who think they know. that nothing can be done to stop fhLs because this Park ls Dominion property and our law 1s of no ef- fect. Cavendlsh is one of the oldest communities oil Prince Edward Lsland. The generation that are now sfeeping on the hillside built it up. provided churches ivhel-c those who would may worship. and filled a Library wit-h books lo en- lighten those who would read. The present generation has allowed the library to vanish and this shrine of mounds and weeds attracts more people than the churches ivlicre the Gospel is earnestly preached. Surely. in these days when may cause tile vounger generation to stumble. Will not every 011111-1111 1 member enlist ln the strugglr BTBlDSt. the liquor business. and conquer the foe, that we may have a clcmi land? May we not forgot to pray for those in thc riqiioi" bilslncss that they may be convert- cd. I am. Sir. etc. ANNA SIMPSON. Cavendish. P. E. I.. Feb. f. 1940. TOO OLD FOR. SCHOOL AUCKLAND. N. Z-(CP-Educa- Lion heads balked the ambitions of a 65-year-old Maori, the countiysi native race, to start, primer school 1 at the age of 85. The board decided it was undesirable to have him in the same class as his grandchild- ren. x WDIIIll- Absolutely the finest Candl- tlnn Powder money can buy. No owner of stock should tn without It. Prlce Per IAN‘: 50 Cenll. IT PAYS T0 FEED MA ‘S HOG-WORM AND TONlt POWDER Each veal- hundreds of pin - meillcd if swine breeder: aould feed worm powder In me. The most dependable and cfTrnllvc of these powders ll BK!!- nhfltrtgarglyiirlay. Gel vour sup- Prlce Per Lb. 35 Cents. attent on. troversy seems to be the product of the clash of two personalities, thcse of Meisrs. Mlchaud and Duff respectively; and of the polit- lCfll rlvalarles ot the two Maritime Province‘, New Brunswick nun We five Mall Orders prompt ‘ Remember we are only n- , far from vmi n‘ your For! Office or Mall Box. [r115 2 mics Nova scoffs. - Quebec Cnrohlcle- Ifllelrunh. dle from worms. This could be i . the Telephone Directory has l1 vermin; medium. Telephone subscribers rrllrflflvlll preferred clan; of utmost results. Be sure to r1551‘ space before February 15th. i come recognized nu an Ideal ud- I 1' l BEAU/FY BEST SHOT w001)l./11~11>To_111ii. _ 1cm - Prctty 11nd ravcrt zls any 1118115911091 the lglrl. they chum, Ulorlci Jacobs, 17. war oouds are gathering so thickly ‘Ls the bunt 23-04111111‘ WWWQY 511°“ ollr people will come back to the ‘at J11 yards 111 the ‘United States, a things that stand fast. and cannot ifcharlulili! 1940 ‘Tl-blml 0i me Old be shaken. and be ready if ucczl be JVP-vlb 11111111111’ 1111111; A1111“? 03K" to fight. against those thrills that ‘l<’-.-- “WORN our" iiin 1110111111 Dragging around each when the liidneya may beau! iii order. When kidney! fail the system rings with impurities. Headaches — hnrkacli and energy. 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Pcrs<>l1s who intend to become Pclopllone Subscribers at this time. 111d sulls-r-l-ibors who wish changes undo in their present listiflqs, are ll‘_£‘,'t‘(l to send their requests t0 out‘ loarcst Business Office at once. W0 “ftlllltli. undertake to give effect in ‘ho now issue to 0l'(ll.‘l‘S received after Wohl-luii-y 15th. "louse note carefully this closing late. ‘ istliiin 151511110115 1:11., 1111111511 save in some other way than by mm- senis u Iilaiimds accumulation of W!‘ sessions-and I'm no! doing In lupin act wlih the properly that‘: 0d ill W? lo got-lust to saw u law dollars. I'm id- ing right by the agent of the National l! Insurance Company of Hartlord-audfil good, sound, flock insurance ho wrllot‘ W. K. ROGERS AGENCIES LTD x . 0 4