—.----.._...--.*.-.-..-- "TWO GI LAST TIMES T0 lll-lY ' IT'S $05965 Alto cams! Lin, l/n [Mei ' ‘ lfuvlr/ia ~.\‘l rruilt/i: //. C‘? ‘Mid-vw s--.” _. LANA ‘TURNER-GEORGE MURPHY Prince Edward i or izvznvruiniogyou__g i‘ .~;_/ A Fitmous Story. .. \\ » A (last of Stars . . . And Bust of All. . . anada Carries 0n No.0 “Friclit CAPITL; TUDNY—FRI.-—i‘ifi Caraniba . . . Is He Having"! 1v <41 s“. ‘i- LS ON BROADWAY" Featuring R JOA F BLONDELL FRI. SAT. W»!!! 2:30., ‘l: .- ,._.._...,__\. l ANN ~ JEFFREY LYNN llUMPllllEY BUGNRT Zusii Pitts ~ Una O'Connor LATEST N EWS of Steel” l Flt JEAN ROGER! * CHRISIHN ESAR ROMERO‘ . thrilling you anew as Ollenryk dashing cubulleicl l MINOR WATSON - STAMEYHELDS MARTIN‘ ‘The Gcntral Guardian i l HOME Thin column In reserved for new: of local Interest. but adverthing of a newly nature may be at 5 cents 1 word strictly pay! able in advance. CONFEDIRATION LIFE INSUR- INCE. 11-91894-2214611. SEASON TICKETS FOR OLD WEEK. — These popular amusement tickets are now on sale at all Drug Stores and at Old Spain Restaurant. They are good for ev- ery performance of the four days and are transferable. The price is only $2.25. 11251-101 NOTlCF-If you have anything you do not need. some one else may buy it if you donate it to the I.O.D.E. Superfluity‘ Shop. En- tire proceeds in aid of war work. Donations called for. 'Phone 22a or 1159-1... shope opens Aug. i2. L-401 FUNERAL YESTERDAY — The funeral of the late Edmund Doull was held yesterday afternoon to Ncsv Dominion Church. Services were conducted at the church and 1116 Stave by Rev. J. M. Blesedell The pillbearers were: Messrs. Les- lie Mitchell. Bruce McLean, William Shaw, Robert. McDonald. Martin McDonald, Hector McLean. Inter. men: New Dominion Cemetery. Personals Miss Frances Smith spent a very pleasant three weeks visiting in Charlottetown. the guest of her SlSIPIU Mrs. Leo Croken. Mr. Harold Noonah of Albany spent the week end in Chalotte- town, guest of Mr. anti Mrs. Leo Croken. NH‘. Patricio Murphy, Rosindale. Mass, is visiting his brother, Mr. Peter Murpny. Morcll. Miss Violet Murphy. Morel! is enjoying e. pleasant holiday in City the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jos- eph Francis, Upper Queen St. Miss Lila McGrat-h of Morel] has returned home after visiting friends in the City. Writers Against Book Sales Tax B‘: GLADYS ARNOLD Canadian Press Correspondent LONDON. Aug. 7.-—(CPJ — "It's lfllqllllfllls and I've no hesitation in denouncing it," declared J. B. Priest_ ley, celebrated novelist at a protest meeting in Stationers Hall against including books in the government sales tax. The sales tax on books, or purchase tax Bs it is known in Elgland. ls i6 2-3 per cent. on whole- sale values and 12 b61- cent. on re- tail values, Sir Hugh Walpole presided over the meeting, held before Sir Kings- ley Wood. Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, had brought down his in- tenm budget. "It is n0 exag era- tion to say that if this tax on ooks is enforced it may very easily make the whole of contemporary litera- ture silent," Sir Hugh said. “That is exactly the ODPOEIHC of the thing for which we are lighting. As time toes on it becomes clearer that this is not so much c. war bctweencoun- tries as between ideologies. and it is more than ever necessary that we defend by the spoken and written K 20m awry-n- Picture ' DAILY 2.30-7—-8.<i5 P. M. DAYLIGHT ALSO “FLASH GORDON"-CHAPTER 5. CARTOON-COMEDY a D Q Q fQ-WO #§~O4+§O'§-§ OQQ-O-OQ-O-O e . , - ’ v lutliiy s bhort “Gave: Radio Program I Y lflll Time at Finstcrn Standard» V ' veovooo-cvvqwrvvovooovc- ‘D-Jvvvv '1'11l'ItSU.\Y. AIUKST 8 BERLIN p 1n.- Lhutinucr Orciitstra. . l'R0l)['(';1‘l7 n H _ u t» ,, .1 l _\t ll mt: PLACER MINING< l. t. n1, 1.; till). ll "'l w ,. iii- L’, l lli . liirlll. 0 til 1118;", .,OTI‘AWYA~ Am!‘ Vilcp) — Th? 3, ., H <..i\:, of inc Klondike BS1181‘ {$111611 "1' Y” “MA ilglasilliilldtllsolglglfizltdalltttlstfi allellslllll Te‘ i.» {I-I '\ m. l1 Hill '1'l:c;t'r"- "La PQHZ, C“ lmhflm. gold producnor, O4» ll .. .1, 'f"iiitt'". b; Jii ' i110 Np.“ yin ~pflnv yulmn streams (or 131M: '~ 'l'(i\\'.~\, 0 till mo: t 31 gold and (luring the fiscal ycarend- n; ‘(ti biaivi-h ill, 71942. iprotltigéitl’; lttnll-Z ,min ntct to 108.0 ll. an ncrca. y» on pm N‘ v m ‘lllxlill [run the previous _vc:ii'. 21,-... y, ,,. - "NIH -' "Atiot- almost a half century 0f tun-l‘ 1]‘, m ' ' ' ' tllfiliilllilflllk tipcrulion the famous " ' ‘ ]llli1(‘(‘l' iitltls oi the Klondike still n !;l "!'I-_\l.\l..\ y ‘cri 't\Iil1 "Ytiivi- - , Marimbi H..- . ~.' . . 1.01mi Pclwe FCYC" 1t ‘.\'.-\ 0 68 111011.. 31 m 71'5"").- iioi p ill evThc News. USC. N 5H 111(1) , Ill 3 n1 ,\Il','~'I‘(lIV A no ~. in Fipvlisli Period RV- li ,1 I , l!) 7 m OLD “WIUHOR DIES filth (“"1 Str Hom- (‘\\'H\I"f‘ l=l~ i-t-t- 1m- wold vctcran of TIlHW n-Qiuvv. campaigns and FY1110" I‘ -'c'~r of Hrs Majesty's Prsoti FFTVlCE died in hospital here rtccntly. {United Church AVGounciI To Meet lWinnipeg Sept. 11 TORONTO. Aug. ’l.—-(C'P) — Rev. ‘Dr, Gordon A. Sisco. secretary of thc General Council of the United Church 0i Canada, announced to- ' t the Crcnei-nl Council will 011911 1R3 m lust at least a week in :2 St 1. l1. \ iilifilltliiilCt‘ of 26B commission- icititiint: an equal number o t-r and IIOFAJHlIIISLCTlBI mem- s expected. A tioiig matters l0 b6 dlscll55ed ‘.\i'i tt- iumisterial salaries, recruits r- mziiisirv, finances and the and urbnii problt-ms_ you 0t" h new moderator to ' lti. Elev. Dr. John W.Wond- Ottawa. will take place the hi 0f the mectiizg. Already n ll'\ll.'\l"fi for the post arc! R"- " l. C. (Jochraiic. superintendent 111cm Ontario mi 'l01l$.NOl'll1 _ s Endiccit. of tlic IHiSSlOIHIYV and inaiiitt-iiiiiivt: committee, TflYCIlLOI Rcv, J. w, Falconer, Pine Hill Div- luiiv Hint. Halifax: Rev. Dr- Ia- ‘ Hunter of Hamilton; Rev, D. LlricKciizic, of Regina: L) P. T. Pilkey, Winnipeg; S. Tiittlc, principal of ,_ t1. college, Edmonton; ill"i Dr. W, Harold Young. qblvllw- others may be nominated at. the mcctlng, m ‘luiii- uoltl-hcatxvg reserves of ll'r'l'!llllil('(‘ that fissures more yPftrS 0i slltcrflss," thr: department 51H‘ . 'l"hi- od nun, rocker and sluuinR jmcihntiv. however have gtvcii u-aY 5 lnrticlv to hutzc dretlgcs, mostlv op- lt-ratvd by electricity developed from , tho \\'i1it‘l' IJUWUI‘ of the area, Dilrlng , tln- fi-r-al veal‘ ll (lrccigcs operated 1 and tin": hniitilctl more than 10.000.- 00" ruhiv vartis of gravel. 'l‘li~:-»- wctc 1,044 claiirs of good staining. or which 2502 wcrt- in Darwin district 107i in the MRYH‘ district and H9 in Whitehorse, “Thr- high prirc of gold in recent years has rcsuiterl ln increased attention helm Riven the Yukon." says the . "i-"icrt. "Piacc- operators. arc work- ‘ng over the old Klondike dtqii as and Ill i or: l word these ideals which we believe in " t t . l "Such a tax would be s. tax upon public morale," asserted Priestley. "There are so many arguments against it that. it. is as though some one asked ou for arguments against lchargiiig tireepence a pound for fresh air-you don't know where to begin." He said in a talk with the Rus- sian ambassador he had mentioned this proposed tax and the effect it would have in reducing production and distribution oi books. "I ed liiin iiuw many books they had ub- lished in soviet Russia last year. He looked up the statistics later and it amounted to 700.000,00il." - Geoffrey Faber, president of the Publishers Association declared the result. would be fewer and worse books. The argument. emanannB from the Treasury department that "there are enough books now" was greeted with niuignant protests. Kenneth Lindsay, My, 5flldZ-—~ "BOOks are so important that our slogan should be ‘Books and guns.’ Hitler himself knows the import- unce of books. I wish someone would write one as effective upon the ideologies we are deiending." _ HCHYV Strauss, MP, pilllillcSiéd that. such 5 tax would result in the destruction of the publishing m- oustry. "Though .1 atn a Conserve. tivc member, I don't believe it to be disloyal to a Conservative chancel- lor of the excheqtter to declare the proposed tax io be a l11i\,l0l' blunder." A resolution passed unanimously bv several ll\ll1tli't'(l persons. mfllll‘ Cl 'lheni tiistinltuishcd writers and publishers. urt-t-(i tiic government to exclude boo from thc scope of the tiroposcd ta ind contended, sufih H JIIOVG would ticstrov tiic main anti most cticutivc itistriimcni for (lli.- scminating British views and trays of .iic iilzrontl. It woud thus SCH- otisly wcnlccn one oi the best wcafl- ons and sources of strength in the present war, News Briefs OTTAWA. Aug. 7~tCPJ—Qunn- tity and value oi gold produced in Canada during i939 tycre the great- est cvcr rccordcd in the history of the Canadian mining itidilstry, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics said today in its annual rcvictv of the industry. Production of tu-w gold from all primary sources totalled 5,094,379 fine troy ounces. compar- cd with 4.725117 the previous year. Gross value of output was $184.- 1l5.951. an increase of 10.8 Dcr ccnt from i938. OTTAWA, Aug. 7- (CM-A ‘bouquet of 21 red rinses adorned the desk of Prlmc Minister Mac- kenzie King in the llnuse of Com- lmons today. They ivcre the gift ‘of his followers on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of his selec- tion as national leader of the Lib- eral party. PITTSBURGH. Aug. 7—(A.'P)—- Explorer Sir Hubcrt Wilkins and an associate. taking a plane for Dctroit y-ostcrdruv, said they pinn- ncrl to form tin cxticditioti there to flv to the iiorili pole in an at- substantiatc the claim of Dr. Frederick A. Cook Cook l tempt to the la that hc discovered it. Dr. ,riied at New Rachelle. N. Y.. on Monday. disannointcd to the end that the world failed to acknow- ledge his claim that he, and not the iota Roar Admiral Robert ‘THE (IHARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN Ulfmlllfl/IIII“ MWGIRIIIMUOO Certainly it is . . . in common constipa- tion causcd by lack of‘ “bulk" in the diet. Kellogg's All-Bran supplies bulk, as well as intestinal tonic vitamin Bi. Just: eat your "Ounce of Prevention" regularly, either as a cereal or baked in delicious muffins; drink plenty of water. You'll be amazed how quickly troubles fade away when you get after them in the right way. All-Bran comes in two convenient sizes . . . at all grocers. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. déé/ryya Att-nnmf For the "OUNCE OF PREVENTION" Son 0f Well Known Missionary T o S p e a k The annual pre-comrnuition ser- vices in the South Granville Pres- byterian Church will be held this week. Services will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings at ll am. and on ‘Thurs- day and Friday evenings at 8 p.ni.. leading up to t. e Sunday services at 11 a.m., when the communion of the land's Supper will be observed. and at 7.30 pm. The posucommunion service will be Mondav at i0 am. At the Thursday and Friday even- ing services it is expected that the Rev. G. Douglas Young, BA, '.t'h.M., will be the s ecial speaker. Mr.‘ Young is min ster of Christ Pres- byterian Church in downtown P1111- adeiphla. He is. however, a. Cana- dian and has close connections with both the Maritime Provinces and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. He t5 a son oi‘ Rev. Dr. Luther Young, well-knotvn missionary of the Pres- byterian Church in Canada. first to Korea and since 1925 to the Koreans in Japan. Mr. Young's mother went to Korea from her home in Camp- bellton. N.B.. while he himself is ll. graduate of Pictou Academy and Acadia University. While studying‘ theoiogv at Faith Presbyterian Tac- ological Seminary in Wilmington, De.. Mr. Young assisted Professor Allan A. MacRae in the latter‘: re- searches in the Hebrew" language. 0n Thursday evening. Mr. Young will speak on “Do Hearts Need Pre- ptirat on?" and on Friday "How Can We Tell Prepared Hear 7" At the other services the minister, Rev. W. Lyell Detlor, MA., will speak. Factors Involved In African Battle (By Guy Rhondes, Canadian Press Staff Writer) The battle of Britain smoulder- ed today but the battle of Africa burst into action which experts believe will bring early successes to the Italians, but final victory to the British and Egyptians. Benito Mussolini, forgetting a recent promise not to attack Egypt, sent his forces from Ubya against the kingdom, but Egyptian auth- orities said the only Italian sol- diers on their soil were several hundred prisoners. Mussolini ordered roughly 500.- 000 Italian and native troops intol three operations. against Egypt. against Kenya Colony and against -or bullet-tveighing machines. sects known small round holzs. If the insrut arc lings tin- nttackvd, tho injury is often War Orders List .$'“""""""'“““"""""“"'” Awakened Woman Notions Galore‘? B _____ - y - Moziglwéifil ‘raga; g-eegidn 2 ELINORE BARRY addaliated mfldiiureiioryoing-Ntifiiug? NVHEH the munitions and suik- 1.7115713“ 1v awards o! ply department for a single month make u-p the numerical bulk of list- ings filling 300 page book and film“? ifi "'3?" "are". m‘? zed u... e eta of ae ence P1101119" she reali -0 . . activities. dark eyes had heavy. $009198 11°“ While most reports o! contract-i and his mouth a nightly One-sided deal with Only the more important twist, w the full 119i The 9°“ w“ items. such as clothing, mllllltlOllshlbn-Qlgllt and clean cut. 111$ 0m" and construction orders, the CAJIXl-Uuu-pgu’ while, like Neil, his face plete record is made up of l-lml-lfltvns evenly tanned. He was M95564 sands of little things, like bath in gold wgs and had an unmis- rnats, hot water bottles and bayilakahle air of smartness about him- m. 1-1 lied p wthile ou were The supply department must ie- 3519a}? he wlent on, paling Out 8- sue a contract for everythi 1t or-l " , ,silver cigarette case. (lid R9159 W“ ders. however small and 1S1 themou? This morlllltg." Wlthmlt taking items carefully, noting the nnme of ‘his t-yps from her, he put two cig- the contractor. commodity. date Drlafptle5 between his lips and lighted order and destination. date of dtahhem expel-fly, both from the same livery, and the amount of the con- nmm, Extinguishing the match tract. ‘with a. uick shake of his hand, he Consequently. the orders run filioffgreq (lie; one o!’ the cigarettes. low as 50 cents andhave a surpris-l Fy-Qn) his automatic manner, it was in»: retire ~ wm inns. hark, Sous, plain that this was an accented Pro- mirrors, scissors, pillows, thimbles, calm-Q tweezers. mosquito oil. mop wi'ii_ig-, 1-1 _ _ , 1 don't care for any — €1_‘S.Ci'll111L‘i'l clams, glue anti I'Ulllllg‘ng\v_" mlteivd Joyce, making no D1llS~ move to take the cigarette and sur- During April one urgent order, rgptiiyfillfilv attempting to push her was _p_luccd with a butt-on company, mm,- mrlhpl- bmqh adv-Av from him, requiring $7.58 worth of pants but-tn? was so @1059, that 1t; seemed to tons at the National Defence ni- m, h,- musg be Quip w look right SliPCllflll room at Ottawa "immcdi-l through hm. 0,1,5 and read hm- “m. atvlv." Anoihci- was to the l3ritish “Sm [hQughl5_ Admiralty for $79 worth of mfh- ~11“, I{(ia"(ll].s 5mm Fyjlllcg, what's ("'5 the utter? Better smIYBI W111‘ Most obscure item on the list. per-i “H112; new 5{[:ndy1ng_ HOW do you liaps, tvas a $7.50 order for lens pol- - p1?” ishing cloths. For slicer lncohercncy, hwy, I have a headache, harm- an order for "ffycos mercurial s-phy- , an‘. _ v and I feel Sort, of shaken gomnnoincters‘ (medical iiistru- . “W. refined JWCQ dropplng he; eyes Who was this than? What did he |expect from 11011’ . hm N il Packard, Ho was 01091‘ l wdansely H“ / ' ,.. flf@t//'//¢%////_/ to you. Got some real Canadian rye, lit-re, some Jake Town-send got iiic." He drew out a largo silver flask unscrewed and filled the top and handed it w her, She acce ted it without protest, sreiitly. P91" ups it would help Steady‘ her nerves. Raising the high in one hand he placed his other hand on her knee. and Other items in the record include X-ray films, palms, sirens, grccn swanctte aprons for the dental corps, soirwcster hats contracts ior garbage removal, rubber stamps, and tests ior color blindness. OUR LIVING UNITY BY Jam“ M30193“ wince, he exClfililicd sottly, "Here's to Frills the most marvelous girl in the worldl" Joyce smiled an embarrassed ac- knowledgement and guJped the liq- uor down hastily. "Feel bet-ior?" he inquired. still "watching her closely. "Lord. Frills, I was iii a torment till I found out you “weren't seriously hurt-i It Neil doesn't take Fire Queen away where you can't get; at her, I'm going to d0 it m self. That beust ought to be kilie . and you know it. it you, weren't. such u stubborn little devil, E you'd admit it." l Joyce now knew without doubt that this man was "Malt." His as- sured lone sent a tremor of appre- hensive terror through her. "Did Neil get ziuay this morning?" he asked, flickering ashes from his cigarette "Oh, yes." -_-_ Can we remain immune and com- foried, Safely apart from this day's misery Of stvariiiing incur-rising like inset-t plagues From Liilkillt/S fetid swamps stagnant. thought- Spreading thruugliotit the world their pestilence Of death and human suffering‘? Can we Remiii unmoved by every incident Of zirrugaiice and biitbarisiii protud Agilllbl. those lx-opit-s ziiid their leauerships: ' Atrocities more unbelievable ‘Flinn history records or thought cfilhold: The a? acts of hate and lust un- c l d OI a e By those ior whom were now no turning back from dark abyss of brooding cruelty. the trip on account of your accltl-l out, and do us out of our bit. You'll . be all right to go with the crowd Wednesday?" Joyce's hciirt sank. “Oh, no. I can't . . . feel up to ttfllllti anywhere . . answori-tl quickly. Safe in the arms of effortless con- tent: n How vain, how vain, that fondly cherished dream That iiiicis no Cfiltic in the realms 0t fact That fades before the stark reality Of what iinpends; the ruin in the wake Of that whose thread becomes more imnune t With every dispiil Go where? I . . . don't Ythettl real alarm swept over t e face. morning! Never knew you so quiet H passing hour; that now and . . . so queer. , 95 Joyce ivas thinking desperately. Our rlklit to guard our life and “I must get rid of him. heritage. thing . . Can we deny our living unity, With those who bravely died that we might live, On which alone now under God de- _ nds The 1i >rtv of bruised humanity? perament’, I guess?’ She unipwi no her feet and ex- clnime , "(in let me altine! Can't like it, you twin , she itiitrit-ti lit-r evapoiuiiiiig sutittviil)’. and she turii- 1 cd wwunt the door, hcr one thought to escape. "l can g0 to hell," supplied Matt- land. lie xtugzitxl, without rancor, aiitl looked relieved. "Linc! "lhut SOlllltib more like you, tliiriilig.’ He iulioucd her with lung strides into the living room. Joyce, confid- out now tita; no UUUUYSLUOQ he iiud been dismissed and was about to leave, iuriit-u and held out her hand to him. liistt-ati of taking it, however, help, you can . Whatever faults, whatever vrrongs are chrged Upon the records of our souls. can we Refuse to meet the call of Life itself To face tho issue and w take our stand, With all that's ours to honour and possess Thrown in the balance on the side of right? Potato Flea" Spray Control Potato plants are commonly M. tacked bv tiny, aciiveIy-jumpiiig in- fls flea booties. The beetles feed oi. the iCitVPs, paling; on; his tirnis, "Liston. swt-ctiicartl lli come wiiiglit~iip through the gait‘- l den . . Bcttvcen the rapidly mut- tered words. his kisses fell on hcr‘ neck and taco wit-h scorching toucii and artioiir. Joye was aghast, to tlnd she could not strung-it: lrcc from his grip. Al. inst. hot‘ illllL'bl)ullSl\'l'1lUbb and her ft-t-bie cilorts to free herself SPQlHCLl to reach 111$ consciousness-l abundant, scrious iiriiiry" to the fol-- will? mill‘ result. mid whcrt- the secti- Brltish Somaliland. The Egyptian campaign was considered the really important one. for its success would threaten the Suez Canal to- ward which the Ducc has shown covetousncss evcr since he em- barked on the policy of an “It- nlian" ltfc-diterrancan. Egyptian Campaign 1n the Egyptian campaign Italy has 250.000 men commanded by the veteran dcscrt. tytirrioi" Mar- shal Rodolfo Grnziatii. Opposing fatal. The beetles hibcriititc l11l(it"1‘ ‘rub-lush, (uncrgin: early m the spring "pimplY IEQllHOPF and a SWfllTiflIil 0012.011, stairs Alan 11o lifted his head to gaze liiquln- int-fly at her. His teyes were humid; . his handsome lace moist and flush-v to commence than w-m-l; o; dcstruc- ed lion. The cgrzs‘ are laid in 'hc soil and when iiit‘ lillThg hztich, they descend into ihc trround mid food 011 lllt‘ 1091s 0f plants. The tubers aitncltcd ll‘-'i1\lt'l'l _ have ti_ pimply lllllfldllkllliu- and itrc spoken of as "Let me go!" gasped Joyce, tak-. iiig itiivaiiiiiat- of his ‘ighiw relax-l ed hold to pull her zirins out ironi- tinder his. Putting her hands iigatinst his shoulders, slit? uuvc him such fl suddenly VlOIUlit l>llSli that. she broke his hold. 11c stared at licr iii ‘blank aiiiir/viiiviii at the uiicxpi-t-tcit thou a bllAliUW crossed his . lls soml-ihitnz. happt-nvtl to you. ling Neil? . , ls it Neil? 'I‘cli me what it's all about!" Cfiliifli can be tho hi", ;ll'i1_';lll., .l.‘. ])()‘Oll('(l Bordeaux mix- li act‘. both m; a repellent these is a smaller British force , _ _ w, ,. 1 "t - t, composed for m‘, mo“ PM, of G.‘ Dilskfl-‘nv. Entomological Division lm£°§§f_l’c:,,:‘n.g1_t° liiifi,‘go‘i,l,'ut"gllg'ggi veteran desert warriors and coni- sfilfiiice bill cc. 130121111911 ,D“p‘n" ‘Don't. touch me . . , go n\vny—" mandcd by Gen. Sir Archibald mom "r f“ Wm“ ‘m“-‘""F,Sh°“1d iShe was almost stibhing. Wavell who hns fought caimlinillns °°.“““.‘”“. “°°".f‘s m“ “'5' ma‘ l “But siw-iliinrt. I can't under- m India‘ Egypt Palfistme and 10s iiilfl stun .ii<l rpcntvd tit inier- smml it“ Dom you to“, n10? whngfh val-s cl 1rd days to two iv-"eks. dP- luivc I (lone? 01- is it Neil‘? Has new Trans-Jordan. The British forcc is highly mo- | bile, posscsscd of high striking power. and it controls the water supply for the battle zone. Mussolini. as usual. omitted the formality of declaring war bcfnro striking at a country which hurl remained non-belligerent. it not neutral. The Flfllyhtian armv. irnin- ed and armed by Britain. prc- sumablv now will be called upon to fight. Must llave Water Lack of water probably will give the Italian nrmy In the dost-rt as much trouble its anything. Troops must drink or die, etiglncs must have water or scizc and stop. Both men and engines nccd more u-iitcr in a land uiherc tho tcmpcrature rockets from the chill 40's of nighttime to the blazing 120's of noon. ‘ To Mussolini the new campaign may be one of dcspei-rition to sock the_pro_dti s of__tlic rich Nilc, once. Peary. was the first to reach the pole. LONDON. llug- 7—tCP)-—A Ger- man aviator. staid to have been at large ln England for 11 days after having dronped by parachute from his disabled plane. was reported captured by a iwoman motorist l. “do; near Bristol. pending on the scvcritw of the in- iksitntion. sh the upper rind tho lower surfaces o; tihe lfilVvS receiving attention bocii—-—" Without anstvcriiig. Joyce fled iip- ,'stairs. hri‘ kiwi-s trviilblliig undo!" hci‘. The \'l'l‘_\' force of her aversion“ however, took hcr to the front win-l _...__._._.______... dow, iiiid, pvvpuit; uui from lit-hind 1.1011) ]"-‘,,\]),\‘ (‘())II\IITTEE the cilrttiin, she watched Mitlaiid _____ getting into a long gray sport road- IDNDON___ (C?) _ Sh- pmm-ts I stcr (Illifildt? the tioor. He glanced Floud, former high commissioner for 1111 Hull 511W livi‘. JQYvv dodgfll lllwk. Great. Britain iii Canada, has been ‘ ‘"3515’ “l” “Ml”? bw" 59°"- bul‘ 0L named Chairman o; u commute. m I bciorc the cauunt the tvidc confid- ndvise on u“, choice of advcrnslng;liijilil smlilc 01111 his ftlitl-c mid the wave ents for ublicit canipai ns un- ° , 11$ ‘"111 00'0" 101'- afirmkm by“ we Ivlylnlsny o 1mm». Fhcn slu: ran into tlic big bed- mation roont and shut and locked the door. -. . . "On dcar! What um I going to do? All parts of the plants ould be covcrcd by the spray. both ‘ti the granary for ancient Rome, the metals and fibres he needs to run his wnr machine. If he shnuld win he would win a lot and Britain would lose great- ly, perhaps having to surrender her control of the Near East al- together. That would mean loss of Roxie stood there. holding out a the Persian Gulf oil supplies. loss yellow vuvclolxi. "Telegram tor you, of influence in Turkey and loss of ' Mrs. Packard." pmstlge in the Orient-to the ad-l "Q11? 0h. thank you." said Joyce vantage of Japan. l taking it, When she lmd torn it open However. strategists are c0nfld_ , nptii-t-ht-nsivvly. (treading to encoun- ent Britain will not lose. it" , llllliilgg ARF Y PLEA ha] aha rent: ' .. OU ' SF. wfiiidiiuilliii.“ of. “Ntzfiiliiiill 1 WIRE ME wrist amcksmval . LOVE NEIL." It was evidently filfltrgifwfiflfgggimmhggdtgfgggmgfi sent enroute for it was headed Stic- armful of fuel onto that smouid- nmwntq keep at n tlisizincc and not give him a t-hnncc 1o urab mo. that way! Shc “'11s ititutrtipictl by a kiiock.l At first. she ticcitit-tl to pay no 110-‘ tcntioii. ‘llu-ii. merely to gut away from lit-r owii disturbing thoughts, t she llilhllly outwit-ti the door. the world's Jlol-nmmednll ering fire. I He has attacked without warning Lhmlght Impulsive} l ‘ etmderit- lmtiown n. the desk and consid- pressing it with at phone it? sudden Strong clasp that, made her if there l5 one, attend to it l the m UP swcri n Roxie, wire, w ll dinner. . . man's answer “Judas, you act queer this malam. "I like Rattle," ghe fully. at ' taste it. , The of Nova Srotia. Well. next illilt‘ I'll know enough to and cmplovnwnt E1 complications. Joyce ‘ m meats) topped the list. before his ardent nze. "‘” Mm“ 0f ‘he 11011195 Rive" 1°‘ the “You're dainifg lucky it's not articles make puzzling reading for. worst.» he rmmu-ketl forge-fully, cred, ‘Juu o‘ this large Luff: the average citizen. Potato nets. "tvhufi ‘>011 need is a good stiff drink Then, picking 5 pencil and millions was bein wcntl ' m“ for eXaml-lle- "‘1°ul°5-" "housewwes" right now, and I'm goinZ 1o 81V? "$01M? 0f D8001‘. :28 film-lli’ WIOWZ In addition togtllig till: (m "Everything line. Don't worry. Take cure of yourself, Dove. Frills." could use another word. That's only nine. and my thrifty New England soul does hate to waste an thing. Shall I say ‘Much love‘? I'll be telegram will be different enough from what he expected wi No. how does one send it? 0r have the chauffeur “I thout that. Tele- She llliii-ily decided to telephone essagc. scarcely had she hung the receiver than the bell rang. She listened in and heard as before Rome's calm answer. “Hullo, Roxie, can Frills?" drawlcd a feminine voice. I speak to “I'm sorry, Mrs. htmery but she gave orders she didn't feel up to an- the ‘phone today." "Is t mt right?" with an incredul- ous note ln the voice. 0 and tell her I'm on the "ou? Ross thel and Look here, and Ed and want to come over after Joyce shuddercd. Ros; and Ed and Ethel! whewi Pour new ones at a blow. Who were they? When Roxie appegfd, Joyce said, "Please tell lvfrs, headache and 1 don't feel any one for a day or two. ery I have a like seeing She smilcd with a touch of malice Joyce set her lips 11S further "I was afraid he might cut outtwhen she heard Mrs. Eme '.| 1-9- mark to Roxie. “Say, Rmde, did Frills say that? Hus Doc b i today to see her? . surc ‘sick when she won't see the gang.’ onest, een . . Frills is tndignantly at evidence of the un- ’ kiiotviiivlrs. Enicrys familiarity with Ivrank perplexity min led with her affairs. She was glad that. Roxie ed with obvious acidity. "No, decided grate- li. all began to seem to Joyce like I can't zi species of fantastic game, you 50,. 1-“, tlt-lt"! And if you don't the move winch w . . . lutmost skill-the burst oi coinage Packard, 1'8 How stand lllllfllJllllfe ot this sort Olllolig’ could she hold on these uh. , I've got to do something known friends? With the one im- quick. I'll make use of a little 'l.(-.'f1l-\YP0l'l-81lt exception of Maitland. the mints had s0 far been in her favor. With care and good luck she might continue to win, until there came require her urn of Neil Her restlessness gradually became more than, mental, she found he; hands moving nervously, the fingers rubbing together automatically, or picking up objects aimlessly. when she sat down ILVWHS impossible to kvco her body still for more than a moment at a time, she realiggd a cravnip, in licr foi' something-with- out knowing what it tvas. When Roxie up eared to ask whe- camc ciosc to ilt‘l' ‘diltl swept licr iiito that she was not at. home callers. ,the_r she wished inner, she ‘gave an fiijmatlve answer, adding oiiid like it served upstairs, and at she to any "Excitement must make me huh. Rrlf." thought Joyce later as she sat bctore the attractive dinner which Roxie brought to the boudoir and 11118118011 on a small taixe, “Anyhow Iiii not so far_ gone with shock that, 1 cant appreciate good food when I (To be Continued) _Rising Tempo of Wartime Activity "In the last few months, indus- levcl ever recorded. trial operations in Canada have ex. handed rapidlv as business has be. coineorttanizctl to meet increasing “hf-Univ cit-mantis." says the cur- rcnt Monthly Rcvictv of The Bank _ Indicative of the general siiuatioti. the Bank's Index ‘of Industrial Activity rose sharply in‘ April mid May. and for the latter 111011111 was nearly 8 per cent. high- cr than during the first quarter of the ycar and was at. the highest The Review states that business ns rcnchrd a tirtlinc transition in third phase in its one of pro- nouncod expansion. The first phase “T15 the immediate and rtly uliitlve upswing inst Fnl. which to 1m important degree reflected the goursc of events SD60 - the United tcs. The second was the pause ports which lasted throughout the win- 1411‘. during tvhich the influence of the American recession was largely ,offsct bv the effects of increasing war expenditures and heavier ex. to Britain. In the present phase, which dates itures for war ,from the spring. Dominion ex en- urposes reached such it scae as to provide the leading stimulus to production In addition. Brit- ,tiin has increased her purchases of foodstuffs minerals and other raw materials, and has actively prepared t.ie groutidtvork for heavy purchas- es of arms and munitions in this country. More than that, the slump in the United States proved short- lived and has been followed by a notable industrial improvement, ca. -nndiim exports have increased sub- stantially and the rise has been ac- ,i!l'11ll11\14‘d by the cutting-Off irogetin sources of sutpply for a im cr of basic comma lies, as nuln and paper, and lumber. BVB of such Some idea of the stimulus to in- dustrial production which is being provided bv war orders may be eaned from the fact that the De- .. . . "l 11c s much nicer; than Malt! ‘ she Jnritmcnt of Munltlo . an Whut should she telegraph? She placed contracts for Government amountintgwto roughly I800 millions up to middle o! its 11s and Supjplg a predecessor rds e Canadian ‘stores, machinery electrical cc .,ment and current sup; SUDDlY Board had placed U11 _ 1M5 wulllrl’ 11D l0 Jiilv 1st, air. lilv ingto about $54 millions tour from orders for such usuttl 5s metals, timber, bacon, , The British Government mu m; undertaken commitments for ‘l. other $50 miili plant ex undertaken in Canada for nit» l minion and British govevmt. amounted to at least 5350 mun up to the middle of July. According to the fitYlrlV, these t“. pendltures are the prime lllIiiltil-LB behind the present. high levi-l 0g manufacturing activity —- U. lei-fl considerably higher than uh.» previous year. ’I‘he lamest outxiys E1 Z_. ,- gest that contracts fr dian Government alone are proachin the $70 million mark o1 shipbulld g and are over $50 aili- lions for motor . Com ble figures are not gvail- able for aircraft and arms and mu, nitions orders. In the case (it tug and munitions. howcyv-r, 1i ‘in announced that the Britt and Canadian governments have i ‘Vin- ed capital expenditures of 5 lions for the purpose of existing plants and consti new ones. from which an i. output of approximately soon m" ons is expected. substantial i have also been laced for cl m; boots. etc. (totaling some $2.) mil- lions) and for a Vufiety tit clim- goods, such as barrack and nitviil )llt'$ building trades, in flddllltifl, received substantial war or‘ the construction of air him-r, racks. etc, while the large iunttint of plant expansion under W11} tins meant a, notable increase in the volume of industrial tmilding. ‘The other major ftiCt0l' lit-hm the present extmnsion ct p: ' tion," says the Review, “h t. totes." During the past qusr. total Canadian exports. at $3114 111 lions (excluding goldi, wet-v ..~ $100 millions larger than it; corresponding period 0t 1930. this situation which is Ital)‘ for the active condition of lli 0S1- and base-metal lllllillll; All tries. , In the case of forestry, the sir-i- ting-ott o1 Scandinavian wurusvl supply brought a largo iiitiv. 111 the market for Cflllklulflli pup paper and timber, \\'il1iu litt- m-provemeiit in US. busnul. worked in the same (ilicclliui, deed, exports of wood and valued at. close to $00 lllliiliili: . ing the second quarter. Writ‘ i d0 per cent. larger than a 31-- \ m» .9 1.5 5 lici". In the case of lllllilll - of base metals, though at -»-=1 year, have increased tut-int 1- T11 t1 - result of the British purchase rangements and of the 11:111.; mend for nickel in tlic Li. States. The present upward moved‘. business is thus centred iii u facturing lublhJCiiiiiy lli lin- iuid inucliiiicrt" lint-st and lit :. and forestry, and it has stimulated railway triiiiit- l tain branches oi COllbl/filcllllli- Review goes on to point pin. ever. that the lurgci- lliCulil » suiting iroin the urmvlvii <1. , and export mount-tron 11.1w ~1- geilcrntcd u SCCUl1(l1li‘_\' twill! business which has aiit-t-zvu range of "peztctimtf tint This is evident in the (IUllSLtii increase in retail trade. 111 sharply higher sales 01 11111t1"}"":"f; and in the greater numbci" l‘. 11:3‘? crate-sized dilveiliiigs \ill(l\'l w_ structioii. A good tical oi iiu- at 1.1‘ itv in the wxtnc iiidusirics_ i» 11;‘; peacetime character, and 111* “l has been true 0t 11111011“ though in Lllls cusu the t over to wartime production well advanced. GIVEN LONG TERM , . B1’ LONDON (UlllT Aug 7_t¢p) ——t\ll‘llit3\\. described UV tlv- <'-*"‘“ "l1 cflliollh‘. iili-sll Juli.) Uiiu- ii h.» " tunii iol’ “,1. ,-,_ .1 LONDON. John Gibson, as having been , _ ulous rogue who lived l9‘ year; in Canada and, tilt States and south Africa- gtm a 10-year penitentiary manslaughter. _ The 70-year-old tlflfiml" , victed in connection with 11111‘ ofa‘ woman in a mutt-viii!) l‘ where Gibson obtnincd ti PW . the name of an Australian 1",, an. The crown also said ‘l"“,',,,.,. once posed (LS a Prcsliviciiwitliu k later and "induced $01111‘ ‘Wm marry him“ slI-alt-lltlhlall4ltlg“iv’i(lMllt'fl'll stzvittll SYDNEY, Au~t-i-alln—Mori~ ill-lli 400 women students of 1111', vernity will help to make a ‘ff ,1 war weapon" devised by ll 5"" professor. _ c, At a meeting the women ‘llfae asked not to tell anybody “W- ,‘;,, secret. weapon was. Althoutxh ‘he women will begin vmrk on ;\_ weapon now, it will not be w‘ DRUG f0!‘ fit time. was c1111‘ tit Lilli ltiltli‘! “sirl- it!