-.-<-¢ :1 l l l f l f‘ l l rt PAGE FOUR £i— 1- i“- - -- - TllE GIIABLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN Morning Daily tFounded ln i881) Iitary lileadquurtcrs has no knowledge of charges against members C.:\.b.l‘. for irregular treat- ment tobacco parcel within unit." ' The item in question was proved to be a. slan- , . . . that dcr of the iriirst kind, and it is satisfactory to bagplpeg c"... under the 36mm:- Pi-onident: Lieut. Col. W. Chester S. blellllro Vice-President: J. R. Burnett. FJJ. Secretary: Lieiit. Col. l). A. MacKinnon, D.S.0. Editor and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett. FJJ. Assoc SUBSCRIPTION RATES: I; Mali in P. 15.1., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 8 month:- $l.25 for 3 months: 50c for one lhontn City Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.00 for B month; $1.75 for 3 months. late Editors; frank Walker and lam A. Burnett learn that this and some other charges of a similar nature were absolutely unwarranted. The lpnsial service to the troops is safe and sure, any losses which occur being dtie to hazards of war, and these are unavoidable. The Department lis ready and willing to (lcal with all legitimate inquiries and is in a position to report that coiii- Iplaints have been greatly reduced of late. Pro- lperly addressed mail does go to the soldier, pro- ’ Mm in Canada and usiAT “'00 p" n" “ivirled it is not on Qlvesscl that is torpedoed and B hturday Weekly: $2.00 per year; $1.00 for 6 month 5 for 3 months. ‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink.” THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2s, mo. A hieiiiurable Christmas The hospiiuliiy- exicutlcd to iisiiiiig service nicii in this l'l'ti\llic'L' and througliotit Canada ycstcrday was ilupiicxiictl lll the experience of Liaiiiauas oicrsciis irutips to whom ilie doors oi all classcs lll ihc Llllictl kingdom were thrown generously" oprii. 'l'lie same rcciprocatl manifes- tation 0i the klll‘l>'.ill.t> spirit took plzice in all parts of llic liiiipiie. llie rcsult. against the backgrtiiiiitl of tiic llhllllcllltilla struggle lll which we are eiigugtil. ha» hccn it) bring the peoples oi 111g 51.3.5 cuuiiiiiiiiivciiliii uioie closely tu- gcthei‘ than eitr bciiiivs. .\iw tics of friend- ship hate htui ii-iiircil, .i.~ a t'1.1ll\('1|l1C|lC€, which will endure tiirnt tut the liiciiiiie of this gen- eration, and \\li.cii iiiziltcs Lliristiiuis Day, il)40, one of the glUlllLBl iictuniniis lll our history. lioritiiiaiel_v iii the i. 11d Cotiiury the Christ- mas ol-iserviiiicc \\:is iuiiii:iri'ctl by any attempted invasion, or ucii liirgt-sciile boiiiliiiig raids, the only air bottle repcirtt-tl being over the Orkney Islands, WllCfC the fleet air arm shot down a German raider. Of chief interest, of course, was the inspiring message broadcast by llis .\liljC$l_\', who struck a note of “sober couiitlciicc" which was re- flected in other SlICCCllCS by British and Cana- dian ivar leaders. \\hile not uiiderraiiiig the dangers and difficulties aliczid, llis Majesty stressed the lengthening rccnrtl of heroic achieve- ment by British land, air and naval forces and the steady progress iii production of war ma- teria. which will enable us to seize and retain the offensive when the time comes. Uf the people of the United liiiigtltim llis .\lflj(‘.~.ly truly said. “We are all in llll‘ front line and sharing the danger together." This hzid resulted in a new unity out of which is growing a "which we must carry furivaril into the days to come whcu we have endured to the end and vic- tory is ours." Locally, there were niairv happy family re- unions to give added plceisure to the Christmas celebration. Church services were largely a:- tended and the significance of otir being at war in the cause of Christian democracy was fitting- lv emphasized. The inu-iczil pziri of tlie services, however. was in the Cllsllilllflry’ joyous em], which also ivzis proper in h.iinint-iiiiritiiiiig the happiest and most glorious of all our anniver- saries. The New Returned Men There are disturbingrumors afloat that the Do- minion kbtiveriimeut is neglecting nieii discharg- ed from the Lfaiiatlhtii .\ctive Service Forces. Mr. Alec Walker, Dfillllliltill president of the Canadian Legion, charges flatly that the Gov- ernment has failed to take atlerliiate steps for the rehabilitation of zlbchzirgetl soldiers. H011. Ian Mliclitiiizic, the minister responsible both for rehabilitation and pensions replies that his department is aware of certain cases of hardship and that these are being specially ‘dealt with. Mr. Walker is not satisfied with the: Minister's statement or with special treatment for special cases. lfe insists that if stiiuiblc leg- islation were passed or stumble regulations adopted governing .'ill cn-"cs of (licyqlulygqd mg“, there would be no special cases of hardship. And he insists further that lllC Prime Minister promised such l(‘!_’l~l.‘lll<r1l or rcgulatiuiis. Th8 C0lllTf1\'(‘l'.\'\', L‘t>llllll(‘lllS ziu exchange, can hilffll)’ foil l0 Tithe zippri-licii-ioiis in the nlimlg of the Canadian people. If llr. l\lzickerizic’s department is iirit able to deal with the mere trickle of dischiirgtil int-u nnw coming hack, how can it hope Io i\l"‘|l il- llifilll {llwYC water when the tide of rt-yiviiriation descends upon it when the war is over? No doubt the fighting of the war and the l<<‘l‘1\ii\_E uii of a suliplv i-f ivrii‘ 'ii.'i1r‘ri:il is the lllfllll lil‘f‘l1k‘t‘lll1-'lil~'ll 41f ihi: giivi-i-umpnt, Pu», m?“ ll1-"I 1'11 Ilir- car ircc~< v l'l\'1)l\'('5 looking alter lll!‘ ("il-llilllifw ~f war. The government should havc llll'l'!lll'lil1ill and \'l\llvll (iuotit-l, on IF!‘ ill" 'i'illiilll l:‘"'ll'l'\l‘llilllit‘fl on by the force of an (lllUlY pubhc (ipuintn. Overseas Mail .\ll biruiclic. nf lil" lvii-lnl wrvice are work- iwy uidcfiirgiililr t.» l1i1'\‘7ll‘ll the growing l1lIl>S of lclicrs- :i|~il l1.i'-'cl~ ii-.<'r~t-:i-, which has reach- Pil record pi-ppnriiiiii. l‘l ihi< holidav sea-son. ['1lff‘il'ilUl-'l"‘l\, ~i~riii~ iii lllt‘ lll'lll lr-s her-u lost in ship siiikiug- tlll llll‘ ltiigh -i-.'i=. Tibia-e losses represent 1i vt-rv suisill prripiirlirui of the illTil noiiiiy in lllt‘ irui-n. nhrnr-d. Nevertheless, the Pwi F1ffici~ llciviiwiiiciii is recciviii" coiuiilaiiifl‘ and iiiuiiii- .- (or iiuiil. nivch of which acluallv h—-< been ilf'll\"‘l'('ll to lhr- |v(‘f'~!\ll 1o which if iviis -'1<7i"'--'.’rl. .\l'\uv pf these cnuiplriiiiis are not itplificil, but ihi-v .'.i-<- l1‘\‘f‘\il'_’.'llf‘il a1 no mailer what crisi in time Illlll lnbtny \ coiuivii-r-ii~-~‘i-ii fivi-n rli" lwlllilll‘ lick-lions nl'-'“‘t‘ll of i'~ l'n<i ‘Viicti lkviziriuicut at fil- l"“'.'t "ivc: ilc1:i“< i-f vllllf‘ false or iiii-l'~"cv1 Cl"1l'"f‘¢ laid "Wind 11"- vrvicc. t‘lIill‘"I‘< which \V""" l"'>‘.‘f1l"'l1‘1' "'1l"‘~ll“'1l1‘4l and friiiiul \\'.'1|‘ti11E i" lri"li .'"ll ii ‘c flu-i piilili-lirvl iii a (‘ac- {Hliaii l1"\\'~l"“"‘I' ll".""l d in u-lizil lvcrc termed "ibv-fi- friin ‘bi- or il- l\\' tiltlier member: of ll“ "ilifiiri" l"1>~‘"l Fwifi". 'l'li"~ crviitilz-iiif w"= c"l~l"" to (i"'l'l(ll"‘l ‘liliwrv llz-iirhivwrtcis iii 5"“? n"ll"iu. and ll" v-vilv crime liv return cable: “ \r'irlc l‘ it-"i-“ivir l'f"'"l"(lll"' 1"“- bar Postal cn...7;i..-..it.i.-iy false. Canadian Mil- sunk, Very few mail ships have suffered Q11 misfortune _. EDITORIAL NOTES .-. Boxing Day—not a holiday here yet. s- iv i: i: Next month there should be speedy mail ltrziiisport between here and the New England states. The United States Postal Department announces that airmail service would be extend- led from Bangor, l\le., to Moncton, N.B., be- ‘gllllllllg about January 3. Mails will be carried twice daily. The extension wilhprovide con- nections at Bangor with Bistori and all points throughout the United States U i I I Si. Stephen's Day. One of the seven ordained .h_v the Apostles to attend to the finances of the Church and distribute alins. His defence ‘before the Sauhctlrin contains the first state- ment of the universality of the gospel to Gentile as well as Jew; was the first (ihristian martyr, and his death was witnessed by Saul of Tarsus, the scene making such a vivid impression on his mind flint he recalled it years litter in justifica- tion of his own catise in time of trouble with the Szuihedriu, at ii- in =0- Predictiori of Agriculture Department econ- omists at \\'ashiug1ou that sharp increases will occur in United Suites pork prices by hlarcli hears out a forecast which L‘:iii:iili.'ui bacon ex- pcris are tinder-stood to have submitted to the British Food liliiilsiry when the latest Canada- Liiiited Kingdom bacon agreement was being negotiated. Ever since the first agreement went into operation November l, i031), zilloiviiig (‘zin- atla $18.01 per too pound for grade .»\ \\'il1- .~llil‘l' .~iilcs,_hng pric: ~ iii (‘ziirztlzi have bccu much higher than iii the hinted States. Hogs in the United Slates now ziverzige about $13 25 for 100 potmds live weight at iihiczign, \\'.'i>liiii_::toii ex- ha rmoiiy ‘ pet-ts C>llllllllPll the price Wbtllfl he $1 to $2 higher before the winter is over. If a $2 in- crease occurs. the American price wih be equal l \ . . . r‘ f0 the 53.25 live weight price oii loroiilo mar- kct. it >l< >l< n: hlorlcrii mziu is more than 30.000 vezirs old. Rev. Joseph Dolicriy. Si, head of a Boston College anthropological expcutlititiii, says the grzivtflvzirtls of pYU-lllsltifll‘ Syria had yiclzlcrl evidence tracing modern iiriiikiiid back at least in 30.000 Bf‘. Father Dnheriy. who has just rcttirned to the Yiiiieil States. said the expedi- tion tiiicovered a petrified skeleton and wel‘- preserved skull of a child. scvcu or eight vcars old, which he (l(‘.\L'I'lll(‘(l as “probably the carlic<l rcniaiiis of a defiuitclv miidi-rii iiiaii vct found." The skull has the rouudctl t‘ll."l'llCl(‘1‘l.~'llC: of the i modern face, he said. and hicks the undeiisluug i l71\\'. reccdiuf.’ l”"°l‘°i"l and itiassive (>‘_\'("-<Ot‘l\'(‘i§ of its ape-like Ntwiutlcrthril fnrchcars. The aii- fhropcilogical age of the skull was cstziblishctl bv the cnuieiuprirarv sfriiit--:ige fur-ls and \ve.'ipr~u< fotuirl with if, 3| fret belon- the stirfacc. after three years of excavation. The site of the dis- covcrv was at the lifitlom of a cliff in the vallev of Aiitelias. six miles from lleirut in fhc mod- ern republic of Lebanon, Svria. n: w n- n Yes, they have got no dictatorship in Oii- tario, all the sauie one town there does not think it should have its name changed without being consulted. RFSlflClllS of Swastika. are prepared to accept mail addressed to the ncw name, \\'iu- stun. But they still are augiy because they were not consulted before it was decided that “Swas- 'tika" must go.’ lion, T. ll. McQuesten, Min- islet‘ of lligliiviiys, auuouiiccd last week that Sivasiika would be rc-uamed Winston, after Prime Minister Churchill. Later Premier Hep- burn in reply to protests fioni Sivastika resi- dents, who objected to the change of their his- toric name to a less historic oiic, said they could choose any uaiiie ihcy wanted. but Su-zistika must be replaced. Hail addressed to Winston has been received although the Dominion Gov- crnmcut has not changed the name. One resi- dent, giving her approval of \i\"inslon as the iicw iiziiiic, haul a tuiique rlsasou. “i “'35 told lodav of a federal niiiiistcr who could not have certain mail coming to him from a place called Swastika," she said. “lie asked to have it re- lavcd by a fricud. That's a giJOLl enough reason for changing the name." n u- m o Poor Cinderella did ultimately come into her own. \Vhat about P.l'"..l.? According to the Ottawa correspondent of the Montreal Gazette the mak- ing of shells. guns. tanks and tiniversal carriers iii Canada plains has reached a level of nearly a billion dollars a year. Mr. W. F. Drysdale, joint Director (iiPflfTill of hlunitions Production, told this to a press conference. It was also disclos- ed that the maximum output rvi the entire pro- grz-ui ivoulil uni be reachcil until next fall. Shell output. .\lr. llnv-rlzile said, would reach its peak early next $llllllll(‘l'I guns of niaiiy calibres wiil be iii substantial production in the spring; tanks will be running off the Rfiselllhly line early in the 'uc\v veal‘: ivhilt- universal guii-czirricrs are now being made in cnu-irltirable quantity. Linked -witli the new naval policv announced by Naval Yiliiiisier Angus Macdoualil in the l-louse re- cenflv if was lllilllt‘ known h_v .\lr. Drvsdalc that a naval qiui production. lo he shared by almost everv province in the Dominion. had been draft- ed. Barrels for the puns will be made in three filfllllS and the iiioiiutiues in five other factories. -\"‘"v plants. ii it- stated. have already been tool- i-d for this work and are nnw busv making cer- tain rnumnncitt I'v"T°~'. ‘lie tninl of which i" a modern naval pun mirvlil reach R000. “ihat about this -~~~~*it~i~, the Ciudcrflla of Canadian war produstion? A, THE CHARLOTTEIODYN GUARDIAN A iitmas BY TilE WAY Ottawa announcement uya l The Duce’s“War Screed (Bonanza) beIllAll/T itinforiiinaw thlgfitlldnnlfin: ‘of niuscal instruments. We can't ‘Wren “mm” "D say much about this as the very géiregrélfmgvfsfiazurpmbasm “iech |excellent mechanic who turns this into type is from Aberdeen. —Peterboroiigh Eaiamlzier. me unneu states secretary oi Ccmmerce. Jesse Jones, declares [that Britain is a. good risk. Secre- iiflry 0! the Treasury lvfurgentliau agrees. But before the war is over. as well as loan. In so doing, it will be contributing to its own protec- tion. -- Toronto Star. The etory of Hitler in one that might be told of any lunatic whose lunacy hadmadehlm run amockAs has been said by H. G. Wells, any ldot who secures a revolver can murder a whole family. but it does not make him any less and idiot. This was not. said about Hitler, but 1t ls Titties-Journal. One of the gains of the last war is the modernization of Turkey. Un- der the leadership of Mustapha Kemal and his successor. President Ismet Inonu. Turkey has liberally transformed itself from a backward Asiatic nation to a. modern west- ernized one. No loneger can t-lie “Turkish people be referred to as "the terrible Turks." Within the brief pcritel of less than 20 years they have undergone what must seem to those who knew the _old Turkey. a startling transformatron. This is due chiefly to the extension of public education and public health. on a. universal basis. to the social reforms affecting the ‘status of vwmen, and social institutions.- Toronto Stan. Another anti-wai- candidate has lost. his deposit. in by-election in the British Isles. That makes the twelfth in succession scattered all over the country. lii each instance the candidate recewed cnly a oom- pilfaliYe handful of votes. Perhaps there was mm; significance izi the most recent. case than in any other because it came after more than threc months of terrible bombing, the purpose of which, ill German minds, is not so niueli to destroy military objectives asta “sofben" the popullltiJl by terrorism. The elec- tion shows that policy has failed, Just as the defeat of a p..c.fist res- olution in 1h,- Hoiise of Ccminans, [also last. w ck s-lioulcrcrl by Leif.- wing extremists’. “'11s defeated by 341 vet-es to fur. no doubt. that if they lnid all been ther¢ the paciflsfs ivotild nflb 1111116 got. any more volts, bccruse oii nu 000831911 of that kind they would muster every man they could. —— St. 'I'1"i.mn.s Tmes-Jcurual. It was Spengler who said the story of humanity was a, s21 s of 010165- each rising 1o its ealeand sinking again to zero. In- acriaica one may see entire litimaiiity at its broadest, at. its lowest, and its b-zstt. Herc there l5 the e1ii..re cycle lined by fate, the half-savage nat;v_ with a rampant. primitive mind; lite b4;- gar, priest, business mini. iri- dusfrialist. robber. Here is a land. fantastic as lh-e fables of Aesop, full cf jelly pecple Qulxctt" illLllg flier lanes a itnaglninve ivinzlmills. And full of administrators who know the mean- ing bcliind the King Janus ver- sion of the 8.121.“, wherq peace and ‘plenty on CPYlll is ])l'Clll$L(l only l) linen of g0C(l\\'lli. Th0 Jamaican is buhf-Jliiig with geo:l\iil._ lii the mgtjcrn city wih its cub cal stacks -' nitl apartments, iiS - . refs" like Jails for criminals lii t. icil and conliisi. . geodwill has betn squeezed out. lfe. if I weiq a dwtor, a.1(l my pa- tituis \\'t".-c‘:i1i1¢‘ l9 -‘-111'\'-\1-‘ ll"! i5Cl‘P\\'l)flll cioiiflcviratitiii iiicii call clvilivai-Ion. I shnuitl send tlieiii periodically to Jamaiva for basic reaclju tnieiii. _- Claiid hl“l‘l'ls_ in The Canada-West liid.es Magazine. It is told in dispatches, some til ivhich treat oi t-lie 1001111118 [P11111119 in Europe, how ilie town c1 Villa Grove. Illinois, set t-abivs along its pr‘ cipal streets the other day and served pancakes and syrup lo all what, msll-ed this typical and tradi- ltloniil American repasf. Ii. appears ‘that. they make a festival of pan- leakes and syrup each fall in Ville. Grove foi- the reason that syrup and pancakes are the 1111110111111 P10011918 ‘of the toivzi and the reg_.on. What prcdlgies 0i pancake eating must surely have been performed that day! For there 1s scmethng about a pancake, or there used to be- before all this nozisc-nce of diet- ing became the vogue - that on- stitutes Llie splendid spur. the Chal- lenge to high empire, gastronomlcal- ly speaking. And still they bell, here and i-liere in th<i nation, how in those more vigorous days 1-7: hired lllflll ate [Olly-SIX P91193ki5 at. a sitting, and grieved that he had failed tlie goal of four down.- Portlimd Oregwiiiaii. The United States are now [et- tlu [2.000.000 ($10,000,000) worth of savlle Row tailored niens wear from Britain a vear. Oil-e N1 w York house. famous as “out-fitters w gentlemen" has just reoelved in n. single order £20,000 ($100000) {worth of British tweeds, sultlngl, tlee and shirtlngs, The crate. mark- led "Britain Delivers the Go ds," ls displayed in the middle 0T 0119 01' their windows in Madison Avenue. The suits are selling at anyhting from twelve t: twenty gulneas (fifty-eight, to one hundred dol- lars. The demand for British men's wear grows so strongly from 1m nth to month. despite Hitler's |"total war," that a special retail ex- port group is now being formed by Britain's tailors, bootmakers and saddlers. The vanguard of an 1n- vading army of fitters from 300 British tailors are already on their way to the States. complete with samples of next. 513111183 511M118! and taking their tape measures with them. American men continue t-o look u; London as American wcmen used to lock to Paris. -- By Robert. Williamson. ' From two authoritative lonrcel we have been given warning against u» much optiqnism as to the out.- 'come of the war. An “excessive and dangerous" optimism as to the outcome of the war exists 1n Can- ada. Finance Minister Ilsiey warns "Instead of being consctcus, every walking moriient, of the deadly peril of a powerful enemy, many at us have a feeling that the batt of Britain f: won. that all is well." .14: war was not won. he declared. A far closer englgement with the encmy would be necessary long be- fore victory was achtev .... "Not only must our fighting force en- gage his, we must hm in rur civilian iictivlties- the mak- irtz of scarifices, the ongoing of pleasure, the devotion of our sub- l to the common cause," he _ and right close by is another from Ayr. l $31,213,: ‘gfifilfirlm the United States will have to give I kingdom of Albania. llslc entirely applicable. -- l'~‘0rt William these w A full House; would be 615 members, and we haven full if Dilil l us. sollni on June l0 last. when he bold decarntion war Tue watt of that or: ilon. fated b.v the Nations... Broadcaatlna Corporation of the Jnlted Staten. as as follows: "Combatants on land. be: end tn the air. blackshiru o! the revolution and of the lesion. men and of Italv. of the empire and n. , “A_n hour slimed by destiny in leknie on the skies of our country. an hour of the in . ..ble decision. declaration of war has already. n elven to the Ambassador: of Great Britain and 1 . l "We shall descend. on the fields against the blutocratic democracies and the reaction de of the west-who in l times have al- ways obstructed the march of the Italian beoble. Some facts of more recent history can be assumed in orde. Ul . meriaeeo m threats aizainat us bv 52 states. Olll‘ conscience ls absolutely ouiet. With us the whole world is a. testament that Italv has done what was hum- anelv possible to avoid the storm that is overhaniz Europe. “It was enouah to see aizaln the treaties. to zealiu that they were not adequate to the times and that they would have to be charmed. The Allies shoulclhave accented the pro- posals of Hitler before the Polish camnaizn. “Todav we are decided to face the sacrifices of the war and the risks o! ll” h‘; "’é°‘“i“‘li."‘i“l§£°“i.%2 “J33 e res o e u . a a izreat neonle is only such 1f it con- lsiders sacred those bledzea which ‘ determine history. "You will take arms to safest-lard our frontiers and also to solve the maritime problems. We want tn break the fzhgldnsbiévchlch e41“; 55412151122: as cos . aiiae glusgeuls are not free unless they have free access to the ocean. "Fhislgkhzantiti eflorlt léitghe film f .1 r‘ beobeazuns osew i..."i°"°ii“a “are “are” w“ l‘ W - “gugxiwlll: (lately does not intend to s“ in" emit ‘“°°T“l.‘.°t§§"“l.‘§% 0s av a. . ESSEDL will take notice of this fact. Pelee-B. l" i. ’“‘l§i“‘£l.“‘l‘°.‘é%$‘ (if 11E h l‘ !‘l. S8 B B " int: to the laws of Fascist morale. WR€EIIh§AI tlgayfi a friend. vou march i e en w"Wll.l"l Germany we shall march with these victorious armed forces. In this vlizil of such an important event we think-of the Italian Em- E°"°‘i"§“’"" 353%’. 32.'“€i?é‘i‘aui’$i A as n rore e Itzilv. Italy-Fascist. and nroletarian luyy-is for the third time on its feet. stronz and united. The word of order ls onlv one: Cateizoric and “ we s —- . ' ”“‘§§}Z§“v°'ll§'i‘i”lfini to rive fin l allv a lone period of peace t0 Italy- to Europe. to th "Italian motile. w arms: And shew your tenacity. vour couraile. lyour valor." At the one and Onlv bcint where 1 this rlamarole lapsed into sane and .concrete terms, it reizlstered a. de- liberate falsehood. now exposed ,the ivliole world. Here it is: Our l will-Ittrv does not intend to brim! other people into the conflict. Yyilfi- i slavia. Greece. Turkey and bilvbt will take notice of this fact. Greece and Erilvt are tlmelv and nurposefiil notice. takiniz Oyster a Farming (Agricultural and Industrial Pro- gress in Canada.) l The oyster farming industry 1n Eastern Canada is undergoing ,stcad_v. though not rapid. 91191111‘ sion. Started in Prince Edward Is- ‘laud, the farming operations have luow been extended to Nova Scotia. l and New Brtiiiswick._At this M089. i development of the industry. rath- ‘er than sales, is the primary con- leltieltlllflli. oister farniiiiz 1i) Eli-il- ern Canada is tinder the direction of Dr. A. W. H. Needler. of the s-"ieiit-isl- stall attached to the Dom- iion Department of Fisheries. O_v- sters are harvested in all three lvlaritime Provinces and lri British Columbla as ivell. The oyster crop of the Dominion showed an in- crease last year, the rise being re- ported from British Columbia. "While the general prospects for the oyster farming industry are good. states Dr. Needier in a report to the Department. There has been a gieat increase in the effort to grow oysters and a corresponding increase in the yield. Even 1n the Malpeque Bay region, however. where the development started first, more money is being spent tlnrn is being received from oysters slid. The industry can hardly be considered to have reached matur- ity until the total recel t: exceed the total expenditures. W th increas- ed production marketing is becom- ing more important. The final ea- tabltshment. of a stable industry de- pends on the continued development of economical methods of culture and of adequate markets arid min-- keting methods." In all there were M5 oyster hmu in operatidn in Prince lklwnrd Ia- land last year u compared with 594 such areas in 1938 and with on- ly 26 in 1932; when the fanning progress may be said to have first got under way. Total acreage in this province last year was 2,347 o- gainst 2,130 acres in 103B and 110 acres in 1932. Sales of oysters from farms tn Prince Edward Island last year were slightly smaller at. 8,086 barrels as against 4,300 barrels in 1938. Plantlngs were also slightly smaller but still substantial at 6.835 barrels. Present oyster Irena in Nova Scotla fall naturally into two ills- tricte-the Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton and the St. Lawrence bout. Conditions in the two areas are wholly different from each other and mt some time different from conditions mcaiinured in the north shore boys of Prime Edward Island. ‘therefore intensive lnveszi- gations have proven necessary tn order to adapt cultural methods to special local conditions. During 10- 39 there were 9'! areas under oys- ter cultivation in Nova Booth, to- tal M0 mo: S mm tiy over 100 f of oysters were bold these forms during int you nun 443 barrel: were planted in the cul- ture aiieas. Agreement between the province end the Dominion for con- trol of Nova Static arena Wu es- tablished only in 1080. In New Brunswick, except for the btrip of coast. M. shedinc. the remainder of the o star ueu are under pm- vinciiil control: at Bhodiu Bay in- vutiutimis are omtiniitnl relative to oer-tam conditions which have ro- siricted operations in the mo. The (oyster beds in British Columbia are also under provincial control. | m total water semi of the womoniOh of that LINIS FROM “MORE POEMS" l ll} me with 0Y6! I I was not like w find: The voice he asked for bence with bioilrht Another man to mind: . no. led. nave; touch your cob: It. la not ntv he crown; You have it from o better onab That ion: no lav down. ‘rum east and over ‘mamas to Kent ’ brim And come to the sea. a . And 11nd his overlnatlnn lent Ana. witch your cob to him. —A. E. Housman. Home ____.__ _ (Wlnnlvel Free Press) misses iv i" mi" s“ i“ 0 “I “n, to K0 153mg, no loniz M0. an Maser CZBCIIOSIQVBIKYmImSIAIatIIIOnISQntdm He lshthere today tlniz. with Dr. Bféiega oopncil. the obnortunlty to oine. What bars the way? Why can. not. this cultured. civilized man. the son of one of the sreatest and most enilithtened flxiires thrown up by Europe this century vast or more. why cannot he no home? Home to his relatives. home to his own house and imrden. home to the rich nleins and ruined mountains of Bohemia. where for centuries past the Mas- ary and their forebears have liv- ed. Why does he not iio home? Hitler bars the way. Hitler and his barbarians have trodden Mas- ykls liberties under foot. He and s aides have crushed the Czech Deoble beneath their heel. He and his black-hearted RBDRSl/CIS have struck the dflililfl‘ into the heart of Ouch freedom. He with his wild ambitions. his cruel and bestial aims. have set. un once more the Symbols of a. tvrannv under which 113; genturies the Masarvks and their The Lothians Of Scotland DECEMBER 26. 1940 l ‘tape Swine Breeders Attention! New IECIN! ‘time to Glllrd (Toronto Star) To Canadians the death of Philip . Henry Kerr, Lord Liofll-iinn, means the p of dgrent diplomat at m hour w on his services It Wash- ington were of great importance to the British Itmpire and indeed to PIG WORM the civilized world. To the Scots. B, u," u“ especially to Lowlimders, it will Remedy on the eetffeelivo t mean something more than that. for Lot-luau was not only the head of the Kern (a name known in Boot-land as only u the twelfth century). but. was heir male and chief of the prominent Border fam- ilies of Cassford and Fernlelilrst. North of the Cheviot Hills. in Rox- MACS l‘ TON 1C It will thoroughly “mug, l" co o! worms and improve the health of your her-q, PRICE 35o PER LB. burgh, Bexwlck, Bellklrk and other we “n, . com | countries -i.iie countryside wiiieii Cattle iumeiiiesw“ m“ °' produced the forbears of Sir Wal- ter Scott the Iothian nncctlou i: GASSY sToMAcgg wld ad RELIEVE!) espre . The family history la full of tragedy and adventure. reflecting the Border life in early days. It is recorded of one Andrew Kerr that he had in 1460. “a remission for his part in the carrying off of James III from Iifnllthgow." Sir Andrew Kerr, of Cossford, "was killed near Melrose while escort- ing King James V to Edinburgh in 1526." William Kerr. commendator to Kelso. was killed at Keri-s of Cesford in 1556. The family feud still burned 1n 1590. when an- other William Kerr was assassin- ated in Edinburgh by sir Robert Kerr. younger, of Oessford, after- wards Earl, of Roxburghe. Kerr, first Earl of Lothlan. he died in 1609 was said to have beeint the victim of his wife's vdtch- cra . One of the most interesting ehap- i lei-s in the Lohhlnn history con- cerns anotber Mark Kerr, commen- dator of Newbottle (now New- battle) the ‘ist Roman Catholic Abbot of the famous abbey there, who, at the time of the reforms.- tlon, became a Protestant. He not only absolved himself from the vow of celllhey, but pulled down the monastery and abbey, and used the materials to build himself a country seat on the site. This was Newbattle castle, until recent years Every h with ii-Tfibill §iil‘m§§'i'.“'l'§§ bowels should let a mime of DB- EVANS STOMACH MIXTURE and see h ul kl it _ lleve all oYllgtrgsslvng ‘lii-his. toni. Dr. Evans Stomach Mixture taken at meal time, not only prevents all bad effects from no, but it promotes the fun. otional activity of the stom. aoh assist: digestion and lm. ves the anbetlte. r. Evans Stomach Mixture is sold, AT THE TWO MACS ONLY. PRICE 85c PER BOTTLE. GET YOUR BOTTLE TODAY TllE rwo iiucs 148 Great Georle Street centres. Despite the influenza epi- demic throughout the province din-- lng the last fortnight, cash tuni- over has exceeded any year since moaned but from which they had. been liberated. You ask wliv the Czechs wouid flzht? Thev want go home. What better mason can there be than that? For home is for them the symbol of the freedom that must be restored to them. the free- dom to live as they would like to live practising their historic crafts. their immemorlal customs. their Deaceful wnv of life Hitler Drevents it. and todav we know that the liberties of Masaryk. the Czech. are our liberties too: that we too must flizht if we wish ever iuzain to return to peaceful homes. for Canadian homes todav lie under the same shadow as that that looms over the steadlnizs and vlllaozes of the Czechs. "I want to izo home." Here is the crv for freedom. heard 1n its aniz- down the axes. It will be ans- germ. Masaryk. some day. will go ome. w Milk Bottle Goes A-slumming A streamlined milk bottle that is expected to effect great. savlnrcs in the mil-k industry's annual bot.- tllng cost has been introduced by The Boden Company 1n Ell its New York City operations. Al- though tilils ls the first streamlined bottle ln milk hlstor and constlb utcs the first teal rige 1n half a. centu of the conventional type milk bot. e, this company began is pioneering in this field threg years ago. At that time the old 26-sunce bottle tihat mothers had been re- moving from doorsteps and dumb- waitera for years was ieduced in weight to 32 ounces. ‘Ilhis new bottle will Nplam the glass bottles now in use mostly lri retail home delivery. About half of that trade is now served with the economy package — 2-quart paper container-while most. of the store trade ls served with single quart paper containers. The use of these packages will be continued. This bottle was brought out at- trhls time to comply with the New- York Health Department's new regulations ieffeetive September first. covering the labelling and un- fversal overoappfng of milk bottles. In addition to Insuring compliance Wlllll the overcoming regulation, the new bottle is shorter, mo:- hy- gienic, and lighter than the so-cal- led “lightweight? bottle of 22 ounces Also aside from the money that is expected to be saved fn operating costs the "hnndl-quart" bottle will be a. 10y to housewives who will discover that. it is as easy to handle as a drinking glam; and occupies lfoaiitlxefrlgerator space than the old e The development of the bottle goes back two years when Mr. J. F‘. Watson said a, much llfllhllfi!‘ bottle could be manufactured if the fund- amental azchltectur-nl design of the bottle W83 streamlined. The new botblt. he laid. would have to be Dominion last year was 29,651 bar- rels u compared with 24,476 bin-- rels in 1938, Decreases were re- ported In tihe Maritime Provinces but a large increase was reported in Biitish Columbia. In Prince Edward Inland total takings deelln. ed from 5.242 to 4,954 barrels; Nova Scott; from 3,886 to 3.600 barrels; and New Brunswick from 12.369 to 9,702 barrels. In British Columbia there was an increase from 2,979 to 11,308 barrels. Zr iiicitizv a ‘$132.23’ iii?“ El‘ “Tm” “fir EH n "I- I Review ' §_i._ _ .__ ._. ....___4 I‘ the depression, reports from all provincial centres disclose. Only the epidemic it Ls reported by the New Brunswick retail merchants assor- iation stopped an all-time Sinist- mas buslnes record. the family seat of the Iothlans ‘near Edinburgh. But the wife of the seventh Marquess of Lotlilan, grandmother of the Marquess who has Just died at Washington. hated. as a good Catholic, to occupy a castle with such n history; Dro- ceeded to Pome to put the case before the Pope. and was by him counselled to worry about the mat- ter no longer. She received a special document under the papal sign manual authorizing continued oc- cuoation, and this has since been preserved at the castle together with the original documents com- flrminiz the izrarii: of Newbiittle by Kine David 1 to the Clsterclan monks. BUSINESS GOOD SAINT JOHN. N. B.. Dec. 23 - (CP) -—- Christmas business in New Brunswick to date has been the best in the last decade. in the 0D- inlon of business leaders in main of trim proportions and “of e re- latively stubby W190 of the small mouth variety." . with tzhls statement lii mind, Borden's, in collaboration with the Owens-Illinois Glass Company has been engaged for two years in ex- tensive study to make this predic- tion a reality. Thousand or sample and expelmcntal bottles were made -and tested. Upnermost, too in the minds of the experimenters was a desire t0 make a bottle that would insure easier pouring. The new bottle. weighing 25 per cent 185s than the old bottle. has an improved dripless pouring head and a "bumper roll" ' -<t ridge of glass just under the capping lii-rid to povenf. it from slippinv out of llhf‘ hand. The prur- ing lid ls also protected. Wit-h the 1'1 ounce bottle and a companion crate of relatively light construc- tion. there is about 3'0 lbs. of weight-saving per truckload over the present it'll-ounce boWe. In this informal, continental- type snack room you can while away delightful hours dancing or listening to the latest music which you can select for yourselfl The g8)’ Music Box is unique in Mon- treal -—- and like everything else in the Mount Royal Hotel, is in the best of taste. Come Io the VERNON RIVER AND VICINITY Many bargains at the Special Stile of HAROLD S. McLEOD'S. Don't forget to purchase a ha; of PURITY FLOUR. which will en- title you to four guesses on the weight of Jumbo Purity ha; iin display in the store. This ha; will be presented free on January 8th the person guessing nearest correct weight. MONTREAL DIRECTION VERNON G. CARDY Say to Your Grocer I Want BRAHMIN DRANGE PEKDE TEA You will enjoy its superior quality ' vv%4#-¢ vv v vv vv vvvooi A ‘AM BUY WAR SA VING CER rmca 15s WHILE OUR AIRMEN, OUR SOLDIERS, OUR f SAILORS ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES ALL 0:; US CAN RISK A FEW DOLLARS TO KEEP THEN SUPPLIED WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO W1 VICTORY HICKEY’S BLACK TWIST CHEWING Manufactured by IIIBIIOLSOII Tobacco 00., Ltd. Charlottetown, P. E. l. ____________________