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S.\'i't:itn.\v, l')i-:cia.\iiiil:i¢ 25111, maint: Ctiinsriii/is
iso ilu.-\iii.ii.-xx wiht. i\'o'r ur; Issuhp on MoNDA\'. Tim
1f`.\'i;:~."iNu Gu.\itni.\:~.' wn.t. isor Biz Issuisn oN SATUR-
iiiv nur wn.i. ins Puucisiiiao As Usual. on i\loNiJAr.
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,~\tivi;i<'risi~;as 1’t.h.\sia Noriz Tniasis Ctiirxeizs.
i~`i<iii.\v_ Di»:ci:.\iiii~;it 24, ioi5.
Mucii ro i>itAisi-: non ron `
The second \\'ar Cliristnias is upon tis and looking
back over the eiglitceii months which have passed since
the fatal l"onrtli of .\ugiist, eighteen hundred and
foiirteen, we see iniicli to be thankful for as an
linperial people, inueli for which to give praise to God
in our activities of life as \vell as on otir bciidcd knees.
Take the spiritual awakeiiiiig of the people. Eighteen
inontlis ago we were deeply sunk in gross inaterialisni,
national and iiidividual selfishness. Tlte world was
going well with as and we with the world. \\`e were
living actuall_v. though probably not outwardly, for
the tliitigs that perish. \\'e were selfish, Self-contained,
inieinotional creators of material wealth, either for
pun,-Civ-t-- or others. Qther interests we had practic-
ally none. \\'e lived, died and were buried and as
a rule the world was not one whit the better Spiritually
for our existence. \\'c were inaterialists-inatcriab
isis with aspirations. it may be, with the possibility of
`devclopiiig to some higher form of life-but there
was nothing to lift ns out of our iiiatcrialist environ-
ineiit. ~
'l`lic war caiiie as a bolt from tlte blue to the un-
thinking. \\`e ivere stunned, and, niatcrialistic-like,
our first interest was to lay up a store of things iicces-
.sary and iiiiiiecessary, for otir o\vii material wellbeing.
.\iid nobody even hinted ottr instinct was perverted.
'l`liosc \vlio had not tlie means to buy iii quantities
iiiercly envied tliose so favourably positioned. \\'e
are dealing in geiieralities, of course, making due
allowance for the presence of the leaven which has
.since permeated the whole social luiiip. But the fact
reniains that the war found tis as a whole steeped in
seliisliiiessf
This seltisliiiess extended even to personal service.
_\\'e grudgetl to part with ottr young inanliood. \\"hy
should they neglect our industries and go forth to
war? l.et otlit-rs do the fighting and we and our
'io_vs would attend to the farm, to the forge, to the
lice and to the store. The uiere thought of active
ervice was rcpiigiiant to the most patriotic parent
and tlie ntost. lo_\:il subject. lt was sellisliiiess of
eo|ii‘sr. but it was seltisliiiess that had been iiiagiiitied
to ti virtue by toni' gciiciatioiis of lotus-eating philos-
o| liers.
L`ontrast that state of things with those of to-tlay.
\\e need not enntuiierate them. Materialism is fast
giving place to the spirit of love and self-sacrifice.
St-llisliiiess is being substituted by service. The start-
dard of life has been raised. otir people are realizing
the eternal truth that to do soriictliiiig for the general
iiiteresl is in itself to obtain the reward. ]’otitlci° for
:i nionicnt what this tt-i‘ril>le ronllict has ai‘coii'iplislie<|
for the liigbci' lift- ol l'i‘iiire liilwartl island alone?
\\lu» ivere the envied ones ciglitceti niontlis ago?
\\lio are they to flay? \\`hcn we have thought over
this aspect of the sitiiation we cannot i'efi'ain froni this
co'iielu.sioii. that the war has been responsible for a
iiiiracnlons cliange in our outlook on life and has
enabled ns to realise that it is more blessed to give
than to receive. which is the spirit of Cliristiiiastidc.
wAif§i_r°iiArioN
'l`lic war sittiatioii drags ivearily. Reports are
iiicagrc. bitt between the lines we see a steady thinning
of (ieriiiaii fronts. a running hither and thither on
to face the inevitable end. ln the Near East the Ger-
warships, but the approaches to it are through a nar-
row valley bordered on one side by mountains atid
on the other by a chain of lakes.
gariaiis and Turks is in progress, or rather was, ac- variously estimated by those acquainted with condi-
cording to the latest despatchcs (goin that zone. Since tions at from 75 to 90 per cent. of the total population.
iii that fact is the cause of much crime: in the remedy-
Varna, zi Bulgarian port on the Black Sea, and this ing of that condition is to be found the cure for it in
will necessitate another scaniper by the surrouiuled It very large number of cases.”
A trade school is cheaper than a prison. In a trade
school a boy is taught for two or at most three years,
The threat of an Egyptian invasion still does duty during which he is maintained by his family or stip-
in Gemian reports. British war authorities are not PONS hlmsell- Ollfe he gels l"l0 Pl’lS0“ lm l5 lll‘°l.Y
much disturbed over this threat. notwitlistaiidiiig re- *O bf fell and guarded for the belief Part Ol his llf0~
ports that the invasion is already under way. The HC lJ€C0"l€5 "Ol l"¢l'°lY all °ll¢“lY Of S0Cl¢lY» bill 2
only hope for a successful attack upon Egypt is from lfequenlly f°C\ll"`lllK llllfllell "P0" 50Cl¢lY lll llle m05l
the native Molianiniedans. It is quite possible that °05ll)’ 30"* °l lnalltellance' when °"C° We get the
the German missionaries who have been labouring lllcl lll0l'0“XlllY llllo 0*" lleml-“ llllll llle lilftlcl' PH" Oli
among these for the past few years may hav¢ gm. maintaining our prisons ,and our police is not inevit-
ceéded in persuading many of these that the projecttlblev l’¢C°\lS° WC _ll.lW¢ "%l¢Cl°d 10 fit L‘fitt1ilI8lS f0l'
was feasible and that Mohanimedimiam would be tri- 5°m°ll\lfl€ l1¢“¢l'i *lm* ll'ilCl¢ 9¢l‘00l “il ll ' We
then, however, Russian troops ave been landed at
rats to save Bulgaria and to prevent, if possible, the
further advance of the Russians.
this even German preparedness -will scarcely be sufiici-’ ‘
ent. An attack by way of the Suez Canal would mean
to face some of the largest ships and the longest guns
that llritain owns. It would mean also that after
sinashing through these British ships and Ilritisli guns,
itself an impossible task, a inarcli of 200 miles over a
desert, waterless and foodless, would have to be
undertaken. And this, even to German bluff, presents'
difficulties which give it the appearance of inipossi-`
bility. Nevertheless a native rising may be engineered
and there may be trouble, but this too will be handled.
ln tlic western area the iiiagnificeiit victory record-
ed in our clcspatclies yesterday, by far the most pre-
tentious move in this theatre in many inoiiths, inusti
have been a surprise and a disappointnieiit to the
(iernians. ‘ I `
That they will attempt sonictliing desperate, how-'
" ever, as the rats do under similar conditions, is to be
expected. There are many reports, on few of which
little reliance need bc placed. Vile are told that large
bodies of troops are being moved to the western'
theatre, possibly in another effort to break through to
Paris or the Channel cities. They failed in this it year
ago when they were better prepared and when we
were worse prepared than now, and they failed. 'l`hey`
may try it again in their extreiiiity, may sacrifice
tlionsands and thousands of their own men and ours,
but they cannot get through. '
As to events in the Balkan Theatre a forecast is
impossible. Movements and fronts are changing tool
rapidly even to be ttndcrstood, much less forecast.-
One fact stands pre-eminently above all others, that
Keep room for Him while yet the ilay
Geutlemuii-a pair Gold Cult’ Links.
See our stock. G. H. Taylor.
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Wlhen Christmas comes. I.never mind
I like to get up prompt au' go to
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H@*  An' do my sums; ’
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It llc should come to us on Christmas About me crumbs'
My wok, ,O tm, ,,,,,,,_ ,,,,» me me good to return from the terminal to PATONS and
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correspondingly low fares from intermediate
morning,   ~ l"j"\,§‘."‘,‘§,}}}f{“§,§}}3‘}f,§°,f,'§,;‘{Xf’§§'_‘i§2 Stations, so come and do your Xmas Shopping on
To be our guest and tree our hearts
from sin, Wham’
would we extend B welcome and a_ He can’t help bein’ little! 1'm not
dore Him, f mad .
Or say there is no room within our when chrmmm’ wmes'
lun?
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I-Ord. to stuy; ’l'ill my head liunitl.
is early’ ‘ to live!"
He needs not tlion at night ho turn-
ed uway_ l'iii not
"A' very useful Xmas gift for it ii*-'i
But I'ni not ’Iruld ot' dylti'. 'cause
No different from always-only glad
Wlion Clirlstnias conical
Friday. j _
We have Gift Furs, Gift Handkerchiefs,
Dainty Neckwear, Comfortable Fur Coats,
When (‘.hi-lstmas comes, T don't forget Gift Gl0V€S,  HOSi€I‘y, §W€at€I'S,  Ol'
. to give
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Ilcwai€e`;l3pvii)p(;;2é`l(:clicurt thats tl led MV shoes u Wim’ ml scmp my MJ,
Wool, Gift Furniture. Shirts, Socks, Braces
Overcoats, Suits, Smoking Jackets, Loungmg
' l v s
' Att' Mother soya, “That boy's too .‘§t"‘ll Robes’ Neck Mufflers' UmbrellaS’Kld G O e
Armlets, Suit Cases, Suspenders, Garters
(Boxed) etc., etc., e `
We are ready for all purses and all tastes, So
come to PATONS.
“Come and let us show you our `
“Happy Tliougiit" articles suitable
6265-12-23l\l2i. for Christmas Gifts. Gillis Jewelery. '
6280-12-23M2i.
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is that wherever the Germans turn they are faced with
British guns, except in the direction of Constantinople
and, according to our despatchcs to-day, that door may
be shut before many days. Another fact is that that
wall of guns is steadily growing and behind it are the
rcsotirces of the \vhole British Empire in men and
money. There can be bitt one end to the war, that is
the triumph of the Allies and the downfall of German
niilitarism. ,.
CRIME, I"ROM INSIDE
The Star of Hope is the name of a paper edited
and printed by tlie convicts in Sing Sing, with con-
tributions from the inmates of other prisons. Need-
less to say, the paper is unique, being, so far as we
know, the only one of its kind in the world. Among
other things this paper deals with crime and crimin-
ality, deals with it from the inside, from the point of
view of those who have “gone through the mill " and ‘
are therefore in a better position than anyone else
to throw light on the causes and the consequences of
crime. It may be objected that criminals are not the
most reliable authorities, yet this is not always so.
The man who has travelled on the downward road.
be his career thereon long or short. and who has been
stopped either by the hand of the law or by some
other agency, can a tale unfold, if he will. that will
be a Sure preventive to otltcrs who may be heading
for the same i'oad. It may also be arguedtliat the
eriiiiinal is not reliable, bttt we itiust rciiicniber that
criiiiinality has niaiiy stages and that in the devious
path of justice many are overtaken before they becoiiie
criniiiials. All convicts are not nct‘essat'ily t‘i'iiniiials--
in the last aiialysis of the word-aiiy more than that
all ivlio have escaped detection are not eriniitials. ljut
to return to "The Star of Hope.”
The November nunibcr has a reinarkal.»le editorial
on “ Illiteracy and Criiiie,” which compiles some high-
ly pertinent statistics and draws the coticlusioii that:
“Industrial inefficiency scents to be a primary cause
of crime.” It asks, “ Is want of education an inde-
pendent and a eoiitrilititing cause?" 'l`liat separates
cdiicatioii in the ordinary sense from iiidiisti'ial train-
ing, and leaves a loophole for those few highly edu-
cated iiieii who have devoted their education to rob-
bery and other forms of crime. Last year there were
in all ilie prisons of New York 4,95.; iiitnittes, of wlioni
_:io had had either high school or college education,
while .>,.:i.z had had coninioii seliool teaching; r,478
could merely read and write, and 1,055 were utterly
The percentage of illiterates in prison was 21.3 and
the percentage tliroiigliotit the country was only 7.7.
'l`liat niakes a pretty good showing for education as a
preventive of crinie. The reason is, obviously, that
the educated man or wotnaii is able to do something
which pays bctter than crime. The :io college or
high school prisoners represent probably that small
all fronts. a scainpering as of rats cornered and about proportion of people congenitally bad, who become
worse the wider opportunities they have for evil liv-
man allies are concentrating on the (jreciaii frontier ing. But the case becomes stronger when we come
wiili the osteiisible purpose of driving the liiitentc to ‘consider industrial training, a step which would
Allies out of Saloniki. They will find this, if they have fitted the 3,500 prisoners who had a smattering
attempt it. an impossible task. Saloiiiki is not only of school to earn their liviiigs. On this point the Starl.
strongly entrenched and under the guns of Allied of llope says:
" It is a fact that a very large percentage of the
inmates of prisons are industrially.untrained and un-
able to earn a living income honestly. In Sing Sing
` This concentration of Gerniaiis, Attstrians, Bul- the number of men \vlio may be thus classed has been
“The Haberdashery”
Buying at the Habertlashery
Solves Every Gift Problem
Make Christmas Shopping easy this year. Come
to the Haberdashery-the store that makes a specialty
of carrying all that’s new and up to date.
The large range of Xmas Novelties shown here
will make it easy to select that present for Father,
Grandad or the_ Small' Boy. Appropriate gifts-the
kind that he will be pleased to receive. ‘
Silk Front Shirts
l\len's llaiidsonie Silk Front Sliirts, specially ordered
for Christinas Pi'eseiits, $1.50 each, all sizes.
Mufflers '
\\'liat better than a niufiler? We show a inagnificent
range of the newest sliadesand ideas in niuftlers. Prices
5oc, 85c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50. All
daintily boxed.
Handkerchiefs
l.awii liaiidltercliiefs loc. cacli, $i.00 dozen. lixcclda
liantlkt-rcliiet`s, _> for :_-qc. in white or coloured borders.
l\`hal\i silk li:iii<lkert‘liicfs, initial and plain, froni 350 to
Shoo. lrish linen liaiitlkci'eliiefs, .l0c. each, $3.25 dozen,
otliers _’5e.. _t0e.. 35c. eacli, special prices per dozen.
liiitial linen joe. each.
Umbrella
Une of the most popular gifts, good reliable tiiiibrcllas
at $i.oo. 312| ..:5 and $1.50. Silk cased, close rolling, $.:.00,
$1.50. tiold, sterling and natural wood liaiitlles, silk
covereil, $5.75, $4.00, $4.50.
Sweaters
.\ spleiidid gift for lioys or nien. lloys 6oc., 85c., $1.00
up to 55.1.25. i\len’s sweater coats and ptill-overs from
$1.25 up to $6.00. ,
Smoking Jackets and Dressing Gowns
lioyal gifts, smoking juckets, $6.75. Dressing gowns
$io_5o.
Fancy Vests ‘
.'\l\va) s pleasing and avccptalilc. [fancy piques $1.75,
white piqnes $1.50, silk corduroys $4.75, silk knit $5.00,
silk plush $5.15, and inany other gifts too iiunierous to
nictitioii in our liniiied space.
_ Ties
The right ties always please. Uni' ties ai'e correct
and you will niiss the greatest assortiiieiit ever shown
here if yoti fail to sec ours. Prices 35c, 5oc, 65c, 751:,
$i.oo, $1.25. liaiidsoiiiely boxed free.
Underwear .
(iood niiderweai' is always acceptable. We carry only
.~taii<lard makes, all prices, frotii Peniiian’s fleece at $1.00
suit to the best silk and wool at $4.50 suit._ Combination
suits $2.00, up to $4.50 suit.
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Suspenders
llandsonicly boxed, 50C. 75c. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50.
tiarters, holly boxed, 251;. and 5oc. Armlets. boxed, 35c.
,and 5oc. Cuff links and sets, eased, 50c. tip to $2.25.
Club Bags and Suit Cases
Soiiicthiiig every inan needs. Im. leather club bags
_ $1.65, real leatlier $4.00, $4.20, $5.00 up to $10.00. Im.
leatlier suit cases, hatidsoniely mounted-, $2.50, real
leather suit cases $5.00, $6.50 up to $9.75.
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If you want to give a good
present to a man, you will find
it herein our line of Safety
Razors, Old Style Razors.
Pocket Knives and Skates.
Women will be pleased with
a present, such as these: Pearl
Handle Pen Knives, Cased ~
Carvers, Skates, Food Chop-
' i pers, Bread Mixers.
And the boy would like a Puck,
Hockey Stick, Pair of Skates,
Tools
i I Fennell & . Chandler, VM- to
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I Let Us Fix That ,
|Faulty Furnace-,--NO
‘ _ Don’t go on wasting fuel-don't ppt up
» with tl_1e_ discomforts of a half-heated ouse,
when it ispossible for you-through our eth-
cient repair _ service, to enjoy congenial com-
fort-a maximum heat from a minimum coal
consumption. _ _ ~
i Now is the right time to have that faulty
furnace repaired-Call up 393-J today. ’
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if th; amgnpg w,,Ȣ,m|d., im; memyi, melymtivo agencies: will multiply. and the cost of
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GOFF BROS.
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reception.
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,oynnlrooq Gaiters, liupboru. login.
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. K_°uy lipporn, Quinn, Rubbers, Hockey lootlt H05'
antl L4 pings, Rub-‘ sry, Moeonlnu. Logglno, Rubber
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