n-mw-H-wfl-mn/s rows-suitor!‘ PAGE FOUR TNE GNARLOTTETDWN GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Founded ln 1887) President: Lleut. Col. W. Cheater S. McLun Vice-President: J. ll. Burnett, F.J.l. Secretary: Lie-ill. (Jul. l). A. Mlclllnnon. 53,-0- Edilor and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, l-.J.l. Associate Editors: llilllk Wllker and Inn A. Burnt“ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Mail ln P. u.|., $4.00 per year; $2.50 m- 6 mvnlhi- SL255 for 3 months; 50c for one month (jty Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.00 (or 6 mouth! t $1.3 lord3 ‘ijzuéntfimssoo "u -M~'|' ‘a an ~ P" Snt%)rda)iu\‘l‘|elf2klya:nS2.00 pct year; 51-00 for 6 mouthl; 50c for 3 mnnthl. “The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink.” THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1940. A Timely Address p 1. vllulll’ important that our citizens grasp ‘livl \i\ll\ the l\\l.lt‘R involved in the presentvcop~ ,1, ._ rm, d,“ <r~ri|i||\ll(‘.<\ of the situation and t e piufil of contciitrtitiiig every effort upon the “(Irr- (lctqi-iiiii was taken last qlle-‘idaY by ‘ r‘ _lll5l\.k‘(’ Saunders, at the opening of the Slfllrcla“: (our: in Simiiiicrsitlc, of dcciluig with this S11)- icct iu un zible mziuncr. His Lordship not 0X11)’ revicwcil the ivzrr issueS. but Offered 50mg cf"? strut-rive stiggeslioiis as to how the contri ution of m; Priiviiiue cniilrl be materially augmented- |_i;p- rpm piivlliigliiwii cnvilil b6 \i\Cl‘CI\SC(l, CS- ,“ ‘pi, H, mp). ],,-..,],,,ii., arid while we are not: ,1 nruiulzuiiitiiig lbovince we lillVf’. l“ lllc (pm oi lillllf‘ .\l('\\‘.lll and Company. H well- erprpp d p‘. mi ivhicli could be utilized in turn- Will material. perhaps even in the cou- iri; on! <1~~i~~n oi’ (‘Flllllll ivpcs of naval Hall." ll ,~,-o;¢.l e0 Ili. lbrilsliip "ilangerous follv t0 iliud. that ezicli Province of Canadais not ublc u» do mom: than we are at present dolflll- Th5 l5 NlTtl bv many thinking people today; .1 \-~-\\ m‘, ;' is no doubt as to its applicability to l’: ‘ice lnxird island. llic. freight rates on western null feeds was c-iuilias a dz-atlvautagc \VlllCll must be remedied in tfie l'll1‘l't‘~".§ oi i-ur bacon producers. Qn this and (lilliT points the (ifIlllLl jury did not fully twilivllf‘ in his l.oril<liip's remarks; but (liffcrcncc a- :o lilv rcinolizil uirusurvs to be lzikcn docs I10! iiiv:i'lirl.i:r~ the force of the argument that farm pioduriioii is viialkv important and should be ucaml, more i-ificieiulv and effectively, to Can- cffort iliziu it is at present. Nor can it aila! lr- lli~ill vl tl:.tt \\llll the large llitlllSlFlZll centres _-v‘--iailv u», mun-d \\llll war orders, work could and Huultl be found for every idle lathe and uur! IIlC lll fills lH-iiviiict‘. lllilllk‘. Xuuillvrs says truly that the war can b:- wou "bv the united effort of every in l‘.‘i the lifllisll lziuipire and by the closest Qrczitc-l cit-operation on the part 0f out" cisiiiiie-i-J.” \\'c~ are a long way from realiz- '~ ricliiciciiiciit in Canada, despite all tlic gt.‘ i; .l~~lll‘llllv‘t‘.i we have received to the c~‘-ii;i:'\. Th. pzirl- has been accelerated during f4\\ moutlu, and for than due credit w givcii: but we ‘need nuirc voices raised 7g rigriiiis! accepting this effort as sat- v a‘. zi time \\'lll‘ll the \‘cr_\' CXlalCllCC of '-.iipi:'c. Illlil of our (jhristizin civilizalirni. flu‘ liillllllff‘. Tiliis, in brief. is how we iii- luilue 9:umdcrs' message, and if is one ‘i (‘Jlfllllil be emphasized too strongly or too .rii‘lv. lbw i,\:i~‘. .<'i t: n ~ l~l ll‘ (Tomolidaliiig Woitiime Appeals ‘vanwiivei- [mlicrs of recent date describe the nwprvci-ilr-iiieil silcccss of the Patriotic Se:- vhr- ,\|lli(‘lll, a joint fund-rinsing campaign in wiiwh llui llvil Cross and other ivclfure organ- i.:. Eons ruii-uliduterl their efforts under the Cl\'lll'lll.lll.\lll‘,\ of Senator A. D. hlcllae. Aiming a, gflllljdxx)‘ for (‘ii-eater Vancouver, the cam- pwfqii 1)i\-~\‘(l tiic $700,000 mark, setting a new 1-,»,-.,i-.l {or voluiitziry collections. A feature of the drnt- \\'1l\ ihc marked increase in the uuiii- h-r of sulvcribcrs, who evidently appreciated this metlioil of raising lldlKlS. \i, a victory (llllllCY which concluded the cam- pugn, Senator llzicllzie expressed the hope that Ill!‘ vuiious drives for funds for charities and \\.\r piirpnsics xvould be consolidated from cud to curl of (Qzuiada; a suggestion which the Van- couver Province commends as being worthy of pm must, serious consideration. “'l‘lic P-‘itriotic Services Appeal,” it adds, “was a success’ in Yuucoiivci- largely because it was a consolida- lion of effort. But throughout Canada there is no consolidation. lu most cities the Red Cross did not nllv itself with the Community Chest (lrlvv, .-uid ‘bull a ilozcn national organizations ill!‘ ]i|‘(‘]i;[l'lil_{ 1o make drives after the new yicar. 'l‘lu-<¢ various organizations will appeal to the same people. 'l“licy will not get any more money ibnu if they joined in a single drive, but they will \\','i~lc time and energy, they will pilc up expenses and they will inevitably weary the’ po- tential subscriber with their importunitics. lfoiirv, as Senator lllacllae pointed out, is he- ci-nbii; st‘.'ll'l‘(‘l', and the organizations ivliicli lool. lo the public for funds would do wcll to mltc this fzict into consideration. lf the na- tional Iippczils could be consolidated into a _\l|]Ql(‘ (lrivr a yczir, as the community appeals ham been rousriliilzitcrl in Vancouver and vari- ous other commuiiilics, there would be a mini- mum of waste effort and overlapping, and the rlmrziablv-iiicliiieil subscriber would have a re- spiiv. llc would appreciate tlie respite, too, and his .'lli]\l'('t‘l.'llll>ll would show in his contribution." Tlim llu- movement lo consolidate wartime appeals i. growing is evidenced by another news item. this time from blanitoba. Four of the main .'|llXlll-'ll‘_\’ war services of that province have derided in combine in one campaign for Tlflflllflill support; they arc tlic Canadian LCglOH. ghq \'..\l.1'..\.. the Knights of Columbus and the Salvation .\rm,v. lizich of these organizations held ii». own drive last winter and the Winni- peg Frrr l‘rr.r.r says. there developed “a very considerable feeling of dissatisfaction with the repented calls for stipport." The joint drive this winlcr, the lwrr Press prctlicls, “will uican a great vcunomy- in campaign (xiwuscs and a great saving nf tflfilil on the part of volunteer work- ers." Vaiictiiiviii‘ and the province of Manitoba liavc 5e} a good l‘\illllllll‘ iii this rciyiril. lliiring this‘ great (‘llll'l'g(‘llt‘_\' iliort- silltlllll bw no wwv or duplication of effort. lf such waste or duplica- ' tlon can be eliminated by consolidation in one city ur province, tlicre seems no reason why the same plan ivould not work throughout Canada. - EDITORIAL NOTES — lfiilcss effecthe .'iclii'iii is lillvCll f1)l'lll\\'llll the prospects are that many of uur soldiers now in camp will have to stay there over Christmas, or take the risk of a bitch-hiker. v iv I it! “The Day and a’ wlia' llouur- it". will in all likelihood be proposed by the Iluii. Dean Cyrus hlaclllillan, Ph. D., .\l.l‘., at the Calcdoniau Club banquet on l\fonday-dcpcntling 0n wlie- thcr he can get away from his Parliamentary duties. ‘ a a n n Washington Irving, author, died this (late, I859; wrote biography of Columbus, and gain- ed Etirnpean fame by a satirical “Ilistory of New York” by “Diczlrich Kiiickerlioizkci”: “The Almighty‘ llnll:ir_ that great object of util- vcrsal devotion lhrouglioiit our laud." ‘ll Pl‘ i‘ 1k Married into eternity was the tragic experi- ence of Scgt. instructor Francois Auclair, of Lauzon training camp, Quebec, on Szittirckrv. A few hours after he had been wed he went in the car of his company lieutenant and accom- panied by his best man, also a lieutenant, to visit Netiville for .1 honeymoon. The car lcfl the road and ovcrluriictl several time», tlic bridegroom bring lll§l(lllll_\' killed, and the bride slightly injulcd. Tlic l1ll|('l' two escaped ini- hurl. lhwaee lirilh its iiclinis as well as war. ‘Al i‘ lVhether or not llic Sirois (‘iliiiimissiuu rc- port will be discussul before adjournment \\'lll bc announced at conclusion of the Tihrone Speech debate, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told a questioner in the House of Commons. Mr. jcaii Francois Pouliot (Lib., Tkimiscouata) asked the Prime Minister if the Sirois report ivould be discussed at the conclusion of tlic present de- bate. The Prime Minister said the llouse would have to wait until the 'l‘lirone Speech (lClXllC is concluded before he could reply. 1< >k * r Illussoliiifs hcucliuien arc seeking lllaulllts of eucourzigitig llalixins in fllCC of their Alb.'iui:u1 disasters. Mzirius flppclitis in Rome's Popolo d'ltalizi admits that "Unfortunately the solidar- ity of the North American plutocrncy renders the struggle longer and harder,” but. asserts tluu “tuatilciutl is dcteriuiiicrl to solve oucc and for all a Sllllillllili which ciuinot be solvml by half- iueasures." This situation, Appclius explains, is Britain's \\'0rlrl hegemony. In order to bring about its (l()\\'l\f'.\ll, he says, the Axis is gradual- ly enlisting the support of the “lllZljOflly of Eu- ropean and Asiatic nations, so as to form a new international ordrr which will take the general cliiiraclcr of a true world-ivitle united from against Britain. “lii the fzice of this world-wide front,” he continues, “cvcu the North Ameri- can peciple will be iudticctl lo lllL‘(lll.'ll(‘. on their behavior, and lhc posdliilities of all kind which they are assuming lll usclcssly prolonging the slrtigglc. which finds the iiizijoriiyr of the ‘ign- plc of the world aligned against llril:iiti." lfor- tuiizilcly for the llriiisli liiiipirc, right and the British will ultimately triumph no matter how many “uculrals’ succumb to the Hitler machine, »= * v x It will be recalled that in connection with the Royal ,\l:iil Steam lkicktyt Co's false bakuicc slicct. for which the Prt-siili-nt was convicted, lb’: llritisli court held the auditor frcc from blame, bccause the I'|f‘t‘C$$.'ll‘_\‘ iiifornintioii l|.'l<l been (ll‘~ libcrnlclv withheld from him. 'l'li<= ll'll.~l('C of ihc hlckfcsson and Robbins llrtig liompziiiy‘ :i|i- tiouiiccs, however, tlizit he will svcl. federal court aulhoribv to accept an tiller of Price. \\".'ll(‘l'll0llSC ck Clllllliilll)’, former uccriiiuluiiis for the corporation, to reiurn $5.:_‘.4o_* in fvcs and cxpcnscs received (luring six yours that _\lc- Kcssoit was headed b)‘ the lute l". lluii.'ilil (ps- tcr-Musica. The offer, the trustee. .\lr. \\'il- liam _l. \\'ar(l:ill said, was conditional upon his agreement not to assert Clltlllls zigniiisi ilie ac- countants for liability lii-cause of the failure of their examinations to ilisclosc the fraudulent practices of Alclvc-soifs ])l‘l'.~l4lt‘lll. Coslcr- Musica killed lllllbtlf in Duct-tuber, i938, aflcr disclosures that be bad perpctrzitrtl a large fraud in l\fcl{csson's crude drug deparltncul and that he was zin (‘X~(.‘Oll\‘lCf living under an zissmiicll tizuiic. The. fccs which Price. “Hiterhtiust- offer- ed to refund covered the years i033 to i938 in- clusivc. a v at u A sum of $250000 was allocated by order- lll~COllflCll August 2;‘, from \\'.’ll‘ zipproprizilion-l ‘to the Department of National \\';ir Si-iwircs n. cover expenses of the Nlllllilllll \\";ir .\'rirvirc Re- gulations, according to (locummils lziblvd in the Commons. and here is how some of the money went: On August 14 u sum of $83,373 \\‘;is al- located to cover expenses of the office of the; Director 0f Public information. Orders-in- couucil listed the following sums as put out for various ziclivitics cnnucctcil with war services and registration: To cover expenses in connec- tion wilh registration, to llic chief electoral of- ficer. 55500. To llarry llulclicr, (lepuly chief registrar, from August 28 lo September i5, $25 a day with $10 a day living allowance. Grunt to national committee for voluntary registration of Canadian women for assistance in registra- tion, $1,500. Registrars of aduiiuistrzitive dis- tricts, salary $300 a mouth and travelling ex- penses. Members of registration boards (not judges) $15 a day, travelling and living allow- ances. Judges, members of registration boards, living allowance of $7 a day. Dr. Ernest Wil- liam Stapleford, director of Voluntary war scr- vices, $5.000 a year up to March 3i, 194 l. Dr. Hugh Christie, supervisor of military training medical services $5,000 a year up to Ivlnrcli 3i, I941. Roger Gerald Benoit, supervisor of mil- itary training, $5.00 a. year. Reginald I. Wat- crous, director of material resources, $6,000 a year from September 24 for three mouths. Allan NlcLean, chief clerk, $3,120. Walter Herbert, zissistant stipcrvisnr of public informzitinii, $4,- 800 a yezir up to March 3r. To bring 30 editors of weekly newspapers in the United States on a tour of Ottawa, Toronto and points of iulcr- est, Styx». Iivlra temporary employees eu- gzigcd iii clerical work, shipping and the like in (‘fillllvllliill with iizuioiril rvgistrzition, on cents an hour for the number of hours employed. ,__ ‘ Superior Ran-e lo wear the iuslgula NOTES BY TNE WAY lt_ l) said to cost more than I. itulllou dollars a your to operate a fitst-c-lass battleship. That. makes ll» Particularly tough on the Ital- XBHS. who have to provide for de. min-ruse as well. - Ottawa Cit-fun. Joseph P. Kennedy, United 3mg“ Ambassador to Brltalzi, departs for ncme and it. ls believed he will not return Lo his post. in London.‘ This 1s regrettable, as no American am- bassador to the Court of Sr. James will. or a better interpreter of Bri- tish xiecds. — Hamiltcn Spectator. Canada's vasband varied mineral resources _are fllllug a. great new an this time when the Empire ls f-‘Xlgflgcvl 1n a llfe-and-death strug- e10. ‘The great demand for metals wdlrovlde the slnews of war has hoisted the Canadian mining m- dustry to new production peaks. 1}- ls Nllllitllod that. the domina- tion will this your" produce lllllll‘l‘- als- witli a value iii pxccss of $51K), “K1000 a 1lt"\\' record. ~ Kitchener" Record. "After all, mlne is the first plane bYmltshl down by the English," said a German pilot when sliet down over Dover recently, He refused to believe that his probably Wllg the 1,(_300t»h, or even higher. The air ministry announces that during the last. three mcntlts 2.483 Nazi planes lia_ve_been lost in the attack on lflrllpui. -_ Toronto Cvlcbc mid a1. LP! n5 not fool llllfhl‘l\'l‘\ iiilh llie idea that. India would not. be liivarlcrl if llrilziiii were i.» fuse. lii- dui is n richer przzc tliuii Indo- Clllllfi. niid pc-iverful and ambitious nations (icsixe to }‘iO&‘.(.'_\$ lter. “When we gel India.“ iuiiiiirkcd u lending Nazi on 0110 OLKQ-lOII, "we shall gel. much more out of her than you Bfllléll do," To believe that Hitler does not covet India is to deceive ones-til. lle docs. She is rich in mum that llt‘ needs. —-'I‘he Madras Mail. Zfhose who know best llic fierce independence ivliich Canadians hitherto have llllllliftslfll lll rela- tion ups with the United Sllliils will be most lllll)l‘L.‘~$t‘(l by tlu: cor.- siittitloii of u Joint Lhlfillsv Un....l. Without. in any w.i_v - ier-iuiluy, the immediate lmiiortaii of this public exptvssicin 01' muluul cor.- fidcnec, we musl realize that it is of the greatest pOlellllLll signifi- cance, “fsolat-lonlst." America has hikeu one slep—zi long wards a defensive alli- uzitlou which, though cut, 1S you a loynl partner lii the Empire. -- Newcastle Jcuruul. And sn the Poles, now, as ivell as 01w Jews, are compelled by the of the (let-insult Polish men and vrontcn herded luw Germany Lo Slave in forced labor battalions are ' forced to wear yellow btulges; mark- ed Willi the lelter "P.“ If the Su- perior Race is so superior why is this consiilcuoils ciiffrirentizition thought. necessary‘) Can't. one leli u German from a JPW 01' u Pole simply by looking iii. liimi’ Docs the angel look so much lzke the beast r-liat beasts must, \\‘(‘lll" lugs? 1f so, wouldn't it. be siiuplrr just to hang G's on (iQflllhllS and let rho rest g0 uiidlsliiigiilsliecl? ~r Qlllfllgf) Dull)‘ News The Eastern Chronicle has long aioutviuicd ldltll, the educational ex- penditures of this province could be ureziilyi reduced without interfering wilh its i-tiucttiiiinl fczilurvs one 101.1. lu fact. fl mtri» intrusive edu- (‘lllloll v0 <1 bt- gieu Zliuhg p-nc- llCtll lines at n greatly reduced cost. from lllill» fll. prcsauit charged to the 1' ' purer and to the uutrk- ed ndvu lturci of the young life of the pl‘0\‘llll.‘(‘_ Wvrltlcd to grade, a nuirrvi‘ to dogma and a victim of siino-n-pure nonsuisc, Lhc school system of lliis province has been relegated to tin,- produclinn of grzulc-sixers. - New Glckgsiv East- eru Chronicle llltler won't understand ll. nor Mussolini, zior Stalin. But. llie fact. remains that. yesterday the English held their famed Ccsarewibcli, one of the greatest 01 their four grout racing events of the year. Just. as "in tlic old days of ixiacc a despuleh from Nmvmnrkrt bells nll about it; how Edward Esiuoixrs Hunter's Moon, a French-bred luur-ycar-cltl colt. by Foxliuutei" from Pearl O-piil, come (lcwu we. lust stretch to the cheers of lllCUhillHlS to nose oul. 5.1“ Pizmui and King Lslztind and pay his lucky backers more iliiui two pounds tor ten ;llllll1]1,;o.— Ottawa Journal Soon after his Induction as n iiieiiibei" oi the Ffvllfilt Acadctny, in which lie was circled upon tlic dmih of I'D/Ch iii 1929, Lima-nut] Pe- llllll nlletulrtl n "stance dc tnviiiil" has been a warmer friend of Brl- if __--THE CHABEQITEIQWFT . GHABDIAN- Birth Of “Spitfire” and mm m take wart in the Schneider Trophy race 01! Battl- more. USA, and piloted by H. O. Baird. The ‘plane, aloe:- seiMn u? %J€°£l"l€‘.€f“.“‘fi.‘.‘"z3§.'é2€° ‘ s i o e - Two gyears later ‘the All‘ M1035“? wok up the Schneider ‘lropliy chai- lenge through the RoyalAlrForce. In me contest off Venice. Fllxht- Lieutcitam Webster won the TYOPhY won the ‘Iaonhy again 111 1929 an improved supermlfllne B6 “l a speed of azuea m-DJl. nurlnz the same year I watched, bquadron leader Orlcbar, now Director-Gen- eral of Tfllllllllg at the Alr Ministry, create a world record of 357.7 m.p.h. with the same machine. Came 1931 - the last 0f _ Th5 Scluieider contests when Brllilln won the Trcpliy_ outright. Wllh three successive wins. The duv of the great. ruce ar- rived, September 12. But vrllal fl- (uiy! Visibility was rccluoed l0 about. a itiile Wllll blinding rain and mist, and the wiucl howled half a gale. A lll0l‘8_ untrlendly dav tor lngli speed rucnu; could not. be llll- ugined. The rules provided for un- favorable wcatlier, land the lnter- zuirional racing officials abandoned the rnee till xiext, clay. Sunday, September lii -— unlucky number to the superstitious, but. the luckiest day in British aviation — dawned a magnificent. our, sun- llocdcd zum with a visibilitv of over 15 lllllfls. Huge crowds 0t 5980""- ors lined the shores of 501ml Hampshire and the northern coast. of the Isle of Wlglil. lii the testing area oll’ Cillbllfll» (Tristlc in Southampton Water . K small silver seaplane walled near the starting line, rising and falling uneasily on the short, choppy ivaves, One o'clock came. A film boomed! A dull roar followed imme- diately, and a Rreat. 51118511 0f SPYBY told that Flight Lieutenant Booth- man. BAR, England's first choice of pilot, had taken the an‘ 1n Sup- ermariue S-fi-B. _ His mighty engine, sensitive to the touch of his fingers, roared as the fiPflplflllt? wok oif, circling at. about. 150 feel, then landing gracefully skiinmltig the slilmmerinz blue wat- er like a great gull. It. was u. malllc uioinctit. gusixvl us they waitclied the sea- luuc nguln "ise suddenly when Lieutenant Bootlimztu opened his 011111110 full throttle und flushed the starting-line into the speed course of seven rounds totalling 2Y1 miles. Wliai. appeared to be a sllver blrd dancing in the sunlight was the sea- plane banking round the first. pylon oft Bembriclge. Across, the open sea it dashed to West Witterlugotf Chlchestei- Barbour, rose higher, swooped down round the next pylon and on along the 14 miles‘ leg of the course fringing Southsea and Ports- mouth tmvards the nylon ln the So- fem. lieutenant, Boothman flew super- bly. Hls machine was steady as ll: liurtled through the air at. 343 miles an hour! l-le shattered the world's lap record in this first. round. Round after round lie flashed by the spectators. flying so low that his figure could e seen crouching in the cockpit. The crowd c0111 never have realized a traction ‘cf the colossal strain on the pilot. in this dash tlirouizh the all‘. taster than any man luul ever flown tn a distance flight. In c-xactlv 38 minutes 22 seconds, at. an aver-age speed of 340 m.p.h., Flight, Lieutenant Boothman won BARGAIN FARES CHARLOTTE-TOWN , —G0lng- l l-"mrmy, DECEMBER an. s. . SATURDAY, DECEMBER ‘Tlh Monday, Dec. 9, 1940 $|.20 i From SUMMERSIDE Praportlonulely Law Fares from Diltrr vlritlniil Children 01H l‘ Hit? and under Twelve years u] ape HALF FARE Tickets Good in DAY COACHES ONLY For Further In/nvnmliitn Consult any Tirkrf fluent CANADIAN NATIONQL r0 rvlnvwnuu m cannula 00v Cami lumu Inn llrhn Tu him n! tlnmbnu imieieteulciclcililicicitmnlilililuililm -" z e iiiiilvhhllthh)! IQIIIIQIIM . tiovotcd to the perennial l/isk of re sing the (llCllOlll\l')'. As the Nfnrslial entered ills c-allengiles were discussing the word "delim- irlue," but luirl been utiabte to agree upon a dcfliiation, They ap- ixiul-cd to the new irieiiiber “Strike it out" answered Peluin "The word is not Freurn, and the thing is not li"l'f.‘llCll. It has no place lu a French dicliozi-"lry." lt was so ordered. 1f the Academy still works at the dictionary, oir: l: kmpcrl to wonder what. will be inc Marshal's new view cf this \'l'Ol then next time the letter " genres up for revlsion. -- New York un, Mr. Eden's Journey tn the Middle East, where lie has lmd consulta- tions with Cleiicrnl Wavell, the Middle-Eastern Commander, has visited Jerusalem, and been receiv- ed by the Emir Albdullnh of Trans- lorclim at. Amman, ls important 1n ntqre ways than one. First, public opuiloii lias been impressed by the fact. that. Britain ls no longer so pre-occupicd with home defence that it. canucl. spare its War Min. lster to allcnd Lo the increasingly lmportaiif. military situation lii the East Mediterranean. Secondly M; Eden has been able to continue the conversations whlch lie had wit}; General Wnvcll in England last. August nnd study our Easlern de- fences on the spsl. He has, more- over, had the opportuiilby o! con. lacts wit-h allies and friends o] this country~Egypllans. Arabs. and doubtless also representatives of Turkey and Greece. One could wlsh that he could extend his journey a. little further and seize the Oppor- tunity lo g0 on to the Turkish capital. ills visit ls not the only evidence of tln- luuxtrlazicc which the British (icvurrnieiit attaches to the {Zusierii Mediterranean froiil,_. m mectator (London). l nubile roam nu SOCIETY T“ m cums oxl Sirc-‘Ilhe British and llbnlin Blble Society can-lee on lode? tn every part of the world where its agents can be maintained. Wherever there ls a Christian Mission Fleld that can be reached, or wherever those engaged ln war can be sup- plied virlbfi. the Holy Scrpltures. It has a threefold duty to carry out ln these great. and brave days 1. To maintain its work ln Cen- ada. and Newfoundland. 2. ‘To support. the Parent Soeletry in London, Enslanq. beset as it. l: with great. difficulties and dangers, to carry on its world-wide work, and 3. To supply H. M. Forces on ae- llve servlce with presentatlozr New Testaments. and to send supplies of the Sprlplures to hospitals and t0 prison and internment camps. The latter service to the end of the vear wlu involve an expenditure of some $30.000.00 in addition to raising the usual revenue for other purposes lndlcated. Already well over 120,000 presentation New ‘Pest- amcnls have been issued to‘ u.“ soldiers, sailors and alnnen ln the Canadian Active Service Force. and also to those servlng in Newfound- land and across the seas. Supplies have also been sent to the monthly training cam-pa. Support of this work ls part of’ true Catiacllun patriotism and sure- ly there ls no-one who will grudge a gill to a. Society that carries 0:1 work like this, particularly for those engaged ln the great fight for human freedom. and the great struggle for human rights. I am, Slr, etc" J. B. M. ARMOUR General Secretary. B. & F38. in Canada and Newfoundland. the Schneider ‘Propiiv for Greet; Britain, and presaged the "Spitfire The crowds ivitliin sight n me [l l‘. A few dflvs laler. Flight Lieuten- ant, George Staiufortli, ln thesame winning monoplane, created me world's record of 407.5 m.p-h-. I series of cllve tests from a height of 15,000 feet. lnto a measured mlle ln Splthead. The Spitfire" had arrived! All the experience gained in these Schneider Trophy contests was em- bodled ln the production of the slugle-seatet‘ flizhter which was to become the wartime terror of the All‘. It. was powered with Balls- Royce engines designed bv the late Slr Henry Royce. who at the age of 11 sold newspapers on the streets of his home town. The “spltfiije" was evolved by the late R. G, Mitchell, elite! engineer and designer of the Supermarlne Avlatlou works, Southampton. Only 30 years old when, he de- stined the first. Supermarine 9th: la oured unceaslngly, with undaunt- ed courage against falling health, for a dozen years dunniz which _he successfullv re-deslgned his first creation and made it. possible for a Brltlsli tnachlne to attain a world record with a speed of 407 m.p.h. lt. was a great. blow to British aviation when he dled suddenlv ac the early age of 42. a few months before the delivery oi the llrst. fighter Squadron of Spitfires to the All‘ Mlnlstrv in July, 1938. Designer Mitchell, although born at Stoke, Staffordshlre. made his home ln Hampshire, and the "Spit- flre" ls a Hampshire machine, cre- ated, perfected and produced ln the works on the northern shores of Southampton water. Over 1,000 years a o Klng Alfred founded and built. tie first. Brltlsh Navy on this same bit o! 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