JANUARY 1o. 1941

' censors Swarm Over Bermuda, British

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lilinn harbor. The two large

giganflermudiana, center. These gensnri. BY TOM WOLF

N“ sci-vice Stuff Correspondent f HAMmiON, Bermuda. Jan.

To probably no spot on the face

o; mu curiii has the war brought a.

grout-r c" ange with fewer visible

miillliQbiililllllS than t0 the 150-0dd

coral islinds which make up Ber-

~ mllflll.

Brlore the war, Bermuda was s iuiziiicrint part oi’ the British mums primarily as a spot oi bcnitty‘ 075 miles off the U. S. At.- lautic const. Today the iii-square

.milcs oi Bermuda, are the vital ‘ link in the greatest communica- ttons chain extant —be-tween be- lpaguefed Britain and the western world.

No other censorship point, not ei-cn excluding London, i.s as im- poiiunt as Bermuda. No port is ihe rendezvous point for so many convoys.

Yet to the visitor, life in Ber- muda is unchanged. The bicycle and the carriage, bouncing at a loisitrely pace over the narrow, siui-whiixncd coral streets, siill lllolldt‘ ample speed for all emer- gciiviir. l\iotoi's are still strictly prohibiiod. The hibiscus, clean- tier. and cedar: the clear blue wa- ter, while roofs, pink coral houses "the-o nrc- still i112 primary visiirii aspects of the islands. 'l".‘e visible signs oi war are secondary.

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CEN SOILS TAKE THREE HOTELS

‘Iliey m not absent. Par from it. Ercn before starting for Ber- Tllllfil you are reminded of the war, for a, visitors pemiit must be ob- tained, Window blinds are drawn as the air clipper approaches the l islands, lest military and naval

semis be spotted from the air. i Currency and mail restrictions greet i you immediately on landing. Clin- ped Brliish accents. almost another anriioge from the Americanized British draw] of the native Ber- mudian, are heard everywhere. War effort signs in shop windows . . training planes in the air . these are the signs of war.

TOINLY there are between 600 and 700 censors on the islands.

They have completely taken over three hotels best known to tour- (whlch is cen-

Isis: The Princess

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Improvement In Bacon Hogs Needed

cgll/‘ltrh over so per cent of all hog ml-"i-Btb graded in Canada elig- oflf for A and B grades; marketing m ‘c-(‘lfi 0i the Dominion Depart- ment if Atlrifllmlfe state that bac- l iliflc has been will established. u ‘e "T910719 o! hog has been prac- Wilv eliminated from Canadian muikets. however. officials point out that alllthcr improvement in the weights 1K! carcass qualiy of market tic-gs t?‘ "flowery new n cirder to meet ° quality requirements under the con cntract and to maintain armada! Dzsition on United King- °m marketi. Greatly increased 27001101011 over the past few years N?! provided the volume of ixports biludtfl to supply war time needs “l1! greater attention to quality and mUE-ls is essential in (rder to I ainialn the standards of exports. c" painting out where improvement a“ be made. the Marlee rig Serv- w ' intgiépretirig market demand i "l! D urer so that the swine tEdMLYY may be safeguarded x mush the war years and have a avcurnble mputatlfn for high gall-iii production under pence time --l’r."iiti n, Al the present time nearly 06 per 2"“ °i traded carcasses is be ng Knurled. During the pcricd of the

cm . - adciallczrfrevtlggantdllla $11‘! ts for export to the United

Eiwmaiiltoin t»; stan- ~ qll i Wibhire sf I6. “'8 Ilwnu an; up you“:

' mans and Italians

Vital Listening 1 Post i For

white hotels across the harbor are the

hotels, along with the lnverurie,

tiessels Gather At Islands To Start Bonvoy To Europe

sorship headquarters), the Beir- mudia-na, and Inverurie. Through them must pass all mail from North. Central. and South Ameri- ca bound for Europe and from Eu- rope to the Americas-wxcept for those few pieces that are flown to Italian lanes making regular runs to Rece e, Brazil.

During the 10 days before Christ- mas, more than 10,000 pounds of mail were taken from Pan Ameri- can clippers alone. It is no wonder that Britain's highest imperial cen- sors make frequent trips to Ber- muda. I was fortunate enough w tall: with one of them.

The reluctance of the British to talk about their censorship in Bermuda. so often irritating 1o Americans whose mail is delayed, is based on several factors. Should even the barest details of routine be announced. such as the nuni- ber of days mail is held for cen- sorship (and this is strictly pre- scribed), it would be of incaicii- lable aid to the enemy. The Cler- could figure how much mail 700 censors could read in thatw time and what chances, if any. tlzei-e were oi’ let- ters slipping through without be- ing scruplously scrutinized

CENSORS LEARN ENEMY SECRETS

Certain basic routines. how- ever, are evident to even the visual visitor. All mail. except some al- ready censored in Britain or bound for censorship there. is removed from plane or boat and logged n:- cording to sack and destination. At censorship headquarters it is sort-

, ipped to cubbyhoie rooms for examination. Procedure of examin- ation is strictly secret, but there are “bloody few devices of deteclioa we don't know or practice."

That some miiil never reaches

The Atlantic Clipper makes a stop a

its destination can be deduced from the signs on wnsiebnr

en-ient. officials stale that it W11 be necessary to have in. least 45 per cent cf all carcasses A grade n quality and weight. 1n 1940 only 27 per cent was A grade. About 50 per cent was of B grade, and of .hese it is estimated that a third would have been lgibie for A |grade if the weights had been right; that. is. if the carcasses had been within the weight ran s of 140 to 170 lb. If such B gra e hogs were marketed at omrcct w:ghts, of- fclals believe the number of A zrnde carcasses would be increased to 46 per oeait. or in other words enough to make possible export of

1 Jeasoriable r cent of A grade bacon of e must desirable weights.

As far as the producer is concern- ed the solution of the problem lies in greater attention to the weight w! hog"- when marketing. The de- mand is for hogs wrghing 190 to I210 1b. alive. Hfgs of these weights. providing they are of sufficient quality. are in line to yield A grade carcasses. Lighter or heavier bogs are likely to yield carcasses under 2r ovcir the weight range of 140 to 1'10 lb. If they do. the producer 1010.! the premium on A grade and- ocunsihly has to take e discount as we .

Many farmers admit, that they are falling down on the problem of . the put they relied on own udg-meut to eltimlte the

tireir hoes It market time. Now. they) agree that they have m weigh t eir hows form t'me to tune durng the f n-‘shing peri d

h"£t...“1§°li't’il. zoom?‘ paltry inn limit '

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Princess. extreme British

have been taken over by

at censorship headquarters: "for waste paper only." And out o! this confiscated mail comes a sur-

prisingly high rcentage oi the information w ich makes the British blockade as effective as it

is. Learning enemy secrets. not keeping secrets from the enemy. ls tlic prime reason for the censor- shi

p. since most of the censors have come to Bermuda from bombed areas, they have a doubly good reason for obeying the numerous signs warning that: "Careless ‘Talk Costs Lives." Unlike the convov ..sysiein, about a great deal. little is known about the censoiship.

J ERVIS BAY REMEMBERED

The convoy system is hard to keep a dark secret. Any day you can mnke out the low-lying, well- filled hulls of freighters riding at anchor closc together in Murray's Anchorage just inside St. Fathom ii . ,ll‘.\ii outside it. _

‘Flicsc ships conic io Bermuda ti lil .01 i.~\'l' ilic western heml- spheie, proceed under orders from filililil‘ l Sir Charles Kennedy- Jurvis. Looking the part of the ' '" British son dog. he com- " I52 in \'lr~=L In ‘es Fnziaziron from Admiralty House, _i"=‘ “t! SALA.‘ (lie t. y oi linninmn.

Every effort is made to keep convoy llllfOflllflilmi secret. Crows are given no shore leave. The;

depart as stidrenlv as tlry i~ci"" Sometimes it takes half a day for o W110i» group to clcur t:.c n rroiv channel pal-it St (Bengals. 'I‘l1e:'c have been more than 3'.) ships i'ii a single convoy; some say so high as .0 a week

How tire they protected’! Nat- urally no one will say ers tire seldom ' ‘ shore as the con Bermudian T3111?!“ = * Bay. She could often be soc to titc Hamilton dark u .u.e siize cnet her dramatic oncl protecting a large convoy from an enemy war- ship. And now the Bermutiiuns be- lieve that the convoys will be met oy destroyers tit n point a few hundred miles from their print-c- .'t'.l isflniids which seem so for re- “ovttl from the war ill which they ‘lay so big a role.

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Market At A

Glance (By The Ctnadlou Preu) Toronto-Mining and industrial

to k; hi b - eltern oils steady. sit-slur ‘an?’ New York-Stock!

hi her. hut 8-8-44 omi-

higher. New York-Cotton, rubber and ru- gar higher; rubber lower. -

Currencies

NEW YORK, Jain. 9-(CP)—'1'iio Ciimdiian dcllar closed 1-16 cent lower in the foreign exchange mar- ket here today at 88 cents on com- mercial sell . (Ottawa Foreign Exchange Con rot Board rate 0.00- 991 cent discount.)

A air volume oit commercial bus- iness is reported overhanging the market. and selling a us when- ever the Canadian do r slips into the groove between 13 and 14 per cent, waders amid. The pound Ster- ling closed at $4.04 for Own mar- ket. cables.

MINING

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ST.’ MAIHLHT-l 1'14 “AS - . . . RECORD MAUKEREL RUN

Landing o. 7000.ii)0-pound cetoli oi inuckcrcl in a single week fislieimcn (ii the St. Margareifs Bay area 0,11 the Nc-vu Scotie. coast sei, what is bslievrrl to be a lat»: season record during ircoent fishing operations.

Department oi‘ Fisheries said “this is about the most mackerel ever landed in ilhls district so late in the srason."

The catch was sold freslh iiiloied nn-l srillcd. Some 500 barrels were cut into mackerel fillets 450 barel.‘ wcrc split and salted and the bal- illlCo was sold in the fzesh state to cold storiigcs along the coast. The iisli were tinusally plentiful through- out the area. and were small in size avcrvzing about one pound each in weight. \ i l

Mackerel are taken in Nova Scot a New Brunswick Prince Edward Is. land and Quebec in Canadian f‘sh- cry operations with Nova Scotia the main pcducer. During 1039 a total, catch of 439,500 hundrcdwclghts; lvcfo taken in Nova Scotia with a] marketed value of $733.40). An ex- cellent food fish, mackerel in adni, tion to being marketed fies-h are al- so prepared as fresh fillets. salt fillet; and are pickled canned and smoked. Part or the catch is also used at time: as bait for other fish. ing.

N0 DOGS IN DARK TEAMS

LONDON —(CP) JWQC" file forbidden to tiik- dog; on Lon don trams bum in like

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commenting on the catch the re- y Foothills sident. inspecto: of th-z- Domiiron Kirk Town

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Produce Prices

MONTREAL. Jan. 9—(CP)—P¢'0- dtuoe Market prices here today, u reported by the Dominion Depart-

Butier first grade creamery Brigid. Jobbing price, 36 14-40; rs I

Min. no i biers no 1 75

do solds, Jobbing price, 8b- 35 1-3; c no i pastenrioed. rsgraded. wholesale price, 94 8-8- l- : Quebec no 2. iegraded. 3! 1-3. Cheese: Western colored. our- rent receipt price, 14 7-16-1-2; wcstern white end colored. whole- sale price, 14. Quebec white colored, current receipt price. l3 34' wireless-la price, 14. : graded shipments in used 1m eases, ceiling ice. A-ler 26 i-l-TI; A-medum 24 1-2-2 ; A-pullets 32 14-38. Rtetoea: Que whitesno i 75's . no 2. . B5: NiB rncun- ' . .76. P131 cob- ‘s .70—.75: PEI moun- tain no 1 75's 35-30. Bemmda IIlIiI-{I- __.__.

44.9. With the exception of Tues» day, when it was unchanged, the‘ gompgsite has been rising since- an

With. the exception of Brazilian~ Traction. of! 1-4 pziint. Canadian‘ ixues moved forward. Bell Teie-| phone advanced 1 1-4 prints to 105 3-4 wnile frcaticnal improvements were sored by Distillers Seagrain, Dome and Lake Shore Minus. In- ternational Nickel, Walkers, Holl- inger and Imperial Oil,

‘Transfers amounted to 858.860 shares cctmpared with 644,260 the (i-ay before.

Union Pacific shares jumped 3 1-4 points and lesiu" gans wree iielrl by Sarita, Fe, Great Northern. N. Y. Central, Pennsylvania. Pullman. U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, National Steel, White Motors. Douglas Aircraft, (Inns lidaiad Aircraft. Lockheed. Bendix, Amcriciin Can. Deere. Oli- vei Farm. Cerro de Posco. Para.- nmuiii. Pictures and Canadian Pa- c c.

Eastern Kodak and Jones Laugh- iln prefer-reds went in-to new high ground for 1940-41.

_Gcneml Motors emerged at its final quotation oi’ Wednesday and Chrysler was off 1-8. Uinited Air- craft slipped along witih Du Pznt. Allied Chemical. Owens-Illinois, Kenuecott and Phelps Dodge.

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BANKS

(Canadian Press) Stocks Close

Canada Montreal

Commerce Nova acotin. Royal Bk

Toronto Exchange

JIM. 0—(CP)—With

‘IOBDNTO. thgh sughtatinedulaindTtire n . e - ate stock rim? edvsnccd mgd-

entely today.

Volume expanded t1 37100 shares, the heaviest of the mcntn.

International Petroleum was lifted 11-8 to close at 15 5-8 on turnover of 1.800 shares. British Mnerlcen gained 1-2, mperial Oil l-4 and McColl 8-4.

Gains of a point. or more were netted by Beatty "A." Consumers Gas. Gmdyear Tire, International Metals

an nimlgibiw

land Brouian held a gu

uveakened from 1.74 to cont. net. Duquosne trndcrt

A. Brouluii, Cliesierviile and Du- qtiemie advanced to new high prices

at 1.03 at the close on tunic/ver of 84.000 sharei. Citesiri-ville en- countered realizing and the price 1.68. off a 47.500 shares and finished 3-4 up at 15 1-2. Slave Lake also traded in ht avy volume at a gain of 3-4 to i3 8-4 and gains of about 5 cents iverei held by Teck Hughes, Enst Malar- tic, Mzicassa. Placer, Toburn. Up- per Canada and Weimziigo, Buffalo- Aukerite gained 50 cents to 5.85 and Delnite 15 cents to 1.05. Muc- Leod-Cockshult and Hard Rock added 9 cents and [rake Shore firmed 3-8.

Smelter-s and Nickel firmed 1-2 to 5-8. Ventures added 30 cents and Falconbiidge gained 50 cents to 2.50. Sudbiiry Basin gained 35 crnis.

Calgary and Edmonton fir-med a ccnt io 1.4-2. Fowhllls gained 3 cents and Hcme Oil weakened 4 cents to 2.40.

Grain

WINNIPDG, Jan. 9—-(CP)-Con- firination of iccont sales of Canad-

i" ‘"1 8 “We Pruitt.

tan flour in the Orient induced sufficient support on Winni grain exchanke today to hoist, wheat fut/tires prices 3-8—1-4 cent. leav- ing May wheat at 77 5-8 cents a bushel and July at 79 l-4.

At one time, whczes prices were about 1-2 cent above the previous close but light profitiaking devel- oped and the market sli

Buenos Aires wheat mnined about unchanged.

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More Canadian Furs For United States

A supplementary trade agreement between Canada and the United States, signed on December 13. i940, increases the number or Cana- dian silver or black fox fur skins which may b imported during a quota year from 58.300 to 70.000 The agreement oxrmpis higher- V’ill1(’d animals from lllKill limita- tions. and estabiisiird Separate quotas for parts and article miicle of fox runs and skins. The share to all other foreign countries is 30.000. The Wreemz-nt also limits the total imports into tho United States of silver or black foxes valued at less titan $250 each. and whole fr black fox furs and sirins to 100.000 units in any twelve-month period be-

NO TICEO “A

As my wife left her hcrl and botird for no cause I will not, be responsible for any bills contracted by her.

J. S. BROWN,

Witness Frank lVlcAlduff. Bailiff

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canning plant 1nd three llpDlt? juico canning" istii. sliriicnis have been set up under the direction of the _ _ Products Lnbfrotnryq Di- vision of Horticulture. Dominzon EXporimcninl Farms Service.

FOX MEAT

Boneless Horse Meati 502s 5c Lb.

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Ground Meoi 50's —- — 5c lb. i 1H,“.

Beef Tripe 50's — — 4 l-2c lb Cali Tripe 50's - - 3 l-Zc lb,

ABOVE MEATS ALL NEW PACK! Island Gold Storage! Company

Reward lt will reward you to ship your finished poultry to the Royal

highest market. prices. fnji" lng and prompt returns.

Ami remember tlicrc is always a cannery to take rare of birds rnu are unable to finish propcrl We buy the yrai- round and pa) . ip- ping charges.

The Royal Packing Co. J. l). Jenkins.

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Montreal Stock Exchange (Canadian Press) Stocks Close Brazilian 7 3-8 Can Cement 6 3-8 Can Car Pfd 23 Can mutt a Celanefisgl 238 DOm O Dom Btee B 9 1-2 DPICCH i 1-2 Ham Bridge 5 ltiwuifti“ ii it . Lake Woods 15 - Maese n i .3 . , xgfigowgizgt‘ gag-g Children's Heavy Golf Hose. pair —- - — - — — -— - - 29c t B I ' ' 55,315,515" g‘; 1,} . Boys Fancy Sweaters. clearing each - — — — — - - - 49c B. X1 an _ i . . . gt: ritafcogd “i 1.2 = Balance of Girls Pyiamas. per suit — — —~ — — - -— - - 69c 0 Bl] .- BtLmwI-‘ld 151.2 ' " ' _______________________ mlnéegna a) Girls Fleece Bloomers, pair 25¢ Wm n» 5 _ Boys’ Heavy Jumbo Sweaters. each -— -- - - - - - $149 N Y S Special Clearance of Men’s Heavy Fleece Shirts, each — — 50c ~ ~ lock Special Table of Men's Work Shirts, each -- -- - — -- -- 69c . Special Table of Men's Wool Mitts, pair - -— - ~ -- — _- 25c Exchange Clearing line of Men's Heavy Jumbo Sweaters, each -- -- $1.98 - Ladies’ Silk and Wool Hose, pair---___..___.._.__..._ 24c (c ldi r . . "‘ '"‘ m" Lad-es’ Au wool surface Hose. pa" - - - - _- _ _ _ 49c Stocks Close _ y _ _ ‘ m gm? 1,. ,0 b, Ladies Full Fashioned Silk Hose. pair — - - - - - _ 59¢ , g 1 I - t Amconda. 3'.‘ 1.. Ladies’ Silk Slips. each — — — — - - - - _ __ 69c Baldwin Loco l8 1-8 _ , _ _ gggilgg; 3 73g LadIBS Snuggle Vests and Panties. each — -— — — -- -- 24c Ch Ohi . - - ggi§;%eii;s: t3 1.5 . Ladies‘ Doeskm Suede Sweaters. each -— - - - _ _ $1.00 51:3 glitz» pm i; Ladies’ Silk and Wool Vest and Bloomers, each — — — _ 39o §E“N§’£°€{.i t? ._. i T Ladies’ House Dresses. each — —- —— — —— —- — - - - 98c 61111660 - - . Mont Ward i3 18 Ladies’ Plaid Dresses, each -- __- __ __. ___ _._ __ _ $139 N Y Central 15 1.3 §§.§..“§.“R°° i; 7,, Fu" Stvck of Stamped Mats from — — — — - - - - 25c up Phil Pt co - . . ggagrfcggp 5'3 New 1941 Patterns-Table Oilcloth 45 inch, yard -- —- —- 39c gngeilwigig g Table Oilcloth 54 inch, yard - -- - 49c D68 . ' - . vanadmm ca‘, §§ 14 . Special Clearance of Ladies‘ Winter Coats, each — -- -- $10-00 us: =1 ‘ 8C _ Woolworth “l 7 a S , FINANCE I . S _ THE lSLAND'S LEADING STORE By Frederick _Gardner Associated Press Financial Writer » < - . ‘l NEXV Yoizx. Jag. 9—-iAlP)-—Tlie ._- - . on-orim 1 . _ __.. biilstaltlydin Fine stick mgillsrefutodiily}? e51? light“? 4 gildldltfg final fiflfigfiufllfcffjg§eblqlp 1941' m‘ ‘my I oo- 1 t ,a,i {I- . ., -. . . -_ enew agree- “ z.rt.s‘t.:t:...“ett.r:; mo» be-m- i Montreal Exchange ~ ' Z0 1940 0011f dgsgfgglfig) P41??? gvgzfgi g Wire A, Fir-rm Farmer, Hamilton ’ ' ___ v - Budge, Shawiniga-n and United Fuel In Nova scofia‘ an apple Sfluccii _____