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Recon secralion Week

1t ls highly appropriate that the period from Soptciiilici- io to i," should be observed as Re- I\)ll.\r‘Cl'lll!iill \\ii-cl< to iiizirk the beginning 0f the zhiril v\'1'lll' of Lliiiziilifs participation in the War and u.» givt ilit- proph- of Canada an opportun- ‘iv to \l\'~l lllt‘ Ill\'lll~\‘l\'€§ anew to the task of uvci'tlii-iiiiii._-_; .\£l/.l i_vi~.'iiiii_v. lt‘ was pn Sunday, gi-pi, 3, l\;_§'l llllll l‘i~iiiie .\liuistcr Chamberlain annflunfvjtl (irciit llritziiii to be at war with Ger- tuauy. but it ivzis llill until a week later, on Sept- w, that the proclimziiioii announcing Canadas participation \\.'l\ is-ui-il afier Parliament, in‘ a vote taken it ft-iv iiiiiiiiics past Saturday mid- night, had Ql\\'ll its approval.

The ivii-lt stiiriiug lli'.\'l Wednesday. Sepl- T0 has hccll pro .;iiiiicil at flttziwa as “one of re- COHSCCFZUlUIl of our lives and possessions, of evcrvthiug we llIlVt‘ and t’\'(’l‘_\'llllllg we are, for the principles ivhich, under Divine Providence. have been our help and stay in the past, t0 the end that toriiiciit may be lifted from men's hearts and pcace and safety come to all nations." It will also be observed “in national honour for those who on laud, oii the sea and in the air ore the defenders of our country, and in proud memory of those valiant hearts who have gone out from among us in the most precious 0f ill sacrifices for our common freedom."

There is indeed need in this Dominion for such a nation-wide stock taking We riecd to be reminded, from our spiritual as well as political leaders, of the need for greater effort and

greater sacrifice in furthering Canada's war effort. To many pcoplc, the war is something remote from their daily lives, something that

will be won for them without their bothering much about it or allowing it to interfere with the pleasures to which they have become ac- customed. No attitude could be more dangerous. We need, all of us, to be awakened to the trem- endous riarture of the issues involved in this con- flict, and the sacrifices that lie ahead before we can even dream 0f victory.

Undoubtedly, vast changes have come over the war situation since France, Belgium and the Low Countries were overrun by the enemy, leaving Britain standing alone in her Island fortress. It was then, under the inspired leader- ship of Churchill, that she rallied all her strength for the conflict. The “miracle of Dun- kirk" marked a turning point, not only in the war but in the attitude of the British people. The succeeded months have been marked by in- tensive speeding up in war production, by heroic efforts on laud, sea and in the sir, by in- creasing co-operation from the United States, by the rallying of the remnants of the conquer- ed nations, and by an ever-increasing confidence in the achievement of victory.

But the end is by no means in sight. Hon. I. L. Ralstoii, Minister of National Defense, with fuller knowledge of the facts than most of us possess. issued this solemn warning the other day: "Tho-c who think that the war is won, br- cause Russia m:i_v' be holding up the Germans for tlic time being. are laboring under a danger- ous ClPlLlSl1rll_ We haven't begun t0 win this war so far; all we have done is t0 avoid losing rt. And if we begin to slacken and become com- placent, we are going to lose it. The year 1941 is a your of preparation; the year 1942 is n year of gtitiiig rczirly for the grim struggle which lic. FlllCilLl. l)on‘t believe that Hitler is going to fold up. There will come a time when WC hflvc got to trilcc tlic offensive. What we are doing llliW i< to gut ready for it,"

It is iii iliis spirit that we should approach the Ul)~'('l‘\'.'llff'(‘ of Rccoiisecration \\'eek

l\cxt Sunday, Sept. 7, i5 being observtd in Britain as a rlziv of ro-declication to the

war Cifort. ruiil ii llfl< bccii suggested that the same l?"‘.“‘"‘""'° hi‘ "hwiwcd licrc. This would be a fitting prelude to Titty‘ own Rccrmgecration Week, 8W1 would he iii kecping with the thoughts

“him 1W‘- "t should be, uppermost in the public mind at this liuic,

Prairie Cash Increase

Cash incottlc from the szilc of farm products iii tlic l’i-:iiric Provinces during the firs; half of '94‘ mlillhd 3155-5401100 as compared with $30-5‘)4.0O0 iii the corresponding period of r940 and an avcrugc of 3376305000 for the five years, _1‘)3_5 t0 "H0- Qf the increase of $65,946,000 in income in the first half 0f 1941, $51,066,000 was attributable to greater sales of crops, chief. ly resulting from the deferred marketing of the 1040 ivhcat crop, while an additional $14,880,000 was received from the sale of live stock and ani- ma] products. Increases in the volume of hogs, sold. and higher pflCPS for becf cattle, dairy pro- ducts and eggs \\'(‘l'(' largely responsible for the rise iii czi-li iiicoiiii- from livestock. The greatest iiicrensc in cash income during the first six months of i041 nvcr the same period of 1940 occurred in Snskatclicivan, where the increase was $20,786,000 or 87.7 per cent. In Alberta

the increase was $26,617,000 or 69.5 per cent. Cash income in Manitoba was up $9,543,000 or 55-0 per cent over that of the first 6 months of r940. The fact that a larger than normal pro- portion of the i940 wheat crop was riiarkeied during the first 6 months of I941 led to a more uniform monthly cash income for the crop year 1940-41 than would generally be the case. By months, cash income increased from a lO\V of $20,298,000 in February to a high of 333331.000 for June in the Prairie Provinces as a whole. 1n view of the reduction which may be expected in deliveries of wheat during the last six months of 194i, compared with the corresponding period of 1940, cash income during that period will pro- bably be lower than a year previously. Increased marketings of live stock and live-stock products during the balance of i941 at somewhat higher prices will offset to some extent the decline in income from grains, but it appears probable that for the calendar year 1941, the total cash income of the Prairie Provinces will be approximately the same as that of 1940.

EDITORIAL NOTES @-

Evidently the Equinoctial gales got out of gear, and made their presence felt 20 days K00

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Sevastopol bombarded and taken by the Bril- ish this date, 1855- Before the Great \\ at was Russia's most important naval station in the

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Evard Hagerup Grieg, Xoi-vvcgizin composer died this date, 1907. His numerous compositions include many Lieder, hlclodicri, and Volks- Lieder, with Sonatas and other plilllfilflfifi‘ pieces; his best known and most popular uork 1S pvt)- bably the Peer Gynt suite.

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The Charlottetown Corvette is to be launched next week. The officers’ moss silver with the City's Coat of Arms embossed, nccd iiot be handed over till she has been commissioned. though His Worship should intimate the gift at the time of the christening.

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The Royal Duke. who left such a favourable impression upon the people here, was much less guarded than Prime Miniser King in London. It is true Supt. Evans, of Scotland Yard, was gomewhcrg about though never in evidence, and his A. D. C. and staff officers accompanied him, but these are the usual entourage of even so prosaic, peace-loving and peaccablc citizens as Provincial Lieutenant Governors.

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The provinces are to be the losers in revenue from auto economies- The niiie provinces and the Yukon Territory obtained $85,479,893 in 1940 as revenue from motor-vehicle registrations, drivers’ licenses, gasoline taxes and other motor- vehicle taxes. Almost two-thirds of the total was obtained from gasoline—$56,i79.r73. On- tario collected $36.241,o56 and Quebec was sec- ond with $18,118,894.

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The latest fruit and vegetable report of the Ontario Department of Agriculture shows the following percentage of the i940 crops. ApplcS, 82 per cent; cherries, r16 per cent; Grapes, 67 per cent; strawberries, 55 per cent. In Eastern Ontario, the potato crop ivill be only 50 per ceiit of last years. In Western Ontario early pota- toes generally were much below an average crop and not enough to supply the demand, but the intermediate crop is somewhat better and of cori- siderably higher quality. Late potato plantings continue to look well, but there will be only an average yield. The corn crop will be ivcll above the average.

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The National Defence Department has ordered s oldie r s to stop telling it how to run the Army. The d e pa rt-

ment says it has been swamped with letters coir- taining advice, complaints and suggestions from men in the ranks, and their parliamentary representatives. In addition to being unsolicit- ed, the department says, the advice is definitely against regulations. If a soldier has a complaint to get off his chest, he should go to his immedi- ate superior, not to his political representative. If that fails to produce results, recourse might then be taken to the next higher officer. But no more letters to the department, the order says —and it does not add, "please," io- ir n- s Canada has fallen down on airplane output. Our Anson production, subject of debate and criticism in the House of Commons last spring, still lags far behind the originally announced schedule. Only a few machines have bccn de- livered. There were to be 1.000 of these planes made in Canada and equipped with engines and certain instruments from Great Britain, for use in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. lt had been expected production would start early this year but changes in design and other circum- stances delayed the program. So far as can be learned the original order will be proceeded with although, in the meantime, Ansons obtained in Great Britain, and other planes from the United States have been secured in order that training might not be interrupted. iv is is is

We have one consolation, if consolation it be, we are not the only ones to havc experienced ex- ceptionaly bad weather at this time. So cool has been the latter part of August, says Montreal Gazette, that the extreme heat of the first nine days was offset to the extent of reducing the mean temperature of the month below the normal average for August over the last 66 years, it was learned from McGill Observatory. Beaches and other swimming places have done a poor business since the cool spell set in. The big Verdun swimming pool lost thousands of dollars that would have been made had the iveathor continu- ed as it was when the month started. Blankets that had been moth-ballad away until the fall were brought out in many homes, and some had to start the old furnace going to trikc tlic chill out of the air at times during the month. The gcn- eral hope was. as the month cirdcrl, that Septem-

ber wilhbe a fine, warm month but till now the expectation has not been realized.

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The office boy thinks balanced meals are those the waitress hauls in on a tray wltracut. slopplng the SWIL-Strafford Beacon-Herald.

In n Liverpool cafe recently, ni man was seen lighting one cigar‘ ette from another, “chain miok- lng?" said his friend. “Haven't. you seen the appeal of the tobacco com- panies to smoke less?" "That's all right", sald the smoker, “but I can't buy a bzx of matches ln the whole of the clty, and l! I let this so out g1‘. tIIEVCT get a llght.~I.ilverpool

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On another recent day I watched the bothers at a. coast resort where the authorities have opened a stretch of beach for soldiers and local residents ir-ho desire a cooling dip. They trooped by the score through the gap in the barbed wire and dsportcd in the sea while o-ver- head cur heavy bombers and tiltelr fighter escorts roared" away on their non-stop invasion of enemy occu- pied territory. It was the strangest, scene cif the war-laughter and comedy below, grim belligerency nbave. A land girl with an hour or two for relaxation comes ooyly down the beach. She wears a gla- morous solution-pink elastic satin costume with the names of famous places printed iri black-Vienna, Nice, Hsllvwood, Monte Carlo. The soldiers‘ eyes pap nearly out 0d their heads. A young mother brings her tvvo-year-old for a splash. The baby's slii"ek< o! joy mingle wit-h the roar of di=taut explosions from across the water. "That's one for Calais,“ shouted‘ ii soldier, “Too far, off . . Abbevllle, I reckon," says, nnotheit-Rcyiioldxs News. Landon.

Would you believe it?" A country cousin asked the other day whether Maples was “still burning." My friend replrd: “Certainly not; I think they have a sale on." "But",i said the country cousin, "I heard them say on the wireless that. the, R.A.F., had btmbed Mcples." Incre- dible? No. and 1 beleve true. There are people who just hear phrases_ oii the wireless (which Ls always left on» who do not thirik at all, and have a notion where Naiples is. Froiri such come runror5.-Ne\v Statesman and Nation.

"Does a woman cease being beautiful at. 2'7?“ one of them who] is apparently past that age de-; mauds, in protest again t this age, limit being set for the beauty con-; test at the Fircmews Field Day.- Why. Madam. they had to do that to protect blur younger girls against unfair competltlorm~windsor Star.

. . . But lf anyone wants to knowl what. to do wi Ii Mus-ohm. I don't have Lp heswatc. Mussolini isn't. dtmgeroui Ho is jiist- a bombastic bum and notling could hurt _ililm worse or better alone far his crimes than to bring him ovcr here and let- scmc little squirt slap his face tn. public at high noon every day for the rest of It's llfe-Minneapolisl star Journal.

More expressive. if unconven- tional. English-this tlme frCm I-Iong-kong: "Dinar SiI‘.-—I Hm 51118. ' Eu. It is for my personal benefit I

vi-i-‘ite for a pasitLn in your Hori- oirrable firm. I have a flexible brain thiit will adapt ‘itself to ycur bllSl-i‘ effort; to your honourable Sllves. My education was be ng impressed upon me ln the Peking Unlversityi lri which place I graduate Number One. I can drive a t_vprwrit.er with good ncie. and my English is sim- ple and great, My reference are of good class rd shall you hope t0 see me, they vcill b“ rend by you with! great pleasure. My last job has left- ltself from inc, for the gocd reason! that the largo man had died. It wusl on account of no fault of mine at all. Yo, Honourable‘ Sir. What about‘ it’? I can b.- of big uses to you. I‘, will arrive on the same date that you should guesi."

-Londorr Spectator

When the government announced that all stocks of slk in Canada would be “ll‘CZt‘ll" to ensure that WM‘ needs will be met, a spokesman for the silk hosiery industry ex- pressed the hope that. "there would be no panic." surely the admoni- tion was unnecessnryl Canadian women have been aware fcr scme time that sllk stockings might be- come a war-time rarity and have been prepared to put up with whali- ever they might be able to get s0 long as depriving themselves would help the war along. This morning a. survey of the large stores made it clear that there will be no “panic? There was a somewhat. hcuvlcr demand for stockings, but no scramble to secure what. remains of the supply. Hcsiery mantifactur- ers declare that there need be no rush at all: supplies sre on hand sufficient to met normal demand for several months, and by the time

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ness and in consequence bring good,

these run out substitutes will be available. It. will work a hardship on no women if all are ln the same case with regard to stockings, All. will be 1n the fashion, even if thef demands of war should make the wearing of woollen stockings obll- gatory. .—.Morit-rea1 Star.

It ls lmpnrtz-nt to keep the prln-l ciples behind the present restric-i tlon on individual liberties very clearln mind. The protection of the subject now rests with Parlia- ment. which ls the expression of the! sovcrclgn will of the people. That’ Parliament has up to now maln- talned the Position that, for the, safety of the state, certain strlng-. en emergency measures must bel vested ln the Government: arid in successive votes the House of Com- mons has declared lts confidence 1n the administration of Mr. Lapofntie, Whenever 1t s1 wills that con- fldence crm be withdrawn. But so long as lt exists it ls ldle to attack the Gn-vernmerit, on the ground tibat ls exercising arbitrary powers without the consent or the pec/plm-Winntpeg Free Press. |

The centensrlana of Russia, are turning out to he]. beat Hitler, ac- cording to the Ieloscow wireless, broadcast t/he following Story: "The day after the sn- nouncemcnt of the Nazi attack on the Soviet, IIO-year-old Abbas and his frlend Teymour, who Ls 100 years of age. turned up for work fn the flclds of Azerbsjjan. They are still quite hearty and scarcely yielded to the young ln the amount. of work ccrforvned . . . Before llolnqhto work Abbas is reported m‘ have remarked to his lifelong frlcrid Teymour: "While the enemy llves, we must not dteF-London. Times.

Inventors assembled for n rnn- grcsv In Lms Angeles are talking abiut the nlcklc-fn-tlie-slot door-f boll, des‘gned to frustrate callers, you don't want to The boys are on the rlvht track. Maybe they'll

go a little further and come out with: A telephone bell that (ll-scon-

WORDS OF CHALLENGF

A THOUGHT A DA! FOB A PEOPLE AT WAR

"Hardship has onlv steelcd our hearts and strengthened our resolutfonP-H. M. Queen

Elizabeth.

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PUBLIC FORUM

‘Ilaln column la opon lor we dllouaalon by correspondents of qnutlona M lnternll. Th Charlottetown Gnnrdlnn dooa no! rrooeunrlly endorse tho oplnlnna ol correspondent!-

GAPT. READ REPLIES

Sin-The Good Book sayst-“Seek and ve shall find." therefore I woiiid like to know the real reason wnv t-he Rev. Archie Murchison said in yours of the 27th:

"In a letter of recent date Capt. Jolfn L. Read states there ls an un- charted and submerged object on the Nova Scotta coast". i

"In s oress Interview ln June last. Caotaln Read ls quoted as saying. the ship struck an uncharted {shoal and continued ori her course.’

Then he went on to suvz—"Thls is a verv serious matter for ship- ping and should receive the imme- diate attention of the marine auth- orltles."

What I would like to know. ls whv the chamze 1n wording. T101111 -“an uncharted shoal." tOI-‘fi submerged and uncharted object" makes 1t such "a veitv serious mar- tcr to sliloolnz”. especially when vou cunslder that an uncharted shoal as a general rule. covers a larger area. and therefore. of the tiivo ls much more serious to sliio- orig.

As s, matter of fact. ll: was a dis- tinction without a. dlfferericefiff)? 1X1 either case tlrev were submerged and uncharted, Apnurcntlv lie over- looked the fact that. 1n another nart cf the same letter. I referred lo l! as: "an uncharted obstruction.’

Whv he kept silent for over tiio months. before giving the matter publicity or drawing It to the m- tention of the Marine authorities. ls a question he alone can answer. but fortunately it does not make a nar- tlcle of difference to anyone. be- cause I was not remiss in mv diiiv and the proper authorities were rin-l titled by wire immediately We reached shore.

ex The next paragraph of his letterl

readz-Plf the ‘Charlottetown’ was on her proper course, the public has the right to know if this submcrzed and uncharted oblect or should whichever the case ma)’ be. came, there since the shln had her over» TVHTllIIlE in the St. Joliri drvdock lnl 0. The above, 1f vWYll-LCD bv a sca- indicate a very lcw standard of mentality. because of the fact that there is no such thlpsd on a trip of that kind, "as ‘ghEj straight and narrow path . which‘ the Rev. Mr. Murchison must nave 118d l1] mlnd. I Every Master uses his own dis-l cretion as to the course he will io.-| low, and everv course so set ls a] “proper course". providing the chart

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