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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-08-06, Page 4Page 4—Ltzeisnow Sonifine21 Wciiriesdayv August 6i, 2986 -b ...• • • .. ' • • • • , • * Olt 1) x 400, Lucknow NOG 2110 528-822 A ceNA Establish d 1873 UFILL CIRCUL.ATION Thomas Thompson Alan Rivett Pat Livingston Joan Helm Merle Elliott -Advertising Manager -Editor -General Manager •Compositor -Typesetter , WOO subscription rates in advance: 7.0° Outsiae Canada $60.09 $14.00 Outside Canada s58.00 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged , for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Thatcher undermines s•anctions There always Seems to be one fly in the ointment and at the Commonwealth mini -summit, the whole issue of sanctions against South Africa and their apartheid policy has been undermined by British Prime Minister Margaret Thateher. Thatcher has turned a deaf ear on the six other Commonwealth nations who wholeheartedly support sanctions, a real and concrete way to announce to the Botha government the disdain and disapproval of their racist policies. However, Thatcher has chosen not to support these measures. Thatcher, it seems, has no interest and no compassion towards the innocent blacks who are persecuted almost daily by the ruling whites, only in the almighty dollars thatmay be lost through sanctions as Britain has extensive financial holdings in the country. In respect to her stance on the issue, Thatcher has said her reason for not supporting the sanctions was they might have a drastic effect on the South African economy, putting countless blacks out of work". The statement is typical Thatcher at her conniving, two-faced best. Her government will simply not be involved in taking any form of action, against a government which is purely wrong in its oppression of the black majority. In short, she supports the apartheid policies of South Africa. Her refusal to join other Commonwealth nations In sanctions will have , nothing but bad after-effects. Firstly, the whole affair has already caused a woeful split in the Commonwealth which mak spell the end of it. Secondly, the racism. and the oppression of blacks in South Africa goes merrily on with these countries unable to put any economic pressures on South Africa because of Thatcher's refusal to negotiate sanctions. • - Most certainly, Britian will be 'chastised inside, and outside of the country for the unwillingness to take.a stand against apartheid. A.R. ilmaro*, Mad about golfing • 11 used-to,,,view-the game of golf with a certain disdain. Imagine, guys with funny shoes„ riding around fm little go- eearts smashing a little white ball all over five acres or so of grass. To me, it always looked like the most trivial, most non.sporting of sports. However, I'm sorry to say I've changed my ways. I've joined •the legions of golf nuts who clamour to the courses on Sunday afternoon. spending a day smashing and chasing the ball for nine glorious holes. It started two summers ago, when some friends and I thought we'd give it a whirl because it looked too easy. While we've all improved immeasur- eably since our golfing days began, we've still got a lot of problems to iron (just a pun) out. For me, I look forward to the Battle of the Nine Iron every time I go golfing. I have no, problems with the tee shots, usually corking them straight down the fairway. But, it's when I get close to the cup that my game falls apart. When using a nine iron to get the ball onto the green, I can always look forward to the ball doing everything except what it's ' supposed to do, 'namely go high in 'the air and land near the cup. Instead, the ALAN ball goes scooting across the green landing nowhere near where I intended it to go. Foy friend Terry., he suffers from the old Waterhole Syndrome when golfing. At the seventh hole at Bayfield is the dreaded waterhole tee. Many a golfer has lost -many a golf ball or two while attempting to put a, tee shot over the pond -- and Terry is no exception. The whole ordeal goes something like this: "Swoop....hissssss....splasho think I need another ball, Al....grum- ble, grumble. grumble (expletive delet- ives...)" Through all the trying and rather frustrating times of golf, we're still bears for punishment. We just can't get enough golfing. Don't worry Jack (as in Nicholaus) we're still light years away from playing in the Masters Teurna- ment. But we're trying. 44 1 Write a letter to the Editor limmiamo The old adage "absence makes the heart grow fonder", was definitely true as far as Lucy Murdoch was concerned. When her partner, Sir Archibald MacCulloch went away on business to Toronto, she realized how much she had become attached to him. "Attached" hardly described her feelings, She was forced to admit to herself that she was in love with the gallant ex -regular army officer. In fantasy, she visualized being married to him and living happily ever after. But in reality, her romance had no chance of blooming until her late husbano's death , could be made official. It was generally believed that Teddy Murdoch had merely run away and would one day reappear in their midst to add nothing but misery to Lucy's life, and. unnecessary annoyance to the people of the corn In retrospect, Lucy wished all the facts of Teddy's "disappearance" could have been • revealed at the outset. Many times she was tempted to force a reopening of the case and divulge all that she knew, but as time went by, this course of action became more and more difficult to face. Mercifully, the Lord intervened and He did what Lucy was unable to do. During the reconstruction of the sawmill. clearing away the burnt remains of the old lumber structure was an ongoing part of the work. One of those engaged in this , labour was an excitable boy nicknamed "Loony MacBride". Be was not capable of doing the more skilled chores but neverth. less, was a diligent worker, One morning, his loud and terrified voice brought the tradesmen from all parts of the site to see what the fuss- was about. "I'M no goin' tae touch that," he said, shivering from head to foot, He pointed to some Morin skeletal remains which his shovel had uncovered from beneath a pile of grey dust and charcoal, In his other hand. he held the half -melted remains of a watch and a fob chain with a large metal charm attached. "Di ye ken who the poor devil could be?' he asked them. 19 can only guess about the bones." an old farmer 4aid, shaking his head sadly. "But there can be no doubt about the watch an fancy chain - that 'belonged tae Teddy Murdoch!" After the gruesome revelation, there was very little work done that day. A delega- tion of the tradesmen sought out MacCrim. mon to describe what had been found and ask him what he intended to do. Lawrence of Port Albert "Now that we think we liae found the remains o' Teddy Murdoch, the matter is out 01 our, hands," MacCrimmon told them, "Tis the duty of an appointed coroner tae investigate and tae give •his findings tae the proper autherities. 1 shall report tae the Sheriff's office in the Town of Brampton, and in the meantime, I warn ye not tae disturb the evidence, Before I gae, 1 must ask Mrs. Lucy Murdoch tae • suspend all further work on the sawmill." Lucy Murdoch was relieved rather than hocked'•gby the discovery. She told • MacCrimmon she was now prepared to reveal exactly what happened between herself and her husband on the fateful • night of the fire. For the first time in many weeks she seemed to recover her normal cheerful disposition and the colour return. ed to her cheeks, ..."1 shall give thanks to the Lord for removing the burden I have carried for so long. Mr. MacCrimmon, As for you sir, you acted in what you thought was my best interest at a time when I was frightened. confused and alone. Now. sir, it is time to face what I should have feed long ago!" No time was lost by the authorities in naming a (simmer to conduet the inquest. By Alan Riveit •. • The court was held in the community hall and the procedure was strict and efficient. As was expected, Katie Murdoch expound- ed her unwanted views on the first day and sine her suppositions were without found- ation, the coroner ignored what she tried to say. When she insisted on interrupting the formal procedures. she was removed from the court and forbidden to attend again. After only two days of hearings, during which time Lucy Murdoch was the principal witness, the coroner arrived at the following conclusions: ,Whilst in an intoxicated state, F. dward Murdoch set fire to the sawmill and therefore his death by cremation was by his own hand. Lucy Murdoch. according to her testimony, shot her husband in self-defence but the shot did riot prevent him from walking a considerable distance from the house to the sawmill. The coroner recommended that no charges be laid. All Luey could say was: "Thy, will be done," To which there was nothing more to say but Amen!"