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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-2-6, Page 3rem GUARDING ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL 0,...••••••• AGAINST AIR RAIDS DUIUG TIME YEARS ANI) MORE ••••••••* Wren's Croat Masterpiece, Untouched by the Ravages of a Cruel 'War, Mande Safe and Serene. The story of the men who have been guarding PatiVe Cathedral against air node during the gveat war forms rui hitt:m41m episode, of which POMP neared should be preseeved, says the Leaden Times. By a stroke of good fortune the year immediately before tho wile saw the installation of a new and elaborete ethane of fir; prevention in the mektug it ae rife from fire as is humanly poesible. Protection against incendiaey bombs WaS all that could bo afforded it, though we believe that expert opinion tended to the view that the effect of explosive bombs, other than theme of the heaviest type, inight not be very serious. Th Night Watchem. The Watch Was organized in 1015, and hoe been kept in being during the largely part of the war, by Canon Alexander, treasurer of the Cathedral, and Mr. Mervyn Macartney, the archi- teet, assisted by the clerk of the works and Mr. L. A. Turner, who has been indefatigable in his services as sec- retary. It has consisted of architects and other professional men, with guides, vergers, and workmen belong- ing to the Cathedral staff. These men, trained by the London Fire Brigade, have been on guard every night for more than three years, 10 or 15 being often present at one time, and sta- tioned (with fire hose ready) at the pests allotted them, when a warning Wag received. Many have attended two or three nights a week, and the whol ceurary owes them a debt ef gratitude for their devoted service. Through the cold and dark nights of three winters these men have been on guard in the national Cathedral, often compelled, if a late warning came through, to spend the whole night :there between two busy days of work, bode being provided for such sleep as they could obtain. A system of telephones from the Crypt te the various roofs has made for united act• was in September, 1910, that the danger to the Cathedral first became pressing. At a quarter to 11 on the night of September 8, a Zeppelin was seen by the watchers on the roofs approaching rapidly from the west in the glare of the searchlights, and a great fire began at Wood Street, in the close vicinity of the Cathedral, which for two home and a half il- luminated the whole building, while thousands of eople hurried up Lud- gate Hill 'to see St. Paul's on fire.' Narrow Escapes. On two other oecasions—in June and July, 1017—the Cathedral had very narrow escapes from the bombs of Gothas flying in tweed daylight. Twice it was struck at night by anti- aircraft shells, one of which pene- trated, with great force but com- paratively little damage, the roof of the South Transept. On June la, 1917, a small part of an explosive bomb which fell within a few yards of the north side of the building was thrown up on the Stone Gallery, where a slight dent was made in the asphalt by the impact of it This is the only mark which Germany has left on St. Paul's Cathedral. On the eve of the armistice, Canon Alexander, who is said to have mis- sed only ono of the raids on London, paid a last visit to the Watch. The men on duty were reported high up above the dome, looking out across the City from the Golden Gallery. The Lord Mayor's Show had passed by during the day with tumult and shout- ing; • but now in the deserted streets everything was still. Between the river mists and the quiet stars Wrenie great maeterpiece, untouched by the ravages of cruel war, stood out safe and serene. Beatty and Nelsoe's It does not appear to have been no- ticed, Writes a ,correspoedeet of the London Spectator, that Admiral Beat- ty's signal for the Fleet after the surrender of the German ships, in which he stated his intention to return thanks to God for the glorious vic- tory, is identically the same signal as Nelson made to his fleet after the Battle of the Nile, 120 years ago. Nelson's signal an August 2, 1798, rant Almighty God having blessed His Majesty's firms with victory, the Ad - Mimi intends returning public thanks- giving for tho saine at two o'cloolt this day, and he recommends every ship doing the earn° as soon as con- veuiente • water poteisd, on fruit stains wilt eemevo them as by magic, The River Rhine RIDS a length of 810 mike. Although ',/iter isn't Mb:dealing, it makes barrels tight. During, the month of November six ravine& Clubs in , Victoria county Marketed 823 hogs. A email' piece of sliced potato fitted into coma utensil on the desk serves as an excellent agent for keeping of pens in good order. The potato is 6L3,a nelemelper. SILVER LINING TO WAR'S DARK CLOUD BLESSINGS IN otsuumn THAT HAVE .VITENDED CONFLICT Many of These Lessons Will Last Longer 'Then the li!vils Which Accompanied Their Birth. Horrible es le war itself and ter- rible ite has been the toll paid by humanity iu this greatest struggle of the ages whieh has just ended, etill all 1..4 net gloom. In the ride it of all the at dug.; and all the :newish which has eseeeg the !merle of mil- lion; a bcam of light twinge a mes- sage of hope and cheer. Even this dark cloud which has hung over all tho civilized world for four long learn • and more has its silver lining, end . this brighter side promises to stand more and more revealed as kindly time dims the reflection of the long hour of terror in which we have been living. For those whose hearte aro bleed- ing and whose spirits are crushed down by eerie:nye too deep and too real to linen anything but overwhelm- ' ing digester to themselves it is hard Indeed to see any but the fearfully tragic side of the cataclysm. Their dead cannot be brought back to them. But even such a loss as this must be softened and glorified by the knowledge that the sacrifice of these young lives has not been in vain. Freedom for the passes. Through these brave souls and the other millions who dared a better world is being born. A power of evil which all but succeeded in crushing the whole earth within its slimy grasp has been beaten down, to rise no more. Petters which have bound mil- lions of humans for countless cen- turies, rendering them little, if any, better than slaves, have been torn ' from them and they are now free to walk as free men ehould. Who shall say what this may mean to the future of the world? What may not these freemen accomplish which never would have seen the light of achievement had th yoke of serv- ility remained upon them? What wonders of science, of the arts, of mechanics and even of government I itself may not result when free reign is given to initiative with real incen- tive beckoning to the individual where in the past all individuality had been suppressed? To -day there are thousands of men in this country with more money than •they ever had in the world and more than they over would have had unless the sternest necessity had literally forced them into the habits of saving. The seed of thrift has been planted and for generations—probably for- ever—its fruit will come steadily to bless not only those by whose hand it was sown, but their children and I their children's children, I But it is not in the saving of money alone that the habit of thrift will make its& felt in this country in all the years to come. Look in any di- rection you will and there will be re- vealed to you examples of savings of every form and description scarce- ly less striking than the saving of ' dollars. Many Economies Set on Foot. There is scarcely a single article or item which enters into daily use in every home in the land upon which, during the period of the war, we have not been taught not only that we must, but that we can make a saving. In saving food to win the war we learned hot so much to clo without certain articles offood as to use them more sparingly and with greater econ- omy. Many "odds and ends" which had gone to the garbage heap as a matter of course before we learned that food would win the war are now being converted into palatable and nourishing dishes. Hundreds of sustitutes for scarce and high priced articles of food adop- ted of necessity have been found quite as satisfying and nourishing as the things they have replaced, with the remelt that many so-called dainties which formerly were available only in families where the purse strings were not of necessity held too tight in the future will be :found in almost every home. Through scarcity of such materials as paper, twine and wood for boxes there hag conic a remarkable era of economy in the packing, shipping and. delivery of every character in every city and town throughout the couite try. Not only were costs inordinatelg high, so that the cost of wrapran each purchase must be given careful consideration, but the clerks had lie - premed upon them the necessity of seeing to help win the war. They saved thousands of pounds of paper and thousands of yards of tWine, sav- ed hunch:ale of dollen for their em- ployers, helped win the war and ac- quired habits of economy which will remain with them all their lives. But it was not the employe e alone who got their novee-to-be-forgottet lessons in saving in this way. Chief among the savers were the employere, the men who were forced to save and to teach their employes to SPAM, to protect themselves from losses whirl might have bean disastrous to them. Will Benefit All Clasees, They learned of. dinfficatioue and Waste which had been nutting into C.P.R. OFFICIAL HONORED • I!' 'Tito Weedy (MS T1181 appoint- ment of Lts Col. Mc. Laren Brown as Knight fiominan- eec er the Order of the Riddell Empire 10 the re. suit of the very line IP,TriceS ran. &wed by the Euro- pean Menage': of tiro C. P. it to the lieittrb .Lioverfl. meat, for whom he acted as As. slatant Director stf Transport dur- ing the last three years of the war, "Cl. Mei,," as he s popularly known, both in Canada and the Old Country, Is the son of Adam Brown of Dahill. ton, Ontario, and was born In 1865. In 1887 he wets appointed agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Vancouver, pro• meted nye years later to be Asst, General ?assn. Sir George MeL. Brown. ger Agent, Western Division, and subsequently became In turn Executive Agent, Superintendent of Hotels, and Dining and Sleeping Car Dept., and General Passenger Agent C. P. R. Atlantic Steamship Lines, In 1908 he was appointed General European Traffic Agent, and In 1910 General Euro: pean Manager, with head offices at 62-5 Charing Cross, London, S.W. Co!. George McLaren Brown, says a friend writing in the "Montreal Gazette," Is one of those rare men whose friendships are equal to the num. ber of their acquaintances, To all 1n that wide circle the announcement of the new honor which has been conferred upon him comes as pleasant and very welcome news. It is a recognition of qualities and services which they all know him to possess and to have rendered. The reputation whielt he enjoyed in Canada, not alone In the railway world, has been enhanced in proportion to his larger opportunities as European Manager of the Cana., (Ilan Pacific Railway in London, and the value of his service In the organ!, Elation and direction of troop transportation during the war can hardly be overstated. It was as successful as 11 was onerous, and although given with no other thought than that of duty, was none the less deserving of recap nition now accorded. It was but one, lf the ehief of his war activities, which were In fact as varied as were the demands upon his help and counsel, In all this McLaren Brown bas been true in both Impulse and action to the stock of which he comes. Similar impulses, finding similar expression having regard to place and circumstances, have characterized the long and honorable career of Adam Brown, hie father, now and for many years poste master at Tlaraliton. Active and successful in commercial life, a pioneer in railway development, and one of the fathers of the National Policy, Mare Brnwn at ninety-six, is still young in spirit, giving largely of his time and substance in philanthropy, and to the support of war relief organizations. As is the father, so is the son, strong in his undertakings and, withal a thoughtful, kindly gentleman. , their profits for years without thought from them because the nec- essary jolt to direct their attention to these things never had come to them. When it did come they were astonished at the waste they found and proceeded to cut it out and take stops to guard against it ever return- ing. To attempt to give in detail an estimate of the correction of extra- vagances which the necessities for economy growing out of the war have brought about would mean to make an index of practically every article and every line of business in the country. To attempt to estimate in figures the amount of savings would be nothing short of folly. Even if we could procure fairly accurate fig- ures, which we cannot, they would be only for a given period, and these sayings are going to continue year after year as long as the country lasts. FLIGHTS IN THE FUTURE From London to New York in Thirty Hours by Aeroplane. silo is filled, the stover can be cut Many people are wondering what end mixed in with the silage. The our aviators will do when peace is early varieties will mature for seed signed. This question is answered in where dent corn for seed cannot be Hodder & Stoughton's new publica- grown. In year like 1918 many farm- tion. "The British Aircraft Industrie" ers would have been glad to have al where 11 15 suggested that flying will few bushels of good flint corn for in the future become of paramount seed. It could be grown for seed on . importance, not in war, but in ugh- thousands of farms whore it is not meree, pleasure, and sport. now grown and would ensure a seed Two miles a minute is quite an supply even though not of the vas - ordinary flying speed to -day. To -mor- ieties yielding a larger tonnage, If row we shall be fleshing through the you decide to try some this yeae', se - sky at one hundred and eighty miles cure your seed early.—F. C. N. an hour. A return trip to New York -- from London will be accomplished in- fares 0_ fares will be by flying machine, but as an estimate it would appear that from ten to twenty cents a mile, ac- cording to the lengths of the route, would be about the figure." --,e Grow More Flint Corn. A decided change has taken place in many of the corn growing districts of Canada during late years with re- gard to the variety of corn being grown. In many districts where flint corn was at one time almost ev- elusively grown, it is now quite dif- ficult to obtain. This change has, no doubt, been brought gabout to a large extent by the advent of the silo. Farmers desiring to grow the variety which gives big tonnage per acre have gone in for the larger dent varieties. It is doubtful if it is wise to go to the extreme in this matter of not growing any flint corn. Flint corn will grow successfully and to matur- ity in many districts where it is not now seen. It is good for feed for all classes of live stock, for poultry and horses. Properly looked after, good yields of grain and fodder can be ob- tained from it. 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These Lincoln Inn trees lire amongst the last open air vines that still, in favorable years, ripen. Formerly vineyards were common not only in London but throughout Englanc11,. The Word Was Pale. Salemean—q suppose you require a grand pinno, madam ?" Mrs. MOWniallPila--"Gralldi I want a magnificent one," enuerael LittiniculCmes Distemper. 0 two and a half days, instead of ten, or to Singapore in a week. Harrah! HoW's ° If you leave London early on Mon- e TMs day, you will lee able to descend in 0 either Sydney or HongKong late on , Cincinilati authority says corns Friday. I 4 dry up and lift out Such trips sound like fairy tales, 1* with fingers. but they are based upon sound soigne te--c--o--0-0-0— o —0-0—o—o—o—c tifle formulas. Probably an aerial Postal service will be the first prac- Hospital records show that every time yet cut a corn you invite 1ock- tical innovation. 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A striking table leas been drawn up ' This drug is sticky but dries at once and is claimed to jest shrivel up any to show the difference between the corn without inflaming or oven fret. capacities of the flying machine of the tating the surrouudingtissue or skin fame and the other means of transit. it your wife wears high heels sho' It relates to the comparative distances will be glad. to know of this. in a twerity-four hems day. Road lorey, 120 miles; cargo steam. 1 Dig Bertha- er, 240 miles; goods train, 360 miles; : The "experte" who wrote long and neail steamer, 360 miles; motor car, learned articles about "Tiig Berthe• 480 miles; eggeese train, 060 miles; will wish that the internitition 110V flying machine, 2,400 miles, in the posecesion of the Allied Mill- % regard to coat, aerial tvavelling tory authoritiee regenling them wea- for along while will lie expensive, and Pons nista 11i' otipi1cyr1 11 eow ap.. the commercial mart will tem the air to pears that they were not new guns et save time rather than money. 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