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The Seaforth News, 1941-04-03, Page 7THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941 wAstsweartrot MINUTE MINIATURES Brief Backgrounds in the Careers of Canada's Captains in War Air Commodore Harold Edwards Air Member for Personnel on Canada's Air Council Air Commodore Ilarold Edwards is air member for personnel on Can- ada's air council, Personnel problems of both the Royal Canadian Mr ,Force and, since Canada administers 1t, the British commonwealth ah' training plan, fall under his respon- sibility. esponsibility, This includes appointments, promotions, enlistments, recruiting, manning, discipline, pay and many other things. Today the right sten must be picked from the vast num- ber who wish to join the air force, existing members aud newcomers must be grouped and shifted about in the 'process of manning resisting air stations and new training eon. tres. Air Commodore Edwards has undertaken a tremendous assign- ment. „Gus" Edwards, as he is known from .coast to (oust, is auotht'r "Blue• nose," though he first saw the light of clay in Lttiashtire. England, 1 -Bs father brought the family over to settle in Cape Breton when Edwards was very young, IIe there learned early the secret that has brought many another Nova. Seotlnn to the top outside his own territory --hoof to work and wont hard. At the outbreak of the world war, Edwards enlisted in the Royal Cana- dian Navy as an "able bodied sea- man", drawing $ac per day. By 1915 he had moved to the Royal Naval Air Service, the embryonic British unit out of which came the Royal Air Yore.. . H'• li w' over to France, there learned sly trial in battle hutch that ie taught fliers today before they leave the ground. Whet' the Germans torpedoed and sank the -British hospital ship Aste arias, Edwards was part of a unit ordered across the German border as a reprisal, not a pleasant assignment. To be taken prisoner an melt an occasion was definitely uncoufo't- bale, After six weeks solitary core 0nement, Edwards went on a round of German prisoncamps, up one side or the Rhine, down 1'11e other and eventually into Silesia, an 'inter- esting if very uncomfortable "tour." It was characteristic of Edwards to make his two years imprisonment. an interesting and important period of his life. He dug into books and read himself through two years of liberal education. Back in England after the Tar,. two months' vacation restored his health and found him ready for fresh adventure. He joined an old friend in London who was recruiting an ale unit to bolster up the ill-fated General Denekin against the Bolshe- viks in Russia. The British took pieties and equipment to the Russ- ians, tried to teach them to fly the planes and operate the transport, and tools an active part in the fight- ing,'Conditions were ati'ocioue, death the only penalty for every crime, typhus rampant. It proved a wild ex• perience and a great 9essoa, On his return to Canada in 1920, Edwards Joined up wittt the newly formed Royal Canadian Mr .Force, lids been with it ever since. He is today a veteran of 24 Years in the air service. He commanded the 'Regal Canadian Air Force detachment to the Coronation of George VI in 1937, was in charge or R. C.A. lF. arrange- ments for the visit of Their Majes- ties in 1939; Father had decided that he must administer a stern Lecture to his six- ytnr•ola son. The boy had been naughty, but did Pent see oto apprec- iate the facet, and it was with sone re- luctance that tine parent undertook a scolding. He spoke Judiciously but severely; he recounted the htcl's misdeeds. and explained the whys and wherefores or his solemn rebuke, while his wife sat by, duly impressed. Finally, when the father paused for breath, and, incidentally to hear the culprit's acknowledgment of error, the lad, hie face beaming with ad'nth'- ation, turned to his mother and said; "Mother. isn't tether interesting?" \\'ant and For Sale Ads, 3 weeks 50c AP The World's News Seen Through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR RAn International Daily Newspaper y( SI is Truthful—Constructive—Unbiased—Free from Sensational• it r( ism — Editorials Are Timely and Instructive and Its Daily " ee Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make ee ee the rylonitor an Ideal Newspaper for the Home, 14 le el The Christian Science Publishing Society v' r One. Niamey Street, Boston. Massachusetts {+ r, Price $12.00 Pearly, of 51.00 a Month. `* `t Saturday Issue, including Magazine Section, 52-60 a Year O. iIntroductory Offer. 6 Issues 25 Cents it tt Name_ i; Address - �+ ra SAMPLE COPY ON REQUEST S et 5<;<r ws.-r �,eteea .< r..-yeee rs: .z r atoeseetete. atieeeteXle-Oav THE SEA:FORTH NEWS PAGE SEVEN BRITISH CATCH UP AT LAST WITH ITALIAN FLEET IN MEDITERRANEAN Great Victory May Set Record in Sea Warfare—No Losses Suffered By the Royal Navy in Week End Fight (rive Italian warships were sunk by the -British ISlecliterrar,een Fleet in a. great sea 'battle in the eastern Medit- erranean off the island of Crete rlar• in;t the week end. More than 1,1101) Italian survivors were rescued, the Admiralty announced and more might have lbeen saved except for attacks of Getniati dive .bombers 'ou the British ships engaged in rescue work. The Admiralty said the destroyers e'iucenzo'Gioberto and 'Maestrale had been sods along with three Italian cruisers, alto a third destroyer was a probable victim and that the '5.069 - ton cruiser Giovanni 'Della Betide Nere possibly had sheen sent to the bottom. Athens reported survivors of three destroyed cruisers, the 10,000 tont sisterships :Fiume, Pola and Zara had been landed at Piraeus, port of Athens, along with men fruit a des- tgtiyer Oehich the British Admiralty had not claimed. Naval officials utrheritatintgly call- ed the action the Royal Na.vy':s but - standing success of the war. Two 1British planes are missing as a remit of the action against the Italians in Ionian waters off Greece, !between the islands of Sicily and ;Crete, and two German dive bombers were shot dotc11, the Admiralty said. "Severe losses were inflicted on the enemy," the Admiralty's third com- nnuiiguc on the encounter asserted, "hut no damage or casttalties have been sustained by any ref our ships,•, 'Light naval forces sighted a Litter - in class 'battleship with accompany- ing cruisers to the .southwest of Crete on Friday morning, it said, while air eeouts reported two 'battleships, cruisers tool destroyers to the north, The Italian warships then hauled round and beaded west Itt high speed but, stowed down by air attacks, ,were attacked by British th'attleships and light forces that night ".\ already announced," the Ad- miralty said, "the eight -inch cruisers Polo, Zara and Fiume, the large des- troyer Vincenzo e1;io'berti and the destroyer ittaestrale were sunk. "It is ,probable that one outer des- troyer was su'n'k and 'possi'ble that the six-itrrli ,crttieer- Giovanni Del. Bantle Nere was sunk as well." The British signalled to the chief of the Italian naval staff in Rome the position of the Italian seamen aur- vivors with a suggestion that a hos- pital ship should be sent. "A reply was received," the Admir- alty reported, `and it is therefore possible that some of the Wren may the rescued, it 'listed a: caved Captain Despiisi of the cruiser, Pula but declared Ad- miral Centum, commanding the ital- iant eight -inch 'cruiser squadron, was (missing. Britons believed the latest blow at the Fascist Ifieet left Italy only two -or perhaps foto---undamaged battle- ships, of eight at the start of the war and .1,3 of the 19 cruisers site had. Two 'battleships under eonstrne- tion may have ;been launched since Italy entered the war, they said. Three Italian battleships were said tit have ]bean damaged in the 'November lith raid' on Taranto. EMPIRE AI'R FIGHTERS First Year's Number One -.Third Above Estimate 'Phe number of pilot officers and sergeants ;trained under Britain's Em- pire Air Training Scheme is now over gone -third more than the 'total originally aimed at. The 'first conting- ents of them have (been posted for active service in the United King- dom from the 'Empire Training Schools ewihlch have been set up in Canada, Australia, New ,Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhod- esia. When the Scheme, which has just completed its 'first twelve months' work, is in loll operation, Canada, ,Australia • and New Zealand are expected to produce from their own resources alone, no fewer than 20,000 pilots and 30,000 air crews each year, all ;farlly 'trained to meet the enemy. Canada is, in addition, our 9'finishing school" dor airmen from the 'United IKingeloni, Australia and INew .Zealand. Potential air crews come from their .recruiting centre to 'manning depots and are then dreetod to the i1-nitial Training Schools, From` there each branch takes its appropriate course of instruction and all of them then go on to the Bombing and 'Gu'nnery Schlools. Atter a daurther four weeks at Air -N'avigati'on 'Schools for the ,observers all the. imon go overseas for six months' Practical 'training. The fact that the first ,contingents of ahem are already tbringiag down the Lieftw•affe is its own testimony to the swift success of the ,Scheme, BRIAR PIPE MYSTERY Britain Has New Wood for Root from Foreign Legion Country An English wood has been discov- ered, after months of research, to take the place of the ht'uyere root from which briar pipes are made. But the name of the wood is a secret. Great Britain exports eighty per cent of the world's briar pipes; and the pipes are not made of briar al all. The name is a corruption of "bruyere," the heather toot from French North Africa round the Atlas Mountains. For years Britain has been turn- ing it into 400 different designs for the world's pipe smokers, and, now that bruytt•e is no longer available, the quest for a substitute has been intensified. That search has in fact been going on since the briar began to sttpplant the clay, the meers- chaum and the calabash. All the forests of the British Em- pire have been explored for a root as fragrant, as lasting when smoked and as comely to look upon as the heather bush from the country of the Foreign Legion. Its discovery may enable Britain to export pipe woods as well as to maintain an industry for which she is renowned. But what the new wood is catuiot; yet be disclosed. NEW LANCASHIRE FABRIC For Making Gloves. Slippers, Cur• tains and Windproof Jackets Lancashire announces a new cotton suede 'fabric on the lines of 'what was once ,made in Germany and Czechos- lovakia. Its arses are most varied. A•lreadv it is theiug made into windproof jack- ets and it 1- hoped to develop the mat- erial for curtains and upholstery fab- rics to take the place of jacquard 11'!- uttrs and plusher from the Continent: Much new ntachinere. has been in- stalled to produce the suede which is being shade in printed as well as in piece -dyed styles. It will thus 'be welcomed by the (taker: of both tippers and glcn•es, A Beauty Spring•Cleaningl Spring is here, and we all need to spring-clean our beauty. to give it new life. Beauty doesn't thrive in n hot -house atmosphere. You're probably lethargic after the long sinter. Shake yourself! Spend a few minutes daily stretching and exercising. Don't stake a religion of it. Joust enough to loosen the muscles. The "inner 'woman" needs a tonic. G o easy on pastries • and sweets. Eat plenty of fruit and green evegetahles. Several mornings a week take a dash or health salts in a 'glass of water on arising, You can't look your tbest if your system is clogged. Now for the part of you that shows) Perhaps we can't all have a schoolgirl .complexion," but long experience has taught me that we can all imlprove our looks. ,Number one rule is to keep your skin imntac- 'ulate. It isn't a (tatter just of cleansing with cream or lotion. You need to wash regularly, too. The soundest advice I can give you is to wash regularly with the delightful new soap, because it cleanses thor- oughly and its foaming lather ,will help to bring new freshness and beauty to your akin, Next, cream your 'face .and neck night and morning with the lovely all-purpose cream. During the next two months use the ,following face pack at fortnight- ly intervals: Beat up the plain white of an egg in a ibasin, 'then spread it ,over face and neck, It dries 'ghiclaly. After ere' •minutes remove it with cold water, 'then spread three-panipose cream lavishly. Send for tiny interesting .booklet on Beauty Care, enclosing four :one -cent stamps for tpostage. Address. Mies IBanbara 'Lynn, 'Box 'A15, ,Station B.. ielon'treal, Que. Wifey—"Don't you think, dear, that, a mantras more sense after he's married?" Hubby—"Yes. but it's too late then.',` Want and For Sale Ads, 3 'weeks 50c WILLKIE CHATS WITH CHAIRMAN Maj. -General the Hon. A. D. McRae, C.B. national chairman of the Catt- adiau War Services campaign, chats with Wendell Winkle, who -came espec- ially to Canada to launch the drive for 55,500,000. In a super -charged address deliv- ered at Beanie Leaf Gardens in Tor- onto on March 24, Wendell Willkie, whose advocacy of allout aid to Britain has won hint the title of "Ambassador-at-large for Democ- racy," told Canada that it must—sc that"every struggling man in Britain takes new cheer, and every Nazi Leader gets a chill"—back up to the limit the Canadian War Services Fund campaign for $5,500,000. The dynamic personality who made history last year when he poll- ed more than 23,000,0110 votes as Re- publican candidate for the presidency of the United States. who buried political differences after the elec- tion and called for a upiteci front to smash totalitarianism, and who flew to England to see the "Battle of Britain' at first hand. came espec- ially- to Canada to officially launch tate united war services drive of be- half of the Dominion's fighting teen. Feted in Toronto by parades and ceremonies equalled only by those heitl during the visit of Their Majes- ties tate King and Queen in 1039. �Vitlltie told nearly 20,0011 cheering spectators who jammed this sports centre—anti millions more who list- ened to him over combined inter- national radio hoofs-ups—that "one of the keys to out victory depends upon the people of Canada and the people of the United States supply- ing more and more ships," "They must do this," he said. "so that they may keep that northern lung breathing until . Canada and the United States and England ,together can build such an air force as to have such supremacy in the air that this devastation and destruction will come to an end. I plead with you, citizens of Canada, I plead with my fellow -countrymen across the border, give every ship, give more than every ship, give more than every ship that is free and unnecessary, give ships until it hurts, keep them going, keep them going and victory, then, is sure. We are confident that, with the help of our joint efforts. England will win." Mr. Willkie said that be did not come to Canada to raise the object- ive of the Canadian War Services Fund. "I am here," he declared, "to urge you to raise it promptly, quick- ly uickly dynamically, overwhelmingly." Mr. Willkie, who during the after- noon spoke to members of the Ont- ario legislature from the floor of the house, later had tea with the Hon. Albert Matthews, Lieutenant -Gov- ernor of Ontario, and than attended a formal dinner given in his honor by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, He left for Montreal the same night to address members of the Canadian Club on March 25. While in Mont- real, where he was greeted by hun- dreds of thousands" of enthusiastic: citizens, he re-emphasized the im- portance of the war services cam- paign and pleaded for the support of everyone to make it an over- whelming success. The Canadian War Services Fund combines six appeals in one and is being participated in by the Canad- ian Legion. I. O. D. E„ Knights of Columbus. Salvation Army. Y.M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. INTERVIEWING CANADIANS "Christmas ;Under Fire", the Em- pire -wide broadcast of Christmas Day consisted of a number or actuality broadcasts .from all parts of Great tBritain, Bab Bowman of the CBC IN HOSPITAL Orverseas 'Gait !presented a portion ,of the programme .front Taplow 'Military Hospital. This :photograph shows hint interviewing a 'Canadian .soldier and a 'Canadian nursing sister, EYES ON THE SKY Member of an East Coast anti-aircraft crew scans the sky through one et the many pieces of delicate equipment which make up the modern Ack Ack battery. Duplicate Monthly Statements We oan save you money on Bill and Charge Forms, standard sizes to fit Ledger's, white or colors. It will pay you to see our samples. Also best quality Metal Hinged Sec. tional Post Binders and Index The Sea Orth News PHONE 84 THE SEA:FORTH NEWS PAGE SEVEN BRITISH CATCH UP AT LAST WITH ITALIAN FLEET IN MEDITERRANEAN Great Victory May Set Record in Sea Warfare—No Losses Suffered By the Royal Navy in Week End Fight (rive Italian warships were sunk by the -British ISlecliterrar,een Fleet in a. great sea 'battle in the eastern Medit- erranean off the island of Crete rlar• in;t the week end. More than 1,1101) Italian survivors were rescued, the Admiralty announced and more might have lbeen saved except for attacks of Getniati dive .bombers 'ou the British ships engaged in rescue work. The Admiralty said the destroyers e'iucenzo'Gioberto and 'Maestrale had been sods along with three Italian cruisers, alto a third destroyer was a probable victim and that the '5.069 - ton cruiser Giovanni 'Della Betide Nere possibly had sheen sent to the bottom. Athens reported survivors of three destroyed cruisers, the 10,000 tont sisterships :Fiume, Pola and Zara had been landed at Piraeus, port of Athens, along with men fruit a des- tgtiyer Oehich the British Admiralty had not claimed. Naval officials utrheritatintgly call- ed the action the Royal Na.vy':s but - standing success of the war. Two 1British planes are missing as a remit of the action against the Italians in Ionian waters off Greece, !between the islands of Sicily and ;Crete, and two German dive bombers were shot dotc11, the Admiralty said. "Severe losses were inflicted on the enemy," the Admiralty's third com- nnuiiguc on the encounter asserted, "hut no damage or casttalties have been sustained by any ref our ships,•, 'Light naval forces sighted a Litter - in class 'battleship with accompany- ing cruisers to the .southwest of Crete on Friday morning, it said, while air eeouts reported two 'battleships, cruisers tool destroyers to the north, The Italian warships then hauled round and beaded west Itt high speed but, stowed down by air attacks, ,were attacked by British th'attleships and light forces that night ".\ already announced," the Ad- miralty said, "the eight -inch cruisers Polo, Zara and Fiume, the large des- troyer Vincenzo e1;io'berti and the destroyer ittaestrale were sunk. "It is ,probable that one outer des- troyer was su'n'k and 'possi'ble that the six-itrrli ,crttieer- Giovanni Del. Bantle Nere was sunk as well." The British signalled to the chief of the Italian naval staff in Rome the position of the Italian seamen aur- vivors with a suggestion that a hos- pital ship should be sent. "A reply was received," the Admir- alty reported, `and it is therefore possible that some of the Wren may the rescued, it 'listed a: caved Captain Despiisi of the cruiser, Pula but declared Ad- miral Centum, commanding the ital- iant eight -inch 'cruiser squadron, was (missing. Britons believed the latest blow at the Fascist Ifieet left Italy only two -or perhaps foto---undamaged battle- ships, of eight at the start of the war and .1,3 of the 19 cruisers site had. Two 'battleships under eonstrne- tion may have ;been launched since Italy entered the war, they said. Three Italian battleships were said tit have ]bean damaged in the 'November lith raid' on Taranto. EMPIRE AI'R FIGHTERS First Year's Number One -.Third Above Estimate 'Phe number of pilot officers and sergeants ;trained under Britain's Em- pire Air Training Scheme is now over gone -third more than the 'total originally aimed at. The 'first conting- ents of them have (been posted for active service in the United King- dom from the 'Empire Training Schools ewihlch have been set up in Canada, Australia, New ,Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhod- esia. When the Scheme, which has just completed its 'first twelve months' work, is in loll operation, Canada, ,Australia • and New Zealand are expected to produce from their own resources alone, no fewer than 20,000 pilots and 30,000 air crews each year, all ;farlly 'trained to meet the enemy. Canada is, in addition, our 9'finishing school" dor airmen from the 'United IKingeloni, Australia and INew .Zealand. Potential air crews come from their .recruiting centre to 'manning depots and are then dreetod to the i1-nitial Training Schools, From` there each branch takes its appropriate course of instruction and all of them then go on to the Bombing and 'Gu'nnery Schlools. Atter a daurther four weeks at Air -N'avigati'on 'Schools for the ,observers all the. imon go overseas for six months' Practical 'training. The fact that the first ,contingents of ahem are already tbringiag down the Lieftw•affe is its own testimony to the swift success of the ,Scheme, BRIAR PIPE MYSTERY Britain Has New Wood for Root from Foreign Legion Country An English wood has been discov- ered, after months of research, to take the place of the ht'uyere root from which briar pipes are made. But the name of the wood is a secret. Great Britain exports eighty per cent of the world's briar pipes; and the pipes are not made of briar al all. The name is a corruption of "bruyere," the heather toot from French North Africa round the Atlas Mountains. For years Britain has been turn- ing it into 400 different designs for the world's pipe smokers, and, now that bruytt•e is no longer available, the quest for a substitute has been intensified. That search has in fact been going on since the briar began to sttpplant the clay, the meers- chaum and the calabash. All the forests of the British Em- pire have been explored for a root as fragrant, as lasting when smoked and as comely to look upon as the heather bush from the country of the Foreign Legion. Its discovery may enable Britain to export pipe woods as well as to maintain an industry for which she is renowned. But what the new wood is catuiot; yet be disclosed. NEW LANCASHIRE FABRIC For Making Gloves. Slippers, Cur• tains and Windproof Jackets Lancashire announces a new cotton suede 'fabric on the lines of 'what was once ,made in Germany and Czechos- lovakia. Its arses are most varied. A•lreadv it is theiug made into windproof jack- ets and it 1- hoped to develop the mat- erial for curtains and upholstery fab- rics to take the place of jacquard 11'!- uttrs and plusher from the Continent: Much new ntachinere. has been in- stalled to produce the suede which is being shade in printed as well as in piece -dyed styles. It will thus 'be welcomed by the (taker: of both tippers and glcn•es, A Beauty Spring•Cleaningl Spring is here, and we all need to spring-clean our beauty. to give it new life. Beauty doesn't thrive in n hot -house atmosphere. You're probably lethargic after the long sinter. Shake yourself! Spend a few minutes daily stretching and exercising. Don't stake a religion of it. Joust enough to loosen the muscles. The "inner 'woman" needs a tonic. G o easy on pastries • and sweets. Eat plenty of fruit and green evegetahles. Several mornings a week take a dash or health salts in a 'glass of water on arising, You can't look your tbest if your system is clogged. Now for the part of you that shows) Perhaps we can't all have a schoolgirl .complexion," but long experience has taught me that we can all imlprove our looks. ,Number one rule is to keep your skin imntac- 'ulate. It isn't a (tatter just of cleansing with cream or lotion. You need to wash regularly, too. The soundest advice I can give you is to wash regularly with the delightful new soap, because it cleanses thor- oughly and its foaming lather ,will help to bring new freshness and beauty to your akin, Next, cream your 'face .and neck night and morning with the lovely all-purpose cream. During the next two months use the ,following face pack at fortnight- ly intervals: Beat up the plain white of an egg in a ibasin, 'then spread it ,over face and neck, It dries 'ghiclaly. After ere' •minutes remove it with cold water, 'then spread three-panipose cream lavishly. Send for tiny interesting .booklet on Beauty Care, enclosing four :one -cent stamps for tpostage. Address. Mies IBanbara 'Lynn, 'Box 'A15, ,Station B.. ielon'treal, Que. Wifey—"Don't you think, dear, that, a mantras more sense after he's married?" Hubby—"Yes. but it's too late then.',` Want and For Sale Ads, 3 'weeks 50c WILLKIE CHATS WITH CHAIRMAN Maj. -General the Hon. A. D. McRae, C.B. national chairman of the Catt- adiau War Services campaign, chats with Wendell Winkle, who -came espec- ially to Canada to launch the drive for 55,500,000. In a super -charged address deliv- ered at Beanie Leaf Gardens in Tor- onto on March 24, Wendell Willkie, whose advocacy of allout aid to Britain has won hint the title of "Ambassador-at-large for Democ- racy," told Canada that it must—sc that"every struggling man in Britain takes new cheer, and every Nazi Leader gets a chill"—back up to the limit the Canadian War Services Fund campaign for $5,500,000. The dynamic personality who made history last year when he poll- ed more than 23,000,0110 votes as Re- publican candidate for the presidency of the United States. who buried political differences after the elec- tion and called for a upiteci front to smash totalitarianism, and who flew to England to see the "Battle of Britain' at first hand. came espec- ially- to Canada to officially launch tate united war services drive of be- half of the Dominion's fighting teen. Feted in Toronto by parades and ceremonies equalled only by those heitl during the visit of Their Majes- ties tate King and Queen in 1039. �Vitlltie told nearly 20,0011 cheering spectators who jammed this sports centre—anti millions more who list- ened to him over combined inter- national radio hoofs-ups—that "one of the keys to out victory depends upon the people of Canada and the people of the United States supply- ing more and more ships," "They must do this," he said. "so that they may keep that northern lung breathing until . Canada and the United States and England ,together can build such an air force as to have such supremacy in the air that this devastation and destruction will come to an end. I plead with you, citizens of Canada, I plead with my fellow -countrymen across the border, give every ship, give more than every ship, give more than every ship that is free and unnecessary, give ships until it hurts, keep them going, keep them going and victory, then, is sure. We are confident that, with the help of our joint efforts. England will win." Mr. Willkie said that be did not come to Canada to raise the object- ive of the Canadian War Services Fund. "I am here," he declared, "to urge you to raise it promptly, quick- ly uickly dynamically, overwhelmingly." Mr. Willkie, who during the after- noon spoke to members of the Ont- ario legislature from the floor of the house, later had tea with the Hon. Albert Matthews, Lieutenant -Gov- ernor of Ontario, and than attended a formal dinner given in his honor by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, He left for Montreal the same night to address members of the Canadian Club on March 25. While in Mont- real, where he was greeted by hun- dreds of thousands" of enthusiastic: citizens, he re-emphasized the im- portance of the war services cam- paign and pleaded for the support of everyone to make it an over- whelming success. The Canadian War Services Fund combines six appeals in one and is being participated in by the Canad- ian Legion. I. O. D. E„ Knights of Columbus. Salvation Army. Y.M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. INTERVIEWING CANADIANS "Christmas ;Under Fire", the Em- pire -wide broadcast of Christmas Day consisted of a number or actuality broadcasts .from all parts of Great tBritain, Bab Bowman of the CBC IN HOSPITAL Orverseas 'Gait !presented a portion ,of the programme .front Taplow 'Military Hospital. This :photograph shows hint interviewing a 'Canadian .soldier and a 'Canadian nursing sister, EYES ON THE SKY Member of an East Coast anti-aircraft crew scans the sky through one et the many pieces of delicate equipment which make up the modern Ack Ack battery.