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The Huron Expositor, 1938-12-02, Page 2fR Is it ,41 'e± ia„ 5�( 1,. r 1 • Iw l rot xpositor Established 1$60 , ith McPhail McLean, Editor. :.'P 1'al shed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- .‘ery.Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. tSEAFORRTH, Friday, December 2. Just A Reminder This is just to remind you that three weeks from this coming Sun- day is Christmas: Day. Are you ready, or have you start- ed to get ready? To many people Chris'tm'as may not mean much. But it always means something, whether we will it that way .or not. Some people' are more fortunate than .others. It has always been that way. But there are very few in this County of Huron that are too poor, too pessimistic or too grouchy to en- ter into the spirit of Christmas. And after all, it is the spirit that really counts. Do your part, regard- less of others, and yours will be a Merry Christmas, and you will make it a Merry Christmas for others too. • Municipal Politics Municipal polities in Huron can al- ways be depended upon to contribute their fair share of entertainment for the general publico, and this year, as far as nominations have been held, promises to be no exception. Interest, however, seems greater in the townships than in the villages and towns. Goderich has returned its Mayor,. Reeve and Deputy Reeve by acclamation, and Hensall has al- so—returned its Reeve in the same manner. In the townships only two Reeves have been elected 'by acclamation: Warden Wilmot Haacke in Gode- rich, ami Reeve Roland Grain in Turnberry. In the four other town- ships that are holding early elections there will be a stiff fight. In AsshfieId for both Reeve and Deputy Reeve - ship, and in Colborne, East Wawan- osh, West Wawanosh and Hullett for the Reeveship. By far the larger part of the mun- icipalities will hold their elections early in the New Year, and as yet there has been very little discussion on municipal affairs. That, however is n!o indication that a month from now the situation will be the same. There is 'plenty of time before nom- ination day to work up enthusiasm, distsatisfatcion and many other things. • It Would Work In This Country Too Collier's' National Weekly says : "More than 1,500,000 commercial motor vehicles in this country now are equipped with "governors" that limit drivers to a maximum speed of forty miles an hour. One truck com- pany has used them on over 2,000,- 000 miles of night driving, saving much gasoline, oil and wear on its vehicles and with only four minor ac- cidents since the installation." We never did believe in a multi- plicity of laws, rules and regulations to govern 'highway traffic, because where common sense is lacking, few laws will act as protectors to 'the travelling public. But there is znorq'than one law that might be re- pealed to make room for a neva Iaw that says large transport trucks must be equipped with "governors." irrthat way the trucks themselves wield always obey the speed law, no {•natter what the driver's opinion pealed to he. It is all right to say at 'ofninerefal trucks and trans- ' ie,aS Mizell right to the use 's as any other ve- tut they have no til i c ricpoli'ze the y f thein sus747 hi r1U'I'1 +sal; 1/ kl 1 747 ,tis ,el' t_s .z•8 1i. "i 77, r.� ti, 0 ON EXP if SIT R "i a�Nf , tnh�t ilii a r477, - ti in u,. Rk I 7R rc l li.?t' n,1 °Ir •'w �� r ,;a tag t 2h,iYr YECE ER ,2, 19* Vet 7,3 are doing to -day. Every motorist knows that it is just as foolish to dispute the right- of-way with a five or ten ton truck as it is to dispute the right-of-way on a level crossing with a freight or pas- senger train. Unfortunately for the safety of the travelling public every truck driver knows that too, and far too many truck drivers take full ad- vantage of it. When a motorist sees a truck cd>p_, ing down the middle 'of the highway at anything up to 'a .speed of fifty miles an hour, which is not at all un- common, there, is just one thing for him to do, and that is to get out of the way, even when that means tak- ing to the ditch. Truck's to -day, regardless of their size, are being driven on our high- ways, in the country districts, just as fast as any other motor vehicles, and with the full assurance on the part of their drivers that a clear way will be opened for them. And it is. There are very few accidents record- - ed of trucks being in collision with cars on the open highway, but there are a great many accidents resulting from the inability of motor drivers to get past a truck on the road al- lowance left to him. Particularly is that the case at this season of the year, when the country highways are covered with, snow. Often there is but a single track and that, because of their weight, size and speed, belongs ex- clusively to the driver of the truck. Or so it seems. There is rarely much courtesy shown by the driver of the truck to other motorists, either in passing or meeting. But what can the motorist do about it, beside getting " out of the road and getting out of the road in a hurry too. That is why we think the Highway Department might look into the "governor" business. It is an impossible task to bring drivers under the complete control of the speed law, but trucks, and cars too, can be made to show implicit obedi- ence. • Born Thirty Years 7oo Late The Boston Globe says: "The rea- son why so many of the 'younger generation do not know a democrat wagon from a carry -all; hames from traces; or whether to approach a horse from the left or- right, may be explained from statistics showing that only' nine hundred carriages, buggies and sulkies were manufac- tured in the United States last year." The situation, we take it, is pretty much the same in Ontario as it is aeross the line. Particularly so in rural Ontario, where carriage mak- ing was once such a thriving indus- try. Every village and town, and quite a few crossroads, had a car- riage shop and the youth of that day was pretty well versed in the merits of each and every vehicle manufac- tured. But the carriage making industry is practically a thing of the past. Present day youth, as the Boston paper says, is unable to distinguish between a democrat and a carry -all. Worse than that, they don't know the difference between a Gladstone and a Surrey; a cutter and a pleasure slleigh; driving harness from work harness, or even single 'harness from double. In fact, there are countless hun- dreds of present day youth that have never ridden in any of those vehicles, or who have never rid- den a horse. And, we might. • add, who think they never want tp. Well, all we can say is, they don't know they are born, or rather, they were born thirty years too late. Be- cause a youth that has never rid- den a good horse; never been behind a good horse or team, in a good bug- gy, Gladstone, surrey or pleasure sleigh, doesn't know what real move- ment is, or real pleasure either. We know that highways were built for automobiles, of course, but there are quite a few of the older genera- tion that look upon them in the win- ter time with something like a pang. What speedways they would have 'made for horses and cutters; what roads for teaming; what records of speed would have been broken, and what load records too. Beings born thirty years too late, sometimes ms worse than being born thirty ears too soon. Years Ag ne Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Fifty and Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor December 5, 193 A double wedding took place on W'edrnesdray, the 19th ult., at the (home of Mr. • and Mrs•- William Glen, of "Spruce Lane Farm," Stanley Town- ship, when tj reir eldest daughter, Marie, was ma1•raed to Gabriel M. El- liott, of Clinton, and their youngest daughter;. Abbie, became the wife of Francis Saunders of Goderich. The monthly horse fair will be held on Thursday' of next week in Brus- sels. The barn of Norman McLeod, near Ripley, was destroyed by fire when a young dog upset a lantern The stock was saved, but the feed went up in smoke. A fire enhieh threatened part of Zurich on Wednesday night badly damaged the_sttore of Mr. P. Bender, 3yttiere the fire originated. The panem- ises of Mr:. R. Stade and Mr. A. Ede ghoffer were damaged to the extent of $700. The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott, East William• St, Seaforth, was the scene of a 'ha'plpy event at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26th, when their only daughter, Eileen, and Mr. Geo. Stewart McIntosh were united in marriage. Rev. F. H. Larkin perform- ed the ceremony, and Miss Elizabeth Henderson of McKillop played the wending march. Prior to the departure of Mrs. M. E, McEwan, of Leadbury, for Toronto, some of the ladies of the vicinity called at her home on Saturday last and presented her with a beautiful mantel clock and -silver dish, which was accompanied by an address sign- ed on behalf of the Methodist Ladles' Aid and neighbors by Mrs, W. H. Mc - Gavin, Mrs. Albert Dundas and Mrs. .Fred Scarlett. Mr. and Mrs- James Rivers and family, of Cromarty, moved to Sea - forth last week. Mr. W. H. McGavin, of the Lead - bury line, and one of our most pros- perous fanners, has just: completed remodelling hie barn and has also erected: a fine dairy room. After thirty-one years of faithful service as engineer at the Ogilvie Mille in Seaforth, Mr. John Gillespie bas retired from that position. Dur- ing his thirty-one years he never lost a single working day. • From The Huron Expositor December' 7, 1888 Mr. Harry, Livermore of 'the Hog's Back Cider Mill, Hullett, turned out over ten thousand galloons of cider during the month of October, besides a large quantity of apple butter. On Friday evening of last week a very interesting event took place at the residence of Mr. John Gilchrist, of tale Township ,of Hay, which event was the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist. They were the recipi- ents of a large number of useful and valuable gifts: A strong curling club has been or- ganized for the winter in Hensatt. with the following officers: Presi- dent, Dr. McDiarmid; vice-president, Robert Bonthron; secretary -treasur- er, R. Patterson. Mr. Alex. Davidson has Leased the Commercial Hotel, Seaforth, to Rut- ter & Roach, of Petrolia, for five years at a rental of $1,000. Mr. W. J. year, dentist, has pur- cbased the residence of Mr. John Waugh, in EgmondvilIe, for $800. Dr. Scott has purchased the resi- dence of Mr. F. G. Sperling on Gode- rich odo-rich Street for the sum of $1,400. Mr. William Bickle, of the s'Ih con cession of Hibbert, has a twin ram seven months old which weighs 170 you nds- Messrs- William Morrison, Thomas Fell and Fred, Drake have each erect- ed large bank barns in Hibbert town- ship. Messrs. •Grummett and leard were the contractors for- the stone- work and Mr. George Millar, Crom- srty, did the carpenter work. Mr. M. R. Counter was entertained at a complimentary supper at 'Ken- nedy's Hotel on Fridgy last by a number of citizens:. At the appoint- ed hour about fifty of the business and professional men of the town eat down to a well -provided table. Mr. F. Holmstted, barrister, took the chair and Dr. McKfd, the vice -chair, and toast, song and sentiment followed each other until about 12 pen. Last week William Smith, of Brus- sels, received e. cheque on, a New York bank for $3,000 :he won in the Louisiana State lottery. He was within one,.mmmber of drawing $15,- 000. Morris. Smeltzer, of Morris, has taken the job of cutting eight acres of hardwood tim'b'er Into cordwood from Mr. George Watt- ' William Brown, of the 9th eonce+.s- sion of Morris, we are told, sold 228 bat rets, of apples from his orchard this fall. Preparations for the erection, of a handsome new Methodist Ohurch in Blyth have commenced,. 9 The Steamer St. Magnus ran on a bar at the month of Goderich har- bor when trying to enter. She re- mained fast for seven 'holing and was :herd atwrost amidships, and the Cap- tain, by shifting some of the aft car- go forward, floated her roil. Newly -Wed Husband: "Do y o u mean to• say 'rhe t'sr only one course for dinner tonight? Just cheese?" Wife: "Yes, dear. You tree, vehefi the chops 'caught fire and fell into s the sweets I had to use the soup to put it out:", • Jack considered himself quite a humblest, until be sent seine of his Jokes ' te'.a-iveetetpapreuM:- leria 'few days, came the reply, no ehe'gile included: "Dear Sir: 'Yoair jokes reedved. Shone' we hare gets belbre, Sof'lie ev havenf t EOM, yet." r0 Meadows Phil O&if err of Lazy (By Harry ,4. Bo)4o) "PHONOGRAPHS" It was cold last Sunday, and after the, good wife had kindled a fire in the front parlor, I wandered in to the front parlor rocker. The news- paper was there, but somehow 1 didln't want . to read. My eyes, chanc- ed to roam around the room, and the old phonograph loomed up. It's been there for years, bet I suddenly -seem- ed to see it frim a different view- point . . , and it brought back mem- ories to me. -For some •time there bade been an agitation in the household foe one of those talking machines. Mrs. Phil was quite in favor of it, and I well I wasn't altogether opposed to it. However, the purchase of it would mean an outlay of quite a good deal of money and so the issue was de- ferred from week to week. Then one night about alix o'clock, Ab Hamilton came driving in the front bailee -ay with his horlse and light wagon and a mysterious bundle. He informed me that he had just re- ceived the agency for the Edison phonographs in that part of the coun- try, and knowing that I was, a man who diked enjoyment he thought he would put on a little demonstration. What could I says And when the neighbors began coming in before we finished our ssuprper, I was certain that Ab had been sure of a welcome. I dashed through the chores that night helped by the neighbors. Sure enough, when we got back to the house, Harry Lauder was extolling tee pleasures of lying in bed on Sun- day morning. Then began the even- ing of music! We had a world sym- phony in the house . . opera reels and jigs . , music from- all lands the Two..,Black Crows comedy of all kinds. It was twelve - thirty when the folks started talking about going 'home. At least they started thinking about it Then they started saying: "Well, just play that polka over again . . that nice one with the te-dum=da-dee-dee' in it." Then there would be a wholesale sort- ing of disks to find the right one, and it would at last be found. The 'eventing broke up at last and Ab went away WTTHO'UT it. For the next number of weeks that phonograph was in eonrstant use. I would oome into the house at all times of the day and find Mrs. Phi: playing over a new number for the benefit of all the listeners on the same line as ourselves. And some- times they would call up somebody on the Tenth Concessinon, S'o that when. Central called in and plugged it in, both party -lines could enjoy, it. It was a' queer arrangement. You know the kind with the round cyldn- ders of wax that slip on a roller ar- rangement. Came more modern times and we traded that one in on the present machine that, uses flat disos. It, too, was a novelty in tunn, and many dollars were invested in re- cords of everything from Andy Gump and Freckles, The Hired Man to a light operetta by Victor Herbert. One number I always did enjoy and that 'was "Gypsy Love Song." That was one piece of music that could set the wheels of my imagination going fest- er than anything else. Many times, when the world was, hard, there was a fascination in that number that could waft the tnoubles all away. But the days of faster living and modern inventions seemed to take the spice out of the enjoyment of that phonograph- Then a minor tragedy occurred when the main spring start- ed slipping. . . and you were liable in the middle of the •numrber to have it slow down to a wail not unlike a baby calf bawling for its enother. But 1 diligently cranked last Sun- day n'ig'ht, and reviewed the favorites of !former days. But somehow it was hard to recapture the former enchant ment of the phonograph. Now, you notice the e whiny voices and the scratch of the record . . - and the tinny sound of the orchestra. There was none of the musical flavor and rapture of that first even ing, when we listened to Ab Recoil ton's little machine with the wax cylinders_ ® JUST A SMILE OR TWO• Mrs. Toots (in store) : "I've wait- Perhaps it should also be made ed since five o'clock for my husband, known' that a grudge is not a store and now it's 6.30." room for an automobile. Clenk: "And when were you to • meet him?" Oar Electrician: "Gimme a 2-wat Mrs. Totts: "At 4 o'clock." • Teacher (severely): "Do you know what becomes! of boys who run• away from school' every afternoon to play bald?" Small Truant: "Some of 'em gets into the big leagues." • And it is our personal opinion that a tire cover is of no mare use than a very blunt pick. We put one on the 'left rear wheel last week, and -hadn't gone five miles before the thing was worn to shreds. • The prodigal wrote a piteous ap- peal for paternal help, winding up with the confession that he, was oblig- ed to sleep in a disused eow-shed. Back came a post card from the father: "Dear Oswald, is there room for two?" • "What induced Dot to take up suddenly?" "She read of somebody down Africa finding a diamond in rough." gol f in the • Attractive Young Miss: "I'm look- iiig for something particularly nice for a young man" Salesman: "Have the mirror?" you ,looked in bulb." • • Mate: "Far what?" Oar Electrician: "No, two." Mate: "Two what?" Car Electrician: "Yes." • Mistress: "Good gracious, Annie, what's all this mss in the oven?" Maid: "I dropped the candles in the water, ma'am, so I put them into the oven to dry-" • Bridle: "Did I look fidgity during the ceremony?" Bniciesmaid: "No, darling, not af- ter Jack said, 'I did." ••' Ellen: "Home is the dearest spot. on earth after all.." Ernest: "Yes, when you count the rent and servants' wages." • "Lf so'm'eone left you a million dol- lars, what would you do?" "Hire six good lawyers and try to get it" • Airs. Nuwed said to her husband "Darling, will you lend me twenty dollars, and only give me ten of them: Then you'll owe me ten ant I'1l owe you ten, and we'll be straight." Day of the Wood Pigeon Is A Thing of the Past At one •time the woad: pigeon visit- ed Wrea't'enrr Ontario i.n ,millions, liter- ally millions, but less than 50 years ago they ceased eoming, and today they are believed to be extinct, says W. H. Johnston in the London Free Press. If such be the case, and it is probable that it is true, since the of; fer of $3,000 for a specimen has not been claimed, though I nnderstamd it has been made for about 30 years by the Aubudon Society of America. Years ago someone thought he saw a wood pigeon on the Pacific slope of the Andes. in South America, but this was discredited,, as no other speci- memrs have been reported anywhere. The reason for their extinction is doubtless to be found in the fact that they nested) in barge rookeries in the woods. Until the white man came they were safe, as the red man, killed them for food in numbers sufficient for their needs, while the white met 'slaughtered them ruthlessly. They were •much like the domestic pigeon, only larger; were good to eat and eas'Lly shot, as they were not afraid, of man, and were said not to fornage on the grain fields, while others tell of their feeding on the ripening wltreat. In the early thirties they were call- ed carrier pigeons, and were describ- ed as having a long forked tail, and lovely pink breast. to the neighborhood of Goderich the beech trees swung low with their numbers, and the bright sky was .cloudled with their flight. Theist breed - ng places lay all along the' upper Bake shore, where the small trees •'wag's covered with, nests,. Once 'when Mabori Strickland end Dr. Dunlop were on, an' exploratory trey they cArm'e upoat such "a rookery and camped elese :hys .for the night. Ia1y nmrnin.g, flock after flock 'Tow say to their' f ding grounds, meq' Wirtge making a Vie• like thun- der. It was claimed by these men that one single wedge of the pigeons was' a mile bn width and took four hours to pass a given point. 13y an itngenious calculation they reported there must have been, 2,230,272,000 birds in that one flock. Such a num ber at this. late day is incredible, but of one thing we are certain, the pig eons came in vast numbers and their rookeries were occupied by multi tudes, of birds. The writer recalls a visitation of wood pigeons to the Township of Ash. field, County of Huron, about 1870* In the northern part of the township there was a block of uncleared land covered with a g'row'th of hemlock. In this dark and thickly wooded block, what seemed, like many mullions, of these beautiful creatures nested one spring. The neighborly instin'et was so strong that the nests: were built close to one another, and many a branch broke at night Wirth the weight of nests and birds. In the early morning they flew away In search of food, giving off a thunderous. sound, This was an opportunity for the hunters from nearby villages. Arm- ed with shrotgunrs,they came in rlarrge numbers, and fired into those flocks, killing so many that- bagfuls were gathered, while deubttess 'hundre'ds were wounded and died later. Theu- sands of fledglings died in their nests being orphaned by the boaters. Thee wbolesale 'slau'ghter was for Dowel by the natural result—the wood pigeons became extinct. Never again was a rookery estab- lisrhed in the district, and we remem- ber seeing only one solitary pigeon since that time, and it was as confid- ing as its predlecessorrs, sitting on a branch a few yards .away as we cot - timed! our ehopping. If there had been a clewed e!eastole during the nest- ing estring time he these days anti a. limit to the number lateen, we +migiht stifli"hiave 'annual Migration, of fiih'ese birds. jra Seen in the CountyPapers New Postmaster 11r, wi1'liasn Bisset, God'erich's new postmaster, took over his duties last week. The appointment, in which he sucoeedrs the late John Galt, was an- nounced a few 'weeks agto—Goderich Signal-S'tar- 'Celebrate Silver Wedding Last week -end the home of Mr. anti Mns. Adam Gorrl, Britannia Road, was beautifully deoarated...with baskets of roses, ',mums and a profusion of other flowers, as the couple entertained rel- atives and friends, the oecasien be- ing the •twenty-fifth: anniversary of tiheir wedding. They received con- gratulatory letters and card's from Los Angeles, Joliet, Ill., Toronto,. Guelph, Sarnia, Newmarket and God- erich, and also received many lovely and useful gifts. r-- Goderich Signal - Star. Hunters Return Sam Wank was, hunting again this year with' his old ex -railway cronies, from Toronto, and he returned on Tuesday from Nariseott, north of Par- ry.. Sound, with, e. fine 200 -pound buck. A Gotland): party had fine success in the bush near Orville, north of Parry Sound, returning with some fine speci- mrene The men were Bill Curry, Jake and Gooey McDougall and Ormland Huokins, of Goderich, with' Dick Col- ' well, of Goderi:c§ township, and Tom Colwell, of Port Colboree. D. D. Mooney and W. F. Saunders, who hunted south of Parry Sound, return- ed: last Feiday. Each got his deer.— Goderich Signal -Star. • $50 Prize At -Owen Sound The Tuck Sisters of • Minto Town- ship won first prize in a monster amateur contest in Owen Sound re- cently. The contest was held for three nights, with ten winners picked each night, who thencompetedin the finals. These three little blonde las- sfies, Doris, Mary and Jeanette, ages' 9, 7 and 5 years, were the popular choice in the finals with their acro- batic dance and song numbers. The girls had the opportunity of either a fnee trip to Major Bowes' amateur program in New York, or $50 in cash. They took the money. — Brussels Post- • A Hunting They Went Mr. Walter Bro`adfoot, of Grey, has returned' from a recent deer hunting expedition, 60 miles north of Parry Sound, He 'reports deer as. being plentiful. The station: agent at Par- ry Sound told Mr. Broadfoot that 'n the -past 10 years there have been. 6,000 deer shipped from there. In Mt-. Broadfooy's party were A. J. Coombs, London; Robert Somers, Blyth; Bal- lantyne, Cotterill, Robert McKenzie,. Harvey Linklater and Robert McKay of Kincardine. They .brought home their quota of deer. While there they encountered the Marks' party from Walton.—Brussels Post. Entertain Staff Employees of Cooper's store were guests on Friday evening at. the 'home of Mr. and' Mrs. Huron Murch where fourteen sat down to an enjoy- able fowl supper. Music and games rounded out the evening: Mrs. Murch nee Eva Gibbert) was an,employee at the store foe a number of years.— Clinton News -Record. Car is Wrecked Mrs. Garnet Atkinson narrowly es, caped sera/US iiiiury on Saturday when motoring from Bayfield to her Irome in Exeter•. The wheels of the car got caught in some gravel and bh,e maehi•tie skidded, into the ditch. MTS. Atkinson, was badly ohaken up. The car was a wreck ----Clinton News - Record. Kicked By Horse Just at the noon hour on Monday when A. C. Cully, employed at the Mitchell Nursery, was in ,the barn feeddin'g one of the horses some oats, the animal kicked hish, throwing him 1» the floor and rendering him unconscious, as the foot struck his head. Fortunately the horse was not shod or the injuries might have been much worse. As it is, Mr. Cully - has :been confined to his bed ever since, with a very sore back, head and arm where he, was kicked. His friends hope to see 'him about in a few days feeling better again after 'his nasty expi'rience.—Mitohell Advn- cate. - Staffa Hunters Get Deer The Staffa hunters returned on- Monday from the French River dis- trict with: a dozen deer, one for each meuvber of the party aompri•sed of Frank Alien, Frank 'Hambley, Frank Tuffi'n, W. T. Colquhoun, Hra,rry Les- ' lie and Lorne Hodge, of Staffa. Lou Lashbroo,k, Mitchell, Russell Holman, Seaforth, and Charles Dan - brook, Charles Rollins', Walter man and. Ed. Holman, of Atwood. Russell Holzman got the credit for the finest deer seat by•the lot.—Mit- chell Advocate. • Shower .For Brodhagen Girl Miss enrollee Querengesser, of To - Tanto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A E. Querengesser, I3rrodhagen, was the guest of honor at a delightful mis- cellaneous shower last Friday even- ing at the home of her friend, Miss Miidread Armstrong, Thronto. Around forty ladies gathered for the occa- sion, which was a real surprise for the bride -elect, and especially so when she walked into the room to find her mother and cousin, Mrs. Rus- sell Shold{ice, both of •Brodhagen, present. The laving room was gay with pink decorations while the box in which the lovely gifts of linen, china, etc., werie contained, was also in Ont. The reo'iplent expressed her thanks and after a pleasant social tonne :had been, spent, refres+hreenits- were enjoyed.--nifiicheid Advocate, (Oontin'aed on Page 3), m3 4, A s O • a 5'' 4 ,�.,r..« l�iwi.a