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E'a►trlch b. McDonnell - •H. Glenn Hays
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•SEAFO.RTH, ONT. '
Telephone 174..
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K. L Mc.LEAN
8arrieter, Solicitor, Eto.
SEAiORTH- ONTARIO
Branch ,Office Hensall
Hensall Seaforth
Phone 113 Phone 173
MEDICAL
• SEAFORTH CLINIC
OR, E. A. McMASTER,
Graduate of University of Toronto
The Clinic- 'is' fully equipped with
complete and modern Xray and ether
up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutics
equipment. • •
PHONE 26 -- SEAFORTH
JOHN A. GORWiLL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN DR. H. H. ROSS'- OFF/GE
Phones: Office 5-W Res {
Seaforth
MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M D.
Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90-W ; ° Seaforth
DR. F. 'J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
Toronto. •
Late assistant New York • Optha:-
mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL:
HOTEL, SEAFORTH, THIRD WED-
NESDAY in each month; from 2 p.m.
to 4,30 p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic
first Tuesday of each month. 53
Waterloo Street South, Stratford. '
JOHN C.'GODDARD, M.O.
Physician and Surgeon,
Phone'110. Hensall
4068a§2
1i DR. F. H. SCHERK
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 56 Heusi]
AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD JACKSON
- Special -14-M' Farm and Household
Sales. •
Licensed in Huron and. Perth Coun-
ties, Prices reasonable; satisfaction
guaranteed.
For information, etc., write or phone
HAROLD JACKSON, 14, on 661, Sea -
forth; R.R. 4,, Seaforth...
W. S. O'NEIL',' ',ENFIELD, ONT.
Licensed Auctioneer
Pure bred sales, also farm. stock
and implements. One.., ...per . _cent..
charge. Satisfaction , guaranteed. For
sale dates, Phone 28-7, Granton, at
my expense..
PERCY C:" WRIGHT
Licensed Auctioneer
Household, farm stock, implements
and: pure bred sales. Special training
and experience enables me to offer
'you sales service that is most effici-
ent and satisfactory. Phone 90 r 22,
Hensall.
408442
LONDON . and CLINTON
NORTH
A.M.
London, Lv. . •• 9.10
Exeter 10.17
Hensall 10.34
ICippen • 10.43
Brucefield 10 55
Clinton, Ar, 11.20
•SOUTH
P.M.
Clinton;Lv. 3,19
Brucefield 3.32
ippen . 3,44
3.53
Exeter 4.10
London, Ar, 5.16
Hensall
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
. A.MVI. , P.M.
Goderich . 5.40 2.35
Holmesville . 5.55 2.50'
Clinton _ 6,05 3.03
Seaforth ' . .. 6.20 3.21
St. Columban ' 6.26 3.27
Dublin 6.31 3.35
Mitchell 6.42 3.47
WEST
Mitchell 11.27
Dublin 11.37
St. Golumban 1140
Seaforth 11.51
Clinton 12.04
Goderich -...... 12.25
9.58
10.09
10.21
10.35
11.00
C.P.R. , TIME TABLE
EAST
- P.M.
Goderich
Meneset
McGaw
Auburn
•Blyth:...
Walton
' McNaught .
Toronto .. • ....
WEST..
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TE'LE`•TUITRSTQ
(Continued from last week).
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, m no 'thinkin begin art Sanyd .
"No, you needn't think," interrupt-
ed
nterrupted Charles --"there's iio time Soo'that
The excisemen' are on .your tracks,
and 'tis they are thinking they're goo=
ing to catch you . out. tonight. '
Whate,er or however much his, son
knew, Sandy was wise enough in his
old, age to•realize-if from the grip'
of that hand alone -that he had a
friend, and one to help him out when
most he needed it. Without any
beating about, the heel, he confessed.
everything': the breaking off of his
negotiations with O'Shaughnessy; the
temptation that still clung to him to
participate in smuggIed goods; the.
final' „.transactions direct . with - the
smugglers themselves'; and the dan-
ger he knew he ran'. of discovery for
some time, past. •
"There's a wee bit of an island off
the coast at Stradbally," said he, "and
a roomy wee spot on the south ' aide
of it wi' Muckle room to hide a lag
or twa." "
Here, 'he : told Charles, they brought
their smuggled goods by night, die-
charging.thele infamous cargo and
sailing an into Waterford in the broad
light of sun-gey and content to.meet
.the customs .gowks, wi' ne'er a fright
o' bein' bragged. To this same spot,
-known as Gull Island, a small boat
would put off fromStradbally; .with
lines out and' nets, perhaps, ostensib
ly for the fishing or to gather sea-
birds' eggs on the island, returning
some hours later with their hidden
burden, and from thence, when it
was collected in; some quantity, send-
ing it up' 'by„ ,road to Waterford on
donkey -butts covered with sprats or
fish - of- various sorts caught. off -the
coast.
Such an excursion was taking place
that night, and now, judging, by the
news Charles had brought with him,
the excise' officers had got wind of it.
Unless the amen were prevented from
Making that journey upon which they'
would he starting in little more than
an hour's time, the fat of Sandy. Stu -
art's ;reputation: would be in the Etre,
and he would be a ruined Man.
"And • mind ye, laddie," said he pit=
eously, "'Us not as if I wad be get -
tin' muckle stuff this way. 'Tis a puir.
stingy lot they bring me, ye wadna
.think it worth the while
Charles was .not for considering the
nicer refinements of lila" guilt. ' The
men must: be'..stopped', and be -knew
there
there was no one but himself in than
place to stop them.
"How many miles to Stradbally is
it by the sea?" he asked.
"Oh,' laddie, 'tis.. not quick by the
sea. We wadna make the harbor's
mouth under 'an hour or more."
"How many miles by • the road,
then?"
'Twoultl,,' be twenty -and sic a
roadl"
"Have you got . horse?"
Sandy shook his head.
"Where 'could: I find a horse that
could..go?"
The old man told 'him' of a likely
Place in 'the town, begging him to be
careful of the reasons he gave for
wanting a horse at that hour -of the
day. . _.._.. -
"They're ' awfu' curious," he said.
"They'll be spierin' ye to 'ken wha ye
are." Then, looking up at his son, half
with a twinkle in his eyes, half in
stinted admiration, he added: 9"Can
ye ride g, horse, laddie?"
"It wouldn't make much difference
if I couldn't," said Charles. "I'd get
there.".
The old man stood there at the foot
of the cellar stairs 'watching his son,
as he ran up the .steps three at a
time, and'inevitably comparing his de-
parture with that he had stood there
a witness to six years before. Then,
in the shame of hisi•.•guilt, ' he "was.
plucking a button from his coat; but
now he stood rubbing his hands; with
a smile expanding all 'the features of
his crafty and dryly -humorous face.
"We shall get on fine," said he
aloud --"we shall get on fine now that
he's learnt the ins and oots of the
bees 'n es s."
4.35
4.40
4.49
4.58
5.09
6.21
5.32
9.45'
A.M.
Toronto 8.20
P.M..
McNaught .. 12.01
Walton 12.15,
Blyth12.218
�Aruburn r .f ... /12.89
cGaw ..•i.... r... `... •.... .12 Z''
plenesko_'yt, • ...........A ... `.. '12,54'doileriel4 at...r../..wvrlsi.... Lvyy,
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THE STRADBALLY -ROAD
Waiting no longer than necessary
to change his clothes, Charles Stuart
was 'soon out in the town again, and
with his bargain made over the horse.
"I've a long way to ride tonight,"
said -h-e. "Is she fresh?"
"Have ye ever seen wet paint?" said
the -ostler, and. lifted his eyes to heav-
en for the witness of .Cod: "And
where are ye goin'?;' he asked.
"Clonmel," said. Charles, giving any
name ,at a venture.
The ostler brought his lips to 'a
whistle and blew,' but ho "sound Was
forthcoming.
"I c'an't whistle," said he - "me
mauth is dry. But Clonmel Is the hell
of a long way."
"How far?"
"Twenty-four mild if it's an inch."
"Will she do it tonight?"
"She would, and, forty. Shure, ye
Could ride that mare to death', but ye
could never ride her tired."
Charles . mounted into the saddle,
and gave 'the ostler that whereavith
he could wet his lips to whistle'if'he
Choge. ''.
"Ye'd best take the road to Flddo'wti
andtCillrrick," said: he, a .•s Charles tifidei
Ott IA, tite stabI0-yard; then, turnlingl
to the str ble,bot he t'einn ked:
hiiseif 11.b
e tired. aRd
�n
ot the Mare
ak ell when he •comes all of a heap' in-
to Clonmel this night.". -
In. that respect-. he was not far
wrong, hat it was halfway on the road
to Stradhally, with the sun just fall-
en behind the lies'` of, the hills' of
• Drum, that Charles began • to feel the
weight of 'the journey he had set him-
self to make. Nine more miles there
were along that uneven road, and 'it
,he did not reach Stradbally, before
the -light had failed, the men would
be loaded up and' started, on their
journey, when any action of his to
turn them back might be observed. by
those set in hiding to watch their
movements:
Aehing,,,, now in every limb, for he
was no horseman, he still'pressed on
his way, following, as he had been
directed, that road to Stradbally down
by the coast which rues through Bal-
lylegat. It was rutted and uneven, as
many of those Irish roads are that
pursue the unbeaten. track. So far as
the condition of- the horse was cone
corned, he had only his wits to. go by,
knowing very little 'of the flesh he
rode or the signs by which he might
read' the symptoms . of exhaustion.
Cantering was easiest to his aching
back 'and brought him quicker on his
journey, but after every half --mile or
so the wretched horse would refuse
theace and tall p a 1 into 'its ambling.
trot, shaking him froih 'head to foot
and setting such 'strain upon his ad-
vance as he knew could not be borne
for long., '
On the left of him, as he came
down upon the coast, lay the sea, sim-
mering down to the smoothness of
glass after the storms that , had fer-
mented it. Once he • laughed, and
laughed aloud, , at the thought of
himself.. turning' landsman, coming
straight from that soothing rocking
of a ship to this -violent means of
progress, upheaving every bone in his
body.
'The laugh had scarcely left 'his lips
when, with a sudden swerve at .some-
thing moving. that had caught her eye
from behind the bushes at .the side of
the road', the mare shied violently,
and before he knew what was about,
Charles found 'himself out..of the sad-
dle and tumbling heavily to the
ground. He had fallen on the grass,.
at„,the side of the road, and was' not
hurt. The next second'.he..was to. his
feet, , thinking. only of one thing, to
catch the mare .before...she escape
him. The frightened beast was stand-
ing. there, shaking in all her quar-
ters, never.offering•.to move, but with
nostrils distended, pumping out those
two white jets of steam into the cool-
ing air, and with wide eyes. staring
in her fright.
He took the bridle and gently pat-
ted her .neck, now for the first time
beginning to wonder what it was that
had -.made that fear in her.
"Won, beauty'! Woa, mare," he
murmured. into her ear;' and as he'
stood there patting her, thanking his
luck the affair had been no • worse,
there emerged 'two men; from behind.
a clump of gorse -growing 1.141 a field
beyond the wall 'that skirted the road.
He : looked up quickly," realizing
then the thing she had, shied at, as
swiftly appreciating, too, 'how he had
come now upon the full tide 'of his
adventure. These were the men lying
in wait for the' smugglers' cart. There
Was no mistaking the odd circum-
stances or the strange manner of
their appearance on that lonely road,
in hidings too, behind .that clump of
gorse. ..
He said, nothing as' .he watched
them climbing. over the low stone
wall; 'Waiting until one of them, evi-
dently the spokesman, ,addressed 'him
first.
"That was"a nasty toss ye liad,"
said the man agreeably. "Were ye
hurt at all?"
"No, I wasn't hurt," said Charles,
and was conscious. without definite
suspicion that the second pian had
come up to the mare, patting her
and muttering quietening expressions
to calm her fears.
"Ye've• beep going at the hell's. own
pace," said the first man, looking at
Charles 'and then at the horse, then
looking at Charles once more, and
with. the shrewd eyes Ihose'•men of
th,e la* acquire from long -suspicion
of every second person they meet.
"Ye must have come far by the sweat
she's in, and yeei"self there with .,it
rollin' down ,yeer face."
Charles 'wiped- the drops of perspir-
ation off his cheeks, thinking quickly
of some feasible excuse he could give
to allay their suspicion of his pres-
ence on that road. 'IP the situation
could. be evaded without force, so
much the better. He regarded a
struggle for it with no alarm; but
they were two to one, ala six years'
experience of strenuous adventure
had taught him the value of d.iscre-
titre,
nut itii those quick moments there
was little time td •invent. He scarce-
ly knew that countryside through
which' he rode:.'An excuse, if he made
it, must be a good one, or it would
only rouse. their suspicions the more.
"I'm not much of a horseman," said,
he; "`a .couple of miles along a road
like this finishes me," He' blew ,out
hisbreath and• mopped.hiie face With
his Ha'ndkerch`ief, and stood there
smiting fatuously at this mail to s1161V
what an infdceht"Ed t' he was. •
albs more than two miles ye v'e
come this daY,re
n
aS ed the
.man
inperturbablY,
"for there's no place.
along thisroad the WAIT you've come
between here. and Waterford."
Charles bad not considered that,
and still mopped, h1 ' fee to hide the
worst of his confusion,
"Oh', yes, rye, come from Water-
ford," said he; '"but bow many mile's
is that?" ,
"'Tis a good' ten, and what a fool
ye'd be if ye didn't know tit.'
The tone of solicitous inquiry had,
dropped 'suddenly from his voice, Just
ap ,in an unexpected.moment a wo-
man.. drops -her veil and reveals the
trueexpression of her face: Charles
put his handkerchief .away ,in his
pocket, and every nerve in his body
set in ' readiness forothe struggle --he
felt e'v'ery moment 'was becoming
more' inevitable. Yet still, until All
'hope of avoiding it wat gone, he as-
sumed the disarming manner of a
witless. fool.
"Is it as much as that?" said 'he.
"Well, I thought' I might have come
pretty far. The old' horse has shaken
me -to pieces. Why, I can hardly stand
now," and he laughed foolishly in the.
man's face, and swayed on his .legs.
as he stood.
"Then, what's brought ye out here,
along this starvin' road?" The dues -
tion was rapped out now with but lit-
tle concealment.of-a .determination to'
satisfy the..interrogatbr's suspicions.
"'Well, I, can't see what that is to
you," replied Charles amiably, "But
if you want to know, 'I've got 'busi-
ness. in Dungarvan."
"'Tis a long -way out of your road
ye're goin' to getithere, then," he was
told, and with little of the sympathy,
a stranger might have shown him for
his mistake. "Shure, if ye'd wanted
to go to Dungarvan, ye should have
gone through Kilmacthomas. 'Tis to
Stradbally ye're gotn', and well ye
know it too!" •' ` • .
This was a plain challenge, before
which no .assumption of 'feeble-mind-
edness
feeble-mind-edness was any longer of use. Charles
dropped the bridle he had been hold-
ing all this time; and there was that
same laugh at the clear sight of dan-
ger in his eyes as no man could make
arty mistake about. The man took a'
Step, backwards. -Charles cast a swift
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'of Toronto, and laith
Gordon wi'l] moveso,Q r ,
south of6: 'inchel'sea; " en ly("r tux
Phased trent'. Mr.,al'ohn W'ohns,
Mr and Mrs Yanghaan, of Owen
Sound have movred'to the..r me
now ho
purchased from Mr. E Whiteford, We
welcome thEEEl to this eella 'unitT
VARNA
A delightful evening Was held 'last
Wednesday when a guiltier of neig,-
hors and friends gathered at the
home. 'Of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew .Foote,
to horgir Robert Aidwh ek.ie and his
fiancee 'on the eve of their 'approach -
'Ing ' marriage. During' the:.evening
Robert and Mary were presented with
a - teamer rug and other gifts. Miss
Olive Johnson-, read the address and'
Nancy and Lois Webster made 'the
presentation. Robert made a, fitting
reply, 'thanking, all for their gifts and
kind wishes. Lunch was .served and
a social hour was Spent:
Miss Olive Johnson spent part of
her easter holidays with Miss Edith
McClenagahn, of Belgrave:
CLINTON
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-- The ,W:A. of Ontario Street Church
held: their meeting last week ` in the
school, hall. • There' was a splendid
looked over his shoulder at the man
behind him, but it was too late. Be-
fore he could turn, his arms , were
caught at' the elbows- and• pinioned
behind him. At the same instant the
other came at him, hands up and all
that. wild light in his eyes of an Irish-
man entering a fight.
• There was but one thing to do. The
man holding his arms as no more
expend
to be feared than for .the rice 'd
(i -
P d
m that would
which heheld him,
1 ergy forcing himself
nd
be to lay him the more open to the
second' attack. But his feet were free
and no way of fighting is 'ignominious
when the odds are against you. As
the other rushed - at him, Charles
measured distatce with the quick eye
of a man ' who has learnt the art of
delivering a •blow, and kicked his
shins with all' the force he had.
With a yell of pain ' the man fell
back limping to the side of the road,
and; in that second of respite Charles
had wrenched ' himself free of _ the
hands' that 'held him. With a quick
breath and a laugh in it, he rushed
to the loose stone wall that skirted.
the road,' and stood there with a
shield' to his back where .there was
no fear of being taken by ' .surprise
again. •
(Continued, I° eiit Week)'
One of these,. days,' ii you,are a for
or from your loc'aI sr.hool I.eaehor ' It' ,a'
Dominion Bureau of Statistics. " !It
time that every'•-fariner in the country :who rl
co-operate With the Bureau and p'ov.'ide
inforreation'requested. ' •' 7
Reports from. overseasteil'of Increasing'•starvation
in former enemy countries, bet :among litieratetl ,poi?> lnt
is sparing no ,effort to' assist •in allevi'atieg the .
stricken areas;' 'Without -accurate tacts concern
population..and•,acreages' sown; to. various'°;drops Ctuiatda' . .
wholesaler or. manufacturerwho is .Presented..,.with a ;large irdei
but is unable+to dll.it because he 'ha# nw1 an,t,tcii*ntl'the ortl
:nor made any:. arrangements far storage trausppos,Vpn and. die
the goods, It 3s to ninsurer Canada agaii4 h°eirig found in this; e?q4
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position that the Pomo needs anov
'erwhelnaing response i bite`'
appe l for -information,. .
Only the Canadian farmer can supply the essential data ,on crops'ai
live stock.. Without these data the,. quantity of food new av'. ilable" cannot''igt
determined 'satisfactorily and there; .would be, no -basis for, fa: ecasting what
may be available in the future,. Without' accurate facts regarding•'forthco>#►,
ing supplies, export agreements Cannot be safely •entered into nor ;can 'till
necessary arrangements for storage, transportation and distributio f t
n,A
'products be made. • -To procure these` facts the co-operation of each and. evi
one of you le essential. By returning your card, complete in all respec `
helping n. l .
u' he a - anim ortanf -inC ads to •he iiot o
Yo will ,.pl ylzig P. part ...a.,. P, :fly
herself, but also. the less fortunate people 'of' the world who `are now:
urgently in need. of our assistance:
attendance. Mrs. Madby gave a short
talk on "Music." Miss Wiitse played
"Spring Sun" and Mrs. Parnham read
several poems. ' Lunch was served.
Mrs. (Dr.) Garrell recently had as
her guest 1 I'8, P Brophy, of Gode-
rich.
Mr. and Mrs: C O. Martin, . of.' Kit-
chener, who visited:last week • at the
home of . Mr. and Mrs. W. Higgins,
have/eturned: '
Mrs. Ross, of Toronto, spent last
week with her sister; • Mrs,. Garrell.
• Mrs. Jas. Walker had as her guest
this week Miss Margaret McQueee,
of Stanley, who has„ returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cunningham
had Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hull, of To-
-•,onto, as their Easter guests..
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Snider had Mrs.
Hetherington and daughter, of Gode-
"rich, visiting them 'last week.
Thursday evening the, W.M.S. held
their regular .monthly meeting- at the
dome of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McGill,
which was exceptionally well attend-
ed.
The Red Shield held their ,regular
meeting last Tuesday with. 'a splen-'
did •attendance. 'The report of the
articles 'brought in was very encour-
aging,,' and thanks was extended 'to
those who donated many useful
items: A. letter was read from 'Mrs..
Hannema, Social Service worker from
Holland, thanking the .society 'for
their gifts.
• 'Clinton W. I. Elects Officers
The W.I. met last Thursday. after-
noon with a. good attendance in the
agricultural,, office. The .president,
Mrs. Levis, was in the chair and 'ex-
tended a hearty welcome to all pres-
ent. The meeting opened- With . the
Singing of the, Ode and' repeating the
Lord's Praye•Several conveners of
committees were heard A solo wa'e:
rendered . by Miss Ceronn'a,; Wenndor ',:'
accompanied by;"Miss;Lane. The new
I slate of officers was .gloOpsli for 1:46'
and 1947 as follows: E?onoraty presi-
dent, Mrs, Levis; presi lent, Mrs Bat-
kin; 1st vice-pres., Mrs. Sturdy; grid''
vice -pros., Mrs. Glew; 3rd vice ores.,
Mrs. Falconer; recording see., Mrs.
Nelson; press see., ],i'Irs. Venner;
treas., Mrs. Hanley; d--istrict.director,
Mrs. Nay; branch directors, Mrs. ,la•
Adams and Mrs. Holmes; welfare,
Mrs. Cox and Mrs.Ross; auditor, Mrs.
Nay; home economics, Mrs. Epps:
historical research and current ,,ev-
ents; Miss L. Brigham; eitizenshap,
Mrs. Johnston; social • welfare, Mrs.
Ginn. Dr. Thompson gave a very pre-
fitable address on "health."' .e -
WHEN
WHEN IN TORONTO
Mahe Year Hesse
Rotel,
lily'aurprity
' LOCATED'.. wide MANNA AVL
At C.E.g. S1reee,
.. RATES.: .'.
amnia. . ;Sp-pr
Writefor Folder
We Advise. Early Reservistiion
A WHOLE DAYS SIGHT.SEEIIIG
flTll1M7 WAiLEING,,DISTANCE
A. M- POWELL, Prosideat '
THE PROVINCE OF PROMISE ...
ONTARIO'S northern timber areas• form a very important
part of her natural wealth, and logging --- getting the trees out for
pulping is a colourful 'operation which, while linked with pro-
gress, is still in step with nature. The. processing of pulp into
newsprint and a host of new and promised products is however
an advanced industry upon which model towns are built ,and
careers are Munched. Ontario's forest wealth is side -kick to her
mineral riches . . mere solid if less spectacular. Pulpwood and
gold atr4 'each ' the yield of rugged country . . . each in its way
beckon* 'to the daring.
Aiilfi#iahad iy THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)
FOREST WEALTH
An estimated 71,031,000,000 cubic feet of
timber stand on Ontario's 104,000,000
acres'of forested land. With a capital
investment of $250,000,000, the pulp -
and -paper and lumber industries tank
first in industrial financing. Sorest in-
• dnstries 'alsp-lead in number employed,
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• salaries and wages paid and net value of
• roductii. Plans are dont to:
(a) train men in efficient
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to methods; (I main -7,
tame yield. of na al
tree growthly reforestdt on'
,and (c) Modernise woodu, • !.
operations with mechanical ,
tquipinent
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