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THURSDAY, ' IUI,Y 16th,. i93t,
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:Any roof that . hasto be
patched •will eventualyhave to
he replaced. Why not save the 1.
coot of , repairs by getting a.
'Weather tight; fire safe • and.
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There are over 100 dilfferent• •'
colourharnaon ea front which tick• eheoae., - And '.there. are types of
utfbrd Roof whish. can ,be
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Askyour dealer how little a' , •
-Brantford-Roof costs.-11e11,gbLe
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P abllshed every ThurSda-Y : MorniXi :
' at Lucknow,
A, •D. MacKenzie, •Proprietor
and Editor. ,
THURSDAY, JULY'. 16th, •1931•'
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Brantford. Roofing Company, Lintited, Head Otte and' Factory: Birantford, Onto
Branch Offices and Warehouses: ' •
Toronto, Wismipeg, Montreal, Halifax, -Saint John, N'.B,,.and St. John's, Nfld.
r' Sale B 'WM. M'URDIE & .SON
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n' Ex • ensive: Sideline
Sir, Henry . Thornton, president of.'.
h Canadian-:National',Flailways rias
the •
told the Canadian' government: that
it should, dispose' of its merchant
marine, and . the probabilities. are
that the: government. will 'take Sir
Henry's advice, It is admitted.• by
those who have had.more-experience
than the Canadian government that
this• business... of : carrying on :a com-
,;coerce et `sea is :a` `difficult • one.To,
date millions of dolts have been.
dropped' in ' the 'experiment, but:' that
' is all' it; was in' the beginning, and
there seems to•' 'be nothing' in "sight
which would warrant its continuance
In' t e' Canadian •• merchant `'marine"
h.,.
all operating
vessels, g
'art p
are
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the e
thirty s
mi ronteg to South -Am'eri'ca,• . New
Zealand, ;Australia,: the West. Indies,
,; and.in' the coastal trade. ' Some of'
these , essels are modern :in construe
tion, abut the majority • of. these are:
said to be obsolete • and their ,ope>{a=-
tion--alt'ogether too costly in coinpar,
ison with.' the' mare modern vessels.
It is conceded that marine commerce,
is, an . undertaking '• for ,specialists.
''Seine nations have succeeded because:
they 'have some'natural advantages
" _ that cannot:be, duplicated, by 'others.
Great Britain.`s ail 'oiatsanciing.,ec
• ample of this: ' Being; located on an
island, her. people were sea=wise :to
start- with. ;Then a • great: tradition
in sailing , was built - up ' and thea.
came the •ambition to' • become the
greatest. seafaring • enation lin• •• the
world. These circumstances combined
to make -the British particularly pro-
- , ficient in all matters associated with,
water -borne commerce and the ad-
vantage has been seldom overcome
by her competitors; Canada's excur-:
siert 'into'' the realms 'of • merchant
ship and -marine. commerce has been
a halting experiment, . and to those
'who are.'familiar with its 'operation'
• -lt- le,•regarded ., as an eipensive side-
line. The government will no doubt
',give the advice of Sir Henry • Thorin-
• . ton,: who is in a .,position to offer
advice, favorable ' :consideration, ' and,
get- out of the business of the merch-
ant marine, and. let it pass "to„hands
more capable' and less liable to fait-
•; tires.
WHITECHURCH
BORN -0n. July.;7th;. to Mr; and
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on.
Mrs. .:Gordon Elliott,
• Miss' 'Evelyn 'Ninon of, ILucknow,
spent the "week -end with her cousii►,-..
Miss' Helen -Paterson. '
Mr. James,Simpson and three data-
ghters of Toronto, are visiting with
the formers ' brother, , . Mr. Robert
`Simpson. .
Mr. and'. Mrs:' Wm. Dawson of the
village,' Mr. and Mrs.. -Wesley Tiffin
of ' L'angside, M'r. • and Mrs Charlie
•o and son Jack of- Lucknow;•sPent-
C.ok
Sunday.,with r Mrs: David Gillies
Miss '' Fanny Paterson ' 'and Miss
o ' Toronto • are visiting With
13ushlen f � Toronto,:
the former'•s, brother, .Mr.: Ken • Pater
Messrs. Peter' and George and Miss
Dorialda McDonald of St. Helens, vis
ited • on Sunday with their aunt, Mrs:;
David Gillies. -
Miss 'Green of London is .visiting
with her friend,' • •s..Bateman: ”.
.. ",cel
' • Quite ' a: ; number from • here e
.grated the 12th at. Blyth on `Monday.
Mr. and' Mrs. James, Falconer and:
two 'children;. and Misses. Annie and..
Mary Laidlaw visited :recently' , With
,be. former's uncle, ,Mr. Wm.' Falconer
of Langside. '
Master Hugh David McDonald ' of
St.:, Helen's, •'is spending some, of his
-holida3rg :with'--his-aunt,.>D'frs'.r;Ilavrd_
Gillies. '
Mr. and Mrs: Ceeil Falconer' and
two sons Angus' and Willison, •'ani.,
'. AN .;OWER -ESTIMATED ' : R1T.ss1 A;
Afra,. Wirt. *Blake, wh•o' hus spent
.the..peat six,: months with, "'bar •soil,
Dr; �M,attlrew Bllce,-W3nnpe,. -xe=
turned hone- WeednesdaY,, -She. was ac-
companied •east .by her granddaugh
ter, Miss Margaret Blake, --who,
spend the vacation with relatives at'.
Listowel and Ashfield, .
1Vlr, and Mrs, l..ouis Boothly ,and
Mr: Toni Glen; . Jr.., of Detroit, are
spending a, ten. day :va ation.'.at the.
hatte'r's home. here, s • ' • •
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