The Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-11-01, Page 6•
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The Formosa.. Strait,: 'amending a little time in Hong-
ong enroute. Ndw that is pract=
ically a thing of the pant Very
few Canadian • missionaries re-
main in China, • and 'according to
every .observer I have met, 'For-
eign Missions, in China" 'have
`comae'�to an end : -It 'is the -end of
a glorious chapter in church,' his
the • old Butterfield, and. Swire tory, but not 'the 'end of the
September ,9„; 1951
'Dear Campbell
May I trouble you' againto'
print .a few paragraphs to . renew
contact with- Lucknpw. friends,;
first, with yourself,
- The coastal.. ship,, Shengking.;of
•British 'shipping firm, is ; plough- 'Church in China, . estalblished by
missions:, The Church in China is
.beginning 'a: new chapters and is
going through extremely difficult.
times.,.—poverty, -.privation, 'perse-
cution.,
perse-cution., Chinese Christians are
taking church .leadership them-
selves; under conditions of perse-
cution perhaps unique in history.
For 'guidance they have the -`New
Testament record of the experi-
ences of the . early church and.the
Memory of many , a missionary
who served in China during• the
st'
p a , century or. more. ' ' • •
Yes,...there.'are , -few !Canadians.
Hongkong . but '.'Canada must
not forget the place.:It is: the.
gateway to • their "Old Country!'
for an increasing number of Chin-
ese in Canada, and.on the crosses'
in the foreign military cemetery
the the names of hundredsof our.
Canadian men -'who . gave their
lives • in. World War II in . defence
ng. its way through. the Formosa
Strait between ' Hongkong and
',Keelung, It is most pleasant sail.
Mg. ;The sky is as blue as in . -
loss. on a perfect harvest day;d
'the water 'as `calmn: at at• Bruce
Beach on, a quiet summer even-
ing, '1 have never crossed it on
• smoother water., I ,once crossed it
from Foochow;, the nearest- point.
. on •the Mainland and it took four"
clays. It was:'the, monsoon seaSon.
'' Often, though the' turbines' were
pushing forward, the ship was
actually. moving . backward' or
standing still., This ,time it is dif
• •ferent.:4very • turn of, the 'screws
brings us (my. wife and ;I) nearer
bonne. Th e trip takes 38 .hours.
Travel between Formosa and
Hongkong,in these modern days,
' is no .longer "dependent.: on sur-
face ships: We c over three
weeks ago .ton of General
Chennault's 'Flying Tiger "Cats" of the "Sweet .Scented Harbour"
-China Air 'Transport We did 'it (Hongkong): May'.. there not be i.
forgotten.
May these few' lines serve. to
greet . friends around, Lueknow..
Yours ' sincerely,
Hugh MacMillan: •
• in 2A' hours. We . had. coffee at.
home irk Taipeh and a,mid-fore.
noon CocaCola at the Hongkang
Airport, It is hard to; realize what
changes.. are taking place in these
changeful times, and harder' still
to describe the changes. Have
we .passed. 'from 'the age . of. siit
clown chat over 'a cup of '-coffee to
a!.;stand-up how -db -you: -do •hold
Wig; a;"coke"?
Hongkong is an interesting
. plaice• in respect of these chang
ing gimes. Geographically• it
clings to the side of a .'rocky •,is -
.land • on the edge of F.,ast, Asia in
what some think is ' a precarious
toe•=bold for Western commercial-
• isin fir the Far. East. Ideologically 1..
' . this rocky; island—now more and
more green with reforestation-. ,
is a place ,of unusual freedom for.
• this "part of the world. ' There .:is,
freedom to buy and sell without.'
even the bother of customs dut-
les. There is• freedom to read and
to . speak ,,about what is Written
and saidin two worlds, eommun-�
ist and capitalist In such a situ-�
ation' Hongkong tries to hold its
own.4_1t-_tr_ies to hold on to the
old, , quiet s, .of doiri� g things
over a' cup of coffee or • of`' tea,
but also accepts a. loot of :the
stand-up doings: over: "cores". .
How the city. has 'Managed to
adjust itself to• changing condi
tions since , the war. is; somewhat
of, a mystery,' 'During war time
the:'population was :about 500,000.•.
Today it is at. least: 2,300,000;,near
ay five:times greater. ' .99 out of
every..:.100 are ."Ch'in se �-The---rest'
are Europeans, chiefly British' of
course, and Americans, Canadians
and Indians, 'and people . from.
'"down under" --Australians and
New .Zealanders
Canada is not. as well known
ns ' fn• pre-war flays when the •
C.P,R.'swhite Empresses of . the
Pacafic "..made their' regular and
frequent 'Calls, .The Canadian Pia
cific building iS still on the water
front lint its .former' glory •seems,
to,'•have faded'. I ':dropped in to
see how: the Canadair' •goose w',as
flying I" asked for an advertising
folder.A young Chinese girl 'sec
;retary said, "Sorry, we --haven't
ozie in ;'English 'just at present,
but here is one in 'Chinese"., Evi-
dently Canadair passengers are
Mostly Chinese. Later' I • picked
up a copy of the, Vancouver' Daily
Sun, three days Old, • and read`' of
plans' for the coming visit of the
Princess and. the Duke of Edit',
burgh and of is conversation at
San Franscisco between Gromyko
and External Affairs Minister"
' Pearson: Canada seemed far away
• at tiimes, in Hongkong; but poten-
• tially nearer,than• ever before. `•
' Foreign .Missions End
Canadians are few in Hongkong
• • these' days •and• in the near fiutxre
theyare likelyto' be fewer' still.
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Formerly' • many Canadian .mks-
• 'Sionaries carne and went to' China
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COUNCIL: MINUTES •
HINLOSS ,TOWNSHIP' ;•
'Kinloss Council'met in:the•Hall
October 15th' • 1951 .as per , ad=;
j ournment, 'Councillor. Murray
absent' •
,Percy -Moffat; :that the ininutes
:of the 'September' .10th meeting.
as read by approved• •ad 'signed.
McKinnon� Moffat' that we now
adjourn to attend 'the funeral of
the late.' Donald A. MacDonald,
ex -reeve of the Township. •
Percy -Moffat • that We now re-
sume for business:;
Percy -Moffat that: we engage
our :present assessor to under
take . the equalized assessment ,at
the rate of: $1':25 .per card' for ur-'
ban and $1:50 per; card for; rural.
Cards. • : .
Moffat McKinnon that we pay
John Inglis the- sum • of $135.00 •
sfor. extra work .on `tile portion
of ::Gaunt Drain. • ,
Percy -McKinnon that, we • pay
John Inglis the balance `of $375..00
'on Gaunt 'Drain contract, and re='
tain the •'deposit ; cheque, till ..the:
`drain is carripleted.
PercY4toilfat that we • pay Geo..'
Colwell the stun, of $1000.000 •part.
payinent, on Harris Drain -Cont.
tract. • . r • •
Moffat -McKinnon` t h a t'' t h,e
clerk- notify as lwnrs,assessed:
on . the Ross, McDougall, McDon
•a1d-Bushell and:?N.W. Section B.C.
Extension; Harris and McFarlane:
Drains that 'their assessments are
now due and payable on •or before
November 12th, 1951:
Fercy-McKinnon that we . do
npw adjourn to meet:' again on
Monday: the 12th : day' of; - Novem
+ber 1951.
Cheques issued: W G.• Church,
funeral expenses••Bert• Scott, $100.;
Wesley' Young, • 1 fo;c bounty,
1.00; Garnet Farrier; supplies
Whitechurch Si. L. 1950-51, 30.00; •
E. if, Agnew% -ren.; prem. • collects
or's bond, 15.00•; : Charles..1Vloore;•
constructing retaining wall Gaunt
,Drain, damages to : crops, Gaunt
Drain, 150.00; Russell •Gaunt,
bridge allowance, darriage to
crops, Gaunt Drain; 84.00; Twp,
pipe to, Gaunt
of Kinloss;, iron•
Drain; 32.20; John Inglis, balance
•contract,; •Gaunt brain; 375,00;
John Inglis, extra on tile portion
Gaunt Drain;' 135.00; J. R. Lane;
3 O.A.P. $7.50, postage $4.00, Fins.,
stamps $6.24 and O. M. 'Beard fee
river insp. x$2.0O, 19.74 lVtrs. Jas:
Srhith, caretalling, 4.00; 'George
Colwell, on contract Harris' Drain,
1000.00.
Highway cheques: Pay' roll No.
10,, $351.40; George Hilts, • brake
lining • and labor, 10.55; :Elsner
JOhristen, labor, 8.50; R. Forster,
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Sonne, men . are especially good ,with, their hands:They
like to work with engines, machines or machinery..
Such men are needednow in the. R.C.AF; •- men .with
the skull and "know-how"to keep 'modern ,Jet aircraft
in perfect flying 'shape
If you are mechanically -minded, you can serve Canada
in defence against aggression -: as a skilled Aircraft -
Technician'' The R.C.A.F, will give you the necessary
trades `tia�ning — g rte of ay *ith ooportneities
for •advancement in the modern field of aviation.
You must be . between 17 and 40, and, have 'Grade 8 . SEE THE CAREER COUNSELLOR AT YOUR NEAREST
education or•" better:
your aire�!
e RCAF will train you' as a skilled
AERO -ENGINE,' .ARMAMENT
AIRFRAME, INSTRUMENT,
OR RADIO TECHNICIAN.
RCAF RECRUITING CENTRE OR MAIL COUPON •
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ONNEL. MANNING,. - ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, OTTAWAONTARIO• • • •
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•I • 'Pkass !rail tee, withoutoblegatiox, jw/l ,, fsrsNcw/an • regarding
•rrroAwerwt rYgwrremeNtt arsd ,parings mow avaifable A tbs R.GA.F'
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ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE.
wielding► 16.50;• Montgomery Mot
'ors, -bolts, 2.80;. Rae '& Porteous,
hardware, 11..25; British American
Oil Co., fuel and grease, 104.28;
Pedlar PeoP1.9, :culverts, ' 356.15;;
Dominion Road Mach. Co '. 're-
pairs, 64.19;' wino MacIntyre, tele-
phone, 7.00; Dept. of Highways;
gas tax, 40.15; Hanover- Transpor--t,
express, 1.65; Richard McQuillin,.
.const. bridge, 2235.00; Wesley
Guest,gravel, 186;25;' Geo. Percy,.
stamps, 3.00. • '
• :. J. R: LANE, Clerk. ;
A.. WHOPPING STEER was
weighed in at 2,450 •pounds at
an Edinontori packing plant and
brought the seller $661.50. He sold
for' 27' cents a pound. The ' big
.roan }lad beenused as. fan lox
and was raised' by a hermit `livin g•
4iear . 'the foothills of ';'Alberta.
' v .g ' 15. sort of likea
Adlvertisfn'
Man journeying through, life. -Just
like" the pian; advertising accent,
p1 she. s little ,without persistence.
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