Ontario Community Newspapers

Northern Advance, 9 Nov 1916, p. 3

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* 03300. 1f3~DuI.ilo13 s}`, ~unty~o! Slmco e.thePro."" " u-in. nnnad -....__ ' . Glasg`-ow, 1eo_rp oration . v ceipts `are. _1nlc_1`eas1n2 A since 1ady'eon- Jduetors were introduced. `the factories and you nd the mother \l\lAI\. Talking about V1 Ullo . tl1e introduction dot `female labor,`_it has been found it The train car re- pans, out -exceeding'ly well. Enterinf." 1 I a barber shop, .I was confront,ed .h_v a lady barber." "I expected to be led like a lamb into the 'slang'l1ter. but stran_.r:'e to say _I was disappointed. I! always get shaved` in that _h:1rher' shop now. `The latest addition to the g ranks, of female labor is "a _2'a112' of. women who a1'ef(li$:`2'imz' trencli_es for water_1n`ains in Lil1litl).L:`O\V. Speak- ing` g'_ene1'all_V, everythin: on the sur- faeeis goiiig on `as: "usual; There is of course no unemploymentin Grezzt Britain at present. AThon;:'h largxe 1111211be1's- of fiaetories have ceased their peace t'i_1ne production. the_`,'now turn out material to straffe the Ger- mans, Tllougfli we may nd it quiet in residential qua1't_ers. yet there is n_o `sign of g'1oom_or' despair. Visit l I I and sister with backs bent over a lathe, nishing? off a: shell. with the -expression.- there another. one for Kaiser Bil1; ? Andso tl1e`_'_1':12ne :{)e.s on._ There is one tl1i11_~'_Vwie are cer- tain of, we will never be beaten. Can we doubt "it, ivhen we consider that our inen at the `front liave been n1oth- ered by such women as these. In our hour of need our Womenjfolktl1a:'e played the `game. 11. ml 'nnnn 1'c1U,1a uuaiucab as usual. . ~ T. A _strangerf'_visitin'g the heart of Glasgow` would be impressed with -three things,. namely the large num- ber of women doing men s work, the prevalance of khaki an"d the absence of: men below 41 years of age in civ- ilian clothes. Outside of the above- `everything is going on, as usual. We are a. ' cu1.'ious.,nation._ Visits `from. baby killers o1"the`abanclonment of ' a Gallipoli does not make us down- hearted,- nor does. a. big: push l make us over jubi1ant.. We will shoutfwhen our work is done and I done Well`. ' ,,.,,.~ . ... .. -2. - bearing `herd.c_r os`s; she `has given all *her sons, five in -num er. All, have vlweret is business as usual. found a resting place 11 France. A stranger might _well be excused if /he] expected to find disorganization "and gloom under the above V conditions, but'_su'ch is'n_o't the case. The motto A .........._-_;- _-:._:Lf-,', - - n Bafrie, Goun'ty of T Simcoe,-' Principal-erepayable 1st October, *3? 9. . Inferest payable half.-yearly, 1st -` _andv1st October byvcheque (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in In-_ ada) at the rate of ve per cent per a umpfrom the date of ` purchase. . . olders of this `stock will have the pri ege of surrendering at par and accrued interest, as the equivalent of cash; payment of c any allotment { made under any "future war loan issue in V nizedtbond and stock brokers on `allotments made will be allowed to recog- , respect of applications A commission of one-quarter of oneper cen for this stock` which bear their stamp. , V A__13--A._-.. 1'4`...-un n-no-`Icy I-A "`IQ nQof\II"I! :n:| I01` U113 SLUUIL vvxgsuu uuau un... u..u...y. __For application forms. apply to the`Det)uty Minis ,- of Finance ottawa_ npAn'rMn:N'r or -rmaxcn, OTTAWA, A A Z oc-Trqamz 7th, 1916. THOSE WHO`, FROM TIME-{TO TIME, HAVE FUNDSREQUIIRING INVESTMENT. MAY PURCHASE AT PAR nommlou or `Emma DEBE%NTURESTOCl(# W.~ _s; "ROBE. IN SUMS OF $500 on MULTIPLE THEREOF.- , 1 , , _ , . _-, -yvuu1'lUI"~. Oonveyancers. Monty? at 5` per wen St.,` Bur- 3 Eu ijgtygztura -_V Alliston Hcr'ald-.\'oievent in town; `l11.l.11la1)`V years has so.stunnc the V 'cit17.en-s on l0l1`11l1lL` of it as did the [death of Mr. J. J. Goldie on Mon- .-day evcningt of this week (Oct; 30.). It was not ,srcn`erall_\' lI110W11-lZl)11t hcl - was ill and those who were. aware! that he was conned to the house} had no idea he was in any dansrer of` serious attack. Thcfact is. Gol- ldic was .critic.all_\' ill o_n'l_v- about ten! or fifteen _v2~.ir.u`tcs<. He had been sit-I tins; up out oi bed an-:l shortly after` five o"clocl< in the` nf'ternoon .`3{`illl'lCO'- his'wife`and his niece that hcfelt in little faint and would lie down.. He was being` assisted to bed whenli his condition alarmed those with him. ,_Dr. Harper was summoned. and bein_'i `in his office `was not many miutesi` L in answering` the call. He adminis- tered a 1_1ynodc1'niic to which Mr. Gol- jdie responded and in a few minutes lspolcc to the doctor. [He soon col- lapsed airaizi. revived somewhat, only :to 'f_1`0,ll1l`O another collapse when he {succumbed in a very short time. ADe- ' ceased si1f[ c1'e_d from a_rt'erio-sclerosis and on the night of `the 18th ult., 1 came home from Oran, where he had been working. determined to take "a rest till he should feel bet- {ter as one ofhis limbs was bother- inst him. VH0 was-out as few times after that, but walked with difficul- ty. In "the last few days he,iseemed' itorealize intuitively that" his illness was serious._ On Sunday last he said 1 l l 1 : l 1 1 O i1tario,% November 9th, ` 1916. ` uupux. .` I In the evening . a picked. imam of" `tho B'.C.I. defeated the Co1_ling'wood ve after :1 hard _:a1no, -w,]1i'ch neces-Q `sitated an o\'e1'time[ pt-1'i(_>'d, by A the `score o,14-12. V ! L\.Al\I\9` -u.uLuu uuu IILILIUJBUIU. Collin;'wcod tcnm.:_---McLoan, _Fc`r--i _:'uson. F1'yer; _\'111;;-w111gf, Bule; quar- terback _\Vo1fson'; scrmnnafze. Coffey. .1 'McGo\\'a1{. B'eg'g'; wingfs, Si_n'1mons' . . i Conn. G11mo1'e,A Connol1_v, Tho1fn1ey. Cape}. ` ~ _: . I T.. um ........:..,.. .. _\:41_-_1 1,`- -, , , :- . J. J. GOLDIE DIES SUDDENLYi P Reeve of vA11isto.n' Expired" In Ten! { T Minutes After Showing Signs - } Q V of Oplapse: `S. ;,uuu/g._',auLc LU]. xutuug; bcdlll. "Barrie ta111:-Ly11c}1,. MacLaren, Barnhardt; _v1ng' W111_9,", Quinlan; qua1'te1'back, Ga1la_:her`; scrilmnage, I/Ill? Smith Touchotte Keenan ' L wi11g's', 9 _ 7` 7 . _F0wlc1', ' C1'CSWlCk(.`, I11_9;1'a111, Good- t'o11`ow; Moran and Shrubsolo. f`1_|:_________A] j,A-_ , , '.\f Y `T1 or, etc; V Bank 0! ing, Barrie. Money ULULU J.I`J. All Llallllf D LiL\U1u I . . ] Fowler and Shrubsole did good] ltackling for -Ba.1'rie, while the kick- l [i11_g"of Lynch was muh superior to` 'Co~l1ingwvood s; McLean played a goodzgame for the losing team. 'I)......:. 4.--.-- . `r --.- -1. ar, -1" _ DIAL? ILILBU 'llu.Cl-1 L\l_. - _ In a scrim buck Smith ,S11OCeCd_d in crossing` Colli11gwood s touch line. This was converted by Lynch, giving| Barriea lead of seven points. In the i second quarter, Barrie continued -to keep-theplay in the -Collingwood end, _and on a fake buck`Gal1agjher evad-' ed ,t,hei1i wings for the second touch- 'd'ow`n, which` was 11ot co'nverted. ;Du1-in`9; thelast half" C01ii11g'WOOd ' held Barriexto two points 1eaw'iiif_>; the score 1-1-1 in Ban-ie s favor. (`CI 1 1 u `m-___1_-, _, 1 1' 1 `I -' I-'I.\.'.lJC_a..ll, 1V1.U|LlCCl1.. ` _. g " In the Junior game Barrie had "a _ decided advantage in weight, their` scrimmage` again and again bucking through` Collingwood- s li11e to, make I-.yards.v In this Way Barrie had the play_in the Collillgwobrl end during 'the rst -quarter. T11 n .....:... I......1- c.--:u- A-------J-.1 uuu uucau. V ` ` ` Collingwoodb team :-halves, Thorn- I lee, `Smart, Mosrison; ' ying wing, D-oner; quarterback, Westcott; ` scrimmage, Prentice, Scott, J ackman; wings, Coffey, Nama1-a,` Toner, Mair McLean, McQueen; ' ' Th +1111 T11!1:(\wI (v;'\v\nts-`D.-<.--zn 1.-."! -A --:u_a.L.I.cu 1.9: _uuu1ugW00(l. , - I "Barrie_ team_:-halves, Barwick, Boys, Simon; ying wing',A_ Scott; lquarterback, .Hambly; scr1mmage,_ Hall, Livingstone, McBride; wings, VPae._ Rumble, Partridge, McIntyre and Guest. ` ` I1,-11!, , `I I ` ` ` ` Starred for '_CollihgvboH. -R,,,.,.;o '+,,..m .)l...l...... vunnnuwl ..u....w - Received yourwery` welcome letter _vesterda_v.' I hope I shall` see you all again soon, but not for a While yet. My Wounds do not seem to heal. I fear I will ha\'e.to 11ndcr5_ro another Orillia Paeket-In a letter to his .parents.` Private Artliur Burl~:insh:1W, formerly of Orillia, and brother of `Mrs. G, H. Bennett ofthis town, `tells of how he won a.'beautit'ul- rie in competition, receiving` it from the` {King', who shook handswivith and ' "'tltll' -'1*l'd`l- eon;.1a u a e( um, as a so (1 L10 Queen," and also how he came to lose his prize. Private 'Burkinsh_aw left Orillia about eight years ago for Wi1111ipeg', and was a motorman on the street ears in that city when he enlisted last spring`. His wife and -son still live there. His parents, Mr. Burkinshaw, went from Orillia to, Alberta about re years` ago, and are now at Berry Creek." Private Burkinsh-aw writes from Bevan Hos- pital, England, under date of Sep- tember 16th :--- T h;,-._,,, `i EEX-[ORIALLVIAN GIVEN 'I\T1'I'P 'I'I nsmu and Birmingham am :former Member of cal Society. ' - n> S'rxucr'r, BARRIE. P. 0. Box. 96. T i. to his brother-in-law`, Mr. J . E. Sal-i ter, that he guessed he would be ' `laid up -for a lone; time. `Other re-. L marks he had 1nad_e indicated that 11* `felt _his illness `was more serious thanthose about him were aivare. J. -J. Goldie was a.1nan widely known lin the southern part of" Simcoe eounty_- and the` news of his ' death `will be _a.s u`rprise all `lZl11`O'LIL','ll the district.` He was born invDevon- lshire, England, t't_v-eig'ht years ago. `He came to Canada; twenty-seven years ago and spent practically all that time-in Alliston. As a painter land decorator he was an artist and |ha(l few peers in the `country. His yxvorkmanship may be seen not only i` on and in the finest builtliiigrs in town, but all th`rou_9;hAthe count~r_v '1 within a 1`adius'_ot' 1nan__v miles and gin-the city of Toron_to. _A man of strong E1i_:*lisl1 characteristics anda ! mind trained in Eiiglisli Tory ideals lit was to be expected that he would take more_ than as passive interest in ipolitical and municipal affairs. Dur- line' the period. ixvhen Alliston trans- formed from a village. to a town. Mr. iGoldie,Was a member of the muniei-t pal council and his na.1ne is identied ,witl1i1nanj.' if not all the permanent- improvenients in the town. After some years out of nmnicipal life he re-entered the council. three years ago and during the last tivo years `represented the municipality of Al- lliston in the Count_v7eoune1l. He is survived by his wife and three broth- ers in England. Besides Mrs. Goldie ,is Miss `Collier a niece who has lived %' with the"m for some years. | I 1 I E I l Loses it in - a. Latest novc,-ls. a Singular Manner aa. I'd-IL` RIFLE `BY KING- See our dtsplay and get pnccs. Most complete stock to choose from. a. ' Allthe magazines. The latest in stationery." I Illlall 5 J. IIGIOIJ DCIIIIC Ll. Ulll ,UIIC PU]. U hole. Oh,-oh! > laughed the liste - er,- good, very good! but tell me where did you get the` egg? .`.`Oh, that was the simplest of_all, came the reply. The captain gave orders for the ship to `lay to and theriyhe gave. men one. RST; BARRAIS-T Notary Public, 1' Bank of Toron_tm.. ney to loan ht?1UW- Luuuu - c.\\J1a.uuCu Ullt: `UL 1113 V HUGI." ers. -Bin; you told us there was nothing to eat left `on board. What did you have for lunch. Oh, was the reply,_it'was a`very modest af- fair-beef, wine and an egg? Beef! Where did you get the beef? That came from the bul- warks. * " .` And the _ wine--how about that? That `came from the port `ludn 79 ('11. A1. I77 `I.-.n~LnJ $1.- l:..4-.-... T He was describing the privation of a voyage from "which he had just re- turned.. Then, he said; I went. down to the cabjn to lunch.- To lunch! exclaimed one of hisVhear- __ lh_'_L ___-, ;-I5I Grant, the popular commanding of- cer of the 122nd Muskoka Battal- ion, speaking to the Reporter said he would like to get some recruits for various sections of his battalion. The battalion is anxious to have a pipe band and has funds to purchase a full equipment if_'it can onlyisecure the men. While the niembers of the pipe band would have to become ef- ficient soldiers,.it would be. the pur- pcscuto instruct them as stretcher- bearcrs, the duties of which they Wouldvperform on going to thefront. Being informed that all of Galt s pipers had enlisted, Col. Grant said as long as he couldget a pipe-major he felt recruits `could be taught to play the pipes. I Galt Repor.ter-Lieut.-Col. D. M. WOULD LIKE TO nuov wJ.\JU. Now, I will tell of the disaster to myself and. my lii;rl1l_\' prized rie. I was allotted ont on aeroplane pick- et. We were `to main the big anti~ai1`.- craft guns, as well: as act as 1'-kl;-m-en. They put me as a'1'ifleman. I *___ at the .e.\'treme end of the t1'e1i?11P.' \'\'e were just in the eneniy line of '; ig'h.t. At midda_v we . sighted three enemy planes coming` our way. They spread out as they drew near us. I si5_,>'nalled the lieutenant that I would take care of the plane on my right," so I, peppered away at it with my rie. The third shot put a` hole in his grasoline tank, which tool: re [of course, and he `took a sweep d-o\vn.. The next shot nished the aviator, but as I fired again the ob- server in the plane dropped a hand grenade, which `blew I my han some rifle to atoms in my hands. But it saved my life. I received a piece of A the barrel in my right , groin, and now I am in Bevan Hospital. Have been here since the middle of August. My comrades thought I was blown to pieces. The other two planes were brouglit down by_thev bigaircraft guns. My `little bit it done, but I am very s.or1',v_at losing my highly prized rifle. I, expect to be invalided home as soon as I am able t-o travel. ` operation. I got a _;:reat s111asl1i'11g'* ~iup, but n1_v'little bit is done and `I Cl am still" alive, for which I am very yi thankful. Now, `I will try to tell you about `my adventure and how it all .happened. First of all, I will tell of my victory at Bisley. I red. in all 150 rounds that day, against six conxpetitors, and three of us were ties at 800 yards . Then they passed the three of us 011 for 1,004) yards. They red _rst. I was the last to shoot. The rst that sl1ot got one bull's -eye in five shots, and the rest were outs. The second got two bull s eyes andthe rest outs. Then it was my turn. I 1na11a`2'e(li to get four bull s eyes and one inner, so that I won the'da_\', the only Canadian` in the bunch. The Dominion ensi_9,'n was hoisted to sl1ow.that a Canadian had won. The I{ing' and Queen were -present and thousand of people to witness the event. .\I_'.'w eonn"a.des hoistedime up on their shoulders and Itook me right up in front -of the l_2`ra11 stand and before all the Roy- alty, and lo; and behold Ihad to {shake "hands with their majesties the {King and Queen. The) presented me with a gold medal and a most handsome rie. It was a Ross rie, and the telescope alone n1us_t have `eostA$1O0. ` \`_____ T .11 . II n .- -- A Mdes_t Affai: ' livn PIPE BAND Singl; copies 36. . _.__...j._..:-....-__.._2.... HISON, BARRIS--I s,. Notary ' Public,r. Etc, Money. "t'6~.I` rates ' of interest; n St., in the prem- cupied by the `Bank,_:` ranch Otce, Elm-. W. A.'Boys, K.C.,, Ilrnlcnn ' uACll|'JAl. " t$8l `r J ; Hun n ( uvuuv 4.9 .IJlL.l.'l.UI-P Telephone" 661. V R LYON, 122 , 'To1'~onbo,T'will t.,' Barrie, every" seases-Eye, _ Ear, roart. Consultation- Gu-. K ...... _..J'|_- IV c AL: 1.! turchxson. 'ic;z`z_r:Tar1_-d-.-urgeon. `deuce 12 Burton m-1_..1, __; _ an-I ~v.-~ N. n; MLEP. 8: s. Glasgow aEoN-- ` 7 ac 5"Thmat. 1a..` a. 7 `TVTUW `ms V`SIiBSlRIHm3 ` IN A DVA NC E ` _-.AHI.L'_ -3. - . Post Graduate work in gvkng served as Clinics uare Ear. Throat 8; None al London Ophthalmic for a term as Resident on OYhtha1mc Hospital risto :andV Bxrmingham am Bfemhmv no UV! -St1 `II Liar!" doh: . bfhce -`aha K-.1; Vnlop Barrio, 400., PHONE 32.4 V 9. '- Undertaken. (1 night.` Morguu connection. V Bar- P5-EEG!-Ev. IOIANS [ITER, LATE or _ 9' Sunscnu-`rte VS'TEWA.RT,, B I `S1.iit0rs'. ` Nata;-i`-1:. Uonvnvnnnnn ' \t-__ }RNEL, ;O_1:`FIQE Q `M.2D.C.-M., surgery f Women especial- _ Collier St. Phone \J\-V113 UIIJVGIIIIIIII p.m., anti by BYOB. vn; uurupnyv I 3, "ank of To Barrio, will - In I`: fn ` !R1?9$5 V " Vol. .'-No.-. 46 A Th9\1n:p;n._ V nu nu V-uuu-p _U 76]," Ly Morning, by Grew; Publisher; 5. .every if , Rural `schools "in `Ohio are to s in? ftroduce courses in `e't'iqu'ette and gftable vmanners, '. A I , 7 ' Cocoa shells are "b_eingsfed to cats t1'* in sjeourse "o(f~'.expem1its; by F1`.!!..h's:4.d9;i1fY1BBn-- ~ % - s- ` 6 .-s.. .. `V`M'3:-T:ZtfiLspring wheat $1.25 `to $1.35,-fall wheat $1.65, butter 17 11:9 18c-,- eggs _12c.x. . _ - ' T `gnaw; uqaxu 1uUU.l'pU.l'ula8u. , . At" a meeting of Allandale rate-__ payers a resolution was passed and 41 committee appointed to confer with `-~.`the town of vBa,rrie\up_on;terms of -amalgamation. T}1e'comn1ittee com-' reprised Jas. Graham, Chas. Catcher. Thos. Jevons,Jno. Brunton,~sr;, Wm. `Taylor. " ' ' -e ' Ad. .. ........4.:.... `M0 vs. uuc ncuxug U1. uu:u' pI`0p8I'Ey. ' 3 Prdposal. to drain ` Holland marsh" `opposed by The Advaince owing to 1:he' liabiiity of lowering M the level [of Lake _ Simcoe. . A v _ `ll . __!_.1. ;, 4' - Stranger-`-_Wh'aiE: s. your -`ame, lit- 9`t1e boy? Little ,Boy-'-WillAi'e.V ` ~ Strang`er-WiIlie `what ? b V. _ Little Boy--Willi_e_ Don t,` I guess, as that -s what fmamma. always calls" `"9-."`3`?i`%r`3'1`."?'iV?`: . ' _ _--- -...y.~uuv ua. ;Vuv. Q, .1.0UU '1`)-irectors ef the Agrictiltural So.- eiety considered a `proposition ' to erect a drill shed on the show grounds or the `selling of their property. " Prdnnsnl. tn nh-uin"r-n.'lI.....1 ..........x.`l .n.slJa\JJ.o At a meeting `of rep1'esentatives from [various parts of `the County a5 b-County Pioneer and `Historical So`-I wisiety was drganized. Senator Gowan `Ivan tnnl-nil 'LT;....' `D..--. T--J-- v_y nan uzsaxuncu. oeuu.Lu_If U 0W3.l'l ;;s ,e1ecVted Hon. Pres,-, Judge Ar- '-dagh, President. ` V - ` : . _I'II'-TY YEARS AGO ' ' From The7AH3ance of Nov. 8, 1866 'I\:;_- -L _ Conveyancer, s Block, N0. oney to loan. Hospital committee decided to pur- . 'chase'.Lloyd property on Duckworth street for hospital'at cost of $1,100: also to take pmceedings to have hos- `pital board incorporated. A+' o mm.+;..... -9 An..-,1-..1- _.-;- xxxxxxxxxxxxkxxkxxxfxx X LOOKING BACKWARD- H 1 "VP 7Fror.n The Advance of 0V. 12, 1$91 `. :-:.xx`xxx'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxvx-xxxx_xxxxxxxx`xxxxl .\.u_uu.u. 0 First Quarter [Fu1l Moon Last Quarter .. New "Moon . ; . . 'I'c'w. 10, 19'15v-76th Bn. ar-' rived in town from Niagara Camp. V St. u uytuau '_UHu1L?ll. LN`:)v. I8, 1915-Op:enii1g St. Mary s, Parish Hall, Owen \./\lAl11lE.', vv \.IUL|o Nov. 7, 1915-Rev. W. H. TVVa1la'ce enters upon pasto1'atC of Baptist -church. . `M'...- Q 1611: n..'.--:-.,.. cu %.:::;::;:`.`5&i:?** ' 1-rears tart/hree no t r.gcd $1.50 per annum n h-` _ = . vI\'o'v. 6, 1915 -'-Barrile CO1- -lcgiatc footballers defeated Co1ling;wood. T \Tr\vv '7 `I (11 K `D ..-- TI. 7'1 II} V LBIUIL V jBarrie . .. Elmvale '.,. . . Pe11eta11g, . . . V. Chief Events: this week a ' T year T ago_ *- Ba ,rrie Board of Education November 131311 T Barrie town . . . . [New Lowell . ., Coldwa`terV . . . .. . Orillia' ... . Bradford Te`umseth tp.,'Va -1- UL: lll!l.I3\7 Illl. Nov.- '18. 'Oro tp., . . Thursday, T.NoVT'ember 9, 1916 313t11 day of the `year. A. lVl"2 Z`3??aL. `because th`ey have tasted f nothing better. They -hesi-1 tate about trying Red Rose Tea. . because they think it is more expensive. In" reality, it is very economical. Its splendid rich-I ness and strength-. make it. yield 5 cups of rich tea for! cent. Invsealledpackages`. only. Try it. ' VSati sfied: A WithYour Tea . Mft1Y3I?39Ezi3 s, LL.B., BAR- WEEKLY CALENDAR Division `Court Dates ...: - ' - 1* Cotmcil Meetings ` M_oon s ` Phass L. ...L .._. '\" 'tp'.,t "gt `1;'e`e;;,:1" .".wNv.' 2 . Nov. 9 ".1 Nov. 17 V. . . Nov. 25 . .-Nov. . Nov. .Nov. .Nov.. .Nov. 1 .-Nov. V wvuu NOV. 7 Nov. 8. .Nov. .20 14 ` .15 16 I 18 715 ; gow, the rst thing I n-oticied was the ; lady porters and train cleaners and . time, but my breath was nearly tak-. en.away when I bo_ar_ded a tram car, ' -took a. seat near the lady driver, ex- __-_ ..-..v..-J v\avaL\4 nu, Jlllsllrlt DUI) : Arriving` at "central station, Glas- they were wearing trousers. Iehave often `heard about Mrs, So and So wearing` the trousers but this was I was` beginning to'_ have -aprofound `respect for the female sex by this driven and conducted by ladies. I pectingi to witness all kinds of hair- breadth_esca'pes. Well, nothing hap- _pened and Ijmusttake 0lf`111yAhat`t0 that driver. I have driven. a car n1y- _ self and should know. She threaded . her way through Glasgow s busiest _ tho1'ough_fares as unconcerned as any a man. I soon arrived at`3the' place. thatwas once my home, but what a change. This district of Glasgow was in pre-war days la beehive of in- dustry. In a small area We had at srlass works, iron foundries, and saw -mills. `Now everything `seemed strangely quiet. I was puzzled. What had happened"? Still thinking I entered my father s shop and after` the usual meetings, "sat down on the bench, enlightenment soon came. The the rst time I saw it in real life. V glass works. were now inakingdiigh ` explosives and the foundry was making shells.` Most of thewomen. of the district were employed in the `above factories. There` - was not a man left in the whole',dist-rict`who 'was'able to bear arms; This district is` by no means `an exception. In the street where Mrs. Robb `isl staying in ,If`olkestone, there is not a man left` , of any age in `the `whole street.` All the menrareat the front. .-As I sat at the bcnchand cracked ._ about `old- times, I was deeply touched. '7 Most _of my old friends were gone, many of, them having paid the price which victory demant_'is.j I -can safelv say. that therexis scarcely a family in the" whole length Ta.1id breadth `of th'e7Bri-. ' Tnilnai u'yIs..`l.- 1...--- M -A 4-3" .......u nquguu tum nreaa tish_ `Isles 5 which [ hasn husband,or son to the for world domination. .fr.ind; j7<>fVmi:1e_. .int.1.1i = .1....'...._, u\,..u5.-,, 1116110 ayu nu VbU1ulL'1`(b' we qulckly made ourselves comfort- able` and got to sleep anywhere. Two V used t`l1e'seats, two more got under the seats and one maiiagzed to ba_- lance himself on the light parcel . rack. 4VVe nlaclesfour stops between` London and Glasgow. At each `stop, a smallband of ladies, I might al- most call t}1em'angels, came throilgh ' the eompartments and served out tea_ and cak_e free of charge to theunited services. These ladies kept up this -good'work going -night and day with- outremuneration; .Canada,-if she A has not ali'eady.done so, might copy. 1 A.....-I... ..L ......1._.-1 .L,l ru I J it I A's"I promised in thefllast letter`, ,1 will try and give you an idea ~how_ people and `things are affected over- here by .the `war- The more It con- sider this question the more wonder- ful .seems.'the transformation. When I try to blot outthe last two years andonly c-onsider to-day` and -the day before the declaration __of war, it seems` asif, .likeR4ip Van Winkle, I V I World.- were waking up- a new . Changes, tliough slow, have been v.ery radical. >To go .over the whole subject` would occupy. too . much space, but to serve the purpose. ' of ` bringin`g' out the changes` tl1at..ap- pear onthe surface; I will briey describe a short "leave I had about ve weekseagco. My pass. was made `out for Glasgoxv, Scotland. Glasgow I knew very well in pre-war vdays, having: resided there and in `the vi- cinity for a number -of years before going to Canada. _My first break in the journey was ` at .Charring Cross, London, ,Being' pressed for time I tookthe. tube to" Euston station. I-boug'l1t-n1_v.t_icket from a l.ady.booki1ig clerk, was lowered to the. bowels of London by alad_v'1ift- attendant, -and entered an `electric train operated by a man close on60 years of age and iC0l1,d11ctO_d Why a young` man, invalided ` out of the army with Wounds. '_ A1'riving' at Euston, my ticket was punc_hcd by alady collector. and I was directed to the Scottish platform by an old gentleman" in khaki, with the letters G. R_Qo11 his arm. ' man "Was, \'c1'y` _solicitous ` as -to my welfare, even g`-ziiiig: so far as to take _my'a1'm and lead -me rig'ht'to the7 train. .I found: out afterwards that he was one of abody, similar to thc_ Canadian Home Guards; they are drawn from allclasses, from the city magnate to the crossing; sweeper. Too old -to ght, yet they were youiigt en.ou_L,rl1 in spirit to vo`1unte_er to -keep watch in theirspare time ill the lar- ger stations to help and `direct Tom: my and `Jack when on _lea_\fe"a11d gen- erally `fatliei-_ our boys free of- Clla1_`g'C. Boarding; the Scottish E):- press I 7entered an all-khaki compart- ment, factethe whole train could be styled a khaki train, civilian clothes being" the ex- ception. ` The journey passed very quick; be`i11g',`11ig11t and all soldiers 1171.1 nn*inIr]rr 1\1n1Jn A.-.ue..\l-...~ -_____C`_,.L' This old g'entle-' * and navy "blue ' [BRITISH 1=EogLE_ A isnna-r.1zo33 TELLS or A v_Isrr T0 ms -NATIVE qL_AsGow g 7..., :::uu urcuuul 01 t,ne~nr1-. - Whlclr t sacriced 9. L10 EA!` `-57; LL; T7'_3___,-9, I ,_L III uuau. u DaU1..llUUl.l' it . .t() the Kaiser"s lust `:....L2-'_. l'\ " ` ` or, `Notary P.ublio,., Patent Expert. j lock, rst door"west. ofce. [ with A. E. -H. Cres- -vv vny sxatl Lllll nation. _On'e7- old in xis district `_ ig, 1'N""wAk i`m|=.l '1-he Interests or Barrie, the county AAA L(V\IL U1. -IJIILLICQ _During the last half Coll-iiigwood possessed the :ball most of the time, giving Barrie an opportunity to show their superior taekling_ ability. A It `Was in this department that Barrie. prevented _ Collingwooci from - break-- ing` through for any material gains. 14".. D......:.. 41...; .......1; M0 Q',...++ Dnn 1:13; , vu.Lyu5u' LU]. CIIIJ 'JlIAl./Ullul 5 I IJ For Barrie, th work of S'cott,Pla.; I and Hall was especially -brilliant, while Tho1jnley,' McLean T and Mair, third period Br\\ iCk ob- tained the -ball near 'thevCo1li11`g'w'o'o(l goal, broke through tlieir line.for the-Aon1v~touchdown of the V gaxnc. 1 Again in the last period Barrie} threate'ned;the Collingwood goal but the good Work of Thornley prevent 1 ed any scoring . The game ended 6-1 E infavor of Barrie. 'I'\ :1 1 . 1 . In l'VVII' 1' ha;Lo UL Lll\I \Jo \.J. 1.. jT}_1c`senio1' ,<.1_'a111eT coxmnenc-ed vatl t11ree o clock, B31'1'ViC'1l31r\'.i.1lf.-1' the kick- off. During: the 1'st`a1{d second: qi1arte1' the play was very` close`, 1191- ther 'tean1Tl1avin'g any apparent ad- vantage. T _, ` T H... n.:...1 .-....:..,1 D-..---:-1- .L a |.'uU :u.u; JUL Aaou Laauc. I , O_n Saturday , Octobt-1' 28, two In- to1'.co1leg'1atcRu_9,'by g'a1nes took place in the Queen s park between B-a1-rig: and Collingwood, the latter having bfought down two Rug'1)y teams. and "I a. `basketball `team composed of` girls of the C. C. I. ' ` I - BAR1=.m-coLLINGWo'oD_ : : - FOOTBALL GAM1-1S~| The following` report was 1`eoi\.:edl -too late for last ISSIIC.` , . f\.. C`-L._..J-_.v I\ 1 an . -r l W. A. J. Bell, K.C. STEN, % BA1Tii- in High Court :0!` !'ieS_ Public, A Con-

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