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aaa ds 2 8° 8. 8 isn 0 ERR a -- na "HK." PATCH A0YAL : CANS, (2) Signifying that tha wearer saw pervice at. Hong Kong and was thus one of the first Canadians to see major action in the 1939-45 war, a new battle patch has made its appearance in dozens of towns and small villages, chiefly in Qua- bec and Manitoba. The new battle patch consists of a red circle, approximately two inches in diameter, with neat, white "Chincie-styled" monogram: med letters "H.K." embroidered in the centre. > All the men who fought at Hong Kong are entitled to tha patchi which is distributed to the meri as soon as they arrive at Brit ish Columbian reception depots. While every province was reore sented in the force that battled so gamely in the beleagured Far East city, most of tha men were mem- bers of the Royal Rifles of Canada, largely from: Quebec and New Brunswick, and the -Winnipeg Grenadiers, most of whom came from Manitoba, although dozens of cities and small hamlas con- tributed recruits to both of these units. The "H.K." patch is entirely dif ferent in shape from other Cana- dian battle patches which ara rec- tangular or diamond-shaped. MINOR TRAGEDY In tears at the disgrace of being arrested for the first time in his life, Harry Hayward, 78, tolls judge in 'a 'Philadelphia ' court that he meant no harm when he violated a law against feeding pigeons. Hayward was -released when prosecutor who ordered the arrest i failed to: appear at hearing. SEIZED BY CZECHS 35 ni Yok ES A Lida Baarova, above, Czech screen star, has been arrested ' by the Prague People's. Court, charged with co-operating with tha Ges- tapo. In 1938, her affair with Nazi Propaganda Minister "Goebbels resulted in' her husband, Gustav Froelich, beating Goebbels. Froe- lich was thrown into a concentra- ticn camp, Lida was shipped to Prague and Goebbels' wife threat: ened divorce, \ ARCTIC HARVEST J. SSE A Gardens now flourish in the land of the midnight sun (top). Even this old one at Fort Albany, on James Bay, is way down south by modern standards. (Left) This 10-foot sunflower was grown at Fort Laird, N.-W.T. (Right) These giant cauliflowers were grown near the Arctic Circle, believe it or not! (By LEONARD BUTLER) Canada's frigid 'north is not as barren as most people think. Care- ful cultivation of sheltered Arctic Circle will often produce ample dividends in both vegetables and flowers. The vegetables are par- ticularly welcome, since fresh vi- tamin and mineral-rich foods are not easily obtained in the remote settlements of the far north. Northern gardens have . prob lems peculiar to themselves. The growing scason is very short and the gardener has to be constantly on the alert. Tender plants must be covered up when frost threat- ens, and sowings killed by late frosts must be replanted. The same watchfulness is necessary at the end of the season when early frosts: might destroy tomatoes and | other tender crops. Season Short To compensate for the shortness of the season, however, the hours of daylight are much longer than farther south, and the niysterious catalytic agents that promote growth in plants with the -aid. of sunlight are able to work on a "swing -shift." In this way adapt- able plants, like the .potato and cabbage, are able to complete three Relieve Headache Quick! Take ASPIRIN It's ready to . go to work in , ready to go to work, just drop in a glass of water, * *? tad te disintegrate, It does the same in your stomach. That's why it stops (head aches so quickly. your guarantee fy that it's Aspirin. NOW--New Low Prices! Pockethox of 12s, . o Gilly 180 > Economy bottle of 24 , , only290 Family size of 100 oes only 79¢ HOTEL METROPOLE All Beautifully' Furnished With Running Water. Rates: $1.50 up NIAGARA FALLS OPPOSITE CNR. STATION v normal months' growth in two months of longer days. To pro- vide extra raw materials for the "swing shift" and to give plants a quick start in the spring it is neces- sary to use fertilizer. Rainfall is scanty in the north, and much of the moisture is furnished by the thawing subsoil. Beyond the free line the soil oc- curs only in cracks and crevices and in river bottom lands. These Arctic soils are usually very acid and are composed of undecayed plant debris. To salvage nutrients locked up in this material and make them available for plant growth, it is necessary to employ millions of bacteria. These bacte- ria are present in all good garden soil, but are often lacking in the Arctic soils and have to be intro- duced. This is done either by ship- ping in a small quantity of loam (often a trip of two or three thou- sand miles) or by using dog ma- nure which sometimes. contains a desirable type of soil bacteria, Eskimos Halp Sometimes a whole summer has to be devoted to "growing" the soil before one can start growing plants. ~ First thie soil must be scraped up and brought to the gardensite. For this purpose it is often possible to enlist the aid of a few Eskimos who think that the crazy white man is going to eat dirt. The soil is dumped in a cold frame or other protected spot and lime is added to neutral- "ize the acidity. Next a complete fertilizer is mixed with the soil. This soil is kept warm all sum- mer and by the next season it is in good shape for raising vege: tables. Competitions Held In the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and in nor- thern Quebec, hotbeds or green- houes have to be constructed be. cause the outside summer temper- atures are not high enough for normal plant growth. Sometimes it is even necessary to use a coal oil lantern or heater to keep the temperature in 'the greenhouse from falling too low at night. In spite of all these adverse condi- - tions, good salad plants are being grown in the far north. Crops of lettuce, radishes, chard, spinach and endive thrive in many parts of the Northwest Territories. At Lake Harbor, in Baffinland, over 100 tomatoes were ripened one year, and some enthusiasts are trying to beat this record by growing to- matoes even farther north on Baf- finland. ' In order to encourage northern- ers to grow their own vegetables the government and a number of companies have issued gardening literature and promoted vegetable and flower competitions. The Hud- son's Bay Company have been holding 'these competitions for the past four years, and some of the entries are shown in accompany® ing photographs, Soil Producing for 250 Years Although gardening north, of the' Arctic Circle is a relatively new venture, a little © farther south, on the shores of Hudson and James Bays are found some of the oldest gardens of Canada, In some of these the same piece of soil has been producing con- tinuously for over 250 years. Anyone who thinks that pests are confined to southern gardens should read the tales of woe that come out of the land of midnight suntans, Grasshoppers, maggots, caterpillars, mice and even sleigh dogs seem to be attracted to the garden, while all the mosquitoes from the surrounding coun'tv | come to feast on the hardworking gardener, J ation in brutal treatment of Allied prisonere. Quizzical expressions-on faces of never, nevar be guilty of British accusations. Trio arrested in Hong Kong is chargzd with collabor- WHO, US? 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