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mpk * "The Blitzkrgeig is ‘on!" ‘was ‘the shriéking ‘heatâ€" line in The London Daily Mail:on Tuesday. Other. British newspapers more quietly suggested t;hat.4 Hitler was attempting" his "lIigntning ‘war" on ‘*Brâ€" tain. Literally hundreds of planes swarmed over the British Isles dropping bombs where they could. â€"Scores of Nazi planes ‘Were ‘crashed to earth, the Royal Air Force taking a serious toll of the invaders. The battle was contintied day andi nlcm but a magnificent defence met She awakâ€" _:nlanes Britain proved herself truly ready. It is true that much damage was done and more may be expected But ‘the ‘loss ‘from a nuilHtary stantâ€" point was not considerable. At the sgme tite the. British have continued their gusaults «pon thiliâ€"; -tary ‘objectives in Germanâ€"held territory. The me inflicted on the Nazis is admitted to have beQ*serious. mmme main difference betwee _ j /. . dA young lady ih ‘Brooklyn, NX., receritly wrote _ | [ Whe New York Sun,.giving extradts from ‘létters sls '»-,mmymmummmmw . the and ‘the mmzto-uey-dmmmwuf @mflm Isles. What this young. ‘lady Writes ‘Gould ‘be duplicated ‘by #eores ‘of ipeaple in E. 'mnum for exumple, who ‘Have 'lem ... various places in Engumd Scofland and, Wales. _ aÂ¥. The Brooklyn young lady quotes ‘one fetter froin‘ _._ a relative â€"an English girl in iher teens, who mficbt well expect her life to be :a wount! o6f nolmm _ free from danger. This young ‘I@ty in mm *) _\ M@Ht well have ‘been forgiven ‘if she :leoked :upon. dHe as ommous and worthy ‘of wmmaint IInStea ‘this English girl wrote : â€" «_ "England is on her toes. We hmve R :jOh, but'wei can manage ‘that. There ts no fear, no panic, no walling. That is the general feeling, and neither . pMvations, nor ‘restrictions, nor rationing, will maike any ‘dAifferenceâ€"if ‘we can‘t ‘have ioing ‘on; Cakes we‘ll do ‘without. The nation jJust forges ahead, full of ‘bulldog: determination. We have our, ‘teeth firmly ‘planted in the enemles‘ pants :and iit‘s [ going to ‘take a devil of a lot of Shakirig ibefore we _ det go again. ‘Our men are in action. "Two ‘outâ€" of’ .. three men one ‘meets are in nntrwm-an lots odf women ‘too. Mos $ i 4 on B . * C .c o hoii s i Pb . Then there are the thoughtful words ‘of andmerg former resident ‘of Timmins ipublished in a recent issue of The Advance:â€""JFerry will find that ‘She British are made of ‘better stulf than ‘he‘s already. dealt with. He won‘t get ‘our nerves shattered easily. We are very well defended, and ‘have every, confifience in Churchill. T‘am sure we will Wwin through whatever the cost." ' ‘"Bind her, grind ‘her, burn her with ‘Aire! "Cast her ashes into ‘the sea! ‘"She shall escape, She shall agpire, z arise, with a ready joke and irrepressible wit. It takes more than ‘a perverted ‘to ‘te "ié rorize such people, or wipe ‘the ‘Joke ’m;m ’fihdn-' lips. I again, and it is easy Tor Triends ‘to picture mm i watohful, earnest, zealous, selfâ€"sacrificing in h1S| attention to duty, yet able to face whatever might .-pm n iploneering a new land, neV‘er ‘Icmtug ‘humour or his courage no matter ‘how ‘rough othe. -rroad or hard the work, he rettred to Ns 'nmtevez ltmd with the thought ‘of an eager nfe wél}_; eamed indeed. YÂ¥et,: the chll m duw and the: chance for service have made him a btsy man The reference to the Air Raid Précaution dutzyx ’flfl«-nemlnd many here that a Tormer po"pulari‘ Dimmwumins :residentâ€"Jack Faithfulâ€"is ‘one ‘of fihe, Air Wardens in Britain ‘toâ€"day. After n ‘busy and. Mnuous life in Canada, cheerftuly doing ‘His: ~ "So long, and «don‘t ‘believe ‘the :gleom zmengerm Britain is still ‘free and has still got ‘sense :o : humor Besides ‘we ‘mre making hHistory. â€" what ‘ could any Briton want? Cheerio. mnst run off now ‘to report for Air Raid :'Preâ€"« caution duty." % «< +. e "England!" "She shall arise to set men free! "She shall arise in a sacred scorn,‘ "Lighting the lives of the yet unborn, ‘"Spirit supernal' Splendor eternal! he| can take two formsâ€"the restriction on! supplies ve| going to Japan from CGanada, and the stoppage of in | imports from Japan to. this «country. â€" It ts aaid, e‘ ‘with @pparent lmowledge of the facts, that ‘both @] witoiel and scrap iron from Cansda are Anding y wm to: Japan stprosuft ‘Inmedwee*revma% R mtance to Japan shou‘ld be stopped at once h/ All the, nickel â€"and scrap : ironâ€" that ‘Canada. «tray anynickelorlronm | ies a 4mummmmm; Hves, ‘the fact is that Japan is ndt ‘so inegar ‘Subduâ€" ing Chiria as it was two years ago. There is generâ€" al belief that Japan is now nearing the end of its Yresources and ‘unless help comes from some source or another will have to relingquish , its thought of conquering China It is this thought perhaps, more than any other, that is tempting Japan to seek other fields of possible aggression. mhere is evidence ‘Shat Japan .has cast coÂ¥etous ‘on both French and Butoh poesesslonsm the BEast and may move to the invasion of these posâ€" sessions. What can Canada do about it? The Gbtawa «Journal ‘suggests ‘that Canadam*whe A vital part in handicapping â€" Jmanmxdthnsm- ‘Girectly, ‘at least, helping Britain. Canada‘s part Some Canadian newspapers have â€"been «lecturing { :the United States ‘because ‘that ‘country ‘does 6t ‘appesar to recognize that the enemies «of Britain | @rejust as ‘truly the enemies of the United Stutes ‘@nd ‘that If ‘Great ‘Britain can be daalt with | yi ‘these Ioes :attention in ‘objectionable way will at Onte ‘be ‘turned ‘to the â€"country ‘to the South. Thasel ~Canatlian newspapers might ‘do ‘well to exardise i8 political foresight ‘of ‘their own. They. might ‘for ‘instance, mote that the present enemy of ‘China ‘does ‘not ‘appear ‘to ‘be altogether free’ from designs that gre intmical to Britain â€" and to ‘Cangda, notâ€"only as â€"a ‘part of ‘the Emptire, ‘but as a ‘country ‘with possessions <of its own that utâ€" Een ce 0C ‘tract :‘the "‘avarice of *the ga:ngster nations 1’1’ Japan could only conquer China it would not be long before it would seek other worlds to conquer ‘and in its:gangster: ‘attiturde Japan woultâ€":soon Hall Toul of British and Canadian interests Fortunâ€" ately for those who are fighting for the world’ TreeBom, ‘Japan has made but litile headway in the way of any material . victory â€"over China. Despite the price paid in treasure and in human "Put irito your task, whatever it may be, all the ‘courage :and purpose of ‘which .you are ca,pable., Keap your hearts:proud :and your resolve unshakâ€" sen: T6t us mmm *o ‘thatt *temi mwman; ‘snflle on our lips, and our heads ‘held High, and! with God‘s help we shall not faxl is is a «grim to defend the hontéland ‘to ‘the uttermost. There is no slackening ‘of éffort, mo ‘carélessness, no ‘lack of Watchfulness. Everyâ€" thing ‘that «can ‘be ‘done ‘to make assurance ‘doubly, ‘Bure has ‘been ‘done, is ‘beirig ‘done. ‘Btitain is meady. "Whe spirit is a full, a compléete respo‘n-se‘;'i ‘to ‘the ‘call of ‘the King â€"some :â€"months ‘@gO : â€" 3 { they have been :mose or less of ‘the Hiftâ€"aniâ€"min Thtere is ‘a serious side to ‘the British ‘attitude, ‘however. Despite all theirrepressible â€"humotr, ‘there .people. $ +@ne ‘German, impressed With ‘the unconquerati}e ‘British ‘humor, said:â€""The â€"British will :die with a. jJoke on ‘their lips." He is only partly right. The British avill ‘have ‘their ‘ol4 Humor to the endâ€"btut ‘they ‘will not dieâ€"and the end will ‘be victory. . ?1 But reports from ‘Britain make it ‘plain, | however, that ‘the British people â€"are a long way yet from beimg ‘terrorized. Instend, they ‘still ‘have ‘the sustuhnng Torce of a nhumour that hantucaps ‘the enemy‘s most ‘brutal force. "Let the bleedmg” ‘beggars ‘come!" ‘Has been ‘the answer ‘to ‘the ‘HBlite= la‘lng FEven the ’bOaSt of ‘Hitter that he will be in London, England, on August :16th, â€"has failed tu ‘Inspire the slightest terror. Instead, ‘the British, ‘going ‘about their work and ‘bustness, ‘gnd even Iftheir pleasures, as usual, take it as a‘ rare ;Joke. That dangerous ‘Uate, ‘August 16th, has ‘been ‘pubâ€" ‘ndry ‘set as ‘the ‘occasion ‘for a monster garâ€" <den party to which special invitation has â€" ‘been| given ‘to irepreseritatives ‘the ‘Canadian, Austra-* Han ‘and ‘other ‘forces overseas. "Two chairs" are specially reserved for the event. ‘The despatohes| do not say whethes they are ‘at the ‘head table on n ‘lesser : iplace, ‘biutt ‘the ‘two. vacant "places are ‘dis= ‘timttly markedâ€"one for the ‘bestial paperhangér ', and the other ‘for His ‘Iut and ‘comidgally conceited mrtner in Inigtifty. "There is a party reaty â€"Phe German â€"hitâ€"andâ€"miss â€"«air policy has some ‘valure ‘in cdase «df ‘some na@tions ‘as n ‘Torm of gm mng WM'M to izmen capturet ‘this Week in Britain were ‘many amere boys ant éven a Tew Itaiian :pliots. There b Â¥oud for speculation in this. in sany «ease ‘it ‘indiâ€" wgdtes that Geritmnany may be ‘able ‘to maike inmurm erable airpianes, ‘but it ‘lacks the cupavity to produce airmen as â€"speedily as ‘the Royal â€"Air li'orce ‘can ‘wipe ‘them | ‘garigsters if ‘they get ‘here," laugh the aBnitishz. WHERE CANADA MAY HELP ‘| :official ‘assurance that none of ‘the â€"supply should. l ibe allowed to reach unfriendly ‘nations like Japan, ‘| â€"a nation that has aligned itself ‘with The gangâ€" U :ster powers, Germany and Italy. :\ While the Government of ‘CGanada ‘can â€" control ‘I ‘the ‘exports of goods from Canrda, ‘the ‘people :)\ themsetves can help Chinaâ€"the victim of aggresâ€" | sionâ€"and help Britain, now fl'gh.ting alone ‘against the gangster nationsâ€"By refusitng to ‘piurâ€" i ‘ghase Japanese goods of any ‘description. The Journal points out that some Canadian i firms have been accepting Japanese goods in ‘preâ€" ‘| Terence ‘to British goods of dimilar type. At the | moment this is little better ‘than ‘column: activity. It is almost direct ‘help ‘to ‘the ‘ehenty. | Britain is naturally @nxious to sell goods ‘to Canâ€" | a@daâ€":and other frinedly nations, fot alone for the, | benefit of trade, but for the patristic reason Of | helping exchange and keeping British credit ‘and |‘currency on the soundest possible ‘basis. This is a case where profit should not enter ‘itito tÂ¥he ‘question. Even convenience should take second | place ‘As a matter of ‘fact, British ‘goods are much | superior to the Japanese. Indeed, in recent years| | Japanese goods have been described as little betâ€" ter than trash, with price as the ‘sole attraction.| ‘This is a place where the people ‘can ‘help win ‘the war for Britain by ‘tfheir own A@Attitude They can not only boycott Japanese wares, but they can go.|â€" further and demand British goods. It will ‘be surâ€" prising to some Canadians how many lines of goods have been coming from ‘unfriendly sources.| It would be a good ‘idea to Check ‘on ‘every ‘purâ€"| : ‘ohase. Is it Canadian? British? At least it shOlfld 4 ‘be from a friendly ‘source, ‘such ‘as ‘the ‘United ‘States If not, away Wwith it!. In ‘the case ‘of Japanâ€" ‘‘ese igoods dealers have had fair warning A couple; of years ago there was an orgunlized attempt to |â€" iboyeott Japanese goods in this ‘cuuntry. Pliacards carried around town warned against Japanese. m, lpehumg out that these ‘guods were, figurâ€" - 3 fing, covered with the ‘bf omt w mmdlng women ‘and children, being the product ‘0f brutal gangsters, Siteves ‘and mur‘| 4 Gderers. Atthattimethe argumexttmaamm‘¢ Shat the goods had ‘been ptu'cwfibeiommn’" P mmrmm true colouts. "M excuise does| ‘hold «!bem Recerit Stotks ‘of Faparnese | â€", goods must have béen bought with open eyesâ€" ‘_onlyfrommselflshprontmofive Can- 5 magazine "Health." _ "Holidgys, Mr. Plewman writes "are} ‘meant to reâ€"create ‘body, mind and «spirit. «Mr. Plewman gives seven rules ] ‘for safe â€"and happy holidays * I + | 41. Take sun baths in easy doses ~2. Find out what bpoison ivy looks 3. iBe sure water supply is pure. _ ; 4. Make certain milk is pasteurized. 5. Don‘t do too mlich exercise gt once.: «6. Don‘t â€"swim on «full stomach, 7. Learn how to paddle and row. _ Accompanying his article is valuable advice on how to pastetrize milk ‘at. home. n l ‘"‘The »stress <of â€"war ‘matkes holidays: all the more necessary. Yotu~cannot retain . health without holidays," so writes Charles E. Plewman, former| secretary of the National Boys‘ Work, "Where‘milk can be purchased from a the curréent issue of the, MODERN, â€"EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICR. .. . «‘the ‘Outcome of 122 Years‘ B A N K 0. X loughing, plarting, reaping, conserving, *marketingâ€"AGRICULTURE commands all seaâ€" sons. The‘farmer isever working and managing ‘to secute ‘the ‘gifts of ‘nature and their sprofits. In ‘the recent years of pretended peace, ‘th’e:eé; ‘was a tendency to looseness in talk, with soâ€"calied‘ intellectual meandering that were near ‘or ‘over. the tine of ‘disloyalty. None of this should ‘be tolâ€" erated ‘toâ€"day. . It should be remembered ‘that there are thousands upon thousands of gallant, ‘Canallians ‘overseas, facing the danger of ‘Geath,. ‘and worse, for Canada, Britain and for freedom These brave men have loved ones here, and not a word should ‘be tolerated that will vex or ‘Or ‘wlarim these relatives. Loose talk Ehould ‘be banished for the full duration of the war â€"a after. - * of what happened in Norway, Belgium, Holl@n@, Frarce and ‘other places. As one speaker ‘said ‘at. the ‘meeting ‘held in Timmins by ‘the Italians fto iproclaim their loyalty to Canada and ‘to Britain : "In view ‘of what has ‘happened in Norway, Belâ€", gium, France and other places, there is no room in Canada for anyone who is not wholeneartedly with‘Canada and Britain in this battle; except in: ‘three :spotsâ€"‘the ‘internment ‘camp, ‘the prison ‘or. the.grave." ‘The safety of Canada ‘and the ‘Emmre 4s ‘the first, the vital consideration. In every ca.se, the ‘country, not the individual, should get the, benefit of the doubt. Help make the National Registration complete and as near perfect as humanly possible. Register yourselif! Help others register! Don‘t be a nood. sters and all ‘their murderous ways. Neither | directly nor indirectly should a dollar be turned ‘the ‘way of any of the gangster nations Every; ‘dollar in ‘trade is needed for Britain, for ‘Cangada, , for the two or three friendly nations left on ‘earth. Every individual can ‘help to some ‘extent. Insist on Cganadian ‘or ‘dther ‘British goods, ‘or tamng ~these, on United States products. ‘While the inâ€" dividual :effect may appear small, the cmhulati.ve resullt Will ‘be immensge, overâ€"powering. Premier Churohill is «quoted as warning loyal people against persecuting people ‘for simply talk- ing foolishly gbott the war. It is doubtftl if t‘tre British Premier ever gave such advice. Whether l he ‘did or not, it is ot the ‘best of advice, in view: Something . to p’o‘nder over! Russia is r‘epoi'ted) asestablishing «an qirplane base just off the coast of ‘Alaska. ! ‘Serving Canadians and their industries in everysection‘ d’f'tbe ‘community, awerinvite you to Hiseuss Y OUR ‘banking requirements with ss.. Timmins Branch: T. W. TOD, Manager â€" BMALL ACCOUNTS ARRE WELOOME® : ; The â€"Bank ofâ€"Montréd! ‘at ‘all‘seasons is assi’ * _ ing thousands of ‘fatmers throughout Canatda,, , by furmshing at ‘convenient â€"branches ‘the va=> rious kinas"(ff ‘bankinp services they require:" During â€"Sixâ€"Week Period The Portland Oregonian remarks: A iquick . count shows us but one Fanti-alrcmft gun of the latest design. As we have two coaéts we may need That chap you â€"see in a brown study 4s just a white man who‘s blue because 'his business isâ€"in the red .although he "himself is in the pink.â€"Torontoâ€"Star. Ottawaâ€"During the six «grimmest ‘and most tragic â€"weeks of ‘the war more than <50,000 ‘men <enlistedâ€"in the Canâ€" adian Active Service Force. There are nowonly 5,082 vacancies in the C.A.â€" ‘GIFP., 45 per ‘cent of which â€"gare for ‘specinlists. $.0 E0T blessing to.me.. .. "Por some years now I have sperit ‘most Of â€"#mmy time doing Sancyâ€"work ‘and,..regding. A ‘"My daughter suggested that I ‘gee Mr. ‘Curtis. ‘How gizd 1 am that I teol her advice! Now with my new glasses 1 Tead â€"and fos hour: st a S%ime have no trouwble give up my pleasures, How discontened I Decame, ‘how COLOURFUL 1Dtt« Vz