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Saving Ontario's Natural Resources G. C. Teii«r OaUrio F«4«ration of AngUn (NO. 2S) PROTECT THE BIROS I have not uid much about bird* in this column but birds of all kind< are Mnoni; our most Talued natural resource*. I am â- are that there are but a few people who would not miss them If they were gone. The robin that greets us on spring mornings, the ruffled grouse that gets up with a roar in the woods, the honking Canada geese on their flights north and south, are part of the charm of outdoors that kolds most of us all our lives. Many of our birds are protect- ed by the laws of the Dominion of Canada. Because they are migratorj-, wintering in the lands to the south of us, we have made treaties with the United States which protect the g-ame birds, the â- ong birds and the insectivorous birds, while they are out of Can- ada. In return, we protect them while they are here in sumjner. Open seasons are allowed on ducks, ijeese and certain shore birds but the others are not al- lowed to be molested in any way at any time. GAMK, SONGBIHDS, INSECT EATE1S At one time, any bird could be •hot at any time of the year. Geese, ducks, shore birds and up- land game birds were taken in thousands by market hunters and •old in the big cities. Spring •hooting harrassed the flocks on their way north to their breeding grounds. While this country and the United States were still thin- ly settled long shooting seasons and market hunting did not have much effect on the bird as a whole. By 1900 the population bad so increased that these prac- tices were taking a heavy toll and far-seeing biologists realized that the game birds would soon be ex- tinct unless measures were taken for their preservation. Representatives of the bird pro- tection societies and Government officials of both countries finally drew up a set of regulations de- signed to protect the birds. In 1916 a treaty between Great Brit- ain and the United States was signed and laws were passed by this country and across the line which enabled the peace officers to enforce the treaty. This treaty was known as the Migratory Birds Convention and the law that implements it in Canada was called the Migratory Birds Convention Act. This Act la now •nforced by special Dominion Migratory Biid Offic«rs and the Joyal Canadian Mounted Police. Frostbite Has Own Hazards Case History of Victim Should Be Known Before Treatment Temperatures do not have to go fcelow freezing to cause frostbite. The American Congreg* of Phys- ical Tliorapy last fall dlscuseed the problems of frostbite and chllbl.Ting Tery fully. "JmlivlUuals with wet clothing, •hoe« or gloves, are particularly •nsceptlble to the effect of colO weathei," Dr. Krauk V. Theis of Chicago told the ConKrcss. Dr. Tbejg, wlio is kuonu for liU lesearilies on circulatory <lieeii8tMi •f the extjemilies, urged phyBJcliuis to look carefully Into the history •( fiostblte victims und be sure ik% patleiu is not the victim of •ODie pro-existing circulation dis- order. .VllUdle-aged people with ev- •si a small amount ol hurdeniug «C the arteries are susceptible. Any person over 40 who has developed ^tabetCH is automaflcuUy suspect •f arterial change In the feet and ilioiilU be warned aKainst tbs dau- tn» of net and exposure evon in •lioye zero weather. In these liBople a small amount «( change in the appearance of the Itet may bo dismissed too care- tisly, aw not amounting to trest- le. Or they receive unsatisfactory l^f«tm«4nt of the condition. House Found In Middle of Road That old motorist gag about find •ig a trno or a house In the middle M the hlghwiiy became a reality •I Kaddonfleld, N. .1 , when amaz- tt drivers did see a houre In (he â- iddle of lliR road. The dwelling, a cnnvenl, wm« b»v toe moved from one itlle to nuoiher • bloek twST when llie tiniliers fsve way. The honte remained in ft» middle o( lb* UMf ovoinigiii. UMI the nnns remalnrr) In the boua*. LION OF JUDAH TAKES THE FIELD AGAINST ITALIANS THE WAR-WEE Kâ€" Commentary on Current Events "CAN DEFEAT GERMANY WITH AMERICAN AID" "The probability of an ultim- ate British victory is over- whelming if Britsin survives this spring and summer." â€" Henry F. Stlmson,^ U. 8. Sec- retary of War. "United States intervention to help Britain can have no other effect than to deepen the ultimate collapse of Europe." â€" Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. "Great Britain can defeat Germany with the aid of the V. S." â€" Gen. George C. Mar- shall, United States Army Chief of Staff. The world war picture ciiauged Tery little during the week; the relative position of the two chief faelllgerents altered not at all. But on the home fronts everywhere feverish preparations were being made to meet the great spring cris- is and whatever It might bring. Climax Before May Ko one douibted that the war would reach a frand climax at some date within the next three monhs. Many and dire were the predictions made by military and diplomatic C'xperts of a dozen coun- tric«. Drew MIddleton, one of the .\ssocIated Press* best men in Lion- don, wrote that Informed quarters tliere seriously expected the migii- tiest onslaught of history, with bombing on an unimagined scale and the use of every modern- weap- on, including flame-throwers and gas, to be launched upon t)>9 Bri- tish Isles before the first <A May. Germany, he believed, would try to break Britain at that thue, aim to win the war at ono blow; Bri- tain nevertheless would beat off the Nazi Invasion attempt at tfae cost of half her air force, thrae- quarters of her battle fleet and at least 250,000 troops. Confident of Outcome iMilltary experts in the United States, confronted with these and similar prognostications, generally agreed that Britain was tacing ]n«t such a contingency as Mr. Middle- ton outlined, but In the main they were confident of the outcome. Witness General Marshall, U. S. Army Chief of Staff before the Set ate Foreign Relations Commit- tee: *The present situation is ser- ious â€" one of the most critical per- iods in the history of the world â€" but Britain will win out eventually Twas Australians Set Italians on the Run To men like these â€" -Australian shock troops â€" II Duce Mussolini's fortified Libyan bases of Bardia and Tobruk fell. These AuEi^ies take time out for a snack before continuing their drive into Itnlinn Libya. with the American aid contemplat- ed under the 'lease-lend' bill." Cold Statistics These men in Washington who looked at the cold statistics of the case (German superiority in the air, 4-to-l) and saw Britain still on top, based their optimism on several factors In' the situation: prospects of full American material aid plus Britain's own production; the natural geographic adrantages posseesed by .England; the super- iority K Srltleh flying pei'sonnel and th' < high level of British mor- ale. American officials appeared quite certain that Germany could never land enough troops on Bri- tish soil to 'establish a brldgeu<Md unless she had complete, unques- tioned control of the air over the Channel and over England. Army of Attack Aside from actual invasion, the greatest menace presented to Great Britain by Germany is the Nazi counter-blockade. Last week it was expected that Hitler would resume his campaign, lapsed for some weeiks now, against shipping in the north Atlantic and attack with un- precedented violence, using sub- marines, planes, surface raiders. At that time the pr->blem of protecting convoys would reveal itself as more pressing than ever. The hand of the United States might be forced, tf it were found to be Imperative to have American veesels help carry American-produced war ma- terial* across the water to Britain, Writing on the Wall The Kalian crisis deepened dur- ing the week, with tlie Fascist a:-mleB losing out on every front and domestic unrest flaring into man-sized riots in industrial cen- tres of northern Italy. Mussolini, whose day of reckoning appeared closer than ever at hand, did what he could to repair the deplorable military situation In Africa and Al- bania â€" with the aid of Narl tanks, men and dive-bombers â€" and sup- pressed the uprisings at home by calling out his Blackshlned Fas- cist militia and units of tlio sin- ister German Gestapo (now over- running Italy). Hds regime was tot- tering. Seen as most likely to drive Mussolini from power would be a general revolt in the army. Last week the rumblings of coming mil- itary insurrection were henrd in many quarters (soldiers fought alongside rioters In Milan and Tur- in), and the name> of Marshal Pletro Badoglio was mentioned as key man in an early move to oupt II Duce. "It's All My/ault" Blame for one of the most col- ossal mistakes in nil history was last week taken upon his own shoulde-rs by Premier Princo Kon- oye of Japan. "It's all my fault," declared this super-aristocrat who is beyond the reach of personal criticism In Japan, referring to the "China Incident" and Its loss of hundreds of thousands of Japanese lives and expenditure of billions of dollarsâ€" a war which began three Winston ChurchUl-III Somevvhere in the Soudan, near the Ethiopian frontier, Haile Sellassie, "Lion of Judah," ex-emperor oz Abyssinia, inspects some of the troops with wliich he hopes to overthrow Italian rule and regain con- trol of his empire. Already his revolting tribesmen are credited with several successes against the Italians. and a half years ago and sbow^ no prospect of ending favorably for Japan. The miraculous Chinese, hearten- ed by President Roosevelt's recent ai:nouncemeat of a |100,000.0i>0 China aid program, might soon take the offensive in the war xvltli Japan, It was intimated last week In .New York by China's financo minister, Dr. T. V. Sooug. "With the Japanese army strung out over' a very, wide area, demoralised and discouraged by a war that has no end, a determined offenslTe cam- paign could have far-reaching re- sults," he said. • • • Money, Money Signs were Decerning more con- spicuous last week in the Domin- ion that in the session of Parlia- ment resuming February 17 tho auesliott of money and the monn- tary system would attract an at- tenlon quite out of the ordinary. 1944 is expected to be a great 'ymr in war finance. Operations are pro- ceeding on the scale of a bllUon dollars for the year, and. as new and more burdensome conditions have to be met, it is logical that a more favorable ear should be lent by the powers at Ottawa to sug- gestions that nnorthodox method'i of war financing be considered, now that Premier Hepburn of On- tario has brought the question so dramsitically to the fore. In the new session of Parliament, further war appropriations will be made; another, and heavier. Budget broagtat down â€" possibly In March; a wheat policy will have to be de- cided on. Farmers To Ottawa Delegates from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture who Journeyed to Ottawa last week en- Joyed a sympathetic audience with the Prime Minister and with Mr. Gardiner, Minister of AgriCQltui-e, but came away without assurance that anything d^inlte would be done by the Federal Government to help the Canadian farmer in wartime. They heard, however, that more satisfactory farm prices wore likely to eventuate if the war developed a« expected. During the week announcecuent was made that a number of Bri- tish industries would move bag and baggage to Canada . '. . and that the one-month compulsory military training period for young Canad- ians might be extended to four months. 1,000,000 More To Pay Taxes In Dominion This Yearâ€" • $376,000,000 Revenue Estlm- atsd by Federal Ministsrâ€" On Income, Profits A>ut 1,264,000 Canadians. I^OOO,- 000 more than contributed to tb* Federal Treasury in Income (ax oa 1939 earnings, will pay DomlAloa Income tax on 1940 earuingSr Rev- enue Minister Gibson declared. He urged all who possibly could to take advantage of the G4yera> ment'a instalment payment plan, devised to make increased tax bar* de^js easier on the public. At bis first press conferee* since he became Revenue MlnUter last July, Mr. Gibson estimated Federal revenue from income taxes . and excees profits on 1940 earnings At $375,000,000. Breakdown of this total folk>ws National defense tax, $35.0<W,000 individual Income tax, fllO.OOV.OOO corporation taxes, $130,000.00^; ex- cess profits taxes, $100,000.^0. Stepped-up income because of wartime industrial expansloi), low- ering of exemptions, and imposi- tion of the national defense tax have Increased the number of In- come-tax payers from the 2^4,000 who contributed to the Federal Treasury on 1939 earnings. On 193» earnings the personal tax was $45.- 000,000, and the corporation tax $77,000,000. CfTERQr fir IVifOBOltr Marriages Junked to record heights in Winnipeg during 1940, city officials announced. During tho year, 4,658 marriages were performed compared with the pre- vious record of »i7716 in 1939. Un- til 1939, Winnipeg's gi-eatest year for marriages was 1912, when 3,503 couples were married. A 6rfuid Bavour the whole family likeat <| LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Nehor "Ain't ya aver goin'T 1 g^t a livin' to make! Lord of the Admiralty Though R warlike Conserve , uii elected to pnrllRmont in litOO, (^Inirchlll suddenly <|ult the pnrly, i-:o=s(m1 the floor td tl>p l.iUernI siile. To tho rape of his former partisans he herame a ft** trade advocate, almost a radical. In 1D10 (^hmchill, ridinir the tide of Liberal victory, becnino home secretary in the Asquith i«l>iiiet. An Admirer of the brilliant younir i;nKlishman wn.i tho former (Jerman Kaiser, with whom he is ihowu ABOYC. Always energetic, in 1911 Churchill person- ally led a force of 760 policemen in an attack on a house in Sidney St., London, believed to be the hangout of a gang of anarchists. No anarchists were found â€" only two dead jewel tbi«Tts. Beiominc first lord of the admiralty in 1912 ( hurehiU acted quickly t* counteract the growing menace of Ger- man sea power by completely reor- ganixing the British navy. It" was â-  spectacular accomplishment.