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the acton free press tihrilsoav may 28th 1m2 glimpses of london during the wartime art el no 19 by 111 ww tempi jin in tho pnvlui article h of thi rr- iih iliuvr coverwl i ho ulorv of the trip from nw york to unbon to jumdmi imd return by ireland and porttmirf ii t k to p till iirrami ctirmdii i hnd nxpwtod to imnpht tin utnrytn hint wrtri but quit ti numlmir of imtrvotik liav writ ten to iwk foi more nnd then- wen mnnv ihlnkh width i piiwwd ovci qnleuv or utt out cntlrwy for hint nnmorr i nm ndniilne my ntpn to uomt extent nnd will write n frw moie htnikh for ncimhoi ard nnd- mohi irtorlih of umdon mcm to inki- it for iriimted hint the lender k iull rnmllliir with the illv hnvlnt vid there or vlwiud it vei nine out of tin iindem of uiih pawr ne ver hiiu i ondon anil while mnnv nf the mums nf iiiicch in f ondon tire iell known thrnuchout the world nrimk aueh h powei of iondon pin ndllly fin us rim klnuhfini iodine- hveh- park nnd i lie like et the don t mum much to moil native horn can- itdlans nor eien to people from tin old vnmtrv who never hiiprwnfd to ihii i ondon i nm one of thoke villus natives uho dont like lare title on find imiualntnnre l hough i lived wv eral earn in inronto and got m wife there i never was really fond tlorwil knluh llmnte i he weekm i wa in indon were ttunny nd wnrni hie hotel with eentrn ht- inif aw i im odlwl over theiv wn l- vailahly too warm f never had to ilepi nd on fireplai es on hilly ntiditu nut there h stjry nf n cannil inn fahlntt minlhtet who wnv in london lie wau asked nhmit our cunridliin untitle h knld i here isnt much dlffeieni e hetween the llmntoh of 1ihiiihi nnd camidn ept thnt we leave ours outdoor i he inst ind of i ondon has been mveielj bombed hete are mnwinh for thai iliht li plane omlne up tin lhame rea lies tin imd tnd first and its taller to unload bomhn i hoi e sei ind and more importnnt the ilmiuis naturally supposed that tlw y ould starve i nnelnu b dotd rov nu the do ks and uhlpplnu l ho no douht thonvlil thev mild pi even ships fiom usiiik tin 1 hnniis i h wen wroiik i heluve tin- dinks did miffm heavilv hut tln weie lepnlr erl nnd in opiiallon w he n i wnndet- i dim n that wnv on tin bus nm dav and i know thnt ships were usini the thames foi i saw hum in i ludi uk eonvov nomi out the mouth of the tiver with em h ship trailing on of tin baniiki balloons behind it rut the htth houses of the iznst i nd of london show the srnrs of tlw bombing whole blocks are nm- ph tel gone i snw two i it block the week at ottawa hpodmlly written for yha acton fee pre fey ftv m k han ih wktadian prrrri ktsutf writer of toronto i retehiber my firsr p n wtn irh us fiom demohsh- vlslt to montreal n a boy and i w tliese hniikeit atri old loathed hip plnoo thn though i like to go there now quebec city i nl- wiivr liked howevei in three times in new arkr4jmwfalud to-fwil-my- enthuslnsm it i liked iondon from the start nnd i think all cnnrnllnnn feel the aame wny nlioul it porhnps it is be- rniim it in the icntre of the lmplre mul the jlng and qlleen jirr there and westminster abhev nnd the vlourjr of parliament and all that so often one runs at ross a familiar name nnd says oh i nlwavs wantel to set that nut we dont ihlnk thai is tin explanation entlrelv one rimiuin why i liked london wn hoinunf it didnt try to overawe me as new york doos there are no skv- scrnimth in iindon it seemta that a building blaw decrees that no build ing can bo more thnn six stories in height as n result whole blocks of buildings are nn even slv stonea high and it seems obvious hint the ljudders oiwrnted there was n jueer storv gomi nrounl london intt fall the lnn don university buildings are falrlv mw pait of the monev having be n supplnd bv n former cnnndian mil lumnnin it is said that win n tin fiittl intral tower was built ihi b law was simplv disregaidtd and thi lower was huiltwlth mot than tin lrgulnlum si stories it isn t tuing used as universit mm but liousi s tin lepartnnnt of pubjt infornin tion and 11 luis t n bombed one honib is saul to bav slunk tin top of the low t and now it is nth si stouts ugh the heart nf old london lli hi art of 1 ondon is an inti- estinj plan and it s ensv to find on s wa around even in these da s when mnpi nr unobtalnnble on r ason is bi i au st the i names tuns through tli tenii of ti titv from west to vast and on ta alw find his wnv to th river ven in a hint kout 1 hi 1 burnt s r iillv isn t mm h of a rivet it is falrlv broad in i ondon imlv btwuise h is still prmtimtk at sea level but west of i ondon it soon dwujylle awuv until at s0 t iinv big ktr than the iiatid at tugus it is n dirtv niuikv strealn wiii rubbish floating on it most oft he cum 1 hi bit boar- torn up as fat ns inwei bit it and a lit tit 1m vond lowei btidgt is in tin fast t ml being tlu tn idk ntanst to tin sea lis shape is tanntiar to in tirlv iveivone with high tow is at uu h i ml and an 1 viitd walk so that persons an 1 1 oss even w lnu tin two hulvis of th main bllilj bitvi iteen lifted up to let th slops pavs attualu w don t mi post anvbodv bothers to i limb up in suit tin towers just fot th it t eason it in int nuukir and asiet to wiutj until th sti umthiat gins p tsi most of tin important dm k uiiu is n mi and mnnv of them were tine slums they will never he rebuilt ns they were liefore th farther up the i hames there ik n stead stream of barges and tugs i he tugs have hmokenlnckv w hirh i an be laid down flat to go under the bridges little river steamers also go up the thames a surprising dist ant e considering how little water there is in it a sem s of lot ks pro vides the net essnrv stiitchis of quiet and level watt r in the davs of he invasion stare it was feared hint en- emv weaplnnes might tome down on these m letches of water along tin thames so old barges and other o1- htocles of various kinds were moored in the enire of the stream there are piite a number nf nttar budges over the thnmcs in the hearl of london besides tower bridge 1 he names are familial 1 ondon bridge most famous of them all is the nest one upst ream ft om tow er bridge t hen t here s stuil hw ark hi id go and niaikfriars bridge which is opposite si pauls cathedral waterloo bridge is at n big bind in the thames it li ads to watt i loo station south of the tivr next hi idg is wostmm st r just at the corner of the lions s of pat hnnioht w it h hig lb n in tin i luck tower just vest of the brldce lniuhith budge is hvoud tin parha nienl and aho that i n i r knej thi bridges bv name mum bridgi s must havi pnsenti i alluring tat nets to nianv a ermin ilombt i but nppaii ntlv not one of them was evi r hit serious i e atnined thi stonework of low r budge tjuite taiefullv and tint was no sikii of si ars from bomb fra nn tits nor nun bine guns i bin ailluir in ndi rson who was ih n a nn ruber of the inner war c uhinet sat btiiie me tit dinner one dav he said thi iermnns had wasted hums anils of bombs on these bndg s nnd had nevtr scored a dlret t hit he lived down towards the t ast of ion don and lit sjiid tin bet of tin tmr must be t ov ered with bombs that mivsed their mark v waterloo bridgt ts h mg itlunll but not as t he result of daningi bv bombing work on the new bridgt lw gnn tiefoie the war and has kept on i he strut ture seem d to b aboul finished then wen two i m eigtmv bridgt s ovet thi i hame- i hi v win temporarv woodn sttm tutes uitlf a sjiitn left out so the tugs would not havt to low r tin ir staiks 1 lit idi n was to us them in i is on of the otbi r bndm hh up hut m it hi i had v r lu n us d sij li tilings as ui si tans d doubts aboul tin v ilut of bombing hut to offst t tins tluti was a long line ot i urn d fa toi i s on t in soul i iluk if tin bndgt s had tsmpd th f u t 1 1 s t taiiik had not ottawa cp war rnme clotter to canaillnn homes this wiek with inlrndut tion of ten nnd coffee ration ing and a reduction in the sugar ra tion oonald cordon wnrtlrni price and trade hoard ihnirman in nn- nntim lag the new intlnns said the honor system isecmtf siignr rntlnn- ing had provedvvery hatlsfat tory and would bo foftowed in the limlnnd off i e curtallmerih undet uie new ration legulations all canadians anralled iion to ul their ten consumption by onehalf and to reduce their coffee consumption by ne niuirtei ibemignr lation is re dm ed fiom thnwhiinrtem of a uiiind a person a week to one halfpound itegulntionm also reduce industilal use of siigai hut make provision for spe ml puri bases by housewives for use in pn serving and canning ottawa ut the itnllsh tom- monwcnllh air t mining plan is nn ch rgoing lose si ruliny this we k with cvpi rts of hritnin and three dominions studying how to d nl the avisfpowi n a knockout punch from the air sitting in at the delilw rntions on i vie nsion nnd revision of the dan are representatives of canada brit ain australia nnd new zealand 1 he cast training scheme already has sent thousands of airmen into the skies to meet the avis aerial as saults and to deliver eounterhldws designed to hatter kev enemy war in dustries into ruin whntover conclusions nie tenchtsd this much is eertaia it will mean thousands more mea with wings will be engaged in the worldwide con flic t follows conference plan for tarrving on the common wealth air training plan wi re dls cused immediately follow ing the windup inst week of the ottawa air t raining conference id w hu h 11 of the united nntions ttert represented 4 ljist weeks confc n nee was con eerned with bringing nbout a greatei measure of ronrdi nation and ro-op- erntion in training this week the smnller group of nations was concern ed in reviewing nnd bringing up-to- date tin most surn ssful largescale scheme of coopetation vet undi r taken it is the first gent ml review of the ioint commonw enlt h air t raining plan since tt was rrented in cnitndn intt in into that venr the four gov ernments ei nut to orgnnie a train ing scheme wlmh would give the al in d nations t ventual mr supremnrv by training tboiikands of men in can n in the omulnluiiwiik t hotten w- tli like it wni hm i emote foi inleifer- vno- by enemy nciivltleri 1tnwal akrretttnl the agreement wns foi a tlnee yeat peilod stathng in april 1010 when the find mining establishments were opened since then thousands of pilots nhsciicm nnd gunners mostly canadian thi eluding large numbers of hrltlsh australian and new xealaud trainees have won their wings in the od odd air tialnlttg plan schools nnd moved into ncllnn overseas to day they are bombing iimnn nnd itnly and meeting the avis flieis on every fiont it was a foregone toncliislou hml the plan won hi be continued beyond the thieeyear pel lod pilrpose of this weeks onfcretlie in i hleflv to settle details id terms finam ial afld tithiiwlse fot renewing the pi oje r nmkltlcd onindttee tin oiitiome of last w i ek s united nalinns air training lonfeieme wool he known for weiks to t nine hid it will spill more tiouhh and mote headai lies for the avis fveiv thing was done behind i ins d doors i pt foi a foi mill opening session the one conciete dei ision announced was the setting up of 1 nmhlncd i ommiltee on ait training in north america with cntiadn the united states and the untied king dom lepresented the committee will meet in washington its pm pose will be in nn ndv isory capacity to the government and alt authorities of the three nations and in a clearing house for infoimation canadas air minister maj i c power who was thairmnn of the con ference nnd also official spokesman kiiv e out t he cheering new s t hnjj enough aircrew personnel now is available to man all nvaitahte planes wlial h more plans have been made to prevent future bottleneck in air crew shortage parliamentary situation in the 1 louse of commons proceed ings weie relntlvelv quiet while the air confer in e proc e dtt munitions and supplv neparlmcnt estimates ot cupic d membi is almost evi rv s ssitm inst week but a stoim is brewing ovei ou st n pi inn ant i i onsenpt ionisl krene h speaking lilmral memlieis nf the house from quedwi province are planning means of fighting the nov ernmenl s announc ed intention of putting through a hill giving it the power to impose conscription for ser vue overseas hon p j a aidin w ho resigned from the mac ken7ie king cabinet ovet the conscription issue has been at these meetings however there is n widespread fe tding among observers thnt prime minister mat kenie king will not mdve second reading of the amending hill until much iqicr 1rt the session thus postponing the inevitable storm mr king was ask d last week if he would move the st nnd reading is soon as the win nppmpriation hill was dismfud of hut lie kad he would give no undertaking i will deeldo hurt cuerdlon iii the besl lu- leiests of all sale ml king tiih tka mtw to most people a tea mug is n very humble object lilt v m c a ten mugs ate a 1 1 a tut apart kings and corpoials princesses ami pri tnlnncls and cookie have all welcomed the sitamhig hot tea which theta iiiugh lonlutn wherever th ymca is al uotk in llrltiilu hw- libya in the cat cast in iceland the humble tea mug plays lis indispensable part some idea of the general demand for ten can he gauged fromhii fact that tiiiiet the beginning of the war the v mca in britain alone lias bail to ordei more lluln 750000 now muga fiom maniifai tuiits ejuite- apatt from the huge nunibet in slock at the out hteak of hohtitlis the maniifai lute of these new mills alone costs the- ymca nearly skhwhi a war and that is only on minor hem in the vast evmndllun nei ileel to maintain all the vurleel fa cilities whiih the- vm a ptovldcs fetl nn n of 1 1li servit es i he mugs ate maid fiom orniih i lav and go ihiough an indicate pio- t e ss nf munufai tine starting as a itoiiph ludlow of clay the pass hu ough many evpet t hands w hli b shape 1111111 bake them for 70 hours in a ti mperiiture eif 11h dcgne i iahienheit give them the final gl inning ihilish itin hath of liquid glass ami send them out in hundreds if ihoiisamls ready toi a weconvc anv wbeie i hat in brief is the saga of hie mca lea mug that bumble -in- stiument which hlndi together all from kings down to drummer boy riuhllkm vvnfi the young cve h alrmnn pinblem he had come into the office of the ymca supervisor at nnrriflcll camp w ilh the request that he be ludped sele t i a plate- to spend his leave- he did not want go to toronto he did not want to go to montteal he disliked all cities ii was ton late fot skiing li was too earlv for a summer re sort lie liucl no friends in canada the supervisor was puzzled 1 hen be had an inspiration he recalled that not far distant lay the village of frankfoit in ii a fat tor had been erected by the bnta shoe cnmpnny i his c eimpnny was world famous it bad licen brought to canada from chechoslovakia around this factory then had sprung up a utile tolony ed czechs ih on nt ze t h iirman wis sent there for his h ave he re lu nice be nmtiig mil happy he liiiif in nl- fin nils he had i lie luxtt- pllli in go fn prnhl in hud bt futuit n sidv 1 av d he besvre you have the right number consultthe directory clear telephone lines for allout production your tidtplmiwr u par f n vast inhtocllng yetlrttt uaw ryik aliimruiol wurliam load dctnt iet timllfu iitlmy itttlil up muci ihi wlnrli ivrculiirlkiu rfluivtiry uimy ifmuj jrumxrm telephone tactics e e o bliak lulimllst dutrtj llta nmmllltpm a nsw ml raaiur wbi u uk iiu1kf ur j um e umi iwntt cmll use offpeak haun f j i0hg uilanr call tlst iuui wr avoid waste save salvage and ration jmmtmj mmjmm1 imjwmmm per week per person s i 1 1 til lit lm mt ih ml o i v m ii n hit f ii it 1 utxn lint- tin ii 1 a um no 1 1 ii i ktru si t i iii nun irs hrnh m i it ships and lives must be conserved to bnnq tern fiom ceylon nnd t 1 y sincc sugar rationing was first introduced the shipping situation has become more serious the danger to ships and lives has increased consequently tt has now become necessary to reduce the sugar ration from lb to jj lb per week per person onlv persons in areas remote from source of supply are permitted to have more than two weeks supply on hand at any imc sugar for preserving special provision is made for additional quantities of sugar for home preserving and canning in addition to your ration you may purchase ji lb of sugar tor every pound o fruit that you preserve or can and va lb of sugar for uverv pound of fruit made nll k us pi lux s in th ltd in hm v m n ih a i i i i ui i illiioti w h jin ill t bin t t i i iwns m i w in i nn 1 t iiv 1 mm- th tt iw il tli l ituum fun i tii i o 1 li i i i flt vvuiljdld low t t n ml i i t t on m ii ll ntlv t ti- i ow is i n n i ih mil hi 1 lb it v a v k n i tllv ill t ti it m s- i it tf jin i hit 1 t b ui t it nlv sjst 1 i unvi i mj li is hm in fht 1 i d 1 x it x h i u it si t tbuk w i trkiui lit lis lis in t litili imx will tli ii mini i tun mil x h k l lh tirrlik ivuljn i bvi bt n v t n fih wiii and thivnuut htv r n i iiniv pttipli vvho i ilmik w tti 1 htth hial in tints rnoi m rrrn rt- nmnl kmtrtttt ii lit ullk till v i m1 l 1 ii n 1 m ilisl t til it i h i si 1 ttk w lit i t s ll hi ll i i i it is si t ix i vtl tt til in i i lit t m t ihi i ui ti ill j bin i utv d inubl in k i us s tt m t 1 ii l 11 ilk sf pv tv1 v india to bring cxlle from soiuh america hip mutt croeu ocoaxxm inlotd with lubmmmei today thoa aiupa and thoir naval oacorti ate required for maze aantial avrvicva evry hip vt loot ot cargo pac n tea consumption mbit b cot at li ait ih wait you muit not buy more than 2 wuiiki aupply oi toa or cofloo lor younoll ard household in any one week you muit not maka furthar purchase ot ioj or colloo it any t t urn n i n t f s t it 1 si in ii v iv pt u tn isk t m i ri 11i i in t n i it js unl linn 1 i x 1 ibs naedad to carry wr materials and to bring uaomtial goods to canada sodcanadians must now reduc their consumptjon o tea and coilee you must roduc your normal consumption oi tea by atleastfthaif you must reduoe your normal consumption oi oollee by at leaat on fourtai these reducuons are abaolulely necvaury corree consoitraon sffott u cot at leasy ou rmtsta titi w vu supply on hand at the mduej ration ei option those in ar44 rttrcote from supply rotailera have the ugnt to limit or refuse customers orders d thuy suspect the law is not being kept flotiilori must not have on band mote than one month supply oi tea and cotiee whether packaged or bulk there are heavy penalties for violations of this law into jam or jell v every person who buvs sugar for tan ning or preserving is required to keep an accurate record ot the sugar purchased for rfr i l id mil nb t i m u i i ondon in tl is storv hut t b im ill inikbntall i mifcl uu ti idi tiiv to wait lot mother xvnk the wartime prices and trade board tim purpose tt anv sufjar remains aliei canning and preserving it shall form part ot die regular jrauon of vi lb per person per week loiji oaiiajiam uill be glad of thii ncu opportunity to jo tlhir part to ensure victory the wartime prices and trade board tfffflkf before v01 use so much we