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page six rv the acton free press thiikhoav junk 4th 1042 city of london burned st pauls is little hurt arxicf jc no so by hush trmpltn int week i undertook in nay nomo- thlnjf nhout wn hi mitt imrion ao thnt thotif who have mver actrn tho city njllilil know ttomothtitu of ith layout aetuully i didnt uh vary mr ilo nrrlbltik only out tim hunt iind u num ber of tho hutldlntot unil inndimirkit clone by moat of the fnmnuu mru of lon don nn north of thi tlmmoh i whh koulh of the rlvir only it few tlmcu onrc driving out punt croydon tho fnmmm ulrfltdd in which mnnl nfthe london truffle cumn before the wur ii wuw h you nuiy rcunmnlwi the find port of tin city to he tmlnhcd whh h whh not hiirpi lulnj foi numy if the oimim bomber pilots hnd mi- dmibtedk been c omniert lul pilots be fore tin win mitt they would know tin ii to fiovdon with hell vyei hut now the alt flclil prohnhl wn t iisi i niul that dlxti ie t doi not show th stars fiom honibtiu mint soini nihet parts nf the ltj do uh nnnlhei illin i went l lills lo filial list iml mid lowi hithe itotiu t was of the klephiint and cnsth prnhiihk tin nnnir of an old pu lils nin b hut main ti uffli t entii ll fl lire units ihk oiulik tors in now one of the with hits routes imideulalh the in t hem nil ladles in uniform a stinnei must depend on them fm help in finding his wa around for maps are lohoo and ttte windows or tin iuihch ore ncarl all ttered with n hlncknut material ho that one docant set much quo sundaj ulttiriiccii i look a spet lul train from wnterluo ntntlon which i south of the river to hamp ton court which is up the thames not far hennd the hiihiirhh of the lt the train paused through indus trial districts with mnll fncloftes and most of the houses fnlrh sniall much damage hnd luon done in some placet and it looked as though the ccrmank often dumped their bombs just wherever the notion came to them at hampton court arn crain met mt unci showed ine through the fine old castle which was built b cardinal volerle and taken iwertrv htnr viii tliere are famous gardens slll heaullful though olutoiisk not so well kept as in peace time mr cralu ehler ton of mrs 1 1 craig of ktkus is nn engineer who stayed in i ngland after the inst wat and he works w 1th explosives mid weapons of nrimis kinds his lionie is at hampton court ortli of tlw thamch i he canadian editors staved at the miu hotel wliu li is eonsideied the bright of luur no doiltit it is hut 1 am not going into details about the snu at ptesunt hut it might be add d that tin- eiv fact that wc all had flutes in that famous hotel is nn- 4ithi proof if an was needtd hat tin hntish iouuctl wns licit lag us as honored guests 1 lie hotel and the sivov theiitu nti nil in the same bid i and the hotel is said to have been built out of the pioftts of the dilhert and sullian operas as pln i b thi smomirds tin iimh fined on an allc otf tin stiand one of londons most am ieni and notablestreets the imi k of t he hotel when most of the dining ramus weit looked out ovei the gatdeas and th i mhankment to the i hames a i ouph of blocks awn lo the west wei dialing cioss station and l ra tal gat nquiin in the east were wateiloo hndgt and the old itv of 1 ondon canadians aii often ouftiscd b kfereiues to i he cit of i ondon and i ondon i tie foiniei appears to have been wheie the ilucicnl vvnlltiel th stood and it ts m this dtstint tiuit one liieel- tin old stieets mentioned in lep s lmaiv and hooks of that tune ii ii mams i believe a sepaiate bor twigh ot nuulern 1 ondon and it h is 1 1 i tain ti adit ions tot insimu e in tlu iiatn ot tbe stiand is a nioiiu uienl tmiiktiic the old iciuple lint i puini btvoud vhnljthi king i nuimi gti without petmission fiom tin i mil mavot no doubt i haul enl nun i 1 k lent ti 1 m ugh i imiinc to svmie fit and onh hi has in tight k p int1 u it iv sllwi i oil i topbw t iiadilmns m in dutiem or to put out incendiary bomhh it wiim u kiutalued attack flmt of nil whh thoukimdu of hmtill incendiary hontlui th hurnl th whole area in mplle ht tha conrentra- tlon of firemen and uppntutuu it i iwdlevod by home paopltt that it wau not only an nttftmpt to burn much of the contre of imtlnn hut nlfto to wlpo out the flrehrlyadea when tho firemen had concentrnled in tlto buin- inp iirou the homheiti came rmek again and lugan dropping high ox- piohivch which wore meant to kill klnce the fire had already finished thi hulldlngh hut prnvldenco en me to the aid of the nrlilhh once ngaln a heav mlht hpruug ii over the nb fields hai k in ceinuinv and the hg bombers were ordei ed boiie for feai lhe would not he able lo land if tbe delaved iheh return now london wont be aught like that again not will am otiiei cltv in itiltaln flie watihoih are on the job lontluuallv and elia lufiplle of watei are tond up in concieled foiiiklallons of iiilnid buildings oi in big wntei tanlcs on the streets st mils cathediyl esi aped al though buildings me gone around two sides of the big i inn ih and damaged on the otbei two sides again it seems lo have been hie design of the ioof that helped though no doubt the fiie watiheis wile on the job too chi shape of the gient dome shed the incendiuics as lliev hhoweied down ovei the cltv and lliev didnt pene trate i was in st pauls and saw onh one nlgn of damage of imj e- tent a high oxplnilve bomb np- paretitlv fairly small came thimtkh the rotf tenvlng n hole home timer feet in dlmuelei and exploded wheie the altar used to be it is being te- paired i fit st saw i he at ea behind st pauls on the hcv aftet i sirrlved in london it was a kundav afternoon with few piople around the de stitution in that area is so thorough as to be hevond belief the mart dangerous walls have been torn down or were still being demolished little things seemed to make more impres sions than the general destruction in one pile foi instance weie a dozen tvpewrltei s battered almost bevond recognition and homely llltli desk fittings lav amid piles of rubble i found again and ngaln thnt it was these little things that attracted mv attention w hen looking at ruins of houses ot othei buildings it might be some child plavthlng ivlng there forloin or some article of clnthjng still hanging on a peg- on a wall al though eveivthlng else in the loom had disappeared on the north edge of this big men of tulned buildings there was a plot ol gieen grass the lawn of an in stitution on it a nunihei of men in white tiousers wen practising fm a rru ket match i w as new then to tnglish uavs and i did not uwilm stand how thev had the heart to plav a game tu such disnial suiioundings the newspaper nistrlet i he strand whith inn in front of the tittle 1 laid ii church in the centre ol the street at its east end and be vond that it became fleet street the tluirch was one of the beautiful stiudures dc sigaed bv sii chiisto- pher wien aftet tbe gieat fire of london in utah it went bv tbe old name of st t lenient oane and its span or life was fiom one gieal fire to another fot it is i ompletelv ruined now except the spite fleet street is the uewspapei men of loudon strange how thev have managed to group everv thing into mens in this gieat cltv along that stieet and anumd the corners in the stieets neailn ate m w et e the cleat newspapers and even such lesset hut wellknown ones ns that bo v hood fav onti the urns own papil most of good innkeeper was canterbury ceremonials aid publication bui not a sinner in unique position of landlord parbih clerk and ixton in kent village hv a1tan hanoai cnmduit lrm huh whtk cantrrbuny england cp flmt let it be kiild tho crowd was con siderable for the enthronement of the new arehhltduv f canterbury most itev or william temple then it can he added that the crowd was well handled that seating ar rangements for this cnthedral corfl- rnmiy of ageold ritual was marie and executed by none other than a tavern ownet he ih william c k wood imulloid of the heverlie inn at st stephens i hamlet on cmitei bin ys outskltts who for many veaih was chief veigit of the cathedral mi wood is atl expei on ci nwil so fm as thev lelate to canteihlliv calhedtal this man who discarded his i obe and wand of office a yeai ngo- uud dei ided lo beiome a uhiiation but not if i could help h a simiet so the lean and tluiplei of l an- fei but s cathediafi ailed him fmiii behind his ibljiieulmv bm to woi k on i he euthionenieut ceiemonies and he w as in cliaigc of seating aciommo datlon and the oigmilnllon of a small in m of htowaids foi the ceiomoales oil ajull jl tless you said mi wood aftei wards its puti i when you know how i have had to handle t otm people a dnv fot a wbole week at sonic of out special festivals as chief verger as a i hlef verger ml wood was ev- etnplaiy now he is th same as mm landlord of his ancient inn a rairtvnrn with lengthy visage and thin nase he fits jiet fectlv into his pub of tudor me hltei lute his is a unique inn ptobnbly one of the most unitie in fngland he pnvs no tent because his piemlses or iginal iv foimed the house of the latish c lerk and undet the will of sir kogei man wood a ih limit in oplst of the kit ti cntuiy the elei k must h allowed to live there j enl free pi a v ided he continues his duties he is pailsh c lei u and sexton so i not only m i vi the people of st stephens with heei tint 1 also help to chilsteii malty and bury them all of mils is just a jim i of mi woods activities in addition to get ting his pub rent f t ee he receives cer tain fees as pailsh clerk and sexton one pcunv u day for winding the church dock and tin annual thirteen shillings foiu pom e for keeping sir hogei s tomb c lean sii uogci what remains of him lies buried in a little not man hurt h a few yards fiom the heveilie inn mi wood dusts off the tomb eveiy dav even on the dav a new arch bishop of canteibuiv is enthioaed the week at ottawa hpuiiy written for ttw atn pr kyem by rv m cndun 1 h 1t4ancih r- nurr wrlur ottawa cp1 the jlnuu of commons ih still looking rot ward to debate on what at face value appear to he one of the moid impnilant itonih of the kcknioii the amendment to the national resources mobltlntlon act which when passed will jive thv government power in imitose allout eoiiipulsii y military hoi vice the vmwtfuwtf win aiii opilfil ion hill resolution jeii thi house hiihy most of last week with munltliiris mlnliitei howe and war seivhes mln- ihtei thorson uifoi piestlonlng mi tlioison was still before the iloiiw monday ond laboi mlnlhtet mlt hell was to foi li so the mnltei of amending hie n f m a was kept la the line kgiouud i in- expec ted polltlial pioblem by iieuih canadas opposition to ovei yenti i olim i iptlrm was uletiieul 1ai llunieiit hill and tin naltna wailed foi what is expei ted to be lifotallv 0 lontiniialion of the pl blsi he m bate this spiing when 7 moinbeis ol pin hameiit nine out flatly i nitipul soiy seivice outhldi canada itul whelhei uissage id the n it m a amendment nobody doubts that it will hi adopted ultimately w ilu i unity mean nun b is a mal lei foi aigimienl i hete wen- nidi inliniisal the weekend that oveiseas coiiktiiplion is not an immediati pios- i iralsitd war kffort mi thorson lokl the house that a strong use could h math- for oh- voluntai v enlistment point of vii w of ef- c t anadian wai t f w as that as soon as i he latlon bill lb passed is week mr king wijl sin vi githe vnny wool urvww for its dulihin them still i at r on but passing itoujlitn dubbin with which all hoots is issued to britain s home cuard ate in fuluie to lie treated has for one of its main ingredients gi ease salvaged from the wool of sheep todav tin demand foi dubbin is phenomenal in rrttam because it not nlv softens leather and keeps boots watei proof but it is protective against gas fiom one 1 ondon fac torv alone tons of dubbtn me being turned out i nlv foi the home uard but foi j the artm the uoval an fence and tbe women of the ats a single ut runs to j twominci tins but it also goes cdf in ih fb hums into wbah it is pound fiom huge vats j ft urn tin sanu fac toi mr the hop hut tin hi i have i th wav t hailv i xpiessoftn e tin tool with the fll d do nthing till lie off lie o walls lit hi a pievious s pent an evening at pal t of k watt bet s of boot polish dl d to peace nadian i mil the turn linn ai a i im j d state u v gn at t linn wbu ii thev pie ikul tdni a vea low going lo th plain appioa to d ti si hi nlv i bile i ih to el dui ing mv stav teiu ol ala tiu etv window in itit hie- btllldllll was in h othei damage lios n v i taibti ual ami th olio imiiv io tjiord ma hut pup i h uluihairaid the int sum ot v u hen it is d i i ts lllll ii oki it at 1 iillllnil mv pi i v tlm i mint- iv l lul piltdl lm 1 on lot llni 1 1 all upi llnuatlon of the system from the fectlveness of it foil and justice mimstei m lament conflimed in tin i hamhei a iepoil that he had uiiltrn lo a liberal club in his c onslltuem v that theie is intention fot the time being to hiing hi onsciiption for oveisoas act v ii r the plan was that w ai apptoprl sometime this week mr king w iji move sec ond rending of the n it m a amending lull laum king a fulldiess donate on the measuie while extension of the field of mm pulsojy seuviee- was indefinite bow evei then was vittual promise that the callup age tulogortos are to be inriciiseil mi tlioison said it the house that the maximum age for compulsory service might he raised fiom 10 to ti oais within a veiy shoi t time tbe minister warned too that i h gov ii anient has imdei oiisidei at ion legulalions w ho h will pr vi nt um virsitv students and those in he serve aimv uriils fifim iv tiding compulsitiv sim v h e civ ic ttiwoninteiklatlnns hefore the government this wik nit i ei ommeurlnt tons from anadi s mtinu ipahties on what should hi done to strengthen civilian home- d fern and improve i he living c ond i irons of the underprivileged delegates to hie fifth annual con feiente of the canadian federation of mav ors and municipalities asked the government thai federallv owned war industries pav nn indemmtv to tin rilunk ipnhtv in which tin v an lo ated in lieu of regular municipal j taxes from which the government hums exemption foi defom e plants thev asked foi onlinuat mi of tie national housing act a j per cent increase in old age and blind p if sions and mot bets allowances and i lowering of tbe minimum age foi old age pensions from o tn ti vers in view of municipal n sponsihdit v foi a l p organization thev sugg si ed lot al gov i rnmcnls should h given a ul bm 1 1 vjo enfon e piol i tlv e ma sures rid take ovei ru i i ssjii v s t v u es in nie 1 gt in ii on the nuhtaiv front 1 he hntish comiiusiutmlih am limionc ini- in has rite ted a new vv- k of i liberations aimeit at extension ul t i ll lining agie me m for lw v u- t man h i im i on hir ilonir i renl 1 vi iuuioi i v inpnu nl- m r h i m- mit llnlil nn nt t um i t women throng in warmwves irh in uniform sold ieni kamll- lot and otherw lloowt trave in oansdn ioiknto cp ciirmdas women on the move id win time mlitiatlon on n viim settle was ah out id and in if 1m- prenielon gained by minm julia mntoii- skoviif in ii tiip thivtuijh the mhrltlme provlne es and noted in rport to the national count ii of him younu wo mens fhiiidhm a mum lation not only the aimed fotceii and then families hul also iidmr tvll miviiutu and glru in uniform are on the move i he people who ace not tiaveltlng on name ufuwlul wr hunl- ness would ooblltule only bikiu 23 luit cent of hiotm tiavidllni sabl mlw matitiikkova wmen m lrvlfii who hnv nni done much tmvelllhic uttorm nnd nhd iisauthfme uiilm arrive in ntranh oltlon ht imimiiblm ufntru due toil- inyed trninu und turn tothw v ux- huiitix theie wiimm rchmi hoc thm tur looms reutry tcervhsu is nn at tin mont nectded hie asiuw httlen i4 eairylnu now uhe unld hcbi id ih uili t hi 1 h t is mid ih it hht u c iv ttbjigto h it t hi nun mi oi in fm 1 p l ih 1 mil m2l 0 j navy classj iiiifnv ii um niul fmiilliiir ml unil mill kim iik in li imilnir iiiiiiiii vllh ii il i i i i- i u vlnlili i in k i in ui in in iv r ll i ii in 1 i ii 4i nli li hi i ii lunlmrfin c it 1 um i ll ill mi ii nu i ii i i iiii imiii i i wl ii 11 i ll i i i i ii 111111111 iini l 1111 1 ii i in l i l ii ll 1 u j ul inn tl i w i t i t 1 l i ul uitrl ml i i 1 ii ml ii ii iilniil i llll rll ll i it is ll 111t- i hk 1hii 1 1 lllllllll i ll i 1 111 ii i ull oa britaias southern railway engine bears canadian name in k 1 i ii this liml an 1 hiimill of rnl riilwiir ii rnl i j llritihli im iiiiiiiiiv tin fifth in ultii if uniuiuk fi ii mix 1 yiu ti n i i iu v tlm ru n men inn i nhvj wni i ufl r iii of if ili niniliiji i n u 1 w h i i limit nn i irill liv tli snillirii iriirik tin- irt il siilliuit 1 rl iii i itmluii uhh liliriiniitj ly n mi il im a t lin im rtli il tin t i 111 i i i iipt- f ii ii in linn i hi ill lit ii ri ii i ii im 1 trn it u lilt i kn oil n n ikaiii n- ilitlv hi i tirui suitiiii ijiiuliii l in v r iiiij i unoiih i nn i it- lit ltn li in hi- lin f in i of ii ki irl f lionor 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huhimmuiii anil no mil ws urvmntl lo ilo tin iintihi iliitkiili- oii ill tl u lkulll llt ilm vi k 1 11 i ik- ll w- 1 1 ii 1 iti ulflv lull il tit k a t 1 im ilnii h kliii idk ll 111 1 llll jimmi tin liilntiliik suir- fill mill bank of montreal a bank wherc small accounts are welcome mod t u txhfirnlj luiilui vimi i un uuiiiicjt lt win sute tilul jjwrjima ln llramh w i i vvton vunaktr