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North Ontario Observer (Port Perry), 4 Dec 1919, p. 2

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ote that ny de knowing ny {70h ind 18th "Sheridan y The Rivals, 3 would 1dily recognize--ils cor. | ed seats 50 cents at McKee's ewelry. ve and Stationery Store commencing tits Jeast - = bat Mz. Claitmont isthe" ity our readers até indebted for the 3 irivelege of Witnessing thie map in : ing of Saturday last, during 'the County Council of Ontario ion. at Whitby last week did Lam important and advantageous duty by passing a motion of approv- - al of the late Hearst Government's ;.. good Road Scheme and intimating us well that st would be 'to thead- wantage of the Province at large for 'the new Drury Government to the good work in that live, and also calling on other County Councils to "fake similar action and thus bring # ., #n influence on the new govern- Ament to perpetudte and follow the good example set in creating good oad throughout tae Province. The Juamph action taken by our Conaky © ; itis of every politics is certainly com- imendable and demonstrates that 'the Hearst government although slaughtered without any jost cause, bias the confidence and support of the better: and most intelligent Part of the community in this wealthy 6d prosperous County. The Government road question is, Wy fax, the most important extant + inthe Province, and all will be to know that otic County stand onitedly. in accord : best Goyernment-- the Hearst fovernment--that ever ex- : dated in this Province. Here is the motion of confidence in said Gov- ER ermen fre Lr "Whitby, Nov. 28. The Ontario 7 Comnty Council this afternoon pass- % "wa resolution requesting the pres- ent Provincial Government to * earry out the policy adopted by the dite Government, that the nature of the road should be governed by the traffic, and invited the co-operation sof all other counties throughout the Province by sending a copy of the ¥esolution to each County Council in Ontario," please intending Ons Fair has long others for the liberalty prevalance of a severe wind storm that took place.. About 8.15, Me. eo. Augustus Raines accompani- ed by his young bride and her younger sister, daughters of Mr. Edward Griffin, " were proceed- ing along the south side of Queen Street on their way to an entertain- ment'that was "to take place in/the town hall and when passing Mgsses, Beare Bros. Garage the facade was blown off 'by the storm literally burying Mr. Raines with brick and injuring both ladies who, however, being claser to the building escaped fatal 'injury. Immediate aid soon removed the brick from off the pros- terate form of Mr. .Raies. Dr. Mellow who was. present diagnosed the unfortunate sufferer and gave no hope for his.recovery. He how- ever was removed to the Doctor's office, never recovering conscious~ ness, expired next morning at nine o'clock. 'The young man was eld: est son of Mr. George Raines, was a returned soldier, a grand speci- men of manhood, standing over six feet two inches," and on the for- mation of the 116th Batt. was one of the first to volunteer in the de- fence of his country and served at the front until the-arniistice. During the war he proved brave and stredu- ous, having been in the bombing corps, was twice wounded, but on both occasions soon recovered and again was on duty and bad the good opinion of officers and fellow men and, in fact was a general favorite of all. Since his return'he had made an engagement to assist on a fruit farm pear Rochester, N. Y., and has onlybeen married about three weeks. This whole commun- ity learn with regret of hig sad fate, and bereaved ones have the sympa: thy of all in their sad bereavement. Our Reeve issued his Proclamation | requesting the closing of all 'places of business during the passing of the cortege tol the, Cemetery. | The funeral ~ took place yesterday (Wednesday) from the residence next Saturday morning. [assist the students 'to' raise the] 3 amount to pay for the Memorial SHIRLEY ers will entertain hie friands ; sogial evening on Wednesday, Dee. : 10, 1918; at 8 o'clock, oh the ith your: ends! Luncheon will be served. ! "Mrs. Vince, Secy WIRELESS TELEPHONY OA J The wonders of the neff wireless telephony was demonsirated "the other day at 'the Houge of Parlia ment in London, whey/a numbsr.of people were able to fonverse with the observers of airplanes flying at a height of severaJ 'thousand feet and at a"distance /of ten to twenty miles. There yas also .a conver sation" with a [wireless - telephone station some fventy miles 'away, and gramaphghe tunes were trag- silted and were very plainly and- ible. 4 Sometimgs when the condition§ were . pagticularly favorable" the voice repfoduced at Wéstminister was ovegpoweringly loud. Ope of the messhges sent was an invitation to ali R/A.F. pilots within a radias of twenly miles to dine with Gen-| eral Sebley, and in the pause that followed the two original recipients of the message 'Could be heard passing it on tq their fellow-airmen: The ufvitation was proviptly accep ted. It §vas explained that wireless teleph@ny can now be practised Irom an airship up to a distance of 165 miles afd from an aicplane up to 106 miles. 'Some postal machines from England to France are now fitted with the systam #od it has. proved |: of Considerable advantage, This demonstration was incidents ally the occasion ofa secret of the war being disclosed. = Wireless tel. ephoney was made possible early in 1915 and was experimented: -upot that year bythe Roy i By 1017 sufficien been made for the system to be of practical use. Is March, 1918, two squadrons on the Western front were fitted with Wireless telephony, and the fact became known. to 'the Germans, They heard English speech in their wireless receivers, and, not knowing to what uses the new invention might be put, from that time avoided our squadrons. * Untortuatly the retreat in Macchi), 1918, broke up the organization; and by the time of the armistice prac- tically oatbing more had been done. But so far as is known "nothing connection with wireless dslephany | bas been developed by ans, and it is impossible | thie | the advantage of our being well Bigelow Streér; } Cemetery. Deceased being a lead- ing apd. prominent member of 'the | Loyal Orange Fraternity was buried with Orange and Military honors, {The Procession being a very large] 700 miles. A new telephy {and imposing one, and one long to be remembered, and strictly in keep- ing with the solemnity of the occh- story, King Edward Lodge, No. 223, of which deceased was an ahead of the enemy: In the course of the dentonsteas Ci tion it was shown how an airship. or a big airplane can deterire its pos itian from signals réceived Trom high-power wireless stations up 16 & ae also exhifed in which ihe 1 ter, instead of bei [ moth, is pressed' against 1 ne of the speaker and 'records he? rations of the humgi tissues of those of the. Come a Everyone weleomg. 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