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reg i EE SE SAE ul a | AIRY FARSI AES RAS Great Britain's Martello Towers Built To Meet Invasion Threat Hundreds Napoleon's Today's British Government, recently restricting Britain's south and east coastlines, with an additional depth inland, to mili- tary purposés, in anticipation of offensive operations," may well |. EN done so with a chuckle, writes K. S. in the Windsor Star. For, within that area, cheek by jowl with the most 'modern anti- aircraft and who knows what other defencds of this present war, still stand some of the series of towers that another British Government built to meet the in- vasion-minded Napoleon just over 150 years ago. Strung along those same coasts, dotting the Channel beaches, they then num- bered hundreds, each built of 2,- 250,000 good, solid London bricks at a cost of 2,000 English pounds apiece, and called the Martello Towers. Along the vulnerable coast of Ireland also Britain built them; and, for other invas- fon reasons, Canada had them, too; has them still, principally at Quebec, Kingston, Halifax and St. John. : Unique Defence The Story of the Martello ACTOR AND ----- DIPLOMAT HORIZONTA 1 Actor who T recently was EMR een AL RSALIND RUSSELL U. S. embassy in London, Robert ~--, 9 He escaped | N MEH ME --ly from, France. 11 Corrode. 12 Hops' kilns, 13 Shift. 15 Internal. 17 Be carried, 20 A prayer 35 Clothe, 22 Surface ship 37 Snake. which attacks 39 Petty demon. 40 Weight of 5 [PIA A E |=) IR Til Answer to Previous Puzzle RE spurry. 9 Different- LL colored strips. HIR eo AlS i 10 Apart. 111 13 Pithy sayings. Pl 14 Mineral rocks, 16 Egyptian ' goddess, 18 Bargain, 19 Sins. 21 Pertaining to "Osiris (Egypt). 23 Genus of plants. 25 Percolates slowly. 26 Increases, 30 Edge. C VU ll > 55 Onager. 56 Pertaining to the Alps. 57 Ornamental TPowers-goes-back-to--1798In-that year Britain sent to aid the Cor- sicans then hotly insurgent a;,.inst the sale of their island by the Genoese to the French, three ships of the line and two frigates, under the command of Lord Hood. Later, concentrated attack on a tower on Cape Martello, off what was later known as Mortello Bay, brought évidence that the circular shape of the tower was merely deflecting the cannonballs, So little damage was being done, therefore, that the "Fortitude" and the "Juno," after bombard- ing the tower for three hours, were obliged to haul off, one be- ing afire, and with nearly a hun- dred dead and wounded jon her decks. The shore batteries were equally helpless. this time a lucky shot set fire to an interior lining of wocdwork and the garrison of 33 men, sur- rendered. Examination of the tower dis- closed that it had held out against more than 100 guns of the British Navy with but three of its own. Astonished, and somewhat chop- fallen, yet the government was slow to approve what British mili- tary minds were quick to see... that a cordon of similar towers Lado ged wistiig coastal defences Ww be powerful insurance against the French menace, Some leisurely plans were made, but The attack wag, continued next day, however, and Population Of Big Cities Of Canada Montreal In First Place, Says the Ottawa Journal Final-poputation figures for the larger cities of Canada, as record. ed in the 1941 census, now have been made public, and they put Greater Ottawa in fifth place, the city proper in sixth. --"Greater--eitles" "those cities which have well defined satelite communities jn close economic relationship to them," and on' that basis this fs how wo stand: Greater Montreal ...... 1,139,921 Greater Toronto 884,843 Greater, Vancouver 351,491 Greater "Winnipeg 290,540 Greater Ottawa .. 215,022 Greater Quebec 200,814 eater Hamilton 176,110 Greater Windsor 121,112 For the cities CTY, vr sub- urbs' the figures are: Montreal ... 403,007 Toronto . 667,457 Vancouver 275,353 Winnipeg 221,960 Hamllton 166,337 Ottawa 154,951 Quebec 150,757 Windsor 105,311 Some old arguments are settled, for tho next docado at least, by --are defined --as LOOK WHO LAUGHS Vehat's Hitler laughing about? Goebbels just told him Canadians were slowing down in their bond purchases. You can prove Goeb- bels a liar and wipe the smile off Hitler's face by getting out and buying more bonds--NOW! The First Parachute Jump From Plane Jumping from balloons by means of parachutes is nearly as old as are balloons themselves, and for many years parachute jumps were a feature at fairs, During the last war British air- a | RADIO REPORTER x mor With Canada's fourth war- time winter radio season coming to a close it 'is noticeable that many changes are creeping into the broadcasting 'schedule. Old win- ter favourites arc already leaving the air to be replaced by new programmes and changing sche. dules will become more and more apparent by the end of May. It "is suprising however that many of the big network programmes oviginating in the United Statgs will continue during the season when we spend more time out of doors. War with its emphasis on important news from the fighting fronts, and the limitations whith gasoline rationing have imposed upon travel have had the effect of keeping more people alert to the usefulness of their receiving sets. e * . . From the United States comes news that the National Broadcast. ing Company and the Columbia System are enjoying an unprece- dented boom. There is keen com- petition amoagst sponsors only for the most desirable broad- casting periods, 'but even also for the hours of a less desirable na- ture. Many commercial concerns sponsoring big network shows are carrying on through the summer in order to make certain of their convoys. 32 Exist. 24 Canvas India. flower pot. 34 Restless cavy® shelters. 41 Appropriate, 58 Disencumber. (pl) 25 Station 44 Mourning 59 Sprite. 36 Surfeit, (abbr.). "Virgin. VERTICAL 37 Mimics, 27 Lance. 46 Samarium 2 American 38 Quicksand, 28 Steamship (abbr.). composer. 42 Betel leat (abbr.). 48 Japanese 3 Type of rail- (pl). 29 Turkish coins. POYgy. road bridge. 43 Metal 31 Fruit of a 49 Making 4 Depart. containers, palm. mistakes. 5 Norse deily. 45 Name. 33 Lone Scout 51 Hostelry. 6 Males. 47 Request. (abbr.). 52 Let it stand, 7 A hind. 50 Runner. 34 Eyrie. 53 Sturdy tree. 8 Common 54 Cuckoo. I | 213 Ja 5 [6 7 18 9 |IO Il 12 8 13. [14 15, 1 | 7 819 20 1] 21 {23 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 [32 33 34 351 36 37 38 39 ao | ar az a3 44 45 46 (47 a 1 E3 50 ST 521 53 [54 55 56 58 | 59 15 S U N D A Y ing a power which would cnable him to gratify his sclfish desires, S C H (0) 0 L which would place at his command unbounded. wealth and influence, L E S S (9) N He had seen Philip perform mir- : " acles, but had seen no instance until now in which that power had May 16 been transferred to others. PETER AND JOHN PREACH TO Peter Rebukes Simon SAMARITANS "But Peter said unto him, Thy Acts 8:4-25 silver perish with thee, because 'PRINTED TEXT, Acts 8:14.25 GOLDEN TEXT.--/Lift up yout . eyes, and look on the fields, that thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this nm they--are--white--already_unto-har matter: for thy heart is not right 3 - Ed 7 l- with Napoleon then rocked by | vest. John 4:35. before God." Here is a double Nelson at the Nile, by Sir Sidney Smith 'at Acre, by the British Army in Egypt, his subsequent agreement to the Peace of Amiens made new -defences appear un- necessary. Never Tested But Napoleon's "peace," prov- ing but the . well-known sprat thrown to catch a niackerel, soon found free-necked little Britain a-twitter from end to end, over- night, at fear of his invasion. So, eventually, the Monthly Mirror was able to state that "the Mar.' tello Towers are, at length, be- gun to be adopted by government . « «80 as to produce great havoc on an invading army." Great havoé or no, Napoleon, with his flat-bottomed - fleet --manned---by 100,000 men, still did not come, and Nelson's "red bolt" flaming again at Trafalgar, helped rule that he should not do so, that Britain's Martello Towers should~ remain untested. Just how many towers there were is now uncertain but there were 75 in the less than 50-mile strip between Hythe and Seaford alone. Forty feet high, with walls 15 inches thick, their only doors were from 10 to 20 feet from the ground, and could be reached only by ra ladder, let down and drawn up from inside, a moat around the base often giving ad- ded protection. Obsolete though they now be, they were an im- provement on the type of shore battery until then in use. Well- drained, dry, and warm, they were used for military purposes' for many years, and, in Britain's _ heyday of smuggling, by her pre- ventive men, More recently they were transformed into comfort- able holiday homes, an all-year round tenant for one being Peter . Scott, wild-life artist, son of Cap- tain Scott, the ill-fated Antarctic explorer, And in this war, more than 'one attack by enemy shel and bomb on a passing British convoy, has been anxiously watch. ed from an old Martello Tower. For that.matter, more than one - tower itself may have been blown' to bits, but as to that, the censors aren't telling. The protective shell of a steel helmet weighs 13% lbs. and will . withstand the impact of a heavy revolver bullet fired at a range of 30 inches. A $100 Victory Bond will buy 42 life-saving hel. mets, Buy your share to-day! Memory Verse: The Lord is my helper. Hebrews 13:6. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.--A.D, 36. Place.-- The city 'of Samaria, in Central Palestine, northwest of' Sychar and Shechem. . Simon the Sorcerer "Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Sa- maria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John." They were doubtless sent to inspect the work, and see whether the apostolic approval could be given to the step of evangélizing the Samaritans, They had to form a judgment upon it; for' no matter how highly we may rate the inspiration of the apos- tles, it is clear that they had. to argue, debate, think; and balance one side against another just like other people. It was then be- lieved that the guidance of the Holy Spirit w a s vouchsafed through the channel of free dis- cussion and interchange of opin- ion, guided and sanctified by prayer. The apostles duly dis- charged their mission, and by their ministry the converts re- ceived the gift of the Holy Spirit, together with some or all of those external signs and manifestations which accompanied the original' blessing on the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem, Laying On Of Hands "Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only _they had been, bap- tized into the name of the Lord Jesus, Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the- Holy Spirit."- There cannot be any reason to Joubt the validity of Philip's baptism, and it is therefore evident that the laying on of hands is here distfhet from baptism, The Samaritan converts became by the administration of baptism members of the church; and the laying on of hands was not so much a completion of bap- tism as an addition tu. it. Simon's Request ° "Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the Apostles' hands the Holy. Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever: I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit." The ambition or cupidity of Simon had slumbered for a time, but was now aroused at the sudden prospect of obtain- revelation, first of Peter's own heart, and then of Simon's heart. Peter had many faults, but a love for money was not onc of them, This was the tragedy of Judas Iscariot. Peter may have made many blunders, and at times proved himself a coward, but one thing he knew, that the gospel of Christ was the gospel of holiness, and that whatever power he had, or anybody else would have, in the name of Christ, must be by a divine bestowal, through the Holy Spirit, in the name of Christ, not something mechanical, not some- thing to be bought, not something which could be passed automati- cally from man fo man, It is one thing to ask God for divine power, ~that-we-may-use-itfor His glory in saving souls; it is another thing to seek spiritual power for our- selves, that we ourselves may "he exalted among 'men, that our own _f reputation may be enhanced," or} = worst of all, that our. income might be multiplied. This man's heart was wrong. He did not know the true God, and he was not seeking the will of God, A Prisoner of Evil "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy * heayt shall be forgiven thee." On the condition of prayer and re- pentance not only could the stern wish of Peter be averted, but the anger of God also. But the phrase seems to imply that to Peter's mind there was not much hope of such repentance, He will not de- clare that there is not, not even for such an offender, but the covetousness, which is idolatry, makes repentance shmos) impos- sible. "For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the_bond = of iniquity." This passage would imply that Simon had gone from one evil to another. In other words he had allowed evil to make him its prisoner. Simon's 'Fear y "And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me." Simon here speaks much as Pharaoh (Exod. 8:28; 0:28), who yet hardened his heart afterwards. It is observable also, that he wishes merely for tho averting of the punishment, The words seem to "set forth the terror of the carnal olor § © man without any idea that he will {hese figures, No More Queen Bees From Italy Pedigreed Talis queen bees have ruled British hives for. years but now are disappearing because of the impossibility of replacing them. However, "mongrel" Brit- ish queens will take-over and as one apiarist said: "British honey will be 100 per cent British." - ~ become another and aims. Subsequent Labors "They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the- Samaritans." What they had seen convinced them of the fitness of the Samaritans to receive the gospel, and they felt that the time had come to act upon their 'Lord's command, man in thoughts men made about S00 Icaps from observation balloons. which were shot down or caught fire, and in only three instances did the parachutes fail to open... . But parachute jumping' from "planes was not done, probably because of the speed of the machines and because the technique had not been developed as it is now. Strange to say the first record of a parachute jump from a plane was that of a woman, Miss Sylvia Boyden, who volunteered to "try it at a peace celebration in Lon- don after the war. She went up in a two-seater Avro, and from 1,000 feet made a perfect land- ing. Her feat attracted so much notice that she was invited to give demonstrations in the United States where she made many suc- cessful leaps. Help the Royal Canadian Navy. Your $100 Victory Bond will pay for lifeboat ration kits which will feed U1 men adequately for Sigh days. 5 'before the publie. time for next winter season. As the American - chains have Cana- dian . outlets, it looks as though this summer the standard of pro- grammes in the Dominion will be higher than usual. Mauy people who predicted that, with the dwindling of consumer goods, ra- - "tioning and so on. advertisers would tend to disappear from the air, have found that the reverse is the case. While many program sponsors have little or nothing to sell, they apparently believe it is good business to keep their names What is true of radio 1s true also of the press. Advertisers in weekly newspapers might be well advised to wateh what the hig fellows are doing. i . - Many. of us have heard play- by-play des riptions of sports events, and we've been treated to running radio deseriptions of parades and celebrations and =a dozen and one other cvents of public interest. Now it appears that commentaries on this grim business: of war are likely to be not. = broadcast on a regular schedule direct from the front lines. An announcement made recently by the C.B.C. says that A, E. Pow- ley, chief editor of their Central Newsroom, is to leave shortly for London, England, where he will head the overseas staff. The wells known Canadian war correspond- ent Matthew Halton, formerly of the Toronto Star will identified with the new .C.B.C. set-up, and will follow Canadian troops into scenes of action in which they may become engaged in the near fr ture. Matthew Hal. ton has already gained famesfor his coverage of the war in many zones. As plans are being made at present, descriptions of coming battles will be recorded on the spot in the fighting lines and the dises rushed to [ondon, from which point they will be beamed by short wave transmission across the Atlantic for relay on the C.B.C. National network. Thus will Canadians be given a more realistic understanding of the bitter struggle in which we are now engaged. . . «! Lovers of good music, last Sunday, welcomed the Columbia Symphony Orchestra back to the airwaves, when this stellar musical cation began its seventeenth on Sunday afternoon pro- grammes. During the coming months the Columbia Symphony will be conducted by Havold Bar. low. The list of guest artists ale ready announced is one of dis tinguished proportions, CI'RB, Toronto will carry this enjoyable feature 3 to 1.30 Sunday after- noon, = . . * CFRB also announces a change in its schedule Monday through Fridays 5.15 to 6 p.m. to include the Columbia dramatic feature "Mother and Dad." Here is a programme of quiet, friendly philosophy of home and family of the type which should be of par- ticular interest to listeners in rural Ontario. During thé- Great War it took about 4,000 horse power to run a division, Mechanization of the Torces now requires over 17,000 horse power for the same unit. Money is power when you inveat it in the new Victory Bonds! - AT re > - = C- Pra ps ' - A rs pd -~ LZ an APE re * 7 o Sa Today, as Canada passes through 17. ill the shadow and storm of war, she places her faith in the greatest of all her natural resources--her people. We must and we will buy Victory Fe Bonds to the limit of our ability. THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM become -- a CAC Ne a Fen ne BA Fd te (Ted 2 i