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I 0 never ceased to be amazed. ~~ bp Vo C. «.London, England.--It is just alittle better than a week since we said good- bye "to our relatives and - friends in Canada and now we are'in the great city. of*London. Qur' long' anticiphted "invasion" of the British Isles ig now well underway, LL the next five weeks prove to be as exciting as the past one, we'll certainly have a lov to talk about when we get home, But to pick up where 1 left off in my last letter which was written the first day out on the Atlantic Uecan aboard the Queen Mary, As this was the first ocean voyage for all of us we The ac- commodation and service on that big ship--about a quarter of mile long-- was all that one could desire. We had. coffee in bed cvery morning, which none of us get at home. We found the meals excellent and the menus lidd considerable variéty. .-- There were facilities and services of every sort aboard including swimming pool, bar, tennis court, gymnasium, library bank, drug and gencral mer- chandise shops, even a hospital with doctors and nurses. Fortunately we didn't have to use the hospital but we found all the other services reason- able, in many cases more so than those to be had on land. The ship's crew were most obliging and even though the ship rolled a little, life on the ocean wave was indeed agreeable. "The Queen" made good time cross- ing the Atlantic. At six a.m. of the fifth day out of New York she drop- ped anchor at Cherbourg, France. But she stayed only long ¢nough to discharge some passengers and cargo and we were soon on our way again to England. At oné p.m. "the Queen" docked at. Southhampton, our destina- tion. 'Waiting on the dock- to greet us were representatives of the Anglo- American Oil Co. They helped us "clear customs and in a short time were IR on the train to London, "United Kingdom and Europe. There we: were met by officials -- of -- Ontario House and they escorted us to the| PORTEOUS * Director ONT ARIO Cumberland Hotel where we are in- stalled, For the benefit of those who did ot read 'the first letter in this series | would like to explain that when I use "we" 1 mean Hugh Leslie of George- town ,Ontario: and Herbert Jarvis of Agincourt, Ont,, gold medal winners in the Esso Champions' .Trans-At- lantic classes for tractor and horse plowing respectively at the Inter- national Plowing Match last October. Top prizes put up by Imperial Oil were all-expense-paid tours of the 1 was appointed manager of the team by the Ontario Plowmen's Association, spon- sor of the International matches. On our first full day in London we went by train to visit the National Agricultural Experimental Machinery Institution which is operated by the Department of Agriculture of Great Britain. It is located at a place call- ed 'Silsoe in Bedfordshire. It. con- sists of 260 acres and was part of an estate formely owned by the Duke of York, now King George VI. There we met Mr. John Hawkins who has made an extensive study of plowing methods. When I mentioned that we in the Ontario Plowmen's As- sociation are interested in setting up a standard method of plowing to be used at international matches through- out_the world, instead of the variety of methods that are used today, he was. in agreement. He offered to lend his assistance to any efforts we may make in. that direction, This was gratifying and makes me feel that the day may not be long off when we will have a universal standard. Perhaps by the time 1 get back home there will be more to report on this matter. The following day R. H. Stapleford of Ontario House took us on a short sightseeing tour. We saw. many fam- ous landmarks and. districts and my feeling is that there is no city in the world quite like London. Even though there are big gaps caused by flying bombs and air raids, it still has an air please the palate." lunch hour. TRY US! Have You Tried Our Super-Lunch? SUPER IN EVERY: DETAIL! + . . . and the pocket book. . SUPER SERVICE that will waste none of your valuable Don't just take our word for it. Nourishing food that will of grandeur 'and solidity. To these qualities may be added that of homi- ness. It is no wonder that our boys "1 who Were here during the war possess an affection for the city that is only exceeded by their love for their home town, Our tour andl at the residence of Col, James S. P, Armstrong, Agent- General for Ontario, where we were gueats at lunch. It was an enjoyable affair and smong the other gueats was D.A, Bruce Marshall, agricultural secretary at Canada House who is the son of the late Senator Duncan Mar- shall, a former Ontario: Minister of Agriculture. Following lunch we were taken on a tour of the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. A special attendant explained details of the buildings and some of the customs and traditions that surround the "mother of parlia- ments". We were deeply impressed with all we saw and heard. As a former member of the Canadian par- linment the visit was an experience 1 had looked forward to from the day | I learned that I was to make the trip. In the evening we were guests of Anglo-American at a dinner and a show. 1 had some difficulty in get- | ting everything that was said at the |f show because it was. delivered in that broad and proper English that is not, as you know, always spoken in Can- ada. Our opinions at this early stage are naturally subject to revision at a later date. Herb says the girls here aren't as pretty ay they are at home and Hugh says he hasn't seén a new car since he arrived. My first observations would be that 'England, more than five years after V.E. day, is still suffering from the efforts of the war. - This is evident in such things as the numbers of old cars, and the old fashioned and dilapitated railroad equipment. After talking it over, we are agreed accepting their responsibilities with a be admired. 1 think the seeret lies in the fact that while they have less to -eat, have fewer cars and do without what matters most to them is that England survives. There can be no doubt that it will. Tomorrow we fly to the continent to visit Denmark, Holland and Bel- "gium. My next letter will be from Copenhagen. Till then, all the best from the Cadadiin plowing team. Pine Gwe. Pleased to report Donna and Lloyd Johnston -are able 'to 'be out again after a severe sickness. . Sorry to say Alex Shell is sick. 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