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THE GAZETTE. MONTREAL: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1942. 19 VOL. CLXXI. No.

300 RESTRICTIONS HERE ANGERS VISITS NORTHERN ELECTRIC PLANT Sorel Business Area Scene of $75,000 Fire HUTCMHGS HANGED IN CONNORS MURDER rr tV lew, TEST OF VALIDITY ARGUMENTS ENDED Supreme Court of Canada to Decide on Wartime Control Policy Perillard Arraigned On Dupuis-laid Charge Arraigned on a charge of having prepared and used a false document to the detriment of another mayoralty candidate in Monday's municipal elections, Raoul Perillard was released on parole by Judge Philippe Marchand yesterday and ordered to appear for preliminary inquiry December 22. The arraignment of Perillard followed swearing out of a warrant Saturday by Hector Dupuis, runner-up to Mayor Adhemar Raynault in the electoral contest. Perillard. however, presented himself voluntarily in court yesterday, accompanied by his counsel, David N. Notkin.

According to Dupuis accusation, Perillard is alleged to have prepar PO. BRUNEAU ANGERS (centre), who recently escaped from enemy territory after a bombing raid, during which he was brought down, visited the Northern Electric plant recently, to see the production of communication equipment for the air force. While there he spoke to the employees, telling them of the need for more and more such equipment. He is here seen being welcomed to the plant by P. F.

SISE, president, on his right; COL. R. D. HARKNESS, vice-president and general manager, on his left Extreme right is A. B.

HUNT, manager, special products division; and left, C. A. PEACHEY, works manager of the same. (Special to The Gazette.) Sorel, December 16. (Wednesday) A fierce fire which broke out late last night raged throu the store district in the heart of this busy industrial city early this morning.

The blaze was still not under control at 2.30 o'clock this morning, by which time it had already caused damage estimated roughly at $75,000. No casualties were reported. The fire got' its start in the rear of the large general store of Charles Arpin, on King street, at about 10.30 o'clock last night. Despite efforts of the local firemen, who fought the flames in zero weather, the blaze swept through this building, destroying the two-storey residence of the store owner, and continued further into the adjoining residence and the store of P. A.

Matton, a large shoe store. Unable to cope with the flames, with his own men and volunteers, Chief Elcer Dolan summoned help from Montreal, 62 miles distant, and from other closer points. Montreal's Fire Director Raymond E. Pare said early today he had dispatched a pump and crew under Chief Mechanic Joseph Forget to the scene shortly before 2 a.m. fantastic, and if it Is true it is news to me." He said that would be to assume that the Klng-in-Council enjoys the same powers as the King in Parlament.

while he had assumed that Parliament was supreme. It would have been wiser for the government to have obtained amendments to the war measures act at the start of the war, to place beyond question the delegation of power by the Governor-in-Coun-clL Mr. McCarthy asked the court tc find that insofar as the order-in-council in the reference delegated legislative powers it should be declared ultra vires. David Mundell of the Justice Department assisted Mr. Geoffrion and Mr.

McCarthy was assisted oy John Robinette. Toronto lawyer. Rosario Genest, representing the Quebec attorney-general, and C. A Magone senior solicitor for the On-tario attorney-general's department, held watching briefs. JEWISH CHAPLAINS DISCUSS SERVICES Need for Extension of Religious, Social Services Reported at Conference The first conference of Jewish chaplains in the history ot Canadian Jewry took place yesterday at the offices of the Canadian Jewish Congress, 1121 St.

Catherine Street West. The conference reviewed the relations between the chaplaincy services of the Canadian army, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Religious Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, which is representative of the lay Jewish community of Canada. The attendant chaplains reported that the growing number of Jewish soldiers in Canada and overseas necessitates the appointment of more chaplains and the extension of social and religious services to the men in uniform. A or tne situation has been completed and the appointment of more chaplains will be recommended. It is announced that arrangements have been made for the observances of the Purim and Passover holidays in military camps with seder ceremonies for men who cannot obtain leave.

It was reported that Chanukah observances took place throughout the Dominion with the assistance of the chaplains of Congress and local communities. Matzohs will be sent for Canadian Jews overseas as well as in Newfoundland, Labrador and Alaska. The chaplains decided to extend their invitation to all servicemen. Jewish and non-Jewish to visit the hostels and canteens, which the Canadian Jewish Congress is sponsoring in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Brandon and Winnipeg. Boy, 17, Struck by Auto Hit by an automobile at St Lawrence boulevard and Villeray street at 8 a.m., yesterday, Edouard Brouil-lette, 17, of 7665 Drolet street, was taken to St.

Luke Hospital where he was reported to be suffering from severe head injuries, bruises, cuts and shock. IRK CHINESE PAPER Chungking Journal Asks Removal of Canadian Laws Aimed at Citizens of Our Ally SOME DENIED THE VOTE Permanent Immigration Forbidden Question Not Yet Taken Up by China's Minister Chungking, December 15. W) The newspaper Ta Kung Pao today asked the Canadian government "to improve the treatment of overseas Chinese living in Canada," and to revise the immigration law as it presently applies to Chinese. "Chinese in Canada have suffered from the shackles of the law limiting Chinese immigration." the newspaper said. "They have been ill treated both as regards entrance and residence.

On the principle of equality between Allies, we petition the Canadian government to improve immediately the position of overseas Chinese in Canada. "A reasonable solution of this problem will stimulate friendship between China and Canada." No Comment at Ottawa Ottawa, December 15. OT An External Affairs Department spokesman said today officials of the department are considering a news dispatch from Chungking, quoting the newspaper Ta Kung Pao as asking the Canadian government "to improve the treatment of overseas Chinese living in Canada" and to revise the immigration law as it applies at present to Chinese. The spokesman said there was no immediate official comment. Unofficially, however, the existing Chinese immigration act, in effect since 1023, was described as "very restrictive" legislation.

Under it, very few Chinese have been permanently admitted to the Dominion, although many have been granted temporary admission. Most Chinese who have come to Canada in recent years have come for only temporary reasons, being students, missionaries or tourists. The act provides for permanent admission of merchants persons who have at least $2,500 invested in the business of importing Chinese-made goods to Canada or exporting Canadian-made goods to China. Sections of the act regarding exclusion of Chinese for various health or character reasons are identical with those applying to Druua suiDjecis, one omciai saaa. There is no special restriction against immigration of Chinese women, it was said.

A number of Chinese women have entered the country temporarily, as tourists or as members of theatrical troupes, but few have been able to comply with the immigration act's restrictions against immigration of Chinese for permanent residence. Dr. Liu Shih-Shun, Chinese Minister to Canada, said Canadian laws respecting imimgration and treatment of Chinese in Canada have not been formally discussed by representatives of the two countries. 'There have been no formal representations and I have no idea when they may come," said Dr. Liu.

"These matters are among the questions yet to be discussed. Recently Canada entered into an agreement for the abolition of extraterritorial rights in China, and this was most satisfactory to China." Virtually all Chinese, whether born in Canada or not, are disqualified from voting in provincial elections in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The provincial ban prevents them from voting in federal elections in these provinces since the federal election law denies the vote within the province of residence to persons disqualified by provincial law. An exception is granted for those who served in the armed forces of Canada during the Great War or in the present war. Poles Give to Red Cross A gift of $500 from the Polish Relief and Defence Committee of Montreal has been received by the headquarters of the Quebec provincial division of the Red Cross to be sent to the Polish Red Cross in Iran.

The money was collected through voluntary contributions and through various club activities or tne com' mittee which is under the presidency of Julian Wroblewski. the practice of the profession in both Ontario and Quebec. R. W. Gibb, notary since only 1914.

recalled the kindness of Mr. Lighthall and other seniors cf the profession to younger men such as himself. Mr. Lighthall had exercised a great influence in many families, In the same families for several generations in some in-stdncfi Mr. Lighthall said that if he lived until 1948 it would mean that between himself and his father there would be the record of a century of notarial practice, but there were cases of longer records than that for father and son.

He recalled when his father had started practising in June of 1848, as he had himself, had been sent to another notary named Jobin. whose office was on St. Vincent street, so that he might better his French. There one of nig best friends and helpers had been the late Hon. Narcisse Pero-deau, a student at the time.

He recalled that his father had been honored by his brother notaries after 60 years of practice, and again after 70 years of practice, Just two years before his death. The notarial profession was an ancient and noble one, said Mr. Lighthall, it having had its beginnings in. the ancient Roman days. Notaries In this province had played a great part, making wills and settling estates of families.

The coming of the trust companies had been of considerable effect upon the business of the notaries, and Mr. Lighthall believed that the public should be better educated as to the role of the notary. Perhaps, too, some system could be worked out as to insurance for the public against losses, but this and other matters were something for the next generation to settle. R.A.F. Man Pays Penalty for Slaying of Black's Harbor Girl Last June St.

Andrews, N.B.. December 18. (Wednesday) (ft Tom Roland Hutchings. 21. died on the gallows here early this morning for th murder last June of Miss Bern ice Connors, 19-year-old Blacks Harbor girl.

Hutchings, native of Peterborough, England, who was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force at Pennfield, near Black's Harbor, prior to his arrest went to his death on a scaffold built within the con fines of the Charlotte county lan yard. ine oeam sentence was irr.pora October 6 after a iurv had found him guilty of slaying the Black'a Harbor girL They attached a recommendation for mercy, but offi cials of the remission branch or the Secretary of State, Ottawa, ruled that "the law was to take its course." The stockily-built R.A.F. armorer was arrested four days after the battered body of Miss Connors had been found in a field on Dead-man's Harbor road, on the outskirts of Black's Harbor. On Friday nieht June 4. Miss Connors had attended a dance in the Community Hall at Black's Harbor and was seen late that evening in company with an airman on Deadman's Harbor road.

Evidence at the preliminary hearing and the trial was to the effect that she had been seen with Hutchings on Dead-man's Harbor road during the later houds of the night Her body was found June 6. Hutchinas walked to the gallows clad in tunic and slacks. The trap was sprung at 12.50 a.m, E.D.T, by Camilla Blanchard, who acts as official hangman for the province of Quebec. Twelve minutes later Hutchings was pronounced dead. It was the first execution in Charlotte county in 65 years.

A formal inquest will be fceld later this morning. SEES INDIA'S STATUS AS UNIT OF EMPIRE Native Delegate to Pacific Relations Conference Looks for Post-War Changs Delegates to the Institute ot Pacific Relations Conference at Mont Tremblant had pledged themselves to a concerted effort for better understanding among tee United Nations. Diwan Bahadur S. E. Runganadhan.

MA Indian delegate to the conference, said yesterday. Mr. Runganadhan will speak tonight at the Y.M-H.A. at 8.30 in the first of a series of public affairs lectures under the auspices of the Y.M.H.A. Services Committee.

Commenting on the Indian independence movement, the adviser to the British Secretary of State for India in London, declared that India will be granted her full independence at the conclusion of te war, provided Indian parties can reach some agreement, but that sha will continue as a member of the British Comomnwealth of Nations. He felt that Sir Stafford Crippa visit to India was badly-timed coming as it did on the heels of so many Axis victories and with Indians of the opinion that the Japanese would win. He was quick to state that no one was in favor of Japanese victory and that his country's sympathies were all with tha Chinese. He felt that the danger of a Japanese attack on India had considerably lessened, and noted the fact that his country now had 1,500.000 men under arms with some 300,000 serving outside India. NOW SQUADRON LEADER P.aul T7ho Dirtcti Last War Veteran Fit.

Lt. Paul Gadbois, comrm nd cadet officer for No. 3 Training Command, has been promoted squadron leader. A veteran of the last war, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 and was in the first group of pilots from that service to train at Dayton. Ohio, and San Antonio.

Tex. The student pilots then trained in the first airplane constructed by the Wright Brothers. In the same class were ether now well-known R.C-AJT. officers including Air Marshal L. S.

Bread-ner and wing Comdr. M. C. Dubuc Sqdn. Ldr.

Gadbois enlisted rathe R.C.A.F. in 1940 and was posted to the recruiting centre at Quebec as flying officer. He moved to Montreal Recruiting Cent August 1040 and was promoted to flight lieutenant in June of last year, just before assuming hi3 duties as commend cadet officer in July. When he originally assumed Us present duties the Air Cadet League in Quebec consisted of five units with a strength of 600; since then it has grown to 44 unit at 6,000 strength. He was born in this city and aow resides at 454 Willowdale avenue, Outremont He has two sons, ore a warrant officer in the RCAT.

who has been flying instructor at St Hubert for the past eighteen months. WINS HIS MAJOR ITT Major McClean, Attached to R.C.N., Born in Toronto It is announced by headquarters, M.D. 4. that Capt H. A.

McClean has been promoted to the rank of major. Major McClean. D.D.S L.D.S., was bom in Toronto. He graduated from Toronto University in 1915 and since that date has practised in Milton and Toronto. Major McClean was appointed to the Canadian Dental Corps in February, 1941, as lieutenant In June, 1941, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and October.

1941. saw him re-oosted to No. 24 Company and serving St. Hyacinthe. Kis whole period of service has been with the Royal Canadian Navy.

The freight volume carried by American railroads in 1942 has set an all-time high of 630 billion CITY -BALKS AT TAX ON CAR PURCHASES Firm Sues for Collection on Sales Contract Which Pre-Dates Federal Levy The Superior Court is asked to decide to what extent the city of Montreal is liable for the Federal sales tax on a fleet of motor ve hicles contracted for before the tax was assessed, though it came into effect prior to delivery of a number of the On November 6, 1940, the city of Montreal agreed to purchase 59 motor vehicles from Clermont Motors, Limited, at a contract price of $63,845.88. Thirty cars were delivered, but before the sales contract was completed the Federal sales tax came into effect, and Clermont Motors added $2,078.88 to the cost of 29 cars delivered subsequently, this amount representing the Federal sales tax on the sale price of the vehicles, plus a 2 per cent provincial sales tax. The city refused to recognize the liability and the company has entered action in the Superior Court to recover payment of the tax. The city's defence is that when the contract was made the full value of the 96 motor vehicles was paid to the company which accepted payment without protest. In the circumstances, it is submitted -that the company plaintiff cannot validly charge the city for any part of the sales tax.

The case was called in Practice Court yesterday when Mr. Justice Surveyer reserved Judgment on the city's motion for more particulars than are contained in plaintiff's declaration. BIG SUBSCRIPTIONS IN SEALS CAMPAIGN Montreal Firms and Individuals Are Giving Generous Support Support of the present Christmas Seal campaign is coming from a widely diversified cross-section of the city's business Jirma and private individuals according to a report made today Irom the appeal's headquarters in the Confederation Building. Among the contributions received yesterday were: Bank of Montreal, Montreal City and District Savings Bank, $50Q; Cie Le-gare $250; La Presse, $200: Royal Trust $200; Provincial Transport, $100; Crane Limited, $100; Canadian Light and Power Co. $100; Robert Mitchell Co.

$100; Belding-Corticelli $100; McColl-Frontenac Oil Co. $100; Wilsil Limited (employees) $100. Individual contributions, J. W. McConncIl, $500; anonymous, $500; anonymous, $100.

Various parishes in the city are also giving generous support to the appeal. These include: St. Viateur, $182; St. Ambroise, $106; N. D.

du St. Sacrement $98; Ste. Catherine, $97; St. Jacques, $96; St. Jean Bap-tiste de LaSalle, $86; Ste.

Brigitte, $84 and St. Pierre Claver, $75. C. P. R.

STAFF to EXPECT DECISION SOON Reference Asks Court to Pass on Legality of Order-in. Council Respecting Glycerine Ottawa, December 15. If) Fate of the Government'! wartime policy of delegating legislative pow-eri to boards and controllers rests tonight In the hands of Chief Justice Sir Lyman Duff and his associates of the Supreme Court of Canada. Argument for and against the validity of this delegation of power by the Governor-in-Council was completed today by Aime Geof-frion. K.C., of Montreal, and D.

L. McCarthy, K.C., of Toronto, in a test reference brought to the court by the Justice Department. At adjournment this afternoon the Chief Justice Mid the court would meet again at 11.30 a.m. December 24. There are a number of judgments outstanding and some or all of ihem are expected on that date, but whether the decision on today's reference will be presented at that time was not indicated.

But it had been expected the court would meet to hand down judgments on an earlier date, and the decision to meet on the dajr before Christmas was taken by some to indicate the possibility that the court hopes to have the reference Judgment ready by that time. Hearing on the reference respecting the exercise of power by order-mcouncil cpened yesterday morn- inThe reference asked the court to pass on she validity of an order-in-council setting uo chemical regulations In July, 1841, and on an order of the chemical controller respecting glycerine, Issued last Jan- T'ese orders were selected by the Justice Department as 'typicar ca.es on which a Judgment would establish the status of all similar orders running through every phase the war administration. The reference was brought to the Supreme Court after a charge of effence against a controller's order was dismissed by a County Court judge in Toronto on the ground that the order-in-c i 1 conferring power on the controller was invalid. Inasmuch as it constituted a delegation of the authority ot the Governor-in-Council under the War Measures Act Other complaints had been dismissed as a result of this decision. In his argument today, Mr.

Geoffrion said it was quite possible somebody may lose money and ethers might lose their freedom" through the exercise of wide power enjoyed by wartime controllers. But in a time ot great emergency, and in view of the Impossibility of the government exercising ail the functions delegated to boards and controllers, he said he believed objections to this procedure were 'inspired by a peacetime mentality." Summarizing his argument Mr. Geoffrion said the House of Commons and Senate, with approval of the G-wernor-Gcneral. could transfer its full plenary powers to the executive council (the government) and the Governor-General With these plenary powers thus transferred to him, the Governor-in-Council then enjoyed the same power to delegate authority as that enjoyed by Parliament itself. CONFERS WIDE POWERS.

Mr. Geoffrion said this policy of administration had been well-established in Canada and Great Britain since 1914, when the War Measures Act was first passed. That act confered the widest possible powers upon the government lo core with tne war emergency. The Wat Measures Act would be workable only if the government r.aa wide powers to delegate authority to boards and controllers, since it eould not conceivably exercise all the functions of these bodies itself. Mr.

Geoffrion said the opposing counsel had argued that while the government could delegate administrative authority it could not delegate legislative authority. But he claimed Mr. McCarthy had been unable to give a definition which would differentiate between legislative and administrative orders issued by controllers. Mr, McCarthy, who presented his main argument yesterday, made a brief reply to Mr. Geoffrion's principal argument, and said he completely agreed that the creation of boards and controllers was necessary to enable the government to corrluct the war.

"But there is a right way and a wrong way," 'he said. "If this a typical example, then it Is the wrong way of delegating power; ana we rimi way is tne way adopted and applied in England' in kis earlier argument he had Mid that in England, at the start of the preeerit war, the British Parliament had amended its emergency legislation so specific power would be given the government to dele-Kate power to boards and controllers and thus avoid any question of their exercise of power. Mr. McCarthy said his definition of legislative acts and administrative acts had been clear, although he had admitted the difficulty In drawing the line. If the order-ln-council authorized a controller to make regulations without laying down any test or standard but leaving the matter entirely in the controller's hands, that was power to legislate.

aiH But if the controller, in making Orders and regulations, were guid-f 1 certain rules and standards laid down by the Governor-in-Council from whom he obtained his authority, that would be ad ministrative power. The War Measures Act eontem plated that the Governor-ln-Coun cu could issue orders with the force of law but did not contemplate that orders and regulations made bv bodies set up by order-in-coun- woiua nave tne lorce or Jaw. Mr. McCarthy spoke of Mr. Geoffrion's argument that Parliament could transfer its plenary powers to the Government acting with approval of the Governor-General otherwise the Governor-in-Coun-cil.

"Can such a state fit affairs ex kt?" he asked. "It seems to be ed and distributed false documents bearing a likeness of Dupuis signature. FUNERALSAREHELD FOR FIRE VICTIMS Burials at St. John's Attended by Highest Ranking Officers St John's, December 15. (CP Cable) Servicemen of Canada, the United States and Newfoundland who died in the K.

of C. hut holocaust here Saturday night were buried today amid scenes of deepest mourning. While Canadian pipers sounded a lament and buglers played the last post 38 soldiers and sailors from Canada and Newfoundland were interred after a joint ceremony. The Americans their number undisclosed were buried earlier at Fort Pepperell, a U.S. military establishment The Canadian airmen who were among the 99 killed in the fire will be buried tomorrow at a nearby airport.

The funerals were attended by the highest ranking service officers in this country from Canada and the U.S., The city itself was in mourning, with its flags half-mast ed, and thousands of its residents nnea tne routes of the funerals. Services for the Canadians and Newfoundlanders were held in a hut where 38 caskets stood in a row, 18 covered with the Union Jack and 20 with the White Ensign of the Navy. For the Protestants, the service was taken by Maj. H. E.

Parker, senior Protestant dhanlain for the Canadian forces in Newfoundland, while Maj. W. Enright senior Roman Catholic army chaplain, offi ciated ior tne victims of that de nomination. Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn was among those attendine. alone with L.

E. Emerson, commissioner for defence, and other members of the Newfoundland commission eov- ernment. Heads of the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force in New' foundland were there, with the of ficer commanding the U.S. forces in this colony. Bodies of the 34 Protestants were taken to the general Protestant cemetery.

The Roman Catholics were buried in Mount Carmel cemetery. Military and naval escorts and firing parties from the Newfound land militia led the way to the graveyards, where in each a long trench had been dug to receive the coffins. Three volleys were fired over tne graves. 22 OF NEWFOUNDLAND MILITIA Twenty-two members of the Newfoundland militia were among the 99 persons who died, it was an nounced tonight by Col. W.

RendelL Secretary for Defence. Following are the Newfoundland mum a victims, all privates. L. L. Snooks, Bay of Islands: Net son Osmond, Mouse Island; John Jesticaa, Trinity; George Lambert Grand Bank; Cyril Hicks, Bona- vista; Berkley Baker.

Grand Bank; Norman Sexton, St. John's; Fred White, Stephenville- Thomas Healy, Holyrood; Donald Hart New Per- lican: Ernest smitn. Gooseberry: Augustus St John's; Rob ert Snooks. Sunnyside: James B. Ryan, Princeton: Gerald C.

White, Stephenville; Wallace Blanchard, Stephenville; Harold Benson, Grate's Cove; Aiden Ross, St John's; John Lilly, Gauitois; Harold wayward. Musgrave Harbor; Claude George, Lady Cove; cnaney, rer-meuse. for Democracy Quebec Schools Quebec are still arguing over the wisdom of permitting parents, teachers and professors to have a voice in the administration of our educational system." "The powers that be at Quebec had never been very sympathetic towards electoral and economic re forms, the speaker declared, and added that we must make them realize that we can remove them from power if they fail to carry out our wisnes. "Just imagine," he said, "the im pression that would be made on a ill 1 tM puouc oiace noiaer every mem' ber of a home and school club would telephone the local member in the course oi a single week, de manding such action as educational reform. This home and school club is a wonderful idea.

Legisla tive members are beemmne to real ize its notentialities. They shouldn't be disaDDointed." Mr. Patience spoke of compul sory education as it was dealt with in the Hepburn report, and said that the recommendation that school boards assume the responsi bility or providing ordinary scnooi materials and text books brought out another weakness in our educa tional system "the wide difference in standards and curricula between provinces and even between sec tions of the same province." In attempting to place education on a federal basis, Mr. Patience said that he realized that he was "step ping into deep water," but that per' haps the idea was not wrong. "It should most certainly be done, he said, "in the case of federal finan cial grants to the provinces, and the provision of scholarships for deserving students." Mr.

Patience said that it was impossible to consider any educational reform without considering "the important part played by teachers." No matter what else we did. he said, we must make teach ing more attractive in every way. since the moulding or our coun try's future was in the hands of our children teachers. Taggart Asks Details Of 'Unworkable' Plan Toronto, December 15. J.

G. Taggart, Foods Administrator for the Prices Board, said in a telegram Mayor F. J. Conboy of Toronto today that any regional rationing system is "completely unworkable." The telegram was in reply to a proposal for rationing butter in Toronto outlined by Mayor Conboy to Board Chairman Donald Gordon. At the same time, Mr.

Taggart asked for further details on Dr. Conboy's proposal. HAD TO AID GREECE LONGMORE STATES Britain's Moral Obligation and Hellenic Fortitude Demanded Action "Our part in the Greek campaign was a definite moral obligation and history will record as such." Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, R.A.F. retired, who has seen service on many fronts and has held many important commands in his branch of the service voiced his opinion in those words here yesterday. He added that a brave nation already fighting was prepared to offer resistance to German invasion and since we had helped her against the Italians with our Air Force we could not then withdraw when we are fighting a war in support of free nations.

Sir Arthur, a colorful visitor who gave his age as "in. the late fifties," has had a widely varied career in the service of his country. He has been a pilot since 1911 in the Royal Naval Air Service and was a naval officer prior to that He saw action in the battle of Jutland on the cruiser Having served in many parts of the world with the noal Air Force he recently retired from active service but retains his fighting inclinations and is presently serving in the Home Guard as a lieutenant-colonel. He is a member of the Institute of International Affairs in London and was a delegate to the Pacific Conference at Mont Tremblant. While in Canada he is acting in an honorary capacity for the R.A.F.

and will visit many stations operating 'under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. He will travel west to the Coast and on his return to Montreal hopes to also visit some of the stations in Eastern Canada before returning home. He called tfee air training plan 'remarkable', and said that great vision was shown in its initiation. He believed that it is working ahead of time in training airmen from Canada, Australia, Great Britain. New Zealand and other places, Sir Arthur stated that Canadian airmen in Malta and elsewhere had an extremely high reputation be cause they had done magnificently whether serving in the R.A.F.

or the R.C.A.F. He was amazed at the fortitude of. the islanders when he was last in Malta. i. Toronto Pilot Missing Toronto, December 16 Capt.

Arnold Cowitz, 24, Toronto ferry command pilot, is missing on a flight to the United Kingdom, his mother, Mrs. A. Cowitz was informed yesterday in a letter from ferry command authorities. The letter states her son, took off from Newfoundland December 8 and shortly after the take-off radio contact with his plane was lost CHANGES 0 CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD FOR SERVICES K. of C.

Army Hut Crowded to Capacity for Annual Show, Dance The annual Christmas party for the men in the armed services was held at the K. of C. Canadian Army Hut, 1191 Mountain street on Monday night and was attended by 700 men of the army, navy, air force and the merchant marine. The hut was gaily decorated with a big Christmas tree in one corner and a large Yuletide log covering the billiard table. Director E.

H. Shea welcomed the men. In view of the large attendance the dancing was rather crowded but this did not prevent the boys from selecting partners from the volunteer workers of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the hut who were present and helped make the party a success. Professional entertainment was supplied from one of the local night clubs and was roundly applauded. A magician appeared as well as singers, dancers and a monologist who all gave excellent performances, Cpl.

Jerry Brennan, of the R.C-A.F., sang several numbers. Capt. J. K. Carver, the first director of the hut who is now in the active army, thanked the men for coming to the party and also thanked the members of the Ladies' Auxiliary for their work in putting it over.

At this point Santa Claus arrived and was nearly mobbed by his enthusiastic audience. After a few minutes the men lined up in double file and received their Christmas gift. Special presents had been selected for each branch of the service in the hope of giving something useful. The serving of refreshments brought the entertainment to a close and the men returned to their various headquarters after expressing their gratitude for the evening. Fined for Infraction Convicted of violation of the Collective Agreement Act, Northern Electric Co.

Ltd. was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs by Chief Judge Gustave Perrault yesterday. The infraction was described as refusal by the company to give information sought by inspectors of the Building Trades Joint Committee of Montreal between July 13 and August 3 last. Many idioms have come to us from horses: "to set the pace," "a horse laugh," "to spur on," "to hold hand," "to ride to death," "well in hand," and at least 40 more such. More Education Held Needed in The need of "more education for democracy and more democracy for education was stressed on Monday night by A.

M. Patience, general superintendent of manufacturing, RCA Victor Company of Canada, in a speech delivered before the Chateauguay Home and School Mr. Patience stated that what we needed was "more citizens who are well-informed and public-spirited-men who realize that no man, no country can stand alone that men and countries make progress by working with, not against, their fellows' Education, he said, should stress these ideas. During election campaigns candidates should be invited to speak at high school assemblies and solicit votes, Mr. Patience said, while some of the more advanced students might later speak for or against the candidates.

He suggested that on election day the students could vote, using a printed ballot such as they would not in the ordinary course mark for several years to come. "This." he said, "would be a useful introduction to the responsibility of voting, as compared with leaving political opinion to be formed haphazardly by family tradition, prejudice and self-interest" We in Canada had not as yet a true democracy, Mr. Patience said, when 40 per cent, of our citizens suffer from malnutrition, when children and others lacked proper clothing, when families called slums "home, and when dental, medical and educational services were not at the disposal of all. The speaker commented on various sections of the Hepburn report, in particular noting that the report recommended that "any Protestant, having the right to vote at municipal elections, should have the right to vote for the election of the school board and that any such elector should be eligible for election to the board." Yet four years after the Hepburn report was written "our legislative members at Notaries Honor G. R.

Lighthall For Half-Century in Profession G. R. Lighthall Joined the ranks of the "Immortals" of the notarial profession in the district of Montreal, last night, when through the Canadian Notarial Association, District of Montreal, his completion of sixty years of practice of his profession was celebrated with a dinner at the Cercle Universitaire. It is the custom amongst the notaries every few years to honor their very senior members, and in this way, Mr. Lighthall was honored last nisrht, even as his father, the late William Francis Lighthall, who died in 1920, at the age of 91, was honored on the 50th, and 60th anniversaries of his practice of the profession.

Marcel Faribault presided at the dinner, and welcomed other senior members present who had completed their half century of practice, such as J. E. Boily, of Quebec, notary since 1878, Ernest Fleury, of Knowlton. notary since 1885. F.

S. Mackay, Montreal, dating back to 1886, Victor Morin, Montreal, practising since 1888, Ronzo H. H. Clark, since 1890. J.

P. Lamarche, dating back to 1890. C. F. Delage, of Quebec, practising since 1892.

E. Syl-vestre, of Sherbrooke, 1892, and C. U. Tartre, of Sutton, 1892. Mr.

Faribault paid tribute to the guest of honor, and noted the presence at the head table of Mr. Light-hall's elder brother. W. D. Lighthall, K.C.

Mr. Faribault said the fuest of honor was following the ootsteps of his father, who had commenced the practice of the profession in 1848, and practised until his death in 1920. the last 38 years in partnership with his son. Honore Girard proposed the toast to the guest, and recalled that the late William Francis Lighthall had been the only notary admitted to I 1 3 v.A-y it I Left, H. A.

LEE, assistant general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Montreal, who will go to Toronto on January 1 as general passenger agent in one of several promotions which will follow the retirement on pension of E. F. L. Sturdee, assistant passenger traffic manager. Right, HAROLD C.

JAMES, assistant general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Toronto, whose promotion to general passenger agent at Montreal becomes effective on January 1, 1943. i.