ESDAY. DECEMBER I, 18 PAGE THREE NEW WHEN WHIG! CANADA LEADS ALLIED BOMBERS HIT RABAUL, STRATEGIC tap pout laCKENZIE FURNITURE LTD. "A Good Place to Buy" IN EDUCATING UNPAINTED FURNITURE jO CHIFFONIER8, four and five drawer. Unfinished White Wood. JO KITCHEN TABLES. Drop Leaf. Unfinished White Wood. CHRISTMAS pu may find a gift for anyone in our store. d oraon an d And erson Hardware, Furniture, Uectrlcal Hood, etc. riDKHAL BLOCK WANT IIKIT1SH SONGS LONDON, D?Tnfcer 1-O; 4 i n. SEE OUR STOCK OP TOYS von It look.: Mke a allor hat acta like a sailor hat, and it's really a sailor wearing it but this natty n?w number Is properly entitled a Wren beret Wrens call U Wren wrig" because It will soon be piped ax "Rig of the day" for aq Canadian Wrens on duty Of stiffened navy blue flannel, so dark It almost looks black, the beret adds that extra something to the uniform of navy blue Jarke and skirt, which Is alsd going through some streamlining at present and will soon be Issued In smarter style. The usual black silk hat ribbon, or talley-band. will be worn on the sailor hat. with the gold letters "IIM.CS." Ready within the next month or two, it will be worn on duty by all Wren ralngs. Commissioned Wren officers and Petty Officers will wear trlcones. In summer months, the cap will adopt a white cover. Just like the naval ratings' caps. R.CN. photo.) CMIMS IDEAL CONTROL BHBNTWOOD. Essex, England Dec. 1 O This town claims to have the ideal food control committee: a butcher, a baker, a grow, a corn merchant, a bank manager, a paison. an acciMnt-ant. a railway clerk, an ex-po-Uceman and four housewives. NOT WORTH MORK Early motions picture theatre were known as nickelodeons" because the price of admission was five cents. I'F.KL A PRODIGY Sir Robert Peel, the British statesman, entered Parliament at 21. nniiwimifiimtiHmmmm)r(tiK fM4Hi! 'i"""'" """"""" . This lovely House Coat one of Many Beautiful Gifts : For A LADY Which we have for in our Store you ANNETTE'S LADIES' WEAR "We Lead, Others Follow" , Mil Tlllltn AVKNUG Lt.-Gfn. A. Cm. L. McNaughton M A 5 A A 5 M A A i a A A A A A A A A A 1UJY ANOTHER VICTORY HON!) Jj Plans for the Future of Men And Women in Uniform. OTTAWA, bee. 1 0 Be they men or women, members or tne Canadian armed services are coming back to the Dominion after the war as better Cana dians, says Arthur Chatwin overseas director of the Cana dian Legion education services Interview here on one of hi: trips back home, Mr. Chatwln conceded that war Is a "terrl ble and humiliating way for hu man beings to employ them selves every 20 years," but said a "lot of good" has come out of this war and there Is a "lot more good" yet to come. "I'd like to be able to tell very father and mother with a boy or a girl overseas that their sons and daughters are not coming back the same men and women they went over," he said. They are coming back better Canadians with a surer appreciation of the British commonwealth of nations, and the certain knowledge that they have become world citizens In a world I made small by the radio and IUC All JJ4,lt. Dr. Chatwln Is an enthusiast for the theory of Lt.-Gen. A. O, L. McNaughton, Canadian commander, of making a leader of every Canadian In uniform, of making every soldier, sailor and airman first a leader of himself. ' "Wherever Oen. McNaughton goes over there, he asks what Is going on in educatldn. How are fe irn building their Cana dian community away from jhome? How are they fitting Eighty per cent of the songs - themselves to take their Dart In broadcat by the BBC. are by American composers, the Asso- ' turn? rlallon for the Advancement of British Songs estimates. The A'Bccfcatlon is asking parliament to compel the BU.C. to put In I heir programs 50 per cent British songs. of building Canada when tney re- Dr. Chatwln expressed belief that Canada's army could have gone to pieces during Its Ion? battle-lacking months In Brit ain if Gen. McNaughton had not been resolved that the boys abroad must have opportunity to develop a sense of individual responsibility and a community spirit In the United Kingdom. He said the legion's educatlon- A ! democracies of the United Na- tions, led the way In armed forces education, with the Brit- lsh war office and the the Dominion's scheme Unltcd States war department following DISTINCTIONS MADE An ensign is a flag flown on ships, a standard a flag carrlea by mounted or motorized .units and a color a flag carried by unmounted units. Thls photo Js a remarkable closeup of the d amaged waterfront section of the great Japanese base at RabauL New Britain; Installations along the shore are In flames after direct hits. Two nights later Australian Bfeaifort bombers hit ag aln at Rabaul starting more fires, hitting a heavy cruiser, a cargo vessel arid. eight other ships. Varden Singers' Grieg Concert Norwegian Composer's Centen- tvial.'pottTnemorated With Commemorating the centen nial"- anniversary of the birth of Edvard Hagerup Grieg. Norwe- lan composer, the Varden slng-rs, and other Instrumental and vocal artists, before an audience of 200, presented an all-Grie concert last night in the Odd fellows' Hall. An acute sensitivity to the structural and imaginative alms of the composer were displayed by the choir under the direction of Peter Lien,.cholrmastjr and organist. Never intended to be sung by a mixed choir, some of the songs, indeed, being written as solos, and others for a male choir, last night's presentations by the Varden singers execution. Beginning the program with two songs, "Sangerhllsen" (Singer's Greeting) and ,"Du al program does three things Gamle Mor" My Old Mother), It helns train the man for his fighting Job 'now; It helps him train himself for a civilian occupation when he returns home: and it helps him maintain his morale by keeping his attitude positive. Study courses follow the men to the fronts and today Canadian soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the auxiliary services are working on their studies In India, Ceylon, North Af rica, Sicily. Exercise papers are (corrected in London, Bombay, Cairo, Jerusalem or Algiers so widespread Is the service. Canada, among the political the choir sang at Intervals throughout the evening. Their second group was com posed of "Ved Rundarne a mountain meditation, "Du Herre. Som er Ste:k", and with baritone soloist, Henry Kane, a triumphant song "Behold The Host." The final number by the choir vas the chorale "Landsighting". Of exceptional merit were a .roup. of two Grelg instrumental compositions by a trio consisting jf David Zeff, violinist, Marga--et Johnson, telllst. and Harvey ?rneklng, pianist. They were Trvgrld's Lament", and the lively "Anltra's Dance". Such was '.he reception of these numbers hat the trio was pressed into returning with the "Intermezzo" from "Cavallerei Rustlcana". Exellently sung and very well received were "Solvelg's Song" and "I Love Thee" by Mrs. J. H McLeod, soprano. Peter Lien was accompanist. Frances Moore. A.T.C.M., play ed two enjoyable piano solos juornine itiuuu . uuu v 1 Spring". ... Midway in the program, BRITISH MORTAR CREW AT WORK New Official For Railway J. T. Whlteford is Named Man ager of Passenger Service Bureau. MONTREAL, Dec. 1 J. T. Whlteford has been appointed manager of the passenger ser vice bureau, Canadian National Railways, with headquarters at Montreal, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by C. W. Johnston, general passen ger traffic manager of the sys tern. The activities of this par ticular office include the prep aration of timetables essential short biographical sketch on the composer was given by August Valln and this was followed by the Norwegian National Anthem repre- sung by the choir ented originality In arrange-. ment as well as competence In were V y y Tills British mortar crew of the Allied Fifth Army shown in action amid ruins of Grazzanlse, Italy, seems to be the only thing left Intact amid a mass of war-blasted rubble as the Allies drive the Nazis towards Rome. A Proceeds of the concert, which v V 5 y v y y y y y y y y y y y 1 ? y described as "very satis factory," will be donated to the help of Norwegian servicemen and to further other war work Another Wartime Xmas i for the information of the travelling public. John Taylor Whlteford, who succeeds the late R. L. Falrbalrn, is a native of Paisley, Scotland. He joined the passenger department of the Canadian Northern Railway in 1915. Subsequent on the promotion of Mr. Whlteford it is also announced today that J: S. McDonald, former general agent at Montreal, has been promoted assistant to manager, passenger service bureau. Mr. McDonald commencer his railroad career in September, 1919. CROWD HOOTS DECISION -BLACKBURN", England, De cember 2 17; Eric Boon, British lightweight tltlist, beat Billy Jones of Cwmpare, Wales, on points In an eight-round welterweight bout here and the decision was hooted by a section of the crowd. It was a tame affair with Boon battling with an Injured arm. He damaged the ami In a gymnasium accident but refused to postpone the bout. Boon isn't ay too popular because he L .sn't defended his title In years. We again suggest that Christmas Shoppers this year be patriotic and buy VICTORY BONDS or WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES. If vou insist on buying Men's Wear, see W. F. 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