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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1940
Page
7
Harlow dictates the money flow and guards his power over Ellenbury as their wealth grows. Ellenbury frets about surveillance and letters from Mrs Gibbins while Harlow commands unseen operations and plans continental travel for himself and his wife.
Inspector Jim Carlton visits solicitor Ellenbury and then moves to Stebbings to question links between Mrs Gibbins death, her pension, and Mr Harlow. Ellenbury confirms a kept allowance and absence of knowledge of the drowned charwoman, while Stebbings hints at a potential will matter and Harlow’s dominance. Carlton departs hopeful for more but unchanged.
Canadian Friends of Poland praise Polish soldiers for singing The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond in Edinburgh. The Poles, once refugees who forged through Romania and Hungary then France, now serve with British forces, symbolizing shared fight for freedom.
In replies to inquiries Lord Beaverbrook states that a fighter plane for the Royal Air Force costs £5 000 and a bomber £20 000. The Canadian born minister suggests listing prices for airplane parts so donors can still contribute by purchasing components.
The defence department announces that civil servants in the Dominion government receive only military pay if training occurs during normal civilian hours, but may earn both civilian and military pay when training happens on vacations or after hours. Absence for training does not affect seniority. Also notes beggar income estimates and oil well drilling directions.
The King and Queen lead by example in wartime economy. Queen Elizabeth writes letters at Buckingham Palace using old envelopes and back to back copying. The King’s household saves paper, inspects dustbins, and preserves surplus produce for the war effort.
Professor Alberto Tarchiani, former editor of Italy's largest newspaper, said in Montreal that thinking Italians prefer losing the war to being dominated by Hitler. He noted his move from France, where he fled in 1925 after Mussolini seized Corriere Della Sera, and argued Italians have already lost national autonomy and freedom to Germany.
The wisdom and foresight of British governments have steadily built the Singapore base for 15 years. It stands as the bastion of Empire defence extending over Australia New Zealand Malaya the Dutch East Indies Borneo and the Straits Settlements. It has been reinforced and expanded its repair and maintenance capacity greatly increased. It now forms a stronghold covering a vast region under its wing.
Lindbergh Road residents in Ipswich push to rename in protest of what they call Colonel Lindbergh’s anti British attitude. A petition urges renaming after a Royal Air Force hero amid boil epidemics noted by a local physician.
The Hamilton Spectator discusses why British airmen outperform Germans, citing German production and training flaws. It notes German planes were not fully equipped, leaders controlled squadrons, and lack of instruments hindered effectiveness. Also contrasts lone aces with British pilot tradition and manpower limits.
A collection of moral maxims on unity and brotherhood from marks of wisdom by Markham Carlyle Hubbard Eddy and Gosse. The quotes emphasize unity selfless help and love for mankind as guiding principles.
Julian Charles Durupt, honorably discharged French soldier, returns to Canada and works at Regina airport after a mine explosion on March 7 left him with severe concussion and major vision loss. He believes France will rise under de Gaulle and urges England to declare war on its own. Brazil aids coffee growers unable to reach Europe.
A Winnipeg Home Service notice promotes a 32 page guide on facial care and beauty routines. It details cleansing, pore care, and makeup tips and lists other 15 cent booklets on plants, slip covers, nerves, health, curtains, and crafts from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Sixty seven members of the Canadian Active Service Force arrived in Toronto after service in England. They were welcomed by wives and relatives. Corporal Michael McLean joked that one soldier would not set foot in England again, noting rough reception for misbehavior. Two dozen had served in the First World War. Many older men said long standing ailments had finally caught up.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institute refuses government payment for two decades cost of sending 19 lifeboat crews to Dunkirk evacuation. One vessel perished. Verses and stray sayings intersperse the text about birds and gold dust, noting glass chemistry across ages.
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