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“There is not a home in our Dominion which will not be saddened by the loss which our country has sustained; not a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations which will not recognize our bereavement as its own. The world itself has suffered in the passing of one whose great sym- filatgies and talents were dedicated to the service of manâ€" n . “He was, like so many great men of his race, a son of the manse. Christian ideals moulded his life and guid- ed his footsteps; and it is an inspiration to recall that on his last public appearance as Governor-General of this country. one week ago today, he read the lesson in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in this City of Ottawa. humbly proclaiming to all men his unshaken belief in the faith of his fathers. “To his great task Lord Tweedsmuir brought wisdom. experience, the grace of words and a generosity of heart which found expression in a wide human sympathy and understanding. He came to know and to share the feel- ings and the aspirations of the Canadian people in all parts of the Dominion. He visited them on many occasions. in the East. in the West, and in the far North, and was never happier than when he shared the simplicities of their joys and their labors. “Out of that knowledge and understanding there came an enthusiasm for this country, its institutions, its tradi- tions and its people almost unique in our history And if Lord Tweedsmuir knew the Canadian people as few. if any, Governors-General had known them before, the Canâ€" adian people learned to know him and to hold him in un- surpassed affection. “In the discharge of every public duty. Lord Tweeds- muir was fidelity itself. Cut off as he has been at the height of his powers, one can only believe that in the providence of God, he had completed the work which here it had been given him to don “To Her Excellency. Ladv Tweedsmuir. to her daugh- ter. to her three sons- who today serve their King as their father did before them. Canada offers its deepest sym- pathy on this day of national mourning.” “To the King, in the passing of His Majesty’s repre- sentative in our Dominion. our country extends an exnresâ€"f sion of its profound sorrow. No sovereign ever confided a great trust to‘ a more faithful servapt. on behalf of his constituents that there would have been general satisfaction had he been accorded an acclamation. This feeling was in no way confined to members of the Liberal party. because it is well known that in the disâ€" charge of his duties as a member of Parliament. Bill Mulock has worked for the welfare of his constituents irrespective of their political affiliations. Never has North York had a more energetic and devoted representative in Parliament and the problems of this riding and the prob- lems of the country as a whole have claimed his entire attention since he entered public life. Thousands of electâ€" ors not at all interested in party labels recognize that men of the type of Col. W. P. Mulock are needed in the Canad- ian Parliament. Apart altogether from the important issues in this election campaign Col. W. P. Mulock richly deserves reâ€"election on his record of devoted service to North York. The fact that the only opposition to his re- election so far evident is by a candidate from Truro, Nova Scotia completely out of touch with the riding or its prob- lems indicates that there is no serious dissatisfaction with Mulock representation for North York. A gloom was cast over Canada by the passing last Sunday of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada, and with the utmost sincerity the people of Canada extend sympathy to the members of his family and with a unaniâ€" mous voice pay tribute to the genuine worth of his life. The feelings of the people of Canada were well expressed by the radio address of Prime Minister King who in pay- ing tribute to the late Governor General shortly after his passing addressed these words to the people of Canada: 4 “Tonight, in the City of Montreal, there died a great and a good man, John Buchan, first Baron Tweedsmuir. With heartfelt sorrow and in fulfilment of a sad duty. I am called upon to inform the people of our country that the life of His Excellency came to its earthly close shortly after 7 o’clock. “In the passing of His Excellency, the people of Can- ada have Iost one of the greatest and most revered of their Governors-General, and a friend who from the day of his arrival in this country dedicated his life to their service. The nomination of the Rev. Mr. Dix of Truro. Nova Scotia, at the nomination meeting of the North York Con- servative Association held last Saturday pretty well bears out the general impression of the average North Yorker that there is very little opposition in this riding to the re-election of Col. W. P. Mulock who has been the member for this constituency since 1934. Col. 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Eventually when we had been rescued from the labrynth of rooms and passages I suggested that this authority on Eg’yptian relics come up stairs and have a look at the three hundred kinds of Canadian birds that line both walls of the third floor of the building. He was- willing thought he still warned me that he wouldn’t be taken in by any‘ in front of the glass show cases in silence and finally he turned with of the soil walking pensiver around the vast halls of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. I have no sense of direction and apparently my friend had even less for we met at one of the side chambers and in practically the same breath asked each other for directions. Obviously we were fellows in dis- tress, and during the half hour that intervened before a guard found us in the last stages of despair we be- came mutual admirers. Nothing could surprise my friend amongst all the weird and unusual objects that litt- ered the walls and show cases of the Museum, and I, who am sur- m-ised at nearlv everything could not a rather worried expression. ‘1 don’t believe,’ he said ‘that there are that many birds, the only kinds of birds in this country are the kinds you et and the kinds you don’t. There was nothing more to -be said and as I walked downstairs with him and out the Avenue Road door, I half expected him to stare 10ng and in- tently at the moving- line of cars and: utter that single illuminating word, ‘fakes’. The idea of that story was to illustrate something that bothers every bird man on the continent, and probably every bird. Indiffer- ence. In the York County district, for instance, there are over three hundred’ birds occurring throughout the year in every sort of place from city gardens to isolated swamps, yet we supposedly observant people are hardly aware of their presence, the ability to be able to distinguish a robin from a sparrow is usually about the limit of knowledge attained by the average person. It is because of this attitude of indifference and ignorance that some six species ot birds totalling uncountable millions have been driven to extinction, elim- inated, destroyed forever. The Pass- enger Pigeon is a well known case but by no means the only one. The Great Auk. Labrador Duck, Eskimo Curlew, Whooping Crane and Caro- lina Paraqueet are among the dead. And at the present time annihila- tion threatens at least a dozen more species. Stupiditv and ignorance are the weapons that each dav brine: the end of the road nearer for such birds as the majestic Trumnter Swan and the gorgeous Ivory Billed Woodpecker. It is with this state of affairs in mind that I have un- dertaken to write this series of art- icles in which I hope to be able to outline the general make up of bird life and deal in detail with such important problems as the so called vermin and with the problems of omithology as they concern agri- culture. By far the most obvious phase of bird' study is the ever growing number of people from all walks of life who are spending their lei- sure hours stalking birds with field glasses and cameras, the p-eOple who make birds their hobby instead of collecting stamps or playing bridge. These people have discovered that there are few things more fascinat- ing than the study of birds in their natural surroundings, the thrill of a Spring morning when a dozen kinds of birds are singing their mat- ing songs in the early sun, lies not entirely in the beauty of the scene, but to the amateur observer, it lies partly in being able to say to the uninitiated, ‘that’s a g'rosbeak in those maples’ or, ‘that tikking noise is a Sora Rail in the swamp’. On paper this may sound a little flat but in reality it is a sport and a most engrossing one. In Richmond Hill there are several enthusiasts who when they are not attending to their jobs as prominent citizens, sally forth with unfettered enthusi- asm for a day in the ‘field’. Briefly, to be a field observer you need the following items: A pair of field glasses or binoculars of at least four power magnification; A good bird guide, one of the best be- ing Roger Tory Peterson’s ‘Field Guide to the Birds’; a pencil firmly tied to a part of the body that will not come unattached and leave yo‘ {6C8 ntly LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO met a well worn man BERDS AS A HOBBY ulars of at The W.A. of Central United Church iification; A met in the Sunday School Room on ‘the best be- Wednesday afternoon with thirty- rson’s ‘Field one ladies present. The meeting pencil firmly was the first of the New Year and ody that will1 proved most interesting and enjoy- and IeaVe youable. Mrs. BeWell, the re-elected (By Farley Mowat) trying to write with a burnt match, and a note book; and last but most important of all you need‘ a practi- cally inexhaustible store of patience. Observing is best done in the early morning and late evening. Al- most any kind of weather is suit- able to the birds though it may be too damp for your personal com- fort. Birds usually are to be found by their songs and the sooner famiâ€" liarity with various notes is built up the better. On hearing a bird in a tree the task becomes a sort of needle in the hay stack affair, espe- cially if the bird is a little one. Patience and good luck may at last reveal the bird to your enquiring field glasses and you sigh and think the job is done. That is a mistake. If you allow yourself three hours to try and find, ‘a little grey bird with white eye lines’, in your bird book you may come out on top after all, but only one who has messed around with ornithology can tell how re- markably unlike its picture a bird can be. Brief notes from local observers: Two pine grosbeaks at Richmond Hill; a flock of 6 Horned Larks, the first Spring migrant seen February 7 near Elgin Mills; Screech Owls reported from several localities; John Curzon reports large flocks of Snow Buntings to the south of Richâ€"- mond Hill; several observers report the first Crows of the season have been seen. The usual-splendid attendance is recorded following the February meeting of the Junior Farmers and Girls’ Club organizations held Mon- day evening in the Township Hall. The girls, meeting in the upper hall, were interested in the meat project presented and demonstrated by Mrs. W. Young and Mrs. A. E. Milner. The meats were deliciously cooked, and valuable information regarding food values was given at the demon- stration proceeded. The lucky draw was won by Agnes Davidson and a hearty vote of appreciation was tendered the two ladies in charge of the event. Ken Deacon announced the an- nual Skating Carnival to be held in Richmond Hill rink on February 15 and made an appeal for all attend- ing to come in costume, prizes to be girven‘ for ibbth costumes and races. At the boys’ meeting Mr. A. R. Haskell, representing the Better Business Bureau spoke on “The Com- mon Practices of Fraud” and gave information regarding budgeting our income to meet the various needs and problems of life. in the prize S‘mpson has in this work Simpson are the sulendid in this work The monthly Newscaster, edited by Don Kennedy and read ‘by Elliot Harrington, was a clever edition and the sing song led by Sam Gough and Mrs. Austin Reesor was a happy feature. Refreshments followed by dancing concluded the event. The second; series of the Veterans’ Euchres got away to a good start last Thursday evening when approx- imately thirty tables of players were in attendance“ As an extra event, a handsome hand crocheted lace centre piece, made and presented by Mrs. Wilber Latimer, will be drawn for at the final Euchre. St. Philip’s Anglican Church held the annual vestry meeting on Mon- day evening last, and encouraging reports gave notable increase in both givings and attendance over last year and church membership in- creased, nineteen communicants joining at recent confirmation. Rev. Herman presided at the meeting. The elections returned A. K. Harrington as Vestry Clerk and Treasurer and John Ferguson as Rector’s Warden. George Foster was appointed Peo- ple’s Warden and Eric McFayden as Sunday School Supt. This congregation, under the guid- ance of Rev. Herman, have enjoyed a happy successful year and many worth while activities are recorded. Unionvilie president, was in the chair. 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