Large Yacht To Sidney | esident The “Corsair,” 848-foot yacht which. is now being converted as a laxury yacht by a Victoria ship- yard, has a colorful past. Com- mander F. B. Leigh, R.N., now re- tired in Sidney, reealls the ship during his time in His Majesties Dockyard in Bermuda during the second World War. The “Corsair” was NOW HERE! Brass Ornamental Pushbutton Plates.............. Infrared Heat Lamp, 250 Watt Radiant Heat -—— For drying hai:, paint, ete., to keep frost mem ear, boat, ete. $465 Rate ey Flashlights....0.000 lose Black Heat Electric Safety Heater—A_ special feature of Northern Electric. Attractive, healthful, economical. ach. oe 23° Holliwood Electric. Broiler —_ Broils, steaks, chops hambur- ger, chicken, ete., in from 5 to 10 minutes. Beautifully fin- ished ‘in cast $350 SIDNEY ELECTRIC E. R. Hammond - H. C. Stacey Sidney — Phone 222 Opposite Post Office SUPPORT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — JOIN: TODAY! _PHONE 216. mail’ orders, =e Ge eS Ted L, aw ’Pierpont - ‘Priced From $3.3 35 SIDNEY. MEN'S WEAR 7 BRAND. NEW. ae (But Slightly Soiled, Rages). oe 96 INCHES WIDE ‘Suitable for curtains, Confirmation - ‘or. Com- munion veils, covers. for: strawberry, patches, me cherry. trees,; screen porches, etc. “NOTE: A quantity of “this material. _ beon 1110. GOVERNMENT ST. Near C,. Po Rv Ticket Office . E- CLOTHE | i H feu ii iS & isl oe Know Morgan’s yacht and was pur- chased by the Admiralty in the early days of the war for $50,000. She was employed: as a patrol vessel for some time, and was fitted with a gun. She arrived in Bermuda on February 12, 1941, after rolling heavily while crossing.the Atlan- tic. This rolling -was caused by the heavy. concrete protection against -bombs,: which had been fitted on her bridge, the protec- tion was removed in H.M. Dock- yard, Bermuda, and she sailed for Trinidad on Feb. 26, after a 12- pound gun had been substituted for her smaller weapon. The rest of the war the ‘Corsair’ op- erated from Trinidad in connec- tion with the training of naval ob- servers. Normally she went out on weekly cruises while the train- ing observers exercised their navi- gation in locating and shadowing her. The “Corsair” returned to Ber- muda for docking, boiler cleaning and refits during 1943 and ’44, and remained on each occasion for about two months. During these visits: she was progressively fitted as follows: 12-pound gun removed and four-inch gun sub- stituted, Asdics and depth charges supplied, mainmast removed and A:A. gun fitted and finally Radar installed. ° ’ The mainmast, which was about 150 feet in length, lay on the jetty for many years, there being no building in the dockyard large enough to house it. It was seen by many thousands of R.C.N. of- ficers and men who passed through the dockyard during the period. The ‘Corsair’ was almost the only method of communication between Bermuda and Trinidad and Barbados after ‘the last of: the “Lady” boats was sunk, and -prov- ed. inyaluable in transporting needed stores and ammunition Le 7 SIDNEY laid ‘aside for fe Near. cieny, oe i TE i HAVE YOU THE INTERESTS OF THE ~ COMMUNITY SUFFICIENTLY AT “HEART TO SUPPORT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE “muda, “- water. “washer can be attached ‘to taps. -as easily ‘as a’ garden: hose; and — . water “Tt has less ‘than half. the’ number. of: ‘parts; of: An, ordinary _ wringer = - boxing. were. staged, and the'Bull- <. dogs*-won, “the: “patrol | competition. . : “ pame. of ‘dodge: ball, 1420 DOUGLAS ST. Trinidad. One of her more im- portant tasks was supplying rum for use by Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy ships from Trini- dad and Bermuda. She also car- ried many Barbadian laborers for service in the Dockyard at Ber- (Owing to the U.S. bases, labor in Bermuda was almost un- obtainable). The “Corsair” finally returned to’ Bermuda in December, 1945, where war-time fittings were re- moved; . The mainmast was. re- placed and the vessel was then lashed in the Dockyard and placed on the sale list. She was finally purchased by a Greek combine in March-.of last year and arrived in Victoria for conversion to a cruise. ship early in December. Commander Leigh reealls the captain of the “Corsaid,” through- out the war years, Captain Nelson Clover, R.N. It was Captain Clover who, when Naval Attache to Sweden, had to escape follow- ing the invasion of Norway, by a most circuitous route. To reach England Capt. Clover crossed Russia, Siberia, Japan and Can- ada, NEW WASHER EXPECTED SOON Mitchell & Anderson Lumber Co., Lid., announce that they will soon have on. exhibition and for sale in Sidney’ the new Beatty Automatic Washer. This is good news for housewives because the Beatly Automatic does away with 95. per eent of the manual labor -previously needed to-wash and damp-dry clothes. / The only labor required to operate the Beatty Automatic Washer is that of placing the elothes in the machine, adding soap and water, and turning a switch. Within a few minutes the clothes will have been thoroughly washed, rinsed and damp-dried, ready for hanging .on. the line.: The Washer’. even. drains and cleans’ automatically no soap scum to clean out. oa, The .new. revolutionary feature ~ of the: Beatty Automatic~is ‘that the rinsing’and drying is perform- ed by hydraulic pressure. No in stallation costs are incurred in. in- ‘stalling the washer in..the home. It is vibrationless and.can be used in- the: laundry, kitchen or bath- . room without any. special founda- tion. No: special. plumbing. or heaters -required.~.. .The can .be heated.-on, a.stove if. the home is. not: equipped . jwith. a ‘. water: heater. ‘Simple. construction: -is : -ahother: ‘Teatuce of’ the ‘Beatty: Automatic... “The ‘Troop. held ‘its ‘first: ‘meet- . ‘ing. of 1947 in the Scout Hall “on: By rday, Jan. 10,:second ‘class:first ‘aid was | ‘practised. - “Two :bouts® of -Antelopes ., won: observation - points, : PL. Mil-:: ler, ‘spotting: the. flower. pot: placed * -on the =.stoal by-.Skipper, ©: Alee : “2 Walton.is a. epndida®. 0m entry. CLO: the ‘Troop, og “cuB NEWS “The Sidney: Cub, Pack held: ie “yegular weekly’ meeting’ on Jan. points. dhe -Paek these -bonds ‘is “extremely low ‘and: _ reflects: the very: fine- credit: posi--.: tion’ held“ by” British:., Columbia on the investment, ‘market; : Bids’: were “submitted. by ‘five syndicates, ‘representing -28. finan- cial” institutions., of $75,000, tl e.P “Vincial ' government ’ chas. acquired the old’. C:N.R: “bounded “bys, ‘Belleville, . Govern- toria* from: the: Canadian: “National . Railways. . - Premier’ _ John." Hart, “perty, according “to Ree. CG. Vaughan, president. of . the Cana- ‘dian ‘National: ‘Railways,:: “cost. the. _vailway $291,000. 20). ‘It. is: the.intention of. the ' ‘gov- eenmant “to “ereet “int “this. block “administration: buildings: in “keep. Jing with the ‘Parliament -Buildings The yield. rate secured on... King’s Printer’s begin. until. .well after ‘the: next Session. Se = .F _ ROTARIANS TO : , The. : successful ‘ hotel |: “property OS it’. was announced” aby : This -pro-=. ‘ of B.C. S year's shown... a guest. The» Reports, Bath: ‘Vancouver Forum < méeting’ -ment, ‘and’ Elliot. Streets .in : Vie~ _ last, week. “Mr. Victoria, and -which. will. beautify. the en-.°, — trance to the city. “FREIGHT RATES CASE.” Officials: ofthe trade and. ine. _depart- - monte met this week. at: acconfer- © in.. Vietoria “with «the Hon, > 2s Byres, minister of. trade | © iste “and: agriculture: conae L, 1, and industry, and C, W. Brazier, who is associated. with “Locke, KC, mont freight rate counsel, to dis- cuss the presentation of Britirh Columbia's freight orale casa_ be- fore the Board of Transport Com. - missioners in Ottawa on Feb, 15... the ,hoard will - hone: argument on the. transcon-, 0... e tinental railways! com panics’ det ee On. that... date, “ho nereage, frolght “rates: by’ ror cent, and efforta-will be Madd a by. counsel for British Columbia | © 410 open ‘up the question of: aqual- > “sdnntion of.rates by removal of Mie, “meuntain - differential.” ve, NSECT CONTROL. iO). -Oreahard, Gontral: Board. Aiton: that: may cour, Ten acres of choice land,: neys: © cleare ad. ‘s. ROBERTS | AGENCY * Sidney close .to. Sid-. GOH.” provincial: ‘govern. “ohtet forextor™ of. thes BoGs Worst: Sorvice attics te. Vietorin: thin woale: ‘for Ottawa boro suttond wo maating.. ot. the. Insect. Valuable: information wis “pent ; ered. fram last year's: unuaually chad: fonson, of Insect and’ parasitic: “Infoitation, which hit British Col - vmbin foreala costly blow, and “Tt Is probable ‘that: the Ottawa © cmeating -willimap plans? tos eome ooo hat-ons a wider ‘sealo or: orginizits: ee | “Mon-any. Cature plague. of: paras: ree FOR SALE ‘wer ‘Norris. ! eT , a > Commander of the STATUTES REVISION Work. on ‘the revision: of: the . British ©.Columbia.- thorized during the last Session, has. been ‘suspended until after the 1947 “Session of the Legisla- ture, it: was announced ‘by: J. Pit-.. -eairn: Hogg, legislative. counsel, volumes: statutes, e-:heard:.from: cand. John «. Speedy on Bath | told: sof | the: “Interest. shown. in, call i “the Rotarians.” :- SA. report” “from: Governor: Roy: : “Pletcher congratulated: the ‘Sidney’. Sproup. onthe: excellent fellowship © “of: thes: * “'P-C.A, staff,. was introduced. ‘as a. The ‘donation: of $100: to: the: Jacobson, fund was approved. “byt the club au- = include. °.. amendments ..made’ and new acts” . passed:at the 1948 Session of the’ Legislature, which means that:the...’. work’. will: not tue, ayy i! NI/ Lionel Taylor To Leave Soon For South African Trek From lily-growing in North Saanich to motor-caravanning in South. Africa means little to Lionel, Taylor of Saanichton. Very soon wow, Mr. Taylor and his daughter Mavis, will embark for San Francisco where they will await a ship for Capetown. A veteran of a former 12,000-mile trip, eight years ago, Mr, Taylor, with his daughter and. a- photo- grapher, spent 14 months in: South Africa. Since that time Mr. Taylor has made a two-year lecture tour, and has grown lilies here and apples. “ in the Okanagan Valley near Kelowna. A caravan bus used by the party on the first trip is well-know in: Sidney, its unique construction was designed ‘and supervised by. Mr. Taylor South ztviean trip. 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