‘« Vol. 10. No. 13 SIDNEY, B.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 1917 FOOD ECONOMY AND THE WAR LEADERS’ STATEMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT WHEN STUDIED CUT CAREFULLY. It is still difficult to come to a clear- cut opinion as to the food situation. The British and Canadian authorities seem to be making contradictory state- ments. A short time ago Mr.: Lloyd George made what seemed a very frank statement. It was decidedly reassuring Besides showing that the tonnage being sunk by the submarines was much less than a few months ago, he also stated that the grain reserves apparent in Great:Britain were decidedly greater than a year ago. That proved that in spite of the activity of the submarines Great Britain had managed not merely to hold her own in the matter of im- porting grain, but besides importing enough to feed her millions had a con- siderable amount on hand to store up for a rainy day. That was the state- ment made by the Prime Minister in England.- - wer But the chicf of the statistical bureau of the Food Controller’s office at Ot- tawa a few days later communicated to the press a very different story. He showed that the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Belgium were produc- ing this year much fess than their av- erage annual yield for the three years before the war. Their European sourc- es of supply, such as Russia and Rum- ania, were entirely cut off. Australia, India and the Argentine were, for reas- ons that are known to us all, capable of rendering: little or no help. There- fore Canada and the United States must give much greater fore. That means that we must do our utmost to decrease our grain and es- pecially our wheat consumption at home. Now how are we to harmonize these two apparently contradictory state- ments? One is so optimistic, the other so pesmistic. Must we suppose either that one of these authorities was exag. gerating our danger or that the other was miminizing it? No such dilemma necessarily faces us. It is possible to reconcile both statements. - As far as the importing of food goes Great Britain up to the present has been able to do more than hold her own. This is all that I understand Mr. Lloyd George to say. The Canadian “food official deals with another problem viz., the source of the supplies which are imported into England. In other words he says in effect, that even if the submarines are kept in check and it is possible to transport wheat quite easily across the Atlantic that will avail very little if we have not wheat to trans- port. The Byitish Prime Minister was dealing with the problem of transpor- tation. The Canadian official was deal- ing with the still more important one of production. So I cannot see that anything that has heen stated officially during these last few weeks gives us any excuse for disisting from practisine and preaching food economy. In last week’s notes under this head- ing a printerjs error made the writer responsihle for the statement that the saving of a teaspoonful of butter each day would mean’ the saving of forty t pounds in the course of a year. should, of course, have read four pounds. On our meatless days what are we to faustitute:- for meat? Here is an inex- W’nsive substitute which has been tried and found satisfactory: Grind one quarter of a pound of al- monds ard walhtts; tike two slices of stale hread (whole wheat preferred); {wo heaten) epps ove rated onion, salt and pepper to taste. erate oven until firm and brown. Strve with tomaty . help than ever be-. Bake in mod- | that clearly shows every point of inter- ‘ches since the $1.00 Per Year SHIPMENT FORWARDED. \ ——_—__—_—— The Sidney and District Branch of the Red Cross Society this week forwarded o headquarters at Victoria the follow- ing list of supplies. 43 dressing gowns, 36 day shirts, 64 pyjama suits, 69 abdominal bandages, 28 chest bandages, 27 T bandages, 8 surgical shirts and 62 pairs socks. The following articles were received at the local headquarters from the Deep Cove branch: . 2 dressing gowns, 4 pyjama suits, 31 abdominal bandages, 5 chest bandages, 16 T bandages, 3 surgical shirts, 6 pairs socks, 6 kit bags, 6 comfort bags and 5 personal property bags. The James Island branch sent in the following: 13 day shirts, 4 pyjama suits, 25 tacked chest bandages, 88 tacked T bandages and 10 pairs socks. The Allies Chapter, I. 0. D. E., cGon- tributed five surgical shirts. LOCAL MAN CHOSEN. Mr. Frank G. Morris, who has been a, resident of Sidney for the past ten years, left Wednesday for Cranbrook to take up a position as manual train- ing instructor to the public school of that city. Mr. Morris, who in con- junction with his brother, Reignald, formed the Morris. Bros. firm of com tractors, was an active athlete, cricket and football being his favorite sports. He played’ fullback on the Sidney team from 1211 to 1414, when the club dis- banded. He was a good steady player and a sure strone kick. He is vice-pres- ident of the Sidney A. A. A. Frank’s (quiet pleasing manner makes him many friends. During the past summer he took the Teachers Summer School Course in N.ctoria on manual training with the result that his work was so much appreciated that when he made application for the position of manual training instructor at Cranbrook he was accepted very readily. CORRECTS TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR To the Editor Sidney Review. Dear Sir,—May I be permitted to cor- rect am error made by you in connect- ion with the publication of the state- ment of receipts made by the stalls, etc. at the Garden Fete held on the 18th inst., and to make plainer the state- ment itself. ; You have added a figure to the profits of the ice cream and refreshment stall, making it appear as $49.30, whereas it should have been $4.30. The latter fig- ure is considered good and the commit- tee are very grateful to Mrs. Bowcott for her good work, particularly as she closed up her shop for the afternoon and gave her services gratis. The total given as $240.70 is the profits from the stalls after deducting expenses for some of them, such as cocoanuts, etc. The general expense ac- count follows: Band, railway fares only ...... ...... $ 9.75 Advertising 2.0... cc. cece cece cece ee 7.25 Prizes for races ...... ...6.. 0 ceceee scenes 5.30 Miscellaneous ...... 20... ceccee cece eee 2.25 Total 0.0.0 ce cee cece cece eee es 24.55 This makes the net proceeds $216.15, or $1.15 over the amount acknowledged by the hon. sccretary-treasurer. The difference is accounted for by the receipt by myself of small additional amounts collected by the owners of the few mot- or cars who were good enough to oper- ate them for the benefit of the under- taking. If these few had failed us the affair would have been a partial failure instead of the success it was. In last week’s issue credit was not given to the following ladies who as- sisted in serving afternoon tea’ Mes- dames, Tester, Simister, Dalcin, Findlay and Harding. Thanking you for the use of space for above and for the generous manner In which you assisted in advertising tl.o Fete, I,am, Sir, Yours faithfully, J. J. WHITE, Chairman, Sidney and _ District Cross Committee. Red “THE CANADIANS IN FRANCE.” Canadian homes will no longer have troops in France. There has just heen issued a Wa of the European War arena est that has’ been mentioned in dispat- Canadian forces landed difficulty “ii following the “Canadian | in France. It has been made specially for the great Canadian weekly, the Family Herald and Weekly Star, of Montreal, and is a credit indeed to Canadian enterprise. It is a marvel of detail and yet not crowded. It is in four colors and about 2 1-3 x 3 1-1 feet and folded into a very neat cover about > x 10 inches. The map is surrounded by a border of the regimental badges and coat of arms of nearly every bat- talion that left Canada, from Halifax to Vancouver. Every important point can be recognized at once. That port- ion of the map covering France is in a soft color with names of towns and battle scenes in black, easily recogniz- able. The map is endorsed by returned military experts as most complete and accurate in detail. The map could not be produced, except im such large quan- tities as the Family Herald will use, at less than two dollars a copy, yet it can be had absolutely free with the Family Herald. The publishers of the Family Herald and Weekly Star for several months back have been fighting hard against the necessity of increasing their sub- scription rates, but eventually had to come to it like most other papers. The increase, however, is a mere trifle—2p cents a year, making their new rate $1.25—and with the year’s subscription they will include a copy of this great War Map free of charge. This is cer- tainly a generous offer, amd one that Canadians will appreciate. Many ex pected a much larger increase in the subscription price of the Family Herald amd are surprised at the small extra amount charged. The enormous circulation of the Fam- ily Herald and Weekly Star should be still greater when this offer becomes known. " ae SHIPPING NEWS. _ The ‘‘Bertha L,’’ of the Sidmey Cann- ing Company’s fishing fleet, was in port for two days last week undergoing re- pairs to her machinery. Mr. C. F. Wil- liams, our expert machinist, ‘‘operated’ on her with the result that she le:t port in as good condition as when first launched. SALT SPRING ISLAND. A public meeting was held last Satur- day at which it was decided that of all the sites offered’ for the public schoohat Ganges, the most suitable was the school house and grounds of Mr. Tolson at present rented by Mr. Percy Beech. It was decided that this should be ac- quired by the district, subject to the approval of the educational department Temporary accommodation is to be found at Mr. Frank Scott’s house at Ganges. Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Elliott and fam- ily have removed from the Settlement to Mr. Tolson’s house at Ganges. Mr. Elliott intends to continue his business in premises’ near Ganges wharf. The ratepayers of Sidney are getting back a little of the ‘‘super‘tax’’ recent- ly imposed by the Provincial Govern- ment, as yesterday they started the building of a new sidewalk from Beac- on avenue to the V. & S. station. The work is being done under the supervis- ion of Mr. Julius Brethour. OUR MEMBER'S STRONG STAND MAKES PLEA FOR NON-PARTISAN CABINET DURING BALANCE OF THE WAR. We note with pride that our member, Mr. M. B. Jackson, in moving the reso- lution at the Win-the-War Convention at Victoria on Tuesday night came out strongly in favor of a ‘‘win the war policy’’ with a win the war cabinet in charge. And in moving the resolut- ion Mr. Jackson went after the polit- ician, no matter what color, who at- tempts to subjugate political consider- ations to national necessities. The resolution demands: (a) The formation of a national] un- ion non-party win-the-war government. (b) Immediate enforcement of the Military Service Bill of 1917. (c) The immediate conscription of war profits 4s in England and the util- ization of the’ whole resources of the Dominion for the prosecution of the war. - (d) Immediate and adequate provis- ion for the welfare of the returned sol- diers. ’ Mr. Jackson took # very high-pfane and though expressing himself as a strong party man _ pleaded for the es- tablishment of a non-partisan federal cabinet of the best brains of the coun- try, with the politicians kicked out. A GREAT BARGAIN, The war map issued by the Family Herald and Weekly Star of Montreal is now ready for distribution. It is cer- tainly a great map and a great help in following war news. 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