vot crew..: tora, “help the: Red © Cross hy. making. a : This paper circulates s through the following Post Offices throughout the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands: BEAVER POINT, BRENTWOOD BAY, FULFORD HARBOUR, CGALIANO ISLAND, GANGES, ‘JAMES. ~ ISLAND, KUPER ISLAND, MAYNE ISLAND, MUSGRAVE, NORTH GALIANO, PENDER ISLAND, PORT WASHINGTON, PROSPECT LAKE, ROYAL OAK, SAANICHTON, SATURNA ISLAND, SIDNEY, _ SOUTH PENDER ISLAND, and TOD INLET THIRTIETH YEAR, No. 3% Home After A Year’s Epic Mediterranean Serv- ice: The British Submarine ‘‘Utmost”’ ‘During a year’s service in “the Mediterranean, the British submarine “Utmost” torpedoed an italian eight-inch “Trieste” class cruiser, seven Axis supply ships and ‘a deeply- laden transport vessel. Her other exploits included a successful gun action against a damaged enemy motor ‘transport supply: ship and the rescue of a British. bomber ‘Picture shows: Lt.-Commander-B: D. Cayley, R.N., ‘I Commanding Pies) on. ithe bridge of the. “Utmost, me WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE . Galiano Island. Hall - GALLIANO: ISLAND, July 29. _ oe Galiano Ha)l on Saturday. : committed in ‘charge included “Mrs, Tum Ve: Georgeson: and: ee Mayne. "Island: i ved that-ther i "a : . South’ Ponder “North, Pend : : Noy th: Pender (Hope Bay) ; ‘Corhette: Lite : “Saturna (Deep: ‘Bay)- ~ Saturna’ (north) =P. FRUIT } AND = a Not eén: Rankin’ was pleasantly. sur- So eprised at her: home: on. fos’ ' Lake Road Monday ‘evening, 2 week, when : << Miss Rankin “and her mother ; “were pr esented with corsage: hou- ~quets >of. pink sarnations, mauve. sweet: peas,: “The pitts, concealed ‘ina nape’ ~ ehest” decorated ‘ins blue.and yels: low, Were. presented to the: bride-' fo-be by. Miss Mutehisan on: behalf: ; of the: pucsts. : : oes Refreshments. were: ser wad fron W lncesenvered: table centred “with 'Wohowl- of i mixed stmmer flowers: "Phe uests ingluded. Mesdames _ The. big, ted Cross” ‘vont: ‘taking: “place. ‘at Government “Ilouse, : Nic: Wednesday, August: 12 expected: Yo. be’a. gala affair. tt wag oan outstanding: event last TW. “yoar: and it promises lo. be even a Jnygercevent, this year, Triza drawing rickets uve now heing sold, so don't fall to get in cn oveme oof theee rind prizes. Nekets are available frum local Ned Cross conveners. Whe disteiet of North Saanich hax heen asked to provide the fyuit and: vegetables se if- you can Harrison, Ay cA. Rankin, ’ Misses Johanna, MeIntosh,. Trudie Polyblank, Doris Michall, Pat Cou- per, CGertride and Cndys Camp- hell, Wilma Dye, Barharn Hoole; Fen Jones Helen Phillips: Lor- raine Pillar, Loraine Mason, Nan Sharpe, Doreen Owens and Paddy und Kay Greenwood, “dunntion: of this kind; please: leavg: And Street; Sidneyy, Be nr lnc mcemenene ! BRITISH. DOCK GIRLS, TAKE OVER © Avitish, ‘women - dockyard: worlcers. coming ashore from a. ‘destroyer which has put into a home port for rofitting and refuelling... They are proving quick. and df conable in. aking. “over certain duties from. ol tentions “of - chased, “equipment and generally speaking ~ the money: is being spent as care- . fully ‘as economically: as. is * possible and “yet vency.: Many En joyed Dance. : “A. very successful. dance was ‘held © The Beaver ‘Jaste: ‘Miss Pat..:Hutehison-~.. ‘entertained: with a. towel ‘shower. © and “and “Mays: » Was 4 Gordon Dunaway, TT. Wutehiseno° Ly Stacey, Sand. Mise We Me $i Bhar file it the the Rad: Crons, hendquartery, . ae Tassel poreeyenter SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, July 29, 1942 FUNDS FOR FIRE BRIGADE STILL COMING IN Further donutions have been re- ceived to assist the North Saanich Volunteer ire Brigade, bringing the total to date for iene. to $824.30, The goud citizens who have von. - tributed sinee publishing the Inst ist ave: Kleanor R, Mrs. Jd. J. Murs... H. J. Readings, BF, M. Allbright. Others have signilied in- sending in various sums and later we hope: to publish their names. With the sum now over $800 the fire protection committee hope to receive the quota placed at $1,000 set out to get ing of the campaign. Bate, Mulholland, Whiting, their This amount was figured as the least ‘possible the brigade. could function on for the year. A truck in fairly good condition “has been added to the equipment ~ recently and the brigade boys are ~ very pleased. They. are now busy ‘on: Tuesday: evenings in conv erting . ° ‘same into a fire‘ truck. Other equipment has been pur- repairs made to existing -and: maintain effici- Acgift‘of -paint has Been. made “= to: the: brigade ‘to-paint: the -big: ‘front doors. of” the. > the - painting. will be ‘done. as ° ‘soon. AS time: Hermits, : p a ‘fire shall Sidney and: fom “Dee; Sunday, Au ROYAL OAK, July 29. SS Mies 7 GARD EN FETE. $126 AT GANGES | ‘Formby ‘House, the home of) Mr. ( S Donkersley nt: ‘Ganges, he:secene of the recent annul: garden: fete and: ehureh.. sale “ares “opanized bythe Salt Spring. Braneh - “of the Woman's Auxiliary, assisted oby-the: various parish guilas. © attractive’ suitable. setting forthe day's pros o- ‘eoediniss and .the glorious wenther i. The. “Surronndingss greatly helped: towards: the succORS of the aftermoan, . -Archdeacon G. Hs tolnee form. ally opened the sale at 2580) pom, Speaking briefly, he stated it was “the first time he had: offieiatad at the opening of canething of fhe kind on the island and he wished the members the samg auceess they had had af previous ovcagions. The Stalls were arranged on the huwn, ene -presidcd i: ar by Mrs. Drummond: chads for: airlicles - ot. plain and: faieyeneedlewarks (A. Ratan stall, in eharyge-of Meg. .- D. ohnken, Mrsed. Jmany cattinetive: Wilter ind = Mass: Mil ood: bivsinesas Mem baa a St, Marys. Caailds ind Miss G idly Bhatw, “The Hadfield: Spuava’ * Houpital. Unit . warsing, = NUPSeS, | sinters yand” Ayivey ®, “the ‘Friends’. showas- forward battle aveas, -¢ontinue at the open- - ‘shortage Every dollar that comes in * will be put: to work where it will, “do the.most good. ands: ing. : “pink: fntfords:. Wiehe Mya. —w Subscription, in advance, year: $1; U.S., $1.50; copy, 5c Willis Pianos Moving To 745 View Street Willis Pianos, established — in Canada since 1871, and who have fur the past quarter of a century inaintained a branch in Victoria, will be moving on Saturday, Aug. I. tu T45 View Street, when they will open with new stock of latest models, — ; ; The move is due tu the factory producing war materials and by reducing their output they will be able to maintain the usual high quality of. their products. Sidney G. Cave, manager, will serving the public with the same close attention to eflici- eney and service whieh they have always endeavored to maintain al- though the variety of selection during the war -period may be somewhat curtailed. TECHNICIANS WANT PUBLIC CO-OPERATION Victoria Associated Radio Tech- ° nicians are calling for’ public ‘sup- port .and . ¢o- opération in: an. at-. tempt to save gasoline and tires and .to.: cope. with | the of men. With. nearly half of the Vietoria: A.R.T. mem- bers jin the services and: with a considerable increase in “popula- tion, the local skilled radio men are finding Jit. next. to- impossible tovhandle the work that is ordered, and therefore respectfully request: that :-the public. bring ‘their. sets,‘to “the service:shop wherever. possible, ox wait: for district: group. calls. ~The local. A.R:T. executive pointed: ‘out: that “the. ordinary: tadio © plays an important part ins. As: nots. only “thé mouthpiece. ‘of our ‘lead-: household war “prosecution. ::_ It: toe provide inerucHena mattei emaining Niétoria: “Techni cCiansi ‘on Abts: chome front who fo! health. Jother.. reasons: cannot ’ don miiform, feel. they have: a duty: job-pr oblein, : and the address «will ‘be. delivered by’. Comrade Dr. | R.- Bruce-Taylor, Due to° war-time | regulations ts ' tent padre of the branch. - Jans are in operation for conver- — tion of the tentral and. nurses’ It is particularly hoped that gre dormitory heating systems from. public ac Neaenten - ni Nn nik : ‘A oil to coal-burning. | Cost of this men io Ne distriet. wi tat the : shanwe, which is to be leted Special effort to be present a ae change, s to be complete service. ; at an early date, will amount.to - some $2,700. . A. very efficient fire-alarm | sys- tem has recently been installed at the institution. This has been in- spected and approved: of by. the Provineial: Fire: Marshal... | Monday, August 3, the 21st An- nual Ingatheri ing : Ostnpelen “will begins In. 1941 response: om. the part of friends and the public was .. very gratifying, over $800." beings raised... in ‘spend - This yea the $3,900, 000, 000 —- equal to. $339 for. every. person: in. the Dominion Government “will, country. War will take at least $3,200 ,000,0 000. of this. ‘sum, equivalent to $278 for every Canadian. kind.-passed in‘all: the: subjects. on “which: they wrote. “mersley, ‘Shillitto French. ‘Unparalleled: in ‘Canadian history, ‘these: ‘axpenditair yey veal the. way. in which the. ener gies” and Ave oa of. the”: - nation: fare being: turned:to total: war... The money. being ‘spent: on: the: ined. ‘ ervices. “and D H helping sustain the effort of the United: Kingdom. will’ ‘nearly ic equal the cost of eight years of:or dinary. ‘peacetime activity: -understand Bite gtk that. 20; dward. Peck: has ‘received ‘his aN alt. ue be: ton the: amount. Spent jn the: whole: ‘ot .the of: Renerals, but: by. the’ owing h enerifiegs ; ‘and. have. lived: at Jean one. year.on: the. island, =. Ton : points’-will:. he giver for eaeh of the following: “ . necessary. money. taxed: this: year ‘and ining taxes, eal leva) in. n history. spol. ive times" as ciel? will be ‘this year as‘invan ordinary: ‘peacetime year, Despite this re ord revenue: there: will bea. deficie of 1, 755,000,000. It: is estimated © that: two- thirds,’ $1,170,000, 000: ‘of this Amount, will have to. be provided: by” the purchase of war-loans-and war savings certificates. . So, - while Canadians. will have their personal” incomes.con siderably reduced -by new. taxes, they’ will: also: have-to: provide from their SAVIN ES a large proportion ¢ of wir: COREE, Income tax and national defence: taxy: which will, he: sible athe. : Nate her Mie: tax will, wppl : bute will be: collected sover: the. Nae montha this svear: toe next: August. op mite refundable: alter the: wa Bontembor Hebe ° LUXURIE § HEAVILY: ae ~TDisiivesa and: industry’: Will: bow: its OO RatGs On? EXC dss profits: taxon: ura. « eine Font TH porcent-to°100- percon profiay collected “yeturned. after” ; diuxos, did Income. taxes Inthe ease of ¢ ‘dnerensed: vercont, ofthe a Substantial! wads to discouras mate savings BN : Duties on, ileoholle: oversison: ahve dnerenases are) “OX ronditure ¢ ~Clyaratle tax. ts Increased: by. nee We Aopivekage: of: ‘wtandard. hrand: cigar uttes. ‘con taining 22 wilk naw: cost the: pure haser.30- cents, Inatend of 2h conte. A tix of one rent an ounce ia: added ta the: Oxiate . Transportation tax will be inéreasad from 10° ‘poreent: to 15 percent of the value ofthe tickets, and pullman berth’ ctickots: will. be raised: by-awesimilar percentage,» The tax: o long distance telephone calla will be moved “up from: ‘10 poreont to TB: pereonts while n tax of 26° centd aomonth: ts boing: placed. on extension telephones): Telegraph and cable taxes: Will be seven: COM TL MORSE LO: inatgnd of; five: cents, v ee " t ised frond 26 poercen avian ane dade, 2 Nuw. basceof 80) pet vent mre placed: on candy and: chewlng gum ;-photégrapht supplies, 26 percents, jawollery, cut. glassware, china, porce- ain, ash, trays, lobacce,.plpes,,.fountala, pens, ghtars,, ow unis, aU Leaner, Dagringe | and lupage. of wll kinds,. ‘clocks and watelies, and numerous other tema, 26 percents dance dnllay night-elybsyearbareta; anew tax of 20: percent; Anaur- ANE, Q py vevlumisas TOTO, fax: of. tw Deyeents: :