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SAANICH PENINSULA AND. GULF. ISLANDS REVIEW

Wednesday, October oil

1965

— CONVERSATION PIECR

DORIS: ‘LEEDHAM HOBBS.
‘Whether? we live. in’ urban © or
‘rural districts,’ we. expect our daily
/ mail’ delivery. "How'lost .we should
~be® wi hout at! and yet it

“years ‘since. Canada: issued its. first
"postage: ‘stamps.

A MESSAGE FOR YOU

‘ings |... .: Carpets, Linoleums, .
Vinyls, “Ceramic: or. Plastic
Tiles:.. . the firm: to contact.

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2 4:We have’ got used to: timing ¢ event:
cin the’ phase fa ‘hundred years ago, on

inne picture? Herodotus;

RUNNERS OF BABYLON WERE —
MAIL COURIERS OF HISTORY |

_ but I found that. in 3800. B.C. the

‘first mail carriers were: established.

lonia handed “messages to a newly
organized: band of ‘runners:-:

kingdom to the sound of golden
trumpets. ;

- Doesn’t that conjure. up a ‘delight-

historian, commenting onthe ‘run-
ners -of. his day. in: 440 /B.C., : says,
‘Neither: snow: hor rain nor heat nor
night - prevents: them : from ‘perform-
ing their appointed stage.

In’ Canada ‘we learn that 100 mil-

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This: ‘occurred. when Sargon: of Baby- |

These departed to the: ends. of his

“the ‘Greek:

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“SERVICE” means:

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horses by post-boys or men, usually

-members «of parliament to “frank”

‘troduction * by Rowland Hill of the

“NIENTAL EXERCISE
“Reading is to the mind,
ito the: body. 151, Sir
Richard Steele.

ion pieces - of °.mail:
annually.:.by departments: of ‘the : fed-
eral : government, and.
sent:.out. .

English for a Jeather. bag or wallet,
and. “‘post’’ among» many. other
allied. meanings: is: the ‘position | or
place : -Where letters are accepted
for..m ail carrying.

hhad-:long” been ‘in: use in’ England,
but soon London, the -hub of ._Eng-
land, found that those able,‘ to pay
the cost often lived in’ the country,
and in 1637, in the Stuarts’ reigns,
an enterprising © Londoner «called
Thomas Witherings obtained a. mon-
opoly for carrying. letters in Eng-
land. -This monopoly ‘gradually’ de-
veloped into the General .Post Office:

Here’ a the “price list put out . by:
Withering:..A single sheet of. corres-
pondence could -be “taken.: 80 ‘miles
for 2% pence, “and. to: Scotland ‘for
eight ; ‘pence; 140 ‘miles ‘for sixpence.

»-When™ one’ thinks” of ‘the: frightful-
roads ‘and the hazards of theenter-
prise, that : ‘seem a small charge,

- AlL- letters “were | ‘carried” on “swift!

well ‘armed—hence. our” present-day
use..of “nost-haste’’. for. ‘speed:

When Charles. II. ‘came: back : to
England at the. Restoration :-after
the Cromwellian period, ‘he ‘allowed
all government officials. including

letters. This means that by initial-
ing ‘letters they could be sent: free.
Much later in our history, the in-

penny, ‘post. conferred .an’ immense
boon to. the: people. No: longer ‘was ‘a
son. who emigrated . to: ‘the “colonies
“Now, letters,

were. carvied: back
ends ‘of..the: earth. f "
A ‘thank: you to® the: mail man is
in order: at: this time. of: ‘Thanksgiv-

what “ex-
are - aia

700. ndltion.

“The word- “mail, my learn, is ‘Old.!

“Royal. letters and their conveyance

MRS. DEVESON GOES PLACES —
AS SHE MAKES TRIP HOME —

Mrs A, Deveson, John Road, ‘has
returned: hhome- froma brief. drip ‘to
England: ‘The. aveather. was kind .to
‘her wherever. she. went on her‘ five-
tveelk holiday. The Sidney housewife

travelled to Brighton. and: then: on-to.
Hastings. ‘She’ visited’ Mrs. Rawiles,’

‘of ‘Lancing, awho | ‘was.a guest. in Sid-
ney two years ago.

“One: of the highlights. of her trip
was’ to Crowborough, Sussex, where
‘she was present for the golden: wed-
ding: anniversary-of her brother and
Sister-in-law.

‘On this occasion. she had the: op-
portunity’ of -seeing. 53 relatives. She
Spent.a week in. Chitwell, Notting-
‘ham, with her youngest: brother and
visiled Lincoln .Cathedral

‘ley,

Another highlight: was’ “secing the
Venetian fete at ‘Matlock. This af
fair. takes’ place’.annually. . Events

are. staged every, night from. Augist:

to October.

Thousands of ‘people: come to see
boats and' bridge lit’ up, displays of.
fireworks, and music.”

. Se als are ‘provided on. “the river
bank. Progré im < lasted: for three
hours.
says Mrs. Deveson. wk

- She ‘Continued: her : journey to Shiv-
Croydon,’ -where she. spent -a:
few days and. then went: to Walmer
Castle and stayed. in Dover for a
Week..

In Addiscombe,

To climax: the tour. she had tea at’

the: Henry Bighth. Inn. On Sunday
service at.

morning- she attended |

an aes

ALL MUST. TAKE ‘PART |
“Celebration ‘of the’: Centennial of
Confederation. Will be? almost: mean-
ively to the ‘gov-
All “groups, all individuals, ’

ernment ;

should / ‘prepare: for ‘this great: ‘event:

and. ‘be, ready. ‘to give.. somett hing: to
the Cele rat fon, —, Maurice. Lemon-
‘ tagne.." ;

“Tt wasa: wonderful show,’ ”

for roy" vd: on, “she saw.
the ‘place..where Anne ‘Boleyn met
“her. death.

Westminster: Abbey: . _ =
When Mrs. Devesori first ‘travelled
through Sussex, the beautiful: crops |:
of. grain -had ‘not been -cut,: due.’ to

rain, but-on her return she was glad
to see-the harvesting had. been done.
She was surprised:to see the’ enorm-

ing that was. going on..

ous amount ‘of-road work and build-

TO COLLECT FOR NEEDY PEOPLE
DURING HALLOWE’EN DRIVE |

Some 30. boys and of the,
Pathfinders Club are, repeating last
year's new.twist’ for.‘the trick: and
treat visits: of “Wallowe’en.: ” :
This’ club, a youth: organization of

ginls

the Rest Haven Seventh-day “Adven-

‘tist © ‘church; : plans: a door-to-door

-Canvass next Saturday night. ¢om-
“mencing sat. 6:30 | p.m, to ask. resi- | year the

dents. of Sidney: to” donate

and.."non-perishable : goods * for’ wel-.j their. ‘Chrisimas cheer

fare and. Christmas hampers.

“The: children, will not ‘be asking
anything ‘for themselves; for. each:
item ‘donated. will ‘be: placad in ‘ham.
pers for . needy persons. ;

List year ‘over 600 cans: and pare
cels- of “food were coHected: This
Pathfinders. ‘hope to” im-

canned | prove on these results and: extend
‘program.

ernment?”

think?

Have you. heard the old parties.

‘talking about *

‘stable, ‘majority. gov:
. What they really mean: is immovable gevernment.

A. few years ago we had a government with a huge majority.

‘so ‘stable’ it did: practically nothing. ..What we need is an energetic
government with some initiative—one that will. Plan ahead.

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