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'. DefenseAlliance A Is Reported

Italians To Aid-Hungarians In Event Of Attack By Soviets Or Nazis Is Believed Basis Of Agl-Eelnent,

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(B! Ifliltrt P. Parker, Jr)

(Associated Press Staff Writer)

BUDAPEST, Jan. 8-(AP) —-A defensive alliance between Italy and Hungary assuring Hungary m“ R5113" SUDPOYt in the event of attack either by Germany or Soviet Russia was reported all- Lhoritatively today to have been IETWd 1113011 by the foreign min- isters of the two nations during weekend talks at Venice.

Flrflt reports were that t text of the agreement would ll‘; made public with its signature by Foreign Ministers Count Ciano and Count Csaky at Rome but later advices said the pact would remain

con- fidential in case publication ahoul give offence to the

Germans or the Russians.

Hungarian political circles un- derstood it would be initialled by both foreign ministers if fully ap- proved by their respective govern- ments. Count Csaky is due in Budapest in the lAlYlllIlg to report; to o. special meellng of the I-Illn- garian Crown Collncii.

(Responsible Italian sources in Rome Qcnied that any new formal agreements had been negotiated in Venice. although it, was lrl- dicaled that Italy had agreed to support Hungary's territorial claims in return for Hungary's. aid in de- fence of the Balkans against any Russian invasion J

Tri-Power Pact

Public emphasis will be placed, it was said, on a. tri-polver friend- ship pact which informed sources expected would be signed shortly ‘by Italy, Hungary and Yugoslavia. ‘Ihis pact presumably would per-

Ilrltiernational I At A Glance

(By The Canadian Press) LONDON-Prime lilinister to dc- liver important address today; Government circles indicate llore- Belisha reforms in army to be

maintained; rationing starts,

IIELSINGFORS- (‘flllflll Finn- ish forces destroy 44th Russian division, second in 10 days to be routed, special communique re- ports; thousands oi‘ Russians kil- lcd, quantities of war materials taken.

BUDAPEST — Report defensive alliance between liungary and ll.~ aiy assures llungary support if Russia. or Germany attack her.

PARIS-Press secs possibility of

reconstruction of l-‘rench Catrina:

Parliament meets today; wcstcrrl ,

front quiet. ‘ I

Coming Events

-U_ Rate for Notices in this column 3 cents per word.

"Auction and Dance in Vernon H1111. Wednesday, January Jléllth. 9 n -' -l- - .

"Card Part and _Danca_ Kelly's Cross Kali, llvednesday, January 10th. L-302-l-9-2l.

"Farmers wishing to market dremed hogs notify McGul an dz Boyle. Hunter River. L-396- -9-3l.

"We buy new oose and duck

feathers, n . H nry Mac- hrlano 6a &.m L-zlyi-lil-l-i-i.

"Buyin live hogs ‘rllursdav. January i lnh. Also buying nil kinds

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vo Houses. L-Zi-td-ll-li-M.

“Hockey tonight at New Glas- IW, Rangers vs. Maple leafs, 8 p. m. Wednesday night skate, B to 10- L-408.

"Mr. Farmer: We are buying live ‘gel A high chickelimi “rm gaxiili . ar rces. W 85-115mm! Cristal. L-Ililti-IZ-Zll-ltlil.

"Poultry - Buying live and dressed poultry all kinds. Payinil 10D market prices. Island Cold Storafill Co. Ltd. L- -l2-l3-tf.

"East Jioyalty Rink tonight. Furl R0yalty Married Men vs. School Boys. Skate alter. L407.

"Huskies vs. Maple Lents. Mll- ton Rink tonight; nLso mat-polled Junior leoguo meeting. L400.

m“ 1011b’ to move troo irltrough Yugoslavia to aid Hungry, if the "Bed More. although Yugoslavia was understood to be unwilling to jolu outright any alliance with he; two neighbors,

The reported Italian-Hungarian agreement was interpreted a; 31v. ing emphasis to the slogan "Italy's frontier is on th. Carpathians."

Under the proposed pact as outlined here not only does Italy promise to defend Hun- gary against direct attacks from either Germany or Rus- sia. bllt also to help the Hun- lwlnns get the cal-painful Mountain barrier in Transyl- vania should the Russian; lallnch an attack against Ru- mania and threaten to drive yestword into central Europe.

Count Ciano was reported u» have urged Hungary to seek gt, lea-ll a temporary agreement with Runlzlnia over the question of TYflYl-Wlvlllllll. a part of Rumania taken from Hungary after the first Great Wal- and still contain- ing mllrzyar minorities.

Count Csaky was said to have agreed to Count Ciancfs request that Hungary seek a peaceful sec. tlement of her differences with llumanla. Bucharest dispatches said that the Rumania llbreign Minister. Gfigore Gafepm, w” blarlningto visit Rome for this purpose.

President Cf Gyro Club

DR. A. J. hIURCllISON. JR.

Dr Alcx. J. Murchison, Jr.. Medical Superintendent oi’ Falcon- wood Hospital, was elected presi- dent of The Gyro Club of Char- lottetowrl at the annual meeting of the organization ileld ill the Hotel Charlottetown lust evening.

Other officers elected were: Mr. ,Morton Dew, 1st vice-president; lMr. R. Donald Scott, 2nd vice- ipl-esident; Mr. Douglas H. Etter, secretary; Mr. A Elliott Russell, treasurer; and Messrs. J. Thomas Davies, Gilbert R Henry. William R hincNeill and F. Walter l-iyrid- man. directors.

The retiring president, m. 1". Walter Hyndman. reviewed the y'enr‘s activities which included the slimmer dances at Beach Grove Illn, the Confederation Carnival. the snlc of Christmas Seals, ar- ranging for Santa Claus to visit both Orphonages, the District Con- vention at Fredericton. N. 3., the visit of the District Governor on Founders Day, the joint meeting at Moncton. and the Tuberculosis L-calzue meeting.

Mr. J C. Cameron, secretary, in his report mentioned in detail the important events of the year such as the successful and well attend- ed weekly meetings. the Christmas dinner party. the seal sale cam- paign. the Easier dinner dance. the theatre party for the children of both orphanages. the bridge tournament. the bowling tourna- ment. the awards to the Charlotte- town Club for the best bulletin in District VI and in Cvro Interna- tional. and other matters.

The report of the treasurer. Mr.

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FLIGHT FROM DEATH

Through the shambles of Erzinjan, in northeastern Turkey, lwhere many thousands in earthquakes. a boy no! mbleo-teralfied-from his stricken home. flood and fire neared the 50,000 mark. authorities estimated and flashed by radio to New York.

of persons died Death toll from recurrent quakes.

This picture was telephotoed to London

inns Take

Quantities

By Lynn l-Ielnzerling Associated Press star-if Writer

I-IIEZL-SINGFORS. Jan. 8 -(AP) — Destruction or the 44th Russian di- vision southeast of Suomussalrrll was announced today in a special com- munique which said that FlIlILLh forces, mopping up in tile wake oi the battle, were gathering large

uantltles of war materials aban- oned by the enemy‘ along the snow-packed Raare ighway.

Military sources said thou- sands of Russians were killed and more than 1,000 ca tured in the rout of the 4ft --thc second Soviet division reported to have met its end in this wild, icy region of middle Finland. .

Only 10 days ago at Lake Kiantzl, north of Suomussaluli the 163m Russian division was-according to the Finnish high command-"cllt up and for the most part destroyed."

The survivors of the liiiird were reported after this defeat to be flee- ing toward Juntusrslnta at the northeastern tip of Lake Kianta, a- bout five miles from the Soviet bor- der. with the Flilns pursuing.

The re rted rout of the 44th was believed ere to mean the end of Russian attempts to drive across Finland's “walstline" and cut the country in two -—at least for winter.

For weeks the Russians have be-

iect _ des- Crlptlmls of the fighting indicated that the 163m ilad attempted i0 close in from the northeast and the 44th from the southeast.

(Neutral military experts have es- timated tlle strength of a Russian division at 15,000 to 17,000 men.)

Capture Guns, Tanks, Cars

Booty which the Films reported capturlq, ill the two victories in- eluded 129 guns of various callbres, 54 tanks, 12 armored cars. one alr- plane, '75 submlwhine uns, 428 mot- or t-rucks, 59 field kl hens, 1.420

ive in this drive. Finnish

illorses and large quantities of rifles

and munitions.

Among the equipment were 16 anti-aircraft cars, each mounting four anti-aircraft guns each,

On other fronts the Finns re- ported littla activity except for “customary skirmishes and artillery exchanges."

The air forces of both sides ftp- Erearently remained inactive as in-

nse cold, with temperatures rang- ing down to 40 d continued t0 grip

War—25 ‘fears Ago Today

(BY The Canadian Press) JAN- 9. 1915—-Prtncess Pan-tom's Canadian Light Infantry reported in action on Western Front. Allied

ees below zero, e front.

troops consolidated positions mach- ed north of Bolssons but Germans reported gains in the Argonne, Rus- sians entcred Transylvania.

WINS DIVORCE

DOS ANGEI-ES, Jhfl. 8—(APl- Linda Hayes of the movies, testi- fying that her husband dragged her across tlle floor by her hair, won a divorce tolluy. She illsfl said Domin- ic J. Gerlmlrlo "treated me so that I became a nervous wreck." The Gennsnoa were ma-nriod h 1008.

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Materials From “Reds ”

ihlinthly Meeting 0f City Council Last Evening

The contract between the City Council and the Department of Transport for the completion of the Sherwood Airport was declared satisfactory with an amcndmrnt to CidlFe l0, at the reqlllar monthly meeting oi’ the Council held lust night.

, This agreement had reference to lthe Illlhllillg of the zrrport which {was started in the autumn of 1938. iThe clause amended last night re- flatcd to the erection of buildings within a certain area of the run- l ways, It meant that buildings must lbe graduated in height according to their ciistzlnce from the runways and was placed in the a-izreement For the purpose of guaranteeing safe landing during night flying.

The councillors amended the -clau-=e because they have not. the ipower to prohibit the erection of

‘ buildings on farms adjacent to the airport.

Ivizlyor Foster presided at last- nigiltls meeting and a full slate 0i Councillors were present. City Re- corder, K. M. Martin, Chief A Birtwhistle, Dr. B. C. Keeping. D1’

|l’_ E. Cracken and Ml‘, Harald Mes- -,servy were in attendancc also. ,

Some discussions took nlacn (lur- ill‘! the reading of the (wills. On the r, reading of a bill for the purchase of hav for the City. i110 May“? on,‘ i qllired about the sale oi’ the Clltvfi

,llll._v and was informed that it hnd lbcen all sold (about 81 tons) and the quantity purchased had been bought al-o lower price. Mayor F0" fer said that he should have been consulted about the sale as he did no think that it had been it V0117 nlofitoble transaction. Councillor Blanchard said that the Citv Clerk was purchasing agent, and that he , should also be responsible for any sales. Councillor Holman sold the Citv had lost $25. bv not selling tho hay standing. The bill was pvsed- however.

Councillor Dougnn objected to a

bill of $21. for repairing the tires on the Police Patrol. He thou/flit

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u. s. rrv Y CEEKSHUCE EXPllllSlilN

Unusual Secrecy Sur- rounds Move For Fleet Increase.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 -(AP) —- Tlle United States navyls high com- lnand asked congres today l0 ap- prove a nmv $1,300,000,000 fleet-ex- pansion program to nleet the "threat of world conilagrallon,” but kept a cloak of unusual secrecy; a- round lts details.

Secret _\ Charles Edi~on and Ad- mllull Ht old u. Stark, clliei of nav- al operations urged approlal of the illlgc lllcl" so at the opening of public hearings before thc House of ' renlutlves naval committee, lllng that the gravity of inter- llilil0llibi conditions IlOCOXS-[Ctl-Cd it.

"Tile SltliflilOll ls rile lllth possi- illlitllig of a general European war," stud Stark, "and, ill COHJUIICLIOII with the tar eastern collchtions, repre enis athreat of world 00n- flagration."

WflllC (lctalls of the program were not (livuigsd. Stark created theim- ulcssloll among committee members that the navy had decided upon categories, possibly in the cruiser class. when he disclosed that the program now calls for llnelv combatant shgas and 30 auxiliary vessels, in ad i- LiOIi lo 2... airplanes and 36 light- er -tllall-zllr craft.

The adlnuul made it plain that .no battle hips were involved in the plans, spikln the possibility that ‘lllc navy ha: decided to go in for ‘super-battleships 0f UiiOOO-tons ‘CilUll, or lnggcl‘.

‘rail; BattIes Nazi Warplane

LONDON, Jan. 8—-(AP)—A Rolli- ers News Agency dispatch today said an unnamed Bl1ti=h tanker reached Amsterdam alter a battle with a German bomber in the North sea.

The plane dropped three bombs. and the tanker used its guns rlgainsl

the plane and the guncrew believed i

it scored a hit_

Ono of flu; bombs fell near the ship cracking pipes aboard the tank_ er and damaging the wireless and machinery, but causing no casual- ties. -

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night. The R. A. F. will send fl officers, equipment officers a

ernment. It will be a whole miniature.

It was indicated in Gove instituted in the army

Lord of the Admiralty, and air force.

While millions of housew book coupons for butter,

ing of those commodities w

Extension of the

(The speech will be made I at 2:45 p. m.'-l0:45 a. m. , AST-and will be inter- nationally broadcast.) i

Sources close to the Gov- ernment dropped hints that acceleration of Britain’s war effort with consequent ‘fresh restrictions upon civil ilfe should be expected in the next few months. The Government's shipbuilding, dllflgranl which is already! ,l:lrge will be expanded still ‘further. which might, mean Jlthflt Canadian shipyards .wlll get contracts from the iLondon Government.

iconiirmrltion in official circles 0f

May Extend Rationing

Rationing now is limited i to a few foods but it may be extended to cover imported , products such as wool and i cotton to release shipping for war essentials. There is l even some talk of standard- ized suits for men.

It became known tonight that , France has made unofficial ap- proaches to the British government m send labor to Franc/a to work l

mines and industrial plants which ithnt closer cooperation and greater a.“ understaffed as 9, r9511]; o5 army striking power can be maintained

mobilization, ‘Illere is not mucll

chance of anything coming o! the ccgnitrzol system previously in opera.

plan because of the comparatively

CAPE TOWN. Jan. B-South Afrlca is bewildered at the dropping of Leslie llore-Belisha ‘ from the War Office and fails l to understand why Oliver

Stl-fllvy. who is comparatively i unknown here. is replacing him.

The Cape Time; gnld u, prg.

j fers to await an official pro-

nouncement before commenting.

but it paid tribute u. M}, no".

Brlleha. whose enemies. u ma. will be missed,

The Cal» Argus praised his

resigned War Secretary. but added that Prime Minister Chunberlainw otlvc was right

and that his action constituted a vote 0f confidence in Vis- count Cort, comma ' of British forces in the field, and his staff.

i0" W030! Paid in France and the deep rooted opposition in this 00111101? to anything resembling con. soription olf labor.

In this connection the Labor Min- istry announced today that there were 41,063 fervor unemployed in

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Royal Force i“ Instructors Are

Chosen For Can.

New Ministry-With Winston Churchill As Head Is Rumored In British Capital.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, Jan. 8—(CP Cable)—'i‘he [loyal Air Force has chosen a staff of instructors to send to assist in training thousands of pilots. air gunners and radio operators in the Empire air scheme. The first party will leave in a comparatively short time, it was

service flying schools constructed by the Canadian Gov-

_hy Leslie Hore-lielishzl as Secretary of war would be continued despite the fact he has been dropped from the War Cabinet. I

NEW MINISTRY RUMORED i Reports were current that a new ministry of Imperial

Defence might be created with Winston Churchill, First as coordinator of the army, navy

bacon, ham and sugar-ration-

Covernment let it be known that still further belt tighten- ing may be expected in coming months.

CHAMBERLAIN WILL SPEAK

_ rationing trons on buying with the dual purpose of freeing shipping f0!‘ war purposes and preventing ImDOYIB all? eXPected to be announced by Prime Minister Chamberlain tomorrow in his Mansion House speech.

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Annual labour-lotion Delivered 05.00 By Hall-PILL ILCC; Canltll and U3. IQCG

ROLE?

Predicted In Few Days

LONDON, Ont.. Jan. B-(GP) —Unusual sun spot activity noted by Canadian and United‘ States observatories may brinlr, abnormal snowfalls in the next, few days. luv. W. G. Colin-ore.’ President of the London (Tcnirej of the Royal Astronomical 50-‘ ciety, believes.

Over the weekend. Mr. Col- grove charted two huge solar disturbances, one 10,000 and the other 30,000 miles across the face of the sun. They were vls-i

Heavy Snow t

lbie to the naked eye. evcn through the atmospheric haze. he said.

“This much sun lpot activity" is quite unusual at this time ofl year." he said. "It is almost certain to make itself felt on earth. Abnonnai ultra-violet ray activity from spots will cause magnetic disturbances in our; atmosphere and heavy ~21- tation usually accompan esi that."

Similar sun spot activity in 1905 was followed by heavy. snows, ha said. |

ives struggled with ration

ent into effect today-the

system and other restric-

inflation by reducing

IJONDON, Jan. 9-(Tuesd.a.Y)— (CP C3bl€)——TllC diplomatic cor- respondent of the Daily Mail, un- der a banner il(‘8.illlil€, "Gort Tri- umphs Again,“ said today the Air .\'Iilll.\‘ll'y ll;l<l conceded supreme wnirol of ali Royal Air Forces in France to the Army High Com- mand.

The Authoritative Press Associa- tion, in attempting to verify this report, announced: “There is no

the report that Viscount Gort lcommrmder of British forces in the field) is assuming control of the R A. F. in France.”

The Press Association statement added, however, “R.A.l“. circls in i-‘rnnce have lcamed with some re- lief of the signs that the con- troversy whether tllc R..A.I". will control its own destiny or come partly under the army, is ending satisfactorily}. "

The Daily Mail diplomatic cor- respondent wrote:

"An llir officer commanding-in- vlllef in Frnrlcc is being appointed shortly. He will be fiirectiy an- 'l'.'illlf‘ to Lord Gort.

MANY A cow HA3 BEEN in A ‘film-Fl’ PERU-i.

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"The army have long argued thermometer readings are indi- oawd abwo. by single control than by the dual TORONTO. Jan. 8-(CP)-M.inl- mum and maximum temperatures: . Dawson 0 5 VBDOOWVC l5 44 Edmorltml ‘TB 1° Regina 1 l5 To Donate wale- ~ l“ Toronto 9 17 Ottawa 10B 11 , 8B 1i $1 ' Montreal 3B 9 Saint John 543° m ——-— Halifax I 1'1 mnorrro. Jan. a -(cP> -eub- Chariothtflml 0 1° committee of the Canadian Red

Cross Society at a meeting wdfll’ authorized a donation of 3100.000 for the mm slayer of London Joint appeal fund for the British Red Cross and the St. John Ambulance C0

rp. Another $50,000 was set aside for relief work in Finland following a report. of the notional commissioner. Dr. Hell W. Routlcl’. now in Lon- don. Dr. Rouflev reported that a conference with the Finnish ambas- sador indicated an urgent need for ambulances.

It was decided that a substantial portion of the $50,000 be used for ambulances, to be added to those already provided by the Canadian Red Cross. A shipment. of clothi also was authorized for Finn women and children refugees.

WIII§KY FAMINE

GLIFlC-UXV’ — (CP) —A holdup ,in brl . supplies is threatening to ~lop sz-nlnsn \‘.ili kv production and

it! llllll lllllllY (‘UIIIIIIIIIIIKIGS depend- r-nt on lll(‘ (existence of dlstilleries of

which there are nearly 100 in soot- larld. _

wves Tormentino 11.00 Ell.

Maritime ma: sol-umb- wilds: fresh or stroll! B" N0" “m” coast; partly cloudy and cold; l0“- tered snowflurries.

synopsis: The weather has been m: and cold over the own M" or Ontario, while temperatures have been moderate in the Prairie Prov- inces with light snow occurrin! ill many districts.