CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

DECEMBER 26, 1941

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ed. in the defence of Hung Kong- some 2.000 men.

Overwhelming Odds

The cryptic information reaching lzeie told of days of fighting against overwhelming odds bv the Canad- inm. It told too of days of fight- inc;

with stipplies running short nnd iicc which continued d‘:- ilxzi: 4.0 drtjvs igo s had bu’. one day's sup-

fact

l color,'al office an- nounced 2h. l-long Kong's resist- i-ince was ended. The mi and 2' '1l <"»"ll1li\ll$l0l‘ there had noti- "s governor that fur- . e rcszstance was not

no doubt here, how- evc: hat fr» "1111; had been carried on to the last point at which it WHR found to he of any advantage. . znforznative c iuniqtie .1“,

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and (lav fightrn, , of Cinarlian countcrat- tack n zch failed to stop freshly rt-znforcrxi Japanese, of the dcath of Col. P. svsy’ Ottawa. senior . . a ' the Canid- Lin, 1 of the b’ vi that the Canadian corrununder. Brig. J. K. latvson, of Ottawa, was dead. Under the brigadier, fon-ner di- rector of military trainini at de- fence headquarters, were men from the Quebec Royal Riflc= and the Vtizniiiyct; (lrtanticlcrs 511mg ' '11 other trcops. Tliev numbered sonic- tlting in the neighborhood of 2.000

H1011.

For days there had been strict control over mention of the un‘ts l in the defence of the is-

. li would ;. ‘c a .. But tonight the zlefenco department put an end to this with issuance of a "nominal" roll of the Hong Kong (fatizidian force.

' th l" tinic the dole-n: "l l' I r1 . '

110i . .011, :1 . .r.cd in press (lcsp from LOXiCIOIl.

Power's Son There

Among the manv Canadians who on this Cliri “nos Day were known to lnive rren cuuagcd in the de- fence 0i‘ ‘Jong KOX)! was Lieut. Francis Gavin Power, son of Ca- nada's Air Minister. Hon. C. G. P::\vei' who left Ottawa late today ior conferences with Prime Minis- ter Wins:on Churchill. President. Rocwcwclt and Prime Minister" Mac- kenzie Iiinu. designed to bring an end to Japanese ttiitression and. lxis aggression generally,

Canada's contribution to the de- fence of Hang Kong reached the citv early in November and cun-

s: ‘cl of two infantry bnttcflions n . a mcziirnl unzt and other s; n< ting personnel.

The battalions were the Winnipeg .rs_aricl thLl_l_0_,i/_a_l_Rifle=

Promotion of Mal-Gen. Kenneth Stuart. rank oi’ ilcutcnant-generrl, was announced recently. lei‘ of stuff. become major-general and vice- clnr of military operations

Pope (LEFT). assistant ch chief. Col. Ralph B. Gibson. d!" intelligence tRIGHT), assistant chief Queen's Own taining to home defence. r1. _ .__- W‘

is raised to the rank of of the general staff. A former officer commanding the Rifles, he will be specially charged

of Canada. of Quebec.

Both were mobilized from old and noted regiments of the non-per- manent active militia. The two battalions had received considerable training in Canada snd both had garrison duty in posts outside Cs- nnda but adyicent to North Amer- ica-motably the British west In- dies.

The whole contingent was ‘under the command of Brig. Lawson. one ti the most experienced officers of tlte permanent force who left the pest oi director of training at- n1‘- tionai defence headquarters to take the command.

The trans-Pacific movement was carried out in the usual military secrecy and was not announced un- til the troops had landed.

In announcing it Prime Minister

Mackenzie King said: “Defence a- gainst aggression, actual or poten- tial. in any par: of the world today o port of the defence of ev- ery country which still enjoys free- _dom. "It is in accordance with this view that the government has (icenteti it advisable to associate Canadian troops with Hose of the forces from other parts of the British commonwealth now station- ed in the Orient."

At that time war with Japan was considered inevitable although the time and the manner of the out- break were still uncertain and it was known that when ivar came Hon: Kong would be a b0! 590$-

Took Much Equipment

The Canadian contingent took with it heavy supplies of equipment as r1 precaution afrainst the l'l- terruption of communications with home and the possibility of a siege.

For the past week while the com- bined Empire forces battled the Japanese attackers governmental sources made no effort to conceal the serious irieyv they took of the position of the defending caruson.

The Royal Rifles of Canada as a unit dates back to 1862 and cur- ries battle honors from the south African and the first meat wars on its colors. The present unit is the icsult of an early’ merger of a numiicr of iille companies from Quebec City and district.

When the battalion was mobiliz- ed in the present war Lt.-Col. ivll- iiam J. Home. M. C" a pennanent force officer. took command and it wes he who led the unit to Hung Kong.

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l GEOLOGIC FACT

We sa "old as the hills" and “changca. le as t-l'e weather." Ac-

tually the hills are young in gco- logic 82c; the iveatiier ccnstant. GORKY BY HIS NAME.

The Mai name of Maxim Gorky --tt'he famous Russian novelist- was Alexei Maximovitch Pyeshkov.

namim FIRST The first electricall cocked meal was prepared in Eng and‘ in i895.

chief of general staff, to the Brig. Maurice A.

and brigauller, and will be

with matters per-

AVOiD SPECIAL DELIVERIES

Wings defeat Americans 3-2

DETROIT. Dec. 26—-(A.P)-De- troit Red wings withstood s. threat. cn fifth place in the National Hoc- key Lcague tonight by defeating the revitalized Brooklyn Ameri- cans. 3-2. on Sid Abels overtime goal before 6,314 fans.

The Brooklyris. carrying a. t-wo game winning streak into the en- counter. twice came frcm behind before Abel streaked around the weary enemy defence and slapped a neat shot past goalie Charley Ray- ner midway of the extra perf Coach Mervyn (Red) Duttori had only three defencemen to throw st Detroit and when they wore out the cause was lcst.

Syd Hcive. bagging his first goal in a month, put Detroit a- head :1 minute frrni the end of the second period, but rcokie. Joe Krill tied it up after l2 seconds 0d p113 in the third when he stole the P“ in front of Detrolfs cage and fir- ed it past Johnny Mc/vvcrs.

R, 1e Ken Kilreo. of Detroit. duplicated Krslts feat by sneakin home his first major league goa since his recall a month ago. but less than a minute later the Amer-ks go‘ back in the nmninz on B/uzz

'~ goal after taking a partic- ‘ accurate pass from Bill

SUMIVIARY

Rangers SPOI Beating Black Hawks 3-2; Fielding team in Game Produces N0 PenaltiesNationalLeague Point; Bmdafl, Fifth Zero

NEW YORK. New York Rangers tonight spotted Chicaflo Black Hawks then defeated them 5-2 to over the third place in the Nation- al Hockey League standing Chicago had held for

week

A Christmas night crowd o1 18,- 18 saw a fast game that dld not», _ produce a single time on New Yo Tile penalty timer had no work to

111w new line that coach Frank Bmher nut together by bringing Ala“ Klmiz lip from New Haven M the American Lea ue clicked for three Bonk. Kunitz hmself got one K001. as did cent-re Clint and riirht win

Lynn Patti season-and Mac Colvlllo,

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SUMMARY ‘First Period

1—Ohicsgo. Hamill 14:42

Penalties-None.

First Period

FAoriiig~No

Jones, Egan. Anderson.

Second Period

I-l-New York. Patrick

Second Period Hextall) 9:43 4—New York. warwidc l—Detroit. Howie (Giesebrecht. Mc- Bmith) 14:33

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Orlando, Mes- Bcnson, Jennings, Egan Third Period z-Brooklyri. Krol :12 ZS-Tonrrnit. Kihea 13:44 zlyii. Boil tnvnson, Egan)

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Pen-illy-—J:lics. Overtime

siiloétrolt. Abel (Stewart. wares) P0lltlliiPs——NClle.

DESTROYS TWO

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President Roosevelt's conversations with Prime Minister Churchill.

From the Vilar Department came the story of the destruction of an enemy submarine lust of! the Cali- fornia coast. presumably the one. or one of those. which have recently been harassing American shipping there.

"An American bomber from Gen- eral Dcwiits western defence coni- mand successfully attacked an en- cmy submarine off the California coast." the communique siiid. "Soon after the submarine was sighted. It made an emergency dive. A bomb was dropped and ilie submarine em-

erged, and then sank. o more bombs were dropped, apparently scoring direct hits. and filling the air with debris"

Such details were omitted in the announcement of American submar- ine succeses in the Far East. Th0 headquarters of Admiral Thomas C. Hart. ccmmander-ln-chief of the Asiatic fleet merely let it be know‘! that a large Japanese troo trans- gort and. 11 mine swee er efinitely

ad been sunk, and at s lame seaplane tender and another trans- port probabltysehad been sunk.

The War partment also told o! fierce fighting on Luzon island. To- gether with “local successes" for tho American and Filipino forces undzr Gen. Dou las MacArthur. it said the islsn s’ defenders were flitting back at the Jabs with counter at-

tacks.

“Intense fighting continues on all lmpzzrtiint. fronts on Luzon island." the announcement said. "American and Philippine troops counter-attacks which met with lo- cal successes. particularly in the vi- cinity of Atimonan, southeast o! Manila.

"Enemy aerial activity continues heavy. with attacks on various towns in central Luzon."

The State Department also caml into the news. Occugation by the Free French of the encli islands of Si. Pierre and Miquelon ne Newfoundland aroused it to prote that it was an "arbitrary action contrary to the agreement of all parties concerned.”

“This government has inquired of the Canadian government as to the steps that government is reputed to take to restore the staus f these islands." the de artmen

The capital looked while to tin informal address which Prime Minister Churchill is to de- liver tomorrow in the Senate about 12.30 p. m. lt is to be broadcast.

oi-ward mean-

NAZI RESISTANCE

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fare, nine German planes, includ- ing one new Messerschmitt 115. were reported shot down on the sp- proaches to Moscow on Christmas Eve. The Russians reported lliat

northwest. A German battalion which st- tempted to check the Soviet march

in the Tuls region by organising s. circular defence was declared Iiave been wiped out, with the Nazis leaving 300 dead on the battlefield.

Red army gains were also re- ported‘ in the centre of the Moscow front, where a battle has been n3- ing in the Mozhaisk and Maloysro- slavets sectors, respectively 67 sod as miles west of Moscow. Ono Rus- sion unit was said to have killed 600 01mm soldiers in s single day's fighting.

"German soldiers token prisoner during the last. few days testify to the great losses sustained by the German armies and to further de-

terioration of the Qermsn spirit." s nonunion said.

BRING

OUT OUR WAY

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25—(AP)—

two goals.

malty-the first ice this season.

Z-fllétcago. Allen (Curse. Thorns) (Watson. (Kuntz. 5-—New York. M. Colvillet N. Col-

ville. Shlblcktv) 19 :01 Penaltie.s—N:no

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rs arwc . Kuntz. o. biz bond from Kingston, Ont. probably played himself right into u. majcr-league berth for the rest of the season,

Tho other Ranger goals went to 2th of the

Third Period 6—New York. Kuntz (Smith) 5:54. 'l—New York. Smith (Kuntz) 7:99 Penalties-None.

Remember When

(By The Canadian Press)

‘fox-onto Leafs and Boston Bruins

syed s 2-2 tie at Boston before .000 fans-smallest National l-iock- e league crowd 1:1 nine years — ‘fight 3'68“ B80 today.

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Club rw no r sru Boston 1912438186 2'1 Toronto 1a l3 5 o so a1 2s New York 191i a o mas 22 Chicao l9 c '1 :1 5150 21 Detrot 17119231111114 Brooklyn 2o 1s 14 i 4c as Montreal 18 41$ 1 4003 9 BOYS’ PARLIAMENT T0 MEET sscxvnm. N. 1a.. Dec. 25-

'(CP)--'I‘he 19th annual Maritime Tuxis and older boys‘ parliament will meet here for four ays start.- 1116 next Monday.

SPANISH GRAPEFRUIT

The EFBl-‘efruit is said to have Peg“. introduced into the Americas tfiryl’: stponiards in the 16th cen.

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urapes were originally cultivat- ed in Asia Minor from whecice they spread all over the, world

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NEW YORK. Dec. 25-—(AP)- The best fielding team in the Na- tional League still is the Cincin- nati Reds.

The official i841 records. released today. showed that Frank Menor- mick of the Reds topped all first basemen defensively for the third consecutive season, teammate Lon- nie Frey surpassed all second base- men and the Reds excelled as s club for the second straight ear.

‘There always is a lot of d puts sbout the value o! fielding aver- ages. Good players who make 11 try for every ball suficr in the percentages by their very veal. be- cause they are bound to muff some of the hard ones. On the other hand. Zeke Bonura, wlm al- ways has been a. llkeable clown de- fensively. led the first basemen in fielding in his last season in the American League simply because he made no effort to make difficult plays.

They furnish fancy little tidbits

u of information like the fact that

biz Ernie Lombardi of the Reds allowed l6 passed balls last season and led the league in ilfs dubious department for the seventh consec- utive year.

This season there could be little srmlmem sbout the prowess of the fielding leaders shown by the sver- ages. Besides Buck and my. the WP defensive men were shortstop Eddie Miller. catcher Ray Bert-es and outfielder John Cooncy of the Boston Braves and third baseman lvlrrrill May of the Pliillics.

The Braves finished sixth in team fielding even though they had three of the individual lead- ers and f;r the third straight year crtiipclcd the most dcu-ble plays. Pitts-burs had the mcst errors.

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Take Over Third Reds still best Leafs Defeat Bast-an 2,0 To Cut Bruins’ Lead To

Last-period Gives Vics win

Over Syclntey

SYDNEY. NB. Dec. 26—(CP)— sconce four oals 1n a. driving last period rel r. North Sydney Vic- toi-ias defeated s ey's fading Millionaires 6-3 to ay in a holiday fixture of the Cape Breton Hockey league. The victory strengthened the Vics‘ hold on second srpot in the standings and thrust last year's Eastern Canadian champions four and a half games into the cellar.

A three-goal Sydneyhrslly in the “wild Period gave em s slim lead after Babe l-lamulkab two goals-one in the first and" one early in the second. Dude Check, shifted from his usual left wing berth to centre, netted a pair and Jimmy Wilson got the other goal for the Millionaires.

Tlhen came the Vios’ uuwumt,

al 0d. Bill lneidor

then McPherson and Ooyle added one. Johnny Gagnon, the reinstated ex-Caiindlen N. H, L, 81-111”. made his first appearance in gslgis-Zgorlllg columns with a. pair of

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HUMMARY First Period Scorin None.

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