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LONDON. Me i - (or Cable)- Thousauda cf ndoners packed around the Queen Victoria mem- orial in front of Buckingham Palace toda and along the Mall to the Admiralty Arch, half a mile away, choruaing: "We want the King. we went the Queen!"

They shouted themselves hoarse. then silence fell and a thin voice screamed: "Where's George?"

And on the crest of the waves of laughter this evoked. the King. the Queen end two Princesses ap-

Tholeands" C_|_s_e_er Their Maiestiee_

for nearly six years dates from 3:17

agpileared ‘for three minutes to

e at the frantically-happy crowd which cheered until te noise of low-flying bombers droned out their cries.‘ '

The King‘ end Queen said nothing. They wal ed through the door- ita glass replaced b ’” erds es in any bomb-shat ered London home-and waved.

The King'was dressed in the unifonn of an Admiral of the Fleet. The Queen wore powder blue with a hat of the same type as one she wore during the Royal tour

pm. today when the Royal Family still

womerfifirfimrfs-QTIWM: The crowd went wild. Several

women fainted in the crush. Then all Joined in singing "God Save The n‘.

Then the show was over. But it was the signal for the most riotous day London has had fo .

People cheered passing truck- loads of servicemen and women’ end blew vcoiferously, on horns and whistles. Many wore paper hats. Cally-colored streamers and yards oi’ ticker tape were thrown out oi office windows. g

One girl stood on a corner kiss-

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BracltcnOpccch Opcns Oainpaign Friday Night

Hon. John Bracken.’ national

ve e Party leader. will arrive in Charlottetown on Friday and will make his open- ing campaign speech in the Chiar- lottetcwn Rrum on Friday even- ing. This speedi, ria ting Mr. Brackenb trans-Can federal

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1MlIC|1 QF-fiusingess Section ls Wrecked

HAIJFAX, May — (CP) — Comparative peace settled on Halifax late w- nlghtnand, its shocked citisens began counting up the damage caused in today’s “vic- tory riots in which two buildings were set afire and gutted, the entire business section

By SYDTHOMAS

was smashed and looted, and dozens of _peo plc were slashed and injured by flying glass, A curfew was clamped on the city at 8 p.m., and five hours later civilian and service police had quelled the worst of the rioting. Only “sporadic outbreaks” were

’.peared on the balcony. , r these thousands the peace

m Canada in i939 The Princesses. ing every man in uniform who came for which Brita d been waiting

Elisabeth in the uniform of the along. Auxiliary Territorial Service, the

election campaign will’. was sched- uled

, May O — (AP) - Ger- to have been delivered

, today ‘to the most glhiilll defeat over inflicted a nation ll months end two

= after Allied armies stormed Y Prince to liberate a Europe in

' final articles of cepitulstion . to be ratified today in shell- ‘. Berlin. a ruined capi ‘ . of the fall of the third

Prime Minister Churchill ed in London.‘ suns of Europe. which ~ ii five years, eight months ime days of unexampied war -. possibly 0.000.000 casual- , ivilieri and military-fell i officially at one minute after lit Wednesday (6:01 p.m. E. 01 a.m. A.D.T. Tuesday). ~ 1 llv the Western Front guns ‘ stllled today to prevent fur- , bloodshed as all the western celebrated V-E De

.1 was fired in Czechoslovakia thewth Infantry Division of

United St te 3rd, A th torcmainvian :ction.-Tlimw' e

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‘ a Wiltshi Joyous. N ma‘ “Wm Veil y. p ittDrsma iii cash-y‘ ' Thursday. May 10o);

solo oi Wednes- 4-21.

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- arrivgsfn Pain-lg. "Coarload 5111M - e book our f aow. Peters d: Gallant ind. Matteo. 4.3L 1108s every Friday for

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Moscow Announces liazi Capitulation

LONDON, May 0 (Wednesday) - (CP) —- The Moscow radio, an- gtiguncing the r‘

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a)‘; the Nazi High Command at r-

The Moscow radio said that "in honor of the victorious conclusion of the great patriotic war of the Soviet people against the German Fascist invade e and the historic Red Army victory that has been ended by the complete defeat of the German Army which declared unconditional capitulation. May 0 will be a festival of victory."

‘24 hours 0f Pcacc Too Much Forgllalifax- t...

HALIFAX, May 8 - (CP) -- The ravages of nearly six years oi war passed Halifax by, but 24 hours oi ‘peace" celebrations have left the city looking as though it had been fought through block by block.

Shattered glass covers the side- walks and streets of the downtown area. where not a store front stands unscathed. Most have been boarded up. but the others stand with gap- inG fronts and mounds of B1565 in front.

Clothing store dummies, torn out’ of wiridowudisplays in (h; frog or o 1pc rig, were spree -eag 8y n! around the streets. end dismembered tcrsosi arrns and legs added to the 5011811

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t. bigoted and discarded goods were scattered everywhere-thrown aside

In front of rne fur store. a mink

t vel ed t $1.000 by ripped and gentlest iii this silt/NI‘. along ‘"1111 other valuable

furs. London's East End Oclcliratcs

, By FRANK LOWE

LONDON. MBY 8 - (QP (705191 ._On one side of the churchyard there were tombstones, some over the graves of those killed by enemy action. On the other flames from e roarins bonfire leaped hlsh while children. parents and grand- parents bade farewell to war.

It wasn't much of a peace Dirty as peace parties went in the wildly olehret West 17nd

But these few iiuharee pie from the poorer fringes oi C elsefl had a right to celebrate. ‘I‘liey had been bombed. blasted and burned out of their homes more times than they cared to remembe . Hardly a family there but had lost someone 1n the war. Wartime living had been hardest on these. who h!!! 1° little.

5o dead last night they squeezed the utmost out of unaccustomed hour!

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There was no limit on the P!" ~ Al inidnliht rliliilched and chilii- ran started to fell asleep their wrapped them in coats and eft them on the ground while tfhey continued to sing. 3011M “huge dances or lust listened and we .

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Ottawa Leads Way In Formal

ll-E Observance

(By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA. May 8—Canada’s C5D- ital, in a ceremony paralleled at gatherln s ln cities and hamlets across te Dominion. 500B)’ 0W6 formal observance ‘to victory Members the forces. civlllansfifiliovernrnent "officials" formed art of a crowd that P001!- ed the arliament Building grounds for a brief but impressive cere-

mony.

In the words of Mayor Stanley Lewis, chairman of the gathering, it was "an expression of joy and gratitude on the occasion of a great victory."

Finance Minister Ilslcy, as act- ing Prime Mlnistenwas the sllflilk- er and brief remarks by clergy- men of different faiths were alter- nated with hymns. Taking art were Rabbi O. Fasman, Rev. E ime Vezlna. Rev. John McDonald arid Rev. Frank Fidiar-

From both Mayor Lewis arid Mr. Ilsley came a. reminder that the war was not yet. over.

"None of us can for a moment forget that a cruel and crafty 1'09 remains unbeaten. Mr. Ilsle! BR10- “Not V-E day but V-J day will bring full realzation of the hopes of the years. Then and then only can we devote our undivided cncr~ glea and efforts to the building that splendid cdince, our Canada of the'future--a free and noblg natfi. the Ileionaienigiéloan hflPD-V 1"}, un peop . ‘ lng the respect of the world.

"Your Government will Bel/Bl‘ 1J0 of the Canadian people than it is today." Mr. Haley, said. “But our pride is tempered y the sombre reflection that in thous- and; oi Canadian homes there are places that must ever remain vec- liilt‘ homes where memory and af- fection alone erpettiate one who gave his life or us.

4a on u Sinking, Off New England

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oars: ELIZABETH. um. Mai’ l -(AP)—Forty-nine died in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean only three miles offshore after a terrific explosion split their navy natrnl boat amidships in New Eng- land's worst naval disaster of the ar.

h f the patrol qgilgllypgia-fif siirie/lvfgreiwttiae mvsterinus blast that came April 23 durinl l noon nm in tenet practice meo- oeiilivarieii of 't.hs_men were- below decks when the explosion came and few had time ‘to grab llfeisckets as, stunned and bewildered. they

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nertshed in the frigid waters when their numbed hands

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Churchill Proclaims End Of European .War

Warns That Japan “Remains Unsubducth" King George Calls Upon His People To Give Thanks To God-

in determined and cruel foe. To this

struggled through debris-cluttered

those who got over tho side before the Leo-ton vessel sank

no longer

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LONDON. May 8 — (OP) — Prime Minister Churchill. with a solemn reminder that Jo "re- mains unsubdued" and st must be brought to justice, today formally proclaimed the war with Germany was ended.

a err Mr. Bracken to spa

meny's surrender was received. ‘ e t was for iri Charlotte- town on Thursda night. This date ha; been defi tely changed nlday night. Word to the above affect was re- ceived by the Queen's County Pro- gressive Conservative Association yesterday from the national party eedquarters.

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Shortly afterwards the King in a. specie V-E day broadcast to the

The King reminded the people that “total victory has not yet been won ...in the Far East we have yet to deal with the Japanese. a

we shall turn with the utmost re- Tsolvéhrid with all of our resources."

Mr. Churchill in a world . broadcast from I0 Downing Street said the unconditional surrender of Germany signed at Relrus at 2:41 a.m. Monday would “be ratified and con- ilrrsied" et Berlin and that all hostilities would cease at one minute after midnight. Irltleh time (0:01 p.m., E.D.'!‘.—'1:Ol p.ne. A.D.'l‘.)

Germans continuing to resist after that hour. the Prime Minister said, "will of course deprive them- selves of the protection cf the laws of war and will be attacked from all quarters by the Allied troops. Beaming broadly and smoking a cigar. the 70-year-old Prime Min- ister rode to the Houses of Par- liament in an open car hrough cheering crowds after his historic official announcement of the end of the European war.

There in the House of Commons. where five years ego he rallied Britain to e defiant defence against huge odds, he gave a first hand rc-

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German Soldiers Refused To Fight

By MARSHALL YABBOW guinea, FRANCE. May ‘i — (Delayed by censor) — (Reuters — The last straw in German resist- ance came when commanders could not get German soldiers to fight. it was disclosed by the Ger- man delegetea who came to . lsenhowers advance headquart- ers at Reims today to sign the in- strument of surrender.

The actual surrender came be- fore dawn today.

Empire from Buckingham “Pelacet. " "\' ' " ' called upon his people to “give thanks to God for s great deliver-i

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Sad Fatality

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{med victim .as the resDuwttdfdV-E Dgywcclebrationshin Charlottetown yesterday W "1 Charles Dalton Stewart, age 9 We" son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stewart. 3oz Fitzroy Street. City. was killed about 3 o'clock near the Charlotte- town Hotel by a truck proceeding west on Kent Btree.

The truck. owned by Mr-Rahllifle MacLaizie ma been particles“!!! in the VE-Day ceremonies at Vic- toria Park and carried on it an ef- figy of Hitler, Children were hang- ing on the sides of the truck as it travelled along Kent at I we"! p539 and it is thought the youns lad had one of his feet or some portion of his clothing caught. The truck passed over his head causing instant death. Horriiied crowds witnessed the accident which heP- pened almost instantaneously.

A coroner's inquest was ordered by Dr. LJ. Yeo and the following Jurors were sworn in last night: Byron Brown (foreman). James Brown. George Berrlgan. Wiliilm Flynn, Ray Steele, WE. Beautie- bury and Alex. Lafferty. After viewing the body at the Cutcliffe funeral home. the Jurors were in- structed to meet at the same place at 8 o'clock this evening when the inquest will be held.

The deceased lad had one brother. Harold. employed with the Can- adian National morass. Charlotte- town: and two sisters. Pearl age 22. in Washington. D.C.. and Audrey age 14. at home.

Pope Pius To Speak Today

VATICAN CITY. NA‘ l-(li-P) -Pope Pius XII will spea over the Vatican radio at noon tomorrow

The Celebration Inxghqijottetfwn

I reported.

__i____i______ g OSIJO, May 8 —- (AP) -— British

u, planes roared over this Norwegian

Capital at 3 pm. today and crowds in a. solid wall lined the main

street awaiting the arrival of the:

Allied Control Commission that would signal the end cf five years of German rule.

Young and old turned out in -.housands yesterday in Charlotte- ow-n, Summcrsidc and other cen- .res throughout Prince Edward island to celebrate the long-a- waited V-E Day. marking the vic- torious close of the war with Nazi Germany.

In Charlottetown huge crowds thronged Victoria Perl; during the brief meeting which opened the afternoon proceedings. and surged back into the city a d lined the streets inwdenscrran s'"to watch" and applaud the big Victory Par- ade which was one of the largest and most colorful seen here for many years.

Flags and bunting fluttered ev- erywhere lri the warm spring

Majcsties the King and Queen dur- ing the summer of i939 has there been such a demonstration of spontaneous enthusiasm.

(A sad fatality occurred follow- lng the parade, which l. reported elsewhere in today's issue.)

Last night the celebration took a livelier form. All Charlottetown seemed to be milling about the caper-littered streets in the down- town section, and the honking of motor horns and noise of revelry continued far into the night. High- light of the celebration was the

Queen Street between Kent and Grafton Streets. which was roped off for the occasion.

Salute Called Off

The ringing of bells and blowing of whistles at 9 a.m. marked the opening of the celebration. The scheduled salute of forty guns from Victoria Park had to he called ofi’. on orders from Ottawa.

At Victoria Park the nrozram opened at a o'clock with the arri- val of His Honour Lleutenantfiotr- ernor B. W. LePave and the sinu- irig of "O Canada". Brief addres- ses were given by His Honour rmrl the Premier J. Walter Jones and l-Ils Worship Msvor Blanchard. The punch-making was intersper- sod with patriotic band selections.

The ceremony was held from the fir; draped :7‘ a’:

Three P. E. I. iicn

Rome time (a a.m. E-DITJ-‘I a.m- A.D.'I'.

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li-clcascd From Prison

OTTAWA, Ma-y O — (CP) —De. fence Headquarters issued tonight a list of ‘Ti Canadian prisoners of war-two officers and 1a other ranks-who have been liberated from prison camps by Allied armies in Germany.

Issuance of the latest list brings to 2.1M the number of Canadian ‘Array personnel officially reported re .

‘Ihe list included the follow :

Cornell, ., . (father), Sturgeon,

Maclrsnnen, Chester Stanford. Pie. Mrs lda MaoLennan (mother) North-am rural mute. PJLI

Perry, Amos Lloyd, Pta, William Perry (father) Water St. Summer-

breezc. Not since the visit oi their 10

outdoor dance on the section of l an

$1,000,000 or more. Scarccly the town's miles of business

There wash? offiijal estimate of the damage loss, but it’s safe to say it will rule‘

one window stands intact in section, thousands of dollars

worth of goods and enough liquor and beer to keep several

thousand people drunk for hours were looted from the shat-

tered stores.

Depugy Fire Chief Joseph I-Iar- ber sai there was no doubt that both fires. as well as several small- er ones throughout the city dur- im the evening, were of incendi- erv origin.

Residents said destruction on the main streets was the greatest since the Halifax explosion in 1917 in which thousands of wind smashed the same part of the cltY- However, in that explosion most of North End Halifax build- ings were complete], wrecked.

Merchants arid others affect- ed by the rioting and looting were wondering who would pay for flic damage. Much of the smashing was done by sellers

Damage in the two tires, believed of incendiary origin, will run’t0 $l0O;000 or more. The People's Credit Jewelry ‘Sltore, DAilifiId; women’; Weiar tstorcétaiult the building

ey were ouse n on arr rig on ree , as we as Fadei-‘s Pharmacy on Hollis Street were gutted.

Silents. ls-fiis tram-av ii‘ Bills zqoimtsiae;

bee: one

who led the n. s on use uq. uor stores and breweries, but civilians joined in the looting with equal enthusiasm.

Tonight they were too shocked and too busy boarding up their windows against further depredat-

ns to worry about that

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Cause of the rioting still most people, although some sailors asserted it was a "vengeance" or "protest" demonstration for the wev the city had treated them.

They said they and their famil- les had been charged high rents for inadequate accommodations in this crowded W" accommodating 120.000 people with space and fac- ilities sufficient for only 70.000- and had paid high prices for all services.

Vast majority of the servicemen. predominantly sailors. were from arts of Canada. And as any famlles or friends of servicemen know, living in Halifax or being stationed here has always been one of their chief gripes.

This city during the war has ac- commodated thousands of sailors

and other servicemen. and there. were thousands on the loose last- night and today, with nothing to do but celebrate.

Before V-E Day civic authorities

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One Quiilry Store Front Rcmaincd

HALIFAX. May O - (CP) —-0ne solitary store front remained un-i bioken in the city's miles of dovmq town thoroughfares tonight. The window was that of Jack Suther- lcnd’s barber shop and the owner 0i the store, Mrs Emma MacKay- 6% was‘. l nsible for the c0mpsr-i I. VC m 1'50 C.

Mrs. MacKay stood in front of the store for i5 long and tiresome houry, today. diplomatically talk- ing ‘at leatst a giogen people out of

rea ng er wn ow.

"This store has been here for so years," she said "and ~it wasn't even broken in the Halifax explo- sion in i011."

A sample of her art of was the reason she gave t