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,.. .- SPON. Ont... Ibb. I —fO- qfljllac. J. G. Woodhill of Ball- M 30, and Lac. gédFbLamberlt at inni , 28, esca y ac u rhea glélf planes coilidedanil": mid- a; today. The planes were destroy- . ul u they crashed to the ound. ~mpllotslanded|lxmeaeast if this town near the (Romp Bor- len sir base. 'I‘hey had been practis- . b; formation flying and the ships mpod together while flying side pride. Neither of the pilots was timed.

ill. B. opposition leader to ask tensuspostponement

FBEDEIRICTON. Fbb. 36 —(OP) Just- emen‘ of the decennial pecans until after the war is re- ‘quested in a motion of which o - position leader I-Iugh Mackay, in e New Brunswick legislature, gave no- tice today for next mayday.

‘lhe mot-ion. seconded by I. G. ‘ Igiinmey (con, Saint John Oli-y),

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“That in the opinion of this house the taking of the decennial census should be postponed until liter the war, and that in accord- lnce with such oginiom this legis- hture now nnsem led unanimously Mitosis the Dominion government ~ to enact such legislation to post-

llone the tnklnc: of the decennial i census until after the war, and that INDY of this resolution be forward- " bl’ Honnribie Mr. Speaker forth- athnio the Prime Minister of Can-

British Passport iiliicer vanishes; llunand inquiry .

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BOPIA rleb 2'! (Thursdo . . ,-- y) _ (NJ-Tile disappearance of a. Brit.- p"“i’°.” M3961‘. Wodln Greno- mma ‘glint’ Russian. and s. natur- h utish subject, was reported diplomatic circles today. ilmBrit Minister to Bulgaria b we Flo have protested vigorously m 1 orelgn Office and demanded Grlumediate police inquiry. uongnoviich left. Sofia by train chm with three British institute m“ ers for Istanbul, ‘Turkey. He "peered from his first class ‘fimgartment before the train reach- mw (:1 border and border records mntrvc never checked out of the

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IQ€DON Feb. Ne-(OPI - ‘flu British eerlel offensive hered ury bode. . Bqltadrcns o planes swept bac and forth across the Iingliab Channel hour upon hour, and bombs exploded on the docks at Cflluifl. and across the face of nor-

Home.

At Obi-ail. the Air Minis said. the Quayside. iettles and tlda basin were etmarely hit.

The lei official report did not wholly ECCDILM‘. for the use of a vast number of British planes which kept me air so stirred that one coastal observer remarked:

"I haven't seen so many air force

lanes over the Strait of Dover since

e Battle of France last summer."

'I'he Air Ministry, thrcu h its news service. said that Britis fight- er pilots “again proved their mas- terv of the air over the English Channel," observing that while it

Nazis were so herd to find that only three British airmen

alnst German fighters-and these al at extreme range.

Bombers were escorted by Spit- fires and Hurricanes to Calais with- out interference by the Germans. at was added.

It was a continuation of night bombing activities against the NBZRS —-an almost continuous action — during which airdromes in France and war industry plants in the German Ruhr were assaulted in force.

The loss of one British Dime 1n today's operations was announced.

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British take Italian Island

LONDON. Feb. 26.——(CP) — The. government announced tonight the seizure of the small Italian island of Kuslelorizo. 10 miles off the southwest coast of the Turkish mainland and easternmost of Italy's Dodecanese group in the Mediter- ranean. _

(The name of the island is spelled in various ways, but the accepted spelling in British atlases is Kasteq porizo. Other spellings are Caslci-r lolizo, Castellorltzo and Castciressio).

It was the first capture of an] island of the blockaded Dcdecuncse. although manv of them - notably strongly fortified Rhodes — have been raided repeatedly by the Royal Air Force and shelled by units Of the Mediterranean fleet. .

A Joint Admiralty and War Office. communique said the occupation was carried out Tuesday, Naval circ cs described the operation as a V€Yv~4 s all and unimportant" one. line’

ertaken chiefly to not 90556551011011 the island's seaplane base.

Although the o ration thus was iayqd down offlc ally. naval uar- i... did not deny that the ts and; only B0 miles east of Rhodes. cou d; be used as a British lumping-off place for attacks on other stratellic Dodecahese ‘stands KuflYdlhl-l the

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Garrlsons on the Dodecanesmcut off from supplies from Italy except’ by airplane, are reported short in many essentials.

BUT TALKED TOO MUCH

was e. day of “intensive activity" the u had flred__ J

CHARI-QTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941

LANESPAY DEARLY FUR ATTACK

V Dutch Civilians Killed, Wounded

Clash with Nazi-police in the Netherlands; Strikes, riots in North Holland Province.

South Wales Boastal town Heavily attacked

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destructive attack lest night, and then turned on Landon early today to inflict new dam age and casualties. bombs ambit-aggro hootsea i; one London district. Seven oer- lous casualties were removed from the wreckage, while nth. 5:56 rmned trappedpéidt Ilene ns were rap s m]. h"? ln the home counties a- rvradboldendon.

n Lo d d . denfifled wefibmlb: tlll: rgld. ers scattered incendiary bomb; “"1 ""88. by the light of "Mm "WY hurled explosives.

i A single unidentified district

n_ the Welsh town was the

primary object of attack, “Elissa was an unstatcd number of

Most. f th fire Wt quiclzly: eneverllggllrgs Zwifiuléifi and a children's home were report- ed dflmfllzed. Explosives were said to have hit another church, a pub- c house. and a. girl students’ hostgl, where two persons were in_ ure

A town on the ‘Thames estuary was attacked strongly during evening, and in one smashed sec- tion many residents were trapped.

Fires in the estuary town were quickly douscd bv alert watchers. while rescue workers toiled in dark- ness for victims under the debris.

Other raiders visited West Eng- land, after a day marked by asharp air fl ht over o. town in East Ang- lia, w ere cannon fire was heard crackling in the skies and para- chugea were seen drifting far in- an

A second n1 ht alarm was sound- ed in London fore midnight.

The “all clear" signal sounded again about a half-hour later.

Homes were damaged in several West England districts where many incendiary and high explosive bombs fell. First reports listed only one casualty. i

International At A Glance

CAIRO-Britain announces cap- ture of Mogadiscio, Italian Somali- Iand capital, and small seaplane base island of Kastelorizo, in the Italian Dodccanese.

VALETTA-German dive-homb-

ers heavily raid naval base of Malta; two raiders downed, six probably downed; anti-aircraft downs five.

LONDON — Royal Air Force bombers and fighters shuttle ac- ross channel for ltcavv assaults on Calais docks and northern France: Nazi raiders blast south visit London, raid southeast coast.

SOI-‘IA-Buignrlan army chief of staff confers with Premier Phil- nff and Foreign Minister Popoff, cabinet meets in emergency ses- sion; British officials advise na- tionals to leave Bulgaria.

ANKARA-British Foreign Seo- retury Anthony Eden and Imperial General Staff Chief. Gen. Slr John Dlll, talk with Turkish leaders.

ROME — Italians and Germans claim German soldiers battle Bri- tish forces in Libya for first time.

ROCHESTER" l1.‘ng.—(CP)-A '15- (This claim unconfirmed in Lon- year-old sailor, who lost his barge don.) at Dunkcrque. rescuing British! .i__ troops, was fined £5 ($22.50) for, AMSTERDAM - Six civilians communicating information con-lkllled as Germans impose military aiming munitions. rule on north liolland province.

Seeks

Eden anxious to h Will do in face

By HAROLD HAIR. C n Press lteff Writer IDNDON. Feb. 26.—(OP Cable)- Ibrei Secretar Anthony lllden Ankara as as one of ill imlportant objects the seeking of clerlf cation of the Turkish atti- n the face of the German Bal- l ..hr§atb lit htwas authoritatively ex eine n a . rhaln dos not doubt that Turkey will live u to her treaty obliltfltlllllfl but Mr. en was represented RI desirous of seek! clear indications u to what the d do in

ks woul The Britons were welcomed tumulluoully upon their nrrlv- Perslnfent rumors In

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. Iltlnb ol of- fiellh uld they sill“ ll’ m!" ford to lend there mos-row.

but British sources uld they had no knowledge of eoch a flight.

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activities within her none of secur-

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ear What Turkey of Nazi threat.

Bulgaria is invaded but Bu aria has not, resisted German infltra- tlon, and there is said not to be the slightest possibility of the Birlgars opposing the German army Whflu the Nazis choose e moment for crossing the Danube. so there wl.l not reallv be e technical invasion. The Turks. moreover, have an- nounced they will fight if their vital interests are threatened and Bukru Barajoblu, Foreign Minister. 00m- mented cryptically that Turkey is not lndl ferent to foreign

He did not define thatiagone.

sion. . Informed sources expressed them-

l the Balkan outlook. They were con- fident that Greece would stay in the war to the finish and would onl.

ult if the Germans overpo ire _ wllldlfii

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Wales, .gnsolinc, mineral oils and intiustri

P.E.l.-0ntario Seek ruling on Drunken driving

TORONTO, Feb. 26-40?) - Ai- torney-General Gordon Conant, <f- Ontario. left toni ht for Ottaw:_l where tomorrow e joins Premier ‘Thane Campbell. of Prince Edward Island in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on the question of provincial jurisdiction over cancel- lation of motor car licenses when drivers are convicted of driving whfe intoxicated.

Mr. Conant said the traffic regu- lations of Ontario and Prince Ed- ward Island are similar. Eh-emlcr Campbell completed presentation ay of an appeal against the de- cision of the Prince Edwdard Island Court of Appeal which ruled provi- sions of that province's traffic laus were invalid because cancellation cf a license under a conviction on count of the Federal Code was be- yond Jurisdiction of the province.

The Ontario Attorney-General will be assisted at the Ottawa hear- lng by Clifford R. ne, K.C.. of ifihe Attorney-Generals department

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Russia-Romania Sign agreement

Russia and Rumania signed today‘ a commerce and navigation treaiy— the first definite sign of reconcilia- tion between the two nations since

Rilmnnia ceded Bessarabia and Northern Bucovlna to the U.S.S.R. st June.

Conclusion of trade pact negotia- tions gave also the first concrete evidence of improvement in Soviet- Rumanian relations after 20 years of strain.

Establishment of the new frontier between the countries ls understood to be almost complete and resump- tion cf dircct railroad service_ be- tween Moscow and Bucharest iscx- pected soon.

Under the new treaty. which is‘ valid for two years and will be re-, newed automatically unless de-, nounced by one of the signotorils within that time. Rumania is ex- pected to ship to Russia high-test

a products, and to receive in exchange ‘ cotton, manganese and other sovitt raw materials.

Quebec Gov’t ileclincs offer

Waterfront

damage houses the foundry of Hall Stave blaze was confined to one end of the building and apparently did no damage to equipment inside.

fight. by calm weather. Only a fcw

AIMBIERDAM (Via Berlin) Feb. 26—(AP)—8ix civilians were killed and a number wounded today in clashes betwecn police and “dis- turbers of’ the peace,” it was an- nounced tonight.

A brief German announcement claimed that these deaths had oc- curred in police actions which "the rlnglcaders attacks against the p;li:e patrol and a secret Jewish organmatlorl were uncovered."

During the act of res-wrung or- der six dlsturbers of the pence were kilicd and a number more or less severely injured.

“A geat number of persons re- sponsible for the disturbances (r having participated therein were arrested."

Strikes and riots brought the im-

position of a German military ad- ministration upon all the province of Northern Holland today and the people were warned that violations of crders might result in ll)~f\'€21!‘ seriiences and even the death pm. a y. Strikers were ordered back to work by Thursday, and all parades. demonstrations and asscnroucs an the sitrects were forbidden by the Nazi amy of occupation,

Activity by political DBYIiP-N 1n- Cllldlfl! Th8 “ilflfillg cf uniforms and insignia of any kind, was ban- ned in the province.

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Financial Post 0f Sabotage

Makes Bitter Attack On Toronto Paper For Aircraft Pro- duction Criticism.

OTTAWA, Feb. 26.—-(CP)- can. Ma's infant aircraft industry has been "seriously disturbed" by re- cent criticism. but is rapidlv round- mg into efficient shape. Munitions Minister Howe declared today in the House of_ Commons.

The Minister quoted a report on

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VALETTA, ltlulta, Feb. 26- (AP) —I'lunglng into a blaz- f ing barrage, German bOIHbE: bombed and macliiile-gunncd ground targets today in a mid- day raid on this fortified Brit» ish island in the Mediterranean,

anticipated production prepared by H. R. MacMiiian, of Vancouver, chairman of the Wartime Rcquirev ments Board, indicating that out-l standing orders would be compietedi year, most of them by March,

In a two-hour presentation, fre-‘ quently interrupted by heated ex- changes. Mr. Howe gave a detailed‘ account of aircraft production in‘ particular, and munitions produc- tlcn generally.

Hc took full responsibility fcr conditions existing and said that when tinexpccicd strains had been placed upcn the aircraft industry by the course of the war last spring,‘ he had told his colleagues would attempt to make deliveries

‘nix months earlier than previousy

planned,

The minister charged the Finan- cial Post was the "N0. l saboteur" in Canada since the war startcdJ and scoffed at recent reports M11, MncMillan had quarrelled with him and had resigned. Wlien Mr. Mac- Mtlan recently left for Vancouver‘ for his daughter's wedding, he bad said lie was being "sabotaged." Ylr. Illowe said. “and I agreed with 1 m ”

The under. issued by the German military commander, Gen, Fried. rich Chrlstiansen, applied t‘ Am- sterdam, chief city of the Nether- lands. but left out Rotterdam and The Hague. outside North Hol- land Province, Military court: will handle violators.

"I have, taken over executive power for ilhe Province cf North Holland in view cf the present pg.

Hg ordered aciivilv in all Iiublfc and private entcrpriros to be m. sumed to “the fullest extrni" by Thursday. warned that 'pr>vok2ng strikes or disc niinuunce of work “will be punishable by imprison- ment cf l5 wars. and said that ll violations C€Cllli‘€{l in covmvctFcn wit-h firm!’ enterprises-We all vital industries belong“- punuhment might follow.

Netherlands n"£\\'.=.p3pc“mr>n ex- pressed the (pinion that the strikers would return to work in

accordance with Christinnsens

proclamation.

Fire damages Building on

last t0

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night caused a building

rt, machinists firm here. The

Firemen were aided in their

feet awav from the blazing struc- ture was a building housing city lsupplies while in another direction

lie feed grain

QUEBEC. Feb. 26.-(CP) — The provincial government has decided to decline the Dominion govern- ment's offer to pay 50 per cent. cf the cost of transporting 3,200,000, bushels of wheat from western Can-

wcre coal sheds.

ard's wharf and is within feet or the water's edge.

The foundry is located on Pick- a few

origin of the blaze is unknown,

ado. to Quebec for sale to the pro- vince’s farmers it was announced!

offered last month to pay half the cost of transporting 8,000,000 els of wheat to condition that the eastern rovlnccs

portatlon 00a specified that ernments were to see that. the grain was distributed to fanners for ani- mal feed only. and at prices which didunot include the transportation cos .

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panics claimed. he said. that Irraln now was being transported west M; t

hand. said the Dom . woe mode known, the sale agencies

i raised the groin prices.

[It was thought to have started on the outside of the frame struc-

tonight by Adrien Morin, Assistant w"-

Dcputy Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Morin said that the Dominion

Nazis claim British [Destroyer fired

BERLIN. Feb. 28 -—(AP) - D. N. B., German news and propa- ganda agency, claimed today that German bombers set afire a British destroyer at the harbor of Tobruk. Libya, last night

(There was no British comment this claim.)

bush- eastem Canada cn uld pay the balance of e trans-

ts. The offer also the provincial gov-

The provinces Mr. Morin sold. ted the r lwav companies to 0n uce their transportation costs by that at e meeting the zompanies The com-

BBADY T0 STRIKE U. S.

BERLIN, Feb. 26 —(AP) —The financial paper Boersenceltung as- serted tonight that the signator- ies of the l-xts tripartite pact — Germany, Italy and Japan —are ready to "strike back" at any Imit-

Ms armed intervention in “Lebensraeumef (living

from the a

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Opposition leader Hanson declar- ed he had never said anything de- rogatory of Mr. MacMlllan. or of any other executives of the “Mutu- tiuns Department. adciinil. _1l J18 minister had been as frank m days gone by as he has been today lnucn (criticism) that he complains cf now would have been avoided."

Prime ivflnlster Mackenzie King said the charges and criticisms cli- rected against Mr. Ho\ve had start-

MOSCOW, Feb. 26.—(AP)—Sovi¢t iitical situation," the gsricrnl said. ed while m‘. gitter was in Englgmy

Mr. Howe had been "stabbed mile buck.” , Mr. Howe said he ulrdersiwil 1-19 Financial Post Wflsubuylllll. SDHI-‘rulll other ncWSDHWYS W milk‘? “m'1~~e

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Spitfires scatter Messerschmitts

LONDON. FVJb. 26 -—(CP) — A

Spitfire lighter with cannon blaz- -Oificinis said today that George

(lcied n formation of three schmitts oyer Kent todny- ‘ . i: one down out of coniroll 1w tire other two NGZI: .k to their base.

‘lei airmen ‘were seen bail- ing out of the (‘i‘i]‘-‘.‘l€(l and smok- ing plane before it disappeared m a cloud bank.

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Italian

Ctlpttlrc of Mogadiscio the czxpittrl zinnounccd Vast quantities of military stores taken.

CAlR/O, Feb. 26 -—(AP)

tho capture of Mugndiscio, capital of llilllilli Snmalllantl, and unofficial- ly states it holds effective control of all its 210.000 square miles, pic-

‘iilring it as the first entire colony

ru be knocked out of the Fascist l-mpire.

Nfouzrdiscio, a city of 55,000, icll to British and Imperial troops who thrust forward 400 miles from Ken- ya. Other columns struck on 60 miles u the Juba river to entrnp the man Italian forces between the captured towns of Gelib and Bnrva and cut their last road of retreat.

Italians prisoners already in hand were put by conservative estimate at 8.000.

Seizure of vast. quantities of sums and ammunition was announced.

British sources said the country north of Mogadiscio was of such little importance that the posses- sion of the capital itself -along with substantial defeat of all the active Fascist forces in the colony -meant pmscssim of Somaliland.

‘The campaign had achieved an- other oblcctlvc: lo seal the Indian Orcan side of Mussollnlts empire.