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Gompany tax Measures under Fire at Ottawa

UITAWA. Dec. 6 -(OP) -- Oan- “pm couipanies should not be "tax- gq m death" during the WEI, Con- prvative House leader Hanson said m the House oi Commons this af-

ooh.

Willey must be sound and able to withstand the depression that may some to this country after the - war," he said “so that they may be in apositloii to give emplwment in this counivy in times when employ- . iueiit may be sadly needed."

Mr. Hanson's comment drew u iilli reply from Finance Minister . may who sold the Conservative House leader had changed his stand gincc the inst parliamentary session.

The ltiiliisier said he was not re- piepaled to abandon the prlnc plies established prcvlously — that com- panies should not be allowed to strengthen themselves or build up

0TT_.»\'\.»\. Dec. 6- (OP)- Opposliion charges that the Government was taking upon itself too many of the powers ‘normally’ reserved for Parlia- ment ivere heard both Hnugg oi Commons and Senate to- night as the first stage of the present session ended.

'l‘wo foreign exchange con- servation measures, only qov. - llernment legislation to be brought clown during the [nil sitting. were rushed through the Senate in a few minutes alter iwo days‘ deblto In the llouso oi Commons.

Chief Justice Sir Lyman Duff deputy oi the Governor-Gen- eral, came to the Senate at 9130 p-m. AST and gave Royal, assent to the two bills. At 9:45 the llouse of Commons ad.

lime-d to next Feb. l7, sub-

tct to rccnll in the interim ll an emergency makes it neces-i WY. and the Senate until March 4. l m?

imrves during the war.

“Ille- PXCllilhge cume while the liouse oias considering the Finance Ministers foreign exchange censor. ration measures. mllie iirst oi these, providing for “creases iii the excise tax on cer-

li commodities, was put through ill Slows and sent to the Senate

"h?" 1t ill-so was approved.

Tile ldniiri‘ made progress too, “ll loll‘? s second measure. which “mud” tel lmoori prohibitions. llld l0\\‘(‘l‘!llf.{ of tariff rates on cer-

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S. to Make Strong Protest

American Embassy clerk held in Paris; FrenchStudents arrested,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 —(AP) — Strong diplomatic protests to Ger. many were indicated tonight as the United States sought to clear up the mystery surrounding the de- tention of Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan, a clerk in the American embassy in Paris who has been held by German authorities there since Dec. 1,

Eunbasy officials in Paris seek- ing to learn the cause and circum- stances of the detention, appeared to have failed to penetrate the ecc- recy of’ the German Gestapo.

The embassy was said to have protested to German diplomatic officials in Paris as soon as it learn- ed Mrs. Decgan was in custody. Ac- cording to reports received here,

VICKY, France, Dec, g__ fAPi-The Petaln-Lrival gov- ernment disclosed tonight that l2! persons had been arrested for armistice day demonstra- tions on the Champs Eiysees in German-held Paris and it was learned that. a woman employee of the United States embassy is being held for Ger- man questioning in another gates-despite diplomatic pro-

s .

she was detained after German po- lice had invited her to go to a Paris prison to visit British pr-soners. (The United States embassy is handling British interests in oc- cupied France.)

The last report received by the state department here on the case was sent from Paris Dec. 3, at which time the embassy apparently had only indirect word that Mrs’ Decgan was "comfortably lodged."

The state department announced that "appropriate action" is being taken bv the Paris embuss .

li/IPS- Deccan a grnnddati .i:er to a former United States senator from North Carolina Peter C. Pr-llchard, had been employed as a reception clerk in the Paris embassy since i936. She previfliiflv had livcfi sev- eral years in Paris.

On the basis of information from Paris officials here assumed Mrs. Deacon's detention was linked in some way with the roses of the British “""'ll’l0l'S who she was tak-

' en to visit.

Rome Radio Goes off air; Three-hour silence

LONDON, Dcc. 0.-(CP)—-Rcili:ers news agency announced tonight that the ‘Rome medium-wove radio had gone oii the air at 9.37 p.m. 14.37 p.m. AST) and the Bremen, Ger- man, radio at 6.40 p.m. (1.40 p. ni. ASTl.

The Rome medium-nave radio came buck on the air at midnight. lmidofi time t7 p.m. AST).

When a wireless station falls sil- ent it iisuiillv means that hostile illr raiders arc about. Rome has

,liad only few and minor air alarms

Facsimile for Army purposes

By Ross Milnro Canadian Press Stuff Writs’

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Dec. 6 —(CP) — 'I'h_e 2nd Canadian divisional signals is adapting com- mercial facsimile transmission to military purposes and has impressed Canadian army heads and the Brit- ish war office with the development.

After months of research and ex- perimenting, signals has worked out a practical plan for use oi’ facsimile which its experts believe will make an important contribution to effic- iency of the Canadian and ‘Brit- ish armies. It is one of the leading scientific accomplishments by the 2nd division, since this type of communication never has been used before in anriy work.

The facsimile machines look like the modem teletype machines oper- ating in Canadian newspaper offices. Maps, sketches, pictures and written Ol‘ Drlnted matter can be transmit- ted over wire circuits. .

Wlrephoto and facsimile de- vElQDments by The Associated Press and experiments carried out by the Toronto Globe and Mail along this line originally inspired the idea among 2nd Division of. ficers that it might be adapted for the army.

Mill-Gen. Victor Odlum, div- isional commander, and his lead- 1118 51811815 officer saw possibilities in the scheme and experiments were encouraged. Lieut. Ted Tur- tnn of Montreal, formerly an en- gineer with a large electrical com- filmy was put in charge of the de- velopment and he has been emin- ently successful.

"It is no freak apparatus, but o, scientific application of commer- cial equipment to army needs," said Lelut. Turton. "It provldgg 50H!!! and accuracy in transmis- sion as well as variety, The ma- chines operate over any availablg speech channel."

The apparatus ls compact and can be moved about handily. Copy to be transmitted is put on a roll, the machine started and it

lite on an average.

Noted Hamilton Ghurch burned

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here last night. The 08-year-old $100,000 in the last General Assem- bly report and only charred embers remained after firemen battled the

spectacular blaze for more than two hours. _ Rev. S. Banks Nelson pastor dur-

who will sympathize with him the loss of his beautiful church.

damage done Fascist warships

three weeks ago. hi1 official

fllggscentglggen effllfzireig the war‘ “d nouiioemcnt said today. c::'—___—-_:'—"—-'

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Join R. C. A. F.

10,000 made application is report-

War ——" 25 Years Ago Today

B The Canadian Press)

DECYZ lillii-Pnrsiderit Wilson 1n message to United States Con- g“; aged mat his hands be strengthened t0 deal with anti- Amfl-lcan putters, British with- drew from Strumnitza and Bulgar- ians occupied-Deinir KB-llll. Bfifblil-

poo. a, l9l5—Alliea withdrew In Serbia towards the Greek frontier. ppegmh troops on the Western Front lost. and recaptured advanced trenches near Si. BOUDlBY-s

pagne.

CHAMPION snssr BREAKER. ____.. Dec. a —(AP) —Wil-

CHICAGO. Me llam Whisler, 27-year-old ill‘ 5' slonal sheep shearer from Aurora.

Ill. became the national chamfpion today. He snipped W! M" "L" three sheep in nine minutes. Judd»!

pronounced Whisleru job "nearly perfect.”

NEW thousand

entrance to the Air Force and seven

nard W. Brockingmn, special aa- siatant to Prime Minister kenzte Kin , said here today.

Mr. Broc ngton

training or already trained u

ut said seven per cent

Massachusetts. and the far west and everywhere in your nation."

states fliers were not! as in- structors, some of them a

that. you will have some idea of what we are prepared to do ii’ we are called upon to co-operato with you in defence of North America."

Ganuoks adopti

and children-was injured. Photo

forming the entrance were tossed about by the

Though a German bomb landed in front of the entrance oi‘ this London air-raid shelter, none of the 100 occupants-mo "_, women

shows how block; oi masonry ploslon.

is re- produced rin the receiving machine Bl lllB rate 0f 16 square inches of copy a minute. ‘Iypewrltten copy can be sent at 100 words a. min.

HAMIUION, 0nt., Dcc. 4 —-(C. -Fii'e of undetcrmified origin destroyed Knox Presbyterian church

edifice and property were valued at

lng the last 28 years, preached a Sunday night sermon entitled: “Fire, Fix-c, Fire." Rev.- S. Banks Nelson has many friends in Charlottetown

LONDON. Dec. G-(CP) —R0yal Air Force planes which bombed the Northern Italian industrial city oi Turin Wednesday night. also drop- ped leaflets of photographs showirlig

n

‘Farnrito harbor bv British bombers an-

YORK, Dec. 6—-(OP)—Ten Unitled States citizens have applied since last May for Royal Canadian per cent oi pilots, air observers and gunners in training are Americans, Leo-

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told 300 mem- bers of the Association of Life In- suinnce Poesldenta in their 34th annual convention that Canada has 88,000 men in the air service

under the Commonwealth Air Tralninf Plan. l-le dd. not say the number iu

ilots, air observers and gunners of them were Aniericana-"from Texas and

In addition, hudreds of United

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-Fai-iners meeting at Montague on Thursday night aunroveu a lmm 101‘ marketing sheep and swine under the Prince Edward q Agricul- tural Products Market rig Act, but another meeting at O'l.eary voted against the sciieine.

what had taken place at Sculls. where a, filth meeting in u. series was scheduled could not be learned. Oificiais in charge there could not be reached by telephone yesterday. 1t was learned ilnoificiaiiy, however, that only a. small number of farm- crs were in soul-ls l0i' tile meeting. 1t was not Known wiieulei‘ a vole was token,

Attendance at all meetings was small because of‘ weather cunni- uons, it was believed. only 27181‘- mers were at Charlottetown the same night. where approval was given the scheme. Sixteen were in favor oi the plan, a form of com- pulsory (lo-operative marketing and nine voted against it,

Al. Suniinoisiue s. scheduledmeet- ing wascanceiied because oi weath- er conuiiiofis.

The purpose of the meetings was to ascertain the opinion of farmers generally, Larller LiIlS year sheep Bild. swine producers lomiuiateu a nlarketlng scheme, under uutnolity of tile zigrlcultural rroliucis Mui- ketina Act. Dassed at the last ses- sion of the provincial legls.ature. Subsequently it was approved by a. Marketing Board appointed by the government.

But the government decided not to but the Dali into operation until alter the next session oi the legis- lature. In the meantime a move was made to obtain the opinion of farmers and the present series oi meetings was the outcome.

Mr. T. J. inman, secretary of the Provincial Marketing Board, oi’ Bedeque. said only a few farmers were at the Olieary meeting.‘ 1t

could riot be considered representa-

tive.

Mr. D. J. Mullin, president of the Bcarii. of St. Peters’, was slated to att.ii:i the Souris meeting. He could not be reached by telephone yesterday.

Montague Meeting

Mr. Lincoln Dewar. New Perth. was chairman of the meeting, an James Lannan. Montague. acted as secretary. Mr Dewar gave a gen- eral outline of the scheme, and its purposes. after which general dis- cussion was invited. Mr. Milan Furness. vemon River, who is a membei of the Provisional Board of Directors, was present. 11nd in a brief address. further elucidated upon the proposed marketing plan.

Following this. a considerable amount oi dlsusslon was indulged in by the swine and sheep growen of the district. after which a reso- lution in favor of the marketing scheme was unanimously endorsed. Those taking part in the discussion were Messrs. Charles Melllsh, R. McDonald. S. Nicholson. Montague Annear, M.L.A.. Alexander - ton. and others.

HALIFAX. Dec. 0.—(OP)—A city at war recalled today was the 23rd anniversary of that great disaster of the first Great War —- the Hali- fax explosion-An which 2.000 per- sons were killed. and 20.000 left

flying clubs across Canada. d “mm T), bu; 3° ilescllbeil n" mlnlllli" °l lillfielefiiskcaflldtheesftity and esoreald Canada's war achievement "so havoc and mm gm- mii“ “mum;

was caused bv a collision in the "lWITOWG of the harbor between the Belgian relief steamship Imo and he French munltlom steamship M011“ ‘Blane, Iloagsldt wlltlaaggeadg exp os ves. o v w placed at 886.000.000-

Montague Favors Marketing Plan;

Uilteyqwfy Qgposes ,

international lit A Glance

(By The Canadian Prcsii

Italy's rule in axis; Gen. Ugo Ca valloro ‘ successor.

LONDON -— Hospital, nunierou buildings in southwest town bomb ed, number of persons klllfll bombs fall near Windsor damage Greenwich observatory. er II. M. S. Carharvon Castle dam with masked German

because of superior speed.

"u r

Italian port in Southern Argirocaistro may fall next.

loans to Britain.

aembly plants at Kansas City III

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which would go to Britain.

for long Christmas recess; to scmble in February.

Ganaiiians in Tank Manoeuvres In Great Britain

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gagged in winie th week. to enable the

handling of the corps-chief

movement. Canadian troo of the armored

in

al Sir Allan

home forces, as chief observer. squadrons of lanes gave

made a success! new British ex peditlonarv force landln

co wh for some bottle

weeks before going

R-OME— Badoglio resigns as chief of staff, observers say because of Greek campaign and his coolness to

Castle,

MONTEVIDEO —l\lcrcha.nt cruis-

Bfled in South Atlantic sea battle raider; Null craft escaped after “stern chlssa"

ATHENS — Greek troops occup, Saiiti Quaranta, (Porto Edda) key

British treasury official. confers-with high U. S. fiscal of» flclals in talks which may lead to

WASHINGTON — Sites for u‘;

Omaha approved in plan to gear U. S. motor car Industry to mass pro- duction of bombing planes, half oi‘

OTTAWA -— Parliament adjourns na-

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Dec, 5.—(CP Cabie)—Operating on a, corps scale, 40,000 British troops en- r army manoeuvre- hlgh 00m- mand to study the employfnentand lv hllh- lv mechanized-in a rabid offensive

formed a unit visions taking part

close air support to in antrv and armored divisions, observers said. They said it was clear that the swlftneas and assistance they afforded was aster! faster than the German air force

i! on a coast two days before it moved with its support forces to relieve another -represented by the umplres~ h had been facing the enema, n

Pit Prop Producers Are warned

IONODON. N. 3.. Dec. I -(O- P) - Pltwood Export, Ltd, reim- senting the British timber and coli- trol board, issued a statement ro- day cautionlng pitpzi; operators ii- gairisi- extensive Cult-Lilla’ iii antici- pation of a mntlriuwncc of the Bril- iah market. The statement advised production only on definite orders

torn companies holding a. contract from the control board.

It is considered unlikely that fur- ther pitprop contracts will be plac- ed for i941.

“Owing to the necessity of con- serving ships space as far as pos- sible" said the statement, "it is understood that a more intensive drive has been made in the Unit- ed Kingdom to produce more pit- props there and consequently ‘he quantity purchased from Canada for shipment during 194i is small- er than that purchased for 1940.

“Regarding contracts already made by the controller for 1941, whilst he has sought the co-oyicra- tlon of certain shippers holding large contracts to obtain a slight reduc- tion of the quantity purcliasild, 1t is quite untrue, as hasbcen publish- ecl elsewhere to silggcsi that the oonroller has arbitrarily cancelled any of his 1941 Commitments."

Will Gommanii 4th Division

OTTAWA. Dec. 6. —- (CP) -— Two batmion commanders from ovoi- seas and u, veteran liiliitizi olilcer have been appointed to wminund the three infantry brigades oi the

lily Vililiinnl llumphreys Associated Press Staff Writer

(APl-A hospital and numerous buildings in a southwest town ulcre bcffiimi heavily last rnght and early today and an undetermined fiuuiiici" (i portions W618 killed,

lfiils ill’ ago, r-Icczvcd by wire- -\\ olk shortly after 8 p.m. .451‘, was clic oi the first to

be received b)‘ The Assudatsd Press from Lonilofi in nearly three hours Dec-lust? cl a breakdown in cable fficzl No rut-on was givcn for, ll(—(|(>\\ll.i i iii the hospital lliPlTKl, but in that lllsllill- no casualtlcs as

DSl-ltlllS anti staff had been remov- e

to the illlsement.

d, ivhcill toward midnight

(i somewhat, followed the

f) pattern; first flares were ncxt incendiary

'l‘lit- (ieiinans ut into play‘ their tcclmique of oxing the com-

Nl-llt’ YORK, Dcc. 6.-(AP)—

W’ i.'l‘ll Union Cnllle Company

announced its communications

with London ulere restored to-

night at 10.30 p.m., AST, after

an interruption of six hours and ‘llIlllisPS.

4th Division, lion. C. u. HOWGLKCL- ing Minister oi National Defence announced today. Continuing the practice of re- calling officers‘ who went. overseas with the 1st UIVlSlOll for key posts in the other divisions oi-ganizeu iii Canada, Lit-Col. J. it. sieveiisun of Vancouver, is recalled from LllUCClli- mand of the Seaicrih liighiancicls to head the 10th brigade, and Li.- coL Vernon Hudson, oi loroiiio, who led the Royal Uiiiiadiiifi RCA]- ment overseas, is given colflmallcl 0t the 12th Brigade. _ Command of the litli Brigade goes to Col. Aiall H. Thomas, 0i Toronto, formerly iii cumliizlllu 0i the 6th (Reserve) infantry Brig- All three officers will ‘ddSlllllc

ode. g on taking

the rank of .Briaaclief' over their brigades. In previous transfers from over- seas, Mat-Gen. E. W. Salisom was recs led from Canadian military headquarters in London to CUlll- mand the 3rd Division, while two overseas battalion colnffialidcrs, Brig, W. G. Colouhouri, of the Princess

and Brig. E W. Huldeiiby, of the

Patrician Canadian Light Infantry,

,. at Pi-iiziince on the southwest- ern tin of England and London, ivas the reason tor interrupted scvvicc, thl- company said.

London (lispatchos at the time told of n licnvy Genmiii air raid mi rui unidentified “sriuthwrsW li ~ ~ii.~.li city.

‘viNliTll lliiion said it under- stood all cable companies were all“ t-Il similarly.

Service via Western Union

'~"-‘ll)il!‘ l uiiciit 4.15 p.m. AST and tlizii of l-nmiilcrcinl cables about ‘ vii: lilliir,

VIIlil-"fl i-iiiill- contact with Lon- don lrlic tonight.

or Britain. centring their ‘l tho southwest town.

l.'lIt silo was uncicr attack > \\ ‘h ihi- areas iii the Mid-

rs were reported ranging Wall“. shortly after Lon- l!‘l‘l‘-< hcrnldcrl their approach

48th Highlanders, were recalled to command brigades in thlii (iivisioii.

- The division, it is expected, will the 3rd Division has been assigned to the Atlantic comlnand.

Scotland in 1886 and serv the London Scottish lll l909-19l3. He was in" Canada at the outbreak of the first Great War, enlisted as

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New plan of Organization _For Spain

WASHINGTON — Sir Frederick

r hllfips

Spanish people was inaugurated by Gen. Franco today with a national syndical law decreed to organize the country's productive life.

Franco likewise set into friction the national youth front which will train Spanish youth from childhood. The feminine section will take charge of girls from their seventh through their 17th vears; bovs will enter the front at the like 0f SHED and progress upsvard, tliroilizli four grades until they are cnllccl for military service at 21.

Franco asserted that lioficoftirth the Spanish people would be organ- feed into a "work militia" nndtlitit after the syndlcal svslcln l-caclicd top efficiency. all Spain would be. a "gigantic syndicate of riiilflilcftffi-