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Island Like the Dew

Read by Everybody

cumiforrsrowiv, CANAIlA, THURSDAYIJANUARY 1s, 1941

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Llnnnl Iibnirlptlon Delivered. 00.00. By Inlll P.l.l., II.00| OIIIIQ and ll.l. “.00

9M0 rgen a a Says lPremier Campbell

British Short Of

Cash ForSupplies

U. S. Treasury Secretary

gives picture

of Britain’s

Dollar assets to Congress.

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Britons must llegister for fire liuard duty

LONDON. Jan. l5 -—-_(AP) - llerlirrt Morrison, Minister of llcrne sectirity, signed an or- ller tonight requiring all Brit- m5 between the ages of l6 and 50 to register for service as flro gugrds.

Wclileli as well as men will b; reqlilred to register but will he called out only in extreme mes.

All men must be prepared to give 4S hours monthly without pl)‘. with exemptions granted only to the fighting services and their auxiliaries.

Hea y drifts Stall Trains in Prince Go.

Zero and SlllJ-‘ZETO temperatures itiil held in this province yesterday.

but weather observers at i, e Chltr-- 351d Morgenthaws

Iouelown Experimental Station said indications were the backbone the cold wate was broken. and it would nfCUlllJiY moderate Utility. Coldest trading chalked til) iii the at 36 hours was SIX below zero. ‘arreli Burns. weather" observer nt tile EXl)t"'il\lL‘llt£\l Stationu." id. n

3 below at 8 D-m.

Was tiollli l The weather early vesterouy was

lilo coldest in this province this winter". It was occcinuaini-sd by llcsii-rlv hunts. winch nl. times

leached velocities of 1J5 lililes Der hcur. Liisl night, however. it was inuzh cixiulcl". Tnilie on Island railways was flowed vrsierdav by hcuvy tracks. A toil-loot bunk of snow stretch- ior a quartet‘ of a mile. about one liiiic tn this side of 'I‘i5mish. lied up luo trains 16 hours as 20 Show siiovcllers worked in a heavy oilil iiud sub-zero weather to tree them. '1lle first train, which it Ciiarloliellnvil Tucsdav afternoon about 3.50, and nearing Tlguish at 10 bin, was held ill) by the snow. and old not reach there until 4 pm. leslcrdin". The train en route from Boidcu l0 Tianish Tuesday night came tip to the same spat and was lliiflllll‘ to ill? through until the siiine time yesterday. Evciqvlhing was caearcd last night. it was announc- r

The cur ferrv Charlottetown was lllilliillt! the nine-mile crossluiz _b<‘- lweeil Borden. the Island terminal. ind T0i'lli!‘llll1l(‘. on the mainland. iii belier time than TllCStliLV- T1105- ilav iillziil. lhc iiolverful ice-breaker lock Sl\‘ hours to make the trip. compared with less than an hour in oven \\.iicl".

iicilv drill ice. packul coseiy bv Wind and lidc 'I‘uesriay had shifted illlthtlv and Rave the ferry corn “lt‘fitl.§."

it is understood that the lefty Fin-view this still making rvi-zlllfll’

‘ll-if its between the city Mid Rocky Point yesterday. ilieilnwhile paved roads in the

oioviiire were silli blocked by dYiIlB leaching l5 feet in depth in places. lvliorse-drawn vehicles mill/mil in rural districts. zilflds were blocked to motor traffic v an earlier storm. A olow started out; the Malpcqiie ad yesterday. but did not get past _ h~ slang University, due to the "W snow.

Coming Events

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"faikles — Souris ‘Thursday. L-248-1-14-3i. vTfllkleg _

Mont Saturday. Ii lsibie Stripes. “affairs-ideal.

"Ullioadinir aim hill Old Syd- gg-hAibion Nut Coixiilflll; Milton this s. c. Webster. L-Zlfl-l-IB-Si.

"Bllyinri live rugs usual for nalfr months. its“? Thursday ouocnkmAlimEmegaid Friday lgtltbil 11 °-c oréeii. rmefiitfm“ Mm

u "_'"““

mgulleo Church Pi-esbyterisl

on "1 ileatz Hall, Charlottetown.

‘monuarv 22nd slid 23rd opening

o“ Ti at 2 . M. on Wednesday. "l sneaker

H"! Vice

more I

(By Richard L. Turner, Associated Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16—(AP)— Treasury Secrets Henry Mor- genthau testified fore the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today that. the British people "Just haven't got" dollars enough to pay for “anything like what they need" in war supplies from “he United States.

Prescntin the much discussed "balance sieet." of British re- sources in the United States, he said Britain's total dollar assets as of Jan. 1 were $1.775.000,000. Along- side this figure, he placed another $i,535,000.000. representing Bri- tain's estimated dollar receipts during the calendar year, and a third figure. $3.019.000,000, the total of expenditures already contract- ed foi" during the year. He left a

to the committee later by the war and navy departments. It was the total of what Britain expects to purchase tn 1941 over and above what she has already ordered. Then, in explanation, he said:-

“They can pay this year for what. they have already bought in dol- lars, but, when it comes to finding the dollars to pay anythin like what they need--tbey jus haven't got it."

His voice dropped to an ominous tone us he reached the last sen-

tclice.

Morgent-hau was testifying in support of the administration's bill empowering the President to manufacture war implements. pay for them from then lend the supplies to Britain to be returned oi" replaced in kind after the war.

Officials in other departments 81.775.000.000 estimate of British assets available

9f for United Slates purchases cover-

ed only the most easily available wealth. Tlicy pointed out also that inc Morgellthau fi_crui"c was limit- ed only to the United Kingdom.

Morgenthauk statement. said Britain has 341.516.000.000 of United

(Continued on page 9, Col 2)

Bontraglet For six new Freighters

OTTAWA, Jan. i5—(CP)~A $10‘ 000300 cfnlfgfl. for the bulldingct six large fieighters for the Blztlsh trovcrnnlent has been awarded t0 the Davis Shipbuilding Ccmnnpy.

lgtop paying 40 ptr (‘t"ill. of {he cost

Q\l€.

fourth figure blanlk. to be supplied"

the treasury and-

it was ilfiiClt today from an au- t-hnritailve- source in the Dfil-Hlfxl" merit. cl‘ Mun liens ilrd SvDPY-r

1am ‘M55915 W“ b“ bull, at Levis. ciifficilltics l‘[‘Sli.lllli{ from

l R. A. F. Fighters

Plans to meet Federal Officials

OTTAWA, Jun. 15.——(CP) —-Most of the provincial ministers here for the Dominion-Provincial Conterencl which closed tonizht. will remain in Ottawa to take up provincial prob- lems with Dominion ministers.

Tonight they attended a dinner given by Prime Minister Mackenzie ‘litmus at a. suburban club. Before Mr. Kins said his colleagues woiil be glad to meet any of the provin- cial ministers who wished to take up matters of government with

em.

Premier J. B, McNair. of New Brunstvick. suffering from grippe, i5 returning to Fredericton tomor- row. Some of his ministers Will 1e- main.

Premier A. B. MacMilion. of Nova Scotia. is remaining until Friday to confer with Dominion officials.

Premier Thane A. Campbell. c-f Prince Edward Island, will meet Dominion officials tomorrow and may remain longer Ln Ottawa.

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LONDON, Jan. 16-(Thursday) —(CP)—London had a minor bed- time sir raid Just before midnight last night on early today, the first air attack after dark since Sunday. but fighting between the German bombers and challenging Royal Air Force night fighters surpassed any previous arid-night performance ovcr the capital.

A few insignificant fires flared briefly.

The “all clear” sounded during the early morning hours.

Another alarm about two hours lalcr was preceded by a series of heavy explosions.

‘During the clear interval, the pin-points of distant bursting shells could be seen on London's outer defences as s new wave o! night raiders approached. How-

I llsley hints at I

ever, the defenders apparently “'°"l‘i.5°..§.%“lif§iii§.“£03222 f.”.i§“il§é

"n .,giiti-aircraft barrage that no

sirens were sounded and the Ger- mans flew airway.

Shortly before the air alarm in the capital, gunfire burst out. over one London district.

fie-lore London was attacked. raiding Nazi planes flew over other areas of England.

'I‘hrce bombs were dropped at one midlands town, falling in a cemetery and recreation grounds and causing no casualties.

As the hostile planes droned high over the midlands, t-ho force of

OTTAWA. Jan, I5.—-(CP) -—Fli.ll- ling re-adjustnicnl: of Carjoadas tax- iatlon system, the Dominion Gov- lerilment may have to seek revenue in a way which will curtail the lrcvenues of provincial governments. Finance Minister llsley told the Dc- mlnion-Provinciiil Conference to- day

Speaking shortly before the con- ference broke up because of the de-

termination of Premiers Hcpburinof qmbmrcmrt {he a Med t k Ontario Aberhart 0f Alberta, and ‘ , , m.” ° m" e Patmnoi of British colulnbiih no,‘ them fly in ciicies in an effort to

avoid being hit.

Two East Anglian towns also re- ported raiders.

Earlier" the Royal Air Force sur- mounted snow and mist for at- tacks on Nazi bases in German. occupied Norway.

Bombers make

to consider recommendations ofllie Roweii-Sirois Commission. M1". 1s- iev outlined the reasons the Domin- ion wished act-ion and the pussirue consequence of inaction.

He cited what he termed “four compelling reasons" why the plan outlined in the Rowell-slrois_ re- port or some better plan shun/J be, adopted. l

Thev were: ,'

1. The necessity of having n tax

people o1 Canada as a who‘ l

2. The ncct sllv h _F~<l-, verse consequences to ...11.\_Ll1iTi. credit through failure of tifvYifltw-‘i

I I U. S. to Britain to meet. obiizfltioiist ‘

Night Cut In.

Greater Numbers

Challenge German Bombers staging minor raid on London.

Halifax pair Arrested on Breaking charge

TR/URO, N.S., Jan. and tiheft were against Robert J. Shcehan and his wife, of Halifax, alleged to have participated in a break at a drug- store here early today.

E. G. Moxon, the drugglst, told police he surprised s. man in his

Wilt-h a bLttIe when he tackled the intruder. ‘Ilhe man and woman were arrested Later at Pansbcro. NS.

British name New Minister To Washington

By HAROLD FAIR CanaJan Press Staff Writer LONDON, Jim. 15.—tCP Cable)- Sir Gerald Campbell, high commis-

,sionei" for the United Kingdom in

Canada. has been named British Minister in Washington, it was an- nounced tonight.

The move makes diplomatic his- toiy because it results in two min-

isters in the United States. since

eviile Butler, charge traiaires since iaii died

system which will enable us to ails-l ‘~' N 4 “lump the ‘burden “m” as ltllut-‘l t iileiailiitiwessw-fi Lgiik/len ministcrifl 0 . - ~ r , i ~ " l . - I

man lllfiEllility can cvlse our rank Januarv w.

Informed sources explained. how-l ever, that Sir Gerald takes preced- ence and will act us second in colu- mniid to Viscount Halifax. Lord Lo- ihiarrs successor.

a ' l. i - ‘ ~___ . nolipiE-igiifivldiiiiggzls ofo Breakfast to Teatnne Schedule is New

Jusnce; 4. Prep-oration for iuincriilg posi- Trzuis-Atlautic Re- cord.

\\'Hl'_l)_l'(7blt?il1S _ _ I-al my: a _ plion of some such plan. he 511G, the Donniuoii. rel-k- lug revenues to meet ll‘('ill0llt‘iOl§.'i: war costs iiiicht have to invade _.eh l provincial tux fields as succession; duties: lnc_i"<u.st= income 112s 111‘ a way \ll‘li1<‘l1 would iluiv cial returns from l-llilt éfiilllkt‘. and

a birakiusi-i Y-lCtllllIit‘ schedule and

set _a new trans-Atlantic record in

i » ~ » tr l‘ef. 4'91 .

lmlrlinglcltllitijdililkilic etitliiinlon might \\'.is (lfseiosxi totiay. ‘five w ration The pre-tvnr record .

would curtail provincial

irom car licenses mid

‘flux i) ‘ ' lid net

ireetiile maturing debts oi" lil other l ~ ' ' falling l‘ it‘

rzusaiinc. which for

gasoline land niicl the British Isles urns set ll‘

living boat. in

atlgmnrk has been brokentiilie

Carrier

ing attack on

New Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria cases Reported in Halifax

HALIFAX. N. S. Jan. Iii-w?)- Three new cases of diiihmleflfl ind titree of scarlet fever were admitted to hospital here today- 336ml!" congestion was avoided by the dis- charge of four patients, two of Wham 115d diplh-theria and two scarlet. fever.

It was announced l new M11161! of the infectious diseases how-ha! would be read for use Friday tn assist. in deulliig with. on epidem- ic of cmmunica-bie dsases.

Dr. A. R. Morton, Hahfax med- lcsl officer of health. laid he d6- piored s small attendance of 150 at an immunization clinic. I-le said more than 1.500 oer-win would have returned for p. second inn-e- ulatien.

The Halifax finance and execu- tive committee npiifflvtid l"! 3P‘

llioml t . 550mg“ 1i oclock in

East Hill- 11474-14041."

Po rt; Damaged

Newsman gives graphk ~- account of Nazi Dive-bomb-

‘menu?’ a nu," said an authoritative

7_____ _ __ " ""’”"""1“”‘ 1 '” n "" "znrco in partial disciuxlre

_' . Q I ol’ . i ari1i<.\"e;l iii the [err hi: wh the British hope will brink

rl l lit i iwls cf t) ones bv lllld-Sllllllllvl

source \vou'd not. however

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. nbcut 2.000 miles from New- l i .i to Britain. the shortest . .""li Ncrth America. Modern . i“".l.‘1‘ favorable coilditzors \" that distance in well un-

w). Eves. of British Air- wss flying airliners over l

Makes

fr". i rill b.

.1

E ;- schedule.

I disclosing that fliers

the c apscd time. since breakfast

Warship.

B LAB! ALLEN Assoclntyed Press Staff Writer

ABOARD HMS. ILLUSTRIOUS. With the Mediterranean Fleet. Jilli- 15.—(AP)-—'I’he bomb-blasted craft carrier Illustrious. attacked al- tars-have been pilo most. incessantly for seven lioiiriio 11g , ans and Americans. German dive-bombers. came n i Mediterranean 90ft. under her owln pgwef wdny after an epic bat-to with the enemy air squadrons.

Forty to 50 German planes made the heaviest attack of the war uPOB a single British warship last Fri- day, Thev fluniz torpedoes at the sides of the Illustrious and olllwd 100.000 bounds of hitch explosive bombs at her flight deck in a des- oerate but unsuccessful attempt to put the Royal News newest 1i"- craft carrier under water. The German pilots diving head

l tte d the decks of tho figryafstpczrrirgr with machine-Bun bullets and. drontled scores or booth» =~ w» “e: e

esse . filgglimz-rnse bxttle ended with dark-

ness. The German pilots dived so low that the markings could be easily seen on their big Junker irlancfi- They dropped all around the deck.

teatime from 3.30 b0 6 tlm. It is to

fll- t to E i d lltiewfimluifdxllshfiiu would ‘K112118213 4% h"- between the time zones.

It is understood some of the ma-

tlc pilots. it is understood. has been

opened in Canada.

blfrlr experts are toikinl of v

loaded with Wingless fulseiolles small fiizhtiniz planes for delivery Bri in.

j flew” B

BEST FOR AL

pro lotion of £11100 to “Em Wm‘ h dilléfilfi.

mentioned on pose 9. 001 ll

who acquired great popularity and knowledge of, the United States i as Consul General ui San kranciscol and New York. will strengthen the ltircatiy strung diplomatic mission in ‘Washington.

leaving tiic important Ottawa up He will be ubie to interpret t 1\'c1'.\‘ ililihl-S i0 Great Britain. it United States to tiic former For-

eign Secretary", who enters the work trans- with a thorough understanding “Wm...” Atlantic lights between Newfouiicl- ‘Bfitiéll policy- l

the Cambrui, Imperial Airlvays on the arrival in ' Scptciubei". 193i. Lord Halifax. i

l; itlft.‘ the war. is one ol the first contingent of American soldi- kl achieve the breakinst-to- lers to leave for military bases re- Eves, 31. said he ‘centlv acquired from Great Britain. tiered only by the "terrific "sailed for Newfoundland. from

Brooklyn armv base today on 11W. who old German liner Amerlka. seized biuriliistcd in North America. had by the United States in the lea tile same day in Einsland. auth- Great War, and refitted M“ t oriiirs here gave no close hint of “swsnkiest army transport. a oa-

- , thi d nth cou d be any time beflore dawn miggewrcii 91?: Fesvevgersey. Dehh be ted. er, s , ennsylvsn it. no owev from ivtv/iflitalrgisnd and the Midwest.

deiwhey did say thgashinkswfuldbobg - _ - b- fl ti or a i1 o1! chines ltlnited to 10$: 1261x8233“ , riwseeednsgnrthsoewhiillté lurfgflganacks are

b l -Atl - iidl i l th liner's holds and A school for train ng trans an tzumv agendas hue clashed to bldefighuned the Edmund a Mex. ‘Prince Izxlward Island follows:

. . i b _ , 21.32944: the impel bombers mitt o? 8:33;‘! Show" n“ wlrah nuke Am_ tel ericsn floss on her sides.

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'Ihe appointment of Sir Geral I m.

Informed quartets said Sir Ger-

———- _ aldfs background makes -it (lGSIPLIUB LONDON. Jan. 15.—tCI’i--Unlted til-at he should be ,.,,,|_ Status-made boilibnzs have achieved Lord Halifax, even

associated with 1i it lllVtlVtS

of;

Sir Gcralu will take up his post,

Wsshingtcit of Siliilt.‘ lugii official of the Dolli-

in 10 hours and 33 inions office tvii possibly succeed. :s ,Slr Gerald in Ottatva but nothing has been deflnltelv decided.

_‘ I "American . the new record, nor say who i

For new bases

NEW vonx. Jan. I5—~tAPl—~'I‘.lle

the first the

In the ranks were men from the army

West Virginia, Arlmy officials declined m Rive H.

15-(CP)— Charges of breaking and entering

store and wins struck over the head.

‘a

[See German Plan to send Italians aid

Offensive Mediterranean.

By Drew Middleton Asociated Press Staff Writer

the Med. terrunean

said today.

era on s. British naval flotilla Jan

a potential danger to the

oil. The Gciiilaiis, said an source, must, operate. from

bourbers might

bases, the informant responded:- “Fiiic, hi. them come,"

from Britain and shcav strong Ger- man p1‘6()(>(2li1il3l.0li with vile revers- es suffered by Italy. Direcir. aiteiinwls to send Ger- _msn troops to Ntrth Afrzcii were [not expected before the British Wgive Italy one lure good smash," [he added, "but they can't allow all ,0!‘ North Africa to fail without I fight, leaving Italy at our mercy.

‘ f the German. (to get 5, couple of divisions through, well be (re- kgiltcd..." "

, International

At A Glance

(By The Custodian Press!

0'I"l‘A\l"’.-\ - Prime Minister King dtTlillTS nllllllllJill-VIOVIIIC-i lal etinterenci- tfltlhPil after. three} Litlllllldllil [Lcniicrs (lecline. to-r srrve on committees.

ABOARD ll. ill. S. ILLUSTRIOUS —Brituin‘s nctvcst aircraft carrier, ilamugril by (i-nnan dive bombers in iilctliteiraiiezln, reaches port un- llei" her olvii poucr; correspondent tells graphic story of attack.

LONDON — German bombers pt- tzu-it London just before midnight; machine-gun fire overhead iridi-

rates It..»\.l~‘. night fighters in ac- Lon.

ATIIEINS — Greeks in surprise r-nutvstlirin attack blast Italians

out of important mountain posi- tions on central Albanian front; machine guns and mortars cap- lured.

LONDON — Sir Gerald Camp- bell, British li gli (fommissinncr in Ultimo, appointed .\linistt‘l‘ in Washington; uiil lie Viscount Hull-

British Comment on Developing Enemy in the

LONDON, Jan. 1.'i—(AP)—The de- veloping German aerial Offensive in is intended to cut a way through the Rayai Navy for transport of Nazi troops to the aid of the hard-preiscd Italians in North Africa, miltary invfomlants

The Attack by Nazi dive bomb-

l0 was described as the first major incident in this cainpaign—a cam- paign which is recgnlztd to hold

‘ _ v British lodged mmgm rights but which is expected here informed

"make- shift" bases on the Island of Sicily while the Royal Air Force is flying from well protected and well equip-

Germzlii planes could wrest it from us .

'I‘o s stiggcstion that heavy Nazi brought souitih to assault the British army and tts

Any such movement, he remark- ed, would hit some t-f the pressure

BreakTUp As

Opposition Comes

From 3 Provinces

Ontario, Alberta, British Colum bia refuse to discuss report

during Wartime.

O'l'T.~\\\'.~\, jail. 14——(CP)-—In the face of dctcrniiilt-tl oo- posltion from three Provinces the conference called to deal with. the Sirois report on Dominion-Provincial relations eiicied tonight.

The gathering broke up when Ontario, Alberta ail-l lirzllsh Columbia refused to consider the report in war time.

To continue with three provinces aiisentiug themselves \\.-=lllr1 be to create an impiession at home and abroad of lack of nallmlill unity, Prime Ivlinisicr Mackenzie King told the conference.