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, merits iioin the United Stat/es are on

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lsland Native Killed While on

Construction job’

John Patrick ‘éormley of St. Mary’s road victim of accident at Halifax

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Lord Stamp Urges general Belt tightening

KE-ON-‘IRENT. Staford- misrwjgjllg“ Dec. ll-(CPJ —Canam1 mil thc otiicr dorninlons are urrtcct by Lnrri Stamp to 10in with tiie United liihptioln in tilzhteiilhi: W911‘ belts and r-ctiucint: home COhtillillD- tion so that the war ellori; inav be muslin-q the utmost peak. spcakihiz at a. warhweaooiis-tveek luncheon. the Uhiet Economic Ad- VLH‘ to the BlltlSll Gen/eminent hu- dressed his words particularly t0 the doinihrons. QXDLBIIIIDB, that the ma.» otclscils cud not. realize the contribution thev would make to the urn‘ eitort by “doiritl Wltlwut things the _

“lhcrt- ls ho doubt." he su the unazination can be very pen- orply tried bv the appeal for llltlle protuirtioh as l1. (OilLllDllHOIl tdtllc war elitirt." 1n inc t-. .4 e QOIXIHHOIIS were llLlYlIlII u heavy role.

"But it appeals less l...» tiic average human nature to iuake our con- tribution by way o1 rcuuclnf! coli- 5ililiDllOll—li- is .ess heroic. less ro- mnhlc. Yet, every pound o1 les- sened personal consumption is lust as valuable a contribution, to the war glfort as u pound or urooucton."

‘the niost valuable kind of ab- stinence. he said, is spare “our ships and our for dollars." Britain's

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deniaiics reuuire-

such a huue scare and the need fcr deters so great "that the neces- sity lo avoid using dollars wherever ixrssiuie is immense."

The DCOILC in ttll the dolnlnions. he hoped. would realize the import- anw of ills. plea. concluded bflrdl Stamp.’ and one can almost ll0l2t3~ that we sir-all soon arrive at. the‘ stripe \\'llt~ll citizens in all D3l'l.S_0l the empire will actually vie with each other. not only in productive increase, but also in the self-deny- lnir ordinances that. they both breach and practice."

AUSTRALIAN OUTPUT

MELBOURNE —(C'E'l --Wiih (l4 miunt-ion factories working two and three shilts a. day Atbfilllll will sacn re inakinlg 9.000.300 shells ct various. slurs a your.

Coming Events?

“Scuthport School Concert Dec- iaibcr 20th. L-l261-12—1l.-3i.

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HALIFAX, Dec. l1—-(CP)-—Burled i“ U“? will! 110F061‘ of a cement mixer. John Patrick Gormley, 2]- year-old coiistrtictlorm worker frolu 5t. Mflrlfs Itoad. P.E.I., was killed here tonight at the ocean terminals. He fell lltto the hopper while o. Sirtliiltlll shovel was clumping sand in.

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He came to Halifax from his honie at bi. Marys ltoad. King's County, about a month ago.

Gflfllllvy. who was working at the ton 0f the trooper about 30 feet obflve ‘around. apparently lost lzis IOOtlIlIZ and slippcti into the hopper". according to fellow workmen who were oh the scene. A steam shovel iliunpedaiarizeqituntity of sand on topot him in the hopper before the accident was discovered.

The victim's lob ivas t0 keel) the sand llltlVlllL!_SlllOOtlllV through the h0uuci~ utter rt hart been dumbed bv the bu: shovel. From the hopper it; 0'05 dfflilped into the cement mixer itsclf below.

His pliuht was discovered bv workers below ivhcn sand failed to tome throuuh the hoDDei. When a. than wcht to the top to investigate. iic saw Gormleys hand protruding above the level of the sand. At- tempts to (lit! him out at the too were iutr c. nhcl they were forced t0 remove tlii- youin: man from the bottom 0t the hopper,

Doctors who responded to an em- bul-anr-ir call pronounced Gormley dead on their arrival.

‘The vouno Prince Edward Island man cizine to the eitv to look r work. his llllCll‘. Rav Gorinlcy. said. lfoih hicn were enlploveil in con- structioir ivor-k. the elder Gormley on a national defence protect.

It was the victim's first lob awav from lio c. his uncle said, Yester- tlav thorium: lie had at first thought of rcinaiiiihu away front work be- cause he believed he was cominiz down urth the ‘ilu.’ but later chang- ed his mind and went on the lob as Lisual.

the cohsir tron ilrni of Anuus Rc- binson. Limited.

(icirinlovs mother, Mrs. Marv Crornil _ lives at his home. St. Mary's Road. P.E.1.. about seven miles from Gcoraetoivn. A younger brother also lives at home.

The botlv will be forwarded to P112100 Eiluard Island Friiihv morn- nnz.

‘llic concrete mixer is operated by 1

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burg legionn of the Canadian Legion.

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Covers Prince Edward - Island Like the Dew

‘The gift of American Legion post No. 20. in Plattsourg, N.Y., this bl German m“ ' _ ‘cepted by Chg department of national war services at Ottawa to be melted down fill-l sgitdlphyzitglellliggg In Germmy just before the last war. the IZ-ton gun was given to the legion post, by the 11,5 govfllnment at the end of the war. and has been mounted in a pork near Plattsburg‘; eity hall. blade Bride manganese steel, the heavy piece will have a Scrap value of $1.000 its made their offer to the Canadian government through J. R. Bowler, general secretary

CHARLOTTETOWN; CANADA, THURSD

of high- ufflcers estimated. The Flatt:-

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At A Glance

Bv The Canadian Press

Cairo-Still Barrani, stromrest It- alian base in Egypt, stormed and captured by British troops; fighting eontinurs as Britons mop up nearby "pockets"; estimate 6,000 prisoners alrcgdy taken, including three zen- eral ; much material also sclzcit.

Athens-Greeks advance in sou- gthern Albania; offensive slows ' north; shock troops. with kuues, sent to battle Italians.

Washington. — German frcizhter Rhelu captured by Netherlands war- ship “somewhere in western Allan- tlc" after trying to run blockade from Mexico.

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Londom-Ruitls resumed. West Midlands area heavily attacked: Ronald Cross, Shipping Rlinlster. i says food could be sent to German- dcminaled peoples only at cost nf British lives; illrnistrv of Eclmomi" Warfare says French aircraft and auto works in Paris region \V0l'kill2 for Germans; R. S, Hudson. Auri- culture Minister. says Britain's food situation as “crim" as in blzicl-rcst days of last war.

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"Moi-ell school Concert December‘ , 19th. L-304-l2-l2-li. 3

"Sell your poultry Maritime ERR‘ llid Pointry Exchange, River. L-299-12-12-2i. i "South Milton school Concert, Wednesday. Dec. 18th. L-HIB. = ____ i “'Social crafting Graham's Road Brill tonight. Program, refresh- lllvllls, IP31; l "Christmas Concert Hampton.‘

"Weaver lath. If stormy 20th. L-295-l2-l2-li.

urCake safe at 5...... Hardware is Saturday bv 8th Charlottetown "Wehr- L-2a2-12-i2-al.

“Christmas Concert in Wheat-

L-240-12~l0—2l.

"Gearuc Lxrlllhtlzer Co. Water gtreet. buvlni; dressed poultry. all lids. ton prices. Trv us. _ L-751-U-23to Dec. ..1

"Christmas C t kl Bradal-

mtg: Hull Wcdgdlcflegy. December - If not line Ifiiday. '

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"Bums live hoes usual for minim months. Albany, Thursday

"Yawn. merino 1=~ id tll l1 otclock AIM. A C r 8y 2411b 0. C. Green, Emera-hsieen. any.

"3""! l" your ult ry~dead agyalflvifflch Tue ay and Fri- mol p211 further notice. and get. nmhmcgirilciéve dresglpoultfy at a “m, charlottliegwn‘ rd. Livestock IrTIS-lfl-ll-Ii.

I iroilductt a‘ Pouitry res o pou try ulrrillelirffmh {Tuesday and Friday Nun“ “W? notice. ring in your illfferéneeead or alive-makes no l" mlcyfflnd share in the "bet- tlly markéitiiiiido possible by iran. nhuipugwwll- Livestock earls.-

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Schooner will Take supplies To St. Pierre

BOSTON, Dec. l1 —(AP) — Th! British schooner Robert Esdaie load- ed coal and foodstuffs today pre- paratohv to sailing {pr the Islands oi St. Pierre and hiquclon to the relief of stranded French fishermen who put in there after the down- fail of France.

'I‘here are rwproximately 1,000 French fishermen on the Islands and they are short of food, clothing and firel. The boat vars expected to sail late today. '

War—— 25 Years Ago Today

Dec. 12. 1915-Anglo-French ex- pedition withdrew from Serbil. Bulgarians entering Doiran and Ghevgeli. Turkish attacks at Kut- ei-Amaru repulsed. Bntlsh troops bombarded German positions east Yprcs and near rrehenghlen in Belgium.

FOUND DEAD ‘ON ROAD

TRURO. N. s. Dec. 114cm- Ixsiic Tuner. 28. of nearby 13°1- nront, was found dead today on a wagon road near hcre with his face in a pool of water. He was br-lict'cd to have suffered a heart

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U. S. Assistance

Observers see-rL-Ethian making

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cTrRrEQEiH differ collision

i _AN EAST COAST CANADIAN l-ORII‘. Dec. i1—tCP)—A ship's ciew of 38 seamen. six of them Lnnad chi, have beth luridcil here 115m‘ b51115 rescued from a freght- er involved in a collsion at sea, it was disclosed tonight.

Members of the ill-faring ship's crew were reluctant to discuss the coliisozi, but they said the British veisfli had been hclcd in the fore- castle as she proceeded through heavy scai. The other vessel be- longed to a neutral country,

The collision came in the early m°mlll8 hours. and seven or the ship's crew were asleep in the fore-part when a wide rift was op. cried in the side. They had narrow escapes frcm drowning as water poured into their quarters.

Had the colliding crafts

did. crcwmen. some of thrse in the bunks might have been killed. All were tossed out of their berths by the impact.

Fifteen minutes after the crash. the crew took to the boats. They

BALTIMORE. Dec. 11—(AP)— The Marquess of Lothlan declared‘ tonight that Great Britain is con- l fident that with help from the United States “woczin win. and wlri , decisively in 1942. ii not before. ‘ the war against Nazi Germany.

Without making a direct request for United States naval assistance in keeping the supply routes open t0 the British Isles, Lord Lothian declared that the issue of the war "now depends largely on what you decide to do." _

"It you back us you will mt be backing a quittcr." he asserted». and "with your help in airplanes.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l1 —(A- l’)- The next turn In the 00n- troversy over United States loans to Britain tonight await- ed President Roosevelt‘: return to Washington. with differences of opinion apparently develop- ing meanwhile on the question whether such mi extension of credit should first hgya the ap- proval of Congress.

Jesse Jones. Secretary of Com- merce and federal loan adminis- trator, laid during the day that no money could advanced from the Reconstruction FI- nimce Corporation without first obtalnln Coniresllonal eon- oent. The Neutrality Act. -‘ " in the way. he bald. Many In Washington bud Interpreted that luv. however. n forbidding only

vote fimncte to make loom to bellgorents.

munitions, in ships and on the sen, and ln the field of finance now be- lng discussed between your treas- ury and ours, we are sure of vic-

Lord Loihian made his remarks in a speech he prepared for de- livery to the American Fann Bur- eau Federation here. Because of a

attack and i0 have died of suffo-, cation or exposure.

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spent about four hours in them

before they were taken on by the‘

other ship,

On man had a narrow e-cape as they were entering the llfcboafs. losing his hold on a ladder and f.. u: into the sra. The pair who suffered minor injuries were treat- cii aboard the rescue ship.

Four of the Canadiehs are Nova Scotlans; one from Montreal and the other gave his address only as Saskatchewan, They are:

E. Gasket], 26. fireman, Montreal; E. Bibby. 23. fireman. Saskatche- wan: Arthur" sicnlewcz, 20. seamen. Halifax: V. Mclellan, 31. fireman, Cape North. NSJ H. Dlgoust. 27, fireman. GlSICQ Bay. N.S.. and H. McNeil. 82 fireman. Sydney. NS.

None of the crew of the ship. o. British vessel. was lost. Two of the men were injured. but not serious- ly. Names of the ve=sels in the COlllslOn were not disclosed.

Clipper takes Off aftcriiark

NEW YORK, Dec. l1—(AP)— Pan American Airways’ improved Yankee Clipper roared down a marine runwa illuminated by buoy-lights an parachute flares tonight on l. non-stop experimen- tal flight looking toward estab- lishment of overnight passenger service between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

It was the first after-dark take- off of a flying boat from New York. Unusual precautions were taken to assure its success as the craft took off with 2'1 passengers. crew- men and technical observers.

Buoys equipped with powerful electric lights formed a. 100-yard- wide illuminated channel for the clipper and just before the actual takeoff. parachute flares. fired from a launch light over the entire or“.

Fear Uprisings By Natives Will Give Japs Excuse

IndmGhina tries to put down outbreaks before Japanese moveto flank Singapore.

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MANILA, Dec. 1i —tAP)-—French Iiido-China, having yielded north- ern footliolds to Japanese armed forces. nuiv is fighting to put down native uprisings which may give Ja- pan an excuse to more into the south to flank British Singapore. a step toward attempting to gain ooh- troi of the Netherlands East 1n-

cites.

Faced by increased Japanese pies- sure for economic concessions. at least, and armed conflict. with Thai- land (Slam) —asi:le from the ser- ious native rlsings —only a handful of French officers and adminis- trators appcar to be holding the colony together and under the power of the Vichy government.

This, was the reliable report as to late November. brought today to Manila by travellers. It did not pass through the strict censorship which the French have imposed, appar- ently in hope of concealing the situ- ation from Japan, lest it move her to action. '

(Nevertheless, the Japanese seem to be informed. Domel. Japanese News Agency. said today Meet-Gen. Raishlro Sumita, headof ~ the Ja- panese military mission in Indo- China, would go shortly to Saigon to study the situation in “the disturb- ed regions) _

One factor in the situation is the split between De Geullist and pro- Vicliy sywnpathizers in the ranks of army leadersaswell as civilian of- l fleials.

‘French phids {Working full Blast for Nazis

LONDON. ec. l1—(OP)—'1‘he Ministry of Economic Warfare sold today French aircraft and automo- bile factorles, partzcularly those in the Pads region. are working full blast for Germany-

Wliether the Ministry's announce ment presages a. British air fenslve in that direction could not be stated. I

The Mlnstry said a Nazi com- missioner had visited all plants in occupied and unoccupied France and left blueprints for French. mim- ufacturers to follow, and that Gor- man bombers, which mange in raids over Britain, were being re- paired ln those factories.

About 15.000 skilled French work- erg have been sent to Germany to work in factories producing war materials. the Ministry said.

In the occupied territory of fiance. the Ministry declared, Ger- many already has 95 per cent of France's coal and steel output. '70 per cent of her mineral oil. and '10 per cent of her motor- industry. chemical and dye industries.

WOULD SHELTER 2.500

LEFZDS —(CP\ -An excavation capable of shelterlnz 2.500 people rmd durz mu- a proposed commer- cial building has been offered to

1y, AI>)ECEMBER 11. 1940

cent. of 1.600 silvers offered. An-

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We should learn to keep a mlrgln of reserve for ourselves, nnd to give tho some marlin to others.

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Sidi B5111...‘ Falls in Drive; British firs]: on

Free French join in offensive; In- fantry assaults Wiping out dang- erous nests of resistance in desert

By Eiluirrd [Kennedy Associated Press Staff Writer

London fur Market holds Firm level

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Tho Landon Fur Market carried on yesterday in the same strong tone. Anning. Chadwick and Kiver sold in the morning viiiii isastncoa u.“ Ijlalt. in the aiternoch. Aniline-j.» ul- fcrma consisted of about 3.000 llcils, and lihstwood and Hints about 1.600. Almost all of the 4.000 were sold at about 100 oer cent. advance on April i levels. carrying practically the; same price increase as reported yes- terday by Hudson's Bay Company. The foilowim cables to the Prince Edward Island Fur Pool. Summer- side. were received last evening: "London. England. Dec. 10.: Sold entire catalogue. Prices realized more than double last April basis/l CAIRO, Egypt, Dee, ll _.(Ap)_ Market influenced by short supply l British Lroolis stormed and captur- “nd “ncenaimv °f lurmer supllms , ed Sidi B1rriitli~ the strongest Ital- gl%5‘§§“l§;?}‘~ Amlmg-i rah base lll Egypt -torlay and roll-

. l West“ n trrtnortm‘ cxrs to o"-

C. Douglas. London, reprcseha-l?‘ ‘ _ . ‘. ‘ - five of the R F“ L Fm POOL Ll;-"‘i tupy COl 2.0 additional areas. cab} - r general ht ' 1's announced t0-

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astwood and Halt sold 90 per‘ nlllht- _ _ i The official communique said a ‘large number of military prisoners their offering of 2,900 with yesteiw, were captur i including three Fas- dliyfis blah levels maintained." icist gent: who mnt into British The Vew Stroll“ Cmmmotl of mes custody Illbll" wrh more than 6000 I-Dndim "mrket has had direct 1'9" prisoners tilnuar already token percussions throughout Canada. TQ-l 1-,“, 1.31.1115 pm up a stubbbr‘ ' _ morrow the .E. I. Fur Pool is Smance hi1, __ n B n. f ‘e shlppinrz 5.000 silver lox pelts tot, t. n, ; 0L‘. ,. ‘e r ‘Sh W“?! London. Locally yesterday's hens ‘ml l, m“ “if Bllrfml- and 1M9 of Hudson's Bay sale had a markediwmglli 0'1 i‘ “O0'_7nl-9f5qu51'€ des- effect on buying at Charlottetownqeli l>-'1l'l<' (‘lllifl- fluhtme still was Four dealers were operating. repre- going oh . "er-n isolated groups, seritine Montreal fur houses. Prices with the 1th. ns holding our des- were on the uo-aud-up. and in one y perottly. 1t was generally believed trfl-Ilfiflcfilon B- llilfvvl Cf 0V6!‘ lwihoivcvt-r, that with toe capture of peidtrir was fsoldc BE B? s2fisverilitlzewgg' the base, the present phase of oper- wi ma ew enso . r n - -, made up of fulls, three-charters. fgiistggegrikflchmed satmac‘ mediums and some dark Silvers. ‘* ‘ " Other sales were made of slniziei skins at prices reminiscent of three ; years ago, and an alwizethei" buoy-L ant tone marked transactions. _ Representatives of the Canadian National Fox Breeders‘ Association at Summerside. the Dominion fur Sales. Ltd, Summerside. P. E. I. Fur Pool Ltd. Silmmersitie. and the Maritime Fur Pool ‘Ltd. have been, busily engaged takiniz in consign-i mcnts this week. They all report pelts freely moviniz with a larae in- crease in numbers conlnared with the previous week. but state that there is a definitely diminished sup- plv available compared xvii-h last season.

hing, Chadwick and Kiver sold all

SANK NAZI SUBMARINE l‘

South _of the town. Fascist 1 Flying Officer Everett Baudoux camps still holding out were i“. , of bfellarton, N.S. ls credited by tho cas of intense struggle, Each h British air ministry with a success- protcclcd by a tlccp outgldc llll dive-bombing attack on a. Ger- trench and by ungpmnk db man submarine as It crept into NJ fences behind which, around own hath"- 55 hi3 fiuflckfid. thl the whole camp, there is a slow submflne 999F195 “N! with m1!- but decp wall built of roclw cmne guns am‘ struck m5 plan‘ and boulders and mounted with "wee Mme!‘ Baudmfx’! “M15 ‘ anti-tank, anti-aircraft and ma- Stella-um “w” councma" was u“ chine mum glgiihwho 0213083110111)! élragei-elgrevl

‘flu-so don eruus little n t c "Sc" r‘ ' - m‘ 5°“ we", being immked b‘, ma’; and Alfred Scnddlng from tho try under cover of hcrtlvy artil- Moose mver mine‘ lcry homhzrrrlmcnls, the R, A F. supporting British armored columns and at the same tlmg vinlcutly attacking the Italian rear.

Summing up air activity, it was announced tonight that dur- inc the lust ‘.14 hours at least. 10 Italian aircraft hail been de- sfroyeil.

satiiigé Gov’t works

FN. s. Printer,

Publisher dies

‘ l AJVIJHERST. NA. Dec. 11.-—(CP)~; Alfred C. Mills. 83. a publisher and hunter for 60 years. died today at his home here._ Late in the lost century. he publishctl newtspapers at Port Hawkesburi". N_s._ [gndgndgy- 11y. N3. and ‘Iruro, N5. Afterwards he was connected with various newspapers ln this province, He retired from szeneral newspaper work in 1928. but retained the coit- orslilo of the Maritime Odd Fellow until three years ago.

The fall of Sldi Barranl, the greatest success vet reported in the SpFCViClllill‘ Bil h desert offensive, and the cohtintiing thrust of Brit-

JERUSAIEM. Dec. ll —(AP) — Widespread acts of sabotage centred mainly in Vichy France's riiilitary establishments through the mandat- ed territories of Syria and Lebanon were reported today to have follow- ed the recent appeal to free m-ench- men made by Gen. Charles De Gatille.