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LONDON, __2a - (or) - Reuters news 581d llmlBilt that Vlcllv uilo newspapers "pol-ml flint til contlngents 0i the British o; ' ‘BIN 101199

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litiM withdrawn . landed st. Alexs-ndii

titizens’ Committees ‘in aid recruiting.‘ ls announcement

OTTAWA. April 28 -—-(CP)-—- Citizens‘ cn mitlccs will be inrmcll ill province to us list in oh .1 . . for the fort-sir. Defence illlston told the llnuse of Com- mons tmlny.

lie said cut-h province would be asked i0 filrlllsh n, certain nulnitcr oi‘ men. There was no occasion for “being jittery" n- lout manpower. So fnr Canada had had no recruiting carn- lilini-

lle ind m’: llouilt that in the con-ling rnmllsiqn the number ni mini ncctlcrl would be ob-

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CobRnlstonk statement to- ‘ill iii" ' ‘ fl his announcement. Saturn.- lat n limiicdrccruit-

"is fill!l'i.‘!"!i tn obtain about. 21.000 mvn for the army would be undertaken soon.

(Coltiinuorl on page B. Col 3)

Belgian Premier’s’ Sons killed in Jump from fire

CilAYW-Tibi. L,‘ ~_ pl ‘I _ ialiil. A|llli 38 ma‘? 1131;}, 53E,

mil" Btlkiliil premier. Hubert Pier- An-lliid four otilcrs. all students at d iileforill college. were killed lo. iizillcil tllcy jumped from a. blaz- "gvcffivh of the London-Newcastle 5-H»: \\'ill(‘il caught fire near here, e Mnboilnirs were injured among Th his carried b," the coach. .f‘_Liil‘lir[llinlll and Northeastern mustang ixwcigitiigrlfiiti-ze of the fire 0i Picrlot, 13-year. was taken to a hospl.

_ troyer left ‘spouting smoke’.

LONDON. April 2a —(CP) --The Royfll Air Fbrcc sent s four-motor bomber di and machine-gun- ni at the ocks of Emden in a day ight attack today, while other swarms of planes battled two des- troyers off the Netherlands coast and left one of them "spouting a. great volume of smoke."

The attack on Emden was the second made in daylight by the ft. A. ll‘. on Germany's large cities in as many days. Cologne was raided Sunday. and loads of ‘bombs drop- ped on a factory when the British planes zoomed out, of low clouds.

Blenheim bombers made theat- tack on the destroyers. the Air Ministry said, diving into s "heavy storm of antl-tircraft." fire when sighted an escort oi supply. s ps.

"Our bombers pressed home their attack from s. very low altitude and their bombs were seen to strike home," said n communique.

Four of the attacking planes fail- ed io return, but one of the des- troyers was left spouting smoke and Jzsndlng still.

In (fiber widespread daylight 0D- eratlorls two ships oi 2.000 and 1.500 tons W€h‘_ilii; and sunk off the Netherlands and French coasts. A 1.250-ton Gcnnlm patrol ship off the coast of Brittany also was bombed amidslllps, the blast putting an end to her resistance.

Sought debate

_0n steel‘ strike

OTTAWA, April 20—("P)—Angus Maclnnis (CCF Vancouver East) attempted to precipitate s debate on the steel strike in Hamilton, in the House of Commons lute today by makin the formsl motion to “adjourn he House" to discuss s subject of the “utmost importance."

He referred to cessation of work st. the Hnmiltm Steel works which. he sold. "must seriously affect war industry."

Prime Minister Mackenzie King said it would be inndvsable to dis- cuss the strike at this moment when tile Labor Department was

eudcnvnrlng tn bring about concil-

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Speaker Glen ruled that Strike. since it was one of several which. have disrupted indust in recent weeks, was not a sublec for discussion in the House at a mat. ter of urgent public importance.

Leave Ottawa

OTTAWA, April 28 —- (GP) ._ stationed in Ottawa. for some months. about 900 members of the Midland Regiment will leave to- night for a training camp in East- ern Canada. The troops ll pin‘ ade through Ottawa streets befor boarding a train which will take them to their new quarters.

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(Associated Press Sli-Ialfi Writer) 28 — (AP) of a. British armored o reported in contact with Axis fumes near Saturn. pt. tonight as the North African ront resumed the centre oi the stage m the Mediterranean wsr theatre.

Gemlan-Italian units. British headquarters said. made little or no

with the spearhead th

eve estsbli ‘r ‘ six miles inside tine Egyptian frontier. and in East - rica Axis forces suffered a net set- back with the fall of Deasie, Italian- Ethiopian stronghold.

British troops entered Dessle Sun- dsv after a. few hours of llstrd fight- im st Kombolcilia. Pass. M miles south of the Plateau city, informed military circles sold.

(This supported London reports

y from the British-held cap- Abeho, although Bessie attacked from all sides.) With Dessic captured. m!" R- msined in Ethiopia only two major

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iReport Greek King enroute To Britain

NEW YORK, April 28—(CP)—— John McVsne, NBC correspondent in England, said in p. broadcast from London tonight that it wss reported that King George II of Greece already has left Crete for a Middle East destination on his way to Britain where he will set up o. free Greek government.

McVene said another rumor was that Gen. Frnnco of Spain will be displaced as head of the Spanish Government by Ramon Serrano suner. his brother-in-lsw who is Spain's Foreign Minister. Then Germany will be invited into Spain to attack Gibraltar. '

He ssid according to this rumor secret plans are bein made for Franco to come to Br tnln in case of a coup d’etat of the Fslangists, led by Serrano Suner.

“It hardly seems llkely." Mc- Vane added. "that if the Germans did enter Spain the British could support Franco in preference to the representatives of Spanish democracy. for whose suppression Franco called in the Germans and the Italians."

Oil controller llisapproves gas Price increase

mnomo. April 2a _ (CP)_ George R. Cottrelle. federal all controller, said tonight he “.115. improved" of the action of leading oil refineries today in increasing the price of gasoline by one-half cent 1H Quebec Province. the Mari- tlmes and the city of Ottawa,

Mr. Cottrefo said he had re- fused to authorize the increase and that he ‘hoped’ the previous price would be restored immediately.

(The increase, announced in Montreal today. brought. gasoline prices to the following levels in the areas involved: Quebec-city districts. 2'1 cents a gallon ordin- flry. 29 cents a gallon extra. grsde; rural districts. ordinary, 28 cents; extra grade. so cents. Prices in- clude the Quebec Government's eight-cent provincial tax.

(The announcement said the Ottawa district prices would be H; the some level as rural districts Tllc increases would not applv to the Lake St. John district of Que- bec. In saint. John. N. 13,, the 1... crease brought ordinary gasolin- to 29 cents a gallon. with extra grade 3i cents a gallon.)

Vichy says Free

VICHY. Allrll 28 — (OP) — Fucked b_v_Bl'ltish mechanized un- its. Free French forces were con- centrated inside the southern trell- tler of French Somslilond tonight. the Vichy government said. in an attempt to persuade that East Afri- can colony to join General De (fiaulle in continuing the fight with Britain _agaillst the Axis.

Vichys announcement of the massing of troops said instructions had been given to the governor of French Somsliland to prevent li-S “desertion" of the Gennan-conquer- ecl mother country.

(In ndon Free French head- quarters said. the Vichy report should be taken with very great re- serve snd added that it was "everyf appearance of being news of a spon- taneous movement in the midst of

e French gsrristm itself" as French Somaiiland is known to fa-‘ vor lhee France.) ' The government. said s Free French plane had dropped pamph- lets urllmfi Rarrisons of French out- post-s to no oven- to the British side with their arms and supplies. . The proclamation was signed. the government said. by Gen 1e Gentil- homrnc. allied commander in French and British Somslilancl be- fore the French defeat. whose head- quarters how sre in the British pro- feet-crate of Aden. across the Golf of that. name. .

By their conquests in Ethiopia. British troops now control the Axi- dis Ababs railroad down to the 4B- mile trscknge that-croaes French ~Somaliiahd to Jiboutt.

Report German Schooner seized 0ft Guban coast

HAVANA. April 28—(AP)-—Un- confirmed reports reaching Havana tonight sold the Cuban gunboul. Cuba had seized a schooner fly- ing the United States flag but carrying n German crew eng d in the distribution of totalltar sn propngsndn along the southern coast of Cuba.

Although no official confirma- tion ol.’ the incident was tortil- colnlng. well-informed circles said the Cubnn no was investigating propaganda act vltles and that the schooner seizure would not. be sn- nounced until full details were

(Continued on page B. O01 N.

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LONDON. April 28-(CP)—Free French headquarters in London announced today they hsd no knowledge of reported attacks by supporters of Gen. De Gaulle ag- sinst the French colony of French somaliland.

‘Tile announcement said that the report of the attack issued by the Vichy Government. “should be ac- cepted with very great. reserve."

(Vichy had claimed that. Free French forces backed by British mechanized units were inside the southern frontier of French Som- nliland.)

The headquarter: here said of the report:—

"It has every appearance of be- ing news of a spontaneous move- ment in the midst of the French garrison itself at Jlbutl (capital French somsliland), the feelings of whom and of the population have been known for a long time

be very favorable to Free France."

il. S. Southern Goal miners Return to work

WASHINGTON, April 28—-(AP)— The White House announced‘ to- night. that the southern cool oper- ntcrs had agreed to resume pro-_ duction oi cool immediately. i

Stephen Early. presidential sec- retary. issued this stnt.€-ment:—

“The President shortly after 11 oclock tonight received a tele- gram signed ‘L. Eborsole Gaines. chairman southern coal operators wage conference‘ advising him that

LONDON. April 29—('I‘uc\sda )—- (CPJ-Gernlan raiders blast. s southwest coast town last night and early today in a sharp raid.

A few bombs also were dropped on districts in East Anglia,

In London sirens were quiet.

'Ihe Germans. alter making the naval centre of Portsmouth their chief target Sunday night, returned

a. town, several villages and a train in Scotland. as welt as the east coast of Einsia-rld.

A SOUTHWEST CCIAST TOWN 1N ENGLAND, April 29—(Tuesday) —((:P)-—A German air attack de- scribed by some observers as one of the heaviest ever in this area plast- ed this town for several hours early

5d’.

Starting lute ill-st night. the raid- ers were over the town almost coll- stantlv despite s viomnt. anti-nir- cratt barrage.

First indications were that casual- ties were relatively light, however, otgnisidering the seventy of tile at-

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Forecasts stiff Federal tax 0n gasoline

VANCOUVER, April 28——(Cl’l Motorists must. expect “some slight inconveniences," Herbert Greenfield, Calgary, told the annual meeting of the Home Oil Company here toduy as _he forecast a‘ stiff federal gasoline tux in the new budget. Greenfield said the tax wou have no effect on ormlutdlorl’ f

. Alberta's Turner Valley

tlueen’s fund Contributions

MONTREAL. April ZB—,iCP>— contributions to the Queens Can-

‘tile l3 southern districts wtlich have not yet negotiated n wage a- greemollt accept your proposal. without cquflvccatioll’ adding 'we= are ready to resume work immed- iatclv." ‘

President Roosevelt's proposals! which he publicly recommended’ April ‘J1, wcrc:-- ~~~ ;

"l. 'l‘lle minors nlfd operators al- rcndy ill agreement resume coal]

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"2. Tito operators and miners who . have not. yet reached on ugrccmentzi l enter into wage negotiations andat; i the same time reopen the mines.‘ the agreement ultimately reached. to be lnacle retroactive to the dale] of resuming work." '

At the time the proposal wss sd- i vanced the northern operators and the un.on had reached all sgrce- ment for wage lTiCfBflSC, but the southern c-pcrators and miners were deadlocked.

The President had talked over the critical coal situation with Con- gressional leaders during bhg day.

Report ‘alarm’ Flag displayed At Gibraltar

MADRID. April Zil-JAN-Clfm. Spnnish news agency. 615110641 i" I dispatch from Algeciras tonight that. an “alarm" flag was raised in Gibraltar Sunday cveninil EDD!"-

entl to announce the presence of foreg-n submarines in nearby waters.

Two bombers took oft’ from u. plane carrier and two destroyers and a. submarine left the harbor.

The agency claimed n number of new senplnnes and some 0i m6 most modern type bombs have sr- rived nl. the Rock.

adlan Fund for Air Raid Victims hove reached $94,221, it. was an- nounced today. an _iilcrease of $10,850 over Saturdays total $83,371.

Officials announced receipt of $1,000 each from the provincial government. of Novs Scotia. and the Barristers‘ Society of Nova scotis.

Issues call to Shipyard workers

OTTAWA. April 28-(CP)—Lsbor Minister McLsrty issued s. call to- day to skilled shipyards wvrkfil‘! l0 offer their services for work on shipbuilding i0 Brit/Bill-

The Minister said ill a statement that. there nresfliliblliitliiitl l-‘b-i I01‘ all who are skilled and competent.

With Canada about to embark on s, program of building 96 cargo ships for Britain. he fl5k0d the unemploy- ment insurance commission to do s11 in its powcr to locntc shipbuild- ers and appealed to cmploycn who are no; busy with war orders to re- lease any workers of the type need-

ed.

"In order that we may secure l1 list of ihosg men who are available. '- the Minister concluded. "nil shill- bullding workers should make np- licstion at the nearest office cf the Employment Service of Canada, If they have registered st one of t-Ztese offices already. they should revive their applications."

ma. COOPERATIVE MARKETING

WOODSTOCK, N. 3-. April 28 — (C?) -- About 8.000 bacon hoes alr- gregathlg s net value of $135,000 were marketed co-operatively by the Carleton County livestock ship- ping clubs from approximately 1.- 000 shippers last yelr. agricultuzal representative R. W,_'\lnx\vcll said today. This was an increase in vol-

(These reports have not. been Qonflnned 5o (or by British sources.) -

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ililecis to visit. Charlottetown

Returns from Ilominion Gapitai

Mayor B. Roy Holman n14 in: night a salvage campaign would be started at once in this city, He 551d fie was not. surc what the campaign organization would in_ Elude. but would know shortly when information arrived from miimisl headquarters. Mayor Hol- man returned last night from Ot-

I tswa. where he attended the an- . nus) meeting of the Canadian Fed- iifiléliiOll of Mayors and Municpisli- Mayor Holman said the Right Hon, Malcolm MacDonald, British High Commissioner to Canada, ex- “Ln the rlcsr future." Mr. MacDonald ssid he did not know when he would be free, but he would come here as soon as conditions per- mitted. During Mayor Holman’: absence

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Deputy Mayor J. T. McKee was acting mayor. Mayor Holman said he believed

the conference this year was the. lncsi. unportnllt yet. field. He ssicii one of the things of articular ln- .‘ ierest to this city was t e discussions ' on relief. Oi-llcl" gmaller cities in the i Dominion without war contracts‘ were in the some position and the i case was presented strongly to the‘ government.

He was one of the members of the committee which waited on the Federal government. placing the views of the conference before the authorities. ‘

A total of 140 attended the con. fcrencc. His Worship declared. Two representatives were from Halifax, five from Saint John and two from Fredericton.

After the conference Mayor Hol- i man sllw some of the Federal Cab- inet ministers privately. discussing the problems of Charlottetown.

Permittgyd to "ttanada

OTTAWA. ADrii 28 -(CP) -'I‘w0 Norwegian fishing vessels which es- Cfllied follolving Nazi occupation of Norway have been granted permis- sion to fish in Canadian waters as long as Norway remains Britain's filly and _as long as ordinary fish- irlg activities in Norwegian waters are prevented by the Germans, an order-in-council tabled in the Com- mons disclosed toduy.

Tile motor vessels Kuare 2 and Bergholm escaped to the Atlantic coast of Canmln and arrangements were made for the refugee officers, crews and their families to remain temporarily in Canada.

WAGE INCREASE -

NEW YORK. April 28 —- (IAP) A IO-ccnt-an-llour wage increase‘ for factory workers in the majcrl plants of the Gciloral Electric Com-i pally was announced sy in a joint statement. issued by the ccmip- nnv and the United Electrical Ro- dlo nnd Machine Workers of Am- erica. ’l."l1e agreement. which includ- ed also provisions for double time instead of time and n half for work on “observer? llolldsyrs and Sundays now goes to local unions for ratifi-

i‘? I LONDON. April‘ 28 -— (C?) -—-‘. The (pcpnncilng British conquest 0t Italian East Africa nud ollnoullceq mcnis tllnt the air force is stab- bing violently at, Gcrmnny ill broad daylight heartened Britons tonight after they hnd ivritien off the wit-h- drawnl from Greece as a fighting stand made in conformity with Britain's pledged word. I The capture oi Dcssic. 0M 0f the last. stubbornly-contested iilulm‘ 1i- uiiurl strongholds in lythicpla. rind accounts of destructive lmmbml! raids on Cologne Sunday (ind Em- den today, as well as attacks on shipping off the Netherlands. sitar- ed loromlilcllce ill a British DTP-SE that weighed the significance of Prime lvtinistcr Churclulls Sunday speech to the Elnplre.

Also there was tllc announce mcnt from Sydney that succrss- ful embarkailon of Australian troops from Greece was undcr way and reports said some al- ready had been landed at Al- exnndria.

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Daylight raids continue over German areas; Drivie continues against Italians

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Canada to spare neither resources nor manpower in battle for World freedom.

OTTAWA, April 28—(CP)-Threats of simultaneous enemy attacks upon Suez, Gibraltar and Singapore coinciding with ll! attempted inval- ion of Britain were “stern realities", Prime Minister Mackenzie Kin; today told tile [louse of Commons.

llc warned tilcre would be an increase in the speed and scope of the war, and "terrific destruction end lou of human tile," But, he added, so long as Britain stood no reverse would be decisive.

Recent expressions of sentiment by American ltatesmen More ll evidence, Mr. King said, "of the determination of the United States thui Britain shall not lose the battle of the Atlantic."

The Prime Minister said new economic relations with the United States would “go n. very long way toward solution Cl Ullllfllfl l0!“ gxchange problem," but. to rclux existing foreign exchange concern- tlon restrictions would irnperil the war effort.

At the same time, Mr. King salrl, tho I-lydo Park declaration would

increase the effectiveness of Canada's iwur effort though it would 1M loosen the burden of the Canadian poopll. " I ' i conserved House loader Bla- son applauds the new orangu- ment with the United States. Ho urged the Prime Minister to give s load in culling s. conference of Dominion Prints Ministers in Inn» don. and olnpreloed a henaiuu over the success o! v0 untary m-