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APRIL slssiol l}... Britain

l|KElY AFTER VllTEllS cluol

OTTAWA, Jan. 28 -(CP) - A general election campaign conduct- ed mainly through newspapers and

llad Record Gold Snap

LONDON, Jan. 28 -(CP)-Brit_ ish censors, who guard zealously all weather news as information of value to the enemy permitted certain revelations which today's papers bannered lust as if nobody

knew it, to wit.-

Greai. Britain had a December- January cold snap which beat any- thing since 1894.

London registered a low of sev-

by radio so far as the government is concerned, witlh vot no March 26

lg of the 19th Parliament early in ay faced Canadians to- night as result of the unprecedented

political events of the past four days

Saturday Prime Minister Mackenzie Kim on- nounced definite selection of March declared

At a press conference

2s as polling day. and noithcr he nor his ministers would pl-rmit clcctloneerifig to interfere with their wartime duties.

Rpfcrrin to his unprecedented fiction las Thursday when he had Parliament dissolved four hours af- fer fcrinal o ning oi’ the the Prime inisler said he would have asked for dissolution of Parlia- mcnt the night he received details of the Ontario legislature's vote cen- surlrfiz the federal administration but for he fact he had given an undertaking last September to call Piirrament before a general election.

Mr. Mackenze King said he had been informed by the chief electoral officer that April 25 would be the earliest date Parliament could meet with polling March 26. For that reason a "pro-forma" order-in-ccun- cll fixed .the date ofthe next ses- sion as April 25 although it would bu vnngng l‘ rev n Week or two later.

Tho Prime Minister oald the Royal Commission on Dominion- Prcvznclal Relations would retain its report until after the general eeitlcn so that no party not even the government, would have any knewsdgc of its recommendations.

Tile report will not. begput-llshed un'il it is tabled st the next session of Parliament.

P. E. I. Native Named Judge In Sack;

UITAWA, Jan. Z8-(CPi—Thc appointment of George W. McPhEe as County Court Judge for the jud- icial district of Moose Jaw, Sash“ is expected to be announced tmorrcw. Mr. McPhee has eat contnuously in Parliament as Liberal member for Yorlrton, Sash. since 1925. native of Prince Edward Island. he was a member of the P. E. l. Leg- islature in 1910-11 before going to Saskatchewan.

Coming Events

a-Un-

Rate for Notices In this column 3 cents per word. -___..-.. . ._ ._.._ .. fiwhlst and dance in Rive: School. January 30.

"Hockey. Milton rink tonight L-Dlili.

l-iorfiefa vs. Huskies.

“Buying bve frogs tit Albany, Fclirullry 1st, Friday 2nd at Liner- ulo ilntll noon. signed u. U. Orton.

M. W. A. ll

Johnston ls-iilill.

"come to the concert in the Prcnch River Hall Monday cvvll- ui-z. Jun. 29th ' L-lm:

Dance Milview nail TilllllvlillV February lst.. by Women's lusti- Wit‘- 14-940. "East Royalty Rink tonight. Dlll!“ lnaue leer] Wings vs. loav- lilo. lnist league lzanfe. 4H1

_"Cflkl saiefslltullisy Fleb. am.

session.

en above zero

The Serpentine. winding Lake in Hyde Park. froze to a depth of i2 inches.

Tine Thames froze over eight miles from Teddington Sunbury

Thousands of homes were with- 4171f’ rater because of frozen plumb- n

lsgnii ERS lll from vullc

lMARBH l4

Soldiers Still In Can- ada Begin Mark- ing Ballots March l6—All To Have ‘Vote. ‘ i

OTTAWA, Jail, 28—(CP>—Canad- ian clvfliufis will go to the pulls on March 26 to elect the Dommions 19th Parliament but members of tne armcd force; in England will 5.1111. votiizg on March 14 and those still in Lunnda will start on March 16.

Final decision on the election date and regulations for the voting

for to

made knc/wil lace Saturday by ;Pri.me Mmister MacKenzie King. at la press conference. All members of ‘the forces may vote regardless of

go. Nominations in all ridlngs will be ‘lMnfcn ll, two weeks before the polling date in order to enwure that all soldiers will have an opportunity to vote for the candidate of their lchcice, in their home districts.

March 25 was found to be earliest Monday on which

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tilt?

Act. and since that is a holiday, Easter Monday, the act provides for voting on the folowlng day.

To Supervise

Col_ John Thompson, K. 0., of Ottawa. former Dominion Francnzse iCommlsvioner, has been appointed supervisor of the soldier vote over- seas and leaves at once for Iondon

where his headquarters will bq 1n.

Canada House.

Provision has been made whereby soldiers on ac w; service may reg- ister votes for "llfelr candidates and have thcin counted within eight nnys of the official polling day in Canada.

For the active service force vote there will be four divisions of the llcrrltory in which the soldier vote .lnay be cast. They are Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward ilafid. with headquarter; in Hall- lfax. Quebec. Ontario and Manitoba, ‘with headquarters in Ottawa: Sas- ikatcnewnn. Alberta, British Columb- iiil and the Yukon Territory, with headquarters in Edmonton. and the

of soldiers, sailors and airmen were '

VOtlng , ,., . f i H- could take place, under the EICJLOD ‘ m‘ u“ “m1 some m“ of r 2'

UBLICAN c0 V’T MO v5” 11v

0N FINNISH FRONT

$621111 New Afiiwi. ()ppositi Peace Move Fails

Two Groups gk To Settle

AFRICA By on After

Million Dollar Blow In South Florida

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28—(A1’) -.Dee South Flkicla reeled under a par ing, multl-milllon-doilar blow today while sunshine slowly broke ‘JCFOSI

Differences When Hertzog

winter's 10-day cold siege the soutl and middle western Un- ited States.

The ioitterest weather in 24 years drove sub-freezing temperatures to

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MANCHESTER. England, 28—(CPJ—Gl'C&t Britain's rallyinl! call to worker and farmer~fo man and womsn—wlis sounded here saturdav by Winston Churchill as ‘the First Lord of the Admiralty declared: "We must plough thc land. We must grow more food. We must make a huge expansion of our labor forces.“

Mr. Churcliills crisp outline. of objectives on tnc form and in the factory came in the course of an address on the brggrcss cf the war in which hc said Hitler's forces had refrained from a cluoier of war-bombing of civilians-not from any false sense of delicacy hut “because they conot tell what’ may be written in its filial b11105-

Whcthei- the Germans were "sav-

ffrness.” whether they (Elllfd ‘he superior quality of Britaufs light- inl! aircraft. or a IHIFEIVC cc-ilrltcr- stroke from allied bombing forces. he did not know.

At any rate. it was not from “IOVQ f\ll_d kindness." The _ of Nazi-isms friglltfulness against Poland and Czecho-Slovakla pic-

oversens territory with headquarters in nondon.

A s/pccial returning officer and a cnicf assistant will be assgned to each of these divisions, and the re- turning offkers will supply ballots and thc instructions to the com-

109 D. 111.. Moore and ,Mcl.r.fvci's. lllublcrs‘ Girls’ and Boys’ Hobbies Lxblbftion. L-Uliti. "Cornwall rink_tonllznt Wcsl.

Rovliltv vs. Cornwall C. C. Orson- iZtlllOli meeting isclnuile League

L-945. manning officers of each unit. _ _____ As soon as possible after nomin- ‘hlveswcil Marketing Board ..-.________ 1°l=lllllz h°as at namel- River "or" Ms-‘wie -- " Tuesday forenoon. Lemuel Cras- (Continued on page 7. Col S) “ll representative, fangs. ——-——-€-—-—

"important meeting of the Wo- mcfis National Conservative As- wciatlon tonight at 8 u. m. in the McLure Building. L-Bld.

MmPownal Rink Monday Jan 29. view vs Pownal; Wednesday, awfllfii vs. Mt. Albion: Thursday.

brllflly lit. Millvicw vs. Vernon. L-943-1-29-2i.

910M111: hogs at Charlottetown:

One Killed Another llurt In Accidents

cinder-i any such illusion x

Mr. Churchill praised the work of the Royal Navy, reiterated hi5 statement of fast Saturday that only one in 500 of oonvoved ships {all prev to the'Nazls. and that half of Gcrmnnvs submarine flcct in existence at the start of the war has been destroyed. But hlfl Speech seemed primarily 0X10 0f

WESTFRBNT

German pfitboats Be-

Against Allied Ship- ping.

PARIS. Jan. 2a —(AP) —A new burst oi fighting between advlmcfl units on r e western front and ll

spurt of German submarine activity against allied shipping were report- ed tonight by the French high com-

mand. 1e evening communique said: - " ‘ re was renewed aCtiVit to- day on the part of advanc” units at some points of the front. The French high command re-

ported naval attacks against "what was described as “a new wave of

MCADAM. N. B.. Jan. 38-401’) —R. B. Davidson. 80. was killrd instantly and Robert Ryan suffer-

_ ls week ll-s usual. evcrv (lav cX- “tlllllllr Saturday. Highest. market biiccs and trucking allowances for

""1 hOa over i8 lbs. livestock ed severe chest injuries in two Mlvketlne Board. L-D-il). similar accidents siltumev at ,_ -_-- Snendid Lake.

A special meetlna of the share- Davidson was drlv a. truck holders of the Lake Verde Cream- laden with l when e ice "v will be held at, the fllctofl! gave wav. rowlna the rent “b lth at 1-30 p m As u... whorls down into open water while mcruuu is important "u. shnrc- ml- rflll‘ wheels remained uo on holders are requested to attend. the ice. ls caused the heavy Edwin Trailwr. Secretary. 1.4334. logs to roll forward. crushlrw llll‘

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"i er.

Avnother truck driver noticed the accidc ‘. stopped and tried t0 warn Ryan, driver 0f a third truck.

oulwslrehouse feedsilne high. but m Brice is probe-by the lowest in e Cm" H0111‘ is due for an ad-

vance. Stock up at our bamain The latter failed to understand and J v hi5 ‘ls-m " °' m" Lwif-toeflii Nwiusibbfsarbtaickulrrokugnwifjlinicn.

German submarines preying on alli- ed shipping.

Depth mlncs already have produced results an nst tho‘ submarines, e high oflmflllllfll said though he numbe of craft destro ed was difficult to deter- mine. o further details of tho anti-submarine campaign were

disclosed.

The morning high comluand com- munique will there was nothing m

mjizrogiich observers estimated that approximately 25 German subma-

rccord i

lieved On New Raid

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NENBURST tiFl FlllHTlNfiliN.

l bombers in the sky. Canvas roof of shelter is covered with boughs of fir trees.

Elmulr §,..;.;l..._

Sounds Rallying Call To “Workers

Jan. I. encouragement to the forces be-

‘hind the line.

Plenty Food

Rationing. he said. is in force .n-at because there is dfllliwl‘ 0f famine but because “we save every ton of imports to increase our out- put of munitions and to lfwintflm and extend our export trade. thus gaining foreign credit-s wnerewlth to buy more munitions and mo"! materials of war."

Thus was directed at the task in hand "the whole life-energy of the British nation and the British Em- pire and our allies t0 the 155$ ounce and to the 1

In this way also. the navy wouid be liRllWIIQf-‘l- ills 111°‘ bilitv increafsfctillkiil-S gradual force freed for o- 9 ve -

"we do not wish indefinitely 0° continue merely waltml MOW!‘ which are struck us and then re- sponding in time.” said Mr Churchill. "We hope the day will come when we snail hand that lob dyer u) Hitler; when he will be wondcrlfle! W99"! he is 20in: to b6

_ (Continuedvonnpam? '1'. C01 5)

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hil by a torpedo.

Tile merchantmcn sank last Thursday off the coast of Slluin.

V160 Spain Jan 28—(AP)—Survivors of tire torpcdocd 2.169441" , .

French freighter Tourny disclosed toil)’ "l" immh" Fmnch "eight"

m ‘he same convoy, m, 3,510.19“ Alsaclen also wcnt down after bcinS

new yomr Jan. za-(Arf-Sldnev "lllm-"fl- Vlw Y'"'"°“‘ "i ‘mi Congress of Industrial Organizations and head of the powerful Amalgu- i mated (Zlothing Workers Union. gave his unqualified President Roosevelt today and thereby 100k I "Mid i" “P911 °PP°|m°n

CAPE TOWN. Jan. 28—(CP-REU- TER$)—OppOSltlOn groups in the South African Assembly led by General J. B_ M. Hertzog, former Prime Minister and Dr. D. F. Malan tonight called in a Joint statement for "a republican form of govern- ment crown."

The demand for a republican government was incorporated in the

alist Republican party of Dr. Malan and the rnrlinf.uentari' group led by Gcficrul Herfzog, which was defeat- ed ln the Assembly off Saturday on a vote calling for a separate peace with Germany.

The statement announced an agreement for mutual co-opera- tlon against the government of Prime Minister Jan smuts, which obtained 8i votes against F! in Saturday's crucial divis- on.

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llumania Will Seek Aid From Balkan I Allies

iByRobert B. Parker. Jr.. ASSN fated Press Staff Wrlterl | BUDAPEST. Jim. 28—(AP)—Ru- mania, high authorities said Sat- urday niizht. will ask her Balkan

The agreement is subject to rot- iflcatlon by the congresses of both

EWIIDS.

The statement issued by the new united opposition groups declared both parties are "convinced that a republican form of government separated from the British crown ls best suited to the tradition and aspirations of the South African people."

This. it added, is the only effect- entente Da-Wflers-Gmege, Turkey I lve guarantee that south Africa will and Yugoslavia-to promise her not again be “drawn into the wars military support in case of attack [of Great Britain" by either Germany or Russia. The insistence of Dr. Malan‘s Otherwise. the Romanian Govem- party on republicanlsm had been the ment was understood to have in: issue dividing the two groups in dlcated it would be forced l0 599k negotiations for fusion which have an agreement with Adolf Hitler or been going on 611106 November,

Resolution Vela Down 81-59.

separated from the British.

statement prepared by the Nation-i

the southernmost tip of Peninsular Florida to wipe out truck crops roughly valued at $15.000.000 in oniy two counties. with reports still lacking from other ‘rich farm areas.

First estimates from Miami were that nine hours of sub-freezin weather. with an unofficial low o Z4, caused virtual 100 per ccnl loss in Dade Count-y vegetable crops valued at from $7,000,000 t) $10.-

000.000.

slightly to the (north in Fort: lauderdale. indications were that Broward County lost beans and other truck crops with a possible value of $5,000.00).

lxcw Party The new pa.rty—to be known as the Reunited Nationalist, or people‘; party-Will strive "to remove all obstacles which hinder the achieve- mcnt of this aim," the statement

A POLJSHED clENnEM/AN ISN'T ALWAYS

said. A republic it continued. can only be achieved on a broad basis of ‘national will and with due regard to llhe equal lflnsueee and cultural rights of the two sections of the ‘white population. i "This car only be brought about ‘as the result of a special and defin- its mandate of the voters and not Ias a result of a mere parliamentary majority." the statment said_ ‘

“Membership 1n the party wlif‘ not b: denied to any national-mind- l ed Afrlcander who is prepared to mohere to the party obligations but is not convinced of the desirability of creating a republic in the pnes- i ent circumstances," it added.

In his speech just before the parliamentary vote saturdqy, Qqm. eral Hertzog said he was appealing for peace and for brotherly love, so that the lives of South African children would not be sacrificed.

Since South Africa and other Do- .minions refused to sign the [Adamo iPrtct, he said, it had been under- gtood that they woud not go to war unicgs Britain yyere directly threat- ;ene _

i He said that his resolution for a separate peace did not imply that he would not prefer a general peace ‘if that were possible.

| The vote came after five days of lcontfnuous debate. The Hcrtnoir ‘resolution read: "This house ls of the opinion that the time has come for the state of war against Ger. many to be ended and peace re. stored."

zcomlntem bloc excluding Ger- man

The newspaper said the PW- oposal- was made to the Japanese: ‘Ambassador at Rome. Eiji Amau, Ibefore his departure for Bucks-Ii

pest to confer with other Jallflll- v ose diplomats in Europe. g

y¢o4o+ocv0o¥+00+0¢0++ Formal presentation of the re- ouest for military aid. these sour- ces said will be made when thc

Escape Finn

HEILSINGFORS. Jan. 28 —(AP)-—i Firms today conceded nard-pressedi Russian forces on the vital front northwest of ke Ladoga only a bare chalice of escaping complete

re-

' Di I011!‘

defeat despite a fren snow sisfafice by the fragments of dfvxsiofls.

The high command reported the invaders attacked weakly but construed their action to be only a rear-guard ieini covering an at- tempt to reorganize their troops while waiting for supplies and roili- fol-cements necessary for a reall stand. l Though scattered fighting contin-

uell. military analysts exprcsmd be-

lci it was mcrcl- 9. question now to i

whether the em attied red army , forces would be able to withdraw in T‘ time to escape complete defeat

(Continued on Dike 7. Cfllig);

BRIEFS

their thwarted drive at oulflanking . Finlnndg main Ainnncrhelm line de- fences.

Commander Socks Escape

A reliable source said an officer caiptured when a Soviet plane made a forced landing yesterday near Kitela on the north snore of Lake

i endorsement to

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New Reports , 20f Atrocities < ,ln Poland

z VATICAN CITY. Jan. 2B- ziCP HAVASt-Pope Plus received

from the Polish embassy a new Import on the religious situation ‘in Polish provinces occupied by ‘Germany and upon atrocities qperpctrated against the civilian epnpulntinn, Yatican sources dis- ‘closcd tonight. I According to this document othe Germans are systematically Hocking tn dechristianize Poland Irnd tn exterminate the popula- ztion to make room for Germans

brought from foreign countries. zit was stated. ‘

Nazi authorities have practi-

to his chief. John L. Lewis. 110M 0f u"! c- 1- 0-

BOSTON Jan. ZB-Mldi-Victlm of modern means of translwnl‘ tlon. the bankrupt Boston, Revere Beacth and Lynn Railroad went out of existence at Midnight Saturday nlsht dcslnte rescue efforts by ti" 174W" rcsidcnts of Winthrop who had been served by the line for "5 WI"-

Ladoga, claimed he had been sent to rescue the commander of the Russian units in the sector.

The Finnish communique said en- cmy attacks were wcakcr Saturday,‘

cally abolished religious life in several Polish dioceses. the doo- l ument claimed,

Cathedrals havd been closed. scmlnaries occupied by troops.

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YPIWPIUY’! hilllest and lowest

thermometer reading, u", indi. c-I above.

Osaka tnday_

OTTAWA, Jan. Zk-(CH-The tlsh Conunonwealth air ‘

tonight.

wlre barriers and Japanese sentrleq

against the British."

eomedlenne, sang to the Canadian

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living memory.

TIENTSIN, Jan. zo-(MllneeyfAfll-Electrlclllr chdrcrfl blrbed

around the British and French concessions, creltlnl a shortage in the foreign-controlled areas.

Japanese newspapers In Shanghai laid an autl-Lu-ltlsh compel!" probably would he started in Nanklng “where there la much Ill feellnS

ALDEBBIIOT, Jan. 28-(0? Cablel-Whlh a raging hlinlrfl. Can- adluu style, blew through Aldenhot today Beatrice Lillie, Toronto-ham

have made her the toast of Piccadilly and Broadway. She came to Alderxhot throulh driving wind and biting cold In a blluard that was described as about the worst to hll. this country tn

though a Russian relief unit reported attempting to fight its way‘ in from the northeast.

Finnish forces were said to be blocking thc path of the Russian rc- licf unit at. a point 20 miles north of Kitela where railway transportation has been out off. The relief men must. cross a river to reach their Lrnnped confradcs.

The communique today sa

" n the Kareflan