. mm"- Cood music.

TCPJ-Jrhc first day of the second

l, rlght- my so i! It ts

n“: $171». but be humble and “Thus: whether you yourself are “° h, o, gnly partly rig t or not at

all flim-

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|e’s Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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MAXIMS MAXIMS 0' L OI L MERE Mm MERE MAN

not! knowledge, like everything else of value. ls not to be obtnilli-.. easily; it must be workcd for. slut!» led for and more than all, must bl- prayed’ for.

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filﬂTllER‘ MAJ

‘Secret Session Qf Commons Is

T112107)’ Loan Campaign Is Launched Here

Charlottetown lights firstBeacon Fire of Freedom; Ceremony witnessed by hundreds.

{he Beacon Fire of Freedom. ymbolizhrr the inau uration of ‘sandals $000,000,000 Vctory Loan lmmign. lighted. 0D the 5W 0W3!‘ rllariozzcioivll and cast its reflect- )1] M31055 Prince Edward Island lost gilt. lhollstlnds of citizens watch- ﬂwiti) inuwest as His Honour. ieutenant Governor B. W. premier Thane A. , lied thc torch to the hu e bea- m. which will flash across e Do- llnion ill an unbroken cnain. ‘the l.l‘.".§l‘ crowd stood ln silence stile llililii played six bars of Gad lave tht- Kim: and Capt, the Rev. mun 1i. M. Malone dedicated the pawn lii the following words: “We "gm lhzs Beacon at the inaugural lithe rut-nun Victory Loan, looking tryout ullh coniidcuct- u) its suc- _ leasiui t‘\:lli])l_t'i.l(lll, '1hus we make wltncss vlcw of the enemy sub- lur cmiriulltlcll to it urcnt cause. marine attacks on the Nether. l; .\lr Lhllrchlll has said. we are . lands Welt Indie; Mum“,

Photographer llas ring side Scat in raid‘

Herbert will“: Associated PMS lrhvtovrapher attached u» the Caribbean defence com. mind. accompanied Ltwgm Frank Andrews on s. routine inspection trll) to Aruba which "lwxtlvﬂtcﬂly gave them an eye-

' i“ 0st bi rscd ork in the . thrill?! ll;'.[nl(\l?l],\' dcxfcndlllg htnr-hs morning‘ He" l‘ Whlw! 51°F)’- lnd ltbiliv... but the cause of frce- By Herbert whim

K ll l'\' ‘lid. _ 1n lllf‘ limitin‘: oi the fire, ll‘ Llcuicnxlni; Governor

toll l Prior

BALBOA. Canal Zone, IPcb, 15~(AP)— The submarine at. tack on Aruba bowled us out of bcd at 1:30 a. m. today.

I looked out the windows gm] the harbor scene was like a rag. l": fvrest flre right in your

C., and the R. A. . lcr command of Mai. A. . which were fol-med ~. roll.

U.

‘l. ‘l. lliii

‘t.“"vill.‘i' "w" "w". were» llion tn the. The nlf-"larrs later BBTEBG "lit a the attacking submarine was

he a mile _off shore and the flam- ing ship much closer. I got outside with my camera

as soon as l could and saw the fm- spreading on lhe water. ‘The blaze was shooting up _ ' hph over the waterfront W - l i ti ' °. " 0,20 lllxutggizgr [g2 went inward the water to malts

pictures. I could sec the decks

thc light md on each A l \ "7 "If 5MP as a mark oi’ flames.

US i of ti"ii‘t‘flllililtlilll as the)’ , - ‘ClilClO which mark- Then l noticed what appear- - this inlportnnt cd to bc red flares passing ov-

Bugnds. nndrr . .111. with tlD- : stailo t at thc mirth quadrangle. 'I'hcir pur- o illcrc was to comply . l'l"IlllIlllOTl5 but ' lll'.‘ll services were not re- " ' '~ not penetrate the

tbcrc were no firm,

l was still unnlﬂe to bellcvr till-sl- red flashes were sheik lv-t nits-r daylight wc founll Iran-non‘: and saw where one hurl made a fonr-‘o-slu-lvlch dcnt in a tank before rico- cl\"t'n~ off.

Later we found n German torpedo lying on the shore. It was a great bil: fellow, perhaps I8 feet long. with a sharp nose.

Accuses Hepburn Of Unfoullded Statement

erhead and turned to Capt. Robert Bruskin. standing along. sidc. to ask what they were. “Tracer shells." he said.

Thcy werc landYn-v apparently In the grounds of the Lneo O‘! and Transport Pcfnery but did tanks. for

lrraigncd on Murder charge

MONTREAL, Feb. 16—(CP)-- he. Aiucrt lmvole was arraigned tn acharge of murder late today, liter a l'.(Jl‘DIlCl".s jury had found him clunnnuliy rcr-pousible for the death oi hi; 28-year-old wife Sat-

Ifday night. h" died until loco. hearing. Evi-

5 5'

It lcr pry

deuce at .hc inqucst was that Mrs. lsvoie tlilll been found stabbed to Roth at the L-a-vole hune a short time olwr Lavole, me-nlbcr of the

OTTAWA, Feb. I6 —(CP) —Pre- mlcr Hepburn of Ontario was B10- cuscd by Pcmlons Minister Macken- zie with making unfounded stave- mcnts likely to give comfort to the enemy and to needlessly alarm mothers and wives of men in the armed forces.

He referred to statements report- ed in the Toronto Globe and Mall Feb. 13, attributed to Mr. Hepburn, that 45,090 men had been discharg- ed from 02c forces, mostly because of colds and tuberculosis brought on by lack of proper clothing.

“Every implication in that state- ment is totally unjustified" Mr. Mackenzie declared.

Mval Canadian Amly Service 0713b hcnle ircm a military camp tn cave, had presented himself at lpoilce c-lfttlflll to report the wo- lllllfs death.

Tell l’ er Cent‘ Of N. B. Loan Subscribed

5ATNT JOHN. N.B.. FYB-b. 16- vmllllli Lcun campaign ended with almost $1,000,000, or l0 per Wilt at l-lln provincial quota, sub- lvtitnlbcti n: New Brunswick. pro-

tlal campaign headquarters an- Mllnced tonight.

HALIFAX. m». 16—(OPl—Vtc- 8c, [mn headquarter: for Nova ﬂotilla announced tonight reports M!!! the first day's sale; indicated mogrovlnce had passed the $1,- h m‘ 1113318: The provincial quota

Dutch Indies For Last-ditch Stand

a-ni ‘ Enemy gets control of Palembang but oil

Will be first Since dark days In April, 1918

Date Not Decided But Might Be Thursday: Coastal Defence To Be Discussed.

R I. Carnegie, Canadian Prcsl Staff Writer)

GITAWA. Feb. 16—(CP)-lt Ip- peared likely tpnig-ht the first sec- ret session of the House of Com- mons since April 1'1, 1918, will be held this week, possibly Thursday, for discussion of coastal defences and general matters pertaining to Canada's war effort.

Prime Minister Mackenzie K1118 told the House today the Govern- men had intended to provide for a sccrct session at a later date. But. no said, if there were a general demand to hold it as soon as P08- sible, the Minister would agree to

nold it unmedlateiy after the Throne Speech dcbnte is con- eluded.

H. Q. Green tCons, Vancouver south) said Singapore's inll made a secret session to discuss Pacific coast defences an urgent matter This brought suggestions the sec- ret session deal also with Atlantic defences and the general war ef-

fort.

The address dcbate is expected no conclude tomorrow night and accordingly if the procedure foi- lowed in the First Great War of giving 48-llollrs' notice of a secret session is adhered to, it might be hold Thursday.

It would require a motion on the order paper tonlorrow:

Conservative House Leader Han- aon, twho spoke in today's. discuss- ion, suggested the ~party leaders get together aftcr the address de- bate ls ovcr and tlccide when the secret session be hold and tvhat it should cover There was no reply

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(Continued on page 7, Col 6)

usfcallleslip ls launched

PORTS/MOUTH, Fob. l6- tAPl-Thc new 550304011 United States battleship Alabama, which Navy Secretary Frank Knox called one of the “ships which will bring us victory," was launched here to- day into the Elizabeth River.

Kncx described the launching as signalling the_end of a defence cra and the beginning of a "war era", as thousands, many who had fashioned her with steel and welders torch, stcod in driving rain to witness the ceremony.

Within less than four hours the giant was towed into a basin where she will get her Buns-ﬁlm 13' lnchcrs mounted on three turrets. plus latest type nnti-aircmft arma- ment and secondary brcadsdc bat-

vessel, capable of more than 2'1 knots, was launched nine months ahead of schedule. Knox declared welding and other methods employed in her con- sttuctlon had decreased structural weight so as to add measurably to her gun, armor and ammunition

Ready

teries. The GEO-foot

c , installations are fired. E -— ggoDANIEL or. LUCE, Assoctatcd m» soy writer) , -0- nan n, nut-ms. m». lo-(APJ-Blltllh I" Income"! Im h, "m," m today their troo have withdrawn from tho Thaton-Duylnzeik area to

Ihll ' "M! nor word

"hlklessourls Thursday.

°°""" the lltno of the

miles north of Moulmeln It

“itwi-YY-a- Gulf of Mal-khan. t"l‘llk.l0l—M0ntagueL1t\-|day_ .. “NMML Jap, Uniforms And

c-Prt-

l" Grimm's Road Hall 14-381.

u“ M “hsigwmilttllandprclgxigennlb mad with pl f ' ' ' “umllt "lllhtfgttulﬁglnnl "T"

L-llM-I-l Jl.

, g1.‘“§..“tt't.'i'§id7°?m"&%1 Secret Papers Seized . ,1 ____

- b-btli-I-ZO- It D'“°° BACRAMENTO, m». lo - (AP) --Jspanece army and navy unl- forlnr, important secret documents and three serial bomb cash .31 were among the truck loads of contra- band seized by federal agcn-‘s ln sweeping raids on Japanese quart- “ 2.2.2.22. ma" "c" lklnlahqeq ragthtcatauantit of well- ___...____;_ ﬁlixelaslcu, dmw 605- n‘; ‘u? 0:2: 4.500 IIIIIN GUNS IIONTIILI old Storage 00.. Ltd, __ ,_ ww-i-a-c Mﬁhhlﬁludit; kttfﬂlﬁ" Recclv night tn an address before Bu m‘ l1" h for winter Rotary Ol that Canada A‘ "W Station will be " uctng nr-créhqulant mun '

1""- r ts 4.600 . l olan cquhghlent "ts so well on on

draft‘: lgltﬁﬁntiltllflgdscllkléfllgl a

- .o t m: c a

harem“ “""‘~'~ '1 °- Brno n)“: that trip demand on every front." Mr, looks st s bon-

L-Wl-l-u-lc also t w l u. m“,

llin River, about 30 miles ls withdrawal, canted out ycstsrdu of Thaum and brought tho

a point when the

nearer Rangoon. , apparently left the Japanese rlttsh rlaht flank to about 4 illn empties into the

The Bflin flows north and south and the new British lines resum- ably were re-establlshed sons its west bank. Here the B1101"! IOFCB! occupy more concentrated 008M008 from which they will be better able to combat Javanese spearhead-I thnlstln toward the Burma road. china’; feline.

The announcement said the Jav- anese did not attempt lb Millie" with the British l-eor anlzint! 1'10"!‘ ment. It we; unders ood there was lime fighting. the Japanese simply following up British forces out of

“$32k the asnaoon-MHMWI ratlwa , ‘Ihaton ls only 5t mile-I from {he vital junction of

the Rangoon to Monduinv inc. The Japanese $000M“! dflvlnl ‘l9’ P“ u; cut the railroad ovcr \\lli(‘ll lle. ma; bulk uf supplies for China are h d to th d of B

‘me e en the ullna road at Iashlo. 8051M mtlltu the apanese m the Gulf oi Mal-taboo

fOol-lttnusd on

ex rts believed lght a tempt to cross for s direct

111

FIR.

or BATTLESSI-IAPIN

ikely

War Situation Last Night

(By KIRK]! L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst) The fall of Singapore la the bitten-est British military defeat in glen-

erations. Its cost in men and battle

to the United Nations is certainly heavy.

either s. military or political sense.

Japanese hands that powerful Gibraltar of the East imposes a tans for early rcconqucst of the China. Sea. Coastal

cu fire nut yet; fully msasurub‘ in n rlln veto on allied

equipment not only to Britain but he strategic consequen-

K batteries-if they st I stand-on which Britain lavished millions to dom- inate the vital Indian Ocean-Chiral Sea-Pacific communication llnk may

now be turned against her.

Tho only remaining United Nations footholds tn the China Sea an

the Manila Buy forts, tho tip of Arthur and his men, and isolated

lno detachments olsewhcrs tn tho P lipp out ts questionable. Thcy already have wrought a _ their countrymen. can. never forgot.

gallantry and cnduranc: ‘

Even before Britain! flag cams foc was using his Malayan victory dangerous stab at the Netherlands

ready firmly planted in Sumatra, across Malacca Str oll wells and‘ installations on that westernmost

destruction of priceless

island of the Netherlands Indies indicates a. further allied r

Java. is in motion. There is no csca Axis allies flowing

from the‘ grave new rom the all too swift

Bataan Peninsula held by Gen. Mac- s ots arrlsuned by American-Filip‘; o

es. How lonlg they can h ml tary miracle of

down over Sings re, the Japanese as a sprtngboar for a, new and Indies. His invasion forces are al- alt. Netherlands

etreat to

complications for the antl- fnll of Singapore. Ilnd the

island ttsolf been able to hold out for even a, few weeks longer, it would

artially screened mobilicotlon ctherlnnds defence of Java.

have the

revision of united war mcasu u: so recently evolved from the Churchill-

Itoosevelt conferences Al: Washington.‘

Grim ab is the situation on the

vioua that official concern in Wash political lupLHlIlSSlBIIS in London from Singnporcs

setback in Dover Strait.

Possibility of British Cabinet upsets which might even shake Minister Churchill's war leadership ls Nations. Until London's home front is Singapore and Dover Strait upon the

I I

southwestern Pacific front, it la ob- lngtnn is focnsscd also on possible fall and the British

Prime an added problem for the United rte-established, the full effect o! war cannot be set down, nor the

loss oi’ vitally important time to the allied cause be computed.

Believe Some- Enéemy

Subs Sunk

In Raid

"Fllree tankers sunk in daring raid on Dutcn

West Izrdies‘ ldarbor;

BALBOA. Canal Zone, Feb. 16- (AP)—Lt.-Gexl. Frank Andrews. conlmander of the Caribbean de- fence, reported on his return here tonight from Aruba that there wcrc indications that some enemy sublnzlrincs (‘llgdglllg in the at- tacks there had bcen sunk.

Tile General said that as soon as the submarine attack began United states planes, co-operating with the Notherlanders in defence of their Wcst. Indies isles, took to the nir both from Aruba. and Curacao and uttnckcd.

Hc said oll slicks observed on the waters were one indication that submarines had been hit.

ARUBA, Netherlands West In- dies, mp, 16-(AP)—A lone enemy submarine slipped boldly into these waters off the Venezuelan coast Sunday night, torpedoed and presumably sank three tank- ers, damaged another and ineffec- ttvely shelled the mammoth stand- llrd Oil plant on this island.

‘Three of the tankers were at- tacked here and the fourth off Curacao. another Netherlands is- land cast and slightly south of Aruba. The fourth ship. although llfhVlly damaged, reached port.

There were no casualties in the wild shelling of the oil installa- tions here. Reports were lacking imluxliatcly on casualties aboard the tankers.

War Stores “Idle Up Because Of Shipping

MONTREAL. Feb. 16—(CP)- Military =ItrPs are piling up on the shores of the North American continent despite the shipbuilding programs now underway in Allied countries. H. R. MacMillan. head of Wartime Mermant Shipping ftgnliied, told the Canadian Club

day.

Mr. MacMillan said that. "we u! developing on this continent sold- iers and airmen by millions, but they are useless unless moved. The real threat is that factory prod-nets mry exceed the carrying capacity of the ships and vast anutes and be separated and immob-

m _..

Reviewing shipbuilding in Canada since tfhc beginning of 1941, Mr MacMiiian said that contracts had been let for 1'79 merchant ships, of which 101 were of 10,000 tons and f0 were of 4.600 tons.

international At . A Glance

By The Canadian Press ARUBA, N. W. L-lmomy torpe- does four tankers, shells U. Iv-IIII- ed oll plant.

BALBOA, C. L-U. l. general says some enemy subs sunk.

BATAVIA, Jan- laps take great Palembang oll centn.

MOSCOW-Russian advance com,

ttnucs.

LONDON-Political crisis nears on new war situation.

RANGOON- British troops with- draw to Bllln Blvor, I0 miles near- II lowed.

Oil plant shelled.

Bitter British Political crisis Grows to head

Many Rumors Circulate In London; Cabinet Shake-up Possible Or Even Election.

(B HAROLD FAIR) (Cana inn Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, Feb. 16—(CP Cable)- 'I1le Empire tonight awaited Prune Minister‘ Churchill's parliamentary statement on the newly developed war situation as Britain's bitterest political crisis since the Norwegian

defeat grew to a head. ' Minister prepared

tive over the tall of Singapore and the escape of three major Nazi war- ships through the English Channel. all kinds of rumors were circulated.

They suggested everything from Mr, Churchill's resignation to‘ _s rcailgmnent of the Cabinet. Politi- Cill circles were tilled with reports but only the Prime Minister, m- self, was presumed actually to know what is in store for the Cabinet.

One report, circulated wldelv but accepted with little credence, sug- gested the dropping from the Cab- inet of A. V. Alexander, First wrd of the Admiralty, and War Sccrc- tary David Maracsson. Mr. Mariss- son has received prnctlcallv no pub- licity since his appointment.

(Contihueci on page ‘I. Col 1) ____.__.__.

London Police Seek to solvo _ Blackout slayings

LONDON. Feb, It! — (ClP)--A sweeping search by more than 200 Scotland Yard detectives resulted tonight in the arrest ot a man- identified as a member of the Royal Air Force from a nearby base-for the Jack-the-Rtpper slay- ings of at least three woman dur-

bondon blackouts.

ey declined to disclose his nuns until he is taken tnto Bow Street police station tomorrow and formally accused of fiendish mutt- lstions that killed women flllltlli in age from S0 to t5.

Ho was described tn the morn- ing papers as I 28-year-old mem- ber of the B. A. l".

Sir I1. Tclndal Atkinson, direc- tor of public prosecutions, direct- ed that the c args of murder be placed altar consulting Scotland Yard men sent out to solve the murder mystery of the blackouts.

THIRD COLD WINTER

EPOCIGIOLM -- (OP) - Third successive winter that Sweden has had record cold waves. the coughs’ has just experienced violent snow- storlns that isolated communities closed schools and hampered food distribution.

Upcning of Drive well up, To expectations

Some Small Communi- ties Go Over Top First Day Of Victory Loan Campaign.

UPTAWA. Illeb. l6—(C'P)—-Early reports from Canadian commun- ities give ground for belief that the (lll-Cﬂflilda, wit-ll of subscriptions to the 5600000000 Second Victory Loan will be "wcll up to expecta- tions," it was annouzlctd tonight. at national loan l1€8/(lqlllll‘t(‘l'5,

First CtimlllllidllOll will be com- plated Tuesday as more complete reports are rrceived. officials said, At the same time, however, they said some smaller ccnl-nlunltles al- 1'_93d.l'_ll_.'l\'(? rnisrtl hcllor pcnnzlnts, SlgTlBllZlIlT that they went 25 per cent. or more beyond tilcir quotas

today.

As in the first 5600100000 Vic- ‘ﬁfv 1.02m lust June, Afborta led the wsv in renal-ting lccnl units trad excrcclecl their quotas. The first

such rcpcrhs to reach national headquarters said lcan units ti Athabasca, Innisiree. Pincher

Creek and Blair-more peacllcd tlheir quotas immediately after the 0p- enm/z oi bilsincss, with Biairmoreb total of $148000 a. good 25 per cent a-bnvc the ouota.

Subsequently the Saskecthcwan division claimed one of its units had azllicvcd its quota even earlier than ill Albert/a. It was reported that Oungre-Brcmhcad went over the tarp at. one minute past mid- flight. Monday. 1015s Qliis, 1r. miles south of Wcyburn. in centre of Saskatchewan's drought-ridden country for last l0 years.

Among the larger subscriptions reported new time from the Hud- BOYYS B90’ U0. 511100.000: Massey- Hurrls Co. Lid. and International Harvester Co. of Canada, Ltd, $1,- 500,000 each; Lever Brothers Ltd. arid Alberta Government (trust funds). $1.000.000 each: and Robin Hood Mills Ltd. $500000.

in Prince Edward Island. can- vassing was hampered by deep snow. At Ciharlot-tcclvn. where the quote. is $601000, tonight. was to see the ‘lighting of the first of the "beacon fires freedom" to flame across the country during the early part of the campaign. Arl- othclj beacon was to be lit at Sum- merslde. PEI.

Beacon firm will be lit in cen-Lres of different provinces on success- lvgstnlghts, moving from east to w

Russians claim New positions Arc occupied

MOSCOW, Feb. 17-('I‘uesday)—

5 the WOTSI the

(AIM-The RllSslﬂlls announced today the occupation of several more points on the vast winter

front with "hcnvy losses in mun- nowcr and material" inflicted on the Germans, but front dispatches indicated the Nazis wcrc hurlinc into action the reserves which they had hoped to save for their spring offensive.

A supplementary also said that in the Red cavnllgvmen had more ininbited ast few days.

The regular Soviet. information bureau communique did not name the localities, a chzlractcristic omis- sion for more than a wcek now.

(But the BBC in a broadcast heard tn New York by the CBS sold the Red army striking south of Smolensk had crossed the sozh river, s tributary of the Dnlcper which fiouc southwest- ward into White Russia. No source was given for the report)

Australia

For All-out

SYDNEY gs. 16-40? Cable)- Prime Mlnlsc John Curttn today described the fall of Singapore as Australia: mulkcrqllc, and prompt- ly this Ccmmomvealth marshal its forces to meet. expect- ed large-scale Jo, from air and

communique northwest rctaltcn 40

cur tin declared

Cabinet Ministers assembled here

cmlo1mm

localities ln the C1

Prepares

began to

attacks sea.

"Dunkerquc initiated the battle

of Britain and the fall of Singapore opens the battle of Australia." Mr.

Signs Cf Nazi Storm Gathering In Turkish Area

Hitler’s Legions may seek to strike at oil fields through neutral Turkey; Italians build huge Mercantile Subs.

A

(By z. c. DANIEL) rated Press Staff Write-r)

V I lklététéigxself} liarmig'siligf.tfiﬁ'll.“mw° toward wlliryi zﬁxntdlvcf-fl’ ' I Empire s Forccs

another major battle. the l)<\ of a coming Gcrmzln storm t h Turkey on the other flank an on d reports reaching London to 1v.

5

Fhonl Turkey. more on guard z ‘w

than ever, cnml- travellers’ nrc- 1,1

—~_ sat n2 the German. Bu! '-,

OTTAWA. rel». ie-(cpi-ser- Rulmmlﬂ- GYPPP“ and 111°." 111-“ Vises M even, avaname manodmib Greek islands almost Wlt-hlﬂ s. 8

ST-Ontfs tllr0w of the Turkish 51o)" are assembling pic-fabricated. l .- bui

itary age in the British Empire will be required in the armed forces when the Eknpirek war program reaches tihe "offensive stage," Ag- riculture Minister Gardiner said

won-tyne invasion barrzcs. concrete barges. gathering lit-tie mortar-sail boats, rushllm ports to complclion and ll

t.

i .

wday. , .,.~ He spok‘ M’ a vicwry m“ mm] Ifgolfnthilglfﬁ dtsemlaarkation .....c attended by civil servants and, Private reports reaching Lo Sneaking to reporters after the mentioned

meeting, emphasised that in his lions not only o: Lrzhirr- or

address he had sold "every avail- able man" of military age; not every man of military age,

The Agriculture Minister, calling for all-out support of the ,- 00000) victory loan for which oatrlpaiging started today, said tlllklgfzanljllfe offensive was expected n .

ern Europe transports and Strikes.

Tue some sources. said the I tans are building, a‘. ' huge mercantile Slllllflilflllf‘ to the German Dcl scili visited the United Si:

“mse who m "m, c”, ‘times o! hope of establlsilintz trade \\ H .. me w“ had mgeswd e conﬂict serléegllast ll the Suez Candi can be

Available clues to Hitler's plans indicated the Germans nlight in. tend merely to hold their line in north and central Russia while co- Ofdlllltllfljf a drive ihlouuil lilrkcy with an attack on the south Russian front l1)‘-\il.l'(l tile (lllucasils.

B ll lenders also '--e actively

(Continued on page 1, col z)

Mcllaughton Makes appeal For Victory Loan

Dre u: for a new bin...

The Germans recently reporte additional British llavnl units 1:1) arrived ill the Mediterranean. and today Li..-Gen. E. P. Quin-an Win] appointed commander for the 10th army ill Imn and Iraq.

Prime ‘Minister Churchill inferred British difficulties lll that areal n- terday wilcn he said "the Me ‘ ranean is closed" at the wcs and Britain's supply ships can mzikc but three voyages a. year around the Cape of Good Ilopc.

Axis claims also made that a determined Clluft l. made to cur the collnnunlcn. Malta, Britain's pinpoint fortress which has bCQll the

UPIIAWA. Feb. l6—(CP)-—-Lt.- Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton. com- mander got’ the Canadian Corps. said tonight. ln a radio address that without the support provided by Canadians silbscrlptions to the sec- Qnd Vlﬂtoly Loan “our activities overseas must shortly ivllher up and cease to be of value ln the cause of freedom."

Gen. McNaughton s ke over a est threat to German-Italian su 21y national network of e Canadian lines across the Mctincrrancnn,

Broadcasting Corporation in support of the $600.000.0€l0 loan campaign which opcnetl today. He was intro- duced by Mr. Justice T. C. Davis. associate deputy Minister of Na- tional War Services.

“The corps (‘Ollllllillldef referred w projected deveiopmentsof the Carl- adian nrlneci forces durum): the com- lmr vcnr and said that he had every opportumtv for fllll inquiry in the

FOUR RELIEVI-II) AIIUIEN

LONDON —- 1C1‘) - IIIKCYCOlllIlK a mlxed-Erlglisil radio mess-n ll the Atlantic a '- w closed in on a P and found instead of mum ix ian or German prlsoncr. {our l). .-

an ﬂu mo}, h_ . . ish airmen, inrc u oun 1n tlic sea Bolwxlllcziw e was particularly and picked them u“ _

“The project. us it stands. com- 4

mends llsclf tn "v judgment,” Gen. ' / LAUGH AN‘ flu: woalo

n

McNnui-Zhton said, "I use ihc itorrt ‘project’ advised- lV f0!‘ ‘DFOlccif the whole effort ls

213$‘. ‘Si-‘iliiciil? .‘..'.i.,.i21‘;"°“iil%“ .33? lovﬂlie W“?

“US$315: "milloantb tar ll t Y9" "H: Yo“ —\ f crlp on _ .,

therefore. Your ooportunﬁitymto glvse HAVE puztvvf F».

vour ordcr to proceed."

Of the men overseas. Gen. Mc- Naughton said:-

“... Our men overseas are in good hcnri They are doing the task assigned l0 them in the most vital tadcl oi freedom. They have tralncri to high effectiveness.

"‘I'hc_v face thc future with level ﬁves. siront! in the confidence of their fitness Thev are confident. too. tn the support. both spiritual and material. which vou must malts surc will continue to flow to us to meet our urgent need."

Mr. Justice Davis tn his brief in- troductory talk said the past. weck had been difficult and trying. It Z‘i?»i1’tli§‘.§2l°i$.“‘it‘ will“? ‘T's’ ~ s l‘ oero " u . dark. if not darker." S M

(Canadian I'm-s») ‘

TORONTO, 5K1), Il= .\l lrlunrv ﬂlld lllilﬁllllllllll lPlIljlPVLlWllt‘. ' ' Dawson ' l Victoria Edmonton R; gins Winnipeg

Attack ___ ‘Poronio Might Be May Before 025133.. Plebiscite Vote Held BM"

Svllopsts! The wl-ntlicr lass been

OTTAWA, res. l6 -rcr=) -F‘ed- Mr cull "W?" "m," , "'““,,',‘. _',.;§ eml officials tonight saw the s- Pl'llll‘l(\ PTKNlYlPFi/“llvluﬁl lflv ml. i l“ slhlllty it might be May before votes il has bwh ‘Illlhtlf ‘fl; l ql-flll‘; can b; {am-n on (hr; pklbjgcng slcct ln $Qllllltln lSJlCS lli . . -

0' CASH "

by .

which the government l’. to wk iorillcl‘ 110""-

relcase from past commitments on

con,cr|puon_ I atI-illgllaattdc at. noon Machinery for taking the vote Ml Su-n- s-Ms m!‘ ammmm M 53o

and tilnigllt

l sessl . l . itéih°tﬁlmmmmilﬁﬁliitdﬁ }’,;,,7§,§,g3,,;,",°*,';;;; @3313," ;;§,_,'_,;", Mid n more for om wsr and m we by the not... of Commons. 5". , the Prime Minister and his odes qovemmml leader; are known FIT-st Q1101!" "W011. F“). l5. 507

virtual dictatorial powc Drastic messu c, are ical

torshlp

(Continued on pogo ‘I, Ool l)

r. anticipated, {loamy military and partly econom- . and the Melbourne Sun’; polit- correqmldcnt went. so for as to my 01% would constitute, in effect. d executive

t0 be anxious to have the votc as t‘ goon u lble. and some wlurrcﬁ suggested u. might or nos-WP t» time it early in Apr], during the

. m. Sulnmcrsldc tide cichtcrn min- utes later than Charlottetown.

BOHDEN — CAPE TORMENTINE SERVICE

Emm- “wge, As the bill cove-ling

the plebiscite has still to be reach-

9d tn the House. each lav 0t the Lcnvs Bordon 9.25 A.M. m) v Al. throne speech debate pushes fur- heave Capo Tormcntlne 11.00 Ad“ the: ahead the date of voting. 8.00 PM. " "