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.........._ “CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADAPTIJESIPIJAY. PFEBRUARY 1o. 1942 PFTITAC as zrvitrzaizs.itirzrzrsziiia. a...

filllhllflh HAS BEGGMEPPPSPPERIGIIS AT SINGAPORE

Fig Liner Normgndie Damaged

Ffliree Liberals,

One

CCF Member Elected

— Conservative Leader Mcighen meets defeat

at P0115 in yesterdays By - elections.

gnaw"; 1' l

9 {fwn goverfieraiit candl-

t. elm and milder Melghen was f mid i" DOHIiXIlDn by-eléllbliltomgiclod W in tour clllli l" -

N”: Mry- intod “Ulla m Nlifmbor num- Milllllé-l-l md Justjge MllllSlkf Bl? Lauren

. ' Ottawa “l cmllrfoullcsxl/llllill)"elmClCo.F. cari- hl J- Jm dgfefllfd Mr. Meiglien fid§§rpll south. and ma] gasnflgg r m frgjfffii; 03c mberalse in Montreal- llimry" 1 '~ conceded vic- Wknnillfcllallliidvulpsyl his independ- oncnt Douglas Watt, short- mlgpp 10 pm. Mike Krliucli. c- l! W“ {hind in me voting there. Gilli-Inst Laurent won m9 Quebec wisest formerly held bi’ h.“ 97°‘ “W. m me Justice Minlstry. ‘W1 ie Hon. Ernest Laplllllle. m’ aim Bouchard. a candidate was rcocrulv-fonned Anti-Con- fl-iptlonls-t Canadian Part-i’-

m-nsf the 211 mlelliereltloii: 50% constitu- ficy tonizlii gave Noscworthy 16.- 454 and Mciglicn 11.979, m_ The Qvcbr? Eagticnlllllts WTlirFOrc- “isle from ilic PICK”) 7.23m“ siinnmni (Li 16.676- rn Montreal-St. Man’ returns fm- the night showed 194 mils of the 20g’; rerlilorfgd F311‘; (I. 7.0 .': nu - m‘ l and Perlllanl (Cdn) 4.060.

ll. d b, - iccllon final relllrrlllefdr Gilli‘: night? showed 220 was or 245 reported. The figures [ire Mitclicll ti.» 11.119: Watt llridl 9.757: Krlliick (OCT) 5.986.

Bataiiia has’ First air raid

saravra. N. E. 1.. Fvb- 94A?’ dahaiicsc planes. makiiifi lhleltl; first lllYhSlfJh slab at this 1'10 Netherlands Indics capital today lllcted damage oii grounded alrciia d ind wounded 11 civilians. but fa e iopiercc a heavy barrai-Ie tllmwll in over ilic vital harbor area. the Netherlands command said.

At lcust one and probably W9 oi the six to eight riiidcrs were rc- iorfed shot down. u-hile two Neth- rrlind p <scrirrer nlniics and some military aircraft at the Kfimflloffln ind Tjllilitun airports were dam- med by mriciiiiic gun fire. _ lhe capital's street and suburbs Ibo vrcrc machine-Sllinned. bl" 11° bombings were reported.

taming Events

s-Us- bulimia in llill ll l‘i‘llll per iviiril

hi: In: column

. Jiliiuiauuc Snlurday. L-IStY-‘J-IU-lli.

llylllvltl)‘. Ullll‘l'iillll- L-lbli-Z-IO-lli.

Glasgow rivci‘. li-In’!

"Racing. Nr-u‘ hirsclnp; Fch. iii.

“Valentine Dance in

Wilislilre

llill on February 11th. Sale of lllnchcs. L-l57-2-10-3l. "B iiig muff}: over do 28 518% per palizlltl lbs. {£100. C. “Mo. n-sss-i-iio-rus-m-is.

h"l;rcrybcilv come to Dance. Gra- lllls flood Hall. Wednesday. ll"! fine 'I"hui"srl.'i_v. L-15B-2-l0-2l.

“Conic to ilic Valentine Social in kgll River lliill. Thursday evening. gully 12th. If not fine, Frido

l- L-l50-2-10-1 .

"Dance Vernon River Hall ‘rues- ." "tlllhiz. February 10th. 1f i’ first flnc evening. Drake 6c Orchestra. I.-155-2-l0-ll.

‘I

Card Party aril D i i Mill- llle School. Fridav Fghlltfllllfxjl 13th l‘ M‘ "M Monday nnuii. 14-124-2-10-11.

"MI mill and dance Pleasant “"201 gall. Wcdiicsduy.‘ Fcii. llf

ne the following night. ls-llO-i-B-Zl.

"W9 require s uantlt “m... v of wall- ws» has? .:::' "*1 Cola can... 00.. Ltd. ' a-iic-i-za-ir.

—_. ha“, mmllhlv meeting hoqitalAllvll-nhlnce Edward Island mo. Wedrleslzllsy h§l§l,,.‘,’,‘,,f“{}‘l1‘{ ' ' n-iaa.

- masscs of the

Predict drive To take Suez And Gibraltar

By Drew Middleton Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON, ‘Feb. 9—(AP)—A great spring offensive by tho Axis to capture Suez and Gib- raltar was predicted today by informed military experts. The object would be to deprive the united nations of two of the major bases on which allied strategy rests. Attacks by the German armies would be timed to coincide with the maximum Japanese effort against Singa- pore and Burma, In s. vut pincer operation to hem con-

.sldcrablc British forces in treasure-laden India.

To combat thesb Axis

schcmcs, the British forces

would he forced to fight Field Marshal Rommel! African troops with forces now station- ed in the Arabian regions. Re- lnforcemcnts either from Bri- tain or the United States would be difficult because of the dearth of shipping forced by the spread of the war.

Nevertheless. the Ger- mans aim a drive through Tur- key ‘or; around the northern shah of the Buck Sen through the oil-rich Caucasus, military experts said ielnfvrcements of British, American or Russian troops must be found.

They pointed outthat Axis success against Gibraltar. Suez and Singapore would leave tho Pwnrima Canal. Pearl lIai-bor mid the British Isles the next nbjcctives of llln Gannon war plan. rewritten in view of the successful resistance.

Noseworthy secs Election “a sign 0f the times"

TORONTO, Feb. 9-—lCP)-J. W. Nosewortliy. CCF. candidate in a. York South by-elcctloii whose elec- tion tonight was conceded by the other candidate, Conservative leader Arthur Mclgiicn, said he coiisiclcrcd his victory “a sign of the times. and iiii indication that the puoplc of York south want a total war effort."

Ilc added that he believed the rcsuli of the election indicated liini. flic York Soulli constituents want a war cffori “involving con- scription of manpower. weulili and lirilusiijv. partnership 0i labor with piivcriiniciit rcpresciituilves Oil all councils concerned ivitli our war cffort and some assurance of greater social security for the v people when the war lS ovcr,"

Once pride of French now a Smoking ruin

Sparks FR; Welding Flame Believed To Have Started Blaze.

NEW _ YORK. Feb. 9~—(AP)-—A devastating inferno touched off by sparks from a welders torch badly damaged the foniier French liner Normandic today and left the once proud trans-Atlantic racer listing 1n the mud of her Hudson River pier.

The roarin flames were brought under conlru at. about 6 p. m. E. D. T. and the $60.000.000 vessel. now the United States naval auxiliary fiefayetfe. presented an awkward

re-

the ship might have to be scuttled by opening her sea cocks. but Fire Chief Patrick Walsh expressed be- lief the ship already rested on the river bottom and that the move was not necessary.

Of the approximatcly 2.200 work- mcii and naval personnel aboard when the fire started. reports indi- cated at least 110 were taken to

less serious burns and injuries. The naval hospital re- ported it had admitted six navy personnel for treatment. None was seriously hurt.

Wafer from every available piece of land and sea-going Manhattan fire equipment was thrown info the ship, from which huge pillows of black smoke rose high into s. brill- iant virinber sky to be seen and won- dered at by thousands for miles around.

One naval officer asked police and

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Mcighcnthiakcs’ ‘Gomment on Election result

TORONTO. Flcb. 9--(CP)—Con- servativc leader Arthur MlElKllf-‘U said tonight in conceding the elcct- ion of J. W. Nosewoi-thy. C. c. P. candidate in a York South by-clcc- tlon. that he was "defeated by a partnership of the Dominion 20v- ernment and the C. C. R. “filth ll"!

ovcrnment dictating and directing ghe whole character of the cum- puign.”

Mr. Meiglien, WllO_C0l'lCCd(‘d de- feat while an unofficial count shorv- ed liini trailing Mr. Noscivortliv by about 1.790 volcs. said that. as a rc- sult of lllS defeat he "won i bc uhle

to enim‘ Parliament to uiidcrinke -

the dutics so many in the Dominion wanted. inc to.“

"1 want it kno\\'n that Isvfllfid no effort. certainly no sacrifice and gave all in nic. I did _ cvcritliini! proper to win ilic election and uni grateful i0 the iuiiriy Lihcrals iviin supported me, I know what they had to contend with." _ _

"Also thanks to the Pl'(‘l'fl‘(‘l‘ oi Ontario for his earnest efforts 0n iny bclialf."

Rcfcri-iiig lo his (lefczii "by a- }li\l'll’lf‘l‘.|‘lll of ilic Dominion Gov- criitncui imd ilic C. C. lhl‘ Conwrvaiive lcarlcr added: "Anoth- er factor" in the defcat was liini- 4.909 soldiers who left thc York south riding had no facilities to voic. They wore in effect (lisfriiri- cliisfll."

Urges

s.

Careful Review

Of Political Structure

Liberal Speaker says changes underway here comparable to those in Fascist Countries.

ls named ll. S. Minister to Moscow

WASHINGIDN. Feb. 9—-(AP)- Admlral H. Standley. former chief of naval operations and now netir was appointed United States ambas- sador tialtMoscow today by President

seve .

The nomination of the naval ex-

rt was transmitted to the Benita

or confirmation.

Standley would succeed Laurence iielnhardt. who has been Dboint- ed ambassador to key.

To Extend T. C. A. To Newfoundland

8T, JOHN'S. Nfld.. Itch. 9-(0? Gshiel-A dsll sir service between

m. 0a ad d foundisnd ls ox- "Receiving live i. , onus“ alum cesltvsniisnea in Avril ‘Nth: ls usual A18 °' "m" llewus understood here today. nlllsilsv cfusmbon, fill alum“ . RA ntstives of Trans-Canada ‘ 011.0 . uniil 1i qi“‘\\‘\]§\§¥e [r nes and of the Cspodlrl‘: u; ~- r - rr ‘WI-kl an‘ Albany‘ o‘ c" Gnm- fgmilglllte hd-Iviss clllesvfoundlsnd

11-551-1-15-16 then f. w t u.

government officials on the propos- edexterulonofuictmA.

c‘ and social science.

OTTAWA. Feb. ll —iCP)_ - Wil- liam H. Moore. (Lib. qntarioi urged tod in the House of Common-i l care ul review of cauuciss political structure which, he said. is under- going changes comparable to those which nave occurred in Fascist countries.

The vetcran meinbvr‘. “hi? ll l l student of and writer Moira ézggxzmmfi: governments P10905111 1° n“ 5 iiggsgspc.rzi...iasor...izzs ll . military service but directed his shlrpest barbsuat government b) °'§‘.";.‘.’.‘€‘.’,‘,’§.°n.;n w the plaid-slot: m auppomd A, W. Neill (n . comox-Albernl). another veteran member who called upon the 80V- ernment to elllwl wllmllllllll“ “m” out 1 plebiscite, to form a union government and. ll MwflflrYc-lql-g “miéffiiyfiiih” '

mm llie 00ml)" - '

O. E. Johnston 1N. D. 130v: $132 said that. f0!‘ all the P799"; Peflm on total war- inombers 0 39 l! lfle mcnt wcrc against it in (i9 Liberals said Conservatives an L! voted against his partys FY0908?“ at that time to conscript w?!

(Continued on Pass 117°‘ 5’

l- War Situation Last Night

=1

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON. Associated Press War Analyst)

Savage fighting in Singapore island itself. with British troops try- ing desperately to,crusli Japanese brldgehcads thrust in the night across IIlllP-\l'l(l0 Joliorc Strait. marks the gravest crisis of the two-months-nld Pacific war. Not da ‘s but hours could decide the fate of the Powerful

r

fortress base. Secon United Nations defence the enemy, pand his bridgehead positions may

in the eastern mouth of the strait.

only to Gibraltar as s bulwark of Emu

e and besldle trying to consolidate and ex- Iaunch an attack from Ubin Island There is some indication that the

main invasion thrust is to be expected there rather than across the swampy ground west of Singapore Causeway where first landings were

effected.

o 0 o

The British guns have been pounding for days at Japanese troops

concentrations in the lifasaf region across the strait, The Ja to be massing men In the Masai area for an attempt to use

appeared In Island

as a stepping stone to invasion of Singapore Island from the northeast. Naval support not available on the Kranji attack front might be pos- sible thcre although British batteries on Changl Point command ap- proaches to Johore Strait bpth riorfh amhsoufh nf Ubin Island.

Whatever the future may hold. the grim fur-l. is the Johorc Slrnlt moat failed to stem the first assault; whether it took the Singapore dc- fenders by surprise is not clear but its initial success testifies to the vulnerability of the Island to attack from the mainland. If the enemy has the will to storm the Island regardless of casualties the plight of

its defenders is all but desperate.

British Return To

Desert

Offensive

R. A. F. strikes blows

at Axis Submarine

bases in Mediterranean.

CAIRO. Feb. 9—fAPl—'Ilieir de- -

sert lines finally stabilized after a 250-mi1c retreat. British forces re- turned fo offensive tactics wday by sending out nwblle columns to probe the area west of Ain El Gazaia and about El Mechill.

The swiftly shifting forces of Britain engaged infantry and ar- tillery units as far as l2 miles west of Ain El Gazola and 52 miles west ofvTobi-ulg-snldi today's com- munique.

Other patrols were reported in the El Mcchiii area. 60 miles south- west of 'I‘obruk in the vital cross- roads area which guards the short cut to the british rear as well as the German rear.

The communique did not ‘make clear who holds El Mechlii. men_ tioncd in the fighting for the first time since (‘sermon Flcld Marshal Romiricl started his counter offen- sive morc than tlircc weeks ago,

Alexandria was raldcd last night. for the first lime in five months. hut the Interior lvlinislry’ said only four bcinbs wcrc dropped and lllP-Sf‘ fflll=f<l n0 cnsraitics and nrvcliczilly no flfllillflllf‘.

Striking blows at submarine bas- es frcm Wlllfll the Gcznians have been attcmptint; to break up the British flcctflq blockade of the Lib- _\'aii coast the RAJ“. made a long

mllY-l" Bllfl Sslainis. ncar 3 ‘ " i! the naval Pf‘"l~ clerics and “"1" . ard also start-

‘ - riirclrcrrc ncar l\'llt’ll.. Torpedo Dian“ arm h“ lWfl Axis m"l”(‘l‘lfllllm('n (in mg A“? surmly line across the Maci- ilerr-wncati

Ferry held By ice 300 Yards from pier

Thirteen hours and ten min- ulcs after leaving Borden ai. 9.30 yesterday morning the S.S. Prince Edward Island docked at Cape Tormciitliic, N.B. The steamer. carrying mall and possenge s f0 the mainland, was stuck Inr almost twelve hours about 300 yards from the New Brunswick shore.

Tho boat did not reach Tor- montino pier until 10.40 and ft was found necessary to tskc on coal. The supflly of fuel was practically ex ousted from the long fight on the way over. This process of refuelllng took several hours with the result that the ferry did not luvs on return lo tho Island until 1.45 this moniin

It was not known what hour the train from Borden would reach the city but It was not “ ‘ poss his for it to et here before six o'clock t is morning. It was clue here st 6J0 last evening.

Bullitt claims Life endangered

PHILADELPHIA. llleb. 9—(APl-- William C. Bullitt said today hi heuwas

mission for President Hooseve t. Bullitt said in an address the in- cident occurred Dec. '7 Wllll¢ ll" bomber was over the Caribbean. He gave no details but saides member

ll l S on i i?"i‘i’£.i“éi"i'£“°° rteilgmsefmc plane with George H. Earle. United States minister to Bulilarin and former governor of Pennsylvania.

International At A Glance

By The Clnadiau Press SINGAPORE- Island defenders seek to oust up landing parties, reporting situation "Well in hand."

RANGO0N—-No change reported on Salvveen River front.

WASIIINGTON- American bat- teries smash Jap artlllfl’! 0" Man‘ ila Bay.

MOSCOW-General Russian ad- vance continues.

nnwavra — Jar» raid llamas“ grounded aircraft. but defence ii!!- purer-lily sound.

NEW YORK-Former French Ii - cr Normandlc. noiv U. S._n:\val ss-t]. 1mm, at pier; firc bclievcd acci- dental.

OTTIIIVA- Defeat of Conserva- tivi- leader Melghcn highlights M" Dominion by-clcctions

Minister-elect In hospital

NIAGARA FALLS. Onl- Feb. 9~ — rcpt -- Labor Minister Hurullllrf‘? htilclicil, Liberal candidate in tlic Welland by-cicction hcrc today. lo- iiiglit was removed fPOmVlIlS hoicl to hosplrnl suffering llOSSlblf’ llllfll- monia. 11c is undcr treatment by two physicians.

ll. S. names Gontroller of War shipping

wAsumcifirYg-rfnda-(sn- Admiral mo?!’ - "l controller of practically all P1185" of United States wartime mer- diam shlpplnl today- , Creating a war ShlPPlXllZ Bdmlil" mgrgtion to control operations of ocean-going merchant vessels- Pmsldent Roosevelt named to

omflcer who dish-mm of the Maritime mission which directs the mun- moth emergency shipbuilding 1W0-

gram

Thus Land was charged with the responsibllii not only of tunilng out cargo s lips needed to win the war but also of seeing that those completed are used to the best ad- vantage.

‘mic President issued iii execu- tive order creating the shipping ad- ministration in between signing l. bill appropriating $26.49.i.26n,47l for the Navy mgr: {Ufvgzfflalflqolw congress a requ or 2 '2. ,- ooo for the Army.

Russians Say 81 Eniemy Ships Sunk

LONDON. Feb. B—(CP)-A Rus- slsn navéhspokesman was quoted by the Brit Brosdcsstin corpor- ation ‘ night as sa ing t at in sev- en months of war e Rumisn navy

has sunk 8i enemy warships. 218 us auxiliary vessels and "hundreds of transports."

Ho sold that in the White Sea and the Bering Se: an additional 50 warships. totalling have been destroyed.

350.000 inns.

By Fifé Japaneg Land

Gov’twinsfirst T700173 on West’

Round against Inflation

Existing Cost Of Living

Bonuses Will Prevail For Another Three Months.

UITAWIA. Feb. 9 —- lCP) —— The government's brincipal anti-inflat- ionary agencies reported first-round success today in the battle to estab- lish a sound wartime economy.

In almost simultaneous announce- ments. the Wartime Prices and ‘Prado Board. vested Willi supreme iirice control authority. arid the Na- izonal War Labor Bourii, Bdlllilll- sllatlve agent of tlie wages stabiliz. ntipn program. made known that living costs have dropped 1-10tli of u point bctween Oct. I. I941. and Jan. 2. i942.

Thus the _War Labor Board, under chairmanship of Labor Minister ltfitcliell. was enabled to announce that existing Cost-Ol-llvlng bonuses will prevail for at least another three months, except in spccialcas- es

Under _provislons of the wages stabilization program. changes in the cost-of-living bonus are based on the rlsepand fall of tlic official ind/ex of living costs maintained by the Dominion Bureau cf Statistics. The figure announced today, as of Jan. 2. was 115.4. This compared with 115.8 the previous month 116.3 Nov. 1 and 115.5 Oct 1.

From Oct. 1 to Jan. 2--tlie rele- vant thrcc-montli period which was to provide the base for any change in existing bonuses or make new ones mandatory-the index actually declined 1-10th of a point, The rise or fall must be at least a point to affect the bonus.

"Accordingly." said the board. "....for the three-month period Feb. 15 to May l5 there will be no increase or decrease in the amounts of any cost-of-llvlng bonuses now being paid by employers who are subject to the wartime wages and gggg-of-llving bonus order (P. C.

) ..

The downward trend in the liv- ing-costs index has been confined to the last two months. Prom the pre-wiir figure of 100.8 for Au ust. 1939. the index advanced w a high of 116.3 at Nov. 1.

Adjourniaf Ferry hearing Until Feb. 23

namnax. ran. 9—fOPl-—Mr. Justice M. B. Archibald announc. “l llldill‘ lllilli lllc hearing into the 108i 0f the car ferry Charlottetown scheduled to resume today had‘ bcen set. over until Feb 23 ‘fiecause of the illness of Cmdr. W. B. Aim. Ltéinéisval assexor on the inquiry

Tlic b" car fer ', - i a‘ scrviclg bctwcerrl 8113p?‘ Egfilfiq iinc, NB. and Borden. PEI. sang last siimmcr off the Nova vscotiis coast afrcr striking a snbmergpd Obicct. She was cnroutc to saint

N. B" for her annual over-

Kai - Shek To confer

NEW DELHI. India. Ficb. l0 - l'rilil‘5l'lilyl~— 1GP» — Gcii. Cliiuniz Kat-Sick and his staff officers arc in liizlla for discussions with ilic India gotrcrnment and especially with ihc British commander" m chief on mattcrs of common cniiccrii to China and lndlii. ll was an- nounced tonight.

Invaders Miles From

No change in positions along Salween River front.

RANGOON. Burma. Feb. l)—iAPi —Britlsh forces. aided by Chincsc and Indian reinforcements. have stabilized their Burma front along ihe Salwcen River. it appeared today and still are holding the Japanese invaders in check some 100 miles short of their major objective Ran- goon. ‘

A communique from Imperial hcadquartcrs mentioned no change in the posit-ion Rlflllg the Salwccn and made it. clear that the British are not only breaking the invaders nitcmpt to force crossings in heavy sircngth but still occupied the cast bank of the Paan area about 3o milcs north of‘ fallen Mouimein. All ibis appeared to su port earlier ex- pressions of belief f at Rangoon. the ics head of the Burma supply route t0 China. would be held-expres- sions based upon s declaration of "reasoned optimixn" mule by Gen. Bir Archibald Wavell. the allied cominander- after s visit to the Bur- ma. front. .

Held 100

Side 0f

Island

Australians fighting fiercely in attempt to wipe out forces

landed before

reinforce-

_ments can be added.

(By C. Yates McDaniel, Associated Press Staff Writer) SINGAPORE, Feb. 9—(AP)—The Imperial British line,