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Thousands 0f Airmen Arrive In Britain B

Canadians are More than half Cf Contingent

Maj.-Gen. H.D.G, Cre- rar. New Command- er Of 2nd Division Is Included.

(By Louis llunter, Stall Wrl E IN ENGLAND. cr- Cable)- Thflilflfllldl airmen, more than ha" o; them Canadians, and thousands of reinforcements for the Cana- dian cofpg ln the United Kinldolfl. settled in camps somewhere n England tonight after an ocean dogging marred by nothing worse than a little bed weather. with the soldiers and airmen came Mal-Gen. H. D. G. Crerar. commander-designate ol the 2nd division, who will assume new du- ties as acting commandinfi °1 u" Canadian Corps until Lt-Gen. A. G, L. McNaughton returns to duty after recuperating from his illness. The new appointment oi Gen. Crerar involves a number of tem- porary switches in the Canadian command, and, he told nflwslnen. "with the arrival in the United Kindom of the balance of the 5th Armored Division, the overseas pro- gram for 1041 will have been com- pleted." _ Gen. Crerar, speaking of his re- linquishment of the office of chief of general staff in Canada to ac- cept an overseas command, said he took his new office “with the knowledge that my departure coin. sides with the completion of a

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BO Dec. 28—( or Empire

' definite phase of army expansion."

Of his service in Canada, he said: "i. don't think I can say more than that 1 have given my best in the Wily 0f advising-the Mirtlster (Col. J. L. Balaton. Minister of National Defence) towards the establishment in Canada of a sound system of mill training and to an order- ed, b anced and speedy devdop- merit of army fol-cos as authorized by the government."

Gen. Crerar will take over his

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ii-For-iliotory Salute brings Great response

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -iCPl -Just before Prime hiinistei‘ Churchill left ire United States Senate today he turned the august- chamber into something resembling a college cheering section when 11c paused and raised his right hand with the first and second fingers extended in the v-for-victory sign.

Every legislator, cabinet minister, 111x180. admiral and general in the place joined ln 111s thunderous ap- plause until the galleries and the floor alike were swamped in sound.

And Mr. Churchill got his answer from the front row of the cheering assembly where nn arm was ratscd in the same sal11lc- the arm of a man who occupies the highest lu- dicial position in the country, Cvief Justice Harlan F. Stone of the United States supreme court.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 26—(AP)— The United states navy said today its force of marines on Midway island was still holding out. The

Midway arrison was in communi. cation wi headquarters here yes- terday.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 26- iCPl-Prilne Minister Churchill ' will address a joint meetin oil-I, crazed Axle is doomed to ultimate g1: “sagging; nligllsvmd WW“: sing-pom defenders hlvc at

next ‘mesday, Mackenzie King cf Canada an- nounced tonight.

The Cllil-fidlfl Parliament stands adjourned until Jan. but the members are bein! vlted to be in Ottawa. to hear lvn‘. (Thur-chili emcny will be held in

. The cer- the 0on1-

days ‘in Ottawa before returning to Washington.

Ottawa begins Preparations to Greet Churohilli

UITAWA. D00. 30-40?) — A flurry of activity started hero io- night as preparations went rapidly forward to invite members of hho House of Commons and Senate here next Tuesday to hear Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Tomorrow morning telegrams will be sent to all members from the offices of Dr. Arthur Beau- chesne, clerk cf the House, and Clare Mayer, senate clerk. A. P, D. Heeney. c‘erk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet, call. ed a meeting for tomorrow to make detailed preparations for the un- expected meeting.

Mr. l-leeney was advised tonight by Prime M Mackenzie King in Washington that the join-t meet- ing o: the two House of Parliament will be held.

The expectation was that s large attendance of Commoners and sen- ators will attend, although the joint meeting fails between Christ- mas and New Year's.

Presumably the meeting will be held in the House 0i.’ Commons chamber since it is considerably larger than the senate room.

While infomiatlon reaching ol- ficial quarters from Washington was not clear on the point it was taken for granted Parliament would not be called into session for the occasion.

The two Houses now stand ad- Joumed to Jan. 21, but an sub- ject to recall by their .espectiv.. Speakers if the need arises in the interim, However, it was not thought there was any intention to invoke the recall provision,

Believes many Will be unable To reach Ottawa

uncommon. Dec. 211-10?»- Conservative House Leader Han- son, on his return tznight from u Christmas visit to Halli-ax, said he had received no notification 01f 101m, meeting cl the House of Corn- mcns and Senate to hear an ad- dress by Prime Minister Churchill next Tuesday.

(Announcement of the joint meetin was made st Washington tanigh by Prime Minster Muc- kenzie King ol Canada.)

Mr. Hanson said it would be a "grand thing" for the manners see and hear Mr. Churchill but he believed it impossible for many members to get to Ottawa 0n such short notice.

Nazis Leningrad

Report G

Prime Mulls/ten‘

Germans, had been smashed; in; at further impending "

of the German siege ring about

the Novogorod-Chudovo-lcningrad O O

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

war outlook for Americans 1n the

Philippines, “glad tidings” from several fronts support the prediction by Brltaina valiant Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, that the war-

defeat. least temporarily stalled the Japs.

nose drive down the Malayan peninsula. MacArthur‘; American-Fill- plno lighters are taking a bloody toll-and gaining priceless tuna-for overy foot of ground yielded to invaders on Luzon.

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In Libya. on Axis army oi 150,000 men or more, a. third of them vaunted Nazi-tank echelons put to rout. And from Russia comes word of new Red army successes hint-

disasters.

Southeast of Leningrad, a Russian thrust northwestward from recaptured Tikhvln is aimed menacingly at the rear of the right flank

the former Czarlst capital, It l;

perilously close to the main German supply line from that flank via

rail and highway system. U O

Nazi failure to halt that Russian drive coulld break the siege of Leningrad completely. It could also play havoc with any German in- tention to establish a winter holding front south of Leningrad, but- tressed by Lake llmen. The shelter of that huge lake, and use of the good rail and road communications which flank it both to the north- west and southwest, has been clearly indicated as an important item

In the Nazi retreat planning.

It is far to the south below Moscow, however that the Rusglang have made the most important crack in what seems to be the in. tended German winter front position.

Reportcdlted capture oi Raluga on the Oka River sector mivht

mom forced Nan withdrawal on l.

ICC-mile front in the centre.

British Shake - up

Malayan

Command

Lt-Gen. Sir Henry Pownall has task of stemming Japanese invasion.

LONDON, Dec. 27-($aturday) —(OP)-Lt.-Gen. sir Henry Pow- nail has assumed command oi the British forces in the Far East. succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Bmoke-Popham,

'I‘he war office announcement said sir Henry had arrived at Singapore to assume the duties to which he was appointed In No- vember. A war office announce- ment on Nov. 19 said only that he had been "selected for special ap- pointment."

Prior to that he was vice-chief of the Imperial General Staff.

‘I'l1e new commander's chief im- mediate tasks will be to stem the Japanese invasion of Malaya and co-ordinate British Far Eastem military activity with that of her aflies.

Sir Henry is 53 years old, one o: Britain's youngest general-1-

He was director cl military 0116i‘- ationg and intelligence at the war office from 1938 to i940 and be- came chief oi the general 5W“ of the British Expeditionary Force in 19410.

Subssquently. as inspector E911- eral of the home guard, he had a big role 111 the swift reorganiza- tion and rearming of the British forces to meet the German invas- ion threat after Dunkerque.

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Search for man Lost in blizzard

BURLINGTON. N. 5., Dec. 26- (Cl-‘l- More than 100 searchers wens still hunting tnnllht 1°!‘ George Wilson, who disappeared in a blizzard which swept this- Rants County district Saturday.

Only his hat and a few parcels mchristmaa presents for his fam- lly-havc been found by search par- ties.

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Front

ermans fail to hold Oka River

line below Moscow

S’side Firm Gets contract

OTTAWA, Dec. l0 —(OP) — A- warding cf 21 construction’ con- tracts on which work begins im- mediaiely was announced tonight by the department of mmutionl and sum. "

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op, ‘ cost, t of construction, approximate com letion dates, and contractors emp dyed include:

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uogoow, Dec. fl-Jfiatunday) _. AiPr-‘Phe Rmsians snn daisy tho rout of

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cos on the Oka River below

Moscow.

U aids of 0,000 Germans were as to have boqi killed in the loviot offensive whim sent the Germans reeling from the Volkhovo ares. on the main Lenin d- Moeccw railroad about 80 miles southeast the Iona-besieged Baltic rt.

This rcught to 30,000 the num-

r of Ger-loom reported killed

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Little change in situation on Malayan front

SINGAPORE, Dec. 26-(AP)-— British headquarters announced tonight without explanation that there was Japanese patrol activity no_th 0i Kenamun, which is on the east coast of Malaya only 1'15 miles north of Singapore.

Observers expressed belief the patrols were units which the Japa- nese landed at Kuantan, 35 miles farther south, on Dec. 12 and con- cerning which nothing has since been heard.

The communique also reported patzol activity along the Sungel river in central Perak state, which forms a 11m the British forces have held several days about 300 miles north 0i Singapore.

Most of the women and children have been removed from Ipoh, next majo: town threatened by the Japanese drive in that inland area.

In Eeneffll, the situation was described as unchanged, with Bing. apore and southern Malaya making good use of the time completing air raid shelters and educating the pubic in expectation of renewed bombings.

Control of sugar, flour, butter

and rice purchases was further tightened. There were reports of random

dive-bombing by Japanese planes 011 the peninsula. but Singapore it- self was quiet and official accounts indicated the Japanese southward drive generally had been stemmed.

llo bombing but Patrols maintained

LONDON, Dec. 26-10? Cable»- The R. A. F‘. laid off the continent and conducted no raids but the war did not stop on Christmas for tho airmen o! coastal com- mand, oven though aircrew; may have had their minds on turkey and plum pudding,

The regular patrols were main- tained and the crew of one air- craft had a flu vision of Christmas in a rub r dinghy when one engine out out 200 miles over the Atlantic on Christmas eve during s submarine pdtrol.

"BOB am landing in sea; merry wireless operator meson his home base, but his pilot 11nd other ideal.

l-fs nursed the aircraft along on the one good engine and landed at his bass hours later, Just in time for Christmas dinner.

VISIBLE IN DAYTIME

NEW YORK, Dec. I0 -(AP) — You won't be seeing things if you happen to glimpse a star shining in full daylight during the next few days. The "planet Venus now is visibe in the daytime, th den and

e Hay- pluietarlum moor-ted today, will reach its greatest bril -

isnce Sunday. when it will be about 311,000,000 miles from the

earth

Credit buying Restrictions Are tightened

UPDAWA. Doc further tightenin t 1111171118 1n Can- ada was announced today bv the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, effective on Monday.

Only for laimers and other pn- mary reducers was there a slight relax ion o! the board's regula-

tions which are part of the pro- -

gram to maintain the level of prices during the war period.

After Monday the trade-in valuc od’ an article can no longer he con- sidered as part of the down pay- ment. Control was assumed over the lay-away plan of buying with s. ruling that goods may be held for s. maximum of three months only, and that the minimum one third paylmemt required by con- sumer credit regulations must‘ be made before the article laid awav

is delivered.

A definite differential bet/ween I. cash and 11:1 instalment price is required by the board order. ‘me cash price must be lzwer than the instalment price by the finance charge which is deemed to be at least three-quarters of one per cent a month on the amount fi-

nanoed.

The ‘basic regulations of the board require that in instalment Mining one-third cash must paid at once, with the balance payable in equal monthlv instal- ments over a maximum period of 12 months. The mirvmum down payment is $10 and minimum monthly instalments $6 or $1.26 a week.

By the new regulations. farmers or others engaged in primary indus- try are allowed to buy gozds cOV- ered by the cmsumer credit rul- ings up to an amount of $100 on open account. and on which psy- ment may be deferred up to s maXlmilm c-f l2 months. Partners may buy automobiles with no re- quirements as to monthly payments. which may fluctuate with their seasonal income.

‘Ihe board ordered that no per- son shall advertise in any man- ner the credit price or the amount of the down payment required for the Purchase of any listed article covered by t/he regulattns unless the cash price i: listed with equal or greater prominence.

No person may advertise that he will alow a stated amount or per- ceniage in cash or credit for a trade-in on the purchase oi a 11st- ed article. No c119 can advertise that he will lay away or reserve any listed article fcr a. buyer in con- sideration cd any payment less thin one-third c-f the total price.

The new order extended the con- trol of loans on articles listed un- der the crnsumer credit regulations. to $1.500 against the $1.000 p133. vlously.

P.W.C. Delegates To attend S.C.M. 4-day Conference

AURORA. Ont, Dec. 26—(CP)__ Delegates from major Canadian universities will arrive here tomor- row for the four-day conference cf We student Christian movement of Canada.

Among speakers nt the conference will be: Dr. listen PDpe, Yale unl- ‘Uslil’; Prof- Gerald Cralit- Unit- ed Theological Collegie, Montrezi: and Rev. Robert MacKie, general 59511711‘? of the World Student Chlstiari Federation.

Universities to be represenfeil will include: British Columbia. Al- berto, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Dalhousie, Acadia, Mount Allison, New Brunswick, McGill, Toronto Queen's McMaster. Western On- tarlo, Ontario Agricultural College, am Prince of Wales College.

Japs operate In Norther: _ Gilbert Islands

LONDON, Dec. 2'1—-(Saturday)- (CP)—'1'he colonial office announ- ced today that Japanese forces “recently have been operating in the northern Gilbert Islands". roughly mid-way between Aus- tralia. and Haw i.

The announcement expressed fears that some Eniropean residents of the little chain of 18 coral Atoll

islands might ho l! been taken prisoner. The population of the islands,

Just south of the Japanesunan- dated Marshall group. in 108i was 20,528. ‘There was no immediate in- fmmation what proportion o1 these were Europeans, some of whom, the announcement said, have been removed recently.

The colonial office did not specify whether the Japanese actually had seized the islands.

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Historic session

great offensive

ritish Premier Gives Review (if War’s Progress

hears prediction

Allied Powers will be ready for

in 1943; Gives

time table for winning war.

(B. J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) VHXSHLYGTUN, Dec. Z6—-(CP)—A long Jiard road lies ahead foo the allied nations, Prime Minister Churchill told an historic joint ses- sion of Congress today. But. he expressed supreme 1:o11.i'i1l1~n(-e tint an

allied offensive iu l1t~gin in 19113 would ulli111:1ti-ly' r1111 the Axis xniiioiis lo

RETAIL LIAISON MAN

P. K. Heywood has been elected chairman of the Canadian Retail federation to serve all branches of the retell trade as liaisn the government and rcta cerning problems ritising out of war- tim~ price control Mr. Haywood is general manager of Evangeline Shops, Limited,

House of Representatives by his ora

Here is the time tab1e:-

1. Within a year or 18 months, the conversion of the American indus- trial machine from peace to war “will produce results 111 war power beyond anything that has been see or foreseen 111 tne dictator states. 2. The end of 1942 "will see.u8 quite definitely 1n a better position than we are now."

3. The year 1943 “will enable us to assume the initiative upon an ample scale."

A Great Triumph

Standing on the raised rostrum of the Senate, facing Senators, re- presentatives, diplomats, members of the Supreme Court, members oi the Roosevelt cabinet and hundreds of people who jaimned every sent in the iLillCfleS, the Prime ltlinisttr made one of the greatest personal tfiillnpllS of his long public career.

He entered the green-carpeted Senate Chamber to the 11000111110111- mcnt of prolonged cheers and his speech was punctuated \\'1i.11 rounds oi tipplutise. When he finished. the ssrciiity of the Senate was shatter- ed by every man and woman jump- ing to his or her feet and shouting approval.

So prolonged and persistent was the ovation that it resulted i11_a curtain call, the Prime Minister ris- ing to his fl‘i‘l. with a Wlfiltfl‘ smre than ever 011 his face 11nd acknotvl-

Former Chairman of Maritime Fair dies

AMHERST, N. S., Dcc. 26-40?) —Ex-councillor William Wallace, who represented Amherst labor on the civic council for a term and a half. died here today. He was a former chairman of the Maritime winter fair committee.

Born in Liverpool, England, in i887, he came to Amherst over 30 years ago. Two daughters survive.

Japs strike Hard on south Luzon front

(By R, P. Cronin. Associated Press

Sm“ ‘Ivruer, edging the applause by bows and v mc_ %_(AP) _ The outstretched arms. Jagangse inyadcrs strugk today olfgng? §§§“C°,‘,’§,1,‘,1,,§‘§ mefifgrllfi w? m 1 flaw or“ .0“ t e “mm three Senators and three Congress- southeln Lumn 120m‘ ‘mere a men. B/chind him. the cheers and

major battle raged lnconclusivcly with heavy Zcsses to both sides in the Lamon bay region. but limited their offensive action in the more vital northern Lingayyen gulf sec- tor to strong and concentrated ar- tillery flxe.

The late afternoon communique from headquarters of Gen. Doug- las MacArthur made no mention of fresh Japanese landings or of any fresh advance. A United states army spokesman summed up that fighting is “going well.‘ for the American Philippine forces in all sectors.

From Manila itself, now declar- ed an open city by Gen. Mac- Arthur, high commissioner Francis B. Sayre and President Manuel Quezon prepared to remove their