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THE ACI-IARLQITETQDWN GUARDIAN

Dealers expect Coal situation Normal shortly

Coal dealers in Charlottetown are faced lvlth a shortage in their coal stocks at present. However. they feel 11m’ there ls no cause for alarm and predicted that the

~ would be overcome and y would be silpplled with before long. The reason 1d for the present insuffi- coal is the unusually way traffic on the maln- plac€s a great demand "e. scotla coal mines as ry fuel a‘ sup- aw he l‘.\il\\'i1.\'('I1l-!ll3'@§ Iii!‘ . l-tuistunjition. Iii flddillflii l9 tll slllps are also using up more m \\'t'll as many Government ultd training camps. An- ronlrlbtltltig factor in the .,l;,- l. the fact that the o.’ itul inlportctl from Elli‘- nl reduced this year. the rity has 12 chi’- is w.l_v here but tliel’ 1m because of the rall- It ls expected they got)“. however". to rc- . on. The . the hard coal .l k standard.

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In Memoriam

\\il.l.i.\.\l‘Il. JOHNSON

..; the pausing of ‘(Villlfl-ifi

ll, of “Sidt-tnotliit," North 1,111, on the 5th instant. the of Chailoitctotvn loses

‘<1 and the late Dr. Ilanlnloutl Johnson, medical prac- '.ll'.0lli‘l'.< of tins city; and the lat- ‘er a. sister of the late GGOTBQ E- Rtll also of this city.

'I‘hl.rty three years ago Mr. John- son tnoved, with his family- T0 Charlottetown, where he carried on ,1 cenernl grocery business tlrltll elmeu years ago. W091‘- 115‘ 1311:6335‘ ed the property known as Side- motlnt" on North River Road. Since ma; time, and until his death he has, in cooperation with his son, George, conducted a large market- g-alrleil project under the firm name of Johnson dz Son.

He leavs to mourn. insides his wldotv, nee Esther H ward 0f H1911- fleld the above merit oned son. and one daughter Pearl. Mrs. Ernest

F =ter of Marshfie‘); also three grandchildren. His eldest sister, Mrs. (Rev)

Cicorge Sellur of Moratnceviile, N. 13., still sluyives. His only brother, the Rev. Hammond Johnson who tvzis pastor of Trinity United Church from 1027 to 1929, predeceased him bv about. eleven years. Two other sniers. Mrs. (Rev) George Ayers, “He, 111-5, (Rev) Henry Pierce, also predeceased him by a few years.

In hLs religious life, Mr. Johnson tras a strong supporter 0i’ any cause that tended to uplift the spiritual, moral. and social life of the com-V munity. Denominatlonally he start- ed his church life an a Methodist, and the Cause of Christ and his kingdom in the church in High- flelrl-lnter in Grace Church of this (tltv-a-ntl finally to Trinity United Church in which he was a. mem- ber oi‘ the session at the time of his death.

Just a weck before his death he underwent a serious operation, and, was alvparently’ (loin; well, when his call came to the greet. beyond.

The funeral services were con- ducted by his pastor Rev. Hugh llflilcr, assisted by Rev. Donald Boothlovd, at. both house and church. The male eight sang "The Lord is My Shepher .” an old fa.- vorite hymn of the deceased, at time church service.

‘l’ nalns were interred in the Cemetery the ymllbearers

Me rs. Fraser T. Morrow; B. T. Hig s; G. F. Hutcheson: Ira Shaw: . Ducheman and Dr. J. ll’

ROTARY

At. the Rotary luncheon vesterday moving pictures were shown bv Ro- tarian Arthur Mould.

The first of the series were ski- ing stem s on Sunshine Peak m one of the mountains of the Banfl‘ Na- tiorla‘

All series were colored views of lTltlVllIE pictures taken by Mr. aloulll hlmstrlf during the visit of the limo and Queen here lust June. lllntl oi the Confederation Celebra- tion lust Julv.

In the latter were shown among others the zolf match at the linksin the National Pfilk between Hon. T.

was torpedoed re-

cenllv

Past. President W. M, Rowe was in the (‘lifllr and the guests were G. R. Sprnrrr, of Charlottetown. and [Ion-alas Mosley of the British Unit- eil Ks. 'I'nronto. rlont alaclntvre rend a letter l\ ‘ss Ell ' oi the Dispensary. PPR 1:! with thanks recript (l $100, part. of tho proceeds of the ltotarv Ratlio Auction.

Secretarv Rov Cudmore announc- (‘fl the tleatll of Rev I-Ictves. Presl- dent of the Presque Isle, Me., Rot- nrv Club. Rotarlan Wilfred Boul- tvr naltl a till-ll tribute to Mr. Hewes who llnrl been a frcuuetlt visitor tn PilllN‘ E llvllrtl Isand. where he had b-ltlght. a considerable ounntltv of seed potatoes, He was killed in a huntinu accident.

J. E. Richardson. who is on the Rotarv ocmlnilt-se in connection with the entertainment. for stilrllt-r guests. stnlcd that he had conferred with committees from other service clubs and the work was now uolng on. He asked Rotarians who could entertain soldiers at Christmas or New Year's to kindly send their names either to himself or B. Gra- ham Rovers, Supervisor of the 'l'1~avel iiurentl.

Past District Governor Percy Tllr- llei- was congratulated on the occa- mon of his birthday anniversary.

wan naibiz"?

CHFIISEA, Engfmld —(CP) —— Ladv Clare Hartncll, Mayor 0f Chelswa, has agreed to s) rve a le- t-onri term, at the lrqtiest of her cotmol.

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Russian claims its llI‘ routes now total 00.230 miles. , , _

The Central Guardian

This column ll reserved for new! 0! local interest, but advertising of a newsy nature may 1111811011 at 5 cents n word. strictly ply- able in advance.

(IRAS WELL for PIIOLOKTBDYLS-

COATEDERATION urn lNSllB- Alvcl; tl-silla-rei-iil

CIVIC TAXES - Fourth install- ment discounts until December 31st. L-Bl-lii-S-1-10-12-14-19-11-23.

Crystal in

A SHIPMENT 0f Princess Margaret R058 953191;" has Just arrived at liolinani. Charlottetown china Del)!-

n L—428-l2—16-3i

WOMEN'S MUSIC CLUB Dec- enlbel- 11th. Baptist Church l-Iall at .15, L-Zlid-P-ltl-id-iti-II.

FOR sans - Cilristmas Trees- 31 Gralfton Street. Phone i752 or 212-1.. L-47a-12-1t-19-21.

ulvl: ntcslt‘ this chl-lstnlos from 'lo..lllb5 Music Store. _ L-4 (4-12-17-11.

SKIS, Toboggans, Sielghs. Skates and Hockey Stlc - Christmas Gifts at Rogers Harri“ "e. L-473-l2-l7-1l.

WE NOW have a complete stock oi Pvtlt Point China which will enable customers to stock up this pattern. I-Iolmaifs Charlottetown chm; Dept. L-428-12-l6-3l.

(‘lvtc TAXES - City's fiscal

year ends December 31st not Janu- ~ ' ,~ ' < ‘ou- ears.

m 1011213;-ig-gigfio-f2l14-19-21-23.

am RECRUITS LEAVE TODAY /Three recruits t0 the Royal Can- adian Air Force leave here mdel/ for trainhrt; centers €l5(:"\\'l‘i'.‘l'€ iii Czlnadtl. Tilt-y are: R. V. JOSH 1-11" strument. maker, Charlottetown; _F- M. luucKenzle motor tnecllanicl motor transport, Montague; R- H» MacDonald air frame mechanic (lnefgll Charlottetown. Before leav- 111,: they were presented with knitted goods by the Red Cross QOCIEW anti with cigarettes by the Provin- cial Government HiIUl-lgh ‘m Carri’ On Canada Corps. Th9 PNSCTll/i‘ ttons were looked after by Mr. A. G. Bruce of the Canadian B81011 War Services.

ART SOCIETY MEET,—'I'i'ie reg- ulnr monthiv ineetinz of the 11ft; society of Prince Edward Island was held last: night. in the Harris Mem- orial Art Gallery in Charlottetown. Mrs. R. E, Mutch, the president, oc- cupied the chair. Prof. Georg?! R0- bertson gave a very interesting and instructive talk on 006ml’. Clwflllfli! particularly on the English sonnets. A private showing of the travellinlt exhibition of the Maritimes was viewed bv the members of the s0- ciety. This exhibition will be onen- ed to the public for one week be- ginning Dec. 26. it was announced. Two Charlottetown artists. MTS- D- M. Class and Mr. Jack Taylor. have pictures in the exhibition.

AIRPLANE STEWARDESS-Miss Dorothy Grace Murphy. of 161 Metropolitan Ave., Rosllndale._Mi1-$5-. has SIICCQBBIUIIY passed her exainlti- inations vlath the American Alt Llines to be a stewardess on their passenger planes, and has oom- menced traininz at 1180111111110 Yield in New York. Miss Murphy is B graduate from the Faullkener Hos-

pital 1n Jamaica Plain, Mass. and l5 a. verv attractive and pleasml! $011118 lady, with an unusual Der$0rifllllY~ A, a pflfl; or her training she has mode the trip by plane t.0 Chloe-Re and Washington. and atteiidliifl classes in radio and engineering as well as flying lessons. The Miss Ivfurphv referred to is a. daughter of the late Grace MacDonald Murphy and a granddaughter of -Mi‘5. JOlm lltacDonaid, of Crapaud. The many relatives on P. E, Island 0f M158 Munrphv. will wish her every suc- cess.

HOSTS TO SOLDIERS —- The province of Prince Edward 151111111 will entertain approximately 280 soldiers from Western Canada for the Christmas and New Year's holi- days. Al: present the western men are stationed at Debert and the length of their leave docs not D91”- mit them to visit: their homes and in common with the other Maritime Provinces, the Island will welcome them. Citizens have been toque-lid to open their homes to these sold- iers and following is a list. of those who have already volurheered accommodate them for Christ-mas. Mrs. Norman Llowther; Mrs. Fulton Thompson; Mrs. W. G. Bruce; BT15- L. T. Lowtlier; Mrs. A. W. Hlmd- man; Mrs. C. l-i Black‘. Mrs Jflmes E, Harris; Mr. Percy Barlow; Mrs. A. C. Sinclair; Mrs K. M- MfiYt-lill Dr. B. Q-Kecping; Mrs. A. L. Wright; Mr A. G. Mallett: Mrs. Sidney T. Green; Mrs. R. E. Mulch; Mrs. I... W. Roper; Mrs. Nell Mac- Dougall: Mr. R. H. Rogers; MP5- R. B. MacNelll: Mr. James MacCal- ltml; Prof. J. H. Blanchartli MYS- I-‘raxtk Iiobbs: J. Campbell; Mrs. Ernest McCarey; Mrs. Charles Cotuloily;

Y.P.U. MEETING. — On Friday evening. Dec. Id, 1940. the Pleasant Valley Y.H.U. met at the home of Miss Margaret MacLean, Meetinil opened by a llrliyfli‘ by Mclbum Mc- Dolvell. l()ll()\\‘(.‘(i by the sinttiihz o“ Hymn "Ike My Lite and L1H ll» - scripture rtaumg, Luke 5th. Chfl-D" ter. verses l to ll, was read byMar- tzarct lviaciean, followed bv prayer by ltev. Mr. Miller. anti the Lord's Pra 1n ur ‘son. Roi call was re- d to u,v nine members. each lii(‘llil).'l' repeating a verse or Scrip- tuic utainnitiu with O. 'i‘hcre W810 seven visitors present. Period clcscti by singing the hymn "Jesus Calls Us 0'er the Tumult." the new ate of officers: Pres... Mil- vlee-pres., Melburn Mc- . scc., Olive Weeks; treas, Marg ct MacLc-ati; organlsthiieen Weeks. Weeks and Adelma Cutlllle; West end, Adelaide Wigmore and Mci- hurn McDowell. PPCSB comm. re- elected. Lcadcrs o1‘ the groups arc: Fellowship. Melburn McDowell; Citizenship, Milton Cutlifte. Mis- sions. John A. Blondon; Culture, Margaret lvlncLeon, Minutes of the last’. meeting were read and adopted. It was decided. to have a business meeting at the home of Miller Weeks. Offering was taken which amounted to 60c. Meeting closed by sinuinlz hymn, "Take ‘limo to be Holy." followed by rcpeatlnn Miz- pah Benediction in unison. The

dies of the union then packed a box of candy for each of the lol- lowlng boys in active service: Ptc. Hairy KeatlnR. Pte. Horace Cut- liffe. Pie. Charles Smith. who are in the Medical Corps; Jack Irllckox, who is in the Navy: Iewh Hlekox, who is in the anti-aircraft: and Claude Smith, wllo is in the artil- lcry. A Christmas card was also sent to Morris Deacon. president cf the Central Union. who is also in

the Navy. (Patriot please copy).

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Sick c0111.. East end. Olive me

“Terrible Urgency"

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destroyer: and other weapons. Knudsen wrote the manufacturers:

"I'm not telling you how to clo your iohs. But i1 you could see as I_do, from the inside, the terrible urgency oi the situation. you would luuee with me that 1 am not. ask- ing too much in requesting that you use every conceivable efiortto speed up delivery and increase the uro- ductlon of machine tools durliill 1941. Let's forget everythlntl ex- oept the we.fare of our country."

1n other letters addressed to ma- chine tooi workers. and designed for posting on bulletin boards in their plants, Knudsen said they were even more important. than soldiers and sailors today because the latter were helpless without munitions.

In the House. Chairman H.» W. Suinners (Dean-Texas), of the House Judiciarv couunittee. appeal- ed for a united peo e "to win throuzh the difficulties which notv confront us."

HITLER’S EN VOY

(Coercive! ‘IQQJPBEJL

may not be affected decisively by Petainis action, the Berlin officials said, and added that any specula- tlon is useless. _

Berlin reports indicated the Ger- mans are unconvinced that France, minus Laval, remains a likely re- cruit for the Axis-projected “new order in Europe."

Abetz, once expelled from France as a spy and the first important German official to visit Vichy since the armistice, presumably was to determine whether Petaiirs assur- ances that nothing ls changed in French-German relations could be taken at face value.

Tile belief was expressed in some diplomatic quarters here that tn reassure the Germans, the Zvlarshal would have to follow his statement with action. This might include glvl Pierre-Etienne Flandin, Lava s successor as Foreign Min- ister, the same power in the gov- ernment previously enjoyed by thc ousted minister as Vice-Premier.

If Abetzs report to the Nazi Fuehrer should be unsatisfactory, diplomats in Berne believed that Germany, to keep France in line, might threaten:-

l. Complete France:

2. Harsher peace terms than the relatively moderate settlement re- ported offered Laval in return for

occupation of

French "collaboration" with the Axis.

With Gen. Maxlme Weygand still the unchallenged "boss“ of

French Africa, diplomatic observ- ers reasoned Hitler might hesitate actually to impose either penalty.

LAST FASCIST

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Despite the bad weather; British planes backed up the land forces. Among objectives bombed in Africa were Bardla, Tobruk and Derna, It- aly's chain of ports in Libya. Fierce fires visible for 60 miles were left blazlnlr at Bardla.

The British vanguard consists mostly of tanks annoyed cars, trucks carrying troops and artillery. News of its progress was scant but what. came through was satisfactory to military authorities here.

One wounded soldier back from the front. said it was a remarkable sight to see long columns of trucks carrying prisoners to the rear.

"We all had the impression that. the Italians had no heart. for the fight" he said.

Two soldiers taking 30 Italian of- ficers and men to the British base became separated from the convoy l a sandstorm. ‘They were only l?ghtly armed but the Italian of- ficers produced maps and compas- ses and helped navigate the trucks safely to Matruh.

Greeks Hurling

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ATHENS, Dec 16—(AP)—-Smash- ing new advances on both ends of the Albanian battlefront were re- ported tonight by the army battling retreating Italians in near Arctic conditions.

An Italian General and a Col- onel were killed. military dispatch- es from the southern front said. when Greek forces driving toward Valona, one of the three remain- ing ports held by the Italians. stormed and captured a bitterly- contested height.

“These two officers wltli revolvers in hand, induced their men to de- fend the position.” a dispatch said. "However. both officers were shot ln the Greek advance. That was the sign for a wholesale Italian re- treat and abandonment of the height."

The Greeks say the Fascists left many dead, including other senior officers.

A government spokesman an- nounced the capture of 200 prison- ers and one senior officer when the Italians were driven from a position in the Dvlnos River valley, and said the Italians suffered heavy lossesin that sector.

"The Italian armv tflways retreats toward the sea" the spokesman said. "I would like to add as we are now enterlnz the eighth week of war that the initiative always belongs to us, and in spite of the rough winter. lthet morale of our troops is excel- en ”

Referring to Italian claims of counter-attack, the spokesman said: "In fact, the Italians have counter- attacked with choice troops. but. all their attacks have failed in tho southem sector. Choice troops have to capture the Sklvoklk I-Iclvhts which have been occupied and are belmz held bv our troops,"

Battling through snow three to four feet deep. Greek mountaineers thrusting toward Elbnsnnl from Poltfadetz. on the northern front. battered down massed Italian re- inforcements to win Important new heights and take large numbers of prisoners. "

Daniel De Luce, Associated Press correspondent with the Greek army. said reports to the head- quarters where he ls located point- ed imminent Greek successes possibly surpassing those relzlslered with the capture of Koritza and Artzirocastro, main bases of the It- alians. v

I-Tls dispatch said that the steady goundmg of Valona by Greek and

rltlsh planes had ruined the reg- ular docks and that the Italians now were having to disembark re- lnforcemenis in small boats from transports anchored two miles of! shore.

Co tured Italians indicated their supp trains were seriously ham-

Britain ‘makes Request for Financial aid

By Irving Perimeter Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -—(AP)

The British government it was learned authoritatively tonight, has made a formal request for financial assistance from the United States government.

The information came from - flcial sources which left. no dou t as to its authenticity, but details of the request were not available.

However usually ‘well-informed officials indicated that Britain had asked for s “line of credit" babiy involving British sec ties and gold assets, rather than a straight unsecured loan. The offic- ial sources through which the re-

to describe the ne- quest. than the word "loans."

This suggestion apparently fitted what many officials have been say- ing privately for several weeks, that Britain is not so much interested in a quick cash transaction as in assurances that she would be able to continue buying war supplies in the United states when her present dollar asets run out.

Some officials estimated that it would be a year or more before these assets are exhausted. For instance, the British Eimplre has nearly $5,000,000,000 invested in United States securities business and real estate, much of which would be convertible into cash.

In the cfise of securities, them officials pointed out, Britain has the alternatives of selling these in- vestments first with the idea of bor- rowing money afterwards on an unsecured basis or bOITOVliIifl money with the securities as collateral.

Ranch-raised furs At Edmonton

EDMONTON. Dec. 1.7 .— (OP) — Ilarizest sale of ranch-raised furs

way today at the Edmonton Fur Auction Sales, Ltd.

Total of 10.000 mink and 1.000.511- ver fclx skins was on auction. The sale lasts one day.

In addition a large number of wild-caught pelts were auctioned. These included 10,000 ermine. 1.000 wolf skins and s. number of cross and white foxes from the far north and the Arctic.

Approximately 25 buyers igilrngrade centres throughout.

from the

d States and Canada attended. ____.___

Lloyd Geor-gb In conference With Churchill

LONDON Dec. 16 —(CP) —David Lloyd George first great was Prime Minister, conferred today with Prime Mhuster Churchill amid speculation til-lat he had been of- fered an important office in the government.

Political correspondents have mentioned m. Lloyd George as a possible successor to the late Mar- quess of Iotluan as ambassador to the United States but the par- liamentary correspondent of the press association expressed the op- lnion that "there is little likeli- hood" he would be sent to Wash- ington.

"It is asking too much of s tnan just. before his 78th birthday to 8X- pect him to cross the Atlantic and

ity" this correspondent said.

Ho pointed to the qualities and career of Lord Beaverbrook Canad- larl-born news/paper owner and min- ister of aircraft production, as "of a kind which many think would have strong appeal in the States and should he go on a special sm- basadorlall mission the insulting re-shuffle of the war cabinet might

create a vacancy which Lloyd Gmtke could be prevailed been to fill."

Divers to seek Two lost Planes

TVRONTO. Dec. 10—-(CP)—Roy- al Canadian Air Flores officials sn- nounced tonight that diving oper- ations wlll begin tomorrow over the spot in Lake Muskoka where it ls feared two missing planes have alter colliding in mid-air last

ay.

Arrangements were completed to have special equipment, necessa y because of the lzo-foot depth of the lake, sent from Toronto to search headquarters at Graven- llurst, just south of the Iluke Dis. trict where the two planes were lost while engaged in a search for the Diane ot Lac. C. P. Hopton of cabri, Silsk.

RUNWAY RIPPLES AVOID SNOW GLLRE

Hans-Canada Air Lines’ passen- gers often admire the geometri patterns of the mow-covered land- ing strips at many of the fields us- ed in winter time.

'I'he patterns are a result. of us- ing snow roller equipment_ma.de of con-ligated pipe.

Ripples in the hardpsol: servo a definite purpose. They prevent snow-glare s condition no pilot welcomes. For tile same reason the backs of the pl-rpeller blades are painted black and also the nose area in front of the pilots’ oom- Dartment. These surfaces normally have a llllzhlv polished finish. per-ed on the rotted. frown roads. They were quoted as so lng also that. hundreds of their fe low Fas- cists had been put out of notion by frost. bite and pneumonia.