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Futile Assault On Al- lied Position In Cli-

MONCTON. N. B . Dec. N-(O- P) - Recommendation that the Maritime‘ Provinces implement regulations regarding rates to make lccinlimon bandt contract. mlotor vei- iccs su 12c to “ oroug and e - - fcctive control" is made in a me- ma?‘ Patrol Ac morandum issued here today by tlvqty the Transportation Commission of i the Maritime Board of Trade through Rand H. Matheson, the commission manager. '

"The surveys conducted by the Transportation Commission mi truck rates indicate beyond a doubt that the motor truck situation generally throughout the Maritlrnes results in unjust discrimination as between persons, industries and lo- calities," states ihe memorandum, which is being issued to the gov- ernments of New Brunswick and Nova Scoiia.

By request of Prince Edward Island members of the Comlss- ion the memorandum is being held in abeyance so far as that Province is concerned pending niiidy of the recommendations, owing in different conditions on the Island.

Costs of motor truck operations in the Maritimcs appeared relative- ly higher than in Ontario and many rates seemed to be unprofitable, says the memorandum. which

yams, Dec. 26 —<CP -Havas)— I-Trnch forces skirmished anew with i -: inun units on the western front hung,“ afier crushing one of the .~u.ii at uiiacks yet attempted by iiic JZLS cast of 11w MOW-IE RW- e; in llic curly morning hours. _

imuiciriiiig that the activity w. Lil broke out at the start oi the l.i . work of the year was not a- iJ.l.lllL;, ihe French high command announced in its evening communi- ilru. lliere was “BCtlViLy by our i 1c’. elements." This morning's t» lllillllllllllli! said that "two Enemy 1.. u; i0 the cast. of the Ivfoscllc u...» repubxd by our hoops.’

in contrast wiih lie ia/cil. Christ- ]‘,.l\ Day iruce ob erved during ihe 1.. i urcut War. the German coni- iiiizicl .\‘.Zil‘l.€(,l Christmas Day with a >-ll",(‘~ of minor bui almost continu- piiirol and reconnaissance op- liiS.'rl1t§I'e was, however, no J1 lighting. _ _ ian operations gained in reached their

l _- 1 i0da> with com- . . 2.31 “T11: ip-‘ffng 3342M; m, a“ Emu“ liniiicd lo commercial vehicles with Um“; mm by [he French to m.) ‘suggestions and recommendations v.» 01 ihe Moselle, the northern for regulating this iorin of trans- p l‘ iii ihe we tern front. poriaticti in the Maritiincs. .»\,. Zlolllll, German artillery and “The Commission is of the opin- c arms laid down a pre- ion that the taxut‘__1 problem as . 1>§11‘1"~1‘=’»<5 1° 1111"‘ 1119 110$’ it pertains to motor vehicles is one ‘l111i1l111‘y-'1‘110 01191113’ 11115 which the three Maritime Prov-

lied in kind niid the tlillllblil‘ arms and lighter ordnance (l until 5.30 a. m. when the withdrew.

liiccs through surveys or otherwise, must respectively determine in rela- iiou to the conditions peculiar to their own Provinces." states the memorandum. adding:

“Certificates of convenience and necessity for commercial motor op- crnlors should be madc universal iii lhc Marltimes. Three classes are sufficient, I. E. common car- riers, contract carriers and private Dﬂnilt carriers, the latter class to

International

At A Glance include owner-operated vehi:‘cs iCElTITIEEQ their own products, farm-

l.().\}llO.\l--Austrnlliin airmen rr- new em;-

Yl\\' in nuke of Canadians to furth- K ______ ______ w l‘l llimirc support of Iiritan in war; I S LA N D F Is H

:- .in'.i-.linc, 2 JIB-ton British fricglit- or, iorpi-doed with 14 inst.

IMIIOT-Brigadlcr G. II. ‘ V. (‘._. Cal ' takes saluti- iulf of (.‘. A. b F. (‘ommanil- i‘ . t marl-h pust of crack fifc blinds oi flu‘ army.

\\' ISIIINGTTIN Prrsiilrnt l‘ I~1 ' Joseph I-I. n1‘.\'.t‘.i. D lgium. lzil assistant io Secretary of -‘~ .i - in handle war emergency pro- l l'll“~ ilnll ir:\"c questions; chlr h:

11 '11!‘ l acct-pt ‘nvliation to co-opcr- lTotal ril- with President in pence efforts.

.\. "urivun Ambassador to

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Volume Here Up Slightly In Con- trast With Rest Of Maritimes

lilo‘ SINGI-‘ORS — Finns report l'"ii\_\ Ilmsfan attack repulsed on l‘i"’l'llflil Isthmus, with ‘700 Soviet s ldicrs k'llcd on frozen surface of 1.1km‘.

l' HHS-French l i-n muiiiquo not-r:

. . , HALIFAX, Dec. Elk-Commercial """"‘-" "l "mm" ""115 "'1 “Tb” fL-h CiIiClIPS in the eastern fish- v-iil front, 91113.; it.\lsi..ii decreased 4,703,100

- pounds (luring NOVCIIIDIBI‘, coin-

(I: ‘Orin, __ (“mum "Manic, }).llt‘(l with Lin- same DCHOO of last y;,,.,.,v|dn,.r_ Wm] nr-Hsh Pr,“ \H,,-_w“_ 21 iiic lliuu-cu iulue dwp. -r-- - . . i in -... .

Ih‘u alumni, sails nflrr ‘Bi-hour (l(‘- DThc Dummy report [or the div_ " l>l..‘ll, wli.c.i includes tlie Muri- “_‘"*"—~~_ 1.11.5 and ihe Magulien islands.

slioivs ihe quantify of fish landed ‘.41 lllilllil was 18,634,500 pounds, iigiiiirs". 23.417500 for November, ‘leis. viiiiie of uie catch dropped from $584,247 l-O 8360.293.

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i: not inlxcu. i-ieiiry lI/lalllbtliﬁllillli New Brunswick; 4532300 l5,

W- 1--1°‘1-11‘1-11 causal» pounds; $111,703 1:126,-

l my l‘ 300d “and” mm” l" ‘aaliliinrc Edward Island: 927,600

_‘““‘““$ “"11 c“ 'l“l‘_‘_'§j‘_‘*,‘.;‘_~ull)_'~’l‘f_ 41,054,800) pounds; $23,543 Q23.-

91. Magdalen Islands: 732,200 (L5.- 400) pounds; $7.648 ($1,344).

lllnited States llncreasesBuying 0f Russian Furs

MOSCOW. Dcc 26-—(CP Haves) -—-Al‘ll(‘l‘li"l\ll fur purchases at the annual Ilcnliizrad Fur I-‘alr for 1939 alrcudv lclnl $30.00fl.000 a l00-pcr

Htlii, Stanley Duivy Kings vs. (1 Willis Road Moulirchs. L-ilo.

_ ‘ Buying llvc Slur i‘liurstluy' Z8111 until '1 - Albimy all clay ‘iliiiii-dliy. 1 iilil Fricuv until noon. G. i; u.

‘ilvvkcv iii Graham's Road to- i

at Carleton 10.30

hogs

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"in m1 ._ De_ 28 H 3 _ cont increase nvcr American pur- Jl mgvnlllBuhngn kndll RM its“: ilglséimillilnhltilaa. it was announced ilii; n t m id till '~" ~ '

i, ..,_ ugélgvd, vegiﬂgﬁinay an,‘ Soviet trade circles expressed the (g.,,,|,1,,.“_ l|_]0_3_‘2_27_.,, onuﬂon tliul lhc foiul American

will-chair»- probably ivoukl be even l\l!llf‘l' Hum this fiilurc. wilh the llnllod sfnlrs lakluiz most of the furs I)Ul‘('llfl$f‘(l by Great Britain m4 cup-my in peacetime.

Sovlci furs nrr- shipped to the Uniird suites from the Arctic port of Murmansk.

,° Nuw tliai turkeys, goose and ilwlh lire finished up we iiccd n fluiiiltlfv of Chicken nnd Fowl. _l'li(lf‘S inrluzllnc Cnnncrs 'l,‘r.n 1‘ --" Cooperative Fgg

‘"111 lotion. L~00-12~2'l-20-30.

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,Japan'ese Meet Defeat ln Big flffensive

CHUNGKING. Dec. 26—(CP- HzivaH-Jfhe Japanese offensive toward the border of French In:lo- Chirln has ended in a “disastrous defeat" soulli of Luncclwu" 111 which the invaders suffered at lcnst 1.000 killrd and an uiicstlinat- ed number of wounded. Chinese dispatches claimed tonight

Fighting raged for 24 how's ilcar Llll‘.""l‘.f2\1l’, in extreme southwest- crn China about 1B mile-s from the lludo-China frontier. IPIOFE‘ i118 fChincsc troops flamed lhc 1111031‘ ihand. the rep "ts said I The invatlcvs inc friim Nani- iliijr iii an apparent effort lo dr w the CiilllTSE‘ uivay from lhni my. "l')il‘1"‘ ‘ho l‘!l\\."l‘lﬂ'1l iuiilivriﬂstti- Hion of Cll!‘l‘."ll’\l'll(ll‘l‘.l and further lqHnp-y Quinn-p r"1llllll‘il‘\lf‘fl'.lCIlS

u-llh Iudo-Cliliin, ;,- dsprlichcs clcinicd.

Javanese fllbpilirlifs to I-lOlii-Z '1(oitg. however. reported ilni i3.- l000 Chinese lml been killed in

coordinated Jwnaatcsc offciisivcs in

ilhe south (“inn Provinces 0i jiwangztunq and Kirziii . V (Jauancm 0if1"i."1.s in Shanghai

asserted tint 15.000 Chinese also ‘ind been killed in bliifll‘ fghlinq both north mid snulh of I-Iankow. Central China Mtircpolis)

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Governor - (leneraPs LeveeTo B e Held But lllany Recep- tions Arc Cancelled.

OTTAWA. Doc. 26—fCP1—'I‘hc nation's capital is planning a quici New Years Day because of thc war.

The Governor-Gcnernl's levee will be held but the Prime Minister" hns decided against his usual reception

at Lnurler House and the foreign legailons will follow the Prime MltilSl0i"S example.

The New Year's levee has comc

down as a custom from New France when the French governor stood be- fore thc ofiltlhl residence in Qucbcc and shook hands on New Year's morning with all who sought to ex- tend him sen=on's greetings It has been decided that his happy cus- Confederation. shouid not be broken.

‘I110 levee is one of the most dom- ocratlc of fnstltullons_ The Govern- or-Gcneral stands in the Hall of Fume of ihe Parliament Bulkllngs and first members of tho Defence Council and the Defence Forces and afterwards the civilians file past. Sliilkln! hrmds with him nnd rcrclv- ing from tho King's representative 11w best wishes for A Ilitppy New Your.

Any man can attend, the only re-

ug_ two visiting cards.

(Continued on Dace fl, Col. 3!.

REDS RETREA

‘lfhe British cruiser, Orion, pictured from the air, patrols off Ft. Lauderdale, Fia., where it ehuscd

Advance Otzard Of

Australian Airmen

LONDON, Dec. 2.6—(CP Cable)— Australian airmen landed in Great Briiain today, advance guard of the Australian All" Expeditionary FOFCE, as the first Christmas holl- clay of the second Great Wur drew to a close amid a comparative lull in activities.

Arrival of the tanned airmen. little more than a week after the first contingent of the Canadian Active Service Force debarked at a United Kingdom port, was a new drimonsliaiion of the Empire unity of which tlie King spoke in his cllflsillltl5 Day broadcast.

Uudcr command of wiizg Coni- maudci" L. V. Lnchal, who pre- ccsicd them here, the Australian contingent ivas mode up cf pilots, summers, observers and a ground staff of mcchaiiics, ready to take nnxrr ilu-ii" duties immediately with zlic Royal Air Force.

I-Iowcvcr. they wi.l undergo brief active training! in England before gzoinz into action.

While the svcek-end saw a lull in nciunl oprrations, listening posts and smrchlights were uizmmd 1".l‘Ull'_',llOlll the holiday and the R. A F‘ maintained its usual patrols. Oztc Ncrth Sea air patrol encount- crcd fire from German patrol ves- sels anti rrsficd by dropping bombs, but. no damage was reported.

As hi" n: possible all mcn wit-h the fcrcsis wrrc served traditional turkey and plum puddini: dinners and lliey toasted the King with ivhtiievcr bcveratze was available.

Our R, A. F officer on patrol durinz lunch curried aloft turkcv sandwiches and a f'nsk 0i’ cold fen. He ccllrd ihe station com- mhflflfllﬂhllfl drrink the toast at the aporcpria.fc time. | 'I‘h-.~ dark: plocmiest news was of ‘hr suzkinn: of the Stnnholme, a ""1~l1t fraiwhlcr of 2.473 tons. re- “: tcd torpedord with the loss of l4

~ off the west coast of Eng- ‘and

Fiu-vlvors said the ship was for- wrlccd ivllhnut warulnrr on Christ- mrvs diiv. The dead included lhc "llV woman aboard. Mrs. Mabel Ycuny. wife of ihc chicf encinccr. "w" S'"l"l"‘i~~~ was struck three ‘imrs bv Nwionalisf "ii-men dur- ‘" ihc Spoifsh (‘ivii War. once at

w».

l“'l1‘f""'."ll3 fl".(l twice at Valencia. Q"“l‘.l')ll(‘ﬂli porls l The dmavlflvv! Auslvniicﬁs wcrc

“vi bv Air l\I.'ii'=1\"ll Sir Frederick "lrivhlll. cbir-f of the coastal com- munnd in which the Dominion fiv- i'rs will be ntlacbcd. Air Com- ‘modnre '1‘ EB. Howe represented ISir Kincslcv Wood. Alr Secretary.

,Sir Hubert pwilkins Offers Services To Canada

NEW YORK, Dec. ZFr-iCPW-Sir Hubert. Wilkins, Australian ex- plorer of Polar Regions by air- plane and submarine, was back in New York today after a trip lo Ottawa to offer his war services to the Canadian Govcrment

'I'lici*c hc saw Defence Minister Norman Rogers and made ageneral application for anything for which .ils experience mlslit fit him. Sh‘ Hubert snid he asked the Defence Department flint lists of war jobs be madc available to him as they developed so that he could make spcciik; application.

The explorer served in the first Great War with the Australian headquarters staff.

(inn-rerun. IIIISBAND

Cl-IARTLEY. England —iCP) — Iimcnusc he first met his “late dear ivifc" nt their home, William James Nuttall bequeathed £100 ($445) in

his cousins,

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T. J. Kickham” Nominated In Souris

T. J. Kiclalmnl of Souris west was nominated at a Liberal con- vention in souris yesterday Miler- uoon to contest the first district 0f Kingfs in a bye election.

Three other names were before the convention, it was said. The)’ were: Harry Francis, Fortune. Ed- win Reid. Rollo Bay and W, A. Acorn, Souris, son of the late H. H. Acorn, whose death not long Iago left the scat of asscmblyman

open. v

Kickham won on the first bal- lot, receiving 33 votes from the 64 delegates present. He was fol- lowed by Francis, Acorn and Reid in that order.

Donald Lnvie presided when the name of T. J. Kicliham, p011 con- venor was placed before the cou- veniion. V

Following the voting addresses were made by Mr. Kickllnm and the three others who had sought nomination, P. A. Molsaac. ren- msgmgtive of the district for the Liberals as Councillor and b)’ Lambert Chevcrie. ~

A resolution of sympathy to the family of H. I-I. Acorn was pusscd by the COIIVQIIKIOII.

'Britis|1~l1liae Ilrew Sail With ;Nazi Freighter

COLON, Panama, Dec. 2d — 1A- P —-While the Niizi freighter Dues- scltlorf ncaucd out. i0 sea tonight under a lsritlsn prize crew, the (scr- ‘mun consul, Winter Schmidt, said lie nau protested the vescis clear- ance on ilie grounds that. Cnrisiooa. was a neutral port.

Asscriiiig hc acted both as Ger- man consul and ill the nuine ui the Ncrt-h Aincricun ticriilau Lloyd liiic oi which he is the agent, Schmidt explainedz~

"i was under the impression that the ship “KL: A“ ncuirlii iuiiurs al;,. ‘ii-lull ilpuii ille lllcUﬂldiiOIhLl ru..- lug wliuh iorbllis COllVl3§lllg a p.121: of war uirougn such Wafers."

Consul Schmidt chuckled at the piiscnL plt-(iicaiiiiciit 0i Hun. Von ikgﬂtill, (nllflltlll clerk who was a pi1~:$t.‘AlgLl' aboard ihe freighter. Von Aiilhll was still in inc can... zone quaiuiiiliic siatlon at Balboa where lie was sent iuitLl hi5 status is cleared up.

'I'aken oil ior medical examina- tion ycswluuy when he coniplliincd cl u serious illness. he was transfer- led l0 saiiio "romas hoipltal, in the llpuolic oi Panama, when he rc- luscd to undergo an emergency Jpelaiion in ihe canal zone. The i-allliina doctors, however, found ilioiiiuig seriously ailing with him anti he was sent back to the canal zone.

The Ducsscldorf was captured Dec. 16 off the Chilean Coast by a British CFUlSCI‘ two days after the freighter put out from Val- parulso.

She completed her passage from the Panama Canal late yesterday afternoon and was granted clear- ance for Jamaica at 8.30 p.m. ASII‘. Her sailing subsequently was de- layed, however, when Sciunidt filed his protest with Major Gen- eral David L. Stone, Panama Canal zone commander,

Schmidt claimed he had learned reliably" from Captain J. Peterson, Germ ‘ master of the Ducsscldorf, the‘. i 2 freighter was within Chilean territorial waters when captured.

Asked how he had communi- cated with Capt. Peterson in view of regulations barring visitors from the Duescldorf yesterday. Schmidt. mplledz~

"Maybe I got it from Von Appcn. Anywny. a. Captain should know

the position of his ship bcttcr than the Chilean authorities .lllllﬂ\"

Annual Inblcrtptfon Delivered $0.00 By llllb-PJEJ. $0.00;

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Canada and 0.9. 50.00

5O

ﬁves“ Relief Goal

Under Discussion By Gouncii

A hot discussion over the method of supplyinp relief coal for the City took pace at a special meet- ing of the City Council last night. Mayor Foster presided and all the Councillors were present with the exception of Councillor Hennesscy‘. who was unable to be present due to illness. Mr. K. M, Martin, City Recorder was also in attendance.

The Mayor explained that a mis- understanding of the previous min- ufes in regards to the method of selecting the coal caused the Re- lief Committee, headed by Coun- cillor Lapthom, some trouble in buying the supply. Councillor Isa/p- thom suggested rescinding the minutes of that meetinz but the Mayor explained that this was not necessary and a resolution design- ed to overcome the difficuity was adopted by the Council.

It appears that the minutes of that particular meeting had speci- fied that the coal to be used for this purpose was to be Sullivan screened and Springhlll screened and,was to be bought only from the dealers tendering for this par- ticular coal, regardless to whether any other dealers in the City could supply either of these brands. ‘This arrangement had bound the Relief Committee in their purchases, it ivas explained.

Councillor Dougaii. u. member of the Relief Committee, said that ithere had been some "kicking" a- bout the way his Committee had ,been buying the coal, and had they ‘done it the way it had been sug- igested “we would have been min. out of town," as it meant buying 1000 tons of cool from one dealer. He suggested that they be given power to distribute the purchases among all the dealers. This was the wish of the Council and the resolution below was brought in covering the matter.

. . Y. Reddin of the Relief Office was called in to explain the method of delivering the coal and he said that the City truck was employed at this task and was d0- ing a splendid job. This method of delivery was savir" the City at the rate of $3. a. day besides pay- "mg the wages of the City em- ployee used and in addition was paying for certain other work done

y these men during the day.

Immediately following the ad- journment of the special meeting the Mayor and Councillors met in caucus to discus; an important matter which had arisen.

The following is the text of (he resolution brought in:

RESOLVED that relief coal for the season be purchased on the lender basis of $8.25 per ton for Springhill screened coal delivered and $8 00 undelivered, and $7.75 per ion for Sullivan screened de- livered and $7.60 undelivered, ord- ers t0 be allot/ed bv the Relief Committee among all dealers as- sessed for coal stocks capable of supplying either of such coal at the price set above.

Moved by Councillor C. F. Dou-

gen. Seconded by Councillor H. Mc- Intyre.

Calm Prevails in Londonderry After Mutiny

LONDONDEIRRY. Dec. 26—(CP) -Calm prevailed in Londonclerry Prison tonight as 46 prisoners, el- leged members of the outlawed Irish Republican Army. were lock- ed in separate cells after staging a Christmas Day mutiny,

Several of the mutlneers, who battled polloe, troops and firemen

yesterday for five hours. were treated for slight injuries. The prisoners, intemed for the

duration of the war, overpowered and locked up three wardens and three prisoners who refused to Join the outbreak, The mutlneers then barricaded themselves in cells. Order was restored only after plumbers burned through steel doors with acetylene torches and firemen turned high-pressure hos-

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Believed Northern

Crack Troops

COPENHAGEN. Dec. Russians have been forced to

headquarters sziid today.

attack in the north, troops, among them veterans General Wallenius, comm

The Russians were reported preparing however, with some of their best

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LES;

Soviet Offensive

Near In Finland

Observers Predict- Stalin Moving

In Attempt To

Halt Defeats In Invasion. 27--(Wednesday)-(AP)—The

retreat more than 50 miles

in some places in northern Finland, and are estimated i0 have lost 4,000 men in fighting in the extreme north dur- ing ihe lust ihrce days, dispatches from

Finnish urmy to counter-

of the Polish campaign. ander of ihe Finnish north-

ern forces, '11s quoted as saying he expected the Red Army driving to come in the vicinity of Salla.

near FlIllfJlfYS

(By Lvnn llciuzcrling, Ass

Suvarlto after being repulsed i

curred on tile QEISlCYII sirle of

Krcija. and Volossula.

Finnish fire took a heavy attempted to cross the frozen bitter cold.

down in a day of fighiing_

_ ociatcd Press Staff \Vriter)

IIICIAQINGPYDRS, Dec. 26—(AP)-—Hezivy Russian forces, supporicrl by tanks, airplanes and artillery, were reported tonight to have left 700 dead on the ice of Lake

against Finnish positions on the Karelian Isthmus. The main attack, a. Finnish

columns struck simultaneously at

Altogether, tlic ifiilns said, 23 Russian planes ivore 511*

n a series of fierce aesaulis

communique said, oc- the Isthmus, where Russian Haitermaa, Sakkola,

toll of the attackers u they surface of Lake Suvsnto in

! i i i

Lake Ladoga in the south to

sub-zero temperatures.)

and subjected them to many

Finnish headquarters he- lieved that the Russian withdrawal in ihe zone was about over, however. and that a counter-assault could be expected will: fresh men and materials hurried northward i0 cope with the unexpected Finnish resist- ance dcspiie severe weather in the bleak country.

The Finns said the Rus-

sian reinforcements were “elite" troops a n d that among ihe officers were

some of Joseph Stalin's per- sonal friends.

Stalin was described as being provoked with ihe re- verses experienced in the Arctic fighting. and as be- ing determined upon a vig- orous initiative 0n that fvoni.

The Finns srild they had iden- tified 1G RllSsltlll divisions con- fronting ilicm on the east and north-each division consistinil of

about 18.000 mcn. General Wallcuius was quoted as

NEW YORK, Doc, 26—(AI’)—l Finland's small nrmy will be able to hold ofi’ Russian forces at least until the lnie spring or, early summer of’ 15140, says‘ spokesmen for the 20,000-odd Finns living in the New York metropolitan arm. i

What summer and dry terrain will moan, no Finn will hazard a guess.

es on the rioters.

During the disorders mutineers leaned from their cell windows singing Republican songs and shouting Republican slogans to the crowd passing through the street on their way to a football match.

.,$ister Besides lAt 0h’town

Finnish fighting hcnrs remark- able smilnrliics to that in tho Indian vvnr oi’ early American history.

Fnr 20 years 23.000 Finns have been inducted Into the army an- nually for training. Every five years they hnd returned for a month's “rs-fresher course.“ They have been taught marksmanship, the use of skits and, most im- porinni. method»; oi‘ orientation to prevent ihoir becoming lost in the forests.

MONTREAL, Dec. 26—(CPi - Davld Cochrane Drysdalc, '15, presi- dent of ihe Canadian Branch of the Sicily Asphaltum Company. died at his home here todny aftcr n lcngthly illness.

Survivors include a daulzhlcr. Mrs. G. T. Hardie oi Charlotte- town, P. E. L

(Oslo dispatches said Norwegian observers frontier of the Finnish Lapland haduiotieed large quan- tities of Russian war materials arriving, and that a new Russian offensive was expected from HOYOIIjHOIVI; miles south 0f the Arctic, despite widespread blizzards and

“waistline”, and said his information indicated the Rus- sans had massed 300,000 men on the eastern front from

the Arctic Ocean. near the

B0

The Finns have made ceaseless attacks on the retreat- ing Russians in this far northern sector, it was reported,

surprise attacks HONG KONG— Japanese report co-ordinated offensives in Sﬂlllh China Provinces o! Kwangtunp and Kwangsi TII ulting in 13.000 Chinese killed; claim Chinese Winter offens- ives stalled by counter attacks on all fronts.

‘ttﬁLllﬁfouiRE. - our: YEARQLDEK i Buf ARE You

TORONTO, Dec. 26—(CP mum and maximum IEIIIDPITL.

Dawson 13 Vancouver 92 4a Edmonton 8B 4 Regina _ 5 Winnipeg 2 l3 _ Toron to 1 n g1. Ottawa 5 9 Montreal 4 1g Quebec i i2 Saint John 10 l5 Hitliiax l4 18 Charlottetown 13 1'1

MARITIME EAST: Strong iiorih- west winds; fair and roltl.

i SYNOPSIS: Light snow has fati- len in some parts oi’ Snsknllcli/‘Wan ,aud Southern Manitoba, lll0\l'l'l\ in most districts from Ontario to Al- bcrla the weather has boon lair Mid cold. _ I-Ilizh tide thLs morniulz at 1.40 ‘and tonight at 11.06. Sun sets this afternoon at. 4,94, $214; rises tomorrow ninriiiiiig at Last quarter moon, Jim. i, 12.50 a. m.

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innvcs Bordon 9.45 A.“ l rvi l‘ Til. leaves ‘Fovmcntine ll 00 A . f Hi5 P M.

SATURDAYS ONLY

Leaves Borden 4,45 P. M. Leaves Tor-mention 1.00 P. M. .