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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1944

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the tot-ll (or the first

f m! . the fifth loan carn-

iwo llyl in The oblectlv now as

iii? is summ- ' ' Begins by , h l a counties and for Char-

iattltown Ind were‘ not avsilsblg last nigh

hous- second- n.

liAfl ‘AX. April flk-(OH-Nova icotlis sirbscriptlons in vlctoly Loan stood so . . al loan headquarters an- limb, . The obiective is $84,500.-

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Y. CEYLON. Agrll i8 -( i-sCfllmlre bv rltish and dis: troo of the village

of [nglauiongb . :2 miles north of llnphal the - Katina highway In 50b wseeliaeaaoed tonight.

5A1?!‘ JOHN. . (CPL-Victory loan aal

die sixth paying ass

Archbishop

Installed Last Evening

“lnvasion Year Budget” For Britain

IONDON Awil i0 — (O P) — Britain's invasion year bu et. new“ for expenditures of £6. .- 000. (about $N,fl)l,600,000) W08 presented to the House of Comm- ons by sir John Anderson, chancellor of the exchequer, who propose " produce slight- ly more than half but announced no new taxation.

Sir John placed total timated tax revenue or 1M4 £2,102 000000 .000 more

the rest to

than last ear-leaving be raised liy borrowing. "lt is not necessary for m. to aropos, any additional taxation on i; occasion," he told the House before taking his seat after an hour and thievquar-

teis. ‘ he pgepoription is a mix-

ture as .

Thus the treasury spparenti took the view that e nation, now B0 per cent tax on ‘ and 100 cent on outright lux- uries, v usliy has reached its taxable capacity. The amount to Lo produced by ation srnoun‘

u. at

roll! from every man. woman and child in Britain.

Altho Sir John announced no new aticn, he did increase

the beer dutyzby a penny a stand- ard barrel. e specified, however,

that the incflrfaase is not to be pas- .

sed on ‘ff-awn consumretra m e c or repo e e cost ofqliliing had increased until it was 30 per cent above pre-war and still rising despite government expenditure of £l00.000.000 last year, alone on stabilization.

He informed the House. too, that

Biu ck at the end 3 the carn- same aim! ,

s second dav anioumed to s3. 065. . or .000 more hail disr- ins of the fifth loan The two-day subscrwtio by personnel in militorv No.1 amounted to 911,200.

P9 sed

rsorial incomes last year increa- by £OO0.000.000 above 194.2.

Mine Laying ls Big Job For Planes Now

New Cars '10 Pour From Soviet Plant

IIHCOW. April I - (A P) — lkw automobiles soon will be - in: off the assembly - ling o a hlse factory in the Ural Mountains, livestia reported today. Construc- ilm began lri_ the winter of 194i T» first engines and gear boxes wre turned out in the spring of 8

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"Pier-Morel! ‘Bnrrsday. i

4-5-3.

“To arrive another oar Victory Registered Seed Oats, book now. lfcGuigan and Boyle. e-if-loi

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April 28th. lid of the Alter society. 4-26-2021.

Bingo and Dance. Bt. Afldtbw‘! g,

It Ball. Pride lit. A ma. y m‘ w“ e-ae-n.

and Dance. st. And-

M’! .Fi'ida A seen. y’ w“ l-ae-ii.

meal- 0;‘ oats April

Winsloe. u 4-311:

f“ m" *':.."s"x‘...r..r."i- lP. M. to clean up the grounds.

ciliFh w?» Pitt. Willie.“ lift‘ l“ 29's....“ ""1"- , ' m ‘e-sa-al

————r O Mz-llniéention farmers! Will not be

Dramatic House of

"Notice —- ! will t. bal 110 at either Iinertild or §iedl§§ ‘in ii further notice. Watch for "4101 dates. "eld- s-ae-si-se-si "$005M orders for Asphalt Shin l May ‘.3’... Htfieianifi‘: l- -H- .

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LONDON April 25-40?) - The laying of mines in enemy waters has resolved such proportions that it oooubia 1O per oent of the great force at Bomber Camille-ad's dis-

weal.

'i'ne Air Ministry made this known in an announcement on tho fourth anniversary of the first magnetic mine being laid in enemy waters.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur

was one of the s press for airborne mines and now the air force has taken over the bulk of the mineiayinll from the The technique has been davelorp- ed to a high pitch and the lob de- mands great skill and daring the bomlber crews.‘ Casualties surfer are little less than

ed on normal bombing 0D-

erations. The Air Ministry calculated the am as

iom they those

that ‘ ‘ . W resul in the szniing of 1.010.000 tons of elm! slim I18 since i040

how- ever. only s. part of the punxxse of . Every night enemy waters from the Bay of Bisoay a- long the entire enemy coestiin to the Ciuif of Danni: up distant Norwe with mines. boon forced to‘ lvbando? or‘: most imflflliblll BICGB C! 6 ing of new submarines and of new c memy convoys orced to ab- andon short. sheltered routes and move farther out to sea wh v are more at the mercy of the navy and coastal command offense of mines are used acmist

tic. Thev :30 m. misty; huie and sink we.

will ll u.» Allied rwlv to Bit-

lors "secret weapon" of 1040. tho magnetic mine.

W of its test- the rewa . are f

ypes work.

Report Find Of Stone Age Tools

mcslném. ovmulgielmm '“ '° ' ‘ 31's‘ Piranha row 4 ‘Y ° in. of roughly dripped stone in the Vail and Riet Valleys near Khnberley which he estima- ted dated bee! 1.000.000 years- Ho u“ they constituted the oldest known f of man's esdstence in

Mill-h fil- NDGl. A ril no war Borrespondent

Erwin ailgmoqnllkoadstal fortifications

toda h th vsd {hemllasia

I-le ologfat a wee

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- th Pi M oiimssglrlriinneii emu

flowers. observed

nderful to think that

for his direc- ted in secret to 1.000.000

° content with simply buyin

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O’Sallivan

KmGfllONwlh, 0M8 — of Charlottetown. afilnlionian Catholic 01000180011 of Baton at a col- orful ceremony in 5t. Mary's Cathedral here tonight. He auc- ceeds Most Rev. M. J. OfBrlen who died last Aug. Si. ived here gr foil? born ear , was at Hamilton, Ont., Nov. N, i000 and was educated at St. Mary's School and St. Jerome’; College, Kitchener, Ont. On completing his classical course he to Grand seminary, Montrea , deified at Hamilton in 1911. After his ordination he was at- tached to his native parish until. i921 when he was appointed chance‘ of the diocese of Ham- ilton. In i920, sident of St. Augustine's ary, Toronto, an five years lat- er Wlg appointed bishop of Char-

lottetown. .

Ari estimated 4M priests and officials of the church attended to- night’; ceremony. at which Most Rev. Ildebrando Antoniutti. Apos-

Deiegate to Canada and Nowf .

Visiting arclsblshwl and bishops

included- Most Rev name-Leon

Pelletier. Auxiliary iBshop of Que- bec. who represented Cardinal Vil- leneuve, and Bishops J. B. limo- ges. Mont Laurier. Que, L. Rhea- time, Timinins .. A. 0. Com-

, Three Rivera. Que. P. A. Bray. Seine John, N. 3.. L. P. Whelari. Montreal, and C. Le- lanc, Bathuret. N. B.

Protest Secret Sessions Of Suh-Oommittee

OTTAWA, April ZS-(GB-James Clark. a former chief inspector oi‘ the Cations-United. Kingdom Ins- pec Board, has been subpoena- before a commons ex-

mmi ton-or-

Mr. Clark. whose charges in re- spect to army boots were under ex- amination by the sub-committee, walked out of a meetinwday af- ter statlm through s so its sessions should be open secr _ (P.C.—'I‘omuite

. . Shaw (8.0.- Red Deer) also walked out, stating they retested the inquiry in

Mr. Clerks charges being conduc-

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Mr, Clark had charged that about airs of army boots were made of nferior materials. Manley Edwards (L.—Calgary confirmed tonight that a subpoena csllinl on Mr. Clark to

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$270,050 In Bonds Are Sold In Few Hours

Mayor Lidstone Makes 350,000 Purchase On Behalf Of Town.

A sale of "invasion oquipmentW- in the form of bonds at Bummer- side last night, topped by tme l!“ - chase of a, fighter plane by the town, netted an unofficial $270,050. it was announced. "Brownie approximately 56 cent of the town's objective of .000. salesmen will begin to- dsy to contact last night‘; bidders and complete the sales. "The weather. which caused can- cellation of a, parade scheduled to precede the auction, interfered to some extent. However, the C. W. A. C. pipe band paraded from the Armouries to the Blah School at 8 o'clock. On arriving there the girls put. on a display of counter marching etc, until the actual sale

bean at 8,30. . Hugh P. Morrison acted as auctioneer and bidding from the lsrg crowd was spirited and en- ohus tic from the beginning. Loud applause greeted the first urchase when Mayor Lidstone uglit a fighter aircraft, $50,000. in the name of iiie town of Sum- meraide. Other large were R. T. Holman Ltd., two nr- moured ears. $24,000 and Brace Mc- Kay and Co. Ltd., a 25 pound field gun, $20,000. Previous to the beginning of the auction a short program of speech- dout, under the Alien. town ch

ofllr. L. R.

Mr. W. E Darby. Prince County chairman said he was pleased to see so many present, which aug- ured well for the success of the sale. He said he thought it; should be imnecessafy to urge anybody to buy bonds. “Our service men are willing to oppose their bodies to the foe to take whatever fate may bring, if necessary to die. that we may be free from danger Let us

:- wfiFiilli-riiai-Bh‘ Elliot 1f“ Local Pilot In Fighter Sweep

purchasers

IJONDON. April 25- (CP Cable) —Canndian Spitfires swept a path for American heavy bombers smashing at enemy fighter iields today. downing five enemy planes in a three-minute fight near Loon,

w so miles northeast of Paris

One Canadian fighter squadron siliwised some 200 Germans bury- ing mines and a llot who swoo-pcd down to 50 feet o attack scored shell hits on troops and on a truck.

Canadians partlcipatin in the sweeps included FL’). Wi ism Pea- cock, Noranda, Qua, F0. James

appear at the sub-committee meet- ing had been served.

eir

every call has assured each loan of success and the Sixth Victory Loan is no exception.

0n Prince Edward Island the servicemen have swung into action with such enthusiasm as to make civilians redouble their own ef- forts to keepJte-p with them. Not g bonds to the limit, they have entered into friendly rivalry for the ‘Per Capita Vtfitiiry Bond Champion-

shi i’ of h. Loan o irmen ve been appointed at all stations and their success may be measured in the result obtained at Beech Grove Training Centre where the camp subscribed 110% of its quota in iii‘: 22th. “h”? $2312 I yet, but equally startling results sr expected from each. ' zihainnen selected to head the drives were Lt. aster John E"'<‘.°'n“""é tial" i">i‘.'a°°.i‘.'.ii" . . - an . . - non. Beech Grove: Bqdn. w. o. Nickie, B. o. A. It. Charlottetown: air 3:3.’- "nrmi- can": kins’. Mounsqiflessant: ' ' Entering the competition are the two Government civilian sar-

vlces — civil Service under Chair- d Good

win. and Canadian under Chair- man J. F. uigh r. Both of them are confident that their branches can win the Island championship.

The showing of the Artillery training centre becomes all the more remarkable when it ts learn-

neatli those flowers 00.000

were concealed."

ed that this eairm ls well in the

Stewart. Terrebonne. Que. and Flt. Lt ‘lhouisumdsvnnqhsrleiteiawn-

Novel Contest Develops

For l land B d T'tl

One of the bi gest factors in all" a; "m. in victory Loans lo data has been fiflnitmp triilztmNo. cam“ the whole-hearted m-o ration mans}, “muted” “w” l of all men and wpmqn in he Ier- rel-nae pace in the drive to bring vices. pom w the title to Beech Grove, u. Mc-

Donald and Qms. Shannon be- lieve that they can hold their position in the race for the service crown.

A competition such as this may

t have to be ranked with the amous county contest. or the erenhisl struggle between Char- ottetown and Summerside. The boys may even surpass all others on a per capita basis.

‘SUMMERSIDE INVASION EQUIPMENT sins BIG SUCCESS

rains.

“assault” missions.

ern Burma.

long Bharno line.

Ahead Of That In

on... Hitler Inspects llis “Atlantic Wall”

coupon. April 25—(AP)—Adoif Hitler" r vlng his

enth-hour inspection tonig preparation for the Allied invasion. and llis sub-Fuehrer ln_ Denmar moved swiftly to crush rising sab- otage which might provide tne A1- lles with a. crumbling breach in these defences.

Werner Best. Hitler's special d - Duty in Denmark. hreatened wholesale execution of imprisoned saboteurs ilniass underground ilct- lvities fire curbed

warning carne_.lu.st one day

D

1 after the virtual isolation ct‘ Den-

mark in another move to get. the Nazi house in order for the invasion Communication and travel betrwee . Denmark and Sweden were ended. and the restive little country was in effect under a. blockade.

Selected aides accompanied Hit- ler on llis inspection of the "At- lantic wall." According to a rcport received here through a reliable connection with the continental un- dBfRTOiilld.

The German strength ready to battle the Allied invasion is now estimatcd at between 54 and 6O divisions. with little change since a recent swift shift from the eastern front. Hitler apparently wanted to see the reinforced defences for himself. since Marshal Edwin Rom- mel. in charge of them. hud completed his own personal tour

There was a suvelli flood of in- vasion talk from Berirl and Paris from neutral the western front -seoping from this island bastion. almost isolated from the rest of the "D-daw" a roaches. There is lust a steady uttle of Allied airpower ‘between Britain and the continent.

Australian Army Commander Retires

(CP) -- Liz-Gen. Gordon Bennett, who commanded the Australian 8th Division in Malaya. will retire from the Australian Army "next Sunday.

Gen. Bennett and his stuff es- caped from Singapore Feb. l5. 19m two hours after the signing of the armistice when they were techni-

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iWar ‘Situation Lalst biiéh

By Klrke L. Simpson. Associated Press War Analyst

With the abortive Japanese Lwaslon of India checkmaied, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbettows southeastern Asia. eoiunand may be preparing for a quick counter stroke into northern Burma before the monsoon

That deduction, at least. can be drawn from current reports from Cey- lon headquarters of the command. They tell of Allied estimates of 10.000 oa- more probable Japanese casualties in the stalled drive at lmplial and Kohima. They also described strong columns of the 14th army, equipped with tanks and guns. moving into the Assam-Burma action theatre on

Linked together, these reports imply that an Allied shift from ilie| defensive to the intensive in the Assam-Burma sector may he impending. e There ls every reason io expect a Japanese retreat from India before the monsoon rains start. A fast and powerful Allied follow-up to join. beyond the Chindwin River. with llth army elements threatening enemy rear communications and air borne troops holding the Bhamo “block" on the upper Irrawaddy could conceivably alter the whole situation in north- Only a few weeks remain before the seasonal change in northern |

Burma will tend to throttle extensive military action, but it mifflit be ‘ to establish a trap for all enemy forces north of an lrnphul-

"Army Personnel titives Fine Support To Loan

General Campaign Going Well; Opening Day

k an objective of $l,200.000.000; the

world a8 200000

SYDNEY. Australia. April 25 —'

El

Fifth Loan Drive.

OTTAWA. April Z5—(OP)-Tlie National War Finance Committee announced tonight that Army Personnel in Canada. although off to a later start than their comrades overseas. are on their way to equalling the total of S6.803.800 in Sixth Victory Loan Bonds sn- nounccd as purchased by troops overseas.

Canada has reached $2,013,800 so} far; giving the Canadian Anny» as a whole a subscription total of‘ 9.777.500.

Th, three-week Victory Loan Drive, whim opened yesterday has

same as that of fast Fifth Victory 110011.

The R. C. A. F. which for a con-

Siderflble period during the Fifth Victory Loan was out in front of the Army is behind in this cam- puign due to the whirlwind start of the men in khaki. The Air Force total reached tonight was 53.589000. an even $1,000,000 or which came from personnel over- seas. No over-all total was announced by the Royal Canadian Navy. Many Navy ships are at sea and reports cannot be prepared reg. ularly.

However, partial reports which have been received show that all Naval units reporting are buying Sixth Victory Loan Bond; oven more enthusiastically than they did in the last loan

Following first day's galgg 1n which the urclioses totalled S74.- 775153-0 3.000.000 increass over 09901-08 day of the Fifth Victory loan-indications were that the ground gained on the first day of canvassing would not be 10st in the second day's business.

A number of large purchases by Insurance Companies. Industrial Organizations. Mining COmpgn. lea and similar establishments W?" "Ported during the second day of sales. These totalled $32,

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A number _of the large purchases reported today came from Brl ish Columbia. Included in the 115g was Consolidated Mining and Smeltlng Company of cm,“ ‘iifanited. Trail, n, 0., with smaso,

lilrom Ontario came the an. nouncement that Canada Life As- surance Compan h d 1 ted $12,000,000 in Siilth ilictnraviiliin Bonds. Ontario also came through with a number of other large orders as follows: Kerr-Addison Gold Mines. Limited, 51.000009-

541300000: F. W. Woolworth Com- ing?!‘ LgrflllI-‘id. $l.000.000.

e ov nceof Quebec report- ed s $000,000 purchase by the A5. bestos Corporation Limited.

Ceiling Prices For llew Potatoes

UITAWA. April 25 —fCi-‘l—'l‘he Prices Board said that an order will be issued shortly ting ceiling pricesjor shippers Ol‘ producers of new potatoes. The highest shipper and producer prices will involve n maximum oonsumgr price oi about five cents a

0mm ~ The order will provide a ceiling rice for shipper or ‘producer of .75 per hundivdweight 1120.3. ‘. 0nt.. and Vancouver BC.

Jrom the time at which domestic lnew potatoes become available

. The known dead thug

MEWS’ Harris Company, Llmitedii

Aerial Drive Goes lnto 12th Consecutive Day

LONDON. April 25—(AP) -— A ore-invasion fleet of znore than l.- OOO United States bcmbers and fighters wday hurled hundreds oi‘ ions of explosives on three Elil‘li.i‘S detsp in France. industrial targets in southwest Gennanv uncl channel fortifications on the lltli clay of an unprecedented Allied sky assault which has rocked Axis Europe from tslée Atlantic coast to the Black

a.

‘ihe American assaults fnlluwied heavy R A F.-R C AI‘ night at- tack; on Karisruhe and Munich in Germany

At ll pm. tonight the German radio warned that Allied planes a- gain were aporoachinz- ‘which meant the attacks were entering the 12th consecutive dav

Reviews Maritime Labor Outlook

HALIFAX, April 25 — (GP) — Selective service ofliciflls 0° 00L 9X‘ pecl. any additional moss lay-offs of workers in the Mnritimes in tli irrmedlato future R. P. Hartley Moncton. N. B. regional S119"- intendent- said here today.

Mr. Hartley said the peak o! the labor shortage in the Msriimes apgarentiy had been p early th year. with unfilled vacancies dropping from 22,000

the number wag on the

again. Workers displaced from iiadustfy.‘

he said, were being taken army where routed info

lire. Those not fitted for agriculture

T°m1 Subscribed by the Ami-V l" rwere being placed in Maritime in-,P

dustries wherever possible, with a limited number being moved out of the art-province area.

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