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Members Protest

Ask wider distribution of war orders; Claim present system is concentrating

orders in central Canada.

i o-pq-Mva, Feb. 21—(CP)-Britlsh Columbia and Maritime Province

b", protested today in the House of Common: llratlon is being concentrated in

, .. buiion.

Canadian-born

Munitions Minister Howe, who

that war indus- ‘ al Canada and urged a wider

was under heavy fire more than an

.. dorluml he know cf no small plant “which has not more busi- . than it can do at the moment." T, charges that British Columbia and the Maritimea were being

i, gel, production?"

LORD BEAVERBROOK

irh Minister o ‘ Aircraft Pro-

tloa i: responsible for equl pill!

lloyal Air Force with panes. n broadcast to Canada on behalf the war savings campaign next on. AST. adress ivili be carr cd on u. ml nctwork by the Canadian d will followed with a 15-minute com-. isry from Ottawa by Leonard

(Feb. 215i at 2

casting Corporation an

Broclrington,

special wartime lint to Prime

Minister Mac-

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‘ ‘WW1 meeting i ""1" Thursday. February arm. L-l

vo Norwegian

liers killed

VANCOUVER, res. 21 -'(CP) -

son lighthouse in ltd Inlci close to their train- bise nt Jericho Bench.

"this or the a‘. N. A. r. an-

‘ ~~ - the victims were:

iiLlc-nlrnnnt Harald Kruse - Flt. Pupil Erlinyr Jorgensen.

‘ ftlcplnnc struck the water with

rrc rind fink immediate- "niiing the victims with it. i1"! Operations were , started rescue croft; which went. to the

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for Notices in this column I cent: per word.

Strawbemes. t wimiitfitllistulfifi” “ilifn? ’ ‘WW- L-tio-i-ss-tr.

“my tonight at New Glas-

15G.

Mvlecri. Saturday. Febru- ‘l- bv ladies of lsstnt James Ir-QB-I-Rl-Zi.

NewWtl

g. Yal scarlet. Chapter at

38-2-3341.

I £51,,‘ “gen dhflitl Murray Mum“, Rlvexfy. February

Wednesday

Gil i . hmrPdvpf/h éllsiérrisldasa-for Devil

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eer, who, as

ry landed value ‘ creased 81.889.

leeled the Minister retorted: “I: the problem to distribute the work The Government. was accused of locating plants because of politi-

pressure, and of failing to take advantage of plant and labor avail- iie la points distant from Ontario and Quebec.

WillqSpeak

M. J. Coldwell, acttng Q. C. l"

leader, asked the Munitions lvfmls- ter to tabloat once all relevant reports covering 7i1l’(;l‘?i'i; production so that. a debate could take place on it. soon. either in a closed or open sitting.

Mr. Caldwell saul there was “a feeling of uneaslnes". in all parts of the house “regarding aircraft uro- ductlon. "I'm: situation in our own aircraft industry. from all thetjve can find out about it. is deplorable.’

Mr. Howe premised to bring down whatever reports it would be pro- p9)‘ to make public but said some of the recommendations from air- craft makers were verbal. '

The House wa". in committee on

the resolution of Finance Minister Ilslcy preliminary to introduction of the 31300000900 war appropria- tion bill for the fiscal year beatn- nln-g next April l. Mr. Ilsleyr, Defence Minister Rai- ston and Mr. Howe gave a great bulk of statistical information rs- quested yesterday nil war costs.

Opposition House leader flan- son commented on estobish- ment of a cordlta plant i in- nipcg. "That plant could have been constructed more efficient- ly on the Atlantic coast but it was established in Winnipeg alroiutely for local considerat- ions," he declared.

"Not at all," said Mr. Howe.

"I have it right from a member of the Manitoba government that they pressed for it and got it," Mr. Hanson insisted.

Mr. Howe sold he had nothing to do with selection of the site. Of- ficials of the Department had de- cided Winnipeg was the economical location.

The Minister said there was pres- sure from almost every point i“. Canada to have industries located in certain places but the Depart- ment selected the most. efficient and economical in every case.

Mr. Hanson raid less than four per cent of the war industries "ere located in the Maritime Provinces,

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CHARLCTTETOWN, CANADA. SATURDAYCFBBRUARY 22, 1941

PLAN BLDW AT DUTCH

Canadian Ski Troops . Use Air Transport

Airman dies 0f injuries

OTTAWA. Feb. 21 —-(CP) -Lac. N. G. Lee died in hospital today of injuries mffeied in the crash of a training plane at Metcalfe. Ont., 20 miles south of here.

His next-of-kin was listed at Royal Canadian Ab" Force head- quarters as his mother. Mrs. L. M. feet, of 0'14 8th 8t.) Owen Sound, On

Flt. Lt. W. J. Dyson, whose nejxt- of-kln is hi‘ wife lvlrs. W. J. Dyson of (9.488 Central Ave.) Victoria. B. C., also was seriously injured ll’! the crafll and brought to hospital here. The plane- wns on a routine flight from nearby Uolnnds airports, R. CA1“. officials said.

Brief alarm In London; Raids 0n Welsh town

LONDON, Feb. 22 —(Saturdny)- (GP) —Nnzl air raiders gave Lon- don a brief raid alarm hortly af- ter midnight. after attacking a Welsh coastal town for some hours and causing casualties and an irri- estimated amount of damage.

The raiders ed a little whle after the wa- glven. ‘

One of two German planes which attacked the British mine-sweeper Bramble yesterday was shot down by the vessel's crew, the admiral- ty announced.

alarm

Island fish Landings up In January

HALIFAX. Feb. 2|. —(CP) —-D6' artment of Fisheries said today ish lmdlngs in their eastern divis- ion in January decreased by 5-- ooouoo lbs, wth a drop o! 824.584 1n the landed value of the catch-

Total quantity taken from the sea during the month was 14.353520? 111l-

as compared with 17.389000 lbs. and a landed {galls {if ‘#:1111441 in the

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lalliioggice udwsiqd Island, melt fishery was the onlv mine with l catch of angmimportance. Landln s totalled 4e, lbs. more than the same month of last year and the landed value showed an in- crease of $1,720. The total uautiW of all fish landed was lil- ihl- ntater than last. January and

There was no fishing of any kind off the Mladalen Islands in sill‘

D Congratulates Defence Minister

Conservative-liaise Leader l" Hanson supports Col. Ralston in reply to charges by Liberal Member.

OTTAWA. Bob. 21-(CP)—De- fence wnlster Ralston told th House of Common: today he pre- ferred to let. his actions s at of his loyalty to his partv an to the country rather than proclaim it in words.

He was answerin an attack by can Francois Po lot tub. Tom- scouate) who spoke Mainli- "h" hsrged was intrigue lookin to the formation of a National v-

eminent.

Col. Ralston drew congratulations from Conservative 'I~Iouse Leader. Hanson on his iepl to Mr. Poullot. Mr. Hanson said t e House would irmrrir .““iiS“"..”..“..‘§2°“ m"

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The Minister entered a mlrlted defence or Victor sifton, acting master-general of the ordnance. col, A. A. Msgee, his executive as- sistant, end Bri . R. J. Orrle, judge advocate genera, three defence de- partment officials assailed by Mr. Poullot. He seid Mr. slfton was giving his services without salary or expenses an his work would be to the “ rest benefit of Canada." sire, the Minister said,

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i. had done interests or Canada" and Orde was the outstanding author- ity in the country on military

law. Nil‘. Poullot said that "with one

s best "to promote the '. Brig.

Demonstrating that the Axla powers have no monopoly on ‘ anaport- ing troops by air, a picked 26-man patrol of the 17th Duke of York’! I Hussrir: hurtled northward at 200 miles all hour and emerged at St. Jovlte, Que" fully equipped for cross-country manoeuvres on skis. Betting out into a. stiff wind in a Iii-below zero temperlturc, thel

Completion Of

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Arctic camouflage and carrying out

Wharf

Project Urged

Strongly worded resolution- adopted at Trade Board

meeting. Marketing act dis-

cussed by Mr. Di Mullin.

A resolution urging "immediate resumption and speedy completion of the work of improving the rail- way whart’ at Charlottetown” was adopted unanimously at a meet- lng last night of the Charlotte- town Board of Tracie.

The meeting also heard an out- line of the Provincial Marketing Act. from Mr. D. J. Mullln, 5t. Peters. a member of the board es-

tablished under the Act, who em-,

mhasizcd the importance of co- mparative marketing, particularly iwlth regard to hogs and lambs. Mr. .Mullin appealed to the Board for lsupport of the measure, which has not yet been put into effect by

ed signal sound- ‘ithe Government, and was assured

that. the matter would receive ear- lv consideration.

President K. s. Rogers presided

the meetln , which was held in

The Charlotte wn.

The resolution with regard to the railway wharf improvement pro- fict, as {resented by the mover,

r. H. . S. Homing, contained a lengthy preamble which was con- sldcrnbly curtailed before being passed. Mr. T. W. L. Prowse. whose name appeared as seconder, was not resent. The resolution as amen ed was seconded by Mr. R

Mutch. It read as follows: "Whereas. if the railway wharf in Charlottetown, now sorely in need of repairs, were enlarged and improved and equipped with other facilities, as provided for by vote of Parliament on April 1. i939 the Charlottetown harbour would be enabled to handle the large vessels required for eco- nomic sea transport and the grain boats that ply the st. Lawrence be- tween Iort urilllam, Montreal and the Madtimea.

"And whereas the materials re- quired for the above improvements. to the value 0f $176,000. were pur- chased in i040 by the Government, of Canada, most cf them having been prepared specially for the

H

e purpose, and are today lying un-

used in Charlottetown:

"Therefore be it resolved that this Board strongly urge upon the Government. as a measure of aid in the food supply to Britain dur- ing the emergency of war; to ameliorate both immediately. and permanentl the condition of earl- culture a the fisheries in this Province: and for the relief of un- emplo ent: the immediate re- sumption and weed completion of the work of impr m: the railway

an

wharf in Charlottetog d

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llost 5 million iFor llehort camp

OTTAWA, Feb. 2l—(CP)—-Total east. of developing Debert, N. s... military camp mny be $5,500,000, Defence Minister ltalsion estima- ted in the Commons today.

The Minister was answering an inquiry from P. C. Black (Con. Cumberland). He said commit». merits made by the de nrtment- cculd onlv be estimates n most cases. In most cases a contract demand was made on the Depurt- ‘ ment of Munitions and iuupply ask- lflg for the purchase cf articles required. Estimates were made of the cost, but the final charge would depend on tenders received.

Mr. Black asked that the total contemplated expenditure be given, and Col. Ralston said it could be no more than an estimate rind he did not want reflections on the engineers because their target had been cvershot or they had been unable to keep within the estimate. The $5,500,000 did not include the . airport. Air Minister Power stiiterll the estimate for airport buildiii s' was $829517 and runways probaby from $150,000 to $200,000 more. Buildings were completed and the runways would be finished about 1. Further development might mean additional expendi- tures this summer.

Rome tells of Moves to stop British in Africa

ROME.‘ Nb. 2i—-(AP)—All avail- able nabive and Italian manpower in Bhitrea Ethiopia and Italian somaliland is be ng called to the defence of the East African Em- pire against Britain's advancing orces, Italian sources claimed to- night.

The most threatening of Bri- tain's thrusts is that into Eritrea where a garrison of Italian and natives still ls claimed to be hold-

islgwoiut m Cheren against mech-

British forces.

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I patrol spent six hours negotiating slopes in line, making full use of

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what officers described as a suo-

cessful reconnaisanco patrol. A former Norwegian army officer is in charge of the llussars’ intensive ski training.

Britain moves Nelnforoements into far east

LONDON, Feb. 2l—(AP).-Brl- an ls izililng air reinforcements Li) the Far East, informed quarters hjibfted today, to counter re rwd J..panese threats in the acifio where Australian Prime Minister Monroe? twarned "elements of dan- -‘.‘."' 0K s .

Qtlier Royal Air Force units are sold to be moving to Africa and Greece to join those already there in meeting German aerial assistance

to Italy on the Mediterranean fronts. a portion of - was made

..ble, it was explained, by the v val of contingent: of pilots from Empire training oeu- ties and new reserves of bombers and fighters from the United states.

Mr. Menzies, who arrived in Lon- don yesterday from an inspection of Australian troops in Africa, served notice today that no nation must think Australia is “unwilling or incapable or defending herself.’ Japan, he declared. now has "ob-

ligations to those who are at pre- sent our enemies."

Mr. Menzies sold Austrnlials gram calls for the building o 51. ivxirsiilps, the training of 26,000 pilots and gunners and an increase In the Australian imperial force to a full arm corps of four infantry diVlSl0llS pus an armored division.

“We are one family of British- spesking people and when the faintly fights everybody chips in,"

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Balkan Situation ,

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Saigon are convinced Japan Netherlands East Indies with These sources, regarded

the border conflict between

With J patrolling

TOKYO, Feb. 21 --(AP) — The Japanese press today accused Greet Britain and the United States of heading a four- wer schune in- tended’ to “enclrc e’ Japan and For- eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka as- serted that. continued British and American defence preparations in the South Pacific would create a situation "attended by considerable danger."

A commentator in the newspaper Nlchl Nichi claimed that “the An- glo-Saxcris" are cleverly trying to split Japan sway from the German- Italiah axis, reenarkingz-

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French? Indo- ChinaReduced To‘ Role 0f Puppets

Japanese show bitter- ness against Americans and British; Call them ‘snakes’.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22—(Sziturdziy) --(Al’)--’l‘rzivclier's arriving from Saigon, French-Indo China, said tudzrv thzii. Japan's military and political grip on French lndo-China is being strengthened daily and that foreign residents of

is preparing to strike at tho Saigon as :1 sea and air inn-re, as well-informed, said the

Japanese who entered Saigon on the pretext of mediating

Indo-Cblna and Thailand al-

ready had completely undermined French authority and now are dictating the co]0ny’s internal and fairs, duplicating conditions in northern Indo-China. apancse warships tied up at Saigon and other! the coast, and with Japanese Saigon airport, the French have been reduced to the roles of puppets, the travellers said.

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British, Nazis Send aid to Spanish town

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BANTANDEH, Spain, Feb. 2i -< (CP) — Britain dispatched wheat and Germany ifiCllfllClafli and on» glneers today to the aid of thia storm-wrecked Spanish port. on the Ba of Biscay.

Rumor Nazi Troops cross Into Bulgaria

LONDON, Feb. 22.- (Satur- day) —-(CP) —A Router: news agency dispatch from Belgrade says that “according to one un- confirmed report, German

e number of Nani units --in- eluding army field kitchens, ambu- lances, a military hospital and com- plete companies of sanitary i/JJZM niclans and engineers with motor- lzcd tran=port -— sent from Nazi- occupled France was not disclosed.

Observers pointed out these were the first official Nazi army unit-s to enter Spain since the start, ct the war. But. there have been many German “emwrisfl tourists, and en-

gfneers in the peninsula since the days of the Spanish civil war.

Britain, at the instance of sir

Samuel Home, British ambassador at. Madrid, was announced to

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diverting two shiplcnris nf wheat; troop: have been crossing into ._ ;_. , and‘??? “gm”! u“ "an": “t gllgérontlqlleforflllllhle “Blolliléiie saarhtd e ugar n own use, ' ' ' , = since 4 . m. Friday." giggflhger’ ha“; dtllhhllchcd "mu Ruse opposite Giurgiu, ltu- __

mania, where the Germans have built pontoon bridges.

The Reuters dispatch added: “The situation in any case is considered here to be very ser- ious and dangerous."

Reuters added a note to the dispatch saying it gave the r0- port “with all reserve. No con- firmation has been received from any quarter."

Growing Worse

Diplomats hear Nazi move mayl

be matter of hours, not days“

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Feb. 21. -—tAP)—W_1tl1 Nazi pontoons re- ported lnciuz the ice-free Danube in Drenumtlon for a mass German military march into Bulgaria, the Turkish radio broadcast tonight that the British command ls hold- ins larize forces in North Africa in readiness for a swift sally into the Balkans bv way of Greece.

Thus. said the broadcast. Britain either is considering establishment of a general Balkan front against the Germans or she intends to ure- vent Greece from being rushed into an untimely armistice imder ire threat of Nazi invasion bv way cf Bulgaria.

(This broadcast brought no imme- diate reaction from London.

(Foreign secretary Eden and Gen. Sir John Dill. Chief of the Imperial General Staff, are in Cairo, and there have been intimations that they are (ilseussinll with Gen. strl Arch bald Wavell, Middle East ccm- l man r. the German threat to‘ Greece and Turke i.

The Turkish radio noted the lack cf news about the doings of the army of the Nile since it completed the domination of Clrenalca. and said: "The British may be holding these forces in readiness for an in- stunt coll to Greece."

Ila for the Germans. a reli- able diplomatic informant re- ported not only considerable numbers of ntoons alrdatly built across he Danube from Rumania to Bulgaria, but re- korted, too, that movement of a

aal expeditionary force into Bulgaria is “a matter of days, if not hours."

German motorized troops in col-

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British reach Juba River In, two places

By ERIC BIGlO Associated Press Staff Writer

CAIRO. Fieb. 2i.—tAP)— British forces invading Italian Somalllmid now have breached Italy's Jubu riv- er frontintwc D-BCCS. general head- quarters announced todnv. and “OD- eratlons from both these bridge- heads are developing satisfactorily."

The point of the new crossing cf this natural defence line was not disclosed. but it was said to have been north of the oriulirnl cross.- rlver thrust. which was in the Ge- lib area, north of the rlvermouth town of Cliisimalo now held bv the British troops.

The Jubn river traverses western scmallmid from north to south. about 100 miles within that south- ernmost colony of ltnlvs cast Afri-

can empire. It had been the main line of resistance to the British offensive.

In the all". the Middle East rom- mand of the Royal Air Force an- nounced that much damage “as, caused to alrdromes at Catania rind ‘ Comlsc. in Sicily during raidsstasz- ed on the night of Feb. 20-21. Ger- man dive bombers are understood to have been assembled in large mim- bers at these bases against Malta and Bri in the Mediterranean.

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