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offmeister olearllianucks Far East

prrAWA. May 80 (OP) - 43“ Bert M. 1-1 fmelster, 30, 0.8.0., of Vancouver,

tbs Sea-forth Highlanders _

hm appointed

cenedian far east force, of- . l identified for the first time m m. division, it was announced ouncement of the name

e commander of the some -

... d. who will fig-ht against . . imder American overall oom- .. was mode by the office of ... Minister Macllanzie King. l pmviousiy had been reported

the CF.E.F., an ilverslzed

.. would be called the 6th . would wear a. distinctive hex- n pfltCh made up of the colors m; shoulder patches of the five

»= divisions and the black the independent ennored brig-

. ancillary units. It likely will organized along American lines, . the Canadian identity of the ~ will be maintained as they i) wear Canadian uniforms.

Pacific Volunteers

i- ieers for the Pacific force ~ serving with the 1st Armv over- . will be given top priority home l0 clear days leave befor-a. anth- by brigades in Canadian re-‘

ion areas, Later they will cross.

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"Show - Eldon Iflda-y. 8-90-21.

"Dance — Montageu law's Orchestra.

“H1001 — M1818)‘ Harbor Slat- - y. 5-91-31.

Friday. 5-29-31.

“Dance — Mcrell I'll-ll. Friday. ‘ ~ let. Good

5-31-11.

"in stock, seed oats 83-50 per i McGuigan and Boyle.

music.

‘Wariety Concert, Clyde River ~ Itriday, June lst. Sale ~-- l - es, 5-26-3L

Pattern Of Jap Strategy For The Showdown.

Where lop: memo in", W!‘ defense ores and to. word vitol W."

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The chips are down on Japan! great grumble for victory in the Pacific. The enemy raked in some fat‘ not-s in the early days of the war. when the Allies thought he woo bluffing, but found he held many

“For quicker returns and top

ship your hogs to Davis 0|

-- Ltd. li-30-4Ll tal

‘opening Hospl Dance.‘ ~~~ Warehmsse, Montaguen turd-v. June 2nd. e-ao-ar;

"Unloading Thureda and rrl-l .c|r asphalt shing el. Ind Co.

"Notice - Loading hogs at Al- . Thursday, Mav 81st from ... until 4 o'clock Friday. Fmcr-

uutil 11.80. G. C. Green and A. fireen. 5-1-14

‘The play "Lama Rivers” which‘ ' to be held in Hunter Riverl on Thursday, May 31, is post- "- until Tuesday, June 5. | " 5-31-11‘

"Wanted - Extra large number] 7°"!!! shortly. Paying extra I lame. atch this column for; ‘i notice. Kllllld Jorgeneseigi

"50s prices are at a new high. * week. Take advent e now and your regular lo for pick ,i service. Signed Davis d:

hogs everv Friday for: user Ltd. Phone collect. king service to N. A Cut

'- 5-2-0‘.

.' We would urge| m and dealers to book their: " l) seed requirements while Present stocks lest. Associated‘

Wtrs Incorporated. 6, 28, I0, 81,2, l, 1,0‘ “Kenunstcn, today, (Thursday) "mu Film Board movies. s .111. Mr. eck y Driv- this former Isl- 6-5-1)

“time. ' Iruc ' “ . Fredericton.

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‘Medina non t Cheri m- " ‘Thursday and ‘Friday ofothis

If shi pln , bring in your

_- I-lvestoci lgarketing Board. , 5-00-21. “not about ready for market t held over until first or ‘ week with advantage. We do 0W. but there's no danger DROP in prices. Week-end coining tour at Charlotte-

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aIl-IM- NIIW. "l"! llll llwk P1111111!!! out. the Jap l8 playing ‘em close to his vest. Troops withdrawn from central Chins. wlll solidify northern defences for strongest possible stand there. Forces several hundred “ usand strong 1n southeast Asia and the East Indies may be left to their fate, with orders to fight suicide stands and impede Allied advance as much as possible. U. S. serial, submarine and surface forces. cutting their vital sea-borne "life-line" at many points, have virtually isolated them

from Japan, anyway.

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White Paper 0n Employment In Australia ‘Tabled

CANBERRA. M111! 30-(0? Cable) —A While paper tabled in the House of Representtalves today by Aug. tralirrs labor Government pledged peacetime wo:.k for ell Australian servicemen and women and war workers, totalling about 1,000,000,

Entitled "full esnpl Australia," it listed a. Nations works Council program of 2103,. 000,000 and

purposes there must be a continuance dur- ing the transition period from war to peace of controls over prices, materials and supply of capital for both public and private investment and im rte,

Claim tho-t osnrylng out of the policy would mean further intoler- able controls. the Sydney Morning Herald, which generally reflects press opinion, declared "it is clear that ‘the Government intends to exploit to the full the power con- ferred on the treossnier undes- ing measures so as to , through the banking lvetern, I most fer-reaelmfru control over in-, pastry and the life

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of the commun- ACTI-l-‘SS IECOVIIING

NIWYONLMIVSO- (A?) - Otege and screen actress Mary Martin. who received five blood transfusions after alvlng birth ore- rmturely to a hebv cted in December. was "off the critical list" nt the lvino-ln hospital tonkht. her husband. Richard Hnllldsv. lil- nouncerl .

Mir. Martin suffered mere shod: about two weeks ago when a hm dos smacked "reir three-vear-oid dam/liter, Marv. while they were visiting releti in Huntingllm, w w“ lulu av said. file was token to the hospital here May I0.

Iran

TEHERAN, May 30 — (AP) With the European war ended. Iran loss demanded that the United Stairs, Britain and Russia live up to i-licir agreemcnt to remove all troops from the country, it was announced today.

‘The tripartite treaty by which Allied forces operated in Iran stip- ulated that they would leave within six months s-fter hostilities ceased. and Iranian authorities viewed the period as dating from the German surrender.

Foreign Minister Sep-shbodi told the Iranian Barliament that iden- tical notes had been sent. to th Big Three Allied powers.

"We demanded that in view of cessation of mrcrean hostilities and in order to restore a nomual situation in this country, British, American and Russian troops evac- uate Iran,” he reported. _

Russian and British troops en- tered the rich oil country of Iran Sept. l9. i041, afler joint notes had been sent to the Iranian Govern-

" ment protesting against the Activ-

file; of German agents in the country.

Reza Shah Pehlavi selected the protests and refused to sill-render or expel all Axis nationals. Ife ab- dicated Sept. l6 in favor of his eon. Bhsphur Mona three days later British and Rus- sian armies drove in from the north

t . Amarimrr; joined in sending forces to Iran in 1042, when lend- lease supplies began moving across Irantoltuasimamdforthenesrt

two years a stream of tanks, trucks,

and aircraft poured into the Soviet

Union by the Persian Gulf route. '

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monopoly on oll concessions in Ira but American groups have a 80-40 edge in concessions in the entire am; that embraces also Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait. Quatsr and Balhrein.

Russian desires for a voice and a share in the oil prospect touched off political rcipur ussions in Iran last fall and the Government called off- all concessions negotiations un- til the troops of the three countries have been withdrawn.

Sask. Go-v-‘t To- Operate Factory

REGINA, my 80 (OP) — Leather and felt footwear will be manufactured in a Saskatchewan Government shoe factory to be es- tablished here. officials said today. It will be in operation Aug. 1.

. ship repairs.

"lin back into action:

Naval Leaders Worried (Over Help Shortage

WASHINGTON, May 30 — (AP) - witlh the Japanese stepping 11D their aerial attacks as the war a?- proeches their shores, the United Sta-tee mg gravely announced to- day that e home-front "battle of snip repairs" is not pron-wins m- isfuctorily.

Naval leaders called an unusual news conference to make known that they are worried. They said work- ers are quitting their jobs in west- mqs; repair yards in the tace or existing manpower show-Gas and growing war oads.

The appeal came u the Jap- uscse again boasted that their suicide planes oofllllllwd 1° crash dive on vessels oft Okl-

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any the necessity for heroine valuable information from the enemy. it was emphlellfii. Dffil/"l" ted recitation of facts and 10511115 u. mi. up m. dream slow! of the Department's heads or ship- yam workers to stay on the lob and for others to answer the cell.

In lieu of any precise disclosure of numbers of ships involved. Sec- retary Forreetal cited that 4.270 personnel of naval supllflftiflfl 3°!‘ ces were killed or missing in action in the battle for Okinawa between March 1e rd

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shelling of Damascus.”

A dispatch from the Syrian Osp- ital said the French were pouring almost unceasing machine-gun mortar and artillery fire into the city. It added tlhe French also were bombing the ancient Capital.

Rushing from an emergency ses- sion of t3: Cabinet, Mr. Eden told the House or Commons sharply: "The British Government deplore:

Mr. Eden said the cabinet was considering "action that required as a consequence new outbreaks.

After his statement

" of i/he

and May , compo-r with 5.362 for the ground forces in the eme action.

Admiral Frederick J. Home. vice. chief of naval o erations. commen- ted that it coud easily be see/u) “what that must mean in shill] damage."

Steps ‘Io Meet Situation l specifically. ‘the , artment.‘ heads revealed that some .0003 000 in new ship construction. or- iginally scheduled for the west coast, had been transferred to the east coast to release facilities for

That it would take nine months to get the damaged carrier Frank-I ‘That some cruisers would re- quire six months and some des- troyers three months.

That destroyers. intended for o-

verhaul after 40,000 miles. now are operating after 240.000 miles with- out. overhaul. In an effort to solve the problem. the navy-at the urgent request of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. Pacific meet commander-in-chief- obtoined blanket deferment of skilled workers in west coast yards, gave priority to repair work over new construction. and agreed to provide transportation and sub- sistence to workers recruited in the east and mid-west.

Increased Batch In Maritimes

HAIJFAX, May 30 — (OP) — A slseabie increase in the catch and value cf fish landed in the Marltimes during the month of April as compared to the same month in 1944 was shown in the report of the eastern division oi the Department of Fisheries.

Principal varieties of fish taken ln order of value to fishermen were lobsters, cod, haddock, scallops. sardines, herring and halibut. The total quantity amounted to 3'7,- 900500 pounds valued at 82.069.- 640, which was are increase over A-

rll, 1944, of 7,605,800 pounds and

Qutntity of fish landed in Nova Scotia during the month was 29.- t01,000 pounds compared with 30,- 002700 pounds in 1944. Value was ti .121 and £1,273,201 last year. The‘ catch of lobsters brought in bulk of this catch was taken in western Noya Bcotia.

New Brunswick showed a drop in the total catch which was found largely in the sardine and cod fisheries. The total quantity of fish landed, was 8.116.000 lbs. with the

MONTREAL. May 30 — (OP) - William. McGilllvray, den-t Progressive Conservative candidate for Montreal Verdun in the June l1 llledeml election, nounoed his with of Wilfrid Page Pmgressi servatlve candidate for the stituenoy.

vc Con-

tonlght au-ilsland during drawul in favor-lilo. totalling

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value of 9120.600. which was a de- ~.oreeee of 1,100,100 pounds and $30,- 000 from 1044. - Boning and eels were the only ‘fish caught Prince ldward e month of April. ‘ $800 pounds and valued at 08.60. In April, i944. _ , pounds were landed with (the value of 02,010.

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the largest single return and the U!

the Fore‘ n Secretary rushed back| to the ca inet meeting which last- ed weil into the night.

Mr. Eden's disclosure of gunplay brought outbursts of retest: from members of Par- iasnent, who jumped m in rapid succession to c lolse I-‘rcnch policy in the Levant and to demand “stern steps" by the British Government.

"It is time they were told quite straight where to get off," angrily declared R..R. Stokes. Labor. French are behaving as if they had won the war."

Mr. Stokes, who recently return- ed from the Middle East, said: "There ls deep suspicion in the heart of every politican in the Mid- dle Eaet. oi the discussions that took place in Paris between the Foreign Secretary. the Prime Min- ister, Gen. De Gaulle and the Bri- tish Ambassador in October or‘ November last year. l “There has been no clear declaw ration of what took place and thel disasters that are now taking place are the direct result of complete indecision as to policy following upon that meeting."

Eden Takes Issue

lvfr. Eden intervened to declare: “I m-ust take the strongest issue with the last sentence of the 11011- orable member's speech. The hon- imply that all that has happened in Syria was due to some discussions be- tween the Prime Minister and my- self and Gen. De G-aulle in Paris. There is not a vestlge of justificat- ion for, that."

The Syrian and Lebanese lega- ilons in London said the French had bombarded Damascus all last

a statement said. but firing

Canadian Press)

(By The OTTAWA May 30 -— Advance

guard of condom Pacific fleet of our toes and be vigilant.

N ships. the Canadian cruiser anda tired her first brcadsides against Japanese soil in a recent daylight operation with the Brit- ish fleet against Sukama airfield on Miyaka Island, just south oi’

niounced tonight.

Her nine six-inch guns hurled 18 rounds of high explosives at Sukarno in the space of a few minutes and each gun poured a ton of ammunition on the airfield {with reconnaissance planes report- ing the salvos were "on target.“

Bo close was Uganda to the en- emy territory that small houses. barracks installations and phone lines were easily discern- ible through binoculars. Shell bursts were visible in the nakcd eye, smoke and dust rising high in the sky.

No enemy opposition was en- countered from shore batteries. sea or air, throughout the bom- bardment, although in other op- erations throughout the day ‘ Japanese aircraft were destroyed

ships and planes of the British

aciilc Fleet.

Commanding oflicer of the Ug- ands, Capt. ILR. Mainguy of Dun- can, 13.0., said he was "well satis- fied" wlth the results of his shipfis first bombardment,

ands went into the oper- h o, message from their executive officer, Cmdr. 1-1.1“. Pul- len of Oakville. Ont, which added

lest to their firing:

those events." |

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British Cabinet Fmecssnsv $¢$§i.en.

LONDON, May 30 -— (CP) — Foreign Secretary Eden‘ told the House of Commons tonight that the British Cab- inet was in emergency session on the warlike situation in. I the battle-torn Syrian Capital of Damascus where he said , ' ' French-Arab fighting had caused “a serious loss of life‘ n Mantimes and destruction of property.” l '

With the situation in the Levant “greatly deteriorated," ' Mr. Eden said the British Government was “in actual com. munication with the United States Government.”

(In Washington, Joseph C. Grew, acting Secretary of] Stale, said “developments in Syria and Lebanon in recent" days are causing the United States Government deep con- cern. We are employing every means to assist, in finding n peaceful solution and preventing further bloodshed and

Mr. Eden disclosed that “there has been considerable

tExchange Telegraph Agency may belpoéled today in a Cairo dispatch.)

, New Commissioner

night. Intervention 0f the Britishdost iwo soils in the invasion Minister stopped the bcmbardmcntlFrancc, has been invited iu lay ' con-Who cornerstone.

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i Canadian Cruiser In Action Agains

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Egypt Protests

LONDON, May 31 — (Thursday) — (C?) — The Egyptian Cover;- ment has protested to Britain. the United States. France and Russia against the situation 1n Syria, the re-,

he Government announcement l

[said that owing to the worsening}

staff of the Egyptian legation hadi

‘taken refuge in the Irag legation}

Monty’s Objective

(By The Canadian Press)

LONDON. May 30—Fleld Mar- shal Montgomery in his first proc- lamation to the German peoplel since his appointment as British! representative on the Allied Con-- trol Commission, has promised to? give first attention to food, hous-I ing and disease. ’ ‘My immediate object," he said,‘ “is to establish a simple and std-l erly life for the whole conlmun. lty. The first step will be to see. that the population has (a) foocLl (b) housing and (c) freedom from) disease." i .

For Girl Guides Ass'n l

TORONTO, May 30 —— (C?) —. Mrs. John S. Corbett of Montreal! has been appointed Chief Com-i mlssioner of the Canadian Girl-l Guides Association succeeding Winniimd Kydd. it was announced at the annual meeting.

SACKVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPlTAL

SACKVILLE. N. B., May 30 -- (CP) A hospital under con- struction here will be called thei Sackville Memorial Hospital in‘ memory of men and women from} Sackville and vicinity who lost. their lives in the Second Groatf War. Capt. R. V. Bennett. who) of;

probably late in y.

t Japan

"We may stir up a hnmetks nest .50 it behooves us all t0 be on This ls the first all-Canadian crack atthe Japanese slncc our countrymen were overvrhelmed at Bong Kong on Christmas Eve, 1941."

While this action was the first Uganda had seen against Japan-

l0kinawa, naval headquarters an-‘BSQ territory. the first shot against 5

the enemy was actually fired Ap-

attempted to attack the British Pacific Fleet.

laps Admit lleavy Loss At Yokohama

SAN FRANCISCO, Mav 30- Radio Tokyo acknowledged today that the great American Super- fortress fire bomb smash at Yoko- hama Tuesday, Japanese limcaleft 250.000 homeless nnd an unesti-n- fltEd number dead and iniured. 1t said 60,000 houses were destroyed and that hundreds of doctors and nurses were rushed into the burn- ed port city

TEXT-BOOK SHORT AGE

LONDON lCPl Sdionl icncihors report a serious shortage

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ril 13, at a Japanese plane which a]

Mail, $4.00; other Provinces & U.8.A. $5.0!- Subsorlption Delivered. 86.00.

i; CONCERN (Wu SYRIAN CRISIS

THTSHIP REPAIR Program

liiscount Bennett

VISCOUNT B. B. BENNETT

SACKVILLE, N B. May 30 - (CP) - Viscount R B. Bennett ar- rived here last night from England by way of New York. to visit hi: brother. R..V Bennett. This is his second visit here since the begin- ning of the war Today. the for- mer Prime Minister of Canada is resting. seeing only old friends It

, is not announced how long he plans

to stay.

Sincehe was last here, his broth: er's wife. Mrs. RV. Bennett, passed auny and their two sons gave their lives overseas in the war. His visit is chiefly on family affair!-

Dio tun MR nun About 41a scoicumnu who ' 400K (ounces on ‘(Wo ‘mus 4o SAW. l-lls

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Toronto, Mav 30 — (C?) -' Mm’ imum and maximum temporal/urea Vancouver 5'7. 69; Edmonton 45 G1; R-cglna 34. 75; Winnipeg 41. 57; Toronto 39. 59: Ottawa 38. 541 Montreal 48. 57; Quebec 40- 59; saint John 4'7; Moncton 47. 55. Halifax 46. 52; Charlottetown 45 54

FORECASTS

Lower Si. Lawrence: Strong northwest and north winds mostly cloudy and cool with light scatter- ed showers.

Lake st. John: Stronfl north v3 northwest winds, cloudy and coo. with scattered showers.

l Maritlimes: Strong northwest | to north Winds arlly cloudy i and cool with lght. scattered