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TODAY HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED

Sunday To Be Day Of Thanksgiving

urrawa. Al; 14 — ‘

we rsiirraaffiilleath 0f Mr ‘ .

ed earlv Qﬁeuacrtilt be V_J clay in Canada Ind that next Sunday will be a

m of prayer rind solemn thnnks- J h A n giving for flip victory over Japan‘ o n I llld the coding of the war

Mr Kxnc made the announce- A nent at a hrtstllv-stimmoned D0955’. tollierencc in his office which fol.! pm‘ by a few minutes the Allied‘ mnouncelncnt of ktpancso accept- ntrl of surrendrr terms. |

lie also tlisdnsctl tint. the Sur- ‘ ﬂlidﬂ‘ icrms provided for the I immediate freeing nf all Can- [dhns item prlzoner by the Jap. lease and said arrangemvn‘ would be made to brim: them home as nuleklv as possible The hulk cf (‘rndians In Japanese hands are the Canadian troom who surrendered n! [long Kong Christmas Day, 1941.

lliruhito Makes first Broadcast

A nionecr in co-opcrative dairy- ing in Prince Edward Island, a for- mer ntembei- of the Legislature and ‘one of the Provinces best known ‘elder citizens dicd at his home yes- [terdcty in the person of Mr. John ‘Alcxltnder Dewar, of New Perth. |Mr. De\var was eighty-two years

of azc, nnd 11nd been in failing

health for lilf‘ trust two months He was born Feb. 7, i863 on the old homestead at New Perth for- lrlcrly owned by his father and grandfather. He was the son of

Robert. and Jessi/e (Dewar) Dewar.

the father "lso having been born

cu the homestead white the mother

\\".t=; Iloru at Lot ‘:7. near Char-

ifJliPlOWll.

Mr. Dewar received his formal district school.

education in the

NEW YORK, Atlg. l4 _ (AP) ...;

‘ l his wi-Ie knowledce Howls

Iibmt t d..' t: ~ ~ ~ ‘mm . ‘ - ‘ Tokyg ?;K"Hl‘liff‘ih an onlnlverous reader and stild-eilt We, H“. m0 had mm um JP throuwhrtttt his long life, and no ‘ could eonvr=c with hlnl for

pincer pcot c by radio that “the enemy has latqzttn to employ‘ a new 111d mos; cruel bomb“ and shouldt Japan tltlitlllilt‘ to fight "it would llld 'l total extinction of

lien." . , lcked u br Tile Associated tspadded tlhotkit. is the first time in Japan's history that the Emperor spoke to the na- ilcn over the radio."

"Tile enemy has begun to cm- D131‘. P19)‘ a llt".\' and moat cruel bomb; Mr. Dc

‘cnclh of time "without being , d by his et-zccpiional men- l at ltics. He was a gifted writer and speaker. lie was also a man of strong uloral couviciions, and tool: n firm stand on lilflltEfS of social and political rcforln.

Pioneer Dairy Farmer

n: and ‘stock raisin-g were ‘s {li‘ill(‘l‘7ill occupations.

the power of which to do tlaintage :5 lie moi: a nrtunlncn’. ‘lﬂYL in the indeed lncalculable, taking: the. ndvr. mctv cf these industries, toll of many innocent lives," thcWuicl \'..ts ol i [if the first directors Eulperor was quoted ag saying. of the N‘ ‘ icntnl dairy factory

caculd we continue to fizhr it at New Pr h, cstabhsheal in l3-

Willd not only result in un ultl-‘frl. Title was the introduction of mate collapse and the obliterwitwn‘ (‘o-ripe ve dairylutr with feder- 0’! the Julancse nation, but also a‘, a nee in Prince Edward i. would lead to the total cxilnc- .td rcsttlted in the exteri- tlva o! human civilization. g stem to Vernon Riv-

"Such being the C059. 110W 5Y9 Kcnsinzt: . Dutik River, Cra- weyto vc the millions of our ‘ pa...‘ 340....‘ stew -t, {Nforell and o- tCornlntied-o} page ‘he cetztres. lca t; tip’ to the

(Continued on D10!‘ 11; P01,- 5‘:

Soviets-Ghinese In New Pact

Lounov AI, H ,- _-— to) - The liioscnu radio said tonight tile‘

l ‘May tn To Manila

iI-‘cw university men. however, pos-l

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(lovers Prince Edwarddsland Like the Dew

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Canadian Prisoners In

BY WILLIAM STENUHIT

Old Home‘ Week Gets Away To Fine Start” l

MANILA, Aug 14 —- fCP Cable‘

.- Thcra 1s a cltauce that many

‘ I iililffﬁ George BfllﬂiiﬁﬂSl

; hands - Cflf.)‘.l\'f\ since the full of‘ i liong Kong on Chrlsttnag Day, i041 ——— LONDON. Aug. 15 -- Wednes- day‘ tlicufcrs) - The King

1- will be brought to Matiila upon‘ will lirozlrleast in Great Britain at 0 pm‘. t-i PM. E D T l today, it

‘ their liberation. Here they would receive ts-ltat-g t ever treatment they required. Tilcy‘ would he identified and their rel.‘ “'35 announced, l nllves notified l ~ ——— t it is believed tlicr}; are ll abru‘ i300 Canadians til out; on: an: H, ' l some 1.100 in calnrs in Jﬂllfill- T ‘ U e Canadian coniinﬂcnt at that Em K e ‘yo eulpor.‘ iuclltttlerlfnvét bflit‘?ll.'l“.~l a I H c‘ (‘no Royp Rfes o ﬂllfi a at“ , . the Winnlpc: Grcnadicrs. and _a n brigade headquarters. nllﬂlbfP-‘Pf-i 111; all itbnut 1,085 men I _ "'*" _

After the stirrcndcr. the J-apjinr. §V"\s-C<=1u1ruu1_dcr ‘£1.0- Keefer. er.- reported thcv took trio l!~1*"P_-~4°-_O<t 51ml ‘by. XB-P-fl. and Bar oncrs it has been offl ‘lily _ ed in Cuallottotovtn last even- gugnbﬂ that 296 Canadians Val?‘ u, from Quebec ultcre he landed lzillcd or mlssirte: in defence of the . itch} dill-c‘ i\i‘4]'~“151_'\ll7 Pasteur which base &me of those taken _pl.:oticr (loose a ‘In fes Cme on Satur-

k I '0~h5~t€-§le§~ SBECEKLY’ dHCnéXUoJ Cahrki-idis most decorated ztirlnen Wine-Commander Keefer is the guest cf his Aunt and Uncle tMr. nnd Mrs. G. Gordon Hughes. ; Inlzcltnan.

Prior to returning from his sec- ond tour of operations W/C Kee- fcr was colnmmditig officer in the 22nd Tactical. Jiirforee. The Wing- Cozntnandcr has operated in

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_ the’ Middle 111st nnd has seen service

JAPANS PFA TE

Celebration Charlottetown

t

MARSHAL STALIN Soviet Russia

A few minutes after 8 o'clock last ‘ night word came which meant :31» for the first. time in a qua of a century, all the peopirs all parts of the world wore .. paece. Japan had capitullttetl, l1‘ agreed to the terms of surreut‘. laid down by the Allied Nations.

The news sent the people of Charlottetown into a frenzy 10y- tory signs on the City Hall tow ‘ broke out into their elcctrl. i_ ' brilliance. The firc alarm gan to ring followed by all bells in the city. and the - on factories added to the r; crescendo of sound The fire the hook-and-ladder trucks sirens blowing headed a ion: cession of motor cars which horns tooting roamed up nnd d the streets of thc City.

Hundreds of people eonerclzatxctl;

at; the corner of Kent and Queen and at the corner of Queen 1nd Grafton. Not because thcrr v1.1; anything extraordinary to see ‘rut rather because in the sudticlluws of the glad tidings they could on g give play to their feelings by con- gr atlng with others. ough the ringing of the church bells was not continued more thin an hour. the bell on the Cry lltll tower continued to ring out inc glad news until almost midnte t. The news of Japan's surrc: icr was conveyed about the same time e City received it t0 the cy-

hibltlon grounds and the respon-"c

of the thousands on the i - stands watching the vain. .i‘t- and that of other thzltisands ll‘."ol: '- lng the midway was equally .-p:>tl-

Chief of Police

Birtwstlc re-

Bevlet Unio to the Alli public had nslgflélﬁhﬂ “ﬁg”? Ref‘ With i.ieut.- (‘rovernor J. A. Ber- moment. there was a great 5:41p ill France _nu and proceeding D- g5 ‘h rlendship today ay o tilard takinc the salute ns the Qr- ncss. then front thousands of‘ D15‘ "iifmliclhs- I! is cxccctcd that (mmpmﬁ iltrcelncnt was p ll chcstra blayrrl "Gutl Save the Ktufz“ throats came a wild cheer wilt-sit ‘. hi‘ “'01 11L‘ H1 Ch;\I‘10tl€i0\\'n f0!" the on rill rsthefqtlcstlonq of. tea-M} Olci Iinzztc \Vt‘t‘k cat under way could be heard from out: end oij ncrct few wtwlu. tcresta fir: broadcast. iflvnmlli under sunny sril and with- the speedway to the other. ; 0111 0f ‘d11- lirst to call 0n the‘ mm" thc text of the r5521‘ d‘ a uctltlc brcrzc which made the! Even the voices of the fdkcrs itluthftll All‘ Ace on arrival was “Efccmcnt would be ubllahydmj ‘heat much more tolerable for the and the hawkors of various wares t‘ Suuadron-lneuder Charles Trainer,‘ {B08005- "9-11 p s B n thousands that fillcd the grazld- became drovmcd in tho cheers oft 115-0.. D.F‘.C.. and Bar. Both air~

" future nftcr ratiflcaticlti

hi’ the soviet Government and the‘ Stands and pnrktwi the midway-

incsc Republic. It \\’i)l$.hi)orllf\l7t~? (‘.1152 largest.‘ geigcg the rliteilylvs {for trlyalrclllly qtlsjgly‘ leading m H b km u h d 1 d mt d t or ' 'c vcra en e an men- a een wa g o so .; - rca ro g at or ery an a no tma»: c‘ ingw a; ‘till, Hie. Exhibition grolfndm- ous hours. _ ‘Fnlnisc which led to the recon-i property was reported About. one‘

C a Both midway and the vaudeville In spite of the signiflcaticc oil quest of France. ‘o'clock people began to disappear‘

had new attractions and the vast the news, the great erowds never‘ —~———- (mm "he streets to return w mm.‘ crowds, despite the jamming at_ lost control of themselves. home, times, never lost, their holiday. They continued for a time to Not 311mg clerumen o‘ ‘he ‘m;

mood.

"Show Brad ‘ — b M am Tu§§da.y' which will forever be attached

claim. *- the evening's program "BMW —- Malpeque Wednesday“ under way, the master

8-14-21,‘ ivalkcd to

0e m 50°“! — St. Potcrs Wedraicisday‘. - 5-1 .

"Tea p311 M . ’ Airgun miy- Brie. WOCXaJ-Ctlﬁgi-Xiéi‘.

"Car Numbe u‘ l” Books now on yolfralizlggi-izhout the Provincaeimgtetl

DIV‘; ,3; Fr . m‘. "5". Albany and vici- bzti.‘ gllfgneiigloifélclskﬂgdg, Aucutlrtt

. . recrl. A- “ °" 0- C. Green. Emerald.

to m- o“! coal ‘at stores will be clo ed davheﬁgganmm-R bcllinnin T11158- m, c txlﬁth. While t e cloc- "r so“ ‘°“- ‘r °- “tart?

WASHINGTON. Au! --Presldent Truman patched through .Bymes ese on all fronts.

The dinpatc me swlss Government. ed over to the.

T1. Kensington. n ‘- at? attest:

t - ta. t ‘hellgpibllch with .1. a. cm ics of‘ flfﬂqfgrfsuff

ordered:

There is one distinction, howevcn, v to. passed one change was notiCPnbm... yesterday's opening which no other- fnlr or exhibition in Canada can‘ Just as the vaudeville for

was getting of ceremonies the microphone and an- nounced that Japan "had _VSlll'_l_‘0__l'l_C- It, was gr

Japs Ordered To 5.}; ,,, m, ,j;' Stop llostilities

. i4 —- (AP) tonight dis- State Secretary an order for the Jalﬂn‘ Government. to stop the war

h was sent throughffor the formal enemy surrender- beinx tunv‘ Swiss Legation here a few minutes nftcr 7 pim- E-D-T-

Japanese Govern-jails of the formal surrender."

the thousands who had just rc-i

- wander about gazing at the various attractions but as the minutes‘

The ice cream and soft drink stands it l p I 7 began to do a more thriving: buvl- ness as the fathers and mot-hers

more mellow by reason of the 3W1!‘ news began to "loosen up" for the benefit of the younger rzenerntion.

i 1°? "1§_°.h“‘.i".*’l‘_~_

cvrrawa, Aug

2. That the Japanese Govern- ment aend emlssaries immediately to Gen. MacArthur with infor- mation on the Japanese forces mid with full power to make arrange- ‘ments as Gen. MacArthur directs

3. That the Japanese Govcm- ment stand ready to receive from Gen. MacArthur information on the “time. place and other de-

illiietq ‘wmk mfl-‘Wcucv In Qhar- ' "m- t, t- mpt, cessation of. The trztt of the Presidcntls mes- zook x“ °lfe (greet and‘ 1l'1‘;:‘“lme,le%.' p (Japanese- forcecfhsage we: released by the Suite ‘fic- lhdle our dustbl n . me W" G911 Dottglus MnoAMlur. as hlI-D- partmrr about half an limit alter never want rm ‘wn OMS‘ yo“ Wm reme Allied commander tnust b! it was placed in the hands

"me 10f nttrytittlﬁi kiftil§ng~ilffi informed hv the Japanese of the Swiss Charge D'Af‘fi\il‘°5 M” . 9cm nLMmméhL 1-’ we‘ ~ ‘pffgrilyg date and hour for hoa-‘Grassli. . “l, U .

-- . ‘ 0-14-21.‘ tilitiea w cease- l

i4 - (OP) — ‘ Gen. B M Hoffmelster of Victoria, t commander of the Canadian army l Pacific Icorcc, fervently said "thank ~ God" when informed tonight that. the surrender of Japan had become

men had been close friends sinceported at, a late hottr 11m niﬂhl D-Day and consequent operations that the great crowds wcrp most

lous City churches could be tactecl last night but it. ically a certainty that sert. be held this morning: in churches in the City. Mass of Thanksgiving will be eel-

(‘Cil-

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of ‘ Immediately the V-for-Vicw

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ebrated at the Basilica at l0 o'clock

The Rev W W of Si. ‘.\-

thls morning.

Clarldn, oasior Church, Halifax, will preach a .. Peter's Anglican Church and ‘Trin- ity United has reported services will be conducted there

Da-I:

By C. R. BLACKBURN

Bl zed arid Calendar

WA$H1NGT0N. Aug-i 14 — (C?) -—.\ new date was blazed on the historical caiientiur 0f the world tonight-Aug. li, iQi-Il-“HS Japan accepted Allied surrender terms

and hrotigltt to an end the Second Great War.

President Truman made the announcement at a 7 p.m. E.D‘.T. (8 p.m., A.D.'l'.) press conference in the White House even as Prime Minister Attlee broadcast a sim-

ilar mes age over the BBC from London. .\I0sc0w'

yihit-h the world had waited hretrihlcsslv for days. Orders went out immediately to silence the guns in the far flung Pacific theatre. Washington, like every city in the Allied world, went wild with the news. Days of strained waiting ended in a tumult of cheers. horn-blowing and bell-ringing. ln a brief press conference which sent reporters racing to spread the giaddest tidings they will ever make known. the President read a historic document in the form of 2t message from the Tokyo Government, which was transmitted to him through

Swiss Government agencies.

it was said in brief theft the Emperor accepted the! surrender terms outlined in the Potsdam declaration and‘ would issue the necessary orders to all armed forces un-, itlcr his control to cease operations and place themselves‘ and their arms at the disposal of the supreme Allied com-~

ntunder.

NIrtcARTHIiR TO ACCEPT TFR S

The President announced that Gen. Dotnrlas MacArfhu has been named to that post. He will have high British,‘ itussittn and Chinese officers w

terms are signed.

.\l'l'Zlllf_"0Il’lCIli§~Sfi|i must be completed for the signing, of formal surrender terms. Then V-J Day will be flfflCiilii)"

proclaimed. “hlertnwltile.”

the President announced. “the Allied‘ :trntcd forces have been ordered to stispcnd offensive act-t _. ion. ; While the world celebrated with understanding joy,‘ the Japanese Government (which once had promised to dictate peace terms in the White House) was ordered to; lstop the war on all fronts. "

i

radio also carried

the news for

Halifax Crowds Remain Orderly

HALIFAX, Aug. 14 — (C?) _

Halifax‘ whooped it up tonight to r‘ ‘mark tile surrender of Japan,

but

heavy patrols of service and civil-

“ ian police prowling the streets saw 1 I to it that the celebration didn't get ; out of hand, like that of V-E day.

Police reported the crowds on

ith him when the surrender. den‘. f0, ‘he mo“ p3,," and am.

.attempts at rowdyism were quick-

ly squclched by judicious heavy were under c

use o1 truncheons. Liquor stores heavy guard. and rowds were not allowed w con.

gregate within half a block of the

l

Q

’l‘hrottc'h State Secretary Byrncs and the .,wiss Lego-l

notify Gen. MacArthur of the effective date and hour of‘

~tiun. .\lr, Truman told the Japanese Government to "dirq ect prompt cessation of hostilities by Japanese forces," and ;

tressatimi and send emmissaries to the General to arrange

form iii surrender

Surrender Was‘ Arranged By Phone

WASHINGTON, Aug. H t.\PJ~1¥rilain, Russia and China 10th)’ ﬂtfrccd with the United <- - tee in accept Jupatrs surrcn.

‘ —— trillion‘. ever seeing it. c tint was worked out ' lly h_ ate Secretary Byrncs ill a worldwide telephone call which he matlc late this after- noon. llc talked with officials in Lnlltltln, .\lns'.co\i‘ and Chungfjelng, will ‘ n of :1 report on the enemy which he had received hv lcicphom- from the American )linistcr in licrn. Leland Harrison ‘Jlp assured t-hem that he con- sidered the nefc a eompleq ac- t acceptance- of the Potsdam ultim- utllm for urir-cnditlnnal surren-

‘ tlcr. and flier agreed. 1 This incident was rave-and (o. night by an assistant to Mr. llyrnes, “killer Brown, who told i the inside siorv of Lhc day-long activities by which ch; Secretary handled tlciails of the surrender agri-rmcnl.

if Azizeie

‘of Attiericrt.

time it appeared a: though

I cast the

‘ the grounch

‘ quishctl ‘end of savage conquest. and air»:-

saysiiasr or i Enemies ls Laid LOW‘?

IONDCN Aug 14 ‘Reuters, ‘ “would reach‘ thewmainland J . t . . - . Prune Minister Attlec broad-casting

tn B in totiizht: "Japan has to~i dar trrcndcrcd; the last of our euunics is laid 10W."

"Let us recall." said Mr. AtLlec. "that Dre. T, 19b1, Japan. whom China ind resisted for over fou

\'f"ll'\. fell upon the United Statcs_ and upon ottrsclves‘

‘man jury who

wit.‘ twrc so opprcssetl in curl

tlrrlt vrtrrtzlrs with Germany and

‘l: txtkitlu full advantage n-f

u p. t‘ and treachery.

ncsc forces quickly: over-

ran e territories nf ourselves and,

our Aitlcs in the Far East. A one.

In atldltion hr‘ ainionuccel plans. for slashing army draft calls from‘ 80,000 to 50.000 a month and fore‘

return of 5.000.000 to, 5,500,000 Soldiers to civilian life} within 12 or l8 months

As the great new‘; became known. hundreds raced to the White House to join 1110.1‘. nlrentiy mttsscd around Mr Truman, accom- panied b)‘ hi5 w.fc, walked out on

'thc- porch and stepped up to a i hastily

erected microphone and hailed thi‘ as "thi- (lav when I~"as. cism and l ' ‘c uovcrnmellt cvasc‘ in th,~ wtu ‘fir s is lllc tiny fill‘ the demo "

For Ju

Cit . _ an. as for already um- Licrnlnlrv. ll meant the j

ression. and rlisntembrrmcltt. of an

empire won by bloodspilllntl. dis-

armament and occupation Those were the iPflllS of the .01- lled declaration of Potsdam, de. creelng unconditional surrender, to which Japan acceded Once the Jntianese stiitrre

had‘

‘ stretchy‘. from Attu to 'l‘imor and

Java and Inelitt Once Japan k<i>l half a billion lfglpif‘ enslaved under iron rule. and threatened t" 011N110, another half billion l

Now she is defeated - uzthout invasion — but at a terrific cost.

p1... 9 cm. s» P‘

c

fciitTtitTi ‘T...

of Australia and advance inio In- dia. But the tide turned.

Found Guilty

PARIS, Amt. l5 »- (Wcilr ‘xvi _tAP\ ~~ Mursltul Pciain w - u< viricd nnd sculcllt-crl to ti." " today bv three ‘utluvs: uni (Pliherutrtl

"J

seven hours. The High Court. of Justice :. l led it "hoped the sentence would not

hese I be executed."

vendors when Germany capitulated.

‘cloudy nnd cool with light

‘rises tomorrow morning at 6.

focal point of the i101:

‘F You DON'T Believe {plane's DANQER or ‘Nrecfton

m Ktssmc. Just’ i-ook A1 fur NUMBER or Proms Qeffmq MARRteo! "?

/ 1 // 'U//7%i.\/\ l.‘ O )

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

tToroltto. Auzz. 1i - 1GP) - Min- llnutn and maxim-tint t-emperattlres‘ ,Vancotl\'cr 5'1, T2: Edlnonton 52 82; Regina 4i, '77; Winnipeg 44

09: Toronto 70. B5; Ottawa 68, 87 Nlontrcal 69. 87; Quebec 69, 85; S’. John 57; Moncton 58. 88; Halifax M. 79: Charlottetown 69. 82; Syd ney til. 8T; Yarmouth 58, “l0. FORECASTS

Lower St. Lawrence Fresh west to northwest winds partly scab

tercd showers. Lain» St. John-Fresh northwest

winds; cloudy and cooler Wlfh light scattered showers. Gulf. Bay Chaleur and North

Shore-Strong south west to west winds; partly cloudy with scatterrtt showers.

Maritime Provinces _. Fresh to strong southwest to west winds: partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers; cooler at night. and on Thursday.

High tide this afternoon at 3.50

‘ and tonight at 3.2a.

Sun sets this evening at. Bmmand Full moon Atleust 23rd 730 A. M. Summcrside tldc cillhtecn minw

tcs later than Charlottetown.

SUNDAY SERVICE leave Charlottetown i’! 5. 5.45 [KM Arrive Charlottetown 7.- . .10 RM CHARLOTTETOWIN- NEW GLASGOW (Dally Except Sunday)

Leave Charlottetown L10. 4.00 EM

Arrive Charlottetown 2.35. 5.20 RM

N. S.—P. I-Z. I. FERRY SEIWICI

i 1 ‘Daily. ineindlng Snnﬂlyll SCHEDULE MAY l-SEPT. 30

Leave Wood Island: 7 l. 1a.. l) a. m.. 3 p. m. i Lelvo Caribou, I n. 1a., l p. m i l o. I-

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