i MAXIMQ '

01A

MERE MAN

—-_-__

m,“ 9| vnllol-

M, osacnlhl t0 life Is n list calf-

fluudlan, Two Cull, ullnllan. Founded 1M1

Chlfllllibllldv" Icrninl (1

comic nnual Meeting Red Cross Society

Hon. Dr. Mac-M-illan re-elected President —— Address by Mr.

Norman Sommerville, Toronto.

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llon. Dr. W. J. P. lllneMlllan ______._...__

Creamery butter Stocks decrease

()'l'l‘A\Vl'\, Fol). 3 —iC

thcr (iv. l’ ‘.150 stocks o"

cities was ri-ported tcdiiy by n Bilrrnn of statistics in i» i position :tat

‘l ll

P) -F‘ur-

m crczlmery butter

reported

nine prinespol Canadian

tm-

einent.

18,163,857

re at Feb. 1 comlltfll"

pounds iii ed \\"lli 22 7.813 at Jan. 1 last. and 23,80 ‘l1; at Feb. l, 1940.

A smrin for t-he wartime

ll'lO

l2.

llԤ' .

b

ll

Thi; action

l‘ all possible measures is still present."

Darmbcr the pricPs 1nd turd ligiged the price llil‘ bilttcl- at the price pre- lll each Canadian commun-

of

followed

tilt‘? the bureau issue-i fig- “ substantial

s.) 10084-420

decrease

patina» ll ‘Frbfl, cunlpaied with l2.- ‘itlfibllt .1: Jan. 1 this year and 12,- 481,48‘! a: I-‘elw. 1, 1940, the bureau

laxi,

Cold >torllgc eggs amounted

l0

016.251 (ii-ICU compared with 83.261 Jan. l flLi 711L805 ut Feb. 1, 1940. Tile i)tlli‘flll rzportcd 020.800 fresh virzslz Flt). 1 against 498,826 the previous month and (£137,361 pounds 0i irczvn lugs compared with 3,- 003.28.» lhe previous month and 2,-

519.32) n’. lib. 1, 1940

011m minded in today's report ‘Mlvfiliwllgjlr, Montreal. Toronto, wlllllllxc. ill-cilia, Saskatoon, Ed. lllilfllmll, (‘outcry and Vancouver.

lt'.:r- 25 Years Ago Today

FEB, i. l9i6~Britisli

will! i lilo

relief

expedition

Gen. Sir

ghigllm Tcwnsllcnds force at Kut- n‘ ifllro hold up on the River 6g l‘; T1“ Yivh artillery shelled in-

m cvhlmn and enemy convoys

bnterlng

the icwn of Rnye.

Coming Events

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"Tolkien-smug mun,“ _ L-Qflg-I-l-Dl.

‘pmkimi-Mflfllflzue Saturday. L-GBB-Q-l-ai.

‘O llistico

Rltfr Red w

“W, ionism, New l aple

Leafs ings.

v Gl ow. s. o L-Bi;

"C011 <~Car of screen coal un-

no

blot . , 1°“! sillriladli. Court ab?“

Bed- 73-24-21.

dadcgfbsole at Holmanb Satur- milillllr§~fllfirv 15th. fimqglhfifll

I16

‘shitting

Febth n , Blan¢iimwf"'_f,‘_

5O

Fresh p,- ph§docgvtér 0x83.“ m0 Btorilégfnz B“

L-

f-I Febnmrgilbstmllfffly

for Dov];

4-11.

Strawberries. urda I

Harbor

Belle River

dz FT l‘- Jenklns. L-843-Z-3-41.

Com-

. » Ev rvbod 1- 15- Haroldcbmclillézgn,

6124-4-11.

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Read by Everybody Covers Prince VEdward Island Like the Dew

No failure can be so bad as a dis-

honest nuccesl.

MAXIMS

OI-‘A

MERE MAN

Hon. D1‘. W. J’. P. NflmMlllan was W-Blflclkd president of the Provin- ciol RBd Cross Society at the onmn al meetiniz held last nlitht 1n Hearlz Memorial Hall, Charlottetown. Hts Honor. Lieutenant Governor B. W.

has. was named Honorary Pre- sident.

Honorary vice-presidents for the 00mins year are: Dr. H. D. John- ston, Mrs. V. L. Goodwill and Mr. W. F. Tidmiirsh. Mr. Geonre J. Tweedy was named past president.

Other officers elected were: Vice- presiderlt, Mr, G. F‘. Hutcheson; 2nd vice-presidents: Mrs. J. M. MOFtld~ yen. Queens County: L B. Mellish, Kimzs County. and Miss Gladys Holman. Prince Cnuntv.

Honorary secretary, Mr. R, H; Rollers: Honorary treasurer, Mr. D. A. MacKlnnon.

Named representatives to the Central Council were; Mr. G. J. Tweedy, alternate MI‘. G. F. Hilt- cheson: chairman of Women's War Work committee (to be named lat. c1‘). alternate Miss Beulah Munroe; auditor. Mr. J. H. McQuaid.

Executive members named were: Mrs. C, G. Duffy. Mrs. E. A. Foster, Mrs. .1. H. McQuaid. Mrs. J. J. Mor- ris, Miss Beulah Munroe, Miss Mary Macdonald (representimz Women's Institutes): A representative of the P. E. I. Teachers’ Federation: Mrs. l-Iariy Miller, Mrs. W. H. V. Dunbar, MI‘. Wm. Moran. Mr. W. J. Brawd- ers. Ml‘. A. B. Fisher. Dr. A. J. Mur- chison, Mr. D. J. Bonnell. Mrs, A. B. Cosh, Mrs A A. Baker. lVLrs. J. A. MacMillan, Mrs. Leith Wright.

Mr. Norman Snmmcrvllle

“The Candian Red Cm s is the arrest-est bomb victim orizanizaiion for relievinz suffering in the Brit- ish Isles today." said Mr. Norman Sommerville, M.A..K.C. chairman rf the Central Council and Executive committee of the Canadian Red. Cross Society. in a stirrlnz addrcs-si to the large audience which iit-, tended the mectimz. I-le was the quest speaker of the evening.

CHARLOTTETOWN,CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRU

ARY 4:19-11

Local Officer Shows The King An ti-Tank Tactics

l

h?“

Mus».

First Contingent from Cmnadn.

When Their Majcstics recently inspected an an

Former German Ship torpedoed

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.--(CP—-Mo- rhie circles said. tonight; that: the,

former German passenger vcssxl! Wahelie, captured by Brlisllll lllltli renamed the Empire Citizen, \\'.s

torpeuoed yesterday about 725 mllcs oil "the Irish coast. .

The 4,709-tcli Wuhelle was trying to reach Germany from Vino, Spun, , when seized last February. ,-

rrespoilsibc sources also said the , British freighter Ufill, 5,105 inn, wiis vorpcdccd and sunk last work about 475 miles off the Irish crush,

Mr. Summer-ville gave l1 detailed account of the activities beinlz cur- ried on bv the Red Cross workers in Canada and other rfslces. In on on- icriaininz manner he told of the good work which has been done by the oivzzmization rince the ouibrolik] of hostilities, stntiiiz that the hub, cf tlic Red Cross activities vVns-ihc, International Committee in Switz- erland.

The speaker tlcn to the local some v splendid work t-hev nad done in past vear and zvso referred to work being carried on by Miss Monro Wilson in Newfoundland rind Iifiss, Catherine MacLean in New Bruns-l

expressed apprecla- » for the the =,

wick.

He stressed the need for Drernr- cdness in disaster mitt-f work bv the Red Cross here as the Mnrlttrre‘ Provinces are more vulnerable ilinn other parts of’ Canada. He added that $15,000 had recently been vot-

(Continued on page 8, Col 4

Enemy plane Losses 6 to 1

LONDON. Feb. 8.-(CP) _ 'I'he British Broadcasting Corporation today reported encmv aircraft loss- es totalled 214 compared with British durlniz January, 1941.

The B.B.C. sold 87 enemy aircraft were destroyed in the air over the Mediterranean. while 9'1 were shot; down on the ground. British looses over the Mediterranean totalled 14.

Over Britain and British coastal waters Germany lost 23 planes.

Recently engaged in cal-vying h) plies from Lucinda Lo Ellfowllil, e Urlii. rescued 1'1 sailors lrcm tizc British irclghtcl" msisux, willcll ioundercd in u storm 01f Newfolincl- land last December.

Loss of the Brlllsli passc 11201‘ liner

Apapa. 9.333 toils. a nlnrliic link between Enuhnd and Africa, also n us reported.

The Apollo was slink by Nazi

n'l.n.s 01f the Irish 031st witll a loss of l6 lives. Hm ciluiliin rm? vital. on arrival at ii Canadian port that

injure d .

Jaded on . Bigamy charge ;

TORONTO. Ebb. Iir-(CP) -—R2\e- burn Li. Alon 20, ‘of DdlilHUlltil, N,s,_ pleaded guilty in countyeilln- lmil court wdliv to a charge oi b4‘.- amy. and was sentenced to lhlve months in jail. A telephone cull from Dartmouth resulted in his arrest here Jail. 11.

Police Chief George Sioss. of ilcalby Nmvlniirket, said, in court. lle hnd made the arrest lifter rcceivllli: information from the lather c1 the complainant, l1 22-year-old Aurora.- 0nt., girl. She had accepted 1110119,’ ' distance telephone IIIQSSHHD 1mm;

34 iMrs, Gertrude Allen. of Dmlmciltli.

pass the word on to‘ that she hild ioulid a,

i

who asked to her husband lob for him. _

When the girl learned the ldentl- i tv of the cal er she iiiicrnlcd heri father. Allen's counsel, Harry Rose“ said Allen 110d mnfflftl M HMHHX in i934. and had zone through a

Britain 12. the B.B.C. lflid.

Firc destroys Fine home in ll. B.

BUCIOUCI-IE. N. B. Fbvb. 3 —-(C- P) - The Irving homestead, one of the finest residences in Kent Coun- ty. was destroyed by fire today. Lou was estimated at $25,000. Vohmtzera saved furnishings on the ground floor, including several valuable

ntrngs. but all the other con- ents were lost. ' .

The late J. D. Irving ha the house rebuilt about 25 years i139- OnLv occupant at the time of tho fire was Mrs. J. A. Irving. svter-ln- low of Mrs. J. D. Irving. Tile latter is visiting her son. K- C- Irvma.

Cuban President Takes WidePower

Batista Government said facing political storm.

form of marriazc at Aurora.

HAVANA. Fleb. 3——(AP)—-Prcsl- dent Fulgenclo Batista announced tonight that he has taken personal command of the army, navy andl notional police forces. ' Shortly before his announce- ment army guards threw up sand- ms at stra egic points inside the presidential palace and mounted machine-gum at the entrances. Batista announced he has ac- cepted the resignation of Col. Jose E. Pedroza, chief of the army, Lt..- Col. Angel A. Gonzalez, navy com- monder-in-chief. and Col. Ber- nardo Garcia, former national po- lice chief. . Col. Pedrozo. had only been ap- intcd hend of the national po- ice force two days ago in silcces-

sion to ool. Garcia. Well-informed circles said Ba-

tistab Government is facing po-

litical storm. 7 During the day the Pres dent

held several conferences with high

Nccnlll sairl they hopécl b0

'0

Fvc Provinces discuss now Fcdcral offer

‘MONTREAL, Feb. 3.-—iCP) —R8-

‘he ‘ B6 poisons “we Sflwd‘ muudmg Sb‘ mcscrltatives of Canada's five cast-

s met railway ofiiclus

(.11 proviii _ to discuss the F‘ ‘\ of

liclc today

iflliililt, the representatives of

Ncvll Scott-u. New LaflllISWlCK, rrincc

fnnliiixl lslalid, Quebec and Ontario lct icr Ottawa and Agriculture

1NllllislcrJchn McDonlid of Nova»

meet Agzlclilltlie Minister J, G. Gardiner and other Dominion ofiiciqls t.- niorrow to discuss the situation.

"We hope to be able w work out 5.1118 system that will lzivc assist- Altai) to the farmers of the east." he val .

Mr, McDonald said that the pro- rlilcinl representatives held unicel- 111:1 this afternoon to discuss cut-

milway officials. what decisions had been reached at 0111181" incetiniz.

international ' At A Glance

(Canadian Press)

(Yl"f‘AWl\-I"ilur-month compul- sory triilning period for 21-year- ollls to replace present 30-dly p0!‘- iod; 72,000 recruits to be gradual- ed annually; between 40,000 and 80-, 000 men to he enlisted in army ex- pansion; plan outlay of more than s100,00tI.000' in organizing, equip- ping new orllnol-cd forces.

VICKY-Laval believed about l0 lake new role in Vichy Govern- mcnt; Admiral Dorian see: ousted Foreign Minister at Paris.

CAIRO-British forces hurl air offensive olmost border of French Tunisia z Borentu, in

Eritrea, falls to British troops. j

WASl-IINGTON- Mose-lend bill reaches United Staten House Representatives; early- puzzle seen.

LONDON-Jingle German raid- ci-li harass towns, llvln capital brief alarm; invasion ‘so | attack- ed anew, and tnrgetr n northwest France; Wiflkle lo no King Queen before returning to United Suites; observers believe Hitler seeking French IIIVII base at Bl- lerta preliminary to downward Balkan thrust.

_._____._____._ NETHERLANDS CASUALTIEB IONDON —(O‘P)

officer; end men of the fwyal Ne-

their ncxt-of-ldn Gerlnam

Saint John.

army officers. The subjects discus- sed were not revealed.

Tutor-notional Red Omnui.

edcrnl b fer to shorethe °

Jrwenty-two

therlando Navy hove recently lost their lives fighting with the British}

Holland being notified mmlmflne

-t"nk battery Capt. AMXD. Swa

n, of Westmount, Quebec, was on

the sccne to demon- sirnie the potentialities of this new high-powered weapon. Capt. Swan is seen here walking with the King. The Queen is qecn to the Icft of the picture. Al. the outbreak of the will" Capt. Swan wrs on officer of the Royal Montreal lfcgiment 011.6.) Ilc was‘ appolnfcu anti-tank officer to the 3rd Infantry Brigade commanded by Brig. C. B. Price, 0.5.0., D.C.M., V.IJ., A.I).C., and wont overseas with the

B! Mull:

LSORY TRAINING EXTENDED T0 FOUR MflilT

between 40,000

By C. R. BLACKBURN

Canadian Press staff Writer OTIAWA, Feb. 3.—iCP) —Estab- lishment of a lQLLY-IDOIILII compuls- ory lnilltarv training period 1n the place cf the present 30 days and complete Ila-organization oi the _‘ training prouninl to graduate 72,000 recruits a. year was announced to- night by Prime Minister Mackenzie

mu.

The new program will start oper- ating March 15. when 6,000 to 0.500 men will enter camps. Additional szlcups of the some ilumhel- will be culled up for the 15th of each (II- ‘ suing month.

Oil July 15 me first group will have rrvaduaied, and a similar nulli- ber will be turned out on the 15th of every month thereafter, with at, llcast 24,000 men constuiltlyintrziln- n

fl- , This program will require only 12,000 to 78,000 recruits a year, compared with approximately 250,- 000 under the original scheme and the Prime Mlnistcl‘ said it would 3.1311681‘ likely the men required

Canadian Press Staff Writer

_ . Féb. 3.-—(CP clue» - ei is grow" lg that f-lltlcl" is BlLtlllt,

IDNDON The bell

deteriilincd _ Franco African naval base, lino‘ Lly .

Wedge for demands on Vichy.

Bv HAROLD FAIR

to obtain

a downward thrust through

LIQARQHS in an effort to ccn lvlczlli-rzralieun into an " Posszsslon of Bizcrta, 150 miles <iuc west o1 S ' abllniz the Germans to he p the ll- , ulians withstand G211. Sir AFCiIlbJid Wuvelfs onslaught, would make pas-

lsibe

o no, believe n which fill tionczl . Halifax prior demand rcl- B . (‘<1 is Cillltlllllfifi in 10 wild (if c the i st Great War Hillel's letter to Marshal Philippe Ullill Ncfrlltfiv he s ‘vcrl n‘. head- Petlain, replying to prcpo- l for rilm" in Ottawa as deputy (hief cclaboraticn in Europe. It is be- cl ti , naval staff licved Hitler content/ad himscli with j _

i This

end of a wedge _ ‘Stllfllflill and pave the way for Biz-

ilir blows far

eta] i

v

erta

As

B11511

gain

, possession cners.

Sonic observers con dcferred owing to boillulnu

strategic lifeline of Britain.

LONDON. Feb. IL-(CP) Air Force bombers struck across the ‘u Channel in ore-dawn darkness to-l dav at objectives northwestern France. ment announced. following up week limo end air assaults against both ends the oust. occuilviniz Barentu w Fascist troops retrelitiniéirilnrtcr

a -

place at the rikht tum.

To find this place, he said. quires "constant review by scient- il-catlmz tow-hid Gondar is continu-y Ml. n-onflmists w"! 01v strahw1=t= "i ‘

iclly, in addition to

German domination oi

Sicilian Channel where Nazi dive

u “requesfl for Pierre Lavnls stcriitlcn to the Vichy 20\'f‘l'l1!ll(‘lli.‘ thin sop Peillilvs

would be considered the t0

to be taken later.

Germany holds two trump in negotiations with Marshal -—a threat t0 cccupv all France and of 2.000.000 French pris- The M5851 Marshal is reli- ‘nby described as "deeply COIlCt‘I'll-, _. ed“ for the welfare of come oi the morning meeting with m,“ in N”, Drison cnnnm He did not soy, '

a counter to the Nazi

mizlit be

Hitler's reputed desire to avoid will‘, ion two fronts. However. it is more (lil_;\lll|()5l, w the border ‘generally believed that even spectre would not deter if he thought. an enrlv

control of Suez and

of the Axis. A

vcrt the '" okc." high naval oif the formation of a naval hcndqila-r- i‘.‘1‘s in England conlnrlrnbl: to the rcndqucrtsirs ilmintfliotl there for tho Cnnailiail zirmy and the Royal

us l

P

Mind XI Bfllklln inlvs fltrlllul‘

the dictmlr drive (‘Quid lEllsl CUlIIlIlilllU said Casio-t ileliltop knot that .15; ml cs soilili oi lrlpoli. and Zuni-i

.

in G€TI11BIl-h0ld*\\‘0l‘0 announce the govern- command to

itler Eyes Base ,iiew Naval In Mediterranean

Observers believe restoration of Laval would be thin edge of

Post created

i i i, UITAWA, Feb 3 --(CP) —Cr08.- =t on of tile post of senior Canad-

woiild always be available from the . 21-year-old class.

“It has illw been recognized - OiiTAh/l Ekrb. 3 —(CP) — Expansion of the Canadian

illCtivei omiy by eullsnncnv. of between 40,000 ivild 80,000 riien during the present year and an outlay of more tllilil $100000,- 030 in organization and cqsip- incnt. of the Doinlliiolfs new armored forces, were announced

iiun llIlVlti office" ill the United .

Ki: 30m was dis-illusori today when 293:3’ by Di-“Qllcfi Minister Ral-

lCtiinlnol-cre I. W. Ilurray c. ived ‘ ,‘ t. . ‘ _ .

'in Loilclon 1,.) mt iii tlinl- cups ' .Lx.p1“lnu1g (Elulm a5pwts oi m0 govczninieilcs ])I‘Oj0ClE‘d

Crmmoli- re Liiivrliy will vork in the Britisi ndnllr- nlty and wil‘ ltnvc general charge of ziftairs relating to Canadian no- Britisll mit-

C‘USL‘ touch w l.

val units luhvzng in (‘f _

_ Several (If-sir illll navy n.

inc y The appoint . rifles 110'»

til-

,Ci l '1 ' . the imdrin Air Force

re- i,

British lmrl!

into Libya

Frenchmen

i threats ‘ lvfzrsllal Petain might threaten to evacuate the French government lo lot-flea;

CAIRO. Feb. 3.-—lAP)

wcsl with

this Tunisia.

‘I'm- conllnuillrluy of

vhlll‘, on the coil. w of Til

C(i Sllllfiill‘ and Iviondav.

"pnft on tilc road west

‘the a ‘Olllt! m"

110711‘

All aircraft returned safely.

iulcntcd that conquest of all

Meanwhile, other British the heart of Italian Eritrea t

llic

terse Air Ministry communique yihc pounding of land and

‘Admiralty statement

listed neither the precise targets of tacks. the RAJ-W's bombs nor the damllrze, inflicted. but said all bombers ro- turned

‘Ilie cntrv into tu took place Sunday after

Air Fol-cc bombers cleared the wav. that. tIt followed bv a few hours the fall

..1n:i orcn and on a second Ethloznln “l? gwpnl m; fun {one

rc- fwnt tho nilrsvit of Italians

int!

92's of the Canad-

lv u year, taking an active putt in

Commodore Murray is n native of Nova Scotia and n graiiuzve of the Gili Royal Canadian llilVlli college

- British uaiht-rlnu strength for an

heavy of all alrdronle und rail- wllv centre sollih and west of 'I‘i'iil- of French

the Middle

st st D0 wen‘. iIUl\\li\' and silcci-ssfully bomb-

In addition the communique said ' oilcrait. machine-gunned m0-

, v.1 v.1 the mninioad slnziir, cousins: considerabe

‘dniilnuc, Across channel

—RDYB],TlllllSitI muy be the oblcctive m. Sn" Archibald Wovclls ufrmy- ‘that. silcli forays would ill-inst un "C" ll bnak 1 Wfllllil '1' pClllIHltKi ll re- d by m“ Middle E55‘ turntto niiass billllLblilg.

be But, continua. the officer, super- ior ilircrnft illlli pilots uf Britain "will again boat unck any return to mass daylight bombing as a prelim- “ (lcspttir the fact air ,

This air raid marked the farthest ,wcs.\\'ald push of the British IOICEI , ‘in their African campaign and ln-i Italian tGcl-inaii raiders ‘Llbya-wlezlr to the border of French 'l.0wl1s today; and a senior itoyu. Al: 0D ‘l~'orcc OillCLl‘ expn-ssed me (million,

lli

driving R wedge i0 ith

abandoned Boren- i Royal _st<renpzth vvi‘l be measurably in e ‘ hirlvch i. limit-j

n

1941-42 army pfbgfillll, announc- cd Sunday night by Prime Min- lsccl" IUHCRCIIZiU King, Col. Rzl- ston snui variation lll the esti- nialui manpower‘ lmquiremenfs of L11’ army xvns illiavoiduble at this stove.

"Our vcljv millllllljjfl require- ments will be 40.000 to make up for the formations which we have undertaken i0 solid over- sea this yicrlr," he told news- [JBPCHIIPH Eli, 3 DTQSS (‘U11 TPFGHTQ. “But it is quite possible we

might. have to double lllill fig- ure. It iill ciepcnds on military developments"

future

that 30 days training would not fit a. man to take ms place ill a fight- lnl: unit." the Pllinc Mhlistci‘ said in ii lhcporqai statement.

In the IIIILIZU sliiucs oi Lin‘, plan fol‘ compulsory training, the equip- ment situation did not IIIUKEZIAJIIK- er period possible, he said. Under the new» plan the bfflllllllil will be combined with that being carried on in Lllc camps of the Canadian UJCLIVL‘) army.

“Instead 01 COIILIIIIIiIIR the 30-day training. the government has decid- ed to nave all young men, as they reach the one 0f 21, called for train- Illll 1Ul‘ a foul" months‘ period," the SLILCIIIEIIE continued. “Equipment cull not. he mzidc available.

“Under rraiigelileilt _ those oi 21 years will receive com- pulsory tralillnk unless circum- stances chamze materially or ‘numbers in this age izroup prove

North Africa where Gen. Maxine “cowl; U11 the kl-y C.»1fL'£.‘lli.I"¢II,l(lfl of imexlzeclcilhl snnill." Weygiind is established with a llnllnn troops in Bcnullsi, L1_bya,to-‘ (About r8000 min ‘.11 years uld strong colonial army. l..\ llulloi: illl liflfllli ollenslve Llwlrcizistcred lust August during H.1-

tional fClllbililllflllJ

(Contimlrd no page 7, Col 2)

Sinélc Nazi Radars harass British towns

By 11118115 SIOUX Assoclutcli Press Stall‘ Writer

of

line

tress of Briiains rm ‘nin. hc hold. is “a little nhend

of rc-

1.110’

LONDON. Feb. l1.—kr'fl‘) — Single llllrzisscd Briilsli

“h:

Annual flllblrrlpflon Delhi-rod, 24.1.1111

l’ E. I., $1.00; Luiludn um! L’. b. [$.00

Revised Plan To Graduate 72,000 Soldieri Yearly

Defence Minister Ralston says

and 80,000 men

needed for overseas this year.

Alexandros Korizis, 56-year-old governor of the Grcvk National bunk, has been named Int-inlet o! Greece lo silcceed Cir-n. John lvfetaxas, who died. Kill! George I1 made the aniiolmcvnlent. _

Cape Breton

SYDNEY. NB, IFeb. 3.—-(CP) 4 Tile winter's heaviest blizzard para» lyzed industrial Cape Breton tow- night, blocking rolid and mil l/fiifu fie and forcing all coal mines in tho EITBZI. to close for lack of ‘workers.

More than a fr". of snow fell m, 12 how's, and, n t) ustely wind whim ued it into hurzc (lriits. The bank} were six feet high on some stretch» es of highway’.

For the first time ‘tilts SVBSOII tho wcilthcv forced cancellation of B. Cape Breton Hockey Ileauue uame_ lGlrlce Bav Miners were lo have ‘been ct home to North Sydney Vic- itorias. who found it impossible to I make the 30-mile trip.

Yo LIKE To set:

up A LH-“E

i A BURGLAR How y INSURANCE

Feb. 3~_(('l‘ l‘, v ixgniim i1‘(llfl1‘i'1l"‘-.{f

3 l .35 '1' oroiiix,» l i i l2 l i -.\ \\'.\ 15> 2O wfonlronl l‘: ti» SIllIlL J Illn 2'; 30 Halifax 30 31 Clmrlcitetnvn it‘; 3t FORECAST Maritime East: Fresh to strong winds; nrlly cloudy and some-

whnt co dcr with light snnwfnlls or flurries.

, Synopsis: The wwaihcr llils then ‘ fair and mild in i-he Vvestcrl: Pyo- vtnces and mostly fair and (‘Oifi in

An naval planes smashed Sunday “at'of Agordzil. ml inlporlnm rail and nlszht bomlmnz "Ypcrlmvntation. onmrl“ one of the main sources of power hiizhxvav centre 40 miles to the! A fcw Gcrmnn aircraft braved, mg, N, m], ,,.n.n,, 1,,‘ supply in dinio." was similarly north. bitter Chnnnr‘ weather to penetrate l a d ‘ ‘QT, ‘, ‘, c, ,2}, ‘ ' ic. It merely said that the nl- British forces thrusting past Aiz- parts or Britain tonizht but not r‘ Em‘) “m no “I " a ' '

tack. bv Swordfish pianos of t.he_ol~d:lt were in hot nilrsilit. ot‘ lcati- hcnvv attack was ropcrted and lip , . ,, ,_ Fleet Air Ann was successful and lIlIS ivithrlrovvlnz toimrd Clicrcn to a lntc hour no alert sounded in 5m‘ “is ‘ms “cl "m"““ “K "n thlt one plane failed torcturn. ‘about 110 n-lllcs inside Eritrea and LOIIKIOYI. - ""0 115°“ "“m°l"1">“' mmlll“? a‘

Steady attacks upon the Germans miles northwest, of Asmara. Eri- Raiders were reported over an 7-16 on the other aide of the Channelitrenn capital and illlnnnto British Fm! Aiwliil town another in tho , can be ex ted "as we net stronz-iuorll. , ‘ =1 Nlitilill two in snnthsvestcl-n First quiirtfl" Yflfloii Fvh. l M?! er." L hi Royal A11‘ Force officer, Deeper down in Airicw. iodfl ' "Hind Ill’: one in Wales, am declared nikht. _ tnnuounccmcnt said South Al‘. ‘n ‘flu- \\'.‘l‘~i i)il77iti'(l of the winter Silmmcrsidc flair.‘ l8 llllllll‘>-. Lit,-

Thia Officer described Britain's low-cs hiw ilushcil 10 mics tilsull- c‘ »' iiowil ovl-r the Strait of Dflwl‘ Pi‘ itmn (rhllrlwltvtlonl. "master plnn" as "the concentration Lllncpi.» from Kenya Colony to m-innm- an Hind,“- mowgan, T1,,» of the zreatest force otnthe rizhtlcopy two Italian posts in the Dllk- i\\'l".lii1f\l‘ turned bitter cold HII(:IR' c“; FERRY s,-\ll,l,\'(;g

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