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[py Spencer M00511. Aslwlﬂlﬂl Press Staff Writer) gllUNfililNG, Jan. 22—<AP)— chines,- boiiibcrs, bclicvccl to have W“ escorted by volunteer United stiles fighter-airmen, dropped 20 o1 explosives onto a Japanese

nuns“ in French hide-Chins to- g, 1r; the first Chinese move

rgitnst that neighboring territory.

The gltlftCk was regarded by some cowl-yen; 3.; p0$lbly a prelude to lglld lnvason into the Japanese- qqpupicd colony from China's wudiwesicrn province of Yunnan.

m set-up of the United N0.- tioiu‘ supreme command in East [isii accuriicd to Geri, Chiang Kai- slick lllf‘ rlircction of any opera.- tiuas which might be taken in Thailand or French Urdu-China»- ilils in addition to his continuing

leadership of the Chinese armies. in China. illie Vichy government made no

.~. st against this phase ni thc Uincd Nations‘ war nineti- [pgry but angry, unofficial protests einnnatcrl from Vichy sources.) Tne Chinese press has been urg- inn consistently that the Chinese the initiative against the Indo-Ciiina, one oi itrcnt coucentrrttion operations. in Malaya the southwest

A nese army spokesman re- :rn:_\ spurrcd this campaign by prying that, all Japnncse troops but boo-l withdrawn from north- cnlnrlo-Clilua, the region front- irumi Yunnan. He said that the northern urea was itarrlsoncd only by regular French and native troops sirpplcmented by similar forces movcd from central Indo- China.

Central news agency said in a dispatch from a Chinese air base that the Cliincsc bombers took of! into rouuh weather at 10:30 :i.in.. untitled their racks over the Japa- nese bane, causing heavv damage,

and than rcturncd safely home. The Jiptiu-sif base wClS not pre- cisely ltlsntiflcd.

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(Special to the Guardian)

mntva, Wednesday evening. Jan. 2l--Il. is something new in Cuitidu for one session of Parlia- inent to close one day and another luslon to bcgin t-he next. On ac- count oi today's sitting the mcm- btrl do not receive any additional 1114111111113’. The final amount pay- ible for a session had been handed iolheiii curly last summer. Since then thcrye been on their own. But tomorrow its a new session- Ind another indemnity.

lliere had been no expectation tliit today‘; sitting would have been "filling more than purely formal. ilut it turned out to be quite on- Wﬂilliliir. When the House of Com- 1111111: last sat it. adjourned until three iirlnck today. So it had to meet at that time. And when the Bennie last sat it. adjourned until liiht o'clock this evening. B0 it llid to meet. The Commons 11ml to mcrt Again at eight so that 111i ass-loll might than bc duly 1111i formally endcd-prorozucd.

llils nftcrnoon the leaders of theiour political parties represent- td-Lilxiral. Conservative, C. C. ll‘. lnrlNrrv Dcmocrncv all pnid tribute. to onc- who had bccn ouistimdim; i‘ _____________

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Will prepare Brief urging New Car Ferry

New Standing Com- mittees Named At Meeting Of Board Of Trade.

The Transportation Committee of the Charlottetown Board of Trade was instructed to prepare a brief in connection with the need fqr construction of a new tar ferry for tho Bordcn-Tormentine run ‘. a meeting of he Council held last night. The ‘loard will continue to

press for a D031 to regulate the S. icat

S. Charlottetown. it was tie-rifled at the first meeting of the newly el- ectrcl Council.

The proposed h-ricf will be pre- sented at a Councilmoetlng of the Board scheduled for Monday night. It will then be discussed and later presented to Premier Urmpbell for his Bppl'0VB1.'1='0ii0\Vll1T ilils the brief will be sent t0 Pr iicr King. A resolution asking 1-" the pre- paration of such a- brlcl‘ was moved by Lt-Col. G. E. Full an: second- cd by Mr. J. P. Crockett.

The appointment of the members of the various committas for the coming roar was made at the meet- ing which was presided over by the nrw president, Mr. V. A. Ainsworth, and held in The Charlottetown. Thc only rlriinge in tho committees this rear is that the Air Seryice and Harbour Improvement Com- mitt/res have been combined with Transnortniion. However a sub- ccmnrittce vras appointed to sup- ervise Harbor Improvement.

A communication from Mr. H. E. Miller, district engineer of the Do- minion Department of Public Works was read. It was decided to reply to this ictter by enclosing copies oi three‘ letters from the Captains of the M. S. Prince Nova which dealt with improvements to the Wocd Island terminal. The

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Allies will Control skies

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22T(AP)— In a "report to the nation on the United States armament effort in the last 1B months. the Office oi Facts and Figures said ‘today that "good strong foundations’ had been laid for the greatest war Droffrﬂm in history and that the‘ United States and Britain would soon out- strip the Axis in plane output.

"More important." said the re- view. prepared at Prosident Roose- velt‘s request, "we shall have the plant capacity to increase our pro- duction to the point where we can scizc control of the air in all areas of the world struiuzle.” n

stressing that only a. "beginning had been made and. that many mis- takes would have to be corrected. the 20.000 word report. listed great smiles in output oi ships. tanks. gum and ammunition. 111606 1-119 Unitcd States armyls uli. mate goal in enlisted strength at 7.000.000 men and described lend-lease aid as inv- inu grown from a trickle to n. stream that would soon be a river.

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Believed escorted by volunt-eerp. S. Fighter Pilots.

Skim along Nazi flanks

Rusiani Vanguards Spread Terror And Confusion Along Enemy’s Line Of Communication.

By Eddy Gilmore Associated Press Staff Writer

MOSCOW, Jain. 22—(AP)—Ger- man armies floundering back a- long Napoleon's road of retreat from Moscow were harried tonight by ED551821 ski troops that skimmed the snowdrifts on fast, propeller- drlven sleds and struck fiercely at their ﬂanks.

Rldin" waist-deep snow in front 0f maring plane engines, the far- fiung Russian van nrds were re- ported to have ntercepied the Germans west. of the Napoleonic battlefields of Borcdino and. with their light arms. to" have spread terror and cuniuslon along the enemy’; difficult line of commun-

ion.

The old Borodizio battlefield lies a dozen miles east oi Mozhaisk. which was the paint oi the m-aln German frontal salitnt- aiincd at Moscow. The Germans vrcrr in rc-

trcnt. toward VYRHXH. about 6O airline miles farther \v:st. Bitter Weather V ammo was reﬂardcd as the nex likely rcfugr; frrm the Rus-

sian central front offensive as wcll as from the bltlerest weeks of Russia's winter so far. Forty de- grees (fahrerlieii) below zero has been the ordinary temperature at the front this week.

(London scurces held that ﬂank "harascments ‘and steady frontal

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Dutchmen put Rich "oil fields To the torch

(By Henry lfoogenrlonrn, Associat- ed Press Staff writer)

BATAVIA, N. E. I., Jan, 2?.- fAPl-The Indies put. the lush oil fields and refineries of Balik Papan to the torch today and sardonically informed the Japanese they “might just as well forget about their plans" for invading that east Borneo section.

An official announcement said both wells and plants at Balik Pa- pan had been utterly destroyed "in view of the clearly distinguish- ed Japanese intention to attack Balik Papan in order to get hold of important oil wells."

The Japanese have been raiding Batik Papsn since they swarmed onto the oil island of Tarakan, more than 800 miles up the Bor- neo coast.

War—25 Years Ago Today

(By The Canadian Press)

JAN. 33, HUI-British Labor Party‘ at Manchester conference improved acceptance of office in the goverrimcnt by Labor mem- bers. Bulgarians drivcn back after uossl the Danube in Ddbruxtfia, French artillery active l; miampogne and the Argonne.

ARommeVs Sudden Thrust In Desert Turned Back

(By Edward Kennedy, Associated

Press staff writer) CAIRO. Jain. 23 —- (AH-Th! German desert hll b0!“

smry

turned back after a sudden l0- mile thrust in the nil mist of l furious sandstorm, reports from the Gulf of sir-to battleground uid tonight.

This sudden lashing out by the army of Lt..~Gen. Erwin Rommel. after it had been pursued mo" than 3m miles across Libya, was described by the Middle East com- mand as a "reconnaissance m force."

Three strong columns supported by most of the remaining German tanks made the penetration in fighting lusting all yosterdcy, but at. nightfall were forced to turn hack by strong resistance from the British 8th army. British officers considered it to be l. testing of British strength, and in lttempt to prevent the British iorou from estmblishinl paraioi-y to a full-ac o attack.

‘British light tanks which had been harming Rommel since he fled Agedabia fell but to a lino

artillery itioun pm-

somewhat east of Mersa Bren. fighting back and inflictini! 0N- uaities. - "'1

The Germans attacked in the worst. weather the desert has seen in z decade; weather which hid slowed the British advance, kept many British planes grounded and enabled Rommel ti?! lay minefield: to protect his pos ons.

The area from which he struck u, incidentally, about the 59-1110 mm which the sermons 1m April began their drive which rolled bank Gen. Sir Archibald Waveil’: de- pleted forcel all the way to the Egyptian frontier. There. 11°‘;- ever, no comparison between t 9 present streﬂlm "111 m" we s; in numbers and c0111?‘

ment.

"rm aoyin Air Force. unable 1° do much over the desert. took M) sea and raided Cataniu. 3151i’- snlamis. Greece; 011d Candis, crew. Bombers also made ton!- range raids behind the Axis 1111!! or. nipoll. the Horns urea 1181" the Tunisian border and on road! and airport faculties in B19011-

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(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

Japan's expanding ChinruSca. attack is already lapping at. Australizfs northeastern island outposts in the Pacific. lt could be a prelude to an- other head-on American-Japanese clash, matching the stand of Gen. Douglas blacAu-lhur and his American-Filipino troops still galling Nip- ponesc strategists on Baton Peninsula in Luzon.

‘synchronizing with word from Melbourne that a Japanese invasion of lM-w lirrlnm nif ilu- nurilicust tip of Ncu" (luincu uni; in progress and tirzit_rnilin touch with ltiibaul, its l.‘]ii(‘f purl, was broken, Washington llitﬂil) this tight ccnsurship iiil n little (m United States counter moves in the laciiic. theatre. lt was revealed that American reinforcements of un- 111111901114 COmDOSlUIIII and size have been streaming to undisclosed des-

tinations in the southwest. lascific. O

Ncw Guinea, apparently the next Japanese objective, L! l natural

stepping stone to the Australian mnlnlnnd. The

island lies Just across

nurrov." Torres Strait. Melbourne authorities have wamed the people of

Australia that a full-scale attempt be coming.

at invasion of that dominion may

Apart from that, New Britain and New Guinea, in Japanese hands,

would be a serious added obstacle to the flow of American or B

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reinforcements to China. Sea or Netherlands Indies battle zones. Aircraft and submarines bnscil on those islands would threaten gravely both the

northern and southern the lower end of the Ch no. Sea. i 1% C

assages from the Pacific to the Java Sea and

It seems obvious that one or both routes are being used by the Unit-

cd States, and possibi

Britain, to bolster allied defences and the unit.

allied command in lie southwestern Pacific under Gen. Sir Archibald Wavcll. llis indicated command post is somewhere in Java.

_ It may prove that Japanese stratcqy in thr- thrusf. at New Britain aims more at harassing those ailiml communication lanes than at an at- templi-rl conqucsi. of Austrilin. That still sccms too big a bitc for even

the Japanese to contemplate.

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Muskrat, Ranch Mink on_ sale

MONTREAL, Jim. 22-400?)- Muskrat and ranch flllilk were traded in today's scssicn of the current acutlun of tTe Canadian Fur Auction Salrs Ccm any here.

The rosuits f01lo".'.': Musicrtrt, 4B P91‘ Will- 501171. Wtii Novccnber up l5 p01‘ cent over January 1941 and othcr srcFons uncharged, ranch mink, 70 par cczit soid, unmanged over Decrmber- i941.

In tho firrt four days of the aucticn sales totalled '14 pcr cent. The auction will be re umed Mon- day uiien 23.300 silver foxes will be offered.

Canada considers Rubber problem

OTTAWA. Jinx. 22——(CP) -Mu- 11199118 Mimrtiiiswit authcriilcs acknorvlcrlmd today that lll(‘. prob- lem of artsurilifl a-Iicquatc rubbcr supplies for Canada is under con- sideration by (lupnrtmcninl exports. but stressed such studios are "merc- ly tentative" as ret.

"The ivhole situation is so com- plcx and so nebulous right now irnt llttlc can be said.“ one of- ficial said when asked to czmmcnt on a Washington report. that Cn~ naria is conslilcring construction of synthetic. rubber" plants with an objcctlve of 20.003 to 411,000 tons 0f smithctic riibbci‘ a icrr.

He said lic could not confirm that this bPUPlfiC program was un- der consideration by tlic got-cru- nirnt.

“Canadian and Uniivd Sm’ thoritlcs, as in all matters" close consultation on tho proucm.“

‘s au- ‘ in

the lie sold.

At Toronto officials of the rub- ber association of Canada said today that if synthetic rubber plants are constructed in Canada, Sarnia. Ont, probably would be tl"e site of thc first such plant.

Siirnia is desirable. it was stat- ed, because of its proximity to oil pipelines. Synthetic rubber is a petroleum product. Next to Snrnia. Toronto and Montreal were named as likely choices.

IS CONVICTED

AMHERST, N. 8., Jan. 22 ~40- P)~—Elizabet.ii Lawless of Montreal was fined $100 and costs here to- day on a charge of having liquor il- legally in Per possession. She was a passenger in a taxi driven by John Mclaneon of Monoton. N. B., who was sentenced to seven days in the county Jail for driving a car while under the inﬂuence of liquor.

Smooth Saiinq For A

MELBOURNE. Jan. 23~—-(Fl'idﬂ{) —(CP Cdble)—-Co.nfronted wih news that ll Japanese vmsels had been mgfiied from the Australian-

aclmlnistsrcd island bf New Bri_-_,

t-am and that. Japanese alrcmii were ranging over the Bismarck Archipelago, Australians today

were warned that “the government expects every iron and woman to rake his or her place at the battle stations."

Army Minister Francis M. Forde, commenting on the strength of a Ja-p air assault on Rabaul, capitol of the island. 8C0 mllcs off the nwrthern mainland. said the num- ber of planes used by the enemy indicated clearly that thev were carrier borne.

The Minister made his statcment after the Rabnul wireless station uicnt. sllcnt. giving some grounds for belief the Japanese might have succeeded in effecting a landing with marines.

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"If the Jflpflilfﬁc succeed in land- landing in force in Rrrbzul." he dc- ciared. "it undoubtedly will bring the war very much clo<cr to Aus- tralln. because R-abaul would be

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Meighen in Comment on

"iiefe rendum 'lOR(.)N'i‘U.k 2L‘. —-iCP)‘—~lti. . f lion. Al min‘ Mciuiuii. lJOlllllllllll

Tlic scivicc said tPc forward gun- and the surviving units of the 111"‘ f 011v Wellington blazed suc- wcrc maciiinc-giuiiicd from f‘ 1Y1)’ at scvcn enemy planes. ' dillliif-s.

ilillilli! all or thrm, it was clear that the RAFJB was a "night out" for the l-iurrzczine icniiorccnients were P011111." who, in addition m “an” making ii. mort" and more costly to 111‘! 1i s at Flmdcn and Brcnicn “m” H“ 9”“- . Wm ._' izii nn. - -' 1 from ". 1' . 1n 11-. f , .‘ , wcrr of Jlic Hui n I 0 mo In " slkncmg cl, an ail-nu singlc-scater which

Coirscrviuive louder. said tonight, in comment on the announcement in Ottawa today that u plebiscite will be taken by the government seeking release from past commitments rc- strictihg the mctiiuds oi‘ raising nun for military ‘scrvicc. that iic lin-.i "never believed the government cap- able of such an act as ."

spoke before an audience in suburban Weston during his cam- paign for election to the House of Commons in a York South by-elcc- tion Feb. 9.

"Think 0i such a thing as refcrr- ing to a referendum the question of supporting men who at our call have gone out into the fields of war to defend Canada against Hitler." he said. "As soon as you [Hid men to fight for our lives on the field of battle you bind the nation to stand by tihem, no matter what the cost. You bind the nation to see thcm through to victory. no matter what the cost and no matter who or how manv oppose suvportlru them and

“You betray if y01l

abandon them under the shadow of n. rcf iendum or under any other shadow. A nation that would betray its men. or even suggest that they might be betrayed is a nation that docs not deserve defenders and does not. deserve to live."

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Outlines total National effort

No Date Or Particu- lars Given With Rc- gard To Proposed Piebiscitc T0 Re-

lease Government From “Past (‘om- mitments.”

(By C. R. Blackburn, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

OTTAWA Jan. 22-—(CP)——~R.€- lease from past commitments" of the Government restricting the methods of raising men for mili- tary service will be sought in a plebiscite. it was announced today Si: the opening of a new session of Parliament.

This featured a Throne speech outlining without detazl plans for furtherance Of “a total national ef- fort" involving increased armed forces, increased food and muni- tions production and wider appli- cation of the selective service pOl-

icy.

No date or particulars were given for the plebiscite proposal but it was learned from officials that a plebiscite would be difficult to arrange in less than two months.

Immediately after today‘; open. ing formalities were completed Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his follower; went into caucus. After- the meeting the Prime Min- ister said Liberal members of both Houses are "solidly behind the Government's policies."

Details Not Discussed

Details of the proposed plebis- cite ivere not discussed, Mr. King said. but he hoped to go into the matter in greater detail and also wver the whole Government pro- gram when he speaks in the House next Monday,

The reference to “past commit- ments" was not explained in the Speech. Nor was it. indicated dir- ectly that the objective was to re- move any barrier; ln the Wgy of compelling Canadians to serve [n

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Shoot up Nazi Airmen over ilome Airilromes

Fl-QBS of Wellington bombers fo1_ 011M 91191113’ aircraft over their Ncilicrlniids airports last nigh), and shot them up from bchlnd as thby were about to land. the air ministry “We Wrvice said today in its re- Xicw or operations (luring the 1m, . tour.

§T01111d ricicncrs nnrl blasting (‘fﬂf- ers ill runways.

_ Many familiar landmark: show"- 111. inc tray" to Grrniuirr w- np- illt‘l'.l'.f‘ii by snout. bu: xii- l -.'i\ $10M Wt clearly nilninst iht‘ white bﬁfkkround ‘and observers saw their bombs urstmg on the docks of bolli Bremen and Einden.

the air to thermelves. While Royal Air Force Japanese landing mouth of the Muar river, planes swept over and with the aid of batteries broke up the Japanese air formations time and again.

Vance by heavy artillery fire, WEIE engaged in a great decisive struggle with the 111k 0f the invading forces in the rough Balm. Payong hill area above Batu Pahat 1:1 western Malaya-a wild imttle ground ‘l0 miles above Sing- aporc itself.

fighting on the eastern end 0d the fxxnt—ulso in an arca miles north of this base—below the port of Endau. British forces took a new stand south of that town, which they had yielded earlier in the week, and su ed. Japanese detachments

[DNDON Jan‘ 2z_(CP Cable)_ 3(1) creep down ilic diffxult coast-

thb initiative afield. the Royal Air Force ivas in doggcd action both in the defence of Slngaipore arid against. Japnncsc transport. single Japanese forward area many of the invadcrls were smashed by

Wlllgi. Oiic i- chine guns: anolhcr has four light cannon in guns.)

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Reinforcements of Hurricanes sweep into action to re- duce enemy’s air superiority.

(By C. Yates McDaniel, Associated Press Bil-l’! \Vi'itor)

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES

Japanese planes were in the air

over the battle area throughout the day, bombing and machine-gunning troops in the swamps and rubber plantations below to strong Japanese attempts to drive n. Wedge from the Malacca Straits coast into the British west flank.

support the

But the Japanese did not have bombers pounded the base near the fighter the battle zone anti-aircraft

SINGAPORE, Jan. 22-—(AP)-- The British imperial line north- west. cf Singapore lunged out today lrl what, appeared to be the first

ers wont. into action to shorten the ratio of the enemy's serial super- i0l'li-_Y, , British, Australian and India-Ti troops covcrld in their initial ad-

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llils strong counter thrust, which

was planned by general officers in a war council held under the shad: of the rubber trees, was intended to solidify the western British azi- chor in northern Johore State and to rescue two Australian battalions and one Indian had been isolated Just to the north below the Muar River.

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MONTREAL. The Wartime Board here announced today fur- ther restrictions in the elastic or lastex manufacture of clothing, a statement says, mean that items of eiothin 0d will cease to be made, that less rubber their manufacture,

CERT. Windbreakers and other garments.

T0 Unite Alberta

0N THE MALAYAN FRONT, Jnn.

22—(AP|—'l‘he British counter-offensive '10 miles north of Singapore has slnppud the Japanese invaders in the positions days ago, a tour of advanced headquarters In northwestern Jolmre dic- closed late today.

British units battled the Japanese rvler while Australians in the Japanese rear fought the foo it cloud quarters. '

they reached two

Ipurhcod south of the Mun:

Reduce use of Elastic material

use of material in the however, this does not affect- ut only will be used in

Effective immediately, the ruling

prohibits the use of elastic thread for shitting in dresses and calls for

strong counter offensive yet _

Launmed by me wade“, w; l. 60 per cent reduction in the use

reinforcement; of Hurricane figlit- 11‘ “aﬁua 111 17111111191‘! 111d 011114- ren'| a .

Among items in which full elu-

tic waists must be limited are bloomers, panties, drawers, boys‘ jersey panties, dresses and bathing suits. It also lumps all wen-ring apparel, knitted or woven. under the ruling.

pyjamas, shorts, suits, girls’

other items of

Iteim in which elastic consump- ion must be decreased by 5o per include overalls. trousers,

Farm Organizations

EDM N. Jan. 22—(U\P)—mn-

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algamation oi Alberta’; two large; farm organizations into bne 111101111 11s the Alberta. Farmers‘ Un- ion was approved today at a joint meeting of the United Farmers of Alberta and. the United Farmers of Canada. Alberta section

body

The resolution requiring union "at

the earliest possible moment” wiu Dassed

by standing vote with no oo- aosiniz vote recorded.

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troops gathered for

assault on Baton Peninsula.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22~<AP>- The Japanese, with 200.000 tro..ps on Luzon and reinforcements still zir- riving. today struck at ticn. D0115,- las Mac/irthurs army in ml appuy.

ent attempt to crush it by sheer numbers. Reporting that enemy attacks

were being intensified. all along the

' narrow front on Baton Peninsula.

the Uniicd States War lxpurtmciit said that the entire Japanese 14th army and other units now had been massed on the Island of Luzon.

commanded by LL-Gcn. Musali- aru liomma. the force included pos- sibly l0 . divisions and auxiliary troops numbering altogether" 230.000 or more men.

A raid bv l7 bombcrs on C'b"". the Philippines‘ second city. which was rewfted at the same timv. sug- gested enemy intent to occupy other island areas which thus far have es- caped invasion.

Cebu. about 150 miles south of Lu- non 0h t-hl ‘inland 0f (‘vim 11M l-v-cv‘,

a major link in csninrniiirniusns be- tween thz: Uniicri States uni‘ irnoc- ions oi the Philippincs. limo facilities iiicrc were dnmaizcrl or but out of conimmsicn bi" tho raid. which look plncc Sui:- day. u-us not disclosed by tin War Lwnarimcnt.

'l‘hc sombrc nlctnrc in tliv China ‘iuiitcnczl sonit-irhnt by n high govcriiiircnl of-

2r report iron , iicmi liiiil sinci- 12cc. 7 a strcaul o»

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fair and mild in O:~.tnr:o 111111 Prnirio Prcriiicrs.

BQSTON. Jan _ 2;!» Maine and Vi‘1"1' P"l'l(iﬂ_\'.

High l-idc this iifiinli. and trcnorrow m1rniii». ihz~ all‘. rt‘. ' I‘ tam ,2": ow

Sun sci.- 'i llii rL-cs

the soutiztvcst Pacific. whllc. mcrm- ‘

time. (lcicnccs on Hawaii and iiic Unilcrl Siiil"; P-iclilf‘ Coast 111111 hccn manic. stronger than evcr be- irrc.

Tilt‘ tcznpnrnry lKlVilliiﬂEf‘ in naval stri-iitzth that Japan fmincd ov tiwaclicry was drclnrcd. to liavc bccn 1M1...“- (gffgfi lyv tho mounting pro- ,l»_,¢-_1rn nnl un- of Pun-ranks hom- bers. \\'il(‘li'il‘l‘ ‘til0_1'.llifOIC3l1l0ﬂl-! vrore other than aerial Ill left un-

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R15? qunrtm" moor. Jan 2i. 135 i

. n. Suvnirzcii-lric ildc 1R nrtirutr< int- cr than Charlottetown.

BORDEN — (‘APE TORMENTINF SERVIFE

heave Borden 8.25 A.M. [.00 PM.

Leave Cape Tormenillll R ‘If! P M.