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THE CHARLOTTTITOWN GUARDIAN

NOVEMBER 13, 194,,

llegular K. 0f 0. Monthly Meeting

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7th. (‘lftown Company

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‘c1: on a -.‘"nr1 visit to her daught- _\‘il’ll‘_lfll'}' Cox, R. of Alorltreul.

Mr. R. M. Legato, 1550., Camp- bellzon, is ViSlTillg at St. James Manse, called home by the stiddcn illness of il1$ ninth-er who is a p.'i_- trnt 1:1 the I’.E.I. Hospital 1'- 15 plmszxriz to lt-nrn that Mrs. Legato 2s making progress tovrard recovery.

Pie. Ewen hfacKlnnon of the Nova Sctviri Highlanders spent the week- end in Charlottetown, the guest of 11's uncle. J. M MncFadlcn, and Blrs. Afncrklyden at the Ritz A-

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ti so iniutv lands and DQOTY-el v ' ="v VEClIIIIS sill."

r ptou-sts with frantic war s anti ges lies that hc only de- s: d pace. What do these ravlngs olumurlnus (ttiunt tit-lore the of Neville Chrimberliiins

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zl- i and their-- “When. conir to rill his hopes and all his bcl . and exertions. war crime tincn him and. as hc him- ti, all he had wC-IRGI] for was -<i. titere no mnn more nun ie tinsought to ilr- tip... . . . l-r he iiil the government _he "iiilHllO">; he would die, like his falter. ' i1 Mr, Chamberlain. I might nt-titilasion from tneKintl. =-- ~ "n have him sIIDDIIOFi M111 “"i‘.\ ntirl. until within a ' Hniili. he zlililivcli

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UNDERTAKER EMBALMER

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HANSON. URGES

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Farming Industry

bserwd unad- depeudl-nt di- agrLulture fcr its kvehhocd and tile industry ivas in ePFIOlIS CCfldlllOll in Canada. “The farmer is not and has not lcn; t.n:e ;n receiving a a enable return '.> he said. “And the war’ 1 stead of implxvilig his posi- tion, as tncst people BllLiC.pflt€d,l’lBS reailv accentuated his dlstrcss)’

Lack of action regarding such l problem could not ccutznue, he de- cizucti.

Mr. Hnitscn (icfined the poéition cf the CO!l:(‘Z'\‘fll.Vl3 party as one of fullest cooperation in waging the war. It had n0 intention of being u. “rubber stamp" opposition, however, and would mil-sire where it felt, justified.

He contanitied the ("pt-rolling mo- tzve of Cs: liziis military lirepara- .0115 at DIQFPIZI sh" uld be all PC55- ible aid to Britain. for the Battle of Brztam was not over. Canada's con- tributicn to the first Brittle of Bri- ian 11ml bl n “rather pitiful."

He sill ti the Government

The COXloOIVLHAE leader that zippioxuna 1y all the Jan DLDLLZHIOII was

should l e some statement of ‘policy n... tilizg pzeparation of re- znforcemtn-s for Canadian units in

Bfiiflill. ill the light of the supreme obiective ("f freeing France and tie Low Couzrtrzcs.

Military Training

_ While he commended the trn‘ mu Mme sir 1 young Canaid ans under the iii) y COIHDUIEOI)‘ mll- liary LIYIlILIIg plan, Mr, B41154)“ urged increasing the training per- iod to fcur months at least. He Tu’ gnucti l:1;!‘0 werl- culiles. 'I':.e:"t- was luck of equip- ment nzzu tizere ivas a dcsxe to bu.id up a sense of national obliga- tion to the slate in time of war. But h 1" had taught that s .i.ne<l and well-equipped

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bP-"d vi lJ-ll" h-v L tied 111.11. He plUptL-Cti titan, wllcti men fin- ished then" training pelzod they

should be attached to a unit of the Non-Permanent Activg Militia, in- szead 0f being put on the reserve. The "failurr" of the second war ltllliP-Onll’ sub"'""bccl ill ihreo wet-ks under pref liI'C—\\‘5§ due 1n p.11": to lack of ivnr fervor, popular obiection to what wa~ considered gross extravagance in war expendi- ture, a feeling that this is s "lib.

eral ivar," and the "tremendously he" "v sive taxation" ini-

"We are taxing ‘the well-disposed to file llmit. There is no lqutility of

s - .’\ ililllL ten-lied uh

liuest reason

; illillFl‘ to bits. a few a plant locomotive had w a-xytltisivc, state motor "r! there was "tiolhlni;

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sacrifice tn the i940 taxation." he claimed.

If Canada's exchange were to be maintained near an etiuiinb1i~ i.., drastic steps would bc rccruiit . w restrict imparts from the United States further or Canada would have to sell more to the United States.

In the last three years Canada had an adverse balance of trade with the Uzvtel states amounting to $569.0l”t0.0i"u. The ivhoie Empire's adverse balance with the United States in the same period was $1,- 624,000,000..

The best remedy seemed to be greater purchases of Canadian gocds by the United States, which called for review of the Canadian- Americnn trade agreement.

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position _ nnvivhere

"Here is a chantc for neighborshlp to reveal and justify itself,” he said.

Mr. Hanson suggested that 0p- positlon groups in Parliament and the prov inl lcglsintu" as well its spok n for other i‘;l)!‘C5('llili- live groups. should be included when a, Dun:n;oii-Pro\";nc;al con- ference is crilltci to con-fitter the recommendauons in the Rcwell- Sirot; report.

Opening his speech, Mr. Hanson welcomed ilie tour new members cf the CJllilllUllS rind eoiunienieti that the speech from the 'i‘lirln"lc. tradi- tionally (iutlining the (tllvertiments olicv, convevctl "not the slightest lntintiitlon of the Government's pro- grunt" The truth wits probably that it liatl no program.

Ordcrs-in-(‘uuncil

He also lriuincti that members of Ptu"‘uiiueiii. ils inc people's repre- sentatives, had been "forced to ab- dicate inanv of our functions." b)’ delegating power to the government to legislate by order-in-council.

"I iiorebv redetiicate this Conser- Vfllll-‘v Pnrrv. in the House of Com- mons anti in the country’. t0 the service of iiie state, to ihc supreme insk of helping to win this war. overseas. to prepare for the defence of our beloved country, to hcl solve the problems 0f government n the domestic sphere, and to promote, so frl (l5 in ti‘? lies. the gFPIllPbi gccti for thr- greatest number of ourfel- low ritiz: us.‘ he said.

The Conservative Opposition did nct wish to be a "rubber stamp" op- position, although it L; not always popular "lll some quarters to crui- cizc this government." Howevei", there was evidence flint the question Os iftlttltiifl ()1 LilhLlldSiLii. ill UK‘ DICSh and on iul- LLflLiUilll, was forging to the front." r

"'I‘i1e Canadian people want to help the government," he continued. "We want to help the government. But we must be told the naked lrtuii."

Tile people todav were confused, not knowing what. to believe, He called on tne ministers of the gov. eminent to make, as suuu as pos- szble, “clean, truthful, lnctful and hone-st statements, free from prop- LXI-Hill], llllll DHTIJSIQIISAIiIJ. S0 Lilli! we inlly extiniine and knoiv."

Tm) Much Propaganda

"Too much has been put forward which is in the tiatuie ol propagan- da. ‘Iiie public will swallow" Jllsthf) much of this. but. alter a while it ntiurseaics."

A sample of that propaganda was a statement made by" ltt-v"l-l.iit~ Mui- istcl" Gibson last October lUlll, that Cnnotia would bc making heavy naval (guns before the end of 1940, he sai .

"That is an astonishing claim," Mr. Hanson said. "It seemed to me incredible. It simply isn't true."

Mr. Gibson intern-elect a ccniul that. he hem made such a statement. Mr. i-zlnson countered bv leading a grass release from the office of the

ircctoi" 0f Public Information, quoting Mr. Gibson as having said in an interview that Canada would make "heavy" naval guns, the lar - est ilsed in the British Empire," , Gibson replied he had said the fac- tory would he as large as any in the British litmpire,

Because of the unquestioned necessity of Britain obtaining the use of naval mid air bases in Eire, Mr. Hanson suggested that Camilla should. make a direct appeal to Pre- mier de Valera to lease to Ctinadn

two ports on the west coast of Eire

for the duration, and also certain

strategic airports in south and wrest ire.

the friend of Ireland and should at

In days gone by Canada has been least inn-kn silnh an attempt. "i

Gity Bonds

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stalling of grate and filrnecealnthe all. H

City l-t is resolution. which will be seen below, was unanimous- ly adopted.

his worship. Mayor Holman, in Sl-Jeilsflnfl o1 tne recent hearing of the Board of Public Utilities. read the following to the Council meet-

1g:-

Rleoently 1 got". last-minute infor- mation of a public hearing oi the noaru oi Public utilities w be held to receive and consider an aDPA-Ufl- tlon of the 15181111 ‘lelepnone Com- pany {or me approval or a new rate schedule. The meeting Ls stated to have been publicly advertised mthe pres, but escaped attention. than no time to consult the council or any councillor, but. immediately in- structed the recorder, and with him attended the hearing, and watched proceedings, interjecung only such queries as seemed necessary to am- plify information for future ilemsnd deferring cross-questioning and ob- jection.

After the day's hearing the Board adjourned indefinitely to allow its stcncgrapher to extend the evi- dencc, with assurance limi- t! CODY would be available to the ClLy be- fore nearing is resumed. It is my intention then to refer the whole record to the council for its oon- siuemtion. action and instructions. I think that such consideration. or the report. of any comirutlee ap- pointed to consider, should be at a special meeting publiclv advertised for that purpose.

AUDITOR'S REPORT

The IOIIOWIIIg report by Morell and Company, Auditors, uu the graphs appearing recently in the Press in connection with a report on civic affairs prepared by the Junior Board of Trade, vras read by Coun. Chandler:

llis Worship the Mayor,

and Members ol the City Council, City of Charlottetown,

Prince Edward Island. Gentlemen:

We have made an Analysis of the Report concerning civic affairs of txe City ol Charlottetown prepared by" me Civic Affairs COIIIIIHHCG of the Junior Board of Trade of the (my of Charlottetown. As this Rie- port was published in the daily HCWUPEPCFS of the City, we consider it nuns-able to express an opinion 1"(3.;i1llil1g certain statements con- tained in the Report, due to the fact that such certain statements are, in our opinion, somewhat mis- leading, and may prove detrimen- tul to the future credit of the City. Our remarks are therefore not, in tendrd to be construed as condemn- ing the special study oi civic alf- fairs by the Junior Board of Trade, but. are for the purpose only of presenting what we consider to be the true state of affairs in certain resDecis.

Revenue Years I921 to I939 (Inclu- sive)

The graph included ln the Report and termed Revenue graph, fr. not a Revenue graph, but is a graph sE-oiviitg total Receipts, based upon tlze information contained in the Annual City Reports, which were proven unreliable by the Special Investigation made in i939. The terms "Revenue" and "Receipts" are entirely different, but the mak- ers of this graph have regarded IIICSO entirely different items as being the same and this misinter- pretation has been the basis for :1 statement. or remark, which is not justified by the facts. ‘The Revenue for the year includes items of cur- rent income earned or assessed in that particular year, although not, llLCC:$lll'ii_\' received in cash in that particular year. The Receipts for the year are the actual cash items received during the year, even 141011811 some of these receipts repre- sent items applying to previous years.

The graph termed Revenue should have been termed Total Receipts. In the Annual Reports, the Receipts tci" each year should have been presented in two Statements one showing ‘Current Receipts and Dis- bursements‘ and the other show- ing ‘Capital Receipts and Disburse- ments‘. But the Annual Rleimrts con- tained only one Statement in this respect, ‘Total Receipts and Dis- bursements,’ althouji the distinc- tion between Current and Capital is of great importance in Municipal matters.

C...equently' the graph '" zparcd by the Junior Board of Trade and termed Revenue is a. graph of To- tal Ihceipts, which in quite a dif- ferent matter. This may be clear- ly shown by assuming an excep- tionally large debenture fssue to be made in a particular year The graph would show the Receipts for mat year to be abnormally" large, assuming receipts for other sour- ces to remain near norn-ial. The readers of the graph would natur- ally gain the impression that the particular year in question was a good year, but this would not neces- sarily" be the case.

However, if the graph of the Jun- ior Board of Trade had been made up on the basis of ‘Current Re- ceipts,’ it, would have shown an increase in ‘Current Receipts’, that. is, in tux collections, licenses and other sundry items, over the per- iod, which is quite at variance with what, the Report. states, to quote: ‘It will be seen from this (that is, the Revenue graph), that through- out the entire period Revenue has shown no increase whatever, .ny variations in the yearly level bc- ing merely temporary fluctuations." The phrase, "the entire period," is the period 1921 to i939 inclusive. Such a statement seems to us to be definitely at variance with the facts, as by means of analysis, it may be prove-n that Revenue has Increased by at least ninety percent during the period 1921 to 1939 inclu- sive

Direct null-r Yell}. m2 ill ma (inclusive)

‘fills graph mount. expended for purposes of Direct Relief each year from i932 to i930. But. as the Dominion and Provincial Governments each con- tributed a certain amount, which varied from year to year as the cost of Direct Relief varied, the net. cost of Direct Relief to the Citv each year was therefore the differ- ence between the total amounts ex- pended for Direct Relief and the amount received from the Govern- ments. The net cost of Direct Re- lief ls the important factor to the taxpayers. as it is the net cost. that must be paid by the taxpayers in the form of taxes. In 1939 an agree-

ment was completed with the Dom- inlrn and Provincial Governments whereby they agreed to pay eighty percent of the Direct Belief OOIVI

shows the lfltal i?

of the City, such colt: not to include costs of administration, such agree- ment to take effect an April 1st, 1939. This arrangement has result- ed tn a substantial decrease in the net cost of Direct Relief to the City. The graph of the Junior Board of Trade is therefore, in our opinion, somewhat misleading in that it does not take into consideration the net cost of Direct R/ellef to the

City. MORRELL AND COMPANY Nov. 5th, 1940.

The following is the text of file report given by City Clerk J. A. Fullerton. Chairman of the Hous- ing Committee:

Housing Report

To His Worship the Mayor and Members of the City Council.

Your Housing Commission, on looking over the various accounts against the properties held by sev- eral parties under the Housing Loan Scheme. find that there ls a very indifferent attitude assumed by some of those living in these properties.

There are fourteen accounts, one of which is paying a monthly in- stallment as set down by the orig- inal loan plan. Six property hold- ers under this loan are making on- ly partial payment while the rest are ignoring their payments lio- giether. This means that they are living in properties, the deed o. which is lteld by the City. absolute- ly rent, free Not only rent free, but some are also somewhat in sir- rears in taxes.

We earnestly" request the advice of your Council as to what til-lion they would wish _\"0ul" Housing Com- mission .to implement.

The total amount still owing the guy at the present time is $23,692-

JAMES FULLERTON

Chairman, Housing Com-

mission, City of Charlotte- "n

L0“ . November (i, 1940.

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RESOLUTIONS

Flolklwlllg vrere the resolutions passed at the meeting: RESOLVED that Constable Stems Webster be appointed a l)f.‘l'l‘ll8.l‘l0l1ll member of the Charlottetown Po- lice Force, confirmation of his ap- Dolnmlcixt to be dated as of Oct. l0, 1939. Moved by councillor J. E_ Stems: seconded by Councillor Dr . . Dougan. RESOLVED that the tenders of Stanley, Show and Peurdon for ihe Supplying and installing of centre grate doors in each of the boilers in the City Building at u total cost of $75.00 be accepted, Moved by Councillor J. T. McKee; seconded by Councillor J. E. Stems. RESOLVED that the Purchasing Committee be autihorized to pur- chase ten new helmets for fire d9- partment. Moved by Councillor R. E. McDonald; seconded by Council- lor T. A. Butler. RESOLVED that Councillor l". C. Dougan be appointed City repre- sentative on the Beard of the Red Cross Dental Clinic. Moved ‘by Councillor H. Lapthcrnlc; seconded by Councillor J. T. McKee. RESOLVED that the Housing Committee be instructed to collect B11 twist-finding and overdue pay- Tflflls from 111i owners of houses constructed under the housing lélglnhéyloved by dcgunbcillor R. c, H; sccon e Counci r J..T. McKee. y no RESOLVED that Finanre Com- mittee be authorized to issue rc- Illlldlllg debentures tinder authority of Act 25, George V,,_ Cap, 2g m amount of $65500 being one-half percent of amount of debenture is- sue retired up to November of pre- sent year and that further and like authority b9 hpmny given and as_ sured to issue additional refunding debentures t-o the amount of s7 25o being one-half of amount for dcbl entlures soon to be retired.

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1'9. Where he went to telephone or the police, that "there was a. man drowned or drovrning," The witness denied he had ever made such a statement.

James Doyle said he could not remember seeing the truck driver an" the accident. The first thing he remembered “at walkin around back 01 the truck. He coul not. re- call how he got out of the cab and did not. see the man they struck 1mm he Sfiw the bcdy. crushed be- tween the truck and the greet girders of the bridge.

Witnesses said the bridge was cov. cred with "white frost and frozen rain. The three in the truck mid the brakes were good. when they WW0 RPDlied the machine. tgavcilintr wwtmlfi Smllhiiort skidded around and struck the left. side of the bridge. then turned at. right angles to the roadway and smashed into the steel work.

Gllmpsed Man Briefly

Harper said he giim sed he m briefly before they hltphim.tI-!o “m "nfiblt? i0 sfly how far away he was “Milly. probably ten or fifteen feet. He was n the centre of the bridge roadway. The driver did net blow the horn. The wtncss said he was unalblc to see clearly because Philip Gallant was sitting on his knees, Lloyd Doyle “'11s driving and James Doyle was sitting next. to him with the witness on he outside holding Gallant.

James Doyle, too. said he was unable i0 see clearly as Gallant was partially" blocking hL< vision.

Harbor said he iind one drink that night prior to the accident while Gallant said he had "four or five" and James Doyle had "e couple."

Harper believed the truck was travelling 35 to 4t] miles per hour before the accident while James Doyle seldft was not going faster than _

Witnesses snid the headlights WCTe fairly izood. Thp machine was a Chrysler '75. and was owned by Rev MacKinnon 0f Tracadic. Doyle had been driving it all summer,

ll0W T0 COMBAT ' Rheumatic Pains

llmmslic palm an often mam! by uric udillnthoblood. Thin bloodimpmitfy should be ulneletl by the kidneys. Ii ii - my: hi], and uceu uric acid remains, ll intent‘ the muscle; and lolnhmeuuain

uifien iii; palm. m! than in: b heyiiu your kidneys in condllii-ovi. Thin rquhrl Dodda Pills-fut lialluelnhlyl hvflokldauyrulldyJW

Budd's Kidney Pills

gallant aid, u he was workinl Y0!‘ lnnoci.

hconl Gallant and Lloyd Doyle had been driving the truck earlier in the evening, Galia. s said. He was driving it when they nicked 1w Harper and James Doyle. Before they started lcross the bridge Lloyd Doyle took the wheel. The three passengers said they were "not, going anywhere in particular, qnly drivln around. Th9 accident happened a ut 1.30 am-

illd Driver Wu "Over Brldfl"

gcmiable Ade, who with Con- stable Clish, went to the brides when the accident was repormd said all three mcn in the truck at first". claimed they did not know who was driving but they were quite emphatic he was "over the bridge" drowned or drowning. Questioned separately Homer told hun the drivers name. Monday night questioned again Harper said he saw Lloyd Doyle five to seven minutes after the accident and last saw-him walking towards Southport wlltdh Plulfp Gallant, Constable Ado sa .

The three passengers in the truck said they did not know that the driver was drinking. None of them saw him take a drink that, night. Constable Clish sB-id he was 1n- formed in a telephone call Sunday momfng by Maurice Burgoyne that there was a man drowned at. Hills- boro Bridge. That was the first news of the accident, and was re- ceived at the police barracks here about 2 am. Sunday.

Harold Currie said he identified the body as that of his brother, Joseph Currie.

Crown Prosecutor Present

Mr. St. Clair ‘Irainor, assistant crown prosecutor, attended the hearing and cross-examined wit- nesses briefly. ‘

Measurements and pictures were taken at the scene of the accident before the truck or debris around it was moved. Cotistablcs Clish and Ade said.

James Harper while he was giv- ing evidence was questioned by Dr. Yeo concerning a conversation the witness had with the eorcner at the accident scone Sunday morning. Dr. Yep inquired if Harper recalled saying "We might as well be hon- est. I had s drink and Dsyle, you had two."

Harper declared he remembered telling the coroner of having the drink himself but could not recall mentioning Doyle.

Harper said no one was drinking so far as he knew ivhiie t-Ciev New in the truck. He said Gallant pick- ed him up after the late show and they drove nrcund for a time then picked tin James Doylp and later Llcvd Doyle.

The truck driver was thrown out of t_l1e truck. Harper declared. _Hc was thrown "straight out" the side. landlng in the roadway of the bridge. He recalled Doyle saying "My God, boys, we killed a man.’

Gallant said in hxs evidence he recalled someone s vim: "i001! 011! for that mrm." before the crash, or words to that effect

Like James Doyle he didn't see the man unt*1 he saw the bodv after the accident. He rim to SoitIhPOTi- stopping at tha first house ’on the lcnft-hand slrlc "

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iras a long way off. I don't know which oi us SRLW‘ the other first. she opened lire first. “W181i-

"She closed w set tnw twee. and we cloesd too, leaving the cou- voy, We got between the tncmy 5111i) and the convoy and (lmllllil WW1“: floats to screen the merchant ships lroin the raider." _

The enemy was firing solves, rath- er than single shots. boon. U19 3"‘ vis Bay ivas illl. Her steering gear was put out of ticuon. “WHEN 11" guns continued to fire and she k913i lighting it out with the P°lY°YW1 elfiiiltise on the British craft, the officer said, could not see lf they scored any hits on the enemy.

Hits set the Jervis Bay afirc. Hol- ed bcloyv the water line, she began to Mk0 on Wfll-Sl‘. A list developed. put ‘.1 the while on the decks, it- mid the rolling smoke and the thunder or crashing Bhcll-S- 91° gun crews continued to Dump n" nt the distant enemy.

The flag v\'as_siiot away. A man ran up the ligging with a new en- sign and fastened it there. and 1t- remained waving until the Jervis Bay took her last plunge.

Captain sum Early in the engagement Capt. ‘Ftcgtihhatl his right arm badlv

shattered. Lazar, as he stood on the bridge, the after section of the bridge was shot away.

The Captain staggered back to the after bridge, to attempt to take control of the ship from there. But this, too, yvas shot, away. He made his way back to the main bridge. and, the officer said, "nobody saw him after that." He and the ship went down together.

By this time, the Jervis Bay had been hit several times. She could travel only in a straight line be- cause of the damage to her steer- lng equipment. And she couldn't get her guns to bear on the enemy because she was heading straignt for him, and her forward gun had men put out. of commission

Nazi Relentless

She was aflume and down by the stcrn as the order to abandon ship was given. But even then the enemy was relentless. 'I‘iic ship ob- viously finished, the Nazi started throwing shrapnel in an attempt to kill seamen as they took t-i the befits.

Time-fuse shells burst over the ship, scattering metal over the mcn ns they left it. "One burst nearly blew me over the side," the officer related. “There was n terrific blast. on the other side of the ship, and bits of shrapnel penetrated my cont. I've grit a scnr on my hark to show for it -nothiug serious. though."

"It was s. typical Nazi gesture," he added.

All the lifeboals but one had been bunizcd when the time crime to a- bandon ship. The officer command- ed it. Four life-rafts were thrown over the side, and the men leaped into the water and climbed on them.

"Shells w-t-rc fniiimz around the ship like raindrops," he said, “so we puliczi ahead n mile or so.’

ONE 0F OLD SCI! 0L

WITHINGTON, Eng. --ofCPl -— Jethro Parish, 81, one of the "Man- chester Liberals," dled here. He had

lived here 55 vears an s a con-

d ‘sector. specializing in chiiich build-

Tunu an Convoy

The raider ceased ffrfn on the Jervis Bay about. five uiiae af- ter the men had left. 111m lhl turned her attention to the mer- chant ships 1n the oonvo . Up to that point, the Jervis Bay d man- aged to keep the enemy fire con- centrated exclusively on herself.

"she fired on the other ships un- til well into the night," he said. "she was throwing star shells for illumination."

While the survivors drifted in the lifeboat: and rafts, two of them died of wounds suffered during action. Another man died a the Swedish vessel. All were burl at sea.

The rescue ship had no diffi ty finding tlhe survivors. “We Ii nailed him with torches as he cam up," the officer explained. The se was comparatively smooth, with moderate swell running.

Them was no doctor aboard th Swedish vessel, and the men bad waft until they reached 11nd f expert medical attention. The Jar vis Bay's surgeon had been wound- ed in the fight.

Most of the merchant. cruisersi men were "more or less" wounded,| the officer said. "Almost everyone‘ had some shrapnel wounds." he do- claxed, but most of these were slight. He eimlained the men's clothing for the most part stopped the shrapnel.

Pulses Crew

Praising the fighting qualities of the crew, the officers said the men were "marvellous." At least two- thirds, he said, were recruits who had never been in battle before, but. they hsd fought, like veterans.

"It was really astonishing," ha said. "One man on the forecsstle head didn't hear my order to leave. He stood there alone, camly con- tinuing about his duty while shells fell all round. Then, when someone brought the order to his attention, he took off his ear-phones, laid Lhem down carefully and made his way to the boat without a. trace of haste."

Admiralty Statement

IDNDON, NOV. l2—(CP)—-'I‘he Admiralty issued this statement Tuesday night:-

“It. can now be stated with cer- tainty that all except nine of the ships in the convoy attacked by an enemy surface raider on the night 0f Nov. 5 escaped.

"The convoy consisted of 38 ships of which one had dropped astern. It will be remembered that the German high command an- nounced that the whole convoy had been destroyed. It is possible that some oi the ships still miss- ing may be safe.

"Phat nearly three quarters of this large convoy escaped destruc- tion at: the hands of the powerful German raider was due to the high degree of efficiency shown by the captains of the merchant vessels in scattering and making use of smoke, and to the very gal- lant action of the armed mer- chant cruiser, HMS. Jervis Buy (acting Capt. ESF. Fegan EN.) which was escortin the convoy.

"Full details of ibis action are not yet available but it is known that HMS. Jervis Bay steered for the enemy and engaged her with greatly inferior armament. thus enabling the majority in the con- voy to make good their escape.

"I-LMS. Jervis Bay continued to engage the enemy after she had been severely hit and was burn- int: furiously. Nearly two hours after the beginning o! the engage- ment an explosion was seen to take place on board EMS. Jervis

Bay and it is regretted that: she must be considered lost. “It is known that 65 survivors

of HMS. Jervis Bay are on board a merchant ship. The next of kin of casualties will be informed as soon as the facts can be ascer- talned.

"The following 24 ships of this convoy have now arrived in port: