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islanders hold i Spotlight at Maritime Synod

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gynod is Critical 0f

' Vfording Of Procla- rizition for Canada s Reconsecra- tioii Week.

q$peclul to rhidsuardgciki a__

ill Cl’. Elias]? Charlottetown, and delivered his address as re- tiring llfodcrntor on which he W85 highly congratulated bv REV- DT-

' . Davids, Halifax. His suc- crssor, the new Moderator Rev. D; 1,, L. Young, retired m sion- im- from Japan, was proposed by ‘ O. Thompson,

presided

of Mnrshiivld. delivered the ad- dress and the Moderator extended the synriailiy of the court to Mr. ,1, R. Burnett, on the loss of his can satin. Pilot Niall H. Bur- nett, ivho had labored for three years in the mission field of New Biuiisirick.

UPON. N. S.. Oct. 8-(0- m of the wording of the

pl'("'l.ll..l n for Canada's Recon- tfffilllllll Work was voiced today at ihe wiuinl mfetillg oi the Martime Presbyterian Church. d adopted a resolution. nwurded to Prime Minister nirclmiirie King, asking these ques- ticiis:

.. why no mention was made ct the Kin Emperor, who ls also King of Canada; why no ment'on Was made of the Empire and of its |l_llé‘Sj n-hyi the people of Canada

(Continued on page ‘l. Col 6)

Estimate reduction in total debts 0f municipalities

UITAWA, Oct. B —(CP) — The Bank of Canada published figures in a statistical summary made pub- lic today indicating a reduction from $1,256,000.00) in 1988 to an_ estimated 81.118.500.000 at the end of this calendar year in the total outstanding debt of Canadian m“- nicipalitles.

In 1940. the municipalities’ total debt was estimated at $l,1'f0,000,000 ""1 i" 1989 at siantaconoo.

The heaviest provincial sham of the Outstanding debt this year is ""190 bl’ Quebec with a total of $464.600,000, the summary said. On- m1° mllilcllial debt was estimated ll $335,100,000.

Other Provinces had total munici- pal debt as follows: Prince Edward ‘timid $1700.04». Nova Scotia s22.- tlilll-Ow. New Brunswick $l9.400.0‘.0, Manitoba $09,500,000, Saskatchewan ‘liillflilom. Alberta suoooooo and Briflsh Columbia $92,400,000.

Coming Events

_o- l“! IOI Notice: in thlq ed‘.- l cont: per word

"Wanna u bu Chicken rnwi Island Cold stirrer: c-aii-v-v-w

t‘ &"Cake Sale, October 18th, Moore McLeodh. by Cross Roads School. 14-215-10-9-11.

"Reserve October 29th for North 7W0“ Presbyterian Goose Sum)". 14-219- 4-H.

o 0B l i‘? su~..“%ii%.i"ii°.“.ii“.i3.°'£?“‘ “v 14-220-10-0-11-14.

cltProvinclal W. C .1‘. U. Union d _e Bale. Refers Hardware. satur- bl. October 1th. L-BZI-lU-B-li. “Modern and old time danoin in Mo ii ' 1.5.“... ‘3'.‘éi§ii‘ii." °°“£‘.°§i.1‘ii“"f""

"cmiwllnl Hogs every Touch and Hidoy. Cleo Din well r r ‘"1" Brion. lribtr-sa-ili-bs-Thdrsgtf

"Bte Bosch Grove talent at "m" Bil. Oct. 0. Dance under

$3.100! Rice Point Institute. Pro- Wl!‘ work. L-fM-lO-lji

"Hunter aiv am h roomy u "Ow o rating gdying do to B0 conic P" l n». according to unity.

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Wiliim“ Vmlw“ f“ or summersme E. Brule and Hector K. ‘Carruthers New immme“ °f the 531mm m‘ -—were accused of representing that

lriiflilmi W‘ “Ticmm-‘d w“ R" they had influence to obtain war

M, ,5, crease]; Tyne valley. Blm- contracts from the overnment

tP-ill- NW" 110mm“ “m! Busseu The three men wli a pear in

EWWS- Si- Jam“ Church“ Char‘ court tomorrow, R. C. M. spokes-

iotletF-m. inen said the would be held Yrslmifly Rvv. D11 Genie. me‘:ustodv until at t e.

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Three arrested 0n charges of False pretenses

(YITAWlA. Oct. 8.—tCiP\-Three Ottawa men were arrested tonight by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on cha es which a criminal lnvesti ation oficer of the force define broadl as "false p. tenoes."

Det ls‘ of t e charge were not available from the R.

lmmediatelg C M. P. ut it was teamed lmm

Mr. Carruthers 81. is secretary of the Ottawa Board of Trade md gave his occu ation to police as clerk. Capt. aydon_ 51. gave ms occupation as a newspaperman while Mr. Bruie was listed as a. zen- eral contractor

Authorities said the three men face a total of l1 charges. The ar- rests were made at 6 p. m. and tmy were questioned for several noiusi at the R. C. M. P. offices in the Justice Building before being taken to the city poioe station to await arraignment. ,

was learned officially that com-

plaints had been made to the Dir-l partment of Munitions and Supply recently by persons unsuccessfu in getting war contracts and that the com laints were turned. over to the R. . M. P.

N. B. Police Probe shooting

CAMPBELLTON. N. B. 005- 3-" (CP)- Police are investigating the mysterious shooting of Harvey Court. 13. who suffered a bullet wound in the chest while Playing with two other bcvs in a barn Ye!- berdsy. The three yoiinsstcrs "id they did not know who fired the shot or from where it came.

An operation will be necessary to remove the .22 calibre bullet but the boy‘s condition was T89011- ied not dangerous.

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Do not question Dcvin’s policy

Of Tanks, CD’ In U. S. Congress

New request for huge lend-lease fund approved by U. S. House Committee,

In Commons Debate

N. Oct. 8-(CP Cable)- LONDO Commons mar;

The House of power debate. heralded as likely“ produce a showdown over di .

iinister Ezrnest Bevin and Sh‘ lei/alter Citrine, general secrete-fl’ oi the Trades Union Commas. fizzled out today as the parliamen- mry Labor Party refrained from criticizing Mr. Bevin’: Iicy. Labor members. 011v l0“! 01 whom participated in the debate. did riot, question the Labor Minis- ter's contention that skllléd m"! must not be withdrawn from the army and that the armed forces should be able to we 0d workers from industry. Mr. Bevin disclosed that the en- oi women into mdustry as a result of a sradual speedup has been growing weekly "until now we are interviewing 40.000..tc 50.000 a month."

llsloy stresses

ltccd of further Cas restrictions

SAINT JOHN, 11.3.. Oct. C-(OP) —.'I‘nc federal progr a r E'..“i."f“‘.t.ii intensified, and possibly in some cases fonrfil ration ‘may bemrlig; cesshry nonco mn said hére mdl-y in on address M. e “$3512.03 ‘“"°‘I§°ii. no u ' "our oocnadirc effort must ‘ , if not emin, its pe is we must really deliver the goods. Our ob actives will bl l2."§3.‘il'.i'...t‘i§..‘t-l.r.... . Jiili‘; Mr. Ilsiey, tour-inf the Maritime: on behalf of tho all wgrsgin camp: . crossed from , . EJ. gape ‘ronnentlne this morn- ing altar urchins at 0 um, when on airplane which was to have bra his t! from the ‘island reported minded

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(By Donald A. Youn i (Assnoiamd Press Staff rlter) WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-(AP)—

President Roosevelt's request for a 85.985.000.010 lend-lease fund was approved overwhelmingly by ihe United States House of Re resents- tives up TOFHBUOIIS comm ttee io- day an ts backers started it through Congress with a cry that "clou s of airplanes" tanks" are needed to beat Hitler.

Within s. few minutes after the committee approved a s6,i59,418,229 omnibus bill carryin the aid fund, Chairman Clarence annon (Dem.- Missourll took it to the House floor for three days of debate with this sta‘ em:-

"Our alies abroad are fiPhttng with tin r backs to the wal m cannot survive without our assist- ance. And if they succumb we must at some portion of our continent be faced by an aggresor who two short years has destroyed every na- tion in Europe

"We must supply them with clouds of airplanes, acres of tanks an_d__rr_iunltions to_eqil_al_ and surpass

(Continued on page ‘i. Col 6)

Berlin claims Nazis 125 miles From Moscow

BERLIN, Oct. B——(AP)—-'1'he Nazi High Command said tonight Gen. Fedor von Bock‘s German armies of the centre are fighting a chain of vast and furious battles with the backboneof the Red army within 12s miles of Moscow and

the Soviet 9th Army ls caught in.

a catastrophe in the south along the shores of the Azov Sea

hooked in a struggle oi tremen- dous moment wit-i the flower of the soviet Unions defensive power on the central front, the Germans were claimed to have erected a circle of destruction around several Russian armies in the Vyarma area after tearing a breach in a Red line of fortifications east of Smolensk.

Military spokesmen claimed the outer defences of the Soviet capital were thoroughly shaken and that "a solid German front." is within 125 miles of the Kremlin.

Escaped jail Prisoners captured

NEW GLASGOW, N. 8., Oct. 8- (CP) -Two prisoners who escaped from the town Jail here were re- captured today and quickly sentenc- ed to two years in penitentiary when they pleaded guilty to jail- breaking.

The pair, Harvey George Ahem. sot free last night by overpowering the woman jail caretaker. They were awaiting trial on a charge of stealing from a police automobile.

liew battles as Serbs revolt in Mountain areas

BUDAPEST, Oct. 8 —(A.'P) qjl least 90 persons have been killed in new mountain battles between a German army punitive expedition equipped with flame throwers and Serblans in urgent bands, dis- patches from Belgrade reported to- night.

The German expedition was said to have put hundreds of Serbs to death but to have met fierce resis- tance in some areas. Fighting from village to village. the Germans were met at times by bands num- bering as many as 500 men. it who stated.

Announces death 0i 100 members of Merchant navy

IDNDON. Oct. O-(UP 00.1710)- The Ministry of 0 Q B O . I1 “routllcelnufttfifi 1m a fllhi fleets due to enemy loft"... on m‘

ioiu dates. The list included: ris Bristola. Ho rtune uettc

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Bo " , n .' "i .iv~»*'~*i ' ' 139 itfnnnos»

Penn _ and-Willis‘...

‘ti’... Bydn . N. ., Jlmel , Gounod

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Canadian ship Sunk by mystery Explosion

NEW YORK. Oct. C-(AE-Sink- lng of the Canadian frelihifl‘ M011- doc by an unexplained explosion near st, Thomas, Virgin Islande. was reported in marine circles t0-

day.

First reports said the l.926-ton vessel was torpedced but an offl- ciai who declined the use his name said she blew up lut Mon- day. whether there were any luf- vivors was not known.

(In Washington, the Navy and State departments and the Cana- dian Lpgctlon said they had not heard of the reported mishap).

The Mondoc. owned by the Patt- erSOri Steamship crmpanv o! Fort William. Ont. we‘. in the Great Lakes trade before she was put in- to ser‘cr- bet-wee. Nova Srotla "lid the West Indies rii an ore carrier

The Til-foot ship was built in 1928 at Newcastle.

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FORT WILLIAM. Oct. 8 —(CPl - Heaviest. storm of the season and one of the roughest blows in sev- eral years caught three vessels of the Lakehead ‘Transportation Com- pany on Lake Superior Monday‘ causing considers! I: damaae to one of them, it was learned today.

The vessels were the E. E. Jo - son, most severely battered; the lake tug Marguerite W., and the barge she was towing, the Ethel J.

The storm smashed Wheel-limit! windows aboard the Johnson, twist- ed quarter-lnch steel of the weath- erboard and stove in a section of the outer wall of the mate's cabin, filling the room with water. The log boom was twksted and torn and the bulwark bow deck equipment was twisted and tom 10059-

So. African Pilots Defeat Germans

CAIRO. Oct. 8—(APi-South A1’- rican pilots, flyfnng American-made Glenn-Martin bombers. were re- ported today to have beaten off unscathed an attack by the‘ newest German fighters in the first con- tact of the two types of-planes

In a 10-minute engagement over Capuzzo, on the Libyan-Egyptian frontier, the bomber pilots were credited with sending one of the

newest tvipe of Me=serschmitt 109's .

down in flames and damaging another so badly that it probably never reached its base.

The South Airicsns were return- ing from a raid when the German fighters attacked.

Interpreting The War News]

(By Kirke L. Simpson. Assoc- iated Press Staff Writer) A crisis in the biggest, blood-

iest and perhaps most fateful

battle in world annals cannot be long delayed, from the north western defences of Moscow south to the coast of the Ben of Azov Hitler's week.old and

monstrous attack is in full swing

Moscow is ominously silent about the situation in the

south. Berlin boasts that a Nazi spearhead from the lower bend of the Dnieper has leap- ed forward 000 miles to seirc important ports 0n the north coast of the sea of Azov. The battle on that front. the Ger- mans claim, has degenerated into a Russian flight, with the Nazi pursuers now only about 100 miles from vitail-r impor- tent Rostov, key to a land in. vosion of the oil-rich Russian Caucasus. . ' A hardly less swift and men_ _pincer attack that

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Makes plea to Guard against Complacency

Island-born B i s h o p Utters W o r d s 0f Warning To Cana- dians.

LONDON, OnlL, Oct. 8-—(CP)—— Two prominent Roman Catholic army chaplains, Col. C. L. Neiligaii senior chaplain, and Col. T. J. Mc-‘ Carthy, today urged Canadians to guard against complacency in tho war effort.

Catholic riistorical Associaiion, col Nelllgan, s. native of Prince Edwar island declared: "Db away with‘ complacency, The future of Canada, is bound up inextricably with one

down, then we do too. ,

He added honour that he was certain that Britain has already won the battle tor survival and there now remained the stern battle for victory.

(Continued on page ‘i, Col 6)

Inspect Cntaric i Highway system '

(By Jack Williams) (Canadian Press Staff Writer: NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. Oct. 8-

(CH-Delegates to the 26in annu- al convention of the Canadian G000

Roads Association, in session here-i, today inspected part. of OHWTIQS; highway system as guests of Hon. '1‘. llvlcQuesten, Ontario Mlnuier wa .

“Th: deleigsatea‘ tour took them w the up r end of the Niagara diver Peace Bridge. They lvele the first official party to uiiel over the new section of the Queen Elizabeth way from Fort Erie lo Magara Falls. on which construc- tion work is still in progress PM party visited g at Niagara Falls were shown ma» visions being made for handilnfl traffic at the new Rainbow Brides-

Today's session was devoted fi-ISL lv to reviews of Saskatchewan and British Columbia highways. Tomor- rowh delegates §‘,,‘fi¢§‘}.y,fd.“prince Edward Isle: and will hold their annual business

meeting.

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Seek to speed Deliveries by Iranian route

(By Daniel De Luce. Associated Press Staff Writ")

AN, Iran, Oct. il-(AP)—- American transportation ‘experts with W. Averell Harrlmans Unit. ed States mission to Moscow wil- be sent here to iron out difficul- ties in the Russian-British supply line to the eastern front throush Iran, semi-official sources said to-

iii ht.

dhey added that despite plans on paper for sending 2,000 tons of war material daily across Iran by spring, hitches have develo ed in c<_ordinctlng the supply ef orts.

Now, with effective liaison yet to be arran ed, even minor ques- tions must referred to Moscow. some neutral sources said. This was regarded as delaying decisions. Hi h British officers, lncludingl

the British brigade at Teheran. was reported unable last week to] nbtain a military pass to enter soviet occupied territory

British officials were said to feel that Moscow should send a representative to Tehcrsn with i'iil commissar authority to deal directly with transport problems.

OTTAWA. Oct. E—-lCPl—-Fli1fl7lf0 vfinister Llsley said today that order in councl. as been passed apprwv- ing appointment of Graham F. Towers to a second term of seven years as Governor of the Bank of Canada. The order avo ap royal to gllie decision of the nk'.s ard of

rec rs. Mr. Towers has served as Gover- nor since o animation of the bank n 1934, and g5 first

' was , (Continued on go d! Col l) termag office egires Oct.

Quality Guaranteed

Queenston Helizhts and _

Br g. J. A. Alzelwood, commanding l

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v Ontario and ‘Quebec, Oct. 21;

lioads delegates _

“War weapons”

Drive launched in Western Cities

UITAWA. Oct. 8 —(CP) Jruned to a "war weapons" [iv-me a. nation- Wlde campaign to o‘. l u increased War Savings siibscrip; oiis has been launched in thrce western cites and within the next month Wlll sprLud over the whole oi Camus, 0mg. ials of the national war savings committee said today.

The campaign is being curred on by provincial and local ivar savings vrmniiltc-es. Various cities and ar-

, , <85 are Working touiurds diifennt Addressing the luncheon meeting objectives, all expressed oi the convention of the Canadian C, w“ Weapons rather than m sums

in terms

d of money.

Tiie campaign is already in pro- gress in Vancouver and Victoria it started Oct. 1, and in Cal-

Datcs for the start in other parts of Canada follow: the rest of Brit- sli Columbia, Oct. 22; the rest of Alberta. Oct. l-i‘, Saskatclicu-‘riu

y‘ OW 14; Manitoba nuts-dc of Wm-

iiipcg,

Oct. Nov. 3: the three Maritime Provinces, Oct. l4.

Nova Scoiizrs objective is enough money to buy five bombing planes: New Brunsiviclvs. five P181195. The City of Victoria ls aim- ing at two tanks, the ciiy of Wind- sor, Ont, at a number of universal carriers and Vancouver at a Cor- vettc.

T1,’. to the end of September the sale of War-savings stamps and cer- tiilcates th‘5 year _ ielded the treas-

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ll.A.F. bombers I In slashing Raid on Piraeus

CAIRO, Oct. 8—<CP)—R.oyal Air Force brothers carried out a slash- ing attack on Pracus. port of Ath-

tal Nazi-occupied Greece, tfizg fires that covered the target illca with a 2.000-foot pail of smcfic. the Middle East command announced tonight.

The attack, staged the night of Oct. 6-7, ivas aimed primarily atoll aliatioiis, harbor buildings and still-ping, a communique said.

Hsavy expicslsns remunded as, the bombs found their mark and, w? and fires were caused. t

l: R. A. F‘. continued its pound- ing of Libya, A merchant ship was hit in Tripoli harlror, while fuel dumps were set aflre near Bardla. Two hours later other mlders found the fires stifi blazing and their bombs cawed them to spread. When they left the whole arcs was burning fiercely.

The communique, giving details of the attack previously announced on an enemy convoy in the Medit- erranean by naval aircraft Oct. 5, said two ships were left in sinking condition and a third seriously damaged.

The convoy consisted of several merchant ships or between 8.000 and 10.000 ions each and was pro- lected by dcsitrsysrs.

Seek authority t To arm U. S. Cargo ships

fly RICHARD L. TURNER

Associated Press Staff Writer

Vl/‘ASHINGTON. Oct, 8-—(AP)- Piesidi-nt Roosevelt will ask Con- gress tomorrow f:r an aniriicinient to the United stairs Neutrality Act yiriinimting American cargo chips to mount guns, legislative lcnders reported today. “The President hopes, it iras said. hat later Congress wli] also rescind provisions of the same lRW which fri-hlds the ships to enter the ports cf belligerent nations.

A decision to confine tn».- iegis-l

lotion to the armed ship ‘ssur was reached today at a White House conference attended by leading membdrs of both pparties from both branches of Congress and also bv Harry L. Hopkins, co-ordinaior of the lease-lend program.

Hopkins and several others were reported to be derpy disappointed at the decision not to include re- peal of the shin mrvc-mont restrict- ions in the legislation.