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. These three airmen from Prince Edward island were among the llsiitimcra to disembark from the troopehip "Mauratania" at Halifax early Tuesday nlorning. Pictured here Just prior to disembarkstion. they an. LEI’! to RIGRT: Cpl. W. it. Rayner. of North 5t. Bender's; LAC. l. I‘. Clark. of Cavendish: and LAC. II. D. Bail. of Carleton Siding. (RCA! photo l1! 0D!- C. 8. 800K111!!!)-

Zorn Parliament 1s Prorogued __

B! GEORGE KITCHEN

UITAWA. Dec. 18 — (CP ~- ‘Ilhs first session oi Canada's 20th Parliament ended today when a weary but cheerful House oi Corn- rnons completed its aeasionai dut- ies with a last-minute flourish.

f the 240 members who earn to Ottawa for the session Oberlin! 8s t 0. many of them new to the

is oi Parliament. only a bale b0 runained for the traditional

rogation octemony. Parliament

Suez Banal Blocked For Time By llazis

PARIS. Dec. ilk-The Suez Can- al was blocked for ‘l8 days durlnl the war and the Mediterranean lay landlocked to the east, stock- holders of the waterway; learned

""1"?- ‘ ‘l onnaliy was‘ prorogued w Jan 28. A dryiy worded report said t\vo f ‘n sunken huiks nm narrow; the W‘ 1‘ 9°“ m" l‘ Y ° °"

i on ca: °i.i““*‘- Ad" r: slain: i-i‘-‘ili-“”“ ’“‘ °“ "“ "m l P‘ '“ " Completion of business in the “Tggnaucgmaalhsatisvlciglcsed ships in commons “melfghklolglindwihd the channel m “mes and m“, aclamor oi des ump me . h I n other 50 survivors of the wo be. es "m": i" t (f m,“ f“ w“ “m” which at time; grew heatzd troop- "c" “M- ‘m’ 9°‘ 5 ‘l ed into the Senate in hear the for- ad. Threettlmes. theflcana ‘WE: m“ Throne spawn mad b chief We!!!“ °P ‘Qmk d F" {ti} Justice ‘rhibaudaau Rinfre. "VI ""1 w" 0“ ° °“ 9c‘: The first postwar session was “M”? 5M4“! °" “"m°'°“' ° notable for the amount oi legis- “mim- lation dealing with such interna- tionol questions as the Bretton Woods monetary agreements. the United Nations chsmr. interna- tional civil aviation agreements. food and an-icuitma owe: den:

Coming Events the avashingion atomic energy

"Dance —— Montague Saturday. m... on, ‘mm Domestic m blems. mo. held a

"BMW “' Mmtuu“ ‘flaps! prominent place in debate as Op-

____ . ‘ position members oiled Govern- ment Ministers with questions on reconverslon. plans for permanent defence forces. agriculture. repair

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, "Kingston School Convert. flbursday. Decemba- 20th. 12-15-21.

. "gwmgflam school gum," m ristion and re-estfiiieiunlent of - _ t no. housin. taxatio and a \ ‘Winfield Han December 1120-12-21. hgstraof other mgatters forgmost on Gill-Shh]; min Wedn n“ canadmiismilm of finance " g every es- co ,9 (‘rung 19011. tim . P1 . Minlst. 1L galley” W...» mbirz-ie-u. flilgmx: Provinza '51

i peel/ed Ibdersi Government ea

"Box Social 55a Dance. Emerald oenddtures and subsidies to higher than those offered in the

H811, DQ001300!‘ 251.11, C. W. L. 11-19-32-24-31- proposal; to the Dominion-provin-

Storm Sweeps Eurgp

Island - Soldiers Expected llome

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(By The Canadian Press)

AX. Dec. ilk-Troops re- turning to Prince Edward Island aboard the Lady Rodney Dec, 25 Illfllldg Capt. C. N‘. Grant of Mon- tague and Spr. G .G. Ramsay of Central Lot 16. - The H. M. S. Puncher will bring Pie. T B. Cusack of North Wilt-

lhlre, P. E. 1., back on Dec. 21.

Golder Weather Expected llcrc

(By The Canadian Press)

Eastern Canada, air ady in the throes of a near-zero cold wave. faced the prospect oi a further drop in temperatures as frigid winds raced eastward across the Prairie Provinces. Alberta, Sask- atchewan and Manitoba saw sub- zero temperatures in many ccn- tres and there was no promise oi an early let-up.

A snowstorm which has left as much as '10 inches of snow across the Buffalo area is not expected to touch Canada, as it has turned south, but Frank O'Donnell, chief forecaster of the Dominion, hie‘.- qorologicaia ‘Byiyeau at Toronto. ‘bbid the Toronto iiflfrlct-couid ex- pect a snowstorm late Wednesday nilht. '

It ‘was not known how far it would push into Canada, but it was possible it would extend into Quebec.

The coldest centres in the Prair- lel were Regina, Dafoe and York- ton in Saskatchewan where temp- eratures feli to 23 degrees below zero. Lethbridge and Edmonton rvcre somewhat warmer at i1 he- ow. Clnaroand cold weather predom- inated east of the Great Lakes with temperatures about 15 in Toronto, 10 in Ottawa and around 12 above in Montreal. There was no snow in immediate forecasts from weather bureaus,

To Spend Tenth Christmas In Jail

NEW YORK, Dec. 1B — (AP) ~- Mrs. May Sears. 53. expects to spend Christmas in Jail-for the 10th time

She is charged with violatink the law which prohibits known mchpockets from loitering in nub- ,lic places.

. Police said Mrs. Sears was in jail at Yuletide in 1913. 1926. 1936. 1927. ‘$38. 1930. 1937. 1941 and i942 on charges ranging from petty lar-

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"Christmas Roads School. Wednesday Dw- 19- 12-10-11

"Christmas concert. North Wilt- fla Hall, Friday,

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Lords Approves Loan

Two Former Canadians Among Eight W110 ; Voted In Opposition.

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Island Claims Gaining Ground At Ottawa For

Better Transportation

Gwen's. are urging him at the next session of Parliament to ioi- campaign

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drive for free ierryaervica Borden. to Tbnuentixoe. ~ A prominent Ottawa editor told

Mr. MoLure: "Your Province is at a disad-

vmiaae as compared to every other h.

province in Canada in the matter of tourist trade. When I W611i. down there myself a few years a o. I felt that the fare charged or myself and my family was un- reasonable and excessive.

"It's not a legitimate charge at all". he continual. "but simply a survival of the old-fashioned toil- ilates such as we used to have all over the country on our roads."

Vilomna (Xuuiplonship

The Queen's member's vigorous representatiom on behalf of Prince Fidwsrd Island have attracted at- lertticn not only among the many former Islanders now living here but: among residents oi all the provinces.

While it is generally admitted that the ferry-fare from the main.- iaml to the Island may not keep out any large volume cf tourists. there is no doubt that this extra expense militahaa against the ex- pansion oi the tourist industry oi the Gulf Province. Visitors who have returned from Prince Edward Island resent this charge on top oi tltsir c vacation expenses. md~dieciuie't. t ‘thfferrv should be regarded as an extension of a national highway.

The ferry chargu have been compared here to the nuisance tax on meals imposed in the province oi Quebec and the tax oi a cent or iwo imposed by the city of Montreal on retail purchases.

Provincial Status

‘it Is reaiizvd on Parliament Hill that. the Prince Edward island ferry situation is bv no means an- fliagniis tn the ccmdlticns in the Strait of Canon or the gun between vriti-H Columbia and Vancouver Island in bot-h the latter in-

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Paratrooper 0n Tough Assignment

BOSTON. Dec. 18 —- (AP) - Donunick Casclari. 22l/car-ol former paratrooper who minced

out over many European Unle- fields. was flying tcni t on . new mission —- to his air iathcr.

Flor this target h only ammun- ition was an age-old bios and a pair of nylons.

The New Canaan. Comm. veteran of 2‘! parachute Jun‘?! took off for London today ter telling American Airlines oificibis his ob- iective was a girl he left behind

in! Land

him in Nott ham. . "We wanted to get married when

I was in ." Dominick said.

"But we ‘t net her father's

consent.

"Her father sa-id-‘Ooma and

see me after the war‘: over.’ "I'm coming."

IOUND-TIIII-WOILD FLIGHT

Ic 0 ‘f rugs almost’ $133.5. $211‘ cabin with Christmas t hare by a»

A.D. In. senior sir staff ofiicar. Royal Air Iona

‘Command, was expected in ranch Praatwick. Scotland. to mcrrowaizht.

Shipping

Hard Hit By Gale

(By The Canadion Prcaai

LONDON, Dec. IG-Jfhe Europ- ean coast and ocean traffic suffer-

°r ed under the shock today of a

gala which wreaked coastwiao damage and turned Eastern At- lantic shipping lanes into moun- tainous seas.

The Canadian Pacific

Duchess of Richmond, carrying Britain-bound troops. was damag- ed when she struck a mole after turning back to Gibraltar from the southwesterlynbiow coming in om the ocean. A dispatch to Reuters News Agency from the 35.000401’: Unit- ed States battieshlp Washington said the warshirhhomeward bound with 1.500 American soldiers ‘from Europe, was being swept by an iii-miies-an-hour hurricane.

Runs Into Storm

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The Washington. said the dis- patch. ran into the first of three storms at noon yesterday. 500 miles north of the Azores and 1.- 000 miles out of Southampton, and diverted he.‘ course 180 miles south of the normal run.

Beneath a lowering canopy of dark storm clouds the battleship was encircled by a continuous fcg of spray. reducing visibility to be- tween I00 and 200 yards.

Waves d0 feet high swept her decks. tearing adrift life rafts and smashing gangways and sup- erstructure.

Two other troop-carrying Unli- ed States warships, the aircraft carrier Wasp and the cruiser Ant,- usta, were damaged in a 70-miie gale.

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casualties‘: ,- were {sported from i1

any of the s ips. Full Force In Otis-anal.

The English Channel feit__ti:e full force oi the blow as the southwest and westi coasts of England continued in the Hale's 24-hour grip. Ships, unable to make port, rode out the storm at anchor.

Two persons drowned at Aper- dccn. Scotland. last night when they were blown oii a dock.

Lisbon reported that s ‘IS-mile gals sank small Portuguese crnit, wrecked pianintions and washed waves of the Tnrzus River into the lower roaches of Lisbon. Peasants living around Mount Caparica fled from their homes panic-stricken, fearing an eruption. '

Meantime. on the western aide of the Atlantic word was anxious- ly awaited from thr- United Stufcs freighter Pierre L'Enfant which sent out an 8.0.8. from sea last Thursday. She was believed mak- ing for Halifax when last heard

om. Another 5.0.5. was picked up in Halifax today from the 3,346- ton Clreck freighter Domitrlcs Chandris, caught. in the Eastern Atlantic gale off the Azores. A United States freighter was re- ported going tc her assistance.

Lord Halifax To Be Replaced?

LONDON, Dec. iii-Three Lon- don newspapers reported today that the Earl of Halifax. Ambas- sador to the United States since 1941, would be succeeded soon by Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, present British Ambassador to Russia,

A Foreign Office spokesman had no official confirmation but point- ed out that it has been consist- ently rumored recently that Earl Halifax was desirous of returning home.

bvsnnmn snaps sax»: BUMORIJD

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 18 -(AP)- Wedding bails will ba ringing early in the New Year, says Actress Marsha Hunt. for her and Robert Presnell. Jr.. author and movie

writer. It will be the second mar- riage for each.

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llnanpioyod To March Saturday

VANCOUVER, (CH-Plans for a march Saturday by members. war veterans. nnq employed men and their fun- ilies to demand Immediate action in ease the unemploy-

ment situation in Vancouver. Union officials said tba

w Ottawa if no action were ob- tained through civic authorit- ies. The march was approved laatnihtatameetlngofthe newiy- ormed shipyard local oi the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Industrial Union.

Fine llicw 0f Moon's Eclipse

The people oi the Province had s splendid opportunity last night, of which many took advantage, to witness a total eclipse of the moon. At 37 minutes past 8 o'- clock. the shadow, ‘ by the earth's swinging into a position almost directly between the sun and moon. began to fringe Jpiifl the eastern side oi the moon's diameter. Btesdiiy the shadows widened until at 9:40, the gurfncg of the earth's satellite was cov- cred.

For the next hour and $0 min- utes the moon's surface was cov- ered while the earth's shadow continued to cross. 1t required another hour and three minutes before the moon was out of line with the shadows caused by the earth.

The term “total eclipse" 'is. however, never a wholly accurate designation of a lunar eclipse. Even when. as last night, the esrth’s shadow completely coverl the moon's surface, the mom; never quite vanishes from sight. The reason is that there is a cer- tain amount oi solar light which penetrates the earth's encircling atmosphere and becomes refracted on the moon, thus dirnly illumin- ating its surface,

Meat Shipments From iianada

MONTREAL, Dec. lii—(CP)— The Prices Board disclosed here today that Canada shipped well over 100,000,000 pounds of fresh meat and 16,000,000 containers of canned meat to Europa last month.

Officials of the Board said th’ canned meat was distributed as follows:

Holland 3,000,000 cans; Greece 1.709.922; Yugoslavia 2.499.7U:Bei- gium 1,000,000; Czechoslovakia 1- 749.800; and the remainder divl - ed among Poland. Albania. iiie Ukraine and Russia.

Oi Canadian canned meat ship- ments for i1 months of this year. the United Kingdom, France, Bai- glum and Holland each received more than 6.000.000 pounds; U.N. ERA. got more than 86,000,000 pounds. Greece and Poland more than 10,000,000 pounds each. Mili- tary requirements called for ai- most 174100.000 pounds.

Patton's Condition Continues Good

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Patton contin- to today his enenl condition remains

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Report ilhurchill To ilakc li.S.Tour

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NDON, Dec. 18-'1'he London Star said today Winston ‘Church- ill will ieave for a three-month lecture tour of the United States soon after Parliament adjourns for Christmas Dec. 20.

Mr. Churchill's secretary de- clined to confirm or deny the rc- pcrt. but said the wartime Prime ‘Minister would take a holiday soon."

The Star said Mr. Churchill's lectures would give glimpses of the war from the inside and of his associations with the late President Roosevelt.

Ross Munro To llisit Red Zone

LONDON. _Dec. 18 —- (C? Cable) —Ross Munro. European corres- pondmt of the Canadian Press. has

Babaeriptial Delivered use. Mail, $4.00; other Provinces t U.S.A. 85.00.

been selected as the first Canadian newspapeu-man to enter the siah occupation none in Germany.

One Canadian reporter ‘will be permitted to visit the zone weekly following recent armouncement of relaxation of the Russian ba/n cm outsiders entering.

The date of the visit by Munro. CP's chief war correspondent dur- ing the war, has not yet been definitely set but is expected to be set soon.

Munro is at present at Aurich. Germany. covering the trial oi Mal-Gen. Kurt Meyer. charged with was crimes against Canadian troops.

Nova Scotia‘ Couple Escape In Accident

or-rssmn BASIN. N-B . Dw- 1B , (CP) — Harris Utngilie. 50, and hi; wife. oi Biockhousc. N.S.,hes- caped serious lfljllfl today W all!‘ their automobile s dded on a h near hen; crashing into the side of a train bound for Halifax from Bridgewater. The car was drained “..“.l"“...3‘;§ ifitfilfiéi‘ éimwii? track with its wheels in the ail‘

Langiliels collarbone was broken and n1; wife escaped with only a bad ahakin-tup.

Rule Joyce Must Hang

LONDON. Dec. i8 - William Joyce, the American-born “Inrd Haw Haw" of the German radio. must hang for his propaganda broadcasts for the Nazis, Britain's court of last resort ruled today.

The only remaining chance for Joyce to escape execution rests with Home Secretary Ede, who can recommend a reprieve to the King. No date has been set for the execution.

llawtnien lire Shown Floating Brewery

vmoonvnn. Dw- 18 — “~3- llenaathaul. "i! will’ "will"! brewery in the world and the ilrlt ashore or afloat to use seawater in making beer, displayed h" "'1' completed charms to newspaper- rrien today-but they drank nary

a drop. There was no beer in light. And there probably won't be until of-

ter the ship sails from Vancouver in mldaianuary to loin the British Pacific Fleet as an "amenity" vei- sel to entertain Royal Navy sail- ors in the Par last.

The ii,000-ton vessel has a con- cert hall capable oi seating 3B0. a movie then . I lllle cafeteria. soda fountains. reading and writ- ing rooms, and a non-denomin- ational chapel.

The brewery will be able to Kandace 1% gallons d?! dgau :1

r ovary‘ . actor nl o a ahiph assistant brewlnastar, flout.

Kennflh Harrison. REV-l.

Increase is) lip To 44 Pcr iicnt At Sale

ent among the largo buyers in the sale; room of tho Canadian Fur Auction Sales Co. Ltd. Eighty per cent of the oi- fcrlng so .

The success o! the sale. tho flint. conducted under the ane- pioea of the New York Aucflon Company of New York will make Christmas much happier for anchors throughout the Domin- ion. All types showed in comparison with last September’: sale, but the greatest advance was registered h: the one-ball to three-quarters silvers which were 100 per cent sold after chalking up ta. record advance o1 d4 pc

06h . Here are the figures icr the var-

us pas:

specials. 01 per cent sold at average of $01.29. an advance eight per cent.

White marked. 6'7 per cent sold at an average of $42.78, an advance of three per cent.

Onehaii to three-quarter" all. vers. 100 Der cent sold at. an avar. 88B of $34.90. an advance of 6t per cent. -

selected full silvers 64 per cam sold at an average of 040.11, ant advance of 14 Der cent.

Regular fuii slivers 75 per ceni sold at an average of $81M, all advance of 20 1m‘ cent.

Inferiors 82 per cent sold at. average of $95.38. an advance 32 per cent.

Low grades 95 per cent sold at an ._average of $8.06, an gdvgrwg of 38 per cent. 0f the total offering. 90 per cent was sold at an average cc B! $32-68. compared with $50 for the &piember sale.

(llhe above information furnished the Guardian by _ George a. Caiibeck. manager of the Fur Marketing Department of

Eug- the Canadian National Silver Fox

Breeders’ Association. Slffflmedildn, who is attending the sale. H.- eiroccted lo arrive home th (Wednesday) evening.) -

Brother-In-Law Of

Prime Minister D1es_

BARBIE. 011%.. Dec. 18-1-1. M Lay, ‘i9. brcther-in-iaw of Prim Minister Mackenzie King. die today at his home in this town I miles north of Toronto.

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METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

Toronto. Dec. 18 — (OP — Min

imum and maximum temperatures: Vancouver 1B. 40'. Edmonton 15. 5b; Regina 29b. 5; Winnipeg 20b S; Toronto 9. 22: Ottawa i. i4; Montreal ii, i2: Quebec 10b. ii; Saint John 4b. i0; Mcncton 5b. 9; Halifax 9. i4; Charlottetown 6. 15: Sydney 9. 20: Ynrmcuth l5. i9.

FORECASTS:

Lower St. Lawrence: Moderate to fresh shifting winds: fair and cold: probably snowilurries at