H. M. T. Aduftsnfs, endeared to the heart! of more Canadians than any other troop ship afloat. turned over another page in her gallant his tory when she disrmimrkrd fiie final oriziinizcd draft. of servicemen and dependents at Halifax on l9 January. In her C8 ycurs on the high seas! sh» has carried mento and from two great wars. The last of -thc "four stnckers" to ply the North Atlantic ls pictured above. In photo No. 2. depend vnts are shown waiting in the pay parade for money exchange. In the photo is Mrs. Vera Mislri mfns and baby getting her first "feel" of Cana- dm" Currency from M8101’ D. C. Wilson and‘S/ Sgt. A. B. Baker of the Army Embarkation Pay Staff. Destined for s new home ln Toronto, Mrs. lillsklmins was among the last organized draft of ‘server: dependents brought to Canada by army movement officials. Her comment about the "(W flllrrﬂwl’: “Gracious. what pretty colors.” 1n commemoration o1 her service as a troopship, l-I. M. T. Aquitsnis and her crew were presented with a bronze plaque by the heads of the three armed services when she docked at Halifax. Bho wn in photo No. 3 ls Capt. J. D. Snow, ship's cap- tain, receiving the plaque from Major-General H. W. Foster. 0.312.. D.S.O.. commanding Eastern Army Command. Capt. Snow expressed the personal appreciation of himself and the crew for the aivard which read: “Presentrd to H. M. T. Aqui tanln for her services rendered in two great wars by n.l ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces." Gun. Foster read a message of gratitude on behalf of the Minister of National Defence and lhcipeople of Canada. — (Canadian Army Photos).

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1 Ittle bisok uliulhst (srlvw) which was male! in In "posteup" addressed psshgo (shove) along with other personal effects of Eliza both Short, 22-year-old "Black Dahlia". l8 1111B best clue Les Angela-s slice have towards soivlng her murder, and it xvas probably mailed by tho murderer, authorities eilove. Included in the package was the birth-certificate and some snap- Hh s belonging to the dead girl. -

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It was rather foolish of South in iﬂdﬂys deal to depend on the {sv- Orﬂbls. position of an outstanding ace. when he could have made his contract no matter where it lay.

North-South vuln hi;

having made one desper- sta attempt to shut out the enemy. subsided after North went to live hrarts. understandably afraid that another spade bid might ‘~ the o ants to a miakablo slam. As t ngs went he had done enough. anyway! A club lead would have defeated the five-heart contract off the reel, but. West could scarcely be ex-

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ectlon of the spade king. ill/inning with the blank ace, declarer dre-w two rounds 0-1 trumps, then, since

dumrny's diamonds, led s club so- \v=rd the king, confident thst tho club ace would be in West's hand. “for his bid." The confidence was misplaced. and three" clubs

lost in rapid succession for g de- feat of one trick.

South's complacency relative to the club situation was iii-advised, to put in kindly. How much shrewd- er and more logical this linc of play would have been:

After drawing the adverse trumps Souti; goes to dummy and rufls away-the remaining spade. He then c shes the three top diamonds. and observes that West “fails" on the

another clubi This is the oppon- ents’ first trlck- and what can East. do to win two more? If lie returns a spade or a diamond, de- clarer gets rid of sLi-il another cluh ivhilo ruffing in dummy‘; if East returns a club, from the r\\\'§ or not from the ace, ihc- club ‘king must become established.

ELIZABETH SHORT

DANIEL S. VORIIEES

Into Los Angeles police head- quarters walked a man who gave his name as Daniel S. Vorliees. He said he “wanted to confess’ to the sadistic killing of Elim- beth Snort. 22-year-old "Black Dahlia". whose nude, dissected

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