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m story or z; days in an open , during which 44 men died and m,“ fgughf. for their bodies as $2,, were thrown into theses by 15mm was related Saturday by ttelurflvors 0g the sunken British

i . “rhrfnrtéafinivlnir. third officer m... Brit-main. and a member of ° “to which arrived on the w fir...‘ liner Cnyru. declined to Al“ ‘w, (inking, but the others, flicuslflclvdtid llascnr seamen and #2511 and Moslem merchants, told i, storyi may] ilfal-rh 27. en route to Botm- trv from Liverpool, the 8799-131’! Br-ffgnnlfl siuhted a German ra - mi es rlwav. '

",‘:’,$3:,t..nr, m.» Britannia had only ‘m,- 111011 gun against the raid- ing sixdmh guns, the Britanniss gplaill, (believed to have been Cap- gin Alexander Collie) decided to

out. “@1113. lgrlllnrlia shot. i2 ineffectual M11105 llriol-e sllc was mortally vollndcd or 70 shots from "we ra-d- u Three hundred passengers and 10b crewman crowded into 10111‘ open boats. There were 82 ln MM- "if-tinn- wilid and current fa- yorerl, Macvicar set his course for snnh Anlorica, 1,500 miles away liillfl‘ than try for Dakar 600 miles

(tint. i dairy-in... days passed durlns rhcil Mncvicar doled out an ounce ‘unnam- and one biscuit daily to with mun. One by one 44 men died [mm wounds received in the b50310 {yr zrom exposure.

Finally tile 38 survivors beached iilleir boat near Sac Louis.

lleath yesterday of i078. William Yould

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‘KENTVILLE. N. 5-. June 15 — JCPl- Mrs. William Yould, 91. ‘died today from the effects of a tloken hill suffered two weeks ago, Idle incl been married '13 years.

l iicr husband is a former mech- iilllcal superintendent 0i’ the old Windsor and Annapolis railway. He ,urrivos. Mrs. A. W. l-fyndman of ‘Charlottetown is a. daughter.

l srnlxs CONTINUES

BAY FRANCISCO, Jline 15 --(A- PI-Continuirg their five weeks of iltflltr, members of the striking AF. rti L. and 6.1.0. machinists nnlon llllilfly voted down proposals to re- ‘mill l0 wcrk in ii San fiancisco ~51)‘ arcs shipyards,

‘Coming Events

-_n_' NnJcea In this column 3 cents per word.

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i "5ll0\\'——Morell Tuesday. ; L-340-6-14-2i.

‘ "ShWP-St. Peters Wednesday. 14-340-0-14-21. ‘Jéilil Prcnlise Me" will be at ruslun June 19th. Don't miss it.

r "Dance Lorne Valley Tuesday. time lllil, Webster's Orchestra.

; L-473-6-14-2l. ‘ “Dance. Millvale School Tuesday ‘W 17th. lf not fine. Wednesdaév.“

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‘rlluflltsr River presents "Civil “wit. Seven Mlle Bay Hall, p-Qmlly- June l7. Dance follows ~ Y- L-408-6-i4-Si.

‘ "Dance, Gra d Vi h ll W d- Wlli’. June 1g. W a '1,.;34,

. “Reserve

mum. July 1st, Greening:

, "Rfflgeltsgssgrleet aiwiilxhibition. lltlebration. ‘Best: "inn-iii. Torch L407.

.. The Maid Prom Mis- mlotay Liguorian Players of m‘ 16 town at Rustlco. Monday,

' L-442-6-13-3i.

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"Come to the ice cream and llhce m Kelly's Cross

“n? 16- Good must?" Mo-n- L-QBG-O-H-II. I

‘came to Fredericto H il M - y i mmmlllfllle v. P. u. L-4CD-C-I4-2f.

“wanted ‘i phone or “m?! buy bologna cattle e for rice. Signed “m” 0°“! Storm Don. ma. L-742-5-lli-tf.

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fill“?! 0t bombed areas bu? “all all ‘lltlltil’. '7' ‘Will’ pk.“ “lock. u My‘. ‘um . , L-blo-c-ic-li.

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,stroyed three enemy fighters

" PROVINCE

Victory Loan workers put in a heavy day on Saturday ‘ind when the shades of evening arrived they were tired but quite an eluted group. Conlldeutr-yes suDremely confident that the Provincial objective of s1,- 000000. would be reached well be- fore the end of this week and zmit Cllarlottetownls objective of $550,000 could. with a. stronR bush and a will to win on the part of everybody, be arrived at bv noon mxizzitow.

If so it is probable some form of small celebration will take place near Victory Headquarters End it l5 Possible that the band of the 9th. Highland Brigade. consist- ing of 60 pieces. may lake part in that celebration.

This. of course, will not in any way compete with the Torch Cele- bration later on ill tile afternoon which will, in all probability, be the greatest parade iii the city's history.

Fiilures released Saturday

lumDed to $1.26 Charlottctowrrs to $508,150 and tile remainder of Queen's County to $150,150. King's County total is $132,350 while Sununerside has gone

BIG GAIN IN DRIVE

Grand total of $1,264,250 reached as canvassers conclude work Saturday; Workers con- fident ObJCCfiVC will be attained.

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CHARLOTTETOWN. CA

EFENCES 0F DAMASCUS FALL T0

FRENCH SHIPS ARE" ATDING Nazis‘

MAKES

over the three hundred thousand mark—or to be exact citizens have subscribed for $301,400 worth of bonds. have won the pledge flag and two pennants. Saturday evenlni-I Summersido received a telegram of congratulation from the Minister of National Defence and Fiederal mem- ber for Prince County. Col. J. L. Ralston. The remainder of Prince County has reached the grand to- tal of $172200.

Checking up on the percentage total of the loan subscribed. it is revealed that on Saturday evenmg it. stood at 84 per cent the Pro- vincial objective which probably gllacetg the Island. as a, province. at

e

p.

Just a tip to all who mean_ to invest but. because of lack o! time or other interference have put it off,—do it today and help Char- lottetown g0 over the top by noon tomorrow. And to out-of-town people the same tip is applicable because the ctr-operation of everyone means that this privince can stav "out in front" in the Canadian victory Loan race.

'1 R.A.F. Has

By Pat Ussher Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON. June 15-(CP)—-'I'he Royal Air Force, in a week-end cramiiyl with activity, carried out extens.ve daylight sweep; in coil- slderable strength over the English channel and Northern Frame. pat- tered Gennan industry for tile fourth. consecutive night and today dropped torpedoes against an en- emy convoy off the Netherlands coast. probably sinking a 6,000-ton vess .

This contrasted‘ with the inac- tivity of the ‘Nazis who paid only brief visits to Britain Saturday night. Today one enemy plane came through the defences lo drop bombs on Etast Anglia, causing slight damage.

An Air Ministry communique told of the series of sweeps car-| rled out by aircraft of the fighter command in day raids Saturday over tho Channel and German- held French points.

Airfields at St. Omar were at- tacked with direct hits obtained on airdrome buildings. Fighters de-

n

ccmbat during these offensive pa.-

tfols.

The great French port of Cher- bourg, peace-time port of call for trans-Atlantic liners was bombed, an alrdromc there being the main

l in the Channel was attacked with

target, while a German patrol boat

machine-gun and cannon fire.

Tile attack on the enem convoy tzday was launched by auJort aircraft of the coastal command. The Admiralty said that the supply ship hit“ probably was sunk." One_ plane failed to return.

It was announced Saturday that - Britain's flying militia, the men who spent their spare time before the war learning to pilot planes. have destroyed 900 German raiders, one-fourth of the total destroyed in its deft/we orf the British Isles by fzghter craft.

No Canadian Unit in Syria

‘LONDON. June 15-(0? cable) -A Canadian military spokesman commenting today upon a Vichy claim that units or the Domin- ion's forces are fighting in Syria. said that if there are any Cans- diam on that front they are members of British units.

‘There is no Canadian unit in eyria," he said.

46 survivors Picked up

WASHINGTON. June 15 —(APl- The tinited Btatcs coast guard Bat- urduy m“ [dyjggfi by uze cutter Duane that it had rescued 40 0f- ficers and men from the ‘rresillian. o British merchant ship of 4,743 um».

The message said:

"Proceeding 8t. John's, New- foundland, with crew Tfefillllli" picked up. Position latitude 44:33 north, longitude 44:38 west. Forty sixuofficers and men. None lost. All we .'

The coast [HIM did not say what lmppencd to the British ch10. The

vessel was owned by the l-fuim ltsamclsb - of ‘lmdon.

_ C rammed With Activity ___ ,. __=__...___-

Week- nd

Soviet-Nazi Rift reports Propaganda? '7

Discord Talk May Be Smoke-screen To Disguise _Move Against Britain.

By Alfred E. Wall Associated ‘Press stair writer

LONDON, June l5 —-(AP)— The status of German-Soviet ' relations was still In the forefront of diplomatic con- jecture tonight but there was an inclination in some quarters to regard reports of Gflfmflll troop movements as "obvious- ly" Nazi-lnsplrod-a screen for a surprise move, probably against Britain.

By this .easonln_ the most authoritative report oi German troop movements. that is. w!“ ccnfrations In Cosh"! north-eastern Germany facing Russia, which was circulated by Russia's news and propaganda agency. Tass. would ‘epresent propaganda collaboration he- hvccn Moscow and Berlin.

Propoflllhlg nf the screen theory recalled that the Ger- man propaganda campaign a- gainst Russia continued nearly rm to the time Moscow lllfl Berlin sni-ang their non-nines- slon pact upon n startled world brforc the start of the war.

Some sources refused to specu- late further on what Hitler might be up to.

“We've conjectured upon every possible phase of German-Russian relations.“ said one informant, "We thing Hitler is up to something and we think it concerns Russia. slat/z- ments to the contrary notwith-

(Continued on page i0, Col 4)

Form Canuck Bomber Squadron

IONDON, June 15-(CP Cable) ._1'he Air Ministry announced 5st- urdsy formation of the first Can- adian bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force and tonight its members were at the alert looking forward to the orders t0 under- take their first raid against the enemy as a. unit. ~ -

Many of the personnel of the newly-organized squadron, which is under command of Win -Cmdr.

P. 5. Gilchrist, D.F.C,. o Fort Pelley, Sash. frequently have bombed German targets ut they

have not seen action over Germany or occupied terrlto since the squadron was forme .

It was considered likely. however. that within a few days the will be carrying cargoes of exp osives on “olffensivgd ‘BOIUGB. m

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iulative total of subscriptions

‘$864200, 115.2 per cent; Charlotte-

lleport Soviets Call general Mobilization

NEW YORK. June 15 --(A- P)-An unconfirmed report that Soviet Russia has declared gen- oral mobilisation and cancelled all army leaves was related to- night by Martin Agronsky, Na- tional Broadcasting Company correspondent in Turkey, dur- In‘ a broadcast from Ankara.

gronsky said it was also re- ported without confirmation In Ankara that a. British force striking through Syria frorn

ranean Sea. This would mean that the British troops have gone around the important 11°71'19"‘ Syrian city of Aleppo, M

Three fatally Injured in Car-Bus crash

SAINT JOHN. N. B. June 15 - tCPn-Three persons suffered fatal inluries and four others were nult ll Ul a bus and a. passenger automobile on a. concrete bridge at. South Buy. 101.11‘ miles from here.

Iraq has reached the Medltcr- ‘.

NADA MoNpAY, JUNE v16, 1941

Torch day Program here Tomorrow

Following is the symbolic ‘fbrcfl. Day Celebration gram st the Exhibition G-roun , Charlottetown, Tuesday evening, Juzlfi‘ 17.

A mased band of e 9th High- land Brigade will play during the intermission between the arrival of the troops and commencement Olf the program.

7m Arrival of flout-Governor B.

.LoPa.ge.

7.02 Erltry of Symbolic ‘Ikiroh Bearers and Escort.

7.06 "O! Canada."

7.06 Opening Relmarlcs_ylls Wor- ship Mayor B. Roy Holman.

7.10 Address-His Honour Lieut- Governor B. W. IePage.

7.13 Prayer for Victory—Capt. the Rev. J. W. McCardle,

7.16 Ocmnlunity Singing-Onward Christian Scldiers.

7.20 Address-Hon. Dr. MacMillan, LLD.

724 Community Singing-The Maple leaf forever. _ 1

7.20 Recltation—For Enizland- ‘ com-posed by a Sister of C. N. D. ‘Flu- Senior Pupils.

Songs-Where the Bee Slicks— j from "The Tempest." Shakespeare.

Belle Nuit-from “Tales of Hoff- man." The Notre Dame Choir.

7.35 Torch Day Address-Premier the Hon. Thane A. Campbell, KC, M.A. LLD.

7.43 Community Singing-Thereil Always be an England.

W. J. P.

The dead:

Miss Irene Foley. aged about 30. Saint John formerly of Newcastle. N. B., until recently she was a ho- tel waitress here. Sue was dead UD-' on arrival at hospital.

Joseph O'Qllillll, Penobsquis, who died about 4 a. m. ,

Allison Godsiart, Saint John, who died shortiv before noon,

The injured:

Russell Good "t, Penobsquls. brother of Allison. He suffered sel- ious head injuries, l-lle extent ofi which had vet. lo be learned. k

George Kingston, White's hfills,‘ Kings County, who also suffered head injuries. His eoilctition was re-

ported "much improved. i

Robert Amlariu. Saint John. l-lls condition was reported mood". Edward VallWlirt, Saint John,

who suffered facial lacerations and was the least seriously hurt. Amland and Vanwari. were pas-t seruzers in the SMT bus. bound for] Fredericton from Saint John. The other victims were in a large car. An inquest will be held tomorrow

ight. _ Police quoted witnesses as saying

(Continued on page 10. Col

Believe 50C- Nlillion mark ls passed

(YITAWA, June l5—(CPl—Cilfl’l’- o Canada's $600,000,000 victory War loan at the close of business Sat- urday was $473,984,150, national loan headquarters announced to- niuht.

Subscriptions during Saturday's half-day operations were $29,079,100.

Exact figures as to the number of silhscFy-rs S/turdny were not available but. headquarters coh- cluded that the 500,000-mark had been passed.

With nearly $474,000,000 reached in the first two weeks of the cam- palgn-it opened June 2 and closes Jure Zl-naiional headquarters slid high hopes were held that the_ minimum objective of $600.000,(‘00 would be passed by the end of this week.

“It will be substantially passed if canvassers and public will con-

tinue to put their shoulders in the wheel." said a headquarters , statement.

Headquarters said canvassers

have been asked to draw special attention to the instalment plan by which citizens may pledge their credit-and anticipate income in order to buy victory bonds.

One oi the largest subscriptions reported to national headquarters during the weekend was that of the NMA. Timmins familv interests, of Montreal, for $750,000. A similar subscription, for $750,000, was re- ported from the Senator fnme C. gveblster and family, also p1 Mun- res.

Reports from cities today were: Summerside $301,400. b9lng 133.9 Del" cent 0f its quota: Monctop

town $500150. 02.3 per cent; Cal- gory 84.788200. 85.12 not cent; Saint John 32091400, 05.6 per cent: Edmonton 34.100450. 70.46 per cent; Moose Jaw $724,000. 70.20 per cent; Saskatoon 8796.000, 75.80 per cent; Halifax 34.010000: BS per cent; Glace Bay 8317.800; 63.50 per cent; Sydney $838,750, 41M per can .

Reports as of June i4 were: Mon- treal Island “M10550, 70.4 per cent; bcc 87.185000. 68.98 r

home mg they h“, m; y“ w. cent; rec Rivers 81,212,400. B .85 ouainmod themselves to Britain's im- wit; Ilboch Qlmloo. 30.4 umn-nu» "m. m: an ll

7.45 Address-Major General C. B. Price, D.S.O.. D.C.M., VD.

7.52 The Pledge-Capt. the Rlev. E. M. Malone.

7.54 Address-Brigadier C.E. Con- nollv, D.S.O.

7.50 Signing the ScrolL-Parade of Symbolic Torch.

ism-Dedication of the Torch in the words of Colonel McRaes im- mortal poem, "Tn Flanders Fields," by LL-Col. D. A. MscKinnon, D.S 0., V.D., Veteran of World War One to the ycruth of our Empire now serving in His Majesty's Forces

8.05 God Save the King.

All times mentioned are daylight saving.

umn]; Corpus Christi Procession

The largest Corpus Christi pro- cession ever held in Charlottetown lock place yesterday morning as over 5000 Roman Catholics from St. Dunstanis Basilica and the Church of the Most f-folv Redeemer, took part. Threatening skies did not dampen the spirit of the devout and. besides the thousands who took part in the procession. many others from both congregations were attendance.

The congregation of the Holy Re-l deomer parish joined that of the Basilica outside the latter churchi and proceeded. to Notre Dame Con-- vent where Benediction was given] from a repository in front of the Convent. The procession stretched out for about a mile and the van- guard was at the Convent before the Bishop and clergy had left .lle steps of the Basilica.

The procession was one of the finest spectacles witnessed here in

(Continued on page 10. C01 5)

Parllaflnlcnt ls adjourned llntil Nov. 3

(YITAWA, June 15 -(CP) -Tl1¢ third stage of the second session of Canada's 19th Parliament, de- voted almost exclusively t0 Ch! needs of war, ended Saturday as the House adjourned until Nov. s.

Members sat through the lunch- eon hour of a special Saturday sit- ting to complete the work of vot- ing of departmental estimates and at. 4:17 p. m. ADI‘ the work was completed.

The House of Commons now will be deserted until the fall unless it is deemed in the public interest t0 assemble earlier. The work of de- paltmenis administering the dom- ini‘on’s war effort, however, will continue at its usual busy pace.

When Sir Lyman Duii, deputy

'" As fast as

Cargoes of Ground nuts Predominate

Vichy (‘patrolled Ship- ping Even Used To Transport Axis

Troops.

(By Drew Middleton, Associated Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, June l5—(AP)—The Minlstr of Economic Warfare charge tonight that the French merchant fleet controlled bv Vichy undoubtedly .is operating under the German armistice com- mission at Weisbaden in the trans- portation of materials vital to the Reich and is even being used to carry troops.

Eighty per cent of the Vichy ‘ iessels entering the Mediterranean tare concentrated on carrying wound nuts and palm kernels

"from French West Africa to Mar-

seille for transportation to the Reich where the crops are of "lm-

lnlense importance to Germany in‘.

making fats, oils and said the ministry.

One of Germany's most embar- rassing shortages is estimated to be in fats, and the nut crops are estimated at 450,000 tons in a nor- mal year.

greases,"

(Continued on page l0, Col 6)

Destroyer Jersey sunk

LONDON. June l5-(CP)—'I‘he Auilllrilitv announced tonight that. me destroyer Jersey llns been suull: iby a mine.

‘lilo Jersey was oi the Jzivelzn class of 1.1.00 wlis and was built ill 1939.

-Her normal complement was 183 men.

_bll€ was tile 50th destroyer Brit- ain ilas lost in the war and was the second uiarslnp sullk under Li. Cmdr. A, F. Burilcil-Niigellt.

'.l‘ile Hostile. a destroyer. which he commanded, unis announced last Aug. 26 to have been sunk. also by s. mine.

The Admlraltys announcement was its second. listing of the Jcrsegy as a war casualty. On Dec. 7. 193 . she was reported damaged by a submarine torpedo, which killed i0 men and iniured 12

‘FTEEREELQ.

B! Hull: l‘ I'll.

LONDON, June 15—(AP

Annual Subscription Uellierul, $5.00

All.

ExpectF-fzzll Of Both Lebanese, Syrian gapitals

Fresh advances made by B-ritish and Free French; Indications Axis entering battle.

(By Ernest Agnew, Associated Press Stuff Writer)

l.. $6.00: Cunudu and U. p. 05.00

ES

)—British and Free French

forces took the key defences of Damascus at Kissoue today, and in an encircling movement advanced to miles on two sides of the Syrian capital, British reports -from the Levant said tonight. At the same time a column

within five

zidvzlncing up the central

front captured Jezzine and forced li‘rcnch (Vichy) troops

in the coastal city of Sidon, hack to within 12 miles of lie chief port.

The advances were made despite the Axis is attempting i0 throw both

10 miles i0 the west, to fall irut, the Lebanon capital and

reports indicating sell and air forces

into the battle to support the faltering French.

Capture of Sidoli. Jezzine and] Klssoue all key defences to Bei- rut and Dnmnscils, meant the Bri- , U511 and Free French commands‘, had straightened out their line of l penetration to a uniform depth‘ of about 50 miles all the way from l the coast to Damascus and appar- ently meant that the fall of the two capitals could not be long de- i lays-d. -,

After tRking Kissoue, 10 fullest soutli of Damascus, where the i Vichy forces made a stand oft several days, the British and Free , French troops moved on to Nshta g and crossed the Asivnrl River to uiitllin five miles 0f tile gates of ‘ Damascus. i