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IGREEK TRCCPS STILL HOLD CUT IN

Soviets WarnedfiPremier Kins

Nazis Heading Their Direction‘

Churchill dis-cii-s-ses present phase of war.

‘Berlin admits ii. A. F. raids

YORK A 10- ii-lliiilaayi-iofii-r Benin

iii admitted early today ln iflbrlaadcast, heard hcre by CB5 that the Royal Air Force attack- ed (Sermon! durinl "in "ill"- No mention was made of dam-

“Fiie radio Claimed that nine British planes were shot down. eight. of them by nishi fizhivl’ - craft.

East African Campaign near Completion

B E l Bigin) (Assoclaiedy Prlhtis Staff Writer)

camp. Amti o - (AP) -.- Bflii- mung

sin announced the virtual wlndup of the East African cwnveiwl “*- dav with the capture of the W sea port of Massaua. in Italian Eritrea. but acknowledged that the ma. of the Imrzrial librccs in Li. ya was "heavilgt enza ed

(The Germans s and Iiolll-lll damn-d the captain oi Derna. Lib- ya, and the German commend claimed six Bfltish 26061115 2.000 men had been taken Prim"! at El Mechili. 50 miles AOUIih-Wwi of Dcma. These claims were With- out. British confirmation-l British announcements Mifi numerically-superior German and Italian forces were entzniliflil the mpeflal troops. but that the Rm’- ol Air 100m was maintaining l continuous attack on Nazi-Fascist lir fields in Libya, motor t and concentration of men. tish East African communi- ililcs said that pursuit of the Ii» alians in Ethiopia was helm! min‘ tsined and that large stocks 0f war materials were railed in Md’! Ababs. on. capital. along with ‘W0 divisions of Bisckshirt troopl. more than oo pilots and 100° men °i Italian air force ground crows. Massa/ua. whose capture Tiles"? was announced toclay- W95 the 1m Italian resistance centre alonlt i118 Red Sea shore.

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Coming Events

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By HUGH WAGNOI

Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON, April 9.-(AP) —Prime xidnistcr Churchill warned Russia a 00in

who are arm wi of riqibutive Justice shah be on his

“Ihere are many signs which point in anattem tosecurethegamry ofthcU eandthecil ldsof the ‘Cau ." Prime Minister told the House oi Commons in the lengthy war review.

He also warned Turkey that ithe German army "driving fast through the Balkans” may at any time turn upon her.

The Prime Minister painted a dark picture of the war situa- tion, not only in the Balkan: but also in Libya, where he sai Britain must expect u. hard fight for the defence of Ciren- ulcu. and Egypt.

“A fortnight ago I warned the public that an unbroken continu- ance~oi success could not be honed for." he said in discussing the Afri-

e Prime ivlinister said that had ‘mrkey. Yugoslavia and Greece stood together thev would have had at their disposal 60 or ‘l0 divisions which might have halted the Ger-

s. united front. Mr. (fhtirch- ill said.wa.s sought by Fnrci Bec- retary Anthony Eden and . Sir John Dill. chief of the General Staff. in their Fe ri conferences in Ankara and Athens.

They would have me to Bel- grade. he added. but " , weren'- fused permipsion by Prince Pauls ¢0

ot- . v . full co-operation

IBXY

i-eece he saidfoéiimitied with Britain when sub- sequently menuced .v .

(Continued on PM! l8, Col o)

Admiral Soheer in Far Eastern waters

SINGAPORE. April 0- (OP)- Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, commander of the China station of the Royal Na , declared to- day Singapore co d accommodate "any part of the American fleet, tomorrow, if the occasion demand- ed," but said if trouble arose he would get "powerful. naval rein- forcements and get them quickly, regardless oi whether the United states comes in with us."

Admiral Layton commerce raiders had been "elim- inated" in the Indian and Paci- fic Oceans, but inducted that the German pocket battleship Admiral scheer is operating somewhere in

Cancels trip:

To Washington

_ Says Gravity of War

News from Balkans Prompted Change.

OPITAWA. Anrfl kiwi-Prime Mackenzie King a press commence late today that gravity of tho war new; from the slkons had prcuiptcd him wmakc a last-minute change in his plans to leave this afternoon to visit ”§€’i’.°“* “$53033... 61000 leave to- ward the and of gig week.

. Inui- correspondents he had no “Liside information." but had charmed his plans entirely 0n the basis of new; in the after.

noon psipers.

"I would not be ha away from Ottawa st this paxiigyular mo- ment," the Prime Minister said. However, he said he did not think there was any‘ reason to summon Parliament w ich adjourned yes. W759i’ lift-ill April 28.

Mr. King sad he now will await definite word from Washington or! the date President Roosevelt will leave for his annual Easter holiday at Warm Springs, Ga. He will time his departure from Ottawa to Join the President at Warm Springs as soon as possible after Mr. more. velt arrives there.

(Continued on page 3, Col 7)

Education is Vital need, ll. S. Speaker warns

Developments of the past t into new reliefvby the past 34 hours. threaten "our way of life" Byrnes Curry, Inspector of High Schools. Kentvilla said last night on the cc- casion of his addrem to the Teach- ers Confederation meeting at the Prince of Wales College Hall. "Only people who have seen Nazism at work in its own country as I have could realize the change it. would make in our lives if they should succeed," the speaker continued.

The address, a masterly and in- structive one was greatly enjoyed by the large crowd present. At its conclusion Prof. J. H. Blanchard of the Prince of Wales staff moved that a vote oi’ thanks be extend- ed to the guest speaker and the mo- tion was seconded by Miss Mary McLennan.

"Democracy-Education is its key" was the title of the timely well-delivered address.

In his opening remarks the speak- er stated ihat he was glad oi the opportunity of meeting so represen- tative a group of teachers and the general public. He had pleasant re- collections of previous visits to Print» Edward Is.and and cf as- sociations with “Islanders? He could not. pose as an expert in the

those seas.

llazl radio warns Against optimism

NDON‘, A ll 0—(OP)-'1‘he Béliilln radio taillight warned the German people "not to be led into false tmism" by 96ml!“ 54' vances n the Balkans. the British Broadcasting Corporation reported. _-- ggmgn people must re- member that our troops still have a difficult task to carry viii; m- fore they reach their goal. e 33g __ ‘ ’ the broadcast as sai-

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Soviots move to Collect old claims

.—(AP)-TM uiwgfifrlfiitinu of the government of Russia. filed suit

1330.56.14 in Phdctnl A 3“ today . against Oil-l’ ill i" “"331? Cur- ?“ Afilisne and ilotor ooinounv. Ing" Nlridhii

tion. TM g _V hllqzed to be due for wit??? thy defendant to mf-

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Tone 0f British Confidence Is Still Unshaken

rrwnow. April o-tcr) - The German occupation oi Balonika and Berlin reports that other Nazi. forces have moved more than

lf Y i failed ilgdawaivo liiTil the“ ngvol British conf dance set Prime Minister

Churchill himse , military observ- ers said.

These oburvnrs sold that if any rave importance had attached to he defence of Balonika the Bri-

uld haved‘ "it as there was ample opportunit to install their Austriaian and erw zealanid veterans of the I-ibylfl camps gn.

Authoritative sources sold there were no British tr in iht Thrace and Macedonia areas east of Balonika where the German high command ‘ ‘ ‘ today the east. wing of the Greek army had

form fectcrilv seven 0m" l use! Govern- m.i:f§.=.;,;a-..r..e.. ....

British Warplanes Sweep Nazi-held Channel Coast

Daylight attacks follow second night assault on Kiel Naval Base.

By Douglas Amaron Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON, April 9 -—(CP Cable) -—In a day-long series of offensive sweeps over the German-held chan- nel coaat Royal Air Iibrce craft io- tlay attacked airdromes, anti-air- craft ships. freighter-s. motor trucks and barges.

The daylight attacks followed a second successive night assault on the German naval base oi Kiel in which RAJ‘. bombers shattered dockyard structures and fired row upon row of other buildings and warehouses in the town itself.

The R. A. F. was carrying out what Prime Minister Churchill de- scribed in the House of Commons today as increasing sorties both in “the number of aircraft employ- ed and in the weight of the dis. charge."

"In some cases we have already in our raids exceeded in severity anything which a single town hos in a. single night experienced over 119w." he declared.

Mr. Churchillsaid also there was a "marked augmentation in the power and size of the bombs which we shall be in even greater number"

The hours-long Kiel raid. des- cribed as “even more impressive" than that of the preceding night

Problems are Discussed by Island Teachers

The second day's session of the Prince Edward Is Teachers’ Federatdon opened at the Prince 0f Wales College yesterdia afternoon. at 1 o'clock. with Pres"; ent C. Edi- son McDonald. presiding over an- other lanze and representative gath- ering 0f teachers.

The afternoon was entirely devot- ed to business matters and includ- ed. the report of Education Week by Mr. Louis Callaghan. an instructive and refreshing demonstration by Miss Alma Yeo on the teaching of drawing to pupils. dlscussior groups in which eight groups took part discussing the questionnaire videcl for the convention. Inter in the afternoon secretaries of the dif- ferent groups gave their reports of the discussions held.

During the session sit enjoyable sink-song. led by Mr. lfred Dou- cette. was hel .

In presenting his report of Educa- tion Week held November l0 to l6. Mr. Callaghan gave a concise and clear account of all matters ber-

Dowerful RAF. formations on taininz to it. treating in full all the '

Bremerhaven.‘ Emden and Rotter dam.

The m‘ mini-iii‘? said tria: Kiel where many of Hitler's submarines "i? filmed 011i. was caught. in a damaging raid by the rt. A. r‘. "even before it could recover from the ' shock" of the preceding night. It was the 37th raid of the war on $1175 important Nazi base.

Details which have Téfldilcd Lon- don from various sources relating VJ operations some time ago, said attacks on Wilhelmshaven in mid- January inflicted hcrivy damage on the Bauhaien dockyard services Several of the most import...“ w.

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Convoy battle Shaping up in llnited States

was coupled with other attacks by-

Opposition Cuts estimates By $10,000

House expected to pl-orogue at noon today.

An Opposition resolution, moved by Mr. H. F. McPhee, was carried in the Legislature last night, re- ducln the Government estimates for uloonwood maintenance dur- ing the current year by $10,000. The estimate presented was for $120,000 expenditure. It. now stands at $110,000

The House went into committee on Supply, with Mr. E. P. Foley in the chair at 1i m. following the Budget debate w ich was partici- pated in by Mr. McPhee, Hon. Mr. McKinnon, Hon. Mr. Wright, Mr. Robinson and Hon. J. A. Camp-

bell.

The estimates u tabled call for a total expenditure cf $2,352,801.84. The committee sat for four hours, the estimates finally passing at 3 o'clock this morning.

The appropriation bill was then introduced by th Premier. It. was received and rea a first time. The House then adjourned until 10:30 this morning.

It is expected the House will pro- rogue at noon today.

R. J. Manion on Way to Europe

HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 9- (CP CABIJED-R. J. Manion form- er Canadian Conservative leader, was in Bermuda tonight on his way to Europe. lie said his trip was "purely business,"

Mr. Manion arrived here may from New York aboard a Pan Am- erican Airways clipper plane bound for ‘LlSbOil. It was found necessary to lighten the plane when she took off frcm hero, and Mr. Manion was left behind to await the next clip- per.

British Forces

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MACEDONIA.

Athens Claims First Reverses

Were F oreseen‘

Greeks knowh-dvv to fight and will not be influenced

by unfavorable turns.

ATHENS. April 10--(Thursday)—(AP) — The Greek high command announced today that Greek troops cut off in eastern Macedonia by the German capture of Salonika were still holding out late yesterday afternoon.

These troops, estimated at 300,000 before the Nazi of- fensive bcgan, “did not weaken their resistance on the frontier and held their lines intact according to informa- tion received during the afternoon.’

The strong Greek fortress defences are along the Bul- garian frontier at Rupel Pass and east of there on the Nevrokop plateau. All this section was cut off by the Ger- man drive down the Vardar Valley to Saionika.

German troops, the communique said, entered Salon- ika after delaying their advance Tuesday night in the Kilkis district i0 the north.

The Athens radio which said that the “possibility of a. Yugoslav retreat as well as the cutting off of Greek forces ll'i Macedonia and Thrace had been forseen by the Greek command.

_“_'I‘he decisive ‘battle will be given where strategic con- ditions demand ll. The war goes and will go on.

“We know how to fight and will not be influenced by unfavorable turns. Nothing can shake us until final vic- iory.”

_ German bombers attacked the Athens port of Piraeus. five miles away, last night, dropping magnetic mines at various points, the ministry of public security said.

N0 casualties nor damage was caused, the communi- que said. Athens was under alert last night.

In Albania, the Greek command said. heavy losses were lil- flictcil 0n the itziiiatls (luring the repulse of Fascist local attacks.

The Yuuihiztv lcgzition tumoiiuccti that Yugo-luv troops ilriv-

By J. F. SANDERSON WASHINGTON. April 9.—-(CP) - In the cross-currents of United States politics the next big battle on wartime aid tn Britain is beginning, to take shape-the question of con-- voyimz ships across the Atlantic I Most well-informed observers in‘ Washington agree that couvoyixig is inevitable. particularly if Britain's! shipping losses increase sharply and jeopardize the steady flow of armsu‘ munitions and food across the North, Atlantic. i But they also some that thcpoliti-i cal stage is not yet set for convoy-l iniz. that public opinion is not ready: for it. that Couuzress. as a whole. opposed to it and that it will be led" up to gradually by other shipping assistance to the democracies. President Roosevelt has shown no indication of his thoughts on con- voying. but there have been indica-

tion. for the moment. on building.‘ merchant tonnage. combat zones under Act so that American ships

than diiect action on the question.

start on conveying is the rtavv ue-| i‘ partment Under Secretary . Its leaders. including the; secretary himself. have been repre- sented as favoring conveying not only b it in- also because one oi mo. that policy is Lo l escort vessels“ particularlv destroyers. to Britain. The Maritime Commission nns

to see their liie and usefulness eat-l tended. The ' eni-lv. does not believe con necessary at this stage. . “Convoys mean shooting. and

g means war." President. Roosevelt once stated in comment- ing on this subject. Although turt remark was made some tints , it sums up the attitude of many mem- bers of congress.

But behind all this is a. conviction that Washinilton and the United States generally will before- ed to make up its mind some day on the motor question of conveying.

ilineerins Show are known to hnvr-

on Bremen inflicted hciwv damage on factories and warehouse group- ed "T011114 We Kipper scrles of docks.

Potatoes sell .. At premium

(OP) —-Ag-rioulture Minister ‘ Mons that he is focusing his “hen-i Taylor. told potato growers ata seed

mcasting the‘ 9°”- bushcl less than the potatoes the Neuhrfig Prince Edward

[1 1 .-. stances. largely through failure of- fiiffiiifiié°ssfif 02%‘ ti. “$211M Bnnsvlck nava- w aavl anus“ NEW _ Damauvem ram“ more attention to the merchandrs-l ' .

major} mg of their product

Apparently the only govemynent; the growers was the onlv solution of, agency that desires an inunediatel "é “Yoblem- he 5am

t Frank glider

Dominion Experimental Station hem‘ told grain growers could obtain an increase of bushels of oats per acre it would mean an annual increase of a mii- t lion bushels in the province.

Headquarters of t e Canadian War Services

toni ht the llllllOiYli i-ea ed $5,120,156. 5000000

and Saskatchewan have their tcnigh 000,000. 083.000.

n destroyed or damaged. In December and Januarv raids

At Tobruk To make stand

LONDON, April 9——iCP)—L0rd Moync, Colonial Secretary and leader of the House of Lords. told the upper chamber today that the British forces have "re-established themselves in force in the strong fortifications of Tobruk" in eastern Libya.

He mndc this statement in a war review in which he said "I have no doubt that our suffering and losses gradually are being surpass- ed by those of the Nazis, and we slioud soon be able to tum the tables on Germany so that the bombing advantage will be over- whelmingly in our favo ."

Says P. EI

FREDERICTON. N.B.. April a

air here today that New Brunswicki toes are selling for 40 cents a; U

in North Africa.’

Brim River.

largo number of (jcrmnns who

ion leaving large numbers of dead ‘and wounded and abundant ma- terial consisting mnirily of hand grenades and portalfe wireless transmitters." lie said.

This army fought. he said. wit-h-

thcm from wcstem Thrace.

the Bulgarian frontier, he said

Island: in some 1n-

An active merchandising effort by;

Mr. Taylor‘ urged immovementlntlie ual- of seed used. and in the nd cultivation. C. F. Bailey. superintendent of the —"** WASHINGTON. April 9—rAP)— The United States announced to- day that it would turn over 10 COlESL guard cutwrs to Great Bri- a n. The transfer was disclosed at the White House almost simultan-

that if each

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been represented as favoring the eously with a prediction in Lon- transfer to Britain of more escort; N t" I t t I don by the British Prime Minis- rsck- sci“ "v2.9a ‘ma: a ‘m ° a‘ £55m?"£‘é‘2.’¥..m§i‘§‘ii.‘ii‘ia."’w.iii§ on‘ w . o

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escorting shipptn convoys and to helping combat. t. c U-boats which Mr. Churchill said are ever farther westward in an effort to frustrate American lend-lease efforts

Stephen Early. President Roose- velt's press secretary. said the coast guard ships have not yet been de- ppgggd lvcred but are being prepared.

uotas. Toronto headquartgrg Presumably they will be turned l reported collection; of g1, | over to British crews on this side Toronto's objective is s1, of the Atlantic.

, Vessels of some 2.000 tons nor- molly armed with five-inch guns.

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