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Man-ls Held in Death 0f Bennyjinns

g pinion Of Murder Surrounds Death Oi ,

a Well-Known Former Gh’town Boxer.

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pmjqmfn (Benny) Binns. own Island boxer, for- . _v of Charlottetown cams hi; death in Souris, Satur- nfght. at the home of his . r-in-Iaw, J. Wilbert Chev-

A large knife was found near . body which lay on the ei thc back porch until at one o'clock yesterday ... a. coroner's jury sum- .... by Coroner Dr. A. Ken- .. of Georgetown viewed it. ' body was then removed; to underiakefls establishment. There was a considerable ntliy of blood on the floor the porch and a severe gash the throat of the deceased. in Charlottetown about 34 ago. Benny signed up for ce at the outbreak of war. go- overseas as a member of the y- Corps in 1941. He was - married. his first wife pre- ulng him about five years

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VITA. Aug. s _'(CP) - Lord Louis Mountbattonfls

I uaricrs announced today that original Japanese 38th Army, i ~ has been seeking to break -_ a British cordon on the alaydlongoon road to join i» enemy forces in Thailand. been "almost completely des-

announcement came as llarlcrs reports said the toll Japanese dead in the British. battle of the Sittang River in - Burma had risen to more . 10,000 . illtclal communique drscribed virtually" destroyed Japanese - as the "remnants of the Im-

éming Events iuhow - E;

River Tues- B-4-2i. "Dance, I .- no. m“ Han‘ “$352 310W. St. Peter's Wednesday. , 8-8-21. ‘i w. Morell ‘Iuesdey. 8-6-21. 5 ‘ rve Wednesday. for niznisir Picnic. 7-23-30-8-6

“loos creek Baptist Picnic. ,' wiel- Allllust am. s-e-ii

7 ___ ‘orb United Church annua. ~ tdnvsdav. Aug. 22nd. 8-4-6-21

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‘Flinn Kel-llghCross. Wednes- _,- ucusi sin ._ a-i- , "Dam

l night. in Ems-raid Hall. Mon-

Todcls Orchestra. 8-4-21.

. iiiizusfnotii. Golotiscglouglithucn- \ 8-8-11. ‘o’; (élcflgégil and“ Dance in -New pun em. ' 0nd“ evs-xltlyigi.‘ in McLean's

Wednesday B-ll-TUG-l .

"Boobs niru». lllithousc. Sourfii. t. tnsow ‘“““_ “on Rlggd “glance

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' Webste s ‘" 8-6-31. "Tints Players" New“ “mm. ~ “Distress. Murray River b "why. August om. spon- v omens Institute. 8-O-2l "vuhmml hjltlTevery Tuesday 1 l In: 51 Fraser Ltd. Phone immélfl service. I. N.

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tf. dgflg," Bishop Boyle's letter said, ‘I

nod "ll our cai- of wheat "Qgenlhrtliiaigillty is much we espccted.

lfetli h“ agar-our quota. 8-4-21

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I Leo Herbert Cheverie, one of six brothers who served or are serving overseas, and who is a brother-in- law of the deceased was arrested and placed in the jail at George- town Saturday night. It is under- stood Cheverie will be formally charged with murder today.

G, R. Holmes, who ls acting as Attorney General in the absence from the Province of Hon. F. A. Largo has ordered on autopsy on the bod of Binns today.

The ate Mr. Binns was well known in Charlottetown sporting circles previous to removing to Souris after returning from over- seas about two years ago where lie had suffered a serious leg injury. A well known boxer, at one time Benny held the Maritime amateur middleweight championship. Later

,ranks. where his every appearance

i usually drew packed houses.

j An inquest will be held on Thursday.

perial Japanese 28th Army which was vciy badly mauled in Arakan by the 15th Indian Corps com. mend-ed by Lt-Gen. Sir Philip Christison." During the fighting in Arakan, the communique said. the Indian troops inflicted 3.300 cas. ualties on the 54th and 55th div. lsions of the Japanese 38th army.

There were indications that the

, death toll of enemy remnants at.

tempting to break across the Sit- tang River to Thailand might rise to considerably more than 10,000.

uncountcd "large numbers" of enemy bodies were floating toward the sea in the river's flooded waters six miles north of Nyaiuiglcbln. 90 miles northeast of Rangoon.

Near the river banks. British forces met tough Japanese oppos. itlon in the Nyaunglebln area and Zllfmllcs upstream, British patrols clashed with the enemy east Penwegon and inflicted casualties.

In tho lower Slfiang area. Ad. mlral Mounibnttsifs headquarters said, Allied pnirols ran into deter. mined encmy resistance cast Abya. 22 mllcs northeast oi Pcgu on in»; PeguiMrrktfibl-ln railroad Aiior four attacks. the British troops cleared Japanese positions on the rail line curvlnl round the Sittang estuary. but encountered artiileryusupllorted Japanese 0P- position in iii-e southern hall of I village two miles first of Abili-

Supportinc ground troops. $19191- flre fightcnbombcrs attacked Jill?- anesc positions in the Sittang River bend, whle a Sunderland flying- boat, on armed recorialssance in the Gulf of Siam damaged two enemy coastal boats. tum twlmmasted sohooriers and 10 other enemy W!" sels.

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Th r d m aigll being coo- ducteed iixriioncga t e Catholic 190W‘ lotion of Prince Edward Island and Magdalen Islands for St. Dllllitfllli

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College, Charlottetown. now standfi illi; $424,717, according to a loll-H‘ .by Bishop James Boyle read yes- lterday ill the Simone parishes ' and missions comprlsim! the 911"‘ I lottetown Diocese. Special Gifts workers re rt

he graduated into thc professional i

‘Charlottetown.

Another communique reported that ’

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Japs Olaim Raid 0n Okinawa

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(By The Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 5- The Japanese claimed today their night bombers had stag- ed a surprlise raid before dawn on Okinawa, and caught planes lined up on two fields wing to to wing and set 15 large fires raging.

The unsupported Domel dis- patch broadcast by Tokyo ra- dio and records by the Fed-

eral Communications Conmalb slon. said the bombers "suc- ceeded in scoring accurate hits on the bases."

Another enemy broadcast said Japanese planes caught a sub- marine cruising on the surface oi‘! the east coast of the main island of Honshu Saturday and sank it.

Veterans Expected This Evening

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It is expected that the Island iwar veterans who discmbarked ycs- Iierdav from the Ile dc France at Halifax will arrive ‘in the city this evening. They will be greeted by representatives of the Citizens Reception Committee at the station with the bard of the 17th Ar- ,moured Regiment in attendance. ilisted as sailing on the Iie dci iFrance did not arrive but will veryul ilikely be on the next iroupsiiip; iwmmiol“ was": S , . I16 . OTC B" fulfil’? L/Cpi J. H. Ledwell, Sh} |Pctcr's PEI; Pte. RA. Savidant. ;Summersidc; l. L. H. Stanley ‘and A-Cpl. R.

Three Maritime Liberal Premiers Are Optimistic

OTTAWA, Aug. 5 — (OP) -—The three Maritime Liberal Premiers arrived here today and in brief interviews expressed "moderate 0P- ilmism" in the Dominion-Provincial conference opening tomorrow.

They said tncy would not iict as a bloc but might find themselves in agreement on many topics of mutual concern. They might meet each other in informal discussions routside the main conference buti gihls would not mean they would ‘act other than independently. f

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Premier A. S. MacMillan . Nova Scolia said he wanted _ l study the Federal Governments, brief before making any pronounce-- merits on his province's attitude on various topics, but there were some questions affecting "Blucnosc welfare" he wanted to see answ- ered satisfactorily. These ques- tions had to do with the general economy of the province and cov- cred the wide range of public wel- fare. industry and transportation.

Premier John McNair of New Brunswick, and Premier Walter Jones of Prince Edward Island hclcl| much the same view. Mr. McNnir.| youngest of the three Maritliner

- is understood to be seeking increas-

ed federal assistance to be used!

for the extension of education;

welfare and social services and

development of natural resources industries.

Premier Jone:

Mr. Jones said he was especially interested in finding more mutt-- able transportation faculties and rates so that the Island's srofli supplies of field crops, fish. c6185; and other produce may be mar-

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i i, l f $121,139 and ihe will‘ "5 ian ghi; poarishes and missions report,

803.578.

f’ Bishop Boyle's letter stated tligii l the total figure. $424,717. W“ m“ ° ‘ up of reports oomini b0 him “P {f Friday, auaust If. and m" i final total of the fund wou

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9| h id be increased considerably W 9" u‘ ports made by the workers at i225 meetings on Friday evenl"! h d this (Monday) evenin! 1'9"? 9 him

While the camimlif" Holly" continue in the parish" “limit; sions until evefY Perm" gee“ h“ subscribe to the fund ha" wow terviewcd by the V0111: that we ers, Bishop Boyle "i k would bulk of the camPRiK" W“

b, flnuhed by Friday evenint- h

"While we can all rcj ll t 9 magnificent results achieved

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g m t when everyone Si“ Owlpfllgizxfltibersn who is earnlnf! wages or has other "Wm" h“ been interviewed b our arm Sh” volunteer workers n.tl‘le D!_ the and mlsslons-2.% 51'0"“

keted more economically. ,

It was learned the Premier he1d| little hope of obtaining federal sanction of a land connection! with the Island and will be coii- tent to arrange for better ship facilities for the immediate future.

rect or otherwise.

which would develop cheap tidal water power in the Pettlcodlac River below Monclon. N.B.. for dis- tribution to all Maritime Provinces. are believed to be shared by tho other Maritime Premiers.

Ono thing Mr. Jones is certain of and that is "these conferences should be annual affairs so than we can keep each other in ioucb with our special needs and require- mente."

n; rm Canadian Press HIAUGUE!‘ d. i941. - German

fh Command laimed 805,000 Russian sodiers cac

ptiiiedhslnce 1x13: camps an toget er w 13,145 marinate

oil-planes: Russian

uni: and 9.032 ad were esti- mated at 3.000.000. A Russian sub- marine sank a German troopshlp

fl l t t i will far exceed tho 17"‘ “grin flguiie of 043451173 r

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The following personnel who werc|

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Germans See Canadians En

ter Berlin

Not long ago. these German civilians were promised the world

and its goods.

Hitler assured them the German army would parade

the sirceis of the Allied Nations’ capital-a Here, they mutely watch British and Canadian troops marching into Berlin. headed by the renowned “Desert Rats," the 11th Hussars, who came to Berlin from

Holland.

'El Alameln the hard way. via Sicily, Italy. Normandy. Belgium and

Inquiry.‘ ilnto Death

50f Well-Known Prince County Resident

A coroner's jury was convened atSummersirle yesterday to inquire into the cause of the death of Mr.

. O. Gallant of Egmont Bay, whose body had been found about 6.30 Saturday evening pinned be- neath his overturned car on zhc side of the road about a mile and it half west of Wellington on the road lending‘ to Egmont Bay.

The body was discovered by Mr. Joseph Mnddlx of Urbanville who happened to puss by. The car was on its side on the left side of the road and Ml‘. Gallant was pinned beneath it, Medical help was sum- moned but hr Wfls dead.

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The inquest commenced yester- da at the Compton Funeral Home bcrorc Coroner T. D. Carruthers.

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It is assumed that for some reason lieihlid been SBCTEWYY 0f 111M 006W: mmuo“ “here Lucy Maud Mmn" lost control of thc car and whcnlfrom its beginning about twcllfl’: acme" “WW h" it tipped over hc fell out. He iSlYBBYB Iago believed to have been alone in iheheslsne

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ithe Egmont Bay Dairying Assuci- Crokcil, president of St

ation.

The jury then deliberated and decided that an autopsy would no! be necessary. The inquest new stands adjourned till Tuesday cru- ning at 7.30.

Jurors are: Mr. John E. Ga bell. foreman; Harold Chester Palmer. Amos George Cameron, Joseph and Jack Schurmzin. Mr. Darby. KC. iorney Generals department.

The late Mr, Gallant was well known in Prince County for his association with the Egmont Briy and Mont Carmel Exhlblilon. He.

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until last year when he . He was also president of the Wellington Co-operativc Store tlll last year and up to the iilllf‘ of his death was the president of

The body was identified by Mr. i ution.

Frank Dons-cite. Hunter River.

I-Ie is survived by his wlfa iho

son-ln-inw of the deceased. The _' former Emily Arsenauit of Egmuiii.

only other witness was Dr. J. CJBay, and the following sons

Simpson who said that

the body and had found bad bruis- es about the head and it would

appear that ihere was a fraci-ureiMrs.

of the skuli_ but he said that he could not determine that definitely without a more thorough examin-

Olaim so,ooo Troops Killed By Japanese

By SPENCER MOOSA

Cl-IUNGKING. Aug 5 - (GP) — Official Chinese reports, released as Gen Chlaiig Kai-Slacks troops converged on the airfield at Ling- ling, tonight, asserted 50.003 Chinese had been killed by the Jap- anese cnwerlc missing from e urea of the recently-liberated citv of Kanhslcn. 340 miles north Bong Kong

The reports said the Chinese re- sidents of Kansion district in south-

ern Klnagsl Province were killed or.

disappeared during a six-month Japanese occupation. Kaiihsien. site of a former advance base of

the United States 14th Air Fume.-

was rewon by the Chinese W0

weeks ago.

No details were given. but a sim- ultaneous Chinese central news dis- patch alleged that up to Julv 81 more than 1.000 civilians had been murdered in the Yangttze port of lotions-westernmost Japanese bas-

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he had daughters: Ben. in Moncton. N. B." Gurlli. Mrs inndo a superficial examination of Cpl. Frank. with the R.C.A.F

Scoudouc, N 13.;

Alta; Julie. Ottawa, . Lofebvre. Montreal:

Mrs. Stanley Gaudet, Egmoni Ba

Eulalle, Mrs. Frank Doucettcql-Iiiii ‘

ter River.

tlon in central China. The report asserted the Chinese died of "poisonous injections". for- cibly administered bv the Jap- anese who clalmed they were in- oculations against meningitis. hina's widespread fronts, national troops their pressure on the ripproa Llngllng and battled on lllC ila of a "floating pocket" of on or ginal force of 20,000 Japnnpsc troops withdrawing along the [Xftll River from Kanhsicn to Nanchang While bitter fighting raged on ilwc approaches to_ ‘Iungun. it mil west of‘ Lliniziing, Uhliicsc fur-cc; approaching the Hunau Prov 1r c xiii-case city irom lhe sciuhutw encircled a Japanese-held szrong- poflat on the Hunan-Kwangsi mil- “in. Chinese high command said that the rail town of T-ilunz-Klaz-l. 84 miles southwest oi Llngliiig, was completely surrounflcd two davs ego and the Japanese uarfls‘. . Illflb being attacked. Chinese loiuarl units however have by-llfl-Sfed Tillj nngklang and are balding neai Chufmhaien, 38 miles southwest oénlrnezglnliilrgirin-n miles io the norlh- east. i-rie Japanese uulllok m1‘; "é southern Klangsl Province ion-u‘ Ngnghang made further anins. the high command admitted Following in the wake of the Japanese. 6f?" Chiang’; troops reocciipled lxifi- hui, 106 miles south of NRIIChHIlF! yesterday.

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Orash Takes Toll 0f Four Lives

fBv The Canadian Press)

HAJILTON, Aug. 5 — Four airmen died today. the reault of a mid-air collision between two ninnes from No. I Wire- lrss School. R.(‘.A.F. at nearby Mount Hope shortly before IIOOII.

Three were killed outright and the fourth died in hospi- ‘fill tonight from severe injur-

s.

The aircraft involved were a Harvard and a, Notggmgn and were believed to be on a, rou- tine- flight in connection with warriors training at the time.

It was the first major accl. rlcnt at the big Mount Hope School sincc the R.C.A.F. took it over from the Royal Air ITYorce about a year ago. No. 33 Navigation School was former. 1y operated on the site.

.\'.-imcs of the four victims xvi-ri- not released tonight due to R.C.A.F. regulations con- cerning notification of next of kin. Confirmation of casualty messages was not expected un- fvl Monday morning. A court of‘ enquiry will be openeld into the crash.

Ooiivention Will Open This Evening

The annual diocesan convention

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Mall. 84.00; other Provinces A U.8.A., $5.00-

Subscription Delivered. use.

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Tokyo radio Japan Sunday a enemy cities with tacks.

_Tlle heaviest raid re said 100 Superforts hit sakl, Shibukawa and Ma lilaebashi was one of 3 tack.

Other blows were listed

ers, and 80 fighters strafed airfieiids in

more than a score

tacked the lumber nabe, on the Kyus three factories an '31s gioliyo ragio co gllie li-iomiglangn Wuillligd bénzasfiixéceg l! staged on a proper scale, bur, waxed confident that Japan's boarded airpawer would smash

a hitting

.01" til;- Catholic Women's League i \\‘1ll omit in Charlottetown at six , oclocl: this evening with a banquet int ilic Charlottetown Hotel Mrs. l J. “istihii Murphy, Emerald. is p. .11 national president, Miss Aim of Vancouver arrived Saturday and was treated yesler. r day to an afternoon tea at the par. lSil residence, Summerfleld, by the , ladies of the St. James sub-division.

Prior to the tca, Miss McMaster was driven to “Green Gables". the

i i world famous iiilnnc" stories. . Miss MacMnster was welcomed to lstlmfllfiflidid by the parish priest. ill” Rev. Father Murray, and was i also cordially greeted by Mrs. C.W. Jamm 4 Division. and her committee. l T1153." who assisted at the lea iiicludcrl Mrs. James Lawless, Mrs. .A1bt‘l‘f lvliirpliy. Miss Mamie Mc. Wilbert Lawless, Mrs Alfred Curley. .Mrs J B. Crokcn Mrs. M. Mar- ;tln, Airs. Emmett Clow, Mrs. J.T. ‘ CHI-ii and Miss Lillian Murphy ' Miss MncMasicr, Mrs W J.P, W.J Mc.

MacMillnn, and Mrs.

iinilon of the courtesy extended - fhcm by the ladies of the St. James { subdivision.

Miss McMnster was born a Crcignlsh, Nova Scotia, and ed ucaicd at Mount Si. Bernard Coi- lcizc Antigonish

i After teaching some years in her i i iivc prcvincc she came west to 5 Rilllllllfl, ivliorc sh." accepted a D05‘ ‘ ‘ion on flic staff of St.

- the hcmc l Universitv| rof Saskatchewan and was choscng i for the post. of dietitian on 1‘ thé. ;iiomc economics car of the Bet- .irr Farmini! Train" which 001K941 i ihi- prcvince on a lecture tour

Miss blob/faster is a Clhfiel‘ member of lhc Soroptimist Club iof Vancouver. and as its bresidcnt fin 1934 attended an internatlono

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Gih Division To De Well Trained

KINGSTON. Ont. All; 5 - iCPl ‘Advancel - Maj..Gen. Bert M. Hoffmelster, commander of Ciiil. 1 lif\'_< 6th DlVislOn destined for PllClllC service, told a draft of officers and other ranks here that the division was Zoing to be an ali~stnr team" — one of the best equipped divisions that ever went into battle V

The Pacific commander was speaking to a draft of 3O officers‘ llflil 900 other runlg; who will pre- cede the main body 0i the division to the United States. When the division nrrivcs at Fort Brenkin- ridge, Ky., the advance party will be recalled from the American units‘ with which they have been training and will form the instructional cndro of ilie division. i

"Canada is still very much at war," (‘ran Hoffmelster said. "You lmvc a vcrv seriour, job on your hands Yours too. is an extremely ifllpflfifilli mission You are ROI!!! lo tho Ilnitcd States not only to broom.» instructors of the 8th Div- isffil‘. ijili. in effect Canadian amb. iissadors.

Tl l; exp-Fried the Bih Division will go to Fort Brenkinridge early next month for training.

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the invaders and lead m the Mikado to ultimate victim}? o‘

Ooi the Asiatic mainland Chinesel troops encircled the Japanese-held} railroad town of Tajungkiang 23 miles northeast of recently-raga- ken Kcwcli-ln in Kwagsi Province. and farther north oiher Chinese, units captured I-Ianshan, lmportw Bill hlshway town in Anhwel Pro-i vlnce. I

‘The Japanese have met further disaster in southern Burma with| the "almost complete" destruction of their 28:11 army, Allied head-i quarters announced. I

The Nlppoiiese Burma force has lost more than 10,000 dead in cf-i forts to break through the B1: ',=.ri and Indian troops’ line on 111g Mandalay -_R»il1'll3{00l'l road, and cross the Siifiing River to flee! info Thailand In fighting at Ara. kan the Indian troops inflicted 3,300 casualties on the Japnnggg 54gb and 55th divisions.