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Uhscure Mineral lleposit becomes Vital in war
OTTAWA. May l9--(OP)—An obscure Canadian mineral deposit, once praerleully ignored, has ba- come an element in the sinewg of sgeltwelded for the Empire's war e or.
National Research Council scion. iisu today told of use of a. de- posit of mngnesitic dolomite in Grenville township, Argenteull county. near Lnchute, Qua, and how it ls yielding material omen.
naces producing for the weapons oi lljm‘. it mnkes possible the long- lasimg. heat-resistant furnace lin- Ines to ivithstnnd temperatures "D lo 3,000 ilegrees fahrenheit.
Discovered in 1900, the Canadian deposit was used in the m"; Gpgaf; War as n substitute for material then beiievcd to be of batter qual- iii‘ W? llrocurcd from Australia It lay iulc when Australian supplies became available again and was brought buck to vigorous life through the efforts of Canadian ICiBllilSiS. "Refractory products made from Grenville ore are used for the linings where steel and copper is Produced lll the molten state, and vriihout such linings these strategic metals could not be - made." re- search eouuril officials said. "It. 110W is recognized that Canadian "IYMYYOW materials have qualities 13F Sllllillor to those previously limpet-lei from Australia.‘
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wzfllluliier River Play at North isniie. Wednesday, "May 21st. lice aiterivurds. L-1i7-5-17-20.
"EIUCUOX! Sale stock S. S. Bolton. n, film". Wednesday. May 21st. ‘ - L-35-fi-15-17-20.
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tial for the operation of steel fur-~
To Troops
Action would have high nuisance value, Free French believer.
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LONDON’, (CPO-Vichy may hand back
form/er German African colonial of the Cameroons and
Togoland and
then grant Nazi troo
across French territory t3 strike ‘at “m”
the Frea French forces
f Gen. Charles de Gaullc an authooritativc m wmqh
source said early bday. enting on a. Vichy
an
nounoement implying Rance was
an effort to regain French Equatorial Africa. nolwi under the de Claullc banner. he so '
Nady to begin auction in
French headquarters hero sa German instigation behind Vichy announcement. While retioen about this new development,
had ch
many was “neith
cred as binding on the Fran people"
‘lrhedfonncr colony ‘c; To- ' u o was sp e ween moo P I gncllm Britain after its unconditional
surrender during the First Great
War. The French obtained abou two-thirds oi’ the territo between the British Gold
homey on the East.
The German colony oi Cameroon (Kamerun) was occupied by Bfliioh and French troops in 1016 and later split between British Nigeria to the west and French territory to the
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Canadian Violets Brighten mess room
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. May l9—(CP)—A bowl of wild Canadian violets. a gift from the Queen. brought a breath of home to the austere. blue-walled mess room of a central Ontario regi- merit.
In the midst of Britain's battle, Her Majesty remembered the regi- ment of which she is Colonel-in- Chief with this feminine touch. and through all the Canadian camps in England these are the only real Canadian flowers.
They were grown from roots the Queen brought from Canada. after the Royal visit.
The Queen enclosed a note with the flowers. In her own hand she wrote: "1 am sending you a bowl or Canadian violets for the mess. and I hope with all my heart that they will bring you a breath of home."
w the the Free French earllar arsed that Vichv collaboration with Ger-
er free nor legal, and consequently cannot be consigl:
I To remain
ony on the West and French Da-
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The People's Paper
CHARLOTTETOWN.
Bhargs Gov’t Treats Parliament With contempt
OITAWA. Mu 1O - (GP) _. Conservative House leader Hanson Willi-Y that the government treats Par nt with contempt by
a a n House ofmganmoruentgdollletg-(léf time by mdor-in-oounoilalt‘ t“ I
Who'd uioccs D1‘ amend- ments 1n the bu cams bafom the House in co means, Mr. Hanson took GXOGPIJIGII to an announcement b an un- named government offical as re- ported news aperc that. the newsprint industry as been class- ed as l. déelprew industry for pur-
e
to that being the way the public gets its infor- . "1 do submit it ation of vernmental rc-
to Par ament and it is not fair to Parliament."
Finance Minister Ilsley llJd the ruling on the newsprint industry was made by the board of referees some time before the announcement up cared in the newspapers. The t of icial concerned believed the rul-
ing was common knowledge in the newsprint industry and when he was asked by some newspaper if
motion.’ is the n ' sponslbili
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OTTAWA. May 19 — (OP) — Parliament will adjourn and not prorogue when the business of the
resent sittin ends, Prime Min-
ster lvholrenzo -Kin told the House of Commons y, answer- ing a uestlon from Conservative loader nnson,
Ho said the St. Lawrence wat- erway treaty might come up for ratification before the summer ended and the government wanted Parliament in session so that It could be dealt with.
Georfic Cruiokshank (Lib. Fra- ser Va ay) referring to the diffi- cult of obtaining living accom- mc lion in Ottawa naked "if the Prime Minister can give us ony indication as to when we will be out. of here."
“I think my friend is in n bet- ter position to answer that ques- iifritn than l am," replied Mr.
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llo added he would be glad lf the whips of the different parties would confer and reach an under- standing about completing the business before the House.
DETECTIVE CHIEF PASSES
HALIFAX, May 18 —(CP)— Thomas P. Kennedy, 37. Chief of Detectives in the City Poioe Force died Sobuidav night after a heart attack in a. camp at nearby Bea- veibarik.
Report
Fire 0n R. A. F. Planes In Syria
Vichy indicates imminent attempt to regain Empire territory held by De Gaulle.
Former Lt-Gov. 0f N. S. Laid To Rest
BEBE-BURNS. 10.5.. 0w 10- (CIH-lhuwni services for Hon. Robert Irwin. former Lieutenant- Governor of Nova Booth, ware held from nnut United Church here today. Mr. in died Friday following on illncu of several monthl.
Rev. G. A. Bevoridge conducted the service, The Novahscotladav- ernmcnt was ropresen eu- tenant-Governor P‘. l‘. Premier A. B. MacMlllln and Him. F. R. Davin, Minister of Public health.
ISLAND "unu. wms rmzi: you INITIATIVE
ANTIGONIBH. N. 8.. May 10- fcPl-b/iiea Alfredo Gardiner of Cordixan. P.E.i.. was awarded the prize for initiative in school activ- ties at the ‘ clay
FiTench
(By Taylor Henry, Associated Press Staff Writer)
VIOHY. May l9—-(AP)-Frcnch anti-alrcraft batteries were re rt- ed ton! ht to have begun lring on Brit sh planes over syria. and
flclal sources here indicated an imminent French offensive attempt to regain Empire territory n0! held by "De Gaullist mbois".
There swift and significant do- velo ment; came as Admiral Joan Dar an left suddenly for Paris 8”- aumably to continua flanco- - man collaboration negotiations and the German-controlled Part5 press again assailed United states dip- lomacy as "flour blackmail."
"France cannot permit a foreign power to intervene" against her efforts to get back the territory held by Gen. Charles Do Gaullc and his followers o French infor- mation office statement said.
The stntement particularly cited
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Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew
ON
This is how ,
ish chutists are just practicing in station.
CANADA TUESDAfllfjvMAY 2o, 1941
vggn c1; OF
chute troops ready to lump would lock to you if you were ‘vinging nlong undernaaiih a transport plane.
Four Brit- a. ‘ , fuselage at straining
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Stuff at the Armouries and Beach Grove were busy yesterday getting everything ready for the departure nf 100 officers and other ranks of the Prince Edward island Light. Horse that lefl. by train this morn- ing in join the Canadian Armour- ed Division located in Central Cun- ado.
Thus Prince Edward Island will have airother unit of its nWn stuff with excellent officers and its very carefully selected personnel. Every- one of them irnssezl an A which is the finest. tribute to their fieulth that can be given. They are all young men enlisted with particular rii-ieution bcixig mild to their suita- bililv for meclinnized wnrlnre. {Vinny of them huvo hrid mechanical ex- perience and nll of them are fa- m‘liar \vi‘h motor curs or motor trunks. Some of them are excellent carpenters and among them will be found some familiar with any trade,
Yesterday 50 others whose names appeared in the Clnnn-dinn left for the same destination and the slime
' unit,
The first Canadian Armoured Di- vision, of which the P. E. f. Light Horse Ilfl: to form the Headquart- er-‘s squndron, will be eq ilpped with Canadian made innks now under production nnd being turnnd out. in quantity. Almost every part of the tank is made in Canada. the en- gine being mnde in United States. The machine nuns and heavier guns are Cflnlldlfln made 11nd {hp armour ir four inches thick.
$181181 honor has been given to Prince Edward Island hzivinz the prlvlieue of lllffllshlflq tha Head. quarters squadron of Wis. th- first armoured ltviqndo of ti... firs; can- Minn Armoured Division.
Tile uood wishes of all Prince Ed- ward Islanders willl go out to them and they can be assured that. our thoughts will be with them always.
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message; written by "rebel French" military leaders and dropped by= British planes on syrian towns as
11-162-5-19-31.
exercises held by the Martha's Hospital here yesterday.
(Continued on page l, Col l1 l
malchlrwl but
“REY. is}; Off Today To Join
ArmoredDivision
liféllie” amnion Gets contract
HALIFAX. May l9-(OP)——T. D. Morrison, vice president of Mor- rison and McRue of Summersldc, P.E.I., snid tonight his firm had been awarded a contract. for more than $60000 for eroding m 0on- neciioir with additional Canadian National Railways storage yards to be built at nearby Fairview.
Mr. Morrison said more than 15,000 yards of rock and dirt will be moved from a section l l-4 miles long. Work will bvsifl 1m- medinlely. hr said, and will be completed in about three months.
“Go forth as Knight To battle”, Pepper
HAMILTON.
the holy grail." The United States Senator
~ cation.
n shall have our faith tried."
desks, their simptg pursuits o peace - . . that before God we wil
fathers , . _ "
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Baking Brwud
May 19-40?) - Senator Claude Pepper said in a convocation address at Mobilstol‘ University horc today that soldiers fighting for Britain and tier allies in the present war must go into battle with "the conviction m their hearts that they arc not sheep to iha slaughter, but knlghts....on a mission as holy as the search for
for Florida received an honorary de- gree of doctor of laws at the convo-
Senalor Pepper said "this ter- rible ordeal may bc in the myster- ious way of the divine one-—a test- ing‘ time for the race, when we, like Jo
"We must tell those young men who have left. their classes and their
not let them down as we did their
Read by Everybody
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Nippon waits For Roosevelt To make move
L e a v e Unexplained Japanese A c ti 0 n Should U. S. Begin Convoying.
(By Max Hill) (Associated Press Staff Writer! TOKYO. Mnv 10 — (AP) —- The
Japanese press declared lodflv mai- Unitcd States participation in Ine war is only a, matter of time. while unofficial but competent observers asserted Japan's position is one of waiting for President Roosevelt to move.
Giving emphasis to the newspap- er comment, these observers said that Japan is a partner of Germ- anv and Italy in the three-power Axis pact and that she must abide by her obligations snould the occa- sion arise.
The press chorus could be best summed up in the words of the newspaper Kokumin: "Japans at- titude is very simple. All depends on what America is going to do. Re-
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liner ‘allows EGYPIIAN l-lNEll/LMVIZAM is SAF
ZAP PRESS sees UT s. Might C rant
Mrs. Henderson NEW YORK, May 20-(T voyage t0 Cape Town, South
today when South African nav reason i0 believe she mny not
Nzivul authorities at Cape that the 8,299-i0n ship is listed
ed.
tor said he had received a report Zzimzam “may be safe after all.”
here by CBS :-
“It'| good news, by the way, Znmzam may be safe after all. W
Walton found
CYITAWA. May 19 -—-(OP)—Bodo' or Charles C. Walton was found in the Ottawa. river today, ending a. 14-day semen rs, the 52-year-old Ottawa. business _man whom po- lice previously said they believed to have been slain.
The body ivas found in the Ot- wa river within sigh-t. of the Pair- llarrient Buildings by two boy! fishing from the river bank-
Two men have been taken into (gu5b0dy by police invostlgating Walton's death.
Rodolphe $1. Jean, Ottawa mint- er. was remanded one week when he pleaded not guilty’ today‘ lo a charge of obstructing justice by concealing ewdence. l-le was re- leased on bail of $1.000. _
Leo lolvioureaux of Gatrncau Point, Que.’ in custody for a week as a, material witness in the case. also was remanded for a W961i when he apiwanad in court today on a change oi attempting to ob- struct or mislead a court of Justice. He is free on boil of $500.
Put Color Into Recruiting Drive
OTTAWA. May l9 —(UP_)—F‘u'nds army. out to attract virith color uzid display the 32.700 active ser- vice recruits it now is seeking took over on Parliament lfll ton. ht by mounting a guard frcni he Lake Superior regiment.
Arranged in line with similar recruiting activities throughout. Canada. the cerenionv will be held each night this week and Royal Canadian Air Force members will lake their turn on guard along with tin. men 1n khaki.
Command-ed by Lleut. HJW. Cargo- and led by a band. the 35 men of bhe first guard marched to the Parliament Buildings in bat-
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it's true that the gallant band of
i.he Idgyyitinn steamship Znmzam, 26 days
The text of the BBC’s commentators statement
A nnnnl lnblcllptlol Dell
Wnl. UM ll. |-. $4.001 Glands and U. I. ll.“
Ship 665th... 0n Voyage To‘ South Africa
Twenty - two Canadians in- cluded in passenger list; Dr. and
known here.
uesday)—(CP)—Hope that overdue 0n a Africa, with 22 Canadians.
138 Americans and 162 other persons aboard, is safe rose
al authorities said they had have been sunk.
Town stressed the fact there only as overdue. This
was taken in New York as a hint that these sources be- lieve the Zamzam had been detained, rather than destroy-
NEW YORK, May lQ—(AP)——.»\ Flriiish rznliu commenta-
tonight that the Egyptian liner
There was no further explanation.
as heard
that has just come in that the e were not less sorry than yov
about the presumed fziic of the Americans on board. Let’s hope
disinterested workers luave in
fact escaped from the fury of those modern pirates who took their
orders from Berlin." NEW YORK. Mil) lll--(AP)—'l‘he
Berlin radio reported tonight that
"the Egyptian steamer Zamzam of about 8,000 registered tons sank on the route from llil ambucv (Recife, Brazil) to Cape Town."
No further details were given.
NEW YORK. Miy l’ __ (AP) __
Twenty six days overdue on I. voy- age io Cape To i, Africa. with 22 Citnn._..~is_ States citizens and 162 other per- sons aboard. the Egyptian liner Ziunzam has been swallowed either by the ocean or by war-time sec‘-
recy.
Among the unofficial theories as to what. befell her were these:-
l. She may have been sunk by a German sea raider which took the survivors aboard.
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(At lcast two of tho 22 Canad- ians on board the Zamznm an known in Charlottetown. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Henderson are known to members of the Central Chris- tian Church. Funds lo assist in oc- tablishing them as missionaries in the Belgian Congo were sent from here, it was learned.)
2. she may have been torpedoed or mined.
3. She may have foundcred in rough weather.
4. She may still be afloat. her ra» dlo silent.
An announcement from London Inst night said she was "prggum- ubly lost." but there was no reason given for the presumption other than that she was long overdue and unreported.
The vessel, carrying two dozen volunteer British-American ambu-
lla dress and steel helmets.
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x (By Eric Blgio, 1 Staff Writer)
CAIRO. May 10—(AP)——'I'hc last important Italian position in northeast Ethiopia, the l).000-foot fortified peak of Amba Alaji. fell today to British and Imperial troops, and the British command urgently sped offenslves against ‘the remaining areas of Fascist. re- sistance in an effort to smash the whole colony before the worst of the rainy season begins.
Already, heavy rains have fallen over Ethiopia.
of Aosta had fallen back after British forces seized the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abziba April 6. 0fl])lf.llll'li.(‘(l niler long and vltrleni ;iighting_ During the tiny. shill Bri- iilsh general headquarters, the
i (Cllhulllléd 0n page 8, O01 '1)
Vital Sftalian Post In Ethiopia Falls To __British
Offensive continues against remaining Fascist positions.
Associated Press x.
Amba Alaji. to which the Duke ’
Eggs for Britain
U1'I‘A\Vl\_ May l9 — (C?) — Agriculture department officials said todnv selling prices for Brit- ain's new order to Canada for 5.400,-
dozen eggs are comparable with prices of 25 cents a dozen for grade zfA" and 23.4 cents for "B" eggs , shl ped this spring.
icy said the eggs will be shipped 1o Brltnln prior to Oct. 3i next. and. in the meantime. will be stored in Canada at Britain's expense.
The order. announced during the ut-elc-eutl by the Agriculture depart- 1 merit. raises to 510.000 crises the tu- iial sales of Canadian eggs to the
British food ministry since Jan. 1. Sales to the ministry in 1940 totall-
ed 356.000 oases.
"I SELF- CONFIDENCE; is SOME TIMES
0051'- MlSPL-ACED COflFlDEflCE .
‘IURONIO. May liF-(OH-Min- “mm and maximum tcnnporawres:
Dawson 32 5‘ Victoria. 4" 54 Edmonton 5° 5'9 Regine. 4'7 9' Winnipeg 59 n Toronto 50 81 Ottawa. 41 T‘ - Montreal 5° 7’ l Qua,“ 4.1 an Saint John 4° °° Halifax *1 °° Quantum 40 W IURECAST Guy, my mdleur and‘ North Shore: Moderate i0 "an wmgfl fair with stationary of somew u
higher tcmpelfflm"
Maritime West: Moderate winds; fair with stationary or a, little high- er temperature.
Maritime last: Moderate winds partly cloudy problbl! will"; showers; not. much chant! "l Wm‘ peraturc. -
Synopsis: The weather ha! 111* come cooler with aol/iliorfld 511W" in Manitoba while fartihcr woof. h has been mostly lair with model‘!!! temperature. Fair. warm weather has prevailed in Ontario.
High tide this morning at 6.8!. and tonight at 0.40.
Sun sets this evening at ‘f3’! and rises tomorrow morning at. 4.20.
New moon May 26. 1.10 am.
Summer-side tide 1B minutes lat- er than Charlottetown.
CAR FERRY RAILINGS
Leaves Bordon 9.35 AM. 1.00 PM
4.45 . .
Le . T mi 11.00 A. BI- l... tfiiwnfa... m... Sunday.
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