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g qu ck lock around t s per- iaieier oi German Europe shows:-

Flnland apparently un un- my partner of Germany but snahlc to extricate herseli‘ from an alliance that is rnln- ing her.

Sweden still firmly neutral. Portugal still Britain's old- ssl slly but still passive.

Slldlil dominated by an antl- wnmunist party whose press emphasized above all else in Gaming's speech his statement "its impossible to reach an n- gn- ment with the Bolsheviks.” Metropolitan Francs, pawnto the Germans.

Turkey again engaged In op- en military oonsultatl with lilinln — to 88y the least.

rench Believe ar To End Soon? a

ADRID. Feb. 3—(AP)—8f>i1nldI1 KS dispatches from Paris report- iaday that the whole French ark market is engaged in frantic utdatlon as the result of the idea aiding that the war is going to d soon. With the end of the war. Parisians 1 one another. ships from North erico. and Africa wil‘ bring food, trots, drygoods, and other mater. s. As a result goods not seen on emarkcts for months are making rir apifurnnce and there is s

Battle ‘

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WASHINGTON, lob. l-(AH-Alr and naval forces st Jspsu and United States srssperrlng for positions over a wids area oi ills ssdslclnal section oi the lolomon islands with a major blttle ds- ioping. it was announced today by the Navy Department. The largest American sea ioros yet to come to grips with the enemy 11,; Pacino intercepted a Japanese nsvsl squadron that steamed . lh In sn attempt, to wrest control oi Guadalcanal Island iroru oitrd states ground troops and reinforce the rhpponesa gurrlgrm mm. n" latest Navy communique late today merel see engagements “are continuing" and Navy s. press conference earlier there ls “no reslly pitched buttls as yet." What soon-wily h" been heron-Ins u uiui Air llid sea task mes have been skirmishlng over a wide area in a series oi mum, u. lenient! but, as yet, no traditional naval battle with all forum ed. li has resulted in loses; an both sin“, y‘; ‘he m". n‘, other sir or navel. has not been announced.

stated that sir and century Irsnl Knos

The Navy Department has bssn follow s policy of saying a; flfllg Is poo bis about the air-nnri-sea siormlohes, for fear oi ti in; off ins Japanese on facts an figures we! do not know. ‘ih.s policy oi’ secrecy, while not usus., has led unofficial observers hers conclusion that sugabb ‘_ [gully big is developing. Perhaps the big- gest sea and sir battle of the war.

The brief communique icld oi continuing sir and surface engage- ments in tho Ousdalmnsl ares but added "the military situation does not permit publication of further details at this time."

An unconflnned rokyo broadcast said fighting started Jan. 29.

One thing appeared dellnlte in the whole picture-the Japanese are doing their utmost to take Guadal- canal, cn which they started many months ago to build an airfield only Ic use it to invading American forces. _

In ground battling on Guadal- canal, the navy reported today, United States troops continued an advance to the west. They have reached and crossed the Bonegl River, half-a-mlle east of Tessa- faronga which is 10 miles away from enderson Airfield. In that advance stiff enemy resistance was magi-come and 60 Japanese were

M? ORDER 200 TANK CARI

Feb. o-(CP) - The Munitions Department announcd tonight that the Government has ordered 200 railway tank cars to be built by Canadian Car and Foun- dry Limited to offset shorten which has developed cause of the war.

When completed, the cars will be operated for the department on s no-prcfit basis by Canadian Gen- ersl Transit Co. Ltd. in conlimci‘ fan with lts- own fleet which serve!

rig§ppntling_ pop _in _ prices.

the oil indus in Canada. _

British Busy Guessing ChurchilVs Next Move

Nation Is Pleased With Consternation Prime Minister's Vanishing And RB-filllleflrm! I‘ Causing Germans.

LONDON. Feb. 3 — (AP) — Th0 British people navent 811111195 5° mum smog Neville Cnanloerlain flaw home from Munich with tho heartening but riddled 11099 °l peace in our t e.

Confident. that big events are suljo m come from Winston Ghurchlils missions abrflod. m9)’ l"! 915m” amused at. the consternation they believe his vanishing and re-lli- paarlng act is 08116188 bill “"9957 Germans.

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ilFreight Cars re Derailed

uoucrorz, N 3., Feb. s 4C?) Detailmcnt of ten cars 0i Wheat the Canadian Notional Railway! r near niviers Du mun. Que. 1 a.m. today held up train edules for I3 hours. railway‘ [Idols hcre reportcd tonight. Th! ewas clear b 2 .m. ame u. (‘iifilbfilllldy Mirritims exvrw. 31$! gitimiigltgi-liisiibg fig)! i" " I10"? at 10-40 flim- d“ "‘°I' 2?), bimfuf mostmkcslsrraiiz on Ye until midnight. The Ocean yasen who hastened back to An- ted, title at 3.45 p.m.. arrived at pun, M... a Sign“ Lflp when he 10 pm. and the Nova Bcotian hem-d Mr, Churchill nnd turned up _-\'ed at 12.30 a.m., more than m mu territory Von Pollen ll 5W" it hours “(Mind schedule. posed to watch over as liltlers

None oi the trainmsn was re- Ambassador w Turkey. . . - t v n Papen ed injured. . "lint. ‘l: Sélfilfiggédupgrf ‘m0 mthmm

cpl-pet, u; Whdlfl ti" 0X ll. a n t , Tiiitliiififif. fir. tel...» u- dru being greeted a native un- der a P931" W m‘ “m” "Mason Churcni . 1 inf-slime?" Another in the pally MN- BMW“ Hitler eyolllii a ions hi»! W" 1"‘ "- u» “L "us. Chief Himm : “ . flying ‘h?! OGIEBIBII [Ill ITO goiilei.

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Board 0f Trade ‘Delegation To Go To Ottawa

At s Council meeting of the Charlottetown Board of ‘Trade last night a motion was passed autho- rizing the payment bv the Board of the expenses oi a delegation, not exceeding two, to go to Ottawa for the urpose of interviewing officials

n e matter of harbor improve- ment. This Was moved by meat. Col. K S. Rogers and seconded by Mr. W L Higgins and unanim- ously carded

The Ruml‘ paFas-you-earn In- cmne Tax pan was dismissed sy considerable length. On m ion o Mr. A.W. Matheson, secon -' by Dr J.A Clark the Board went on record as favouring the implement- atxon of the plan without further de ay. The secreta was instructed to advise the Minis r of Finance. The matter of Dominion war risk insurance and insurance on goods

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Potatoes Scarce

In Toronto TORONTO "Feb. 3—(CP)~—8cs:-

by two Toronto wholesalers who ascribed the reason the ceiling gripe of 81.82 per E-pound bag

av1n8 been reached with the result there was no mnrilln of profit. One firm said stocks were not coming through and because of the scaroit some men were "laid oif." Ano er wholesaler said that in addition to the coiling price being reached transportation difficulties also interfered with obtaining stock

Naval Minister's Mother Biesy

PORT HOOD, N.l.. Feb. I -(CP)—Mrs. Veronica Mac- lonald, 89-year-old mother of’ Canadivs Navy Minister, lion. Angus l.. Macdonald, died here today. She suffered a heart attack last Saturday and had been in critical condition since. .

The Navy Minister arrived at the bedside last night and is expected to remain here for funeral service Friday morn- ing. He. ls accompanied by his wife.

Mrs. Macdonsld was a native or Tlgnlsh, P E]. iier hus- band. Lewis Mscdonald, died in i926.

Besides the Nsvy Minister. a former premier oi Novs Bcotls, six other sons and a daughter survive. The other sons are James, Port Hood, N.S.; Jo- seph A.. Port flood; Rev. ' Stanley, Mnbou, N S ; William A , Justice of the Supreme Court oi Alberta. Calgary; Oswln, Anilgonish, N.B., bar- rister, and Donald l. , Plctoll. N 5. Only survivor among four dsuzhters is Sister St- Vercnlca. Mount St. Bernard, Antlgonlsh, N.B.

'|.0.li.E. Protests

AMHERST. N.S.. l-‘ch. 3- (CP) - lteports that Gerirlsn prisoners oi war are taking courses at, Toronto University roused strong rotest“ yesterday from the Lor Amherst Cha - ter, Inde ndeni. 0rd r Daug - ters oi t s Emparo.

a resolution asking Nat-

Holstein - Frieslan Assn. Elects Slate _

‘NDRONTO. 1M1. I -(Oi')-— The Iloisietn-lmesisn Association oi Canada st its annual meeting hers today expressed dissatisfaction with the National selective Service de- ferment policy with regard to "’-i'i“..'“"°"iu charged 1n w- Assoc s on s my ignored "the assent silty of the dsiry industry and its need for experienced labor.”

A resolution was Pissed recom- mending ins Minister oi Labor consider the alignment of well-informed sgricul I

ors on all tidy-forming boards within ls vs llrvics 10- ti

survev of the whole industry” was recommended to strive st stbsid- bllil bhlt win establish

lsied. piece-meal and inadequate."

Directors elected by mail vole included: 0 J Stewart, New Wiltshlre. I'll: Lorne Logan Wolfe-ville. N B: C l. Goodhuv- Vaudreuil. Que: M L McOnrthv Sussex. NB: Ilanislaus Pnorne- inn. Three Rivers, Que; W. l; Hodge, 8t. hurent, Que.

city of potatoes was reported today .

Weir Situation Last Night’

(By Klrke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

United States Navy statements about new and continuing Amer- ican-‘ _ clashes in the Solomons area hint at an impending con- flict out-rivsillng the Coral Sea action and Midway in potential scope and attrition effect even though no pitched battle hes yet been fought.

All that Washington has revealed is that there have been contacts

of American battleships sunk in action are dismissed as Irossly exag- gersted. s s s s s s The assumption in Washington naval clmiss, when renewed lup- anese runjor efforts to retrieve lost ground in the Solomons theatre have been looked for momentarily ior weeks, is that s full-scale enemy attempt to throw powerful reinforcements ashore on. Guadalcanal is In the milking, Whatever lies book of indicated Jsgsallcle nraior oflortu to regain the initiative in the Solomons-New Gain sectorr-and it might be ntlelpaiion ol new American or Americ -Austrslian oflenslve action impending and in that sense s defensive rather than offensive move- one clear-cut advantage for Allied forces is obvious,

O I I C O I

Lens-reuse lrmy bombers based on Guadalcanal and in north- esstem New Guinea are in a position to rake enemy fleet or convoy concentrations snywhers in the actlvs wur theatre in the southwestern Pacific. Supplementing Halsey‘; navli sir, and sea forces, they insure a hot reception for any Japanese amphibian ‘mm, to, b]; to b; transported to its destination and set ashore overnight.

The most crucial iestvnl the war in the Pacific may be close at hand in the opening seventh bnttleol ti" Qoiomong,

Bracken Lists Ten Objectives

New Leader Of Progressive-Con- servative Party Speaks At Farmers Meeting In Toronto.

INTERNATIONAL m" i1 ounce

By THE CANADIAN pmggg RUSSIA -- Red forces cap- ture ares only 22 miles from Kursk and appear on verge of iPBlIPIng huge Nazi srrny south o! Rostov; Reuters records Moscow broadcast saying naval battle in progress in Black Sea,

‘IORONTO. lilsb. 8—(OP)—ilIos1. John Bracken said tout-Silt Can- sda, the British Commonwealth and the entire Anglo-Saxon world “must achieve unity and natlonal objectives ntora worthy than we have had if some form of totali- tarianism is not w fasten itself upon us and our world."

In an address prepared for de- ivery before the Holstein-Frieslan

recdeers Association of Canada annual banquet, the Progressive Conservative leader outlined a l0- poLnt program for the attainment oi “certain social and economic objectives which this country can- not afford to neglect except at the

and losses on both sides llomcwhere in the Solomons area. Tokyo claims

peril of its existence as a free economy in a Christian democratic civilization."

ls Obieativss

His I0 "national thiectlves" for Canada were:-

"1. To do our full part to win the war;

"2. To make surs the war stays

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“3. The asmrsnco to every man oi work. or fair reward for his work, and oi equality of opportun- itv to make the most of his own life;

"4. The requirement of every

_man that hs carry his own welghi

in the community if ho can; "5. The healthy development and appropriate training of our human resources; "s. The conservation of the phy- sical resources on which our PTO!- perity is based; ‘"7. The underwriting by the state of economic prosperity, as well as social security: “B. The distribution of the fruits or prnsnuriti» nn the basis of ser- VICP rendered; ‘ ‘*9. National unity within the state and maximum economic and friendly co-operstion with other states: "to. The placing ot time euros- ed in agriculture in a position of economic equality with those in other ceilings." "'I‘hs sore spots in our economic life have received too littls atten-

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Captured General Has Picture Taken '

NEWYORK,N.I—(AP)~A Moscow ieport tha German Pisld

Marshal Paulus “was who anhed with two Russian Common

Red ‘s Don Headquarters after his surrender at stsunsrnd d today by g BBO broad- csat recorded 11y the CBS. The broadcast said this disproved a Ber- lin statement that Paulus had hem severely wounded. '

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Illlkosting Nazis evacuating Caucasus troops by gga.

WESTERN FRONT - n.A. I‘ And R.C.A I bomb Co- logne. sweep Ahbevllie and st. Omer in night and dsy raids.

WESTERN PACIFIC-Knox announces U.S. and Jap mwles testing each other out in Solo- rnon area, Allies continue mop- ping up in New Guinea.‘ send planes against Jsp positions in New Britain,

NOR-Til AFRICA — Mont- gomery's troops get within sr- tillery range of Rommel’: rear- gnnrd: American troops dig in 4" miles from Tunisian coast, threatening Rommel‘; supply IYBU/‘YFI.

Two Missing‘ In Training Plane

STANLEY. N5. Plcb. 3 —(CP\_ A plane with two men aboard was missing tonight from the cement- ary flying training school here, sev- eral hours after taking off on s training flight.

The machine took off s.t 1.15 pm. carrying an instructor and a stud-

ent, and it should normally have

returned to the field about three hours later. But lute tonight no trace oi it had been found. Officials at the field said it was possible the machine Ind landed in some isolated area, where its, oc- cupants could not get word out until tomorrow It did not carry radio equipment.

residents of

Radio appeals ior for the missing Dlnns wers broad- osst tonight. ‘ Names oi the men aboard it were not announced.

ISBUI DENIAL

R10 JANETRO, Rb. l-(AP) —The panim Embassy issued an official note tonight denying 111M- l-litler is planning a‘ peace Offer through the Spanish Government d1 Gen. Francisco Franco.

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Cost 0f Living index Down 1.1

OTTAWA, Feb. i —(CP\— Don- alr} Gordon, chairman of the Prices. Board, said todnv the drop of 1.’! points in the official cost-of-living index between Dec. 1 and Jan. l. reported today by the Dominion Buienu of Statistics "shows clearly that the rorently-ni1notinced gov- ernment policy for stabilizing living lcosts in Canada has been effect- vs."

(No reduction will be made in cost oi Ilrimz bonuses.)

Durinu December the Bureau's index fell from 118.8 to 117.1. The reduction was entireiy accounted for by lower food prices, the Bur- eau's statement said. The food indev went from 132.8 t0 127.3.

"The two-cent reduction in milk prices was the most important factor in the January (ecllne, but prices weie lower aloe for eggs. tea. coffee and oranges," the re- pOrt said.

Ferry Service is liesumeti

The car ferry Prince Edward Island was back on the regular Borden-Tormentine run last night after a three-day tie-up because o! damage to steering gear.

The first train passengers from the mainland since Saturday reach- ed Charlottetown at 8.45 last night. Railway officitig said 259 pass- engers crossed to the Province and 143 came to Qiarlottetovm. In addition a large quantity of mail and express was brought to the Province.

The ferry resumed service at 11.56 am. yesterday when repairs in the steering gear were completed.

The boat will operate day and night until accumulated-freight is - vsd; it wss leamal. 150 cars are in the yards at Borvien and 1'75 at Torment-ins. The ferry carries ten cars each crossing and can nmke 10 trips in 24 hours if ice conditions are favorable. Yester- day and lust night the ferry was making summer time.

It was expected to take several days to clear the freight tie-up since a lame number oi’ cars were arriving st the terminals cinlly. On the mainland SIEIf‘ as manv as 40

hours, it was said.

Statement Soon On Gas Rationing

OTTAWA. Feb. 3 -(OP1--Muni- Hons Minister Howe told the House of Commons torlsv he will make a statement “as smn as possible," on the znsdine rationinr! svstem to be adopted for the next year.

The policy depends on the supply situation. he said. and as soon as that situation is clarified he will be able to make an announcement.

The question was raised by Gor- don Gmvdon. Progressive Conser- "olive Home leader.

BREWERIES PROFITS

TORONTO. Feb. 3-(0?) — M! operating profit of $2,610,389. before deductions, including depreciation, is reported by Canadian Brewerits Limited and subsidiaries Ior the year circled Oct, 31, 1942 compared with 81.796319 for the previous fis-

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USSIAN S ON VERGE 0F TRAPPING MORE NAZES

Soviets-Only ' 22 Miles Fret-rat .Vital I_<_u_rsk

Indications Are Germans May Be Trying Dunkerque OfTheir Own.

LONDON, Feb. 3—(CP)—Soviet forces have czipttitr-d an area only 22 miles north of Kursk, German strung- hold in southern Russia, and tonight were on the \'t‘l'lt‘ of trapping a huge Nazi army in the area south 01' lto-inv after closing one end of s land escape corridor and they may be moving as well to block a Nazi rctrcut by sen.

The capture of Kupysnsk, important rail junction only 63 miles southeast of Kharkov, Ukraine capital. itlso was announced in n specal Russian communique recnrtlctl by the Soviet radio monitor here.