MAXIMS

0F A I MERE MAN >zr//// §YN ‘Kigali-fir: ciluallv with vice ls con. y Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew - ;--~:.':...".:r".'::..rr~..::- cuiniwrrewowu. CANADAwlilllllAlf,APkIfJES, 1541 "if 917i Flees" ‘351;,y-g;;-»,gg»;_;¢;y;;q¢;_,,-=;-;»; ,_ ,

eEnemy Infantry Mowecl Down At

Historic Pass

Eight enemy Planes downed

NEW YORK. Avril Z-L-(CP) — Royal Air Force fighters shot down eight enemv planes alter intercept- luiz a. "strong formation" over To- bruk today, the British Broadcast- inu Corporation reported late tnls afternoon in a broadcast recorded

Believes R.A.F. Patsy/Two Raiders Cut” Ufilction

llear Gennans Plan bases in West Africa

By Herold Fair Ouudlan Press Staff Writer

IDNlDON, April I4—(CP GABLE)

— -'I'he Nazis were reported today n o a . . . l I l m to mush nciebv the Columbia Broadcasdng Bo E0 F. ‘ifs: ognwflzfing theesbattlle M231‘; ..~ rlhgnfgsllgoét-ggiiyie élfglllggglegtillilxl‘. Auanmi by swarming mm wench‘ the battle were three planes, but

controlled Morocco with the ulti- mats nim of acquiring air-fields and harbors on tbs west African coast. It has been long known that penetration has become so intensi- flod that any pretence that the Germans are there only as tourists and commercial travellers has dis- thpptenred. There are even reports a

two oi the nllois were safe.

British rout Italian force

and Scharnhorst attack. id_ for 12th time.

LONDON. April tlsh bombers attacked the 26,000- ton German battleships Gnelsenau

starting to leave Greece; Heavy » German air attacks is key factor.

declared tonlllit

Blockade is

v YORK, April zd-(Alfi-A BBC comments.‘

I N‘ ekin u, mot one British soldier hu re-ombsrked from Greece.” ‘mum: ggzfagzsmaige f” o!“ ‘h: 9.111%“ ?cha$ho1,;€h 5g‘ Brfjst m Mi t was heard by OBS. armistice commission in Africa. I *1 3 m‘ 9 lme- l" 9 "M" c“ Besides constituting a grave a g e e ff“ ttfzmmbtlm“ “"1 bflgwghé LONDON, April 24—-(CPl-—A threat to Britain's sea lane to the 5e 5 “ Y 9W5 were 9" m...“ News Agency dlspatcl} dated

to have put the scharnhorst out of action "for some months)’ “The Gnelsenau is understood to

r" he added, "the allied lines though ln retreat have held ' “On the Dessie Road?’ rfilwrlvd t0- nlulit that Brltleh South African

forces have routed the Italians

“Moreove h, w] still stnnd."

east via. the Cape and Britain- bound shipping from thn south At-

ln Germany,

~ lantlc, a, German-controlled Mor- . . . ‘iliu commentator P0111161! W‘ "l" "l9 13°11'11"! ""3 "lull" l" occo and Algeria would be a defi- figlergffll {at agfiéhépfzri" “n1?” from mountain barricades before ’ Mb! mfifllwe 90 Vichy. V1105‘? P95!- ‘ e g Cy SB ‘ Dessle, Ethiopia, 1n the Lercest

In reporting these fresh attacks on the two sea raiders the Air Ministry did not claim direct hits. Full observation of the bomb ex- plosions was impossible, it said.

Fires were started in the dock M1385 of Brest and at Le Havre. however. and direct hits were re- ported registered on an important power station at Ibbenburen. iv- nciiiéithwest Germany, in a daylight‘ ra

ha. Netherlands island of Ter-

schelllng was attacked, Nazi troops were machine-gunned, and three

I Three Airmen I

Killed, seven Samara v3.2.2.2.“ ‘l‘§..°8“l was" - - l ministry's pcommuylilque ‘relifted. l e ‘

One bomber was lost in the day- (Canndiun Pressl

light operations. Au Admiralty communique gave ‘Three airmen were killed and seven others injured lri four Xlll‘

battle of the entire casnpaiirn.

The South Africans captured many prisoners and inflicted heavy casualties on the Italians, Reuters said. Dessie is 150 miles northwest of Addis Ababa.

ession of these territories has pro- vided a powerful bargaining point with Chg Germans

. Vlfhile Gen. Maximo Weygand is established unchallenged there with aslzeable army 1t i; always a poss- liblllty that the Visliv government could join him if German pressure became too severe.

Informed soumes considered. how- ever, that the situation has reached such a point that the only way Vichy can deal with it is by the use of force and that Gen. Wey- gimd is in no position to do that acne.

Two additional

“in; that British troops ahead; are embarking in flight from ma. (BY

By Louis V. Hunter Canadian Press Stnff Writer

LONDON, April 24—-(CP)—Bri- talnks block? de is slowly but surely reducing Genriany‘; war effort.

Data made available by the Minlsi- of Economic warfare shows That while the highly-or- ganized economy of the Nazis ls not sulbJect to any one overwhelm- ing strain by lack of any particular commodity it is stretched at many points by the blockade. The effects are both direct and indirect.

The need to maintain synthetic and substitute industries, or simply to grow food instead of importing it, is a strain on labor and transport. The need to supply German soldiers in occupied countries and to keep Italy's industries going is a further

J- Wes Gallagher, Associated Press Staff Writer) ATHENS. April 24——(AP)—Hurled back when they at- unpled lo storm the historic pass of Therrnopylae with‘ Mmlry, the Germans today brought up the heaviest artil- lii-y yet used in the Balkan campaign and shelled the Bri-

Mhcreek positions. The sloulness of the British resistance was indicated .l the fact that the Germans brought up six-inch guns, i]. require elaborate emplacements, instead of using mobile artillery previously employed in the campaign.

i. Ambuluuce drivers returning from the front said the 'lish losses around Thermopylae had been “extremely

v

izijlun llP HEAVY suns AS Bmnsn

Cordell

' J. F. SANIIERSON

(‘nir Press Staff Writer H’. NOlTUN, April 24. —- (CP) — Cordell iluil. United

Slates Secretary of Slate. dc- clared empliaiicallv tonight that "ivnys and inc-ans must be found" to see that American-made war supplies I'l‘.ll('l\ Great Britain and the flllifl‘ nations resisting ag- gression "in the shortest of time mid iii maximum quanti- ty." lie proposed no specific measures for guarding the vital son lanes.

‘II r-nts have shown beyond

QO-O 0'0 §~§ 9-9 O O-O-O O§§4-§-§'§-§'O+0

v

z NEW YORK. April 24.~(CP)

v-Navv Secretary Frank Knox hi coupled n statement that‘ cannot allow our floods to he§ 9

in llll‘ Atlantic —we shrill birnton lf they do." urlt-h the rmsvrticn that "we must mnke wood our promise to give aid to zBrlfnl " “H, r can not allow our war Isimblivs and food to renlnh EIllZ-‘ ‘ laud; he will be dole. q-d ifiliey‘ do." lie said in a six . before, the nmiuul dinner of the Bureau

additional details of the naval

bombardment of Tripoli at dawn crashes in scattered parts of East- ern Cnnada 'I‘l‘illl‘5£lflY

last Monday. which had been de- scribed as the biggest bombard- ment “'97 9° have been carried Most serious crash ‘was that in which two English airmen. F0. R. E Rimsome and LAC. Donald Hughes. both of London. suffered fatal ln urles when a Royal Air Force pane from the Port Albert. out. training base flew a hillside north or Guelph. Ont. rlurln: night manoeuvres early in the tiny.

Two Imgllsli nlrmen in the some plflflfl, Ag, cdffnrd clnrk and AC William Goodman. were injured but their injuries were said to be not sci-inns.

Lalo in the day F0. R. G. Mc- Douzoll was killed and F0. M. D_ Pa!‘ was sllizhtli‘ lnjurerl when a "?".l'fll Canadian Air Force plane from the Trenton. 0111.. base crashed l‘: miles east of there. Only preliminary reports with few details were nvullab‘e on the accl- dent.

The third crash occurred near Prwt Lnmhton. North of Sarnln.

hi” but they understood that a German attempt to force Ispass with infantry cost the invaders heavily.

Islanders safe I I , Meanwhile, German dive bombers, darting down lh rays oi the setting sun tonight heavily attacked Pir-

the poi-i of Athens; bombing a ship whlchlwiuiytggtyng g .. W‘ M» _ (c5 fiefugees‘ '1“ i l’ " i i i l l Nafiuof 13 ulniiiryglifl-Vlqdlan an: ‘. The ship immediately burst into flames and theWGov- ggyg,g§,fhe,gl“,,'gfe;' ,*,I,;,,E%;,,’;‘,- t merit, identifying it as the 2,295-ton Hellas, a converted pclil, said many of the women and children boarding it

cruiser. have been received by mi- val headquarters. lllfslfitllliliy from the war in Greek islands were killed wounded.

these survivors were: Charles Frank. sicker Another steamship, said a home security ministry com- lunique, was damaged heavily off the Greek Island of Kea

2nd class, V25832, Mrs. Gertrude

Davidson (mother) R. R. 3 Truro, ullhvo hospital ships, both with conspicuous Red Cross Ilrliings, were sunk.

N. s. Saulnler, Albert. sinker" 1st. class. There were no casualties aboard the hospital vessel

strain.

Thus, the organization of sup- plies from and through Russia, and the provision of raw materials, make it increasingly necessary t0 keep the occupied countries going » for. gerrnorlxlesnrpfaltkea »~ ‘ti... n. .

British‘ Stepping Up Uffensive In North Africa

By ERIC BIGIO Budget on-

l

out. r Three transports or supply ships

\

wontinmd" ‘m mee- ii. 8011* ~

A1730 Mrs. Minnie Snulnler (moth- er) Kings County. P. E. I.

Canaivan. Lloyd Frederick. stoker 2nd class. V2581 Mrs. Amy Al- berta Canavan. (wtfe. ‘l8 l-2 Laurence St... Halifax.

Tanner. James Gilbert. stoker 1st Assndatcd Pr”! Sm" Wm"

Plums» sunk at Methlmev the cflmmunique said’ but a few ‘lligiiiistlieiFiliingillsllrgaglllieS. Tanner CAIRO Apr“ 24_(AP) —Brlll8h Ont. in lho afternoon ivhcn nu “the new of the h9sl7n-al 5h‘? Andros sunk at Loutra Hooper. Vincent 5.. sicker 2nd Sources“ faking mejnmatlve in 1m; ' R.C.A.‘F‘. plane from the Port m; [gpoflpd killed or woundem class V2428. Milton E. Home" (fa- awning ground somem on the Lnmbton base slruck a tree, Flt.- thei-l Murray Harbor. P. E. I. Libvan Egvpgian fy(j'nt;1er_ fpnlght 1 Sgt. Balluntvne, LAC. A. T Charl-

‘ ' wood and AC. F‘. J. Adams were

Pyke, Gilbert Judson, (cook) (s) A1224. Mrs. R085 Pvke (wife? Lu- ne/nburg, N. B.

lieinforoements

said Axis descriptions of Tobruk a

iimzbslcaguered cltv were “mlslesdfz n n m e

It ls two weeks now since the Axis. drive toward the Suevttalled off at‘ Suluin. just inside the Ewyntlari] frontier. and with a slendv l-TTMVIPE. strenolh tho desert veterans of Gen.’ Sir Archibald WavslVs hondqunrtersl

injured A fourth occupant of the plane. LAC. C Bruce, who unhurt

At lvlount Uiilnckv. N. S.. 2 miles northwest of Halifax. LAC. N. F Vontham was lniured when R piano from the R_C.A.'F'. base at Stanley. N. S.. crashed. Tl was the first time a crash occurred in the

Tlll heart of Athens trembled under the nearby explosions.

llthens’ radio station was broadcasting normally at ’l p. m. A. S. '1‘- Htnnsmission was almost unintelligible because of interference, pre- ‘mli "m" n powerful French code station.

INBC sold the broadcast devoted only a few minutes ' ' = of

OTTAWA. April ZL-(CP) - Flnnncc Minister llslev an- nounced tonight the budget for the fiscal yenr which hogan inst

to news Jtsms

.1 l

lil of the usual full lii The r the n. I 7"“ ‘Pilflnli on the fall of the Greek armies.) F s here- vimv the situation with confi-l Aorll l will be brought down in arm since the bnse nDPIWl R 511011 I . Th ~ _ . new“: “W, 50m? onumlmt ~ l the llolise of Commons Tuesday time ago, a military governor of Athens ordered citizens of the capital to This oulkzuk was sl|'rii".lllcnedl(i—. afternoon. ‘ dnv liv renrrls from Ethiopia which. 'lhe House of Commons re-

Hml“ ‘"9" film": "these exceptional moments the country is pass-

muugh... sumes sittings on Monday after

an Easter recess which began April 8.

Mr, Ilsley ls faced this year with the heavy task of budget- tlng for war expenditures ni- ready authorized of $1,300.000,000 and ordinary government esti- mates of $400.000.000. bo of which are likely to be consider-

told n! British south African forces routing Italian defenders from; m"uiiizilii barricades before Dessleu 140 miles northeast of Addls Abnbm. in the fiercest battle of the East Af-I rlowi ramnslqn.

Frequent British raids from To- bruk were drscrlbed as anythlnfl‘ but attempts to break throuirh and Instead. the sor-

By C. Yates McDaniel Associated Press Staff Writer SINGAPORE. April 24 --(AP) —

Formidable new reinforcements of men" and machines landed at this British far eastern slronuhold to- day, strengthening the defence of Singapore and the Malay penin-

Expi

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Nazis Shower

l l t l» t . t. Q lllll: gag. a surprise brush by Elli‘??? hllihljyr successful harass- ably hllihfl” before the year Q : ‘ ' ‘They came in a big transport as merit of Axis forces attempting to ends. reinforcements for the ‘main ‘bod. hv-pass Tcbruk to push their thrustl The budget will contain “cw a n _ , _y b‘ . d q-imm it urns slated. demands upon Canadian tax- of the Australian Imperial foicc "9" ~ . - t m . l . In addition. the British fleets de- yers u meet ese expendi- . “”),'°“,‘“,§"°d here Fez‘ m‘ strur-live attack last Monday on the ures. It will indicate how much 811' '7" plarlléritloalxeid ‘oullmtllnriieet llloemgllllg 9X1“ has” strengthened Gen’ w“- ,‘Z,L§§},°b“°f,flf““ “"31, hwmm b; l By J Ftfingnsolq - " - , u on a o ‘ u ~ - ~ ~ 1ft area Of Illght attacks fronl voy 100 miles at sea and circled "llihh“¥§‘b§§,§‘5",1§§b1§}.1,.m troons by borrilwlng. “ ° l Canadian Press sum Writer ‘ overhead as the no troop-cnrry- hflveear-moostrolsd "whirls-awry or rt n anticipated u“; m. , WASHINGTON. April 24.-(CP)— l ° m3 1m" stemmed "Wmmh a pm‘ the situation the British command House almost Immediately it 1513511191" RBOWV?“ wdBV 951199 i‘, ‘out E l d tectlve minefield nu.‘ " the DOW = id hYmmE-nng 1 50o casualties .I'csumes nlso will hear a state- "Elam! QT W111“ h“ bee" 931199 hi!‘ . u an ' erful harbor fortressr .0 the naval 315d QM m§ntur¢-d_' and taking a mgnt, on m, uncm] w“ sum‘. l “war cabinet" as reports grew he l p‘ p base dock. Sign“ mil’ of Axis sunplv column» tlon from Prime Minister Mao- Iwould announce shortly a major The new contingent included The cmlv form of attack to which llnnllv KIIII- step designed to help Britain win: C ’ LONDON’ 59m a " (Ffld"7)" v Tobruk has been sublecied hasbeen The Senate is not scheduled to the bat-tie of the Atlantic - naval; i °'"'"8 Eveflb §°"’I?""°“=‘i" t“? ““§8‘"i‘ . on H" “us” waists l."‘.‘:f.'i‘.’l°..‘.'“.'l‘..’ll“.il ':.-.."".:..': arias: firmness raiser. '- ro , rm n - , _ . _ v mm - . - . ; m a m“ Wes e a m (C°n_._.._..__.-__unued on pa“ 9 co l) M“ V“ “H t0 fenalid comfortable. in the interval in the event of Europe. ' g Mayor La Guardiu. of New YOTk,‘

ers showered hi h explosive bombs bum shelter; 5a

III CITIQTKQIICY.

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m N i mnuxuzgilmem mlmd u“ .1“ I | ILL The lironosfd tlhangcrsdl: tax- Aénegciin dcoggatleirmajiiof‘ thl§cfCnai-l 01c | _ STROY M t . - - a- nie s on once

a u n "n. column memv phmes “so mm re rt “RE DE_---S zrrllllciiilteszcleille ylllawevefr. lilil- a . gave the first clear iiidlcaq

tlon of the plan in a speech in Ot-, Official circles-

l l

"m" Per word.

. ed over East Anglia after dar . m’ Mu "I

The planm flew through a bitter "Vml

nnce- Minister weeks ago arranged for a one

in;

llslev

f“ 24-“719- tawa last night.

DIGBY. N_ 5-. AD

th for Pownal northeast wind and ln an overcast L d f rt i 1 l eswrdav; _ d d 1 .1 t .., an. '~-m-+o-=1-- n» my PM °"',_,‘§,‘* is; all 9 T955 §1§i.§.‘.i“l‘“l’$i‘o§illli i... ..=. :.:.":.'...":::.".‘::1r:'=..:::....... lit; sii"..::*:.aii 2...‘: 2.55.‘. ’ firth River Co t u” n‘ d“! and me m o“ ' proximately 799-999 1°99 97 ll-lmberl and this was taken as an ln - flrmation. but from all reports there‘ ' mt?- ncu.‘ wmih M “on” the “"31 mtwm’ a - near Gulliver's Cove. Dlzby Neck l cation that the excise tax ol seemed no doubt of the lIllllllll8llCC_ ‘a M L_29'4-'25'm‘ Anthaircrn“ Fm“ quickly “piled s e e ' Frank Rowter of Dlgby, the owner. ni- would be increased in the of the plan to relieve the British - m" Qlilde w m’ r! aweannc. and estimated the loss at more than bu get by that amount. The tax and Canadian navies of some of Cake Sale a “n- ation: "D.‘°...“‘.l§““vdflli'&‘l° dlzr. .... ___ em M -- “~- ~- 1 ' ' ' - s ' ' ' hMlXXIGFT-lfltbm‘ Starch gllviszhpéllsficlremcllilgm Enacllgciilgll iormldnblelt-riippehlilililg (Cunflnued on page 9' Co‘ a) new m“ r."ia-4"as°"li °“ miwfl‘ °f,.”‘"‘l'{,‘ll.‘l‘“u‘".‘,'f.’.‘ "i"fi'u§il‘l‘.§§a'w‘i§“§§ui§i§°<fi . ‘ ‘ ' wu n. e or e s a o s - on. in Morell r-r Mil t 1r killed l’.'..Z“°w..°‘“a‘.‘li§.§.“5‘“u§§§“'la “Eli ¢ f9] way sayin g Fm? 9n strange - l m‘ ‘wards Omhesti-g“ film” .21‘: oglithorllglliicns ‘slaeilice suld. United states Anny. g - g - ‘i... ,, -~ ‘"”""*-=*-"*- use. sm"*"'...2: ..r"izirzs.ry..iiz..eea..rsst - Plane over Illlblm -. l ‘M comedies. to- hu not cloud them to shipments th¢ newest weapon of ttsnelatalgiétigg u ~. 111., Rht. Excellent from abroad and tloulsrly °t States fllhflnl 91'9" ° _ _, ___ su lies from this nltcd Btstu- by the army as‘ in‘; lid-g ttgnk. a DUBLIN, Eire. A ril 24—(Al"i ‘Prlikelown n'*_ n L, m British port. it wu , wegh g 2 nu an _ -Dublins ground elences fired you," 0nd Annual Cake stated. where thins cannot get in driven b a ioo-horsevfil’ "W on an unidentified plane which on. “lirdgfgfmifggugay. or out tlon ell he. can htravel ‘ringer: flew over the capital of an. this "him. T“ ’ _ - L illliiiirlg 311119612130‘; iilourmgiiiu without “tliilngiiilbisi slnlement said‘- l“" Egmweeltlvnl Alum"? 530w Mo“! n‘! re-fuellng. Its armament includes ~ "An unidentified aircraft flew 3th st'l'i0' ‘w Bmldlm‘ A '_-_‘ s flail-sized 76-mlll1nem field sr- over i)\iblln this afternoon and ' i‘ 'lnlunl°n' cANgmuiA-(fi) " Md“ by tiller cannon I M-mlllhneter can- was fired on bv ground defences. l -____ L'”"'”‘"' m’ mmmmwefl “ovunmem non or anti-fink and anti-aircraft ,"A British plane made a forced m"! Oran Aummn fmm" h". been M?‘ use Ind I nilifltei‘ M mlchlho Iillil _ landing lll County Waterford this w," meetne 1160.5? ‘taftwll’. m. ed Ito {that wngocacres to fllfimg in fixed posit-tom audio n motot- levelling. This pilot who was \in- W194i. lgglhgg antral... my". ngdululawl". driven revolving turret. 4i . lnJurcd has been interned."

lfiMajor Step By U. S. In

of Adverllsinc of the American

‘Newspaper Publishers Association

o and n nation-wide broadcast.

Q Aft/Jr mnklnir rm “utterly real- islli- and oblcctive” survev oi the world situation and touohintr on the nation's forclrln and delsnre°

4130110108. Knox added: "Hearing

Mamie thus far. we can only no 011.

04'

blc question tliut the safety

pnssi (l of‘ this

of this iiciiusplierc an

country c l for resistance wlierci e tzinue will lie most cf u

"lii rm Judgment, our safety uiiil svi-urrty- require that. in ac- corcLiiu-c with tlic ili-cinred pnliiy ui llii- lirgisiiilivi- and ex- cviiiive. liruiiclics oi‘ the govern- ment. lllll must he supplied with- out lii-s‘ ition lu (iron! Britain and those (nlici- countries that are resisting the sweep of the g il (‘lbllllllilrill-lllll.

“This pol" y moans, in prac- tical applii-iilimi, flint such aiil must l‘(‘1l(‘ll its desiiiintinn Ill the shortest oi‘ time and in maximum quantity.

"So--\vn_v.' and moans must be

-...

for some the Uillltd S , until the western hemisphere is at-l vnclaod and llC pictured a SllLlHllOIl‘

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lCoiitliiucd on page 9. C

Battle Churchill asks ' Postponementof War debate

:4 ~lCP>-I<‘or lll tlirvc days

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LONDON. April the second time _ Prime Minister Cliurolilil iifikvd Parliament tnrlnv to WEI-DWI" a debnte oii the Will‘ but hliiled he might. make a broadcast on tho (lrouk cnmpnlgu lll the mvnnilmew:

Tho Prime- Mlniswr vdiiiiteered} the remark that hc was aunre llic ‘ House oxpocicrl n dobulv 0n tliol war and said l1. would be licld "n; l the earliest moment which (‘nab-- lcs the Govoriimoiit to uivo n full mid reasonable account of what has taken plnvv."

lie wriincrl llint sponsilnlllty‘ rests on the Govern- monl. in inking any cnursc or mnklnu any statement which inlglil. prejudice the success of the Bri- tlsh. Australian. New Zenlnnd and Greek soldiers who at this time are

a “serious re-

tluucd on page 9. Co] 4)

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DIES OF BURNS

YARMSlYFl-l. N. S.. April 24-- lCPl-Jfllilu Dcvenu. three-your- old iluuulill-i" of Mr. nnd l\'ll>. Percy D(‘\t‘.\\l. dic-(l lii ll0.\]\ll:il

here today of severe burns suffer- ed last Saturday". 'l‘lio olil‘d wns tscalded when she upru-l. a pot oi‘ ea.

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