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llet in blow it Hitler; Buy i Bond today

Yesterday was the last day but we, ct 111t- great Victory Loan

ve d 1941 and toni ht 5t om minute to twelve midni t, or 11.60

m. Victory Loan eadquarters will close down and no more bonds will be sold. This emphasize; how getjosillljv it. is for many hundreds 0t people. ivho have had good in- tenliom but have never really got- pn down to signing on tho dotted [he on n. war loan application or made out c. cheque for one, to p. on Canada's Financial Honour you piano boys have responded to grep ("nil for recruiting in every bruuh of the service. Let it not besald that those who are at home have failed to furnish the sinews oi war. Although a person may not be able tn ufford a large bond but peltups is 11bit! t0 bllY B. $50. bond it ll‘.('.i‘.s>.'ll'_V on the instalment i111 lu- will feel prouder for hav- guz done so

Provincial totals released last ev- ening show that; King's County mido the greatest advance during thr- day and that the total for the lsaud 110p sta11ds at $1,789.50. 011w f1 rcs arc: Charlottetown 5021.400. balance of Queens Coun- ty Sfllihotltl; Summerside $342,350; Bilnnce of Prince County $228,850; Kiwis County 3176.850.

llany were the favorable com- m s hoard concerning the mag- nificent subscription placed in this province by the PEI. Trust Com- pmy. 1.1.11, This reliable and pow- erful finance. company gave a big boost to the total by handing a (toque for 5.50.000. in Mr. WJ-LV. D. Chairman of the Vic- uimlttee. Mr. G. T. to. Provincial Manager of the Co may, received many calls corn- pliwwiitllict the company and no (itllbf will [lll\\ this information on lathe lu-nd officials,

KILLED IN ROCK FALL

l-llLl-SRORO, N. B., June 20-- iCPw-ilrlcllicrt Smith. (i0. of Al- bert Atlncs, was killed today by a fill of rock in one of the gypsum males 111-111" here. He was working alone l11 :1 tunnel. An inquest will be hold Monday. Smith was a Izdoux-r.

Coming Events

No-iccs in this column if ccnis per word.

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"Wanted to buv bologne cattle Phone or write for price. Signed baud Cold Storage 60.. Ltd.

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“Wanted to buy quantity veal calves. All grades Signed Island Cold Storage. L-lllifi-G-Ztl-fi.

ctuiafr Players present “The ‘om Missouri" in Kinkora may. June 27th at 8.30 RM. L-e54-c-21-24-26.

"lnu-rve July 9th for Annual "s11. -,ll and Dance at. Brookfleid. L-li53-li-2l-1i.

"Fr-uich River piluy presented 111 Clivr-nrlish hall, June 24. L-SBS-lI-ZI-Zl.

"L, , Mil-id E Bu:

,. Szauda rd ‘i 1111c.

“Ssp "Eyes of Love" by Cherry Vlliv. ‘lkiiU. 111 Crapzuui I-lall, Moxie...) night, June 23 at 8.30.

"Hunter River players present "Civil service" Clinton, June 23 llob 1111C, June 2Q, L-HI-fl-Zi-fli. m"Z1o11 W. M. S. Cake Sole Hol- 11115- colvrdav. June 21st. h-m-e-af-il.

"511111141 out Monday at Fred-

Qficton, Tuesda l0 A. M. New Glas- fgll. 11.00 A. . Rustico, 2 P. M. larlotlcmivn in Market. Square.

7§13111‘5dov 1 P. M. Kelly's Cross, i“ - M. Emerald. Paying 8.00 a air 1 Piss over 18 lbs. Wii also uy

mailer ones, L-lWD-B-fli-il.

I . M ‘Ilistrlct Convention of York, Rgiiwlllilhd. Dunstuffnage. Covehcod 801111. Stunhope North ‘roe, 11111 wrnsloe. Peasant Grove Suf- ' Institutes held in York Hall. Wednes- ‘l : une 25th. 2.30 Public meeting iorv-sht Standard Time. Offorin W11 Cross. L-eoo-o-21-1.

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glgwrv at Clyde River are asked to Wain with the work or contribute 1o lund. Work will start on Mon-

1 111111111112. June zard. L-tlid-Q-fll-li.

azmsllboer and Dance. 5t. Teresa's

or -. Tuesday. June 24th Webster's "Issue. L-tsi-o-n-al. .

Rhffiurrve Julv eta for Hunter

“v 11F United Church ice cream fes-

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‘The Annual Pilgrimage to Saint 9&2} dc Beauprc will take place u! l-lth to 18th noluslve. Attract- dm Wflmaize r lwev fares. Ad-

? communications Rev 1111 McKenns. Moi-oll.

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interested in Pmsbytermn_

A statement read in the Bu- ltremo Court yesterday morning by Hon. Thane A. Campbell, At- tofllfy General, was renounced to be a reflection on he Court" by nresldinv Judge. Hon. Justice A. 2:. Arsenaut. who stated the Attor- ney General would not again have fir‘; {mlglemt Oiuitppearlng before

n our uh begrfrktendered. an apology had

r the Court had opened at 11 11-111. yesterday. Judge Arsenault, addressing Attorney General Campbell, said that on Wednesday afternoon, when the Court resum- ed after recess to consider the second appeal case in re The King vs. Pansy MacLeod, the Crown 001111581. Mr. St. Clair Trainor, had 5511611 i0 11D ar. no had asked M1‘. R. R. Be 1, counsel for the ap- llellant, if any arrangement had ‘Wen mflde- When Mr. Bell answer- ed 111 i111? rlvgahve. he had sent for Mr_. ‘rralnor. The latter, when he arrived in Court. said he had beenufinstructed by you not; to up. pear. The matter, Hi5 Lordship added. 111R)? have been perfectly innocent, but he took it as a dis- CWYAPSY to the Court, even P11011511 this might not. have been intended. He then asked the At- Wfflei’ General for an explanation.

I should very much prefer not. to make any statement on the sub- ject," the Attorney General an- swered.

The Court: "Why not, Mr, Ag. tower General?"

Attorney General: "r consider the question of instructions given the CPOWn counsel a matter at the discretion of the Attorney gen.

‘Judge Arsenault inquired whe-

hler that meant. the Court was be n! ignored and- added. “I: that l5 SO. it would be rather contempt of Court. I take it that when Mr. 'I‘rai11or did not appear, he has rcirirértegoltltrle ufogmer cdectisliglrp"

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For Auxiliary 0f llrphanage

Mrs. H. S. Henderson- Re-elected Presi- dent At Annual Meeting Yesterday.

There was o. large and represen- tative attendance at the annual meeting of the Provincial Ladies Auxiliary, P. E. I. Protestant Or- phanage held yesterday. Excellent reports were delivered, showing a particularly successful year. The president, Mrs. I-I. S. Henderson, presided.

The officer: were re-elected for the ensuing year, as follows:

President-Mrs. H. s. Henderson, Charlottetown.

Vice Presidents-Prince County: Mrs. A. J. Matheson, Omen-n; Mrs. Herbert Thompson, Tryon.

Vice Residents-Queen's County: Mrs. Edgar Heertz, East Royalty; Mrs. James Munn. Mermaid.

Vice Presidents-King's County: Mrs. Albert Macbeod, Murray Harbor; Mrs. S. J. Rose, Elmira.

Secretary-Mrs. W. G. Bruce, Charlottetown. Following is the text of the

President's report;

Another year has passed and again we meet in this beautiful hall for our annual meeting.

It. is indeed most. gratifying to have so many in attendance. We welcome you and sincerely trust you will all benefit from our get.- together.

In these terrible days. the most tragic in the history of our Em- pire, we hope that this meeting today may help us all to keep up our courage, so that we may con- tinue our war work and also "keep the Home Fires Burning" with re- newcd vigor and energy.

I know you will agree that the Orphanage and grounds never looked lovelier and the children never healthier.

The real gauge by which can be measured the worth of this "Home" is the health of the child- ren and the primary cause of the

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British approve Roosevelt move

I-DNDQN- 311m 31 —(Saturday) -—(CP)—M0mi.ng newspapers today gave smaur Play to President Roosevelt's Robin Moor message and editorial comment expremecl hearty approval.

"cleafly the new world balance is shaping rapidly under gym hands of the United States," the Dgily Tbleswph sa-ld. “rt is in American hands and not those of the dicta- tors that the ultimate issue lies,

“It means that. ‘the resources of 1civllization'....are still in the keep- ng of th de i the totaii€ariarrx1l$rac es and not of

The Daily sketclusald that, "even the wildest of Berlin optimists can have no illusions about where the grist American nation stands to-

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‘There was no authoritative com- ment on Mr. Roosevelt's message.

Two killed When plane Hits Ferry

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TORONTO, June 20 —(CP)- A collision between a big seaplane bomber and a. ferryboat in Toronto Harbor UILs afternoon cost the lives of two Norwegian airmen, while a Canadian student pilot was killed at nearby Malton and four other men were missing with a plane from the Port; Albert camp of the Royal Air Force on the eastern shore of Lake Huron.

The new Nortnro bomber car- rying Lleut. Finn us, 29, a from the Norwegian air force camp here, was taking off when the fer- ryboat loomed up in the harbor. The Plane went into a stee climb but ts undercarriage caug t the upper deck of ire ferry.

The machine ripped off a. life- boat davit, knlfed through a ventil- ator dented the funnel, bent the mas and tore off the top of the stern pilot house. The dam plane then plunged into the water and sank in a few minutes, before crash crews in speedboats could ar- rive to extricate its occupants from the enclosed cockpit.

Three Britons and a Canadian were aboard the training plane that left the Port Albert RAF. school yesterday and was feared lost in Lake Huron.

Aboard this plane were Sgt. J. G. Jones, pilot, Cpl. C.D. Bradbury. wireless operator. Lac. J. W. Clark- son and Lac. D.C.I<". Evans. student navigators.

In the crash near Melton north- west of Toronto. Inc. R. 1i M11191‘ of Brockville lost his life. A stud- ent pllot attached to the No. 1 ele- mentary flyin tralnin school of the Toronto ylng Clu , Lee. Mil- ler w“ flying a training plane, a civilian craft, when it hit t!“ ground near the Melton airport.

Moscow calm; Army training in full swing

MOSCOW, Juno 20 -(AP) -m- tonsive training 0f the Red army and its reserves was in full swing throughout Soviet Rituals. today. but the capital preserved an atmol- phere o! outward calm and HOWMN was there any public indication of a crisis in relatons wth Germany.

Although the government news- paper Izvestia declared that "rmith- er through the forests, nor steppes, mountains, or seas will the enemy ever step across the for- bidden bounds ," nothing in the conduct of offic als of the populace suggested to foreign observers tlmt the Soviet is expecti ,, any immin- ent invasion.

Izvestlrs declaration was con- tained in a description of the spec- ial border guards of the NKVD, se- cret. state police, which it said "keep watch all year round, day and night, afoot, on horses and camels. or drawn bv reindeer."

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Fear Grew of t ll. S. Sub lost; 400 feet down

PORTSMOUTH. N. IL, 20—(AP)— The death of all 33 officers and men of the sunken United States submarine 0-9 was indicated tonight by navy after wreckage from the craft shot to the surface from the tremendous depth of 402 feet.

PORTSMOUTH N. FL. Juno 20 -(AP)—Pieces of wreckage, oe- companied by air bubbles and an oil slick, rose to the surface to-I night in the area where the miss- | ing United states submarine 0-9 and her crew of 31 la trapped in more than 400 feet o water. Whether this meant that the men below were trying to aid searchers in finding them, whether they might be trying to escape themselves. or whether the old submarine might be breaking ND under the weight of more than twice the water she was built to stand, navy officer; here declined’

to say.

Shortly before 9 pm. E.D.T., after nearly 10 hours of searching, the rescue ship Falcon wlrelcssed the IlBNy yard hereu-

“I-Iave picked up cork, pieces of deck grating, oll slick, air bubbles, depth 6'1 fathoms.

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(iirl dies after Highway accident

ST. STEPHEN, N. B.. June ii0— (CE-Beulah Bartlett, l6, died t0- day of injuries suffered last nl lit when a cor in which she was r d- ing overturned near McAleerrs Cor- ner. She lived at Valley Road, near‘

Nancy Bradford, 16. of Oak Bay, and. Beverly Eaton, Princeton, Me., the driver, were in hospital with injuries believed not serious. P0110? were trying to locate the fourth car occupant, u young man said to be from Woodland. Mo. \\‘111> P801111“ across the border into Maine after the accident.

The two couples were retiu-hinf from a dance and all were report- .ed to have been l11 the front. seat of the car. a comm‘. An inquest will be held Monday.

;ilichy reports

stucLnt pilot Trend Harsuk, 22,.

‘British begin Shelling Damascus

BEIRUT, June 21 —(Saturdai’l— (AP)—- Vichy authorities claimed today British troops started shelling Damascus as the alhed advance pressed to within a few miles of ‘Jtat Syrian city.

(British authorities have sought without, avail to arrange the 5111'" render of Damascus as an of)?!“ city. hcsltatlng to shell what is be- lleved by many anthorltes to be the oldestlnhabited town in the world.)

The Mahajamrwte sector of Da- mascus was claimed hit b)’ the rrellirg. Vichy French claimed fires were started throughout that; quart-

er of the city [on-Doug June 20—(CP)- ht.- lng raged all day in ttrflflfi 1 B‘

on the outskirts of ancient Dam"- cus and latest reports said the a!‘ rlan capital was still holdinfl W1 under attack by Allied 10MB-

Brltish headquarters in Cairo said attacks had been launched from three sides but there was yet ne definite report of a bireak through into the city itself. Only “local ad- vances" were claimed. The battle apparently was heaviest around thP Mezu alrdrome, six miles southwest of the capital where the Vchy forces claimed to have taken 4'00 prlnsoners.

Tyne Valley Girl Gets Music Diploma

HALIFAX. June M —(OPl—-MafY Doryse MacNeil Tyne Valley, PE. 1.. was nwarde s. violin dlplvm! tonight at the annual convocation of the Maritime Academy of Music;

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U. S. ‘fo-“Resist 0f Piracy WithArnledForcc

Some see Presidenfs statement paving way for more inrport-

WAR

To Enter Cabinet?

LIZ-GEN. A. o. L1 MCNAUGIITON

LONDON, June ZL-(Salur- d3?) — (OP Cable) -- b11110: 1| streamer headline calling- fur changes 1n the War Cabinet," the Daily Plilll suggested today that Lin-Gen. A (i L Mc-

Naughton might enlcr m1,- Lllllrllfllll administration. “Reconstruction of the War

Cabinet is being anxiously dis- cussed i-n influential circles and important. decisions are anticl- DlI-lld." said an article by the newspapers political corres- pondent.

“The name of Gen. Andrew lifeNaughwn, commander in chief of the Canadian forces lll this country- ls bracketed with others who might Believe the lrune lilinistcr of additional and heavy responsibilities he carries as the Mi istcr of De- fence.“

The story said Capt. ll. l). R. Margesson, joint chief govern- ment. whip, also hull been men- tioned us a probable minister of defence and declared there was ncrslstent support for the rc- turn lo Britain of Prime Mm- islcr llrlcnzics oi'_ Australia to assume a. responsible position in tho War Cabinet.

Shipping losses BelowMay figure; High on Atlantic

By Il_arol1l Fair Canadian Press Staff Writer

@411". SEEKS r0 HEAD OFF zyazl IINVA_§I0N

Judge Demands Apology From Attorney General

Statement read by Attorney General pronounced re- flection on Court.

May come at Once if Stalin. Backs down

British Airmen Trace Pattern Of Violence Over R u h r A n d Channel Ports.

By Robert E. lfunnclle Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON, June 20 -(AP) — Ln

c. powerful offensive against Ger- man industrial and troop centres, the ROYQI Air Foroe is trying to cripple at its prospective bases a Nazi attempt at invasion of Brit- ain which might cnmc at once if Hitler tnkcs Stalin into camp with- out fighting. ,

This, it was disclosed today, is the urgent purpose behind the un- precedented British bombing cam- Dnitn which for nine successive nights has spread a pattern of vio- lencc from docp into tl c German Ruhr to the occupied French ports ivhenco an attempt to leap the channel would be sprung. . lsh bombs are falling upon the con- tinent. British diplomacy is wcich- in: ils course against. the alterna- tive in the Gcrmair-Russizm crisis.

(Continued on Dike a, Col 5) Cardirfs Condition Said Improving

SOREL, Que. June 20 -—(CP)—- Condition of Hon. P. J. A. Cardin, federal minister of transport. and public WOPKS, has improved during lhc clay, attending physicians said this afternoon, His condition ‘was still l‘l"".".l‘fi€d as serious, however.

1st (‘anadian Bomber Squadron Is Formed

LONDON, June 20—(CP)—The British Broadcasting Corporation tonight broadcast news that a Cana- dian btlhlblllg squadron is being formed but was 11ot heard to say whore it would be sent.

Formation 0f the first Canadian bomber squadron in Great Britain ivas announced last Sunday, ai- thougir it probably had been in commission for some time prev- iously. Canadians already had formed fighter squadrons. b11t had callzd o11 forces from other Iiarts of the Commonwealth to help fill them.

LONDON. June 20 -(CP Cable) —Tl1e admiralty announced today that shipping losses of Britain and her allies in May dropped below the April figure, but it's revised fig- ures for April marked that month as the worst shipping month of the war to date.

In May. 98 ships Were lost total- ling 461.328 tons or 119,823 tons

less than the revised figures for April. The corrected April total was

581.251 tons instead of the prev- iously announced 488,124 tons. the admiralty said, It was swelled by merchant losses during the battle for Crew.

This sill did no‘. equal the ymak loss month of the " 1 itrral war. April 1917. when destruction totalled 545.282 tons oi’ British vessels and 329.825 tons of allied ships.

At the same time authorities in- dicated that the improvement in May ditl not not necessarily moan improvement in the battle of tho

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Ford signs With llnion

WASHINGTON. June 20—-(APl-- fTlhe Ford Motor Company. last. of the big non-u11io11 firms in the automobile industry. signed o. con- tract with C I 03s United Auto Warkers Union today. agreeing to a union shop. dues check-off and ware increases.

The conclusion of the history- maklrig pact. nfber a fortnight of negotiations took place 1n the office of ldent Philip Murray. Presl- dent of the Congress of Industrial . in the presence of Harry Bennett, Ford personml director. and more than a score of company and union l'P')l‘C$(‘lllfil.l\'(‘S.

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ABelieve (tar lFerry is Total loss

HALIFAX. Prince Edwar

June 20—(_CP) ~ a , - - 1ar o . ‘1 ‘SW? ‘lfibtetif i“éii3“‘€t‘3.°iiy‘°&5¥1u l» i.» or water oft ‘the south coast of Nova seotia today and salvage men said there appcurrri to be little 110196 °i

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Hfilglltélrlrlilnis ‘frlothing available that could lift such a heavy ‘$11111. 011g official said. R0118“ “MOT an)‘ depth in which the vessel sun were other problems confronting possible salvage attcmpii

Four lifebcats, four life rafts and several lifo prcscrvevs which iloatctl to tho surface drifted above the spot where the ferry lay yesterday. She sank Wednesday night after groundinfl the DTBV1°115

day. .

Several houm before she sank. eight sturdy fishing boats nut lines aboard and started to tow tho ship toward shore in an attempt to beach her. several miles were covered when it became ap aunt the Charlottetown was n8 to founder.

Bontnien sprang to the stern; of the towing craft with axes and knives in hand. When the 1115115111‘! vessel took a heavy list the taut lines were severed and the fishing boats shot. ahead out of dams?!‘-

Crew nrembers who had remain- ed aboard jumped into lifeboats and pulled away swiftly.

As the waves bcflfln t0 B11811“ the Charlottctwon there was an explosion as imprisoned air below decks sought a vent and pieces of the cabin roof were flung 111811 1M0 the air.

The. Charlottetown was on her woy to drydock at saint John for her annual refit and carried no passengers.