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Fire Causes Damage 0n “John Cabot”

Fire last alight badly burned the iotrecastle oi titre S. S. "John Cabot”, destroying all

bedding, clothing

ors acconiodated there. The fire, wlildi began about l0 o'clock lasted until 11.80. During that time the deck over the forrecasiie was burned through in several

places.

Heavy bulkheads separating the foreoaatle from the hoida of the steamer prevented the destruction of aeveiui cattle wliidi had been put on board

transportation

to Newfoundland. The abi was to sail for St. John's y, but essential re- pairs will prevent lier departure

for at least two days, lt was learned last night.

The "John Cabot" was at Buntaln and Bell's Wharf

when the fire broke out. City firemen responded quickly.

Coming Events

"Union Road Friday, December 21st.

"Dance -— Montague Stldiilitlffh

Comment. 12-11-11.

"Wanted Turkeys. Geese. Ducks. Fowl and Chickens. Eastern Pack- imz 00.. Sourls.

1109-101 “Dance Viernon Bridge l-lall Wednesday night. Dec. l2. c- Kenzies orchestra. 12-10-21 "Grinding wheat daily at

the Ives Grist Mill. North Tryon. ‘ 12-4, 6, ll. i1, 1S. 15~6i ' "a-i-qswif- ~l

. _,.,,

"Buying daily. live and dressed, Chicken. Fowl, Ducks and Geese. 1.11. Flynn. St. Peters. 11~24-Stt-tf.

‘i Clrrr- Linus Cc-ncc ri, Llammlif f e Btvioci. ihursday, December”

—-- i "clrrrsrrnns Conctrt in liiitrrnafd

lath, 12-11-11.

"llrncc. Frciicii Riv-er llall. iietlncsdny, December 12th, if flair. 12-11-21. ,“Cl_vde River Sttrocl Concetta

Tuurscliiy, December 20th. 1241-18-21.

S-xhcol, 'i‘uesday, December

"East Wilishlre Chrisinras Cori- ltrl. North River Hall. Dec. 17th. 12-11-17-21

"Buying daily, all kinds of livc and dressed poiiltr . Pairing to) rnnrket. prices. Signed Davis - l-raser Ltd. 11-28-11.

"Ufllwdina car Bulk Barley. lit-Silly and Wedncsday. 2.00 ‘liifl! no‘. booked. Wiltshire ‘Behring Co. 12-11-21. _“Conccr': and Dance. Enivvale M11001» Tiwsdar. Dec. 18. ' not

line. following night, 12-11-17-21

"Come to Hartsville School Concert in lizrrtsville Hall, Thurs- lfly night. December 20th.

12-11-18-20-31

"We require a lot oi dressed poultry from Dec. i0 to 20. Will l)" hilihest prices for good poul- trv. R. L. Dickieson.

12-8-81

“Collectlngrrliogs each Thursday for Davis d: user Ltd Phone 64-3 Montague. James Shaw and James MCI-cw. Montague, 10-31-11-41.

"its the extra gain from Pan horror Feed that brings results. vestoel Peed Agency. io-M-tf.

"Our hog and dairy feed iayini! that these

mash and chick iattenei- 1a espec ‘lily out up and oroven. Livestock Red Agency. 1044-041

JM °llil‘..“”ii“"..'&" .10..

. V85 Aaeacy. 10444-0 "limb idery. Ba Wear. To s. M. at “South binsutm cite Ind at Motif-me Elec- tric. y, December liitih. ' 12-11-21.

"C0 k f Davis “h” ‘ngaeii-Io trill vigil: Bittgilibfl-Ihgill h???‘ ‘wirml C. Green.“ Albany. oma. C. Grben. Eearald.

" —-Oaaa isod including: Wheat. w ole and ground: Oats. ditto. and look-where. we are ail-

t of ch i t bulk bar- wills; gain Cooy.ce:tock—-ttiat's Iood- eh-Book for a few ion/ 9a the rid and then you'll x3 real arley meal. Liva-

.“my' rtiri-ai. “IMQ - lees t ad- thltnflllfl

_ '~ l0 aamroimd. are

' ‘ ii“ y" ‘flit:

Rapid withdrawal of U. B. from Iran is the task of Donald H. Connolly, deputy (gm-p

mlssioner oi

‘ mission to Iran to ‘Mnd-ua" oi’ U. s. smile

‘it

troop! Gen.

the Army-Navy uq.

speed there.

Patton’: Condition

Continues Critic

HEIDELBERG. Germany,

Dec.

1i>—(AP)—Gen. George S. Patton,

Jr., was in critical condltl day but his rugged phyalqu aided him in resisting the shock of a broken neck and

on to- e has

initial partial

vuvalysis. United States Army dou-

tors said.

Today's final bulletin from the United States 180th Station Hos-

pital in Heidelberg said:

"General condition mflllltfllmid,

Reacted well to initial shoe

k. Dis-

location of vertebrae ls responding

satisfactorily to extension‘, dition remains critical."

Con- h

Little t... Woman“

Dies At Sydney

SYDNEY. N S Dec

10 -(CP) Mrs Eliza Jane Richards. 90.

native of Little York. PE I. died

here Saturday. She here more than 40 years.

had resided

Warns 0f New Gangster Era

MIAMI BEACH. Fla (AP) — J yidgar Hoover. c

Dec. 10-

hici of

the Federal Bureau of Investiga-

tion, predicted today that

llilitlS

strict precautions are taken “the racketeers. the overlords the des-

ccradoes and the criminal

8011111

who characterized the roaring 2m

will conic back to the scene " To a large extent, Mr

blamed

American

HOOVO!‘

vouth and the laxity of

parents for what he termed ‘iiht!

rising tide of serious or‘ sweeping the United States.

Funeral Services

For Lord Lang

LONDON, Dec. 10 --(Reutera) —

Funeral services for Lord

Lang.

former Archbishop of Canterbury

who died last Wednesday,

hold today at Westminster Abbey.

Prime Minister Attlee an

Woollen, Wartime Food Minister, were among those attending

service.

-V(-.‘I‘C d Lord the

"Soliirisfi will“, 8to4P,M.°;piil7b09P.d

Welfare of the stilts

cooperation observance o

' ‘Pieedhlfl

oithe f is

per ton chwlm‘ than choice grains. but if talk they'd say-quota:

rade rta t point too. fivestxhck Feed Agency.

Rat's why

down and we

"Attention hianera Albany and

glll‘ convenience adios aaain Thursdad. Dec. and will truck-roads penal

soaive

Hope it freezes, rins- Oeoras y.

"liarmo Everywhere are DOOM: for mun: of wi

will be ioadilil boas at st...- "t. llflldk lb!‘

tt-tna. are a

ll-il-Qi

-- We onset- a

flit!

luWfll-h gaiorstoo-otdda. Youoaii mill“

i“ and dfillltmn of manv aa all: or aim .1311“ t: that's a guarantee quality-

or rim u

O1‘ direct

13-11-11

Mysterious Message Found 0n Pigeon ‘ I

MINDEKOYA. Ont. Dee. 1O - lnige, torn and for the moat

oaanetoda totiiia Manitoulin island in Northern 0n-

It wag attached‘: mohair‘ at a weary Ollalng p n w oar- ried a band numbered CU-M 10410.

The III!!! was dried oat to. night and flattened with a hot iron. Then it gave ap these ‘Beanies gar”

"Pigeon "

"Dar"

Between ‘the words the message was ’ ‘ 12m in one

corner appeared the sentence “we are vary hungry." That was the only point of the message which waa plain and distinct.

indications the meson been signed but that part of the nape:- was torn anal indeeipherable.

Thq meaaage had been folded and plboed under the aluminum hand but is believed tn have worked loose and booome frayed.

Mauretania liockeil Today

Ax. Dec. 11 —- (Tues- day) -— (C?) — Wide awake and thousands of Canadian

sire at? _ _ g

r . 0115311118 rain. The 36.667-ton liner docked at l A.M.

The majority of the 6,011 pass- enirers aboard the Cunard liner were up and peerins over the deck rails or out of the portholes for their first glimpse of Canada. The Canadian Army with 4,717 all ranks made up the lamest part of the passenger list. that was composed also of 634 it. C. A F. personnel. five Canadian Navy.

R-Oyal Navy. 118 Merchant Navy. 21 British Army. one war correspondent and 293 civilians.

Youth Sentenced To Prison Term

VICTORIA. Dec. 10 — (CPL- Charles iinney. who will be 18 years old this month. was sent- enced today to ‘l2 years in peni- teritiary for the slaying of 18-year- old Phyllis Btroud, a school class.-

mate.

The girl. partially clad. was found dead in the house jointly occupied by the ‘ Kinney and Stroud families. She had been suffocated by pushing her farce against a pillow. The girl's body was found 1n a. sawdust bin l2 days after she was murdered on VJ-(nlght.

On the witness stand. Kinney

tted the killing but pleaded he did not intend to do any harm. lie said he and the irl had an argument. l-ie alapp her face. Hearing her father. sister and uncle entering the house. he pushed her face-down on the pil- low to smother her screams. the bov said.

When he released her ha saw she was dead and in a panic he

hsrhb _. may, m’. _. . .

JBa-itiah To Erztend Operations In Java

I! VIIN HAIIGLAND BATAVIA. Java. Dec. i0 -- (AtP) The British Command clamped wartime secrecy on troop movements and comrniuiicairions in studio-ravaged Java today as a prelude to full-scale military op-

ainat. rampant Inden- are

ulent island. amid reports large concentrations of natives were massing in Batavia fior a Javanese capital. British troops were out on line alert.

Rising British anger with the Nationalists was apparent as rum- ors that the insurgents planned a new uprising on a large scale by the week's end An offic- ial merit

period from t. 1 rough Dec C at 91d - 145 killed. 004 wounded and 10'! .

Thirteen Royal Air Iibrce Mos- quito bombers and fighters assault. ed ‘the mountain village of Tjlba- dek. 50 miles soul/h of Batevia in vimar. was describedtaa the heav- iest. air strike d! the Nationalist rebellion

Two mired- villages near Tjiba- daLKampe and Tjiinahi also were blasted by RAJ‘. planes.

The situation was quiet, for the time beinli at-Bandoeiat. definite the heavy fight-in: in the other West, Java areas. At Eiemsrang, at the north centre of the island. Indonesians were reporied shelling British airfield installations. while British naval units replied with shelliire Air reconnaissance along the, north coastal highways our of Semarang disclosed an increasing n ‘ of Indonesian roadblocks.

liuile Body Found Stabbed To llsath.

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CHICAGO Dec. - (AP) -_ ggnriludmuy oil‘ arsienoizrapher. . e r .

Red swim k1! 0m he Uri

through lie-r neck was found today in the bathroom of her hotel apartment

The killer left this note in lip. stick on the wall:

"For heaven's sake catch me be fore I kill more I cannot control mvself "

The bodv of Mis Frances Brown 33, the breadkriife thrust throirizh i101‘ fleck. "5 point and handle Fifltrllding beneath each ear. was found in the bathtub of her blood- spattered. rifled apartment when ber- roommate returned from spending the night. with a friend.

J L. Lewis Assails Truman labor Plan

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0 —(AP) — John L. Lewis today assailed the Truman plan for curbing major strikes as a "foul-smelling mess" and lia-ic Johnston cau- ‘tiparkigyyflcnirress agQlIil-it acting in

Mr. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers. appeared before the House of Representatives La, bor Committee considering the proposal to set up feet-finding boards to in lilme into big labor disputes. Wh e the boards were functioning strikes would be bar-

red.

‘This legislation." said Mir. Lewis. "would be the first dras- tic thrrist with the knives of a-b- soiutism in the heart oi Am-

burisd the body in the sawdust. KinnOT testified.

enics" He called it also a merm- ure\"t.o appease and protect a iew millionaires."

l! JAMES MoCOOK IDNDON, Dec. 10 - (OP Cable) Amish legal exports today porsd over law booka runnin back hun- dreds or yeara in an a foriwto find a cadent for the treason vei~ dic brought in against William Joyce, the American-born Lord Haw Haw of the German radio, who has a pealad his death sentence to the silage of plaids. “I b“

a open ore bewiggsd and robad m Jowitt. Lord Chancellor, in the red-dra-

- ped House of lords. Oouasel for

the ution brought u case from ancient volumes whic iis decisions wherein an alien might be fo nd guilty of treason if he had enjo t e protection o! a British

monarch.

Joyce had pleaded innocent in that ha was a United ltataa citi- aan when ha started his propagan- da broadcasts for Germany ta il- l a‘: therefore could no be guilty of non against the ,

It was futhar stated g hia trial that the United ltataa was not at war with Carmela“ until Dee. l, i001 and that in l Joyce had baeamt la ‘Domain’, Milli“ making t rnpoaa e or o can it treason allialt the land o! bTa birth.

History Made As Lords Ponder Joyce Appeal

However, Hour of Lords law- yers said today that ancient pre- cedent indicated that even if an alien went to another land after enjoyin the protection of the Ring h a effects and family might remain under the protection of 111a Majesty and hia responsibility to the British state would con-

tinue.

Officials said history is being niada in the quiet rooms, for the rulings and decisions on points of law given by the Lords of Aspeal perhaps will be cited hundre s of

iisw Premier

I An eleven-day crisis in the Ital- ian government was resolved when Alcide de Gasperi. above, accept- ed the task of forming a new cabinet in which Socialists will hold the kev Interior portfolio. De Gasperi. )eader oi the Christian Democrat. party. retain the post of Foreign Minister in riddl- tion to premiership.

News Briefs

YARMOUTH, N‘.S., Dec. l0 - (CPr-Tndlvidual lobster catches since the season opened Dec. 1 were reported today as moderate

good financial return as the pncc jumped to 37 cents a pound. The price at thmopenlng of the scu- ._aon was 90 cents.

'O"!'1‘AWA, Dec. l0 — (CP) Transport Minister Chevrier in an

way congestion might result

OTTAWA, Dec,

more than 100.000 a

mans was told today.

in Southern reported

town of Lincheng Shantung Province was

riispntuli which said the outnum- bered defenders were bravely" and still holding on.

‘mum ca $4,500 In Montreal iicid-llp

l MONTREAL. Dec. 10 (OP)-

TWO masked bandits stole $4,500 today in a holdup outside an cast end Montreal Unemployment In- surance Office.

Romeo Courtmanclic and G. Legault were on their way from u bank to the office with money for the unemployed when the bandits stepped from a lane and held them

up.

The civil servants threw their portfolios with the money into the street where the were picked up by the bandits w o escaped in

by.

Attempted Murder Case Adjourned

CASTALIA. N‘ . B . ,

arsenate of lead in milk. will b and Village Dec, i0. The

years fro now.

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but fishermen were assured of a

appeal to civilians to refrain from unnecessary railway travel during the holiday season said today rail- ill some travellers becoming stranded,

l0 — (C?) - Tht- National Employment Service made 760,122 placements betwcen May 1 and Nov, 30-an average of month-the Veterans Committee of the Com-

TORONTO, Dec, 10 — (CP) - Ontarids birth rate increased from 18.1 to 20.7 pcr cent in the 10-year period from 1933 to 1943, Health Department figures showed today. Maternal mortality was reduced 50 per cont and infant mortality near- lydone-ihlrd during the same per- ic .

CHUNGKING, Dec, l0 — (AP) _. An attack by 120,000 Chinese Com- munists on the strategic railway

today in a Central Government

"fighting

a dark green sedan waiting near-

DeC. i0 -— (CM-Ths preliminary hearing of George Forsythe, 00-year-old fish- erman charged with attempting to murder hia elderly wife by placing e resumed in thli Grand Marian Isl- proseo ution has rested its caae after call- ing 10 witnesses to the stand. The fitlzlused is at liberty on $10,000

manta to Charlottetown harbor, mates for this work.

for tenders a. little sooner.”

pleinentary estimates.

Earlier, Mr, Fournier had told the House that these moneys would be found only Ln his regular tie- psrtmental estimates for 1946. When the Works Department es- timates were being piloted through the chamber last month. Mr, McLure drew Mr. Fournlefs attention to the fact. that funds for these essential works had already been voted and the work actually started. He emphasized that Prince Edward Island was not asking for any new concession or favor, But simply that the government im-i piement a project already sinc- ticncd and passed by rarfament.

Debate Over Chickens

A formal full-dress vote was held in the Commons today over a box of 129 pounds of chicken which had gone had in transit from a point. in Nova Scotia to Halifax at the time of the explosion of the naval magazine at Bedford Basin.

Percy Black, Progressive-Con- servative member for Cumberland complained to the House that G. Cochrnne, administrator for the explosion claims had declined to approve the claim entered by ' Jesaplr-Werrick of Oxford in trom- pensarion ‘for the chickens, The shipment of broilers had been dcspatched to Halifax via ire Occan Limited and had spoiled

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Believed Victim Cf ilnknown Car Driver

An inquest into the deatn 0i John A. MacDonad who died in the Charlottetown Hospital 11W’- days after having been admit/ltd with injuries was held 185i 118m at the City Hall. Dr. James D. MacGuigan was coroner-

After hearing several wltnearsvele. the jury reported as follows. e believe that the said John A. MM- Dcmalcl came to his death in The Charlottetown Hospital on DW- 4 1946. as a result 0i blood lodRinG in believe the clot an lnlurv sustained 0n when the said John A. M80901)‘

aid was struck bv a car driven bl! an unknown . at M‘ 1166i; Mount Meilick. Queens County.

The jurors were George W. Mac- Leocl (foreman). James Brown.

(Continued on Page 11 COl- 4)

Closure Threat Heard In Commons

OTTAWA. Dec. l0 - (C?) - Social Credit members of the Com- mons at adjournment toni ht showed no ind cation of allowing immediate passage of a resolution on the BNlZtOTi Woods interim. tional monetary reemenis despite noisy opposition rom members of other parties and s veiled threat oi closure procedure by Prime Minister Mackenzie K1118.

Finance Minister Iisiey expressed concern that the tactics adopted by the party might prevent Can- ads ratifying the agreement lg Dec. 31. the deadline at which pei-edcent of the quota must be il . Solon L0w..Socl.a1 Credit Party leader replied he would not "oludgcon" members 0d his Party into silence.

Escapes ‘Jail, is iiecapturoil

ANTIGONISl-l, NnS. Dec. 10 -

iori-aonn Jose n 1mm“, i8, Rocky Point, P .I., and Louis Edward Paulette, 17, Hayfield

Road committed for trial before the iipreme Court on eight char- ges lest week, made their escape from the Antigonish jail last night.

Thomas was recaptured in the woods near here today and Pou- lt-iie was arrested again tonight. They were arrested Nov. 25 and arraigned on charges ranging from jail breaking to breaking. entri-

A, his hODe that within six months

Minister‘ Yields. Ground Milriiefullf On VoteFor Charlottetown Canadians Harbor Improvements

OTTAWA, Dec. lll — (Speeiali — Subsequent to an appeal made in the Commons on November 29 by W. Chester S. l/lc-Lure. Progressive Conservative mcinbe for Queen's for a speed-up of repairs and imprurs ' Works Minister l-‘ourniei- announced today that he had asked his officials to prepare

supplementary esti-

"Slnce that date," Mr. Fournier said. referring to Mr. lVlcLureh representations. “l have asked my officials to prepare estimates to call

The Works Minister's announcement was made this morning when Mr. MoLure asked what the Public Works Department proposed to do about the resolutions from the Charlottetown City Council Charlottetown Board of Trade urgently requesting that the necessary funds for harbor improvements be brought down in the form of- sup-

and the

Progress Reported 0n Civic Airport Housing Project

The Charlottetown airport hous- ing project is progressing satis- factorily, Conn. . . Rogers told the City Council at its monthly meeting last night. The electric- llglit system will be taken over by the City from the R..C.A.l'~‘_. on Dec 12, and he ht. might be advisable to install met. ers to discouraae needless use of electricity.

Bills have been piling up. COllii. Rnizers said. but within the ncrot few weeks those would be rapidly diminishing in amounts and it. was