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Covers Prince Edward

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[Canadian Pres!) 3055M _ Reds say German m, offensive all but stymied rim of British-American west-

nt offensive WM __Biil:b and Chinese :5 “ugly d) new line after rc-

pmin; nil town. sTATEﬂ — U. 8- l0 Umflflziseful alien-encmy-con- m4 patents. i- Britain. U l. pre- ‘BFyEi-Axﬁreaier aerial assaults on is-lield Eurﬂle-

[CA * . mgr-rive to fIBM

rlncess was 16 yesterday

Will Assume Respon- sibilities As Heiress Presumptive To Throne Of Empire.

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f Empire, en-

' tdriy on her 16th

31m ' ,. as “tier Royal ess the Colonel" the Gren- ori the grounds of

1111a other and father ‘(i li-yeaf-oid sister. Princess srgaret Rn _ li1 ill‘: background. lilbflll ok tile salute smiling isfll-pts m4 When the cere- tsy was over stie walked away 1.11 liarcarct Roe holding her

‘ ‘ asking ques- ‘ster.

Many thousands 0| in Libya.

s ctli‘s girlhood is and Qusen have must assume the of her station. private dance betlvs coili-

i Cl r-“Y-llil/ and sine" she ivas Met the nililcd licspcnsibliity of mg first in liiit- lo the throne. -t WWW‘ fvirrss presumptive iitlie tibrifaticn of King Ff-i-ard ' a! 5"“ acwvslon of King llsiﬂvl. ‘irr father.

Arlim. islrar-comnlexirned girl d1 a diamiiniz strife. Elizabeth Is educated by private tutors uri- llhe careful eve cf her mother.

tC0fllll\\l7(3fi~(\.ri'~y-)_A_.g(v§‘*$, "cg; 5i — ar--25 Years Ago Today

(Ev The Canadian Yvciis)

APRIL 22. l9l7—Brit-lsh Forellln friars‘ Balfour conferred with 9rldCill_ WllSOIl at Washington. “Y Bllllsli ships of over 1,600- “tfﬂflyollllk by mines or sub- ltllefics iviiiiin a week. Food Coll- ; r ssiimed ccriiroi of United dcm flour mills,

timing Events

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a ill vlllil nu worn

"Tlllfl@s—Souris 'I‘hlu'sday.‘

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{l ”T“M°S"MQHKB-Eue saturda . 4-314“.

"Ely-Friday. Mt. Stewart. 4-21-31.

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RM Gross dance in Masonic

u- Hunter River. April 22. 4-21-21.

"Y-M 0 A Gymnasium dis

_ - - play njfeenltiglyt 16143601 Adklliiillfislon 25f. , c ren on "Billy 3.30. l0 cents. 4-22-2.

"I-Dlldin h t P M Pr 08s a Colvlllc until mowmdar. April 24m. ‘gslgi

"Nctice-Reseyvm

._ g live hogs as

u? If‘? W981i Thursday. Al-

Ic- gill)’. Ehlerald. A. C. and ' "tn- 4-22-31.

"Annual meetin

. 8 Hillsborough

,1“?! lfmﬂpariv at m. Her-

min l" 25 at 8 o'clock. J. B. - president. 4-33.31,

I‘ m “wills boss Thursday A

t , pi-il ‘mllmgicrside till 1 p.m.: Ken- m. “until-ma Bulinan and Bag- n_ M Elf; River Friday till c en and Campbell. 4-22-11.

u ‘m 110$. "fﬂéllflcr w Ricbeccas. Odd- ymuwn their friends in Char- ednegd- Be cure to reserve i yoﬁfliA evening. April 29m mm universal-y Day Variety om Yb Tickets now available u‘ Cilmmittiee. 4424i.

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Announcement Made during House Debate

Plans Are Being Drawn Up And Will Be Put Into Effect Order In Coun- cl .

OTTAWA. April 2i —fCP) -—Fi- Jiance Minister Ilsley announced in the House of Commons tonight that provisions for insurance of’ civilians against injuries arising from the war are being prepared and will be enacted by order-in- council.

Mr. Ilsley made the announce- ment during debate on the bill pro- viding for insurance against war damage to property. This bill was laid before the House prior to the Easter rocrss when its provisions were explained in detail by _'.I1c Munster.

He said he anticipated the ques- tion of compensation for personal lnjllflﬁs suffered by civilians would be brought up and hc assured the House that plans for such protec- tion were being draivii up by the treasury board and would be put into effect by order in council.

Sonic degree of this type of iri- suralicc had already" been initiated, such as the protection accorded air raid precautions ivorkcrs.

The Will‘ risk llliillYllIlCO bill Was given S-?L‘0ll(‘| rcarline and referred to the House banking and coin- mcrce committee where it. will be subject to a careful study, the min- ister said.

The bill provides itisurance up to $3,000 for ivav (lainage to property 0'i'~1‘ll"l0d by the ovrncr. without cost to ire owner for premiums, and 6111113135 {he miiiLstcr to enter into insurance azrcclnents with com- panics whereby general insurance against. war risk may be purchased at rntcs and under to be dcliiicd by regulations,

Says Ontario Shipyard Strike ls “Illegal”

zl-ICFH-Y. abor

OT'I‘A\V.’\. April Minister MlliCllCd Home of commons in rellercnce to “lllegaP Dntarlo shlpyald strikes that "it iviilgl be jllSl. too tad ll the men who go down to the sea in ships. in Corvettes. iveiit on strike because. a mun ivas demoted."

My, Mitchell spoke in reply to two questions bv J.W. N"scllvo‘tliy (C.C.F. York South), Mr. N051!- WTLllv wanted to know "What the cause of ilie dispute at the shipbuilding plants 1n Midland and Kingston“ and "chat action ls bciiic tilkcn to setfo it?"

(In Midland late today a Sllokes- man for striking imployecs of Mid-

TORONTO. April 21 - (C?) -—.\‘trikes in two Ontario ship- yvirils-iit Itlldlund iinii Kinks- tom-emlcd touiizhi when Km:- slon strikers voted in return to work after Midland work- ers earlier in the day voted to end their walkout.

land shipyards sold the sl-Tlkclﬁ voted unanimously at a mass mccl- ing to return to work tomorrow mrrning, The vote was taken after the. Workcfs Committee had r9- commendcd that the men go back 71D WOrltl. Because Man Laid Off

"in the first place." Mr. Mitcliﬂl replied. "the strike at Midland (where about 400 men are off the job) was called without my know- ledge of the department; it was called becaiuse l. man was demoted and laid off.

“A conciliation officer was so“ in there. and an agreement was arrived at with the cimpany that the men would be returned

(Continued on page l. Col 3)

Cotton Mills Change To War Production

WASHINGTON. A ril 2i - (AP) -- The war product on board took an initial step toward eventual forced conversion of about 88 zloer cent of the United states cot, n texltlille llldolﬁtwil-O war or essential cv an r uc on.

Actingpaftier months of mvcatig t-

W. P. B- ordered l per cent the looms in textile mills now

n5‘ various civilian cotton b l r titled dtob lllliillfilcbllulrﬁl g a n: cvsan a. camo a will mo" ma ufifa agricultural

gt.

No appreciable effect on civilian fabrics for such goods uahirtl. sport clothes. and towels Wu ex- ikcted immediately. However. flcials predicted that by next spring such fabrics would present a unif- formly coarse appearance -- por- tlculiirly a parent. for example in "(pensive oudcloth shirts. At the present time. stocks of fine [oodl are reported heavy.

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CHAIKLOTTETOWN, CIANAoATI

Injuries

WED

FWar Situ

ation Last Night

(B! KIRK!) L. SIMPSON, Associated PlTSs War Analyst)

Whatever its deeper strategic dcnce that. American bombing ove

Blliuiflcancc, there is much evi- r Japan as reported from Tokyo is

Illrrlnx public blllcf along the whole United Nation front that it

signals another vital war corner t

urlied in allied favor.

Even lacking authoritative word as to that operation from any

American source, it has sci off in

London prediction; that American

l"!!! planes are on the verge of carrying their colors into battle 41v"

Qhemy territory on the other side

of the world. German and Geman-

hcld War factories on the European continent soon are to feel the Weight of Joint British-American alrpower, it i; stated. I O I I

Circumstances tend to backup Russian-German front is close at gain the offensive on any effective

that prediction. The crisis on the hand. A test. of Nazi ability to re- scale cannot be many weeks away.

It will be s. test. too, of the prime allied strategy which has called

for concentration on aid to Russia whatever the

risks taken in the

Pacific and Indian Ocean. and even the Mediterranean. U O l U

Behind that lies the firm belief in ivashington and London that should Hitler's attack again bog dovm in Russia. this your, the end

will be at least distantly in sight.

war effort to a defensive struggle of which the

It would cerialntly reduce the Axis duration would be

beyond calculation but the result certain. Accepting that as the keystone of allied strategy. it follows logi-

cally that Anglo-American air attack and counter

invasion threats

against the Nazis 2,U00-milc continental seafront must be stopped up to maximum_ Every telling blow struck there In the wecks ahead tends to ease German pressure on Russia.

HitIer Fear

Of

Haunted

- By 7

Invasion

Russians quote captured (Zerman Prisoners

for basis of beli offensive wi

KUIBYSHEV. April 2i—(APi__ The Russians reported today that Hiiiel-‘s once bright hopes c-f a spring offensive, by tire admission of his own Soviet-captured ofiic- ers, have all but vanished under the hsiliitiiig fear of a Bzntish-Arli- erlcan thrust iii_ the ivusl,

soviet authorities said tiidr own prediction that the threaten- ed Nazi offensive ivculcl conic in the summer instead of the spring -—if it ccmes at ali-llad been borne out by statements of a Major Bittner, captive ' G.~rmnh transport officer.

The Russians said this officer related that the spscllc of double trouble-war on l-ivo fruits-had seeped into the Grruian high coin- niand itself and that Nazi hopes big‘ operations were

g2": .

Prsooers seen by foreign Corres- pondents and lilfcrmztlon gather- ed by liic Russians show that the maul force , tile Crvruaii arniv. wlilltlmi dcir by tile He“. Al'm‘."$ wilitir op. . . . nciv is inudc n0 of reserves \"I) are family men over ."0 lnswcd cf lie v-"uliis 0f- ‘izinallv tl1r:\vi1 into the battli- of

15 Russia

On the Fgliting Ircnis. moan-

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Urges truth on War situation

NEW YORK. April 2i —(APi -- Friilik S. Hoy 0f tile Lcivistoii 1M0.) S1111 and Journal today urged liens- paper publishers “to give the pco- plc of America tile truth of the war, good or bad.“—-iiiid not give 111cm “Pollyanna talk of victor-its ivoli when we have actually losi.“

"To ticlp ucc-cmplisll this, tile newspapers must be left free to d0 their own independent reporting and their now thinking." lie said at the opening of the 56th annual conven- tion of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. "We a1‘! not going lo will tlls War by deceiv- ing the people, by withholding cas- ualty lists, by making war seem easy when we know that it is g0- lng to require "blood. sweat and tears."

Hoy. chairman oi the A. N. P. A.'s first session, said tluit the newspap- ers are telling tlic triitli now and that it is their responsibility to see that the public continued to get the

Says U. S. is Outstrippiiig Axis production

INGTON April 21 - (AP) - nald M. Nelson told a oenaﬂ committee ha ily today that Vult- ed States mi my production W“ "over the hump" ut. complﬂlmll l!‘ almost the some breath that con- gressional criticism was maklnl many business men hesitate to ac- cept tl-c-year iobu to aid the pro-

‘mm’ chieftain “CQ l“;

ef Eastern Spring ll he delayed.

News Briefs

WASHINGTON, April 2i ._. (.~'il‘)-- President Roosevelt dis- ieiiiscil today (hill he ilnd direct- ed govcrilnleiit seizure of all patents controlled directly or indirectly by nlien enemies, fur "so in prosecuting the ivzir as “Til RS hi‘ l inn purposes.

OTTAWA, Aprilwzl__.icpi 4a- Mantis EtSQJJOILOCU vctcriiii land set- llnlllCllli bill. designed to plﬂfg g5, 000 OX-SITVICO in-eii of tile present. ii-al- _<iii the laud. ivris given first icutlilia li1 the House oi Commons tonight.

“lllllbﬁd “Snturdigv came from :1 secret base in plliinyri l._: fictional utopia in Tilict. 'lllc speaking serious. l)’. the i'i lent would nni "New any out on tllc report- "l blllllblllft’: ivoulil not even confirm that. it occurred.

(TYPAWA. A-llllljb-(CP) A11»... House of Commune tomorrow win consider the government's $2,000,- $9.009 Wm‘ appropriation bill. in- lhdll-Pd by Finance Minister Ilsiey.

0TTAWA._ApidG| dwri _ flames-tic railway rates. inclutl. "l? “port and import rates on

un l' ii nlfhowrh increases iiavgldlllﬁdn Illliv-vvd on international from. Pllﬂllllll". the uurtimc prices and trade board announced to- day.

N. S. Preiiiier Urges ‘yes’ vote

HALIFAX. April 2i -(CPl--Pro- mlcr A's. MacMilliin urced a 100 per cent “ycs’ vole by Nova Sea- ﬂan-s in the Dominion manpower plebiscite on Aiiril 27. in a state. merit issi-cd today.

I.ct us sec to it that every voter mf-llfs the mil. Let us show to (he Dﬁflple of Canada, and the rest of the world that. while Nova Scotians may take their politics seriously. 1n 5 mill" 0f this kind our patriotic flllly for and away transcends our

litlcal beliefs, and we will poll a elsserbeyote Y: Monday next thin wi- ore our hi wry,» Premier said, s the

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NEISDAY, APRIL 22, i942

1o Paces.

u! Mall! i’. F

Annual §llblriipllufi Ul||\1‘f6l|

$5.00 l. “.00; to ethos Pruvini-eu and (3.8. $1.00

SER iuiviiiczuIaussiia iiizsfiioviziiffiosr

Insurance Jap Warships Attacked By

some criticism“ 2 Torpedo Boats; Vampire

Is Lost In Bay 0f Bengal

New Army arrives in Middle East; Thousands of Poles from Russia eager to get back into battle —- In Pacific Manila Bay Forts emerge from heavy bombardment with flying colors.

0f pan to Settle Soldiers

No Additldilal Gas- oli11e To Get People T0 Polls.

(YPIAWA. A ril 21—-(CP)-M. J. Coldwell, actgig C_C.F. House leader. told the House of Coin- mons today that land settlement of veterans could be no more than one piece of the whole pic- ture of rehabilitation which must be planned after the ‘weir.

“The old methods of latssez [sire have undoubtedly gone fol‘ good," Ill‘ declared.

“Whether we like it or not we are going to be faced with_eco- noniic planning in practically every country of the world. and ive ourselves will have to fit into that picture soiiioivlierc."

Ml‘. Coldivcli spoke in the gen- erul discussion which occupied the House tliroiigliniit the after-

Pcnsion

tile csliiblislliri-cnl of -5 dlill] ivar veterans oii the lriiid.

A11 party gpltknsillOii iiiive sup- poyted the proposal but many on tho opposition lieiiclies have criiicincii tile scheme and ex- pressed fears that u ivoulii be “no more successful than iiie Soldier Settlement. Act of tile First Great wnr. No prog was made at. tile afternoon si i111;-

Before debate on the land scttlcmcilt resolution was resum- ed there ivcrc several government announcements iiiid statements including one by Defence Minis- tcr ltalstoii. iIc (lescribcd circum- stances under which some 4100 soldiers recently walked off a troop transport lfl Halifax as a protest against conditions on board, just. before sailing time He said riiig-lratltirs were being disciplined.

Prime Minislci" announced that g McCarthy. Cziiiriiliiiii Minister li1 Washington, would represent Canada on the Peiciiic war coun- cil and added that the Dominion “'21s “TQrLiiii-ute" in having u man of hi5 altiiiiiiiicuis to represent it tllerc.

Slate Secretary hlclvurly‘ and Fisheries Minister hlielliiiid made statements to the effect that the (iuvcrimienl twis- not paying for advertisements urging “yr-s" voii-s in the eon- §Cflp|i0ll plebiscite next hlﬂn- day and iliuniiiuns llliiiistcr llowe tolil :1 questioner tliut m, uxtra gasoline rations would be nliiiie available for gelling people in the polls on plelii lite day.

Mackenzie King Hon. Iicigli i011

—:COllllllUA8(I- on pigeMllII-(‘Iol i) Darlaii promises To defend empire

VIGHY, April 21—iAP)—Pi(*i'l‘9 Laval is cxpcclrd to devote lilo first fciv IllfllJF» of ills collabor- aticiiisi, rule pieiiuiiiy" lo dome-tit: pltbltiils. political circles srird io- d .

ay.

(Laval himself left V.Lh_v spinil sonic dill‘; iii Purl aid G-zriiian rc.<l.o, ivliicli ul.»

t-liiil. Admiral Dilrian, Ciiicl of Dc- fcncc. ivciiltl lilkr‘ up risideiicc ill ‘ Plllilil‘, former P-iris res- ‘ Plxsidrzxls of the

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i: ‘r of the day to llic fighting services, Dar i111 desinrwi “you can rcly on llli‘. us I rcly Oil you, to pi-ccceil furllicr along ilic

‘pain of hCllOl' iiiid to defend Lilc

collabor-

Frcnch QCV£'l'l'.fli(‘lli radio iietivork and foinier Chivi of Cabinet for the Infouniation Ministry. vrns rc-plac- ed by Andre dc Ivfaiscn. an author who until now tins directed tl-ic Flflldl prop ~ 'lli'l broadcast

“Voice oi‘ Frril TO Ill-IA!) DIVISIUN

CALGARY. April Zi-JCPF-Ol- ficer commanding the Calgary 5'12)- division of the Royal Caumliaii Mounted Police frir the inst _l'_ilit months. Suiii-riuteiidiiiit. R. E. Mercer has been apzroinicd to the command of “J" Division cf the to"ce nt Froilcrlcloii, N.B., it was announced today.

Superinlcndniit Mercer will be replaced by Superintendent W. a. Day of Halifax who recently re- turned to caiirida from service overseas.___

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ANAUA

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THE All PURPOSE FlOUR

qCU-RQ- April 21—iA.P)—A new ill lll 0i lllilll) thousands of Poles

loin itussia lins arrived m the Neflli East 1.0 swell the allied tor. ces iii this legion.

In Russian camps since the w]. laps“ 9i P01111111. these soldiers now are clad in uniforms sup. Dllﬂil by Britain, Tney are m llllitlﬂd ilcaltli ‘anti, as one Still. “till Dill ll- ‘We only want to git back into battle at. the side oi other Pollsli units already here w avenge Hillel's rape of our Country."

‘Flicir commander is Gen. \Vl‘il(l_\'.\l1l\\‘ Anders. who had charge oi all Polish forces in Russia.

Jobvtiii Stalin agreed some months ﬂg0‘Witll Wladyslsw Sik- illhlll. premier-war minister oi tile Polish Government in Lon- don to lei out 25,000 Poles to fight iii tile lviiddlc East.

"FUCK! was a long delay but fin- ally tl1cl'_cume and the number iias considerably above the figure agreed upon,

In the meantime they had been supplied with British uniforms bearing the word “Poiand" on the sleeves.

Accompanying tlicm was a wo. mans corps garbed also in Bu. Iisll baltledress with brooches and military boots. They are not com- batants but are assigned to jobs oi danger iiud difficulty. such as (irivliig trucks and ambulances at tile front.

“All of us men and women have (Jilly one war cry and one prayer," said one. "It is: ‘Poland will live zigiiinl“

Fox pcltsmat Auction bring Highest prices

Lailipson, Fraser, Huth and Co. Inc. special sale oi silver fox pelts in New York yesterday must have created considerable SLll‘ according to Lilil prices realized. ‘which are greatly above tliosc at aiiv auction field there this season. It was well advertised to the trade as a super- ior collection of fresh Canadian skills coiltainlng 500 snow pelts of the Prince Edward Island and Oni- urio Fox Pclt Show Associations. also 3000 selected Canadian sliver lox pelts suitable for the American market.

Tll€ following telegram with par- ticulars was received last evening iroiii Mr. George A. Callback. Mail- uucr of the Fur Department. Cau- aoiiin Fox Breeders Association, riiiciiciiiig the auction li1 New York: "New York, 7:19 p. ill. Col. D. A. MllCKllmDll, care oi ilic Charlotte- town Guardian. 87 per cent of tile 500 show pelts were sold at an average of $50.10 ~ ll oi these sold from $100 lo $155 each. Tile highest. price realized for silver pelts was p110; for white marked silvers $115. A silver platinum ‘li1 lull ivhiie ring collar realized $155). A platinum with slight markings $145. Iu tlie regular coilsiglimciii. tlicre uverc ll skins that sold for over $100. each. ‘lop prices ‘ill these for silvers was $70101‘ ivliiw marked silvers $126. One lot of pearl platiuiims brought an average of $110 each. George A. Callbeck.“

Areas cf Japan Under alarm, Berlin reports

By The Canadian Pres:

Oeiitriil and western Japan were held under new air alarms Tues- tluy afternoon. the Berlin radii rc- ported, but the Japanese themsel- ves confined their broadcasts to de- preciatory reports on Saturday's raids on four zreat cities.

The German report said that il- lanns sounded between 4 and 5 p. m. Japanese time. 3 and i a. m. E. D,T., and that "for central Japan the all-clear sounded about 5 m,. while the alarm remained n force for western Japan, especially for Kyushu."

Kyushu is the most southern and westerly of the four mnin Japanese islands. ncnrcst China. It has manv steel mills, the great Sasebo naval base and llze important port of Niuziisakl.

Tho German broadcast said noth- inir of plimcii or bombs. so the a- larm» may have been precautionary

(Continued on page I. Col i)

, pcople iii

Slight damage in Fierce pounding

WASHINGTON, April 21- tAPh-The American island forts in ivlanila Bay emerged with colors flying today from terrific pounding by Japanese big guns and dive-bombers. The Vhir Department report- ed that the “iliunilge inflicted was not great.”

Meanwhile, fierce Japanese attacks forced American and Fllipllifl defending forces to abandon two points in Anti- que province on the island of Parlay.

These developments announced in an army cum- munique, summarizing the continuing resistance to Jap- anese invasion in the Philip- pines.

Australian Army Minister paints Brighter picture

Declares That While More Reverses Will Come The Tide Has T u rn e d “In Our Favor.”

WEI‘?

15y Vern iiuugluild Associated Prcss $iuff Writer

\ UNITED NATIONS A R M Y HEADQUARTERS 1N AUSTRAL- IA, April 2l~—lAPl—-—G('ll, Douglas Mid‘ rtiiur selected toziiiy a stall llCllfled by his old coiilrades of tllc Pllllipplflc CB-Fflpllllﬂl min formally begun his tour of truly a.- ziiiicd commander of lite Pacific by issuing hi5. Iilsl military communique for \ €Illll‘(\ thea- ire, a roundup of Ill.‘ Allied posi- il0ll from Liixiiit spilt-ti to the AiLslriiiizui >c.i Ii'()ll.’(‘l',

Willie his ens‘. command ivas Llius put into smooth CDOYRHOH as one integrated unit, the Austral- ian Ainiy Miiiidei". FlilllClS M Fordo, i.\<ll(‘(l one of 11¢ 1111):’. heari- citing deciiiriizi . : first liic enriiivls si1i1iloii' b. to fall to lili‘ south irccli the Netherlands East Indies.

Speaking at Rcckli-impton, Mr. Forde (leclared:---

“The ivar has favor.

"We will not rest until full strength and our trees fully gqlllpllCd.

turDPd in our ivc are a! arc

iContiniiedion-"ilvalie 2i‘)

Says German Uominaiiilos captured Few Canadians

LONDON. 011i. April 2l-1CPl -»Cpl. Wi-liii Ayers. recciillfi’ rc- tiirimii from ovtrsciis. lO(lll_\' said in nil lll'it‘l'\‘l(‘\\' liiiit. tiuriiii: a recent raid on tlic southeast coast of England. Nazi iuiicicrs captured a few Caniidiiiii soldiers iiiiil took ilicm to Gerniiiii-iiccuimeil France Ayres said lit‘ learned 0t Ilie raid from soldiers ill the unit iioin which tiie men had bccn cap- tilrcd.

He said tile German raiders caused no properly damage aiirl were "not ticnrly 11s clever or cili- cicnt" as British Commiilidos.

A_vr1'.s, who served l8 iiioiiliis with the 11th Field Ambulance. iclilrncd on a ship bringing about i.000 Axis pl'l.\i)lll‘l‘$ to Canada

"They were mostly members of tlic lufiivilffc. the German armv and mcrcimnl marine." lit‘, said "and they wircift the easiest the world to liaiiillc Molly of tllcm boasted to us that they would be back in the father- laiid ivitliln five months."

$22,113 FOR S OW’ REMOVAL

TN‘ H ill-

OTTAWA, Aprl ‘gl- iCPi- Nova Sciilla ’I‘l'u(-kii1e ('0. ol fox received $22,113 during winter siuisou 1941-42, up to Fol iii. i042, for snow rcmoiiil. it “ii reported in 1i return marl- ti. lhi‘ House of Comm 11s todai- [or P.C

Black (Con. Cumberland).

MELBOURNE, April zz-(Wea. uesdavi-icei The Australian destroyer Vampire has been lost in the Bay of Bengal as a result of enemy action, but most of the crew was saved, Premier John Curtin announced today. The l,- 090-l/0n flotilla leader carried a llﬂllllfll CDmDlClTlEflt 0f 134 men, _Cu:tln said six of the crew were killed. one other died Oi wounds and two iivere missing and supposed dead.

The vampire, built in ‘.917 mounted four four-inch guns an six 21-inch t TDBG.) tubes, and had a speed of J4 knots,

In a previous engagement with the Japanese. the Vampire and the (lCSlRV-ll‘ 111;» viiiiit a cruiser and three destroyers off Endau, about 2&5 mile; north of Singapore, iiist Jim. ‘26, and come out 01' m; coniiiit ivitilout damage or cos. iiziltics.

Torpedo Boa is Score

WASHINGTON. April 21—(AIP‘i —'I‘i1e Navy Deparllnent reported today that. two United 51mins my. Dcdo boats operating Japanese squadron iiad damaged one enemy light cruiser and left it in a slrlkin! condi- Lion."

One of the torpedo boats was forced ashore the navy said. and may have bccn lost.

Ann-tut‘ torpedo bout tints de- stroyi-d iii order to LJYCVFI‘! ill lXlillfi captured by tile enoniy dur- ing the invasion of the city of Cebu.

7,000 British Rescued; New Lines holding

NEW DELI-II. India. April 2i < <Cl>i~Hetirtencd by the first majo- Allied victorv in the Prirmi» (‘illll- p:\ign—recapt.1irc /f the (icsolated oi‘ centre ii‘. ‘ifviiiiiiy-iiiiiir i111" 1w- licl of 7.003 encircled lifliisli troops -Cll1llESO and British forces l fiinily today tn It lflf‘ Full! . \\'f‘$l\\'ill'(l from tlic flitir“ heights of Mt Popa to the broad lrritxviiiizii iiiici".

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