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LIFT BAN 0N DANCING cdthe ban which has been in ef- .. .. ._ lcci. since the drive into the IIJOW

Pl --Ger- y Countries and France last spring. g ' n l Germans may dance every day be-

Ivar Cal's for e lixn 1 of ‘hr-I *.\\'ee'n Christmas and New Year's nations fullest enercks. today lift- land three times a wack otherwise.

Canadians Are At Work

“This ls tho loh “P can do." snvs Major Campbell now back In Britain

lift-r grill z" llll- nor-k \\t'l| until-r uny. 3101i from cvcry province are

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British drive Total Blitz

LONDON. Dec. 11-10?) — Th0 Admiralty. in a lengthy clltnlnlllg; cue on naval operations 1n t Medllcrranean. tonight disclosed in dutall how the flee . strlkln with its air arm and working w th the Royal Air Force and the land forces, helped drive the Italians back from Egypt into Libya. 1n one of the most ﬁd-Ofdlllllﬁd offsnllves 1n military

tory. (War Secrets Anthony Eden described this 0 iemive Thursday.

saying: "There can be few parallels for such an achievement in the whole history of’ the wan")

Obssrvera have already pointed orb bhlﬁthﬂdﬂltsllilé bl c

cl. the navy's important role. No naval operations were involved in the Nazi drive into France last summer."

It was clear from the communi- due. observers saldthat this was no spontaneously organized offensive and that every move had been cal- culated in advance.

Behind tho official phrasing of’ the communique was the story of Leet bombardment of coastal objec- tives and bases under attack by land forces: or sallies by torpedo-carry- ing planes against enemy shipping. and of methodical harassing of tho enemy's retreat.

At one stage ths communique dis- closed that naval co-operatlon was brought to a. standstill during the day. partly because of the “exceed- lng_ rapid advance of our troops." 'lhls. stud the communique. “ha led to some degree of uncertainty as to the military situation.”

After detailing the operations to date the communique ended with: "Naval operations in support of the army are continuing."

Normal operations on December 8th. During that night. the Italian base camp at Maktlla. was bombard- ed by both heavy and light units of the Mediterranean Fleet.

Other units, at the same time, successlury bombarded Sidl Bar- rani ilrstprlncipal objective of the land drive and farthest point of the Italian advance into Egypt. These bombardments were carried out by the fleet with co-operatlon of the navyls "eyes"-aircraft of the fleet an“ arm. These planes reported that all salvoes fell in the target

areas.

The following night Maktlla. and Sidl Barrani were shelled again. By the IOIIOWIHR day the great Italian relreathad begun.

Within range ol‘ the navyb guns. the retreating Italians were haras- sed by the Leet. the enemyk col- umns belna bombarded throuahout the night of Dec. 10-11. in the vic- inlty of Salum. the last position held by the Italians in Egypt.

sallun was bombarded by both heavy and light. units during Dec. 11, and the bombardment continued by light forces during the night of Dec 11-12.

This bombardment was described as particularly effective during “the important period from 1 a.m. on Dec. 1l. to 1 am. on Dec. 12. During this period both heavy and light units were firms! practically con- tinuously and the range vras fre- quently closed so that pompolrs could be used when the enemv Der- sonnel abandoned their armored vehicles."

The communique added that shore , batteries fired at all shiDS. but no -

_hil.s were sustained.

Eardla. was bcmoarded successful- ll l.v during Dec. 13-14 by a heavy unit I of the Mediterranean fleet. Italian motor speed boats attempted to at- tack the unit. but they were driven I o .

During that action-packed nilzht. swordfish aircraft. the torpedo-car- rying planes of the fleet ailyarm. carried out a. heavy attack on the main harbor of Libya. T110011. Four tons of bombs were dropped. Three; direct hits vwre scored on supply ships. Damage was done to ware- houses and supply dumps. shins ly- ing at anchor in the harbor were bombed. One swordfish was lost.

Blessing River Danube

It has been the custom in Ru- mania from time lmmcmorial to bless the Danube on Christmas day. A procession of priests and people dressed to rellrlaseut Bibli- cal characters moves through the stmets singing chants and s0 to the bank of the river. The ice is broken and a small wooden cross is thrown into the water. Any one who can recover this cross is regarded as extremely fortunate and sure of good luck for the year to come.

Carola on Fields of " ‘hlsliem

On the hillsides of Bethlehem. ‘where shepherds watched their flocks by night" on Christmas ave and Christmas morning, tourists from irlnny in ds gather annually i0 sing carols and remember the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Recalls Battles For Dardanelles First Great War

Twenty-Five Years Ago Allies Started Successful Evacuation Of Fighting Forces On Gallipoli

Peninsula.

By If. ll. GORDEN Canadian Press Stall Writer After a lapse of 25 years world

nitration is again fooussed on tho Middle East whims German Italian uptroltiotls sock the dos- truotlon o; Britain's lnflorcsic Ln Egypt and Irsk and the closing of her lrghlwny to India. through tbs Suez Canal

In i111: First Great War the Allies fought tho most disastrous cam- PIJUTI of the four-year conflict in this nlclenlt theatm of war. Mo; and blttsr controversy resulted from

n - ellcs, gateway to Russia's Black Sea Ports and the heart of the Oirtmnan Empire.

‘Twenty-five years ago tuner-flow tho main bodv of Alllal troops was successfully evacuated from the

cliff-bordered bcaches of the Galli- ’

poll Peninsula. The operation was one of the few bulghl, spots in 10 months of naval and military Waf- fare against the Turks- Jlglhtlng iihat cost this Allies 133,000 men, killed, wounded and missing.

Epic of Dlrditnclks

Erldumnce of the Allied troops dining the land campaign that followed unsuccessful efforts of a flnot to blast its way thro h the

anelles is an ic in itish history. Casualties in bitterly-fought battles were augmented by losses from dlwase and through it all the expedition suffered from shortalzes of men and supplies.

A total o! about 327,000 combo.- tsn-t toops and 140.000 noncombat- mu wore employed from um, to time 1n til-lo Allied land operations The maximum strength at any one ttma was about 85.000 combatant and 42.030 non-combatant.

Indllmcbly the campaign achieved notable rwults in holding Turkish armies from other theatres of war, Particularly Palestine, Mesopotamia and Annrnla.

_ But polltloal and strategies] ob- Joctlvcs that prcnlpied the expedi- tion were naver achilsved. Early in 1915 the armies of the Allies and Germany were dladlock/ed on ths Western Front and it was thought the expedition. l; successful, would bring two or thx-‘e of the Balkan na-tlons to the side of the Allies, making an attack on Germany's southern frontiers. IhSllBd, the fallurr. to force o. quick vlctorywas rrsponslble for Buigaria joining lhg Central Powers and the embroil- mcnt of the Allies in a. strength- ﬁllrlllnx campaign in the Bﬂkwns.

Veteians or tho Gallipoli upli- tlon remit names like Caps Helios, Guba. 'I\"pe (later known as Anzac Cclvr) and Suvla Bay and the battles of Krithia, Achi Ba-ba. Sari Balr and suvla. '

Memorable Landing

Vllthorlng fire from Turkish de- fenders on the hrightg shove Am zac Cove felled to halt Ausiralllan and New Zealand troops in their memorable landing on April 25. 1915. They scold steep 011's and gradually dug themselves ln in the We of swat odds.

The Tk-ojan-Horse story of the troopshlp River Cl ts another 0i’ this unforgcti/ibl- ncidents. Jamm. ed with troops the old vessel was run ashore and the men disembark. it: through an lmprcviszd gang-

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“ill-en Tiukry tlu-cw in its lot with the Central Powers in Octo- ber, 1914, Russia's water communi- cations with the rest of Eurorn wen» virtually cut off. Th; - man Navy's blockade SiOpp-‘Bd her in the Baltic.

With Russia: Black Bu. clogged with foodstuffs and other plbducts and the pleasing nzled for imports of munlt ans and war equipment. the plan to break thmulm the Dantsnrlles from the Mediterra- nean was Elven consideration by the British and French govern- msnis on Riwslals simestlcn.

quzstlon of mastering the all-important waterway had been studied by British naval and mill- tary eiaperts many years befom. Then it we: screed that, whether.

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tivs campaign was w take the form o; a purely naval expedition or to be tho task of s. combined army and navy force, tin eniimprlse was bound to prove most. difficult.

Wihon Russia appealed ' Allies early in 1915 requesting that an attempt be made to opbn the Dardanellles, no longs bodiss of troops ware available. With the ap- proval of Vice-Admiral Sir Back- vllle Cardlm. commander of the Maddie-roman Fleet, a. Pkrolv na- val wider-talking was dacldzd on. He proposed s. methodical advance with o. fleet attempting to distroy the Ottoman forts in the Straits and he clearlm of rnlnefields sown in tho oihaxmel. v

FLEET OPERATION

Fourteen British and four munch warships, many of them senuobso- letc in view of the dangizr of the shim-prise. steamed into thl? west- isrn entrance to the Strait on Fob. l9 but it, was not until a ywell: later that the outer Turkish forts were silenced.

largely becausl of the inability of Allied mlnrsweepers to make headway under thlz fire of the Turk the plan for a. methodical ud- vance collapsed. vloa-Adxrrral Car- den had been replamd by Vice-Ad- miral Sir John De Robsck and lin decided on a quick attack on the Narrows. only a. mil: wide at 0X18 point. The operation ou Marah l8 was unsueorssirll and threg battle- ships were sunk. De R/Obcck ill-en informed the Admiralty that the canlpolgn could not be continued as a. punlv nalval opclroron.

From this point. the military be- gan to assume the principal role in llhl: illntcntes efforts to secure control of the Dardanellcs. After 43 years’ service in every quarter nf he globe. Sir Ian Hamilton was gven command o; a force of Bri- tish. Australian, New Zealand and French troops.

The veteran glneral had little to work with. He had a manual 0l' the ‘Turkish arlny. an out-of-date admiralty YCDOH. on Dardans-lles de- llnoes and an old map.

On April 25, allied troops made successful lmldmgs at lhrce 0f points where dlslbzrkation was at- tempted. But thity were effected at terrific cast. Australian and Bli- tlm soldiers scrambled through the water from llwhters in the face of a m-unlirous hail of bullets, sock-

111! in every eoncdvabfe way to shelter themselves on expcs:d beaches.

HAMILTON APPEAL

With llhi? landing aroampltshed, Str Lan Hamilton appealxl to Lord Kitchener for reinforcements: "One fresh man cn Gallipoli today is wo/th 50 lcafing around London in the Central Fcron" hl~ sold. “Exactly one-hall’ of nrv baycnets spend the nights carrying water, enununltlcin and supplirs between illla boacll and tho firing lines. The other half are up the Wlicll? night. armed mostly with spades. dldzln-g desperately into the rarth."

Rllnfcrcement; yv-ero sent. but still them was s, lack of men and supplies. particularly high explos- ives. The Turks rcarganizzd under the Gtunan gencral, Liman won Sanders. were Bdwqll-‘llfly slrcnzth- cncd. Sxelull ‘Turkish divisions vl lc liberal-ed for scrvlce at the Dotdanciles will-n a Russian army destined for the BOSDOHH was tak- fgl from Odrssa for service in Gal-

Month aftrr monill the Allied forces clung to posiﬁrm and fought battles in tit-w pelfnsuln. In the lat; fall Sir Lin was rcpfacrd by Sir C.C. bfonro who. after examining ihc situation on the spot. declared unlhesltatirlglv for it ccmpletl; xvlth- drawal. Lord Kitchener was sent to lnveatlgalc. He also repcrilsd that. evamavon was the only lust. lflable ccursc.

Under tits noses of the Tllflilsll defenders the Allies set about the business of withdrawal from Bllvlb Eav and Anzac CCNL’. Nght after night masses of war material and food supplies webs rcmcvud and

Miners F rom Canada Tunnel Through Gibraltar Rock

Nazis may try Invasion at i Sevoral points

By DREW MIDDLETON zlIlN-‘lllbll P111 M!!! W DON. Dcc. 1 F-(AF) - sporadla lhht sir n d! ﬂmilht. Britain's mi ltarv chiefs stood to resist s. German invasion at- tempt they believed may coma from a half-dozen p0 ntl.

‘The recent lul in bomblnl. bart- lv attributable to unfavorabls wcathor. has not leached of mllllu-v circles who point out that one night of ' at a half-down striali p0 Brighton and lbmunv on channel could so dlsormllm them that they could conceivably bs- come openinlls for uttsmpta to land

us. "suppose." they say. “Coventry had been a seaport. what would have happened ll Germany had in- vaded that. port the followinl dawn? It is the view of air circles that Germany's technique now s tohus-

‘he obB-Ild her air forces for oblterstlnll

blows against slnsﬁls obisctlvm-

Because she sti has mom planes than Britain-latest estimates here y of German plane of ‘uctlon is 2.000, a month-military circles beliuvs Germany must stl-l quickly before ‘ United States help kins in bar-i sncs the disparity in the air forces.

o those who scoff at statements that an invasion may be stumbled any time in the next two months. a responsible source asscr d:-

1. Africa 1s only a. sideline to Germany. Britain is the kcyatons of resistance to the Axis.

2. Germlmycsnuot afford wallow Britain to re-ann at her leisure ‘with United States aid. If the Nazis invade nOW and are repulsed. Brit- ain still might lack resources for a counter-blow on the continent. but if Germany waits until May and is thrown back. Britain could throw the weight of a greatly increased air force into an offensive across the Channel.

Time. this source points out. thus has returned as an ally of Britain.

animals got away. During the d0!’- light hours guns boomed, reliefs took place as usual and ..netences were made of dleembarking animals and supplies. The Turks wcre com- plktely out-mclnceuvzcd and on the morning of Dec. 19 the skeleton form withdrew from the trenches and embarlklrd with only two caau. altles.

'Ilhe evacuation of the forces at Helles on the extmm ti? of the pe was carried ou sucess- fully three works later.

KENSINGTON W. M. S.

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Aussies if;

Italians and . Sandstorms

Even reported sandstorms arentstopping fhc llflllgl against the Italians in the deserts of’ Egypt and Liby; Those Australian troops are arriving at camp in the midsl of a sandstorm. Railroad is lone line along coast 1o gain

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Church met in the church hall on Thursday evening. Dec. l2. with a good attendance and the president. Mrs. D. MacKenzle, in the chair. The usual business period was con- ducted. Mrs. P. Mactvutt. supply secretary, reported a box of warm clothing. bedding. etc. valued at $28 shipped to Sydney on November 2B. Treasurer presented a financial report of the year to date. It was decided to have a special meeting for opening of mite boxes and holl- l day balls in the church hall on Monday. Dec. 30. at 7.30 p.m. Mrs. Yeo. Literature secretary. asked that all books belonging to her depart- ment be returned before the end of -;he year. Mrs. Cotton gave the report cf the nominating committee. During the next four months, the meetinlz . will be held on first Wednesday of each month at 2.30 pm. Mrs. Ing- iis and Mrs. Simpson. with Mrs. J.! L. Daviscn substitute. were appoint- ed dccgates to Presbyterlal. Mrs. Toombs read an mlerestlilg lcitcr from Miss Elma Inman. of 'I‘l'1nldad. An interesting Christmas pro am was presented. Mrs. Sterling. cad- er. was usslstcd by Mrs. H. Toombs, Mrs. R. MacKay. Mrs. Erskine Mac- Murdo and Mrs. H. MacNelll. Christmas hymns were sung and Mrs. W. u. slmpson sang a solo. rrnyrers were oflcred by Nlrs. Hum- phrey. lvlrs. Cotton. Mrs. Waite, Mrs. lvlaclcod and Mrs. Yeo. Meet- mz closed with Lord's Prayer re- peated in unison and Benediction oy lvlrs. ‘foombs. Officers for 194i: Pres. Mrs. D. Maclienzlc; 1st vicc-prela. Mrs. T. llufnphrcy; 2nd vice-pres. Mrs. G. Lcckllart; rec. sec.. Miss G. Bun- tain; treas. Mrs. W. C. MacLeod: cor. sec. Mrs. Horace Glover: ch. stewardship sec. Mrs. W. G. Simp- son: supply sec. Mrs. W. L. Cot- ion: literature sec., Mrs. W. Taylor; Miss. Monthly sec" Mrs. J. A. Mac- Kenzic: Envelope scc.. Miss E. Mac- Murdo: Temperance sec, Mrs. S. Caseley; associate helpers ssc.. Mrs. H. Toombs: com. friendship. Mrs. N. Ramsay. Mrs. G. Caldwell. Mrs. E. Bryantoil: rganlst. Mrs. R. Mac- Kay; Mission and supt. Mrs. JlE- Inalls. Mrs. A. D. Sterling.

BELFAST. Northern IrelaudDec. 19.—-lAP>-—A mall boat. plying be- tween Dublin and Holyllead. Wales, was attacks by an unidcntlfied

airplane in e Irish Ben yesterday.

Two plssenkers were wounded.

The W.M.S. of Kensinaton United ‘

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‘This is what one soldier wears to protect himscli ﬂgllllldt triad-whipped sand as the British continue their KICIOEAOUS advance through the desert. This Arlssic uses Sig! ref and celluloid eye-guards to beat hot winds and

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Roads traveled by ihelBritish in their desert drive are

few and treacherous. Hereb’ what the country looks lillt In northern Egypt. to support the British attack against Italians.

These trucks are moving up supplics

public works went to Giblﬂtif. to thofrs trained In enry detail of the multifarious: Jobs tho army cunmnnd a tunnelling company cl- engineers. Thsfre all hard-gunk glu- ll; cnglnsgn, mm"! All "ll "INN"! now drlllinl under the took l‘ Gibraltar. but our a river too dup to lord,

Rm‘- : detachment throwing a pontoon ma“

a tl on l ro ifs a Al-owsan. . anll p- tor best knoylyln for hi1 plum for fairy “l”. Hm.

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[HI f... EGYPT

Th0 British offensive on the Llbynn-Elylltlﬂn frontier continua ts Inset with success. Fort Olpuuo, the Italian will"!!! l" LAW" "m" tury guarding the frontier-to the south of Port Bar-dis, has b": captured" It t: intimated that the British lolzed Dlljl" on tho groun‘ at n» ma. M. n" suno time m mum. s... Bollllm- "w ""1 on ths lilyptian side of the frontier at ths loot of the elurpmen‘. The British hall been lﬂlrklll‘. a tllilllulll‘ l"! held by the ltl y lam which had Sollum as a he! Point on the 1M1. Fort Cllllllmufl. a lay point on the south and PM Boﬂlla ll I N! MAI" °" ‘ west. 0n the map the battlefront u of Dco. 0 In lliown u a hasn't’ dotted Ilno. The battlefront on Doc. 11. is aunemd h: the c" tlnuous heavy Ilnr.

HCULPTOR DIES

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u, ._ a ¢lty for which Mil-iii l?“ slow - c" died todlY- Alndvrgtfhe “u...” ., lrctn lh-e famlY ‘lchﬂsuan Alum.

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