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(lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1943

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Iaboeriptlou Delivered, 06$ Illl. UL“; other Provinrou III U-IJ- lB-UI.

RlTlSH CLING T0 MCADRCETH LINE BRIDGEHEADJ

l. Medical Officers Jump with

the

A var-rho officer pbrwnnel o

Troops

f the First Canadian Parachute Bat-

talion includes three medical officers who have earned their wings and

Iiii jilllil with the rest oi the ‘ above tipvs them wearing special tccttlieaniles and with cushioned

pswhen they go into action. Photo paratmops bcots. built high to pro- so es. Left to right, Capt. c. 1o. Hynd-

Ifllfl. oldharlottetnwn. P. B." I . Capt Colin N. Brebner. oi Toronto aadkirlland Lake, and Lieut. Robert Bess of Halifax, N. S. (Canadian

Army Photo).

ihthony Eden To Speak At Ottawa

‘VITAWA. March 2s - (ca) - llllllvnv Eden British Foreign Sec- ilfy. will address members of the woe o! Commons and senate on

hmdav. Avril 1. Senator .111.

liiiitflovernment Senate Inader, rs of the Upper

y. w’- Fliflfs address will be given ommons Chamber and munbera of the senate will be ac- ililétlodated on the floor of the

use.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced some time ago that Mr. m invited to address

e two Houses oi Parliament when

lonned lnembe lbs foda

iltheC

Eden had been i! tame to Canada.

To Probe Question iii iiverseas Parcels

OTTAWA March 25 — ICP) - Ntmaster Keneral Mulock said to- the House of Commons that

W"! from portal corps officers clllada and overseas do not bear “statements made before Tor-

Board oi Control to the effect

f i" Wes reoorrod only o0 percent

their destination or arrived ' I damaged condition. ~ “"1901: snid he would make a uhiVPSligflllOIl of these reports 4 ‘Wise the House later. The tori‘: “eta-zed s" arse" - sve u e I'm Mada onse

pinning Events

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. nuaoout Demonatrfin I- 41-21.

tndltors’ Note: The following filmy oi the medical officers at- tached to the Canadian paratroop battalion was written by Lieut. Emmett Keileher of the Army pub. lic Relations staff. a former Oa- nadian Press Correspondent at London. Ont.)

Written for The Canadian Press

By EMMETT KELLEIIER

FORT BENNING, 0a., March 25—(CP)—The lure oi’ new fields in science leads doctors along strange trails but few are as ad- venturous in wartime as that fol- lowed by medical officers of the paratrompers.

The first Canadian parachute battalion, now finishing its train- ing here, and which soon will transfer to its own camp in Can- ada. has three medical o floers and each now ts a qualified paratroop- er.

They are Capt. Charles F. llynduaua of Charlottetown, Capt, Colin N. Brenner of To- ronto and Kirkland Lake, Ont, and Llcut. Robert Belg of Hul-

II.

‘Their dork as paratroop doctors is unsung and they don't want publicity, but when the Canadian battalion goes into action the pub- lic may hear how they dropped down on an advance battleground with regular "sticks" of soldiers. to render first aid and take care oi casualties.

The three young husky medicos have been spared nothing in their training at Fort Benning, for they have to be as tough physic- ally as any paratrooper. The took strenuous callsthenlcs and l the regular jumps from towers before being allowed to start actual qual- ‘ifying leaps in free ‘chutes from

ones. And these doctors with wings are no favored sons in camp. They live in huts with makeshift stoves in the officers’ lines. take the same routine drills including morning runs. and go about their chores of tending grains and bone breaks nmolng the students in camll Ml-

ita .

pl-Iowever. the football-type hel- met and the paratroop boots. which have cushioned soles, and are built high to protect the , offer the Jumper protection from serious injuries.

Allard Quentin

Asked why they wanted to be naratroopers. the trio in Canada's first paratroop unit looked at each other, grinned, and concluded ‘was a hard uestion.

Capt. Hyn man said: i‘! guess it was a sense of thrill at joining such a battalion with the realisation that here was a special field in ‘which a doctor could be vory use-

u ."

Hyndman added that a of

ar who lands

adds definitely to |e knowledge of war injuries. How- ever. the injury score among 0a- nadians at fort Bending ha: been

W y

WK...

is single.

pt. ndnan has the distinc- tion oi bong the first of the doc- tora to jump from a plane." Our training was so good that there

Japs To Pay iiigher Rate For Privileges

Soviet Refusal T o Grant Rights Would Be Severe Blow To Nipponese.

NDON. lurch 30—(!ridav) —

Buaail. not _at ll but l on opposite sides in the world struggle, have signed an agreement extending Japanese fishing privil- eges in Soviet far custom waters. it was announced today.

A Moscow broadcast recorded bv the Soviet Monitor here said. how- ever. that Japanese f ing oom-

antes must pev between four and

ive per cent more than during last year. The payments are to in gold as before.

Under the i942 agreement which ended last Dec. 31 the ‘ had exacted a per cent increase in rentals over the price paid bv the Japanese the previous vear.

S. . Iosovsky. Vice Commissar- for Soviet Foreizn Affairs. and Naotake Sato. Japanese Ambas-

ll malca with l unit which hid 0h

sador to Russia. signed the i943 pro‘ toccl in Kuibyshev vesterdav the Moscow broadcast said.

Renewal of the Japanese-Soviet agreement generallv lsgeaarded as a guage of relations "*0 two countries who have a neutralltv agreement despite the fact that Japan is Allied with Gennanv and guano is a member of the United

a ons group.

Last year's arrceme t was simffl after Germany had attacked Russia and Japan had attacked the United States.

A So r-lvhts would be a severe hlnw Johan whose food supply depends '0 a large "tent on her catch in Rau- sian waters.

No Ceiling 0n Seed Potatoes

OTTAWA. March 25—(CP) —'I&l0 Agricultural Supplies Board said to- day in a statement that "contrary to rumors which have been afloat in some parts of Canada.“ it is not re- commending that a ceiling be placed on prices of potatoes for sale in Canada.

"At. the same time. through export permit control, the Board hopes to reserve in Canada sufficient stock of certified seed potatoes to satisfy Canadian requirements." the state- ment said.

It urged that orders for certified seed potatoes be placed promptly-

Two Large Jan. Ships Bomhed

HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIA, March 26 —(Frlday) —(CP)- Two large Japanese shi s have been bombed at Ambolna. e Allied Command announced today.

Amboina island is in the Banda Sea some 600 miles north of Aus- tra la and its‘ rincipal harbor once was a big Net erlands naval base.

"Our heavy bombers attacked the enemy-occupied town and ship- ping in the harbor." reported th Allied communique.

"Direct hits with SOO-paunds bombs were scored on two enemy cargo vessels of 8.000 and 6,000 tons and lune fires were started in the wharf building area."

To Send Call-lip Troops To Jamaica

ED IN

OTTAWA, March 25-(CP)-—Au- thfllgldty to to Jamaica e up couxatrlsory training is provide in in-ccamell published today nadlan war orders and regulations. Dated March l2. the order said was to relieve an - fantry unit now atatlonod in Ja-

ils strength personnel called out for eompulso y traini andwhich might be reinforced wt mou call-

ea up co ulsorily. In an er order. under the dame , blanket authority was film

has“? ti‘... "Se; units

HAVANA -tOPl- War nvwa b rlvan school children oi 8t. Kltta in he West Indies bv radio purohaaed

nothing to it,‘ he aaid

-y the government and taken sound to primary adaoola

ct refusal to grant fishing \

desperate attoaka of the war, into w

the River atlll hold; Therefore there

ll of only e.

"‘ aucceaa in the Ukraine not. been ‘ ' It ,. unmitigated Nazi disaster, territory gained in 1941. but it left Germany or Russia. will hold the ini war in the eaat opens.

aions short of n climactic victory wh most remarkable series of afllllilphs

Caucasus but o dwindling bridgehea

battle. But the German inability to sian reserve strength. Evidently the the handicaps under which it labo o'er-extended supply lines, railways

needed to gain the full initiative.

P.E.I., Queb

Quebec.

OTTAWA, March 25-40?»- Proposals for transferring jurisdic- tion over divorce applications from Quebec and Prince Edward Island at present dealt with by the Sen- ate. are under active consideration, Senator C.W. Robinson, (Lib. New Brunswick) chair-man oi the Sen- etc divorce committee, said today in the Upper House.

Senator Robinson intimated that the committee would probably pro- pose wit-hin a few days that steps be taken in empower the courts of Quebec to handle such cases. Prince Ekiward Island already has finch legislation but does not use

The suggation brought protests from Senator CJ, Beaubien (Prog. Con. Quebec) who said serious consideration of such a proposal would result in a storm oi protest from Quebec.

Hood af Applications

The matter of divorce jurisdic- tion came before the Upper House when Senator CE. Tanner (Frog. Con. Nova Scotia) referred to 42 divorce bills. on the Senate orde- paper for second reading. as a "flood." At the conclusion of the debate second and third readings were given the bills.

"The Senate should not be call-

OTTAWA, March 25 — (OP) Opposition group“. forced three dress (iIVLsIOIls of the House Commons tonight before the bud- get motion was adopted. paving the way for committee consideration of‘ its detailed tax and tariff re-

aou ions.

Final division on the main motion was forced by the Quebec inde- pendents) and Emmanuel D‘ AnJou (Rlmouski). It carried a votc of 142 to I4.

The House sat after the regul- ar adjournment time oi 1i PM. I D31‘. idnlght A D T.) to complete the votc.

Earlier the House divided I55 to 1d t0 defeat the COP‘. sub- amendment. New democr mem- bers. Mr. lscroix and Mr. ' Anion supported this motion, assisted by Mrs. Dorlse Nielsen (Unity North Battlefc-rd), JS. Roy (Ind. Casper and Frederick Dorion (Ind. Char- levolx-Slguenay).

Liberals. Progressive Conservatives A.W. Neill (Ind. conimox-Alberni), Edouard hem (Bloc Populalre, Beauce) and r. Pierre Gnuthier

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War Situation Last Night

Renew Fisheries Treaty

By Glenn Babb, Amoclated Preaa War Analyst

It is three weeks now since the German High‘ Command boasted that its resurgent army of the Ukraine was deployed along the middle and upper Dcneta Blvcr on a front of I50 miles. In apite of some of the moat

blch the Germans threw freah div-

ialona and a formidable concentration of tanks and planes, the line of

seems to be justification for the belief that the in the I" Yesterday Moscow reported a slackening of the enemy's pressure alon; the Doneia and oven the Berlin communique described the fighting there

has just about run its course.

comeback, while considerable, has

the winter campaign from being an it salvaged u portion of some of the choicest

unanswered the question whether tlative when the spring phase of the

The turn which came when Hitler's Generals threw 25 fresh or re- formed division into the Ukraine was not sufficient to change the winter’s balance from one greatly in favor of the Red Army. It halted the Rus-

ioh might have capped one of the in military history. But Stalingrad,

the worst single disaster to befall the modern German Army, in itself was sufficient to make the winter one of Russian success. In addition the Bed Army has cleared the valleys ei the Volga and the Don and all the

d on the western fringe.

The enemy's recapture of Kharkov is the biggest flaw in the Rus- alans’ winter record. Its position a; the railway hub of the south gives the holders a big initial advantage in the preparations for the next big

cross the Donets is evidence of Rus- Red Army Command has overcome red when the enemy struck back- out of commission. the unseasonable

mud. The stand on the Donets robs the enemy of additional success ho

ec Divorce

Problems Are Discussed

Senate Considers Passing Hobbies To Provincial Courts: Storm Of Protest Predicted Froni

ed on to devote so much time to the washing of dirty linen," Sena- tor ‘Innner said. “There should pe some provision for these cases in the courts. The provinces from which they come should open their courts to these people."

Senator Tanner quoted from a rlc-WSPQ-PQI‘ report of a hearing be- fore a Quebec Superior Court in Montreal for the annulment of a. marriage on the ground that the wife had been deceived concerning the religious faith oi her husband. The annulment had been granted. Senator Tanner said the matter should be referred to the Justice department blguthe Senate leader.

senator nald MacLennan (Lib, Nova Scotla) said he would prefer to have the courts decide di- vorce cases but he could not under- stand Senator Tanner's criticism of the Quebec court. He said he doubted whether the Senate had the right to transfer the handling of divorce cases.

‘ Robinson informed the Senate that since tho last session considerable research had been done to explore the lbilities of transferring the jur diction. The committee had the matter under consideration and expected to place proposals before the Senate in a few days.

Three Divisions Before

Budget Moti

on Adopted

(Bloc Populaire Portneuii against the sub-amendment.

There were silx New Democracy members present and they forced a vote on their amendment but two were paired and only four were able to record their vote. All others present voted against and it was lost by I80 to four.

There was a delay before the main mot-ion was carried while J. S. Roy (Ind. Gaspei taking advan. tags 0f his opportunity to speak on the main motion. answered continents on his loyalty made last week by Navy Minister Macdon

voted

demand n other members tried to discourage them with shouts of "on division" ‘and "carried."

recorded vote w

Those vothrg against the budget main motion mcludcd the New Democracy and 0.01‘. members pn-esent. Mr. Roy, Mr. Dorlon. Mr. Lncroix of Beauce and Mr. lacrpix of Quobec-Movltmorenoy, Dr. Gau. thior and Mr. IYAQIOU

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Legislature In Session

The House met yesterday at 8J0 m

p. .

Answers to the following quea- tlons were fabled:

Dr. MacMiiian asked the Minis- ter of Education:

l. Does the Government propose to increase the retiring allowance to the nineteen old retired teachers on the list who are qualified to re- ceive teachers‘ pensions’

1. Does the Government propose to amend the Public Health Act in order to include a physical ex- amination of all teachers in Public Schools in reference to ‘Tubercu- losis?

Answer:

I, The Government haa the mat- ter under consideration at the pres- ent time.

2. The Board of Education in- tends to amend the regulation to the School Act to provide for phys- ical examination of teachers in reference to tuberculosis.

Falconwood Hospital

Mr. W.A. Stewart asked the lead- er 0f the Government:

l. Do the attendants at Falcon- wood Hospital receive cost of living bonus?

2. Give the names of the attend- ants at Falconwood Hospital dur- ing the month of November 1942 and the amount paid to each one for said month.

3. What are the working hours per day for attendants?

i. I-Iave any attendants resigned recently and for what cause?

Answer:

1. Attendants of Falconwood Hospital received an increase m pay during 1942, and received a bonus of S15 each at Christmas. i942. The total increase in i942 over i941 in salaries was $4,190.89.

2, Fifteen days. Earl Cullen $25: Henry McKenzie. $55; Edward Connors. s55: Peter A. Cameron, $55; Isaac Bryenton $50. Fourteen days: Levi Malone $23.33; Gordon Thompson $50: Earle Francis 546.69 Thom“ Bfiers $50: James Murphy

S55: Daniel Myers $50; ‘Thomas Mah/fanus $88.34; Samuel Cvillis $50; Dan H. McLeod $50: Stanford Bigger s50: J.J_ MacKenzle. S50; Daniel Docherty $30. Thirty-five days. Alfred l-‘oy. $58.33.

3. The working hours for attend- ants are from 6 am. w a p.m. and from 6 a.m. to 6 pm. alternative dag: month. resignations to take effect the 31st of March, One is entering

auxiliary war service. The other is returnin to his farm due to lack of farm la ur.

Hon. Mr. McGuigan tabled the annual report of Credit Union or- ganlzatlons.

House in Committee

On motion of Mr. Maciean the H0use went into committee with Mr. Mcfsaac in the chair on sec- ond readlng oi an Act to incorpor- ate the Souris Hospital,

The object of the corporation as set forth in the bill will be the erection, equipment, maintenance, managing and operation of a hos- pital in the town of Souris. and a training school for nurses in con- nection therewith.

Dr. MacMillan pOinted out that much as it was desirable to increase the number of nurses. only stand- ard hospitals can confer the stat- us oi trained nurses. A small hos- pital as proposed would not have he bed capacity to qualify as a standard hospital.

. McLean said the phrase had doubtless been copied from another Act, incorporating the Montague hospital.

The bill was reported agreed to with amendment.

On motion of Mr. House resumed committee. with Mr. Seville in the chair on the. Church of England Act. The bill was reported agreed to with amend- ment.

On motion of Hon. hir. McGulg- an the House went into committke

hintheson the

. Two attendants resigned this‘

. "dovetail" ‘income tax legislation of i920 as

Americans 28 Miles From

Coastal

Axis Artillery Due Guns In Apparen

Road

ls With 8th Army t Stalemate.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, March 25-(AP)—The British 8th Army clung grimly to the remnants of its bridgehead in the Nazi-held Mareth line today in the face of violent enemy counter-attacks, while Americans seeking

to envelope the seaward ported to have gained con

end of the line were re- trol of the last mountain

barrier overlooking the coastal highway 28 miles

away. Field dispatches sai

d the troops of LL-Gen.

George S. Patton were fanning out on both sides of

‘the highway o. few miles s

Saturday night-

0n Monday German tanks and infantrymen launched a powerful counter-attest which by Tuesday had erased a IOO-yard British road- way thrown across the Wadi zig- zag at the eastern end of the Mar-

. A delayed dispatch from Don Whitehead. Associated Press correspondent with the British for- ces, disclosed that this setback had prevented the 8th army from ex- ploiting its early breach into the Mareth fortifications.

(The Vichy radio quoted Berlin reports late ‘Thursday night ad- mitting an Axis retreat at an un- specified point, saying the Germ- ans were then attacked by British forces "coming from the desert.

(The Berlin radio said the Ger- mans were fighting "superior al-

Anomailes of provincial income an: legislation or 1938, causing al. leged duplication of income tax payments, was the subject of dis- cussion in the loglslature yesteri

McPhee was replying House adjourned at 6 o'clock.

The uiscussio. took place in committee of the whole House on a bill. introduced by the Premier, to amend the Income Tax Act, 1938. He said the bill consisted of clari- fying amendments intended to the Act with the

consolidated in i924 and amended in 1926.

“For some time before 1W0," the Premier said. "we had income tax legislation in the Province, but in 1920 a new Ac". was passed. ‘Ihe wording of the relevant section was that from i920 to 1924 inclusive the only method oi assessing income tax mas with reference to the tax. payers‘ income of the preceding calendar year. In i925 an amend- ment was passed whim conferred

with Mr. Clark in the chair on an

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on the Provincial Treasurer the option of assessing a salaried tax. payer on his current year's income rather than on the income of the preceding year.