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Gourlics Rexall Dru; m L-18-4-24-2i. ..y0l‘lCE 0 FARMERS-See hutt Tractor (small giml (all day) Sat- day . wrhc tractor that. u; have 8 sp “is forivard). Wal- 1 5. weeks L-17-4-24-2i. used the beau- ui home of li id Mrs. Frank. Neill 0n rhr- comrr of Gran- ‘e and Hanover streets. Mr. and s, Hickey \\'lll rake up their resi- there in the near future. S W AIRPORT CONTRACT? unofficially at me 1hr oniracting firm Curran and BFIRLZS. Toronto, has n awarded o contract for ad- ions to the sitmmerside Airport. e amount of work involved was i ment oned but. ll. was said to_b3 Nu. service fiyng ,, under the Com- cnwoaith lining plan is 10- ied a! tho Silinnierslde Airport. ... Curran and Briggs f m had ccnirnct for runwuvs t e.e la ‘s nrtisumod the new addtlflllnl runways ..rn.it‘.i\ of the pres- Ietolrn. has lliill‘ .E'I‘ING —The . cross lillll of North Bedeque r milnity (‘iuh moi. at the home .\frs_ Robert Baker. Wednesday 16th. Though difficult, nine wo- ln titre ])i'i‘\f‘ill. and handed in number of liuishrrl articles and eired more rn for knitting. hours wrrc bilSllv whiled away sewing for refugees and knit- r-- for it'll and women in over- s '1 A plcnsing feature of - program w: ihc donation of itvtlr quill for refugees from u. Edmund 'I‘nyior. Collection u taken up after which a so- ll hour w-ns spr-nt. enjoying a niv iunrh srrrcd by the hostess fried by her daughter, Miss a. Tho ncxt. mcciing will be eiri n! tho homo of Mrs. Chester ' ness the afternoon of May Personals _ _____ I r Gcorsze Mncfnnis ill ri to their home in illlPi‘ n vcry pleasant cnd with relatives in Bostoig --\l ._Aurirv O‘Br—lc~n of Elmsdnle, ra \i<.ii")" to this k- 1t in O'- r was on account of the , t. u" lilTlll a Mrs. Austin Brien. who is a 1iicut in the one County Hospital. S ~'l'he iilliilV friends of Mrs. Auc- l Barrio“ oi Krnsington. will fr! i~ 1m that shc is n patient life P uco Cotniiy Hospital. - 5 at; of B. [Contiuucrl irony pageml) , “U” tlldllro. Tsouderoo pro- Vgt are dcfending ourselves ag- ' lln unfair aggression. but against the unprecedented in- n" 0n lur‘ part. of an empire of P9933 lGcrninirv) which struck I will the bnrk in order to save , ‘lmiaidiv colleague and partner _ l‘) whom we hnd defeated. W iii!‘ cnduranccs of this chsiruaulc against our race, ,, L‘ ‘lifiililprovcd by all those _ all‘ inornilv superior and by ,,, {"01" "i thr- world, who have eased their disgust. we sha‘l p011?- victorious, glorious and Giorgi‘ declared the “hard v f‘ "i war compo] us to get H- film Athens" but said the Olllil will wag n "if hart of Greek troops" "atfilillii. of our struggle and 15m t6 monarch said. "will victoo- ‘WYUTB by nll means o a andiy in spite of the trials, thm“ 1 dangers which we shall I ‘Hill lr-“méimvr-lcouragc-good r nmonj, B88 n. Long live mi undid: sue l m" ‘M Kale n New Inn- ‘ "PM. formerly oo- A" Hurry Dunning. M"! T. L. Compton. Bummeroide. Marl Gnudet, wilful»: deiiuvered to my gmnifc pol y-or i‘ per week. Phonom I". you, order to tho boy tesponnlblo for deliveries on you "mm PBLNOI COUNT! WWW Drantm. Water so“; 81 Granville Street. in Summonida by for this serving, —COLLAR.S. H Tracts 501d right Zffrfl-‘i. Rubber 14-998-4-24-21. —PEPTON energy. 2o-su§¢,,'°°s“<lli1§°§1 $pc§$l lies Kexall Drug 5mm ' ‘ L-iB-4-24-2l. -—PAID BRIE Munsnonpmnrarllilfi 22.53%: ling. of Sackviile. up, aécompanied bY MIS- Darling's brother. Mr. Geo . of Prince Rupert, 13_ Q: motored to Summerside on 'I‘uesduy for a brief visit to their aunt; Mrs TiWmB-s E- Ramsay. Mr. MacLean returns to Prince Rupert on Fri. day. s Alberton Mr. J. B. Arscnault of the De- psrtnrent. of Agriculture, Poultry Division. was a recent vis tor to Alberton. My. James Matthews who Owing to illness was forced to abandon his studies at Summersldc Academy about six weeks ago left recently to resume his studies for the bal- ance of the term feeling much m- proved in heaith. Mr. Stephen Murphy b: in; n, C. Navy is home on furlough? Mr. Robert White 0f the R. C. A. F. who was home on furlough has returned to his unit at Moncion. Cfliporal Earl Callaghan and Private James Hogan of the P, E. I. H. tBlack Watch) are home on furlough. Mr. Kam Lewis of the H. C. Navy. is home on furlough the Buest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis. Miss Mary Martin. Summer-soc was a week end visitor to Alberton. m. and Mrs. a. w. Hardy, were recent visitors to Summerside. Mr. J. J. McQuaid. C. N. R. agent here left recently for Quebec where he will imderzo theabnent at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Cartieryzlle. He was accompanied by h’s daugh- er Miss Mary McQuaid. who will proceed west to Toronto and thence lo Edmonton whene she will be the wuezi of her aunt Mrs. Annie Mc- Quaid. During Mr. Mc-Quofdis ab- sence he is being re loved by Mr. Joseph Morris, Knkora. Mr. Henry Albert left recently for St. John N. B.. where he is to be employed-A ST. GEORGE’S . (Continued from pagc 1) at. the head of the parade: next came the Veterans‘ Guard. followed by the group from the ‘ ntre. The Roya tachment. in their bright blue uni- form, were next to the trainees, Music for the march was provide" bv the Charlottetown Community Band. under the direction oi Thos. McFarlane. His Honor. Lieutenant-Governor B. W. IePage took the salute in front of the Provincial Building on Richmond Street. Present with him were: Premier- ‘Thane A. Camu- bell: aides. Major O. W. Campbell Lieut. K. Birtwistle: guests Group Captain W. Blake, RAF. Lt-Col, R. C. Chandler, Major RJ-l. Duvar. Major J. R. Paton. Flt-Lt. Emerton Court. RAF, Capt. D. S. Montgomery, Inspector J. A. Wrl ht. Deputy Mayor J. T. McKee, C lef A.Birtwistle. Councillor Henry Inp- fhorn, Mr. J. A. Fullerton. Mr. J. F. Leightizer and Mr. Willard Spen- cer. nrivate secretary. One section of the trainees on parade. approximately 120 men. were without rifles. This was due to the fact that. these men arrived nt the Centre only last Thursday and Friday. 'I‘hev are descrvink of special mention for the wonderful shorting’ ‘rnaitinei with such a. short per o o tn HR. Originally it was planned thatthe route march was to have included Prince Street. but a last minute change was made and the men con- tinued to Hlllsborouizh Street. This was done to time the salute at the Provincial Buildinn at 3.30. ‘Pfigwroutg cg. mgch folltragvrcid we‘; Br I n Boo - Kent. to Hillsborough. to Richmond- A variation from the schedule X25 also mode on the return. when a a" proceeding via Queen. Euston l" Brighton Road. the parade went "v Ambrose Street to McGill AVBPUE passing the Provincial Senator um‘ This mange was made on refill?!) of Dr. P. A. Creelman in order t0 allow the patients oi the Sanntorki- um to view the Mfflde- M "fired River Road the ‘Prninees coniflren to Beach Grove Inn. and the "avly and Air Force also returned to do ‘ ti . it, lit-Bosh? Siléblilsrlsi? who were posind at different street corners dinectlnfl traffic. >- MIAMI. Mo. April zit-LAP) -d- Douglas Fairbanks. Oommissionie- by President Roosevelt to foam- nh ter-A-nerican understanding throw the theatrical arts. left. on Rafa???)- Amer can plane today for a 1 . - mile South American tour. He was nggggnpgnkd bv Edward Robbins. n cousin of the riesident. and their wives. Bobbins will act as coun- aellor. KHOLM. Sweden. April 21- -fAP)._T/ne Norwegian town! If." Sisvsnger and Haugesund and i. e Rognlitnd district of Norway We“? sentenced day bv the German; occupying forces to pay B "M ° kronor because of sabotage i h bit to also N." uqyi...» nngtgr: illailld. over Germ n military works. (The Ner- WERIJl-l Krcre is not. quoted in for- ein e . H Flt-phone wires belonging to the; AND Most farmers using CERESAN have brovcd it a paying from. ment! Kills oats omuts. reduces barley stripe. kills stinking smut and checks root rot wheat. Generally improves and increases ieldsM/idelyrccommended iVery owcosuonepoundtreatuzbueh- els of seed. Write for free pamphlet. GINIDIIII Ill STRIES UIIITID Mannie’: I Iortllllon Kensington And ~ Vicinity Capt. Dr. R. D. McNeill of O. A. M. C. has retumed to his unit somewhere in Nova. Scotia after gpendmg his furlough at his home ere. Mr. John McEachei-zi of Char- lottetown was a business vsitor to Kensington on Monday. lvlr. Hugh Morrison of Summer- side was in Kenslngton Monday on business. . Her many friends will regzet to hear that Mrs. Daniel gunning is confined to her home ill Cpl. John C. Holmes oi the R. C. . M. C.. his w‘fe and family of Calgary, Alberta. who inve pron vlsitng. Mrs. Holmes’ father. Mr. H. R. Mcase, in Kensinuicn du - ing the past two weeks, have left on return to their hum in West- e; Canada. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Evans on the recent anival (Ia-lids. bonnie wee lassie. Catherine a. Gnr. Leo McKenns and Gm‘. Les- lie Cameron of the R. C. A. have returned to the!" duties in Nov-w Scotin after a pleasant visit at their homes here. Her many friends will regret to hear that Mrs. John S. Burns. is confined to her home. suffer.ng with a. severe cold. Miss Erma. Gill has returned to her home in Kensington after a holiday with her cousin Miss. Jean- Duyar, Montague. Miss Wanda, Mill of Mills Point was a visitor to Kensington on Monday. Local residents or.» engagedfin a general clean-up of their premises taking off out Side doors and wn- dows etc. making us all realize that spring really is here. -H- Miss Erma Hughes was a visitor to Srunmerside on Monday. Mr. W. T Bentley of Charlotte- town, wus a visitor to Kenslngton, on Tuesday on business. Miss Enid Lockhart of Summer- sido was a visitor to Kenslngton on Tuesday. Local residents are taking ad- vantage of the highway between Kenslngton and Summeuside to re- new acquaintances. An enjoyable evening was had in the spring Valley Hall Wednesday last. when a large number friends of Pte. Sabinus MacKin- non. Pte. Fred Campbell and Pto. Lloyd Campbell who are at DIES- ent stationed in Petawawa. Ont, home on furloughs gathered to- gether to extend the boys an ad- dress of welcome, which was read by Mr. Keith Harrlngron. Md DW- sented each with a handsome sill- net ring as a remembrance of their many friends, when they enter ll‘i- to active service. The eveninrz vras spent. in dancing, after which l. dainty lunch was served by the la- dies, Tho boys leave on return to their respective units on Saturday. several local anglers have taken advantage of their favourite s00"- during the past few days. none. however, has as Wt. reported B" outstanding catch, but advise us, it won't be long now. My, Qnd Mrs. Keith L. Walla worn visitors to Summerside on Tues- day, Mr. George Ives arrived home on Monday evening from a business trip to St. John. N. B Her many friends will bo pleas- ed to hear that Mrs. Daniel Dun- nin who has been ill during the pas ten days. is well on the road w TOCOVCTY. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Champion. were visitors to Bummersido ro- cently. Mr. Wallace Mouse returned home Monday from a weekend with '"°"___-_“‘ i" “t “EL-iii; BU‘? HAMSAVE ‘ THE RIGHT PAltii" TD PAINT RIGHT of. I Even the British children separ- .u. sjuvv St. George's liay observed! At Summerside. St. George's Day was fittin ly observed in Sup " yesicr my at 5t. Mary's Anglican Church. ‘rnero was a celebration of Holy Communion at nine o'clock, Ven. AIvhGGBOOH Harrison, rector, being the oelebrnnt. Special prayers were offered for En land and victory and peace. At e High School the junior pupils from grades one to six assembled in a. body in the High school auditorium to hear . . w. Cook, simp nguage Rev. Mr Cook told the children the legend of St. George and the dragon and how ho became the patron Saint of Etnglond. He also spoke of many other famous men who have from earliest British history stood by these high principles which are embodied in the story of St. George and the dragon. All down through the ages Britain has stood by the weak nations when they hove been oppressed by stronger nations; and today St. George has a. special significance in our na- tional life. The heroism of the past is being reenacted today by the gallant sons of Britain. Rev. Mr. Cook said we must salute Britain today She is making giant sacri- fices in the cause of freedom. oted from their parents are milk-- ing their sacrifice to the common cause. In closing Rev. M1; Cook ap- pealed to the children to do their share to uphold the traditions of this great Empire. To be cheerful and helpful at all times and to have trust in God who will ulti- mately give us the victory. Howard MacFarlane moved and Alan Lockerby seconded a hearty vote of thanks to Rev. Mr. Cook and tendered by the chairman. Mr. Delaney to the speaker. Mrs. L. G. Lewis was the pianist and led the children in the pa- triotic songs and flag salute, God save the King brought, the inter- esting program to a ClOSC.——S. (Continued from page 1) Ottawa. was believed here to mean that that United States would es- tablish a naval and perhaps air patrol of the Atlantic waters x- tending out to the limits of time western hamisphere, which includes Greenland. Although this patrol was not ex- pected to be strictly an Anerican convoy of British supply ships, it would tend to serve an identical purpose of keeping German sub- marines away frcm the convoy routes. British naval vessels could take up the convoy se"vlce at a point about midway across ~ the Atlantic. Naval quarters here. commenting on an interpretation made m Can- PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE Mr. Turner was Well known Business man Mr. William E. ‘Ins-o'er, DION"!- ont, business man of Olson-y, who died on Tuesday evening. had been ill for about, two months. Up t0 the time of his illness he had been on duty in the general store own- ed by himself and Mr. MacWil- llama. Mr. Turner was closely oon- nected with the business life of 0‘l..eary since quire a. young man. A son of Thomas Turner of O- msry, he entered the firm of Hen- ry W. Turner, s, cousin of his father, at 0'Leary as clerk and re- mained with the business in all its ups and downs until his death. About. 25 years ago the late Hen- ry Turner retired from business and sold out to William Turner, James M. McWilliams and Vernon Mat.- thew. Mr. Matthew is now with the Canadian Notional Silver Fox Breeders Assn. The firm was oper- ated under Turners Ltd until it was burned out about 10 years ago. Turner and Macwillriams rebuilt on the same stand and carried on up to the present time. Mr. Turner was a splendid busi- ness man and known throughout the Island for his honest dealings and upright character. He was interest- ed in all community affairs and a leading figure in the United Church. He leaves to mourn his widow. formerly Alice Rayner. five sons, Edwin and Wendell in Uleary, Wil- liam. Kenneth and Allison at. home, two sisters, Mrs. MacAusland. char- lottetown. Mrs. Wm. Harris in U. S. A., one brother, Harry in O'- Leary, The Guardian extends sym- pathy to the bereaved family. —S. AUSTRALIANS (Continue rom page l) That appeal was echoed today by H. E. Holt. Minister of Labor and National Service. who said Aus- tralia's war effort "will fail tragic- ally short of it? best Ulllil our strongest national government is fanned." The government at Dres- ent is composed of a ccarition of the Uunired Austraran and Coun- try parties with Labor. largest single group in the House of Reo- resentatives, unrepresented. Navy Minister W. M. Hughes contended" that "the position tin Greece) is not as bad as after the collapse of France...the Germans are going on, but how necr are they to stopping?" He referred to the German army's ever-lengthen- ink lines of communication. The government's decision m call a special session nf Parlza- ment to review Austral-ab war ef- fort was commended by the Sid- ney Mornlng Herald as u wise mzve in view of lessons in Greece and "grave new dangers" Other .~ectlons of the press com- mented on the fact that Austral- 1.11’! troops were moved into Greece without knowledge of the advisory ads that, La Gurzrslrfi- statemenr._ meant the United States would con- - voy Brltisl? supply ships sa.f-rroy| amuss the Atlantic, said thtre J was "nothing to i2" , It was noted, however, that 1,000‘ miles off t-he North American; con-. tineni: is approximate]! lull tn distance between Newfoundland. where the United States already has established defence bases, an-l thr British Isles. Greenland lies considerably north of the main convry route between Canada. and Great Btirsin, but La Guardiofs declaratim that the wat- ters would be defended 1.000 miles off the North American shores still would allow for naval protec- tion about half-way to Great Bri- tain from Halifax. where most of the convoys for Britain arc made up on this side of the Atlantic. iiewsman Tells (CWWEPLAWm P35.°_€__1) Air Force planes. Aboard the moot powerful battleship in the Mediterranean fleet. I stood on the signal deck and then on an emergency con- ning tower, watching the heavy anti-aircraft guns of Tripoli belch flame in trying to drive off the bombers. Thousands of splinters of fire seemed to sear the velvety, starlii. skies. "Flaming onions" slithered upwards to burst in red, blue, green and white flame. A single searchlight reached up to try to spot British planes while scores of heavy bombs exploded hoarsely and with white flashes along the Tripoli harborline. Fires sprang up. Some of the ground guns ell silent. Fieot Mlnoenvred While all this was going on. the fleet. in its units shadowy and mysterious against the background of the pre-dawn darkness..man- oeuvrcd quietly through calm seas and around mine networks. - "We shall open fire at any mo- ment." tho battleship commander told me_ Suddenly at just. 5 um. there was a mighty flash oi ellow flame from the 15-inch rif es of the adjoining flagship Shells seem to leave all eight of the big guns simultaneously. to burst on the fort barracks and warehouses ashore. A few seconds later the guns of his ship roared similarly as the vessel shuddered and jerked. My eyes cleared just in time to catch the flashes oi the 4.5-inch guns. Over the city. the fleet air arm hurled more flares to maintain the illumination storied by the flares and fires of the R..A.I". i shore gunners must. have thought the earlier air attack was continuing. for they trained their guns on the falling flares, not sea- ward. For 20 minutes the naval bom- war council. The Sidney Daily Telegraph said Aiutralians even now will find‘ it hard to believe the government sanct oned partic- ipation of Australian troops in the Greek "adventure" with-cut Bri- ish assurance that ‘our troops were adequately supported" Army Minlszer‘ Percy Spender was cheered during the day when, ill the course of a recruiting speech. he said that Australian trcnps in Greece had refused to allow the Germans to break their line. He said the Australian leader in Greece. Mal-Gen. Sir Thognag Blame)’. would emerge from the current battle as one of Australia's greatest commanders. (It was announced in London Wednesday that Gen. Blarney had been amnlnted military command- gra (if) British forces in the Middle s . TWO CAN ADIAN S (Continued from pogo 1) Chenowith. Ian B.. Mid.. R..C.N.V. R. temporary. Mrs. Dora N. Chen owith (mother) Westmount. Que. Clarke. John A. G.. Mid.. R.C.N.V. R-. temporary. Mrs. G. M. Gayle Toronto. Cooke. Murray H.. Mid.. R..C.N.V. R- temporary. B. H. Cooke (father) Gait. Ont. Gardner. William 0., Mid.. R..C.N. Vi‘... temporary. Mrs. Eva B. Gard- ner (mother) Winnipeg. Gower. Graham F., Mid.. R..C.N.V. .. temporary. F0. W. E. Gowcr (father) Calgary. Hanlnkmn, Daniel L.. Mid.. R..C. N.V.R., temporary. Peter Hnningto (brother) c/0 M. G. Teed. l0 Good rich St. Saint John. Meredith. Kenneth E. Mid.. RC. N.V.R.. temporary. Mrs. i. Meredith. (mother) Vancouver. McLennan. Alex.. leading sinker, R..C.N.V.R._ ONVl7339. Mrs. Mar 10011: McLellan (wife) St. Thomas. n Muloney, Thomas A., stoker. liierman Attack foontinued__f_lpm__v_l,lo_i) s ..-- all our men up to 40. all our guns." Greek commanders told me before Germany marched. Thousands of wounded in base 1,9591“); qt corizza, Ioannlna and Axta, pro. ed for speedy recovery s0 they coud fight in the "last bat- e .. Heart-broken generals tore up their plans when Hitler launched his men and machines across the Yugoslav frontier. Sensing the Yugoslav collapse before it occur- red, the Greek commanders fore- saw the impossibility of maintain- ing their north-western line and they gave the order to withdraw in order. Not all obeyed. The brilliant ma- jor Manlatake: stayed with l. sui- oide squad in concrete blockhouses the Greeks had built beside Lake Ochrid and camly awaited the eun- my advance over a field planted with 3,000 land mines. Two nights earlier, in stockinged feet to avoid noise, he had escort- ed me to within 200 yards of Ital- ian Alpini trenches and joked a- bout the “surprise party" that a- waited them. Corizza and Argirokastro, twin symbols of Greek military prowess, were abandoned without a shot in a withdrawal executed with the precision of a peace-time manoeuvre —but with far deeper emotion. Peasant soldiers cursed Mussolini ,and Hitler with all the troopers traditional vehemence. "Ii we live will those devils send us away to ulavery in Italy and Germany?" they asked. There was no collapse of morale as in Poland and France. Com- manders who could easily have fled to the coast and embark for l5- lands protected by the British fleet stadyed with their troops to the en This was the climax of Hellenic tragedy which also apparently is enmeshing a British expeditionary force of somewhere under 100.000 Ausilalifllls. New Zealanders. Brit- ons and Scots. It has the tragic mistakes of men: The diplomatic and military misoues, the futile and bitter in- terneclne strife of the Croats and the Serbs who refused to bury their anipathies even While the German tanks uicre smashin: oc-oss south- ern Yugoslavia io Bitolj. As early as January, Serbian generals had talked of sending as many as 60 divisions of the Yugo- slav army of 1.250.000 toward Sa- lonika as soon as the war started, but none ever got there. Outmodcd mobilization orders were revised, and the Serbs were sent north to help defend Croatia; the Crofits south to fight in o. Ser- bia for whose lnhabiiants they bore no affection. Harried by filth columnists and ceaseless air raids the Serbs ivnzeri a hopeless rear guard fight. in the retrcat to Bosnia while in the south The Greeks and the Yugosiavs hastily reorganized their lines nt the pa<s souht of Bitolj. but, the strength of the German army in the Balkans had been under-esti. ed mat . Until the death of Premier John l Metaxas of Greece. the Athens gov. iernment desperately attempted to ‘stave off German intervention hy , suppressing or ignoring German aid to i226 Italians ln Albania and r-r». man intrigue designed to under- mine the strong pro-British senti- ment 0f the Greek army. The now-suicide Premier Alexgn. dros Korizis. British forelrzn secre- ilify Anthony Eden and King George of Greece contracted for the British expeditionary force a- bout March 2. long after the Ger- mans had begun their great mili- tary infiltration into the Balkans. Thereafter, as the Anzac; "m1 Britons streamed into Piraeus and marched north. the Greek masses realized that their homeland was t0 be a battlefield. ls Promoted QITAWA. Aoru 30.—tCP) —Coi. J. H. MocQueen. of the Royal Con. adlan Ordnance Corps. has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier, "id "Pmiflted Debuty Quartermas- ter-General at Canadian military headquarters. the Defence Doom-t- ment announced today. He will succeed Brig. G. P_ - irle. who has returned to Canada. the Croats were overwhelmed at‘ Bitolj. - ' merlcan newspapers. | ‘BEAVERBRUOK (gontigued _from_3__agc_1)___ 1,327 engin , “l. first nto oop- signment." Lord Beaverbrook listed among ILS. planes the Liberator which he said he and the US. Ambassador John G. Wmant watched arrive recently: the Iblnuhawk. Glenn Martin bomber, Brewster Buffalo and the Hudson. _ l-le described the Liberator as _a_ large plane, faster than Britains famous Stirling and greater in bzrmb cflvllaflllY» He defended the dispersal o1 airplane plant; over the country, o. nlove he conceded had hampered production, had been costly M"! had brought criticism. "The system had very satisfact- ory success." he said. "The bomb- lngs-ymrve heard the German wireless tell of our immense losses in aircraft and sir production’- i-tave turned out to be nothing at all because our aircraft production had gone away and were out of the bobmed area altogether." H4. said a Mr. Mitman, whom he described as a former American citizen now a. British subject had volunteered as controller o1 fabri- cation for fighter output and "our position now is somewhat improv- ed." (F. S. Mitman is controller of the light alloy sheet and strip section of the Aircraft Production Ministry.) _ The lag in providing equipment. Lond Beaverbrook continued, "can be cured by more drive and energy." fast as we can . we must never let help from abroad-help from America for which we are so grateful—drlva us from the main purpose." ‘Ihe biggest bomb ever flung from an airplane. the said, was dropped by Squadron Leader R. H. Garner on Emden. Germany, and witiir an hour after his arrival home Garner "was describing his exper- iences in technical terms." The scientific and technical men in our service can confidently be relied upon to make plans and launch projects for the future which will give us the improvement in alr- craft design we desire. The techni- cal staffs are given opportunity to apply their ovm desims and they take it with extraordinary results. One officer engaged in the de- sign oi bombs loaded ins great bomb in an airplane and went with it t0 Emzien. He droppcd ir, on the town and came back, reaching the ministry at 9 o'clock and at l0 o’- ciock he was describing to me his BXPBTlEHCB-s in technical terms. Thai. bomb was the one which created so much interest not only In Germany but in the newspapers hero as the biggest bomb ever flung out. of an air- plane. The name of the offic- er is Sqdm-Ldr. R. H. Gar-n. E!’- Another officer. Ajr Commodore Huskisson, who is also interested in bombs. left his bed during the Wednesday night attack on London and stood watching the reffectg of bomb explosions, Unhappily an cx-i illohion resulted in the loss ol’ his. sight, at least temporarllyr. but more l5 591719 PYOSDQCt of his sight bo- mg restored shortly. r Whatever the contributions of scientists may be. the task 15 a]. ways the same-tn build bigger bombers. faster fighters, and night. flying aircraft. Results Achieved This is What has been achieved since Irbecame minister. The plans were initiated. of course, by my pfg- decessors and not by mo, we have launched three flghters-Bcaufight. er. Fulmar and Whirlwind -r,hreo bombers —Stirling, Halifax and Manchester. Descriptions of these aircraft have appeared in the A- They don't tell us any particu- lars about the Halifax but make "D 101‘ that neglect by telling n5 of the Tornado. They so it i; o sin. gfi Sea"? flifhrier Wit s speed of m es per o d of 2.000 hOISCPOVECrLaH one “Sh” Th!“ blinds me to new engines. We have brought into 115g since m.- mlnistfy was formed five new types including the Sabre Vulture which develfills 2.000 horsepower, and 41 must here give credit to the (tr-ms responsible. Napier and Rolls Royce, Vie are working on other new 608M05- meines of very intcrcstinz type-s. They will be quite sufpflsjng l“ the power that can be dcvclone-cl from limited size and small wings. for duty. , Brig. MacQueen. 48. born in New; GIBSROW. NS. left the Royal Mill-i torv College. Kingston. to become a; member of the permanent force in? October. 1914. His appointments prior to going overseas in i939 as senior ordnance officer. included those of director of ordnance services at national de- fence headquarters. and inspecting ordnance officer for central an eastern Canada. 1st class. R.C.N.V.R.. ONV25848. Mrs. Nancy Malonev (mother) Shubenac- adie. NS. ‘Tracey. Darragh R... sinker. 2nd class. R.C.N.V.R.. ONV5819, James Tracey (brother) Mont-heal. Turgeon, Guston. stoker 2nd class. R.C.N.V.R.. 0NV3683. Hervi ‘mrsem (father) Quebec. Warford. Chesley W.. stoszer 2nd class. R.C.N.V.R.. ONV2SBQ. Mrs. Fanny Warlord (mother) 7 Currie St.. Glace Bay. NS. LONDON. April 21-40?) - Rt. Rev. Hebert Hensley Henson. Canon of Westminster Abbev since last year. has resigned because of failing eyesight. it. was announced today. Prime Minister Churchill ex sympathy in a letter to the old churchman, ‘YORK- port again. The coastal guns suddenl start- ed firi toward us for te first time. e shells, apparently six- inchers. whizzed harmlessy over- head. but. I ducked instinctively. Lighter warships pumped six- inch shells into the shore batter- bnrdment continued, the warships constontlv shifting positions as they steamed past the harbor. I Then the whole fleet executed l tum and returned to nke the ies fn all. three battleships had fired at least 300 tons of shells each. and the other units contri- buted more than 100 ions for a to-J tol well over 1.000. essed ; Big increase In ll. S. taxes i | WASHINGTON, April 23.—(AP)— l In addition to thumping increases in I ‘surtaxes on individual incomes. it lwas learned today the treasury has ‘I proposed a loruz list oi “iuxury" taxes such as afive per cent. levy on telc-, phone bii's. to help misc the pro-r lected 53.600.000.000 of new revenue. Both tobacco and liquor taxes would be sharply increased. the levy on cigarettes being raised from, |$3.25 to $4.00 a thousand and ihci rate on cigars. tobacco and snuff no.‘ in: doubled. Incn-uscs from $3 lo $4 a gallon were proposed for dis- tilled spirits and from $6 to $7 a barrel for fermented mart liquors. The rates on wines. moi liquors. liqueurs would be increased l6 2.3 per cent. The xrensurv Psiimnicd that the new toonceo levies would vlcid c200.- 800000 and the increased liquor texesan additional $l92.200.000. Other excise taxes proposed. dc- aigned to yield s total of 8482.620.- 000. would increase taxes on a widespread variety oi articles anri commodities ranglm from gasoline it» phonograph records. These are the work of my prone. gesgu-S With the exception of tile Ma re. which was put into prod“. f" 2 my time writhout being quiiv i"?! 0W Production would turn i1 . But fortunntmy the Sabre L; n great engine, perhaps one of the greatest that. has been produggfl, Air Plant Dispersal We have other activities. too in the mini-fir)’. We have carried ‘s... the dispersal of plants on n very lame scale and on a very daring basis indeed. It micht have v.1 r trouble in production and ems-- led to criticism, but I asked fol n- hm" flliiliflrill’ and rzot it. Tho sums of monoy involved are vcrr cl: Cfitiviflm is riircricri RQfllll-i tho “We must step up production as. i Howard, ‘.3. Dip-treating seed potatoes with SEMESAN BEL costs only 83 cents an acre for disinfectant; reduces seed piece decay, seed- borne scab and rlzizacionia; gays profit in better, often igger yields! Used immediately after cutting, helps check spread of ring rot by knife. Write for free SEMESAN BEL pam- phlet now. CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED MInuhcQurn-l tr rmruuu mum, u. s. the off-shore dcfencc. as we understand it, is to defend our shores at three hours’ distance from the farthest point of either the Canadian or the United States coast. , “And when I any three houis I mean three hours by airplane doing 333 miles an hour, That is our St. George's day message to the people of England." Questioned by reporters as he left the airport after the luncheon |t0 return to New York, Mayor L; Gunrrlia would not ampliiy the jstattvncnt but emphasized that the "333 mies an hour" mentioned in his speech was "very important." He said the Atlantic coast limit; would be fixed from “the most oases." When askcd if thLs meant bases." when asked if this meant, Newfoundland Mayor La. Guardra. smded but made no reply. It is css than 20"0 miles tzom Newfoundland to Eire. Earlier. on his arrival firm yew Y0“. Mfllvnr La Guartlin was ask- ed if he could give any indication of how fa‘ the Unwed sin[5s would 2'0 in convovine war supplies bound for England. _ "Watch my speech today," he re. Dlled. "There will be o line in it that will zive you the whole m. swer." Prime Mrnkter Kim: warmly praised Mayor Ls Gunrdizr {'5 true lover of liberty. a bold ch l71“.l r1‘ the rizhrs o.’ frce pevpio. L. W. Brockington. special ~,.-3.»_ time advrsor to the Printe M illSlfir, responded to the toast m GQODZA with tribuies t0 the States as represented by the l r and a. IIIOVIII! tribute to tho c.) ogr- and character" of the Fi" people. "England today stands in the cenir» of the arena o.‘ the hora-n‘ trailed)?" ‘Mr. Brorkingron 531d if England had her back to tho wall rt was an imp (‘LIIPIBIG Will o! Blfiflsh character‘. "This S‘. Gooruofis dav 1< m, s, day for mOilfIllflg bur a (lay {or gladness and pride. England today berm! the world's burden. L“: every Canadian and every American, stand htmife in her presence" International At A Glance iBy The Canadian Press) ATHENS-Greek army estimated If 259.900. surrender: in northwest. "d Kill! George and government move to Crete; allied forces, p". lllmably strong rear-guard units. still battle north bi’ Athens, CAIRO-Australian aortic out of besieged Tobruk in North Africa re- luli-u in capture of 441 more mu- ans: R.A.F. raids Bengasi. other Axis Libyan bases; small-scale of- fensive launched following the nnvy's devastating bombardment of 'I‘*ripoll in west. WASHlNGTON.--Rcport United Slates navy may establish patrol of North Atlantic half-way to Great Britain. LONDOY-Nazi bombers halter Plymouth for second straight. night: RAJ’. hiis ha at (ii-rnizin-hciri base of Brest. France: llrilons iod by Lord Beaverbrook 1.000 aissemlii- ed (‘anadinn and American air- ; llrrl curly‘ in Dlay to weigh \ ' advisory war couu Kzssisaam.‘ Tana‘... Report for lifaich Grade x-1 intersection-gust z. Wanda. Mann. ti. Pntitcir Pcnrlcr- Rust. Grade lX~l Earle Cl"il drew Huznpn ' Grade VrI — . . Phehca Clark, 3. Chnzc Grndc \il <.\'l. Cnm lone Mlifllllilld 2 .\1ft'.‘_lO.". nirk, Ti S]lll'lf‘_\‘ Monkey. Grndc vll m rs Ready -l. Bruce DCHS Cou ins. 3. bee ministry because we have no) rrrr- . Scmple. tied on fast and far enough. Bu‘ ‘ we have had to strike a hfllincn bctwecn the desire for dispersal and . maintenance of prcdtlrtion, Din persal does no damage to prod-JC- U. Convoy. _ Williiilflijrom page i) the Canadian Federation of Mayoral and Municipalities. Mayor La Guar. dia said:- "As wc talk about common dc- fencc. we naturailv have in mind the defence of our coasts. get the idea that we stop at tiwc coast-lino, lct it be known that. in keeping with warfare as it is tnrinv. rvc arc most realistic. and when vc talk about defence cf Canada card the United States. we mean not only defence of the roast but o1’- slrre defence as wcll. "And when we talk of off-slot:- Woldeclined. defence we no most realistic. Lest anybrdn" Grad.- Vl-l. Mae Watson. 2. H ilizicrin McArihur. 3. James Cald- wcl . Grad; V-l. Margaret Jarciine. 2. Rouvsn Profitt. 3. Albert Boyle. G-radc IV-l. Audrey Prcfiii, 2. Shirley Kennedy 3. Jean DHVLFIIH. Grade III-l. Neva Heckbcrt, Z Olive Howard and Freda Heckbert (equal). Grade 1I—1. Gwynncth Dawson 2. Leonard Thibcau. 3 Brien Pon- dieton and Wendel Paynicr tcquali Grade I-No. l-Ixnm nations. BOSTON. April 23.—-f!\l‘l -- Tia i Best-on Transcript. one of Non" - ilnndh ouisinnding ucwsnnlvrs nu.- inll its ill-year hisiozw. nmroun rt. - ihui. ii Wfirilyfl ..r . . circulation revenue ll_l'.‘l ;. ».- u... 1~ one" lTlT“ \\':\< li".< Puf- ed in 1039. but that advcrtislnl had -----\--.-.-»v - v