MAXIMS OIL 1mm MAN --¢-— l u n ‘pflllt half . f lt "Yugo m uvcrigmfi‘ our cu s de m,“ have been 09nd w"! "m w u much time The Peoples Paper Covers Prince Edwardilsland Like the Dew A and linivus exercises, will make a good Pha or A MERE MAN week titled up with selfishness- a Sabbath stuffed full of re- rlcee, but a poor Christian. {r-ji Gunrdlln, Founded 1851. ‘llo-album annals». Two 66o"- Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, Assisi 15, 1945 8 PAGEs Mail, $1.00; other Provinces lb U.S.A., $5.00. Subscription Delivered. $5.00. lRRONEOUS ‘FLASH’ EXClTES WORLD 7Buildings Burned t Campbellton r- up tahinet Meets, ottatement Made I " N Aug, 13 __ (Reuters- elfplglclilrodlo tonight quoted ul se broadcast us saying tho e ccbiuci had met for four‘ adjourned with-l statement. i l l lpllli Qpufiqday’ and g issuing any .E.l. Man Worked I Atomic Bomb OTTAWA. Aug. l2 — (C?) — . chrgcst and most distinguish- p-pup of scientists over as- rd for a single investiga- in any British country work- .. lnCanada nn the cxperimcntal d dcvclopmcnt work nf atomic orgy, Government officials dis- used today. The staff of the Montreal lab- lory included the following lcntfsts, with their university filiallon in brackets:- llirs. T). Bate, (Mt. Allison, N. - l Ottawa. Dr. A. (Tillrianl lMcGlil Univer- lyl Trinidad and Wcstmount, e. Dr. L. G. Elliott lDaihoualc niversitv, Massachusetts In- tote of Technology) Bridge- lby the O'Leary and Alberton fire A dwelling and six lfltldtngl ‘ed in connection with the fishing in- dustry were destroyed by m; at Campbellton in Prince County last night. Tho blaze broke out in one of the fish houses used to store gasoline and spread rapidly. Oth- er buildings threatened were saved departments which appeals for aid. The dwelling, a. small one, was owned by John A. Coughlin. Each fish building was approximately 15 by 25 feet and was used to store fish and bait. They were owned by Merritt Ramsay. operator of o. lobster factory, William Monaghzm, John Monaghan and Justin Mc- Carthy. Included in the loss were l0 45- galion drums 0f gasoline and i2 punchcons of curing fish. Amount, of the loss was made known. The 105s of lobster bait for the season which opened Friday and tho loss of the curing fish, rcprc- senting a seasons work. it was said. would hit thejishermcn in the area hardest, it was learned The residcncc of John Monaghan caught firc but the blaz; was put_ out. by hand extinguishers Other- structurcs in danger for a time in- ciudcd a large government-owned fish building in which fish owned by Myricks Ltd. of Albcrton W115 stored and a new lobster factory owned by Merritt Ramsay. I responded to l not 'llint From Tokyo llo Surrender SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. II —l (AP) - Japanese broadcasts car-| vied no hint of surrender today at; an hour when the world waited! Tokyo's reply to the Allied terms but told the people to “wait for the great demand from the throne‘? Whether that command meantl peace or continued war. Tokyo did| not say. Sombrc editorials l‘.l Sundays Tokyo newspapers urged the people to remain calm and uni‘- ed as they stood "at the cross- roads of life or death." Instead of peace. ere was talk of a fight "to the btter end" and boasts that there were no "Bado- glios" in Japan such as the Italian General who took Italy out of the wnr in Europe. Domei said, however, that For- eign Minister Signenori Togo re- ported to the Emperor today V on matters under his Jurisdiction. The Allied note saying Hirohlto would have to take his orders from the Allied commander of occupfnng l l forccs comcs under Togo's depart-ti mcnt. Meanwhile the Japanese-con- trolled Singapore radio was heard, by Reuters News Agency broadcast today a proclamation by War Mm-‘ istcr Gen. Korechlnka Anami to‘, Japanese troops in China afflrmq lng "the grim determination of the. Imperial Army to exterminate: enemy forccs and fight a sacredl war to the bitter end." l Eocal Officer Moist l l l Malpeque Rd. Man 1s Fatally Injured On Roa Lawson Crosby Dies In» Hospital; Coroner Dr. I. J. Yeo Orders Inquest. -*—i—-—._._ _ ___ ___ - x. :_::——--—-__.=-.-.-n:- State Asks Death Penalty For Petain l PARIS, Aug 12 — (AP) -— The prosecution demanded the death penalty for 89-year-old Marshal Petain Saturday as France's great- est trial in 150 years neared its close. Prosecutor Andre Mamet, sum-l ming up state's evidence given dur-- ing l7 trial days, told the high} court that the former head of the: Vichy Government had: l Accepted a “dishonorable armis-l E . Shown “scrvility to Germans" and condoned the "assassination of French patriots." Worked “systematically our Allies." "That is treason." the prosecutor declared. “It is a crime for which no excuse exists. For four years, Pctain was guilty of treason. I measure my words when I say that. "I ask the death penalty for him who was Marshal of France." M. Nfcrnct said last April he would scr-k a death sentence for Marshal Petain and then ask cle- nisncy. The silver-haired old soldier. who against ‘ driver was “W501i Cwiby. 53. Malpcquc Rbld. was Picked up 0n the pLlVC~ ment near his home a few min- utes after midnight ymgtgyday 0 lJapanese WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 ‘said tonight there was “ lby the United Press and quic l — (AP) — The White House, nothing to" a flash, transmittedl kly withdrawn, which quoted m rnlhz Suffering from cxtcrnfil President Truman as saying the Japanese have IICCGPlCdl thlurics including a. broken arm. Ho died 1n the PE. Island Hos- pital shortly after one o'clock yes_ tcrday afternoon. The late Mr, Crosby was being driven home Saturday night by Mr. John Spencer, a ncighbor OPDOSHg his home, thc late Mr Crosby had allghted from the left side of Mr. Spencer's car when he was struck by a passing motor vehicle and thrown nearly 30 foot. Glass in the windows on one 51d‘; of Mr. Spencer's car was broken. The R C M P . once notiLcd of the occurrence. acted with spend and Inspector N J Anderson was personally on the scene within a few minutes Launching an inton- slva investigation RCM P nffic. ers within an hour had located a motor truck suspected of having been involved in the tragedy The detained and lodled in Jail It. is understood the R C M P have their drarzner, out for another occupant of the truck who, it is said. lumped out and rzm to nearby woods A coroner's inquest will ho hold at flip, MacLean Funeral Home at liter ' ‘Allied sin-render stipulations. 10:25 p.m, E.D.T.: “The President has not a ccplcrl surrender terms. “ifhere is nothing to the ceived by the President, the _0r tho Slate Department. DECISION EXPECTED SOON liy (‘. R. BLACKBURN \\".~\SlIINGTON, AUG. 12 — (CPJ _Jupnn's humiliated war lords pon- dered torluy tho Allied surrender terms as Lhc big four waited tense- iy [or word from Tokyo which’ would cithcr end the conflict or i 1h:- slaughtcr. ill kcy spots in Wash-- indicated the Japanese might be expected at any. And thc tenor of Tokyo‘ i5 stizgcstcd it would be int, choicc moment. l ilftlll “'l'hc President went to bed a half hour ago and he will be called if zinylhing develops. “We arc waiting still. That is the situation.” Charles G. Ross, presidential press secretary; besieged by scores 0f reporters who got requests from their editors‘ for an explanation of the report, told a news conference at‘ nnounced that Jdlltifl has ac- story. Nothing has been re- War Department, the Navy l l l I l -- I orrawa, Aug. l2 _ _ Primal Minister Mackenzie King tonightl told Canadians in a nati rial, nroadcast that President Truman] Still Wailing For '*‘—-~~~ —— - ---_-i l... my. o Barrier Planes 0n Tokyo Area GUAM. Av:- 13 - (Monday) fl-Al’) — Carrier plane; of me LS. 3rd Fleet and British P“. iflc Fleet. laumxhed new Quad“ on military targets in the Tokyo area at dawn today. The attacks are continuing, Admiral Nimitz announced. Tmring Saturday night a "major LS. war vessel" anchored in Buck"?! BBS’ at Okinawa was “Jllvk by I Japanese urlal tfifiledo. Admiral Nimitz an- nounced. Reveal Prime Minister’s Broadcast Premature For Jap sFr-aser (Dalhousie Unl- g1 dcmdf- Tugsday evening" Aumsi rglly") Kensington, I‘ E.I. i-LGuptill. (Acadia. University, .srili_ is a Marshal of France, was dozing comfortably in his chair as ,M. Mornct mode his demand at the lclimax of a five-hour speech. Mar- had announced that the Japanese), had accepted the Allies‘ surrender terms but almost immediately it became apparent that the Prime --\vith its accompanying of empire and .1 of thc Emperor into a The lurv w“ sworn in last night l $111 and viewed the body. The fiurv if mnslsls of William M Flvnn I P‘ curated On Shipl Treachery blfnllo, N.S " ‘V~Glll Univer- y) Barbados, B. _ P Ilemers lllnlvcrsity of Mon- ll. University of Paris) Mon- leel Demand llas t ased, Report Says CLENELAJD, Aug. l2 -- (AP)—-‘ iill Russns entry into the wart 1- the atomic bomb hastening‘ l. end of the Pacific conflict.‘ demand has cased, the Mag- porlcd today. , prospects of full, . . lion are comingj sinners are disposed to be up- . volume current definitely down. lvlany manufac- ers wuh post-war programs tlclentiy i'(l\'.lllCCd placed cr- man wccis ago, the publicat- added. Estimated national rate of steel duction last week declined one, lotto 88 1-2 per cent of caps-' Steel 0'3 oming Events t "Fill an d dance St. Teresa Hall “do Au; 1a. 8-13-21 "Hllspltcl Dunc-o- m McLean's 1 And Suh Are Lost ‘Boncflsh and the destroyer Callag- ILS. Destroyer l WASHINGTOIITAug. l2 -- (APP -'I‘he United States Navy announ-‘ ced yesterday loss of thc submarine hon. A communique said the Boncfishl "was owrduc from patrol and pro-f sumcd lost." ' It said lhc Callaghan was lost- ln the Okinawa area as the result lot cncmy action, but gave no de-l tails. ' Seebrations In ll.S. Cities NEW YORK. Aug, 11! _ (AP) __ A falsc United Press ncws “flashfl that Japan had acccptr-d the Al-y llcd surrender terms touched off, prematurc peace celebrations lnl New York and some other cities; tonight. ; Radio nctyvorks, which broadcast, the erroneous rep-OI‘! and corrcctcd it almost immediately said the information came in this form over; leased wires of the United Press: at 9.34 pm. E D T : l "Flash ——— Washington - Japan, accepts surrender terms of Allies)’, l Sourls. Wcdnesd lrehousc, hi» B-ltl-Tuc- "Oven Air m‘ M Johnllance. Mondav, Aug. t cadlc. McAulay/‘s. Grand 8-13-11. I'm- Numbcr Books now on f lllmllshnut the Province. Ge 4H new. . y; " ,'-- n1 F: fcncc posts a: olvlie Siding hfondry and Tues- J- A. ldncPhail, New Hay-en. 8-13-21 "um"! Qlzjvery Tuesday 5e30,’); f: inset ma. Phone u ,, Wm‘ crapguéig service. R. N. "Dance in Vernon Bridge Hall chm Ml 13. music by the 1 m "lelfiwn Orchestra. Dancing “L a-ia-n “M5408 feeder pigs daily, 30 b llillloundr each. If over stock- “5 illfllllls to our stock pens gm“? Livestock Marketing ' ' 8-11-31 “OIP-"Be: Wool ' o....‘..°’,,gp" g tllit-ofqo llld Co We have a good 868. grapefruit and P1)’ tole hone calls Wu orders . D. Qugs. B-il-iii "Wllectl b: "5 008s ev gplgwll 4t Fraser for truck; lllfc, n mo). neliiiliilsill Ltd on. D. l "Emu ' in, n ‘p; “cenotfllfllttl. - a Ham“ WWk Specials on Willing: gm we are glefrtiit, all choice x ielll I l-ll-lt ay, ti.‘ 4-14-Sat..-Mon.-tf l try ‘Thursday . Phone service to N A. L. Mao- S-Z-tf. .50 . below “rogues W“ “WP-i. carrots, [mother UP. flash at 0.36 gm. asked that the flash be with cld from publication and broadcast. At 9.40 p.111. the flash was killed - ,maklng it mandatory 1o stop dis- lIrlilllllOll of rho story‘. v l This uotc to crlitors thou movccl on the Unilcri Prcss wire: "Our WX (Washington) Bureau advises that it (lid not send the flash that lust movcd on our leas~ ed wlrcs. We arc investigating to- ascertain [he origin.“ ‘ Lutcr lhc United Press inforfl- ed its subscribers via. the loud wires: _ " e arc still chccklng on the Wa in lwashlngton) flash, but as vyet have not been able to dctcn, mlnc its origin. We will carry any lexplnnatory story as soon as p0s-. sible” I Harbor whistles sot up a deep roar 5 around New York ns soon as word of the incorrect report spread. Church bolls began peallng in scat- terqd sections. Wild chccrs went up in the Greenwich Village sec- tion and n number of servicemen tossed their caps in the air and danced in the streets. l Swiss liave llo Reply From Japan nnnu, luff-links» ._ The office of the Swiss Political (State) Department closed at 0.30 Pm- (339 p m _ E D '1‘) tonight with- out rcccipl, of a Japanese reply to the Allied note nnswerlns Tokyo! surrender offer. Switzerland. as neutral inter» medlary bctwcen Jnpnn and the United States. would transmit the Ja nncse reply to Washinffltiln- apanesc lcghllon attaches were Jo-gun salute mint! QUEBEC. Aug. l2 —- (CP) -tA$l d leer d from a0'.1' EiBeriAOTeiS-racc; arid tbc 0101115 0i- the 23.000-ton lroooéhllg, flV la Db h A ra am. _ Pasteur dopklerti atd Ylllxfélflifdia M at ~ n r hole last "81. i1 led with ‘mm 4.500-rotnrn1n;z I shouts of the some personnel army and RCA. F. aboard the ship. Among the repatriated men were 2,500 volunteclrs Pacific and a $18118" yesterday, after they had hifldJi‘ night's sleep on the news o a; pair's bid for PQiWP-Qlas 0'?” CI "well, it looks like its all over. ‘ don't suppose we'll be gable to Be our crack at thflm 110w» ‘ On the dock to greet the Ylililpjd mg W“ wfl-g Defence MlllkJ‘. IvIcNaughton, Air Minister 61034.1. Brig. Edmond Blais. officer cwotlb manding M. D. 5 (Quebec), M-r-lQl‘ Lucien Borne and Victgrlla (ti-Gh- winner Lt.~Col. Paul 1W9 Royal 22nd Regiment- The most decorated C. officer on board was llinp (‘mill- G (‘. Keefer of Charlottetown. PE I . who wears the Distin- gulshed Service Order and Illa!‘ and 1m Distinguished F Mill! Cross and Bar. Win! 9mm‘- “"1"” has the honor t0 I00 ‘htfklfltfi: Canadian out of "W t" l‘ Bar and tho D.S.0. I IIo was tho commandlngroff B" of a squadron in the 221d 1101103‘ Airforce, when he completed hi! second t0!"- Thc lVlnK servlcc-l for tho reaction, I l l l < Commander WIlIO 111:: been credited with l2 8"" dggtroycd. operated in the Middle En” on hi! first till"- c on board have al-t Sm ‘gumrift Jmgtptlclzltll 8§§.y°fnlh5i-s§roiilo. uliosc narcnisl rcsldc flea!" Chnrloltctop/‘Irlladlfr; Gm” new Mm (he d wt: to. Transport Command an u g~m mo, troops n - v , . , "Those Japanese certtatnlg ‘firefig- thc nicest bunches 0 u Wqqrsv- meet." George Slmd- l .,§‘“,;,,‘r,. landed on a bunch‘ Ofrgggydizws,‘ m} brought tile Bllfandway w“ that first airfield l!) Bug ‘wring Wavelrs commit!" l“ , ' ,1“ be Geurv believes the on!‘ W r by the time he finishes hi8 lvevlfve and nobody will be k010i! l° P lflc. Iigiifshbllsetlflilimsachflvt‘ mid ll “ml? he said. "u" will be jllsl a higher of weeks. even days. 081M“ To Surh Sales 0f higher tirade Flour .____ Some of thos ready had a ta urrAwA. Aux. 11 — l0?‘ T, To cunb the practice of tnugilllh the sale of higher Bu)“ all m“ flour in connect-ion. with t e o‘ of mlllfeeda. the distribution m first and second potent flour“e Canada will be controlled. l Prices Board minounccd tools“ This control will be effected by dmitlng domestic sales of first PM‘ ent flour lo not more than 100 P“ cent of the corresponding quart" of i044 and not to exceed 135 P01‘ cent of the corresponding 000F191‘ of 1942. Slmlllarly, domestic soles of second patent flour are re- stricted to not more than 100 DPT - ll l ll r today con- ‘Jeiriiiciivilznqvqvhgn (ti; (Japanese reply might be received and saiidxtgl: Japanese minister. 5311mm‘ “Qd w“ "w; busy‘ w answer inq ’ - cent of the corresponding quill" i944 and not lo exceed 140 PB)‘ f, day afternoon. tor l coroner. ordered an inquest. ' W35 , P.E.I., is an uncle. shal Pctain is hard of hearing. _________i_ WINS SEVEN DECORATIONS LONDON _ tOPl-Wing Cmdr. Rflymontl Harrits, 29-year-old Bat- tlc of Britain veteran, has received a bar to the D S0. - his seventh av.'ard of the war His other dec. ovations are the DEC. and two bars. and the French and Belgian Croix do Gucrrc (foreman). Reolnald F‘, ‘(whim Arthur I-l’ Ropcr Arthur Burns. Fred h/tcCar-ev. 1E Tralncr and cvrll E MoGrer-ror The late Mr by his wife, two sons and a douch- lnr, His son. George is with the Air Force in India; is at home. Grace. the Nughtcr, is a teacher at West Kent School Young Woman Drowneld At Hermanville Sunday Miss Nollie Howlctt. 22, was drouuicd at Hcrmanville, King's‘ County, on the north shore yester- Shc was a dough-l of Fabian Hovdett of Gowan‘ Hcr mother is dead. l the, of Elmira, From information available it! helicvcd that Miss Howlettl was drowned as she rushed to save- n slst r shc thought was drowningi It \\'l~' not. clear whether the sis- I Brno. Elijah Piorcc 'tcr actually was lmdifficultles or| _ whclhor it was the case of misin-, erroneous flash that the Ja-pancsc . L“, I had surrendered, flarcd into thrcat- 17H)‘ formation on Miss Howletvs part. The ilf‘£‘i(l".‘lt occurred in mid-ah, tcmoon. The body was recovered; a short time later. The time ofl the inquest was not announced lastl night. Rev. Finlay Mulially. Roman Catholic parish nriest at Sturgeon, Canned Fruit Prices Same As Last Year OTTAWA, Aug. ll -- (C?) Prices for cnuicd fruits and vege- tables from the 1945 pack will be the same as in 1944, the PFiCGS Board announced tonight. _ A now order. effective AUS- 1v- makcs no change in prices but clarifies certain provisions of the previous ordci. Canned soup and canned pork and beans arc brought under the order for the first time this year. tlanners’ prices for these two items are held to the price char- ged in June 1941. RECORD HERRING CATCH I __- | IIIJLL. England -- (GP) - A‘ season’; record ‘catch of 140.000 herring: was landed by on‘; fish- ing_motnr boat at a port neailhglf; of ‘cent of the correapondtnfl 1100"" 0f 10" 4 l rip mum Riot Threat In Bud HAIJFAX, Aug 12 _ (ce) -l Premature V-J day celebrations. undampened by denials of the first’ encd violence late tonight as a mob ' of several hundred attempted to| storm the Hollis Street liquor store. Civilian and naval police wield- ing truncheons, sailed into the mixed mob of servicemen and Cl\‘- - than; and beat them away from the store, which had been looted H, and smashed in V-E day cclcbrm, tions. Soon after the first erroneous flash came over the radio, pcoplo began pouring into lhc streets Whistles blarcd madly in th~ lmr- bor, and searchlights knifcrl, through the sky Pandemonium broke loose aboard . a United States ship in harbor‘ when the flash was picked up on the wireless Most of those on thp strccls uwrc unawarg that report was false. and most refused to believe it u-hcn told One sailor slimmed up lhc attitude of the crowd "Well, we're having _ 309d time anyway, let's ccicbratc.‘ he grinned. _ The city's Chincsc were wild with jubilation THE HARD WAY IE8. Scotland —— lCPP~~ DUTIIIFR. A man sent to prison for slcallnrt a car wu llld to have driven it b0 miles an hour - in rcycrsc___ -§ -—; ,. B - Utmost in Quctlity "SALAIIA" TEA 8c COFFEE Crosby is survivor!‘ wrvinv‘ n helluva , ‘mod ccu of the Allies. cntly preparing the Ni- people for that course, rado said Japan was "leaving 1mg in me hands if‘ one-an Emperor at ilgrurchcnd role under a l in poncsc _ To Y built up Crown Prince Akihito, the srllflnlbny" next in line of succes- stun. Howcvcr, it was believed that the Japanese might request some dc- finllc assurance that their sur- render would leave the Emperor ins lllfiii’ rcclwgnizcd divine leader wvitii his prerogatives as such un- affected. . How that could be reconciled with the Allicd terms requiring the Em-_ pcror dilti hi5 advisers to execute» lwhatvvvi" orders may be given by; tho supreme Allied commander‘ lcculn no‘. at once be foreseen. British Aviation _ Picture Brighter coupon, A1113 ~- to?) - A d; new iypcs of British com- ‘ touched Minister's statement was premature‘ and based on a mysterious and in-l correct report. ‘ A few minutes after the Prime! Minister's statement the CBC car- ried over its national network an explanation that thc rcport- was; premature. , It was learned that Mr. King had‘ been at radio station CBO, the CBC outlet here, until about 6 pm.. and had made the recording for release when the official word came. The erroncous flush carricd in- to Canada by a United States radio network, came over the air shortly after 9 p.m.. and the recording was broadcast almost immediately at- tcrwards, giving listeners the im-l gression Mr. King was in the sin-l 1o. The Prime ittinistcfs office, ai-l so assuming that the announce-q merit was official. released copics. cf Mr. King's statement to news- papers and a few mmutcs later. when it becatne apparent that flu zn-formation was erroneous. asked . . v i: be withhold from publication Nevertheless the announcement off peace cclebrationsl mroughout Ontario. On the Pac- ific coast an extra edition wast rushcd to the Vancouver Streets. ‘ .11 aircraft are in sight this lenders of the civil; . 11511‘), comidcr the out- ieok l , l‘..ll'l they would have i auxin possible a year M10- . As thcv come to their flight tests; the ll(‘\\' plant's are doing well and u buyers are showing decided r h~ manunfacturcrs faccl n" shortage and de-f u; from war to peace .0" lilft ‘.1 dis i. i) ii, commcroiai aircraft arc. " uvrotc E. Colston respondent of thcl . ‘Fhcir quality de- '. .hr'.' should be ready, as the rotitrs are fit to tnkc l illtli‘ availability. ciwl, s of military planes, will fill filo gap. , nice of Sutherland. retir-| ‘ dcnt cf llzc Air League of) the B: . Empire. spoke of the rlrnspccls of "fierce competition“ on mlcrnanrynai air routes when he nririrr vfl ‘he league's annual inr- lino nrc l lflash which. soon after And in Ottawa. at the office of_ the Prime itfinister it was said’ that Mr. King's broadcast wasl based on an NBC flash that Pre- sident Truman had announced 1h.- surrender. The CBC in its explanation said. the nationally broadcast announce- mcnt that Truman had staid 1h: Japanese hart ilCi'C‘,’)I(‘(l surrcndc‘ terms was buscd on .1 ‘iix-d P‘ it was l~ sued. was followed b_\' another fins. asking that it bc withhold. Later. said the CBC, the Unite" Press said ifs Washington hurcav ind no knmvll of illf‘ flush anj that its Oflilill as bring investig- sled. Bu: ill was on. Churcn beiis pmlcri. sirens rant‘. and crowds wild ill parts of Toronto, Bu), ‘ Pctcrborougn and other Oinnrio oolnis whichi telephoned Th? Canadiwr P ‘ head office in Toronto sccl confirmation of the radio rc-por Ontario the celebration I Captured By Redo Ry HENRY B. JAMESON LONDON, Aug. l2 - (AP) Russian marines. landing after a‘ naval bombardment, today captur- ed tho Korean ports of Yuki and Rnsliin. 100 miics southwest of‘ Vladi wink. as Tokyo reported a _ l churln that threatened to trap por- haps 500.000 Japanese troops in inn. Yuk! and Rashin. ports on the Sen of Japan, were points from which prr-al. enemy war industries duciion to lhc homeland. They were captured by landing parties from Admiral Tvan Yumashcws Pacific Floor. hfoscwl-‘s fourth Japanese war bullrlin said. Along t ITO-mile front north of rho HI in-Mnurhurlan - Korcnri fmnlicr. Alnrshal Klrlll A Moro!- skovis 1'l For Eastern Army bal- tcrcd out nine to 22 mlic gains rind captured the big rail junction of Hunchun. 79 miles west of Vladi- vostok, Moscow said. massive new Russian drive in Man-' in Manchuria shipped their pro-. 1 In for norllwvcsicrii Nlanrhurirt. Siberian horsemen and funk-led! armored columns. breaking across‘ the grout Khingan mountain range plunged east toward lhc rcnlrnl Manchurian city of Harbin. Russia's reported new ririvc western Manchuria lll1‘t"!'tlf‘l‘1(‘(l split cncmy troops in Asia intol two huge pockets. , ' Command headquarters of the Japanese Knvanlung anny in Mam- churla snirl Soviet troops striking from Outer Itcnzolin. across thc Chinese Inner Mongolia. were driving toward lhc Yr-llow Sch northwest of Pclping, ancicnl cap- ital of Chitin. The Red Armv drive threatened l fr) isolate Chitin front Mnnchuriu by l roaring n gap in lhc (\llf‘l"-V.'\lllll"fl ,“Fokyo-ln-Slnlznputv‘ cxprcss" coup‘ ‘munlcntion line 5.llll‘_‘l_'.'lll". 1'11 -n..' l troops ’ on . llldiflld" i. iThis drive. if successful, would c ,lnto two pockets the 1.000.000 or more Japanese troops in China and Manchurts. in .0: I l l | alert ‘ ‘(Oil 51. _nc_v 60, 6T; lcrxito sawuth and ', A GUAM, Aug. 12 -- (AP) — The massed Allied navics and air tleets_ for Japanesg treachery - awaited today the final cease- firing order of the war as the Big Four announced conditional accep tnnce of the enemy’: bid for peace. Pd: VETERAN N. B. LAWYER DIES EDMUNDSTON. N.B., Aug. 1; __ fCP) — John Marks Stevens, KC. 82, died at his home here today after a long illness. He was ad- :n'tted to the bar 1n 1884 before the age of 21, practised at S2. Stephen before coming to Ed- mundston, and was one of the first: lawyers to be appointed Klnlzl-i Counsel after the death of Queen Victoria. WONDER WHAT A We 11lu~lt<s Aboufl, RM TORCNIO. Aug (c?) _ Minimum and maximum tempera. 111F851 Vancouver 56, '74; Edmon- 7"; Rcgina 53, '79; Winni- 1n peg 46, , Toronto 70. 85; Ottawa ., Aldrin-cal 67, S6; Quebec G2 M: Moncton 57, 88; Halifax M. 7B: Charlottetown 61. '78; Syd- Yarmouth 58, 8i FORECASTS LOWER ST. LAWRENCE: Mod- southwest winds. partly rinudv and worm vrzth scat- lClTfl thundershowcrs (TUIJF. BAY CHALEUR AND NORTH SHORE: Moderate to i"r"h south and southwest winds, *n"ll_v cloudy with scattered show- 9T5 ‘MARITIME WEST: Moderate southeast tn southwest wlnrk: partly cloudy and warrn, probably fol- lowed by scattered showers. MARITIME EAST: Moderate southeast to south winds, fair and warm. High tide this afternoon at 300 and tonight at 3.11. Sun sets this evening at 8J0 and rises tomorrow momlruz at 0.00. RUNIIAY SERVICE heave Charlottetown l2.I.'i. 5.15 EM Arrive Charlottetown 5.20. 8.10 EM. CIIARLOTTETOWN- NEW GLASGOW (Daily Except Sunday) Leave Charlottetown LII) 4.00 P.M rrlve Charlottetown 2.35. 5.20 P.M N. S.—P. E. I. FERRY SERVICE (Dally. Including Sundays) SCHEDULE MAY l-SEPT. 80 Leave Wood Islands ‘l s. m. l1 u. m.. 3 o. m. uavcCnriloqlo-mlpn. 65.1. _.