rue WESTERNGUARDIAN lwiiyr up your; (‘You J ha ‘GEN stimulus Pond aiciimiistr t- y. 81D! ind raiivce CO°I.JNTY P o“ m M“, subscrl tlona, Advertialn should be left pm, Mm p,“ _-_._i'_ The Cllilml“ m" 5° bwlhsl h"! I! III! of the following stores in 5,11 Bookstore, Water Street. Toronto Bail! W ater treat. The Guardian will be delivered to any 1mm 1n w; c ",:i.-'..s.r.: iii r,*l:.,y.:.r.i:*.-.r::": "i '12", t! "n your route. or lve .. is column ls reserved for new: oryh local interest, but advcrtlar of a nervsy nature mly be inser- at 2 cents a word. strictly payable in advance. ._BUY Glass. Putty. White Lead. l; Braces. L-MB-IZ-ll-Zi. _skATlNG Bedeque Rink Fri- day night. L-308-l2-12~2i. ,_5|;TTER value Xmas Cards. fllsllllCilVc and different. Gour- lies Drug Store. L-IiIZ-IZ-IZ-Zi. _RONSON LIGHTER! for your iolfliel‘ friend at Taylor Dru: Co.. Kensingtoii. AN INVITATION to you to visit our store and see our display of "Sure to Please" Gifts. Gourlies Drug store. L-3l2-l2-12-2i. _0U'l‘ AGAIN — It is pleasing yo 59c Mr. Winslce J. Lldstone out ggalli after being confined to the house with a heavy cold. —S. >IIOCKEY CLUBS Wishirlil to enter tennis in the North Shore liockcv League, Kenslngwn, notify Liie undersigned or or before Friday, December 202b, I940. W. L. Denney, secretory, L-297-l2-l2-i4. _mvsz Everything to please the kiddies at. a price you can glldlfl io pay. Rex 5 and 10, Sum- merside. L-3ll-12-12-2i. .-llI-ICEIVED the following wire from Hudson Bill’. 110116011. 039l- “1 2257 Silver Fox, 98% sold, aver- a;.d l'l0 shillings. We are shipping kly to London, Montreal and y, v Yolk Sales, and also to Mexico. Dominion silver Fox Furs, Limited. L-3l0-lZ-l2-2i. BJOINED Il.t.‘.A.l-‘.—Mr. Gerald lliatihcivs. son of Mr, and Mrs. Geo. .\l.itiilC\\S oi O'Leary. has recently ]...iiL'd toe it.C.A.l<‘. and ieit last Sat- uiunv 10f‘ ‘Toronto. For the past iciir ytiirs lie has been employed whii R. ‘i’. Holman Limited. Previ- ous to his departure he was pre- scutcd with a Fountain Pen and Pencil bv the Grocery employees. anu the cffice stuff. —lli\NCllERS brim; your pelts to ivir. Ousryan of I-lolt, Renfrew and Co. Montreal at C. R. Rogers oiilce, Canadian Bani: of Com- merce Building. Summerslde. You rsill not be disappointed with the prices lie is offering. L-309-l2-l2-3i. —\'ISITING IN BEDEQUE -M.r. and iylrs. Edgar Johnson of Goran, Saskatchewan are guests of ' . Jzlin ifs iii-other, Mr. Melville .1, This is their first visit ll twenty two years. Mr. and .\lr Johnson have two sons serv- ing in illi! present war, one in Eng- llild and one in training. Mr. John- so.i is n vrlernn of the last Great W: . Hzs iiiriny Island friends are (“llfilfllllg o. cordial welcome to him and lxis wile. -—S. --LEA\'E FOR CALIFORNIA. -— Mr. and Mrs. G. Ennis Smith left Gourlie: Dru t Mark Gaudet"ti'l,rt°3'ra'r‘l:m: Summerslds a for this service’, —S’I‘0P th Bram“ Pmstlce cerxoioefm leaks with 14-248-12-11-21. —SEE OUR. attractive Christ- m” w’ - Ylbbfms. seals and m“ Rex 5 and 10. Summerslde. L-3i1-l2-12-2l. —AGI-ID LAD l) . _. lady of Mont Cglmellfzlvirs. it'd??? AI-Sflllllllt. passed away at the home °l Ml- lllld Mrs. Emmanuel Aucoin of that Place. Sunday. She was B‘ Yea-TS 0f Bile and had been ill for a conslderab e time. l-Ier husband Dye. deceased her a few vears ago. —-TAG DAY-The Abeizweit Chap- ter of the Daughters of the Empire are planning a tag day for Friday 8nd Balllld-lly to raise money for purchasing supplies for war work, 1r, hoped the public will respond to this patriotic appeal. a --REXALL Cold Tablets will check that attack of 'llll before it 8H8 you down. Gourlies Drug Store. L-il2-i2-12—2i. -ISI.AND NURSE RECEIVES It. N.— Her many friends will con- gratulate Miss Helen Marjorie Chis- holm of North Tryon as successful- ly passing her exams and receiv- inll her R. N. Miss Chisholm ls a. Tellelll- ifraduate of Soldier's Mem- orial Hospital, Carnpbcllton, NIB. —RETURNED HOME - Mrs. Jo_ fephus Smailman has returned from i/font-refll where she had been cm a short visit. Her daughter Miss Bes- sie accompanied her to Montreal and later went on to Vancouver, where she is to be married to Mr. éiaye Kansen of the R. C. A. F.— —BItII)I.t -T0 -BE Sl-IOWEREI) —Previous to her departure for Vancouver Miss Bessie Smallciian was tendered a shower by her girl friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Smallmzin. Miss Gena Waugh escorted the bride-to-be to the seat of honor. A lovely pink and white basket with a blue and silver aeroplane suspended over it \\'"s brought in by Mrs. Wallace M.‘ ay and Miss Alva Dawson. The basket was piled high with lovriy gifts. The presents were opened by Miss Rita Arthur and iihe verses read by Miss Lottie MacCallum and Miss Gladys Ar- thur. After the gifts had all been opened and admired Miss Refreshments were served and the music and social time-S. Alherton Mr. Hilton Barbour, who is om- ployed in Suminersicie was a recent visnor to his home here. Mr. Keith Lewis, left recently to bv car for Los Arigeles. California. this ivcck, where they will. sbendlhe ' \l'il1l(’i' months, Mr. Smith. who has l)'.?ll sililfiillilrillflflll’. of the Fox Ex- pinruncninl Station in Summersioc. since it was opened in 1915. has been suueruiiiiilated. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two sons. one in Enz- land atfciidlili Oxford University. and the other in the Canadian l‘orc£s stationed in Toronto. He is a gzaduzite of the military college at Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. Smith niado maiiv friends during their l5 veais’ residence in Summersldmwh- will wish them well. 3 —BEDEQIIE RINK OPENS FOR. SEASON —- On Tuesday night there rverc runny skaters at the Bedequc Rink for their opening night. Skat- eis from Summerslde and as for as Tryvon attended. The rink man- agement have fixed up the building vliih an eye to the comfort of their llatrrxzs. There was a good sheet of ice and eveigvcne had il. real good time. A iiovci feature at the rink this ycir is the installation ofian old farm bell which in days gone by hung in the barn of the farm home of Jessie A. Wright and was used to call the farm hands to din- her. The bell is to be used at the rink to note the intermissiozis. A visitor to the rink on ‘Tuesday was Ml‘. Edgar Johnson of Gavan, Sas- hlohewssi: s native of Bedeque who had not been home for II years. lie was on the ice with his broth- ‘lls Melville and Brewer. —S. Personals —lVlr. Roy Phillip -of Tyne Valley "it a visitor to Summersida on Tuesday, -~F‘rlonds will regret to learn that Mrs. Elsie lnmnn ts confined to hel‘ lrtsme with an attack of influenza. wrTlle msny friends of Mrs. E. - Manson are pleased to sec her out d nlnelglal. ibscut again after her recent flvlr. Mark cruiser of uic o. n. ~WM a weekend visitor to his home lfl Sumrneiside. -_5_ ""1! pleasing u» report that l1 leopard Peters is making a “mftgvovery from ricr resent ill- ‘f-Grir. Wilfred Mountain who is illlrllgf-‘gmflt DI/zctawawn is visiiligs '~ l s. r. and Mrs. 0 Mcl-"llllln. Summerside. --5. ffiiends will regret to learn that rfl- Vcrrvolf is confined to his ism with an attack of influenza. ill" the its was .01‘ F. F. May has returned home in st. Eleanois from "l Qarailm for join the Royal Canadian Artillery. Mr. Thomas Gass, was a recent visitor to Tignish. Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeRoohe and family left recently for Halifax, N. S.. where they will reside. They car- ry with them the best wishes of a host of friends. Messrs. A. F. Sjeeves, G. Mac- lean, C. N. R. detectives were re- cent visitors to Aiberton. Mr. Kam Lewis, left recently for Halifax where he wifi join the Royal Canadian Navy. Mr. George Gallant of the P. E. here. F. is home on furlough. business visitor to Tignish. Bell were held on Thursday otter- noon from his late residence to the United Church. Rev. M. K. Char- by the citizens of Alberton vicing‘. Assist quorlette of Mr. n Lear-d, Mr. C. R. learri. Mrs. Lyman Leard and the family plot in the United Church Cemetery. "The pallbearers were Hardy, Dr. A. I... Pui-dy. —A. - 9- hospital where he under- 1M3?‘ Believe ll. S. Liner sights Enemy raider today er, off the South American coast and they believed it man raider which British armed Castle last ‘Iih-uridav- The craft, preaching. side. on Wll u name "Scottish Troll"- engaged resented her W0 51mg were plainly vizlb After slowlnfl 00W". away to the southwest fllfibl.‘ Small- man made a pretty speech of thanks. remainder of the evening spent in I. Highlanders is visiting his home Mr. Bill Oulton, of the R. C. A. Dr. A. F‘. Purdy, was a recent Funeral services for the late T. C. man conducted the services at the house and church. The church was filled with. sympathizing friends from all denominations testifying to the esteem the deceased was helg an the Choir was Mrs. J. C. Wells. Interment was in Messrs. Hebe-r Corbett, A. C. Gieeri, J. W. Waugh, Arthur Clark, Haber ‘IO , Dec. 1I—(AP)-—Of- ficers (‘of the Amgécllllgrllfilgrlllafil; Exem ar rapor _ . pthat on Dec. 1 they sighted a camouflaged vessel, painted B"! on one side and black un the oth- to be the Ger- the cruiser Carnarvcn they raid, upon ap- black ch was painted the tir forward deck was concealed by a lingo tarpaulin, they addeg. about a mlle from the Exemplar, the svanS" much greater than ex- vessel of her aflllell" LIVER BILB- And You'll Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Rarln’ to Go The liver should pour out two and: of liquid bile into your bowel: daily. l thl: blla ia not flowing freely. your food doeadtdlgaat iuat dour In a bowala. Gaa bleak up your atomac . You get eonlf-lpltll. Elmira! Dollona into the body. and you foal aunk an the world looka punk. Amerebowelmovementdoelft on the liver as well. It takes those good, Carter s Little Liver Pills to let these two Donn of bile flowinI freely and main ma l"! “l! and up". Hannleaa and tie. i! make the bile flow freely. The! tba work of calomel but have no ealoinal or mercury in them. Ask for Carter‘: Little Liver Pills by name i Stubborply refuse surf-bin: also. lie. Annual meeting 0f Freetown W. M. S. held The Annual Meeting of W. M. S. of Freetown United Church met at the home of Mrs. ROY Bums. DQ6- Clrd with the president. Mrs. C. B. Matheson presiding. The Christmas Service in the Missionary Monthly was carried out, readings being giv- en by several of the members. Christmas music‘ was also sunE. llfld a. very pleasing d/uet was rendered "by Mrs. Allison Profitt and Mrs. Roy Burns. The financial report for the Ye!" was given by the treasurer and was very gratifying. Election of officers for ensuing year resulted as fol- lows:— President-Mrs. Austin Rogers. Vice President-Mrs. John Cami)- bell. Recording Secretary -—Ml!- 94' bevt Stetson. lie-elected.) Treasurer-Mrs. Roy Burns (re- elected.) Correspondence Sccret-ary —Mary Cairns. secretary Christian Stewardship -Mrs. John Campbell. Press Secretary —Mrs. Will R08- ers. M. Monthly Secretary -Mrs. Al- lison Profiit. 1:.._\--..~.~-.- Mrs. Deacon Literature cop. Organist — Mrs. E. Sohurinan. Strangers Secretary —Ml'!- G°°> Rogers. Trmrrrance Damm-srell. My“... Band Presidents: —Mrs. Brewer Aiild, Mrs. C. B. Matheson, M". lvlll livers W~l'»\v\v'v\~ '1.» v--"~~~ a sfrhl hour was spent during which the noscrzs s fviffl a campus lunch. AIJBURN AND VICINITIY Asociate Helpers - ‘Secretary —- Mlll- D911‘ Secretary — Mrs- Mr. George Kelly. Auburn, em- ployed at the Airport spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Maclntec were visitors to the City on Friday last. Mr. Joseph Morgan is confined to his home with a lacerated hand. The school is DYOZYESSlllS wider the direction of Miss Margaret Cal- laghan, Dromore, as teacher. Miss K. MacNeill has gone to Montreal to BWlld n“ Mule‘ months. The many friends of Mr. Agni“ MacNcill are sorry to hear of his illness in the City Hospital. The snow storm has got the young folks busy setting rabbit and musk- i-at traps. Mr. Ivan Callaghan, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Callaghan. Auburn, who WG-5 called in for the 30 days training is suffering from a severe cold and was obliged to en- ter the Hospital for treatment. Miss Gladys Quinn. Waicrvale, and Miss Roma MncNeill, Auburn. spent the weekend the guest of Miss Josie Curran, Avondale. Many of the young men are leaving for the lumber woods. Mr. Agnus MacNeill had the mis- fortune to loose a valuable horso on Friday. Mr. MacNeill is unfor- tunate as he lost a valuable colt in July, of this year. Army tightens Bontrol over ilumanian life BUCI-IARBI‘, Dec. lL-(AP) — The arrnv tightened its control over nearly everv phase of Rumanlan life today with a series of emergen- cy decrees issued bv Premier Ant- onescu. The decrees came quickly alter nicked German troops had paraded through the streets of Bucharest. Brasov and other cities. and B! the press had warned that the na- tion must take seriously its pro- mises of military aid to the Axle powers. (In other Balkan capitals. the de- crees were interpreted as designed to curb Iron Guard powers. with Antonescu pictured as believing that the army alone was capable of re- storing order in Rumaniafl) arinv include:— The right to militarlze any state or private institution m‘ corporation and the immediate militarization of the gendo rinerie and police through- out the nation. A demand mat armv officers im- mediatieiy resign either from the ‘iron Guard or the army. All commissioned and non-com- missioned officers must disclose their political affiliations. Antonescu also consolidated ail war veterans’ organizations with the purpose of forminx a strona bloc behind the army and increased the soldiers‘ food allowance from .seventol0osntsaday. . Children's Aid meeting At S’side —'I'he regular monthly meeting“?! e Coun- the Board of Management of Children's Aid Society. Prince ‘W. was held in the Town Hall on IIIGSCIIY evening. the president. Dr. J. A. MacPhec. Dresided. It was re- ported at the meeting that four children from St. aidwards. P. E. 1.. ad u placed in the care or the Society by the Judge of the County Court under the Children's Act and had been sent by the Society to St. Vincents Orphanage, Charlotte. town. Joseph A. Gallant. the Agent of the Society. reported that during the last week 240 children were out of school due to measles. whooping cough and influenza. There had been little demand for clothing to keep children in school up to the present. In this month the Agent had two cases which were being pro- vided for. There had been one ease before the Juvenile Court in the past mouth. that of o, boy charged with. the theft of cartridges from a doctors car. He was put on proba- tion and so far was doing well. Rev. llatheiQl-‘iutier reported that he and Miss Eeanor Green had waited on the Y's Men's Club re skating rink for under-privileged children that they had promised to provide same. and a. vote of thanks was passed to the Y's men for their consideration , gretted The increased powers granted the I of this matter. The members re- the absence of the vice-pre- sident. Rev. William Verwolf. who [was reported confined w his home with an attack of influenza. s interpreting the War News By Kjrkc L. Simpson Associated Tress Slit“ Writer Britain's oifeiisive iii Egypt. be- sides driving the Italiaizs out 0i Llfill‘ imp viuiit apply base, Sidi Bar-rain, is having powerful re- percussions on the lvl-cd terrancan war map from Gbraltar to the Suez Canal. In the eyes cf ‘invasion-dreading Balkan neutrals, including Turkey, the British succcszs virtually have nullified for months to come the pcsslbility of a Nazi-Fascist march eastward to crack the Britizh sea blockade. ‘Pl-rat is sharply reflect- ed in abandonment by 'I‘urkey of nightly “black oizt" precautions against po-si le German or liai- iazi air attac . The neutral Balkan trio-Turkey, Bulgaria. and Yugcsiavia- already stoutly resisting Geiman p:lltical and diplomatic overtures with strong indcations of Ru sian back- ing, gave signs of even greater anti-Axis leaning: If the British attack in Egypt produces another Italian army disaster it will clinch that obstacle to Berlin's grand strategy in the east. The effect on Spaniih prllcy of Italian reverses at. the hands 0f the British. and Greeks must be reck- oned with, Gen. Franco is probably much farther frrm act;v:ly join- ing the Axis partnership than he was a few days ago. He may also wait and see wlirt happens in Egypt. British apprehension over the Gibraltar bastion cannot now be great. The Italian setbacks have put a crimipi of such size in Fascist irill- itary prestige and potential strik- ing abilty that it is uuestlonable whether Italy has not been shift- ed from the asset to the liability column in Hitler's war books. The jeering from Berlin at events in Albania and Elfylll. charanterizing them as mere pass- of serious effect on Axis Bffllld strategy. ignores one v'tall_v oortant factor. lng his own attack even if he es- capes destruction or rout stores of fuel and munibcivs cannot be replaced through Bri- ffght for life, not for attack. The same tilt Fascist forces st'll hop-skipping bazkward in Albania. __.___..____--- AN INEXPENSIVE FRUIT CAKE (EGGLESS) i i-z cups large seeded raisins (Each raisin out in two.) l l-l cups dates (out into small pieces) 2 cups sugar 2 cups boiling water 5 tablespoons shortening 3 l-2 cups cake flour or 3 cups bread flour l. teaspoon a. 2 teaspooLY. cinnamon 1 teaspoon ovea 1 cup chopped nuts Place the raisins, dates, sugar. water and shortening in a saurce- pan and simmer gently for 20 min- utes. Cool. sift flour once before measuring, Sift flour, scda. cinna- mon, cloves and salt together. Stir into the cooled mixture — adding the nuts (mixed with a little of the flour) last. Pour into well-greased and floured cans (or well-greased n; lined with wrobplns new) ter ghd bake for i 1-2 hours in a slow moderate oven (325 deg. F.) Make 2 leaves. baked in pans 4 l-a by 8 bushes across the top, and /§ A ' can Will won (Continued from page i) sli ht illness. however. he was un- abe to come here to deliver the address in person. and he assigned Neville Butler. counselor of the Birrintiah Embassy. to read it for “It ia for u to decide," the manuscript sad. “whether it is to your interest to Eleve us whatever assistance may necessary in order to make certain that Bri- tain shall not fall." Predicting still greater German attacks on British shipping in the coming months, Lord Lntbian de- clared the British Navy already “is strung out terribly thin." "We think that this is a situa- tion which concerns you almost as much as it concerns us." he said. “It has lo been clear that your security no eas than ours depends upon our holding the Atlantic im- pregnably and you the Pacific." The Axis-Japanese pact, he con- tlnued, raises the prospect of "a two-ocean attack on us both in the Atlantic and the Pacific." This, he said. would be launched simul- taneously if an Italian or German army or fleet could occupy Gib- raltar or North West Africa "or Great Britain's control of the At- lantlc has been sufficiently weak- ened to cause doubt where the Am- erican fleet should be stationed." “We have both, thereforefa vital interest in decisively defeat- ing the now rapidly-maturing 's|o| Barnum (Continued from page l) ish mechanized units to the west along the Mediterranean coast lrn- periiled the entire Italian force in Egypt. Just how far to the west this British spearhead had been driven was not stated. At all events Brit- ish advance forces already have been reported in occupation of areas near Buqbuq, which lies some 35 miles west of Sidi Barrani toward the frontier of Italian Libya, and the next objective of the counter- invesion appeared to be the impor- tant Fascist base of Salum, which lies just within Egypt. Sidi Barrani is ‘l0 miles inside the frontier and between that point and the Italian divisions supporting it to the wcst a. "Wavell Wedge" the men of Gen. Sir. Archibald P. Wavelfs middle east command has been driven. That town. whidh held been ra- ported strongly fortified was the roadihead through which all supplies had to be funnelled to the scatter- ed Italian outposts in the desert. The British command announc- ed the capture since yesterday of 2,000 Fascist prisoners of war to add t0 the 4.000 reported in custody then. The seizure of “huge quantities" of‘ Italian war material was report- e . All this had been accomplished in 2 l-2 clays of fighting, the British troops having reached the some irig e"s*des of the war and not im- That is that the British stroke in Egypt already has cut down irnponderably Mar- shal Grazianl’; chances of renew- of his forces. I-Ie is usin! up 919ml“ that taln's sea blockade: using them in a in; is happening to g 1.2 inches‘ deep. - naval attack on the communica- tions of the British Isles. It is the ‘very best way of preventing the_ spread of the war. And it is an essential step to that victory which will eventually follow the failure of Hitler to destroy Great Britain, both by air and by sea" and the uninterrupted flow of American munitions to the British Isles." Britons. he said, for geographi- cal reasons. were "on the firing line" but. "you and Canada and Australia and New Zealziud and probably South Africa have the chance, if you take it, of saving yourselves from being tlic theatre of total war." “You are the centre of the great ring of fortresses-Britain, Gib- lflllfll‘. Cape Town, Suez, Singapore and Australia . .to which I should add l-liiivnii and Panama," he continued. “As long as these fortresses stand, the ivnr. with its ar-rlnl bombardment, cannot in any real sense of the word roll up to your shores." Islanders Attend meeting In Toronto (Special to The Guardian) TORONTO, Dec. 1i.--witn an atwndance of nearly 300 residents of 'loronto, who were born "dou ll by the sounding sea." the annual meeting of iiie Maritime Provinces Association of Ontario was held ini Branksome hail. when E. M. Saun- ders was elected president. along ryitii the following executive: Arthur W. Rogers, first vice-president; A. E. MC.llSlT,'S€CO‘f1(I'VlC€*-DI‘B5ll1EIllSI Pearls rraser McAlonen. secretary; A. C. Dand, J. P. LeGallais, A. E. LePage C. M. iviacoonald, P. D, lvicAvity and W. W. MacPhee. Mrs. J. G. Settle is the convener of a ladies‘ committee; Miss Mar- garet Mclnnis is secretary. ancithe other members of the committee are: Mrs. McInnis. Mrs. M. Jardine, and Mrs. F. J. Barbour. It was stated that besides helping to maintain o.d friendships and making new acquaintances with re- sidents of Toronto and vicinity who were born Nova Scotia. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. the Maritime Provinces As- sociation would continue to give public service in promoting tourist and trade and co-operation general- ly between Ontario and the three provinces down by tne Sea. Moving pictures of familiar scenes in the members’ native provinces were shown, and refresnments and a. social hour followed. when happy iwhou- B-lld colleke days were re- called. Members of the Toronto Branch of the Acadia College Al- umni held their annual dinner the same evening and then attended the Maritime meeting in 9. body. Among the distinguished Prince Edward Islands in Toronto are Sir Robert Falconer, who was born in Charlottetown. a. former president of the University 0f Toronto. who has displayed interest in the Mari- time Provinoes Association ever since it was organized over thirteen years ago. and the head of the Ro- man Catholic Church in Toronto. Archbishop J. C. McGuigan. and they. along with other outstanding Maritixners here, have been invited to be or continue to be honorary patrons of the Maritime Provinces As iatio soc n. Some of the Prince Edward Islanders recogriiized atntlhe annual c Gerald Kelly. Mrs. c- Miss Margaret Mc-‘limis. Mrs. Mary MacLean, Miss Muriel Macliean, A. E. lbePagc, D. Jerrold MacLean, Mrs, A, J. MacNevln. Miss MacNeilLJohn Murdock. Pearl Fra- ser McAlonen, John Lewis. A. E. Mellish, Miss Chappel‘. and W. W. MacPhee. whose names will be fa- business for the Maritime Provinces. - in a movement of unusual speed across 75 miles of desert from their positions. It. became quickly a cooperative action between the field forces, the Royal Navy and the Royal All‘ Force. The British have taken It- alian air power by the throat from the sort while the fleet shelled the coast. It was disclosed that the R. A. . is bolus led by a Canadian in ~ irg atingk on the Ital- -\ir Commodore Rriy- siiv, on“ of Canada's grcalc-"t aces of Fre last war, who now commands the Egylli Group of the RAF. lvlirkil-c East command. Collishaw. a native of Nanaimo, shot down 60 German planes lri the last war. Romalnin: in the R. A. F. after thnl conflict. he has held several lmpmifllll. posts, both in the Middle East and on the aircraft carrier Courageous. Lia-Gen. Sir Maitland Wilson is in immediate command of the op- erations around Sidi Barranl, his troops including British, Austral- ian, New Zenland, Indian and free French soldiers This force is part of the "B iiish and imperial army of the Nile" - Pi'ime Minister Churchill's descrip- tion -\vhioh Gen. Waveil commands from Cairo. With British troops now apparent- ly firiniy entrenched for miles a- long the const, speculation arose that Italian Marshal Graziazii must. rttteiript socii to move up substan- tial forces from Libya for a major engagement in an effort to break the Bllllill wedge. Tire British command announced that in the continued aerial offen- sive R..A.F. pilots had bombed the steep road at Snlum, Egypt, which lies just over the Libyan frontier. and the important Italian base of Bnrdlii, Libya. In London BilllSll sources, Lak- ing a. cautious npic, said they knew 1iotliiiiz to confirn} reports that. the Italians cut off about Sidi Barrarii numbered two divisions. Free French Assist LONDON, Dec. i1.—(CP Cable)- Unifs of the Free French forces are operating with the British in the ékdl Barrani district of the western desert of Egypt. it was announced tonight in a statement issued by Gen. Charles de Gaulle‘s headquar- ters here. It saiilh- "In the district 0f Sidi Barranl advanced units of French troops are taking part in the successful offen- sive of our British allies. We have taken a number of prisoners and war material. "The first battalion sf marines which is fighting in Egypt has been specially mentioned in an army or- der by Gen. dc a . "At the frontier of Chad and Lib- ya. Free French forces have oom- pletelv occupied a zone of French territory which should have been evacuated under armistice terms. north of the line. Fayafada." Under the armistice signed by the Vichy regime of France and Ita y. the French were to have de- militarized a strip of territory at all points where French and Italian territory touched one another. JOHN MCKIE CENTRAL ARGYLE. DBO. iJ-The death took place at his home here on ‘Thursday evening of John McKie. iltlflfidyearshli/lr. McKie had been n failing health for some time and death was due to heart trouble, He l was a native of Prince Edward Island but had made his home here for some years, having married. Miss Seelev of this place. He was esteem- ed in the community, and wherever known. Hels survived by his widow: aris- ter in PEI: and a nephew, Alec Decker, of Liverpool. HAMBURG SHELTERS STDCKHOLM -—fCP -—'I‘he Ger. miliar to many readers. It was decided to establish an of- . fice at 200 Bay Street. Toronto.‘ where new arrivals from the Mari- times will be made welcome. forget. SCI-IWART To enjoy Schwartz Vans-Pack Colee at lfa superla- tive beet you should follow carefully the directions on the"! . Than you'll have "The cup you can't man port of Hambutni has thous- ands of bomb-proof ca emote. "equipped" for civilians Wth bars , from the Mz-iginot and lines. z‘; Siegfried The SUMMERSIEFI GUARDIAN AND PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE Fascists forces By Max llarrelson Associated Press Staff Writer ATHENS, Dec, l2—(Thursday)— (AW-Continued advances in south- ern Albanza were claimed for Greek forces early today but in the north a spokesman indzcated, picked Italian troops had succeeded in slowing the Greek offensive. On their exyeme left, north of fallen Argirccastro and Santi Quaranta (Porto Edda), the slXllieEman said, the Greeks pushed ahead without even rearguard ao- tron from an enemy retreating to- ward ihe Chimera Heights. On snow-covered battle grounds of the north and central sections fierce fighting with heavy lcsses the counter-attacking enemy was said to have failed to halt the Greeks (Dfspatches from ohrid, Yugo- slavia said the Italians had wiped out minor Greek gains northwest cf Muskopole and west of Pogrnri- etzoone of the first important Italian bases captured by time Greeks.) Italian resistance on the Premet region of the central sector was described as “vcrv stubborn." but the Greeks cccuyfed strategic heights in tlveir drve lorvaird 1E1- basani, . "More to the north. the enemy was ihrmvn hack f"om very strong positions 18M metres (about 6.000 foot . "h which. iii.- PIIPIYEY dcfcrirl- s". nuslv. So great was the im- 'icked Italian Troops Slowing Creeks North‘ -~ continue to fall back in Somrn Albania. with choice troops but they repelled with serious losses," spokesman added. Earlier the Greek command, an- nounced by a spokesman to be carrying cut "IIIIPLTLHIIL move! which are now in fuil development," sent shock troops armed with long knives into battle against the Italians. _From reports rcacliiixg llEl'6 the pictur of the day's figntiig was one o many fierce local engage- ments spread out thrcugh the cold mountainous terrain of Al. bania. 'I“:.e heaviest fghting was reported from north of Progradetz. “where Fascist resstdnce was bib- were the fer. “Nevertheless? bald one report, “our troops have been able to oc- cupy a mountainous area. of the greatest importance for the defenm of which the Itnliars rushed rein- forcements by nir." These rclnforccmeiits_ it was de- clared, were fcrcrrl f0 fall back, sometimes in the face of fire from Italian machine-gun nests seized by the Greeks, Greek dispatches said that the continuing bad rv-eaiher and the activities of the Bri‘ y, air {Qrgg had knocked the liflll°ll airdromos in Albania subsiandallv out, Q; 3g- tir-n for the tim,» being. The BYWSh tivniselves announced a new raid on Valcm, an Italian Supply port on the Albwfan (past, rr"".!i"~ n’ ‘hi; hcflhi that the Italians tried a counter-attack By Errors LONDON, Dec. ll —-iCP) —Fun- damerital errors made by the Ital- ians lll their conduct of the war are now coming to iiie surface, Col. Harold Stevens, formerly British military attache at Rome, said in a broadcast tonight. "Italian forces in Ethiopia and East Africa are now cut off from their homeland, and lines of com- muirfiion with the forces in North- em Africa are, to say the least, pre- carious," Col. Stevens said. In addition, Mussolini's invasion of Greece h-as “presented us with bases which have already proved invaluable," he added. The Italian navy had had more responsibilities placed upon it in keeping Italian forces in Africa in contact with Italy. but now the ria- vy had been wcakcod by the dam- aging British raids on Toronto and by the mmpaifzn in Albania. The Royal Navy had played an important part in the Norili Afri- can cairipaign by attacking the ov- erseas communication between Ital- ian forces in Libya. and their home- land. Commenting on the British ol- fensive against the. Italian forces in Egypt, ivhlch resulted today in ilic capture of Sidi Barrani. Col. Stevens said: "It is too early to forecast de- velopments in this campaign, but i». which a $l’l‘p in the harbor was hit alnriv with ~ munitions dump and sc bulldirgs. 111G! ians Coming To Surface tthe results show lllc careful plann- ning of the operations, which were .i~i...'.i out \\'iill skill and dash. "The offensive spirit of our troops has airways been encouraged. and,‘ this has stood us in good stead." On the other hand, Italian lead.- ers apparently had been overconfi- dent and their troops had become "slack from inaction." Col. Stevens paid tribute to the effective secrecy of the attack, "which was eseiitial to its S‘.ICL‘£$." The work of the Royal Air Force in keeping enemy reconnaissance planes occupied, and in attacking Italian airfields and troops. had been a great contribution to this secrecy. l Speaking of the tactical co-opeir- atlon lzetrvceii the land forces and, the It. A. Pi, Col Sielgriis comment cd: "This shows iiiut if ivc are taught a. lesson in bafie, as thl Germans taught us in France, we can even an it one better.“ Other factors in the British North American campaign were the nab- ure of the terrain and the weath- er. Fighting on the desert was more difficult than one would irra- agine, because of sand dimes rvliida offer concealment, and boulder! which impede progress. As for the breather, "it is most unreliable." Col. Stevens said the morale d the Italian troops "is like? to cauel their leaders some anxiety." Dutch Warship Stops German Ship off (tuba WASHINGTON. Dec. 11—(AP) The United States navy Depart- ment announced tonight that the German freight/er Rhelli. Wlllfih slipped out of Tampico. Mexico.’ ‘Nov. 29 to run in British block- , .ade. was "in possession of the Dutch destroyer Van Klrisbergen this morning off the 005st uba." The Nazi crew attempted i0 scuttle their ship. the navy an- nouncement said. before abandon- ing her. Another source had re- ported earlier that a Nethellflfllli warship "intercepted" the Rhein and that fire was observed aboard l the freighter. Canadians Get practices In mock raids By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press War Correspondent SOMEWHERE 1N ENGLAND, Dec. lL-tbw — Accustoiiiiiiz lllllll oi the 2nd Division to dive bonin at- tacks. planes oi tiic fleet air arm spent several hours ciiviiir. oii dlle ierent formations scutrtred over Q plain in the trainiiiil tiiea. The Canadians mounted Brefl guns for anti-aircraft defence. and aimed at iiic civiiic aircraft. ivnie several iiionsriiid riilemcii clicked. their riiic iriugers in make-believe firing as the planes swooped over- head. uhree panes went up to about 5,000 feet an- one by one peeled off The location of the R.hein's in- iuiycopllflll was apparently some- lwiierc iii the vicinity of the place t uihere the British cruiser Dioinedc on Sunday took the 5,033-ion Ger- i man freighter Idarwald which lclt, Tampico with the Rhcin. The lat- ter was a vessel of 6.031 tons. The Idnrrvald was scuttled by her crew. l The last word heard from they Rlicin was a wireless message sent. several hours after she slipped out of Tompico, where she look refuge ivitli the Idninvald oarlv in war, Thai. message said:- "Rliein being followed by war- ships." The source who revealed the Rliciifs interception was unable to say whether it occurred within a, day or two iillPY the ship left port. Fire was observed on the freighter. he said when the Netherlands war- ship closed in. but he could not sav whether tl*c freighter subse- quently sank or was token as a prize. The dash toward a German port which the Riicin started on Nov. 2D was the froifrliiors second ni- tcmpt to slip through the British naval cordon. On Nov. lfi the Rlicin, iozcther with thr- ldirrunld and the Phrygla. lcfi Tampino to run the blockade but siuliicd un- idcnlificd warships n frnv hours afterwards. The Rliein and the ldarrvnld scurried back io Tinn- Rico but tho Plirvelivs crew scuttled er in the belirf that the naval units sighted were enemy craft. llle- aims as lliiO vertical dives on the troops be- low. ‘fiiev pulled out of the diva a iorv l\llll(il'f‘(i iici iiciii tho uround and ciit across liic ioriiiniioiis s0 ciosc they ilQ.il'l\' tour-nod firemen‘: llllOS Will] lllflll‘ Win25, Two or tnree Oi ones-e attack: were made on each unit and later low-level (llYCS were demonstrated from about 1,000 loci. 'i"li:~n the plant's made off in llli‘, mist. Suooeinv ihe lllilllilbl‘ ui motor: “as iieziru nuuin. but lllL‘ aircraft uoiiirin t be seen, inc troops cock- cd lllili‘ riilcs iiiid steadied the Bren lilB pianos zoomed 0V2!‘ .~..i..i.i riders Ull Liie crlizc of tlienlaln 'ii'oni tiirce different one cs and ‘ciiss-Crrssod over the troops at ubou, ‘.300 iiiiics an hour hurtling ae .oiv us i2 ii-t-t trein ilic around- It “as lilC liicct Air Arm's sur- piusc lillAlli)'.\l'C. butt as iiiirinil the iiiuii-icii-i .ict.oii not a man ofthe Cunusk irlllllllblOllfi inovcd from his llillii‘. no.~i'.i0.i. a The iliviii; ciiiclsi" briizidcastirriin- loud- niiiz coiiiinciitarv over a spin ;r svtni iiuriixg ‘he attacks. c.iiiu iiic nun in how to com- lllsllfS. "Solid. llD to it. "ill vi;u‘ii iiii him." lie cautioned. tiic iiiiics ucre overhead. and luti (lf‘li‘l‘lll\il(‘(l that there i \..‘l\ llw si- alillllllillllflfl in the rifles < llil culls. _ i‘... ciiiiiio Jonrs. of Montreal, a lll.lll‘3Cl' cf a ucstcrn Quebec re - l iiiviii, ...i p n-cvoil bv his BIQII gnu, \\l l Pic, L. Ferguson. also of l Mont“ “i. After the tilfill€s passed ‘ii: so "You can't ni at that range. ust push the iilvger and vou have him."