...........-,.-.-.w-v~w»<~ va-_----es.-nnr-u_ '_-rm':"‘t'-ru0v\ PAGE EIGHT The Central GuardianTing violin Cohllllll ll IESBIVGG [OI IIIW 0' local interest, but advertlel cl n newly nature may be inserted at 5 cent: a word. elrlctiy pie - able In advance. Toombs Music Store. L-z07-12-l0-ll. COOICS for Photographs. L-211-l2-l0-l3l. (‘lYlC ‘TAXES — City's fiscal fllecital at iSt. Paul's Hall coivrcncinu-iuiv LIFE uvsurt- i wou. L-fflllv-I-El-LLZ! I NEW Floor and Table Lamps at ‘munity Concert Association scasoirs Com- pro- grammes was heard appreciative- ly last night by_a large audience at St. Paul's Parish Hall. The re- citallst was Miss Marjorie Ed- wards. ltl-ycar old California-born violinist whose remarkable talent The first of the year ends December 31st not Janu- ‘was Show“ m a we"_ba15nced pm. a-v 15th us m previous years. L-lll-12-5-‘1-10-12-14-19-21-28 JUVENILE COURT-Five juve- nzlis llllptilllWl in court yesterday c ' "EU \\‘lll‘l breaking windows. '1iicy w-src ordered to replace the DRAWN glass. STORE ENTERED -—- Sometime b.(\\'tr:i Saturday night and yes- t.'rd:.i_\' morning (he store of A. R. \/i~c. Lilli Aha. was entered and (‘i211 l'l llli‘ pin machine stolen. lt..lll'llll(lc (ans mode through a cel- liir hatch and then up through a {lccr liiitch to the store. lll-ICRITTS LEAVE -—Tln‘ee t.) ill.‘ Royal Cinlsidiazi Air - ' - s tnorn n; for LPG-A- thc lllilllllalld. Thcy a: t: fljClIIIllll A. Stewart... pilot, km-Lonciou-ii; F. (‘Ampbcll Stewart, 1.. l. C l1'iCl'\“tU\\ll. G. K. MllCRElC, p0. Ea . ltJYiliijfl RECEIVES SAD NEWS. —— MlZA. A. ALL-Lian. o1 Cilki1‘.Ol.l,Bi.O\\‘ll. rc- ('.t.i'(t (no sail nous yesterday of lill‘ (iixilli oi his sister, Mrs. J. A. Niciiotson. ut Wostmount, P.Q.. af- tcr .1 \llLl"i illness. Funeral ser- bc hold at Westmounton . iy ivlrs. Nicholson's lllls- 1))". Nicholson, dlctl early in Uiifiocl‘. I-‘LNI-LIL-IL YESTERDAY — The ibyctfilblgr the 1am" ' l S . the late Ellen Deveraux played on mumd strings‘ ‘orms an itubes. (tint ‘(l 01 was hold yesterday morning from tilt‘ llllllll.‘ of her brother, Michael 1).-v(=i.i( New Havcn, to Si. AnncIs ii-irrh. Lot (i5. High Mass of llflilllfllll was cclebratcd by Rev. I‘ lit-roll. P. P.. who also con- ducted the service at the grave. Tho pallbcarers were: (is 'I‘lcrncy'. Simeon ciivanaugh. cc I{lCkll1llTl and John Mc- ASK LOWER RATES-—A num- bi r of local produce shippers met iriih Mr. Rand H. Mathieson. ‘hziirman of the Maritime ‘Frans- z-izition Commission yesterday rnocii and requested that a siuii in freight rates be given luiu turnips going to certain v. . in United States. Mr. M: hicson will take the matter up with tho United Staten lines. i: was dccidcd. .\fi's. William Gillespie and family c: Charlottetown. have moved to '1 (ironic. where Mr. Gillespie isom- ploycd on the staff of the Western Toronto Hospital, Mrs. Gillespie was formerly Miss Marlon Glow. of RCsc Valley‘. An "itt-liiboll" is a standard of 'fl.fflilll't‘lllf.‘l'lt for glzLss fibre and IIlTLIIIS a filament 3-i00,000 th inch or more in diameter. 3.155 LOG iii-loss r bow and we knew it (mar n raider. He fired at the Rang- " 'I‘hcn the Jervis Bay got in p). ion and opened fire. Our in- SlFlltfZiOHS were to break convoy. All that day the Fresno City Sllllfd, with guns roaring in the distance as the Jervis Bay put up licr defence. That night two ships flamed up on the horizon, then a tliii'd—thc Jervis Bay. "Just when we were clear a shot was fired across our bow." Smith said. "The raider was after 11:1. Thcn another raider appeared or. our starboard side. Seven shots \\‘(‘rc firr-d. At 9:30 pm. the order came to abandon ship." ‘liwo days later the Gloucester City picked them up, along with o.) other survivors oi ships sunk in the convoy. and took them to 8t. John's. Nfld. Approximately 350 miles north- east of there on Dec. 2. according to the 10g of the meter, the R. J. Cullen, (i.5l7-ton British freigh- tcr. and formerly the American San Lucas. sighted a suspicious vessel; 24 hours later and from 100 miles to the southeast, the Cpaer- by (unlisted in Lloyd's register of siiippiiig) sent a similar message. Last Saturday the Netherlands freighter Farmsun. 5,237 tons, wirelcsscd she had been "tor- pcdoed" approximately 600 miles nest of the southern tip of ire- land. The British freighter ‘Preve- bryn. 5,281 tons, signalled yester- day that she was "OK but still attacked" by planes some miles west of Londonderry, Eire. BIRTHS MARI??? —- At Mclicton, N. 8., on December 9. 1940. to Mr. ind 320 i I I M95555 . donderry‘ ll1'(=\\'( r Bovlc. John Corrigan. Aug- IWBYS B? All i i gramme. and who was ably assist- ed rit the piano by Mr. Stevenson Barrett. Ml‘. Barrett also contri- buted a numbci- of piano solos which wcrc warmly applauded. Miss Edwards’ recital opened with Pracludlum and Allegro (ln the style of Pugnahi) Kreisler. The composition success- fully captures thc 18th centuiy lt- alian master's noble and brilliant style. and wit played with fine fPCiillg and cf . . It was follotved by Rondo. u Schubert piano coin- osilion arranged for the violin y Carl Fricdberg. The major work on Miss Ed- vrards‘ programme was the Men- delssohn Concerto in E Minor. a favorite both with violinists and audiences since its first public erformance in 1845. The melodic cauty and exquisite finish of this composition were brilliantly dercd bv thc youthful artist, and elicited enthusiastic applause. Auothcl‘ fll'l‘fllli',f‘ll‘l~i‘lll by Fritz Kreislcr. tl Rondo from Mozart's “Hafner serenade", was equally competent pcrormance. This was followed by Nocturne in E. Flat Afflior. Op. t). N0. 2. bv Chopin: Hungarian Dance. No. 5, Brahms. “Zephyr”. by the Hun- . gariaii violinist and compost-r Jeno Hubroy (vho was a pupil of the great Joachim; and "Gypsy Airs". Siirasate. The second composition. effective prclude to the spirited dance which brings the piccc to a stirring conclusion. Miss Edwards responded to sev- eral encorcs. She played. among other pieces. the poppular “Lon- Air" and "'I‘here'll Al- Englond." Her per- formanct‘ throughout was the finest which the Community Concert Association has sponsored. Mr. Barrett's performance of Etude in F Major. Op. 10 (Chopin). ' Cabana (DeFalla). and Capricclo, 0p. 28. No. 4 (Dohnanyl) was also enthusiastically received. Christmas parcel mail To the United State During (he Christmas Season there ls an unusual parcel conges- tion at United States Customs points. To ensure delivery below Christmas, parcels for the United States should be mailed as early this week 11S possible. The U. S. Customs require that a Customs dec- laration or invoice should be enclos- ed in all parcels up to eight oun- ces and those over that weight must No Export Licence is required for gifts of goods to a value not ex- In Memoriam MRS. J. LEARD The funeral of Mrs. Leard. Wile of Rev. L. J. Lear who Passed away early Dec. 3, 1940, after a long illness patiently borne. took place Thursday afternoon from her late home. 56 Seymour street. Halifax. The large number present and the many bcautiiul floral tributes. let- ters, cards and telegrams received gect in which the gentle lady was eld by her hundreds of friends throughout the Maritime Provinces. The service was conducted by the Rev, Dr. Frame. assisted by Rev. Hall. in the absence of her pastor. Rev. Dr. MacKeigan. through ill- ness. Several members of the Mini- sterial Association werepresent. Dr. Frame spoke feehngiy of the hel ful life of service Mrs. Iieard hatiJ rendered during her husband's ministry. 4 Her musical and literary abilities were always generously given and the minister's home was ever open to old and young, the poor and those in need of sympathy. Mrs. ward. was a life member of the W.M.S. of (he United Church. and frequently was a delegate to the annual meetings. hymns sun were “Unto ‘The Hills Around Do I ift Up M Long- ing Eyes." and "Abide W1 h Me." played bv Professor If. R. Theak- lston. nephew of Mrs. Leard Sincere sympathy Recs out to the bereaved husband. Mrs. Lcardb brothers. H. S. and A. E. ‘Ilicakston. her sisters, Miss S. E. Theakston and Prof. H. R. Theakston, and nieces. Mrs. Sidney Gilchrist. of West Africa and Halifax. and Mrs. K. E. Bentley. Impemyal. The remains were interred in the Mrs. W- H- Hwrr. (nee Elma ‘family lot in Camp Hill cemetery. Brown.) a son. GALLANT — At Sea View, Nov. 80. 1940. to Mrs. Calice Gallant. and Corporal Calico Gallant, of the P. E. I Highlanders, Dartmouth, N. S light "ll County on Dcccmbt-r 9. 1940, George F. Mcllish. ngt-d 91 yiears. Funeral Wrxincsday D-“cember ll at 2 p, m, from his late residence to Union Road Cemetery. ADAMS — At Sea. View on Decem- ber 9. i940, David Adams. aged a5 years. Funeral from his late rcsi-~ denoe Worlucsday at 1.30 p. m. In- ferment Burlington. COBB-At Dundee. P.E.I.. on Dee, 9. 1940. Caroline. wife of John o, Cobb. i-gcd 70 years. Pllflfill Wed- nt-sday at i o'clock. H-vr-av-e-v-t-T-rm ~- N. D. MacLean UNDERTAKER EMBALMER Charlottetown and Norll) Wllhhlrl Phone Ill! *".--).-.-.-.-.-.-i.-.- iand Harriet Tneakston. beside her parents. the late Henry and her sisters. Misses France: and Minnie 'I'heakst eight million dozen of Canadian egg.- were ex cried dur- lng the first him,- mom hs o; 1940, principallv to the United Kingdom. In tlhe corresponding nine months of 1939 exports of eggs amounted to 703.000 dozrn. according to the Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways. If tests can prove successful, Die- sel engines for tanks will lengthen the distance a tank can strike with- out refuelling. by Fritz ' rcn- 3 (four Lewis guns and eigh one of , have a Customs declaration affixed‘ stating (he exact contents and value. j stroye, Saguemy by an cceding $25.00 per mailer per month. ' bore testimony to the love and res- . Dr. Watson of Pine Hill Divinity. ‘ AB. William A. Goring. R. C. N. Mrs. R. M. Killam. to her nephew. i (it)... FOX PELTS WANTED Bring your fox pelts to N. Schelew at the Rev- ere Hotel. Will be buy- ing Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday and Fri- day. Paying highest market prices. v l 5194.12.54! TWD Llifilll (Continued from page l) sank in collision last June and the destroyer Margaree went the same way in October. Both these Canadian destroyers weic lost through mishap ln the blackout. darkness of night in the war zone. The loss in the Mar- garee sinking was 142 officers and men including the commanding officer. Cmdr. Joseph w. R. Roy of Ottawa. Forty-five lives were lost with the Fraser. i The Fraser aank while aiding in evacuation operations off the (French port of Bordeaux and the Margaree while escorting mer- chant ships in the North Atlantic. Nothing was said in tonight's naval announcement about the fatc of the submarine or the iia- ture of the engagemen‘ between the Saguenay and the U-boat. when the King and Queen came to Canada in May. 1939, me 55g. 116M? was one of the ships which “P10011164 them to Canadian wat- ‘ers. The Royal cruise liner was met by the Saguenay off the coast of Sfilfifilmfbi ll“ i§‘°°l‘°“ 2° W 1C 0 l I‘ landed. y p“ y Tho Saguenay was built in Eng- land for the Royal Canadian Navy 10 years ago and commissioned at Portsmouth in June. 1931. sailing for Canada in the same month along with the Skeena. also built for the Canadian service. Until the outbreak of the pre- sent war the Saguenay was on duty on Canada's eastern board. After hostilities began she -wa_s sent overseas with other Can- nivcn an ' fldlfln destroyers to aid in the vital work of keeping the sealanes into and around the British Isles clear of Submarines and other hostile craft. The vessel has a displacement tflnnfltle of 1.800 tons, an overall length of 321 feet and a beam of- 32 feet. She is armed with four 4.7 inch guns. two two-founders. Eight of the nine Provinces shared in the loss of men. By" provinces the dead number: Que- ibec. SIX: Ontario. five; Prince Ed- l?“ ward Island. two: Nova Scotia, two; British Columbia. one; New Brunswick, one; Saskatchetvanu one; and Alberta, one. One man came from Newfoundland. and no address was listed for the other. The injured were from six prov- inces: Nova scotia, six; Ontario,‘ four Quebec, three; British Col- umbia, three; Saskatchewan, one; i and New Brunswick, one. 1 Casualties aboard the destroyers Fraser. Margaree and Saguenay. and loss of 30 officers and men with the auxiliary mincswccpci‘ Bras d'Or which disappeared in the stormy Gulf of st. Lawrence late in October have mode the nnvy's loss of life heavier than the combined loss in the army and air i force. Compared with the loss of 281 lives in the navy. the Canadian Active Service Force stand at 185 and the Royal Cana- dian A“ For“ at 98' ishould be bought or not. I-Ie also an- LIST OF CASUALTIES OTTAWA. Dec. 9-(CP)—Naval service headquarters tonight rc- lcased the names of 21 seamen “missing, presumed killed in ac- tion". and of 18 wounded in the damaging of the Canadian de- torpedo. The official list, with official numbers and next of kin:- Missing. presumed killed in action: iwas a light missing on Queen St. OS. William stych Baker, R. C. N. V. R... V-5561. Henry E. Baker (father) Montreal. AB- HMTV M- Benneui R-C-N<- iChalrman of Light about this and 3519. Mrs. Emily Bennett (mo- lther) Saskatoon. Sask. - - 1 (,1 i, is 3119 (no ‘done the some regard ng 1e s rec . AB Paul . H. Brown, ncxt of kin listed). Cit . 0s. Albert c. Cook. R.C.N.V.R..1to5{he condition o; Gm, 650m V4069. Mrs. C. H. Cook (mother) Toronto. OS. Oliver Cowling. R,C.N.V.R. V-5657. Mrs. Annie Cowling (mo- ther) St. Lambert Annex, Chambly County. Quebec. OS. Elmer J. Doiron, R.C.N.V.R. V-l2l3. Rudolph Doiron (father) 257 Euston St.. Charlottetown. Os Harold C. Dougan. R.C.N.V.R. V-127l, W. A. Dougan (father) 157 Hillsboro Sit. Charlottetown. V. R... V-5796. Mrs. Georgina Gor- ing (mother) Montreal. h R. Gougeon. R..C.N.. OS. Josep (father) 3479. Elzear Gougeon Victoriaville, Que. OS. Harvey W. Hare, R. C. N. V. R., V-227, Kenneth Hare (Fa- ther) 98 Agricola St., Halifax. AB. Hector MOare. R.C.N.R. A4084, Mrs. Hazel LeGare ther) Sarnia. Ont. Victual assistant Budd T. Lynch R.C.N.. 40613. Charles Lynch, (fa- (mo- ther) 231 Victoria St. Fredericton.‘ AB. George Mazicre, R.C.N.V.R. V-5809. Mrs. Gertrude Mazlere itmother) Verdun, Que. l 0e. David A. Morrison. R- C. N- ,V. R... V-7587. (mother) Toronto. OS. Henry Purvis. R.C.N.. 3585 Mrs. Ellen L. Purvis (mother) New Westminster. B.C. AB. Henry J. Sheppard, R.C.N.. 2996. Mrs. Leonora Sheppard (mo- ther) Montreal. OS. Frederick Spencer. R. C. N. V. R.. V-1o06l. Mrs. Nellie n- cei- (mother). Port Arthur. 0n. AB. Stanley G. Strickland. R. C. .N. R... 11-1657. Mrs. Marie. Strick- land (mother) Port-Aux-Basques, l Newfoundland. Temporary LS. Charles H. s/wccney, R.C.N., 2164. MIS- D05‘- othy Sweeney (wife) 673 Robie St. Halifax. AB. John S. D. D. Tweedle, R. C. N. V. R... V-7417, David Tweedic (father) TOIOMO- 0s. William o. Tyndall. R-G-N- 11607. Mrs. Bernice Tyndall (mo- ther) Erskine. Alta. lwoundefl, admitted to hospital: t LS. Herbert Clarke. R.C.N.. 2619 |Mrs. Grace V. Clarke (wife) 46 Hawthorne St., Dartmouth, NS. O8. Robert W. Landdraff. R- 0- N. V. R... V-16043. Mrs. C. Land- graff (mother) Port Arthur. Ont. t Temporary AB. Malcolm M. ‘MacDonnell, R.C.N.R., A-2248. Mrs. (give M. MooDonnell (wife) Lower [Woods Harbor. Bhelburne County. N. B. LS. John l‘. M erl. RCN . Edna yers Creighton St. Halifax. . ' - -. 285 ' (wife) '10 | AB. Joseph H. Perdue. R.C.N., 3129. Ernest Perdue (brother) , Brudner. B.C. L8. Frederick E. Rosa, R.C.N., 2032. Mrs. Marie J. L. Rosa (wife) Montreal. 1 AB. Francis M. Sherlock. R.C.N.. 2834. Mrs. Mary Sherlock (mother) . 4s Blower st. Halifax. Tempore% LS. Richard wu- lleml. RC. .. 3010, Mrs. Caroline Williams (mother) Victoria. O6. Thomas W. Young. R.C.N., 3437. Mrs. Eva Miller (mother) Hamilton, Ont. sea- .ple coming from church were fore-- t°rped°|wcilks, especially in front of r95- ided that there (vas one matter about “Sualms [risked each Councillor in turn to enemy ibe presented at the time the esti- Mrs. A. Morrison ‘ . HE R LOTTETQWN GQAEQIA_I\I__ i Temporary LS. Harold J- Hen- cock. R.C.N.. 2773. Mrs. Gertrude Hancock (mother) Toronto. l THIIDOIIIY LS. John E. Lipton, RC. .. 2851. Mrs. Jean Lipton (wife) P. o. Box 427. Stellarton. Sharp Protest in i‘ rairyiswrarvi Italian Paper t0 (mother) Radville. Sask. OS. Vernon R. Osborne. R. C. N. V- R. V-BSM. Mrs. Alice Osborne (mother) Hamilton. Ont. First Class Stoker Raymond J. Polrier. R.C.N., 21583. Mrs. Emile Poirier (mother) Limoilou. Que. AB. Gerald A. Shaw. R.C.N.V.R. V-2279. W. Akerley (step-father) 192 Prince Edward st. saint John N B OS. Rene R. Sylvester. R. c. N. V. R... v-4l7l. Raoul Sylvester (fa- ther) Montreal. OS. Reginald Winter. R. C. N.. 3592. Mrs. Jessie winter (mother) Victoria. AB. Lloyd G. Pinter. R.C.N.. 2997. Mrs. Ola Finter (wife) 450 Brunswick st., Halifax. $1.250 in llity i (Continued from Page l) YMayor Holman suggested that the d (Policemen do a "little more walk- ‘ing and a little ha: driving"so that they could knock at the doors and make people clean the sidewalks. Coun. Butler referred particular- ly lo the section of Great George Street near St. Dunstan's Basilica 'v»'hlch he said was a disgrace. P90- ed to cross those places. Cara Parking Over Sidewalks Councillor MacDonald also agreed with Coun. Butler that thehorse- drawn plow should not be used on city streets, He added‘ that it could still do good work in the city squares. He drew the attention of the Council to the habit of motor- ists parking car-s partly on the side- t-aurazits. Councillor J. T McKee rrferriuf! to the condition of the streets said iere is more truth than fiction" Coun. Butlers statement. _ Councillor Henry Lapthom ‘said that the Police were doing (hair duty as well as they could. Hr- ad- lll (vhich he (vould like to ask Chief A. Blrtwhistlc. however. This ques- tion referred to the parking 05 U19 patrol at a certain street comer for about two hours each night after eleven o'clock, he said. In answer Chief Birtwhistlc said that a local bakery firm has a delivery car which is (he s-ninc as the Police czir and i5 in the habit of parking there with his girl each night. Councillor Earle MacDonald. 1'0- porting for the Fire Committee. served xiotice that the Csmmitiee ivlshai to have provision made in next _\'(‘1\1"S estimates for ‘tho Pill" chase of o ‘new horse-carrying truck costing in the vicinity of $4.000. He state his position as to whether 1t nounccd that there are still a few bells yct to be removed and install- ed in the firc zone. Councillor Chandler said that Councillor MacDonald's suggestion regarding the purchase of the hose- carrying truck,was out of order and should not be discussed. It should (mates were being considered. Couii Butler. reporting for the Light Committee, said that there and instructed the City Clerk to see that it was replaced. Coun. Dou- gan said that he had told tile added that Ccun Butler should have The Assistant Engineer of lice Mr. I. Y. Reddin, referring Street said that n special man bad been placed there early in the day and given instructions to get the ‘street cleared. Plow Expected Soon Coun. Dougan. reporting for the Street Committee said that the new plow for city strccts tvas expected ito arrive about December 15. He ‘said the Government. at their 0W1) expelnscusenzha llggfit?!‘ (glglllll flog areoanng ecy or winr to Bathurst where it will be fitted {to the plow. A; Dcntalhrepresenta: tlve on the R. Cross e sad t. a. ‘the clinic opened ‘recently. i During the readings! of the com- itln,ad u onaroseover (‘anligtficilr (irgm thecSecretary of the ‘lBoard of ‘Trade staging that bulthe; ‘Boa-rd had refused o pay a o . $400. for rent as an agreement had been reacltod in 1937 between the Secretary of ‘tibehBotlilrd arlitl Céouri‘. Blanchard on t e en C y ‘(er which provided that no rent would be charged for the use of the rooms. This arrangcnéent. wasd t when the Boar requeste a gran lfrom the City but instead were ‘m- ‘ formed that no rent would be charged, the lettdcr said. Thelmgit- fer was dis-pose of by reso ut. on the text of wrirh appears hefow. 13c ONLY“: for thettfgublgc Propyertg in ar e 00mm c. oun. . . Blanchirirdkiaiéi phaéhthe cftillnglhad seen in e n e or s aullding. He added that the mer- tet was being cleaned and pain nside, and the job would be finish- ed before Christmas. “ifti “”‘€“€§“ii."‘éi‘. Edit?“ wou sen e aro e wn soldiers and sailors in England. The matter was brought up bv Council- lor McKee. who felt that the City Council should remember the boys overseas. The matter was a dealt with bv resolution. The report of the Meat and Milli; reached G ROME. Dec. 9.—(AP) --A Shirl! of necessities in Italy was punish- ed tcdav in the Italian monthly magazine Lavlta .whlle on the mili- tiiry front the high commend con- firmed fall-back of Fascist troops from Argirocastro. Albania. Meanwhile the day passed with- out new resignations or replace- ments in the mllltarv command or government. athough some observ- ers expect further changes. Whether a major battle is under way in EYBYDY- as indicated by Cairo iepetchea. could not be confirmed 1n authoritative quarters. Also. a British report that Mar- shal Rodolfo Graziam had asked to be relieved of his command in Af- rica cou‘d not be confirmed. The report was said to aDDEar doubtful. however. in view of a telegram Marshal Gi-aziani sent Fascist head- quarters thanking them for greet- inya sent two da s ago. and sa "mg histwopo inc him in "rais rig" their thou): ts to Mussolini “in cer- taiiitv of victory." Lavlta Italians. published by Ro- berto Farinacci. secretary of th arty. and membe of the rand Council, sai it cost". "more than double" to dress this year compared with last year's prices before Italy entered the (var. "The crescendo continues," the publication said. "With things increasing at this rate are ivages and salaries to re- main unaltered? Is there anyone who imagines prices are blocked and profiteers have disappear-sci while the mass of people are sub- mitting with admirable discipline to . the limitation in their standard of v no. " ii Foreign reports of riots in Itafian cities were denied as "ridiculous and Rising Prices High Command-confirms retreat in Albania. statement that "this uproar. if any- protest against steeolv rising ulrioes i-illjiimr. will only sharpen rho will to C tory of the Italian people and their reverent and absolute faith." in Mussolini and his commanders. “No one has ever thought of de- nying in Its. that the undertaking of its liberatn war is vast and iarduous and t at in lt might be harder moments.“ the statement an erous symptoms and indications o presumed discord and the Possibility of delays, are draw- ing rom them withtoo evident Joy catastrophic. forecasts for the u- lllfB . 5 . Instead of foreign predictions of a aly’s war effort. “the contrary mav be foreseen. it l! to consider the chan es which have 'P.-E. I. represented 0n Maritime Assn. Executive TORONTO. Dec. 9.- _ 1y three hundred men (E151) wllfifi‘. born in Nova Scotia. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island attended the annual meetin of the Maritime grovlncea Aesoclat on of OntaI-iq (Pr); fiurlslgt $510 week-end. elected‘ Dlcisllxclleiilt? relianflalvirtizl? viii: gilavgna execiglve: Ardour W. Roi- . 0v _ _ dent:dA.aia§c§aei1‘1shiu5ii w“ m“ S600 - ~ McXion=Ii’.°°i-‘li’§%‘.°"3iawaa Esiiiiiii‘ secretary; A. c. Dand, New from.‘ wick; J. P. Iegallala. New llruns. wick. P. D. McAvlty. New Bruns- lthgok: . W. McPhce. Charlotte. wn. M . J. G. Se . _ tia i: converierurl)? tfllignlaggg? cat12- m - Mm Margaret Mclnnis of noe Edward Island is secretary. and the other members of the corn. mittee are Mrs. J. McInnls. Prince gflward Island: Mrs. M. Jlrding, noe Edward Island. and Mrs, I". J. I?B.l'b0llfi. New Brunswick‘ was t to malntasiii‘ acid tiiiiehiifiliii’ imiiiiiii: Marltune people who ave mace ltgglrisiomitestin Ontario and vicinltv. give pfftiifi ‘.1’."..l'£%“‘°‘ °°““"“" ‘° tourist bu lotfletown. token place as stoop fig on the ac- celerator to give. if anvthlnmswif er and more efficient rhythm the Italian war machine" h. to the removal of three military lead.- crs at a time of setbacks in Albania and on the Mediterranean am). The statement likened the current foreign reaction to what it described as “the clamorous agitation" accom- ariying League of Nations sanc- icns against Italy during her inva- sicn of Ethiopia. "The imprudent revival." it went on. “gives the Italian pubic the right to huge for the same final out- come whic — contrary to insinua- iions and predictions of enemy ("rit- ics crowned the Ethiopian under- taking , . ." The statement came on the heels of an army report that Fascist forc- cs have formed a new defence line without foundation." Taklné: nctlce of interprctatirits, abroad hat the shake-tip showed a i weakening of the Italian mornlc. Fascist authorities claimed in a Questioned bv the Mayor about the epidemic influenza reported to be prevalent in the city. Dr. Keep- ing said that he Lad received no rc- pcrts from the citv doctors and had only heard that tlie disease was pre- sent amonq citizens. He added hat he had rece-ved no report from the schools. “'1l‘here is no cause for a arm. and the disease does not. war- rant the closing of the schools." he said. He was of the opinion that it “may be a mrd type cf i1iflu-:ii- za " l-le told the Council that pcorlv reported" tors. arverag-e in a year, while 140 depths have PGSURGCLIPOIII the disease The following resolutions adopted:- Resolved. that the Market com- ‘mittee be authorized to interview the Board of Trade. and to request the Board to exam- ine the minutes of their meet.- ings to ascertain anv information relative to rents of the rooms in the Market Building occupied by them. being discontinued to the Cltv cf Charlottetown and to report their findings to the Council. and to ex- amine also minutss of Citv Council regarding the same. It was moved by Coun. J. T, Mc- Kee and seconded by Coun. Henry Loot-horn. , _ Resolved, that the Mayor and Fm- ance committee take up the matter cigarettes to Charlotte- town solders and sailors in Eng- land. and to use their discretion in this regard. It was moved bv Coun. Ear‘e Mac- Donald, and seconded by Coun. '1‘. A. Butler, ‘WEN? British Launch (Continued from page 1) the extent of combat. For weeks British armored units have been probing Italy's defen- ces, even employing camels in one extended operation deep into It.- allan Libyan sands. Many observers believed today's blow was the beginning of oper- ations designed to trap the main Italian body of troops at coastal Sidl Barranl-a strike made while Mussolini juggled his high com- mand. "Following Italy‘s debacle in Al- bania at the hands of the Greeks its‘ evident that the moment has been well chosen to make Marshal razlani fight" one British mili- tary observers said. Gen. Wavell himself announced the first news of the attack less than four hours afcer it was launched. 'I‘he commander said:- "I have asked you here to tell you our forces began to carry out an engageme it against Italian armies at dawn today." Then the General described his troops’ steady advance during the night to within striking distance. and declared: "two hours ago I re- ceived word that we had captured an Italian camp (Mabeya)." The Royal Air Force was par- ticipating inland and the British Navy off the Italian-held coast, it L” was reported. The British command. pleased c with the beginning of the ntion. indicated that its extent would depend part1 on how 0P9?‘ Inspector was read bv Dr. I. ublic Hglth re- Croken. and the port was submitted bv . . C. Keeping. Deputv M ulster of Health. strenuous Italian resis nce is. In fact, impatience is apparent i- uindzome troopwstliave beenQaIIow-Z pcommunicable dlsgasetsl weir-to gory iprobiem. especially for y e c y cc- giea. He added that only six cases of pneumonia are reported on an i north of Aplrocastro and launched "numerous vlctnrious_ counter-nt- tncks" on other Albanian sectors of the war with Greece. ed to work off their energy in special harassing units sent deep into Italian Libya. "Nothing." I was told. "would delight. our forces more than an Italian thrust at their strongly fortified lines running through the western desert." The British have a good com- munication system. including a railroad all the way from Alex- andria. The Italians have poor transportation and their supply water, la ‘,No Comment” (Continued from page 1) sions of the Conference. at the outset at least, will be confidential in their nature: and. just what op- portunity will be given to the pro- vincss or to organizations through them of making new submissions. or of repeating submissions already made, is a matter of some conjec- ture al. the present time. "For these reasons. I think 1t ls necessary that officially the Provin- cial governments should maintain more or less an attitude of reserve. as it were. towards the question. So far as this province is concernedit appears w me that we shouid be ready if the opportunity arises to indicate to the conference and to the Dominion Government the most striking respects in which the report has failed. in our opinion. to meet the requirements of our pro- vlnoe financially 0r otherwise. At the some time. we should endeavor to do so in a way that would not DIG of i!) ,, “Then again it is little diffi- see how the report can be tom apart and nut together in a short space of lme, in a. new set-up. It would seem that either the report must be more or less adopted in its substantial entirety. with perhaps adjustments which may be madc to correct anv inequities that have arisen. or else some new and alter- native scheme must be devised which no doubt would take a con- siderable time to work out. "So the meantime I think it is the function of the Government cf this province to maintain its own counsel. and for that reason I do not intend to make anv public com- ment on the merits or demerits of the Report, either as a whole or in detail. But I may assure you that bet-ween now and the 14th of Janu- cry. members of the Provincial Government will be in a very recep- tive mood and will be most glad to receive and accept such valued su - gestions as our honored guest spea - er . Rand Matheson) will no doubt give us tonight. and such other suggestions as similar gatherings may see fit ma .' (Interviewed yesterday afternoon. Premier Camp ell said all thz members of the Government had been uested to make a carefu study o the Report. He planned attending the Conference personally with the Acting Provincial Auditor. and orobeb v one or two other gov- ernment colleagues). LONDON. Dec. 6.—(CP)— It was disclosed today that three bombs fell in the grounds of the Windsor a le in a recent air raid. 0n bomb fell 0n the golf course. anoth- er close to the tennis courts. and a third-an oil bomb — fell on the Royal household bowling green and quickly burned itself out. i. A VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS-The Magical Eye . a. cult. as I indicated at the outsct.to- tllasualty list l Provinces, oils and other 9° to lineup mi»":r.'.'r§* serial: mismatch.*2r..::*ri::*;s:“*ts; British M33 Nazi ll-boat Base in France By Hugh Wagon Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON, Dec. 9 -—(CP) —Brlt- ish bombers dropped tons of high explosive bombs on the Bordeaux lair of German U-boats which raid Atlantic shipping and possibly scor- cd direct hits on some submarines mmred at the main work dock, it was reported tonight. "The pilots are certain that many heavy high explosive bombs feil close to if not on submarines at the dock," the Air Ministry news service said ln describing last night's, raids. by the Royal Air Force upon Gar- inanys war machine. Other R.A.F. bombers caused "great destruction" at Ducszeldorf. Germany's second most important steel centre. it declared, and raided the submarine base at the Ger- man-occupicd French port of Lor- icnt the harbors of Brest. flushing. Dunkerquc and Gravsliiies. and “several enemy airdromes." The news services said the Ger- mans were using Bordeaux as o. base for submarine attacks in the Atlantic in "their much advertised "new phase of the war." (This was taken to mean Ger- many's declaration of a. blockade of Britain by llll‘ and sea.) Describing the attack by a "strong force" of R.A.F. bombers. the news service said they tackled "this new phase of the attempted blockade as they did the phase of projected 1n- vaslon." (The R. A.F. broke up Hitler's in- vasion armada by concentrated and prolonged attacks on the continent- al ports.) Many bombers found the main dock where German submarines were moored along the dock wail. the service's bulletin declared. It addisd tltc returning pilots believed that lock gates were hit when a number of bursts was followed by a "shattering explosion" at the en- trance to the docks. One explosion lit the interior of n plane flying well over 11.000 i663. it was said. an-zi a fire "burning very fiercely and without any smoke" was seen near the mouth of the Gironde River from 50 miles udlce or endanger the adoption! away. e report as a whole. { 5 .35. listed 0n c.A.s.r. 29th OTTAWA. Dec. 9—(CP)--F1ve deaths were reported late today ln the 29th casually list of the active Canadian army, bringing the total number of dead and missing re- ported in the active army, since the start of the war to 135. Five were listed as seriously ill, two as dangerously ill and one as wounded. One of the deaths reported to- day was that of temporary battery Sg .-Muj. Curtis Wilbur Parmetet" of the Royal Canadian Artillery. who was reported dangerously ill c. 2. Following is the latest casualty list. with regimental numbers and next-of-kin: Dead: Royal Canadian Artillery: Gnr. William Green. D~106577. Mrs. Alice Green (wife). Montreal. Temporary battery Sgt.-Maj. Curtis Wilbur Parmetcr. (7-19585. Mrs. Vera Susanna Parmeter (wife) Ottawa. Royal Canadian Engineers: Spr. Cazmer Buinrskl. A-ZOSIM. Mike Bujarskl (father) General Delivery, Hndashvllle. Man. Central Ontario Regiment! Pte. Frank Jose h Blackwell. Hamill/on. Ont. Regiment dc Quebec: in promoting i it Mrs. Thomas Gzidoiios 13-36531. Fred Blac well (father);- DECEMBER 1o, 194., Protestant - orphanage notes v Th2 Chri tm wmiiii tlie Eipfiiffllfi a ho Hniiijrxicethe ch11?“ 0M or grave anxiet gmgommmee We! of th ° - cernber aigcyel“ which closes ‘lg; will C - Contrlbutoggeclctgigl and Illielldillt funds are sent, in i “t 31st so as to be report of 1940, th Some child ed out lit (their; $113.‘? “Wilt- mOrC than filled, and “moldy seeking admission, There are n . bill Please remtielrlnelvlcoruiilgomandi fortunate childrcn can M? m“ maintained here t1ll‘0uv1i0nl‘\' be contributions and as their» pubhc its end anxiety ovci" fund“! ‘Wars 5")! i0 brill): success is huff?“ ing. " ‘i ~- thkzeiegiiltriiiliiiliiiiggn c“ 1'“""“* placed and not Institutions. will b. 5” flllllvlilui: ‘iiliiiiii _ Entire Italian (Continued from [kiwi i, Siioiltcfi. unllpn their battlccry Chi-wt mas." T-iraiui, Albriiiizz‘. wmfal some 60 mllcs above Villllllil. is the’ oojecl. of n Clrcck (iriic from (he east The immediate objective i.) hum drives was Tcpt-leni. ll rind jum. tion. about ‘.20 miles from Vxilouii. The army fighting iii the south reported fierce resistance from the Italian rearguard, strongly en. trenched to cover the rrlrcnt o: the main Fascist body (o (lic iiortli and west. Sparring the Italian withdraw-iii were constant charges from Greek cavalry and haraming raids by lanes with machine guns and ombs. The Valona campaign (itrcloprcl as all Grcccc joined in (rtlircc- day celebration ovcr thc capture of Ar lrooastro. two days after the fal Jf Italy's southern most Albanian port. Santi Quaraiito .(Porto Edda). sharing Greek m. thusiasm was news of President Roosevelt's promise to help the Balkan kingdom. It was disclosed lhc (Brooks crip- tured Argirocastro by flanking the town from east and west, rather than by a frontal assault, Some sections were burned by (he 1t- alians. but the Greeks dcclarod they left intact huge supplies of war material. iucltlthiig l2 batter- lcs of artillery. The Greeks now have routed the Italians from about 2.125 square miles of the rugged 10.621) square mile Albanian kingdom Musso- lini seized in his Good Friday in- vasion in 1939. czipturcd Koritzn and Arglrocastro arc its thiid and fifth largest cities. respcctivi-hx Prior to Argirocastrois fall, tho Greeks placed the cash Vllilll‘ of captured Italian booty at $10,000,- 000. Fieriaaqflric“ In llumanian 0il fields BUCHAREST. Doc. i). —t!\l") — A hrvzc Z“'€fl'\".".l‘.‘ ()1 ll ")i"‘ "r line for Germany x . spread a serious fire f)\("_l‘ lan 0il fields near Ploesti today. _ First. reports mid w (wrfllil-Pli cigarette caused lhc blast in the grounds of the Standard (Rumou- lnn-owncdH Comnmiv. German firc-fight-rifs ((11.1 Ilium)- nisin soldiers iohied iii clliuu- l0 extinguish the fires. but uric tr)- ni ht thev were rcnortctl stii. rap- idiiy spreading. ) 13-1776. (iuolhrr). Pic. Romeo Giidouns. Montreal. Dangerously lll:— Royal Canadian Artillery‘. V Gnr. Samuel Walton ilchctsh- F4134; M55, E1510 McNcish (mn- ther) Amherst. NS. Alberta Rt-glnicnt: v _ Pte. Kenneth Graham ‘ lthflll‘. M47875. Mrs. Grace EWilli ill“; tligr) Meadowvlcyv Post 0 w) A a. Seriously Ill:— Royal Canadian Arm)‘ Corps:- Capt. Charles E('i\\"‘i\l'li Miss Ella Baker (sister) “iii t an ry:— , L. Cpl. Rene Nadon. 52-458.’. M; Hormldas Nadon (father) Mon real. Eastern Ontario Relliflwl"? n_ L. Cpl. Kcnneth Jamrs Mflm o. han, C-20685, Mrs. Milli-N“ len Monaghan (mother) Ottflllile- Royal Canadian Arm)’ 5"“ Corps:—- Pte. Guy Caron. D-l06570- 1M“ Claire Caron (wlfc) Mflllllflll.‘ ‘g Royal Canadian Ordnaucr (gill; Acting nrmourcr staff Sui» Iain?“ neni Edwin "rhoi-iw. 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