Charlottetown Guardian. In Ci Israila Owl-lea. Isnalsd llll SWEEPING RED CHARIJOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1s, 194s Dover: Prince lldwcrd" "island Lke the Dew Canada's Overseas Army Formation Completed Scout Commissioner Inspects Sea Scouts Work " A wilds fleets! corvettesl no some. new st. Lowrance Yacht Club snd Verdun Optimist Club lien Swuil. are dlsphyinz them for inspection by Ltsut. loorut Commlssio lime Wsbstar, ct H. M. O. 5. Montreal’, Md District mbley Macks-y. to convince Ger position has yat been The last $0 miles to either o! these has-dent. Aside from the er the fall o! llcstirv conld clinch defence perimeter less than 00 miles trapped divisions h tbs Stalingrad the-death resolution. Certainly the could be the straw ts break the back aiion Last Night ylillio opinio last is the ‘Lite. flsehatlaferlastenmainloerwaytelellwlVella Caucasus, and for the larch listit postern late is ltil to be 101183"- (fi lirh L lhpssar, Annotated Press War Analyst) Tresaendops as the lnsflan gains have been in the last few was". the" l; “m. pumps for the attempt c! Nasy military commentators that no viialy important strategic and the important places are certain to he plrnent of Axis ftlroel once estimator! It 3W.- Mmanintheitallngradpooiregmmortalbiswhssyetbeonstswsek at the foe unless it is tn the attrition sttect. Only final annihilation of the Neal larrtson a! Isa ltallngrad peelat a conclusive Soviet victory tn the south beyond dental by any Nssl spuircnnan. inasmuch as shortening and therefore strengthening Axis lines appear forming on s. liostov or so fr0m that prime Russian ob- Jectivssnthsllsneetffy-tlofillishfioftgilthyotteoolla, O O ‘lheraarebttmalenshllerlasn broadcasts that Berth fears the pocket may waver their fight-to- fall or close investment ol Rostcv of All! reoislance in the Stalingrad pocket. 1t would leave that snbstanthl segment o! Hitler's snny, over- whollninfly Gonoan and composed of arael shock troops, isolated and more than 8M miles from any reasonable hope of help. The Russian" Ill-y be Waiting for that to launch mopping-up drives. Poultrylnspector AppointedSenior For Alberta iryuérgduzésmnfirfdh‘ 88f‘;- lottetcwn since l , received word recently oi his promotion to Senior Po y n ‘ - r for the rmvincs of Alberta with. head- quarters st Til-MOD . Mr. Dcrnel. a native of Ottawa. Ontario, billed the servico of the Federal artment of Alricul- ture in 9 in Winntpe . lie knows the West. very wel and likes it, having been connected with the Poultry Products Depart- ment in the Province ct’ Alberta for six years. He also spent some time in each of the other Prairie Provinces and in 3.0. While with the Charlottetown De- partment he has been Actln Poul- try Products Inspector in pace of Major l". M. Nash, whO is on sc- tive service overseas. It is with considerable regret that Mr. Darnell leaves this Pro- vince where he has contributed in the satisfactory expansion of the m poultry industry for the past sev- ernl years.‘ He believes the industry hltthir Province has a very bright ii i111. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell. and two daughters leave for Alberta the end ct the month. Mr. Fred Ward. a native of Wales, comes here from Nmh Bey. one. to replace Mr. Drmcll. Mr. Ward has been with the Federal Department c! Agri- culture for about nine years FIGHTER RECORD A NIGHT FIGHTER BABE NEAR CAIOUTTA. Jan. 10 -—-(8aturdav) --ICP>--Ono British night tighter desimved three Japanese medium bombers sthching the Calcutta. district in fqur m nutes lost night. a record for this area's defences and possibly a record for such brief combat elsewhere. Domingwivents "Farmers wishing to ship dress- ed llcgs advise Mcumgsn a Boyle. l-lo-Hi. "Lslladlns "mutating: eta Gbourls every one ay. ue ‘some Dlngwell. u ll-‘el-al-W-ai-tl. "Dance in Bummerfield Hall Friday. January 15th. auspices C. W. Is. l-ld-fll. "Baptist Young People's meetlni W! » ob ', N ill wllrgigt at Elvin M ures lag“ "Raserve Bltturday Jan. l! i0!‘ 50%“ “ti?” .’fi“if.‘.‘...i"‘“‘ o ' . m" ' ' l-u-ls-ls-sl “ eThursd Roses-v Fe 6th for Concert oi R. A. . Male rus at so. Peter's Cathedral Hall. by kind permission o! crow 0B l!" lake. l- . "Armuai Meetins West Beet Breeders Association be geld at Colin lsacPhaiPs. if w- tied y, J | t he storms laahlnl the Iberian g” .-.l...."°"*" '“““” 1-1-11 Fl..*""lrss.":rarl Ass: surface." ssuargssolzl i to harbor ” Mg 1°’ n‘ ' HWY-T‘ mu‘ gal-gill the i359“ ‘cékgduddavsd the es lawn???’ “w” n‘. n?’ inhibition-fit? ea of others. M least Mrdse ‘dirk an mrec sv- =1»: M» .-= M» their hugs; some s.- l» "'7' u‘ m" “u” “ma”. “mill? fiiifiiffieis? evil launches were kept W‘! 0d chickens fowl t m tor f their pianos sweePlhl u mines torn loose from . “sr"“'h..rull'"°"" r lama-mull... "l" m.» .- -- w - m- - tor ees. ltorfiafi A your-moored bomber the this‘ n , ityfl . ' -"-" h?“ n" w w we'll“ ‘gesultintheirlosstnirlse ‘WW Hg, W“ g unmdmfdtuom 1m- up dis-salon, as m"! ° "V" Pu’ (A ed on under normal procedure ll i RUM-Moss. . - N” m isnes and crews are interned en Haw am‘ " 4h“ ldlbl. ‘the from 335 on l soil. l.‘ """"‘“ Ii‘...- and that m ct its crew mern- e motions! Mr w "i! W“ Mo gttllieldeailfim {n ‘v m,“ . rel-tugs! deepihlsllnunfsvc] le wem loltswvh . ravine n u "it" this: gdbuitlllflggf langfizndwlilapsd gig-agg- ‘p; egg; 55g; w... .. m... .,... o...» to soil s... was some - w‘ i; l-ll-li. tborittss and that the I I"! Federal‘ Cabinet To Meet Strikers Today win Seek To Settle Steel sour. Affecting, 13,500 Workers. Pleased With Developments Former Island M a n One Of Three Chosen To --Attend Negotiations At Ot- tawa. SYDNEY. NB, Jan. striking employees who have tied up Dominion Steel and Coal 0011101“- Inn's plant here for three days re- mained idle tonight as they awaited c start of Ottawa negotiations among leaders of their union, the cmplcysatrs and the Canadian rnm . e Ofilclsbrs of the local union in- dicated the were satisfied with the way prelim naries for the negotiat- ions were progressing to date. Union headquarters welcomed the appoint- ment by Phlli Murray. Intermit- ionsl Presiden of the United 59-91 Workers oi America. of a thres- man commission to undertake dis- cussions at Ottawa for hillh l’ W0 85- But it a peered prob emst al early tcnigh whether three m-n chosen to represent strikers here and at Trenton. NB. would be able to get to Ottawa in time for the openin of tomorrow afternoon's schedu ed opening conference- The three selectcd were Stanley Hessian of Trenton. reslonel NOW Bcotia director for the UB.W.A.: George MscNeil, President cf th gym-inlay local. and Hugh Patterson. head of the Trenton local. Union officials sold that if they could not make the train and pimp‘ connections to bring them W the Capital in time. a Postponement of the conference opening WW1‘! be sought until they could 89$ the"- lr, dppearad they could reach Ot- farrja qnly by late afternoon tcmor- "Yul. Stanley Hessian. reslorw Nova Scotia director for the us. t. A" gbovg mentioned, is a son 0 M» res-c. r1 e e . iifiiwys? Mr. BB. Hessian. 15-0-- l? y- 15 —— (OP) — ill (lly The Canadian Prods) Company and union representa- tives will confer with the cabinet at Ottawa this afternoon in an at- tempt to settle the strike which has left 18,500 Carladlan aieelworkers idle, halting two of Canada's til!!! basic steel-producing lsvnts. Labor department ficials at r01:- tawa said that both the Aliollfll steel company at Bault Ste. Marie. Ont, and the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation at Sydney. N-fi. would be represented at the meet- ing. There are 5.000 workers idle at the Algoma. plant at. Sault Sic. Marie. Another 5,000 are idle at the sydne plant and 3,500 are out at . e o subsidiary plants at Trenton. NB. The union. the united steel-work- ers of America (010.1 called. the strike to demund a basic minimum wage rate of 55 cents an hour, com- pared to the present 45 l-2 cents at the Sault, and 43 1-2 cents in Nova Scotia. International headquarters of the union at Washington appointed a three-man committee t0 w!!!" with the government and the com- panies. including Pat Conroy of Ot- tows. and John Dcherty andvlillmer Maloy of the steel unions ex- ecutlve hoard. In addition ihltze re- presentatives of the local union will _be on hand from Scull Ste. Marie and Nova Scotia. Practically the whole cabinet will attend the conference. which BT0- bably will be held in Prime Minist- er Mackenzic King's office. It is likely the meeting will be hold in cllmfll. Destroyer is Reported Lost LONDON, Jon. l5 —fCP)— The destroyer Partridge has been lost. the Admiralty announced tonilm- The Partridge was a new warship. not listed in reference books. Her rider was LL-Cmdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, holder of the distlnllllih- ed service order, the dlstinlllllifled service ercu and the OM91‘ of the British nnpire. II American Planes Land In Portugal A" Fol-ca] Dawn By Storms: Crews interned; Exceptional Air Activity Reported- i mum; put-ma a . (an - liisvan Amewuranrlrcralt. interned.) Madrid dispatches also rs MONTREAL, Jan. l6 — t0?) _ J-A- Geriepy.‘ a Mariam book- keeper. told in the court of Iilng’: bench today how m- had tried to gbtnurufiyns-locfiptsfiirkilldldly, 1°13 0 I08 B 9 0i‘ and ‘Trading incorporated. _ Mr. Gariepy an emplo ee o! the cemnenvs suulwl-s, said. at he had been asked to obtain the receipts by Ijlenry Wolfe, office manager of 31181119 Works and Trading, but de- cided not t9 try to ct them after a telephone conversa ion with ano- ther official. H8 save the testimony at the trial of folu men charged with conspir- mg to defraud the Federal Govern- ment and three companies of $200,- 000 through false prctences in ccn- nection with subcontracts for the Mumtlons Department. The men are Patrick Lynch, President and gcrlcral manager of mlgins Works and Trading; his son, Donald, for- mer production manager; Patrick Noonan. aymasfcr, and Daniel Taughcr. c erk. dlley Hurst, l7, ol Montreal, testified that toward the end of May he worked two days for Engine Works and Trading and received $28 and $11. He gave testimony be- icre Crown Prosecutor Gerald Fau- teux, K.C., produced a. time card which allegrdlv showed that he wns entitled to $471, after deductions, for several weeks work. Mr. Fauicrlx said the Emyrol] for May ill, 1042. showed tho Hurst al- legedly corned $07.19. before de- ductions, that week, Hurst said his rate of pay for the two clays he worked was 45 cents an hour. He said he never received the $471. He said that before he worked he had applied for c 10b and given in his name and address. Roland Morin of Verdun, Qua, said he a plied for a job with En- gine Wor s and Trading but never obtained any work or mone . Mr. Fauteux produced a card. wh ch sl- legedl showed that an "R. Morin" of 5 v Hincc Arthur Street, Mont- real. was entitled to 8206. Be ore sdjourning until Monds , the court. heard some of the tes - imony of W.H. Parsons field - countant for Sorel Industries Limit- ed one of the companies the sc- cused allegedly conspired to defraud. Earlier today, Patrick Leonard McOarville of Kinkora, P. . ., and Napoleon Aumais of’ Montreal gave testimony somewhat similar to at oi’ Hurst and Morin. Bill Dickie, weil-lmcwn amateur hcclre layer and a sdumte o! Morn-l lllson Untvers y in Sack- ville N.B., tnstified that he worked for liinsine Works and Trad from Ocic r, i041, m October, l0 , o, who said that he now h assistant superintendent of a che- mical plant in Ontar , so that sometimes he had assisted in draw- t the velopos. "I don't. know what ign- cdioih .butl . E331» ssmtrgn scs F u and n paying 1°“ Iv" (Witnesses Claim Pay Alleged Not Received Kinlrora Man Is Witness At Trial Of Four Men Charged With Fraud. Decides 0n Drastic Liquor Rationing Plan HALIFAX, Jan. ll -- 1UP) —- The most drastic liquor rat- ioning plan in any Canadian Province, limiting individual--. weekly purchases to either 26 ounces of spirits, two quarts of wine or a dozen quarts of beer, will go into effect throughout Nova Sootia next Monday. In a statement late today, chairman A.S. Mahon of the Nova Scotia liquor commission said the action was taken to as- sure "fair distribution" and having rqard t0 the desirability of limiting the sale and con- sumption of alcoholic bev- erages." Mr_ Mahon returned n few dhys ago from a conference at Ottawa between Fcdcral au- thorities and Provincial liquor commission representatives The now stringent rationing Intern will be enforced by means of new-type permits. providinfl spaces for clerks to record a purchases Previously no permits were required for the purchase beer or wine and customs s had been permitted pur- abuse similar quantities eseh registration eer- tlficates must be shown before permits will be sold, the state- ment said. (Officials declined to omnlent immediately whether this would exclude merchant seamen and the considerable "floating" pop- ulation of servicemen from other countries from urchasl lup- plies at comrniss on stores. During a two-week period of “sdiustment" of the permit system, stores will be open from l :30 sun. to 6:80 p.rn., Monday to Fridag‘ inclusive, instead o! the 12:8 to 6 p.m. hours which have applied for the past k months. Mining Firm Fined $5,000 h-l CALGARY Jan. it -(G)— Brassau Oollterles, Limited, was ty d s, charge cf crim- txlii: nuibn. He said that some c! the m" "W" m" "*0 "mi "m" b’! time. h; mum; 1n ‘qmrmm m. Chief Jus ice V7.0. Ives in Alberta pay there were some uncl sn- 5110f!!!" 0001* toda Mm- y. ‘Ihe panly was charged as a result ci’ an explosion in its mine at Nordcgl, A ., Oct. ll. i941, in which N I! killed. Make the most your Tea" ‘I'M @0819!!! or tours» "putstion 'of- Dnc 0f Most Powerful In The World Mo]. - Genl. Sansom Is Given Command Of Armored Corps. By William Stewart Canadian Press Staff Writer BO 1N ENGLAND, Jan. 16 -(Saturday)— (C? Cable) -—mtablishment of s powerful two- corps overseas Canadian Army was completed tcduy with the appoint- ment of Mat-Gen. EW. Sansorn, native of New Brunswick, to corn- mand the annored corps with the rank o! Lieutenant General. Sansomu appointment along with o half-dozen others involving sen- ior officers rounded out plans for formation of Canada's lst Army which were revealed just a year ago. The news corps command went to a. grey-haired soldier of wide ex- perience who sometimes has been called the "gentlcmsnly general" although his grooming o! the men oi’ the armored division he former- ly commanded earned the name of " 's Rmlghrid . ‘The first full-fledged C adian army in h cams inic being at the start of s year which may bring the long-awaited action which Lt.- Cien. A.G.l.l. McNaughton, Com- mander oi the army oversees sold last December on the til asl- nivcrss of the first oontinaeufs arrival Britain was not likely to be 10m _. . . The newborn army, described as one of the most powerful, highly mechanized and armored forces in the world. has been kept intact to illi the role of an offensive spear- B . Itsmsrlhsvebeondrflledhls- ssult tactics for months and now most of its units, with the ox- pericnce derived from the Dieppe raid of last August as a uide, are baing groomed in amphib ous oper- a ons. The new corps commander brought. overseas and trained the first armor- ed division ever produced by the Dominion and left it. with a re- "behliFone-ot divisions overseas. With the announcement ct ssmsomb promotion it was - closed that other officers had ad- vanced in rank. Brig. C. R. i. Stein was promoted to the rank of Major General to take command of a Canadian armored division. Lt.-Co1. H. C. D. Laing hes been a olnted to the staff of a Can- ad an Corps with the of Brigadier. Lt-Ccl. A. B. has been made a Bri edier in the Royal Canadian Arti e . Liz-Col. P. A, s. Hood likewise as been made a Brigadier in the RCA. while Col. A. T. Maclcan of the Royal Canadian become s Brigadier C0 . C. P. Ibnwiclr has _ ma e a Brillhdisr the sdian Army Medical Corps. Act Effective In Kensington OTTAWA, Jan. 15 —- (CP) -The Juvenile Delinquents Act of 19% is to colne into force in the town of < Remington, P.E.I., under a Justice department reclamation ubllshed in the Can a Gazette tcn ght. The act becomes effective in that town upon publication in the Gaoetts. SAVE DAIRY COWS WASHINGTON. Jon. l5 -fAP)—- In an effort to hold milk product- ion to the highest possible level, the United State; Agriculture Do. artrnont announced today it will uy and resell dairy cows to prev- 10 PAGES bombed er e rt. 7560a ' Quiet minds or frightened or lninlortun OI A. r urns um " cannot be perplexed bnttgo on in fortune at oil’ own private like a ock in a thunderst ii ._-__ in: lnbsarlptlcn Delivered, $6.00 loll. “Jill other Provinces and I7.l.A. IIJI, ‘GAWS-PREIWRTED IN CAUCASUS (By The Can lighted developments on the ing across the Kalitva River way at. Glubokaya and reac west oi‘ Rosiov, which is the serving southern Rusia. that the Nazis were “in corn ills front, slicing the Roeto the threat to Rostov. Last night's sq»- num- ucned for ths fisrt time the fl hting in the Donois River sector. w to illblubtg ons centre. The lovlets have oa- cupiad the rosion north of the Doneta, although th. inherently have not yet crossed i In New Guinea. Allied troops broke throu h the Japanese lines ans a, which was Bcint held the J apuasl Pen They ll Other Allied . ps ilicisd further heavy casualties at Muba, which is south ct Sal- amaua. In the sir war German planes three inland areas of eastern In land and cm of them IVA-L shot Q9211... There were a number gfuuggsilalties and consid- mage was caused ic pro- Actlon on the sea featured the North African battlefront as Bri- tish submarines sank four Axis and r three more, shl , l and“ shelled pthe sobthern shore ct the nervous Italian mainland. Ceiling 0n Danuck Smells In The 0.8. CVXQEHINGION, Jglrkeébahl’); c recs were ay y the Offibe o: Prise Administra- tion on froosn Canadian smelts sold in the United States, The ceiling was ordered at the wholesale level and generally re- flects the average March, 1942, price level, Housewives ' will not, be changed b the action, since retail price oeil stay st Ohfh store's March, 19s, highest r ce. The new ceilln , which are floss prices from whic allowances and iscounis must be deducted; extras, 24 cents n pound; No. 1 15 cents; medium. 8 cents; dressed D6 cents. COULD HAVE TAKllN POI’! LONDON, Jan. 16 —-(Saturday)-- (CH-The Allies could have seized the Tunisian port 0d Bizerte at the beginning of the North African operations but their losses have Andrew Browne Cunningham, com- mnnder of the Allied North Afric- an fleet. was would heavy. Adirmal Bir quoted- todav as say- a D Lv Mail correspond- ent their beg; sold for slaughter. A me of the executive of the Ibdsrstion cl toulture and tbs Prince lldvsrd stand - Assembly Prov- incial Building yestarday of rnoon. i“; ‘till’? ‘it’; ‘it i£““$'.‘“°r= . . o . . nn Mill 30a rhdcDonald. Dr. I l‘: Netting, . rs. Clark” sf p. Irvine, Alex Hamilton, L. . Roper. J.W. Bculter, ma. Gillies, an. Pmffitt, l-LWjClay, RR. Hurst, ll. Mciaren, I‘. irinney. 8.0. Wright, Al. Darnell b. McDonald, ileum. wit. Ind Ward, P4. Ihl w. The President on omits; the meeting, called upon . Percy Trainer to address the gathering. Mr. Turner dealt in a very clear way with the necessity for war savings on the t oi the Jleopfe throughout. the ovince, an in i- mated that a large nllnbsr of sub- scriptions was desirable. He thank- ed the leaders present for the in- terest liq bad taken In It; was!‘ in: by the ent in A i ter- of Airloulture then ocmpleto report of the Agricultural Colgference at Ottawa. He gave the o duction and the goals set for CPI. Production, Labor And Other Farm Problems Discussed At Meeting i and solicited Ilslr continual sup- ur. 1.4. Trainer, comsusrlted on the address, thanked Mr. Turner for his presentation and assured him that the farmers would not fail to respond to anv appeal on behalf of the war effort. Mr. W3. Show, Deputy Minis- gave a statement of the menu's n in mast and dairy rag- iii . A thorough analysis of statistics and the food needs of Canada was conducted and the increased pro- duction levels for the season of 1943 were arrived at after full con- sultation with representatives from all the Provinces. supplies of coarse Irolns came in for considerable attention, and quite properly, so in vi of the lm nce o the}; produc Russian winter offensive great. aromentarn an 3O Towns Are A Captured As lNazis Retreat“ Break-Through In Middle Don Bend Cuts Rostov-Moscow Rciilway And Increases Threat To Rosto v. adian Press) ' Sweeping Russian gains in the rugged Caucasus high- war fronts last night Bulletins from Moscow told how a Soviet Army sur out the Rostov-Moscow rai hed a point 90 miles north» Nazi communications centre That drive came simultaneously with the widespread Russian gains in the Caucasus, where approximately 3Q towns and railway points were reported seized by the Run» sianl during the day. The Germans failed to halt the ad- vancing Soviet forces, and s. communique said I w t” terse]! p e roll . Tire break-through on the middle Don bead sector o‘ an t some v-Moseow railway v Demands Local Food Committees 0n War Savings Satisfaction with the wori elm - provincial committee was exprc yesterday by Mr. 5.8.‘. Young, Tor- onto, national vice chairman nf lh food retailers‘ committee for 'w . savings stamps, and vice denfi o! Christie Brown Bisc t Com» any. Mr. Young paid a brief visll ere this week and addressed the local committee on the wrlrsavlngs campaign-"tn-‘beururrrlrrrby tiurrood products section next month, cm- phaslzlng the inrpurtance of every food retailer co-cperanlrlg. He sai he was “more than DlEFISGdH wit the organization here and the re- sults so far accomplished. Before leaving he visited Hi1 Honour. Lricutcuant Governor Le- Page, who is honorary clmlrlnan of the provincial committee, the activ members bein Messrs. Philip . (klbb Provinc a.) chairman, it 8., De lllois G.M. Avnrd. W.L. Hig- gins, Goiding Dclancy, J.S. Mac- Kay, George Ives, Roy Qulgkry, Ralph Cairns, J.C. hiontgnmf-ry’, S, . Green, J. Sterling Mar-Donald, Harry Cudmore, Earle MacDonald Hiram Atkinson, W.A. Rlx, Vmcenb Blake, ADI‘. Gill, George G .W0od is Recording Secretary. _ In Summerside the following con;- mlttee has been nppolnlcd: Mr. J._ . Arnett, chairman, Judge Lends", Messrs. H. Silliphont. Lloyd Gorrell, HT Holman, and George Muttarb. "Food Industries March to Ber‘ lin" is the slogan adopted bv the men in the food industry. who M‘! solidly behind the campaign of was saving stamps sales which bcfiinl next month. ‘Ills goal set for Canada is $1.000- 000 worth for Flebruury. Approxim- ebely 10,000 retail stores are taking p911 in the tirivfi. r a YroPLr ‘NHc (Aw Smc. your Scream ‘Fliiu n’ ouf uufll. EVERYBODY star. oops High tide this morninl It 8-9 nd tnlllght at 1.46. ‘Sun sets this afternoon oi. 5.4K 5nd rises tomorrow morning at 8,34- Full ocn, Jan. 21. 5.43 l1"- ilunnrltrside tide 1e minutes lalel than Charlottetown. FERRY SIIRVICI nglilb EXCEPT Burma! From Borden-Leave 9-05 s- ll.i0 aJIs. 2.00 Isms L39 D-m- 7- ms "Leave cape Tornsantine —- lDJl nan. 1.15 p.m. 1.05 p.rn., l.“ p; Lil run. . DAILY All SERVICI (EXCEPT SUNDAY) l Chsrlottetown-snmmuatllo- . Mullcllofl ‘7 leave Charlotteown ISO SQ use . ssoam. srrbs-"cllsrletsssssa I s- Q somlmussusssetcolsa. l-II-I-‘LII-Is