MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN --_i- Th", is quite l. distinction tween church shippen in church. worshlppen 1nd wor- br- 5%.” ///' The People's Paper Jedi Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew MAXI M6 OF A MERE MAN ‘flu: church of the sinner.- i», “ll-ii. i~. herded-the church of the hlllli s ilere below is an anomaly. a‘ rum‘ Guardian, Founded lbll’) u chariot (clown Guardian. 1"" 9""- VKPS LAND 0 liiussian ArmieséMalre Mig Manchester, Surge within if Big Stirling Bombers Pound Muenster NDON, Jan. 28 — (CP Cable) if; Manchester and Stirling alr- craft dropped "a number of our heaviest, bombs" with "obvious and mined-std effect" Ln s. concentrat- ql attack on Muenster last night. me ap- minlstrys news service said. "The railroad junction was vigor- ously attacked and soon there were {m5 on either side of the llllwlllc" my by the side of the railroad pngsfthe news service said. it continued: "High eXDIWW-l w, ainlcti systematically. When a m); oi bombs fell across the rail- road station thcre was a huge @11- plcsion and an equally gratifying me. Eros in many other parts of the tolvll as well were burnln; fiercely with high columns of choke" '11 service told how one stirllng wit... l5 attacks bv German pight fighters which followed it llll tllc troy from Murnstcr to the Zlli- der Zee. Three members of the new were wounded and some of up stir-line's suns were out wt O1 ton. "its pilot dived the aircraft to within a few feet of the snow and rjfmmflfl over the trot-s in an at- tempt to shake off thc Pursuit but tire attacks continued until the ltlcrait reached open Water- Ill a daytllght raid on a town. in lust Anglia a single German homb- ei killed 11 persons, nine of thcm women mid girls and wounded a number of others. Still others were rted missing. RPTPhe plane was visible only for s. (cw seconds but anti-aircraft gun- ners were believed to nave hlt it. Another German aircraft dropped tombs in a town in northern Scot- bad but caused no dolor-go 0r 61w- llllties. Liner survives Two sub attacks NEW YORK. Jan. 23—(APl- United Sifltrs naval authorities to- night annotlnccd the arnvnl 1101‘! at the Grace liner Santa Paula. with passengers after "a hazardous voyage" in which she twice was ltlacked by submarines two day-i tut of the West African port of laces. The navy said the vessel escap- ld collision early today off thcl United States collst us she and other unidentified vessels "zlg" lagged to avoid submarines,” while running at full speed, totallv lucked oul. Several hours late at quarantine the vessel was held up for more than all llollv, the navy said, while llzht orclvlnen and tour passengers lll suffering malaria. were remov- Id and taken to hospital. AGE LIMIT FOR. C.\\’,1\..\.F. OTTAWA, Jail, 23 -—(CPt -—-A5- llltallt suction officer S. L. L. Par- ms of the Canadian Women's "llllflry all" fcrcc announced today ll! ago limi’. for girls enlisting in WCWJLAJT‘. has bz-en lowered 110m 21 to l9. Scvcrnl day's ago it "8 Suki this move was under con- llderation. Coming Events l-o- lli In Nutlrvn 1n this column I canto per word "Wanted to buy Chicken. Fowl. mind Cold Storage. L-alu-"l-o-tf. "Nvuiognloadlng liar Inttgegness - your requ remen rom w- B. C. Green. Emerald. L-GDD-l-ZR-Sl. "Cflme to Concert and Box Social galley Hall. Monday. January Admission 25c. Ladies with 9! Mo. If not fine, following l- L-749-1-24-2l. Rummage Bale satin-d 0.30 In hum School mom. 1.4: -l-24-ll. “we m “k — t“ mum b2“ 9 B "M! Y of well- llilem in ar-eaiiliog‘ lame? 032;‘. 1a Storage 00.. Ltd. Lv-‘HB-l-fll-tf. "N051! Dune Alumnae M tin “m” "lkfnoon at 3 o'clock.“ a lo-ffio-bil-ll. ‘C “mini .1108! at Fredericton w? uhul o A. M. at nraual- l 2 P. M. Knud Jorgensm. L-Wa-l-IT-ftl. piss at lmderle- mflfvgfldcr luv g $10.00 pm ml- ma“ on 28 lbs. each. Will also buy "- Knud Jorgensen. L-flVbl-IT-M. Q i-I-i geghgllégdltivu and dressed pogltl] w a‘ 9°» llllnfer River, ' ll-Slfll-S-WGG-Bl-I-fl No return trip: For some suhs Off East Boast WASHINGTON, Jan. 23—(A P) -- A United States navy spokesman nld today "some" of the enemy submarines which have been and are still operating off the United States Atlantic Coast would never ra- turn home. Whether these subs have been captured or destroyed the spokesman did not make clear. At ‘the same time he urged the United States public to give out no information about specific destruction or capturing of un- dersen craft, declaring that by thus healing to make plycllfllbl- foal wu are on the one , “ev- ery American can make con- tribution to the navy’s world wide effort to eliminate the en- emy submarine menace." The spokesman declared that "two way traffic is satisfactorily on the decline" as far us cub- marlnes invading United States lenltorlul waters are concerned. “But there will be no infur- mailon given out about the fate of the enemy excurslonists who don't gel home, until that ln- formant onls no longer of aid and comfort to the enemy." Flying Instructor Bios of injuries CHATHAM, N.B., Jan. 23 -—(OP) »-Flying Instructor Irvin Gagne, of Caribou, Me, died tonight 0f ill- juries suffered this morning when a training plane from the civilian- operated elementary flying training school here crashed near Black Riv- cr. I6 miles enst of Chatham. Another Instructor, Bruce Cham- bers, of Waterford, Ont, was injur- ed in the crash and taken to hos- pital here. His condition was con- sidered not serious. Jcltn A. Humphrey, civilian man- ager of the school, said the plane crashed while the two instructors were “carrying out regular flying duties." Gagneiu wife and two children are residing here. Wheat Board deficits Total $79,972,814 OTTAWA, Jan, 23——(CP)—Can- (ltllllllv wilcat bwrd deficits result- 1118 116m western dIVLSlOII opera- "@115 Irnn Auc. 1. 19b8, t.» July al 1941. omitted $79,972,814 said the‘ llalouflulsq-sotfangcurillfnbipsrtfiztdabled m me i» ls Mlltlistel" MacKinncll. “y by Trade ll. Bcaard’ f’ as ole-lull’ 31f lillflllfalgeafiéeilgogpglrfi wfaoo ' ' ' a“ 40' u" ilIBIbOGNl is peqyo sihi g purchase of wheat llgdéfelllgrfgg eral government policy of an in- ma! price of 70 cents a bushel no 1 northern. effective in 1940. ' ‘rho board reported among 1L5 m"! Wheat ewcks. valued cu tho m basis of clos rk y“... _l.’Z.t.“‘°a.°‘.t‘.‘l2"“l-%l‘. lam. Port Arthur or Vancouv- fl‘. worth $326,003,031. Surplus from board operations on filmnclloll account. eastern division or e ndi ' was placyeflarote amnion?“ n’ m“ 120 miles of Latvian Border Drive Threatens Entire German position in White Russia. By Rnbert Mcgldnff Associated Press Staff Writer MOSCOW. Jan. 23-(AP)—Rled Armies raging forward on the north-central front for the great- est advance yet of their mighty offensive are within 120 mibes of the Latvian border in an envelop- ing drive which threatens the en- ttre German position east of White Ralssln, the supreme Soviet. com-- mend announced officially tonight. Screened by a blinding snow- storm, the advancing Soviet forces pounced upon the unsuspecting Germans, killing 17.000 of the foe, inllprisonled some hundreds of oth- ers and recaptured 2.000 towns and villages 1n this stunning BS-mile adlvianoe, ‘a wecial ccmmunioue sa . ‘The spearhead of the Soviet drive has reached Kholm. which is on tm Lovat River west of a north- scvuth lino running through smol- endc, main headquarters of Hitler's central front armies. ‘this thrust cut the vital Rzhev-Veliki Lukl roll line. Khclm was reported reliably to have been the northern pivot ct the winter line which libiel_d _Mar- (Continued on page 9, Col 4;‘ To confer on Wartime lights 0’I'I‘AWA, Jan. 23—(CP) -Rep- resentaw/ts of provinces designat- ed subject to hazard by enemy oc- tlon- are being invited to attend a. conference here Feb. 3 on war- time llgllttng regulations, Pensions Minister Mackenzie announced late today. Object of the conference, Mr. Mackenzie said, is to draft more uniform regulations for the pro- vinces concerned "regarding street lighting, industrial lighting, rall- way and advertising lighting and anything associated wit_h lighting regulations during wartime conif- tions." The meeting will be attended by officials of the federal air raid pre- cautions committee, transport com- mission, the Canadian Manufactur- ers’ Assoclatlon, the Retail Mer- chants’ Associatlon, the Canadian Pacific railway and the Canadian National railways. "There tzns been a great deal of discussion regarding the proper methods of regulating lighting corr- ditions during wartime in the dif- ferent scctions of Canada." said an authoritative spokesman, "and this meeting has been called for the purpose of drafting official. and more nearlv uniform, regulations." An existing ordcr-ln-councll for areas considered exposed to the risk of enemy attack provides that no exterior lights, except street lights, may be burned "between sundown and sunrise," and that no interior lights in business premises can be kept on unless "staff ls present on the premises to blacken out the same should an air raid alarm oc- cur." Consider Extension Of Daylight Time OTTAWA. Jan. 23—(CP)—MuI_l- itions Minister Howe said late to- day that the govemment was giv- ing consideration to extension of daylight saving time-now operating most Ontario and Quebec mun- fcloaIitles-to all Canada, "No decision has been reached but consideration is being given,“ he said, when asked whether the Dominion would follow the United States move. scheduled for Feb. 9, of extending "fast time" through- out the country. Pan-American Nations Reach Full Agreement R10 DE JANEIRO, Jul. 2B- (AP)—A compromise resolution leconlmending but. not requirinB rupture of relations with Japan. Germany and Italy was approved unanimously late today by the full ill-nation political , committee of the Psn-Amerciltn conference. The softened 1a., resulted from the prolonged Yibjectiou; of Argentina, followed Chile, t0 the original resolution for m out.- ri ht oevennco of diplomatic ties th the Axis power: ind to m earlier compromise providing for congressional approval of a break. Argentina and Chile both on Wedneadl-y had tweed to the first compromise, but later Argentine reservations calmed new m lengthy negotiations result-tn in the final simple "reconrmcndl on." flllblly approved at the ont- ory-lodeu open session of the po- litical committee tonight, the re- solution read:- "Tho American republics, follow- th ocedure established by Lllilgir oewnprlawa and within the position and circumstances of each country in the present interactions. conflict, recommend rupture of diplomatic relations with Japan. German and Italy, the firs of these states attacked and the other two declared WM‘ 011 an American country.’ Only the formality of by the full conference is to complete the action. Actually, of the 21 American re- publics all already are at, war a5- approval required d ninst the Axis or have severed re- lations with the Axis powers ex- cept Argentina, Brazil. chlle Boa llvin, Ecuador, Paraguay. Per" I" Uruguay. CHARLOTTETOWN. cANAoA, SATURDAY, JANUARY ll;1§;;'tt N PROTEBTI no luslall 12 PAGES War Situation Last Night (By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst) A startling and unexplained British setback in Libya headlines the war news. lt makes North Africa an unknown quantity In both allied and Axis strategy. Resurgent German tank There and in Cairo the battered bed Gasman‘ an“ nearly ‘wt-Hafiz lament: Protection have stab- vance base of tho British forces. The Agedabla, offensive ad- ed London. t.--Gcu. Erwin news obviously Aids forces under Rommel had been represented as whittled down to rearguurd defence size. i I C ‘h Ygt they have leaped eastward und according to Cairo accounts, hey ave encountered only British ‘light forces." A similar attack in t e same region last year precipitated a retreat that forced the British forces almost out of Libya. There was no mystery about that. In a futile effort to nave Greece from Axis conquest, Britain left little more than n token force to hold Libyan gains and scaled down her air and sea. blockade in the Medit- erranean waist line, the Sicilian Straits. She gambled with Libya and U I U u o a That she similarly gambled with Single ore, even Australia, and al- ready lost Bong K0 , ls the charge rn ed against Prime Minister Churchill by his Pa: amcntary critics. A full-dress war debate, to be capped by another vote on Mr. Churchill's war leadership, is Impend- lng. The luss of Agedabia, unless it. can be explained on high strategy grounds, will add to the heat of the London war debate. If. ls possible the Libyan retreat can be so explained. Tile British forces still hold Bengnsl and the as air bases lmplementin Pressure upon both inforcement. of Pacific and China heavy as British back-stepping down the ltlalaynn Peninsula went on kI-rlvchecifed‘. The only allied bright spots in the far Pacific are Gen. Libyan hump, which are importah. British control of the Central Mediterranean. ndon and Washington for effective alllcd re- Sea. bastions has been Increasingly Douglas MacArthur‘: stanrhon Luzon, and American, Netherlands and Chinese counter blows by Ill: unit sea.‘ i British retreat In Libya. to yield Agedabia back to the Axis could mark a strategic move. The main Brltlsn army in Libya obviously must be ctr-ruling somewhere west of Bengasi and the Libyan hump, sslb with new orders. If that ls what. deployment of only "light." Britgl): for- ces about Agcdabiu means, it ivnultl bc significant. The explanation must be the transfer of Empire forces from the Middle East and Mu - Iterrunean to bolster allied defence resources battle zone. There has been a recent hlnt from Japanese sources of British cap- ital ships ln the Indian Ocean and Malacca Strait. - t. “cw drllfllll and New Guinea appears to be an ef nrt to out rllru-ly lengthen allied communication lines ln the South Pacific. n nnllnly sees a crisis in its war effort brewing In that island- n into the battle in December rlfaln to halt her Libyan offen- trolls. \... T dotted area, Xet Axis strategy which drew fa has definitely looted if lt has forced In the The Ja slve In order to save Singapore, the Netherlands Indies and Au: Rommel ’s Nazis Amzy In Unexpected Drive Plunges 90 miles to re-occupy Agcdabin; Full scale offensive By Preston Grover Associated Press Staff Writer CAIRO, Jan. 23—-(AP)—1n un- expected force and covered by waves (.1 bombers and fighters, Lt.- Gen. Erwin ROHiIIIOPS Nazi African Corps trad plunged $1 miles north- eastward tonight to rccccllpi’ A,- eclabla on lll’; lower w:st.crn side of the numtp cf Cilfllfllfifl, and some military observers believed he had pulled the trigger on a. fllll counter offensive. Officially the thrust, by Rommel from his bases near El Agllellu, mire than 400 lll.l\'5 inside Libya. was d-sscrlizcd as a "raid in force." Ii, could be that, since the malll British forces never trad advanced as far west. as Agedarbia, and in this vast sea of sand, swift and long-reaching advances no longer are surprising. Ill the lI‘Clll. lines, houwver, Bri- tish officers as well as filers have noted for scale days a nlarked in- crease fn German aerial strength, obviously the result of trans-Vlad- iterraneazr reinforcements. More- over, the Axis is imported to have- been getting 4) par cent oi its troops and supply convcys into (Continued 0n D189 Col 3) Gan charge more For Credit sales OTTAWA, Jan. 23 —(CP) -The wartime prices and trade board to- niilt announced an amendment to its price-ceiling regulations where- by merchante who "as a. matter of established practice" have been charging substantially the snme price for goods whether they are sold for cash or on credit will be permitted to increase their ceiling price in the case of instalment sales. Express pennission must be ob- tnlned from the board. The n- mendment does not extend to au- tomobile sales. The dealers affected may, when they have received permission, "in- crease their ceiling rice, in the case of instalment ea es, to the cx- tent of a finance charge, together with any insurance, legal or regis- tration fee involved," a board statement said. MANY JAP PLANES DOWNED IONIUN, Jan. Z8 —(CPl -- A special correspondent in the Philip- pines was quoted by the British Brondmstlng Corporation tonight as saying that about 25 per cent of Japanese planes which nlwe appeared over the islands have been downed by anti-aircraft bat- teries. From the start of the war to Jan. 16 84 Japanese planes have "United u." been downed," he said. States pilots shot down may be starting. illutch riddle iJap ships With bombs (By Henry Iloogendoorn) (Associated Pres; Staff Writer) BATAVIA. N. E. 1., Jan. 23 (Art-Heavy bombers and dive-I bolllblllg lighters of the Nether-g lands East Indies air force.- uaugllt a squadron of Japzulz-sel, warships and a Lrulll 0f lnvaslol transports in the Strait of Mac I assar today and left them crib-g: pied with 22 direct hits on eight-g shins. I. Making superb use of their:- Alncricall-bulit aircraft. in the; narrow waters which the Japan- ese invaders of the Last Indies- now are cndeavoring to pene-E l- r -‘- r..-.'.-..-.-..-..-.. irate. the Indies flying fleet came batck to its base without a single casualty of its own. This was its score, announced in a specllln, communiq ue 2- _ -. "One large WBJSIUD, perhaps a‘: battleship, directly hit by 300 kilogram (BBO-Dfrund) bombs "One heavv cruiser, one llghtl, cruiser and one large transporth struck by bombs of the some calibre. n "A destroyer, two large trans-u ports one smaller strip, dfvc- and bombed by fighters and hit with (lo-kilo (l b-pound) bombs." Man damages Fire Hydrant TORONTO. Jan. 23—-(AP) -— A 70-year-old flforonto man who pol- ico sold apparently was suffering from delusions was ones late today on a charge of malicious damage to property and will be questioned as to damage caused 89 domestic fine hydrants in the east- end industrial area of the city. Police gold that. when arrested, Willis Wallace Dibben was in pos- session of a hammer and was standing near a hydrant. Authori- ties added that a notc, said to have been written by Dlbben. was found on his person and that, tt indicated the man believed his only relief from on oppression was "to heat on metal fire hydrants with a hammer." After discovery of the damaged hydrants early today police feared an organized sabotage attempt and instituted a rigid surveillance. The 3D hydrants, of the ordinary typc placed in residential areas. were so damaged as to make wrenches used by firemen to turn on the water useleslf. ‘r rerravwv-l-v South Pacific neeo in- i i l: .. “Most important" That affirmative Vote be obtained Unnamed Cabinet Minis- ter Quoted on Plebis- cite. (By R- K. Carnegie) (Canadian Press Stall’ Whiter) OTTAWA, Jan. Ell-lfllfl-l-‘cdlral least. three places un Australia's protecting arc of outer lslulllis wt Annual nilllarrlpll-ln Uvlllrrrll. $51M lly Mull: l‘ l;. l., ‘mo; rum-ll.» llnrl l. ~. s;.uo hfy Advance Melbourne In Urgent Appeals For Quick Aid Great need for planes at 0 Three landings made on arc of Islands north _0f Australia. MELBOURNE, Jun. 2~L—-(S£lllll'dily)-—(€P)—-Jil]‘llllll'§(f lflllflllllis in at illi- s’, p Q u; cabinet ministers left no doubt tc- nounced today by the ' ~' _ golemmenf, which appealed urgently lo llinle 918M lillflfi the EQI/erlllllfillt \\‘£lllLS Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt to furnish arms quickly a0 mlease from its anti-conscripdon pledge and declared they were ])}'(3_ Paled f0 R0 all-out in an ciiorl to obtain this release from clcclttrs in £0 forthcoming manpower plctlis. W. One cabinet minister, speaking i0 The Canadian Press said ; "1 am going clown into mv and hold meetings. It is most 1m. Dcrtnnt to the govcrnlllclll and to Canada that. W0 Ml llll aifirlnative reply.” ‘This was taken as an indication the question to be put to the Con. M11311 DEODIP In ll plcblscite soon to ‘bhelslzlcld would read something like "Are you in favor of rclcasing the Rovemmelrt fronl any obligation aris- conullitlne its roetfleting the methods of raising lng out of any past. men for military service?” virtually the same as this the V Throne. read at $116 009mm! 0f Pzlrlialncllt yester- Dertlnent paragraph Speech from the from British left Threatened SINGAPORE, Jail. 23-(0?) Japanese troops threatened tonight to turn the British left flank at Batu Pallet, 6O miles northwest of Singapore, but elsewhere across the peninsula the outnumbered imper- ials were reported holding on dog- gedly against increasinglv heavy blows. The British command reported evidence of Japanese pene ntion in the Batu Pallat sector, the west coastal anchor of a line stretching across Johore State through Challh in the centre to Mersinpz on the east coast. On the east coast at Merslng British artillery was effectively har- assing the Japanese who had pu down from Endau. Mel-sing is approximately 65 miles north of here, and the thick Jungle growth makes any Japanese flanking oper- ations there almost impossible. Japanese planes sprayed explo- lives all along this BO-mile line, and also attacked Singapore tins morning-Jollowing up yesterday's destructive raid which killed 58 civilians and injured 170. Premier Campbell Makes comment 0n referendum FI-ll-JDEIIUCTON. N. B- Jnll- 23— (CP)~"Wc have a shslcflv ' for the Province of New Iirllnslvlc t‘llclrlicl' 'f‘ll.llle Cnlllpblll o. _ Edward Island stated this lllollllng and he added that he and ills sup- ervisor of taxation Lt. Col. C. J. Stewart were on "an informal visit to the province." Tllc Prince Edward Island Prem- ier sftld that this Dl‘0V_llll‘(l ‘and his have a. great many thing.» lll C011‘.- lllon that could bl- wurkcd to much better advantage. “Agriculture and the tourist busl-lless have a, common place m both provinces" he sol and pointed out that the farm labor condition on the Island was much "one fa-rlners constituency , guarded the beaches of the maln- that Australian manpower can “clear the seas and land of the Jllililltlwo menace." ' Deputy Priml- lllinistcr Francis Fordc said a landing at llabllul, capital of the Australian Britain at 12.05 p. m. today (0.05 p, m. E. D. 800 miles from "the Australian mainland. _ He said his news came from Port. Moresiby. on the Australian half of the nearby Netherlands-Australian island of New Guinea. Already‘ there Zia-d. come official word that the Japancse had lilllll- ed at Klcta, the principal cltv of Bougaillville, at the florlherll end of [the Solomon Island chain. and on the large island of New Guinea it- self. possibly‘ at “a number" of points. no (ietzlils were received as to the locations. the Jnilzlncsc llrll nmul mandated lSlilllfl oi‘ N. IV T. Friday). The point ll -> ——~—:r:——:rn Defence lines Still hold on Luzon Island The last. previous direct word from --—- - —— vl-lsnmwa including lt-arslrlns. had been sight: ggatlnum “swm” b” “"°“F‘l‘ ' ed 4s miles offshore. The city al ed °§§U§§l°e“§°ss§,f§§°°5m§““ .o_ dy had suffered two heavy Jap- '. ‘ ‘ f“ -- ‘ ma“ ‘I id do). to budge the unylclcilne Auror- ‘mwfla l: i‘; l. T. icnn-Pfillpino defence illle on the W u e llstlil ran ml Lllilllell island Qt Luzmy land against this ever-nearer threat. neg §§,“§,s,i.fig.f§e§§§a§l1"l' . m» . me 5°"em-m°n‘ called urgently ‘m and intended to ovelwvlrglrii both London and Washington for swift and adequate help, especially in Dlanes fending forces by sheer weight of numbers, were repulsed with heavy Almmma heme“ can supply. me losécllsustzoltgt?!‘ ‘rrl‘(;?l€l€rsev'cn weeks of Pmhcmmil» we messages lmmwd lighting. Gen. Douglas HIRE; illlll‘ out, but she must have Inore and md his men sun Chm‘, V, the“. more arms. stronghold on Baton Pcninsuln, A special plea was made for nfr- hnldlnil there an enemy army craft-—for fighters and bombers 200,000 and its equipment that oth- and torpedo-carrying planes-for crwise lniuht be throw-n into the use against the enemy's warships crucial fighting in Aialnya. or the and transports which are bringing attack upon the Netherlands East the invaders to Australian terri- Indie-f- a O ry. ”"_'“—"" After long conferences with the service chiefs, the war cabinet dc- cided that the progress of the B. B. to increase flit???”éf"“‘lfi2‘.€°“l§¢&§§’°i$ tlld Age Pensions , (Continued Release tires In ‘off’ sizes OTTAWA‘. Jafl. 23 —(C1;)l E- ‘Iilrcss m of five “of " szes, now en er _ , ._ - ‘_ N slot-ks have been released for sale £43$f3_-';’b95_fig912a.fifliaviyéd to the ilublic munitions and supply $50,764; department officials anrwlmwi W- M flight. UVER THE RAINBO Purchasers of these tires. _ des- i w crlbcd as fitting only cars prior to- LONDON — (GP) — Durirl-z g 1936 models, will be required t0 flight over the North Sea, g comply with all government rcstric- coastal command pilot said no tiOIls except the eligibility of f-rletr suddenly came out 9f a rainstorm car. They will have to turn ll) an into brilliant sunshine and slur a. 01d are and Sign government forms, complete rainbow for tho first with the except-ion of the form de- time 1X1 T118 111B. clarlng they are in the class exempt from vcncral tire restrictions. tircs would only g0 bad rcmaillczl in dealors’ shelves : znltcly and they will be re- claimed rubbcr eventually anyway," n, government sllflkefimfl" 581d- Nni (l, 0i ilrr< rclnxation of tire ions tins bren sent. to man- i111‘! who are cxpoctod to no- fivalcr Officials said thcrc .. no CStllllHli‘ of the llllmbcr of "l'.l“ 517A‘ tlr s in deullrs‘ hands. sfl-UNT JOHN WOMAN DIES on page 9, O01 8) . Jan. 23-(CP>—Old 886 pensioners in British Columbia. are to receive pension increases of approximately $5 monthly Hon. John Hart. Premier and minister, disclosed today‘ brought dovm the budget lu. fiscal your 1942-43 in the lags ure. Generally, he said, pensio now would receive $25 monthly i stead. of $20. The Premier estlmnted rcvelluel the fiscal year elmlnl March 31, UNFoafuNAfELY flu: Bitten Pit-LS 0F tlFE ARE N01’ uaAR-Coafeo SAINT JOHN, N. B Jllfl. 23 ~ w?) ».\it.<. llarriet Nt-lvcll Mot‘- wldow oi Harry H. Mott and mem- L-or of a family wcll known in the l/Tudtinles, dicd tonight. She was B. dnllghtor of the late R-cv. Dr. JE. Hopper. cditor of the Baptist Wcek- lv formzr. known as the MrsFfrl- the same as in New Bl‘lllliv\\li'l>£. Ho n- , V , mm. a; m» spoke on the shortage oi the potato fifn_,?f“~ull_ “mot-gt a‘ d crop on the Island and stated that - lsl- - 1 Rdrvivokl m, 1 {on It have IlCL been ublc t0 1 i“ $1 ‘M sflni ‘Johfl “v0 - .~ ~ _ ~. take advantage 0f increased re- CB W,‘ °_~ d‘ “m; “m! ,-—*~) numerauon m m, potato mu- granddaughters, rec s 5 TORONTO, Jan. 2o ~~-~(.t - t- two brothors. Mlllllllllm and maxlnluln lint; - -"=- turcs: Dawson ' ' ' Victoria 1e l Edtnolltflrl Wilmlivcg o 'I‘0ronto Crtm n aps Montreal Put Down 21 of 60 raiders striking at Rangoon area. (By Daniel De Luce) (Associated Press Staff Writer) NG RA OON. Burma. Jan. 23—(A P)-British and American fighter veterans all. knocked down 21 of 60 Japanese raiders over thr- pilots. has L)'.'l'l1 lliif" . H Ontario and fill‘ troops in Lower Burma ucrc iallmil . back from themlountains to within 26 miles of Moulmein before a largo mixed iorcc of Jaumncsr anti T1181 invaders Thorc were two main bat-tics Over cast: Maine-Little (l-lllllzf‘ in t" ailm- Satnrdai l? i1" coldcr during the nit ‘llftilll l" NP lral and north porilnil. ~ Rangoon area today, putting a Rangoon todnv. In the first sfvlin High Ho. m, a; ~,-,__,,_.,,, A; m; crimp ill Japanese aspirations to Janzlllcsc plums were 110M106. ll and tonmno“. mo, m: at 4A.; strike a crippling blow from the tllc second l4 crashed. M“ Sim M“ this “humour, M 45a near in suinort of their operations 1n the Sou l Burma Panhandle. Thc surviving raiders lllln-d tall rout. it would strongly influence the enemy offensive. dir- ected at present against otvtnrrsqlc port of Moulmcln. but which is in- tended ultimately to gain thin. ter- and fled and their utter was believed here minus of the Burma road. It was considered timclv that the against greatest. while British ground air defence here do occurred One Amcrlcnn pilot. back in recovering from I in an nlr battle Jan. and rises tomorrow morning at .2 . ion attain nitcl- wclllld suffered 4_ f, ii d ctlrll from todafs op- First quarter moon, Jltllllfll“ 2i mlloh ulfrlrone R. A. F. pilot was 1.35 a. m. _ the first t0 Summerslde tide 18 minute.» law-l" lost. The Briton was _ challenge tho raiders and was scan slnclc-hantiedll‘ ltttackink 94 9119"“? cnArlt official military commentator said uitlldrnuillll ImIWTlfll-f 1|) 141W" Burma were in no sense bcamn and xvi-re not. in fact. hardbresoed. than Charlottetown. BURDEN - CAPE TORMENTINE 8F VICE Leave Borden 9.25 AM. L00 PM. Leave Capo aormcnttne ll.0(l A.M 3.20 PM.