unions OI A MERE MAN There's none deceived bu that mull. the coarloitatowa Guardian. ‘Ive Conta- ',,-n|n| flaardlal. hallo! [II l6 Allied I __ i . . _ I siaml Girl Killed- BALIFAX, Dec. !—(CP)- Two irl war worker; awarded a plane iliuhi lo: victory loan work were killed today with the three-man new of a bomber when it crashed into Hnltax Harbor a couple of mnutes after taking off. _ All five persons in the Inckheed Hudson plane met instant death when it nosed almost vertically into the water, with engines roar- mg, 35 fee’. off the tip of a break- water at the Royal Nova Bcotia Yacht squadron. 11w girls, employees of the Clark Ruse Aircraft, Limited, which opcrnteg a pant in this nod, ilflll won the flight in a com- etilion for bond sales among com- pally employees in the recent third victcxy loan campaign. ‘Iiie rlalic in which they died was one the company had been repairing for the R.C.A.F. Tho dead included: Flt. Lt. J. II. Prentice of Tor- onto, chief test pilot for the air- craft company, on loan from the tlr for-er. T. Arthur Cahlll of Chapeau. Que. flight test engineer for the company. Owen K. McAulay of Sydney, ii company mechanic. .. Jean M. Curran of Dart- mnrrth, N.S. llllss Mary MacQueen, Dort- guéullh, formerly of Wood Islands. Both girls were 22 years old. ‘(Miss McQueen is a daughter of Willi-um A. McQueen, a veteran of the first great war. He served overseas with the Canadian Army. lbs young girl was very no ular in ircr home community and er un- timely death will be deeply mourn- ed. in addition to her parents she is survived by several brothers and sisters. A sudden snow-flurry was blam- It for the crash. The heavy plane lrad taken off frrm an R.C.A.i". "Dori audit had not had time :4: ran altitude when the squall fliC . ‘lire machine left the airport at 33ft hm. It Wikr lust a few minutes iacr when a few soldiers near the scene of the crash saw it come 1111111112 out of the snow and into the water. The bomber sank irrmediately. 1a).; three bodies. drifted to the fur-nice. with sonie_wrcckage. The indies were those oi the pilot- "li man aboard in uniform-bliss Crnrun and Cahiil. Vessels 1.0m the R. O.A F. and "llvv searched the spot for curs in the hope of locating the Mic-r bodies. but rvere halted by darkncs». Tire search was to re- mit! l vnorrow. officials of tho Clark Ruse com- Eur were to hold an inquiry into c crash tomorrow. It was stated It thc company office tonight the "liwilirc was in good flying condi- ticn when it took off. Re aii's iiad hen Completed. and it End been iiilliit tested. “Tilt pilot. Ft. Lt. Prentice, had pg!‘ lvltii the company as te the roi about two years. Before 1m war. he was a passenger alr- m1¢ilii0t in the United States. “no the ouibeak of war he re- cAilg‘ to Canada to joiii the R. w? Hs wife lives in Darbnouth. or the harbor from here. BWSSEX. N 8.. Dcc. 4 —(CPl-- thee-Alist- of the reported increase of M ‘number of bears in the woods mu section of the Province tho f1 b unclr of the New ,Bl“Il1S- m?! "*1! and R1110 associilon is 102'“ H"! government department mnmcrcnse the bounty to 810 in “fl 0f the present Iii. Coming Events a-ua- "Talkies Montague Saturday, om Foot In Heaven. ' 12-3-3 "Talkies Souris, Monday, One “l” In Heaven. n-a-ar “Reserve: Victoria Concert "Harv. Deo o2. 12-4-ri "Buying dressed pouitrv dail . w. l “Wuuin. Hunter River y 11-20- F-W-fl. bsfiimiel’ River potato starch fac- mil can now receive potatoes by notmid or oartload. Appointment necessary . "Bull": liv d dressed ul- dilliilv. hlglsesltln market Si... m . Service and satisfaction our i ‘Mo. r a. Conrad s» 0o. n-o-si . -- \ clntome to Brendaibano Village u Ylilmas Concert Wed. Dec. 2!. "Pmv Dec. mo. 12-4-11 "Medina hogs mu week s fol- lows; corleton Siding. Thursday A. mPuntll 10.45 Albany afternoon uremic. Prido unnr noon. o. c. °" an A. . Green. 12-2-21 "buying p t dart ton llgfldrv: Tuesgaay llpm. on: Slat: ,9 "i. Ml. Stewart Station: 1 DI‘. for d | 9E}; Will s15: hays-giggle! Ones. Jwaemea 12-4-21 Crash Lives z” 42,000 Moved From Cologne To Paris Suburbs N e u t r a l Diplomat Does not Think War Will End In 1943. TORONTO. D90. 3—(CP) -—- The Toronto Star today quoted an un- riamed Neutral Diplomat, who has just arrived in Toronto from Berlin, as saying that. 42,000 people have been moved from Cologne to the suburbs of Paris because of air raids. The paper said the Diplomat - who arrived here by way of Paris, Madrid, Lisbon and Baltimore - could not be named becaues his country's embassy is still open and staffed in Berlin. Recalling an announcement by Hitler Oct 9, 1941 that the Russian had been crushed, the Diplo- mot. said: "The greatest shock the German people have known 1n this war was to iind trainload upon trainload of their wounded streaming back from the Eastern Front months after that lying announcement. Disillusion was complete." Fleas‘. lie said, ls the one word which describes the feeling of the German people today: fear of the Gestapo and fear of the future even under a victory. "This started out as a Nazi party war and the bulk of the people had no heart for it but now they know it is a. German war and they must win or perish. That is whv I think the War will not end in 1943. You of the United Nations will have to meet the German army and conqurr it and then occupy Gcrmanyn" Nazis Will i Not Permit gltaly To Quit BERNE. Dec. ZS-—lAP) Italy's ex- posed" position and the strain placed on her morale by continuing aerial bombardment, and military reverses have forced the Germans to come m her aid for a second time, as they did in Greece. and at an hour when the Nazis need their greatest efforts elsewhere. Foreign political observer's here said tonight that they did not sze how Italy could quit the War. even st if her Government and people were determined to do so as ion as Ger- man troops kept a tirm inf uenoe in the country and prevent develop- ment of organized opposition to MllSSOllni and his war policy From Mussolini down, the Italians are aware that. Allied effort is con- centrating upon knocking Italy out of the war. Sinclair Nox‘. Viceroy To India ‘l LONDON, Dec. 3—(OP)- Politb- al observes studied a report wday that Prime Minister Churchill had asked Bir Archibald Sinclair, the Air Secretary. to go to India as vieeroy and speculated that another 1 shuffling bringing Canadian-born I.o.d Beaverbrook back into the Cabinet, was in the making. The presence of Sir Alrchibald Clark Kerr, Ambassador to Moscow. in Iondon on "indefinite leave" also fed nimors to t e speculation. with one unsubstantated suggest- ion offered that Sir Stafford Cripps might return to the Moscow t he held from June, i940, w an- uarz’, 1942. S Archiinld has hem Air Soc- ratary for a l-l years. He would succeed the Marques; of Llnliih- gow who, retires next March after eight stormy years as vloeroy of a. political corral ndent of the News chronicle sai lie under-- stood "strong representations" had been made to Sir Archibald in the last l4 hours "but it i; not certain that he would be prepared to un- dsmka the arduous duties await- ing the next vlcor-oy." I'll! 0N IIIIP SAINT JOHN. it!» Doc. I - (on- I'm aboard a lain in port this evening gave fire an nearly a two-hour battle hem it W! subdued. The outbre occur-re amen‘ some mail bags which form- ed part of the cargo in No. 2 hold and to which area the b was confined. Admiralty Tells 0f New Blow At Axis Four Enemy Trans- ports and Two Des- Africa. p, BLAKE suuavau (Associated Press Staff Wfltfl‘) LONDON, Dee. 3 - (AP — Sixteen Allied naval vessels were lost out of an esthnated 850 WI’- tlcipatlng in the occupation of North Africa nearly I mimm ago, announcements here and in Washington disclosed today» but casualties were described as "very small." The delayed disclosures of Al- lied losses came almost sim- ultaneously with an admiralty communique telling of atwlhfl‘ smashing blow at Axis sulillll! lines to Tunisia-tho sinking of four Axis transports and tho destroyers last Tuesday b! i‘ British naval force that includ- ed three cruisers. Allied warships lost in the orifi- inal Allied movement on Morow!) and Algeria, the Admiralty said. in- cluded the British aircraft carrier Avenger. three destrfiyers. two cut- ters. a sloop, _a rninesweepei’. a-n an- ti-aircrafi; snip, a depot shiD and the corvette Gardenia. The toll of Allied naval vessels and tran-BDOrts in the hot. fighting that occurred at several points was described bv A. V. Alexander. First herd of the Admiralty. as ccrmiderably smaller than expected and "far less than the enemy claimed.” The Avenger was the former Arri- oricon cargo-passenger liner Rio Hudson of 17.500 tons. launched two years ago at Chester, Pa. The ship accompanied a convoy to England last spring and was turned over to t-he Royal navy. The three destroyers listed as sunk were the Broke and the Mar- tin. botli British, and the Isaac Sweers. a Netherlands ship which had been towed half-completed to England when the Nazis invaded the low lands. Struck by a torpedo off Algiers, the Sweets went down swiftly but 138 of the Netherlands crew of 220 were believed to have survived. The critters Walirey and Hart- land, t-wo former U5. coast Guard vessels transferred l0 the Royal Navy in 1941. were sunk in what Mr. Alexander said was "a gallant attempt to prevent the scuttling of blccksiii s in Oran harbor" Althoueh urnliiz. the cutters smashed through the harbor boom and penetrated to the in- ner harbci‘ to land troous before they wont down, he said. LES. Transports The US. transports listed a; sriirk wére the Tasker- H. Bliss, the “r’cosrl;ri..~nio.{prg. r. Col a) Tanker, i8 Grew Lost 0n Lake Erie CLEVELAND, Uec. ii-— (AP) — The miSsllig tanker-barge Cleveco. carrying 24.000 barrels of fuel oil for Ehstern United States will‘ plants, apparently broke up with loss of all 18 crew members. W0 owners announced toniqm- T119 loss raised to 32 the toll of a double disaster on Lake Erie. Coast Gunrd searching vessels, which lost. contact with the Clev- eco at. l AM. today, later found an oil slick, pieces of wreckage and six bodies. ‘they were unable to determine then whether the bodies were from the Oleveco or from me tux Admi- 79L wyrngh sank yesterday with its crew of 14 while towing the tank- or-ivage to Cleveland. The Cleveco was a zoo-root steel-boiled vessel resembling a lake frelimtor but carrying no 0P0- nulslcn machinery. Proud-GE or I Show Convicted NIIJW YORK, Dec. 3- (AP) — Three officials of the Brosdwa; show. "Wine. Women and Song. worn convicted by a general sess- ions fury today on charges of pro- ducing im indecent stage perform- anre. Jridw- Owen W. Bohan continu- .~d bail of arm each for the defen- dants to Dec. ll . that the show be otelv. Stars of the performance are l Margie str Hart and Pant- omimist Jimmy save. nvlctlo of the misdemeanor ma a the m liable to a matri- mum of o, year in prison or an in- determinate sentence and maili- mum fine of $500 or both. “role convicted were 1. n. Berk. 59. pro- ducer: Bamuel Punt. 4S, company Manager, nod Hermon Shapiro, Still Mmllfl‘. troyers S u n k Off .. (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. "cannon. FRIDAY, bacaMuaR 4.01542 GOV’T T0 REDUCE RETAIL COST 0F F0 8 PAGES fl 850 ations in the Caucasus range. For whatever reason, it seem; is concerned with emphasizing to That Illtlcr hopes to stem the pect a Nazi readjustment of some O O O in Africa. and the Mediterran , Ru si n front and conserve In the Caucasus, for example, that fighting was impeded by “floudwater and Ilflpflggablg wgyg" bug added that theranhad been action, nevertheless, “with the tensclously "lailklfll "lflllly- That preaumabily covers the Inollfltflln pass oper- npower. And Province VesseQ Ate Lost Out! 0 (BY Klrke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst) Nazi and Russian versions of the situation 9n m; gagtgrn m“ front from the Leningrad area to the Caucasus range agrgg in only "m? 795M01- lt ls that the Red Armies still are on the offensive in all sectors mentioned. and German reports credit them with an attack even in regions to which Moscow makes no reference. O O O O O 0 the German high command noted 0n tho Ihlmvck steppe west of Stalingrad, in the Don-Volga cor- "d". on the Kalinin-Lake Ilmen sector, the German account was the same. Si"!!! RBI! ""19! Were met "in incessant and hcavy defence "it'll"! Ind halted 0r thrflwn back "PIP"! by countPr thrusts.‘ O O O I I U clear that the Nazi nigh command the German public that lt is con. Jrontcd with attacking Russian armies all along the from, Russian attack tide everywhere and settle down for the winter on his present from. doe; not seem possible. It is too irregular in contour, too ill served ln places with road and rail communications and too exposed to Russian winter forays not to ex. Russia at an early date. a o s0rt in O _ l‘ I115? be for that the high command ls seeking to prepare public "P1111011 in Bmllhflfilllng Russian attacks on far-scparutt-‘d sectors. lilt- lcr did not risk leaving his advance troops In exposed salienis they hi"! "filed Into Moscow defences both north and south of the city last year. This winter, with inc-front was an ominous fact for him he urgently needs to shorten his Join In Welcoming ‘Island Naval Hero hi... or Unidentified Ships In Error SAN FRANCISCO, Dec- 3 — (AP)—- The reported presence of a "large number of unidenti- fied surface vessels" off the California coast brought an un- prccederiied alert today but the United States Navy announced later the report was ‘consider ed in error." 1t came from a naval patrol at dusk lust. night, and led to a radio broadcast ordering all flect personnel to report to their Ships immediately. Tire force was reported 450 miles off share proceeding eastward. The resultant alert affected only service personnel and police. who were ordered to their posts. A lement by vice-Admiral John W. Grernsladc shortly before. noon said a thorough search of the area did not con- fi I11 the presence of any unl- dcnt-‘fied craft. The broadcast to fleet personnel was discon- tinuerl. Word of the naval patroPs report gave rise to considerable speculation as to whether the Japanese might be trying for a mainland attack on the first anniversary of the Pacific war, Der. '1 hut there was no official comment. There was no word of an alert other than in tlhls area. 40 More Nazi Cargo Planes Destroyed By EDI)! GILMORE (Associated Press Stan‘ Writer) MOSCOW, Dec. 3 lFi'idaY)~lAP) _.R,u551an troops have destroyed 40 more Nazi transport pianos "will to ferry aid to enemy forces pocket- od in the Stalingrad arc-a. captured a strategic height on the leit bank of the Don River west of that city in a hand-to-hand fight. and smashed another hole in the enemy a lines west of Rzhev on the snow- cnoked central front. the Soviets announced early today. More than 3.100 Germanic. fog digi- iicsterdaas widesvfel "1 V ' m actions boost the toll of Nazi dead and ea ured to a. roaillmifii! 110,000, the‘ usslms said- /'//At(' ‘M fro. . f Lleut. Robert C. lviaoMill-an, D.S.C. and Bar, was tendered two public receptions yesterday follow- ing illS_.li‘l'lVfl1 homo from active service ill tin,- Mediterranean. The reception by tiic I-‘rovticlal Government rook place at. 3 p.m.Ln the Confederation Chamber. “Those prrcsent included His lion- Olli‘ Limb-Governor B. W. LePaqe, Premier Thane A. Campbell, His Worslvlp Mayor B. Roy Holman, members of the Provincial Govern- ment, officers in charge of llie various military‘ units, Chief of Police A. Blrtwhislle, Lneuts. Soun- ders, MacKenzie and Shaw of the R.C.N.V.R., Judges Arsenanlt and Duffy, a detachment from the R.C. MP. rind others. Licut. Machiiillarfs rparrzris and other relatives were also present. Lt. Governor's Tribute Tire following is the text of the tribute paid the young irirv-al ircro by His Honour LleuL-Goveriror- Le- Page: “It is indeed an honour and a privilege to welcome you on YOHT return from the scene of War op- erations in the Mediterranean to the quiet shores of your native Province and to shake YOLlr hand in cmtfiude for liv- nmnrxcr in which you hvlvr- 4,- uobly 111111611 the high traditions of the British Navy, and also to extend t0 Y0“ my hcarty cmigrntulatioirs on YOU!" awards of the Distinguished Ser- vice Cross and Bar for outstanding heroic conduct and devotion ~0 TEST t» LTITGTfirT-édzon o Famous Destroyer Sunk Off Africa LONDON, Dec. 3—(CPl-Ei2lill'- two of the 320 crcw mcmbsrs of the Netherlands destroivl‘ 1509c landing operatiors, wcro saved. A- nma, News Agrllfy announced to- night The Issac Swccr-s was a well- known craft since December 1941. when she @001; an important part in the HrltLh action that led to the destruction of twvo llalinn 6111159"- Awaiting completion in a Neth- erlands shipyard when the G0!" mans invaded in May. 1940. i114} 15' aac Sweers was towed to Britain and completed there. FUR. FARMS PRODUCE LE5! onawa. Dec. 8- ICP‘ -l"\" forms in the three Maritime Pro- vinces during i941 netted $i.04~'l.Bl3 from sale of live animals “"0 PM“ a decrease of $151,195 against i940. the Dominion Bureau of Statistics d . "lgiiiflfihil, contributed ssmroo o,- m per- cent t0 rm total and sale of live animals 8120.01‘! 0r l! B" cent. Join the Host of Hom Baker's who - 3S0 NADA C! vr/ 14d 1'4 w/x/ ; -tlrai. "mum" Premier King Meets Swecrs, sunk in the Norm African ‘ Brave Deeds, Good Work Recognized OTTAWA, Dec. .£_- 1GP) --Bygvg dcetis and good work on 111,,- part, of 69 persons in far-scattered places received formal recognition at Gcvernirient House today when the Earl 0f Athiurie halo‘ the larg- est lnvestitrire of honors and de_ (‘ovations ever to tnke place in Canada. flight-ranking officers and hum- ble privates, airmen and seamen as well as two civilians stepped before the King's representative to re- ceive personally the honors they were granted. previously. The tragedies of viva!‘ were also in evidence since l0 of the honored men‘ are dead. Their medals worr- received by relatives-n father. a brother and black-garbled widows and mothers. The ceremony lock place 1n the Persons receiving recognition included Flt. Sgt. William Ed- Wflrd “Tlr. whose wife. Mrs. W. ES. Weir lives at. Charlottetown. lie ls serving with the Royal Canadian Air" Fnrr-i- and re- ccrvcll the British Elnplre pledg], btlvllffic“, with its high CeiIlngAap- red-draped windows. The‘ Gover- nor-General wearing" his khaki 591-. vice uniform as an Honorary Mol- or-Genernl in the British Army. stood on a dais. Princess Alic‘ soatcd beside liim. Elie wore thr- blue uniform c-i’ Commandant or fir: R.C.A.F‘. (Women's Divisionl. Slate Secretary McLarty was the lvliirister in attendance on the Governor-General. Representing the three services were Defence Minister RlIiFV-‘ll 011d hilly-Geri. H.F.G. L/etson, Adjutant-General of the Army: Navy Minister Macdono“ and Vice-Admiral Percy W. Ne‘ armed Po make men ridlcllloug MAXIMC CIA MERE MAN warty. poetry. and new titles Annual labaoriptloa Dallvand. $.00 I, “fill r- .- |< .43.! to other Provfneaa and IJ, I. A. 03.00 0D ITEMS Ilsley k-‘dii-eals Uutlines duction of duties and taxes, a 'l‘rad.c Board but gave the foll reductions:- pound. 2. Reduction in the price of els of September and October, 4. A reduction in the pric 5. Reduction of profit mar lroi, will be aimed to bring the Tire Finance Minister spoke o all independent Stations in Qn|1n<1p_ sirbsidies and remission of taxes. T lie alfecterl Chief of ihi- Naval stnff- and "‘ lvfinisrei‘ Power and Air Marsha] I, S. Brzadzaci" Chief of Air staff, 4o our...‘ 0n Enemy Subs OTTAWA. D90. 3—tCP) -- Half the 40 attacks carried out in the North Atlantic bv R C.A.F. coast- al patrol planes on Axis submarines during the past year are presumed to have Czillstfi darnakr, with iii- dlcutioiis that in some of tlic U- boats were destroyed. Air Mhiistei‘ Power announced today. Ills statemznt nus in amDlificmt- ion of one issued yesterday in which he reported-Without: specific figures attacks had been made and some submarines had pUfliirilS been unable to act back to base. Former Internee NEW YORK, Dec. .3 —- (OP) — Prune hfinlster hlackcnzie King shook the lean hand of William George Jones, 25-year-old Van- couver sailor, today and welcomed him back from a filthy inteniment. camp at (Tibrllilflllcil. The meeting was unexpected. Tire Prime Miniswr‘, inspecting the Marni.- Lint Fund. Cirillo-ca on filth Avvnric. quickly spotted five young men with shaven heads and walked over to nrcct. thorn. Jones was the only Cmradinr among Llic five. “’I"nirt‘s ivlrat I call a real ari- coinc." aid Bill afterward lie had described for Mr. King how his ship was torncciocd lust September and ho rm.- iak-‘n to Casablanca fcr- interrrnicnl: then how he was frerd by the lllVflClllll! Unilcd Stains forces and. brought here. our", Rodin Auction ls Great Success _ 11g m" 110i» in yet but rtrlirgrglprditrgted merit last maul“ Rotary Radio auction WM ti“? greatest in the history of Wt? "Wh- Not only was the birldin8 the keenest yet but the bids W119 actually higher according to WO-d received from the Radio Auction Rooms early this morning. Tho Auction continued from 6 WW 0"‘ til 1.38 am. with two britf n- term ons. Arigtionccrs were Mwrl- Wail" B. Grant. J. Ernest. Richardson. J C. Montgomery. George Hurdle. B- G l m Rcers. Percy Turner. Birgit Morr , and Dr. Stirling Giddlngs Drawn; for turkeys took place with the following results: No. 1 Turkey was drawn by George Douglas. No. 2 by W. Mor- iissey. No. 3 by RH. Jenkins. The (‘ii-mid Prize Turkey was won by Mrs. Lloyd Head. At the conclusion of the Auction tho President. Mr. R. Rogers thanked the public for their co- operation and very generous re- sponse in maklul this Radio Auct- ion such a success. "it does not propose to stfem consumers budget is moved back." Mr Iislav said the cost of this policy might reach 540000.000 a W81‘ "but in the liiint of the sreot I obgectives for which we are striving. is cost. which after all is only one cent Per person Der day. is small indeed." . He said the subsidies will be paid in such a way as to ensure that the price is decreased by all least a like amount and "tho Wartime Prices and Trade Board will take special precaution to see that the whole benefit of the subsidies and remissions goes to the consumer." Regarding beef he said the board was coirvinced “that: in recent months the profit. margins oi some retail dealers have widened unrea- sonably and that the 00st. of living has thereby been unnecessarily in- creased." ‘ The board was being instructed to examine measures or reducing these margins to “reasonable llrn- its" for the benefit of the consum- 4 er. ‘This program, the Minister said, (Continued on page '1, Col s) News Briefs ALLIED HEADQUARTERS 1. Reduction in the price of coffee by four Of New Proposals Moves Made to Offsetlncrease in Cost‘ OfLiving; Will Cost Cov’t40Million.~ — OTTAWA, Dec. 3—(CP)—Finance Minister Ilsley an- nounced tonight that the government proposed. “by rm nd by outright subsidy,” to reduce the retail cost of “a number of imported and rte- mestrc foods of widespread consumption.” _ He said the full details of this proposal, ivhich he cs- timated might cost the public treasury up to $40,000,000 a year, would be announced by the Wartime Prices and owing brief details of price cents a tea by 10 cents a pound. 3. Reduction in the price of oranges to “about. the lev- 1941.” e of milk, “the general ob- jective” being two cents a quart to consumer. gins on beef taken by somd retail dealers to “reasonable limits.” Mr. llsley said these moves, to offset increases in thd cost of living due to price rises in spite of the ceiling con- cost of living “at least part of the way back i0 the level of the basic period." vcr the national network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, extended to include virtually Ilc said the consumer will benefit to the full Qxtgnt of fl-m ire producer and (lcaier will not “TIN Ewefnmeflt hi! dflridcd on direct action m bring ti‘ cost of living to the level of the basic period," he said, pt to bring all prices hack n0! Fvcn ttrrflilrniilits concern to prices which have yisem [g i; m}, rcicn 1 )_V tie rcdirctron of certain prices the torn! um of m. nternational At A Glance SOLOMON'S —— American nnvfl forces destroy nine Japanese ship] nd perhaps 10,000 troops, losinj one cruiser, just north of Gumb- aleanal Island. MEDITERRANEAN British naval force sinks four Axis mer- chantmen and three escorting do‘ stroyers, escaped later lose (lestroypr to air attack; unscathed hut 8-hour Tunisian tank battle ra- ault, in "about equal losses." RUSSIA — Reds Increased preae sure on summer-clad Nazis who an reported abandoning frozen tantra; Russians destroy 40 more German transport planes. NEW GUINEA - Allied aircraft down 21 Jap planes, bringing two- day total to A5: In Buns. area Intermittent. ground fighting IN AUSTRALIA. Dec. 4—(l*‘ri- dayl 1C?) -- Allied air- craft, which on ivednrsdriy scored a big aerial triumph by downing 23 Jap Zeros over northeast New (iilinrzl. - stroyed or damaged 21 more Jap lanes in a raui on Unplug at t e southwest tip of Port- uguese Timur, ilrc hlglr com- mand announced today. PRINCE ALBERT. Sask- Um. S —-(CP)- John G. Diefenbaker of Prince Albert. member of parlia- ment for Lake Centre. announced; today he would be a candidate for Oonversatlve Leader ll he is nominated at the National Clilh, vention in Winriinru Der. a-il. i a NEW YORK. - f! —" " r i The German radio reported ta- night that air raid alarm.- nail been sounded during the even- ing ln Borne. Switzerland. and Sofia. Bulgaria. Air alarms in Borne usually Indicate that RAF. planes are en route to bomb Italy. The alarm tonight lasted t0 min- ates. SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUIN- EA, Dec. a —iAP)-- Junlle-Wuih- ened Australian and American troops divided the Japanese on the north shore of New Guinea into two contracting pockets around Bima and Gena today and fou_ht so close to the enemy lines t ey could hear the curses ol the dying Nipponese. BUENO! AIM-IS. bee. S — tAPl- The Argentln govern- ment tonight limited iplom- nle code mesaarea to 100 "N! dag‘! in] draatloallz “It w ra , ee one an regulations" which will 0%“ to the dlaadvantlll eltbauiel. Wuhan hour nus RADIO CHURCH Silhlitlzs ‘(nose (new (our tide this morning at 0.40 I-Ii h and Eonlgiit at. B 24. Sun sets this afternoon at 5.20 rises tomorrow morning at New moon Dec, '7. 0.59 p.m. Bummer-side tide 18 minutes lat- er than Charlottetown. OAR FERRY SERVICE DAILY EXCEPT SUNUA! hour Borden-Leave 9.05 a- ll.“ a.m. 2.00 p.m., 4.30 p.m. 7.0 0.51.. heave Cape Tormentlne - 10-89 a.m. 1.15 p.m. 8.05 p.m.. 5.46 p.m- IJS on. n SUNDAY SERVICE (May 8 to Dec. 21 incl Leave Borden 9.00 Leave Ton-mention D-lll- "fgégfiflrllnrdrll .9 mldo- M~t:.::...r"... . .. w”. Iarolfléttmlffl - u.‘ V-e -- - ,,_ n m a ~~ l "Pr: far “an. Charlottetown 1 1a., 1.05 I. In.