MAXIMG U, A MERE MAN attitude and the tone of his pate a ltop to defeat and beg conquer. *1 A determined man by his v0!!! voice ins to 7-'___._.. _.__..._ _ ._ . _. .1 _..__ cllariottntuwn Guardian, Two Centl. llnrnlbl Guardian. Founded i881. \\l. >WI/ ///’ The People's Paper plvwr"""" "Iqvfrwfiw -..,___________ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHAIKLOTTETOWN, CANADA, Tiiiliifsoiavffllnsunnv 2, 1941 will "forsake not the assemblinz of yourselves together" is an old hortation which all the generations MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN IX- do well to heed. A {ZTPAGES Annual Subscription Delivered. $5.00. B, llllll I'LL, [L001 ._ __. __-__ . .4 Canada and 0.8. ill-W llNGUNFIRMED RUMORS 0F VIGIIY-BERLIN RUETURE ‘Unprecedented Move To Block InflatiorL In US. Federal reserve system plan will need appro dollar. (The President exercised B" _ce§glgléoggugtggglnn ca...” this authority once. iii 1934, and “mi c - ‘ " _- “ufmsét-id-qifs iinder-"rmnainlng powers he could allotted three score YEA" all‘! 1°- but the white-haired veteran of 35 years‘ military service is still serv- ing. When war broke loose in Europe, Gen. Cartwright lad been retired i9 years. But vrith a war on. it was asking too much for the general to slay qlllfl» lie SQQUW around headquarters oi Military District No. 2 rind offered his ser- pices. A spot was found forhim where his knowledge of niilitiiry engineering could b: used. He was made special lecturer to the cirpah merit of militir Pumas lit the Uni- vei-sity of Toronto, a Job he has held since. War —— 25 Tears Ago Today JAN. 2 i-I.J-» l3"'~'i sicrimel‘ Giengylc gunk lii tit;- .\'lf?'l'lL’1"‘fl1"Ol!‘._l, Russians occupied (""1 hYTfW-‘B-C pzsiticiis near cz . Bucivlra and dr ye the EI‘.(’ll‘._\‘ (Ill i116- sti-ypn. Brltlrh t"‘\'-'fi‘if‘<l thiwten- ed rafd by Arab force in tie West- ern Desert. CominéEvents _..0.__ "'l‘a1klcs—Soiiris T "Show-Mt. 5t€\\i'iilt_‘l];“l'hltlil2\'-.31_:l‘ "TBll-iiGS-M0l1t£illlif{rm_ “Loading LKEEA Hunter Riy- fi Friday. Jailuary 3rd until noon. ervyn ulinan and Ray natural.- L-tl2i-1-2-li. "George Lmightizsi ... Vvill-U- Street. buying dresser! iiuiltry. all kinds. too Dfltlfi75ldihngiltib Dec‘ :1 "Buyln live IIURS as llsllfll M’ winter rndnths. Aibiiiiy Thursday afternoon. Emerald l-‘i~.diii~ lmlll l1 o‘cl0ck AJA. A. c. oreoii. Albany. G. O. Green. Emerald. "Thousand; of hzckrns and other fowl are still a be dfv-“Sed and marketed. Bring lll('lil to our "kiliin plant" where fill ckpvtl ob a ds materially u» l]i(‘il‘ value. ivestocli Feeds, Chai"lv..l:to\\'li‘i.924 "slum Qpcnlng out‘ “killing plant" we've dressed illltl market- ed hundreds of birds to the en- l-lro satisfaction of all clients. We incidentally sot a lime "more" money in every instance. Liyrstock Fecdl. Charlottetown. l-"Wi rrnia "Semi-Scotti" method cl dressing poultry is as fiir lii ad- Vance 0f other systems as "dry" glllflllnt" outdistanced the “be- esding and soaldinv practices of several generations ago. 'l‘r.v ll lmd see. Livestock Feeds. Charlotte- town. l.—92i. "Ship in ur live birds in light. crates. expre‘: collect-we will ex- "my kill, sell and send out your money lp p; Um“ IWfil and fiii- "ll properly than let lls finish the 0b- uveswai Feeds, oriarlvm- val of ‘Congress. Irving Perimeter. Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON. Jan. 1--(AP)— Iii an unprecedented move to fore- stall any possible inflation of Unl- ted states money. the Federal Re- serve System today proposed re- moval of the President's power to devalue the dollar. repeal of’ "greenback" legislation. an event- iuii balanced budget and restric- tioiis on bank lending. System officials said it was not presented as an administration proposal. and neither the hite House nor other official quarters would express an opinion on the pirin. which would require congres- slonul action to make it effective. At the Federal Reserve Board. (B? New Year is Greeteii in Traditional way Fine weather greeted throngs of citizens who turn out yesterday for ciiurch services. re- ceptions and other functions which marked the solvent of the New Year. Special holiday attractions were featured by large attendances both yesterday and New Years Eve. Uniiomis 0f the Army. Navy and Air Force added a sprinkllnz 01 color to this year's festivities. Receptions were held yesterday afternoon at Government House. the Mayor's residence and at. th residence of the Bishop of Chaim, loztctowii. All these functions were informal. Owlnil to the tact that Great Britain is at war. At Government House His Honor, lieutenant-Governor LePnRe. l‘?- celvcd over 400 callers who curd‘ their respects to His Majesty s rc- presentatiye. Citizens began to ar- rive st three o'clock and kept‘ coin- lllil iii large numbers until five. His Honor was attended by his Aides-de-cainp. Lit-Col. James Par- ker Hcopcr. M.C..V.D.. LL-Col. Cecil J. Stewart. M.C.. M O W. Camp- f! his Private Secretai . W G. Spencer. _ _ At the Mayor's residence. l-lis spokesmen said that while the program is only precautionary and does not imply that there is any immediate threat of inflation, the rapidly increasing pace of business under ilie defence program has changed conditions so that so-call- ed inflationary legislation of the past is no longer desirable, what- cver merits it had before. The report listed five points as followszu. 1. Restrict bank lending by‘ in- creasing the percentage of deposits that the banks must lay aside as reserves. Tile banks now have a record total of $7,0U0.000.000 of idle money in excess of existing re- serve requirements. An increase in reserves would make some of this money ineligible for lending or in- vestmciit. 2. Remove the President's power to make a further reduction in the gold content cf the United States create nearly $4.00!).0DO.U00 of new money by raising the legal price of gold from $35 to $41.34 an ounce. (Continued on page l0. col 6) ltaliaiu bombed In series of Heavy raids CAIRO. Jan. l-iAP)—In a Worship, Mayor B. Roy Holman and ‘Mrs. Holman received over 400 ca l- ers between 3.30 and 6 o'c'cck.i Members of the City Council rind many other prclnincnt cltizzns were iiniclle the many callers. who nt- tcndcd the TCCCDilCIl on Briahtm Road. This was the first New Yea:'s function held ‘av Mayor Holmrn who came into office last February. Assisting at. tho reception were; the following wives of the City Councillors: Mrs. R. C. Chandler. Mrs. Henry Lablhorri. Mrs. J. E Blanchard. Mrs. F‘. J. E. Stems, Mrs. B". Earle Mac- Donald; alsp Mrs. Martin. ivife of City Recorder K. M. Martin. and (Continued on page 10. Col 3) Three drowned While skating». SYDNEY, N.S., Jan 1—-(CPl— Two men and a girl worr- drowned tonight when they plunged through tlic ire c-f-Ga-bnrus Lake. five miles from ll£l‘P_ ii katiiig. 75' fr éigacbetd. l8, and Alex Mziclntyre. Their bodies were shortly after lire tragcrlv. recovered inid weakened the lake ice lii spots. series of raids on a vast area ex- tciidih; from lower Italy to the southernmost gate of the Red Sea. dot-en vital points iii the Fascist Will‘ machine. the Royal Air Force announced today. The pritteril of attack was thus ldescrllzc’ in a Royal Air Force coniniiiniqucz~ At ‘Toronto-the Italian naval basc whrrc hair of Italy's six battleships as ivcll us four other wursiii s were crippled on Armis- tice Day l1 bombs seen to burst around the units ‘of the Italian fleet anchored there. Pnlineriiio llflflml‘. in Sicily. at- tacked: the southern Albanian port of ViilOl1"l——Chl(‘l port of Italian supplies in the campaign against G"Pt‘(‘."——lJDlllb(‘fi for the 23rd time. Niinlcs assaulted. as iveii as the suburb of Torre Dci Amiunzlata. i; with u chemical factory at iii southern Itahz,’ troops and motor truck ions "hcliriiv attacked" I‘!?i‘["‘ltf.l'l\l in Libyii. Flames set riff in n Fascist mili- ‘tary ceimii iii Italian East Africa. near Giibbu: stores and ware- houses bombed at Assab: "numer- ous fires" left. at Danqhlla. Afield. British artillery contin- vied todav to shell the scarred and besieged Italian base or Bardia in Libya. Four Ganalkans Are listed with RAF. casualties LONDON. Jnii. l.--<CP Cabot —- v Four Canadians were among thew 319 casualties named in the Royal Air Force's 56th casualty list 1551M! tonight. They were: Previously reported misslnll. 110W presumed killed iii iictlciiz~ J. L. Durant. of RerinmSasic: father lives lii London. England- PO. R. T. Gerry born in Leth- liridlie. 0111.: father. Harold Gcriy- lives hi lasoombe. Alta. Flt-Lt, A. H. Mcbaren of Mont- ma]. who was reported mlssinll ln I msulaltv list last April 19. s n - M s ll.- Actlna Soon-lair. Eric Beck Lid- dell. 24. of Vancouver: wife lives lflt Eiilfiiiiil; mother. Mrs iiiwel BBO Llddgfl‘ is i; resident of VMICDUVET- The list was made uu of 24 killed iu action: 119 previously reported‘ missing now brllevfld 0T "W; i‘ kuimi in tuition: uiui- ivniuider or lulured lii action: flvu misusing and believed killed iii BCtDIlZ 30 killed 2.4 Lon active service. British pilots have bombed a half- Y The accident marked {li"\\'l’l:llg iii Cap:- Brrton since the skating seas n cip-encd. Vis Diwling w the . Ethel Dcwling. were unmarried. Two men who were skating near- by locatcd the bodies and brought. them to the surface in a short time. A fourth member cf the l: Tiisud re. Bagnell. l9. tirciic tbrcuqli but. was rescued Laura MacDmaid. The four had been skating l0- getlier on the lake every night for this pair, week. daughter T11? Illmi purtv also by Mai-“ivtinie ~ Premiers to Meet Friday HALIFAX. Jan l -(CP\ -A con- ference of Maritime premiers on the recommendations of the report of the Royal Commission on Domin- in-provincial relations iviil be held Friday afternoon at Moncton. N. B.. Premier A. S. MacMillan said to- night. He vrlll meet Premier J. B. Mc- Nalr of New Brunswick and Prem- ier Thane Campbell oi Prince Ed- wnrrl Island to review the attitudes of the seaside provinces toward the report. The session will be a prelim- inary to the forthcoming Ottawa conference oi‘ dominion and provin- cial representatives. "We will just study the case. com- pare notes and see how the Mari- ‘imc Provinces stand." Pvscmler MacMillan said of the Monctrm meeting. It was to have been held Dec. 2'1 ‘iii. was ptWLpQnMi l'\("‘\1l'<t'! Mr. Mc- .\l'ii- ivas ill at that time. Reihioroements To R.D.A..M.D. Reach Britain A WESTERN BRITISH PORT. Jan, 1-10? Cablel- Reinforce- lrienis fol‘ the Royal Ciwfldlll" Ariiiv Medical Corps overseas foi- inatloii hiiye arrived solely after u iranz-i-Ailuntc crossing which was described rs "uneventful _but nasty as ire-turns the weather.’ ,4 few nurses were among the IIGWOOUIQIm I ,1 X = l_ . gr‘ " y; ‘i p C. Doucan. Mi . c the two daughters of the Mayor... NA Trio v.01 . all fr rii the (labai- llg IITQH, WCICI Patrice ucwl ng. 14: Edward Mild weather '11 the lust few days: British Launch Fliers Daring Daylight. Raids zlalin says U.S.S.R. fully Mobilized? LONDON. Jan. 2—-(Thursiiay) -—lCPJ—The Daily Mail re- ported early today it had pick- ed up a broadcast by Joseph Stalin in which the Russian il'~tiitor declared “Soviet Rus- -‘\n is ready for evcry eventual- ity and for this purpose is in ii static cf tctal mobilization.” (This broadcast has not been reported from any other source att the time the Dally Mail had l -t 14 dead in New Year's Day accidents By The Canadian Press l A C ‘ Q i? I; I 5i“ e- a vs .- a . ner- portezl today ill a variety s Day. and another died as ii rt t of wounds suffered early ‘last . day. ifllll.‘ (frowning near Sydney. S. look the largest sirlszle-acci- dent loll and a truck-train crash near llinmcsyille Ont... killed two. Two IIJYSOIIS burned to death. a man committed suicide after at- tempting to murder his wife. ano- ther ivas killed when a Run charmd accidentally. l1 baby smoth- ered. two children drowned. and an awed mail ~wss killed when struck by a lfifiil. ’ A heart attack resiillrd in death fcr an ziircraftlnan of the Royal Canadian Air Force. and a ~vorci-saiiivei~ died when n fly-wheel ;bl‘Cl{G as he work-e . ‘ Two men and a girl drowned when ice collapsed under them 1s ‘iiicv skated on Cabarus Lake. five mil s from svdiiev ‘nst night. 'I‘l*.e 1hr 7flll'lf‘l"i Dcwlinc. l4; Eduiarri ihtlcLtriri. l8. and A‘ex. MacIntyr-e, iSfF-fell fczcthei" through the ice. vuccikciicclhv d. s 0f thaw. Aliwere ‘cf the Gobziru area. l. were recovered. i“Fire raiders” As the tr.o skated, they struck a fllnisy S€CtlGl‘i_ going down before‘. liclp could reach them. the first ‘Return; Damage in a ii l‘ iii i eporie s lg LONDON. Jan. 2-('I‘iiursday)— (CPt—Nazi "tire raiders" returned to the attack late last night and early toriziy after a bombicss Bli- tlsli New Years. dropping incen- diary bombs in several east. Eng- land sectors. London had its first two alarms of 194.1 during the night hours. the first, a short one. breaking a calm undisturbed since the city's lftrlll of fire Sunday night. During the second alert, which followed quickly rifzsr the first "all clear" siqiicl. gunfire rumbled in one London area. No damage was reported immed- iarrly from the fire bombs in the ‘eastern E-igliind localities. They fvrore dealt with romptly by the fire firshllng scrv ces. German planes also were re- purtrd over Liverpool. a town in the north midlands and one in the ' west midlands. The evening's communique of the air ministry and ministry for home security. issued at about the same time as the night alert sounded. said of the day's Ger- man air activity: "There is noth- ing to report." Hundreds or Royal Engineers and members of the military labor corps were called into London to speed demolition of the once-state- aiid historic buildings in the “city” made unfit. for habitation and dangerous by Sunday night's flames. iviasslioa T0 monks ISTANBUL. Jan, l-JAPI-Prime Minister chiircliill of Great Bri- tain said today in a New ‘Year's message to the Turkish pe:pie mat "in times of stress it is a blrssing to have good friends and during these hard months that have Rune by we have been fortunate in hav- ing the unwavering friendship of ‘lllS on New Year's Eve and, dis» The bodies i (By Drew Middletdn. Associated Press Staff Writer) LONDON. Jan. i-tAPl-The air ministry tonight announced a series of daylight raids against Nazi targets which neutral ob- servers regarded as the most dar- ing and significant blow of this winter's war in the air. Attacks yesterday on selected ob- jectives from the nearby Nether- lands coast to the Rhlneland were disclosed by the air ministry to have been carried out with the loss of only trwo planes. Neutral sources said this ac- compllshment-on the last day of IMD-Jndiicated not only the grow- iu- strength of the Royal Air Force's bc-"riber squadrons but the ability o.’ IITW isn't-range fighters to protect a S'l'l|(lIli_r force far from home airdromes. The air ministry. listing the tar- gets during the daylight hours yesterday‘. said bombs were seen to hit a factory at cologne; that an anti-aircraft ship (something new iri German coastal defence, appar- ently) was put out of action off the Netherlands port of Flushing and that the clocks at Ijmuiden and objectives nt Rotterdam, the Netherlands. were attacked. Also "an important bridge" near Emmerich, on the right bank of the Rhine. was bombed and de- molished. and an nlrdrome build- Illa, at Haamslecie, on the Nether- lands island of Schouwcn was l damaged. Neutral sources pointed out that Brttish bombers penetrated to o C ogne and bombed it with loss‘ lo: only two planes. If this tiiiilr-s. mid there is .it shouldn't. they s the RAF. |“lias izonc a long wily to achiev- ing vital mastery of the air by day." J. H. Lemon. director-general of aircraft production from June. 1938. to Augvst. i940. told The As- sociated Press that British pro- ductioii has increased 5'10 per cent since 193B and believes that “our new types" are superior to "any- thing the Germans have." Maritime-built Plane tested con- o reason why AMHERST. N. 5.. Jim. l-JCP) -'I'he first. interceptor airplane ever assembled in the Mnrliimcs ‘was tested in flight hero today. It was put together at the Amherst branch of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company. which has been converted into a plane as- sembly plant. Similar machines are already in use for interceptor and patrol work and for training purposes. They are Avro Alison. Ii. S. Militarists Believe it. Ii. F. ilas Detector WASHINGTON. Jan. l—(AlP)-— United States military men ex- pressed belief today that British scientists have developed a way to equip Royal Air Force planes with a detector for locating enemy air- craft in the dark. Ground detectors of that nature have been in use in Britain for some time and well-informed sour- ces here said the statement of Air Chief Marshal sir l-lugli Dowding at London earlier this \\' ek that the menace of enemy nlg t bomb- ers would be greatly reduced some time this spring indicated the de- vice has been adapted for instal- lation in planes. "It's Just a repetition of the old military maxim that for every new weapon there is always a defence developed." one official here said. “The question is whether the Bri- tish can develop the defence in time." Some published accounts of a ground type of plane detector have described it as capable of occur- ately locating airplanes 100 mllcs awa_y—150 miles under favorable conditions. It is said that clouds. fog and noise cannot interfere with it and airplane engines cannot be shielded or protected against it The latter fact led to conjecture in some uarters that. the device picks up nfra-red rays from the exhausts of airplane engines. L9§50 CANADA M . "Wit ‘Danuoks put , Tension Resourcefulness‘ Into practice Bv ROSS MUNRO Qnadlsn Press War Cnrrespondfi ON THIE ENGLISH COAST. Jan. l.—(CP)— Defending a stretch of Enidlsh coastline. formations of the ‘ist Canadian Division are putting into practice with resourcefulness; and enthusiasm all the lessons of ‘defensive warfare they learned dur-, 1X12 their prolonged training. i Senior commanders planned the defence with scrupulous care, and. young officers assume heavy res- ponsibilities in carrvirirz out patrols negotiations wi and manning pill boxes and out- posts. i "This experience for our lUlllCrl officers. particularly. is most valu-l ab‘e." said Mal-Gen. G. R. Pearkesn divisional commander. in an inter- view. "Thcv have these new res- Dflnsibililies and‘ can t/ast thciri training KIIOVVYWHIG and gain cori- fideiice now under actual conditions‘ isv ii/ilroui FAIR (Iaiiaiiian Press Staff Write: LONDON. Jan. l.—-(CP Cable) - A ileillcrls iicivs liuciicv dispatch from L. pun .>‘.ii(l today ihut Premier _ Petanrs VltllV soyernnieiii has lit U18 U01“? l broken off iicrzotiritions with Ger- AmOtlfl the troops there is unlvcr-j many. Olllfll‘ reports circulating in sal approval of the coastal T01!‘ Most of the units wnrk much hard- er than in the STPlI WllQTPllIGt‘ foi- mcriv were stationed. but there is no cririiiblinc about wcJiilirr. nic‘t duties or l“ll'! livir-s cii QlifliTl. No "1"" is it Il‘"l;(3-ll("l(‘\'C svlriicrlnz and the men like‘ this touch of the London said the French fleet has breii movird li'~lll Toulon to Africa. None of tlicsc reports could bccon- [ll"llll'(l. Autlio.‘ iiiirc slilrl tilut "nil reports of this char- acter sliouid be treated with serve." the most popular feature of duties." , ‘The western battalions replaced. their‘ tonight amid new rumors o! friction in Gcrmnn- French neg- sniirces in lmicicn i re- ‘ real thing. even if it is lust defcn- (Berlin sources claimed that "no- SlVB 110W- lhlng is kricwn here" of the report ‘ “There is no nuestlon that our-snot vit-iiv-rieimiiii negotiations men arc kceii about tlu- operations hero. for this is the nearest €i"- firm“ c" : - c A“ cw liTfMlCll to the type of ivorl- for which they V"lillli(‘€"‘(?d." the Wiii- VIUIY. Juli. l —tAP| —'l‘he piper officer said. “The patrols are. government maintained silence Crows In French Coift Circles, _1_?eport One news source indicates th Germany broken off, fleet goes to Africa; London cautions reserve. Qiiclfcc and ll/[flritimc utrits. ‘v._iio iirevinvsw had rclicvr-rl tile British troops ill the coastal position. Bulgarian Premier goes 0n "lioliilay” SOFIA. Jflll. 1 ~1APt ‘~-Bil‘-.‘;-_‘~lf- lan premier Bogtlnn Philoif. with a powerful German army steadily cxpanrliiig in ncniiboring Rwiirn-iziii}. dashed off to Vienna totiny “for his ticalth." leaving the pro-Nazi Mm- ' sici" of Interior to act 11$ DYPYNPY‘ lln his absence. ‘ g JlLsl. before taking n ll'ill'1l. Phil- r.ff made a New Ycrirls brwrlrnist iri Wllltll he thanked 11m axis dic- tators for helping Bulgaria get back Southern Dobruja frcin Rumania. but uarlicd his people ‘that fir? coming your might. be difficult. Philoffs Vienna trio was describ- ed officially as for "medical con- eultntioii." but some observers be- lieved his chief 0“;;?t IS ‘to learn ixhat Hitler plans to do with Nazi troops in the Balkans aiid what pori- Biilgnrio. would be asked to play. , (Bulgaria. _ ings toward Soviet Russia and in- eiensiiie iixis pressure. long ‘has been viewed as the next objccnye of an axis thrust into the Balkans, toward Greece. 'I‘urkey or both. (The little kingdom had been ccrsirczui a likely convert to thc axis. but on Nov. 25 Berlin sources riiscioscil that Bulgaria. for the pres- ent at. least. was staying out. (Diplomatic circles in Sofia nt that time took this to mean that Germany and RUESIH had failed to sec eye-to-cyc on their respective spheres of influence in the Balk- ans.) ‘ When ‘Philoff left Sofia todny King Boris III appointed Peter Graboysky. Bulgaria's leaning pro- Nazi and Minister of the Intnitoi‘. as acting premier. ‘ _ _ Philoli was acrniiiuaiiicd lll his special fgilfofld Qill‘ ‘by tlic Gciriinii Minister in Bulgiiriu. Baron Hrr- bert Von Richihofcu. brother of the Gcrmiiii ace of the last wai". His trtp to Vienna was corrid- ered especially Slfllllflthlli as that city seems to be the lrivoritc place for riic axis leaders to decide Bai- kan questions. Grate-k; stem Fierce Italian Counter-attacks ATHFNS. Jon. ming fierce Italian counter-attacks. the Grreks wit-re reported to have caiiturtxi iin > fortification line out-soc Klhvm rind to have turned bark n t-rnik assault slang the Cannot mud l? the Albaitiriii port cf Volonn. An cffic‘ai spokesman sold the entire defence works. iiicludirit! ciziborritc sdvzi rice iii sci" tor fell before the Givck the snow-covered KIA-um guns. a iiuiribcr cf li'f'll(‘ll iu vmils and hiliOillill-l“ rilics vrci-v iirmiig material left behuid b\' :iic l'l‘l"."ili- in: Italians, the. sp krsirian said BETTE DAVIS MARRIED HOLLYWOOD. Jan l—<AP\ Movie star Bette Davis and Arthur IPamswoi-th were iiiarrii-tl lust iiiulit at Riniror-k. Ariv... Wnriir-r Biotin-is studio said tocliiy s Davis was married once be- fore to Harmon O. Nelson. orchestra Rifl- cuuoht between loam-- lvfAPl-Strm-i, tonight . machine-gun nests and field guns. A don-n heavy guiix l5 machiiic- ‘ otintimis. bill there was a no- ‘ lii-r- c iiii-rviiso iii tension in l of tension infer-t ‘ said they expert not suildrn move by‘ GCIIIIFIYLV to oc-I GETS CZECH MEDAL Wing-Commander Joiin F. Grit fiths D.G.C.. son of Mr. and Mr Griffiths of Niagara Falls, llflS bee} auorrled the Military‘ Cross oi m. i. (qnqnz of u... "He M- de_ Czechoslovakia. The decoration was IIIllFFflllrllI lo girl-mi: iin imvcl or‘ “°"r"""d persmmnd’ by Dr‘ hdwm.‘ (‘illlllilflltikilllltll lirtivcoii occupivdl Bflwsg ton?" Presfdeut "f Czmlm‘ and iiiiuccuyiictl Frliiicc. ‘ 5““"“k'a- “m5 command" an" Sum. a Sh." probably would fiths was in charge of Czechoslo- resii‘! iii a rupture of negotict- "k m“? in Jul” but n°w h“ tlniis bctivccn the two gnvcrn- bmm assumid 1'“ other work’ Th “mum decoration is iii recognition of h services in that capacity. r-iipy all of Frliiicc. On tile con- irziiy snmi- observers held that the muri- prnlwblc course would; have been broken off). ie Daily Express ins Lisbon dlzllalfll said Premier Pctain is- moyinsr the naval units which re-li nuiiiicrl l(\\'.ll to Vnchv to "his Ai- g ‘ i. iii iiroiiariitioii tor any . . u iiiutuiii from Hitler I01 the cuyrriiiiiriit at Vichy.“ The iiei ‘DMJCI added that when- PCltllll visited Toiilon some weeks alto he found the Strasbourg in har- i boi- with ii dozen rlestroyyers and‘ N-po __ Con, iorpcun lictiis but tiint today the m.(mgvardédhxxfllighglifi) 6mm“ ‘ii ouru. only battleship left in h. Dfscelnlxlr for an WW5 of w“; ~ ~ tstruction amounted to $16,918.15 shcwinn a gain of 79.4 oer cent. ove the total for the same month 1939. . months of i940 totaled $ nfltiiiist Sl2fi.43(i‘.500 for the firsthal! of the year. _ Ontario led in December ivlth a Contracts awarded During December Make big gain . in. 1—(AP)-A re- port from informed sources in Vichy-believed to be well- (ii-rmaiii trntcrl on tlic eastern frontier (in iSlOIIS uri- concen- fll 11"‘ "Wlllllvil Your. but total of sasrruco, while Nova Scotla wiioiiici- they were there for reported 8955.200. New Brunswick action or merely n threat re- 5922.800. and Prince Fdivard Island maincd to be seen. .000. (T110512 troops could be ——~" sod there for twn purposes: ic occupation of Vichy- rolicll France. or for a. Nazi drive south into Spain.) MANY A MAN Is GLAD T0 Col/it To Tut: END OF HIS ROPE.‘ tF W's A CHRvsfMAs CIQAR — the Vichy fleet. and two destroyers. , aliinc Wlllitlll iii that port. t Informed sources observed that if such nclirvii was tzikcn it l< directly z ‘list ihr- armistice terms ivith (Zvriiiiiiiv which u-royidti that Vicliv inrir not more its shins without per- mission from the armistice cnmmis-i sicii. Thvsr» sources said that. if‘ the fleet ii ilas new slant 0n invasion try LONTJDN, Jllll. l —lCP) — T116‘ British Brnzirir-auiiig Corporation to- l 11A,: TORONTO, Jnrl. l-(CP) —-Mihi- iiiuiii guic 11s IIMCIICTS yrhnt it< N , irriiivd "ii lit-iv explanation" iul- ;iiiiiiii and maximum tflmptfi-‘tl-"léfi-ilé I\'.ll‘i('fii by the Italian radio for the Dnvcsvh 3 l illl\'il.\l~".lI of G cce. 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