........_-.-.-=,.-Au-_-g n-mew-uwsan Dlrfqsiimpfl _ _ é PAGE TEN Report Italians Withdraw from tlital bases ern Albanian bases of Porto Ed- (in and Argirocastro —apparently abandoning hope for effective de- fense 0t‘ those strategic towns. He said that tile Fascist. army be- fore Prrinei. in the central front, likewise was in retreat. Italian counter-attacks in some sectors were acknowledged, but the spokesman asserted they were all repelled “in whatever part of the front." Stimniing up the situation, he laidt~ _ "Despite severe weather and dif- ficult terrain our troops continue to advance and pursue the retreat- locnl interest, _a.ile in advance __ dancing and LOVELY MUS] blamed in Charlottetown last night for more than an hour and a has! delav in the arrival of the train bringing mitiis and passengers from the mainland. Similar tlisruDtion o1 souciluic ‘l uesuav- night was due to the sumo cause, railway officials said. HUNTING SEASON CLOSES TO- DAiIL-Gunners in this province are near the end of their sport season. The open se£ls0ll on migratory birds closes toniulit. The early arrival 0t snow, blOCRlllk! manv oirt roams in the couiitrv interfered with shooting towitrds the end of the season. Even rabbit hunting was The Central Guardian This column lu reserved for news c! but. advertising of n newsy nature may be inserted at 5 cents a wofli. strictly DI!- lncreased oil From liumania For Germany comedy. SL1 Pants lt-‘lall. WT“ By Max Ilarreison Qelunb. 5.8 LEI-l)‘ I Trade Treaty Signed . _ s: ff w ii civic 1213!.‘ - City’ fiscal ' - - - ‘>*°°‘“"' ""5 ' ' " year ends sonata fluid. Janu- at_Berlin Coiucides ATHENS. Greece, Dec. 4 -tAP)—- 413 lath ilii-pi gviguiszt ileairfgfll-zs Exproprlatlon A Greek spokesman slid P31112111 L’ ' “ 3' '__' ' " ' . ‘ - "l" ‘ “l? “I”? ‘v-‘ihumwing TRAIN DELAYED. - Late con- Of 011 Propertles- iiortlii rd from their vi.al sou.h- necmms o“ we mammnd were _?__ (By Robert St. John, Associated Press Staff Writer) BUCHAREST, Dec. 4-—-(AP)— Increased railroad. highway and pipeline construction to speed up delivery 0f Rumanian oil to Ger- many was foreseen in informed circles as the immediate result uf the signing of B. Romanian-Ger- man trade treaty in Berlin today. Announcement of the treaty coincided with Romania's expro- priation of all oil pipelines, re- servoirs, pumping stations and the land on which they are situated in a decree that would include tho British and United states proper- THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN A Grea “Dispatch F -Sta Decemb Support Y.M.C.A. by Y's Men Club Present Edward G. Robinson PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE advance from Y's Men. Ganadian lied Shield Service t Picture From Salvation Armv headquar- grs fat; Canada. 20‘ Allgetrcga-gttwreét; . , es T1193“ Dgxlagd 162°? bgochure entitled. ‘The Rod Sbimd in Action.’ Nine oi er 9-10-11 buying your tickets in j L-105-l2-5-2i. Drama of ._....».»/~.-».w<nw~<u nt Z p. m. Interment Malpeque. ing enemy. At certain points fierce fighting is taking place. which has continued to our advantage." The northern Greek wing was reported struggling on through icy mountains toward the Albanian capital of Tit-ans. Early in the day tixe Greeks said the fall nf Porto Edda and Argii-o- castro, an important supply cen- tre, unis nionienturllv expected. At Ci'l‘,\'ll this morning the Greeks were officially declared to be in Porto Elddifs outskirts and during the day their artillery went into action to cover the road running from that seaport northeast some 20 miles to Aralrocastro. Italian resistance, which the Greek com- mand already had officially citat- rieterlmd as falling. was said to hm» been thus even more nearly broken. Ministerial“ Assn. elects New slate At tlic annual meeting of , held on Monday of this tlic Baptist. church hall. , wvtc oliw-lccl tot‘ 194i: Presi- tn; 1st viiw>.nyes., Rev. A. IieDrew (lnor. Charlottetown; 2nd vice- ident, Rev. E. R. Woodside. iwail; sec-trees. Rev. J. A. l.‘ l'llt)l.~f)ll_ York. 'l‘lic Prince Edward Island Minis- ivtlil A ilClllilCil was orttanized n' ll vr-cii-s duo and represented the l". m: ant. denominations on Prince l".\varcl Island. lt meets regularly rrcrv month and deals with busi- nm. aiiii nicral uticstions. noosivfih? on CIlU-ISE P‘. .r ADFJARD USS. MAYRANT AT A. Dec. 4 — KAP» — President osevelt cruised along the Cuban . st today on the first stage of a ‘ill into the Caribbean Sea. where .1 is expected to inspect some nf 1i and air bases acquired Utiiteil States from Great Tito President's destin- ‘Pllllllllfid a. secret. When he “ ', Fla, yesterday he an- sall into the there would ti he would on and that b- much fishing. 5"‘.”““—’~"'"'tr-e NEEV YOR ' Dec. 4.-—(CP) --The . ' li Bit astiiig Corporation to- . l\' (iucteil a French correspondent .' . sat-in: that Hirer. whenever he ‘ ‘n ' ee‘. always sleeps aboard ' in iii "the mcstfor- nltiute of soda and other the production of - charged by a federal _._ BIRTHS Il-At the Prince Edward Is- .. fiaspitiil on December 4. I940 Miqor Fred M. Nash and Mrs. Ilasli, Charlottetown. a daughter. TJucKINNON-At the Prince Ed- n-n-tl island Hospital on December 4, lit-it). to Mr. and Mrs. Harold llliii-iiiiinon. Rocky VPoint._ a’ son. ~_»-.4 ,1 IIJIRIIIAGES O () R E-(IORVEATT — At, Zion Siturtlay, Nov 30, i940, by G C. Webster, Miss pilolyne Gcrveatt of Cumber- . Robert Sheldon Moore oI Niiilflll. DARRAClI-A RB I N Ci — At Zion lllanse on Saturday, Nov. 30 1940, by Rev. G. Cazyle ebster, Grog: Ernest Darrach, of Canoe Cove to Miss Hazel Arbing of Cltar- lotzetown. YEO - WEEKS -At Wiiisloe Par- sonage. November 2i, i940, by Rev. J. R. Skinner, George Alfred Yeo of North River and Catherine Eliza. Weeks of Win ._-_ IPFSATIIS. OWEN — At Malpeque December 4 4, 1940, Clara C. Owen. aged 63 years. Funeral from the home of her brother, Btirleigh Owen Friday BULMAN -- At New Glasgow Dc- cembei- 4, 1940, Mrs. James Bulman aged '18 years. Funeral from her ‘late residence Saturday December '1 at 1 p. m. Interment New Glas- gow Cemetery. YEO. -- At. Kingston. Dec. 4, i940, William H. Yeo in his 58th year. Funeral from Kingston United church. Widfly. Dec. 6. service start- iriz at 2 nm. Interment Kingston rorrieterv. I N. D. MacLean UNDERTAKER EMBALMER Charlottetown and North Wlitvihiro Phone I10 '|"u's'n'n"s"-'-'-'n'-'-'-'1%‘- of the attendante . _ mo [Ommqng Omc_ contact. absentee members and the “not so 200d" HOW. it was learned. The snow was considered too deep to permit dogs to work. Until the snow arrived last week, however, sportsmen said tlicv had "nothing to complain oi." Ducks were plen- tiful und geese were about normal in numbers Earlier good sporthsd been experienced with Hungarian partridge. PREPARING BUILDING FOR. HOUSING I'I\'I'I‘.—The old Market Hail in Siiiumerside would be used to house members of the Veterans Guard. it was learned unofficially last night. B. I. Rayner. who owns the building. was moving his busi- ness euuipinent yesterday, and it was understood the structure bud been leased to the federal govern- ment. The former market hall was used to house troops during the last Great War. It. was after that Mr. Rayner purchased it. Earlier it had been an utzriculttiral hall. It is it)?‘ of the largest buildings in this wn. III-Y GRADS MEEIK-The week- l_v meeting of the Hi-Y Grads Club was heltl in the recreation room of he Y.M.C.A. last evening, Walter Goss was Ill the chair, After the usual delicious supper the club was led lll‘ a rousing sing-sons: by Ful- ton Pierce with Hubert Morris at e piano. This being the business meeting the reports from the chair- i-v the men of the various committees were Prince Pldlvu-rd Island Ministerial heard and commented upon. High- lights of these reports are the efforts committee to 200d work ilPllltt done bv the dance ; 1_ 11,; p _ . N-.._ gharfqwe- committee in promoting our series f " \ "(Mm l“ of dances. the second of which will be held on Monday next. ZERO WEATHER-Clear skies and a temperature of one degree above zero late yesterday followed s. night of squalls which brought more snow to this province. Wind Tuesday night was only light, however, and the additional snow fall did not seriously" affect motor traffic. There was only a light breeze yesterday. More than l4 inches of snow has fallen and ls spread in an almost level blanket over the province. Weather ob- servers predict heavy drifting if strong wind comes before the light snow is packed by above freezing temperatures. Lowest temperature Tuesdav night at the Charlotte- tcwn Expeririienial Station was seven degrees above zero. FINED UNDER PROIIIBITION ACT. -—T\VO men appeared before . B. Melllsh at Sourls . . charged with infraction of the Prohibition Act. Each was -——'——i tiiierl -100 and costs or three months in the cotiiitv lflll. The case arose out of a seizure cf "moonshine" in the woods outside the eastern town by members of the ‘Royal Canadian Mounted. Police some time ago. Searching in the vicinity. they found three men beside the cache of liquor. Thcv cit-ye chase and caught one of thcin. The other two escap- ed, but one was later identified by the police, Only two of the men appeared yesterday as polite failed to ldentlfv the third member of the party. Mr. Lester P. O'Donnell ap- peared for the defendants and Mr. C. St. Clair Trainer, KC. for the Crown. Personals Ame z those to arrive in City Sdiv" ' night, from Elmstedri, Ont., W15 l/Irs. Ruth Dilmond to attend tlic funeral of her brother, the late Pie. Earle Drake, Lot. 40. She will remain on the Island for two weeks. ltii". and Mrs. A. s. Stevens of Truro fllTlVPri in Charlottetown Iil<t night. Thor will spend the vintcr here. They tire guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown at the Queen Hotel. Foridfifavors Giving money To Britain Britain needs money he favored "giving them all they W811!- did it before and we might as well do it again." nancial aid to Britain. knouf of." Oscar I1. said that he was cort- necded for the pence and prosper» lty of any nation." Guardian. 106. Apply Mai-Lean n: MucKlnnon, Royal liniik Building. and P. J. MacDonald's, one lamb. Please leave at P. J. MacDon- 1111's. L-IM. _..u DETROIT. D90. 3 —-(AP) — H611- ry Ford said today that if Great’- “It. will end the war in a hurry.” he said in a brief interview’. "We The automobile manufacturer was commenting on proposals for fi- The United States dollar, Ford said, “is the best piece of paper on earth. To my knowledge it. has bought a bushel of wheat for t-hr last 66 years, and a. bushel of wheat is the best dollar standard that. I Ford, who 25 years ago started a peace expedition to Europe in tho vlnced neither side would win tho war, "After this war la over." he said. "I see the people turning to the land-the source of all things Too Late To Clasify t? l'iy"i‘ijis“_";' shcmvnTi? A‘ 1T5 man's fur cont. Apply XW care r.- counuii: volt Vanni-z’ IN one? L-lM-l2-5-3i. v --.. .. - .. . -.__, LOST - BETWEEN MILLVIEW es. The chief bottleneck in deliver- ies of oil to Germany—deliverles on which she has depended heav- ily to carry on her war with Bri- taln-has been lack of adequate transportation facilities. In reoent months. production of Rumanlan oil has been curtailed 20 per cent by the capping of wells because surpluses could not. be 5111Dl>€d to Germany. Italy or Ru- maiiitfs Balkan neighbors. The importance placed on transport was further emphasized by the expropriation decree which embraced all Danube barges, tugs. tankers and sea-going ships own- ed and used by companies having Jewish stockholders. Since both the British and Am- erican companies have Jewish stockholders. this gives the Gov- ernment an excuse to seize all their properties. The companies would be reimbursed by 25-year bonds bearing three-per cent in. terest. A statement that Germany ex- ts smaller European nations to end their armies, their territory and their transport facilities ~to the Axis for a spring offensive was made today by Curental, news- paper which frequently is called the Nazi mouthpiece in Rumania. Urges credit Negotiations With ll. S. OfITAWA. Dec. 4—tCPJ—Pos- sibillty of the Government open- ing negotiations with the United States locking toward establish- ment, of credits for Canada in that country was suggested lri the House of Commons today by Conserva- tive Leader Hanson. He mentioned the United States Neutrality and Johnson Acts dur- ing discusslo of the Government's war emergency taxation and tariff measures. "1 have been impressed by the thought that I should urge upon the Government the necessity of beginning at once negotiations with the United Stat/es toward the establishment of credits for us and to enable us to borrow over there." he said. “I am afraid we will have to come to that. sooner or later. I re- alize. however, that certainly there are legul impediments ill the wdv. “First of all there ls the Neu- trality Act. I have no doubt that after the examination now under- way in the United States both the Neutrality Act and the Johnson Act will be at. least moderated. (The Neutrality Act prohibits advancing credits to belligerents. and the Johnson Act prohibits United stat/es loans to countries in default of First Great War loans.) “I believe the way will be open- ed. But let me say to the (fin- ancei of the future. create a heavy debt. at the con- evil day to the last minute." with the idea that the American dollar, the Canadian dollar and the pound sterling should be tied to- gether for the duration of the war as British sterling was tied with French currency until the fall of France. he said. "I am afraid the burden would fall altogether upon the shoulders of our neighbor to the south and that it would not be burden. istence. "Therefore I reject the and suggest to the minister that ought not to even toy with lt." DOIRDIWS CREEK WOMEN'S on Nov. 11th at. the home of Mrs Minutes of last annual also re gulor meeting were read and adopt. and new ones were appointed. was moved and second ed that $3.00 be sent to 12B for the coining Mrs. Joseph J. Mrs. Ben Gauthier Sec. ‘Pres Mrs Jeremiah Gauthier. hand which amounts to $35.28. MlnarlPs liilk poll. Iv" isn't-writ "“" minister and lo the people of Canada, that borrowing is just a palliative. It. is just a mortgaglng "If we go a great distance and clusion of this great struggle we may find ourselves so far in debt to the United States that our eco- nomic existence would be in jeo- pardy. We should stall off that Mr. Hanson said he had “toyed" “I have abandoned that theory," decent to ask them to accept that "I would oppose that theory be- economics will prove too strong for us and I am afraid the next step would be loss of our political ex- theory INSTITUTE The annual meetin": of Doiron's Creek Women's In~titute was held Jeremiah Gauthier, with fourteen members, and three visitor; in st- tenduioe. President occupied chali- and opened the meeting with pzayer Roll osJl was answered with Calm recipe. t ed Committees gave their reports, league. Also decided that two new windows be Put in school. Officers are President, llont, Vice Pres. Secretary gave report on money spent during year. also balance on Lunch was then served by several of uis ladies, aimi- which meeting their h gdlieurned by singing God Save the ng. (By Douglas llow. Canadian Press Staff Writer) AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, Dec. 4-—-tCPJ—Yarns that dripped of the drama of wartime ,seas came today from hundreds of sailor-survivors of the torpedo- ings that are striking at. Britain's mercantile shipping. The merchant seamen completed the first leg of their journey to various American ports with their arrival here aboard a British liner that crossed the Atlantic in l0 day's without threat from the en- einy. They will man vessels Bri- tain has obtained to bolster the ranks of her depleted sea units. Their tales were of‘ the danger iliut rides every wave of the At.- liiiitic of today. They jealously guarded their names but they slowly revealed the grim details of their adven- tures. These were some of the men and the tales they unfolded:- ories of Edward G. Robinson with his biting mariner in narrating a four and a half day spell in a life- boat on the open Atlantic. "We were about 150 miles from Eng- land." he recounted, "when they got our 9,500-ton freighter. It was pitch dark the night of October l3 when three submarines popped onto the surface. One of them fired a torpedo that sank the ship in just six and a half minutes." Machine Gun Survivors? Other seamen said German ma- chine guns fired on the 38 sur- vivors as thev leaped into their lifeboats but the captain denied this-unemphatically. Eight 0th- ers didn't. follow. Twenty-one men were in the lifeboat with the captain when they heard an almost perfect Eng- lish voice yell across the water demanding to know the name of the sinking ship and her destin- ation. searohlights played on them from three directions. "That was all he wanted to know," the British skipper went on. "No. he didn't, make any offer to help us" That was a Sunday. They drift- ed for two days. until on Tues- day night a Sunderland flying boat appeared overhead and drop- ped rations and medical supplies. Then, they drifted for another two days. O Rescued by Plane Finally, on Thursday. another Sunderlarid showed u and came down to make a land rig. When it took off again. the entire group of 2i was aboard. That's the story of a real vet- A stocky skipper brought mem- fl/IVOI‘! naval tradition, her skipper ro- fused to return to ort without fulfilling his Job as as there through that experience thus sur- Wartime Seas Revealed In Stories By Sailors photo of Army's “West Central Hotel" at 101 Southampton Row. Ixmdon, Enir. are photographs, Then in concise form are pertinent facts and figures about the Army's Red shield War AuxLiary operations since the out- break of wai- lut year. Below a photograph of Their Ma- iesties King George and Queen Eliz- abeth-shown inspecting a row of mobile canteen units with the lead- ei- of the salvation Army. General Carpenter, in England - are these significant words:- “After a. vear of war. over 2,000.- 000 enlisted men have used the Red Shield Huts and 30.000 men awaiting enlistment have been lodged. or fed. or both. including two hotels, and 20 other centres with all de- paiatitlisnts of work ln fu.ll ope an Over 71 service centres. S0 canteens. ration. hostess homes (for soldiers’ wives. relatives or friends) are serv- lng the Canadian Red Shield Ser- offracticallv every Dhase of the Red eran of the seas. He W85 t/Ofpedwd Shield War Auxillarv service. both twice in the First Great War. in Canada and overseas. is shown Here's one related by an officer iii the photographs in the booklet. who gave up a career as an in- surance salesman to go into the marine service. He was serving aboard the ‘IMO-ton freighter Dalcaim as she ploughed along in convo in the pitch darkness ox‘ tlic nght of September 21. She was heading for Britain and was about 300 miles off Ireland. Suddenly, submarines struck. at least two of them, possibly a nest. The officer said l0 vessels plunged to their ends before the U-boats withdrew into the darkness. Within Nix minutes. suranceman saw his ship plip un- Praise for the oysters was paid at the annual oys- ter partv of the Royal Automobhe the ex-ln- Clu Praise heard For N. S. oysters MONTREAL. Dec. 4. ~ (CP) - quality of Nova Scotia b of Canada. here today. Several barrels bf native oysters der the waves. Not a man was lost were sent to the party bv Hon. A. S. and that. all agreed. was a tribute MBCMIIIHII, Premier of Nova SCOUB to the weekly emergency drills in- find Minister 0f Public WOT-RS sisted on by the captain. There Attending was R. W. McCoough. was neither panic nor hesitation DeWt-V Minister 0f Public Wm“ as they took to their llfeboats They drifted for four hours be- fore Joining scores of other sur- aboard a. warship. The story-teller estimated that 160 men all-told clambered aboard the rescue ship. Loss.of life in the slnkings. he believed, would be about 180. Half-Starved After Rescue Once aboard the warship. through, their ordeal was Just be- ginning. That slilp on a special mission, had already been on ra- tions for three days. Living up to was food aboard-any ood. It was six days later that they reached England. half-starved af- ter surviving on tea and biscuits. The steward who also lived vlved sinking number two. He was aboard the 7.800-ton freighter Dalryan——0f the same line-when she struck a magnetic mine off the Thames estuary about a year ago. Shore lifeboat: put out and pre- vented any losa of life. A lanky blond engineer declined to narrate the story of the sinking of the freighter Dalveen, a tor- pedoing of which. other seamen said, he was the sole survivor. ‘They said he clung to wreckage tiirtiltil a rescue ship reached his s e Those were just a few of the tales these men could tell of the past. Of the future, they had just one message: “We've got a Job to do. Let's get on with it." Travelling with them were about 100 persons. The men were civ- ilian officlals coming to this con- tinent on various duties- for the British Government. The others were their wives and children. By D. E. Burriit Canadian PrBss Staff Writer LONDON. Dec. 3- (CP) ~11 you think this war is serious. u should hark to the wce of "Si: nny," the ZIO-pciind keepwr at. London's fam- ous zoo in Regent's Park. For not Ofliv have ‘Skinn " and hs strange pals been born ed by German airmen but they have been deserted by the thousands who p ofessed to be their friends in tlmrs cf peace. Everybwy is carrying on as usual t-hough the wide avenues that lead through endless rows of cages preo- mt a picture as melancholy as s. do. but "Skinny" says “nothing ser- ous." What really was serious for a. thins was the escape of 30 monkeys a zebra, released when bombs dam- aged their cages. The zebra was if I have made the suggestion. he chased thmugh we 9"!‘ b? u“ keepers and finally caught, while the mokeys came back of their own accord at mealtime. 8o far. tlhe animals have proved they “can inky; it." and aside from a slight tension in some of the cages when the siren screeohes, they seem oblivious to the fact that an air raid is in progress. Chimps Get Nervous _ About the only nervousness open. ly displayed is shown i3 Min, Bill. All and Family, the impmwes. . who. at the first sound of the siren. scuttle into a. co and remain in a looked embrace l football ly- ers in a prolonged huddle. 0y . remain silent. taking toms in _ twisting their heads for enough t0 signal is given. The stibbom mountain (coil, never happy unless they on rit- ing their nedts on the Nditt peak of their ai-tifioint mountain. tare everything ex o. jZoo Is Lonely But Undaunted By Nazi Raids MONKEYS JITTERY BUT MOST OF ANIMALS SHOW LITTLE FEAR THOUGH BOMBS HAVE SOUGHT THEM SEVERAL TIMES. I" contingto W. U. Appleton, regional Alittlessontmvperulislyd. the giraffes, Tim and Susy. who lower their lanky necks to accept. food from visltcis- -but they don't appeas- grateful. Even at that they except delicac- ies. The hippopo mi aren't like that. ‘rliey eat everything clumped into their cavernous mouths- -and they don't dare take time to swall- ow until everything in sight has lodged between their jaws. A.ir raids have made anything but “gas- tries" out of them. Camel Ihs A. R. P. Job Away off in another section, gen. “Georgefl the big Dromedary who has carted thousands of child- rein around on his back, is doing droid of air raids. ‘That's the least of "Skinnys" worries. "But they are lonely,“ ha said as he leaned against the twisted bar, of the cage that 0M9 housed the "Wild Asses." Why, them aint no blommin’ cmnpaziv for them," he said deject- edly "Not. a hloomin' soul comes hero on Sunday. Take a. look dmm there. the place L; barren. That's what it is. It's barreni" And he stand sadly down the broad Con- crete walks which normally would be jammed with men, woman, and children. try")! to catch a peep 0f the never-ending circus. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES FORM CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS MONOION, N.B.. Dec. 4 —-Volun- teet- corps have b:en organized among Canadian National Railways gxloyees in Moricion, Saint, John, lfox and Sydney to wa-ii in coli- functton with civic Air Raid Pre- cautions committees in the protec- tion of rsllwsy proper during blackouts and actual sir raids, ac- Vioo-Pnoidant and General Man- age hers. They ole nude up to oe- pniwto units formed of freight shed emfyeos, . yamdnéovitcel, staltlon o shopmen, n emu emp oy- sucfiiuamntoi act/uni sit-raid these 8111130790! will oo-opsrato with olvio orpnilotions for the protection of railway terminals tn- ol Milli sheds, yurdi. Stet- ions. . Wharf property. and sl- so o; within the ares involv- e not on‘ them. but to all Canadl for Nova Scotla. De Gaspe Beaubien. vice-president of the Royal Automobile Club. said he believed Sootiafs oysters. as sampled. the quality of Nova. W35 xcellent. and was a source of pride v to the province producing ans. Mr. Beaublen asked Mr. McCol- ough to take back with himaQuc- bec fine art rug as a token of ap- preciation from the party. Nazis smash At Midlands; Some casualties LONDON. Dec. 5 -—('I'liursday)~ (CP) - The German air force smashed at. the midlands - both eastern and western sections-last night and early today with explo- sive and fire bombs, and in at least two towns in that area there were casualties. In s, town in the western mid- lands a. number of houses and a church and police station were da- maged but the raid there was coni- paratlvely short. Fires sprang up early in the raid but none was serious and all were put out. An undetermined number of persons were trapped in base- ment; shelters in the destruction of homes. Raiders were reported over the eastern midlands for nearly four hours, attacking singly and at in-- tervsls. Raiders wen reported over south- west. England and Wales. London. too, did not. escape, n.1- thougli the all clear sounded at midnight. Bombs struck an occupied school in one district of the city. A school for incurable children was destroy- ed. Is were a number of iiousas. The new micls came shortly after Britons were informed that defend- erplanas had been equipped secret- ly with cannon to meet the chai- lenge of extra amior placed on an bombers. The process of fitting the heav- ier srmament has been under way for some time but the information gould not be disclosed until to- ay. Low Rail Fares Christmas, New Year's enalble people fect. over Canadian railway cording to the passsngri- cause I believe that so long as we sated football stadium Hare and useful work He u drum, ma“ 1 _ Q - - During the Christmas season ge gflzsglvgstggnafialfnaé “smvaitcgy there little plies of debris or charr- loads of debris from bomb amazed mum mp 13,95 Wm cons-St o; one - - ed framework show where the mo buildings and gets no extra fcod all mgans prsserve our lfiscal in; rwewed 14 mgh “D1051”; um rations ‘m. his who‘. mg nod for tr M‘ on M “day d e _ m ‘ ' , ~ . 2. e C , ‘gigs? hyégpenyfxfce wine “laws at more than 100 incendltai-y bombs Its not that the animals are December 33. u, and mcludmg day. December 26. For New Year's December 30. to Wednesday. and New Year's holidays one Way fare and on;- third to period to and including ‘mesday. January '7. teachers and pupils may b? pur ohssed on tresentation cf ccrtlfl cafes for travel to and llvlr homes. These fares will consist oi one way fare and one quarter for the triind trip. good going from Frday. Nov ember 2 Jsnoai-v 1. with the- return move merit good up to midnight of Fri oppo-tunity for a two months. isaviivcaifi nercucn BOLTON. England —(OP) —An analysis or Bolton's War Weapons 161M102 mowed that nearly 82225.00!) was contri- Week total 0i about $13.36 wi- person. cally during Christmas and New Year's reduced fares will be in ef- Wednesday. Decemibtr 23, with the c“ an expect” retum movement good to leave de- - d um m. stinotion up to midnight of Thurs- ggrlqtagl 1:25: §fizn£gn1uw%and at It tickets will be Rood at above fares going Monday. ward the close, not During the school vacation of this festive season round trip lacs for chant and naval craft w 9. and lnifuding Wednesday day, January 3i, Utus providing an vacation up to Prospects of Loan to Britain Still discussed GION. Dec. 4 -(AP)‘— Speculation on the possibility United States loans toGmt Brit; ain reached new heights in Wuh- ington tonight. following two strik- ing developments:- 1. Jesse Jones, secretary of com- meroe and federal loan adminis- trator, tersely remarked that Brit- ain “is a. good risk" for loans. He added that. ordinarily he favored lending money “to good risla when they need it for a proper purpose." 2. Treasury Secretary Henry Mor- genthau announced only a few min- utes later that Sir Frederick Phil- ips. the undersecretary of the Brit- ish treasury. was arriving in the United Storm today to “place the latest available information (on British finances) before the treas- um" Later, Chairman Marriner 5. Ec- cles of the federal reserve board said that in a speech Nov. 2B in New York, he had declared: "I be- lieve that Congress, in considering all the interrelated elements of the moiietaiy picture. should consider whether or not it would be wise to make credits available at low rates, as a means of siding the British. taking as collateral their gold, as well as their security hold- ings here. iii Canada or elsewhere" Another major development bear- ing on aid to Britain occurred when Senator Walter George, new ohair- man of the senate foreign relations committee, told reporters that. Unit- ed States war materials factories should be placed on a 24-hour day and the whole arms production WASHIN pict- because riiaterial aid to Britain must be given quickly if it is to be most effective. He was speaking a- bout arms production solely, not a- bout loans. All these developments followed an extraordinary meeting at the treasury yesterday. attended by nine high government officials, and call.- ed, it was said today, to discuss Sir Frederick's mission in advance of his arrival in the city. In view of the continuing stress that. has been placed upon claims that Britain must. have financial assistance if she is to buy here the implements with which to stand off the Nazi attackers, many saw that question. and the controversy at- tached to ti. quickly approaching the boiling point. How soon a d"clsiou could be ex- pected was prsbiematical. Some thought the‘ president's absence from the city on a. fortnightfs Cari- bean cruise indicated that nothing would be done immediately, although it was token as a foregone conclu- sion that efficials here are keeping him advised of developments in de- tail. At his press conference today. Jones declined to amplify hie-state- merit. about Britain being a. good risk, but in answer to a question whether the Johnson Act should be repealed. he replied: “Not now." When asked whether he knew how much money Britain has left for purchases here. he said he did not know. but that British authorities "sav they do need finan- cial aid." At the state Department. mean- while. Secretary Cordell Hull said lie knew of no specific plan for loans to Britain having been offi- cially odvanced. ifthough that might come at some future time. He said all phases of the question of help- lnz Britain with ships are under consideration. (In this connection. hundreds of officers and men of the British merchant marine arrived today at an east coast Canadian port en route to United States ports to man vessels recentlv purchased here). Interpreting the War News By KIBKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press Sniff Writer Although Germany's new air- submai-ine-surface attack against Britain's North Bea shipping lanes liiis apparently scored two heavy blows in quick succession, the weath- er mav rob that. Nazi technique of much of its effectiveness in the winter montha ahead. Again. as was the case with the timing of Italy's now paralyzed lt- tack on Greece. Britain's Axis fors seem to have picked the worst mo- inent for an assault. The on-com- lno winter in Greece and Albania makes it high'y improbable that It- M | QM D3‘; 3 ___T° alv can regain the offensive for m tm-vel ecmomb months to come, even if she ha ts the Greek counter-attack short of a complete Fascist rout. The same thing is true of the Nazi sea attack “m5 l the Nomi Atlantic. Bad weather between all points 1n Canada. ac- ,3“; 10w v15; traffic mimaflfls 01 “hr Glnflffflfl Nfliifm- help they can give German U-bonla sl and Canadian Pacifac Railways. or surface raiders in finding tar- ts bllltv in those waters will ground Nazi planes or limit the Just why Berlin picked tau mm way fate and one quarter. tlrs- be- to launch her air-guided sea attack is something cf a mystery uni!!! l! d British offen- se rematurely. ‘Ii-dad the attack been started ic- gargo tonnage l. led the peril for Brita n. It niilh . when U- the first Great W days. sometimes - their business in any Well-TWP- . " N Z CONTACTS program stepped up to a "war-time“ l5 primarily designed to help Ital! Irma T1191‘; sis-operation wit“ F“ If that is not the 011117059- the beginning. including of winter, d steadily rising tol of January l. with the essential British return movement from destination would have been indicated. Length- good up to midnight of Thuzsday. eninii daylight hours and c9811! f‘: Janugpi‘ z, good weather. when convoys woult For t e combined Christmas and l"? "lime t0 "All 3" "m" ‘I ma” W31 be great distances. would n5; . h v oduced as crave sorts’: the round trip during the etnended ggegiafoe, RIM" m7 from Friday. December 20, Wednesday, Jan- uary 1, with a lbei-al allowance for the return movement gcod up to 1n boats reached their peak effectiveness in or. *5." it" il.°'ii°t‘i'fi"ti"‘i‘.iii..l'°iiiiii l‘ . ° ° n 31cm grew-rt- when aircraft cannot oparnm. “(he ECEMBER. 5.19.1.0 G.W. L. meet; Review of War work given The regular monthly mm,“ l o! ‘hi OIIXIOIIO WOIIIEIS Leaguggwg, held in the K: of C. Hall cu Tues. day averting. December 3rd with the President, Mrs. W. '1‘, Co“, presiding. Reverend Father Dotti.‘ an. our newly appointed Cally,“ the meeting with the Lea- gue prs r and rivers f0.- "es? av- " ’ m nu ea 0f the previous me . ings were read and appyoytyr at Correspondence included team from the following: PEI. T. B. League. Mn, p“) McGarry, Kitchener, out, N‘, Convener of Sisters of Service; .1155 Amelia Haley, National Convener War Services, St. John; Mr5_ M,‘ rian MoInnis, Souris. Diocesan Pres. iderit. The Treasurer's Report showed b satisfactory balance. In reporting for Social set-dc, Mrs. L. J. Murphy stated that numl erous garments had been sewn, h. gaiired and donated. Mattress and fling had been supplctl o" - needed by indivdual meinb had been formed for -~ y -~ the fund in connection \\i l this worthy work. Mrs. Stephen Trainer as Cilil'.'i’ll_ er of Institutions. reported on the work and formed her committee to cariy out the usual Clll‘i."l.lll.l.~. ic- tivities. Visits had been niaile by lift‘... \\'_ a] Davey to members ill in ..o..,.. The report on memb given by Mrs. J.‘ E. Cu. Book Review by Mrs. Frank .\Ilil'- ray. In discussing the mailing of pap. ers and other literature to cu:- ov- erseas and home defence men, his; Mary McDonnell said lllu‘. already d and 16,000 wrappers had been u several thousand more (Ila Several letters had been from officers and men ov - in Canadian forces. extc . n, preciatlon for this work. Follotvrng is a synopsis: Red Cross 155 pair Army, Air Fzicc anil Nz-i- vy socks; 40 sweaters; 32 pxir mitts; 6 bed pads; 3 helmets; l pair wrist-- lets; 6 scarves; 60 yards itiibleacii- ed cotton donated by Sisters of St Martha for bandages; 68 sheets: 111 Pillow slips; 96 towcLs. l' undcrotl by ,. t0 Red Crcss Drive and supplied l0 members to help with collec- tion. Many of our members have giv- en hours of service, cutting ill'll’2it‘.s to be given out and ki for shipment overs of hospital supplies were packed, 2 cases of COlllpiEii‘ outfits for refugee girls of 12-14-16- 18 years, 50 in all. and 3 cartons of materials for different on the Island. All goods were. of course, supplied by Reil Cross. Refugee Work 20 sweaters; B nightgowns; Zpaii" boys pants; 40 pali- golf hose mow; 19 underslips; 30 tanis uuti l .: 2 afghans made from irrisilets (l0- cheted together and two blaiikrls. A Tag Day in the fall realized S250 which was sent. to headquart- ers to the fund of $25,000 ivhicli was pledged to the Canadian Gov- ernment at our National Convert- iion in June, for war Work. Tilli objective has been attained. "The Campaign to iflCi'(?£l:(‘_ the sale of War Saving Stamps l5 on Let in do our part and include the purchase of these stacnps iii our weekly or monthly builgsi. sat» Mrs. Casey. _ Members were urged to lend in support to ‘IXB. Seal Sale. 'l‘ne_ division has already given t" i9" wards this worthy cans". The meeting wits in lu with the pla-n proposed . Government re tlic €Ili.(‘i‘|l\llllll_'_' oi soldiers from western fllTllo dtirmv the Christmas holidays. Minot‘. _J. and nor committee 1‘ "l erend L. A. Dougtin, exl _ appreciation of the splczioithu U doniemby ‘the different corruption]- gpsn ng n par cu.ar o ...i v connection with Social Sefl/ICP- W" Service Mail and Rrd Cm»- Meetlrig adjourned. $.--__s .. “m” m‘ t iii’ This was don-e inrqueh a N35,} placed goveznmen; oflc l‘. Ho‘ w; ed Tahiti, where he I0llll.i viiitwilbm Governor. M. Edmond Ala» supine office, asshtxl by mentu f‘ late Govenors Privy tar-uric- iiad been la sfllv fE5lI° ‘>14; decision to suPW-‘ff U" Fl‘ " movement. ._ , The Govemor anti ilb L‘ N! appeared to be firmly I'l con‘ u? the situation and to ilm“ ‘he ~‘ i New Zfillaiid l" P°51’11"“*“‘ most co a . _ . is intended tlzat m“ zlgglfitclg nelghbir o" MING‘ Oceania, mitt mallow" Qmdw, with the terrltoy- P1111" {Magda ma”, of New Zulandwnr-L that French Oceanli lhlroxkikor. any my m8 61y I B ml‘ o, New ate under the suififvlf," m. . Zesland. French Octal-non a-umnh log administered tinder W Fr“. ity of General de Gaul i|'v;llt,'lv and ei- said. ihrwsh h" “P” O},.,', o. was freely Ind °l “5 m, . sire. co-opeflimg.“ 1,, pic- British Commonwealth ill . ent strucllfi- Eifort; are being d w, N zralaniiNto ‘lgltigaiziilifniiffi “Unplug umea ew . z _ _, " wllli companies are nirtklilfiafitvgliinfl the nc p ' - su - m bulk of New Cliiliirlxéllil p17‘ as closest PACIFIC ISLIS gtgntial ntokle o c tuft’ __ z D” ‘ bablv go to the Uiiltliys-lft“ . AUCKLAND. N. .. - " "T use tori --'I‘he d':ris'on of the PGTTCII- norms or Pl-Oum I. . pcscsrions of Noumea Ind Tnfl“ if in Y-d“ i-reicna in ih- Pavflc Mooiea. and the Paumoto Archlvfl whel ing vote in f-‘vcr or 9*" land gove" nment on B lish Comm- buted in small savings. reprcsenttnglizglvzzzltécnts of the rl “m u” OOIIMcG . to tally ttaiglouclgsebf gauge-stud; G ul! runes - maineohgai- its: with British W“ "allowing lite plibisdlle in Tim“ ion lego which rerouted in on til/g: mutt! de ull “cm votes to it to" We ed - . . Zra- ti 12y. Vichy Government ihs I110; ca“: pee y Lupe or ng dlfferenc: ms of crops followina’ in 0f PIOIJBIIU"! h“ up,“ m“ over t‘ an experiment min I m. -‘.<l p91“; 9p vtars b)" lsxunt. ndrv Dmslon‘, g5 ‘éflnpaylllfl 0x8", ‘mud plsufll‘ 4 inch"! ‘*9’ ‘ti. - i-i