OIL _ ‘ hens MAN Isallllaflllllalshlflllllflr cunauatooaonrelasfiililoll- n 223,000 A UNEMPIDYEQ LISTED IN s CANADA ‘New Federal Building For Charlottetown On Reconstruction» List Floods s Reported In Britain, Eire ’ i wales. -uas m-(Isiltoas) ‘un% and oao lotion of l, . LONDON. Torrential, rail of aces of M thrcllhaut Drltain and ‘°"' “ha...” “lid”? resu e us o , several urbasrdistriots. t Ilob. I -(Cl’)- nrhippo d thousands CORK, idtltll, Feb. 8 - (OP) -- The first automobile produced in Sire since tho war started rolled off th esaembli line today at the Ford lactory w fch has an annual capacity of 10.000 vehicles. IONDON, Feb. 8 - (Routers) - lcotlend Yard, seeking to break the current crime wave, one t e most serious 3 British history, smashed man of London’: orga- nized gangs in a series of raids in the last two days. Coming Events t "Card Party 'snd Dance, Kel- semsssmuv- us... _q-¢.d» "Lo ding l-l It Peakes Sta- tion ciiclnmuhuiefiuifoge will l: Fraser . v . l-ms-ms-sat u. Th ode for D l! oneacn u: y avls Ease: ud- 8- U. out“ rnons Vrimfbd immediately. Klllld JOtICIP sou. 2-0-11- "llhn wanted, for‘ working the woods. Knuo JmTQXllQB-‘mu "Loading Hogs at Cardigan Stu- Btation coon Thursday for lJlVll a Fraser Lid. Norman McKenzie, l-2-thus-aa1, u. Social and Dance in St. Sohoolrbot 2's. Monday, 11th. If stonmy, Wodn tia- 6511118!!!- l-rasor Ltd" nctlvA Five l-iouscs. u "Maddie Hogs for Davie and Ltd. lines...- m... .unner fir notice. Diuuwcll and 30s- alter M02011. ‘s-i-zi "Anyone wishing to s Market- lng Board Foods, mo? contact Ted Crane, Millviow. Full line o! Feeds. 2-9-21- . ..__. "Brackley versus Glasgow Road at Milton tonight. Game starts at 8:10. 2-9-11. "Annual M of West River cowl! Bridlciihorthcrn Club, Dibnusd Darriolvs. "C. W. l’... Pantry Sale. afternoon at Bowman's. Beans, rolls. 00am x Davis a w“ “it 14m at umZi z-o-u. this Baked homemade broad and l-Mi. “ii-iflilllifl-‘l’ -~_ us“ m; -~ i-logs at Montague _ 3' 2-11-11. "l a in the graveyard work. Freighter: - "in. . is ‘g jv rarnétg #5 The (P 's' Paper p, Coven Pco-Edwarlilslend cisanwrrcrowu, ‘Canadian Naval Chief Of Staff ' Dies Unexpectedly VICE-ADMIRAL "ION" D. S. Dompletes Plans To Bring War Dead llome BAN FR-AN . m. D-(AP) The United States Arm)’ has leto detailed lane m brine- ing United 5 toe in the locond Grout W ill" . if . authorisa- m n , m; ‘ . _ ~ila informa- uonri ted medplan 0gb om fill $ rest c s. e the riniorma- t! except to state the l arma- ined outs now being submitted to h War Deperlmunt officials for fnal ap- IOVG . i v A bill dealing with return of war dead has passed the House of Rep- rsentatives and now is before Senate Military Affairs Committee. The project is expected to take least l8 months. ofgolstllo! thtfiimpxgrlut ‘mason’ ca v es s o . . n next of rm desire, the dead will be lcdt vmere they new are buried. Civilian em loyeee supervision wil be used under army extensively pointed white with a purple band around the hull, will carry the dead. Each burial shlp will carry from 0,500 to 1,000 bom- Bccause present plans call for no military ocmeterlu in lated all dead will be arbitrarily re China, Burma. India, the Mala States and the Dutch Ea ' from Central and South America, except the Canal Zone; from Alfifll. 0106M in tho North African theeure- the Middle East. and from ll in both the Atlantic and except Hawaii, the Phllipp; PIIOHD Rico. Canadian Policy Different UITAWA, FUb. 8 -- (OFF-Can- adian policy in relation to her was dead is to leave soldiers buried in B, - $.°..i°“n°ll.'i2‘°t“. iii-ltd‘ till‘ loss what the United States does. en official said tod lfowasoommonthagonaropgt ma; ant e sanrr lsoothatui - by the llnpwial on itod Htetcs Army had lalyguwn ."3i‘l.2£$"’.$“ “'3 logo's. ru. .........'-" s ' is-as-s-ast HM OTTAWA. Iob I -’(CP) — v Coors c. m u Chief of to: suit otunulusd ‘MI-organ: hm-oiisi i for tbs 0111MB YWIIPQmB 0 I521 strikingpowor ftholili ° techno miral Jones finished lD-hour day at Naval 8 ere yesterday Ho wont home, ate his dinner and rotimd in appar- ent good health lie rose ear moaning to prepare to no to H adq . was found dead his (amil ph siclan said death was dus a condition. A was immediately flash- an endurlns place in the record of Canada's part m the struggle for freedom.” Defence Minister Abbott describ- ed his death as. “a serious nation- al tom!’ Native 0f Halifax A native of l-ialitax with sn early love for the sea. Admin-l 3°11" country in two wars and made his nuateet contribu- 010D in the last tow yew when the navy assumed 100 D61‘ will 01 gonwy work across the U. boats from ital‘- iml” ' b ch d t Si’ ."””.i.‘§§ it? J63 cearrillis and 0 "C!!! “l9 t: vetfie‘: hmavn m s” 'w N z" f ,-. ~ ' W. Nellec. was sent over- awn head the Canadian Naval Mission which was busy WWII’- ‘ m 33.12%... a staff u Commodore Harry T- WWW- “i Bdf , N. 8., who has served s: it's chief during smog _________._ (Continued on race 5 001- i’ Food Drlsls ls Discussed At 10 Downing St. BY JAMES M0000! IDNDON. Ilib. 8 — (OP Cable) -'lbn Downi for generations been hartod rltaiivs future has c was welzhty with care today as Prime Minister‘ Att- lee and his zovornment associates dealt with the immediate problem of- food for the British people- Ih addition, officials the H Ritain, e Uni in refitted or t! ted Natl Assembly. about tau ainieliolutlon takes final (Continued on Page 5 00l- 9) Australia To Sond- llllllon Tons 0f - Food To Britain were many veterans ll-P 18.000; ya Jill} _ xtilo m a hrouaht- in women from outside points but Btroot - whore M "l report published b qr. 7°‘! AP." 23,000 Increase In Two Weeks; 84,000 Jobs Dpsn s, "' ‘|.°lli.li0'._"jli.l.’£"..'f‘ OEAWA, Feulz. g _ (qpi _. l \ ‘I “will yed ro stored at National Employment lcoa tot- alled . at Jan. M, the Llbog- 9'" "Ported today. The u"? was an increase cf ,- 000 over previous figures for Jan. l0, In the some period the number of unfiLed jobs remained practic- ally unchanged at 84M». The uepartiriental report attri- buted the su us of workers over Jobs to demob lizatlon of the arn-icd orces a seasonal lull in |muutry later this year tlhefiiyugujglb-Khg a? 8 0 ' lln g 2€"€.§ll€.ii°"..§.";'..'.3“.,‘“’ '0“: o em o o over the holiday season. p y A rnoderetg respo so was re- ported to a camps! to my] W995; workers but 23,000 were still need- ed. 14.000 of them in Quebec with most of the other vacancies in Ontario and the Prairies. d incrs with certificates were in emand in almost all coal mining "ell. llthmlsh there was a de- crease in requirements in 10mg areas. IslCk of housing hampered placementsjin other districts. A seasonal l ction in construction "UVIIY. cvllllled with continued ‘hwtage °f bilildlhi! materials eased th d d tmdflmexe‘. eman for building Roi s1 mentg §§nsiil§.'.'§“'.'§§$7ss°='_’"”'°" Mari mos - unplaced workers. unllled jobs 5,000. lp- rds and eavy industries reouin- ti! Only s few skilled men. Work was under way on 1,000 mllwgy gggtat tho New Olaezow 28.8., car uireiiienin a for _ lljhwbfle. ‘a 801118 mgityebmoro sacral iggsdod. k I” ec - n a wor ors 00o; unfilled logs smoo. Vacencie: for woodworkers trialled 14.000 with the demand heaviest in the Lake Si. John and Latunue arena. dio manufacturing plmty n. ported they still were busy on radio contracts end the present scale of employment was expected to w". tlnue for some time. Resumption of production on two machines at the Shawinigan Falls Pacer Mill provided additional emnloymont. Several pot rooms at the Ohicoutlmi aluminum plant were also re- n- 05 Pei-lump! 1% additional work- ere. The number of umlacod appli- cants, with unfilled jobs in brack- ets. at various emplovvnsnt offices at Jan. 2t was: Halifax 1.022 (978): New .70! Glasgow 10.8., l I59): 1866 (l0)! . 2.300 (M): leiut John N B , 1.512 (OW): Chlcoutimi, Que, 1.400 (3307): Levis, us, 2,. 9 (89): Montreal 98.353 (13,380); . 12,882 (1.510): Shswlnienn Falls Que. 1.9M (ti): Bherbrooko. Que, 728 (3061; Sore], Que, 2.454 (49); Three Rivers Que, 8,298 (507) llow Much Kissing? TOROITIO, rec. B - (OP) -- How anuirh kissing should young people o This question, posed by thg Cun- adian Youth Ccmmisslon in a sur- vey" drew s variety of replies. Some of them as summarized in a y the Commis- sion entitled “youth and religion" follow: ...°"i.’°i"i it‘; I l. i‘"" 31:‘ lY I l‘ i! I l un r: s tween bcysyoantf girls who: go out seriously la all rght as long as they don't abuse lt.' A more - dimimlnstifil ldaain "There is too inu again? gn and aomethingdzhoilld o curtail it." A more~or~losa discriminating girl: "I draw the lino at complete strangers." TIOAN b. t sad! the posh indated won sco- 515$ camps. safrunnav. seasonal: .14.; Read rybody Like the Dew Danada Signs Trade Pact With Mexico MEXICO. CITY Feb. 8 - (AP) -Canade and Mexico signed a trade agreement today which Canada ho es will boost total commerce be weon the two countries to a value of $000,000 pesos (about 050000.000) annually. Thmsct signed yibade Ml s- ter cKlru-ion and Ambassa or Hugh L. Keenleyside for Canada and by Forlegn Secretary Francis- co Castillo Nsjera for Mexico, ea- tablishcl reciprocal mostlavored diction treatment. Canada will sell Mexico lumber, paper, some machinery and other commodities, and will buy in return tropical fruits, ~fresh vegetables, hardwoods fibres and some mine- rals. including tungsten and mercu- Before the war Mr. MacKlnnoYi added, Mexico-Canada trade a- veraged only $3,000,000 annually. In i944, the figure jumped to $20,- 000,000. He said the goal is S50,- 000000, including imports and ex- r po s. Canada hopes to- furnish Mariti- me shipping to South‘ Amrelcn as well as Mexico, he emphasized. Liner llusen Mary “use” ll-ew York Sunday ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY. Feb. 8—( — Capt. G. G. lllings- vvorth, mas or of this liner carry- ing British wives and children to their American husbands, said to- day he had asked for facilities for docking in New York's strike- bevind harbor about noon Sunday. The liner was nosing into vouch- er weather today. A stiff breeze was blowing and the waves nmunb lnr as the Queen churned along at 23 knots. Strike Continues NEW YORK. Feb. 8 - (AP) - Strlkinil tugboat workers today voted to relect s proposal to end e five-day strike ich has paralyzed New York ha bor and brought ~nvernmit seizure. The voie was t o Meanwhile, M government tugs. '4 more than yesterday churned the lce-caked Hudson and East Riv- ers, shuttline vital fuel oil horses fromjlew Jersey tn Manhattan docks. The supplies were to meet cpl" emergency demands. There was no heat in the sub- wevs and other electrically oper- ated vehicl-s. Health Commissioner Ernest L, Stebbins said most of the city's cold-water flats were with- out kerosene. The city's nubile schools clo- sed-tnday 0t ‘i n, m, under orders from Mayor William. O'Dwyer who nut they rltv in n state of emergen- rw last Wednesday. Twelve city buildings were closed vesterdnv because heat was sufficient only to keen nines from freezing. Paro- chial schools closed yesterday. Fear Toronto. Youths ‘committed fgLTrlal ‘TORONTO, no. 0 - (CP) — Ibur ‘Ibrm youths wu-e commit- tsd for today at concussion of murder commotion with the of a North Toronto proprietor durinw It ‘l0’ ‘hld'.’»"&‘“éilk“'ls““'m lilmlliitlfiilaim h“: a ' . Blended for Quality lest Bolling 7 dildlhino czyfua Vi; $0.‘: wit...“ it... ‘Pill. Meyer s OTIWWA. Ont, I'd). s _ (Qpo- cial) - A new Fbderal Government building in Charlottetown to house the branches of various depart- ments is on the list of projects of the Pifbllil Wo Department, ‘The a a . has been nt advocati a new modern building to r the eur- orunded as old and unsuitable. It s further stated that a intment of space among the dif erent de- partmients is inequitable. While admitting the need o! an up-todcto Federal Government building in Charlottetown, Asiat- ant Deputy Minister W.P, Harrell sold that construction of such a building would not be likely to get high priority on the schedule of reconstruction projects. Build materials which are in exoeedingv short supply are now being channelled to emergency housing programs across Canada and to industrial plants undergoing reconverslcn from war to peace- time usee, he said. Health Dept. Inspection Further inspection of Charlotte- town headquarters of Dominion Government, departments will be made this year by officials of the new division of Civil cc. Health, set up‘ last December by Health and We are Minister Brooke Claxton. and w be administered by Dr. R.G-. Ristz, public health ope- clslist health in the pub- |lic service duri the war have I and treatment. In the case of Charlottetown and other port centres where there are considerable numbers of - ser- vants, the Civil Service Health Division plans to make use of ex- isting facilities to the greatest os- siible extent to preclude over- p- l? B8- Japs Expected llcws 0f Bomb Balloons OTTAWA, Feb. 8 - (C?) -- The Japanese expected information on dllmflile caused by their bomb- carrying balloons would be avail- able for normal press channels and radio broadcasts in anads and the United States, a oint state- ment hy the Canadian and Am- erican Armies said today, ‘Reviewing the ineffective Jap- anese attemgt to retaliate for Am- erican homing raids, the gtgtg. merit said "a very complete vol- untary censorship" by the press and radio of North America after the first mention of the original balloons “denied the Japanese in. formation as to the numbers ar- riving and the landing points." Investigation showed that al- though the Japanese said one of the balloons main purposes was bols- terlng morale at home and for propaganda, “remarkably little use" was made of them in prop- aganda broadcasts. EDITOR RETIRES urrawa,’ m». s - (or) ... Charles A. Bowman" nearly S0 years‘ service in that position and will be slaocsed- r. s’ -.::....cs:=v-- n on en Boutham H. B. South- am. pgdbliilwhgr o the Citlaan, an- nounc uy. Mr. Bowman joined the staff of fig?‘ paper as associate editor in nis u. has been fiiate fidltor of e Cftisen dame last November. H! Idward Martin Dorm game. u. and rial-cutouts , W . hb. 8 -(AP)— Preston.“ _ announced to- ‘Wm new houses in 383% contemplates tinoeoasssin w». redid an GT». “at Jdtfi Iii pageants, whore residential rissawhno tort-ho handin tbenow O "~23 prefab- b Jilin 0 1 PAGES Headquarters in London, addressed Ampney during the day. you men are out after Feb. l1." he told the Down Ampney strikers. strik will be held tomorrow at the Glou- relvct today's decision. were informed of e warning from Ottawa that if the men did not ro- turn by Monday, stoppages of sy, allowances and post-war gratu ties could result, as well as delay in re- patrlation. War Brides, Dlilldrsa HAL-IF liner Msuretenia, converted from hor role floating nursing home, was o a Truman Announces Huge U S. Housing Program for pun; inanimate DUI Dutch Princess Ill immense suwuva AMSTERDAM. Feb. B - (AP)- Princess Juliana recov from the measles has been stric by a light case o! pneumonia. An of- ficial announcement today said her condition was progressing fav- orably. 1,200 Striking Airmen liuit But 800 liemain Idle LONDON Feb. 8~— (C?) - pitemau, offlcielwaming that ooii- inuance of their strike woul be considered mutiny, 800 3.0. F ground crew personnel at Down Ampney Air 'l‘rans ort Ste ion in Gloucestershire t y decided to remain idle but 1M0 others at Odiham Station in Hampshire an- nounced they would return to work tomorrow. The decision taken at Odiham Air ‘Pransport Station heralded the end o a four-day stoppage in pro- test against delays in repatriation. The Down Ampney ground crow men went on strike for the some reason Thursday. The strikers at both RC AJ’. stations were warned that R.C.A,F. Headquarters in Ottawa has set next Monday as a deadline for re- turn to duty, Odihem and Down Ampney were the only overseas R..C.A. ol- tablishments so far involved in work Stcpguges. Group apt. Sampson, personnel officer at the R O A F's Oversees the men at both Odlham and Down "It will be considered mutiny if His speech there was punctured with boos and cat-calls by the ground crew men, who voted by a show of hands to (Dill-hill! their e. It is understood a secret ballot cestershire station to confirm or At both stations, the idle men m At aimlessly Ax, Feb. 8 -- (C!) -Tho of a troop carrier to a ted to arrive at Halifax early un- day morning with more than 1,000 civilian passengers aboard, military authorities announced here tonight "Thetiiligé-ton liner hill’! s o , passenger- o w c all but 85 were expected to be Cau- adian service men's dependents. all houses, new or old; “more sf- foctive price coma-cl on materials: continuation to rent controls. mort- ago insurance up to 00 per cont of {he value of new low-coat homes- abanosfiwlldeferrabloandnuv essential construction" for the rest of this year. mmwgitl. 1.0.35; r five weeks’ study and ti with billrlfi- icing: and veterans soprosonta- lk‘. ‘rruman gave it his "om- pleto and um od Import" in statement C l Expectlrado‘ , Greater Than Pre-War Level OTTAWA. Fab- l - ((1') .- Mlfitsr Kay a: oh ll- 500000.000 the agreement uudc w Illa Bbih l: repreeen ese Government. flsloy said the loo-u would "an early start to be made development of trade between do. and C The agreement was yesterday. Dr. Illu Chinese i- bassacior, the Chin M1‘. enable in eke to coun . Made under the Import Credits Insurance Act, the loan bears in- terest at three per cent per a.n- num and is removable in ual in- stalments of principal ex ending over a. period of 30 years, stem in; with 1048 . Of the credit. Mr. Ilaley said $26,000,000 is to be reserved for purchase of supplies and equip- ment originally requested by China as mutual aid. but not delivered before VJ-Dey: other items in production in Canada last Sept. l which are surplus to Canadian requirements and used industrial equipment which China had sguslst to from Canada. 05,000,000 is ment. T!’ duired by the Chinese Government for reconstruction and other post- wsr purposes. “Little Danie” Disposed Df LONDON’, Feb. 8 - (CP)- Willa‘ a roar that shock the windows of Buckingham Palace and startled United Nations delegates at Church House, "Little Dante", a L000; pound bomb in St. James’! Park. was disposed of today when Royal Engineers blew up the fuse. First efforts to neutralize the bomb Wednesday night failed when the fuse broke. After 5990181 11'9"‘ moot, T.N.T. we: fixed to the fuse and was detonated from a distancb. Clouds smoke rose above the scene and fragments of scaffolding were tossed skyward. The bomb was one of a number of usexrploded missiles divoppied by the uftwaffe during the b t2. 5t. James’: Park is in London's West End. OTPAWA, Fob. 8 - (W) — Elle Lescot, deposed president d Haiti has bought a home at new by er, Que., it was learned to- day. Mr. Lescot came to Canada al- ovornment was overthrow! are some l4 relatives. ter his With on; Cite? ‘duo hows in. 1a ms mo outs; {as Sic‘: inc-coon MN FAcfuRtR s .\ MIPIOBOIDODAL OIPQ TORDNIO. it I - (CH-Ilia!- mum and maximmn temperatures: Vancouver B4, H; a v urged coupons to"enact the i will ulro and al evic uiigeioansaxl" HINA ...,.=. MLYSQT-aém.‘ _._....-._.___.'...__ ._ , _