- "Buying live and creased boul- >2'%/’ The People's Paper w.‘ Covers Prince Edward '1'!" Q“' ""--. Island Like the Dew Read by Everybody Cl let ll of Christ’: Birth is still t newu. MAXI M6 ere? MERE MAN reioioe that the Good News the {Net- v __ ‘min; Guirillnni I itetowl G l E Founded 100.1 ‘Iwo Cents. SECOND SECTION CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, 01201114111111: 1s, 1944 E. Islander Appointed‘ _ To Rank Of Sub-Inspector (Of R. C. M. P. .41 Ottawa .. (Spfllll to The Guardian; arrows, Dec. l5-—It has ust m; announced by 11.0.14. Poice wdquarters that Sergeant Wil- mm Jqgeph Monaghan bu been “some to the rank of Sub- m m from the lst December, ~gulplnspector Nioniighan is a ,1 m. and Mrs. James Mona- n mu was born at Huelbrooir, Edward Island. , p; was a former member of tne moo Edward Island Provincial pause and was Secretary to the issioner oi that Force. This officer hae served in the ~3¢yal Canadian Mounted Potice " May let, i032. and served in Edward I:- 8t keiiffc,0nt.. and at the present ls taking a course at the R.C. if. Police College, Regina, Sask- atchewan. _ (inspector Monngbans many flier-ids in Prince Edward Island p111 be pleased to learn of his in:- gt promotion. Prior to joining the 3.0.11.1‘. in Charlottetown ho was enraged in newspaper work with m Guardian. He was also active bi many local organizations, in- glurllng tiie Charlottetown Gyro Club, oi which he is a past presi- ilznt. A brother. Rev. Fred Mona- g1. is a pariah rleat in British lumbla iiriol anot ei- brother. A1‘- tliiir. is with ‘the armed forces overseas. A sister. Mary, . ides in l-lanlbrook where his p enis are livlns.) ‘lliport “Big Three" Parley Date Set WASHINGTON, Dec. l5—(AP)—— Prime Minister Churchill. Premier lllllii and President Roosevelt will ‘beet again soon after the letters Island Soldiers Back ‘In Canada The following Pllncg Edw n] gland Soldier: have returnedlto llmda after service 011cm“; Li. David Roscoe Walker. Ken. nston. tniélgr. RJI. Dunn, Clibrlotie. . P. . . “def” G Kllwh. Summer crselétk-I lllf. Meciiachern, Long Cpl. MJC. Mmobenn. Hunter Ecilmlxlléon. Lglpaud. W.U. “iii-her. mast Itoy. L31‘. Reynolds. Monta- gue. Pie. JJ). Campbell. Charlotte. iown. Gm‘. 1H. Donovan. Charlotte- wn. Pk. J. ll. Ford. Charlotte. 21m. Order Probe Into Death Of Actress BEVERLY Ell-IS, Calif, Dec. 15 — (AP) — Coroner Frank Nance to- day demanded that the District At- iorney begin an immcdate investig" aticn cf all the circumstances sur- BUB - INSPECTOR MONAGIIAN Home Coming Island Soldiers Literviewed lied Forces llew Operation LONDON’. Dec. 15 - (AP) - Thc- Red Arm-v invaded western Slovakia. today. crossing the fron-_ tier 34 miles northwest or besieged, Budapest in a bold operation aim ed at cutting off German troops in’ eastern Slovakia and breaking up- en thi», roads to Vienna. 115 miles h-tenn inauguration. Highly placed officials said the time had been set definitely. ~"l'he President will be lnaugur-I l d on Jan. 20. I Where the meetin might takel Ilse remained a su Ject of spec- ll1frll0n. It necessarily must re- Ill secret for security mesons. Coming Events " ‘ristmaa Concert. Kinkora Iall, ncemper 211st. 1240-20-21. "Canoe Cove School Concert, lltcemner 19th. 12-10-11 "Oluistmes Concert. Bonehaw w. moay. necemcei- 221x112 m u Concert. nannies ' "Christina s ‘iuesday. School. "Christmas Concert. Craosud Ill!- Thismday, December ‘diet. 12-16-11. w- Psvmr too ark t Diccs. is- luu Cold Storing‘ Ltd. r11 ‘I 561C ll! 01d ill-Ii’ Society. Rogers Hardware. av afternoon. 12-13-41. - "Farina hixiiest price: for dress- Id poultry. D. M. McKinnon. Mur- IIY River. 12-16-21 of Basilica ‘zchristmas Tl-xir-i-cert in Hemo- t Bcnooi, December 01st. 1240-3. A Rummage , Y. M. C. As "War. Dec el‘ 10th, mo 12-111 . "lhvflele sciioov Concert at Fl Social. Wedmed-ay evenfnna. Renee: nous. "tlllli- arrived. Co: l! ices m"! and paper. Lowest m“ ‘mhldlfi . NW 111,130. -ii. upmit p1‘ ‘N ____ h*,-'-'n=~=“°""°s 3" “in... . | - ' A "Hm. ricton. ia-is- . "I -0. O r ilumnisrro Sole E: a wooo miowmm n ‘£35 l- Owosite *- . m-ia-ai. younir ob t trim i... ' 3M0 Jwleneen. 12-16-11. ‘c c - communique announced. _ . ir, of supply 1‘ . {it}. hli‘i§....3.?§l’.‘§§ importance Undies with Pies b 12-16 BINDIN" to the west. Hurdlmg the, Oriily River fron tier, the Russians seized the Slovak town of Icolysaz (Srhyl. a half mile beyond and B’! mllcs east of Bratislava, Slovak capital, a Moscow Heavy rains impeded the Russ fan encircling movement around Budapest but Moscow said that free- zing weather rio'v find rkrceudeti on; the Hungarian front. The Ccrrrians, E still were throwing in reinforce mrnts, including S F- troons. in an effort, to save Huadncst and keel‘ the battle away from Austria. Air Cadet League To Be Continued A Dec. 16 — (C Thg Air Cadet League will continue in the postwar P911011 as a aotentlrl reservoir of airmen, Arthur L. Ml 111m; cf Montrecl. lire- siaerit of the league. said today 1n an address to an Ottawa service (Kiwanis) Club. _ Mr. Melling said Canadas post- war air defence program now could b, considered only in the broadest outline hut, it appeared reosonnbic that, it should consist of three branches-a small Dennanent air (once, n, large number of non per- moncnt squadrons and a very lei-ye reserve oi returned b11015 who "W141 take a refresher course once e year. "A plan along these lines will Continually need replenishment bi’ young men," he 8810- "01" ‘ trained air cadets will be the 110W“- P)- frcm year to year. It is reasonable to anticipate that air Cadets Wm ecorne an indiepensibie Dflfl 0f A11‘ Force activities.’ u highly important, because n! Canada's place in aviation, that the - ‘nion should have a body of trained younl ‘men who "it W’ d the sir as he 1'0“!!! mm ° fill“... i.“ long felt toward .the lea. Plane already were beinz “W1- 4 with Cmsdian lfiylnil mos Associa on to enable cadets in the final stages of their train- ing to receive dual lnstructimi fly- inlt A start. had also been m! o toward nrovldina Nhfllflnhliva 1!‘ both flying and trades. Creek Insurgents Deliver Terms ATHENS, Dee. l0 -- (A P) — Creek insurzente have handed the British authorities terms for and: in‘ the 13-day leftist revolt. the A ieiedPreuwuiniorirwdilveN- i le source tonight. the possibility the British would accept them ae a basis for l!‘ armistice. . rounding the death o1 movie actress Lube Veelz. “The most danizerous weapon the Germans have now t .e dive bomber," said Gnr._ J.h iianuvan of Charlottetown. in an interview after he reached Canada from over- seas. fought on the Western Front with a medium artillery unit. Hc tliouizht French civilians _ha.d suffered tremendous casualties from liun ueriol bombardment. There were nlentv oi other tilierymui iii the crowd. unr. . l-i. Dunn of Mount Stewart. P.E L. helped to belt the Boche in the Sicily and itnir 1.21:. ._..1l'. 1... '1‘. Rcvnolds cf Months. 2. P E.I.. was the line about itimini in iiie middle of October. Giir. W.U. Cu.- ncy of Charlottetown kept pounmnt: the 66111222115 back through France. Belgium and Holland. And suit a- notiicr P. ‘I. gunner. .1 L. Court oi B12 0 Station. loin‘ lieai on the other . e 1.1. '- re out of the frav after is wor licl-scd to reduce 111-. ivnzis’ Calais stronghold. . “the uothic Line “'21s the touch- est of thcm all." commented Pie. l... J. Maclieod of ofurrav hliiibozj P .1 , with thc Cape Breton 1112;11- lanclers He was lil all the biz irat- tles lrcm Orrona tu Uriini He first was wounded ncur Qrtonn 1115C January. got 2111011161 wound in the Gustav Line strife for Cassino 111 Mav. A third .11.‘. since mums lie stopped some Nazi fire in Suprem- ber iir thc push rioivii me ruud to imini. _ (The men were interltiewed on ilze ma land) Nazis In Tory Seek To Block Canuck Push By George Bria ROME, Dec. l5 -— (AP) —-Ca.n. cdinn troops fought hard tonight to expand a. new y-won bridgehead across the Naviglio Canal west R/avenna and the Lernone River, which the Canadians crossed Sun dB/y night a.‘ the Germans threw ever more reinforcements into a fierce and tenacious defence of the eastern Po Valley. The Canadians tablished their mile wide bridgehead in n. night at tack northeast of Bagnacavallo. road centre l0 miles northeast of Faienza, and held it against day orig ‘ attacks by German in fantry and Tiger tanks. (William Bose Canadian Press War Correspondent. reported the situation at the bridgehead. gained Tueedetv rillht, was tens: until Wenesdev noon when Bri lsh Col is tanks ioiried New Brims wick and Ontario infantrymen who had been hard pressed throuedlmlt the forenoon.) Post Office Prepares For Christmas iiail ill‘- e OTTAWA. Deo. 10 -( )— Postmaster General Home? on- nounced that nearly 10,000 temp- orary workers will be employed in post offices throughout Canada to cope with the Christmas me . Mr. Mulock said thlt 3,000 bags of overseas Christina mall had been handled. Bo laid that more than ever before the st office must rely upon each in v- lduai mailer for hie co-o tion. This year's holiday mail or over- ies seas, ho said. was the heaviest of any season since the outbreak of By KIIKI Island ln the Philippines. found the enemy unprepared. islnndb which J and Mindanao. ‘ow... Situation Last freight (Associated heel War Analyst) MaeArthnfl march to Tokyo is on again. With virtually no opposition from the Japanese. l. force of the United States 0th Army has set foot on the southwest coast of Mindoro TQRYO h!!! T-fllldflfl report! of I Powerful American convoy mov- ing through Central Philippines waters but the actual strike apparently Gen. MacArthur’: new foray against the foe apparently means that he has written Leyte off as conquered. That was where lie first set foot again on Philippine soil in making good his pledge to return to the had conquered. The capture of Mindoro apparently ie essential to Gen. Mac- Arthur‘! announced purpose of uplifting Japanese ' '4~—L ""_—'“ L. SIMPSON I on Luzon Possession of Mindoro would help seal off the enemy garrison on'| [he Al-chi Mindanao while the campaign to retake Luzon la prepared. Luzon, tlie E main island of the Philippine group, ie the best-located base for future ‘ operations against Japan, Formosa. or the China coast. _ l Although the Japanese hod mlde sporadic attacks on the Ameri- can convoy n: it headed for Mindoro they apparently had not anticipat- ed Just where the blow might strike. relieve the Japanese forces. The naval air umbrella thrown Wll‘. I l In to bolster his forces drained off troops from other major islands in the Philippines. At iiie time Gen. Linn-Arthur landed on Loyte. the Japanese were officially credited with having 250,000 troops ‘If no substantial increase in the islands‘ garrisons has been poi- sible since. it is obvious that many of the larger islands now must ho thinly held, due to the desperate Jispancse efforis to halt the American the necessity of warding off Philippine guer- icconqnest of Leyte, and lllalsm. ed all Japanese hind-based planes and resulted in the destruction of 231 Japanese planes either on the ground or in the air. over all Luzon successfully ground- on Leyte the enemy also may have in the Philippine Archipelago. Philippines established for the Commander said. From the Mindoro convoy, com- i A. D. iltrublc, Murlin Spencer, Associ- miinded by Rear Admiral ated Press war correspondent, re- Two faclora contributed to the eorlyauccess of the new landing. ported the surprise wag so com- One was the new navy carrier bomber technique employed to neutral- ize air-fields from which the Japanese might have launched planes to inc brightly When the Americans stage n mass attack on the convoy. The second factor was the heavy mOVf-‘d m f0? U"! lflfldlflil ill-St be- casuuliics the Japanese are reported to have suffered on Leyte. t Gen. lliacAvihufls forces are estimated to have wiped out more thzin 80,000 enenriv troops either ashore or aboard transports trying to plcte that lights ashore were bum- fore dami. The weather was with the ll‘.- vaders. at: least while the convoy was in-bnund during the beach operations. A typhoon moving westward from the Pacific swerved to the north, otherwise aerial sup- port would have been limited if not recalled altogether. I PEARL_ narmon, Dec. 15 "- lAl’) —Un1te ii States carrier planes rlestroived 1t total of 224 Japanese airdraft in :\ two-day smash at Lumn Islnnd in ilie Philippines, llcc. " and bombed and s w." i‘ .1 more en- omy planes on thc ground. the '~ mtvv .1 ‘ today. _To Reduce Number Of Men On Postponement International iii A Clarice Western Front-US. ‘llh Arm!‘ enters Germany on ii IZ-inilefront southwest of iiairlsriiiie: bitter op- position slorvs iiii-us-s by U.S lat. 9th and 3rd Armies; Ifrcneb Istl Army beats down strong German] attacks in southern Alsace. Russian-Soviet forces invade western Slovakia, capture Piulyszle. 87 mil ' east of Bratislava. nllliilfl——cfihiiillfln forces expand bridgehead across Navlgllo Canal northeast of I-‘ucnza. in hard fight- ing as Germans rusii reinforce- ments to C (lion-held sccfor. Aerial-R. A. F. liesvles hit Lud- wi shafen Friday night after day- lig 1i. blows by U. S. heavles at Iiurrnovcr and Kassel Greek — Ag ecmcnt reported reached in principle on establish- ment of regency but fighting cori- tinues in Athens. Phillppincs-—U. S. 6th Army b1- vadcs lliindorn island in western Philippines. spill ‘ aichipelnizo in half. disclosed gucrilla form control large sections of number of Philippine islands. Burma-British 14th Army for- ces on Burma. west coast drive 14 miles southeast of Maurrgdaw; Chinese troops wipe out last Jap- nnesc forces in Bhnmo on Irm- rvarldy River. China-Chinese forces close in on Iiochih in Kw ngsLProvin British Regiments Open Drive In Burma Area llcw Ilse For Steel Helmets OTTAWA. Dec. l6 -- (C?) — The War Assets Corporation has been baffled in attempting to find a use for 30,000 steel helmets. part of war surplus supplies in its hands, but today a transplanted Aberdonian Scot. Alexander Mc- Pherson Wilson, an Ottawa bank r, said he would buy them at the "right prlce"-- er- hape as high as 30 cents eac . Mr. Wilson's idea: the helmets are lust the thi for hen'e nests when lined wit asbestos an whitewashed. Ilse lluge Bombs 0n Torpedo Boat Pens LONDON, Dec. 15 —- (CF-Reut- er) — H. A. l‘. Lancasters, escort- ed by Bpftflrol. today attacked with l2.000-pound ‘earthquake’ bombs German motor-torpedo boot mus at Ijrmiiden, Northwest I-Iol- d. the Air Ministry announced. OTTAWA, Dec. 15 -— (CPl-Ar- thur MacNamara, director of Na- tional Selective Service. today . - nouriced a plan to reducc A , number of men on postpone ; mcnt from military service 811d} employed in industry by rcblnc-| irig thcm with released R. C_ F. personnel, who are not subiestl to cull-up. _ 4 _ f Mr. lvlcNamara said industrial. mobilization surveys carried uutl by Selective Service for iiiore tli:u t1 year have reduced the riiimbc‘ of men on postponement in 1nd"; ‘ try to a very small number lll kci positions. some of whom are of, low medical category. Those ivlzo, are still on postponement and wliol are eligible for military servhe‘ will be called up as soon as quini- fietl demobiiized men czin be 0‘;- tained to take over the civilian, Jobs, he said. _ _ l As an example of the situation..- the Selective Service Director rc-, ferred to thr- Massey-I-larrls plant, at Weston, Ontario. The United‘ Automobile Workers (CLO) rec- ently protested that some mcri working in the plant constituted n source of available manpower The] Toronto Council of the Canadian. Legion also complained that vot-1 ernns were being laid off frcr...‘ some Toronto plants while men "‘l j postponement were being retained; Mr. McNamara said at t‘.ic| Weston plant only 32 of the 206D, employees were on postponement, and all were keymen who CCillfl‘ not be removed without disrupting production. R. C. A F. personnel from disbanded trade schools would be used to replace these men as soon as those with the neon:- i ati£ris_c_ould_ be’ found. By John Grover WITH THE BRITISH CORPS, ARAKAN FRONT. BURMA Dec. ii-(Dclayedi - (A P) - This was D.Di1rv for British negl- ments recruited from three contin- ent; which have smashed forward frcrn three to l7 miles in the cp- ening phase of is two-pronsfld drive to reclaim the Arakan dis- trict. Advanced elements already he!" pushed to within 40 miles of the port of Akyab on the west Burma coast. English county reziments: Pim- Jabis, Mahrattas. Gurkha- and Bciuchis from India; and fighting West Africans compose the 81011116 forces engaged in 5 pincer move-- merit southward toward Aliyah. Ono prong of the double attack drove rugred Me/yu Hills near to Myinhlut. south of Meungdaw. The other is slicing down the Kela-parinln River valley some 8 miles to the t. A; thi drive storied, sir Philio Christison. of Arakan forces. enjoyed complete air superiority over the Japanese defenders as R. A. 1". and Ameri- can plane.- lied cloee suvflort for the Jungle a vance. Not a single enem-v plane was encountered. Ali along the front infentryrncn reported Japanese tmcne were hightallln! it without offerlnrr to fight. A ions Japanese artillery battery which attempted to inter- rupt the messed movement of 15TH trooos and supplies was wiped out Illi tvro and vvil‘ Most of the enemy's 100 air- field; on the Island on which , Manila is sltuntrd .\verc swept in the raids. Mindoro is a miilor island just south of Luzon the main island of ‘the Philippines The landinks thcrc represent an Advance in tor- ce across thc full breadth of the Archipelago. (A ‘Ifolito broadcast. rccorderl by tlip fccic ol_ cc muriirsuuons com- 111155100. said l- iv that :1 "DOW- criui" Aiiictl t. irov hixd slcuriied into the Sulir Sou iiiicl that r1110- U101‘ ltllldllll-Z in the Philippines 11b- iDliYChtlV was imminent. Mindoro Island is at thc north u! the Sulu Sea. iusl south of 1.1mm. which has been sucbt licnvilv is \\‘(\|.L Unilcci Slates carrier dlfCTflllJ The Mindoro lillldllll-l Wlln‘ second iitnliiiibluus operation Gan. MacArth-Jrs forces in Philippines this month. _ On Dec the i711 infantry (liv- isluii Sj-lllftfil" " .1‘ west- ern coast of Lcvtc in a surprise move that swiitlv l d in (ho cimlurc ..i Liimoc. thi 1's chief srmnlv owl. the ninhlai n n (arse Japanese force south of Omscc arid the cntroumint 1i fl-l remaining main bodv uf Yluponcse lronns in the corridor north “T g ‘ n,“ MIIPAHHLU‘ tlrivcn n from c119. to west Lilli 112.11 .112 Piril-| iripincs, ivliicli now ‘ clv cut-l mate sca and o t0 the China coast." 600-1111‘: Ailvarice The “clv isndiiiz- renreesentln! an advance bv liberation iorces vvestwurd ci about 800 statute miles too lit-Gen. Walter Kruezers 6th armv within 200 miles or less of Manila. capitol of the Archipel- ago (An NBC broadcast from the Philippines bv (scarce Thomas Fol- 20 PAGES By C. McDANIEl. the United S Mall, $4.00; other Provinces l U.!.A. $5.00. Subscription Delivered, $5.00. w YANK INVASION m PHlllPPlNES MacARTl-IURS HEADQUARTERS. PHILIPPINES D ‘ - ‘ _. (A?) — A naval-borne United States 6th Army force 5.052211%... Pliihliilrlglrliieazoaid gained a virtually bloodless beachhead on Mindoro Island, within 150 miles of Manila. FY1113!’ morning: (Philippine time), Gen. lllacArihur disclosed today. ' The daring amphibious break spanning the heart of the Japanese-dominated _ _ _ fates invaders an east-west corridor through 1191380 Whwll W111 Rive them access to routes leading i0 the coasts of China, v . l "T fighting fires," he sol . Lo (By The Canadian Press) Canadian firefighters posted from Britain to France were deeply disappointed when their trans-channel expedition was cari- celled. members of the Canadian fire-fighting corps said on their arrival back in Canada. Vanguard of the home-bound corps. l8 of the men in blue have come back to Canada after spend- ing many months battling flames ‘- in England. They are the advance will return with the disbandment of thc corps overseas. Column Officer Louis Stew- art. former captain in the Char- lottetown Department, headed the group and also was the man chosen to lead the Canadian contingent info France. “The fire situation in France failed to develop. of course. when the Luftwaffe pulled in its horns." he explained. "Then the V-bombs started in on England, and it was decided we would be more useful there. However, it was a terrific l l party for hundreds of others whol l bv - letdown." 135 I-‘ircs At One Time Tlic Prince Edward Islander 11nd been in the fire service iii Southampton and Portsmouth. both blitzed towns. “We really got inl hot and heavy in Portsmouth." hcl recalled. “One night there u'e"cl 135 fires going at one time“ l He thought the sending of Can- l. adian firemen to Britain had serv- ed a useful purpose, apart from. their help to the hard-pressed‘ British brigades. “Our fellows opportunity of learniii had a wonderful, methods of ' "not only under blitz conditions but also un- der normal conditions. Then tau "‘ they were able to attend the Nat- ional Fire Service colleges and schools, where they not thorough training, mid to take rescue and salvage courses. “I think, too. the British some ideas from our men." Column Officer Stewart expres- sed belief the firemen who serv- ed overseas would receive full re- hribilitstioii benefits on the same basis as armed service men. Tlic topic was a live one among tlzr returning sriioke-eatcrs. RV erlcirns within u “stone's throw Japanese uirfields" and within en- 8V ncccns of enemy naval units. lie said their: lavas unlv token air resis- tnnce and no naval ounosltionr Graiidh-Tizlug-li-tlgnfif . VICTORIA, Dec. 15—(CP)—M1s. Agnes Jane Bolton. grand daugh- ter of Sir James Douglas. founder of Victoria, and diadl’ DWEIES. dléd here Wednesay. Besides her hus- mind in Tahiti. Mrs. Bolton leaves a son, Eric, with the U. S. Mer- chant Navy. English Mother Sentenced To Death LEEDS. ENGLALD, Dec. 15 - (CP-Reutcn-Described by the de- fc “a irood w fc and Mother. a woman of nxctxlent character who hnd iievcr betrayed any slim of unklndncss to lier son.“ Vera Kathleen Boulton. 2o. of York. io- dov was sentenced todesth for the murder bv ‘ her 5 ' year-old boy. Colin. llbrttem v frail nnd obviouslv laboring under emotion. she stood in the clock of the nssize court here 11s the foreman oi the a strong YQCONIYYlt-llflllklll for mer- cy to the verdict of “tzuiltv." Mr Justice Oliver would direct the lur.v's recommen- dation to the or outside. He had the It was i tlur a davs’ trial that the child died frrtn by fir; from British batteries. stcr said the operation but the Amj, "ll Canada are Section Leader Victoria's Founder Dies ‘ lurv added in As passed sentence of dmth-adding that he ' ‘oer cusrrers-the womans husb d. Gunner Arthur Bouiion. wcot b "er-Iv in a corridor icen brought back from the front of Italy for the trial testii in four nnovcrdoseofa iliilhdtid b k. d.i i‘ m,’ ti =e o n ucv-“xactkiizerilunyulurtrelv wiping tears Some the firemen back ii“. C. i, lCnsey, Trail. BC; Section Leader George Monk, Windsor, OnL. and Leading Firemen Harold Black- morc. Lethbrldge. Alta; Harold ilrnlizini, Ottawa: Todd Armstrong. ‘oronto: Reg. Coughlin. Gatineeu whit, Que; and Bill Kcrnisici. ziavsa. J Seek “Luxuries” For l 2’ ‘Chinese Soldiers CHUNGKING, Dec. l5—(AP’:— Funds are being solicited from the‘ public to provide cvcry Chinese! soldier with quart of soyn bcori milk daily. usl much water as he wants to drink. a bath once a week. a towel, and treatment of eye and skin diseases. Montreal Crowd lCheers Veterans _ MONTREAL. Dec. l5 - (C?) — Restraint collmren iuoiiv amid the impatient crowd uwaitiniz the ar- rival in old Bonaventure Station of a train bearing armv veterans re- turning to Canada for the first time in five veers. and as the train e station. relatives and friends of the returning men broke through a gunrd of the Canadian Armv Provost Corps to embrace their loved ones A wild burst oi chcerinz broke out when the first of the ‘ c-cominz veterans stepped from the coaches. Tears wclled up in nil eves as wives and children. mothers and irthers. saw their husbands nnd sons for the first time who‘. scemcrl like mi eternity. The nien stood in the cal Fireman Bards In Canada Louis Stewart Heads Group laaturning After‘ Service In Great Britain. i _ii—~ .2 > Cgliurchill Urge llnity Among Great Powers British Premier Sides’ “Hth Russia In Polish Dispute. LONDON, Dec. l5 — (CP) ——Si(le i118 “fir Russia in the Polish dis- Dutc, Prime Minister Churchill to- day confessed disappointment at delzrsv" in reccnvening the "Bi Three and bespoke unity 3mg“: the Great Powers lest a nrov strw- ture of World Government die in inception. T119 Prime Minister virtually ab- andoned the Icndon Polish G0"- cmmcnt. at lsnsl. as now constitut- “d- "Pd Elll-‘bortcd as reasonable tl-e 311551811 nds for territory it: on p. e16, Col.’ s» 4‘ NEVER Rr-Jckilas his four. VALUE until. HE w. Stab For». BREACH or PRNMSEY ‘ l? . temperatures: Vancouver 33. 40; Edmonton 13 39: Revrina 16. 23: Winnipeg 23; Toronto 22, 34: Ottawa 8, Montreal 1B. a2: Quebec io. 5511'"- JC-hn 9~ —$ Moncton l4, Halifax -. 3i; Charlottetown 20, Forecasts»- Lower St. Lawrence-Fresh t4 Lstiiogife winds with light snow. St. Jolim-Frcsh winds with light filliTl-‘llills. Gulf, North Shore and Ba; Cl18lElll'-— F’ r e s h winds, part1} cloudy and moderately cold, for. lowed by light snowfalls or flur- ' 5 lt-Inritlmc Provinces-Fresh to W11: winds. partly cloudy fol- lowed by light snow and rain s! night or on Sunday. High tide this afternoon at 12.51 and toniilht mt 18.58. Sun sets this afternoon at, 5.1! and rises tomorrow morning at t. . First quarter moon December 2c 12.54 P. Summenslde tldc eighteen minu- tes later than Charlottetown. DAILY All! SERVICE Charlottetown — Summersido — Monrton these “luxurics": A‘ 1e Leaves Charlottetown 7 A M. 11.30 AJVI; 5.15 EM. Arrives Charlottetown l2 i5 l’ M. 5.45 EM. 7.30 P-M. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown 11.30 A.M. and i P. M. Arrive Charlottetown 2 P. M and Mil P. M. CIIAIILOTTI-ITOWN — NEW GLASGOW (Daily except Sunday) Leave Charlottetown I I’. M. Arrive Charlottetown 5.10 PM.