100,000 bxford "will. 0r ltlilelllanv Jamal: licitcrnlaclr m: aiai Mrs. James Mas-Co mm t“. Department cf Defence ir I011. Ftéififii’... o! the . hitch. was mistakenly sup- mon w h‘ occupied by enemy president. E.C. Helm o1 Desghle; posed W t _ secretary RImn. IaoOormack enltmd at re-elected. in 1M! ind Oharlotto town ceived Wham £115“ and in British bis. and BelQ um. ggemsidcis hi‘: lved by four iii-others and ten sisters. cnmflfk, Summerside. Elmer Nova Evil"!!- Si. ,; m , Lillian. ‘$3.. FllQior. Iscbell. ,1! oi New Zealand KING TO SPEND (Continued Prime Minister's jobs on an acting sis 'l‘he choice of Mi‘. St. Laurent ior the External Affairs post was taken as an indication he is being groomed for Mr. K1118’! 0N0! mm‘ isterlal aide at the San Francisco “F/rlirelltifii; said there had been |uggestl0n5 the Government was dglgying IIIIO long in making an- nqllsnggnglfiiciggélblb the delegation hi2“. lio. d: fact we did not ct an invlliatlon of any kind until outlay oi this week, he added, “and I didnft think it advisable to mnirg an announcement about‘ B conference to which we had not liacn invited as yet. Only Elected Members Stating thlzt further details would be given when Parliament meets iiarch l9, King declined to say vlrrtiltr the different opposition groilpi would. have members on the delegation our whether only the official Prognlsstve Conservative oo- position woulli be chosen. He did lllrllc clear, however, he would not I0 outside the elected members of thc Commons ,. th Bracken would not be accepted. liir. King sizid he never had any Bll intention of seeking to extend the city life of Parliament which expires April l1 and would oppose such n move. Resort. reports to the“ con- trcry, hc described as a straw lllB‘l built up to enable Bracken to make the klltd of speech he did last ll ht” (Mr. Bracken had said Mr. King Iris prcparin to seek an extension ai Prrriianien s five-year term.) Mr. King also noted that Mr. Bracken hud said the Government val afraid to face the electorate. “if there iq any man in Canada who. since ll b inning of the ear. has ins ated t at the peolllfi be llivur th tr rights particularly in the matter of a general election, it is rrlysclf,” he declared. The Pals it. it. F. Branch Backs Policy Criticism THE HA5 Man, March 5 — (c?) —- The Pas branch of the Manitoba 0.61‘. party has sull- girrtea BR. Richards, The PM and . DI. Johnson, Brandon, C.C.F. archer -.-,10 c c VIALS Now available on. Prescription al.- re- Members f th board dir. hi‘: training- at Beach Giggle. ectors lfllllildgi e of _ {p went overseas in i944 Tryon: RA Pi-ofitt. Freetown, Kind saw action in France. Holland. Qltlliten’: County: Walter Buntain, Rue parents. Bfnm. Mac- EC. Holm. Desa/ble’ surv The New Perth;, mm,“ are LAC. Joseph Maf- Bridgetown. ‘ fl h and ‘nfllernfiéd and .. . e sa ers are fiéififhmitsuhnrrercr Bt.. St. John, “- p43,; sister Mary M. MMCOrmiwk, ,_ ( ntlnued from a e 1) vlncmt Novieiate. St. John, "_' '——‘_'€- _"—— Helen. Viola, Darin- MI- Red Cross campaign was s own l bcrrlrllalicilillllllu This column freaked-for new» of local interest. but advertising or s newly nature may be Lblemliadvanoc. WILDEY LODGE LCD-I‘. Degree tonight. ' 3-9 CENTRAL PARISH — Sunday. March llth: Canoe Cove 3 B. School 2.15; Clyde River 7 p.ni. W. Goodwill, uflnisterl‘. BURDEN TRAIN -- Due td traffic congestion on the inland the regular Borden train was H,’ . about th Unite Per Vial. k ‘til liliirl‘. u . .. o‘ - -;p ~ r -- FIBEMAN HOME FROM OVER- _ ..ri».b..i.lltirit< »i I SEAS-loading Fireman Harry Ct. . Lapthorne, son of Mr. and Mrs. nry Lapthorne, longworth Ave., arrived home on Tuesday after vice in England. FUNERAL THIS MORNING —- The funeral of Matthew Ryaln who passed away suddenly at 14.2 1-2 Great George Bt., will be held this morning from hank Hennesseyfis Funeral Home at 9.30 to St. Dun- stan's Basilica. thence to llr. J. L. Dewar ‘Elected llead 0f llairymcn’: Assn M103. man Catholic Cemetery. Jul. have recently migmtItloxi P rt‘ h 8 0M it h as been re-elel - with regard to the death ident of c ed pres nfmn. Peter MeoCor- Dairymenb Associatio was killed Oct. 80. 1944. noun-iced yesterday. The ‘annual death meeting Was held lest week but the RAJ‘ bombing election of officers is left to the Allied p0li- directors who met later. M!‘ ENGAGEMENT ANNDUNZ- MENT — Mrs. Lester B. Mellieh. Montague. wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter Verne Birdella to William Blair Mac- Donald of Charlottetown. son oi Mrs. W. H. and the late Mr. Mac- J Lilwoln Dewar of New the Prince Edward Island other Mhce" lncludi-‘I place in the near future. 3-9-11 SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT — In the case of Scales -vs- Auld a written judgment was delivered by the Chief Justice rmently. in reference to the plaintiff's appli- cation to strike out the jury notice. 'l"he Court ruled that t e case could not properly be decided by tho general verdict of a jury and directed that the rincipal points of law raised by t e pleadings be set down for hearing at s special sitting; of the Court to be held at Charlottetown on April 28 . The jury notice was allowed to‘ stand and the questions of fact will be tried t l. later,’ oreasrii-er, so. w i ht, Charlottetown r g Prince County - Elmer Giurible, oo: J.H. Myers, Hampton; King's County: Lincoln Dewar. Norman McLeod cirrovvoilzlal? CROSS B l date after ti}? quegtllryln: of lsnv have been determined by the Court. REFRESHER COURSE -— At- tendance at the nurses refresher course being conducted here by Miss Madeline Plunder. RN, in- structor oi nurses. Children's Memorial Hospital. Montreal. con- tinues to be large. In addition to local nurses. both graduates and proceeds oi the suppers the Corps contributed $90.00 to the campaign. ‘He alsp thanked Charlie Chamber- lain who again entertained the workers with songs, comic and pat- riotic, to the accompaniment, of Jackie Doyle. He also thanked the "Y" directors for the use oi the hall, W. Scantlebury for his exten- sive work wlth the brush, the re- mainder oi the executive and all of the workers for their great sup- students. nurses are attending 9°"- from Sumimerside and Montague. A ver hen y feature we! the Yesterday morning's session dealt prosenta on o an Irish blaclrthorn stick, decorated with u green rib- bon bow, to Chairman Lowther by the vctcran campaigner JP. Leight- izer on behalf oi the members of. the sixth or railway division. Dr. W.J.P. Maclvliilan, president of the P. E. Island division of the Red Cross, who was unavoidably absent from the Province during the first days oi the campaign, spoke briefl to the members be- fore they d spcrscd, thanking them onb behalfdpf tall? Sociicty for g grieat o gran y one n whic trey lad a aindpuli. tficltrk‘ city and! prov- the course endins tonlsht- nce a es o a e rest o Can- —-—~ ada, and voiced a word oi particu- YLAY ATTRACT? CAPAWTY lar praise to the campaign chair- CRQWD — The Chflflilti-BWWR man Edwin s. Johns .e who is Bartlet Yvuns Peoples again ore- proving himself a worthy successor 5,9139‘! the" m?" "t "IP94? h" of Duncan J. Bonnell; und to Nor» ‘T911 Ii T" '11" M01315 l" 9M man Lowther who has once again Chllwh Hull 1115i Bvfihifll t0 B 08 ' demonstrated his outstanding abil- acity crowd. This superb. come ity as a leader in undertakings oi W95 Written by HBPVBY Mflwn-Bhd m]; “my r presented by arrangement with Another evlderace oi ‘how well thle Erfiguelimlglellcigdlgfilsladgugg- a1‘; mm “tens are 0mg n this m“ McCurdy Bell under whose capable direction the play was so well pre- sented; also to the make-up artist, Writer Barry Bugden R..CN.V.R. The audience was delighted by two vocal numbers by Miss Dorothy Allen who song “Ah, Though The Silver Moon were Mine", by Her- man Lohr, and Hark! Hark! The Lark," Mr. Sterling Inman gave l. with s new attitude that is being developed to reduce the child's fear of entering hospital by introducing the change as pleasantly as Pos- sible. In the afternoon Mia Flan- der discussed food habits and dis- obedience in the wards and methods of punishment where punishment becomes rlecessa y. At night a nurses forum was held. with much valuable information being supplied by Miss Plunder in reply to questio . The sessions will continue nll day today, with yesterday when Mr. A. E. MacDon- ald oi Nine Mile Creek canle to the to make a blood donation and brought with him $225 as the re- sult oi his collection this year in his school district. In i942 Mr. MacDonald collected in Nine’ Mlle Creek $38.50 for the Red Cross. By last year the collection was up to $130 and now h, 1s largely m- fine rendition oi Eugene “Cowlw creased agar“ unforgettable love song.‘ "Pbrgiot- tcn and Ethelbert Nevins Mlg ty Lilk a Rose." Mrs. G. Elliott Full was the accompanist for the everl- ing. Rev. I.J. Levy was again mas- ter of ceremonies for the occasion. This hilarious play is by popular request. being repeated a ain on Saturday night of this wee at the some tulle. Plan now to see it. It's iilc hit of the season. Expresses, Sympathy To Poles In London AUCKLAND. N.Z.. March 8 (CP Cable) —- Most Rev. Thomas Olshea. metropolitan of the Roman Catholic Church ill New Zealand. in a. cable today to the president of the Polish Government in Lon- Personals - _ .would determine whether sufficient dozl. said: ______ “m8 c°blmz and bu“ “mp ‘attendants were employed at the ~ archbishop and the bishops mien,“ o, Mm Dame, “m”. mmamm‘ “h” W“ b“ °' ‘h’ institution, whether these were of %a&h;a °,';§}‘e‘}“° YE§W§§QPP§§§ city. will be pleased to learn that Blow r» Morale ggrellllgintijhg; ""1 iguegiltlef "duo: . m a nee . Government and people ‘mpamy she is imurovin! lfter her recent the Mam“?! M!" should!) 60:11am: illness in tile Charlottetown Hos- in this bitter hour of injustice and irrgvatitude and pray God for the liberation of your brave country, Mr. Anselm O'Brien Alml. but our ally." 3 wggigt$wtgfie witnessing the horse races here. mont reached at last month's ldlllg Seaman Leo P. Crimea conference for the future cgflottewwn .5 spnnmng “m, ‘xii oi Poland, with her eastern front- ier following the so-cnlled Curzon gffilff lfrw’. wlgenldiiviwnllrgrxéiir, m!“ . months overseas abflflrd HMS-E- PLANES FBDZEN m sea A1B°"‘1“‘“~ in, _ .. . l‘ h . adian Army "at the ‘present time." visiting» “t? &'J"°““‘i.° m: sn nc_(f?l)rla at???‘ ‘tr Two KILLED it??? iifiJifiiz. ttdutt°wfimttti'Xi§'.§é§li.$"ii.'“'t.i“‘..?t“$.'“l?'y 232 ‘Sdlfiawtlit tltrnt"? h“ ,,g§,;;,i§*,,gr,~;°li1ggg§,gggg1;:.,§.“,!¥ M"!!! had advised the Dfigimm sertriroaen Ianouiktlllcir Norther: __- Qmhlvglfifid ntg°fl<tffl§mlfiflfififi ’§"<:K‘§lt.l’.'i§§°“§i igfitifinéir grim‘; tgliaiitiilfiiircffd m“ um‘ 21w engaged __.______an Miami": m g1 tactile"! by lemghdiig Ireland baselwheal thfn l‘? "We (Continued frgrryltl) ' berm oummked by the by“, d..." ‘or the ynbvinclal Hggpl a]; G,Egr1g He added that some of the bul- regulations requiring the clean- - "° '°-'°“° ° ‘We’ 1°’ “Li's” m“ w“ *—**—'T*‘*~ “i of the United states 3rd Army. Iman.l<.0..a1so a arin for Dr. ter patients were perhaps more trig of patients. He was not sure "mmm l" "V" “w” ‘M’ "'—'— Mi“ K°“"‘°Y' “- Dmd 5"""' - n fflin Menaies- R D lviiwcn oncton concerned with ke oin th ward rh f h lthi i at "I" the 01". omlitien in the William Judd, cs; Elwin Duper, .-Y ° ° l '°°°“""' ‘h’ m """ and Peter ac rliln Montreal a ' clean and in ordertthaiil .5" the the“ m 0° n“ w” “u! a 11mm» ) and r l that [Dd would rciult in the election oi 1'1, all of Hamilton And William e. We "h Divide“ he’. Dean,‘ on m,“ {,3 m, Monk}: mum,“ .. "3' _.... -.- _i m: mutt only in welk- a reactionary government. ori eon aria Itrlc Gildlebn of a‘ "Ported 1° miles wuih o! stand", - or our vflwfll m4 federal Mr. Lewis. in Ottawa, said the he" y pol-g Ngmm , nn. birthplace of Beethoven and - 0mm Am‘ l“ my, ‘.. mm. w“ ‘ls-neg Q_C_F, would be strong and m0" 'l'he explosion rocked the areal cultural centre, which was un- Johnston,‘ sh" ea Wig-In i¢son. vice-Ipres- united when such members oi the mm. o; mm,“ 8W 1n m, my l der assault b the 1st Division and t party as Dr. Johnson and Mr. oldest industrial district rhatm-weked by ahels imrri both German 5P" u! the Mile in which ierI and Johnso ' “ ’ "find their true mutual are windows in the City Jail nelrby. and American guns. ‘h1g3, Jilgnswlli’ wife if}; iiggimh- some of t e ward B patients elcplt. in e iolnt implant mu in m. mun; laoe." r. Iiermer said Employees of nearby plants and Afront dispatch mil that for the .5‘ ueffigflf’ m, -h fir}; Jvhruwue laid that as for as e PM chi Igiamui-q int Th - in the lslature tine statement eyewitnesses told 0f hearing three first time German civilians had been emqlo e4 bu", s; 4° t i°°uw 49km!" ""5 W" Pllilllll’ day um the u” o. mum“ on by m, Ric aids and Dr. Johnson explosions. originating in the joined the battle. and Bonn was "ck . 2,. ‘on f; an‘ “QQQQ: hilwuhoui m“ H? h"! mi "filmed a 0.0!‘. unfit, in “er-y mil“; represented "the typical commun- northwest lower corner oi the dyelproving even tougher than Cologne. m, "Rune... 305mm prevlousflm? he" ‘ulster! l" me "hi?" iimiafimm“ ’°“°"‘ m‘ 'i."°.“fi".°§i.o°'.“i"ii..‘% c"i‘»‘»°"°‘“' tl.‘€"t..r§$°.’m‘i’ c223 Sh" “mdirfilé °°".'.‘.t."'..’.t32,."‘°.l§“ “t” i" rmue =0 semi Jeri“ for the;233.1%;“}$...‘l"lft."°n'.?t'§§.i.i.§§ '- lon was M " t ° ‘i’ e ___ ' 1 ' ' - ' ‘m “r ° 5 ‘hurnose he was shown three declar- .. ‘ ' =-_-======—- --- si-lrti, aft noon, a 00-foot ghlm m1 . It th ld t 1c I d r arlilvagiizzd frog chimney stack at 9g 3mm “e l’ “m” ’°““‘°““r§§‘,°“§,,s"f,',fi ‘c‘,’,',.",‘§,¥,,,‘“‘°‘,‘,§,‘.§}f,,,“ to gmZIlI-l segmceod if: cglg too monies e northweet- comer o! t i -_______._ m," "Pd h“ ymmmow, u, £5! the weather outside," he staterti ' wr plant toppled with a enll. you-n“ up“, N01- qUnJ-y m] be found summer“ ewdmu m Patients slept there naked, he said. to It fell away from four- iii-mm who ____ "m" ray m. m,“ v t um with bedclothes over them that- ’ were only 20 feet away. QUEBEC. March a-(Cfi-Two merits Enid: in thou: Ilecrraations. Ve-ried from one flanrlelette soeetl , , . __ Ymmll- 5"" 5099MB Hilet. 20. of He worked at the institution eight w "m “Ne” "d a" ‘mmmwpi’. r . " 1 918M. 8M Philippe Johclie. l8, oi days. with the exception oi one-bhnnt- n" iillhflehlm l8- . nearby St. Rolnuald. leaded not nolida , in ward ‘a, commencing were leftin the beds all night with- “I k y; ,. guilty in sessions court today to work Tuesday c, m out an attendant and tile bedding "w" l“ it .0 charges of beating up at nearby. 9n being (m; m m. the ob wns soiled irr the morning. The Admirers now 11"" Wildly l 9111M" laundry Mr. Johnstone s31 he was asged ‘"1" i-lcis and their covers were 5.4mm, "nwgpu mun, Wall Ins, M. ‘they will re- how far he had l thr lfcleaned every day in such cases ea mfg lnuilrigheleaudggt preliminary school. if he had huioiuiy noggin: heel-id. ' _' "Y "'°““" '"'°"' _._ » ' " iilfii“rifisaif.“’...lé”fi.é‘lti‘?fstt°dt ..t.t.."'"""....°'.it:.sl"."izl ma“ ti.‘ - references. nor if he had had th Hunt luv-icon in wa a 2 l- “i d t ” mistrial-rezone...“ F E El. STUFFED? ‘lift?’ :.':.z':"u:i* re"- ‘t l5- i°‘"‘.‘..°'°“ c‘ ..'".'...**°'r'*c“"- ’"*'""'""""""""' _ . ‘ . s gllfalgsltseg%nd'lzgialgflfilrlgflhilw;ow, on ‘gr alwhael “egg. m "ray; ‘alt: rzczfi?yia”ifta’°aavu“iniii " 5 ' captured Ochre-Darn on the ‘ " ‘ . , g, d g, M, hm“, ° . ' S u N RED NOSE Orange Pokoo Tea g3.“ lzteaari-nrlt-hédiaisl. p312?‘ l!) lo a . ‘p a... pgmfi‘: gift-g ghi..'l.°.it.iji.t.ttt§..ét. "°“" '“§§.°'tf{§'i§§“'r.t§°§ x ,, w, i . . . . ,uasn --" _ l’ _. ea - ll 088i 00¢“ Hoover's plans t. establish p .-... W,’ . with the wivtcneant PIlIIli ‘rifle; w" n” "‘ m‘ "m m” l" '4 ST (i Vi i i. l. i. .. >- ll . r! 1r. I" M the idiots he said kitchemialelcium. *' ' e until he r- ht " ' ' . .. . - , m ‘W "l Wihflhwwmaaiclccascaui-lrrgm ... ~ . ‘ _ routine. ‘rherewlrmholalmllilqmgghhflxm u, BI ND] N‘ .. IMO?!“ at five cents a word. strictly ply-l T a u -ll cm. i 3-9-11 l ree and a half hours late] llzeltanight. arriving in the city at’ twenty seven months overseas set-l Don/am. Memmdl mama“ w m“ _at the request oi the Minister of smashed half way through Bonn, ilitcl. oi the Rhine would come as a Yciumed h°m° Yeshm" Mm‘ '24 hours alter the first crossings. _____THE CHARLO'l"l'b_'l‘()WN_ JJIJAKUIAIV lleads llaticnal. ‘Jurlicl- Musical Advisory itoullcll ltccltal lleld lit cf Service Giulia t llolre llame | ....__ i Last night the "Little Ones" of Notre Dame Music Department iguve a delightful and skillful mils- Iical recital to an interested aud- ience oi parents and friends in the {Academy auditorium. i Well selected and graded were played by heart by drcn ‘from Gr. 1 to Cr. vr. Not qnl are these uniore to be congratu- lated on eir successful perfum- snces but also on the dpoisa and _ ease which they displays through- lout the entertainment. ' Apart fronflthe musical treat en- oyed by the audience, s cial men- ion must be given to he recitat- ions so well elivered b a glfte young speaker and to he c oral numbers which were so harmoni- iously rondereu by the youthful ‘singers. leocs Pfflfflm Quartette: Trailing Moon Vines (Blake)—Helen Bordage, Beverley Dillon, Teresa Prestley, Sylvia So- per. E""i . no s l Founder ' of the Association oftwgfgif £3,152,180“: lrhompmn)“ gmflgflflugfimflllmglfiggl Air (Haydon-Naomi McGuigan. for-Britain) has been unanimous- 1°33??? “imam ‘Qfigfiim’ Wu‘ ly elected Chairman of the Nat- Twmkle Lm 5m. ,M°n,t)__ lMary Claire Smith. In a Wigwam (Thompsom-Eug- ene Wynne. National War Services. the Coun- Rglndl-opg (Thqmpsgn) _ Alan cil mrltgw énclllides clings foggwainglcanrphcll, m9 l‘. EWCQ ll I 1'3’. Dilftlfl (Wllliamsl- er G - Kiwanis. Lions, Optilnist. Pro- ham. B R0‘ "d gress. Gyro, Zoi-ltas and Kinsmen.‘ John Peel (Folk Bongl-David Mcconnafack and Jill ESTABLISHES FIRM ' Song: Night Bounds (Carew) - Norma an G (Continued from___pgge_gl)__ adian Armies were beating the Germans back into a west-bank. pocket now eight miles long and at most on-ly five miles wide. ID The Canadian Army launched. ahnevgt igtétactlénon rtlhe rtllortléem an- c or an .w ere e emails ' yfremgfihtms bmerg a kegglopen L“ On Parade (Gaynor)—Billy Phil. e crossings e no. ' .. on the south, the United States lcfigfiic Jhngh§c§§§d WM“ 9th Army was locked in a bruisiugi Jolly Roger .Eck5tem,j_Nmcv struggle for the town of Ossenberg. Mullen ‘ two nziles north of the fallen cross- ional Advisory Council of the Ser- vice Clubs of Canada. Organized ay. Fairies’ Ha (Thom n)—8ue- an Reddin. m p“ Dimple; (Wolfn-Marion Hyner. A Dream (2 Pianos), (Aubry)- elen Cameron, June Doyle. Musette iBach)-Helen P. Mc- onald. Lullaby (Brahms) - Patricia w it‘ D nhill) - M ing point of Rheinrberg. Doyff.“ ( “ "y I'm‘ Wes Gallagher, an Assoclat- M§§§§n°.."c? (Gaynor) _ Mnflne ed Press war correspondent writing from Cologne, said tho Rhine crossings had changed the Western Front situation overnight and opened the poa- ailillliy cf shortening the war months earlier than calculated by the Allied l-llgll Command only a short time ago. Merry-go-Round (Berlin) —-C.lth- erlne June McDon . Yellow Butterfly (Mcllachlanl- Catherine Smith. Song: Dancing In The Moon- light. ains (Eckstelm-Joseph Revell. Playful Breezes (Helium-Louise Prestley. l He declared it was apparent that "we canughim- the (jilgqngg had no “me to re_ Ben esmftvivqallowr (nurgmuellerl- organ t scattered forces east Y - of the river at any point, and that V5159 (C“°y)“'B“h“”' wflm‘ Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt Due“ FM"! Film" icmhey)" was too shon- o; troop‘ to hold Catherine Smith, Florence Callag- the whole rive, mm han, Betty Smith, Barbara Walsh. .The flwt that Supreme Head- 5°“ 5'“ ‘he Km“- quarters in announcing the cross- ings referred to a bridgehead. in- dicated good progress had been made east. since in militnrg par- larlce a crossi '- a ridge- heod only». when it moves *out of direct. short-range fire. Gen. Hodues chose to cross where the-Rhine is about a quart- er mile wide and its banks. steep and almost sheer at Coblenz, begin to flatten out as the stream meanders toward the Netherlands frontier. The development overshadowed combined ist and 8rd Army blows farther south. which by account were about l5 miles from closing a steel trap on possibly 00,000 Ger- man troops and pinching off 2,- 500 mountainous square miles of the western Reich. In this push, the lst Army had Probe Opens Into ltcnditions-At ll. B. Mental llospital (By The Canadian Press) ‘ SAINT JOHN. N. 5., More); g._ ‘It seems to me from every word Mr. Johnstonc has said this after- -noon about the attendants that if ;better attention could be got for the patients these conditions would disappear," declared Chief Justice J-B-M- Baxter. chairman of the Royal Commission which is inves- tigating allegations made by the Montreal Standard concerning the Provincial Hospital in Fairville. He was commenting on the testimony of Kenneth A. Johnstone, author of the Standard articles. which took up the opening session of the com- mission ycsterda afternoon in the Provincial Hospi al. “hineland traffic nerve centre with a populatio of 101,000, and was the same distance through Bad Coder-berg, three miles south where the late Prime Minister Chamberlain met Hitler for a sec- ond time in i938 in a futile ewsrupt to arrange “peace in our time." The German communique said the 9th armored division had for- The Chief Justice opened the ged across the Ahr River. possibly rhriweediufle by readius the Royal 15 "ma; “om where the 3rd arm's Iwurrant for the investigation, which m. Amored Division was men, pointed out that the commission n“ ti“ Gemums‘ m” ‘mmm! ducted. 'I‘l'le other two members of the three-man commission are Rev. L. M. Pepplerderne, rector of _St. Luke's Churc , Saint John, and judge of the city's juvenile court, and E. B. Sweeney. manager of the Admiral Beatty Hotel and chair- man of the vs: committee of the board oi commissioners of the Saint John General Hospital. shattering blow to morale. Nazis were slle The nit for more than and the powerful Allied-controlled Dux urg radio made certain the news reached even the weak- ut German radios by trumpeting: "This is the greatest blow a- gainst the German Army. The last Mr. Johnstonc. the afternoon's phase of the war has begun." witness was called by E. J, I-Ienne- All seven of Gen Eisenhower's berry, K0,, counsel for the Com- armies now were lined up in pos- linission, and appointed by the Pro- y‘ 811d VlCB-CDGIICGUOI‘ dl be acting principal. This Candy Soldiers (Hopsonl-Plor- u‘ Appointed Acting Principal 0f v licfilli University l . Hon. Dr. Cyrus Maul/filial IllS been ilamed as Acting Princlpn o. Mculll university curing the ab- sence of Dr. Cyril 1-‘. James, it has. been announced. '1 e Montrca. Star carries the story and pays ,the following trioute to Dr. Muc- Mlllin. _ . "Dr. F‘. Cyril James, prlnclpai 0! Mllfiill arrived in Greo. Britain by plane and will visit in the United Kingdom for several weeks. it was announced officially | today at McGi1l University. "During the absence of tile prin- licipal, Dean Oil-us Maclvlilian, of I the faculty of ts and science wii University. hfls appoint.- Iment. was made by the Board o; Governors "Dr. James’ trip was arranged for the purpose of discussing with the British authoritiss. and tile educational services of the Can- adian armed forces overseas some of the post-war problems that wil. arise ill the field of education." "While in England. James. will be the of Sir Harry Brlitain at a unch in London m: hrltlroll l3, when it. is a-irl-octed that a large number of McGill grad-Y uates who are at present with the‘ Canadian forces in the United Klhcdmn will be present. Sir Harry, M10 received the degree 0f LLD. from McGill in 1930, is the honor- ary president of the McCvlll Grad- uatu‘ Society in Great Britain | morning, received here. “ . MeoMillan who will serve es acting principal during his ab- sence. one of the best imovm personalities on the campus. He has lson ‘ n o . and chairmen of the department of English Language and literature‘ since 1823. and dean of the faculty of arts and science since 1940. , "Elected to the House of Com- mono from his home constituency. o Queen-e. Prince Edward Island.l in 1040. he has since been an act- tive personality at Ottawa where he is presently Parliamentary as- sistant to the Ministry for Air, as well as a Privy Councillor. He served as chairman of the House of l‘ committee on social security and is highly regarded as an authority in matters of rehab- ilitation . " merin the admittance ward, in which he was working. Patients Mixed Type The patients there were a mixed type, he said, consisting of atlents who had "bad habits," an fouled eir ds, the "bad actors" who had made trouble in other wards, and n few patients newly arrived at the institution and awaiting as- signment to other wards. Between l0 and l2 patients were under “full restraint," or strapped to the beds, and these were patents who were su posed to be danger- ous, Mr. Jo nstone stated. The patients who were so dirty. he de- clared. were the congenital idiots, whose mental e ran from zero to three ears, an these were six to eight number. ‘rise great bulk of the patients in the ward caused little trouble. The group of patients referred to in his articles as the "wolves" did a certain amount of the hard work. and oven instructed Johns- t-orre in what the duties there were. he told the on. He related. irl answer to quest- ions from Mr. Sweeney. how a strange or nervous patient could go to the cafeteria in the building for a meal and get nothing but _a_ bite or two to eat. He had not re- ported such cases. he admitted. as he "did not want to make any trouble with the other attendants." (Case records of one patient of this type were brought before the commission and it was found that when admitted he hut weighed I10. His present weight was 136, indicating that he was not suffer- ing from under-nourishment. Mr. ncnneberry sussestcd.) "You were there to see all you could and sav nothing" asked Mr. Pepperdene. and Jchnstone ans- wered that "yes. that was about it." However. he added, he would stop patients punching each other, or similar trouble. when the other at- tendants were not around. "but not when they were there; they would have considered me a softy." On several occasions when strong- er patients were mistreating o- thers with sla s and plows lie ask- ed whether th was the way things were run, he reported adding that “unfortunately for my purposes I could not entirely conceal my feel- ings on the matter." In answer to quwtiorilng from Mr. Hennebery. Johnstone said that the chief attendant. Cunning- ham, had said to him, concemirlg the patients, "they're not human. iaddle," and that he surmised that Cunningham's attitude was the result of years of association with according to word WHAT do Tel l. you look for in a cracker? Oven-fresh flavor? Flaky texture? Tender crispness? You'll find all this in Christie's Dainty Sodas- the crackers of quallry. You’li wan: them with your soups, salads, beverages _ for party canapes topped with cheese or other spreads. At your grocefs, always remember to ask for "Christie's". is assured by the blue and white Chrissie End Seal-it's “The Seal of Perfect Baking". ‘lieu- YOUR RID CROSS Gcmpcsition 0f Army Discussed LONDON, March 6 Ca-ble) gubiicity for the part played b ritish troops in the present west front offensive, vative Daily Telegraph today im- plied the n-ame of the lst Canadian Army "it bladcout" as far as publicity the offensive on the Rhineland is concerned. twin. he oriy troops en campaign were Americans." It added; "Admlration ls due in full measure for the exploits of the Canadians and Americans but ‘ist Canadian Arm has ecome a misleading title. Ihls a y is composed of m cent British troops and only per cent Can- adian troops but no official co - nizance has been taken of th fact. To the world at large, a phrase like ‘ist Canadian Arm Front’ naturally conveys the im- pression it is exclusively of Canadians." The neW-IPIIDer admitted that sometimes the name of I P5113111‘ lar British unit is released but said this information usually lato and does little to remove "a impression." "W ' false "studied authorities with the United States parctioe of frequently divisions in operations. In another column the Telegra military borresponderxt strength British forces on every battlefront in the world and said of the lst Canadian Army: “It is ‘Canadian’ in name because its commander. and staff are Canadian." 1 It was recalled here that shortly‘ after the present Canaiil o nffensli 6'4. R suprr/e Headquarters officials in Paris troops outnumbered both official rcticenlce in naming British regiments and need for compression in London's wartime postage - stem - size newsps. seem to have refer "the Canadians." when it was made the head- qartcrs inently displayed in all newspapers. LONDON. March 6—(CP Cable) - War Secretary Sir James Grigg informed the l-Iousc of Commons today that United Kingdcm troops for-riled two-thirds of the ist Can- lianadian — C — In a plea for greater Y Allied the Conser- should be changed because title." and "from daily dis- it might be supposed that in the Canadians and lg days editorial contrasted the obscurantism" ' of ' British identifying engaged particular listed achievements 9m and Army w olaened Allied released news that British participating in the drive he Canadians. but ed most writers to to Gen. Crerai-‘s forces as announcement was prom- Brlt lsh Two-minis ILK. against the Germans. because such information would be 0i title 8R"- est value to the enemy While U" battle was przgwlressing. Sir James d not bring out whether the united Kiosdom troops assigned to the Army were reinforcements from Britain or were dlvisiom from the British 2nd Army on the @11- adian flank. So far II olllcill dispatchm have brought out. the P British 2nd Army has not taken an active. part in the current action. estimated the make-up Army was in a ratio of about three Britons to every Canadian. LOST FE‘! AT CASOINO LONDON -- (GP) —- Mai-Gen. ll Casino when he stopped on e mine. has been awarded the C.B. in recognition of “gallant, distin- guished services" in Italy. BIRTHS REEVES-At the Prince County Hospital. on March 2. 1M6. to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reeves, Freetown. a daughter, Laura Ann. DEATHS CUDMORE-At Wlfisloe North on Y March 8, 1M5, John C. Cudmorc ii. his 78th ear. Funeral notice later. ROSS-A Eldon on March l. i915 Mrs. Hugh MacKsy Ross, aged 1s ears. BERNARD -- At Fmnda River on March 8. 1916," Mrs. Alice Bernard. aged 72 years. Funeral from Ged- (liiaea ligemorialfihuroh Baturday at LANNAN - At New "estminster. B.C., March 2, 1M6. Andrew J. Lannan, aged , son of the lato James and Katherine (Kelly) Lan- nan. Montague. 0V R-At Dunstaffnage on Thursday. March ll. i945, Mrs. Jos- eph Dover in her '11st year. Resting a the MacLean Funeral Home un- til noon todey. then at the reli- dencc of her son. William Dover, Dunstaffnage. Funeral notice later. In Memoriam In loving memory of Mn McConnell who died March . Peter U. IMI. A precious one from no is gone A voice we loved ls stifled A place nude vacant. in our hurts Which never can be filled. Lovlngly remembered by Moth- erb Bad and family. 3. . In Memoriam In loving oral}; of Mrs. Fran) ltfclfenrut. who departed ihh life March 9th, 1943. Her smiling way and plaque has Are a p rare to recall She had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meei her Borne day we lrnow not. when To clasp her hand in the better land Never to plri. again. Sadly Missed by Husband and 3 9 u Family. In Memoriam ln loving memory of liennoili Stewart who passed away iwo your! ago today. ltlareh 9th. INS. Deep in our hearts you are fondly remain Sweet happy memories cling round your name. True hearts that. loved you with deepest nflectlo Always will love younln death lit the same. inserted by Mother, Shins and a n u Brothers. N. D. MacLcan UNDERTAKII