MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN i-i——- Qurs ls a career that knows no hi. }W%/ ///' The People's Paper /// ’/// "Iqg/r" Q‘*' Read by Everybody From s clear spring clear water MAXI M6 OIL MERE MAN Mud" ‘W’, \'""“"""‘ flows. ___ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew rri ymla-niTwo Oentli '# ' ' W "" 10 Annual subscription Delivered. $6.00 ' Gourd lpllt‘;li‘illi(:ell;x:ll1hll. Ff-"lldltl ""7 CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1942 It: null e. r l., 64.00! to other Provinces and the. “.0! QAP AIRCRAFT BARRIER STRADDLED BY BDMBS May Tryjnvasion 0f India Soon Enemy Report Britain, Hindu Leaders Come To Terms — Only formalities remain to give India a National Government. i (Bv II. It. Stimson, Associated Press Staff writer) Np“- nlinlll. India. April 9--(AP)—Britain and tile Hindu leaders of India were generally reported tonight to have come to terms on the dellfllt-r, iluellcc of llu‘ final barsuiuills- tlallger-frallglit question of independence for Ulliicrl States appeared to have carried weight in the India. The in- Apart from the still open question of adherence to the compromise plan by than thc flit‘ hloslcln ixulgue, there appeared to be lacking little more formalities of signature and promulgation to give India a n1- flmml gtll,'i‘l'lllllt‘lli. now. guarantee her Dominion status after the war, with a Donlillilnrs right of secession, and place her in the front all an Asiatic b The cou~ British dill‘ effort. as UlllLfl-lo“ of Indian and mo“ o; lndias war envlsutlfid. “'35 brfnevccl .- nnposcd the s 2111995 lllifgsdlfcelllbcuvccll thc C0n§m5§ Party and Britain. Tile 0118i“ plan Cflrllfll by C1‘1lli7$__l~° ti"; nwlllll plollded tla giigllngll "l - for the Indian de- fence It ll lll British hands . wit, amid signs Of g Yuri" the British plan and tile Congrtss pttrty's rejec- tion, JOlIIISOII arrived at New Delhi, Tonight Indian commenta- tors were calling him the hero oi the hour. Although the precise my; he play-rd in the negotia- tions was no’. known. a Nationalist newspaper. the Bflmblll’ Sfnllnel. dubbed llim a "super Crlcus" The succt‘ ful folrnula com- pounded by Britain's negotiator-in- chief. sn- shntcm crllms. and lead- ers of the dominant All-India Coll- gyggg party was reported to pro- vide for a clear division of flinc- lions ull:Icl' the projected national goverulu-rllt for India. _ Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, Brit- isll commander for India. ft is said. would be supreme commander for conduct of the war under an Ill- diin war cabinet whose defence minister would be an Indian. Both sir Stafford and Louis John- lon. President Roosevelt's personal rmisshrv lo India. were believed to beeaqel- that Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, past president of the Con- gross party and one of its ranking adders, lilk’) the defence portfolio. In ternationall At A Glance I'llll.Ii'I'lNEs -Baluan defences fllll; Corrcgidor fights on. (‘bYLUN-Allics bomb Jap air- rrlllt carrier, shoot down I0 Jap planes; too British cruisrrs lost. lll*ll.\i.\ - British peril grows lull-til ol‘ Prome as Jap control oi air continues. AffifllALlli-Allies bomb tncml’ shipping lit Ilubuul, New Britain. .\ii£l)I'.i’i'lRlt1\NEAN— British sub- mll-inr sinks 10,000-ton Italian cruiser. llFHSlA-Iled army breaks two Grrlllall divisions on Kallnirl front. Pl-eulirai-n-I-iiligiio Visit Washington (rrlzlvvll, April ll__-(CP)—-Prlme llliillsl l h“ \v . hlllgton next Wednesday nu: of the Pacific war u laugh there has been no allnouncclrlcnt. l\lr. King's proposed attendance in \.V.l._~ll'll'.!lOll was revealed today l" Ill‘ Herbert V. Evatt. Austral- "ll “‘."i'lllll affairs llllliisler. ill a l:|:; villi atltlless in the presence of 9 Plhlne Minister. Fvonl Mr. King's office it was iejlzllrtl that Dr. Elliott's informa- "vll “us conect but that no decis- ion l=.l< been reached as to tlmc ‘of ilflllrlure. Coming Events _D— . lite for Nottuel in this column I cont: per word ‘C! h?) at Slonllrglailéggfdeugildgfvllellrn Lt-tlol-ii-lli-i-I-Thu-lla-l-tf. “Loadin Ho s every lfilesdnv “M112 . t........P ll-rlllrsfitrrustiffr. “Livestock M k ti Board '°'““"8 host. llloflrll‘ Herbert fallen. morally, April l4. a w. flynor and Son in charge. 4-10-31, "Notioe-Recelvin llv hogs as gsual this week. gilurgday. Al- uflhy. Friday, Emerald. A. C. and - Green. L-IBG-t-B-Si. oagelgtallcc. Our stock of watll as arrived many nice p: - “"14- G- C. Green Emerald. L-167-4-8-fll- “Notice - Mixed feeds of sll gm“ lctd wheat. oats. "011?- Bifll- etc. in stock sil the time- " Prices. G. O. Green. Emerald. L-IOB-t-d-Oi. Mackenzie Killg plans to w nlnark of thc United Nations. Cardin in Appeal to Quebec people OTTAWA, April 9-40?)- An appeal to people of Quebec to be "the first to say ‘yes’ " to the conscription rlebiscite question was made tonight by Transport Minister Cardin in a broadcast address. lie urged his compatriots of Quebec to give a. lead in ex- pressing confidence in the in- tegrity of the present lovem- nlent and in Prime Minister Mackenzie King. But, he said. “it. will not be for Mr. King and his govern- mcnt that you will vote ‘yes'l It» will be for yolranrl yours." _ The speech was the second of a series being broadcast by cabinet ministers and leaders oi opposition parties in Par- liament, asking the people of Canada to give an affirmative vote in the plebiscite. ‘Pile first speech was deliv- ered by Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King on Tuesday night. The plebiscite question is worded as follows: "Are you in favor of releasing the govern- ment irom any obligation aris- ing out of any past commit- ments restricting the methods of raising men for military service?" Mr. Cardin spoke in French. Germans rush New bombers To east front LONDON. April 9 -rAP) —1Iun- kers bcttlbcrs frclr from the fac- tories of Germany are being rush- cd to the eastern front and put into immediate operation, it was disclos- ed today ill official Russian dis- patches which told of bitter fight- ing for every inch of the thawing Russian battleground. A Tass news agency dispatch from Moscow said anti-aircraft gunners on the Kalinin front. in the reg- ion south of Lake Ilmen, shot down a Junkers-BB plane numbered 6.719 “rtileased from the factory Feb. 26. .... "A few days later" thc dispatch continued. "anti-a aft gunners of lhc same battalion _ .ot down three more planes released from the fac- wry in March. 1942." The appearance of these new Nazi planes seemed to bc another indi- cation that Hitler is concentrating ‘h all the strength he can possibly spore on the eastern front in pre- paration for the spring offensive. Bits of information here and there in the Russian reports from ‘the front indicate that the Rus- sians are flglitllii! bitterly in every sector, either to keep the Gcnnans on the defensive or to prevent even file smallest Nazi offensive opera- on. Prospectors Urg- ‘. To Hit The Trail TORONIO.April9—(OP)- Prospector: were urged to hit the trail in an intensified search for war minerals by nuneralogtsts who today addressed classes sponsored by the Ontario prospectors and de- velopers association. The classes will continue through Ih-ldsv and 8st- urclsy. Bo utiorl of the problem of finding ts to eet the owfn llldrtogmf aoenllsl war mgarterla‘ lest; with p ctors. said Dr. A. Do- partment of Mines. Dr. Joliffe said nnv useful mineral was s war mine- ral sud any mineral became a vital need when the supply felled to meet the demands. JAPS DENIED VOTE OTTAWIA. April ti - (OP) — Nat- uralized Japanese alone amen! the naturalised citilens of Canada on denied voting r hts from coast to coast under. iscite votln re- gulations. J es Osstonguay. chief plebiscite officer, said todoi. Loss of two British ships Serious blow Help To ‘Olin Way T0 India; Many Crew Members Saved. Bv Drew Middleton Associated Press Strff Writer LONDON. April ll-mlfl-Jap- anese planes have sunk the British hclzlvy cruisers Dcrscteillre and Cornwall in the Indian Ocean mus helping to open the way for an ilrvosiczl of India. The Ganges basin now is left un- defended at sea save for light forc- es, well-informed obervers cle- clarcd as the Admiralty announced tile loss of tile two heavier war- so llps. _ On the other side of tile ledger but referring to a different theatre. tile Admiralty announced that a 10.000-t-cn Italian cruiser has beeln sunk by torpedces from a British submarine 1:1 the central Med- iterranean. Other British communiques rc- orled that the Japanese bcmbed he Ceylon naval base at Trin- comalee this morning and that several Allied merchant shim had been destroyed by combined naval and all" attacks in the Indian Ocean, thus making ominously ap- parent the scope and strength of the Japanese thrust across the Bay of Bengal. Atie 9.975401’) Dorsetshire-— WhCse torrcdoes Fllll-pllfd the coup do grace lo l-ll€'(§€i'll'lt1ll battleship Bismarck in the‘ Atlantic last May -alld lhc 11000-1011 Cornwall ap- parentlv were seeking the Japan- ese naval squadron whose carriers launctlrd DlBIIGQ-Ifillililrr" Sunday. “Aircraft from rlers frund lllem them before they were able in close to gunnery range." declared one Lon-tron source. The date and place of the sink- inns _vv_ere_n9§ _gi_ven._ lvlore than those vcrv car- and destroyed (Continued on page 9, col l) lllaritimc flay Shipped to tiucbec AMHERST, N.S., April 9-(0?) --Revcrsing the normal procedure tinder which hay is usually im- ported into the Maritime Provinces from Quebec moe than 1.000 tons have been shipped to the st. Law- rence tilts year fr m the Maritimes bcctluae oi last year's drought in Quebec. Char cs Logan said today he has shllsrjed mcre than 700, tons from this section of Nova scotia and added that an even gIEIllBl‘ tsrln. rlge has been sent to Quebec fr;m New Brunswlck's Westmorlarld County. Prepared to Blow up oil Wells in Burma LONDON, April 9 —- 1GP) -~With tllc Japanese only 30 miles from the Yenanla oil fields on the Burma front, the flora-pressed and out- numbered Brltish defenders of the Irrawaddy rtlvcr Valley were pre- pared tollight to burn and blow up . e wells. _ Although bad atmospheric con- ditions interfered with radio com- munications. a well - informed source here said the British forces were ready lo "scorch" the oil o- rties if the Japanese and Re lllzus Burmese continued their flank- progress. in e defenders were described as outnumbered three to one on the ground and i0 to one in the all‘. Delayed despatches direct from the front referred to the complete sbsentée L?! allied air support for groun oops. Imam the eastern end of the Burma lines. held by Chinese forces. the Chinese reported they were in contact with the Japanese but that there had been little activity 1n u" past. 24 hours. The Chinese continued fighting on tlle east-west road between Tourlsoo and Mawclll and said there were other minor patrol e. gagement-s o- long the Siamese border. l0 To 20 Jap Planes Destroyed Inl Battle OHUNGHNG Chino. April lo - (FRIDAY) - oils American vol- planes JIWIIIOOII over lciyun in southern Yunnan Pro- vince. ‘hie A.V.G. ruffered no losses. Two other J so severely d expected. be base. the -A.V.G. communique. issued llesd uerters "somewhere in Yunnan." Al the Japan-roe planer were of the Navy ‘aero ‘ type a I fl- i l’ War Situation Last Night l5!’ KIRKE L- SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst) The fall at long last of Bataan peninsula and ‘British naval losses In the Bay of Bengal combine to darken the war outlook for tbe United Nations in the Pacific-Indian Oceans theatre. Of the two blows, the sinking of two British heavy cruisers by JBIIBIIBW bPmhS may prove the most immediately serious unless pow- erful British fleet and air reinforcements have reached Indian waters. n "Tami"! "W" "H! "Kht for mastery of the Indian Ocean is going against the allies. And on control of the sea lanes in that ocean largely hinges the fate of Burma if not lndla—and of Chinese effec- tiveness in the war. l I I o It was conceded from the first that the gallant but exhausted American-Filipino troops must ultimately succumb to the overwhelm. 111i! "dd! Hkaiilst them if Japan was prepared to pay the blood cost of sustained frontal attack. At this writing there was no word whether tile United States lrnrrison still held (forrcgidor. But with Bataan lost there could be no hope that the Manila harbor forts could long hold out. Batman's fall meant that Corregidor fortress was brought under close range fire of Japanese big guns on the peninsula. o o o o That was the grim fact confronting Gen. Wainwright one... the yap. anese broke his front on Bataan and his weary reserves were unable to close the break. It is the fact that President Roosevelt weighed in granting Wainwright authority to hopeless. That the disclosure of the size of the disaster 911d ""5 Sl-"Iflkle if he deemed it will come as a shock to the United States public goes without saying It is to be ex- pected that the President will take early occasion to renew his pleas for national unity and utter resolve to fight to the bitter end. I O The- loss to the United Nations cannot be counted solely in the numbers of those American-Filipino troops who achieved a miracle in deferring the tragic finale. The end of that struggle has ill poi-tents elsewhere. It must release Japanese heavy forces and battle equip- ment soon for use against Burma, India or Australia. Heroic Defenders 0f Bataan Are Overcome ‘ Overwhelming Jap superiority fill-ally forces defeat 0n exhausted American-Filipino Troops. By Richard L. Turner Awcclated Press Stall" Writer WASHINGTON. April 9--<AP)—- The heroic epic of Bataan Penm- Sill-J. ended today. with the Jap- anese victorious through the over- ‘ ' of hordes of . lYOOINr-iiid with most of tile C6.853 American and FlllpiilO soldiers facing death ol- captivity. Cut oli from reinforcement, out- numbered by six. seven or even eight to one. deficient in all" pow- er, and exhausted by short rations, disease and constant battle. the courageous force was forced lo a bitter but inevitabx: dcfcal. For days. the Jups had been at- tacking in waves, sending fresh troops against sleepless and fatigue- ridden men. Today. LL-Gen. Jonathan Wain- wright. who took command uhen Gen. Dcugfas Mas-Arthur was transferred lo Australia. repofied that the enemy had e-velcped his eastern flank manned by his sec- ond corps. Counter-attack Failed To relieve the situation he ord- ered lite first corps to counter at- tack. It did. but the “complete physical exhaustion" of the troops mode it. unsuccessful. Ill view of thesis- deveic-pmerlts the War De- partment concluded and announ- ced that "this situation indicates the probability that the defences of Bataan have been overcome" And lo this. War Secretary Hen- ry Stimsczl added at a press con- (Confinue B)‘ Germans Talk Final Settlement ISTANBUL. Turkey. April 9 - tAPP-Infornled German circles in Istanbul bocltlv acre talking about l- “a final settlsment between Ger- many an" France" which, they said. would invclve cession of the entire French Fleet to the Ger- man Navy. This tail: began with the return to 'f‘urkey of Franz Von Papen. German Ambassador, from a brief "lip to Berlin. n addition. according to this story,.the Germans want France to sign over both Casablanca in Mor- occo and Dakar in Senegal, cler- mony. in return for these major concemions. would release all French prisoners st war. allow Marshal Petaln’: Government to return to Paris and sign a Peace Treaty. CANADA Rolf Clubs are War casualties WASHINGTON A 'i ~ (Am-orn- clubs’ becaprl-llc w”; casualties today undgr l; U“. lted States war production gourd order halting their pro. uction on May .51 and curtail. "I: output up to that date, _ The order forbids till- use o; Iron ‘and steel and all other critical metals, as “ll-ll as p135. tics and cork, in the manufac- ture of clubs after May Ill. BY all earlier decree golf hall PrffQPcllfln halted on April 1. “mfljkolf clubs cannot be made without metal, and golf bulls cannot be made without ""55". "I8 W.P.B. order means that the manufacturers of such equipment have been drafted for the duration," the wyy; succinctly told links enthusiasts; estimated at over 2,000,000, Advertising of Rubber products ls forbidden TORONTO. April 9 —lCP| -An order frcm the wzirtilllc prices and trade board to retailers today pro- hibited merchants from dLsplirvillg in their store windows or advertis- ing in any way any rubber product ordinarily used by civilians. Groups of articles coming under the new filling include erasers. bath toys. rubber capes and bathing suits, rubber footwear. shoes with rubber soles, rubber gloves and hot water bottles, pump and garden hose. ba- bies‘ wear. balls of all kinds includ- ing bladders for footballs. basket- balls and punchballs and rubber stationery articles. CZECIIOSLOVAKIAN WINS TORONTO. April 9 —-(Cl>l -Ruth Herman. 12. n pupil of Mapltllurst school. Aidershot. in the Hamilton dist-riot and a native of Czechoslo- vakia froln where she fled to Ca- nada three years ago when the Nazis invaded that country. today won the all-Ontario public Jpeakil? contest and the B. J. P311118!’ Bhlel . i i‘ Blnssc M F LCI l..l l! EXUELS IN THE KITCHEN Seek to have Nfld. - bound. Planes call here Steamship Ser\' 'I‘o Ancient Colony Dis- cussed. The Charlottetown Board of ‘Trade W111 Dress to have fITans Canada Air lines make this elty it port, or Call 1n the (Proposed Moucton-Sydney Newfoun land air service. it vras de- cided at a Council meeting held last night ln The Charlottetown. Be- ilef that the proposed improvement-s to the Rzlliivlrv wharf would be car- rlcd tilrotleh. was expr - bv M11 S. A. Macbcod. and bility of lilc commencement of it steamship service between Cilarioltetowu and Newfoundland within the next two weeks, was voiced by Dr, J.A_ Clark, In connection with the improve- ment _oi the Charlottetown dock facilities. a letter front Col. the Hon, J, L. Ralston informed the Board that the matter would be discussed ‘U (Continued on page 9. Col lied Troops Break two Nazi divisions LONDON, April ll — (CPl - Red nrllly troops were reported tonight lo have broken two Gcrumll divis- ions oll one sector of the llvcstern Kailnin front alter the Nltzls had attempted a surprise ccunter-attltck. The Moscow radio said the Ger- mans suffered heavily. and then re- treated. A _supplenlentary Russian colli- muulquc also said tllnl 900 Nazis were slain on this front. but it ivas not clear wilelher this referred to the sanlc engagement. Ill the west- crn sector toward Smolensk. the Russians said their troops had oc- cupied 40 more Nazi dugouts, Tile regular midnight Soviet C0lll- munlque said no substantial cilanlzes occurred on the front today. buttllat. the Soviets scored ll 2540-6 aerial vlctorv Wednesday over the Ger- mans. Teachers hold Final Session (if Convention Hon. Mark R. Mc- Guigan Is Speaker; Mr. Pius Callaghan. Elected Preside- i. At the closing session of P. E. I. T. I<‘. held in P.W.C. Auditorium yesterday morning, Hon. Mark R. Mt-Gtligan. K. C, Minister of Edu- cation addressed the teachers. The Minister first thanked the teachers for their invitation to luncheon at the “Charlottctownfl on Wednesday afternoon. I-le then complimented and commended the Executive. particularly the President and General-Secretary for their splendid work and efforts in the in- terests of Education in this Pro- vince and asked for continu-iwi co- operation and assistance ill the future. Three Important Events Mr. McGuigan thcll pointed out. the three most important achieve- ments in the educational field dur- (Contlnued on page '9. Col 6i north- " 10 E1155} Planes, Downed In Raids; Details Are Few Aircraft Carrier believed Mother ship of planes which raided '_I‘_1_'_i_nc0malee. _C0l.Oi\Ili()_ (Teylon. April i0--(Friday)-—((‘l')—Allied Indian forces straddled a Japanese aircraft carrier with high explosives yesterday and shot down at least l0 Jap- anese planes and perhaps 16, Japanese bombers. apparently based it was announced today. on the aircraft calriel- sought out by the allied force. first attacked the British naval base at 'I‘rincom:llee on this island. The IIIVIIdOFS damaged harbor and airdromc facilities at Trlncomzliee and “there were a few casualties amongst the dockyzlrd civil and naval said. Authorities said that "near misses" were scored in the attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier WlllCll apparently was the mother ship fcr the planes attacking Trin- comaiee. In the Japanese raid on Trin- colnalec six of the invading craft were destrqted definitely. six others probably destroyed, and two damaged. The other four planes. fighters. were shot down in the ensuing lack 0n the aircraft carrier. "Some of our aircraft are miss- ing." the announcement sllirl, but gave no further details of the action. The town of Trincomalee itself was not damaged nor were there any civilian casualties there. the COlIliillllllqllC said. ‘Continued on page 9. Col 4) LONDON. April 9—ICP) —I=l0r- eign Secretary Ailllltlll)‘ Eden. in s broadcast tribute to the NOTWPB- ian people tonight. said their navy had grown from two destroyers, a single submarine and a few smull- cr vessels which survived May. i940, l0 60 warships today. OTTAWA. April 9 —(CPl — More than I50 Ottawa build- ings, owned or rented by the Dominion government. were be- ing lequippetl with materials for fighting incendiary bombs, and blackout curtains ilave been in- stalled in (lfficcs where tial services would be conduct- ed during all air raid, it was revealed today. MONTREAL. April 9 —(CPl ~- The funeral of Miss Martha Allan. playwright. producer. actress and founder of the Montreal Repertory Theatre. was held ilere today. Miss Allan (lied in Vic-Lora, B C. Satur- day. SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. Ap- ril 9 —(AI‘) -C. S. Titusslg, American cn-ellairnlan of the Anglo-Amcricail Caribbean com- mission. said today that thc food situation in the Caribbean “is much more acute than is generally realized" because of shipping problems which may force a readjustment of this island's plotted sugar crops. OTTAWA. April 9 _rCP\ -—Pl'llif.‘0 Bernhard of the Netllerlllurls. hus- bcwi of Crown Prln .. ' slipped ullolltrl iveiy into Otlaiva today after ll f1 .ht iroln the Unit- ed Kingdom. His visit lo North Alll(‘l‘l(‘il. the second he has made ill about a year. is “pulllv a surprise for his family" but lit‘ vrlil also conduct business for the Netherlands gov- ernment. his Royal Hiuhness told The Canadian Press by telephone from his ftlnr lllodcsl home ill suburban Rock life. Japs May Be Seeking To Cut Pacific Supply Lines Enemy raids Florida island in Solomon group off northeast Australia. MELBOURNE. April 9—(APi-- A Japanese air raid on the Florida Island capital of Tulagl, adminis- trative oentre of the Solomon group across the Coral Bea from northeastern Australia. stirred fears anew tonight that the Jap- anese might be clearing tile way for a stab closer to the vital sup- ply lane from the United States. Reports from Port Moresby said allied bombers countered quickly with an attack of their own this afternoon on Rabaul. Japanese- held base on New Britain which serves the invaders as a stepping atone from their foothold on New Guinea to the Solomons, Many Japanese aircraft. caught on the ground in the surprise blow at Rahaul base. were destroyed. l Casualties were reported inflict- ed by strafing of enemy personnel. Heavy bombers struck at ship- ping in Rabaui harbor and air- drolne installation; and hangars The raiders dived at low levels to get at their targets, Port Moresby dispatches said. The exchange of air blows came on a doy when the defenders of Australia learned of a further spread of the Japanese grip on the scattered islands to the north. A communique said aerial re- connaissance revealed that the Japanese. probably landing some time ago. llnd occupied Lorengau on the mountainous Manus island. largest of llle Admiralty group 350 miles north of Lac. Japanese- selned capital of northeast New Guinea. (‘SSEII- ' personnel.” the comm unique Set maximum Price for scrap! In Maritimcs OTTAWA, April 9 —(CP) -Large supplies oi scrap iron and steel in the more remote areas of the west.- ern provinces are expected to be made available for war purposes under a new price policy ordered by Steel Controller Kilbourn. Other orders set the maximum price to be paid for scrap lll the ivlaritinle Provinces and ill Brllzsil Columbia, With the delllrlnd for scrap increasing to meet war needs prices throughout Canada have been placed under strict control. Previous orders regulated prices in Ontario and Quebec. ilctlvy freight charges have in the past illndcred dealt-rs from buying scrap in the Peace River district and other western areas dust-ant. from cities where foundries, the consumers of scrap are located. Uln- der tile new order a “ciii.lr" price to be paid to the dealer has been established. the price received by the individual selling to the dealer will be slightly below 'l.ls price :0 allow for handling and loading rxxrtli. In New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward ls- land wllcre tllcrc is no serious ilellzllt problem, prices arc eon- trullcd, as in Ontario and Que- bec, by maximum prices which may be paid by the ultimate coilsumcr at basing points. l'n- mzlxinlilm oer this plan the price for cast iron _serap at. plant-ton, NIL. Sackvllle. NIL. and Amherst, N... is $21.50 a. ton. ‘ The price; will be vrvmrl-lenalell lcss where freight rilarues arc ‘n- curred and allowance will also be made for loading and h' dllrv; .n the price individuals r _ iron scrap in thc Mrlrlulnt- Pro- vinces is expected by steel control officials w average between $16 and $17 a ton paid to the dealer. British Defy Bad Weather LONDON. April ll-Qcel-A larch number ct British bolnlll-rs dolled had weather lust nlgill tn altu-l: the lmpurtzlllt. north Gvrlllflll ll ‘Y’ ' of lllllnbur: mid other .l)'(‘t'll\f'< both in northwest Germ“ Hm in Conrail-occupied H1111- Docks tit Le l-lnvre \\\’l'f‘ vlllc o?)- lectire lll France. Six lwullfclis were lost ill the raids. In ll I~ The Air iviillistrl‘ tli...-l<l.=v<l that torpedo l) mbers of llll n1 Command attacked u eon eilclnv supply shins off llw << Jutland yesterday alterlllzllll restlits were not ftll$P3\l"l- British planes were lost. 'l u.) (boosts baooozns 0am HATCH High tide this morning at 6.4! and this eveninq at 6.12. Sun sets this evening nt 6 Illl and rises tomorrow morning nl 5.24. New moon April l5. 9.33 n m. BURDEN - (‘lFIt HIRMENTIN SER I E Leave Borden 9.25 A.l\I 1.00 I'M. Leave Cape Tormentine 11.00 ILM 8.20 PM.