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gpprpfary Anthony Eden. nrral outline of Britlfih Will‘

that Germany is the

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French Bela’;- tions “Very Tenspef

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TANGIER. FfIIWliSh Moroc Muv 2o_¢Ael_ Gen. Maxime

l(’ii\"(l throughout Freflth Ail-no after the British rats before the Sfax bomb- abut. claimed today

chm ships otitside bnombiug of sfax, Tunisia. g.

lion of the important Syrian town t! items. where one killed es a Blenheim pilot dropped Mr bombs on his obleciive.

Vichy had lodged with the Un-

Hui-re Parade As Loan Drive Begins

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Coming Events

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“lianson to Carry on as Party Leader

OTTAWA, May 29—(CP)— At the unanimous request of n party caucus, Hon. R. B. Han- son agreed today to carry on fol‘ another session of Parliament in his year-old post of helm! Conservative Leader in the House of Commons, but the ggqess-old New Brunswick lawyer had no pubilo comment on his decision.

Newspapennen we're tfllt! flmply by a spokesman at his office. “Mr. Hanson has noth- ing to say now. He. feels that the caucus prwcetllnfli Silffilk for themselves."

Mr. Hanson's cnrlorsatlon came in circumstances similar to those surrounding his party 5 extension last July of‘ the ttm- porary leadership vestrd ill him twp months before. immediately after Hon. R. J. Manlon rests’!!- ed as national leader following his defeat at the polls.

Delegates from provincial Conservative Associations will meet here in the fall, probably in October. but party spokes- men said this meetlnf! Wm 71°‘ be (or the purpose of selecting o permanent party leader. its function will be rather. to de- icrmine the "time. place "i" manner" in which a new lead er will he chosen. _ '

Tho July envious, like tonays was to be the last Conservative parlv gathering of lite current parliamentary session. At hath meetings party members were free in their praise of the one- time Trade and Commerce Min- ister in the Bennett govt-J‘ - ment and there was nn opposi- tlon expressed to suggestions that he remain in the saddle.

Bishop. 0’Su|iivan

Will attend ll. S. Eucharistic Congress

fGPi-Three Archbishops, 1i bish- ops and one abbot of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada have accepted the invitation 0i‘ Archbis- hop John Grcgcry Murray of St. Paul to attend tie Ninth National Eucharistic Congress in Minneap- olis and St. Paul June 23 to 2G.

Canadian prelates to attend m- clude Bishop James Morrison of Antigonish. N.S., Bishop J. A. O'- Sullivan of Charlottetown, P.E.I.. Archbishop James W. McGuitzan of TOPOHtO. and Archbishop William Duke of Vancouver.

Tells of huge Glider fleet

,0ver Greece

(By Daniel De Luce) (Associated Press Staff Writer) AN

ial invasion of Crete. it was report- man occupation.

to see his‘ transport-t wwin ently bro en-down planes a an al- titlléde of 12.000 feet," so .

and discovered t was a glider con- vo

which five gliders were attached. The gliders had long. slender fuse- lalzes with tremendous wings and

to 20 men apiece.

"The astonishing sight continued for hours. the convoys flying in three sections. Altogether I counted 200 motorless craft and couldn't

they'd be if the R. A. F. got them.

"It remained a mystery to me how the Gennans ct the sliders 111w the air. nor di anyone else in Sal- onika seem to know the take-off method.

"None landed in Selonika. Bup- posedly they went to the Pelopon- nesus without stopping."

The merchant. an old friend of mine. had lust left Salonika but. re- quested anonymity.

"I saw 1.500 British soldiers grouped miserably in aoirty camp outside Salonika subsisting bread and water." hi! f8-

"Before Greek prisoners were re- leased on the day of Hitiers latest "pooch some were kept in flit 8d- _oini'ng camp and shared with the British food that civilian friends brought.

" e Gem-ion guards kept the British busy moving a pile of rocks from one end of a field to the other, then buck again.

"Preceding the Axis victory march

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MINNEAPOLIS, Mum. May 29— l

KARA. May 29-—(AP)--'1 he German air force towed a huge fleet

lotediferraneon , lagoons: olives, A

olive oil, grapes, retains, vine, coop

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OTTAWA. May 29 -—(CPl -—Cqn- sclcutious objectors. ltfennottltvs and Doukhobors, in the 21-year-old class will be required to labor service in lieu 0f military training, War Services Munster Gardiner announced in the House of Commons today.

“The 21-year-old class now is being called out for military traln~ ing." said Mr. Gardiner. ~

“Members of that. age class whose military training is postponed. us either COHSClEIIlTDIIS objectors. Men- nonites 0r Doukhobors now wli be required to render either three or four months labor service in lieu of military training and be subject to such further labor service as may be decided 1n the future."

Arranucments have been mode with the mines department to open camps in national lfifl-{S and ‘n On- tario vl ere Mennonites and cor.- scicntions objectors will be sent for labor service where they will be supplied with board and lodging and paid 50 cents a day.

Thev must supply their clothim.

In the. case of Doukhobors. all cf them in Western Canada. Mr. Gardiner said hellotiations are be_ lng conducted with provincial gov- ernments whereby certain road nro- jects will be carried on under pro- vincinl control and. undcr the same (‘Orulltlrps us for conscientious ob- jectors and Mennonites. Doukho- bur: will be required to work on the roe s.

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of gliders across northern Greece a fortnight before opening the aer-

ed today by a. neutral merchant stranded in Salonika by the Ger-l

“I looked up from my front porch one morning and. was dumbfounded fl-PPBI- ' .

this source “Then I got my field glasses

‘Yfilach transport trailed e. cable to

possibly were able to carry from 10

help but think what soft pickings

prison

through Athens. Greek newspapers print/ed a German military notice

The Minister said it was hoped

l to have the camps in operation on |June l5. With one or two excep-

tions. they w‘ll be summer camps.

(Men called info the army compulsory training receive $1.1m per dnv and are supplied with "lothingJ

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Highway crash Takes two lives

MONTREAL. MBKIZB —(CPl — Two men known t ough French Canada were fatally injured in an automobile accident 4-0 miles north of here tonight. and hospital au- thorities held no hope for the re- covery of a thlr

A fourln man was seriously in- iurcd, While the fifth occupant of he car which left the road on a curve near Lac Guindon, Que. suf- fered only cuts and bruises.

Loo Pol Morin, musician and loc- turer was killed almost instantly in the crash. Fernand LeClerc. head of the special events department of the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation's Montreal studios. d‘ed in hospital here a short time after he had been brought here by am- bulancc.

Rev. Wilfrid Morin. young scien- l-ist at University of Montreal and radio lecturer, was in critical con- dition and hospital authorities said there was no hope that he would recover. Louis Francoetlr. news commentator for the 630's French network. suffered two broken legs and possible internal injuries.

Fmll OPCIIPHM of the vehicle. Pro- fessor lmtiis Bourgouln of the En- glilPéflliif Department. ilniversily of MOlVW‘ I. suffered cuts. bruises and shock. and was brought to hos- pital for treatment.

Conchidés Will Be Required To Do Labor

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Crete, whore weary British and Greek forces are fiercely battling constantly expanding German air said to number 30.000. Unconfirmed reports claim Italians have landed in eastern section of Island. British Cruiser York was lost in Suda Bay, said to be best anchorage in the Island. Defenders may withdraw into mountainous center.

‘u. s. limits llse of steel

lVASlIlNGTON. May 29 (AP)— Tho office of produc- tion management issued an or- der today (iesigned to give de- fence leqdlffmclllS and all "es- scntial" civilian needs first. (all on all forms of steel. R. Stet- tinius. Jr.. defence priorities til- rector said he issued the urtier because the general demand. in- eluding defence anti cit-Plan or- ders. "ls greater than the m- parent capacity tn make deliv- eries of certain types of slcci and steel products promptly."

EJaps demanding Trade Pact with Dutch East Indies?

(Ry Max Hill) (Associated Press Staff Writer)

TOKYO. May 29—(AP)—-A de- mand. that the Netherlands East Indies reach a trade agreement im- mediately with Japan to fill ner nccd for Oil was undenirzd to have been made today by Foreign Min-

The dcmund was said to have been a topic of conversations Matsu- oka had with the British Ambassa- dor. Sir Robert Crugie. and Ger- man Ambassador Eugen Ott. in the wake of which the controlled Ja - ancse press took up the cry that e

f0" ‘lsler Yusukc Malsuoka.

WASHINGTON, May zo-(A l —'1‘ho United States govcrnmen e relations with Japan were des- scribed as unchanged by Secrets of State Cordell liull today, but I. appeared that efforts are beln made to give Tok o an avenue o "escppo” rom Axs commitments.

Whether the Japanese govern- ment would take advantage of this opening in the event of war between the United States and Germany was lose evident.

hardened attitude of the Nether- lands East Ind-lea was due to Brit- lsh-United States support.

Some papers notably Yomiurl. attributed failure to reach an agree- ment to a "four-power military al- liance" among the Indies. United States. Britain and Australia.

“The dies’ attitude hardened followin conferences of Nether- lands of icials at Manila (with Unit- ed States. British and Australian military leadersi." Yomiurl claimed.

Matsuoka consulted the British Ambassador on the demand. it was said. because the Netherlands ov- ernment-in-exile now is loca in London

(In Inndon. Ancta. N. E. 1.. news agency. denied that the five- months id negotiations had reach- ed a cl is. "The Netherlands East Indies have constantly upheld its desire to pursue a good neighbor policy." the agency said. "Several experts nnd to be restrict-ed but this. as Japan well lmcws. la

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Succession duty

' Law approved

By Commons

UITAWA. May 29- (C?) —-'I'hc

House of Commons tonight placed l its final approval on ~'.“e first. fcd- i

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Advance puts British 20 miles From Baghdad

Small Advance By Be- sieged Empire For- ces At Tobruk.

(YAIRO. May Jty- (AP)- British troops advancing 0ft Baghdad over roads flooded by broken irrigation ditches today captured the Iraq village of Khanu Ta, midway between Fallujzlh and the Iraq capital, a Royal Air Force communique announced.

Details of the cugzlgentent were not given. Earlier the Bri- tish Rlitlllltr Host general head- qnzrrlcrs said troops east of liltllujnh captured one Iraq rebel officer and 92 other ranks.

(The report puts this British cnlutnn within about 2o miles of ilaglulzul, frmn which, a Fwiss radio report said today, there were indications Premier RIlSlllll All Al Cailani shortly uuuht Heel

A small advance was registered L‘; Enmirc. forces besieged for \\(‘."l{q at Tobruk. Libyan port. the hfldcile East gctieral headquarters said.

Patrol action was the sole ac- tivity in the Salum. Egypt. area. with the Axis troops making no attempt to extend their lines from positions covering Halfaya ("Hell- Firc" Pass. near Salumt.

Iraqi Claim

BAGHDAD.

May 29—tAP)—

eral succession duty law ever en- l l/Inrt: than 350 British Imperial

acted in Canada.

After a day spent .n threshing out details. the bill was given zhirrl reading just before adlournment.

M. J. Caldwell. acting CCJF House Lender. congratulated the government on the passage or the

troops- were killoti or wounded to- day in a fierce battle in western Iraq and in artillery bombardment

[of British positions lu the Persian Gulf region. the Iraqi Government claimed tonight.

(This claim was not immediately

bill which. he said. had been ad- i crunmcnlccl on in Cairo.)

vacated by his party for years He. said he wished the guvcrnme t. had?

gone farther and imposed a =tv"a'uht estate duty which (Fllld be tailed a a capital levy.

"When this war is over." h»: sad “there will have. to be a c tpital levy. in the sense of a levy on ac- cumulated wealth. ‘n over that we may retire some of the debt we arc

accumulafng f0‘ l-wo purpvses-tm e

defend our institutions and th people who managed to rntrcl the wc'*llh of this country irdny"

Mr. C"ldwcll said hc was not present durinrz the debate on sec- ond reading. He had some criticisms of the b'll but refrained from pres-

ing them because he endorse-i the!

bill in principle.

“I have been rather disappoint-ed at the long barrage of crticlsm put no by the leader of 'f‘.~e opposition (Conservative House Leader Hah- s~m to this measure." said Mr. Coldwell. “Of course. that ls the traditional Conservative attitude. It is the attitude which has driven many Yillni! men from the Conserv- ative party. It is not the auitude of either humane or intelligent

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Spring gale llits Maritimes

HALIFAX. May 29-(CPi——A spring gale accompanied by rain and near-freezing temperatures

swept the Maritime Provinces to- day dislocating czmmtinications and causing minor properly damage in some areas.

The dale reached a velocity of 80 mile an hour at Halifax ripping the roof from a coal dried and driving a freighter aground on Gcorer-‘s Island in the harbor. The freight- cr was pulled off by tugs and was believed lo have escaped damasc.

Winter returned briefly to Cape Qreton where snowilurr cs swirled over the island for several JOUFS The high wind and temperatures in the high thirties caused cancell- ation of a. scheduled men-air Vic- tcrv Loan rally in Sydney.

Heavv rains lashed the agricul- tural district around Trnro N.S.. damaging trees and shrubbcrv and interrupting teieararh communica- tions for several hours.

Prince Edward felon-l reaped the full fury of the gale but heavy rain fell and the temperature droom-d lo seven degrees above freezing. Wind velocity was 34 miles an hour.

BOMB-RELIEF FOR CHINA

OHENGTIJ. China When s hospital here was burnt-d in air-raids. the United Church of Canada. church basement provided shelter for evacuated patients and

unevoid- headquarters for general relief] ‘ inn. .

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Eden outlines War aims of British Empire (falls Gerhihhy Worst blaster Europe Has

Known; Must Not Be Permitted

To Make War

Again.

By W. T. Yarbrough Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON. May 29—(APl-— Foreign Secretary Eden today laid before the British Com- montvculth, its allies and friends his first comprehensive statement of the nation’; war aims and (his resolution: "We must never forgot that Ger- many is the worst master Eur- ope has yet known ..she must never be in a position to play that role again."

Mr. Eden spoke before a dis- tinguished gathering of nation- ni leaders and diplomats at the ltiansion liousc. official resi- dence of the Lord Mayor, in the bomb-scarred City.

lie started with an expression of Britain's thanks for Presl- dcnt Roosevelt's "fireside chat" Tuesday night. an address which he railed "n great act of faith and statesmanship."

The Foreign Secretary did not attempt to define political fron- tiers in Europe, but he drew cheers from his audience when he said that Britain. above all. meant to keep Germany from repeating her misdeeds.

Mr. Eden used as the keynote for the outline of Britain's war aims Mr. Roosevelt: “four freedoms" - freeclom of sperm and worship. freedom from want and fear — which the President expounded last January.

Eden's Main Points Mr. Eden's ‘hhin points were

ese -

l. “The lasirn settlement and internal pence n the continent as a whole is our only aim."

2. The world cannot expect a com lete solution of the economic ridd c after the war. but the Unit-

ed States, Britain. her dominions and "free" friends alone will nos- rr-ss the material means to evolve llU with rtntional ntlvniltngze for any where each

a roost-war order "which seeks

"he efflus, an order

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‘Reports Heard

British Landing Reinforcemen ts

Suda Bay in (‘fad-nan hands; Cruiser York destroyed; Fleet of 100 Nazi planes attacked in Western Crete‘.

NEW YORK. May 29—(AP)—The BBC in t1

French -lan-

guage broadcast heard tonight by CBS wit! it fwd "WW"! i1 Y9"

port that British

reinforcements in men and material have

arrived in Crete and “attacks are being answered with counter-

attacks."

BBC said the report was contained in a Reuters

from Cairo.

CAIRO, May 29—(AP)—The

dispatch

combination of 30,000

German troops and the air force dislodged the weary Bri- tish and Greek forces from western Crete today and de- stroyed a third British cruiser in Suda Bay, now in Ger-

man hands.

All the while, British bombers and long-range fighters, operating from the Egyptian mainland, were striking back

at the German air fleet which of Crete. A Royal Air Force

of the magnitude of this invading air army

now crowds the western end communique gave some idea when it re-

ported successful attacks Tuesday night on more than 100 German planes on the beaches of northwest Crete alone. Other planes were attacked at Malemi airdrome and bombs were dropped 0n the Italian island of Scarpanto, northeast of Crete, firing an airdrorne.

The air force also gave its version of yesterday's bombing of

the

Tunisian harbor of Sfax which the Vichy Government said it was pro-

testing.

The air force said it attacked an Italian convoy seeking shelter in

| the port and hit a ship of about 10,000 tons which exploded with such

force as to indicate it was loaded with munitions.

On the 10th day of their invas- ion. the German air-borne army.

swollen by reinforcements. fought

eastward from the shores of the bay. counter-attacked again and again by the retreating defenders. The struggle was as fierce as an); in this war. and on both sides the losses were large.

(The Axis claimed the- capture of Candis. largest city of Crete and mud-tray of the island's 160- mile northern coastal belt. and the arrival by sea of Italian troops in eastern Crete. claims which were

incl. confirmed by Britain.)

lve bombers. in 8.250-ton cruiser York as she lay crippled and under intermittent repair. All but seven or her 600- man crew-two dead and five wounded-got away unscathed. the Admiralty announced.

Shortly thereafter the Middle- East command announced: "Our troops have withdrawn to posi- tions cast of Suda Bay."

The Germans already held the bomb-ruined capital of Canes. which lies across a narrow neck of

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Explanation re Rumored Cabinet Shakeup promised

owAwA, May 2il-—tCPl—An-'l

trounce-meat that Agriculture Min- ISIAH‘ Gardiner would be permitted to give his lull time to that depart-g ment. and an expansion of Mr. Gar-i diners other department, National, War Services. may be made before‘. Parliament adjourns. Prime t-

told the