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THREE RED-HELD TOWNS RECAPTURED IN WEST KOREA

Victoria, B. C. PowergSystem. Knocked Out?-5-A

Eight Provinces Win Delay Until March In Freight Rates Hearing

OTTAWA. Jan. 15 --((7E') - l-Jlght Provincial Governments to- day won their fight for a delay in the Board of Transpo t Com- mlssioners' general freight-rate

inquiry.

The Board deferred public has!- ings .in its investigation-due to start today-until March 5 after the eight Governments had called for postponement and three had threatened to boycott the proceed-

ings of the Board if it went on ROW. The deferment was sought by

all Provinces except Ontario and Quebec because the same question of equalization of freight rates as between various areas of Canada is under consideration by the Royal commission on Transport- ation. due to report to the cabinet early this year.

Earlier. a group of the Provinces asked -the Cabinet unsuccessfully to instruct the Transport Board to postpone its hearings pending the report of the Commission. cabinet ordered the general inquiry 2 1-2 years ago.

Today's session was to have seen the first railway presentation of suggestions for equalization. The Canadiatr Pacific Railway did pre- sent a number of ideas. but they were withdrawn after the Board decided to hold up the hearings.

In another sitting today, the Board confirnled next Friday as the opening date for hearings on a rai1way.spplication for a general five-per-cent freight-rate increase to-cover the wage increases ob- tained by employees as the result

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"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"Afton I-lsll. Purina l-log show. 1.30 '

P. M. Wednesday, ; 11th.

"Holy Name Box social, Bingo, Dance, Town Hall, Georgetown, Wk-dnesday. January 24th.

"Card party in Stanley Bridge School, Wednesday. January 17. Proceeds for rink.

"Card party in Saaview Hall ton1lght. January 16 in aid of the rln ,.

"see Moon Rise" plus short at Maononald Bros. Theatre. Mt. Stewart. tonight. 3 P. M.

"Reserve Saturday, Feb. 10 ,for

Valentine Party sale at "clman's. ”

Auspices C. W. L.

"Reserve Saturday. Feb. 10 for Vafentine Pantry sale at H01 man's. Auspices C. W. L.

"Card party and lunch, Hope River Credit Union Hall, Tues- dsyl January 16th.

"So you think you can play crokinole. If so. let's see you prove it at North Wiltshlre hall toiilsht.

"Hear Dr. Florence speak on Korea at Afton Hall on -1 16th. Lunches. Rice Point

en's InstittttI.t.Tisne 1.30.

'W :-an .- ffcaad Part and cl-okinols in Dradhlbs s all. Tuesday. Jan- t in aid of hockey-team. served. ' - . -- i'Annual Meeting of Ihathalhyn let chapter meets at January 1'ftl.i,fI.W

ms. p

, Ffvasiaty concert. dance nd ss- frsshmenis at l.o.0.r. 1-! Jan- uary 1'fth. Oddiellows. bolus and friends. Admission 40 cents.

1.1 T 1 ,-Manual Meeting New Wilt-

Duiier (Lifting '

Murray I

Call Extended By Trinliy To Rev. John Irwin

A unanimous call was extended 13-” nllht to Rev. John Irwin to be associate minister of Trinity United Church here. The call was extended, at a special meeting of the Official .Board oi Trinity Church held in Heartz Memorial Hall.

Rev. Mr. Irwin is thirty-two years of age and is a brother of Li. Col. (Dr.) J. K. L. Irwin of this city. Another brother. Rev. Hugh Irwin, is presently in India as a mhsionlry of the United Church.

Rev. Mr. 1rwin' will come here from his present pastorate in Law- rencetown. N.S.. and is expected to take up his duties in this city in mid February. He will have special charge of young people's work and that of the Sunday School, and will succeed Rev. Dr. H. C. Rice. whose retirement took effect on Dec. til last.

Reports of various committees were present -' last night with the final reports to be submitted at another meeting on Jan. 22. prior to the annual meeting of the Board.

Says New Zealand

REGINA. Jan. 15 - (OP) 7- The Leader Post says today In a newapsge story about 4,500.- 000 pounds of New zsaland but- ter will be imported into Canada next month.

Quoting Regina dairy sources. the newspaper says the import- ation was arrenged by a group of Canadian firms operatlnz in Quebec and Ontario. The ship- ment is believed the first major trade in New Zealand butter by Canada since the early 1D30”s.

leaps from Train In Nightmare

REGINA. Jan. 15 - (CP) - A 19-year-old special force soldier who said he was having a night- mare about a train wreck leaped from a fast-movlng.C. N. R. troop train in sub-zero weather Sunday clad only in light underwear.

Rtmn. Robert Gourd of Montreal was brought to hospital here yes- terday suffering badly frozen feet. abrasions and shock. He said he spent six hours in thc.cold before he stumbled into the farm of Con- rad Washenielder.

Gourd said he jumped from the train near Waldron. Sssk.. because he was dreaming of the Canoe River, 3. C., train wreck in the Rocky Mountains last November.

Hospital authorities here re- ported hilrrioclay in "fairly good" condiiion.

Gourd was one of 280 soldiers of -the Royal Bind Regiment en route from Valcariier. Que.. to Fort Lewis. Waah.. for training.

No person under 80 years of age

Hurricane Vliih Snow Is Reported

By Graham Harris

VICTORIA. B.C.. Jan. 15'- (CP) -- A ferocious hurricane slugged Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island todsy. leaving the British Columbia capital a groggy sham- bles. Damage was estimated in the thousands of dollars.

A wind whirling steadily south- west at more than 70 miles an hour for three hours uprooted trees, tore down power and telephone lines and poles, ripped otf roofs. shattered windows and caused numerous chimney fires.

30 Persons Injured

About 30 persons. were injured slightly when they were knocked down by the wind on city streets.

Dozens of cars were wrecked as trees crashed.

Steamship and airline schedules were thrown out of killer by the worst blow since Dec. 26, 1934.

Workmen toiled into the night clearing up the worst'of the dam- age but it would be days before all the wreckage could be cleared away.

Line crews struggled to repair power circuits. Parts of the city were still blacked out tonight but telephone communication with the mainland was restored late in the day.

Power went off in various sec- tions of this city of 65,000 at dif- ferent times. Crews would have one break repaired when A tree or pole would cut. a circuit at some other point.

The Blaoklball Line. ferry Chi- nook to Port Angeles, -Wash" drop- ped anchor in the lee of William Head and .rode out the storm,

The Canadian Pacific Railway ferry Prlncms Elizabeth. bound for Seattle. Wash.. was aided by lwo was in setting out of harbor. Tile C. P. R. ferry Princess Pa- tricia. headed for Vancouver. cruised in relatively calm waters behind -Gordon Head until the wind slackened.

Radio elation CKDA was forced off the air when the roof of the transrnltter station blow off. The transmitter tower leaned omin- ously but stayed upright.

The storm started mildly Sun- dly nllht with the first snowfall this winter. When the snow stop- Ded. the rain started, followed by iii” Willi 33' noon. the blow was up to 70 miles an hour in gusts.

City streets became feat-running creeks as the slashing rain melted ihelrnow sndclogged sewers,

Limbs from trees and pg;-.5 og roofs hurlled through the 31,-, Police said it was a miracle um no one was killed or seriously hurt by the flying debris.

Snow Two Feet Deep

ton Northern Vancouver lslsnd, h” "WW piled UP two feet in depth. Buses from Campbell River to Nanaimo. on the east coast of the island 70 miles north of Victoria, failed to get through. After snow, followed by ram io- dly. it was mowing heavily again tonight. Traffic was ans.-ll,-.1 ma "1 -50m9'Up-island centres came to a complete standstill. , Heivy snow 'was also reported from the interior but the gale proper did not hit the mainland. Vancouver. on the fringe of the storm. got an inch of snow which was soon washed away by rain. Gale warnings were hoisted in

Tull-(Tied cams Shiii

Premieris Appointment To

OTTAWA, Jan. 15 - (special) - ' Appointment of Prince Edward Is- land Premier J. Walter Jones to the Senate is expected here when Prime Minister St. Laurent approves the next group of nominations for the Upper House.

Reports of the island Premier's impending call to the senate have rumbled about Parliament Hill ever since January. i950, when he was in Ottawa for a Dominlon-Provln- cial constitutional conference. At that time. Mr. Jones had months of urgent business ahead of hl.rn in Charlottetown and would have ask- ed a deferment of the appointment had he been offered it then.

At the last Dominion-Provincial conference here last month, a num- ber of his colleague rs a hint- ed that the parley was witnessing Mr. Jones' swan-song as a Provin- cial leader and that his next ap- pearance in Ottawa would be as Senator. He would fill the vacanc? caused through the death of sena- tor John E. Sinclair on December 23. liiifi. - '

In addition to the Prince Edward Island vacancy, there are three senatorial seats to be filled in New Brunswick; three in Newfoundland: three in Quebec, two in Ontario. and one each in British Columbia and Manitoba, totalling 14. stand- in the senate which has 103 seats. is Liberals 7'1. Progressive Conservatives i1. vacancies 14.

The P. E.I. vacancy is regarded

Canadians See Savage A . Xyarfare In Qrien'

Four Children Burned To Death In Nova Eeoiia

RIVEII. HEBEIVT. N. S.. Jan. 15 - (CF) - Four young child-

Prensier Jones

w:::-2- as more significant than those in the larger Provinces owing to the small representation in the Red chamber from the Province. It is on this account that a nomination is expected reasonably soon.

Time of the nomination. it is un- derstood. will be when Mr. JOMS indicates that he will accept it. A

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end. ambushed vehicles

near the 2nd Battalion. Patricia's Canadian Light

two others.

Senate Is Expected Shortly;

MIRYANG. Korea. Jan. ill - (OP) - The slash and savagery of oriental warfare was driven home to Canadians here during the week-

In separate incidents, gauerlllss drum is New zealand gunner regiment training Princess

infan- try. killing two men and wounding

To Offelnive

I-ll II-llesnklllg U. 5. Of- cer Says U. 5. To Sissy In Korea.

CENTRAL !'HONT. Korea, Jan. 16 - (Tuesday) - (AP) - Allied troops today pulled back from the Wonju. iiront in Central Korea. af- ter holding a horse-shoe-shaped bulge there for id days.

(By Robert Eunaon)

TOKYO, Jan. 15 -(Tuesday) - (AP)-U. S. tank-infantry teams. in a sudden shift to offensive tactics. recaptured three oommun- ist-held towns in Western Korea Monday, gaining up to Q2 miles northward towards Seoul.

Brushing through sscattered Chinese resistance. elements of the U. 8. 3rd Division entered the fire-blackened shambles of osan, 28 air miles south of Seoul on the main highway.

miles southeast of Seoul, and the village of Chen. a few miles south l of Kumyanglang.

Morale Shara AP correspondent Stan Swinton

ed as weary fighting men realized -at least locally-that the Allies had grabbed the military initiative back from the Reds."

It was the first time since Nov. 25 that U. N. forces in the west had reversed their steady fall- back towards Southeast Korea and made limited gains.

Action in the more mountain- ous wlldernass of East-Central .Kores was not clear. Tactical in- formation from the Wcnju salient there. Well lacking.

Yong-wol. some 31 miles south- east of ,won,iu and: is miles east of Chechen. was claimed by Eighth Army headquarters. as being in "friendly hands." ' I .

Apooled news dispatch from the field, however. said a U. N. patrol had withdrawn from Yongwol af- ter running into heavy fire.

Yongwol commanrlsan important mountain corridor. Through it Red troops have been infiltrating southward to threaten the rear of the U. S. 2nd Division holding the

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Other units grabbed Kumyang-5 jang. a road and rail junction 201

reported: "Front-line morale soar- 1922

ren.of an unemployed stable hand died today when tire raced through the family's bungalow here while both parents were away.

Dead- are: Dare. 4. David. a.

The slain men had been brutally killed after being tortured. As the news spread through the Canadian camp. the Patricias' silent fury .over this treatment of their common- wealth comrades gave an added

Donald. 2, and Hostel. 1. children of Mr. and Mrs. Issac Ripley.

Mrs. Ripley was at a neigh- bor's home across the street to borrow some milk when the fire occurred.

Residents rushed to the scene but the ' 'lamca blocked their rescue efforts.

Cause of the outbreak was not known immediately.

Mr. Ripley who was about one-half mile from the house, rushed home and attempted to rescue his children. At that time shortly after the blaze was discovered. no flames were visible, but the father's rescue attempt was failed by smoke and.hea.t.

Two other River Hebert men. Paul Bristol and I-lavelock Mor- ris. also attempted a rescue, but were also in vain.

First to discover the fire was a neighbor, Mrs. Louisa Hoyt, who sounded the alarm.

sense of purpose to their training.

geant-major and jeep was ambushed

ter dark.

roads before nightfall.

and throat.

finally shot

a hilltop, when he was tortured.

the Strait of Juan cle Fuca between Vancouver Island and the main- land but no ships were reported in

'is eligible fo appointment It the Canadian seliato. 2

distress. .

Air Eprce Makes Move To Boost Manpower

ah h ”,'m”'fj,',::i, .,.,f.:,,:.?:,'.. 1 o'rrAwa..1an. is - (or: - ne- January lath, at 0.30. ' 3 "Y

'fA General Meeting of the - i ltawart strawberry Grow- ers Ilcollmllss. will be. hsld1:&.tlist

on aauary s ln":.'t.......

.

ifecou. aetl - track for Oinada s-iii-n"'s'...'? Thursday stovesaher ll Phone at-

lllv Hunger liver lltdllwli. D. L

MIGDUWOII.

ivlsoekoy North aim Rink. Wednesday. Jan. 17. Milton Hor- Mia vs. Nina latte creek lull-

do . Canteen service. Game time line after I1lI'IO."' . ' C3111:

oliilc.oi one of in hD:' bot- tlenecks today or C ' widasdng entry .ata.IdAfHp

crafting system work. '

There is no sign that cabinet will ahange its opposition to conscrip-

on.

Representatives of the cansdlan Legion and the conference of De- fence Associations -- two groups

whids demanded enforced service” in the reserves-in

iniuthatfi

...........m...:.....C.- sight education the minimum for all categories. Grand eight up to now has been the minimum for some. grade nine or 10 for others.

The mortaga of ground crew threatens the whole program of ex- pansion for both ILO. A. P. opera- tions and training. The age limits old now have become the widest in the forces.

The announcement muted the latest attempt since the Korean war started to increase the flow of recruits into the regular forces. now

stand In, strlgnag. others are he- I n I . '

The Annh runoved the grade eight min um for recruits and .0. s g to . y "".:.'.':'.: .. '."”..”'t.'z-..E:' iii” lty. The levallat whinmsay in of pass that has has one Muted” tin

- (AP)-First editorial comment in - London newspapers today on Pre-

. lines.

Four frozen To Death lnilane.

OORDOVA. Alaska. Jan. l5 - (CP)-Four persons were found frozen to death today in the cab- in of a cordova air service trans- port which crash-landed on the Copper River flats 32 miles north- east of here.

A rescue party flown to the crash sccna found the bodies.

The dead were identified as Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Dyson. Albany. Ore: Fens likemo. and Ernie Cruz. both of Oordova. !

Bud Richardson. pilot of the ill- fated plane. did everything pos-

of Edmonton and salmon Arm

Destroyer Sioux Leaving for Home

waters. the navy said today. in February,

snow storm,9unday.

Pilot Stewart starbuck who flew the rescue plane brought word of line deaths today.

Richardson had hiked through sub-sero weather and high winds to a cabin for help.i

Nootka has arrived. VETERAN Nllllsll Dlls

LONDON. Jan. i0-(Tuesday)--

Annie Hall. oldest mem launch in oboe Province,

sident 'rrutnsn's budget message yesterday. nail was a mom bar of the 1!!

said it was powerful proof

economic might in the East-West struggle. The budget story got wide play under banner head-

. t

so about so years pan.

Killed were a "Kiwi" battery ser- driver whose

The Ca.nadisns' standing orders insist that there always be at least two men in any vehicle leaving camp and that they all be off the

Bot-h New Zealand victims had their hands tied behind their backs before they were clubbed about the chest, bayonetted in the stomach through the

The sergeant-major was stripped naked and apparently dragged to

Then. though baycnetted. he ap- pears to have escaped to a nearby hamlet minus one hand, his captors having amputated it to remove an ai-my'wrlsinvatch. A blood trail smd stained doorways indicated houses at which he vainly knocked at in search of shelter and marked his long crawl to a haystack where he dl -

ed.

The 'Pati-icias already are reman- sible for guerlila clearance in the area. Lt.-Ool. J.M. (Big Jim) Stone

3.0.. their commanding officer. has Lieut. Peter McKenzie of Vancou- ver. an intelligence officer. trying to discover the band's wliereobouts.

OTTAWA. Jan. it-(OP)-The de- stroyer Dion): is to leave for home to- day after six months under the United Nations banner in Korean

, she is due in Esouimslt. 3.C.. early tile first of the three

aims for the. paIlangIrs' ctxnfort destroyers sent to Korea last summer after making a forced landing to return home. when he become lost during a The destroyer Nootha is believed to

have arrived in Japan Saturday (Canadian time) to relieve Sioux. In the absence of a message to the con- trary. the navy said it is presuming

MONTREAL.-:I:n.-lb - (cm - 00. one of the s of the nursing pr.)-

class of graduates of the Training School for Nurses. Royal Victoria Hospital. Glee retir-

.,,

The Supreme Court was crowd- ed yesterday as five witnesses were heard in the first day of the trial of William Weeks. charged with the murder of 80-year-old James Mullins on December 4. The case was heard before Mr. Judge George J. Tweedy and a Jury.

Attorney General W. E. Darby. K.C.. and Deputy Attorney Gen- eral J. 0. C. Campbell, K.C.. re- presented the Crown. Mr. R. E. Bell. K.C., was attorney for the defence.

Following the selection of the jury, Mr. Campbell told them it was i)he duty of the Crown in criminal cases to place before them all evidence pertaining to the case in hand. whether it point- ed to the guilt of the prisoner or not. "At this moment." he stated. "rho prisoner is as innocent, of crime as you. and you must pay no attention to anything you might have heard previously."

1

HALIFAX. Jan 15 - (GP) - The relentless grip of winter was felt by two ships in the North At- lantic today.

Military aircraft. from the United states and Canada swept wide over the bleak, flake-topped oc-can off Newfountuand to search for a Glou- cester trawler that reported itself sinking yesterday.

At the same time. a Portuguese

immediate lid.

and gave no further details.

craft without success.

p

Freighter Asks Aid; Trawler Still Missing

freighter reported it is in need of

Tile trawler Gudrun sent a terse 803 early yesterday and nothing has been heard from her since. The distress signal merely gave her pos- ition - some 300 miles south of st. John's; capital of Newfoundland-

Sevan aircraft. three from the it. C. A. P. base at Greenwood. N5.. and four from Argentia. Nfld. play- ed hide-and-aeek with snowilurries today to search for the stricken

The no-ton Portuguese freighter ad Neurons. with a crew of ll. sent an urgent. message to the consoles: Transport Department saying it has "heist trouble" in heavy seas. The big tug tounoatlon Lillian Immed- iately sstaailftosn8t..lohn'sto