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SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC MEETING

GOSPEL TENT-UPPER PRINCE ST.

SUNDAY 7 P. M. All l-leartily Welcome

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POULTRY

We ai"c especially interested in heav_v A Grade Fowl and have advanced our prices this week. We will pay this advance until further no- lice. We are buying chickens illii)‘ at full market value.

lhe Royal Packing 6o.

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n _ Atdiimvl’. 1-3. 1. Hos- uary 1-1, 1942 to Mr. and rett Lund, Bctliel, a son.

,' talc llaci'iil-I1-J—At the Prince Edward Island Ilcspital on January 23, 19-

41. to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mac- , aiount Edward Road, a

. i. Funeral Sunday 25th, r .11.) (‘ill Peters Road Presby- ,..i.‘lll Clliil‘Ci‘l_

Jt-At Prince County Hos- . inierside, January 23, 19- W. J. Walker. aged 72 resting at Davisons Kensington. Fun-

uciire later.

(airlift — At Baltic, Lot 18 on linuiigv 23, 1942, Mrs. Margaret Clair)‘ Ward 80 years. Funeral ted Church, Malpeque a‘. 2 pm,

YDIIIISON — At the Provincial

n on Friday", January 23. 19 L (P1109 Russell Anderson in hi; 39th year. of Cable Head West. The late Mi". Anderson is resting a: L) e blunt/Still Funeral Home. The mu; " ls‘ \\'lii be forwarded from the ' Fizncral Home by train . cll on Tuesday snorting, J1\llli.'il'_\' 27. Funeral services in Greenwich Church at 1 p. m. with Interment in Midgell Cemetzry If not fine funeral will be held from liidgell station direct to cemetery.

caid or Thanks

llirs. Bernard and family wish 1» thank all hcr friends and neigh- iors, iloctors and nurses of the P. l. llospltal, also hcr sister Edna ind Mother, who were so kind to iirr during the illness and death o! ier eldest daughter Phyllis. L 765

In Memoriam

In loving memory of our dear daughter Leah Canficld who passed ‘will’ January 24, 1941.

Just one your ago today dear Leah That you were called away

The task was hard the blow severe, We little thought the end so nesr.

Friends may think you are forgotten When at times they see us smile llut they‘ little know the sorrow

l-les wit in our hearts the while. Lovingly remembered by Mother snd

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In Memoriam

I l . 3.521 ‘iiL'i€.'.'i°'§2i.i “r-‘Jiiiif.’ ‘ill. iiliuried this life January 25th, 1038.

glearest Herbert how I miss you ‘I100 from earth you passed sway A" my heart is aching sorely

I I think of you today.

I alien think of days gone by

Th on we were both together

M o shadow oer my 175a ls cast i’ loved one gone forever.

Lqybbulilllissed by Wile.

N. D. MacLean

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day

"My ministers accordingly will "ek- 3mm the Noble. by means of a plebiscite. release from any ab. ligation arising out of any p“; commitments restricting the meth- oitis of raising men for military 591-- v oe."

Ahoth bi t Gaga“? ‘clue minister told The " ure am gain tcl id . 11188. We must n.5, theloautlrixiieriiy égsitseuany compulsion that is nee.

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A private Liberal member asked the minister lf private members were BXDected to hold meetings a1- so and drew this reply: "Certainly. Get out there and fight."

This minister said the Liberri members across the country wcu‘d be out seeking to persuade the to to release the gov- ernment from past commitments in the methods of raising men for the “it? Fdiii" m

“ a c u es u be . H Ithe ministede vii: afikcflfm

Yes.‘ he replied. "They have told US they will appeal to their people to free the government cf its com- mitment."

‘nlglsitfildwglgggtlyétwhether tnere was

calling election in case there we: when“ roar against the principle of iscite, this cabinet source said that such a thing has never been con. sidered by the cabinet."

A third minister said he had not yet decided whether he would go into his province to conduct a cam. paign. That would depend upon de- velopments he said.

Asked what the attitude of the government would be in c353 m; plebiscite were defeated and the government were not released from

its commliiment not to oduce conscrp on for overseas service. this minister said: " y, we just

wouldn't. izo ahead with conscrip- tioii for overseas."

He said he did not think time gov- ernment would consider defeat of the plebiscite as a vote of want of confidence.

Dllrinll the dav Parliament Hill buzzed with speculation over th forthcoming plebiscite - the first time since 1917 that the question of conscription will go before the Can. "to". "are .

a n scuss on among private Liberal members was whether or not. the government would. expect them to join in the plebiscite cam- paign. But tonight the ministers made it clear the government was most anxious that the affirmative vote have a big majority and would appreciate the help of the private members.

Already, it was learned, prelimin- ary consideration has been given by the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation, to providing national net- work facilities for public discussion of the question,

It was recalled that in the last general election in March, 1940, na- tional network iime for election speeches ed to 12 1-4 hours,

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Your} UNITED ens J. A. Nicholson, Ministegasuelrvliisevs January 25: l1 a. m. Central vhilroh: 3 pm York: mo p.ni. Brackloy- Second sermon in series will be preached. L.77()_

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Mulligan. ieacnserniii; taéwfiifiiil department of the Sfliofll at Mid- dleton is convaiescirig from a ser. ious illness. It is expect/ad she will Pomfn to work shortly. Kelvin Mc- Kenna of Kelly's Cross ms been BIIPPIY teacher in the primary d9. partment during M155 Mlllllgayfg "Ines-a She 1s a native of Middle- ton.

Mi“ Mary M Macdonald. Brim- linc. Mass. arrived in the city last evening by plane enroute to Car-

digan to visit h-er parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. C. Macdonald. She Was accompanied by Miss Eileen

Robbins who is returning to her home in Martinvale after Spending several months in the Unit-ad States.

ROMMEUS NAZIS

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'l‘l.‘lp0il. losing pel n o Navy and the Royal Air Force

This evidence of increased Axis Elana and tank strength in Africa

the basis for the belief in some quarters that Romme is trying to duplicate the counter-assault which, last April, rolled Gen. Sir Archibald Wavelrs army back to Egyipt. The British 8th Army. which an its present drive into the desert last November. has not failed this time to erect defence works to backstop such a counter- oifensive in the ziiuttlecock war for the African shoreline.

They have vastly improved the road network back or the present lines where it had been chewed up in two months of battle, and the guns taken from the Axis at strongly-defended Hellfire Pass. on the Egyptian frontier. already have been wovcn into the British military web.

While British advance forces

withdrew from the lightly held osit-inns at Ageriabia, the R.A.F.'s embers blast-ed with telling effect at Rcmmcls advancing tr-ansjiort. At, one point. between Mcrsa Bre- ga and Agedabia 400 trucks, pick- ed like sardines, were smashed and scattered. air headquarters said,

British fighters pounced on Junkers-B’! formations, esccrtcel bv both German and Italian lighters, itiooting d-ewzi at least three eu- emy planes and damaging other" Frcm all British air operations ‘rs- terd-ay, only two planes were ost.

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equipment. A cabinet spokesman emphasized that aircraft i"einforce- ments must be capable of dealing with the escorting fighters which are carried on the Japanese sea- plane carriers.

Ministerial circles expressed con- fluence ma; Britain and America oonie to Australia's aid

In the hour of their greatest

the four parties on a complicated danger the Australians stressed not

system based on a formula taking only account of party representation and to the tions system in the Japanese foot-

other factors.

the menace to themselves but entire allied communica-

o" Mmldui’ Prime Minister Mflc- holds so close to the mainland.

kenzie King is expected to announce in his speech to the Commons the exact. wording of the question which will be submitted to the electorate.

Law officers, it was learned, are working on the form oi the bi which will be introduced in Parlia- ment to provide authority for hold- ing the plebiscite.

It was expected the bill would be given precedence in the Commons and the debate on the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne has

been passed. Final decision has yet to be made whether s. new voters‘ list will be

T941 .

State Secretary McLr-irtv. the min- ister directly responsible for con- duct of the plebiscite, said tonight he thought the voters list used in the i940 election would be sufficien .

Mr. MoLarty made clear that sol- diers overseas would take port in the plebiscite. a matter which had been made known unofficially to-

ay.

He said there was discussion over the length of the bill giving author- ity for the plebiscite. some thought it need be only s short bill. he said. but. his feeling was that it would have to be fairly long in order contain the provisions necessary to take care of the overseas voting.

House ailiourns llntil Monday

OTTAWA. Jan. 23—(CP)-Re- lease of the government from its pledge against conscription would demand from the peop e of Qlwboo "one of the greatest sacrifices they have ever been called upon make." Alphonse Fournier (Li Hull) said in the House of Com- mons today.

Moving the address in the Speech from the Throne at yesterday's opening. Mr. iiburn- ier said he supported the policy oi the government and said the people of Quebec would support it in the interests of national unity.

Ross Macdonsld (Lib. rantford). who seconded the address. support- e the plan announced in the Speech for a plebiscite in which th government will seek release from its pledge not to enact conscrip- tion for service overseas.

Selective national service should place Canadian men and women in

he positions where they could brat serve the war cause, Mr. Macdonaxi said. But he was against raising a would take men away from essential production and equlprfiiont. that should be sent to es.

large army that

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be followed by Prime Minister

least of the _ southern New Guinea is within 100 miles of cupstion of the Solomons will put the enemy well athwart the p House of help from the United States.

introduced assoon as Strong Japanese bases ill NOW

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Conservative House leader Han-

son. moved adjournment of the de-

bate. He will open it Mondan to BC-

Would Block Supply Route

New Britain is B00 miles north- illflliiiililfij (‘XIYCDIE

Australia; oc-

northern ath of

Guinea and the Bismarck archi- pelago could in some circumstan- ces command the Torres strait be- tween New Guinea. and Ausirfliiil ‘proper and force a 3,000-mile de- tour of allied shipping south of the Australian mainland.

In a broadcast deputy Prime Minister Francis Fcrdc told the people of this sub-continenta-

“For the first time in history Australian territory has been at- tacked; for tne first time in his- tury a. foreign invader is trying to get a footing on Australian terri- torail soil,

"We shall give battle to the best of our ability wherever we ‘fight.

“At this moment, Japans at- tacking bases arc within bombing

1° reach of Australia (proper).

“She has achieved air strength powerful enough to devastate our cities and industrial centres unless opposed in the battle areas with adequate ivespoiis, machines and to .-

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Nevertheless, while thus D10‘ claiming that Australia was ooh- fionted with "the niost serloul threat in ner history. Mr. Fords pledged that Willi allied help we

will clear the seas and land of the Japanese menace" ‘ Blackouts were imposed in at.

Australian cities. A million 8115 masks wele ordered from Britain.

'19 Australia Day, the national holi-

oay falling on Jan. 26, was can- celled

War-ZS Years Ago Today

Press

Al?’ 21?,“ igiii-iggitlm-an dltack m me Ag River region of the Riga sum, on im- Enstern Front, fmced Russian iirnly balk m9" ma“ a mum Gytggk government formally aDe-lcgirerl to Allied pow- ers f;r Athens discrders of Dec. 1.

mdgll 25, liilb-Eriliah auxiliary cruiser Laurentic <uuk c-ff Isiah coast; 112 srved Gcrmrn war; p‘ lzcmbarded Suffclk coast ?-flo transport Amlral Mose“ 5"“ i

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Charlottetown and proposed plebiscite. e s “ Phone 1893. L-T-3-1"'-"-'3l~

North Wiitshirs Phone . up

Ioovim and seeonriins of t o adjourned

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shal Fedor vcn Bock originally suggested that the Nazis should try to hold. Hitler was declared to have overruled hLm, and determin- ed that the winter line should run well to the east of that, point.

Thus the Russians new are ln

15mm not only to outflsn-k Hit.- er‘s central front positions but to 9111/6101) his forces besleging Ilemn- grad as iveil.

The Soviet drive swept the Ger- mans from the snow-drifted Valdai Hills, whose lakes foi"m lhe head_ waters of the Volga, and regained control cf half cf the SOD-mile rail line cunnecting the main Moscow-

Leningrad and Moscow Vibehqk railroads. The rail towns of Toropetz, 48

miles southeast of Kliolm; Zflpgd- TlIIYa Dvina, 18 miles southeast nf Tcrcpefz; OZIQYLIIDCI. a district centre in P=kcv Province 30 miles east cf Tcropetz Olenino, 30 miles due west of Rzhev. and Staraya Tommi Wore amcns the more im-

portant ggttements regained, ‘iiie m ‘ vzclsnt fighting 0f the ' 1i to have marked

_ ‘ ' the Red sweep 1Z1 404111.62‘ sicicr between Nob- Borcd and ifie Mxccw-Lcningrad railway. An unexpected rise in Sllb-Zfro tfmperatures, which brought general snowfall, preceded the Ru ault upon Field Mar 1'1 Von Lamb's posi-

cn, men».

cflullled with this new offensive were announcements that. the GQTITIBIIS ilild 196911 hurled back ‘Z3 miles west of Miziiais-k in me crumbling salient. west of iilcscow and a untiniiiiig advance by Mar- _ forces in iiic Ukraine along a ISO-mile stretch bet“ on Kursk and Khar- kov.

Soviet airmen participating in the victcricus drive listed 23 Ger- man plant.- (lovsneri yesterday ‘dgfiiilfil- eLgIiL of their own lCsscs. Rcd flcct lllllis in the Arctic were credited vrith sinking three Ger- man transports.

In a proud review c-f the north- western drive, the special com- muniquc said the cperations began 10 01' 12 rial‘; oso. with Selizliarovo and OHIFIIKOV, lCWllS on the southern fringe of the Valdni Hills, first to be reclaimed. Their occu- ggtion already had been anncuzic_

The communique gave cnly the barest details, but there were in- dicaticns til." ivc added up to the ivcrst die Germans

cl: the have yrt suffercd since their treat started.

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MONTREAL, Gui. Jan. grc." revenue for the all .- Cilllllliiilll National Railwa Sys- tcm fcr the iv (India: January 21st, 1943 we snfltliilffl) In Cf‘lll~ pared Wiiil SIGBLCOI for iili‘ enr- re pending lyerind of i941, an in- crease cl $1,105,000 cr 216 percent.

REMEIVIRICREI) lll-IISO WARKWLNRTII, England (GP) — Jcunoron Taylor lteqcnih- ed the equivalent f‘-~..fi0 Week- ' to the mother cf Sgt-Pilot John S. Robcrtsui who was kit‘- ed a your ago in giving his two conxpanions a chance to b-‘iifl our.

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Gi-fil to Corvetta "EH03. Charlottetown”

Recently, the Prince Edward Is- land Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society sent a gift of 75 prs. o! mitts. 75 ullover sweaters, '15

scarves and 1 prs. of socks to the men of the Corvette, "HMCB. Charlottetown."

Turtle Neck Sweaters Needed

All groups and individuals who are making turtle neck sweaters are again asked to get them fin- ished and returned to Red Cross as soon as posible.

Collection of old spectacles

The Red Cross in this province is undertak to collect all old spectacles w ch are no longer of use to the owners and tliis project will in ail probability be carried out mostly through the Junior Red Cross Branches in the schools. So if you have old spectacles send them to the Red Cross-if sending them by mail do not send the case as this only makes additional post- i139.

“V-Card" Collection

The Red Cross “V-Cards” which nave been well circulated through the province and to date $133.30 has been received from this collec- tion. More cards are now on hazici and anyone desirous of filling one or more is ask-ed to notify the Red Cross office.

Red Cross Dance at Government House

Tuesday’. February 3rd, is the date set for another Red Cross Dance at Government House which promises to be a. grand events Ar- rangements are also being made for a lted Cross Skate at the Forum on Wednesday, Fiebruary 11th.

Provincial Red Cross Executive Meets

At a meeting of the Provincial Red Cross Executive held on Fri- day afwrnoon the President. Dr. MacMillan. gave a resume of the meeting of Central Council at Tor- onto. It was announced that, Mr, L. A. Winter, Honorary Comptroller of ilte Society. Toronto, would Dio- babiy attend the Prince Edward ls- land Division's Annual Meeting tire date of which will depend upon the meetings to b:- hclrl by the other two llfaritim-e Provinces.

MONCTON, N.B., Jan. 23—iCP) -Mrs. Helen Humphrey has re- ceivezl word that. her scn, John Stultz Hewett. cf the Canadian Meirhnnt Marine, is n ' He as parser on a ster. left a southern pert. for the north Dec. l0. N01" Word of the shl-n or crow has been reported since then. Before gcing to sea Hewett was a. staff member of the Morictcn Transcript.

A long way from England, British Air Chief Marshal Sir (‘hrrics Portal, lcii. talks with future RAF ilyers now earning their wings at Gunter Field, Ala. Portal came to U. S. with Winston Churchill.

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Aixfhrny Edrn, British Foreign Secretary, center, gzts a frat-hand

vlrw cf (‘r-zru." ‘I "r ":1 rn a frozen battlefield

standing beside M. Msisky. Soviet

in Rare‘. . l-Idrn ambassador to Inndon, wstche=

ss an aide examines German corpses lying in n ditch near Kiln.

Li. Henry Raikes. slowness in _ "you cannot start a new scheme of Nationality of this v;

Dies on active

Service overseas

Stoker James Weatherbie, 36 year old Chariottetoivn man (above), died overseas January 20 “as the result of illness”. his wife Mrs. M Weatherbie was informed Thursday by naval service headquarters. The telegram said the sailor was buried Thursday at Cardonald Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland.

Weatlierbie was employed as stok- er on the C. G. S. Brant ‘pricr to the outbreak of war. He joined the navy shortly after hostilities began and saw considerable action. e was on board one of the naval ves- sels engaged in the evacuation troops from Dunkerque in the sum- mer of 1940. some time after that spent 2B days leave at his home here.

A week ago his wife was informed her husband was dangerously ill in hospital but no further information was received until Thursday when news of his death was transmitter].

Leading Stoker James Austin Weatherbie, number A1590, joined the Royal Canadian Navy at. the outbreak of war and his first as- signment was to the H. M. C. S. Skeena. He served overseas for 10 months and was in the evacuation of Dunkcrque. He then returned tn an Eastern Canadian Port and came licmc on furlough after which he returned to duty. I-le proceeded overseas for the second e "