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(B! Sam Robertson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) LONDON, Dec. 25—iCP Cable) -—Britain spent a Christmas Day

ace amid her ruins of war, T e most welcome gift courag- eous civilians in the front ling found in their stocking was s long period of freedom from the death that rained from the skies fgy months lhat have seemed like years. Qllly one Axis raider crossed the coast. Otherwise there was quiet on Christmas eve and throughout the day on which the Christian world commemorates the birth of the Prince of Pence. The single invader crossed over the Orkney Islands. north of Scot_ land. and British fighters shot it down and its crew of four was

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Covers Prince Edward Island Likethe Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TuuiispAY. DECEMBER726. 1940

llAZIS MUVING MANY TRUOPS

VBCritisIi Spend Quiet Christmas Amid W_a_r Ruins

Welcome respite from rain of death in unofficial Truce.

20 fatalities Mar Holiday In Canada

(B! The Canadian Pro-i

The Christmas holiday in Can- ada was marred by at least '40 fa_ '~-llll~lBS_ ;.liroiv.;hnuf the Dominion. according to an survey by The Canadian Press. Motor accid- ents claimed seven lives and a fire at Cornwall on Christmas Eve six more. Discharge of an anti-air- "Bft sun. a possible murder, falls down stairs and a couple of level “M51118 accidents accounted for the others.

Fifteen of the fatalities were re- Portied from Ontario, four rem Quebec and one from Nova spoils, The most serious single tragedy occurred when fire destroyed the home oi James Stein at Cornwall, Ont Stein was the only survivor. His wife and tour children iis well as 82-year-old Telesphore L8pri1d9, e. boarder in the home. lost their

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Two amiorers. Almanzor Pare. 27. 0! Qllebefi ClW. and Jean-Paul Dqlron. w. of Levis. suffered ratiii lljluries from the bursts of an an- ti-aircraft gun on a. firing range near the Dominion government ar- senal at Vnlcarlier Quebec.

captured.

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Ls Monte Belnaii. 0f Montreal. Illa has been elected l. director of ll_ie Canadian Pacific Railway Co. llir. Belnap is president of Consult. llltd PIP" CQIT- Ltd. and n. direc- tor of the Bank of Montreal and other tompanies.

' New Budget Plan for income Tax

UITAWA. Dec. 26 —(CP) --De- tolls of the new budget plan for income-tax payments have ‘been completed by the National revenue department. The plan comes iiiio eliccl. next month, and iii Ol‘(ll‘l' to take advantage of it taxpayers must make their first payment by Jan. 30.

lt offers two alternative budgets y whereby income tax may be piid over a period of eight. months with- out interest. The first provides lor eight equal instalments payable at the cud of each month from Jau- ilnry to August and has the ad- vantage of simplicity in addition to avoiding heavier payments to- ward the end of the period. Under the second. which represents the minimum requirement for interest- free budgettlu-g. one twelfth of the to:ul tax is payable at the end of each month for the first four mcnits. and one sixth at the end of the subsequent four months.

Tiic new scheme has been sci. up lll recognition of the fact that the increased taxes mi 1940 income will Present difficulties for the private ciiiun unless he is able to mcet them in easy stages. To cushion the burden of taxts that linvc hr llfl ivtl. nud trebled in mimy irtis ~. l: um decided to spread out llie neat-s over twice the 0l".llll- ll urriod and at the same time (llbpihlle with the interest of live Percent. that is normally charged ouxlcierred income tax payments

lo accomplish this. the lRKlYlyEl‘ 1i ~l<2jri to meet one third of lilsi non in advance — that is.‘

"-0 April 30 which is the nciuii due date for income tax. If he does this in equal monthly amounts 1mm Jan. 3i he is then entitled to meet the balance monthly up to

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In a Christmas Day message,‘ the King. in one of his longest broadcasts. looked forward to hep- Pier days “when everyone will be at home together." But he warned that “the future will be hard."

Before going on the air. the King. together with the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. attended divine services.

There was a confident ring in the King's voice as he told mil- lions that “our feet, are planted on th of victory. and with the help of God we shall make our way to justice and to peace." He spoke for l0 minutes. deliberately, and without hesitation.

Christmas Spirit Shines

‘In deep subways and other shelt- iers. where huddle thousands who have lost their homes. relatives and all else in raids. the Christmas spirit was made l0 shine as bright- lv as the immortal star of Bethle- hem.

There were Christmas trees and gifts for this in falters. There were dances for the young and carol slnoinrr for the not so young.

Tu cnniunction with the Kineis speech. most of the world also heard a program portraying the Empire's Christmas under fire. The choir of bomb-sheltered Coventry Cathedral sane a carol from the ruins of llic fumed edifice. .

Over iv:o-\v"~.v channels nnrenis at lwvme snake to their children evrrunterl in sufctv in Canada, the [rolled Slates. and elsewhere.

'l‘lwre were manv heart tugging “hello mummy. hello daddy" sa-

Ai Tilbllfy. Ontarl0. Miss Violet

. district. were rlv Christmas Dav when their light truck was struck by a, Michigan Central freight train. Albert Beckett. 58-year-old farm hand. of the Ottawa district. was killed instantly when his horse- drawn sleigh was struck by a Can-

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British drop Leaflets and Fire bombs

ROME, Dec. 25 -—(AP) -Bi'itish fliers dropped propaganda leaflets and incendiary bombs on Naples in a noontime raid Tuesday. bomb- ed thc Libyan base of Tripoli and lnttcmptcci" to raid the Alli-arilsn port of Valonu the Italian high civmcnmid claimed today.

The only sign of any Christmas lull given in the high conunandb communique was the statement that: "the situation in the Clren- alcnu frontier (in North Africal is uncliaiige-d."

Bad wcatlicr. the Italians claim- ed, hnnuzcrczl operations on the Al- bauinn front.

The high command admitted that

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[By Ross Munro. Canadian Press War (‘iii l i-spniident)

WITH 'I‘HE CANADIAN ARMY SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Doc. fifi-icP Cablei-News of forma- 1201i or a Canadian corps under llli‘ cuiiiniuiiil of LL-Gcii. A. G. I... ivgi-Niiuizhloii was conveyed to the troops in a laconic routine order today and was received with un- restrained enthusiasm by everyone from generals to privates. The an- nouncement was made by Prime

the end of August without inlerest. The nliematlve scheme for pny- Ilrnt at the raie of one-eighth Pmfh month throughout the WllOlE Piflod is suggested for those who "my find it more convenient.

An exact calculation oi the lax l‘ not required in either case. The l“ raver ls merely asked o» (‘sti- muie the amount of his tax as close- lfi’! “S possible in January and make hi Pflymentl on that basis; if he

as underestimated it. the differ- Qllee will be due in the ordinary f" on April so. with five-per cent "wrest after that date.

Coming Events

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Minister Mackenzie King in Ottawa last night.

The new corps~lt is a PQYl-Wl-"B" tloii of the Canadian corps oi’ the last war whose exploits included swooping the Germans from Viiny Ridge-was proudly toasted in messes by officers and men ln Canadian units and in British for- mations closely associated with

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"(Trixie historic announcement .was contained in a (lo-word routine order which read: “Effective from 1 a.m. Christmas Day. a Canadian Corps is constitulecl _to comllflse the two Canadian divisions over- seas and Canadian non-divisional units in the United Kingdom. In addition the Canadian corps in- cludes certain British armored units and other formations. all un- der the command of the Canadian Corps."

Gen. McNaughton informed The Canadian Press of the news at his home in the corps area. i-ie was looking extremely fit and was ob- viously highly pleased at the de- cision to combine all Canadian troops in the United Kingdom into B C0 S.

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Formation of Canadian Corps Is Announced

ihc bombing of Tripoli caused some damage.

Ship makes Dash from ll-Boat shells

N.‘ 25—(AD1 dash, (or safety the Britls

steamship Everlelgh to ewe-De shells o! a pursulnn! Qllbmllrlll‘? was told today in twv terse 11mm“

signals’ first appeal for aid the

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LONDON, Dec, 2 _._ __ text of King Georg: Viiglghrlstriiqiifi gileisage to the British Empire to.

In days of peace. the feast or Christmas is a time when we all gainer in our homes. young and old. l‘ elllQll the hflbllv festivity and good-will which the Christmas mes- sage brings. It is above all the children's day. and 1 am suré. that We Elm-ll all do our best to make it a happy one for them wherever iliev may be.

War brings. among other sorrows. the sadness of separation. There‘ are many men the forces away! from their homes today. c they must stand l‘€£l(lV and alert tel resist an invader. should he dare F0 wine. or because they are guard- illE tile dark seas. Cl‘ pursuing the beaten foe in_ the Libyan desert. M8113’ famLv circles are broken. Children from English homes are in Canada. Australia. New Zealand. and South Africa. For not cnly has‘ the manhood of the whole British Commonwealth rallied once more to the aid of the Mother Country in her hour of need. but the ueoDlcs! of the Empire have eagerly throurn, open the doors of their homes to cur children so that thev mav he spared from the strain and danger 0t modern war.

And in the United States. also. where we find so manv Henerous and loyal friends and organizations. to dive us unstinteci elo. warmw hearted people are keeping and car-I imz for manv 0f our chLdren till the. war l5 over. i But licw many more children are| there here who have been moved ticm their homes to safe quarters. To all of them. at home and abroad. who are separated from their fathers and mothers. to their kind friends and hosts. and to all who love them. and to parents who will be lonelv without them: fer all our dear island. I wish every happiness that Christmas can bring. May the New Year carry us toward victsrv and to happier Christmas days when everyone will be at home together in the years to come.

To the older people here and ihixuehout. the world I would say: In tlie last Great War the flower. oi aui youth was destroyed and the‘ icst of the peooe saw but little 0i‘. the battle, " time we are all‘ lll thc front line and. the danger io- | geiiizr and I know that the older among us are proud that it should

be so.

Remember this: if war brings its separations. it brings new unity also. the unity which comes from com- mon perils and common sufferings. willingly shared. To be good coni- radcs and good neighbors in trouble is one of the finest opportunities of the civilian population. And by fnc- lniz hardship and discomfort cheer- fullv and resolutely not onlv do they

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Three hours later MiicKsy pick-, ed this message from the "5- se] a 11:50 um. EDTZ- l

"Btilll being shelled and chased

n .‘ l byq-ii; Xislgsltlgn given-latitude 59.20.

north. longitude 21.20 west-was itbzut 4o miles northeast of the. first st-

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ed.

mrcrkas Ever-feign, which time be- tween Belgium and Britain before the war. was built in i980 and is owned by the Atlantic shipping and Yradlng Oomplhy- Her home P0" is London.

STUDENT NURSI- KILLED TORONTO. Dec. 25 —-(CP) -

‘fligprieclslon brings thc 2nd Div- ismninm the corps of which the 1st Division has been P81’?-

th . sonfijfiiaielmsviclor Odlum. general officer commanding the 2nd Div- ision, said: "I think the three most important Canadian events of the present war have been: 1. The decision to participate in the war.

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Miii-y Josephine McKinnon. 2i- year-old s udent nurse. wee killed near Toron when the car in which she was s passenger went out of control and crashed into a bridge abutment. Grace Breau. 2i. of Moucton, N. 8.. another passenger. was critically injured. Both girls were in training Lu Bt. Michselh Hospital here. Police said the our wus operatPd by George Whittaker. 24, of Toronw. who WM mlowly immed-

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Airmen given Warm welcome llt 0h’town

Men from the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed here received a“very warm welcome" from the citizens oi‘ Charlottetown and people of Prince Edward Island generally. Squadron Leader T. R. Wheatlev. of Carberrv. Manitoba, said last night. Many of the men are from Great Britain and ior the most of them yesterday was their first Christmas swsv from home.

The squadron leader. who is in charge of the detachment here. said the men had manv more invitations to private homes for the Christmas holidays than there were men to sc- ccpt. He expressed for himself and the men. their warmest thanks for

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Rife As To New German Attack’ lli/lay Be Smjciie Scrcr:

Rumors heard of growing Soviet - Axis ill feeling; 300- 000 troops to move is report.

By “DllLTi. B. Parker r\.\"ilt.‘i‘illl‘ll ].'l‘i.\§ sum Writer

litl).til’lnci'i". l)l.'_ i_-'ip>_'phe . until oi .i irw r illlilll expedi- t. ii .111; tile liilihillih, .i total force C’ Wlhlli " 2U (iivlsmili. oi 300,000 i ililcry. bridge-building g i.\lli;.'s and m.t':r trans-

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uli'c.i<i_\' iizi. 100 003 men —by the minimum es- ‘-Ai;>iry exp_~.is»~riiid the zlic new troops with Ant of iaglit-of-ivuy’

v sources thought that _‘ :m.ir.y' at last was plan- ning uczniii against “hlrkey arid Greece through Bulgaria or pyg- paring for a shoivdown WJ-h soviet

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crnciii. of troops. which will JOINS NAvY 11,60 lmms f" {WW “mill Prince Philip of Greece has join-

lulloiinry ride. w re-disiwivri" l ‘it; ‘i011 Britain's forces and uill take his frrm the ah- yestrlr . ‘in the s l NEW YORK. Dec. 25—(AP) "place as mldshipman in the British xc ' izls cf Cairo Cori (luring, a. -——'lii»- Bixlisli Broadcasting Jledltcrranoan [loci on Christmas

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"The tinting cf inc friqatels bur-l la‘. ground highlighted a ‘trip by Friwarii Rows SllFW. coastal hlst r-

Corpiiriixioii reported tonight in i a broadcast heard here by the l Columbia Broadcasting System l

that. Hitler apparently visited the channel coast during the

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OTTAWA. Dec. 25 -lCP) ——Cil'l- Tumx adians across the country. repre- C” Pmke sentative of all those who have 775 husbands. sons, brothers end Save“ hearts in the armed forces overseas. exchanged greetings over thc‘ _8ll:- waves today with the Dominion: ‘ troops in the United Kingdom.

LL-Gen. A.G.L. McNaughton commander of the Canadian Conn, MaL-Gcii. V W Odium of Vancou- ver, commander of the 2nd divis- ion. and Maj-Gen. G. R. Pearkes of

Bomhod place; I azliifisztrisrimi?‘.223. ‘and: 1:23 "m5

Eustace Brock of Winnipeg spoke for the men of the navy. _ And in ‘addition to TEDITSEDUP‘

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lives of their "ain folk" lnh thg :fic in ‘ c (‘tflsilcgn plart of the Reich Dominion, the men overseas ear I ‘ ,,.__( was u up N v u.- ‘movemen of from Prlme Mlllml M'*'-¥‘°“’l“ Jiiiiiiilslfii‘ i§i~lii“i;.Difii.-;§1i, ‘iii W". l“ . W‘ Gems- WQRTH l‘? i King who reminded those in the gluednorriul,nll forymss and naval .lill\klflii‘ll:"‘l\lll(‘i' .. a Slovakia. lblces may were Cmsadm“ sFelmlg base of Malia has experienced more 1 D m“ , , ' , - 9°91 l" Plow“ the name of clmmlm" bombing in this war than any ‘\‘(1~4U“.<~(‘ ‘m’; mcwag" llY- other place in the British Empire. in“: ‘ m f‘ Wilma‘ ihc Sofie‘ and l “Nvbedy Wlll 6v" W8" ll“? Wel" This island bristles with miti- i ‘he W?“ Bill“ "X-F- l (‘W19 “'9 mall/ll" c“ Tellchi-“l! ‘he aircraft "llllS. mounted oli the high l Sad“ ‘ mnms Ommy “ma” l Uhiwd Kllllldom mill‘ ml"! H yPfl!‘ rock priiiiionlory. and squadrons l Th» . v _ _ 1180-" Bllld G@l'l-M°N~“~ll€lll°ll- "slllc" of flglllPl‘ planes are constantly _ . " . (Coutznizerl on page 7. Col 7) i

then our men have shown patience and devotion tn the cause. We have been met with every courtesy" and consideration and we lhank Jiesc kindly friends for their gracious hospitality and join ilzem in the

ian rairl-‘lrs.

The British forces have

hope that pence on earth will Com’? entered the war lust June. again lo men of grind \vill." , When I stopped ashore from the i‘ i Spcalléing for tlihligelxicilikCannziié ‘ flairishlip of the d {ticrPiicyi-iriiii-lziii} lan so iers Gen. c au"i on so ee was hfllilill‘ o llil . a m» r s U singularly free of bomb dam-nevi

except in a few residential

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ATIIENS- RAJ“. carries heavy dive-bombing attack on Va- lonn airfield: in strong natural positions south (ma; 0m“ of Mann‘; of Valonn. mmt

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the kindness shown. About 40 men arrived here recent- lv for training purposes. Smaller

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more than three hours; frrlglileffi equip an army of H000. There ail‘ ‘inn seamen servi c in ilwso