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Speculaie On-Invasion

Biggest ' Tachen

By IPENCEE MOOSA

1-Azpm-1, Formosa. (AP) - At least I00 Chinese Red planes Mon- day pounded the Tschen islands from dawn until late afternoon in the greatest air r d of the civil war, the National t defence min- istry announced.

Nationlist defenders on the vital outpost islands 200 miles north of Formosa threw up fierce anti-a.ir- craft fire. They claimed two at- tackers were destroyed and two damaged. There was no indication whether Nationalist planes were engaged.

The ministry reported more than 300 bombs were dropped but said most of them splashed into the sea. It conceded. however, that there were "considerable" civilian casualties and said more than too houses' were destroyed.

LANDING CRAFT DESTIOYED

Reuters news agency said a dis- patch from the Communist New China news agency claimed the ;alds destroyed one landing craft and damaged three other naval vessels including a supply ship and another landing craft. The dispatch claimed all Communist planes "re- turned safely from their successful missions."

It was too early to say whetlier the air blows presaged an invasion which the Nationalists believe is bound to come.

The Communists threw into the attack propeller-driven light bomb- crs and fighter-bombers. which net-e escorted by at least 28 M10 Jet fighters. in communique said. All three types are made in Rus- Aih. x The ministry said only that mili- tary losses were being investigated. The estimated 20 defenders of the Tuhens, nor hem anchor of Nationalist offshore islands. are well dug in. ,

SEVEN: WAVE!

The raiders in seven waves came from the big network of Red bases in.the shanghai-lianschow-Nine triangle from 100 to 300 miles nor of the Tachen.. the y re-

Politedt x . The communique said eight La- t 2 s an 12 Miol

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Plofaroes Turndd Down In Jamaica Okay In Canada

HOWICK. Que.. (OP) - G. 1:. Govler said Monday the Canadian government inspection service in- spected and certified a shipment of seed potatoes part of which has been ruled "bad" by Jamaican oi- iiciais.

The 5.000-crate , rived at K' t -. Jamaica, last Wednesday from West saint John. N. 3.. aboard the motor vessel Moira. Jamaican officials ruled that 2,000 crates were "bad."

.1. E. Blakeman, chief of the in- spection service of the plants prod- ucts division 'of the Canadian agri- cultural department. was due to reach ingston Monday to conduct a full nvestigatlon.

Mr. Govler. of G. E. Govler and Company, agents for the growers said the shipment obtained from

Plane Crashes. All Aboard Saved

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP)- A National Air Lines plane bound for Miami crashed and burned on takeoff here Monday. A stewardess calmly shepherded the 10 passen- gers off the plane and no one was

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Airline officials described the stewardess. Sarah E e e v o s of Danie. Fle.. as the heroine of the crlsh. she opened the cabin door and calmed the passengers as they stepped .from the plane.

C oming Events

"Dance in Fortune 'f'uesdIv'. night. in aid of hockey teens.

"Card party Mt. Albion Legion Hall Jan. llth. Lunches.

"Annual Meeting New Domin- ion 0hurc,b, Thursday. 8.00 p .In.

"Dundee Y.P.lJ. variety cuioert Anaandale 1-fail Janus-1'! ilth at 0.80. Iflnot fine, following night.

"Dance at alt. ftyan lull. unna- ion ivsr. Wednesday. ' ; nth. D blesses-'s orchestra.

"Regular dance will be held In st. Andrews I-Iali Thursday night. Jan. lb. ”

"RIIIIIAI meeting Ind Clfd Party in lununerneld Credit Union i-iail.tonight. '

"Pleasant Valley annual con-

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srleetionai meeting 'niursdar.-'lIn- usry me at 2 p.III. If not rise. following city. '

"The Annual Meeting of Morell Branch No. 80. Canadian IAIIOII. will be held in Legion mouse on mildly ifth. use All the meni-

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Raid On

Islands

leis were in the first wave which I attacked at 8:55 am. In the second wave were four

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Ls-lie and four Mics. The third wave consisted of 12 LA-lls and

of a total of 40 TU-2s.

Thelfinal wave of four LA-lis and four MiGs flew over the Tach- ens at 4:23 p.m.

CHALLENGE TO U. 8. All the while. other MiGs at a

Tachens. apparently observing the progress oi the attack.

Unofficial quarters were con- vinced the Red attacks were in- tended as a pointed challenge to the United States. whose 'lth fleet guards Formosa and the nearby Pescatiores from Red invasion

Invite Plans For Alomic Power

OTTAWA, (CP)-Canadian pow- er companies have been invited to submit proposals on the construc- tion of experimental atomic power plants, Trade Minister Howe an- nounced Monday.

He said in the Commons that de- velopment of atomic power plants in Canada will be similar to the plan announced in Washington Sunday by the United states atomic energy commission. The commission said it will help pri- vate industry develop and operate experimental atomic power plants and called for proposals. on con-

eight Mics. Then came three waves I i

great height were seen over the .

Home From Korea

Sgt. Nelson Roberts of 2nd Btn. Black Watch. who has recently re- turned from Korea is spending sixty days leave with his wife and fam- ily in New London.

This has been his third trip overseas. His first was during the War of 39-45. He has seen service in France, Holland. Belgium and Germany. He re-enlisted in May 1951. With the 27th Infantry Brig- ade he spent one year in Germany with Occupational Forces and then returned to Canada. He joined the 2nd Btn. Black Watch for further training at Wainnlykt. where they left for Korea in September. 1953.

While in Korea he received the Queen's Coronation Medal. after his

structing reactors for industrial purposes.

leave he return's to Aldershot. N. 3.

To Discontinu

The use of parking meters dur- ing the winter months is to be dis- continued. This was the decision reached by the City Council at the regular monthly meeting held last alghtvn Worship Mayor Stewart presided. All the members were amp. ,with,,tb,uixcention . oi, Coun.

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Tonger Brothers of Grand Falls. N. 8., met a eclficallnns of Jamal- can authorlt es including coloring of the potatoes with purple dye.

INSPECTED POTATOES

"The Canadian government in- , ' service I t l' and cor- tified these potatoes. They were sealed as certified seed by the sov- emment at the time of shipment.

"That a portion of this shipment should have become bad' in the 10-day voyage from West saint John to Kingston, Jamaica. is something neither Toner Brothers. the growers. Saguenay Terminals, Ltd, the carriers, nor the cans- dian government lnspection ser- vice. which certified the seed, can explain.

"It is for this reason Ottawa. has sent a top official from he inspec-

e Parking

Meters During The Winter

The matter of taking all the meter heads in for an overhaul for a period of one month was proposed by Coun. Gormley, chairman of.the police committee. Coun. Rogers said that he would go further than that and move that they,be ren1oved.ir,u;.the bal- ance of the winter. The motion was carried unanimously by the Coun- cil

Mayor Stewart gave notice that he was going to start the New Year right by having the chairmen of all committees call a meeting at which he asked them to ascertain the number of casual employees they had and where necessary, to have them deleted from the City payroll. The chairmen will report for their committees at a special meeting next Monday afternoon.

His Worship rebuked, certain chairmen for endorsing the spend- ing of monies in which the amount exceedes 8100. He reminded them of the Council ruling. that any amount. in excess of 8100 required the approval of the whole Coun- cil be! re it could be O.K'd. "We are get ing into bad habits by de- vlatlng from the ruling laid down". said the Mayor. 'snd I don't want it to continue."

The Mayors remarks in this dir- ection were sparked by a discus- sion led by Coun. MacDonald in which he pointed out that coal had been supplied to the Market build- ing without having tenders called

tion service to lnvestiga ."

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Hammarskiold

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dag I-lammarsklold and Chou En-lat ended their fourth session of talks in Pelping Monday with a cryptic commursiqu saying they had talked about "questions pertinent to the relaxation of world fension." But the United Nations secretary- general and Communist Chinese premier made no reference to the ill American airmen Jailed by China as spies, an.-l on whose he- hslf Hommarskjold made his 10.- 000-mlle flight from New York. "We hope to be ribs to continue the contact established in these meetings." the two diplomats said in a statement released simultan- eously by the New China news agency and UN headquarters in New York. They described their conversations as "useful."

even if Hammer obtained the prisoIen' release. the communique's'hopo for renewal of

And Chou

Talks Described Useful I

leave the capital.

in New York, UN' observers were

nuzzled as to whether the com- munlque's reference to ih usful- ness of the talks referred in the Korean War prisgere or to larger Far Easlen pro United Nations recognition of Com- munist Cl'iIrsa', " Chou is believed at some length.

iems. including

I '!ubjecI. which li.o,have dealt with

Some diplomats: ..ressoned that id had not yet

"the coniactiest blfshed in these

mcctinsa-v yusgei d that the Chi- nese might be willing to strike a bargain. '

U. S..PreSident Tries Again

For Any Improvement

OTTAWA, (CP)-Owners of single houses will be able to borrow a maximum of 82.600 and apartment owners 36.250 under hewvhome im- provement loan regulations to come into effect Feb. 1. Banks will extend the loans on a promissory note.

Federal officials said Monday home owners will be able to get the loans. forecast in the throne speech. for almost any improve- ment purpose.

They will be ablo "to borrow money to build an extra room, put on s. new roof. add a garage. in- stall new heating. plumbing or air conditioning, put in electrical wir- ing, construct sewage disposal un- its or simply do some new paint- ing or decorating.

THREE T0 FIVE YEARS

The maximum life of the loans will run for three years on borrow- ings of 31,250 or less; five years for any higher amounts. The maxi- mum interest will be 5 l-ilper cent, the some as on National Housing Act mortgage loans.

The One major restriction is that the improvement. loans will be available only to owners of single houses and small apartments. Apartment owners must occupy space in their building to be elig- ible. Owners of buildings contain- ing more than four apartments will not be eligible.

For apartments and other mul- tiple dwellings, the maximum loan will be a 36.360-s2.soo on the first W"miGnt Ind 81.30 on each addi- tional unit tip to a maximum of sheet .--t BANKS MAIN AGENCIII

Chartered banks, bought into the Inortsaae lending business for the

Fb6,250fIs Limit

For Home Loans

improvement loans. The regula- tions. to be announced later also will allow approved instalment credit agencies to make loans.

Loans made by the banks and other lending institutions will get a limited repayment guarantee by the government's Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation. Borrowers will have to bear the cost. of CMHC loan insurance.

To make certain that the im- provement job will require the re- quested loan. CMI-IC. will screen the applications. informing banks whether the amounts requested soisnd reasonable for the Job plan- nc .

Plane Leaves For Search For Eskimos

ST. JOHN'S. Nlld. (CF) - An RCAF Lancaster left here Mon- day on the first leg of a trip to Hudson bay where it will help search for nine Eskimos adrift on an ice pack.

The plane was due to stop over at Goose Bay. Labrador, during the night, and continue the trip early Tuesday.

The nine unidentified Eskimos have been missing since Jan. 4. The aircraft is carrying extra can- nisicrs of food and will also drop a dinghy to the Eskimos if they are sighted.

Wind Blows Fog

ST. JOHNS. Nfld.. (GP)-I-ieavy winds blew Newfoundland's fog out, insect-Mondays-as the airline pes- senger waiting list was trimmed down by two flights.

A third inbound flight, however. was forced to spend Monday night

first time last March, will be in; main lending agencies for home

High Seas Ca

BY STEWART MacLEOD Canadian Press Staff Writer

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (CP)--Waves blasted 200 feet up the rocky cliffs of St. John's harbor Monday. tear- ink down wharvcs and fishing stages by the score.

Giant waves a hundred feet across churned madly through the haru-ow harbor entrance most nf the day and occasional lbreakers shot more than 200 feet into the s r.

Fort Amherst. in feet above sea level. was dripping as the huge breakers shot water over its glass dome.

WIIAIIVES DESTBOYEI) Shattered timbers littered ihel frothy water as wharf after wharf fell victim to the angry sees in the usually calm proiccicd harbor. Spectators swarmed up historic Signal Hill where Marconi received his first wireless message 54 years ago to watch the angry water as fishermen worked feverishly to save what gcar they could. Veteran fishermen said they couldn't recall anything like it . There were no injuries.

WHAIIF SPLIT

Raymond Rlrhe saw his wharft split in two under the cnnslanil pressure of the seas and it slowly was pulled out to are. carrying with it his traps. winch. boom and a stack of timber.

His boats were hauled in safety but a small liver factory built on the shores of the harbor lost half of Its foundation.

As the sea showed signs of level- ling late in the day. Riche lit?-"Gil

olrrcosss: unknown

UN diplomats in New York said they did not know-whether the eollmimloue meant success or fail- ure of the secretary-generals mis- eion- to free the 11 airmen, and other foreign lprisoners held China.

It appeared likely the world would not get a fuller account of the talks until ifammarskfold and I gem gt bsii'per:.sui;eturi;io1N;;tv or Q 3 0 en 0 it week. "0 i , Iloadars rneetiiu between Ham- marekiold end Chou lasted for an

In dent W

in Gender because of so mile an hour winds.

use Heavy

Loss At Sf. John's, Nfld.

his loss at 38.000. The other 13 dory fishermen along the shore cs- timated their losses at a total of 36,000.

CONSTANT WINDS

The heavy sea was said in be caused by constant northeast winds which gradually built up a strong undertow in the sea. It reached a climax about mid-day but grad- ually slackcned during the late af- ternoon.

In Conception bay. on the prov- ince's eastern coast. strong wave!- wnshed away a 40-foot section of the railway. Repair crews were rushed to the scene and a railway official said trains would not be held up.

No ships were reported in; trouble. Winds during the day varied between 35 and 50 fl'lil'JS an hour.

N.I. Agriculture Federation Meet-s

FREDERICTON. (CPl--Sp!-akrrs scheduled t address the annual convention f the New Brunswick federation of agriculture. opening here Tuesday, include Agriculture Minister C. B. Sherwood of New Brunswick and F. W. Walsh. dep- uty minister of agriculture for Nova acotia.

Potato growing. marketing and dairy products are among sub- jects to be discussed. sessions will be held for lnglish and French- spr-aking groups.

Lloyd Bloat. of Fredericton is president of the association.

Inf St.

OMONS: iioii-coiii-fyrinlaii

AWA '(CP)-The Progressive Conservatives and CCF Monday moved motions of non-confidence in the

government. v

The motions came durin

g the Commons first day of

debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne delivered Friday by Governor-General Massey. ' The debate mainly comprised an attack on govern-

ment unemployment acting opposition leader, and

defence of the policies by Prime Miniiier St. Laurent.

SIX MEASURES

The Conservatives based their non - confidence motion on six measures on which they said the government has "failed" to act: Retention and expansion of Cana- dian markeis abroad: unemploy- ment; taxntion relief; elimination of waste and extravagance in gov- ernment; encouragement of the processing of Canadian natural re,- sources in Canada; and a contri- butory health plan.

The CCF accepted these and added a seventh: That the govern- ment has "deliberately returned to the policy of controlled and un- planned privaie enterprise which resulted in the depression and un- employment of the prewar years" and "failed to undertake the eco- nomic plannlng necessary to cope with the serious problems now fac- ing the, Canadian people."

Mr. Rowe, replacing Hon. George Drew who is stIIl,reruperatlng from a meningitis attack. got the argument roiling by saying that if last year's unemployment trend continues. there will be 600,000 joh- iess in Canada within two months.

The governments announced in-

and trade policies by Hon. Earl Rowe.

CCF Leader Coldwell and a

tention to increase supplementary unimployment insurance benefits in the winter months and con- struction of public works would provide only temporary relief.

Mr. St. Laurent agreed. that "not very much" could be HCCNTP plishcd by spending on public works. What was needed was something that would stimulate the economy generally.

There had been some unemploy- ment every year for the last three or four years and there had been considerable anxiety about it in the House at the start of each sasioii.

But in past years the situation had eased as the season advanced. There was reason to expect it would do so again.

EASES SUFFERING

Mr. Caldwell said higher unem- ployment Insurance doesn't get to the root of the problem though it does mitigate the suffering. The government was locking the stable after the horse had gone.

He said rising unemployment is related to the decline in farm in- come. Unemployment had risen

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By RON EVANS Canadian Press Staff Writer NORTH LUPTEMHAM. England (GP)-Low. thick clouds and high winds Monday delayed the start of a giant airlift from this RCAF fighter station; - v. ..

Three loaded Flying Boxrars squatted on the wet tarmac.ready' to begin shuttling some 300 tons of equipment 300 miles: to No. i Fighter Wing's new base at Mar- ville. France. Weather permitting. the twin-cngigned hIi'CP9.fl'.-b0l'- rowed from Montreal and Edmon- ion for the operation-will begin the move today and are expected to complete it in two weeks. A fourth plane. which broke down on arrival in Britain, will go into service within a few days.

A cloud ceiling of 600 feet and a coating of ice on the new 8,200- foot runway at Marville forced cancellation of Monday's flights.

FINAL PHASE

The airlift is one of the final phases in the transfer of the three-squadron fighter wing from this station to the new one in France.

some 1.000 servicemen, 300 de- pendent families and 1.000 tons of equipment are involved in the transfer. The Flying Boxcars are being used to ferry the bulk of the wings ground equipment, in- cludlng machinery and vehicles.

Completion of the transfer will group Canada's four fighter wings in a rectangular area straddling

Weather Delays Transfer Of RCAF Station To France

theFrench-German frontier. With the arrival in France of the North Luffenham wing. Canada will ful- fill her NATO commitment of 12 fighter squadrons for Europe.

. THREE . .0N. CONTINENT

Three wings are already located on the continent. at Once Ten- quin. France and at--laden-Boob lingem and zwelzrueokcri in Ger-. many.

One Killed In Head-On Crash,

MEMRAMCOOK. N. 3. (GP) - Two cars crashed head-on near this Westmoriand county village early today. killing a passenger be- lieved to have been a hitchhiker and sending four persons to hos- pital. -

The victim was not identified. He was riding in a car driven by naval rating Guy Renaud of Magog. Que.. who was heading for Halifax to rejoin his ship.

Police said R.eneud's csr-appar- ently spun out of control on a curve and skidded into an oncom- ing automobile driven by Ailsin Leblanc of nearby Cayton's. Mrs, Narcisse Leblanc and Doris Le- blanc were passengers in the sec- ond car.

Police said they had been unable

to identify the dead man because Renaud was still unconscious.

BRANDON (CPU--A charge murder was laid Monday to three Montreal ynuihs in the slaying of a Roman Catholic parish priest- shot three times and left in die in his car in a roadside ditch six miles northeast of here.

Police said robbery apparently was the motive for the shooting Sunday afternoon of Rev. Alfred Quirion, 44, of St. Edouard. Ali:t.. and formerly of Quebec. Church authorities said the priest probably would have given his money for the asking--in his tiny parish he was known as "the penniless priest Edouard" because he was