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Rritiish Continue To Demolish Italian _E_'mpire

Lightning blows are bringing all Fascists in East Africa

to their knees. .

Pear soldier Perished in Saint John fire

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By J. F. SANDERSON Canadian Press Staff Writer

While war tension in the Balkans and the Far East ebbs and flows, and the Libyan campaign remairs quiescent. British forces continue to demo isn Musso irii‘s colonial empire in East Africa in a. series of swift. dramatic blows.

British forces have gained effec- tive control of Italiiin Somaliland. The campaign in liirltrea lsdevelop- lflll so fast that within the next-few days the full of Asmara. the capital may announced The Italian gar- rison in Ethiopia is cut off from outside help. A native force undu- Brltish officers with Haile Selassie back in his kingdom. rallying the tribes to liberate their country from the Italian yoke, is assisted by British troops driving in from the southwest.

The campaign in somiilitancfcui- minetiniz in the capture of Moga- disoio. the capital. and one of the best harbors in Italy's East African

. SAINT JQIIN. 1V. 13.. Feb. 27—- (CPi-Relnains of a body were found i-liis afternoon in ruins of ilio Saint John exhibition build- ings destroyed by fire Tuesday. "it glans learns tonight. At the same cit become known that Pte. "liauehlin li-fnlln. of e. Cape Breton . unit, was missing. .._Discovery of the body, almost cremated. was made under debris _ of l. former orderl room, where ihe fire broke out n the main ex- ‘ lilbitioa buildings. This structure. . with other‘ destroyed property on the Elllllblllfli] grounds, was under lease in the Department of Na- tional Defence and occupied by the tape Breton soldiers. Military and other officials dc~

KIIARTOUM. Feb. 21-“)? Reuters) - British forces in northern Eritrea today occup- ied Kelamet. about 30 mile; northeast of besieged Cheren.

V ellned io make any statement with without " .g any ltallon reference o the finding of the resistance.

. or rding Private Malin, Cheren is an important rall-

Foinial identification of the re- way town roughly 4g miles

‘ veins is expected to be made at a inlliiary court of inquiry into the J ire '

"No members of the saint John l‘? llthaitment. called to super- Cheren, was also occupied after _. vise removal of debris. found the the Itllians abandoned it.

. My iii-EC this afternoon, _ __ _ __ __,_____

from Massaua on the Rod Sea

and about the some distance

from Asoiaran the capital. Nafka, 60 miles north of

Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. riupAii, raimuiiilzy 2s, 1941

iiiknnsvorvizn on vane: or GENER

FARM ORGANIZA TIONSTProoeedings MIANNUALSHEKMI

illritish, Turks In agreement

0n all points

(B! Witt Hancock. Associated Press Stuff Writer)

ANKARA. Feb. 27-(AP)-- Britain and Turkey reached full agreement on points

today concerning the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean a. British spokesman u oun- ced, and observers expected a discussion of the relations of Turkey and Soviet Russia to fol w.

Even while Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and his British associates, wound up their con- ferences with Turkish leaders, Sir Stafford Crimp!» British Ambassador to Russia, was on his way_hcre from Moscow. Ile will arrive in Ankara tom-x-

row.

The importance of the So- viet Unlon’: role In the shift- "IR Balkan lcture was em- phasized by i. e fact that Sir Stafford flew through a heavy alarm while en route to Istan-

u

In announcing An lo-Turk- 15h agreement. Mr. E cn’s sec- retary said today's conferen- ces were so successful that fur- ther joint diplomatic and poll- iicnl conversations were Im- necessary.

Military Qlfflitftl of the two countries wil continue their

on technical details. Heading the British miliiar conferees is Gen. sir John Di Chief of the Imperial General

a .

Mr. Eden is expected to re- turn to Cairo tomorrow night after receiving Sir Stafford’! report on Russia, unless unex-

cted obstacles develop. Later

e will go tn Greece.

Before boarding an overnight train at Istanbul for Ankara, Sir Stafford declared he was optimistic over the future of British-Russian relations.

Premier iiamphell To be speaker

. . Sliféif." ahii. ‘.’f§."”.‘.i...l“§i.é" iiiii ' story is told ~ I llltimatum g I To lndo-iihina

It is possible to discern the hand»

of the same master. General '

Archibald Wavell who engii-ieerrd

the rout of Italy’s Fascist forces ‘n TOKYO. Feb. frlI-(Ai?) _- 'I‘he . ‘Japanese have delivered an ultima- . Hm to French Indo-Chlna. reliabe sources said tonight, demanding

E-asfern Libya. It lins been a cam-

palan of careful iilannlniz. fine co- . Villa’. she_vle‘d bv Friday midnight 0 JRDflns iii-iii proposal for settle-

operatlnn between ground. air and Duign of swift and sudden striking I. of the border war with ‘Thai-

Dower. ,

One feature of the campaien stands out sharply. On Feb. 12th; British forces from East and West Africa were at advance bases. atlhe’ end of’ communication ‘ines stretch- ing 220 mies beck to Kenya. On Fieb. 26. they were in Mcizudiscio.‘ having fought their wav along a single track road 570 miles. crossing

sea forces. and. above rill. a can'- . 0r suifei- “forceful utlon."

l iThe expiration hour is l1 a.m_, the Juba River along the way. ' ' Aséinltridnvi. ~ ' The Italians had regarded the q h-il ill!‘ Japanese meant by Juba us o. formidable. omost un orceiul union to win magi“, 1;- rmflfflllilllblQ barrier. y

Although some Italian troops are. scattered through Somaliland. iii! the pcris and coastline are in Brit- lsh hands. and the last trickle cf supplies to Central Ethiopia his been out cff. ‘The country is undr British domination with only sorre manning-up operations remaining. i The kev to the whole cnmna "n- was a lightning switch by the Brit- ish forces from the Juba River val- ley to the sea after Italian resist- ance had been smashed at Jelib. The significance cf the campaign lies in the fart n net is slowly bvt surely being drawn around Musso- llni’s besieged garrison in Ethiopia.

Seven killed In air crash

Tnailanu" r .1 . ~ " gas underifrirldnothatLgligedTgigfzlii 416g had notified both the colon- "ves ministration and the Vichy Nulmilllfilt ‘that unless a favorable wouilds forthcoming, the matter ‘new lilllgliltiillfviitifgihe hands of Jan- mdmchlfii . cers already in

ljialary increase i-lleeommended for I |l.0,M.P. constables

vcielvlrlaws. Feb. 2'1 -(CP) —Ji.ls_ . h‘. ‘"1 l" Lllllointe announced . lkilie House of Commons tonight

“lung! {recommended incl-ems; in

0mm“ or constables in the Royal _ Hum n Mounted Police and a. _ m, "i; of members iirimediately- f Wm M flllpinud and support the

I cburlnlao consideration of the R. . estimates it was revealed

A An Eastern All‘ Lines sleeper piano cancelled inw a pine woodland non‘ here early today. kllllllll seven Der-

, ill i sons. including a member of the nrlvliloio; the first seven years 0f United States Congress. Nine pas- constable receives from sengers. among them famed Airman

Emile xtlclcenoaclcer. were injured. Vacationing wfLiam D. Byron. of Willlninsport. Maryland Democrat in the rlouse of nepresentatlves. the or w of three and three 0th se killed. brlnlng to more of lives lost in the Unit

.. il-lilt 1 exgei-gie day. plus $1.00 a day

Coming Events

TLANTA, bu" Feb. 2'l.-—(APl-— g]

on." turned ed loll" i“ debate on the leasing cf weal;

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The People's Paper

TORONTO. Feb. 27.—(CP) —The

Ontario and ladies’ auxiliary

5" Maritime Provinces Association of all‘ Ola

nounced today that it intends l0

iainmenis and social evenings

illfllfl a series of receptions. enter- or

Maritime men training in the Tar-i

onto area with tne armed services.

Maritime servicemen are being in-

viicti to register at the association's offices. and re atives and friends of these men in the SCBSiQE DTSVIIIC€S are losing asked to send to the as- sociation the names and addresses cf i/faritimers training in the Tor- nto area.

'l’ne association also announced that Premier Thane Campbell. Prince Edward Island will addres the next meeting March b. Preii- dent of the asswiaticn is E. saunders. a native of Halifax.

Churchill gets Confidence vote

LONDON. Feb. 2‘l.——(CP) —Prime lvlriustei- enuicliiii chulleniled tie House oi Commons critics iocay \\'lilI a uemnnu that lllS llflvefnmefl" be given a vote oi confidence. and the House responded by apvroviflfla measure he supported without dis- sen . . "lhe measure was one which wil permit Macolm MacDonald to be- come High Commissioner to Canaflfl. without ie-inquisiiiiig his seat in t ie House of Commons. in the sarrle way that Sir Samuel l-Ioare and S r sil‘.l’°"“.°ii3§“E§é%il.tl““A. self gas-iiadisvm spam a-nd 8511M RW-

a

' pd (11118 with- oultolbidctlliliinsonfliat arellirmal vote

t necessary.

welst was the first time the Prim! Minister had muue such a demimfl Sinai; hi; ovemment. then lust formed a dst the German inva- sion of the low countries. received a 381-0 confidence vote last 13-

In the same session. Mr. Chllrilii- "’~n"“-”i"..l."; .‘.l§2'li..'e“€.ia. if lea v mus down . "one"

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SWINE PRODUCERS

Give approval of compul- sory cooperative scheme.

The annual meeting of the Prince Edward lslanu swine breeders’ As- sociation was held last night in tile Market Building. Charlottetown. Severe. very interesting discussions took place during the meeting which was presided over by Mr. Alex Ham- ilton. New Perth.

The following directors were re- elected: Kmgs County, Alex Hamil- ton; Queens, Alrnon Boswell. and Prince. James MacGreizor. Central

not l6. The president's report was deliv-

tms appears below:

Dr. E. Netting. Charlottetown. Do- minion ueuafxnient of Agricum . spoke briefly to tne swine breeder

l-fe relericd to hog cholera. stat- ing that after three years WithuLb an outbreak in UEJIBQB. there were several cases two years ago. 'Il1_s province. iioivevei". has never had an outbreak. ‘rue feeding of garbage to boils is generalv responsible for Lin} disease.

he oiled the need of controlling garbage feeding.

Dr. NOLDII1|t_ briefly referred to tuoercular inlections in hells. He cited the need. ofsanltation in pre- venting diseases in hogs. A clean- up of surroundings once ln a while is necessary.

The Resolution committee then appointed. Messrs. J. J. ‘Drainor. Bedford; We.- tei- Maclienzie. Springfield. and Jack Aillltllll‘. Lower Montague,

‘Ilfie report of Mr. S. D. Irvine. Senior Fieldman of the ucmiiiitn Department oi Agriculture. was than read. ‘Ihe text of this repoit appears below:

A discussion of hog grading took place with the following taking

dish; Capt. J. Read. Borden: H. W. Clay, Charlottetown; man, Breatiaibane; Shaw.

Definite instructions have been received stating that any hog hav- iri a. back hair root in its skin will no be classed as select in the fu- ture. Mr. Clay said.‘

Continuing. he outlined the quali- fications of a Grade A hog. A oer- faln percentage of the hogs in this IJTOVIIICGIZBTIY too much weight on the _Sl10ll der. This may be due to feeding. lie said.

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present ‘l5 practically fool proof, Mr. y said. Many hogs are over-

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15o n... in Cologne alter ll.h.F. raid

By WILLIAM W. WHITE

Associated Press stuff ivritcr

LONDON, Feb. 27.—lA.P) ——li.0.V3.l All’ Force bombers destroyed factcr- ies. warehouses and oil storage tanls in a devastating assault cn Cologne which left 150 fires burning iiitiiwt third largest cltv of Germany. the All‘, ll/iillllmlv uliliuuliceil L-illlj-tll . '

buildings and wharves in their 2'». n;ur overnight battering tlte rthineland city. the bulletin su.d.; ‘rhe targetwas illuminated brightly! the bomb-set fires which spread oil ranks along the river and ll‘.- uustrial plants.

Six RAF. planes were lost in this

by to

i thrust which in llUUAllOlI to the bum

airplane disasters l |. ' Emmott“ tmnteiiioniiioooo ship iimirgfimsisrgiiaes" defence m“ k for mu In e new lion-fool‘ ltit ‘ ‘ivi ch niu said. the e bomb.’ ’ ' "lllifliler woi-ld.‘ column ztilelihglstl-rtihieiiuded Atlanta aairdlflilimeiit‘ of MacDonald lied’ fill/en’

i. at 1.44 em, ABT, on schedule from

ma greatest satisfaction in Canada. The Prim

add d h Qt-

. “Whyofi game Graham-l M“ New York‘ vciynglileigterlmpogtancee to ’ u“ ivnlsht. Clinton vs. Mon- these high commisslmmhlw-

1,303, r The new bill which d0" 11°‘

’ .. —-—-- mention Mr. MacDonald by name.

'. Hacks w m rmit any member of Com-

‘ gal-ionic: “light at New Gm‘ ' ' monsplvho is sent to s post Bbmid

‘I V" V.‘ 01:33; for "the duration" to re hi!

_ . M ~~oifl§m1°n Amy rummage sale

‘Yi Mflfdh l. lb 113°. lr”l. BALI!“- rhh z1__(op) _ Ar-

Auxlllar- ituments desllhod w Sh" ‘"19 been i’ Canadian on _ 1» minim-rial, woo. city Bunilminq. "ti; iggugv,_figg"g=g°v,,... m; n ' 1"” ' e present esrninill were ullmd W-

parliamentlfy 865i-

llazis try raid

0n farm stook a

"m f fh . - an tribunal . gaging“, m,“ ~- 5"""'° Hnfifiiefm Wlleéefillnflff increases “Iva: axon’. a.“ Doll! do v01‘! ppught udthe comm-nu employees ' i..-' 140-. m‘: ti 0.2 Mel's (Jflliifihlglilvn fads furl-u uo- fifgiowfimawuéltisi'rmosiicmrii iii? mflm'r::l,nRfl§li3c§gKl-l1 w: i» Mimi, bf"!- chiltiron’; wort in a a r them iiv Doscoprinr a; roam "a new type of mil tin ~ “i Minion ~ “m M" high u. o ti '- hen they ei- to de- ' gigging; fimfia‘ iieiiriiiil "ea rebuir: it °° iliin swtook. monorail ermi- mm~_- "several ion 'v sessions." Wm M mtnolporporqi-lflptaflm-md i m. ' leod allurdpc “Halli Efnitfiahfi igwnring bv o. deatruvotitlrunccolf 'so° chickens mil a m. '_ » JQZ-‘f Mon-Mn, an... Bay, president b moi-ea a direct n on o hfi-l 1,. pg-gpjog m, U,M_W,, iistrlot 30. the 8.5.0. .

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‘deaths and in uries resulting

raid on Cologne. covered attacks on ihe German-held ports of Boulognc. France. and Flushing, the Neill-LI‘- lands. The Air Ministry Said docks were fired in both ports.

Engand hersef was subjected to stepped-up daylight onslaiights by N raiders who swooped from screening clouds to bomb townaut- tack shipping off the east coast and. machine-gun village streets. l

A communique said the number of rsons killed or seriously infur- td n the days scattered attacks was

not heavy.

Unofficial re ts told of seyerel rcm dive bombers foray against an. East Anglia coastal town where cries for help came from the wreck- age of an underground tavern.

BOMBER LEAVES FOR BRITAIN

BAN DIEGO. Calif. Feb. 21. --

(AP)—A four-motored. Iii-ton con- solidated lend bomber rook off to» day Nportedly for Britain. of the east coast. The huiio croft. mined the "Lib- erator." was the second of a. lune British order to leave here. ‘he first departinu Feb. lb.

Pledge for War Savings

ered by Mr. Hamilton. The text of Bea

It consisted of a

William Sea;

WElElIL GELDIBSSIJI“: This is probab y , thusiasm_bygMr._

basis for the report the Prim lster had threatened to cult.

settln by w“ be that past expenditures can be in-

should be limited as in Great Brit-

Island Like the Dew

SHEEP BREEDERS

Re-elect E. C. Holm of Desable as

Mr. E. C. Holm. Desable. was re- elected president of the Prince ac- ward Island Sheep Breeders’ Asso- ciation at the annual meeting neld yesterday afternoon in the Market Building, Charlottetown.

Other officers elected were: Vice- president. Alex. Hamilton. New Perth ire-elected): sec-trees. W. R. Shaw ire-elected).

The Board of Directors includes: Messrs. Harold. Laird. Kelvin; id Underhey. Fortune; T. J.

eque; D. N. MaoKay. M. L. A.. Springfield: W. B. Macliellan. Elms- dale: Alex. Hamilton. New Perth; George Boswell. .

Mr. u. rlom. DeSable, pro-l- deiii; cf the Sheep Breeders’ Asst: l atlon. in his repoit referred to the dog question. \‘.lllCll was bruuglitup a few years ago. Ths would be deat with later.

He predicted an increasing inter- est _ln the sheep industry this fall. It is difficult to place pure bred ewes, however, Wool and llllliiiS inc a better price this year. He advo- cated the using of “our owi_i monu- factured yarn" in this province.

The speaker regretted that wsr should be the means of making a greater demand for wool. lie made , lurther reference to the war. and

told the breeders to produce more she-Big‘ to meet the increased de- 1 m ‘

an . F Messrs. Alex. Hamilton (chair- man), New Perth: Ernest HOIZSIOII, ‘Hunter River. and D. N. MncKriy, Sl)l‘ll1iill(3é{l‘itiW0l‘€ tliciiulaii- pon as a ‘es on comm ee. l The appointment of a delegate to ‘the Canadian Co-operative Wool Groilveig ltheiihtock pllace. fThNfr yo]? resue n enamngo . . H. Ma/cGregor of Central Lot 16 fc this position.

The financial report. shoiving satisfactory balance on hand, was read by the secretary, Ml’. W. R. |Shaw, who also reported that the i industry in this province was goirg ‘back, Efforts have _ g made l:y ‘the Federal and Provincial Depart- ,?en(tis of Agriculture to assist tire

ree crs.

i It was a mistake to curtail tie stocks as sheep had an economic value to the farm, he said. The total number of sheep was iiritkr

The system of grading in effector. last year's figure.

The present set-up of the drg law was not locked upon with (m- SlIEW._‘Tlli9 Pro“

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Warm exchange liver naming

House Group — |

Rumors rremier King ““

Threatened t0 Quit Are Denied Howg ever. I

OTTAWA. Feb. Zflr-KCP) — To- day‘: notice for setting up a D31‘ nicntary committee lo il1V€5llLd war expenditures iolloived u clo“ conference lifontluv ", Conservative Horse Lcnliei" Haiisc. 1 and sonic of his SllDl)1l1'i1‘l'.i. and i Prime lviinistcr liliiokcnzie King until

certain of his ministers in which it.’ ..

is said there was a ivai-m exchange’ between the Conservative Leadir and Mr. King. , One rumor was that the Prime Minister pest if the Conservatives Dflfsisivfl; in their demands to extend the scolv: of the commltlee. Liberals’ attending the conference said this. report was not true. but declined to‘ amplify the statement on the‘ ground it was a. secret conference. Admitting the argument grew hot and heavy. Conservative sources alsol dc 6d to be specific about what; took place. but suggested IIIEFCMIEIS e -

The argument. it was said. was over whether the committee should be perm ted to report on expendi- tures made since the war began rr be limited to current expenditures to see whether economies could i-e made. The reference to the com- mlttee is the same as that used in

R up a similar committee in the British House.

The Liberal contention is said to

vestlgated by the public accounts committee and this new committee

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Read by Everybody

President.

a .

i German c aims that more

its do in the Balk

threatened to resign his “u

understandable. signed to convince the shocked Italian public that it is in f down Yugoslavlsvs Vardnr the west. not the east. tak Axis war with Britain can be wen most certainly and quickly.

Our own ill-perfection: make us hasty to rebuke the imperfect.

MAXIMS

Ol-‘A

MERE MAN

llnder defense Regulations

OTTAWA. Fieb. 27.—(CP) — De- fence of Canada Regulations will be strictly enforced. particularly against Communists even if they happen to be members of ' - unions. Justice Minister dcckired today in, the House of

Commons. In the course of his defence against charges that proceedinfs

were taken mainly airainsbradivus

minister said action would he iskcn nrialnst the Ottawa Citizen for a rc- ccut editorial ivliicli he described us "subversive?

M, J. Coldwell. acting C.C.F‘. Hm e Lender. who criticized methods if administration and charged failure to no after these in high places. h/InCr dwell \-i~- 1e. fin: for nro- er. imi:ni-t.ul ti of Communists, i fllillill‘ li h.‘ (‘so zned "I have nolh- ‘ in: but coni/empt for the Commun- |:sts” in their attitude toward the war. i Mr. Lapcinte said soidicrs. sall- , id's and airmen were subject to more smvere restrictions llian those ccn- lamcd in the Defence of Canada Rtuiilaiions, but (lid not complain. Tiiose who were serving in imi- form had every riralit to "that. we in the Purlinmentof Cun- stizi will nrrvcnt pccife who would stub ‘them in the lonrk while ilirv are if- tine: for us." the ministr