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i Islanders Included In . New Years Honors List

B Three natives of (his

Lt.-Col_ L. T. Lowther of the Canadian Armoured Corps and formerly principal

_ Province and a member of the Royal Air Force now stationed at Charlottetown were included in the list of New Year's honors awarded members of the Canadian Navy, Army and Air Force.

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Prince Street School here was made an officer of the most honorable Order of the Bath, The same honor went to Flt.-Lt. F. G. Frain of the-R.A.F., No. 3i General Recon-

nsissance School, Charlottetown. His birth lace was not

given.

Lieut, (Nursing Sister) Mary Winnifred MacNutt, daughter of Major T. I. MacNutt of Charlottetown received the Royal Red Cross, first class. Chief Skipper Leighton Evans of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (Torpedo) of Spring Valley, P.E.I., was mentioned in dispatches. '

Army List 0f Honors

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GITAWA. Dec. SI —(CP)— Ilol- iolving is a partial list of New Years honors swardud W manila" of ihsmflgnaitstrg) Army- imm“

1 rac e : “iii? on of tho Moot Honor- able Order of the Bath:

bt-oeri. xoineui stuiirt. 95-0.. M.C., Chief of General staff. b (Three Rivers. Que); Lt. Gen- Ileni-y Duncan Graham Orerar. D- s.O., Commander 1st Canadian corps, M. (Hamilton); Mai-Gen. Percival John Mont-wild- 0- M- 0-- D5.0.. M.O.. V.D., Senior Officer Cunfldilfl Military Headquarters. London, 00, (Dunnvills, out); Mai-Gen. Gu Roderick Turner. M0,, D M" puty Adjutant and Quartermaster General Canadian Aim)‘. 53, (Four Falls. NAB.)

Commander 0.3.13.

Brig. John Henry MacQuRfl. D9- puty Quartermaster General Can- adian Military Headquarters, 49, (New Glasgow, N.S.) Mrs. Aimee 0. Mac ueen (wife), Halifax. amt?" lid‘) “Plecfliifl

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(Corpsof, NB)

LL-Coi. Lewis Truesnan Iowthor. Canadian Armored Cowl. 4d. (Ken- aington, IKEJ.) Mrs. Dorothy Iow-

si" (wife) Brighton Shore St»

Member 0.3.8.

Capt. Jack Parka- Ibnsor. Canad- ian Infantry, 28. (Mllltowll. NB.) Prank Ensor (father) Si. Stephen, N.B., R.S.M. William Frank Mack- ncss, Canadian Infantry, 33. (Hali- ax) Mrs. Helen A. Malcimesa (wife)

Eddeh. Ont. REM. Walter Robert Maxwell. R C.A., (l6. (Glasgow, Scotland) Mrs. Ma/ry W. Maxwell (wife). Sydney Mines. N8.

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Coming Events

"Annlloi Mes of the WllfllIl-fo Dfliryin 00.. Mon av, January 11th at 2 P. . Roland Easter, Secretary.

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"Load live hog at Sous-Is ave . M h? all (is . odGeo niriiiweii." w yiz-igl-s-w-sfiii "Bu Ing live and dressed chick- fowl sverv Wednesday. Pav-

li top market prices. P. J. Noy. Hunter River. D-M-B-M-tf.

"Auction and Dance. Vernon l-IolI Mondliv. January 4 and e Monday following. Mlllview Orch- estra. . 1-2-

“We are buying live and dress- ed chickens and fowl daily, bay- ius top market value. Prim or wriio for pr cos. Island Oold Bibi-algal???

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"Livestock Marketing Board lufldlus noes it York Station Tuesday forenoon January 5th. ‘lllii-ll train time. Please notify ag- ent as to number you are lllip- nins. J. s. Allan. agent.

"nose iiogs it railway non Nilvlllmhllflgg. Miliview. Dig-May afternoon January 4th. your patrons in our mutual In-

" t. but in . Litton ink-Nil.’ ’°“'if'i'!'i‘i at our stock

Board. behind. w“ an wrk day. Joint attic cnsbia ua forgets shipment: page: agluifi "nous iii waortvlvithaours I-lvssiociiiissrbe yBlllId- i-a-ii

"Muss Isros , loading lilies at Biiuimoisido av Renata:

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Navy List 0f Nonors

UITAWA. Dec. 81 —(GP)— Ibi- Iowing Ia s. partial list of New Years honor, awarded to members of the Canadian Navy (Birthplace in brackets):

Navy non-operational swords -

' I member of the military division of the third class. or com- panion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath.

Vice-Admiral Percy Walker Nelles R.C.N.. 50, (Brantford, Ont.)

Additional members Military Division 0.8.15.

Boatswain David Gibson, l. c. N, (Guilt. Ijiand) Warrant Writer Lionel Douglas Hall. R..O.N., so (Pine Creek. Alta.) Mira. Helen II‘. Hamill ‘Ifviilfgzugalifax. I

Bu. arv Division 0.3.1‘, foéplgderyitorlousagaviece

. amea r Add 0-11. as (Portsmouth, mgwlflg“, W. Addison (Wife) Sydney, N.S.: suliulv one. ooiiiila omit Mltton, R41"- (Temnmry) 24 (Port Elgin

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“Functions 0n New Ycar’s llay Well Attended

l Clfl-r skies and brilliant gun. shine crested tllWIlBs of citizens who turned out yuterday for church services, receptions and other func. tions which marked the advent of the New Year. special holiday at- tractions were featured by largo at- tendancesjioth yesterday and on Niiéfé; “s. i. N‘ o

Ali- Pom is ed iblilllxlig'0f“cvtgl'fllenig the festivities.

Receptions were held st historic Government House by 1-1.1; Honour, Lieutenant Governor B.W. MP ; and at the residence of His . ccllenoy Most Rov. J.A. OlBulIivsn, BisAiliiiph of ‘Charlottetown. m:

e un " 111 lieflllllll with wsrtvilenrs. custghin‘ 1'

At Government House

At Government House the Lieut. °s§fiJ;‘i?ii8’“°'s'i.°€ii'°“. ‘m.’ "i2 His Msiestyliairipresciitiifih’? ‘oli-

commenocd to srrv at thr oblook and kept coming Bin 1mg: iinumbcrs until 5.80 yesterday even-

I-Ionourwas ttcnded by his Altitude-Cm»: Liiiiit. Col. a. P. ’§&‘i."§§.“ii°o‘ ‘fi’“,‘"°8..$°°c.“..’~

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li- McCarthy. and by his privaioiaec-

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Tim's table decorations were bruise and yellow mums and yellow can-

At Bishop's Paiaoo At the Dish ' Palsoo. recan- ttosiwas lfildapfieflfll unt-iil o'- clock. Several hundred callers its mil and werc presented to iency, by Capt. the Nov. J.W. ‘iitiimtt- AME“: ‘m...’ “"..’°°.°.Ti an. Yahweh‘. diam 101‘ dis oc- c II were: Messrs. John I lloA-ulay. and John Ks . Isstivitiss

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s dinner was ssrvod about I0 o'clock and was followed by dw- cin which the Old Year out an the New ear in with tradition- al ceremony. Besides local citiaens

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Air Force Nonors List

GITAIWA. Dec. 01—(GP)—(I\')I- lowing isapartial list of New Years honors awarded to members of the Royal Canadian Air Enrico. (Blrthplaces in brackets):

Air Force Member 0.817.

Flt. lit Geoffrey Clare nan, No. as operational sin. ing Unit Greenwood. N.S, (other data not given); W0. Edwin AI- fred Trezisc. R.A.1"., No. (l1 R.A.F‘. Personnel De t, Monction, NB. (other data no given); IPILM. RG2 Fraln. R..A.I‘.. No. 81 General Re- connaissance School C‘ ‘ tos- town. (other data not given).

Distinguished Flying Cross

sqdn. mo‘. N, E. Small, Eastem Air Command, 34, (Allanduile, Ont.) Mrs, N. E, Small (wife) 25 Cleve- lacid Crescent. Dartmouth, N.S.

Air-force Cross

‘PO. W, A. Black, No. 8 SFTS. Moricioln. N.B., 29. (Halifax) Mrs. Violet Mary {Black (mother) . Ivanhoe at. Piblifax: N). Rs . Ingrams. Eastern Air Command. 2'7. (Iihilrfleld Island, 15.0.) Mrs. R. R. Irigrams (wife). Saint John.

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W02 ‘T. Lindsay, Eastern Air Com- mand, 24. (Eng) Mrs. Catherine Liindsav (mother) Sydney FIN“- N.R.: F0. R. J. Mulbomild. NO. U

SIFIB, Monotori. NB“ 22. (Saska- toon) Mrs. R. J. MnoDrb-iuid.

(wife) ‘Mfoncton: ‘W0. A. W. Lock- hart. N0. 6. SETS. Brurilforvl, 23'. (Iickeville. NIB. Mrs. K. M. Irv-Ir- hairt (wife) 79d Rosswel-l Ave. T0- ronto: 8min for. A. M. Cameron. ‘Ioastern Air Command. 28. (scotch H . NS.) Mrs. A. M. Cameron (wife), North Adams. Mass; Sodln. Ldr. o. M. Cook. ottswii. 2'1. (Ch l- liwillclt, BC.) Mrs. G. M. 000k (wife) Northern Arm. Nfld.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Polar Medal '

~|_ M 1s pv, r n, 4.2, (‘Ilvedei-‘c- iogp Mrs. M’. Ffisrfosier (wife) V's- wrig, (ioined force in July, 19W): Constable G W. Peters. 3i. Willi"- ueg) Mrs. G. W. Peters (wife) Newcastle. was. (Joined 10m l“ July I985).

P.E.I. Government Thanked By Premier For Cooperation

Tho following from the Pm" Mlnistor of Canada was received by Premier Camilllill!

~ Ottawa, December 23. 194°- Hoiiourabis Thane A. Campbell. K- 0,. M.L.A., Premier of Prince Ed- ward island. Charlottetown, PEI. My dear Premier: Will you please accept, and con-

' vey to the other members of your

government. the warm thanks of my colleagues and myself for your prompt notion in further limiting ths hours of sale of alcoholic beve- rages in your province, even though ths hours of sale In Prince Edward Island were slread decidedly below the limit suggests In my recent radio address.

Such voluntary action as that which your government has taken limes: exceptionally fine example of t t leadership towards a total war effort which wa hops to see throughout Canada.

I take p‘easurs in snciosingm co of m radio address on su set, wi my compliments. with ths best of good wishes for

the Christmas in llld the New

Year, ., Yo“ sincere , (B's!) W. I. MacIIliN MING

Ilostroycr Bison Lost

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WASHTNGGON. Jan. I.—(AP)—- The Japanese up airently have strengthened their old on Kiska In the Aieuiinns and, in an air battle which may have been fought by the (Berle 10w of the northern lights, have esiroycd two United S ates P-HB Lightning fighter planes and n medium bomber, the Navy Department disclosed today.

'I'lie P-38's were downed by com- paratively clumsy float-type Zero fighters, and the bomber was dc- stmved either by the fighters or anti-aircraft fire. One zero was lost In the engagement.

The nuv communique thus re. vealed tho the Japanese have succeeded in delivering at least small aerial reinforcements to an island where their hold had been bcliclved to be growing steadily less socu e.

Sir Nevile Henderson Dies At London Home

(Canadian Press) LONDON, Dec. 30 — Sir Nevile Henderson, former British Ambas- sador to Berlin died in his sleep at his West End home last night. I-Ie had been Ill for some time.

sir Nevile was Ambassador to Berlin through the Munich crisis and at the time of the outbreak of the war with Germany.

Sir Nevile described those fateful days in a book, "Failure of a Mis- sion," published in 1940.

Since I941 he has been a Group Commander, or Colon , in the Home Guard. He was 60 years old. _ He declared in Flubrusry, 194i. that "When Hitler has nothing more to offer the Germans, when he real- izes he has been cheatinii them. he will crock and scuttle himself." During his mission to Berlin. Sir Nevile strove to bring about friend- ship and understanding between Bri bin and Germany.

Heavy Jap Plane Losses For Year

AL-IIIEI) HEADQUARTERS. Aus- tralia, Jan. I -(CP)-- Allied head- uartera said today a total of 1,80 gapsness airplanes have been ds- silmysd or damaged in the smith- west Pacific since ths start of the war.

PICTURE MAN DIES

IJONDON, Jan. 1 —- (O P) -* Charles M. Woolf, B, credited by associates with keep the Bri- tish motion picture in in i920 when the market w ing flooded with American filml (m? s London nursing hmuo 1M5

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Tho riusslana seemed to have ruched or ‘ ntsry line to ths south offering Axis defcnulvo possibilities to guard southern approaches to Bosfov as the Doiiets position would guard it from the northwest. There is a deadly menus to tho whois Nazi ‘Cau- casian salient In ths one-day til-mile forward jump of the foe to ap- proach slllilk and its direct nil connecti n with ltostov from the

(By Kin-ks L Simpson, Anociated Press War Analyst)

Even as Hitler's dubious New Year's assurance to tho German people that this winter could not possibly be harder for them than tho last was hehsg proclaimed, Moscow versions of the Don-Caucasus buttlo developments were giving it. the lie direct,

first time, :2 Axis divisions out off

In the Stalingrad salient, They told also of lashing new Soviet advances aouthwesiivard below the Don to reach its Munych Caucasian tributary

‘ the Int Don trib-

Oollapss of the ltlIiug-rail salient would inevitably have Qpossd Its fur deeper counterpart in the Caucasus to the possibility of being nip- pcd off at its Rostnv communication key. It was for that reason Hitler

grip at Stalingrad at all costs. Ills oil fields down the north flank of

ths Caucasus range hinged upon reachin, and holding a. protective front above it on the Volga as staiingriid. ~

Completely and deeply invested by Soviet advances which have I forged l. multiple ring around if», the Stalingrad salient has lost that flank protection vllue for tho Caucasus drive as much as though it had been withdrawn or had collapsed. It has made a potential death trap for sin estimated 300.000 Axis troops caught in the pocket. At no time last winter did any such disaster threaten

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Hitler's New Year's proclamation was Ilia most defensive utterance, u new apology to his hearers for being in the war at all. It spoke or his

his foes.

By every word and phrase Hitler revealed his own knowledge of n. growing yearning for peace in Germany. lie sought to combat it as he

war had been forced upon him and

was not of his makinr. That he lo also worried by the rising talk among high-placed United Nations spokesmen of after-tIis-victory plang is ob- Viilill. li- may be infiltrating into Germany for all his efforts to bar It

"Germany l! an unsuitable object for such ciiperimonts," he slid. But whatever Hitler said, however he said it or the way he said it.

events in Russia are too clearly pointing to an Ilnpgllfllng fl-Qnggndqug crisis for the facts long to be hidden from the German pcoplg,

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Local Airman Returns From Desert Front

Flt. Sgt. Ross Dow-he. son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Downs of vic- tory Avenue. Charlottetown arrived home last night on leave from Egypt. He is serving with the R. CAP‘. He said he saw some action over Libya. He was at both Gib- rsltar and Malta for a short time but saw no fighting at either stronghold. He ww; stationed at Egypt for nine months.

Fit. Sgt. Downs said he met thrco other Prince Edward Island- ers in EBypt. All three were serv- ing with the R.O.A.F. ‘They wers, Pifot Basil Johnston son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle C. Johnston of Fortune Bridge; Air Gunner Roy Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Johnston of Peter's Road; and Al Campbell of Primrose. The two Johnston boys are first coils- ins, Ho said he thought they were spending their leave in England. He. was more than n month en- route home. Flt. Sizt. Dowrlc said. They had "A little trouble" enroute but it did not amount to much.

In hLs service over the African desert the airman said he WB-g al- ways lucky and had no very nar- row escapes.

He has been with the air force two and a half years. I-Ic enlisted hero Oct. Il. 1940. and received his training alt Mngal, Ontario and Cabins-y. Alberta and later at a school in England. whore he said he mot (mite a few Islanders.

Fit. Sgt. Downe expects to be home for four or {Ive days,

To Ilse Numbers For Ship Names

NEW YORK. Jsn.1-(AP)— Beginning tomorrow all ocean going merchant vessels loading in Bri- tuin ‘will alioted code numbers which will be silenciiled on all car- . in lieu of the name of the vessels, e - British information services mid foda . The measure will fur- ther tig ten securitv regulations pertaining to trans-oceanic ahiDUlllil as it will remove the name of shin!

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Partial List 0f Promotions For Navy Men

Lieut. G.A.C. Scarth

"Of Charlottetown Promoted To Lieut- Commander.

UITAWA. Dec. 81-—(OP)-!irorn engine room sitifieer to engineer rear admiral runs the career of George Iieslle Stephens of Ottawa, Iingineer-in-Chlef at Naval Ser- vice Heamquartera whose name to- dsly headeed s. New Year's list of $4 officer promotions in the ROY- al Canadian Navy. He becomes tllfl first Canadian to hold the rasiik of engineer rear admiral Today's list of promotions con- fers or confirms the rank of can» tain on seven officers, makes 22 new commanders. nine acting oom- manders, I25 lieutenant-command- , 108 acting lieutenant-com- manders. I‘! lieutenants. two ect- ing lieutenants. a commissioned signal boatswaln, a commissioned wardmaster and a commissioned engineer.

or the men ecu-ins mwiiwlvul- 3d are mevmlbers of the Royal Cl"- adlsn Navy. the permanent naval force: 05 are members of the Roy- al Canadian Naval Reserve. PTO- fessional seamen of the Merchant Marine on service for the duration of the war; and I63 are from RH!- aI Canadian Naval Volunteer Ro-

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(jgnflrgned g1 tho rank of col)- (w (5 gfxhgf-leS M. R. Schwcrt of S ney, - . The other captain so" iv 3°- sech Patrick Connoly. M9» °5 Halifax. who transferred to tlifl

Passchenrlaele and now ls Director o; Auyflliilryo§fairxien with Head. m“ IAWA, 15cc." an‘ --(cv)l- rul- iowllig is a, partial list 0d Oafildifll Niwy officers granted promotions 1:1 the annual New Years Dc? 11M announced today M’ NEW Mm 5‘ ter Macdonaldz-

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

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ALLIED naanousnrans

IN AUSTRALIA. Jan. 2 —(Sat- ‘u-flgy) - (APJ- The Alllcd sis-force in the southwest Pacific started the new year with dar- ing nldl off New Britain» dim‘ “in; n Jsp submarine and tihrco vessels while ground troops fighting savagely. aruln In!" the Japanese defences along tho Buna beach area in New Guin- co.

1.0 N, Jan. i —(C‘P)- The Allied adquarters announced to- night that Casabanca was bombed early yesterday morning, disclosed that the Axis apparently lied malls its first long-range air attack on Allied North African bases since the operations began Nov. s.

LONDON. Jan. I —(OP)—

Advance elements of Brig-Gen. Jacques LeClcrck Fighting French forces in southern Libya have put to flight an enemy motorised column In flglitin in Fenan. it was announc here today. IUNDON. Jan. I -(CP)- The If. Al" bombed targets in western Germany and northern France during the night.

Hon. CD. Howe Is Recovering

OTTAWA, Jan. I -(0P)- Muni- tions Minister O. D. Hows is mak- ing a satisfactory recovery after having his tonsils removed at Mass- achusetts general hospital in Bos- ton, earlier this week.

FATHER, ION DROWNED

LIVERPOOL, N. S. Jan. 1 — (GP) — Two lobster fishermen. a father and son (were drowned - terdsy In near , Sand Bay w en a heav sea ca. sized t eir motor- at. e victms were John Mac- Donald, 55 and his 29-year-old son Roderich four other men clun to the bottom of the uptume q motorboat until help arrived while I a fifth was swept ashore safely thzlgabln. which was torn from cr .

CALLS I011 STRIKE

NEW DELHI. Jan. I — (AP) - Indian newspapers have been called to go on s. one-day strike Jun. 0 in protest ainst censorship incidents growing rum August. disturbances in Mohandas Gandrs non-co-ooer- I ation cam for independence. The Pres degitwof the rail - India newspaper e r's eon erence s- sued the strike ons teddy.