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“Mum; Guardian, Founded 1561.

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Believe Italians

At Tobruk To Resist To Death

British Officegbelieve Fascist defenders try to give remnants of Graziani’s army chance

to prepare defences.

llo National Leadership Says Hanson

TORONTO. Jan. 16 —(CP) —'!‘he oiiawa conference on Dominion- prorincini relations "failed not be- cause of anything the Conservative party ad done. but. because oi’ lack of naiihinl leadership and because of a subversive element within the yibaya: party." declared Hon. R. B. Hanson. Conservative House lead- (r, in an address here today.

Sneakhw to a luncheon meeting oi the Albany Chfi Mr. I-Ianson laid leaders of thc Conservative partv; “We htvl an exhibition ves- terdair trithin the ranks oi’ the Tib- eral tiartv that made me blush for mr couiitrv."

ll" said that the only man on the orhinal Dominion-provincial rela- iiors cmimlsslon who had a work- illl! knegrllwoc FYTAOIN FJTA liuz kliovfileflere of Canada's consti- tution was Hon. N. W. Rcwell, who was forced by ill-health to retire from the chairmanship and was suc- ceeded by Dr. J. R. Sirols of Que-

c.

"The SifOiS commission was nev- er authorized by its commission or by Parliament to write a new con- stitution. All this commission was authorized to do was to ascertain the facts oi taxation. its burdens and the reallocation oi taxation. éiédWdS essentially I. fact-ffuding

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"It. is not right to refer to the report as the Rowell-Sirois report. In my opinion the then Chief Jus- tice oi Ontario tMr. Rowell) would utter have appended his signature to the document as it, stands."

llr. llanson declared “the only it'll‘ yru are going to devise a new U0flS.iillliOl1 for Canada is to set up I cciisiittitcnt body representative 0i (very shade of opinion."

He. chalked the federal govern- lliiilihiild made such "terrible inis- talus‘ that it would meet with cer- tain dcicnt at the next general el- ection. He asserted that “radicals, liwlcd by the Ccldwells, the Black- mcics and others" were going to make a strong bid for power and ii was the duty of the Conserva- m" Will‘ to reform its ranks and prepare to take over the administra- tion o.’ ire country in the interests oi Canada,

“Mr. king today occupies a posi- tion \\'illf'il belongs to our party"

continued. "There has always en a Cotwcrvative element in an Aiiirlti-S‘

.nxon party system of gov- millt‘ ‘ut the Liberal party in "5 ill‘ w of being in power has elbowril this po-rty out of its tradit- ional position."

Coming Events

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"Unloadlnl Snrin hill Old d- :_t!\'. Albion Nut Coaizat Mtltonqhil Mk- n. c. Webster. L-276-l-l6-3i.

m“Remember salemof home bak- Batit “'- ROBQYs Hardware Company,

"Filly. Auspices C.W,L. L-SOG-l-IT-Zi.

The Annual Meeting cf the New $322 Dairying Co., will be he.d on L Deity. January 21st at 1.30 P. M.

- will‘. Secretary. L-2B0-l-17-2i.

"The Desi lied Annual Meetin of u i‘ be hétfrlmiiihelrel-Ialfiflifyinfl Co., will

u

January 1am at a Poiii sniiltiiiiid Ell-tier. Secretary. L-zsa-i-ir-ii.

"Buying live hogs s; usual for gator months. Albany Thursday o.c|orc*l1(°°glnllmeialg Fridfly ikilgllnll 0- c. Green. nrieriiiaiimen‘ y’

"m" Bhieoinc Club loading "film Monday afternoon, January “L” "Bulnr shipping days there-

. Livestock Marketing

"n" fiilpllins clubs who found gegfilbossible to load hogs‘ this. week Should load on usual day

. OLiIEJiinuary 20 and re ular km“: Bokriaflter. Livestock III-sag’-

Board

p, "I'm-flock Marketing me

brownie 1108s throughout

Jiiiuary

as usual during week of 30 Despite reverses in

Q

(B! Edward Kennedy. Associated Pres! Staff Writer)

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES OUTSIDE TOBRUK, Lib a, Jim. l6—(AP)—Burrowed withn the semi-circle of a 30-mile defence line which includes a 10-fo0t tank tra . the 30,000 Italian r ulars at: To ruk apparently have een or- dered to resist the endin Bri- ‘sh assault tc the dieath, ‘if ne- cessary.

The function of this pros ectlve defence, British officers bel eve is to rmit the remainder of Mar- sha Grazianks hard-pressed Af- rican army to reorganize in the Bengasi region, about 200 miles west bf Tobruk.

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'Gov’t deals With problems 0f financing

N0 Announcement fol- lowing Cabinet Con- ference at Ottawa.

WA. Jan. l6.—(CP)—Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his cabinet colleagues. faced with the necessity of seeking new methods of war financing without Dominion- Provinclal agreement on steps re- commended in the Slrols report, met today in the Privy Council chamber. Only announcement was that. the government spent the afternoon dealing with work accumulated dur. in‘: the past week. while the Dom- futon-Provincial Conference took un the ministers’ time.

1n the absence of an agreement with the provinces on readiustment of taxing powers, it. was assumed here the Federal government now will proceed with tans for the main budget which wll be presented to Parliament when the session re- sumes February if.

Finance Minister Ilsley gave no- tice just before the conference end- ed in disagreement yesterday. that war costs would mean greater tax-

at Cairo reported that on Monday and Titesday nights the Bengasi waterfront. shipping and govern- ment buildings were heavily bomb- ed and that. returning British air- men strafed Bengasrs airdrome at Benina, destroying or damaging planes aground.)

British authorities declare Italy herself can no longer be regarded as a serious threat; but if the Germans net in the problem may become difficult. So far. no Ger- man planes have‘ appeared in Libya and the Italian airforca in the area is not active.

With British armored units to the west: of Tobruks coast-to-

(Continued on page 3, C01 Z)

Instructor, Student killed "In Plane crash

STEVESTON. B. 0.. Jan. i6- (CPT--A Royal Canadian Air Force flying instructor was killed today and a student pilot seriously in- jurcd when a training plane from elementary air training school nc. iii at Vancouver airport crashed at the side of a road near here.

A few hours after the accident. Royal Air Force officials announ- ced the dead instructor was tem- porary sergeant R. M. Setters of Portland. Ore, and the injured student was Lac. L.0.l~I. Boucher

(The Royal Air Force command rform soon after

ation and take half the national

income. ‘Ihis warning will take concrete parliament. rc-

sumes and, according to Mr. Iisley. his budget requirements probably will reach deep into the sources of revenue hitherto considered strictly a provincial field.

Federal ministers had little com- ment on the conference disagree- ment. g

Mr. King had some consultations with provincial premiers today, hut. did not see the three dissenters. Premiers Hepburn, of Ontario, Pat- tullo of British Columbia and Aber- hart of Alberta.

Labor Minister McLarty had a conference with the nine provincial labor ministers who were here for the conference. and Finance Minis- ter Ilsley had some callers from the

‘ provincial delegations.

During the day, Premier John Bracken. of Manitoba, most out- spoken of those premiers who fav- ored implementing the Sircis re- port. issued a statement in which he said he felt that the matter will have to be considered again in the interest of the provinces.

There was talk in Ottawa today about an imminent provincial elec- tion in Ontario with the likelihood that Premier Hepburn would make an issue of the ill-fated Dominion- Provincial Conference, The last Ontario election was Oct. 6. 1037.

Elections are also imminent in Manitoba and British Columbia. In Manitoba it must come this vcar. because the last ivos on Ju _v 2'7, 1936 and the tenure is_five vcars.

British Columbia. lke Ontnrlt‘. could go until 1942, but in kccnirg with tradition. i’. is likely the elec- tion there will come this year. after four years tenure.

Most of the provincial delegations remained in Ottawa and will be here until the end if the week.

of Calgary. Setters came to the no. a elementary training schoch here only last Monday from Tren- ; ton. Ont. to take up his duties as instructor. i

The official announcement said the training! niilllé crashed while in ‘ l\ practice flivht. 3 1-2 miles from the Vancouver airport on Sen Is- land. cause of the crash was not given.

Eye witnesses said the training plane's motor apparently failed at low altitude. The light wing of the

plane struck a fence post as It came down, and was torn away. The engine was buried in -e

ground.

Maritime Recruits Travel to 0ntario

TORONTO. Jan. l8 —-(.CP) —RA- crults from the Maritime Provinces passed through Toronto today on their way to tlienew artillery tram- lng centre at Woodstock. Ont.

A group of about 20 sailors of the Royal Canadian Navy and one air- ninn of the R.C.A.P. were also n- board the train, 0n their way home on l4 days leave. The airman was Cpl. R. Newton of Hamilton.

Also ietuming was Lieut. Ronald Judges, R.C.N., who will give spec- ial instructions at the Toronto Na- val Barracks for some weeks,

King, ilueen Give sympathy To bereaved

UITAWA, Jan. l0 -(CP) -'I‘he King and Queen today offered their "heartfelt sympthy" in a message of condolence tc Mrs. John A. Snow of Ottawa. whose son. 0B. Anthony Raymond snow lost his life in e navalfacnacks fire at Halifax, Dec

The Royal message signM by the King, read: "The Queen and I offer you our heartfelt sympathy in your great sorrow. We pray that your country's gratitude for a life so ncbly given in its service may

bri ou some measure of consola- tion; y i .i

Will seek to Raise wreckage

GRAVENHURST. Ont., Jim. l6 — tCP) — Royal Canadian Air Force officials tonight said that an nt- tcmpt to raise ivreekagc of a plane found on the bottom of Lake Mus- koka. totiw containing two bodies will be mode tomorrow". The plane was found by a Toronto diver. Den- nis Coffey, in a search for two R. C.A.F. planes that. disappeared last

Dec. l3.

The plane was reported to be in about 110 feet of water, and n rais- ing attempt was inadc iin-aiciiua c- ly. Additional equipment will be us- Bd in tomorrows attempt. Another plane is believed to be on the lake

"bottom nearby, but has not been

found.

Bracken predicts Report to be Considered later

OITAWA. Jan. i6—(OP)—Fur- ther consideration of the Sirois report or a satisfactory alternative was predicted by Premier John Bracken of Manitoba, in a. state- ment today on the Dominion- Provincial conference which end- end yesterday.

I-Ze said such consideration was essential in the interests of the Provinces, includi those whose ministers and adv rs came to Ottawa "merely to say that they would not take part in a discus- sion of the Rowell-Siroic report. oven though this was the sole pur- pofiedfor which the conference was ca e ." '

N. B. ROADS BLOCKED

MONCTON. N.B.. Jen. ld-(CP) —Highwav travel out of Monctcn continued impossible 0n some roads tonight. four days after Sunday's snowstorm. aithowzh the highway between here and Saint John was opened yesterday.

Roads to Baokvllle. flhgiiac. and Cape Tormentine remained blocke‘ b hard drifts. and it. was thought n we would be unable in break through them until late tomorrow or So urdoy

it

CHARLOTTBEWlI-liCANADA, FRIDAY, JANU

ASKS EMERGENCY SHIP

[New Waves 0f

Anxiety

Nazis claim Illustrious Attacked again

BERLIN. Jan. 1’! -— (WHEY)- <AP)—-Nazi sources claimed early today that German dive bombers had attacked the British aircraft carrier Illustrious -for a second time in six days Thursday. scoring three direct hits.

The Nazi sources claimed the attack took place "in a. British naval fortress in the Mediterran- ean." '

(The 23,000-ton Illustrious made port in the Mediterranean under her own power after being damag- ed in an attack by German dive bombers Jun. 10.

(Dis atches from Valetta, Malta, told o a heavy raid by dive bomb- ers on that island naval base Thursday, and presumably this is where the Nazis claim the Illus- trious was attacked the time.

(Ijlowever, it may be a Nazi ruse to find out where the illustrious is. while Valetta is the nearest Bri- tlsh port to the scene of the Jan. l0 attack. the elapse of time before it was announced the vessel was in port could mean she steamed to

second

a harbor in the eastern Mediter- TSIICHII. (It is known that Larry Allen,

Associated Press staff writer who the attack, is now back in Alex- andria. He was still aboard the vessel when it reached ort. but whether that port tyfis Aexandrla or whether he flew on there is not ‘ known.)

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‘Ontario 0.0.F. tScores Hepburn

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"for action

TORONTO. Jan. l6—(CP)—The esccutive of the Ontario (Jo-oper- uiive Commonwealth Federatiorw luiday issued a statement. through i3 11;. Leavens, general secretary. vii h said the action of Premier Hepburn at. the Dominion-Provin- cial conference "ls a blow to na- tional unity and progress."

"The dramatic smashing of what might have become a constructive effort to strengthen Confederation is only the climax in long years of bitter personal strife and rcfusiil to cooperate with the Dominion Government on the many problems from which the people of Ontario have suffered," the statement said

“Now Premier Hepburn has giv- en the whole world the impression that Canada is not a nation but merely a group of quarrelsome title states."

The statement said the Sirois Commissions report much with which the C. C. F. could not agree, but that “transfer of wesponsibility for unemployment to the Dominion and consolidation and reduction of provincial debt and scouring minimum standards were essential parts of the plan ,vvhich the C. C. F. approved. . ."

The unity of Canada. the ef- fectiveness oi the war effort and Canada's ability to grapple with

est-war problems required "not hat the report be adopted entire but that. necessary adjustment be made. . ." ‘

Alvfl-IERST. N. 8.. Jan. 16 -(0P) —A resolution protesting the recent action of the wartime prices and trade board in pegging the price of butter was passed unanimously by the Cumberland County Muncipal council here today. The resolution also stated the wesisfn Rfflln W?‘

Over B_a_lkans

Russo-Rumanian Border clashes, cancelled passenger rail traffic in Hungary, rumored Nazi moves stir uneasiness.

Sweep

By Robert St. John Alsociated Press Staff Writer

BELGRADE, Jan. l8 -—(AP) _. Rcporxs of repeated border clashes on the Russo-Rumaniim frontiers, cancellation of passenger r511 m“; “v in Himsiiry and reports that Germany would take over Rllmilnia combined tonight to keep the Bal-

Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

ARY 17, 1941

Retired Admiral Urges ll. S. Fleet Gonvoy shipping

CHAIVIPAIGN, Iil., Jun. l6 -I_A- P) - Admiral Yates Sterling, Jr., United States navy, retired, declar- ing “we're at ivzit" now." urged to- night that the Llnlled States fleet be concentrated in the Atlantic to provide an immediate convoy for war material being shipped to Great Britain,

Speaking on the Hillel Foundation Forum at the University of Illinois. Acimiral Stirling said there would be a mass German and Italian at- tack on the British navy similar to the Battle of Jutland in the first Great War.

“The British navy can withstand such an onslaught." he‘ said, "pro- vided lt has sufficient airplane pro- tection. This airplane protection America is planning to give. butlt is not enough that we merely build planes. They must arrive in Eng- land. I-Iere is a definite task for an Atlantic fleet.

"A defensive attitude with a smaller fleet against Japan seems

kans in anxiety.

Ari announcement in Budapest, “Hit; 8-11 traffic on Hungarian rail- roads. except international trains,

W the supposition m clip cmatlc circles here that. the German mili- tary command,

found drastic steps in order to complete the much-pub-

with equipment during January. Ruinanian rail traffic, except. for the movement of German military trains, is virtually at a. standstill. “my Der cent of Yugosloviws trains have been taken off, presum- ably to accelerate the shipment o illlalfigles being demanded by the z .

Some diplomatl t i c- ed Hitler wants tic) giilgtifallslisiiilgigziciiia completely, which the Nazis already have converted into a military cm- tre. It is generally believed that the new Nazi minister to Romania,

be Gauleiter (Nazi district

ed. Difficulties met by the Germans in controlling the Romanians, [nov-

tcntial conflicts between the army and Iron Guard- all these are giv- en in German quarters as reasons for an undisguLs-ed protectorate.

Meantime, there are signs of, growing Russian-Rumanian fric- tion. A diplomatic source said to- i HlSht that an average of five to l0 t Rumanian guards are being killed F DlZhtly in cias“cs on the Bessarab- ian-Bucovina frontiers. ‘

One theory is that the Russians are using these incidents to test how far Gcimanys "rubber fence" might stretch —hotv far the Nazis might back up Rumania in case the Soviet demands Moldavia and ' northern Dobruja from Rumnula. i fimlWZh the clashes are official- .y denied, a diplomatic source Sfliil ineypaie musing worry in the Ru- nuinian government.

There ere persistent reports that a_ Russo-Gerinu-ii deal ‘s still pos- sible whereby Soviet troops would be allowed to occupy these eastern provinces cf Romania in lf.".lll'll tor a free German hand in Bulgaria.

llalifax girl Weds in B. 0.

Are completing

‘ active tmvul forces.

liiztval p ‘evacuation of the British expedi-

mimdaicry in order that the Atlan- tic flret can be built up for such a mission. The Secretary of Stiitc ltas declared we are no longer nau-

"The defeat of Hitler must; be our first objective. If we become too in-

wpuid be suspended at midnism ledjtral I

which is now ruri- ivolved now in the Pacific, we shall 11in: the Hunizarian railroads. had be playing into the hands of Hitler 119C655“)? with Japan.

"Anything Jupnn takes now can

licimd movement of 300,000 troops be retaken ii England Wins."

Iitlotoigship ‘ls torpedoed

K" .1. . l6 -(AP) - TliiEgi-ilfigillmotoisnllli) Zemamim 10.578 tons, reported tonight that she had been torpedoed anorexi- mately 450 miles northwest of Lon- dmiderry, nortitcrn Ireland. A

Thcfreightei" gave her Position

Baron Mannfred Von Killinger, will n5 fyed here, as "Latitude leader) ggllhanoriiilcfllongitude 20.43 west." A u a‘ pmbecmrate 1's m m“ deem?‘ 482-foot ship out of Southampton.

the Zcnlondic customarily i111‘: 5 between England and New Zcinriti- Her “SOS" was the first heard

was aboard the Illustrious auriag__§,‘,‘§eg}ffé°1§¥od°§§g§l5 zglrllgrgggflfilgizgg here in several clays.

Dutch Warships in British Ports

LONDON, Jan. l6-—tCP)—Neth- eriands warships under construc- tion at the time of the‘ Nazi triumph in the L0_\v Countries are being completed in Britain and soon will be itdflcd to the Allies‘

A Netherlands naval officer who revealed this information to newspapermen said the larger part of the Netherlands navy which, at the time of the invasion, was in Netherlands waters. escaped to Britain, leaving behind only those ships which had been lost through enemv action in the five days’

struggle.

units assisted

iiouary force from Dunkcrqtie. "Dutch minelirvirrs on n number

of occasions hov participated in

Father of heal

The home calls for a. firm com- (iliinatinn of responsibility and free. om.

MAXIMS

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Vessels;

liminary plans

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—-tAP)— Presizl-ent llcosevelt put in his for- mal icq st to the United Statesi Centric» vduy Ir itutiiorlly wt build a fleet of 20‘) merchant yes-i sels "upon an emergency ba. "l and asked for an appropriatmi ofi

t

$313,500,000.

The President has disclosed at l. Dress confeience that the programi was in the making.

He suit a tnesiage to C ngress today snyungz-

“I am cnvxnced that the na- tional interest demands that im- mediate stips be taken upon an e- mergency baszs to DfOVlde against the cfi-ect upon the United states of a. possble world slurtage of cargo vessels.

‘Therefore, I fccl that there should be undertaken ntth the feast possible delay the consiructun of not less than 20.’) steel cargo ves- sels, suitable for use in t':'c preeeut Ciiirlttviitiv and of such type and design as w permit of their most rapid ccnsii ion."

The program would be in charge of the Miritmc Conuntssun winch has estimated its cist, at 5350.000,- 000. Mr, Roosevelt Stilt along with

iii-i m ii ltint resoluizon pro- i "5 i c app-oprzat $313,- EUOUCO. fie (‘i i‘ p111 .109

3 would he made up from 5500.000 wizicii he alreaxiy has allocated from an emergency fund ialuctd at. his ilispisal by Congress, plus S36 000,000 which b9 said would be a-viillzablc on July 1. 1941.

"In vle\ ti‘ the emergency." the President said. “I ask y ur iinlned- late and favorable consideratxzn of the attached draft of Joint resc- lution."