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Think a. little less of our sorrows and more of our 101s

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| TAKES SUPPLY POST

“my; I-‘airwell, president of Can- qllm Coach LinOS. Lld- has been "pied executive assistant to the mflicr-Rfiiifliil of ordnance. ‘Ilhfs is up department which supplies the Canadian forces with virtually "g1 m or equipment from tooth-

plstc to tanks. -

Rescue planes leach Moncton

MONCTUN, N. 3.. Feb Mi — (CPI-Two ski-equipped planes of the Royal Canadian Air force arrived here tonight from Ottawa. cnroutc to Newfound- land where Sir Frederick Bunt- liig and two companions died in flue crash (if a military plane.

‘lhc pilots were awaiting flu‘- Ilier instructions.

International At A Glance

(By The Canadian Press] llllNlCli -—llitler promises big submarine offcnc-ive against Brit lIli Milt monih.

l-CNDON - Britain and United Slates were rcporlcd t0 have warn- Hillpan lo remain clear of Brit- hifltingzipore and Netherlands East OS.

TOKYO — Japanese mediators llllillllllrc new iii-flay extension (if "Illliliee iii effort to settle 'l'liiiil- lllll- French little-China bnrtlci’ lilptite.

‘(NRO —Bilii h bombers tiilzii-k llaian uirilrniiirs at Alldls Alliliiil; EWPS P-llilure two additional Sonn- mmll Pick. ilrive new ivedgc (i0 lilies inn l-lriircn.

SOFIA - lii-‘iions leave Bulgaria. "Pei-iiiiinii (if German invusiiiii.

___~r__________ Coming Events ._n__

hi! for Noilres in this column 3 cents per word. "'i'llklc5—S9ill‘is Thursday. L-z32-2-25-3l.

"Tatum-Montague Saturday. L~232-2-2b-3i.

"RMKQY Weight at New Glas- iliillte River vs. Glasgow Road. L-ZEIU

"Imiillk 5 the l-iiEsborouh Pglvini 00.. in Mt. Herbert rein-ii- "tli . 2.20.

Holden. n-zac-a-as-u.

‘Jimrve Thursday Maren 20th Baptist

u, lilltmoon tea an sale . Hail, L-lBl-Q-Ifi-li. "Qlrden seeds.

w: Best in vegetables.

“mm Frozen Strawberries I“ 5mm- L-liio-i-zs-u.

o i “it! live h Murray lilflwmsoiiih Manda?! February itih,q,n“'“1,‘1 River Wednesday t p,“ lidv cw Thursday for Davis l W. E. Jenkins. 11-54-2-21-22-24-25.

-__ ‘loading ve hon u we! for Albany brace! ME-‘marald Efidty until ii A. C. Green. Al . lanai-gig,

Nazi Raiders Over Chdnnel; Little Qgmage

R.A.F. gets in some anti-

unfavorable Weather.

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All I-hsee giilfflet n or ymmlloizue now, Artiiuy vesey, L-bfifi.

f bony. PRU, two I libero

despite

LONDON. Feb. 24-—(CP)—-Gef-

man raiders swept through stariit English

skies over the becalmed

Channel tonight stiortly after blackout time, but hours ater the "all clear" sounded‘ London

without any invading planes have ing been seen or heard.

Nazi aircraft were reported over towns in East Anglia. but there ap- parently was very little activity. Anti-aircraft batteries in London remained silent.

The‘ alarm sounded after a day of scattered raids qver East Anglia and north Scotland, where the Government said there were neither casualties nor damage.

h ex losive bombs demolished

CHARLOTTET OWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1941

British lllinisterq Plans to leave Bulgaria soon

SOFIA. B Feb. _ (AP —Sourcea o on to the iii-it sh le tion said today that British inister George W. Rendell and staff were o‘ ’ to leave Bulgaria this week, because of the expected entrance into this country of

Nazi m.

Three eotorl of the British inatitutemn educational ed of. of the legation, left Bulga ato- day en route to Turkey. The British institute closed yester-

da .

‘Elie exodus of British men, women and children from Bul- garia led the Istanbul news- paper lkdamto conunint that "this ls an important sign of the times."

"The Axis." It said, "is going to try to occupy the whole Mediterranean. The first move of this manoeuvre is to occupy Greece. There are great pre- naralions although none known

ow, when or where the real ex- plosion is going to take place."

houses an shops in a town in the- east midlands and on the Mersey- slde. but no casualties were re- ported.

The Royal Air Force, ham eied bv unfavorable weather. last lght managed to get in its 74th anti-in- vasion atfack against Bouiogne and the 61st on Calais. Brest, anothtr frequent target, likewise was at- tacked.

At Boulogne and Calais. the air mlnlstrv announced. “large ‘fires were set and ~msnv bursts were ob- served on the dock areas." It add-- ed that a moored ship ~was struck and sci. aflre at Calais.

Heavy anti-aircraft fire from Bouloizne could be heard across the strait of Dover, but fog hid the aerial action. One R. A. F, bomber failed to return.

As the Nazi night raids over England dwindled just before Mon- day's dawn, the German long- range guns on the French coast began lobbing shells across the Strait of Dover.

Petain names New set-up

,Two Italian Posts taken By British

_.-,_

BY ERIC BIGIO

o Associated Press Staff wi-im-

‘CAIRO. Feb. 24.—-(AP) —- Royal Air Force bombers smashed at; 1t- aliaii airdromes in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. while reinforced

ditional posts on the Juba River front in Somaliland and are within 40 miles of closing a pincer move- ment against besieged Cheren, in Eritrea, British headquarters an- nounced tonight.

“Extensive dame-ire" on the Itali- an air base buildings in Addis Aba- ba was announced in a Royal Air Fbrce communique issued tonight

at Aden.

The British raiders also bombed and mB/JiiinB-fiilfififid Italian traits- port lines in the Dessie-Aloiiiala area. damaging trucks and inflict- ini; ‘casualties. the communique said, ridding, "Our aircraft met with cp- pcsitioii. but all got back safely."

The Middle Eastcommand credit- ed South African forces. aided by Fret: Frciicli Sensgrfcse WZHTlCTS. with the capture of Geiib and Mar- elierlta on the Jubn front, where the

For Cov’t

VIGHY, Feb. 24.—(AP) — A new" governmental organization lncludirg 15 secretaries oi state under Mai- shn‘. Petain. of which live liiiIils-c s will form a cabinet, was announced tonight.

The five cabinet. ministers beret not named but it ivzis believed lliiy would be v LC-Dfélliifll‘ Admiral Jenn, Darlan, Finance Minister Yves Boutillier, Defence Minister Geiicrnll Charles I-luntziuger, Prof. Joseph, Barthelme , who is expected to re- pace Just ce Minister Ralphocl Alb, bert, and Minister of Akriculture, Pierre Caziot. .

This five-man board replaced thct triumvlrate idea once expected.

Another decree created a secre- tariat of state of economy. charged with all questions concerning, Frciicli-Gcriiiim economic relatiorsi under authority of era] who will direct negotiations beg. twccn the iwo countries. ‘The dele-i, gate will bc in direct touch ivith economic dclcuritlons of the HIlTllb-l tice commission, _

Under the rccrganizaiirri, Marsh- al Priuin remains as chief of siafei mid chief of government. i

Some observers suggested the nriv dccgziic-i... .‘l‘ for French-Ctr, man negotiations llilrdil be a Dime which would be cfiercd Pierre LlWfL.

The official announcement of t:-, day's chip/res emphasized that Pe- l lain in fcllnwliiiz ii policy 0f collab- oration with Germany. although it i ppenrcd in be principally economic.

Of Naval

B ALVIN J. STEINKOPF

55534231“; Press Staff Write!’ MUNICIL. Germany. 1M- 24P- (AP)—Hitler took it on himself w- day to claim that German sea raid- era had sunk 215,000 tons of shit»

LONDON. Feb. Zli-Ufueadu!) (UP Cabin-Political and dill- lomallc quarters look the view toda that Hitler's Munich 5n- orai on, in which he three - ed an all-out on ‘ n Illlflfl Brush-i, was one of his most la» dloua efforts tn date. contribut- ing nothing new to the general ouilnok.

The diplomatic correspondent of Reuters news Ilene! lilm- med up the reaction by rellllfl: in; that Mussolini’; speech on Sunday was a "masterpiece refreshing condo by WHIP!"- non.’

i m two days. and he pi-xdgiallnedet at this was only the geginnirll! cf,a sweeoiniz novel (t1- enslve to reach full swine in "10

he. . . 23”» comment in Inu-

Italinns have been putting up the stiffest resistance of the entire Af- rican campaign.

Creeks claim 20,000 Fascist Soldiers taken

By J. REILLY USULLIVAN

Associated Press Staff Writer

ATHENS. Feb. 24.~(AP> - The Greek army in almost four monzhs of war has captured 20.000 Italirii s and

i The statement was a detailed p‘v to the speech Sunday by M118-

irhitr."srrniatiiu.s.iaitrsszf?Iii Petawawa 0n

nalties.

In view of German hopes of forc- ‘ in: Greece to sue for peace WIIJM Italy, observers expressed interest in 111-" statement. that the Greeks WTII] not rest until they drive the flail-l, m“ out of Albania.

The captured Italians included 551 officers, the spokesman said, ‘

Mussolini Sliid Sunday thut Italys losses in the Greek eamnnixzti we e "a yew thousands, mostly wounded."

Hitler Renews Threat

Qffensive

Remains silent on invasion plans; Forgets to predict victory m 1941.

don on the claim. (D.N.B.. the propaganda ARMY, that often issues such claims. later

added that of this tonnage 125.000 was sent to the bottom in cu attack on a single convoy. The 339m! cclalilmed one victim was an nu All?

s" as assumed the tonnm N- f rred to ywl-‘laitigr. th t e » biiihéicuiguobeo tons were bellied b in ea. yffirry Allen. Associated Preu correspondent With the British fleet. repoi-ud British warships beat off Ii Nani attack on convoy“! Phil! in the Mediterranean and tblt 110M

hit). wallltler said Germanyb undersea warfare had been restricted until recently in the o ei-ntlons of “so few submarines" whie new crew: were being trained to g0 w nan m torre-

4 Dives Credit to luv

mi iui tying up ‘ai-Bgleugrilirliimfea forge: u W¢1l II . ,

(Continued 0n om o. 0'01 ‘D

British land columns seized two 941-,

put the figure at 217.300 tons andi

RELA TIONS

OTTAWA, Iibb. flt-(CPJ-Clari- float-ton of ‘the delicate lttustiou between ourselves and occupied France" was requested today by Opposition Leader Hanson. speak- ing in the House of Commons.

Canada should do all possible to

strengthen the hand of the Petain Government. "as presently cauti- tufed." Mr. said, ‘but only

so long u they fight pressure being exerted to secure d rect French collaboration against Britain and the Empire."

Speaking in the debate on exter- nal affairs. Mr. Hanson said Cana- dians should do anythlnfl Possible to induce and assist the French gov- ernment in resisting Nazi efforts to obtain the French navy or Mediter- ranean bases.

"But we must safeguard ourselves lsalnst any possible ed. n e be- 111K Rained by the enemy through our continued maintenance of diu- lomatic relations the Vichy government." he added.

"1 would ask the Prime Minister to state to the House whether the present situation has the full con- sent and approval of the British government. If it has. then I am content."

M. J. Coldwell, Acting C. C. F. House Leader, warned against the prssibility of trouble after

He said there bcurboris" in Canada who were 0p- posed to organizing of the workers“ but if they knew where their bc , interests were they would assist such organizations. ,

He urged fullest. possible develop- ment of friendly relations with all‘ countries in North and South Am-

re

leader, expressed fear that central- ization of industrial activity woud

lead cc serious consequences. and said the extraordinary powers being given industrial controllers miglt

hasten such centralization. Mr. Hanson, who opened the af- ternoons debate, was critical of the

1

‘iini ymtcrduv said ivos "almost lit- l

“will not cease fighting uiiltll; a delegate-lzcn- she Italians are out of Albania. a.‘ government spokesman said ton align;

(Continued On page 9, col a)

Italian air Squadron is Wipetl out p

ROME, Feb. 2i “(APU -—l'.alfr’:. Filth air squadron, which Musso-

erallyt sacrificed" iii the battle of North Africa, lost 171 pIZmCS and 525 men tip to Feb. 5. an OIYiGZ‘ of the day disclosed today.

'I‘lic order, issued by air squadron Gen. ‘Felice Porro when he ivas 1e- lieved of his command a few days before the fall of Bengasl, has just been published. ~

The squadrons losses were given as 130 men killed hi combat, 200 wounded. 180 missing and 15 taken prisoner. Ninety-five of its planes were shot down in air battles while 76 were destroyed on the ground. the former commander said.

Hold gunner

Murder charge

LONDON, Oiit. Fcb. 24.-—(CPJ- POIlCQ said tonight they were liold- mg Gunner J. S. Mcuuifm. 25, oi the Royal Canadian Horse Artlheiy. Petawaiva, on o. charge of niurcu after the fatal shooting in a bever- age rocin here 0f George Stone-l house and Charles Kennedy. t

Police said the Stcnehouse and Kennedy had. or cred MoGuffin to leave the hotel after he allegedly created a disturbance. Then he ai- legedly whipped out a revolver and fired point blank at the two men. Stonehouse fell dead and his com- panion dled on his way to hospital.

McGuffin, said to have been sill holdliiil the rev r

ed. but kept at a safe distance

515i fighter squadron.

ilR FREDERICK BANTING KILLED IN P,

HOUSE DIS CUSSES

WITH

VICH Y GOVERNMENT

Eden to go To Turkey?

ISTANBUL Turkey, Feb, 24,. (Ari-Unconfirmed reports said to-

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B! Halli l’

Island pelts 0n display In New York

Mr. Geoirw A. Callback. MIM- ger of the Fur Sales Department, Canadian National Fox Breeders Association, Summers dc left. yea- terday for New Yor where the show pelts of the Silver Fox Breed- ers and Exhibitors Association of Prince Edward Island will b: sold. They were consigned by Mr. Call- beck to Lampson. Fraser and Huth. lnc.. of New York and will co on

Missing

night that Britain's foreign secre- tary. Anthony Eden. would fly from Etlypt in the next few days to Ado- na, Southern Turkey, there u; be greeted by a high ‘Turkish official, o to Ankara. for talks with Turkish aders.

Officials’ quarters said they had no knowledge regarding the persist- ent reports.

ilinnounce death of iliirman in accident

UITAWA. Feb 24.—(CP)--Royiil ,Canadian Air Force headquarters

the vital-i today announced the deathin u fly- unless plans were initiated at omei mg accident overseas of Flt. Limit.- that would ensure opportunity andl security for the people, l

were “economic-

Benedict Reynolds, Lenore. Sask.

An announcement from R.C AF. headquarters said Flt. Lt, Rernol s was attached to N0. l, RCA. . N0 details of tlic accident were given.

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I rllcoalin Blackmore. New DGXHOCPRCYIAdVISe

Fllands off” (In Far East

LONDON, Feb. 24 ——iCP) —Gicu.t. Britain and the United States were reported today to have advised Ja- pan to keep iaaiirls off Sinzzipi-rc and the Netherlands East Indies.

These reports ivere pllblicilfid in London as PlZtilL‘ Minister Ciiurfli- ill conferred with Japanese coiiilins- sadoi" Mamorti Sliigiemitsti. but the reported wnriiing WfiS not ‘we? VCKI to have been issued in their nicot-

fro. . ‘(L L.

lhe Japanese envoy. it was sought clarification of Briton‘

iii view of licr mining oi‘ the (ii approaches lo Singapore, licr git-at Pacific base. Mr. Churchill was (ieistcoci to have given written re- plies to inquiries by Japanese for- eign minister Yosuke Mntsuokii. Japanese circles here called Churchiil- Shigcmit u conversation “vcrv fruitful“ and said they felt the discussion “should contribute to

tween the two countries.”

‘The Evening News said that both Britain and the United States have "given Japan a :traight warning about the consequences if she con- tinues her drive southward toward Singapore and the Dutch East In- dies."

"If the movement is not stopped or radically moderated.“ the news- paper deelareri, Britain has earn- ed that. "it must, eventually bring Japan into coili ion with vital Brit- ish interests in the Pacific."

It added that “America had said much the Name thing." Authoritative diplomatic sources also said Britain hnd made known Japan her view flint Japanese southward expansion "crnhaneezi danger" in the Orient. but they denied that Maisuoka had refused proposals by Mr. Eden ond said no concrete proposals had been made to Japan.

Two new N. S. Cabinet Members lire named

5’

HALIFAX. Feb. 24 ——(CP) -Ap- polntment of two new Ministers to the Nova Scotia cabinet was an- nounced foniglit by Premier A. B.

the man. Police said that MoGuffin entered a store down the street and officers l arrlvinn soon afterwards. followed, lilm in. Al; the sight of the officers‘ MoGuflin alle ediv drew out his re- v ver again. ut one of the police, Detiective John Parker, took it away j from him.

MacMiiian. John D. McKenzie, Lib- oral memim- of the legislature for Annapolis, takes over the highways and public works portfolios relin- quished by he Premier. and Han old Connolly. liberal member for Halifax North. becomes Minister of indium-y and publicity.

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Pledge for War Savings

"stripes"

display at. their ware rooms Thurs- dav and will continue on display i with other silver fox furs until Alon- dny. The exact day next week when the auction commences has not been announced but it will probably i be near the end of the iveek. In the meantime advertisements are bclri; run in Women's Wear. Fur Trade Review.- and other magazines cir-

valuablc in War

O'l"l‘AWA. l-‘eb. 24—(Cl’i-Death, striking on the

Allllllll Iublcrlptlou Delivered. ll-W

It. L. $0.00; Canada and U. B. $5.00

lAllE CRASH

Plane

Found In NflcL; Pilot Said Safe

Noted Scientist was en- route to Great Britain with new medical knowledge

effort; Natioin."

mourns loss of famous man.

lonely shores of

culatincz among the fur trade in New york exwnng the begufleg of Newfoundland, claimed Sir Frederick Banting, Canada's key man ti U115 Shipment 0! 53V?!‘ 10X P9113 arimy medical science, It became known today. Two compa ‘ died with direct from the Grirlen of the

Gulf. the orighial home of the sil- ver fox. i

Crash was 145 Miles from St. Johns, reveal

by Defence Minister Ruision. Earlier nounccd that the plane, bearing Sir

ltuni-e."

of tlic craft, survived. lle wrote in t

ST. JOHNS Niki... Feb. 2-i.- (CP , _ _ Cad». _ 11w min r~ Blane which lirim Siiiiilham. litedftvrd. N. S. Ctlfilci ‘ir llr.‘ c; Banting and _ two ci...i'.. t.) i.i(.i (oaths crashed g All‘. Howe. Feilliyllig t0 a question i1eai' hiusgiuive Harbor, 0n Ne‘. - iruin Opposition Lender Hanson icuiiciiaiicts east coast about L0 early in the aitcrnooii, sold the‘

miles northwest of Cape Ercels, ui- missing plaiic hard been located. He ‘ liciais here announced tonight. (told of the writing in the snow as‘

Mus-grave is approximately 145 seen by aerial searchers. miles, by air, northwest, of here. _Tiie ’ll.'.l'ii'iliZ~~l.Il0l‘0 was no in- .| W" lug in the snows about ihe'dlf>fltlfill of its message Hi’. this t-;me| more

cct plane Lclci occupants of a —1'1\15@l3 110118 mill P055151)’ 1, i hing plane that the only sur- than oneof those aboard the plane -, vlvm" was iiic piiot, the office of the ‘had suiviiwjd. l Commissioner of Public Utilities The Minister could say no more. dISCiOSCU. The pilot was Captain But as the afternoon wore 0n fur- Josem, Mackey o; Km...“ City ther ll€\\_I5_CZiI‘f‘l€ ‘ill and when the

The CYCtCkCLl-UD machine (lid not {louse finished its afternoon sit- appcai" to ‘cc badly (iaiiiuged, .ic- ting there was left for party lend- cortiiiig to meagre information rc- BITE only i0 my their tributes to Cflvcd no,“ Sir PIFCIIPHCIK, "u benefactor of

Tiic scar hing plane dropped in- mankind."

rustic ili a nearby community, (ind it rvas believed hcie parties had lcit to bring in the survivor and the bodies.

f-jfi

survivor Awaits Rescue

Meantime, ivliile the

, , _ lone sur-l ,‘\'iv0i' awaited rescue by the wreck~ l

titiide in the far exist. pariicixiariv i

llli- .

‘Canadian army Casualty list

GT1 ./\\\/'.-\, Feb. 24 —(CPi —Fi\‘e iiicnibcin. of ilie Carnelian (active)

e (army were rc-ixirtcd (tend in iiie ai-

Imyts 38th casualty list. issued late ioiliiy, bringing total number of

. i - issinv rcoorteci b the removing misunderstandings bc-ycedd and m " ' y

army since the war began to 1B0. Two men were reported danger- ously ill and four seriously ill. Following is the late t list of coa- uallics with regimental number and next of kin‘.

Dead: Royal Canadian Engineers:

Poole, Brian Thomas. 8PT., 813209. Miss Alice Poole (sister) Winnipeg.

Ferguson, Inn Hamilton, sigmnn D2i2i4. Hurry Fci-gu on (fathexw