Sherbrooke daily record, 1 mars 1940, vendredi 1 mars 1940

[" WEATHER Fair and cold* Established 1897 S\u2019hrrfarnnk?lailg mwarii TEMPERATURES Yesterday: Maximum 29; minimum, 15 below.Same day last year: Max.20; min.20 below.SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940.Forty-Fourth Year.SOVIET ARMIES CLOSING IN ON STRATEGIC CITY #- 1?iiccîon Armv™™^ Russian ^rmy m 0p1N10N Merely Mile of Canadians From Viipuri Powerful Soviet Forces, Constantly Strengthened by Fresh Troops, Forcing Finns Back to New Positions\u2014Third City of Finland Now a Mass of Ruins\u2014Russians Fail to Count Heavy Cost of Campaign in Materials and Men.British Official Expresses Pleasure at Showing Made by Canadian Troops at Aldershot Inspection.By EDWIN JOHNSON (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Aldershot, March 1.\u2014(C.P.Cable) \u2014At the conclusion of a three-day tour of the Canadian training camp here which gave him a close-up view of every phase and detail of individual preparedness and the operations of the troops, General J.W.Wilcox, (By Yves Duguerny, Copyright, 1940, by the Havas News Agency) Viipuri, Finland, March 1.\u2014 (C.P.-Havas) \u2014Powerful Soviet forces, constantly being strengthened by fresh troops, drove perilously dose today to \\npun, once the third city of Finland, now a mass of jkft this message of tr:bute.ruins.\tI \u201cI am exceedingly pleased with the Under the tremendous pressure of the Soviet drive, which at last : high standard and the progress in reports here lias brought the Russians scarcely four miles from Viipuri | training displayed by the Canadians on the railway line northeast of Kaermaerae, the Finns were falling ; wh° come directly withm the scope hack in good order to new positions close to the rear fringe of the,ple/did job and r take away a feV Mannerheim Line defences.\t| inig tha.t they have the most profound (Moscow claimed the Red Army had attained a position about one ! knowledge and solid grasp of the hn-mile from Viipuri.)\t! Pald; work they have in hand.' When this correspondent arrived here yesterday a tremendously The General\u2019s words of praise ,\t.\t,,\t.,\tcame after he had inspected Br.ga- heavy cannonading, which had been going on for several days, was ; diei, A_ A> Smith-s First Bl.)gade> taring the ruins of \\ iipuri and the _\tj embracing such crack outfits as the Rayai Canadian Regiment, the 48th turrounding villages into a mass of rubble.The offensive is costing the Soviets heavily in men and material but everything indicates that the Russians refuse to take the cost of the drive into account.The attack on Viipuri is now near its culmination.The Russians also are driving against the islands in the Gulf of Viipuri, over the ice.The problem now for the Finnish hig'h command is to hold the positions considered most advantageous.The Finns still can fall back to the natural defences above Viipuri without serious aggravation of the situation.In the immediate outskirts of NEW CLASS OF CONSCRIPT IN RUMANIAN ARMY Highlanders of Toronto and the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.Previously he had visited the two other brigades of infantry and the machii:e-gun personnel.AUSTRALIANS PLAN TO SPEED TRAINING -1- POPE GREETS PEACE ENVOY tv v, .v .\u2022\t^ DUTCH IMPOSE BAN ON EXPORT OF FOODSTUFFS ____\tI Companies Prevented from Shipping Gift Packages of Food to Germany and Other Belligerents.i* London, March 1.\u2014 (C.P.Cable) The number of Australian pilots be trained under the Empire Two Hundred Thousand Citi- _ zen Soldiers Answer Latest to Mobilization Order of Rll- Scheme will be increased by 4,000 msnisn Government\tj to 14,300, according to a Statement i by Prime Minister R.G.Menzies Two quoted in an Australian broadcast Bucharest, March 1.\u2014 (/P) Viipuri there is not one village un-j hundred thousand citizen soldiers heard here.touched by the artillery bombard- ; aniSW\u20acre,d Rumania\u2019s call to the col- ! ft was added that the total ment.Carts and automobiles ha f- i to\ther army to lj600,- strength of the Air Force will event- destroyed, litter the road.s.Despite,\t\u2019\t\u2019 ually be 58,000.the destruction, however, the Fin- 000 men against a possible broaden-j A commlssion llds been establish-nish flag still flies from the principal ; mg of the war m the spring.\tj ed UlIMjer the Ministry of Supply, tower of the old castle here, the j A minimum of confusion attended the broadcaster added, in order to 'fils.of which have stood up under j ^ concentration because the new ensure a speeding up of the output the fire.Viipuri itself is a dead city.Not house seems to have escaped the I contingents of sheepskin-coated peas- °f Australian factories.ants and drably dressed urbanites shells.' The Orthodox Church, how | had been informed months before-eve r, stands in the midst of the i band of the frontier points where ruins like a tower of strength.they should report.Civilians are no longer seen, only At the same time, Rumania an-1 soldiers on patrol.\t, nounced that \u201cgreat numbers\u201d of; Crossing the city I saw every- : peasants soon may be released from ; where churches demolished, houses the army for sowing crops.Their | in ruins, walls blackened by smoke places will be taken during one-1 of fires started by shells, windows ! month leaves by non-agrkultural ! broken, curtains torn, and wrecked j conscripts.shops in hopeless confusion.\tj The heaviest concentration of Ru- i Most of the inhabitants had to manian strength is along the Russian evacuate the city without time to border where a fortification pro-; take any of their personal belong-, Fra'mme bas been hurried, ings.Valises stood packed and fur- ] There are.however, no immediate niture ready for shipment, but an internationa! signs of trouble for the j had to be left behind.I Balkans.ABERHART WILL SEEK CALGARY CITY ELECTION Alberta Prime Minister Transfers Activity from Rural Constituency to Urban Riding\u2014Active in Federal Field.i Amsterdam, IVarch 1.\u2014(/P)\u2014The | Netherlands, with her normal life \u2018and trade disloeated by war next 'door, sought today to bolster her ! neutrality and resources by curbing ! traffic in \u2018\u2018gift\u2019\u2019 packages of food stub\u2019s to Germany and elsewhere.Under regulations going into ef-j feet today The Netherlands Post ; Office accepted only packages ad-jdressed by an individual in The Noth I erlands to a person in a foreign country.Thus the Government barred the sizeable business in food I stuffs which .some firms have been j doing on orders from the United States for delivery to families in Ger-! many.To a much smaller extent, j similar packages have been going to Great Britain.Without a permit, an individual ! Netherlander\u2014not a company may |ship food to a maximum of three I kilograms (Ü.(j pounds) but not exceeding one kilogram (2.2 pounds) |each of butter, cheese, meat and condensed milk and 250 grams (between eight and nine ounces) each of coffee and chocolate.Heretofore it has been possible | for an individual to send live kilograms (II pounds) of butter and cheese each week.For all the increasing strain both the people and the Governments of The Netherlands and Belgium ex Myron C.Taylor (left), President Roosevelt\u2019s special envoy to the hibit calm faith that they will («.'cape Vatican, pictured being greeted by Pope Pius Nil as he arrived for a direct entanglement in the conflict.forty-minute private audience.The envoy presented a letter to the Pope\t- in which the President expressed hope for \u201cre-establishment of a more U.S.MINISTER WILL permanent peace.\tWITNESS DOG DERBY Britain Denies Embargo On Reich Coal Export To Italy Is Punitive Move British Ministry of Economic Warfare Claims Action Has Been Contemplated Since November\u2014Shipment of Products of Heavy Industries Causes Snag in Negotiation of Italo-British Trade Treaty.¦ », HOW THE REICH VIEWS STRUGGLE Berlin, March 1.\u2014 (CP-Havas.) \u2014 | Today\u2019s communique from the Ger-j man high command said: \u2018Tn the West there was locab artillery and reconnaissance activ-; ity.Despite bad weather, the Air j Force on February 29 carried out | reconnaissance flights over Eastern j France and the North Sea.\u201d INTERNATIONAL POLICE AGAIN IN CONTROL OF SHANGHAI Shanghai, March 1.\u2014 (>P) \u2014-An agreement restoring International Settlement police control in settlement areas under Japanese occupation since August.1937.was signed today by Cornell Franklin, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and Yoskiaki Miura, Japanese Consul General, Charge And Counter-Charge Hurled Over Floor Of Quebec Legislature Calgary, March 1.\u2014W\u2014Premier William Aberhart announced last night that he will seek re-election in the Alberta general election March : 21st in Calgary\u2019s five-member con-| stituency.In 1935 he was elected ; in Okotoks-High River.! The Premier also announced that; ; John C.Landeryou, Calgary East,' land Charles E.Johnson, Bow River, j I Social Credit Members of Parliament at dissolution, will seek re-1 election as New Democracy candi-; dates in the same ridings in the; Dominion election March 26th.Aid.Mrs.Rose Wilkinson, of Cal-' gary, was named New Democracy candidate for Calgary West Federal riding, represented previously by ! Col.D.G.L.Cunnington, Conserva-I tive,\tI War Horrors And Royal Visit Combined in Election Battle Government Speakers Warn Electors Conflict Will Shortly Break in All Its Fury\u2014Prime Minister Claims Partial Credit for Royal Visit Last Summer\u2014Ontario Opposition Leader Enters Campaign.(By The Canadian Press) I theme and instead made a rather Ominous predictions that the real [unique hustings speech, mentioning horrors of war will break this spring | the Royal Visit.He told his const i-and happier references to such tuents that he was partly responsible things as the visit of the King and j for the visit of Their Majesties and Queen last spring provide sharp con-1 personally extended an invitation to trasts in subjects discussed before ! them at their Coronation, the voters in the current Dominion I Mr, Mackenzie King also referred election campaign.\tto his own health and said \u201c1 never Through the speeches of several was in better shape in my life.\u201d Cabinet Ministers recently has run | To National Government advo-a threat of warning that the conflict j cates he said that \u201cbitter and con-soon will break in all its fury and , temptible words would not make for last night Prime Minister Mackenzie j unity and co-operation and he said King and Transport Minister Howe that no word of his during the cam-again mentioned it as a probability, j paign would alienate the friendship At Prince Albert, Sask., where he j and co-operation of any man or was nominated again as Liberal can-; woman of any political party.He didate, the Prime Minister said the \u2018 said later, however, that this wa,- not spring will bring an offensive on a j to be construed as indicating ai scale \u201cto make us suffer such agony Coalition Government p.an.\t| of spirit as we have never known.\u201d j Col.George Drew.Ontario Oon-Mr.Howe said in a London, Ont.' servative Leader, said in an Ontario address that Canadians will know j network broadcast it was a \u201cpitiful, \u201cbefore long\u201d that they are in the j exhibition\u201d for Prime Min wter Mac-war.\t'\t(kenzie King to deal in his public' But the Prime Minister did not1 addresses with a comparison of Can-dwell at length on his \u201ctotal war\u201d Continued on page 2.col.5.German Air Attacks On Shipping: Seen As Move To Bleed Britain sonally,\u201d the Union Nationale head said, \u201cbut I demand that the member for Lotbiniere leave the dead rest in peace.He is referring to my late father, a former member of this Quebec, March 1.\u2014 «(P) \u2014First session of Quebec\u2019s twenty-first Legislature will begin its third week of life Tuesday with continuation of the Throne Speech debate, in which seven Legislative Assembly mem- House.\u201d bers already have participated.\t\u201cThe member for Three Rivers is A five-day adjournment came yes-, mistaken,\u201d Chaloult retorted.\u201cI did terday after the Lower House had not mention his father.\u201d heard' a brief clash between Rene Chaloult charged that Duplessis Chaloult, fiery Nationalist member hpd failed to keep pledges drafted for Lotbiniere, and Opposition, in 1936 when the Action Liberale Leader Maurice Duplessis from : Nationale joined with the then Con-whose Union Nationale party Cha-1servative Leader and his supporters loult broke while it was in power, j to form the Union Nationale.Explaining how he \u201creconciled\u201d! \u201cHe (Duplessis) has told us v.hat his Nationalist views with principles [he thinks his Government did while of the Liberal party, which support-jin power, but he fails to tell us of ed him in last fall\u2019s general election, [what he promised, of what he failed Chaloult said that there was \u201cno\u2018to do.The Opposition leader has said distinction between Liberalism, Nat-[that the Union Nationale will live., ionalism and patriotism.\u201d\t[There is no longer any Union Na- Duplessis arose to a point of order I tionalc, there are only Conservative after the one-time Action Liberale Tories loft.\u201d Nationale party member said that He said a primary aim of Action \u201cAll will remember how Mercier [ Liberal had been \u201cto break the (Hon.Honore Mercier, former Lib- trust?, to kill economic dictatorsh p\u201d eral Premier of Quebec) was attack-\u2019 and that he had broken from the ed while fighting in the interests of ; former Government because that aim.the French-Canadians.\u201d\thad not been kept in view.\u201cI don't mind being attacked per- Continued on page 2, col.I.NEW CLASHES REPORTED IN WESTERN FRONT ACTIVITY Paris, March 1.-\u2014 (/P) \u2014 The loss of two cargo boats by German submarine and mine action, the scattering of a small German troop concentration of the Western Front, and a German-French exchange of scouting flights were reported today.The freighters, both sunk in mid-February, were the 3,751-ton P.L.M.15.torpedoed with fifteen crewmen lost, and the 5,391-ton P.L.M.25,.which struck a mine and lost four men.SPRING TO COME MARCH 11 New York, March 1.\u2014 ®\u2014No mat-; ter what the almanacs say, there are only ten more days to this iong tough winter in New York.\u201cBilly Bock\u201d today issued his annual pro-, claniation officially designating j March 11 a?Bock Beer Day.Billy-acts for all the district brewers L selecting the day that spring begins.I London, March 1.\u2014W)\u2014-German | mostly due to pursuit by British air attacks on shipping \u201capparently filter P1»1!®*- .\t,\t,\t! Many Britons believe that even 11 are part of a long-term attempt to the G/man ajj, forcu JS eapabl(; of bleed Britain,\u201d an authoritative ; mass ,.a{dg on Britain, it is refram-British aviation source declared to- [ ing either because Germany cannot day as the half-year point was afford to expend men and material-reached in the war.\t[or for fear of reprisals.Everyone \u201cThe essence of the German, in Britain believes that reprisals plan,\u201d said this aviation authority, [ would be launched against Berlin \u201cseems to be to strike at Britain in ;and other major objectives, a way in which Germany cannot well 1 The comparatively late siart made be struck in return and to refrain by Britain and Fance in \u201cseriou-from measures which would invite*air rearmament\" has become an ad-immediate and overwhelming vantage.counter-attack.\u201d\t! Germany's big air fleet already is German hopes for success of such built, said an aviation observer, and a programme may be dispelled, how- consequently it is becoming obsolete ever, he said, in recalling that last while the Allies \u201chave gained in month Lord Chatfield, Minister for, modernity of design what they lack-Defence Co-ordination, declared ed in numbers.\u201d British air power would be brought; He commented that this air war into play at the right moment.\ti is being fought \u201con drawing board Failure of Germany to launch and in design shops no less than in mass attacks which Great Britain i the field.\u201d expected during the first weeks of i Already, it was asserted, \u201ccrack the war has bolstered confidence in fighters and bombers in service on the nation\u2019s anti-aircraft defence both sides are outmoded by newer and has permitted expansion of the ! types on the stocks\u201d of factories, Royal Air Force without the dis-, and \u201cGermany is faced with rapidly turbance of major fighting.\t; growing obsolescence of thu-ands of \u201cThe Allies\u2019 growing air ascend- ; aircraft so far used only as threats.\u201d ancy is backed by the great Dorn- In an effort to keep abreasi of inion Air Training Scheme now get-i design, Germany is reported to have ting into stride, chiefly in Canada,\u201d developed a new Heinkel plane pow-said the aviation source, remarking ered with new type Daimler-Benz that \u201cafter a short period of com- motors producing 4,500 horsepowe*-parative immunity,\u201d German raiders and 350 miles an hour speed, arc suffering renewed casualties, Continued on page 2 col.4 Val d\u2019Or, Quo., March 1.\u2014®\u2014 James H.It.Cromwell, United States Minister to Canada, and Mrs.Cromwell will be greeted by Mayor Arthur Tache, mining company officials and their wives when they come here to witness the finish of the Goldfields International Dog Derby Sunday.Mayor Tache was in Quebec on municipal business when word of the visit of Mr.ami Mrs.Cromwell reached this Northwestern Quebec town.Immediately town officials wired the Mayor to return home post-haste.MINERS DECIDE ON EVACUATION OF B.C.SHAFT Persuasive Abilities of British Columbia Police inspector Prevented Meed of Direct Action in Strike.Pioneer Mines, B.C., March 1.-\u2014 -A sit-down strike of forty-one miners in the Pioneer Gold Mines ended yesterday when the men came voluntarily to the surface after sixty hours underground.Inspector John Shirras, of the British Columbia Provincial Police, announced successful conclusion of a day of negotiations with the men, members of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers.The inspector said there would be no arrests.The men were dirty and tired but showed no other ill-effects of the voluntary imprisonment which \u2019 \u2022¦-gan Tuesday morning.Only twenty-four hours before the men left the mine, Premier Pattullo ordered British Columbia police to force them out, if necessary, and to protect the workings so they could re-open after a five-months\u2019 strike for union recognition and higher wages.Inspector Thirras expressed relief the men had agreed to have the mine voluntarily and said nothing less than an \u201cexplosion\u201d could have forced them out.They had constructed a barricade of props and stones in the shaft to prevent a mine-lift from reaching their levei.In addition, miles of underground tunnels would have afforded them opportunities to hide away.the Inspector spent three hours with the men, warning them of the \u201cseriousness\u2019' of their position and finally obtained their agreement to return to the surface.He declined to say whether the Company had agreed to make any concessions to the men\u2019s claims.I.uinlon, M;ut!! 1.KP* IMontiou of German coal oxpot\u2019ls lo llaiv by ibe Royal Navy will begin al midnigiit.tonight, il was disclosed aulhorilalively today.Sources close lo Ibe Minisli'y of Economic Warfare emphasized, however, [bal il wits \"not in any way a reprisal for [he temporary difficulties which have arisen in Rrilish-Ilalian commercial and financial lalks in Rome.'' Several Italian ships now are in llotlerdam, Holland, loading German coal and unless limy sail by midnighl [hey will be detained by Ifrilish naval palrols.The usual roule of German coal exporls lo Italy is up liie Rhine lo ; UoUerdam, 1 hence to Genoa by ship.I\u2019he seaborne traffic amounts to aboul (1,000,01)0 tons a year and between 2,000,000 and M,000,000 tons more moved by land.i irrles close to Ibe Toreign Office and the Ministry of Economic j Warfare emphasized Rial ihe ilalian Governmonl had been warned that German coal exports to Italy would be subjected to exoort control shortly after the Onler-in-Council for the two-way blockade was signed last November 27.Informed British sources, however, said that interrupted war trade negotiations with Italy were continuing and that the coal ban might be lifted.During the weeks of negotiations, Britain had allowed Italy to import German coal by water, to avoid cans ing inconvenience.The snag which resulted in the stoppage was said unofficially to have been Italy\u2019s refusal to supply Britain with products of her heavy industries.Italy, meanwhile, was reported looking to the United States as an alternative source of supply should negotiations fail.Commercial circles in Rome said private Italian interests were negotiating for the purchase of about 3,000,000 tons of United States bituminous coal and that Government approval or disapproval of the terms might be expected with, n a few days.STRICT RATION PLAN DECREED FOR PARISIANS [Revaluation of Gold Stocks Also Provided in Latest Series of Economic Decrees by French Government.REICH CRAFT RENEW EAST COAST RAIDS Paris, Match 1.\u2014 (/P) \u2014 Three \u201cprohibition days\u2019\u2019 a week were decreed today as the Government announced details of its wartime programme for civilians.Among.Seventeen decrees published in the official journal were these: Public sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks to be forbidden on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.Pastry shops to be closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.A genera] census as a prelude to ;\t- the issuance of ration cards to be London, March 1.\u20140)\u2014German completed by April 1.\tair raiders attacked fishing boats Ministries worn authorized to mid other shipping along the coast issue notices later of products sale of Britain from Yorkshire to the of which will be restricted.First ; Thames estuary today, commodity to he rationed is extract- | The German raids followed by a ed to be bread.\t|few hours Royal Air Force flights The decrees are part of the gen- 'over Northwest Germany.Baltic eral belt-tightening programme, an- : ports and Berlin, nounced yesterday which included a A British pursuit plane drove off gohl revaluation bookkeeping opera- German planes which bombed and tion that put a 22 per cent higher\tmachine-gunned\tthe\tfishing\tboat value on France\u2019s gold supply and\tCourage.\tSeveral\ttrawlers\tengaged provided nearly half of a 50,000,000,- in fishing were attacked off York-000 franc (about .$],226,250,000)\tshire, addition to hiq- war funds.Other decrees suppressed the sale of luxury chocolate and breads; ordered prices maintained at the level of .September 1, 1939; provided for rationing of gasoline on a monthly basis; ordered restaurants to limit megls to two plates of which only one can be meat.\u2019ihe juggling of gold and paper values was of less interest to the average Frenchman than the news that he soon will have less to drink and must buy his food with a ration card.There still may be several weeks A trawler and a drifter went to ¦x aid of a vessel which sent an S.O.S.and a Norwegian ship, badly damaged and listing heavily, managed to reach an East Coast port after sending distress signals.She was believed damaged by German air attack.One man was killed and eleven persons were missing after an unnamed Italian steamship was mined in the North Sea.The flight over Berlin was the third this week.R.A.F.planes reconnoitred Hamburg and Bremen as well as Kiel and several harbors in of grace before rationing start», i Heligoland Bight.Continued on page 2, col.5.\tContinued on page 2, col.I.Removal Of British Economic Grip On World Is Demanded By Germany Belfast.Northern Ireland, March 1,\u2014 (K\u2014Five women drowned last 'night when their automobile, lost in the blackout, plunged into the har-! bor while they were returning from war work at the Belfast naval canteen.By LOUIS LOCHNER (Associated Press Staff Writer.) Berlin, March 1.\u2014(TP)\u2014Germany is not prepared to discuss peace un less Great Britain\u2019s \u201cstranglehold on the economic life of the world\u201d is broken.This is understood to have been the central theme of the first talk today between President Roosevelt's fact-finding emissary and Adolf Hitler\u2019s Foreign Minister.Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop is understood to have told Sumner Welles, United States.Under-Secretary of State, unless Britain\u2019s dominant position is ended Germany refuses to entertain American ideas concerning elimination of autarchy, regimentation and ! totalitarian ism from the post-war economic world.Men in Von Ribbentrop\u2019s confidence developed this idea .so strongly :to this correspondent that there can ibe little doubt that Von Ribb-en-|i\u2019op himself gave this line of talk [to Welles, with whom ho conferred soon after the American\u2019s arrival this morning.It is understood the main purpose of Welles\u2019 talk with Von Ribbentrop was to prepare the ground for his meeting with Hitler probably tomorrow.In developing the thesis that Britain las a stranglehold on the world von Ribbentrop is believed to have told Welles that so long as Britain holds Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, for ex.ample, there is no security for the rest of the world.Germany, in the Foreign Office view which undoubtedly was communicated to Welles, would rather fight to the bitter end than agree to a compromise.V( n Ribbentrop, according to these circles, claimed Germany established a protectorate over Bohemia and Moravia (heart of the former Czeclm-Slovak RepubTc) and seized Poland because Britain and France tried to us@ those areas as operating bases against Germany.The Foreign Office lays claim to being in possession of evidence that the All és are busy in Lithuania, especially encouraging the Poles to create a disturbance in the so-called \u201cGovernor\u2019s Area\u2019\u2019 of Poland admin, istered by Germany. PAGE TOO SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940, SALVATION ARMY BUZZ SAW AND REPORT REVIEWS EXTENSIVE WORK BOLO PUNCHER MEET TONIGHT PROGRAMME OF UNDERWRITERS WAS OUTLINED Balance Sheet Shows Army to Be One of Best-Managed Philanthropic Organizations in Country.The governing council of the Salvation Army in Canada has just issued its fifty-seventh annual balance sheet covering the financial year ending September, 1939.It gives a concise view of the Dominion\u2014wide activities of the organization and shows, the Salvation Army to be one of the best-managed philanthropic organizations in the country.A most business-like procedure is followed.In addition to a very exacting internal audit of all accounts by their own travelling auditor, the books and accounts are audited regularly by a leading firm of charteren accountants.All records of income, and vouchers covering expenditure are carefully scrutinized, and checked.The report shows that accommodation for 4,000 men, women and children is being provided through their various, activities, which include:\tthree children\u2019s homes, thirty-six homes and hospitals for women, seventeen hostels and food depots for homeless men, and six homes for aged men and women.This balance sheet, covering the Army\u2019s financial year which ends in September, does not, of course, record the extensive war-time operations since that date among the Canadian troops throughout he Dominion, nor with the Overseas forces now in England.Copies, of the latest -uditeri statement will be sent to those interested who address their requests to Commissioner Orames, 20 Albert Street, Toronto.Welterweight Champ Henry Various Committees Named Armstrong Tangles With and Plans for Year Decided Ceferino Garcia in Middle- Upon at Monthly Lunch of weight Battle at Los An- Life Underwriters Associ-geles.\tation of Canada.Los Angeles, March 1.\u2014 (/P) \u2014 Seeking to advance still another rung up pugilism\u2019s ladder of fame, Welter-weight Champion Henry Armstrong climbs into the ring tonight land faces Ceferino Garcia, claimant of the world\u2019s middleweight crown I and one of the deadliest punchers in the business.The fighters, clashing for the sec-)ond time, are slated for 10 rounds with Garcia\u2019s New York-Califoru a recognized 160-pound title at stake, is to begin around 10 p.m.P.C.T Promoter Charlie Macdonald predicted a crowd of 35,000 if the weather remains clear as expected, and gate receipts would flirt with the $100,000 mark.Hollywood celebrities,he said, grabbed up the choice ringside seats at $11.50 a throw.A bull-shculdered Armstrong, ac-' claimed as the only man ever to hold three world\u2019s championships simultaneously, faced a momentous task in his attempt to wrest Garcia\u2019s share of the middleweight title.The bolo-puncher from the Philippines, 32 years old and as strong as the canecutters of his native tribe, rates as one of the few men who ever hurt Annstro; g with a punch.Garcia did it in their New York encounter in 1938, but couldn\u2019t follow it up and lost a hard fought decision in 15 rounds at the welterweight limit.Charge And Counter-Charge Hurled Over Floor Of Quebec Legislature Continued from page 1.\u201cDuplessis did nothing against the gasoline trust \u2014 at the end of his term gas was dearer,\u201d he said.\u201cThat is how Union Nationale promises are kept.\u201d French - Canadian \u201cfavors\u201d from Ottawa always had been obtained from a Liberal Government, he said.\u201cWhy, you have only to mention the names of Meighen, Bennett, M\"c-Pherson, Drew to arouse the anger of the people of Quebec.\u201d Chaloult paid tribute to the former Nationalist party chief.Dr.Philippe Hamel, who no longer is in the Assembly, and said that he himself had \u201crenounced none of my ideals, none of my principles.\u201d He referred briefly to the St.Lawrence seaway project, which Tona-than Robinson (Ü.N.Brome) had denounced, and said that the \u201ctrusts were against canalization.\u201d Camille Pouliot CLT.N.- Gaspel told the House that the Liberals had \u201cprofited by circumstances in these troublous times\u201d to win a victory last fall at the polls.He will continue the debate Tuesday.Record Want Ads\u2014Cash rates: two cents per word \u2014 Minimum charge o' 25e for ten words or less.KiBBisaaaai a k ! GRANADA ¦\tONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO SEE THIS jj OUTSTANDING DOUBLE BILL! JÇ The Tops in Merry Excitement ! William Hj Powell, Myrna Ixiy.Yirrinia Grey, Otto \" Kruger in \u201cANOTHER THIN MAN.\u201d | Also A Heart-Mo \\ in g Dramatic Story I ^ Edward Ellis.Virginia Vale.Kent Tay- ¦\tlor in ,rTHREE SONS.\u201d Latest World 3» News.TIME: \u201cAnother Thin Man\u201d 3:25 & 8:25; \u201cThree Sons\u2019\u2019 at 2:15, 7 ami 10 GERMAN WAR PRECAUTIONS DEMONSTRATED TO U.S.ENVOY Berlin, March 1.\u2014(A5)\u2014Sumner Welles, United States Undersecretary of State, arrived here today on a fact-finding mission which will include a talk with Adolf Hitler.just as President Roosevelt\u2019s investigator reached the Adlon hotel, his headquarters, he got his first sample of German war precautions.Anti-air raid sirens were turned on for practice, as they are at stated intervals.The German Secretary of State.Baron Ernst von Wciz-saecker, and Baron Alexander von Doernberg, Chiet of Protocol, welcomed Welles, as did Alexander Kirk, Counsel of the United States Embassy.i Over forty life underwriters attended the first meeting of the year of the local branch of the Life Under writers Association of Canada held at the Chateau Frontenac Hotel.The meeting which took the form of a lunch, was devoted to the outlining of the 1940 programme of the \u2019Association and the naming of committees.Unanimous approval was | given by the members to the programme finally submitted, i Officers of the local branch of the Association are as follows: President, Walter S.Sutherland, Divisional Manager of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada; Vice-President, J.A.Rouleau, District Manager of the Continental Life Insurance Company; Secretary-Treasurer, J.Gerard Fortin, Secretary of the local branch of the Crown Life Insurance Company.Membership Committee President is J.Alcide Vidal, C.L.U., District Manager of Crown Life Insurance ! Company, and J.E.Caron, District Manager of Manufacturers\u2019 Life Insurance Company, C.A.Jacques, Great West Life agent, and C.M.Davis, North American Life agent, are associated with him.I Named to the Meeting and Speakers Committee were H.A.Peabody, C.L.U., District Manager of Canada Life Assurance Company, S.H.Gal-I linger, District Manager Confederation Life Association, and J.Valenti, District Manager of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.MILAN PINNACLE g\tCOMING SUN.-MON.-TUES.Barbara Stanwyck, Fre were described as \u201chighly sat-tribute to John Fitzsimons, who has lik:ng aIld had a right royal time of | ^factory\u201d today by the Officer Corn-been an active member of the Club jf.\tjmanding the Corps, Col.M.V.since 1924, and to past officers who! assisted in extending the scope of i it was easy to see that the appar- ; \u2022vie oi GntJy happy visitors were not timid.,,\t, i\t\u201e#\u2019*6«iTîièÿ peered curiously a-t their audi- Montreal, a former Secretary of the \u2022 J ,\t\u201e ,\u2022___ .v-H r i or,,i\tnnt nf ^nce, of course feeling quite sate, local k.-L A-, and Horn ' .ifrom thair vantage point in the town members who expressed their, =\tb 1 regret at being unable to attend Ilre£:f\u2019 McA,]Nf ultv In watching them from the window j '\twho were unsuccessful in the organization\u2019s activities.\tI êntî/ha^py visitors were not id mid.; fhe.te^s wil1 have the, 0>fdl'tu'^y Letters from W.P.MacVic, of.^J\t\u2014iously at their aud'-1 tLY.ih.r\u201enl_?Ra.,AI'\" 0.u k!r t\u2018' f,322.Of this there are and after reading Scripture, the See- L292 seniors .>34 girls.>o\\r!al knii-,jj1aj (}10 youth movomont was ho tud\taro alroany on \u2018land j conii11g.0f major importaiuv and in for this purpose.1 he treasurer a L|R, church child nen sihouM be train-report showed a substantial balance | l0 take their places in the future of es i «in hand, and later Mite, as leaders in the basic work, that of Box contributions for lit,' evening j missionary endeavor.The W.A.were added.Delicious refresh- j works in India, China, Japan and in Canada from Labrador to the Arctic.Increased effort is being directed to home misisonary work to reach native tribes and white settlers in the r\u2019'ar North and rcniote districts in the West.The Dorcas work of the Diocesan W.A.had gone on with increased activity for the needs of the West, she said.The Dominion W.A.Board Mr.Chester Squire, Mr.and Mrs.has formed a war emergency com- ments were served.General Nolo* Mr.Eric Fuller, of Sherbrooke, spent a week-end with firends here.Mrs.'ohn Flynn, of Sherbrooke, was a week end guest ol her daughter, Mrs.L.P.Martineau, Mr.Martineau and other relatives.THE ABOVE STAMPS FREE in oxchango for any 1-lb label from a packet of SALAD A TEA Send this ad with name and address and the label-ond.showing teapot trade-mark, from any 1 lb.pkt.ol SALADA TEA (or 2 half-pound labels or 2 panels from 25c teabag boxes or 1 from a box of 100 teabags).Offer good 1 week only.f To SALADA STAMP CLUB, 407 St.Lawrence Blvd., Montreal.Send me the St\u2019LCIAL PACKET ot 7.5 GHTTK STAMPS and liât ol thousands more Btampa ottered FREE in exchange lor SALADA labels.Name.Addtess Send no money.Enclose correct label ends.Mrs.TV.J.Dean, Hawke/of Brigham, \u2018and'Mn le,s Austin, of Iron Hill.une an Sherbro t;: jLafieche, officers of the Megantie Branch.suited as follows: Honorary President.Miss S.L.Williams; President, Mrs.Charles Robinson; Vice-President, Mrs.O.J.Mackie, Miss A.Draper and Mrs.D.Deguire; Recording Secretary, Mrs.Donald Planche; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.W.G.Brown; Treasurer, Mrs.George Barber; members if executive, Mrs.Eugene Boisvert, Mrs.A.Goodreau Mrs.Chauncey Char-Work Committee.Miss A.Drarer, Convener; Mrs.H.Drennan, Mrs.W.S.: i Rodger, Mrs, N.Wyatt, Mrs.A.Goodreau and Mrs.E.Boisvert.The Red Cross room is open every Monday evening from seven to nine o\u2019clock, also Tuesday to Friday after noons from three to five o\u2019clock.Miss Williams, who supervised the work of the Red Cross here durinç the World War, congratulated the Society on their achievements and aid that anything that could be done to make the lot of the soldiers, sailors or airmen a little more comfortable was worth our best offerts.The National Anthem wa= sung.Mrs.Boyd presided at the piano.Susan Shaw, popular New York model, wears one of Spring 19-10\u2019s smartest ensembles.Of beige and brown checked wool, it includes a flattering dress with figure-molding bodice and full skirt and a short, single-breasted jacket.It\u2019s shown ~ eige hat, sable brown shoes and Sample and child, and Miss Phyllis McElreavy, of Lennoxviiie, were Sunday guests of Mr.and Mrs, A.Kinnear and Miss Edna McEleavy.Miss Hilda Stevenson, who was ill for a short time, has recovered.The Misses Phyllis arid Irene \u2022 special needs and foi Christie spent a week-end at their | butiori to the grow'' mittee to provide active service chaplains with cassocks, surplices and books.His Lord-ship Bishop Arthur Carlisle addressed the gathering and thanked the W.A.for supply in-g their coni riot the missionary spirit in this Diocese of Montreal, and also announced that bag.YOUTHFUL AND TRIM HQUSEDRESS MARIAN MARTIN Pattern 9037 TRY A LIQUID SEASONING For Your Next MEAT LOAF WHEN making your next meat loaf we suggest that you try this new recipe given to us by a mother noted for her cooking.She uses minced beef, bread crumbs, a little grated onion, some salt and pepper and a teaspoonful of H.P.Sauce.\u201cIn my opinion,\u201d says this lady, \u201cit is the H P.Sauce which gives this meat loaf such unusually delicious flavour.\u201d That's why H.P.Sauce may be called a liquid seasoning for meat loaves, meat pies, soups, stews, gravies, macaroni and many other dishes.This thick, fruity sauce has great flavouring strength.Only a little is required in cooking or when served with meat, fish, fowl, salads, sandwiches and so on.H.P.is the Empire\u2019s Appetizer from Old England.| Members of the Maple Leaf 'Christmas Club met at the home of Mr.-.George Truman, Laurier Ave-|nuo, when cards were played at three : tables and prizes won by Mrs.R.L.iTru-vler and Mrs.Ernest Davis.Fol-j lowing the games refreshments were ,served !>y the hostess, assisted by \u2019Mrs.Charles Norton.I News of Women\u2019s Clubs -t-\u2014>;\u2022 Prior to the regular monthly meeting of the Woman\u2019s Auxiliary held in St.Peter\u2019s Church Hall, the members attended the Litany service in the Church at which the Rev.H.Reginald Ligg, officiated.Mrs.Marchant presided and the minutes and W.A.bulletin were read by Mrs.L.A.Darcy, Secre- The Rev.Howard B.Miller, M.A., who for the pest two years has bee:., Curate of gt.John\u2019s Anglican Churcr; I taI7' ,\t,\t,\t, in Smith\u2019s Falls.Ont., is arriving in I, A ,le«er from headquarters 4C Ottawa to assume a similar position | knowinding the receipt of the eollec-in St.Anne\u2019s Church on Sunday.Mr.lh0T1 nl1 tllp W'nrlrl ,)flv of Praver Miller, a native of Sherbrooke and graduate of Bishop\u2019s University, Lennoxviiie, was the guest of honor at a banquet given by the A.Y.P.A., and was presented with a purse from thp corgregation of St.John\u2019s prior to his departure to the Capital City to take up his new duties.home at Olapham.Miss Betty Johnston has returned home from the Royal Victoria Hospital.I!\u201cr father and aunt.Mr.A.E.Johnston and Mi-.- Emma John stun, have also returned from Mont-i-.-al, where they remained while she was In the hospital.Dorothy Vi.-ser was home from Kdig\u2019s Hall, Compton, for a week-end.Mr.J.S.Bateman, C.Q.M.S., of Cove I a Id Barracks, Quebec, was home for a week-end.\t.I port in the west, not one missionary ^ I In ¦ < 11 .1 , .t \u2022 t .-1 , 1 1 .i\t\\ - T T 1-w, I?I .¦ ISO people assembled from seventy-two countries speaking 115 languages, spoke to the ladies.An increase of 167 persons attending Deaiu-ry meetings in this diocese was reported for 1939.Each W.A.branch is asked to value all clothes sent for western relief.Tliero are 120 children to cl-otlu- this year.Ut.Rev.G.A.Wells, Bishop of Carib-oo, presented « I 1 i I * ' > ¦ W ,\t| ' I V I - > I I I V \u2022 I _\t, the situation in that Diocese, which ,l 34.64 and | books.It was decided to hold the : expenditures $17,582.95, The Pledge | March meeting of the W .A.annual meeting at the City Hall, and Fund of $9,910 had been sent in ami notices of said meeting arc to be1 the free will offering totalled $880.( HUNTING VILLE while.There are only fifteen clergy Mr.» men and one deaconess to minister ! home to the entire Dioceso.A special speaker, Powles, of Takata, J\t_ rural missionary work where there j when the home of the latter couple was twenty-six feel, of snow in 1939.| was destroyed by fire.A generous The fertility of the soil for rice- donation of useful articles, including owing is hug.iy due to the tremcn- 1 groceries and wearing apparel, was Porloy Herring opened her ftw a miscellaneous shower tendered Mr, and Mrs.A.Musty and Mrs, P.R.C.! Mr.and Mrs, Clifford Colby, who re-apan, told of,eeuti.v lost their household goods.dons amount of s.now.Takata, a city of 30,000 is at present a garrison centre.A Christian church lias teen built there and greatly helped by citizens of the district who feel the ' grace of anti-Brilish propaganda in the Japanese press.A talk on ( hristianity is usually given al j|u,!tin:;-, who has been in rice harvest festivals.\t, [health of late.Mrs.Leonard poured lea while; Fifteen Girl Guides from Lennox- pros.entod to Mrs, Colby and Mrs.Marty,who expressed grateful appreciation.Lunch was served at the tea hour.Miss -Mabel Ford, R.N., of St.Johiisbury, Art., has been a guest at home of her aunt, Mrs.W.II.poor , , .\t,, ,\t,\t,\ti V/l ¦\tI , ,\t*\t\u2018 ' I \u2019 ' II v i II I v i (i III r.t i UUJ I-Ji it JIUA- Mhs Mane Leonard and Miss bo.a .jj !U.,()ln|)anil.(| |,y Captain Mrs.T';V\"(\t1111\tAn the