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THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE m 1031, preliminary ftgures for last year's census of agriculture reveal The report, released by the demo mm bureau of statistics, showed a uwclmc In every county in south- an Ontario except Waterloq. _ . there were 12,986 fewer occu- plcdr {arms in Qntarig in 1911 than Number of farms occupied in 1941 of one acre or more and pro- ducing 550 or more were reported as follows. with decrease since I931 ‘shown in brackets: Bruce county, 5.698 (523); Dufferin, 2,483 1142,; Durham, 2,780 (450); Grey, 7,787 t425r, Haliburton. 629 (224); Hastings, 4.565 (275); Northumber- land, 3644 (321); Ontario, 3.941 (349); Pctertroro, 2,395 (322); Prince Edward, 1,908 (218); Simcoe. 6.728 1863); Victoria, 2,873 (318); and Wellington, 4,967 (403). In Water- loo county there was an increase hm 3.114 in 1931 tp 3,131 last year. Statistics Show Sharp _ Drop In Agricultural Estates While not wishing to question the figures released by the federal department, some prominent Wa- xuloo county farmers feel that the upon must include "farmers" liv- mg in subdivisions, such as Sunny- oitle. south of Kitchener. Waterloo Only County Without Less Farms Than In 193r Many such "farmers" have " or 12 acres of land. house and garage. yu", do no farming. As such, how- WU". they are r_ural resident?. It was pointed out by one miner that when bovine tuberculosns tests were made a vear or so ago, about 2,900 men in Waterloo county mynod cattle. He estimated there would be approximately Moo a 2.600 actual farmers in. the county at the present time. Fol. 85, No. " New Hamburg Has Best School Reconl JV A. R. G. Smith) NEW HAMBURG.-ahe School attendance report for the inspec- torale of South Waterloo has just be. n issued by Inspector Charles Howitt and shows that New Ham- bury, has the best attendance w curd in urban schools for the munth of February with a per- rt mum: of 96.12. Crushed Against Tree, Leg Amputated, But Recovers KITCHEN ER,--Crushed against " Ill-r by a taxi-cab in charge of Uorulrl Bully, Crrntrcville. which mm nut of control following cot- !xsxon mm another taxicab at the ttrierrttcCtion of Duke and Ontario streets, Sunday, Mrs. Helen Re- coskie, 55 Schneider Ave., Kitch- ener, is in St. Mary's Hospital. Hospital officials said today she has shown continued improvement. She was walking to church with her husband. when the accident occurred Rushed to hospital after being attended by Dr. Willard Sehl and Nurse lsahol Mayor. Albert street, Mrs Rmnskio's left leg had to be "mpututyd Just below the knee. X-ruy I‘rn'nlt‘d that her right leg Wus Imuv fractured at the knee. Dr. Schl. who was assisted by Dr, H. J. Shonikcr and Dr. W. Gil- Il‘\pll', >md two transfusions had to he gluon the, injured woman to mstVt' Iv r Mu. but following an im- provcrrwnt in her condition late Sunday, hold -fair hopes" for her :u-(‘ln'rry Mrs, vanisklc probably owes hm ltfr lo the fact that the taxi drlur> stopped the ftow of blood by huldmg itrtcres on her leg until Nirs- Muitr, also on her way to church. arrived and applied a tour- niriurt," statrd Detective-Sergeant Alex Powell. "Dr. Sehl was also on In. way to church when he u- uvrd at the accident." rhdnmvr‘ Sergeant Powell and Uonstublc Anthony Herzog melt- .d nu tie driver of the taxi which List 1941 County Farm Total At 3,131; Increase Of 17 Since 1931. Women Would St h Refuge Home Board Ttr, mvmhrrs of the Local 1mm“ 'f Women at the March vnvvmw trt Iho Y.W C A. voted Iltiilhil,rt uh. In favor of a resolu- 1vn; tr f huulntmn he passed to mu m! m plrsrnt constitution of the l) m Hun (‘nunly Old People's ”rm. 7.. r,roxuio for the Inclusion n1 m... mmmn mr‘mhors upon the ”mm “I M.magomont. one mem- n; : l Kmhonor and Gall. the mm x: w appointed from the mumx nt large Since there are " I'4‘3'Y" kn?) women inmates in mm UH People's Home, the 140- cal Council manned In the too- '"t' Stall Wri'pr! Features my. ammo. of a, Walt-loo (Jo-minim, tu-red Note Improvement In Disease Victim Ki'ICHENER.-Dr. J. W. Fraser. M.O.H., said today there has been "great improvement" in the condi- tion of a 15-year-old student ot K-W Collegiate stricken with men- ingitis, Saturday. $50,000 Damage As Blaze Guts Zion Evangelical Church Dr. Fraser said the boy became ill Friday. and that the case was reported to the health department the following day. He said mem- bers of the family have been quar- antineyi and_the patient. isqlategl. “I do not believe the boy's fel- low students are apt to get the dis- ease. but any students becoming ill should consult their family phy- sigian promptly." Dr. Fraser stat- The health officer said in the case discovered "prospects for complete recovery are excellent”. KITCHENER. - Fire which early Tuesday night swept through the root and upper section of Zion Evantretieal Church. Weber St., housing the oldest Evangelical con- gregatlon in Canada, cud damage estimated at 350.000, 7 7 __ Firemen under Fire Chief Harry Guerin. using all available equip- ment in the city fought the blaze for two hours and succeeded in cAtnfltting the blaze to the church auditorium. The entire Bible School annex, valued at $30,000. was not Aouehed by tlatnes, -. _ According to church officials, the blaze started in the southwest corner of the roof, and swept through the entire top structure of the main auditorium before tin- smiths working on the opposite side of the building discovered the blaze and turned in the alarm.f struck Mrs. Recoskie. and Charles Heiderich, driver of the other taxi, on charges of reckless driving un- der the criminal code. Both were released later on bail. Constable Herzog said the Bieth taxi was travelling west on Duke St. and the other south on Ontario St.. when the accident oepyrre4. "hosbi't’u'omclals laid Mrs. Re- coskle. age 20, gave birth to a child only a month and a half ago Grasps Hand Saves Chum From Death (By Miss Laurine Dammeier) HESSEN ROAD.-0n1y the fact that he had the presence of mind to hold his hand high above his head when he fell through the ice while skating, recently, saved the life of 12-year-old Lorne Seyler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Seyler. Hessen Road. Sixteen-year-old Herbert Hack- bart. who was skating with Dome and his brother, Oliver Seyler, saw Lorne's hand, and, grabbing hold of it. pulled him out of the icy wag; thergby saving his life. _ .. Oliver Seyler, who also fell through the ice. was taller than his brother, and " head did not go under. He was able to get out, with the assistance of other ska- ters. lution the formation of a Women's Auxiliary which they believed would rondrr valuable assistance and cu-ntwralion and would cro- ate much greater understanding and interest on tho part of the general public _ A copy of the resolution, which was: signed Ivy Mrs Mary K-ml’r man. Mrs H ' Pruolor and Mrs G, A. Heather is to be forwarded to all the members of the Water- loo County Council as well as to the two mayors Ind the members of _th_e _clty councils of Kitchener Roof and Top Structure of Main Auditorium Gutted; Police Investigate Cause. and Gait -W_ainuio,Ih_tear-o,r3qur,Ma_Ts The Week in Picture. , KtTCHENEK-0ordon McAvel- I ta and Douglas McAvella, brothers, 0! Hamilton, were sentenced to Hour years in Kingston peniten- tiary by Judge E. W. C1ement here Tuesday. They pleaded guilty to (charges of attempted burglary and wounding an officer to resist (il'r7rst", at ffalt, Nay. 9, Jattt ver. "hs" Terms For Two Gait Bandits 1 Two firemen were injured fteht- 'ine the dogged blaze, from which [navy clouds of smoke billowed (throuph every section of the build- I ing. Overcome by smoke, Fireman George Diestelmeyer was carried, in a semi-conscious condition from _ (Continued on Page 10) Vivien Bates, also of Hamilton, pleaded guilty to the same two charges and was sentenced to two years less one day in the reforms- tory and one year indeterminate. In passmg sentence on Bates, Judge Clement said he was taking into consideration tecommenda- tions by defence counsel J. L. Ross, Hamilton, and Crown Attorney W. P. Clement, who pointed out that Bates, unlike the McAvella bro- thers had no penitentiary record. Defence counsel said Bate. 1nd served one retormatory term, how- (Continued on Page 10) The tinsmiths were working on the oovtstroturhirHt on the same side of the building as the tire started about two hours earlier. Thousands of ggillons of water wch poured into the building in an attempt to put out the blaze in the roof, but heavy debris liter- ally rained down on the interior of the building, wrecking peWs 1mg 1nftt eguipment. - _ - H. M. Cook, chairman of the Bn- ance committee ot the board of trustees said that while the entire congregation regretted the damage done by the tire tang were “elat- e4Cthist _the $5. - when with idi"tfittiems.txrf mm with which it is equipped, was appar- ently not damage; _ "Fortunately this winter, we' erected a heavy curtain in front, of the organ to protect it, and this. curtain. coupled with tarnaulins. nlaced over the instrument by the fire department. saved it from darpegtt,"_he stated; - Originally a gift from a member of the congregation, the organ, one of the finest in Western Ontario, was rebuilt a few years ago at a cost of $15,000. The entire church was redecorated about two years ago at l cost ot $2,000, _ - -- _ Says Thailand Gh't Sll ht KITCHENER.-waltcr Zimmer- man, Youngstown, Ohio, asserted here this week that Thailand did not “sell out" to the enemy after knot resistance. Zimmerman. a Y.M.C.A. official spent 11 years in Bangkok. - In Zimmerman's opinion Japan has virtually "bitten off more than she can chew" in declaring war on the Allies. He expressed complete confidence in ultimate Allied vic- (Continued on Page 10) Nith Floods Town; _ School (hstg (By A. R. G. Smith) NEW HAMBURG.--F'or the sec- ond ume in a week the water in tho Nith Rispr Mm rrsaehrrd trri- nus flood proportions Tuesday. and murul lhv- stprtts In me low lying r-(‘tlun~; at tho village and chm; plotely surrounded many homes with Mod waters. About twrnty homes were mm: rooncd on Burns, Jacob, Grace and Asmus Mrrcts pnd many cellars] Med with the miry flood waters As a telephone message was re-l nix-ed the people took heed and) removed furniture and other ar-t holes to safety, The primary‘ school was dismissed shortly tre-, for, Elwin 'rtl Tumdnv owmg to tttc) water seeping into the basement. and putting out the furnace tIre. _ Third Goes to Refoemntatry For Two Years. Leas Day. Although a lrrmendous volume of “:1le tutshod through tho flood- ed arm. little damage resulted as thorr “as not much we earned by the stream. Tho water IS now well within mp rtvcr hanks Small boys were able to pick up several stranded carp, one captured in I mall pud- dle hole weighed " pounds To Nipponese I Ru Bu! Writer) l .. . i 1sharnti has been widow for the! as NEW DUNDEE.--T1tis . week past 35 years. Of her eight chil- .marlred milestones in the lives of dren only five are living, namely: (tour of. the "t','rlt',',i,t't well Hannah (Mrs. Joshua Shantz). ;known citizena. On Mon ay Titus Emma (Mn. Norman Shanta), Rev. sec- Blngeman. a life-long resident of lsaiah Rosenberger. Emery and r in the district observed his 83rd hirth- Mlss Elsie. She also has more than PI"- day ttt his home in the village. 60 grandchildren and great grand- am! Many congratulatory cards and children and it is interesting to yin; rifts from his tamllr were received note that she also has A sister, Mrs. om- yy the Mammal" who despite Andrew Axt of Baden. aged 97 me! his age emoysMgood health. A re- eam i tired farmer, r. BMgeman takes Gl',', Wedding Anniversary. ma~ ld keen interest in farming his one-: On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Alexi and 'te, acre of land on a small scale. McDonald will receive tho "Mum! I1tsrsltre..e.n..tr the etnlers at his home tulations of their many friends on' teg)t'hi,"g, the day to extend best the oecasin of their Mrd wedding re-‘WlShes were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley anniversary which they will ob- and Hilborn and daughter, Edna of serve on the old McDonald home- ar- Roseville. . ‘Stead one mile cast of here. where nary) On Wednesday Mrs Isaac Rosen-Ahoy have lived all their married be- ', herger who lives two miles west of life and where Mr. McDonald was »the;the village celebrated her 96th born of Highland Scotch ancestry. nent.hirthday, Since the death last Dem At M and " years of age respec- re. emher of George TYussler in his lively both Mr McDonald and htc ume _ 104th year. the district', oldest re- wife who was formerly Sarah ood- lsrdent. Mrs. Rosrnherger now Adams are verv active and able to d asiclalms this distinction. Although do all their own work They are d hy.alze has deprived her of the faithful wemhers of Knox l'mtrrl strength to do any housework. the Church at Ayr and have four sons. Ithin‘general condition of her health is namely" Franklyn and Howard of were good and she still takes an interest Bright, Hugh of Galt; and Walter ndediin the activities of the Blenheim on the homestead, also six grand- pud-,Mennppite Chureh of y_hich_ahe in children and one great (and. Unemployment Faces 2000 Rubber Workers, Kitchener Council hars;Off to Ottawa "tr In In... - KT'rCHENEW--tieqttel to claims) by a tr, delegation that between Moo an two employees ot Kitch- ener rubber factories will be af- fected bge curtailment ot rubber supplies tore the and of the year ( and that several hundred have al- ready been laid off. City Council Monday night voted to send a strong delegation to Ottawa to stress the seriousness of this city's labor situation. 1 tion which has arisen In Kitchen- er's history," declared Mayor Jo- seph Meinzinger, Appointing Aid.. ermen Alfred Mustin, Thom” Ain- ley and Clarence Seibert a gelega- Council heard William Booth, secretary of the United Rubber Workers of America, Twin City branch. Herman Kartechner, presi- dent of one Kitchener local of the U.R.W.A. and Secretary Clifford Dowsett of the Twin City Trades and Labor Council. claim, one after the other, that literally hundreds of employees of rubber plants here will be unemployed in a matter of months. All urged council to take instant action. tion to accompany him to the na- tions capitol. “To think that in a time of war there is going to he wholesale unemployment in the city is deplgrable ting! the least." Kitchen; Trade Board Will hh City In Ottawa Trek The delegation pointed out that in recent weeks, Kitchener indus- KITCHENER. - Close on the heels of city council. the Board of Trade Tuesday night appointed a four-man delegation to confer with federal authorities regarding the labor situation now faced by male employees of Kitchener's rubber factories. Following appearance of a strong delegation of workers at last night's meeting, city council authorized a delegation. headed by Mayor Joseph Meinzinger to con- fer with Ottawa officials. The trade board delegation will ac- company that from counoil.__ _ Provided he is physically ftt, Ald. A. J. Cundick, president, will head the trade board group in its trek to the capital. He will be ac- companied by Director A. S. Cap- well, C. A. Pollock, and vice- president E J. Shoemaker. Pointing out that the rubber workers' delegation told council last night many hundreds of them would be laid off in a matter of months unless action is taken to secure manufacture of other war products in Kitchener, Aid. Cun- dick urged the trade board to ap- point l strong committee. _ entire trufter.' "rt things continue as they are, there is going to be a bad situa- tion here," he declared. "It the workmen out of, the factories, the Ald. Cundick said that 65 per cent of factory workers in Kitch- (Continued on Page 10) _ On Wednesday Mrs Isaac Rosen- "rerger who lives two miles west of "he village celebrated her 96th _hirthday, Since the death last Dw- mum of George TYussler in his '104th year. the district's oldest re- lsidcnl. Mrs. Rosrnherger now lclalms this distinction. Although .ake has deprived her of the strength to do any housework. the ‘genoral condition of her health is good and she still takes an interest iin the activities of the Blenheim Mennonite Church of which the in [the oldest member Mn Room- Week of Birthdays And A nniversaries at W. Dundee “This is the most serious situa- Council Appoint- Delegntloa To Discuss Serious Labor Problem With Federal Authorities. (By Miriam Hilbom) DEPLORA’LE SAYS CHIEF MAGISTRATE community is going' to "" Stun Writer) fitettllrtrt 1 They asserted that despite the subsequent awarding of a govern- ment contract for two million rub- ber articles, allegedly for civilian use to the Kitchener rubber tae- tories, the situation will will not "re allegiated. l "We consider this order which L. o, Breithaupt, M.P., for North Waterloo,' announced Saturday, to be totally inadequate to meet the situation.” declared Dowaett, pointing out that even this order will employ males rather than fe- males. trialists. and later representatives of all industries a'rected bv cur- tailment of supplies, visited or. tawa, conferring with Prime Min- ister King and Munitions Minister Howe. _ Dowsett asserted that despite the fact United States has been in the war only three months, already rubber plants have been converted to turn out cannons. "Surely among all the things Canada pro- duces for war, there is something which can be made by the men in Kitchener," he exclaimed. "If we don't act at once this problem will become so great we won't be atale to solve if," he as- In presenting the motion, Ald. Mustin, himself an employee and union official in one rubber plant, asked council to waive regulations (Continued on Page Mn Says Farms Need 40,000 Women KWCHENER.-"At least 40,000 workers are needed this year by the Ontario Farm Service Force to help harvest Ontario's crops," an- nounced Miss S. Olive Thompson, a placement officer of the Ontario Farm Service Force. Department of Argicuituro. She addressed the girls of the K-W Collegiate Insti- tute and St. Mary's birls’ High School in an etrort to interest them in farm service. Due to the shortage of male la- bor, alt available help is needed to increase Canada's food production to meet not only the inrroaced home consumption but to tuml the {enormous contracts to Great Bri- am. New camps will be established under the Ontario Farm Service Force this season in addition to the camps for girls in operation lost years pt Grimsbv, Beamsville. Wi- nona, Jordan, Vineland, St. Cotta- erines. Virgil, Queenston. St. Da- vids ond Fenwick. Each camp of 60 girls has a directrcss with three assistants, a cook, and it is under the supervision of the Y wr" A A labo- secretary will be attached to each camp to studv the working conditions everywhere in her terri- (Comlnuod on Pa. 10) t?trreer, _ the. former. Etizabttth daughter 8H!) per Year _ THURSDAY To Cunt. he iieii ”(high titfiff2.e2eii,,e, L plans or I. wen yuso.unsy.d win! him!»- tunic . iiriwirrevimirinthe “gamma”. ttih%tuttiertttGdihh, wduidbe ,.totsi.tuef.to. add to .tht.weight oi iireuiiiaviiioa itrisoiiiiiheLTir it home and ovarian. At present the oversea tomes consists of four divisions, three in- hntry and one armored. In Canada In inNntr, division for dispatch overseas to mm the 1042 um program of making an overseas arm of twp-rr-ers-ting of tire: iphtnt.6 Sumn- end In; For the armed services the main new provision is the raising of the age limit for compulsory service in Canada from the present maximum of 26 years to 30 years, and a pro- posal for extension of the liability for service to all eligible residents} ‘of Canada. regardless of citizenship: JJ.S. Sea and Air Force Blast Japan’s Hawaii PEARL HARBOUR, Hawaii.- 1Two sudden. savage and "highly successful" assaults on Wake and Marcus Islands-the latter only 930 mites from Tokyo-were disclosed m ttrst-hand accounts by United Atetes Navy_spokesmen today. . two Urmored diiriaioU. No Canadian Troops To Australia Yet-king orrAWA.--Prime Minister Mae- kenzie King told the House of Commons today that it had been decided not to attempt to send a Gunman Expeditionary Force to British and Canadian strategists had taken the view that Canadians should serve where they could do their best to defeat the enemy. Expect Nazi Drive In Spring BERNE.-Hitler and King Boris of Bulgaria were reported tonight to have had a long talk somewhere on the eastern front regarding Bul- garia's future role in Axis plans. At the same time growing trie- tion between Rumania and Hun- gary lent support to the belief that Hitler again was playing his Balkan junior partners against each other in an effort to gain more armed support tor his spring campaign in Russia. Australia. Damage by R.A.F. Raid Placed at $140,000,000 damage caused by the Royal Air Force in its March 3 assault on suburban Paris industrial plants which were making war materials for the Germans. The Nazis said 350 buildings were destroyed and light, gas and water mains were torn up. PARis.---Nazi authorities here placed at 7,000,000,000 francs (_about $140,000,000) "ttts, property orrAWA.-An enlarged national selective service program for mo- bilization of man-power was in mo- t_i_on today, compulsory, in, an in- l Several Japanese were taken prisoner, and coastal and shore in- stallations at both outposts were {mattered for hours trom the sea and an: WEDNESDAY Announce New Selective tion today, 'ien'tl'% in an in-' direct measure but th the pro- mise of full compulsion only in that 'tmnworkemwi1thqfoexatt1tore- main on the land. civilians may be kept out of non-essential occupi- tions it they are needed for essen- tial work, and employers mar be forced to release slulled technicians ‘who wish to go into essential in- dugtry end to reinstate. than} later, -ihe attack on Wake was on Feb. 24--tsro_mprtttts_after a small garri- Eda 6! -United States manner was overwhelmed to end a M-day stand. Report laps Take Burma Base NEW DELHI, India.--The Indian Government announced today that the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal have been occupied by the Japanese. Russians Say 80,000 Nazis l K1tied Sinee Feb. 6. KITCHENER.-Mrs. w. c. Aus- MoSC0W.-Russian dispatches tin, recently appointed comman- reported today that Red Army dam of the Kitchener Branch of hoops had killed BO,000 Germans the Canadian Auxiliary Territorial in various actions since Feb. 6 and Service, reported that the majority that bitter fighting still raged on of girls who trained with the many sectors. Kitchener "Cats" having gone into Soviet forces struck anew toward active service. there is an opening Russia's western boundaries andHor 50 new recruits. Mrs. Austin smashed counter-attacks from Ger-lstated that the "Cats" is purely a man lines reported reinforced byitroluntary organization and that no (ii fresh divisions. observers said. (Continued on Page IO) ( Aid Irvin Bowman, who assist work of one skilled farmer" ed the club In forming the phn. A card synom Is to hr worked Jam in idea is to provide men too out to asslgn the men to [arms [old for military service with u: where help u needed ' Kitchener Club Plans “Land Army” to Assist farmers; Now my Dim orrAWA.-Cmqtittet at two out With 736 Watorloo county far- mers without sufficient hired help, and the labor situation generally very acute, the Kitchener Young Men's Club has sponsored the for- mation of a "Twin City sparc-timc land army", _ _ _ As yet the tcheme is only an brim. hut already farmers have ex- prescd apprtrciatson through Agri- cultural Rrprosrmtativc E I, Mr- Loughry “The farmers are parti- cularly pleased because It origin- and from a city group, As " was. tho farmers would have had to appeal to the city soon anyway." he stated. WORLD'S WEEK Will Enroll Urban Residents Service Plan mum». THE tor Sou-d Buy In In MELBOURNE. AutrM-pnn- etc airmen made their accent! " stuck in two days on For! “My. outer than! outpost of Australia'. nonhuman defences. lending over two waves of bombers protected by ttWer plugs. _ - _ A My Aarin Btu-bod; are: comfy to mai'ntqn. Then they attacked targets near the town while navy Zero “rhea sought to dive on de ending p on“. Report hp Advance In Bum 1A9NDON.--A considerable Jop- Ineoe advance against the China- held Iett Bane of the Allied lines in Burma was reported today in a Chinese communique announcing "vigorous Seri, only seven miles south o oungoo, one of the two key points in the Btitish- Chinese position. Germans Bomb Britain In Heaviest Atuck of Year The weather. however, was said to have kept the Royal Air Force's bomber squadron inactive againptor the tenth successive night. MoSc0W.-Germans piled re- serves into Russian front positions from areas " far away as Mt siavia and Norway today for it- ler’s coming ettort to regain the initiative. The bombers ttrat centred their attack on the New Guinea port's “than: in a persistent exert to rub out combined Australian and American " tone. which have made Japanese positions in this IA9NDON.-German dive bomb- era-ttit destructively at three are» of the southeast English coast by dusk and moonlight last night in their heaviest attack since the major raids of 1941 and a number of perfoy were killegi. . . . Anti-aircraft batteries and night fighters challenged them with heavy fire and tlnaiiy drove them bug: across_the {English Channel. _ _ The Soviet Information Bureau mid of scattered actions in which Soviet troops killed 2,500 invaders on the neighboring Leningrad and Kalinin fronts and recaptured sew and communities elsewhere, but its continued report that there had been no material changes gave a feeling of qalm before} be storm. Reds See “Calm Before Storm" From prisoners. Red Army men said they learned that many of the Nazi replacements were German factory workers only recently call- ed into military service. MONDAY Port Moresby Again Lashed By Jane CANBERRA. A_usitrtp1itt.-Hape The blows to Italy’s sea lanes were hammered home at the ap- groaches to the Strait of Messina etween the southern tip of Italy and Sicilir. under machine-gun tire Itroyt Ita y.'.s southeast coast, and 'under artillery Bre from Albanian coastal batteries in the Adriatic ese planes made their heaviest raid cf the war to-day on Port Moresby, in New Guinea, 35% miles from Australia. after a furious week-end of aerial warfare in which Atar. tralinn mgnus 1rqdmgtt', " enemy P en an *P_.8tet. struck at the vital North-South Australian Railroad. _, _ . Nineteen Japanese bombing planes, escorted by three Bghters, swept over Port Moresby in two waves, bombing and machine- stunning military objectives and the town. There was no immediate re- pott.1rt _dan}age or casualties: ' " Allied aircraft again attacked Japanese positions at Dill on Netherlands Timor, 300 miles north of the mainland. Subs Sink ll Axis Ships LONDON. - British submarines striking with torpedoes and shell- ftre within sight of watchers and shore batteries on the coasts of Italy and her Albanian vassal state. have sunk two Italian submarines. two supply ships, six schooners and a troop-jammed motor ship. the Agiliralty announcer} .todav. . Says Most "as" h Active Service opportunity of actively helping the war effort, and chiefly to provide farmers with a "land army", - L. A, Wallis said club mrmbcrs feel city residents should "give up some of their golf and lvnnis" In order to be availahlr- for farm work. He said club officials br lieve about 40 per cent of urban rr sndonts worr raised or Inw-d at snmc- time in rural \rr‘lmns and have some knowledge of farming "Urban rosidvms "ttomptinv, to do farm Work. howcvcr, Will t,, warned against trying to btot'p up with skilled farm workers," ,tatrd Wallis. "We helteve two urban men should be used to do thr work of one skillgd farmer" TUESDAY