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3 "Need Of Economy In Buying 'Clothes Canada Has Sufficient Fab- rics For, Normal Require ments Patched on clothing may be more common than they used to be, but such evidences of economy may mean that clothing rationing will ! not be necessary for a long time, informed said last weok. sources / Canada has sufficient fabrics on hand to meet the "normal" needs of buyers. for months to eome, and the War Time Prices and Trade Board emphasizes iha the law forbids a Canadian buy- fog more than bis "normal" re. quirements of any commodity--in- cluding clothing. Officials said they had heard yumors that the spare coupons in yation books which went into ser- vice Monday were to be used later for cothing rationing. "The fact is that no one Knows what these coupons may be used for--if they are «ver used," one gpokesman said. "They have been placed in the ration. books purely as a precaution against a condition that may arise in the future." He recalled a statement of M. W. MacKerzie, Chiel of the Board's Supply, Distribution and Rationing Section, thao persons circulating rumors like the one about clothing rationing are hamp- ering the war effort, "The only people who could ben- efit would bs unscrpulous sales- people using such rumors to re move stocks which would not oth- some find buyers," Mr, Clothing "trade officials have made clear that the "supplies of clothing are not sufficient to per- mit enlarged seles in comparison with past years, and if more than normal amounts are disposed. of, rationing becomes a more immedi: ate prospeet, nt X ~ Japs' Losses in Two Month's War Destroy 300 Planes Allied forces have definitely sunk ZF Japgnese warships and trapsports and destroyed 300 en- emy planes and perhaps. 500 in less than five months, a review of com- muniques from Gen. ofcArthur's headquarters disclosed. Forty-one aditional warships and transports were damaged, and a total of 177 enemy planes severe- ly damaged or "probably damag- ed," making the aerial toll 477. The real total on enemy aire planes, it was believed, probably exceeds 500 planes since on many occasions when bombs were drop- ped on parked aircraft there was no means of determining the ex- act results. Of the 300 aircraft definitely re- ported 202 were fighters, 60 bomb- ers, 11 float planes, sc er [ly- ing boats, and eleven were of un- ppecified types. They wore de plroyed either in combat, by anti aircraft fire, enemy air bases. Allied plane losses for the same poriod cannot be given with any degree of accuracy because many of the early communiques issued by the southwest Pacific com- mand beginning April 21, did not give them. The highest Allied loss given In one operation was four plane. "Make And 'Mend" Is British Slogan Clothes rationing in England has made it essential for every woman to make her own and her family's clothes last tas long as "possible. pE-- The Women's Group on Public Welfare under the chairmanship of Margaret Bondfield has launch- ed a "make and mend" campaign among members of all women's organizations, The committee is composed of craft experts, repre- sentativea of the board of educa- tion, of the Association of Teach- ers of Domestic subjects and of women's 2 organizations, Local elasses have been started and teachers provided. British women are determined that Hitler is not going. to: make the British "public shabby. in. spite of the fact that elothing has to be rationed. 'American Prisoner Beaten By Japanese When. an "American prisoner of _ the Japanese: was: lying bound on : the ground; a: Japanese police of- A ficial ground. the heel of his boot * prisoners' face and: then oh | him, breaking a rib. "After the: prisoner was untied, he sould. hardly. stand. He told 'a. Japanese official that he was afraid a rib had: been broken, | The; Japanose. the: began: to feel 'the ribs. When he came to the broken rib, he asked the prisoner "# that was the broken one, When the vietim said it was, the Japan ese officer hauled off and smash- "ed at the broken rib with his fist a< hard as he could, or by bombing ot" A "SALADA '@ SERIAL STORY / MURDER IN FERRY COMMAND BY A. W. O'BRIEN THE STORY: Clyde Dawson, Canadian.. Intelligence. Depart, ment, Is on the trail of spies op- erating against the R. A. F. Bomb- er Ferry Command in Newfound land. One of the spies has been hanged for murder. clew, Dawson narrowly escapes murder aboard a train, Then, on a boat to Canada, he finds a box containing one of the hanged man's hands in his stateroom. LIL A CLEVER TRAP CHAPTER IV 1 all seemed like a chapter out of "Dracula'~ or a cheap horror movie. But the awful thing lying in the box was undeniebly the right hand chopped off Lemoy Statler"s body. The stump indi cated a clean hard blow, as with a sharp ax. Clyde Dawson shook off a sud- den wave of repulsion at the whole situation. A little fresh alr would have helped but tho port holes wero sealed. Abru tly he Jaid the hox aside, probed into his suit case until he found a flask, flipped off the cap and drank deeply. A cigaret followed and the investigator drew a deep broath, "That's better!" he spoko aloud. "Now let's see what poor Lemoy's hand will tell" Using a towel, Dawson picked the hand out of the box and turn- ed it around slowly. There something odd in ite shape that suggested . . . that's jt . the" fingers had been straightened out! When Statler was hanged his hands had clenched during the terrible drop. Rigor mortis had almost cemented the man's hands in that shape. - Dawson recallgd how difficult it had been to un- clench them for thé post-mortem examination. But here the fingers were straightened out. Cavefully he put aside the hand, wrapped in the towel, and turned to the box and paper, taking pains to keep his own fingers under the folds of an handkerchief--there was aways a chance that the ex- perts at Ottawa could pick off a finger print or two unless they had been smudged when he open- ed the package, CE IY Just what the ghoulish act? hand been hacked off body in-the first place? It must have been done within the last 36 hours because Dawson, after ordering Statler's body kept in refrigeration pending further in. vestgation, had finally released it for burial only two mornings ago. Had the unknown individual risked detection in daylight hours at the graveyard by breaking into the vault just to get the hand in an attempt to scare the Investi- gator? Dawson shook his head. No, that doesn't make sense--alter all there had been the knifing episode on the train last night. Killers don't try to kill first and then purpose lay behind Statler's __scaro prospective victims on the second attempt--it would be the ~ other way around. "I seem to be getting nowhere fast," mused Dawson, 'but one thing is certain--the ghoul is on this ship now. He certainly trav. elled on the train with me from St. John's, because the hand could- n't have come to Port-aux-Basques ahead of him unless It was flown and that wasn't possible because there 'is no air service, There is one way , . ." Dawson hopped to his feet, packed the hand carefully and hid it under a bunk. Leaving the light turned on, he slipped quletly into the passageway and walked up to the captain's quarters. . The captain inspected his er dentials and Dawson explained what he wanted, without men- tioning the hand episode. In two minutes the purser had brought the long sheets in on which are complied all data on the passen. gors. : - "As I understand fit, sir," the purger repeated, you are seeking a man who came from St. John's: on the: same train, There are many, of course, but you want to try weeding them down to. the most likely prospects That should be fairly easy because there are only 123 passengers aboard, and 42 are Canadian or American mili tary, naval and air force men, Bach section has one officer in; charge who can tell about his men , J" Pursuing a. was Why had. the _ calculated 'Dawson, "Now I have "wrapping paper or cord. © course, "Good," exclaimed Dawson, "Let's start from there!" One by one the oflicers were asked to report and each vouched for his men personally, That cut the number of prospects to 81, --Bit-by-bit; they eliminated many others. Seven men were accoms panied by their wives and child- ren--totaling 22 persons. Twelve more were either well-known busi: ness men or wives or daughters of pominent families known per- sonally "to the purser, a veteran of three decades on the Cabot Strait run. The list was now down to 47. Another party of 14 boarded the train at Bishop's Falls. Their credentials showed they had been employed on ore concentrates "work at Botwood. A fast checkup with the head man of the party revealed all 14 had been at Botwood since autumn. Two other men were a newspaper team from Montreal, Four men were J American engineers from the U.S. men had naval base at Argentina. Twelve moro passengers were either wives returning from visiting their husbands on service in St. John's, children or elderly men. * 0 "That brings us down to 15." reason to suspect that the party I seek would, like Garbo, want to be alone because of certain items of baggage and odd jobs he may - want to do aboard. How many of the-15 have separate cabins?' over the four--and The purser checked list carefully. "Only here they are, sir." For half an hour Dawson stud. ied the four listings carefully, jot. ting own all given paticulars on each, together with cabin num- bers. "That's length. "Now cise caution in swell," he said at we'll have to exer- the morning be- cause false arrest Is stil a seri- ous offense in Canada. Mr. Pur- ser, you will do the ~Intelligence Department a great favor if you ask ono trusted room steward to inspect all four cabins with ut- most care In the morning as soon as their occupants leave to pass immigration at North Sydney, and report anything they see or find, no matter how slight, to me. For instance, I am particularly inter- ested in any pleces of brown Mean- while I'l have the immigration officials hold up the men under some pretext. And you realize, of the need for utmost se- crecy?" Both captain "and purser nod- ded. . It was almost 6 am. Dawson returned to his But he didn't sleep. Switching oft the lights and slipping his revol- ver into a bathrobe pocket, he climbed into an upper bunk whero he could keep an eye on the door. As he puffed at his pipe, he went over every detall of the plan he had decided upon for the morn- ing. It looked good to him--a slight --gamble,-- perhaps, but quickest way. Dawson must have dozed be cause some noise in Menf him, before followed by the cabin ligh{s being turned on. Automatically his hand closed on the revolver, but he laughed outright as his room stew- ard entered with a cup of steam- ing coffee, looking In frank amazement at the unoccupled low- er bunks and the cabin's lone oc- cupant lying dressed in an upper one, * } "Don't get the wrong idea, steward," he-#ald, climbing down to the floor. "I didn't have one two many last night and I'm not eccentric . . . I just find it health. fer to sleep in uppers at times." "As long as you were comfort. able, sir , . . Here 8 somo coffee for you, Breakfast will be ready ifn 20 minutes, The ship ls two hours late on account of the ice. I'l bring you some hot water for shaving." 2 Dawson was in the captain's cabin when the Canadian jmmi- gration men came aboard at the Cape Breton Island port in Nova Scotia. He knew both and gave them the names of the four: men he wanted. de)ayed under "any pretext." T, agreed, ' Not wishing to arouse the want. ed man's suspleions, Dawson avoids ed talking to the Immigration men or ship's officer In: front: of! other passengers, He remained fn the captain's quarters wills the cabin the - queue formed in the main lounge to file by the two decks at which, the immigration men sat, . L] -. He didn't have long to walt, The pursuer entered with a steward who was carrying several towels badly smeared with what looked like black ink, "Here's the only curious item we have found, Mr. Dawson--in Cabin 14 on A Deck the passenger seemed to have had an unusual amount .of trouble with his foun- tain pen. Either that or he spilled a full bottle of very' thick ink. His name {s Paul Dexel with ad-* dress . . The investigator hit the table with his fists "Never mind, 1 know all that. , . you've solved a riddle for me." Tossing 'a bill on the table he hurried down to his cabin and reopened the parcel containing Lemoy Statler's hand. Turning it palm-up he studiously inspected the fingertips under the glare of a small searchlight, "That's 1t!" he muttered in sat- fsfiecd manner. "Every fingertip has minute traces of ink. The hand was taken off to &ecure Statler's fingerprints - for some identitication--purpose; The man who entered the cemetery vault found that the hands were too rigidly clenched to get good prints, So rather than risk detec- tion he simply chopped off one hand and took it with him to straighten out the fingers at his leisure, but . . ." Dawson frowned, ". . . but why cart along the ungodly thing just to throw it in my cabin?" For a few scconds he remained deep in thought. "That's easy--the lad also was watching me and when I left St. John's in a hurry he didn't have_ time to do his work. So he brought the hand along. There was no place to work on the - train, so he waited until he got ahoard the Caribou. He could have chucked the hand into the water but some ghoulish strain prompted him to try scaring me , .." A steward entered with a note from ono of the immigration men: "Dawson--You had better get go- ing on whatever you plan, One of the four you asked to be delayed "As raising liell and T can't lie much longer. llis name is Paul Dexel" . * * Dawson found his man in the lounge loudly berating the immi- gration official. Dexel was about b feet 11 inches, athletic in build and blond. He appeared to he in his mid-thirties. "Pardon me, Mr. Dexel," Daw- son interrupted, "I'm a Dominion Government Intelligence officer and tho delay is my fault. 'A slight irregularity has been noted in your passport and I must bring you up .to our local pureau for 'guestioning."" Dexel, obviously taken aback, continued to protest: "This ia sheer nonsense and I intend in- forming the authorities. , .)" "Just come along with mo now," Dawson smiled casily. "It will probably take only a few minutes," Dexel was already wearing his hat and coat. The two walked down the gangplank, through the shed and out to the street. "There's a shortcut through a back street, Mr. Dexel, if you don't mind . , . taxi service is doubtful here at present , , . it will save time and I know you aro a busy man , , 2 7 Dawson turned into. a narrow path through the snéw. He could hear Dexel's steps behind him as they turned around the back of a, building which was obscured from the street by a billboard. Suddenly, + Dawson's sfraining ears noted & change in the rhythm - of the steps behind, Wheeling away like a flash, he pivoted on his right foot and grabbed Dexel's right wrist in 'his own right hand --a knife glistened in the sun. Swinging around, weight halanc- ed on right, /Dawson took advan- . tage: of the attacker's forward lurch and threw him by bringing -- down®* his own left arm on Dexel's right shoulder. Switching quickly he slashed with his right fist, equarely on the other's down- turned jaw, ~ . Dexel rolled over on one side into the snow as Dawson's hand- cuffs clicked. J J "That's elementary jiu-jitsu, friend," panted Dawson, "Now, it you don't mind, Mr, Ghoul Dexel, I'll toss you In clink and have you investigated by another agent while I buzz off to Chicago, Some- how, I've got a hunch you don't want me to go there!" (Continued Next Week) Britain's Prayer The 'words of the Archbishop of Canterbury's special prayer, uttered by the British people on the occasion of the Third Anni- versary of the war in token of the people's dedication to a. war for justice and right, are as fol- lows: : Lord bless our country and all. who serve it; uphold our courage through all that comes; make. us worthy of victory and establish peace "and good will; through. Jesus Christ our Lord, ISSUE 40-42 RE andl Qc! 3 J CANADIAN STYLE These surviving members of a German U-boat crew were picked up by sailors. from the Canadian destroyer Assiniboine after their warship had rammed and sunk the sub during: a running battle in the Atlantic. Captive Germans are shown boarding. the Assiniboine. MADAGASCAR: Besides Its Military "Value Vast Island Also Has Varied Resources -- Seized By French in 1883. Madagascar, by its strategic position in the Indian Ocean op- posite Portuguese Mozambique, stands as a &entinel on vital Al Hed supply lines to the Middle and Far East. - Since the fall of Singapore Ma-- dagascar's importance has doub- led. Had Axis forces landed there first the Germans or Japanese might have been able t6 cut both the... United Nations' communica- tions lines and the strategic 250: mile wide Mozambique Channel off the African East.Coast. Moreover, Axis control would have consti. tuted a serious threat to the Afri can mainland and would have pro- vided strategic bases for sea and alr raiders. Madagascar is just 300 miles off the Eastern African coast. It is about 1,000 miles long and its® greatest width is 360 miles. It ia nearly as large as the State of Texas, having an area of 240,000 square miles. From its excellent harbor at Diego-Suarez on its northern tip Madagascar is only 800 miles from Mombasa, the main port of the British Crown Colony of Kenya. The Gulf of Aden, at the most eastern tip of Africa, is at a dis- tanco of 1,300 miles. The British Crown Colony Mauritius * is 474 miles east of the island. The naval™ base of Fort Dauphin on the south- ern tip of Madagascar is 1,000 miles from Durban in South Afri ca. At a distance of 2,460 miles to the northeast is Ceylon and at twice this distance Singapore and Perth, Australia, can be reached. Its Varied History Madagascar has had a varied history since its discovery by the Portuguese, Diego Diaz, in 1500, who christened it St.-Laurence. As in South Africa, the Dutch. suc- ceeded the Portuguese, but in the "18th century the French had: mill- tary bases on the East Coast. Dur. | ing the reign of Charles 1, the time when English colonization began in other parts of the world. notably America, a small settle. ment was formed on. the South- west coast, but it was not until. 1811, during the Napoleonic Wars, that British troops occupied Tama- tave. - The Treaty of Parls In 1814 formally ceded Madagascar to Great "Britain, but -the-age-of Im- perialism was not yet, and the British Government merely or ganized the Hova tribe to manage the island, of which it was the most important element. A Brit ish Resident presided at thie Hova King's court, British officials ad- vised! the native Government. - Under Queen Ragwpglen 11 who came to the throne in 1868 and soon afterwards was baptised, the prohibition of Christian mission- arles was removed, British offic- ers organized the Army, and- the United States appointed .a Consul to the Independent state of Mada. gascar, the fourth largest island In the world- it Australia is ex- . cluded: French Take Control But there-were Frenchmen who: wished to restore the former au- thority of France over the Mala- gasy. The "disputed property of a Frenchman furnished the occasion, or excuse, for war in 1883, when the French bombarded Tamatave and landed troops. The treaty of 1885 'placed the foreign relations ot the island under French con: trol and established a French rep- resentative at the capital, Antan- anarivo. A further bombardment followed the rejection of further French demands in 1895; a French force occupied Antananarivo and' a French Protectorate, which still endures, was proclaimed. Such "is the stormy history of: this. long island, which has today a population of 4,000,000, mostly natives, The Malagasy, however, have no. representative: In the French Chamber of Deputies, and were not even admitted to French citizenship until. five years ago. Madagascar's chief commercial port is Tamatave on the east coast, but the city is built close to marshes and Has a hot, humid climate. Fort Dauphin, in the arid southern part of the island, has little to recommend it save a good highway to Tamatave, Foreigners, of whom there are some 35,000, have found the is land's high central plateau a pleas- ant region. Modern Capital Antananarivo, capital city ot 100,000, stands on the plateau near the approximate center of the ise land. It is modern in appearance with boulevards and parks, church- es, schools, hospitals and an jm- posing railway station. The chief exports are raw hides, preserved S meat, tapioca, rice, dried vege- tables, coffee, graphite, and pre: cious stones. W 'At one time the island ylelded "some rubber. The forests have been wirtaally denuded. The tableland "is brown and-barren. . Cattle raising Is .an fmportant industry, and it has been said that there are more cattle per capita raised on the island than in any other country in the world. The natives will not kill them for food. A man's social position is gauged by the number of cattle he poa- sesses, and he would let his family | go hungry rather than butcher one Nof the beasts. The natives, called Malagasy, are of a brown rather than a black race, and belong to the Malayo- Polynesian family, There are Sem- iti, Mongol and negroid strains in their blood. Members of the rul- "ing families are descended from Arabs, PANELLED HOUSEFROCK . 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