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14 Review Evidence In Contract Case A review of the evidence given this month at the trials in Ottawa of three men convicted of fraudu lently obtaining money by claim ing to have influence in obtain' ing Government contract is being made by the Department of the Secretary of State. At the trial of Rudolph E. Brule, who was sentenced to 2 months' jail and a fine of $700, Civil Ser vice Commissioner Adrien Potvin testified that he had allowed Brule the use of his office in the Hunter Building for half an hour. Brule had requested to be allowed to interview certain persons in the Civil Service of fire, and Potvin testified he had agreed, but urged Brule to make it fast, since he would return shortly. Brule gave as his reason to "borrow" the office was that his own was too small for 'the purpose.

Copies of the transcription of the evidence in the case were delivered to the of Hon. Norman McLarty, Secretary of State, but. owing to the pressure of work in drafting the plebiscite. Mr. McLarty has not yet had time to study the matter thoroughly, Other accused convicted at the trial were Capt J.

A. Haydon and H. K. Carruthers, both of Ottawa. Quarter-Final Results in Curling Skips and tcores of quarter' final matches in the Central Can ada Bonspiel this morning Sol kw: WILSON CUP.

On Rideau Ice. Kideau. CoL J. G. Rattray, Ottawa, F.

W. Howe, 8. Ottawa, R. J. Simpson, 9 (R.

Hutchison subbing for Simpson) Kideau, G. Hay, 5. Pakenham, I. F. Smith, 10; Pak enhatn, A.

E. Wilson, 4. Morrisburg. F. S.

Broder, Ottawa, L. H. Davis, Si MANUEL CUP. On Ottawa Ice. Ottawa, T.

D. Finn. 14; Rideau, Dr. li. s.

h. Barton, Metcalfe. J. A Waddell, 14 Renfrew, J. F.

Burwell, 6. Seigniory Club, H. L. Furst, 12 Metcalfe, 3. F.

Rowan, 3. Rideau. V. Meek. 11; Ottawa, V.

3. MacGowan, 3. Victor Loan Continued from Page One. Mclntyre Porcupine Mines subscribed $2,000,000 and Trans- port Minister Cardin announced that the National Harbors Board had subscribed $1,000,000. Other subscriptions reported overnight were: Fidelity Insurance Co.

of Canada, N. M. Pat erson Fort William, Pigeon Timber Fort William, $115,000. Investments In Victory Bonds totalling close to $2,000,000 have been made by the Province of Manitoba, City of Winnipeg, and affiliated organizations of both bodies, the Loan Committee said. U.S.

Firms Aid Drive. Purchases of bonds as a ges ture of support by American companies reported during the Victory Loan campaign to date include: The New York Life Insurance Jersey Insurance Co. of New York, Pa cifie Fire Insurance Co. and Bank ers and Shippers Insurance $10,000 each, subscribed through their. Canadian agents, Messrs.

Shaw and Begg, Toronto; and the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, Washington, D.C., $25,000. War Leaders Concluded en Pag 14, CoL (There have been reports that one of the decisions before the War Council is whether to send major Australian forces to help hold Java or to hold all available troops foe a fight on the home shores.) "The fact Is well known in the Herald said, "that Australia is destined to become a gigantic base for the Allied coun ter offensive unless Japan can forestall such action." Many observers regard the next tnree months as Australia's hour of crisis after which', the Herald said, "powerful help assembling ior us snouia turn the The Melbourne Herald quoted a highly qualified American observer back from Singapore as telling the Australian War Cabinet that he thinks Japan's next move against Australia may not be invasion but a powerful bombing probably from a northern base or bases, with the object of rendering ineffective such war production centres as Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne. Major Stan' Stanyar Bereaved of Child Many friends will sympathize withMajor and Mrs. S. B.

Stanyar, of 40 Broadway avenue, whose only child, 16-1nonths-pld Peter Kirk, died at the Civic Hospital today after an illness of a week's duration. The body is resting at the parlors of McEvoy Brothers, 235 Kent street, from where the funeral will be held today at 3.45 p.m. to Blessed Sacrament Church, for service at 4 o'clock, thence to Notre Dame vault Mrs. Stanyar was bereaved last May when her brother, Flying juicer reier w. i-oennan, was killed overseas with the R.C.A.F.

Their little son had been named after her airman-brother. 42nd Anniversary Of Paardeberg Observed rjere The South African monu ment and the gun of the famous Battery on Confederation Square were bedecked with Union Jacks this morning as -the South African Veterans' Association observed the 42nd anniversary of the Battle of Paardeberg. There were about 42 present for the ceremony of plac-' ing the traditional at the base of the monument which was performed by Miss Marjorie Cook. Fred W. Addy, president of the' association, was in charge and a brief address was given by Brig.

Gen. C. F. Winter, past president The Last Post was sounded by Drum Major C. A.

Day, MM. Others present were Major G. H. JC Collins, Major D. L.

McKeand, M.C.; Major General Henri Panet and Colonel G. Jennings. 1 City workers had cleared a square around the monument, and City Constable John Mc- Mullen assisted Miss Cook in placing the wreath. Would Modify Lighting Regulations Application to have the wartime outside lighting regulations in the Federal District area modified or lifted is now in the hands of the Federal A.R.P. authorities for consideration, it was stated this morning.

The application was made by a committee comprising a Lewis and heads of the various'- municipalities In the Federal District Area and the decision will likely rest with Dr. R. J. Manion, chief A.R.P. warden for Canada, and the Government Mayor Lewis received a letter from the Retail Merchants'.

Association of Canada asking him to suggest to the civic authorities in Ottawa to refrain from enforcing we regulations pending the adop tion of amendments made by the Ontario Attorney General to the Minister of Pensions and National Health. The letter stated the Attorney General had made recommenda tions for certain exemptions in the. lighting regulations for the province. Since these recom mendations do not Include the Federal District area, the association was seeking 'similar action to be taken by civic authorities here. War Board Continued from Page One.

-Under the regulations, the farmer can name his own price when selling livestock to pack ing houses or dealers and his costs are controlled by the ceiling only when he sells directly to the consumer. Packing house, dealers and re tail butchers must sell meat under their established ceiling, after buying it on an uncontrolled producer market Squeezed between rising pro ducer charges and the fixed dealer ceiling, the meat trade. The Jour nal was told, has had the choice of 'either operating frequently at a loss or evading the price control regulations. Because of that situation, merous Inquiries" as to "why meat prices have been have reached the W.T.P.T.B.'s Price En forcement office. Another official at the Prices Board said the meat situation had been causing a lot of trouble, and intimated that a general review of the structure of the ceiling might come about Jap Invasion Continued from Page One.

Gen. Heln Ter Poorten. Com' mander-ln -Chief of The Nether lanas cast Indies forces, in a broadcast last night to Dutch, United Nations and Netherlands Indies native troops, welcomed American, British and Australian troops who, he revealed, are now nere In many Tight like wild cats! rifht like hell!" he urged the soldiers, drawn irom au over the world. Welcoming Americans. Britons and Australians, he said: your gallant record in history for fighting.

I know I can rely on you Americans. Austra lians and Britons to fight equally gallantly now alongside our Dutch. The situation is serious. There no reason for light hearted optimism. But certainly there is none for pessimism.

The enemy, at the end of lone lines of communication, is desperately seeking food and oil. Nowhere has the Japanese 'new order succeeded in getting the products it so badly 'needs. Everywhere the Japanese go hungry amid smoking ruins." FINED IN COURT. For selling a quantity of sugar on Sunday. Julia Solomon, sax Dalhousie street, was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate Strike this morning.

The charge was laid under alii old law, the Consolidated Statutes of Upper Canada, providing for the preservation of Sunday as a sacred day. HULL RADIO LICENSES. Number of radio licenses issued in Hull in 1942 was 5,662. and 700 more than were issued for 1941, aimon uuguay, radio license issuer, stated Friday. In Hull county, 3,032 licenses' were sold to operators of radio receiving sets.

ana mat ngure exceeds that of 1941 by 400. CHARGED IN HULL COURT. Roger Gervais, of Hull, chareed with converting $40 worth of dod bottles belonging to a beverage company to his own use, appeared in huh Magistrate Court Friday. and was remanded one week for preliminary hearing. He was not- asked to plead.

Japanese THE OTTAWA JOURNAL' miDA FEBRUARY 27, sSDNJC yyi ft, TlitT TRADES MOSTLY A WITH INDIA jHLfrCifoAk rtCgflTO RRITAlNrrifYNxXvr fcff i JJ itffff JV itfMZ XSbaSkm -Jul (WMWc InUM I kCpL6MoOTr JS-NCki Mejortiw -t St 1 "fnc. RtteruMtg skies carry HijSs ml n4 erher vittl MAI AVA en eta rte inte Mim fS 7 i ft Um fMM Mf MiM Tokyo raiders have attacked the Andim an-Islands, 400 nuies irom me up oi.inaia. STARTS "DANDY FIRES' PO. W. H.

BALDWIN, of Ottawa, who was in an R.C.A.F. bomber squadron which pasted where the Hun battleship Gneisenau is drydocked. PO. Baldwin was only recently promoted from sergeant observer. Ottawa Pilot Continued from Pare One.

commissioned a few weeks ago, was navigator in the first Canadian machineto return to base and told of hard trip over the sea with bad Icing conditions. "By climbing to 14.000 feet we ran clear of the bad weather and clear moonlight showed us the way right to our he said. "Everything was frozen over. "Thero was a heavy ring of guns around Kiel and we had to weave our way in. We dropped our bombs all in one stick but it was quite difficult to see' the results' because were to many flashes from the guns on the ground and the glare of so many However, we did leave some dandy fires Another machine had in its crew PO, Tim Jones, of Stratford.

Ont, navigator; Flt-Sgt. Lloyd Higginson. Montreal, first pilot; Flt-Sgt W. B. lizard, St Lambert, second pilot; Flt-Sgt E.

T. McGill, Winnipeg, wireless operator and air gunner, and Flt-Sgt J. R. Morrison, of Winnipeg, rear gunner. Jones said that we dropped our bombs in the dock area there were great "green and red Morrison added: "We left behind a very big red glow." The raid was the second on Kiel in as many nights.

Three 'planes were lost Fit Sgi W. B. Kay'ser, of South Porcupine, Ont, and Sgt A. J. Francis, of Saskatoon, members of the crew of another bomber.

said they bombed from 9,000 feet and saw two huge flashes. Two' British rVilnmVilan. PT rt P. Locke, of Okanagan Val ley, and Sgt J. W.

Sanderson, of Vernon, rode in a fourth machine. Locke, at the controls of the plane, had difficulty returning to base after one of his engines cut over the North Sea, but he nursed tne aircraft along in the words of Sanderson, made a 'Vizard uiner Canadians who told of the fires the bombers left behind included PO. F. Gerty, of Abbotsford, B.C.; Fit. Sgt.

J. M. Broddy of Toronto; Fit. Sgt. L.

ianey, of Armstrong, B.C.; PO. J. V. Watts, Hamilton, Ont; Sgt F. Falkoskl.

Fairy Glenn. Sgt Clarjem, Mpntreal; Sgt E. Ellison; Saskatoon; Fit. Sgt. H.

P. Peterson, Calgary; Fit Sgt J. G. Leclaire. Montreal, and Sgt G.

Hayes, Toronto. Traffic Court For obstructing traffic, Burton Richardson, 81 Somerset street west $3 and costs. V.V trt Bomb Approaches A mis was tne nrst attack on Ganadian Flyers With Capital Make Safe Landing After. Collision 10,000 Feet Up WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCER SOMEWHERE ENGLAND, Feb. 27.

CP) Pluck is spelled with a capital in the Royal Canadian Air Force. The casual and simple admission that was nervous" was the only reaction of Sgt. Pilot Rae Macklem, of Fort Frances, Ont, to a freak mid-air collision that might have cost him his life and that of his flight commander, Fit Lt Fred Kelly, of Toronto. Hurri-bombers piloted by, the airmen collided 10,000 feet up during a practice flight over the air drome. The propeller of Kelly's machine knocked off the hood over Macklem's cockpit nicked the collar of his Mae West and chewed pieces from the wing, fuselage and tail-plane of the aircraft Kelly lost his propeller.

Sqdn. Ldr. Bob Morrow, of Toronto, the squadron commander, saw the crash from the ground and shouted Instructions to the pair over the radio telephone to bail out. He didn't know until both flyers had landed safely that they hadn't heard him their R. T's were damaged.

Veterans of chimney high bombing raids over factories in Northern France, the two discussed the crash with the Indifference of tired business men after a trying day. Kelly sat at the COs desk in the bare dispersal hut puffing quietly at a cigarette. Macklem, hands behind his back, leaned against the door. His field Mrs. D.

Bereaved of Father-Friends of Mrs. Di L. Burgess, 170 Fourth avenue, will learn with regret' of the death in Prince Albert on Wednesday, of her father, William Dowllng. He was 82, and had been ill in. hospital for a long lime.

He tptat his early life in Park Hilt Ont, leaving to go to Battle-ford. In 1879. He was a homesteader at Fish Creek during the Rlel Rebellion, and the Battle of Fish Creek was fought near hit homestead, He was a farmer all bis life, and until his illness had been in robust health. He was an elder in the United Church there. surviving are a son, George Dowung, of Macdowall, uiree oaugniers, jars.

D. L. Burgess, Ottawa; Mrs. George Winter, of Tyner, Sask, and Mrs. V.

Jones, oi ii eisco ix, uregon. Lpeny Canadian Pastor U.S. Citizenship NORTHAMPTON, Teh, Z7. ev. Frederick H.

Thompson, 37-year-old Canadian, pastor of the Easthampton Congregational cnurch, was denied United States citizenship today in a naturalize tion session of Superior Court after he told the court he was a con scientious objector. In denying the minister citizenship, Judge J. Arthur Baker said: "We have enough trouble in this country today with Fifth Column ists, agitators and conscientious objectors without taking on any more citizens who are conscientious a native of Nova Scotia, said that his position as minister of the gospel did not "permit me to preach one thing and da the YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY. Caught in the act of robbing premises at the Hardy Arcade, 130 Sparks street at 1 ajn. on last Friday, Fernand Farlette, 18, of 82 Waller street' pleaded guilty this morning, before Magistrate Strike to three charges of breaking and entering.

He was remanded until next Friday for sen- tence. i i to India ir miles from Rangoon and 800 Indian territory. Show Pluck in Death Escape service cap was cocked on the side of his head. The Hurri-bombers were doing more than 300 an hour when Macklem came up under Kelly, and the first thing Macklem noticed was Kelly's propeller hitting his perspex, the transparent cock pit hood. "The perspex disappeared' Macklem related.

"I was nervous and ducked when the "prop' hit I tnought I was for It but we sep arated." Macklem fell 8,000 feet before he was able to regain control of his machine and. pull out of the spin. He thought of bailing out but decided not to. Fit Lt Norm Bretz, of Toronto, a flight commander with' Kelly, said Macklem was so cool he even took a precautionary run over the airdrome before making an almost perfect landing with a machine hardly fit to fly. He touched the ground at 120 miles an hour be cause it was only at a high speed mat nis aircraft flew decently.

Kelly, in his propellerless ma chine, glided downward and land ed with his wheels up at 80 miles an hour in a field near an army camp, ne nosed over but steDoed from the Hurri-bomber without a scratch. A WBllr kura. Ik. machine with my helmet and par acnuie Kelly said, "an arm chap ran up and yelled. 'Hey.

sir. youve icri your engine running'." miuii iiiiu inucn aiuerence. There was less than a foot of each of the three propeller blades left Alfack Andaman Continued from Page One. (Authorities in London said it was possible the Japanese had an aircraft carrier in the Bay of Ben gal, and that Port Blair was at tacked by carrier-borne 'planes. was Believed more likely, how ever, that the raiders eame from MerguL Japanese-occuDied air.

base on the coast of Burma, 400 miies to tne east) Railway Severed. Despatches from Burma indi cated that the railroad running from Rangoon to Mandalay had been severed by the Japanese, but mat contact was being maintained oy an alternate route. Newspapermen were moved re cently from Rangoon to Mandalav and only the official Government statement broadcast over the surma radio or released in -Lnn don by the Ministry of Informa. tion under a Rangoon dateline, has been available from the Burma capital this week. American lend-lease material consigned to China was largely savea Derore tne Japanese ad vanced across the SitUng river, but much of it was diverted to British and forces fighting in Burma.

All stores and vehicles useful to the enemv mm destroyed in the Rangoon area. WOULD SHOOT SLACKERS. LEWES, England, Feb. 21. KT) A suggestion that slackers- be hot was made today by Vlce-Ad-miral Sir Gerald Dickens in a war.

ships week- address here. Speak ing in the absence of A V. Alex ander, First Lord of the Admiralty, who was the scheduled speaker, Admiral Dickens warned that Britain could lose the war unless everyone pulled his weight VETERAN SENTENCED. Private Harry UttleJohn. 44.

of Gravenhurst, member of the Veterans' Guard, was sentenced to the time he had already spent in jail three days when he was arraigned before Magistrate Strike this morning for stealing a watch and chain from Oswald Scharf. of Raymond street. Greer Garson Ops Loan Flag With James Melton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and some 3,000 Otta-wans looking on, Greer Garson today raised the Victory Loan Indicator on the island below Con-naught Place another $510,500. carrying the campaign total to $28,053,500. Today was the first time since the Loan opened that Ottawa's la-vestment shewed an increase.

Slowly the dally total had slumped from better than Sl.tOO.eoe at the opening to under Thursday. Mr. Melton, Miss Garson and Sir Cedric, introduced by Gordon Gale, all spoke in support of Loan. Mr. Melton said unity of the United Nations meant individual effort to full capacity and more in men, money and material.

Sir Cedric declared the "terrible end grim days" would not be end ed until total effort and total sacrifice made up the purchase price of victory. "Come on Canada Come on Ottawa Buy more Victory called Miss Garson as she raised the flag, now flying high near the top of Ottawa's Victory Indicator. Ted Up' Teaching Joined Air Force Is Still Teaching A ROYAL AIR TORCE STA TION SOMEWHERE IN ENG LAND, Feb. 27. Cf Fit.

Sgt Russell (Rusty) Bragg, of. Calgary, just can't get away from this busi ness of teaching. In 1937 he got "fed up teaching little boys and girls in a rural Alberta school" and transferred his talents to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Now, an airport hangar is his and -his pupils are aircraftmen from all parts of Canada. "They're a fine bunch, too, even If tney are rude to the old profes sor once in a he said, tilt ing his chair against the wall in his bare, two-by-four office.

Bragg, 27, is flight sergeant (n the flight commanded by Flt-Lt Gene (Jeep) Neat of Quebec City. The squadron flies Spitfire fight ers and Bragg looks after some aspects of organization and oner ations, and generally supervises the servicing of the His opposite number In the flight led by Flt-Lt Bud Connell, of Nipawin. Is Flt-Sgt Cliff Fisher, of Wadena, who was away on leave and whose duties were being filled by Sgt Bob Fair, of Montreal and Black Caoe, Que. Corporals In charge of flight sections of the squadron are Carl Redderhouse, London, Ont; Paul Turf eon, Ottawa, and J. Costello, saint John.

NJ. CpL Ernie Mil ler, of Quebec City, is In charge of wireless equipment in one flight and CpL Len Burrow, of Ottawa, and Sgt Gordon Ander son, of Calgary, are Instrument makers. Sgt. Alex C. Hunter, of Wlnni peg, is in charge of armament and fellow sergeants are Lionel Kay, of Montreal: Jim Cobum.

Edmonton; Earl White, Saint John, Doug Bamford, Prince Rupert, B.C.; Bill Gunn, Windsor, Ont, and Jack Moffat, Renins. LAC Howard Kaplnsky, of Ottawa, is a storekeeper. Bragg and Fisher are In charge of groups of fitters, riggers, armor ers. Instrument makers and electricians. Some of the men under their wing are Cpls.

Sam Lapoin, Vancouver; George Mellen. Montreal: John Alexander, Toronto, and Wilf Bowen, Winnipeg. Leading Aircraftmen Cletis Malone. Montreal; Tom Brown, Amherst N.S.; Harold Davenport Saskatoon: Fred Murphy, St Thomas. Ont; ai Keitn, cranby, George Tyler, Calgary; E.

J. Polrier. Mi- mico, Ont; Nelson Perciral, Pem broke, Ont: T. Murray. Montreal: George Lacy.

Toronto; Buck Fras-er, Campbellford. and John CaWer. Springhill, N.S. YOUTH SENTENCED. Reducing the charge of theft of an automobile to one of taklne a car without the owner's permis sion.

Magistrate strike this morning sentenced Marcll Larche. 18. of 302 1-2 Water street to two months in jail, dating from his arrest on January 17. Larche stole an automobile from Wellville Lockwick, 49 Argyle avenue, and took it to Cobourg, Ont, where he served a month In Jail for trying to siphon gasoline from another car. DIVORCE IS GRANTED.

Decree nisi was cranted Ira Waldron in a divorce cti-n heard by Mr. Justice Plaxton this morning in which- Ruth Dacmar Wal dron and Vernon Aubichon were named as defendants. C. E. S.

Wolfe appeared for the plaintiff. PARKS JOHNSO.f and WALLY BUTTERWORTH, famous radio interviewers, who are in Ottawa over the week-end to conduct one oi tneir regular Vox Pop programs from No. 3 Service Flying Training School at Uplands on Monday with six lads from the station on the sending side. Mrs. Fripp, Widow of Senator, Dies at Home Here Clementine a well known Tesident of Ottawa, and widow of Senator Alfred E.

Fripp, died Thursday night at her home. 482 Wilbrod street after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Fripp will be remembered for the active part she took in Women's Conservative circles here while her husband was a member of the House and of the Senate. Senator Fripp died in A keen, golfer, Mrs.

Fripp was a former member of the Royal Ot tawa Golf Club. She also was curling enthusiast and was one of the pioneers in popularizing the sport for women in the Capital. The tormer Clementine BelL she was born in Newburgh, Ont, daughter of the late Andrew W. Bell and Jane Anderson Gibb. She was educated at Ville-Marie Con vent Montreal, and Bishop Strach an School.

Toronto. She lived for many years In Carleton Place. After her marriage, she came to Ottawa and had been a resident the Capital for 47 years. Mrs. Fripp was a member of the I.O.D.E., and a former board member of the Victorian Order of Nurses.

Recently she was elected honorary vice-president Of the Ot tawa Women's -Conservative As sociation. An Anglican, she at tended Christ Church Cathedral. She is survived by one daugh ter, Miss Freda Fripp. -of 462 Wil brod street and a sister, Miss Jean Bell, of Carleton Place. A niece, Mrs.

Gerald S. Rutherford, of Win nipeg, also survives. The funeral service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, at 2.30 bjn: Burial will take place in Beechwood cemetery: Vox Pop Team Arrives With IBrenda Nobody knows what's cooking at a vox Fop show. They may give away sleeveless raccoon coats or bromos if they are in the mood. But what is going to happen to Brenda on Monday night at the Upland show? Parks Johnson, one half of the Butterworth-Johnson team, stepped off the train this morning with a life-sized colored card-board replica of Brenda Marshall, star oi captain of the Clouds, under nis arm.

He seemed very attached to her and refused to let her be carried by a red cap and when asked what she was up to replied it's a secret Customers at the Chateau were startled when Parks Johnson, carried his girl-friend across the lobby. Bill Bevina. announcer for the tricky program, does all the shop ping ior tne screwy guts and admits that a god Imagination helns. Mrs. Johnson takes time off from her rummy to assist in the shoD.

ping. So far, Brenda Is the only sur prise package but there will be some fancy shopping in Ottawa over the week-end when the fun- provokers get loose in the shops. Dr. Prdtt Lecturing At Convent Tonight Dn E. j.

Pratt of the' Univer sity of Toronto, will deliver the third in a series of lectures on Christian culture at 8.30 this evening at Notre Dame Convent on Gloucester street. The lee tures are sponsored by the stu. dents ot Notre Dame Colleee. un der the patronage of Archbishop Vachon. Dr.

Pratt is a welj-known poet and president of the loronto branch, of the Canadian Authors' Association. Navy Min ister Macdonald will be the chair man. During the noon hour the unit was stationed in front of the Chateau Laurier, where passers-by were served tea, coffee and French buns (croissants and brioches) in aid of the Free French forces. Mrs. Gustave Sau-vant wife of the president of the local Free French committee, Madame F.

G. Gllbert-Berthiez (France) and Melle. Blanche Boette (France) in the uniform of the (Eclaireuses) French Girl Guides were in charge of the kitchen. On Saturday and- Monday the kitchen will tour the city again," driven by. transport drivers Gibson, Crerar (Mrs.

H. D. and La nee -Corporal Minnes (Mrs. J. F.

Minnei)-, Free French Mobile Kitchen Makes Hit in Ottawa General de Gaulle's krmed forces will soon be served food and hot coffee' from "La Jean- first mobile kitchen unit to be presented to them from Canada. La Jeannette" made its appearance in Ottawa today on its way overseas from Winnipeg where the unit had been presented by the Patriotic Salvage Corps to the St Boniface Branch of the Free French in Canada. The huge, khaki-colored rolllns kitchen, complete with built-in equipment stoves and radio, was driven through the city Friday by members of the Red Cross Transport Corps, Driver Gibson (Mrs. Colin Gibson) at the wheel and Driver J. C.

Osborne at her side. VOX POP TEAM HERE rr 1 Four Ottawa Flyers 1" Received Wings Af Training Schools 1 Fifteen Ontario airmen. Including four from Ottawa, received their pilots' wings at three Royal Canadian Air Force graduation? ceremonies held at Rockcliffef Hagersville and. Summerside, Prince Edward Island, this afternoon. At the 1 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, the following Ottawa lads graduated as full-fledged airmen: P.

Gam mon, son of Mr. and Mrs." A. O. Gammon, 30 Lambton road; G. Heatherington, of Richardson, avenue.

Wood roll and L. LSmith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.

Smith, 68 Helena street Other Ontario graduates included G.Broadley and J. W. Cowling. Peterborough; R.A.Ellis,' Maxville; B. F.

Hallidav, West Hill; F. W. Yackman, Sud bury. At the No. 0 S.F.T.S.

at Summer side, P.E.I., W. D. Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

Graves. LS? Hopewell avenue, was presented with his pilot's wings by Group Capt E. G. Fullerton, officer commanding the school. Other Ontario graduates were Ellis Aug ustine.

Port Col borne; W. H. Car ter, Xapuskasing; Ernest Baker, London; W. W. R.

Hocken, Toronto; D. E. Morrison, Kemptville, and W. A Pearce. Woodstock.

At Rockcliffe Air SUUonWing Commander J. L. Hurley, com mending officer, presented wings to the first class of graduates' from the recently formed- Con version Training School. Included in -this class were graduates from 13 different states in the United States, also others from Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Youths Are Accused Of Beating Foreman Arrested on charges of assault causing bodily harm, Rheal Ville-neuve, 19, of 100 Russell road, and Lucien Morin, 20, of 22 Chapel street were released on 150 bail each Thursday evening, set by Crown Attorney Raoul Mercier, to appear in' County Court Thursday morning- The youths "are charged in connection -with, the assault of John G.

McGuire, Archibald street City a foreman at the Ottawa Car and Aircraft? at Uplands, in front of. his home shortly after midnight Monday. According to Provincial Constable George Chisholm, who is conducting investigation into the affair, McGuire was returning home from work when he was set Lupon by Villeneuve and suffering a badly battered face to beating thent off. McGuire is still confined to the Civic Hospital with severe la juries his face. Hold Canadian Continued from Page One.

Moore- was recognized in the town of Rldgehill by Police Sergeant Victor Potter, who was on traffic duty with four constables. Moore approached them to inquire the way to St Albans. Police said a murder charge will be laid against him. On all roads at every few hun dred yards police and troops halt ed cars, demanding identity cards and producing pictures of Moore, who on Feb: escaped from detention where he was held on charges of forging cheques. After his escape it was discovered a 22 calibre revolver and 700 rounds of ammunition were missing.

Three hundred rounds ot slmi iar ammunition were found after yesterday's The house in which the slaying took place had long been" vacant Avis had only started to walk into the hall when two slugs hit him, one in the head, the other in the heart He" died immediately. From the darkened hallway a man in civilian clothes raced out and Fuller began to flee down the garden walk. The man caught up with him and fired a shot through the head of the bewild ered policeman, who was un armed. An entire, battalion, inchidinc the colonel and all officers, was called out to aid the police who. inrougn an inspector, expressed their gratitude to the Canadian Army (In London the stonr of the slaying and the 'progress af the.

search was splashed on all front pages.) Fined for Breaking Barbers' Regulations Pleading guilty to an infraction of the barbers' regulations under the Industrial Standards Act, Joseph Carriere. 43, proprietor of the barber shop at the Lord Elgin Hotel, was fined $23 and costs by Magistrate Strike this morning. Assistant Crown At torney Madden stated that for the half-holiday on Wednesday after noons the barbers had an agree ment that one barber could keep the shop open in hotels to attend to registered guests. Mr. Madden said Carriere had two men on duty on the Wednesday afternoon of January 21 and gave haircuts to other than hotel guests.

Carriere was represented by Harry Sigler. FIRE IN STORE BASEMENT. Damage which might extend to $1,000 was caused this morning when fire broke out in a heap of rubbish in the basement under two stores at 174 and 178 Rideau stree at 10.43 today. -The stores affected were the grocery shop of A. L.

Pinard and the Chagnon Music Shop. The fire broke out in the rubbish whkh lay under a chute which passes down through the centre wall of the building from the third floor-The damage was caused mostly to the stock in the stores by smoke and some water..