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THE VANCOUVER DAILY PROVINCE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1944 Page Eleven PAUL TRIQUET, V.C., COMES HOME More Men Lost in 5-Day Italy Assault Than in Sicily Drive (By Canadian Press.) MONTREAL, March Paul Triquet, Cabano, who has arrived here by plane from Italy and England, said in a a press conference that "the Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec lost more men during the five days spent attacking and holding Casa Berardi last December than during the whole Sicilian campaign." The French-Canadian, officer who was awarded the Victoria the British Empire can bestow. Cross for his part during the Bat- He saw the Canadian high comtle for Casa Berardi was greeted mission and an assortment of Minister Ralston, his brigadiers and colonels. He drove by and and at breakneck speed over 80 miles Defense wife, family, high army officials, as he stepped down of winding English roads to colfrom the plane that flew to Dor- lect his best suit. in He ate lunch in 20 minutes flat val from Prestwick, Scotland, and dinner in 13. He even got his 13 hours.

Fully recovered from a wound greatcoat pressed. received while on a training exer- SWIFT TRIP. cise in Italy, he will go to Quebec As dusk fell over 1 London, he for a civic reception held in his made swift blacked automobile trip honor. through the out streets to catch a train. But he never did manage to buy the shirt -he just didn't have time.

For the investiture, Major Triquet had one hour's notice and he was 40 miles from the palace when the notice came. At two minutes to four he drove up to a storage depot 90 minutes from London to collect the excess kit he had left there before sailing for Italy. The officer on duty greeted him with six words: "The King wants to see you." Major Triquet replied in one, "Oh!" The phone rang from London. Major Triquet answered. His instructions were to be at the palace at 5 o'clock.

The major took off his his forehead. khaki "Gee beret and wiped whiz," he said. he grinned and said, "Let's go." FIVE MINUTES LATE. The driver got him there by 5:05. In a quiet room on the ground floor of the palace the medal square inch of ribpinned, the simple bronze bon on the 33-year-old Canadian officer's chest.

The King wore khaki serge during the interview. Triquet wore the same suit of battle dress he had worn when he boarded a plane at Naples. But there was no better looking soldier in London than the trim little major with the easy, quick flashing smile, the neatly clipped moustache and the friendly blush. By the time the investiture was over, the major had forgotten all about the new shirt. Whether Canada's second V.C.

of this war finds time to buy another shirt or not, he is the kind of man Canada would like. It is standard journalistic practice to say heroes are modest, but the description would fit Triquet even if he were not a hero. Asked what he wanted do next, Triquet said, "I want to return to my regiment wherever it may be." He was asked about his postwar plans. "I want to stay in the army," be said. I have been a professional soldier since I was 17.

The professional army has been good to me and I think it has proved its value to Canada." SHOPS repeat Spring performance "THE BIG THREE" SUIT 15.95 SLACKS SPORT 6.95 YoU may match three garments you may contrast them as you please. Their fabric gabardine make them right practical for offices munition plants course the skirt jacket combination excellent suit for 'round wear any place. Their shades both colorful and purposeful. Cruise Green Enamel Blue Red Beige KNOCKING OUT NAZIS WALES ENGLAND! HOLLAND LONDON GERMANY Calais BELGIUM PARIS A Reims Brest Chartres A Vannes A Chateaudun Tours A Dijon St Nazaire? Nantes La Rochelle FRANCE Bay of Biscay Bordeaux Cazaux Of Monte De Rhone Biarritz Marsan' Toulon Marseille 100 Bombed Monday STATUTE MILES Bombed SPAINS Tuesday Elimination of enemy air. opposition to the Allied invasion has been the main objective of the bomber offensive since last July.

Repeated raids have been made on aircraft plants, made necessary by the recuperative powers of German industry, and on enemy airdromes where many planes have been destroyed on the ground. Within the last few days R.A.F. Mosquitoes have bombed Chartres (twice), Biarritz, Cazaux, La Rochelle, Tours and Mont De Marsan. W. J.

BENNETT ARRIVES IN CITY St. John Ambulance Chief Here for Annual Inspection It was when he tried to aid the victim of a drowning accident and found he didn't know how, that W. J. Bennett of Ottawa, director of ambulance and commandery commissioner of the Order of St. John in Canada, originally became interested in first aid.

Mr. Bennett, who arrived in Vancouver from Victoria this morning, and faces a heavy itinerary here before going to interior cities, has been active in first aid work ever since. This is Mr. Bennett's second visit to the Pacific Coast and he speaks highly of the "very fine work" of the Victoria Corps which, with the Victoria Women's Ambulance Corps, he inspected Tuesday night. WORK WITH A.

R. P. "Very definite" work in connection with A. R. P.

training is being continued in all Canadian districts still designated as vulnerable by the Federal Government. These include B. the Maritimes, most of Quebec and four border cities in Ontario. In other provinces work continues in connection with regular civilian defense. A.R.P.

personnel is trained in first aid, he explains, to attend to minor injuries, brigade personnel attending to major cases. All instruction in home nursing is now given by trained nurses, he says, and this has brought about closer collaboration between the nursing profession and the St. John organization than ever before. REVIEWS SERVICE. During 1943 alone the V.

N. A. (Volunteer Nursing Aides) made the outstanding contribution of 24,000 volunteer nursing hours in overcrowded institutions. During two years they have contributed the equivalent of 20 years' service in this way. In pre-war days the organization trained an average of 40,000 people yearly, In 1943 this number reached 118,000, and in 1944 it is expected to reach 125,000 to 130,000.

In 1943, it is pointed out, the St. John Ambulance Brigade in B. C. looked after 1495 separate cases, handled by some 2000 personnel. LOCAL PROGRAM.

Mr. Bennett, who is registered at Hotel Vancouver, will meet members of the executives of the lower mainland centres of the association at 8 tonight, at St. John Hall, 710 Davie. On Thursday, at 8 p.m., he will hold the annual inspection of the New Westminster corps and of the Stolen Registration Slips Used for Gas Three more auto identification slips were reported stolen from parked cars on Tuesday. Police say these slips are being used by thieves to procure gasoline ration books.

A number have been stolen during the past week. Those reported stolen were from A. Kizuin, 880 East Georgia, K. Waters, 138 West Fifth, and B. Snelgrove, 2495 Point Grey road.

Mrs. Hannah S. Moore Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Selina Moore, 85, of 1401 Delta, were held today in Hamilton's Chapel, Mr. A.

Turrell officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Moore was born in Eng. land and had lived in Vancouver 31 years.

Surviving is a son, John Henry Moore. OBITUARY Ernest William Burrage Last rites for Ernest William Burrage, 72, of 3221 West Eleventh, who died on Monday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Simmons McBride Chapel, Rev. W. E.

Galloway officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Born lu St. Thomas, Mr. Burrage had lived in Vancouver six years.

For 45 years he was employed engineer with the C.P.R., retiring in 1937. He was a member of the C.P.R. Pioneers' Association and Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Pte. Fred Burrage, 1 New Westminster, Tank Regiment, overseas; Leonard, Wasington, D.C., and a sister, Mrs.

W. Vickery, Calgary. Seth M. B. Smith Funeral services for Seth Merrit Briggs Smith, 64, of 5511 Dundee street, who died Sunday, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m.

in Mount Pleasant Chapel, Rev. ment will be in Mountain View J. W. Smith officiating. InterCemetery.

Mr. Smith was born in Ontario and had lived in Vancouver for 19 years. He was a retired boilermaker for Dominion Bridge and a member of the Boilermakers' Union Lodge No. 1. Surviving are his wife, one son, Calder two daughters, Mrs.

F. Montgomery of Seattle, Mrs. C. D. McGhan of Clinton, one brother, L.

C. Smith of Evansburg, also nine grandchildren. Mrs. Parker Behie tribute to Elizabeth Behie, weste: of Parker Behie of 1100 Seventh, who died Sunday, were held Tuesday in Mount Pleasant Chapel, Rev. A.

Miller officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Born in Port Essington, B.C., Mrs. Behie had lived in Vancouver for 35 years. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Darrell McKenzie; three sisters, Mrs.

A. Christian, Vancouver; Mrs. Schroeder of Bremerton, Mrs. Brown of Portland, and one brother, F. Madden of Ketchikan.

Elizabeth Buckle Final to Elizabeth Buckle, Albert Buckle, 3578 East Twenty-eighth, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Mount Pleasant Chapel, Rev. James Hyde officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs.

Buckle was born in England and had lived in Vancouver 45 years. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Tom, Fred and William; two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Murray and Mrs.

R. J. Esplen; 15 grandchildren and 11 great children. Marion Ayton Final tribute to Marion Ayton, 58, wife of Charles Ayton, of 4531 John street, will be paid Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Home Chapel, Rev.

A. J. Williams officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Born in England, Mrs.

Ayton had lived in Vancouver for 32 years. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. C. Griffiths, Vancouver; Mrs. C.

Mertz, Clarksville, two sons, Charles and Thomas, both of Vancouver; and two grand- children. Axel Wilhelm Peterson Last rites for Wilhelm Peterson, 14 easel Cordova, were held recently in Bell Chapel. Rev. David W. Larson officiating.

Born in Vingaker, Sweden, Mr. Peterson came to the U.S. in 1907 and to Vancouver in 1910, where he was employed first with the Morgan Tailoring Company. In 1920 Mr. Peterson opened his own tailoring business on Cordova street, where he continued until a few months ago.

He was also a member of the Swedish Society Svea and a past member of the Vasa Lodge. The Royal Society of St. George, Vancouver branch, will meet in the Vancouver Daily Province auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday. HICK'S' Complete Kitchen Garden Ideal collection for this year's Victory Gardener.

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P. HICK SONS, LIMITED ONTARIO Censors Doubt Talk Triquet Sends Army Office Into Dither (Special to The Daily Province.Y LONDON, March 29. The confusion Major Paul Triquet, V.C., threw into the ranks of the First Paratroop Division at Casa Berardi was only a gentle ripple compared to the chaos his return from Italy caused at Canadian military headquarters in London Mondadian military headquarters' vast department network went gloriously berserk. While one department was burning up telephone lines in a frantic attempt Triquet he had an appointment with the King at Buckingham Palace, another department was escorting him to Aldershot. Result: The King waited.

CONFUSION GROWS. While one department was instructing British censors not to permit publication of news that Triquet was on his way back to Canada, another department was telling the British press for publication that Triquet was leaving for Canada immediately. Result: Although Canadian correspondents writing from London were not allowed to reveal the V.C.'s destination at least one London paper carried the information in full. Finally, although the C.M. H.Q.'s large public relations department is supposed to maintain a liaison between the Canadian Army and Canadian news outlets, the first intimation any correspondent here received of Triquet's presence in London came 21 hours after his arrival, in the form of a private cable from a newspaper editor in Toronto.

Result: A growing conviction among newspapermen here that C.M.H.Q. really needs to complete its establishment is a special liaison branch to act as a liaison between the press and the press liaison branch. Notable Woman Writer Passes VENTURA, March 29. (AP) Zoe Kincaid Penlington, 66, writer and widow of the late British journalist, John Penlington, who represented Lord Northcliff in the Orient for many years, died in a hospital here after a short illness. Mrs.

Pendlington went to in 1905 and founded the Japan Magazine, the first to be published there in English. After her marriage to Penlington she helped him establish the Far East, a weekly English magazine of comment and review. She wrote a reference book on the Japanese theatre and was considered an authority. on that subject. She was born in Peterborough, Ontario, March 2, 1878.

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LONDON, March anything can happen to a new Victoria Cross winner on 1 the first day of his leave. But there's one thing he can't do -buy a new shirt. Major Paul Triquet, hero of Casa. about Berardi it and Monday. Ortona, found He saw the in a whirlwind surprise investiture inside the palace gates, where four years before he had stood as a regimental sergeant major, and received from His Majesty's hand the highest military honor Texas Man Is Father Of 30 Children, 19 Living HOUSTON, March 29.

-(AP)-Applying for a group insurance policy at the Brown Shipbuilding Company here, Ira Knapp disclosed he was the father of 30 children, 19 of whom are alive. His oldest child is 39 and the youngest is three. He has been married three times, and is in his fifties. West Vancouver Tag Day April 1 WEST VANCOUVER, March rehabilitation committee has received permission to hold a tag day here on April 1. Proceeds will help furnish rooms in newly acquired offices on Marine drive.

These furnishings will be purchased with the purpose of providing accommodation for troops returning from overseas. The Red Cross Corps is in charge of the administration of the tag day, assisted by other organizations interested in the welfare of returned men. Easter Blouse Frills! Prints! Stripes! Find the pick of Easter blouses here! Round-neck, bow-tie beauties, "neck-lace" blouses exquisite lingerie blouses, with frilled jabots, ruffles, tucks; in sheers, crepes, jerseys and piques. White, pastels, prints, stripes. a 1:88 to 3.98 SKIRTS Colorbright Spring skirts in wool, alpine and crepe, to wear with all your blouses or turn jackets into suits! Plaids, pastels, checks, in all the newest styles.

1:98 to 6:95 Cordell 413 W. HASTINGS ST. Royal City Women's Ambulance Corps. On Saturday he will inspect the ambulance, nursing and cadet divisions of the Vancouver corps, with local detachments of the Women's Ambulance Corps, at Seaforth Armory, at 8:30 p.m. Before returning east he will visit Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Trail, Nelson, Cranbrook, Kimberley and Fernie.

W. J. Bennett of Ottawa, director of ambulance and commandery commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade in Canada, who arrived in Vancouver this morning on an inspection tour. Mrs.

Ada Crump To School Post WEST VANCOUVER, March Ada Crump, Vancouver school trustee, was elected president of the Metropolitan Board of B.C. School Trustees Association, succeeding F. O. Canfield, New Westminster School Board, at a meeting held in the school auditorium. Mrs.

P. C. King, Richmond, was named vice-president, and Mrs. N. O.

Britton, West Vancouver, secretary -treas. urer. The executive is H. Smith, Richmond; F. O.

Canfield, New Westminster; J. Blackmore, Vancouver; and a member to be appointed from Burnaby. Mrs. Ada Crump announced a brief had been presented to the minister of education asking that the Pre-school Infant Classes Act be amended to permit children of three years of age being admitted instead of four as at present. The board sought full financial co-operation from the department, but was informed that a grant would be recognized for only teachers' salaries and not for equipment.

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