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mmmed and sunk a nazi sub-marine (November lOth). Hon. P. B. R. Du Tremblay
appointed Senator (November 20th). Death of lI. E. Mgl·. DecelIes, Bishop of St.
Hyacinthe (November 27th). The Mjnister of National War Services, Hon. L. R
Lal/èche, elected Member for Montrelli-Outremont (November 29th). Death of
Ml'. Henri Panet, Member for Rouville in the Legislative Assembly (December 7th).
Ml'. Albert de Niverville, commanding Officer of the 3rd Region of Aerial Training,
promoted to Vice-Ail' Marshall (December 12th). Sudden deatb of Bon. Georges
Parent, President of the Senate (Deeember 14th). Death of Ml'. Peter Bereovitch,
Member for Montreal-Cartier in thc House of Commons (December 27tb).
1943.-Brigadier Lefebvre, fonnerly Commander of the MilitaJ'Y District of Qucbec, appointed
Military Attaché at Moscow (.January 8th). An RC.A.F. plane sunk a nazi sub-marine
in Canadiall waters (January 8th). Dea·th of Ml'. Edgar Vézina, formerly Provincial
Auditor (Junual'Y 12th). Mrs. Elcanor Roosevelt, wife of the President of the United
States, spoke at tlle Montreal Forum in favor of the l1id to Russia campaign (Ja.nuary
19th). Conferenee between the Provinees of Quebee !lnd Ontario regarding 'the
exchange of hydrnulie power on the Outaouais Rivci' (.Janllary 22nd). Mr. Achille
Pettigrew appointed Judge of the Court of Sessions of the Pence at QlIcbec and MI'.
Eudore Boivin, Judge of the Magil;tm.te Court, Chicoutimi (.January 27th). Death
of Hon. J. L. Thisdel, Minister without porto-folio (February 9th). Sudden death of
Hon. Cléophas Bastien, Minister of Colonization (February 10th). Exhibition of do-
mcstic arts of the Province heId in Florida (February 20th). Messrll. l~douard Tellier
and Omer LegrfLnd appointed judges (February 25th). Adoption of a motion relative
to the return of Labrador to Provinee of Quebcc (March 24th). Deo.th of Mr. Eugène
Godbout, father of the Hall. Prime !VIinister (Mareil 26th). Strike of 3,000 cmployees
of the Montreal Tramways' Company (March 29th). Administration of the Fisherics
of Magdalen Islands transferred to the Provincc of Quebec (Mareh 31st). Separation
of the Department of Tracte und Commerce from the Department of Municipal Alfairs
(MILrch 31st). The Provincial Gove1'llment llCquired "le Moulin d~ Vincennes"
situated ut Beaumont (April Ist). 250 annive.rsary of the foundation of Quebec
Geneml Hospital (April 1st). 642 memhers of the Canadian Mercbant Marine dead
or missing since the beginning of the war, of which 179 were from Quebec (ApriI2nd).
Gran t of $1,000,000 to the Electric Engineering School of Laval University (Ml1Y 7th).
Convention at Quebee of the Municipal Finance OfficerB' Association (May 9th).
The sinking of a sub-mo.rine by the corvette Ville de Qu~bec at the beginlling of tbe
year announced (Muy 12th). CreILtion of an Economie Advisory Council (May
13tb). Conflagration of the Village of HébertvilJe-Station (MILY 15th). Creo.tion
of the Civil Service Commission (May 20th). Sanction of thc Law concerning com-
pulsory education (May 26th). Inauguration of the new buildings of Montreal
University (June 3rd). VIsit to OttawIL of Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek (Junc 16th).
Institution of a Health rnSUl'>lnee Commission (.lune 23rd). Death of Mgr. Camille
Roy (.June 24th).

HIGHLIGHTS OF WAR YEARS
(Reproduced from Canada al IVar, Seplember 191/3)

1939.-Sept. 1. Germans cross PoIish border. General mobilizatiou ordered in United Kingdom.
Proclamation dcclares an apprehended state of War in Canada sinee August 2.5. Sept.
3. War declared by the United Kingdom and Francc. Sept. 10. CllDMa formally
proclaims IL state of \Var \Vith Germany. Nov. 16. Canat/ian staff arrives in London
to open overseas military headquarters. Dee. 17. Fiil'St Canadian troops land in
United Kingdom. British Commonwealth Ail' Tmining Plan agreement signed in
Ott...wu by Unitetl Kingdom, Canado., Australin and New Zea.land.
1940.'- ·:\1:l1'ch 26. Prime :M.inister King l1ud the Libcrn.l part.y returned to power in the 19th
Dominion ,gcncr:d e!ection. April 9. Gcrrnany inv,.des Deuillark and Norway.
May 10. Rt. Hon. Winston Churellill hecomes Prime Minister of Gre~t Britain.
Gcrmany inV:ltieH Belgium, the Net.hel'1anrls lLnd Luxembourg. British forces oceupy