Ltail
Assistance
and
Trade
Paef
ItrttB
Soviet
Concluded
Amounts
To
Protectorate
MOSCOW
September
29
Con
-
t'ssba
of
a
mutual
wuiancc
kt
ind
trade
agreement
Deiwe-n
Ruii-i
and
Esthonia
was
trtrt
iaooncfd
last
night
following
laiffrrr.ee
of
the
Esthonlan
for-
lia
minister
with
Soviet
authort-
Itt
The
agreement
U
for
a
period
tf
tea
rears
and
proTldea
for
Rus-
j
to
obixa
laval.
air
and
mlll-
btse
concessions
giving
It
i)
tc-'jol
of
the
Oulf
of
rs-r.4
and
the
Oulf
of
Riga
A
-f
35,000
troops
In
Es-
be
"V
permitted.
.,.v
.
Russia,
.....
itCJl
iv
La,
!
:0RCE
FOR
OVERSEAS
1
iwgers.
minister
of
na-
dtfe:-,"e.
announces
that
the
!
xranaan
division
for
active
yvttu
service
Is
now
being
or-
lused
p
will
proceed
overseas
"
w
when
required.
;
first
division
will
be
as-!
pblfd
at
once.
A
second
division
"
w
kept
in
reserve.
AU
parts
Dominion
will
be
renresent-
W
u
fir
u
possible
on
the
basis
CerUh
technical
unlU
from
sOary
troops
will
be
sent
over-
"
l
these
eventuallr
will
form
gtrt
of
the
overseas
force.
t
announcement
of
the
organ-
"1
Of
the
nvrrxra.
urvlee
rt
came
foUowlng
a
meeting
of
-tcsDmet
yesterday,
tfl
the
Canadian
force
will
jrccwd
abroad
will
depend
upon
ae
Britb
government
Brush
Fire
is
under
Contrnl
at
Cultus
Lake
Near
Chilli
k
Did
Utile
Damage
PSf
Cam
no.
trn
S
"f
in
all
nloh
n-ui
.
i
v.
"ttiv
iiiiv,
a
Imo'
bm!LCultU6
Lake
near
he.
wiht
under
control
without
do
irf
txtensive
damage.
!
Weather
Forecast
&tnerl
bi,
,Muvia
nit
pressure
I
"iRn
OVr
Rrltl.V.
rti.
wi.
I
mmi
vuiumuia
tutu
IfMni-
&V?1
l.h?
th
of
the
W
"oue
"lands.
Showers
ttr,,,
"
",vu
u"
wne
norm
coast.
-Moh.
of
vncouver
Island
erate
northwest
winds,
shlft-
,
'
.
w
southeast
U1
wouaincM
and
ool
ai.u
.
snowers:
.
NAZIS
TAKE
Reported
Warfare
ANTWERP.
September
29:
Torpedoing
of
a
3325-ton
Swedish
freighter
in
the
North
6ea
is
re-
Dotted.
The
vessel
was
hound
for
According
to
reports
from
Oslo
three
-Norwegian
freighters
were
sunk
yesterday
and
today
In
the
North
Sea
but
no
lives
were
lost!
Survivors
of
two
sinkings
said
they,
were
torpedoed.
A
third
is
report-
ted
to
have
struck
a
mine:
The
Nor
wegian
freighters
were
the
Tak-staas.
Pern
and
Salaas.
j
Belgium
Supply
M
.
-
far
guarantees
Esthoniaj
Anrj
I
rjAncnnrt
sit
iigresslon
srgresston
and
will
be
a!111
auapuil
tcf
supply
for
the
smaUer
IT
f
lUJ
itaa
which
will
henceforth
be
U
111
Id
VsCUlCU
.
tt
status
of
a
virtual
pro
tec-
(
smeinent
of
the
conclusion
V.t
ttreement
followed
the
com.
in
ov
ulation
of
Foreign
Mln-
reV:jzr
3
the
demands
of
the
laaj
'-reign
commissar.
V
M.
'
t
naval,
air
and
mlll-
i
tr-ions
and
a
display
of
rats
cava)
might
off
the
Es-
ast
yesterday.
rreemerd.
terminate
a
R:j:-EthonIan
situation
be
report
by
the
official
.
towi
agency
of
a.
second
atl
n,
a
wo
aays
oy
an
unaen-
Strrarlne
on
Soviet
shipping!
BRUSSELS,
September
29:
CT
Arlrtlllrmal
IVlffUn
nmnlr
and
I
transport
units
art
being
called
cntu
Into
service.
AIDING
IN
OLD
LAND
Former
Premier
R.
R.
Bennett
is
Leading
Canadians
There
In
-
War
Work"'
t
LONDON,
Sent.
29:
ICPI-
A
I
group
of
Canadians,
meeting
in
London,
appointed
a
Committee
of
;
nine,
under
Rt
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett,
former
Prime
Minister-of
Canada,
jto
eo-ordlhate
Red
Cross
efforts
of
Canadians
resident
In
the
United
,
Kingdom.
Vlwnunt
ond
Ladv
Astor
have
of-
ra4i
To
Send
Division
Abroad
ffred
their
country
houses
for
use
Shortly
All
Parts
of
Dominion
'
as
a
Canadian
hospital
Mr.
Ben-
T
B
Represented
'nett
told
the
meeting.
He
said
thai
!he
had
accepted
the
offer
tenta-
0HAWA.
September
29:-
Hon.itirely.
OVER
TODAY
Formal
Surrender
of
Warsaw
Gives
Germany
and
Russia
Complete
Control
of
feiand
WARSAW.
Sept.
2:
(CP
With
the
formal
unconditional
surrender
of
Warsaw
today,
the
oerman
ox-,
flclal
announcement
of
the
capltu-1
latlon
being
borne
out
by
a
Polish
news
agency
dispatch
indicating
that
further
defence
has
been
abandoned
after
the
city
had
been
shattered
by
twenty
days
of
Oer-
man
siege.
Reich
and
Soviet
armies
are
now
virtually
in
complete
con
trol
of
Poland.
Right
to
the
end
the
Warsaw
ra
dio
station
continued
its
denani
emissions,
finally
becoming
silent
after
telling
a
dramatic
story
of
the
city's
valiant
defence
and
ruin
in
the
face
of
overwhelming
oaos.
n
is
estimated
that
35,000
Poles
18,'
000
soldiers
and
20,000
civilians-lost
their
lives
in
the
selge
of
War
saw.
German
Bombers
Are
Driven
Off
Approached
Scottish
Coast
Yester
day
But
Were
unao
to
uri
Through
LONDON,
Sept.
29:
CT
The
tirituh
Press
Association,
in
-armit
last
nftght.
announced
hat
a
souadron
of
Oerman
bomb
lng
planes
had
approached
the
.tirn
coast
of
Scotland
but
were
met
by
British
planes
which
drove
ihm
nff
before
(Key
could
get
through.
War
News
Antwerp.
All
members
of
the
crew
returned.'
are
reported
to
hate
been
rescued.'
command
ATTACK
ON
HELIGOLAND
(
pursuit
planes
had
shot
down
five
of
sis
British
planes
which
attacked
the
warships.
TURCO-RUSS
TREATY
LONDON
It
is
announced
that
Turkey
has
already
arrang-.
ed
a
new
commercial
treaty
with,
Russia.
AUSTRALIA
HELPING
LONDON
Reports
from
Australia
say
that
two
million
pounds
is
to
be
Invested
by
that
country
In
factories
for
the
manufacture
of
machine
guns
and
other
war
materials.
A
shipbuilding
program
has
also
been
arranged
for
the
building
of
mine
sweepers
and
other
small
ON
WESTERN
ITtONT
PARIS
Successful
French
mil-
tack
on
the
MoeIle
River
developed
favorably
and
we
took
prisoners."
Today
French
advices
reported
a
Fjtnch.-4Tn'?J,,rn
the
eastern
bank
of
the
Moelle
River
which
carried
the
French
lines
forward
about
1500
yards.
REACTION
FAVORABLE
LONDON
Sir
John
Simon,
Chanrellor
of
the
Exchequer,
is
pleased
with
public
reaction
to
his
budtet
in
spite
of
its
severe
taies.
There
will
be
a
campaign
to
ensure
the
utmost
economy
in
government
and
to
conserve
funds
to
the
greatest
degree
RACING
AS
USUAL
LtKDON
The
ban
on
horse
racing,
Imposed
at
the
start
of
the
war,
has
been
lilted.
The
great
Cesarewiteh
Stakes
will
be
run
as
usual
on
November
2,
it
is
announced.
ARK
ROYAL
SAFE
LONDON
The
British
aircraft
carrier
Ark
Royal,
which
Germany
claims
to
have
sunk
or
virtually
disabled,
is
safe
and
sound
at
her
usual
base,
the
British
Press
Association
anounce.
The
vessel
was
never
even
touched.
1&
DEBATE
NEUTRALITY
LATVIA
ALARMED
RIGA
Following
the
virtual
absorption
of
Esthonia
by
Russia,
a
state
of
emergency
has
been
declared
In
Latvia
and
a
special
council
of
defence
has
been
set
UP-
PLANES
OVER
HOLLAND
AMSTERDAM
Foreign
planes
passed
over
the
frontiers
of
Holland
yesterday
heading
both
westward
and
eastward.
They
are
believed
to
have
been
British,
flying
eastward
to
Germany
and
then
homeward.
DARING
COUP
LONDON
Announcement
was
made
Ust
night
that
a
Royal
Air
Force
flying
boat
which
landed
in
Iceland
after
It
became
lost
on
a
patrol
flight
around
the
Faroe
Islands,
being
Interned
with
its
crew
of
nine,
was
back
in
England.
The
fliers
made
their
escape
from
Intern
ment,
repossessing
themselves
of
the
plane
and
Immediately
taking
off
for
home.
BULGARIA
AmTrUSSIAN
PACT
SOFIA,
Bulgaria
The
Tremier
of
Bulgaria
will
leave
Sofia
on
Saturday
for
Moscow
to
sign
a
new
trade
agrement
between
Bulgaria
and
Russia,
negotla-
ON
MONDAY
LONDON
The
Ministry
at
In-
formation
announces
that
the
"
To
Introduced
In
Royal
Air
Force
attacked
the
Upper
House
Then
Following
Oerman
fleet
at
llrilaoland
and
Apprerai
y
rornjn
neiauom
'some
of
the
planes
bad
not
yet
The
German
high
said
that
German
Uonlsts.
Committee
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
Sept.
29:
The
amended
neutrality
act
for
the
United
8Utea.
'providing,
for
the
repeal
of
the
embargo-
clause
and
the
substitution
of
a
modified
.yesterday.
The
vote,
of
the
foreign
r1!nc
rm
tn
1
1
f
A
in
faror
of
Tomorrows
Tides
Weather
Forecast
2:03
tin.
201
ft.
Prinet
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
210
14:08
pjn.
ft.
,
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
8:08
am
53
ft.
southeast
winds,
unsettled
and
20:J
st';Zt
ft.
0
M
cool
with
showers.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
l
xx
j
j
Na.
228
No.
V.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
FRIDAY.
SEPTEMBER
29,11139
PRICE:
I
CENTS
usi
in
-
German
Friendship
Pact
1STH0NIAN
!NEUTRALS
AGREEMENT
;
TORPEDOED
NEGOTIATED
Scandinavian
Vessels
Victim
of
Submarine
Soviet
Pledges
Economic
Aid
'
To
Reich
and
Will
Consult
On
"Measures"
If
War
Continues
Veiled
Threat
of
.Military
Aid
Meets
With
Scornful
Reception
in
Britain
Attempt
to
Frighten
Allies
Into
Unworthy
Peace
Seen
T.n'nO!s:
Spntemher
29:
fCP)
Russia's
new
nact'
the
amended
bill
was,16
to
11.
Five
CT
TDRf
A
D
TKII7C
senators
who
voted
against
a
OUDllIiXIl
ll-iO
change
the
last
Ume
the
question
came
up
switched
to
support
the
administration
on
this
occasion.
I
DRIVEN
OFF
Congressional
observers
concede
Xhat
the
bill
Is
assured
of
pass-
Menace
of
U-Boats
&ge
by
both
houses
.
of
Congress
although
there
will
be
bitter
op-
,
t
potiUon
by
certain
Senate
lsola-
I
LONDON.
LONDON.
.
September
September
29:
29:
CP
CP
It
Is
stated
here
that
there
Is
Oerman
submar
jies
are
said
In
an
belief
that
France
and
Great
Britain
would
spurn
the
Soviet's
"veil
ed
threat"
to
enter
the
war
unless
Itary
attacks
on
both
west
and
"V"'
rih
ported
to
be
consulUng
over
im
.
u-hlrtk
u-nuld
nrpvent
Oreat
Brl-
rtrivpn
(ram
,h
the
thlctlv
Arf
dotted
T.
...
....
east
ends
of
the
western
front
st
ere
claimed
yesterday.
A
French
communiaue
said:
"A
local
at-
tain
and
France
getting
credit
steamship
ruutes
around
the
Bri-
dq
c
jrum
uir
sjssisru
o,
v.
sisu
cuau
uatloQ
wn!ch
wouW
cause
them
to
wpiieo
w
mem
aiuiougn
mey
in
tess
man
a
moaia
uiey
uaio
tv,.,,
C.I.0.1S
SUSPENDED
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Ca
;
ada.
In
Annual
Convention,
I
Confirms
Executive
Action
m
AKvnvm
y-v
.
a
l
r
a
sn
n
S
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Victoria
Ready
For
Air
Raids
VICTORIA,
September
29:
(CPi
The
civilian
defence
committee
of
Victoria
Is
considering
arrangements
for
the
roundn
of
warning
sirens
should
the
city
ever
be
'threatened
with
air
raids.
The
'possibilities
of
arranging
for
"black-outs"
are
also
being
dls-,
cussed.
tlon
of
which
was
carried
out
'
this
week
during
the
visit
of
the
'
Bulgarian
finance
minister
to
Moscow.
Establishment
ot
a
new
Moscow-Sofia
air
line
is
provided
for
under
the
agreement.
POLES
IN
LONDON
LONDON
Mne
Polish
airmen
who
have
arrived
in
London
are
being
sent
to
France
where
they
will
probably
join
the
Polish
unit
being
raised
there.
FRANCE
ALSO
ADAMANT
Paris
In
connection
with
the
attempt
being
made
to
blame
Great
Britain
for
refusal
of
the
peace
proposals
made
by
Italy,
it
is
officially
stated
here
that
France
was
equally
responsible
for
refusing
to
make
any
peace
with
Hitler.
HELPING
GREECE
LONDON
Owing
to
the
war
Greece
is
suffering
from
food
shortage
which
Is
being
relieved
by
Britain.
RECOGNIZE.
POLAND
TOKYO
It
Is
announced
here
that
Japan
will
continue
to
rec-ojnlre
the
government
of
Poland.
r.,
sc.hmarinM
are
beirur
unable
to
export
any
NEW
LEAGUE
OF
NATIONS
cash
and
carry
PlVr
the-
sup-
q
friendshjp
witn
fJeimany,
which
Was
signed
today
at
(Great
Line-up
Is
Suggested
Taking
?L
wrS?'
the
seSte
Moscow
as
trie
culmination
of
lengthy
conferences
during
m
Practically
ah
of
Europe
on
Monday
for
finrt;
reading
and
me
last
lew
aays
ueiween
roreign
minister
joacnim
von
debate
following
its
adoption
by
Ribbentrop
of
Germany
and
Dictator
Joseph
Stalin,
Prem-I
Copenhagen,
September
23:
the
foreign
relations
committee
er-Foreign
Commissar
Molotbf
and
other
officials
of
News
leaked
out
of
Moscow
last
both
nations,
was
coldly
received
iug,m
01
a
pian
ior
creation
or
a
in
London
and
it
was
the
general'aew
League
of
Nations
under
the
leadership
of
Russia
and
Germany
which
would
embrace
all
of
Eastern
Europe,
a
good
portion
of
the
the
Allies
agree
to
German
peaeelwes'
Mediterranean
countries
and
terms.
A
hieh
dinlomaUc
source
possibly
extend
to
the
Far
East.
described
the
accord
as
a
desperate
I
rt
would
be
Instrumental
In
Becoming
-ithpr
to
rtriv..
a
h.iing
a
totalitarian
peace
upon
Eur-
Less
In
Waters
Close
To
British
or,0pe.
Uefn
Gfeat
Briuln
C1
'frighten
them
out
of
their
express-.
Included
in
the
League
would
L
ed
determination
to
fight
Hitler-
s1
countries
as
Russia,
Oer-
.
.
...
.
Imany,
Italy.
Hungary,
Slovakia.
The
British
and
French
are
re,
.
f"-
urew-
"oumania.
jngosiatW,
.Bulgaria,
Denmark,
Norway.
Sweden,
Finland,
Iceland,
Esthonia,
Lithuania
and
Latvia.
All
nations
outside
the
Tjssnif
i
would
be
considered
as
being
were
technically
Indebted
for
sup-
found
the
pace
too
hot
and
have
'
J'
'against
It
England
and
France
plies
for
the
last
war.
.retreated
frcm
the
much
used
.
,would
be
regarded
as
borde!
shipping
channels."
the
aumenlxi-
,
states.
.
ld:
Jtier
htfvnow-'brrnla'niwlll
make-aa
omciaLsUtt.e
u
fifiif
t
in
regard
to
it
on
Monday.
lurther
in
the
sea
:to
operate
open
whose
w
'whcje
the
catch
is
bound
to
be
The
new
trade
pact
Is
not
alarm-
have
consuItwt
"'H'u"""c
Mlu-
"
much
smaUer.
sunk
far
faster
than
they
can
be
rge
amount
of
supplies
on
ac-
f
Til
jiff
A
IMC
couni
ot
her
nceds-
1
:
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n.
bunt
it
Is
declared.
Twenty
have
been
dtsposea
01
ine
government
was
Deuevea
w
s
nce
the
war
began,
the
Admiralty
be
In
the
dark
as
to
whether
a
mili
claims.
-The
acUon
of
the
executive
of
the
A
gfCfJ
QY
l6Eul
Canada
in
suspending
Congress
on1
UT
C
nntr
On
Industrial
Organlration
units
waSjIlCapUll
UUlllg
Jll
upheld
by
the
fifty-fifth
conven-,
tlon
here
yesterday
by
a
rote
or
239
to
97.
Vancouver
Police
Seeking
Axe
or
Hammer
With
Which
Old
Man
Mas
Done
to
Death
VANCOUVER,
Sept
29:
(CD-Vancouver
police
have
Intensified
the
search
for
the
weapon
used
In
tary
pact
was
implied
in
a
clause
of
jthe
accord
calling
for
"appropriate
.acUon"
In
the
event
of
the
Allies
the
slaying
of
George
Gray,
aged
...
,
In
thn
non'
Triors.
H
enir.
tri
frr
Kt.
73.
whose
body
was
found
lying
on
'
v
,
?T
m
and
Rssla
the
kitchen
floor
of
his
home
in
Grandvlew
Wednesday,
his
head'80?!'
Prom5s?
.nomtc
suP?rt
battered
by
similar
tool.
an
axe,
hammer
or
New
Regulations
Do
Not
Affect
Local
Fisheries
clear
that
the
new
exchange
regulations
did
not
In
any
way
affect
the
business
of
the
selling
of
Am
in
the
war
and,
at
the
same
time,
commits
herself
In
consultation
on
unless
Oreat
Britain
and
Francei
agree
to
peace.
Observers
made
reference
to
the
measures
as
implying
the
threat
of
possible-
military
aid
for
Germany.
Highlights
of
the
agreement
are:
First,
establishing
of
a
mutual
frontier
through
Poland
with
the
allowance
still
existing
for
the
cre-
At
the
Prince
RuDert
Rotary
Club
atln
of
a
small
Polish
protectorate.
luncheon
yesterday
it
was
made
s,rcuuu-
-""nK
io
vniro
powers
not
10
liuenere
wim
me
new
Doun-darlcs.
Third,
agreement
to
strive
for
erlcan
fish
at
the
port
of
Prince
Dece-Rupert
but
that
the
American
fish-
Fourth,
agreement
to
fully
devel-r,n
rn.iirf
sMl
their
fish
and
be
P
economic
relations.
1
P
n
WnnUn
and
R.
M.
Wins-
mwiuug.
now
mai
me
ClOS
'low
spoke
briefly
in
regard
to
the
"
understanding
with
Russia
has
regulations.
Still
Seeking
jMissing
Boats
'
Fourteen
Pleasure
Vessels
Still
Un
)
aecounled
for
Following
Storm
i
On
California
Coast
been
reached.
Baron
von
Ribben
trop
Is
expected
to
leave
today
or
tomorrow
on
his
return
to
Berlin.
For
a
clue
as
to
the
developments
of
the
Immediate
future
in
Europe.
diplomats
have
been
watching
Moscow
where
foreign
ministers
of
Germany,
Turkey,
Bulgaria
and
Esthonia
'have
been
conferring
with
.the
Soviet
government
Although
jthe
new
pact
Is
still
not
entirely
I
clear
as
to
the
part
Russia
may
nlav
LOS
ANGELES,
Sept
29:
(CP)
fin
European
affairs.
Moscow
specu-Naval
and
coastguard
vessels
are'
latlon
mentions
the
possibility
of
a
continuing
the
search
for
fourteen
Soviet-German
military
pact
and
pleasure
boats
still
missing
off
the
Jthe
formation
of
a
new
Balkan
bloc
southern
California
coast
following
wun
mrKey
participating.
Sunday's
sudden
storm.
J
Claiming
that
the
war
with
Po
LOSE
OUT
Are
Provinr
No
Mateh
For
Freneh
(earning
on
battle
against
Hitler-J
i
Aerial
Combat
Over
Western
'
ism.
A
military
pact
between
Rus-
j
Front
sla
and
Germany.
It
was
observ-J
ed
by
some,
would
hardly
appear
to!
PARIS,
September
29:
(CP)
The
be
consistent
with
a
statement
i
Germans
are
losing
an
average
of
made
yesterday
by
Soviet
Ambas-
three
planes
per
day
In
fighting
rador
Ivan
Malsky.
at
a
meeting
over
the
western
front,
French
with
Foreign
Secretary
Viscount
sources
claim.
The
French
air
Halifax
that
Russia
was
ready
to
fighters
are
continually
demon-
consider
a
war
trade
with
Great
Britain.
agreement
Provisions
of
Treaty
strating
their
superiority,
it
is
raid,
despite
being
often
outnumbered.
Further,
the
aerial
conflict
Is
being
kept
almost
entirely
deep
In
German
territory.
In
two
days
of
dog
fighting,
the
Germans
lost
eight
planes
while
the
French
lost
four.
Allied
planes
have
been
pene
trating
Into
Germany
as
fax
as
Silesia,
New
York
Stock
Market
Is
Weak
Uncertainty
Over
Neutrality
Legislation
and
Narl-Communlst
Dealings
NEY
YORK,
September
29:
In
face
of
uncertainty
over
congressional
action
on
the
neutrality
act
and
Nazi-Communist
dealings
in
Russia
the
stock
market
fell
eff
I
paid
In
American
funds
Just
as
us-,
.
The
agreement
was
signed
at
6:40
one
to
three
points
yesterday
lth
TFW9
WW
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1
h
m
bV..
-1
-
.
I
...
.
a
a
new
two
year
rugn
lor
volume
of
sales.
land
had
ended
with
the
capitulation
of
Warsaw
at
noon
Wednesday.
Germany.
It
was
reported
from
Berlin
last
night,
was
preparing
to
make
a
final
call
upon
Great
Bri
tain
and
France
to
cease
the
European
war.
The
suggestion
was
that
failure
to
accept
the
peace
offer
would
result
in
the
launching
of
full
warfare
by
the
Reich
against
Britain
and
France.
It
is
suggested
that
Italy
or
United
States
might
act
as
mediator.
Russia
has
agreed;
to
co-operat?
In
negotiations
with
a
iVlew
to
bringing
about
peace,
li
Is
'laid.