Weather
Fore?
Pilnce
nupcrt
and
Quern
(
lot'e
Iilands
Fresh
to
si
fuf
heart
to
south
winds.
Unse
ind
mild
with
rain.
be
withdrawn
from
the
Soviet
1
As
military
concentration
In
ih
Lnlnrad
are
Incased.
th
nwsoaner
Red
8tar
declared
that,
in
evnt
nf
rcoctltion
of
such
a
rrovccat"ve
border
incident
by
the
Finn
th
Soviet
wmi'd
"answer
fire
bv
fire
"
Ther-
had
been
gov
M
O
3
V
XXVIII
.
No.
277-
Balti
c
INVASION
IS
NEAR?
Rauii
It
Believed
lo
be
Preparing
to
Enter
Finland
Threats
Continue
Atmosphere
Tense
at
a
Crest
rtritaln
Warns
Soviet
What
Other
Nations
Think
RUSSIA
DENOUNCES
PACT
IIELSINGFORS,
Not.
28:
(CP)
A
Foreign
Office
spokesman
announced
today
that
Russia
btd
denounced
her
noii-aggre-Ion
pact
with
Finland
In
a
note
handed
to
the
Finnish
mln-Her
at
.Moscow.
MOSCOW.
Nov
23:
CP-Helslng-fors
dispatches
today
stated
that
Finland
has
refused
the
Russian
demand
to
withdraw
her
troops
from
the
frontier
In
order
to
prevent
a
rtpcUUon
of
an
alleged
Incident
on
Sunday
when
FlnnUh
troops
fired
on
Russians
A
pre
campaign
In
Rimla.
strikingly
similar
to
the
on
that
preceded
the
Invasion
of
Poland
Is
being
continued
by
the
Soviet
Soviet
troops,
in
malts
meeting:
presumably
organized
by
the
Internment
Itself,
have
urged
the
iviriiiijirnv
.
ui
aujpi
strictest
ensures
"
All
Rd
Army
officers
and
men
s
leav
from
lntngrad
military
f
hv
bn
Mred
to
re-
tht'r
unit
within
a
dyr
n&jf.jAm
l
tM
The
Orders
fottiwd
the
point
"
"
Nan
r-trHn
t
th
Russian
de-
A
.1
n
1
mand
lhat
the
troooa
of
Finland
AnOtiler
DritlSil
mm
Ukmouth
U
Latest
Victim
of
War
for
carrying
on
the
war.
ConHd-Al
Sea
Three
Of
Crew
Mlwlng
ncc
was
expressed
In
the
ability
of
the
Army
and
Navy,
services
o!
LONDON.
Nov.
28:
CP
The
which
were
eulogized,
to
surmount
ernment
orders
to
this
effect.
It
mouth
Is
the
latest
victim
of
the
The
soeecn
irom
me
rorone
re-was
stated.
war
at
sea.
her
sinking
by
a
mine
ferred
only
briefly
to
war
legis-A
broadcast
In
Finnish
from
or
submarine
being
reported
to-
latlon.
"You
will
be
asked
to
make
Moscow
urged
th
pemle
of
Fin-
day.
Three
of
the
crew
of
12
arc
further
financial
provislbn
for
the
land
to
overthrow
their
present
missing
and
believed
lost
.conduct
of
the
war."
It
said.
government.
Continuing,
the
Throne
Speech
said
the
war
was
commanding
Ercn
declared
that
the
Finns
would
not
withdraw
unless
tnekJX
TV
ITJLJluu
Russians
did
likewise.
He
suggested
a
commission
to
settle
the
point
at
dlsoutc.
"
In
Stockholm
It
was
felt
that
Russia
wn
about
to
renew
Its
demands
for
naval
bases
from
Finland
both
on
the
Baltic
and
Arctic
coast
,so
that
Russia
would
have!
fmolete
control
of
that
portion
of
i
Europe
to
offset
German
Influence
Great
Britain's
Stand
I
In
London
Foreign
Secretary
Viscount
Halifax
received
Russian,
equipment.
About
all
that
was
Ambassador
Ivan
Malsky
and
Isjsavcd
was
stored
lumber
In
dry
reported
to
have
asked
Russia
to
I
clarlfy
Its
position
In
regard
to1
Finland.
While
Great
Britain
was
not
actively
interested
In
the
Finnish-Russian
dispute.
Halifax
la
believed
to
have
informed
Malsky
that
any
aggression
by
Russia
upon
Finland
would
make
It
Impossible
for
Great
Britain
to
Increase
her
trade
with
Russia.
From
Berlin
German
sources
charge
Orcat
Britain
with
goading
Finland
on
against
Russia.
New
York
Stock
Mart
Firm
Joday
Prices
Moved
Un
In
First
Hour
Of
Trading
At
Gotham
NEW
YORK.
Nov.
28:
The
New
York
Stock
Exchange
was
firm
with
upward
trend
In
early
trad-
"8
waay.
Tne
turnover
iqr
ru
nour
(.mounted
to
nu,uuu
snares,
(he
Industrial
average
be
-
ln
up
M
at
i49.22
and
raits
up
.32
at
33.18.
Erf
S
5
2483-ton
British
freighter
Usk-
C
A
tlM
II
I
I.'VU
W
If
1
DESTROYED
I
Fifty
Thousand
Dollar
Fire
In
New
Wetmlnstcr
Lumber
Plant
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Nov.
23:
Main
section
of
the
Royal
City
Sawmill
on
the
Fraser
River
was
destroyed
by
uy
fire
lire
last
ij.ii.
night
iiiK'iu
The
iuu
fire
Is
believed
ved
to
have
been
start-
ed
by
newl
ivly
Installed
electrical
kilns.
Loss
Is
estimated
at
$50,-
000.
Calm
Restored
To
India
Now
Uprisings
Seem
To
Have
Been
Put
Down
Following
Trouble
Of
,
Recent
Days
i
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
(CP1
The
India
Office
reports
that
compara-
Jttve
calm
has
been
restored
to
districts
of
India
In
which
there
have
been
uprisings
recently.
Objective
Of
Red
Cross
Is
Nearly
Made
TORONTO,
Nov.
28:
(CD
-It
was
.
announced
.
today
that
the
On-
o":
"
"r"
Come
iu
w.
...
'
""V:..
7,n1,n
to
onn
nound
lng
me
oojeciive
oi
j,uw,uuu
hi
Its
national
drive
for
funds.
Pi
If
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORI
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-PRINCE
RUPERT,
Situation
Is
CAPTURE
GERMANS
British
Are.
Apparently,
AIo
Gel-line
Their
Toll
In
War
At
Sea'
i
LONDON,
Nov.
2:
(CP)
A
British
auxiliary
cruiser
landed
seventy-three
German
prisoners
a
west
of
Scotland
port.
Thev
are
understood
to
be
survivors
of
German
submarine
and
three
me'ehani
vessels.
The
armed
merchantman
Chit
ral,
Undine
eleven
Rawalpindi
survivors,
also
landed
thirty-two
Germans
from
captured
ships.
Win
War
Is
First
Thing-Chamberlain
LONDON.
Nov
28
CP-Prime
Minister
Neville
Cham
berlain
told
the
House
of
Com
mons
today
that
the
naUon
of
should
underestimating
not
ssr-is
:
strength
of
the
enemy."
He
said
the
Allies
needed
to
focus
every
effort
on
winning
the
war
without
diverting
too
much
attention
now
to
procla-
matlon
of
definite
peace
aims
for
a
new
Europe.
ft
Freighter
Sinks
AS
FRENCH
LINER
WENT
DOWN
AFTER
Mortally
hit
by
a
German
torpedo,
the
French
liner
Bretagne
is
shown
sinking,
somewhere
in
the
Atlantic
It
was
reports
that
H
persons
lost
their
lives
in
the
torpedoing
of
the
liner,
which
was
enroute
from
the
West
Indies
with
121
passengers.
Officers
of
the
Bretagne
said
tha.
the
sub-
,
!
n
fne
llebo;ts
that
were
taking
j
he
passengers
from
the
stricken
ship.
Although.,
the
sinking
took
place
last
month,
the
photo
was
only
recently
released
and
was
radioed
from
London
to
New
York.
NEW
UTrniJT
HOUSE
TTATTOr
IS
OPENED
British
Parliament
Will
Be
AsVed
To
Provide
More
Money
For
War
King
Opens
SesMon
uroigc
ictsuimuy
upviiru
k
new
session
of
Parliament
today.
The
usual
ceremonies
were
absent
and
the
King
wore
a
naval
service
uniform.
The
Spee-h
from
the
Throne,
a
brief
document,
announced
that
Parliament
would
be
asked
.
to
make
further
financial
provision
the
difficulties
of
war,
iMenergies
of
all
my
subjects'
and,
my
Dominions
overseas
are
participating
wholeheartedly
and
with
effectiveness
which
is
most
gratifying
to
me.
His
Majesty
said
the
navies
of
the
Empire
were
"keeping
fre
and
open
the
highways
of
the
sea."
i
i
Anti-Laborites
mr
Y
Will
In
KegUM
T
o
,
.
.
7T
.
,
.
,
Socialist
Incumbents
In
Saskatche-
wan
Capital
Citv
Out
of
Civic
Office
REG
IN
A,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
Anti-Labor
forces
were
swept
Into
office
In
the
Reglna
civic
elections
yesterday.
There
were
also
civic
elections
in
Saskatoon,
Moose
Jaw
and
other
Saskatchewan
cities
yesterday.
RATIONING
TO
START
Itritons
To
Be
Limited
In
Use
Of
Butter
and
Bacon
Asked
to
Conserve
Sugar
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
Minister
of
Food
Herbert
Morrison
announced.
In
Parliament
today
that
bacon
and
butter
rationing
would
begin
In
Great
Britain
on
January
8.
The
ration
will
be
four
ounces
weeklv.
Mr.
Morrison
also
appealed
tn
th;
MM,e
to
keeD
down
thelr
w...-...,.
-
.
.
per
week.
B.C..
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER
28,
1939.
Special
Decrees
For
Daladier
In
France
Are
Given
PARIS.
Nov.
28
-Special
war
time
powers
to
rule
France
by
de-
uwuoiu
uai.uivi-uu
hu
t
ration.
4
French
Bag
Nazi
Subs
PARIS.
Nov.
28:
CP
A
French
naval
source
said
to
:o-
day
that
about
ten
German
an
submarines
have
been
sunk
by
the
French
navy
since
the
war
began.
Six
of
these
hive
been
sunk
during
the
past
ten
days
by
French
naval
patrols.
War
News
WORKING
FOR
TEACE
ROME
An
important
announcement
In
regard
to
the
Pone's
efforts
to
restore
oeace
is
expected
to
be
made
December
!
15
when
the
new
Italian
minister
'
to
the
Vatican
presents
his
credl-
I
dentlals
to
the
Pontiff.
His
1
Holiness
will
disclose,
it
is
antici-
;
i
I
patrd,
efforts
he
has
made
as
laison
agent
between
beligarent
nations
and
future
plans
to
end
the
conflict.
BRUSSKL'S
GUNS
BARK
BRUSSELS
Anti-aircraft
guns
'
barked
here
at
noon
today
as
an
,.niH
nmi
rr.i
-i,:.-
.
peared
over
the
city.
.
TO
BUILD
SHIPS
OTTAWA
Anti
-
submarine
vessels,
salvage
boats
and
large
freighters
will
be
Included
In
the
war
shlnbulldinr
wroeram
for
Canadian
yards,
it
Is
announced.
No
Nobel
Peace
Prize
This
Year
No
Candidates
So
Award
Is
Being
Postponed
Until
Next
Year
OSW,
Nov.
28:
There
being
no
candidates,
the
Nobel
Peace
Prize
will
not
be
awarded
this
year,
be-
......
....
lng
postponed,
until
1940.
Tomorrows
TiUes
High
20.0
ft.
14:31
pjn.
22.0
ft.
Low
8:38
a.m.
7.4
ft.
Still
Critical
U-BOAT
ATTACK
BLOCKADE
DEFERRED
Neutral
Nations
To
Be
Given
Until
Next
Monday
To
Make
Arrangements
;n-TQUnCjII
p'o,'u,'2
It
tn
OJOCK-
ad
of
German
exports
was
published
in
the
London
Gazette
to-d-
hut
will
not
become
effective
until
next
Monday
or
possibly,
later
s-
tha
neutral
nations
may
have
the
opportunity
of
imklns
a----'
"-l'fve
their
oosl-tlon.
Co-oDctlon
of
neutrals,
is
asked
bv
calling
at
examination
points
in
Great
Britain
and
France
tMlowinw
thf
announcement
that
the
Allied
blockade
of
Ger-
man
exoorts
would
not
become
ef-
fective
before
next
Monday,
It
was
thoueh
probable
there
would
be
extension
to
December
II
as
a
further
concession
to
neutral'
shippers.
SM0KF.
IS
NOW
USED
BY
NAZIS
New
Type
of
Warfare
Employed
On
Western
Front
Today
Germans
Fall
Back
With
Heavy
Losses
VICTORIA,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
PARIS.
Nov.
28:
(CP)-For
the
Prorogatlon
of
session
of
the
first
time
In
this
war
German
Legislature
is
expected
by
tomor-troops
yesterday
used
smoke
shells
roW
fifty-four
bills
were
with
artillery
attacks
on
the
west-
finally
disposed
of
yesterday
and
em
front
east
of
the
Moselle
Rlv-
further
cleaning
up
Is
being
car-
m..
.
t,ui.
rlpri
nut
tnrinv.
in.
iiie
r
i
it
m
v
cump
uu
lu
wiiuui
.
fAW
vnrHc
,vllfu,tlnn,
nf
th,
I.,
.
...
.
..
.
.
Maglnot
Line
and
were
then
driven
back
by
heavy
artillery,
machine
gun
and
rifle
fire.
Hand
grenades
land
pistols
were
also
used
by
the
French
In
effectintr
the
reDulse
'and
heavy
casualties
were
inflicted
lupon
the
Germans
wnue
rrencn
losses
were
USn-
Today
the
weather
was
bad
and
there
was
only
sporadic
land
ac-Ulvlty
with
some
artillery
firing.
1
Poor
weather
held
air
recon-.nolterlng
to
a
minimum.
Mrs.
H.
O.
Kennedy
and
son,
Scott,
arrived
In
the
city
on
Saturday
night's
train
from
Prince
Oeorge
and
will
take
up
residence
while
Sergeant
Kennedy
is
stationed
here
with
the
Searchlight
Battery
"
&f.Ji
Rawalpindi
Was
Victim
Of
Deutschland
And
Another
i
German
Warship
Thursday
I
.
LONDON,
November
28.
It
was
disclosed
by
the
Admiralty
late
yesterday
that
the
armed
merch.'Jitman
Rawalpindi,
loss
of
which
was
announced
earlier
in
the
day,
had
been
the
victim
of
the
German
pocket
baltleship
Deutchland
and
another
German
warship
off
Icela:td.
The
sinking
occurred
last
Thu.
sday.
Cruiser
Is
Sunk?
.
,
BERLIN.
Nov.
28:
The
"
Oerman
Admiralty
announced
today
that
a
British
cruiser
of
th
Linden
type
had
been
tor-
pedofd
and
sunk
east
of
the
Shetland
Islands
where
Oer-
man
rubmarines
and
aircraft
have
been
active
for
days.
The
German
announcement
suted
that
the
same
submarine
com-
zander
who
sank
the
Royal
Oa
tn
sapa
Flow
had
been
resoonsible
for
the
disposal
of
the
latest
British
warship.
German
Merchant
Vessels
Captured
News-Chronicle
of
London
Pub-l.bes
Article
That
Twelve
Have
Been
Captured
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
The
Newr
Chronicle
publishes
an
article
tMt
twelve
German
merchant
ships
have
been
captured
by
the
Royal
Navy.
j"
TT
'
lYenneV
UTgeS
4
e
fissay
Uiiice
I
VICTORIA,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
-
E.
T.
Kvnney.
Liberal
member
for
Slwns.
urged
before
the
mining
committee
of
the
Legislature
yesterday
the
establishment
of
a
government
assay
office
at
Prince
J
uupet.
Dr.
J.
r.
waiter,
aepuiy
m
c'"r
of
mines,
said
the
cost
would
be
about
$3500.
Prorogation
Of
Session
British
Columbia
Legislature
li
Expected
To
Rise
Tomorrow
"
"
Bulletins
INVENTED
HOOP
GAME
LAWRENCE,
Kansas
Dr.
James
Naismith,
Canadian
born
inventor
of
basketball,
died
of
heart
disease
at
the
age
of
seventy-eight.
I
I
DINED
BY
KING
iLONDON
United
States
Ambassador
and
Mrs.
Joseph
P.
Kennedy
were
guests
of
the
King
and
Queen
at
luncheon
at
Buckingham
Palace
today,
Mr.
Kennedy
leaves
tomorrow
for
Washington
to
confer
with
the
United
States
Department
of
State
on
the
international
situation
In
view
of
recent
developments,
particularly
in
regard
to
shipping.
21:19
p-m.
22
ft.
j
PRICE:
I
CENTS
.
One
of
the
few
survlvo
s
Is
reported
to
have
stated
tiiat
the
Rawalpindi
was
attacked
by
surprise
and
little,
if
any,
effort
was
made
to
pick
up
survivors.
Indeed
the
German
ships
passed
at
full
speed
by
one
of
the
llfebc
ats,
evidently
with
the
dellberat
;
Intention
of
capsizing
it.
Later
another
armed
cruiser
arrived
on
t
le
scene
and
picked
up
a
few
survivors.
Latest
word
Is
that
ele
en
sur-vicors
of
the
Rawalpindi
a
rived
In
Scotland.
Ten
of
the
n
en
are
those
who
took
to
the
boat
when
the
vessel
sank
and
the
o
her
was
picked
up
when
clinging
to
another
upturned
boat.
It
Is
repoi
led
that
26
had
been
rescued,
possl!
ly
picked
up
the
German
ships.
Th;
Admiralty
announced
that
over
250
members
of
the
crew
of
the
Rawalpindi
lost
their
lives
In
a
stirring
sea
battle.
In
the
effort
to
ensnire
the
Deutschland,
British
navai
patrol
in
the
north
Atlantic
is
bilns
extended.
German
Account
In
Berlin
It
Is
reported
that
25
members
of
the
crew
of
tl5
Rawalpindi
were3aved.rnyy
were
ff"t:."
Fcotsmen.
It
was
about
dm
Thursday
evening,
said
the
German
iccount.
that
the
Deutschland
cam-
un
on
the
Rawalpindi.
Flames
b
ake
out
on
the
British
ship
soon
r
:tcr
she
was
fired
upon
and
it
was
lot
long
before
she
was
comp'etel:
ablaze,
Several
detonations,
su
posedly
from
explosives
aboard
ttu
Rawalpindi
were
heard
and
!
?
vessel
sank
rapidly.
Rescue
op
rations,
the
Germans
claim,
wrc
Immediately
commenced
but
rapid
was
the
destruction
of
.r
?
vessel.
tnat
it
was
diiflcult
to
sa-;
many.-
WILL
MAKE
STEEL
H
iRE
rjr
Br.
J.
F.
Walker,
Deputy
Minister
Of
Mines,
Says
British
L.teresls
Busy
r
VICTORIA,
Nov.
28:
CP)
Dr.
J.
F.
Walker,
deputy
Minister
of
mines,
told
the
minln
com
mittee
of
the
Legislature
yesterday
that
he
thought
British
capital
would
be
willing
:o
finance
an
iron
and
steel
1
idustry
in
British
Columbia.
The
lepart-ment
was
making
exhau
lve
reports
on
power
faclliti
s
and
coal
and
Iron
deposits.
"Something
Is
afoot
.ow
In
connection
with
a
ster
plant
but
I
cannot
say
anythlr
;
more
about
it,
said
the
depu
minister.
8
Reconnaissance
Planes
Are
Bi
sy
Further
Flights
.Made
Du
'ng
Last
Night
Over
Northwc.
em
Germany
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
-Rdyal
Air
Force
reconnalssanq
D
lanes
were
again
active
In
scot!
lng
over
northwestern
Germany
dirlng
the
night.
It
is
reported.
WINNIPEG
WHEAT
TP.ICES
WINNIPEG.
NOV.
28:
(CP)
Winnipeg
wheat
prices
T?ere
unchanged
to
'Ac
higher
vestcrday
with
December
closing
at
70?8c.
On
the
New
York
market
today
wheat
prices
were
up
V
to
4Jc
with
May
trading,
at
86c.