CHAMBERLAIN. IN WAR SOVIET IS t nriimifninont Primp Minister Neville IUIU VylllloVlimo Hujuiiiim.r - - Chamberlain issued indignant denial to the German tew-nation . .ii r- -i' J. T ! . . .. ..l .m.lnnl trna cVinlls erything but numbers. GYRO AIDS HI SCHOOL part of their activities In the way of playground and recreational work. The club was In receipt of conj-mnnlrntlnni from local militia of ficers ncers and ana owier other m organizations "-- cx- . thf 1L. plub'S allllt'f GENEVA, Iee. 11: CP The Uague of Nations, by unanimous vote of the council, today eipelled Russia because of the Invasion of Finland. Four members of the council Finland. China, Juo-Klavia and Greece abstained T RSiN-nrtAD. Dec. 14: CP As ... ... . r....i. ik4 V.v Plnlanrl stubborn Finnish army has provea useu ay j - ----, far the better flehtini force In ev- resistance of the Invaskm wk-h the Soviet aurnormes naa n i j v.. .n .in msttrr. massed a nlBht reported that troops had oc- rinnlsh villages and a Off Gym-lrallway sUtlon in a third. Thead. Put. up $IM to Help Pay n.,uPm indebtedness-Officer. vance Is now ...l.tl.n nf I... I. nt VinlrtlnCT thp TllLS- pressinK sppicswuw" iuuc is wi",ui' . activities In providing games, sta- sIaru bxc m the Karelian Isthmus i .Ia.ii nil art.- I . ii m l- -... Wam annrtAn tloncry, etc.. tor vne vn"" m-- 'area, me finns nac wtn w.vv.. .,ini. nt imntu in and around.frnini? on the defence of the mid yw.iHO r- - I , .. trinxA nimirt Idle nnd northern sectors on boin Officers Elected l0( which they claim to be effective The following ... were duly elected flyrn ljr holding the invaders at bay. officers or tne fnncc uf" Club for the ensuing year President, O. A. Hunter. Secretary, Joseph Scott. Treasurer, William Crulckshank, rki,tnrT.iiiit. o. a. Stuart, W t. Stone, Frank Dlbb and Lieut. The installa Ion of . oinccr w , mltlsU Col. be conducted In January, the ms b dlllrcti ' j,as been appoint- trlct governor, Roy Sharp of Beat- l"'" Koya,PCon. tie, and the Lieutenant governor, Oreirorv T. Yorko of Vancouver, having been Invited to come to the city for, the, occasion. I NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL OTTAWA Defence Minister Rogers announced today the appointment of Major-Gencral A. C. Ashton of Ottawa as Inspector general of Canadian military Ilrlrndler J. C. Stcwari, adlan Artillery of First Division Canadian active service. Brigadier C. V. Stockwell of Kingston succeeds Stewart as officer corn- Next week'. Gyro luncneon wm Columla dls- b? featured by a turkey raffle to nianumg raise funds for Christmas hampers. "" STATEMENT, EXPRESSES CONDEMNED APPRECIATION TO NAVY sssr lllttlc of UrURiiay Was Courteously IWit-War Cas- pnrmalv P-melled uallira lo Date 2IUV kxidis rinna lor iiraicrj . - j r and Comlomns Russia for Agression ( LONDON, December 11: (Cl')-ln a statement to the; V"" 'J1,' "" House of Commons today, his last one on war progress oe- v,.-t QF-qrVA- ... Dec. 1: uriA mir-er-nstlon committee of the in in ... tVin the Leagu LeflSUA Of f Nations, the second v fte - I t ... to n d0 r4 ,- adopted 4rntH i n u ... charge m, y eommlUee to, 15allC 01 Uruguay, Jrumiay mc nine lumwivi patent that a -very gallant action had been fought by three com- rjlTfipT i IP paratlvely small BxttUh KVS II 1VV-J.HX ...in.i much more heavily arm- Puy ------- ed adversary, the result of which may well free the South Atlantic from the depredation of this raider " Referring to the British respect for international law as ob-in the Incident of the Bre men, Mr. Chamberlain referred ,to Nasi utter disregard of such law. j prime MlnUler Chamberlain told! the House that Oreat Brttatn total casualties In the first three months! of the war were approximately 2100 for all forces compared with 12.500 lost In the first two.months of 1914. 8peaklng of the Russo-Finnish I war, the Prime Minister commented , that the Finnish army was far superior to the Ruulan except Inj numbers, it was too earlv. he felt, to forecast the outcome of this uneven content. The entire world Iltoutracll?0eUrw, Chamber-. lain, at the aggression of Russia, j Mr Chamberlain lauded the, League of Nation action In con-j drmnlng Rurala tor Finland's In-' r irion arid charged "Oermany alone .mono the nations even now U abetting by word and deed the RiuaUn aggression " He said: "The MOVING IN rrogres. of Red Army Slow, Never-theirs. Despite Great Effori With Pick of Hi Forces 1 resolution condemning Russia as Qustei. from the League for Invad Uik grtntynd. The resolution was then submitted to the League As-temblv which ws expected to act m It tdav. adopting It by majority, if not unanimous, vote. The wo-hjtki" Incorrorated a report drawn up by a sub-commlUee "lnvltlnM Lartio mprnbers tr give Finland all ncfsiblc aid in resisting the Invasion. : The AreenUne delegation to the Leaeue. Rodolfo Frcyra. told the As-I?wMt lit hi' government would rr4lrt If Riila was not expelled. The remittee also recommended the nlaeintr of all the League's ec- from votlnr. This is the first nnomlr onomlc. health health and and financial financial ex- time In League hUtorj that a na lion has been expelled. The coun cil acted after the Assembly, with out receded dissension, con demnrd iinssia.as an called urnn members to aid Fin- ' TlJf t fx T" f f T TT land and approred an Invitation . iUtUU Yl A I IH I VsVJ I 1 1 VJ J I I to non-le.rue nations, such a. ITnltM 5stes. also to help the Ht- UeTepublic, The council and as-rmMr both adjourned following the action. ocrt at Finland's disposal. SUBMARINE Britisher Kenorted to Have Disposed of Two Enemr War Vessels-Destroyer Sinks LONDON, Dec 11: (CD Almost lost in spectacular details of the naval engagement off the Uruguay coast today was the an- 1 that the same Bri - 'J million and a half first line soldiers I ,n submarine that spared e and a thousand airplanes to dellv- German liner Breman "has sunk er a crushing blow on me uiue na-i u-boat and torpeooea an en tlon. a Red Army communique Ms; enty cruiser." Details of the submarine's adventures will not be available until she Teaches port. It Is understood she slid into a Nasi naval base. Deoressinr news was that .of iaT Year Fleclea ;rrcnru - - -r- the frontier of central Finland.! the los. of the destroyer Duchess Tli- Prince Runert Oyro Club, at which has been one of the major through collision with an unl-lUSlinM. lunch-ldbjcctlve, of the Soviet In Its p l.n dentifled ship and word that US eon Yesterday voted the sum of to bLscct Finland with a drlvij roebm , the crew were miss-,y".l" nooth Mem- acros- the mld-sectlon to the Swed-I ,nrf ivw w ouuvm- v- i orlal High School to assist them In Ish frontier, paying off an Indebtedness of $155 Finland Holding On arising from the putting In of a : ..... gymnasium at the school. The tola Meantime, at HeUlng ors It a cost of tHc work was $385 and of declared that Finnish forces. In a thU 'the students themselves were desperate counter-offensive, had Instrumental in paying themselves been successful In staving off the $130 while the city put up DisccunK m u.c wwuj .--r u j ,. hv u-ere.inrlntf the stratealc centre of saia. uvros consiucicu mi . ----- - .,,, . ' u r,t m n'i.,fii.iinr further heavv casualties JUStlllCa in man S' -"--- .." 'a Mnl..r!mr upon Hie nuwuiu v"-.-"o many tanks and guns as wen as other fighting equipment. Fighting was declared to have been of an Intensely fierce character. Deeming urviuum that nu the ...... Mannerhelm .. PROVINCIAL LIBRARY I T'omorroW s Tides Weather Forecast She High 4:18 a.m. 19 2 15:55 pm. 19-1 ft. vrlne T and Queen Char t 10:14 am. 8.1 ft lotte U, t0 tron 22:32 pjn. 4.8 ft. southeas & vyloudy with me - rain 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER i 1 ft NORTHERN AND CENTRAL . !. i c' - - utrtfTfl Vi - FtUUb- & RINr,K RUPERT. B.C.; THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14, 19g - Vol. XXVHI flt ."f , - Naval Battle In South Atlantic War News NAZI-SOVIET TREATY BERLIN A German-Russian friendship and boundary treaty was ratified today by German Foreign Minister Joachim Ton UibUtilrvp and Russian Ambassador ScharttifL A Soviet economic delegation has completed an inspection jot Gernian indus-tria' rUnl an1 leaving on its return to Moscow. MOKE NAZI SjllFS OUT llni-r PtllimVltlC liDDed I m . n ..i llnn anrt mntalnlne . " 1 . ' But r ..B.v. . - nll( rxriT mi hi-. iiiiv- --i parent attempt lo reacn a t. er- . a , -r. sio a. 5a wa ni German frUher franca which fli--' frn Ver-s f!nii with rich rarro for New Ovleans. I.OIM) rilATjFlELD SPEAKS LONDON Speaking yesterday, tord Chalfie'H. minlsjfr of Offence r-ordlntjon. suctested the no-slMIUv of the Allies launching r. miktr offensive atlnst Oe'-minr. First ni'ist be obtained ronfml of she SMI and iif of he air, however, and then a land offensive might be launched. A11.'"S Hl'VJNG PLANES l.ospoN . Th- British war pures'ln" xs.r has plsreH an r-yr fr tM Hitsn wmber in th!'lle4 WWtrf "Hesr' will be ir'a si th- Ie'.h Hsnt in California. The Frrnrh eoTern-riMnt has ordrr-d 20 twin "-tlned bomber, from Douglas Aircraft Corporation. MOSCOW ATTACKS LEAGUE MOSCOW A sharp attack against the League of Nations was delivered In an official Soviet radio broadcast. It charged the action of the League in condemn ing Russia was due to British and 1 (tvals French diplomatic manoeuvering by naming to committees nations dependent upon British capital. QUIET ALONG FRONT PARIS The Western front continues quirt. The French admit losing one minor position to the Germans. SALISBURY MUD'S WOEFUL DISTRESS TO BE AVOIDED BY CANADIAN DIVISION Dominion's New Expeditionary Force Not to be Subjected to Miseries of Their bathers in nrsi i.rcai nar LONDON, December 14: (CP) Somewhere in Eng- innri r.nnnflsi'a-First Division must wnip useii into num- lan Contingent on Salisbury In 1914. Lessons In organization have been learned from Canada's part In the First Qreat War. Now special em phasis has been placed on gooa working conditions and personal nf hp fichtlng men. They tUIIIIVII - " - ... . get good rations, comioriaDie Dinew renble. warm clothing. . ov"-- ' UIIVA . .... , . It was to be that way in im oui u .nt. Nobody foresaw then misery day after Hlltt ,., ,w - - j... rin rould create on me training grounds where some 30,000 men poltshed their ngnung imowi edge. inndlnc from their trans ports at Plymouth Sound each man of that 19M conungeni mew u day's rations from ship's stores to last until camp on Salisbury Plain was reached. That was about the last dry thing these soldiers saw until British mud was left behind on departure for France. The admiralty estimated that the contingent could be disembarked1 at Plymouth In six days but not un til October 23, 1914, after nine days In harbor, did the last of the units go ashore. This stretch In the harbor with no breeze to venUlate the ships be tween decks proved hard on men but harder on. the animals. Horse (Continued on Page Six) German Pocket Battleship Is Put Out of Action And Takes Refuge In Port of Montevideo ALL INDIA BACKS UP STRUGGLE of Support Depends on Action to Their Political Demand. By G. E. POWELL Canadian Press Correspondent CALCUTTA. Dec. 14: CP The recent ielg nations of the Congress .Ministries o.' several provinces, in .trotest against the Viceroy's statements on self-aovernment In India,! are symptoms of an unfortunate . Hnat1- but should be kept In perspective. c-u'.". rdly the war ht made very ' little difference to the lives of the ordinary people in this country. At; the wtet a "nations of profiteering were heard against some shopkeepers; but the authorities Jump-! ed on the offenders. set-U3maehln- cry Jor watching tbcveeurstf PTc ex and the public ceased to have cause for complaint. India's vast Internal trad is more than normally active, growers of jute, wheat, cotton and other agricultural produce are getting better .price and the elates Interested In jtndutry. look forward to a boom now that comoetlUve Imports have .been reduced as a consequence of 'the war. The hostilities In Europe -eem very remote and recently most Indian' hve been taking a holiday. : In marl tha tPatflri nf Hindu fes- j wv " vv- That Tndlans of all shades 01 .opinion sympathize with the Allies has never been In doubt. Front Congress to the Prince people believe he Allies had no option out 10 Heht Hitler. For sears Dast the Nazis have had bad publicity here, where their suo-nrrslon of Czech and -- Austrian Badly Damaged and Has Thirty-Six Kled-Britishcrf Waiting Outside to Renew Fight H.M.b. bxtcr Sustains Damage Also MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, December 14: (CP) The Herman pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, steel rent 1 ' lintish guns ana wun ininy-siA mcuiwio I. lead, dung to her refuge today in this neutral port while u . . T T T T ma S-1 .t n n f three British cruisers, wnicn nau eiigdgcu s.s 1 1 k I -t n consress I'arty sa,s Efficacy ;0uiteen-hour running battle yesterday, mounted guard . . . n.iii.t, British ' i nut out at at s-a sea to to attack attack her her if if she she ven ven- EMPLOYING- VETERANS it the regular monthly meeting-of b PrinteJtprt branch of the Canadian Legion last evening considerable discussion took place regarding the non-em-nlormtnt of es-service men on work done under some of the branches of the Dominion government. It was decided to take up the matter again so that the clause calling for the employment of Teterans should be honored by the employment authorities. GAME CLUB I Bulletins I KOUMANIA DISASTER BUCHAREST, Roumxnia Eighty persons were killed and two hundred gravely injured in an expladon at a cellulose plant being operated under military conl.ol at ZarnestL Entire families perished as the whole Tillage suffered heaTy damage In tho terrific blast. F'rrst reports Indicated that it was a ease of sabotage. for unity among British India's pol-,MacCallum who was the capable Ulclans but the old quarrels per- convener, being assisted by Peter tured forth. A third British cruiser, the crippled Exeter, which was knocked out of the light after four hours of cannonading, limped Into the mouth of Rio de la Plata to a position twelve miles off Montevideo. Internment for the duration of the war seems the only prospect for the Oerman warship. Besides thirty-six killed, the Germans admitted sixty wounded In a crew of nine hundred. British representatives said the British ships may have suffered comparable casualties but declared that this was a small price for putt ting the Spee out of acUon. Two British cruisers, AJax and 1 Achilles, hovered off shore watting. to resume the batUe should the 'German attempt tqepme ouL, h"The" Spee"f2twehty f our hotfrs until 7:30 tonight Pacific Standard Time) to leave Montevideo or aDDly for an extension of stay un der international law. The Ger man counrul prepared today to re-auest oermlsslon for the vessel to be allowed to remain In Montevideo long enough to make repairs with out risking internment The Spee is reported badly holed after having been dlrectlv shelled in several nlaees both fore and aft and it Is i estimated that It would take at least thirty days to effect repairs. I Any attempt on the part of the its TITkTjLl70 SDCe to escaPe would- no doubt, be A 1 DlnnfcK a desPrate gamble. The battle between the Spee and Eighty Persons In Attendance At the three British cruisers was, evi-Affalr Commissioner F. R. jdently. a furious engagement. At-Builer Guest Speaker U a.m. yesterday the smaller Exeter- came came up up on on the ine Spee, apze, a a 7.000-ton iaw-om - FV-itnrinp addresses OV Frank R. , i ... u..vii arm.) .vessel, iducu uiuic tc"j freedom and the mrrclless treat- Butler, member of the British ... . Col-,' . . n.lneh euru han the cruts- ment of the Jews have deeply umbla Game Commission from wUh g and 8.mch guns and a shocked polltloil classes brought Vancouver, and Inspector Thomas lng fight ensued, with the up in the doctrine of Liberalism. van Dyk. district game warden and AchlUes iater joining, and . .... from Prince Oeorge, the Prince seteral times the . Rod & Gun Club held Its . Rupert was hit as was the Exeter whicli Britain's entry Into the war on annual game dinner last night In . . t Poland's side was hailed as a form the Commodore Cafe and the af-( find AchIlles con. of amends for what Indians fair turned oui. as usuai, u oe one . ,u k t u m thought was her lukewarmness to- of complete enjoyment tor an me nlghtfan an(j( with all lights u-nrd ciechoSlovakta. In state-eighty or so person in attend-; . , .. M ment arter siaiemeni iiiuwu w ., ii,, mnro morai oi nt po- ro- the me iuic rine movine mU.uls Pictures oi wua on India's comfortable security tlsh Coiumoia wnicn we. re snown within the British Commonweaitn. by Mr. uuuer. j ThP Coneress said "India will Tne rare oi ine evening icaiurca . support Great Britain, but the ef- moose meat provided by the Sml-( tevldeo or some other South Am- ers pointed out tne . land's fate and emphasis was laid llfe-both animal and flsh-ln Brl- en"n shortlv before the battle, the Oraf Spee had been reported sighted off the coast of Uruguay by the Japanese steamer Buenos Aires Maru. Earlier reports had sug- .... . x -ii i n k. Hoorpp to wnicn me miusu mc utcw wi.nu.it i . . . ingtl'im. But comiltions Change irom one war. -sjanouier ;;;acfedes to political de- nlshed through M. J. Dougherty be untrue. wnat was reicrreaio a!l(l these soldiers of 1939 will train Under Circumstances STulUmate aim. as and E. C. Stevens. was evidently the damaging of the fir removed from the milddy misery of the First Canad-;Qandht has said, is independence. Generally responsible 'or the ' , . lai jenie" Plain f s . Piriforms .n resound with ith anneals appeals success success of of the the gathering gathering was was F. F. A. A. The Graf Spee has been maraud- ing in South Atlantic waters for several weeks and is believed to suggestions of Con- aamuia .ana . w. urimo.e. the slst. And responsible for the slnk- rrp tnke no account of the need in aaauion 10 me speakers m w , fwln the "nta Olof Hanson M- P- mg of several BrltUh merchantman. Ileal parties and for co-operation. F. A. MacCallum. Game Warden The British Admiralty announced the Princes. Ed MarUn, James Boyd. Fredifrom London tonight that naval T,.mt.i c,,.v. o Mip win. Grlmble and Lieut. Col. u c. Nooie du Mahasabha, the Non-Brahmans all spoke along appropriate lines. f smith India and the depressed Humorous monologues by Reg class organizations expressed alarm King proved diverting. at the Idea that India's war-time I B. J. Bacon, president of the constitution would be framed In 'club, was In the chair. consultation only with Congress It had no foundation In fact, but was sympathetic of the suspicion In which Congress moves are held by their rivals. 1 MINE SWEEPER SINKS The little mine-sweeping trawler William Hallett sank with loss of eight , lives, after striking a mine. forces watching for the Oraf Spee have been strongly reinforced." . ... FUND STARTED The Salvation Army Chrlstmai Cheer fund was started this morn ing by a donation of two dollars from "A Friend.' Now it l hooed other contributions: will follows,