Ox man HARD FOlJ ' Western Nations DIICCIAWQ Are Concerned lvuuuimiu a e. c: Li Continue Advance In North of tin Estenslve Alterations and Improve ments Rein- Made Preparatory to Occupancy as Officers' Mess Extensive Improvements within nrf without the old Prince Rupert ri... w,,minir are nnw In progress In preparation for the occupancy of the premises as anoinccrs the local mllltla units. The work outside as well as redecoratlon m- AA are Vielnir carried OUtby the City while alterations Inside are being carried out by the Department oi National Defence. The Inside changes include the the olrt bar Into nhe,i nnrf the billiard hall Into a dining room. Upstairs the large uver oea rigm U"f I,B'-J!,?,im ,0 ? nJE7.r. Ho Id WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 16-1 Twenty-one republics of the . wwtern hemisphere are concerned over the sa battle which took Einfic Wnnf Pah PA P14" " the Uruguayan coast on rinilo 1lallllCttV.C Wednesday within Pan-American. 'declared neutrality tones. Secret-. Kfw MA U Made Hy Forelcn Mln- ary of 8tate Cordell Hull states.! ter Tannrr lied Destroyer is ana exenanges are mmuj Sunk by Guns SVANVIK. Norway. Dec. 1: (CP roMlblllty of a decisive j battle In northern Finland ap-part llaelv near Fllkajaervl ( ,1th the Finns dllng In on ( lh river bank there and the Kaolin rolllnt towards them with moorld equipment. 1HXSINOFOR8. Dec. 16 CP-nnltnd's defenders retreated on the Arctic front yesterday but held fat on the vital Karelian Isthmus and and were were reported reported driving anting m me ru nw way wun a view 10 laning aipiv- j , matte action IN ACCORD ! j WITH REICH Italy Staying Out Of War Hy Pre-, arranfcmrnt With Otrmany. Count Clano Ilcloes the ocean, was syicmi. ,:urope Finns oeiroyin ytvunn i iL'r useful U the Russians such as) the ranadln-owned nickel mines' nfr RalrrlUrrl Th- mines were belne dynimlled and the twns and hcre h'imed in tb withdrawal r.rhln- H'lnx left tht mlht be of the Invadera. r r hM whatever SnnthwaM v Ike Ladota a the retreating toree re punuint ROME, Dec. 16: (CP) Minister CUno declared h , oU, back north of Uke Ladoga an, of fcy aJrment wlth on the central fUhtlnK front ,nA rrttitmr.i Pre. The Arctic retreat. ' ,,. lltnlto Muwolinis read!- Flnland-s narrow corridor to ron e n In a Irntlhv explanation tnemy " " " ' ' ob' shnilnra"tonlshln? sorted resist- today WAR ORDERS drive If V'lV anfe a-s'nst the Rus.Van from '.he Leningrad-Murmansk i i-vp tt npn raiimid with a view to bisecting 1 rViLl A K fr 1 tLAI UtWsUU vA) , Finland to the Oulf of Bothnia ... . .. Ik. DasvIaI I The nave cui aetenocrs l:,ptndlture, Kor Wttk Are Placed ana nave i in of communication At JV00.000 By Hon. C. I). let. Oi- Russians in a precarious stat It W said. ' ' fbreion Minister Tanner aopaled ... i illAWA. iPC. 10: vri nr . . . k Dnulin for- 'wrtw-nj in a dcast to JJ "7aJ Jj. orders valued at $5500.000 for the week ended December 12 are an-nMonof J ' ;."duX Clarence D. tlonofliegotlatlons Held the nouncrt by J Hon. transport. Most Finns were still willing to negou- ,,. e orders were for aircraft ate ic oeace dchcc and nu placed pi responsibility , war'supp!les and accessories. for the continuation of the war; the shoulders of the, squarely on fr.ii' s t i rthfrhrr Killed And self-determination. However. If. npi Three L'.J fi- On Russia demanded all of Finland, tne Soviet would frlid the Finns ready for a fight to flnUh. Toorly equipped Busslans are suf-ferine from exposure and the conflict Is proving costly to the Soviet In .uiemiiieroi.cMu.iw-. the matter of casualties. injured Cruiser Achilles inmiOU.-. Dec. 16: The British! 1 Admiralty announces that four - - wnnl,nA nn Destruction of a Russian aesiroy-, . v.,.7u reported the cruiser Achilles In the bait le e r by coastal batteries was with the Oerman pocket battleship Finnish hlRh com-, last nlaht by the mind Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of .. Uruguay. No other figures were RENOVATING RUPERT CLUB i given. GERMAN IS CAPTURED n...Morf l Taken by British Cruiser Off Coast of Chl SANTIAGO. Chili, Dec 16: (CP) The German freighter Duessel-dorf was captured yesterday by a British cruiser off the Chilean pott of Caldera. Winnie Ruth Judd Again Recaptured YUMA. Arizona, Dec. 16:(CP Winnie Ruth Judd, Insane murderess, who escaped from the Arizona State Hospital December 3, was re-.nninii vesterrtnv and said that card room U being diviaca mvu r7r" tap j -ww- - had walked : ii;,i almost two two hundred nunarea at she mom rooms, The ine, larire large sunns silting room . . j.er from Phocn- the front of the second floor is oe- mn - lng rrtalncd for that puriwse. . ! Capt .,1 Fascist foreltn policy to the ' Chamber of Fawes an! ruhus. Clan dl'dnsed that Germanv and Italy had agreed lat May at the Munich conference to iHd rK'n any questions nhlch mltht arou any new disputes In at last three years ikU,lth--vmtntrW wrrt"rorn -I i plellnc rearmament. Bulletins THIPLE SHOOTING OKION, Alberta Irene Botln. aged 21, and Ivan Ridley, a slrl companion In an automobile, were shot to death near here last night. The body of Ernest Bro-dlne. 33, farmer, who called on the elrl after she had gone out, was found In another automobile nearby, apparently a suicide FUEL FOK GERMANY RERUN An agreement Is ahont to be slewed between Germany and Roumanla whereby the latter counttr will deliver onn ml'llon tons of petroleum annually to Ihe Keich. This would be more than thr-e hundred carloads dallv. It would represent one-fifth of the Roumanian petroleum I output. P'lVMIFK KING IS S OTTAWA Prlwe MlnWer W"-llan l.von Ma'k""le Kin? will rer hi lxt-flfh blrthrtiv 1 nor",- In god Viealth despite the beavr activities of Ise pa.t ear incliidln? the r-eent tr'n f war resron.lhll'tles. He will .r-nji the dv quletli at hU cointrv home In the Gatinnu Hills. Pnlfs Executed TODAY'S STOCKS (Couru 8. O JiMUiMuo Co. , Vancouver .Dig Missouri, .2Vi. Bralorne. 11-00. Cariboo Quartz, 2.09. Dentonla, .01 Vi-Falnlew, .01. Hedley Mascot, .42. Mlrito, .OIVV Noble Five. .01 Vz. PacUlc Nickel, .13. Tend' Orlelle. 2.20, . Pioneer, 2.15. Premier. 1.32 tX plv.), Prlvater. .90. Reeves McDonald, .23. Reno. .52. ' . Relief Arlington, .lOVi. Salmon Oo!d, .02. Sheep Creek, 1.18. Oils A. P. Con., .15. Calmont, J7. C. Si E., 2.12. Home, 2.75. Pacalta. .04 H Royal Canadian, .18. Okalta, 1.20. Mercury. .06ii. Toronto Aldermac; ,.33. Beattle, 1.02. 5 ' Central Pat., 2.35. Cons. Smelters, 47.50. ,East Malartlc. 3.60, Femand, .02i. Francoeur, .42. Gods Lake, .60. llardrbck, 128. Int. Nickel, .448. KerrAddlson. 2.23. Llttle Long Lac. 3.00. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.24. Madsen Red Lake, .48. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.28.' Mohela, .85. Nortfnda,. 7750. Pickle Crow, 4.20. Preston East Dome, 2.14. San Antonio, 2.30. Sherrltt Gordon, 1.12. Stndacona, .10. Uchl, .80. Bouscadlllac, .03Vi. M6sh"e"r,V .08. v Oklend,12. A: , ' Dominion Bridge, 40.00, PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTORIA. B.C Prefers Boredom To Bombing, He Tells Newsmen BEING- USED U-Boats With Operating in Territorial Waters Tomorrow sT ides ) Weather Forecast She High 5:46 a.m. 185 ft. 17:34 plm. 168 It LoW 11:50 ajn. 9.0 It. prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte 23:55 pjn. 7.0 It. Islands Strong east winds, cooler with rain before night. COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER BRITISH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL -m Ttmrv.' 5 CENTS DECEMBER 16 ,1939, ppimpr nil PERT. B.C.. SATURDAY. Vol. XXVlil .. No, 293. P IS GIVEN 72 HOURS TO LEAVE PARIS, Dec. 16: Newspaper cor- . respondents, conversing with Cerman Pocket Battleship Must Prime Minister Neville Chamber- Either Interned or Quit lain at the front, expressed dls-; Montevideo By Sunday satisfaction at the lack of action! Night In the war. "Personally I would prefer to be bored than bombed. DOX me rrime rlme Minister Aiiniswrr commented., comment.. n?c. 16: Great Brl- u d demand was very Quiet when the Pme,tn3t the 0erman pocket battleship the front lines. . . . Minuter visited , npaf Srw, elther m- He lunched at general headquar-j" d leave refuge icra wiiit m !. of Montevideo, me ,h. in-chief. Vtawanf Oort and. In g ' po-t government last night, , bitter cold, inspected British and.J lntwctun by a naval French guards of honor fhlp seTenty-two make a choice. The naval w-. -hour-to UUUl- " v NORWAY IS i-. .rrt nreented hv the GOV .UU1IU1 inwi......!" - i 'eminent, found the Graf Spee toj be seaworthy. ft Is bel'ered that the Germans will not submit to loss of prestige whleh Internment wnuld involve hut win choose to make a run for Naval Authorities Charge German desnlte the Increasing British n- which lies In walttns to dls tvilrh her . j- Th dnl'ne eroires ounaay n'obt ''S0 D.m. (noon) Pacific nunnu rv. in- tm niih stndard Time. T- T-Il On Roee r,dn. naval authorities charge Germany with sending aubmarlne, into Nor-,w .Wn hee ion n Monte-wegian territorial waters to attack! vMen ws a hy. of nd strv. anvrenMw in readiness to lve Mas. h lt P"1 the The BrttUh tanker Athel Templar damaged' rltlh hlnekPde. 839 tons, was sertously by "enemy action,'' off the eastf whxX wn, she Do coast. rnau. The The trawler trawler Ludford L,uaioro was was. I i trior en ennth nr north or make TTT'rvr'TVa dash straleht out to sea. The 111 U U li " Salvation Army Ready To Act If reople Wish Them To Do So mouth of the Rio de la Plata out- side of Montevideo is seventy tt eighty miles wide. Running acros to Buenos Aires would involve go-In? through seventeen miles of In- 1 .1 1 . .V,, ,V.. .VMll, J be subject to attack. ,. The Oerman ambassador to Ar Alreaay mere are "w- , gentlna arrived from Buenos tlons to the Salvation Army for . n,rnlan. todav in con- Christmas hampers but only a h . small amount of money has wn.Spe, collected so fat. rtte& to- Mm suggestet day. Capt. Ivan Halsey stated that uken 1 a . mnltf flrf oH Q tnl?- r . : me nroi, ....hj v- ut tQ spa and scutt as an aJ. medlarles for the people o : the internment or cap city and that. If the people did not ish to donate the money, tnose m damaeed abny4 need would have to go wltnout their hampers. , dtm-ter and with much of her vapum flghUng equipment supposedly out drain the I on considerable was a commlsslon would now be a, days for funds toi Army these conslderable dlsaavantage Ir. keep up me nuu r" "4 i combat with Allied naval force.' i . in rrani That mnne ... uic 1.1 wr .. ." TC: which by this time are undoubt- difficult for the' tt Increasingly -...,, Rarv,rt hr.utec Army to finance Its work at home. . . u. but It was doing the best it cou.a and aIrcraft emiet wltn win tne me money auaoic. n wc Ark Royal and the powerful wished the Army to local people bWshln Dunkeroue had carry on with tne santa . e h d - now nea work in the relty It would be g ad . tne AJax and to undertake It He hoped the nrp ltta t local people would not be wnouy ; " - , H. M. P. L. $10.00. War Effort To Be Main Theme Will Come In For Discussion At Forthcoming Session of Parliament OTTAWA. Dec. 16: (CPJCana da's war effort will be the main theme of the coming session of Parliament, opening of which Is announced for January 25. It Is expected much attention will be nald UdiU to lU contracts, vhimvv, a report v on Weather Forecast General' Synopsis The pressure l. ivir off the Queen Charlotte is lands. A disturbance off Vancouver Island has caused rains and gales there. The weather has been mild and showery in tne interior. West " Coast " of Vancouver isiana mere a I IIFAVY GERMAN RAID PARIS Germany stated one ; of the heaviest raids of the war j on the Western Front today, pa- I trol bein; supported by strong artillery fire. French automatic rifte: and hand jrrenades were, however, effective In driving off j the enemy. There was patrol ac- 1 tlvity along the entire front. ! ! MANI0N IS have been." neglected this year. r,.Pher Oerman warshbsl r v-ii CRITICAL;-; are m SS " 'Zrt.J 'i-t-sections that PoVelcn Minister Guanl of Uruguay had announced that the Spee could remain in Montcviaeo harbor until her wounds were repaired. Today the decision to give her seventy-two hours to leave was announced. On Thursday Seventeen Cities Had Polling Prince George Mayor Is Re-elected I es British Their Seamanship And MarUsmanshiD Almost I T dible. He States Tells of How He Was Nearly Forced Ashore In Battle of Uruguay on Wednesday-Admits Heavy Damage MONTEVIDEO, December 16: (CP) Depleted fuel British seamanship which was "more than md daring emed credible" forced the German warship Admiral Ural Spee into a running fight with the British cruisers n Wednesday dangerously near shore, Capt Hans Langs-torf f told port authorities today. Capt. Langsdorf f prais- r - eel the accuracy of the Brittsft marksmanship and admitted that War News JAF destroyer sunk SHANGHAI A Japanese des-liojer is reported to have been sunk by Chinese arUIIery In the Vangtse River. 120 miles southwest of Hankow, by Chinese artillery. One hundred officers and men are reported t& have lost their lives. USE OF MUSTARD GAS I ch 1 i y BERLIN Germany renews the the British aralnst the Ger- - " -' . . T D..lLLee Woxr sunk by a mine. There were cas- One report was urn , nun pocket taiiiHUp 111 iUlIllCSa II aj , uauieXiln both alnkiots, but- tne num t.t.. -. r..-v., .-uiep4ll .inr-. - - - fof another re- This Is des l . Iwl.- w- Aires in Areentlna ,,,. on uednesdav. ,V . .... nt imerflatlv'solte. She would undoubtedly en- .,. ,e findines of Montevideo winflAiv Dm 18. Wholesile fdeavour to hu? tne snorea oi me doctor? that there was no efi .1 . IIIHUC Hwi, , . ii... I ... executions have been made of Po:es . Soutn American repuoncs ior Aenctl of sntn fas havinj oeen " 1 u.i ...IU. w.l . i i inner a nuinncp ax uuuiuic 111 ui"i in vnosp I1UJI1C3 wcuvi wv- 1 found by Nazi Invadsrs. There were O A MDCD C ' " tf keeD wlthln the P1""011 ,i. ,.,f hev ere mm- 11 M I? I I M il iof territorial waters, sne mipnt marlly put to deatn his ship had been very seriously damaged by the smaller shells of the British. HONORED INJEATH Impressive Burial Given Admiral i Graf Spee Victims at Montevideo I MONTEVIDEO. Dec. 16 Full German, naval honors were accord- ed at the funeral of thirty-six Ad miral Graf Spee sailors In Monte- rharre. that mustard caa was used video cemetery. The Uruguayan government permitted 330 officers jand men ashore for the services. Tbey ranged around the common grave and a volley was fired. Flowers Included a personal wreath from Chancellor Adolf Hitler. MORE SHIPS DESTROYED War at Sea Continues With Lossej By Various Nations Another German Ship Scuttled LONDON, Dec. 16: (CP) Two H. C. Flood and 1264 ton Rangi. were sunk by mines off the northeast coast of England today. Ten I missing, seven Injured and thlr- rescued. T?..V.aw tne,.. In fVt. 11-3 r fit ! : yesterday Included 'the Swedisn ocs Not Think Sluch of Canadian freighter Ursus. 1499 tons, nine Government's War Effort 'missing, and the Greek freighter. Exhibition of Unpre- Germalne, 5,217 tons, crew5 of whleh paredness was rescued. Another German steamship. Ten- OTTAWA. Dec. 16. Hon. Dr. R.' erlfe. 2,436 tons, was scuttled when I. Manlon. Leader 6t the Opposition, British warships approached, 'ssues a statement declaring Can-, Idas war effort thus far "has been continued exhibition of unpre-oaredness." He made specific charges, referring to the lack of oroper clothing for the troops. He said that the January 25 opening NAZI LOSS IS HEAVIER of Parliament, announced by prem- . . ler King, was "at least two weeks. Four Percent Of Its Shipping f not three, later than lt should Either Sunk or capiurea since,. War Began LONDON, Dec. 16: Four per- 'cent of Germany s snippmg nas I been so far captured or sunk in the war. Eighteen Nazi ships have been sunk and twenty-one captured. This is double the propor- jtlon of Allied shipping losses in ithe war at sea. Dr. Amyot New VANCOUVER. Dec. 16: (CP) Civic elections were held on' . , ree Thursday in. seventeen British Hp n If h UlllCer Columbia cities and towns In- j eluding Victoria, where Mayor An-; His Former Chier, the Late Succeeds drew McGavln was re-elected by , i.. -i.j w.,ntin.! nr. Ilenrr Eesson Youne utuiiiiiiaiiuii, euiu new hh,uhh- - - - ster, where Mayor Fred Hume was also returned unopposed. Voting ln VICTORIA, Dec. 16: (CP) Prem-elght other places was made un- ler T. D. Pattullo announces the necessary with officials returned appointment of Dr. George F. Amy- . i 4, lyf m nrnvlnclnl health officer snr- uy acciamawuH. lv -" ..r". A. n. M. w. Patterson rivinsuu was w re-elected iccCuv-vu...6 iceedlng tne ...v late or, Jienry csson whlrh the covernment is expected Strong soutneasi wmos snuuna in Jo table ImnStely- afff tne southwest or moderate gales, d'mayor f prlnce aCOrge. defeating Young, lls form Dr Your ' Martin ,.8. Calne. assistant. opening.- - and showery.