PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTORIA, B.C. Weather Forecast Tomorrow's Tides mm im II imwim im i m i r m Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte 9 High .. 2:09 a.m. 19.9 ft. Wands Strong east winds or 13:54 p.m. 222 It. gales shilting to southeast. Unsettled Low 7:56 ajn. 75 ft. and mild with rain. 20:30 pjn. 2.0 ft. NOKTIIEKN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol, XXVIII.. No. 276. Prince kupertb.c., Monday, November 27, 1 939. PRICE: & CENTS II -l -i I ri. iHl amps ir..oitn Dea; Dig Roats V i s ,11c of Minec -w r - Converted Cruiser Rawalpindi, With Heavy Casualty List, And Crack Polish Liner Pilsudski Arc Worst Losses of Unrestricted Warfare LONDON, November 27: (CP) Allied and neutral shipping suffered severe blows during the week-end and again today with the loss of the British armed cruiser Rawalpindi and the Polish liner Pilsudski as the major casualties on Sunday and the Holland - American liner Spaarndam and the Britisher freighter Royston Bridge today Sunday was the moat dls- - . , . ., tstrous di y so far in the war at sea. The Rawalpindi, formerly a crack Peninsula and Orient liner which was requisitioned by the Admiralty and armed at the first of the war. and the liner Pll-nidikl, pride of the Polish maHn- a-n-.eh ... tv,n over by the Admiralty and had op-' era ted under the British flag since! the start of the war. It Is esUmated that some 280 lives were lost on the Rawalpindi Relatively few were 11 in the sinking of the Pilsudski. . The Rawalpindi carried a crcwlCOuver will be probable general con around three hundred of whom tractors for construction work at only seventeen are believed to have been saved. She was a luxury ship ot 16,697 tons buUt in 192S. It was not explained how she was sunk nor was the location of the dls- liter given, the Admiralty ap- cavatton and preparatory work at Bal-pesllng Mwen the Kattegat and the to the press that Pu a. ,h( alr slte. slnce then there JJ'SeJ and the west and ft iwn na cuimnciu ur cuiwuicu.uu- Ul a further official announcement ' s-is mrt" The Pilsudski. 14294 tons, struck 1 nine In the North Sea and scv . h1Lvrf mlnlnir with 171 roasi points. Tnere were iwo ex-1 plosions, survivors of the Pilsudski TtmttiA. a lrc nart of the inn- erstructure collapsing. Many otj the survivors are injured. The liner was virtually lorn in nan. u wos BRUSSELS. Nov. 27: CP-Ow- at first reported that the Pilsudski lng changed shipping condlUoni haA hn IftrrwHnprf l hut out u It If u noW.j... now.due - j i . v.. w. , --- believed she was the victim oil derman mines. The itoiiana-Amenxa unc vcs-jvUlt intention had been to sel Spaarndam struck a mine ln.negotiate a trade treaty Thames Estuary She was an 8559 , iH ti&1 rrttt mamhun rtt Vi ft ' crew and one woman passenger were rescued. Details of the sinking of the Royston Bridge were not Immediately available. Other losses of the week-end Included the Dover freighter Hook-wood, 1.537 tons, which was mined, seventeen members of the crew being rescued with two missing: the British Trawler William Humph-' rles, believed to have been shelled by a submarine, the crew of eighteen being unheard from since. The 6.336 ton Swedish tanker Oustat E. Reulcr was reported disabled off the northeast coast of England after striking a mine, nine members of the crew being unaccounted for. A Oerman coastguard cutter also sank after an explosion, sixteen members of the crew being missing. Copenhagen reports that a German trawler, being used as a mine patrol vessel, sank within one minute afler striking a mine off the Danish coast, nine members of the crew being evidently lost. There are also reports of a Nazi submarine attacking a North-German Lloyd liner which was being brought in by a British prize crew and sinking the vessel. The prize crew was safe but four Germans were killed. This was the 3,670 ton Borkum which was being taken to a British port. The Oerman 4,458 ton freighter Konsul Henrlk Tlsser has been brought safely to port. Another Train In Germany Wrecked BERLIN, Nov. 27: (CP)-Elcvcn persons were killed and five Injured lii the crash of a Frankfort train during the night. Itwas the fourth serious train wrcctTifnSr-niany since bctober 8 due to blackouts. A total of'etglity-ttirre lives have been lost. B I i An n. m mw m m T a a TO BUILD AIR BASE , . Vancouver Paper Hear That Kyan Interests Have Received Contract The Journal of Commerce-of Van couver publishes a report that the & j. nyn Contracting Co. of Van- Seal Cove. Prince Rupert, in the establishment of an air base. A couple of week, ago the Daily News reported that the Ryan Interests had the contract for extensive ex- nan oeen no oincui conurmaiion. . I M' vnfjfl Jl I U JV. le XIII mission iFrom Ccrniany s Called Off uuc to w new new developments ai'iriDimcnu In in wa ca . ... . n warfare, a Oerman commercial mlWI n VKlf " KoiTlP "ll AYU11IC ston to Brussels has cancelled lt7,1U Sir Tom Bridges Dies In London Famous British Soldier, Who Headed War Milon To United States, Passes Away. LONDON. Nov. 27: CP) Lieut-enant-Oeneral Sis Tom Bridges,' who was head of the British war; mission to the United States In 1918, died 'here yesterday at the age of sixty-eight. He won many decorations during the Great War In which he served with distinc tion, being mentioned In dispatches seven times, Vancouver Gets Ready To Build Boats For War VANCOUVER, Nov. 27: (CP) The Pacific Salvage Co. and the Bur rard Dry Dock Co. are building new berths at their shipbuilding yards here In anticipation of receiving or ders for naval mine sweepers and other types of craft for war use. Weather Forecast General Synopsis A storm Is slowly approaching- the Queen Charlotte Islands and the pressure Is relatively high over British Columbia. The weather Is unsettled on the coast where rain Is reported. West Coast of Vancouver Island-Strong southeast winds probably reaching gale force, Unsettled and mild with rain. FUl.'llf III ll'L'f 1 FINN BREAK Critical Situation Develops As So-rift Charges Serioiu Frontier Incident MOSCOW, Not. 27: (CP) A new crisis has develops! in the Uinso-Flnnlsh situation. Claiming that Finnish troops had fired on Itusslans on the frontier, ' killing: four and wounding nine officers and men, Premier-For ' eign Commissar Mololor of Kus sia, has issued an ultimatum tie- j manding that Finnish troops be 1 withdrawn to a distance of from twelve to fifteen miles from the frontier. The Premier of Finland categorically denies the attack by Finnish troops, charges RussU with repeated patrol frontier crossings and refuses to with- draw Tinnish troops. Meantime both countries have greatly Increased their defence precautions. i I SWEDISH PROTEST KH,n,, r .... At ? Itcing r, Cut n, Off n, Ity German Mines STOCKHOLM. Nov. 27:-fiweden at tne of m,nej to wUnln th ml,M of 8wedlsh shorM ., u e k- -,.nn.i coasts of r Sweden, Sweden. p i. As a the bman mine Held, only a shal low channel Is left between the ei iT WaTifiiTd onl V hvmftnes?A,VTwrwrrrrfrp, relf. ' Sweden also nrotests the ccn tur and holding bv flrrmin? rt tltfrty-elght of her merchant shipj. r . rt 1 p Ueiieral UOeriTlff w Natl Srcond-In-Commaiid F.xpected to Confer With Premier Musso- ' linl Soon BERLIN, Nov. 27. Vice-Chancel-' lor Herman Ooerlng of Germany will pay a visit tx Premier Benito' Mussolini In Rome In December, It' Is reported. I JAPS PUSH ! FURTHER IN Are .Moving Beyond Nanning to New Objective In Central China HONG KONG, Nov. 27: (CPl Japanese report that their forces have pushed on from Nanning, cap tured late last week, toward another Important Chinese base while the defenders Indirectly acknowledged the loss of Nanning, Kwang-sl Province capital, which they at first denied. The new objective of the Japanese is not Identified. Subversiveness In Ontario Will Be Eliminated TORONTO, Nov. 27: (CP) Attorney General Conant has warned the provincial police that It is vital they should check the distribution of all subversive literature and eliminate the making of subversive statements during war time. The provincial police force of 11,000 men has been placed on a wartime basis and no effort will be spared J to prevent sabotage and the disse mination of suberverslve influence. King Assents To New Order. For Blockade LONDON, Not. 27: ,CP - An orderjln-councll providing for the seizure of Oemtan ex- o-'nv as a' renrlsal for India- criminates mine-laying The order, providing for tt com - nto4n hiivicad nt Herman trade, will be published In the London Gazette tomorrow and will probably be effective with- . in a few 'days. YUcf,-, Pmtlf I TTCVClll liJIll Is Quiet Today :1- j Only WeakArtlllery- Fire Kecon-! na'ssance Planes Still Busy PAtS, Nov! tS 27: 27: CT There, were no operations of importance '"-iiv on -he Western Front. Weak artlllerj' fire was reported at certain oo'nts. Reconnaisnuce planes of both sides were artive. issin-f Fisherman DoAvn Coast USafeiiJ!!,7w?'?:,A dea h Home rrom lading our own, are at stake. Mr. .. . , , , ,, Kussell McKmU. obteet of Police Mind RneII McKenzif. a fisherman; who'Spanlsh civil m-ar by establlshm tabilshlii"' had been missing since November 5 and and for for whom whom the the police Dollce were were searchine. has been located at Hardwick island where he has been he wai the X'&rim"11 TODAY'S STOCKS (ComUr 8 D. Jphoatoo Co.) VCaneouver Big Missouri, .12. Bralorne, 11.00. Cariboo Quartz, 2.15. Dentonia, .01 Vx. Fairview, .02. Oold Belt. 54. Hedley Mascot, ,43. J Mlnto, .01 . Noble Five. .02 't. Pacific Nickel, .14. Pend Orielle, 2.30. Pioneer. 255. J Premier, 1.45. Privateer, .93. Reno, M. ; 'J " " Relief Arlington,'. 11. Salmon Gold, .03. Sheep Creek, 1.15. V Oils . A. P. Con.. .17. Calmont, .35. C. & E., 2.15. Freehold, .028. . j Home, 2.45. s Pacalta, .04. Mercury, .06. Prairie Royalties, .21. Royal Canadian, .18. Toronto Aldermac. .35. Beattle. 1.05. Central Pat., 2.37. Cons. Smelters, .47. East Malartlc, 350. Fernland, .02?;. Francoeur, .41. Gods Lake. .58 Vi. Hardrock, 1.28. Int. Nickel, 47.00. Kerr Addison, 2.52. Little Long Lac, 3.00. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.30. Madsen Red Lake, .46. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.34. Moneta, .88. Noranda, 75.00. Pickle Crow, 4.25. Preston East Dome, 253. San Antonio, 1.90, Sherrltt Gordon, 1.15. Stadacona, 50. Uchl, .84. Bouscadlllac, .04. Mosher, .09 ii. i Oklend. .11. Smelters Gold. M, Dominion Bridge, J9.00. - AIRCRAFT ICHAMBERLAIN ARE BUSYl ALLIED WAR Germans Fail to Reach Firth of. Forth British Over Wllhelms-hafen and Kiel LONLX)N, Nov. 27: (CP Oer-man airplanes attempted three times today to Ily over the Firth of Forth and each time were successfully driven back by Royal Air Force pursuit planes and anti-aircraft fire. Meantime, the Roval Air Force has been making successful flights over Wilhelmshafen and Kiel naval bases of Germany, all ships return- Ing rifely despite heavy anti-air craft fire. Nai aimlanes continue to vlsl' he SlWlsnd and Orkney Islands "n1 .Qcind. Lit" F"'urday detec- tTs -n th Orkney Islands reported ( a ernsiderable nu-rber of planes Ibutalr-a'd lnalt --re not sound - - jed nor did any shifts aorear to drop bT.b. Thv are brlleved to have j been drooping mines in the sea. PASSING OF DR. BETHUNE Noted Montreal Surgeon and Vet eran ot Three Wars Dies In China of Blood Poisoning d hoped it would never NEW YORK, Nov. 27: (CPTheT?,1' fill t r V I Iftt r wilrA l-sV AiSnHI. China Aid Society reports receipt of a c&jlegram announcing .i the Unee wars. In Shansi Province of China in.na from irora biood oiooa poisoning poisoning fo 101 - ... lnlurlM suff-red whili- en - tSSSSZ" Forty -nine years ot ags Dr I k iuuow iae pouc, w -'J B'thune served In the First Great ' aermany bv ncea110? our losses Six United States army bon bers re-w,r,-!H Ubvamff lntJl&, tagddAtashlng- np Madrid blood transfusion ser vlf,? ler he had been with the Chinese Eighth Route Army, 'sastrous Fire Esthonian Port Russian Ammunition Dump Was 1 Near Destruction at Week-End PORT BALTIC. Nov. 27.- trous fire occurred at one of the Russia n-o?cupied Esthonian ports. A Soviet ammunition dump narrow- iy escapea destruction. ARMY IS REDUCED Extraordinary Winter Leaves .Being Granted by Italy to Three Hundred Thousand Men ROME, Nov. 27: (CPl Italy has granted extraordinary winter leave to army reservists. By the easing off of the preparedness program, the army, now consisting of 1,500,-: 000 men, will be reduced by 300,000 starting next month. Those given leaves will report back for service next March, Conviction Of Miners' Union Head Sustained VANCOUVER, Nov. 27: (CP) A conviction against W. J. Cameron, president . . of the . Pioneer miners' union, nas oecn upheld by the high- er court here. i Sixty Freeze To ' Death hr Streets I I Sudden Cold Wave Proves Fatal To Chinese Refugees In Oriental City SHANGHAI, November 27: (CP)! Sixty Chinese refugees were f roz-1 en to death In the streets of I Shanghai today as a sudden cold wave clamped down on tIfe"cITy. ' AIMS IN First Defeat Aggression and Rule by Force, Then Build New Europe Founded on Goodwill and Mutual Tolerance Victory Only Matter of Time LONDON, Nov. 27: (CP) Declaring that the Allied war aim was to defeat aggression and domination by force and that the peace aim should be the establishment of a new Europe of nations which would face their problems with goodwill and mutual tolerance, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain gave a radio address to the British Empire Sunday his .. .. rrrs first since Seotember 3 when heT'T"T TT T T"yj made announcement ot the declar-1 AJ I 1 1 1 1 II Kr atlcn of war. Mr. Chamberlain ex pre'jeel confidence that the Allies had the moral and material strength to win the war, the only question being how long it would take to accomplish the purposes to which they had set themselves. "We ;know we are ftshtlng with right on our side and agaiast the wrong," de clared the Prime Minister. "Let us B- forward and with God's blessing on our arms, we shall prevail." The Prime Minister. In onenlne Recalled his last Empire broadcast .on September 3 when he had an-! 'nounred the declaration of war to! put a stop to the policy of domln - ation which had disturbed the peace I of Furooe." It had been a decision , Mans l" hd '" berime such I T that u . there, u ' .. , "bamberlaln repeated. The con- '," . , , , . l -fce of the Empire remained un-. h.. ! I am i. -ii i .n ii ,i -oaragcous. or tne Royal oak and today you JiearcLpnhe Rawalpindi. None of these losses affect our bv- erwhelmlns naval superiority. We will tell you all that happens even whn the truth may seem unfav- rnble. We will keep no Informa- Urn from you unless It should be squadron made the flight In con-such that would seem to be of val- nectlon with the celebratloi of the ue tc the enemy. fiftieth anniversary of the founding "Up to the present this war has of the Brazilian republic. been very different from what we - - had expected. Reluctance of Ger- i .1 i T1 nanv to laun?h a great land offen- Arihlir KlirVK In been out of consideration for hu- jmanity. They must have cme to the conclusion that they had more to lose than they had to gain from Montreal Man Appointed "lead of ruch attacks. They have sought Coordinating Board For Allies ' methods which they think can be in United States U'ed without serious losses to them- selves, regardless what those meth- PARIS, Nov. 27: (CP) Arthur cds might be." Purvis, president of Cana. :an In- Unscrupulous Germany ' duties Limited, was Sur lay appointed head of a special cr-ordin-Turnlng to the use of magnetic ating board of control for Tranco- mines by the Germans, Mr. Chamberlain said that it mattered nothing to the German government that p.uch was contrary to International law to which they themselves had ubscrlbed or that It involved the blowing up of neutral ships and the killing and multllatlng of citizens of countries with which they were not at war. 'They think they may starve us Into submission by such barbarous methods but you need hive rtl fear that this attempt shall succeed. Already we know the so;ret of the magnetic mine and we shall soon master It as we end to take sP?clal army Instruc-dld the submarine. Convoys are j t,on courses. still moving our shipping and will j i continue to do so. thanks to therM- anH courage and spirit of the men of j our merchant navy. "We are always thinking." declar-: . . . . . . . i ed the Prime Minister In addressing, j. J ....... -1 11 1 L 1..4, "CC1- ..U1 , you upon wnom nas ianen me brunt of war. We cannot be sufficiently grateful for your cool and steadfast courage. The safety of these Islands still depends upon the untiring watchfulness of our sea- The Prime Minister also recognh - 7 ,"'v -".v""in your own homes. Wai has In-The army was enduring monoton- J ous discomfort but "when the day,jlveSi ' ' or camoat comes, we Know you win i be ready to meet it as, did your fathers before you." The Important part the Alr Force was playing was referred to by the Premier. "We have watched with DEFINES AND PEACE EMPIRE TALK EXPLAINED Japan Wants to Hear Bo'h From Great Britain and Germiny In Regard to Sinking of Ship TOKIO, Nov. 27: (CP) The Japanese government has r;quested explanations from both Great Britain and Japan In connect on with the sinking of the crack Japanese liner Terekun Maru last week. Further action, it Is stated, wll be tak- 'en after the replies have -been re- .celved. United States Brazil Flight wiBwtvnTnM n n jrv n u- aaaaj aiw a jowwiu if 8ht to Rio De Janeiro. They brought as passengers te i high ranking Brazilian Army oMcers. A seventh plane was forced own on tne way home on account I faulty ru waded at Venezuela. The niiaf Pniliie l-fUCLl 1 Ul Clldc ae CO British war purchases in he United States. Detachment 01 Canadians Has Reached London LONDON, Nov. 27: (CP A de- tachment of Canadian off ers and men arrived In London at t e week- ;:.,. .... exploits and are confident you will Kia mnra than fiMun t n nil mima..!,. :at Z "Z ;:,Zrt ""auu3 that may be made upon y. i. chamberlain Sen pressed nnnrpr atlnn nf fh cur- wf so freely given by the peonle .f all the its, Empire. T- In .m..i' this Empire unity ...,.' was the moral and material strength to win. Speaking more especially to the people of Great Britain, the Premier said: "Many of you ar? serving - ff "Some of you have already suffered the loss of those rear and dear to you. There Is llt'.le I can say to comfort you but I know of (Continued on Page Five) 1.