.
......
rrL.
I
I
.
I
a
r
nf
In
iff.
ut
mirA
Muf
f.Cnonrr.
tonight
that,
while
present
urns
was
irate,
there
was
eioe
for
great
alarm."
De-Crrman
successes,
"the
arm-
4
Great
nrltaln
and
France
...-I
1
1.
r.
Urn
lllff-
M
III!,
-
"
UM'CESTKK
WOUNDED
-
.
a.
I
(t,rother
of
Ihe
King,
was
tonight
to
be
suffering
rfi
siau
wj
-
-
f
ranrn.IWirian
.
k.
.
.1..
l..t,l.
GOKKING'S
WAUNINO
-
.a
ttikireas
neatny
wmo.
UAV1NO
GIBRALTAR
fatn-rtt.
ll'Mm.i.
anil
trra
oi
liiorauar
prsan
ic-.-ff
French
Morocco
today
un-I
fottiDulnorr
scheme
of
M0
TCIlRIKriU
HH.i.
ammm.iiiv
r
r
r
I
i
d
c
ni
Bklin
II.
ltnntrt-11
drrtared
to
that
(irrnun
plantrt
were
Trninr
n
w
..
.
mini
ill
L
-
..ii
.
.........
it..
III.
hlth
had
never
been
wen
t
Ofrmanjr'
war
moves
were
ii'iirj
m
ti
it
nv
lit
w
iia
a.-
a.
it
i
..
rtmlndfd
the
ix-oplc.
could
im
t...
it
1
i
-u
.......t
m
than
those
on
the
Marne
.rviiiinC
in
me
Wl
rn
ih.
r...M.H.
I.
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inn
mill
ICIIIIAIII
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111
hn
in
r:M...
I
I
1.
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.
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i.iiiiiAii
Buiuicrs
iiaii
11."
kiii
nrrM
iriiiiiiiiK
mii
fhauted
but
were
keeping
he
last
ounce
of
their
"17
Into
nrodiictlon
of
arms.
hfy
hould
do
this
to
preserve
"rjthlnr
thev
hold
dear.
Lord
fmbrook
appeals
for
co-Ptlon
In
Increased
aircraft
'"Auction,
Lord
Woolton,
mln-
fr
of
food,
expresses
ronfN
fn
of
ability
to
take
care
of
'1
distribution
In
event
of
air
turt
on
the
British
Isles.
COMMUNICATIONS
CUT
OFF
N
DON
All
Mnrmal
rnmrnil
tions
by
telegraph
and
telc-hne
communication
between
n'nd
and
the
Continent
were
"l
"
for
a
time
last
night.
'tlal
""lay.
nriB
iicrucu
iur
wt-
Purposes,
It
was
dlcloscd
five
miles
from
the
French
capital.
,
Alone
the
A
lane
River
and
ai
Montdldler
the
French
are
continuing
to
realat
ftarce
Nail
attack.
Between
the
Somme
and
Cam-bra
1,
according
to
French
reporu.
there
have
been
heavy
engage-
menta
with
the
latue
somewhat
confuted.
I
A
French
military
apokesman
In
Id
that
veritable
cloud
of
para
,
chute
troops
have
been
dropped
around
Cambrel
bat
were
being
'repulsed
as
they
landed.
The
aim
of
the
paraehututa
U
to
seize:
rail
way
faeltttts:
bridge
and
com
munication
linW.
-
The
Brtttoh
Royal
Air
Foree
fton-tuiuea
heavy
bombing
activities
behind
the
enemy
lines
on
supply
lines,
troop
concentrations
and
communication,
particularly
In
the
Rhine
region.
B
Milan
planes
bombed
Rotterdam.
Holland,
today
and
set
oil
tanks
afire.
I
"Incredible
Mistake"
In
an
important
statement
before
the
French
Senate
today,
Premier
Paul
Reynaud,
admit
I
tint
the
fall
of
Amiens
and
Arras,
said
that
"incredible
mis-'
taker.
had
been
made
which
would
be
punished.
These
mistakes
had
included
failure
to
'
blow
up
bridges
across
the
.
Mcuse
River
In
the
retreat
of
the
Trench
army,
thus
facilitating
bringing
up
of
relnforce-I
men
Is
and
continuation
of
the
German
advance.
The
Premier'"
I
statement
was
taken
to
suggest
1
that
"fifth
column
activities
In
France
were
more
extensive
I
than
might
hate
been
thought.
'
nerlln
claimed
that
an
import
.
.
.
.
.
i
n
nhaie
oi
me
campaign
iwu
now
been
concluded
and
that
en
ctrcled
British,
French
and
Belgian
armies
In
Belgium
and
tne
norvn-ern
corner
of
France
were
faced
with
surrender,
annihilation
or
being'
driven
into
the
sea.
The
Eiffel
Tower.
In
Parts,
hniih
GO
miles
away,
could
be
sighed
through
pdwcnui
iia
glasses.
'
In
London
a
spokesman
said
that
'aerman
claims
of
victories
were
'greatly
exaggerated.
Nevertheless,
the
fall
of
the
Important
cities
of
lAmiwvs
and
Arras
dampened
the
-nMimism
and
confidence
which
APPEALS
TO
BRITONS
had
been
felt
by
press
and
public
LONIH.N
Rt.
Hon.
Herbert
vraterdav
when
It
seemed
that
the
orrlson
anneals
to
Britons
to
Allies
were
definitely
In
the
way
of
holding
back
the
Germans
una
stemming
the
Nazi
drive
Th
rMnmntlon
of
the
German
...w
r
u.-t
drive
today
followed
an
eviuc...
breathing
spell
on
Monday
aufmsi
which
tittle
progress
was
made
as
the
French,
with
Brltisn
aia.
m..-cd
to
bolster
up
their
resistance
for
the
time
being
at
least,
wany
fresh
attacks
ot
the
Germans
verdav.
It
had
been
reported,
were
repulsed
witn
mc
c
leaving
hundreds
of
dead
In
front
of
the
French
blockhouses.
There
has
been
no
penetrawuu
of
the
Maglnot
Line
proper
indeed,
there,
has
been
little.
If
any.
attempt,
It
seems,
to
ao
so.
u
enemy
effort
being
confined
to
widening
the
bulgo
which
com-
(Continurd
on
Page
Three)
CRUISER
U.
M.
S.
Kffingham
Strikes
Rock
Off
Norway
Mine
Layer
Sunk
By
Mine
LONDON,
May
21:
(CP)
The
9S50-ton
British
cruiser
Effingham
has
been
lost
after
striking
a
rock
off
the
Norwegian
coast,
the
Admiralty
announced
today.
She
became
a
total
loss
but
all
on
board
were
saved.
Sinking
of
the
minelayer
Princess
Victoria
by
a
mine
with
feared
loss
of
two
officers
and
thirty-one
men
is
also
reported.
Wheat
Market
Is
Recovering
!
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
.
.
r
:
Tomorrows
Tides
earner,
ro
recast
;r."e
Rupt
and
Quecri
Char-U:ands
High
1:20
pjn.
23.0
ft.s
Fresh
to
strong
east
14:13
pjn.
20.6
ft.
Low
8:01
am.
Oft.
l
rain
20:08
pjn.
5.1
Term.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
H
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRICK:
5
CENTS
iv
Wn
ion
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MAY
21,
1940.
The.e
rt-k'
o
ire
tmc
af
tfv
50
deal:
oy
tv.
,
..
i-.a
-)
uermuu
deinkel
bomber,
loadcc
wiUi
bombs,
fell
at
C
.a
clou
on
me
Ei.se
x
coast.
The
mines
were
de.
mated
by
the
Impact
of
the
crash.
Three
civilians
were
kilted
and
more
than
100
injured.
The
bombing
plane
was
blown
to
bits
and
the
four
German
fliers
died.
:
"
-
SITUATION
Ts1a
m
w
Am
rw
olav
Dorder
Now
Closed
!
SKOPLJE.
Yugoslavia,
May
21:
CP
(-The
frontier
be-
tween
Yugoslavia
and
Italian-
held
Albania
was
closed
today
by
Italian
order.
Britain
And
France
Cannot
Be
Defeated
Says
Reynaud
1
Reveals
Mistake
In
Battle
I
PARIS,
May
21:
(CP)
"I
have
told
you
the
truths
Premier
Paul
Reynaud
told
the
French
Senate-
today4.
"These
two
great
peoples
(the
French
and
the
ijritish)
cannot
be
defeated.
They
cannot
die.
If
I
was
told
a
miracle
was
needed
to
save
France,
then
I
believe
in
miracles
because
I
believe
in
France."
,
Reynaud
was
speaking
following
his
announcement
to
the
Senate
that
the
Germans
had
occupied
Arras
and
Amiens
this
morning.
Arras
is
fifty
miles
from
the
English
Channel
and
Amiens,
forty.
Speaking
of
the
German
break-through,
Reynaud
said
that
bridges
over
the
Mouse
had
not
been
blown
up
as
a
result
of
mistakes.
He
said
that
the
Metiso
had
been
wrongly
considered
a
redoubtable
obstacle
for
the
enemy
and
that
was
why
French
divisions
charged
with
defending
.
it
were
few
and
stretched
out.
He
said
that
the
army
of
General
Andre
Korap
at
that
point
was
not
so
well
trained
and
had
become
disorganized.
Renaud
said
that
no
shortcomings
would
be
tolerated.
'
,
Italian
Schools
'
Closing
May
31
Children
Get
Holidays
One
Month'
Earlier
Than
Usual
This
Year
WINNIPEG.
May
21:
(CP)
Gains
ROME,
May
21:
(CPt
Taken
asj
on
outside
markets
boosted
wheat
another
Indication
that
Italy
ex-1
futures
more
than
two
cents
above
pects
to
be
soon
at
war
was
the
newly
fixed
mlnlmums
on
the
Win-
decree
Issued
yesterday
that
Italian
I
nlpeg
exchange
yesterday.
Final
schools
shall
close
this
year
on
May!
quotations
were
2UC
to
2ec
higher
31
Instead
of
June
30.
the
usual;
with
May
at
72sgC.
closing
time.
IS
SERIOUS
remier
King,
Hokere-
Reminds
Trial
Britons
Hare
Won
After
Similarly
Dark
Hours
OTTAWA,
Slay
21:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
.Mackenzie
King
asked
the
House
of
Commons
today
to
remember
in
this,
probably
one
of
the
darkest
hours
in
the
history
of
Empire."
the
outlook
was
similarly
dark
in
1918
but
Allied
troops
had
rallied
and
won.
The
Prime
Minister
said
that
the
situation
in
France
was
"more
serious"
and,
after
breaking
through
the
highly
fortified
Allied
line,
the
Germans
were
advancing
down
the
Somme
Valley,
trying
to
divide
the
French
and
British
armies
in
France
and
nelginm.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
112,000
pounds,
and
73c
to
9.9c
and
73c
Canadian
93300
pounds,
and
7c
to
9.8c
and
7c.
American
Explorer,
J4.000,
96.c
and
munds
&
Walker.
Premier
Plans
Cana
fort
will
include:
9.4c
t
9.4c
J
I
7.5c,
I
Royal.
Sitka,
40,000,
93c
and
7.5c.
Storage.
Ionic,
16,000.
9.6c
and
7.5c,
At-lin.
Aeglr,
17,000,
9".9c
and
73c,
Storage.
Lion
I,
15,000,
9.4c
and
73c,
Pa
cific.
Canadian
Dovre
B.,
20,000,
9.8c
and
Atlln.
AUi,
14,000.
9.4c
and
7c,
Pacific.
Peerless,
6300,
9.4c
and
7c,
Booth.
Delmar,
17.0Q0,
9.4c
and
7c,
Storage.
Essential,
5300,
9.6c
and
7c.
Atlln.
Lake
Blwa,
7,500,
9.6c
and
7c,
Booth.
V
""
P.
K..
1,600,
9.6c
and
7c,
Booth.
M.
I.,
2.200,
9.5c
and
7c,
Storage.
Tugwell.
2,000,
9.5c
and
7c,
Stor-
lage.
Rio
Rita,
3,500,
93c
and
7c,
BAR
GOLD
LONDON,
t
CP)
The
Montreal
price
of
bar
gold
on
the
London
market
was
unchanged
today
at
!$3734
per
fine
ounce.
fc
ar
Situation
Is
More
Serious
RMAN
IK
VK
(1WAK
)
ENGLISH
CHANNEL
AND
PARIS
STILL
GOES
ON
fns
and
Arms
Fall
to
Enemy
and
Abbeville
at
Mouth
T
W
.Tl
?
.
a
W
IB
I
Sominc
Kivcr
is
i
taimcu
io
nave
iieen
uvacncu
Countcr-Offensivc
Must
Come
boon
PARIS.
May
21.
The
German
mechanized
army,
con-
inp
its
drive
towards
the
English
Channel,
.swept
U
Cmiirnn
Ifivni
willov
frulnv
unit
Amionn
!inill
i
l
4it
;n
i
r
:i
r
.
...it.
nt
tVin
i'ifni
At
tVio
cinm
timn
thn
ftlll
nf
Av.l
1
L.
.1
kl
i
I
V
'
.
.
.
.
1
11
1?
i!
.
J
1
I
1
3
the
norm
oi
Amiens
ana
in
me
uirccuon
ox
v.
aiai-sj
ar
was
admitted,
soutnward
irom
Bt.
.
Quentin.
the
Nasi
drive
toward,
'
"
""
Parts,
with
flame
throwing
tanks'
m
T
and
heavily
mechanized
Infantry.
vw
ha
been
resumed
and.
wlih
Laon
j
jt
W
r
VA
reportedly
Uken.
the
enemy
U
ad-1
1
V
I
V
O
vanclng
on
SoiMoru
which
U
fifty-'
vn
M.KI)
roil
ALARM"
WHERE
GERMAN
BOMBER
FELL
WITH
CARGO
OF
BOMBS
King
Reveals
For
Bolstering
das
War
Effort
At
Least
$700,000,000
Will
Be
Spent
This
Year
for
FightingMany
Steps
Being
Taken
to
Aid
Campaign
Against
Hitler
i
I
OTTAWA,
May
21:
(CP)
Canada's
war
effort
will
be
speeded
up
through
new
governmental
decisions
ranging
irom
the
appointment
of
two
additional
cabinet
ministers
to
the
enlistment
of
a
third
division
for
overseas
service.
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
in
Parliament
last
night
announced
acceleration
of
the
war
program.
Ihe
Prime
Minister
informed
Commons
that
the
war
would
cost
Canada
at
least
$700,000,000
in
1940-41
not
$500,000,000
as
estimated
three
months
ago.
This
means
total
expenditure
this
year
of
$1,100.-000,000
for
all
purposes
or
$3,000,000
per
day
$2,009,000
for
the
war
and
$1,000,000
brdinary.
Additional
steps
in
the
war
ef-
ARMY
BILL
APPROVED
Roosevelt
Preparedness
Appropriation
is
Being
Speedily
Legislated
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
May
21:
(CP
A
$1,820,000,000
army
bllL
iinnrprpripntpd
in
neap.etime.
won
Dispatch
overseas
of
No.
112
army
ouk.k
aDDroval
vesterdav
on
the
co-operation
squadron
to
the
Carl-
Unlted
States
Senate
appropriations
bean
Sea
and
the
North
Atlantic
Ocean.
relieve
Hon.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
minister
of
transport,
who
Is
now
handling
It.
Intense
Anti-Aircraft
Fire
4
LONDON.
May
21:
CP
Intense
anti-aircraft
fire
off
the
committee.
The
Senate
debate
start
ed
today
and
the
bill
may
go
to
the
s
,
Adoption
of
every
feasible
method
House
'o!
Rcp-esentaUves
by
the
to
accelerate
the
output
of
pilots
week
mlddie
of
fof
considera.
ana
air
crews
irom
uanaaa.
tlon
of
amendments.
Conferring
of
special
powers
on
the
ministry
of
munitions
to
exped-iate
provision
of
war
supplies-Undertaking
of
the
raising
of
a
third
division.
Dispatch
overseas
sooner
than
had
been
at
first
contemplated
of
the
second
division.
Formation
of
a
Canadian
Army
Corps
In
the
field.
"Deeds
and
not
words
are
what
the
people
of
Canada
are
now
looking
for,"
declared
the
Premier
who
referred
to
the
Importance
of
home
defence.
In
connection
with
the
proposed
expansion
of
the
production
of
arms.
Mr.
King
said
that
the
establishment-
of
a
.munitions
plant
was
being
considered
Parliament
will
be
asked
to
ap-
Bulletins
AGAINST
"FIFTH
COLUMN"
The
local
Canadian
Legion
has
communicated
with
the
Dominion
and
Provincial
Commands
joining
in
the
demand
'for
effective
action
against
"fifth
column"
activities
and
the
control
of
enemy
aliens
as
well
as
a
general
speeding
up
of
war
activities
as
far
as
Canada
is
concerned.
MRS.
BELTON
DIES
VICTORIA
Mrs.
Mabel
Bel-i
ton,
aged
77,
wife
of
Lieut.
CoL
'
W
II
Ratio-
an.
.(...
f
CI.
prove
a
new
ministry
of
naUonalde-;
Rjchard
h
dead
at
ence
for
air.
Mr.
King
announced.,
Cove
where
she
rM,ded
,
Hon.
C.
G.
Power,
at
present
Post-j
seventeen
years.
master
General.
Is
appointed
as'
the
new
minister
for
this
department.
There
will
probably
also
,
ITALY
ACCUSES
BRITAIN
KOMF
Italr
irrntn
C.rral
bf
a
separate
ministry
of
supply
to
J
Brltain
ot
continued
persecution
of
Maltese
nationalists
in
Malta
where
there
is
a
strong
Italian
influence.
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
conferred
yesterday
with
Marshal
Badaglio,
Italian
chief
of
staff.
EIRE
PREPARES
DUBLIN
Certain
classes
of
reservists
and
airmen
of
Eire
arc
being
called
to
the
colors
to
strengthen
defence
forces.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
A
moderate
southeast
English
coast
depression
is
approaching
the
was
heard
twice
this
after-
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
from
the
noon
mingled
with
the
drone
west
while
the
pressure
Is
relatlve-
7c,
i
of
airplane
engines
high
iy
high
over
the
Interior
of
Brl-
overhead.
Sea
coast
residents
tlsh
Columbia.
The
weather
has
Kalen.
13,500,
9.6c
and
7c,
Ed-
said
the
firing
was
so
Intense
been
fair
and
warmer
throughout
that
"everything
shook
and
,thls
province.
trembled."
No
planes
could
:
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
be
seen.
Fresh
southeast
winds,
with
ln-
creasinz
cloudiness
and
cooler
with
showers.
WAR
OF
FRIGHTFULNESS
PARIS,
May
21:
(CP)
Parachutists
in
such
numbers
as
to
constitute
a
veritable
army
have
been
drifting
down
behind
the
French
lines
with
felling
effect,
military
quarters
disclosed
today.
Carrying
incendiary
and
explosive
materials
plus
regular
arms
they
have
attacked
bridges,
railroad
stations
and
public
buildings.
A
semi-official
report
said
that
the
whole
region
behind
"Cambrai"
was
being
burned
systcmati-
t
cally
by
incendiary
bombs."
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