'if
Vsrvtr
mav
"i
t
-nr
rn
the
rra-t
of
O'nndnv
n
v'tH
tt
'ceuatlon
of
(Yanre
by
linking
over
furthet
tit."'
i!
arn
in
the
unoccupied
v
j
even
occupying
of
all
M
-inr
it
has
been
reported
i
n
iic'
f(vrn
a
new
overn-irnt
nf
Frpnce
under
Laval
failed
tr
fftain
received
advance
ir-r
of
It.
The
ld-.i
was
Xn
t
r'
Vti
to
Vr-s-'lis
with
r
iklri"
cMr
V!"hv.
'
iva
was
celled
1a
lunch
today
Wth
Abet?
and
Pr'aln.
DRIVE
ON
ITALIANS
Greeks
Continue
Their
Advance
As
Royal
Air
Force
Pound
At
Important
Albanian
Tort
ATHENS,
December
17
Cana-,
dian
Press)
A
violent
Royal
Air
lorce
attack
on
Durazzo,
Italy's
bignest
supply
bast
in
Albania,
Is
reported
today
as
twin
Greek
drives
are
said
to
be
converging
on
the
last
mountain
defence
line
guarding
the
port
of
Valona.
The
Greeks
said
that
seven
violent
counter-attacks
by
crack
Italian
reserves
failed
to
halt
the
tortuous
advance
over
the
mountains.
BLAST
IS
TERRIFIC
Fatal
Tenement
Blast
in
Cincinnati
Early
This
Morning
At
Lea"
Two
Arc
Killed
CINCINNATI,
Dec.
17:
(CP)-At
least
two
persons
were
killed
ana
nine
others
Injured
and
a
similar
number
are
believed
to
have
been
trannpfi
in1
fhi
ruins
of
a
three-
storey
tenement
which
was
blown
o
bl's
by
an
undotcrmmeu
v-dawn
explosion.
The
cause,
of
the
blast,
which
occurred
at
3:30
a.m
la
generally
believed
to
have
been
from
gas.
The
building
housed
six
families.
Tt
reduced
to
rubble
and
dust.
Poles
half
a
block
away
were
bowled
over
by
the
concussion
War
News
should
stay
out
ATTACKS
ON
GERMANY
LONDON
Itoyal
Air
Force
bombers
attacked
an
aircraft
factory,
a
dye
plant
and
other
targets
in
the
Mannheim
area
of
Germany,
a
Nazi
submarine
base
at
Bordeaux
and
six
merchantmen
off
the
French
coast
In
raidt.
ast
night,
the
Air
Ministry
announces
ldustrlal
subjected
to
a
sustained
seven
hour
assault
and
a
suburban
ana-line
dye
factory,
one
of
the
largest
In
Germany,
was
set
well
alight.
flre
being
still
visible
half
an
hour
after
the
attacking
aircraft
left.
There
was
a
particularly
violent
explosion
at
another
Mannheim
suburb
and
by
3:30
a.m.
the
whole
target
area
was
afire.
Factory
buildings
at
Slayer,
south
of
Mannheim,
were
hit
a
an
aircraft
manufacturing
plant
was
hit.
ITAI
IAN
SHIP
ATTACKED
NEW
YORK
Mackay
Radio
reports
distress
messages
from
the
Italian
steamer
Estrea
between
Jamaica
and
China
saying
she
was
being
torpedoed.
The
Estrea
is
believed
to
have
been
bound
from
Lisbon
to
Cuba
BASLE
BOMBED
BASLE
Four
prsons
were
killed
and
considerable
damage
done
last
night
when
aerial
bombs
exploded
in
the
heart
of
Bas'e.
They
are.
believed
to
have
been
dropped
by
mistake
by
British
'
bombers.
Basle
Is
close
to
the
German
frontier.
j
YEAR
IN
ENGLAND
LONDON
It
is
a
year
today
since
the
First
Division
arrived
In
England.
Speaking
today,
General
McNaughton
said
it
had
been
a
year
of
"great
activity,
considerable
anxiety
and
much
progress."
At
present
the
Canadian
army
was
being
used
as
a
mobile
reserve
to
the
British
army
and
had.
seen
defensive
action
against
air
raids.
"But
we
have
undergone
nothing
In
comparison
with
what
cities
and.
civilians
have
endured,"
he
said.
r.PUMAN
PEACE
OFFERS
LONDON
Germany,
from
time
to
time,
has
made
peace
offers
to
Great
Britain
but
these
always
provided
that
she
should
be
inas-ierof
Europe
which
B
should
leave
alone,
Lord
Snclllokt
the
House
of
Lords
today.
How
ever,
Britain
would
accept
no
ncl
such
terms
as
she
was
determ
of
Europe
countries
to
deliver
the
from
the
Nazi
yoke
and
restore
their
Independence
and
prosperity.
Germany
had
said
she
won
d
of
Norway,
independence
agree
to
the
Denmark,
Holland
Be
glum
provide
they
and
other
countries
to
'oW0"1611!,':
promised
Britain
L..,
ami
that
Great
vile.
OSBOKNE
SCOTT
ffpr
traffic
manaeer
and
In
1923
he
became
passenger
traffic
man
ager.
LidRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
W.
E.
DOBBS
RAILWAY
ITALY
IS
CHANGES
HELP
IN
FINANCES
Request
Made
Britain
To
United
By
Great
States
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
17:
The
Rrltish
pnvprnmpnt.
has
fnrmallv
promoted
to
he
assistant
passen-
requested
tne
Untted
states
for
financial
help.
A
line
of
credit
rather
than
cash
Is
sought.
Thus
a
steady
flow
of
war
supplies
from
During
his
long
railroad
career
.
t
.
..
.
Creelman
has
travelled
ex-
Mr.
snrp.
,..
,t
,e
ptlMm!,tpH
tenslvely
and
to
almost
as
well
that
Great
Brttaln.s
OT.n
asset$
known
In
United
States
transpor-
,
M
.
-vHn,lcfArt
fn
fc
1(,n.t.
Cation
circles
as
In
Canada.
He
A
has
a
most
intimate
knowledge
of,
T.
'
TrAa,,.rv
rv,-.--.-
western
Canada
and
the
Paclf
te
.
thres
plans
for
fln.
and
to
outstanding
au-
Coast
an
aJd
to
BrUaln
tnority
on
travel
neeas
iuiu
ie-
qulremcnts.
Mr.
Creelman
will
continue
to
at
Vancouver.
Three
years
later
he
returned
to
Winnipeg
in
the
same
reside
in
Winnipeg.
He
will
spend
capacity
and
has
remained
here
..
'
1
.
J
1
HU.
..VlA
I
itno
oaiance
oi
we
wmii
,
ure
since.
coast.
Osborne
Scott
Osborne
Scctt,
who
succeeds
Mr.
Creelman
as
passenger
traffic
manager,
to
a
"Manitoba
product".
He
was
horn
at
St.
Andrew
on
tne
Red'
River"
and,
after
being
edu
Walter
Dobbs
Walter
Dobbs,
who
succeeds
Osborne
Scott
as
general
passenger
agent,
commenced
his
railroad
career
In
Montreal
In
1904
In
the
car
service
department.
In
1907
fie
Joined
the
passenger
department
.
.
.
I
.,-.1
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1
1
.-
1A1A
.
A.
t
1
1
Weather.
Forecast
I
Tomorrow
s
Tides
prince
Rupert
and
Quesn
Charlotte
High
3:37
ajn.
19.9
tt.
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
15:19
p-m.
205
It.
southeast
winds,
cloudy
and
mild
,
low
9:28
am.
7.R
It.
'h
rain
towards
night.
22:01
pm.
35
It.
V
X
;
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-
x
'RICE:
ft
can
1
LONDON,
Dec.
17:
(CP)
Owing
to
unfavorable
weather
which
evidently
grounded
Nazi
raiders,
there
wa;
little
bombing
of
the
British
Isles
during
Monday
night.
London
had
two
brief
alarms
but
only
one
plan
got
over
to
drop
a
single
i
bomb,
one
unnamed
Midlands
jtown
received
a
somewhat
heavier
attack
but
it
was
not
of
long
duration.
Liverpool
was
also
visited.
The
night
raids
followed
sporadic
,
raids
during
the
day.
Except
for
th;
heavy
assault
upon
Sheffield
Sunday
night,
Nazi
air
raids
on
Great
Britain
during
;the
past
two
or
three
days
have
been
comparatively
light
with
slight
damage
and
few
casualties,
the
number
of
killed
being
small.
Weather
for
aircraft
operation
HI
A
I
1
1
St
I
I
'torable
but
nas
not
PreTentedj
iu
KJLxms
a
,uie
noyai
Air
f
orce
irom
nitung
Robert
Creelman
Succeeded
As
Fall
Of
Saloum
And
Capuzzo
Are
Reich
and
In
German-occupied
laiscnger
Traffic
Manager
by
Osborne
Scott
WINNIPEG,
Dec.
17
Completing
a
i
ail
road
caieer
vhat
da
is
back
to
June
1,
1891
practlcai.y
half
a
osniury
11
ben
Civ.lmin.
passenger
traffic
manager.
Cana
dian
National
Rallwaw,
Wes.vn
lTt,
"i
he"P.P".nhAne'
"
tomorrow.
tomorrow.
Mr.
Mr.
Creelman.
Creelman,
one
one
of
of
tor
a
time
by
the
Italians
at
UfAUOl
klEiUl
the
most
widely
known
passenger
mm
cn
.he
cjnflnerrt
and
perhaps
better
known
to
his
host
of
friends
as
'
Bob."
will
be
su:ceeded
by
Osbrne
Scott,
general
passengor
agent,
Winnipeg.
Mr.
Scott's
portion
will
ba
taken
by
Walter
Dobbs
special
passenger
representative,
Montreal.
This
announcement
was
officially
made
known
by
C.
W
Johnston,
general
passenger
traffic
manager,
Montreal,
today.
Mr.
Creelman
was
bom
in
Grey
County,
December
18,
1875.
arj
first
entered
railroad
service
in
Toronto
with
th
Grand
Trunk,
June
1,
1891,
as
clrk
Inth
freight
department.
Three
years
later
he
transferred
to
the
FaTsrvrer
traffic
dpartment
and
steadily
worked
his
way
to
the
top.
From
1891
until
1898
he
remained
in
Toronto
and
in
1901
he
moved
to
Winnipeg
with
nu
Canadian
Northern
Railway.
In
1900
he
was
transferred
to
St.
Paul
as
travelling
passenger
agent.
In
1909
he
'returned
to
Winnipeg
as
assistant
genal
passenger
agent
and
in
Formal
1911
was
promoted
general
passen
ger
agent.
He
stepped
up
another
rung
ot
tthe
ladder
in
1918
when
ne
was
Staggering
Blows
CAIRO,
Dec.
17:
Staggering
new
blows
have
been
delivered
by
the
British
against"
Italy
in
North
Africa
by
the
capture
of
Sa'oum.
Vainly
endeavouring
to
mend
their
lines,
ths
Italians
are
falling
back
on
Bardfa
which
appears
to
be
the
next
objective
of
th:
British
as
they
sweep
along.
British
troops
were
in
the
vi-inily
today
as
the
British
bombers
heavily
pound
Bardia
in
their
victorious
offensive.
Driven
out
of
their
last
posi-Mon-
in
Esypt.
the
Italians
are
back
where
they
started
from
tbrccv
months
a?o
when
they
inaugurated
their
campaign
against
Egypt.
The
Premier
of
Egypt
has
sent
a
te'etrain
of
congratulations
to
the
British
Parliament
on
the
success,
of
the
offensive
of
the
past
week.
iv
-
1
'
J
1
-r"
m..nnr
i
-.r
nrinflKDDn
1T
1
flirt
PIUNCE
KUrEKT,
Ja.J.,
TUUA
I,
uflVnMmMi,iw.
.
Beaverbrook
Sees
Invasion
Plan
MUCH
TALK
!
0VER1AVAL
Theorizing
And
Speculation
Regarding
Change
In
French
Government
t
BERNE
Dee.
17:
Three
sscrt.
pi
a
s.
ac:-rdUT3
o
report
here
bav
been
prented
by
Oermany
to
government
.
of
Premier
Hf
ir
Fh
II.
i
?
Pifn
Vichy
Otto
Abetz,
Chancellor
Adolf
Hit-If
r'
Tar
s
n
present:
'itiv?.
has
ar-tved
in
V
rhy
to
s?s
Marsha
P''a
n
f.i
rrk.
It
to
und'-stcod,
w
xpL1-
'
t'n
cf
the
r-moval
of
V;-e-Pi'.it'
r
Plerr
Iavil
and
the
refusal
to
permit
German
troops
"
r?a
'hi
5i"?h
Franc;
t?
the
re
Uef
of
Italy
Although
thr-
are
rfpori
h"'.
h
futu"
of
un
r
opled
Fr-mre
and
of
Premier
Prtain
-e
In
the
balance.
It
Is
believed
'hat
Ptajn
still
has
a
firm
srio
tn
France
and
will
b?
fble
'
head
off
any
extension
of
the
German
occupation.
One
report
Is
thet
Laval,
now
under
anrst.
attempted
to
set
up
anew
gwrnmcnt
htaded
by
himself
and
that
he
would
hive
taken
Frinre
brk
aga'n
Into
war.
.this
tine
on
the
side
of
Oermany
Main
Or"a
Britain,
turning
the
Frtrh
'
ivy
over
to
Oermany.
On
the
Chpr
hand,
the
suc-ff
i
nl
Mval
by
Flandln
Is
eni'i'
i
none
to
rp3mrro:
to
Oreaf
Br
n
Fland'n
!s
clofe
to
N
-t
r
T-i-y.
Th"
chnr"
tt
Is
tutjr
'"4
at
Berne,
SwftzrTlfind
Reti
ires
Promoted
Promoted
'B
j
HBJl
SjjVl
lil
K.
CREELMAN
'EXCEPT
FOR
SHEFFIELD
Air
Raids
On
Great
Britain
Dunns
1
Past
Few
Days
Have
Been
j
Light
GT.
BRITAIN!
Ilmoortance
of
Speeding
Up
In
'
United
States
Defence
Industries
i
Urged
by
Cordell
Hull
I
MONTREAL,
Dec.
17:
(CP
Sec-'
retary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
Is
re-
j
ported
to
have
told
defence
com
missioners
that
Great
Britain
would
probably
face
a
serious
crisis
next
spring
unless
present
deliveries
of
American
war
supplies
were
considerably
Increased.
Mr.
Hull
Is
understood
to
have
urged
all
speed
possible
in
arms
production.
'.
William
F.
Knudsen,
director
of
defence
production,
said
yesterday
that
production
was
falling
considerably
behind
schedule.
He
urg-'
ed
a
speeding
up
all
around,
stating
that
the
job
of
the
workers
In
defence
industries
was
equal
In
Importance
to
the
military
service.,
Every
day.
hour
and
minute
count
ed
in
Insuring
the
welfare
of
the
country.
NOTED
LAW
MAN
DEAD
W.
F.
O'Connor
K.C.,
Senate
Counsel,
Passes
Away
in
Ottawa
OTTAWA,
Dec.
17:
(C?)
William
Francis
O'Connor
K.C.,
law
clerk
and
Parliamentary
counsel
of
the
Canadian
Senate
and
a
well
fcnown
federal
government
legal
officer
'
for
many
years,
dl?d
here
early
this
morning.
Mr.
O'Connor
was
born
hi
Hall-fax
September
3,
1873,
and
was
ed-,
ucated
in
the
schools
of
that
city,
going
to
Dalhotisie
and
King's
Universities.
He
took
his
lew
office
studies
with
Daniel
McNeil
K.C.
at
Halifax
from
1894
to
1898
and
was
called
to
the
bar
In
the
la
iter
year,
Joining
the
firm
with
which
he
had
railway
service
with
the
Canadian
'Winnipeg
where
he
remained
for
.studied.
He
engaged
in
private
Hitler
Will
Strike
At
Great
Britain
Early
In
Year,
Asserts
Minister
3Iow
Will
Be
Made
by
Land
and
Sea
but
"Principally
by
Air"
All
Signs
Point
to
One
Objective
LONDON,
December
17:
(CP)
Lord
Beaverbrook,
jlnlstcr
of
aircraft
production,
declared
in
a
broadcast
might
that
Germany
is
making
preparations
for
an
in-asion
of
England
before
spring
time
"by
land
and
sea
ut
principally
by
air."
Hitler
is
making
an
immense
tenwt
to
bring
out
a
huge
air
force
in
the
early
months
;
of
next
year,
Beaverbrook
said,
and
Bulletins
i
NEW
AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON
It
was
sug
gested
here
today
that
Norman
hard
at
various
points
within
the)
Armour,
at
present
United
States
minister
to
Argentina,
might
suc-
terrltory
including
Berlin,
Frank-,
ceeii
Joseph
P.
Kennedy
as
am-fort,
Mannheim
and
the
submarine
j
bassador
to
Great
Britain,
bases
on
the
French
coast
of
the
I
English
Channel.
DANUBE
SHIPPING
SUSPENDED
In
addition
to
bombs,
leaflets
BELGRADE
On
account
of
ice
I
were
drooped
in
the
Royal
Air
i
conditions,
all
shipping
on
the
La
oum,
the
last
Italian
base
on
'Force
raid
on
Berlin
Sunday
night
the.
Egyptian
coast,
and
Fort
Capuzzo.
acro&sT
the
iron
tier
In
Danube
River
has
been
suspend
-
.
i
yujiA
a
re-cxcc
t
cd
taJike
wisen
penti
shipping,
snipinent
oi
supplier
to
Germany
will
be
interfered
with.
PREMIER
IS
66
f
(TTAWA
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
was
sisty-six
years
of
age
today.
At
Laurier
Honse
he
put
in
"just
another
hard
day's
work."
As
usual,
his
companion
was
his
17-year-old
Irish
terrier.
Mr.
King
has
the
record
for
continuous
public
services
as
head
of
a
government.
KING
AT
BRISTOL
BRISTOL
The
King
and
Queen
visited
Bristol
yesterday.
Crowds
shouted:
"We
are
not
downhearted."
JOE
LOUIS
WINS
BOSTON
Joe
Louis
scored
a
technical
knock-out
over
Al
McCoy
here
last
night.
After
taking
a
terrific
pounding,
McCoy
failed
to
come
up
for
the
sixth
round.
He
had
been
knocked
down
more
than
once.
Louis
is
about
to
make
a
tour
of
monthly
defence
fights.
BISHOP
RETIRES
EDMONTON
Rt.
Rev.
Arthur
E.
Burgett,
Bishop
of
Edmonton
for
nine
years,
has
retired
on
account
of
ill
health.
XMAS
RELIEF
FUND
VICTORIA
There
will
be
the
usual
Christmas
relief
bonuses
$3.20
for
families
and
$1.20
for
single
men.
MARY
CAPILANO
DIES
VANCOUVER
Mary
Capilano,
known
as
the
Indian
"Princess
of
Peace
"
is
dead
here
at
the
age
of
over
100
years.
AIR
RAIDS
BY
BRITISH
Further
Particulars
Of
Berlin
Raid
Mannheim
Attacked
Last
Night
Northern
Railway
In
Winnipeg
as
ten
years.
practice
until
1913
when
he
took
up'
LONDON,
Dec.
17:
The
Air
a
Junior
clerk
in
1901.
,
From
1920
to
1924
Mr.
Dobbs
Pudhc
service,
once
ne
essayed
for
Ministry
has
given
out
more
par-
Mr.
Scofct
remained
in
Winnipeg
was
located
in
Vancouver,
return-
public
office,
being
an
unfuccessful
tlculars
of
the
raids
conducted
by
until
1910
when
he
was
transfer-
ed
to
Montreal
as
office
assistant
candidate
for
the
Nova
Scotia
Leg-
ithe
Royal
Air
Force
on
Berlin
red
to
Toronto
as
travelling
pas-.to
the
general
passenger
traffic
senger
agent
but
he
remained
In
manager.
Int1932
he
was
appointed
malned
until
1920
when
the
cast
only
eignt
monins.
He
ue
.special
special
passenger
representative
came
back
to
Winnipeg
and
re-and
has
remained
In
that
position
he
was
until
hto
recent
transfer
to
Win-
promoted
general
passenger
agent
jnlpeg.
tolature
in
1906.
Sunday.
There
were
two
separate
Married
to
Ellen
M.
Veala
In
190(1.
waves
nf
attack
and
imrortant
Mr.
O'Connor
to
survived
by
his
wl-
military
objectives
were
hit
on
dow
and
three
daughters.
He
was,
both
occasions.
At
9
p.m.
the
first
there
are
sure
and
certain
signs
of
feverish
development
of
production.
"These
vast
preparations
are
directed
at
one
objective
the
Invasion
of
Britain,"
said
Beaverbrook,
comparing
the
preparations
with
those
preceding
the
attack
on
France.
Beaverbrook
told
the
British
that
they
were
much
too
confident
and
said:
"There
Is
no
Justification
for
over-c6nfldence
now."
WORD
IS
AWAITED
ed
by
Yugoslavia.
Other
coun-
official
Statement
of
.
Sa'fetT'
.1)1
.CaadfanMlrilste'r
fit
.DuV
Any
Time
at
Ottawa
.SAFETY
ASSURED
LONDON,
.December
17
(Canadian
Press)
It
was
learned
authoritatively
tonight
that
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
Canadian
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
who
was
aboard
the
torpedoed
mo-torrhip
Western
Prince,
has
been
landed
safely
at
a
British
port.
OTTAWA,
Dec.
16:
(CP)-
An
official
report
from
London
on
the
torpedoing
on
Saturday
of
the
liner
Western
Prince
Is
expected
hourly
,
amid
growing
hopes
that
Hrn.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
minister
of
rrunitions
and
supply,
and
three
departmental
officials
are
among
the
rescued.
Prime
Minister
William
Lyoc
Mackenzie
King
was
advised
during
the
week-end
that
most
of
Uie
passengers
and
crew
were
picked
up.
but
in
the
information
obtained
the
names
of
the
survivors
weie
not
given.
Mr.
Howe's
companions
Included
Wilfrid
C.
Woodward,
well
known
Vancouver
departmental
store
head.
LOSSES
OF
SHIPPING
Week
'
Ending
December
8
.:.
Was
,
Bad
One,
Totalling
101,190
Tons
I
LONDON,
December
17
The
British
Admiralty
announced
today
that
101,190
tons
of
shipping
had
been
sunk
during
the
week
ending
December
8
by
enemy
submarines,
mines
and
surfa
raid-,ers.
The
list
consisted
of
.llrietoen
British
ships,
three
Allied
and
oho
.neutral.
One
bad
day
amounted
"for
a
large
proportion
of
the
losses.
The
weekly
average
of
shipping
flosses
for
the
war
Is
now
63,192
tons.
CASUALTIES
IN
BRITAIN
LONDON
Civilian
air
nid
casualties
in
the
United
Kingdom
in
November
were
4,588
dead
and
6,202
injured,
it
was
officially
announced
today.
feet.
Weather
was
clear
for
the
second
wave
at
3
ajn.
Last
night
from
8
p.m.
until
early
this
morning
the
Royal
Air
Force
bombed
Mannheim,
hitting
important
objectives.
Bordeaux
was
a
Conservative
and
a
Roman
Catho-'
wave
met
with
misty
weather
but'also
attacked
and
six
German
11c.
dropped
Its
bombs
with
good
ef-
merchantmen
off
the
French
coast.
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j