w
a
!
Mi
mail
nii'
"v
Planes
Downed,
Equalling
Record
BRITISH
SHIPS
HIT
nvnnv.
July
26:
(CP)
Heary
Nazi
planet
were
tempered
1
A
-..1
-1
1L.
an.
..
a
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l.
.
1"
.
A
a.
4
a
at
at
I
kM
il
trawlers
Kingston.
Galena
Rod
fn
a
had
been
sunk
by
-J
f
1.
1
a
I
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j-i
t
t
i
j
a
f
.
m
mm
B
wun
loss
oi
oi
men
ana
iTinrrr
nuu
iueu
wax
inu
nunrni.
i
iir
ivr-i
iiiaiii
iiieii
nand
claims
that
eleven
Brl
mtrrhantmen
were
mink
and
I
Vat
nnf
fVt
rtf
nrqva1
wave
of
Nazi
raiders
which)
turned
turned
oacK
DacK,
,
1
1
Tli.
1..-
"ia
t
-
.
-
GET
PLANES
IN
STATES
Uncle
Sam
riaclng
Every
Facility
At
Disposal
of
Great
Britain
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
July
26:
(CP
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
Henry
Morgenthau
said
yesterday
.
.
tarv
nlanp
a
mnn
t
h
In
-fV..c
rnnn.
iry
in
aaauion
to
nuge
previous
23:
(CP)
Theder.
Hc
lhat
lack
of
monev
mat
ground
defences
ana
tain
nad
promised
to
pay
for
the
g
pUnes
had
brought
down
erectlon
of
new
factories
which
the
ruurc
uerman
piai.es
par
new
order
will
require
as
well
as
to
'lng
in
raids
which
centred
on
DUV
their
oulnut;
-
"
on
a
merchant
con
vqy
off
th-j
Nfrnrb'
Kv
I
it
east
oast
yesterday.
Attacker
V
11
UL1-
DV,
VU
drivin
off
by
fierce
anll-ia'lr-
f
T
!
,f
j
lire
and
fighter
planes
which
'..UniUcnUIlCU
d
them
back
across
the
Eng-
-.
II
VillUII
SO
1bUU
"
ne
iww
oi
uriuai.
inane
i-.
i
vortivor
uciiuai
uuouuai.
u
aci&
of
..11
at
least
i
two
of
,
these
..
are
.
.
,
the
identity
of
f
tt,
the
woman
m...
'i
io
nave
Dcen
savea.
far,
according
to
a
close
accurate
Royal
Air
Force
-uu,
m
nail
manes
uatc
Drouth
t
rinun
lnri
June
IK
I
ralders
which
dropped
hund
of
bombs
on
British
shipping
the
southern
coasts.
Antl-
diL
iirp
vfli
men
jtrrArrivp
to
get
as
far
as
western
Eng-or
Wales.
one
of
the
first
enemy
vlc-of
the
day
was
a
plane
which
brought
down
in
southwest
killed.
Enemy
Also
Attacked
into
Germany
and
German-
nirt
tffifft
AafAix4i
air
.
-
V
J
J
SJ
f
docks
again
being
bombed.
night
l
had
not
been
established.
Scottish
Leaving
-
'"V
i
mawa
w
Aiirn
lLTir
anri
lTni-Ii(ina
flo-ht
ra
I
mm
a
busy
day
in
battling
the!
Company
wwen
lias
ucen
nero
Since
Start
Of
War
Departing
For
Vancouver
....
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!
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.
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tVin
tin.
r
i
mi
i
iin
rtnaw
i
a...,
n
n
nnn.
n
.
I
1
1
1
1
r
ilii
1.1
.
u
w.v.
-
and
fighters
were
among
theginniag
of
the
war,
D.
Company.
V
nlanao
mhUU
a,,--
Hmnnafi
.fiPPOnfl
liaiiailUn.
VailUUiau
uwb-
i
.
it.
'
itniA
nnm
rti
;i
riri
ii
ui
i,
damage
was
done
by
the
V
tllln.
n
n
.1
n..
I
.
r
n
fn.
tilAfA
Direct
Hits
Upon
Tobruk
Confirmed
British
Bombing
Planes
Had
Success
at
Libya
Port,
Royal
Air
Force
Officially
Announces
kh
isn
nnimj
pound
f..u
,
...Jintr
trading
Dases
Storage
uepuvo
sterling
was
,
MHin
.im
i.ib-
1.85
on
the
New
York
foreign
""-'".:"
,
.
Yu
LONDON
SILVER
INJ
I
If
1
riT
T..1-.
na
mi
1-.,
w
M4J
U,
X
All.
r
price
yesterday
was
22
S-13c
a"
-
"unvvi
y
i
uiiu
...
-
-l'
-
the
Air
Force
claims.
Considerable
damage
has
also
bee:,
done
to
Italian
planes.
.
From
one
particularly
successful
raid,
all
Air
Forcd
planes
safely
returned
yesterday,
a
Jlff.'M.jflft
ly
fifteen
each
while
more
complete
arate
state
of
Brittany.
A
gover-organlzation
is
being
proceeded
nor
will
be
appointed.
with.
Norman
A.
Watt
presided
over
last
night's
meeting,
the
purpose
of
which
he
described
In
brief
opening
remarks.
The
idea,
he
said,
was
to
organize
a
local
defence
corps
which
might
be
able
to
meet
emer-
that
the
United
States
has
pledged
.
gencies
arising
out
of
the
war
in
I
"every
facility"
to
enable
Great
Bri
tain
to
buy
three
thousand
mill
cluding
subversive
activities
which
there
was
good
reason
to
believe
existed
even
In
Prince
Rupert.'
The
community
should
be
on
the
alert
and
prepared
for
possibilities
of
"fifth
columnlsU"
whose
technique
wag
to
undermine
defences,
paralyze
war
efforts
and
destroy
morale.
It
was
not
hitended
Ahat
the,
local
defence
'corps
should
interfere
In
,
any
way
with
enlistment
in
the
ac-,
j
tive
services.
Those
who
Joined
the
'
(local
corps
would
be
free
at
all
J.
S.
Wilson
declared
that
the
possibility
of
even
Prince
Rupert
being
bombed
was
not
entirely
fantastic.
After
all,
It
was
up
to
the
civilian
population
to
look
after
the
town
and
their
homes.
It
was
1m-
portant
that
there
should
be
traln-
lng
and
organization.
Although
far
I
away
from
the
present
scene
of
hostilities,
Prince
Rupert
should
be
prepared
to
do
its
part.
Mr.
Wilson
suggested
as
other
possibilities
the
financing
of
a
training
airplane
and
the
fostering
of
the
sale
of
war
certificates.
Mr.
Wl
son
After
having
been
stationed
at
savings
which
had
already
been
taken
to
wards
the
organization
and
operation
of
a
civil
defence
corps.
In
ad-
uumoers
were
acuve
ana
a
r
.
,
,t.
iti
.fmht.
rtriii-iirh
artivl-
sans
tonigni,
on
uie,"""
.."....-.-.
for.C.
Stephenson,
rp:rnnslhl
"
responsiDie
ior
-
f
.
Hp
n
f
rst
nld
and
slenalllnem
eht
Cardena
ior
ncauquarveia
un
-
-
-
-
couver
Island.
Another
company
is,
be
taken
up.
coming
north
to
relieve
B.
Com-1
Col.
J.
W.
Nicholls
suggested
that
Danv
J
In
the
local
garrison
area,
i
.
there
may
be
no
delay
In
organiz-
.
..I
imi
ii
i..n
ing
ana
getting
utinuig
ui
nip
um
defence
corp3
under
way.
Developments
In
the
international
scene
had
been
moving
fast
and
it
was
no
time
for
complacently
sitting
by.
By
Christmas
Europe
would
prob
ably
be
overrun
with
starving
and
dlsease-rldden
hordes,
Inspector
C.
O,
Barber
spoke
of
the
organization
of
a
special
police
reserve
which
he
did
not
wish
to
Cairo
Julv
26:
(CP)
British
'conflict
wlCh
the
civil
corps.
J
bombing
planes
scored
direct
hlUJ
At
the
close
of
the
meeting,
tak
en
a
jetty
at
wnicn
some
-
inz
of
registrations
for
the
civil
de-ines
moor
In
Tobruk
harbour,
itaj-.
fence
proceCded
with
the
re-
!S&
that
sixty-five
names
were
tak-dav.
Four
explosions
followed.
en.
By
next
Tuesday,
when
the
V
M
ii
Ua
Kfini-i
fnrtVlPT
tl
I
t..U
lU.
A.HA4ntUM
STERLING
AT
NEW
YORK
blnce
inerB.
m
Ttal
Vn'
'
w
vnnw
nn
.
rr
Tun
I
i)t.inj
bvvv.v.
Lmml
lihx
iiuiiiuci
win
nave
aw
.
j
-
,k.cfn1r
1.
.
i
.
Himfi
j
i
j
n
nnil
and
hum
a
nlmtqna
rn
ane
.
....
least
been
doubled.
BAR
GOIJJ
LONDON,
tCP)
The
Montreal
price
of
bar
gold
on
the
London
market
was
unchanged
today
at
$37.54
per
fine
ounce,
War
NeVs
....
.
.
I
omic
blockade
of
W
..B....
..-V.
..V
domnate(,
rauut
ior
anus.
J.
J.
Little
outlined
organization
activities
to
date
of
the
civil
pro-
tectlon
committee
which
had
al-'
readv
held
seventeen
meetlne.i
and
sue
ssiuny
VANCOUVER,
uJly
26:
Struck
had
formed
committees
on
police,
l
the
day
The
bag
of
twenty-
health,!
b
automobile
near
the
corner
fire,
schools,
engineering,
K...v
...
,
of
glxth
Avenue
and
cambie
i
gas
proiecnon,
transportation,
tne
-prevlOUS
record
Of
.
.
....
,
aa
'Kl-irlr-mit
mmmiinli9Hnns
demoli
tion,
signalling,
etc.
BATTLE
OFF
IRELAND
BELFAST
Heavy
gunfire
was
heard
off
the
northern
Irish
coast
today
and
flashes
between
ships
and
planes
were
seen
from
shore
as
German
air
raiders
attacked
a
convoy.
British
planes
sped
to
the
weniv'
REINFORCE
BLOCKADE
LONDON
Great
Britain
today
to
reinforce
the
econ-
Europe
by
rationing
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
Weather.
Forecast
!
Tomorrow
sT
ides
prinw
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-
Aj
lotte
islands--
Moderate
to
fresh
',7V
XXIX
No.
175.
NOICTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JULY
26,
1940.
all
German-
trade
of
neutral
countries
to
the
"bare
minimum
necessary
to
their
distance,"
it
was
reliably
reported
today.
It
was
said
the
plan
would
make
it
virtually
impossible
for
Germany
to
obtain
goods"
through
neutral
countries.
REFUGEE
SHIP
LEAVES
BKOOKYLN
The
American
steamer
American
Legion
left
Brooklyn
yesterday
for
Petsamo
in
Northern
Finland
to
pick
up
American
refugees
from
Finland,
S'brway,
and
the
Baltic
States.
Mrs.
Daisy
Borden
Harriman,
United
States
minister
to
Norway,
will
be
among
those
returning
on
the
American
Legion.
GIBRALTAR
RAIDED
GIBRALTAR
Slight
damage
and
no
casualties
resulted
from
a
thirty-minute
air
raid
on
Gibraltar
yesterday.
ON
GERMAN
TERMS
BERLIN
Dr.
Walther
Funk,
German
minister
of
economics,
warns.
United
States
that
it
must
be
prepared
to
trade
on
German
terms
after
the
war.
There
will
be
no
gold
standard
but
trade
will
be
on
a
barter
basis.
AH
the
gold
it
has
will
be
of
no
benefit
to
the
United
States.
DUTCH
ARE
ARRESTED
AMSTERDAM
Hundreds
of
reprisal
for
alleged
Ill-treatment
being
accorded
Germans
in
the
Dutch
East
Indies.
KING
IN
SHELTER
LONDON
Inspecting
a
naval
camp
on
the
southeast
coast
yesterday,
King
George
had
to
take
to
an
air
raid
shelter.
Ten
minutes
later
he
emerged,
nonchal-ently
smoking
a
cigarette,
and
proceeded
with
the
inspection.
ALEXANDRIA
BOMBED
ALEXANDRIA
The
Italians
used
incendiary
bombs
on
Alexandria
for
the
first
time
in
a
raid
yesterday.
One
person
was
killed
and
several
Injured
but
there.
was
no
damage
to
military
objectives.
Plans
Under
Way
For
National
Registration
In
Trince
Rupert
While
no.
definite
dates
have
for
the
government
na-
reglstratlon
and
the
local
under
way.
The
initial
muster
for
drill
and
instruction
ofiiciai
have
not
been
given
any
wm
laice
place
next
Tuesday
even-
l
-
ing
in
the
armory
The
initial
set-up
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Legion
Defence
Corps
pro
vides
for
Norman
Watt
and
J.
W.
Nicholls
associated
as
commanders
of
the
unit.
G.
P.
Tinker
and
Hu
bert
Ward
are
associated
as
seconds
in
command
with
JJ3.
Wilson
as
adjutant.
Section
commanders
are
Alan
Hill-Tout.
Peter,
Lakle,
Alex
Mitchell
and
Weldon
McAfee.
The
sections
will
consist
of
approximate
Britanny
To
!
Be
Separated
more
details
than
have
appeared
in
the
newspapers,
a
considerable
amount
of
preliminary
organization
has
already
been
carried
out
in
Prince
Rupert
as
well
as
elr-
where.
As
there
are
upwards
of
one
hundred
and
twenty
polling
stations
In
the
federal
constituency
of
Skeena,
It
will
be
seen
that
the
organization
Is
a
large
undertaking.
Moreover
the
registration
calls
for
the
registering
of
all
people
over
sixteen
years
of
age.
It
also
applies
to
all
people
lr-ret
pectlve
of
nationality.
It
is
probable
that
in
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
the
public
schools
will
be
used
as
registration
centres.
Special
provision
Is
being
made
to"
have
centres
at
the
various
fishing
camps,
canneries
and
logging
centres.
It
is
emphasized
in
every
case
that
the
responsibility
of
r;Herlng
lies
with
each
Individual
and
not
with
the
registrars
or
voluntary
helpers.
Quite
a
number
of
peoole.
have
l;
DATESoSsTRATio?
eis,
secretaries
of
organizations
and
those
familiar
with
office
and
clerical
routine
are
specially
suitable
Tor
the
work.
The
local
officials
are
anxious
to
have
a
record
of
all
who
can
assist
and
those
deslrious
of
helping
should
notlf
T.
W.
Brown
or
J.
S.
Wilson
at
onie
so
that
'distribution
of
the
work
may
be
arranged
efficiently.
When
registration
does
begin
it
will
be
carried
on
Jor
three
days
from
eight
in
the
morning
until
ten
at
night.
It
is
expected
that
at
least
fifty
voluntary
assistant
deputy
registrars
will
be
required
In
Prince
Rupert
city.
Cuba
Favors
Taking
Over
HAVANA,
July
26.
Cuba
is
strongly
in
favor
of
the
United
I
Dates
of
the
national
registration
have
been
definitely
fixed
for
August
19.
20
and
21,
local
registrars
were
advised
today.
GIRL
CYCLISTS
HERE
On
a
cycling
trip
through
British
Columbia,
two
young
ladies
in
the
persons
of
Miss
Lillian
L.
Taylor
of
Elgin,
Illinois
and
Miss
Mildred'
Hubbert
of
Portland.
Oregon,
arrived
in
the
city
on
last
night's
train
and
left
today
on
the
Princess
Louise
for
Alaska.
They
have
already
been
through
a
good
deal
of
the
interior
of
the
province.
They
got
on
the
train
yesterday
at
Hazelton.
Last
year
Miss
Taylor
cycled
16,000
miles
through
England
and
Scotland.
VELVET
BEATS
DOCK
Velvet
defeated
Dry
Dock
3
to
2
last
night
in
the
second
game
of
the
Gilhuly
Cup
football
series.
Velvet
led
2
to
0
at
half
time.
'
States
plan
for1
a
protectorate
over,
Scorers
were
Dickens,
Cameron
any
possessions
of
European
nations
,
and
Ritchie
for
Velvet,
Morgan
in
the
western
hemisphere
which
and
GHHs
for
Dry
Dock.
'
might
be
threatened
with
a
change
i
I
of
ownership
as
a
result
of
war..
Under
the
plan
American
armed
,
forces
might
even
take
occupation.
Several
other
nations
at
the
present
Pan
American
conference
also
Idiui
liic
Jiaii.
Secretary
or
state
uoraeu
nun
of
the
United
States,
still
deter
(mined
to
place
a
political
and
'economic
barrier
around
the
western
hemisphere
as
a
protection
against
totalitarian
influence,
offered
a
resloutlon
to
the
for
closer
economic
collaboration
lnf
Amprlpnn
naMrm
n
pnmmlttpA
I
conference
which
would
provide
i
Dutch
people
are
being
arrested
jto
uke
charge
of
dtoputed
terrl
and
will
be
taken
to
Germany
in
.,
,
h-mih.,.
until
final
satisfactory
settlement
had
been
made
ana
lull
co-opera
i
tlon
against
subversive
Influences.
I
Argentina
continues
to
be
a
stumbling
block
to
the
United
States
alms
for
the
conference.
It
t
thas
expressed
Itself
as
being
opposed
to
Pan-American
trustee
4
ship
of
European-owned
colonial
possessions
in
the
western
hemisphere.
The
future
of
these
colonies,
Argentina
holds,
should
be
a
matter
of
self-determination.
Argentina
also
hesitates
to
pre
iudlce
trade
relations
with
Euro
pean
countries
which
might
be
the
effect,
It
believes,
of
an
economic
barrier
around
the
Americas
against
totalitarian
political
and
DEATH
BILL
PASSES
OTTAWA
The
bill
providing
for
imposition
of
the
death
sentence
for
treachery
passed
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
and
now
goes
to
the
Senate.
UNITED
STATES
WARNED
TOKYO
The
Japanese
government
warns
United
States
against
"very
great
reactions"
which
may
result
from
the
embargo
on
the
shipment
of
scrap
iron
and
oil
to
Japan.
APPEAL
TO
ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON
New
appeals
are
reported
to
have
been
made
from
The
Hague
by
the
Dutch
peace
committee
asking
the
President
to
use
his
influence
towards
High
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ft.
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pjn.
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am.
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ft
12:15)
p.m.
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ft.
PRICE:
I
CENTO
alkans
Are
Again
In
Limelight
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anrf
KlfHIlnl?
Effective
Against
Enemy
Attacks
LONDON,
July
28:
(CP)
An
Informed
British
source
said
yesterday
that
the
continuous
hitting
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
of
Important
military
and
Industrial
oblectlvM
in
Germany
and
German-occu-
pled
countries
has
been
mak-
lng
It
extremely
difficult
for
the
Reich
to
organize
mass
at-
tacks
on
Oreat
Britain.
Corps
For
Civil
Defence;
Sixty-Five
Men
Enlisted
Ranging
from
sixteen-year-old
school
boys
to
season
ed
veterans
of
the
First
Great
War.
sixtv-f
ive
men
enlist
ORGANIZE
ed
last
Slight
at
a
meeting
in
the
Canadian
Legidn
Hall
in
been
set
ta
local
defence
corps,
organization
of
which
is
how
well
tionai
r
LOCALLY
Pressure
On
Roumania
Continues;
Conference
At
Salsburg
Now
On
Iron
Guards
Say
They
Will
Resist
Any
Incursions
By
Hungary
or
Bulgaria
King
Carol
May
Flee
to
England,
It
Is
Suggested
LONDON,
July
26:
(CP)
The
Roumanian
prime
minister
and
foreien
minister
arrived
at
Salsburg,
Ger-
for
conferences
with
German
Foreign
The
general
plan
is
that
regis-
many,
yesterday
tration
centres
win
be
established
Minister
Joacnim
von
KiDDentrop.
from
mere
me
nou-
New
state
For
This
part
of
where
polling
stations
were
in
manian
ministers
will
proceed
to
Rome
to
meet
Italian
France
Agreed
To
By
Germany
operation
during
the
last
federal
Vnrpirm
Ministpr
Count
Ciann.
Rultrarian
representatives
VICHY,
July
26:
Germany
has
agreed,
it
Is
announced,
to
a
sen-
Al.MAn
election.
A
Un.A
r
o
...
.
o
1
.
,
,
Bulletins
IS
BOUND
OVER
Ole
Osberg,
charged
with
man-
sslaughter
as
a
result
of
an
auto-
$2000
by
Magistrate
McClymont
In
city
police
court
today
to
appear
again
it
required
in
connection
with
the
case.
Sergeant
C.
C.
Jacklin
acted
for
the
prosecution.
T.
W.
Brown
appeared
for
Osberg.
twiii
dp
in
saiSDurg
aaiuraay
ana
the
Hungarians
on
Sunday.
Meantime,
according
to
reports
from
Bucharest,
the
Iron
Guard
government
is
reported
to
have
told
King
Carol
that
It
will
resist
surrender
of
territory
to
either
Hungary
or
Bulgaria
and
will
fight
before
giving
it
up.
It
Is
reported
that
King
Carol
might
come
to
England
to
discuss
mobile
accident
last
week
which
with
the
British
government
the
caused
the
death
of
Olof
Nygard,
j
situation
arising
out
of
the
present
was
bound
over
in
the
sum
of
i
diplomatic
pressure.
It
Is
reported
that
Carol
has
already
quietly
sought
approval
of
the.
British
gov
ernment
to
take
at
least
temporary
refuge
In
England
should
that
become
necessary
In
"view
of
the
situ
aUon
in
which
he
has
been
placed.
Adolf's
Name
Too
Much
For
Ottawa
Skunk
OTTAWA,
July
26:
A
skunk
found
its
way
into
offices
at'
the
Parliament
buildings
yesterday
and
for
a
time
distressed
some
of
the
workers.
One
of
the
clerks
said
that
when
the
skunk
came
across
a
paper
in
which
the
name
of
Hitler
was
headlined
it
mads
off.
'
Y.M.C.A.
Man
Is
Coining
North
Norman
McEwen
of
University
of
Manitoba
to
Take
Charge
of
War
Services
Program
Locally
"
"A1?,G
8""?.Mi.
I
VANCOUVER,
July
26:
struck
at
Chile's
nitrate
coast
to
day
and
first
reports
said
it
was
feared
100
were
killed.
The
landslides
followed
torrential
rains
which
are
unusual
in
the
area.
ITALIAN
CROP
LIGHT
ROME
The
Italian
wheat
crop'
is
28,000,000
bushels
less
than
last
year,
the
minister
of
agriculture
announces.
(CP)
liiuuuau
miunviit
wiMvmj
w
'Manitoba
graduate,
is
leaving)
to
night
for
Prince
Rupert
to
assume
charge
of
the
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
war
services
program
there.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
81,000
pounds,
10c
and
7.5c
to
10.3c
and
7.5c.
;
Canadian
None.
American
Tordenskjold,
39,000,
10c
and
7.5c,
Storage.
Middleton,
25,000,
10.3c
and
7.5c,
Atlin'.
Balder,
i7,000,
10.2c
and
7.5c,
Stor
age.
peace.
"In
the
name-
of
humanity,"
the
appeal
Is
purported
to
say,
"we
beg
of
you
to
save
from
destruction
one
Or
two
brother
peoples.
BELFAST
Important
developments
in
Irish
defence
plans
are
expected
to
follow
a
secret
inspection
made
by
Secretary
ot
War
Anthony
Eden,
Capt.
Eden"
left
today
op
bis
return
to
London.