XXIX No, 21 Roumanians were said to be III RC nut VI lllll" - -v 1113 ftu cny, is bide-Saddle 111 . alllllU Vllf,l w UUU1 T U. 'uur iirrntitit I i.i r : An.i ii.. . - --. .,. .u.i iimru ifHiiii Anne Started the Custom Women for g ted by Japanete f AT I k.XHIH 1 ft. A. A. JMJtMBIsmAAA BACK HOME German High Command Sayi and Mrs. Tobey who are about to leave Prince Rupert to make their future home In Vancouver where fu.L.u I a addition to the main proceedings McAfee, and from the Junior Sec tlon of the Prince Rupert Chamber ' or Commerce by the vice-president, Ross Ingram. In the absence of thej Cnniinitirrs Playgrounds-W. F. Stone, Croft Brook, L. M. Ascmlssen. Club activities and civic rtiawuii. -Dr. R. O. Large. Dr. J. H. Carson and, C.C. Mills. Dlbb, D. a. War Actlvltles-Frank (Continual on Po'jo Four) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25: CP Gyro Club Has Combined Event Twelve passengers and twenty-six With Prominent Departing ; members of the crew lost their llv-Memher as Guest of Honor Je when the Norwegian ship Blar- Irttr. 1572 ton, struck a mine In the North Sea. The affair taking the form of a The French naval veatel forfait. f.1.HM T Tss m mn nhn I -M I -1 j f mm . . . ... s:ac;jr, pcuh recrpviim, uumci aancc ana uicauc 002 torn, in auuecs in the Med t Nanking thU morning on the party, which proved delightful for Uerranean from an undetermined I .( Bil K WIS WW mhwvb . a wa w II Itrill LT S a UA LIUV UIIU tilVll I I !! Hank w The spokesman said friends to the number of nearly one The Finnuth Onto. 133 tons, sank f y.jm.m ...... ... iiuuuini it i luav ibuvib iucsujaj, uie OWeQlsn 1'airia. Hail gunboat tn me nope 01 D.un- oyro Club last ntght at the Com- tons, sank Saturday: the Norwegian ;: Japanese ana tnus causing modore Cafe combined its annual Ha, 1580 tons. Sunday, and the Es r j in wapacc-Ainericin ic- installation or oincers proceeaings tnonun wautic. Saturday, all In the i i LmuimucuusiT wtui uic w-un ft inrmai iareweii ii w u. nonn km r. w uruuuii ui kuc atrifitic c uj iicic. I having served in all capacities including the district governorship. CONFIRMS rT i t nmrl LU I AL1 1 , u,ll!n,e new ana Message Sent By Prime Minister of, greater responsibilities as a railway Sew 7,.,.Bll , c,,r.,. , .tKhlind Returns to Keich anu "CTe. "f nu.m . i State For Dominions win iu filren New Name. of other lnterwtlng InddenU in! m eys professional abUttles and ster- 10 t taiCU lUdl UAL. TO ling qualities Implied by his new appointment, deep regret at his re- Joniuon ,Urk-s E , Iloat moval from Prince Rurert where j ...... CANADIANS president. A. S. Ntckerson. .... ... ... ... 1 ,His Majesty Pays Ms t to Alder- I Installation shot Camp and is Weil 11 eased The Installation of the 1W0 offl- With First Division cers In the persons of 0. A. Hunter.; president- W. J. Scott, secretary; I LONDON, January 25 (Canadian William Cruickshank, treasurer and Prrss)-Klng Oeorje spent five o(ar rtireetor. was carried. hours yesterday visiting the First "n to understand Germany mit bv Mr. Tobey. In hU capacity as i-anaaian uivision ai Aiaer5noi.e ould be compelled to 4seek other na.t dUtrict governor in the ab- manjr or the men informally Seattle, the a conauctea inspecnon oi same kence of Rov Sharp of of the units. Wearing the uniform who prevent- district governor, was attend- of a field marshal w h a fur co -w rd at the last minute from w p f?tnnP. lar and cap In the bitter cold. His another .1 T, director, , V hTTn, being nhnt absent from from MWy j drove for fifty miles and assured Gen tho cltv could not be Installed, con tinuing directors are Frank Dlbb and Cecil Fitzgerald. Prior to the Installation, uie re walked five more. He eral A. O. L. McNaughton, commander-in-chief, that he looked forward to future visits at fre-' quent Intervals on some of which tiring president. W J l jut gave would b(J accompanled tve review of the ac n comprehensive members Quccni Hq to the ap- tlvltlcs of the club and IU during his year ot otnee. auuamg ..,.tii.riv u n larsze Dro- COVENTRY. Eng.. Jan. 25: (CP) miiv service indud- . ... Kiuiu v vv...... - , wijr or uo may uoaiva win lritf .unervlsed playground e tlde-saddle when th, hUtnrlrnI1.nB.SUP.lrV,S.Ci-. II and a war ,r activl-i nrtlvl-lKln- rm IX Derneiliateri In tlnnn hirA. J B, Shelinn Wol Vil.lnrlnn nr. ih. i. j.. - v uuuc mujr iiiusi naif niiiuc pearance and Spirit of the Canadians. A miniature flag which had been flown on tho commander-in- irnipi chief's car was presented to the during the summer . enthused by the tics since September. "appearance of the Canadians that Thn nnnr nrPAldent. O. A. HUlUCr, , i -i -.-J j , 1. .i. 1 1 ,,cin1 1 ci i t 1 rustnm .ttctnm . . . v . v " I r ride astraddle because It wai .. i, oommn shmcnts ln ... . . . . nil ifctiiiw u lu uvw... .vniTprnv iMMm'Liuii. i lie hum.. ' w.ivtt .wii vr in minr i in r i ninnn . ... .nniinn ilhiii ...... . u. - 4 uv.i m-in nnn nrsnone u i nnnnnrhir n nivicinnni nrnprs. saia: ,ne Introdllperf lrt.ilnHHl -rlrilnif . . . u .nnnnrl nnrll K..... . . ... .. . iT . v """".during nis year oi "w"' ". i"Hi Majesty is pieasca wnn wnai omcn in England. But W. H.' ,u1,tinn, u-hieh had featured the . . I ' K I 4 n It. .. . . . LlltlliMIMUl. . . ...itlU V. ...W O " 1 , DEGREES DOWN UNDER CHRISTCHURCH, N.2., January! 25 (CP7-bwest temperature In a year here was 24 degrees below zero In, June and hlgiest H dk- grcesWn December according to the New1 Zealand Year Book. I I War News Is he had long been such a prominent Trace of Him I "l fi ri f f l XT7 nnt eateemed citizen In bustneas, ! ULKMAIN I n?.rnUWnrMe a:.11 aC'' fe held that Johnson 1 UUlXlUrtn tltmea and wcti.wuhlng for the Marks. a well known native of f lit 11 r a f ri lvrm m nrA Kl fm . ...... iHkuic a wwaa ill. aiu iim nr. wbmba m PPly of Roumanian Oil is Matter A11 makers of the evenlne loin-' Zr.l!T' . "B!: N'Llfe and Death- to Reich , ,m. ,r,h,. c."7 u BtCHAREST. Jan. Si: (CP) tilth authority said today that " ...Hn ..Ml. IV... .'- -i in ii mux supply mure 'i the Ilelch and that obtaining n Oil ttll . mtttlv nt III .nil The derpun Inslstance is said hte been a counter move to -Doai was iouna near Aiassett car J Oreetlngs from the RoUry Club but 'there was no trace of him. were brought to the gathering by it was Tuesday morning that the the president. Peter Lakle; from the'empty boat was found, Prince Rupert Chamber of Com-j j merce by F A cCallum. In the v rfmrn nprn ' absence of the vice-president. W. K K I (M I , ShhN i hlch Rouminla wai told not to 1 "rre nrithh and French com- mi I a I ha Ha Lsh OTTAWA Seventy-one officers and two hundred airmen of the itoyal Air Force have arrived in Canada to assist in training pilots, air observers and. air gunners under the Empire air training plan, it is announced. MOKE CLASSES CALLED LONDON The government announces that 250.000 men aged from 20 to 23 will be registered February 17 for military service which Is considered likely to start the middle of March. OUSTAV TO MEDIATE STOCKHOLM At a Finnhh relief meeting here it was decided to ask King Guslar of Sweden to take the lead in a mediation more between Russia and Finland. BRITAIN TO AID BELGIUM LONDON Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain decla'red yesterday (hat Great Britain was ready to go to the immediate assistance WELLINGTON. Jan. 25: ' (CP ! of Belgium in event of unpro- Including various presentations. In , . .,, I ,nV,A -rrTMin K. r. ;ipwch appropriate tO the 0CC05- ph. Rtn. e.- .uJ tjruTTV jran 24 (CPi The or. Ion and a program of entertain- nit. t.- r o uuikMi- . . . . . wvumtrviii, I CililCl w . ndviize OI 1 ommana ciaimea in a ;;- f;.. New Zealand confirms the stead- ) Deutschland "returned fa"Jp.1rl ,or"lie evenln ituX ' Britain in the war against Nazi ag- t v- r jel would be renamed . me wmr i , . - - ..r rirder thai the H iumi name numerous nuiuciuuj mcrrnces inciriices were were maae maae i ..... i.. itv hish tribute to Mr. and Mrs. IVIoronrf ill-r.. Tobev mcludlne alncere rratlflf-a- "OJOCll 11CU1VC t . k. t ... .m iui r.. Uon at the recognition of Mr. Too- l I? T T NEWFOUNDLANDERS OVER LONDON A contingent of 170 Newfoundland and Labrador men arrived at a west coast port res- terday to engage In the dangerous of mine-sweeping duty with ! the British Navy. Eighteen to . twenty-eight years""of ae they are led by Capt. M. G. Dalton of St. John's. TODAY'S STOCKS (Oourte7 S. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .10 Vi-Bralorne, 11.00. Cariboo Quartz, 2.45. Dentonla, .01 Falrvlew. MV. Oold Belt. .23. Hedley Mascot, JS5; Mlnto. .01 'i. Noble Five. .01 H-PacHlc Nickel, .10. Pend Oreille. 1.95 Pioneer. 2.10. Premier, 1 J5. Privateer, .85. Toronto. Aldcrmac, J3. Beattle, 1.10 . Central Pa.t., 2.48. Con. Smelters, 45.87. East Malartlc, 3.90. Fernland, .04,4. Francoeur, .56. Gods Lake, .60. Hardrock, 1.28. Int. Nickel, .44H. congratulated the retiring executively & spe(jlal message following Kerr Addison, 2.49 a1 Reno, .45. Salmon Gold, ,02 Vi. 1 Sheep Creek, 1.17. Cariboo Hudson, .03!i. Hedley Amalgamated, .00?!. Oils A. P. Con., .18. ; Calmont, .41. c & e., 2.10. Freehold. .024. Home, 2.80. ':''t? Pacalta, ,06Vi. Royal Canadian, .18V Okalta. 1.20. Mercury. .06Vi. Prairie Royalties, -20 Little Long Lac, 3.05. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.22, Madsen Red Lake, 1,42. Moneta, .85. -..hi, urccn. Dniianmrnnut. nnn . . ... imiHtI lie . .. . ... . iti woran Noranda, 77.00. ouu, . iifimi ""rv Ti . , r . . itwelvc-month itweivc-monin jus just i" my ine smartness oi uie irwi, mv.r, - --- - ZVrXS?: rM 55 took occasion to announce , declared "Our Oodlva wlU'I u. follows: nalnly ride side-saddle. The oth Position would look positively Igar" RETURNING ni rin if T W Brown of Prince Runcrt will "turning officer; ror Skecna In c federal election to bo held bo-'e the enrt nt . on parade." Crow, 4.00. - ,.- Preston East Dome, 2.22. San Antonio, 2.38. Sherrltt Gordon, 1.04,-Stadacona, .09 Vi. Uchl, .90. Bouscndlllac, .04 Vis. Mosher, .08U-Oklend, .15. Dominion Bridge, 38.00, LIBRARY KM anth&r hnrprnci Tomorrow sT ides Prince Rupert and Quei lotte Islands rresn to tn t winds, cloudy and i ately cold with rain or light NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS IT COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.CTHURSDAY, JANUARY 2519407 . BERLIN Janoary 25 'Canadfan Pres) Continued actlvltr" -over the Western Front and Great Brl-trln is announced by the German high command. It was mostly of a reconnaissance nature. STIRS UP i .JAPANESE British Ambassadors Appeasement Attempt Only Arouses Further Ire ; TOKYO. Jan. 25: CP Mfmbers or the Jananese Patriotic Society-hurled stones through the windows or the British embassy here in protest over the Asnma Maru Incident In which twenty-one German seamen ot military age were removed trom the Japanese liner by a British warship. Sir Robert Cralgie, British ambassador, caused the publication in the Japanese press ot a statement declaring that the whole row between Japan and Great Britain was due to a misapprehension. This Irked the Japanese Foreign Office which felt the explanation should have come to it rather than be made In the press. The British ambassador, in his High Low . Jl'GO-SLAV SHIP lOST BELGRADE A Jugo-Slav destroyer of 1400 tons was lost when it struck a submerged reef. Three hundred members of the crew were saved. The commander committed suicide. It was a new vessel and its loss is a severe one to the Jugo-Slav Navy. AGREEMENT REACHED WASHINGTON United States and Canadian engineers have reached agreement on the feasibility of the St. Lawrence Waterways project which it was stated would take seven years to finish. Next will be the question of agreeing on policy. PLOT OF GERMAN'X LONDON Discovery of a plot by Nazi sympathizers to use the United States mails to send millions of dollars of currency, jewelry, etc. to Germany in order to supply it with badly needed foreign currency is announced by the British contraband control as a result of large interceptions which have already been made. Weather Forecast 2:19 a.m. 215 It. 14:16 p.m. 23.0 ft. 8:20 ajn. 5.0 ft. 20:49 p.m. 0.9 It. j PRICE: 5 CENT3 mmediate Election Being Called i r ir 117 l uo Arrirrnn inn i ttt 4 w u w mm ini 11 w u 1 w . m m riXVAV T I VJL JL 1VU1U ULi.fV IT A IV OF ORIENT INSTALLED; ! VICTIMS inrse Ibt Atalnst Life of Unl ltd Slat" Ambassador Sug- Press) A Japanese Army had received Information from nk!ng of a Chinese plot against life of the United States, am- FAREWELL More Vessels of Various Nations are Added to List of Casualties Today Appeal To Electorate To Be Made At Once, Throne Speech At Ottawa Announces Today TO STAY Foreign NEUTRAL German Aerial Activity Is On High Command Reports Movement of Planes Over W stern Front and Britain Surprise Announcement Made This Afternoon at Opening of Dominion Parliament in Ottawa Exact Date Is Not As Yet Intimated OTTAWA, January 25: (CP) An "immediate appeal Minister Van KWfens of to tne country" was announced in the Speech from the Holland Does Not Think This Policy Should Be Abandoned that the Netherlands was hot obligated to depart from a policy of strict neutrality. He did not mention Rt Hon. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty, who last Saturday voiced contention that safety of the small states depends upon united action with the Allies. It is suggested, however, that Van Kief fens was referring to this suggestion. lhrone read at the opening of Parliament by Lord Tweedsmuir today. The announcement came as a com- P surprise and indicated there would be a winter gen-Foreien thf. hague. j 25 cp Minister van Kiet few said cral election, something whichthas rarely happened in : : vaijaua. xne ex&ci uaie was not Bulletins HENRY ARMSTRONG WINS NEW YORK Henry Armstrong stopped Pedro Montanez in the ninth round by a technical knockout last nltht, retaining his welterweight title before a near sellout crowd of 19,000 in Madison Square Garden. Montanez was floored thrice before the bout was stopped. Armstrong now expects a bout with Al Davis before abdicating as welterweight champion to enter middleweight indicated. The announcement followed criticism of federal war policy in the Ontario Legislature. Reviewing measures taken to prosecute the war and maintain defences, the Speech from the Throne said: "The government has been in constant consultation with the government of the United Kingdom and measures adopted have been those which it Is believed will best serve the common cause." The speech said: "The very existence ot nations that cherish independence and democratic Ideals Ls menaced by enemy forces of ruthless aggression which aim to dominate mankind by terror and violence. The Canadian people have shown their determination to share with Great Britain and FTarSfeta'ihe utmost or their strength in defence of freedom." The Speech from the Throne was one of the shortest on record. Before End of .March' Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King told the House that the election would be over berore the end of March if immediate start was made on the preparation of voters lists. Present law calls for an election within seven weeks after It ls called by Parliament but it is understood legislation may be expected shortening the period possibly to thirty flays. REDS STILL i LOSING OUT Suffer Heavy Losses as Attacks Fail Two Divisions Reported Trapped and in. Danger of Starving to Death HELSINGFORS. Jan. 25: (CP) Further heavy losses by the Red Army in continued attacks north- .. fmrrmnIn,1A nttemntinff tn . (Furnished through the court-j ot east ot Lake Ladoga which have-press Communique attempting to rmlnlon Meteorological Buresu it Ko been .,... thrown K,,,. back and A ro,mnHn resumption appease the Japanese, further ex- Victoria and Prince Rupert This row- plained that Great Britain consld- J,,c?JS2taJ: of tong range shelUng or yiborg is ered the act of seizure within the V&Z?yXZ& reported In a Hnnlsh communique, Two R d islons ' Army are rights as a belligerent and had no , diy thought or damaging Japanese pres- f,neral c Thne . tu reatf tedil btlg tfapPed and continues low off the British Co- starved to death They are report-ment. Use. instead or obtaining appease- found lmblaCoast and Is quite high ed to have resorted to slaughtering however, the envoy ver ATberta,- stro"g !'md horses ln ordef to kfeP allve- himself a centre of a new storm of protest. A Japanese Admiralty spokesman, declaring that Japanese naval sentiments had been "outraced" b the I incident, said that the Navy was making preparations to prevent such Incidents. Today's Exchange while over the Interior light snow flank the Mannerhelm Line. has been reported. Heavy artillery fire by the Rus- Wesl Coast of Vancouver Island slans still rails to bring about a Fresh to strong southeast winds, breach ln the Mannerhelm Line. cloudy and mild with showers. , Finnish aircraft has forced the NEW SUPERINTENDENT According to unconfirmed reports ;?n.,1.M"tn "" and at TTnitoH stnto. fnnrti Rnvino in Edmonton papers, James Clark, assistant there, is. spot, 10 percent premium; selling, superintendent 11 to be the new superintendent of the ! spot. percent premium. Sirllnff Sterling funds funds Buvlnz. Buying, spot, snot.!Canadlan Rational Railways here $4.43; selling, spot, $1.47. LONDON, January 25 (CP) "Detector discs," purporting to indicate presence or nolson gas, are Russians to diminish their air Russian bombers yesterday sank tacked a German. W. H. Tobey, CNJl. general superintendent, who ls leavlns the succeeding W. H. Tobey. No ofric-Vity t0 assume the general man- tal announcement Is yet available. ,agershln or the Pacltlc Great East BAR GOID ern Railway at Vanouvcr, Vras the guest and speaker at the regular weekly luncheon ot the Prince not reliable, because or their small LONDON, (CP) The Montreal Rupert Rotary Club today. Presi- slze. the Ministry ot Home Secur-iprlce or bar gold on the London dent Peter Lakle was In the chair I ity announced. Larger dlsius" are market was unchanged today at and there was a good attendance painted oh pillar boxes. ,$35.54 per line ounce. or members with several guesU.