.
.
.
Ph
hntlthnnfct
.
tn
if,.
1.
.
imif
-
v
-
r
.
wart
rlmirlv
nnrl
mn1
.
in,-:'
w'"
"
.twnrs
XXIX
N"
61
1.
tn4
m
fivf
4
t
l:
i
fyri
i
rro
nt
Irnniv
Trin
riic-
,L
C;
a;n
und
France
are
.
sTement
on
this
ac-D.uudier
said,
and
B
advised
that
the
r
instant
dispatch
i.
iikes
the
appeal
Finnish
lore
ign
.:.ner
had
bfrvi
told
I'nleas
the
appeal
..md
prew.ict
Dal-that
rtumUy
ii"
Allies
ouild
not
Sweden
and
Nor-.'ted
out
by
Oreat
Bri-a;d
to
their
attitude
passage
of
Allied
.
m
but
there
had
been
rv
answer,
both
lntl-t
tit'
y
would
consider
m
of
neutrality.
..
Swedish
cabinet
split
be
developing,
one
Finland
to
accept
fins
with
Swedish
and
uar.intees
of
future
se
r..
:viun:m
ni
our
aisposai,
mm
t
.
.
.
..
.'
wui:
tun
ii
was
pro-
-
i-Buiar
troops
anouia
in
reply
to
a
question
In
v
U1I1II1I7I1H
US
m
WIlf'LIl-
ur-hcr
Anglo-French
help
to
.
iiuir
nub
u
'hat
yet."
A
statement
u-'d
-hat
no
annpnl
tnr
fur.
W
had
yet
been
received
from
na,
'"pects
Brlrhler
"
"
",1C
prospects
of
peace
In
ppearea
to
take
a
marked
-vniuuii
us
ojm
miLi
i
lh
i
i
v
in
Tin
l
.
.
44
uu
impe
at
Stockholm
Stockholm
tin,
and
Swedish
afternoon
warned,
however,
ag
4Ut
liBlllI
llinuiiu
nuuiiuiu
ouuin.3
art
na;
iiik
mai
i
a..
i.i
i
:
l
i
i
i
it..
Tun
i
rn'i
i
v
u
iiiiiii
mii'iii'.i
rim
1.
iii'ii
...
.....
.
...
..
irrms
woum
ik
ihiiiiimicu
ami.
ai
mc
Kami'
lime.
'I
1
1
1
1
fkL
irtiill
fnni:n
PM
'.
March
VZ:
(CI'i
The
dramatic
announce-
.irlr
to
the
French
Chamber
of
Deputies
torlav
i
;ii'TfM'fi
ui
niHiiai.cn
in
inn
nin
ni
rininnn
in
inst
Rusnia
a
fully
equipped
expeditionary!
1
M
mi
men
in
the
event
of
present
peace
nego-i
r
:iUnd
and
Rus-
,
1
-
viding
that
Fin
a
iSSrert
appciMorTreerT
too
Jsueh
optimum.
The
newspaper
Aiumbiadet
asserted
that
definite
Soviet
peace
terms
had
been
delivered
to
the
Finnish
delegation
which,
headed
by
the
Premier,
was
still
in
Moscow
last
night
in
spite
or
earlier
reports
that
It
was
enroute
home.
The
Finnish
government
was
reported
to
have
met
outside
Helsinki
to
consider
an
important
code
message
.
ority
OI
lhp
mpn
ment.
Three
delicate
points
invol-naln
would
supply
m
nUMo.Fit,nirt1
o-ace
ne
onvoy
and
protect
.uaow
include
the
dlaposlUon
movement.
Since
of
uy
run,
north-
"irulty
in
the
matter
frwn
vilputl
to
the
Russian
if!
ro-operaUon
of
frontier,
the
political
and
mlUtary
Norway
for
the
move-.(uture
a,
nland
and
the
disposal
and
arms
across'
of
the
strategic
Hanko
Islands.
it
is
expected
the
wtU)
Knturtent
wavering
between
:r
xrnt
by
waj'
of
the'ntlmUm
.nd
neaauiuam
in
the
id
Petsamo
Of
Mur-
many
countries
vitally
concerned.
Europe
still
awaits
del
Inite
word
of
the
result
of
the
peace
negotiations
as
hours
pass
.
a
ft
I-
M
Russian
peace
conditions
but
no
confirmation
was
available,
ine
withdrawn
Immediately,
apparent
ly
at
the
rcauest
of
the
Finnish
le
gation
to
Stockholm
which
said
It
mulct
h
ripnled
The
beitei
was
emnhaslzed
that
the
whole
ques
tlon
of
peace
or
continued
war
had
reached
the
nolnt
of
final
decel-
slon
and
an
announcement
could
be
expected
at'
any
time.
Bitter
Fighting
Continues
With
Finland
in
anxious
sus
pense
regarding
peace
negotiations
with
Moscow,
high
oinciai
nnnnpprl
vesterdav
that
the
"
Army
was
continuing
Its
aiiac
on
the
shore
of
Vllpurl
Bay
and
had
"met
with
minor
successes
In
n
tow
nlnces."
A
communique,
now-
ever,
said
that
in
action
of
the
past
..
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UtsA
rsmillsid1
PRO
VI
N
IAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
feather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
Maginot
Line
s
Mne.ssaSe
i
!
PARIS.
March
12-Flrst
aer-
lal
attacks
or
the
war
have
been
made
by
the
Germans
on
;
Maginot
Line.
Machine
guns
i
and
aerial
cannon
were
used
,
but
the
assault
was
light
and
1
made
little
if
any
impression.
A
French
communique
dis-
i
missed
the
Incident
with
the
statement
"nothing
of
lrapor-
anc
during
the
night."
In
addition
to
the
air
activity.
there
was
some
desolutory
In-
fantry
and
artillery
action.
Try
German
High
Command
at
Berlin
claimed
a
French
plane
bad
been
shot
down
while
engaged
in
reeonnal-
PREPARE
TO
CATCH
FISH
Halibut
Fleet
May
Consist
of
360
Vessels
This
Year.
It
Is
Estimated
VICTORIA.
March
2
Canadian
Press)
Provincial
fisheries
officials
saW
yesterday
that
the
Ca-
J:
,r,
r
nada-Umted
States
halibut
fleets
The
Stockholm
Stock
w
Exchange
k
.
J.r-
Wart
onprallori.
oamna'
rrVjT
rTt?
oddsare
:r
about
AprU
l
with
the
season
11m-
Mlity
for
Its
suius
appre!
brtghter.
Betting
war
Franrr
would
gjx
to
foUr
m
twr
of
a
t.
lls
probably
unchanged
at
47,000.-000
for
Areas
No.
2
and
3
combined..
Official
announcement
has
yet
to
come
from
the
International
Fisheries
Commission.
In
the
various
halibut
fishing
oorU
of
the
coast
fishermen
are
now
going
over
their
gear.
Twelve
bots
are
planning
to
leave
Vancouver
for
the
banks
March
29
and
others
will
get
away
in
progressive
staves.
Altogether
from
Vancouver.
Seattle.
Prince
Rupert,
Ketchikan.
Petersburg.
Juneau
and
Wrangell
and
the
other
coast
ports
It
is
expec-
tnaicaung
mat
wey
are
u,
jtw,
m
halftut
flsh,ng
cra,t
critical
stage
wiui
traacc
elusive
will
o'
the
wisp.
At
itelalnkl
return
of
the
Fin
nish
delegation
headed
by
Premier
Rlsto
Rltl
from
Moscow
with
neaee
conditions
to
be
submitted;
to
the
Finnish
Parliament
was
be-tug
awaited
but
this
may
not
be
until
Wednesday,
possibly
by
air.
A
Sweedlsh
telegraph
agency
from
iuDDraltorAuSS!ta
n
"
committee
of
upprul
for
Allied
help.
r,,,.u
nnriDm.ni
had
renor-
p.'
nnn,
ti,l
fi""
.u...-
.
P.
..
mf..
v....n
haiidly
rccocnaea
:
;n
.111(1
Franpp
u-rre
nre-
'1
hr'.D
Finlnnrl
"uHlh
nil
will
operate
this
year
MAY
LESSEN
WAR
DANGER
Germany,
It
Is
Reported,
To
Be
Moro
Considerate
of
Scandinavian
Shipping
OSLO,
March
12:
(CP)
The
newspaper
Aftenposten
said
it
learned
Germany
had
agreed
to
a
policy
of
lessening
war
danger
to
Scandinavian
shipping.
Taparlc
and
Sala.
The
Russians
claimed
territorial
gains
yesterday
at
both
ends
of,
...
.
.
I
T
I
l...lt.).ln
'
me
ftiunnerneim
tiiuc,
uciiauic
collapse
of
which
was
becoming!
hourly
nearer.
The
Soviet
further
claimed
that
the
north
and
eastern
sections
of
Vllpurl
had
been
occupied
and
Its
forces
were
ad-
nn-
vanclne
on
the
west.
There
was
Red
virtually
a
ring
of
steel
around
the
beleagured
city.
Moscow
said
that
five
Finnish
planes
had
been
brought
down.
There
was
also
extensive
Russian
bombing
from
the
air
in
southern
Finland.
Hostilities,
U
is
evident,
will
con
I
10
rope
rius
:
HANOVER
4
Sends
Congratulation
to
Pontiff
on
Occasion
of
Accession
Anniversary
BERLIN.
March
12-Chancellor'
Adolf
Hitler
sent
a
telegram
of
con-
i
gratulatlons
to
Pope
Pius
XII.
today
on
the
occasion
of
the
first
anni-;
versafy
of
his
coronation.
It
was!
the
first
time
that
Der
Fuehrer
had
ever
sent
such
a
message.
IS
PRIZE
Keports
of
Second
Gentwn
Ship
Being
Seized
By
British
Navy
LONDON.
March
12:
(CP)
The
kcuttietl
Oerman
rreighier
Uan-over
was
endeavouring
to
run
the
British
blockade,
having
sailed
from
a
West
Indies
port
last
Tuesday.
The
interception
and
scuttling
occurred
between
Puerto
Rico
and
the
Dominican
He-public.
The
crew
has
been
landed
at
San
Domingo.
Reports
of
a
second
ship
having
been
seized
by
a
British
cruiser
are
being
investigated.
The
Hanover,
it
was
disclosed
todav,
did
not
sink
after
being
fired
and
abandoned
by
her
crew
when
intercepted
by
the
British
warships
and
has
now
been
salvaged
and
towed
to
port
as
a
prize.
War
News
i
INCREASING
ARMY
LONDON
Presenting
army
estimates
to
the
House
of
Commons
today.
Secretary
of
War
Oliver
Stanley
said
that
British
troops
in
France
are
approximately
twice
the
number
there
were
in
October
and
"every
day
sees
an
increase."
This
indicates
that
there
are
about
316,000
British
troops
on
the
Continent
now.
Stanley
said.
"We
are
duty
bound
progressively
to
take
a
bigger
and
bigger
part
in
the
burden
of
war
on
land
from
the
shoulders
of
the
French."
NAZIS
OVER
POLAND
PARIS
A
German
rcoutlng
plane
flew
over
Paris
last
night.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRIT1S
D
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
12,
1940.
"WALK-OLT
EXPLAINED
ST.
THOMAS,
Ont.
About
156
airmen,
unaware
of
a
chance
in
orders,
left
the
Koyal
Canadian
Air
Force
training
centre
here
on
February
10
under
the
impression
that
they
were
pursuing
their
usual
Saturday
afternoon
routine
Wine
Commander
Reginald
Chilis,
officer
commanding
the
establishment,
said
today.
Last
night
Commiv-loner
William
II.
Stringer
of
the
Ontario
provincial
police,
conducting
a
civil
iniuiry
into
allegations
made
by
Pemier
M.
F.
Hepburn
'n
regard
to
an
incident,
rernrttd
finding
that
a
walk-out
of
some
kind
had
occurred.
J
AVIATORS
RELEASED
.'
WASHINGTON.
D.C
United
States
officials
decided
today
to,
release
two
Canadian
aviators
who
made
a
forced
landing
in
a
Roral
Canadian
Air
Force
plane
Saturday
at
Alexandria
Bay
in
New
York
State.
Both
aviators
and
their
plane
will
be
nermitted
to
return
to
Canada,
the
State
Department
having
found
that
the
pUne
vas
forced
down
through
mistake
and
as
a
result
of
drctress.
NO
CHANGE
IN
POLICY
ROME
No
chance
in
Italy's
of
German
War5Imiier
Joachim
von
Rlhhrntron
which
terminated
with
his
return
to
Berlin
last
niht
Nor
is
there
expected
to
be
a
concordat
between
the
Holy
See
and
the
Beirh
although
it
is
sug-tcd
that
von
Ribbentrop
may
have
assured
the
Pone
of
more
consideration
being
shown
Catholics
in
Poland.
WELLES
IN
LONDON
LONDON
United
States
Under
Secretary
of
State
had
lunch
with
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Kent
yesterday
and
tea
with
the
King
and
Queen
at
Buckincham
Pal-are.
He
also
conferred
with
Prime
I
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
and
Foreifn
Secretary
Viscount
Halifax
and
today
obtained
British
.
'
Labor
views
in
an
eirhty-minute
conversation
at
the
United
States
embassy
with
Clement
Atlee
and
Arthur
Greenwood.
He
also
met
.
1
the
Liberal
leader,
Sir
Archibald
Sinclair.
The
Dutch
Premier
is
j
coming
here
to
meet
Mr.
Welles.
672
CANDIDATES
OTTAWA
There
are
672
candidates
in
the
federal
election
with
no
acclamations.
Except
in
the
Maritimes
and
Quebec,
where
straight
fights
between
Liberals
and
National
Conservatives
are
the
order,
there
are
many
three
and
four-cornered
fights.
Candidates
include
210
Liberals,
213
National
Conservatives,
96
C.C.F.,
28
New
Democracy.
Searchlights
were
played
upon
it
j
was
Unionist
M.P.
for
Tancouver
and
anti-aircraft
batteries
went
into
action
First
Robins
Of
Season
Are
Seen
:
Five
Spring
Birds
Noticed
Flitting.
Around'
Railway
Y'ards
This
J
Morning
I
First
robins
of
the
season
were
seen
In
the
Canadian
National
Railway
yards
today.
G.
E.
Phllllp-son
reported
this
afternoon.
No
less
than
five
of
them
were
seen
flitting
around.
This
Is
quite
early
for
robins
and
Is,
of
course,
taken
day
or
so
uic
r
n.
LVlai
attacks
Unue
until
a
truce
1
signed,
If
one
by
some
as
lSPrlnB
13
h"
an
Indication
that
Cooper,
Investment
broker,
who
South
from
1917
to
1921,
died
here
at
the
age
of
59.
h.
it.
McMillan
back
MONTREAL
H.
R.
McMillan,
Vancouver,
President
of
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
returned
here
yesterday
after
a
four
weeks'
trip
to
Great
Britain
on
business
in
connection
with
British
Columbia
lumber
shipments.
Shortage
of
ships
is
a
difficulty,
he
says.
CHURCH
HALL
BOMBED
ARMAGH,
Ireland
St.
Patrick's
Roman
Catholic
Church
HM
here,
which
had
recently
been
used
for
military
billeting,
was
bombed
last
night.
The
Irish
Republican
Army
Is
blamed.
I
Shaep
Creek.
1.07.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.04,
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.15.
Calmont.
25.
C.
ts
E..
1.95.
Freehold.
.02.
Home.
230.
Royal
Can..
.18
.
Okalta.
1.15.
"Mercury.
.06.
Prairie
Royalties,
.18.
Toronto
Aldermac.
.26
.
Beattie.
1.10.
Central
Pat.
2.25.
Con.
Smelters.
44.00.
East
Malartlc.
3.65.
Fernland.
.03U..
Francoeur.
.40.
Gods
Lake.
M.
Hardrock.
1.08.
Int.
Nickel.
.43
Vi.
Kerr
Addi6on.
2
22.
Little
Long
Lac.
3.10.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.86.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.45.
McKenzie
Red
Lake.
1.22.
Moneta.
.70.
Noranda.
73.00.
Pickle
Crow.
3.90.
Preston
E.
Dome.
2.08.
San
Antonio,
2.30.
Sherrltt
Gordan,
.96.
Uchl.
.71.
Bouscadlllac,
.03
Vi.
Mosher,
.07.
Oklend,
.07.
Smelters
Gold,
.01.
Dominion
Bridge,
37.75.
At
the
court
of
revision
on
the(
federal
voters'
list,
being
conduc-l
FORMER
MJ
DIES
'ted
by
D
C'
stuar'
tnere
have
I
VICTORIA-Lieut.'
Col.
Richard
i"1
"
Da.m"
s
ar
added
to
me
list
wun
twenty-one
correc-1
tlons
and
one
refusal
High
3:25
ajn.
205
ft
15:54
pjn.
18.1
It.
Low
10:00
ajn.
5.1
ft.
21:50
pm-
6.9
It.
PRICE:
I
CENTS
Ready
To
Go
Into
Finland
V
I
I-
A
Army
Of
50,000
Men
Is
Poised
To
Enter
War
Against
Soviet
ntimc
Peace
Negotiations
Uctwecn
Helsinki
and
Mos-
cow
Are
Continuing
With
Prospects
Taking
.
.
Marked
Upswing
This
Afternoon
Airmen
Attack
PEACE
RELIEVED
NEAR
The
commonest
opinion
among
informed
o1-
scrvcrs
at
Helsinki
late
today
was
that
some
kind
of
an
honorable
peace
!etwecn
Finland
and
Rus-
an
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RECALLING
i
OF
ENVOYS
Turkey
to
Consult
With
Ministers,
to
Home,
Moscow.
Bucharest
1
and
Sofia
LONDON.
March
12
'Canadian
Press)
Reuters
today
quoted
a
Home
radio
as
saying
that
Turkish
envoys
to
Rome.
Moscow,
Bu-
.
charest
and
Sofia
had
been
called
,
lor
consultation
!
Bulletins
BIG
ALERT
MORE
SHIPS
BAY
FIRE;
SENTD0WN
Damage
Estimated
at
350.000
'Latest
Victims
of
War
at
Sea
Done
by
All
Day
Conflagra-
Submarine
is
Sunk
Trawlers
Hon
Force
U-Boat
to
Flee
VANCOUVER,
April
adian
Press)
Point
12
(Can-
I
Grey
wire-
I
le3s
station
reports
damage
estimated
at
$50,000
caused
by
an
all
day
fire
which
swept
the
iviUage
of
Alert
Bay
up
the
coast
yesterday.
Breaking
out
in
a
bakery
at
6:35
a.m.,
the
fire
was
finally
brouehl
under
control
at
10
p.
m.
after
destroying
several
homes
'a
meat
sore
bouse,
several
shops
and
a
building
housing
a
cafe
and
dairy.
.
None
were
injured.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
I
Courtesy
E
D
Johfurton
Co.)
tancouver
Big
Missouri,
-0914.
Bralorne,
10.50.
Caribx)
Quartz,
2.45.
Dentonla.yJl1.
Falrvlew.
Dl.
Gold
Belt,
.25.
Mlnto.
.01.
Noble
Five.
.014.
Pacific
Nickel,
.10.
Pend
Oreille.
1.75.
Piopeer,
2.13.
Premier,
130.
Privateer,
,6J.
Reno,
.
35.
fI,ig-ir
.
polity
of
non-belHeerencY
is
an-
1
RekAxUutonf
nj
ilcjoaied
as
a
result
of
the
vfsft
f
S&Tmon
Oold,
T03.
LONDON,
March
12
(Canadian
jPress)
Two
armed
trawlers
today
aiiacxea
a
uerman
u-ooat
which
was
forced
to
flee.
The
Air
Ministry
announced
that
a
British
bomber
had
attacked
a
German
submarine
off
the
German
coast
and
is
believed
to
have
sunk
It.
The
German
sea
warfare
toil
among
neutrals
yesterday
included
the
Netherlands
steamer
Amor,
2,-325
tons,
which
was
mined
off
the
;
coast
of
Belgium;
the
Belgian
trawler
Z
47
which
was
apparent-'ly
shelled,
and
the
Greek
Niritos,
3854
tons,
which
was
mined
and
(beached
on
the
southeast
British
I
coast.
The
Amor
was
on
her
way
'from
the
West
Indies
to
Rotter-jdam
with
general
cargo.
Her
crew
,-lof
thirty-three
was
landed
at
,
Flushing
by
another
ship.
Today
another
Dutch
ship,
the
lAlota,
was
reported
sunk
by
a
jmlne
or
torpedo
in
an
area
where
there
are
not
supposed
to
be
anv
mines.
The
British
freighter
Clan
Stuart
foundered
in
the
English
Channel
after-collision
with
another
ves
sel,
her
crew
of
seventy-five
being
saieiy
rescued.
The
British
trawler
Halifax
has
been
sunk
from
an
undlsclnspri
I'cause.
IwriBEJhe.
wMkuPitoiMarchiiaift-
"e'RrttWi
shTos.
6f
tonnaire
total
ling
18.7S3.
were
sunk
in
the
war
at
sea.
It
was
somewhat
of
a
record
that
not
a
single
neutral
ves-ffl
was
sunk
durimr
that
time.
New
York
Stock
Mart
Is
Stronger
Trading
Active
in
First
Hour
To-
day
and
Values
Show
stantiai
Advance
Sub-
,
NEW
YORK,
March
12
The
'trend
of
the
New
York
Exchange
continues
upward.
During
the
first
hour
of
trading
today,
210,000
shares
changed
hands.
Industrials
ere
up
.43
at
148.58.
Ralls
were
up
JO
at
30.90.
The
turnover
yester-jday
was
580,020
shares
with
little
fluctuation
in
values.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
The
pressure
appears
low
northwest
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
relatively
high
in
southern
.
British
Columbia.
The
weather
is
mild
and
showery.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
IslandFresh
south
winds,
cloudy
and
mild
with
showers.
TREATY
WITH
NORWAY-LONDON
The
.Ministry
of
Economic
warfare
announces
the
signing
of
a
new
treaty
between
Great
Britain
and
Norway.
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LIBERAL
MEETING
Wednesday
Night
Moose
Hall
8
piiri.
J
SPEAKERS
Hon.
T.D.
Pattullo
Senator
J.
H.
King
VOTE
FOR
HANSON
Skeena
Federal
Liberal
Association
of
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.