io
Auction
at
Success
V
"DAW
AMtn.
.
ATHEN
'Sj'
,,ed
from
the
Albanian
battle.
ont
today
sa..
'"s
had
withdrawn
from
the
.
mountain
tow.
J
J
and
Tepellnl.
Anoih,
a
id
that
Greek
occ.
Imminent.
The
Italian,
were
inr
back
on
Valona,
fire
to
villages
and
war
supplies
,htT
retreated.
The
.tek,
are,
apparently,
following
the
practice
of
delaying
entrance
until
surrounding
a,l
area,
are
eduP.
f'aicls'!7p,'hwever'1a"
"Id
to
dominate
Im.
around
Tepelini
and
Kllsura
in
nositlon
tn
.u.
..l
ttemptins
entry.
There
Is
heaw
snoufiii
,n
rrcs
'
.t
aiuilE
.
Albanian
from.
BRITAIN
IS
STILL
QUIET
LONDON
The
British
Isles
have
had
their
lonr
.
frnm
Karl
nlr
raM
clni
ik.
i
...
.
(I
rcsi
.v
.uc
inajur
aiiacKs
com
bed
late
in
August,
tor
lony-eight
hours
there
have
been
larms.
There
is
speculation
as
to
the
cause
whether
h
jtcause
air
oases
on
me
rrencn
coast
have
been
completely
maimed
by
Koyal
Air
Force
pounding
or
whether
some
other
btinK
PreParea
Ior
une
p,azl
bomber
t
i'
appeared
in
the
.
..
-f
imvrr
vesterdav
and
wn
thnl
ilnun
iniii
ui
"...
MAY
EVACUATE
TORHKUK
NEXT
CAinO
There
were
Indications
today
that
the
Italians
At
be
preparing
to
abandon
Torbruk.
Their
DOsitinn
at
I.
nniinrlrd
Itardia
has
become
untenahu
-m
uIim.
hr
i
eiuccicu
uuuriv.
uriLisn
airman
Ho....
i.
,
mo
Kalian
Dlanes
in
Libva
and
lvn
uitM
it..
u
.
i
uc
last
Jn
uith
loss
Of
onlv
five
British
nlinr
GERMAN
TROOPS
IN
ITALY
BELOKADE
Despite
denials
in
Berlin
and
Borne
of
Ger-
troop
movements
In
Italy,
the
Columbia
Broadcasting
Co.
TPr""v
-
-
.-.v
iiiii.u
a
i
jar
Tnrin
and
Trieste.
nsttnihlv
In
Km
ikj
..tr
..
.
ntin
LivDtlan
and
Libyan
camoairns.
MANNHEIM
BOMBED
AGAIN
LONDON'
With
fires
from
previous
raids
still
burning
Hj
Important
German
Industrial
centre,
the
Koyal
Air
Force
llB
bvhiiiv"
-
-
.
-
.
"
v
yvivo.iiic
IIIKIIL.
.11
I
.
II
r.nn-i
In
Ilalv
alin
o
r
1
1
L
K.
ik.
n.tilu
BRITISH
ORDERS
O.K.'I)
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
Henry
Moreen-
:bfbfd
the
British
purchasing
mission
in
United
States
to
go
nil
with
orders
estimated
at
three
billion
dollars
worth
of
u
requirements.
They
could
go
up
to
the
point
of
actual
Rnder
And
Rir
Are
Discussed
Being
Raided
A
4
.card
air
raid
sirens
,:.
for
the
first
time
-
..a
it
A-
l!
m
th
third
con-
a
i
i
which
no
-rti
r
linn
r
rxrtntr
t
a
Thin
1
1
aeon
ur.
nM
lnr
W
ftllW
x
Chamber
ol
Com
b
aui
Uon
for
the
Sal-1
"ray
Christmas
and
winter
I
tad
came
to
a
rousing
cll-
MJW
It.
was
almost
mld-
w
ail
he
bids
were
ful-l
numerous
were
they..
I'Uiwe
variety
of
talent
T"i.
t
I
"us,
Decomhor
io
The
.
Iton,
A.
V.
Alexander,
E
J
the
Admiralty,
and
-uuhki
Sinclair,
Secretory
of
I
r,
are
now
being
pro-;
"Kmtioned
in
connection
anbassadOTshll
United
s
IT.1
Member
19
Wheat
I
V4c.
to
Vc
yes-
December
dosing
at
I
"U3'
on
the
New
York
Bulletins
VICHY
NOT
DEVIATING
VICHY
An
official
spokesman
said
today
that
France
will
not
deviate
from
its
present
policy
of
co-operation
ith
the
the
Axis
L
Temps
newspaper
says,
however,
that
France
will
not
resign
itself
to
having
its
vast
Empire
carved
up.
CAPTAIN
LOST
LIFE
LONDON
Capi.
John
Reld
went
down
with
his
ship,
the
Western
Prince,
when
it
was
torpedoed
and
sunk
last
week.
Sixteen
lives
in
all
were
lost.
Fifty
passengers
and
ninety-nine
members
of
the
crew
were
saved.
COT
MERCHANTMAN
LONDON
A
British
motor
boat
has
sunk
a
7,000-
ton
armed
Cierman
mercnani-man
off
the
Dutch
coast.
'ENVOYS
ARE
SPEEDED
UP
iSx
the
broadcast!
whole
.
,,,......j
i,
joo.
.
...
...
r
Amnassauors
nisiimii-
-h
too.u
or
wnicn
siai.ua
i.
t
.
"
i
Hint
in
nasien
i
'"'
irie
auetlnn
nf
dona-
"
.
..i.t...
lAw.-
71
Home
ana
nvu,
w
are
out
today
to
re-
i
monev
bid.
watlon
of
cltv
telephone
Presl-
WASHINGTON
D.C..
December
19
n
RnrKPvelt
Speclallymentloned.--"
ms
Wii-
Jlam
PhllHps,
United
States
am
bassador
to
Italy,
to
hasten
dm..
to
his
post
at
Rome
ana
Aanura.
iiritiuwi
n
inhv.
new
amDJ-
dor
to
France,
to
proceed
quickly
to
Vichy
m
view
of
unpcnau.s
tcmal
troubles
which
appear
v
possible
in
these
countries.
'.Quilt
For
Queen
Mary
Accepted
for
Kcd
filft
From
Newfoundland
Cross
Funu
.
irr
inp
1
1
1
it
uunv
.
Pr'sRed
Cross
and
St.Johi.
POivn
fnr
the
sick
nnd
wounaea
...
W
""iru
lrtdv
0r
more
u
'.w'
nwAmhAr
10
Tne
War.
"
.
I,,
making
ftfrllng
is
unchan-
Mrs.
aiciv"
mt
...
i
It
iii
to
a
a
Sc
quUt.
Queen
Mary
Red
Cross
sale,
Vol.
XXIX.,
No.
297.
ROME.
December
19
Reports
that
Crown
Prince
Humbert
of
Italy
Is
in
custody
are
described
here
as
grotesque.
I
ORDEAL
OF
CANADIANS
War
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
Admits
Arduoufness
of
Waiting
Away
From
Home
LONDON.
Dec
19:
CP
War
Secretary
Anthony
Edsn.
emphasizing
the
importance'
of
training
to
;
Canadian
JLroops,
told-a
lyncheou
that
"Canadian
foces
in
England
have
had
to
undergo
a
harder
ordeal
than
any
other
troops
in
the
British
Commonwealth
with
this
long
period
of
waiting
awa7
from
home."
Capt.
Eden
added:
"I
feel
su.e
the
Canadians
will
have
their
chauce
in
battle
but
H
would
be
foolish
to
speculate
upon
where
and
when."
ENVOY
IS
OUTSPOKEN
Ambassador
Grew
Makes
it
Plain
No
More
Trifling
by
Japan
Will
be
Tolerated
TOKYO,
Dec.
19.
At
a
farewell
luncheon
here
to
the
new
ambassador
to
the
United
States
on
the
eve
of
his
departure
for
America,
United
States
Ambassador
Joseph
C.
Grew
sounded
a
blunt
warning:
to
Japan
that
United
States
was
prepared
to
back
up
her
obligations
and
rights
in
the
Orient,
particularly
in
China,
with
decisive
action.
Mr.
Crew
assured
Foreign
Minister
Matsuoko,
after
whom
he
spoke,
that
Japan
would
no
longer
be
bothered
with
protests
against
violation
of
her
interests
in
the
Orient.
He
also
made
it
clear
that
the
United
States
was
not
satisfied
with
Japanese
policy
m
the
Orient.
Matsuoko
Iiad
warned
United
States
to
keep
out
of
the
European
war
and
not
to
interfere
with
Japan
In
the
Orient,
fclving
assurance
that
Japan
would
be
loyal
to
the
Axis
obligations
with
Germany
and
Italy.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
A
moderate
Histsirbance
appears
to
be
ap
proaching
the
Queen
Charlotte
Is-
Hands
and
the
pressure
vs
,
rnu
Quecnlly
high
over
the
State
of
Utah.
LONDON,
Dec.
19:
(CP)
wpather
to-unsettled
and
mild
Mary
has
accepted
aqu'
.
i.hroutr3l0Ut
this
province.
Mrs.
Mercer
of
rctty
Hareou
,
,
Vancouver
Island
R..F
A..
nf
OlOUCCSt
-fitronc
southeast
winds
or
gales,
unsettled
and
mild
with
rain.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
unar-lotte
Islands-r
strong
east
winds
reachlns
gales
before
night,
cloudy
and
mild
with
rain.
TOW
War
News
Tomorrow's
High
5:08
NAZI
AID
TO
ITALY
Forces
Moving
Into
Land
Fascists
German
Transport
Planes
Carrying
Reinforcements
Ocid
Belt.
.28.
Htdley
Marot,
.56,
Noble
Five,
.00
V.
Pend
Oreille,
1.70.
Pioneer,
2.10.
Premier,
.90.
Privateer,
.52.".
Reeves
Macdonald,
.15.
Reno.
.12.
Relief
Arlington,
02'i.
Salmon
Gold,
.02Vi.
Sheep
Creek,
.85.
Cariboo
Hudson.
.02
A
oils
A.
P.
Con..
.082.
Calmont,
.23.
C.
&
E..
1.35.
Home,
2.40A.
Pacalta,
.04.
Royal
Canadian.
.03.
Okalta,
.70.
'
Mercury,
.06A.
Prairie
Royalties,
.07.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.15.
Beattle,
1.15.
Central
Pat.,
1.88B.
Can.
Smelters,
38.007-8.
of
BASLE,
Switzerland,
Dec.
19:
(CP)
The
newspaper
Le
Democrat
reported
"from
good
source
in
Zurich"
that
freight
and
civilian
traffic
had
been
suspended
on
the
'Rrenner
railway
line
to
permit
passage
of
German
divisions
on
the
way
to
Italy.
This
was,
however,
denied
by
Rome
jnd
Berlin.
Meanwhile
from
Struga.
Yugoslavia,
came
reports
thai
a
fleet
of
German
transport
planes
was
shuttling
Italian
reinforcements
across
the
Adriatic
to
the
Albanian
frontier
in
an
effort
to
halt
the
Greek
counter-invasion.
German
pilots
were
said
to
be
-flying
the
huge
Junkers
machines
sent
after
urgent
pleas
from
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Jotuiuu
Cu.i
Vancouver
'
Blj
Missouri,
.05.
Bialorne.
10.25.
"
Ca;iboo
Quartz,
2.25.
.
Dcntonlo,
.03
&
A.
Fa:tvlew,
.58.
j
.
v
East
Malartlc.
2.67.
i
Femland,
.04
Vi-
Francoeur,
.40".
1
Gods
Lake,
.38',2.
-i
Hardrock,
1.05.
Int.
Nickel,-
33.00V4.
-Kerr
Addison,
3.60.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.07.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
230.
Medsen
Red
Lake,
.62,
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.21.
Noranda,
59.00.
Pkkle
Crow,
2.76.
Preston
East
Dome,
3.40-San
Antonio,
2.60.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.81.
Uchl,
.35.
Bouscadlllac,
.023yi.
Mosher,
.07.
.
Oklend,
.08.
Smelters
Gold,
.OOV'2.
Dominion
Bridge,
26.00Vi.
COMMUNIST
CAMPAIGN
Reds
Have
Been
Endeavoring
Sabotage
British
Defences,
Beven
Charges
To
LONDON,
December
'9
An
al
leged
Communist
campaign
to
sa
botage
British
defences
was
dis
closed
today
by
Rt.
Hon,
Ernest
Bevln.
He
admitted
that
Commun
ist
influence
had
been
endeavoring
to
foment
strikes
In
British
key
Industries.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
WASHINGTON
D.
C,
December
19
United
States
Congress
yesterday
sustained,
by
overwhelming
measure,
President
Franklin
D.
'
Roosevelt's
veto
of
the
Walter
Lo-gan
bill.
This
is
taken
as
a
favor-'able
omen
for
endorsatlon
of
the
IPresldent's
aid
for
Britain,
program.
I
.
Italian
Crown
Prince
Is
Free
Reports
That
Humbert
Is
In
tody
Described
As
Grotesque
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
19,
194U.
Low
a.m.
17:01
pm.
"11:10
a.m.
23:35
pjn.
Situation
In
Egypt
Developing
Satisfactorily;
Vigilance
Sale
of
Sixteen
by
United
States
Consummated
Twenty-Four
More
Shortly
WASHINGTON!
DC.
December
19
Sale
was
announced
last
night
by
the
United
States
Maritime
Commission
of
sixteen
United
'We
f'e'
n-tTS
to
Great
Britain
for
$3595,800.
The
total
tonnage
of
the
sixteen
vwsels
is
147,000.
A
deal
Is
about
to
be
connimmated
with
Great
Britain
for
another
iwmty-feur
sh'rs.
Delivery
of
these
shVps
to
Great
Britain
will
act
as"
a
ston
gap
orndins
the
Imdementatton
of
President
Roosevelt's,
plan
for
leasing
of
rhlrs
and
arms
to
Great
Britain.
The
New
York
Herald
Tribune
rerouted
yesterday
ttiait
the
United
States
government
olanned
to
take
over
thlrtv
Danish
ships
Interned
In
Unltrd
S'ts
tes
rorts
and
turn
them
over
to
Great
Britain.
'
SHIPS
ARE
TORPEDOED
Three
Vessels
Believed
to
Have
Been
Sent
to
Bottom
by
Xazis
f
'
Yesterday
LONDON,
December
19
Torpe-1
doing
of
the
10,000-ton
Dutch
tanker
Hendrick,
the
9,860
ton
Norwegian
tanker
Dalfjord
and
the
10,699
ton
British
freighter
Na-.
pier
Star,
all
to
the
north
of
Scotland,
Is
reported.
Crown
Princess
!At
White
House
Juliana
is
Guest
at
Washington
of
Wife
of
United
States
President
WASHINGTON
D.C..
December
19
Crown
Princess
Juliana
of
Hol-i
land
has
arrived
here
from
Can-1
Pda
for
a
three-day
visit
at
the
White
House
as
the
guest
of
Mrs.
1
Franklin
D.
Ronosevelt.
Woman's
Energies
:
Re-Opened
Church!
1
Incident
In
Connection
With
Domesday
Book
Edifice
WINDSOR,
England,
Dec.
19
(C
P)
Doors
of
Boveney
Church
were!
closed
at
the
outbreak
of
war
and
the
historic
building,
mention
of
which
is
made
In
the
Domesday
j
Book,
was
abandoned
until
Miss
Joan
Wing
decided
to
act
All
by
herself
she
scrubbed
the
floors,
cleaned
the
brass,
dusted
1
1
'
the
pews
and
even
booked
a
prea-j
.
.
cher.
The
churcn
was
unable
to'Sfnrlr
VIailTpf
hold
the
congregation
which
turned
1
M
fc
v
w"
out
for
the
re-opening.
So
Miss.
K
Wing,
wh
Uvea
at
Bovney,
near)
IS
MCclK
r
HgalU
wmasor,
nopes
now
mj
nave
services
at
least
once
a
month.
NEW
YORK
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
December
19
The,
New
York
silver
price
was
un-.
C.P.R.
steamer
Princess
Norah,
Capt.x
William
Palmer,
southbound
Xfrom
Skagway
to
Vancouver,
la
due
In
port
at
3:30
this
afternoon
from
Skagway
to
Vancouver,
In
continuation
of
her
voyage.
19.3
ft;1
135
It.
7.8
ft.
4.9
ft.
-RICE:
6
CENT?
Churchill
Reports
On
War
PRESIDENT
SUSTAINED
Veto
of
Bill
by
Chief
Executive
Is
Backed
Up
Overwhemingly
By
Congress
Given
As
Watchword
For
Britons
SHIPS
TO
!
BRITAIN
SUGGESTS
SUSPENSION
OP
AIR
RAIDS
MAY
BE
PRELUDE
TO
INVASION
ATTEMPT
ADMITS
SERIOUSNESS
OF
LOSSES
OF
SHIPPING
LONDON,
December
19:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
British
losses
up
to.
December
16
in
the
Battle
of
Libya
and
Egypt
were
"less
than
a
thousand
killed
and
wounded
in
all
ranks."
At
the
same
time
the
Prime
Minister
issued
a
renewed
v-arning
against
the
danger
of
invasion.
He
sngested
that
the
Nazis
might
already
have
called
off
the
air
attack
on
Britain
in
favor
of
an
invasion.
While
winter
offered
some
advantages
to
invaders,
the
Premier
asserted
that
a
well-defended
Britain
was
unafraid
of
any
blow.
At
the
same
time
vigilance
must
be
unceasing.
The
Premier
hinted
at
a
British
land
offensive
against
Germany
in
1911.
He
admitted
that
Britain,
only
a
haf-armed
nation,
was
fighting
a
fully
armed
Germany
but
"in
1941
we
shall
be
fully
armed
too."
He
said:
"We
are
not
making
the
mistake,
jnadc
by
the
French
general
staff
when
they
thought
that
holding
the
Maginot
Line
was
all
that
vas
necessary.
Our
watchword
must
be
unceasing
vigilance."
:.
Britain
was
already
striking
hard
at
the
enemy
in
occupied
territory
as
well
as
in
the
Reich
itself,
Mr.
Churchill
declared.
British
air
.
raidj
on
Germany
had
barely
begun,
he
asserted.
"The'Prfrne
Minister
cautioned
agaiftsf
un?"
due
optimism.
TJic
losses
of
shipping
at
the
hand?
of
enemy
U-boats
were
a
disquieting
factor,
he
said.
Mr.
Churchill,
speaking
of
the
success
of
the
campaign
in
Egypt
and
Libya,
said
there
was
every
reason
.to
believe
the
situation
was
developing
satisfactorily.
Italian
prisoners
captured
could
be
conservatively
placed
at
30,000.
One
hundred
field
guns
and
fifty
tanks
had
been
taken.
Up
to
December
16
British
casualties
had
amounted
to
72
killed
and
738
wounded.
At
least
one
whole
Italian
division
had
been
wiped
out.
Although
outnumbered,
Royal
Air
Force
successes
over
the
Italians
were
four
or
five
to
one.
The
Christmas
recess
could
be
faced,
'the
Prime
Minister
said,
with
some
composure
and
satisfaction
but
there
was
still
"supreme
and
mortal,
danger"
and
there
could
be
no
relaxation.
There
was
not
the
slightest
justification
to
feel
that
there
should
not
be
the
greatest
of
vigilance
every
moment.
Defences
were
rapidly
becoming
complete
and
Britain
could
face
the
future
without
fear.
Hitler
must
do
something
within
the
next
few
months
in
the
way
of
an
invasion
of
Great
Britain,
the
Prime
Minister
said.
This
was
to
be
expected.
If
air
attacks
had
now
slackened,
it
was
probably
with
some
other
move
in
view.
A
strong
army
must
be
maintained
not
only
for
the
defence
of
Great
Britain
but
for
action
in
other
areas.
He
had
every
confidence
of
Britain's
ability
to
defeat
the
enemy
should
"they
set
foot
on
these
shores."
To
keep
open
the
Atlantic
trade
route
was
a
major
and
vital
task,
said
the
Premier.
Some
gratification
might
be
felt
at
the
pro-gress
that
had
already
been
achieved
since
the
time
when
even
some
of
Britain's
best
friends
had
despaired
of
her
ability
to
resist
the
enemy.
Had
Dowliward
Day
Yesterday
With
Values
Down
Generally
NEW
YORK,
December
19
After
changed
yesterday
at
343(4c.
per,
a
firm
performance
In
the
morn-
fine
ounce.
ing.
New
York
Stock
Exchange
values
took
a
drop
again
yesterday
afternoon
for
the
third
successive
day.
The
turnover
amounted
to
780,000
shares
for
the
day.
The
industrial
average
at
closing
is
was
119.42.
off
1,11:
rails
27.25,
off
23,
and
utilities,
19.68,
off
.14.
BRITISH
ARSENAL
This
is
What
United
States
Is
To
Become,
It
Is
Said
In
Washington
WASHINGTON
D.C.,
December
19
Secretary
of
War
H.
L.
Gtlmson
and
Secretary
of
War
Frank
Knox
were
in
consultation
with
departmental
officials
yesterday
in
connection
with
what
was
said
to
be
a
plan
"to
turn
United
States
Into
a
huge
arsenal
for
ihe
production
of
arms
and
ships
for
Great
Bri
tain."
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market.