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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
H
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIX..
No.
8.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY
JANUAftYTOSiff
PRICE:
S
CENTS
Local
Man
Named
P.G.E.
Head
-
,
I
I
A
-bt.jj:
rnr
nrm
rv
General
Man
Of
Provincia
Goes
to
W.H.
Tobey
Announcement
of
Appointment
of
Local
Superintendent
to
Responsible
Post
is
.Made
Today
3
-
PrnmlorT
n
Pnrriilln
in
Vnnpm.vnrtml,,,
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.
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-
;
the
appointment
of
William
the
Canadian
National
uamvays
at
Prince
Rupert,
as
gen-
eral
manager
of
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway,
sue-
ceding
the
late
Robert
Wilson
and
taking
over
February
1.
News
of
the
appointment
reached
Prince
Rupert
at
-
-
'
noon
in
a
Canadian
Press
dispatch
CANADIAN
ARMY
HEAD
IN
FRANCE
Gtnertl
Me.Vaufthon
at
IV
III.
I!t4t.nartcrt
Conferring
With
Vltcount
Gort
'pert
better
known
than
Mr.
Tobey
choose
between
the
two
powers
"
Tn
T
,
1
U
PARIS
Jan.
10:
CP-
Oewral
and
none
more
popular.
There
will
and
Russia
and
Chancellor
A-olf
M"T
1,1
chamba
A.
0
t
WNauuhton.
eommandant
be
widespread
regret
not
only
In
Hitler
scare
knows
what
to
do.
The
inhto
addrp
10
tn
Empire,
cf
the
finadian
oversea
forct.ar-
Prince
Rupert
but
all
along
the
rail-
failure
of
Russia
in
iU
Finnish
h'lh
earrled
over
a11
radi0
ttrt
s,:h
members
of
bU
staff
at
me
tnm
here
jASper
Park
campaign
and
economic
structure
bfoa?catln8
networks
of
the
Em-W.:h
nesdquartcrs
In
Frarw
-
that
hU
new
duties
will
enUll
his
may
have
a
bearing
on
Dcr
Fue-
plre
and
a.lso
Dy
mc
of
the
ta'
tr.-ot;
,:
onier
wttn
viscount
ueri.
nmin'iT-in-chlef
of
the
British
nprd:'
j:ity
Forie
-
I
Would
Cut
Pay
Of
Mayor
And
Alderman
Too
VANC'0lVER.
Jan.
10
iCP-AW.
1
W
rv.nvtt
has
moved
to
reduce
the
nuj-v
.f
the
mayor
of
Vancou-from
W00
to
$2000
and
the
In-dfmni'.fir
for
aldermen
from
$1620
to
$1000
per
year.
Edouard
Herriot
Again
President
Xmfd
Head
of
French
Chamber
of
Dcputlr
Yeilerday
PARIS.
Jan
10.
Former
Premier,
Herriot
was
tonight
re-
Chamber
of
Deputies.
GUAM
FOR
!
AIR
BASE
""flopment
of
Outpost
Near
Orient
Aln
Revived
Iy
President
Kmwevelt
WASIIINOTON,
D
C.
Jan.
10:
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
iwosevcn
MS
revived
thn
IrW
f
rf.vitlnn.
of
Guam
jn
.he
South
Scas!UciPatcd'
.
,
Aftmct
and
ana
flMf.
defence
Six
weeks
of
fierce
m
a
UnitM
r.m...
t
i
..!
-
wvv4
nit
waavi
b
"teaipd
yesterday
before
hi.
Ron-
t
naval
committee
by
Admiral
rold
R
stalk,
chief
of
naval
op-
"ons
ust
year
the
project
had
rejected
by
the
Senate.
The
"
IS
tO
fnftVo
If
n
hatn
tnr
VI
V
wiium
wa
Per
air
bombers,
An
approprla-
"i
01
14.000.000
fnr
t
rtrvplnn
Today's
Exchange
tinll;fd
8tat
funds-
Buying,
2!'
!?
pcrcfnt
premium;
selling,
'
Pcrnt
premium.
e
Sterling
.
,
''7.
ii..
"
'"a
-
uuymg,
spoi,
spni,
si.if.
i
nip
I
Road
nimuuiivtu
H.
Tobey,
superintendent
for
to
the
Daily
News.
Mr.
Tobey.
at
present
In
the
south,
will
receive
the
hearty
congratulations
of
all
in
his
appointment
to
the
new
and
responsible
post.
He
Is
the
dean
of
local
rail-waymen.
having
been
stationed
here
since
the
very
start
of
Orand
Trunk
Pacific
railway
construction
woric
upwards
or
thirty
years
ago
many
has
been
"pot
on
the
spot"
by
and
advancing
through
the
engln-
the
military
assistance
alliance
be-eering
department
during
those
tween
Italy
and
Hungary,
it
is
felt
yeara
to
the
post
he
now
holds.
There
U
no
cltteen
of
Prince
Ru-
moving
away
from
Prince
Rupert
tn
Vannouver
In
addition
lotiU
duUes
as
a
rail
way
Bxecutlve.
he
has
been
acUve
In
community
service
work
and
has
been
prominent
in
fraternal
and
club
elreles.
Mrs
Tobey
too
Is
widely
known
and
highly
esteemed
and
her
departure
will
be
equally
regretted.
REDS
ON
j
A
TW7
A
IVTPE1
All
V
A
Nl.r.
Reinforced
Troops
Start
Another
Drive
Acrovi
Finland's
Wabt-
line.
Recapturing
Satla
Finns
Say
Quiet
)ffeIldm
0Ttn
Hreathlng
Spell
Followlnr
Recent
Victories
..
T:,
relnforced
Russian
troops
were
rc-
lCwe
fenslvc
aaainst
against
Finland's
Finianas
narro,
narrow
'waistline.
Driving
the
Finns
back,
the
Reds
were
reported
to
have
recaptured
Salla
and
were
advancing
towards
Tamljervi,
Important
rail
way
and
highway
point
on
tne
way
to
Tornea.
Furious
hand
to
hand
fighting
was
reported
as
the
Finns
endeavoured
to
stay
the
nrosress
of
the
Invaders.
DesDlte
the
report
of
the
sud-!
den
Russian
advance
a
Helslngfors
eommunlaue
said
that
there
had
bccn
onV
Palro1
aetWUy
a"d
that
nian
offensive
was
an-
can
."
'
counter
-
attacks
agamsi
me
ua-.
slans
had
apparently
won
ai
breathing
spell
for
Finland
it
seemed
today.
The
Finns
suggested
the
Soviet
forces
were
temporarily,
exhausted
and
an
official
Russian,
acknowledgement
of
withdrawal
on
the
central
eastern
front
tend-
behind
them.
The
Prince
Rupert
Boys'
Band)
Parents'
Association
held
Its
regu-)
lar
monthly
meeting
Monday,
night
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
J.
A.(
.
,
-f
n
fnll!
!!(
i
MCRae.
Business
was
u
"
-
-
"
-
tmliffo
tirona
rations
being
mnne
I,
.
Vi
llfi
h
dune
to
raise
inr
uik
ii"c
Illlias
tor
new
unu
r
TO
BUILD
WARSHIPS
Fifty.
two
Thousand
Ton
Dread-naughts
For
United
States
To
lie
World's
Largest
WASHINOTON.
D.
C.
Jan.
10:
Plans
were
revealed
by
the
Sen-
ate
naval
committee
yesterday
fo:
tne
construction
of
two
52,ooo-ton
battleship
with
speed
at
thirty-
three
knots
and
carrying
elghteen-
inch
Th'r
wou,d
th
most
iormiaaoie
super
dreadnauahts
In
the
world,
comn-meittins
two
ow-ton
battleships
no
ui.ucr
contrutlon
I
v-,y'
nrnnr
Th
lc
IVfl
ANY
i
irt
r
ON
SPOT
Looks
Like
Hitler
Will
Now
Have
To
Choove
Between
Italy
and
Russia
BUDAPEST,
Jan.
10
irnirir
'
J
'Iji
ll
n
international
political
dreles
here.
The
Reich
U
now
forced
to
hrer's
decision.
Is
Named
Chief
Of
Air
Force
Command
of
IlrltUh
Aviation
In
France
Riven
to
Air
Marshal
Garrett
LONDON.
Jan.
10:
fCPt
Air
Marshal
Alfred
S.
Garrett
has
been
appointed
commander-in-chief
of
ik.
n.f
a
i
i
i
connection
with
the
move
to
senar-
ate
the
Air
Force
from
the
British
Expeditionary
Force
and
army
con-
trol.
Air
Marshall
Garrett
Is
now
.
.
.
i
i
..it
i
.ni
ium
in
auuiuiujr
wiui
viscount
Gort.
commander-in-chief
of
the
Drltlsh
Expeditionary
Force.
.
,
War
News
COLUMItUS
CREW
RELEASED
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
government
will
permit
the
return
to
Germany
of
members
of
the
crew
of
the
scuttled
German
liner
Columbus.
I
DALADIER
INJURED
PARIS
Premier
Edouard
Dal-adier
is
suffering
from
the
effects
of
a
sprained
ankle
sustained
yesterday.
NO
CANADIENS
IN
FRANCE
OTTAWA
A
high
official
of
the
Defence
Ministry
today
denied
unconfirmed
reports
out
of
Paris
that
several
detachments
of
Canadian
troops
had
landed
in
France.
CITY
OF
FLINT
AGAIN
NEW
YORK
The
American
freighter
City
of
Flint,
after
a
hfctlc
three
months
voyage,
Is
now
on
her
way
home.
She
left
Norway
January
7
and
Is
due
Baltimore
January
27.
BAR
GOLD
LONDON,
(CP)
The
Montreal
,..
nf
,h!ir
cold
on
th
Lonrtnn
w-
-
mae
market
was
w
'unchanged
today
at
J3S54
ncr
II
ne
ounce.
KEPT
HIS
CABINET
COUNSEL
Chamberlain
Silent
On
Hore
itclisha
Sarcasm,
Determination,
liolefuiuess,
Confidence,
Pride,
Diplomacy
LONDON.
Jan.
10:
CP
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chambcriain
suoce
of
manv
subiects
certainm?
io
l0e
war
fa
fltS
noar3
speech
at
the
Lord
Mayor's
luncheon
tn
Mansion
House
yesterday
but
he
kept
absolute
silence
oa
one
subject
to
which
many
people
had
-
.
.
noixa
ne
nusni
reier.
nut
was
the
subject
of
cabinet-reorganiza
tion,
partlculaily
the
retirement
of
m
u
t
1
t..
nun.
coi.c
uuic-xx;iLila
ta
secretary
of
v
ar.
Neither
directly
ni
indirectly
did
Mr.
Chamberlain
refer
to
this
matter
li
was
one
of
the
most
militant
speeches
that
the
usually
pacific
prime
Minister
had
ever
made.
At
Ann
nr
T
nntn
m
n.V
a.h
t
c"
JC4"cncc
.
W
.
uiouc
io
imirr
memoas,
mere
ecu
d
"
be
delected
a
scornful
al-
r
.
.
.
?rawl
wn'cn
1-ouant
American
systems,
Mr
Chamberlain
did
riot
mWe
mat-
tersnhTegardto
tfie
r
Brlfcallcy
with
respect
to
Finland.
This
was
evident
of
his
declaration
that
Great
Britain's
aid
to
Finland
will
be
"no
mere
formality
"
There
was
a
eharacerlstlc
Chamberlalnian
dolcfulness
when
.
he
said
that
events
In
the
war
with
Germany
thus
far
were
"merely
preliminary"
to
the
main
struggle
to
come.
then
high
confidence
was
sounded
by
the
conservative
Pre
mier
when
he
declared
that
Oreat
Britain's
mastery
of
the
sea
was
unimpaired
and
that
Britain
was
ready
to
rfPeI
any
Invader
from
th
air
d
In
the
exploits
of
the
Navy
was
volccd
y
Mr.
Chamberlain
wnen
ne
541(1
tha
lne
defeat
of
lhe
raf
Sd
"one
of
the
flnrxt
naval
arllnnc
In
alt
nir
hlc.
Not
only
clearing
that
raider
oul
01
tne
Atlantic
Out
also
In-
Hiding
"irreparable
damage
upon
Oerman
naval
prestige
In
the
world."
Mr.
Chamberlain
was
his
diplomatic
and
persuasive
self
In
saying
that
the
Germans
were
responsible
for
the
war
by
permitting
Hltlerlan
tactics.
But
possibly
that
remark
was
not
heard
by
many
for
whom
It
was
designed.
Doubtless,
the
Gestapo
were
working
overtime
in
Germany
yesterday
to
make
sure
that
as
few
people
of
the
Reich
as
possible
were
listen-
lne
in
to
anv
British
Broadent!rur
-
stations
at
that
time.
The
speech
was
Important,
many
.felt,
not
because
of
what
was
said
but
because
it
was
Mr.
Chamber-
companled
by
Art
Coles,
a
rellow
er
British
Liberty,
sunk
after
strlk-laln
who
said
It.
Withal,
It
con-
member
of
the
Tyee
Ski
Runners
lng
a
mme
Monday,
arrived
yester-talned
not
a
whit
of
Intimation
of
team
that
last
year
produced
two
aay
jn
England
from
France
where
any
change
In
British
war
policy.
Dominion
champions.
They
will
they
had
been
landed.
Twenty
It
did,
however,
intimate
that
Join
their
coacht
Peter
Vajda,
of
other
members
of
the
crew
of
the
there
was
no
weakening
In
the
tne
Western
Canadian
Swiss
Ski
tanker
are
missing
and
are
bellev-Brltlsh
resolve
that,
now
the
war
School,
at
Mallgne
Lake,
to
prac-
ed
to
have
perished.
was
on,
It
would
be
carried
on
un-
til
there
was
a
victory
and
a
peace
based
on
the
British
and
Allied
war
alms.
Negotiations
Have
Failed
WASRINGTON,
D.C
Jan,
10:
(CP)
Negotiations
for
a
reciprocal
trade
treaty
between
the
United
States
and
Uruguay
have
broken
down
because
of
the
collapse
of
ne
Satiations
with
Argentina;
the
De
partment
of
States
announces.
BRITON
IS
PRISONER
Germans
Take
Their
First
Captive
On
Western
Front
In
Person
Of
Badly
Wounded
Officer
BERLIN.
Jan.
10:
Nazi
military
authorities
last
night
claimed
the
capture
of
the
first
British
pris-
oner
to
be
taken
on
the
western
front.
He
was
a
seriously
wounded
officer
evidently
left
behind
bv
the
French
with
whom
he
had
been
serving
as
an
observer.
He
was
taken
tn
hncnitat
tnr
tim.n
..ba.uivu..
PATTUILO
GOES
EAST
Premier
Pr.mi
of
.
British
u
Columbia
i
wi
in
Van
couver
Today
on
HU
Way
to
Ottawa
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
10:
CPt
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
U
swndlnz
.
"
the
day
In
Vancouver.
He
arrived
this
morning
from
Victoria
and
will
lave
tonUht
for
Ottawa
to
discuss
wlth
Dominion
authorities,
among
other
thin.
finances,
freight
rates
and
the
Alaska
highway.
Hon.
John
Hart,
the
minister
of
ftnance,,is
already
in
Ottawa.
Were
In
Audience
With
Kin
George
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
and
Hore-Belhha
Visit
His
.Majesty
rlfmnV
Jan
in-
iPPi
Ktntr
"eonre
was
at
Buckingham
Palact
yesterday
and
received
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
in
aud-'ence.
Rt.
Hon.
Leslie
Hore-Bellsha
also
visited
the
Palace
to
surrender
his
seals
of
office
following
his
retirement
as
Secretary
of
State
for
War.
Hore-Bellsha's
successor.
Rt.
"v"
Sia,n!ey'.!!
I11:
vere
attack
of
Influenza
and
will
not
be
able
to
receive
the
seals
for
a
few
days.
The
King
returned
today
to
Sandrlngham
to
rejoin
the
OiiPAn
Quecn
nnrt
and
thp
tne
PrlnMe5
Prlnce&5"-
SKI
CHAMP
TO
JASPER
Gertrude
Wepsala
To
Practise
On
Mountain
Resort
Slopes
.
viiv,
via...
mence
training
for
the
Dominion
Ski
Championships
late
Jn
Feb-
n
.
.
f
-
TT
1
,
.
..
ruary
ueriruac
ncpsdid,
picnj
blonde
tltleholder.
leaves
here
to-
night
for
Jasper.
She
will
be
ac
-
se
on
ws
swnuy
unuumimS
slPes
above
tne
Chalet
and
the
tremendous
runs
In
nearby
Shovel
pass
i
Later
the
team
will
return
to
:jasper
and
complete
their
train-
say
oasue-
aground
on
tne
west
'Ins
in
the
new
Whistler
Mountain
Coast
ot
Scotland
and
expected
to
downhill
course
built
strictly
to
break
her
back-specifications
with
a
three-and-a-'
Tne
BMsh
steamship
Oakgrove,
half
mile
run
dropping
4500
feet
1985
tons-
was
attacked
by
an
.from
the
80S5-foot
summit.
enemy
alrcraft
and
sunk-
an
un-
I
It
Is
expected
they
will
take
part
determined
number
of
her
crew
ln
the
Alberta
championships
there
of
twenty
being
saved.
Capt.
W.
F.
later
this
month.
.
George
Eales
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
after
spending
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holiday
season'at
his
home
ln
Vancouver.
Great
Britain
Takes
Air
Warfare
Today
ermany's
Shores
ToG
jjattlc
Is
Waged
in
Vicinity
nonading
Heard
Germany
Claims
Three
Ships
Down
LONDON,
January
10:
(CP)
The
Royal
Air
Force
carried
the
war
to
German
shores
in
an
outburst
of
renewed
air
and
sea
warfare
today
following
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain's
warning
yesterday
of
grim
days
ahead.
The
Royal
Air
Force
sent
warplanes.
over
the
German
northwest
coast
and
the
Frl-
.
sian
Islands.
"
Copenhagen
dispatches-indicated
that
the
Britons
had
run
into
bat-tic-,
flashes
and
rumble
of
cannonading
In
the
distant
searchlight'
zlare
being
followed
by
the
south-
craii.
inis
inuicaica
mat
uiere
was
n
atr
battle
over
the
Island
of
Sylt,
1
a
northern
German
air
base,
observers
reported.
Later
the
Air
Ministry
announced
.
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A,p
Pnrrn
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vttuiau
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r
i
j
o
,l
un
t
Island
of
Sylt
while
on
patrol
over
;
.
,
.
.
.
enenv
'es-tbne
bases
last
night.
It
was
not
mentioned
if
opposition
had
been
met
In
Berlin
the
Germans
claimed
that
three
British,
planes
had
been
shot
down
over
Heligoland
Bight.
EIG
SHIP
BLOWS
UP
Du"b.T
C"lle:
A
Waf..To
South
Africa.
Principal
Sea
War
Victim
Yesterday
Many
Losses
Siran.din.s
Of
Liner
Rothesay
Castle
Is
Another
War
Casualty
Numerous
Smaller
Ships
Sink
LONDON.
Jan.
10:
(CP)
Principal
victim
of
the
war
at
sea
yesterday
was
the
1002-ton
British
Union
Castle
liner
Dunbar
Castle,'
on
her
way
to
the
Cape
of
Good
Hope,
which
was
virtually
ripped
In
two
In
a
mine
explosion
off
the
southeast-
coast
of
England
and
!
within
ten
minutes
sank
with
a
broken
back.
Due
to
the
courage
and
presence
of
mind
of
officers
'and
crew,
passengers
and
crew'
numbering
150
were
saved
but
the
'captain
and
two
seamen
were
ktll
-
ea
oy
wie
explosion,
ourvivors
nave
been
landed.
Four
other
ships-two
Danish,
.
.
.
one
Dutcn
and
one
Brttlsn
were
sent
to
the
bottom
during
the
day.
,
Eighteen
survivors
of
the
tank-
Another
Major
Loss
Another
major
loss,
due
to
navl-
fcauuu
iiiiiiiius
on
accouni,
oi
war
conamons.
was
me
uner
ome-
raicuncr
is
among
ine
missing.
Further
the
Admiralty
announc
ed
that
the
British
steamship
Cowrie,
689
tons,
had
been
sunk
by
German
war
planes,
a
lightship
tender,
five
fishing
boats
and
two
tunidehttf
led
craft
also
heme
at-
Ttac':e'd
of
Isle
of
Sylt
Fierce
Can-
Discussions
On
Waterways
Will
Be
Resumed
Soon
OTTAWA,
Jan.
10:
(CP)
Disci
ssions
between
United
States
and
Canadian
experts
on
the
St.
Law-
rence
waterway
project
wiU
be
re
sumcd
at
Washington
on
January
.
,
,
MA
22
it
is.
was
announced
yesterday
fol-
l"a
W4
,
,
.
.
J.
lowing
a
two-day
session.
-
PUT
OVER
WAR
LOAN
Five
Former
Finance
Ministers
on
Nathnal
Committee
To
Be
Floated
Next
Week
OTTAWA.
Jan.
10
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston.
Minister
of
Finance,
announces
that
during
the
past
few
weeks
preparatory
organization
work
has
been
going
on
In
connection
with
Canada's
first
war
loan,
and
that
the
loan
will
be
launched
next
Monday
morning,
further
details
to
be
made
known
Friday.
The
first
national
war
loan
will
give
even
the
most
Canadian
investor
an
opportunity
to
participate
by
subscribing
to
bonds
as
low
as
$50.
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
RISKING
WEATHER
Germans
Resort
to
Cover
of
Unfavorable
Elements
to
Carry
Out
Attacks
LONDON,
Jan.
10:
(CP)
Owing
'n
...
of
British
pursuit
planes
and
anti-aircraft
fire,
Ger-
sendlng
lu
plan(
ou't
ln
poor
weather
and
bad
visibility
to
attack
North
Sea
shipping.
This
was
indicated
yesterday
when
German
warplanes,
venturing
forth
ln
what
would
be
ordinarily
considered
.'oul
flying
weather
and
shielded
by
chilly
mist,
attacked
merchant
"ships
off
the
British
Isles
and
also
flew
over
the
Firths
of
Forth
and
Tay.
One
of
the
vessels
attacked
was
also
machine-gunned
at
close
range,
this
accounting
for
ten
men
being
hurt.
Five
fishing
smacks
were
also
bombed
and
machine-gunned.
No
ships
were
sunk
although
some
were
damaged.
British
aviators
did
not
engage
the
enemy
on
account
of
bad
visibility.
In
Berlin
It
was
staled
that
armed
patrol
boats,
convoying
merchant
ships,
had
been
the
object
of
attack.
All
German
planes
had
returned
safely.
Fourteen
ships
ln
all
are
reported
to
have
been
attacked
since
yesterday
By
the
German
bombers.
The
German
high
command
in
Berlin
claimed
that
eight
British
vessels
had
been
sunk
by
German
planes
ln
the
North
Sea
yesterday.