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WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
11,
1940.
PRICE:
S
CENTS
It
was
a
British
Terrier
that
got
on
the
tall
of
this
German
Messerschmltt
109,
and
caused
it
to
crash
on
British
soil.
But
even
so,
the
Invading
plane
was
not
yet
done
with
Teiriers.
This
cne
is
named
Doodles,
and
is
poking
his
head
from
the
plane
alter
Inspecting
the
damage
that
his
namesake
had
wrought
What
Canada
Is
Doing
SURVEY
OF
1940
IN
ARMY'S
PART
SHOWS
PROGRESS
OF;
WAR
EFFORT
IN
DOMINION
Review
of
Activities
of
Nation's
Forces
at
Home
and
Overseas
Indicates
Advancement
During
Year
OTTAWA,
December
11:
(CP)
Emphasis
was
laid
on
mobility
and
mechanization
in
Canada's
military
train
ing
program
throughout
1940
in
keeping
with
the
trends
of
modern
warfare,
The
graining
jy-ogranuvaa
necessarily
limited
to
some
extent
by
lack
of
equipment
and
accommodation
for
troop-
but
towards
the
end
of
the
.
Mr
the
latter
deficiency
was
large-
j
mv-irp
j
-i
a
vrp
mct
and
equipment
was
available
,H
I
I
h
A
V
r
I
k
greater
quantities.
lie
'lutsiandlng
development
of:
b"'r
however,
was
in
connec-l
towit.h
preliminary
rather
than'
iunced
training
for
the
army.1
I'
-as
the
introduction
of
the
,
-"jnry
principle
under
the'
Mtonal
Resources
Mobilization
i
Act
'
Ai
V
year
opened
military
trihifm
was
concerned
almost
hollv
with
the
Canadian
Active
Saguenay.
which
is
now
at
a
Bridles
Force,
the
full-time
soldi-
tlsh
port
receiving
repairs
to
dam-ery
now
called
the
Active
Army,
age
done
in
her
battle
with
a
.
v
..
,
,,
.
German
submarine,
have
been
In
h
tall
months
of
193d
after
Christmas
and
the
outbreak
of
war.
two
divisions
6"
ere
mobilized
along
with
ancll-
lary
and
coastal
defence
forces
The
First
Division
was
sent
overseas
in
Drr-ember',
1939.
partly
because
...nag.c
accommowuuu
u.u
i
Permit
of
Its
being
concentra
cd
in
on
place
for
advanced
train
ing
i
Canada.
That
left
the
2nd
Division
and
some
other
units
to
carry
on
train-
ing
throughout
the
winter
of
1940
ber
0
and
more
than
28.000
on
the
second
for
Navember
22.
scattered
across
the
country
by
SuS
thering
clmp
accom-
The
syllabus
at
the
training
cen-modatlon
SrtKd
dlvUlon
was
tres
Includes
march
discipline,
proved
'
training,
anti-gas
training,
and
an
Intensive
pro-physical
drill
and
musketry,
rifle
was
launch-
gram
of
hut
building
Training
of
G.A.S.I.
td
When
the
2nd
Division
moved,
Overseas
the
1st
Division
after
overms
in
the
summer
accommo-
daurVaVahvCaflabirfor
the
3rd
the
fall
of
ance
made
iU
ra
n-Jnd
1
4th
Divisions
which
were
mo-
inform
Useable
N.P.A.M.
Activity
JSKS
Early
In
the
summer
a
recruit-
ln
rapld
movement
and
extended
Ing
campaign
was
launched
to
operatlons
Tne
2nd
Division
on
bring
the
Non-Permanent
Active
'lts
arrlval
wcnt
through
the
same
Militia,
now
called
the
reserve
type
of
trainmg
and.
to
some
ex-army,
up
to
full
war
strength
so
tent
tne
troop3
ln
Canada
follow-that
It
would
serve
as
a
reserve
lcd
sult
upon
which
active
units
could
M
Camp
Borden
the
armored
draw
inr
remits
and
reinforce-
fhtlnir
vehicles
training
centre
ments,
This
campaign
brought
the
militia
up
to
some
112,000
men,
of
whom
about
C5JD00
received
two
weeks
Intensive
training
hi
camp.
Having
obtained
ui.
.
.
men
were
called
into
u
e
-
army
by
age
classes,
starting
wiin
age
21
nd
stared
their
service
with
a
period
or
u-,-
training
centres
across
vac
v
try.
tu
osftno
men
were
trained
on
the
first
call
for
Octo
OVER
IMAS
Men
Of
II.
M.
S.
Saguenay
Get
Itest
Following
Battle
With
German
U-Boat
OTTAWA,
Dec.
11:
(CP)
Mem-
bers
or
tne
crew
oi
u.
m.
u
a.
uul
on
.
December
27.
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
yesterday
sent
messages
of
sympathy
to
those
bereaved
as
a
result
1
of
the
mUhap
f
to
the
Sagneuay,
npuav
also
eXDressln
expressing
hope
that
the
wounded
would
soon
recover.
wns
nrpnnlzed
as
a
nucleus
of
a
possible
Canadian
tank
division.
An
armored
brigade
was
formed
out
of
a
number
of
mechanized
other
units
and
the
acquisition
of
some
200
old
tanks
T;
United
States
made
,
for
tralnlng
P
ans
were
o
troops
he
use
.
troop3
was
con-
ildered
s
possible
development
i..---rtin
for
an
onensive
ill
v
-
stage
In
the
war.
(
Fresh
BLOCKADE
TO
STAND
'Great
Britain
Will
Not
Allow
Foodi
I
To
Get
To
Orrnniril
Poiintries
!
LONDON.
Dec.
11:
(CP)
Great
Britain
yesterday
ruled
that
the1.
rigid
blockade
against
sending
food
into
German-occupied
coun-i
J
tries
must
be
maintained.
To
allow
fcod
to
get
through
to
these
countries
would
only
assist
the
I
Reich
and
delay
the
liberation
of
the
occupied
countries.
It
Is
stated
I
that
fhft
frr1
cltnoHfin
n
t?,iviYM
!
should
actually
be
somewhat
lm-1
8
proved.
Any
shortage
there
Is
en-.
tirely
due
to
G
f
man
action
Certain
medical
supplies
may
be
allowed
to
pass
the
blockade.
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PR.
GEORGE
MAN
HELD
William
Allan
Hunt,
Aged
"6,
Ar-
rested
After
Stabbing
on
Train
In
East
RIMOUSKI,
Quebec,
Dec.
11:
(CP)
Sergeant
Moise
Gaiivin
of
the
Quebec
Provincial
police
said
last
night
that
William
Allan
Hunt,
aged
76,
of
Prince
George
was
being
held
here
pending
an
Inquest
Into
the
death
of
Joseph
Madore,
G8,
of
St.
Clophasc,
Quebec,
aboard
a
Moncton-bound
passenger
train.
Madore
died
of
what
Sergeant
Gauvln
said
was
a
knife
wound
In
the
heart.
Gauvln
quoted
Hunt
as
saying
that
he
struck
Madore
in
self-defence,
thinking
Madore
tfas
about
to
strike
him.
dU
i
I
Disasters
Bulletins
NEW
BOAT
COMING
The
fine
new
provincial
police
!
boat
P.M.L.
15,
just
out
of
the
!
builders'
hands
in
the
south,
is
due
here
tomorrow
from
Vancouver
enroute
to
Queen
Char-
lotte
City
where
it
is
to
be
sta
tioned.
On
poard
are
Sergeant
Alex
Dunbar;
officer
in
charge,
Constable
Wmterburn
and
a
radio
officer.
The
new
boat
is
sixty
feet
ion;
by
15
fcot
beam.
She
has
a
150
h.p.
Vivian
diesel
en-
CIANO
BLAMED
LONDON
The
British
press
today
published
a
dispatch
from
Berlir
by
way
of
Stockholm
stat-1
Ing
hat
Count
Ciano,
Italian
foreign
minister,
is
being;
held
responsible
for
the
defeat
of
Ita-'
lian
forces
in
Albania,
the
campaign
havin?
been
started
before
sufficient
preparations
had
been
made.
Minister
of
Justice
Dino
Grand!,
former
Italian
ambassador
to
London,
is
slated
to
re
turn
to
nis
former
post
of
foreign
minister
in
successin
to
Ci-
ano.
R.
A.
F.
ACTIVE
LONDON
The
Royal
Air
Force
staged
further
successful
raids
on
German
occupied
country
and
channel
invasion
bases
despite
unfavorable
weather
last
night,
it
was
-
announced
today.
,.
..
'7
-
-
-
FA
I
t.ACIOL'.VTIIEOKT
LONDON
The
Press
Association
warned
today
that
It
was
a
"fallacious
theory"
to
believe
that
German
air
raids
on
Great
Britain
were
dwindling
because
the
Nazi
air
force
was
weakened,
it
would
be
foolish
to
be
more
optimistic
than
to
believe
that
the
present
lull
was
due
to
bad
weather.
McKINNON
IN
HOSPITAL
BALBOA.
CANAL
ZONE
Hon.
J.
A.
MrKlnnon,
Canadian
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
on
a
tour
with
the
Canadian
trade
delegation
to
the
West
Indies,
has
entered
hospital
here.
DUCHESS
DOING
WELL
MIAMI
Following
a
major
operation,
the
Duchess
of
Windsor
was
reported
this
morning
to
have
spent
a
comfortable
night.
She
is
in
good
spirits
and
feeling
better,
her
doctor
announced
this
morning.
She
is
a
patient
in
St.
Francis
Hospital.
At
8
o'clock
last
night
her
tern-I
perature
was
99.4.
At
11
p.m.
it
was
normal
and
has
been
so
since.
The
Duke
was
at
her
bed
side
early
this
morning,
solid-tuous
of
her
every
comfort.
GAS
TO
JAPAN
SAN
FRANCISCO
Laden
with
one
million
gallons
of
aviation
gas
for
Japanese
war
planes,
the
Japanese
tanker
Meta
Marn
sailed
from
here
today.
TROLLER
IS
MISSING
VICTORIA
Provincial
police
reported
today
they
were
without
word
of
the
forty
foot
trol-ler
Aena
which
is
unreported
with
three
men
aboard
since
she
left
Tofino
December
4.
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
planes
taking
part
In
a
hunt
have
found
no
trace
of
the
boat.
The
missing
men
are
William
and
Bert
Hendricksen
of
Bamficld
and
Charles
F.
Bugge
of
Seattle.
AH)
TO
BRITAIN
WASHINGTON
D.
C
Secretary
of
Commerce
Jesse
Jones
indicated
today
that
decision
on
the
question
of
United
States
financial
aid
to
Great
Britain
now
awaited
the
return
to
Washing
ton
of
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
frcm
his
Caribbean
tour.
For
Rome
Admits
That
Situation
Is
Bad
For
Fascists;
Losing
Both
in
Albania
and
Egypt
CARNARVON
CASTLE
IS
OUT
AGAIN
I
Biltish
AuWl'ary
Cruiser
Leaves
Montevideo
For
Sea
MONHVIDO,
D-..
11:
Having
undergone
repairs
to
damage
sustained
with
a
German
raider
ln
the
south
Atlantic.
H.
M.
S.
Carnarvon
Cistle
put
out
to
sea
again
last
night.
Drive
On
U-Boats
LONDON.
Dec.
11
A
new
.
-iierwve
a?.nsi
nazi
suomar-..
me-
ana
suriace
raiaers
nas
t
b'en
Instituted
bv
thp
British
navy.
Warships
have
been
re-
leased
from
other
duties
for--
this
work.'
Battle
Between
Big
Guns;
Dover
Has
Some
Action
DOVFP
D-e.
11:
(CP
There
was
half
on
hoi
of
shelline
yesterday
between
biz
Kuns
on
either
s'de
of
the
Straits
of
Dover
Hou.s
were
damaged
on
the
Dov-r
fM
and
three
persons
were
injur
V.
EVACUEES
IN
INDIA
BOMBAY.
Dec.
U:
ICP
Th
War
Emergency
Educational
Ar-rnnTRmpnia
OTim'.ttee
has
completed
arrangements
for
the
school
training
of
European
children
ln
India
who
would
'normally
have
been
to
school
In
the
British
Isles."
CHOCHJCHKimJOKKKJCHJOWKlOOOaOO
War
AH
British
Forces
Combining
to
Bottle
Up
Large
Body
of
Fascists
on
Western
Desert
Talk
of
Complete
Withdrawal
From
Albania
SIDI
BARANNI
TAKEN!
LONDON,
December
11:
(CP)
British
forces
recaptured
Sidi
Baranni
this
afternoon,
it
was
officially
announced
tonight.
A
communique
from
Cairo
issued
in
London
said
a
large
number
of
pris
oners,
including
three
generals,
were
captured.
The
.
r
town
was
the
main
advance
base
of
the
Italian
drive
i
into
Egypt.
A
With
even
Rome
admitting
that
things
are
not
going;
at
all
well
for
the
Italians,
Fascist
forces
today
faced
fresh!
military
disasters
both
in
Egypt
and
Albania.
In
the
western
desert
of
Egypt,
the
British
army,
navy
and
air
force
were
co-operating
in
pocketing
thirty
thousand:
Italian
troops
in
a
triangle
with
its
apex
near
Buq
Buq
.-
.
,nmiAin
n
nil
1IIIIV1V
j
V
X
JL
J
11U
ON
JAPAN
Iron
and
Steel
Product
Exports
From
United
States
to
be
Embargoed
After
End
of
Year
WASHINGTON,
D.O,
Dec.
11:
(CP)
Iron
and
steel
sanctions
against
Japan
will
go
into
effect
on
December
31,
it
is
announced
officially.
At
the
same
time
the
Asiatic
fleet
of
the
United
States
Navy
is
to
be
strengthened.
Dome!
Japanese
News
Agency
declared
in
a
Tokyo
broadcast
today
that
the
United
States
extension
of
the
export
licensing
system
to
iron
ore,
pig
iron
and
steel
products
"is
regarded
here
as
a
new
economic
measure
expressly
aimed
at
Japan."
INDIAN
AMBULANCES
DFI.HI.
Dec.
11:
(CP)
Fifty
new
mllitarv
ambulances
are
be-ng
purchased
through
a
popular
fund,
to
be
manned
and
maln-trlned
by
the
St.
John
Ambulance
Brigade,
"for
use
ln
India
only."
News
1
6000
PKISONEKS
AND
BOOTY
CAIRO
The
British
command
announces
that
more
than
six
thousand
Italian
prisoners
have
been
taken
In
the
western
desert
of
Egypt
together
with
quantities
of
war
materials.
The
communique
said
that
operations
are
proceeding
satisfactorily
and
booty
seized
has
not
yet
been
sorted
out.
The
British
Array,
having
driven
a
wedje
between
Italian
advance
positions
at
Sidi
Baranni
and
other
Italian
positions
farther
west,
face
a
possible
head-on
collision
with
the
main
body
of
Italians
in
North
Africa.
Meanwhile,
thirty
thousand
Italian
soldiers
are
at
present
encircled
and,
if
the
British
hold
at
Buq
Buq,
may
be
faced
with
the
alternative
of
capture'
or
annihilation.
British
navy
and
air
force
are
co-operating
with
the
mechanized
army.
The
Italians
admit
themselves
that
the
situation
is
SMALL
AIR
RAIDS
LONDON
A-
single
German
plane
dropped
two
bombs
This
morning
on
an
East
Anglian
town
while
London
had
a
brief
prc-dawn
alarm,
the
first
in
forty-six
hours,
when
German
scouting
planes
came
over.
One
of
the
bombs
wrecked
a
house
In
East
Anglla,
killing
one
person
and
Injuring
several
others.
SUBMARINE
BELIEVED
HIT
LONDON
The
German
submarine
that
torpedoed
the
Canadian
destroyer
Saguenay
Is
believed
to
have
been
hit
by
a
salvo
fired
by
the
destroyers,
according
to
A.
J.
McWhinnle,
London
Herald
correspondent
on
a
nearby
British
destroyer.
Italy
1
on
the
Mediterranean
wes:
of
Sldi
1
Baranni.
Already
six
thousand
men
had
been
taken
prisoners.
a
considerable
amount
of
war
material.
.seized
arrt
thirty
thousand
more
Italian
troopi"
wer5uislng
sur-rcride
or-annihAlaUfyi.
'
in
London
military'
authorities
were
.cautions
in
surveying
Jhe
situation.
If
the
British
could
hold
at
Buq
nuq,
they
said,
a
large
Italian
army
might
be
J
trapped.
In
view
of
the
vast
terrl-!
tory,
it
was
suggested
that
the
campaign
be
kept
ln
proper
perspective.
In
Albania
the
Italians
were
still
In
retreat
and
It
was
sugested
there
might
be
a
complete
Fascist
withdrawal
through
the
port
of
Durazzo.
Greek
sources
at
Athens
disclosed
today
that
a
number
of
troops
from
the
rugged
hills
of
Crete
have
been
thrown
Into
the
Greek
front
line
against
the
retreating
Italians.
Cre
tans,,
whose
favorite
weapon
is
the
knife,
are
surpassed
in
toughness;
only
by
the
famed
Greek
mountain
troops.
At
the
same
time
a
Greek
government
spokesman
reported
that
"Important
moves
were
now'la
full
development"
but
gave
no
hint
of
new
Greek
offensive
action
beyond
saying
that
advances
were
continuing
on
all
fronts.
The
Royal
Air
Force
announced
a
rail
on
the
Italian
supply
port
of
Vilona
in
which
a
ship,
munitions
damp
and
some
buildings
were
hit
despite
fighter
opposition.
f
In
Rome
the
Italian
high
command
admitted
that
Fascist
forces
were
ln
retreat
around
Sldi
Baran
ni
In
Egypt
after
being
overpowered
In
the
British
offensive.
A
general
has
been
killed
in
the
Egyptian
campaign,
the
Italians
admit.
MILKMAN'
MUST
SERVE
MANCHESTER,
Dec.
11:
(CP)?i.
Both
Nazism
and
Brltsh
"sr.
called
democracy"
are
capitalistic
systems,
said
a
milk
rojndsman
appealing
to
a
conscientious
ftVi.
jector's
tribunal
for
release
from
military
service.
But
tha
Judeea
decided
he
must
serve.
A.R.P.
Meeting
All
Civilian
Protection
(A.R.P.)
personnel
ano
special
police
reserve
will
meet
Thursday
evening
at
8
'clock
ln
the
Court
House.
Speaker,
Inspector
S.
P.
M.
Moodle,
provincial
civilian
protection
officer.
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