feather. Forecast trtoce Rupertr-Moder&teiaouttf. veit'to west winds, mostly fair and fOOl I with 'ereanu:. voijcxix TOLL OF AIRCRAFT rM.li.V, Cm . fi n a r. Bel iniensin" ... Continuet Kami . . - n.mos in i.nrmT n....timr i.u a - nh rrtives 1T uruisii Jiiun.ij Airmen nrM Juiv 27: There were. mrmm air raids today In I . .i rth onrl smith Enff-1 iU4n Rrn nn Ann j j.mhw4 hnt casualties were nu us- I ..m nr.. oerson was niieu Pmrianrf The raiders . iMivir Hililnnrr pvprv- , fc.rnra mirlnlcht one t ..11 M ll.mlnif moat If tu reported that German r ..... I "We are quite all "ni jTO BRING right," writes Miss Catherine Barber t sister oi inspector c. a. oar- f Mnnv Hni1!! rill- ber- Pr0Tlnclal police, from llCriUoUy HCU.U uut the southeast coast of England in eurrey on tne eage oi me t civilian evacuated area where she resides. "Everything Is calm over here. There Is not the slightest doubt but that we shall win. We have plenty . of food. This week we had a nice piece of Canadian bacon. 1 I There Is plenty of New i 1 Zealand lamb. Are we down- . hearted? No" ' CHILDREN rtlwd in the attempt to DomD, , Is Vrnt.rleA Expected, for for Evacuatinr Evacuating .. I AUI. A I IAA 'rrnit imia uuu iikiinvta w ibvi .1 A, . . . . I . II.. JahUiI r nil UlUlldlil J w w-wm w m w - - - there had been a clash off A n-nt-i. .VI u. rv. British Youngsters WASIUNOTON, D. C. July 27: (CPt Chairman Sol Bloom said .7. . 2 D, Rooscveu aescnoea as m. 1 i l.-,Iln ' Thelollof German aircraft shorj"""' "mnii- j . . . . .. ..- nrps cnniercncc. uc i ..i .... . . npni nrtiaicu ,umt wi 'hit mTj t n a vima m n v- r f ip in ft rnmiL -. . -. - . Rirt nesirea 10 ao every mini; wa -. , - - . h . remove cnuaren jrom uib- Uiliaill tllltC HIT . ... innnnrtinir nronosea iccuuuuu . I-- n,k .h nmnirt nprmir American ves- ni IB "'v , . t . ,nw frnnae tn nvapll- binatuek over southeast Eng- 1??"" ehdren sald that Hit- arm vaetttff4t l The New York Times today.' lni Which One , ,. .uii-j nf anirpls ler wouiu iuik a snijj"" - uraugni aown, wmc ,f If he he thought any wrre hc uesiroyea wiuujcu ana anu uwicia uhivi. .m,-, ,.,, nrtiranlmTe oHanjjco was was to tn be D6 . . -. J I , I ,1 . J 1 1 1 1 1 1 " t J . c .hi! '. ; . ealned thereby. The newspaper "unmign vney iosi many pianes,."vBi. daneer ot an ar me urrmani Thursnavs was . . .. . .liu - American sniri Wlin reiuuce muu " mftc, ,,M....r.i . n . i. n n,tn - oy in the English cnanne: ins a a wen A3 bvu uwuati n tp.. -i i ii.. iiub oojr wiicic uicjr wcic Today there was a surprise at Clt bv thm nttrmnnx. limine -""van-ujaurj UIVC UUiHUCia, Uil UUlLllBllb BlllUS ill UH. Liirir mnrvi a n n t n n pmptiiv . . U4IM V ft W ae Germans made further for sucre.uet of submarine - - w . .U, UIJL W1V 11 V .1. V". "vm uruish naval vessels ana MiviLiiaiiLIIiril. 9many claimed that Its air -" iiau 1 1 4 n n ra aiidpis iiiiiiii air n a a pi iu it n . n f Germany Heavily Hit The W not prevent the Royal Air fte from continuing to carry t attack Into Germany with ""stating raids on 25 or 30 'raportant centres. Oil supplies t varlou, points were set afire T the Royal Air Force bombers ""Ting out extensive opera- "ons over a wide area, the "Air Mln strv . ... ..... , ' ""uuncea last nignv. l oil tanks , and fourteen riromes ln Holland were blast- . ncrp sn pfitirpii- "lta nn IU- l . . .... u- me mm nam oriani tier .m ..1 ... Via ren being sunK. mere wouiu no advantage to be gained from doing so, the newspaper felt. FRANK AND FRIENDLY British rremler and Chinese am bassador In Conference ai London on Far East Situation LONDON, July 27: (CP)-rrlme, Minister Winston Churchill and Dr Quo Tal Chi, Chinese ambassador to , iu. rv. t tTfictPriii iLonaon, London, reviewca reviewvu we -- 'a were ariven on. FJt little Oprman tnmertn hnatsl situation "in a frank and-friendly " uicir acnviiics. ispmii, u w m"- Halibut Sales Nordby, Booth. Zapora, Storage. American 36,000, 10.4c Canadian 33,000, 11.2c and 7.5c. and 7.6c, I I I War News 1 Reich To C CHURCHILL STATEMENT LONDON Prime Minister Winston Churchill will open a secret debate on fortisn affairs In the and will make his first speech on that subject since his succession to Chamberlain, it was authora-lively stated here. It is expected that Britain's attitude towards the Balkan far eastern question and the position of Kussia will be discussed. BRITISH RAIDS AGAIN LONDON Royal Air Force attacks on oil depots at Cherbourg, Saint Nazaire and Nantes In German-occupied France and successful bombln; of an enemy sup-nlr liln off the Norweeian coast SXtlXWrd that the House-of Repre-, 7. v. .;, L v : 'sentatives ioreign aiairs romrouwci int imii out six or acvcu . . . ... um i j i - were announced tonight , by the on lb. ground at Mllle. Eitrea yesterday, a com munique announced today. Italian raids on .Malta, Gibraltar and Alexandria, although heavy, were driven off without damage being done. FRENCHMEN RELEASED PARIS Hundreds of thousands of French prisoners haVe been released from German - occupied France and sent to unoccupied regions so as Germany may not have to be responsible for feeding them. HITLER SEEKING PEACE? LONDON Peace overtures reported here to have been Instituted through Holland and Sweden are believed to be Nad-ln- Vice-Cliancellor Herman Goering having finally agreed to Hitler's plan. Germany would like, it Is understood, to be able to establish danger of a British invasion nf Germany before attempting the invasion of Britain. HAAKON'S SPEECH LONDON King Haakon of Norway, speaking In St. George's Hall here, received thunderous applause when he told a gathering of Norwegian seamen to fight on for Great Britain. "We must fight against the only enemy in world. Norway Is part of Great Britain and we must defend her shores to the last." Haakon was accompanied by Crown 1'rince Olbv. So Language Not Problem which the British, planes j , over throughout ! LONDON. N JU.y , 27; (CP)arlmes, ranged up and down lh0 day- toon to the plan to evacuate school J" " .rS S.chlldren to Canada. luuay uuuuuiku - " .ij' tin nlctlireci a Siouv uuuMnuv, of extensive Royal .Air Force raid , nf 3 and telling her over various parts 01 lioV e small email bo boy: I 1 a don't know whether to Oermany and oVman-oceup territory. The , Germans , ciauneu , qult that one apartment house been learning been tall 1 , no honcy-I've y had The Hague o" In Holland uer- unod tf the Kuhr bombed and one person killed. O PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTOR; twin Official Quarters say that Ruman , la has been ordered by'Oermahy to negotiate directly with Hungary and Bulgaria to fix the size of the territories to be ceded , those nations and to start negotiations quickly so southeastern Europe may rest quiet during the expected In- 'vaslon of Great Britain. Meantime, It has been reported that mat Russia Russia is is planning planning a a lunner further NEW YORK. July 27: Survivors of the British freighters Davislan and King John, picked up by a Swedish ship, report that their ships were attacked and sunk by a raider which, on first appearance, was disguised as a Norwegian vessel named Narvik. : Britain Gets. Many Planes NEW YORK, July 27! (CP) Great Britain has ordered 11,000 planes from the United States to date and has al- ready obtained delivery (Of 2800. the British Purchasing Commission reported today ln a broadcast statement picked up here. Meanwhile It was stated In New York by Wll- 11am Knudsen, president of General Motors, that there muiht be some difficulty tn having a schedule of delivery of 3000 planes per month to Britain from the United States by January. Knudsen does not believe this practicable. ,. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B,C. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1940. Roumania Is Agreeing "we'rlAiiRii ; Balkan Nation Is r l Victory Certain" rdered By A . T oncede rt jrcz i Bulgarian - Hungarian Demands Russia Meantime Said To Be Planning Further IncursionsConferences With Hitler at Rerchtcsgaden liringing issue to crisis. BUCHAREST?, July 27: (CP) A virtual-agreement has been reached for Rumania to yield art of Transylvania to Hungary and part of Dobruja to Bulgaria, a ,-ell . informed source said here today. Others in touch with ' Balkan capitals express the belief that, in exchange, Ru mania win receive axis pruvecuuu House of Commons on Tuesday ; against Russia. LIFE SAVED HirVit Mr. Bradv lit a candle and 'carried it with them. as they took the mink to Its pen within the bulldine. As they were leaving the building a few minutes later, they noticed the fire burning ln a corner. Sending his son to summon the fire department, Mr. Brady attempted to rescue the animals from the fast-spreading fire. When spired. King Gustav of Sweden Later Later Swastika Swastika emblems emoiems were were , aon returned leu, is reported to have received a set put out and disappearing gun? t In Jn s, sight, m and and, of possible terms from inner, were orougiu uiwj txvu tne .Meantime, it Is reported irom wmcu uic ngic v. merchant vessels were no match. Berlin that the mass attack of the British Isles I The survivors were taken aboard Germany upon A.. j i ,., 15. the raider at first but later were nis lawer h rushing Inside building, he found him ln a iHarpH rnnriittnn. He was able tO brlhg him out in the air, but Isuffered minor burns himself. Tubman's ambulance took- Mr. released, slxtf-slx of tnem oeingjB d . the Civic Hospital, where set adrift .In three leaky lifeboats,. he was found . . . to fe be suffering suffering frott; frotti the captain and a few other men, together with six Injured men, be ing kept aboard the raider. The raider was a vessel of about ten thousand tons' with speed of nineteen knots and crew of about three, hundred men. a scorched face, a painfully burned left hand and forearm, and slightly burned right arm. Spreads Rapidly The fire spread so rapidly that bv the time the Nepean fire de- nartment had arrived the build ine was blazing flercelyl. Only 15 of the 65 mink housed ln tb building were saved. The owners estimated ' their valuer at $125 apiece, alive, I The loss of the building, which was covered by Insurance, was esti mated at about $200. About 25 other mink were housed outside the destroyed building. These were saved from the fire, but their owners feared some more of them may die from the effects of fright. The fire department responded Under Chief Harry Snider, and the booster tanks on three trucks were used to brine the fire under cnntrol and prevent it from srjreadine to the nearby Brady home. AFTER 50 YEARS pomeroy. Ohio. July 27: (CP) An amateur gardener dug, up In his back yard a ring lost. by pre vious occupants more man naii a-centurv aco and still-- much valued for. sentimental reasons. To Bulletins SEIZE" RUMANIAN SHIPS BUCHAREST British authorities at Port Said are reported -to be "forcibly holding three Rumanian ships a freighter and two tankers as a reprisal against confiscation of British oil interests in Rumania. Informed London circles, however, said it would be a mistake to regard this action as a reprisal for the Rumanian seizure of eighteen British-owned barges on the Danube or the confiscation of British oil company. ......... - 'rtriva lntn Rumania which mlaht High School principal and member . jackets landed in Honghal Bay to .mean a clash with Oermany. of Parliament, chief of the Insti. day under C0Ter 0f bombardment ' The Rumanian Prime Minister tUtlons Statistics of the Depart-j from warships. The bay is seventy land Foreign MlnUter had a two and ment of Trade and Commerce. mtlcs northeast of this British ! a half hour conference with Chan-suffered painful burns from a cr0Wn colony. cellor Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden burning shed at his home on .vpstrrriav and are In Rome todav Edgeworth Avenue, Woodioffe, Ot-I ,U.S. OIL TO SOVIET 'Ia nprmii use ui uiulcu hvuvva vw . riirii irnvai f i r unrp nianei uuifttiaa ahu. . - .-i ... , . DISGUISED FROM FIRE . d Brady, Former y Of City, Has Narrow Escape Ottawa nepuneiw we enemy ww tn rmnvijn.ecbMrn.i-t confer with Hitler, was esumaica n o uirv, Hmuiiuk, . r..., ni. mnoi nn nr. . ..... . li - a . ,the h Riilfrar Bulgarians an being hpine at at Berchtcs- Rprrn;s- I This' At I line mm iu its ucn. r Lights Candle Mr. and Mis. Brady and their sun eame home shortly after 10 . o'clock and saw one of the 90 e of n British i." t. E .i.h. Survivors F'"Sh? mlnk, wWch they raise, running Davislan and King John Tell of , ,d Havm2 no Hash- . . . - . iVVUV j t u Indies AGREEMENT REACHED AWARDED D.S.C. OTTAWA Announcement Is made by Rear Admiral P. W, Nelles R.C.N. that Acting Sub Lieutenant James Golbie R.C.N. V.R. has been awarded the bisr tinguished Service Cross for preventing war materials falling into enemy hands. ARMED HOME GUARDS VICTORIA Attorney General Gordon Wismer announces plans for the establishment ot armed home guards consisting of veterans and responsible' citizens as a "first line of defence" for British Columbia. The entire province would be covered. RESUME CADET TRAINING VICTORIA Cadet training is t0 be resumed In High Schools of British Columbia where there are a sufficient number of boys of the proper age with competent Instructors available. SATKO ARRIVES DUTCH HARBOR Paul Sat-ko and his wife and family have arrived in Unalaska in their crude boat Ark of Juneau, completing the long trip from Puget Sound. Satko, obtained a good job immediately on arriving. Tomorrow sT ides Sigh 7:54 am 14.3 It. 20:12 pm 17-ft. tow 1:35 ajn. 7.9 It. 13:12 p.m. 9.0 ft. INCLUDE LOGGERS OTTAWA A. XV. Neill, Comox- Albernl, and Howard Green, South Vancouver, are leading British Columbia members in a move to have loggers and lumber workers included in unemployment Insurance legislation. The bill will be further considered on Monday. CHINA-RUSSIA PACT CHUNGKING A trade agreement between China and Russia is being negotiated. Russia would receive raw materials and China would obtain war supplies. BAH UOU LONDON, tCP) The Montreal price of bar gold on the London market was unchanged today at $37.54 per fine ounce. PRICE: f CENTS Yield MANNING OF SHIPS Free Frenchmen to Operate Ships of Their Country Taken Over By Great Britain LONDON, July 27: (CP) The Admiralty announces that "steps are already well advanced for manning by both French and British seamen of the French warships which ar rived at our ports before the signing of the armistice between France 'and Germany." They will fly both (tricolor and white ensign and wiU assist in combatting the new Ger man motor torpedo boat campaign. was said that a number of French American foreign ministers' con- ,U fVL,. P VtoS sizes were being h rached vital aeree- ment today on the program of opposing transfer of ownership of European possessions In the Western hemisphere. Argentina, which had taken a position opposed to that of United States on the question, was reported ready to yield. JAPANESE LAND HONG uuiiu KONG nu,i Japanese blue- Russia via the Pacific rooted The waters to be traversed are not i war xone and the fuel wIl not reach belligerents, Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles mannea una picpaicu ivi oca c-tlrely by officers and men of the free' French naval forces headed by ! Admiral Meseller who has been appointed to that post by General de (Gaulle, leader of the French national committee. There are some ) 125 French vessels in British ports Including two battleships, two light cruisers, eight destroyers and many lighter craft. Intercoastal jShip Service i tr. Italian vnrvm. Mintsir tawa, one nigni reccnuy aoami Washington Permission has ..l.4, j ib..w..(...-t ..! ' ill. 11 tl.,. All aUU fl B.Ulll j IWM . . V I- Count Clano. He as attemptli.g to save been 6ranted the United States , 0o.r.te Between New York,. some oi n w: nun, y . olLaankeriW S. MnieraoOake: -. v- -rarni . The fire aeWoa a eaten today iDuuaing ou it-ei Miumc, I I housed the mink pens. It was be-j lleved to have been started by a I ID A inUD IC " jcandls used by Mr. Brady and his 1VA11Jbj iU ison. Jonn- ln returning one of iif fnl oil in Siheria' and NEW YORK, July 27? The Maritime Commission has given United States Steamship Lines permission to operate between New York and San Francisco via Havana and the Canal Zone with thf steamers Manhattan an'd Washington. The Washington sails today and the Manhattan leaves August 9. Passengers will be carried through from New York to San Francisco but not to or from Intermediate' points. 1 , Wartime Boosts Making Of Flags Vancouver Reports Heavy Demand For Bunting And British Ensigns VANCOUVER. July. 27: (CP) Flagmaking, like munitions manufacture, Is a booming Industry ln wartime. i It is estimated that Vancouver-ites bought four times as many (flags last month than ln any other single month before the war. Flag manufacturers predict that 'more than 40,000 flags may be manufactured here before the end of the year, mostly Union Jacks ,and Canadian ensigns. . j The orders come from ah sources. Patriotic citizens who nev-ler thought of 'flags before, buy 'them in wartime and all boat own-'ers seek to have flags on their ! vessels. The biggest orders however, come for ensigns and signal ling flags for the Royai uanaaian Navy. ! I. S. Jones, Jr., official c-t one .Vancouver flag - manufacturing firm, said that many orders are I received for foreign flags. No one 'has ordered an enemy flag since Uhe start of the war. and Mr. Jones' adds, that such an order would not be filled anyway. SOLDIER SWEETHEARTS CAPE TOWN, July 27: (CP) In the recent exodus of the South African fighting forces for the north merchants here . found a terrific demand for celluloid covers for photos- of the "Girl Lett Behind." m , ' ! -. '