it
ii
:
k
linen
ri
1
lll
1
r
IlliilillUl
U.
Position
Is
Grave
LONDON.
Sent.
27:
'CP!
-
Informed
Rusr.
.l..J
i.
1
1.1
i.
i.L..
pact
ouuveen
uermany,
Il.l
J
T
II
J
uaiyanu
oauan
is
(tan-
serous
ana
verv
crave.
nn
v
99
4
-
m
v
I
4
A
uttc
vai
.v
Uack
with
ever
lncreaslnE
uiw
the
continent.
'i
lea
than
fifteen
different
1
ere
at.taekpd
hv
rti
rtritlsh
air
oases,
uurtuo,
troop
concentrations,
gun
'Mementj
and
oil
tanks
all
wel
Canal
the
26.000-ton
"""l
Cruiser
HrVinrnVinre,.
ts
to
have
been
hit
and
ACn
Hi
n
hi1
n
t-i
i
EASY
WIN
uver
Pat
Comlskcy
In
und
Of
Bar-room
Brawl
SRSEY
CITY
ftonf
o7.
M,,
won
DV
ft
lrnl,t
tf
m
,t
-
v.
tJ
U
1
UIV1
WW
In
tu
nA
md
fiv
a
nedulwl
fifteen
wr
room"
brawl'
with
completely
outsmacked.
UP
on
the
miws
.Taek
"
-J-M.
wa3
referee
nnH
.Tark
Promoter
"worv
w
j
i-
i
j
"X
11
:.
'
ouuuuvica
to
iviui
annihn.
W,T
engagement
witn
,e,
m
for
the
heavyweight
,
or
Far
Eastern
wars.
Germany
and
i
Italy
agreed
that
Japan
would
be
recognized
by
them
as
the
leader
In
1
the
creation
of
a
new
order
in
Asia.
Japan
recognized
the
Axis
powers
a
leaders
of
a
new
European
order.
MORE
ARE
RESCUED
The
agreement
specified
In
no.
child
.evacuee.
from
the
torped
way
individual
relationship
between
any
of
the
contracting
powers
and
Soviet
Russia
or
the
effects
there-
upon
i
Fascists
in
Rome
declared
the
ijiacV
was
Intended
to-
forestall
ATTACKS".
United
States
entry
Into
the
war.
The
pact,
described
in
Berlin
as
the
Axis
answer
to
United
States'
fsllent
alliance"
with
Oreat
Bri
tain,
was
signed
at
the
cnancenory
by
diplomatic
representatives
of
Oermany,
Italy
and
Japan
in
the
presence
of
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler.
Foreign
Minister
Joachim
von
iRlbbentrop,
Helnrlch
Hlmmler.
!
chief
of
the
Gestapo,
and
other
of-jflcials
as
well
as
press
correspond-1
Berlin
view
was
that
the
agreement
now
gives
the
United
i
.
JsraTJH
iiriiv
Lwci
tiiLriiianvc
vut
.
participation
with
Oreat
Britain
or
As
Rov.1
Air
Force
.
.
inmescent
nun
-
ueuiKeiciitc.
n
,WSM
authorized
German
spokesman
said
ocd
Canada-bound
steamer
City
of
Benares
were
brought
to
a
west
roast
port
last
night
together
with
forty
other
survivors
with
whom
they
had
spent
eight
days
in
an
open
life
boat.
These
survivors
were
found
Wednesday
by
a
Sunderland
flying
boat
on
convoy
service.
The
flying
boat
dropped
them
food
and
informed
a
British
warship
which
picked
them
up.
By
the
time
the
flying
boat
located
them
all
food
on
board
the
life
boat
had
been
exhausted
and
death
by
starvation
or
exposure
was
being
faced.
Indeed,
some
were
already
in
a
bad
way
on
being
picked
up.
Before
these
survivors
were
found,
the
loss
of
life
from
the
sinking
of
the
City
of
Benares
was
placed
at
291
including
87
children.
Now
it
is
218.
dos.
.sent.
27:
(cp)oer-'
tnat
war
monge.rs
tgam5t
weatner
rorecasr
tavaslon
nort"
-alone
the.whom
tne
Oerman-nanan-japan-,
ich
eovt
wer
aain
attacked
ese
pact
was
aimed
Included
a
cer-
-
1
IV
,
.
t
'"lay.
Explosions
could
be
fl
A.
1
i
u-
TTMitn
ctitos
npnctrai
cvnrintia
a
mnnpraip
rn-inrldpnt
with
the
signing
of
the
disturbance
is
centered
northwest
agreement
came
sharp
warnings
to
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
ii..
tr-ii-j
etntam
frnm
numutiv
thp
nrpssure
Is
relatlvelv
hlah
off
111V
UilltCU
iiuiii
v.
v
.
.
j
.....
j
.
Italy
and
Japan.
One
effect.
It
was
the
California
coast.
The
weather
believed
in
the
German
capital,
has
been
fair
and
warm
over
the
would
be
to
Immobilize
the
United
Interior
of
British
Columbia
while
States
fleet
as
far
as
assistance
to
on
the
coast
rain
has
occurred.
Great
Britain
in
the
Atlantic
is
West
coasi
oi
Vancouver
mnremed
Moderate
south
to
southwest
wind,
Germany
has
promised
Japan
to
part
cloudy
and
cool
with
showers.
supply
her
with
war
materials
such
-
:
as
scrap
Iron
and
steel
which
the
deal
with
that
question
In
a
possl-Unlted
States,
under
an
embargo
ble
Axis
antl-Amerlcan
pact,
declared
yesterday,
Is
cutting
off.
in
Rome,
the
authoritative
Fas-.
.
..
Irist
editor.
Vlrglnlo
Gayda,
gave
A
Bombsneii
Unlted
states
to
keep
In
London
there
was
relief
that
,
of
thg
war
If
Unlted
States
Japan
had
at
last
taken
an
open
icontlnued
wlln
her
present
plans
stand
although
sisnmg
i
h
uld
eventually
become
m-
alllance
produced
the
biggest
diplomatic
bombshell
since
Germans
and
Russians
announced,
their
nnn-arrressloit
Dact.
There
was
volved
in
a
war
which
at
the
moment
did
not
concern
or
touch
her.
In
Madrid
Spanish
papers
said
ht
.he
united
States
had
long
ago
no
immediate
official
reaction
inbandoned
neutrality
and
must
now
nver
the
acreenvent
which
was
h
between
entry
into
the
war
suggested
by
some
as
being
di-
or
&
reversai
lit
policy.
Madrid
saw
reeled
primarily
against
the
m
dltferenCQ
jn
foreign
policies
of
United
States.
.president
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
or
,
nnlbl
Wendell
Wlllkle,
the
Republican
.TO"JSld.ta
for
President
of
.the
immediate
luiure
acvciv".
TTnit,i
states
tenslflcaUon
of
the
""iT
m
Tokvo
It
nnd
In
the
HfnUorronein
nnsslble
entry
01
Spain
Into
the
war
and
a
French
attack
against
Gibraltar.
Tn
nerltn
It
was
SUEgestCd
Wal
Spain,
as
"mother
of
the
countries
of
Latin
America,"
would
be
left
w
was
declared
mat
a
einsh
between
United
States
and
inevitable.
Indignant
Japan
was
becoming
at
the
scrap,
iron
embargo,
aWft
newsnaners
told
United
States
to
keep
her
hands
off
Jap
ancee
affairs.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
heathen
forecast
!
Tomorrow
sTides
rrlnct
BPfrt
and
Queen
Ch4r"
She
Jj,
to
fresh
jsiands-Moderate
.
High
10:55
ajn.
19.0
ft.
23:09
pm
20.1'
ft
St
and
m
utely
warm
...
cloudy
Low
4:34
a.m.
5.0
ft
16:56
pm.
6.9
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
27,
1940.
PRICE:
i
CENTS
APAN
JOINS
UP
WITH
AXIS
en
Year
Military
...
-
i
i.
i
....
.
i
.
.
.ii'
i
and
EconomidHuae
Toll
Of
German
Planes
r
-
ii
a
au
uvvtii
wniiaiiy
iwiy
zna
ITALIANS
i.
i
l.
ii
r.
i
-r
i
.
jppon
is
formally
Signed
I
odayl
ADMIT
11
-
m
...
n
11.1
in
Pffnrio
in
PrAaln
Vn,..
n,1-..T
:
lu
i
4
s
l
c.
i
i
rvi
i.
ir
Europe
unci
.si
unu
ouuijun
rjui
uincr
11
Attacked
by
Now
Non-Bclligcrent
Powers
JAPAN
MAY
NOT
ENTER
WAR
I
TOKYO.
Sent.
27:
(CP)
Janan
will
try
to
live
un
(o
its
new
responsibilities
under
the
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo
alliance
by
peaceful
means
but
"there
is
no
tell'inr
whether
there
might
not
arise
occasions
and
circumstances
calling
for
momentous
decisions
on
her
nart
Foreign
Minister
iMaisuoKa
said
in
a
broadcast
todir.
He
repeated,
however,
an
earlier
statement
-ir?
1
am.a
At.
a
i
nfs
Foreign
umcc
spimesman
mai
me
paci
oocs
not
necessarily
mean
japan
win
cmcr
me
war
4
nfff.pt
i
vp
immpniatmv
in
which
thpv
arreeri
to
on
.
mUU
till
niAHAmi
n
nnrl
mi
1
5
f
ci
ir
Winn
no
c?
Vi
1
1
1
-I
iLUdlll
HIM'
Mil
4V4
IlitllVMl
J
1IIL.UIIO
UllUUlVi
l.
they
be
attacked
by
any
power
not
'
Presen'
belligerent
In
European
HULL
NOT
SURPRISED
Tact
Only
Clears
Up
Effect
Relationship
Which
lias
Existed
in
Effect
WASHINGTON'.
D.O,
Sept.
27:
(CD
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
said
today
that
the
Berlin.
Rome-Tokyo
pact
merely
made
clearer
"relationship
which
has
long
existed
in
effect"
and
which
the
United
States
took
into
account
in
determining-
its
own
policies.
Official
Acknowledged
Attacks
Being
Made
By
British
Navy
On
Sidl
Barrani
i
ROME,
Sept.
27:
(CP
The
Italian
High
Cc.nmand
acknowledges
the
British
naval
bombardment
of
Sldi
Barrani,
base
in
Italian-occupied
Egypt.
PRESSURE
OF
NAZIS
This
Caused
RsMance
Of
French
West
Africa,
Making
Withdrawal
From
Dakar
Necessary
LONDON.
Eit:.
27
G-rman
?'.stvf
on
n
eolcnlnl
ictve
n-ment
of
French
West
Africa
's
stated
here
to
h?ve
been
directly
responsible
for
the
resistance
which
made
It
necessary
for
British
and
Free
-
French
forces
to
withdraw
from
the
port
of
Dakar
Hls'iry
Is
expected
to
show
that
there
was
deeo
intrlzue
in
fon-
Forty-six
Persons
From
Torpedoed
necUon
wlth
the
Dakar
episode
amp
naa
iirmea
r.ignt
uays
...
,
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
(CD
Six
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.04.
Bralonie,
10.25.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.10.
Dentonio,
.OOli
(ask).
Falrview,
,00?i.
Gold
Belt,
.22.
Hedley
Mascot.
.45.
Mlnto,
.01.
Noble
Five,
.00
Vi.
Pacific
Nickel,
.06.
Pend
Oreille.
1.70.
(bid).
Pioneer,
2.10
.(ask).
Premier.
.95
(bid).
Privateer,
.44
(bid).
Reno,
.18
(ask).
Relief
Arlington.
.02
Vi.
Salmon
Gold.
.02.
Sheep
Creek,
.95.
Cariboo
Hudson.
.02V2
(ask).
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.14.
Calmont,
.23.
C.
&
E.,
1.'40.
Home,
1.90.
Royal
Canadian,
.09Vi.
,
:
Okalta,
.92.
Mercury,
.06
(ask).
Prairie
Royalties,
.10.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.19.
Beattle,
.85
(bid).
Central
Pat.,
1.88.
Cons.
Smelters,
39.
(bid).
East
Malartlc,
3.30.
Fernland,
.03
(ask).
Francoeur,
.35.
Hardrock,
.90.
'
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37.00.
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Addison,
2.63.
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Lac,
2,01.
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2.41.
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Red
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.43.
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.94.
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.59.
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57.00.
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2.85.
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1.95
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2.05.
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.77.
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.44.
-
Bouscadlllac,
.04
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Mosher,
.07.
Oklend,
.07.
Smelters
Gold,
.OOVi.
Dominion
Bridge,
28.00.
CHICAGO
WHEAT
CHICAGO,
Sept.
27:
Chicago
wheat
prices
were
3,'bc
higher
to
Vic
lower
yesterday
with
December
closing
at
793,4c
LONDON
SILVER
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
The
London
silver
price
is
unchanged
at
23
7-16c
per
ounce.
Bulletins
BODY
FOUND
TODAY
The
body
cf
W
lli-r.i
Uachan,
longshoreman,
was
fouJ
on
the
shore
of
the
harbor
n:ar
the
Armour
Salvage
Co.
dock
abftuf
G
o'clock
this
morning.
He
had
been
in
the
harbor
but
it
was
not
established
up
to
noon
toiay
whether
or
not
he
had
be;n
drowned.
He
was
subject
to
cpi'epsy.
He
had
b
jen
s.en
about
8:30
last
night
by
acquaintances.
He
was
unmsrricd,
a
native
of
Scotland,
about
sixty
years
of
age
and
had
been
here,
for
years.
Fred
Howletl
found
the
body.
MOKE
I.
.11.
A.
ARRESTS
BELFAST
Thirty
mor
members
of
the
Irish
Republican
Army
were
arrested
yesterday.
TO
RE
COMMEMORATED
IONDON
AUer
the
war
ii
over
a
tablet
will
be
erected
at
St.
Paul's
Cathedral
to
commemorate
the
heroic
deed
of
Lieut.
Robert
Davlcs
of
St.
Catherine's,
Ontario,
and
his
six.
companions
in
removing
a
time
bomb
which
mUht
have
destroyed
the
Cathedral.
This
was
an-,
nounced
ysterday
by
Dean
W.
R.
Matthews.
NEWDEVUTY
OTTAWA
Ion
D.
Wilgress
has
been
appointed
hew
deputy
min'sler
of
trade
and
commerce,
ruccccding
J.
J.
Parmalee.
For
eight
years
Wilgress
has
been,
director
of
the
commercial
intelligence
service.
IAUSSIES
!
ARE
HERE
1
j
First
Contingent
for
Common-I
'
wealth
Air
Training
Plan
Arrives
on
This
Coast
AT
A
WEST
COAST
CANADIAN
PORT,
Sept.
27:
(CP)
A
contin
gent
of
Australian
airmen
arrived
here
today
to
complete
their
train
ing
in
the
Commonwealth
Air
Sidney
Training
Flan
in
schools
established
in
Canada.
The
Australians,
the
vanguard
of
many
more
to
come
here,
were
welcomed
by
officials
and
leaders
of
were
shouts
come.
of
Halibut
Sales
American
North,
38,000,
10.1c
and
9c,
Pa
cific.
Oceanic.
16,000,
10.7c
and
9c,
Booth.
Canadian
Advance
II,
32,000,
11.9c
and
8c,
Atlln.
Inspector
Ernest
Gammon,
provincial
police,
returned
to
the
city
on
Thursday
night's
train
from
a
trip
to
Prince
George
on
official
duties.
RESISTANCE
NAZIS
LOSE
ISJpiNGj
M0RESHIPS
Japanese
Are
Now
Landing
Forces
Thirty-four
Enemy
Planes
Brought
In
French
Indo-China
Without
Firing
Shot
HAIPHONG,
French
Indo-Chlna,'
Sept.
27:
(CP)
Japanese
troops,
were
being
landed
six
miles
fromi
shot
and
without
meeting
with
French
resistance.
The
landing
IS
In
fulfillment
of
the
Japenese-
French
agreement,
it
Is
stated.
ftlll
mce
Japanese
troops
with
full
equipment
and
supplied
for
a,
long
rtay
riur?d
into
Haiphong!
in
a
contluing
stream
this
morn-,
ing
and
six
Japanese
planes
roared
cw
Hanoi,
evoking
a
strong
French
pictest.
These
soldiers
dts-tmbarksd
follow
ng
those
admitted
yesterday
under
the
French-Japanese
agreement.
INSURANCE
BY
GOV'T
Huge
Plan
To
Protect
Draftees
Is
Being
Considered
In
United
States
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Sept.
27:
NEW
YORK,
Sept.
27:-
York
f4ock
market
continues
ner
NEW
JUDGE
APPOINTED
Smith
Of
Vancouver
Named
To
Supreme
Court
Bench
In
Succession
To
D.
A.
McDonald
OTTAWA.
Sept.
27:
(CP)
Ap-
the
training
plan
headed
by
Hon.
polntment
of
Sidney
Smith
01
C
G.
Power,
minister
of
national
Vancouver
as
justice
of
the
Sup-defence
for
air,
and
Air-Marshal
reme
Court
of
British
.
Columbia
Lloyd
S.
Breadner,
chief
of
air
succeeding
Mr.
Justice
D.
A.
Meal-
staif
Donald,
recently
promoted
to
the
Hundreds
gathered
to
witness
the
Appeal
Court
of
British
Columbia,
arrival
of
the
Australians
and
there
was
announced
today.
enthusiastic
wel-
ANOTHER
COMEBACK
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
.(CP)
With
war
demands
for
paper
and
tinsel,
cigarette
cases
are
coming
back
Into
favor.
Some
dealers
even
ask
their
customers
to
leave
their
cigarette
cartons
at
the
shop.
BAGS
BY
MILLIONS
CALCUTTA,
Sept.
27:
(CP)
An
order
for
58,317,000
sandbags
for
delivery
in
four
months
has
been
placed
with
the
Indian
Jute
Mills
Association
by
the
British
Government
of
India.
POUND
STERLING
NEW
YORK,
Sept.
27:
The
British
pound
sterling
was
quoted
at
$4.04
on
thr
N?w
York
forclsn
exchange
market
today.
Down
With
Loss
Of
Eight
Bri
tish
London
Bombed
Again
122
Today's
Bag
here
yesterday
without
firing
a
Evidence
Of
Effectiveness
Of
New
Secret
Device
For
Combatting
Night
Raiders
Is
Seen
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
(CP)
Germany
sent
hundreds
of
planes
in
massed
assault
against
Great
Britain
today
but
late
in
the
afternoon
at
least
122
of
the
raiders
had
been
brought
down.
Attack
and
defence
alike
were
on
a
scale
rarely
achieved
in
the
long
drawn
out
Battle
of
Britain.
The
enemy
planes
came
in
small
formations
and
there
were
furious
dogfights.
At
least
three
assaults
on
London
were
hurled
back
though
a
few
raiders
managed
to
drop
bombs
on
some
areas.
Today's
daylight
assault
followed
the
twentieth
successive
night
raid.
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
Following
two
daylight
raids
In
which
the
enemy
again
had
little
success
in
penetrating
London
defences,
the,
A
hu,32
government
insurance
,
plan
wmmer,ced
at
8;30
last
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fcr
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under
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national,!,.
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VaCTeT?w
HEADS
TRUSTEES
NELSON
rercy
E.
George
of
Victoria
was
yesterday
elected
president
of
the
British
Columbia
School
Teachers'
Association
in
annual
convention
here.
Pellets
for
$10,000
would
bs
is
sued
at
premium
of
$7
per
month
International
Situation
Has
Market
Effect
usual
night
air
raid
of
London
twentieth
straight
night
raid
on
London.
During
Alast
night's
raid
bombs
struck
a
hospital,
two
famous
London
shops
and
homes.
In
yesterday's
air
fighting
over
England
34
.Nazi
planes
were
.
brought
'down
with
loss
of
but
two
British
-machines.
As
the
thirty
-
four
German
planes
were
destroyed
yesterday'
The
New
there
was
evidence
that
new
secret
devices
for
combatting
night;
raid-
vous,
particularly
because
of
the
rs
were
being
used
with
good
ef-
Far
East
sltu?,'.lon
and
the
more
fect.
These
devices
are
said
to
clor'ly
than
ever
bearing
of
In-
have
been
developed
by
British
tcrnatlonal
developments
on
Unl-
scientists.
ted
States.
There
were
further
de-
;
'
cllnes
yesterday.
The
Industrial
average
at
closing
was
133.50,
down
65:
rails.
2859,
down
.24.
and
utilities.
22.16,
down
.13.
The
day's
turnover
was
440,000
shares
The
downward
movement
tlnues
today.
OPPOSES
TLANE
FUNDS
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
(CP)
Mayor
F.
Clayton
of
Morecambe
and
Hey-
con-
sham
has
declined
to
organize
any
public
subscription
fund
for
airplanes
on
the
ground
that
weapons
of
war
are
provided
for
by
NEW
YORK
COPPER
NEW
YORK,
Sept
27:
Copper
1,
was
.06c
lower
to
.05c
higher
-on
the
New
York
metal
market
yes
terday.
CANADIAN
RED
CROSS
9
Albert
&
McCaf
fcry
Ltd,
$50
Edward
Llpsett
Ltd.
25
Capitol
Theatre
Manager
and
Staff
14
Canon
VV.
F.
Rushbrook
10
D.
Elio
(additional)
'.
10
P.
Fowler
.
10
Ormes'
Drug
Stord
10
Sterling
Market
Ltd
W
V