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and
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the
last
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feather,
tor.ecasi
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Tomorrow
sTFdes
prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
IslandsStrong
east
to
south-tast
j'Hlgh
.
8:30
a.m.
175
ft.
gales,
unsettled
and
far
winds
or
20:39
p.m.
173
It.
Biild
with
rain.
Low
1:40
am.
6.7
ft.
14:10
pm.
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
250
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
24,
1940.
PRICE:
I
CENTS
Working
On
'
1
vjuimcrs
manning
ouper
Heavy
Batteries
Now
Firing
Across
Channel
Upon
Enemy
Prince
Rupert
men
are
among
those
operating
the
big
guns
which
are
firing
across
the
Straits
of
Dover
on
Calais,
Cap
Griz
Nez
and
other
French
coast
invasion
bases,
it
is
indicated
by
word
which
has
been
received
in
the
city
from
England.
Information
is
that
local
men,
who
were
drafted
out
of
the
102nd
Heavy
Battery
for
overseas
service,
have
now
been
transferred
to
super
heavy
batteries.
There
are
about
a
dozen
such
local
men.
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narma-ceutial
Products
to
Pass
Through
Blockade
LONDON
Oct.
24:
The
Ministry
Econom
r.
Warfaro
In
T,
announces
inai
it
wm
nem
t
th
products,
druzs
and
banda..
through
the
biockad
to
firman.
occunlod
coimtriM
Bulletins
NEW
PEACE
OFFENSIVE
VICHY
There
are
reports
here
that
France,
on
behalf
of
Germany,
may
launch
a
new
peace
offensive
to
end
the
war
between
Germany
and
Great
Britain.
MANY
ITALIANS
KILLED
CAIRO
It
was
reported
today
that
400
Italian
troops
had
been
killed
In
a
battle
in
the
Sudan
on
encountering
British
motorized
units.
Italy
claims
to
have
made
air
raids
on
Port
Said
and
Buran
In
East
Africa.
JAPANESE
PEACE
OFFER
SHANGHAI
A
peace
offer
is
reported
to
have
been
made
by
Japan
to
China.
It
would
provide
for
demilitarization
of
the
Yangtse
River,
five
autonomous
provinces
in
north
China
under
Japanese
control,
Independence
of
Manchoukuo
and
Japanese
concessions
In
all
Chinese
ports.
Japan
Is
also
seeking
a
basis
for
more
Jriendly
relatjons
.with
Great
Britain.
At
the
same
time
a
new
and
extensive
offensive
by
the
Chinese
against
the
Japanese
in
Chekiang
Province
Is
reported.
It
Is
said
that
Japanese
bombs
have
failed
to
Interrupt
traffic
on
the
newly
reopened
Burma
Road.
WILL
DEFEND
PH1LLIPINES
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
will
defend
the
PhilHpines
against
any
attack
as
long
as
Ihey
belong
to
the
United
States,
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
said
yesterday,
In
announcing
that
two
powerful
air
squadrons-one
from
Michigan
and
one
from
California
were
about
to
be
sent
there
to
augment
defences.
The
squadrons
will
total
30
planes
and
320
men.
TO
COUNT
JAPANESE
OTTAWA
A
census
of
Japanese
both
in
Canada
and
the
United
States
Is
now.
under
way.
GUARANTEES
EXPIRE
OTTAWA
The
federal
government
will
not
guarantee
home
Improvement
loans
after
October
31,
Hon.
J.
L.
Ilsley,
minister
of
finance,
announces.
The
total
of
$50,000,000
In
such
loans
will
have
been
reached
by
then.
j
8
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I
U.S.
ARMY
IS
STRONG
Never
Befre
Had
More
Men
In
Arms
During
Peacetime
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Oct.
24.
The
United
States
Army
Is
now
at
Its
greatest
peacetime
strength
In
history
with
a
total
of
355,000
men.
Four
of
the
nine
United
Sta,tes
Army
Qorps
are
at
full
strength
and
the
other
five
are
almost
up
to
the
mark.
Twenty
thousand
men
now
being
recruited
for
the
Army
Air
Corps
will
bring
the
army
up
to
the
full
peacetime
strength
of
375,000
men.
TODAY
S
'STOCKS
'
(
Court
j
B
O.
Jobrurtoo
Oo.)
Vancouver
'
Big
Missouri,
.05.
Bralorne,
10.15.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.10B.
Dentonlo,
.OOViA.
Oold
Belt,
.20B.
Falrvlew,
.0QV2.
Hedley
Mascot,
.4
IB.
Mlnto,
.OOVi.
Pacific
Nickel,
.07.
Pend
Oreille,
1.65B.
.
Pioneer,
2.04B.
Premier,
.95.
Privateer,
.61.
Reeves
Macdonald,
.15.
Reno,
.12.
Relief
Arlington,
.032.
Salmon
Gold,
.02.
Sheep
Creek,
.92B.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.022A.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.10.
Calmont,
.21.
C.
&
E.,
1.60A;
Home,
2.03A.
Pacalta,
.05l2.
Royal
Canadian,
.O7V2B;
Okalta,
.80.
Mercury,
.05A.
Prairie
Royalties,
.07,
Toronto
Aldermac,
.16.
Beattle,
1.10.
Central
Pat.,
1.91.
Con.
Smelters,
40.00.
East
Malartlc,
3.40.
Fernland,
.03A.
Gods
Lake,
.36.
Hardrock,
1.01B.
Int.
Nickel,
37.34.
Kerr
Addison,
3.20.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.30.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
2.55.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.54.
McKenzIe
Red
Lake,
1.07.
Moneta,
.60.
Noranda,
58.
Pickle
Crow,
3.00.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.69.
San
Antonio,
2.20.
Sherrttt
Gordon,
.80.
-Uchl,
.43.
Bouscadlllac,
.04A.
Mosher,07.
Oklend,
.07
VS.
Dominion
Bridge,
28.A.
Guns
For
Latin
American
Nations
WASHIN0T0Nf
D.C.,
Oct.
24.-
BERLIN
IS
HITAGAIN
British
Renew
Their
Aerial
Attack
on
Germany
and
Nazi-Controlled
Country
i
LONDON,
Oct.
24r(CP)
An
Air
Ministry
communique
disclosed
that
the
Royal
Air
Force
had
attacked
Berlin
and
other
German
objectives
last
night
but
did
not
give
detail.
The
Germans
admitted
that
a
Berlin
factory
had
been
hit.
It
was
the
first
air
raid
alarm
Berlin
had
had
since
Monday
morning.
?
Other
objectives
in
Germany
and
German-occupied
terirtnry
were
also
atacked
during
the
nirht.
the
British
offensive
being
resumed
after
a
couple
of
days'
hold-up
owing
to
unfavorable
weather.
There
were
no
attacks
on
the
Reich
yesterday.
The
renewed
attacks
on
enemy
I
territory
followed
an
encouraging
Air
Ministry
statement
pre-rented
yesterday
by
Captain
Harold
Balfour,
Uni'er
Secretary
cf
Air,
who
told
how
the
German
invasion
rlan
for
England
had
been
shattered
from
Narvik
to
Bordeaux
by
the
six
week's
pounding
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
since
September
5.
This
consisted
one
of
the
greatest-victories
ot
the
war,
said
Capt.
Balfour,
who
observed,
however,
that
the
Germans
were
still
alone
the
coast
and,
as
long
as
they
remained
.there
with
their
navaand
troop
concentrations,
The
iThrear
of
fn-
vasion
would
persist,
f
TWO
SHIPS
TORPEDOED
British
bombers
successfully
torpedoed
two
German
.supply
ships
in
the
North
Sea
yesterday
and
heavily
machine
gunned
a
third
vessel,
the
Air
Ministry
announced
today.
British
planes,
the
announcement
also
said,
raided
various
Berlin
military
targets
'as
well
as
elsewhere
including
railways,
wharves
and
warehouses
at
Eniden
and
oil
plants,
railway-junctions,
airdromes
and
docks.
OLOF
HANSON
IS
SEARCHER
Local
Member
Lent
a
Hand
in
Grim
Quest
Following
Lome
Creek
Train
Wreck
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
was
a
passenger
on
the
train
that
met
with
disaster
at
the
Lome
Creek
bridge
on
Saturday
night.
He
had
been
held
up
at
Pacific
while
waiting
for
the
slides
to
be
cleared
and
had
spent
the
time
in
the
company
of
Engineer
J.
C.
Carpenter
and
Fireman
S.
J.
Mayer,
the
two
victims
of
the
accident,
and
other
railway
men
gathered
there,
all
of
whom
he
knew
so
well.
When
the
accident
occurred
Mr.
Hanson
went
to
the
front
of
the
train
with
a
flashlight
to
sec
if
anything
could
be
done.
In
the
morning-,
with
others,
he
searched
1
around
the
bushes
which
were
partly
under
water
In
the
hope
of
finding
the
two
men
but
no
sign
of
them
could
be
found.
C.
II.
Sawle,
editor
of
the
Om-ineca
Herald,
was
also
a
passenger
on
the
train.
No
Interest
In
Contracts
United
States
Navy
Unable
to,
Getlwas
11131
of
an
antelope
the
head'
Bids
on
Mine-Sweepers,
it
is
Announced
WASHINGTON,
D.C,
Oct.
24.
The
United
States
Navy
Department
has
failed
to
obtain
bids
on
.two
new
mine
layers.
It
Is
believed
the
reason
is
that
the
yards
are
too
busy
on
other
Jobs.
France-Spain
MISSING
AT
GLACE
BAY!
Fears
Entertained
for
Safety
of
Two
Fishing
Vessels
I
GLACE
BAY.
Oct.
24.
Two
small
Glace
Bay
fishing
vessels
are
safe
In
port
after
a
storm.
They
had
twelve
men
on
board.
One
of
them,
the
Carolina
Moon,
Capt.
Henry
Splcer,
showed
signs
of
the
battle
with
a
fifty-mile
gale.
Two
other
boats,
with
eight
men
on
board,
are
still
misting
and
fears
are
felt
for
their
safety.
Stock
Prices
rirmPF
Ao"3Hl
Averages
All
Hisher
In
Yesterday's
New
York
Trading
new
york,
oct,
24-New
York
ins
up
tenden-y
yesterday
with
a
turnover
of
SO.OOD
shares.
The
industrial
avera.se
at
clslns
was
132.40,
uo
.42;
rails,
28.92,
and
utilities.
22.29,
ud
.22.
The
tone
of
the
market
continued
firm
this
morning,
still
gaining
ground.
Yesterday
was
the
strongest
day
1ft
a'
week,
some
issues
being
up
three
points.
CLUB,
HEARS
:
OF
ARABIA
Dr.
Bertram
Thomas
O.B.E.
Gives
Illustrated
Description
Of
Crossing
Great
South
Arabian
Desert
The
account
'of
an
exploration
trip
across
'the
auth
Arabian
desert,
Illustrated
with
beautiful
col-'
ored
slides,
was,
given
last
evening
by
Dr.
Bertram!
Thomas
O.
B.
E.
to
the
members
and
friends
of
the
Women's
Canadian,
Club
at
one
of
their
dinner
gatherings,
the
dining
room
of
the
Commodore
Cafe
being
crowded
to
capacity.
Mrs.
Neal
Carter
Introduced
ths
speaker
and
Mrs.
D.
McD.
Hunter
moved
the
vote
of
thanks
at
the
close.
Dr.
Neal
M.
Carter,
operated
the
lantern.
"
Mrs.
Carter
explained
that
Dr.
Thomas
had
bien
for
five
years
the
British
advjser
to
the
Sultan
of
Muskat
and
Oman
and
during
that
time
he
had'
made
four
dif
ferent
trips
Into
the
desert,
the
last
being
successful
In
getting
across
it,
the
first
white
man
to
do
this.
Dn
Thomas
showed
the
route
taken
on
a
map
'which
was
thrown
on
the
screen.
He
explained
that
Arabia
was
as
large
as
the
whole
of
Europe,
excluding
Russia
and
was
little
known.
Arabia
was
the
home
of
three
great
religions
Judailsm,
Christianity
and
Islam.
,Most
of
the
country
was
hot
and
idry
except
along
the
coast
where
the
country
was
an
almost
Impassable
Jungle.
The
people
dld
not
like
visitors
and
that
made
It
difficult
to
explore.
Also
various
tribes
were
hostile
to
each
other.
In
making
the
crossing
of
the
desert
he
had
,to
dress
like
an
Arabian
but
he
carried
a
rifle,
a
shotgun
and
a
butterfly
not
and
during
the
trip
made
a
collection
of
birds,
animals
and
Insects
many
of
which
were
now
in
the
collection
at
the
British
museum.
Among
the
larger
creatures
taken
were
leopard,
hyena,
fox,
vultures
and
snakes,
most
of
which
were
new
species.
Symbol
Of
Unicorn
One
outstanding
picture
shown
of
which
at
a
certain
angle
looked
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
COPPER
PRICES
NEW
YORK,
Oct.
24.
Copper
prices
were
.lc
to
.5c
lower
yester-
day,
December
closing
at
11.4c
per
pound.
New
Axis
A
nitier
er
s
s
Aim
mm
in
in
I
I
aiK:
aiKs
That
Have
Been
Held
.Much
Speculation
in
Europe
as
to
Latest
Negotiations
But
Official
Announcements
Are
Still
Lacking
SPAIN
NOT
GOING
IN
BERLIN,
October
24:
(CP)
A
hint
that
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler's
attempt
to
drag
Spain
into
the
war
has
failed
was
dropped
tonight
by
informed
German
circles
who
said
Germany
has
"complete
understanding"
of
Spain's
economic
position
as
a
result
of
Her
civil
war.
"It
is
too
much
to
expect
Spain
to
join
in
the
war
at
present
at
least,"
they
said.
BERNE,
October
24:
(CP)-Chancellor
Adolf
talks
with
Vice-Premier
Pierre
Laval
of
France
and
the
Spanish
dictator,
Francisco
Franco,
were
bound
to-
gether
today
by
reports
that
they
had
laid
the
ground-
win
it
xur
an
twis
uiiensive
in
houth
Atlantic.
Informed
AXIS
PLAN
IN
FRANCE
Bases
to
be
Sought
and
roiinirvlVichy
North
as
Far
as
Paris
aHs
Will
Be
Restored
VICHY,
Oct.
24:
Vice-Premier
Pierre
Laval
of
France,
after
a
conference
with
Marshal
Petain,
left
today
for
Paris
to
resume
a
conference
with
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany.
Observers
now
believe
that
the
agreement
being
negotiated
between
Germany
and
France
does
not
include
a
declaration
of
war
by
France
against
Great
Britain
nor
the
turning
over
of
the
I
French
navy
and
air
fleet
to
Germany
but
rather
the
turning
over
of
Dakar,
Toulon.
Casa-
blanca
and
Tunisia
to
Germany
1
as
naval
bases
with
air
base
sites
in,
North
Africa
and
Syria.
Germany,
in
return,
would
give
bick
to
France
the
present
occupied
part
of
the
country
from
Vichy
north
to
the
Seine
with
Paris
straddled
between
Germany
and
France.
It
is
expected
that
Pierre
Iaval
will
succeed
Marshal
Henri
retain
as
Premier
of
France.
TO
DISCUSS
WAR
EFFORT
I
Prime
i
Minister
King
Tells
of
.
Plans
For
Session
j
OTTAWA,
Oct.
24:
(CP)
Parlia-
ment
will
assemble
November
5
and
,
prorogue
until
November
7
for
a
1
full
dress
debate
on
the
Canadian
war
effoit-
Prim-
Minister
William)
ijyon
AiacKonzie
rung
torn
newspapermen
following,
a
lengthy
meeting
of
the
cabinet.
There
will
be
an
adjournment
for
Christmas
and
New
Year
recess
and,
after
the
holidays,
the
mainr
legislative
program
will
be
pre-l
sen
ted,
Prime
Minister
King
announces
that
ample
opportunity
will
be
given
members
of
Parliament
to
discuss
fully
the
International
situation,
the
war
effort
and
other
matters
at
the
November
session.
The
Prime
Minister
made
this
an
nouncement
at
a
press
conference.
The
general
debate
will
be
on
the
address
in
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne.
Then
estimates
will
be
introduced
and
Parliament
will
probably
adjourn
for
the
Christmas
recess.
Mr.
King
said
that
the
government
had
no
press
ing
legislation
which
could
not;
wait
until
the
resumption
of
tne
session
In
January,
Offensive
Is
.
I
T
II
me
ivieauerranean
arm
tne
French
sources
said
that
Hitler
and
Laval
had
put
the
finishing
touches
to
an
agreement
whereby
the
Vichy
government
would
give
the
Axis
power
to
use
air
and
naval
bases
In
Africa,
Syria
and
unoccupied
France
In
return
for
certain
concessions.
Reports
(reaching
diplomatic
sources
from
todav
Sald
that
Premier
Henri
'Petam
had
left
Ior
Parls-
"
w"
believed
here
he
was
eolni?
to
intn
.
..
.
.
i
-
vice-rremier
in
signing
trie
new
f
French-German
agreement.
At
tne
same
time
reports
indicated
that
one
of
the
subjects
discussed
by
Hitler
and
Franco
was
the
possible
use'jpf
ports
and
airfields
in
Spain,
and
the
danarj
Islands
as
spring'
boards'
rfr
Na.z-
attacks
on
South
Atlantic
snipping.
Diplomatic
Purees
envisioned
a
campaign
in
which
Italy
and
Spain
would
attempt
to
seize
Gibraltar
and
smash
Great
Britain's
power
In
the
Mediterranean
while
Germany
and
Spain
struck
at
Britain's
south
American
trade.
"
wa5
rcP"ca
wuceaowus
10
tTance
woula
mcmae
release
ol
all
French
war
prisoners
and
the
advancing
of
the
frontier
of
unoccupied
France
northward
to
the
seine
River,
dividing
Paris
between
Germany
and
France.
Royal
Air
Force
Busy
In
Africa
Low
Flying
Attacks
Cause
pamage
to
Italian
Working
Parties
and
Transport!
LONDON,
Oct.
24:
(CP)
A
series
lUl
iUW.li.Yi.llK
UbbablkO
V3
JJllVlOXt
bombers
on
Italian
working,
parties
and
transport
columns
along
the
Egyptlan
C0?LSt
between
Saloum
and
Ifiugbug
caused
extensive
damage,
the
Air
Ministry
announced.
There
were
also
effective
British
air
raids
on
Italian
bases
in
Eritrea
and
Ital-
,ian
East
Africa.
r.
High
Water
At
Terrace
No
Less
Than
Five
Inches
0!
Rallf
In
Three
Days
terrace,
Oct.
24.
The
recent
heavy
rains
brought
no
less
than
five
Inches
In
the
three
days.
The
river
quickly
ros
to
the
level
qf
a.
summer
freshet
but
Is
now
fast
subsiding.
Terrace
peopl?
received
a
shock
when
reports
arrived
that
a
train
accident
near
Dorreeri
had
resulted
in
the
death
ol
two
well
.
known
Smlthers
men
who
often
pass
through
Terrace
on
the'
trains
:in
the
execution
ol
their
Butlea
as
engineer
and
fireman'
respectively
ana
wno.are
wen
Known
ana
res-jpected
by
many
la
this
place.