LOOK
FOR
INVASION
Observers
All
Agree
That
Hitler
Must
Attempt
It
Soon
Maybe
Tomorrow?
LONDON,
Sept.
12;
(CP)
Brl-1
tons
are
reading
warnings
in
the
'
newspapers
to
expect
an
Invasion
soon
as
the
certain
climax
of
the
,
recent
Intensified
raiding
of
Lon-
don
which
Is
accepted
as.
an
effort
on
the
part
of
the
enemy
to
ijetract
attention
from
the
major!
undertaking.
,
H.
B.
Knickerbocker,
American
correspondent,
whose
predictions
in
certain
cases
have
been
of
con-(
ilderable
accuracy,
gave
the-'tip"
today
that
the
Invasion
would
be
attempted
tomorrow.
Instead
of
aiming
direct
at
London,
he
says
(hat
the
landing
will
be
attempted
at
Dover,
the
narrowest
Channel
point
Concentration
of
the
enemy's
Invading
force
on
the
French
ilde
of
the
Channel
has,
Knickerbocker
says,
reached
the
satura-l
tlon
point
"
Barges
are
ready
to
carry
tanks,
men,
artillery
and
supplies.
Military
authorities
are
convlnc-ed'
that
Hitler
must
make
his
In-'
uslon
attempt
within
the
next
fttk
or
ten
days
If
he
Is
to
make
tt
it
all
before
next
spring.
Weather
was
unfavorable
yes-1
(erday
for
an
attempted
invasion,
barge
and
naval
concentrations
ind
have
been
damaging
them
considerably,
this
being
another
reason
why
Hitler
will
be
forced
to
move
soon.
Two
Ocrman
convoys
were
attacked
by
British
bombers
off
the
rrench
coast
yesterday
while
other
squadrons
attacked
barge
concentrations,
docks
and
shipping.
Planes
of
the
coastal
command
sank
a
supply
ship
off
Dunkerque
and
hit
another.
A
third
was
seriously
dam
aged
off
Cap
Orlz
Nez.
Russian
reports
that
Germans
bad
already
landed
in
Ulster
were
officially
denied
last
night.
First
Lord
of
the
Admiralty
A.
V.
Alexander.
SDeaklne
yesterday.
promised
that.
If
the
Germans
attempted
to
come
across
In
surface
craft,
they
would
get
"something
to
go
on
with."
War
News
FRENCH
JOIN
BRITISH
CEUTA
Three
cruisers
and
three
destroyers,
Hying
the
French
flag,
sailed
westward
through
the
Strait
of
Gibraltar
yesterday
unmolested
by
the
British.
They
may
have
been
ves-ls
of
the
French
navy
escaped
from
Toulon
to
Join
the
British
navy.
BUY
RIFLES
IN
STATES
OTTAWA
Arrangements
have
Den
made
for
the
purchase
of
0,000
rifles
from
the
United
Stat
for
the
Canadian
army,
't
Is
announced
by
Hon.
C.
D.
nwe,
minister
of
munitions.
It
"I
also
be
necessary
to
arrange
4Ut
ammunition.
a
at
his
home.
War
and
he
deciarea
-
military
objective
-
-
:
fllct,
ordering
tnai
u
be
bombed.
Weather
Forecast
1
a.mmwfs-The
pressure
North
ra
,nniin
inw
over
the
vwttv!-"
,
ii..a1.,
1-1
ux
n
..in
.nnst
and
is
reiawv,
Columb
a.
ine
throughout
British
weather
lias
been
fair
and
warm
the,
interior
while
thunder
shors
dls
have
occurred
In
the
southern
trlcts.
,jnnj
West
west
Coast
uouou
u.
of
Vancouv
hwMt
i
rr.
;
:S4
r
,4
m
toe
!
Tomorrow
'sTjdes
Prince'
RuVi''"-
--
-Charlotte
High
11:38
ajn.
18.7
ft.
Islands
Fresh
south
winds,
23:38
p.m.
193
ft.
part
cloudy
and
cool
with
occasional
Low
.
5:24
ajn.
5.1
ft.
showers.
17:41
p.m.
7.1
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIX..
No.
215.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
12,
1940.
PRICE:
S
CENTS
British
Take
Measure
Of
Nazis
BRITISH
BOMBERS
SCORE
HITS
ON
BERLIN
A.
I).
Macfarlane
Of
Victoria
ceeds
Mr.
Justice
D.
A.
Macdonald
OTTAWA,
Sept.
12:
A.
D.
Macfarlane
K.C.,
Victoria
barrister,
ha3
been
appointed
to
the
Supreme
ing
away
steadily
with
strong
ac-
James
Mnnes,
49,
a
platoon
officer
,
Court
of
British
Columbia
bench
nun
against
me
invasion
irausK
.
,u.
ums
nimrAs.
died
in
nospi-,in
succession
to
au.
ousmc
u.
Is
annunced.
f
1
T
A
German
fireman
looks
into
the
wreckage
or
a
building
on
Kottbuaser
Strasse,
Brhn.
less
than
lyp
miles
from
Wllhelmstrasse.
where
Ocrman
government
buildings
are
located.
ThlsJuildln?
and
others
In
the
vicinity
were
bombed
by
British
airmen
retaliating
for
German
bombings
o.'
London.
the
Channel
hellng
quite
choppy,
i
.
-
'
but
It
appeared
better
again
to-
.
A
y
Medical
Ass
n
Whereas
.three
u
months
,
ago
an
Invasion
attempt
might
have
had
T1
Mppf
NpyI"
t
reasonable
chance
of
success,
1U
1I1CCI
liCAl
Britons
are
now
convinced
that
It
w
T
is
doomed
for
utter
failure
and
q
Y
cHlCOUVcl
tre
even
welcoming
the
prospect
is
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
xtTcnM
ont
,2.vancouvei
tea
a
dead.y
blow
to
the
Nazi
J
J
Meantime
the
Royal
Air
Force.
"ZTon
Medical
Association.
from;
the
air.
the
Royal
Navy,
from
the
sea,
and
heavy
batteries,
from
home
GUARD
SHOT
the
Dover
shore,
have
been
pound-
Manchester.
seDt.
12:
(CP)
NEW
JUDGE
Demolished
London
n
l
itt
17
A
DBfUMTEH
ocliool
House
nas
til
1
VJLLMUJJ
Londoners
reduced
It
to
rubble.
Tomb
LONDON,
September
12:
CP
Demolition
workers
were
yesterday
frantically
shifting
tons
of
masonry
from
a
huge
crater
that
was
the
tomb
for
an
unknown
number
of
persons
when
an
east
end
school
where
they
took
shelter
from
their
bombed
homes
was
Itself
struck
Monday
night.
About
five
hundred
tal
here
from
a
bullet
wound
ne
rer
wacaonam
wuuse
imimunuu
w
wKjuciauus
"v
celved
when
handling
his
revolver
British
Columbia
Court
of
Appeal
J
the
two-story
building
when
a
bomb
Buy
Bonds
Help
Win
DEFERRED
TWO
DAYS
Bomb
Lay
For
That
Time
In
Buckingham
Palace
Grounds
Before
Exploding
LONDON,
Sept.
12:
(CP)-
The
whirh
wrecked
a
small'
side
of
Buckingham
wing
on
the
north
Palace
had
burled
Itself
In
the
palace
grounds
on
Sunday
Tuesday.
The
blast
and
exploded
hurled
one
ton
blocks
of
masonry
about
the
lawn
and
shot
a
Jagged
section
of
a
stone
pillar
over
the
broad
roof
of
the
paiace.
one
hundred
windows
were
ed.
..
,
.
ITnlcnr
11.1.
,
nw
the
iormei
111
wuo
.
.
.
..
tv,
wrst
,
Great
,-,
was
a
guest
whuib
nnn
Money
Will
Have
No
Value
If
Hitler
Wins
War
Against
Gt.
Britain
The
minister
of
finance
is
making
a
special
appeal
to
small
investors
to
do
their
part
in
making
the
second
war
loan
a
success.
He
points
out
that
in
this
country
there
is
over
a
billion
and
a
half
dollars
in
savings
bank
deposits
drawing
a
low
rate
of
interest.
He
thinks
the
people
do
not
realize
how
the
present
var
loan
offers
the
opportun-
'
1
.
.
Ity
for
these
people
to
combine
Moderator
Of
United
Church
WINNIPEG,
Sept.
12:
Rt.
Hon,
Aubrey
S.
Tuttle,
president
of
St.
Stephen's
College,
Edmonton,
was
yesterday
elected
moderator
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada
at
the
ninth
general
council.
He
succeeds
Rt.
Rev.
John
W.
Woodslde
of
ot
TWINS
8
DAYS
APART
WA9SIIINGTON,
Sept.
12:
(CP)
Calvin
and
Melvln
Tyler1,
now
17,
wind.Wo
twins
but
caivm
can
nierauy
Moderate
10
uu
somo
call
Melvln
a
young
squlrt-Calvln
i.r
fliminu
hull
light
showers
and
also
fog
?
patches.
Is
eight
days
older.
patriotic
duty
with
the
safest
pos;
sible
Investment
of
their
savings
at
a
higher
rate
of
Interest
than
they
are
now
receiving.
There
are
a
number
of
Prince
Ku-pert
people
who
might
benefit
by
an
Investment
of
this
kind
and
who
by
taking
If
only
one
bond
at
$100
would
be
helping
the
war
effort.
Our
splendid
young
men
are
do
ing
the
fighting
for
us
and
it
ls
little
enough
we
can
do
to
provide
the
money
to
carry
on
the
war
to
a
successful
conclusion.
We
might
as
well
realize
now
that,
If
by
any
mischance,
the
British
Empire
should
fall
before
Hitler's
onslaught,
our
money
would
have
no
value
whether
in
currency
or
bonds.
Converting
It
Into
war
bonds
ls
a
most
effective
means
of
preventing
such
a
catastrophe.
New
Technique
Of
Barrage
Baffles
London
Air
Raids;
Berlin
Again
Heavily
Hit
Attempted
To
,
.
Blow
Up
Mine
.
TORONTO,
Sept.
12:
(CP)
Attorney
General
Gordon
Con-
aiu
of
Ontario
said
today
that'
..!
attempt
was
made
to
blow
v
-hn
K
Jrr-Addlson
gold
mine
,
at
Larder
Lake
yesterday.
He
I
ild
that
six
sticks
of
dynamite
were
found
near
a
vltaj
spot
and
the
mine
would
likely
have
been
crippled
had
the
ex-
plosion
occurred.
No
other
details
were
made
public.
CALLING
UP
1
I
CANADIANS
OTTAWA,
Sept.
11:
(CI)
A
proclamation
advising
all
Canada';
singlemen
and
childless
widowers
21
to
24
years
of
age
inclusive
that
they
are
liable
to
be
called
up
for
thirty
days'
compulsory
military
training
will
be
issued
probably
late
today
or
tomorrow,
it
is
announced.
The
actual
call
to
training
will
follow.
According
to
previous
announcement,'-
the
plan
Is
to
call
forty
thousand
men
of
21
years
for
the
first
batch
to
start
training
October
9.
Battle
HELP
TO
WIN
WAR
Loan
Gives
People
Chance
to
Help
Arm
Fighting
Force
$201,000,000
Reached
OTTAWA,
Sept,
12:
(CP)
"Canada's
second
war
loan,
riow
being
sold,
is
a
direct
and
emphatic
appeal
to
the
people
of
this
country
for
money
to
arm
and
equip
our
fighting
forces,"
Hon.
J.
L.
Iisley,
minister
of
finance,
said
in
a
statement
to
the
Canadian
Press
today.
"Here
is
an
opportunity,"
said
Mr.
Iisley,
"for
the
many
to
show
how
they
feel
about
the
few
whose
courage
Is
winning
the
day
for
us
all."
Mr.
Iisley
was
appealing
to
small
private
subscribers
to
come
forward
immediately.
Up
to
last
night
$201,909,000
of
the
$300,000,000
'
had
been
SPEED
UP
MUNITIONS
SIMLA,
India,
Sept.
12:
(CP)
The
government
of
India
has
increased
production
of
ammunition
and
equipment
on
the
broadest
basis
of
civil
trade,
factories
already
working
at
full
pressure.
Hitier
Given
Something
to
Think
About
as
Preparations
For
His
Attempted
Invasion
of
England
Reach
Zero
Hour
BACK
AS
USUAL
TODAY
LONDON,
September
12:
(CP)
After
a
lull
of
almost
twelve
hours,
a
reconnaissance
raid
by
German
scouting
planes
shattered
a
quiet
day
in
London.,
The
air
raid
warning
was,
the
first
London
had"
had
for
the
day,
commencing
at
4:39
p.m.
'(7:39
a.m.
Pacific
Standard
Time)
with
the
all
clear
sounding
at
5:41
p.m.
It
was
the
usual
time
between
4
:30
and
6
p.m.
for
the
war
planes
to
buzz
over
the
city.
No
bombs
were
dropped
and
there
was
no
anti-aircraft
fire.
The
only
sound
was
the
drone
of
the
visiting
aircraft.
Authorities
believed
that
the
planes
were
sent
over
to
photograph
damage
done
and
reconnoitre
targets.
German
aircraft
were
reported
tonight
over
northeast,
northwest
and
midlands
of
England
and
also
over
Scotland.
Sirens
sounded
at
9:11
p.m.
in
the
London
area
for
the
second
alarm
of
the
day.
LONDON,
September
12:
(CP)
The
past
hours
have
been
very
much
in
favor
of
Great
Britain
'as
the.
battle,
between.
London
and
Berlin
continued
with
.MeruFrQm.21.t9.
2i
Years
ot
.Age
imaDateu
-iury.-
u.ruain
not
oniy
ipunu
tne
answer-to
tne
to
be
Advised
to
H61d
Them
selves
in
Readiness
iNazi
nignt
attacxs
oy
air
out
oeat
tne
enemy
to
the
draw
in
a
great
duel
of
artillery
across
the
Straits
of
Dover,
where
Nazi
preparations
lor
an
in
vasion
have
reached
the
zero
hour,j
w
w
a
i
and"
hurled
an
even
more
vigorous
M
A
A
jr
K
I
liM
Tfl
IS
onslaueht
urion
Berlin.
Hamburg.!
Xirr.i
VVil
1U
Bremen
and
other
Important
centre:.
In
Berlin
Potsdam
and.
An-halterxrailway
stations
and
Tem-
'plehof
airdrome
were
heavily
hit.
With
an
air
raid
alarm
period
of
exactly
nine
hours
ending
at
5:30
this
morning,
the
night
was
the
-j:;kEning
thud
of
falling
Nazi
RULED
OUT
Declared-
By
German-Controlled
Government
Of
Norway
As
No
Longer
Able
To
Function
noisiest
London
has
had
since
the
t
OSLO,
Sept.
12:
(CP)
The
:
intensified
air
raids
on
the
capital
German'
.
dominated
Norwegian'
city
began
but
for
Londoners
it
was
parnament
yesterday
declared
the
Joyful
roar
of
the
largest
and
tnat
naakon,
now
in
Eng.
.most
effective
anti-aircraft
bar-
'lahdi
ls
unabie
to
function
but
de-'
rage
to
date
rather
than
the
dull
clded
t0
postpone
.until
after
the
war
the
question
of
whether
he:
bombs.
Germany's
fifth
nightly
!wiu
be
au0wed
to
return
to
the
raid
was
almost
entirely
scattered
COuntry.
The
chief
of
the
new.
by
a
change
of
technique
in
the
Norwegian
"government"
Is
tn-banage.
The
en
my
was
complete-
goif
Elster
Chrlstensen
as
regent
ly
baffled
In
his
attempt
to
find
his'
targets
and
no
more
than
twenty
yesterday
as
the
Royal
Air
Force
bombs
fell
on
the
central
city
dur-
unioaded
cargoes
of
death
and
ing
the
entire
night,
doing
much
dcstructlon.
less
damage
and
causing
consid-
nnP
homb
landed
but
a
few
yarffl
erably
fewer
casualties
than
on
the
preceding
four
nights.
In
the
air
fighting
yesterday
over
and
antl-alrcfaft
barrage,
hitting
the
station
building
and
tracks.
Numerous
fires
flared
In
Berlin
following
a
ninety-two
minute
bombing
attack,
an
official
German
statement
said.
The
raid
started
at
11:30
p.m..
An
unknown
number
were
killed
and
wounded.
.Several
factories
were
destroyed
from
Chancellor
Hitler's
official
residence.
The
Rritish
nlane
came
In
re-
'
England
the
score
was
89
German
npftt.d
r.jns.
neavv
anti-aircraft
j
planes
brought
down
to
twenty-four
f
ire
was
encountered
but
all
the
alr-Brltlsh
with
seven
pilofis
saved.
enffaeed
tn
this
raid
returned
During
last
mgnt
two
nosuuais,
many
houses
and
two
small
factories
were
hit
In
the
southern
part
of
the
city.
A
joint
communique
Issued
by
the
air
and
information
ministries
announced
that
casualties
for
Tuesday
night's
raid
were
eighteen
killed
and
280
injured.
Last
night
the
toll
was
even
less.
In
Heart
of
Berlin
In
bombing
the
Anhalter
railway
station,
the
Royal
Air
Force
struck
again
at
the
heart
of
Berlin
last
night.
The
Templehof
airdrome
Is
one
of
the
Nazi
capital's
principal
air
centres.
The
British
fliers
reached
Berlin
shortly
after
midnight
and
soon
were
dropping
their
bombs.
A
large
railway
yard
south
of
Potsdam
station
was
straddled
by
heavy
calibre
explosives
and
In
cendiary
DomDS.
Anhalter
station
was
attacked
by
a
raider
who
evaded
searchlights
safely.
The
Berlin
raid
was
staged
while
the
British
continued
to
strike
re
peated
blows
at
Germany
and
the
French
coast
to
ward
off
the
imminent
Invasion
attempt.
Deadly
blows
were
struck
at
Calais,
Ostend
and
Boulogne.
Meanwhile
in
London
Hailed
In
London
as
a
great
vlc
tory
was
the
repulse
of
last
night's
attack
on
London
which
wa?
apparently
attempted
by
the
greatest
number
of
planes
yet
sent'
against
the
city.
The
new
type
of
barrage,
loudest
ever
heard
In
the
city,
threw
up
a
veritable
curtain
of
exploding
shells
through
which
few
of
the
German
bombers
dared
to
dive.
Successfully
beaten
off,
the
raiders
.failed
to
reach
Important
objectives,
It
was
disclosed,
that
,Ftajt
Street
had
been
bombed
and
ths
offices
of
the
Dally
Herald
and
the
Even
ing
Standard
damaged.
Madame
Tassaud's
famous
wax
works
museum
was
also
struck.
St.
Paul's
Cathedral
was
men
aced
by
a
delayed
action
bomb
which
buried
Itself
In
the
precincts.
Workmen
Immediately
look
steps
to
smother
the
explosives'
b
thes
hop'
of
saving
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