yjealhejjiotecast
Rupert
and
Qu
een
Char-.
!
prince
rnds-
Moderate
n
tritb
log
IMrllamcnt
nu.""
jOClX.
NO.
232.
-
.
ug
ICHTS
ARE
AKEN
OVER
Onan-Goinic
Craft
Are
kurtd
To
Further
Bolster
Canadian
Navy
pi
Oct.
2:
(CP)
Fur-
I
(tpinslon
of
the
Canadian
I
through
acquisition
of
fit-
I
lfte
ocean-going
yachts
Is
lnd
by
Hon.
Angus
Mac-
K
minister
of
national
de-
i
(w
nml
affairs.
(
ssli
have
been
acquired
(onttrsion
into
anll-submar-
Nul
craft
and
will
be
re-
N
after
Canadian
animals.
regular
monthly
dinner
the
Junior
Section
of
B
Rupert
Chamber
of.
free,
ordinarily
scheduled
for
I'Hi'ng,
has
'
been
postponed
or
so
until
the
return
1
cl'y
o!
the
president-elect,
1
i.
lierman
&NADIAN
CROSS
5
W,E.
Fisher
ffl
Pi?"-
-
JO
w5on
10
'
1
Wld
Vr
-
WtampaiBii
"
tfw.iv
";
'u
i
"kji'v
niiiit
tnree
military
chiefs
and
diplomats
German
Hlgn
command
IS
KCporied
to
llavc
from
nine
Latin-American
nations
Assumed
Direction
of
Operations
kft
today
by
plane
to
inspect,
"One
for
all
and
all
for
one"
J
LONDON,
Oct.
2:
(CP)-Military
circles
in
Great
FSS.
I
lain
continue
preaching
invasion
preparedness
but
declared
President
Franklin
d.I
J
Ir
for
such
an
anacK
mis
year
nas
come
ana
cone.
liiC
"eau
01
U1C
ucia-
I
..
;
i-.i.
.
'ii
1
.
Hon
honed
that
the
rhaln
of
hannv
ythinK
ll
nneiy
naitnu
invawon
iieei
wiu
oe
mam-
r
-
-
Amercar;;
in
German-held
Channel
ports
through
the
winter
pubUcs
would
be
further
forged.
iriton
Is
Kidnapped
ilri
Astra
Romana,
largest
ItatpKiy
In
Rumania.
The
i'M
old
it
was
unable
to
ktUis
la
whereabouts
of
tatter
I.
Miller.
Ruman-
iittoriifs
have
promised
Jwtfctlon
of
..aljegfd
iwkm
of
British
sub-
t
w
uivcti.
wie
oniiiu
wcei
uui
pre-
,
"
diet
that
Egypt
will
likely
be
the
'
next
Important
battlefield.
Military
circles
say
they
have
"no
;
reason
to
doubt"
that
the
Oerman
high
command
has
taken
over
dl
frection
of
Italian
operations
in
1
Mnrth
A
frr
Thaw
rotr
ttirj
Is
mma
HVi
I4
4llMV'Hi
-w
OttJ
ViKIC
IIV
I
wu
i-amju
.101
tu
uciicvc
uul
SUCHAREST
Oct.
2:
(CP)
.u'
,
uTT
V
Tl,
BriUsh
legation
says
that
i"ul"
"
"c"-
1
,wut7:
Lt
vnnthv
annarentlv
rciniorcemenis
ior
me
naiiar.
Lot-dbU.
has
kidnapped
!?.
'
au.U4.
...
toctonltheBrltlsh-con-
tlnued
Nazi
air
attacks
during
the
winter
upon
London
and
elsewhere
throughout
the
British
Isles.
All
those
who
can
leave
London
are
being
urged
to
do
so
as
soon
as.
possible.
The
winter's
defence
program,
lslhree-fold:
First,
to
combat
the
Oerman
aerial
raiders.
Second,
to
remove
all
women
and
children
as
far
as
possible
from
London
and
more
thickly
populated
centres.
i
Third,
to
give
the
utmost
shelter
t
to
those
who
must
remain.
'
An
authoritative
spokesman
last
night
referred
to
the
relatively
smal
llmportance
of
damage
which
'had
been
Inflicted
upon
military
objectives
In
this
country
compared
with
the
Intensity
of
attack
and
the
destruction
that
had
been
caused
to
civilian
property.
This
was
a
much
'different
picture
from
that
In
Germany
and
Nazi-controlled
territory
i
where
large
and
systematic
damage
was
being
done
to
military
objec-i
tlves
by
the
Royal
Air
Force.
I
SOLDIER
IS
SHOT
Butler
Herbert
Wright
of
Belleville
Loses
Life
Through
Being
Shot
In
Chest
nn.LEVILLE.
Ont.,
Oct.
2:
(CP)
Shot
through
the
chest
by
a
rifle
United
States
Planes
in
Use
rrvtmoM
act.
2i
Lord
Beaverbrook,
minister
of
atr-
craft
producUon,
stated
yes
A
rii
Mint
thP
"flOW
Of
RTV1WUJ
w-v
.
United
States
planes
to
Great
fldence."
Brewster,
Douglas
and
Curtis
planes
are
now
oe-
-i
.
,
i
iv
airmen.
I
mg
usca
oy
uui
lure
"
---
i
eoual
,.i
to
nup
our
best.
and
arc
declared
Beaverbrook.
i
Bulletins
LOCAL
MAN
DIES
'
Oscar
Olsen
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
B.
and
B.
Department
having
passed
away
In
Hazelton
Hospital,
the
body
was
brought
to
the
city
from
the
In-
,
terlor
on
last
night's
train.
Deceased
was
thirty
years
of
age.
Matt
Peterson
of
this
city
Is
an
uncle.
The
funeral
will
take
place
Friday,
"7EW
WEATHEH
CHIEF'
VICTORIA.
William
Burton,
director
of
Gonzales
Hill
meteorological
observatory
since
1936
when
he
succeeded
F.
Napier
Denlson,
has
been
transferred
to
Toronto.
He
will
be
succeeded
by
his
assistant,
W.
A.
Thorn.
KNIGHTHOOD
CONFERRED
LONDON.
The
Prime
Minister
lunched
with
the
King
at
Buckingham
Palace
Tuesday.
Knighthood
was
conferred
on
Captain
Henry
Harwood,
commander
of
the
squadron
which
fought
in
the
nattle
of
the
Tlate
with
the
German
pocket
battleship
Admiral
Graf
Spec
GERMANS
TRAIN
RUMANIANS
BUCHAREST
German
officers
are
now
training
Rumanian
forces
In
tank
and
mechanized
equipment
use.
MINARETS
DARK
ALEXANDRIA.
For
the
first
time
in
history
minarets
of
the
Alexandria
mosque
are
dark
during
Mohammedan
Holy
Month.
War
precautions
make
this
necessary.
The
same
condition
prevails
at
Port
Said
and
Ismaela.
REVELSTOKE
PIONEER
DEAD
itF.VELSTOKE.
Frank
D.
Weir,
bullet.
Bugler
Herbert
Wright
of
I
.resldent
of
Revelstoke
since
1886,
Belleville,
Ontario,
Is
dead.
Jnm-i
frst
postmaster
ana
mtmmr
i
vestlgation
Is
being
conducteo.
CHICAGO
WHEAT
PRICE
CHICAGO.
Oct.
2:-The
Chicago
whpnt
nrirps
were
c
to
V2C
lower
vcivrHatf
with
December
closing
hf
m
3,'.p
Th
Winnipeg
wheat
l
V
V
1
Ov
-
price
yesterday
was
71c.
the
first
city
council,
is
dead.
t
MINING
MAN
DIES
VANCOUVER
R.
R-
Medley,
well
known
mining
man
and
resident
of
the
province
since
1896,
ls
dead
here.
PROMOTING
REVOLT
LONDON
It
Js
reported
that
Premier
Mussolini
and
Foreign
Minister
Sunear
of
Spain,
In
discussions
at
Rome,
have
convassed
the
possibility
of
promoting
a
Holy
War
In
Africa
ana
inm
against
the
British
Empire.
RUSSOJAP"
PACT
NEXT
Berlin
Sees
Non-Aggression
Agreement
Between
Soviet
and
Nippon
as
Likely
BERLIN,
Oct.
2.-The
Axis
powers
of
Germany
and
Italy
are
looking
to
Russia
to
sign
a
non-aggression
pact
with
Japan,
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
p.c
Wmln
Out?
CHAMBERLAIN
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER
2,
1940.
In?
LLOYD
GEORGE
LONDON,
Oct.
2:
(CP)
Resignation
of
Former
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
as
President
of
the
Council
in
the
Churchill
government
on
grounds
of
ill-health
is
imminent
and
may
be
announced
tonight
or
tomorrow,
it.
is
reported
in
political
circles.
Resignation
of
the
former
Prime
Minister
would
likely
involve
several
government
For
American
League
in
i
Opening
of
World
Series
Tight
Pitchine
of
Buck
Newsom
Proved
Too
Much
for
-
Cincinnati
Reds;
Game
Put
On
Ice
in
Second
Inning
i
CINCINNATI.
Oct.
2.
Detroit,
American
League
champions,
loosed
their
batting
power
behind
the
tight
Plicningoi
IJUCK
ixew&uiu
iuuy
iu
ueieai,
vuitiniitti-i
iveua
seven
IO
two
in
tne
nisi
game
ui
ine
ivw
vunu
oenes.
The
Tigers
put
the
game
on
ice
in
the
second
inning
with
a
five-hit
five-run
blast
which
sent
Paul
Derringer,
-
the
red-leg
ace
pitcher,
to
the'
.
,
...
I
showers
and
then
added
two
more
n
O
A
WL
I
IVj
j
In
the
fifth,
when
Bruce
Campbell
JLiriijLlkJ
111
'banged
a
homer
into
the
right
field.
a
wV
i
m
m
a
o
oieacners
io
score
oenina
nuay
i
K
A
H
A
VI
A
NiYork.
who.had
tripled.
LniimiJiriU,
while
Detroit
was
bunching
its
ten
hits
to
the
best
advantage,
United
States
Army
Ana
wavy
Newsom
kept
eight
Cincinnati
bln-i
Mission
Making
Inspection
(gles
well
scattered
except
In
the
I
Greeted
By
Duke
Of
Windsor
fourth
when
Goodman
doubled
and,
..
came
home
on
Ripple's
single
and'
NASSAU,
Bahamas.
Oct.
2:
'm
the
elghth
wnen
Werberi
Eight
members
of
a
United
States
doubied
and
scored
on
Goodman's'
army
and
navy
mission,
neaaea
Dy
one-baser.
Rear
Admiral
Jonn
w.
ureensiaae,
arrived
in
the
Bahamas
to
inspect
possible
sites
for
bases
to
the
establlsment
of
whlcn
ureal
un-j
tain
has
agreed.
The
mission
was
met
by
the
Governor
of
the
Ba
hamas,
the
Duke
of
Windsor.
Re
ports
that
the
Duke
may
return
to
the
United
States
wltn,
tne
mis-
slon
lack
confirmation.
Weather
Forecast
General
synopsis
The
pressure
continues
abnormally
high
southeast
of
Vancouver
Island
and
relatively
low
over
the
State
of
Ne
vada.
The
weather
is
fair
and
cool
throughout
this
province.
West
coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Moderate
to
fresh
northwest
winds,
part
cloudy
with
not
much
change
in
temperature
and
a
few
foj
patches.
POUND
STERLING
NEW
YORK,
Oct.
2:
The
British
pound
sterling
was
up
at
$4.04
on
the
New
York
foreign
exchange
market
yestefday.
.OFFENSIVE
BY
CHINESE
HONG
KONG,
Oct.
2:
Chinese
troops,
according
to
advices
received
here,
are
planning
to
institute
an
early
offensive
against
the
Japanese
in
French
Indo-
Chlna.
Ontario
Invaded
HAMILTON,
Oct.
2:
(CP)
The
southwestern
part
of
On-
tarlo
are
having
an
example
of
what
an
Invasion
might
be
like.
Five
thousand
Canadian
troops
are
engaging
In
ex-
tensive
field
manoeuvres
of
this
character.
I
SPAIN
NOT
!
Tomorrow's
Tides
OF
DEFENCE
London
People
Cheered
By
Announcement
That
Night
Air
Attacks
May
Be
Checked
LONDON,
Oct.
1:
(CP)
London,
with
an
unofficial
toll
of
five
thousand
dead
and
eight
thousand
wounded
in
September
air
raids,
has
received
official
assurance
vhat
a
new
defence
system
Is
belli
built
up
to
meet
night
at-
'acts.
rne
nature
01
tne
system
hrs
not
been
disclosed
but
it
cmes
as
comforting
news
to
housands
who
are
now
compelled
a
sr?nd
most
of
the
nights
and
much
of
the
days
In
shelters.
COMING
IN
Entry
In
War
Will
Not
Result
From
Present
Conferences,
It
Is
Said
High.
2:15
ajn.
222
ft.
14:21
pjn.
23.1
ft.
Low
8:22
am.
2.9
ft.
20:51
p.m.
0.9
ft.
PRICE:
i
CENTS
feparing
For
Winter
Campaign
vasion
Possibility
j
till
Seen
Although
Observers
Discount
It
SOLIDIFY
NEW
SYSTEM
AMERICAS
Representatives
of
Nine
Republics
If
Visiting
United
States
.
Defences
-
-
WARHINflTON
n
C.
"W.
5
Thi
campaign
io
lurmer
sirengmeu
Western
Hemisphere
solidarity
in
the
face
of
dictatorial
aggression
Iron
from
Europe
Europe
continues.
continues.
Twenty
r
w
i
n
nL
'n
in
i
uri
Twenty-
Chamberlain
Expected
to
Resign
With
Lloyd
George
Entering
Churchill
Gov't
1
ASSAULTS
ON
LONDON
ALL
FAIL
Inner
Sections
of
Metropolis
Escape
Bombing
to
Large
Extent
R.A.F.
Pounding
'Hard
at
Reich
ROME,
Oct.
2:
(CP)
A
Fascist
night,
during
which
planes
appear-xjurc
declared
yesterday
that
im-
.
ed
in
the
northwestern
section
of
mediate
Spanish
entry
into
thi
the
city,
being
suspended
Just
be-war
will
not
result
from
confer-1
fore
midnight
although
another
ncs
v'hlsh
started
yesterday
be-
came
shortly
after.
The
new
Hght-tween
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
nlpg
shell
defence
appeared
to
be
-4
P-in!h
M'nister
of
the
In-
functioning
effectively.
The
enemy
terior
Roman
Serrano
Suner.
night
attack
was
much
lighter
f.nd
Tn?re
is
little
likelihood
of
the
people
now
pay
little
attention
Spain
entering
the
war
or
Joining
to
day
alarms.
up
with
tne
oerman-iiauan-
.tpranese
pact
for
the,
present
at
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.04
Yz.
Bralorne,
10.00.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.05
(bid).
Dentonio,
.OOVi
(ask).
Falrvlew,
.00.
Gold
Belt,
.20.
Hedley
Mascot,
.46.
Minto,
.01.
Noble
Five.
.004.
Pend
Oreille,
1.65
(bid).
Pacific
Nickel,
.08
(ask).
Pioneer,
2.00
(bid).
Premier.
.96
(bid).
Privateer,
.45
(bid).
Reeves
MacDonald,
.20
(bid).
Reno,
.18
(ask).
Salmon
Gold,
.02.
Sheep
Creek,
.92.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.022
(ask).
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.12V2.
:
Calmont,
.23
(bid).
C.
it
E.,
1.55.
Home,
2.00.
Pacalta,
.053i.
Royal
Canadian,
.10.
Okalta,
.90
(bid).
Mercury,
.06
(ask).
Prairie
Royalties,
.11
(ask).
.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.I6V2.
Beattle,
.90.
Centra
Pat.,
1.88
(bid).
Cons.
Smelters,
39.V4.
East
Malartic,
2.40.
Fernland,
.03
(ask).
Francoeur,
.38.
Gods
Lake,
.35.
Hardrock,
.92.
Int.
Nickel,
38.Vi.
Kerr
Addison,
2.76.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.10.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
2.42
(bid).
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.43.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
.97.
Mone'ta,
.57
(bid).
Noranda,
57.V4.
Pickle
Crow,
3.20.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.95.
San
Antonio,
2.20.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.70
(bid).
Uchl.
.43.
Bouscadillac,
.04
(ask).
Mosher,
.08.
Oklend,
.06'2.
Smelters
Gold,
.00
Vi.
NEW
YORK
COPPER
NEW
YORK,
Oct.
2:
Copper
Drlces
were
up
.02c
to
.08c
on
the
New
York
metal
market
yesterday
with
December
closing
at
10.78c.
Since
midnight
last
night
at
,ltast
eight
German
planes
,
have
ister
..Dayidoyd,
George
might-return-
in
FJ8tVSyS1i
been
fought
down"ln
the
nrlvisnrv
rananitv.
-
w.u,J
v
'
....
.
'
of
raids
on
various
parts
parts
of
of
1'
i
j
TYWJU'
uiuuiiuiy
uc
uaru
iui
an
ui"
..
lir
1-1.
.
Al
auBB.
Uetroit
Won
rirst
bame
tack
on
Gibraltar,
however,
Gayda
Numerous
Military
Objectives
Hit
By
British
Bombers
During
Night
LONDON,
Oct.
2.
Five
major
German
attempts
three
by
day
and
two
by
night
to
raid
London
In
force
failed
yesterday.
During
the
day
five
German
planes
were
brought
down
while
the
British
lost
four.
The
raiders
found
It
impossible
to
penetrate
the
ring
of
fire
on
the
outskirts
of
the
city
and
were
unable
to
drop
bombs
on
the
inner
city.
There
was
a
lull
In
the
night
raiding,
the
first
alarm
of
the
course
Bri
tain,
H
was
announced
this
morning.
I
London
defence
batteries
went
I
into
action
arly;
this
afternoon
I
when
squadrons
'.of
Invading
Nazi
war
planes
caused
the
fifth
alarm
of
the
day.
The
waves
of
attack
were
turned
back
by
the
Royal
'Air
Force
In
each
case.
Defences
worked
smoothly
and
nine
German
planes
were
shot
down
with
loss
of
one
of
Great
Britain's
lighters.
In
each
of
the
four
'
earlier
alarms
either
the
defences
were
strong
enough
to
hold
back
the
raiders
or
central
London
was
not
their
objective.
Although
London
was
kept
in
an
almost
continuous
state
of
alarm
from
dawn
to
dusk
few
German
planes
managed
to
penetrate
London
defences
and
drop
bombs.
These
Inflicted
some
fatalities.
I
The
twenty-fifth
night
of
bombardment
for
London
passed
with
I
less
severity
than
usual
but
attacks
on.
Great
Britain
were
widespread.
Heavy
attacks
were
aimed
at
several
northwestern
towns.
Raiders
also
struck
at
southwest-I
em
Scotland
and
Wales
and
the
shopping
district
of
Liverpool
was
ibombed
for
the
third
successive
night.
!
Pounding
At
Germany
1
Meanwhile
the
Royal
Air
Force
kept
pounding
away
on
the
Reich
1
with
another
night
attack
on
Berlin,
causing
a
two
hour
and
fifteen
minute
alarm
which
came
earlier
-than
usual,
beginning
before
mld-
I
night.
Elsewhere
the
Royal
Air
'Force
attacked
important
military
objectives
Including
big
gun
em
placements
of
which
twenty-five
have
been
located
between
Cap
Griz
Nez
and
Calais.
Both
sides
of
the
English
Channel
trembled,
so
heavy
was
the
British
attack.
The
Air
Ministry
announced
that
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
attacked
a
Berlin
munitions
factory
during
the
night.
Bombers
also
at
tacked
an
oil
plant
at
Cologne,
a
power
station
at
Dulsberg,
an
aircraft
factory
at
Rotterdam
and
western
Gernlin
communications
as
well
as
Channel
invasion
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