war
1;
"
NAZIS
ATTACK
BRISTOL
LONDON
The
West
England
city
of
Bristol
was
subjected
to
another
concentrated
attack
by
the
Nail
air
force
last
night.
Enemy
plan"
came
0Ter
wave
a,ter
wave
TheT
followed
the
usual
procedure
first
dropping
flare
bombs,
then
Incendiaries
and
then
high
explosive
steel
bombs
to
deal
death
and
destruction.
Casualties
and
damage
were
considerable
but
many
buildings
'were
avei1
through
the
efficiency
of
precautionary
meas-ur
and
fire
fighting1
services.
Elsewhere
in
England
there
were
tporadic
raids
last
night.
London
had
three
alarms
but
the
actuil
bombings
were
not
heavy
or
serious.
Bristol
was
again
tislted
by
the
enemy
raiders
last
night
as
well
as
Liverpool
and
elsewhere
in
the
northwest.
BULGARIA
TO
RESIST
INVASION
SOFIA
King
Boris
of
Bulgaria,
in
a
speech
before
Parliament
yesterday,
expressed
firm
determination
to
resist
German
Invasion
of
his
country.
"Our
country
definitely
does
not
want
war,"
King
Boris
said
"and
wc
shall
not
be
a
party
to
attack
upon
any
ot
our
neighbors."
GERMANS
FIGHTING
GREEKS
ISTANBUI
German
war
planes
are
now
in
action
against
the
Greeks,
It
Is
realiably
reported
here.
Four
hundred
Nazi
pilots
are
now
said
to
be
assisting
the
Italians.
HITLER'S
CHANCES
GONE
LONDON
The
"free"
German
radio
station
is
on
the
air
again.
In
a
broadcast
last
night
it
declared
that
Hitler's
chances
of
winning
the
war
were
gone.
It
recited
deeds
of
cruelty
by
the
Naiis.
DIFFICULTY
OF
INVASION
NEW
YORK
American
military
observers
are
inclined
to
the
belief
that
an
invasion
of
England
by
Germany
would
be
a
much
more
difficult
task
than
would
have
been
an
assault
on
the
Maginot
Line
which
never
was
put
to
the
test.
There
would
be
eitreme
difficulty
In
landing
anywhere
in
Great
Britain
even
under
the
most
favorable
of
auspices
such
as
mastery
of
the
air
and
widespread
gas
attack
and
any
landing
forces
would
fate
almost
certain
annihilation.
German
troops
are
believed
to
hare
no
stomach
or
an
invasion
attempt
as
the
water
Is
not
their
dish.
Already
many
Germans
have
been
drowned
in
rehearsal
of
Invasion
attempts.
At
the
best,
lightly
armed
Naxi
Invaders
would
have
to
face
tremendous
British
mechanized
forces
as
well
as
a
well-equipped
army
of
two
million
men,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
trained
home
guards
and
"every
British
man,
woman
and
child"
all
of
whom
despise
the
Germans.
FRENCH
SHIPS
TORPEDOED
VICHY
The
French
submarine
Sfax
and
auxiliary
warship
Rhone,
which
sank
after
heavy
explosions
while
moving
from
Casablanca
to
Daker,
were
torpedoed,
according
to
Information
reaching
here.
Sixty-four
of
the
crew
of
the
Sfax
were
lost
and
ten
ot
the
Khone.
CIFTS
FOR
OVERSEAS
IfMiil
Expresses
For
Canadian
Active
Service
l
orcc
MONTREAL,
Jan.
4:-Arrange-
qpits
have
been
made
for
me
handling
by
express
at
special
rites
of
bona
fide
gift
shipments
to
members
ot
the
Canadian
Ac-tite
Service
Force.
Canadians
nlng
In
the
United
Kingdom
forces
or
to
private
individuals
over
Hhere,
according
to
G-
E.
Bdlrose.
general
manager,
Canadian
NaUonal
Express.
Such
packets
on
which
express
charges
mud.
be
nrnald.
have
certain
limi
BARDIA
IS
i
NEAR
FALL
British
Take
One-Half
of
Defences
and
Capture
Large
Portion
of
Garrison
tations
as
to
wsiaht
and
measure-
0f
two
miles,
as
a
1
merits
and
foodstuffs
must
not
bo
almost
continuous
Vcked
with
other
articles
not
m
the
category,
he
said.
By
bona
fide
gilt
shipments
is
aeant
that
the
shipment
has
been
sent
cntirclw
unsolicited
and
that
Hi
transfer
of
money
will
be
made
In
respect
of
such
gift.
Neither
I
must
gif
t
shipments
include
Jewel-try,
raonty,
securities
or
irood3
of
lat
value,
Mr.
Bcllrose
explained.
It
is
pointed
out
that
owing
to
ths
uncertainty
ot
sailings
and
the
limited
amount
of
steamship
space
Mailable,
all
it
shipments
are
Object,
to
delay
and
perishable
oods
will
bo
carried
cnUrely
at
owner's
risk,
no
cold
storage
on
faamshlps
being
available
at
the
Psent
time.
WhUe
gift
parcels
lor
members
t
the
Canadian
Active
Service
FOrPP
kXA
ft
ivn
fllnna
fral
rvflr
111
toe
United
Kingdom
forces
enter
fte
United
Kingdom
dutv
free,
ted
Mr.
Bdlrose,
those
for
pri-
"is
individuals
are
subject
to
lar
customs
duty,
However,
If
lcrampanled
by
proper
certificates
'
origin,
preferential
rates
of
duty
an
be
obtained.
The
forwardancc
of
gift
sliip-"Wttts.
particularly
foodstuffs,
x
to
United
Kingdom
Is
steadily
ln-
jJ.
Mr.
Bcllrose
said.
The
ft
that
arrangemeniU
can
ho
with
the
Canadian
National
pPress
for
the
payment
of
cus-
duty
and
other
charccs.
thus
Muring
of
ih
Khlrnrifvnts
belnc
wwed
without
payment
of
any
shm,u
charecs
by
conylgwees,
-u
prove
of
conslidertible
ad
owrT
senders
of
packages
dirted
wartime,
rhc'
con
CAIRO,
Jan.
4-The
renewed
siege
of
Bardia.
important
Italian
Libyan
port,
In
which
the
Australians
are
taking
a
leading
part,
had
resulted,
it
was
announced
today,
in
the
taking
of
about
one-half
of
the
defence
positions
of
the
enemy,
while
5000
or
from
one-quarter
to
one-third
of
the
defending
garrison
of
20,000
has
now
been
taken.
The
defences
have
been
penetrated
to
a
depth
result
01
an
twenty-four
hour
pounding
by
the
Boyal
Air
Force,
the
whole
town
is
in
almost
complete
ruins.
The
assault
is
continuing
and
final
capitulation
Is
believed
to
be
only
a
matter
of
hours
now.
OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
The
official
announcement
of
British
general
headquarters
today
said
that
Australian
troops
had
penetrated
the
centre
of
Bardia
defences
on
a
nlne-mile
front.
Almost
half
the
Italian
defence
positions
had
been
taken
and
and
between
one-quarter
onc-third
of
the
20,000
garrison
captured.
The
official
communique
had
said
the
Australians
carried
out
the
attack
with
great
dash,
suffering
comparatively
light
casualties.
.
j!-
.,
nrnmiscs
wonder-
-isaruiu
iiu
I-
.
.
11
...
Ktnled
,
in
Tut
rcsuiis,
11
British
military
circles
ioay
DEMOLISH
BUILDINGS
Structures
in
Undon
Badly
namag.
ed
by
Fire
Bomoing
u
Blown
Up
LONDON,.
January
4:
(CP--Dynamiting
of
all
buildings
damaged
by
,
d
on
the
the
German
fire-bomb
night
wltn
Sunday
city
cuy
oi
of
uu
London
.
the
most
Undent
churches
is
Pliwd.
by
I
military
englnews,
it
is
leported.
rpROVlNClAL
I
1
UBRARV
I
)
VICTORIA.
n
WOiKKHHHMMM
I
-
-
I
A.
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
3.
NO
RESPITE
HIS
ENVOY
FOR
BREMEN
TO
LONDON
Fierce
Founding
Again
inflicted
By
'President
Frf
klin
I).
JXooseveU
To
Royal
Air
Force
on
Great
German
Port
INDUSTRY
HARD
HIT
LONDON,
Jan.
4:
(CP)
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
turned
the
Industrial
area
of
the
German
seaport
of
Bremen
Into
a
sea
ot
flames
last
night
in
the
third
successive
night
raid
on
the
city
,the
Air.
Ministry
announced
today.
Although
Bremen
is
not
the
first
objective
to
be
raided
h-.
success
cnrcrh
niClltS.
11
IS
-
ether
even
Hamburg.
The
whole
industrial
area
of
Bremen
is
believed
to
be
crippled
and
its
war
output
will
be
seriously
restricted
for
some
time
to
come.
LONDON,
Jan.
4:
(CP
The
great
German
port
of
Bremen
was
'.mi
hnrnirvT
Friday
nfaht
wncn
i
the
Royal
Air
Force
again
smashed
1
at
it
startine
new
fires
ana
aaam
to
the
destruction
of
the
Wednesday
and
Thursday
night
attacks.
The
nrituvi
Hints
said
they
were
unable
!
to
see
the
bursting
of
their
bombs
because
of
flames.
The
tnira
Dig
raid
on
Bremen
in
three
nignia
lasted
all
Friday
night
and
started
enormous
new
fires,
the
Air
Ministry
announced.
The
same
night
the
British
raiders
also
strucK
at
Emden
and
invasion
ports.
I
It
was
the
'third
successive
night
'of
concentrated
attack
upon
Brem-1
en.
Seven
British
bombers
scorea
repeated
hits
and
at
least
eignteen.
Ilrt'j
wre
oosrvvu,
uu
proportions.
1940
February
March
....
April
!
May
,une
July
FINES
AREHIGHER
Police
Court
Collections
In
1910
Are
Highest
In
Ten
Years
,
Police
court
fines
ha
Prince
Rup-
lert
for
the
year
1940
totauea
'$5304.75
as
compared
with
$4960
in
the
year
1939.
was
ine
uiga-
irst
total
In
t!en
years,
rmus
iui
December.
1940
totalled
as
compared
with
$393
in
uecemoer
iota
Fines
month
by
montn
uus
iJanuary
1940
1940
.$
227
$
75
...
572.50
545
...
280
685
...
350
120
...
402
.
2871
.
430
318
...
422
391
...1020
862
....
328.25
542
....
698
547
....
185
193
....
419
390
.45304.75
$4960
Tonight's
train,
due
rrom
the
East
at
U
o'clock;
was
reported
this
afternoon
to.be
on
time
Sending
Harry
Hopkms
British
Capital
vcAsmMr.Ttvf.
D.
c
Jan.
4:
(CP)
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
disclosed
yesterday
that
ho
i
spndins
Harrv
L.
Hopkins,
on
three
-
tesa!,v
of
7,500
have
.undergoneA
believed,
to
tmnnnm
Romot
damage
iamate
than
than
any.
any.
--
heavier
bomb
thes
vessels
will
be
made
avail
able
to
Great
Britain,
rt
is
Bulletins
TO
RECALL
AMBASSADOR
TOKYO
The
newspaper
Nichi
Nichi
says
in
a
dispatch
from
Washington
that
United
States
Ambassador
Joesph
C.
Grew
is
shortly
to
be
recalled
home
to
Washington
to
report
to
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt.
RETURNING
TO
ROME
NEW
YORK
Ambassador
William
C,
Phillips,
after
having
been
home
since
last
August,
left
today
by
plane
on
his
return
to
Rome.
THIRD
TRAFFIC
FATALITY
VANCOUVER
Eleven-year-old
Wilfrid
Hamilton
of
Kingsway
died
last
night
in
hospital
several
hours
after
being
struck
by
an
automobile
on
Kingsway.
It
was
the
third
traffic
fatality
In
Vancouver
of
the
New
Year.
SHATTER
PARTY
LINES
WASHINGTON
After
opening
with
prayers
for
the
preservation
and
the
survival
of
democracy,
the
new
session
of
Congress
adjourned
yesterday
until
Monday.
Expectation
is
that
party
lines
will
be
shattered
on
the
questions
ot
aid
to
Great
Britain,
taxation
and
finance.
One-third
of
the
national
defence
program
Is
expected
to
be
devoted
to
aid
to
Great
Britain.
Sam
Rayburn
has
been
re-elected
Speaker.
WAR
SAVING
CAMPAIGN
OTTAWA
A
national
war
savings
campaign
on
behalf
of
war
savings
certificates
is
to
be
launched,
the
objective
to
be
to
pledge
two
million
people
to
buy
$10,000,000
ot
war
savings
certificates
monthly.
There
will
be
local
committees
and
canvassing,
newspaper
advertising
and
other
lines
ot
campaign.
NEW
ASSEMBLY
PLANT
WASHINGTON
Fort
Worth
has
been
given
a
large
approprla--tion
for
the
establishment
of
a
fourth
warplane
assembly
rumt.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
.
pijTNCE
RUPERT7BTC,SATURDYrJANUARY'4;i
Tragedy
Daring
Motorcycle
Raids
Carried
On
By
British
On
German-Occupied
France
NEW
YORK,
January
4:
(CP)-
William
Mc-Gaffin,
Associated
Press
staff
writer,
said
today
that
he
had
learned
shortly
before
leaving
LnRland
three
weeks
ago
that
British
forces
up
to
that
time
had
carried
out
at
least
nine
daring
motorcycle
raids
into
German-occupied
France.
,
-
,
The
raiders
were
carried
to
a
lonely
coastal
spot
by
trawler
and
fifty
soldiers,
each
with
machine-gun
bearing
motorcycle,
stole
ashore
to
terrorize
the
army
of
occupation,
take
prisoners
and
cairy
out
sabotage.
In
Atl
t
first
daylight
raid
on
Dublin
came
following
England
as
personal
representailva
night
raids
during
the
previous
until
a
new
ambassador
is
forty-eight
hops.
Planes
swept
'jeleci'ed.
.
over
the
elty
withta
nine
hours
of
The
President
also
iaimounced'
the
blasting
of
two
houses
in
the
that
sters
are
bolng
token
to
be-
Dublin
suburbs
where
some
twenty
gin
building
of
about
two
nunarea
.persons,
were
injured.
.
CARDIFF
IS
!
LIKEYPRES
German
Aerial
Attack
Makes
Welsh
Coal
Port
Reminiscent
Of
Heavily
Hit
Town
Of
I
Great
War
r
LONDON,
Jan.
4:
(CP)
The
Pies
Association
sa'd
that
sections
of
the
big
coal
pert
of
Cardiff
in'
Wales
"were
reminiscent
of
scenes
in
Ypres
in
the
Great
War"
following
Thursday
night
when
German
bombers
gave
Jhe
.
city
the
worst
pounding
of
the
war.
FEAT
OF
HEROISM
Royal
Air
Force
Plane
Badly
Damaged
By
Anti-Aircraft
Fire
But
Continued
Bombing
Work
t
'
LONDON,
Jan.
3:
(CP)
The
j
heroic
ieat
of
a
Royal
Air
Force
bomber
crew
which
flew
over
Col-nmc
Germany,
recently
has
been
'revealed.
An
anti-aircraft
.shell'
Istnick
the
tdane
and
blew
away
part
of
the
turret
and
the
side
of
the
cupola.
The
bomb
cases,
how
ever,
were
still
intact,
so
the
missiles
were
dropped
and
the
ship
safelv
brbuaht
home
despite
thP
serious
damage.
The
wireless
.operator
was
badly
hurt.
HELLENESE
ADVANCING
ATHENS,
Jan.
4:
(CD
An
accelerated
Greek
advance
against
the
Important
Albanian
port
of
Valona
Is
foreseen
today
following
reports
that
Italian
lines
in
the
central
sector
have
been
breached
to
pave
the
way
for
an
"important
development
in
the
war."
An
Italian
tank
attack
has
been
broken
up
with
heavy
losses.
Many
tanks
were
strewn
over
the
field.
in
Urown
Ice
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Lake,
1.21.
Moneta,
.53.
Nor
an
da,
56s-
Pickle
Crow,
2.96.
Preston
East
Dome,
120.
San
Antonio,
2.60.
Sherritt
Gordon,
.83.
Uchl.
.35.
Bouscadtilac.
.0234.
Mosher,
.O6V2.
Oklend,
.08.
Smelters
Gold,
.01
'A.
Dominion
Bridge,
26.00.
1
Hockey
Scores
Pacific
Coast
League
Spokane
1.
Seattle
3.
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
.
6:53
am.
185
ft.
19:13
pjn.
15.7
ft.
Low
0:06
a.m.
7.4
ft.
13:06
pm.
8.9
ft!
DUBLIN
IS
!Two
Young
Men
HIT
AGAIN!
'Planes
Persist
In
Visiting
Capital
Of
Eire
And
Dropping
Bombs
Thereon
TYPICAL
GERMAN
REPLY
DUBLIN,
Jan.
4:
Replying
to
the
vigorous
protest
of
Premier
Eamonn
de
Valera
of
Eire
against
the
bombing
of
his
neutral
country
and
the
demand
for
reparations
and
assurance
that
there
shall
be
no
recur
rence,
the"
German
government
'
suggests
that
the
Royal
Air
Force
carried
out
the
raids
on
Eire.
No
German
fliers
had
been
sent
to
Eire.
The
explanation
is,
of
course,
not
accepted
by
Eire
since
the
bombs
have
been
identified
as
being
'
German.
Irish
f
troops
have
been
ordered
to
'
stand
by
barracks
for
any
even
tuality
and
anti-aircraft
guns
have
been
ordered
to
fire
on
any
unidentified
planes
passing
over.
Bringing
of
Eire
Into
the
war
would
make
it
more
difficult
for
Britain.
Eire's
defences
are
deficient
and
Great
Britain
would
have
to
divert
land,
naval
and
air
forces
from
other
areas
to
defend
her.
DUBLIN.
Jan.
4:
.
(CP)
The
former
Secretary
of
Commerce,
to
yesterday
vesterdav
afternoon
afternoon
wi
When
Gives
and
the
brother
of
Howard
PettU
grew,
1125
West
Eighth
Avenue,
Vancouver.
Frank
Roma
returned
to
the
City
on
the
Cardena
last
night
from
Vancouver
sUICE:
I
CENTS
Thin
Way
Double
Fatality
Occurred
in
Front
of
Town
About
Half
Mile
From
Shore
Little
Chance
of
Recovering
Bodies
William
Robert
Smith,
aged
24,
of
Burnaby,
and
Lawrence
Lionus
Pettigrew,
24,
of
Biggar,
Saskatchewan,
were
drowned
in
Atlin
Lake
at
2:15
yesterday
afternoon
when
thin
ice
on
which
they
were
skating
broke
through
and
they
dropped
into
waters
of
the
deep
lake.
Dragging
operations
are
being
conducted,
says
a
message
received
here
from
Constable
Bennett
of
Atlin,
but
little
hope
Is
held
for
the
recovery
of
the
bodies
owing
to
the
extreme
depth
of
the
water.
The
tragedy
occurred
in
front
of
the
town
about
half
a
mile
from
shore.
The
ice
was
newly
formed
and
thin.
There
Is
no
doubt
that
the
two
young
men
were
drowned.
Smith's
mother.
Mrs.
E.
Smith,
lives
at
2149
Gray
Avenue,
Burnaby.
Pettigrew
is
the
son
of
Adam
Pettigrew
of
Biggar,
Saskatchewan,
SHIP
IS
MYSTERY
Big
Unidentified
Vessel
Reported
Operating
in
North
Pacific
SAN
FRANCISCO,
The
United
States
Coastguard,
operating
out
of
Ketchikan,
reports
having
sighted
a
mysterious
and
unidentified
vessel
steaming
towards
the
Bering
Sea.
Some
400
feet
long
and
painted
battleship
grey,'
it
-
failed
to
answer
..queries
sent
...
.
11
to
u
by
the
coasiguarov-As
wasutsfde
territorial
waters
no
attempt
was
made
to
intercept
It.
t
As
far
as
can
be
fearned,
it
was
not
an
American
or
an
Allied
ship.
There
is
considerable
speculation
as
to
its
identity.
REVENUE
OF
YEAR
IS
UP
Customs
and
Excise
Collections
in
1940
Are
Almost
Double
of
1939
r
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
during
the
year
1940
was
almost
double
that
of
the
year
1939
and
was
the
heaviest
for
any
year
since
1936
when
the
total
was
$241,378.35.
The
total
for
this
December
was
$21.-573.93
In
comparison
with
$8,787.68
in
December
1939.
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
Prince
Rupert
month
by
month
for
1940
was
as
follows,
1939
figures
be-.
lhg
shown
for
comparison;
j
1940
1939
January
$11,916.70
$
9,752.06
February
11,710.89
5,268.82
March
10,774.55
7,948.12
April
11,208.03
8,203.13
May
13,047.15
7,979.69
June
-
13,931.45
10,054.83
July
26,649.00
10,720.64
August
33,941.25
12,123.48
September
32,543.78
12,201.68
October
22,250.93
9,801.43
November
14,773.16
20,738.56
December
.
21,573.93
8,787.65
Totals
$4223,410.72
$123,581.15
1
Weather
Forecast
-
!
nonrai
flvnrmsi&
A
moderate
v-
viiv
r
-
-
-
depression
Is
centred
west
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
wnue
trie
pressure
Is
abnormally
high
over
northern
Alberta.
The
weather
Is
unsettled
and
mild
throughout
British
Columbia.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-
Fresh
to
strong
southeast
Winds,
unsettled
and
mild
with
rain.
.-
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
FresK
jtti
Strong
southeast
winds,
fcluTflrrg
to
tast,
'
unsettled
and
rhlld'wltli
rairl.
3f
V
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