HITLER LIES AfiAlu N&ys War LONDON The British Admiralty was qu.4 Atu of Chancellor Adolf Hitler In his speech at Si. ' f, I .. I. f.rnn n ILlinnlc ao-qlticf flrill.li cMm:... , .iiim beine thai an enure convov ni 125.000 ton hart i. including a British auxiliary cruiser. .."The claim is as far m . IkiiiK 1 r.Aritll tt nliiH.. ..-..Alt - t li Vril IIVlll - , '--' J Ml Vt Ik A3 t Prlbin li-HI mfit iht f hrmf (nr1 nw IT. Knit MniiA ff-li, - ------ WT vuvMb lllVliai C effective secret weapons. HELP NOT WANTED ATHENS The Greek government is reported to have re- ed an offer from Great llritaln to land troops on Greek ti C-rrt (1op tint f1f&iri til lanflintr nf ItrHlcl. Imntw 11" J ' ... ., 1" il and unless there is an actual invasion of Greece. BREST HEAVILY HIT LONDON Aerial action was light during yesterday in the English Channel was like a mill pond last night and skies c cloudless but few raiders came over. The Koyal Air Force it a heavy blow at Brest last night. It was of Coventry-like i : A inAftn.tiin Hprmin urnrcliiii i f (Via Admiral llin. class was anamcu. ARMISTICE EXTENDED TOKYO Thailand and French Indo-China agreed to a t.tn nf flio arm tlii whirl rntlv nrlH fit between the two countries. This removes, at least tern. it . r it., nntntit nf 4nct,,,i In Ih. Par Fact Itpnrp. . ii Tkl i.wl Irwin rhhn will mpfl apain hut thrir . i t..i:..,..i l.mwl.u l)rmiml nf Thai and Jnnan are call. Ull,.,( ADDIS ABAHA IK)31REI) ADEN IJritish bombers, setting out for the first time from Ufa OCi "i '"v a. vvv, -....-v. .(,... i ,iHHi Ababa wiiere mev aeuverea an ciiecuve Domouig ui- . . , . : 1 1 , i .i i. .i Ifoop and supply columns were also bombed and machine- . i . i . - ... : . i. vol urii.ii iTi.ir it i . .1 ' tiiiA tween Aden and Addis Ababa. MIGHT SWING TO DEGAULLE MADRID All the forces of French North Africa may Hritlsn forces arive across uie ourucr io lumsia, n n . l iinvim. YVAwinfl hie i. r p 1 1 fitirA in rnil.llt te with Germany and Italy, it Is said. BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE LONDON The economic blockade of Germany is just as i pretty well used up the oil, cotton, copper, rubber and nickel GREEKS STAYING IN WAR, ATHENS Since the war In Albania started Greece has . li .11 Jl:.l... . in" AAA mm TltA.r.rocki: uircu uui acitn v. VVfVVV ....... I HOI HUH 11KI11II1K UlllII iuiwii ai uui v . i - III 11EMY AIR-LOSSES- LONDON UalV has lost 1000 plancsiplanes or half of her I. - L 1 . ' vp nuinurrs. LOSSES IN SEA WAR LONDON Four British ships and one neutral, tonnage iiimr .li nil ,,p ciiiik iiv riiirniv iiuii limine liic ncin eiiu" . ... . . it .,i. 1 i mi itati ninrfrm shins were MinK uurmr I up neriou. KST COAS KEEN tUK A.R.P. FITNESS IN ALL "A BRANCHES OF ACTIVITY Cities Well Organized, Air Wardens Picked, Men and Women on Alert for Possible Menace By HERBERT L. JONES Canadian Press Staff Writer VANCOUVER. February 25: (CP) British Co- l i t li 1 11 .1 1-1- L n pk in thta war nrr nrpnnrinc tn meeL aiiv muiiciu; . : . v... . , m tho skies. Alreadv a iormiuablc organization oi 11 vnft 1 I I I i..-..,lrt x tA 11 .il r I V . i. ni ll 1 1 1 . 1 t . I Ill I J L 1 li: I 11. J. LIIILl k J liw iltvu v,wv.. first sign of hostile warplane n Canada's Pacific gateway. ,awctm ueservauwi m the spreading City of Van- er io liurnahv. New wesimm- U11U LII1V .M'L jr I rilLK ,11 1,ILU ect more than 400,000 civilians fire and bomb, gas and shell. iVen in law &n fnr ns !t r.on- hc Defence of Canada regu" What to dn AVmiif. If . u . icriiLiivri I if li 1 1 liiiu III; LI VP sponaa l C - v4Un ianaimo and Port Albernl At Albernl even Indian men Uffv - ...... anti-gas and homennrslnff intr nu... . ' j uiui,u muw iu yru emergency. Steps Taken Promptly British Columbia's ARP steps were .taken soon after the outbreak cf war. .They came quickly on the heels of a declaration by the Min ister or National Defence ttiat cer-tntn cities including the principal seaports bf Vancouver, Victoria ana Prince Rupert were vulnerable to air attack A provincial ARP committee was formed under Major S. F. M. Martin .tsooo (granted by the Dominion government. From this nucleus sprang civilian protection committees in tho various uu Detective E. W. Morris, an officer of th skilled in tho science branch Vancouver Police department, was chosen to head uie couver organization, cmtaJS " surrounding municipalities and the largest ARP area to m lnach Citlens o long-standing ..-..x "onnrmched to act aisiricu wviu . own people oh" Uie as rardc Kach warden divldtd Vol. XXX., No. 47. Mediation By Japan Rejected LONDON, Feb. 25: (CP) Prime Minister Winston Churchill has told Japan that , Great Britain rejects any me- diatlon in the wa: with the , German government. It was frcm the ment to Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Yesterday Prime Minister Churchill saw the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain. Great Britain and United States have frank- ly warned Jaran to kevo hands off Singapore and the (Netherlands East Indies. BREST IS HARD HIT One Of Heaviest Air Raids Of War Delivered By R. A. F. On German-Occupied Base LONDON. Feb. 25: One of the heaviest air raids of the whole war took place last night when Royal Air Force planes pounded "Coventry" fashion the French port of Brest which is being used by the Nazis as an etnbaTkaon point for submarines and possible invasion base. The British planei approached in all directions and dropped heavy sticks of bombs. The attack lasted two hours. A ten thousand ton German warship- of-theAdmiralHipper1 class was bombed. There was vigorous, anti-aircraft defence but the British eluded this as well as the searchlight rays, il was the second straight night oi'ralding on Brest and the forty-first raid of. the war. British planes crossed the Straits of Dover again today to deliver further heavy attacks. They flew In perfect formation and no les3 than sixty machines were counted. Weather Forecast General Synopsis Coastal weather has been cloudy with showers. West Coast of Vancouver Island Moderate southeast winds with scattered showers, becoming quite cloudy with little change In tern-1 perature. Prince Rupert and Queen ChaT-' lotte Islands Light to moderate southeast winds, cloudy with showers or rata or sleet, becoming a little warmer. his own district, appointed deputies and set up a small ARP organization within his own area. Other workers were enrolled in- eluding 1.500 women who would; act as stretcher bearers and ambu- ance drivers in any emergency . I Survey For Shelters Other ARP groups are now in the process of formation, but or ganization is far from complete. There are no blackout preparations and no air raid sirens, There are no air raid shelters although 4G city buildings have been surveyed as possibilities. Financial difficulties still remain too. The cities and municipalities cannot pay for ARP organization without having their charters amended to make It legal. Efforts are being made to have this change effected at the next session of the legislature. Canada's ARP leaders have expressed the belief that any possible air attacks here would be of the hit-and-run variety. There would be no sustained raids such as the Nazis have launched on London. In any event, British Columbia means to be prepared and tiespito the difficulties, ARP preparations go carefully but steadily forward. The province's civilian protection heads' hope soon to have an organization second to none ln Canada; jj ' Jv Wmm FINAL VOTE DELAYED WASHINGTON, D.C The administration has agreed to extension of the debate on the "lease-lend" aid to Britain bill. The final vote is not now expected until the middle of next week instead of the end of this and a filibuster is quite possible. Debate in the Senate is becoming bitter and caustic, not unlike ihat which preceded the entry of .the United States into the first Great War In 1917. Senator Robert La toilette of Wisconsin, son of the famous older Senator Lafollette, who led the filibuster against war in 1917, was one of the opponents of the bill heard yesterday. AUSTRALIA WANTS WILLKIE CANBERRA The Australian government has decided to invite Wendell WHlkie of the United States to visit Australia. TIGHTENING RATIONS LONDON After two weeks from today it will be Illegal to serve meat, fish and eggs at the same time to customers in restaurants, Lord Woolton, food minister, announced. For restaur ant operators violating the de- , crce two years' imprisonment I and maximum fine of $1000 is provided. COLLAPSED IN FIGHT CHICAGO Death claimed one of the fighters In a ring here last night. Len Anderson. 22, St. Paul, collapsed and succumbed to a heart attack in the seventh round of fight with Lou Thomas of Indianapolis. ALFONSO GETTING BETTER -ROME Former King Alfonso of Spain, whose life was despaired of, is resting more easily and, members of his family are more hopeful. He was able yesterday to eat solid food and to read messages. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OTTAWA External affairs were discussed in Parliament yesterday. Minister of Justice Ernest La pointo said there .could be no peace or International dealings without honesty, justice' and respect of plighted word. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B:CM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1941. ; :r- ' ' 1 . . 1 ijSEES EARLY FALL OF 1 ITALY'S EAST AFRICA EMPIRE; MOVES VIEWED; British Observer Reviews Campaigns in Kenya, Libya,' unirea anu puaan ann uiiect on general situation ern sides the . Ethibpia-Sudan . and the Ethiopia-Kenya borders. The frontier follows c'.ose- Bulletins SAILS FROM SHANGHAI SHANGHAI The United States liner President Coolidje sailed today from Shanghai, having on board 1000 or more Americans leaving the Orient for home in view of the tense situation. VICHt SIIAKE'UP VICHY A new shake-up in. the French cabinet is announced today by Chief of State Marshal Henri Phillippe Petain. Admiral Jean Darlan, now the" virtual executive head ot the government, continues as vice-premier and successor to the chief of state, retaining the portfolios of for-eisn affairs, interior and navy. The name of Pierre Laval is not mentioned. There are fifteen secretaries of state with five forming 9 cab'nef. Petain wMt follow a policy of economic collabora tion with Germany, ly the limits of the high ground, generally marked by a continuous escarpment. Because of the blockade, ports are no longer of importance as bases except insofar as stores have been accumulated at them. A certain amount of food supplies may be brought in and b'ockade runners may have landed small consignments of war stores at ports these reserves, petrol is especially important. Food supplies produced In the country would normally suf fice for the modest needs of the No More Hugs And Kisses In Navy Letters OTTAWA, Feb. 25:-Saitors have been warned to go easy , in what they say In writing Written for the Canadian Press by MAJ.-GEN. SIR CHARLES GWYNNi .to their sweethearts. The T OMnOM PoViruavxf . (n.T Whilo nn U nn marking of "x's" and announced today. This was , coas fortresses of Italian Libya have fallen before ad- f0Tb;dd,en, !VsM as affection has been referrinz to the mediation of- vancinc imperial Armv ot the Mile. .British troons mav 0m. i.sph mii bv jier made in communication soon bring about the fall of Italy's East African Empire. spies. Japanese govern- i et iiS,i0ok at the situation nrniinr thn wpstprn nnrl smith. BRITONS MOVE ON Decisive Advances Made In Italian Somaliland and Eritrea Brava is Taken CAIRO, Feb. 25: (CP) British Mogadishu is the most imoortant ITt in LZ the; port. At these ports, however, Italian ships have to lie off. Goods are landed by lighter, often with interruptions by weather. All ports are subject to bombing attacks frpm Kenya and Aden. Italian East Africa thur Is de- captured BraVa a sweep up Italian Somaliland coast more than half way from Chisimaio to Mogadiscio, the colony's oldest and chief port. Brava marked a gain of 160 miles beyond Chiscaio and put the British forces within 150 miles of pendent on accumulated reserves of " "'h also moving-beyond the Juba River- warlike nriib'rfM. stores itmi including petrol. -fi of Of Prisoners and war material. Italian soldiers but, with the in- creasing unrest, it Is probably becoming difficult to get . native-grown food. Strength ot Forces Actual strength of the Italian force In Eat Africa is difficult to estimate. There are several met-ropo!) tan "and brack?mrmi WStbhs." and, In addition, large numbers of native troops of varying military was concentrated In Eritrea. De signed for the invasion of the Su- Tomorrow's "PTde's High 1:40 ajn. 205 ft. 13:40 pjn. 21.4 ft. ;Low 7:48 a.m. 45 U. 20:06 p.m. 2 9 ft. at other points. In addition to Italian Samililand.j substantial gains have been made In Eritrea with capture of many BORIS IS HELPLESS value from trained units down to tribal levies. A considerable num- King Of Bu'caria Says His Coun-ber of Ethiopians have also been try Is WHhr-ut Power To Resist enlisted and trained, Italian la- Nazi Occupation borers and colonists are also poten- tial fighting men and there are a large number of these. Until recently the Italians were SOFIA. Feb. 25: 'stage and then stopped. Kassala Oeorge Rendell. is understood to , to leave later was retaken by the British. e making Preparations e country this week. Dutch and I Italians Dug In ministers also Jeavtog. are As British forces in the Sudan were weak at the time, delaying and , Gman. l harassing actions were possible ,T tt ' win 1 w long Whether the Italians realized they "J before they do, It Is believed. for far- had insufficient supplies a reaching invasion of the Sudan or whether they wished to synchron- f-irT"iAT MmiT lse their action with Graziant'sj H I H U 1IIVV oUootr nr. Vtrvnt Is rinilhtf 111 MUMS XJ1 1 11 W II At any rate, they sat down and dug themselves into a de fensive position near Kassala. When, the Sudanese British forces becama stronger they were intensively harried. With the defeat of Grazlanl ln Libya, any possibility of effective operations on the Sudan vanished and Kassala was abandoned as an expensive encumbrance. I The smaller detachments which had crossed at various places the frontier of the Sudan and Kenya were never a serious threat al though they had some nuisance value. BOX LUNCHES FOR TOSLMJES LONDON, Feb. 25: (CP) An ex periment is being made in "packet1 meals at railway stations for mem bers of the fighting forces travel ling long distances. TO VISIT MOSCOW TOKYO Foreign Minister Mat-suokuo of Japan is preparing to pay a visit to Moscow in connection with Japanese-Soviet negotations. , IN TURKEY Will Be at Ankara Tomorrow To- gether With General Sir John Dill ISTANBUL, Feb. 25: (CP) For eign Secretary Anthony Eden and General Sir John Dill, chief of im- perial general staff, arrived late today by plane at Adana In southern Turkey and will reach Ankara tomorrow for talks with Turkish oi ficlals in regard to the war situa tion in the Balkans. ZOO LOSES MONEY PRICE: 5 CENTS. THOUSANDS OWE LIVES J s TO BATING Few Scientists Received Such Speedy Recognition as Did vt Canadian BRINGING BODIES OUT OTTAWA, Feb. !J5. Three planes are on their way to the wild, snow country near Mus-grave Harbor on Buena Vista Bay, 80 miles northwest of St. John's Newfoundland, where a military-plane crashed last Friday morning, killing Dr. Frederick G. Banting, eminent Canadian medical man and scientist, and two companions. Dr. Banting was on his way to England on a mission which was described as being of "national and scientific importance." The only person aboard the plane who was saved was the pilot,) Capt. Joseph Creighton Mac-key of Kansas City, who, is being careil for meantime by two trap pers The search planes will bring the bodies back to Canada. Two of the rescue planes are Royal Canadian Air Force machines from MontreaL The other is a Newfoundland government machine from St. John's. Tribute to Dr. Banting was paid in Parliament yesterday by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, Leader of the Opposition R. B. Hanson and the leaders of the C. C.F. and New Demacracy groups. Dr. Herbert A. Bruce, one In a drive towards Asmara, the ' of the Toronto members, also paid ; capital of Eritrea, 400 more prison- tribute, referring to his assocla- . ers were taken yesterday. . tion with Sir Frederick at Unl- J verslty of Toronto. I MONTREAL, Feb. 25: (CP) Killed in an airplane crash In Newfoundland, Sir Frederick. Grant leal research worker, surgeon and painter, was known throughout the world for his discovery of the insulin treatment for diabetes in collaboration with Dr. J. R. MacLeod and Dr. Charles H. Best of the Uni versity of Toronto. Lives of thous-ands of persons were saved by the Kin? Boris of treatment they developed. (Dr, Bulgaria says his country Is pow Banting visited Prince Rupert sev- on the offensive from their East CTless to resi?t a C-erman military eral years ag0-) African Empire. They are now rc- occupa.men. He maae a omission m Dr Bantingi credited with be'ng treating on all fronts. Their main the inability of his country today the leader ln experlments that re-offensive concentrations were at tr leaders of pcdl'.cal parties op- suited in development of the: insulin Diredawa on the Jlbouti-Addis P03 to ',he pro-Nazi government. treatment reCeived honors from (Ababa railway. This force was prim-ThPse PoUtiwl represntatlves had many lands lncludlng the-Nobel with Borls not to lve ta arlly Intended for an attack on Jl- Paded Prize for medicine, awarded jolnt- boutl If it Joined the Free 4o the Nazis- ... ly with Dr. MacLeod In 1923, the .twh fr.iv.os Tt rn nlHmatP v Jvicanwiui-s '" riii.. f. . disr.Overv. KnlSht- .used for the capture of British m1ta" aalnst Plitical opponents. ttood was best0wed on Dr. Banting ' .Somaliland. The other main force Leaders of the Agrarian party have ,n the Rin -s blrthday honor3 pub. ... .;. hppn intrrnfri as bein? a "danier ...j . . - ' - iisnea June t, iot. to public order. , The BrttWh minister to Bul-rarla, DEATH FOR NORWEGIANS Will Be Executed For Transmitting Military Information To England OSLO, Feb, 25: Ten Norwegians have been sentenced to death by the Nazis on espionage charges. They are aUlleged to have sent military information to England by radio. All German soldiers on leave in Norway have beep ordered ,to report back to their French Position Made Stronger ' SAIGON, Feb. 25: (CP) The French military pdsltlon LONDON, Feb. 25: (CP) London ln French Indo-China was Zoo was run at a loss of $89,000 strengthened today when a in!: vear and Prof. Julian Huxley 10,000-ton liner arrived from has appealed for contributions to Dakara, French West Africa, meet the emergency. RUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND MOSCOW Russia and Switzerland have signed a new trade agreement. with naval, army and air force infflrs ThA number was not disclosed. Unconfirmed reports said that the ship's cargo con sisted of airplanes. ..