Pli: itie Weath&Vfarast Prines Rupei MSX"har- CHINA IS ADAMANT Makes List of Demands Can Fight on for Years. CHUNGKING, Nov. 27: Generalissimo Chiang Kal-Snek says kuig puppet regime in China. I it: ;: The Inseparability Manchulcuo and China. Enemy Shipping Is Attacked By of vny. 27: Royal Air Force fighters were out yesterday. k : nemv patrol ve barges ln the Straits of Dover. HURT AT BIG BAY Fau " Sustains Fossiblc Fractured Skull in Fall From Ladder. Itlon of all the resources of the I Dominion on an equitable basis of service so that the war m a y as effectively and speedily as possible be brought to a successful culmination. The meeting was presided over by Jack Preece, president of the Canadian Legion, who opened the proceedings from a flag-draped rostrum. J. S. Wilson presented the Legioiis "call for total war" in thp mpt-tino ilc'artnntmr. China can carry on the war moved b Q K s Biackaby Japan for Yerter- gainst years and b G. P. Xlnker da? he reiterated Chines de- and k from Um,,. ,tne noor the audlenc as well Urst Complete withdrawal of OJw Hanson Mp whQ Ji from China. i an 1W to u platfornii maJe Scnoud Abolition of the Nan- ..,,,,,, all in accord with the general Also spirit of the gathering. &a. W.ls(;Q Q--uiu .he quail- flcations ci the Lesion and its D 1 A 17 membership, not militaristic IVOVcM Air r OlfCe civilian. vlu& had thought that of plebiscite. EMDEN IS Other Objectives west Germany A Few Naiis Over Wales. (VICTORIA, B.j the same struggle today for the did little damage, one enemy 7 preservation of home and cherish- plane was brought aown. ed principles as there had been Jwenty-five years ago. Comradeship, unity and sa:rifice were essential factors. As for conscription Qf manpower, this was regarded as neceesary but it was only one thing that was needed. Mr. Wilson referred to the difference of German phllosphy from that of the British. The Germans, believing in the supremacy oi the state over the Individual, that Russians Themselves Admit Scii-ous Position Outer Demices Are Menaced. MOSCOW, Nov. 27: Massive German attacks near Volokolamsk, sixty-five miles northwest of Moscow, endanger the outer defences of the Russian capital today. Newspaper Izvxs-tia acknowledged that the situation of the Soviet troops in the sector had become more aggravated during the last twenty-four hours. Resistance to the expanding German drive was continuing, Izvcstia said, and the Communist nartv onran, I'ravda, added that in the last ten dayr the Germans have failed to turn the flanks protcctii; Moscow although they have driven closer. In some places along the northern part of the front twenty-two degrees below zero weather is reported as an early winter sets in. Tomorrow sT ides lotic lsianus -v- v-v nc h wind, most. vvv. Qv we High 9:48 am. 19.2 ft. cool, becoming part y'As 22:15 pjn. 175 It. moderate scatteruJ Ugh kV Low 3:06 a.m 8.0 ft. Xt& : 16:11 pm. 12 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER VOL XXX., NO. 277. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1941. PRICE: FIVE CENTS New Conference On Pacific Peace REPRESENTATIVE LOCAL IMOSCOW IS MEETING IN FAVOR OF CALL FORALL OUT" WAR Unanimity and Enthusiasm Prevail As Canadian Legion's Demand for Complete Mobilization Is Passed. Unanimity and enthusiasm prevailed when a public meeting fully representative of the citizenry of Prince Rupert last night approved a call which lias been issued by the Canadian Legion to the federal government demanding that the crisis of total war be met with an "all our" total effort on the part . of Canada. The call is for - I complete and scientific mobiliza- In North Africa IN DANGER BATTLE OF TOBRUK IS NOW ENDED CONFIDENCE IS VOTED British Parliament Still Behind Churchill Despite Attack of Stormy Laborite From Glasgow. LONDON, Nov. 2T.O) The Houie Relief Column Connects Up With of Commons today In affect vot- Importance Attached To Parley Called For Today in Washington Defending Garrison Tank and ed confidence in the policies of United States Terms to Janan Hanrlprl Out I.nsf TViohr- Infantry Fight Spreads Into Egypt. CAIRO, Nov. ,27: Oi The severf- Via fMniifM11 Churchill nnuoi-n mont aftat after a o . tne government bitter attack by John McGovern, Scottish member of the Independent Labor Party, and a reply by Foreran Secretary Anthony Eden month-old siege of Tobruk appear- duri whfch he denled tne asger. .. ed ended today as the British .... .,. ,.... "n corrunana anuouncea mat a reuci Joachlm von Ribbontrop of Ger ira is Tirpr'arinff KriTi.cn About Turn in Policy By Nippon Reported to He Demanded. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27: (CP) -President Frank- D. Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Japanese envoys will meet arrain this afternoon in the column which W recaptured the many toat Brltaln had recelved aftermath of Mr. Hull's step last night in putting the SSSfSS' assu,rance ln 1940 that Rula issue of Peace 'r war in the Pacific UP t0 the Japanese route, naa jomea nanas trui morn- . , 1,, .. wo11m in n th Mr nn ho- s,rto c ;i : t i i lng with the Tobruk garrison. New mamem charged that UAmn. KuvumuiKiiu opeumi linpuriance is auacnea to tne vvnite xiuuae iiiccuiig in view 01 uie tanks, smashed northward to meet dle- 71 'bT" 'h;: " ,r: "Z" parunems announcement Doaies 10 masi ner way into tne that Mm Amor fan nmnnuii ,-f the column from the Tobruk de- markets of tne contlnent... ienaers, a communique sa'.a. A great tank and infantry battle swirled through the tenth day with both sides throwing in new reserves. The main battle was still, apparently, about Rezegh, ' ten miles south of Tobruk, but was spreading east Into Egypt where - liHVX, A41VA AMA Ul VWl'.'hi'J V ! a. 1 r r the British foueht- to win out an More Contracts to Be Signed With serited to Secretary of State Cor- Axls column which drove across FacLic Coast Yards, Ot- del1 Hul1 Iast Saturday nlsht. The ....... a m 1 Hnniiimant Vionrl al f r tVin Tanin ain Fast Mounting Power of Canada's Fighting Services Ue- by France m the Axh as well as Indles preceded the handing oi fleeted in Official Facts and Figures fT" u'c " B u,cr U1 riC"t" the latest document to Japan. 24 Officers Decorated. AT"T A T A Tv 07- rV fcuuering from a possicie irac- f . QS frl.nris Tnp , : , , , , , , , .. t, n p k, nfnn Mln 'IlrrtM PePle-through maldng e!f volc defence' department the Royal Canadian Navy listed the swrtce boat-P. p h H. Phlppen phiown lut last leaders of 1 .y & tQ Qf n offlcers and m?n and Is now receiving t. .M ,h.t the De03ie n 1 n. , . . decorations meniioned ,unH,1pH evening ning treatment at the Prince Rupert dcmandedi xhe Legion General Hospital. 'voluntary enlistment but was of was climbing a ladder from that lt did not g0 ar 'hf" lo- pound into the mlll at ; . . imDorUn:e Oeorgetown -when he fell back a . ,.. " of n.pr was r-ferred referred to to by oy supported ported Drusseis oiieni TlPrp WaS U umuuaw w wvv.wu ..w open ww. J.,H. t n.u .rn inn.no.hi., anrt and the war u'"Ai OV. i-JUlillw . ujuocvuw. , . n,rnn frarferc tr.rc Pattullo said yesterday that he ounce cf vigor ana -" nT of en actlon and have rtt,,.j iu tt Di.nvohv rpferred to tne aisas- naving nouiing to 10 .eU sen, do uo not nvi ed rescues, -AGntinn uvwtcu ill me jJicoa taiiab oiavr.j . h's resignation as minister of la "or He had not yet received the resignation. INDIAN SUR-CHASER CALCUTTA, Nov. 27: 0)-U. M. 1 S. Baroda, a minesweeplng and ; with every In " the morning and three hours UUkva , , .J: iu! other war areas, also ln the zone the .nimnst two years' ago. Had civvwu" j n, w 1 events since the eiect.on Unfx certainly T 1116 mnflQPf before It was held, most llllpUbGU total effort would have oeen oe-manded. There should be no need for a mandate. Ahead, the government had done drastic th'ngs n mandate. Now was no about .the me thods, RW -Indian Navy, nai;, has ao been w ,v time to argue r flVfirir r;j ;;r ; many Canadian ships "have taken offensive action against several en- - 4. V a TT rn r - . . 1 territory to Italy. Talks between the German and Vichy France representatives have In a thin, blue-COVered been postponed until next week. turcti skull sustained as a result "V" "c " ... OOOKiet tauieu 111 ine xiuuse ui vuuimuiu uj, wwcuw . . Ic"a the Georgetown JZ c. ister Ralston cold words and figures told the glowing HAM APE IC m.. yesterday morning. Paul " . atnrv nf nannila'a three fiohtintr services and their work .lAfllTllVllj iO ,, , . . ,, pieteiy orkunu.ru iu " --0------0 . wen Known .run, ouu - u was for the f igcal Year lyi. m nis annual report 01 tne EXTENSIVE'! C.P.R. SHIP GOES DOWN LONDON, Nov. 27: Loss of the Canadian Pacific freighter Beav-erbrae, for years a well known ves- emy submarines and a perusal of ln the Atalntlc servlce( ;s re ! the honors list shows that a num- Prkw RrkmKinrr ber oi tnese sulmarlnes have been rOl DUlilUlllg destroyed or damaged," the report said. It was during one of tnese ported. FILM BLOOD CIRCULATION STOCKHOLM, Nov. 27. 0 Be- PARIS, Nov. 57: The City of actions m n...o. 0, !ieved the flrst fllm of klnd Parle has been fined one million was torpedoed Dec. 1, 1940, with a . ver made, a movie of a rabbit's . n.ifrflnc (tin nnn) flfi A restiit or the u circuiauon or tne mooa snowii -nrl by l.fldy Ruell. wife of Now was tne "The manner In which H.M.C.S. "!t!';4'n thej bombing of a restaurant which ihere reCordcd a blood speed as - mweii. inciia-s muni- rm"- had w been to ior. ch'ef. i continuea on raBc taken over by Nazis. (Continual tin Pmf Fnuv) high as 18 feet a second. TODAY'S (Oourteey S. D. in despatches; tne Canadian army; Badly Hurt as Result of Hit- Privateer TT J M-;iJl recounted steps taKen '.o support, ting Rlppic Rock. Keno UIIUCI lldl liCCl the: United Kingdom as allies fad- sheep Creek ed away ana tne Koyai oanaaian SEATTLE, Nov. 27: Extensive . oils . . I . . . 1 . .. e M r, STOCKS Johnston Co.) Vancouver Grandview Bralorne .. Cariboo Quartz Hedley Mascot Pend Oreille Pioneer . awarded or Bottom of Steamer Aleutian Quite premier "c luiccn 10 remove mm wu i .,nh hut. niv.ause tney . bwu tivj vi xjiuoov-w, iwn, . . t n . ... ... .i.-,.- ... . p., . ... not bo"" vhvub" - ,i,n(j j u 01 Ule equijjuicm, tuueu nuu- DacK lr0m ner voyage io masna Beattie i.vi Prince Rupert as soon as possible. t00 few (since . bj tmat e dnd n-.tev nosy here ) c.,!.u For Hcsolution ihow as silent as a smaii piovmciai o-wotoH mm f,mr. r, .m vm. ....j - cn D: t: O. R S. Biackaby. as a "non- was the descrlpUon of tne nor voyage onlhesteam; 'partizan unbiased citizen , ,B lgian The R.C.N. recited case, in which Yukon. Kerr Addison ... 4.53 1VCMWIIHI lllll nartizan and ana uira " thc adoptlon 0 toe re- cupation given y a eigian p took ln ture must escaped to England ai d quo ed Nftf RprPIVPfl soludon. If the. government ft dufi th llOl IVeCeiYea,., one.by Inbel, Independent Belgian . here was a mandate and said "they have acted as local . I 1T . .-mnnisorv selective cseivitc, cws Bcnwj. lor1 rKonn psffrts fnr mprrhnn!. AU Fattullo Knows About Asscl- provided with out the expense " ships and troop convoys, carried tin. Resigning Is In Paper,. ; the turmoil of an eiecuo. . . ; ; Qut - patrols and escort mandate to stores are only for wo hours Price Fixing 16 10.35 2.00 .43 2.60 ' .47 .1? Little Long Lac 1.51 : McLeod Cockshutt 1.98 Madsen Red Lake .55 McKenzie Red Lake 1.05 Moneta 30 Pickel Crow 2.61 Preston East Dome 305 Loss of Atlantic Freighter Beaver- San Antonio 2.20 brae Is Reported. Sherrltt Gordon 89 Not Favored DENMARK INDIGNANT tne ironuer yesteraay. tawa txpecis. I Tl, Vu V, , , day against Denmark's signing of The Libyan war has assumed a envoy last night was the official th anUomlntern act. A dBem. whirlwind scale again The next OTTAWA, Nov. 27:-Signing tf "Pi i me urutea biates. , onstratfon for Klng christian, who North- twenty-four hours, it is tnoughi contracts with Pacific Coast Ship- Yesterday afternoon there was a held Qut the end agalnst the by some, may determine the whole yarns ior me construction 01 ru- i. iiUU1 auu was staged Cr0wds gather- tide of battle. per-corvettes is expected scon, minutes between the United States . . . t . . p , Cairo authorities are optimistic Fifteen or sixteen will be bull: . 1 M - . 0 tn nnA fie mcmberif"to im'de'fttice tWT mSkittr LONDON; Nov?27i' -O-The "Air but are not' tKhnindfal.- . ... of . of a call such as vus bln ures- Ministry announced today that strength Of the enemy who, ented. The Legion, ptaoibly the Royal Air Force bombers , hi con- thought, may fall back on Derna. largest single organized ixay in slderable force attacked Emden Lieut. General Erwin Rommell, the British Empire, consisted of a and other objectives in northwes- the German commander-in-chief. but but tej tern Germany last night with icss is still endeavoring to onng up one bomber. There were a few reserves and reinforcements. Tne the eauntrv in which thev lived German raiders over the south Hermans are carrying tne diujii, little in action and quite ineffec tual where they are found. TO BUILD CORVETTES t h ea cost of- some -$20,000,000. it is SNAG HAS BEEN HIT was worth fighting for. Thjrc was coast of Wales last night but they of the battle, the Italians being nUch in Neeotiations Between they were a superior race wijo should dominate the world, could CANADA'S WAR EFFORT ' AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK Germany and Vichy France Reported Petain Holding Out. PARIS, Nov. 27: A hitch is believed to be imminent ln negotiations between Germany and Vichy France. Marshal Henri Philllppe adjusting long-standing problems with Japan had been handed Japanese Ambassador Nomura and Special Envoy Kurusu. The White House gave no details as to the reasons underlying today's conference. Japanese proposals were pie- Demonstrations Staged in Copenhagen Against Signing of Anti-Comintern Fact. STOCKHOLM, Nov: 27: There were riots in Copenhagen yester- 11; at ana Japanese representatives. and sang the Danish naUonil an. Nomora.and Kurusu emerged srnil- p0jlcVnred .tato the crowds ng iran ra session out were si- and used fiUcks lent, declining to make comment when Importuned by waiting newsmen. The United States is understood to be standing firm on its demand that Japan shy away from its Axis relationship and drop the policy of military aggression in the Far East which it has been following for years. It is understood to be demanded by the United .States Vancouver Flier Brings Down At Least One Enemy VANCOUVER. Nov. 27: Flying that Japan guarantee not to licer Vancouver has sho down one march on Singapore or the Ncth- erlands East Indies and end its war with China. T'allrc Vw Mull with rpnvpsfnta. Petain Is understood to be holding countcd for another. Australia Uves 0 Great Britain, uui, biui, uuuiitui. iaeiuiup chlna and the Netherlands Eist service with the Royal Air Force overseas and has probably ac- TRIBUTE IS PAID Widespread Regrets at Death Lapointe Burial to Take Place Saturday. QUEBEC, Nov. 27: The remains of Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Mln- 2.00 A lster of Justice, arrived here to-.66 day from Montreal and are now lying in state in the Quebec Legislative Chamber until Saturday morning when the funeral will take place with full rites of the Church led by Cardinal hi-, . v , ut . T ,, man-power " ; Air Force reported that ln spite ' damage has been done to the bot- calmont .18 'catholic Catholic ne IV1 tff S' vl Mr- Wll30B- In flnal anpySf; L t sen Are cioled uJ oi enormou& exPansion madc torn of the Alaska Steam.,hip Cos c & H 1.15 ,Vuleneuv IfHvf m , u' Si only U coM wln Wtr Stti S necessafy development, over-' steamer Aleutian as a result of Home - 2.45 'From unmcd .mmirf. a ciy R J? out and . step. JSZ not 531(1 that the War Iftnn LONDON NoV mT77. 27. 0 , - .-our Our seas- the Brltlsh Commonwealth striking Rlppie Rock ,n Seymour Royai y Canadian 0414 have nave be pulle. ..not becauw our men vere Tralnl plan had g3 nt sh d condolence t. I I ! n.ne.n f ntlfT o ,m.wt,m " " w w - - e. of many prominent people been received messages of and tribute. General Charles DeQaulle, leader of the Free French forces, is among those ! I who have been heard from. Others paying their tribute have been Prime Minister William Lyon Mac-jkenzie King, Senator Raoul Dan- durand, Senator Arthur Meighen and Hon. R. B. Hanson. Just before he died Mr. Lapointe expressed regret at "having to leave" when there was still much important work which he felt he might have been done in this time of crisis. His last thoughts were for his country. Weather Forecast General Synopsis It has been cloudy on the coast with showers United States Government Is Not In the northern portion and with Taking Action at This Time. occasional drizzle and fog patches elsewhere. WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 27:' West Coast of Vancouver Island The United States government Is Light southeast winds, increas-not in favor of freezing wages, ing occasionally to modern 'p. prices and rents at their prewnt Mostly cloudy and warm with level. some local light drizzle. f!