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svstem.
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also
rrvpalrH
that
t-'mnprnr
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In
.Ikvtctnln
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I
II
(SIC
naS
UCCII
uvh
i.i
,vja?..iA
hiiic
rfailUAlj
&
ICAU1I1K
Ethiopians,
with
the
assistance
of
the
British,
in
driving
the
Italian
Invaders.
GERMANY
MAKES
DEMANDS
i
(lNI)ON-
General
Charles
IleGaulI
hrafi
nf
,.
tv.
ops
in
frencn
mnisia
to
assist
tne
Italians
In
their
African
t.
.
-
-.11
"
t
I
t
l
r
..
.
I,
in
sucn
a
use
mi
ricinu
luiomui
lurces
wouia
rise
in
"
'
has
made
formal
demands
upon
France
for
the
use
of
Iny
iiisian
ports
for
the
landing
of
Nazi
troops.
NO
OPERATIONS
OVER
GERMANY
LONDON
Had
weather
urevented
any
major
Royal
Air
free
operations
over
Germany
last
night,
it
was
reported.
ITALIAN
SHIP
SUNK
i
(iN'tlflK
Th
Admiralty
announce
that
the
KritUh
sult-
Wirine
Parthian
sank
a
7,uuu-inn
Italian
supply
snip
south
oi
ANOTHER
CANADIAN
DESTROYER
OTTAWA
Arnulsition
of
s
seventh
former
TTnltri
tt
i
-j
t
Hin...i
i..
-i
-
.
rifiiiidiu.
minister
ui
iiaiiuiidi
ucicure
in
rnarrp
iir
nava
aus.
lie
aaiu
iiiv
iiv
n
m,
j
uivi
nvu
u
uc
laiicu
luc
nuuiniaT.
ISLAND
OF
RHODES
HOMREI)
HOME
The
Italian
high
command
announces
that
ttrl-
marnlanrs
bombed
the
Island
nf
Rhode
it
nf
nn
nf
ii
iiiik
ii
iir3L
on
diiu
imiai
udaiv
in
l
1
1
it
m
.i
iirrii
iiriiiirr
WL
Jl
1
I.I-
1
1
a
n
r
fi
.
ran,
vucr
luiwsu
wiauca
uuuiucu
vciua.
jj
in
lies
wpsl
ni
.L...L-
IV
NG
ON
N
ALBANIA
Aiming
di
w
-
Eibmanl
Italians
Han
Offensive
.tU
t,
I
am
h
Imnrnu.
cnr'.n
oi
ruisura
in
tne
cch-
on
the
part
of
the
Italians
.
.
,
i-j
.
nnupver
inev
naa
rcuuiKu,
250
prisoners
and
war
ma-
,
the
capture
of
a
series
oi
UN
UHK
f
SUDDENLY
Cherry
Passes
Away
inursuay
Illness
suaaenness
last
cyeninu
well
known
local
young
man.
overtook
him
at
3
o'clock
J
.
i
.
t
4
4rt
Mia
v
TnrnirifT
nnn
1
1
f
Kf
iil
lu
Late
yesterday
afternoon
his
aeaa,
UM
J
V
wv
a
i
V
J
T
s
was
removed
to
the
hospital.
the
herpnvpH
nlsn
Inolude
a
ivirz
i
mnriTA
Attpo
i
Tin
TL'ns
.U.
I,,WVI1
W
25
years
of
age
arid
was
bom
lived
all
Vila
llfo
In
Prlnrn
T?11-
ITa
.
m
it.
-
t
it
rtM-T
T7rvri
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rinA
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I
-
Ambassador
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Britain
londonI
Jan.1
ne
of
war.
Greek
forces
con-
q.
winant,
former
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of
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nirav
tmrards
Val-
I
tlamnhlrp
lias
hpen
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,e
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1
.
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Gold,
.01k.
Dominion
Bridge,
24.V5.
IMbe
iYARMOUTH
IS
BOMBED
Germans
Claim
to
Have
Sunk
3300
ton
Freighter
I
BERLIN,
Jan.
24.
German
sources'
claimed
last
night
that
an'
effective
raid
had
been
made
on
Great
Yarmouth
In
England,
a
3,500-
ton
freighter
being
sunk.
HALIFAX
ARRIVES
Great
New
British
Battleship
Steams
up
Chesapeake
Bay
in
in
Convoy
Convoy
Bay
j
WASHINGTON
D.C.,
January
21
The
great
new
British
battleship
II.M.S.
King
George
V.,
completed
and
commissioned
since
the
start
of
the
present
war,
steamed
up
Chesapeake
Bay
today,
bringing
Viscount
Halifax,
the
new
British
ambassador
to
the
United
States.
The
battleship
had
successfully
passed
through
submarine
and
mine
infested
waters.
Viscount
Halifax
drove
immediately
to
Washington.
The
new
battleship,
bearing
Viscount
Halifax,
anchored
off
Annapolis,
Maryland,
during
the
afternoon
and
later
the
British
envoy
landed
at
Norfolk,
Virginia,
where
he
took
an
automo
bile
for
Washington.
AIR
BASES
ARE
RAIDED
R.A.F.
Strikes
Hard
at
Toints
Sicily
and
Tripoli
PATTULLO'S
in
STATEMENT
NEW
YORK.
January
24
Pre
mier
Pattullo.
In
a
statement
is
sued
here
yesterday,
said
that
his
action
In
connection
witn
tne
uo-mlnlon-provlnclal
conference
on
the
Rowell-SlroLs
Commission
report
had
been
misrepresented
in
Van
couver
and
Victoria
newspapers.
The
whole
matter
would
be
dls
cussed
on
his
return
to
Vancouver.
hi
said.
Criticism
of
his
action
would
be
made
to
look
foolish,
said
Dnnmta
SHAM
ffrltlClSm
mc
i
inuiv.i
jwas
as
uncalled
for
as
had
been
'that
over
Vancouver
Water
Board
matters
and
the
Pattullo
bridge.
NEW,
YORK
SILVER
BOMBED
BIKES
IN
LONDON
STORE
Caught
Nazi
.
AT
AN
EASTERN
PORT
January
24
Marguerite
Little,
a
little
six-year
old
girl,
was
responsible
yesterday
for
the
recaoture
of
the
second
of
two
German
war
prisoners
!
who
escaped
following
their
1
landing
from
England
for
in-
'
ternment
in
Canada.
Ravin?
been
warned
by
her
parents
to
tell
them
of
any
strange
men
she
might
see,
little
'Margu-
erlte
rushed
home
to
report
that
she
had
seen
a
man
changing
his
clothes,
near
a
reservoir.
The
police
were
at
'
once
notified
and
It
turned
out
to
be
the
escaped
prlso-
About
Ottawa
1
More
to
Be
Heard
Conference
Premier
Charges
Misrepresentation
Commissioner
Is
Coming
Here
ner.
B.
C.
Braccwell,
Recently
Appoin-
ted
To
Take
Charge
of
This
City,
Arriving
Wednesday
B.
C.
Bracewell
of
the
Depart
ment
of
Municipalities
at
Victoria,
iw.nnt.iv
nnnontMi
citv
commis
Tomorrow's
Tides
War?
High
0:01
am.
19.0
ft.
11:45
pjn.
21.8
ft.
3fy
Low
5:46
a.m.
7.0
ft.
.
18:32
2.4
ft.
rinimmii
I
lrt
a.m.
6
LONDON
London
had
its
fou..
tight
last
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
t
without
atr
raid
alarm.
Weather
is
mis,
grizzly
over
Channel
and
dark
and
drizzly
here.
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
20.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
24,
1941.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
MIITISII
APPROACH
DERNA
r
t
iiFIIrnllnuinr
the
catuure
nf
Tnhmk
hv
Vi
ttrHUk
(ralia
forces,
streaking
across
the
desert
coast
In
the
face
of
ctically
no
opposition,
are
now
approaching
the
defences
of
na,
100
miles
to
the
west
of
Tobruk,
In
their
drive
towards
i
Mranuliile.
British
forces
have
nrnrtrntril
lr
mll
.
-Wr...
anrt
llireaien
IO
ODiain
control
nf
thl
Italian
hirh.
Turkey
And
Gt.
Britain
i
One
of
the
recent
raids
on
London
left
this
scene
of
destruction
on
a
bicycle
store.
The
bikes,
twisted
and
shattered
beyond
repair,
were
left
hanging1
from
girders
and
piled
Into
a
heap
of
almost
unrecognizable
Junk.
IS
OPPOSED
ORDER
IS
i
TO
WARFARE
RESTORED
j
'President
oX
University
of
Chicago
(
Premier
Antonescu
Claims
to
Have
Warns"
Against
"National
"'
"Crushed
ItamanTan
Insurrection
I
Suicide"
j
'
I
BUCHAREST,
Jan.
24.
Premier
I
CHICAGO.
Jan.
24
President
Robert
Hutchings
of
the
University
of
Chicago,
In
a
radio
address
lasi
night,
said
that
United
States
mlgtu
commit
suicide
by
entering
war.
This
country
could
better
serve
humanity
by
staying
out
of
war,
he
said.
CAIRO.
Jan.
24.
The
Royal
Air.
At
the
same
time,
150
members
of
Force
last
night
announced
of
ttclal-
the
University
of
Chicago
faculty,
ly
that
mighty
raids
had
been
rm.de
j
m
a
statement,
urged
passage
ol
by
relays
of
British
planes
against
j
the
"lease-lend"
aid
to
Britain
bill
Important
Italian
air
bases
in
sic-
without
delay.
llv
Including
Conlso,
Augusta,
Syra-
cuse
and
Catania
out
of
all
of
which!
points
Italian
and
German
planes.
are
being
operated
in
the
enori
10
break
British
sea
power
In
the
Manv
fires
were
started
and
ex
plosions
set
off
as
aerial
facilities,
railway
lines
and
other
objectives
were
shattered.
There
was
also
a
violent
and
con
centrated
air
attack
on
Tripoli
far
to
the
west
along
the
Mediterranean
coast
of
North
Africa.
An
Important
Italian
air
base
on
the
Island
,of
Rhodes
was
also
effectively
bombed
by
the
Royal
Air
Force.
Little
Girl
Ion
Antonescu
announced
In
Bucharest
last
night
that
his
government
forces
had
crushed
the
Iron
Guard
extremist
Insurrection
throuehout
Rumania
and
that
a
new
and
stable
government
was
being
established.
"Order
has
been
restored
and
the
rebellion
has
been
;nded,"
said
the
Premier.
For
the
past
three
days
there
had
been
bloody
revolution,
tantamount
to
civil
war,
in
Bucharest
and
elsewhere
In
the
country.
Thousands
of
the
rebels
have
been
arrested
and
face
heavy
pun
Ishment.
All
those
In
possession
of
unauthorized
arms
have
been
or
dered
to
surrender
them
and
those
who
enzaeed
in
the
Insurrection
have
been
told
to
return
to
a
calm
and
normal
life.
PASSES
IN
VANCOUVER
Mrs.
Alfred
Thomuson..
Widow
of
Former
Member
for
Yukon
Dies
in
South
Mrs.
Elsie
M.
Thomson,
widow
of
late
Dr.
Alfred
Thompson,
former
Member
of
Parliament
for
the
Yu
kon.
and
sister
of
Mrs.
James
H.
Thompson
of
this
city,
passed
away
yesterday
In
Vancouver
ater
a
lengthy
Illness.
Mrs.
Thompson
of
this
citv
sailed
last
night
on
the
Prince
Rupert
to
attend
the
funeral.
The
late
Mrs.
Thompson
was
seventy-one
years
of
age
and
was
bom
In
Elmsdale.
Nova
Scotia.
She
icame
west
early
in
the
century
and
'resided
for
some
years
In
the
Yu
kon
with
her
husband
who
was
en
sioner
for
Prince
Rupert,
will
ar-;of
her
passing.
rive
here
on
the
Prince
Rupert
next
Wednesday
for
a
visit,
ac
cording
to
word
received
today
at
the
City
Hall.
.
-
-
A,
mi
.
.
IT
...
1
?
r-
1
1
f
vrtnv
Tam
0
1
Tnn
r
fi
yesterday
at
34-4C
jai.
i.ns.
vi
pyuuu.
.
:
'
'
gaged
in
medical
practice
there.
She
had
also
lived
for
a
time
in
Ottawa
while
Dr.
Thompson
was
Mfwnhpr
of
Parliament.
For
the
ipast
several
years
her
home
had
been
in
Vancouver,
sne
was
wen
known
as
a
visitor
In
Prince
Ru
Inert,
and
manv
friends
and
ac
qualntances
will
learn
witn
regret
Mrs.
Thompson
Is
survived
oy
one
daughter,
the
former
Alfrcda
Thompson,
now
the
wife
Of
Cap
tain
(Dr.)
F.
II.
Stringer
of
Vic
toria.
Besides
Mrs.
Thompson
of
this
...
city,
,,,
there
are
-
two
other
sis-j
NEW
yoiitii
Jan.
z.
ine
nt
iicw
iuin,
juu.
i.
York
silver
price
was
imchangediof
copper
was
.05c
lower
yesterday
.ters.
one
In
Montana
and
another
Arrangements
Made
For
Co-operation
In
Case
of
Aggression
Conference
at
Ankara
Ends
Satisfactorily
to
Both
Sides-Secret
Treaty
Between
Russia
and
Islam
ANKARA,
Turkey,
January
24.
In
view
of
recent
developments
in
southeastern
Europe
and
the
Balkans,
arrangements
for
Anglo-Turkish
co-operation
in
the
event
of
further
German
aggression
threatening
Turkey
have
;
been
revised,
it
was
announced
yesterday
at
the
conclusion
of
a
conference
between
.
British
.
and
Turkish
military
ex-
i
perts
wnic.h
has
been
in
progress
f
I
air
i
m
mm
i
l
SHORT-LIVED
LIBERTY
SMITH'S
FALLS,
Ont-A
German
prisoner
identified
as
Olt-man
Hollman,
brought
to
Canada
for
internment,
made
a
shortlived
bid
for
freedom
here
today
and
was
recaptured
in
the
railway
yards.
He
escaped
from
a
train
by
jumping
through
a
window.
REPORT
FOR
SERVICE
WINNIPEG
One
thousand
Mennonites
and
other
conscious
objectors
have
been
ordered
to
report
for
medical
examination
with
a
view
to
being
drafted
for
'
noh-combatant
service
under
the
'national
service
act.
SUPERANNUATION
APPROVED
VICTORIA
The
British
Columbia
government
has
appro?
ved
a
plan
for
contributions
to
Ihe
superannuation
fund
for
teachers.
SIXTEEN
GENERALS
CAIRO
Sixteen
Italian
generals
have
so
far
been
taken
prisoners
in
the
North
African
cam-Daisn.
Italian
prisoners
in
all
now
total
09,900
with
an
estimated
10,000
dead
or
missing.
STATEMENT
BANNED
ROME
Italian
newspapers
have
been
forbidden
to
publish
the
evidence
given
by
Col.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
befor
the
foreign
relations
committee
of
United
States
Congress
on
the
"lease-
lend"
plan.
CREW
IS
DECORATED
LONDON
Seven
members
of
the
crew
of
the
steamer
Jervis
Bay,
heroic
action
of
which
saved
a
British
German
convoy
Irom
enemy
attack
in
the
North
Atlantic
last
fall,
were
decorated
yesterday.
The
captain
received
the
Victoria
Cross
posthumously,
having
gone
down
with
his
ship.
DUBLIN
CASTLE
FIRE
DUBLIN
Dublin
Castle
was
nartlallv
destroyed
by
a
fierce
fire
during
the
night
and
the
resi
dential
section
surrounding
it
was
for
a
time
threatened.
The
castle
contained
the
government
censorship
department
and
offices
of
the
minister
of
commerce.
MORE
R.OA.F.
CRASHES
OTTAWA
Two
lives
were
lost
In
each
of
two
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
crashes
yesterday.
One
crash
was
near
Moose
Jaw,
Sas
katchewan,
and
the
other
near
Duncan,
Ontario.
HOTEL
STRIKE
ENDS
VANCOUVER
Agreement
hav
ing
been
reached
on
mediation
.by
the
Vancouver
Trades
and
Labor
Council,
the
waiters'
and
bus
boys
strike
at
Hotel
Vancouver
has
been
ended.
Thirty-two
waiters
and
four
bus
boys
returned
to
work
today,
here
for
some
time.
Both
sides
said
they
were
well
satisfied
with
the
discussions.
In
London
it
Is
reported
that
a
a
secret
treatv
has
been
reached
i
between
Turkey
and
Russia
which
would
have
the
effect
of
preventing
Germany
from
entering
Turkey.
Russia
would
supply
Turkey
with
all
the
arms,
ammunition
and
planes
which
she
could
spare
without
necessarily
Involving
active
military
participation.
MAY
BE
AT
WAR
SOON
General
Hugh
S.
Johnson
Appears
Before
Committee
on
"Lease-i
Lend"
Bill,
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j
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
24.
General
Hugh
Johnson,
former
N.
R.A.
administrator,
told
'the
congressional
foreign
relations
committee
yesterday
in
the
hearing
on
the
"lease-lend"
bill
that,
if
care
was
not
taken,
the
United
States
would
be
at
war
in
from
thirty
tc
ninety
days,
possibly
on
the
west
1
coast
of
Africa.
PASSING
OF
HIS
MOTHER
Mrs.
Susanna
Cripps
Dies
inVart-
couver
Within
Month
of
Her
Husband
The
end
having
been
hastened
by
the
passing
of
her
husband,
the
llate
Thomas
H.
Cripps
on
New
Year's
Eve
last,
Mrs.
Susanna
II.
Cripps,
mother
of
George
W.
Cripps,
provincial
assessor
here,
'occurred
during
last
night
in
Vancouver.
Mr.
Cripps
sails
tonight
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
for
Vancouver
to
attend
the
funeral
which
will
take
place
on
Tuesday,
The
late
Mrs.
Cripps
was
ninety
years
of
age
and
was
born
in
Brighton.
England.
She
came
to
Canada
fifty-five
years
ago
and,
'after
living
for
ten
years
in
Montreal
moved
west
and
Vancouver
had
been
her
home
for
the
last
forty-five
years.
In
addition
to
the
son
here,
deceased
is
survived
by
another
son,
Harry
Cripps
of
Vancouver.
Assize
Dates
Here
Are
Set
Spring
Session
to
Open
On
May
7
and
Fall
Session
September
24
I
VICTORIA,
January
24
(Cana-'dlan
Press)
The
spring
session
of
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
liv
Prince
Rupert
has
been
set
for
May
;7.
The
fall
session
will
open
Sep
tember
24.
CHILLY
HERE
Prince
Rupert
was
the
chilliest
point
reporting
In
today's
coastal
weather
report,
23
above
zero
being
recorded
at
5
a.m.
According
to
a
telephone
message
from
,
the
Skeena
River
sldTSgh",
Itt.
JR;as
13
above
there.
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j
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