against
Italy
In
the
war
which
Is
now
centred
In
Albania.
It
was
he
who
saw
the
possibility
of
an
Italian
invasion
of
Oreece
following
the
Fascist
rape
of
Albania
and
made
preparations
to
resist
It.
King
Ocorge
II.
has
called
upon
the
former
President
of
the
Greek
National
Dank,
Alexander
Korltsls,
to
form
a
new
administration
to
carry
on
the
war
uninterrupted.
Korltsls,
In
accepting
office,
expressed
determination
to
carry
on
the
policies
of
Metaxas.
A
chesty
little
man
with
the
physical
attributes
of
Napoleon
Bonaparte
and,
hli
opponents
said,
with
similar
ambitions,
John
Metaxas
took
dictatorial
control
of
Oreece
on
August
:4,
936.
He
had
mixed
army-polltlCja)
brew
tn
the
ancient
naUcm
Jocjrih--40
years
His
Intimate
called
,
him
"JannakL"
or
"Little
John."
Trained
as
a
soldier
and
an
acknowledged
military
genius,
he
was
a
confirmed
royalist,
the
chief
hope
of
the
House
of
Olucksburg
through
20
years
of
abdications
and
restore
ations.
Later
he
modified
his
views
sufficiently
to
make
himself
persona
grata
to
the
constitutionalist
monarchists
and
rode
to
power
with
them
when
Ocorge
II.
resumed
the
Oteck
throne
In
October.
1935.
-
Then
death
In
quick
succession
took
Eleutherlos
Venlzelos.
his
arch
political
foe
and
two
of
his
colleagues
in
the
new
government,
leaving
him
without
a
rival
for
the
position
of
"strong
man."
Social
unrest
was
threatening
to
break
out
in
widespread
strikes
when
the
plump
little
prime
minister
stalked
into
King
George's
pal-(Continucd
on
Page
Six)
HITLERTO
BE
HEARD
Speech
Is
Expected
to
be
Delivered
Tomorrow
by
Nazi
Chieftain
BERLIN,
January
29
Marking
the
eighth
anniversary
of
his
rise
to
supreme
power
In
Germany,
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
is
expected
to
make
an
address
tomorrow.
NAPLES
IS
ATTACKED
Important
Italian
City
is
Acain
Bombed
and
Fired
by
Royal
Air
Force
CAIRO,
Jan.
29:
(CP)
Royal
Air
Force
headquarters
today
announced
that
large
.fires
followed
British
bomblnp
of
Nnnlps
nlrdrome.
cen-
D
v.
-
J-
tral
railway
Junction
and
Its
mar-shalllne
varrt
Mnndjiv
nleht.
The
Naples
attack
was
only
one
phase
of
widespread
offensive
action
mostly
in
support
of
land
'orces
In
Africa.
Yesterday's
Circulation
of
the
Dally
News
2150
Your
inspection
Is
Invited
Bulletins
Of
St.
John's
Ambulance
Association
She
ESTUARY
BOMBED
LONDON
At
least
five
persons
were
killed
when
three
bombs
were
dropped
in
a
daylight
raid
along
the
Thames
Estuary
today
after
a
comparatively
quiet
night
when
German
operations
were
restricted
to
minor
fliihts
over
the
west
coast
and
Hoyal
Air
Force
planes
were
grounded.
i
"LEASE-LEND-
BILL
i
WASHINGTON,
D.
C-
Prcsi-ident
rtooscveU
stated
today
that
he
was
willing
to
accept
any
modification
-qfrthe
-"lease-lend!
b'lt
for
a'd
to
Great
Britain
providing
the
program
is
not
disrupted
and
that
it
still
falls
short
of
war.
Republican
leaders
are
getting
together
to
plan
propos
als
providing
for
revisions.
"
AUSTRALIAN
CASUALTIES
CANBERRA
The
minister
of
defence
announced
today
that
Australian
casualties
In
the
siege
of
Tobruk
amounted
to
not
more
than
300
killed
and
injured
whereas
the
Italians
lost
25,000
in
casualties
and
prisoners.
Australian
casualties
at
Bardia
amounted
to
320
including
seventeen
NEGOTIATIONS
BEGIN
SAIGON,
French
Indo-China.
Armistice
negotiations
between
Thailand
and
French
Indo-China
opened
this
afternoon
on
the
Japanese
cruiser
Natori.
Japan
is
acting
as
mediator.
"JUST
A
STOOGE"
ROME
rreniier
Benito
Mussolini's
newspaper
says
the
recent
United
States
presidential
election
was
a
farce.
It
charges
that
Wendell
Wilkie
was
picked
by
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
as
his
opponent
and
now
Wilkie
is
Roosevelt's
special
envoy
to
London.
I
LONDON
NOT
CO-OPERATING
LONDON
British
officials'
announce
that
they
will
not
co-op.
crate
with
the
German
proposal
to
move
political
refugees
to
the
United
States.
LITTLE
IS
PRESIDENT
Meeting
last
night
In
the
City
4
P.
H.
Llnzey
has
received
the
,
appointment
as
commissioner
of
the
decennial
census
for
,
Skeena
riding,
it
is
announced
today.
An
official
of
the
Dom-
'
inlon
Bureau
of
Statistics
from
Ottawa
will
be
here
shortly
to
assist
Mr.
Llnzey
In
getting
or-
ganlzed
for
the
work
will
occupy
part
of
six
months,
It
Is
expect-
cd.
.
IMPRESS
American
Sees
How
London
Can
Take
It
There
During
Raid
LONDON.
Jan.
29.
In
addition
to
the
Prime
Minister,
Wendell
Wlllkle
has
met
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
and
Minister
of
Labor
Ernest
Bevln.
He
dined
with
Lord
Joslah
Stamp
Paul's
Cathedral
yesterday
Wlllkle
saw
the
city
under
air
raid
alarm
,
u..
nr,nrhland
bombing.
As
for
the
conduct
Executive
iNamcn
,.
.
.
of
the
city
and
Its
people,
he
re''
marked
"Fine."
Wilkie
reiterated
that,
when
he
returns
to
the
United
States,
he
will
stick
up
for
financial
assls-
.u-
hraneh
of
the
St.(tancft
to
Great
Britain.
He
had
PROVHi
.At
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C
Lcndcn
Has
Ninth
Quiet
Nlsht
Brief
Alarm
Today
Slight
Activity
In
West
AN
ALARM
TONIGHT
LONDON,
Jan.
29:
(CP)
London
had
its
first
air
raid
alarm
in
eleven
nights
tonight.
T
nMnnN
January
29
London
count.
The
had
its
453rd
air
raid
alarm
of
the
the
better
war
today.
The
all
clear
signal
came
shortly
afterwards.
A
single
German
reconnaissance
plane
ap
proached
but
turned
away
before
,
reaching
the
city.
There
was
light
enemy
air
activity
on
the
West
Coast
last
night.
For
the
ninth
straight
night
London
had
no
alarm.
Bad
weathsr
grounded
the
Royal
Air
Force
la?t
night.
Auxiliary
Head
For
Air
Force
JOhn
AmDUiaill-i-
..
,V.
...111
V,
ctnlnnp
hero
for
iVlP
follows:
leu
a
unwise
w
uim;uj3
yuuiy
.-....
prt
officers
as
next
couple
of
weeks
relieving
Nor-
President
J.
J-
Little.
'at
present.
j
f!f
.
"cM.nt
Charles
Graham.
,
man
McEwen
who
Is
being
transfer-
cUretarv-Treasurer,
II.
J.
Gra-,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
B.
Baker
and
hnm
'daughter
returned
to
the
city
on
'..tivn-Arnold
Flaten,
W.
O.
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
.
..
pitmi
nnH
Aneus
Macdonald.
,
..
.virion
fnr
fiitum
ac
frcm
Vancouver
where
Mr.
Baker
recently
underwent
an
operation
tivities
particularly
In
connection
from
the
effects
of
which
he
Is
"U
war
preparations.
"
"w
xu
his
return
south.
Comlne
north
on
the
same
plane
was
A.
M.
Hurst,
until
recently
prin
cipal
of
the
Revelstoke
High
School,
who
has
taken
up
war
work
as
a
war
services
secretary
for
the
Young
!
Men's
Christian
Association
and
nects
to
leave
Friday
nleht.
Later
two
Y.M.C.A.
representatives
are
to
be
stationed
here
to
take
charge
of
the
auxiliary
services
work
among
the
local
troops
which
Is
rapidly
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow
sTce
prince
Hup
,yuf
.
in
char-
;
High
-.
3:16
ajn.
21
1
ft.
lotte
Island
('oZ't
Tc.
Hind
15:11
pjn.
20
i
It.
Low
..
9:23
ajn.
I
1
ft.
with
rain.
t
frib.
21:36
p.m.
3.j
It.
V
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V
XXX.,
No.
24.
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT;B.C,
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
29,
1941.
PRICE:
5
JENTS.
British
War
Industry
Speeds
PREMIER
JOHN
METAXAS,
STRONG
MAN
OF
GREECE.
DEAD
BUT
WAR
GOES
ON
Fighting
Head
of
Hcllcnesc
Government
Succumbs
Following
Operation
Was
Given
Credit
for
Success
of
Campaign
ATWF.Wfi
.TfiMimrv
90
Pramion
flanovnl
TViv.
1T
taxas,
soldier,
military
genius
and
strong
man
of
Greece,
i
is
dead
at
the
age
of
sixty-nine
years.
He
underwent
a,
throat
operation
last
Saturday
from
which,
in
spite
of!
blood
transfusions,
he
failed
to
rally
satisfactorily.
Su-'
preme
commander
of
the
Greek
army,
navy
and
air
force,
Metaxas
was
given
credit
for
the
success
of
the
Greek
campaign
ST.
PAUL'S
ILLUMINATED
BY
GERMAN
"FIRE-R
OMBS"
Battered
by
ceaseless
"Nazi
air
raids,
but
unb
;wed,
the
city
of
London,
hear
of
the
British
Empire,
presented
this
scene
during
the
nigra
fire
ra
id
of
December
29.
Rearing
up
out
of
the
flames
and
smoke
of
surrounding
blazing
buildings
U
St.
Paul's
Cathedral.
,
Will
Count
People
Here
:
AIR
RAIDS
I
ARE
LIGHT
British
Invasion
Averted?
MORE
MEN
CALLED
UP
Sir
More
Classes
1.8
and
19
Year
Olds
and
Those
37
to
40
Rendered
Liable
for
Military
Service
LONDON,
January
29
King
-11
1
-
..1MM
AttlA
Squadron
Leader
Lee
of
Ottawa
worse,
imwwins
a
privy
council
at
Buckingham
Pa-.
is
Visitor
to
Trince
Rupert-New
....
lace,
ssued
a
proclamation
today
linn
;tn
-
,
,o
camng
youins
ui
io
auu
o
jcaio
Souadron
Leader
H.T.I.
Lee.Ot-
and
men
from
37
to
40
to
register
!
SalWlllkle
of
Churchill:
"He
is
tawa,
chief
officer,
auxiUaryservl-
ror
mur,
se
w
a
great
man.
I
knew
that
before,
ces,
air,
lor
ueparimeni
oi
Bondi
---
-
Defence
Is
visit
to
Prince
j8
Now
I
know
it
more."
paying
olda
are
called
Wlllkle
has
been
touring
London
Rupert
In
the
course
of
a
.
tour
of
,
e
l.
..
u
uj-,,
urv,na
f
fih
various
various
air
air
bases
Dases
in
in
Canada.
Muaua,
He.lu
c
--
"B''
-
......
in
V
HW
Illflllil
UiilildlLCi
ft
AllXl
uv
kv
i
months
before
the
eighteen
arrived
by
plane
at
noon
yesterday
many
,
from
Victoria
by
way
of
Ucluelet
year-old
w
and
Allford
Bay
and
will
leave
cn
-J
4
"
-
olds.
The
new
proclamation
a
,
Is
year
needed,
It
was
explained,
to
pro
vide
a
steady
flow
of
men
into
the
armed
forces
as
required.
WeatKer
Forecast
General
Synopsis
Pressure
remains
low
over
southern
Alaska
and
is
relatively
high
over
eastern
red
from
here
to
Winnipeg
and
ex-
Washington.
The
weather
contln
ues
mild
throughout
BrltlsK
Colum
bla
with
showers
on
the
coast.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Fresh
to
strong
southeast
wind,
cloudy
and
mild
with
occasional
rain.
can
now
weeks,
something
that
it
used
to
take
months
to
do.
Many
more
new
factories
are
coming
into
produc
tion.
Others
will
not
be
ready
until
I
1942.
(
The
drive
to
speed
up
production
,
1
LONDON,
Jan.
29:
(CP)
A
British
military
authority
said
today
that
German
infiltration
1
into
Rumania
and
Bulgaria
j
and
air
raid
aid
to
Italy
had
1
become
so
extensive
that
'the
very
real
danger"
of
an
tnvas-
ion
of
Britain
may
be
averted.
irascuj
'Attends'
Wrec'lToTlfniTed
States
Army
Transport
Down
Coast
The
United
States
Navy
gunboat
Charleston,
enroute
late
yesterday
afternoon
to
Ketchikan
w-i'h
23
nassenccrs
and
24
member
of
the
crew
of
the
United
C(n
I..
A
r
m
ir
(p.ncnnrt
cl.amAr
son
Channel,
sent
a
radio
message
to
the
e'fect
that
three
persons
were
believed
'ost
In
the
ground-in
rt
On
Kvhak.
Confirmation
of
h
Hrnwnrie
Is
awaited
by
ih"
nutho'iHps.
The
Charleston
is
due
in
Ketchikan
today
with
thf
survivors
who
had
reached
v.
oUy
shore
safely
from
the
Kv'-bak.
The
coaHguard
cutter
Nemaha
?nt
a
radio
message
to
Ketchikan
vesterdav
afternoon
stating
The
captain
was
mong
the
thir
teen
seamen
remaining
on
the
battered
ship.
The
Charleston
took
the
passengers
from
the
beach
where
they
had
been
landed
to
deliver
them
to
Ketchikan.
The
Nemaha
will
starts
Capt.
W.
P.
Armour,
manager
of
the
Armour
Salvage
Co.,
flew
north
from
Vancouver
to
the
scene
of
the
wreck
late
yesterday
and
today
ordered
derrick
and
other
salvage
equipment
to
be
sent
from
here.
The'
outfit
is
leaving
this
afternoon
in
tow
of
the
power
tug
Daly
with
Capt.
Oscar
Sather
in
charge.
The
Powell
River
tug
St.
Faith
was
heading
for
the
wreck
last
night.
German
Minister
Of
Justice
Dies
Gurtner.
German
minister
of
Jus
tice,
died
today.
He
was
one
of
the
less
prominent
of
Hitler's
Nazi
jhenchmen.
Up
December
Biggest
Month
Yet;
January
Larger;
Not
Peak
Bombing
Fails
To
Disrupt
Production
Many
More
Fac-l
torics
Are
Starting
Work
Women
;
Replacing
Men
i
.
!
LONDON,
January
29.
British
munitions
ard
war
1
supply
factories
reached
a
new
high
mark
for
vol
me
of
production
during
December
in
spite
of
air
raids
and'it
will
be
higher,
still
in
January,
Rt.
Hon.
Ernest
Bevin,
inmicfoi-
nf
InKnr
annnnnppi!
Nntwit
Visr
nnrlin
tr
t.l
it.
thp
peak
has
not,
yet
been
reached.
A
whole
army
c.
vision
DB
cquipueu
wiuuu
i.""
.
I
.
.
ITALIANS
SURPRISED
more
and
more
Is.
continuing.
Wo-
-
Fe
French
Forces
Take
I:
portant
men
in
increasing
numbers
are
be-
ill
g
liUIkL
tl
(UVU
TIM
4H
to
replace
men
who
will
engage
in
more
active
military
pursuits.
THREE
HAVE
LOST
LIVES
Was
Sudden
Stab
CAIRO,
Jan.
28:
(CP)
r
lan
garrison
has
been
dri
jthe
'
Important
Fezzan
c
southwestern
Libya
by
Fre
forces
from
the
Chad
re
equatorial
Africa,
Genera
Catroux
announced
last
n
said
that
a
French
camel
(
tachmeomade-a
-sudden
into
the
Libyan
Interior
the
Italians
unaware.
With
British
motorized
;
deep
In
Libya
that
Italy's
the
whole
eastern
part
of
onv
Is
In
Jeocanr.
gener
quarters
today
announced
Jlng
pressure
on
Derna.
junits
are
operating
sen
west
of
Derna
while
mai
he
Ital-n
from
sis
In
French
on
in
George
ht.
He
rps
de-obsdecp
atchlng
aits
so
lold
on
he
col'
"i
and
forces
Kvichak,
which
wrecked
Monday
,mass
for
an
assault
on
tn;
coastal
town.
trea,
Ethiopia
and
Italian
lomali-land
are
reported
develo.-ng
sa-"
.tlsfactorily.
British
fighting
planes
have
ma-chine-gunned
the
retreatin
enemy
between
Derna
and
Barce
in
Libya.
;
BOMBING
ELBASANI
that
the
Kvichik
was
still
hard
I
aeround
with
water
over
the
main
jRoyal
Air
Force
Co-opera1
-s
With
decks
and
bulwarks;
Thirteen
Greeks,
Against
Ital
ins
members
of
the
crew
were
re-
.
maining
aboard
the
Kvichak.
The
CAIRO,
January
28
u:
nadian
cutter
arrived
at
the
scene
of
the
j
Press)
British
bombers
cause.
wreck
Tuesday
morning
and
considerable
damage
to
U.S.S.
Charleston
arrived
later,
"buildings
and
stores
at
Albania,
yesterday,
the
R
'
Force
announced.
The
Greek
campaign
a;
Italians
on.
various
sector
ues
satisfactorily,
It
was
stated
today.
Further
Counter-attacks
have
been
remain
at
the
scene
until
salvage
fully
repulsed
and
the
Gr
1
resumed
the
offensive
a!
south
coast
of
Albania
lllitary
basanl,
l
al
Air
'nstthe
Italian
ng
the
awards
Valona
with
artillery
fire
and
bayonets.
There
is
continued
heavy
fighting
In
the
Tepellnl
Klesu:
area.
WILL
MAK
i-i
I
LARGE
G
INS
ii
Announcement
Blade
Off
"tally
by
Minister
of
Supply
Rc
trding
Burnaby
riant
OTTAWA.
Jan.
29:
(CI
1
Hon
.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
mlnlstc
if
munitions,
officially
announcr"
yesterday
that
a
$5,000,000
fcxte
Ion
will
I
be
built
to
Dominion
Br1
:e
Co.'s
One
of
Hitler's
Lesser
Henchmen
plant
at
Burnaby
In
Van
'
mver
as
l'asscs
Away
in
iierun
ioaay
parsoi
uanaaa
s
uavai
ru
i
uruuu-
tion
program.
The
plan',
wherr.
BERLIN.
January
29
Dr.
Franz
completed,
will
concentra1?
on
the
production
of
component
)arts
of
naval
guns
sucrt.
as
mourt
ngj.
.i&
Is.
part
of
a
hSavV
gun
program
costing
$16,000,000,
t