Weather
Forecast
Trlncc
Rupert
Fresh
to
strong
ti..n.t
nflnHe
on1!
fro
!oc
aha
Germans
Pressing
In
On
Russian
Capital
From
Two
Sid
Soviet
Itfcdf
Admits
That
Nazi
Hordes
Are
Now
Tliirty-Six
Miles
Away
and
Smashing
Through
Middle
Defences.
FINAL
TRY
FOR
PEACE
,
Japan
Girding
Herself
For
War
Even
As
Negotiations
Willi
United
States
Proceed
.
LITTLE
HOPE
HELD
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Nov.
28:
C
The
United
States
government,
it
was
learned
today,
lias
ruled
out
any
possibility
of
compromise
with
Japan
on
the
Chinese
issue
and
has
raised
the
possibility
that
Amciican
merchant
ships
in
the
Pacific
may
I),
armen.
While
it
was
learned
on
the
highest
authority
that
ntitotiatlons.
looking
toward
peace
in
the
Pacific
and
Far
East
had
not
broken
down,
the
United
States
views
the
present
situation
as
being
extremely
serious,
Reports
of
unabated
Japanese
military
activity
near
the
Thailand
border
have
caused
concern.
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Nov.
28:
frr
.uem
fianklin
D.
Roosevelt
lad
a
forty-'five
minute
confer-en:
yesterday
afternoon
with
Kl-u.
uuuio
Nomura,
Japanese
ambassador
to
the
United
States,
and
Arc
Given
t-aoun,
Kurusu,
special
negotiator,
in
u
final
attempt
to
preserve
Peace
In
the
Pacific.
Neither
Whttc
House
officials
nor
the
Japanese
officials
had
anything
to
K.C.A.F.
av
inl;n,it,r,-r
tUa
nfnrnnra
nntirt:
Service
aloacrn
IOO.
es
Only
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
Russia's
Red
Armies
today
acknowledged
a
grave
new
threat
to
Moscow
with
rhe
Germans
advancing
northeast
of
Tula,
100
miles
south
of
the
capital,
and
registering
new
gains
in
tho
Volokolamsk
sector,
65
miles
northwest
of
Moscow,
fto-
iet
dispatches
said
that
German
troops
weic
smashing
.tn
tVin
nnntro
nf
iht
Hp
(ence
arc
from
Mozhaisk
where
AMFRIf'ANl
they
were
only
thirty-six
miles
rl7lLiIVJra.l"lJ
(rom
the
capital.
It
is
tlu
closest
approach
to
Moscow
from
due
west
so
(ar
announced
by
the
Russians
IN
GUIANAi
Warm
Welcome
On
!
Landing
In
Dutch
South
American
Colony
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Nov.
28:
merican
troops
arrived
in
Dutch
Guiana
yesterday
and
were
given
a
warm
welcome
by
,
the-
governor
(
arid
the
people.
They
are
a
self-
i
(nirrfflW"ria-
Trr"-
rupportrng;
unit,
having
taken
nil
their
sup-:
piles
with
them.
They
qul:kly
pro-
j0im
needed
to
es:.abllsh
themselves
In
the
bauxite
mines
and
air
fields.
SINKING
OF
DESTROYER
Germans
Claim
That
Iiritish
Have
Lost
Vessel
Of
Tribal
Class
ripstrover
of
the
Tribal
class
on
the
Libyan
coast
in
the
Mediter-inn
an.
ihe
Gei.nans
aiso
insist
that
the
warship
Malaya
was
tor-,.
aoja
'.'he
same
time
as
the
aircraft
carrier
Ark
Royal
was
recently
sunk.
Letters
Home
By
Parachute
A.
llinton,
Business
Man
Long
Standing
Here,
Passes
Away.
.he
comment
that
any
fur-.
;wno
(he.
negotiations
would
depend
on
MAZENOD,
Sask.,
Nov.
23:
-
bereaved
will
have
the
deep
sm-m:.
.
unions
from
Toklo.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
A.
Cormier
of
this
pathy
of
many
friends.
Rvn
n,hn.,
hs
nnti.iinnc
;nn
smithrm
Saskatchewan
town
re-'
Mr.
Hlnton
was
a
member
of
the
"
dispatch
from
Bangkok
said
Air
Force
who
passea
over
ins
iiai-
.
.
the
Japanese
minister
to
Cnts'
home
enroute
to
Calgary.
I
fin
I
ATS
Thailand
had
been
received
by
The
miniature
parachute
was
au-
.
r
the
Premier
of
Thailand
In
an
ln-
I
tographed
by
25
R.C.A.F.
men
fro:n
Rnm
tiPVP
hoin
I
The
gravity
of
the
situation
"
'h
Far
East
was
further
indicted
by
the
suggestion
of
the
Unued
States
government
that,
ln
addition
to
Shanghai,
Americans
should
Immediately
evaucate
Pelp-lnB
Nanking
and
Hong
Kong.
British
subjects
have
been
similarly
advised
to
evacuate
with
all
speed.
riiih
onv
nuouGHT
heui:
The
remains
of
the
late
Carl
John
Larsen,
a
former
resident
of
this
city,
whose
death
occurred
-Mfrta,
Vr.re
brought
from
'
'
rn
ln
night's
tram.
The
111
rt-0
.,are
here
to-
afttrnoon,
Tent
Over
Tent
Winter
Campingil,
Question
of
Housing
Britain's
Snl-
diers
in
Winter,
LONDON,
Nov.
28:0
The
problem
of
housing
Britain's
soldiers
In
the
winter
months
has
been
partly
solved
by
grouping
four
bell
tpnts
under
a
marquee
complete
and
keeps
dry
and
warm.
The
tent
those
Inside
and
11
o'clock
last
night
Li
the
Frlnce
Rupert
General
Hospital
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Henry
Frlesen
of
this
city.
The
babies,
all
reported
today
to
be
doing
well,
weigh
from
three
to
four
pounds
each.
Mr.
Frlesen
is
ln
the
messcn-
cer
business
here.
Mrs.
Frie-
!
ROYAL
AlK
FORCE
IN
RUSSIA
of
John
A.
Hin
ton,
well
known
lo-,
cal
business
man
who
Tor
years
'
death
came
as
a
great
shock
to
his
numerous
friends.
BERLIN,
Nov.
28:
Germany
Born
at
Hintonburg,
Ottawa,
claims
the
sinking
of
a
British
sixty.eight
years
ago,
the
late
Mr.
Hlnton
moved
west
a
u
young
man
to'
Victoria.
At
the
outbreak
of
the
First
Great
War
he
enlist-
,nri
Gallienne,
daughter
of
the
French
poet,
iucnaru
ie
jriuueiuie,
w"u
went
to
Finland
as
a
war
artist
ln
1940.
has
reached
Britain
after
a
roundabout
journey
to
South
America.
TK
arH.cC
whn
snlrt
shp
mu
the
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
Railway,
oflly
woman
t0
accompany
Finnish
troops
to
Petsamo,
fled
the
northern
outpost
when
a
rumor
spread
that
the
town
was
being
surrounded
during
the
Russian-Finnish
goin;.
on
here,
Washington
heard
ceived
an
airmail
letter
tne
oiner,
Anglican
wiurcn
mm
U1
Hospitable
Lapos
sheltered
ha
the
Japanese
were
pouring
day
which
they
did
not
have
to
dian
Legion.
her
and
iater
she
reached
Helsinki
huge
military
Xorcca
and
war
pick
up
at
the
post
office.
Tne
Burial
arrangements
are
n
me
mment
Into
French
Indo-China
letter
was
dropped
by
tiny
para-
hands
of
the
B.
C.
Und.enal.era.
m
:.:bly
i
.
was
thought,
as
a
pre-
chute
by
their
son,
Sgt.
Raymond
lUdp
tfl
Invnslon
nf
Thnllnnd
Pnrmlor
nf
the
Royal
Canadian
.
,
and
E
cckholm
by
hitch
.hiking
and
reindeer
transport.
She
failed
to
get
a
permit
to
cross
Russia,
so
stowed
away
ln
a
Finnish
boat
heading
for
South
America.
A
German-boarding
party
examined
the
cargo
off
.Sweden
but
failed
to
discover
the
artist.
At
Panama
she
took
a
United
States
ship
to
New
York
and
then
TriniPtst.u.-o
izirls
and
a
bcoked
passage
to
England
on
a
boy
were
born
between
10
Norwegian
1
vessel.
WHERE
PIGS
IS
PIGS
Into
wholesome
and
valuable
meat
sen
Is
the
former
Miss
Ruth
j
and
fats."
Scherk,
daughter
of
Mr.
ar.d
Mrs.
D.
Scherk,
pioneer
resl-
protection
from
'
d8
of
the
city,
me
inp
wi
ihln
a
tent
gives
thP
Inthrr.
weather,
makes
manes
the
blackout
I
lets
are
firstborn.
4.
4.
j,
,,
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
Oh
Britain's
2,000th
pig
club
has
been
registered
by
the
Small
Pig
Keepers'
Council,
organized
to
use
the
pig
"as
a
converter
of
waste
and
surpluses
D.
T.
Greene
of
Jhe
Post
Office
.tn.''f
will
Jve
on
.this
cvnlivr's
'rn'n
for
h's
f-ra
at
Quick
In
the
Rulklev
Valley
tqcend
a
week's
vn
ration.
W
Tomorrow
sT
ides
Illgh
10:31
ajn.
195
1L
,
CaSV
--
mwmuv
o
C
f
23:06
pin.
17.7
ft
hnaw
rains.
va
Low
..4:05
ajn.
8.1
It.
17:03
pjn.
G2
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
A
PRINCE
PPT!
RUPERT,
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
B.C.,
2.
1941.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
-
w
Libyan
Com
lict
rr-m:..un
1
b
W
s
Commander
H,
N
G.
Ramsbot?om-Ihcrw;:oti
.
R.A.F
Uyhtcr
command
i.
operating
with
the
St
viet
air
force
in
Russia,
of
them
leaning
aga;nst
a
Hurricane
aircraft,
aie
interested
In
their
first
sentry
guarding
the
aircraft
from
which
the
R.A.F.
wing
is
operating.
HIS
DEATH
IS
SUDDEN
United
States
Becoming
More
Pro-British
Than
Formerly;
Fierce
Today
Danger
To
Moscow
is
Greater
Still
Large
Axis
Forces
Are
SUA
dJi
A.FC
,i
win?
of
the
R.A.F.
figh'.e;
pilots,
some
meeting
with
a
Russian
i
Canada
Is
Extremely
Active
Ish
in
sentiment,
many
of
them
premier
hated
Hitler
and
all
his
works
and
priVateer
appreciate",
tne
danger
to
tneir
own
country.
They
also
disliked
the
Japanese
and
would
very
much
like
to
get
a
crack
at
them.
An
impressve
fact
was
the
huge
number
of
factories
that
had
started
up
ln
the
east.
For
three
hundred
miles
he
visited
on
one
route
there
was
an
almost
contln-
I
(Continued
on
Faye
Four)
CONQUEST
COMPLETE
Italy
Has
Lost
Gondar,
Its
Final
Stronghold
in
Ethiopia.
NAIROBI,
Kenya,
Nov.
28:
(P,
Gondar,
mountainous
stronghold
and
last
bastion
of
Mussolini's
East
African
empire,
surrendered
last
night
after
a
two-day
attack,
British
East
African
headquarters
said
today.
The
announcement
gave
no
details
as
to
prisoners
but
military
servers
said
that
the
Gondar
garrison
was
believed
to
exceed
ten
thousand
men,
at
least
half
being
ItalUns.
Trapped
Near
Tobruk;
British
Are
Advancing
Junction
Between
Tobruk
and
Rczegh
Is
Consolidated
With
General
Sir
Alan
Cunningham
Concentrating
Attack
There
at
Moment.
CAIRO,
Nov.
28:
(CP)
British
Tobruk
and
Rezegh
i
forces,
consolidating
their
junction
today,
trapped
a
large
Axis
force
to
the
east
which
immediately
began
attempting
to
battle
their
way
out,
a
British
spokesman
announced
here.
Practically
an
entire
Italian
Bologna
division
was
wiped
out
in
action.
Bitter
fighting
was
in
'
progress
today
as
an
Axis
column,
ROYAL
AIR
FORCE
BUSY
Low-Flying
Bombers
Sweep
Over
France
Some
Germans
Over
England
)
LONDON,
Nov.
28:
Royal
Air
Force
low-flying
bombers
swept
across
the
Straits
of
Dover
and
English
Channel
toast
yesterday
and
sank
two
.
German
supply
ships
as
well
as
hitting
at
other
objectives.
Three
of
the
British
planes
failed
to
return.
-
Berlin
-'
reported
"'
British'
'
planes
over
northwest
Germany.
Heavy
bombs
were
dropped
by
German
planes
In
East
Anglia
and
Col.
Nicholls
Tells
of
Observations
Made
During
Recent
thf
seast
coast
at
scattered
ti.,nl,',
T).,:..n
TV.,.-
.f
rtinni
Pints.
causing
a
few
casualties
and
some
damage.
Three
enemy
planes
During
four
weeks
spent
in
the
United
States
in
the
broueht
down.
Vancouver
were
had
been
engaged
in
the
electri-
course
0f
a
recent
tour
of
agencies
of
his
COmpanv,
Col.
A
large
scale
aerial
attack
on
cal
goods
and
general
equipment
j
w
Nicholls,
general
manager
Of
the
Canadian
Fish
&
D"esseldorf
was
announced
today
ime
here,
passed
away
suddenly
rjmnanv
by
the
Britisn
Air
Ministry
which
etn,nire
Ltd
made
extensive
nhservitinns
'
'Old
btoiage
company
.Lia.,
maae
extensive
observations
at
his
home
on
second
Avenue
at
sald
rallways
and
indu3trial
dls
10
o'clock
last
night
as
a
result
'
among
the
people
and
in
the
newspapers
and
found
that
tricts
were
heavily
bombed.
of
a
heart
attack.
News
of
nls
a
preat
change
had
come
over
the
COUnfYv
since
the
ore-
British
Divines
caused
"notable
Half
Round
World
For
War's
Escape
ed
and
was
overseas
for
the
dura-
Caught
Jn
Finland
ln
1910
French
lion,
ueiurnmg
io
uiuuiui,
"e
went
into
business
at
Prince
Rupert
and
had
been
here
ever
since.
Beidee
his
widow,
deceased
is
survived
bv
one
son.
Lyman
H
Hlnton,
British
Columbia
surveyor,
who
Is
serving
overseas
with
the
First
Canadian
Survey
Unit,
a
branch
of
artillery.
There
is
one
brother,
w.
P.
tunton,
a
Pilot
Has
His
Own
Postal
former
high-ranking
official
of
Woman
Artist
At
Last
Reached
Britain
LONDON,
Nov.
23:
P5
Owen
le
vious
year.
Whereas
on
the
pre-
damage"
during
raids
on
Naples
vious
trip
the
people
of
the
Unit-
last
night,
an
Italian
communique
ed
States
were
very
lukewarm
over
announced,
the
war,
on
this
triD
there
was
very
considerable
enthusiasm
not
only
in
the
matter
of
supplies
but
also
a
keenness
for
the
country
taking
a
more
active
part
in
the
war.
Col.
Nicholls
disclosed
this
in
speaking
before
the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club
yesterday.
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Brooklyn
2.
C.
F.
Leslie,
Al
Shlpp
and
Brcen
Mjelvln,
local
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
secretaries
In
corihection
with
the
service
to
the
forces
here,
returned
to
the
city
cn.
the
Princess
Adelaide
to
day
from
Vancouver
where
they
attended
a
conference.
which
darted
Into
Egypt
two
days
ago
as
a
diversion,
tried
to
get
back
to
the
main
Axis
forces
but
was
headed
for
a'
British
wall.
British
forces
were
also
pushing
westward
from
Tobruk
farther
along
the
Mediterranean
coast
heading
for
the
strong
Axb
centres
of
Gazala
and
Derna.
Lieut.
General
Sir
Alan
Cunningham
appeared
to
be
concentrating
for
the
moment,
however,
on
big
Axis
armies
locked
east
of
Tobruk.
GERMANS
ADVANCE
Progress
In
Campaign
Against
Russia
Claimed
By
Berlin
High
Command
BERLIN,
iNov.
23:
Steady
pro
gress
in
the
campaign
In
Russia
Is
claimed
by
the
German
High
Command.
Fourteen
villages
In
the
Moscow
area
have
been
captured
and
further
advance
has
been
made
In
the
Donets
Basin
area.
EARTHQUAKE
IS
VIOLENT
Shocks
Recorded
By
Italian
Observatory
Believed
Centred
3000
Miles
To
West
ROME,
Nov.
28:
The
observatory
at
Taranto
yesterday
recorded
a
violent
earthquake
shock
be
lieved
to
have
been
centred
three
thousand
miles
west
of
Italy.
Shocks
were
heavy
and
protracted.
Mrs.
Thomson
Laid
at
Rest
Many
Attended
Final
Rites
at
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral
This
Afternoon.
Many
friends
gathered
this
afternoon
at
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral
for
the
funeral
of
the
late
Mrs.
S.
C.
Thomson.
Vsry
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
dean
of
the
Cathedral,
officiated,
and
Peter
Lien
presided
at
the
pipe
oigau
to
accompany
the
hymns
which
were
"Peace,
Perfect
Peace"
and
"Abide
With
Me."
Following
the
service,
interment
was
made
in
Falrvlew
Cemetery,
there
being
a
long
procession
to
the
burial
place.
Pallbearers
were
C.
H.
Elkln,
J.
J.
Little,
R.
E.
Moore,
S.
E.
Park
er,
L.
F.
Brewerton
and
Flying
Of
ficer
J.
B.
Feeney.
STOP
BLIND
WATCH
EDINBURGH,
Nov.
28:
W
The
board
of
management
of
t
h
e
Royal
Blind
Asylum
passed
a
resolution
that
blind
emoloyees
mutf,
not
fire
watch
after
learning
thit
some
sightless
men
had
been
on
duti'.
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