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written for The Canadian Hess by Godfrey Anderson WITH THE BDYAL AIR FORCE 3y FRANCE, Nov. 23—tCP)—C.rble) mp1 All‘ kYlPCB fighters brought down seven Nazi planes without 1021i oi one of their own machines today a; aerial activity over the western nt become more intense. lFreirch yniots were reported today to have machine-gunned 10 German Messersclrrrudt planes out of the arr in the last three days in dogiiglits over the we tern front and deep

within France.) One German Dornier made a lairding after it had been

riddled by u hall of bililels fired by | British ipiiot claiming his sccond victim oi the war. The crew set tire w the machine before soldiers and French nrcbile guards raced across the field where t.irey had landed and captured them. with their bare hands, the poiliis tore at pOlTiODS of ﬁle blazing air- lnie and saved part oi‘ it from ces- tioir. When I visited the scene liter the ucrld smell of smoke still

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PARIS. Nov. 23—-(CP—HAVAS) —Au unofficial count of Ger- fllln airplanes downed ‘ince the beginning of the war showed to- night that the Allies were with- in three of treir 100th place. z

ltlezinyvhiic, British naval cir- cles charged German fliers were: lli-rachuting 400 and Sim-pound: mines into British waters. An eye-witness also reporter] seen: Nazi seaplane-s come to rest on; the ocean, where they apparcnt- Q iy iairl mines before taking off: again.

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Unidentified machines were reported to have ﬂown south- westward over Northern Scot-I

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glinneu who raided the S“et-‘ illllll Wednesday wrwed to

schoolchildren in the streets and? éihen proceeded to machine-gun‘,

British aviators swimming ashore L iirom .1 seaplane bombed at its:

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There were unconfirmed reports that an enemy bomber was dawned by British planes west oi array. brueckcn. It was believed to have fallen behind the German linw,

Another‘ enemy machine was last Seen diving toward the ground with its engine afire near saint Avoid, gihlre occupants escaped by para.

utes.

The seventh bomber was reported shot down near Thionvilie but de- tails were not available.

(Yesterday the air force author-l- ties reported British and French fighters s-liOt down seven German craft while anti-aircraft fire des- tiic-yed ‘another. French losses then W91‘? Elven as two and the British none.

(The German army commands communique admitted the loss of

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939

RUMANIANS PRO - BRITggISIl

Cabinet Resigns After Refusing

Nazi Demands

British Circles Satisfied With New Premier Said Pro - ally.

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HALIFAX. Nov. 23—(CP)—De- crease of 849,000 pounds in the to- tal quantity of all fish landed in the eastern fisheries division, Dc- partment of ﬁsheries, with an in- crease of $18,689 in the landed val- ue was reported today by division officials for October as compared with t/he same mont-h last year.

Principal varieties taken in ord- er of value to t/lre fishermen, were cod, mackerel, haddock, sardines, oysters, lobsters, herring and smelts.

The catch and value by prcvin- ces with last years in brackets:—-

Nova Scutia—20,265,300, $322,760; 02,139,300, 285,407;

New Brunsvwick—-10,026,900, $123,. 756; 00,952,880, $165,742);

Prince Edward Islarui—2,260,'i00, $51,374: (1.560,700,$36,347);

Figures for the Magdalen Islands, also in the division, are 1,869,900 pounds landed value of $19799 for Ocwbel‘, 1938. as compared with 619,600 worth $7,497 in the same last year,

Prince Edward Island.

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TRENTON, Ont. NOV. 23—(CP) —‘Advnnc!irg a step along the road Wlllﬁll may lead them to active combat in the war against Ger- many. Q7 young men today received their wings in the Royal Canadian Air Force in n ceremony at Tren- ton nir station.

Hailing from points across the Dominion those pilot officers have completed the intermediate stage . training and are Jk d on the final stage, The intermctiiatc stage cf training lock place at Camp Borden.

Preseirirrtlon of the wings took piace before a pnrarle of the full strength of tlic nir station, some i000 Officers. iron-comvnissioried of- ficers mid airmen. Group Captain 1.. F Stevenson. officer command- ‘nz the Camp Borden Station made the presentation. Eicli of the oilot officers ivris calerl out by "m" and Dl‘PSE'lli"(l with the wings yewoirail".

‘The officers receiving tying: in-

"lllfl"lif l’. ‘T (Tlmrv. Halifax: 1., A Cfemials, North Devon. N Rn ‘<1, F‘. ‘frown, Iuvercers, N.

SJ t‘. G. W. Clrrvrnir". Ftud-eric- ton: A. M. Cains-ran. lfeadorvvale, N S. D. C Home. New Glas- "cxv, N. S 3 Tl L Fcvlv-s. Moire- irrn, N. 13.: - Vinnicombe, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

ll - boats And Mines spread Havoc At Sea

LONDON. Nov. 23—(CP)— Known sripplng losses of all na- tions role to 151 today as sub- marines and mines spread havoc on the seas around the British isles.

Tire sinking of eight more vea- sels ~thrco by tinder-sea boats. four by mines and one by an un- determined cnuse—was reported sending the known toll since last Saturday to 25.

An average of two ships a day- an average daily tonnage loss of 8.213-sank in September; in Oct- ober, the average was about 1 l-il ships with tonnage of 8.226. Forty- five ships have been report-ed sunk so fnr this month, compared with 00 in September and 47 in Oct.- ober.

Total tonnage losses rose to 572.- 633 with today's additions to the list, while known dwt-hs mounted to 2,033. At least. m? other per- sons were missing, ‘me new losses raised Britain's total to 82, Frances to nine, neutral nations to 45. Germany has lost 15.

LONDON. Nov. 24—(Frldny)— Loni Rothcrmere, in n letter to the Dally Mail, today minimized the sc-‘oimnesn of Germany's m ell" mine warfare and 011ml"! lcﬂlly Ilredlcted that the war would 110i- lust long. "f can't understand wil! anyone should be seriously per- turbed by the new German wen- pon. the magnetic mine," he wrote. “We are a wonderful W011i! M15 . . our best scientific brains are nlrcaﬂv pl. work on the problem.

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Fish landings in Prince ildward Island increased by 700,000 lbs. And the landed value increased by $15,- 027 when compared with October 1938. The catch of mackerel in- creased by 786,800 lbs. and the landed value increased by $16197. The smelt catch increased by 92,500 lbs. and the landed value increased by $5,947. The catch of lobstersde- creased by 89,100 lbs with a decrease of $4,878 in returns to the falter- men. Ccd landings decreased by 11,800 ibs with a, decrease of $153 in landed value.

News Briefs

WINNIPEG, Nov. 23—Every Federal sent in the Dominion will be contested in the next general election by candidates of the new- ly orﬁﬂilized Consumers of Canada Party, '1‘. H. Elliott, national lead- er announced inst night. He added that the party is being organized in all 245 constituencies. Candi- dates will be announced within the next few weeks.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23-—'I'he Ntliiieililllﬂs tcclav officially pro-

tested Great Brltains decision to confiscate all German exports while its shipping interests. announcing resumnten of restricted shipping. labored to avoid the economic strangulation threatened by the German mine tnenace and the Bri- tish move. (At London. Diplomatic sources said tlte representations filed with the British Foreign Of- fice by the Netherlands were couched in a form less severe than a “protestﬂl

ALLAIIABAD, India, Nov. '23- The All-India Congress Party said today it would intensify its “non- cooperation" campaign unless the British Government reconsidered the nationalist body's demand for immediate Dominion status.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23~(APl- While the rest of the United Stat- es wont about its usual business. citizens of 25 states and the dis- trict of Columbia celebrated the I traditional Txanksgiving today on an untraditional date,

IDNDON. Nov. 23-—A sugges- tion thet British ships carry Ger- man prisoners to serve as "h0s- tag-es" against the Nazi mine and submarine warfare was rejected in the House of Commons today by Prime Minister Chamberlain.

Britons Seized -While Conveying Nazi Proposals

LONDON, Nov. 28 —-(OP) —'I‘he ministry of information announced tontgiit that tlhe two Britons seized on e Netherlands frontier Nov. 9 b Gestapo agents were on u. mis- siivn in connection with a ace pro- posal “from the Gennan de."

The naioistryh sturoement was made in reply to an official Neth- erlands statement issued earlier in

at The Hague declaring ritnns seized by the azis had “identified themselves as beinain ciramo of ttatlons with the err-mans to inv ‘gate the pos- sibility of peace efforts."

The Britons, whose names have been given by the Gennans as Big- ismund Payne Beet and Capt. Rich- ard i-le Stevens, were ‘ eed- ing to a p ace near the Dutch fron- tier- to receive yet further German peace proposals." the information:

Toronto, vice-president of the T.

This twin-engined Beechcraft monoplauo, which will carry eight persons and capable of cruising st 195 miles donated to the Royal Canadian Air Force by John David Eaton of

an hour, has been

Eaton Company Ltd. It will prob-

ably be used as an advanced trainer at one of the air bases, ac- cording to the National Defence Department.

Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan was re-elected President of the Char- lottetown Children's Aid Society at the annual meeting held last night in the Board of 'I‘rade Rooms.

Other officers elected were: Vice President, Rev. G. Webster and Rev, P. D. luoMahon. D. DJ, Hon. Solicitor, Donald Mac- Kinnon; Secretary Treasurer, '1'. Edgar MacNutt.

The following council was also appointed at the meeting: LeDrew Gardiner. Rev. Malone, Rev. “L4,. ,H.oward._..3arr.. H. L. Dentorr, Dr. P. A. Creelman, Adjutant Lynch, Mr. Jas. McCal- lum, Mr. C. St_ Clair Trainer. Mrs.

J. J. Hoririby, Mrs. J. J. Morris, Mrs. W. J. MacIntyre, s. A. Henry, Mrs. S. Henderson, Sister Mary been“?! and Mr. William Moran, Auditor.

‘The finr..i..tii report for the

year, which was read by the See- retary, was adopted as read. ‘rue agent of the Society Mr. _ J. Brawclers, also read his report the full text of which appears below.‘

Hon. Dr. Macmillan, chairman of the meeting. in a short address outlined some of the aims 0f the

society and the difficulties en- countered irere He congratulated Stinendiarv

Magistrate K. M. Martin upon his excellent wort: in connection with the juvenile court.

He recalled that this was the 30th annual meeting of the Child- ren’s Aid ‘SIlclEtV, and stressed the great importance of the Work accomplished in that time.

The speaker also expressed the appreciation of the Society b0 Ml‘- W. J, Brawders for the splendid servrcc rendered as agent.

The President went on to dis- cuss some 0i the work accomplish- ed by the executive during the year and expressed regret that the Society had lost the services of Rev. Pr. Flemrnq and Venerable

Annual Meeting

Of Children’s Aid Sofiety

Archdeacon Raymond.

The guest speaker was Rev. . D. Wilson, Superintendent of the Halifax Industrial School. who gave a most interesting account of his work among the juvenile de-

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lion. Dr. W. J. P. MacMiilan, rc-electcd President of the Children's Aid Society at the annual meeting inst night.

linquents in that institution.

In his opening remarks. Mr. Wil-

objects of the

Society, $i1ilIlR‘5hip5 bombarded Zeebrugee. Rus- Pmwcll sians made gains lfl Armenia.

son outlined tire Children's Aid that the purpose was to

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To C Britain

By J. F. Sanderson Canadian Press Staff Writer IDNDON, Nov.23 —-(CP CABLE) -—Grimly, doggedly, the Admiralty‘ tonight redoubled its efforts to

and submarine warfare which has accounted for 25 Allied and neutral ships since lirsi- Saturday, includ- ing eight whose loss was announ- ced today. ‘ To combat the Nazi technique ofi planting what are believed to be| magnetic mine; by submarines and’ small surface mines by low-flying

bombers and scaplnnes, naval au-

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This wire-cutting device. which

projects from the bow of the ship, was perfected during the first STEM- combat Genuanyb intensive mine war.

In addition Britain was re- ported experimenting with new mine-sweeping apparatus in an effort to clear the seas from high explosives and under- water menace: which hnve been planted in the shallow east count shipping lance, even in tho Thames estuary.

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Great Lakes Grain Carriers Make Final Dash Before Winter Shuts In.

OTTAWA. Nov. 23 —(CP) —-Can- aidaﬂs abundaqrtwheat crop at pres- ent places maximiun pressure on countay elevators and storage facili- ties at terminals but experts voiced th opinion tonight the entire crop wi be safely stored from the weath- er, assuring the allies a never-fail- ing supply as the months go by.

While the Canadian mission in Britain headed by Hon. T. A. crerar minister of mines and resources has been studying with the food control officials there the best way to insure food supplies for the United Kingdom, Canada's stock of wire-iii in storage rose to the unpre- cedented totul of 356,000,000 bushels

FORT WILLIAM, Nov. 23 — iCPl-Grain carriers are mak- ing their final rush to Fort William iinrl Port Arthur be- fore tltc close of navigation on Lire Great, Lakes.

Sailings will continue until freeze up but a large number of boats have been booked to re- main in harbor with winter storage cargoes, These vessels will load grain and await open- ing of the lakes next spring.

Some of the boats on the way here will take on cargoes for deliver? at Buffalo but the deadline or these loadings is Sunday‘. Increased rail rates from Buffalo to Eastern Unit- ed Stat-es sea-board ports go into effect Nov. 30.

far-ms u: elevators will tend to fell off. Last week this flow dropped to 7.000.000 bushels while between 3.- 000.000 and 4.000.000 bushels moved according to figures released this week.

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NOV, 24, Witt-Portugal formally entered itilt} war on zhe side of the Allies. In third getieral assault on allied lines on the Western Front, Germans attacked fiercely from Ypres to La. Bassee. British war-

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increased shipments of oil an

proposals. King Carol,

form a new Government.

firm against new trade conc be displaced.-

tiations with Germany would immediately.

Germany, it was reported, asked for an increase in her allotments stipulated in a trade agreement negotiated last spring through the increase of the exch-ange rate from 41.5 Romanian lei to 60 lei for each mark. (In Canadian money. such an exchange would have raised the marks purchasing pow- er in Rumz-miir from about 35 cents to about 48 cents.) In addi- tion bo requesting Romanian goods under reduced costs. it was under- stood Germany asked the use of Rumanian tank cars for rail ship- ments of oil into Germany.

In turning down the demands, the Government said this year's crops were lo\v and that oil pro- duction had been reduced The tank cars, it was explained. were mainly the property of British. French. and United States 011 companies and were needed in Rumania.

Some observers said they saw a possible connection between Ru- manlats attitude toward the Reich and recent shipments of British airplanes and tanks to this coun- i-PY

iIt, was announced in London today that 36 Brltmh planes were recently delivered to tire Buch- arest; Government.) _ Whether trade negotiations with y would be reopened Mrs not known immediately. Germany, it was reported, asked for an increase in her allotments stipulated ill a trade agreement negotiated last jprlng through the increase of the exchange rate from 41.5 Rumanlan lci to 60 lei for each mark. (In Canadian money, such an exchange would have raised the marks purchasing power in Ruman- la from about 35 cents to about 48

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R. S. Humphrey Win- i n e r Championship A t ‘ Show.

Prince Edward island's tenth m- nual fox show was scheduled togo into an crctra (lay when Judges ended yesterday with a few animals still not. placed, Heavy classes and very keen competition slowed the wor of placing the more than 400 en- tries, show officials explained. Or- iclnally the show, when opened Monday, was to have concluded last

ni l t, (‘The sale of

breeding stock, cream of the animals on display. was not n big success yesterday.

Ranchers evicltmtlv were determin- | ed to carry on with what they had l and were not in txhe market for ‘ new blood, No animals changed hands. About hallf s, dozen offered.

Dr. C. K. Guam, of the fox experi- mental station. summerside in an address yreetcrdu warned foxmen against waiting late in the sea- son to pelt. By doing s0 they were "sacrificing color", Dr. Gunn said.

Fbxcs tabled in yesterday's jud - inc were the pale silvers. extm pao silvers and the championships. Mr. Gccri-ge Cnlibeck and Mr. W. . Burke had a difficult time placing the awards in thesg classes due to the keen competition which pre- Wtlled.

Tomorrow's judging will HTOHIps and pelts and it is expect- ed that Mr. Robert. Inman wil d - liver a short address.

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5...... French“ Destroyer Sinks

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PARIS, Nov. 23—(CP-HAVAl)_. The French destroyer Siroco, speedy ' craft of 1,500 tons, was revealed as. the torpedo carrier credited with the l sinking oi two German submarines ill three days.

The Sirocds victories, according to French naval sources, has brought the toll of U-—bOflLS to “more than 20" of the approximately 60 Ger- many possessed when the war be- ‘ gan.

The Simco is one of a dozen de. stroyers of the Bourrasque class, cnpa-ble of 30 knots. Launched in 1925, it. went into active service in 1927, It. is dumpler and less elegant in its line than the later built. de- stroyers of the same class. Nearly all its artillery is mounted on u. peculiar, elevated deck forward, which gives it a hunchback appear- ance. '

The Siroco upheld its rating as an excellent offensive unit by the speed with which it went into ac-

tion after a French seaplane notl- .

fled it several days ago that an enemy submarine had been detect- ed. The plane dropped a buoy at

BUCHAREST, Nov. 23—(APl—Refusal by rnanian Government. to accede to German demands for

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the Ru-

d foodstuffs at lower prices

caused the Cabinet to resign today.

The Cabinet, headed by Premier Constantine Arge- toianu since Sept. 28, resigned as a German mission sped homeward with the Government's rejection of new trade

after conferring with crown councillors, summoned former Premier George Taturescu to try to

Foreign observers who believed earlier that Argo- toianu would be called upon to head the Government again, interpreted the selection of Tatarescu as an indi- cation that members of the old Government who stood

essions for the Reich would

Taiarescu served as Premier under the Liberal Party, in 1937. A one-time writer and playwright, he has served ‘in various cabinet posts sine

e 1933. Whether trade nego- be resumed was not known

Rumamlan goods under red costs, it was understood asked the use of Rumanian

eggs for rail shipments of oil into

rmany.

In turning down the demands, mo government said the year's crdpi were 10w and that oil production had been reduced. The tank can, it was explained, were mainly the property of Brlt-idi, French,

LOND 0N. Nov. 23-401’)- Pro-

Retum to the Rumimiun miershtp of Georges Tatarescu as n. result of today's Cabinet crisis in Bucharest was greeted with satisfaction in British Gov- ernment quartem tonight.

Tutarescu ls recognized here as pro-Ally. It was expected that his power to resist Ger- man economic penetration would be increased by the dis- appearance from the Romanian Government of 1. Bujoiu, Na- tional Economy Minister.

The letter’: resignation led to the muss resignation of Premier Constantin Argetoianu’: Cab- lnet.

United States oll companies and were needed in Rumanlzr.

Some ers said they saw Q possible connection between Ru- moniaJs attitude toward the Ron-h and recent shipments of British a1 lanes and tnnks to this (C1111 ry.

( i; was announced in Lﬂlliltlll to. day tihat 36 British planes utcre re- cently delivered bo tlie Bucharest government)

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TORONTO, Nov. 23—(CP)--Ml1ii- mum and maximum temperatures:

Dawson Zero 7 Vancouver 37 57 Edmonton 23 40 . s 33 36 y Winni 35 87 Toron 27 45 Ottawa 17 3o Montreal 25 33

I High tide this morning at 8.58 l nnd tonight at 8.42. Bun sets this afternoon at 4.24 and rises tomorrow morning at 10

i i-Full moon November 20, 5 45 l?-

‘ m. i Summerside tide eighteen min-

the soot to outdo the approaching ~ rites later than Charlottetown.

destroyer.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 23-A six- alnrm fire today swept the five- storey G_ C. Murphy five and i0

lantern slides Dr. Gunn expla ned

wontimiedonneqnloold),

_ lane estimated at chic: Nicholas Pb

cent store in the east. libertv busi-

lners district today. causing dem- $200,000 by IFine ela-n.

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Gilli} Bghrrerlientinc 1100 A. M, 3.05 P. M.

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