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Ten Vessels "AR Sent To Bottom By Mines Or U-Boats

Since Saturday

Planes Approicll London.

B J. F. Sanderson Canadian Press Staff Writer '

LONDON, Nov. 20 —(CP Cable)- An lucieaslgf destructive war on the seas to g t.o 10 the total of vesels repo sunk by mines or submarines since Saturday. leaving 133 rsons dead or missing and occounifig for 37,621 tons o shipping.

indiscriminate mine laying by Germany, held responsible for nine of the l0 vessels which went down during the weekend, led to reports l that Great Bntain and France would tighten their sea blockade of Germany in recitation by inter- cepiin Gennan exports carried in nelitra ships.

German Ill‘ activity today reached the outskirts of the British capital for the first time since the beginning of the war. Shrapnel from t h guns drove off the hkh flying Nail planes including one that come to lnndonli edge.

Another German plane, over the Orkney Islands- where the great Scapa Flow naval base 1s located Wits ivflclled by anti-aircraft gilns. ind the admiralty announced Ger- man aircraft. had made an ‘unsuc- cessful bombing attack" on e British destroyer in the southern part of the North Sea.

latest reported ship casualty was the British vessel Arlington Court. 4.915 tons, reported sunk by a sub-

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"Reserve Wednesday, December ltli for St. Peters Cathedral Tca and isle of work. L-‘ISY-ll-zi-ll.

"Dance. PlSquld East School. Fri- diiv. November 24th. Admission 25c. Free lullch. Ll-Sll-li-Zi-ll.

"Cornwall-i-lfgrk Pt. w. I. Chick- Ill supper in Hall Thursday. Nov- ember 23 . L-Blii-ll-‘Jl-ll.

“Kinkcra Hall Bingo and dance Friday night, Noveun-ber 24th. L-789-l1-20-2l.

’ Buying live and dressed poultry daily. Matthew d: Mac-Lean Ltd. liixcgetotvn. L-8l2-ll-2l-2l.

"Play. Valleyfleld Hail, Thursday. Novombei- 23rd. Auspl s Belle River Y. i‘. S. L-BlIi-ll-Zl-ll.

“Blilgo and dano in Jolmstons River School Wednesday, Novem- J01‘ 22. "Door Prize." L-BZII.

"Bean supper and dance Lorne Vflllev Hell. Thursday. Nov. . Admission 25c. Webster's orchestra.

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"Hunter River starch factory rlosed Wednesday. Nov. ill to Bat- mlflv. Nov. 2t except as arran - "L L-‘léfi-ll-lii- l. "Curd part and dance at Am- brose Noonans

ton Court is 398 feet l ‘Line. Ltd. London. The Algenlb is

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marine 200 miles off the Irish coast.

A lifeboat with 11 members of the crow was missing. The Netherlands vessel Algenlo rescued 22 survivors who were expected to

tomorrow. The engineer of the Arlington Court was reported to have died in the lifeboat picked I'D by the Algenlb indicated tho sinking occurred several days

ago.

(Lloyd's registry says the Arling- and 53 feet wide and is owned by e Court; from Rotterdam.»

Vessels Listed sunk

In addition to the Arlington Court; the following vesse were listed during the week-end as sunlr:—

Simon Bolivar, Netherlands. l.-

309 tons. Grazia. Italian. 5,85’! tons. Biackhill. British 2.492 tons.

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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21. 1939

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Nazi Plane Shot Down Over The Nether- lands.

THE HAGUE. Nov. IO-(GP-EAV- AS)--'I'he Netherlands rallied to protect its neutrality tonight aftcr two days ln which belligerent in- cursions by air and losses at sea reached the highest peck oi tno war.

The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company. owner of the BJIOB-ton passenger liner Simon Bolivar, sunk by a mine off the British east coast, placed the dead and missing at 85. The Netherlands press published side by side, without comment. the British and German versions of the disaster in which Britain accused Germany of laying the fatal mines and Germany repudiated and sc- cused Britain.

Results of an inquiry after a Ger- man fighting plane crashed over Dutch Limbourg this mmnlng es- tablished that the craft was hit by Netherlands anti-aircraft artillery. The pilot was killed.

The plane was l. single-sector pursuit. model-the third German plane to exchange shots with border-patrolling Netherlands plan-

tolg‘. 0. Borjesson Swedish, 1.580 Carllca. Mllica. Yugoslav. e,s'zi

I18. Kaunas. Lithuanian. 1.521 tom. ubrchbearer. B blah. 1.287 tons. Wlizmore. British. 345 tons. Pcnsliva. British, 4,258 tons. The number of persons lost Ln the sinking Saturday of the Simon Boil- var was reduced sharply by a cas- ualty llst. of 85 missing and dead ls- sued by the agents cf the liner. Previous authoritative estimates had placed the dead and missing at 140. The agents’ casualty list compris- ed 40 men, 27 women and l8 child- ren killed and missing.

British authorities declared that

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Conservative Leader Squires

Makes Statement

WOODSTOCK, N. B., Nov. 20- (CP) —Coliservative Leader F. C. Squires. made the folowing stale- ment tonight regarding the result of the New Brunswick elections:

“I wish to congratulate the Pre- mier on his victory. narrow though it is. The pcople oi the Province have expressed their yvlll, arnd in a democratic country this must pre- vail. The opposition party have waged a valiant fight against great odds, and have all but prevailed. I wish to thank all those who led the fight for our cause in all the counties, and all those who lent valuable assistance to us in such a valiant attempt. to dislodge this Government. We all but succeeded. Let us make anotltcr start from

it will not be long before ultimate victory will be ours.

"We believe we were fighting the battle of the people and the moshi- floent vote accorded us shows con- cfnsively that the people at least appreciated our efforts, even if we did not catch their full support. Many strong men have been elect- ed bearing our colors. Others of our strong mcn were not so suc- cessful. We shull now have how- ever. a formidable fighting phalanx on tho floors of the House and in the count-ry.

“In the meantime we shall

Nov. 21st. use.

"Chicken supper. Wood Islands night

Church Hall Wednesday Nov. 2'2. 1f not fine next night. L-atil 00R beklhosillsr meeting clal visit of the Warden.

“rid celebrating Alpha birthday. L-830.

"Cattle-We ulre s <1! cows and bu for Phone or write us for prices. ls livid Oold Storage 0o.

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"Prise List of P. E. f. Poultry Association Inc. Poultry Show tn lx-‘rlhzid Dec‘. t to '1 now available. E‘ wmfielcro dry ‘rlcesurer Giulia

"Charlottetown Male Choru concert New Glasgow Hall Thurs

Proceeds for charity ' L-824.

Alpha Re- Lodge. November ill, offfi- Dofrroe

lllfl tlW logna

good Government of our Province. and be able to prove that the destiny of our country should re- side in our hands as a government-

IJysIart Regrets Defeat 0f

t that

s ct hamper the - going fol-word with

flay ni t cal-n inst. at ans. Entire policies

"W!" for Earl Simpson Caven ddh, L

lcme in Zion Hall

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rlris qhmoon. Music“ during th

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"Don't miss pantrqmsale and at esday. Nov. it from s to a o'clock by Ranger

gret to me the Executive win re-electlon. the fortune of war.

"I thank the people o! e Brunswick l. day."

Council

such a strong vantage point. and m9 m“; 1131,9115 Q1 Lhg

do our share in contributing to the

Government from its progressive

. -- ' tic f rsonsl re- “ " ' Thnat ‘t-hgee prfiembers of foiled ifl That, however. is

New for their support to-

es in as many days. It was the sec- 'ond shot down on Netherlands soil since the war began.

For the third tluve since war bo- gan The Higiic Government made representations at Berlin charging violation of Netherlands neutrality. At the same time Netherlands of- ficials categorically denied that the Reich had demanded the right to send Greman planes freely over Netherlands territory.

The Netherlands Government al- so protested at Berlin over inclusion of the 15,450-tcn Netherlands pas- senger llner Vecndam in the lat.- est German list of allegedly armed "belligerent" vessels. Netherlands officials expressed hope that the listing was an “unwitting mistake."

A spokesman for the Holland- America Line said, “the Vecndam operates between Rotterdam and New York. It seems incomprehen- sible that it could have been listed among armed belligerent merchant. shipping."

Italian Neutral Bloc Efforts ‘Are Fruitless

LONDON. Nov. Zil-Quallfied (iiplomatlc sources said tonight that efforts to organiu a neutral bloc in southeastern Europe under the leadership of Italy and Turkey have collapsed.

The group was to have

included

Balkan elltente — Rumania, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey-plus Bulgaria. Italy and Hungary. The Romanian Foreign Minister. Grigore Gs-fencu, was the leading exponent of the project, but general lack of inter- est among the other powers doom- ed his efforts, diplomatic sources claimed.

BUDAPEST. Nov. itl-Hungary today tightened its ties with Itdlg. took preliminary steps toward an -

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SAINT JOHN, N. 3., NOV. 30— New Brunswick voters returned Premier A. A. Dyson's Liberal Government to ofifloe today but the election ended in one of the closest finishes ever recorded in this Province.

When counting of ballots ended for the night 2'1 Liberals and 2i Conservatives had been elected, giving the Government a majcrl of five in the Legislature of seats. excluding the fiileaker.

The result presented s sharp contrast in comiparison with the last election, held in 1035, when a Liberal sweep Fdlflfid 48 seats.

Although the polls closed at 4 p. m. the returns showed such close voting that it was not until shortly before ten o'clock that the final party standing was known, after several corrections in the fig- ures foi- Albert.

In that constituency the votes were split, resulting in election of Russell Colpltis, Liberal and Lewis smith, Conservative. u. former minister of agriculture. In s. final checkup Smith was conceded election with only three more votes

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L a t e s t Apparent Move In Sea War- fare Brings Grave Charge Against Germany.

By Klrke Slmllflon Asiioclawu Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 —(AP) —Outw.w sea mines, drifting in tile path ot neutral shipping in the war zone to take a heavy toll of non- combatuiit lives_ have shocked world opinion. ~ ‘

Whoever laid them or they lanes as blind and LCITlOlB menaces lo all shipping, those mines are out- lawed by The Hague conventions cf

however

including Germany. Great and France have su scrl

ately scribed war areas raise

lug its long-standing quarrel with Yugoslavia and expressed its frlcndshi for Finland.

Ties W th Italy were tightened in a new cultural accord concluded at Rome by Hungary‘: former Fin- ance Minister. Tihamer Fablnyi.

Air liaid Alarm Hard in France

-_._.... PAR-II, Nov. 30—(A_.P)-—- An 5k raid alarm was sounded in north-

minutes later.

The alarm was flven after o day wide- over

in

iiahinetlfiemhers rcaumztiitvs.

in which tho Germans mule s read scouting flights

once. causing alert signals widely separated parts of the coun-

try.

On the battle lines, meanwhile, there wu reduced activity, except for some artillery fire.

Tonight's communique said "re- duced activity on the front. Flew patrols and. some artllle fire."

Germans were repor erect dikes along the Rhine. whose fl waters curtailsdlocal operations on both sides of the front. Small outlglng defence posts wen aband-

‘not have been res nslble" Bolivar

A floating mine that does no of The Ha. ue conventions

jeopardize ices in waters far re

Gains For, Opposition In New Brunswick

Dysart Govern-idem Re - elected By Narrow Margin In Sharp Contrast T_2__1_935 Election.

BUNSERVATIVE LEADER S A Y S UFFER IGNUREIJ

N0 Chance To Cooper- ate With Federal House Dr. Manion Tells In Address.

VANCOUVER. Nov. 20 —(0P) _

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than H. O. Downey, who sat in the last Legislature.

Blow returns from Charlotte kept the province in doubt as to whether or not the Government would be sustained. When Char- lotte's four sefl-ls swung into the Liberal column. the administration W98 assured of a slim majority.

It was the closest election battle in this Province since the govern- ment‘. of Hon. A, G. Blair met de- feat by a narrow margin in 1886. On that occasion four Independents lolned the government forces and the administration was alble remain in ofifice.

Premier Dysart retained his Kent County seat, which he has held since 1917, by alznost c, z-to-i nmrgln. His two running mates were elected with similar major- ities. In Carleton. Mr. squires and two Conservatives were re-eiected with comfortable majorities.

The Conservative party retaine

d the five seats they won ln 1935 in Cafleton and Saint John County, Saint John

and. made gains in

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Fox Show Way Here

541113;‘ J1. Bliiljflnlonéadomlnlon Con- " “ve e erw ysflldhjgpafty has offered oper, atriotic and loyal oooperat on to e opposing Dartles in the federal house, but we had no chance to co-rqpcrate."

"W6 were not called in by the 9th" Parties, as the o position are 111 England. and given Fniormation" Dr. Manloll said at, a, British Q01- ‘"0519- Conservative Association luncheon in his honor.

Dr. Manion arrived in vmwouver this morning from Edmonton. train was involved in a minor a3- o dent about 200 miles east, of he.‘ slid he save first aidhto fireman o,

slightly.

Iii-flu u». 1.1% He; general election in May or June de £5‘? but that the decision will

e cogixtratgfeduafi 5ml'?'t1on' criticism" of the Cclithservfiiralii/Eanlggg; in Canada, mm the ugumous

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PRAG U E, Nov. 20—(AP)—

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versary of the founding

day, precipitating anti-German

Survey today showed eight Czech universities and academies, including the university and $1153;

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People who in wmiixlye go can?!

their way to criticizg their country

“Ilfitthe Empire." he sold.

I 15 impossible to conceive that ‘my wart of the Empire can stay G all hffltthe war-Was long as 3591mm

ex eri. ' the” may be some legal

bu); rs W10 can argue that point.

_ m not one of them. Our duty

lsfl-enr.

l We could not be in the Em. Diet in peacetime with all the m- viin gges of prestige, trade and 0th- Erma IP85. then desert her in war.

logical facilities of Prague Briienn, have been closed for three

years.

Several thousand Czechs had been arrested the Sch-utz- storm (elite gua l troops.

Student. dormitories and offices of Czech schools in Prague re- mained occupied by » the black- shlrted detachments.

"The revolt has been simmering ever since the killing of a Czech student during the Independence

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Prague-gfudent x Riots Difficult

Down‘

1200 University Youths Sent To Concentration Camps In Effort To StalliLOut Unrest.

Approximately 1,200 stud-

said to have resulted in the shooting by firing. squads nine students, two policemen and an unidentified Czech.

ents have been sent to concentration camps in connection with recent demonstrations whic 12 Czechs, it was announced officially tonight. _ _ Parents and relatives and others making inquiries or attempting intervention were advised that such steps were

h led to the execution of

The conflict between dissident Czechs and the Ger- man-estzlblished Government of the protectorate of Bo- hemia-Moravizl began with clashes on Oct. 28, the 21st anni- of the former public. A student injured on that day died

Czecho-Slovak Rc- last Wednes-

demonstrations which “c:

New Rationing in Germany

BERNE. Bwltzerland, Nov. 70- (OP-Havasl-Gzpcrts reaching herd from Germany indicate development of food substitutes an stricter rationing of food available to the civilian population to meet the effects of the Allied blockade.

In an effort to overcome the meat shortage the army is being

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fed I. kind cf hash w wrapped rather attractive,

in celloplgm and but there is some speculation here as to whether it

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came to be floating in the sea

1909 to which all sec-using nation, Britain

Between 400 and 500 foxes were

T I ' I t grgtergcxl‘ at tgechloth Eliédilhl sllVfifi o n o i; ow wi opene in Char-

lottetown yesterday. The show is being staged in the Exhibitlcni

building where pens have been sup-

plied and suitable judging quart-

ers fitted up. The Secretary. Mr. W. R. Shaw,

Secretary of the Show, stated that ‘ HALIFAX’ “my ZO_(CP)'___MH_ this years entry includes the finest ma”, officials prepared wmght m, aggregation of Silver foxes ever to a Con" inquiry m“) the crash o! be exhibited in this Province. a Royal Canadian A... Force plane A hard day's work on the part Mm,’ Lock we we of a pilot .oday_ of the inspection committee who Flying offlcer D_ R’ Anderson o; Tami" a" exceedmgll’ m3“ ‘lunmy Montreal, 37-year-old flyer under- in all classes, cleared the way for 120mg advanced naming at m‘ n“ l“‘18"‘$‘ I" l‘ “h” °°“‘?“S“S i" °P' c. A. r2, airfield across the harboi lnlon from old exhlbltofS that [mm here’ med an" the plane Charlottetown and Isiiini loxmen icracked up M me new H‘ w“ will stage the best show ever to b: m5 only occupant

h"! l“ ii" oliy- y An official statement issued af- Jmllll“! ‘Wm wmmm“ "my ter the accident said its cause was under the capable direction of Mr, l.-°bscu,,e_..

George Callbeek, summerside. The interest displayed by breed- ers in the exhibition undor the . u shadow of war is highly commend- R I able and evidences the deternilnii- n tion of Island foxmen to establish I I was displayed at yestcruuvfi: opeii- mg and the spirit shown speaks well for the future of the industry. Jud- ___W__ glng from the large entry at this show, this Province will be in a fine 5 ,,:3‘§'M;'°§';“‘"$fi,"

themselves on a higher foundation of brooding and quality. No evidence of discouragement

crowds who riotcd after sum- mary execution of l8 University students.

In Prague, the correspondent said, the crush of shells was heard drowning out the rattle of machine-gun fire. The Ger- mans used light guns to shift rebels from some of the capital's narrow strccts and the working class quarters. he reported.

lle rcported- that 50.000 ar-

s rests have been made during the :'l:ist few days in Bohemia and.‘ Moravia.

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th t N l th itl ed til- las‘ week to we ‘or or’ cludes rice, rye. potatoes, starch,

albumin and soya beans.

The smoked sausage so necessary to the German palate in time of peace now includes 75 per cent powdered meat. and a combination of dried fruits, tomato juice. liver extract, parlka and soya beans.

A new drink also has been de- veloped from synthetic citric acid. and potatoes.

Military Camp Is Under Quarantine

AX, Nov. ilk-The miliihrv

Day celebrations last month .but training Qafnp at; Ajdcrghot, near real fighting began only last wcck. Kentvfllg N, s__ has boon ‘plawgd l e

“It. started with university stud-

under quarantine bcvfliifil‘ of outbreak of a fow cases of scarlet

ent; breaking up a !ec’ure by one of the newly-imported Nazi profes- ‘sors when he insulted the Czech Nation

"He was pelted with books and in s few minutes most. students had Joined in the uproar.

"The university building was blockadcd against the Gestapo who had received the alarm rind arrived in three lorries. The rebel students were given until afternoon to pull dUiVIl the nntionni flog and surrend- er.

"They refined and news of their action spread like wildfire through the city. Two armored cars arrived and took up stazicns in frort. of the building. pushing their way

fever among the troops.

Military autlioritirs hcrc disclos- ed tonight the camp had been under uarnntine for the lust two days, ey said, though. only "one or two" cases of scarlet fever had been discovered.