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ITwO Enemy U-Boats Sank By Royal Navy

Sinking Believed To Bring Germany’s Submarine Loss To At Least it) Craft.

LONDQN, rec, D-(CIP Cable)- Dsstliuctlon of two_ German sub. IhnrlIlES-OIIQ 0f which was believ- ed to have sunk the Canadian Pacific freighter Beaverburri-mv a. single destroyer of His Majesty's ilavv vvfls proudly announced by the Aomirafty tonight,

The suggestlnnthat the 0.- 874 - ton speedy Canadian freighter may have been aveng- ed promptly was put forivard by usually well-informed sour- ces after the Admiralty au- nouncement.

Thesc sources recalled that at lhe same time the freighter sank there was an unconfirmed report that a destroyer, scouting in the vicinity, had in turn bagged s U-

bOat.

Tile communique said:

"n"; iraitv announce that two all-boats have been destroyed by one oi’ His Majesty's destroyers. 1i is not the normal practice of the Admiralty to announce the sinkillgs of U-ooats as they occur. but an exception has been lriode nu tilts occasion in view of the flu-t that; the two U-boats were nllik bv 0.13 destroyer ivhilst at- lllzklng a convoy."

rrouil Communique "

The terse but proud communi- ullo came shortly lifter the Rival Alr Force shot down one Gcrlnzui bombing plane. (laulalzeo two 0th- crs and scattered the rest; of a iiwries of Gennan atlackci-s at- lcllioiiilz to SllZ|'.€‘~BIlLlSi1 and ncu- tril‘ coastal shipping. ltlsli authorities have concen- tinted upon safctv JntZiSlllCS tllc e convoys on which food sup- , depend. Winston Churchill till. other dav said the chances acaiust successful attack by the envnlv oll a convovcd thin vccre {~00 lo 1, Major Grnrral A. G. I... fvlCilllllfllliOll, general olfizcr cam- lnailtlilig the Canadian Active Scr- vlre Fun-e, iii an iiildress at Loll- lllli today said the li/lval Navv lliitl convoyed from Canada to Ilrltilin a Canadian force “whose strcilgth is measured in tells of thousands . . . without. tho lcss 0i a man."

Not Identified

"lilo Aciluiraliv did not sill’ where tic attempted submarine attack

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illltc for Notices in this column 3 cents pcr word.

_"Buy Island flour. the good lllloisullue food. L-2o9 "Plzrvoff game Milton rink l0-

iililil. ROvers vs. Hornets, b257,

>C-|l' lllv lll‘l'l\'llll.{ SOIlll. chars llvW, R. L. Dlckiescn, L-lilli-Z-ll-Ill.

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"Crushing dolle wllile you Scott's Mills.

"South Nlllt-tinil cake salc past- Nrlcd until further rl-olicc. L-Zob.

"Come February 14th. St. Cather- llle HaJ. the Valentine Supper. 25c. L-l74-24l-10-l4.

“Kirk Auxiliary Thcntrc night, Si. James Hall, Februuly 22nd. L-246-2-10-1l.

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' New Glasgow toiliuht Rangers v5. Malple Leafs. Playoff Home.” L.

“Borden rink Monday 12th. Al- bmon Rentals vs. Nationals. Skate "liar. L-260-2-l0-2:

"Social service Rummage Sale. Fvbruary 10th. Afternoon and even- UIR. HOIY Nflmf: Hall. L-76-2-3-B-10.

“Reserve Thursday, March 28th, for the Kirk Auxiliary Turkc Sup- Nr and Bazaar in St. Jflliles all.

L-205-2-9-2l.

_“Zlon Church valentine Tea. '1 ilesday, February 13th, 5 to 7. Tick- "s 40 cents. Aprons, C ndy, Re- freshment tables. L-zoa-a-s-al.

"Bring your wheat w be ground flour to ‘s

iliio Scott Mills, st. Awards. 1.4159.

"P, E. I. Hospital cake sole hv til.» ladies of Si. Peters Cathedral

M the Rogers Hardware. Saturday allcrnoon, February 10th L-23l-2-9-2l.

"Ladies, save time and monev b" buying vour weekend needs 1n home cooking by the ladies of St.

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had occurred, Nor old it identify the destroyer, Conservative esii. mates now are that at least 40 German U-b0i1le; have been sunk since the war started.

Reports from coastal points gave no confirmation to German claims that duting the day their aerial raiders had sunk or seriously dam- aged six yrierchantmcn and two patrol ships. The German broad- cast said one German airplane was lost.

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Enemy Action

“Enemy action." whether by planes. mine or torpeodo, sent a Scottish freighter to the bottom off the northwest coast. The ship, the 5.4064011 Chagres. of Glasgow. sank after an explosion. with two of her crew of 64 missing.

Two other ships off the eas‘ coast sent SOS messages during the afternoon but whether they were damaged was not known.

They were the Clintxrnia, 3.1M ions, and the Lord Dariing, 250 tons.

The German plane which the

Royal Air Forces defenders caught

811G’ downed ~ was n. big black Ileinkcl which swung over the Firth of Forth and dropped a

bomb through the 102-ton dredger Foremost. Two oi the dredgers crcw of nine were feared lost when their lifeboat. pulling away fiom the crippled ship, swamped. Toniwht the damaged Foremost rcllciled port under tow.

ArsouSuspected In Fireworks Plant Blaze

REDONDO BEACH. Calif, Feb. 9 -rAP —Arson investigators trod SlllOklIlQ embers of a l ‘l-2 -acre fireworks plant todav seeking cause of an explosion that destroyed 17 buildings.

Hoavilv stocked with explosives due to tlie wars drain on supplies. the factorv was ripped bv repeated lrnrts. The shocks were felt for 20 m

les.

'I‘hree residents of nearby houses were in Jill-co slightly, but a dozen other families asleep at the time were unllurt. Many windows were broken.

Damage W"s estimated unofficial- p. a, $159901; pat. Llzza, owner of illc plant of the Golden state fire- works mid dtsplnv compliiiyi WIN in the enst on ll businesq trip.

Tilvortfrzrltors sllld tliev believed the explosion wn: caused by BT50" 91' spontaneous combustion.

International At A Glance

(By The Canadian Pres!)

LONDON - Admiralty announc- cos single destroyer sunk two (irr- mun submar‘ ; lilztisii fighting planes shoot down German bomb- er during Nazi raid on shipping.

PARI8—-ClllmheI 0| Deputies holds secret discussion of will W!!!‘ munlque says debate devoted to “organization of national defence.”

ISTANBUL-Turkey oust! German technicians from jobs war and nnvr-l ministries.

100 in

WASHINGTON — Undersecrefsf! of State Welles ordered to. vlllt Italy, France, Germany and Great Britain for Information on war con- ditlons_

IIIILSINGFORS - Finns say Ml-nnerheim Line holding against massed Russia: llsaults.

BERLIN-ONE, Germans News Agency claims German bombers sank or destroyed eight ships In raid on British cont.

MONTREAL - Governor-General Lord Twcedsmulr, in serious condi- tion alter operation, brought from capital to Montreal Neurological In-

are. Saturday afternoon. -- INN Yl-"id-‘l-Q-‘ll

zllluir for treatment,

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1940

Lose:-

Reds Fiercest

Of “War

Bil Thomas F. Hawkins Associatedfrcss Stuff’ Writer

HELSINCXRS. Feb. 9—(AP)‘ Heaviest Ilgrituig of the wlir surged tonight acro_s the Kareiian Isthmus and against the Mullnerhe.m Llnc, where the stubbxlily decncllng Firms reported they were holding their llne against massed Russian assaults and inflicting heavy losses on the attackers.

The central section of the Iath- mus front, between Punnuuirkl and Panuri, bare the brunt cf the light- ing. The Flnns asserted line Rus- sians lost more tllnll T00 mrn bui- terlng ilnsucccssiully against lllc line's outer fortiflcnhous with tank». artillery and planes.

Heavy RUSS-rill losses ill>0 wcre re- P079641 by the FiIlllS ill the Sulllrna Motor. at the iveztern end of the line. and along the ‘raipae River on the eastern flank, where Red Army thrusts were repcrlcd llrlicd back.

Despite these setbacks, the Fnns "aid. the Russians sllll were attack- ing along the entire length of the front.

As usual. the Finns made no est- imate of their lcs"cs. In the sector northeast of Lake Ladoga. they said they captured "a powerfully manned enemy fir ng point." and improved positions near Kuhmo.

The nightly communique said 40 Russian tanks had been cap- "lred ill yesterdays fighting. Twenty-one oi‘ these wcrc re- llllrtcrl destroyed on the Isth- mus front.

Punish officials firmly denied reports that the Munnernei-m Line had been punctured at any point. and said it wm holdinz up agglnct all assaults. A Russian communi- (lilo last llliflli mid Mimi's on the line had resulted in caputle of l3 forts.

Iiumors N. B. House May Not Meet Until April

FREDERICION. Feb. 9—(CP)— Rumors that this year's session of the New Brunswick Legislature might not start until after the Do- milllon Election were considered today at a caucus of opposition members.

"The meeting was strongly of

the opinion that the session should be called at once." a spokesman said after the caucus. The Legislative sessions usually opcn in February. A session start- ing in Aorll would be the latest since 1917.

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Brakeman Dies llAfter Accident

EDMUNBTON, N. 13-. Fob. 9 (GP) -Struck by the snow plow of the Bangor-Aroostook freight train train. brakeman Henry Corbin d ed in hospital here two hours later to- day. One leg was severed by the plow and the other had to be am- putated.

Corbin was at work signalling; and turning switches when he accident occurred near the United States end

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of the international bridge linking Edmunsion and Madawaska, Mc. I-ls rmlded at. Grand Isle, Me.

Enjoying The Show

The public In Britain is advised to go as quickly and directly J possible to an alr rald shelter, when hostile aircraft appear. Those folk. however, with cheerful indifference to their safely stay above ground and look on as anti-aircraft batteries go into action against l German raider over the Thames estuary,

Fighting Raging

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ulterior-ll Blocks Roads; ll. S. llit

A brief blizzard which struck Prll c Edward island early yester- (lay . itcd last lilglit and w.lh Cllllflllt, skies and calmer weather slloiv plows wcnt to work on paved highways blocked with deep drills ill lllHC~5. .

A lour-lnch snow fall was record- ed by Mr. Warren Burns, weather observer at the Charlottetown Ex- perimclital station. Maximum wlnd VEIOCLLY was 34 mlles-per-llour, from the wcst nlld northwest.

Afternoon _\'.S'l€l‘(lflv the tempera- ture \\ll Cll llud been only a few degrees bclcw ircezlilg for more tlinli twenty-foul" hours took a surld-eu plunge downward and at 2 p, m. had clr ped fifteen degrees. Tonight the ermometer was hold- ingrsicady at 13 degrees above zero.

he snow plows went out just bc- forc dark and it ivas expected they would work all night and have the highways opell (or motor traffic by morning.

Canadian airway; planes remain- ed groundcd here because of the storm until weather cleared in the afternoon when one round flight was lllitcie to Molictoil.

Canadian National Railways were unaffected, Last, night the train With [ilisscngers from the luajiilfliid 8T“ rived here one hour behind schedule but railway officials said part of the (‘clay was clue to late connections on the lilaiillilnd.

'l"lle ice. breaking carferljv Char- lottetown was making the nine-mile cro"s m; of Northumbcrlzlbd strait with only slight delay from drilt ce

HALIFAX. Feb. 9 —-(CP)-—A brief but Severe blizzard struck sections of Nova Scoila toclrly- cfl/PPUHE "fif- fic along rural hlghwa s and caus- in numerous automob le collisions.

e storm lasted onlv about an hour, most centres reported, but e near-gale piled drifts high even in Quit time.

At ScPrlllghlli, foul-persons were injure . two requiring hos ital trcailment- when two cars coll cled as the blizzard was at its height.

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llanailians Enlist Willi Hun Army

Feb. 9 —(CP Cable)-

‘ number oi’ Canad- ians are among the hundred; of British suuJecls who have volunteer- ed h-ere to serve in the Finnish for- ces against Russia.

An officlal ol the Finnish legailon where the applicants are being en- rolled declined to reveal the number or identity of the Carladlans butsald some were expert, skiers who would be ll useful addition to the manpow- er of the Flmls,

Canadian volunteers. it was said, would be better able to stand up to the rigors of the climate in the far north campaign.

The doorbel of the legation was ringing all day ion . Volunteers of all a ea arrived. 0 {emcee outside the c asses liable to called up in Britain for military service this year were accepted.

An authoritative spokesman said the British government is particl-

Canadiari Governllicnt.

.0 CAL [Etlil IREPARES F R

i Impro

To Montreal

“His lilxccllency had a

Penficld and William Cone.

sidcrcd critical. “(Signcd)

der Pcnficld, William Cone.”

FlilllSRlllE

.W0rkers?r_e_pare Of

Opening Of (‘am- paign At Enthusias- tic Meeting.

Over forty sat down to a ban- quct at the Chzvlottetoivn Hotel last night u» arrange for the open- ing in Charlottetown of the cam- paign for the Canadian Legion War Services Incorporated, Capt N. W. Lowther, Canlpaigll Chairman for Charlottetown. presided.

Brief lbu) enthusiastic speeches were made by Major T, E Mac- Nutt. Campaign Manager, and Mr

J. O. Hylldlmll. and Ccl, R C. Chandler. Coilntyi Chairman. Pro- vincial Chairrnali of the Campaign. in wlticli. the belief was expressed that the fllncuut asked for in Prince Edward Is‘and would be ex- ceeded. Tllc chairman announced

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ncreased ll. S. Pork Imports Worrying Ottawa

9-— (CP ) —-'I'he it bccalne

O/ITAWA. Feb.

his head in the fall. This

by special train.

the bulletins from both operations. Lord Twecdsmuir was in

the operating room for some thrce hours tonight whilc the inlcruzlii0nzlll_v' - known ileum-surgeons worked to relieve his injury.

The tiflitriiof-uencl-al was remov- cd lo lluspllzll llcrc after an Cqlcla- lioli u. itleiollu Hflll CfLYllCl‘ ION-i)‘. ‘fhl- cliuriiclll-y" trcpalllilllg opt-la- llull “as pcrlorulcd to relieve lll- tracraiual pressure that followed the concussion suffered when Lord Twccdsnlulr full (luring i1 iailltllig spell 'l‘uc,~.. 11y morning iii Govern-

Tll: :ipcclzll three-car train which spceccd llllll from Ottawa to Nimit- rsiil pullcd lnto Bonaventure station at 5.153 p. m. 2 l-Ll hours alter leav- ilig the capital. It was backed slow- ly up to it special platform on a sizllllg at tlic cud 0t the station plllliorlil, All ambulance walled at tllc lent of the ralrlp.

Tllc last flail llllrdly llad bfen hammered into the special stand when the train pulled into sight. A handful of spectators were on hand. nlostly nsivsqiaper men. rind ll. sinail crowd had gathered on the Mount- ain Street viaduct, just over lilo spot irhcl-c llic governor-general

known tonLgIlt, is considering what steps. if any. should be taken with regard t0 increased ilnp;l"ls of American pork products slncc llcavy Canzldan exports to the Ullll-Cd Kingdom have boosted prices m we l):lnIlil0li over tllo=e ol‘ file United States.

Due largely to the prices paid for Canadian bacon and hams by Great Britain, live hcB 1111C“ are running approximately three cents a pound higher in Canada than in the United States.

It is not feasible to bring live hogs from United States into Can- ada. because of Dominion health regulation-s, marketing experts said. But. approximately $5,000,000 pounds of Anlcriclln pork products were imported in 1939.

The inlporls lil December reach- ed almost 5.000.000 pounds and will be higher in January. it was stat-

ed.

Under the Canada-United States

‘Trade Agreement the Canadian duty on pork products is 1 1-4 writs a pound but under an existing qr- der-ln-oouncil packers bringing in United States pork products and exporting Canadian bnccn would be entitled to a drawback of 99 per cent, which would moan that much of the Alrlrican pork would come in practically free. The object of the oiricr-iil-coun- cli is to enolble Canadian manufac- turers to compete in external mar- eis by obtaining foreign "IIDPUOS ey use free of duties. However, tariff officials smiled. it is broad enough to cover claims for draw- backs, should packers submit them. where Cana-{iim lork is used in the bacon exported am‘ American pork used in the bacon for Canadian market_

WHERE LOCUSTS SWARM MARQUARD. 800th Africa -—-

(CM-First locusts in this district In fom- years. a. swarm four uli‘es

long and‘ six miles wide med over torn do mung; flying

wgtllflrlfl that/schema only taut‘: m:- o ran ‘ng ex proved goillmtnli. n Ip-

the will

being l

was relilovcd from the train.

"Blllllllllg Talent ln 1st Division Gives Concert

By Edwin Johnson Canadian Prcss Staff Writer

AIlDERSi-XOT‘, Feb. 9—(CP CA- Blel-Buddlllg talent cf the {first Canadian Division staged its first amateur briladcast concert from camp t.olilglit_

The pfllgflllll, organized by Cap- tain Mcrt Pluukctt, of "Dilmbclls' fame, and supcrvlscd by Bcb BOW- man. of the Canud an Broadcasting COKWTHIJOII, was put on the air for special l7f‘li(‘lll of listeners in the Unitrd Kingdom, And those who heard them had no doubt they

thrilled tlicii" listeners Tlic folks back home will al-"o have the opp-irluliuy of hearing

the boys. slice a recorded version will be rclaycd to Canada Monday. (Al 9:30 pm. AST.»

For lilf an hour more than 900 troops roprcscntinl; cvory lliili al- ~ll‘l'llllt"ly sang. wlitstlcd. ‘or cheered. They injected extra vol- ulmo and vrrvc lulo their cll"vls. knowing tllcv Wrrc mi tllc all‘ for illo ilri-‘l. illllf‘ and prtllri: on au art. not only for Britons but. for their rclatlvcs and ll'l"'i(lS in Canada.

Tllcy rocked the big hall with

harmonv. such old favorites ns “Wnv Down Yonder In The Corn ‘Pick ." "Mommy's llit“ Fhhv

,T-'i\'(‘= Fll'll‘ii‘lilll' Ilmad." “Roll Out ~

T" Illirrcl." and the lair“? (‘lin- sldmu marching F"llfi.'. "Wore 0n Our Wiv.“ led by Cuplnln Pluokctt who rriml "cl-l li. A message lrolil

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operation this evening at the Montreal atliute. The operation was performed by Doctors Wilder _ _ _ 'l‘here has resulted a slight but definite improvement but his condition must be con-

ffilomlthan Meakins, Colin Russel, Gordon Gimp, Wi]. .

panning operation was pcrfflrnled at Government House and this afternoon His Excellency was rushed i0 Montreal ~

The same doctors signed-

vement Is l

Seen After 2nd Operation Made

Lord Tweedsguqr Rushed

Hospital

Following Emergency Operation At Rideau Hall.

MONTREAL, Feb. 9--((.‘ officially reported slightly but definitely lilwing an operation pcrfornled tonight. However his con- dition was announced as still critical.

Sir Shuldham itedfcrn, the sonal sccreiziry, announced the following bulletin issued by aiienillng dilcfors at 11:05 p. m.:

P)—Lord Tivcedsmuir was improved fol-

Govcrnor-Generafs per-

sub-icnlporal decompressive

Neurological In-

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I ' It was the second operation performed today to re~ licve the concussion suffered by Lord Tweedsmuir when he fell in a faint at Government House Tuesday. He struck

morning an emergency ire-

$ .000 Fire O Sweeps Barns At Kinkora

Fire of unknown origin raged through two banls at Kinkora yes- terday shortly before noon. Both buildings and machinery stored in i-hcln were destroyed. Loss was estimated at least $2,000, so fa: as could be learucd last night there was no insurance.

The buildings, in the centre of

tllc Prince Coutliy village. were 0WllC£l by Mr Ambrose Monaghan although the p r c m i s e s were

occupied by Mr ivas lealned. The barns were adjoining and when the fire was <l~5covered one was enveloped lrl llfllllYi. A high wind was raging at tile time slid efforts to stem the spread of the flames with ollly a bucket brigade I l

William Smith, it

as equipment were considered use- less.

Efforts of volunteer fire fighters ‘ were colicelitiatcfl 0n saving the contents of one barn. Six tons of hay and a quantity of machinery stored in tlic buiidlniz were saved before fire ended salvage work.

A cow and n pig, onlv ‘uimals in the two bililriings. were moveri in safety bcfnrc flames reached tom. lull a flock of hens were

- said lo have been destroyed.

Afaclllllery" stored in the bulld- lilizl; included two motor trucks, one OWllCil by either Mr. Chesley Crnis: or Mr. J. P. Callaghan and thr- othcr by Mr J W. Farmer, all of this village. automobile, owned bv Rev. Pg,- ihor Keefe of Charlottetown, and firm luachinerv composed the re- lnfllllflPl" of tlic lost. equipment.

Other buildings in the village wore not endangered yesterday as tlic iviud blrv: flames aviay from

siarilprd ,

ncarby structures .

lEndorses Plan lFor National p Government

HALIFAX. N. 5., FPll. 9 -—(CP\ -' l". M. Blois, president of the Nova Scolilt National Coilsorvatlve As-

rl. l.‘.l n. ill a slatrnlcllt issued to-

tliiv .Kl'll(l llc f‘ll(lfll‘,\.0(l i-hc proposal 0f Cnlvcrvativc leader R. J. M01110" m llic fornldlifill or a National

‘(llvflrllllifillll "as tllc first essential to Canada's full participation in this war."

Mr. Blols suld in part: "Particu- hli-lv wnlllrl I ilrge that. before any ~r'ion ls l-lkcli rlt. Nutloiutl Coli- .\’.l'.iv<~ i‘(‘Il\'(‘fli‘(‘llS in Nova SUTllJ ‘\" v effort should bc made to sc— "lll\‘ ilonliualo l\ll(l endorse ns llil- lo nl *_'ll\'(‘l'l‘lllf‘lli candidates the nlcll nva lnble irrespective cf - past or ilrcscnt party affilia- n