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LONDON, Nov. 28—(CP)—Great Britain toduy struck a. double blow m fQpTLSill for Germany's mine nrfluc.

she sent the Royal Air Force to ‘luck ‘mine-laying seaplanes" at their base in Germany-the first time Britain has announcrd an at- tack on a Gcrmrln uir buse in the war-and also set Monday as the date on which the Allies will begin to arrest the flow of exports from Germany to i-he world.

The Air Ministry announced that an unspecified number of British planes made a machine gun attack on three German mine-laying planes at Borkum, a scrplnnc base near Emdcn. The R. A. F. lung-range fight- er patrol wz-s 'eitgag:d by heavy rntl-uirl-raft fire to which they replied." the rnnounccmcnt said. “All our rfrcraft returned safe- ly."

The blockade of exports. which rill work sWe by side with the present bwkzldo oi’ movement of goods to Germany, was announced in an ordcr-ln-counoil mode pub- lic shortly n'f'l‘ Forlorn-cot met in anew session at WlllCll the King

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Mine LayingBase Preparations M-dTeTo Halt Enemy Exports Beginning Monday.

read the speech from the throne and Prime Minister Chamberlain discussed anew Britain's war and peace eims,

The Prime Minister told the house of commons that Britain did not enter the wur“with any vindic- tive purpose" and said she had no intention of imposing upon the foe "a vindictive peace." He warned a- gainst underestimating Germany's strength.

The King and Queen rode to Westminster in a. closed Limousine nstead of the Royal Coach and His Majesty wore the uniform of an admiral oi’ the fleet instead of his state robes

In a speech lasting only a minute, the King expressed his confidence in the ability oi’ the Empire and its armed forces to surmount the grave responsibilities imposed by war.

But it remained for Field Mar- shal llnrd Milne, s. soldier with 55 years’ service in the British Army, a former chief of the Imperial Da- fencc Staff, to provide the Parlia- mentary feature of the day.

Lord Milne rldlcu‘ed the idel the Allies were not fighting the German people, calling it I "dangerous theory." There was an “innate bru‘a‘lty' 'to the

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German nation which could be seen clearly in the may they fought, “narfcularly In P-land," he told the House of Lords.

‘We are embarked on a long and bitter contest," Lord Milne said.

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"The Dance in Grnndview Nov. 79.11 L5 pcslpoinu. L-lliB-ll-ZU-ll.

"Zloll Church turkey supper ifld billllfll‘ Thursday, L-l0l7-11-27-4i.

"Borden Friday Dec_ 18th, 5-1120. Drt-sscd geese for prizes, 11-1133

"Killkoru Hall, Friday's liid dance ls cancelled. L-1l35-ll-29-2i.

"Come to the dance in St. ‘ .s Hull Thursday, November Door p111? ~_ L-t023-11-28-3i.

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0ne Acclamation And Three Cornered Battle In N. S.

HALIFAX. NOV. 28 ——(CP) —A lone Ldberal candidate was accom- gd an apglalllfltl0n tothe Nova B00- tia IQQlQi-tllffl in Halifax centre today, willie three contestants ain- noulfced candiclatures for CaPe moon centlie in nomination (my plocecdlngs for two provincial by- elections.

A. E. Rut/hledge, K. (1., Halifax lawyer, was given the Halifax ac- clumntion. He will succeed Dr. W.i D. Forrest, Liberal. who died lash summer.

In Cape Breton centre, magis- trate Jamse I... MaCKinnOn of New Waterford was entered as the of- ficial Liberal candidate for the Dec. 5 election along with Mayor Fran- cl. J. Stephenson of Dominion, In- dependent LlbGIBd, and D0081“ l/lcDonald, United Mine Workers ol Alzicricu. board member. who is 8 co-operative commonwealth federa- tion candidate.

The scat was vacated through the resignation of Michael Dwyer, foil’- mcr Liberal minister of mines.

Conservatives announced last night they were not entertn any candidates because they di not

"regard active party politics desir- able at this time.”

Present standing oci the 30 legislature is 28 Liberals and Conservatives.

ilir Casualties Reach 400

LONDON, Nov. 28-(0? CAME» -The Air Ministry today issued a. casualty list which brought to 400 the number of Royal Air Puree men lost since the war began.

Sixty have been kil'ed in action with the enemy; 8i are missing; 15 are prisoners; and 244 either were killed or died while on active ser- vice.

iilar-ZS Years Ago Today

NOV, 29, wit-Germans launch- ed heavy ettack near Arra-s in ei- fort to break through Allied lines in northern France. Allies gained ground in Belgium in Ypres sector. Big Austrian force reported re- pulsed by Montenegrins at Vishc-

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FEAR loss UFPRESENT AlRS_E_i_lVi0E

Board Of Trade To Take Matter U p With Government Is Decision.

The fear that Charlottetown might lose the present first class mau and uger pkbne Sell/RA: OPGIM-Lflfi oetweenhere and Mono- wn was voiced at a. 5116mm meeting of the Board of Trace hela last lLiQlflb U! MIL‘ DOd-lu RANKIN.

The meeung was largely attended

was presided over by the Pres- ident. M1". C. N. Bissett.

Following the leaning of a letter from the nemiei" promising co-op- eratlon lIl Illflllllalnlng BIUCIOHL a1: service a discussion took place con- cerning the raltes and schedules of the TTB-DB-Cflllfldfl. and Canadian Arr-ways. ‘Ihe present plane service between here and Moxicton is a. feeder line of the Thins-Canada ai- though the Trans-Canada. rates do H07. apply.

It is understood to be the inten- tion of the ITHILi-Cfllllldfl. offucels W iflflllkllmifl their new syswm u- oout the first of the new year and according w this schedule the plane will call at. Otmrlottewwn for air mail in the morning on the route w New BIB-Wow and Sydney, Nova qbcotlo. It. 1s felt that this change would dmfi-ifli the present semce, which was giiven in lieu of the sec. 0nd trip of the ca: f steamer.

The Hans-Canada Airways om- ciads want this mornin service to 4X!“ "P1918 mail dc very. The Diane would arzxve here ill time to catch the outgoing mail 1n the at. leruoons.

Flvor Present Service

The meeting went on record how. ever. as beins stwnslv 1n favor of the lpresent efficient passenger and mail service being carried on by the 1,0301%?‘ wot-fill‘. 5111c matter will 8 OVQTX}

it was decl ed. g mem’ The next matter discussed was the proposed Charlottetown-Borden iii-Shiva)‘. by way of the shore route

t B. previous meeting s, resolution was drawn up asking that the road 80 by the thortest route and a del- esation resented it m the Premier. but nie the rvlv from the Pre-

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Red Gross Gets $150,000 Anonymously

TORONTO, Nov. Zil-Receipt 'of $150,000 from an anonymous donor raised the total collected to date in the Dominion-wide campaign of the Canadian Red Cross Society to 9.988.790. chairman Norman Som- merville announced tonight. Oib- jective of the drive when it was opened Nov, 12 was $ 000,000.

The $150,002) was received at the Toronto office. Mr. Sommerville said. and was specifically donated as the cost of hospital buildings being erected at. Tapiow, Bucks, England. The Toronto branch now has raised $825,000.

Mr. Sommerville announced that receipts in Nova 80o bye mounted to $112,720.

Roosevelt To Split ll. S. Budget

WARM ERINGS, 0a., Nov. 2B -Presiden-t. Roosevelt disclosed at a przus conference today that he was splitting the national defence budget mm two parts to differen- tiate clearly t. tween normal ex- penditures and those made neces- sary by the war and the United neutrality program.

' and "B" bud- Nils for defence

for the year st-rating next July 1 the President sa-id. The former will include what the administration would have rc- oonunended for emenditure had there been no war ahead th ranhiéiefcatlmis touching the United

S . Into thQ "B" budget. Mr. Roose- velt said, will go some $600,tI)0,000

day in recommending that the people study the question of whether there should be a. pay-as- you-go policy. financed by a new defence tax. or whether- the Gov-

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on Dutch-German frontier.

FINNS ST IFFEN

Held by German authorities ln I Iflllld"? 0' W's"!!! HERB“!!! i’! complicity in the Munich beerhall bombing were these two English- men, "Mr. Best" fright), described as chief of the British intelligence service in Western Europe, and “Captain Stevens," called his accom- plice." Gestapo agents seized them alter gunfight at Venlo, Holland,

Urges a Need Of Aiding Farmers And Fishermen

Necessity For Maximum War - time Production Stressed By Judge Saunders

At Supreme Court Session.

A complete survey of exisnnG conditions in the Province taken by the legislstwc members in each district, and supplied to the Govern- ment. us a basis for assLstance to needy runners and fishermen with a view w promoting maximum war- time production and thus aiding Canada ond the Empire, was urged by Mr. Justice A. E. Saunders addrc sing the Grand Jury at the opcnng of tile Sulucnle Court m blllilllllaffilllf? yesterday.

Judge Saunders introduced his remurks with an flllilhfils of the momentous issues involved in the our against Germany, the record or whose lenders was one of rut-fliers aggression and tyranny. Britain's prune nlc-tivephe declared, was the ipreservatiun of i/hc Christian relig- ion, and liberty and freedom throughout the world. All the re- sources of the Empire must be de- voted to achieving victory. This Province, rich in agricultural and fishery resources, nus a. splendid opportunity of rendering patriotic service in this connectmn.

As Chairman of the Board of Re- view under the runners’ Creditors Arrangement Act duzrlng the past three years, Judge Saunders said he knew prevailing conditions as wcll 9,5 any one. Our farm poo- duczs are of unexcellcd quality and our formers, generally speaking. are lIJ-LG-Cllilte in scientific methods Yet lor several years post the prices obtained for practically mil kinds c-f farm produce have been below cost of production, with the result

that many fmners have had to sacrifice their stock and crops m order to slIPTXJYt their families. and are now in dire need of assistance to wry on.

Assistance Needed

He was convinced. Judge 5mm- ders said, that this condition could be remedied and that there was not a farmer or fisherman in g the Province who was not only willing, but. garticzl-larly anxious to do ull hc pOQ ly could to assist Great Brit- ain and name in every way Bos- sible in rosecuting the war a suocessf conclusion.

"Our Province," he "is divided into th" y districts, each electoral district has two representatives. These public spirited men would, I feel sure, be only too ready and willing to make a complete survey of exis mg coin- di-tions by holding meetings througgiorut the relpective districts. In th way all necessary details and particulars could be ascertain- ed, sudh as the number of acres owned by the funnel-s, the number of acres tillaible and ready for cul- tivation, the number of horses, cows. sheep, pigs, poultry etc. and what farming machinery they possess. How much seed grain or roots o! any kind they have 0n hand and such other information as may bc deemed necessary.

"A War Committee for receiving

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Mr. James C. Blacquiexe of Rustico was elected president, of the FBher- manh Union of Prince Eldwauxi Is

annual ed by the largest number of dele- gulls.‘ ever to gather since the or- anlmtion was commenced, The ifferent s ulcers of the go g strongly vo ced opvtlznism in the fut- ure of the industry in this Province. Mr. Joseph Arsemult, Tlgnishwas ident and the dllrec-

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Island Fishermen Discuss Problems;

Elect New Slate

James (l Blgc-q-iliere Of Rustico Named President- Interesting Addresses Heard.

MI. Archibald I-Iartli for Kings County, Cheverle, Souris. Mayor E. A. Foster extended the greetings of the city of Charlotte- town to iihe visiting fishermen. Referring to the fishing irldilstw the Mu. said that it was a wen- nduetry

11% Rustico end . Reginald

price; being rpB-ld. He urged ishennen to press for higher wag to enable them to carry on.

An encouraging note was sound- ed in a rercent press dispatch when

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Mystery Plane Drops Flares in Training’

LAKEHURST. N. 1., Nov. 28 United States army aviators conducted a secret “rald" on the Lakchurst naval hirstatlon last night and the navy, not realizing a. blackout and defen- sive measure; were in order, spoiled the fun by turning on all the lights.

That, at least, was the ex- planation obtained by Gill Robb Wilson, New Jersey's aviation commissioner, for the myster- ious airplane which dropped a dozen flares from 10,000 feet over the base. It was a war- plane "on a training mission" from Mitchel Field, N. Y.

Unsuspecting navy acronauts thought the first flares were from a plane in distress and they llglnted the field for an easy landing. The mystery ship then vanished flares caused a five-acre woods fire nearby.

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FRENCH TAKE T W 0 N AZ I ll ERiZHiiNTMEN

Announce Seizure Of 200,000 Tons Of Contraband Since -War Began.

By Jean Pierre SIB!!!’ huvas staff Writer

PARIS, Nov 28 —(CP Haves) — French warships today marked the anounccmcnt of the new allied blockade agamst German sea. trade by capturing two German mer- cllantmen and bringing tlhcm into

ort.

p '.l‘nc naval success distinguished a.

day OLilCfWmL‘ highlighted only by a 20-minute air raid alarm in southeastern France.

The evening war communique

said: "the day was calm as a whole. ‘Ihere were a few local artilif-‘W actions. The German freighter; ‘frifcls, 6.108 tons, and Santa. Fe, 4,600 tom, were captured on the high seas by our WBISMlpS and con- ducted to Hench ports."

(The Santa Fe built in 1921, is from Hanmburg. The Trifels is not listed in ldoycfs.)

The foreign ministry tonight (0r- w'é\.l‘f.i(2(.l to all lcgutions and embas- _les a crpy of me decree declaring i ufifmilll exports contraband of war. I French naval officers said their fleet had done its more 1n helping -the British navy out off war contra- band bound toward Germany, 1n the first nine weeks of war. they said, French warships seized more than 200,000 tons of contraband.

Wax plans were discussed his af- ternoon at a. meeting of cabinet, mllu ters at, the war ministry, Eur- hur. Premier Daladier received the United Stones ambassador, William U. Billiiitt.

_ The prclniel" will make a. declara- tion 0i U110 general position 01 the war to the french pauiulnznt when l}. collvenos Thursday, it was be- lieved. The pnrllalnctitary session is cXbected to last at least until 011115011115. with its main business discussion of the war budget.

During a. quiet duy at the front French officers can lured notes on the German attack yesterday, the first. in which the enemy used smoke shells to mask troop mgvg. merits.

'Ihe German experiment was mo successful. French nulitary men said, because the attackers themselves become lost in the blll0W5 of smoke that obsolued the from,

Portion 0f Debt $56.16 To Each Person

OFITAWA, Nov. 28—(CP)—Based , on figures released today by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and the 1931 census, the average Can- adians portion. o3 the publiotdebt o. the end of the fiscal year conclud- ed March 3i. 193s. was $56.16. The wl-ul net direct public debt of Canada on that date was $5,-

cct debt of the Dominion Govern-

es mcivt, direct. liabilities of Provincial

Government. and direct, liabilities of ull Canadian municipalities. Ne! (llTfCl. rirht. of Federal GOV-

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odd. London and New York, less gianking funds, stood at $8,260,571,- 4

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sion Pact And Immediate Use

HELSINGFORS, Nov.

nish non-aggression pact. The Foreign Office called At midnight the Finnish

denial to Russian crossed the border behind an

days may be decisive.” casts that Soviet troops had

three Finnish prisoners.

A Soviet broadcast said the incident occurred at Vedlista. The village is north of Lake Ladoga and not in the disputed area of the Karelian Isthmus where the Russians reported a fatal clash last Sunday.

(The Moscow radio also alleged another incident in the far north, between Ri- bachi and Sredml, in the Arctic, had occurred. The three prisoners were alleg- ed to have been taken here)

A midnight communique said of Russia's denunciation of the non- uggression trcatyt-—

"The Finnish Government has considered the new note sent by the Soviet Government and defined its attitude and will hand over its reply Lmorrouz"

Observers quckly drew a par- allel betwecn the Russian move and Adolf Hitler's denunciation of the German-Polish non-ag- gression pact. last April, five months before he sent his Nazi troops Into Poland.

Finland has steadfastly rejected

ment attempting to invade Russian soil

‘Most Critical” Situation After Soviet Demands

Russia Tears Up Non-aggres-

Threatens Of Force.

-1_- (By Lynn Heinzerling, Associated Press Staff Writer) 28—(AP)—Finland her resistance tonight to powerful pressure from Soviet Russia who today tore up the seven-year-old Soviet-Fin-

stiffened

the situation “most critical.” Government drafted a still

secret answer to the Soviet Government and gave quick assertions

that Finnish troops had artillery barrage.

. “With denunciation of the non-aggression pact, there no longer is any formal obstacle against the Russians com.- ing over,” a Foreign Office spokesman said. “The next few,

Finnish military authorities denied Russian broad-

repulsed a Finnish detach- and had taken

Soviet Attitude

O By Wm Hlneofil Associated Pres sum Writer

MOSCOW. Nov. ZQ-(Wednesdayo

-(APJ — clashes, Willi mn- cliine- gun, artillery and rfleg brought into use, were claimed

Moscow radio to have occur-r at‘; tliewFinnish-Sovéet ma“ , v1 y or! begveen untx1es.

Three new incidents were rc- pnrted just after foreign com- mimar Vylcheslalf Molotolf handed to the Finnish legntlon a. note denounel the 1932 non-aggression pac with Fin- land, and the red anny organ, filled Star. daflarcd Russian sol-

crs were answer an new “provocations" with [trey "until those who have created the lu- cident are extenninated."

Tlhe new clashes. following aun-

da ‘s report of Finnish artillery kl ing and wounded 13 red army men, was related by the hfoscow