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A Latest Victim Of

Enemy Action

Admiralty $515 New Anti - mine Vlefpon.

By PM. Ulsher Junildllh Press Staff Writer

NDQN, Nov. 24 —(CP Camel- Dwight, m the cruiser Belfast by a wppedx) or a. mine was announced by the admiralty tonight as Great. Briuuil mobilized her resources to llghl against the German mine

elmlr. mTllil Belfast, a. 10,000 (on vessel, was damaged in the Firth of Forth Nov, 21 and repairs already halve begun, the admiralty said. Exactly what. hrmpened to the ship was not disclosed, but 20 of the crew were reported wounded.

Launched in Malrch, 1938 the Bel- fast curried 12 six-inch guns and l2 four-inch anti-aircraft guns. She could make 32 1-2 knots.

Damaging of the cruiser brought Britain's naval msualties for the week w four. Previously the des- troyer Gipsy vuas beached after striking a. mine and the trawler Argonlte and mine-sweeper Mastiff were slink by mines.

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More than 200 German mines were washed ashore on the Yorkshire coast, indicating tho intensity of the Nazi mine-lay- ing activities. In addition, an undetermined number of mines have been ickod up by trow- lers ln a. ngle sweep recently l5 mines were caught by a trawler. I

It a believed that tlhe mines used by the Ger are of two ty-pes, the old anchor variety and a. now in llly sensitive type.

he new mines, it is understood cull be laid by submarines or from alrplnlles. In the latter case t-h.: mines are believed to be attached to parachute: which steady their descent. and break til-e shock of their contact with the writer. _G0l'lll'lil.i'l ailyprlones have been ruined at their mine-laying task at lcast three times, mainly 1n the Tllﬂllios estuary, The 'l'ti:llne.=, 113W- Wﬁl‘. Slllll ls open to shipping and

conveyed morohontmen t arrived lately today. Coming Events

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"Concert. and Dance, Bradaliznnc llli. hlolluuy, Novcmoel- zlln, ill on

°I limit. n-aol-ll-za-zl. d "faiklcs — Murray River, Mon- “ ,_ .

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"Billing daily, poultry dressed or all... Peters 8a uuuunb. L-Bli-ll-ZZ-‘il

"Biliizo and Dance, Cardigan T“? =0. November 20th. Webster's ulilllUnlill. L-bQB-ll-‘zli-‘zo.

"Bulge nllcl Dunno 1n C. M. B. A. ll-ill. VufllCil River, luonday, Nov. "UL L-QTZ-il-Zd-ll.

"Dimes Lu Grundvlew Wednes- N’. November 20th. If not line- m-Xi night. Music by Cherry Vnlley

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"Scouts Rummage Sale 6.30 3310,1003’ evening, Soclui Hall, Trinity cllulcll. L—982-l1-25-ll.

"Clllshing Grain at Scotts Mill Si‘ M11108. 9c per hundred. Cru lied coarse or fine. L-075-ll-25-21.

"We are open to bu unntlty {mlshed veal‘ on vgs (lo dltvrtss . 1f h n _ to o er

write or phone IBFITIXIQKCIAJIiX Storage 90- Ltd- L-B92-11-24-tf.

G“Chrlstma5 concert 1n Village

reen School, December 18th. If

“m “m, following night. L-909-11-254i.

"Enjoy hot Turkey Dinner on fiiindev. November 2on1 at Pooh's M01» Mﬂﬂllairue, from 5 to 7 P. M. L-970-11-25-ll.

Payiiﬂyal Visit Film Confederation Th M“. Prince Wales College, M ‘"5080’. November 30th. Tickets DmPTOWse Blots. Office and ﬂushes

R Store. [14132-11-24-25-29.

Md bogsz-We require 1000 {god used mill feed bags within k "Wt few days. Llvesltoc” ° "lit Board. L-998-ll-25-2l.

“"77"? lwrlcultllral meeting slot-- No f0; Heatherdale Wednesday.

{V- Lnd and cancelled on account ° “emu weather will be held

‘m Mﬂndov night. Nov. 27th. Roads Weather permitting. Livestock in: Board. L-Wl

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scientists and fishermen wen enlisted to hei deal with the new mine wur are which one naval authority called "an 9;- trcmely grave menace." Scien- tists were engaged to hunt for n counter- wea on and trow- lerrrlen lntensif ed their job of sweeplng the sea lanes.

A counter-weapon cannot be de- vised until one of the new mines has been lifted out; of the sea. and taken gpalrt. Alpparently no speci- men hus been dis-covered yet.

Germalrl dlrplarles flew twice to- dB-y over the Shetland Islands-Che eiirhth time 1n less than four weeks. Two British fig-liters went to up to meet the raiders and firing was heard. N0 bombs were dropped.

The‘ a-(imiralty issued a list of Q1953’ casualties totolllrlg 30. One segunan died of injuries 31nd 39 mre miSsiflg and believed dead.

Wlhh Bflbﬂilil now determined to attack German exports as a. re- mlill-WYY 8H,) for illegal mine- lilyms. an ovacr-in-counctl author- lzlng tllle seizure of such oargoeg on the high seas was expected next Tuesday. vAt least three protests were on fllghﬁ!‘ were in the offln

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delegation ts in Ilorlldorl to out. war trade problem, including the export Jalocksde. Representat- ions were also made to British en- voys at. Rome today by the Italian government,

11,1 the case of two British lan- Wlllgﬁlille agents seized by earlier this month, authorituti-ve sources here said the nlen, gum. Richard Henry Stevens and Sigis- mund Payne Best, were endeovoring lo see Whether a, German "peace of- Ier wn-ybono ride" c-t the time they wore "kldnrl-ppezl" Nov. 9 at Venloo on the Netherlunds-Gennlm border.

A spokesman said the "pence propu-uls" came from "some Ger- man sources." Their nature was not revimlecl.

Britain's answer to German charge; that the British lnlghed the lWLlIllCll nttelnpt on Adolf H1‘.- lcr's life Nov. 8 was given by the SDOK-TL-‘lllﬂli. who said the Gestapo tScorct Police) must either have knolm tlhe bomb which missed Hit- ler by l1 minutes was 1n the beer cellnl" long before 1t had exploded or ndmlt “gross inefficiency".

Tile explosion killed eight sons.

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K e e n Competition Features Tenth An- mull Provincial Ex- hibition.

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Charlottctowrfs Big Fox Show came to n close yesterday with the judging of the groups and pairs. Favorable weather greeted the fox- men during most of the week and u large attendance was reported at. the fair.

Trophies were presented to the different. winners by His Honor Lieutenant Governor LePage yes- terday morning at the conclusion oi the judging.

In e short address to the fox- men, His Honor commended lhelm on their efforts 1n breeding such high quality stock. He also wish- ed thrm every success 1n the fur- thering of the industry in Ms Province.

Hon W. H Dennis, Minister of Agriculture, gave an interesting and inspiring address outlining some of the efforts his Depart- ment were making in the interest of fox breeding on the Island.

Mr. Dennis congratulated the foxmen on the wonderful success of this year's show.

Mr. W. R. Shaw, Secretary of the Fax Breeders’ and Exhlbdcrs‘ Association states that "spirited bidding took place in the lighter cnlour phase offering at the Fox Sale conducted at the conclusion of Thursday's judging ”

Bids ranging up to $275.00 We" placed on n. number oi’ the animals offered. A: n result of the sale. subwqumlt arrangements were

made with a number of the breed- ers and sales in a range of

ere effected with- 200 00 to $375.00

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1939

Claims Nazi Agents Active In Iialiizlx

WINDSOR. Ont» Nov. 24-40?) —Naz1 agents in Halifax are send- ing word to Germany about Can-

wave wireless, according to a dis- patch to the Windsor Daily Star from Halifax.

The dispatch says flciais have every reason to suspect that “right here in I-irllifax." Gcrmanv has a fairly adequate intelligence service, keeping the homeland ilforln- ed on lust-minute movements.

The story continues: “There have been examples of this, the classic of which mrt-olns to u fleet of merchuntmen leaving here in con-

UITAWA. Nov. 24 -—(CP) —— Navul headquarters, advised to- night of press reports Nachlng Windsor, Ont... that Nozl agents in Halifax nre selvldlng word to Germany about Curladtan ship operations by short wave wire- les said thev had "no con- firmation of the report.

vny. Hours of d-eparture and size of the convey wns supposed to be a strict sucrri. Yet the eonvov had hardly cfearrd the harbor when a German shortwave radio was broadcasting the fact. The only assumption is that somebody had count-ed the ships ln tire harbor and watched their departure.

"Then there ls the case. 0f 8 British warship cry-rating at one time 1n these territories. Hardly had 1t arrived when a German station told of its pleasant crossing but expressing the hope that the return voyage might not be so en- Joyable."

Jabs Claim Capture 0f ChineseCentre

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HONG KONG. NOV-

ture o! me Kwllngsi Province cap-

. i tcd at the end },‘.“‘.°‘.N%2‘;,“lm_mll. thrusli by Japanese troops aiming "at, Ch unis southwestern “lifeline . suPPv "veg": dross.“ “Y ’“’"‘°“°

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remained silent. JB-Panesﬁ m"! their troops were compleilﬂﬂ 00- cupatlon of the Nannlnir M90 W" night. The 01W 1105 been a “Eriiire ford Chlblauskxgntﬁﬂlzalliilénll W" 5"?!) e5

n ou o - ‘Although not. minimizing the importance of its fall. which they sold was possible. Chinese con- mlded ulna ole mvadinu Javanese force, about 40.000 strong, had not uchleved its announced oblwtiveﬁ of cutting ollllurs supply lines M“! smlshlng the Kwangsl Province army. rated amOM 098i °1 China's soldiers.

Nunnlxlg is on a. hlghwev from French IndO-Chirla. over which war supplies have been movinR into Chino. Chinese officials acknow- lecliged that loss of the cllv would en the use of this highway. but asserted the Chinese alreadv were developing a loop line mad run- ning‘ 130 miles west. of Nannlng.

C lnese pointed out that. nlore than 200 miles of mountains, riv- ers and deep VullEvs separate ‘thc Japanese from Kweliin. South China's new military and political

headquarters.

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Retaliation New British

By Melvin K. Whiielcnthe Associated Press Staff Writer

BERLIN. Nov,» zll-mrl-rl-ls German high command claimed m- drly a. now success 1n submarine warfare against the British Navy- inflicting of damage to the new cruiser Belfast 1n the firth of Forth 1n the second serious raid on that base.

(The Admiralty in London an- nounced teddy thllt the Beth-st, a vessel of 10,003 tons, was damaged Tuesday and was being repaired.)

Authoritative Nazis at the same time said there would be sharp re- tollatlen against Britain's cnmiegn

’ to tie up Germany's commerce.

The British declslrn to se'ze Gennan exports drew the warn- ing from one officirl that "our principal of conductlns the war, namely firing l0 shots back for every one shot against. us, will be used in the economic sphere also."

Nazis asserted they had mastery of the air over France and Britain following fflll‘ (lays of vnnecteci aerial activity, and control of craters close to tire British cast coast.

(French sources estimated Friday that 20 German planes were down- ed during the lasi- two days Over the western front.)

Cancellation of the winter Olym- pie Games scheduled for February, 1940, ‘in Gulmlsch-Prlrtenklrchen, coincidently was seen as an indi- cation the Nazis expected the war to last through the winter. . ‘

The high command clnnmed a submarine enzrretl the Firth of Forth and torpirfed the Belfast. With tho sinking of numerous neutral ships near the Engll h coast by mines during the last week. Nazis told neutrals through the press that. no free shipping lanes to England existed,

There was no direct admission that the mines off the British coast were German but it was iltaled officially Germany had n right to lay them there 1f she de- sired.

Nazis sought to exploit t-he sink- ingsto the utmost wconvlnce neu- trals of the necessty of haltng commerce with Britain.

Sﬂver Fox Prices Cff 10 p. c. In N. Y.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24- silver fox prices ranged about 10 r cent un- der All November at t e sale con- ducted here yesterday by the New York Auction Company. About 85 gear com, of the 3.800 skills put on

e block were sold. The top price for full silvers was $64. while three- quarter slivers brought. $38 and holf silvers $36. Most. of the offerings yesterday comprised "early" skins, with more sea unable merchandise rnlv reported coming in. The sale, will involve a. Leta-l of about 8,500

skins.

511 Planes in aerial raid on Britain's Forth of Fl lh N l B 1 S i this German bomber found the British lion as tough as hi8 reputation. Bystanders view wrcokulllaat iflflkenith, csoiglliilidcrew o!

Nazis Tillr-eizten Sharp

For Blockade _-

Claim Three Nazi Freighters Are Captured

AIRES, No\'._'1~1 —(AP) —Suurccs uilll lvlrle shipping connections reported todn that three German frclg ters had‘ been callturcd in the Atlantic Ocean by Bril- ish and French patrol vesels and another Nazi freighter had been scuttled to avoid capturln

The vessels reported seized were the 3.670-ton Borkum, the

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2,l85-ton Eilbek and the 889- ton Leander. The Tenerife was said to

have been scuttled by her own crew when the patrol uh- prnzvched.

(Lloyd's shipping register lists

two vessels named Tencrife. both German. The Bucnoa Aireg report failed to stale

which ship was lost.)

The Borkum slipped out of Montevidon last month with- out clearance papers nuthoritl s said, and thus was classed‘ un- der international law as a “pirate ship." Her home port was Bremen and she Wlls en- Klﬂod in the South American trade before the war started.

News Briefs

WASHINGTON. NOV. 24-—Sen- afor King, Utah Democrat, ex- pressed lhe opinion teddy that if Benito Mussolini would assume the leadership of a peace movement he probably could end the war. K1118. ll‘! ardent student of inter- national affairs, added in on In- terview that the Italian Premier, as the “most powerful Europe-an leader outside the belligerr-nts, is probably the only mun who could lend n successful pence move."

WARM SPRINGS. Gm. Nov. 21-

$500.000.000 addition to the hill for national defence, possibly fin- anced, by a special new tax, was forecast at u presidential press conference today. President Roose- velt asserted such a tax, coupled with a reduction of the Govern- ment's budget, for the year start- ing next July 1 and continuation of an upward trend in federal revenue, might be instrumental in halving the deficit.

LONDON, Nov. 24—The latest Royal Air For» casualty list. con- tnlns the name of one Canadian killed in active service, Flying Of- ficer H. E. ll. Overall. Ills next. of kin resides 1n Nlsnrn Falls, Ont.

LONDON, Nov. 25 -(Saturday) -—The Admiralty announced today that 28 seamen aboard the Glpsy were lost and one died of wounds suffered when the l,335-ton de- stroyer was damaged by a mine Wednesday.

The casualties were lower than than had been expected from first reports. Lleut.-Comnlnnrlrl~ J, F. Crossley and one

and nine seamen were lightly in-

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AllllS REVIEWED B Y R A l. S T 0N

Cost OfFirst Year 0f Conflict Estimated At $315,000,000

OTTAWA, Nov. 24—Cost of Can- udzrs \\'.lr effort for the first year of colllllct is estimated at. $315,- 000,030, Finance Minister Ralston 531d tulnght 1n an address over a Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- 117.1011‘ national network.

This is almost. 50 per cent greater than all wur expenditures ill me first Glrnt War up to March 1916, the mlnstcr said. The Gov- el-linlent. ls planning for a three- yezll- program.

Construction would start short- 1.V on a. fleet of anti-submarine craft, Col. Ralston said, and dis- cuessions were under way looking tolvard possible Nonstructlorl 1n Canada of lara-er ships.

The War Supply Board, under chairmanship of Wallace R. Cami)- bell, president. of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, ha; in hand Canadian contracts for $25,000,- 000 worth of wol- supplies, $9.000.- 000 in the United Kingdom and $l0.000,000 for ail-planes in the Ulilllrd States. T1115 l5 an addition Lo ull order for $25,000,000 worth of lliilwa-v equipment announced some u-eeks aim.

Replies to Charge;

Refcrrilis: to charges 1n some quarto-pg thrlt. the Government had been "mclctive“ in its wartime re- sponsibilities. Col. Ralswn said “if our efforts of the past 10 weeks can be classed as inactivity then Heaven help Us if We ever have to get down to work."

The truth was that the Govern- ment hurl bLTll so busy organiz- ing and preparing there had been no timo to tell the people what was being done. This would l‘ClllC(llC(l, the lhinlsttr said.

Expressing satisfaction 1n the manner Canadians had accepted their responsibilities and increased

, the Minister forc- "ues which investors . d to participate in as plans progressed.

“This Dominion 1s P1608001. Mil even apart. from its pledges ls bound in its own interests, to

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equal terms.

These will include large sub- marines, especially designed d0- stroyers and sic-ops, and a, new type of seaplane. which will oper- ate from alrcruftcarrlers.

The "submarine cruisers" will have an extremely wide-range of operation, it was said. They will ply chiefly on the surface. sub- mcrltlnu only to escape Dllrsuit.

Keen Disappointment

French naval qudrters predicted the new sea weapons would en- 1o_v_ no better success than the Reich's present submarine fleet. which is known to be i1 keen d15~ lmpolnllnellt. to the Nazi com- manders.

when the war began Ger-

many had in service 30 250-ton submarines and 25 of from 500 to 750 tons. In l2 weeks of wnr more than one-third of these have either lJPCn sunk or nut out of commission by allied counter-weapons,

MAGNETIC MINES, IN "NAME 0NlY

Experts Explain Pos- sible Mechanism Of New Nazi Weapon.

By Howard W. Blakeslce Associated Press Science Writer NEW YORK, Nov. 24-(AP)--A magnetic mine is scientifically feas- ible, bul it is not the kind which the public visions in the British reports of a new German magnetic mine.

This idea. ls of a mine so loaded with magnetism that lt. 1s attract.- eri to the hllil of a steel Slllp. That. said both scientists and commercial magnet experts today, is fantastic In explaining why magnetic at- traction will not be used, they pointed out there are two kinds of magnets available. permanent, and electro-magnetic, The newest per-

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NEW GERAN s RAIDER?”

Alliedwaval Authorities Sees U-Boatgruisers

Predict No Better Success Than Present Under Sea Craft — Enemy Naval Men Are Disappointed.

(J. Jean Pierre Slgny, Havas Stuff Writer) PARIS, Nov. 25-(Saturday)—(CP Havas)-—Qualified sources said today the French and British have good reason to believe that within a few months a new German creation-a fleet of large surface raiders cap- able of submerging when danger appears-may be at- tempting to prey on Allied shipping. Aware that the Allies are sinking the Reich’s present submarines at the rate of three a week, German designers have planned this new engine of sea warfare, authorita- tive Paris naval quarters said. For want of a better name they refer to it as the “submarine cruiser.” The Allied admirallies were understood to be laying

l plans to meet. the projected new threat. In addition to accelerating their present naval building programs, it was reliably reported, both the French and British navics will construct a series of weapons to meet. the “pirntes" on

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manent magnet, an alloy containing aluminium, Nickel and Cobalt, 1s so ‘powerful that half a pound of 1t will hold 10 pounds of steel.

This new stuff would cost. about. $1.00 a. pound, a. price not prohibi-

Protest Over New Blockade

SPflmfill WCN‘, seriously wounded and two officers ‘

ROME. Nov. 24-(0? Haves) - Foreign Minister Golcazzo Clano tonight drew the attention of the French Amlansszldor and the Brit- 15h charge DAffnlras to the con- scqllenecs the Grrnlnn cxports mluht have on It- nliun senbnrne traffic,

Count Cluno summoned Andre- Pouect. the French envoy, and Sir Noel Charles, the British charge

Uliffllires. tn the foreign office ‘ anal explained ,cf_ the All‘ ’ decision lo take re-

lhmc lllfiflt‘ similar Lions at, London.)

represents.-

tlve. But a. magnet. of tlhl: material large enough to pull l0 pounds one inch distant. will pull only i-lflth of n. pound at. 10 inches. 'I‘hls ls be- cause of the inverse square law, by which the magnet force drops ln- versely with the square of dist-once from the magnet.

The electro-lnngnet, run by ball- terles. is feasible in a. SCH, mine. it V would. be about five times more Allied blockade of powerful than the now permanent. m.

magnet.

13m, again the “Wei-Se Fqual-e l“, utes later than Charlottetown.

lnlcrfems. For example, the huge

ei-‘ctrn-mngnrts used to pick up scrap mostly within to them Italyis View only a foot. One of these magnets . six feet. in diameter can p'ck up ultaillst Germany's mine oplv 30 pflllllfl3 at 10 inches.

Even with n mine so buoyant as to

iron are rffectlve

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Annual lubocrlpllon Dullvonl IIM “M: Canada ad U. a. 86.00-

Red Cross 0n Last Lap 0f Drive

TORONTO, Nov.

Society, announced that at

drive.

Prince wick, $25,000; Untario, $i,025.000: $50,000: Saskatchewan,

hla, $45,000.

OBSERVES BIRTHDAY

Mr. Henry Smith of this

celebrates his 88th birthday today.

The Guardian joins 1n wishing many happy returns.

admirulties

23—-(CP)— Normnn R. Summerviilo, chair- man of the Canadian Red Cross

o'clock tonight the Society hcv‘ obtained $2,257,000 of its objec- tive of $3,000,000 In the current

Provincial contributions at that time, Mr. Somme Jlle said, were; Edward Island. $6,500: Nova Scotia, 545.000; New Bruns- Quebec. $857,000; Manitoba. $90,000; Alberta, $96,000; British (‘uium

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114E BABY ALwAvs REL$EMBLE$ THE RELATWE Wlftl ‘flu: Mo“ MONEY 1

TORONTO. NovJQ-(OEU-Mlrli- mum and maximum temperatures. 5

Dawson l4 Vancouver 36 50 Edmonton 3-1 49 Rﬁglna. 30 31 Winnipeg 2A 39 Toronto 30 38 Ottawa 16 31 Montreal 28 81

High tide this morning lit 9 49

and tonight at 9.24.

Sun sets this afternoon at 4.24 tomorrow morning at

and rises ‘l ll

“Full moon November 36. 5.

Summer-side tide elgh teen

THE CAR FERRY SAILINGS

Leaves Borden 9.45 AM., 1.00 PM

Leaves Tormentlne 1100 A. M. 3.05 P M. SATURDAYS ONLY Leaves Borden 4.45 .

P M. Leovds Tormentlnc 7.00 P. M.

54 P. min-