Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 23, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday december 23, 1939 Page five Paris dec. 23. Can will to empty chairs at nearly every dinner table and anti listening lest the Alert sound you. An air raid but Trees will be Oreen and brightly decorated As 3 and Snola Claus will come Iwuh heavy sleighs and bags brim with Christmas in War time the French Are going to make real Christmas. No Soldier at the3 is going to be without his presents and not a child Evascu 1 de from the danger zones is go to think that Santa Claus has inst his Way in the blackout. The great department stores said today More gifts were being sold they could Ever remember posters show soldiers boots Aoa not barbed wire and say they have no chimneys but Pere Noel must not Pas Tim indeed he in addition to the efforts of she officers in the lines see that All their men have a Christmas individuals can Send Persona presents with their cards of whether they know them or not. And thousands of collecting centres have already moved presents 10 troops. In each Village the mayor priest and Clia Telcie have formed organizations o provide a tree and there t a Santa Claus with presents for each group of refugee children Loho will be missing their parents. Having announced two weeks ago that the people would Sot be allowed to congregate in the churches where bombers could reach there Are reports that fuehrer Adolf Hitler Means to Send bombers during the Holiday season the government has relented. Midnight mass Wil be said on Christmas eve through out France. No procession will lanterns will be allowed but with in darkened churches themselves organs will peal and the voices o women who Pray for the men in the line will be raised in the Majestic notes of adeste fideles. No frenchmen can think Thi germans today As men of Good Wil and there is the bitter irony o truth in a newspaper cartoon which shows two French children around a Christmas tree Askin their Mother has Hitler children because this fragrant old Virginia Fine Cut is Cut extra Fine to Roll a trimmer tidier cigarette with a flavour your taste will love to linger on and because this cigarette tobacco has something on them All when it comes to mildness and has first puff satisfaction that proves real Quality. It will really pay you to try old Virginia Fine me lowest most satisfying tobacco you Ever tucked into a cigarette paper. Particularly if you use the Best papers Cha Tecler or package Viz in. Tin pocket Humidor Pouch none genuine without the signature Australia names Canadian envoy Melbourne dec 23. Up Reuters Thomas Glasgow today was appointed Australia s first High commissioner to Canada. The announcement was made by prime minister r. G. Menzies. It completes the Exchange of High commissioners Between the two do minions both at War at the Side of Britain. Charles Burchell , Halifax has been appointed Canad Ian High commissioner to Australia sir Thomas Glasgow aged 63, goes to Ottawa after a distinguished career As Sollier and statesman. In the South african War he served with the Queensland mounted in Fantry winning the distinguished service order and the Queen s medal with five clasps. In the first great War he held Vari Ous commands with the australian overseas forces and for his services was knighted. He ended his Mili tary career with the rank of major general. After the War he became a sen Ator and served in the Cabinet of Stanley Bruce first As minister Foi Home and territories and later As minister of National defence. Centuries old and Beautiful their fifth Noel Moke about Hercules continued from Page one Confidence that he had the sinews of Victory in his pocket. On his Way Down town he murmured that he had business with the government and disappeared for a few minutes into one of those commodious Emporia which exist for the purpose of supplying Good spirits to care worn citizens. He emerged with a slight bulge in his pocket and a pleased Anticipatory gleam in his Eye. In the store he purchased a tobacco Pouch for grandpa a Book of poems for grandma a bottle of face lotion for Mother in Law a handkerchief for aunt Mamie and several Little things for Junior such As a hockey stick and a pair of skates. Visiting the Gro Ceteria he carefully selected a Chicken and a Plum pudding. Lastly he bought two american Beauty roses for his wife. On the counter stood a milk bottle labelled greater Winnipeg Christmas cheer fund and into i Herk put 50 cents. What s that for asked Junior. That s to help buy Plum puddings for people who can t afford any Christmas dinners Herk explained. If anybody should have a Christmas dinner it s those people. We should have been in the same Way ourselves i it had t been for Cousin Egbert mrs. Herk blushes said Herk jauntily to mrs. Mcgillicuddy when they go Home i be bought you a Parr o you be bought me cried mrs. M., blushing a deep red really she snatched the parcel from his Arm and modestly retreated to the bedroom but when she saw the Flowers she returned smiling. Roses in she said. "that1 surely a sign of love Between to weather beaten old Herk told her that her Cheek matched the roses and there a a tender moment after which mrs m. Sat Down at the piano and the whole family joined in hark the Herald Angels sing. And a wish for your Good health and Prosperity and sincere thanks for your kind patronage. Co., it Miteb Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Here is a quiet Corner of Chiddingstone Kent where nothing has changed very much through the Long years except the Trees have grown taller and the old Homes a Little More weather beaten. Men and women of the Golden age of England built these Hou ses in the Days when Drake and Frobisher were scouring the oceans when Shakespeare was Busy at his plays and Good Queen Bess sat on England s throne. Alert allies azi ships May try to run sea blockade Paris 23. Naval sources said today the Hies Are keeping close watch for approximately 590 German hips reported to have received orders to return by All possible outes from Neutral ports to the Reich. These vessels have been immobilized since the Start of the Var with an estimated total cargo f tons. Authoritative sources said Ger Many apparently is making a great Effort to get raw materials which he ships carry. Allied navies these sources said Ursula had sunk a Ger Man Cruiser in a foray up the Elbe River. A German Fleet sighted by the British submarine Salmon was said to have included a pocket Battle ship two Battle cruisers and three Mother sees son in news pictures mrs. F. Barnes 418 i Bannerman Avenue received a special Chris Nas present wednesday when so saw in the afternoon Issue of the free press a photo of her lion George Barnes marching Down the gangplank of a troop ship in comr any with other members of thirst contingent of the Canadia expeditionary Force. He was third from the front or Barnes declared happily. Georg is a gunner in the 19th Batter and was among the first Canadia soldiers to and in Britain. St. Asaph Wales. Pulled to demolish their House b an order from the ministry health or. And mrs. A j. Parry with their three dogs moved to a Silver Coin ornaments sent i to quilts by Maginot troops Callander ont., dec. 23. Lighting in the lied cause on the Western front have not forgotten the world s nost famous Little Dionne French Poilu and British Tom ies took time out from their War duties and wrought from Silver ins ornaments that will decorate e quilts Christmas tree at their dirty monday. The souvenirs from the Maginot me were sent to Emilie Yvonne Ecile Annette and Marie through women s organization in new Ork City. The society had scat anklets knitted goods and Cigar e men. In inking the women the i Diers said they appreciated the contribution the children Ade to the Canadian red Cross und. Or. Allan Roy Dafoe allowed the Iris to remain up a Little later than. Usual to decorate the Large tree which was Hen in the adjoining g farm of their father Oliva Dionne. The quilts approaching their it sixth birthday won t get everything 3 they ask for. Some of the requests h which will be denied include Ujj Yvonne s wish for a horse Emilie s i desire for an automobile and Marie s plea for a real train similar to the k one that carried the children to Ujj Toronto last May to meet the King i and Queen. Raj gifts for the children continue to be pour into Callander Post office of from All parts of Canada and the United states. They will share their Good Luck with less fortunate kiddies at nearby to the Christmas and Good wishes of the presi Dent general manager and staff of Imperial Bank of Canada at head office Toronto the manager and staff of this Branch add their personal greetings to All friends of the Bank in this locality and extend to them personally the Good old Wisht a merry Christmas and a Happy new Imperial Bank of Canada branches in Winnipeg a. D. Duncan manager. H. W. Thomson assistant manager. Arlington and Westminster a. E. Brown manager North enl Branch t. J. Sallery Lana ser St. Vital Branch. R. S. A Mcclay manager Aye seized tons of Mer Hatadis since the Start of the War without counting tons which he i germans have sent to the Bot Orr by scuttling their own ships. Military sources reported intense ocl on the Western front caused temporary suspension of patrol activities by both sides but that opposing Aerial forces engaged in numerous flights and dog fights Over the lines. The French army communique his morning said simply nothing important to with special emphasis on Aid for Finland Premier Daladier devoted the whole time of a 1% hour Cabinet session today to an outline of the military and diplomatic situation. The Cabinet met As a ministerial Council under president Albert be Orun. Out in full Force Paris dec. 23. French intelligence service last night con firmed reports that the nazi High seas Fleet had left the port of Ham Burg in full Force. French secret service operatives said that half the German flotilla was moving into the Baltic and the other half to wards the North sea. Earlier in the Day the same re port appeared As an unconfirmed report in the French newspaper be Temps. After hearing Confirma Tion of the report observers predicted that a major naval engagement May develop in the North sea soon if the germans Are really ready for action. It was understood that Allied scouting vessels have been stationed intended to keep the German Fleet within the limits of the North sea and to prevent them from steam in Masse into the open Atlantic As a powerful raid ing flotilla. Naval authorities in London offered two explanations of the German naval movements. They Aid that the Fleet might have been ordered out of port to protect Erman shipping now desperately Ying to run the steel bound Allied Lockade or else the nazi War lips have been ordered to take p a rigid patrol of scandinavian Oasis to prevent shipment of hied supplies to Finland. The British admiralty last Mon a announced that the submarine j. Les Cut Bine who after an absence of 17 years once again occupies the mayoralty seat in Morden Man. Or. Clubine a past president of the Morden Board of Trade has been elected mayor for 1940 and 1941. He is past grand Chancellor of the knights of pythias receiving congratulations saturday on his 54th birthday. Manly Australia. Unique funeral at which the mourners were gaily bedecked and the Corpse moved under its own Power was held for the last Street car to operate Here before the inauguration of a bus service. Old stable on their grounds ;