Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 10, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eighteen Winnipeg free press wednesday january 1940 Atimion ends British air forces in France put under unified command London Jan. 10. Up All British squadrons in France were brought under a unified air command yesterday to ensure effective support to the British and French armies along the Western front. Air marshal Arthur s. Barratt who won his wings in june 1914, and had a distinguished Hying record in the first great War was Given command of British air forces in France the government s decision ende agitation within the army of unified control of Britain s land an air forces in France under goner Viscount Gorl v.c., commander in chief of the British expeditionary Force. Air marshal Barratt i have equal rank with lord Gor in co operation with him and with the head of the French Ai Force but will be responsible the chief of air staff in Londo sir Cyril Newall and not to Gen Era Gamelin Allied commander in chief. Lord Gort will retain operations control of army co operation squad Rons of the Royal air Force h will continue to Tell them what work he wants done but in every othe respect they will be under air Marsha Barratt. Speculation arose last night As whether the government s decision against a single army air command had any relation to Leslie Hore Belisha s resignation As Secretary of state for War. But this was consid ered unlikely in View of prime min ister Chamberlain s announcement at the time that there was no rupture Over policy. The government communique announcing the new setup carefully pointed out that the decision was made by the War Cabinet at the beginning of december More than a month before or. Hore Bel Isha resigned. Air ministry Victory the new arrangement meant Victory for the air ministry Over High army leaders on the question of the autonomy of . Squad Rons in France. Both services re lain separate control unlike the French and United states systems which place air and land forces under army command. The communique issued at no 10 Downing Street said the increase in the strength of the army in France has necessarily involved some modification in the organization of the air forces required As the Best Means of afford ing the necessary co operation and support to he army in november last this matter was fully reviewed in the Light of practical experience in the exercise of control of the Royal air Force in support of the army in France. At a result of this review the follow ing agreed recommendations were approved by the War Cabinet at the beginning of december "b.a.f. In France a Royal air Force command to include All units of the Royal air Force in France is to be formed. The new command will be designated As the British air Forcesfrance and will be under the com Mand of an air officer commanding in chief. The air officer command ing in chief also will be responsible in consultation with the army com Manders in chief concerned for ensuring the most effective support b the British air forces for the Britis expeditionary Force and the Fren armies on the Western front. In conjunction with the Genera officer commanding in chief of the French air forces he will also b responsible for coordinating the operations of the Royal air for in France with those of the Frene air forces. The above arrangement involve no change in the which governs the relationship betwee the army and the Royal air Force it is based on the analogy existing in the relationship Between the Royal Navy and the coastal com Mand. Royal air Force and Wil ensure co operation Between the army and air forces in the Field. Four communist deputies ejected Paris Jan. 10. A France s chamber of deputies yesterday inaugurated its first Ordinary wartime session by throwing out four communists who failed to Rise with the rest of the chamber during a tribute to the army by Georges Levy Alphandery Dean of the chamber. Levy Alphandery interrupted his opening address to propose expulsion of the four for their scandal Ous by a show of hands the chamber adopted the proposal. The government subsequently moved to strip the seven deputies All that remain of the 72 who once sat for the party of All their Powers. A communique announced that a government Bill would be presented parliament thursday providing disqualification of representatives who have not repudiated their Solidarity with the former political party dissolved for Connivance in yesterday s uproar which lasted More than an hour fists flew among the communists and the rightists who objected to their presence. Seed More troops to France London. Jan. 10. Ment of the British expeditionary Force in France was predicted yesterday by the daily express. Heavy reinforcements Are to be sent to the the paper said. More and More front line duties Are Likely to be taken Over by out righting men so that French sol liars Over 30 might return to their peacetime employment. France eager to restore her Industrial machine to full activity pointed to our army of ind asked to Send her or More of our fresh water tars chief speaker at the annual red Hackle dinner of the Toronto Black watch association at Toronto co. Fraser hunterp.p., whose a experience Date Back to the Boxer rebellion in China announced tha he had rejoined the army. Of an hitch occurs from now on i intend to take a division to Finland an then we can do away with the re tape and All you old soldiers can come with he said. At least half Navy personnel recruited from Inland Canada Ottawa Jan. 10. Of the Hoyal Canadian Navy goes on apace and As the Navy Broadens its wartime task of guarding Canadian ports coasts and shipping it attracts increasing numbers of men from shores of Inland lakes and Rivers and even areas far removed from water of any kind As Well As those familiar with the sea. While no figures Are available i s unofficially and roughly estimated that at least half of the presen personnel of the Royal Canadian Navy never saw Salt water unti Hev donned the uniform the Rug inns of the Royal Canadian Nava cyclist s leg broken in Street Accident Kenneth Green 23, of 408 Rose ale Avenue was admitted to the Winnipeg general Hospital about 9 .m., tuesday with a fractured ight leg after being knocked rom his bicycle by a truck on Argent Avenue near Arlington treet. Edward Boechler of Moose Orn Man., was Driver of the truck olice said. At the annual Christmas concert f West Poplar Point school two Irge pictures of the King and Ilieen were presented by miss Flor ice Bannerman of Winnipeg. The pictures were painted by miss Gina Taine. Great Niece of miss a not an. The pictures were accepted by a. Kennedy chairman of the school Board. A. Stedman Heads order of elks officers of Lodge no. 10, of the benevolent and protective order of elks were officially installed at a a meeting held in the Marlborough hotel tuesday evening. A. T. Stedman exalted ruler f. G. Layton past exalted ruler c. W. Pooles leading Knight Gier Thor Gierson Loyal Knight j. G. Fraser lecturing Knight a. E. Earner Secretary treasurer Walter Whitlock w. Mcallister a. Fordham trustees w. J. Wheeler chaplain and b. M. Davis Esquire were those installed by the District Deputy grand exalted ruler a. J. Earner Brandon Man. Mike Kissick one of the 16 men facing charges of conspiracy to de fraud the government by operating illicit stills throughout the province went on trial wednesday afternoon at the Spring assizes before or. Justice Adamson. S. Hart Green k.c., is prosecuting with c. N. Kush nor As defence counsel. Volunteer Reserve scattered across Anada from Atlantic to Pacific. Now with the Navy requiring More men to Man More and Mori ships they have been called up of Active service and will Lead the life of the sea for the duration o the War. While the naval service has mor than doubled its personnel sinc the Start of the War further expansion is Likely. Canadian Crews will Man the 70 boats which the transport minister Hon. C. D. Howe recently stated would be. Built in Canada. These Range from Power dinghies to Stee. Ships of the whale Catcher Type. Their construction when fully underway will keep Canadian Yards working at capacity. While consideration has yet been Given o building destroyers or other fighting ships in Ca i a they could be built in the Dominion if necessary. Canadian destroyers share with he Royal Navy the task of Convoy no merchant ships and As occasion wises troop ships. The Canadian hips travel a certain distance out o sea in Convoy work but do not Ross the Atlantic. Although enemy submarines and aiders Are Active on the High seas Ley have claimed no victims in be area in which the Canadian avy operates Early estimates have indicated hat Japan s Spring silk cocoon crop nay be 20 per cent smaller than last Pring s. Vereker formerly of Kenora Dies in England Kenora out., Jan. 10. Word has been received Here of the death of . J. E. P. Vereker youngest son of the late vis count Gort and Uncle of the pres ent lord Gort commander in chief of the British army. Colonel Vereker died at Camberley eng land on Jan. 2. Surviving Are his son major Jeffrey Vereker Man Ager of the Imperial Branch at Edmonton and one daughter mrs. L. E. Palmer of London eng. Col. Vereker came to Kenora in the Early nineties and established the rat Portage cold storage Enterprise. He resided Here 15 years pork pie remark is panned on Pitt William Pitt the younger 1759 a former prime minister of England has been claimed by two free press readers As speaker of the death bed sentence that has stumped the reference staff of the Winnipeg Public Library. The remark was i think i could eat one of Bellamy s pork f. E. Nuttall former University of Manitoba librarian and miss a. Garland principal of William Whyte school both pin the remark on Pitt. No proof was Given How ver. Another Reader a. H. Prowse attributed the words to Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 also a former prime minister of England. 12-month pay basis urged for teacher St. James school teachers will in future be paid their salaries on a 12-month basis instead of on a 10 month basis if St. James school Board adopts a recommendation received tuesday night from the local Branch of the Manitoba teachers federation. The proposal will be Given further study the Board decided. Andrew Moore school inspector recommended in a letter that a spare room in St. James collegiate 3e utilized As a classroom to de crease the size of the classes and hat provision be made for a school Library. The Board deferred de William Morris Heads sketch William Morris was elect Dent of the sketch club annual meeting of the Owa held in the clubroom in Oie court building tuesday nil reports submitted by the showed the club had a Ful year. Other officers elected were honorary president Howarth Secretary mrs Ker treasurer mrs. J. Tive committee f. P. Key a. O. Smith m. Nott j. A t. Simpkins. A rubber disc Ith a Hole Centre has been invented to moisture from beverage Bis drawn through it and was visited by Ord Gort in 1907. 1914, he was recalled the present in for service with the British army and after service overseas remained in eng and. His son was one of the first to enlist in Kenora. Garment workers closed shop a closed shop agreement Between he management of the . Dress company Jacob Crowley building and the ladies garment workers Nion local 237, involving 90 employees was concluded tuesday according to Sam Herbst business gent of the Union. The agree Lent was signed for two years and alls for increases in wages and and a Quarter for overtime an ounces or. Herbst. Root Home front anxious to serve Toronto Jan. 10. Attic recruiting scenes that have not been duplicated since 1914 were i witnessed at a local armoires yesterday and monday As More than men answered the Call for a in Mitch number of needs filled easily Montreal Jan. 10. At Royal Canadian air Force head quarters Here disclosed yesterday that 600 men have responded in the last few Days to a Call Lor general duty French speaking recruits. Out of this number it was comparatively easy to will our needs said one officer . E. B. Mcpherson officer commanding himself used skis to travel from Post to Post checking on the work of his men. After working most of the Day they succeeded in checking the theoretical enemy concentrations with hypothetical fire. Artillery manoeuvres on skis were carried out for the first time in Canada recently. Civilian members of the school of artillery attached to the 7th Toronto Battery tried finnish methods to defend Toronto from a theoretical enemy Force. They carried equipment with them and from observation Points below got direction for attack from their rangefinders. Up a 1940 Calendar medi Blind for the passed by the German censor this photo shows a British freighter standing on her Stern just before a final plunge to the Bottom of the sea. According to the germans this picture was made by an officer of the a boat which is said to have torpedoed the ship. A scene that has taken place throughout the Empire in a Multi tude of settings is this one from Newfoundland showing Lumberjacks standing in the Snow Reading the proclamation brought to their Camp calling men to the colors. I Rio de Janeiro. Issued three Stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Procla mation of the Republic when emperor Dom Pedro ii was Over thrown by Marshall Deodoro de Fonseca has Marseille. E. H. B. Commander of the naval District Here has a super sales Man s Job. First .161 of contraband seized by the Fleet included 39 tons of Pepper and 120 tons of Tea. Eaton s maintains two food embracing the service department the third floor and the other the food Ateria in the basement. Each provides a com assortment in groceries meats fruits and vegetables. Quality is maintained in sections but prices vary in accordance with the services provided. Customer make their own Choice shopping in either Section or in both if they desire. L j lower prices on a self serve carry and save Basi 14c 27c shrimps wet pack tin. Lobster mephisto Brand no. A size tin marmalade was tame ii Seville Orange 4-ib. Tin milk St. Charleo evaporated no. 1 tall tin Cocoa Mother s Brand 1-lb. Tin. Cheese. Vita Lucerne Brand package a a frs. Dill pickles Dyson a 31-oz. Sealer Choice Quality no. 216 size tin Peanut butter Golden nut 3-lb. Tin California Navel oranges Ripe seedless fruit from sunny California two Large sizes Only. Size 200 size 176 dozen dozen. No Telephone Deline Green giant Brand 17-oz. Tin tins in Royal Rosa Brand Golden ban go Tarn Choice Quality no. 2 size a Ontario Choice i oa t o e s 10 4 Fin i u c Roger s British Columbia Golden 2-lb. Tin syrup Honey Manitoba no. 2% size tin 208j 25c ?.8c Grapefruit Texas seedless Juicy nil full of flavor Lemons California Sunkist. No delivery basement .7 7 for Lac thick rib or roast beef in. Roast 4 beef in egg Chuck boiling beef in in Finnan Haddie 1 4 a in. Each. In. Bijj no these carry and save provisions also on Sale at our main Street Gro Ceteria Bannerman and shoulder boiling beef in. Brisket boiling beef in. Chuck roast beef of. Round shoulder roast beef in. Thick rib or Blade roast beef. In. Prime rib roast beef in. Boneless stewing beef in. Liver and Bacon special ?4 in. Beef liver sliced in. Side Bacon sliced and mindless. The two for steaks Hamburg Steak fresh minced in. 8.30 to 9.30 specials courteous service by experienced staff Tzelepi one Call 3-2-5 delivery in greater Winnipeg. Standard beef 9c 9c 12c 14c 15c 19c 15c 20c pork tenderloin Sweet 22e 22c cottage Rolls Sweet pickled whole or in. Loin veal chops in. Pickerel fillets. Caught a i of Salmon Trout pinks Avi age 3 ibs. Each 4 i whole or in. Corned beef Rumps Dinty Moore style pickled 4 or shoulder Lamb chops in. Chickens for roasting plump in. 21c spiced Ham sliced Boneless club Steak in. 9c 33c cooked roast beef sliced in. Jellied veal sliced. In. Brand Beans Ideal Brand Cut Wax 20-oz. Tin ;