Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 12, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page Twenty Dembinsky acquitted at the Pas the Pas Man., Jan. 12. Special Isaac b. Dembinsky mayor and prominent merchant of the Pas thursday night was acquitted of a charge of illegally Selling a sub stance containing Gold to e. W Widdowson British Columbia provincial analyst at Nelson . Or. Dembinsky admitted sending the substance valued at to or. Widdowson on behalf of Don. G. Mclean Post master at Herb Lake who is facing a similar charge. Taking the stand As final witness or. Dembinsky said the substance in question had lain in his nearly a year before he had sent it to or. Widdowson for refining and Sale to the Dominion mint. He knew. He said. Mclean owned claims and had believed it had Corne from these claims. Letters were read to the court from Mclean instructing or. Dem Binsky what to do with the sub stance and deduct from the proceeds some s-100 which Mclean owed the store. Much of his Busi Ness said or. Dembinsky was done in this manner with the store s customers sending him fish fur and even Hay for Sale with proceeds to be applied on individual accounts. Received no Money for his action in sending the High Grade Ore to or. Widdowson he had. Said or. Dembinsky received no Money and had treated the matter As routine business. Earlier. Or. Widdowson elderly analyst identified letters which passed Between or. Dembinsky and Lii self Over the transaction and a preceding transaction involving sub stance containing Gold to the value of counsel for the defence f. G. Whitaker and Crown prosecutor d. A. Ross k.c., commenced Legal argument at 5 . And an evening session of the court was necessary to Complete the Case. . Sgt. W. H. Stevens who Laid the charge of illegal Sale of Gold read to the court a Stater. Given by or. Dembinsky sept. 12. 1939. In which the accused admitted receiving the substance containing Gold from Mclean and had sent it to or. Widdowson. About three years i did not know what to do with this Gold so i wrote to or. Mclean and asked him what i should do. He then wrote me a letter to the effect that i was to sell this Gold and from the proceeds of Sale i was to take out the amount of his account which was More than s400 and what Money was then left to Send it to said the statement. Magistrate j. Ridyard presided. Buying planes from . New York Jan. 12. A in preparation for a Long War great Britain and France Are arranging for the Purchase of As Many As 000 United states warplanes in the next two years authoritative sources said last night. Moreover with steady shipments of american military planes on con tracts signed since the Start of hostilities last sept. 3, the allies expect to exceed the German production rate by the Middle of the coming summer. Winnipeg free press Friday january 12, 1940 Ron because tin my has put up Otic i an unix my defence against soviet aggression Sweden is fearful that Germany May come to the Aid other new found ally attacking Scandinavia from the South thus enabling Russia ultimately to sweep Down with overwhelming Man Power from the North. Consequently swedish forces Are on the Alert with crack units particularly Active in the Arctic Region the above photo shows swedish soldiers Clad in White hooded fur Coats Riding in a Milciah More than any other weapon the submarine fears the depth charge. The great1 Ashcan filled with High explosives that if. It explodes within 300 feet of the undersea Craft disables or destroys her by the pressure set up. Depth charges Are sowed either by rolling them off the Stem of destroyers or. By throwing them from a specially designed gun above you see a Battery of the mortar like throwers awaiting inspection in a British factory before delivery to the Navy. Young women of Sui Weiland who hive Volant cried for ervice As Chuff Pius in the Swiss Aimy ambulance it land f Giau instruction session. They Wear Field Grey uniforms steel helmets and special heavy shoes with thick Woollen they carry the regulation army was mask the new . Minister to Canada James Cromwell and his wife the former Doris Are pictured As they appeared among the voluminous report Ottawa Jan. 12. At parliament have a lot of heavy Reading in store for them at the coming session if they wish to Mas Ter the contents of the report of the Royal commission on provincial relations. Dominion the report will be tabled Early in session and will probably be longest document relating to the fill the the Canadian affairs Ever table of parliament. Some 34 volumes. Laid on it will to use Pembina Toronto Jan. 12. Air port at Pembina North Dakota directly on the Canadian United states Border has been made Avail Able As a Landing and delivery Fiel for entry of United states manufactured planes into Canada crop Hunter president of Northwestern airways owner of the Field announced Here last night. First wounded London Jan. 12. Was disclosed late last night that the first British soldiers wounded action on the Western front in France have arrived at military hos Jii tals in Britain. The men were engaged in patrol raids from the Maginot line and most of them were understood to be suffering from bul let and grenade splinter wounds. Resignation indicated Tokyo Jan. 12. A Premier general Nobuyuki Abe was reported today by Domei japanese news Agency to have announced his decision to resign at a special Cabinet to meeting next sunday morning. Big orders foreseen Toronto Jan. 12. Surpluses will melt rapidly when great Britain begins buying Here in Earnest w. B. Greaves British Trade commissioner to Canada said yesterday in an interview. He said hoped that Canada also would boost her buying in Britain. Paris Jan. 12. The chamber of deputies rallied Las night behind a government Bill de signed to exclude from elective office members of the outlawed communist party unless they publicly. Disavow any connection wit Moscow or the policies of the Sovie government. Support of the socialists who were Allied in the past with the communists and still constitute the largest party in the chamber apparently assured passage of the measure which will come before the deputies for debate tuesday. The Bill which was introduced after edouard Herriot president of the chamber had delivered a scathing denunciation of the soviet in Vasion of Finland gives former communists eight Days in which to make their disavowal. Before the Bill was introduced six former communist deputies published a joint letter expressing their opposition to policies that led to the invasion of would bar reds from office Toronto Jan., 12. General con ant in the Ontario legis lature yesterday promised to con Sider legislation to bar communists and other advocates of totalitarian forms of government from Muni Cipal bodies. It was difficult within the provincial jurisdiction to move toward the outlawing of extremist parties he said. Brisbane Australia. Up it is the end. It is the War of armager says in the her Bert Haberman told a neighbor her. Shortly after Haberman was foun to have committed suicide and Stalin blundered by invading says . Cole the invasion of Finland is the greatest mistake that Stalin has made. . George e. Cole director of mines for Manitoba old the women s Canadian club n the fort Garry hotel thursday vening. His Finland. Although Russia eventually May e successful in the Conquest of Inland the speaker continued it he present time however this ittle country has won the adm Tion of the world by her skill m he use of arms. Finland has Pio idea one of the greatest surprises i history. Colonel Cole illustrating his lec Ture by lantern slides spoke of the finnish people As he had met them curing his work at mines in British Columbia and Ontario. They were he said honest and trustworthy and possessed an in born desire for a Home of their own and Complete Independence they were a clean hardworking and. Disliking indebtedness they met All their obligations As quickly As possible. Mrs. W. J. Lindal president was chairman. Eaton s maintains two food embracing the service the third floor and the other the food Ateria in the basement. Each provides assortment in groceries meats fruits and vegetables. Quality is maintained sections but prices vary in accordance with the services provided. Make their own Choice shopping in either Section or in both if they desire. Lower prices on a self serve carry and save Telephone members of the 71st Field buttery Cinardi n Active service Foice ire now comfortably housed in their might any Banach in Ujco i Campbell and Fergusson building Brandon at top some of the Battery officers pore monthly accounts including from left to ight Lieut w b and j g lit Ste major a w Bennett officer commanding and Lieut w o Mart Dale in the Centre picture some of the Gunnels Aie seen it Leisure while below the Bat term is shown be Ted at mess for supper follow ing a Days Laming the menu consisted of the familiar hot pot a a Oil Brown Stew con Taining meat and scalloped potatoes. Peas culverhouse Brand Choice Quality Sieve 4, 17-oz. Tin a Eaton s special blend Black Tea in. Is i a Fine granulated Coen country bit Golden 17-oz. Tin. Salmon. Coronation Brand fancy red Blueback no. V size l3c Coronation Brand fancy bed Blu Baek a. I tall. 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