Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, January 25, 1940

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 25, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page four Winnipeg free thursday. January 25, 1940 hornets be gun turrets on British bombers London Jan. 25. Experts say that the Royal air farce is prepared for the expected intensification of Aerial warfare by an outstanding technical Power operated multiple gun Turret for Long distance bombers. The British claim that they Are ready to match and often surpass he vaunted fighting Power of the germans. The latest armament specifications disclosed in connection with the Vickers Wellington Long Range bombing monoplane show three multiple gun turrets armed with machine guns. It is intended that the combined firing Power of a Squadron shall be greater for any Given interval than any formation enemy fighters can bring to Bear against it. The single seater fighting plane has guns rigidly fixed. The general Mcnod is attack by one fighter after another. But the Turret guns of the bombers can swing through a wide arc. Thus the attacking fighting plane can be raked by several bombers this defence Power was illustrated in the december 18 British raid on Heligoland Bay. When seven British planes were lost and 12 to 15 enemy fighters were reported shot Down. Possibly 80 planes participated. The British favor the single seater fighters which in diving can achieve a Speed of 500 Miles an hour. Guns usually Are adjusted so that the fire will converge 300 Yards ahead. The Browning machine gun Standard British equipment is rated at l200 rounds a minute. A plane with eight machine guns As Are the British fighters can concentrate 160 rounds per second. The . Uses about 40 types of planes but the Foremost single seater fighter is the spitfire Low Wing monoplane. Revaluing Gold Tomato juice cocktail a Ami nerd 10 add to our Tomato juice is few drop of a Apcar Insil the Complete Amsterdam Jan. 25. The Netherlands government announced yesterday it planned to defray mobilization cd Penis and strengthen its official foreign Exchange control fund by revaluing upward the Gold stocks of the Nederland sche Bank. The government proposed in parliament yesterday that the Bank s Gold be marked up sufficiently to offset 18 per cent out of the 22 per cent depreciation which the Guilder has undergone in the foreign Exchange Market. Finns going Home port Arthur Jan. 25. Teen finnish bus workers of the Lakehead District All of whom for Merly served with the army in their Homeland left Here last night to re join the finnish fighting forces As volunteers. Vancouver Jan. 25. Finished loggers and one Miner who wish to get a crack at the rus sians left Vancouver yesterday on an trip to their Homeland. Six others will follow the first group today to join Finland s fight ing forces in defence of their coun try. To remember by the ladies auxiliary of the lord Strathcona horse , and members of the William glad Stone chapter of the .d.e., presented gifts thursday to members of the regiment who Are transferring to a new Squadron at London ont. An informal Parade was held at the quarters for the presentation mrs. Frederick Brown president of the ladies auxiliary pre sents a parcel to Squadron l. Jackson. Others left to right Are mrs. J. A. Maley mrs f. Al Garrett mrs. H. P. Leitch mrs. G. H. Smythe and mrs c. J. Irlam Regent of the . Chapter. Increase reported in Mission Givings at Beulah Baptist a in Mission Ary contributions from the various Church organizations with current obligations met and a surplus in the Treasury was reported at the annual meeting of Beulah Baptist Church wednesday nightly the treasurer t. Hybertson. Rev. F. W. Haskins pastor of the Church pre sided. Other reports were received from the following organizations women s group mrs. J. Cruikshank Mission Circle mrs. W. Boutillier sunday school w. Hunt and a. J. Joyce Young people s Union h. Keay president and miss h. P. Moore treasurer Church clerk. Miss v. Morris evening group mrs. T. Borax Junior choir Elsie Wester on a general electric hotpoint Range you la go a Long Way to beat this value in a three Burner Low oven Range for this Model is fully has the famous hotpoint i Speed Cal red ele ments. Now you can enjoy faster cleaner better cooking on a popular hotpoint Range at a great saving. Regular special Price terms Deposit balance easy monthly payments. City Hydro showrooms Portage at Edmonton. Phone 848 131. Lund missionary band Donna has Kins c.cj.i.t., Elsie Durr Busy bees Ruby Vallis guides Kay Gibson brownies Mary Mcquay scouts t. Robertson carpet Bowling club w. F. Cress Al. Votes of thanks were. Proposed to or. And mrs. Haskins to mrs. S. Beraner for her services at comm Mon and to t. Robertson for his Long service As Secretary. Officers elected were deacons t. Robertson w. Cress Al h. Hunt a. J. Joyce and b. Wiseman Honor Ary deacons a. J. Perry and s. Deaconesses mrs. S. Mrs. W. Cress Al mrs. W. Hunt and mrs. A. J. Perry honorary deaconess mrs. K. Tomlinson treasurer t. Robertson envelope Secretary k. Sproule Roll clerk t. Borax auditors j. .D.E.and s. clerk Isobel soothe Ushers h. Keay k. Sproule Fred Joyce and Edward organist Mary Wright assistant organists mrs. P. Grogg and Elsie Durr. Beekeeper officers elected j. W. Braithwaite Brandon was elected president of the Manitoba beekeepers association at the morn ing session of the convention in the fort Garry hotel thursday. He is president of the recently organized co operative As Well. Other officers elected were honorary president Bro. T. Pineault Otterburne first Stanley g. Smith Oak Bank second vice president w. M. Duncan Carman Secretary treasurer t. Floyd Winnipeg directors f1 a v i in Baril St. Adolphe a. Bernardin Elie Syd Coulthard Mcgregor Roy Mullori Myrtle Hugh Mclaughlin Plumas Henry Mueller Steinbach d. Castle Dauphin. Crystal Plains and j. L. Corrall St. Claude. J. C. Rippingale Oak Bank was named the association director on the Baird of the Royal Winter fair Toronto. Resolutions were adopted provid ing f or appointment of a committee to draft a proposed advertising and publicity Campaign for Honey in the province condemnation of the practice of illegal packing of Honey in unmarked containers a request to the provincial government to implement legislation providing for grading Honey sold within the prov Ince and More vigorous s action against fou Brood. Prof a. I. M. Lower department of history United College will speak at the . Forum next sunday at 3.00 . On the background of russian policy. J. W. Braithwaite vice president Vitamin Glemzu t that crows Flowers 6 feet Tali glm ply feeding tmiah5m Vitamin and water to Plant life scientists have recently grown snap 6 feet tall roses with five Inch buds count less other plants 81g and healthy even in Winter is natures richest Thrifty source of Thia Mih so serve delicious hot Quaker oath breakfasts every morning. This nourishing whole. Costs less i cent per serving because ts4iamin cannot be stored up by the body growing children and adults too must have Thiam Ift every Day to help Strong Muscles firm flesh steady nerves Energy and health. Not Only is Quaker Oats the _ Thrifty source of Thea Man v ,.amin but Aiji Well it contains in a natural state this carbohydrates minerals and protein Iii necessary for health and happiness. Serve Quaker oafs every Day. N u i s to i n g w h Ole g r a in food european federation supported suggesting that some form of Federal Union of european states would be valuable As a basis for the next peace settlement or. Szygowski polish Consul thursday recalled that a Commonwealth embracing Poland Ruthenia White Ruthenia Lithuania and the Ukraine had existed from 1410 to 1795. He addressed a luncheon meeting of the Lions club in the fort Garry hotel. He expressed the Hope that the polish Community in Canada would in.D.E.course Send soldiers to join the polish army in France. The. Terror inflicted by the nazis on the citizens of the occupied regions of Poland was far worse than the sufferings of the belgians when the germans occupied their country during the first great War he asserted. Clif Hudson past president initiated five new members Don f. Gauld Fred m. Luce William b. Galbraith Harry Atkinson and Frank l. Hawthorne. Nazis boost naval Power Berlin Jan. 25. Bup Adolf Hitler ordered the name of the German pocket battleship Deutsch land changed to Luetzow today planning to give the name Deutsch land to a larger ship. The Assumption was that Germany May give the name to a new battleship. It will be necessary also to change the name of the new ton Cruiser Luetzow whose name the deutschland takes. Germany s full naval programme is not known but she has launched two ton ships Bismarck and Tirpitz is building a third and is believed to have Laid Down or to be build ing a fourth. The High command in. Its com Munique today announced that the deutschland which has been engaged in Trade War in Atlantic Waters since the beginning of the War returned to a Home port some time ago. The other remaining packet battleship is the Admiral Scheer which likewise has been credited with some raiding. The Admiral Graf Spee third of the pocket battleships was scuttled by its Crew at the in trance to Montevideo Harbor. Uruguay dec. 17, 1939. British fliers reported that in a raid on Kiel sept. 4, the Day after War was declared they damaged a vessel believed to have been the Graf Spee. When the Graf Spee showed up in Monte video it was presumed that the pocket battleship which the airmen mentioned May have been the Admiral Scheer instead since it has been located beyond on the High seas. Sweden s stand explained Sweden regards the present inter National conflict As an economic struggle rather than a War against Hitler ism. Esse Ljungh editor of the swedish Canada tid Ningen explained in a luncheon address to the Optimist club in Moore s restaurant thursday. She feels she can help Finland More by remaining Neutral he continued. If she went into the War she would encourage Germany to attack her and would then be Likely to become with Denmark the Battleground for a major clash be tween the allies and Germany. Formerly a Strong supporter of the league of nations Sweden has returned to her traditional policy of strict neutrality when the principle of International arbitration had been shown to fail in the cases of Abyssinia and in Spain or. Ljungh said. New Honey Coop has big year organization of Manitoba co operative Honey producers ltd., to process and sell Honey of a Standard Brand in Standard containers had been an unqualified Success presid ent j. W. Braithwaite of Brandon told shareholders at the first annual meeting wednesday night. This enthusiastic View of the year s proceedings was confirmed by e. B. Chow i manager of the Plant. Through the assistance of the Manitoba co operative Board and the provincial government and share capital subscribed by Bee keepers a Plant was leased equip ment installed and the processing and marketing of Honey was begun last autumn. Manager Chown re ported the Plant was Between two and three weeks behind in its production schedule at the present time. The Manitoba co operative or Chown said achieved a distinction which had been the goal of producers for shipping of a Carload of Honey to great Britain in consumer containers. Urges earlier delivery provincial beekeepers were warned by Dean a. V. Mitchener of the department of agriculture univer sity of Manitoba to have their package bees delivered a week earlier than usual for records of the last Seveiri years have shown that the main Honey flow has been moved up five Days. During the last seven years relatively Little nectar has been stored by bees after the end of july and since a period of five weeks elapses from the1 time the egg is Laid until the bees begin gathering nectar it was important for beekeepers to have their colonies at full strength when the Honey flow started. Dean Mitchener also discussed the appearance last season of the Sweet Clover Weevil in Manitoba. His department had made a close study of the Breeding and habits of this Weevil and conclusions reached showed the Weevil caused the most damage to Sweet Clover seedlings. Up to the present damage done by this Weevil has been negligible but local authorities Are unable to determine How Long it will remain and. Cannot yet decide whether it will become a crop reducing pest. Surprise attack on French fails Paris Jan. 25. Up havas Frenchi sources revealed yesterday that a Strong German patrol crossing the Lauter. Attempted a Surprise attack on a French outpost to the East of Wisse Bourg where the River Marks the Franco German Border. The enemy was quickly driven Back to his own Side of the River however leaving a number of dead. The French outpost succeeded in capturing one prisoner before the germans retreated. The germans also failed in an at tempt to ambush a French patrol Early yesterday on the Lorraine front. Stiff fighting took place in the Semi darkness and the French unit escaped without losing a prisoner. Fireside hours at the . Will begin again next sunday at 8.00 . With prof. D. Owen United College speaking on the development of family life. Programmes have been arranged for the next 10 weeks. Labor scoffs at Mitford Case London Jan. 25. The Case of miss Unity Valkyrie Freeman Mitford Adolf Hitler s notion of a nordic Beauty brought Laberite taunts in the House of yesterday. William Morrison Why should the government Tate the return of a British subject who would be much better occupied in continuing the activities in which she engaged in assisting the enemy government if this had been a working class person would this have been prime minister Neville chamber lain did not reply to that question but earlier he had said that Una name was included on a us Ujj British subjects in Germany whom the foreign office had the United states embassy pc Liu to do whatever possible. 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