Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 01, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page four Winnipeg free press saturday june 1, 1940 motor minded maids Peroyea in a Al Ott a tiny i. Government s Bill for diversion of he St. River of an additional 30.000 cubic second fee o water by Light. Heat and Power company Jippy Ovid in Tauc in the House of commons last Ruy to arid Mooti Over third Reading. scandal 10--- was Only briefly mention Beauharnois is the and Prin t. Debate. But conservatives Jcj a supplier of Power in the or or safeguards in the contract area also exports he Public interest. Ontario. to be re revived duration the minister said he had r. Chive do from both the on h foe authorities that measure said hey need i additional blocks of he additional i Power from Beauharnois. Proposed As minister of munitions and sup i or. Howe said he Felt he should ill in his Power to make sure of an adequate Supply of electrical Power a Energy. No matter what doubts he May have entertained when the be produced at once by application was first made Generator already install. Months ago. of the remaining the canal and equipment at Beau harm is could be quickly adjusted to handle the increased flow and generation now proposed. The government s primary responsibility was navigation and the minis j 12.000 horse Tor said lie was satisfied no Taviga Iuri interests would be Beauharnois by the diversion. Did be part am wondering what portion of a develop i Power is exported to the United states or May be so exported in the. or. Hanson said. It would be Well for the company t people to know because once Power began to flow into the United it was difficult to Stop j Marc than one third of the total water How in the St. Lawrence1 in ver be n year a so. Explosives Howe Aid he government at Hart in an explosives Wou a soon Ine would the Canaj. By Cost about Mazinnis . Vancou ver east1 said the had come should take Seri Here arc the first Young women to graduate from the women s auxiliary motor service school at Dauphin. Man. The lop photo Back Row. Left to right shows Helen Marsh Kay Phillips. Lillian Black. Laura Graham. Leila Cornwall and Peggy Rogers front Row mrs. Forbes Murray Eva fan Ell Kenee Winters and Peggy heard. Jean Haddrell and Ruth Ward Are missing from the photo. The lower picture includes Back Row. Left to right. Mrs. A. H Mcelvain Roberta Weir Olive Henderson Mildred King. Mary Stewart. Violet Rad lord and Eva Ferguson front Row. Mrs. E. G. Herrick. Mcarthy j. Debrincat and Mary Watson. Absent is l. C. Roe. Closing in on nazis near Narvik Narvik. Norway. June 1. Up Haas French Agency Allied troops occupying this newly Cap Luid Northern port prepared yes-1 Ter Day to move against the Rem i of inc Defeated German Gar Rison now barricaded for the most part in a Tunnel near Strau Ansnes on the swedish Iron Ore railway. While the Allied forces of some 15.000 men were estimated to out number the nazis five to one. The i cleanup Job was expected to be far if Orn easy. The austrian and Bav dim soldiers had time in the lust weeks to build formidable secondary defence works and the Landing of substantial German Parachute reinforcements was anticipated. Narvik itself fell to the allies after 36 hours of violent House to House fighting. The town was a crumbled wreckage of debris with freely a building left standing i after the repeated shillings and bombings to which it had been sub knitted since the april 0 German invasion. The final Battle began tuesday at 5 . When Allied air squadrons land artillery aboard British i ships opened a barrage to cover n frontal assault led by norwegian troops supported by British Anc Pilish contingents Many of them by ought up in Small fishing Boa s from Kjervik and Ocy Ved. Wednesday morning More Allied reinforcements were landed from an Kines. Some civilians were still in the town tuesday sleeping in cellars under their ruined Homes when the final As Sault began. Mommies feed a refugee men faced with the arduous task of fighting their Way through encircling German troops. British mommies Are shown Here As they watched a Comrade feed a Youthful victim of the Nat terror. This picture was made As the British troops advanced to Belgium s Aid in response to an Appeal from King Leopold. carried Beauharnois one Stop closer to the total control of St. Lawrence River resources at that Point. Be i fore the Bill went to a ote. Or. Or. Referred to the re believed there should Bernrd r. A. C. Henry present to Replete inquiry and Public year or and an Oili Cial. Before the commons committee pay. The munitions Andoll railway canals and telegraphs. Supply department. It that suggestion were nut acc Cpl i Iowa s reply Jable. Or. Coldwell urged it be sub inn mediately accused fitted for opinion from the inter or. Maci Riis of sabotaging the War j National joint commission. Effort by criticizing such men. Or. G. H. Cast Cdon . Yorkton Howe wished he had n Ore men like objected alienation of Dominion urges and declared that f such most j resources were to be placed in Pri in the hands the people should be at discussion the least a 50 per cent shareholder in contrast o the Itlie enter Irise reaping the benefits f the or. Howe answering a number j love ziment questions directed to him by the i for. Henry in the Munith for he a Engique Tho Calm Quie Billas in Sharp ferry political Eon Clay t lashed Bali at the conservatives j preceding speakers said the profits beam. I which Mig it be made by Beaumar or. Said the Beauharnois Innis a Ere controlled by the Quebec had obtained Power for non the que j government which was in full con acc govern Man i divert 53.000 Strol of use that May be made o f cubic second feet and had now water resources Sitti ated wholly arranged with that government for within the province except where Paris. June 1. And British political and Mili tary at a meeting of the Allied supreme War Council have pledged themselves to Complete Unity until Victory has been achieved blasting any German Hopes of negotiating separate peace it was announced today. The conferees meeting Here yesterday surveyed the entire War situation and drafted a common Accord covering All necessary measures it was announced an Accord which is an implicit pledge that France and Britain will fight Side by Side As they Are fight ing at Calais and Dunkirk until the War has been won. The supreme Council met May 31 attended or the British by w. Churchill prime minister and m. Attlee. Lord privy Seal. Accompanied by ambassador Campbell and generals John Dill. Spears and Ismay. And for Grance by m. Reynaud and mar Shal . Accompanied by Gen. Weygand. Admiral Darlan and Gen. Paul Baudoin. Undue profits they would be further diversion May be made without approval of Dominion parliament which control Over navigation. Taken care of by the present government since 1935 that application for this authority was to the United Stales be statutory provision was the House of commons in 1938. But was Defeated in the Senate. Ogden s Fine Cut is in the spotlight of popularity with roil your owners every Ranco makes every goal ministers endorse plan i donations of War materials Oli Aiva can mint w Foi june 1. Cd comes Ottawa june 1. General William St. Pierre Hughes noted Soldier and pen Logist and former superintendent of Penitenti Aries died at Home Here Early today. He was 76. General Hughes won note for his Many years service in the Field of penology. He did much to help con vices and to modernize Canadian prisons. The late sir Sam Hughes nation Al defence minister in the first great War was a brother. Before going overseas to serve in leaves at granted to men by b. T. Richardson Shilo Camp june 1. Leaves for troops at Shilo Camp were granted Friday night and out of soldiers who have spent their first week or ten Days of hard training at Tho Camp will have time off Over the week end officers and Morrison praises output of munitions London june 1. Up Herbert Morrison minister of Ter Day said that the munitions in. Dusty has responded magnificently to the government s Appeal for a creased output and longer hours. Already the rate of output shown the effect of the new spirit ing management staffs and Worl Daj people he said. Essential munitions Are coming Forward swiftly and the rate of growth 61 the arms production machine the speedup obviously involve Many problems and making it advisable to impose a minimum of regulations on the Dusty he said adding he not hesitate to apply the full ers of the government in cases i carelessness and indecision. He emphasized that it is Impo. Sible to overestimate the import. Ance of the utilization of All waste materials adding that there Are Jiffy available for use tons of such tial materials As metals paper rags and food scraps. Or. Morrison disclosed he has named a committee of women Mooij Bers of parliament to study a j for the recovery of All waste. I have Faith in the capacity of women . S and i believe of Fiat i they will do a real the gov lbs sent to Kitchener from the armoured lighting vehicles school Alj donations Money and War Hun l. Ralston minister of finance. Narnia mini yesterday. T. L. Church con. Toronto of to. Broadview called attention to the offering of various kinds of Meehan Zed equipment by some municipalities corporations and private individuals to be Given to the govern nent voluntarily As a contribution required. I controllers Fred Hamilton and ,1 d. Mcnish arrived from Toronto Toi Confer with the munitions minister. Hon. C. D. Howe and other min Sisters 01-1 Toronto s pm for a 000 civic subscription fund to Pur Chase bombing aircraft tanks and other material. The controllers said or. Rogers had approved the Toronto plan. It took us just eight minutes too Canada s War meanwhile Hon. Norman Mcl. Rogers minister of defence Eon explain our plan and just two my firmed that he had sent a message j uts for or. Rogers to say that n mayor Joseph Meinzinger. Of was All right with controller Kitchener. Out., endorsing a buy i Mcnish said. Sure Well raise the a tank fund to be launched today million. We re not worrying about the minister said a Light tank would that. Axis ties Eire Calls for men Budapest government june left no Dumol to of Dublin. June 1. Minister Oscar Traynor broadcast a Call last night for volunteers for the army and All other branches of Eire s defence forces. This Island now is actually with in the theatre of operations of the he warned. The of plane jul Jand submarine destroy our historical plans of the Rome Berlin Axis. Great victories of the German army Nave made it highly pro Bable that the War will end in a Short said Premier count Paul Teleki. Ties strengthened Belgrade june 1. Between Yugoslavia and soviet Russia were drawn tighter in Pri vate conferences yesterday Between Prince Paul and soviet minister Vasily Lavre Tieff after formal ratification of the russian Jugo Slavia Trade agreement. To was the first time a soviet Diplomat has been received by the Prince Regent. Meanwhile another Trade pact was signed with Germany assuring the Reich half of Yugoslavia s total exports. This is 10 limes As much As will be sent to Russia during the next year. Belief was expressed that the danger of attack if Italy enters the War has been lessened by the Day s fresh evidence of russian and Ger Man economic interests in Jugo Slavia. The Balkan entente economic conference opening in Belgrade today was not expected to accomplish much in increasing Trade Between the Rumania. Greece and Turkey. Club j j. W. Dafoe. Editor o the win uni pc free press will address the Winnipeg Canadian club at a Luu Chcon meeting. Tuesday at the for Garry hotel. He will discuss report of the commission on minion provincial relations. The do miss Christine Chiossi. Of Nev. York held a series of lectures at the fort Garry hotel last week in con Naclion Wilh Dubarry Success school. This celing was attended by All Dubarry after the sessions. Miss Chiossi Lei for the Pacific coast. Hughes the first great w a r. General Hughes was inspector of Penitenti Aries and during his absence that office was abolished by act of parliament and a new office that of superintendent of penitentiaries was created. Given Job on Clurn on his return to Canada he was Given this Job which he held until 1932, when he retired. General Hughes was born in Dur Ham. In 1885 lie went to Winnipeg and enlisted with the famous 00th Winnipeg rifles the Little Black during his stay in Winnipeg he won the Amateur championship of Manitoba As a mile foot runner. On his return to Ontario he played Lacrosse Wilh or Ilia and Cornwall. In 1893 he became Warden s Secretary and Elerk of industries in Kingston Penitentiary. After Jill ing a number of positions in Penitentiary work he was a pointed in Spector of penitentiaries in 1913. While hundreds of men Are looking Forward to visits from relatives and friends if week end weather conditions Are Good j arrangements were announced to permit about a third of the total strength to leave Camp. Throughout units leaves were decided by lot. The soldiers have something around in their pockets As All troops were paid off Friday. The total payroll ran to about from which assignments to depend dents and other deductions were made by pay officers. Leave arrangements provided for troops to receive passes for u.30 . Saturday and another for 10.30 . Sunday. At those hours. Special trains leave for bran Don returning saturday and sunday nights. No overnight leaves were Given. So far amusement facilities have been restricted at the Camp with Only one general canteen that of the salvation army in operation. The knights of Columbus Reading and writing hut is also open but the big . Hut is still under construction with work going on rapidly under Speed up orders. The first Lull week of training at Camp Shilo has been carried out in High gear by officers with some classes Over lapping into evening i outs. The fort Garry horse regi ment for instance held instruction classes Friday night in the two up under anti tank gun. A grim look ing Little artillery piece which Many of the troops have not seen before. While routine Field work is go ing ahead in All units along with musketry practice As much As the Shilo Rifle Range will accommodate anti tank and anti aircraft training is coming to the fore. Besides the anti tank gun. The troops Are get Ting plenty of training with the Boyce anti tank Rifle and anti air Craft work Wilh rifles a form of defence developing rapidly in View of ground strafing tactics adopted so widely in the present War. With a background of War news in which tanks and air planes Are prominent training in Ami tank and anti air Craft has Lakin on new interest for All the troops. It is evident that the men Are hardening up very quickly at Shilo Camp with plenty of hard work in the Field under sunny weather. More recruiting centres set up Ottawa june 1. Ment of permanent recruiting stations for the Canadian Active service Force across the country with supplementary recruiting centres at Points less accessible than military District Headquarters the defence minister. Hon. Norman Rogers announced in parliament yesterday. Or. Rogers made particular re Ference to recruiting centres in the Interior of British Columbia and Northern and North Eastern new Brunswick. The additional recruiting stations will be set up so that those desirous of enlisting May avoid Long trips involving considerable expense and that the department May have Avail Able for use when required a registration of personnel said the minister. Instructions rave been issued to District officers commanding to recruit up to establishment reinforcements of the second division . Said or. Rogers. Instructions also have been issued to take All necessary administrative Steps to mobilize units of the third Divi Sion and to commence recruiting As soon As or. Jacob and Quick service have your Teeth examined now Winnipeg Clit i porn age ave. Montgomery bid. Chandon 939 Rosier aft. Of Potito Bank of hours 9 to c. Evenings Mondi wednesday and saturday till 9 pm the next session of the first Aid corps being conducted at the mount Carmel clinic will be held at 8 . Monday. This corps is open to residents of North Winni Peg. Blast in n. Ireland Londonderry Northern Ireland june 1. Bomb explosion last night shattered windows but caused no casualties. The bomb apparently was aimed at a Cinema. Shots were fired by police at per sons believed responsible. General Prioux killed or captured Taris june 1. Bup a reliable French source admitted yesterday that Gen. Llene Prioux commander of the French army fighting in Flanders must have been either killed or captured at Berlin it was claimed thai Prioux his staff and a considerable number of his troops had been captured previously the French had announced that the bulk of Prioux s troops had fought their Way through j the German trap to the Channel coast. The source which admitted the general probably had been killer. Or captured pointed out that in re treat manoeuvres such As the Battle of Flanders the general usually is the last to leave the area being Uruguay arms Montevideo. June 1. A Uruguay pushed a Home defence programme last night with arms purchases and compulsory military training in the schools As a special parliamentary commission reported finding evidence of nazi Organiza j ions directed from Berlin. J Hugo Fernandez. Heads the a commission said germans in j Uruguay were dominated of such j organizations. He told of raids in evidences of. Espionage uncovered. 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