1940-04-15 — Page 12

Go Empress!

on your way to Canada United States Evrope

via

Shanghai-Japan-Honolulu

NEXT SAILING FROM HONG KONG THE THIRD WEEK

IN APRIL (Omitting Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA SECOND WEEK IN MAY

Due to existing emergency, the consistency of prompt depar- tures and arrivals of Canadian Pacific Steamships which has been maintained heretofore may be disturbed. Apply to Canadian Pacific representative for particulars of calling dates.

or

Fast through trains direct from ship's side at Vancouver stop-over at Beautiful Victorla thence by comfortable, fast B.C. Coast Bervices to Vancouver-in Canada's Evergreen Playground. See the Majestic Canadian Rockles,. Lake Loulse, Banff. Stop- overs if you wish. No extra ralifare is required in Canada when Drawing room or Compartment la`occupied by one person.

In summer the scenic Great Lakes Route is an optional Inland-sea trip for Trans-Continental passengers.

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SYLT RAIDER DECORATED BY KING. Acting Flight Lt. James Johnson Bennett, D.F.C., leaving Buckingham Palace on April He was captain of one of the aircraft engaged in the attack on Sylt. Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire and dazzling searchlights he descended to 1,000 feet and pressed home the

Mall. Copyright).

NAVICERTS FOR BALTIC CANCELLED

Washington, Yesterday. Under the new B.O.T. restrictions covering exports of all goods to the Baltic and Northern States, shippers from overseas will not have the use of navicerts in the sending of goods to these areas, the British Em- bassy in Washington announces.

attacks.

Air

SIGNIFICANT COMMENT

London, To-day.

The appreciation shown in most neutral- countries of the significance has been noted here with satisfaction. of the events of the past few days

In North and South American coun- tries in particular, the extravagance of the Nazi propagandist claims ap- pears to have falled entirely to im- press.

In certain neutral countries, more exposed to the stress of Nazi pressure, reluctance to acclaim the Allied suc- recesses is fully understood.

Contraband goods for Denmark will be detained by the Allies. Licen- ces already issued have been voked,

Swedens' precarious position es- It is stressed that the order does pecially wins general position es- not apply to Iceland, Greenland or the statement by M. Hansson, the the Faroe Islands; the latter two Swedish Prime Minister, has made an are, of course, Danish possessions, excellent impression. while the former is united to Den- mark by virtue of a common sover- elgn. Reuter.

TORPEDO LOST During naval exercises on Friday, one of His Majesty's ships lost a tor-

Contact is being maintained between the Swedish Minister in London and the Foreign Office.--British Wireless.

pedo in the vicinity of 228 deg., 2.7 miles from Waglan. The naval au- thorities announced this morning a reward was offered for its recovery.

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