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Soviet Submarine Fires At

German Ship

35 SHELLS, BUT

NO HITS

LONDON, Dec. 20 (Router)—A report from Stockholm states that a Soviet submarine shelled the German steamer, Pinnau, which was carrying coal to a Swedish port,

The submarine, said the report. suddenly emerged and fired 35 shells at the ship, but there were no hits.

TWO OTHERS SUNK

The sinking of two other Ger- man ships by Soviet warships is now admitted in Berlin, Discus- sions are now going on in Riga between the Russians and the Nazi Commission,

"Hore Belisha

Palace"

CANADIAN TROOPS DELIGHTED WITH CAMP COMFORTS

|BELGIAN PREMIER'S

WARNING

BRUSSELS, Dec, 20 (Beuter) -M. Spaak,” the Belgian Frizzo Minister, in a speech to the Chamber declared: “An in- dependent and neutral Holland is indispensable to Belgium's nengranny. it will be prudent to determine „now the attitude we most take if the situation in Holland is chang ed, but it will be equally im- prudent to state that a new situation would leave us 13- different"

Putting Truth Back On Its Pedestal

WHY THE ALLIES

ARE FIGHTING LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)→ Entertaining members of the For- eign Press Association at a lan- |cheon, Mr. Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, evoked rounds of ap- LONDON, Dec, 20 (Reuter)—The Plause when he declared: "Almost arrival of the first Canadian Exall the civilised world—with one' peditionary Force has aroused solitary exception-is represented great interest and the newspapers

here today.". gave them a great deal of space.

A

STRICTLY FACTUAL

back on

The first news of the Canadians") arrival was given by Mr. Winston lies were fighting to put truth Mr. Burgin added that the Al-

Its pedestal and they might rest assured that every com would be strictly munique they received in Britain Burgin delighted his cosmopolitan factual. Mr.

audience by speaking to them. In French, German and Spanish

Churchill in broadcast. Even people of the port at which they landed did not realise who they were until the men spelt out i unison "C-A-N-A-D-A" and then shouted "Canada."

WARM WELCOME

They were promptly given warm welcome and those on shore threw them packets of cigarettes.. the Canadians replying with ap-

ples.

They were transferred to their Pase by train and marched through a quiet country" town headed by their band. They fourd their camp fitted with every amenity, including iron beds, with mattresses, hot and cold water showers, a large mess room and ar up-to-date kitchen. They have already named their camp "Hore Belisha Palace."

MURDER OF NAZI OFFICIAL IN N.Y.: BOXER ARRESTED

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Reuter) The boxer. Ernie Haus, was arrested in Toronto in con.. nection with the murder of Herr Walter Engleberg. 'SECTE- tary of the German consulate in New York, who was found dead on Dec, & at his residence with his skull split open.

CROSSWORD

NO. 492

XMAS

1939

NEW YEAR

1940

ADDED ATTRACTION

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939.

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ACROSS CLUES,

1. Without its beginning this

depression changes into a Jump

6. "Indication of rank or

animal's colour scheme

12. Concluding speech conclud-

ing with a speech

13 A corner in mangles is by

no means pointless

14. Fill up again

17. This Jack must rise in his

profession

18. Weird, but it's the reverse

.

of anger in "ease."

19. How rarely do these break

the bank when tried:

20. Biting writings

22

The sort of eating that goes

un at seaside

27

A river begins to consider

30. Sacred song

it can hardly be this

3. Pressing

4. Underground traveler

5. Not toneel beforehand "hur

to get ready

t

6. Behead these 1orces and they adorn the head

7. Part of row which may be

preferred to bow

8. It sallors don't know these they soun get tied up

9. A bay or perhaps a valve

10. The end of these Peeping

Toms may be game Shown with a bite in It

11

15,

Whichever way you look at

it it's before."

15. Mighty hunter who could de

made to do mister in

21. Poetically opposed

23. Liars are mixed up in them.

24, A. Lood 35 down

31: Part of building which would 25. Notable, but no childish

be suitable for me

33. A trying business

31. A wave in grey matter?

36. Getting this in for den is

not permitted,

37 We start the employer 38. Nimble

43. Replacements are original in

old Spanish coins

41. Feel indignant this ta

almost a glit

DOWN CLUES

1. it and starts

2. Talent is partly this, but

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BAF811FIDOTESTR ALLTIBATANINTEO

gratitude in it

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tou

28. Politically he may be thr

gardener's ideal

29

Watery sort of wora

30. Having taken silk, making

this part of pleat is easy

32. Arrange me in a manner

35. She never looks hers, of

course

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39. Ring round this little worn

is going up

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