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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1940
Page
3
Finance Minister Col. Ralston announced the second Great War loan of 200 million reached 250 million with 178,563 subscriptions averaging 1,327 each. Private individuals supplied 63 percent of funds through small ad hoc contributions, many via employers. Final totals show 375,576,850 subscribed and 250,000,000 allotted.
Sir Ernest Potter of Britain, famed diesel engine maker, says Canadians are the best pilots. He notes Canadians are mechanically inclined and show initiative, contrasting them with English trainees who rely on instructors. He cites a Canadian boy disassembling a $50 car to learn how it works as an example.
Clarence Wallace head of Burrard Drydock Co said his firm won contracts over 3 million dollars to build four whaler type sub chasers and undertake additional naval work. About 500 to 600 men will be employed at the North Vancouver plant. Construction starts immediately with three sub chasers due this year and the fourth in 1941.
Official figures show 663 British air force losses in the war 534 dead and 129 missing as the air ministry releases its 19th casualty list. No Canadian names appear in the record.
Amsterdam reports a new European danger as rivers thaw rapidly, releasing jams of ice and debris that could trigger widespread floods amid a severe seasonal crisis.
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Arita rejected recalling Japanese emigrants from North America to aid Hai Nan development. He warned of straining ties with the United States if recalled, but said assistance could be offered to migrants seeking new settlements. He denied territorial aims on Netherlands possessions while seeking trade growth.
Brigadier General Edward Spears told a French audience that the British Expeditionary Force in France numbers 306,000 with 1,260,000 under arms for home defence and 1,250,000 in the BELF. He noted timely conscription allowed mobilization of large forces and that by October about 250,000 British troops had crossed the channel. he also cited 2,000,000 British women volunteering for public war service, about 600,000 in uniformed roles allied to fighting forces.
Brigadier-General Alex Ross told the Canadian Club of New York that Canada has mobilized the whole of her moral forces at home to stand behind the men soon at the battle front. He said the first war aim is to win and that united determination leaves no doubt of success. His task with the Canadian Legion war services is to ensure a fair chance for those who come back.
Finnish consul in Toronto states 20 Canadian airmen from over 50 volunteers will sail for Finland within days to help the Finns against Russia. None have been accepted yet as qualifications are checked. Volunteers tried to join the Royal Canadian Air Force but were unsuccessful.
Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett told the Royal Warrant Holders Association that Canada and the empire stand wholly behind Britain in the war. He noted Palestine unites Arabs and Jews with Britain against Germany.
T R Iserman representing Mrs Katherine Cline Miller of Lincoln Nebraska said the company awarded her about $100 000 in an out of court settlement for personal injuries and the death of her husband Donald W Miller after the Cavalier flying boat disaster last year.
The Hungarian airline resumed service to Great Britain and France after wartime interruption. Flights to Paris and London will stop in Venice, Rome and Marseille, as announced.
The Allied contraband control halted some American food and clothing consignments for Poles in German occupied Poland to ensure aid reaches the intended recipients. Washington reports inquiries from the U S embassy and a pledge to facilitate relief where guarantees of delivery exist. The Red Cross says eight shipments detained at Gibraltar have been released and are en route to Cracow Italy to Cracow Poland, with the first consignment already reaching Cracow.
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill said that within four months every vessel trading in the North Sea would be armed with guns. He cited the need to protect crews from murderous attacks and indicated anti aircraft guns would be deployed to defend British shipping against German bombers. Prime Minister Chamberlain defended public information methods amid German attacks on shipping.
Turkish newspapers spotlight strategic Caucasus oil fields near the Turkish frontier. Reports speculate war possibilities by April with San Telegraf noting potential Allied near eastern force of about 1,000,000. Observers say Germany sends troops to Caucasus to aid Russia, while British Indian and Moslem troops move to French Syria to reinforce Near Eastern operations.
A party of 14 Canadian soldiers on leave provided a surprise guard of honor for the King at the Tower of London. They had helped form guards of honor in Canada and stood in line while police kept back spectators as the King presented colors to units. He smiled as they saluted.
Clement Attlee tells a luncheon that Britain should aim to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. He likens the current war to 1917 18, says the Germans may break out yet will be beaten, and expresses belief that victory is necessary for a lasting peace without the mass slaughter of the last war.
Churchill told the House of Commons that humane instincts require rescue of drowning men seen by His Majesty's ships during duties. Col Wedgwood questioned whether ships would be sent to save German airmen after claims of murder of unarmed seafarers. Churchill said the admiralty defends trawlers and will provide greater protection in the North Sea within six weeks.
Helsinki reports Finland maintains the Mannerheim line amid a mass Soviet push. President Kyosti Kallio said Finland is outnumbered 50 to one but will fight on to defend shared civilian interests. Viborg and other Finnish towns were bombed as Finnish forces face supply bottlenecks. Russian 54th division reportedly struggles 30 miles inside Finnish territory.
War Supply Board records show contracts totaling 3 307 166 for the week ending February 10. About 2 300 000 funds the air training plan aircraft supplies, with the British air ministry placing orders totaling 336 400. Construction of air training plan buildings is the next anticipated expenditure.
Britain signals it will protect neutrals passing through contraband controls whether to British ports or elsewhere. Germany contends neutrals bound for British contraband ports are subject to sinking. London calls that a boast of illegal sea warfare. Seventy two Sul tan Star survivors reach a west coast port after torpedoing with Argentine frozen meat. one dead, two injured. The convoy system’s success is attributed to the navy’s Asdic depth-detection device.
German pressure blamed for a wartime decision by Italy to suspend armament orders. The supreme war council drafted the order during sessions led by Premier Mussolini. Foreign commissions may pause purchases while Italian industry had long operated at full capacity supplying Allies and neutrals.
Indian society contributes money and materials for war effort. Maharajah of Bhavnagar pledges about $60,000 plus use of Bhavnagar state railway workshops for munition manufacture. Maharajah of Rewa offers food and crops valued around $30,000 for India defence service. Maharajah of Dewas donates an ambulance unit with 32 bearers an officer and a surgeon.
Ottawa announces that Canadian citizens interned in concentration camps will be barred from voting under Elections Act provisions for those in penal institutions. Jules Castonguay, chief electoral officer, states the policy applies to those held in internment facilities.
In a House of Commons written answer it is stated that sixty five Members of Parliament are serving in the British Army aside from those in honorary positions.
London reports the British ministry of economic warfare announces the completion of Anglo-French negotiations with Belgium for a comprehensive wartime trade agreement.
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