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VICTORIA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY. MAIiCII 29. 1940 73 Murder Trial British Squadron Placed for Test With Nazi Fleet EDDY'S FEATURE SPECIAL! A Limited Number of New "PICK-ME-UP" 'J Ufl AND KIDDIES' "ALL-STAR REVUE AT THE EMPIRE Big Brother Al's Joy Bus appearing 0 in tne AU-btar Kevue at the Theatre tonight. The entire proceeds of the show are HALF Hosiery to size 11. Oo litis in Aid of the Solarium.

Halifax Pilots Carry on After Loss of Nine Men "To begin with," said Pilot Hayes, "I don't know much 1629 DOUGLAS STREET OPP "THE BAY" By CHARLES B. LYNCH ABOARD PILOT BOAT NAU-PHILA, OFF HALIFAX HARBOR (CP) Her ensign at half mast, this study little schooner rode at anchor today keeping vigil over the spot where her sister ship, the Hebridean, went down with nine men in the darkness or early morning. Going out into the harbor to where the pilot boat lay, we passed another ship with her ensign at half mast. She was the freighter that collided with the Herbridean. An ugly sight In her camouflage gray, she was anchored in the inner harbor.

The ship bore no signs of the accident, and the only unusual thing about her was the anti-magnetic device stretched around her entire girth. In the schooner's SDaclous cabin sat a calm, blue-suited man not too willing to talk and yet able to give a cheery greeting to this reporter when he arrived on board. He was Pilot Tupper Hayes, one of six men who escaped alive from the Hebridean. HIS LUCK Hayes was In the ship's dory when the Hebridean was struck he was on his way to board the ship that was in collision with her. The fact that It was his turn for duty possibly saved his life.

Pilt Hayes was taken to shore on the freighter, and two hours later was ordered to sea on this schooner. He warned at the outset that, although he could offer coffee and cookies he couldn't say much about what had happened. ALLIES STRENGTHEN NEAR EAST PLANS ANKARA (AP) Turkish military quarters today declared a full agreement has been reached with British and French army, navy and air force chiefs on plans for tri power co-operation in case war comes to the Balkans or Near East. Officers of the three countries were said to have drafted minute plans for all phases of military activity at their recent meeting In Aleppo, Syria, and to haw agreed to further strengthening of the British French armies In the Near East. At the same time, all French and British envoys to the Balkans and Hungary prepared to return to their capitals for conferences on the situation in southeastern Europe and the Near East.

It was reported that In case of war with Germanw and Soviet Russia In the southeast, the British French-Turkish forces would trike Immediately at Russian oil fields. Nearjng Close Prosecution evidence In the trial of Helen A. "Nellie" Anderson, charged with murder as the result of the alleged abortion death of Chiyeko Nagano, 17-year-old Duncan Japanese girl, was completed shortly before noon in Assize Court today and an adjournment was ordered pending opening of the defence at 2. Stuart Henderson, conducting the defence, staitjd his case would be completed during the afternoon. A move by him to have the case taken from the Jury and dismissed, on the grounds Identification of the accused had not been established, failed.

Wallis Parnell Johnson, who also has been charged with murder as a result of the same death and who was named yesterday In the dying declaration of Miss Nagano as the father of her un born child, returned to the witness stand today for cross-examination by Mr. Henderson after giving direct evidence for the Crown during yesterday's afternoon's hearing. In the course of his testimony Johnson admitted writing a false statement for police at Duncan after Miss Nagano had been admitted to the hospital. In that statement Johnson had said the deceased had approached him, told him she was in trouble and stated she did not know who was to blame. He, according to the document, had contacted a man at Cowichan Lake and had, as a friend, driven Miss Nagano to Victoria where he understood an operation was performed.

That statement, he said, was fabricated, the Cowichan Lake per son imaginary, and words to the effect that he had not seen Mrs. Anderson were untrue. He had seen the deceased while in hospital and had remonstrated with her over a statement given by her and incriminating him, Johnson said. As a result of that visit Miss Nagano had Issued another statement clearing him, he stated. The second statement preceded the dying declaration of the girl Corpl.

Samuel Service, Duncan, gave evidence on interviews with the witness Johnson and statements made by him. Following his testimony the Crown rested lis case and Mr. Henderson applied for dismissal. M. B.

Jackson, K.C., for the Crown, stated evidence by Johnson yesterday had clearly estab lished the Identity of the accused, Mrs. Anderson. Th adjournment was ordered and the trial resumed this after noon. Yesterday afternoon Johnson said he met Mrs. Anderson in November last and conducted cer tain negotiations with her.

In the middle of that month he long-distanced her from Duncan and arranged a Saturday night ap polntment. He had picked up Miss Nagano and driven her to Mrs. Anderson's home on King's Road. The girl had, he said, given him $40 and he had loaned her $10. He given the $50 to Mrs.

Anderson and had sent the girl Into the house alone, waiting out side to drive her back to Duncan when she came out. Two days later he had received a call from the girl, and had, as a result, telephoned Mrs. Anderson, from whom he had been given certain Instructions which were carried out. He had seen the girl a week later In the Duncan hos pital, about December 9, he stated. U.S.

Vote for Planes May Be Reduced WASHINGTON (AP)-nelease of the most advanced types of United States warplanes to the Allies gave Congressmen a talk Ing point today in advocating i reduction In the big aircraft do- nce program. The fact that both army and navy espoused the decision to give France and Britain the right- of way In aviation purchases was selwd on by some as proof that necessity no longer existed for fperdy construction of a huge U.S. air armada, Senator Bennett Clark, Democrat, Missouri, said he thought the two fighting service had "slated themselves clear out of court" on the suMret of large Immediate expenditures. Barring a change of policy, ho adled, he and others would demand appropriation reductions to cover only Ihe number of planes which experts estimate would ho delivered to the army-end navy by July 1, The nrtm's original JW.fWV 0o0 program was to expand thr air corps to S.StKl plines hy that 'ate. hut Cenrral Goorgp C.

Mar MihII. chief of staff, said yrstef rlay the Milertive might re tlurol to 3nn hertie Allied buying would obviate the Immediate need for amimulfltin? PwrvP. He Irmk-rt for tw-nibl avlng of JT.OO.OOO Jnr the pcxl PARIS (CP-Havas) Crediting his information to Copenhagen sources, Henry Bidou, military writer for L'Instransigeant, reported today that a fleet of German destroyers is en route to give battle to British naval units lying In wait off the Norwegian coast for German freighters. Bidou, emphasizing Germany's dependency on Scandinavian ore, said Berlin is alarmed by the British blockade along the Norwegian coast. Two German freighters already have been torpedoed, he pointed out, and another ran aground and was wrecked while attempting to hug the coast.

"Information from Copenhagen says the German admiralty has sent destroyers to clear these dangerous waters," he added. "Under these conditions a meeting in force between the advance units of the high seas fleets seems inevitable. WISH TO SIGHT THEM LONDON (CP) Danish reports of German fleet movements in the Skaserrak. which divides Denmark and Norway, lack con firmation here, but naval authorities expressed hope they are true. mere is nothine we should like to see more than the German fleet emerging from cover," a naval authority declared.

He added there had been occa sional German patrols in the Skagerrak, but nothing on a large scale. VICTORIES FOR SUBMARINES LONDON (CP) Official credit for the sinking of the German freighter Heddcrnheim March 22 was given today to the British submarine Ursula. The Heddern-heim, first German merchantman torpedoed by a British submarine since the start of the war, went down off Jhe north coast of Denmark. The Ursula some weeks ago sank a German cruiser at the mouth of the Elbe River. H.M.

Submarine Truant, it was revealed, was the one which stopped and sank the German ship Edmund Hugo Stinnes off the: Danish coast March 23. H.M. Submarine Unity rescued eight survivors of the Dutch trawler Protinus, bombed and sunk by a German plane. NAZI CLAIMS BERLIN (API The German high command's communique today said: "Gorman fighting planes In the evening hours of March 23, under severest weather conditions, successfully attacked a British convoy In the Shetlands region. "The convoy was dispersed.

Six large merchant ships were hit and one ship caught fire. A patrol boat sank. All participating planes returned safely. "During the day reconnaissance was increased over the North Sea, Great Britain and Fiance. Flights extended to the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Valuable results were obtained despite hectic defence. Two reconnaissance planes failed to return from the flight against the enemy." In amplification of the communique, DNB, official German news agency, said British pursuit planes shot down a German reconnaissance Diane off Sent land's north coast while another failed to return from a flight over France. NORWAY LOSES SHIP LONDON (CP) Reuter'a news agency reported today from Os'o that the owners of the 3.220to:i Norwegian steamship Burgos had been Informed that the vessel was sunk yesterday off the Enclls east coast. It said the crew of i 3i was saved. P1.ANE DRIVEN Oil LONDON (CP) -The Aberdeen trawler Inverneill renoiteJ today that she had fought off a wermnn plane which dropped several bombs and an aerial torpedo near here last night with-out scoring a direct hit.

Her first mate was wounded. (The 216ton trawler was lacked 1rt.it December 19 bv wave of Nazi planes, but escaped unnairm-d.) Food Reserves Increase LONDON (CP)-British food rrstves are greater than before the war as a result of rationing government monopoly buying efforts of the merchant fleet, i the food ministry announced to tiny. it Mid Mumt was N-ltiij t.H t)l Weekly to tug meat, I milk and flour prior a anlhsl Uindue rises. The prneral rot of food has risen 16 per cent slnrt the war began last Septem-j her. The ministry siren cooprra lion Willi France In food buying to prevent rnmprtition in foreign I tn.ni Kris.

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Juho Koivisto, Minister of Agriculture, said today a bill will be introduced in parliament to permit division of many large estates into small farms. The government also plans to parcel out large sections of land now owned by the state. ANNOUNCEMENTS Bridge, Chinese checkers and man. jong Tuesday, April 2, 8 p.m., St. Mary's Hall, Oak Bay; 50c including refreshments; nine tombola prizes.

Bring your own cards, score pads and pencils. Telephone E2484 for reservations. Proceeds for X-ray machine fund for China. Auspices Committee for Medical Aid for China, 617 Broughton Street. Dance, Civil Service Federation, Esquimau Athletic Hall, tonight.

Charlie Hunt's orchestra, 9 till 1. Tickets 50c each. Refreshments, cards. Fresh durk eggs 3oc dozen; fresh hen's eggs daily; pastry flour, 6 pounds, 19c; 10 pounds sugar, 69c. Tick and Pack Groceteria, 709 Pandora.

4916. Make the "Melsterslngers "must" Tuesday, Shrine Auditorium, 8.15, 50c. Aid of So-larium. Women's Canadian Club, Em. press Hotel, Tuesday, April 2, 2.45 p.m.

Speaker. Miss Kath-Icon Shackleton. Subject, "Celebrities In the Limelight." Soloist, Mrs. T. II.

Johns. BEFORE PUTTING VOIR WINTER CLOTHES AWAY HAVE THEM CLEANED AND PRESSED BY THE Of Canada FORr Ql AMU Bargains in Sample Chesterfield Suites I ROM CHAMPION'S LTD. roRT t. riioNsciist C. E.

HOTPOINT IRONS S3.50 f55 ir $1995 SIZE resses Sweaters to size 44 ill) niwaji jiiuiiiM iw 414 If but only a bare quorum of ministers were able to attend and the next meeting will be next week. 'BABOON BOY' RAISED BY APES WASHINGTON Evidence of the authenticity of the case of the "Baboon Boy," of South Africa( who was believed stolen from his native mother as an infant and nurtured by wild baboons, has been collected by the well-known anthropologist, Dr. Raymond A. Dart, of the University of Wit-watersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and has just been made available to other scientists. Although many cases of "wild children," little Mowglis reported brought up by wild beasts of the jungle, have gained prominence from time to time, this "appears to be the first case of a human child adopted and reared by Infra-human primates," Dr.

John P. Foley Jr. of the George Washington University, said in reporting his correspondence with Dr. Dart to the scientific journal. Science.

Dr. Dart investigated the ease by writing to the mental hospital where the child was said to have been taken when "trapped" about 1903 and to the poiice headquarters for Information of his discovery. Although the mental hospital was unable to send any records because it Is not known under what name he was admitted there, the police were able to locate a Constable W. J. Coetzcr, who had the story of the boy's discovery from ex-Lance-Sergeant C.

Holsen, who was a member of the patrol who found him. The "Baboon Boy" Is now a man of 49. On the farm of George W. Smith, he developed Into a dependable worker "remarkably Intelligent," learned to speak English, and was able to relate details of his past life among the baboons. However, "took no account of time, or even of daw or evenlng." He had apparently lived with the baboons from Infancy until he was about 12 or 14 years old.

PLANE TO ALASKA SEATTLE (AP) Opening about midday of twice-weekly clipper plane service between Seattle and Ketchikan and Juneau, Alaska, was announced today by Pan American Airways when the company was granted a King County building permit to construct a $10,000 seaplane passon bcr base at Matthews Beach, Lake Washington, a mile north the Sand Point Naval Air Station. Robert O. R.illwlnkel. district manager for the pa, said a four-cnglned 32 psssrnger Sikorsky-clipper of the type used to pioneer Trans Pacific and Trans-Atlantic rvlr will he used on Ihe Alaska run. Fares will be 10 cents a mile, or about Sioo to Juneau and $70 to K'-trhlkan.

E4138 NO 40H TOO MUM. See t' for Your Plumbing and Healing Iteplr c.j. Mcdowell rt. Imt sfhlff Island Highway On No. 1 Rente The scheme for numbering and coloring main British Columbia highway routes has now been completed, Hon.

C. S. Leary, Minister of Public -Works, announced today. Shields bearing the distinctive numbers and colors will be posted within the next few months. The plan is to assist tourists and general auto travelers in follow ing the main routes.

A feature of the plan is that where U.S. highways cross the border they will be given the same number in B.C. as they have in the U.S. until they reach a main route in this province. Thus the King George VI Highway, from the border to New Westminster will be Number 99.

It has been given the royal purple color. The other highways In the system are designated as follows: No. 1 and 1A, trans-Canada and Island highways, red; No. 2, Cariboo Road, Cache Creek to Prince George, orange: No. 3.

southern transprovincial highway, from Hope through to Crow's Nest, green; No. 4, Koote-nay-Columbia highway, from Kingsgate to Golden, blue; No. 5, Okanagan highway, from Salmon Arm to Penticton, silver; No. 6, Nelson-Nelway highway, white; No. 7, Lougheed highway, brown; No.

16, Northern transprovincial highway, Hazelton to Alberta boundary, white. Meet in Duncan DUNCAN A two-day conference of the B.C. Council of the Canadian Girl Guides' Association commenced here today with 60 delegates from all parts- of the province in attendance. Following registration at 10 this morning. Miss N.

T. Denny, Cowichan District Guide Commissioner, gave an address of welcome and a business session followed. Mrs. Alan Morkil, Victoria, provincial commissioner, was in the chair. Also on the platform were Mrs.

A. J. Moxon, Victoria, deputy provincial commissioner; Miss Betty Frost, Vancouver, acting provincial secretary, and ss Denny. The appointment of delegates to the Canadian Council was left In the hands of Mrs. Morkil and Mrs.

Moxon. Mrs. J. T. Nlcoll, Vancouver, honorary provincial treasurer, gave the financial statement.

Miss Hilda Lelghton, Victoria, was appointed provincial camp advisor, and Mrs. S. G. Smithson, Vancouver, was named provincial badge secretary. A resolution from the Trail association was passed as follows: "That the government of British Columbia asked to make an annual grant to the rtritish Columbia Council of il Guides." This afternoon Mrs.

Morkil was scheduled to addivss the conference on "Guiding for the Handicapped Girl." and Col. Dopninp-Hepertal. C.B.L.. D.SO.. Dun can, District Commissioner of Boy Scouts, was scheduled to tprnk on "P.overlng." Ifcr In the afternoon the del pates will visit Falibrldge Farm School near Dunean mercTflight" Pilot Haines of Ginger Cooto Airways left Vancouver todav for Port Allre on th west coat of Vancouver Island toplrk up a workman badlv burned at the II C.

Pulp and Paper mill. The nvn's name Is not available. Professor Advises Board OTTAWA (CP) Jteetor H. MrKinnnn, chairman of he war- time piicr and tradp hoard, to tiav annonnrrd the Pptwlntment or Prof. James M.

MarDonald of Winnings as rmnomle ndvitxr on the staff of the bnavH. Mr. MarDnnald wii AMumt his new tiulki about April 15, Girl Guides about it. It was pitch dark. I couldn't see a thing, so I don't know any more about how it hap- pened than you do." He added that since an official inquiry would be held it seemed to call for silence on his part.

"The men are gone, and that's that," put in gaunt-faced Captain Bjani Kristianson, commander of the Naphila. "There's nothing we can say about it. It's a terrible thing." Strung along the wall on either side of the cabin were bunks tiny cubbyholes of things stacked two-deep, with blankets disar ranged just as the pilots had left them to go to their ships. These were bunks Identical with those In which nine men were trapped aboard the Hebridean. It was all too plain what had happened.

The exist from this large cabin lay through a narrow door, along a passageway, through another door and up a companion-way. As the Hebridean went down like a stone, the men who were asleep when she was in collision never had a chance. LITTLE FOOD Pilot Hayes said he was "worried about the food situation. We put to sea so fast we didn't bring much grub and there's no cook aboard." Captain Kristianson was brewing the coffee. "How long will you be staying out here, captain?" he was asked.

"I had no orders from those ashore except to get out here," he replied. "So I took 14 pilots aboard and here we are. We'll be here overnight, anyway, and I don't know how long after that." SEEK KILLERS NEW YORK (AP)-An eight state alarm for two desperate alleged trlggermcn of Brooklyn's Murder. described as "likely io snoot out rather than surrender," was sent out today by District Attorney William O'Dwycr of Kings County. The alarm called for the arrest of Louis (the Duke) Maionc, an alleged lieutenant of the death syndicate, and Vito Gurino, said to be one of the gang's sharpshooters.

O'Dwyer said the two fugitives were wanted for questioning about a prison-hatched plot to assassinate Angelo Catalano, an Important eye-witness In the 1937 slaying of George Rudnick. a police Informer stabbed 54 times In a Brooklyn garage as a warning to other "stool pigeons." New 1 Notes LONDON (CP)-The Bank of EnglAnd today Issued the fifth of a new series of 1 notes. The new notes are blue, the old were green. Next week new 10 shilling notes, mauve In color, will be placed In circulation. i r' La A WATSON SLLLAR bern filled.

Mr, bcllar, a native CONSERVATIVE WINS EAST KOOTENAY A majority over his nearest opponent of 133 votes was shown today for Dr. G. E. L. MacKinnon, Conservative, who as a National Government party candidate won the Kootenay East constituency in the federal election on the basis of the civilian vote.

The last outstanding poll, Mc-Murdo, reported today and it gave 24 votes to J. H. Matthews, C.C.F. candidate; 19 for E. K.

Stewart, Liberal, and 15 for Dr. MacKinnon. Total unofficial count of the civilian vote showed: Matthews, MacKinnon, 4,319, and Stewart, 3,983. The race was the closest in the province. GASPE ELECTS BOY GRAND RIVER, Que.

(CP) Returning Officer C. E. Thibault announced today that on the basis of the civilian vote the election in Gaspe constituency of J. S. Roy, Independent Conservative, is indicated.

Victory in Tuesday's Dominion election previously had been conceded to Maurice Brasset, the former Liberal member. Thibault said Roy's majority was 261 votes. Brasset was elected in 1935 with a majority of more than 8,000 votes In a three-way contest. He sought re-election against Roy, a veteran campaigner, and Leopold Lang-lois, an Independent Liberal. The apparent election of Roy bit into the solid Liberal bloc the province returned to the House of Commons In the general election.

Sixty Liberals and three Independent Liberals won in 63 of the province's 65 parliamentary seats. Voting was deferred In Three Rivers until April 22 owing to the death of a candidate. PREPARE FOR SESSION OTTAWA (CP)-Wlth smoke of the Dominion election fight clearing away, the capital settled down today to preparations for the wartime session of the new Parliament. Final returns trickled In to upset elections In some constituencies and the National Government Party reverted to Its former name of National Conservative. The huge Liberal following In the Commons has been reduced from 178 to 176 on belated turnovers.

Perry Black, Conservative who ran as a National Government candidate, gained victory over his Liberal opponent, K. J. Cochrane, In Cumberland, N.S., by a margin of one vote, Gaspe, elected an Indc-pendent Conservative. The total srats In the Commons are 213. Doubtful seats were Maple Cirek In Saskatchewan.

Jasper-Edson and Acadia In Alberta. Hon. R. J. Manlnn, National Government Party leader, said here that party laM would be dropped and National Conservative used again by those fo.

lowers who sit In the next Pallia ment. Dr. Manlon probably will take short holiday befoie making any plans about his political future. Prime Minister King also may take a short vacation before meeting Parliament In May. The first cahinrt session since Ihe fWtlnn was held vesirrcUy, Given High Posts i i i A ft' ARNOLD D.

HKLNLY Three important Ottawa tms have of Huntingdon, and Comptroller of Ihe Tirasury, since his ap poininirnt to that poM by the Bennett government became Auditor tienrral of Canada, su.trrdlna Gentgrs Gonhlef, retired. Mr. Ileeney, cliif serrrtary of the Primp MiniMrr, was namrd cleik of tl.e Privy t'nunril with the AoMitlonat function cf secretary fit the cabinet. Mi. Ilney prrtird law N-fore hemming secretary to the Piimt Ministrt..