r v. y, SIT OF KUMINLN 1 JAPANESE t i....!. Im ff (men urrc im liKunn us VlnnnnM fnillil At VI v ' 'f r " Vancouver . linn ITonll KJaUfltl- v-Joner and the Chamber of . the wish that he during the visitor Mr. 8u- a dlstlnguUhed cuet and, jvJng so many other prom-1 P s.e Rupert clUsens oln : 'ant occasion. The local 1nrv trrmtA on ImnnrL- f the northern commun is 1 t nnnriN-lalM thU VlUt t.l'l! krH fh Prtn nururt vlnl- ':r be'.ng there and Jolrlng : 'his occasion. Nskauchl spoke briefly, say- "vat ,hls wa his first vUlt to j 'a vtni the vanoui oaru 01 -ur'ry where there were Ja-:e prople living. ThU was the nil ...it nt Vi VlnH lru- his -Tr nnil amI nnut waa nav. t .. to Northern British 1 a -? rapps iivinir 1 1 mj ri t ir 1 auii" Irsubled. His people ippred- jii wnmn i "f ti imnp iir liiuiiisu tD Japanese associations for 'j r.ucTuunmem aim ainv-v.mv-so many prominent citizens be- Precnt He sa d he liked I'nnce isri v n k inn nnriii linn va w ----- V. 7a ipar.nse consul ai viitvui.irnw. bu 7 man. He met the coun- Mr. Churchill also said Jhat he Chamber of Commerce at Qreat Britain recognlied the Bel- 0 .XK ana laiKeq uvcr uu gum ieiuijrc huvciiuii?i esvau- l . . j A r . v npAhiatM. 1 i.nvi in i-rfi n ji a in aaiit iuai nt-Mi Interest, hearine about . Belgian government. The Prime r-f the local, Industrie, par- Minister reiterated British deter- r In relation to possible i mlnatlon to restore Belgium. with Japan. William Watt :i and, in a neat speech, ln--1 the visitor. the evening at the Boston Cafe ::e Japanese fishermen's Ah-1 luniiA Ruck nrlnlpf .... .1 1 j ,h Mr Buga and the guet of the Prince Rupert Cham- 1 . w 1 iir i.anjanian niiiHin.11 and president of the no- tJUt MiUV W i. IVt VI vise 9 r ..Al. V7 If. 4 ft A a 1 I i' ll r tP ItlswiYS I TTdl 11GW5 I I.LAI)IKH imOITKI) PAKIS I'remler Paul Iteynaud hai dropped Former Premier Kd-ouard Daladier from his cabinet and himself takes over the war and foreitn affairs ministries. The new "ministry of the French family" Is created. Editor of "L .Soir" becomes mlntkter of education. Several other ministers nC&eni I hM Ar har Hn dron WatU speaking for the city. ln lhc hake-np. IN SKAGERRACK STOCKHOLM British war-ships are reported to have attacked German transports in the Skagerrack. 'There was heavy firing. Al.l.iri) AIU RAIDS LONDON The Koyal Air Forre last hlcht made successful raids on military objectives in Frankfort, Cologne. Dusseldorf. Mannheim, Iladen, Munich and other important Oerman centres. The French made similar flight. Troop concentrations were broken up, oil reserves set afire and other estenslve damage done. More Oerman planes were also brought down in rombat. GERMANY'S BOAST PARIS Italian observers are quoted as sajlnc that Germany Intends to occupy Paris In fifteen days, bringing hostilities to a close. Military action In the Rou ... t . . .. 1 . ... .... I. ftrlrnrri In scnaratc ... . a . . . 1 W . iirltkh and French forces, as for the western front fighting, Berlin says It is going according to plan. Brand new Nail forces are being used. WINDSOR RETIRES PARIS With the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force from France, the Duke of Windsor has relinquished his position as liaison officer between British and French armies and has Jthrtr-. mc In lllki nrnrpdfd to Southern FfaiiCC 'in naa since Dccn paniy urs r. ...... ....... ...... .-!the cltv to noInU of interest. Then - "oui.iii Buiu iwn-v. .- - .., .ih the execu- better trade relations with Can- " ""r phnmb .1 n . U -u , 1 . it 11 -- n security while much of the ut mo worm was in lurmuit. appreciated greatly the man- r In which he was being enter- Other Activities Mathcson and later laid a en at the cenotaph, being ac- ropanlcd by Neal Cameron, vlce- 'aent of the Canadian Legion, IIVC Ol Hie 1 mice of Commerce and the dinner by the Pritipp rtunert Japanese Association and the Northern British Columbia Resident Fishermen's Association. t.nst nlcht Mr. Nakauchl gave an address at the Japanese Hall to the local Japanese community. ThL afternoon Mr. Nakauchl was the cuest sneaker at the regular YeatfTriav nfirnfvin Mr Nnkau- wppklv luncheon of the Prince KU- 1 called tinon Cltv Commissioner nert Rotary C1UD. Alter wic con. as the guest of District No. 2 Fishermen's Association, he proceeded on a visit to Skecna River canneries. Returning here tomor- ..mu uic cunsui iui hibi 1,. . 1 Rn 1 DV Uie rt. . ., . 'irraw nil wp inen ...t.i mere ...w. was na a can, v... - . , , .j.i-m- Inmnrrow' nlCIll government Agent Norman A.l "- ----- atl followed by a drive around)on hU return to Vancouver. TALK ON Florida Is part of States but is quite (Continued on Payc Four) j TODAY'S STOCKS (OnurtMT 8. D Jrhcwoo Oo.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .07. Bralome, 8.05. Cariboo Quartz, 1.85. Dentonta, .01. Falrview, .00?i. Oold Belt, .18. Hedlty Mascot, M. Mlnto. .02'k. Noble Five. jOOIi. Pend Oreille, U8. Pioneer, 2.00. Premier, 0. Privateer, .45. Reeves McDonald, .20. Reno. .18. Relief Arlington, .03ii. Salmon Oold, .02. Sheep Creek, .88. , Oils A. P. Con., .10V4. Calmont, .20. C. & E., 1.10. Home, 1.38. Pacalta, .05. Royal Can., -13Vi-.Okalta, .62. Mercury, .0314. Prairie Royalties, .lUi. Toronto Aldermac, .14. Seattle, .85. Central Pat., 1.65. Con. Smelters, 29.75. East Malartic, 2.07. Fernland, .02. Francoeur, .1915. Gods Lake, .26. Hardrock, .68. Int. Nickel, 28.62. Kerr Addison, 125. Little Long Lac, 1.90. McLcod Cockshutt, 1.11. Madscn Red Lake, .28. McKenzle Red Lake, .86. Moneta, .45. Noranda, 48.00. Pickle Crow, 2.50. Preston East Dome, 1.51. San Antonio, 1.30. Sherrltt Gordon, .62 xd. Uchl, .36, Bouicadlllac, .03. Moshcr, .03 V4. Oklcnd, ,03. Smelters Gold, ,00U. Dominion Bridge, 24.50. 1 PROVINCIAL WILL SPEED RECRUITING British Columbia Being Divided Into Seten Areas For This Purpose VICTORIA, June 6: (CP) Mili tary headquarters here yesterday I announced completion of arrange- ments for an intensive drive for recruits in Military District No. 11 J which is to be instituted Immedi ately. 10 jacuivaie recruiting me province has been mapped Into seven areas with establishment of recruiting depots ln such main centres as Vancouver. Wictoria, Cran-brook, Nelson Kelowna, Kamloopi and a seventh taking ln Prince Ru pert, Smlthers and Prince George area. The province Is divided Into areas according to geographical conditions and density of Six of the depots, including officers, have been 'completed while the seventh that Including Prinst Rupert, Smlthers, Prince George and surrounding area Is being com-. pleted. ! Thetecrults will be medically boarded at the spot, attested and forwarded immediately to destination, either one of the regimental depots, a district depot or one of the units mobilizing. After acceptance recruits will be provided with transportation and meals. Particular attention will be pad to all types of skilled mechanics Including cooks, clerks and otherj specialists who will be carefully classified, trades tested and placed in units where their knowledge will be most useful. BILLY CONN WINS FIGHT Defeated Ous Lesnovich In Fifteen Round Bout For Light Heavyweight Title NEW YORK, June 6: (CP) Billy Conn successfully defended his light heavyweight title last night by winning a fifteen round decision; over Gus Lesnovich of New ' Jersey. " - LIBRARY . r Tomorrow's Tides eatner norecasi lie High 1:40 ajn. 21.3 ft. Tr",r.n.e Rupert and Queen Char-f, 14:32 p.m. 19.1 ft. i::andi Fresh shifting Low . 8:25 a.m. IS ft. 20:21 6.8 it. pjn. ind" r301 wltn ra,n- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER u.i'u.uiLM - - 1 - -' ' ' 1 1 1 ' - ---- 'J'ii-i i i-u PRICE: I XXIX No. 133. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940. CENTS Battle Of Tanks Is Raging 'SSION British House Will Discuss Home Defence Only One Belgian Government LONDON. June 6: CP Prime MlnUter Winston Churchill announced today that the HouMf Commons would hold a secret session next Tuesday on home de- Germans Smash Into Weysand Line With Motorized Forces Only To End In Destruction Sphere of Fjrjhtinff on Somme and Aisne Rivers is Seven ! .Miles Deep Nazis Suffering Terrific Losses --- t ' in Trapping of Tanks rLyKiUA4,pARIS June 6 amPlank coi ns head J. Prudhomme Speaks Interest- Weyfeand Line aloilj Ingly Before Gyro Club on (, Eversiades state . NeV New tactics tactics for for meetintr meetintr the the blitzkreiir blitzkreiir are are said sain to to havt nave entangled Herman tanks in a iorwaru zone, permitting their destruction at will, Nazi characteristics from any otherstate win trainwi rfptarhmenL. rinz- front of the Union said A. J. Prudhomme lng thfm un(jer full fire. Paris ob- Some German tanks are estlmat-yesterday In giving an interesting s.rvm declared that the Nazi Pan- d l hare drIren ven and a haU travel talk before the Prince Ru- zer d.vHions had suffered heavy mlles lnto French lines, attacking pert Gyro Club at its regular week- IoJSJ in swarms of two and tiree hun- ly luncheon. In a near tropical battle ragrt seven miles In dred each- However, several hun-aone. the state has three distinct deptlL NmU o( prfnch .machine drfd ot lhe unts a" reported to kinds of climate and has a grea gunners and pursuit planei were m- naTe en destroyed, variety of flora and fauna. Mr. ,wrtec. to have successfully heid Premier Paul Reynaud declared Prudhomme described some of the back tne main German forces, pre- ton's1 that hundreds and hun-resources and Industries of the Ev- Tenting motorcyclists and truck- dreds 01 eemy tanks had been des-ergUde State and. In the course of infantry from following up oye"1 since the Oerman attack was his talk, also touched briefly on .v,.(,nir ..,.s.oH. launched yesterday. In an address' the World's Fair at New .York at ine GcrmanA uerxnans. throwing uirowing at a; least least wmcn ne speni a iew aays in me course of an extensive eastern tour to his countrymen, ' the Premier said during the past winter. French war ministry spokesman to- the fate of the world for hundreds In a northern part of the stat of hl .. - . - . - n, naVe made ad, of rioiiua mere iu cicn wie-iu Iimc said Mr Prudhomme. but they, were an Inferior sort of stock and not to be compared with the more hardy types of the prairies. Fruit raising and farming weir, of course. Bulletins ITALY CLOSES COASTS ROME An authoritative source said today that Italian authorities were notifying the United States government that a twelve-mile strip around the Italian coast was being mined, this also applying to Albania and African Italian coasts. It is said that the United States liner Washington will be conducted through the belt into Naples when it arrives June 10. All ships approaching the Italian coasts henceforth must apply for and receive special protection. Otherwise, they will be running at their own risk. AGAINST ALIENS WASHINGTON Further res-strictions are being Imposed against entry ot aliens to the United States. The purposes of any entering the country hence, forth will be rigidly examined. OFFICER'S WIFE DIES VANCOUVER Mrs. A. M. Mus dered that all Germans must leave Hong Kong by Jane 11. GERMANY AND SWEDEN STOCKHOLM A German-Swedish trade agreement is reported to have been almost completed. An agreement between I Sweden, and Russia Is also being I negotiated. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON American Charge d 'Affaires Alexander Kirk returned today from Berlin and immediately proceeded to the White House to confer with President Roosevelt. Kirk return ed to United States by plane and no explanation was given for hit visit. PACT WITH HOLD OUT ROMANIA ON SOMME Trade Agreement Between Britain And Balkan Nation Is Completed Germans Not Making Much Head- way Against French and Losing LONDON. June 6: CP)-Slgnlrg Heavily In Casualties and of an Anglo-Roumanian trade Tanks agreement was officially an- . nounced tonight. Moderator Of (CP) German motorized divisions PresbvtericUl ng a drive for ran?, smasneti into die the Somme and Aisne Kivers today I hnrrh Nampri Olliy 10 De enguueo in a quagiiuru ueieiiee ui uie 1 1 ciiwji Canada for the coming year. CHINA IS PICTURED PARIS, June 6: (CP) Except at 'a few points where there were slight (withdrawals for strategic reasons, jthe French defenders are holding out all along the 110mlle Somme . front against Germany's" new offeq-sive which became even more In-: tenslf led today than it was yester- day. . . .. . The enemy launched terrific R0NJCJUnC,6,i T stacks with massed artil- Winiam Barclay of HamUton. On- . . fn. .fh the UnlUd ,,nw. oushla far ahead. are said vance. Frenen iorce are reimng " -- tne maIn hammerheads apparently both west and eat fianiuof the ator or me t-resDyierjan unurcn in different In vl found roads barred by on almed UQm Qf lower Somme between Amiens and the sea toward the port of Le Havre and from Campiegne on the Oisa River and Rethel on the Aisne to-wards Paris. Heavy casualties continued to be Inflicted on the enemy who are paying dearly for such little ground a3 Colorful and Illustrated Interesting statement said Utiuic 1 rociucu 10 11 "incus Canadian Club rr-.t 1,, today thathe situation was "fairly good" but the hattle had only started and . , , . . , . the Germans had not yet launched n cuiuiiui i.u "'"""6 -II ,-.. fnr- TV, u iniitratprf iMttir nrrvn1- v -w. . two thousand Unks into the battle ZlVa "LsfniXS SSSS?n "the battle of June 940 may decide dictei of the Somme. were reported by a of Wq & uiccuus meeUng ut mc uv4 r.rmnv' . ::: . T -defensive island, in the fprntJQf -Over t wo Hundred' very. Hne plctnr- auts -V2g& S J ,u T ,7. ous eney tanks have been destroy- glving a running descriptive ac- and Kdign m(L, fT'rS W S Mo"vel' Both tanks and dire bomtwrs told of history customs and modern have begm to lose their eIfectlvfll. Hr many yea",M"- e " the element of fear of then Clarke has been an annual visitor j, auarei to China and has seen all parts of Wi'th the German adTance unlts that country Twice since the Ja- now dnly slxty from parl panese invasion she has been there Jpec,al precautions have beea'4al .i P t studlously did not en against parachutists and other !uW w l V0C by War al" fom of infiltration although It though this was referred to in the was out tnat there waj course of remarks Such great cl:- need for undue alarm. . ies ShanehaL fcanton. as Nanking M nlght feU yesterday the French and Soochow had been laid in ruins, positions were holding all along the Pelplng. the ancient capital, how- nne against tank assaults launched ever had been spared through the in the new German offensive on the action of the Chinese themselves in somme front, a military spokes-withdrawing so that It might not man said last night The main Nazi be destroyed by bombing. The most of Mrs. Clarke's pictures, covering a great deal of country and depicting a wide range of historic and geographical Interest, were mostly In color. A note of lo-' j J cal interest was touched through a number showing Miss E. M. Earl, the president of the local Women's Canadian Club, who several years ago made a trip to the Orient la . 'company with Mrs. Clarke. ' I The picture display was concluded by the projection of a number of scenes in Vancouver, featuring the beautiful homes and gardens there. Mrs. Clarke brought the lecture to drives were directed against Am iens. Peronne and the Allette canaL REDS GAIN HALF GAME Close Pennant Races Continue In Both National And American Leagues CINCINNATI, June 6: (CP) Cincinnati Reds downed the New c tard, wife of a well known pro- IhPlfpf a f,,05e that 'ltth tthll( expression c-Via of Phtni her York GlanU J 5Core f U vincial police officer, is dead, he was formerly at Nanaimo and Duncan. uvuvi .urn, n.iui. dilC luiru vlilll.i i T . . . - . . and the Chinese people, her home',,? onal "" nd made ltS m Ot leadership nmvlnr- nf Rr.tUh rl ,.n,hla lu ,.7L """.oyer the Brooklyn Dodgers In a i , Following iS1 Pl3M Mrs. jn S Clarke's VhC. W?rld' lecture. 'close Pnat one full game. -.,, In thA Am,r,n y. ARE ORDERED OUT Leonard Cripps pleased the audi-'tho ,MriIn, -,.. v. HONG KONO-It has been or- ence wlth al solos, C. P. Balagno and second lace Cleveland r " ,, . Indians lost their games to St. A i Period of silent prayer was also Browns and Washington called for the success of the Allied Senators respectively. The Boston- ","c St. Louis weu over one nundred game was an exciting persons foirtjpn lnnlnc affair A.r a rpsiilt were In attendance. The admis- or the third piace Detrot Tigers sion collections are being turned and the fourth place New York over to the local canteen fund. Yankees winning over Philadelphia Mrs. N. M. Carter assisted the lec- Athletics and chieasro White Sox turer by operating the picture projection machine. Weather Forecast! i General Synopsis A moderate depression centers near the Queen Charlotte Islands and Is causing rain on the British Columbia coast and scattered showers have occurred in the southern interior. West. Coast 0f Vancouver Island -Frcsh east to south winds, cool with showers and fog patches. respectively, the pennant contest ln this league was further tightened up. The Washington Senators are now in fifth place ahead of the Chicago White Sox while the Athletics and Browns are tied up for seventh spot GERMAN RAIDS LONDON German reconnaissance flights along 450 miles of British Coast east, southeast and east way presage, It isbe-lieved, bombing attacks.