Weather
Forecast
Trlnce
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Moderate
north
winds,
fair
and
warm.
Vol,
XXIX..
No.
128.
GERMAN
LOSSES
i
CPST
OF
FLANDERS
CAMPAIGN
TO
NAZIS
HAS
IIF.KN
,
TERRIFIC
j
LONDON,
May
31:
(CP)
Re-
i
'
liable
ources
estimate
that
about
J9.000
British,
French
and
Bel-
'
(fan
troop
have
been
landed
In
'
England
from
Handera.
About
,
two-thirds
of
these
are
Rritons.
The
total
ficure
is
approximately
one-third
of
the
original
atrentth
of
the
British
Expeditionary
Force
In
Flanders
which
was
175,000.
There
are
no
figure
on
Allied
casualties
but
the
German
killed
and
wounded
are
estimated
at
5M.000.
Soldiers
from
Flanders
arrived
in
London
said
(hey
Inflicted
five
casualties
for
one
on
the
Ger-tnans
but
the
cry
everywhere
was
"For
Cod's
Sake
give
us
more
planet!"
As
for
aircraft
It
Is
estimated
the
Germans
lot
2000
machines
with
personnel
or
at
least
3000
in
the
campaign
in
the
Lowlands.
Yesterday
alone
they
lost
100
machines.
Wednewlay
was
the
biggest
day
for
the
Itoyal
Air
fore
when
It
accounted
for
77
machines.
So
far
In
the
entire
war
5.000
I
considered
a
conservative
.figure
for
German
airplane
lovies.
War
News
TREASON
WAS
CAUSE
PAHIR
A
French
spokesman
declared
today
(hat
German
military
successes
In
Belgium
were
directly
due
to
treason
without
ahlrti
Mwe
probably
still
would
Canal
In
Belgium."
ITALIANS
LEAVING
fiiimmarv
I
rAUIR
An
Information
Ministry
spokesman
said
today
that
Italian
Journalists
were
leaving
ParU
today.
He
said
that,
although
this
did
not
mean
it
was
-Inevitable"
war
with
Italy.
It
was
possible
the
Italians
would
enter
the
fight
within
the
next
ten
days.
AMIENS
WIPED
OUT
PAItIS
Amiens
Is
now
reported
to
be
practically
completely
wiped
out
as
a
result
of
wave
at-
Am.rlrnn
17
000
DOUudS.
98C
nrt
t
!ic
ranHtnn
5
500
nounds.
9.6c
WHIIUUIUII
s
and
7.5c
to
10c
and
7.5c.
Amrrlrati
Sherman.
17.000.
9.8c
and
7.5c
Dooth.
Oldfleld.
12.000.
10c
and
7-5c,
She
LONDON.
May
31:
1h
Battle
of
Flanders
neared
an
end
today
as
the
Allies
completed
their
great
withdrawal
and
the
Germans
mnDoed
UD
?The
Somme
River
front
was
ominously
quiet
except
for
desultory
artillery
fire
and
the
soaring
overhead
of
fighting
plana.
The
gTeat
battle
of
"withdrawal"
from
Flanders
it
being
continued
succersfully
by
the
Allie.
Further
thousand
of
members
of
the
Brl-tUh
Expeditionary
Force
wounded,
hungry'
and
tired
are
being
de-'llvered
home
to
England
alter
deliverance
from
the
trap
of
steel
and
thunder
In
Flanders.
There
U
.no
denying
now
that
the
thousands
who
are
arriving
home
safe-
.
.
.
I
t
An
Anl
Vltf
be
fighting
on
the
line
of
Albert
jiy
nave
own
u.c
,
me
paymcm
ui
icw,,.
British
and
French
blood
and
.fighting
material.
The
Oermans
too
have
paid
tremendously
in
men
and
planes
for
their
victory,
i
Stories
continue
to
arrive
of
the
magnificent
work
of
Allied
war-
shir
in
pounding
the
advancing
(er
wave
of
Nasi
bombing
attacks.
-h
BrHUh
but
also
the'
seconds
at
a
speed
of
114.277
miles
i'Dl
..
..
4
I
.
.1
II
.V.nrf
r.f
VlO
"
French
are
working
tneir
way
umper
nour.
mw
mucs
w.
CAPTURE
DENIED
.
lhrouh
Dunkerque,
waging
a
i
record.
It
was
the
second
succes-,
PARIS
The
capture
oi
i.cnerai
.,,rH
aMinn
as
thev
co.
lv
win
for
Shaw,
making
nan
Rene
Proult,
French
commander-In
chief
In
Belgium,
and
his
entire
staff
Is
emphatically
denied
here.
SPAIN
TO
JUMP
IN
LONDON
Italy,
It
Is
reported
here,
Is
endeavouring
to
persuade
Spain
to
Jump
into
the
wat
against
the
Allies.
Gibraltar
Is
held
out
as
a
bait
to
General
Franeitco
Franco.
Halibut
Sales
Atlln.
,
t
Advance
II,
11,000,
10c,
and
7.5c,
Edmunds"&
Walker.;
,
Viking
I,
9,500,.
9.6c
ahd
7.5C,
Storage.
It
was
declared
in
rani
muuj
that
fully
half
of
the
entrapped
French
army
had
made
good
1U
escape.
Belgian
soldiers
have
also
been
extricated
saieiy.
Tn
the
Flanders-Artois
pocsci
there
is
still
heavy
fighting
golns
rm
The
withdrawal
from
nanaers
nf
hi
A
l
es
against
.-x.-i.uu.is,,
orhiovements
In
fighting
history
Meantime,
althougn
iignimg
there
for
the
time
oci"K
aPl:ia
to
be
comparatively
quiet
today,
probably
the
lull
before
another
Nazi
drive,
Frencn
auvivca
m
German
attacks
Between
we
Meuse
and
Moselle
nave
oe
-
.
.
.1
-
...ra
inn
if
mici
vais
three
times
winner
thus
tying
Lou
Meyer.
Shaw
says
he
will
be
back
again
for
next
year's
race.
Rex
Mays
of
Glendale,
California.
was
second,
two
and
half
miles
behind,
Ray
Rose
was
third:
j
It
was
the
twenty-eighth
running,
of
the
race.
There
was
a
crowd
or
140,000
fans.
It
was
cloudy
when
the
race
started
and
rain
poured
overwhelming
odds
m
lavor
oiDerore
it
cnaea,
siow
aown
signals
certain
annihilation,
is
nauca
as
being
pu:
out.
one
of
the
most
notaoie
military
TSrt
i
wn
sporadic)
as
far
as
possible
firing.
PASTRYCOOK'S
ART
tomtwj
Mav
31:
(CP)
Three
pictures
painted
by
Claude
le
Lor-rafn,
once'
pastrycook,
were
sold
for
$17,267
here.
SOUTH
COAST
EVACUATED
LONDON
As
a
precaution
against
air
raids,
the
entire
southeast
roast
of
England
is
being
evacuated
as
far
as
possible
of
women
and
children
as
well
as
the
civilian
population
generally
Mr.
and
Mrs.
George
Lindsay
and
Clarence
arrived
In
the
city
on
the
Prince
Charles
yesterday
from
Mas-
sett
and
are
leaving
on
tonight's
train
for
a
trip
Jo,
Rochester,
New
York?
;
LBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
PIUNCE
RUPERT,
B,C?,
FRIDAY,
MAY
31,
1940.
Twenty-Five
Veteran
Home
Guards
To
Be
Enlisted
In
Prince
Rupert,
Announced
VICTORIA.
Mav
31:
(CP)
Announcing
nlans
for
the
recruiting
of
two
companies
of
250
each
for
the
Veto-an'
Home
Grard
in
Vancouver
and
Vic-4o"ia.
Brigadier
C.
V.
RtockeH.
officer
command-injr,
Military
District
No.
77,
last
night
said
it
was
intended
to
.enlist
ex-service
men
from
district?
of
trie
province
in
proportion
as
near-as
possible
to
the
number
of
veterans
in
each
district.
Prince
Rupert
is
apportioned
twenty-five
and
Northern
British
Columbia,
twenty.
Names
should
be
submitted
to
Canadian
Legion
branches
in
the
districts.
Enlistments
are
open
to
all
ex-service
men
w
hether
members
of
the
Legion
or
not.
Eligibles
must
be
Canadian
or
Imperial
veterans
of
the
last
war,
not
over
fifty
years
of
age
and
in
categories
A.
B.
or
C.
A
travelling
medical
board
for
recruiting
generally
will
be
organized
shortly
to
include
examination
of
Home
Guard
applicants.
SHAW
WINS
AUTO
RACE
'enemy
and
the
covering
of
thejVetrran
Wilbur
Shaw
Makes
It
port
of
Dunkerque
through
which;
iv0
straight
Wins
the
withdrawal
of
Allied
lorces
has
been
effected.
.,,
nrivin-r
KING
NOT
CAPABLE
Decree
Of
Dethronement
Is
Issued
Against
King
Leopold
Cannot
Reign
While
In
Enemy
Hands
The
performance
01
ine
iwymi,
"
31:
CP-
Bel-
rV
the
veteran
I
PARIS.
May
The
Air
Force
n
protecting
the
cabinet
teued
a
dccree
last
Bulletins
POOLING
RESOURCES
LONDON
Great
Britain
and
United
States
are
pooling
alr-creft
resources.
Great
Britain
is
turning
over
patents
to
the
United
States
in
return
for
speeding
up
of
dllveries.
LEGION
HEAD
.MONTREAL
Alex
Walker
of
Calgary
Is
elected
new
president
of
the
Dominion
Command
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
The
1942
con.
vention
will
be
held
in
Winnipeg.
GERMAN
IN
LONDON
LONDON
Mystery
attached
itself
to
reports
of
a
German
officer
of
high
rank
having
been
seen
arriving
at
a
London
railway
station
yesterday
with
officials
meeting
him.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMhlA'S
NEWSPAPER
Septate
Peace
Offers
BRITISH
MECHANIZED
CAVALRY
UNITS
"CHARGE"
IN
FRANCE
All
the
glamor
and
romance
has
been
stripped
Lorn
mod.
rn
warfa
e
aud.
tf
ncc-iaity.
the
cavalry
crur.te
of
old.
which
all
old
cavalrymen
remember
with
a
thrill
of
pride.
has
given
away
to
th
e
mechanical
rumblings
of
the
modem
cavalry
horse
the
tank.
Here
we
see
modern
light
tank
of
the
B.E.F.
during
a
charge"
of
B
-Italn
mechanized
cavalry
In
France.
BATTLE
IN
FLANDERS
NEAR
END
Great
Withdrawal
Of
Allies
Being
Continued
With
Success
Although
Fraught
With
Heavy
Ises
SCENERY
OF
SXEENA
IS
iorj
3
W0ND7RFUL
tremendous
loss
to
the
people
of
I
be
done.
He
urged
every
man
and
j
woman
to
be
a
conservation
ajent.'
talking
and
practising
conservation.
I
Trees
were
being
bdrned
up
faster
than
they
could
be
replaced.
The
pictures
shown
were
a
fine
lot.
nv
stly
of
forest,
lake,
mountain
and
river
scenery.
Mr.
Branham
explained
that
all
this
could
be
dup
licated
m
British
Columbia.
He
had
recently
travelled
over
the
railway
Into
Prince
Rupert
and
the
scenery-
was
wonderful.
Once
It
was
made
accessible
It
should
prove
a
great
asset.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
The
pressure
remains
lowsouthwest
of
Vancouver
Island
and
relatively
high
over
the
Mackenzie
Basin.
The
weather
has
been
showery
and
moderately
warm
In
many
parts
of
this
province.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
Fresh
southeast
to
south
winds,
Cloudy
and
cool
with
showers.
Ex
Ooebbels.
to
prepare
a
"sen-
sational
announcement"
whhih
it
is
sunrjosed
has
to
do
with
the
Italian
action.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Jotirwrfnn
Co.
Vancouver
Big
Missouri.
.07
te-Bralorne,
8.05.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.96.
Dentonla.
.OUj.
"
Falrview,
.OOVa.
Oold
Belt.
.18.
Hedlsy
Mascot,
Jl.
Minto.
.02.
Noble
Five.
.004.
Pend
Oreille.
1.15.
Pioneer.
1.95.
Premier.
.82.
Privateer,
.45.
Reno.
.19.
Relief
Arlington.
.03Vi-Sheep
Creek,
.83.
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.10.
Calmont,
22.
C.
&
Em
1.18.
Home.
1.41.
Pacalta,
.05.
Royal
Canadian,
.13.
Okalta,
.65.
Mercury.
.03
ii.
Prairie
Royalties,
.14.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.14.
Beattle.
.81.
Central
Pat.,
1.65.
Con.
Smelters,
29.75
East
Malartlc.
2.20.
Ferland.
.02.
Francoeur,
.21.
Gods
Lake,
.26.
Hardrock,
.65.
Int.
Nickel,
28.25.
Kerr
Addison,
1.45.
Little
Long
Lac.
1.95.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
150.
Madsen
Red
Lake.
22.
MeKenzle
Red
Lake,
.90.
Moneta,
.49i..
Noranda,
48.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.50.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.52.
San
Antonio,
1.35,
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.67.
Uchl,
.35.
Bouscadillac,
.03.
Smelters
Gold,
.00
13.
Dominion
Bridge,
24.00.
Tomorrow
sT
ides
High
10:36
am.
16.0
It.
22:39
p-m.
l&S
It.
Low
4:24
ajn.
6.9
It.
16:11
pjm.
8.0
ft
PRICE:
S
CENTB
pected
Chancellor
Hitler
To
!
Again
Try
Separating
!
Gt.
Britain
and
France
Will
Flourish
Threat
of
Italian
Entry
Into
War
on
Germany's
Side
Next
Move
on
Paris
Rather
Than
London,
it
is
Expected
LONDON,
May
31:
(CP)
Informed
observers
said
today
they
are
looking
for
an
early
attempt
by
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
to
divide
Great
Britain
and
France
with
separate
peace
offers.
They
said
they
expect
Hitler
to
tiourish
a
threat
of
Italian
entry
into
the
war
on
Ger-
many's
aid
The
general
opinion
is
that
Hitler's
next
move
.will
be
a
I
drive
at
France
rather
than
Eng-
'
"
land.
All
Eyes
On
Italy
J
CURLEW
IS
LONDON.
May
31:
The
world
waited
today
for
Italy
to
make
the
next
more
in
international
situation.
appears
to
be
every
in-
j
dication
that
Italy
is
on
the
verge
of
entering
the
conflict
;
Forestry
AssoeUtion
Official
Seeing
on
tne
sije
0f
Germany.
In
it
for
First
Time
Savs
It
Should
fact,
official
advices
along
Prove
Great
Asset
this
line
are
already
stated
to
have
been
received
by
Great
Britain,
From
Berlin
lt-ls
re-
AsUong
plea
.for
the
studj
of
rtortd
that
Chancellor
Adolf
proWenatfLUie
P"r-
miM
nas,ummoneq
owjw,.t
fRnlf
natural
heritage
war
rwsanda
minuter,
or.
josepn
made
"In
an
address
tr
the
Prince
Rcoert
Rotary
Club
it
its
weekly
lunch:
on
ye'erday
afternoon
by
J.
B.
Branham.
an
official
of
the
Canadian
Forestry
Association.
He
also
showed
pictures,
with
talking
accenpaniment.
of
scenes
and
in-,
cidents
in
the
national
parks
of
the
United
States,
what
was
being
done
In
that
country
in
the
matter
of
preserving
natural
scenery
and'
making
it
accessible
to
the
people.'
Mr.
Branham
said
there
were
many
mistaken
ideas
about
forest
conservation.
It
was
often
suggested
that
-millions
of
young
trees
should
be
planted
but
this
v
as
not
feasible.
The
cost
would
be
altogether
too
much
for
the
present
conditions.
Sometimes
the
loggers
were
blamed
but
it
had
to
be
re-(
membered
that
any
more
mstlv
method
of
logging
would
make
it
impossible
to
sell
the
lumber
on
a
competitive
market.
Most
of
the
destruction
of
thei
forests
came
from
forest
fires,
said
Mr.
Branham.
In
the
past
ten!
years
In
British
Columbia
there
had
been
1700
fires
which
resulted
in
fer
ol
troops
anu
..a,.
.
-
night
stating
that
King
Leopold
is
the
nrm-ino
and
th-
sad
thine'
;
Wmv
enemy
has
also
been
epic
ana
.annual
inaianpu
-vv
-
-
f
-
,
..y..-i
crowned
with
deeds
of
valor
and
jesterdaj:
He
wewa
tne
auumuM
In
four
nours
a
minutes
oi
m-iuu
--r
--;
T
t--t-.
I
iiiemrcivcs,
muiuy
lurousa
cart
;
I
lefsness.
Until
citizens
became
wise
(
J
to
the
situation
and
public
opinion
.was
thoroughly
aroused.
HtUe
could
British
Warship
Which
Visited
Here
A
Few
Years
Ago
Victim
of
Nazi
Bombers
The
British
Admiralty
In
London
today
announced
the
loss
of
the
anti-aircraft
cruiser
Curlew
as
a
result
of
German
bombing
attack
off
the
north
coast
of
Norway.
Four
officers
and
five
sailors
were
lost.
.Several
years
ago
H.
M.
S
Curlew,
then
a
light
cruiser
on
the
North
America-West
Indies
station,
visited
Prince
Rupert
in
the.
course
of
a
coast
cruise.
Since
that
time
she
had
returned
to
England
and
was
converted
from
a
light
to
an
anti-aircraft
cruiser.
.
II.
M.
S.
Curlew
was
an
old
ship
built
in
1917.
VOTING
IN
I
ELECTION
Final
Canadian
Press
Summary
Shows
Nearly
200,000
More
in
I
1910
Than
in
1935
OTTAWA.
May
31:
(CP)
The
official
vot
in
all
243
constituencies,
including
the
Canadian
Active
Service
vote,
issued
by
Jules
Cast-onquay,
chief
electoral
officer,
shows
a
record
total
of
4,595,743
was
cast
in
the
March
26
Dominion
election
and
the
delayed
election
in
Three
Rivers
on
April
22.
The
previous
Tecord
was
4,406,854,
made
in
the
1935
election.
I
Based
on
the
official
figures,
the
final
Canadian
Press
popular
vote
summary
shows
a
total
Liberal
vote
of
2,513,524
and
a
Conservative
vote
of
1,416,575.
Both
parties
received
a
greater
popular
vote
than
In
1935
while
the
Co-operative
Commonwealth
Federation
and
New
Democracy
(Social
Credit)
vote
whs
smaller.
1
The
Liberals
elected
182
candidates,
including
three
independent
'supporters,
on
a
popular
vote
of
54.7
per
cent.
Conservative
or
National
Government
candidates,
Including
one
Independent
Conservative,
polled
30.8
per
cent
of
the
.vote,
electing
39.
The
C.C.F.
elected
eight-on
a
percentage
of
8.5
of
the
popular
vote.
I
The
complete
major
party
vote.
I
compared
with
the
complete
vote
in
1935,
follows:
1940
Liberal
.1
2,513,524
Conservative
1,416,575
C.C.F.
'.
-
391,035
New
Dem.
-
123,405
Reconstruction
Others
151,206
Totals
-
.495,745
1935
2.060330
U
12,537
392.537
182,767
384.215
73,730
4,40654
BAR
GOLD
LONDON,
t
CP)
The
Montreal
price
of
bar
gold
on
the
London
market
was
unchanged
today
at
$37.54
per
fine
Ounce.