i
?
e.
ics
refusing;
to
sell
to
the
retail
trade
nrw
fi
v
jf
ordered
by
the
fuel
control
board'
ac;i!
puniL
p
wiy
running
down
their
stocks
at
the.
r
prices,
Pi..ifce
Rupert
motorists
re
faced
today!
he
possibility
of
having
to
tie
up
their
cars
and
tak-
r
nooi.
iihh
was
ine
situation
as
n
appeared
this
l
LUOOCiO
r
fininn
a
t
11
III
t
I
VJUSkWAIAA
aa
i
i
':-
ame
time.
ulleti
ns
i
i-v
rviirn
iMPi'vuiTitft'
tit
ef
Great
Britain
and
TOTU
FOR
WOMI1N
town-
m
1
lip
IXII1IJIIIC
"tu
ui
ipproTta
ine
diii
oi
,
"urrjffura
itouDoui
gram-
I
I4f
'n.ii
hle
to
women
and
101
IjllSrMn
ffn
lnwal
-
'HMWl
If
It
VI
MB
t
"
DVnvriiv
t
i.i.-i.
'
h
led
the
Social
Credit
-r
in
inr
tasi
i-ariiamrni,
ai
fi
here
yesterday
of
ten
n,
i
named
leader
of
fw
Tl.
I
1
1.
.
-
-
'MinnmrT
rrnuu
ill
nic
Ill
1
I
l.K.t
-w,jcr
irom
iiaiy,
u
is
u,
bit.
.
.T7T
-
"
ii.i.i.i.ii
iir.i.i.Ai.w
HATTI
I'
t.n...
r
i.i.
.
.
-
hiu
iu
.i9if.
in
tiitf
ar
Janesu'
with
wife
and
seven
ins
oeen
released
on
ii
.i
.
.
.
-j
landing
Hearing
or
-
ui
laiunr
to
semi
nis
"i
k
scnooi,
i,ocal
nhysl-
n.
I
.
.....
.
-
tesiiucu
mat
ine
am
"Iflrlently
sanitary
to
house
IS
T
1TAI.V
fAUlS-Premler
"nta
'"a
sni
tnat
France
had
ex-
It
they
were
not,
It
ull
te
Italy,
fault.
"SSKLSDefeated
I"
Par-'mfnt
on
an
Issue
concerning
.
'"""""I
policy,
the
cabinet
'
rrrmler
Plerlot
reslrned.
Pler-
hs
been
asked
by
King
io
rorm
a
new
ministry.
M
l'AIS
HOME
GUARD
Katmandu
Hrnnl
Anrlt
Oft
r
i
'v.
.
.
.
.
WO
Dnenriea
nt
Npnnl
snlrl
I"
offered
Britain
for
wartime
use
r.vuuuiT
reiievn
rrnona
in
Tn.
to
serve
overseas,
A
similar
ar-
mPlil
n,0
WJ.
In
Ik.
TTM.t
r,
,
4itvii;
ti
fciiw
rush
rt&tWar.
'
ui
morning
roiiowing
the
going
Into
clfect
of
the
lower
gas
prices.
Of
cour,
there
may
be
new
developments
at
any
time.
,
Last
night
the
four
local
oil
com-'
panlej
received
telegraphic
lnstrue-'
Hons
from
head
offices
to
cease
celling
to
the
retail
trade.
Before'
t?
Sit
Transports
and
Supply
noon
today
some
of
the
city
retail
j
snd
200
planes
Lost
in
pumps
were
reported
to
oe
nearly,
Norwegian
Campaljn
lory.
A
few
had
already
erased
sell-1
lng.
Others
early
thU
afternoon'
tftrt
till
ifra
KiictnsM
m
iimal
.
flX'l
April
26:
CPi-
Ac-,
,
-1
official
estimates
Just
l"c
rems,mn
swc
ve
who.
British
naval
quarters.
ut
at
26
cents
for
white
gas
and
28
had
28
transport
and
ce,,u
SoT
KM
four
cents
lower
Inj
Mch
M,c
tha"
ywterday.
mink
since
commence-
campaign
In
Norway.'
Wholesale
purchasers
of
ga
are'
jvo
been
hit
and
dam-
41111
ab'e
to
Bet
their
supplies
and
stations
had
been
suspended.
The
j
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.65.
Dentotna.
.01
V.
ilrvtew,
.01
Vs.
Gokl
Belt,
.24.
Hedlcy
Mascot,
.43.
Mtnto.
.02.
Noble
Hve.
.00ft.
Pacific
Nickel,
.08.
Pend
Orlelle,
1.90.
Pioneer,
2.20.
Premier.
1.22.
Privateer.
-M.
Reeves
McDonald,
.18.
Reno,
.23.
Relief
Arlington.
.06.
Salmon
Oold.
.03.
Sheep
Creek.
1.07.
Cariboo
Hudson.
.03.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.14.
Calmont,
36.
C.
&
E,
2.01.
Freehold,
.02.-Home,
2.60.
Pacalta,
.04.
Royal
Can.,
.18.
Okalta,
1.10.
Mercury,
.06.
Prairie
Royalties
.18.
Toronto
Aldcrmac,
.25.
,07.
,,d'
and
Interests
of
Medl-
1
Ontrnl
rentrnl
Pi
Pat..
2.20.
'can
peoples
could
be
har-
'
Cons.
Smelters,
43
.u
East
Malartlc,
3.65.
Fernland,
.03.
Franco'cur,
.43.
Gods
Lake,
.424-Hardrock,
1.01.
Int.
Nickel,
40.00.
Kerr
Addison,
2.48.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.70.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
186.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.42
Vi
McKenzlc
Red
Lake,
127.
Moneta,-
.67.
Noranda,
70.50.
Pickle
Crow,
3.00.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.11.
San
Antonio,
2.30.
Uchl,
.65.
Bouscadlllac,
.03
Ji.
Moshcr,
.07,
Oklertd,
.06
W.
Dominion
Bridge,
35.50.
Frr
.
the
Wr
Ulat
K-v-
s
tn
addlUon
to
the
lh"e
1
no
change
In
the
price
of
nineteen
cents
to
boat
of
warships
as
a
re-
RfII
T
I
he
German
Navy
has
Vancouver
Statement
i
I
VI
1
1
I
.!!
AMP
IIVS
r
has.
in
addition.
lost
A
statement
Issued
In
Vancouver
in
the
Norwegian
y
the
Petroleum
Industries
Feder-rough
oombat
and
as
Hn.
representing
nine
major
Brl-1
Allied
raids
on
Nail
air
U1
Columbia
oil
companies.
said
t--
-y
British
planes
were
lnal
gasoline
deliveries
to
service
Regime
.
action
was
taken
roiiowing
Attorney
General
Oordon
WUmer's
an-
WASHINGTON,
April
26:
(CP)
nouncement
yesterday
of
a
price
cut
conquests
abroad
are
calling
to
effecUve
today
since
the
validity
of
the
attention
of
United
States
of-the
Fuel
Board
had
been
held
by
ficUU
an
Impasse
created
by
the
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada.
The
United
States'
doctrine
of
non-statement
did
not
say
what
further
recognition
ot
territory
acquired
jetton
the
oil
companies
planned
through
tore,
but
It
said
the
prices
ordered
were
The
doctrine
enunciated
by
tor-below
the
cost
and
services
hadjmer
Secretary
of
State
Hjnnr
L.
been
stopped
pending
consultation
stlmson
Is
piaetng
the,
United
with
the
government
to
avoid
pros-
states
in
the
position
of
refusing
I
euUon,rhCiSl&tenjent.s5ald
esen-
t
reeofntt
n
erer-expditdtffg
lu
no
demands
to
make
mrmm
wouia
oe
proieciea.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(GmnJ
B.
O
Jahrwtoo
fv)
frltndlv
hand
to
Italy.
I
nPnttlp.
1.1
Vancouver
iki
fc
.
.
i
1
1
iff
MKcniiri
i
wm
--'1
IIU(J
i,
i
BLICKMOKF.
I.ILI)i:R
portion
of
the
world's
area.
At
According
to
Canadian
Press
present,
the
populations
of
coun-
shortages
are
reported
in
several
tries
or
former
countries
tm-
braced
within
the
doctrine
total
'around
ISOjMO.OOO
persons.
j
I
The
Ust
follows:
Manchoukuo.)
34JOO;
Ethiopia.
7.900.000;
Al-j
Ibanla
1.003.114;
Polan
3T347J0O;
!
(Chechoslovakia.
H.OOOjOOO;
Chlna-
under-Japan.
60.000,000.
I
Stlmson.
Secretary
of
State
un-'
Jder
former
President
Herbert
i
Hoover,
staled
his
policy
In
Janu-'
!ary,
1932,
when
Japan
seteed
Man-,
Ichurta,
and
set
It
up
as
a
so-;
called
Independent
state
named
Manchoukuo.
saying:
"It
(the
United
States
does
not
Intend
to
recognize
any
situation,)
treaty
or
agreement
which
may.
be
brought
about
by
means
contrary
to
the
covenants
and
obllfra-l
Jtlons
of
the
Pact
of
Paris
(the
Kcuogg
Anti-war
racu.
Monthly
Plan
Of
I
Collecting
Taxes
jls
Being
Proposed
T-ONDON.
tCP)
The
Montreal
nripe
of
bar
cold
on
the
London
iLnr
Pnrarri
c
i
1
Tomorrows
Tides
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-
High
4:32
ajn.
19.1
ft.
,,U"t,
inds
Moderate
to
fresh
'
'
j
.Im.J,.
.-..Ill,
17:55
pjn.
173
ft.
Low
11:20
p.m.
4
3
ft.
In
temperature.
i
hange
23:35
p.m.
9.0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
H
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXIX
No
99.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
26,
1940.
PRICE:
I
CENTS
r
V
Faroe!
With
Prnsnprt
FRENCH
POILUS
MAKE
IT
TOUCH
FOR
NAZI
TANKS
Royal
Air
Force
Bolsters
Up
s
rp:
-
-
-,.v
Cars
As
Result
Of
V
nment's
Price
Cut
Order
)ir
3
?.
meers
are
shown
at
work
on
one
of
the
glsantic
ditches
they
have
constructed
along
.7
Frciit
as
a
barricade
against
Oerman
tanks.
The
ditches
are
Am
w.in
teep
waits
-.ait
a
droa
of
about
15
feet
and
a.aice-lhem
easy
prey
for
the
anti-tank
guns.
Of
Force
For
lSO.OM.OaO
In
World
Today
00O03CKKfa0O0O00OOO0OO0CKCH300O0OOEWSCfmMJOtJOO0OCKMJOOOO
ON
WESTERN
FROTN
r.niS
Allied
artillery
brckc
up
German
workin;
pafties
tntrnctint
breastworks
In
the
Saar
Val!ey.
accordin);
to
an
official
French
communique.
A
German
pjtrol
frll
into
a
trap
in
the
Yusse
Mountain
sector
and
suffered
heavy
casualties.
The
lrench
clal.n
naVal
and
land
successex
over
the
enemy.
INVOKES
NEUTRALITY
ACT
WASHINGTON
President
Roosevelt
has
Invoked
the
neutrality
act
against
Norway,
admitting
that
it
Is
in
a
state
o
war
against
Germany.
This
places
Norway
on
a
eash
and
carry
basl
like
Great
Britain.
France,
Germany
and
other
bet
Ilzerant
natmns.
A'Sio.wojros
loan
wnicn
was
xo
nade
to
Norway
is
cancelled.
Bank
advances
to
that
country
are
made
illegal.
Recruiting
in
this
country
fot
the
Norwegian
army
ir
forbidden
as
is
outfitting
of
armed
Norwegian
ships
and
travelling
of
Americans
on
Norwegian
ships.
NAZI
SHIPS
liLOW
UP
MAL.MO,
Sweden
Two
German
freighters
between
Malmo
and
Copenhagen
are
reported
to
have
been
seen
blown
up.
DENIES
STATEMENT
WASHINGTON
Senator
Key
Pittman,
chairman
of
the
United
States
Senate
foreign
relations
committee,
denies
having
said
that
"The
Allies
must
chase
the
Germans
out
of
Norway
within
thirty
days
or
lose
the
war."
The
newspaperman
responsible
for
publication
of
the
statement
insists
this
was
what
Pitt-man
said
and
that
further
he
authorized
publication
ot
Ketchikan
Uses
In
an
address
before
the
Prince
q
1
1
Rupert
Rotary
Chib
at
IU
weekly
trCCt
OPfinKier
luncheon
yesterday,
with
coionei
j.
W.
Nlcholls
presiding,
R.S.
Gilchrist.
city
commissioner,
stated
that
Necessary
to
Lay
Dust
After
Warm
he
was
working
on
a
plan
whereby
i
and
Dry
Days
taxes
could
be
paid
monthly
ln-i
'stead
of
yearly
as
at
present.
He)
felt
that
such
a
scheme
would
maKe
aKe
HUGE
WAR
ORDERS
WASHINGTON,
D.O
The
Allied
purchasing
mission
announces
that,
during
the
last
two
weeks,
contracts
for
$100,.
000,000
worth
of
United
tales
airplanes
and
engines
have
been
made
AMERICAN
KILLED
ALBUQUERQUE,
New
Mexico
Harry
B.
Wilson,
who
served
with
the
Princess
Patricia
Canadian
Light
Infantry
in
the
First
Great
War,
has
been
killed
while
serving
In
the
Norwegian
war,
according
to
word
reaching
his
home
here.
KETCHIKAN,
April
26.
It
has;
Francois
Lake
Man
Fractures
Leg
By
Tractor
FRANCOIS
LAKE,
April
26.
John
Its
Strength
In
Norway
War;
French
Foreign
Legion
Lands
Struggle
For
Control
of
Area
Between
Oslo
and
Trond-
heim
Continues
With
Latter
Port
as
Main
Objective
j
LONDON,
April
26.
Greatly
increased
activity
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
and
landing
of
crack
units
of
the
French
Foreign
Legioa
at
Namsos
to
fight
alongside
the
British
and
Norwegian
forces
are
thp
latest
developments
:in
the
Scandinavian
war.
Control
of
the
key
port
of
Trondheim
on
the
west
coast
of
Norway
still
appears
to
HAVE
LOST
WAR
TRICK
IN
NORWAY
Great
Britain
Freely
Makes
Ad-mission
But
Is
Confident
Of
Ultimate
Outcome
Of
Battle
For
Trondheim
LONDON.
April.
26
but
expressed
confidence
in
the
New
York
Stock
Values
Are
Off
Industrials
Morning
Trading
I
be
the
principal
objective
of
both
sides.
Heaviest
fighting
continues
in
the
valleys
between
Hamar
and
Trondheim
and
Roros
Is
reported
today
to
have
been
recaptured
by
the
Allies
after
having
been
In
the
hands
of
the
Germans
for
a
few
hours
yesterday.
The
Allies
also
Claim
a
victory
at
Storen
south
of
Trondheim.
With
the
co-operation
of
pursuit
j
planes,
British
warshipa
were
to-
Ma
rpnortprl
tn
ha
fnrrpH
their
way
into
Trondheim
Fjord
past
German
batteries.
There
was
also
further
bom-
CP)
Mill-
bardment
of
Narvik
to
the
north
qckh30oo.kkkoockk?okkohkkkkwiuc
tary
sources
today
conceded
the
and
Oslo
to
the
south.
a
a
0
the
"first
trick"
in
Norway1
involved!
War
News
o
A
British
statement
said
that
flprtnan
hnrntwri
orp
trrlnir
f
r
o
cutcome
ot
a
decisive
battle
for
find
that
they
are
not
entirely
o
Trondheim
for
which
both
sides
Immune
to
resistance
from
British
g
are
concentrating
men
and
guns.,
fighter
planes."
The
British
planes
n
At
th
same
time
the
War
Office
are
reported
roaring
away
in
large
said
that
Allied
troops,
heavily
en-'numbers
from
aircraft
carriers
in
pH-m
south
of
the
key
Norwegian'
addition
to
which
a
base
has
been
railway
point
of
Dombas,
had
been
established
on
a
frozen
lake.
A
forced
to
make
"limited
with-
major
improvement
all
around
in
drawals."
'the
Allied
position
was
reported
The
Air
Ministry
announced
that
today
following
yesterday's
re-British
planes
and
anti-aircraft
'verses
although
further
Allied
re-suns
downed
eight
enemy
planes
treats
were
later
Indicated.
Oer-and
damaged
nine
others
in
Nor-
man
attacks
on
new
Allied
posl-way
yesterday.
It
was
stated
that
Uons
in
the
Steinkjar
area
have
five
British
aircraft
were
missing
been
successfully
repulsed.
:and
others
damaged
in
bombing
Today's
Later
Reports
.attacks.
.
Late
today
the
Norwegian
front
haVebcerT
'
"!oav
ac
Knouns.iiv
a
-reporrea-naa
Become
quieter
with
both
mat
aniisn
troops
were
moving
siaes
aigging
in
ror
a
major
battle
south
to
meet
a
mechanized
Oer-
involving
communication
between
,'man
column
driving
toward
Tronfi-
Trondheim
and
Oslo.
,heim.
I
British
military
authorities
are
Advices
from
Roros,
reached
reported
to
have
admitted
that
yesterday
by
the
Nazis,
said
they
the
Germans
may
possibly
suc-had
been
held
up
and
had
with-1
ceed
in
Joining
up
forces
at
drawn
to
a
point
ten
to
fifteen
Trondheim
with
those
driving
up
miles
distant
where
they
were
dig-
from
Lillehammer.
This
admission
ging
in.
came
in
connection
with
the
of-
I
Reports
reaching
Swedish
news-
ficlal
announcement
by
the
British
papers
In
Stockholm
late
today
in-
War
Office
that
there
hat
been
a
dlcated
that
Allied
-
Norwegian
third
retreat
by
the
British
forces
.forces
on
the
front
below
Trond-
today
near
Dombas
after
a
sharp
,helm
had
inflicted
considerable
engagement
with
strong
enemy
losses
on
German
advance
units,
forces.
This
retreat
follows
siml-
,
forcing
them
back
five
miles
south
lar
strategic
withdrawals
from
of
Roros.
Allied
troops,
coming
Steinkjar
and
Lillehammer.
The
down,
the
Glomma
Valley
from
a
strong
Gernyn
forces
at
Dombas
concentration
point
at
Storen.
received
effective
support
from
brought
light
artillery
Into
action
artillery,
tlKjhanlzed
equipment
and
were
aided
by
reinforcements
and
low-flying
aircraft.
I
of
aircraft.
The
German
aircraft
have
been
.playing
an
important
part
In
the
j
enemy
successes
of
the
last
few
Idays
and
It
is
t0
combat
this
that
jthe
strength
of
the
Royal
Air
j
Force
in
this
area
is
being
.strongly
bolstered
up
and
more
effectively
organized.
I
In
the
event
of
the
German
e
connecting
between
And
Rail,
Off
This
up
In
First
Hour
Of
,Ir?n(?el?
0n
thAf
Y!St
5st
a?2
wsiu
iu.
uie
souin
ine
nines
wiu
I
reorganize
the
campaign
with
a
.
view
t0
holding
northern
Norway
.
NEW
YORK,
April
-Trading
for
the
first
hour
on
the
New,
MeanwhUe
the
startegy
on
both
York
Stock
Exchange
today
to
be
,n
f
amounted
to
260.000
shares.
The
ouPtflanking
movements
with
Industrial
at
closing
average
was,
dM
h
m
,148.12,
down
.36.
and
rails,
30.79
.
",foraot'
.u,m,
t
lng
in
alternate
claims
of
I
down
.18.
Bethlehem,
declaring
a
vic-
.,
Hrv
hP
h
i.et.
Zelkle.
tractor
driver
for
the
pro-i
.u.j
f..
lonws
engagements,
the
payment
of
city
taxes
seem
Jess
to
in!.ini.i,.i
n.nr.r)m.n
Department
m-
of
P,ihn
Public
wnrv
Works,
!
.,.
.L
v
formidable
than
at
present.
The
scheme
had
not
yet
been
adopted
by
any
municipality
In
British
Columbia
but
it
was
possible
it
might
be
arranged.
The
formal
election
of
the
newi
officers
of
the
club
under
ur.
weai
Carter
as
president
took
place
but
the
new
officers
will
not
take
over
for
a
couple
of
months.
Quests
at
the
luncheon
Included
W.
T.
Moodlcrgencral
superintendent
of
the
C.N.R..
Norman
Nelson,
M,
H.
McLean
and
W.
Llsson-Smlth
officials
of
the
B.
C.
Packers.
BAR
GOLD
few
days
that
it
was
necessary
jvlnclal
sprinkle
the
streets
yesterday
to,
broke
his
right
leg
above
the
knee
lay
the
dust.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
59,000
pounds,
9c
and
7c
and
9.1c
and
7c.
Canadian
17.900
pounds,
9.1c
and
6.5c
and
9.3c
and
6.7c.
.
K.
Y,
market
was
unchanged
today
at
Daniel
S
$37.54
per
fine
ounce.
6.5c.
American
while
engaged
in
loading
a
disabled
I
tractor
on
a
truck.
He
was
Immed
iately
taken
by
Verne
Taylor
to
the
Burns
Lake
Hospital
where
he
is
reported
to
be
progressing
Weather
Forecast
Ilene.
37.00.
Storage.
0c
and
7c.
I
General
Synopsis
The
pressure
Federal,
22,000,
Storage,
9.1c
and
1
Is
high
from
Vancouver
Island
7c.
I
southwestwards
but
low
off
the
Canadian
north
coast.
The
weather
cbntln-
Atll.
14.000,
Storage
9.3c
and
ues
mild
in
British
Columbia
with
6.7c,
i?nn
&Hln
0
1.
nA
fit.
iivu,
niuui
auu
u.uv;.
2200,
Atlln,
9.1c
and
showers
Inland.
,
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Fresh
northwest
winds,
mostly
fair
and
mild.
largest
profits
In
recent
years.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
south
west
wind,
two
miles
per
hour:
vis
Landings
In
Southeast
It
was
reported
last
night
that
'the
British
had
been
successful
in
landing
mechanized
forces
to
the
1
extreme
southeast
of
Norway
near
the
Swedish
frontier
to
drive
against
the
Germans
in
the
at-
Iblllty
eight
miles;
barometer,
29.-
tempt
to
foil
their
effort
to
sllci
84
(falling);
temperature,
45;
seajacr0ss
Norway.
smooth.
I
German
authorities
claimed
to
Triple
Island
Overcast,
south-;
be
mopping
up
in
the
Bergen
ar?a,
west
wind,
eight
miles
per
hour;!
making
further
advances
from
visibility,
25
miles;
light
swell.
Oslo
towards
Trondheim.
Eleven
Langara
Island
Light
showers,
British
planes
are
claimed
by
the
southwest
wind,
five
miles
per
hour;
Nazis
to
have
been
destroyed
yes-vlslbHlty,
25
miles:
barometer,
29.-terday.
As
a
result
of
German
87;
temperature,
44;
sea
smooth,
j
bombing
attacks,
It
was
further
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
calm:
'claimed
that
two
submarines
had
visibility,
fifteen
miles;
barometer,
been
sunk
In
the
Skagerrack
with
29.90;
temperature,
47;
sea
smooth,
a
mine
layer
and
transport
driven
Vancouver
Raining,
easterly
ashore.
A
destroyer
had
been
set
wind,
five
miles
per
hour;
barome-
afire
and
another
damaged,
the
ter,
29.76.
Germans
claimed,
'