feather Forecast prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte Islands Light south winds, cloudy and mild with widely scattered light sowers, becoming cloudy aJW .... v Mt V. -I Voi. AAA' . NAVY ALL HEADY WASHINGTON, I), C, May 7: (CP) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said todaw that Hie Inited States Navy is "readier now than ever" to undertake the job of assuring delivery of war tupplits to Great Britain if and nben assigned to such duty. The Nary department chief made the statement In commenting on a speech last night by Secretary of War Henry L. Stlmson in which Stlmson advocated the use of the United States Navy to as-sure vlory for Great Britain In the Battle of the Atlantic. WASIHNGION, D.C May 7: -Spcakin; w i 'ttc approval of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr iary of War Henry h. Stlmson oVJarcd liimrr'.f In favor of Im mediate use of ithr United States Hivy t ; make ilhc scoi secure for -ry : American war materials Great Britain. It v u 1 t" unwise io run the risk at niluwiivg Grcwt Britain to be defeated by the AxW, Stlmson ''eclarrd. The United States could ne dfford to let ths British Navy iw It ntvlrol of the sea, a consul uhli h for one liundrrd years had fc n the principal defence of V Unt d S'otcs. Further. It was Inconsistent to nrydune ?roods and not irc the mraii of effecting 'their safe delivery, United States security was dependent on a British victory. Stlm-jn declared. War News MANY NAZIS DOWNED LONDON The Air Ministry announced today that nineteen German planes liad been shot down In twenty-four hours of bitter air fighting over the western European front. Seven British fighters were lost. Ovcr-"llil, while German bombers centred their assault on Clyde-side, Liverpool and Northern Ireland, the Royal Air Force made Hamburg Us main objective. AUXILIARY SHIP SUNK LONDON The Admiralty announces that II.M.S. Patia, an auxiliary vessel, has been bombed and sunk, shooting, down the attacking bomber before she went ' the bottom herself. RAID FRENCH COAST DOVER British bombers this afternoon made a scries or raids n tlie French coast between Calais and Boulogne, all return-'g safely about half an hour later, NAZIS LEAVING GREECE ni:itLiNNazl forces are being withdrawn from Greece as Uey a'e needed elsewhere. They will b replaced by Italians as the army of occupation In Greece. RED CROSS BOMBED OUT TORONTO The most norther-warehouse of the Canadian Rd Cross in Scotland has been l"mbed out. Goods In replacement are being dispatched from Canada at once. 1 . -1 i OTTAWA Jock McGovern M.P. Won't "Firewatch" Glasgow Labor Man Declined Take Turn on Top of House of Commons Delayed Mav 7: Onlv severe cold has made It v. ivil iiiw uiaui, v neccs a Inspect facilities there for Mr. Pattullo. He I? leaving tonight on his return to NELSON, Eng.. May 7: (CP) John McGovern, fiery M.P. for Olasgow-Shcttlesst, told the Independent Labor Party annual conference here he had refused to do flre,-watchlng.at the House of Commons. McOovcrn said the sergcant-at-arms told him and James Maxtoii, another IL.P. member, they must do a few hours' flrc-watchlng on the roof of the House. McGovern declared he would "sec the government In hell" before he would go on to a government building. BECOMES 1 PREMIER Joseph Stalin Assumes Office From V. M. Mololoff MOSCOW, May 7 Dictator Joseph Stalin, in a surprise an-.nountfinent yesterday assumed the Premiership of Russia from V. M. Mololoff. Allhoush he has been, as secretary general of the Communist party the actual power In the government, this is Hie first time In seventeen years that Stalin has held a government office. Mololoff continues in the government as vice-president ami commissar of foreign affairs. There is speculation that He change, cause of a sensation I throughout the world may Imply a further cooling off l relations between Russia and Germany. 1 However, Moscow gives no 1 cations of a change of policy. Blind Air Warden i Rescues Victims Housing Problems to be Implemented by Information From Their Returns OTAWA, May 7: (CP) Censvu ' iivvvu- eilUIIlfc I clbUi O Ullo jvai vvu iry fcr him to postpone a special check on every 10th house t inn uj Lonuon 10 visii me t British Columbia soldiers and how the con'dition of a building can be decided. A dwellinn is considered to be in need of major repair If there arc sagging or rotting foundations causing walls to crack or lean; If shingles on a shingle roof arc warped and missing or there Is another type of leaking roof; If the chimney is cracked or there are bricks missing, qr if the outside steps or stairways are unsafe. The enumerator is advised that this question of major repairs should be answered chiefly from observation rather than by questioning. t In giving the estimated value of a building, the enumerator Is asked to remember that "this value will be the amount that thU dwelling would sell for on June 2, 1941. If the owner were willing to sell to a willing buyer In competition with similar dwellings." POSITION I UBRARY GT. BRITAIN . CANT LOSE But Length of War Will Depend Upon Measure Of United Slates Aid, Says Premier Mciulcs I Of Australia NOW IN OTTAWA OITAWA. May 7: (CP) Prime Minister It. G. Mciuies of Aus- ( tralia, fresh from a visit to Great Britain, arrived in Ottawa from New York today by special train. NEW YORK, May 7: dreal Bri-i..i ,inmiit. inxn the war. declared KtUI V-.. . Premier It. G. Mcnzies of Australia on arriving here yesterday from England cn route to Ottawa but the speed with which bJVc wins depends upon the action taken by Uic United States, it was up o una country whether or not It would be a long drawn out war. Naturally. Mcnzies auld, he felt that United States should convoy It, goods to Great Britain although that was a matter for United Etaitcs itself to decide. IVTCTORJA, B.C. Hi IMPROVED TIMBER WORKERS' STRIKE TACOMA The C. I. O. has Toted for a strike of all sawmill and logging workers in western Washington. Twenty thousand men would "be Involved. they visit, asking detailed questions NEWFOUNDLAND AS PROVINCE as to Its condition and value. By their comfort and entertain- i Canadian housing programs will be mcnt, said Premier T. D. Pat- assembled. tullo today. Had It not been Instructions to enumerators ls- for the cold, he might already sued here by the trade and corn- nave oeen m tnniana, saia merce department give atmcc as iu OITAWA . J. K. luacmcoi, Conservative member for Toron- in.ltavenDort. urces Canada to take over Newfoundland as a tenth irovin:e. This, he deems necessary, ; as a step In the defence of Cjinada. PREMIER STUDENT GRADUATES EDMONTON Charles G. Duke o.- Premier is a eraduatc from the University of Edmonton in dentistry. He Is one of six British Columbia graduates. FUSILIERS TO NANAIMO VANCOUVER The First Battalion, Irish Fusiliers, Vancouver Regiment, which arrived at New Westminster a few months ago from m Prince Prince Rupert, Rupert, transferred transferred tod trai 21ST FATALITY VANCOUVER Struck by a street car at the corner of Sixteenth and Cambic, Airs. James J. Shcchan of West Nineteenth was almost, Instantly killed yesterday afternoon. H was Vancouver's twjnly-Hrst traffic fatality of ihe.year. ' TROLLER CREW SAVED VANCOUVER The 28-foot (roller Ace was swamped in Howe Sound outside of Point Grey yes-tcrday. 'Anolher fishing boat, the Kildal, effected the rescue of five persons on board. BLAST IN DUPONT PLANT WEST PHILADELPHIA A Tarnish building in the Dupout plant here was wrecked by an explosion this morning. PATTULLO CANCELS TRIP OTAWA Premier T. D. Pattullo said today he had been forced by a severe cold to cancel plans for a quick trip to London to look over entertainment facilities which British Columbia is vidi me- for soldiers overseas. He intends returning to the Pacific coast tonight. fie ii ,.f Wve llvrrlio" Doing pomuuu m t,.v.u.j Arthur Small o Control of 7-5c J . lt was stated today. of Handicap Ills Bit in Spile fa u Jlnc has TT i- (CP) wrested back from the Iraqul. It LIVERPOOL, May Small the man expected here that Germany will People call Arthur but bo t., iu. mnrrv merry PVCS. eyes. icv ' - . . . with the forthcoming blina r w . - Liverpool's only yesterday den. He has helped rescue P P .from posltlbns thq enemy in i and guided ,ej from bombed houses j. ritlsh.0ccupled jurcd to the neare.5;h" and his airdrome at Habbanlyah In Iraq, Off duty one nlghi ne ....... East headauarters In Cairo wife heard the crump "" ' nn0Unccd today. Besides breaking nloslves. "Let's go ou -. , Tranuls. inclrcllne front at Hab- help," he saw. j . Brmsh forces wrested we can h the twoMwc$t of the vital Mosul-Haifa home, unuer v USoon after a heavy bomb wrecked bomb spl n-lVn Dodging the house. onri his wife hurried back rescued the old women. oil pipeline from the Iraq troops, the official communique said. British forces at Habbanlyah were harkpd ud by howitzers flown In by the Royal Air Force; Halibut Sales Summary American 24.500 pounds. U.2c t nriiin shmilrl en down. I and 8c and 11.5c and 8c. iTn-rt states. Like Australia, would Canadlah-53,000 pounds, 11c and stand alone against ihc dictators. 7.5c to 11.2c and 7.5c. 8c. American Lansing, 14,500, Pacific, 11.2c and Tuscan, 10,000, Royal, 11.5c and Canadian Viking I., 14,000, Booth, ll.tc and I 7 tin ' Great Britain Wrests Back Control, Dovrc D., 21,000, Atlln, 11.1c and Of Oil Line I rom Iraq. H is , 5c Announced In London j xugwell, 4,000, Storage, 11c and 3,000, Storage, lie and7.5c LONDON. May :-The Brill. ... T I. Ih Imnmv.l NeptUlIC, II.WU, acilic, 11. ..u ONLY FEW . ARE SAFE J Thirty-Five Persons Accounted For As Result of Disaster In War at Sea OTTAWA. Mav 7: (CP) An un official and Incomplete list today showed that thirty-five persons had been accounted for In a receni sea disaster In which 122 persons a reported missing. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE KUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1911. Holism Is Solid Behind Official Statement STIMSON OUT FOR CONVOYS Safe Delivery Of War Materials To Great Britain Must lie Insured Declares War Secretary Trip To England ''CHECK UP i ON HOUSES I - .. Il bulletins NAZI COUP IN SYRIA LIVERPOOL This is Feared in London Consu late at Damascus Wrecked LONDON, May 7-Fcars grow of a possible German-engineered coup d'etat In Syria. The British consulate in Damascus has been wrecked by demonstrations. Catching Up With U-Boats LONDON, May 7: r.nnt Austin Hudson. Civil Lord jjijlli Ui of the H1C iiUiiiu Admiralty, ai yjf told tutu the ktiv. campaign." -ay ta Nanaimo for further $IyS. ROOSCVClt ining. I Is In Seattle 1 , Gives Address Before Gathering I or Crailuatinir Aunrenlicex HIT AGAIN; CLYDE TOO Central and Western Scotland As Well as Northern Ireland Subjected to Nazi Attack LONDON, May 7. Liverpool and the Merseyslde area were bombed "vfor the sixth straight night last ' night by swarming Nazi raiders but the attack was not quite as heavy, however, as on preceding night and (CP) not so many bombs were dropped. Central and Western Scotland were also uiw a attacked fwuikvi as cw well ww as North Ire- It House of Commons today that land In widespread raids. London . 'W hnvp pverv reason tn be encouraged by recent results achieved In the antl-U-boat had twb alarms but no planes were sighted. It was officially announced today that the attack on Glasgow and the Clyde had been heavy, that considerable damage had been done and casualties were feared numerous. Elsht German nlanes were brought down during the night. EVACUEES' GUARDIAN ; Will Consider Bill Providing Offlc- SEATTLE,May 7: Mrs. Fianklin lals to Act in Canada and the. .i nJliiosfvvtfitt AvlfV of the- President 'Urittcd States of the United States, visiting here -r- witti her daughter, Mrs. John Boet- LONDON, May 7: c;f a dhi tlnsrcr. spoke before an apprentice providing for appointment of an graduation gathering here yestcr- official guardian for BrlUsh, child-day. "Domctiravics must show that rcn sent to the United States under ifhpv ran nf thlr mm vlnlltlnn rlo the ansnices of the United States as gocd a Job of living and work- Committee and for children sent ing as can be done under dictator ship," declared Mi: Roosevelt. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. L) Johnston Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .01. Bralornc, 9.50. Cariboo Quartz, 2.45. Den Ionia. .01 (usk. . Falrview, .00 Gold Belt, .23. Hedley Mascot, .52. Mlnto. .01 '4. Noble f ive, .00V2 (ask).-, x Pacific Nickel, .04. V' Pend Oteille, 1.20. Pioneer. 2.00. , Prtinkr, .91. ' ' Pilvatecr, .44. Reeves McDonald, .10. i Reno, .10. ' Relief Arlington. .02 '(ask). Sheep Creek, .70. Oils A. P. Con., .07 ft. V; v. Calmont, .16. ' ;1 5 ' C. & E., 1.10. Home, 1.70.-. Pnrallla (IS. 1 V Royal Canadian, .06 Okalta, .50 (ask). Mercury, .04 (ask). . ; Prairie Royalties, M. - Toronto 1 ' Aldermac, .08. ' - Bealttlc, 1.03. ; .,, Central Pat., 1.66. V " Cons. Smelters. 32j00 ' E?llt Malartlc,-2.28, Feniland, .01. Francocur, .38. ; Gods Lake, :25. Hardrock, .71. Int. Nickel, 31.00, r Kerr Addison, 3.80. . . Uttlo Long Lac, 1.82. McLcod Cockshutt, 1.60. Madsen Ited Lake, .GO. McKcnzle Red Lake,' 1.05. Monota. .42. Noranda, 50.00. P.Wcle Crow, 2.33. Preston East Dome. 2.95. San Antonio, 2.10. Sherrltt Gordon, .66. Uchl, X)9. Bousfaadillac. .02. v b Moslier, ".04V2. Okiend. .04. Smelters Gold. .01. .y.J ' ; Dominion Bridge, 21.50.J to Canada by the Children's Over seas Reception Board Is to be In troduced In Parliament. . i It Is expected the guardian in the United States will be Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador. In Canada, either Malcolm Macdon-ald, the new British High Commissioner, or one of the Canadian cabinet ministers, will act as or-! ' ficial guardian. I According to the semi-official Press Association, the United States has been urging the British government to bring in such a measure because of the many difficulties be-. i i i. i nft.. ing encounierea in iuuhuib ( 'evacuated children when there is nobody nobody in in the the States states who wno has nas au Tomorrow s lides High 11:13 am 103 It. . 23:26 p.m. 21.6 ft. Low : 5:01 a.m. 4 8 ft. 17:15 p.m. 4.9 ft. Pre Eight Planes Down PRICE: 5 CENTS. mier ICHURCHILL ENDORSED Overwhelming Vote Of Confidence J Accorded British Premier And His Policies LONDON, May 7: An overwhelming vole of confidence 417 to 3 was accorded Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his policies after a two day debate on the war in Parliament. The Prime Minister said that a great deal more aid from United States was needed but he was confident it would be forthcoming. The Prime Minister was received in audience yesterday by the King. The House of Lords' yesterday gave a unanimous vote of confidence in the Churchill government. The Commons gave Churchill his vote of confidence after he had disclosed that nearly five hundred thousand Imperial soldiers now stand guard against the Axis in the Middle East and that Great Britain expects enough new American merchant ships to see her through 1912 in the Battle of the Atlantic. The Prime Minister proclaimed a halt to the Britisn retreat in the Mediterranean bases with the declaration that "we intend to defend o the death and without thought of retirement Crete and Tobruk." --!he-Balkan.eampatgnwas the principal subject of discussion in the two-flay debate: The climax was a verbal duel between Churchill and Former Premier David Lloyd - George. Lloyd. George was bitterly critical of the manner in which information was being given out in can-nection with the war. There should be a more realistic picture. Britain had sustained painful and serious wounds, declared Lloyd George. They were not fatal but would be grave if neglected. He referred to the loss of Allies. GREEK NAVY HEAVY HIT CANEA. Crete. May 7: (CD The au- covernrrient. recapitulating thorny to give icga. . - m days certain actions which the United the nM,B German j,i drive thrmmh througn States committee of which Mrs. Roosevelt Is president may wish to take for the good of. the children. Case of Operations For For example example an an urgent urgent operation oP, of Greece, said today that all auxiliary vessels more than thirty had Ibeenl savagely bombed and ma- chliie-gunned, sinking with their crews. Greek submarines have join- . . , t Alexandria. for appellants may oe nectary, destroyers were sunk but under State Law in the U.S.A. ...: fcnm, chtn5 doctor cannot operate without consent of Uio child's parent. Nev ertheless, it may be imperative to q U..UIp operate within a few hours and In TOOl liUSDalilla wartime the consent of parents across the Atlantic sometimes can- Lii&l I jof AjAI.UOUD U vpnene nni Ho nhbUnw! so nuicklv. When the new BUI becomes law the U.S. Committee will be able to SOMEWHERE IN YORKSHIRE, give Its consent In such matters In May 7; (CP) Excuses husbands 11.- i.HA.t,tn4rrA f Yyfi t 1 1 f Vi q c f tl A nil- l u iUaU iitliian iiror rtrnvlri- WH? MlUWltUb Vwg r , CUUIU felVC WICii WiT-O Droval of ah officially appointed ;ed when the Ancient Order of Hen- ' ... 111 1.11 J t 4UAI . . . . -11.. . guardian tor uruisn cnuarcu m mic peciced Husoanas issuea nouce 01 fnitcd States. its annual secret gathering "some cvl. niftlo nf IVio It R Hnmrnlt- ...i i iMlt WllvlC lli i Ul IWiiH 1- 1 of the bill and explaining dtfficul-j Tell r you are going to see a man lies Americans aie cAuiti-i6 i"aboui your mcome-taA trtntlnrr looking after nftor th the rhlldrpn. children. ! have to do an extra vtrn turn turn There are 1.500 British evacuee children In. Canada and 800 in the United States uncjpr the Official scheme. In addition, both coun tries have several thousand children who have been privately evacuated. Has Temperature WASHINGTON. DXJ.. May 7: President Franklin D. Roosevelt had a light temperabure yesterday. Ills usual Tuesday press confer ence was cancelled. say you ci fire-watching; or, if the doesn't like walking, suggest a days nunt on you own for cigarettes and razor blades. Thp Catherine was the 5921st meeting. Tlie A.O.H.H. claims un broken continuity since Adam, tte- Joice and be glad on the one free day of domestic liberty," saia me Invitations. One of the oldest members complained new troubles had come to henpecked husbands due to "rationing, A B.P., tho nest-egg budge and tightening of apron-strings." 4! i j; lit V.