(NDON
Frb.
23:
Great
Bri-
tia;
giv
n
Bulgaria
final
png
,nar
diplomatic
relations
She
WITHDRAW
FROM
ISLAND
LONDON
British
forces
which
occupied
the
Italian
island
of
Kastelorizo
in
the
eastern
Mediterranean
have
been
with-drawn
"having
accomplished
their
objective,"
the
Admiralty
and
War
Office
announce.
RUSSIA
MAY
i
TURN
ABOUT
bear
he
breaking
point.
The
,
I
In
mir..
',er
at
Sofia,
George,
Change
Of
Attitude
In
Connection
c
Bend::-,
has
sternly
told
Bui-;
With
Germans
And
Balkans
I
thai
if
relations
are
broken!
Hinted
Ihe
f
;uni,ry
will
probably
be
I
a
battleground.
It1
ANKARA.
Feb.
28:
There
.were
i
bt
he
intention
of
the
Bri-
report
here
last
night
that
Russia
Id?
landing
forces
and
other-
rniaht
make
an
about
face
in
con-
s
to
meet
the
Germans
In
their
nectlon
with
the
Balkan
situation
m
down
the
Balkans.
-nd
th
German
Invasion
In
partl-
ip
pi
iicsi
has
been
filed
cujar.
Previously
It
had
been
in-
fh
Bulgarian
EOVimnijik4imaid.-that
.Rusta.
would
jnakevi
kidnspp
m
of
a
BrttJJh
em-
no
objection
to
the
Gernans
occu-
offtrlai
who
was
on
his
way
pying
Bulgaria.
Now.
however,
it
lahnlka
supposedly
carrying
js
reported
that
Russia
may
ooject
Ibl
rt
umentl
to
such
an
invasion.
P;.U
:e
cordon
was
thrown
.
sir
Stafford
Cripps,
British
Bulear'.an
capital
last
Kan-a
dor
to
Moscow,
is
hurrying
trakm?
it
impossible
for
xi
Mosfow
to
Ankara
to
confer
pne
iravn
the
city.
All
tele-
wu,h
Fbreien
Secretary
Anthony
1.06.
2.90.
Bulletins
GINGER
UOGEUS
WINS
HOLLYWOOD
Ginger
Rogers,
for
her
work
in
"Kitty
Foyle."
was
last
night
declared
the
outstanding
actress
for
the
year
by
the
Academy
of
Moving
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences.
("Kitty
Foyle"
comes
to
Prince
Rupert
at
the
first
of
next
week.)
VANCOUVER
CONTRACTS
VANCOUVER
The
Vivian
and
Reliance
engine
and
machine
works
of
Vancouver
have
been
awarded
contracts
totalling
$3,-800,000
by
the
Imperial
government,
the
Vancouver
Province
says.
Australia
Breaks
!
With
Rumania
As
Enemy
Territory
has
broken
off
diplomatic
relations
with
Rumania
as
being
"enemy
territory."
Australia
thus
follows
the
lead
of
the
Mother
Country.
Extend
Pensions
Act
To
Workers
In
Auxiliaries
OTTAWA.
Feb.
.28.
The
Pensions
Act
may
be
extended
to
include
persons
engaged
In
"the
army
auxiliary
services
such
as
'those
of
the
Saiva
tion
Army,
Canadian
Legion,
Y.M.
CA.'
and
Knights
of
Columbus.
,
r.iA.i-
i
FAR
AHEAD
T:mber
scaling
in
Prince
Rupert
'forestry
district
for
February
this
year
totals
7.759.701
board
feet
as
compared
with
1,617.108
boaid
feet
In
the
same
month
last
year,
bringing
the
total
for
the
first
two
months
of
1941
up
to
15,578,463
board
feet
as
against
3.152.652
board
feet
in
the
corresponding
period
last
year.
Thus
the
produc
tion
so
far
this
year
is
runnin
live
times
ahead
cf
a
yeur
ago
due
entirely
to
the
large
increase
in
output
of
Sitka
spruce
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
,
The
scaling
per
species
this
February
and
for
the
same
month
last
year
was
as
follows:
Feb.
1941
Feb.
1940
Board
Ft.
Board
Ft.
Fir
6,458
Spruce
6,769,657
Cedar
185,908
I
Balsam
12,920
Hemlock
618.305
Jackplne
166,453
69,222
1,155,042
303.887
16.291
65.181
Totals
.7,759,701
1.617,108
Forest
Products
Forest
products
for
this
Febru-
featHen
Forecast
Tomorrow
sT'Tdes
:
prlr
-e
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-
High
3:11
am.
20.8
ft.
15:21
pjn.
19.7
It.
rhea;;t
wines,
pari
ciouay
ana
Low
8:29
am.
4.9
ft.
loci
21:35
pm.
4.3
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
,
v
.
...
,
"No.
50.
.
:
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
28,
1941
price:
5
caarra
'
-
--:
:
a
ll
a
n
Situation
Is
Very
Tense
J1ANS
ENTRAPPED
WOO00OIOOOOtKHaoHJ0OWeKJCHWHKKHO
War
News
MINES
AT
SINGAPORE
er
Force
at
Mercy
of
Greeks
oooaDCHjoema&oaeHioioooeoi
Eastern
Entrance
to
Harbor
Blocked
Albania
Air
Force
Active
1ENS,
Feb.
28.
Anotner
large
it)
force
has
Decome
trapped
be
Greefc
In
Albania.
Briton
jreek
air
forces
continue
ac-
,
harassing
the
Italians
there.
ILGARlF
!
IS
WARNED'
Dritain
Hints
That
Balkan
antry
May
lie
Turned
Into
Rattlcg
round
NAZIS
MASSING
tXGRADE,
Feb.
28:
(CD
A
movement
through
Ituchar
lot
German
troops
in
battle
lorm
is
renoricu
lonay
in
umatic
dispatches
from
Buch-
MOVING
FRENCH
FROM
COAST
VICHY
Unconfirmed
but
creditable
reports
received
here
today
state
that
Germany
is
removing
the
French
population
mm
the
English
Channel
coast.
Reports
to
this
effect
are
taken
by
some
French
observers
as
an
indication
of
preparations
for
an
attack
0n
the
British
Isles
but
neutral
circles
said
if
might
be
a
routine
military
precaution
to
prevent
leakage
of
information.
One
source
said
a
coastal
strip
was
being
cleared
to
a
depth
of
twenty-two
miles.
WEATHER
GROUNDS
BOMBERS
LONDON
Gales
sweeping
over
the
iglish
Channel
kept
the
British
and
German
air
forces
grounded
during
the
night
and
for
the
first
time
in
weeks
London
had
no
air
raid
alarm.
-
muni
ation
was
sus-
den
0f
Great
Britain.
-i
tr
orlously
for
twenty-.
hou:
IRES
AT
COLOGNE
Started
by
Royal
Air
Force
Attack
t
Less
Than
ISO
Conflagrations
DNDON,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
The
Ministry
news
service
said
that
tflre
were
burning
at
one
time
Bug
the
Royal
'Air
Force
raid
on
bgne
Friday
night.
agistrate
Of
maimo
Hurt
n.
Bcevor-Potts
Suffers
Pelvis
Injury
When
Struck
by
Auto
(ANAIMO,
Feb.
28.
C.
H.
Beevor
I
veteran
police
macistrate
of
uimo.
was
struck
down
by
an
Dmobile
and
suffered
Injury
to
pelvi:,
lolher
German
iking
Claim
I'm
Says
That
28
Vessels
Have
"n
Sunk
Or
Damages
In
twenty-Four
Hours
Berlin,
d
the
sUlklnS
or
damag-
lI
24
IlrlMv.
.
i
.
a
m
".on
vcaatis
ui
nonnage
"b
llO.UIin
n,U0,l
4,4,,
hours.
'
pbert
Stiles
Snllrrl
tr,,,
An
HIPP
T),.
v
kUWttJ
Wll
14V
'atHn
r0m
Ocean
Talis
trP
.-
t
to
Vancouver.
TODAY'S
tCXuruy
B.
U.
STOCKS
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
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(ask).
Bralome,
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Falrvlew,
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Gold
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Noble
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Pacific
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pend
Orlelle,
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Pioneer,
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Premier,
.85.
Privateer,
.43.
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McDonald.
.10.
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Arlington,
.028.
Salmon
Gold,
.01.
Sheep
Creek,
.80.
Oils
.
A.
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.08.
Calmont,
.18.
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1.75
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.04V'2
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.10
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.50.
Mercury,
.04.
Prairie
Royalties,
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.12.
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2.18.
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Gordon,
.68.
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Bouscadlllac,
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I
,Moshcr.0434.
j.
,
QklcM,
.05.
VICHY
PROTESTS-!
VICHY'
Vichy
is
protesting
to.
Great
Britain
at
the
blockade
of
French
food
ships,
five
of
which
have
been
seized.
Admiral
Parian
suggests
such
action
may
lead
to
war.
GERMANY
AND
ITALY
ROME
Germany
and
Italy
have
signed
a
new
trade
treaty.
It
is
another
move
towards
Germany
taking
over
complete
control
of
Italy.
TLOT
AGAINST
MUSSOLINI
ATHENS
Italian
prisoners
taken
by
the
Greeks
tell
of
a
wide-rpread
plot
against
Premier
Mussolini.
Army
officers
have
been
arrested
on
high
treason
charges.
TEN
PER
CENT
INCREASE
VICTORIA
A
ten
per
cent
increase
of
wages,
for
women
and
girls
working
in
laundries
and
dry
cleaning
plants
is
ordered,
Adam
Bell,
deputy
minister
of
labor,
to
Trotect
Naval
Base
From
China
Sea
SINGAPORE,
Feb.
28.
Mine
fields,
it
is
announced,
have
been
laid
at
the
eastern
.approaches
to
Singapore.
This
Is
;
between
the
Singapore
naval
baseiand
the
China
Sea.
Only
small
vessels
will
now
be
able
to
get
through.
"
ITALIANS
!
TO
LEAVE
!
Mussolini's
Newspaper
Says
They
Will
Withdraw
from
Soraaliland
and
Eritrea
for
Last
Stand
in
Ethiopia
CMRO,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
British
headquarters
announced
today
that
a
British
and
Free
French
column
which
is
driving
into
Eritrea
from
the
north
is
now
in
con-tac
with
enemy
troops
coverin?
p9sl'ions
north
of
Chcren
Italian
defence
centre
which
has
stal'cd
the
British
advance
for
weeks.
In
Rome
Premier
Benito
Mussolini's
own
newspaper
suceested
that
the
Italians
would
withdraw
entirely
from
Italian
Somaliland
and
Eritrea
to
make
a
strong
and
final
stand
in
the
mountains
of
Ethiopia.
An
Italian
dWislomnf
,3.000
men
rtllU
III1LC
JIlUl
gvnii.ia
-.in..
been
captured
on
the
Juba
River.
SCALING
IS
Indications
Are
Bulgaria
Wil
Be
In
War
At
Almost
Time;
King
Boris
Secluded
In
Palace
BOMBS
AT
SEA
Two
enemy
bombs
are
ahown
exploding
beside
the
aircraft
carrier
Ark
Royal
in
the
Mediterranean.
The
Ark
Royal
has
been
announced
sunk
by
both
the
Italians
and
Germans
on
several
occasions,
but
still
seems
to
be
able
to
weather
enemy
bombing
attacks.
I
Young
Son
Of
Constable
Is
Badly
Injured
SMITH
ERS.
Feb.
28;
A
serious
accident
hefel
the
young
son
of
Constable
J.
S.
Clark
of
Burns
Lake
when
the
boy
sunerea
a
fractured
skull
as
the
sled
on
which
he
was
coatsing
collided
with
a
motor
car
itwo
days
ago.
T,r-
RnirnimJM-.
Called
to
OO-
I
7,485
erate
on
the
boy
and
left
immedi
ately
by
car
witn
very
'neavy
gouife
.
on
account
of
a
heavy
fall
of
snow
I
which
was
still
continuing.
Reports
reaching
Smrthers
toaay
jary
amounted
to
only
52,445
lineal
J
wSnuTch
ffeet-49,875
lineal
leet
eeaar.
wu
"T
:
Q"H
,nfid
jackplne
and
120
xntscellaneous
"
as
compared
with
189,840
lineal
sclusn;
...
,
.
mu
101(1
TV.
a
fnrwt.1
UOnSKlDie
UlfB-
WiU
'make
a
igood
recovery.
D0D0CANESE
Ontario
Takes
ISLETAKEN
Relief
Burden
Second
of
Group
Is
Taken
by
British
Provincial
Government
lo
From
Italians
In
as
Many
Days
j
Three-Quarters
of
Cost
Parliament
at
Sofia
Holds
Emergeat
Session
as
Country
Prepares
to
Defend
Itself
From
Bombing
Final
Warning
From
Great
Britain
SOFIA,
February
28:
(CP)
George
W.
Rendel,
British
minister
to
Bulgaria,
said
tonight
that
"forerunners"
of
the
German
invasion
of
Bulgaria
were
already
in
the
country
"by
hundreds.
No,
I
should
say,
thousands."
He
intimated
that
an
order
taking
him
home
would
be
tantamount
to
beginning
of
war
in
which
the
British
would
Pay
Istanbul
Feb.
28.
Another
of
TORONTO,
Feb.
28.
premier
m.
tho
Dodecanese
Islands
croun
has
f.
HeDburn
announces
that
the
pro
been
captured
by
the
British,
mak-
vlnce
will
pay
75
per
cent
of
direct
Ing
the
second
to
be
taken
In
as
relief
costs,
leaving
25
per
cent
w
many
days,
,-.
..
the
municipalities.
w
Alfonso
Is
Dead
ROME,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
For-
'V
-:r
Kins
Alfonso
of
Spain
died
shortly
before
noon
today
f
"
h
-presence
of
immediate
relatives.
Death
followed
a
fc
l-nrihv
'.Urr's
w'.th
-trdiac
pnd
nerve
disorder.
ULTIMATUM
IS
IGNORED
Threat
Will
Be
Asked
Explain
TOKYO,
Feb.
28:
(CD
Japan's
ultimatum
to
the
French
that
they
agree
to
yield
to
Thailand
large
areas
of
Indo-China
provinces
of
Cambodia
and
Laos
or
suffer
"forceful
action"
by
the
Japanese
armed
forces
expired
at
midnight
tonight
(7
a.m.
Pacific
!
Standard
Time)
without
reply
he-
ing
given
by
France.
Authoritative
sources
said
that
the
Japanese
Foreign
Office
was
planning
an
extraordinary
conference
of
key
officials
later
Saturday
morning
to
which
Indo-China
peace
conference
of
key
officials
later
conference
delegates
would
be
invited
for
an
explanation
of
why
the
French
have
not
replied.
According
to
some
dispatches
from
Vichy
it
was
suggested
that
France
might
resist
Japanese
demands
providing
the
support
of
Great
Britain
and
the
United
Stales
was
assured.
The
French
position
has
been
decided
upon
but
not
yet
announced.
Is
Director
Of
Island
Hospital
I
bomb
Bulgarian
obj
ectives.
He
said
Snowfall
For
Two
Days
Has
Been
20
Inches
It
Is
quite
a
snowfall
Prince
Rupert
has
had
during
the
pasC
couple
of
days.
Up
to
yesterday
inomlng
no
less
than
19.7
Inches
had
fallen
during
a
period
or
slightly
over
forty-eight
hours.
It
is
one
of
the
heaviest
snowfalls
Prince
Rupert
has
experienced
in
years.
he
would
receive
such
an
order
if
German
uniformed
troops
crossed
the
Danube
in
such
numbers
as
to
constitute
an
invasion,
If
the
Nazis
get
control
without
troops
or
If
there
Is
unsatisfactory
development
from
such
an
Incident
as
that
involving
the
still
unexplained
disappearance
of
a
British
passport
officer.
Unofficial
reports
today
said
that
King
Boris
was
closeted
in
his
palace
refusing
to
see
his
own
ministers.
Shortly
after
dawn
secret
police
raided
the
homes
of
ten
more
Bulgarian
journalists
.and
oil
men.
'
seeking
Incriminating
documents
and
then
arresting
them
all.
j
Reports
reaching
Belgrade
said
that
the
Bulgarian
Parliament
had
held
an.
extraordinary
Jhlrty-mln-
-ute'
secret
session
todajr
'
'
Civilian
air
raid
defence
corps
in
!
Sofia
and
the
provinces
are
said
to
France
rays
No
Heed
to
Japanese
have
been
summoned
for
a
practice
to
at
11:30
pjn.
Budapest
reported
that
the
lng
would
take
place
In
Vienna
morrow
of
a
three-point
treaty
bringing
Bulgaria
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Citizen
Will
Answer
in
Courts
for
Alleged
Subversive
,
Statement
OTTAWA,
February
28:
(CP)
Hon.
Ernest
Lapolnte,
minister
of
Justice,
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
the
Ottawa
Citizen
,
would
"have
to
answer
in
the
courts"
for
what
he
declared
was
a
subversive
statement
and
"an
appeal
to
disorder"
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a
recent
British
Columbia
Will
Lose
Out
If
Census
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Taken
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Feb.
28.
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census
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yesterday.
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Feb.
28:
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VICTORIA,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
The
British
Columbia
Public
Utilities
Commission
has
granted
a
certificate
of
public
convenience
to
Adelard
Bourret
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put
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system
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