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tronrvif
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lo.irt.
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Bralorne
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Cariboo
Quartz
155
Hedley
Mascot
33
Pend
Oreille
l-
Pioneer
Premier
Privateer
Reno
i..
Sheep
Creek
Oils
2.00
.61
.45
.10
.83
Calmont
16
C.
&
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1,15
Home
233
Royal
Canadian
Toronto
Bcattie
-90
Central
Patricia
135
Consolidated
Smelters
37.50
Hardrock
-
53
Kerr
Addison
4-50
Little
Long
Lac
1-35
McLeod
Cockshutt
I-85
Madsen
Red
Lake
53
McKenzle
Red
Lake
.07
Moneta
-
...
.28
Plckel
Crow
243
Preston
East
Dome
3.00
San
Antonio
.195
Shcrrltt
Gordon
black-outs
and
air
raid
alarms:
A
signal,
consisting
of
a
series
j
of
five
blasts,
each
of
t.i.p
rfnra-
,
'
tion
of
five
seconds,
with
an
in-:
terval
of
two
seconds
between
each
blast,
the
series
being
sounded
three
times
with
a
pause
of
one
minute
between
each
series
of
blasts,
shall
be,
and
shall
be
known
as,
THE
WARNING
SIGNAL.
A
signal,
consisting
of
a
series
I
nfflH.ii;
ot
three
blasts-
each
of
a
duration
-sia
claimed
officially
tonight
nr
.
of
twenty
seconds,
tt.u
with
an
an
Inter
ln..
i
that
several
German
divisions
had
been
smashed
on
the
central,
front
with
otalmo-
gorsk
and
Venev
recaptured.
Continuing
advance
In
several
;ectcrs
west
and
southwest
of
Moscow
was
described.
t
Bulletins
MAYORS'
RE-ELECTED
VICTORIA
Andrew"
McGavln
was
re-elected
mayor
of
Victoria
yesterday
with
a
majority
of
1576
over
Duncan
McBride.
In
New
Westminster
.Mayor
Fred
Hume
was
re-elected
with
a
small
majority
of
126
over
William
Motte,
the
runner-up.
MERCY
KILLING
CALGARY
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Victor
lumber
have
been
acquitted
In
connection
with
the
"mercy
slaying"
of
their
child
who
had
cancer
of
the
optic
nerves.
SALE
OF
TIRES
OFF
OTTAWA
The
Depaitment
of
Munitions
and
Supply
yesterday
Unrrt
an
order
banning;
the
fcale
or
purchase
of
rubber
iires
or
tubes
In
Canada
forthwith.
Used
or
retreaded
tires
may
be
sold
and
tires
on
new
cars
ure
excluded
from
the
order.
FEDERAL
BY-ELECTIONS
OTTAWA
February
9
has
been
set
as
the
date
for
federal
by-elections
In
Welland,
York
South
(where
Senator
Arthur
Mcighcn
Is
running),
Quebec
City
and
Montreal-St.
Mary's.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
Ofandvlcw
.,
15V'a
val
of
three
seconds
between
each
blast,
the
series
being
sounded
hree
times
with
a
pause
of
me
minute
between
each
series
of
blasts,
shall
be,
and
shall
ue
known
as
THE
ALL
CLEAR
SIGNAL,
Upon
the
sounding
of
the
WARNING
SIONAL
the
following
ictlon
Is
necessary:
In
order
to
Insure
a
complete
lack-out
every
person
within
ange
of
the
signal
who
has
con-
;rol
of
any
light
or
of
anything
torn
which
light
Is
emitted,
shall
immediately
do
one
of
two
things,
tther
(1)
extinguish
the
light
and
ttftalft"
frdnT'caiisIfig
arn
jr
6ther
light,
or
(H)
.screen
the
light
or
the
source
of
the
light
so
that
no
light,
reflection
or
glare
shall
be
'Isible
from
outside
the
building
r
enclosure.
The
black-out
shall
)e
maintained
until
the
sour.dlni(
)f
the
ALL
CLEAR
SIGNAL:
and
luring
the
period
of
the
black-mt,
that
Is
to
say
between
the
;oundlne
of
the
WARNING
SIG-
IAL.
and
the
sounding
jf
the
ALL
wLEAR
SIONAL,
no
person
shall
permit
any
light
to
be
visible
from
th
outside.
Every
person
within
range
of
.hp
slenal
who
has
control
of
any
:ehicle
In
motion
upon
any
street
or
highway,
shall
draw
It
to
the
curb
or
side
of
the
street
or
highway
and
shall
bring
it
to
a
com
plete
stop,
and
snail
Keep
me
ve
hicle
stationary
until
mc
summing
of
the
ALL
CLEAR
SIGNAL.
These
directions
shall
not
be
ap
plicable
to
any
person
or
class
oi
.
11
fa.Av
persons
who
nave
a
pernio
the
premier
of
British
Columbia
or
from
any
person
to
whom
au
thority
to
issue
permits
is
delegated
by
the
premier.
niirlnc
the
period
oi
any
diick-
out,
no
person
who
is
within
the
range
of
the
signal,
snau
prucetu
along
any
street
or
highway
where
there
is
a
sidewalk
for
the
use
of
nedestrians,
except
upon
the
side-
walk;
and,
in
me
ca:e
ui
.,
street
or
highway
where
there
Is
no
sidewalk,
no
person
snau
pro
ceed
along
that
street
or
nignwuy.
This
shall
not
prohibit
any
per-
cn
trnm
crossing
any
street
oi
uv"
-
.
.
.
i
highway
from
one
side
tncreoi
io
thp
nther.
but
no
person
shall
cross
diagonally.
These
directions
shall
not
be
applicable
to
any
person
or
class
of
persons
who
nave
a
Dermlt
from
the
premier
oi
tmv
Ish
Columbia
or
from
any
person
t
.hnm
authority
to
issue
per
mlts
Is
delegated
by
the
premier.
Upon
the
sounding
oi
me
ripnr
slenal
all
persons
shall
released
from
these
black-out
re
quirements,
Italian
Cruiser
Sunk
By
Sub
LONDON,
Dec.
12:
O)
The
Admiralty
announced
today
that
a
British
submarine
had
torpedoed
nrnhablv
sunk
an
Italian
cruiser
In
the
Mediterranean.
i
Robert
Sherwood,
well-known
American
playwright
and
author,
recently
visited
the
Canadian
unit
In
England
with
which
he
served
in
the
Great
War.
He
is
here
shown
fchattlng
with
the
officer
commanding
and
the
Pipe
Major,
Donald
Sutherland.
War
News
-
JAPS
LOSE
113
PLANES
MANILA
Widespread
raids
ajrainst
the
Philippines
hae
been
essayed
by
the
Japanese.
After
having:
been
driven
;back
to
the
shores
on
the
north
of
the
Island
of
Luzon
yesterday,
they
endeavoured
to
effect
landings
at
several
points
on
the
southeast.
In
their
attacks
yesterday,
the
Japanese
are
reported
to
have
lost
no
less
than
113
planes.
An
airport
on
the
north
of
Luzon
Island
is
back
in
American
hands.
The
general
situation
is
unchanged
and
well
in
hand,
it
is
officially
stated.
JAP
BARGES
SUNK
SINGAPORE
British
and
Australian
planes
attacked
Japanese
barges
attempting
to
land
forces
on
the
Malayan
coast
and
sank
many
of
them,
leaving
Nipponese
soldiers
stiugglinj
frantically
in
the
water.
TAKE
OVER
ERITREA
LONDON
The
United
States
is
to
take
over
Eritrea
on
the
Red
Sea
for
the
duration
of
the
war
to
make
it-an
arsenal
of
democracy
in
the
Far
East.
PEACE
OFFER
TO
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
The
newspaper
Pravda
says
that
Germany
is
issuing
peace
feelers
to
Russia.
The
newspaper
says,
(
however,
that
there
can
be
no
peace
with
Germany
until
"after
the
Hitler
criminals
have
been
eliminated."
GERMANS
HELPING
JAPS
WASHINGTON
Many
of
the
Japanese
planes?
being
used
in
the
war
in
the
Pacific
are
believed
to
carry
not
only
German
fighting
equipment
but
to
be
manned
by
German
-pilots.
HUNGARY
BREAKS
OFF
BUDAPEST
Hungary
has
broken
off
diplomatic
relations
with
the
United
States,
but
it
is
said
has
no
intention
of
declaring
war.
BRITISH
FORCES
PAST
TOBRUK
CAIRO
The
British
forces
have
now
driven
forty
miles
past
Tobruk
to
the
west
in
the
Battle
of
Libya.
ATLANTIC
LOSSES
DOWN
LONDON
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill,
in
his
war
review
yesterday
to
parliament,
said
that
shipping
losses
in
the
Battle
of
the
Atlantic
during
the
fall
werejmly
one-fifth
of
what
they
were
running
in
the
spring
and
summer.
RUSSIANS
CONTINUE
OFFENSIVE
MOSCOW
The
heavy
Russian
counter-offensive
against
the
German
invaders
continues
without
let-up,
particularly
in
the
Donets
River
Basin
where
the
Germans
have
been
suffering
badly.
On
the
snow-frozen
roads
'thcrci
aronatrewn
large
numbers'
of
abandoned
Nazi
trucks,
skeletons
otiplanes
and
hundreds
of
bodies.
CHI'S
DREAM
SUBWAY
CHICAGO,
Dec.
12:
fl)
The
Windy
City
is
breezing
through
a
$57,000,000
subway
job
under
State
and
Dearborn
Streets,
talked
about
50
years
ago,
organized
In
two
months
and
expected
to
be
completed.
In
June,
1912.
TLMELY
ADVICE
WASHINGTON,
Defc.
12:
O)
Make
your
Christmas
tree
safe
from
fire,
say
government
insurance
sharps
here
and
start
by
standing
It
in
a,
pall
of
water
and
keeping,
It
there
fr'for
the
duration'
'
.
;'
Weather
Tomorrow
sT
ides
Report
Mm
High
8:45
a.m.
19.6
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
cool,
21:25
pjn.
17.1
ft.
calm.
Low
..
2:00
am.
12
ft.
15:03
p.m.
7.1
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-
-
.
VOL.
XXX
NO.
2i
fe.
Q
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
12,
1911.
PRICE;
FIVE
CENTS
Paci
Ocean
Naval
Engagement
MANILA
IN
RESISTANCE
Japan
Not
Having
Very
Good
Luck
With
Efforts
to
Land
Forces.
MANILA,
Dec.
12:
Driven
back
to
the
beaches
on
the
north
of
Luz
n
Island
with
an
airport
'
which
had
been
taken
by
the
en-'
emy
regained,
the
Japanese
are
being
effectively
repulsed
by
the
island
defenders.
The
Japanese
1
have
been
endeavouring
to
land
at
many
points
on
Luzon
and
last
night
got
ashore
on
the
southeast
coast
of
the
Island.
Divisions
0(
Nazis
Smashed
WHAT
TO
DO
WHEN
RAID
ON
Official
Instruction!
for
Conduct
During
Black-Out
Or
Alarm.
Here
Is
what
Is
required
of
the
people
of
BrltLsh
Columbia
In
regard
to
their
conduct
concerning
1
AMERICAN
PLAYWRIGHT
VISITS
FORMER
UNIT
Japanese
Warships
Fled
Into
Darkness
Ships
Oriental
Beheaded
In
South
i
end
alley,
and
Coroner
Otto
Kwantung
Front
Eases
Pressure
on
British.
SEATTLE,
Dec.
12:
f
The
nearly
decapitated
body
of
a
ve.l-dressed
Oriental
was
;eund
early
today
In
a
south
I
H.
Mittelstadt
and
police
said
he
had
been
slain
on
the
ex-
!
ecution
block.
It
was
not
known
whether
he
was
a
Chi-
naman
or
a
Japanese.
Mlt-
telstadt
said
he
believed
"this
j
'
execution
has
some
bearing
'
on
the
present
war."
RELIEF
IN
HONG
KONG
New
Offensive
of
Chinese
in
HONG
KONG,
Dec.
12:
Unable
to
make
any
headway
into
the
defences
of
Hong
Kong,
the
Jap
anese
invading
forces
are
now
hemmed
in
on
two
sides
as
a
result
of
a
major
offensive
being
launched
by
Chinese
along
the
Kwantung
front
to
threaten
communications
near
Hong
Kong.
This
has
served
to
lift
the
weight
of
the
'attack
on
the
British
forces,
including
Canadians,
at
Hong
Kong.
REGIMENT
DESTROYED
British
Troops
Fight
Through
Sandstorm
To
Victory
In
Libya
CAIRO,
Dec.
12:
O)
British
troops
have
destroyed
the
German
36lst.
Africa
Regiment
and
have
fought
through
a
two-day
sandstorm
in
a
50-mile
advance
beyond
Tobruk,
it
was
reported
officially
today.
An
earlier
communique
disclosed
that
the
drive
westward
from
Tobruk
had
partly
encircled
Gazala
and
penetrated
perhaps
120
miles
beyond
the
Libyan-Egyptian
frontier.
YOUTn'S
NIGHT
CLUB
GREAT
FALLS,
Montana,
Dec.
12:
IP)
Convinced
high'
school
students
would
rather
have
their
own
places
of
amusement,
preferably
with
no
liquor
sold,
Sheriff
Andy
Loberg
has
opened
a
new
night
club
with
a
soft
drink
bar
"for
children
only."
Canadians
Over
Reich
I
LONDON,
Dec.
12:
O
Can-
adlan
aviators,
flying
big
Halifax
bombers,
took
part
in
a
smash
at
the
vital
Cologne
Industrial
'area
of
Germany
during
the
night.
There
were
also
raids
on
points
In
occu-
pled
France.
Three
British
planes
were
lost.
After
Encountering
of
U.S.
Asiatic
Fleet
British
Forces
in
Malaya
Withdraw
to
New
Prepared
Positions
As
Jap
Troops
Continue
to
Land
General
Situation
Unchanged.
Japanese
warships
were
officially
reported
today
to
have
fled
after
encountering
ships
of
the
United
States
Asiatic
fleet
somewhere
in
the
Pacific.
A-bulletin
from
Manila
headquarters
of
Admiral
Thomas
Hart,
commander-in-chief
of
the
Asatic
fleet,
said
that
the
encounter
ended
without
result
when
the
Japanese
made
off
and
ERITREA
ARSENAL
United
States
To
Make
Powerhouse
On
Red
Sea
For
Troops
In
That
Part
Of
World
CAIRO,
Dec.
12:0Thc
United
States
will
virtually
take
over
Eritrea
for
the
duration
of
the
war
and
convert
it
into
an
arsenal
for
the
democracies
in
the
Middle
East
under
arrangement
with
Great
Britain,
it
was
made
known
here
today.
The
title
to
the
strip
of
land,
on
the
Red
Sea
wrested
from
.
Italy
-by
the
r
British
f
orceswill
remain
with
Great
Britain
and
the
administration
will
continue
British
but
the
United
States
will
pour
thousands
of
technicians
and
workmen
into
it
to
erect
factories,
assembly
plants
and
other
establishments
to
make
it
a
power
house
behind
troops
in
this
part
of
the
world.
TWO
MAJOR
INDUSTRIES
Local
Recruiting
Committee
Meeting
With
Lack
of
Co-operation.
Is
While
the
two
heaviest
employ
ing
concerns
in
the
city
and
a
few
smaller
ones
as
well
came
through
with
replies
to
the
civilian
recruiting
committee's
request
for
co
operation
In
submitting
lists
of
men
between
18
and
45
years
of
age
on
their
payrolls,
a
number
of
concerns
have
so
far
failed
to
return
the
completed
question'
aires,
it
was
reported
to
the
com
mittee
at
a
meeting
yesterday
afternoon.
The
committee
decided
to
have
tracer
letters
sent
out
to
the
employers
which
had
so
far
failed
to
make
returns
on
their
employees
within
these
age
ranges.
If
this
falls,
other
steps
will
be
taken.
The
committee
alreacy
has
in
its
hands
the
names
of
companies
in
the
city
and
the
number
of
the
men
whom
they
employ.
Local
recruiting
committee
will
agaln;
get
in
touch
with
the
Department
of
National,
Defence
with
a
view
to.
having
premises
more
suitable
than
the
present
cne3
for
recruiting
headquarters.
Provincial
Constable
J.
W.
Todd
of
Smithers.
who
has
been
on
a
brief
trip
to
Vancouver
on
escort
duty,
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning
and
will
proceed
to
the
interiftr
da
the
evenirig.t'rilfl.
.
H
h
i
lb
I
i
Yesterday
afternoon
W.
R.
Dev-
enlsh,
manager
of
the
western
retdon
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
and
Fred
Slebert,
In
dustrlal
commissioner,
both
of
Winnipeg,
returned
East
by
train
last
evening
after
a
brief
visit
to
the
city
on
official
business.
darkness
Intervened.
Meanwhile,
British
forces
in
Malaya
were
reported
to
have
withdrawn
to
new
prepared
posi
tions
as
Japanese
troops
continued
to
land
in
northern
Malaya.
The
general
situation
in
Malaya
and
Hong
Kong
was
described
as
unchanged.
Tokyo
admitted
the
loss
of
a
minesweeper
and
ten
planes
and
damage
to
two
other
naval
craft
In
Philippine
operations
while
Imperial
headquarters
claimed
202
United
States
aircraft
have
been
destroyed.
From
Manila
headquarters,
Ad
miral
Hart
acknowledged
that
Japanese
bombers
inflicted
great
damage
in
Wednesday's
air
raid
on
thaXavlte
naval
base
at
TOOK
HIS
OWN
LIFE
Frank
Johnston,
Veteran
Railway
Worker
and
Tie-Maker,
Dies
at
Decker
Lake.
BURNS
LAKE,
Dec.
12:
Frank
Johnston,
a
Scandinavian
tie-maker,
well
known
In
railroad
construction
days
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Prince
George
and
along
the
line
of
the
Pacific
Great,
Eastern
Railway,
Is
believed
to
have
taken
his
own
life
on
Tuesday
In
his
cabin
near
Decker
Lake.
He
had
lain
down
on
the
floor
with
a
pil
low
under
his
head.
A
bpllet
wound,
undoubtedly
self-lnfllcted
and
a
discharged
gun
beside
the
body,
bore
evidence
of
the
manner
of
his
death.
Johnson,
who
.was
over
seventy
years
of
age,
was
well
known
in
timber
camps
as
an
expert
saw-filer.
He
had
a
habit
of
singing
Salvation
Army
hymns
In
a
melodious
and
powerful
bass.
Secretary
Knox
Is
At
Hawaii
To
Investigate
Circumstances
tending
Bombing
of
Two
Warships.
At-
HONOLULU,
Dec.
12:--Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
of
the
United
States
arrived
yesterday
from
the
United
States.
His
mis
sion,
It
is
understood,
is
to
inves
tigate
the
loss
of
two
United
States
warships
In
the
surprise
raid
on
Sunday.
The
secretary's
trip
was
guarded
as
a
secret
until
It
was
completed.
Only
10
Shopping
Days
Until
Christmas.
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