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CANADA
tlu
well
as
Europe.
a
vJiKlTISH
ATTACK
lONDON-'
7Wnbe"
made
a
neaTy
daylight
at-
yesterday
Afc,M
arlne
b"e
"l
Denhelder'
o1
llfk
!nd
scoriMf
f
'W
Won,
barracks
and
othe
...iMi
Ml
this
gap,
to
provide
a
com-!dyc
record
of
Canada
at
rarjbhn
W
Dafoc,
cdltor-in-clilcl
'fit
Winnipeg
Free
Press,
has
cd-
N
'Cuntida
Ftehte,
An
American
bmocracv
tilWICLVY
at
flk
War."
TV
which
has
-
Viae.
For
Information
I
A
preface
suDnlied
bv
Mr.
Da-
i
w
ravf
t
1
1
n
rim
r
t
i'
i
1
1
i
1
1
ijii
mi!!.,
a
a
.
i
i.nA.aiM
In
uuujr
ui
meet
wnai
la
uwwu
v"
e
a
desire
on
the
part
of
many
citizens
of
the
United
States
for
information,
comprehensive
and
up-to-date,
about
the
participation
by
VS
Va
'-frS.
.Jfcyside
area
of
Uv-
EVACUATION
o.
UEECE
CANHKHKA,
Australia
Less
than
500
men
were
lost
at
l
the
evacuation
of
Oreece,
It
Is
officially
stated
here.
v
rty.three
thousand
were
safely
removed
in
spite
of
the
fiercest
Nail
attacks.
Possibly
some
3,000
or
4,000
were
left
behind.
A
minute
to
minute
schedule
was
maintained
by
the
Roval
NaTy
ani
the
y8'
A'r
Force
ana
$om
seemint
mir-
performed.
One
hundred
Australian
nurses
who
had
"
It,
wtrc
jn
a
itritish
hospital
In
Oreece
were
among
the
forces
safely
removed.
They
expressed
sorrow
at
having
had
to
leave
oundcd
behind.
UNITED
STATES
GOING
IN
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Military
and
high
government
authorities
now
appear
definitely
to
favor
actual
entry
of
United
States
in
the
war
In
order
to
save
Great
Britain
from
defeat.
The
feeling
rapidly
gains
ground
that
defeat
of
Great
Britain
ould
mean
slavery
for
this
country.
GERMANS
IN
LIHYA
CAIKO
There
are
now
estimated
to
be
about
50,000
German
troops
In
Libya.
AT
WAR
Publish
Record
of
Ac-tlfitles
IuudUns
to
.Meet
Desire
In
U.S.
For
Information
B
J,
F.
SANDERSON
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
r
MORE
HELP
IS
NEEDED
Premier
.Mcnzlcs
of
Australia
Says
Britain
Must
Become
as
Well
Equipped
as
Germany
To
Be
Interned
In
Canada
It
Is
Being
Expected
"""ui,
ana
American
aemutratj,
In
the
war
In
defence
of
the
demo-
Germany
for
armed
help
to
op
iii,,
fionv
nf
Suez,
'evolving
the
defence
of
the
North
j--
an
unsym
American
rnnltnont
Tt
fur-1"""4.1.'
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presumably
r..iimnhlV
dm
due
WIIWWCJIL.
1W
bw-w
thcr
than
M,.
tl
..i,,.,..
dial
ran.
da
is
making
a
tremendous
con-Continued
on
PAGE
FOUR
flfiV'T
IQ
Want
ENDORSED
lit
tij.
ui,.!
(..Ma
In
Government
Kejected
By
Parliament
At
Ottawa
ronf
tf
nfldence
motions
in
the
govem-
-VU'K
J
4
vv
u
'
pathetic
attitude,
to
German
influence.
According
to
German
reports,
the
Premier
of
Iraq
has
called
on
rifl
iwid
re
shoulder
Iraq
men
to
fuse
to
submit
.to
any
iwv
curslonir.
Bacon
Price
Is
Increased
.....
tCrllnil"
Advance
Is
Aullioriiea
v,
Price
Control
io"
2.
The
price
of
trade
board.
She
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
103.
AIR
WAR
KEPT
UP
Koyal
Air
Force
Hits
at
Holland-
Liverpool
Attacked
LONDON.
May
2.
The
Royal
Air
Force
yesterday
delivered
a
heavy
attack
on
a
Nazi
submarine
base
on
the
Dutch
coast,
making
direct
hits
on
a
power
station
and
barracks.
Islands
off
the
Dutch
coast
and
oil
stations
were
also
attacked
vpstprriav
There
was
another
nicht
1
attack
last
night
by
the
British
on
j
Brest,
it
being
the
thirteenth
since
the
German
battleships
Scharn-Ihorst
and
Gneisenau
were
found
to
be
sheltering
there.
A
German
air
attack
of
blitz
proportions
on
Liverpool
and
Mersey-slde
was
commenced
last
night
but
It
soon
faded
out
owing
to
poor
weather
conditions.
Some
damag?
was
done
although
casualties
were
not
large
as
a
result
of
flares,
fire
T
OMHOM
Mm
.Prnmlpr
f?
("J
Wnmha
nnrl
InppndlaricS.
Scattered
Mcnzlcs
of
Australia
appeals
to
the
attacks
were
also
made
on
other
United
States
for
more
help
for
areas
in
the
British
Isles.
Great
Britain
on
an
Immense
scale.
jTnis
This
war
war
cannot
cannoi
be
dc
approached
approacneo.
In
in
an
amateur
manner,
Mcnzies
says.
Jrt
SnnfimPTll"
.
t
T?
rill
I
WASHINGTON,
May
2:
(CP)-A
Great
Britain
must
become
as
well
wvm
!.
w
fclsconceptlon,
if
not
an
abysmal
equipped
as
Germany
and,
to
bring
DpnrA
n
Fnglnnfl
lorince
oi
uanaaas
war
truum
mis
aooui,
me
peopie
must
wuir.
a
iv.
-"v-i-?
'sis
in
the
United
States.
The
rice
beaveis."
hnge
American
has
no
Idea
of
it
fitent
and
diversity
of
Can-
rt
contribution
to
the
fight
for
riora.
freedom
on
this
contm-
Sn
Savs
Chief
of
United
Stales
Air
I
f'nrnu
Knllnwinc
Visit
There
I
WASHINGTON.
D.C.
Maior
General
Henry
iwhoretumJyrdayfro
i
!
msw
vorK.
May
2.
Stock
tran
sactlons
on
the
New
York
Exchange
yesterday
totalled
3iu,uuu
snare.
Industrial
average
ai,
tuis
"
115
30,
down
.24;
rails,
28.33,
down
.07,
and
utilities,
17.84,
down
.06.
The
market
advanced
quite
sub
stantially
In
early
trading
toaay.
Customs-Excise
Revenue
Is
Up
Total
so
Far
ln
1941
Is
$6G,Z3U.33
Compared
With
$45,710.17
Last
Year
rii.t.oms
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
year
1941
to
date
lias
reacnea
a
intni
nf
SR6.236.35
as
compared
with
$45,710.17
ln
the
first
f
bur
months
of
1040.
UP
FOR
ELECTION
V
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
2,
1941.
!i
..
..
Bulletins
BIG
FOREST
FIRE
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
HOUSE.
Alberta
Indians
from
nearby
settlements
have
abandoned
their
homes
to
one
of
the
worst
forest
fires
the
central
western
portion
of
Alberta
has
ever
had
and
ire
encamped
on
the
outskirts
of
this
town.
BIG
FIRE
AT
BREMERTON
BREMERTON
A
large
and
spectacular
firjs
which
raged
for
twelve
hours
vtiptd
out
the
lumber
yard
of
one
of
Bremerton's
largest
sawmill
last
night
and
for
a
time
threatened
the
naval
base.
FREEZE
ASSETS
WASHINGTON
Consideration
is
being
given
to
the
advisability
of
freezing
Swedish
and
Swiss
assets
in
United
States
to
prevent
Axis
manipulation.
Weather
Forecast
about
errors
of
the
past;
his
whole
concern
Is
with
the
tasks
of
the
present
and
the
future.
With
Churchllllan
canaor,
onering
alibis,
he
tackles
his
own
snare
or
the
herculean
task
of
helping
to
Brigadier
E.
L.
M.
Burns
O.B.E
M.C.
i
mm
IBSHBiHHBIBIB
'
Brigadier
General!
Staff
of
Canadian
Corps
in
England
turn
the
balance
against
the
vastly
superior
equipment
and
the
forces
we
face.
Cecil
Klnrade.
charged
with
as-
u"iau'l
,
.
,
hll
d
hundred
pounds
!
sault
of
Ross
Mazzel.
onioning
-
Vtarlo.
th.
Jrawraay-
v
w"
'"-r:.,
n,
fh
Increase
b3lng
actual
bodily
injury,
is
cumins
.
.
f,-
Coll(ee
1
vonservauves
and
tne
ourer
aumuru
r,.Pa
flnd
for
election
before
Judge
w.
E.
Fln-
-
-
UV
Ik.
1
Ihn
TT'UII.lIlll,
.
...
.
yn
kfaflU!
Ut
11
I
1
Co-qperatlvc
Common-
er
ln
County
Court
this
afternoon,
j
Continued
on
PAGE
FOUR
wu-iJiriuiuvi:
nr
in
i
nun
u
f
.1
1
1
1
1
1,
liiij
u
1
tw
1
iivutii
1
thVedeS;.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
TOBRUK
IS
CAIRO,
May
2:
Despite
continued
attacks
by
Stuka
dive
and
continued
assaults
by
imw.hnlzed
land
forces,
the
Bri-
pressure
and
Is
having
a
measure
of
success.
A
British
counter-attack
In
one
sector
of
Tobruk's
outer
defences
today
cost
the
Axis
attackers
eleven
tanks
and
many
casualties
and
fighting
Is
still
In
progress
in
other
sectors
of
the
Libyan
port,
the
Middle
East
command
announced
DELIVERING
BIG
PLANES
I
General
Synopsis
A
moderate
Transpnrt
Machines
Built
In
Uni-rtistnrbancc
Is
aDnroachlnz
the
ted
States
For
Delivery
To
'coast.
The
weather
has
been
part
Democracies
i
cloudy
and
mild
with
scattered
'(showrs.
NEW
YORK.
May
2:-S-crctary
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-
oi
rr
nouncrd
a
rday
that
from
winds,
y
,
MJU
Moderate
to
fresh
southeast
2.
...
.....w
tv
,'o
thlitv
laiae
twin-motored
II.
Arnold.
occa
.onauy
franca
,
planes
are
to
be
dcllvrr-
i
Air
Corns.
Prince
Rupert
District
and
Queen
K-,vir
in
.h
Atlantic
to
England,
said
mere
was
no
scnu-
OTTAWA.
May
2.-Four
German
ment
for
peace
In
that
country.
mild
witn
rain.
,
-
.
-
m
published
In
the
United
States
airmen,
remqved
by
H.M.C.S.
rr
nee
Canadian
President
aariieia
on
me
wwuum
joint
work
of
five
rn.,m.n
nrank
nexter.
lsianas
may
oe
ihvcjucu
i
for
the
remainder
of
the
war.
pruce
Hutchison,
George
V.
Fcrgu-
f
n,
B.
T
Richardson,
Mr.
Daroe
H
Dr
Percy
Corbctt
of
McGIH
j-mvens
iv
I
THe
a
clAfjifiitiicn
t
fa'f1.fi
Slid!
.
m
n
aiuiLiiviui,
v
.
.
.if
'
nr-
entod
tn
a
wav
to
anncai
,
American
rrnrirrs.
Indeed,
tnc
.
SITUATION
IS
TENSE
.
.
.
.
-i-t
t..iAip
luttt'ffn
Great
BRITISH
FIRED
UPON
NEW
YORK,
May
2:
(CP)
A
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
broadcast
today
said
that
Iraq
artillery
began
shelling
the
British
air
base
at
Habbaniyah
to-day.
The
British
forces
at
the
post
'are
taking
counter-action.
The
broadcast
added
that,
after
Rashid
All
Al
Gallanl
seiied
power
In
m
Iraq
n-t
last
month
he
appealed
m
Canada's
War
Chiefs
MUG
ADIEU
EDSON
LOUIS
BURNS
O.B.E.,
M.C.
General
Staff,
Canadian
Corps
in
England
i.minn
man
nt
f
nrtv-three
is
Bricadier
A
serious
iuceu
vuun
'"
-j
,
l
l
rn
De
Edson
Louis
Burns,
O.B
B
M.C,
formerly
Aslant
-p
-j?
cn.ee
r.
nttauro
anr
nnw
nt
the
uenerai
ian
t3f
ui
of
the
uic
Canadian
Army
j
in
England.
Possessing
works
what
vM:
:
4-vo
annv
hp
is
aid
to
be
one
oi
me
ue&i
uiamo
n
w.w
...j,
and
to
make
no
enemies.
Brigadier
HkP
llKe
a
a
beaver
Deavn
quu
seems
nQ
Ume
ln
arguing
New
York
Stock
Market
Better
watic
way
of
life;
and
also
about,
pose
tne
unw
,
silehUy
Off
Again
Y
Canada
as
Joint
protector
with
the
rnNnoN.
May
2.
Tenseness
is
v
Vh,
in
nav's
Trading
united
States
of
the
Integrity
and)
.
betwccn
Great
Britain
indeDcndcnrp
nf
ihp
North
Amerl-'
.
.
,r..u.j,,
onnthpr
con
"
.
..
.
.
ana
iran,
hwuj
-
n
continent
against
the
acs;gns
.
of
ui
Trunin
n
i..
-
tn.
.
r.
.
";
ie
dook
uws
starts
starts
with
witn
the
tnc
ugaens
nriLtsh
forces
landed
the
protest
of
that
In
Iraq
over
wsucuo-
.mtrv-s
EOVcrnmonlt.
loaay
n4
burir
rn6ti
i
A....f
loan
nt
,.i.j,
fmm
--o
...vk.v.iib
m
iiubuov,
frrrn
refused
no
wnu
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
andr
.
Al
airport
sixty
President
Roosevelt,
when
the
Can,
y
f
B
dad.
adlan
-
American
Joint
Defence
.mj!
..
dalms
ahat
it
has
ujcai.
VVUV
.
.
.,.11.
.vv.,.vul,
wu;i
aiuut-u,
tti,u
under
agrewmc"
h
the
light
of
that,
historic
pro-
7'
troops
lor
the
pro-
cry
..v.
her
own
uwj,
wrltrht.
wtJBiii,
in
anv
"j
war
?p
o..,
Thi
me
Iraa
i"1
cov-
"
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
B.
D.
Johnston
Oo.)
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.04.
Bralorne,
10.00A.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.45.
Dentonla,
.01
'M.
Falrvlew,
.00
V4.
Gold
Belt,
.23.
Hedley
Mascot,
.48.
Mlnto,
.OlVi.
Noble
Five,
.00'2A.
1
,
Pacific
Nickel,
.04.
v'
Pend
Oreille,
1.26.
'
Pioneer,
2.00.
,
Premier,
.91.
Privateer,
.44.
Reeves
MacDonald,
.15A.
Reno,
.10.
Relief
Arlington,
.02A.
Sheep
Creek,
.72.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.07.
Calmont,
.16.
C.
&
E.,
1.07.
Home,
1.60.
Pacalta,
.05A.
,
Royal
Canadian,
.05.
1
.
1
Okalta,
.50
A.
Mercury,
.04A.
i
Prairie-Royalties,
.05.
,f
Toronto
day
cn
their
way
to
the
democracies
nrr.it
Bt'tain
r
China.
There
Is
an
undertaking
that
they
shall
be
used
for
troop-carrying
purpose;
and
not
for
actual
fighting
or
bomblns.
The
planes
are
diverted
from
air
line
and
private
orders
Aldermac,
.08.
.
C,
.
Beattle,
1.05.
r..
Central
Pat.,
1.68.
,
.
v
Con.
Smelters,
33.50A.
r:r
East
Malartlc.
2.30.
'
Femland,
.02V2A.
""
Francoeur,
.38.
Gods
Lake,
.253,4.
Hardrock,
.72.
Int.
Nickel,
30.50.
Kerr
Addison,
3.85.
Little
Long
Lac,
1.90.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.66.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.60.
McKenzlc
Red
Lake,
1.07.
Moneta,
.45.
Noranda,
51.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.35.
Preston
East
Dome;
2.96.
'
San
Antonio,
2.20.
J
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.68.
,
.v
.
Uchl,
.08.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
V
Mosher,
.042.
Oklend,
.04.
.
.
hi,;
Smelters
Gold,
.01.
;v
Dominion
Bridge,
22.50A.V
IS
GIVEN
BIGPOST
Beaverbrook
Becomes
Deputy
Prime
Minister
of
Britain
and
Dictator
of
War
Industry
LONDON,
May
2:..
(CD-Lord
Beaverbrook,
Canadian-born
minister
of
aircraft
production,
was
appointed
to
the
new
portfolio
of
minister
of
state
in
charge
of
all
war
production
today
In
a
move
which
observers
believe
will
make
him
virtually
deputy
prime
minister..
He
has
been
enrrrcded
as
minister
of
air
craft
production
by
Lieut.
Cok
J.
T.
C.
Moore-Brabazon,
ior-mcr
minister
of
transport.
The
new
post
Is
expected
to
make
Beaverbrook
virtual
dictator
of
Britain's
production
of
war
materials.
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
will
be
left
with
all
his
time
to
devote
to
military,
naval
and
diplomatic
activities.
Simultaneously,
In
connection
with
the
sudden
cabinet
shuffle
coming
just
before
a
Parliamentary
debate
on
the
war.
it
was
announced
that
Frederick
James
Leathers
had-
been
appointed
head
of
both
shipping
and
transport
ministries
which
will
be
merged
9
sneedilv
as
possible
under
the
title
of
wartime
communi
rntlnn.
Rt.
Hon.
Ronald
Cross,
who
has
been
minister
of
shipping,
was
aDDointed
British
High
Commissioner
to
Australia.
1
Passes
Away
!ln
Vancouver
Mrs.
E.
M.
Cripps,
Sister
01
McRae
and
Mrs.
Hunter
of
Prince
Rupert,
is
Dead
Tomorrow's
I
ides
High
5:2Ta.tri.
17.7
ft.
18:41
p.m.
1G.7
ft.
Low
12:19
pjn.
6.1
ft.
r
a
KtnoTivirp
Miv
2.Mrs.
Eliza
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
British
Ready
In
Africa
General
Wavell
Loses
STILL
FIRM
No
Tjme
n
Preparing
British
Garrison
Holding
Out
Despite
Heavy
Pressure
By
Enemy
From
Land
And
Air
For
Any
German
Move
New
Material,
Much
of
it
American-Made,
is
Pouring
In
Army
of
Nile
Back
Across
Mediterranean
.
i
n
a
Ti?n
Mo
(r.v
Npw
war
material
nourimr
in-
tish
ganison
at
Tobruk
was
suu
to
Africa
in
recent
weeks,
much
of
it
Amencan-maae,
oti-hoid
ns
rut
today.
The
Royal
Navy
.
,
f
enu;nment
in
Greece,
British
sources
said
to-
h
on-'--".vciirlng
to
relieve
me
7-
c
.
AviW
WpvpII
is
Ins
nir
no
time
in
reorganizing
his
armies
for
any
German
move
m
the
Middle
East.
It
is
pointed
out
that
much
of
the
army
WHICH
CUIiqucicu
K411
rica
Is
now
free
for
new
action
alongside
divisions
returned
from
Greece.
Of
course,
some
of
these
forces
will
need
rest
and
refitting.
EVACUATION
COMPLETED
British
Did
Not
Lose
More
Than
Four
Thousand
Men
In
Greece
No
Ships
Lost
CAIRO.
May
2:-The
evacuation
of
British
fauces
from
-Greec
hap
teen
completed,
it
was
announced
last
night.
Not
a
single
ship
"was
lost
despite
.the
severe
,
harMttO
by
the
enemy,
particularly
bomo-Inz
attacks
from
the
air.
The
North
Africa
or
the
Island
01
Crete.
The
British
casualties
in
Greece,
it
is
now
estimated,
did
not
exceed
four
thoui
and.
LINDBERGH
bcth
Crlpps'of
Powell
River
passed
9
4q
and
7c
UNDER
FIRE
British
Minister
Says
He
Has
Been
Endeavouring
To
Prevent
Action
Against
Germany
LONDON,
May
2:
(CP)
R.
A.
Butler.
Under
Secrtary
for
Foreign
Affair,-,
replied
"Yes"
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
when
a
member
asked
if
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
had
"consistently
always
used
his
influence
to
prevent
effective
action
against
Germany."
Halibut
Sales
Summary
'
Amerlcanr-28,000
.
pounds,
!
and
7c
to
9.6c
arid
7c.
I
Cahadlan
21,500
pounds,
and
7c
to
9.4c
and
7.3c.
7c.
American
Lenore,
14,000.
Royal,
9.4c
away
at
8
o'clock
this
morning
m
Polnt
May,
hospital
here.
She
.
had
been
7c:
hrnueht
to
the
city
a
few
days
ago
Mother
II.
from
Powell
River
in
a
critical
con-
alld
7C.
Idltlon
and
surgery
was
vainly
re-
r,
w.,
7,500,
'sorted
to
In
the
effort
to
save
ner(7.3c.
Born
In
Nanalmo
and
mem
ber
of
one
of
the
early
pioneer
fam
ilies
of
the
Island.
Mrs.
Cripps
was
a
widow
and
had
lived
for
the
past
few
years
In
Powell
River.
Her
father,
the
late
W.
H.
Wall,
was
a
well
known
mining
engineer
and
executive
of
the
Western;
FueKCo;
and
Canadian
Collieries.
Pour
sisters.
Mrs.
Alex
McRae,
9.4c
9.4c
and
Washington,.
14.000,9.6c
and
7c.
Canadian
North
Foreland,
6,500,
Storage,
2,500,
Storage,
9.4c
5,000,
Storage,
9.4c
Storage,
9.4c
'and
QUEEN'S
AIR
RAID
FUND
So
far
the
collection,
ot
-,tunds
rnr
Aho,aJ
A
of
.sufferers
(as.
ft.
result
of
air
raids
amounts
to
$87.
It
was
ihn.
a
rheck
for
ait
least
Prinr
Rnnert.
Mrs.
Lillian
Randall
$100
irould
have
been
sent,
so
the
..
...
..
ia
ihMnir
kent
ooen
a
few
Stillwater,
and
Mrs.
G.
A.
Hunter,
Prince
Rupert,
and
four
brothers,
F.
H.
Wall,
Nanoose
Bay;
Dr.
J.
T.
Wall,
O.
H.
Wall
and
C.
W.
Wall,
Vancouver,
survive.
-
days
longer
to
enable
any
who
may
1
wish
to
make
their
conmouwoius
wj
do
so.
The
fund
now
stands:
Previoujdy
aknowledgea
..$u.uu
Mrs.
J.
G.
Johns
.
.:
200
B.
B.
B
5.C0
'4.:.
m
1
Li
3
ml
m
J'Jb