"mmonwealth
Federation
of
lumbla
will
be
held
in
ver
March
21
ra
nnrt
23.
150
delegates
are
expected
Carious
parts
of
the
province.
:al
election
plans
and
the
Blr-
i
wu
be
discussed.
CHlCAr.n
vm?T'
'
UAGO,
Feb.
n
Ma
i-inutnir
..t
oo7'
cording
to
the
Nazi
claim.
BALANCE
ON
RIGHT
SIDE
i..t
niiMit
r.eneral
liospiwi
Showed
Surplus
of
$221.46
on
Last
Year's
Operations
twi
of
the
Prince
Ru
.
i
tt,.i.i
for
the
year
pen
uenerai
nwi"""
j.
1940
was
$65,052.32
and
the
expend
-
l
omoe
ionv
ne
an
""
.
.
vin,.
nf
$224.46,
the
financial
statement
presented
last
.
...
...
j
-ni
crpneral
mect-
nigm
ai
me
annua.
General
.,,prni
lng
of
the
Prince
Rupert
ii
ui
i..n.
ni
nn
snoc-
DrlnMno
1-PVCnUeS
IW
k"v
'
and
$5,803
in
munici
ercnhlef
items
ot
salaries,
and
$27,548.15
in
wages
$2o!743.08
in
supplies
used,
$9.AJ
i
In
irch.
services,
i.
.jt-Jtii
OF
LOCAL
INTEREST
A
radio
broadcast
of
on
.stand
-ng
local
interest,
particularly
to
I'rincc
Rupert
people
of
twenty
or
more
years
standing,
will
come
over
the
CBC
system
at
ii:30
this
evening
when
Captain
.Michael
Syrotuck,
..a
..battery.,
commander
of
the
Uoyal
Canadian
Artillery,
will
speak
in
the
series
of
"Canadians
All."
CapL
Syrotuck
lived
here
with
his
parents
and
attended
the
schools
of
the
city.
He
will
speak
more
especially
on
behalf
of
the
Canadians
of
L'kranian
descent.
On
'he
same
broadcast
Lieutenant
".overnor
K.
F.
McWilliams
of
Manitoba
will
jspcak.
.
TIME
IS
EXTENDED
OTTAWA
Time
for
the
filing
of
Dominion
income
tax
returns
has
been
extended
to
March
15.
BARRACKS
BURNED
SAINT
JOHN.
N.
B.
The
greater
part
of
the
old
Saint
John
Exhibition
building
used
as
a
military
barracks,
has
been
destroyed
by
fire.
CANADA
IS
THANKED
OTTAWA
Premier
King,
in
the
House
yesterday,
told
C.
C.
F,
leader
Coldwell
that
Prime
Minister
Churchill
had
expressed
appreciation
to
Canada
for
continuing
diplomatic
relations
with
France.
NEW
MINUISTER
NAMED
TORONTO
Lcighton
McCarthy
of
Toronto
has
been
named
new
Canadian
minister
to
the
United
States
succeeding
Loring
Chris-tic,
it
is
officially
announced.
GREAT
SOVIET
BUDGET
MOSCOW
The
Supreme
Soviet
has
been
presented
with
a
seventeen
billion
dollar
budget
for
defence,
an
increase
ot
twenty-four
percent.
Taxes
will,
be
doubled.
A
policy
of
peace
and
neutrality
will
be
outlined.
i.:bR,.r!Y
VICTORIA.
B.f
a
.,mpwot
War
N
vs
he
sill
Tomorrow's
T'icles
High
2:14
ajn.
21.1
ft.
14:15
p-m.
21.1
ft.
.
v
i
TOOOOOOOIK
Low
8:21
ajn.
4.4
ft.
20:36
pjn.
3.3
ft.
J
ANKARA
A
strong
agreement
betwet,
V
.
j,
.
iln,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPWt
r
iction
against
Germany
In
the
event
of
KeK!f
-
'
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
48.
PRINCE
RUPERT7B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
2
6.
1941.
PRICE:
5
CENT'S.
e
Balkans.
This
is
the
outcome,
it
is
said,
of
i
here
between
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
o.
Jain
BULGARIA
NEWEST
TROUBLE
CENTRE
OF
BALKANS
hi
lurKisn
luicign
JIUIII31C1.
Year
Of
Good
Hospital
Work
11RKLIN
DENIES
INVASION
"r
,
Reviewed
In
Annual
Report;
t
(
A
-
-
.
BERLIN
uinciai
iienin
louay
aenicti
reports
from
Bel-
HAIDERS
ON
EAST
COAST
LONDON
Nail
bombers
were
over
the
East
Coast
of
Eng-Ust
night.
One
town,
was
subjected
to
a
five-hour
attack
damage
and
casualties
were
nowhere
serious.
Today
i
d
of
Messerschmidts
crossed
the
southeast
coast
enroute
to
:rrhamF
uiuarv
una
caucu
l.uiiuuii
s
4&Din
air
ram
aisrm
TI.m
"All
Pl.np"
cwin
.9t.
ITALIAN
TROOPSHIP
SANK
ATHENS
The
Italian
troop
and
supply
ship
Sardinia
has
torpedoed
and
sunk
in
the
Adriatic.
Heavy
snow
is
hold
up
fighting
in
tne
Aioaman
war.
FIERCER
BRITISH
ISLOWS
LONDON
Sir
Archibald
Sinclair,
Secretary
for
Air,
warns
.1.-1
IM
-(ri!ti.t
M..
loirli
..ill
(..nKAfnrllt
1111
LIIU
.
M.l
U
.
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aMu'-.
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.....
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vv
.
v.
...
IJUHIllJ
......
"
.
-
KNOCKOUT
PUNCH
VAl.r.TTA
Preparations
are
beinr
made
bv
the
British
.
i
1.
.....
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...In.l
H-.1.,
in
Vnrik
ifrl,.
1.
-
IOr
a
KIIULIV-UUi
IfUllllI
llllliisir
tit
iiviiu
.
.
.
.1
w
u
J
nwi
Malta
and
by
land
from
Bengasi.
ND1NG
1
UKM.Y
IN
AT
ENEMY
AGREEMEM
c-anH
iTnnn
Channel
Itase
Major
Diplomatic
Victory
Claimc.
UPfl
IT
UUIill
fill
tv
j
....wo,
mwm
TODAY'S
ATTACK
...
ma
.
a
I
m.
rrn.
D.
ivuifli
.in
bombers
and
fighters
at-
taiais
ciocks
in
iaii-ui--Franre
today,
the
Air
Min-innounccd,
while
other
carried
out
an
offensive
orer
the
Channel
anu
nor-
trance
nc
nummi
t
in
the
air
led
observer
on
.
1
4
LONDON.
Feb.
26:
In
connection
with
tb2
vis't
to
Turksy
(
F-rei$n
Sccrctaiy
An
h-ny
Ei-and
General
.
Sir
John
Dill,
ch'.r
.of
Imperial
Army
staff,
th?
New
Ch
lomaUc
vlcUiry.
offsetting
U"
Tir!iy-IJulgarla
non
-
aTzresslo-rflct.
has'
b?en
achieved
by
Great
Brirln
by
tSie
reaching
of
an
understanding
with
Turkey
and
Greet
on?
mutual
defence
p
rob-
r
foe
tbUtoralJUU?4)rtf..J&
CPaJIISEJW'
light
II
ner
independence
or
T'U.
td
J
Tl
TtvurAtf
....
.
to
IT
.m;
T
L'U
Lf.KIlL-l
3
C-
nnH
I
If
1
1
nrnVArl
in
ATI
irn
ra
Id
the
assault
on
the
today
ahd
arc
meeUns
the
Turkish
.
h
IH
Frrn-h
roas
durtne
t
i
inu(.M
.nj
mnrm1a
nf
1av
"fiftr
ovcrnlsht
at-
the
hteh
command
at
Ankara,
n
w
ffm
uercnany
suw
dayt
CJnermj
trowds
greeted
uapi-uplcd
France.
BrlUth
raid-
gdtn
and
General
Dill.
Tur-b;
i
very
busy
since
klfh
bands
cbyed
the
British
and
n
'hi
attack
on
Brest
xurklrh
national
anthems.
an
e--my
cru'ser
or
It
-
"'hh
was
bombed.
m
'-'''
rvfr
,vie
tl
and
rund
orwrvers
raid
hr"e
wrrs
probtblv
many
(Bb-v
tVi-
clouds.
A
short
iter
hum
exrloikm
could
"he
French
fhore.
Mv
i
ast
night
ih-
Ruhr,
Bou''
-me.
Dunkerque
and
were
v'
sited.
ics
Minister
b
City
Today
SEA
FIGHT
REPORTED
Brrlln
Persists
In
Claim
Of
Heavy
Blow
At
British
Shipping
In
.
Atlantic
BERLIN.
Feb.
26:
In
a
grea
nmnimf
f
taht
"batween
German
u-
boats
and
British
warships
in
the
'
Atlantic
Ocean
from
Sunday
morn-
,ing
to
Monday
night.
Germar
lauthorltlea
claim
to
have
sunV
!
109
in
inns
of
British
shipping
IV.
J.
Asselstine
Here
On
Way
'
Including
an
auxiliary
cruiser.
Btewart
Will
Be
Hack
For
was
in
addition
to
three
British
uple
Of
Days
Next
Week
ships
of
21,000
tons
aggreaie
uii
by
German
bombing
planes,
in-
W
J.
Asseistlne.
minister
attacks
were
made
on
convoys,
.
nr..
is
a
oaascneer
aboard
Prince
Rupert
today
going
th
from
Victoria
to
Stewart
ta
vblt
to
his
oonstltutents
Portland
Oanal
area.
Mr.
Rlne
will
return
here
on
the
next
Tuesday
morning
irom
ri
and
exopcts
to
sDend
a
of
days
in
the
city
before
ling
to
Victoria.
F.
Convention
B.C.
Date
Set
.Report
and
Provincial
EIcc
Flans
to
be
Discussed
fCOUVER,
Feb.
26.-The
R"-
pnventlon
of
the
Co-opera-
WW'''
T
r
Tss
...
W
(
''S'
'
'
'
'
.
PwjpPw
j
fiKl
1110
Bulgarian
navy
is
small
aodconststs
princlpay
A
German
ihi
ust
against
Greece
and
the
Suez
Canal
appears
likely
with
persistent
reports
that
German
soldiers
jire
mpvuigjnto
or
will
move
in
suiiarja.,.
The;
Nazis.
poitedlyhaveustt
Tflaffd,i6007)06"
roTinSumania
ready
to.
march
although
such
a
move
Is
expected
to
bring
Turkey
Into
action
on
Great
Britain's
side.
Tensity
of
the
situation
was
increased
by
the
sudden
visit
of
Premier
Dragisha
Cvetovic
and
Foreign
Minister
A
iexuhaer
Uncar-Marcovic
of
Yugoslavia
to
Germany
to
confer
with
Reichsfuehrer
Adolf
Hitler
and
Foreign
Minister
Joachim
von
Ribbeutrop.
There
also
was
a
rumor
that
the
Soviet
Black
Sea
fleet
h
as
been
massed
in
the
Bosporus.
FINAL
BULLETINS
JAP
rKEMIER
HOPEFUL
TOKYO
Prince
Koj;oyc,
Premier
of
Japan,
said
today
he
is
not
pessimistic
in
regard
to
relations
with
United
Sialcs.
Japan
it
going
along
a
path
which
is
just.
Establishment
of
a
dictatorship
in
Japan
is
now
practicable.
SEATTLE
MAYORALTY
SEATTLE
William
F.
Devon
and
Earl
Millikin
will
be
the
candidates
for
mayor
at
Seattle's
civic
elections
on
March
11.
They
were
chosen
in
the
primaries
yesterday.
For
three
council
scats
candidates
are
John
E.
Carroll,
.Mrs.
F.
S.
Powell.
Samuel
J.
Hume,
Edward
J.
Brown,
Robert
Smith
and
Mrs.
B.
E.
Parker.
SATISFIED
WITH
TURKEY
LONDON
The
British
government
said
today
that
"all
infor
mation
suggests
German
preparations
for
occupation
of
Bulgaria
now
are
far
advanced."
R.
A.
Butler,
Under
Secretary
for
Foreign
Affairs,
who
made
the
statement
in
the
House
of
Commons,
said
the
government
was
com
pleteiy
satisfied
with
the
way
m
which
Turkey
was
carrying
out
the
Turkish-British
alliance.
RUMANIAN
PLEBISCITE
BELGRADE
Premier
Ion
An
tonescu
announces
that
a
plebiscite
will
be
held
to
approve
or
otherwise
the
policies
of
the
An-tonescu
regime.
No
campaigning
will
be
permitted.
ALFONSO
WEAKER
ROME
Suffering
recurrinp
and
more
serious
heart
and
res
-pcratory
attacks,
the
condition
of
Former
King
Alfonso
of
Spain
was
stated
by
his
physicians
today
to
be
extremely
weak.
Breathing
has
become
so
difficult
and
deficient
that
he
Is
now
und;r
an
oxygan
tent.
Hypodermic
Injections
are
being
administered.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Juhiutoa
Co.)
Vancouver
Big.
Missouri,
.04.
Bralcrn;,
9.50.
Caribso
Quaitz,
2.70.
Dentonio,
.03
la.
Falrvlew,
.01.
u
old
Beit,
.25.
Hcdley
Mascot,
.52
(aik).
Noble
Five,
.00Vi
ask).
Pacific
Nickel,
.04.
Fend
Orlelle,
1.40.
Pioneer,
2.25.
Premier,
.82.
Privateer.
.48.
Rjeves
McDonald,
.10.
Reno,
.10.
s
Relief
Arlington.
.02
V..
Salmon
Gold,
.01.
Sheep
Creek,
.76.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.08.
Calmont,
.17.
C.
&
E.,
1.13
Home,
1.72,
Pacalta,
.04
Vi-
Royal
Canadian,
.10'
(ask).
Okalta,
.50.
Mercury,
.04.
Prairie
Royalties.
.07
Toronto
Aldermac.
.10y2.
Beattle,
1.12.
Central
Pat.,
1,72.
Cons.
Smelters,
35Vi.
East
Malartlc,
2.67.
Fernland;
j04.
Francoeur,
.2ty'2.
Gods
Lake,
.29.
Hardrock,
.82.
Int.
Nickel,
32.00.
,
Kerr
Addison,
3.35.
Little
Long
Lac,
1.75.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.85.
Madsen
Red
Lake.
.50.
,
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1;12.
'
.
Moneta,
.45.
Noranda,
Sift.
Pickle
Crow,
2.79.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.89.
San
Antonio,
2.25.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.67.
UchL
22.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
Mosher,
.04'j.
,
Oklend,
!o4'2.
"
Smelters
Gold,
.01.
Dominion
Bridge.
24V2,
Continued
Support
Invited
"Measured
by
service
to
the
sick
our
hosoital
has
done
excellent
work
and,
if
financial
return
alone
is
considered,
it
has
been
very
satisfactory,
indeed
considering
the
many
changes
that
have
taken
place
in
the
everyday
activities
of
so
many
of
us
during
the
past
year,
both
in
our
thinking
and
our
finances,"
Frank
Dibb
told
the
members
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
Association
In
presenting
the
report
of
the
board
of
directors
for
the
year
1940
at
the
annual
meeting
last
night.
"The
financial
value
of
the
hospital
to
the
public
is
far
beyond
human
estimation;
Costs
have
increased
as
you
all
know
and
the
many
supplies
used
in
hospitals
have
gone
up
tremendously.
I
The
growing
tendency,
probably
'
subconscious
as
yet,
with
many
of
our
citizens
to
expect
the
state
to
,
provide
hospital
services
without;
charge
leads
many
to
avoid
pay-i
rnent
of
hfoltal
charges
as
long!
as
possible,
thus
throwing
the
bur-
celved
from
mc
m.j
aiu.
jjiu.ui-
laigiana
crasnea
were
tasen
Mon
cial
government
by
way
of
per
capita
grants
It
would
be
lmpos-sib'
for
w
to
continu
our
work
-
fo
rrovide
the
fa:ilitles
necessary
for
modern
hospitalization.
We
do
not
need
money
for
selfish
pumoses.
We
need
it
for
the
efficient
care
of
the
patient.
cidents
and
Illness
have
caused
changes
in
the
nursing
staff.
Fortunately,
at
all
times,
It
was
pos
sible
to
get
sufficient
nurses
to
carry
on
the
hospital
routine.
There
is
no
lack
of
excellent
ap
plicants
for
any
possible
future
vacancy.
"
'There
have
been
some
changes
in
the
maintenance
staff
and,
so
far,
it
has
been
possible
to
secure
anv
necessary
replacements
on
this
staff.
"
'Due
to
rising
costs
for
hospital
supplies,
it
is
going
to
be
difficult
for
the
hospital
to
continue
adding
the
necessary
new
equipment
as
well
as
xeDlacements,
needed,
If
'
Continued
on
PAGE
FOUR
BANTING
HERO
AS
HE
DIED
Famous
Canadian
Doctor-Scientist
Before
Succumbing
Hif
self
ST.
JOHN'S,
Newfoundland,
Feb.
26:
(CP)
Bodies
of
Sir
Frederick
den
upon
the
state
and
on
other
Banting
and
two
companions
killed
patients.
Without
the
support
re-.wnen
a
military
plane
enroute
to
day
night
t
Mussrave
Harbor.
Newfoundland,
according
to
Information
reaching
here.
They
will
be
flown
into
St.
John's
when
weather
permits
and
on
to
Canada.
It
is
understood
that
Sir
lck
was
alive
after
the
plane
crash-
ed
but
he
died
shortly
afterwards.
Increasing
Problem
tw0
companions
were
killed
ln-
"Wlth
so
much
of
our
war
effort
atantly.
diverted
to
war
time
charities,
the
Ml
four
occupants
of
the
plans
problem
ci
maintaining
our
volun-
vpre
wearing
parachutes
when
the
iary
institutions
haj
become
stead-
military
machine
crashed.
It
Is
dls-lly
mure
difficult.
The
situation
closed,
but
none
attempted
to
Jump
has
net
been
helped
by
rising
tax-
th
V1
exception
of
Bant-atlon.
The
ultimate
effect
Is
be-
ln?
lhe
Possibility
being
seen
that
coming
apparent
and
we
do
know
he
might
have
made
a
leap
by
para-that
many
people
who
might
or-
chute
but
at
too
low
an
altitude:
,
dlnarlly
be
devoting,
their
time
and
A
copyright
dispatch
said
that
resourcsnrospti-wOTknow'Bantln&
expended,,
bis
..strengtluliu,.
r
pntr-.'nj
-their
efforts
else-
tending
the
wounds
of
Pilot
Joseph
where.
Even
"though
.this
does
keep
Mackey
and
then
lay
down
on
a
olive
the
soil
it
of
voluntary
eer-
ba
ot
branches
and
died.
vice,
it
is
a
d
Instinct
loss
to
hos-t
pita
Is
whose
work
must
go
on.
We
i
mnpf
t-
t-
are
all
a?reed
that
our
military
I
AMI
I
I
K
T
ri
farts
must
come
first
but
it
be-,
vUL
hooves
every
one
of
us
to
see
that
v
pub'i
n-vc
lc'3
ztit
of
the;
(fact
that
our
civilian
population'
must
be
oared
for
denlte
chan?-
lng
personnel
and
h!ghr
costs.
In!
fact
we
need
more
personal
and-
financial
resistance
during
a
time
of
war
than
we
do
In
pease.
"It
is
interesting
to
note
that
our
hospital
still
merits
the
goodj
wishes
of
many
organizations
lnj
thr
crromur-Jty
as
well
as
Indl-'
yldua's
srd
I
wlfh
to
express
the'
h?nks
of
the
board
to
the
Gyro
Club
fcr
th?
generous
gift
cf
an
I
Incubator,
the
Imperial
Order.
Daughter.
of
the
Emolre.
'h
hospital
staff
for
their
loyal
cooperation,
the
Doctors,
who
render
such
magnificent
service
through
this
hospital
to
the
Indigent
sick,
the
Ministerial
Association,
trades-'
men
and
individuals
who
were
most
kind
in
furnishing
comforts
to
patients
at
the
Christmas
season,
to
the
press
and
all
those
per
sons
and
societies
who
have
In
any
way
showed
sympathy
and
help
in
our
hospital
work.
"Miss
Margaret
Jamleson
R.
N.,
lady
superintendent,
In
her
report
tells
us
that
the
year
opened
with
42
patients
in
residence
and
that
It
closed
with
45
In
residence.
She
also
attaches
a
detailed
analysis
of
hospital
services
which
In
part
shows
that
there
were
1,165
adult
admissions
and
1,108
discharged;
222
major
operations
and
325
minor
operations.
The
total
number
of
cases
x-rayed
were
852
besides
558
chest
films
processed
for
the
Army
Medical
Corps.
"
'Weddings,
prospective
ones,
ac
CAPITAL
British
Take
Mogadiscio
in
Italian
Somaliland
Advancing
Elsewhere
NAIROBI,
Kenya,
Feb.
2G:
(CP)
British
Empire
forces,
pounding
tne
defenders
of
Italian
Somaliland
by
land,
sea
and
air,
have
captured
Mogadiscio,
the
colony's
capital
on
the
sea
coast,
and
hava
advanced
sixty
miles
up
the
Juba
River
in
the
Interior
it
was
announced
officially
today.
The
communique
said
that,
by
conservative
estimate,
three
thousand
prisoners
had
been
taken
in
the
interior
in
addition
to
many
other
Italians
who
escaped
to
the
bush
country
and
are
now
returning
and
surrendering.
With
the
capture
of
Mogadiscio,
the
Empire
forces
have
penetrated
four
hundred
miles
into
Eritrea
since
a
month
ago.
Mogadiscio
was
taken
by
advance
elements
of
British
east
and
west
African
troops
early
last
evening.
It
will
probably
be
used
as
a
spring
board
for
a
new
drive
by
the
British
into
Ethiopia.
A
Cairo
communique
disclosed
that
Ethiopian
insurgents,
supported
by
British
troops,
had
forced
the
Italians
to
abandon
more
posts
in
the
Gojjam
area
of
Ethiopia.
Capture
of
the
Important
Ethi
opian
town
of
Moyale
was
claimed
today.
The
army
of
all
nations
has
surrounded
the
.important
rail-,
way
centre
of
Gheren
in
Eritrea
on
the
way
to
the
capital
of
Italian
Police
'
Force
Increase
;
T!
j
Three
and
a
Half
Thousand
Men
to
Be
Added
to
Civilian
Strength
ROME,
Feb.
26.
The
civilian
police
has
been
Increased
by
-
2,500
men,
it
was
announced
yesterday.