W lilUTISH "IfLlT' liKKiMANY inVDO.V The Koyal Air Force last night assembled the , t ait armada so far in the war for a smashing attack r ,.Mtiv I'Ciuerine on uamoure and uremrn ami n. .jinn llM: - ! din" t" Berlin, Emden, St. Nataire and as far as Poscn in i'fn onupicd Poland. The attack was of blitz proportions. ' Brilisli planes were iosi. ine uermans, In return, made . .rile attack on Great Urllaln including Sheffield, Derby. V itinrham Hull .and Plymouth. Since Wednesday the Nai have 1 al H 1 ' BRITISH IN CONTROL i tIKO With Iraqul resistance crumbling rapidly as they (rcal , disorder, the British have the situation in Iraq now l"n tu under control. Today, it was reported, there was some . i ri.l.ll... i.. ....u ' t)ul no niiiiKiii ui iiuuiic anger r prCssed in demonstrations in Bagdad, the pro-Nazi Prem-" llasli'tl M Al Galani Is reported to have fled from the capl-'l wule other members of the government are in communi-i ,.. H,u, the pro-IIritislt Regent Amir Abdullah In Trans- 14""" COMMHKCE RA1DKU SUNK LONDON The Admiralty announced today that ILM.S. hkttn Twenty-seven Ilrilisli seamen, wno iiad been held pris- on tne ra'dcr, ana fifty-three German crew members Suner DCked up. The warship was slightly damaged. It is thoujlit Uie raider was the former liner Hansa. SEA LOSSES HEAVY iiiviiov Aii unofficial announcement yesterday places me destroyer. ' ins visit. losses liv enemv action in Anril. including UC "'I', n - - - Sthe the Orrek evacuation, at 460,000 tons. The heaviest month s Ws so far in the war were IC3.000 tons in June last which in-I. "... iv....ur,M.r A Washington statement by Senator Van- -- - - iiuani .,...,-. 'denburg that tprn sripimig ui uimi i., ..(, officially denied. ROME NAVAL CLAIM iniMi' tn air vs. navy battle between Italian planes i..itui. iiinv. involving a convoy in the Mediterranean, -.i i.r. dwi:tv It is claimed that hits were scored .... i..;i;vi i,(iiiiin. nne aircraft carrier, two cruisers and SUEZ IS ATTACKED LONDON There has been quite a heavy German attack stared. The I'cvntian tale lUilway and a power station were damaged. VICHY AND GERMANY VICIIV I'rancc and Germany arc drafting a preliminary tit ii.. 4.miLi;A f f'imnicirnp Vii iiffirial mi fiat ' " . : i ..r ...i... I nl.niL CormiiK will Ect hut it uiuuu mailt: a vii - - - kJI..,,! M I rnnrli lilVC trrfll til n&VSaCC of Refill IfOODS furtvill Hit isvaivti - iiVUIM I 1 1 Hi 11 "W . STEAMER 1XION SUNK l.iimxHn. Hrilish steamer Ixion, well known on the QUEEN'S AIR ...... I i L. n .. knAII arinr rnavi. iiavinp raiicu at ihvuuivi , rr iim vniiilirrii tin of Greenland. (1ST RE DEFEATED rnl lj ( Vf .sr. 11 1 1 h llitlrr Mll1it llitnl4s.Au I fkPlI II'JIII'IV I biaicmcni fhftt thrr cnuld be 4 h :..n ntr niir. ni rriniiiii?u: I 'O ..V.J maaf by the British not! r w jv iuii I OLtXLvO. wtiiph t&iiK:- would nat be of much tiitv. was not food. i i " iur avu tin: vwiiii".. Brlbin. 1 Fnt. . ... . -iiuii; in till; vuuiou Fd.v uubllc (ipinlon. ?umo" mt:kcli-d the hotel where flayed Here, cxurcsslns lUsap- RAID FUND Trua Coniuaaiy ifor tho V"S Lanarllnti 1 fnr Air . - .siiiiii . u mnitAU Tn t n n cum w - Itllnr. i.'"" inc Ili-st. rnntirlbuuon ,.?n UllS .;ttv InurorI rtlnir Jllrl 1 People bombed out In dif- SVnt DarlK nf n. n.ii-l.. f'llS (looo ,v. ..... ,i, KM eaii v11 wlv IS f.n;Wj ....... u- 1 d ai,y further amounts . v irii. :ir. i nic fii i ir-i' in i lijT oulWe points. The lat-Kfii,.,. y owledKed .. $100.50 :tsi J 10.00... o.oo 1.00 Qtalt0late $122.50, TODAY'S STOCKS (Courlray 8. U Julinalon Co.) Vancouver His Missouri, .01. llralornc, 9.60. Cariboo Quartz, 2.50A. Dcntonia, .01A. Falrvlcw, .OOVi. Gold Belt. .23. Ilcdlcy Mascot, .50A. Minto, .01 "A. ' Noble Five, .00 't A. Pacific Nickel, .04. Pcnd Oreille, 1.20. Pioneer. 1.95. Premier, .90. Privateer, .44. Itccvcs Macdonald, .10. Keno, .10. Relief Arlington, .02. Sheep Creek, .70. oils i A. P. Con., .07. Calmont. .15. C. Si E 1.10. Home, 1.70A. Pacalta, .03. Itoyal Canadian, .07; Okalta. .50A. . Mercury, .04A. Prairie Royalties, .05. Toronto Aldennac, .08. Ueattle, 1.05. Central Pat., 1.60. Con. Smelters, 32.00. East Malartlc, 2.28. Fernland, .02. Francoeur, .38. Gods Lake, .25. Hardrock, .72. Int. Nickel. 30.50. Kerr Addison, 3.75. Little Long Lac, 1.80. McLeod Cockshutt, 1.55. Madsen Red Lake, .57. McKcnzie Red Lake, 1.00. Moneta, .42. Noranda, 49.50. Pickle Crow, 2.33. Preston East Dome, 2.S0. San Antonio, 2.15. Sherrltt Gordon, .67. TJchl, .10. Bouscadlllac, .02. Mosher, .04. Oklend, .04. Smelters Gold, .01. Dominion Bridge, 21.00. We Vol. XXX., No. 109. French homeland. Bulletins SUNDAY OP.SERVANCi: OTTAWA Rev. Dan Mclvor, Liberal member for Fort William, pleaded yesterday in Parliament for observance of Hie Lord's Day, even In war industries. More could be accomplished in six days' work than seven, he "said, and workers would be happier. SHU'S FOR BRITAIN WASHINGTON The Maritime Commission has approved the turning over of twenty-five American shilttJofalDuK over "200.000. tons to Canada for use in transporting supplies to Brjtain. The ships belong to a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of America. The vessels will be turned over under charter arrangements and registry will be changed from American to VICTORIA MAN DECORATED LONDON I lying Officer Ver non C. Woodward of Victoria lias devotion to duty in execution of air operations." He has been in tlic .Middle East command ser-..i.. oiwi the start of the war and in one day brought down five Italian planes in Libya. NAZIS OVER GREENLAND PHILADELPHIA Here yester day on his way to New York, the? medical director of Greenland said that twelve Nazi reconnaissance planes made a flight over Orcenland in March. KlIIXiET VOTE DELAYED OTTAWA In view of opposition amendments, the budget debate has been lengthened and the vote was not reached last night as expected. A C.C.F. amendment advocates nationalization of the Dominion fiscal system. Angus Mclnnis, Vancouver East, said he ......i.i could mil not siinnort support the ,.1C aw New uc ROOSEVELT CONVALESCES WASHINGTON V r cs I d e 11 1 Roosevelt continues Ills convalescence from a stomach disorder and will remain in his White House quarters over the weekend. He will receive Prime Minister R. G. Mciuies of Australia on Monday morning. QUIET IN PALESTINE LONDON Arabs ln Palestine are amused to hear the German propaganda about Arab uprisings against "the British. It Is quiet throughout the Holy land, according to dispatches received here, and never were the Arabs more peaceful than they are today. Weather Forecast I i JvTQRIa, B.C. I'drrtorrow s I ides -mm 14IC . uu.i.t, ... future meeting. ' Te NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BR1TIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Britain NAZIS TO PASS NOW Vichy Keportcd to Have Agreed loj Permit Cerman Troons to Territory the French provinces and mandat PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941. ITEACHERS' i ASS'N MEET Strafes I ARORITF.S I Is Petain's IN SESSION1: T Prince Rupert , and 7 District , t lnc buslnesa business wa(s was dcalt aeait wlth wim last lasi, pvanre liad Teachers' Association held Its lat nlgW atithc rceular monthly meet- ed fromVichy to th the monthly meetlngior ine renooi lng of lrie Prince Kupcrt iraaes lera m altemp1; to rclieve . vear at " Booth Memorial scnooi and Lacor ixiurrcu. mere was a . 'a kldney MnpTlJtatlrt allmenl- LONDON. May 9: (CIM-Ueutcp. pvl5nln2. COod attendance and President . quoted the Berlin correspondent or Ihomas ElUr.it in the chair, J- S. W chairman read cor- the Swiss Banler Nachrichtcn today l;CfMn. TJ k ondencc ,nciudcd as reporting it was believed the "Jffi IW 12. d from the National Labar Sup-Vichy government had agreed U) ITZ.TZ ttt Counctl In reference to ihe passage of German troops through - ' n n.H VI zone committee to tleal with ar- ...i- .i-. bitratton of wage and other dls- ed territories, including Syria, as - nubs; a circular from the Depart- the German price for concessions mcnt of Labor with .-uxei-Uons ronnprnine concerning occiination occupation of the ve uul"' 1 : . r. rr.ii.o in fnr nn orripr-in. 'oris by Mr. Jones were rescrven lul a,, boards of con- rcroccUng to be read at a later date. council An An outl outl'ne ne of or Dr, Dri HuwVs Kukcvis fneccn -necth cmwion . ana iuvuib-"" """'i EGSTALL RIVER MINE IS READY FOR PRODUCTION riXpciuiuiiru uii a ci uiuiitin i,iiiiuiiiht Machinery Must he Made Soon On the Canadian National Railway dock at Prince is a considerable shipment of mining machinery from' the property oi tne iNortnern r.ynies lummg jujiijjcui.y. tu; mnniimntnf wna sliinnorl frnm the comnanv's minincr 1 - .1 11.. 1 C i I ittriilt:llrl . i 11 Tn 1 " ! . i n Keen awarucu ; Iirnnnr v nn fhf r'.CSlRU UlVCr and IS IIOIIIU lUIWtllU W lyinir Cross for "gallantry and "I district. . rntrnrv Contrary tn to general nprnl hnlipf belief t.hft the shin- the Cariboo ship.-' mcnt of this machinery does not mean that the mine Is being aban- may bc tnus tied up together. doned. It only means that the war It i sugg)ted that war require- lAJX'llAJit, may a. iwi n ; Yorkshire News said today It had been informed Marshal ! Henri Phillip'pe Petooi, Pre- MUST CUT Federal Government Orders Reduction In Production Of Passenger Cars uuftvy, wiay y. ' on remedial readkni? made at the as bonuses for men employed on.an Drtlcr announccd today Cana- The cnairman rcaa an appcaa - ua aic wwi for teacher contributions to the subject was held over until cbs and other vehicles .... . ... nsvl tnnoillrxr nonnmr ITIP THCP.lnt fund for children oi devastated '7 , i , 7 . areas and for refugee teachers, 'uitlier Informaltai. soonwred by the British Columbia - Teachers Federation working In contribution from each or the conjunction with teachers' federa- Prhve Rupert teachers, ttnns of England and Scotland. After a ftwt rroort by J. 5. Wil-Tho members decided to support sm on bu-'ness traasaoted at the this very worthwhile cause by vot- teachers' convention and In federa-ing a grant from .the local assocla- tlon executive meetings, refresh-tion and toy soliciting Individual ments were served. IRAQ ARMY Are Falling Back From Habbaniyah As Result Of British Attack High 0:12 am. 22.7 ft. 12:55 pm. 21.0 ft. Low 6:44 a.m. 1 ft. 18:55 pjn. 4.2 ft. been Rlv- ON AUTOS I DFTDE A TIMr I ViliLiiiLlinU PRICE: 5 CENTS. Reich jDown Hy Night TimeNowUp?;NAZISLOSE n..nntT if... n. 1 fTt TKa J. J 50 PLANES IN BRITAIN j Royal Air Force Night Fighters Doing Great Work as Luftwaffe Continues Furious Attack BIGGEST RAID YET LONDON. May 9: (CP) The largest Royal Air Force armada ever assembled for a single night's raid dumped tens of thousands of incendiaries and hundreds of tons of hich ex- invention was given -by Miss E. war - . dian moU)r manuiaciures m re- Qn ambu and Rrem A. Mercer. Helpful dlusslon ro,. auce UD5.anaiiy ut ua en dur.ne lh n h fhe A lowed in which It as suited ""1.; i.rZ XT. Ministry announced today. Al that further thnc'mM dc given '-" " auction pexu ua iip.aa thoueh .ihe number of raidinc 1 nwer oi. atria, uhilkucu iiu mti , . . ... . m..nn nic rfiniH ihp ... . . J i-j' planes was undisclosed, British ii art. a t uiim va Mhv,M vv irvrviiirTiAn niinnir i n p ! tti m :riir iimi - of Labor Day - sports - but 4 that at least three to four hundred planes were used. Possibly it was five hundred. The assaults on Ham- , burg and Bremen were but part I of a general sweep which in cluded an attatfk on Berlin and Emdcn as well as other strategic points all the way f'fom Norway t to St. Naialre, France. The Ger mans admitted that the British had reached as. far as Posen in I German-occupied Poland. . Ten CAIRO. May 9: (CP) Remnants British planes were lost, of the dteadertt .flmcjjjtpt, ihe .-. rJt"r Iraq arwMch a" week ago at- LONDON, May 9: Fqr the twen-tacked the Royal Air Force Hah- ty-four hours ending midnight last baniyah airdrome have withdrawn night the bag of Nazi planes to Ramadl and Falluja, It was an- brought down in the Battle of Bri-nnm:ed todav. Ramadl Is twelve tain was thirty-nine with over one . - '- .. . . l. 1 J - l,lllnJ n t,,rn1 a Un'.n,r Chinnnrl A wn v 1 Iiiirc imHes north ana. ratiuja wemy- nunuu aumC11 w.. u. wu.cu. lKuv V 1 V 1. V.Vn I ,1 " two to the northeast of Hab- baniyah. Halibut Sales Since then the number has been raised to fifty. This brought the total for May so far up to 103 planes downed with over three hundred airmen, the British losing only five machines. While the Germans were Amcr(can losing the thirty-nine planes in 24 Torkcnskjcld, 40,000, Storage, hours, the cost to the British was 95c and 7.5c. two bombers and one lighter. Tne Fay, 40,000, Royal, 95c and 7.5c. Germans were losing eignt planes Arcade.' 12,000, Booth, 9.6c and to the British one while the ratio 7 5C of filers lost was eight to one. Of Star, 11,500, Pacific, 9.6c and the thirty-nine enemy planes bag- 7 tp ged twenty-four were by night and makes it almost Impossible for the war work or to such work as will Ehlrley J.. 25,000, Royal, 9.5c and fifteen by day. mine to operate just now although help ln the financing of the war. LSc. Ranging from North Ireland to It Is not inconceivable that c.rcum-'-Tnc development of the sulphur ore Augusta, 18,000. Booth. 9.3c and the south coast ot England, raids stances might change whereby it,would mcan huge preliminary ex- 7.5s. of the Luftwaffe last night were effort. results-could Chum, 9,000, Paclffc. 9.6c and he heavies and most widespread would be needed In the war Wres before any u Kotr,nri in thP mv of helning 7 5c In weeks. Liverpool was attacked There Is no statement S 3. B.. 21,500. Storage. 9.6c and for the eighth successive night. One company or from anyone In auth-,oute,fn0J""mpe", be 75c town on the northeast coast and orlty but It is understood the Pl Condor, 11,000, Storage. 9.6c and another on the south coast were liminary development of the mine, reached f or .a CrSKre wZTltlT 7 5c. most heavily attacked. The Mid- has been completed and that it has 0"" ls onc of the ' Canadian lands and northwest England also turned out to be even richer andt e J3 j"tSe wealth for the Covenant. 20,000, Storage. 9.7c felt the weight of attack and bombs better than was contemplated when .purees o J Jwum Jn vVTiether and 7c. were also dropped on London for the purchase was made from 1 or 1000, Storage, 9.5c the first time since April 19. It 'the Is smelted n e oisinci Dunsmuir estate of Victoria a few ore on anU.alr. years ago. Prior to that it had.sh ippca oui , . w. T u 5i500. Edmunds & craft batteries to bring down the p-" yajiui! w v. -7 . - , T ,. 9.5c n c aild 77c. iV.li-lw.nlnU, nlanfv In thp tweiltV- been drilled and explored to some the mine. and at the shipping point. mt Walker wf""j nviont h,,t. since the uurchase. ..n A a and 7c. 1 3 1 . 41,. nmmrr frnm I n Is ..... , , thj year. tiip mineral content ot uie py rites ls Siipproxlnmtcly 53 percent u .. n nrnat. mnv shins to Kiilrhur: 46 iDerccTit iron and less WUUIU bUIVU o (j.vwv v s - 1 1 . ... carry the ore to Texas and the ships -and one percent copper with a ..-a .,niiKla Ifvl-iv nnH urn not trnre nf silver and EOld. aau nv ...... . likely to be available for several j in view 01 me wni'j a"v years Mining machinery also may , Rupert people ln the matter of be difficult to obtain and the per-j house building It Is the development mission of the Dominion govern-1 of such industries as this that may, ment would have to be obtained be-' lt is thought by some, insure the .... ia u k innripri ii wnuiri vninp nf homes on the Prince RU- lore au uuuiu are w.. , ------- .... ,v, r,n.toll . Prince Rupert and Queen Char- forts nave oc , ac , - r""' 'Dula. bei Win Islands Light local mostly fair and mild. WinaS. DU1D mill UI riuiw uj.in. v .,.wvw,w - 0 . . . possible that the two Industries '.tlon as a result. I 1 3,000. Atlin, 9.9c and 7c. Lloyd, 32,500 pounds, holding ov- WASHINGTON TIMBER STRIKE TAC.OMA Employees of western Washington sawmills and logging camps went on strike today. They demand 7J4c per hour Increase in wages to 75c per iw.nr im.p. n week's vacation per 1 year with pay, union shops and I imnrnvpil uorkiiic conditions. Federal negotiations continue. RED CROSS CUTS OFF NEW YORK Owing to difficulties arising between the Am erican Red Cross and the Vicny help depress the foreign exchange pert lownsa ZZrt government, there will be no more market. Just now all Canadian ef-'ore ls shipped from Prince Rupert '. fnr lh. tlnie ... ... j-..a.j a I.. f,m Trtrf Vytwnrtl. the CltV Willi uni Vium --- - . . m At 1T.III ;ng at least irom vne uui States to unoccupied l ranee. four hours. It was a specwcuiar ncarlv five thousand feet of tun-'" s curious ul . p,Mlpr n.. 8.000. Storage, 9.6c rrasli. the enemv bomber crashing nelllng has been completed and ev- alld 7c. . In a spectacular manner in flame, crythlng is In readiness now lor r " t enrin- Bug, Bug. y production us soon as me nccaay - ,.p nl.onertv' which could be seen for miles around as It plummetted to earth, ....... rui-v niiirndniCIlt to Have llie u.-iwincfo anrt marhllierv have been Lels ul,u ot,vj - ' ' . r onlrlncr exnlodlntr when hpn half half wav way down. ' ..... . hnnripd. tw ce by the aranDy t-r. - Y Rank or uanaua iukC uc. n... completed. q... . the managers oft Dally, 25,000 pounds, noiaing over. Tho crew or tour pensuea. ui uu. ; Tliere is no smelting plant on rr""' bv Anyox operations re- Walker, 9.5c and 7c. thirteen Nazi Pianos we UauuBaau n.i ii-iol nnnlH satlsfnrlorilv W1L y . Irfnwn last nltrht. uu9 wa v --. f, 1SPH to take it over oecause wicio- ... .... 1 " - . . r., ..Lu.i 1,1-1, - -. . . a . 1 Tti tm nimri.i ii 1 rr"i. intAnciiinn mr 1 1 L' 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 a a 1 a 1 11 VLIIIj lll.ll UI . J ... - nuj - -, iiivviwuavu mm -e------ci - 1 1.1 1 1 l 1 11 11 if 1111: Lvin.i.h .. ..I,., rnM ihn .11 nnur imp ... . , )n was ira raaiKi .u "'""T"""" v f,v o- irPl-Bob- n,0 nn, KinH.Pri U considered a mine so waae wuuiu camti .. , bonded the prop- nua, - - - f be a new smelter erected In this 1 0 J110 V 7.1 was sold to by Holopeter. seven, walked in his preiude to heavier aerial conflict s 0 neighborhood or the ore would be "iy ' ,d " tnat sieep, barefoot and ln pyjamas, to come this summer. owners w 1L nnitun on the Gulflthe Pesent r to a mortuary where an a daring Polish squadron knock- n 7m7k where the smelter Is conAcJlZ "h that -attendant awakened him. 'ed down three enemy planes with- controls the Northern Pyrites con-j dltPd cern, It ls understood that this new was the policy contemplated. If the company shipped, say 1500 tons a week, from the property it Owe report Is that the machinery win oe insmucu in seven minutes yesterday. Russia Admits Nazi Conquest MOSCOW. May 9: (CP) So- vlet Russia today withdrew recocnltlon from Yugoslavia, J. r,1rrl,rr, nnH Vnrunv !UJ SOVer- t XJV 1 . UU . l.l V .,, . elgn states. The action ls in- 'terpreted In diplomatic quar- ters aji Indicatlne a new understanding with Germany. 4 I 4 ! r: I: M 1V if V "HI 5 ii: f