lodiy.
TROOP
TRAIN
MINED
ciiiN-nitAi
Hundreds
of
Japanese
soldiers
were
killed
L
rnnn
train
ran
Into
a
land
mine
in
Chansi
Province.
lurrirors
of
the
wreck
were
ambushed
and
slain
by
Chinese
iuerrillas.
GERMAN
CLAIMS
nnif
ivTr,r.
Rritih
hlns
hare
been
sunk
and
five
mited
by
the
Nail
Luftwaffe,
according
to
German
claims
iimnsil
TROOPS
MASSING
nfTnrrcT
itriiUh
lrnons
are
renorted
to
be
massing
on
nutugoSUT
frontier
to
assist
that
country
in
the
event
of
a
p-wn
attack
following
repudiation
of
the
signing
up
with
the
purr
rriic
mnu
..-j
--
-
the
defensive
.
.
but
is
,
as-
.
that
Great
Britain
Is
no
longer
on
umlng
,
the
offensive
against
Germany
ana
.
HUGE'TOLtaAT
BREMEN
,ut
'
.
.
....
tu-
nit.
Mfn'uirv
news
service
said
tonight
that
ftbi
recent
series
of
Royal
Air
Force
raids
on
Bremen
had
left
1000
persons
killed
and
7,000
injured.
WINANT
SEES
BRITISH
VICTORY
.
r-.
uin,ni
new
United
Stales
ambassa-
JUHH
--1
-
,
.
PliUiUU.
J.
i.mrhenn
vestcrday.
paid
high
tribute
o
urrai
innam,
i
-
-
....
(nor
U
the
.eadership
-rW."
ChZ
tot'a
strenth
and
undersianaing
oi
n
w.r
-
Itlctory
to
Great
Britain,"
Hinani
uctu.cu.
0
SHIPS
SHIP
LOSS
CAPTURED
IS
PROBED
Ul
Cintdlan
Navy
Takes
Danish
Tankers
in
West
Indies
tawa
March
28:
Hon.
Angus
tiflerlne
without
resistance,
now
fm
part
of
the
British
merchant
ferine
Thev
make
five
vessels
Iptured
so
far
by
the
Royal
Can-
pn
Navy.
F
almy
Days
On
ower
Skeena
Inuinilly
High
Thermometer
jReadlngs
Recorded
this
Week
i
H
Followed,
However,
by
New
Snow
on
Hills
ln
town
today
from
the
Ecstall
per
Douglas
Frlzell
reported
ex-
Puonaliy
warm
weather
there
P"
i
week
for
this
time
of
year.
On
Fa
92
In
rr.1
U.
COOl
nn
A
,
.
p
un
bines
men,
nowevi-i,
E
"
'""sraay
there
was
snow
half
j"'
uwn
the
mountainsides
ar
k.
-JL-.:Tri.'AJ
Investigation
Proceeding
Into
Fire
Which
Destroyed
HjI.C.S.
Otter
appear,
the
Investlsatlon
will
pro
ceed.
A
tii
mn
-n
oilicers
lost,
it
has
seventeen
ratings-were
been
officially
confirmed,
oeinb
drowned
or
dying
of
sno
au
-
posure.
The
Department
oi
two
oi-
corvixpn
announces
that
ucers
anu
j
f
Ynpn
were
saved
by
a
merchant
ship
ana
war
vessel.
Columbia
men
vere
No
British
aboard
the
Otter.
Air
Transports
Are
To
Be
Built
Vessel
Being
New
Type
of
Naval
Built
by
ALTy
.
will
be
of
tag
program.
8,000
tons
e
ch
re.
be
used
to
carry
aircran
mote
points
,
.
Great
Airp"
b
used
v
Brltalrt.
.
'
imam
a-uu
it
UBRApY
1
-1
1
it.
feather.
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Ruper'
Queen
Char-.
.High
2:06
a.m.
.21.1
It
ir.1
moderate
i,!ands-
with
14:28
p-m.
205
ft.
Low
8:31
ajn.
3.8
It
iiiht
.""ff...
.,
20:35
pJn-
5.2
It.
alni
par
cloudy
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
No.
74.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
28,
1941.
OKKHlOOOOOHXoaaCHJOO3OOOOOO0O
j
B
B
H
I
War
News
Yugoslavia
Independent
END
OF
CAMPAIGN
NEAR
nin
An
Armv
xDokesman
said
toriav
"it
i
tint
undulv
-
-
"
tnlu
.
ptimiilic
to
prophesy
that
the
end
of
the
East
African
cam-
iltn
U
in
sight
The
Last
African
Lmpire
of
Italy
is
about
one.
WE
ASSUME
OFFENSIVE
tnvnnv
Tlir
Koval
Air
Force
nounJed
the
German
In-
i
.
.
"
-
-
I
...ui
n(rn
nf
noloene
and
Dusseldorf
with
manv
heavv
.......
"
--
-
-
ausiiiAt
.
Combs
in
overnight
raids
extending
from
the
Uhincland
to
the
Evasion
coast
while
in
the
war
at
sea
the
Admiralty
announced
lilt
the
submarine
rarinian
same
a
o,uu-ion
supply
or
iroop
kin
and
a
10,000-ton
tanker
In
an
Italian
convoy
in
the
Medi-
ferranean
south
of
Italy.
BRITISH
SHIPPING
GAINS
invnON
British
shipyards
are
now
turning
out
more
Ship,
than
the
Germans
are
able
to
sink
despite
the
intensifl-
tion
of
their
war
at
sea.
snips
comiieiea
uunn
a
iiciiuu
iding
February
10
totalled
10,000
tons
more
than
were
lost
as
remit
of
enemy
action.
GREEKS
BEAT
ITALIANS
ATllKNS
Fierce
Italian
counter-attacks
on
the
Albanian
Ln
have
been
shattered
by
Greek
bayonets.
The
Hellenese
late
made
Important
new
gains.
GERMANY
IS
1
IMPATIENT
Berlin
Talks
About
Forcing
Yugo
slavia
To
Keep
In
Line-Dismemberment
Threatened
BERLIN.
March
23:
Official
Germany
Is
Indignant
and
irnpa-
j
tient
over
the
decision
of
the
new
:
Yugoslav
government
to
refuse
to
irattfy
the
Axis
pact.
Threats
arej
(made
by
high
Nazis,
that
German
'.forces
will
march
into
Yugoslavia
I
to
v
compel
k-
that
nation
..-ww.
to
w
live
up
to
-w
YUGOSLAVIA
1
I
MORE
HAPPY
Change
of
Government
Followed
by
General
Rejoicing
on
Part
oi
j
s
People
nraisRADE.
March
28j
(CP)
01
ON:;OFEENSIVFW
...
-
cii.ki
lUnlrnant
F.
J.
uunny.
nonie
in-lvrgiiia
-
.
...
.
,
nr.ui.m-ii
-
.
.
,
.
taking
tnicmff
Wer
liver
of
or
the
ine
reins
reins
oi
of
office
unite
li.
-1
..
iiu
h.
Rnxl
ranadian
Air
I
orce
Jn
.ngiaiiu,
1
by
young
King
Peter
II.
from
Re-opnt
Prinep
Paul
crowds
swarmed
linto
the
streets
of
Belgrade,
which1
a
few
hours
earlier
had
Deen
me
scene
of
wild
rioting,
nags
ana;
hunt!?
were
broken
out
and
the
streets
were
decorated.
Even
the
prospect
of
being
drawn
Into
war
hv
a
possible
German
invasion
I
under
the
suise
of
"restoring
or
der"
dees
npt
dampen
the
spirits
of
the
people;
The
country
seemed
nappy
again
after
the
young
King
had
taken
over
the
helm
in
Yugoslavia
follow
ing
the
popular
wave
or
disapproval
of
Tuesday's
pact
with
the
Axis
-v,i.h
v.9ft
resulted
In
rioung
ana
bloody
demonstrations
throughout
the
nation,
many
persons
being
killed
and
Injured
in
nights
of
dis-
Macdonald.
minister
Of
national
ience
in
charge
of
naval
af
fairs,
.prospect,
uwcauwui
,
yugosiav
Air
Corps,
-who
tooK
oyerj
j
-j
v,
mnhire
resulted
In
the
destruction
oi
we
formed
a
cabinet
UUIH.CU
jmkiimj
wt
-
.cr,c
oftpr
oft
""
"
v
.
.
vwo
jioyai
uanaaian
";
flrhor
early
saia
ioieV
-"""V
listed
bv
a
Dutch
vessel,
oi
iwo.tne
mourn
ui
o.-
'
I
noDUlation.
miormea
quarters
j.aiu
B
.
.
.
"
.
t-jl.
Mrjnn,rfat
st
11
UnKnOWIl.
vs
t-
,,,
J'.tAt
In
f
.
anisn
tankers
in
the
wesi
-
,ff,.,n..iv
it
was
a
mmwiiy
i
e
capture
took
place
some
weeks
soon
as
survivors
a
g
fect
although
only
Simovic
andn
j
o
ar.d
the
Danish
vessels,
sur-
recovereu
uom
"
war
Minister
mc
are
active
n.iu.jr
officers.
'
p.onflicUne
reports
as
to
the
whereabouts
of
Prince
Paul.
Princess
Otea.
One
report
was
-
-
ai.v.
.
that
Paul,
who
had
approved
the
ivu
nact.
had
fled
to
Greece.
An-
ihpr
u-as
that
the
couple
had
been
,
placed
under
arrest,
suu
anoiner
from
Athens
was
uiai
ne
au
been
killed.
Most
oi
me
ousieu
Lmpmhprs
mtuiucia
v
of
the
r"w
overthrown
"
.
tiu
irlflpr
n-prn
imdpr
ar
rest
some
reDOrts
said,
Cvetovic!
himself
being
in
custody.
London
-Signs
British-United
March
28.--
m
TZ'Zti
treaty
rnNnnti
March
28:
(CP)
The'
frctv
fnrmallv
lcasine
naval
bases
i
TT-i..j
ctoicc
in
thp
western'
1Q
MIC
UJllkCU
OH"'"
hemisphere
W
exchange
ior
invy
Bulletins
CONDEMNS
WATERWAY
OTTAWA
Senator
Arthur
Meighen
yesterday
condemned
the
St.
Lawrence
waterway
project
as
diverting
money
and
men
away
from
the
war
Industries.
Senator
Dardurand
defended
the
project.
R.OA.F.tMEN
KILLED
OTTAWA
Pilot
officer
A.
D.
,
Angus
oi
nionircai
ana
iximun
the
pact,
threatening
her
with
dis-
j
Aircraftsman
Gough
of
Calgary
mpmhprmpnt.
if
shp
rpfirsp
tn
An.
.
il.
i.
t
....
were
Killed
in
mc
hmh
iso.
Drastic
developments
will
en-
(
Koyal
Canadian
Air
Force
train-
I
Kit
a
i9
f
ViarA
(
nnt
f
f
f
14
tfnn
I
I
In
other
German
quarters
it
was
'
tarja
!5am
uva.ii
uie
a.uuuspiicre
ui
oci-1
Israie
was
"gradually
returning
to
Inormal."
It
was
suggested-
that
the
IrcIiUca!
change
In
Yugoslavia
had
been
made
merely
to
tone
down
Opposition
among
Ihe
people
to
i
collaboration
with
Germany.
,
ing
plane
near
-
Mount
m
.
Hope,
On-
-v
TO
DISCUSS
BLACKOUT
VANCOUVER
Mayor
J.
W.
Cornett
and
Attorney
General
G.
Wlsmer
will
confer
here
tomorrow
on
the
possibility
of
a
black-out
practice
in
Vancouver.
TRAL
WINS
CALGARY
Trail
defeated
Lethbridge
2
to
1
In
another
of
the
Allan
Cup
playdowns
here
last
night.
TAKE
JEWISH
PROPERTY
BUCHAREST
Premier
Ion
An-tonrscu
issued
a
decree
taking
over
all
urban
property
of
Jews
who
will
be
compensated
with.1
three
per
cent
ROME
IS
GUARDED
ROME
Official
Rome
reserves
comment
on
'the
new
political
velopments
In'
Yugoslavia
and
their
significance
until
it
has
fuller
information1.-
HUNGARIAN
DEMOBILIZATION
BUDAPEST
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
has
ordered
demoboliza-tion
of
the
Hungarian
army
and
transfer
of
300,000
Hungarian
workers
to
Holland
and
Belgium.
Margaret
Sullavan
Is
Mother
Of
Son
1
Popular
Screen
Actress
Gives
Birth
,
to
7
round
15
Ounce
Boy
crowds
in
'the
streets
cried
Peter!"
"Down
HOLLYWOOD.
March
28.-Mar
.Lon
Live
King
i
t
ivo
r.rrat
caret
Sullavan.
popular
screen
ac
S,"
he
United
States."
.tress,
gave
birth
yesterday
to
a
GAINS
ARE
IMPORTANT
i
British
Making
Farther
Headway
i
After
Gaining
Control
of
I
Cheren
FULL
FASCIST
RETKEAT
CAIRO,
March
28:
(CP)
British
troops
are
in
hot
pursuit
f
jUlian
force
retreating
headlong
toward
the
Eritrean
capital
of
Asmara
following
the
occupation
f
'he
kc
mountain
town
of
ChTtn
yesterday
bv
British
Imperial
forces,
the
Middle
East
command
announced
today.
A
large
number
of
the
35,000
Fascist
defenders
are
reported
to
seTn-neek
siese.
Remnants
of
the
Italian
forces
left
behind
large
quantities
of
war
materials
a's
they
headed
for
Asmara,
42
mile'
if
the
southeast,
and
it
is
posibl
thy
tnieM
trv
to
reach
th
chief
port
of
Massaua
to
make
a
stand
or
escape.
CAIRO.
March
28:
(CP)
British
'forces,
which
yesterday
entered
Ch?ren.
mountain
key
to
the
Erl-Jtrean
rapital
of
Asmara,
made
fur-1
ther
Important
gains
and
captured
tren
Ht
Brlt!fh
hands
now
appears
imniineni.
.
A
A
dispatch
Oispaicn
from
irom
Nairobi,
nauuoi,
Kenya
ivnija
Rocky
Mountain
Rangers,
Now
Fifty-Six
Years
Old
Following
are
highlights
in
the
history
of
the
Rocky
Mountain
Rangers
who
celebrate
their
fifty-sixth
birthday
fittingly
in
Prince
Rupert
today;
March
28,
1885
Authority
given
by
Hon.
Adolphe
P.
Caron,
minister
of
militia
and
defence,
to
raise
four
troops
of
Rocky
Mountain
Rangers.
First
activities:
patrols
from
Fort
MacLeod
and
Lethbridge
along
the
border
and
reservations,
engagements
with
Piegan
Indians..
iniv
i
1K98
Rerlment
reorcanized
as
rifle
regiment
with
companies
located
In
ensuing
years
at
towns
In
British
Columbia
iv
i
cabinet
of
.
Premier
CvetovlC,
who
,
g
and
Northwest
Territories
wpnt
tn
rienn
Vienna
to
n
sign
citm
thp
the
aeree-!o
agree
Anriit
i..rn(
4.
4.
1914
1914
Reri
LIVER
BIDS
AGREED
ON
Prices
of
Canadian
Fishing
Co.
are
Acepted
by
Vancouver
Halibut
Fleet
Rerlment
took
ud
strategic
positions
in
the
interior
of
British
Columbia
on
outbreak
of
Great
War.
October
21
1916
Rocky
Mountain
Rangers
Battalion
sailed
from
Halifax
for
England
aboard
Mauretanla
for
overseas
service
under
command
of
Lieut.
Col.
J.
R.
Vicars.
May
1921
With
headquarters
at
Kamloops
companies
stationed
on
peacetime
basis
at
Kamloops,
headquarters,
Salmon
Arm,
(Armstrong
and
Kelowna.
.In
1928
Kelowna
company
ceased
to
exist,
being
re-established
in
1937
at
Revelstoke.
August
26,
1939
Regiment
called
to
active
service
for
third
time,
patrolling
and
guarding,
strategic
southern
interior
points.
June
7,
1940
Called
to
recruit
up
to
full
strength,
October
2,
1910
Moved
to
New
Westminster
to
continue
training
as
battalion.
February
22,
1911
Arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
where,
under
command
of
Lieut.
Col.
J.
E.
Wood,
they
form
an
Integral
part
of
the
new
Canadian
Army
Refused
To
Ratify
Pact
And
Prepares
To
Resist
!f
Invasion
Attempted
United
States
Formally
Promises
Aid
Turkey
Makes
Overtures
to
Belgrade
for
Mutual
Assistance
!
Pact
Germans
Commence
Exodus
BELGRADE,
March
28:
(CP)
Defiant
Yugoslavia
refused
today
to
ratify
the
Axis
pact
and
received
from
the
United
States
minister
a
note
promising
full
American
aid
if
she
is
forced
to
resist
the
German
and
kalian
nxmino
TVio
nnQ
n'oo
rlolix'omrl
tn
Tro
TnarrW
tsnlrlipr
Prpm.
havr
havf
been
been
capture
captured
hy
ny
the
me
Bri
ri-
amuco.
iiicuu,
a.o
uui
wv-j
.
.
"
tih
who
battered
their
way
into
jer,
General
Dusan
Simovic,
who
assumed
leadership
in
rt..r.n
Iq
wiinui9
afir
a
.vesterdav's
coun.
Air
Raids
Kill
Many
In
Britain
..
t
Civilians
killed
In
air
raids
on
Oreat
Britain
since
the
wnr
rran
total
28359
and
the
manv
prisoners
including
a
origaue
p(J
4()
16g
,neaaQuarwn.uuaQMicoui-
nounced
today
ivn
vsA
finnAimriaH
TVi
t
writ
cri
nxxT
mo
;u
nil
i
i'ui
.va.
a
iuim(
n
control
three-quarers
of
Eritrea
and.
as
a
result
of
the
capture
of
it
was
an-
.
ttssjz
ss-jir-ta
MARSEILLES
ovr,-
where
King
Alexander
of
Yugoslavia,
father
of
King
Peter
II,
who
took
over
the
control
of
the
cnintry
in
a
coup
d'etat
yesterday,
was
assassinated
in
1934.
Thf
unscheduled
demonstration,
which
grew
in
volume
every
j
h"'""
cp
me
after
word
had
spread
that
a
new
anti-Axis
government
had
been
formed
In
YurcS'av'a.
ENGLAND
i
IS
QUIET
Last
Night
Meanwhile
the
Turkish
minister
conferred
with
Sintoylc
and
is
re
ported
to
have
proposed
a
mutual
assistance
pact
with
Yugoslavia.
German
journalists,
economic
experts,
trade
delegates
ar.d
nationals
generally
began
a
hurried
exodus
from
the
country
as
diplomatic
sources
said
Yugoslavia
had
informed
Germany
that
f
uli
llment
of
the
pact
was
impossible
I
ecause
it
would
be
contrary
to
the
will
of
the
Yugoslav
people.
More
than
a
million
soldi
?rs
are
fully
mobilized
to
resist
Axi;
arm
ies
If
they
should
attempt
to
hold
.Yugoslavia
to
the
pact.
I
Young
King
Peter
was
svprn
in
today
amid
clamorous
celebrations.
The
new
cabinet
of
Yug
Slavla
.
.
.
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tupnr
lf
Y
riT
eplJr
Germanv
whlcn
had
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h
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r
UJLf
an
urgent
note
to
Belgrade
de
manding
...
clarincation
.
or
tr
-
e
-----
new
Colony,
announced
the
occupation
Anti-Axis
Demonstration
In
French
government's
intentions
in
regard
nf
several
rjosts
east
and
west
of
Yavello
hi
southwestern
Elihoipla
by
irregular
Ethiopian
forces..
to
the
Axis.nact..
It
was
n
ported"
hat'Oeriih'y.vjBave:
Yug
81a
via
j
twentyf
our
hours
in
which
to
ex-j
plain
how
!
the
uprising
woi
id
af
fect
the
pact
which
the
c
jposed
new
covernment
would
not
de
nounce
the
pact
formally,
It
would
not
be
ratified.
While
1,200,000
Yugoslavs
were
being
called
to
arms
to
tcke
up
.
border
defence
positions,
the
new
government
-warned
the
pe-
pie
to
keep
calm
and
cool
and
s
bstain
from
demonstrations
w;hlch
might
affect
relations
with
foreign
nations.
The
new
Premier
said
that
Yugoslavia
wanted
to
remain
"honor
able
and
independent"
The
upheaval
of
yesterday,
it
was
pointed
out
in
official
quartets,
was
HALIFAX.
March
28:
(CP)-wiin
"
-rir
urn
formed
bv
Gen-
.5
5
'
'
;did
not
auect.
xoreign
puuey.
an
an
official
omciai
Investigation
uh--..
now
in
leral
Dusan
simovic,
Simovic,
crnei
chief
oi
of
the
w
5
fj.
i
i.
l
.
pnvnnvt
Af
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fire
which
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I
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VANCOUVER,
March
28:
(CP)
Fishermen
and
boat
owners
last
night
accepted
a
bid
from
the
Canadian
Fishing
Co.
for
fish
liver
production
of
the
Vancouver
fleet
for
the
season
opening
April
1.
The
prices
are
I
Halibut
livers,
40
lie
per
pound.
Black
cod,
27
lie.
Ling
Cod,
60c.
Seaport
Staged
By
Thousands
MARSEILLES,
France,
March
23:
(CP)
Shouting
"Long
Live
VnvnthrSn
n
rrnu'd
nf
ten
thou
and
poured
spontaneously
i
Premier
Cvetkovic
had
sign
:d4
It
inti
Place
de
la
Bourse
today
j
was
later
Intimated
that,
wr
lie
the
irvNDONi.
March
28:
London!
.
...
onH
re-
of
England
had
stiii'
weauier
forecast
another
free
night
last
night
from
Nazi
air
raiding.
Early
today
a
ctni-rip
pnpmv
Tiane
came
over
a
smp
bombs
to
cause
a
few
casu
aities..
An
alarm
was
caused
in
i
u
a
wrr,11
fnrmnt.inn
(
Furnished
through
the
cov
tray
of
the
Dominion
Meteorological
B
reau
t
uiitfa
yiH
Prnr.
Himrrt
T
U
fore-
southeast
coastal
town,
dropping
.Ti,
Today
and
cover
ttw
18
hour
period
ending
at
5
pm.
tor
oorrowl
General
SynopsisLight
t
mod-
PratP
rain
has
occurred
n
the
AAttiinnr
t
n
o
ri
t
t
vk
i
i
i
n
i.r
jc
uiirui
-
eff
hy
anti-aircraft
fire.
;
North
Coast
witn
log
paict
-s
0vr
Despite
poor
visibility
and
heavy
central
coast.
Over
the
south-
5
anti-aircraft
fire,
the
Royal
Air
em
w
continues
fiAripd
2
Force
last
night
alarmed
Berlin
'
'
and
and
blasted
niasrea
western
Germany
in-
.
..'..
West
Coast
0f
Vancouver
Island
'I'lUajng
We
ItlUIU
JIU
IUIUH.UU..,.
-
T
H
.
I
dropping
heavy
bombs
on
Cologne
j
Light
variable
winds,
it
x
and
land
Dusseldorf.
The
radio
station
warm
in
the
southern
portim
and
I
in
Berlin,
wnere
roreign
central
p3ru0n
and
clour
y
ana
:rnrrl-a
n
JTnTi!in
lis
visitm.2.
WKlt
..
i
.
-
.
mild
in
the
nortnern
pari
m-
off
the
air.
Dunkerque,
Calais
and,"4""
Brest
on
the
invasion
coast
were
.
!i.faYkM
Yosterdav
British
naval.
.
planes
ranged
from
the
Frisian
Islands
to
LaRochelie.
Tnese
sirong
attacks
were
the
first
on
Germany
since
10,000
bombs
were
dropped
on
Berlin
last
Sunday
night...
WAS
ROYAL
HOSTESS
CARDIFF.
Wales,
March
28:
(CD
Frequently
hostess
to
the
Klnj
and
Queen
at
her
Inverness-shlre
seat
in
Scotland,
Harriett
Mary
Mackintosh,
widow
of
the
Chief
or
the
Clah
Chattan,
died
at
Cottreu,
Telephone
Directory
Changes
or
New
Listing
for
next
issue
of
Telephone
"
irec-tory
to
be
made
In
writ
lg
to
Telephone
Department
City
Hall
not
later
than
April
7th.