1
ar
Appropriation
nuse
Yesterday
WTO
war
arrorooraation
bill
.
.
1
T-k
11.
&
J1U
T'
rded
vote
although
a
few
ar
News
INVASION
OF
GltTKCE
EiUtKA.M,
iiieu
nruirai
uni-
i
i
i
i
.
t.
f!MA
idvinced
to
start
ihis
week.
GERMAN
SHIP
SUNK
LONDON
A
BritUh
plane
tor-
in
iuddit
sum
uii
iiic
-tiva-
nAm
Ani
fill
a
f
Ijtrnrwin.
BRITISH
FORCES
MASS
LONDON
Large
numbers
of
riTP
tntnnuarn
inrniiFii
in.
.1
.
.
ii
uiDMflTin
i
not
rppariirii
vrij
It
i
.
a
at
it
A
irniv
hr
ih
ipnnf
i
mai
ill
L.
t-
A
t
-
M-nwT-M'
'I
IIIIU
illlS
UUt
V
I'
ICELAND
BLOCKADED
BERLIN
It
was
officially
an-
IB
11
k
hlnrL-Qfln
itnuDI
lie
luacning
mcr,
including
.Am-
''i.
will
be
sit!ij:t
to
des-"'"
tn.
The
unt
of
tlcnurca-"un
1ms
been
exlNiticfl
to.a
point
,he
miles
east
of
Grecn-
anil
u-u.iu
i
t.
iiiciiicr
ur
nut
airland
should
be
included
under
the
protection
of
the
Monroe
Doc-tflne
has
long
been
a
subject
of
di5Pute
in
the
United
States.
urrrnlanj
i
...i.t.....i
i...
ir.
i
,3
tuil'iucicu
VI
authorities
say
they
have
'"formation
that
United
States
hipj
have
discharged
cargoes
al
..
.
U'Hahfl
t-
i
aim
u
is
imcnaca
10
put
&
iton
in
APrilOACHING
RAILWAY
AIIMl
11,1(1,1,
.
i.
,i
.
.'iiktsil
lllilllilllltvu
wees
have
advanced
to
within
n
mll
of
Harar,
an
important
h
!n
EthiPia
only
forty
miles
rom
Addis
Ababa-DJibuti
railway
AT..Nn!:W
"REEK
GAINS
ATHENS
v.
i-
--
atalL
.eLGrecks
,n
t,,c
f'Rtnff
r'uru,
luMan
in
Albania.
7
,lalia
countei
hjVu
..iUtht
uae
bi-i...
i
.
.
.
"linen
back,
fi
ATHENS,
March
26.
Greece
will
keep
on
fighting
whatever
iNKARA,
March
2.
"Turkey
is
nappens,
declared
Premier
terday
pound.
CHICAGO
WHEAT
,
I
s.ecl
against
any,
in-
v
-una
ioaay
in
commenting
.
,
i
nn
IVlfl
sltliatlrtr,
f11rn.li
V.
A.
.
"CVia
1
nromtnrf
f
1
Din
III
C
(II
thfi
AXlS
hv
Vllffn.
3,
any
t
;n
.
tvjftuudt.
"
.
.
rf
-
.11
niiAfl.
th
wnitn"if
CLI.
V
break
ha
head.
In
Rome
Vlr-!
-
ll.ll..
T-v
1
i
'L-L.L-L-ft.-k-L.
A
i
'
J-..!-,-!
V.i
J-Ka
A-H
Vtnrl
nr
ririiicru
i.ti.
-viic
hau
.itAU
11
-
-
1
de;ii!.-
against
Turkey
al-
t.
i
iii&cv
nuuiu
ISC
1U1M,U
Ml
in
,
nf
wirh
th
Axis).
.
NORWAY
IS
TROUBLOUS
Even
Nail
Military
Governor
Ad-'
mits
That
Popular
Unrest
is
I
Becoming
Serious
1
BERLIN,
March
26.
General
von
Faulkenrausen,
the
military
gov.
ernor
of
Norway,
admits
that
popular
unrest
is
increasing
among
the
people
of
Norway.
It
may
become
necessary,
he
declares,
to
resort
to
the
use
of
arms
with
ruthless
severity
to
put
down
increasing
dlssen-tion
against
the
Nazi
rule.
prices
were
up
iVeC.'on
the
Chicago
market
yesterday
with
May
clos
ing
at
88.
NEW
YORK
COPPER
1
NEW
YCRK.
March
26:
New
York
copppr
was
unchanged
yes-
with
May
at
11.95c
.per
TO
HOLD
CENSUS
OTTAWA
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce
J.
A.
McKinnon
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
the
1911
census
would
be
taken
and
not
postponed
as
suggested
in
Opposition
speeches.
ADOLF
IN
VIENNA
VIENNA
Adolf
Hitler
turned
up
in
Vienna
yesterday
and
was
present
for
the
last
ten
minutes
of
the
ceremony
in
connection
with
VufoMavia's
signing;
up
with
the
Axis.
NOT
BREAKING
RELATIONS
LONDON
It.
is
net
expected
there
will
be
immediate
breaking
of
diplomatic
relations
by
Great
Britain
with
Yugoslavia
HUTU
LESS
BLOCKADE
LONDON
Minister
of
Economic
Warfare
Hu;h
Dalton
urged
in
Parliament
today
a
ruthless
cont'nuation
of
the
blockade
of
France.
CAROL
TO
CHILE?
SANTIAGO
The
government
of
Chile
has
given
permission
to
Former
King
Carol
of
Rumania
and
Madame
Lupescu
to
take
up
residence
in
this
country.
They
are
expected
to
leave
Portugal
soon
for
here.
TO
BUY
SPITFIRE
Saw-VAaUUli
tit
inijnovcnni
having
been
initiated
by
the
Kamloops
Fish
&
Gun
Club,
British
Columbia
sportsmen
will
raise
a
fund
for
the
war.
to
buy
a
Spitfire
UBRARY
VfCTORlA.
B.C.
Weath
Recast
tomorrow
sTides
prince
Ru-
uQtcgf?'-
r
Low
1:10
a.m.
20.7
ft.
L...
Me
v
fat
r,.'
J&
.-V
ft.
13:24
pjn.
20.4
Low
7:25
am.
4.4
ft.
during
me
mon.
.
drizzle
19:36
pm,
4.4
ft
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
IVol.
XXX..
No.
72.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
BC.,
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
26,
1
941."
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
r
ugoSlavia
Widely
Discontented
URKEY
IS
'
ALL
READY;
.
ri
i
.
r
I
lv
invasion
ui
uiwunii
empire
Kill
Meet
Rough
Reception,
It
Is
Declared
Greece
To
Battle
On
I
,
j
FINAL
BULLETINS
i
--
i
--j
.
MATSUOKA
IN
GERMANY
BERLIN
Yosuke
Matsuoka,
Japanese
foreign
minister,
crossed
the
Polish
frontier
into
Germany
last
night
enroute
to
Berlin
where
be
arrived
today
to
confer
with
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
on
matters
concerned
with
Axis
relationships.
"American
relations
will
be
stressed"
is
one
statement
that
is
made.
Matsuoka
was
given
an
enthusiastic
reception;
here.
IN
TROUBLED
YUGOSLAVIA
BELGRADE-i-The
Prime
Minister
of
Yugoslavia
faced
another
cabinet
crisis
when-
he
returned
to
Belgrade
from
Vienna
after
signing
the
Rome-Berlin
Axis,
Two
more"
cabinet
ministers
arf
reported
to
have
resigned,
reeling
against
the
Axis
in
this
country
still
runs
hUh.
It
has
bren
stated
that,
before
finally
deciding
to
line
up
with
th?
Axis.
Yutolaria
inquired
pf
Great
Britain!
what
aid
she
mit-hl
expect
if
h(
r-slsterf
the
Axis
but
received,
it
is
said,
an
unsatisfactory
;
reply.1
PRESIDENT
SIGNS
BILL
WASHINGTON
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
siened
the
seven
billion
dollar
appropriation
hill
'givin?
effect
to'
the
"lease-Und"
AW
to
Britain
bill
at
sea
last
nltht.
It
was
flown
outtothe
J?tf..excntlve
.who
is
pri
a
cruise,
by
a
United
States
Nary
annhibian
plane.
Previously
it
had
been
signed
by
Vice-President
Wallace
and
House
Majority
Leader
Sam
Rayburn.
AIRJIDS
,prom
Belgrade
Centre
German
Bombers
Over
England
.
Again,
Today
After
Longest
Lull
In
Months
j
LONDON,
March
26:
(CP)
Bad
iweafchsr
over
the
English
Channel,
grounded
tooth
the
Royal
Air
Force
and
the
Luftwiff
lat.
night
glv-'
lng
London
its
fifih
straight
night
without
an
alarm
and
the
longest
all
clr
?ri"i
'ln:!
h
i
Intensive
i
air
war
began
last
September.
H","",r.
Province
Is
Reducing
Taxes
Registration
Of
j
Japanese
Is
Now
Nearing
Its
End
1
VANCOUVER.
Marrh
26:
Within
the
next
hrec
weeks
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
expects
to
have
completed
th
special
registration
cf
Japones-i
in
BrlMsh
Columbia.
The
number
is
estimated
at
26.0M.
Travelling
registrars
will
'visit
some
of
'the
more
Isolated
'Japanese
settlements.
Governor
General
Earth
Of
Athlone
And
rrincess
Alice
Are
In
Alberta
Capital
,
Today
EDMONTON,
March
26:
The
nn.,n
Oonpral
and
Princess
Iaiuo
in
ih
murse
of
their
trip
knt
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
as
be-
fas
far
west
as
the
Pacific
Coast,
ni
covered
by
the
Monroe
Doc-
.arrived
here
at
6:35
Uits
morning
trn-
British
and
Canadian
At
10
o'clock
Premier
William
Ab-
trops
have
been
in
occupancy
ferhart
and
Mayor
John
Fry
made
'
Iceland
slur
thi
Germans
yri
.nffiH.il
calls.
.
.
-
wuk
OVtr
Denmark
9
vear
aro.
Bethlehem
Disorders
And
Clear
Police
Take
A
Hand
Mediation
Picket
Lines-Federal
"
Board
Urged
pptinsvlvania,
eluding
the
tu
-
"
-
and
other
inciaena,
Ilast
nlsht
cleared
steel
or
ks
here
rhe
Bethlehem
which
ii
tied
up
by
lke-0nVeer
nor
Aitnur
H.
James
-
a
Victoria
Less
Vancouver
Halibut
Boat
Owners
Not
Satisfied
With
Actions
or
British
Columbia
Marketing
Board
VANCOUVER,
March
26:
(CP)
Halibut
vessel
owners
in
Vancouver
arc
planning
to
protest
to
the
British
Columbia
Halibut
Marketing
Board
against
an
increase
from
$1.50
to
$1.75
monthly
the
fee
paid
by
the
fishermen
producers
for
upkeep
of
the
board.
Vancouver
boat
owners
are
also
against
a
board
proposal
to
use
up
ten
percent
of
the
halibut
overage
fund
if
the
board
should
face
a
deficit
in
1911.
Vancouver
operators
recently
protested
at
the
marketing
board
be,lng
controlled
from
iliiue
Itupcrt.
t
To
Collect
i
i
i
ess
on
on
I
incomes,
non
m
John
Hart
Announces
Exemptions
Being
Raised
All
Around,
Minister
of
Finance
Discloses
$10,000,000
in
Federal
Treasury
Bills
to
be
Paid
Off
VANCOUVER.
March
26:
(CP)
Hon.
John
Hart,
!
minister
of
finance,
today
announced
plans
for
reductions
in
the
personal
'
income
.
tax,
abolition
ot
income
surtax
ana
-
mm
m
1
1
til
Wx-ir
Tn
Frlmnnfnn
i
special
depreciation
allowance
for
new
plants
and
plant
HOW
In
E.UH1U1UU11
'
t
gions
constructed
to
handle
war
contracts.
Mr.
Hart
announced
to
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
that
the
province
was
ready
to
arrange
pay
PROTEST
INCREASE
ment
of
$10,000,000
in
treasury
bills
held
by
the
Dominion
and
suggested
a
review
of
the
whole
question
of
unemployment
relief
for
which
jthe
Dominion
has
asked
the
province
to
repay
$24,000,000.
!
Reductions
in
the
personal
in-I
comes
will
Include
raising
of
ex
emptions
for
single
persons
from
$600
to
$750,
married
from
$1000
to
$1200
and
dependent
children
from
$200
to
$400
with
the
age
limit
rais
ed
from
eighteen
to
twenty-one
years.
Exemptions
for
donations
to
charities
will
be
raised
from
five
to
ten
per
cent,
The
income
tax
reductions
will
mean
an
estimated
$1,500,000
an
nually
for
taxpayers,
Mr.
Hart
said.
This,
together
with
the
province
taking
over
$1,000,000
in
direct
un
employment
relief
costs
previously
paid
by
the
Dominion,
would
re
lease
$2,500,000
to
the
war
effort,
the
minister
of
finance
said,
The
Highlights.
The
$2,500,000
contribution
by
the
province
to
Canada's
war
effort,
effected
by
drastic
reductions
in
the
income
tax
and
assumption
by
British
Columbia
of
the
federal
share
of
direct
relief
costs;
repayment
of
treasury
bills
held
by
the
domin
To
Country
Villages
Populace
In
Protest
Anti
Axis
Demonstrations
and
Disorders
Violent
General
Betrayal
of
Nation
Brings
Bitter
Condemnation
on
"Judas"
Government
BERWN.
IS
People
of
German
Metropolis
no
Lonr
Feel
Secure
Against
Britain's
Air
Might
ion
In
respect
to
refunding
oper-
aUons;
outlining
of
Increased
aid
LONDON.
March
26.
Intensified
to
municipalities,
amounting
to
air
raid;
on
Berlin
have
been
mak-more
than
$2,000,000;
retirement
of
ing
an
impression
on
the
people
of
$25,000,000
ot
maturities,
thereby
the
German
capital.
The
recent
releasing
money
for
war
Invest-
ri
of
effective
raids
have
des-ment,
and
a
substantial
reduction
troyed
the
Illusion
that
the
grea.
German
city
Is
free
froin
attack,
In
annual
debt
charges,
amounting
Berlin
subways
have
been
to
$1,200,000,
were
the
highlights
of
the
speech
delivered
by
Mr.
Hart
interfered
with
by
recentjraids.
before
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
here
today.
Reduction
of
income
tax
will
affect
over
100,000
person
and
will
further
lighten
the
tax
burden
by
$1,500,000
bringing
the
total
an
nual
reduction
In
income
tax
since
Much
Fewer
On
Relief
In
B.
C.
the
government
took
office
to
$2,-
VICTORIA,
March
26:
The
R64
000.
the
minister
of
finance
said,
number
of
cersons
drawing
relief
and
BELGRADE,
March
26.
From
the
very
centre
of
he
Nasi
timbers
start-1
this
capital
city
to
the
most
remote
country
villages,
dis-
nvpr
nratn
frviav
today
onH
ana
-
-
i
j
i
i
i
i
.
'Jn.
and
demonstrations
are
widespread
and
violent
in
In
a
southwest
town
a
number
of
,
,
.
,,
.
,
,
Al
persons
were
killed.
These
included
protest
at
the
action
of
the
government
in
betrayirg
the
a
number
of
women.
They
were
nation
to
the
Axis
as
accomplished
by
the
signing
up
by
taken
by
surprise
nd
were
unable
the
Prime
Minister
and
Foreign
Minister
in
Vienna
yes-
to
ream
shelter
in
time.
terday
which
made
Yugoslavia
a
The
nerny
airmen
were
also
vassal
itate
of
the
German
Reich,
over
the
Midlands,
the
west
of
Prominent
among
the
demon-England
and
South
Wales
to
brtoj
strators
have
been
school
boys,
serf
'
he
lrnj
lull
1
an
end.
A
German
peasants
and
communists,
bomber
was
shot
down
over
the
Union
Jacks
have
been
hoisted
Ih"!-""
-;lua-v
early
irf
ty.
frcm.schools,
British
and
Greek
na-Nowwhere
In
England
were
raids
rional
anthems
have
been
sung.
:eCil,e
last
nlht.
Much
Of
National
Income
Is
Pledged
Minister
Indicates
What
Dominion'
Is
Doin;
To'
Assist
Great
Britain
vq-h
26:
r-
Prime
the
0"nnd
hnd
f'edied
fnrty-Tou-
-ppen
rf
1M
national
In-rrt--
orA-,'
Britain
in
the
prosecution
of
the
war.
Scores
of
young
men
are
demanding
transportation
and
uniforms
so
they
may
fight
against
Germany
in
J
Greece
and
Albania.
I
HALIFAX
SPEAKER
Invasion
of
England
Canmt
SucceedBritain
Will
Win
on
Atlantic
New
World
Order
The
nollce
In
many
cases
have'
YORK,
March
26.-Speak-
been
loath
to
interfere
with
anti-
ing
tore
the
Pilgrims
of
fie
Un-Axls
demonstxaUons.
lted
states
nlgnt
m
h
s
flrst
Even
Army
officers
are
seeking
publi(.
address
slnce
arrivlnf;
in
the
to
leave
the
country
and
Join
the)Ctmntry
viscount
Halifax,
tie
new
British
and
Greek'
forces.
"British
ambassador
to
the
United
W.th
the
return
of
the..-
Prime
stateSi
gave
an
unhesHatln
5
"No"
Minister
ioaay,
n
is
to
De
expeciea
m
reply
to
a
questlon
if
he
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the
land-was
possible,
He
-exuessea
peopie
io
suomii;
10
wie
new
iian
confidence
that
Britain
woi
id
win
(rnr.lnation.
Many
schools
were
B.ttlfi
ot
the
Atlantic.
closed
today.
Halifax
stressed
the
need
'or
economic
!
collaboration
of
United
States
and
Great
Britain
in
bringing
about
a
ne'w
world
order
There
should
be
thai
greatest
poss?
le
exchange
of
goods
and
service
In
establishing
a
new
and
lasting
world
peace.
He
praised
the
United
States
"Aid
to
Britain"
bill.
Magdalen
Island
Miner
Entombed
Draegermen
Are
Being
Taken
From
Nova
Scotia
To
insist
In
Extricating
Man
J
GRINESmvE,
Madoi3n
"
slawds,
March
26:
Draegermen
ar
being
jbiought
here
from
Nova
S
:iia
to
assist
in
extricating
a
min
r
who
iis
entombed
in
a
mamgancf
?
mine
cn.
this
isolated
Qulf
of
St.
Law-,rerce
mine
following
a
tln.bering
collapse.
A
greater
measure
of
tax
relief
was
m
Brit'sh
Columbia
thh
February
Qjjg
Jf
ariDOO
coninip"ii'eu
uiu
wuuiu
uac.
ucs
was
ixiy-iuuc
jjtth.c"h
v"..
possible
had
the
proylnce
not
m
the
same
month
last
year,
agreed
to
take
over
In
full
the
Dominion's
share
of
unemployment
relief
amounting
to
approximately
$1,000,000.
The
reductions
will
be
effected
as
follows:
First,
exemptions
will
be
raised
on
single
persons
to
$750,
married
Stuart
Lake
Ferry
Permit
Being
Granted
persons
to
$1200,
dependents
(child-
ren
up
to
twenty-one
years)
to
$400,
VICTORIA.
Marsh
26:
John
Insurance
to
$300,
and
gifts
to
char-
Bryan
of
New
wesimmsssr
naa
itles
to
ten
per
cent.'
been
granled
a
franchise
to
oper-
m
(M..n.i
T
nlfa
TVivf
Rprond.
romnlete
abolition
of
sur-
a
olu"
"
tax.
Third,
special
depreciation
al
lowance
for
war
industries,
there
by
encouraging
errectlon
of
new
plants
and
extension
pf
existing
ones.
Dealing
with
the
request
from
Ottawa
that
treasury
bills
be
paid
by
provinces
able
to
do
so,
Mr.
Hart
said
he
was
prepared
to
immediately
pay
those
bills
which
were
in-
J
curred
in
refunding
operations
by.
selling
debentures
on
the
open
market
or
by
giving
the
Dominion
serial
debentures
which
the
v
could
as
sign
to
their
bank,
receiving
cash
for
same,
and
to
deal
likewise
with
treasury
bills
in
connection
with
;
unemployment
relief
as
soon
as
(Continued
on
Page
Six)
St.
James.
i
LEADERSHIP
DEMANDED
MONTREAL
Ineffective
leadership
will
be
brushed
aside
by
the
people
if
It
fails
to
preserve
freedom,
Wendell
Wlllkle
told
the
Canadian
Club
in
an
address
on
Tuesday.
Willkie
was
given
in
Montreal
a
reception
which
rivalled
the
enthusiasm
and
acclaim
with
which
he
was
greeted
in
Toronto.
He
and
Mrs.
Wlllkle
left
Montreal
for
New
York
last
night
and
were
given
a
boisterous
send-off.
In
his
references
to
leadership,
Mr.
Willkie
said
he
referred
to
political
and
business
leadership
alike.
Highway
Starting
i
f
Will
Go
Into
On
April
1,
Effect
For
Searon
It
Is
Annoi
need
J
VICTORIA,
March
26:
T
e
provincial
department
of
publ:
work
J
announces
that
tolls
on
th?
Carl-boo
Highway
will
go
into
effect
on
April
1.
Stock
Values
Are
Up
Again
i
NEW
YORK,
March
25-
Stock
values
were
up
oh
a
narrc
v
margin
on
the
New
York
E
changs
yesterday.
The
Industrial
iverage
at
closing
was
122.71,
up
.?
'I
rails,
23.37,
up
.35,
and)
utilities,
1.70,
up
.08.
The
day's
transactions
talled
450,000
shares,
The
marl
t
continued'
the
upward
trend
t
day
.
POUND
STERLING
NEW
YORK.
March
26:
The
pound
sterling
was
unch?iiged
at
$4.03
on
the
New.
York
fonlgn
ex
changc
market
yesterday.