Weather,
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
and
Quen.
Charlie
Islands
Light
to
moderate
gPUfbTOf1
terly
winds,
fair
with
fog
and
lhf
frost
at
night.
XXX
No.
76.
tali
cist
claims
of
mastery
of
the
Merl-
twanean
Is
now
a
definite
myth.
In
this
another
epic
In
the
at4
.
.
SWIFT
CURRENT
WINS
She
to
British
was
Only
Two
Missing
Airplanes
Nine
Hundred
or
more
Italian
and
German
Officers
and
Seamen
Taken
THE
SCORE
Five
Italian
warships
and
possibly
eight
lost.
Three
Italian
aircraft
lost.
More
than
900
Italian
and
German
seamen
prisoner,
hundreds
drowned.
Two
British
aircraft
missing.
No
British
ships
hit
No
British
casualties.
ALEXANDRIA,
March
31:
(CP)
H.M.S.
Warsnite,
f
aeshm
oi
the
Uritish
Mediterranean
fleet
at
Alexandria.
and
a
squadron
of
other
of
Britain
s
fighting
ships
parad
ed
into
port
today
apparently
unscathed
after
the
victor
ious
Battle
oi
the
Ionian
bea
in
which
at
least
five
Italian
UIIh
ll
hHIIK
1
I
I
I
f
If-
I
I
I
IIIHlf
ir
IF
IIIV
arrpsr.
cruisers
ana
iwa.
ana
ner-
hans
three
dest
rovers,
trip
British
flpl
sporerl
thrpp
tomerln
hits
on
uk
r
rut
it
new
iiauan
oauiesnip
MUorio.
leavlne
this
treat
35.0011-
tooner
badly
damaced.
For
the
j,
ana
i
is
u
was
anuuier
svunning
Mow
as
a
result
of
which
the
Fas
Besides
sinking
LINE
TO
CAPITAL
CUT
OFF
nala
of
Brltln's
aea
fighters
fife
British
Forres
Now
In
Fair
Way
te?n
inch
guns
of
the
British
bsfy
To
Capture
Addis
Ababa
tleship
turned
the
Italian
crulseH
Closing
On
Asmara
into
a
mass
of
flames
when
the
,i
,
?sc
:;t
fleet
was
surprised
wmie
JL
'
'
heading
eastward
in
the
Medlter-
NAIROBI,
Kenya
Colony,
March
ranean
last
Friday.
31:
'CP
Diredawa
on
the
Addis
All
the
Italian
sWds
and
possibly
Ababa-DJrbuti
Railway
has
been
m
another
cruiser
went
down
in
two
Eittish
hands
sines
Saturday,
It
hours
between
10
o'clock
and
mid-
was
announced
officially
today,
night
Friday
night.
This
puts
the
British
forces
only
In
addition
three
German
air-
200
miles
cast
by
railroad
from
the
craft
were
shot
down
and
more
Ethtop'ah
capital
and
In
control
than
900
Italian
and
German
of-
of
the
only
railroad
link
between
fleers,
and
seamen
were
taken
prls-
that
city
and
the
coast.
This
means
oner
Hundreds
more
enemy
sea-
that
the
British
Imperial
forces
men
would
have
been
rescued
had
are
now
In
a
position
to
cut
off
not
their
dive-bombing
planes
pre-
Addis
Ababa
entirely,
vented
It.
I
'
No
"British
warship
was
hit
and
thorn
nnv
4.
British
surface
vessel
although
two
British
aircraft
are
missing.
t
(Rome
admits
officially
the
loss'
of
five
Italian
warships
but
claims
4
mistakenly
to
have
sunk
one
Bri-1
tlsh.)
War
Service
Subscriptions
War
Services
Drive
Here
Is
TJniir
Oroi
Ton
1
Col.
J.
W.
Nlcholls.
chair-
1
11
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man
of
the
local
uanaaian
War
Services
Fund
committee,
'
nnnnunoed
ith's
mornin?
that
!
the
quota
of
$5,000
had
been
reached
on
Saturday.
A
tttVV
U
w
The
'
committee
is.
however,
con-
ttnirinc
the
drive
with
a
view
1
to
reaching
an
objective
of
L.
Amadio
$10.00
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not
nf
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tv
percent
over
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canvass
continues
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10.00
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the
end
of
this
week.
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rv.it
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w.wv
Mrs.
J.
D.
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10.00
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Rev.
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J.
B.
Gibson
10.00
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Hardware
25X10
Grotto
Cigar
Store
'.
10.00
Mrs.
K.
Hallberg
6.00
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Jaeobsen
10.00
Macte
Shoe
Hospital
10.00
Dr
J.
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25.00
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25D0
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Works
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4
NANAIMO
Swift
Current
Indians
retained
the
Western
Canada
Intcrmeriate
hockey
championship
for
the
seeond
straight
Nanaimo
Clippers
defeating
year
by
6
to
5
Saturday
night.
The
first
game
had
been
a
one-all
lie
Current
took
the
while
Swift
second
9
to
1
and
the
third
2
to
1.
CENTENARIAN
SISTERS
Eng..
Marcn
01;
wuceeos
voluntary
collection
J"
'
,H
county
woman
uiaaeoy
troops
at
Barret
Ft.
28.00
wUhou,t
glasses,
still
:
'
ts
comfOTts
iVtot?
25
p
air
Proceeds
of
the
library
tag
fl;v
army,
navy
and
""V?"
&a,-"'ciay
1W
Iwt
month.
"Mer
was
amounted
to.
$120.80.
IJt
j
.mew
Lib
Ital'an
fn
rr".m
and
35
DanUh
V'"-fh
in
Various
Ports
LiBRARY
I
VICTOR'A.
B
r
!
WASHINGTON.
March
3L
The
rrited
stales
government
has
seized
28
Italian,
two
German
and
35
Danish
merchant
vessel
which
have
been
lying:
ip
American
ports.
The
Herman
and
Italian
shirir
will
he
nlaced
in
the
American
ser-virc
and
the
DsnWh
will
tic.
turned
over
to
Great
Britain.
The
move
started
Saturda
when
the
United
States
gov-rrnTt?nt
ordered
guards
post-el
on
twenty-eight
Italian
ships
in.,
various.
American
ports
to
prevent
Italian
crews
from
sabotaging
the
engines
of
the
vessels.
Already
some
cases
of
self-inflicted
sabotage
had
been
reported,
five
vessels
having
been
so
damaged
t
Newark
jjy
firing:
dry
boilers,
stripping
turbines
and
other
means.
Evidently,
the
Italians
were
fearful
that
the
ship
might
fall
into
enemy
hands.
Baltimore
and
Wilmington
are
among
ports
where
guards
had
been
posted
to
Italian
ships.
A
preliminary
inspection
showed
almost
all
the
Italian
vessels
taken
over
had
already
been
rendered
useless
by
sabotage.
The
lightning
action
of
(he
United
States
in
taking
over
the
65
merchantmen
in
American
ports
is
expected
today
to
develop
into
a
hemisphere-wide
move
to
thwart
the
departure
or
sabotage
of
long-idle
Axis
vessels.
The
Costa
IUcan
govern
ment
arrested
crews
of
the
German
freigh'ter
Eisenach
and
tfac
Italian
liner
Fella
which
were
anchored
at
Pun-ta
Arenas
when
they
set
their
ships
afire
this
morning.
..The
Eisenach
is
a
4100-
ton
vessel
and
the
Fella,
well
known
on
the
British
Columbia
coast,
is
5G00
tons.
AIMED
AT
WARSHIPS
Royal
Air
Force
Endeavouring
To
Get
Big
German
Battleships
Scharnhorst
And
Gneisnau
At
Brest
blasted
the
French
invasion
coast
and
German
Channel
shipping
to-
dajMta
a.
fiery
follow-up
of
a
night
raid
son
the
Nazi
oatuesnip
Scharnhorst
and
Gneisnau
ax
Brest.
The
British
planes
set
afire
and
blasted
the
docks
at
which
the
two
big
warships
lay
hut
no
claim
was
made
to
having
actually
hit
.the
vessels.
t.
"men
of
Moose
50.00
1
rharlatte
Armstrong,
1
"channel.
LONDON,
March
31:
(CP)
Air
Force
bombers
and
fighters
The
air
over
Dover
Straits
"hummed"
throughout
the
morning
and
early
afternoon
with
British
planes
and
falling
bombs
were
plainly
heard
this
side
01
me
-
Earlier
in
the
day
the
Air
Ministry
reported
two
German
tankers
afire
and
sinking
Dff
Le
Havre.
Calais
was
also
hit
by
the-Boyal
Air
Force
during
the
night,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
31,
1941.
Thf
fequadrcn
crest
painted
on
this
Itaiian
pine
shot
down
at
Gazala
is
the
big
bad
wolf
that
roams
around
in
the
short
films
produced
by
Wal
t.
Disney.
Even
on
the
war
front
he
provides
a
laugh
for.a
British
Tommy.
,
vOtKM0OoirOC0K0fOCKK7tKKKCHJOOOOOOO
w
1WT
ar
news
GREAT
BRITISH
VICTORY
irt
!can
sunk
as
a
result
of
the
running
battle
with
a
British
naval
squadron
in
the
Eastern
Mediterranean
at
the
week-end
with
loss
of
only
two
British
planes.
The
vic
toiious
Rritiih
squadron
has
returned
to
Alexandria.!
Amqng
1000
Italian
survivors
picked
up
were
German
officers
and
gun
ners.
CAMPAIGN
SUCCESSFUL
CAIRO
The
fierce
drive
of
the
British
to
clean
up
the
East
African
campaign
continues
with
marked
success.
"Falling
back
from
captured
Cheren
to
Asmara
in
Eritrea,
3775
prisoners
including
68
Fascist
officers,
have
been
taken.
Once
Ascara
is
taken,
the
Important
port
of
Massuwa
should
easily
follow.
The
Italians
have
already
abandoned
Diradawa,
Important
railway
point
on
the
way
to
Addis
Ababa
in
Ethiopia.
NO
FURTHER
WORD
LONDON
There
is
no
further
word
as
to
the
naval
battle
between
British
and
Italian
naval
units
in
the
Eastern
Mediterranean.
Axis
claims
are
that
German
planes
hit
a
British
aircraft
carrier
and
that
Italian
planes
torpedoed
a
British
cruiser.
LUFTWAFFE
ATTACKS
LIGHT
LONDON
The
Luftwaffe
came
over
Saturday
night
and
started
a
number
or
fires
in
the
Bristol
area.
London
had
its
first
air
raid
alarm
in
nine
nights.
Enemy
activity
was
light
over
the
British
Isles
generally
although
some
damage
was
done
in
Bristol
area.
There
were
only
minor
Nail
raids
last
night.
Damage
was
small
and
no
casualties
ere
reported.
JAPANESE
SUFFER
REVERSE
VHCNGKING
Seventy
persons
of
a
Japanese
division
and
an
entire,
brigade
have
been
wiped
out
in
Changs!
province.
A
Japanese
Rlajor-General
and
two
Lieutenant-Generals
have
been
slain.
,
BIG
GUNS
AGAIN
LONDON
With
brilliant
sunshine
prevailing,
German
long
range
guns
were
firing
across
the
Straits
into
the
Dover
area
today
but
there
were
no
immediate
reports
of
damage
or
casualties.
BRITISH
VS.
FRENCH
GIBRALTAR
British
warships
and
French
shoe
batteries
of
Algeria
exchanged
fire
yesterday.
The
incident
occurred
when
the
French
batteries
opened
up
on
British
vessels
which
were
stopping
a
convoy.
Vancouver
Bus
Services
Tied
Drivers
Refuse
to
Operate
Vehicles
which
Were
Not
Serviced
by
'
Union
Mechanics
VANCOUVER,
March
31
As
a
result
of
bus
drivers
refusing
to
operate
busses
which
were
not
serviced
by
union
garage
mechanics,
services
of
five
bus
feeder
lines
of
the,
British
Columbia
Electric
Railway
jCo.
have
been
tied
up.
The
services
Vancouver
Plans
May
Black-out
1
1
4'
;
i
.
STRIKE
SETTLED
JOHNSTOWN,
Pa,
The
big
lrhpm
steel
was
yesterday
and
the
men
returned
to
work
tomorrow.
Other
big
strikes
in
the
country
are
being
Settled
as
a
result
of
activities
of
the
Federal
.Mediation
Board.
,
.CONFER
ON
FOOD
VICHY
United
States
Ambassador
William
D.
Leahy
conferred
with
French
Vice-Premier
Darlan
over
the
food
situation
and
Darlan
then
left
for
Paris
where
he
is
-1
to
meet
Jarawese
Foreign
Minister
Mat-suoka.
ROOSEVELT
LANDS
FORT
EVERGLADES,
Florida-President
Roosevelt
landed
here
today
after
his
fishing
cruise.
In
an
address
last
night
Roosevelt
urged
Americans
of
every
creed
to
stand
united
against
aggressors
who
would
attain
to
world
domination.
RIBBENTROP'S
OFFER
BERLIN
Foreign
Minister
Joachim
von
Ribbentrop
has
offered
to
give
Croatia
a
part
of
Czechoslovakia
if
she
breaks
away
from
loyal
Yugoslavia
and
joins
the
Axis.
EDEN
IN
ATHENS
ATHENS
Foreign
Secretary
SINGAPORE
REINFORCED
SINGAPORE
Air,
artillery
and
mechanized
reinforcements
arrived
over
the
week-end
for
the
British
forces
at
Singapore.
Sugar
Price
Tomorrow
sT
id?:
-High
Low
.
3:35
ajn.
20.0
ft.
16:14
pjn.
17.9
ft
10:14
am.
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ft.
22:10
pjn.
7.8
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PRICE:
5
TENTS.
Rout
At
Sea
Complete
ive
rascist
Warships,
Some
Powerful
Cruisers,
Are
Sunk
n
Great
Ionian
Sea
Batt
DISNEY
INFLUENCE
ON
AFRICAN
WAR
FRONT
RESISTING
JUGOSLAVIA
SITS
TIGHT
Relations
With
Germany
Further
Deteriorating
Berlin
Issues
Warning
Looks
Like
War
NAZI
ULTIMATUM
S(
ON
BELGRADE,
March
31:
CD
A
German
spokesman
a
sertcd
'
today
that
Germany
intends
to
i
wait
only
until
the
last
evacuee
I
leaves
1'ugoSlavia
before
serving
I
an
ultimatum
with
a
short
time
limit
demanding
demobiliation
I
of
the
Yugoslav
army.
Milnight
tonight
is
reported
without
confirmation
to
be
the
deadline
for
1
all
German
nationals
to
leave
the
country.
The
German
legation
secretary
said
that
German
Minister
von
Heeren
was
leaving
Belgrade
for
Berlin.
!
BELGRADE,
March
31.
Relations
between
Yugoslavia
and
Germany
are
deteriorating
furl
her
to-
.day.
With
Yugoslav
frontier
defences
being
heavily
reiiforced
against
attack
and
the
arm
1
being
mobilized
to
full
strength,
1
11
German
national
have
been
ore
ercd
to
leave
for
home
Immediately.
German
and
Italian
legations
are
burning
their
records
In
preparation
for
leaving.
With
Yu..Slavia
evidently
having
no
lntcn
ion
of
ratifying
the
Axis
pact
as
ned'on
behalf
of
the
country
last
eek
by
the
deposed
Premier
Cvetko
1c,
the
-
iLo&hNT
tharst&n-?trike
6(
.the.CI.O.
at
the
Beth-
-countryis
making
prorations
for
.1.1.
1
-
.-4
x
f
mIam
Dlant
iris
GAltlffl
settled
n0
war.
1
Premier
Dusan
Simovic
issued
a
proclamation
tonight
dei
taring
that
"army,
navy
and
air
force
are
ready
to
do
their
dutj
and
catling'
pn
,a!
cvll
official
and
clergymen?''io'
"remain
at
your
posts
no
matter
wwhat
liar
lens."
Simultaneously
police
wit'
carbines
surrounded
the
Jit
grade
railway
stations
forbiddin
;
entrance
to
persons
intend'
lg
to
leave
the
city
Anti-aircraf
guns
are
being
rapidly
mounted
in
Belgrade.
An
official
spokesman
for
the
German
government
today
solemnly
warned
Yugoslavia
again
rt,
further
"insults
and
hostile
acts
which
might
endanger
the
prestige
of
the
Reich."
The
spokesman
sa
i
that
Germany
was
watching
the
situation
In
Yugoslavia
with
"e
traor-dlnary
attention"
and
had
tlready
exercised
'unparalled
tc
;rance
and
consideration"
which,
h
wever,
could
not
be
expected
to
ccatlnue
indefinitely.
Berlin
reported
further
antl-Berman
outbreaks
a
Belgrade
and
many
other
cenircs
in
Serbia,
these
being
alleged
y
encouraged
by
the
new
Yugoslav
government.
I
it
was
reported
that
the
Yugoslav
diplomatic
representative
to
Berlin
had
already
left
Dr
was
leav
ing
Germany
for
home.
ThV.
!
A
special
train
left
Belgrade
to-
,
day
with
German
refugees.
In
Ankara
negotiations
between
i
Yugoslavia
and
Turkey
have
been
.opened
with
Yugoslavia
uktag
Turkey
for
military
co-opera
ion
In
the
event
that
war
with
Germany
cannot
be
averted.
All
deliveries
of
oil
from
Gf
rman-trolled
Rumania
to
Yucc
Sltvia
have
been
halted.
I
Except
for
one
point,
the
entire
I
Yugoslav
frontier
with
Germany
has
been
closed.
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j
1
Such
are
some
of
the
lawst
oe-
1S
increased
Jvelopments
in
the
YugoSlav-Ger-II
man
situation.
OTTAWA.
March
31:
(CP)
1
Definite
indication
that
the
HPI
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Jll,
AJ
arrangement
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Qn
11
be
in-
A.
R.
P.
Test
VANCOUVER,
March
31:
Vancouver
Is
planning
to
stage
a
test
black-out
in
May.
creased
to
two
in
the
1941-42
budget
was
seen
today
In
an
announcemjr.t
thai
the
sugar
price
at
the
refineries
will
be
increased
one
cent
per
pound
today.
There
will
bo
an
in-
;
;
,
j
crease
of
one
cent
to
the
gen-
affected
are
Grandview,
Renfrew;
eral
public,
it
Is
-expected.
.
fotviKU
Ktrwkt
nrnnville
Routh
and
Knfgh'tRoad,
.'
,
Two
Are
Injur
2d
In
Cobours
Cr
ish
COBOURG,
Ontario,
March
31.
Three
persons
were
killed
z
id
two
tnlurerl
In
an
Atitvnohllp
craih
near
'
thi5
-tOW
jMltHji
ft1;'.
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