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J-r
BERLIN
The
German
s
otHiooaaaaatitiCtitiatitiaaatiaa
It
RAIDED
Muiintivu
i
lia
l
overnight
attacks
Saturday
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
on
Cologne
and
iuv.
vuuju
uiiutc
uuiiuiiius
ana
mat
per-ns
were
killed
or
wounded
in
the
raids.
In
addition
to
the
atiack
on
these
German
industrial
areas,
the
Itoyal
Air
Force
also
delivered
a
smashing
attack
on
Boulogne
and
elsewhere
along
the
Invasion
coast
of
France.
London
had
its
thirtcentli
night
without
an
alarm.
The
Koyal
Air
Force
struck
at
industrial
targets
in
western
Germany
during
Friday
night.
Again
raids
by
the
Luftwaffe
on
Britain
throughout
the
week-end
were
of
a
light
nature
with
little
damage
and
few
casualties.
GOOD
NEWS
FROM
AFRICA
CAIRO
The
campaign
is
going
well
for
British
fmces
llirouhout
Africa.
In
Ethiopia,
the
important
town
of
Gondar
has
now
been
captured.
A
nine
thousand
men
Italian
force
has
surrendered.
Around
Salum
near
the
Libyan
frontier
in
Egypt
the
British
forces
continue
tl
eir
aggressive
tactics.
A
sandstorm
has
held
up
operations
at
Tabruk.
The
Koyal
Air
Force
has
staged
another
heavy
and
damaging
raid
on
Bengasi.
PREPARE
FOR.
INVASION
LONDON
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
moved
to-day
to
prepare
the
population
of
Breat
Britain
to
resist
an
invasion
attempt
by
the
Nazis.
Starting
next
week
leaflets
will
be
distributed
throughout
the
cojntry
giving
a
set
of
fouiteen
primary
Instructions
in
the
event
of
invasion.
The
Prime
Mini-ter
urged
Britons
to
be
ready
to
stand
firm
and
carry
cn.
Once
an
Invasion
started
it
might
be
some
weeks
before
the
invaders
were
destroyed
killed
or
captured
to
the
last
man.
There
mlsht
be
fierce
conflict.
Mr.
Churchill
warned
the
people
to
olc.v
official
orders.
INVASION
OF
SYRIA
ANKAIIA
It
is
reported
here
that
the
British
may
lauiuh
a
full
scale
invasion
of
Syria.
The
border
between
Syria
and
Palestine
has
been
closed.
.Many
more
French
soldiers
in
Syria
are
going
over
to
the
Free
French
forces
who
are
co-operating
with
the
British.
In
Iraq
dissension
against
the
pro-Nazi
premier
and
his
regime
Is
gtowing.
BRITISII
WINNING
IN
IRAQ
ANKAKA
The
pro-Axis
government
of
Iraq,
according
to
reports
received
here,
is
breaking
up.
The
Nazi
Premier,
Kashid
AH,
accruing
to
one
report,
is
preparing
for
flight.
Meanwhile
British
forces
are
advancing
on
the
capital
city
of
Bagdad
and
it
is
suggested
may
be
able
to
take
the
city
without
much
difficult.,
-n
fact
a
speedy
British
victory
is
anticipated.
During
the
week-end
flood
waters
on
the
Tigris
and
F.uphratcs
Kiver
were
holding
up
the
advance
of
the
British
forces.
NAZI
CONVOYS
SUCCESSFULLY
HIT
l'NDON--Thc
Air
Ministry
announced
today
that
British
bombers
had
successfully
attacked
two
German
convoys
off
(he
Netherlands
and
Danish
coasts.
Direct
hits
were
scored
on
it
least
two
vessels
which
are
believed
to
have
been
sunk.
Others
were
uamagtd.
Fear
British
planes
were
lost
in
the
attack.
MANY
NAZI
PLANES
DOWNED
I.3M0N
Harinff
'Uifc
:
pal
week
seventy-two
German
plant-
htvc
been
brought
down
over
Europe
and
the
Middle
fjut
while
many
others
were
damaged.
British
plane
losses
for
the
aij
c
period
were
39.
SPEEDUP
Bombay
Rioting
;
Has
Broken
Out
DEFENCES
,.
,
.
.
British
Troops
Arc
Called
Out
To
Much
Has
Been
Accomplished
in
)fal
u..h
tenewfd
Commuliai
I'nitcd
Slates
But
Much
More
Trouble
In
Indian
City
Remains
to
be
Done
WASHINGTON
D.C.
May
25.-William
F
Knudsen
director
of
the
office
of
production
management
in
connection
with
the
United
States
national
defence
program,
states
that
ther
has
been
a
four
hundred
per
cent
Increase
hi
airplane
production
during
the
past
year.
However
he
Is
by
no
means
satisfied
and
appeals
to
labor
and
capital
alike
to
see
that
production
of
defence
goods
is
speeded
up
to
IN
WITH
GERMANY
General
Weygand
Approves
Pclaln
Plan
for
French
Collaboration
.
With
Ueich
i
VICHY,
May
20.
General
Max-lme
Weygand,
commander-in-chief
of
French
colonial
forces
In
Africa,
has
approved
the
Pctaln
plan
for
collaboration
with
Germany,
it
is
announced
here.
War
Service
Subscriptions
The
following
donations
have
bef
n
received
for
the
Canadian
War
Services
Fund
since
the
last
list
was
sent
in:
B1"degate
Concert
Party
$150.04
Tldl
and
Lawn
Hill
23.25
Port
Clements
38.70
Mr
and
Mrs.
a.
j.
Incram
....
10.00
DENMARK
AWHEEL
One-third
of
Denmark's
popular
tlon
owns
bicycles.
,
BOMBAY,
May
26:
British
troops
were
called,
out
today
to
deal
with
renewed
outbreaks
of
communal
rioting.
Several
persons
were
killed.
HONOR
FOR
LOCAL
MAN
Lieut.
Jack
McRae
Accompanying
Victory
Loan
Torch
Across
Canada
Signal
honor
has
come
to
a
well
known
local
pioneer
family
through
the
selection
of
Lieut.
Jack
McRae
to
represent
the
naval
service
of
Canada
as
an
officer
on
the
bomber
which
is
transporting
the
Victory
Loan
having
lert
torch
across
Canada
Victoria
for
Halifax
on
Saturday.
Stops
arc
being
made
at
various
cities
where
the
torch
will
be
accompanied
by
scrolls
of
a
cgl-ancc.
From
Halifax
the
torch
will
be
claimed
by
a
transAllan-tlc
bomber
to
England
where
It
will
he
presented
to
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill.
Lieut.
McRae
Is
t"e
son
or
Mr.
and
Mrs.
I).
C.
McRae
of
this
city.
He
was
born
In
Prince
Rupert
and
enlisted
In
the
navy
soon
after
the
war.
FIRE-WATCIIEIt
AHMV
...,miccTrn
M.iv
26:
ICI'J
cis
b
-
Twenty
thousand
flre-watel
tween
the
ages
01
10
air
raids
in
registered
for
duties
In
this
manufacturing
city.
AN
OFFICER'S
BORROWING
LONDON,
May
20:
CP)-An
officer
alleged
to
have
borrowed
salience
officer
from
a
non-commissioned
and
failed
to
repay
it
here
for
court-martial.
mm
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
122.
ITS
Started
From
Victoria
On
Saturday
Now
Crossing
Prairies
After
Ceremonies
In
Vancouver
And
Lcthbridge
VICTORIA.
May
26:
With
Premier
T.
D.
Pattuilo,
Mayor
Andrew
MJGavin
and
church
and
public
service
representatives
taking
part
in
the
proceedings,
the
Victory
Loan
1941
toiLh,
which
will
be
ultimately
delivered
to
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
as
a
signal
of
Canada's
firm
al
legiance
to
the
Empire
and
determination
to
see
the
war
through
to
victory
at
any
cost,
was
started
on
its
way
across
Canada
by
bomber
plane
cn
VlVctorla
Day.
From
here
the
torch
went
to
Vancouver
where
another
Torch
Day
ceremony
was
held,
wun
Bishop
Sir
Francis
Heathcote
giving
the
principal
adfires
and
Mayor
J.
W.
Cornett,
Austin
W.
Taylor,
British
Columbia
chairman
of
the
Victory
Loan
driVe,
and
others
signing
signed
the
scroll
whlth
accompanies
the
torch.
Bishop
Heathcote
likened
Prime)
Minister
Churchll.
to
a
modern.'
'
Gideon.
From
Vancouver
the
torch
plane
proceeded
to
Lethbrldge.
It
Is
scheduled
to
maKe
scops
at
various
other
cities
across
.Canada
enroute
to
Halifax
where
the
torch
and
accompanying
dcyuments
will
be
transferred
to
a
bombing
plane
and
flown
across
the
Atlantic
to
England.
GOVT
WINS
ELECTION
Supporter
of
Premier
Menzlcs
of
Australia
Winner
Over
Labor
Candidate
CANBERRA
May
26.
fhe
gov
fmment
crnmeni
01
of
Prime
mine
lvmustci
Minister
It.
jv.
G
w.
L
Ifeiiii
Victory
Major
Sea
Loss
PURSUIT
BY
NAVY
GOES
ON
Kevengc
And
Vindication
For
Sink-
ing
Of
II.
M.
S.
Hood.
Britain's
'
Greatest
Battleship,
Sought
LONDON,
May
26:
Britain's
mightiest
warship,
the
42,100-ton
battle
cruiser
Hood,
was
hit
In
the
magazine
and
blew
up
during
a
British-German
naval
-engagemeni
u.,,..!!
iceiand
and
Greenland
Saturday.
Great
Britain
announced
the
loss
shortly
after
the
Nazi
hh
command
suddenly
and
sensationally
announced
that
Germany's
big
new
battleship,
the
Bismark,
had
fought
the
British
near
Iceland
an.d
sunk
a
battle
cru.ser.
'
apparently
the
Hood."
The
norma
complement
of
the
Hood
Is
1341
officers
and
men,
nearly
all
of
whom
are
believed
to
have
perished
'n
I
he
explosion
which
sent
the
f
Ion
Mr?;
fortress
to
her
doom.
Tli-
British
said
that
thr
Bis-mark,
too.
was
damaged
in
the
baUle
pnd
that
"the
pursuit
of
th
cirriy
continues.
Anctfcrr
crack
new
Ocrman
bnttJo'li'-.
the
n-"!.
is
also
said
to
havfi
been
with
thn
Blsf-uk.
later
reports
saylnsr
the
Tlrpltz
had
ben
tn.k
toy
a
British
aerial
torpedo'.
TORCH
ON
WAY
Bulletins
REPORT
ON
HESS
St
DODGE
COVE
MAN
DIES
The
provincial
police
boat
reached
port
this
afternoon
from
Dodge
Cove,
Digby
Island,
bringing
in
the
body
of
Gerald
Alfred
Johansen,
well
known
elderly
resident
of
that
settlement,
who
died
yesterday.
Death
was
due
to
natural
causes.
A
family
survives.
LEFTY
GROVES
296TII
BOSTON'!
he
venerable
Lefty
Grove
pitched
his
296thi.
Major
League
victory
yesterday
when
the
Boston
Red
Sox
won
10
to
3
over
New
York
Yankees.
BIG
SNATCH
BY
NAZIS
NEW
YORK
The
New
York
World-Telegram
said
today
it
had
learned
that
German
interests
had
recently
acquired,
at
a
tremendous
loss
to
American
stockholders,
a
large
European
oil
company
and
a
$23,000,000
manufacturing
company
in
Germany
at
less
thaif
half
their
value.
DAIL
IS
CALLED
DUBLINf-j
The
Dail
Eireann
was
summoned
suddenly
to
meet
today
for
'a
statement
from
Prime
Minister
Eamonn
de
Val-cra
ifcardlnT
appFcalion
of
conscription
to
the
six
counties
of
Northern
Ireland.
in--
FOREST
FIRES
RAGING
TORONTO
Forest
fires
in
northern
parts
of
Ontario
and
Quebec
were
,
reported
fairly
well
under
control
.
In
most
instances.
Saturday
although
fresh
outbreaks
have
o-purred
since
then
In
the
Laurentlan
Hills
of
bee,
doing
heavy
damage.
There
are
also
serious
fires
in
the
Port
Arthur,
area
of
Ontario.
Rain
has
relieved
the
situation
in
certain
prairie
areas.
KING
HAS
NARROW
ESCAPE
TIRANA
Albania
King
Victor
Emmanuel
of
Italy
narrowly
escaped
the
bullets
of
an
assassin
while
riding
through
the
streets
of
this
Albanian
capital
city
today.
The
shooting
is
stated
to
havi
been
bv
a
madman.
The
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MAY
26,
1941.
A
new
and
charming
snapshot
of
Her
Majesty,
TRICKERY
OF
NAZIS
Are
Trying
to
Becloud
Issues
Anticipation
of
Roosevelt's
Speech
Tomorrow
Night
in
of
.iniormea
mm
wv
uw
uu
complete
report
on
the
case
Rudolf
Hess,
Nazi
leader
who
.Foreign
Office
was
commenting
on
landed
two
weeks
ago
in
Scot-
an
interview
in
whjch
Grand
Ad-land
by
parachute.
Hess
is
prov-
mlral
Raeder
of
the,
German
navy
ing
somewhat
finicky
about
his
warned
United
States
agairfst
con-food.
He
-wants
better
food
than
Ivoys
and
patrolling.
President
he
is
getting
and
is
offering
to
'Roosevelt
today
,tore
up!
the
orig-nav
for
it
in
Reichmarks.
,inal
draft
of
his
Speech
'
because
of
ARGENTINA
CLOSES
PORTS
BUENOS
AIRES
Argentine,
following
the
example
of
United
States
and
Braiil,
has
closed
its
ports
to
submarines
of
belligerent
nations.
PREMIER
MENZIES
HOME
SYDNEY
Prime
Minister
Robert
G.
Menzles
of
Australia,
is
back
in
Sydney
after
having
visited
every
Empire
country
except
South
Africa.
NAZIS
OVER
ICELAND
says
that
German
planes
have
been
flying
over
that
country.
They
dropped
no
bombs
but
were
fired
upon
by
anti-aircraft
guns.
Weather
Forecast
MORE
SHIPS
TO
BRITAIN
Nebraska
Senator
Proposes
MUSTER
OF
NAZIS
SEEN
of
8c.
.
1
.v.
German-American
Bund-
Could
Assemble
Storm
Troopers
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
75,000
pounds,
and
8c
and
11.7c
and
8c.
IstlltUUiCUl
"
J
1'
"
'
letest
developments
aDroaa
ana
js
d
7
5c
to
11-9c
and
7.5
preparing
a
new
one.
American
TomorroWs
f
ides
High
Low
.
-1
10.Sc
Foremost,
39,500,
Storage,
11.7c
and
8c.
I
Tatoosh,
25,000,
Pacific,
11.7c
and
8c.
Canadian
cvIot
1
1
nnn
nnvnl
11
Hr.
and
1:39
a.m.
14:26
p.m.
8:21
a.m.
20:15
pjn.
20."9
ft.
13.8
ft.
3.0
ft.
7.4
ft.
PRICK:
5
CENTS.
Undecided
THE
QUEEN
!
GOD
BLESS
HER
!
Outcome
In
Balancc-
BATTLE
OF
CRETE
NOW
.
INDECISIVE
Test
ot
Strength
Between
Opposing
Forces
Going
On
Nazis
Still
Landing
By
Air
21
PLANES
DOWNED
CAIRO,
May
26:
(CP)
At
least
twenty-four
planes
were
destroyed
and
others
badly
damaged
in
new
raids
by
British
fighters
and
bombers
against
German
forces
on
Crete,
the
Royal
Air
Force
announced
tonight.
Informed
London
sources
disclose
that
tish'
marines
are
in
Crete
but
de-i
cline
to
say
whether
this
means
substantial
reinforcements
were
,
being
landed
to
fishl
German
,
invaders.
It
is
estimated
that
'
there
have
been
10,000
German
I
(casualties
so
far
in
Crete.
v
CAIRO,
May
26.
In
Crete
a
titanic
battle
between
the
British
Royal
Navy,
and
German
dive
bombers
is
still
in
progress
in
addition
to
fierce
landing
fighting
and
has
yet
,
to
reach
a
decisive
phase.
It
is
likened
to
the
Battle
of
Jutland.
Gerrrian
transport
planes
continue
to
land
parachute
.troops
at
intervals
of
every
five
minutes.
On
the
t
ground
fierce
fighting
of
a
guerril-la
type
continues.
The
British
Navy
Is
still
preventing
the
landing
.of
seaborne
forces
although
repeated
attempts
have
been
made.
.
Long-range-British
bombers
have
challenged
the
German
air
mastery
over
Crete,
combining
with
fighters
from
distant
bases
to
destroy
at
least
fourteen
German
planes
in
one
day
In
the
spreading
battle
at
the
west
end
of
the
island.
Except
for
a
portion
6f
the
west
end
or
Crete,
the
British
are
in
control
bf
the
situation
In
Crete.
The
Middle
East
Command
admitted
today
that
British
defences
west
of
Kranla
In
Crete
had
been
nenetrated
but
that
British
forces
One
Hundred
Thousand
Members
...
rm,nfpr.nt.tnpkpH
with
fiorre
fighting
ensuing.
More
German
airborne
reinforcements
have
been
landed
under
cover
of
Intensive
aer
ial
bombardment.
Airborne
tanks
Secretary
Ste-
WASHINGTON
D.C.
May
haye
ak(j
landed
the
Wand
bullets
it
is
believed
were
really
(CP)-Presldentlal
Qn
fnt
Phen
531(1
he
had
m
ThC
Dif
,Committ?
rrl:
but
e
not
yet
reported
in
action.
Kind's
L
tv
Wea
that
Berlin
"Is
trying
to
do
can
activities
reports
that
here
are
ThR
mam
is
stm
centred
Kings
pany.
uini,t
tv,
inn.ooo
members
of
the
German-
.
mJ
.,v,,
I
fireside
chat
of
President
FranKin
American
Bund
in
Un
ted
States
fQur
hQurs
decislve
hase
un
D.
Roosevelt
tomorrow"
night.
He
and
that
the
organization
couio.
ti
ticiDated.
,
t
d
Naz.
Nazi
troo
troOD
iandines
landings
b
by
air
appeared
to
have
diminished
for
a
while
yesterday
but
have
been
re-
.
newed
on
full
scale.
'
King
George
II.
and
the
Greek
government
have
arrived
In
Cairo
from
Crete.
The
King
is
preparing
115c
to
leave
for
England.
LOCAL
TEAM
DOES
WELL
ted
Themselves
Creditably
Stewart,
Winning
Cup
ftiis
.
a
first
aid
team
representing
Bhe
j
Rather
Than
Convoy
nan
Mlnnlc
V-
'
60oo,
Booth,
11c
and
Prince
Rupert
branch
or
the
.
Ambulance
Association
ac-
I
'
John's
7
5c
'
WASHINGTON,
D.C,
May
26.
Midwny,
11,000,
Storage,
10.3c
and
quitted
itself
very
creditably
in
Senator
George
W.
Norrls
of
Ne-
75c
'contests
held
at
Stewart
over
the
ibraska
proposes
that
a
substantial,
'peerie8s
2,000,
Pacific,
10
8c
and
week-end.
It
took
the
Asselstina
nmu.
mr.
TtnitpH
stntps
war-
e.
'
dm.
first
nrize
in
the
novice
numwti
llUlUUkt
4
v
V
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1
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-
4"
'
VaiitVIUTCtiv--
i
mail
return-
ins
to
Vancouver
from
Iceland
ships
be
placed
at
the
disposal
of
'nnvro
n
2d
nnn.
Atlln.
11.0c
and
event
in
competition
against
Pre-
Great
Britain
and
Canada
rather
75c
mier
and
Stewart
teams,
Premier
than
embarking
on
a
United
States
j
'North
Foreland,
7,000,
Atlln,
lie
being
second.
The
Prince
Rupert
program
of
convoying
goods
for
de-
and
7
5c
team
came
second
in
the
senior
livery
to
Great
Britain
across
ine
Reward.
12.500,
Booth,
10.ac
ana
open
wman
wia
wuu
Atantlc
Ocean.
LONDON
SILVER
26:
The
price
of
LONDON,
wnumv,
May
i.mjr
.
Prince
uupert
ana
yueen
unai-
and
75c
j0c
islands
Lignt
norinwesi
suver
is
uuunuisvu
v
v
Menzics
won
an
lmporiani
Dy-eieu-
winds
mostly
part
cloudy
and
mild
ounce
on
me
hhkwu
incwi
man.
tlon
contest
over
Labor.
The
po-
cxccpt
for
occasional
cloudiness
today.
(
lltical
fortune
of
the
Menzles
gov-
wltn
nght
drizzle
on
the
northern
ornment
hineed
on
the
result
of
r,,n.n
Charlotte
Islands.
POUND
STERLING
ho
clpction.
In
SDlte
of
the
SUC-
.
Ran
III..
10,500,
Booth,
11.5c
and
Prince
Rupert
First
Aiders
Acquit-
Y
gc
taKing
me
weiJaruncuk
ui
uu
'
May
L.,
1,000,
Storage,
11c
and
Cup.
There
were
four
teams
in
this
competition.
7
5
c.
1
VAnttmK
'
tt
11
Rnn
Tinval.
11.5c
11
1
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eetors
Cape,
t:
A.
vvngni,,
i
NEW
YORK
WHEAT
NEW
YORK,
May
26:
Whet
prices
were
Vic
lower
here
today,
,rri
o.
Tho
nri.
finns
nh
cess
H
is
nevertheless
expected
L
,
.SnvfwhLw
of
the
P
Ion
r
court
1
LOW
LEVEL
,tlsh
pound
formation
of
a
nationalist
gov-
on
New
York
metal
market
to-
I
will
be
proceeded
with
un-'
The
Dead
Sea
is
the
lowest
spot
at
?4.w
on
xne
w
-3;
-
"
Iday.
'
der
Premier
Menzies.
"
v-
,
-...f,
0-
I
T.ivicnnnoL.
Mav
26:
(CP)
Ac-
with
July
quoted
at
07
Vic
!
nulttcd
by
a
court-martial
of
charg-
'Monncfttagassaulteoacowclen-
NEW
YORK
COPPER
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hill
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