Rlunior Commerre Last Mi'lit ion was decision tn' havn a --nini.cn riinsixi inir 11 Conrad av biic iiiu.llc:i uiiu " . A, War ServI(o n..Mni organization drew atteiv Continued Oil Pann Fnur San Francisco iPrtlirpmen Are Southbv. A. S. Nickerson and ! 1 . . i ir j Ingram were named a com- Koino I haifyeu i-up and paint-up campaign. a campaign Is being held in Chamber sutttrestlnc that thd nnlal census was not of vital Jliutll Ol II1C IIUUIIIIU- If .....u . . . .... . wuum oDtain Deine aireaay ,L1. . . Ttfm l-liyt 1 . . . --- jcai nau ueuii hkiMU" v.; ucuenniai census wouia lr8e extent dunllpntn. Thp. two Mviiitix wn pn t no pnn 1 Cost mleht be bettet1 snnnt In . eitort. The outcome of fllas Already Been Made To Hitler But It Is Veiled h Secrecy Meantime the Opposing t orces Are Massing in uaiKans ... criM't.lNG -Two t, fl--The Brt- NEW YOiUV, jvuhh." at 4.UJC on1 ililV lexchange market today. . . onrdena. Capt. Union steams ------ . . John Boden, arriyea u r - To Starve and Die Being Moved to Kussia, There NAZIS DOWNED LONDON Three German bombers were brought doun to- aay oy ngiucr inanc m chief of the Italian forces In Al bania. CONTROL SOMAL1LAND CA1UO The British claim com a inn irnl now of Italian So in.,,1 with 21.000 Fascist i rnnnC killed or canlured. Sue rpfut oncrations, a communi que states, continue In Italian Somallland and Ethiopia. In jviirW Ihe siecc of the import ant railway centre of Chcrcn is SAN FRANCISCO V proceedlng, There is no change San Francisco police o sUliation in Libya. Two and wiu l b been suspended thousand Italians were captured ed witn assaun, " TInl. l nn of two lim ine recent ueaum. -- who , Stanford s den s vcrslty of were engaged in social rccarcn work. NEW YORK COPPER capper was uiiv"" - J noundonthe New York metal market today. in one day's fighting in East Af rica. Col. Donovan Is In Dublin United States Military Spent Hour Confcrrln; nim t nnnnvnn. United fatates ia:30 sullins bsJ.nSM ranm - on ner retum . doiil jn , Premier De Valcra UUUUA.l, J. t ' ROME, March 8: An Italian , warshiD of medium tonnage . has been sunk by British ac tion in the Meditetranean, pai.m nF.ACH. Florida. March 8 was officially announced to- Ignace Jan Paderewski. famous day. nianist and former Premier of Po- land, said through his secretary last night that, after freedom has been ' i ! i 1 ..A '.1 t-n-- J ELGRADE, March a-Dilomatic sources said to- -tfSfjSHSSS NAZIS FAIL it V -I t i 111 U1U1IU kiW -T !. - . A Bk Air Raid Practice Went Off ! Smoothly In Puget Sound City ; Last Night SEATTLE. March 8: Seattle had its first practice-black-out last night.. Thousands of people were in th? streets. All automobile traf fic halted for half an hour and pedestrians took ro the -pavements. The black-out was very .effective Observer ' With tnrrh 8. Col. WH- with few violations. One glaring vTKniion. however, was that of Qn -iir hpnnon in the centre of the draartmemt sttre ara which kept shining throughout the period. New Washington Sales Tax Gets House Approval OLYMPIA, Washington, March 8. The Washington State House of Representatives, by a vote of 72 to 27, yesterday approvea me per cent sales tax measure which now goes to the State tenate. Aid To Britain Man Is Leaving W. Avcrill Ilarriman, Whose Job It Will Be To Speed Deliveries, Will Fly to London WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8. W. Averlll Jlarrlman, rresmeni- Pranklin D. Roosevelt's personal llillH U. fcvi..".. I . . . tl.nlrnoorf flVO II 'I-. . Tomorrow's TTdes . nurrcrt ana wueeii wm- High 10:19 a.m. 13.6 ft. 23:13 p.in. 17.8 It. r, -ULii,, "anas, pan, Low 3:55 a.m. 0.7 ft. and rrrai 16:55 p.m. 5.7 ft. show,. iS?i--S N01CTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER NO 57 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1041. Lease-Lend" Bill To Pass Tonight reece Asks Turkey of Her Intentions Opposition to Aid i o thens Wants To how If Ankara Will Adhere To Treaties CONDITIONS f IN POLAND ' Paderewski Says His reoplfl Are MILLED BY Italians Admit J Q(JN SHOT warsnip s loss . for she was prepared to fulful the Greek-Turkish Many of his people he said had; Tfl LM APL 1he 8011 - 501,18 II assistance treaties should German troops attack been removed to the soviet Empire! 1 U LOWII Lt toJJ fjTS i i. r..i : t 4. :v,. n.i. toVipi- thflv were left to starve and sltt.ng on a tock wirn nis neaa E : inrougn tiuuuu miiguna. Mo uan iimiit uu.cj j ' i die. - ed 0ennan otfjcers down. Live drafted and sent to Berlin .her answer to Chan DUETT OF ISCUSSION r CHAMBER ceiior aqoii Miners overtures designed to bring about Turkey's i abandonment of her mutual assistance pact with Great Britain and the taking of a neutral stand in I connection with a Balkan campaign ' If not actual co-operation with Ger many. Ankara, however, retained complete silence as to the nature of i the reply. Mpnnwhllo Herman and Greek Hitters Taken Up at Session forces hundreds of thousands Body strong, are virtually facing each (Other along the Greece-Bulgarian ! m ii n.l.i J 1 en ftf fl n r Paderewski 'Is worried about the situation in the Balkans. War News i Tried To Break From Ontario Camp nn o VinTne-mnrfs rmip ladder had been shot hmfco hmke hiiTlinff hurUna them them into Into 'a a moat. moat. "'A 'M far iar as as can can be oe learned learncu, fights high over the East Coast ol Klarknilr jr J llS Dl Bulletins WASHINGTON DENIAL WASHINGTON Official Wash- ington denies charges published yesterday in a Hungarian newspaper that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had offered guarantees to Yugoslavia if that country would refrain from joining the Rome-Berlin Axis. j GERMANS IN CASABLANCA MADRID More than one hundred German officers have arrived at Casablanca in French Morocco, it Is reported here 300,000 NAZIS IN ITALY LONDON A dispatch to the London Daily Telegraph from Lisbon says that 300,000 German soldiers have now arrived in Italy. Two-thirds of these are based in Naples. TO VISIT BERLIN BERLIN It is officially announced here that Foreign Minister Matsuoka of Japan will shortly visit Berlin at the invitation of the German government to discuss future activities of the Axis powers. Matsuoka will later visit Rome. Interview Given By King Carol representative, whose function it ,,,, Kt. will-be to speed deliveries unaer rormer mi.-.. the "Aid to Britain" plan, will leave presses ins aPi Monday by airplane for London. Portugal And United States Many Planes An air raid alarm which quick- a. i.. n Viofivw nwomnanl- T iv uicw a ' ' LISBON, March 8: In his first initorvlpw tdncef his abdlca- v.v Itlon last fall, Former .ms uaiv .of Rumania yeisterday expressed l-i.- iu.,j. n Tnnt.inrQll for CiV- nt. I ahHaii imr him haven. lie also expressed VVCi appreciation to ithtf American pub- nc for its interest and, sympathy .t.ontion. March 8: (CP) in Ws plight. SILVER PRICES military observer, who ha3becn on Xten ' LONDON, March 8.-The London a tour of Europe, was nem - "i Z1S were report- ' silver price was unchanged, today iJ.-i .ISJ'SowSettllSdSr. ,KaPrpence per fine ounce. ...ha i loft K iimi!no lor Lon- T Will Li. vv ,.---. - , t 1 t .t ' V "New York price is also tmchangea at 3434c. .inxk.tL.iM.. Dritain measure i ias B een Finally Broken I Albert Starr, Kitimaat Indian, Loses' Twn-to-One Approval IS Expected to .9lV? ?jre' lib Ufe, Police Are Advised , Probably Before Day is Out Presidential Signature 1 1 Alav fnmii hv TllPSflaV Albert Starr. Kitimaat Indian, nn Movnli R OnTinsitinn tn the was accidentally shot ana Kiuea in (VMnniuiuii, xj.j., iumw ..-w.. -- ---- vernty Pajsags, Douglas channel, "lease-lend" bill crumbled last night following the cleieat . - 11 .4. u.. ' '- . m l i Pi , ui. A H i- i 4-i 4 O W fY f f eoruary o. acuuiuu io itt, 7 f e aumilllStrailon 01 two llliporiaiiu uppuouiun ajiiciiu- received at divisiemi headquarters - t 0ne of thege wou ave prohibited the sending of lof the provincial .police. nvna,r.ttnnavv fnrnPS olhrnad. The other would Travelling in a gasboat with wSriiiw. vAtiGU.w.u.w.v - ---j-f.' .w' Q. f sen, starr went ashoxe. tt appears, have banned American convoys of. United States riug 'in a dug-out canoe to inspect a traipline. He failed to rsturn and Nat ncticlna at flm that his father had betn shot, the son took the body bask on ths gasboat. KINGSTON, Ont., Fb. 8: Two Henry Stewart, another Indian, German officers, interned at Fort noticed an empty shell in 4he bot-Henry, Ontario, attempted' to eS- torn of the dug-out.. Inspect'im of last nicht but were recaptur- the body then revealed that Starr Stock Market Is Unsettled Downward Trend is Shown in To. day's Early Trading at New York ing. Ralls averaged 27.82, on Ml. The utilities average at closing yesterday was 19.31, up .06. j .1 TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .05 lask).. B Missiourl, 10.00 (ask). CarJJDO Quartz, 2.60. Denxnia, .ttO'A-' Fairview, .01. Gold Beit, 2Z. H.ti'ljy Mascot, .43. Minto, .01. Noble Five, .00 '2 (ask). Pacific Nickel, .04. Pcnd Oreille, 1.40. Pioneer, 2.10. Premier, .90. Privateer, .47V'2. Reeves McDonald, .10. Reno. .11. Relief Arlington, .024-Salmon Gold, .01. Sheep Creek, .85. Oils A. P. Con., .08. , Calmont, .17 Vi. C. & E., 1.10. Home, 1.83. Pacalta, .04 V2 (ask). Royal Canadian, .10 (ask). Okalta, 50. Mercury, .04. Prairie Royalties, .07. I Toronto Aldermac, .10Vi. Beattie. 1.06. Central Pat., 1.75. Cons. Smelters, 36.00. East Malartlc, 2.55. Fernland, .0334 (ask). Francoeur, .35. Gods Lake, .26. Hardrock, .76. Int. Nickel, 32.. Kerr Addison, 3.55. Little Long Lac, 1.70. McLeod Oocksliutt; 1.85. Madsen Red Lake, 56. McKenzi Red Lake, 1.06. Moneta, .46. Noranda, 50.00. Pickle Ctov, 2.75. Preston East Dome, 2.90. San Antonio, 2.00. Sherritt Gordon, .65. Uchl, .23 V's. Bouscadlllac, .02. Mosher, .04V'2. Oklend, .04 (Ask). Smelters Gold, JOl Dominion Bridge, 25. (ask).i Burton K. Wheeler, leader of the antl-lnterventlonIst forces, today ' announced readiness to end the de-,bate. Thereupon, Senate Majority ! Leader Barkley announced the Sen-,ate would remain in session until the final vote Is taken which is ex pected to be late tonight or early J tomorrow morning. . Passage of the bill by the Senate will be by a vote of something like two tn one. It is expected. By vroiv vnnir Mnrrh a. Due to Mondav it. should be ready to go i( , A Ul,.. . - - - ' w n .1 ..tiri citiiaUnn in thc Hal- hark to th House where it Is an- otaxr tue uHsnniu.gu --, SlU5rlbeSS the imminent .............. passage , of ticipated nc .more : than the one day and - - had naa . been oeen maeavauTHig endeavouring u to extricate exuuate kans naus nuu one rtaa DroKen nis u, iuc mink "lease-lend" ,nA hni bill, the the Nw New York York will will be be needed needed to to finally finally dispose dispose of of was badly shaken up.? Seattle Has Lgement of tourist Jratfic- troon. are large numbers of dive Btat UtOuuuteafflt -XS FcJclashed with ZZ" 'a .r..,t.mrMUmafedlOOjD0O. Among their war m Hn. i equipment Is much that was cap- buiu hf a measure of wartime i tured from the Italians. , Yugoslav troops arc repor ea h the Canadian war services ' , fan lor funds, holding of a massing 6n the Italian Hungarian 111 again ihis year for the and Australian frontlets. ien'Tj project., the Koweu- Irepor' and Uio recent auor"i AT nA i n Mnercnce ai Ottawa ana i ll ig and traffic congestion were vl 1 &,J.L a variety of matters which! T1 TIT"! C ; for conslderaUon last night. Ill I I 11 ,r. reeular monthlv dinner v ; i . n . I r (V n ni 'np .inmiir nn'.Liu I ui liic nnnnrf rViimlin" rt C.Cim- Billy . President Gordon T. Ger- -i. i . ttr aiienaance di mcmocrs. vy.i - , . ,rtv n nsi trnrrin Tf nni nrfron innr. .17km v, ii. ii in nn in in nn i in i.ii'i. Tnrrn ttm n h nrtranA fir 3 I In tha .nut .fii-i? tnmr riflrn their friends In the United with this cibjeot in view. The Soose Wins Decision Over Ernie Vigh In .Middleweight Bout ... . MTTW TllrtiV. lVliirCIl O. IW-uc- it a ai,aA.iMnr tin n inn iuiimiii " .rfrf wprk fm nf n raiuosnaKC mi- rnn i - . . .. . . . iv Rn nr Farren. fennsyiviuua, . . rKt Vii wnv to a secona siraism nat onai tourist committee oi. . Jltlnn nvM- Em P Vlfffl Ol iicw- 1 1 1 1 1 i-nnmtflr0 n! i (imTiiP'rrr1 " - . " . - .. .. .V,ir(Th N1W YnTK. Ill U VKCIIC """ nana hi-nnnnt 11 t n a minnr ' . ut tast. nlcht. Vign was floored for the count of six in in. first round with a smashing right and Soose piled up a big margin from there on. Promoter Mike Jacobs said that c ho matched with Ken Overlln in fifteen roUnds for u mlddlewelglit tlUe. the Luftwaffe. There were also scattered Nazi raids today on the south coast and in the eastern Midlands. Enemy raiding activity was light during the night. Bombs were dropped at isolated points with little damage and few casualties, FEpitUARV AIU CASUALTIES LONDON During the month of February 789 Britorj; were i,m,i ami inns iniured as a re- suit of air aids. Ninety-one of the killed were children under sixteen years of age and 103 of the injured were under that age. KlfiN THAI TREATY TOKIO Reliable quarters dieted today that the provisional treaty for ending the border flirt between French Indo-China and Thailand is expected to oe signed tomorrow. GENERAL REPLACED ATHENS General Ugo Cav- .. i ii . u.ii rpulnrpd. It is alien ui " ..mirimi licrc. as commander-in- a .trap in whhh there was a the trcm a crevice m iwks on uie stocs mawei wuic . .t.-v.... . - beach. Somehow or otter, the rope and continued this morning a mal enactment into law should of the dug-out became entangled dow-nward trend which started yes- come by Tuesday. . with the gun which -went off , Starr tcrday. In the first hour this morn- being shot in .tne snouitier irom ins transacuons wwura . -t the.back.'! " ahare' TheJndjj&trialaye.ragQ.waa lraZiani v1 ;IM0W' A1 V ; . - "Tl' 121.54 of f .05 from yesterday's clos- Back In Libya Italian Marshal Leaves Tripoli to Resume Command of Shattered Fascist Forces j TRIPOLI, March 8 Marshal 'araziani, who has been here for some time, has returned to Libya, ' there to resume command of the (shattered Italian forces following 'their defeat by the British in the recent offensive. Prince Rupert Rental Cases Total of 129 Applications Have Been Made to Local Tribunal A total of 129 applications for establishment of rental rates has been made to the Prince Rupert rentals . committee, It is. announced. .This figure also covers protests against rent Increases by tenants. A few 'decisions have already been ren I dered. v. jPremier Pattullo jls Going On Air Will Be Heard In Radio Address Next Week on Dominion-Provincial Relations VICTORIA. March 8: (CP) Premier T. D. Pattullo will go on the air Thursday evening, March 13, from station CKWX in Vancouver to discuss Dominion-provincial re- latlons. His address will be heard ' from 7 to 7:30 pjn. and will later be rebroadcast over other stations. CIIICAGQ WHEAT CHICAGO. March 8: Wheat price was up c on! .the Chicago market today with May at 841bC. Miss Nancy Pallant it. N. and Miss Agnes Reynolds R. N., who have been ldentif fed with the nurs- inf? staff of tha Prince Rupert General Hospital, sailed last night on the Princess Louise lor Van couver enroute to Vernon where they will take oyer new; nursing appointments. J;..rf -