Afternoons and Evenings provincial! LIBRARY VICTORIA. B.C. I Weather Forecast Tomorrow's I ides Prince Rupert and Queen Char- lotte Islands Light to occaslf' i i 1 t i t JL 15.0 It. jnoaeraio wuunan winos, High 1: a.m. cloudy and mild with light c, , k. Q, 20:26 pjn. 18.1 ft. 1:39 a.m. 32 ft. over uic iwiwM.il! vcutcii lIaIlC7v& LoW i .elands. 5. ex 13:32 p.m. 7.8 ft. NQHTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMblA'S'fNEWSFAPER vol xxx., no. up. J& " ' Purge Of & TERRIFIC EXPLOSION "Astonishing And Catastrophic Hf suits" From Blast In Bulgaria Reported BUDAPEST, June 16: An un- Uniamed and terrific explosion of astonishing and catstrophlc result in damage'' has occurred In 'Bulgaria, according lo reports here Wn give no details. ( whOrm" 1 UNSHIPS i n n. nr ivaipr iiiusinr 111 inpw 111 " s -. - - Vurk Harbor Is Regarded As Significant Move NEW YORK, June 10: Arming t American vessels wun mswuc to protect themselves may be !0ons an early move o fthe United States tlmirlmiml nt Ihp N.nvv Thp Watv has been gelling reaay ior some tune to provide guns ana gun mounts ror me mcrcnam iicci. Another significant move Is that Taicrs oil new iui imiwi ai . . i i r to DC mmnn ociwccn oune ia aim SenlPmbT 71, The tn:lrient of the Robin Moore beiiia sunK iy a German torpecio '1) s.' lenient of Under Sce- ifirv of Sfite Sumner Welles that Ktcd States will not be Impressed ir bluster pni threats are consid ered as basis for united btaies naval movr PREMIER IS HERE Mr I'flHiill'i in City for Couple of Days To be Renominated Tomorrow Night ' - - PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1941. price; 5 cents. J '- ' ' - " Nazis In United States - BOAT RESCUES R.A.F. Fit Heroic defenders of Crete, forced to give grou id by Increasing strength of German airborne invasion forces and. Nazi domination of the air, have been withdrawn from the island. This picture, released by the air ministry in London, shows a si nilar withdrawal from the .Greek mainland when outnumbered Allied armies, after fight.ng brill! mt rearguard actions, were taken off. A giant Sunderland flying boat of the R.A.F. is picking u.i air force personnel In a rocky and hill-rlmmed Greek cove. These huge planes played an impo-tant part on the withdrawal from Greece and may have been similarly valuable in removing su vivors of the Crete battles. Standard Time) this morning In a Printer T. D. Pattullo arrived In btfoadcast to the United the city on the steamer Caiala this stalcs wnen he accepted an hon-mornlns from Victoria and will be Qrary doc0rate of laws from the here visiting with his constituents ITl,ivpr,.tv nf Rochester. The Brl- of Prince Rupert riding until Wed- ncsday evening when he will pro- cwd to the Interior, returning south by way of Prince Ocorge and the Caribo ino I'remler will attend me nominating convention for Prince Ru-per' tomorrow night when it Is anticipated he will be once again unanimously chosen to be the candidate of the Liberal party for this sear at the next provincial election. Mr Pattullo will addrcso a luncheon of the Prince Rupert Gyro Club on Wednesday. I is also expected the Premier! DEGREE TO CHURCHILL P.rillsh Prime Minister Speaks lo United States on Hciiiff Honored Hy University Prime Minister Qliurclijli a broadcast to - Ife" Unit til "SUlcS '". today said: "Divided, the dark ages shall return. United, we can uide and save the world." These words closed remarks made on acceptance of an lion--ororv decree from Koclicsler, New York, University. LONDON, June 16. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was heard hMupn 7:45 and 8 o'clock (Pacific .. . p , Minister's mother was a Rochcster-born woman. j Mr Churchlll made a plea for unlty wecn united States and pnnarta. Divided, the cause of de- mocracy would fall. United, democracy would prevail. Berlin To Berne Communications Cut Off Again TONIGHT 6:15 U) be heard some time during the 16 " Co,n1nlca' I course of his visit here In support J Be,.iin and of the Victory Loan 1941 drive. j wcrc cut of f again Saturday " j night. In the past these communl- Mi- and Mrs. Alex Turnbull sail-'cation "black-rtuti" have usually fd on the Catala this morning for preceded a new military offensive Stewart. Mr. Turnbull Ls making by Germany. Now It is thougni the trip In his official capacity as . Adolf Hitler may be ready for an-"wpector of schools. (other military offensive VICTORY LOAN Program Radio Program SUNDERLAND FLYING JUNE 17 8:00 INCOMING A.R.P. Demonstration EVENTS Grand Victory Loan Street Dance and Contest when Quota Is Reached ru.. rMi,pll rhiinibcr See Poster fcxiuDiuun, vj TODAY'S 5TOCKS (Courtesy S. D Johnston Co.) Vancouver Bralorne, 9.85. ' Cariboo Quartz, 2.05. Dentonio, .01. Fairview. 01 A. Gold Belt. .20. j . I HetMcy Ma-wot, -50. . Mlnto. .01. ' -Noble FfVfc, .OlAi ' Pacific Nickel, .01. Pcnd Oreille. 1.45. ' Pioneer. 2.15. Premier. .88. Privateer, .50A. Reeves Macdonald, .15. Reno, .11. Relief Arlington, .01 Vi-Salmon Gold. .02A, Sheep Creek,, .CO. ... - Oils A. P. Con., .06. . Calmont, .13. .C. & E., 1.10. Home, 2.02. Pacalta, .02. i Royal Canadian, .06. I Okalta, .50A. Mercury, .03 . Toronto Aldermac, .08 Beattie, 1.06. Central Pat., 1.72. . Con. Smelters. 33.50." East Malartlc. 2.40. Fcrnland, .QlVi. Francoeur, .35 V. Gods Lake, .312. Hardrock, .68. Int. Nickel. 30.25. Kerr Addison, 4.30. Little Long Lac. 1.72. McLcod Cockshutt, 1.62. Madsen Red Lake, .57. McKcnzie Red Lake. 1.C6. Moncta,'.34. v ; Noranda, 51.00. Pickle Crow, 2.56.-Preston East Dome, 2.92. San Antonio, 2.41. Shcrrltt Gordon, .65. Uchl, .081;.. Bouscadillac, .01A. Moshcr, .05 '2. Oklend, .03'4. Smelters Gold, .01, Dominion Bridge, 21.25. Halibut. Sales American Fay, 40,000, Storage, 11.5c and 8.7c. . Coolldgc, 32,000, Pacific, 11.5c. and 9.3c. Bonanza, 26,000, Royal, 11.5c and 9.1c. Normandle, 14,500, Atlln, 11.7c and 9.4c. Canadian P. Doreen, 14,500, Booth, 11.8c and 8.5c. Skecna M 9,000, Booth, 11.9c and 8.6c. Mother II., 6,500, Atlln, 11.8c and OM GREEK COVE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED Canadian Parliament Completes Session Saturday To Meet Again In Novehiber OTTAWA, June 16jfe Canadian Parliament at J;i7 Saturday alter- noon adjourned untit November 3 with Chief Justice Sir Lyman Duff giving assent to supply and other legislation, Should United States Congress ratify the St. Lawrence project the Canadian House might be called back at short notice. i British Bomb i German Planes Successful Attack by Uoal Force on Aleppo Saturday CAIRO. June 16. British bomb luff nlanps rarfiprt nut a siipppssfnl raid on German planes at Aleppo In Syria Saturday. One large bomb- er was destroyed and others were damaged. Little Girl Passes Awav " Six-Year-Old Jean Copeland Dies Sunday Afternoon at HispiUl Jean, the little six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Copeland, passed away at 2 ociock yesterday afternoon at the Prince Rupert General Hospital following an Illness from which it had been realized during the last few days .there could be no hope o recovery. JThe child was born In Vancouver and had been brought here when she was ten months old. The clr - jcumstances are particularly tragic j in view of the fact that only three 'weeks ago Patricia, another young 'daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Copeland, passed away. There will be deep sympathy for the bereaved family. Funeral arrangements are In the hands of the B. C. Undertakers and the funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon. Haifa Attacked By Nazi Raiders Bombing Attack on Palestine Tort at End of Week i HAIFA, June 16. German bombing planes carried out a raid on Haifa in Palestine at the end of the week. RDITAIW IC QUIET NOW Luftwaffe iffe Laid Off Old Land Dur- ing Week-end LONDON, June 16: Britain was' almost fire of German air attacks both by day and night over the week-end. A few bombs were drop- SS "mAI but these were no casualties or dama-e. One German plane was brought down. : IC T TD TA , 10 UI 11 .hjfllll Annn 1 AAA II II I wwwjwww victory uan campaign in rnnce Rupert to be Intensified This Week to Insure Complete Success With $50,000 to go to make the objective and expectations that the $420,000 mark will be reached to make It a complte success, the sum of $300,000 even had been subscribed In Prince Rupert up to Saturday evening In the victory Loan 1941 camnalgn. On Saturday $10,000 was subscribed. There have been 1000 sub5e.rlbers hi far in Prince Rupert. Out of the nonnlation now here. It Is believed that, there hould be a much larger ni'mhor of Individual subscribers. During thl. the final week of Uif carnnalnr the.dxlve for. .suby senbers is to be intensified, NEW CODE OF LABOR British Colonial Under-Secretary Talks Of A New Social Order MOUNTAIN ASH, Wales. June 16: (CP) George Hall, undersecretary for the colonies, said Inl a speech here that even during the war something like a new labor , code ls being worked out to lay i the foundations of a new social or der in the countries within the Empire "Tnese P1 wlu offSet talk r exploitation, about which we hear so much,' he. said. 'It is time we talked about some of the good .things that are happening in the colonies. The watch on interests of working people has Increased fourl 'fold. Hundreds of laws and regulations dealing with labor conditions have been passed and 160 colonial , trade unions are registered under the colonial tradp union law." Hc added tnat whUe ete were grievances in the colonies, there were ho fugitives and hundreds of thousands of persons were waiting ! to come within the protection of i the British Empire. im,er knQws one , oa, the language of poRCE. And force wl end hls mad ambltion tlJ en slave tne world Your dollars loaned. J t t , FRANCE'S BALDWIN Francois Darlan, admiral of the French fleet, smokes a pipe con-' tlnually. GERMANY AND RUSSIA ANKARA A rift has developed in high quarters In Russia over inclination of Premier Joseph Stalin to concede to drastic demands of Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany for economic collaboration of the Soviet, Important new political developments with, the Soviet are anticipated soon. The Red Army is said to be strongly opposed to any policy of appeasement for Germany, Two million German troops arc massed on the Russian frontier all the way from Finland to the Black Sea, it Is reported. A li gejn C Agencies Also Banned . j)oes jfot jmpy jn Diplomatic Relations But is Merely . Move to Eliminate Activities Harmful . . . r,. c o it n To United States, Says Sumner Welles WASHINGTON, June 16: (CP) The United States today, ordered the closing of all German consulates in this country and the removal of all German nationals connect- ed with those agencies. Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles made an announcement to this effect after he had handed a note to an official of the German embassy. The Premier Drives 1 First Nail In i Hitler's Coffin t This morning Premier Pat- tullo bought a Victory Bond at the dug-out where he drove j the opening nail In Hitter's coffin. . 4 z : i una ilia THRILLING BASEBALL Yesterday afternoon at the Acropolis Hill a large crowd of baseball fans thrilled to the beat baseball seen in these parts for many a day. In the first game the Dry Dock defeated the Composite Services 2 to 0. In the second game the City Locals defeated the Rocky Mountain Rangers 1 to 3. FIGHTING IN AFRICA CAIRO Two thousand Italian troops and a general named I'ra-lornto have surrendered in the Soddu area of southwestern Ethiopia, It was announced today. British troops, pacing a newly launched offensive In North Africa, were reported today to have routed an Italian motorized column in Gambut, Libya, forty miles from the outpost of Salum. POUNDING OF ENEMY Heavy explosions were heard across the mist-shrouded Channel this afternoon as British bombers crossed and recrossed high above, indicating a heavy daylight attack on Nazi-held bases. Shipping off the French coast is believed to have been among the targets.- Bombarding was so heavy that people rushed to the seashore to see what was going on. The Royal Air Force, for the fifth successive, blasted heavily at the industrial Ruhr and Nazi-occupied territory in France and the Low Countries. MORE SURVIVORS LANDED CAPETOWN Thlrty-Hve survivors from the torpedoed United States ship Robin Moore" arrived here today on a British ship. This completed the rescue of forty-six persons aboard the ship which was torpedoed May 21 by a Ger-nvn submarine. Eleven others reached Recife, Brazil. VANCOUVER FIRE VANCOUVER i The Excelsior Paper Box Co. plant and the Acme Welding Co. premises on Main Street were destroyed by a spectacular fire yesterday afternoon. C.C.F. NOMINATES TOWELIi RIVER Herbert Gar-grave of Vancouver was nominated C.C.F. candidate for Mackenzie riding at a convention here. Consulates ose d; Other order requires also the closing of the German Library of Information and Railway Tourist Bureau and the German Trans-Ocean Jews Agency before July 10. Welles said this did not imply a break In diplomatic relations with Germany and in no way affected 'the German diplomatic staff in 'Washington. He said the action was taken because German consular of- ficlals and otner Nazl agencies named have been engaged In ac- tivltles harmful to the United states. SCANDINAVIA MOVEMENTS Large German Forces On Way To Finland And Sweden Mining Waters Of Norway LONDON, June 16: Large German troop movements towards Finland and Sweden are reported. Germany has mined waters off the Norwegian coast. RETURN OF BESSARABIA Rumania Expects To Get Back Country Which Russia Took From Her BUCHAREST, June 16: It is being openly said here that Rumania expects soon to get back Bessarabia which was ceded to Russia several months ago. Mrs. Walker Is Laid At Rest Many Attended Final Riles Yesterday Afternoon in First Presbyterian Church Many friends gathered at First Presbyterian Church yesterday af-Iternoon to pay final tributes of es-i teem and respect at the funeral of J the late Mrs. J. M. Walker. Rev. Dr. Alexander Esler officiated and Mrs. E. J. Smith presided at the organ to accompany the hymns. There w&s a solo by John E. Davey. Following the church 3ervlce, Interment was made' ,In Falrvlewr Cemetery. ! Honorary pallbearers weie H. W. Birch. J. J. Little, C. H. Elkins, B. Ml Winslow, W. R. McAree and G. Ei Phlllipison. Active pallbearers were G. W. Abbott, G. J. Dawes. John Armstrong, J. B. MacKay, A. E. Woods and Harry Calderwood. :. This ls a war to the death! A war between savagery and democracy If you want democracy to win, you must do your share. Invest In Victory Bonds. Victory Loan 1941 Rotary Club, Prince Rupert $1,000