ATTACK ON HAD FIRED Vicorous Assault Made By British Bombing Planes Last Night-Other Points Also C MUCH SEAL Other ITopccls at Air Rase in Ad dition to Sub-Station Which Tower Company Will Am HF.I ICOI.AND UPON HESS s Ituild LIBBAHY ooooooaaQOOQooQoooooaoooooi; Ml VvS? J New: High Tomorrow's 12:01,,ain. fides n& ft. 23f59'T.m. 20.0 It. Low .... .... 6!bl am 5.1 ft. " 17:55 p.m. 7.5 ft. CAIRO In Iraq British positions are being consolidated i pnltiHiUo IMvai tn 111 it'l tr In IKaili.l 1. . n.l h are continuing to push on fromi the west and are now but milts from Bagdad on wnicn mere was a damaging air raid "lerday. A considerable number of Iraqui prisoners have been t ucn A garrison with considerable stores and equipment was "ported seized today by the British. INTENSIVE MUTISH ATTACK CAIRO The Royal Air Force launched its most intensive attack against the Axis forces in Libya today, aiming at Gcr-lan transix""13'011 columns and troop concentrations. Tobruk "s still being held and heavy losses have been inflicted on the tnemy around Salum. THIRD DAY OF INVASION LONDON (ierman troops, pouring from the sky on the .i, nf lhe mass aerial invasion of Crete, have wrested two Jill 11 uj - footholds from the defendr.-s of the Greek island, it was announced today, l'rimc Minister Winston Churchill informed (he House of Commons that Nazi parachutists had taken the town of Heraclean (also known as Capdia) but British troops still h"''1 tne a'rPor' tpere- Thc M'd(,le East command in Cairo announced that the town of Maleml was also in Nazi hands. Both reports, however, called the German gains only Isolated successes in fierce warfare and said that attempts by the Gcr-ans to put forces ashore from the sea had been frustrated. The latest German parachutists are from a second line of offense on the Greek mainland. It was slated that lighting could be expected to continue with increased severity. CANADIAN TANKER SUNK OTTAWA Thirty persons including a number of Canadians, are believed to have been lost aboard the big 11,209 -ton Canadian oil tanker Canadolitc, belonging to the Imperial Oil announced today. later it was reported that forty Co it was ncrsons from the tanker had been captured by the Germans. Officials said London reports indicated she was sunk off the fst coast of Africa. Another Canadian ship is reported to have been torpedoed and sunk, 12 on board being saved and landed at Trench Guiana for internment. Seven, being over age, are reported to have been released. BATTLE OF ETHIOPIA CAIRO Capture of five thousand more Italian troops and nineteen tanks in southern Elhiop.a, nilli forty-two guns ,1 Jas announced today. Two more Italian divisions face the alternative of surrender or destruction. GERMANY FEELING IT Minister Gocbbels admits that Bl-RI IN I'ropaganda and Bremen are feel.ns Hamburg ..eh German ritiw as Kiel, int the weight 'f "c ir alUlks: n ,'Wle. l linjul h these cities Irom atiuai m.iu NO HUITISII APPEAL IONIION - Lord Privy Seal Clement Alice declared rt-day Hut there was no intention to art?. "SiJgl. ?iw,iiop il.al (Sc'rmany should "bTSSljed to joIrTw.th Great UiiUm in calling a truce on night bombing. CONTINUE SYRIAN RAIDS raids on .such continues its ( AIKO-The Royal Air Force and Damascus where the Germans Srlaii airdromes as Beirut aic still landing on the way to Iraq. no aikTattacks ,.0NNA1I Greal Britain was free last night fr" enemy air attack owing to misty weather. ITALIAN SUBMARINE LOST submarine is ofhilallj ROME- The loss of an Italian admitted. NAZI INFILTRATION LONDON -The Germans are continuing fo InHHrjlj learned. from Gibraltar, it is trench Morocco and Tangier, across Vol. XXX., No. 120. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPPriT. B.cZ THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1941. Importance Emphasized At Meet-in; Of Citizens Last Night- Line Of Action Revealed The vital importance oi. a success being made of the victorv Loan campaign In' o - lAinuyn, ....,, : ri,i -,crl.t nf t.h pffnrt Srctc was given to the House of Commons this afternoon im ptant J- LUUc' chairman oi nc hit Prince ii... r,..:... ivi::.. w;i..trm f VinrfVi who sulmitteu ny ine rruiiu luumici Mi. om v..-..,- - Rupert Rupert city city unit, unit, presided presided. n, .,o,u ii iniiow n n the "v landlne a today lh?n Uierc was in xjw ijrt m.w Rrii novo base of ,nrrfis Mr Churchill up as adian Air Force is to be erected at wUh succesSi one trooo convoy Victory loans of the First Great a cost of $39,000. the contract hav- had been brokcn up yesterday and War. Incidentally, the campaign in? been awarded to the Northern an eycn larger one:0j thirty ships for this loan w; being run along British Columbia Power Co. The wlth navai escorts had been attack- much more economical lines than original source of power will be the ed today So far these attempts had any previous loan. Northern British Cloumbia Power been dispersed with sinking of some T. N. Youngs, chairman of the Co itself. The sub-station will be enemy shlpSi Today the Germans publicity committee. described of his Messcr- P i PUCn W7 tT committee of Hesl bailed out fTm, , cl the employees' UjNUuN. May 22: (CP 1 British "1 lJ in ngcotland bco on May 10 af- M JllJUJUW&aa-i WLLAOlltiU Last 'shts rcPorts which c he was chairman. An In-mbu oombt . which which attacked attacked Heligoland Ilcllgoiana nursuit by Air ilhousands thousands of of German German parachute Paracnuw canvass Qf p,aces where 1 ii i r ;l iiifb MV'""" " ..... 1 vpviorrlo iftffr v,a rsprmn.ll Island a- Rrrrrtarv :'vL.vu,j v w viw v.. . - Fnrro nuntuii 'sxvlrl of . .. . Iho IIOUSC -.u.lB11Uiu aiuuuucu u. " - w.u . - Archibald sinciau rr llviKl iaulu. atev and smoke lit here ana mere Ccmmons today. This sta - - "J names, Ulf ah ivuuiov.j - cni conUlinca a pusai""- wr orvicc said today. The British ror bunct holes found in the nlQiin .1 1 . Krunhs from . . 1..., nlnnfi. .- uivi'vu v.. v.. ILIII OI llCSo w i U'm I . height as low as forty or fifty Th Dukc or Hamilton, Scottish f An anti-aircraft battery was whom ness was reported to amens the objectives hit. Bombs ' askcd for when picked up. were dropped on dock) and in the mct Ilcss bef0rc he was con centre of the town. 'fronted with the Nazi as a war Near DunkciQUe a power station )cr slnclalr added, inert. w attacked and there was a bpcn reports that Hess knew strong Royal Air Force raid on an th Dukc industrial centre fifty miles Inside. . : w 'upled France, no details of this wing given. Two British bombers Dlirt.f I nQPS aild six fighters were lost while lUiperi LiUSCO "ve uermans were shot aown. Halibut Sale: 101c and 7.5c. Sintiiititl rv American nnonn nounds, 10a &nd fy. Canadian 5,500 pounds, 10.1c ad 7.5c. American Harmony, 30,000, and Pearl, 8 000. Cold Storage, 10c and 8c. Canadian . Annabelle. 5.500. Cold Storage, Rifle Title MONTREAL, May 22: CV: Rifle Cub was crowned Calgary of the close champion at the tenth annual Don. o M"f ; Bor R e Small ma Senior i imii after dcieatinB fending titleholdcrs sible five hundred. tv hours Africa CAIRO, Ulay 22: lUP)- The Royal Air Force has unloosed Its most intensive effort of the desert war so far against German ...mrpiii rations and transport col cs Dy Doat. , . umns in Libya. Ihva In In the the past past thir- thir- iivi been destroyed Condition of It. Phillips, who ...ffoiwi vnverp injuries including broken collar bone, pelvis, ribs and puibw punctured lung - in a tweniy-uve frnnrv: nhimmettinff dOWn OUt OI . u4f,r n and an louinuinovivu nvu.; ammunition and gasoline dump exploded. t As flight after flight of British bombers showered missiles clay after day, Royal Air Force fighters skimmed desert roads, sending thousands of incendiary bullets Into Axis vehicles. Tjipre was u uavivii vn uui ...-.---. - oi an maiviuuaia wuu portance . . tllla of troop laden speed boats had subscrlbing W1. cm been beaten back before they could WatfcSi Because a effect a landing. 'head of a household was subscrib- Thrcc thousand enemy troops had ng was not to be considered as an attacked the Suda Bay airport. eXcuse for other members of the Dive bombers had rained bombs family not also buying Victory n t.hi island In suDDort of the ef- bonds. forts to land parachutists and fore-1 Impressive Support V.. V,n( I J. W. Nlcholls told of at- . 1 1 nr 4Vin riNivln. v-" - ., tcnaing a niet-nus ui i i n.,A Vi rt oiTina frn In putting up a valiant fight. I Vancouver. He had bwn Impressed German losses were severe while thc 0f the men serving those of the British were compar-, that committee. Leaders of t Pnnf npnrp nr Llle . . . . t i i.Ua nara 011 .... a 1 1 J ri nrn 0 A V V t ft C C Ml - . 1 .11 J 1 iVi A 1 I The Royal Air Force was contlnu- 'ipart. He had also been lavoraDiy ; Ine its attack on Greek mainland topressed with the economical i . i tiiIpVi f.hp rnmnalcn oaea. . . . , ,-!.,,.. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy B. D Johnston Co.) Vancouver Big Mil souri, .04. Braloxne, 9.85. Cariboo Quartz, 2.2G. Dentonia, .00. Falrvlew, .00y2. Gold Belt, 22. Hcdlcy Masjcot, .52. Minto, .0114. Noble Five, .002 (ask). Pacific Nickel, .04. Pend Oreille, 1.25. Pioneer, 2.05. Premier, .91 (bid). Privateer. .49. Reeves McDonald, .12. Reno, .11. Relief Arlington, .01 Yz-Sheep Creek, .80.' Oils A. P. Con., .05. Calmont, .14V2. C. & E., 1.08. ; Home. 1.60. -V ability 10 noiu wm .At.v ermg wnoienearteaiy Pacaita, pacaita, .02 .uayj. despite the growing intensity of the lcampalgn Women and religious! Royal Canadian. ,07. enemy enemy attack. attack. ihodies 'bodies were were also also taking taking an an active active okalta. Okalta, .50 .50 (ask). (ask). was ibclng conauciea. uoi wwiui" !cmphr-lzed the Importance of pro- pagandlzlng the campaign and one U7AtlTiAt Porrnut Weather r orecasi by penai or tne Desx, mean w j Mercury, .03. Prairie Royalties. .05. WAR SAVERS War save q 5 in Klmberley, Pen- v-;-v --...., Canadian T l r-. . A,u- Nanalmo. Lyt foot aUfroma r- fr.m ce to a -.. -- ;nAssoc.at.on Char--contact , t, Prlnce Rupert and Queen e r Prince Rupert, it w- ; 1-, to ibe serious. He lotte Islands-Light to occaMona y po nr:,in; ;u;7o7Se loan. City saved a total of $25,533.7D uur I ... TiiAHnv i frocn Rninin wiuua. V ing April. PRICE: 5 CENTS. Vichy Warned by Londo Germans Take Island Towns Prime Minister Churchill Tells House of Desperate And Grim Battle of Crete BRITISH PLANES WITHDRAWN LONDON, May 22: (CP)-British fighter withdrawn today after the planes on Crete were Herman attack started because of 4 pronounced disadvantage under which our fighters were op-crating" it was authoritatively disclosed today. A statement, warning against considering the invasion or Crete analagous to what Britain might expect, said "to do otherwise would have been a waste of air forces involved." The statement said that the defence operation at Crete must be British naval and land regarded as one in which forces are primarily employed. 1 Victory Loan CAMPAIGN IS UNDER Foreign Secretary Eden (Threatens to Carry W ar WAY HERE Into French Territory fit of citizens who have been in T HMnnN Mav ma 29 A full review of the situation in and Influence in putting over this J. 'thf capture by the Nazis oi the lmporiam iowhs ui vm..- In opening nnenins i u the the - 'dia and Male'nii although the airdrome at Candia was Lmie rtocrrlhfrl described t.hp the meetlne. Mr - Spt-UD Of the till beinc held. He described it as "a most strange, des- campaign organization starting .mi .;uih uvui. hatilp Affectlnz tmm thn minisLcr nr finance. Hon. 'v I cvvv anu v - ... the whole course of the campaign j. l. Ilsley, as national chairman, in the Medltefrancan.'' Tho titua- For British Columbia Au W. tion appeared to be satisfactory Taylor of Vancouver was the pro- rp 17fYtVr everywhere ciccpt 1n the vblnity vinsial chairman with Col. J. w. I nA 8 1 V r W I f K l of Nalemi and Candia where the Nlcholls as .haliman for Prince VA 1-X II wlm German.', had pined footholds. The RupcrX division. The quota for n,:i lntoX niMmmps hut not Prince Itunert. Mr. Little an- plancs. The enemy lacked artillery nounced. was $350,OaO. As there and tanks. Neither side had means was $2,800,000,000 more in current of retreat. Very lare attempts by and savings ai'teounts in Canada Latest Actions of Collaboration With Germany May Make this Necessary Tanker Bound for North Africa is Intercepted t nTnoM mv 99- (C.P fireat Britain warned t;u fVmf ?f Prnnpp nnrsups her "declared policy Prince Prince Ruocrt Kupcrt as as wed wen a a every- vjeny r'" f n L"i. e ,..;n ,4iVo whare else in Canada was em- 0f collaboration, with Germany, British forces willstiiKe phasized last night at a meeting ne eiiemy wherever he may be found without any distmc-or repretentative citizens m the ijetwcen 0CCui)ied and unoccupied territory." In ad-city council chamber. Promotion , ti1100 nf r.nmmnns of nossible war action Hans Weie revealed for the toene- Vg"'H - - nin-h nirtrl'B"- Bulletins ASSAIL NEUTRALITY ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. War Secretary Henry L. Stimson assailed the United States netrality act today as "a violation of our most sacred tradition of foreign policy freedom of the seas." Last night Navy Secretary Frank Knox asked Congress to scrap the neutrality act and adopt the policy of freedom of the seas. This would allow United States ships to again enter British Mie enemy w unv ui , iif airborne UtiopsUterbqnie lhertc . aEPj iwub-taUon Unserve- thc.oIT t - 'beinsr rcsMeft by the why !hc loan should not be as ' - ir" ; lUltCA WV x, " ' , the !, Royal Dnvnl flan- Can- . . n i-iii believed, easily .!!.. tnlr.n taken nn o. Vi-iH had hopn been thp the CANADIAN CANADIAN rO FOREST FIRES TORONTO Continued dry, hot weather has resulted in numerous larfje forest fires in Quebec Ontario and also on the prairies. A larsc quantity of cut lumber near Parrot River, Saskatchewan, is threatened with destruction. the distributing unit-for the eiec- attemptcd to land tanks. 'I feel," some or tne p ans lor pudiicb mg .TntiiKCTW trical energy of the air station. .& tne prlme Minisier "that the and propagandizing the campaign HOUSE IN DARKNESS Further Important contracts are JU t olher than sat. of which it was essential a success OTTAWA-While Col. J. L. about to be let in connection with lsfactory ln view 0f the strength be made. It was to be corceded Ralslon. the minister of national the air base at Seal Cove, including f , forces ,n the Medlter- that it was but good, business to defence, was speaking yesterday a Barasc recreation room and two ncan .. have one's msney in government there was an explosion and the store buildings. There will also be Germans had been success- bond drawing tone peicent in- lights of the Chamber went out. a concrete slab apron containing . Uh thelr airborne troops in stead of in the banks drawing only Lightning had struck a power 6500 square yards of material as occupying some positions but It had 1V2 percent. In the course of the line. Col. Ralston went on but twenty- there would be military later a recess was called. well as 500 lineal feet of becn at tremendous cost to them, campaign foot road, tignt uunuieu . e Qrmsri., New .eaianaeio, a"u uiumu two-inch water pipe and 1200 feet ks and detns, with the as- orating of stores and homes, naval ,,.tr,ffh vitrified four-Inch . , ,fiii-rv anrf mae.hlne and harbor beat parade, theatre (Jl 1UI11 SlbttllltC Ul Oi mhvj sewer pipe is also to be laid. Ten- ' had engaged the parachute and radio programs and several OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION BELFAST Ulster Nationalists onnose the suggestion of the An- dcrers on the work Include W. C and had infUcted heavy cas- slunts and contests. There would drews government that a policy Arnctt Co. Ltd., E. J. Ryan Con- them also be a torch service on Sunday of conscription be adopted. Pre- nn MarwPll Constmctlon u . ,rr.r rnir had afternoon. Balloons would be shot nvicr Eamonn de VaVlera of Eire Co Northern Construction Co. and ... that the Germans were still down ln flames and an 800 mil- has been asked to go on record '. irn(t . Tnnnc A . . i llrn nrilpnnwpr SparchlLeht WOUld oirnind nfincrintinn. W siewart, ruuh ... andmg airborne iorces m cunoiu- 1 u 1 MrKinty; L. G. ScoU ana Trensti numbers and had gained a De een in ue. 1 we - and Williams. fnnfhnlri Naval forces had, how- be displays 01 military equipment Air Secretary Gives nmisn ... the enemy from The whole idea was to induce Some information As To Strange Case Of Nazi Lcaucr ATTACK IS 'making a sea landing. Vast legen- people of the necessity and taporf-Siry it ance of investing, in the future of caves on the island were, LONDON1, May 0: -CP.-B . I 13 M. Watts told of the function oire. Foreign Minister Anthony Eden said the Vichy government had embarked on a course which must place the resources and territories of France increasingly at the disposal of Germany." At the same time it was learned officially that British naval patrols have intercepted the French tanker Sheherzade bound for North Africa with oil cargo from a United States port. The ship had been granted a British navicert some time ago but "action of the last day or so by the Vichy government particularly in Syria, had a very sharpening effect, not only in London but in BIG PLANT STARTING Thirty Million Dollar Bomber Establishmment To 15c Established In Ontario OTTAWA, May 22: (CP) The go ahead signal has been given the National Sreel Corporation of Montrea.1 to start a tooling up plant at Malton, Ontario, for new bomber production while negotiations are moving towards completion of a contract probably running to seme $30,000 000, it was learned today. PROTEST , GAS TAX New Federal Impost Claimed To Be . Undue Hardship On Farmers And Fishermen OTTAWA. May 22: Members re presenting all political colors join ed in the House of commons yesterday in opposing the three percent gasoline tax on farmers and fishermen upon whom it was declared a hardship would be worked. Hon. J. L. Uley promised a statement (today on the matter of rmmslderatlon but made no undertaking. He asked the members to consider the gravity of the hour. It. B. Hanson, Leader of the Opposition, was among those who .spoke against making the tax ef-fective on farmers and fishermen. Three amendments were ruieu out of order. Cassiar Cannery Provided Tablet Memorial Erected At Gillakdamiks For George Adams Who was Foreman For Years nrrt AvrnAMiKS. May 22: Un- mir fnnk nlace- here last week 'of a memorial tablet In the Angli can Church to George Adam. inc tablet was furnished by tfie oas-siar Packing Co .of the Skeena River for whom deceased, who died last winter, wasJiative foreman yearsTheTwldow is now for many at Cassiar. mm 1" 1 hi ri. ( !