BOMBING EXCgV -ENSIFIEI) LONDON Royal Air targets in the Kuhr and Oerm i: war ' line A resolution to be for- wsrdrj to the provincial conven-! funded industrial Channel norls last night while ivaii raiders struck shai many scattered sections of England, Inflicting "substantial Umase" in some places, ft was announced today. Royal Air Force fighters and bombers h)rd in squadrons across the Channel this afternoon and, from reverberations felt and heard by cliff watchers, it appeared that Channel invasion ports were again under attack and German shipping was being hunted along the French coast. In the overnight attacks the Koyal Air Force started large fires in the Kuhr Valley centres of Duisberg and Dusseldorf and docks at Rotterdam. Attacks on Calais and other coastal points shook Dover. Nazis raiders caused heavy casualties in a southeast coast town and dropped leaflets as well as bombs in other parts. The leaflets referred to the Battle of the Atlantic and suggested that supplies to 1'ritain would be completely shut off. PORT OF ASSAH TAKEN LONDON The port of Assab in Italian Eritrea has fallen to British forces in a joint air, naval and army operation launched from Aden, it was announced today. ROiMHERS SINK WARSHIPS ALEXANDRIA Britain's famous gunboat Lady Bird and the monitor Terror, whose fifteen-inch guns helped shatter Italian shore defences in Libya, have been sunk by (icrman dive bombers, it was reported today. WILL FIGHT TO VICTORY LONDON Great Britain, her Dominions and Allies adopted a resolution today, affirming determination to continue "the sttuggle against German or Italian oppression until victory is won" and pledging mutual assistance to each other "in this struggle to the utmost of their respective capacities." Canadian Legion Votes $5000 For Victory Bonds; Speeding Up of W ar Effort Is Urged Giving proof of sincerity in urging ihe mobilisation of all resources' to bring the war to a rapid and successful conclusion, the Prince Rupert branch of the Canadian Legion, at its regular meeting last evening, went "over t-" n fur rff ii. 1 ff . , . the ton and voted tlie su moi .o,uuu ior me purcnase ui (94) Victory Loan bonds. Tin la in line with 'he Leulon"s of repeated demand that all avail able resources should be mobilized' CHECKING HOUSING uon Ui be lU'ld at New Wi-siminaier - in Auu: t will embody the same . . I Mca-and will also urgeTomTnoTe Official Here 1o JIaVe Survey ith caerEeV.r prosecution of 'Canada s war elfort LORD BENNETT LONDON A viscounty has been conferred by the King upon lit. Hon. R. B. Bennett former Trime Minister of Canada, who now enters the House of Lords. Hon. Vincent Masscy, Canadian minister to Britain, has been Made a privy councillor. LOANED, View to Building For Industrial Workers TO study the necessity of Ihe organization which he represents coming into Prince Rupeit, C. T. Parmenler of Toronto, representing Wartime Housing Limited, a government-sponsored company set up to meet housing emergencies in war industrial centres, is in Prince Rupert. Mr. Parmen-ter has been in consultation with City Commissioner D, J. Mitbe-son and City Engineer F. N. Oood w uhnm he was shown over the Vancouver, Mr. Parmcnter stated that the object of his visit here was to obtain data of all sorts In regard to local housing situation with special reference to war Industries. The objective of the company is to build houses to rent fr war Industrial workers. There is special care not to Interfere wilh private enterprise which is given right of way. f. iMrmpnirr will make rec- " ' j omm'cndallons to the board of only- directors of 'be company -i ch Hitler knows one language Its de e ion , oo makes the language of FORCE. And force usually tion I (orn a will end his mad ambition to en-, after th necessa is here io Parmenler ivo i, ,riH Ynur dollars- such as Mr. secure, is sent in. VICTORY LOAN Program SATURDAY, JUNE H ... for U,,1U Prnrram. nriies viciury 7.00 pjn. Listeners SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Victory Loan Show, Capitol Theatre JUNE 17 A.R.P. Demonstration when Quota Is Reached 9:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. COMING EVENTS Grand Victory Loan Street Dance and Contest Unlnstructed but with the tacit understanding that they will sup port the renomlnatlon of Premier T. D. Pattullo, thirty-eight dele gates were named by the Prince Itu- pert Liberal Association at a meet-Ine last nlzht for the provincial The actual nominating proceedings nVei IIKST I'll KM I Lit nits EDMONTON Alexander Cameron Rutherford, who was the first Premier of Alberta, is dead here. ATLANTIC RECORD HALIFAX A new 13'i hour record has been made by a bombing plane for the east to west crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. ADJOURNINO UNTIL TALL OTTAWA Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King gave notice loday that Commons will stand adjourned until November 3 following the collusion of Ihe current business unless it is in the public interest to reconvene earlier. STORM IN VANCOUVER VANCOUVER An electrical storm, raging over Vancouver early today disrupted power for more than an hour, stalling street cars, cutting radio stations oft the air, dousing lights and interrupting wire services. The city. He also met W. R. McAfee. ! direct cause of power failure was president of the Prince Rupert not immediately ascertained. Chamber of Commerce, ami r- j Parker, chairman of the Cham- bcr's housing committee. He sails I tonight on the Prince Rupert for FARES ARE CUT OTTAWA Hon. J. L. WASHINGTON, 1). C, June 12: The United Stales Department of Stale announced today that a preliminary report from the American consul in Pernam-buco, Brazil, where the Btazilian .1.1.. flrtal.. I.1iih UndiiJ ciirci v. UBRAHY VICTORIA, s.a A DODtHJ at Are ana mm uil Inquest Intq Triple Tragedy Bentinck, Several Miles Off NORTHERN AND CENIStAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER voixxx.. No. 137. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAYT JUNE 12. 1941. NOMINATION NEXT WEEK Delegates Are Uninstrucled hut Ex pectation is that Premier Pat-tullo Will Be Unanimous Choice Course, Improperly Equipped, Coroner's Jury Verdict Says ADVANCE 7 n m frnm hrolonired eXDOSUre to cold while endeavour- French units are on the southern will take place at an evening ses- The verdict continued: sion. Bulletins LOCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions totalling 518,150 were added yesterday to the local Victory Loan 1911 campaign. This brings the total to date to $215,-000, seventy per cent of the objective of $350,000. "That the motor vessel Bentinck was, at the time of the stranding, several miles off her course. "That the motor vessel Bentinck was not properly equipped with life boats or other life saving equipment." The reaching of the verdict concluded an all day hearing at which principal witnesses were the four .....;.,-.. k V nlnViirrl? Pa.lt. P. P61' ouivivirio n. w. iHt..Htiutf, J. couture, Robert Morgan and Wll nf an imnrnserl raft from outskirts of Damascus, informed ,k iu i.fv- j y . l1 " ;c. saw tonight. the Strandefmoior vessel bwiuiiciv wiii uii uie iu. of Ys Vndeney to greater re- of Tlell River, east coast of Graham Island," was the find- s J vlch; French forces be boat went on the rocks somewhere five miles north of Skldegate. Lifeboat drifted away. We may have a chance to reach shore about two miles away or the boat may float when the tide rises. Not enough life preservers or axes on boat to make raft. It's a crime that a boat should be allowed to leave harbor like this one." The body was sent to Prince Ru- tory Bonds. Dunbar, also tesUfled. One of the 10 or iov feet long. Sergeant Dun- equipment was there when he came fpntnrps of his evidence was the . .... . 1 . . . . CArrroanf nunhar. Thp bodv was a smooth sea Robin Moore was undoubtedly sunk by a German submarine. The repoTt said that the commander of the submarine was fully aware that the Robin Moore was an American vessel. Tomorrow s I ides High 3:40 am. 20.9 It 16:45 pm. 19.4 ft. Low 10:19 pm. 2.2 ft. 22:40 pm. 7.0 ft. Foreign Policy- IN SYRIAIMPO British are Twenty Miles South of Beirut French are Closing on Damascus CAIRO, June 12: .CP.) - British PRICE: 5 CENTS. OK SUBJlitl FOR CANADA That Peter Lorenzen and Frank C McRae came to SpSTS SS.'SSg tZT their deaths on June 1, 1941, between the hours of 2 and J Belrut, wnlle Free rbZJ!TSStK t ' t' i 41 nominating convention ior rnnce 0f coroners jury at we w- tng a quarters. in .kv m some some quarter also b ack notebook on There a Wednesday of the was Rupert riding which will be held on elusion afternoon With the collapse of the system collective security which had been developed under the aegis of the League of Nations it had be come Incumbent upon all Cana- Tuesday of next week. The conven- lnnuest into a recent tragedy when the body whicn saia: deathlA war dlans to consider seriously the tion will open Tuesday morning the two men named In the verdict PATHETIC NOTE between savagery and democracy problem of foreign policy, declared when there will be such prel'mlnar- and another. John Barker, whose "Dear Florence: When I write Tf Vou want democracy to win, you Willard E. Ireland of the provin- les as the checking of credentials, body has not been found, lost their this it may mean goodbye. This must do your share. Invest in Vic- clal archives and library depart- ment speaking before the Canadian Club last night on "The Basis of Canadian Foreign Policy." Nor- jTpto neragaln f ally the foreign policy of a coun-Z. i::: r .u lohn try was merely the extension of its UUb UlUil l Otr. Ult ...... , domestic policy the promotion of oamcr vu. ..w. wifaP nH safptv nf the stat pretty close to shore Peter Lorenzen - died. Four men armed. an - - ; - LSZVt 2S Plicy en the maintenance TanrMaVrSt life-Canada's unify as a nation. rid.ur. in. There however, certain fac-saving jacket of the lot. Peter ,,,.. Lor- were, .. ... ... "r'"f V!"'l"."i !e""" i'". .3',r,ven to pace time, mted to swry oi me iraxeuv ai.u uw i-- . . r. were lashed Ueved Rlchards had an old me- " "rr cumstanccs .leading up to It. . ,T "" ,. Me . flt rlass .nv 0np belt was lost when lors inciuaea. geograpn c a.m ; Another witness. Sergeant Alex dltlon. nnnmln I t?,l 1 f r TMfl nmhlome O TIS- It was clinker built about they lost the dinghy. He said the ZTZlitTln consequence it had been difficult .T "V" Bar USedHlO.searcninecoaai.. nc ine capiuiu aa.ii nC - . . , vnivo a fn.iv national fnrelffn reaaing oi uoics u had taken a picture of the raft and seaman for 30 or 35 years and cua ' ' and McRae left a it became an- sufficient life- P0" R, nards ,dentined u. sergeant not think there was parent that Uiey, were doomed to one of the llfe. saying enulpment for seven men. je neral Cfcnad forelen gn ml poU ,PeliSh-. belts was useless and two were in Tha painter attached to the dinghy 0?cSaJSS The jury deliberated for one hour r condMlon. Qne was not bad. was 10 feet long and Inches in er!t3S the IxemrZ and ten minutes before reaching nQ good ag the dlameter Dn board were two small gJ'J X the verdict. ,t was rotlen hatchets. The captain saw McRae Uon J?,1 her funty'."' e W Coroner Norman A. Watt con- TergeVnt Dunbar did not see the making notes before taking to the SShSTwtT the Inquest and, at the close 6 ft -jy were approximately terna,1 trade- naa leIt. us ,Y m-ducted of the hearing. the jury h?lthanked tor Oalnmon -ed that-.threellM'lmjhoretUie.tl. . .for 1U attention tU.ewhat long wKVSfelhtW Oh Their way "to" Q Seen CharloUe Canj ACt at in matters and trying case. , k gt 0 - Um. beonKed to an. Clty they had passed no boats. He ?uSo- Sergeant Dunbar other boa Jthe Kvichak. said there w.s one new portable S'SSSS Ee Sergeant Alex Dunbar, who is In Captain's Story BT "I ,HfMn?S B'ltish government. It had been charge of the Queen Charlotte Is- Captain Charles F. Couture of not work The skiff was round-bot- unwim tQ enler ,nto usulta-land district for provincial police, Vancouver said he was hired by the tomed and In good condition. rormatlon of a common testified that at 12:30 p.m. June 1 Armour Salvage Co. to skipper the The Engineer policy. Canada had been equally Dead Tree wireless station tele- Bentinck on May 31. He left at 8 The engineer. William Notat.on, committed by ..... . . . , nm r nnrril nni In iiirrir nn I IIP MHIl -m nliniiPrt h m that Mio tugboat Ren- nm Kat.iirrtav. Mav 31. to BO 10 tu ein6cu rUM rvi t .1 Irtn . in Hip u r TrfaaiiP ni f rill - tlnrk was ashore five miles north of Oneon CharloUe Cltv. The crew uncR Dy armour oaivage w. ic Skldegate. It was asked that as- numbered four. Besides the captain Bentinck had a 110 Atlas lUll dlesel esenfatlon ot Canada-S na-slstance from Allford Bay be there were the mate, John Barker, engine The vessel was 60 to 65 feet condlUoned by sent. It was not possible for Ser- the engineer. William Notation, and to length The boat left turtay, her proxlmlty to Vniled staie geant Dunbar or Dead Tree station the cook. Robert Morgan. Others May 31 to go to Queen cnarioue m lhe BritUh to contact Allford Bay. Sergeant travelling on the Bentinck were A. City. Commonwealth of Nations. Illus- Dunbar could not see any sign? of E. Richards. Francis Colin McRae Notation was on duty all me U(m8 Qf th(J clah of mtcre&t the boat five miles north of Sklde- and Peter Lorenzen. t line tl he mglnes eTunn. He dual Uon gate so he thought she had got off The boat was to go through Og- felt the boat slow down and went and proceeded. den Channel, past White Rock and on deck. The captain jwked him Jo Canada 1Uon m world trade Late June 1. 1941 I received In- southwest to Skldegate. Tne course WU"U"'V " was out of all proportion to the "that set southwest after going ve or six f athoms to eight or nine formation." continued Dunbar was at of hef popu,atlon( declared the crew had come ashore north of through Ogden Channel and pass- feet. The can buoy was nan a mue IrelancL Her Der pa exP0rts Tlell Rtver which is 30 mile? from Ing White Rock and Browning Pass- "om tne. noai. ne dwi exceeded those of the United States Ralston, road. While at 1:20 Sunday morning. fune and- heading out to sea, Mmpw Queen Charlotte City by age by and .j times IIer north ior in.ster of national defence, pr0Ceedlng there I was stopped on 1. He thought the course would twice. They ran looking dependence on export trade t it. ti ri.MHn ... . . .... ...... . . .. .. ...it Whistle lX7Vlctla Buoy. HimV After AffJr ripHfl decid ing ilC thejr T,nPV10 4 told the House of Commons yes terday that arrangements had been made to reduce railway fares to soldiers and sailors and airmen proceeding on embarkation or annual. leave to one-third of present fares. ATTACK WAS DELIBERATE (crman U-Boat Commander Was Fully Aware He Was Torpedoing American Ship the road and informed that a body take them slightly south of Whistle detrlmental m lt made was on the beach. They asked that Buoy at' Skldegate. Instead lt took were out ue u..k , her extrem?ly vulnerabie and sub- It be removed." them fifteen miles north o! Whistle south again. .ject tQ vloIent fluctuations. The ' Since Sergeant Dunbar was the Buoy. The captain took the wheel About 10 a.m. tney nit a tock. ent wheat Nation was an ex-only he 6 He thought they The weather was kind of nazy. They coroner there at present, again at ajn. llustratlon of the difficulty ordered the body to be moved to should make their destination could not see very high but eouia, Canada conseqUently, had a vested Betulsh'. a short distance away, shortly after 8. Thinking he saw see the shoreline. There was no lnteresC m the promotlon of pcace Upon its arrival there he examined a buoy ahead he went dead slow, breeze but the sea was cnoppy ai- &nd fosterlng of healthy m. the body In question; It was fully He discovered It was a rock. En- though not very rough, ine , Boat tematlonal relatl0ns. clothed and had a heavy overcoat glneer Notation came on deck in listed to the starDoara arjou tomplexlty of the Issues toon. By the registration card he order to take some soundings. They degrees and began to nn wun tendency jn Canada ' The water was coming in too fast Lorenzen. ed out to sea. bumping rocks twice. Jn Qf many schoolg Also found was a small black notebook which said: "Could not find Skldegate Buoy. Went as far north as Cape Ball. On the way back struck reef about 10:30. Boat listed to starboard. Stuck! Tried to lanuch dinghy and let it slip out of hand. Lost! With it our only sure and safe way tn shore. Too small for. seven men anyway. We have seven men on this ship two runbuOys and one new life preserver." They went north quite a way until ana me pump- CiC Qf thougnt on forelgn the captain recognized Cape Ban.iinere uuv - isolationist, the imperialist and the He swung around to go south and at 10 a.m. struck a submerged rock. The tide was falling. They did their best to keep the water out with pumps but the water was com ing in too fast. wn cn was o.a. u i.cw HU , advocate of collective security had' could not get it going although Tn , , p.i.J.,. 11IV11 lUUUWIUgo. All wa.ox-viww.vi; tney naa n ninnuiB oaium,. .,,,- fnrpln wajt He said that they lost a skiff ana ..... ' nn. there was no chance ol S6"'" Canadian government was going-He was busy at the pump at the aiienatlnc anv- Morgan and Uie captain tiled to. time. important section of opinion by' "e came on to deck to he P work unch the dinghy. The Bentinck categorical a deciaratlon of 45 list. As Morgan on the rait. ot uw uay h-u stronger was at a degree , UnU, a let go of the dinghy the painter i hatchet, box naIf anl"' feeling of national one-ness there slipped out of the captains hands. I hatchet such as the kind used for mHe prol3abl,lty of there be ei, v,o Ana ims aiviiit ioia .breaking open crates, and nammers Personal effects were removed by feet. It would carry 4 to b men In.t wew : JXSS""1 f?relsn -polic.y- or .that mc United Main-snip "V. iM nr nfton lhA caotatn would movea uo "ic """8 Cliarlotte City. call Prince Rupert to save the ... bat- 1 Sergeant Dunbar continued the teries. In the meantime the crew 'search all night and .found the raft was making a raft out of drawers, that had come :ashore. Between cupboards, lines and a 2 by 10 plank, (that and Tlell River there was Finally they got Prince Rupert. '..toM nn thp hParh. About 2 p.m. the radio went out. " About 4 am. June 2 Sergeant Dun- On the incoming tide the boat If the canvasser has not called to bar noticed some men about a quar- righted and swung over to the take subscription for the Vic- ter of a mile away and they said other side. your J v tu y,aA fnnnrt a hoHv at the edee. While launching the raft a big tory Loan, please can victory Loan tWy was that of sea smashed part of the raft and Headquarters. Phones 301, 302. m(m drcsscd ln a sult but there broke the plank which was lashed (137) ,Le 1T- ,aB ,0.in a with a line. Shortly they left the -- ... . . j mmI bfni-fAst try cVirri "J""'6 " . " ." 7. .1 Other speakers ,n; Ia'w l!nti f I" Edition to the speaker of side of the boafc After using v- Norton y cnalr. arvtviinir erything thpv they wait.pn waited either pitner for for res-1 res .. . n . . .- . cue or for the boat to sink. When the boat listed water came ln the hatch and she punched a hole ln herself. There was no equipment to launch a skiff. The tide kept coming in. When they launched the rart and, I i-..i tn (rof If liar narf rtf lt broke. The boat listed from star-1 board to port. The seven men climbed on the raft to try to get 1 febelt. sergeant uunDar searcnea owui u..u irv i . wh tll halfway There's Safety In Numbers-Buy the body for Identification He " ha,to Conttou S SpJ?Two more Bondsl , . ' found that H was Francis C. McRae. plane came over flying norm. (Continued on Page Six) BASEBALL SCORES 7 National League Chicago 3-7, New York 2-8. Cincinnati 0, Boston 2. St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2. Pittsburg 8, Brooklyn 1. American League Washington 4, Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 2, Detroit 5. New York-Chicago postponed Boston-St. Louis, called in fourth, rain.