V"
.liter
I
lei
n
n
Demanded
1
Dnlnnnrnrc
fJnt'ib'itifr
:t:;;..p
caw
tf-.at
mc
cny
is
h
.3
a
cu.e
oi
bankrupu-.y.
inc
r
aw
fcf
i
that
the
time
:cj
Cul
iimcthlng
be
done
v
some
measure
of
ii
t'.-.!
ror.:mi-.sloner
being
a
'r
:.!ai
off.'
a
who
doca
not
.
...
nAn&.n
Itl
Wit..
I
lLf
bcri
j
he
A;
:
.
I
r.i'
Irouk
PresWtat
u
ai
liadtbeen
done
u
since-Its
,
i
1930
In
regard
a
change
In
city
-I
'
.
ii1nlilri.il
M
H
1
M
Ja.
i
.
fr.nr
of
a
city
man-
r
ji:
T.'
:nvrvnment
had
.
.
i.
i.ii....
3
'
f
'
MUUimil
I'llilUHIlK
it
'iclay.
No
i
,
taken
but
a
i
tvi
ii
that
the
utcr
ct
fi.ii:
.'icalillrs.
Hon
A.
"Ci.
u
u:i
i-otnc
here.
Fin-at
several
months,
''it
(.
r,J:ur
and
met
with
'ikrjv.
u.voctalluii.
retail
rtian'j
und
Prince
Ripert
and
Labor
Council.
He
(Mr
;Ji
'1
cror.i.-tt
the
drnftln?
''
:6i.r.
bli)
but
there
had
i
crt)
.men
then
from
Mr.
'J
(;.
ctrpartment.
Two
:
K
nutter
had
been
ca
,)
i
Premier
Pattullo
"
u
i.
ii
i;i;re
Mr.
Pattullo
iroir-a-d
i,
uko
the
matter
up
i&e
depanment
on
his
return
fr'-oria
ou
no
word
had
since
a
rc:eivr3
from
him.
Prince
fit
nao
oeti
favored''
with
1
re
.iful
rommlMloners
:i
ne
Mi
Watts)
would
say
aiculou.s
nd
insulting."
Now
ffibei
ot
mutlfm
ur.r.
riPKitlnor
wUtti'tmoi,
oi
a
resident
man-
Hr
(en
-hat
now
was
the
t
iot
art:oi
6ilOU10
uid
that
the
ratc-ipeak
with
united
ronmu
bylaw,
dangerous
;oi
Booth
Memorial
Sshool,
expre.jcn
the
view
that
ot
.ne
work
of
the
or-1
'"zatlon
hjirt
k
J,.
!...,
i
(Blill
voai.jiUH.k...b.
fife
Statement
From
Victoria
On
City
Manager
Proposal
VICTORIA,
May
15:
(CP)
Premier
T.
I).
Pattullo
and
other
sources
refused
to
comment
as
vet
on
tlic
municipal
aumimsiraiion
ai
rnnce
Rupert
when
they
were
questioned
today
in
regard
to
a
resolution
passed
by
Prince
Rupert
ratepayers
last
night.
n...
i,.m,.f
Thinort
Ratenavers'
Association,
at
a
Hlf
'
""I
.
'
.
i
.
.
Z
V
.
...in.,
w.lnps(
"v
'
"
av
niL'ht.
'"a"'
decided
to
seek
......
lrom
.......
Premier
.
.
'FORTRESSES
FOR
HAWAII
r.a-1-
Particular
exeep-
.
.
...
Huge
American
Military
Machines
tis
alto
0
absentee
form
01
.
.,
....
.,
Arrive
At
Amcr
can
Mid-Pacific
I
slant!
HONOLULU.
Mav
15:
Twenty-
Bulletins
I
NTM
PLO
I'M
KM
INSURANCE
OTTAWA
Hon.
Norman
minister
of
labor,
aiinoiiiic-cd
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
Ihe
unemployment
insurance
act
would
start
functioning
July
1.
SCOTTISH
IlLVOLT
LONDON
A
small
and
not
dangerous
Nationalist
movement
has
been
nippcu.
In
111
rC"ll''l
Scotland
11
bill
three
have
now
ItOAKI)
OF
CONCILIATION
MONTKKAL
The
board
or
conciliation
between
Canadian
IVatioiul
and
Canadian
Pacific
railways
and
100,000
emplojees
completed
hearings
yesterday
and
will
Rive
lis
decision
later.
DAYLIGHT
SAVING
OTTAWA-H.lt.
MacMillan.
controller
of
shipbuilding,
has
recommended
daylight
savin
t
for
Ihe
shipyards
at
Vancouver.
Victoria,
New
Westminster
and
Nanaimo.
NEWSI'APKIt
SUSriCIOl-S
i
TOKYO-
A
Tokyo
newspaper
IIIU
IVVIVII
ill.".-
-
-
pact.
There
should
be
a
definite
agreement
in
regard
lo
Japanese
rights.
SSS
Philadelphia
Has
affllllnUt.riiiir.
ttiii
iv..
..
m
olhe;
3,
u1IM
M
Maze
mm,
...
"
ui
r
;i
r
r
r
-
-..pnyprs,
B"tii'-irCcjs
.
it.i
"Wemn
i.
,i
i.i
i
....
11..
Mumps.
Tne
Still
Wondering
CAPITALIZE
HESS
CASE;
'MURDEROUS'
lie
interest.
Meanwhile
Kt.
lion.
Mrncst
Itcvin,
minister
of
labor,
declared
his
belief
that
lle.ss
flew
to
Scotland
wilh
the
foil
knowledge
of
Chancellor
Adolf
llillcr."
"from
my
point
of
view
lles
is
a
murderer,"
P.cvin
said,
adding
that
be
was
not
going
to
be
deceived
by
a
flight
which
he
bad
tried
over
and
over
again
bv
"totalitarian
gentlemen
and
communists.
"
Th
aims
and
wheels
till
M
of
the
U7
"murderous
mission"
K-lC4t
(.UCini
ilAVv-
liwvv-
avers
asociaUoniie
flyinn
fortresses
have
Just
ar-
,,.,
,
vr(
,,rfll
,iisclsrl.
n-vln
Mr
l
aiiuiK)
n
re-
"'ii
iVlKj
.Slates
and
others
will
be
following
T-"lution
at
tart'
Inter
followed
the
re-
;
said.
Hess
was
a
murderer
that
no
man
shou'd
negotiate
wilh.
uvxii
LONDON,
i-vyii,
-..iiij
May
15:
aw.
(Cl'l-
vr&
'
.!hp
Duke
is
believed
to
be
on
active
service
with
the
Royal
Air
Fc
J:e
and
Is
not
known
as
a
pacl-ni
Th
Nazis
annarcntlv
cot
the
ii...
iinKp
ifiiinnri
nn
tiio
nn
lit
I
i
Ul
L
iwiii""
"
'
v..v
the
Hamilton
estate.
!
"MUKLDKOUS
.MISSION"
An
extended
statement
on
the
Iless
affair,
which
Prime
Minis-
1
tcr
Winston
Churchill
had
been
expected
lo
make
today,
was
postponed
but
instead
Minister
of
labor
Fmest
Itcvin
made
a
I
statement
suggesting
Hess
had
waitma
of
certain
mat-
"
concCs.slons
In
the
Dutch
t0
Britain
Aln
much
the
Association
had
tak-;
.-ast
,ndics
cvcll
if
japan
assisted
'that
the
I
P
WCh
a
WMtPr
mnlne
frnfflp'
.'
....
.1--
ll.o
Irl.liartilC
Ivpnl
vpni
SOmC
some
i
victoria,
B.C.
APPEAL
BY
!
LAPOINTE
Urges
Enlistment
of
Young
Men
In
Katlio
Address
to
French
Canada
OTAWA,
May
15.
In
a
radio
.Mieech
to
French
Canada
Rt.
Hon.
.,
'
.7
7.
..
.
'.Ernest
Lapointe,
minister
of
Jus-
H'rovi,
Ics
ery
Useful
Propaganda
.
mcn
that
It
was
Against
Nazis
iscrlin
Says
lie
lias
No
Secrets
Kevin
Speaks
:..
1
amr:
-
11
I
i
t
.1
Minister
Winston
Churchill
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
1
1.
..
i
i.
.
i.i
i
.
jt..
r
:
.
t'Un
,
mat
iic
wiiuiu
rujiuri
av
me
iirsi
r
.ii
..
slif
it-iif
ft
ctiitnmnnt
mu
ir
t
1m
frniffit'nmnnt'j
fmtu.rii.niiu
....
1
1.
.
!nM;.iA.i
.,f
)
lUllUll"
C
lv
AIIUV-V;
ObCibV.illV.lib
CI.)
tU
VIIV
UlVlillllVilk
O
.Fl
1U.1IIJ
I'll
II1C
llll.MH.lll
wion
in
regard
to
the
future
administration
of
the,
Kudoiph
Hess'
landing
in
Great
v
J'
A
r
vear
-r
.u
so
ago
a
plebiscite
i.
was
held
:..!
in
i
Prince
....
,.f
Ru-
W"U1
nrlt!nMI
",,e
from.
Ru"'-
,
,f
fmf
the
"y
selection
b,ut,.he
rt
asKinU
Tl
uu;
canuummunt
,iuu
tvi
ui
f
thai
opportunity"
by
the
puM
-
.,
,.iv,
if
,.
rc'riMtiu
u
iiiiiw
;
their
duty
to
answer
the
call
to
J
swell
the
ranks
of
the
army.
"I
i
say
say
this
mis
with
wim
an
an
aosuuueiy
absolutely
.
I'REMIIR
IHSLUVES
STATEMENT,
consclcnce,"
kr.
Lapointe
LONDON,
Slay
15:
(CD
Prime
WCnt
on.
"I
am
convinced
of
the
...
'
.
.
necessity
of
this
and
i
of
the
fatal
consequence
of
a
shirking
of
this
duty.
"My
feelings
on
this
subject
are
known.
I
have
never
concealed
them
and
they
have
hot
changed."
AUTO
PLANT
HAS
STRIKE
Hudson
Motor
Co.
Latest
Concern
In
United
States
To
lie
Tied
Up
DETROIT,
May
15:
Tho
Congress
on
Industrial
Organization
has
called
a
strike
against
the
IIui
on
Motor
Corporation.
Eight
hou'and
workers
In
three
of
tho
company's
plants
are
Involved.
At
ihs
Instigation
of
the
federal
tnrriiallnn
hnnrd
a
strike
against
iiiv
lilt;
wvilvidl
ivivivio
vyvii
AJI
niIUII
14
UrjiUdi.
HioaduutiJi
.Cvii
wiiwon,
deferred
lor
twenty-four
.liaurSj..
.
-r.i
....
,
,.;vt..,,
i...i
:it,,,lnTt
'
WlllVil
OdlU
JlY.ViUv
bll4Vl.
liuuuu
Ilcss
is
talking
aim
Wnung
"wurda
Vil-ii
will
niaku
the
Otuiian
High
Command
sweat,"
is
hitting
its
.siiklc
in
u
luopuanda
cainlaUjn
against
Germany
to
capitalize
on
the
Hess
flight.
Meanwhile
lirltons
aie
hoping
i
hat
a
projected
meeting
between
Prime
Mini
ttr
Winston
Chui
jhlll
and
Iless
will
result
In
the
dlaclos-uie
of
vital
Nazi
military
wjcrets.
In
Berlin
a
Nazi
si-okesman
claimed
that
Iless
carried
no
documents
lo
Orcat
Uiilain
likely
to
reveal
Ocnnan
state
or
military
secrets
and
that
lie
flew
lo
the
Glasgow
area
to
contact
the
Duke
"1
of
Hamilton
liiiw"
whom
Germans
said
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
15,500
pounds,
and
7.5c
to
9.9c
and
7.5c.
Canadian
44,500
pounds,
and
7c
to
lO.ld
and
7.5c.
American
Eureka,
11,000.
Storage,
9.8c
and
7.5c.
Visitor,
4,500,
Atlln,
9.9c
and
7.5c.
Canadian
Cape
Spencer,
13,000,
Storage,
9.9c
and
7c.
Chariot,
3,000,
Booth,
9.8c
and
7c.
,
Cape
VydJ)C
O
Fifty
arrcsls
were,
made
but
all
was
a
member
of
a
Pacifist
group.
ancJ
7
5c
.
-
,
u.ii
been
released
rnlnicril.
Accordlin
a
A.nrri
1
,i
i
iv
to
.
a
ii
Britti
rtritti.h
h
Kt.7l1.pm
statement
pn
t.
.
.
7c,
9.5c
Spear,
13,500,
Storage,
10.1c
J.
It.,
8.000,
Storage,
10c
and
7.2c.
Orca
T.,
4,000,
Storage,
9.5c
and
Fanny
P.,
3,000,
Atlln,
9.8c
and
7c.
idea
for
this
story
fiom
the
fact
able
lnfonnaUou
from
hiilu
whlcll
has
been
turned
over
to
the
gov
eminent.
The
British
Broadcasting
Cor-iwration
looks
witli
iuspicion
on
any
German-inspired
peace
move;
dusgcstlng
Uiat
Ihe
Reich
would
be
more
Interested
in
Its
own
welfare
than
Groat
Britain's.
(
Hess
is
purported
to
have
already
given
some
description
of
come
on
a
murderous
mission
present,
conditions
m
ucmuuiy,
re-with
full
knowledge
of
Hitler.
ferring
to
the
reign
of
tyranny
jprevailbig
there
and
In
German-In
regard
to
the
flight
of
the
on,
touHitrtes.
Royal
Air
No.
3
Nazi
leader
from
uermany
-
bomblncr
has
bccn
causing
It
had
been
anticipated
H
,n
he
Heich
and
Prime
Minister
might
re-
,.
.r..i
nrlvni.lnn
amnntr
the
or
the
things
that
Hess
vi,i
rvnin
toil
rr"
"-
-
.
ivil
iiwt.li
uwuumwwii.
had
said
as
well
as
tne
acgree
or
1Icss.
j.
,piane
imnnrtance
tne
government
ai
ls
being
sr-o
etnm
Mnrl
onrl
11.111
hp
PvVlfhltH
tached
to
the
Incident.
ln
Lonaon
next
weeic.
,
The
afrair
continues
to
be
a
Something
Tremendous"
principal
topic
of
discussion
and
Tjl
Derlln
lt
was
today
that
:
peculation.
"something
tremendous"
was
about
A
new
report
today
was
thatjlo
ppcr,
wouid
loomplctely
Iless
had
left
Germany
with
the
blot
out
thc
Hcss
incident.
full
knowledge
of
Adolf
Hitler.
j
jugh
German
sources
-were
ln-inAtimi.
thonrv
wils
that
he
had
u
1
jii
ti.Vinin
n.
1111V.W.VI
v.
.
.
"
-
j
UllllLU
'wVI
Vildilli-SA
lull.
niiuii;
ti-
'1
...
I
..
n.,,nti
oC
n
1
inn
Of
111
mpKSPn-
-I-
,
1
11-
-
1
y
T
..
-
1
..
.
I
1
T
I
!
K
I
1
1
ll
l
tl
T
l
.
.
-
I
'.I
I
T
KIVIIIIT
1
.
1
1
.1.1.
11I-.V,
WltA
L
1
II
111
-
tt
jt
was
m
rav.
'
'5
more
ay
'
civic
nvic
affairs,
aiiiius,
Mlumlreds
f
I''re'"el1.
Alarms
.
"
ger
of
peace,
.thinking
that.
with'tlcal
incompetent"
although
nelth-asU
a
AMIrm
And
Six
,6
f
v,ic
fripnd.
the
.-n
ni-t.i
-
voiuent
commissioner
I
.
.
iuie
iuwii-iiv.v
en
.ucuwi
ui
whu-imi..
wmvii
'",
w
'
I
rf.,,riiiwl
111
I
.
.
..
.
.
.in
...Unon
nelaln
'
..
.
.
(1
W
vi.
i
-.
.
mcKerson
W
Nlr.l,.
'"Wis
"Mn
thought
somc-mrtcsy
hCS
1Ued
to
bc
shot."
Pla-
ind,
of
u
Wf
received
at
thc
;(iUnrf.r
'"wid
tri
lda
01
lhe
govern
aiu
i"""
nuke
oi
Hamilton.
"""
.neriin
disavowed
anv
peace
Dro-
m-rr
A
TIT
IT
A
MnV
15:
huge
sawmill
fire
here
early
today
and
hund
call
caused
a
six-alarm
reds
v
or
of
firemen
nrcmtui
tvh-
were
pr
i
he
landed,
he
might
be
able
to
posals
Hess
might
make
In
Britain,
successfully
bring
about
a
ncgotl-
At
teast
0ne
British
cabinet
or-
aued
peace
uowmi
uuwii
iiciai,
has
aireaay
seen
iiess.
Germany.
Three
months
ago,
It
is
now
dls
wote
to
Hamilton
by
closed,
ClOSCU.
11(1
Il'io
s
W1V.I.L
"
Means
No
Good
hlgJily
placed
i
American
"
Ho
f.t.
,
.
IUIV1.1VHI
ihj
iiKi."
..
I
...
...
Dnl.
.
'W
trip
Prpmlp"
mvpri
u
1
fnr
mllCS.
.
t
i.u
Mlnn
iVinf.
mi
pnH
Tyinrinn
rlri-Iarpd
MKLlV
that.
What-
1
TA
IV
-
-
....
.
.v.
.
I
111'
I
1
1
1
1
111
inj
OVVH
"
U.1V
1
1
1
I
U.MM
II
I
UIKHIK
w.m
.
.
-
Wea
n
uy
m
tnls
matter,
i
.
...
nhc
broUght
to
"this
lunatlo
war."
ever
the
purpose
oi
me
ness
irignt,
W
01
a
SDerlni
pVifo..
fnr.
..,
.nipH
Ho
feared
ma''
",-!"'-
,
A
Uo
4v,'u
u
t.hrpal.
in
Great
Britain.
"KUn.-l.
vuuitu
vvuo
nu.i'vu,
.
Tfli
IPlLCr
WUS
tuiiivvi
v..
v.
-
-v.
------
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
?0
Lm
w"
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
15,
11)41.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
7t
rmai
4
v,.
Is
Now
Moving
Into
Iraq
Nazi
Planes
Land
At
Flying
Fields
In
Oil-Rich
Kingdom;
New
Military
Venture
Begins
PETAIN'S
MESSAGE
Tells
French
People
Hitler
and
Darlan
Arc
"Lighting
Koad
lo
Future"
VICHY,
May
15:
(CP)
Chief
or
Slate
Marshal
Pelain,
in
a
short
speech
tonight,
announced
that
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany
and
Vice-Premier
Jean
Parian
had
"lighted
the
road
of
the
future"
and
warned
the
nation
not
to
draw
conclusions
from
negotiations
which
weic
still
going
on.
Petain
said
he
had
approved
the
principle
of
the
Darlau-.
Hitler
meeting
and
called
upon
Frenchmen
to
follow
him
without
reservation.
Germany
Is
said
to
have
been
exerting
tremendous
"new"
)rcs5iire"-TiToiT
I'ranih,
holding
out
tempting
induce
mcnts
for
further
98c
TODAY'S
STOCKS
I
Courlsy
6.
D
JuWIoVju
U0.1
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.04.
Bralorne,
9.60.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.50A.
Dentonla,
.00
Vi.
Falrvlew,
.00Vi.
.
Gold
Belt,
.23.
Hedley
Mascot,
.52A.
Minto,
.014.
Noble
Five,
.00V4A.
Pacific
Nickel,
.04.
Pend
Oreille,
1.30.
Pioneer,
1.95.
Privateer,
.45
Vi-Reno,
.10.
Relief
Arlington.
.01.
Sheep
Creek,
.73.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.05".
Calmont,
.14.
C.&.E..
1.07.
Home,
1.60.
Pacalta,
.03.
Royal
Canadian
.07.
Okalta,
.05.
Mercury,
.03.
Prairie
Royalties,
.05.
Aldermac,
.09.
Beat
tie,
1.05.
Central
Pat.,
1.65.
Con.
Smelters,
32.00.
East
Malartic,
2.Sft.
Fernland,
.OlVi.
,
Francocur,
.38.
Gods
Lake,
.25.
Hardrock,
.73.
Int.
Nickel,
31.00.
Kerr
AddLson,
3.85.
Little
Long
Lac,
1.80.
McLcod
Cockshutt,
1.60.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.58.
McKeralc
Red
Lake,
1.06.
Moneta,
.42.
Nccanda,
51.75.
Pickle
Crow.
2.38.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.90.
San
Antonio,
2.15.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.68.
Uchl,
.12.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
Mosher,
.04.
6klcn"d,
.04.
Smelters
Gold,
.01,
Weather
Forecat
General
Synopsis
A
dlrturbance
has
passed
over
Northern
B.
C.
coast
and
another
Is
approaching
lrom
the
West.
Rain
Is
general
on
the
coast.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
Fresh
to
strong
southeast
winds
or
occasional
gales,
overcajst
and
mild
with
moderate
rains.
Foreign
Secretary
Eden
Charges
That
France
is
Co-Op-crating
in
Movement
of
Forces
Through
Syria
LONDON,
May
14:
(CP)
Germany
moved
into
Iraq
today,
British
authorities
annuonced
officially.
Nazi
planes
were
said
to
have
landed
at
flying
fields
in
the
oil-rich
kingdom.
Evidence
that
the
Germans
were
ready
to
launch
a
new
military
venture
in
Asia
Minor
came
from
several
sources.
It
was
reliably
said
that
German
planes
were
landinc
In
Svria
enroute
to
SINGAPORE
PREPARING
British
Fighting
Men
and
United
Stales
War
Supplies
Landed
at
Stronghold
plies
from
the
United
States.
AXIS
SHIP
GOES
DOWN
Iraq
and
reliable
quarters
said
they
would
be
attacked
by
the
Royal
Air
Force.
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
charged
that
the
Vichy
government
had,
apparently,
granted
transit
rights
lo
the
German
forces
and
reliable
reports
reaching
Cairo
said
that
German
personnel
had
reached
Syria
by
air.
SINGAPORE,
May
14:
(CP)
Rev-
announcements
that
Ger-
eral
thousand
British
fighting
men
man-
personnel
had
arrived
in
disembarked
from
transports
here
BTench-mandated
Syria
by
plane
today
while
freighters
were
un-
came
lasi
nlBht
from
Calro
on
toP
Inariintr
hpavv
eartrocs
of
war
sun-
Of
growing
indications
that
the
Vlchv
Government,
was
about
to
give
more
collaboration
to
Germany.
The
suggestion
was
Uiat
these
-
forces
suggested
eltherhat
uermany
was
going
to
neip
irn
vi
Institute
an
attack
on
Suez.
I
rtii.y
iVip
nact.
fpnr
rfavs
t.hprp
lIUUlg
V.ll.
4mww
'
'
.
has
been
a
lull
In
the
fighting
In
T
:
ilraa
but.
with
the
arrival
of
the
British
Naval
Aircraft
Also
Damage
Is
0erman
forees,
conflict
probable
Enemy
Destroyer
In
brpak
Qut
anew
and
wlth
greater
;
Mediterranean
'vigor.
The
British
too
have
sub-
I
stantial
forces
in
Iraq
now.
CAIRO.
Mav
14:
(CP)
British
.
naval
aircraft
bombed
an
Axis
con-,
voy
In
the
Mediterranean
Monday
night,
destroying
an
eight
thous-,
and
ton
merchantman
and
damaging
a
destroyer,
a
communique
said
today.
I
War
News
GLUM
AN
SHIPS
BURNING
LONDON
British
bombers
left
three
German
supply
ships
burning
after
an
attack
on
Iheir
convoy
off
the
Frisian
Islands
this
afternoon,
the
Air
Ministry
announced.
FAMOUS
BUILDINGS
BOMBED
LONDON
Such
famous
buildings
as
St.
James
Palace,
Lambeth
Palace,
Queen's
Hall,
Old
Bailey,
and
St.
Clement
Danes
Church
have
been
badly
damaged
In
recent
air
bombings,
it
is
disclosed.
AUXILIARY
CRUISER
SUNK
BERLIN
The
Germans
claim
lo
have
sunk
a
20,000-ton
British
auxiliary
cruiser
in
the
North
Atlantic.
AIR
WAR
RESTRICTED
LONDON
Due
to
unfavorable
weather
there
was
a
marked
decrease
In
air
raids
between
Great
Britain
and
Germany
last
night.
CAIRO
German
personnel
has
arrived
by
plane
in
French-mandated
Syria.
Today
U
was
reported
German
planes
had
landed
In
Iraq.
CAIRO
There
is
little
change
In
the
situation
in
North
Africa.
LONDON
Mrs.
Myrtle
I'arqu-harson,
close
personal
friend
of
Queen
Elizabeth,
is
feared
to
have
been
a
bombing
victim.
Her
body
has
not
been
found.
CRETE
AND
MALTA
CAIRO
Heavy
German
bombing
attacks
on
Crete
and
.Malta
are
reported.
GOING
TO
VICTORIA
Kev.
J.
C.
Jackson
Called
From
First
United
Church
In
Prince
Rupert
VANCOUVER,
May
15:
(CP)
Rev.
J.
Clifford
Jackson
of
Prince
Rupert
has
been
invited
to
the
,United
Church
pulpit
at
Victoria
West,
it
was
announced
yesterday
at
the
annual
British
Columbia
'conference
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada.
It
was
intimated
that
Mr.
Jackson,
who
Is
attending
the
conference,
will
accept.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Victoria
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
4
miles
per
hour;
barometer,,
30.03;
isa
smooth.
I
Estevan
Foggy,
southwest
wind,
'l5
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.-06;
sea
obscured.
Prince
Rupert
Cloudy,
northeast
wind,
3
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.63;
sea
smooth.
Prince,
George
Cloudy,
south
wind,
2
miles
per
hour;
Jiarometer,
129.80.
i
i
I
Vancouver
Cloudy,
southeast
Iwind,
6
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.06.
Bull
Harbor
Cloudy,
southeast
iwind,
5
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.80;
light
swell.
Alert
Bav
OvenCBf't,
light
sprinkle;
southeast
wjnd,
15
milea
'
.
I
'
r
OA
Ism.
peri
nour;
ikuv"1vi:4
'"ui
-
perature,
49;
rougn
cnop.
Triple
Island
overcast,
ngnt
rain,
southeast
wind,
8
miles
per
hour;
light
swell
and
chop.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
rain;
southeast
wind,
10
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.63;
temperature,
u,
light
swell
and
chop,
Dpari
Tree
Potnt-Overcast
rain;
southeast
wind,
27
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.48;
temperature,
4t$;
sea
moderately
rough.
LONG
TRIP
BOMBER
The
Douglas
B-19,
world's
mightiest
bombing
plane,
Is
designed
td
fly
7,750
miles
non-stop.