I
ALIVE
AFTER
THREE
DAYS
ENTOMBED
pictured
as
she
slept
peacefully
In
her
hospital
cot
Is
10-
ith-old
Irene
Marrlcot,
who
was
burled
for
three
days
In
the
s
of
her
Merseyslde
home
when
bombs
wrecked
the
house.
Ic
Irene's
body
was
protected
by
that
of
her
father,
who
was
Bd
dead,
One
of
the
baby's
arms
was
broken
and
her
head
injured
but
doctors
say
she
will
recover.
War
News
POPE
PRAYS
FOR
PEACE
HOME
In
an
Easter
Sunday
message
to
the
world
de-rd
from
the
Vatican,
Pope
I'ius
appealed
to
the
bclligerant
vm
to
feel
some
charity
in
warring
upon
civilian
popula-t
and
to
refrain
from
even
more
homicidal
instruments
ar
lie
also
appcaicu
10
ine
nauons
occupying
cnumrj
uj-
ucst
to
deal
justly
and
humanely
with
people
coming
under
r
domination.
It
was
a
sorrowful
Easter
morning
indeed,
.red
His
Holiness,
lie
prayed
that
Catholic
people
redouble
r
efforts
for
"early,
just
and
universal
peace."
The
Iontifr
jtd
himself
to
battle
for
an
honorable
peace
but
saw
little
l
lor
an
early
termination
of
"this
useless
conflict."
GREAT
BRITAIN'QUIET
lONDON
Had
weather
Saturday
night
and
Easter
Kun-
lofil
down
the
Battle
of
Britain.
There
were
few
raids
parts
ol
the
British
Isles
although
a
South
Wales
town
mic
in
southeast
England
were
briefly
attacked.
...OycGjr-
I
punt
was
iirongni
uown
ycsieruay
on
me
umisn
cmi.
AXIS
FORCES
IN
EGYPT
CAIIO
Continuing
their
lightning
drive
eastward,
the
fortes
yesterday
captured
Bardia,
35
miles
west
of
Egypt,
i
continued
into
Egypt
at
Saloum.
Tobruk
has
been
com-
Kly
encircled
and
the
British
forces
there
are
said
to
be
in
Iter
though
endeavouring
to
fight
their
way
out.
FIERCE
BATTLE
RAGES
ATHENS
The
fiercest
battle
so
far
in
this
war,
in
Hi
arc
employed
all
manner
of
fighting
devices,
Great
ibing
and
fighting
planes
in
the
air
and
huge
tanks
with
nons
and
flame
throwers
on
the
ground,
is
in
progress
in
Intra
Greece
between
Phiorina
and
Bltolj
with
the
pro-is
in
favor
of
the
Allies.
Athens
claims
that
the
first
major
man
thrust
was
thrown
back.
Berlin
claims
to
have
broken
ugh
the
main
Graeco-British
defence
line.
Berlin
also
ms
that
German
forces
entered
Belgrade
on
Sunday.
AIR
ACTIVITIES
LONDON
British
bombers
attacked
Mcrignac
airdrome.
Bordeaux
docks
last
night,
it
was
announced.
The
air
ac-
piics
over
Britain
were
described
as
light.
CLAIMED
TO
BE
RECAPTURED
NEW
YORK
An
Italian
news
broadcast
today
claimed
it
Koritza,
the
first
major
Albanian
base
captured
by
the
leeks
had
been
retaken
by
the
Italians.
There
was
no
con-pnalion
of
this
in
Allied
quarters.
KT0NWINS
iWINS
FIRST
STANLEY
CUP,
uaad
tame
fled
Four
Game
Sweep
6st
Of
Seven
Scries
On
Saturday
Memorial
Cup
Play-Off
Series
In'
-
-
-wi
,
-
-
-
wote
finis
to
the
profes-
University
Of
British
Columbia
I
Beats
Winnipeg
4J
To
31
W.key
league
season
Satur-
j
VANVOUVEIt,
April
14:
Unlvcr-
imp-
rnrwa
itmM
in
Trio
s
i'
cirir
ri
urincn
irturni.iiiii.
iniuiuvi
three
coals
to
one
and
com-
drews
bv
a
score
of
43
to
31
Sat-
-4)
m
.
....
.
nri
yn
n
"WW!
111
DWWIIVJT
VUli
ill
Li
U;
vii
1
n
.
khv
marine
ow
iipri
i
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basketball
finals.
Half
time
swre
as
n
m
.fur
Varsity,
'the
Win-
'nlpeg
team
outscoring
the
British
Columbians
21
to
18
In
the
second
nlf-
.
Second
game
will
be
played
tonight'
and
the
.third
Tuejday
night
1
If
necessary.
wv
i-
Weather
Forecast
wM
roast
of
Vancouver
Island-
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im
with
a
little
wgm
aeieated
Winnipeg
lln
h.
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Memorial
Cup,
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unanoue
w.-'
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Bulletins
RUSSO-JAP
PACT
MOSCOW
At
Moscow
yesterday
Russia
and
Japan
signed
a
five-year
pact
of
friendship
and
neutrality.
It
was
signed
at
the
Kremlin
at
2:30
by
Premier-Foreign
'Minister
""Molololf
of
Russia
and
Foreign
Minister
Malsuoka
of
Japan
in
the
presence
of
Joseph
Stalin.
WASHINGTON
Italy
delivered
a
new
note
to
the
United
States
today
In
connection
with
the
seizure
of
Italian
merchant
ships
on
sabotage
charges.
The
contents
of
the
note
were
not
made
public
but
are
said
to
be
in
further
explanation
of
the
Italian
viewpoint
on
the
seizure.
POLICY
UNCHANGED
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
State
Hull
declared
today
that
the
new
Russian-Japanese
nen-tralitv
Dact
"could
be
overesti
mated"
and
that
the
policy
of
the
United
Slates
government
remains
unchanged.
AIR
WAR
LONDON,,'Aprll
14:
A
northwest,
English
town
was
heavily
pounded
during
the
night
by
thc
German'
Luftwaffe
but
the
Royal
Air
Force
was
by
no
means
idle.
There
was
No
More
Street
Cars
In
Seattle
Last
One
Makes
Its
Run
In
Puget
Sound
City
Trackless
Trolleys
And
Motorbusses
Now
SEATTLE,
April
14:
The
last
street
car
ran
at
midnight
Saturday
in
Seattle.
Henceforth
the
city
will
be
served
by
trackless
trolleys
ond
imntnrbusses.
Eventually
all
the
tracks
will
be
taken
up.
Wmm
i
to
m
be
e
h
i
-
-
-
Donggo
caoltel
heavy
both
In
tanks
and
to
be
the
end
of
the
war
with:
Newspapers
here
today
are
.China,
through
the
withdrawal
of!
severely
criticizing
the
conduct
Soviet
sunnort
to
General
Chlans
!
the
war
in
North
Africa
and
Kal
Shck
who
may
be
offered
a
free
hand
In
the
southern
part
of
faooooaoaooooooo&ooDooDoooDODnooooiicHooe(oocHJOCi
country.
Trie
navy
minister
saia
loaay
that
lire
International
situation
was
fraught
with
grave
Implications
for
Japan
and
Increase
of
naval
ttrcnsth
was
vitally
needed
suggesting
there
had
bnen
too
much
talk
and
not
enough
N.
AFRICA
7c.
.
SITUATION:
Fierce
Fighting
In
Effort
To
Stop
Lightning
Axis
Drive
;
CAIRO,
April
14:
fierce
fight-.
lng
continues
In
North
Africa,
centering
around
Tobruk
In
Libya
and
Saloum
tn
Egypt,
as
the
British
endeavour
to
stay
"the
lightning
drive
of
the
Axis
towards
the
East.
An
active
defence
of
Tobruk
V
proceeding.
Following
Bardia
yesterday.
Saloum
was
t
reported
to
German
and
Italian
forces.
Swarms
of
British
fighter
and
bomber
planes
arc
harissing
the
Axis
land
forces.
Although
the
release!
of
British
forces
from
East
Africa
following
the
rout
of
the
Italians
there
improves
the
British
military
situation
in
Egypt,
there
is
no
attempt
to
minimize
the
seriousness
of
the
situation
both
as
regards
Alexandria
and
Suez.
RETURN
OF
GOVT
SURE
No
Serious
Opposition
To
Bracken
Administration
In
Manitoba's
General
Provincial
Election
WINNIPEG,
April
14:
JReturn
of
the
coalition
government
of
Premier
John
Bracken
at
the
forthcoming
Manitoba
provincial
elec
tion
is
assured.
In
the
nomlna
Tomorrow's
High.--
3:25
am.
22.4
ft.
16:16
pm.
195
It.
ticnr
10:05
a.m.
2.0
It.
f
22:15
p.m.
65
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
B
COLUMBIA'S
NEWBPAPE1
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
87.
ITHNCERUFERT,
B.C.;
MOrnJAYTAPRIL
14,
1941.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
Allies
Improve
Positions
FREEHAND
ITOBRUK
FOR
JAPAN
Agreement
With
Russia
May
Result
In
End
Of
War
With
China,
Enabling
Attention
Elsewhere
TOKYO,
April
14:
By
ensuring
protection
of
Japan's
back
door.
the
friendship
and
neutrality
pact
concluded
between
Japan
and
Rus-
IS
HELD
Germans
Break
Throuch
But
Are
Driven
Back
With
Severe
Losses
LONDON,
April
14:
The
War
Office
announced
tonight
that
twenty
Axis
tanks
supporting
infantry
crossed
the
outer
defences
of
Tobruk
in
North
Africa
this
la
at
Moscow
vesterdav
will
f
acili-
morning
but
were
elected
with
tate
Japan's
drive
to
establish
a
i
severe
losses
and
the
situation
in
iMnew
order
In
the
southern!
that
place
was
"completely
re
.Orient,
it
is
aerccd
in
this
Nio-1
Nip-j
siored."
siored."
German
losses
were
said
1
...
Severe
Losses
Inflicted
On
Germans
Today
In
Greece
And
New
Positions
Then
Are
Taken
Landing
In
Norway
Made
LONDON,
April
14:
Britlh
troops
have
made
another
daring
landing
at
an
un!dcntl-
j
fled
port
on
the
Norwegian
!
coast.
They
went
ashore
from
a
destroyer
and,
assisted
by
j
anti-Nazi
Norwegian
volun-
!
tcers.
destroyed
harbor
facili-
1
ties
whirl,
were
being
used
by
the
enemy.
DEFENCES
Advance
Of
Nazi
Hordes
Appears
To
Have
Been
Stopped
Everywhere
In,
Balkans
Today
Vi
v
.
hYn;-
mntirrfrt
M
A
v
b
v
.-
thAf'
"
ARE
FIRM
ATHENS,
April
II:
Anglo-
Greek
defence
lines,
following
the
initial
German
successes,
were
holding
firm
today.
In
patrol
clashes
the
Nazi
mechanized
forces
had
suffered
heavy
losses.
In
Yugoslavia,
after
the
first
shock,
the
picture
appeared
to
be
much
the
same.
Yugoslav
j
counter
attacks
appeared
lo
be
j
meeting
with
success,
the
enemy,
despite
his
strength,
being
driven
back
at
many
points.
Although
Belgrade
had
been
nrrunirf
fiv
thf
enemv
and
Sara-
,
-
.
jevo
devastated
by
enemy
aerial
j'
bombing,
the
important
Albanian
1
port
of
Durazzo
was
reported
captured
by
the
Yugoslavs
from
the
Italians.
Broke
Prison
And
Retaken
NAZI
MECHANIZED
COLUMNS
HAMPERED.
MUD
AND
SNOW
"S.S.
ADOLF
HITLER"
MOTORIZED
DIVISION
ROUTED
WITH
HEAVY
LOSSES
BATTLE
IN
S.W.
YUGOSLAVIA
.
.
,
.11
.
UU4
our
sorrows
have
been
like
yours.
Alice
Earl
Of
Athlone
And
Princess
At
Nanaimo,
qualicum
And
Comox
I
Ceylon,
8,500,
Booth,
9.50c
and
7c.
'
'
Pearl,
10,000,
Royal,
9.60c
and
7c.
VICTORIA,
April
14:
The
Gov-
Canadlan
ernor
General,
the
Ean
01
rtvn-
Mother
III.,
17,000,
Atlln,
8.90c
lone,
and
Princes
Alice,
made
a
and
6c.
trip
up
the
Island
on
Saturday
Toodle.
9.500.
Pacific,
9c
and
6c.
visiting
Qualicum
Beach,
comox
.
SETTLEMENT
OF
STRIKE
8keena
M.,
6,000,
Booth,
8.90c
and
and
Nanaimo.
They
were
given
en-
At;reemeut
Expected
To
Be
Reached
6c.
thusiasuc
receuwons
at
euro
Between
United
SUtes
Steel
Uiiome,
6,000,
Storage,
8.90c
and
visited.
And
Employees
6c,
1
This
morning
Their
Excellencies
t
Vera
B.,
13,000,
Storage,
9.20c
and
arrived
in
Vancouver
where
tncy.
6c.
were
received
at
the
City
Hall
by
pittSBURG,
Pa;,
April
14:
Thraslier-,
5,000,
Atlln,
8.80c
and
Mayor
and
Mrs;
J.
W.
Cornett
and
Nego,tlatlon
oI
an
agreement
set-
6c.
RttendarwenTLerCn2;,fUf'-tUng
the
strike
of
the
United
Porcher
G.,
10,000,
Pacific.
8.70c
enlr
book
wa
presented.
This
af-,UB
LJ
threat-.
,
vi.o.ri-oi
Twrtv
drove
States
Steel
Corporation,
tnreai-
Norn'en.
'8,000,
Storage,
8.90c
and
through
UUUU8"
the
streets
"
of
Vancouver
ened
lor
m.t,.
tomorrow
i
llkrfv
and
'
involving
SLnlnt?
6c
and
were
itaicen
on
a
naroor
cruise,
.
7
"
Fear
Not,
1,500,
Atlln,
8.50c
and
6c.
'vislUng
shipbuilding
plank.
a
new
wikto
BY
ATHENS,
April
14.
German
mechanized
columns,
hampered
by
mud
and
snow
have
failed
in
the
push
against
strengthening
the
British-Greek
front
from
the
Albanian
passes
to
the
Gulf
of
Salonika,
Greek
despatches
said
today.
Fresh
troops
were
being
moved
to
threatened
positions
while
allied
patrols
slashed
at
several
points
with
armored
scouting
forces
from
Nazi
ranks.
Allied
planes
harassed
German
communications
through
Bulgaria.
Reports
from
the
front
said
the
Germans
were
pre-occupicd
in
mopping
up
Yugoslav
forces
in
the
rear.
LONDON,
April
14.
British
infantrymen,
fighting
in
Northern
Greece,
have
routed
Germany's
"S.S.
Adolf
Hitler"
motorized
division
with
heavy
losses,
it
was
officially
announced
today
and
YugoSlav
forces
arc
believed
to
have
captured
the
strategic
seaport
of
Durazzo,
25
miles
west
of
Tirana,
the
Albanian
capital.
A
battle
between
the
British
and
Germans
is
apparently
being
foughtbetwccnHPhlorina'
hr
Greece
and
the
Bitolj
Gap
in
southwest
Yugoslavia.
ATHENS,
April
14.
The
Royal
Air
Force
has
launched
an
offensive
designed
to
cripple
Germany's
mechanized
columns.
A
communique
today
announced
a
large
number
of
sorties
against
German
columns
in
Greece
with
direct
hits
by
most
of
the
participating
planes.
FINAL
COMMUNIQUE
LONDON,April
14.
The
withdrawal
of
British
forces
to
new
positions
in
Greece
was
announced
in
a
war
offices
communique
tonight.
The
British
forces
retired
after
inflicting
casual-tics
on
the
Germans,
the
communique
said.
YUGOSLAVIA
FIGHTS
ON
Messages
Exchanged
Between
Pre
nir'n
"HT
tlrn
Rnturdav
were
acclamations
Getaway
Cost
The
Lives
Of
Four
mier
Churchill
And
Simovic
VjUHtJ
Ull
In
llxtecn
of
the
fifty-five
seats.,
When
Two
Convicts
Escaped
j
All
the
acclamations
were
govern-
From
Sing
Sing
monf
inntyiliii
rwliimnrr
PrPTrripr
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n
infill
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w.w.,
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.
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...
v
.f-.
j
u
.
,....,
i.-.!Uh
Tm
Pmmfird
Bracken
in
The
Pi
,
and
five
of
his
OSSINO,
N.
Y.,
April
14:
Two
messagc
of
comfort
and
encour-l
fui
llin;ai
"
.
.
m
R.
A.
F.
Hits
Channel
Points
Danish
Envoy
Ordered
Home
Minister,
However,
is
Not
Exepcted
to
Heed
Command
lo
Return
to
Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN,
April
14:
The
Danish
government
(Nazi-controlled)
has
ordered
the
return
home
.
At
TV
t
-L-
!
C
t
....
I
TTMtn4
,
fh.lr
"I
UK
LKUU&ll
UlUlUkCl
UJ
UlliVCU
cabinet
ministers.
There
are
twen-
long
term
convicts
who
shot
-V,i
their
ag:eiment,
sent
to
his
country
.
lastl
Ktat-,
who
slErned
tne
aEreement
ty
Opposition
candidates
in
the
39
way
from
Sing
Sing
prison
infirm-
night
by
Prlme
Minister
Winston
malnlng
seats.
Halibut
Sales
SUMMARY
a
fierce
raid
by
British
bombers
Amcrican
66.500
pounds,
0c
and
on
wic
waowi.
h
r7c,
io
a.ouc
ana
c.
docks
and
a
nearby
airdrome
being
i
Canadiani
75,000
pounds,
8.50c
attacked.
Off
the
Belgian
coast
two
and
to
9
20c
and
6c,
German
supply
snips
ana
a
pan
American
vestl
were
struck.
The
German
Leturla
2o.OOO.
Storage,
8c
and
battleships
Scharnhorst
and
Gneis-
7c
scnau
at
Brest
and
the
submarine
,
nelleh.
14000
Royal.
9.40c
and
base
at
Lorlent
were
also
attacked
,
again
during
uie
woeK-cna
Dy
w.ej
FrlendlV(
H
000t
Atlln,
9.40c
and
icoyai
Air
icc.
ary
In
a
sensational
break
costing
Cnurcnui
0f
Great
BrlUln,
Premier
four
lives,
were
capturea
a
iew
Dusan
slmovic
of
Yugoslavia
said
hours
later
today
in
the
-woods
f
.
Viiwsiavki
had
no
idea
with
the
American
government
for
the
turning
over
of
air
bases
in
Greenland
to
the
United
States.
However,
It
Is
expected
the
order
aCr0SSS
SiS
NfeuW
of
Surrendcr
'bUt
WUld
lZU
Un"
will
be
ignored
by
the
minister
who
!
l
Balkan
sKL?"ms
It
was
made
under
duress
and
'?
,
7:
'
wu
lreeaom
socurt,u-
"u"e
ViU
that
he
considers
It
his
duty
to
re
iiuviaw
m
istc,.
Churchill
assured
xugooiavia
,
.
Washineton.
that
"Great
Britain
is
ngnung
Abatement
by
the
VS.
State
De
with
you
ana
Denina
iij.
is
uk
n.MTtxwnrxr
l.nnnM
i
States
with
its
great
resources.
Our
Visits
Up-Island
sympathy
is
with
you
for
our
cities
have
been
bombed
and
our
women
and
children
like
yours
have
been
nartment
said
the
United
States
re-
!
fused
to
recognize
the
action
of
the
German-occupied
Denmark
In
recalling
the
minister
and
notified
the
envoy
that
he
would
be
consld-
murdered
and
our
suffering
andjered
tn
duly
auth0rlzed
Danish
minister
here.
LOCAL
BOYS
WINGAME
High
School
Girls
Beaten
25
to
18
at
Ocean
Falls
Bussey,
Santur-bane
and
Bill
Scorers
OCEAN
FALLS,
April
14.
The
Prince
Rupert
Booth
Memorial
High
School
boys
won
against
the
Ocean
Falls
High
School
basketball
team
by
a
score
of
48
to
26
as
a
result
of
good
combination
play,
Bussey
scored
16,
Santurbane
15
and
Bill
11.
The
girls
lost
a
close
game,
the
score
standing
25
to
18
In
favor
of
the
home
team.
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