of
Snips
nct
vni'n
and
Italv
have
j.j
Ik.l
!-
ITnilcri
Slat
n
r
ii
iiiai
i
v
..-..
.
w
Axis
ships
which
were
into
protective
custody
the
week
and
also
that
r
1
1
1
t
w.
-
-
reliably
today.
The
de-vtit
made
In
protest
lodjfd
by
the
Axis
em
yesterday.
...
.1
..I.....
U..
h
ITr.lt
1,1
...
AnlHlUl
K
lift
v
-
ist
night
by
the
diplomatic
La
LI
V
t
Ul
UViMilUIIJ
Uttvl
neir
rjiiicnus
wt-ie
uul
re-
nrP
III
LlIIJlUIIlilLIU
ICldblUlU
although
Germany
is
claim
that,
the
action
con-
Illegal
seizure
of
German
property
M
The
Italian
note
i
.
t
i
i
1
1
in
nr
rvium
Jirnf
I
mill
that
the
action
or
tne
un-
1..
JU
nw
7h
I'n'
:ei
S'
veslwd
t
ta
IP17R
t
n
vppn
in
v
pw
ma
uauan
snms
ivuik
in
vl
flf(vi-W
Ttnllin
l&p1!
Amprlenn
'nnrrs
"i.-
BLOCKADE
Britain
Not
Permitting
ce
to
Send
Supplies
to
North
Africa
i
wa
,
m
w
-
-
,
Intention
of
tightening
the
de
to
prevent
French
mcr-shlps
rom
carrying
supplies
to
North
Africa
is
aunounc-
may
develop
Into
another
'
btween
the
old
Allies
of
two
1
m
1
t
n
w
l
In
Nnnlli
i
John
France,
Formerly
Of
-rw.
iiim
OI1IIUII.19,
Passts
At
Medford
"up?rt
and
Smithcrs
butcher
mocr
of
Tslmpsaan
Lodge,
wra
Oregon,
where
he
has
FINAL
BULLETINS
MEXICO
FOLLOWS
SUIT
MEXICO
CITY
Responsible
sources
at
the
Mexican
naval
ministry
said
today
that
orders
had
been
issued
to
marines
and
customs
guards
at
Vera
Cruz
and
Tampico
to
place
twelve
German
and
Italian
ships
in
protective
custody,
A
short
time
previous
it
had
been
said
that
nine
Italian
ships
were
making:
preparations
for
a
desperate
dash
from
Tampico
for
home.
EDEN
IN
BELGRADE
BELGRADE
British
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
and
General
Sir
John
Dill,
British
chief
of
staff,
were
reported
to
have
arrived
in
Belgrade
today
from
Athens.
BRITISH
SHIP
SUNK
BERLIN
German
sources
claimed
today
that
the
4876
ton
British
freighter
War
Lady
had
recently
been
sunk
in
overseas
waters
by
a
German
warship.
SEA
LOSS
IS
LOWER
During
Week
Ending
March
23
Des
tructlon
of
Our
Shipping
W
as
"
59,111
Tons
Germans
'
Lie
Again
Devastating
Results
BATLE
OF
IONIAN
SEA
ALEXANDRIA
Three
British
battleships,
one
aircraft
carrier,
four
cruisers
and
a
number
of
destroyers,
on
the
one
side,
and
three
Italian
battleships,
eleven
cruisers
and
fourteen
destroyers,
on
the
other,
were
.stated
to
have
taken
part
at
the
end
of
the
week
in
the
Battle
of
the
Ionian
Sea
in
which
the
British
scored
such
a
decisive
victory.
ITALIANS
SEEKING
PEACE
LONDON
The
Evening
Standard
said
today
that
Italy
was
sending
out
peace
feelers
through
Madrid.
Apparently
doomed
now
to
complete
Nazi
subjugation,
reports
are
that
the
Italian
people
are
becomjng
very
restless
with
the
Mussolini
regime.
ROOSEVELT
HOME
WASHINGTON,
D.
C
Presi.
dent
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
returned
to
Washington
today
following
his
fishing
cruise
to
Florida
and
Caribbean
waters.
CREWS
ARE
IMPRISONED
Axis
Ships
at
Costa
Rfca.Are
Completely
Destroyed
by
Fire
PUNT
AS
ARENAS,
April
1.
The
Costa
Rlcan
government
has
im
t
omdon.
Anril
ti
(CP)-i-BritLsh.
prhoned
the
crews
of
th;
German
AliiprfUhd
neutral,
incrchaWt
sliiB
freighter
Eisenach
and
the
Italian
:j-Iive
hundred
to
three
plng
losses
foi'thV
week
entffng
Vessel
Fella
which
were
scuttled
by
amen
are
IrriDrlsorcd
on
March
za,
were
seventeen
snip
urarc
w
Uv.ub
ip.s
or
otherwise
held
fol-
totalling
sa.m
ions,
me
uunuany
mcie
ec
n
uuku
uH
w.lc
the
United
States"
seizures,
announced
today.
The
total
was
man
snip
ana
uuy-eigni
on
me
in
.
.ui
oc
ici
intin
niinnf
iraunn
i
mn
in
i:irir
rT
1
1
rp
i
u'
ri
i.
luprooaDiy
oe
taKcn
10
ue-
eievtn
oiup
auu
du
10
.
-
m
tn
rpvispn
iizure
ior
me
urcviuus
'ins
vuuiuutcub
vwi
.wvm
umtu
Ignore
the
protests,
It
Is
be-
sels
of
tonnage
totalling
six
Allied
vessels
of
27,528
tons
and
SWASTIKAS
v-,7777,
NO
MORE
i-
i.
n
,w.i,m1
nt
fi573
tnns.
!
RATON.
N.
M.,
April
l:
(CP)
By
Royal
Air
Force
In
Attack
on
Emden
British
Pounding
of
Reich
Territory
More
Widespread
and
Damaging
Than
Evcr-London
Has
LONDON,
A
plosive
bomb
prod
a
raid
on
hmuen
Eleventh
uommess
iMgni
Spokane
Wins
First
Game
In
Puck
Play
Offs
trAKvrmvirn
Anrll
1
ivii
1
;
rCPi
A
new
tvne
ot
Inch
ex
Jin
-
-
w.
.
uced
apparently
devastating
results
in
nst
nicht.
the
Air
Ministry
announced.
Bremen
was
also
heavily
hit
with
shipbuilding
yards
the
nvlnpiml
tarrret
uu
but
the
Ministry
mencioneu
.
mat
.
.
ine
new
puntiptti
bombs
bs
were
used
only
In
the
raid
rald
(CD-
on
Emden
where
"masses
of
debris
flying
through
the
air
were
outlined
against
the
glow
ot
fires.'
The
attacks
pjtl
Emderi
and
Bremen
have
been
almost
continuous
day
and
night
during
the
past
twenty-four
hours.
The
Blenheim
bombers
delivered
missies
of
particularly
heavy
calibre.
Supply
Spokane
Bombc'rs
scored
their
first;
depots,
troop
concentrations,
gun
Vll
'he
Pacific
Coast
,
Hockej
Wwt
few
years
as
victory
in
the
'
vl
"Cart
1rr,0.
tm,.
li'T
nnixio'
lov-nffS
ia5t
lUKilK
rance
is
,m
,."T'V-
7
ZTZ
,
t.ions
four
to
Min-
?.and
ne
dauKiiUvonc.
Tho
T-..
w"
two
..ine.
A
xl.
i
emplacements,
oocks,
railway
nnes,
warships
and
.
many
other
objectives
were
attacked.
Numerous
buildings
were
seeri,
to
have"
been
PKOVI
C
LIBRARY
1
"
DEATH
.
Tomorrows
Tides
mm
Lleht.
occasional
High
.
4:10
aan.
19.2
ft.
17:00
pin.
16.9
ft.
oHnd.
ciouay
ana
mua
IHCJ
"
'
Low
10:55
am.
6.0
ft.
.
Mis
....
l
ent
rain.
n
22:51
pjn.
8.7
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
77
fo
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRtk
1,
1941.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
A
A.
1
ew
BY
AXIS
States
Hears
From
Germany
n
-
J
4
CI-....
lance
Is
Now
ACCIDENT
VICTORY
vestlgated
fatal
injuries
received
the
capture
of
Dlredawa,
key
rail
by
Melvln
Preston
of
Vancouver
way
point
in
Ethiopia,
and
the
at
the
Surf
Inlet
Consolidated,
Gold
capture
by
the
British
of
Massawa
Mines
Ltd.
mine
at
Surf
Inlet
last
In
Eritrea,
capitulation
of
which
week.:
Preston
had
been
brought
capital
city
was
off
lclally
announc-
here
by
airplane
and
died
in
the
ed
today.
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
not
,
;
:
long
after
arrival,
j
He
had
been
hopelessly
Injured
with
&
smashed
skull.
I
Preston
was
the
driver
of
an
electric
locomotive
which
shuttled
dump
cars
in
and
out
of
the
mine.
There
were
seven
such,
dump
cars.
Melvin
was
taking,
the
dump
train
back
into
the
mine
from
the
dump
and,
as
usual,
had
cut
oft
some
of
the
cars
to
Jet
them
coast
clown
a
grade
from
the
end:
of
the
dump
train
;
ran
off
the
trestle.
T
-v
Preston
-------
Peruvian
.
planes
are
scouting
the
,
anti-Axis
demon
waa
stm
on
the
locomotive
and.
on
Z
V
i
,
u
T
stratlons.
Meantime
there
Is
no
Uairyrr
thrnim
ff
foil
nn
V.l
Vorl
Ilea
laiiaO
IUKllU.
ret
the
fatal
injuries
being
thus
in-
uvlan
troops
have
occupied
flicted.
It
is
believed,.
had
he
acted
""ma
Air
ine
airport.
in
time
to
save
his
own
life,
he
could
have
stepped
safely
clear.
It
is
thought,
however,
!that
he
might
have
been
endeavouring
to
keep
the
locomotive
from
following
the"
rest
of
the
train
off
the
bridge.
The
inquest
was
conducted
bj
Deputy
Coroner
A.
J.
Lancastei
with
M.
M.
Stephens
as
foreman
oi
the
jury.
Chief
witnesses
were
Oharles
Graham,
inspector
ol
mlnei,
and
Provincial
Constable
F.
li.
Brooksbank
Vho
visited
Surf
Inlet
at
the
end
of
the
week
to
investigate
the
circumstances
of
the
accident.
SWEDEN'S
MOBILIZATION
STOCKHOLM,
April
1:
(CP)
I
Explaining
why
many
conscripts
otuiauun
Jiaa
auw
uiucu
.
,
.
..
,
.
i
...
T
,
nether
or
not
the
United
During
this
period
the
Germans
nameo
auer
an
suwawn,
xuaiajwere
recanea
to
moDiazation
cen-
may
take
similar
action
in
had
made
particularly
exirava-
symooi,
muai,
owuluu
-huu,
ues
at.
snon,
nauce,
xne
govern-t
mni.t..H
,rv.in.
erant
.
hnasts
of
nrltlsh
ship
des-
streets,
trade
names
and
so
on
ln'tnent
said
"we
must
naturally
In
American
ports
lnclud-
tructlon,
claiming
some
400.000
tons
this
area
have
made
way
for
make
sure
that
Sweden
has
the.
.1.
ii.
-
v,
,ot
onrt
wi
nnn
In
a
smele
names
not
associated
wun
uer-
most
efficient
neutrality
mmrA
rti.
of
m.,
vri,
rif!v
mans
ana
uenuaujr.
pussioie.
New
Bombs
Wreak
Havoc
TIGHTEN
destroyed,
some
of
them
seeming
to:
fly
right
into
the
air.
Shipbuilding
yards
at
Bremen
and
an
important
industrial
ob
jective
at
Emden
were
particularly
heavily
hit.
There
were
lighter
attacks
on
Bremerhaven,
Oldenburg
and
Rot-'
terdam.
I
Invasion
bases
on
the
French
coasf
were
also
subjected
to
con
tinuous
pounding
in
what
seems,
to
be
an
"all
out'
attempt
to
completely
smash
them,
i
Off
the
Frisian
Islands
there
was
a
bomb
hit
on
a
German
destroyer
which
was
seen
to
turn
sharply
and
list
heavily
after
being
struck.
Tills
.
was
In
addition
to
two
German!
tankers
believed
to
have
been,
sunk
off
LeHavre
yesterday.
From
all
these"
operations
only
two
British
planes
failed
to
return.
J
1
London
Bomb-Free
London
was
bomb-free
for
the
eleventh
successive
night
but
German
bombers
caused
considerable
rlowtnrvrt'
Iv.
eflViC'
oft
fl
Tlftrfhl!!
cf.
town.
The
Nazis
got
no
further
j
than
the
East
Coast,
Looming
Up
IS
NEAR
Investigation
Into
Fatality
at
Surf
Successful
Conclusion
of
British
Inlet
Mine
Last
Week
j
African
Campaign
at
Hand
Verdict
of
accidental
death
with
CAIRO,
April
1,The
successful
no
blame,
attached,
to.
any
pirsoa
end
of
the
British
campaign
against
'
SHIPS
ARE
SCUTTLED
Germans
Dispose
of
Two
Vessels
in
Cbllao
Peruvian
Government
Acts
CALLAO,
Peru,
April
1:
CPl
Hfl't9pV.H
ter
Peruvian
cruiser
thwarted
r.n
n
nn
nt
tha
r
i
&
became
derailed
and
thp
whole
their
attempt
to
leave
the
harbor.
IDbAY'S
STOCKS
iqurwv
6
D
J;hnjuL
cj
,
,
.
f
Vancouver'
--Big
Missouri,
MV2.
Bralorne,,
I0.50A.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.55.
Dentonio,
.00
ii.
Falrview,
.01.
Gold
Belt,
.25.
Hcdley
Mascot,
J55.
Mlnto,
.01
i.
"
Noble
Five,
.00
'2
A..
;
Pacific
Nickle
.04.
:
.
"
:
Pend
Oreille,
1.45!
-
,
Pioneer,
2.10.
.
'
Premier,
.85,
Privateer,
.45.-
"
Reeves
MacDonald,
.10.
Reno,
.i0.
Relief
Arlington,
.02V?A.
Sheep
Creek,
.78.
Oils
a.
p.
con.,
my2.
Calmont,
.18.
-
C,
&
E.,
1.18.
Uome,
1.90.
.
Pacalta,
.03
Vi-
Roj
al
Canadian,
.09.
Okalta,
.53B.
RSdcury,
.04.
Prairie
Royalties,
fsv.
Toronto
Alcliimac,
.il.
Beattle,
11.17.
Central
Pat.,
1.68.
Con.
Smelters,
34.75.
.
East
Malartlc,
2.65.
Fernland,
.023A.
Francoeur,
J9.
Gcds
Lake,
.27.
hnrdrock,
.7:.
Int.
Nickel.
34.23.
herr
Addison
3.80
Little
Long
Lao,
1.80.
'vLeod'Coc!:vlutt,
1.85.
Madsen
Red
Lak?,
.61.
McKenzie
Red
Lake,
1.05.
Moneta,
.46V2.
Noranda,
54.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.60.
Preston
East
Dome,
3.15.
San
Antonio,
2.50.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.70.
Uchi,
.17.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
Mosher,-
.043i'.
Oklend,
.04'4.
Smelters
Gold,
.0.1.
Domlnlqn
Bridge,
25.25.
NEW
YORK
COPPER
NEW
YORK,
April
1.
New
York
coriDer
was
.01c
lower
in
early
trad-
"
lng
today
with
May
at
11.84c
per
Last
Tliursday
Mrs.
G.
R.
Black-
pound.
.
aby
entertained
ladles
of
FlrU;
Geo,
Sinclair.
Pouring
was
Mrs.
J.
1
-
Armstrong
with
Mrs.
E.
E.
Brandt,
I
NEW
YORK,
April
1.
The
British
Mr3.
G.
Berg
and
Mrs.
T.
Chrlstoft
pound
sterling
was
unchanged
at
serving.
Guests
were
received
by
$4.03
on
the
New
YorK
foreign
cx
Mrs.
Blackaby,
j
j,
,
change
market
today,
m
,j
YugoSlav
Considers
Joining
Neutral
Block
With
Russia-Turkey
was
returned
yesterday
afternoon
Italy
in
East
Africa
may
now
be
a
by
the
coroner's
Jury
here
which
in-
matter
of
only
a
few
days
following
Premier
Simovic
Endeavouring
to
Keen
Friendlv
With
-L
4
1-St
1
1
II
.
.
"
Everybody
Berlin
Says
German
Patience
Has
Reached
Breaking
Point
BELGRADE,
April
1:
(CP)
Government
circles
said
today
that
the
YugoSlav
government
was
seriously
i
considering
joining
Soviet
Russia
and
Turkey
in
a
neu-i
trality
declaration.
Such
a
declaration
is
said
to
have
been
,
proposed
by
the
Soviet
but
ignored
by
Regent
Prince
Paul
who
was
ousted
last
week
for
his
activities
in
endeavour-
Iny
to
tie
the
nation
up
with
the
Axis.
Russia
and
Turkey
Issued
joint
neutrality
statements
on
March
25.
It
was
stated
In
high
official
circles
today
that
Premier
Dusan
Simovic
was
endeavouring
to
main
tain
peace
with
his
neighbors,
par-
on
to
a
trestle
aboui
21
feet
above
The
German
merchantmen
Leipzig
,,.,,
nrm9nv
At
the
same
the
main
track
below
leading
from
and'Monserrate
were
fired
by
their
Ume
h(j
was
stm
movlng
to
heai
bunkers
to
mill.
On!
back
crew
ana
the
sea
cocks
opened
af-
...
running
the
rift
between
between
Croats
Croats
and
and
Serbs.
55,
Output
Far
Ahead
Of
Last
Year
An
official
communique
by
the
Yugoslav
government
expressed
re-
A
UgVMift
V
O
v
V
Vf
wmw,v
indication
officially
of
the
Yugo
TREMENDOUS
ADVANCE
IN
LOG
SCALE
Owing
To
Oncrease
Of
Spruce
Production
On
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Timber
production
in
Prince
Slav
answer
to
Germany's
demand
Rupert
forestry,
district
this
year
that
she
ratify
the
signing
up
with
continues
to
record
a
tremendous
the
Reich.
The
German
minister
increase
over
the
output
in
the
to.
Belgrade
left-last
night
tor
Ber-
(Corresponding
period
of
last
year.
t'lln
with,
it
was
believed,
the
answer
tie
-scale
for
the
first
three
to
Chancellor
Adolt
HiUer
In
his
months
of
jthe
.present
.calendar,
'
'possession."
;year
aggregates
22,596,140
board
Meanwhile
In
Berlin
a
high
of-
fet
which
is
more
than
six
times
ficial
spokesman
said
that
the
lim-
that
for
fh
corresponding
period
it
of
German
patience
with
Yugo-
of
1940
which
was
but
3,863.591
Slavla
had
been
reached
and
there
board
feet.
The
scale
for
March
would
have
to
be
a
showdown
be-
Ws
year
was
8,017,677
board
feet
fore
tonight.
This
spokesman
sug-
or
more
than
tf'n
limes
that
of
gested
that
Germany
may
wash
her
March
1940.
The1'
Vastly
lncreas;d
hands
of
the
whole
crisis
diploma-
cutout
of
airplane
spruce
on
the
tlcally
and
let
matters
"take
some
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
is
largely
;
other
course."
This,
it
was
sup-
res-cnslbl?
for
the
Increase,
posed,
hinted
at
military
action
re-
The
scale
per
species
this
March
placing
diplomatic.
Berlin
claim-
was
as
follows:
ed
that
the
camDalen
of
terrorism
Fir
853,176
board
feet.
In
Yugoslavia
against
Germans,
ln-
eluding
murders
and
numerous
as-
MATSU0KA
'
IN
ROME
.he
a.
u'
nmP
i
man
IP
1
10
ACt'U'U
""'"v
-
by
war.
to
Visit
States
Most
Snow
This
Y$ar
In
Bulkley
If
flood
conditions
develop
anywhere
on'
this
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
(this
spring
it
will
most
likely
be
in
the
area
to
the
east
of
Smlthers
where
there
hase
been
more
snow
than
anywhere
along
the
line,
according
to
rallwaymen.
No
particular
trouble
t
antteiDated
atom:
the
lower
Spruce
6,054,479
board
feet
Cedar
297.669
board
feet
Balsam
21,409
board
feet
Hemlock
....
588,276
board
feet
Jackpine
....
202,668
board
feet
Total
8,017,673
'board
feet
Forest
Products
Scaling
of
forest
products
piles
and
piling
In
the
Interior
was
H-rht
this
montJi
at.
SO
KM
UnAal
Italian
Capital
Rises
Out
of
Gloom
feet-35,860
cedar
and
3,733
hem-
dock
as
compared
with
253,540
I
board
feet
in
the
same
month
last
year.
The
count
of
poles
and
piling
ROME,
April
1.
Foreign
Minister
for
thl5
year
to
date
ls
5335
Yozuke
Matsuoka
of
Japan
arrived
,llneal
feet
compared,
with
660,663
in
Rome
tonight
from
Berlin.
He
imeai
feet
corresponding
was
given
an
enthusiastic
welcome
perlod
of
year
in'
Rome
despite
the
gloom
that;
f.
this
March
prevails
in
the
tlallan
capital
at
the
recent
reverses
in
Africa
and
at
pa
and
the
imminence
of
the
whole
nation
being
absorbed
by
Reich
control.
Matsuoka
was
officially
greeted
by
Foreign
Minister
Count
Ciano
representing
Premier
Mussolini
who
is
keeping
much
in
the
background
these
days.
Matsuosa
expressed
regret
that
he
would
not
have
time
to
visit
the
United
States.
was
180
cords
2053
pieces.
1
and
hemlock
ties
War
Service
Subscriptions
Speaking
of
the
International
m-
uation
generally,
Matsuoka
express-
H.
E.
JUlon
....$10.00
nntlnns
LoulS
Arroll
O.UU
i
w.ii
ikoi
,i-!irrliit
-
CU
Ul
OC11C1
nu
to
consider
w.
Brass
....
should
get
together
rpstorine
Deace.
P.
Bryklw
Japan
stood
for
international
peace,
Bulkley
Market
-
10.00
t.M
nnrt
holiPVPd
that
more
"wuoim.
.
i
could
be
gained
by
negotiation
than
'Central
News
Agency
6.00
6.00
(
10.00
10.00
D.
R.
S.
10-W
Dybhavn
&
Hanson
50.00
D.
Eelio
-
10.00
Geo.
Franklin
6.00
Geo.
Fritz
-
6.00
Home
Oil
Distributors
Ltd....
20.00
W.
R.
Love
7.50
Mrs.
J.
Preece
-
6.00
Shenton's
Sheet
Metal
Works
12.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G.
P.
Tinker
50.00
Van's
Bakery
25.00
Trevor
Williams
10.00
F.
E.
Walton
10.00
CHICAGO
WHEAT
CHICAGO,
April
l.-
Chicago
Skeena
where
he
snowfall
has
not
.wheat
was
Vc
lower
in
early
trad-been
excessive.
ing
today
with
3;.jLi,r'&C