Ices
Were
st.rrnmtipnfr1
Thp
niih-
works
camps
turned
over
to
national
defence
offlclaU
Public
'orks
equipment
loaned
lor
the
istructiDii
of
vital
airport
and
tary
roads.
Youth
training
trt3rais
were
arranged
and
other
c-operatlori
given
of
varying
character.
Again
111
4
1i
a
f
r1
1
tf
1
(lift
rfotinlrr
attaUo
and
the
minister
of
fin-ce
restated
tlic
government's,
nl
and,
during
ithe
course
of
Mr
Hart!
t.
"'"ount
of
followinj
the
campau
v
nearinc
completion.
About
Lnty.per
cent
of
the
u
'
.litht
still
awaited
extrication.
Latest
reports
confirm
the
mous
toll
the
British
force
took
If
the
NIs
despite
the
overwhelming
superiority
0f
the
latter
In
mhan,zed
equ'P111'111
as
weli
as
m
numbers.
.In
compari-on
with
those
of
the
Nails,
the
British
losses
Mere
relatively
Lht
Berlin
claimed
yesterday
that
5000
British
prisoners,
in-cladinf
one
general,
had
been
taken
In
Peleponnesus
Pcnin-juU.
HITLER'S
NEXT
MOVE
LONDON
Within
ten
days,
It
is
beinj
predicted
here,
Adolf
Hitler
will
launch
a
major
attack
asalnst
Egypt
and
Suez,
rrom
the
north,
military
quarters
believe,
he
may
endeavour
to
cross
the
Black
Sea
by
way
of
Soviet
Georgia
and
thence
through
a
part
of
Turkey
and
French-controlled
Syria
where
it
Is
considered
unlikely
there
will
be
much
resistance.
PRINCE
RORERT
AGAIN
SAN
FUANCISCO
1I..UC.S.
Prince
Robert
is
in
the
limelight
again.
Yesterday
the
Canadian
auxiliary
cruiser
stopped
(he
American
liner
President
Garfield
400
miles
off
Honolulu,
and
removed
four
German
airmen
who
were
on
their
way
batk
lo
Germany
via
Japan.
They
had
sailed
from
SanFrancIsco.
Capt
John
E.
Murphy,
commander
of
the
President
Garfield,,
reported
the
Incident.
LOSSES
IN
AIR
WAR
LONDON
Germany
lost
113
planes
In
the
air
war
in
April
and
Britain
lost
10C,
it
is
estimated.
Of
the
German
planes
87
were
night
bombers.
Since
the
beginning
of
the
war
Germany
has
lost
330G
planes
and
863
British
machines
were
lost
over
Great
Britain
while
591
failed
to
return
from
the
continent.
YUGO
SLAVS
ARRIVE
LONDON
A
11,061
toi
Yugoslav
submarine
and
two
motor
torpedo
boats
have
arrived
at
a
British
port,
it
is
announced
by
the
Admiralty.
YujoSlav
soldiers
have
also
arrived.
British
Columbia
First
Province
To
Give
Up
Tax
On
Incomes;
Is
Behind
War
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American-
87,500
pounds.
8.yc
and
7c
to
9.5c
and
7c.
Canadian-
27,000
pounds,
8.0c
and
7c
to
9.2c
and
7.2c.
American
Foremost,
40,000,
Storage,
9.5c
and
7c.
,
.
North,
30,000,
Atlui,
9.5c
and
7c.
Frisco,
10,000,
Booth,
y.zc
a""
June.
7,500,
Storage.
8.9c
and
7c.
Canadian
,
T
ionnn
Rrfmunds
&
,
,
-ov
ivw.,
-
-
uewara
i,
T
dominion
gov-
Peerless,
8,000,
Atlln,
8.9c
and
7c
SSh
The
specifc
mode
of
co-1
Mlnnte
v
,0oo,
Storage,
9.2c
and
yv
ration
mentinnej
Viot
llmnl
"JWB
the
retirement;
oX
$25,000,000
'
"wrlUes.
thus
releasine
that
itlmes,
liowcver,
owever,
Vol.
XXX.,
No.
102.
j
nottniirvner
i-renu"
r-i
CAIRO.
May
1:
(CP)
A
British
.hcadquaiters
communique
announced
'today
that
Axis
troops
this
morning
penetrated
the
outer
defences
of
Tobruk
but
said
that
VICTORIA,
May
1.
"British
Columbia
stands
today
bardmcnt
of
Atfs
trocars
and
sup-
Ahe
first
province
in
the
Dominion
to
abandon
this
p
ln
J;2.i
ff
tee
of
taxation.
This
is
a
conformity
with
the
prov-
k"""
"um
"4
fee's
stand
to
pivc
"all-out"
co-operation
in
prosecuting
h
rar."
said
Hon.
John
Hart,
minister
of
finance
yester--
I;,
in
announcing
that
British
Columbia
was
stepping
Me
Irom
the
income
tax
IieJq
u)
1
.
m
i
.
N
the
dominion
government
the
fcht-of-way
In
its
all-out
effort
to
rsccute
the
war,
The
province
of
rash.
Columbia
will
vacate
the
rrsonal
income
tax
and
the
cor-
WITHDRAWAL
NEARS
END
pntlon
tax
field
for
the
duration
I
the
war
The
announcement
was
Koyal
Air
Force
Protecting
Final
pde
by
Mr
Hart
In
supplementing
Convoys
In
Evacuation
From
lie
statement
issued
bv
Premier
(Jreece
150.000
Oerman
rassage
lickets
4.
Ten
Per
Gent
Up
Those
who
went
to
ttcket
offices
this
morning
to
buy
passage
tickets
by
steamer
or
rail
were
confronted
with
a
D.
Pattullo
that
British
Colum-
Casualties
ten
percent,
increase
in.
the
p
would
give
the
fullest
co-cper-
pri?e
of
their
.tlcketf.
During
1
Itlon
In
Canada's
war
effort.
'
CAIRO,
May
1:
(CP)
Removal
the
night
advices
were
receiv-
Mr
Hart,
In
making
the
an-
of
British
forces
from
Oreece
is
cd
by
the
ticket
agents
that
,
Jouncement,
stated
that
details
rvearlng
Its
end,
ihe
Royal
Air
the
new
travel
tax
as
Imposed
1
iconnec
ion
w.
h
iw
withdrawal
Fcrcc
Middle
East
command
Indl-
under
the
federal
budget
was
fom
this
tax
sphere
would
be
rated
today
In
a
icommunique
re-
effective
forthwith.
For
in-
forked
out
between
the
province
porting
numerous
flights
by
fight-;
stance,
tickets
to
Vancouver
nd
the
Dominion
and
a
mutual
sr
olanes
to
protect
"final
con-
wre
$26.40
this
morning
as
vovs.
Tt
U
estimated
that
at
least
;
asalnst
$24
yesterday
after-
ounccmcnt
was
In
conformity
forty
thousand
of
the
expedltion-
ith
the
tlrst.
nrrvlamaMnn
marlp
arv
fnrrp
of
slxtV
thousand
lUS
thj
leader
of
the
covcrnment
been
withdrawn.
Ms
minister
of
finance
at
the
British
military
circles
herald
uUircak
of
war
when
it
was
stated
the
withdrawal
from
Oreece
as
a
no
sacrifice
would
deter
the
feat
comparable
to
that
of
Dun-
t
tern-most
province
from
co-
kerque.
Oreat
difficultly
were
en-
rating
to
the
fullest
extent
in
countered.
rosecutlng
the
nations
war
ef-
Although
eventually
forced
to
ort
This
stand
une
ntrnln
rlt.fr-
u.hdpaw.
Acting
Prime
Minister
fed
durtox
tlie
course
of
Mr.
A.
W.
Faddcn
of
Australia
said
In
aifs
budget
address
In
the
fall
Canberra
that
fthe
British
and
i
1939.
Oreek
forces
had
InfUotea
coios-
sal"
casualties
upon
the
amans.
earnest
desire
of
the
govern-
at.
wishes
In
uii.
msnnp.t
was
their
dead
and
woundea
Demg
hc
immediate
marshalling
of
aU
mated
at
150.000.
;provlncdal
machinery
tliat
might.
06
Of
aslstanpe
rinHnir
.the
na-'
tlon's
period
of
clri
VnUrc
srr.
mlnfater
of
finance
W."
Z
rnz
W
m
the
nfl,Hnrr.
'
',.,.,,
tn
oifawa
fti
discuss
waw
Some
which
BrttWi
Col-nS.
In
.weeks
ago
a
further
ges-'and
means
cxuld
make
a
further
con
mtototer
"nance,
.r'
fey
'
""'
"JTl.
of.umbla
r,T7
7
nation's
war
pro
itli.
e
announcca
uiak.'muuwuii
Knrtnn
e
Drovir.A
...
..
...
...
I
a
,ow,mprl
the
opportun
-
wouia
reauce
uie
ui-
kiu
mam
r.w
,
in
2X,f4
surtax
by
approxl-'ity
of
embracing
the
jWjlJ
atelv
v.iT,
.7
inWmC
and
corpora
nn
j
.
.
..
th
-iic
Hun
nno.nnir
m
1
1
1
inn
iLuuiiuuii
kiv
t
-
.
,
.
dollars
j
noon.
4
there
were
mass
military
demonstrations.
An
official
stiaitement
on
behalf
of
the
Soviet
government
yglXfflu
B.C.
U
s-t
sOflOOODoaoDaooooooo0oooaooooooaooowooioqooooooo5
"Mr
Newi
Ik
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
.4:21
ajn.
18.7
ft.
17:36
p.m.
16.8
ft.
Low
11:19
a.m.
55
ft.
CO
EVACUATION
CAIKO
ETh
fc
rltish
Expeditionary
Force
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
1,
1941.
the
war
effort
or
produce
to
food
whl!h
they
consumed
icd.
f'ehl'nf
u,-as
Ipnntlmiin".
German
This
wa.1
4n
EaHember.
OctOr
and
Italian
Infantry
was
being
4
ber
and
November
last.
They
supported
by
numerous
tanks.
For
were
put
to
death
by
poison-
he
past
couple
of
weeks
Tobruk,
f
ins,
gas
chamber
or
Injection
surrounded
by
th2
enemy,
has
been
of
g-y
bubbles
In
the
veins.
the
object
of
siege
bath
by
mech-
anlzed
land
forco
and
air
bomb-j
crs.
It
was
Intimated
that
arrange-
mente
had
been
made
for
a
safe
evacuation
of
the
defenders.
.
It
was
also
indicated
today
that
German
for:es
were
continuing
eastward
from
Salum
in
the
direction
of
s;dl
Barannl
and
Mersa
Matru.
I
In
London
the
Admiralty
an-'
nounced
that
British
naval
units
had
carried
out
a
successful
bom-
NEW
YORK,
May
lng
In
New
Republic.
Michael
Strataht
says'
that
he
was
ad-
vised
by
a
prebtc
of
the
Ro-
man
Catholic'
Church
that
Germany
has
,
put
.to
death
NATIONALIZE
RAILWAYS
LONDON
All
British
railways
may
be
nationalized
in
the
interests
of
efficiency,
the
Daily
Herald
says.
Such
a
move
has
been
under
consideration
for
a
long
time.
DUFF
COOPER
UNDER
FIRE
LONDON
Alfred
Dufl-Coop-er
may
resifn
a
M"ster
of
Inr
formation.
The
mirristry
has
beert'
under
fire
by
the
British
press.
ARRIVE
AT
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
Two
United
States
battleships
'
and
four
cruisers
are
reported-to
have
arrived
at
Singapore.
U.B.C.
WINS
VANCOUVER
University
of
British
Columbia
defeated
Toronto
Simpson
Grads
58
to
33
last
night
and
won
the
Dominion
senior
basketball
championship
in
three
straight
games.
APPEAL
FOR
PEACE
VATICAN
CITY
Pope
Pius
is-sued
another
appeal
today
for
"ceaseless
and
imperious"
prayer
to
God
for
world
peace.
Golden
Jubilee
Of
Catholic
Bishop
Celebrated
Yesterday
With
Many
Interesting
Events
Caffery,
Rev.
Father
N.
Coccola
O
.M.I.
of
Smlthers,
D.
J.
Matheson,
Acting
City
Commissioner,
Very
Rev.
Father
Routhler
O.MX
and
His
Excellency,
the
Bishop.
Following
the
banquet
a
parish
reception
wap
held
at
4he
school
hall
at
which
a
presentation
or
a
werejpurse
was
made,
on
behalf
of
the
congregation
by
P.-
DeJone,
speak-
D-.-
"na
would
assume
the
won
tax
ueiu
.
Russja
keeping
her
powder
dry
,
tne
eany
aays
in
rnnce
wupen,
wui.
,ftu
0'
unemployment
they
had
concurred
rmt
emphasized.
The
treaty
with
1
when
all
were
looking
forward
to
.
il
the
extent
of
$1,000,000.
as
long
as
It
was
Just
for
one
aur
Qmolally
(Continued
on.
Page
Four)
causing
the
urgency
of
the
tlon
of
the
war.
LONDON.
May.
1:
(CP)
Strong
READY
FOR
BOND
SALE:
Vancouver
Men
Have
Completed
Organization
For
Campaign
Which
Starts
Early
In
June
Preliminary
plans
arc
being
made
,,lcr
the:
orga"nizatI6ix
iof
'Wor
them
British
Columbia
In
connection
with
the
forthcoming
sale
of
Victory
Bohds
with
which
to
finance
the
war
effort.
N.
E.
O'Brian
qf
Vancouver
has
been
conscripted
for
the
work
and
he
will
have
charge
of
the
whole
of
this
part
of
the
province
with
headquartem
in
Proince
Rupert.
The
city
of
Frir:e
Rupert
will
be
In
charge
of
J.
H.
Edgell
and
the
suburbs
of
the
city
up
the
river
this
side
of
Terrace
and
also
Portland
Canal
and
north
to
Tulsequah
including
all
the
canneries
of
this
part
of
the
province
will
be
organized
by
E.
H.
W.
Husband.
The
Queen
Charlottes
will
be
in
charge
of
Allan
Fraser.
The
area
around
the
Canadian
National
Railway
from
Terrace
to
Vander-hoof
and
north
to
include
ihe
Om-
ineca
country
Is
supervised
by
Geoffrey
Wootton.
Finally
the
Yukon
and
Atlln
districts
are
to
be
;
In
charge
bf
W.
E.
Thomson.
These
appointments
have
been
made
in
Vancouver
and
the
work
already
started.
The
men
are
being
paid
by
their
iformer
employ
ers
wltn
no
allowance
for
living
Presentations
Made
to
His
Excellency
on
the
Occasion
of
away
from
home.
Everything
is
be
1
i.n:iK
a-!.,..,
f
ITSo
nrdinntinn
.lng
done
at
the
lowest
posslbl
possible
riiiicui
miiiitvisai;
i
v.
v.
Russia
Does
Not
Intend
To
Be
Meddled
With
By
Imperialistic
Powers
MOSCOW,
May
1:
Way
Day
was
celebrated
to
the
customary
man-
,tndav
in
Moscow
ana
otner
The
'
streets
cost,
departmental
boats
being
.
..
,,
4.
.
used
for
coast
work
and
the
actual
!
Celebrating
the
Golden
Jubilee
ot
tne
orcunation
to
work
ot
jcanvassing
is
to
be
done
the
priesthood
of
His
Excellency,
Right
Rev.
Emile
Mane
lby
the
bond
dealers,
real
'estate
Rnnn7
DD
OM.L.
Vicar
Apostolic
of
the
Yukon
andiagents
and
insurance
men
generic
.
n.'
1'
,.,tl,)
n,waB
Pnnfifipnl
H1VI1
Mass'ally.
these
getting
a
very
trifling
i-rince
nu
ux
t,
atuua,,
?
-----
conunlsstan
on
melr
rales
in
Annunciation
Pro-Cathedra
at
nine
o
clock
in
the
morn-,
In
addHUn
lza.
t
ii..
..ci
U
lii1.lnn
rf
tVio
A
n
n
I
inm
Q
T
1
nn
..
...
.
.
.
.
lntT
An
tne
lULeiiiuuii
wiuuich
ui
"miuin...u..
ouons,
commioiees
oi
local
people
"
School
made
a
presentation
to
the
are
belng
J
w
Nlcholls
Is
nn
i
V
rV
W
Bishop
and
there
was
a
children's
chalman
of
the
whole
district
but
IVl
A
I
UJ
I
entertainment.
In
the
evening
the
for
prince
Rupert
j,
j.
Little
OBSERVED
"i"
wui
oe
ciuuniuiii
wiui
vvciuuii
Commodore
Cafe
gathered
at
a
McAfee,
as
vice-chairman.
A
large
banquet
at
which
the
toastmaster
klhj
committee
will
also
be
was
Father
William
K
Laniagne
iaDnolnited.
O.M.I.
and
the
speakers
M.P.
Mc
Whlle
the
bond
Issue
does
not
take
place
until
'the
first
week
In
June,
preparations
are
'already
go
ing
forward
so
ithat
there
may
be
no
delay
in
getting
ito
work.
The
bond
lsue
will
be
a
large
one
and
it
Is
planned
Ito
give
every
person
In
the
country
an
opportunity
to
subscribe.
The
rate
of
interest
has
not
"yet
been
announced.
No
one
will
be
allowed
to
make
money
ers
Detng
itev.
jaiuner
Anxmony
ouf
0f
as
the
whole
01
Meulenbers
aiid
J.
Comadlna,
and
.
the
nrofceeds
will
be
needed
for
the
there
were
musical
numbers
by
the
aid
that
Russia
was
ready
to
of-
.icholr
and
members
of
the
parish
fer
"annihilating
rebuff"
to
any
At
the
'banquet
alter
the
loyal
Incursion
upon
the
Soviet
by
Im-
and
patrlotta
toasts
had
been
iiisH.
nn
Thn
nnrjpNjdtv
of
drunk.
M.
P.
McCafferv
spoke
of
ii.ij
,nn
nun
Inn
WIHUll
v.-
r
.
i
.
.
.
.
.
.
war.
More
Britons
Land
At
Iraq
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
6.
O.
Johnston
Co.)
ver
7
Bralorrie.
9.80.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.46.
Dentonla,
.012
'ask).
Fairview,
.01
(ask).
Gold
Belt,
.23
.
Hedley
Mascot,
,48.
Minto,
.01
4.
N6ble
Five,
.00
V2
"(ask).
PcblQc
Nickel,
.04.
Pend
Oreille.
1.26.
Pioneer,
1.95.
Premier.
.93.
,
Privateer,
.44.
Reevai
McDonald,
.10.
Reno.
.10.
Relief
Arlington,
.02
Task).
Sheep
Creek,
,72.
,
.'
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.07
'2.
Caimont,
.17.
.
.
C.
Si
E.,
1.10.
Home,
1.60.
j?
Pacalta,
.04
(ask).
Royal
Canadian,
.07.
Okalta,
.50
(ask).
Mercury,
.04
(ask).
.-.
Prairie
Royalties,
.05.
:
"r
Toronto
Aldermac,
.08'A.
Beattie,
1.05.
Ccmtral
Pat..
1.65.
Cons.
Smelters,
33.00...,,
East
Malartla,
226.
Fernland,
.022
(ask).
Francoeur,
.39.
Gods
Lake,
.25V2.
Hardrock,
.71.
Int.
Nickel,
31.00.
Kerr
Addison,
3.75.
Little
Long
Lac,
1.88.
McLeod
Oockshufct,
1.66.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.60.
Moneta,
.45.
INoranda,
51.50.
Pickle
Crow.
2.35.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.95.
San
Antonio,
2.25.
SherriU
Gordon,
.65:
Uchl.
.09.
:
.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
Mosher,
.042.
Oklend,
.04.
Smelters
Gold,
.01.
Dominion
Bridge,
22.00.
4r
-V
JUST
TO
SHOW
OFF
LANCASTER,
Eng.,
May
1:
(CP)
.Vanltv
and
a
desire
to
have
VICHY,
May
l:
(CP)
Luxurious'
pnnle
beneve
she
had
high
rank
sleeping
cars
that
once
made
up
the
4
t.hp
rmv
made
at
31-year-old
famous
"Blue
Train"
from
Paris
to.
d
weaf
a
Coloner,
,nu"
the
Riviera
are
now
parked
at
var-
.
uniform,
she
said,
when
she
was
lous
railway
terminals
for
lntlner-
ant
lodgers
at
60
cents
a
night.
fined
$8.90
for
it.
-
23:21
p.m.
0.2
ft.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
More
Ships
For
Britain
Enemy
Advances
T0BRUK
IS
ENTERED
BY
AXIS
FORCE
:
British
Airmen
Subject
El
Gazala
To
Heavy
Bombardment
From
Air
Troops
And
Supplies
Hit
Kill
Off
.'
Old
Folk
In
Reich
were
unable
to
cop
tribute
:
CENTRE
ON
1:
Writ-
KIEL
BASE
Berlin
Area,
Hamburg
And
Emden,
Also
Hit
By
Royal
Air
Force
'
Last
Night
Britain
lias
Quiet
Night
United
States
Moving
Quickly
To
Maintain
Bridge
Across
Ocean
Royal
Air
Force
bomber
squadrons
Appeal
of
President
Roosevelt
Makes
With
Speedy
Rcs-cen'.red
aJtack
on
the
tOerman
icn;i
rtnliVnrinc
Anrco
Waior
nrn
Vnrilitntirl
naval
base
at
Kiel
lait
night,
the
.
Air
Ministry
announced,
and
also
,
.
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n
n
T.fo
1.
PPT
nW-h-
i-no.
ruck
a'
nati
In
.the
Berlin
tmonniuiun,
j.va,
iujf
v-
"VH1""'
i
oo.wo
Diinu,
aKta
ana
incur-
'--0v.
,
,.
.
,
,
-
...
,
-
to
President
Roosevelt
S
request
for
Ships
tor
the
ably
111
people
because
'they
'area,
Hamburg
and
Emden.
Yes-
ponse
Bulletins
terday
shipping
of
ihe
enemy
off
democracies,
the
United
States
Maritime
Commission
the
Holland
and
Norway
was,
attacked
ma(je
pians
today
to
place
fifty
American
tankers
in
the
as
well
as
other
objectives.
service
of
Great
Britain
within
the
next
few
days.
Under
unemy
aoiivny
over
urea,!,
on-
,
.
,
,i,i
0fA,1
;i.1
me
jiupuac
uumwa
wyum
pu
u.
uu-u.
tain
during
the
night
was
de-
scribed
as
slight.
There
were
Ger-
man
planes
over
the
northeast
coast
but
"there
were
no
casualties.
Wea'ther
conditions
were
unfavorable
for
flying
last
night.
Anti-aircraft
defences
around
Plymouth,
already
hard
It,
were
reinforced
for
another
expeJted
attack
which
failed
to
materialize,
German
cannon
renewed
shelling
of
ihe
Dover
area
tonight.
-
lng
countries
along
the
north
coast
a
of
South
America
to
United
States
.
.
1
.
1
1
.
1
1
.
.
1
j
un
Auamic
puius
were
on
wuuiu
uc
(transferred
to
British
tankers
for
the
remainder
of
the
trip.
In
an
address
last
nleht
President
Roosevelt
reiterated
his
inflexible
determination
that
Great
Britain
and
her
Allies
must
defeat
the
Axis
LONDON,
May
1.
Over
the
in
this
hour
of
peril.
He
asked
the
protest
of
the
Iraq
govern-
people
of
the
country
to
make
per-
ment
a
second
contingent
of
sonal
sacrifices
in
the
Interests
of
British
forces
landed
In
Iraq
national
defence
and
aid
to
Britain.
today
enroute
to
Basra
at
the
The
President
demanded
at
least
head
of
the
Persian
Gulf.
The
two
million
tons
bf
shipping,
a
quar-
first
contingent
had
been
wr
oi
unnea
bwues
mercnam,
mar-landc'd
two
weeks
ago.
ine,
in
order
to
maintain
a
"bridge
4.
of
ships"
across
the
Atlantic
to
4
Oreat
Britain.
Those
ships,
pos
sibly
225
vessels,
must
De
pvoviaea
at
once.
Every
cargo
handled
by
United
States
ships
should
tie'
dirt
ectly
or
indirectly
for
defence.
There
must
also
bemqre
speed
In
.
.
American
shipbuilding,
the
Prest-'dent
declared.
It
Is
proposed
to
pool
all
seiap
d
foreign
ships
In
United
States
and
;
turn
them
over
to
Oreat
Britain.
I
The
Senate
naval
affairs
com
mittee
yesterday
killed
a
resolution
which
would
outlaw
naval
convoy
of
cargoes.
SUNSHINE
IN
APRIL
Was
One
Of
Finest
Months
In
Years
From
Weather
Standpoint
A
fine
record
for
sunshine
was
set
up
in
Prince
Rupert
this
April
with
a
total
of
140.8
hours
as
com
pared
with
99.3
hours
In
the
same
month
last
year.
The
April
sunshine
!
record
as
lar
as
records
show
was
In
1935
when
Ithere
was
159.4
hours
While
(unshine
for
the
month
was
high,
ithere
was
a
comfortable
total
of
4.29
inches
of
rain
as
com-I
pared
with
9.65
inches
in
April
'1940.
j
So
far
this
year
there
has
been
Ian
aggregate
of
371.3
hours
of
sunshine
in
Prince
Rupert
compared
with
289.2
hours
in
-the
same
period
of
last
year.'
The
rainfall
total
so
Jar
tills
year
Is
27.24
Inches
compared,
with
26.21
inches
in
the
first
four
'months
of
1940.
The
weather
fiummary
fortius
April
is
as
follows:
Maximum
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
30.458
on
April
17.
Minimum
barometer
Teadlng
at
sea
level,
29.375
on
April
4.
Maximum
(temperature,
65j
on
April
25.
Minimum
temperature,
3S
on
15.
Mean
temperature,
47.1.
Total
precipitation,
4.29
inches.
Total
sunshine,
140.8
hours.
Maximum
wind
velocity,
27
from
southeast
on
April
8.
Weather
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Light
to
moderate
westerly
winds,
cloudy
and
cool
with
scattered
showers.
CUSTOMS
COLLECTION
Customs
and
excise
.revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
April
totalled
$14,997.71
as
compared
with
$11,208.03
In
the
same
month
last
year.
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