,rl
I'l
l
J
l
.
n
M
lir
ill
i
sra
i
e
V
0i:?
r
.1
Over
Vichy
S.
PACIFIO
'.lay
after
driving!
nml
and
crossing,
Waiting
River.
070,
apttal.
a
military
Aiied
Air
forces
forrefully
at
Jap-j.rj
above
Autralia
u
iolher
enemy
raid
t.
a
communique
Ir.
Five
Japanese
by
Allied
fighters
.
batUe.
The
over-
Mtc
Jaiann
down
Valley
towards
Part
br'ii
headed
off
by
winch
went
out
to
aerial
assault
on
iiorcedliig
with
In-
,
and
intensity.
APT
PARK
A
a
JL
IAS
.
TORPEDOED
tl
Knaai.
II
.11
1.
It
f
"""nil
lllllinil
v."
w
i
(civl
Mi.l,...
II.
wl.li.
Uimlr
--.
.-.Mllllt-I
l.
OIl
""""
I
rmn
I
mlcr
llim
IP!1CT0N.
May
5:
Can-
li
medlum-Aizrd
un
"1'
i
d.
Clarke,
former
pastor
'
'
United
Church
hero
and
if
IK
.
.
.
.
pas:
lew
years
located
in
-
rriurned
to
the
city
ni
'
"r
;'
Of
thr
upplf
In
nwnmo
a
w.n
the
Prince
Rupert
:!ASSAULT
r"M
.
i-INf
ii.
Stullsart
and
fti.irh
ha
not
(I
flew
over
unoccupied
w
r
Clermont-
tod7.
drop-
um
flares
and
.
..fleU
Am&ie
anU-alrcraf".
j
RUN
OWN
KEPT
UP
Name
Are
Targets
Canadian
Strike
At
Nazi
Shi
pi
Olf
Frisian
Mrs
LONDON,
May
5:
(CP)
Great
new
Royal
Air
Torre
bomhen,
ranging
as
far
as
sis
hundred
miles
over
enemy
territory,
attacked
the
huge
Skoda
arm-ament
work
at
riUen
last
nltlit
for
the
fcecond
lime
in
ten
days
struck
in
forre
at
Stuttgart,
major
manufacturing
.
tllj
III
IM
Hill"
Vj.
..j
rt
'raided
lotkT
alnrrrinStf?
1
nled
Xante.
Day
sween-i
were
Ir'
ailrrf
from
llurtna
resumed
this
afternoon
ion
rt
Krint
Checked
North
scores
of
flghtei
swee
ni
t...i..ii,
fnrriiinr
'
nrrr
the
Straits
towards
it..
the
U
1
.
1
1
M
1
1.
V
"I
I
1
H
"
I
-
-
-
h
I'ounded
i
French
Coast.
A
Canadian
'demon
Miuadron"
I
'.
May
5:
0--Jp-
0r
(ie
coastal
command
hit
two
drd
China's
Yun-
tip,,
and
scored
a
near
miss
on
a
iiiira
in
an
mvi
-
tack
on
Nail
supply
vessels
olf
the
Frisian
Islands.
The
Luftwaffe
attacked
Nor-
AFFAIRS
s
mrrrhantman
and
a
should
be
of
much
value
In
future
ant
shin
have
been
nfr
the
Atlantic
Coast.
'
State
Navy
IX-part-cunccd
today,
clghty-
von.
including
Cana-
landed
landed
at
at
Coco:
Cocoik
Flo
m
survivors
from
the
n
was
Cnnt.
John
Park.
I
'.7
!
9
1,
n..rl
n.yn
Ul
VUI1CUUVLT
UlIU
ll
:?
b:
known
nlnnerr
master
ni
thr
RritUh
Columbia
-
h:
r
uvp
orders
to
abandon
e
Wjs
a
former
master
of
;:
Ctf...:n.slup
Co.
vessels.
over
$300,000
In
sinking
luna.
rtii
bills
were
paid,
also
bond
maturities
and
interests
and
there
were
still
a
few
Uiousands
to
spare.
1
The
revised
cltv
traffic
bylaw
Is
still
lii
the
hands
of
T.
W.
Brown,
nctlnc
as
solicitor
for
the
city,
il
was
reported
last
night
at
,the
rc-
cular
monthlv
mectmg
oi
vm.
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com-mrrrr.
Mr.
Brown
has
had
cer
tain
points
to
tako
up
with
the
mil
tnrV
(III
mr
M
llllt
HODCS
VU
SlttS
M
J
MM
Vvw
hnvi
Ihn
ibvlaw
ready
lor
consia
cratlon
by
the
board
at
Its
next
meeting.
,
.
TltAfil.DV
NKAIt
VKKNON
VKILNON
J.
K.
Montague,
president
of
the
Vernon
lloard
of
Trade,
and
a
companion
are
be
lieved
drowned
in
a
lake
near
here.
They
had
gone
there
by
horseback,
their
horses
being
found.
'
SWLDISil
Sllll
TAKEN
NEW
YOKK
The
Swedish
American
liner
Gripsholtn
has
been
taken
aver
by
the
United
Slates
Maritime
Commis'fon
which
will
use
her
at
first
for
the
repatriation
of
enemy
dip
Jjomalic
representative
hme
to
Europe.
DROWNS
AT
ESSINGTON
Edward
Scott.
21
Year
Old
Native)
of
Simpson.
lose
His
Life
at
J
'
111
Skeena
Kiver
Village
Runt,
i
MwarH
s-ntt
21
-vr.tr
old
native
extreme
of
Port
Simpson,
who
empioyr
u"'
ed
In
the
city,
fell
overboard
from
a
naJuial
al
lh
Hnrt
RfMUIBtan
I'l
his
Proposal
Keferred
To
Special
Committee
Ity
Prince
Itupcrl
j
Chamber
of
Commerce
I
t
Members
of
the
Prince
Ituiiert'
Chamber
of
erc
l
the
wlch
and
Fastboume
last
night.
meeting
hut
night,
appeared
to
be
.
'rnvnrablv
rllsoosed
towards
a
SUf-l
in
commenting
on
the
announcement
that
this
city
would
be
reverting
to
municipal
autonomy
at
the
first
of
next
year.
"You
should
be
able
to
elect
competent'
men
to
rim
ihn
rltv
alone
sound
linos."
F.xnrrieiiee
learned
In
the
past
Mvln
nriminlstratlon.
Mr.
Mathcson,
statlnj
tnai
to
return
tn
mavor
and
council
was
the
logical
thing
to
do,
saia
uiafc
Ihn
rllv
wn.s
now
111
good
slwpC
Flo-
I
fin.ninitu
it
imrt
n
surnlU3
of
iliiuiiviuuj.
"
taeslion
from
the
Canadian
Cham-i
.
.
H
.I--,
r
I
I
t.
bor
oi
uommcrcc
hbi
icuraw
income
tax
might
be
collected
at
the
source
as
was
the
national
de-
tax.
However.
It
was
dteld-refer
the
matter
to
the
fln-
nnr
committee
to
so
Into
the
,
,
,
rt
'
working
of
such
a
plan
in
mtre
Clly
Commissioner
Agiees
That,
advantage
of
collk-
Krlurn
of
.Mayor
and
Aldermen
Is
logical
Thl..K
Here
Now
m
thgl
worke,B
jwho
now
escaie
paying
Incomj
Ttiere
Is
no
reason
In
Uie
world
tax
would
not
be
able
to
do
so.
now
wny
uic
cny
oi
mute
Hubert
should
not
elect
a
mayor
and
aldermen
and
carry
on
its
own
affairs
without
reference
to
Vlc-fiirin
niv
Commissioner
U.
J.
Matlirson
Uild
the
Prince
Hiiiwrt
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
Graduate
Nurses
Are
In
Session
iMiss
1'rleslly
Reports
On
Annual
.Meeting
of
Provincial
Association
in
Victoria
The
regular
monUily
mccUng
of
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
Graduate
Nurses'
Association
ol
British
Columbia
was
held
last
night
at
the
Nurses'
Home
with
Miss
Jeanettc
Foster
RJN..
the
president.
In
the
chair.
The
feature
of
the
evening
was
a
report
by
miss
E.
D.
rriestly
R.N
on
the
recent
annual
meeting
of
the
British
Co-
Dies
(i
A,
McNICIIOIX
-zi
f-.v
ul
f-
Wi.
!
air.
with
:
f
reKret
of
th
s'.idrirn
V
'
iuvcr
it
11:30
last
night
oi
o
A
MiNsmijli,
formrr
tenrral
p.t.v
:iu:rr
("
f'ir
thr
Sunday!
Canadian
National
U-
and
fkU
about
2
o'clock
for
in
the
.
,
days
morntnf
and
was
drowned.
Dras-'
many
y.-ar
King
operations
have
since
been
one
of
the
ra.lway;
c
nmny
s
under
way
but
so
far
the
body
has
most
prominent
and
SK!m!.,r
0f-
I
.
w-
r
the
company
s
service
an
since
of
the
tragedy
to
city.
ScotL
who
was
naylmi
a
weeK-.u"
icwum
h"
vk.n
ttt
ml
Esslnctun.
was
vcr.
He
paid
his
last
visit
to
141V
BWlWi
vaW
F"
'
i
i
Mttle
Long
Lac
nmtr
ua
nuintnaii.
Vancouver
Orandvicw
Bralorne
Cariboo
Quart
Hedley
Mascot
Pend
Oreille
Pioneer
,
Premier
.
-
Privateer
r
Reno
-
Sheep
Creek
Oils
Caltnont
c
&
a
Home
Royal
Canadian
Toronto
IlealUe
Central
Pat.
Cons.
Sinrltcrs
Hardrock
McLeod
Cockshutt
Madsen
Red
Lake
.
McKenzie
Red
Lake
Moneta
PJcklc
Crow
(Nieholl
is
survived
by
his
aged
ssitti
II
i
mother
and
two
sons
Allar.
and
Pln
high
LOlleCtinff
InCOme
I
Frank.
They
will
have
the
deep
I
I
mmnathii
nt
tnanv
Inr.tl
frWiris
rrt
1
.
V.
n
...
,
lax
At
Its
Source
TODAY'S
5TOCKS
(Courtoqr
8.
D.
Johnston
Oo.)
6.75
1.06
.25
1.12
1.40
.41
.38
.03
.69
.11
.81
2.43
.03
1
.81
37.75
.35
Kerr
Addison
1...
.45
iK)
1.09
.33
.53
0
1.40
Preston
East
Dome
1.74
San
Antonio
1.42
Shrriitt
oordon
69
County
Court
List
.Is
Rather
Light
lUIIl
U
Wi
uiuuuaiv
u-u
v"
i
'
The
Countv
Court
list
for
the
llOIl
111
VlUVlMia.
-
.
.....
n.-i,i
nnmrr
nrrsidrnt
i
monui
of
May.
as
presented
to
and
secretary
respectively,
who
are
J
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
when
Court
leaving
the
city
shortly,
icnaerca.wtw
m
n-Kuiur
uiuhwuj
s'un
their
resignations.
Refreshments
lyesieraay,
cohsisipu
oi
uui
one
were
served.
21
T
V?.w
acUon
.
mcn
wrri
wns
received
In
the
city
iki.
mmiiini?
of
the
safe
arrival
in
Vancouver
yesterday
of
H.
r
.
Pul-
lcn
who
was
taken
soum
ior
iur-thec
treatment
at
the
hands
of
.uiidj!
Mr.
Pullen
is
now
a
pa-
oyyv"""
-.'.-"
,....
,.j
Dn-
tient
at
me
rnvaws
nar
Sclvlg
for
$194.13
lu
connec
tion
with
a
promissory
note.
Settling
of
the
date
for
tho
case
was
laid
over.
V.
O.
Fulton
Is
counsel
for
the
plaintiff
and
T.
W.
Brown
for
defendant
Tlio
only
other
business
before
..
.
Vancouver
General'
the
court
yesterday
was
In
the
1011
Ol
.
-
iU
aDDllcatloris
for
.
Hospital
after
navmg
whwwu
the
trip
very
well.
form
of
four
na
turallzatlon
which
were
approved.
Action
Taken
To
Forestall
Japanese
Move
Against
Base
Island
Of
Strategic
Value
Better
At
t
Hong
Kong
i
.nine
conditions
still
remain
far
frim
satisfactory"
Fore-
ign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
old
the
House
of
Commons
'oday.
BUILDING
PROJECTS
ENDORSED
not
been
recovered.
Indian
Aent,
-
James
Oillett
was
at
Port
Ewlng-
retired
last
summer
the
afte
of
(:ii.inilrr
of
Commerce
flacks
Ap-.1
.
.v,.
iim.
nnd
k...h
bmuiht
,rH
word
'
slxtv-ftve
sixty-five
vcars
years
from'.thi-
from'.tho
railway
railway!
rliralions
plications
Fm'
For
Federal
Federal
Ter
Ter-
mlW
for
Store-Apartment
And
Theatre
candid
at
Umes.
the
Prince
Rup
ert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
regular
monthly
dinner
meeting
last
niRht,
decided
to
endow
ap-plicaUons
being-
made
to
the
federal
priorities
board
by
Famous-Players
Canadian
Corporation
for
the
erection
of
a
new
theatre
in
Prlnrp
Rnnert
and
hv
Killas
&
i
Christopher
for
the
building
of
a
14
'combined
business
and
apart
ment
block.
In
each
case
amend
ments
that
the
applications
be
referred
to
committees
were
rejected
on
majority
votes
after
which
motions
concurring
In
the
appll-caUons
were
passed
by
the
The
matter
of
the
proposed
Kil
las
k
Chrlstoohcr
building
on
Third
Avenue
across
from
the
Post;
Office
came
up
first.
It
was
ex
plained
how
permission
had
been
refused
for
a
building
which
would
have
consisted
of
stores
and
offices.
Now
the
plans
had
been
changed
whereby
the
two-itorey
50
by
100
foot
building
would
include
eight
apartments,
ihr
rost
of
construction
being
es
timated
at
about
$35,000.
Further
I
there
would
be
mass
concrete
walls
of
twelve-inch
thlcicness
whereby
much
of
the
steel
reln-
fnrrtnt?
would
loc
eliminated,
it
was
further
explained
that
Killas
&
Christopher
had
purcnasec
mis
property
from
the
city
on
the
explicit
understanding
that
it
would
be
built
upon.
Already
u
iwmvr
hnilriiiiir
which
stood
upon
It
had
been
removed
and
there
had
been
considerable
expenditure
on
excavation
in
preparation
for
build-in.
It
was
moved
by
Theo
Collart
and
seconded
by
Oiler
Besner
that
the
permit
be
granted,
tne
second-,
er
admitting
that
he
too
might
be
seeking
a
permit
for
a
building.
It
was
moved
In
amendment;
by
W.
v
worts
nnd
R.
M.
Wlnslow
that
the
matter
be
referred
to
a
special
committee
to
Judge
the
proposi
tion
on
Its
merits.
The
view
was
nkrn
bv
some
members
mat
backing
of
an
application
for
a
permit
-at
this
time
mignt
jeao.
to
comollcations
later
aa
tin
undoubtedly
be
appllca-
-
0...V,
Hopirinc
from
otner
UUllo
1UI
auv
WUW..M.D
,
interests
later.
City
Commissioner
i
D.
J.
Mathcson
expressed
nimseu
as
being
fully
In
sympathy
with
this
application
and
suggested
that
the
Chamber
should,
endorse
(Continued
on
Pago
Four)
forces,
have
sent
a
message
to
Madagascar
advising
troopj
there
to
"resist
the
attack
and
defend
the
honor
of
the
French
flag."
Dinlomalic
Quarters
cenerallv
believed
the
bold
stroke
signalled
an
end
to
Allied
attempts
to
win
Vichy
from
German
Influence
and
the
United
Nations'
position
in
the
Tndlan
Ocean
was
viewed
as
'greatly
improved"
by
the
landing,
particularly
if
Axis
reports
that
the
powerful
new
United
States
battleships
Washington
and
North
Carolina
are
ooerat-
I
ing
In
those
waters
prove
true
gascar.
A
Washington
statement
PROVINCIAL
j
LIBRARY
omorroWs
l
lues
(Standard
Time)
High
5:05
am
192
teet
18:31
p.m.
17.7
feet
Low
11:54
ain.'
3.3
feet
i
Tomnnrnhirn
LULttl
ir
.
r
54
V,
R
43
Minimum
NORTHKRN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPKR
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
May
5,
1942.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
I
l
!...1JL
adaqascar
Is
Occupied
By
British
r
t
ii'i
They
May
Institute
Alternate
Plan
If
Russ
Campaign
Fails
l,nNlXN,
May
5:
(CP)
A
group
of
Chan-,,,
dolf
Hitler's
generals,
headed
by
Field
Mar-Walt
tier
von
Baruchitsch,
are
reported
today
L
(
told
the
Fuehrer
bluntly
that,
if
his
1942
aiji;
in
Russian
fails,
they
will
try
to
institute
,
r
ijcrmany
an
alternative
plan
of
their
own,
call-n,
t
r
the
"abolition
of
the
Nazi
system,"
a
res-,
,
r.iirce
renorted
here.
I.
,
-
ian
attacks
in
Kursk,
Kharkov
and
Tagan-ri
of
the
southern
front
were
reported
to-
a
t
ii
i
:
,
!(
umsiances
wnicn
suggested
mat
a
major
;
-
H
nsive
might
have
started
before
the
Ger-v
t
able
to
launch
one
of
their
own.
v
BULLETINS
War-Wise
Commandos
Lead
Invasion
Full
Approval
Of
United,
States
Axis
Nations
Arc
Indignant
French
Submarine
Sunk
LONDON,
May
5:
(CP)
War-wise
British
com-
iond'w.
May
5
caadian
mandos
led
British
occunational
forces
into
France's
vit-
1
Prr
'
7
t1mt4ttnPl
t!
al
Indian
Ocean
stronghold
of
Madagascar
in
the
face
of
the
...
..
"
,
unofficial
sources
suggest
i
.,
,
,
i
y
m,
,
in
ujijiuaiwuu,
il
vvao
uisuuotu
luuaji.
nic
i.uiiiiii(tiiuuo
;os;
li-n
Of
prisoners
HongI
ic
mg
camp
u
"somewhat
im-
landed
at
Courier
Bay
at
6
o'clock
Pacific
Daylight
Time
nroved
andthe
nrisoncrs
are
lnsf.
nvnnirnr
nnrl
nnnnrpfl
hparlprl
for
t.hn
islnnrl'ss
nnval
rrreivir
mrc
food
although
1
base
at
Dieso
Surez.
ten
miles
.
;
across
an
tsthmvjs.
The
impres-
n
T"i
i
T
n
rrt
sion
here
was
that
French
resist-
SrAI
I
llVr
ance
would
be
brief
although
a
.
J
MuTXlu
VVf
T
iu
Reuter's
dlsDatch
from
V'chv
said
i
.
that
Marshal
Petaln
and
Admiral
:
Darlan,
chief
of
Vichy's
armed
last
ROAD
PLAN
Chamber
of
Commerce
Approves
$20,000
Plan
To
.Make
Traffic
Artery
.More
Adequate
Thp
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night,
endorsed
the
action
of
Its
executive
council
in
approving
of
a
city
scheme
for
I
the
improvement
of
the
traffic
artery
leading
from
Hays
Creek
Bridge
to
Seal
Cove.
There
will
be
a
sidewalk
from
Hays
Creek
to
the
new
Rushbrook
Heieht
wartime
housing
area
costing
$5000
as
well
OI
1881
Alter
a
cond
deal
of
iilscBasion
The
occupation,
enUrely
BrltUh.'as
widening
of
the
road
llr.
-Tle-l"""'
a
Japanese
move
against"
Mada-
estimated
estimated
exDendlture
expenditure
o;
of
riloht
calr!
th
Ifinrffnrr
M'n
m-aHf
I
Pn...
rln1n
some
vw-total
$15,000.
The
opening
up
of
Fifth
Avenue
around
the
north
side
of
Hays
In
to
IVi.
the
T
Hays
T
n
.
Creek
with
full
approval
and
support
of
Bridge
approach
Is
also
being
the
government
of
the
United
sought.
States.
j
It
was
made
clear
that
the
occu-1
A
1
lf
C1
pation
was
for
the
duration
of
the'lSKlIlg
mOlC
Ud5
war
only
A
DNB
dlsnatch
from
Berlin
to
day
said
that
a
French
submarine
and
tender
had
been
sunk
at
Mad
agascar
In
resisting
the
British
landing.
Tokyo
broadcast
comment
said
angrily
"
that
"Madagascar
occupa-
Tr
r
In
Winter
Here
Chamber
of
Commerce
Asking
Federal
Fuel
Controller
To
Make
Change
,
V
.
At
the
suggestion
of
W.
R.
Mc-
;;,
l
V
.
Afee-
tne
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
Vichy
and
j
Is
bound
j
to
result
i.
.
In,nf
of
rmmprPP
Commerce
last
night
,hl
riprlrirrt
decided
.to
fll
further
cooling
of
Vichy's
rela
tions
with
the
United
Nations."
Building
For
Assay
Plant
II.
C.
.Mutch
is
Given
Contract
by
Provincial
Government
for
Renovation
Work
TL
C.
Mutch
has
been
given
the
contract
for
the
renovation
of
the
former
Northern
Brokerage
ware
house
building
on
Third
Avenue
near
Market
Square
In
which
the
provincial
government's
assay
plant
Is
to
be
established.
The
cost
of
the
work
will
be
$5000.
Material
for
the
assay
plant
has
been
or
dered
and
some
Is
already
on
hand.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Lltuya,
20.000,
13.3c
and
11c,
to
Booth.
Atlln.'
Canadian
Prosperity
A.,
19,500,
13.4c
and
11c.
Storage.
Skeena
M.,
9.Q00,
13.8c
and
11c
Storage.
Mother
III.,
12,000,
'13.6c,
and
nc
TnkU
o
.
3.66b.
13.3c
and
lc
Roval.
Neptune
II.,
8,000,
13.3c
and
nc
Pacific.
John
T.
Kasper
of
Stewart,
after
a
visit
to
the
city,
sailed
by
the
rntnifi
vrsterdav
morning
on
his
return
home.
ask
the
federal
authorities
to
make
a
change
in
the
matter
of
issuance
of
gasoline
ration
cou
pons
whereby
In
the
case
of
Prince
Rupert
the
larger
allowances
of
gas
would
come
here
In
fall
and
winter,
when
the
weather
is
unfavorable,
rather
than
in
midsummer.
The
suggeslon
will
be
conveyed
to
the
federal
fuel
Better
Train
Service
Here
Being
Asked
In
view
of
greatly
Increased
pas
senger
and
freight
traffic
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Jasper
Park,
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
is
asking
the
Canadian
National
Railways
to
provide
a
more
adequate
passenger
train
service
on
this
line.
Request
to
this
effect
has
already
been
made
by
the
council
of
the
Chamber,
the
action
being
endorsed
at
the
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Detroit
6,
Philadelphia
4.
Cleveland
8,
Boston
11.
Chlcago
I,
New
Yorfc
6.
St.
LouU
at
Washington,
post
poned.
National
League
New
York
4,
Cincinnati
15.
Boston
1,
Pittsburgh
2.
Only
games
scheduled,