WAR
NEWS
TRAP
100,000
GERMANS
MOSCOW
Soviet
forces,
are
now
moving
to
trap
100,000
Nail
troops
in
the
Crimea.
TK
A
are
the
enemy
Mho
have
been
endeavoring
to
take
the
y
i?Q
Russian
Black
Sea
port
anil
naval
base
of
Sebastapol.
tyfo
Russian
naval
landing
mft
coast
of
Crime.
"Cu
CX4.aDol.
which
th
r.rrmi
CommaBd.admits,
ende.
V
!
maie
to
cut
ott
a11
the
Germane
who
had
been
att.
V
QpoL
Latest
reports
on
the
Russian
Xishting
said
toda.
$dPt
troops
had
landed
from
invasion
barges
on
the
Crim
miles
north
of
Sebastapol.
Heavy
fighting
is
going
VjjV
e.
Further
Russian
gains
have
been
made
in
front
v
1
Leningrad
with
air
victories
in
the
latter
area.
Two
'
.ansports
and
troopship
have
been
sunk
in
the
Black
,
-.
The
Germans
left
ten
thousand
dead
in
the
field
and
572
tWns
have
been
recaptured
in
five
days,
according
to
Russian
claims,
great
quantities
of
fighting
equipment
also
being
left
behind
by
the
Nazis.
'
"MAY
USE
ZEPPELINS
NEW
YORK
German
zeppelins
may
be
used
in
attempted
air
raids
on
Atlantic
coast
cities
of
the
United
Slates,
it
is
suggested
here.
ROMMELL'S
DESPERATE
PLIGHT
LONDON'
Reliable
military
sources
here
express
belief
that
Lirut.
Gen.
Erwin
Roirfmell,
commander
of
Axis
forces
in
Libya,
has
abandoned
all
hope
of
retreat
in
North
Africa
and
may
make
desperate
final
tand
in
the
area
of
Agedabia
where
defeat
is
considered
inevitable.
It
is
believed
that
Rommell
is
now
gilding
Axis
forces
for
the
final
stand..
FALLING
BACK
IN
MALAY
'
SINGAPORE
For
the
third
successive
day,
the
British
com-
mand
admitted
that
superior
Japanese
forces
are
slowly
figlitin;
their
way
down
both
coasts
of
the
Malay
Peninsula
and
inching
towards
Singapore.
Withdrawal
southward
is
being
made
by
defending
forces,
"accoiding
to
plan,"
being
compelled
under
heavy
enemy
pressure.
There
has
been
another
Japanese
penetration
on
the
west
side
of
the
peninsula.
On
the
west
coast
the
enenvy
are
now
190
miles
from
Singapore
and
on
the
east
coast
240
miles.
7
I
l
Vl.
ri
U11C1CU
Ui
mio.
j
Green
Is
Held
First
Baptist
Church
to
ray
Final
Respects.
Many
friends
attended
First
aptlst
Church
this
afternoon
to
ay
final
tributes
or
sympamy
nd
esteem
when
the
funeral
oi
e
late
Mrs.
Oladys
Aviila
orecn,
ife
of
Capt.
R.
B.
orcen,.
was
eld
Rev
Clarence
A.
wrignt,
he
pastor,
conducted
tne
service,
nd
a
sympathetic
and
loucning
ddrcsa
was
given
by
tns
iormer
paiur
ijv.
in
prgan
ana
tne
nymns
m
i.-u,
Kindly
Light"
and
"Nearer
My
Dod
to
Thee."
I
Following
the
church
sen-Ice
Interment
was
made
m
rairwcw
Cemetery.
Pallbearers
wcie
P.
H.
iLinzey.
Sidney
Hamblln,
3.
C.
Gil-tar
Kenneth
Harding,
L.
J.
Dell
and
Ocorge
Crete.
There
were
many
beautiful
flo
at
oiicnngs.
Terrace
Red
Cross
Meets
EE,
T.
Kenney
M.
L.
A.
Re-elected
President
of
Society
TERRACE.
Jan.
7;
The
Terrace
pied
Cross
Society
held
Its
annual
Imcctlng
on
Friday.
Cold
weatner
prevented
some
from
attending.
iBcsldcs
routine
business
the
meet-ling
elected
the
officers
and
exe
cutive
for
the
coming
year
as
fol
lows;
President,
E,
T.
Kenney.
First
Vice-President.
R.
M.
Cory
Second
Vice-President,
M.
Du-
I
beau.
1
Treasurer.
Rev.
C.
A.
Hlnch-
llilfe.
Secretary,
Mrs.
Stanley
Mills.
Work
Convener,
Mrs.
George
Stover.
t
How
Soldier
Was
Helped
I
l
There
was
an
Interesting
1
example
here
recently
of
the
variety
of
services
which
the
I
Yonntr
Men'
Christian
Asso-
T
I
elation
Is
able
to
render
to
men
in
the
armed
forces.
A
lad
of
the
local
forces
re-
eelved
word
that
his
father
had
had
his
legs
amputated
t
on
Christmas
Eve
at
Sault
Stc,
Marie.
His
mother
was
t
crippled
and
It
was
Impossible
1
ffr
IVrn
man
in
an
hnmn
sn
wired
the
secretary
at
Sault
t
Ste,
Marie.
The
next
morning
t
t
WOrrt
rnmn
.
.
iViot
iha
fofhpr
-
f
U.
I.
Mini.
-
!
was
doing
well
and
the
family
was
belne
taken
care
of
111
I
I
I
L
A
llIW
ww
ii
I
LiMIyIlj
NOW
IN
TIE
New
York
and
Boston
Now
on
Top
In
National
Hockey
League
Detroit,
2;
Rangers,
3.
Chicago,
2;
Boston,
3.
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
7:
O
New
York
Rangers
and
Boston
Bruins
arc
now
tied
for
leadership
of
the
National
Hockey
League
as
a
result
of
last
night's
play
when
the
former
won
three
to
two
over
Detroit
Red
Wings
while
the
latter
were
defeating
Chicago
Black
Hawks
by
scores
of
three
to
two
each
case.
The
idle
Toronto
JcUplaLcals
.were
leit
An.-
.third
place.
Tomorrow
night
Detroit
will
play
Brooklyn
and
Canadlens
will
meet
Chicago.
YMCA
WORK
KEEPING
UP
Even
Though
Scheduled
Sports
Activities
Were
Hampered
Last
Month
Owing
to
Emergency.
Scheduled
sports
activities
o:
ganlzed
by
the
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
in
connec
tion
with
the
forces
at
Prince
Ru
pert
suffered
during
the
past
month
owing
to
the
period
of
alert
and
counter-attractions
of
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
season
but
It
is
hoped
they
may
be
resumed
early
in
January,
says
a
report
by
C.
F.
Leslie,
chief
secretary
here
for
the
Y.M.C.A.
However,
there
was
an
elimination
boxing
tournament
and
two
league
basketball
games
were
played
at
the
forts
and
two
in
town.
Social
and
recreational
activities
were
more
prominent
during
the
festive
season.
Besides
two
concerts,
many
social
evenings
were
arranged.
Sunday
afternoon
teas
have
been
popular
with
the
men
and
their
families
as
have
been
the
weekly
dances.
With
the
co-operation
of
the
Young
Wom
en's
Christian
Association
hostess,
arraneements
were
made
for
men
to
have
dinner
in
private
homes,
great
many
ladles
used
the
fa
cilities
of
the
hostess
house.
Two
church
parades
were
held
to
the
hall
with
five
hundred
men
at'
tending.
The
Y.M.C.A.
Hall
has
also
been
popular
resort
for
men
of
the
navy
who
received
similar
courte
sies
and
service
to
those
extended
the
men
both
of
army
and
air
force.
Organized
activities
were
simi
larly
restricted
during
the
month
at
the
forts
although
much
personal
service
was
given
to
the
men
there,
says
the
report
of
Breen
Melvin,
secretary
for
the
forts.
There
were
the
same
limitations
of
organized
sports
at
tne
s.jai
Cove
and
Allford
Bay
bases
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
says
th
report
of
A'.
A.
Shlpp,
secretary
of
"Y"
work
at
those
point-1!.
mm
VOL.
XXXI,
NO.
5.
wml
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
Tomorrow
sT
ides
High
5:01
a.m.
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ft.
17:00
pjn.
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ft
Low
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9:36
a.m.
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ft.
23:30
p.m.
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ft
Boost
Effort
Of
Nation
AIR
FORCE
OF
CANADA
IS
STRONG
Now
Has
100,000
Men
Soon
to
Have
Twenty-Five
Squadrons
Overseas.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7:
Hon.
C.
O,
Power,
minister
of
air,
disclosed
today
that
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
had
now
been
brought
up
to
a
strength
of
100,000
men.
There
will
be
twenty-five
Canadian
air
squadrons
overseas
before
long.
List
of
County
Court
Is
Light
Only
One
Case
On
List
and
It
Is
Set
Over
To
February
County
Court
business
in
Prince
Rupert
continues
light.
There
is
only
one
case
on
the
January
list
and
this
was
set
for
hearing
February
27.
It
Is
an
action
In
which
William
Jerome
Walnwright,
William
Walnwright
and
George
Walnwright
are
suing
Alex
Wylic
for
$147.25,
$176
and
$176
respectively.
T.
W.
Brown
is
acting
as
counsel
for
the
plaintiffs
and
W.
O.
Fulton
for
the
defendant.
Three
applications
for
naturalization
were
dealt
with
by
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher.
Regiments.
Which
Served
At
Hong
Kong
Recruiting
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7:
There
will
be
new
recruiting
for
the
Winnipeg
Grenadiers
and
Quebec
Royal
Rifles,
the
two
Canadian
regiments
which
covered
themselves
with
glory
with
the
British
forces
In
the
defence
of
Hong
Kong.
All
Single
Men
Being
Called
Up
New
Zealand
Requires
Services
Of
All
Of
Military
Age
WELLINGTON.
New
Zealand,
Jan.
7:
All
single
men
of
military
age
18
to
36
in
New
Zealand
have
been
called
up
for
service.
Egypt
Breaks
Off
With
Vichy
France
Rupture
of
Relations
Announced
By
Cairo
Government
CAIRO,
Jan.
7:
The
Egyptian
government
has
broken
off
diplomatic
relations
with
the
Vichy
government
of
France.
John
Fraser
Laid
At
Rest
Funeral
This
Morning
of
Pioneer
Resident
of
City
Who
Died
at
Week-End.
The
funeral
of
the
late
John
D.
Fraser,
pioneer
of
the
city,
whose
death
occurred
on
Monday
morn
ing
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
was
held
this
morning
from
the
chapel
of
B.
C.
Under
takers
to
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Rev,
Canon
W.
F.
Rushbrook
officiated
and
presided
at
the
organ
to
ac
company
tne
hymn
which
was
"Abide
With
Me."
Canada
needs
salvage
for
essen
tlal
war
materials.
PRINCE
RUPERT
:rv:::V;'AiR
power
iiirning
roini
In
Pacific
War
CHUNOKINO,
Jan.
7:
Chungking
newspapers
were
saylnz
today
that
the
victory
of
the
Chinese,
oyer
the
Jap-
anese
Invaders
at
Changsha,
capital
of
Hunan
Province,
may
mark
th
turning
point
in
the
war
in;
the
Far
East,
by
turning
the
Allied
campaign
from
.defensive!
into
offensive.
An
attack
against
Thailand
and
French
Indo-Chlna
is
ad-
vocated
and
it
is
suggested
that
attention
plight
be
turn-
cd
to
Siberia
which
would
be
the
next
objective
of
the
Jap-
anese
after
Singapore
and
the
Netherlands
.Eaist.
Indies.
The
widespread
offensive
against
th
Japanese
Invaders
in
China
is
eainuvi
ground,
Towing
in
strength
and
now
covering
Eeverai
areas.
Bulletins
ROOSEVELT
.ACCLAIMED
LONDON
The
British
press
acclaims
the
speech
which
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
delivered
to
the
United
States
Congress
yesterday.
The
Times
'says
it
was
inspired
and
definitely
marks
the
end
of
American
isolationism
In
Washington
the
sentiments
of
the
president
were
endorsed
without
dissension
in
political,
industrial
and
labor
quarters.
CANADIANS
DROWNED
LONDON
Six
Canadian
soldiers
were
drowned
when
a
pon-'
toon
capsized
in
a
Sussex
town.
Three
were
saved.
The
names
were
not
Immediately
available.
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Sherritt
Gordon
:
90
FREE
FRENCH
FEELING
LONDON,
Jan.
7:
0
The
R.
A.
F.
bombs
with
"great
care"
to
avoid
harm
to
French
civilians,
sometimes
there
are
"unfortunate
hits"
which
are
accepted
with
"dignity."
The
widow
of
a
workman
killed
by
a
British
bomb
In
Northern
France
attended
the
funeral
of
British
airmen
who
had
been
shot
down.
Lieut.
Earl
Gordon,
after
spending
some
time
at
Halifax
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Artlllry,
has
returned
to
Prince
Rupert
to
be
sta
tioned
again
at
the
local
forts.
He
is
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Gordon.
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
B.C.,.NEAY,
JANUARY
1,
1942.
IS
CRUSHED
Japanese
Claim
They
Have
The
Best
Of
It
On
Both
Malaya
And
Philippines
TOKYO.
Jan.
7:
Tokyo
military
authorities
claimed
today
that
Allied
air
power
both
on
Malaya
and
the
Philippines
had
been
crushed
and
that
operations
land
troops
were
being
extended.
Metropolitan
Of
Anglican
Church
Rt.
Rev.
XV.
R.
Adams
Now
Archbishop
of
Kootcnay
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
7:
0
Rt.
Rev.
Walter
R.
Adams
was
last
night
elected
by
the
Anglican
bishops
of
the
province
Metropoli
tan
the
ecclesiastical
province
of
British
Columbia
with
the
title
henceforth
of
Archbishop
of
Koot-enay.
He
succeeds
Most
Rev.
A.
U.
DuPencier,
retired.
Born
in
London
in
1837,
Archbishop
Adams
was
the
first
Bishop
of
Cariboo.
He
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Cariboo
in
1925
before
going
to
Kootenay
in
1934.
BUDGET
IS
PRESENTED
President
ROoscVclf
Asks
For
S56,000,000,000
To
Carry
On
War
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
7:
Bespeaking
the
determination
of
the
United
Slates
to
"Pay
whatever
price
we
must
to
preserve
our
way
of
life,"
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
called
today
for
a
war
budget
of
$56,000,000,000
for
the
next
fiscal
year,
nine
billion
dollars
in
new
taxes
and
unprecedented
borrowing:
that
will
send
the
federal
debt
to
about
$110,000,-000,000.
There
is
little
doubt
that
the
budget,
as
presented
by
Mr.
Roosevelt,
will
be
speedily
passed.
Airdrome
North
Of
Australia
Is
Object
of
Attack
CANBERRA,
Jan.
7:
Japanese
bombers
attacked
an
airdrome
on
New
Britain
Island,
800
miles
north
of
Australia,
but
damage
and
casualties
were
inconsequential.
NEW
YEAR'S
AT
SIMPSON
Athletic
Club
Took
Both
Games
Of
Basketball
Double-header
From
Y.
P.
E.
A.
PORT
SIMPSON,
Jan.
7:
The
celebration
of
New
Year's
Day
at
Port
Simpson
included
a
program
of
children's
sports
in.
the
afternoon
and
culminated
in
a
basketball
double-header
in
the
evening
in
the
Young
People's
Educational
Association
Hall.
In
the
Senior
basketball
game
Port
Simpson
Athletic
Club
de
feated
Young
People's
Educational
Association
by
a
score
of
68
to
40,
the
winners
having
it
their
own
way
throughout.
..
The
intermediate
game
was
a
lively
and
well-contested
tussle
which
the
Athletic
Club
also
won,
the
score
being
close
at
52
to
48.
Both
games
were
refereed
by
James
Lawson
and
umpired
by
William
White.
Canada
needs
more
raw
mate
rials
save
salvage
Canad
la
s
For
War
I;
Be
Geare
War
Equipment
From
This
Dominion
Already
Being
Used
on
Every
Field
of
Battle,
Declares
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7:
(CP)
Canada's
wartime
production
will
be
expanded
in
a
manner
similar
to
that
of
the
United
States
as
outlined
yesterday
in
his
message
to
congress
by
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
Hon.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
minister
of
munitions,
told
a
press
.conference
today.
He
said
this
was
in
accordance
with
the
Norway
Once
More
Raided
LONDON,
Jan.
7:
t)
A
joint
navy
and
Royal
Air
Force
raid
on
llellefjord
on
the
Norwegian
coast
yesterday
was
announced
today.
A
joint
communique
said
that
one
German
supply
ship
of
medium
tonnage
and
two
trawlers
were
sunk
off
the
town
of
Floro
near
Aalesund.
A
German
canning
factory
was
also
damaged
but
low
visibility,
which
made
shore
targets
difficult
to
see,
ausra,
..navai.
ium.
iu
no
mv
tie
firing
at
another
German
factory.
ROTARY'S
DONATION
British
Columbia
Clubs
Raise
To
tal
of
$29,000
for
Queen's
Canadian
Fund.
The
Rotary
Clubs
of
British
Columbia
have
raised
$29,003
for
the
Queen's
Canadian
Fund
In
the
six
months
since
they
opened
a
campaign
for
this
cause
in
June
of
last
year.
The
Vancouver
Club,
under
the
presidency
of
Charles
J.
McNeely,
took
the
lead
in
this
enterprise
and
invited
other
clubs
in
the
province
to
be
associated.
Its
own
major
contribution
has
been
through
Its
ice-carnival
last
month,
from
which
alone
the
club
guaranteed
$10,000.
In
addition,
the
Rotary
Club
of
Victoria
promised
half
the
pro
ceeds
of
the
Victoria
ice-carnival,
and
an
advance
cheque
of
$1,000
has
been
made
out.
Recent
contributions
come
from
Courtenay,
Trail,
Kamloopo,
Prince
Rupert,
and
even
from
th?
remote
and
rainy
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
where
employees
of
the
Allison
Logging
Company
collected
$820.
Just
before
Christmas
the
Van
couver
Club
turned
over
to
the
Royal
Trust,
Vancouver
the
fund's
collecting
agency
in
that
city
provincial
subscriptions
of
$6,535.82,
making
a
total
to
date
of
$17,896.06.
The
proceeds
of
the
lce-carnlvals,
with
some
other
contributions,
make
up
the
grand
to
tal
In
hand
of
$29,000.
REPAIRS
FOR
WESTMINSTER
LONDON,
Jan.
7
:Pr-Prlme
Min
ister
Churchill
may
have
been
wrong
when
he
said
it
would
be
impossible
to
restore
completely
the
bombed
House
of
Commons.
Charles
Marshall,
a
Cheam,
Surrey,
historian,
has
dug
up
complete
original
drawings
for
architects
to
work
from.
The
success
of
the
national
salvage
campaign
depends
on
the
co-operation
of
every
Canadian.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Production
Also
To
d
Higher
mission
to
North
America
of
Lord
Beaverbrook,
British
minister
of
supply,
who
has
been
in
Washington
conferring
with
American
authorities.
Mr.
Howe
added
that
Canadian
war
equipment
was
now
belna
used
on
every
battlefield
of
the
war
including
the
Far
East.
AMERICANS
jlAiviHij
ii
Philippine
Defences
Are
Withstanding
Continuous
Bombing
and
Machine-Gunning.
,
WASHINGTp.NalanJi
.ffiTJie.
United
States
.War
Department
said
today
that
Philippine
defenders
are
withstanding
continuous
bombing
and
machine-gun
nine
on
a
tight
front
northwest
of
Manila.
Fortifications
of
Corregldor
Island
at
the
entrance
of
Manila
Bay
and
defences
of
nearby
Batan
Peninsula
were
bombed
for
several
hours
yesterday
but
the
extent
of
damage
and
casualties
was
not
determined.
An
Allied
bombing
campaign
is,
apparently,
to
be
launched
against
Davao
Bay
on
the
Philippine
Islands,
which
has
been
captured
by
the
Japanese,
to
prevent
its
being
used
as
the
base
for
an
air
and
naval
campaign
southward
towards
the
Netherlands
East
In
dies.
A
considerable
Japanese
fleet
has
alrady
been
assembled
in
Davao
Bay
and
it
was
this
that
was
struck
at
yesterday
by
Unit
ed
States
bombers,
sinking
at
least
one
destroyer
and
hitting
a
warship.
Japanese
Students
Turn
in
Uniforms
Nipponese
at
University
No
Longer
Members
of
Officers'
Training
School
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
7:
Japanese
students
of
the
University
of
British
Columbia,
no
longer
members
of
the
Canadian
Officers'
Training
Corps,
have
turned
in
their
uniforms.
Dr.
Hankinson
Is
Speaker
At
Nurses'
Meeting
Speaking
on
the
organizing
of
medical
and
nursing
serYlces.or
the
handling
of
casualties
i
amojig
civilian
population
in
the
eventjPli
enemy
air
raids.
Dr.
c
11.
JlanKin-
son
last
night
addressed
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
chapter
of
the
Graduate
Nurses'
Association
of
British
Columbia
in
the
Nurses'
Home
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
The
address
was
of
outstanding
interest.
The
president
of
the
local
chapter,
Miss
E.
D.
Priestley
R.N.,
was
In
the
chair.