Today's
W;
Summary
Sngapore
Defender
me
Still
Unbowed
.Arthur's
Forces
Jap
Landing
table
DutcH
:tory
at
Sea
I
Of
.
Still
unbowed
as.
yet
another
day
J
battle
drew
a
close,
defenders,
of
Singapore
were
exacting
a
gh
price
today
against
the
Japanese
but
appeared
be
slowly
yielding
in
their
last
ditch
defence
of
the
ir
Pacific
barricade.
The
Singapore
command
has
Received
and
spurned
a
Japanese
demand
for
surren-
and
the
baiue
munuered
on
as
a
historic
delay-action
with
a
heavy
cost
to
the
attackers
thi
Rnost
important
consideration
of
the
defenders.
Lat-
official
word
showed
that
Imperial
forces
still
J
about
half
the
island
at
9:30
p.m.
Wednesday.
Singapore
time
(7:30
a.m.
Wednesday,
Pacific
Day-light
I
Time)
but
there
was
no
assurance
that
this
line
I
in
the
interim.
Latest
word
was
a
dispatch
from
Associated
Press
correspondent.
C.
Yates
Mo
)aniel,
sent
this
afternoon,
saying
that
the
line
of
ombat
was
moving
steadily
closer
to
the
centre
of
ingapore
but
it
was
evident
from
his
story
that
the
Jnion
Jack
still
flew
over
the
city.
The
British
trar-
rison
made
four
desperate
counter-attacks
today,
but
itary
aispaicncs
saia
oniy
one
was
successlul.
dween
River
Crossing
tempt
Is
Smashed
Defenders
i
of
Hurma
...
and
the
vital
Burma
road
.
lave
smasned
a
Japanese
attempt
to
cross
the
Sa
-
een
River
in
the
Paan
area,
fortv
miles
unstream.
he
British
command
at
Rangoon
announced
toniirht.
On
Hatan
Peninsula
in
the
Philippines
shore
de-
ence
Rims
have
smashed
a
new
Japanese
effort
lo
rack
the
western
flank
of
General
Douglas
McAr-
lurs
lines
and
have
inflicted
heavy
losses
on
the
lemy
in
doinp
so.
The
Japanese
tried
a
pre-dawn
dinj;
from
a
number
of
barercs
towed
by
a
sea
ring
tuR
but
artillery
and
machine
pun
fire
sank
rcral
barges.
When
daylight
came
the
defenders'
ins
scored
a
direct
hit
that
sank
the
tug
and
left
the
irges
to
drift
helplessly
toward
shore
where
scv-
ral
sank
and
others
were
captured.
Ironically
en-
lgh
the
barges
carried
equipment
identified
as
hav-
been
sent
to
Japan
in
1923
from
the
Philippine
Rands
for
relief
purposes
after
the
great
earthquake
ut
tire
in
Japan
in
11)23.
Macassar
is
reported
to
have
been
occupied
by
enemy
but
from
Surcbaja
comes
news
of
Dutch
Ictories
both
at
sea
and
in
the
air.
Two
enemv
rxnsers,
one
destroyer
and
one
submarine
arc
re
nted
to
have
been
sunk
off
Surebaja
while
a
Jap-
pese
air
fleet,
evidently
aDProachinir
for
an
attack
Java,
was
put
to
flight
at
sea
before
it
reached
irebaja.
SSESSMENT
0W
HIGHER
t
Increase
In
Municipal
Valu-ons
This
Year
As
Compared
With
Last
and
improvements
in
Rupert
this
year,
according
ae
munlClDal
assessment
roll
Mng
its
confirmation
by
the
i
revision
this
week,
are
d
a'
$9,655,925,
compared
with
M35
tn
1941.
:
taxable
land
value
this
(is
$1,619,250
as
compared
with
.5
last
year
while
the
im-
fment
valuation
Is
$3,517,395
fcainst
$3,308,885.
ool
Pupils
See
Pictures
?r.v
Loan
Subjects
of
Showings
5
tapitol
Theatre
to
Young
1
fcople
This
Morning:
EUs
of
public
and
hieh
schools
Pded
the
Capitol
Theatre
In
a
wis
morning
to
see
inter
IB
moving
pictures
in
connec
(With
the
Vietorv
Loan
earn
The
students
of
King
Ed
and
Borden
Street
schools
out
at
10:15
a.m.
and
those
!ln
Memorial
Hlirh
Srhnnl
feal
Cove
School
at
11:30
a.m,
S
"
Wootten.
unit
nrsanlzer
i
tf'e
campalcn.
SDoke
anrjronrl
ine
pupils,
urging
them
to
I
victory
Loan
and
do
every
w7
could
to
promote
the
BANQUET
FOR
MEN
Annual
Affair
Last
Night
in
St
Andrew's
Cathedral
Was
Usual
Success
Inspiring
Addresses.
Three
Inspiring
addresses,
"Service"
by
Rt.
Rev.
Q.
A.
Rix,
Bishop
of
Caledonia;
"The
Principles
for
WJilch
We
Fight"
by
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Qibson,
dean
of
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral,
and
"Sacrifice
That
Made
the
Empire
Great"
by
Commander
A.
H.
Reed,
naval
of
ficer
in
charge
at
Prince
Rupert-featured
the
annual
men's
ban
quet
of
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral
in
the
Cathedral
Hall.
G.
P.
Tinker
was
in
the
chair
and,
as
usual,
there
was
a
large
attendance
of
members
of
the
church
and
guests.
A
splendid
supper
was
provided
by
the
ladles.
The
nroeram
also
Included
a
'cello
solo
by
Mr.
Byfield,
vocal
solo
by
Ronald
Bridgett;
vocal
solo
by
Mrs.
Dixon,
and
vocal
solo
by
Corporal
Qumn,
all
of
wnicn
numbers
were
much
appreciated.
Accompanist
for
the
evening
was
M;rs.
C;
E.
Cullln.
A
toast
to
the
ladles
was
m-
tlngly
proposed
by
Mr.
Bridgett
LOCAL
TEMPERATURE
Maximum
47
Minimum
-
M
She
VOL.
XXXI,
NO.
36.
According
to
Vancouver
advlce3
Japanese
nationals
will
soon
be
at
work
on
the
road
somewhere
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Jaspt-r.
The
first
camp
is
to
go
in
on
this
side
of
Jasper
and
another
far
ther
this
way.
MALAYA
IS
DISCUSSED
Gyro
Club
Hears
Interesting
And
Timely
Address
by
Capt.
Charles
Dawson
of
Scottish
A
description
of
the
Federated
Malay
States,
recently
occupied
by
Japan
in
its
back
door
drive
on
Singapore,
was
given
by
Capt.
Charles
Dawson
of
the
Canadian
Scottish
at
yesterday's
weekly
lun
cheon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Chib
and
proved
both
interesting
mmln
BULLETINS
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
12,
1942.
Tomorrow
sT
ides
High
11:4$
ajn.
21.9
ft.
Low
5:46
a.m.
18:30
p.m.
7.0
It.
2.0
ft.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Expects
Japs
Here
Soon
WORK
ON
HIGHWAY
Japs
to
Be
Employed
Between
Prince
Rupert
and
Jasper.
and
timely.
Having
lived
in
Malay
for
years
as
rubber
planter
ana
soldier.
Capt.
Dawson
was
well
qualified
to
tell
of
that
rich
and1
strange
country
from
first
hand
experience.
Various
aspects
of
the
country
were
described
including
the
cities
and
the
Jungles,
the
natural
resources
and
the
industries,
the
people
and
the
wild
life.
Its
prin
cipal
resources
tin
and
rubber,
Capt.
Dawson
told
hjw.thewere
developed.
The
tin
mines
were
on
the
surface
and
open,
requiring
no
deep
digging.
The
development
of
rubber
plantations
was
possibly
more
complicated.
The
rubber
tree,
he
said,
grew
eighteen
feet
in
one
year
and
started
producing
in
four
years.
The
choice
and
most
productive
part
of
the
Malay
States
being
on
the
west
coast,
there
were
modern
cities
with
fine
stores,
excellent
educational
facilities
and
all
other
advantages
of
civilization.
The
Jungles
were
nigh
impenetrable.
Indeed
it
was
easier,
possibly,
to
travel
tarzan-like,
swinging
from
tree
to
tree,
than
trying
to
traverse
the
country
on
the
ground
so
thick
was
the
growth.
However,
there
was
a
fine
up-to-date
railway
from
Singapore
to
'Bangkok
and
ah
excellent
highway.
The
population
of
the
Malayas
was
polyglot
with
Malays,
half-caste
Eurasians,
Chinese,
Japanese
and
Europeans.
The
native
Malays
were
not
very
ambitious,
satisfied
to
exist
by
fishing,
growing
a
little
rice
and
wearing
loin
cloths
made
from
leaves.
Description
by
Capt.
Dawson
of
animal
life
proved
very
interesting.
He
told
of
the
tigers,
the
elephants,
the
wild
pigs,
the
croco
diles,
the
honey
bears,
the
flying
foxes,
the
great
spiders,
the
cobras
and
the
scorpions.
Destructive
often
to
the
rubber
plantatfons
were
the
elephants
in
their
stampedes
and
the
wild
pigs
with
their
rooting.
The
coDras
were
nos
jo
dangerous
as
many
thought
and
were
easv
to
kill
if
one
knew
how.
The
muddy
rivers
abounded
with
crocodiles.
Those
under
six
feet
long
would
not
attack
a
man
although
the
larger
ones
were
dan
gerous
Indeed.
A
crocodile
wouia
never
devour
any
prey
that
it
did
not
kill
Itself.
To
kill
a
crdcodlle
the
creature
must
be
hit
under
tne
upper
jlmbs
or
in
the
eyes,
tnis
requiring
good
marksmanship.
The
luncheon
was
presiaeo.
over
hv
the
president,
George
Rorie,
who
expressed
appreciation
to
the
sneaker.
There
was
a
large
at
tendance
of
Gyro
members
and
one
guest
in
the
person
of
Rev.
J.
H:
Myrwang.
DIED
DURING
NIGHT
Two
deaths
occurred
overnight
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
Theodore
Julseth
of
Terrace
passed
away
at
midnight
last
night.
He.
is
survived
by
two
sons
here.
Dan
Roche,
who
had
been
an,
inmate
of
the
Eventide
Home,
passed
away
at
8
o'clock
this
morning.
He
was
an
ex-service
man.
EXECUTIONS
IN
PARIS
PARIS
Three
Frenchmen
were
shot
in
Paris
yesterday
after
several
bombings.
One
explosion
occurred
in
a
Nazi
officers'
mess
and
another
in
headquarters
of
the
Social
Revolutionary
Movement.
VICHY'S
CO-OPERATION
VICHY
There
are
indications
that
the
Vichy
government
will
fall
in
with
the
spring
offensive.
Marshal
Petain
is
understood
to
have
already
agreed
to
supply
railway
locomotives
and
crews
and
a
large
number
of
horses.
Spain
and
Portugal
are
looking
for
a
way
out
of
becoming
Nazi
tools.
NO
MORE
FROSTED
CAKES
OTTAWA
A
new
sugar
ration
is
announced.
The
use
of
sugar
industrially
is
cut
twenty
percent.
This
means
there
will
be
no
more
bakery
cakes
frosted,
iced
or
dusted
with
sugar,
Wedding
cakes
are
exempt
and
may
be
frosted.
-
WIU
FORCE
OUT
.
AGAIN
LONDON
Royal
A
i
r
Force
bombeis
made
targets
of
Mannheim
city
in
Germany,
and
Brest
and
Lellavre,
Nazi-held
ports
in
occupied
France
last
night,
it
was
announced
today.
One
German
plane
was
brought
down
over
the
northwest
coast
of
England.
RUSSIANS
ADVANCING
MOSCOW
Futther
successes
have
been
scored
by
the
Russians
at
various
points
from
one
end
to
the
other
of
the
long
front
in
spite
of
increased
Nazi
resist
ace.
FIRE
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
Eight
firemen
were
injured
fighting
a
$100,000
fire
in
South
Vancouver
last
night.
Sylvan
Klemer,
11-month-old
girl,
was
burned
to
death.
ANOTHER
SHIP
LOST
NEW
YORK
The
Allies
have
lost
their
twenty-fouith
vessel
to
enemy
action
off
Canada
and
the
United
States.
This
was
the
Canadian
tanker
W.
L.
Steeves,
torpedoed
and
sunk
off
New
Jersey
nine
days
ago.
Three
of
the
crew
of
38
have
been
landed.
The
rest
are
missing.
KIRKLAND
STRIKE
OVER
KIRKLAND
LAKE
The
International
Union
of.
Mine,
Mill
and
Smelter
Workers
announces
that
the
strike
for
unio'n
recognition
which
started
November
18
is
over,
having
been
called
off
"in
the
interests
of
national
unity"
with
the
issue
at
stake
still
unsettled.
CABINET
CRISIS
LONDON
A
crisis
for
Trime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
and
his
cabinet
is
foreseen
as
a
result
of
the
Singapore
situation.
BRITONS
AGGRESSIVE
CAIRO
The
British
are
continuing
aggressive
tactics
In
the
Libyan
campaign
although
there
is
little
change
In
the
general
situation.
FAVOR
OF
MEIGHEN
Members
of
Conservative
Party
in
Parliament
Still
Want
Him
as
Their
Leader.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
12:
Members
of
the
Conservative
party
In
the
House
of
Commons
expressed
unanimous
confidence
today
in
the
leadership
of
Senator
Arthur
Meighen
who
was
chosen
party
leader
last
November.
A
statement
Issued
by
the
members
said
they
"look
forward
to
an
early
day
when
he
will
be
elected
in
one
of
several
seats
offered
him
and
he
will
be
enabled
to
use
those
great
abilities
to
assist
in
the
war
effort
and
the
solving
of
problems
which
lie
ahead."
JANUARY
WAS
FINE
Weather
Better
in
City
This
Year
Than
Last,
According
to
Official
Summary.
January
was
a
finer
month
from
a
weather
standpoint
in
Prince
i
Rupert
this
year
than
it
was
last
year.
The
precipitation
this
January
was
5.98
inches
compared
with
9.31
Inches
In
the
same
month
I
last
year.
However,
there
was
slightly
less
sunshine
this
Janu
ary,
35.3
hours
comparing
with
37
hours
a
year
ago
In
the
game
month.
The
wather8urnmaryfoy
January
this
"year
is"
as
7oliows:
Maximum
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
30.50
on
January
1.
Minimum
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
29.237
on
January
27.
Maximum
temperature,
61.5
on
January
20.
Minimum
temperature,
24
on
January
1.
Mean
temperature,
42.9.
Precipitation,
5.98
Inches.
Sunshine,
35.3
hours.
Maximum
wind
velocity,
40
miles
per
hour
from
.southeast,
Janu
ary
13.
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OCCUPY
ISLANDS
WASHINGTON
United
States
forces
have
occupied
two
Dutch
islands
off
the
coast
of
Venc-zula
with
agreement
of
the
Ven
ezulean
government.
On
the
islands
are
located
refineries
of
Venezulean
oil.
Ontario
Premier
Says
Japanese
Will
Come
In
Through
Prairies
Air
Will
Be
to
Block
United
States
From
Retaliating
on
Nippon
Itself.
TORONTO,
Feb.
12:
(CP)-Premier
Mitchell
Hepburn,
in
an
address
today,
said
he
believed
it
is
possible
Japan
will
invade
Canada
within
three
months.
"They
will
come
down
the
prairie
side
and
not
the
Pacific,"
he
said,
without
elaboration.
The
Ontario
premier
said
that
the
Japanese,
as
a
result
of
their
successes,
would
seek
to
caiauiun
memseives
in
uanaaa
to
i
block
the
United
States
from
retaliating
on
Japan
itself.
Hepburn
said
he
had
been
criticized
at
Ottawa
for
remarking
that
the
United
States
Navy
was
"in
hiding"
and
declared
"the
Japanese
have
a
much
better
navy
than
the
United
States."
SUPPORT
OF
PLEBISCITE
Canadian
Legion
Wants
No
Question
of
Conscripting
Manpower.
A
letter
from
the
Dominion
command
president
of
the
Cana
dian
Legion
considered
last
night
at
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert,
branch,
-gave
par
tlculars
of
a
communication
made
in
connection
with
the
Legion's
stand
on
the
question
of
the
intention
of
the
government
to
hold
a
plebiscite
to
secure
release
from
Its
promise
not
to
conscript
Ca-
nadian
manpower
for
service
over
seas.
The
Legion
regretted
that
It
had
been
considered
necessary
to
attain
this
end
by
a
plebiscite.
It
asked
for
such
an
overwhelming
majority
in
favor
of
supporting
manpower
overseas
that
it
would
be
a
great
demonstration
of
national
unity
and
will
to
victory.
The
Legion
also
hoped
that
there
would
be
no
delay
in
putting
into
effect
the
power
given
the
government
as
a
result
of
the
plebiscite.
Correspondence
included
letters
of
thanks
received
from
various
members
of
the
forces,
Including
Ned
McLeod,
Charles
Anderson,
Bob
Capstick,
Anton
Slmundson,
Larry
Arnold
and
Trevor
Hill.
A
donation
for
medical
supplies
for
Russia
was
acknowledged
through
the
local
Red
Cross.
The
branch
will
support
the
Do
minion
of
Canada
Victory
Loan
to
the
limit
of
its
resources
when
the
books
of
the
loan
open
on
Monday
next.
The
branch
also
went
on
rec
ord
as
favoring
the
postponement
of
the
Canadian
Legion
provincial
convention
this
year
so
as
to
en
able
as
large
as
possible
a
dele
gation
to
attend
the
Dominion
bi-ennial
convention
to
be
held
about
the
end
of
May.
The
im
portance
of
the
coast
being
strongly
represented
in
view
of
the
more
recent
developments
on
the
Pacific
was
felt
to
warrant
the
cancellation
of
a
provincial
convention
this
year.
Provincial
Constable
Walter
Mlddleton
of
Massett,
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Camosun
last
evening
and
returned
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
on
the
same
vessel
today.
He
brought
In
Roderick
Daniel
McDonald
who
has
been
committed
for
trial
on
a
charge
of
breaking
Into
Frank
Pierce's
store
at
Port
Clements.
STRENG
VERBOTEN?
I
Montreal
Has
Riot
I
MONTREAL,
Feb.
12:
W
Eighteen
men
were
scheduled
to
appear
In
court
today
to
answer
to
charges
arising
from
a
melee
following
an
anti-conscription
mass
meet-
ing
here
last
night.
Eight
city
policemen
were
injured
and
a
number
of
youths
bruised
as
a
result
of
a
clash
that
occurred
when
Dolice
broke
up
a
parade
of
youths
as
thev
moved
alone
St.
Cath-
erine's
Street
East
toward
midtown
Montreal.
Thirtv
plate
glass
shop
windows
wera
broken.
'
..ers--
,-
OBJECTIVE
FOR
LOAN
Prince
Rupert's
Quota
Is
$185,000
in
Victory
Loan
Drive.
From
divisional
headquarters
of
Canada's
Second
Victory
Loan
comes
the
announcement
of
Prince
Rupert's
quota
in
the
coming
campaign.
The
combined
quota
has
been
set
at
$485,000
and
is
made
up
of
$360,000
general
canvass
and
$125,000
for
special
names.
This
year
the
special
names
canvass,
for
which
subscribers
are
expected
to
subscribe
$25,-000
or
more,
is
included
in
the
amount
to
be
raised
and
the
total
compares
favorably
with
that
of
last
year
when
$21,000
was
subscribed
from
a
general
canvass
alone,
special
names
being
excluded
from
that
quota.
The
local
committee
responsible
for
setting
the
quota,
expressed
their
confidence
in
Prince
Rupert's
ability
not
only
to
attain
this
figure
but
to
oversubscribe
it
by
a
considerable
amount.
More
Properties
Sold
For
Taxes
Buildings
on
Second
Avenue
and
First
Avenue
Are
Disposed
of
By
City.
Two
more
tax
sale
properties
have
been
sold
by
the
city,
it
was
announced
by
City
Commissioner
D.
J.
Mhtheson
this
morning.
Like
other
properties
which
have
been
sold
for
taxes
lately,
it
Is
required
that
the
purchasers
shall
make
repairs,
and
Improvements
to
the
buildings
necessary
to
bring
them
up
tb
various
civic
regulations.
The
King
George
Hotel
property,
corner
of
Second
Avenue
and
Eighth
Street,
has
been
sold
to
Fred
Chin
and
Chan
Park
Moon
for
$2500.
The
Neibuhr
building
property
on
First
Avenue,
just
beyond
the
Knox,
Hotel,
has
been
sold
to
Paul
Vogel
-for
$965.