,m
a
1
1
a
a
Southern
Germany,
Vortlirrn
I
ranrc
Aim
iw
Countries
Founded
By
Roynl
Air
Force
M,.
6
O
Industrial
vvtgart
igaln
were
'
:x
Royal
Air
Force
:
I'jht
In
succession
7
British
raiders
also
::
target
In
south
-It
vu
announced
t
.nibers
are
mUstng.
t
were
also
attacked
air
fields
tn
north-1
me
Low
Countries
in
enemy
air
r.t-
anil
rounumu
Japanese
Bases
:
l
NATION8
1IEAD-A
i
trsii.
May
6:
O
have
smashed
bases
north
of
.
steady
effort
to
.
from
building
up
j:h.
It
was
an-Lae.
New
Oulnea,
N(
w
Britain,
were
at-
t
:ght
nvtfe
enemy!
(
st
royed
or
damag-
.
,xurtU.
I
Arthur
Harris.
oastal
command.1
itnr
of
attack
by
j
American
bombers
.
heavy
that
the
t.
.
be
"acrwanrtiMf
for
Ml
V
Ui
II
IV
POLLS
OUT
t:xc;t
Are
Almost
Complete
'
ar
small
polls
-Mill
.
Landing.
Allison
Har-Inlet
remaining
to
Uic
vote
In
the
rc--.v.
."
plebiscite
In
Skeena
us
follows:
2400
are
the
return
from
,xrtcd:
Yea
No
C
,u
.
30
12
(in
38
,
11
.
31
10
-'y
.15
3
A
0
11
0
-
Bay
5
4
...
21
5
l-.;.-'
7
0
Landing
....
2
4
i
11
er
3
13
HALIBUT
SALES
1
rcr.$o
:
N(..
,
Di:k:.
Hooth
American
10.000,
12.8c
and
105c.
!
Canadian
T"
Mlily.
8,000,
12.4c
and
10.-
Auruscnr.
3,500,
12.2c
and
10.5c,
Furrlaiul.
3,000,
12.1c
and
J-agr
Hoy.
2,000.
12.1c
and
105c.
10.000.
12.7c
and
10.5c,
0
0,500,
12.7c
and
10.5c,
8,500.
12.7c
and
10.5c,
At
J
Little,
general
manager
ot
r
Nwrthrrn
British
Columbia
Ty.
Co
was
lho
sPcakcr
today
'
we
regular
weekly
luncheon
of
"e
Prinze
Bupert
Gyro
Club,
dls-'unn
.VR.p.
matters.
President
.
was
In
the
chair
"o
there
was
a
good
attendance
1
membcrs
with
a
few
guests.
KNOCK
OUT
FORTRESS
Capture
11
Japanese
of,
.Manila
1
orlrrtiLI.aflltia
Kt.t-
mauc
uy
I
Night
WASHINGTON'.
DC,
May
C:
(CD
The
United
States
War
Department
announced
late
yesterday
that
the
Japanese
had
taken
Corregldor
fortress
in
Manila
Kay
following
a
landing
attack
was
in
progres
there
since
midnight
Tuesday,
contln-ulng
until
the
fall
which
came
after
28
days
of
siege.
The
United
States
defenders
battled
desperately
for
hours
jutheast
coast
of
aa,n
le
landing
parties
which
had
evidently
ciosscd
from
the
mainland
under
com
of
night.
A
communique
from
General
Douglas
MacArthur's
headquarters
In
Australia
said
the
landing
had
been
on
the
northeast
ol
the
island.
The
landing
attack
followed
a
day
during
which
these
had
been
no
less
than
thirteen
air
bombings
and
fire
hours
of
artillery
shelling
designed
evidently
to
smash
shore,
defences
With
the
fall
of
Corregldor
uenl
the
outer
Islands
of
Manila
Bay
The
Corregldor
garrison
of
7.000
or
8.000
men
was
suffering
from
hunger,
disease,
fatigue
and
lack
of
food
and
ammunition.
It
was
hopelessly
overwhelmed.
General
Waiimilght
remained
with
his
forces
alter
the
capture.
President
franklin
I),
Roosevelt
sent
a
message
to
the
Corregldor
defenders
yesterday-praising
them
for
their
courage
and
endurance
and
describing
the
defenders
as
"a
shining
ex
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
was
advised
at
Its
meeting
Monday
night
that
the
Board
of
Transport
Commissioners
had
rejected
application
of
railway
companies
for
authority
to
Increase
freight
rates
within
Canada.
However,
an
application
to
permit
the
matching
of
freight
rates
on
export
traffic
from
Canada
to
the
United
States
in
line
with
rates
permitted
by
the
Interstate
Com-
Imcrce
Commission
of
the
United
43,000,
12.5c
and
10.5c.
Slatc8
was
being
entertained.
r
Utilization
Of
Manpower
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Monday
night
there
was
a
letter
from
Allan
M.
Mitchell
of
the
Unemployment
Insur
ance
Commission
suggesting
that
local
committees
be
formed
to
ad
vise
In
connection
with
the
most
advantageous
placing
of
man
power.
It
was
suggested
that
the
Chamber
appoint
an
employers'
reDrcscntatlve.
The
matter
was
re
fcrred
to
a
committee
to
be
named.
R.
V.
Sinclair,
manager
of
Inverness
cannery,
who
has
been
on
a
brief
trip
south,
arrived
In
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
from
Vancouver,
being
on
his
vay
back
to
tho
Skeena
River.
This
British
T
:;.
bathroom
riur:r..-
-to
boost
his
ir.'irulr
reach,
however.
ample
of
patriotic
fortitude
and
'recent
manpower
plebiscite.
self
sacrifice."
I
Fighting
continues
on
Min-
.
danao,
Cebu
and
Panay
islands.
In
announcing
the
surrender
of
Corregldor,
the
War
Depart-
j
ment
said
that
terms
were
being
;
arranged.
last
woid
from
(icn-
'
eral
aln
right
was
that
casualties
were
heavy
on
both
sides.
(
Cannot
Increase
Rates
In
Canada
Board
of
Transport
Commissioners
Is
Considering
Permitting
Higher
Export
Charges
TODAY'S
(Ciwiit
y
8.
D.
WAR
IN
THE
DESERT
HAS
ITS
MOMENTS
ii
ws
fortut.ate
enough
to
tumble
o
.t.
rained
;"
rat.
oils
m
Libya
and
he
immediately
decided
by
:akmg
a
bath.
He
kept
his
rifle
within
armi
SOLDIERS
IREDS
IN
SAY
'YES'!
VICTORY
Result
Of
Service
Vote
In
Man-I
power
I'lebiscilc
Announced
I
Was
Four
To
One
..
OTTAWA.
May
6:
Oi
Man
adf
women
of
Canada's
arnn-d
forcaai
gave
an
emphatic
echo
to
the
'
"Yea"
vote
of
the
civilians
at
the
The
service
personnel
at
home
and
abroad
polled
231.118
'Yes"
votes
against
GO
385
"No"
votes
on
j
the
queatton
of
releasing
the
gov-
ernment
from
pledges
against
compulsory
overseas
service.
There
was
a
stronger
proportion
of
"No"
votes
In
the
oveweai
service
than
in
Canada.
STOCKS
JoOMMI
Oo.)
Vancouver
Grand
view
.14
V4
Bralorne
,
6.75
Cariboo
Quarte
1.06
Hedlcy
Maseet
.25
Tend
OrelUc
1.15
Pioneer
-
1.40
Premier
Privateer
Reno
.......
Sheep
Creek
Oils
.41
.38
.03
Calmont
.11
C.
&
B.
.32
Homo
2.45
Royal
Canadian
03
Toronto
BcftttlC
.CO
Central
Pat
85
Cons.
Smelters
37.75
Hardrock
22
Kerr
Addison
i
3.30
Little
Long
Lac
92
McLcod
Cockshutt
1.03
Madsen
Rcl
Lake
30
McKenalc
Red
Lake
54
Moncta
10
Pickle
Crow
1.40
Preston
East
Dome
1.70
San
Antonio
1-41
Sherrltt
Gordon
.68
Funeral
Being
Held
Thursday
Private
Family
Riles
To
Be
Held
For
lJtc
(1.
A.
McMcholl
At
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
May
6:
lho
funeral
of
tho
late
George
A.
Mc-Nlcholl,
former
general
passenger
agent
here
for
Canadian
National
Railways,
will
be
held
on
Thursday
afternoon
In
Vancouver.
It
will
bo
a
private
family
funeral
Russians
Throw
Spring
Division
Into
Fight
Against
Nasis
And
Capture
Important
I'.iver
MOSCOW,
.May
C:
Russia's
first
spring
division
was
brought
out
of
reserve
in
Siberia
and
thrown
into
action
on
an
undisclosed
sector
of
the
front
and
was
reported
today
to
hae
won
an
important
victory
over
the
Germans
by
capturing
a
strat
egic
river
valley.
More
than
1500
i
of
Germany's
Kalinin
front
;
trcops
have
been
killed
in
seventy-two
hours
of
fighting
and
survivors
show
signs
of
nervous-
ness
In
illuminating
".No
Mans
land''
nightly
with
star
shells,
the
Russians
said.
Marshal
Timoshenko,
hero
of
the
winter
battle
before
Moscow-,
is
leading
hundreds
of
thousands
of
Bed
soldiers,
well
equipped
and
supplied,
in
the
Kharkov,
Taganrog
and
Kursk
areas.
Local
Temperature
TokoH&tfwT
ides
(Standard
Time)
High
,!;:.
mum
III
.
:num
-1040
taa
UJ
feet
Low
J):
18
a.m.
8.5
feet
12:55
pjn.
4.9
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
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NEWSPAPER
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AGAIN
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
G,
1942.
Resisted
BULLETINS
SENTENCED
TO
DEATH
LONDON
Three
leaders
of
anti-British
revolt
in
Iraq
have
been
sentenced
to
death
and
two
more
have
received
five
to
seven
vear
terms
of
imprisonment.
KNOX
IN
'FRISCO
SAN
FRANCISCO
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Kn.i
is
here
cn
an
inspection
trip,
accompanied
by
Former
Ambassador
W.
C.
Bullitt.
COAL
RATIONING
WINNIPEG
J.
Stewart,
fnf.
Tal
coa'
administrator,
says
coal
'action
against
a
renowerl
Kritisri
h
FKISCO
HAS
ALARM
SAN
FRANCISCO
There
was
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
By
French
ra.h.n.R
,s
not
hems
considered
ported
we
are
resisting
along
the
first
line
of
redoubts."
fcary
if
householders
relay
purchasing
supplies
against
winter
needs.
THE
ARMY'S
FOOD
.
OTTAWA
There
is
to
be
a
cuttin"
down
on
certain
kinds
of
food
for
the
army
but
an
increase
in
other
lines.
There
will
be
less
bread,
meat
and
potatoes
and
more
fresh
milk,
grapefruit
juice
and
fresh
oranges.
WOMEN
IN
SEARCHLIGHTS
OTTAWA
The
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
may
he
used
in
manning
searchlight
batteries
in
Canada.
DIRECTOR
OF
CENSORSHIP
OTTAWA
All
censorship
in
Canada
is
being
brought
under
one
control
with
Col.
O.
M.
Big-ear
as
director.
Col.
Biggar
will
be
responsible
to
J.he
minister
of
war
services.
-
.
,-Jk
British
Have
Smashed
Twenty
Miles
Toward
Madagascar
Navy
Base
London
Communique
Says
Operations
Are
Progressing
Favorably
With
Casualties
Light
In
Effort
To?
Clinch
Important
Objective
,
VICHY,
May
6:
(CP)
A
Madagascar
communiiiue
declared
today
that
the
Island's
air
force
had
been
nut
into
At
the
same
time
it
was
revealed
that,
thp
ViVhu
i,..,.k
lost
two
or
three
light
naval
units,
including
a
submarine,
in
resisting
the
British
Innrtlncr
-
'
on
ine
island
yesterday.
;
Vichy
had
no
advice?
on
the
course
of
fighting
on
the
Island
i
but
a
London
military
commentator
said
that
British
troops
were
approaching
Diego
Suarez,
naval
base
and
key
of
Madagascar,
after
having
smashed
twenty
miles
through
stiffening
French
resist-ance
in
a
swift
drive
to
clinch
the
1.1
I
r
ii
-
uuana
ior
me
security
pi
the
Allied
shipping
"lines
to
the
Indian
Ocean.
INTERIOR
HAY
CROP
Bulkiey
Valley
Farmers
Should
Plan
More
Production
SMITHERS,
May
6
During
the
past
year
or
two
it
has
been.
the
general
experience
throughout
the
Last
night's
reports
veri
that
Bulkiey
Valley
In
Central
British
the
British
were
pushing
deeper!
00,11111
Dia
tnat
the
crops
of
hay
into
Madagascar,
commandoes
and
parachutists
storaiinz
to-
have
been
light.
This
has
bn
due
largely
to
lack
of
moisture
a
27-minule
air
raid
alarm
here
'was
beginning
to
become
stronger.
tan
01
t0
Jnlles
or
rather
twen-
last
night.
It
ended
at
9:15
when
it
was
reported
that
an
unidentified
plane
had
been
ascertained
to
be
friendly.
SANDSTORM
IN
LIBYA
ROME
Sandstorms
have
reduced
fighting
in
Libya
to
a
minimum
but
there
was
an
air
raid
on
harbor
installations
at
Malta,
it
was
reported
today.
MORE
PRISONERS
ESCAPE
BELLEVILLE
Two
more
German
prisoners
have
escaped
from
camp
near
here,
making
a
total
of
83
so
far
-to
escape
since
bringing
of
prisoners
to
Canada
was
started.
PRIME
MINISTER
LAYS
A
BRICK
&
7
fWifir
During
a
visit
to
an
anti-aircraft
battery
the
prime
minister
saw
some
soldiers
bricklaying.
He
asked
them
If
they
had
"their
tickets"
as
bricklayers,
and
then
said,
'Here,
lei,
me
lay
one
for
'
you."
-r
,
wards
Diego
Suarez
after
obtain-
not
only
in
bed
but
also
ing
control
of
the
Isthmus
be-durtn8
the
growing
season.
The
tween
Courier
Bay,
where
they
shortage
has
been
so
serious
that
landed
and
the
objective.
A
British
1
th.e
rarmer,
whose
supply
has
been
communique
then
said
;tiat
"op-
"exnaustea,
nas
had
to
pay
up
to
erattons
are
continuing
and
casu-120
r
ton
for
hay
wherever
pro-altles
are
light."
!
curable,
a
price
far
above
the
feed
"TtfdanTaw
repo?rrartharalU(i
of
e
h-ay,
Irr
ttcfrha
the
British
force
was
progressing
been
asked
P
$20
a
ton
and
sausiaciorny
aimougn
resistance
"
"uisc
t
um-
The
British
naval
force
at
Ma-
17
mues
round
trip.
Idagascar
is
reported
to
consist
of
j
indications
are
that
no
,two
cruisers,
four
destroyers.
lwo'heavier
hay
crP
Js
to
b
expec-
fransDorts
and
an
aircraft
carrier.
.
aunng
me
coming
season
At
Washington
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
said
that
Am-
IN
BURMA!
and
perhaps
troops
up
the
Chlnd
win
River
on
the
Burma
front,
400
miles
to
the
north.
In
land
fighting
weary
British
couver,
arrived
In
the
city
on
the'
I
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
from
I
the
south.
Mr.
Shearman
is
in
the
1
city
to
meet
her
and
accompany
I
her
home.
In
Vancouver
Mrs.
(Shearman
attended
the
graduation
of
her
elder
daughter,
Doro-I
thy,
who
has
been
training
for
a
nurse
at
St.
Paul's
Hospital.
N.
Mussallem
is
making
a
good
recovery
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
following
an
operation
Monday
night.
"'an
was
narvesiea
last
year
or
the
year
before.
Consequently
a
erlcan
forces
were
ready
to
back
fann
would
be
well
advised
to
up
the
British
if
necessary.
jsow
an
area
10
an
annuaJ
hay
I
crop
that
his
Interests
might
be
vrs
FlYYTT1
j
safeguarded,
states
K.
MacBean,
AIK
rlliHa
'
of
ficer
ln
Charge,
Dominion
Ex-
llVJlll
perlmental
Sub-station.
Smithers.
By
an
annual
hay
Is
meant
such
a
crop
as
Is
harvested
during
the
same
season
in
which
seedlnz
has
American
and
British
Planes
Are
'
takn
place.
Among
the
most
Striking
Hard
At
Enemy
Al-
j
commonly
used
crops
for
annual
though
Land
Fighting;
Still
jhays
are
the
cereal
grains,
namely
Goes
Badly
joats,
barley
wheat
and
rye.
Of
these
oats
have
been
the
most
NEW
DELHI,
May
6:
f
Forty
'productive
and
make
the
beat
Japanese
planes
were
destroyed
eed-
Though
a
medium-late
var-and
twenty
-
five
others
badly
iety
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