PSON
HOSPITAL
i
JUBILEE
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Vj.ial.kjt.ln
Villi..
,
v,
tc:
0
an.
l
ef
Service.
'hau
passing
..tire
for
the
n
during
the
icbraUon
on
:.
Jublk
an-iMdins;
of
the
...
Hospital
by
v
the
United
i
Flltv
vears
.
1
nc
insuvn-
m
uip
late
ur
M
ir
misskmary
:
I
Rev
Thomas
:
particular
In-
IVI
MV
,rV
-
:
Lame
who
r.;ntcndcnt
at'
...
.after
of
a
cen-
having
come
r
present
the
Wfvtionary
no-incidence
U
''
(j;arc
Bedford.
..
l.
superinkn-t-
r.py.n
General
f
the
late
Dr.
f
'.i'-al
supertn-D
r
d
f
o
r
d
took
.nectlon
with
".1:
jubilee
annl-W
1'
Uunt.
sup-rin-for
the
Unlt-'
.
,ada
In
Dtltlsh
rr
rhurch
Kmipson
for
the
:its
marked
the
..:n
a
baby
show
r
afternoon
In
Athletic
Club
.i.g's
entcrtaln-
ar
baby
show,
at
.taf.ied
for
the
ba-"
best,
the
atter-
aded
exhibits
of
i
:k
produced
by
i
hild
paUenU
In
there
were
booths
'
arc
and
feeding
1
food
preparation
was
also
a
tu-rducaUonal
corner.
the
afternoon
,-
who
gave
some
-
''''nccs;
Rev.
W.
T..omas
Kelly
of
the
Thomas
Crosby
and
'Wcii.
the
resident
outstanding
lncl-i.tng
program
waa
t
in
aged
Mr.
TaitJ
was
present
at
the
dcrcd
the
late
Dr.
:
hn
arrived
at
Tort
II
I
I
h..
A
.
t
...
"iJ
iiudijibtii
uiiu
Anisic
ru-id
acted
as
In
1
Mr
Talt.
Rev.
W.
P.
R!
1
.11
-
a
-
-
-
-
o)K
u
WCII
'-
Kellv
Tho
nnirr
i"h
PI
Jl'.ram
Inplnrtrrl
ii
n
u
'-he
hfe
of
pinrpiicR
fUb
There
was
also
anr
ll1'-:
bv
thn
.i,nrirn
11,
01ri'
Home
nnrl
thn
rlriv
Talking
pictures
dcallnu
llllni.
PfCVcntlon
and
rnro
of
E"k-
unra
uA
1
A
collection
was
inker,
nn
Hi
"
,.
..
it
in
ih.
.
.
.
.
-
-
'
very
substantia
2
Ms
be
:amc
an
unfamiliar
phrase
when
gasoline
dfc
t
in
Canada
on
April
1
For
each
coupon
;
aUendant
detaches
from
your
book,
shown
here,
-
u
.At
of
gasoline.
If
you
want
only
half
a
uni:
a
coupon
along
a
perforated
line.
When
th
:i;.oed
It
was
thought
a
coupon
would
be
for
five
oi
tage
is
becoming
more
acute
and
no
one
can
,
it
will
represent.
h
Birthday-
GAS
RATION
TO
BE
LOW
Allowance
Under
Rationing
to
He
Smaller
Than
Originally
Announced.
OTTAWA.
Marcel
7:
0
Tlie
amount
of
gasoline
to
be
allowed
for
each
coupon
under
the
rationing
system
which
become
effective
April
1
will
be
set
at
a
con-
man
uie
five
gauoiu
originally
announced.
It
was
learned
today.
Four
gallons
for
each
coupon
Is
considered
Uie
likely
figure
allowing
drivers
of
passenger
cars,
not
eligible
for
the
preferred
ration.
210
to
300
gallons
instead
of
300
to
390
gallons
anticipated
when
the
plan
was
announced.
APPROVAL
BY
CANADA
War
Committee
of
Canadian
Cabinet
r.lvr
Ita
O.K.
to
,Uka
Ulihwajr
Project.
OTTAWA.
March
7:
-Reeom-mendation
of
the
Canada-United
States
Defence
Hoard
for
completion
of
a
highway
through
Canada
to
Alaska
has
been
approved
by
the
war
committee
of
the
Cana
dian
cabinet.
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
told
the
House
of
Commons
today.
WATER
IS
DISCUSSED
Junior
Section
of
I'rlnrc
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Won-ders
If
System
Is
City
water
service
and
Its
adequacy
or
otherwise
to
meet
demands
of
Increased
consumption
came
up
for
some
discussion
last
night
at
the
dinner
mceUng
of
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Ru
pert
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
It
was
finally
decided
to
have
a
com
mittee
take
the
matter
up
wun
the
civic
authorlUcs.
There
waa
speculation
as
to
whether
the
system
was
In
position
to
adequately
take
care
of
the
new
normal
nceas,
let
alone
any
flrc-flghtlng
emer
gency
that
might
arise.
George
L.
Rorlc
informed
wc
meeting
that
steady
repairs
ana
Improvements
were
being
maac
w
the
water
system.
He
did
not
be
lieve
there
was
any
general
snort-age
of
water.
sum
of
$100
bclnir
contributed
by
nn?nnlrntlnn
nnrt
individuals
lor
the
aid
of
the
hospital.
The
Port
Simpson
Hospital
is
still
carrying
on
at
the
same
old
site
where
it
was
originally
cswu-llshcd
on
a
cheery
hillside
over
looking
the
village
and
tnc
Day.
Since
Us
Inception
it
has
achieved
a
record
of
fine
service
to
this
part
of
the
coast.
Many
Improvements
have
been
made
since
the
day
that
Dr.
Bolton
started
up
and
it
Is
still
fllllntc
a
valuable-
function
to-
dav
under
thn
direction
of
Dr.
Flddcs
nhd
Miss
Bedford.
Offe
NEW
CHIEF
OF
HOTELS
Kobert
Sommervllle
Becomes
General
Manager
of
ON.
ft.
lloteU.
MONTREAL.
March
7:
The
ap
pointment
of
Robert
Sommervllle
as
general
manager
of
hotels,
Ca
nadian
National
Railways,
was
an
nounced
today
by
E,
P.
Mallory,
executive
assistant
to
the
president
of
the
Canadian
National
group
of
hotels
operated
by
the
railway
The
new
general
manager
of.
hotels
will
have
his
headquarters
In
Ottawa
and
will
direct
the
operation
of
eight
year-round
hotel
and
three
summer
resorts,
Including
Jasper
Park
Lodge.
Mr.
Sommervllle,
born
at,
East
ference
to
be
held
probably
next
CaWer.
Scotland,
joined
the
Ca-
wttk
and
It
Is
expected
to
be
les!n"hn
National
Railways
In
March,
1930.
at
the
MacDonald
Hotel,
Edmonton,
since
w
hich
time
he
has
served
In
executive
and
managerial
capacity
at
the
Fort
Garry.
Winnipeg,
the
Chateau
Laurier.
Ottawa.
Jasper
Park
Lodge
In
the
Rockies,
the
Dctsbor-
ough.
Saakatoon,
and
the
Nova
Scotlan.
Halifax.
The
new
general
manager
possesses
unusual
quAUflcaUons
and
experiences.
"Wr
1ft
1014
Intcr-
,
nipted
hU
lr
Wfm
for
which
he
was
readfcsf
A
Peebles.
He
enlisted
AugOft
'lr
1914,
in
the
King's
own
SsejpUh.
Dordcrers.
saw
service
irrarieffand
In
1315
received
his
ffa&ff"
and
an
appointment
tT
mp
Indian
Army
from
which
hreWed
In
1922
with
the
rank
of
captain
fallowing
service
In
Frartcralsfttec.
East
Africa,
Egypt
w
INfeh
After
retiring
from
the
army.
Mr.
Sommervllle
entered
the
hotel
business
and
made
a
study
or
hotel
operations
In
England.
Egypt
and
France.
He
engaged
In
summer
reaort
business
In
England
and
afterwards
took
a
managerial
post
In
Los
Angeles,
Calif.,
from
which
city
he
went
to
Toronto,
serving
for
three
years
as
manager
of
the
Sclby
Hotel
there.
In
addition
to
a
wide
acquaintanceship
with
travellers
from
all
parts
of
the
world,
who
have
been
guests
In
Canadian
National
hotels,
Mr.
Sommervllle
has
a
further
friendship
with.
hotel
and
trintnnrLition
officials
through
out
the
United
States,
largely
through
his
frequent
visiu
10
;nai
country
when
serving
as
manager
of
Jasper
Park
Lodge.
Discussion
Of
Youth
Congress
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Will
Walch
Organization
Without
(ilvlng
Sponsorship
al
This
Time.
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
regular
monthly
dinner
meeting
last
night,
discussed
the
local
vnnth
Congress
movement
at
some
length
and
finally
decided
to!
send
representatives
to
further
organization
meetings,
this,
however,
not
to
be
taken
as
Implying
sponsorship
of
the
movement
In
any
way.
.
.
Louis
Fclscnthal
reported
on
having
attended
a
meeting
of
the
local
youth
council
and
explained
whrmn
of
organization.
A
number
of
other
members
of
the
Junior
Chamber
expressed
their
views.
The
general
Idea
was
that
more
information
ana
a
ociicr
understanding
of
the
movement
was
to
be
desired
before
any
definite
move
was
made
towards
support
or
sponsorship
of
the
organization
and
Its
activities.
r
A.
Harlow.
C.N.R.
roadmastcr
at
rrlnce
Ocorge,
formerly
located
here,
Is
a
visitor
In
the
city
today
from
Uie
Interior.
Defence
Demand
I
th
Endorsed
By
Junior
Chamb
The
Junior
Section
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
er
Commerce,
at
Its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night,
endorsed
a
resolution
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club
demanding
Immediate
de-
WILL
ERECT
of
the
of
NEW
HOUSES
I
Fifty
Duplex
Residences
Axe
Going
!
I!n
At
fWan
Falls
Contract
has
been
awarded
by
Pacific
Mills
to
W.
E.
Galloway
and
Sons
of
Vancouver
for
the
erection
of
fifty
duplex
houses
at
Ocean
Falls.
The
houses,
to
he
occupied
by
employees
of
the
pulp
and
paper
plant,
arc
to
be
completed
within
a
year.
The
site
of
the
new
houses
will
be
informer
"Jap
Town,"
which
Is
being
demolished
following
tho
evacuation
from
Ocean
Falls
of
Japanese
employees.
New
Bus
On
Seal
Cove
Service
A
new
flag
car
q
the
Arrow
Bu3
Lines
fleet
of
Seal
Cove
stages
Is
now
In
operation
following
Its
ur
rival
a
couple
of
days
ago
from
thr
Phrvslpr
rnmnratlnn
far.torv
nASOLINC
lICi:
Tomorrow
sT
ides
PEHMIS
JJi
SSENCE
COUPONS
DE-DATinvc
mm
(Standard
Time)
High
4:44
ajn,
20.6
It.
17:29
pjn.
17.3
ft.
Low
11:21
a.m.
45
ft.
23:29
p.m.
7.0
ft.
rti):4
t,M
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXI
,
NO.
SO.
IfltlNCK
-RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY
MARCH
7,
VMl
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
nsive
Being
Planned
NEW
CHIEF
OF
LEAGUE
Canadian
National
Heads
Honored
by
West
Indian
Organization.
Are
MONTREAL.
March
7:
Announcement
has
been
made
here
by
H.
C.
Collier,
secretary
of
the
Canadian
West
Indian
League,
that
R.
C.
Vaughan,
president
of
Canadian
National
Railways
and
fence
measures
from
the
fed-
'
Canadian
National
Steamships.
Railways
system.
Mr.
Sommer-
eral
eovernment
in
regard
to
has
been
elected
to
the
presidency
A
V
V
,
V
V"
vllle's
appointment
follows
the
this
port.
A
wire-
was
ad-
of
the
league.
Mr.
Collier
also
'
oiiensive
against,
Japan
irum
Australian
ana
inaian
death
of
Joseph
Van
Wyck
who
had
drced
to
Prime
Minister
announced
that
R.
B.
Tcakle,
gen-1
bases
18
being
planned
in
Washington
and
London,
Hl-been
In
charge
of
the
important
t.v
nn
Marton!
twiner
n
fnl-
4
eral
manager
of
Canadian
Nation-,
formation
reaching
the
Australian
trovernment
sairl
in.
lows:
'
"Prince
Rupcr
Junior
Chamber
hcarUly
'
endorses
resolution
of
Rotary
C
1
u
b
here
relative
to
necessity
of
dealing
with
enemy
alien
quale
military
defences
for
al
Steamships,
has
been
appoint
ed
Mr.
Vaughan's
personal
rcpre-scntaUvc
on
the
council.
The
current
Issue
of
the
Canada
West
Indies
Magazine
stated:
"It
Is
with
pride
and
pleasure
that
we
announce
to
members
of
the
Canadian
West
Indian
League
that
this
city.
Urges
that
gravity
tt-
C.
Vaughan
has
graciously
con-
of
sltuaUon
In
Pacific
de-
j
ntca
to
accept
ine
presidency
01
mands
that
this
matter
be
,
the
league.
His
high
position
in
dealt
with
immediately
to
Canadian
public
life
and
hb
In-
safeguard
lives
of
Canadian
.
tlmate
knowledge
of
Canadian
af-
citizens
here.'
V
LOAN
DRIVE
CONCLUSION
IS
STRONG
Final
Objective
of
'$$b.00
most
Accomplished
$611,690
in
Trince
Rupert.
OTTAWA,
March
7:
The
Second
Victory
Ian
campaign
closes
tonight
and
thrre
Is
every
reason
to
believe
that
the
final
objective
of
$900,000,000
will
be
reached
by
that
lime.
Up
to
the
close
of
business
yesterday,
the
total
subscriptions
for
Canada
were
$8950,000.
The
British
Columbia
total
was
$77,116,000.
Victory
Loan
subsciiptions
in
Trince
Rupert
up
to
last
night
totalled
$614,600
from
an
aggregate
of
1871
subscribers.
Latest
subscriptions
include
$1Sj0
from
Mrs.
Joseph
T.
Mandy.
1
fairs
will
be
of
inestimable
value
ion
the
executive
council
of
the
executive
council
of
the
league
to
;
which
he
brings
a
dynamic
per-isonality
and
keen
Interest
In
Ca-inadlan
West
Indian
relations."
With
regard
to
Mr.
Teakle's
ap-Ipointmcnt
the
magazine
says:
"As
'
t-eneral
manager
of
the
Canadian
;
National
Steamships,
Mr.
Tcakle
is
well
known
and
respected
In
the
jwest
Indies
and
his
closer
and
more
Intimate
association
with
L)
the
affairs
-of
the
leagef-srin'.tjc
as
much
welcomed
oy
our
wesi
'Indian
members
as
It
Is
by
their
IcxecuUve
council."
SCOTTISH
HONORED
Presentation
by
Canadian
Legion
This
Morning
at
Show
in
Capitol
Theatre.
Officers,
non-commissioned
officers
and
men
of
the
Second
Battalion,
Canadian
Scottish,
were
entertained
at
the
Capitol
Theatre
this
morning
through
the
courtesy
of
the
manager.
D.
G.
Borland.
The
full
week-end
picture
program
was
presented
and
a
feature
of
the
occasion
was
the
presentation
to
the
battalion
of
a
handsome
slate
miniature
totem
pole,
with
silver
plate
suitably
In
scribed,
as
the
gift
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
The
presentation
was
made
on
behalf
of
the
Legion
by
J.
S.
Wil
son
wno
spokc
appropriately
w
the
occasion,
wishing
the
unit
the
best
of
luck
In
the
future.
Mr.
Wilson
reminisced
on
his
own
experiences
In
France
when
the
bat
talion
In
which
he
served
over
seas
occamc
associaiea
wun
mc
famous
old
Sixteenth
Canadian
Scottish
a
unit
which
had
left
a
tradition
which
was
something
to
live
up
to
and
which
he
was
con
fident
this
battalion
would
ao.
Mr.
Wilson
referred
to
the
work
that
the
Canadian
Legion
was
endeavoring
to
do
In
the
way
of
service
men
both
as
units
and
individually.
Major
John
McGregor,
V.C.,
D.S.
O.,
officer
commanding
of
the
Canadian
Scottish,
expressed
appreciation
for
the
gilt
and
the
sentiments
which
had
been
voiced.
The
Scottish
would
always
be
prntrful
for
everything
that
had
at
Oshawa;
Ontario.
It
Is
a
branji
been
done
for
them
by
the
Cana-
ncw
29-Dasscnccr
all-steel
Farcu
machine,
equipped
with
aU..
the,
latest
fittings
In
the
Interests
of
safety
and
service.
Spacious
Interior
features
id
leather
scats
commodlously
arranged.
There
arc
automatic
signal
lights
and
Mother
modern
devices.
The
Arrow
Bus
Lines
fleet
now
consists
of
four
busses
not
including
one
of
the
old
timers
which
Is
now
being
withdrawn
from
scrr
vice.
dlan
Legion.
The
totem
poic
.would
occupy
a
prominent
place
wherever
the
Scottish
mignt
De
iivntpd.
Malor
McGregor
also
thanked
Manager
D.
O.
Borland
for
his
generosity,
courtesy
and
consideration
of
tho
troops
Mr.
Borland
also
spoke
briefly
during
the
proceedings.
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
east
at
11
o'clock,
was
reported
this
morning
to
be
forty
minutes
late,
United
Nations
To
Go
AHIIOut
Against
Japs
From
Bases
In
Pacific
Invaders
Making
Further
Progress
in
Java
Where
Situation
Is
Still
Critical
Communications
Are
Cut
Off.
MELBOURNE,
March
7:
(CP)
United
nations'
day.
It
was
said
the
government
was
informed
that
the
maximum
strength
of
the
united
nations
is
to
be
assem
PUSHING
HIGHWAY
No
Delay
in
Connection
With
.Military
Koad
From
Hazellon
To
Prince
Rupert
Construction
of
the
military
highway,
which
it
was
announced
earlier
in
the
week
in
the
Daily
News
is
to
be
built
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Hazel-ton,
will
be
concentrated
at
first
on
the
vital
Prince
Rupert-Terrace
gap
while
work
will
also
be
pushed
forward
on
the
gap
between
Hazellon
and
Usk.
r
The
highway
wjlf
be
built
on
Hie
north
side
of
the
Skeena
River,
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Terrace,
crossing
the
river
on
the
bridge
already
established
at
Terrace.
Five
survey
parlies
will
start
immediately
to
map
out
the
ground
and
camps
will
be
set
up
at
convenient
points
along
the
route.
Standard
of
the
road
and
letting
of
contracts
will
be
handled
by
the
federal
government
with
the
provincial
government
looking
after
the
engineering
end.
DEATH
BY
DROWNING
This
Is
Verdict
in
Case
of
Fred
Wight
at
Inquest
by
Coroner's
Jury
Yesterday
Afternoon.
Accidental
death
by
drowning
between
the
hours
of
4
and
12
pjn.
on
February
27
was
the
verdkt
of
a
coroner's
Jury
which
yesterday
afternoon
investigated
the
dsath
of
Fred
Wight
from
the
Edward
Lipsett
Ltd.
dock
on
Friday
of
last
week.
Wight
Is
believed
to
have
fallen
from
the
dock
that
after
noon
Into
the
harbor.
His
body
was
recovered
yesterday
morning
as
a
result
of
diving
operations.
The
inquest
was
conducted
by
Coroner
A.
J.
Lancaster
and
the
Jury
consisted
of
Raymond
Allen,
Harry
Norman,
William
Nunn,
Douglas
Wood,
John
McCrlmmon
and
James
O'Neill.
Witnesses
were
Jolui
Moscr.
Wil
liam
A.
Colclough,
John
P.
Wilson
and
Joseph
Gardner.
Moser
told
of
Wight
having
been
at
his
work
on
the
afternoon
in
question,
disappearing
before
eve-j
ning.
Colclough
saw
deceased
many
times
during
the
day
in
question.
He
was
bright
and
cheerful
as
usual.
Wilson,
transferrin,
told
of
de
ceased
walking
around
his
truc.t'
at
4
p.m.
to
move
a
hanging
wire.
Witness
did
not
sec
deceased
again
so
moved
the
wire
himself.
Gardener,
diver,
testified
to
finding
the
body
on
the
bottom
between
two
piles
under
the
wharf.
It
was
lying
freely
on
the
bottom
toward
deep
water.
There
was
no
medical
evidence,
the
fact
that
deceased
was
drowned
being
accepted
ai
obvlou3.
bled
In
the
southwest
Pacific
TODAY'S
(Courtesy
S.
D.
STOCKS
Johnston
Oo.)
at
the
earliest
possible
moment
for
such
an
offensive.
Meanwhile,
Japanese
troops
havebroken
through
the
northern
defences
of
Bandung,
Netherlands
East
Indies
military
stronghold
in
Java,
It
became
known
this
morn
ing.
Aneta
News
Agency
said
the
situation
in
the
western
section
of
Java
was
admittedly
critical.
Aneta
said
that
a
breach
occurred
yesterday
In
the
defence
lines
on
the
northern
slope
of
the
famous
volcano
of
Tangkuban
Prahu
which
is
the
first
line
of
northern
defence
In
the
Bandung
area
of
resistance.
A
dispatch
took
thir
teen
hours
to
reach
New
York
and
the
Columbia
Broadcasting
System
was
later
advised
that
all
communications
from
Java
had
ceased.
So
serious
is
the
sltuaUon
at
Surabaja
naval
base
regjyrdethat
vital
Installations
are
belngwTccJci""
ed.
An
Allied
counter-offensive
Is
reported
to
have
been
started
In
southern
Burma.
Rangoon
Is
still
In
British
hands
but
everything
Is
In
readiness
to
completely
wreck
the
place
If
necessary.
The
Royal
Australian
Air
Force
has
successfully
attacked
enemy
bases
on
northern
Islands
Including
Timor:
In
Washington
the
use
of
the
Aleutian
Islands
as
a
base
for
full-scale
attack
on
Japan
was
advocated
today
by
Chairman
Robert
Reynolds
of
the
senate
foreign
affairs
committee.
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RED
DRIVE
CONTINUES
Soviet
Forces
Still
Pushing
Germans
Westward
Toward
Their
Own
Frontiers.
MOSCOW,
March
7:
The
Russian
counter
offensive
continues
with
marked
success
with
the
Red
Army
claiming
continued
victories
against
the
Nazis
all
along
the
line.
A
number
of
new
polnt3
have
been
taken.
Largo
German
troop
units
are
threatened
and
some
Important
strategic
military
positions.
;