fan
a
eement
Of
Nations
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Jan.
22:
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and
Chill
have
unit
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Kenney,
Llbetal
Member
for
Ikecna,
Urges
Government
to
Assist
Collection
of
Iron
and
Rubber.
PTORIA,
Jan.
22:
Oj
E.
t.
Pey.
Liberal
member
for
Skee-f
speaking
in
the
legislature
tog
the
debate
on
the
reply
to
speech
from
thi
throne
nrorrt
l
greater
efforts'
be
made
to
Kc
iron
and
rubber
scrap
in
lir
io
further
the
war
effort.
"rgcd
the
government
to,
tell
lawa
"we
will
Dlace
at
their
Huuuc
wonts
irucits
in
an
(TOO
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.
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wjwns
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me
norm
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saia
mere
a
viuage
ln
northern
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tiUi,
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oia
ures.
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Tomorrow
sT
ides
of
NewvBiitain
Seems
To
HcWerOccurred
ritish
Fisrhtiiiif
Back
Strong
in
Singapore
and
Malaya
Stronghold
Has
Air
Raid
Comparable
With
London
Ulitz.
MELBOURNE,
Australia,
Jan.
22:
(CP)
Rabaul,
nita)
of
New
Britain,
reported
today
that
eleven
shins.
eluding
warships,
had
been
sighted
off
neighboring
Tl
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A
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lt
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.
n
atom
isictnu
rtuu,
iunn,v;uiitw;iy
luuowing
mis
renort.
ommuiucuiiuna
iiu
imuam
ix-a&cu.
it
was
presumed
ere
that
iew
uriiain
nau
oeen
evacuated
in.
anticipa
Comp
Agr
romise
Tiion
or
a
prospective
Jananpsp
landing.
If
implications
of
the
Rabaul
message
are
fulfilled
the
Japanese
arc
In
process
of
the
first
invasion
of
Australian
territory.
New
Britain
lies
east
of
New
Guinea
and
Is
800
miles
northeast
I
of
the
nearest
point
of
Australia
1
power.
Acting
Prime
Minister
Francis
M.
Forde
and
Air
Minister
Arthur
Drakeford
warned
that
a
full-scale
military
attack
on
Australia
may
be
Imminent,
the
Immediate
aim
of
the
enemy
being
to
establish
bases
from
which
the
Japan
ese
could
direct
an
offensive
i
against
the
Australian
mainland.
Critical
Malaya
Battle
Meanwhile
a
critical
and,
perhaps,
decisive
battle
raged
in
the
Malayan
Juifgles,
seventy
miles
north
of
Singapore,
today
as
British,
Australian
and
Indian
troops
launched
a
major
counter-offensive
to
smash
the
main
Japanese
invasion
armies
In
the
Muar
River
sector.
Behind
the
lines
British
fliers
took
a
heavy
toll
of
Japanese
transport
columns
north
of
Partlbulong,
destroying
many
vehicles
and
machine
-
gunning
troops.
iawa
jan.
a;
a
secreii
Singapore,
itself
under
almost
inn
At
PinoHIln
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n
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nrcnt.tf
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n
iirsi
that
the
government
has
,
toll
of
304
killed
and
725
wound-rtained
may
be
held,
Prime
ed
In
yesterday's
100-plane
Jap-
Ister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
anese
attack
which
was
comnar-
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permitted
In
order
to
permit
don.
The
beleaguered
stronghold
Den
co
speak
more
freely
onwas
cheered
by
the
arrival
of
matters
Previous
objections
i
powerf
ully-gunner
Hurricane
nur-secret
session
have
now
been
I
suit
nahters
and.
when
thirty
oved
Mr
King
said
yesterday
Japanese
aircraft
roared
over
peaking
before
the
House.
Rlni7annr(,
aain
todav.
Roval
Air
se
ond
session
of
Nine-
:
porpp
fiiP,s
downed
five
bombers
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anQ
aamagea
a
ngnier.
November
1940
and
was
the
T
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minor
Vlnn
Ic
.
in
.
nprr
vicirni
r.ku
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man
of
the
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went
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A.
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before
proceeding
East
for
a
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in
Ottawa,
Toronto
and
New
Bk
Mr
Martin
Is
still
prominent
mining
affairs
in
Keno
and,
kv
wnence
he
arrived
here
a
few
m
ago.
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was
carncu
jui
to
prevent
their
falling
into
Ji;-
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hands.
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French
Women
Demonstrate
At
Food
Shortage
mtwtprt.ter.
France.
Jan.
22:
Food
shortage
caused
housewives
of
this
southern
France
city
to
stage
public
demonstrations
here
yesterday.
Similar
conditions
ex
ist
throughout
the
country,
VOL.
XXXI,
NO.
18.
crease
In
ornied
tones
would
In
wml
Holding
their
Christmas
toys,
these
three
children,
(left
to
right',
Rosalie
ICidey.
Paul
Severson
and
Mary
Ann
Sevfcrson,
were
photographed
as
they
arrived
at
San
Francisco
from
Hawaii
on
a
transport.
The
ship
also
brought
In
thf
first
service
men
wounded
ln
the
Battle
of
Pearl
Harbor.
The-
were
still
full
of
fight
and
anxious
for
another
crack
at
the
Jajy
Planting-of
Oil
'Nazis
Building
Crops
Is
Urged
United
States
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Asks
Farmers
to
Increase
Their
Planting.
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
22:
The,
secretary
of
agriculture
yesterday
j
urged
United'
States
farmers
to
increase
their
planting
of
oil-
j
bearing
crops
this
spring
to
meet
a
possible
shortage
of
Imported
j
oils
and
fats.
!
Roads
in
Norway
Strategic
Highways
Arc
Reing
Built
Across
Country
With
Soviet
Prison
Labor.
STOCKHOLM,
Jan.
22:
A
num-tr
of
strategic
highways
are
be-litjg
built
by
the
Nazis
across
Norway.
Labor
Is
being
supplied
by
Russian
prisoners
of
war.
up
propriatlons
for
war
purposes
on
an
unprecedented
scale
for
expansion
and
maintenance
of
the
armed
forces
and
for
production
GAME
WARDEN
VISITOR
HERE
Inspector
Thomas
Van
Dyk,
chief
game
warden
for
northern
British
Columbia
with
hcadquart
ers
at
Prince
George,
Is
spending
a
few
days
in
the
city
and
will
be
returning
to
the
interior
on
Fil
volve
expansion
of
the
establish-
day
night's
train.
Mete
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
FIRST
REFUGEES
FROM
HAWAII
ARRIVE
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JANUARY
22,
1942.
WAR
NEWS
High
RUSSIANS
SMASHING
AHEAD
MOSCOW
Russian
forces
since
yesterday
have
smashed
their
way
seven
miles
beyond
newly
iccaptured
Moshaisk
on
the
central
Russo-Oerman
front
west
of
Moscow.
Many,
tanks
and
other
war
equipment
is
being
abandoned
by
the
cream
of
the
German
army
in
its
flight.
"The
Rattle
of
Moscow
is
now
over
and
the
road
to
victory
lies
ahead,"
said
a
Moscow
statement
yesterday.
To
the
northwest
and
southwest
of
Moscow
body
blows
are
also
being
dealt
at
the
enemy.
To
the
north
twenty-five
more
villages
in
the
vicinity
of
Kalinin
have
been
recaptured.
To
the
south
a
stift
Nazi
counter-attack,
was
repulsed.
West
of
Leningrad
seven
hundred
of
the
enemy
were
killed
yesterday.
The
drive
to
knock
Finland
out
oi
the
war
continues.
Only
around
Sebastapol
in
the
Crimea
do
the
Germans
make
any
claims
to
success.
Throughout
last
night
there
was
stiff
fighting.
Forty
below
zero
weather
prevails.
Low
...
THE
FAR
EAST
SITUATION
SINGAPORE
The
Japanese
are
today
pushing
Into
Malay,
Rurma
and
the
East
Indies
and
a
drive
southward
in
the
direction
of
Australia
is
developing.
The
Australian
minister
of
air,
Arthur
Drakeford,
says
that
the
Japanese
may
attempt
an
invasion
of
New
Guinea
today.
There
has
been
another
attack
on
New
Britain,
800
miles
to
the
north
of
Australia.
New
Guinea
is
275
miles
north
oi
Australia
Proper
and
separated
fiom
the
Commonwealth
by
Torres
Straits.
A
massing
of
Japanese
forces
around
Bismark
Archipelago
suggests
that
the
enemy
arc
moving
to
obtain
bases
with
a
view
to
an
attack
on
continental
Australia.
Meanwhile,
the
Japanese
have
veered
inland
on
the
Malay
Peninsula,
apparently
with
a
view
to
interfering
with
communications
to
Singapore
from
a
distance
of
about
sixty
miles
noith.
An
official
statement
last
night
said
the
situation
was
"extremely
critical."
Word
of
a
counter-action
64
miles
above
the
straits
this
morning
in
which
empire
troops
waited
in
ambush
and
mowed
the
Japanese
down
with
heavy
barrages
of
machine
gun
and
light
artillery
fire
gave
some
encouragement
today.
The
United
States
Wa
Department
reports
a
renewed
heavy
attack
by
the
enemy
409,000
strong
on
General
Douglas
McArthur's
forces
on
the
'
MORE
ATLANTIC
SINKINGS
NEW
YORK
Two
more
ships
have
been
attacked
by
Axis
submarines
off
the
Atlantic
coast
of
Jhe.
United
-States,
it
was
revealed
today.
At
least
four.of
ihe
six,
shlpsattacked
have
been
sunk
and
"the
dea3
are
esliinateS
1
"at'
least
seventy-five.
The
Tatcst
victims
are
the
American
ship
City
of
Atlanta,
lost
off
the
Carolina
coast
on
Monday,
and
a
Latvian
steamer
which
was
abandoned
by
its
crew.
RAID
RREMEN
AND
EMDEN
LONDON
British
bombers
carried
out
a
raid
in
force
on
Bremen
and
Emden
overnight.
Points
in
Holland
and
Boulogne
were
also
bombed.
Six
British
planes
were
lost.
The
enemy
attack
on
Britain
was
light,
one
enemy
machine
being
brought
down.
The
Royal
Air
Force
also
carried
out
raids
on
Sicily
and
other
bases
in
southern
Italy
for
ten
hours,
the
dual
purpose
being
to
protect
Malta
and
hamper
Axis
reinforcements
going
to
North
Africa.
There
were
direct
hits
on
enemy
runways,
buildings
and
supply
depots.
Conscription
Plebiscite
Coming
Federal
Government
Is
Asking
Free
Hand
For
Mobilizing
Manpower
Speech
From
Throne
Requests
Release
From
Commit
mentsDate
ot
Kelcrcndtim
and
Details
ot
War
Effort
to
Re
Made
Known
Later.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
22:
(CP)
Canadians
will
be
asked
by
means
of
a
plebiscite
to
release
the
government
"from
any
obligations
arising
out
oi
any
past
commitments
restricting
methods
of
raising
of
men
for
mliitary
service,"
it
was
revealed
in
the
speech
from
the
throne
at
the
opening
of
parliament
today.
The
speech,
read
by
the
gov-
ernor-generai,
uic
iari
oi
ivmionc.i
gave
no
details
as
to
the
date
oflment
of
th
Canadian
army
oVer-the
plebiscite
or
other
plans
for
'
f
f
as
and
warned
members
that
.....
they
ihAtf
it
would
Tin
14
K
be
asked
o
c
L0-4
in
to
irnfo
vote
in.
an
all-out
war
effort
but
the
de
tails
were
promised,
for
.a
later
date.
"You
will
bo
advised
of
the
means
the
government
proposes
to
adopt
to
effect
as
complete
possible
mobilization
of
material
resources
and
manpower
of
the
country
in
direct
.
furtherance
of
the
total
national
eiiori,"
me
speech
stated,
promising
there
would
be
substantial
Increases
ln
the
armed
forces
ana
icoa
ana
munitions
production.
The
speech
said
that
the
in
WINS
WINGS
Sergeant
Pilot
Victor
Dell
Mr.
and
Mrs.
L.
J.
Dell
of
this
city
have
received
word
and
are
receiving
congratulations
on
the
fact
that
their
son,
Victor
Dell,
received
his
wings
In
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
at
Dauphin,
Manitoba,
last
Friday.
His
rank
Is
that
of
sergeant
pilot.
He
enlisted
on
April
1
and
has
since
been
receiving
training
ln
flying
schools
on
the
prairies.
Born
in
Victoria,
Sergeant
Pilot
Dell
has
lived
practically
all
his
life
-
In
Prince
Rupert,
receiving
his
education
here.
LOCAL
TEMPERATURE
Maximum
m
54
Minimum
47
CONTINENT
OFFENSIVE
This
is
British
Army's
Main
Task,
House
of
Commons
in
London
Is
Told
Today.
LONDON,
Jan.
22:
Qj
The
army's
main
task
is
to
organize
a
continental
offensive,
Secretary
of
Air
Sir
Archibald
Sinclair
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
in
opening
a
debate
on
the
adequacy
of
air
and
field
defence
against
invasion
of
the
British
Isles.
Saying
that
the
new
airdrome
defence
regiment
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
would
be
second
to
none,
Sir
Archibald
added
that
the
army's
chief
job
was
to
organize
"the
greatest
possible
striking
force
for
offensive
operations
on
the
continent."
Vancouver
Island
Man
Is
Car
Victim;
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Jan.
22:
John
R.
Browning
of
Sayward,
Vancouver
Island,
died
ln
hospital
here
during
the
night
as
a
result
of
injuries
sustained
yesterday
when
a
car
in
which
he
was
rid
ing
turned
over
into
a
ditch
near
Pitt
Meadows.
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Renewed
Activity
by
Axis
Forces-
Penetrate
Ten
Miles
Into
British
Positions
CAIRO,
Jan,
22:
CP)
Three
strong
Axis
columns,
including
the
bulk
of
the
tanks
remaining
to
General
Erwin
Rommel,
yesterday
made
a
reconnaissance
ln
force
to
a
depth
of
about
ten
miles
ln
British
positions
below
Mersa
Brega,
village
on
the
Gulf
of
Sirte
between
Agedabia
and
El
Aghella.
The
British
command
said
that
bad
visibility
aided
the
Axis
troops
which
forced
British
light
forces
to
withdraw.
A
high
command
communiaue
issued
in
Rome
said
that
a
deci
sive
battle
was
raging
ln
Libya
between
Axis
and
British
forces
near
the
Cirenalca-Trlpolltania
frontier.
It
had
been
actuated
by
motorized
forces
of
General
NAZIS
ARE
RETREATING
Still
in
Reverse
West
of
Moscow-
Claim
Some
Success
Around
Sebastopal
and
MOSCOW,
Jan.
22:
Russian
troops
slashed
at
the
rearguard
of
retreating
German
armies
seven
miles
west
of
Mozhaisk
today
while
dispatches
from
the
southwestern
front
(either
Crimea
or
Ukraine)
reported
AAXlfeA.-arUUeryhad.
crushed
a
series
of
violent
German
counter-attacks.
The
Germans
claimed,
however,
that
Crimean
armies
had
beaten
off
Russian
attempts
to
break
encirclement
of
Sebastapol
and
repeated
Soviet
efforts
to
break
out
of
Leningrad
had
been
frustrated.
Native
Missing
From
Hazelton
Still
No
Trace
of
Jacob
Roberson,
Missing
Trapper
Jacob
Roberson
of
Hazelton,
a
native
of
Hazelton,
is
still
missing
on
his
trapline
after
being
away
since
November
18.
When
he
left
he
said
he
would
be
back
ln
ten
days
but
did
not
return.
William
Smart,
Johnny
More
and
Fred
Anderson
went
to
search
for
him
but
without
success.
Another
search
party
went
out
over
the
trapline
and
found
one
marten
but
not
the
man.
Now,
John
Smith
of
Hazelton
Is
offering
a
reward
to
any
person
finding
Roberson's
body.
SPEAKS
OF
HONG
KONG
Minister
of
National
Defence
Makes
Some
Disclosures
in
Parliament.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
22:
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
of
national
defence,
spoke
of
Hong
Kong
before
parliament
yesterday.
He'
disclosed
that
the
Canadian
force
for
Hong
Kong
left
Canada
without
212
motor
vehicles
and
items
of
mechanical
equipment
which
were
required
for
Its
use
ln
action.
These,
were
to
have
gone
on
later
ut
fthey
failed
to
reach
Hong
Kong
In
time
for
the
fight.
1.
Ralston
also
rcvealprl
that
I
men
leaving
with
the
Hong
Kong
force
had
less
than
sixteen
weeks,
the
minimum
period
ot
training
required.
Inquiries
were
being
made,
the
minister
announced.
THEY
MOVED
FAST
Barca,
the
family
name
of
three
famous
Carthagenlah
generals,
meant
lightning,
"