0Rlll!tt 1Y11IN1MKY IS Mm Tomorrow sT ides REORGANIZED; CRIPPS High 5:07 ajn. 19.0 ft. UiNDON, Feb. 20:-Irime Minister Winston Chur- T- lElGHEN lit 1 i now AVERBR00K OUT Umcr Hccorm U s KiRht Hand Man Latter Is Minister m vv-ain Heaverhrook. Wood, ,l AA-wod Out. ' W vv- - New , ,ar Cabinet Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and or of Defence IU. Hon. Winston Churchill. Lord Privy Seal and Leader of House of Com- ----Sir Stafford Cripps. Minister of State in charge of Production Oliver Littleton. " Secretary for the Dominions IU. Hon. Clem-!ce. Sc. rotary of Foreign Affairs Ht Hon. An-: , Eden. Minuter of tabor Rt. Hon. Ernest Kevin. I rd President of the Council Sir John ... . ..i.j.vi tun. hn lifnlinn KnTn-nn Thn cnti-o nf ciirrlr in n ti- war nnH i reorganization ihm nignu u contained some u . -ri-c.. Most notable changes were the admission s r s' afford Cripps and the retirement of Lord Bea- . 1. ; f- i 0 ;t i ne war caoinet is reduced irom nine to seven REJECTS mative Leader Does Not ink lie Should lie Asked To Knlcr Ann her Kjr Elect Ion 20 a-IU. Hon. r OonservaUve defeated Febru-:k South Uy-Hec-ld the Conser-:i.it he felt he ked to eontesi ic H ujw of Com- IR FORCE rtrtuxht Down Englhh Coat. wmrn appears due for a in II IT SCOUT CHAIRMAN If'NDON. Feb. 20: Oi Chief f'l Lord Somers has been cl- fd f'j'lrmnn nf thn i-ni i ii Ml nf t out Association In suc- ' -w wic tutu latiu uaucil- I-OCAL TEMPERATURE 'U U -urn OJ members Sir Kmesley Wood. Chancellor of the Exchequer, and i Rt. Hon. Arthur Greenwood. Min- ' Uler without portfolio, are drop ped. Sir Stafford Cripps will represent the prime minister In parliament. He becomes virtually next to the prime minuter in Importance In the government. Mr. Churchill, however, expects to spend one day a week in the house, devoting the rest of his time to his duties of defence direction. Lord Deaverbrook. whom Capt Oliver Littleton succeeds as minister of production, will go to the United States on special duties In connection with co-ordination of war supplies. He declined a seat in the war cabinet owing to ill-health. - 4 Further "changes of c o n&e- i 1 nuwvf" in the minUtrv are ex- fUI7D DTTUD 5tted nfKned n a few UYILU JLVUniV.Jjfe MtnUme, the .change so f far TnSdc are generally applaud-, - tiM, m.h.. vihi ed bv the press. A new minister Off oi air expeciea vo Archibald Sinclair. lii 20 - The Royal el into the Ruhr :tiM and returned ss of a plane. No Riven The raids a fx.al, stmlc. One Ocr-:iped bombs on the ; ! England during the bombers were shot Lx,: Anglla. 1IVE JAPS INTO RIVER ! Hjtht With Many Casual- HrltUh Toll I'.nemv Crossing of Itilin River :J 3DN Feb, 20" ir-BrtUsh! ( r. Japanese forces try-hr Rllin "Into the l ".y headquarters rcport--r ay ui announcing vlo- with heavy casualties ,do,s raged along the fifty miles cost of jail way link to the - R ad Later, however, the - ceded in crosslnit the !" H ;T and lhi ripfindAr nf I" - l. aough still holding firm f v. :e expected to withdraw replace Sir U-BOATS ! ARE TINY rorkrt Slff Submersible Are Ing LVd Off Atlantic Coait. Be- LONDON. Feb. 20: O The 4,000-ton Drazillan freighter Olin-da was sunk by an Axis submarine off the Atlantic coast on Wednesday and crew members were landed at Norfolk. Virginia. The survivors declared that the submersible was of "pocket slic." l James Denholme t Dies Suddenly Word was received city this afternoon eo miles irom T " " J " ?. In the of the sudden death aboard the po- lice boat on the Queen Char- lottc Islands of James Den- hrini of Tlell. coroner. Mr. emang River. The latest Denholme expired while on . .. . i a ti i nv n'irs in uuri 11 U4M s i.u. r(.. frnm T no flllItAU lottc City from the Morcsoy t Island logging camps in his capacity as coroner. He la ...... i. .-.j V,,, lilt trlfn nnri two children. Deceased was a a. ,u- ni Tslmtwean Lodce, A. F. & A. M.. here and had resided for years on the Queen Charlotte Islands, be- lng associated with hls mother-in-law, Madame Ha- Jant, in the Dunes Hotel. CAMArvAie ornnwn MPTnDV I HAN COMING EVENTS I'Vidav. G:.ir. n m V. IT. TJn7.f.v. CFPIt. 'V H . 1 . mm ,x V 1 -a 1 1 ,w u t l'nzes, CFPR. BUY VICTORY BONDS VOL. XXXI., NO. 43. FORCE OF GUERILLAS Tills Is Urged for liruisn Colum bia by Hon. II. II. Stevens. VANCOUVER, Feb. 20 Speak ing before a service club meeting here yesterday. Hon. H. H. Stevens, former federal cabinet min ister, advocated tne cstaDiisnmeni of a guerllta fighting force In British Columbia to proieci bridges, forests and services in the event ot attack from without cr within. There should be protection against sabotage, Mr. Stevens held. If Ottawa would not take the necessary steps. It should be done under the auspices of the provincial police, Mx. Stevens a COOKKOOOOOOOO0O0OOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O0OOO0OO0OCKJ0 "The northwest coast of British Columbia and its v 1 1 v. ... ...iv wwiv.v.. iv uvui w j j v m iu pon nome, BULLETINS rill.NCE KII'EHT I.KADINT. VANCOIVKR Victory Loan headquarters here expect that Prince Rupert may be the firt rit) to "go over the top" In the campaign. Word from Prince Rupert U that its quota of $185,-000 being about reached, the new objective will be et at $600,000 with 1800 lubscribers. Meanwhile Noithcrn RritUh Co-lumbis i the leading division in the province. REDS STILL ADVANCING MOSCOW The Nails are steadily withdrawing westward before the Red Army offensive all along the Iront. Smolensk, Kharkov and Vyasma are all mentioned at being possible of early recapture. Announcement of' important victories over the enemy is promised for next ' Monday when the twenty-fourth anniversary of the founding of the Red Army is celebrated. SPEF.CII IS ACCEPTED OTTAWA The speech from the throne was adopted by parliament last night with a division of 141 to 61 after three weeks of debate most of which was on the subject of the proposed plebiscite to release the government from commitments against conscription. Ten Lib-eials joined with opposition members in opposing the government. A Conservative amendment calling for Immediate and unlimited mobilization for total war was defeated 12 to 37. Preparations are now being made for a secret session next week on the subject of war effort and defences. DESTROYER SACRIITCE LONDON The Evening Standard told today of a destroyer which sailed into the path of a toipedo to save a troopship bringing one thousand Royal Air Force airmen from Canada to Itritaln, The destroyer and all but seven of the crew were lost but the troopship and airmen sailed on unmolested to a Scottish port. The Admiralty announces the loss of the destroyer Cihuika, the second of that name to be lost in this war, the first having been In Norwegian waters in April. 1910. a. i alK': .'en land or in the air who must unfailingly receive from us the .supplies and the munitions necessary not on.y to prevent them from being placed a disadvantage but to assure them of superiority In this res-rcr" E declared. Otof Hanson, M. P. for Skeena. a few days ago while speaking in itie Th.onc Speech debate at Ottawa. "Hand in hand with active defence Itself must go the efforts, of the civilian population Itself to make sure of a degree of protection in the case A enemy attack," continued Mr. Hanson who. in the course of his speech, made a stfong plea for tar.y con.iieUon of. the highway between Prince Rupert and the 'uucr.or. urged removal of Japanese iiom the coastal, defence areas as spc.a.iy as posstoie and also paid tribute to the citizens ot fTln-e Rupert for what they were doing In the way ot civilian pro-tic. ton organization. Mr. Hanion spoke, as follows: 1 "Mr. Speaker, I should like In a humble way to offer, a few remarks in this: debat&I shall not speak from the French -Canadian or the Anglo-Saxon point of view because I happen to be an imml-.ram to th country. I am one of those two million peopte whom Canada has invited to her shores from other pans ot the world. I am pleased to have had that Invitation from the two great races in Canada, French and English, and I am trying to be worthy of the privileges extended to me by being a good Canadian. "I fell It Is my duty to address jXhe members of the house briefly at this time because I am the representative of a part of Canada the Importance of which In the 1 present war effort Is absolutely es- :sential. My constituency of Skeena and particularly Its principal city of Prince Rupert, are in the forefront ot war activities. It would be unwise to go into details, but the foregoing statement is never theless a statement ot fact x Prince Rupert Vital "None of us at this Ume should in any way make statements or give out information that might be a comfort to our enemies and an embarrassment to ourselves. I am satisfied that the national defence authorities have done everything possible to provide for the defence of that vital empire link which I represent. My only desire in this respect is to state publicly what I know and feel. The northwest coast of British Columbia and its great seaport of Prince Rupert are of such vast importance that every possible effort should be made to bring its defences to the point where It may continue, In spite of whatever enemy action may come, to serve ns part of the life-line between the source of supply In our war and our troops afloat, on land, or In the air who must unfailing-! ly receive from us the supplies and the munitions necessary not (Continued on Page Two) MONTREAL, Feb. 20: Four young men, found guilty in connection with the antl-conscrlptlon riots here a week ago, were fined $25, with option of one month's imprisonment,- yesterday. They claimed that they had been drawn unwittingly Into the melee. Trials of two other accused were postponed until next Thursday. announced. 000.000. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE KtJPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1942. Building Following Removal of Minister and Staff. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 20: 0 Federal agent in Mexico City PROGRESS OF LOAN End of Fouith Day Sees Total in Canada $161,622,150 Out of Total of $600,000,000. SPEED UP JAP MOVE Ottawa Tells or rlans to Get 3400 Off Coast in Short Order-Some Further Than B.C. OTTAWA, Feb. 20: O The committee at Ottawa studying the movement of Japanese from the Pacific Coast and employment for them in inland activities is confident that 3400 able-bodied men will be moved from the protected area within a month, Hon. Ian Mackenzie, minister of pensions, said today. April 1 is the date by which Japs should leave the protected area but, if accommodation is obtainable, the date will be advanced. Capt. Mackenzie said it was anticipated the movement could be facilitated through conferences with provincial officials now in Ottawa. The minister said that it was not planned to locate all the Japanese men in British Columbia. A. W. Neill, Independent, Co-mox-Albemi, and Grote Stirling, Conservative, Yale, protested yesterday at the lack of action in regard to evacuation of Japanese from the British Columbia coast. Stirling said they were seeping into the Okanagan where they were becoming insolent. Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King said it was necessary to be as restrained as possible. Hasty action should be avoided. Petitions have been coming in from various districts and organizations on the west coast urging speedy action. LARGE PACK OF HERRING Has Now Reached 1,396,000 Cases In rtrltish Columbia Britain Rioters Are Fined Wants !f!f? Cases VANCOUVER, Feb. 20: British Columbia Is putting up by far the heaviest canned herring pack In its history. So far the pack has reached a total of-1,396,000 cases. It appears possible now that an order for 1,600,000 cases from the British Ministry of Food may be filled. Last year the canned herring pack was only 72,000 cases. In 17:36 p.m. 16.3 ft. Low 11:38 am. 69 ft. 23:30 p.m. 8.0 ft. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Japs Still Pressing Hard OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWI Olof Hanson Speaks In Parliament On Relation Of Prince Rupert To War MEXICAN Burma, Java, Philippines O ' O : Discovery ARSENAL n For Ail-Out Attack: Made lade in in Jap Jap Legation Legation i. New Landings Made great seaport of Prince Rupert are of such vast impor- have discovered a -sizeable arsen-l'05''011 f Rangoon Appears None Too Secure Enemy l t-L -re l i 1.1 i i a. !. . - . "'I,,,.:-: T: : I t1 1 r x'-n iuiicc mat every uossinie eiiorc snouiu ue inaue 10 urine oi arms in m? Japanese xe- '3"s " uunpai i&iaiiu 01 seiner- its lll defences Tences to t0 a a point where Wh6re it 11 may my continue, fontlnue' in ,n spite sVltJ of olt ptrtu BaUon following the de- lands East Indies. e c ui uic uiuiiavcr una (lis for Virginia to await trans-! RATA VTA. FpK 2fl- (C,P .Tansnnco invsinn n Tnere ere thirty 0f,i i t light machine guns and a number tcni K"way to Java today, ai- of rines and pistou as weu as tacking the stoned island of Ball and landing troops on TivnM T) . :i i e i i i i auuiiuaiHuii. Timor, Portuguese island farther east, garrisoned by i British and Dutch forces. A Dutch communique said i that the defenders were exacting a heavy toll at Bali but the attackers swarmed ashore amid a hail of fire. Allied planes and warships hit at a Japanese invasion iun fleet, neci, scoring scoring several several hits. mis. ' r j, the Battle of Burma. Empire ' .,. 1 rrinrP imcc UUPC11 l 11 n Prf troops s were were reported reported holding holding firm' firm1 ; In positions along the Bilin River, i eighty miles northeast of Ran goon, after twenty-four hours of OTTAWA. Feb. 20: O The Vic- ierce attacks in which both sides tory Loan attracted $40,000,000 in' bave suffered heavy subscription, yesterday to bring! Meanwhile, Tokyo claimed that the total at the close of business Japanese planes, attacking Port Thursday to $164,662,150. It was Darwin yesterday, sank a 6.000- tals, were hit but no vital services were affected. The swarms of planes which came over swooped low and used machine guns. There were another air raid alarm at Darwin today but no bombers ap-peared. Some reconnaissance planes did, however, show up, ev-idenUy to survey damage. From his sick bed at Canberra, Premier John Curtin has called upon Australians to "stand firm in this hour of peril. We must Island would be withdrawn If they succeeded In driving out the British and Dutch forces of occupation. Timor ts 450 miles northwest of Port Darwin. Burma Situation. Waters approaching Rangoon are reported to have been mined which would make it necessary to abandon the use of Rangoon as a port This will not stop supplies lor China, however, as arrange ments have been made for an alternative route from India over which even greater amounts of goods can be taken in. With the Japanese continuing their steady drive towards Ran goon, an early crisis for that city Is anticipated with the odds admittedly in favor of the Japanese. Mandalay, historic city of northern Burma, has had Its first air raid. The outlook for Java and the Philippines also appears grim. Closing on Java Closing in from Ball on the south, Sumatra on the west and the Celebes and Borneo on the north, the enemy Is obviously pre-narintr for an-ll-out assault on Java. Twelve' enemy bomber planes and twenty fighters yesterday raided Bandun, military head quarters for the Netnerianos iasi Indies in the interior of Java. Twenty-seven Japanese and sixteen United States planes had a battle over Surebaya yesterday. Six of the enemy planes were brought down and the Americans lost one. 'A United States submarine sank Prince Rupert was on the casualties. , verge last night of going over the too in the first ouota of $485,000 in the Vlctorv Loan campaign. Subscriptions up The loan Is for $600,- ton Australian auxiliary cruiser, t 10 1351 evening totalled $454,- j two destroyers, a sub-chaser and 000 or 94 percent of the quota . " I nine transoorts. This toll was which should be easily reach- J. A. 1 PPM I 1 ; without confirmation but it was "Q wy. mere nave oeen t I announced that fifteen persons 900 Individual subscriptions j had been killed and considerable 10 date- bomb damn rinne WVinrvoc anH buildings, includinu civilian hosDl-1 Nearly Over Topt MUST TIE UP AUTOS Rubber Rather Than Gasoline Shortage Will Force Non-Essential Vehicles Off Roads for Duration. OTTAWA, Feb. 20: O Pleasure face the situation with fortitude driving Is expected to end for following this first onslaught." I many Canadian motorists by the Lord Gowrie. the governor gen-! end of the summer and most prl-eral. on his way from Sydney tojvate automobiles will likely be Canberra by 'train, signed a decree jacked up In garages without tires authorizing the government to dl-j before the war ends, an Informed rect any person In the common- source predicted today. The rub-wealth in regard to work theyber situation recently has out-should carry on under naUonal ranked any likely gasoline short-mobilization. I age and the condition Is likely to ' result in tie-up of Tnkvn m tnat jn:.n trenns a non-essential mtor vehicles- observers which had been landed on Timor many ucuevc. Speaking In Toronto yesterday, A. W. Williamson, controller of supply, said that every non-essen tial car In the country would have to lay up as soon as Its present tires wore out. Unnecessary busses and trucks will also have to go off the roads. Retreading even will be permitted only for essential vehicles. Gasoline ration cards will make their appearance on March 10. NEW BOMB CHIEFTAIN Air Marshal A. T. Harris Succeeds Air Marshal Sir Richard Pierce. LONDON, Feb. 20: A new chief of the bomber command has been named. Air Marshal A. T. Harris, who has been air attache to the embassy In the United States, re turns from Washington to take over. He succeeds Air Marshal Sir Richard Pierce who Is assign ed to special duties. a 5.000-ton Japanese cargo snip In the China Sea yesterday. McArthur Attacked The Japanese made a fresh attack on General Douglas McAr-thur's forces on Batan Peninsula In the Philippines yesterday, also on the Corregldor fortifications. For the first time flame throwers were .used by the enemy. Some of these" were captured,