TT-r.
Dr
Z
!t
is
report-hr
University
of
Waah-
r
may
become
a
naval
i
Mire.
REDS
MOVE
QUICKLY
ON
Fetlhr
I'oinU
Captured
In
Stalin
trad
and
Rihev
Area
Many
Natl
Planes
Downed
W
Dec
2
More
villages
-
:i
recaptured
west
of
j
ui
and
In
the
Rxhev
area!
l:od
Army
In
1U
great,
.rtmsive
against
the
Oer-'
..irtrrs.
t
V
lica
River
Is
freeaing
up
now
are
deepening
and
if
forts
have
been
made
Nazis
to
deliver
munitions
.;
iir,
by
air
The
result
is
German
lost
fifty
planes
iday
and
thirty
more
yes-
CONVENTION
OF
NATIVES
Man
Important
.Matters
Taken
lp
at
Sessions
In
Interior
Vlllate
During
Past
Week
n--f
of
economic
conditions
the
natives,
tholr
organl-
tlie
Native
Brotherhood
of
t'
:
Columbia.
Is
going
to
make
...
Si
.
A
'
:
us
study
of
the
co-operuuYc
I
in
of
production,
diatrlbutlon
himge
and
a
college
profes-v.iii
be
engaged
to
lecture
to
'
n
o
i
this
co-operative
system.
'
!
ularly
as
far
as
the
fishing
a
t.ry
is
concerned.
Such
was
,f
decision
reached
at
the
an-
t-J
convention
of
the
Native
E:
Uierhood
which
was
held
dur-
he
past
week
nt
the
village
:
'
Skr-cna
Crossing
in
the
in-
t'-iior
The
convention
dealt
with
many
rr
bicms
affecting
the
economic
Jure
of
the
natives,
partlcular-
ai
competition
with
the
white
m-.'i.
and
concerning
Jurisprudence
Uic
Indian
Department,
the
'
and
education
of
the
na-
It
was
felt,
among
other
iir-s.
that
promising
native
stu-1
'
uts
should
bo
accorded
the
opportunity
of
studying
for
the
The
skeena
Croaslne
convention
Wjs
ne
of
te
most
successful
in
t!c
history
of
the
organization.
(i'miimul
on
I'aye
FivaJ
of
the
oldest
and
beat
known
sal
mon
canneries
on
the
Queen
Char
lotte
Islands.
It
was
originally
the
enterprise
of
the
late
E.
H.
Simpson,
having
been
established
close
to
a
quarter
of
a
century
ago.
Later
it
was
acquired
awl
opera
tod
Kv
ik
Mnaika
Packlne
Go.
1937)
Limited.
During
recent
years
It
bad
not
been
operated
and
t4j'
had
been
acquired,
along-
with
other
Nootka
Co.
fishing
and
cannery
property
on
Graham
Marin;
b
w
MaAsetl
Co-operative
Aaseetetkm
in
connection
with
a
new
enter-prise.
managed
by
Sam
Simpson
which
was
to
nave
engaged
In
cooperation
with
the
naUvaa,
tn
the
production
of
canned
clams
and
other
products.
FRANCE
TO
FIGHT
ON
Vst
of
Toit
of
Dakar
Atainst
Al
I)itued
300,000
Man
Army
In
West
Africa
tnunnw
rpp
2
Foreign
Sec
rctary
Anthony
Eden
told
Parliament
today
that
United
8tates
authorities
had
conferred
with
a
new
French
governing
body
of
western
Africa
hr
Algiers
regarding
me
of
the
port
of
Dakar
ana
oui
ports
and
facilities
of
strategic
Im
portance.
It
haa
been
reported
that
a
French
fighUng
force
of
300
000
has
now
been
musierea
io
iigui.
the
side
of
the
on
in
Africa
on
Allies
under
the
direction
of
Ad
miral
Jean
Darlan
wno
na
sumed
the
title
of
Chief
of
State
for
Colonial
France.
Fire
Alarms
In
City
This
Year
More
Numerous
sn
far
this
year
in
Prince
Rupert
We
have
been
111
fire
alarm,
a.
compared
with
70
cans
inth
"
first
eleven
monws
oi
."u!.
of
alarms
this
November
Vnst
eight
in
Novcm-
was
14
as
bcr
1041.
MOROCCO
l-OllESTS
n-v...
n
m
mnre
than
Two
Members
of
R.C.A.F.
Crew
5,000.00
acof
forest
in
French
Morocco
and
Atlas
mountains
ceua.a
a
height
of
100
feet.
u.s.
Tiir-iu:
iiefoke
In
1705
the
United
States
paid
the
Barbary
olrates
of
Algerta
tribute
U.
a.
of
$$902,000
to
ow
ships
In
the
Mediterranean.
And
Newtpaper
I'liotogiapher
Ixjie
Lives
At
Least
PROV'N'
IAL
,
BOflON.
Dee.
2
The
Cocoa
-
.nut
Grove
meht
club,
destroyed
on
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
2
Two
mem-
Saturday
nifht
In
a
terrible
fire
ber
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
which
resulted
in
the
death
of
following
an
official
inspection.
bor.
A
U-Boat
Disposed
Of
ating
in
Canadian
coastal
waters
have
sting
Koynl
Canadian
Air
Force
attacks
in
little
more
than
a
year,
Hon.
C.
G.
Power,
Minister
of
National
Defence
for
Air,
revealed
today.
Of
this
number
approximately
half
are
now
officially
presumed
to
have
heen
dam-
iged.
at
least
to
an
extent
where
lln
.knlran
tin
In
"
"'"
"
other
cases
the
submarines
were
j
severely
damaged
so
that
It
Is
doubtful
if
they
were
able
to
re
turn
to
their
bases.
In
some
in
stances
they
were
actually
de-
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow's
Tides
(Standard
Time)
mm
High
9:35
a.m.
19.1
feet
j,j,,ximum
-
38
22:07
pjn.
113
feet
Low
2:50
a.m.
7.9
feet
i
mum
3
15:50
p.m.
7.7
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BR1TISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
;xi
N"
280
-0
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
2,
1942
PRICE
FIVE
CENT8
Going
Badly
For
Axis
V
Masset
Cannery
Is
Destroyed
Hitler
Storm
Two
Weeks
Ago
Swept
Entire
Plant
Away
$25,000
Val
ue
Nootka
Packing
Co.
Establishment
Was
One
of
Best
Known
on
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Established
Quarter
of
Century
Ago
Y
.id
has
reached
Prince
Rupert
of
the
complete
loss
v
k
;n
swept
into
the
sea
during)
mfiercc
storm
on
No-j
-
;:
r
20
of
the
entire
salmon
cannery-
plant
of
the
N
a
Packing
Co.
at
New
MassoU,
Queen
Charlotte
I
;
The
destruction,
involving
an.
estimated
$25,000
.
v
low.
including
the
cannery
buildings
and
tho
machinery
and
equipment
of
the
.
.
r
r
.one
line
packing
plant.
There
was
University
Ui
.
which
wUh
J
of
the
cannery
property,
eomptete-
Wncllinatnn
Tft
il
dlppearl.
The
gonrnraent
H
dMUllglUll
1
U
wharf
close
alongside
remained
uv
O
I
1
,
tact.
weathering
the
great
storm.
Bif
6
lNaVV
tjCnOOll
Ihe
Nw
Mwett
pUnt
was
one
AIR
FORCE
Cocoanut
Grove
HAS
CRASH;
Two
Years
Ago
in
roor
onape
rrom
To
St
Constant
vigilance
of
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
crews
patrolling
long,
wearying
hours
In
fair
weather
and
foul
over
the
North
Atlantic
has
been
rewarded
by
a
substantial
toll
of
Nazi
U-boats.
From
accurate
details
supplied
by
the
crew
of
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
bomber
which
made
what
was
believed
to
have
been
a
successful
attack,
R.C.A.F.
artist
Donald
Anderson
has
depicted
the
result
of
a
direct
hit
by
depth
charges.
The
submarine
was
blown
so
far
out
of
the
water
its
propellers
were
vis
ble.
the
navigator
reported.
MANY
AXIS
SUBS
FEEL
STING
OF
ATTACKS
BY
CANADA'S
AIR
FORCE
Withdrawing
His
Russia
in
Frantic
ave
Old
Battleship
Sold
For
Scrap
I
"""
:RTLAND,
Oregon,
Dec.
-
2
The
-
rwce
anu
a
iM?wjpri
nnwu&-
nearly
lire
iiuiiuicu
pciguiu,
m
rapher
lost
their
Uvea
in
the
craah
two
years
ago
officially
branded
as
old
battleship
Oregon
is
to
be
sow
of
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
a
"Under
box."
A
short
time
be-
fr
Saturday
far
scrap.
She
will
plane
near
a
west
eoaat
Canadian
fore
the
fire,
however,
it
had
been
take
her
final
salute
on
December
mrt
An
inveaUcUon
is
being
described
as
in
"eood
condition"
7.
:hc
anniversary
of
Pearl
Har-
made.
:
surface
marauders,
all
of
them
oc
curring
this
fall.
Vancouver
Man's
Bag
Two
of
these
occurred
In
Octo
ber.
A
crew
from
an
East
Coast
base,
captained
by
Flying
Officer
E.
L.
Robinson
of
-
.875
-
-
-
Bute
r-
Street,
ft
A
t
.
Urr
African
coast.
.
.
.
MM
milps
and
amnc
uuvtauvc
uii
off
wc
av
,
.
,
.
,
,
'
ICUUVU
W
vb
vt-..
conning
lower
was
cteany
vmw,
.
H
further
narrow.
1
111
II
"1
lH-.-V.
iu
iiuK.ii,
.w.xv.
v.
,
.
v...
,
.-ll
...rt,
--
'
"
Some
Actually
Destroyed
.Within
a
minute
the
attack
was
1
(launched.
The
aircraft
let
go
sev-
OTTAWA,
Dec.
2
Many
Axis
submarines
oper-
erai
charges.
Effect
of
the
blasts
i
ii
u..
fn
felt
n,
the
rt!nn
nf
of
inns
tn
hurl
the
vessel
clear
of
the
ltroyed.
In
his
statement
today,
the
Air
Minister
gave
details
of
three
attacks
occurring
within
recent
weeks
and
paid
high
tribute
to
crews
of
Canadian
coastal
recom-
n.i
Usance
souadrons
who,
with
lit
tle
fanfare,
have
been
pressing
home
relentless
attacks
upon
the
,inrfr.i;eA
raiders.
In
at
least
one
of
the
attacks
the
aircraft
swept
down
to
within
25
feet
of
the
sub
narlnc.
sineled
out
by
Mr.
Power
was
Rfiundron
Leader
N.
E.
small,
i?a.
of
Hamilton
and
Vancou
ver,
a
former
bush
pilot
and
TronsCanada
Air
unea
capiain.
who
heads
the
list
of
Canadian
fly
over
the
Atlantic
with
five
attacks
to
his
credit
'The
first
attack
launched
by
R.CJV.F.
patrol
aircraft
against
a
submarine
occurred
in
October,
1941.
slightly
more
than
a
year
ago.
said
tne
minister,
-aince
then
there
have
been
39
more
of
which
It
can
be
assumed
that
at
least
twenty
were
successful
In
varying
degree."
'Details
of
all
these
attacks
have
iwen
studied
carefully
and
the
crews'
claims
checked
and
re
checked
both
In
Eastern
Air
Com
mand
and
at
Air
Force
Headquar
ters.
The
estimate
of
the
damage
caused
and
of
the
ultimate
con
scauences
to
the
subs
Is,
If
any
thing,
a
minimum
appraisal
of
qur
successes."
Continuing,
Mr.
power
detailed
threw
distinct
erjlsodes
In
the
-v
-
-
-
-----
.
ceaseless
warfare
being
waged
by
R.C.A.F.
airmen
against
the
sub-
water
to
such
an
extent
that
the
propellors
were
clearly
visible.
Afterward,
the
submarine
was
cn
tn
soUIp
into
the
waves
and
a
huge
oil
suck,
followed
by
air
bub
bles
was
seen.
The
aircraft
contin
ued
the
attack
by
firing
390'
rounds
of
ammunition
some
of
which
were
direct
hits.
It
remained
for
a
minutes
In
the
area
before
con-
Inulng
on
to
Its
base.
Two
of
the
depth
charges
were
seen
to
explode
within
a
short
distance
of
the
submarine,
while
a
third
was
observed
to
bounce
off
the
hull
and
explode.
A
crew
from
anotner
k.ua..
East
Coast
base
launched
what
Is
thoucht
to
be
another
"good'
at-
tarir
ntttiinat.
a.
submarine
on
the
same
day.
The
aircraft
was
re-
turnlne
from
convoy
patrol
ana
.rhilp
about
125
miles
east
of
Its
coast
detected
a
submarine
sur
faced
with
Its
deck
wash.
As
the
attack
commenced
the
submarine
crash-dived.
Charges
were
drop-led
landing
directly
on
the
target.
Aftpr
the
first
explosion
a
dark
ed
down
by
the
Australians
ana
the
Americans.
The
Japanese
are
endeavouring
to
land
further
reinforcements
by
destroyers
another
group
of
four
being
attacked
off
Gasmata.
New
Britain,
by
United
Nations
aircrait
with
a
direct
hit
on
at
least
one.
RAIL
MEN
PROMOTED
,
A.
Ucrner
Made
Assistant
Superintendent
(1.
E.
Phillipson,
Nizht
Yardmaster
C.
A.
Berner
and
G.
E.
Phillip
son,
well
known
local
ranwayuivn.
have
Just
received
new
advancements
in
the
service
of
Canadian
National
Railways.
Mr.
Berner
has
been
promoiea
from
the
post
of
trainmaster
to
assistant
superintendent
of
the
territory
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Smlthers.
Mr.
Phillipson
becomes
night
yardmaster
at
Prince
Rupert.
w.
s.
Hewson
is
being
moved
frnm
Smlthers
to
Prince
Rupert
as
object
was
seen
to
protrude
ana
chu.r
dispatcher,
bringing
a
ais
(Continued
on
Page
Five)
patcher
staff
with
him.
Armies
Effort
Disaster
Axis
Forces
in
Tunisia
Cut
Off
From
Sea
Premier
Mussolini
Appeals'
to
People
to
Fight
on
or
Face
Extinction
LONDON,
Dec.
2
(CP)
Chancellor
Adolf'
Hitler
as
reported
withdrawing
at
least
part
of
his
army
Vnm
tVio
hlnnflv
KVWlav
nlrl
siepe
of
Stalinerad
todav
a
i
vuv
J
w
-
t-y
o
ivhilc
on
the
shores,
of
ancient
Tunisia
the
Allies
cut
off
"he
Axis
escape
corridor
to
Inpoli.
Dispatches
irom
North
Africa
said
Hitler
was
frantically
rushing
rein-
'
forcements
to
Tunisia
by
sea
and
REFERRED
TO
COURT
""Ijther.t
Tribunal
in
Canada
Asked
To
Rule
on
Validity
of
Government
Controller's
Orders
.
OTTAWA.
Dec.
2
The
Court
of
Canada
was
yes--rday
8sked
to
rule
on
the
validly
of
orders
made
by
wartime
'oilers
in
various
government
de-cirtments.
Some
orders
have
been
subject
to
recent
adverse
court
decisions.
The
reference
will
be
argued
before
the
Supreme
Court
on
December
14.
SlTagway
Fire
To
Be
Probed
Investigation
Ordered
Conflagration
at
Alaska
Town
truction
by
fire
on
Saturday
last
of
two
buildings
with
loss
esti
mated
at
$5,000.
FOOTHOLD
ISSMALL
Japanese-held
Territory
in
New
Guinea
Reduced
to
Diminutive
Proportions
MELBOURNE
Dec
.2
The
Jap
lanese
nnnca
inni
foothold
nruri
in
in
the
i
nr
Gona-Buna
iiuuis'ijuisa
T
-
Vancouver,
sighted,
a
jftlbmarlne
i
,
vrn,
nitlmcka
Viae
nnw
Kppn
.....
..
the
.t
The
n,o
itt'e
vi
"rw
'
air
In
the
attempt
to
stave
off
threatening
disaster
even
as
American
and
French
troops
severed
the
coastal
road
two
hundred
miles
north
of
Tunis.
Meanwhile
Premier
Bert
i
to
Mus-'sollni
broke
months
of
silence
to
warn
the
invaston-jiuery
liauan
people
that
any
weakening
would
mean
that
Italy
w5uld
"renounce
forever
the
dream
of
being
a
great
nation."
Bitterly
Mussolini
assail
ed
Prime
Minister
Winston
Chur
chill's
blunt
notice
to
the
Italian
people
to
get
out
of
the
war
or
be
bombed
out
and
promised
that
Germany
would
help
Italy
with
"powerful
contributions."
In
the
same
breath
Mussolini
disclosed
that
women
and
children
were
be
ing
evacuated
from
Italian
cities
to
leave
the-
tighten
-"masters
of
the
situation."
Asserting
that
tne
Italians
will
not
be
Inferior
to
the
B"ril!sflRuslar,
-W&ollhl
declared
the
war
would
last
foreveruntil
we
achieve
complete
'victory."
On
the
Russian
front
Soviet
dls-
j
patches
reported
that
Hitler
wa3
Into
$3,000
nulline
hla
troops
from
Stalingrad
,to
bolster
other
German
lorces
now
all
but
trapped
and
threaten-pH
u-Uh
annihilation
on
the
snow-
EKAGWAY.
Dec.
2
Investiga-!
covered
steppes
between
the
Don
ion
has
been
ordered
Into
the
de-'
and
Volga
Rivers.
Newspaper
Red
Star
said
that
the
Stalingrad
de
fenders,
rolling
back
the
Nazis,
weakening
lines,
ha'd
recaptured
Yuzhnaja
Hill,
dominating
the
southern
side
of
the
city,'
and
had
pushed
out
from
two
to
five
miles
farther
from
Stalingrad.
In
North
Afjtea
Axis
armies
riuffht
in
a
algantie
Allied
vise
pressing
from
east
to
west
also
were
stricUy
on
the
defensive,
on
the
Eastern
flank
the
British
Eighth
Army
opened
up.
with
big
guns
in
a
preliminary
assault
on
the
Germans
entrenenca
in
me
El
Aghella
defile,
a
narrow
corridor
at
the
base
of
the
Gulf
of
Slrte.
and
Cairo
dispatches
Indicated
that
the
westerbound
of
fensive
was
about
to
start
anew.
Customs-Excise
Revenue
Is
Up
Collections
Tor
This
November
Almost
Double
of
Year
Ajo
Year
Also
Ahead
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
oort
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
j
present
calendar
year
to
date
has
reached
a
total
of
$531526.82
as
compared
with
$503,361.82
In
the
first
eleven
months
of
1941.
This
November's
collections,
amounting
to
$51,141.47.
were
nearly
double
those
of
the
stime
month
-last
year
amounting
to
$23,454.71.
1G
MAJOR
NATIONS
Sixteen
malor
nationalities
are
represented
In
the
Russian
Soviets.
rOKKK
FROM
PERSIA
Poker
Is
an
adaption
of
the
game
of
"As
nas".
MACEDONIAN.
LOOT
The
baggy
trousers
of
brigands
foere
specially
for
carrying
loot.