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Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
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(Standard
Time)
High
1:55
am.
23.1
feet
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urn
52
13:55
p.m.
215
feet
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till)
42
Low
7:46
a.m.
1.3
feet
.
20:39
pjn.
4.9
feet
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of
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nched
a
new
ac-i..
alary
and
political
u,ir
it
was
asserted
V
.iiion
disclosing
that
spent
Wednesday
conferring
at
Sals-'.:
..ny.
..
of
the
conference
Jin
purpose
of
the
..I
to
have
been
to
..
Premier
In
line
:
Kibbaotrop
and
:
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miniate
r
lor
.
Italy
respectively.
:.
:ire.
.
iiidkcatlona
of
any
ntativea
having
HELD
BY
WEATHERS
:rj
Acllvitv
of
lt.A.1'.
Tapers.
Off
la
Minimum
l
A
return
of
t
in
.
adirr
held
Royal
"Ml
activities
over
night
Royal
Air
Force
,
"ii
tapered
off
Mi.uaaance
flight
Kht
nights
of
ui
Nasi
tot
aAl
-
German
bombers
ivrr
England
and
j-t
aid.
Three
re
brought
down
h
bae
doubtless
-
r.s
which
followed
circled
over
air
heir
return.
Eight
unied
for
in
scat-
tug
the
northeast
-i
Berlin
said
that
attacked.
lORE
FISH
IN
CHICAGO
Vtli
(iol
20
Percent
I'rom
:
Canada
During
1911
'
May
1
O
-
Freah
;xlucU
received
In
'
wholesale
market
i
teased
by
about
10
i'-celpU
In
the
pie-
.
a
rexrt
by
M.
B.
.
id
un
trade
.ornmii-u
mount
was
05,569.000
i
i.uitity,
Canada
up-!
40
pound
or
about
iin
increase
of
about
'impared
with
ship-to.
'"'in
Canada
were
the
;
iimg
February
and
a
i
y
percent
of
the
tot-in
order
of
'-heir
lm-'
"in
:
Massachusetts,
Dntuh
Columbia,
13
Wi-(onsln,
12
percent,
H
iMircent;
Michigan,
k-
at.
Loulslatu,
seven
1
Minnesota,
four
per
'
ic
percentage
total
for
r
umbta
is
included
fish
1.
United
States
vessels
vPM
through
Canada
In
14
er
26,030
pounds
o.'
cod
v,
rc
received
from
Quebec
A'WIIKK
WOMEN'S
TAUT
;
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KHOLM.
May
1
0
Tho
rJ
;
(
i
'udc
union
officials
who
visited
England
declared
'
.ciview
thev
were
ercatly
;-vrr
.
J
by
nrltaln's
production
v'!f
"llcl
rsPeclally
by
the
part
jCj'
1
urp
Playing
in
war
factor
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EXPENDITURES
OTTAWA
A
committee
of
Iwtnty-four
members
of
the
:se
of
Commons
has
been
set
up
lo
consider
war
expenditures
the
Department
of
Munitions
and
Supply.
Bengasi
ami
cum:
CAIUO
The
Iloyal
Air
Force
delivered
attacks
yrsttrday
on
Bengasi
and
Crete.
NEW
YOUK
BLACK-OUT
NEW
YOUK
The
Great
While
Way
from
Greenwich
lo
Harlem
had
a
twenty-minute
practice
black-out
last
night.
All
traffic
ceased.
NO
U
W
EG
I
ANS
EX
ECUTEf
I
STOCKHOLM
EishWn
Norwegians
have
been
executed
by
Nail
firing
squads.
All
had
returned
to
their
native
land
from
Grrat
Britain
where
they
were
educated
in
sabotage
work.
LOSSES
AT
SEA
NEW
YOUK
Two
merchant
ships
have
been
lost
through
rn-enmy
action
one
American
and
oite
Swedish
but
thtrc
was
little
loss
of
life.
Gunners
on
an
American
freighter
succeeded
In
sinking
a
u-boat.
TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS
VICTOUIA
Traffic
accidents
ISritUh
Columbia
last
year
were
the
highest
on.
record
due
to
more
cars
on
the
road.
There
t
were
6M0
accidents
wllh
129
persons
killed
and
moie
than
3104
Injured.
4.
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Vancouver
Orandvlew
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M
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Cariboo
Quarte
1
Hedley
Maawt
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Pend
OrcrUle
115
Pioneer
.
1-3
Premier
-
Privateer
-
-
3
Iteno
03
Sheep
Creek
.
Oils
Cabnont
-
-
1'
C.
&
E.
-
11
Home
,
-
Iloyal
Canadian
.03
Toronto
BealUe
-
1
Central
Pat
-81
Cons.
Smelters
-
37.75
Hardrock
-36
Kerr
Addlsen
v
J.
3Ji
LitUe
Long
Lac
McLeod
Cocksliutt
-
112
Madsen
Red
take
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Moncta
26
Pickle
Crow
1.45
Preston
East
Dome
1-80
San
Antonio
M2
Shcrritt
Oorcon
-07
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Traveller,
44,000,
7.8c
and
10c.
Storage.
Happy.
10,000,
12.1c
and
IOC
ra-
clflc.
Antoinette
L..
1D.000,
12.2c
and
10c.
Whiz.
Sirlus,
13,000,
12.1c
and
IOC
At-
lln.
Sherman,
10,500,
12.1c
and
iuc,
Booth.
Canadian
I
Dorreen
M..
10.500,
lUc
and.
10.2c,
Storage.
J.
It.,
4,000,
11.6c
and
IOC.
Ainn.
Bum,
3,000,
12c
and
10.2c,
Booth.
PR10RLSS
DIES
AT
91
LONDON,
May
I
Q
Mqthcr
Mary
of
Jesus,
Dl-yea
-old
prioress
of
Uic
Nottlng
Hill
Carmelite
con
vent
which
she
helped
founa
w
years
ago,
has
died.
One
of
the
outstanding
Roman
Catholic
personalities
In
Great
Britain,
Moth
er
Mary
came
to
England
from
Franco,
yhcrg
slip
was
born,
PRINCE
WHEELS
LOCKED,
HOMIIER
MAKES
SAFE
.
Lieut.
R.
H.
Oriffin.
of
Boston.
Mass.,
brought
this
U.S.
Army
bomber
down
to
a
beily
landing
at
Sand
Point
naval
station
when
the
landing
wheels
of
his
plane
locked.
The
top
photo
shows
a
mechanic
climbiing
out
of
the
big
bomber
as
it
lays
on
Its
be'ly.
while
the
bottom
photo
shows
the
bomber
as
it
skidded
to
a
forced
landing.
The
result
of
this
wonlerful
bit
of
flying
was
that
no
one
was
injuied,
and
tne
plane
itself
suffered
only
two
ben
propel
ors
and
had
a
few
scratches
on
its
undercarriage.
:
Resigns
As
;i
v,.r
neau
!
'
months..--
May
i-
Sir
Bdward
Bealty
has
re-
ft
signed
as
president
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
and
la
succeeded
by
D.
C.
,
Coleman,
vice-president
of
the
company.
It
is
announced
today.
8lr
Bdward
remains
as
chairman
of
the
board.
(
The
reason
for
his
reslgna-
,
tion
is
given
as
ill-health.
.
KEEPING
UP
HARD
FIGHT
Kuvsians
and
Cermans
Continue
In
I'ierce
Combat
on
land,
At
j
Sea,
and
In
Air
,
MOSCOW,
May
I:-Ficrrv
fight-j
Ing
continues
all
along
the
grrat,
Ruaso-Oerman
ttalUefront
from
the
Arctic
Ocean
to
the
Black
Sea
both
to
the
north
whew
ground
Is
still
frosen
wiin
winter
conui-j
Uons
and
to
the
south
where
the
spring
thaw
has
commenced,
rcn
derlng
the
terrain
most
aiiucuu
for
tranaportatloc'.
In
the
air
and
on
tlie
sea
the
hnttle
continues
undiminisnea
Narjjnatl
On
on
Wednesday
weanwu-y
wuriy-uH
;
7
7
plane,
were
brought
down
by
the
Rusauna
wno
ios.
selvaa.
A
10.000-ton
Nazi
snip
nus,
bee
sunk
in
Arctic
waters.
DOC'HAIR
MITTLN
ANOERSLEIGH.
England,
May
1
.
r..tK
Knrirn
HrstT
nWTind
5l
IdTTun.
is
doVg
hU.one
game
behind.
bit
for
Uic
war
effort.
His
owner
weaves
Ahe
hair
from
nis
ngni.
fluffy
coat
into
mittens
for
sol
diers.
COMMAS'
D'R
(MISS.)
CHURCHILL
LONDON.
May
1
The
King
has
sanctioned
the
admission
of
Mrs.
Winston
Churciuu
as
a
commander
(Sister)
of
Order.
;
of
St.
John.
Ni;W
ZEALAND'S
EXPORTS
New
Zealand
is
the
world's
largest
exporter
of
dairy
products,
frozen
mutton
and
lamb;
It
Is
the
inrecst
wool
exporter.
RUPERT,
B.C.
FRIDAY,
MAY
1,
1912.
BIG
PLANT
BLOWN
UP
Important
Chemical.
Factory
Occupied
Ilel(iuf
Destrnyetl
In
Kxplosion
LONDON.
May
1:
CP
The
chemical
factory
at
Tessrnder-loo
I
in
thr
new
industrial
district
i
of
northern
Belgium,
which
has
I
been
the
particular
zone
of
!
anti-German
activity,
ha
been
destroyed
by
an
explosion
which
according
to
the
German
radio,
!
killed
230
persons
and
injured
one
thousand.
Berlin
claimed
that
the
fac-toiy
produced
fertilizer
and
washing-
preparations
for
the
Belgian
market
but
Bel;ian
sources
here
said
it
was
turning
out
acids
and
explosives
for
gas.
BROOKLYN
STAYS
UP
Rums
Continue
to
Set
Dizzy
Pace
In
National
League
Indians,
SOU
Leading
American
NEW
YORK.
May
1
(Canadian
Press.
The
amazing
Brooklyn
Dodgers
continue
to
set
the
dizzy
pace
In
the
National
League
and
yesterday
slugged
out
an
11
to
3
victory
over
the
Reds
at
Clncin-
to
Increase
to
four
full
games
their
margin
of
leadership
over
g"?
placc
p,tuburg
VP
Irates
whn
u.pr
loslnc
to
tne
phUUes.
---
-
.
In
Uic
American
League
,.
the
r
Cle
veland
Indians
stayed
on
top
by
winning
over
the
Philadelphia
Athletics,
the
New
York
Yankees
defeating
St.
Loul3
Browns
with
a
shut-out
to
stay
in
second
placc
Yesterday's
Big
League
scores
American
League
Cleveland,
6;
Philadelphia
1.
St.
Louis.
0;
New
York,
3.
Detroit
3,
Boston,
8.
I
National
ixaguc
Brooklyn,
11;
Cincinnati,
8.
New
York,
3;
St.
Louis,
7.
Boston,
3;
Chicago,
2.
Philadelphia,
6;
Pittsburgh,
3.
i
-
TALKED
TOO
MUCH
BATH,
May
I
if)
A
civil
servant
with
24
years
In
government
employment
was
fined
the
equivalent
of
$45
for
talking
In
a
public
house
about
warship
movements.
LANDING
Colonel
Dies
At
Hong
Kong
,
uiiawa.
way
i:
u.-ueut
Arthur,
warned
that
the
Japan-Coi.
John
L.
R.
Sutcllffe.
offi-
ese
were
preparing
to
strikj
anew
cer
commanding,
first
Bat-
tailon.
WinniDee
Grenadiers.
at
Hong
Kong,
died
of
111-
ness
while
a
prisoner
of
war,
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
of
national
deicnca,
an-;
nounced
today.
French
Helped
British
Girls
(Escaping
From
Nazi
Internment
Camp
They
Found
Folks
"Really
MarvMlous"
LONDON.
May
1
O
Two
young
English
women,
Freda
Stewart
and
Rosemary
Say,
thank
the
French
for
their
escape
to
England
from
a
Nazi
internment
camp.
"The
French
people
we.-e
really
marvellous."
said
Miss
Stewart,
interned
shortly
after
the
Germans
Invaded
Paris.
"They
are
entirely
pro-British
and
gave
me
and
my
companion
every
possible
assistance
as
we
made
our
way
from
the
camR
to
unoccupied
France."
Miss
Stewart
said
she
was
Inter
ned
with
4,000
other
women
for
five
months
in
a
military
barracks.
Hygiene
and
food
conditions
were
bad.
"I
was
then
moved
to
another
camp
where
the
hygiene
was
a
bit
better,
but
food
was
still
very
scanty,"
she
said.
"We
were
greatly
cheered
by
the
Red
Cross
parcels
which
got
through
to
us."
Miss
Stewart
had
little
to
tell
about
her
escape.
"Miss
Say
and
I
climbed
through
a
hole
in
the
j
barbed
wire
fence
surrounding
the
camp
and
made
our
way
to
Marseilles,
helped
all
the
time
by
'the
French."
she
said.
"In
Mar-
'
selllcs
we
had
to
wait
for
our
pa
pers
and
eventually
got
through
Spain
to
Lisbon
from
where
we
flew
to
England.
LIBRARY
CLOSES
LIVERPOOL,
May
1
Liverpool
library,
first
circulating
library
to
be
established
In
Britain,
will
close
shortly.
It
started
In
1758
with
450
books
and
how
has
70,000.
Mandalay
Resistance
Continues
In
Burma;
New
Move
In
Australian
Direction
This
Is
Anticipated
Following
Deterioration
Of
Situation
South
Of
China
Air
War
Being
Kept
Up
NEW
DELHI,
May
1:
(CP)
Escaping
a
Japanese
entrapment
swee,),
British
troops
guarding
the
right
flank
of
the
Awied
line
in
Burma
have
fallen
back
eighty
miles
to
a
newN
defence
sector
only
thirty
miles
below
Mandalay.
The
British
and
Indian
forces
were
said
to
have
withdrawn
in
order
to
protect
overland
routes
to
mam.
i.
While
the
crisis
in
Burma
rp-M
mains
acute
with
the
Japanese
In-'
vaders
now
standing
at
the
gate-1
way
to
China
a-straddle
the
Burma
road,
a
Chinese
announce-'
ment
declared
that
the
fall
of
Lashlo
would
not
halt
the
flow
of
Chinese
reinforcements
for
continued
defence
of
North
Burma'
The
Chinese
would
fight
on
and
re-
I
main
In
Burma
to
conUnue
resist-
I
ance.
j
Towards
Australia
j
British
military
authorities
now
realize
the
possibility
of
al!
Burma
:
being
lost.
Meanwhile
Japanese
warships
and
troop
transports
are
reported
massing
among
the
Marshall
Isl-!
ands
in
the
south
central
Pacific,
stirring
speculation
tha:
they
might
be
preparing
for
a
major
thrust
against
the
American
supply
line
to
Australia.
In
Australia
General
3lr
Thomas
Blaney.
Allied
land
command-
pr.
under
flpniral
.TSnuolax.
Mnr-.
!
jn
the
Anzac
zone.
There
were
inprpa!ing'
stems
nt
'Mr
threat
against
the
outposts
of
Northern
Australia.
General
Blaney
stated.
however,
that
the
Allies
continued
to
bring
up
forces
In
considerable
number.
Meanwhile
the
Allied
offensive
from
the
north
coast
of
Australia
continues.
In
a
raid
on
Lae;
New
Guinea,
Australian
and
American
bombing
planes
destroyed
or
damaged
twenty
enemy
machines.
There
has
been
another
light
Japanese
attack
on
Port
Moresby,
New
Guinea,
and
eight
Japanese
raiders
have
also
bombed
the
Home
Islands.
REVENUE
INCREASE
Customs
and
Excise
Collections
Continue
Double
of
What
They
Were
a
Year
Ago
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
April
this
year
amounted
to
$23,324.75
as
compared
with
$14,208.03
in
the
same
month
last
year.
Revenue
this
year
has
reached
an
aggregate
of
$143.
593.14
In
com
parison
with
$66,236.35
In
the
first
four
months
of
1941.
Dominoes
Take
Lead
In
Series
Victoria
Team
Defeats
.Montreal
Oilers
In
Basketball
MONTREAL,
May
1
-
Victoria
Dominoes
went
one
up
In
the
Dominion
senior
basketball
final
scores
last
night
by
defeating
Oilers
40
to
36.
The
Dominoes
have
now
won
two
games
and
the
Oil
''
!
ers'one,
RAISES
FOR
BUS
PEOPLE
LONDON,
May
1
0
Ninety
thousand
bus
company
employees
in
England
and
Wales
received
war
wage
hourly
rates
increases
ranging
from
Vi
cent
to
two
cents.
PRICE;
FIVE
CENTS
.
COUNCIL
IN
CITY
Prince
Rupert
Returning
To
Old
Form
of
Municipal
Government
VICTORIA,
May
I:
(CP)
Commencing
next
January
rrince
Rupert
Mill
be
operated
by
a
municipal
council,
Premier
John
Hart
announced
today.
Council
and
school
board
will
be
elected
in
January.
Hon.
A.
Wells
Gray,
minister
of
municipalities,
said
Prince
Rupert
had
been
paying
its
way
for
the
last
three
years.
Fernie
and
Burnaby
also
in
"good
financial
shape
and
will
return
to
municipal
government
loo.
STALIN'S
MAY
DAY
.
MESSAGE
Declares
Soviet
Has
No
Territorial
Ambitions
Appreciates
Great
Britain
and
United
States
MOSCOW,
May
1
(Canadian
Press
Premier
Joseph
Stalin,
In
a
May
Day
order
of
the
day
pledged
that
Russia
has
no
territorial
ambitions
upon
foreign
countries
and
that
the
sole
aim
of
the
Soviet
Is
to
liberate
its
lands
from
the
German
Fascist
blackguards."
He
praised
Great
Britain
and
the
United
States
for
increasing
assistance,
he
said,
they
are
giving
Russia.
Russia
was
determined
that,
as
far
as
Hitler's
forces
were
concerned,
it
was
either
"surrender
or
death."
Already,
nc
declared,
the
Nazis
were
running
short
of
human
reserves,
oil-and
raw
materials.
UNQUENCHABLE
DANES
LONDC
.,
May
10)
The
scene:
A
newsreel
uieatre
in
Copenhagen:
A
shot
of
Hitler
stepping
into
a
plane.
The
reaction
of
tlie
Danish
audience,
shouted
out
before
the
authorities
turned
on
the
lights:
"Hils
Hess,"
(Remember
me
to
Hess).
FROSTS
IN
ALASKA
The
Matanuska
agricultural
colony
of
Alaska
has
a
growing
season
of
about
115
frost-free
days
per
year.
HEARD
BUT
UNSEEN
While
most
people
recognize
the
call
of
the
whlppoorwlll,
few
have
seen
the
bird
as
It
rarely
flics
In
daytime.
NAMED
FOR
KING
LONDON,
May
1
t
During
a
tour
of
an
aircraft
factory
the
King
and
Queen
christened
two
big
bombers
"aeorge"
and
"Elizabeth."
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