Conscription
Debate
Is
Opened
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
r:
mum
56
(Standard
Time)
i:uum
43
high
12:14
pjn.
17.4
feet
Low
8:09
a.m.
4.2
feet
18:04
pjn.
7.8
reet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
-COLUMBIA
NEWSPAPER
XXXI
No
134
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
10,
1942
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
BEAT
OFF
ASSAULT
Hir
Machrlm
Oasis
Becoming
New
Tobruk
in
Libya
Mans
in
North
Africa.
.
u
day
long
battle.
COUPONING
OF
SUGAR
WW
He
llrst
Commodity
Under
New
Rationing
Plan
AWA.
June
10
For
the
Umo
jvnr
only
figures
In
the
.
r
rationing
plan
for
Canada,
announcement
is
'
t;
made
within
two
weeks.
BLACKOUT
IS
ENDED
Ai'
Itald
Protection
Wardens
(Sot
Hnllttay
Street
Lights
On
Again
precautionary
blackout
lluP
since
the
Dutch
Harbor
c
-Jr-nt
last
Wednesday
was
call-'3
'ft
Monday.
Air
Raid
Pro-,r
"'-ian
wardens
have
been
cx-"wtl
from
their
patrols
until
a,n-
'vfr
blackout
Is
called.
Street
'v
ar,-
on
again
at
Prince
Rup-r"
a
night.
war
KW:s
FORBIDDEN
TO
LEAVE
I'AHIS
The
German
authorities
have
Umed
an
order
forbidding,
the
trench
people
front
leaving
the
coastal
areas
of
occupied
France
is
tutxotrd
by
the
llrlthh
llroadcatting
Corporation,
The
Nazis
are
ft.hint
fortifications
along
the
coast
In
anticipation
of
a
new
Bril-th
offensive
being
launched
there.
CHINESE
HOLDING
ON
Clll
NfiKINfi
The
Chinese
aie
still
In
possession
of
the
besieged
;;tj
or
Chursien,
although
the
Japanese
may
have
by-passed
it.
l.;htffii
thousand
Japanese
hare
so
far
been
killed
in
the
battle
tbrre
United
Nations
planes
have
raided
Lashlo
In
northern
Uurma,
-
ALL.
VILLAGERS
SHOT
.
ritAt.n;
livery
man
In
a
Crech
village
has
been
shot.
They
;
suspected
of
being
Involved
In
the
assassination
of
the
"pro-tec'.ar
llrrdrlch.
DURBAN
HAS
FIRST
ALERT
liflin.VN
This
South
African
port
had
Its
first
alert
last
night
f
"awing
reports
of
three
Allied
ships
having
been
sunk
off
the
coast.
TOKYO
HAS
ITS
STORY
Japanese
Version
of
Midway
Island
and
Hutch
Harbor
Out
June
10
0
It
Is
report?d
(
TOKYO.
Free
French
and
British
.made
its
..
th.
tnv
u
nr
nir
regard
to
June
10:
Tokyo
ha;,
first
announcement
in
the
Battle
of
Midway
Sinking
of
an
aircraft
car-
f
.st
becoming
a
new
To-Ind.
r
ihvn
n
,m,i.n
hnve'rier.
heavy
damage
of
another
and
:':
ne
of
the
strongest
(hitting
of
a
ciuiserls
admitted
This
i
vt
unleashed
on
compares
with
the
United
States
announcement
that
sixteen
to
eighteen
Japanese
warships
were
sunk
or
damaged.
Tokyo
claims
to
have
sunk
two
American
aircraft
mrriprs
with
destruction
of
120
In
regard
to
the
attack
on
Dutch
Harbor.
Tokyo
says
that
this
and
other
Alaska
ports
were
visited,
claiming
that
fourteen
planes
were
shot
down
and
a
transport
sunk.
There
were
also
other
attacks.
Tokyo
says,
elsewhere
in
the
Aleutians,
landings
being
suggested.
HALIBUT
ARRIVALS
Summary
Amrrlrnn
B0500
UOUlldS,
lGc
and
14c
to
16.2c
and
He.
C.inndlaii
41.159
IWUllds,
1GC
ftnd
15c
to
16.4c
and
14c.
American
J.
II.
Edward?,
48,500,
16.1c
and
14c,
Atlln.
I
Lansing,
20,000,
10.2c
and
14c,
Storage.
Rapid,
12,000,
loc
ana
ic,
Booth.
Canadian
-P.
Dorccn,
15,500,
16.4c
and
14c,
Booth.
Dickie
Boy,
2,659,
16c
and
14c,
Storage.
Sea
Ranger,
23,000,
16.4c
and
14c,
'
Storage,
,
Conscription
roruverseas
j
Not
Need-King
t
OTTAWA.
June
10
-
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mac-
kenzie
Kinu
today
opened
the
debutp
in
Parliament
on
con-
scription
with
the
announce-
ment
of
his
belief
that
con-
scription
for
overseas
service
'(-war
not
necessary
at
the
ores-
ent
time.
The
Prime
Minister
moved
second
reading
of
-tax
tour
planes
nhich
were
not
brought
down
but
which
crashed
amendment
of
the
National
h
u
the
mt
mu
mountains.
The
Japanese
continue
to
advance
northward
from
I
J""
""on
Act
which
would
jTe
y,e
govern-
Canton
towards
Hankow.
lirrt
of
Sebastapol
goes
on
with
the
llusslans
yielding
nothing
in
thdr
defence
of
the
great
lllack
Sea
base.
Although
the
situation
is
!
4aiMfdly
serious
six
thousand
Nails
were
killed
In
one
day
alone.
Ubere
along
the
Itusso-Oerman
front
there
is
only
local
fight-lar.
Uningrad
has
been
air
raided
for
three
successive
nights
by
the
Germans
MAY
ATTACK
RUSS
SHIPPING
LONDON
The
commander-in-chief
of
the
German
navy
Is
on
tiiit
to
the
northern
Norwegian
port
of
Narvik.
This
Is
believed
to
IrJirste
a
major
new
assault
by
the
Natis
against
shipping
to
ltus-
Slttl
barge
are
reported
to
be
assembled
by
the
Germans
for
an
t'.Uck
ou
Murmansk.
LULL
IN
LIBYA
BATTLE
CMKOllritish
and
Ails
forces
are
catching
their
breath
dur-fcl
a
lull
In
the
Battle
of
Ubya.
The
Germans
have
lost
one
thousand
nhlcles
and
supply
units,
l
orly-seven
planes
of
the
enemy
have
been
itst
down
In
two
weeks.
Thousands
of
the
enemy
have
been
killed
ir.i
wounded.
'
ment
a
free
hand
tn
eoturrint
BATTI.K
OF
SKIIASTAI'Ol.
t
7
'he"e
I
MOSCOW
The
(Jeimans
continue
to
suffer
heavy
losses
as
the
'
NEW
OFFICE
OF
RAILWAY
Winnleg's
Utesl
Building
Officially
Opened
Yesterday
WINNUtO,
June
10:
Winni
peg's
newest
office
building,
modern
and
up-to-date
in
every
respect,
which
will
be
the
future
home
of
toe
city
offices
of
Canadian
National
Railways
and
Ttan-
Canada
Air
Lines
on
the
clly
s
bufiest
corner
at
Portage
and
Main,
was
officially
opened
yesterday
afternoon
by
Ills
Worship.
Mayor
John
Queen,
assisted
by
W.
ii.
imeniwxicej-preaiorM
g)uv
ss4
i
sea
s
apaf
aim
wnvs
clals
of
the
region.
offices
were
banked
with
baskets
of
flowers
sent
in
with
the
best
wishes
of
other
transportation
companies
and
local
business
firms,
including
three
baskets
from
the
C.
N.
R.
Vancouver
offices
which
ship,
airline
express
and
telegraph
May
we
all
fervently
hope
tnat
very
soon
your
great
communlca
this
beautiful
Queen
concluded.
The
broad
white
ribbon
was
held
across
the
aisle
by
the
Misses
Iron
McKlnnon
and
Ruth
Forester
In
the
official
uniforms
of
the
Canadian
(National
Telegraphs
and
Trans-Oanada
Air
Lines
respectively.
Many
messages
of
congratulations
were
received
from
various
parts
of
Canada
and
Included
wires
from
R.
C.
Vaughan,
president,
Canadian
National
Railways,
Mont
real:
H.
J-
Symington,
president,
TransCanada
Air
Lines,
Montreal;
Allstalr
Fraser.
vice-president
of
traffic,
Canadian
National
Railways,
Montreal;
D.
E.
Oalloway,
Assistant
vice-president.
Canadian
National
Telegraphs,
Toronto,
and
many
other
officials.
THREE
FUNNELS
AND
TENNIS
COURTS
ONCE
WERE
HERE
Ai
wwk
progresses
toward
the
i-aiva
j
of
the
former
luxury
liner
Normandie,
now
the
VS.
ves-s")
Liif-ty
e
picture
l-.
made
Yu
ar
looking
aft
of
the
bridge,
down
the
sun
deck
where
the
three
c,.x
fiuuicts
a.
...'5
:c;.r..i
court;
c:
:e
wer
Ail
the
vessel's
superstructure
was
cut
away
when
the
imnvr'..ie
task
of
lighting
the
vessel
w
undertaken.
PRINCERUPERT'S
FIRST
IMMINENT
DANGER
CALL
IS
HINT
OF
REAL
THING
The
counters
and
tables
of
the
Planes
Which
Caused
Alarm
Were
Definitely
Not
Enemy
Early
Excitement
Soon
Turned
to
Curiosity
as
to
What
Mitfht
Be
Coming
By
O.
A.
Hunter)
Passage
in
this
neighborhood
of
planes
which
were
arrived
oremlcht
via
TransCanada
latnr
nnnounced
hv
Western
Air
Command
to
have
been
RAILWAYS
ARE
BUSY
J
Butjniey.CaruUandle
.More.
Traff
fic.
Declares
President
R.
C.
Vaughan
TORONTO,
June
10.
"Although
the
Canadian
Railways
are
moving
the
largest
volume
of
traffic
in
their
history
they
can
handle
more
freight
business
without
difficulty."
This
statement
was
made
Air
Lines.
"i
nf
n
tp
v
nnt
onomv
n
anes"
paused
an
imminent
f
antrer;"'.
:
ui-
ills
II
U
WorshiD
iwuiij
was
wu8
Introduced
luuuuuixu
to
Ai
i
i
e
friv
l
iwn
l
ti
T'rinf'O
r
lfnnnrf
i.
adian
National
Railways
who
is
...nil
n
irm
nvof
hntirs
in
VPS.
.
.
the
large
andtence
by
W.
It.
Dev-
"
i
i
V
n
a-
nere
w
auena
business"
meetings
enwh.
who
referred
to
the
fact
imiuiy
mivi
iiuuii.
inu
uvu
duv.ii
uuislo
buuhuw
au
t.w
oi
me
uanaaian
manufacturers
that
this
new
office
was
not
only
p.m.
anil
at
4:10
p.m.
the
all
Clear
came.
1
he
intervening
Association
and
Canadian
Cham-
a
sign
of
progress
but
of
the
faith
period
was
one
of
tensity
and
sub-
-
bers
of
Commerce.
the
Canadian
National
Railways
dued
excitement
which
reached
a
tors,
nurse,
first
aid
workers,
am-
using
me
yardstick
of
the
can-had
in
the
city.
peak
within
the
first
half
hour
bulance
drivers,
fire
fighters,
de-
adian
National
increase
In
busl-
"We
meet
under
heavy
skies
of
and
gradually
diminished
as
the
contamination
workers
all
were
ness-
Mr-
Vaughan
stated
the
gen-trouble
and
world
grief
but
we
time
passed
vand
not
a
plane
of
at
their
posts.
Fortunately,
as
It
eral
Increase
In
volume
of
busl-
are
here
tn
a
spirit
of
confidence
any
sort
appeared.
turned
out.
all
they
had
to
do
was
ness
now
being
handled
is
approx-
In
the
future.
Our
company
has
The
alarm
gave
Prince
Rupert
stand
by.
Soldiers
were
in
the
imately
20
percent
more
than
devoted
itself
to
Canada's
war
ef-
its
most
realistic
taste
yet
of
war-
bush,
rigged
with
all
their
protec-
that
in
the
peak
year
of
1928
and
fort
and
here
In
Winnipeg
can
time
conditions.
Military
authcrl-;
tlve
accoutrement.
more
than
75
percent
greater
than
now
offer
greater
public
service
ties
by
whom
the
alarm
was
jiven
i
in
restaurants
sailors
and
men
that
handled
by
the
railways
dur-
Uian
harttofore.
On
behalf
of
the
werc
8iient.
Indeed
Incontactlble.
president
and
directors,
I
ask
you,
portress
headquarters
were
guard
Mr.
Mayor,
to
officially
declare
cd
by
a
sentry
and
the
area
com-this
new
building
open,"
he
con-
mandant.
Col.
S.
D.
Johnston,
had
eluded.
issued
orders
that
no
one
was
to
Mr.
Queen
made
a
graceful
nter
speoch
In
return
and
spoke
of
thd
Tnerc
certainly
nothing
In
u.hlnotnn
has
nlrmftvl
..-
.h-
n;
Ameriean
des-
a.
nuy
.
w
uu"
"!
the
way
of
a
panic
and
excitement
stafr
members
r
r.:
.d
n
aircraft!0
.
v
nnipeK."
'
rru'.w
at
a
minimum
apart
from
remaln
kt
U
J
V
I
"
carrier
damaged.
on
leave
were
still
calmly
eating.
"g
me
peak
year
of
the
last
Banks,
it
was
to
be
noted,
closed
world
war.
their
doors.
In
the
newspaper
of-
Not
only
can
we
take
more
trainees,
members
of
the
staffs
who
He
and
move
it
quickly
and
cffl-
had
A-R
P.
obligations
proceeded
ciently
today,"
he
added,
"but
we
to
their
emergency
posts,
the
can
do
it
with
proportionately
less
naDers
being
turned
out
by
other
expense
than
we
did
in
1928."
The
alarm
.11.
(
-
.
vn
H
rt
V-
W.
I
'
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
l
uho
were
free
to
Mr.
vaugnan
pointed
out
mat
excltc-
never
before
had
the
railways
been
of
this
new
building,
"his
build-
srtirrviniy
around
for
a
few
Tr.rfi,irini
ninnta
efmnoH
a-nrk
so
effectively
orcanlzed
to
move
Ing
houses
all
phases
of
your
vast
,...
nffor
the
imminent
dan-
um
larcc
volumes
of
traffic.
"We
are
transportation
system
rail,
steam-igcr
slRnal
Th(J
fcellng
was
one
of
u
was
a
cloudy
afternoon
and
doing
a
tremendous
thing
as
Can-
curiosity
rather
than
foar.
Soon
about
an
hour
after
the
signal
it
ada's
biggest
war
Industry"
he
things
began
to
sctJLle
down.
School
began
to
shower
lighUy.
Visibility
said,
"and
we
arc
geared
to
the
hlnhest
of
snppd."
!..
...Ill
ni-r.,
h
Invflll
WU.i
-
v-
o
,
-
......
nun
wui
.
..
v..,
took
shelter
In
their
homes.
There
alr
rald.
news
around
the
world
that
right-
Bnnop
.
,m,rlln(rn(,
hnW-
Lu
..
.
i
ii
tu.i
d-""h
"
o---
-
i
,
i
lie
iuuiiii
lUUJi
ia
oviitc
nas
inumpnea
ovt-r
i-vu
huu
um.
Avftr
nn
ihn
nfrt
nf
uih
VO!insr
t
lt,
fit
cmo
prsvtn
fast
thront?h
frrieht
trains
I1L.1VUO
tj...v-
"
o
"
"
OUr
AMCC!
lorces
lldYV,
run.Jt.cu
i-Hnnn
nnrl
flnnllv
o,
nnrf
fr
lnrtn.
fh
tl7P
nf
thp
victorious
from
this
world
conflict
On
behalf,
of
WlnnlDce
citizens,
I
u..u
uiu
w
6
.
"
o
.......
.j
i
Trc
even
cuuivi
i-.iuu
tL.
.
.
-
-
,
A
AR-P-
R-P-
wardens
wardens
nf
of
thP
the
smaller
smaller
children
children
on
on
being
being
loads
loads
carried.
In
1918
a
longj
steel-helmeted
ribbon
were
Blven
definite
Instructions
by
scnt
home
from
school
were
cry-,
freight
train
was
between
50
and
r.
CUt
t
this
tniS
riDDOll
to
VO
oben
open
OlUCUluy
officially
ik.
otronfc
,.
.
,
-uii.l
C1
.ore
Tn
Ihltn-tir
trains
frminf.
Some
stores
remained
open
but'.
ro
c
nnnMn.illon
.
Thc'ty
begin
at
60
cars
and
run
as
SHIP
SUNK
0FFC0AST
United
States
Navy
Announces
Loss
First
In
This
Area
WASHINGTON,
D.O,
June
10
The
United
States
navy
announced
that
an
American
merchantman
had
been
sunk
off
the
Pacific
Northwest
coast.
It
was
the
first
submarine
sinking
off
that
area.
One
member
of
the
crew
died,
eight
were
hurt
and
fifty-nine
survivors
have
been
landed
at
a
west
coast
port
after
having
floated
ton
the
ocean
for
thirty-eight
hours
between
the
time
of
the
sinking
and
their
being
pickup.
A
fishing
schooner
picked
some
of
the
men
off
a
lifeboat.
A
naval
ship
rescued
the
other
survivors
from
a
raft,
survivors
fro
ma
raft.
Some
were
others
closed.
With
no
one
Inter-'
.
,
...
.
..,
,
.
high
as
90
loaded
cars
or
more
and
account
estcd
In
buying,
many
shopkeepers
r"
"
.
there
has
been
no
evidence
wnat-:
duties.
and
their
staffs
stood
at
the
doors
unproiitaoio
expcmncL.
it,
uw
evef
of
congostion
In
operations
to
waiting
for
something
to
show
up
least,
had
the
effect
of
making
(tho
seaboards.
Passenger
traffic
or
to
hear
the
latest
posslp
and
people
think
where
they
should
be
Mr,
Vaughan
stated,
was
propor-
there
was
plenty
of
It.
Wild
rumors
nnri.
what
thev
should
be
doing
.tlonately
Heavy.
f
lew-that
combat
was
rasing
reaJ
th,n
eyer
nearby,
that
the
Queen
Charlotte
.
ih.
-
Islands
were
being
bombed,
that
.
enemv
nlancs
had
been
shot
down
.
And
from
the
spirit
and
equau
not
far
away
and
numcrou3
other
imlty
that
he-observed,
this
writer
talcs.
The
feeling
as
time
passed
would
say
that
Prince
Rupert
could
and
nothing
developed
grew
tnat
nak(J
lt
and
flghk
back
too
notning
suaacn
was
gome
io
nap
pen
and
that
probably
it
was
a
false
alarm
t
theory
which
the
later
announcement
confirmed.
UNCLE
SAM'S
BIO
GUNS
The
105
mm.
howitzer
IS
the
were
patrolling
their
Jjbats,
doc-
field
piece.
Mr.
Vaughan
said
the
Canadian
'National
would
shortly
Introduce
i
an
innovation
in
dining
car
ser
vlco
on
certain
main
line
passen
ger
trains
by
the
operation
of
a
new
"cafe"
car
which
was
In
reality
a
coffee
shop
on
wheels.
This
would
augment,
in
many
cases,
the
dining
cars
and
offer
a
new
facility
for
quick
service.
Mr,
Vaughan
also
added
that
new
lo
comotives
were
on
order
as
well
The
A.R.P.
turned
outf-wnrdens
united
States
chief
medium
sized
as
several
thousand
freight
cars,
taken
to
Neah
Bay,
others
to
Port
Angeles.
The
sinking
occurred
Sunday
afternoon.
FISHERMAN
IS
MISSING
No
Word
of
John
Hoppman
Since
Leaving
Mill
Bay
For
Wales
Island
Last
Saturday
John
Hoppman,
fisherman,
ha3
been
missing
since
9:30
last
Saturday
morning-
when
he
Jef
t
Mill
Bay
on
the
Naas
River,
supposedly
bound
for
Wales
Island.
He
has
mi
Veen
seeaincan,
afh,
instituted
by
George
Harris,
cannery
manager
at
Mill
Bay.
has
re-
jvealed
no
trace
of
the
man
al
though
Wales
Island.
Hidden
Inlet.
Port
Simpson
and
Wark
Channel
were
visited
In
quest
of
him.
The
provincial
police
boat
P.
M.
T.
15
left
this
morning
to
Join
in
the
search-
WOMEN
OUT
OFPRISON
Twenty-four
Are
Released
From
Internment
in
Canada
OTTAWA.
June
10
The
Depart
ment
of
External
affairs
announced
yesterday
that
the
Japanese
government
had
released
twenty-four
Canadian
women
from
Internment
in
Japan.
This
was
done
after
Japan
learned
no
Japanese
women
had
been
interned
in
Canada.
REMOVAL-OF
JAPS
All
Will
Be
Away
From
By
July
Coast
VANCOUVER,
June
10:
of
22,000
Japanese
from
the
I
a.ddfd
that
heav
ler
motive
have
bcen
compieted
by
Juiy
i.
it
power
naa
maae
h
poioe
m
op-
announcPd
vesterdav
bv
Aus
tin
C.
Taylor,
chairman
of
the
British
Columbia
Security
Commission.
Mr.
Taylor
also
announced
he
was
being
asked
to
be
released
as
chairman
of
the
commission
on
of
pressure
of
other
QUISLING
STRIPES
Members
of
Vldkun
Quisling's
bodyguard
have
wide
white
stripes
down
their
trousers.
'
the
war
effort
ot
tho
Canadian
manufacturer
and
stated
that
Canada's
war
production
was
magnificent
"We
thought
wo
did
well
In
producing
monitions
durjng
the
last
war,"
Mr.
Vaughan
continued,
"but
our
best
effort
lrt
mi
18
were
merely
a
Ilea
plto
lowhat
we
are
doing
today
and;
our
in
dustries
are
further
enlarging
their
Mx.
Vaughan
paid
trlbuta
to
plants
for
greater
proctuctIoh.,,
4
r-l
Ml
U.I..H