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BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VJL
XXXI
No.
118.
Red
PRODUCING
rUKlWIb-
FOR
NA7K
fUnU
In
Trance
Have
Huge
Orders
'
Tor
German
Forces
i
B;
William
Stewart
i
..
,
m
Press
Staff
Writer
LC
NDON,
May
21:
War
fac-occupled
France.
the
tar-'
i.ravy
Royal
AL-
Force
.iff
working
ort
German
or-,
l
uted
to
run
Into
billion
r
r
."
.
.n
schedule
Impovxl
"
-:
Nzis
are
said
to
call
for
'
ire
'of
airplanes,
motors
L
i
tank,
lorrtas.
tor-
bullets,
armor
plate.
.
i
v..
'.i
type
of
precision
la
month
atene.
the
Oer-;
,.
'd
with
French
faeiur-:
ic
totalling
almost
4000,-francs.
cr
mostly
for
alr-
be
produced
over
a
per-.
yar.
.
ending
In
tti.?
way
of
OTTAWA.
May
21:
OV
-
Brlua-.
!
ment
and
cooipteUtHi
dler
A.
E.
fotts
ot
Saskatoon
has
war
production
schedules
been
appointed
to
command
the
T
to
be
Frneh
workers'
Sixth
Canadian
division
and
v
tacUw,
ahortAcea
of
OrUradler
P.
E.
U;lerc
of
Mont-1
iw
matertsU
added
to
real
the
seventh.
It
was
announc-:
witxmht
by
British
ed
yesterday
by
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston.
minister
of
national
defence.
The
rUne
for
Nails
leader
of
the
Eighth
Division
is
x
.':
urJ
bonvMn
of
the
not
yet
made
known.
r
and
Ma
Word
works.
.
r
A
F
reportedly
deprived
:
f
'!
of
potential
output
riles,
tanks
am!
armor-1
-.
or
enough
to
julp
"i
and
mecjramied
dl-
Tc
v.
friftortas
tarted'
wtfrk
-
i
.11
some
2j080
of
the
K"
,
,
unes
France
is
ached-1
'
;
nufaeture
for
Germany
t-:
c
fnd
of
1942.
The
plants
j'rt
at
St.
Namlr
Lea
L'
i
Sartrouviltc.
Bordeaux.
t
t
.
f
Fourchambaul..
Col-'
'iroevols,
Burrne.
Put-'
IS
diirourt
and
Villacoubly.
'
h-j.
for
the
Axis
ale
In
of
.
at
the
Toulon
State
.
id
Its
branch
at
St.
Tro-f
'-
'
and
bullets
are
being
fAl?
u
St
Joseph.
Li
Portrlk.
ft
"r
and
Eaaal,
and
various
I
at
Lcvallols-Pcrret,
'
Parts.
i
Uf
ahaye
and
Citroen
works
:.g
out
lorries
and
so
Is
hklss
plant,
also
building
i-nng
tanks.
Bomb
Production
4-
ii
the
factories
dcoted
to
4-
.
Auction
arc
listed
Es-
Mouse
at
Ansln,
and
Ste.
at
Aulnoye
whose
output
a'-rd
at
6,000
of
an
uiupe
!r
monthly.
d:am
on
tvnh
MaJ
mat.
i
f'
ultcd
in
a
salvage
cam
far
metal,
parUcularly
cop-
brass,
bronze
and
nickel.'
-a
Nazis
nressed
French
'
i
their
labor
recruiters
'
ting
workers
for
'factories
Oiriiaiiy.
Paris
newspapers
'
undrcds
of
advertisements
r
-kpd
attention
men,
drawing
f
liable
conditions"
In
Ocr-
MONSOONS
IN
BURMA
Chinese
Stalled
Nipponese
j
Advance
Into
Cheklanc
I
c''NQKINO
May
21:
Oi
-l
,.rtR
hing
monsoon
ralm
stalled!
",e
Battle
of
Burma
at
China's
Jck
door
today
while
Japan's
In-1
l0u
"tmles
pressed
a
grave
new
wat
on
the
Chinese
cast
coast
!?
a
thlrty-mlle
advance
Into
Chtklang
Province.
Dispatches
said
that
tho
Japan-
crc
apparently
determined
to
jrrun
Cheklang
and
wipe
out
lor
r
t!
ses
wh,ch
cou,(l
be
uscd
wmblng
attacks
on
Tokyo.
Hiih.
Cliemy
wcre
advancing
wutlward
on
a
150-mlle
front.
f
Army
i
uu
turners
All
Out
Now!
OTTAWA,
May
21:
V-Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
muni-
Hons,
announced
In
t
n
e
House
of
Commons
late
yet-
terday
that
"there
will
be
no
heating
by
oil
next
winter
In
homes
or
factories
anywhere
in
Canada.
Oil
burneri
will
have
to
be
changed
to
coal
or
wood
durln
gthe
coming
sum-
mer.
i
WILL
LEAD
!
DIVISIONS
Poll
of
Saskatoon
To
lled
Sixth
And
Lerlerc
of
.Montreal
Seventh
i
Country
Gas
Stations
May
Open
At
Night
OTTAWA.
May
21
'Canadian
Press-Gasoline
stations
in
rural
areas
more
than
five
miles
from
cities
will
be
allowed
to
remain
open
one
evening
per
week
as
a
convenience
for
farmers.
Hon.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
told
the
House
Commons.
Vichy
Offices
'
Being
Closed
;
4-
OTTAWA,
May
21:
-
4-Prime
Minuter
William
Lyon
4-Mackenzie
King
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
the
government
had
rc-
quested
the
French
consular
offices
and
agencies
in
Can-4-
ada
be
closed.
This
action
does
4-
not
constitute
a
break-off
with
Vlchey.
The
minister
will
remain
ai
uiuwa
ana
me
legation
stays
-open.
TODAYS
STOCKS
(Ooirtey
S.
r.
Jclintan
Oj.)
Vancouver
Bralomc
7.10
Cariboo
Quartz
1.13
Hcdley
httscot
23
Vi
Pend
Oreille
.
1.10
Pioneer
I-45
Premier
-
M
Privateer
-3C
Reno
-03
li
Sheep
Creek
.
1
.73
Oils
Calmont
,
-12
Vt
C.
&
E.
03
Home
-
2.
Royal
Canadian
03
Toronto
Bcattie
57
Central
Pat
-
87
Cons.
Smelters
37.50
Hardrock
,
Kerr
Addison
-
-
3
80
Little
Lone
Lac
-
'
M
McLcod
Cockshutt
I-25
Madscn
Red
Lake
McKcnzIe
Red
Lake
68
Moncta
25
Pickle
Crow
.
I-65
Preston
East
Pome
,
1-03
Sao
Antonio
-
li51
Sherrltt
(
Gordon
72
PRINCE
Keepjng
bulletins
OLKMANY
AND
SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM
Telephonic
communications
between
Sweden
and
Germany
have
been
cut
off
for
more
than
twenty-four
,
hours.
H
is
the
second
time
within
the
last
few
days
that
communications
have
been
sct-ered
!
between
the
two
countries.
This
is
a
regular
procedure
by
'
''
the
Nazis
precedinr
a
military
move
against
a
victim.
;
'
ELECTED
BISHOP
PRINCE
GKOKGE
Rev.
Samuel
Pollinjer
of
Prince
George
was
yesterday
elected
Bishop
of
Cariboo
in
succession
to
RL
Rev.
C.
A.
Wells,
now
padre-In-chief
of
the
Canadirn
forces.
The
BUhop-clect
came
to
this
country
from
England
In
1911
and,
after
having
been
located
on
the
coast
and
In
the
I'raser
Valley,
came
to
Prince
George
in
1932.
NAZIS
USING
CANARIES
.MOSCOW
It
l
reported
here
that
the
Canary
Islands
art
being
used
by
(ttrmarir
for
submarine
bases
for
attacks
on
shipping
in
the
Caribbean.
The
bases
aie
located
in
carefully
concealed
lagoons.
AGAINST
CONSCRIPTION
tJULUEC
The
LcgKlilhe
As-
rmbly
of
Quebec
yesterday
adopted
a
motion
61
to
7
urging
the
federal
government
to
continue
the
policy
of
voluntary
enlistment
for
overseas
service
.instead
of
consrripliunw
GOEIIING
SPEAKS
BEKLIN
Addressing
workers
yesterday,
Vice-Chancellor
Herman
Goering
said
this
was
the
hardest
war
that
Germany
had
ever
had
to
fight.
The
winter
campaign
had
been
terrible,
lie
said.
Di:CI-RATION
ILXPKCIED
BLRLIN
It
is
expected
here
that
Mexico
will
declare
war
on
Germany
over
the
sinVin?
of
a
Mexican
merchant
ship.
The
deadline
is
set
for
tonight.
CA
NADIANS
DECORATED
LONDON
Six
Canadian
air
men
were
decorated
at
Bucking
ham
Palace
yesterday
by
King.
All
won
promotion.
Anions:
them
was
Sergeant
Pilot
Stephen
Hobert
Frost
of
Vancouver
who
received
the
Distinguished
Fl)ing
Medal.
WATERWAY
CUT
WASHINGTON
The
St.
Law-rence
Waterway
project
has
been
shelved
here
as
not
being;
a
program
of
direct
concern
to
the
prosecution
of
the
war.
AIR
CONFERENCE
OTTAWA
The
first
phase
of
the
air
training
conference
ot
fourteen
nations
here
is
expected
to
conclude
tomorrow
with
a
plenary
session
at
which
reports
of
committees,
which
have
been
deliberating
in
private,
'will
be
received.
MADAGASCAR
CASUALTIES
LONDON
The
British
casualty
list
in
the
capture
by
the
British
of
the
Madagascar
naval
base
Is
officially
announced
as
having
been
100
killed
nhd
350
wounded.
MESSEKCIIMIDTS
DOWNED
LONDON
Two
German
Mes-
serchmldts
have
been
shot
down
In
an
attack
on
British
shipping
off,
the
southeast
coast
ol,
England.
.
i
ALL
JAPS
GONE
SAN
FRANCISCO
Not
a
single
Japanese
can
now
be
found
on
the
streets
of
this
city.
The
last
group
was
taken
yesterday
to
Tanforan
camp.
AH
the
Japanese
now
left
here
are
a
few
who
are
UK
RUPERT,
-B
(ly
THURSDAY
MAY
21,
1942.
1
Canadians
In
I
Far
Bast
Now
II
LONDON,
May
21:
Oj
Roy
al
Air
Force
Headquarters
an
4
nounced
toda;
that
a
Cana-
dlan
flying
boat
squadron
has
arrived
In
the
Far
East.
It
Is
the
first
complete
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
squadron
to
serve
in
that
theatre
of
war.
FUNERAL
OF
BERT
GREER
Many
Attended!
Last
Rites
This
Afternoon
for
Esteemed
Pioneet
Citizen
i
Ihcre
was
a
latte
gathering
atL,,,,
flu
f,
na
flw
St.
Andrew',
Anglican
Cathedra
I
r
'
his
allcrnoon
for
the
funeral
of
old
friends
gathering
.
to
pay
final.
V
to
he
mtmory
of
&
valued
pioneer1..,.
th
n.,,,'
,.
jas
well
to
betoken
their
sympathy
'
.
'he
bcreaved.A
service
of
the
craft
at
the
Masonic
Temple
pre
ceded
the
Cathedral
rites
and
there
was
a
Mastjnlc
burial
with
J.
W.
Pottinger.
woihlpful
master
of
Tstmpsean
Lodge,
in
charge.
Rt
Rev.
O.
A,
Rlx,
Bishop
of
"atotonla.
and
Very
Rev.
J.
B
Gibson,
the
dean,
officiated
at
the
Cathedral,
Peter
Uen
presided
at'
:lhe
pipe.
organto
accompany
the-1
hvmns
which
were
"Abide
Wltl
Me"
and
"Rock
of
Ages."
I
A
large
procession
followed
the
ocjftte
to
Falnriew
Cemetery.
Honorary
pallbearers
were
C.
E.
Cullln
H.
B.
Enstman,
James
Batt,
Robert
Gordon.
O.
W.
Johnstone
and
James
Hall.
Active
pallbearers
were
J.
H.
Sneddon.
H.
W.
Birch.
J.
II.
Thompson,
J.
L.
Mcintosh,
Regimental
Sergeant
Major
W.
M.
Brown
and
James
Dick.
There
were
numerous
and
beautiful
floral
offerings.
HALIBUT
SALES
Summary
Amcrlran
59.000
pounds,
13.2c
(and
11c
and
13.7c
and
14c.
Canadian
5,000
pounds.
13.5c
and
11c.
American
Tatoosh,
35,000,
13.2c
and
11c.
Storage.
Mermaid,
6,000,
13.3c
and
11c,
Atlln.
Condor,
18,000.
13.7c
and
11c,
Pacific.
Canadian
Peerless,
5,000,
135c
and
11c,
Storage.
DEEP
ENOUGH
The
deepest
oil
well
In
the
world
extends
less
than
three
miles'
downward.
.1
'
Experiences
In
Air
Force
Gordon
and
Jack
Klrkpat
rlck,
sons
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
A.
Klrkpatrlck,
pioneer
resl-
dents
of
this
city,
now
located
In
Vancouver,
are
both
scrv-
Ing
overseas.
Dr.
Gordon
Klrkpatrlck
Is
with
the
Can-
adlan
Armv
Medical
Coras
4-In
England.
Jack.
Klrkpatrlck
4-jr.
has
becn
having
exciting
experience
with
the
Roj-al
Canadian
Air
Force
t-over1
Germany
,
France',
Gibraltar,
Persia
and
Egypt,
figuring
even
In
a
crash
on
Mount
Ararat.
He
is
a
navigator,
Af-
ter
having
been
In
a
hospital
In
Russia,
he
Is
now
In
Cal-
cutta.
Up
Soviet
vs.
Reich
PRUSSIANS
DRIVE
ON
nyin
Mr
s
XTP
utiKlViAlliJI
Nazi
Stronghold
Near
Kharkov
Crushed
Hun
Counter-offensive
j
Being
Fought
Off
MOSCOW.
May
21:
t
Marshal
day
It
had
crushed
one
of
the
key
German
defence
strongholds
on
the
Kharkov
front,
wiping
out
a
Nazi
garrison
andasSnJtr;jUSt
minute
battle
and
stormine
"
01
&
German
for-i-,1,
0i
.
ward
,i
six
more
miles.
...
Artlllerv
....
planes
i,n
and
tanks
were
,
used
in
concerted
battering
of
n
strong
point,
clearing
the
way
for
an
infantry
charge
which
took
the
position.
Red
Star
newspaper
said.
aimd
toward3
.,
D,
1,,
.,....
.
t,
M
W
IV
V-SS
IS
WU
VI
;
Kerch
Peninsula,
barring
a
short
S0MBING
GERMANY
'This
Is
Most
Effective
Way
Of
Helping
Russia,
Declares
Sir
Stafford
Cripps
LONDON,'
May-21:
Bomb
ine
Oermany
is
the
best
way
of
assisting
Russia
"until
such
time
'as
we
are
able
to
make
&
carc-!
fully
planned
attack
on
the
con
tinent
which
we
intend
to
do,"
Sir
Stafford
Cripps,
Lord
Privy
Seal,
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
Answering
criticism
in
the
second
day
of
a
war
debate
in
which
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
is
not
parUclpatlng.
Sir
siaiiora
declared
that
the
government
was
ready
to
face
a
vote
of
confidence
If
a
substantial
body
of
members
desired
It.
INQUEST
IS
HELD
Circumttances
Surrounding
Drowning
of
Indian
Woman
in
Skeena
River
Being
Investigated
Hearing
of
evidence
In
the
inquest
of
Edna
Wale.
Klspiox
Indian
woman,
whose
body
was
found
in
the
Skeena
slough
near
Sunnyslde
cannery
last
week,
will
be
proceeded
with
tomorrow
before
Coroner
A.
J.
Lancaster
and
..
:
77.'
A
'man
uex
Mackenzie,
vj.
vy.
tYiustt,
iOeorge
Ross,
L.
C.
Eby
and
John
Bulger.
An
inquiry
was
first
started
but
lesumony
was
oi
sucn
a
nature
that
'the
coroner
decided
r
ln-
quest
should
be
held.
The
inquest
opened
on
Monday
and,
after
viewing
the
body,
adjournment
iwas
made
until
tomorrow.
The
body
was
sighted
on
the
.beach
near
Sunnyslde
by
Mrs.
'
Johnson
Ross
of
Greenville.
It
was
!
picked
up
at
5
o'clock
Thursday
'
evening
and
brought
Inio
Prince
Rupert
There
had
been
a
drlnk-
lng
fracas
among
Indians
the
nlcht
before.
The
'dead'
woman's
parents'
'live
'at
Kiipfox
'and
the
1tb"ha'
WdH
fcent
there
for
burial
:
,
BOOK
SAVES
PAPER
LONDON,
May
21:
CO
New
widows'
and
orphans'
and
old
age
pension
books
Issued
by
the
Health
Ministry
are
half
as
thick
as
previously
and
'will
mean
a
paper
saving
In
this
department
of
40
to
50
tons
a
year.
Offensive
R.
A.
F.
IS
INDEPENDENT
FORCE
FOR
STRIKING
T'Knt
Iiaids
Concentrate
On
One
Target
And
Keep
Nazi
f'Rhters
Busy
On
Large
Scale
On
West
Front
LONDON.
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A.
F.'s
daring
raids
into
Germany
the
new
bombing
tech-
jiujuk
nas
oeen
expiamea
in
L.onaon
as
a
strategy
aimed
at
concentrating
on
one
target
virtually
all
the
bombers
sent
out
in
any
one
night
This
means
such
a
plastering
oi
oomos
ior
tne
target
town
jof
obJectlve,
In
alr
force
b
ful,
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vii
a
jrear
alia
mure
..
.
as
wnen
wey
were
mtenaed
as
the
spearhead
for
an
invadine
ar
my
already
waiting
on
the
''invasion
coasts"
of
France.
As
to
the
daytime
fighter
sweeps
in
which
sometimes
as
many
as
300,
400
or
500
participate,
the
kir
.ministry
explains
their
value
is
two-fold:
1.
To
force
Germany,
s
h
o'r
t
of
8hters'
to
keeP
at
them
in
-
the
west
2.
To
t
hrw
bring
this
.,.!last
if
oennaT
f
ghler
length
to
combat
and
thi
us
graduay
to,
destruction
of
alternate
Co
ob-!""c-
inconvenience
bilge
it
to
operate
incessantly
and
ftaufadt
"en
at
10:30
p.
on
a
scaJe
beyond
Its
endurance.
jl
"
W!!IlI,ri?m,p,ete,y
:
Traffic
voluntarily
was
almost
v
cir-n-ju
llized
and
such
prec
shortS
Germany
at
is
so
dld
had
taken
of
fighter
planes,
authoriUes
in
?
London
sue.
that
their
fighter
1"
to
,Pld"e
ness!
trBnTth
fn
,
Mt
W
,
lieved.
"The
Luftwaffe
is
In
a
cleft
stick."
said
the
air
ministry
in
,an..of
flcjal
review.
"It
dare
not
keep'
its
fighters
on
'the
ground
in
the
face
of
our
sweeps
for
they
would
be
liable
to
destruction
by
the
cannon
fire
of
our
Hurricares
canes
and
Spitfires:
"Both
French
and
German
morale
would
be
seriously
affected
(though
hv
opposite
-ways)
if
our
unchallenged
squadrons
called
forth
no
visible
response
from
the
German
fighters.
"Yet.
though
obliged
to
opera-
ate
almost
continuously
and
in
very
large
numbers
with
a
conse-
quent
strain
upon
aircraft
ser-
viceability,
personnel
and
fuel.
they
dare
not
risk
a
general
com
bat
so
urgently
do
they
need
toT)
J
17
J
out
their
dwindling
fighter
re-.
D
OVS
Y
clllUclllSlTl
I
eke
sources.
The
strain
goes
beyond
t'
Ger
man
air
force
because,
while
keep
ine
some
500
German
fighters
oc
cunied
on
the
western
froni
the.
British
sweeps
also
immobilize
a
force
of
1,500,000
men
in
defence
jobs.
For
Germany's
benefit
theyl
would
be
much
better
used
In
in
-
(
dustry
If
the
R.
A.
F.
would
allow
i
It.
Club
Licences
.
Are
Suspended
Liquor
Control
Board
Order
Announced
.
Today
by
Provincial
Police
The
provincial
police
this
afternoon
announced
that,
by
order
of
the
Liquor
Control
Board,
club
licences
in
the
name
of
the
Empress
Social
Club
Ltd.
at
Prince
Rupert
and
the
Sourdough
Club
JLtd.
at
Stewart
had
been
suspend
ed
for
an
indefinite
period.
SYDNEY
CRITICAL
SYDNEY
The
Sydney
Telegram
newspaper
is
critical
of
the
sending
by
United
States
of
large
expeditionary
forces
to
!
North
Ireland.
Instead
of
being
I
sent
camping
for
the
summer,
these
troops
would
be
welcome
where
action
Is
actually
taking
place,
the
newspaper
declared.
MICA
FROM
INDLV
Of
the
total
world
production
of
mica
In
1938
9,016
tons
6,33
tons
came
from
India.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
that
for
the
time
being
at
.
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LH-tfUVlYV
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1
PRACTICE
Darkness
Prevails
For
Half
An
Hour
All
Along
British
Columbia
Coast
Along
with
the
rest
of
the
British
Columbia
coast,
Prince
Rupert
had
precautionary
test
n5ht-
EMePt
lor
the
odd
U"ht
,eU
on
inadvertantly,
the
rarnnncA
wn
general
and
"
effec-
"r
";
7
.
."UIS
Ul
UgOLS.
AlUlOUgn
SOmC
of
these
appeared
quite
Inadequate.
The
blackout,
commencement
of
whleh
was
signalled
by
a
long-blast
of
the
air
raid
alarm
sirens.,start-ed
on
the
lower
coast
at
10
pjn.
and
in
Prlncc
Rupert
ivent
mln-n
utes
later.
When
the
street
lights
came
on
again
about
half
an
hour
later
the
blackout
test
was
officially
over.
A.
R.
P.
police
wardens
patrolled
the
streets
to
check
up
on
lights.
In
most
of
cases
local
people
au
t
T
Z
,
ng
"P
their
bIackout
ff"
.
V
"
comment
Z
f
6
the
street
lighs
ou.
Is
Cause
of
Fire
Confessed
Confessed
to
to
Starting
Starting
Blaze
Blaze
In
Gasoline
Line
of
Waterfront
Fuel
Plant
Straight
vandalism
on
the
part
of
two
boys
of
'teen
age
caused
what
might
have
been
a
serious
fire
among
the
oil
tanks
of
the
local
waterfront
a
few
nights
ago.
The
boys
deliberately
started
a
fire
.
in
a
gasoline
line
on
the
Home
Oil
Distributors
Ltd.
dock
and
it
actually
assumed
some
proportions.
Albert
Kisner,
a
waterfront
resident,
detected
the
fire
and
did
much
to
keep
it
under
control
until
the
arrival
of
the
fire
department
Later
the
boys
were
apprehended
after
investigation
by
police
and
military
authorities.
They
were
reprimanded
In
the
presence
of
the
parents
who
were
urggd
to
exercise
closer
supervision.
PASSES
IN
VANCOUVER
Capt.
W.
M.
Crawford
Dies
Sud?
denly
Well,
Known
Here
.
Capt.
w.
M.
Crawford,
president'
of
the
Empire
Stevedoring
Co-passed
away
suddenly
In
Vancouver
last
night.
Ue
was
prominent
for
many
years
In
tho
business
and
marine
life
of
Vancouver.
He
was
well
known
In
Prlnco
Rupert
through
visits
here,
particularly
recently.
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