Cell . hundred plane, thlr-were lost The Air '.tied that more than miles of Cologne wa the first maaatve COST WILL Tune 6 Canada; ' llrltatn wtU ah re h" mat of thfxtamekp n.iwealth Air Train-1 ct drrhwtinr uavmenUi Jcr.ior Srriimi nf Clumbrr Of Commrrre l'.ndori l'ioioal Of Rrcional Cwnfrrence Sertion of the Prince amber of Commerce, at .; u.Ht night, endorsed a mussed by the regional held recently In Vfc-. . - 4 ihe Dominion govern-rxamine the economic f the men In the rank ; the armed forces as o those of workers in t :ne with a view to , particularly In regard ntt' allowances so that t be permitted to maln-jiarable economic stand- r Mm for maintenance of .nice policies and special bonuses are among " nans made. Fiaten explained how In " M: (i states Army. In which m the last war enlisted uatically had life insur ' w premiums. jjji - "agB ft tin ft At-w Vvri thM u. i. . MONTH KAL, June C:-A mes- headquarters of Canadian National Hallway training agreement :day. rv 1 er ueai For Soldiers here announced the death of John A. Claneey, general manager Orand Trunk Western Railroad who eollanted at his desk in the Detroit offices. j "It Is with deep regret that 1 1 learned of the death of Mr. Clan-. cey." said R C. Vaug han, presi- j i dent, Canadian National Railways. I adding: "Mr. Claneey was a valued officer of the railway who during his long career with the system and Its predecessor company had given most faithful service. John Mausustlnc Claneey. a native of Walkerton. Ont., was born June 8. 1883, being In his fifty-ninth year. His railway service began in Toronto June, 1901. as a messenger in the transporta tion department of the former Orand Trunk Railway. In Decem ber. 1038 he was promoted to general superintendent of the Orand Trunk Western. On August 1, 1939. he became general manager of these lines on the death of P. D. Fltspatrick. The Orand Trunk Western region of the Canadian" National Railways serves the Important Industrial centres of Michigan. Indiana with Its western terminus at Muskegon, Mich., out of which the company operates a car ferry line to Milwaukee. Wisconsin, CIVILIAN PROTECTION COMMITTEE (A.R.P.) Helow are the warning signals. Cut this out and post In the t0m, olflres and other places of business, In a prominent place 10 that you can refer to them. To memorize them Is much bellrr. L PRECAUTIONARY BLACK-OUT SIGNAL One continued blast of five minutes duration. IMMINENT DANCER SIGNAL One blast f' "fIVc' minutes duration, undulating-, or l olhcr words, rlslnR anil falling sound. 3- RKTURN TO PRECAUTIONARY One continued blast of three minutes duration. N All Clear will sound on Hid fclrcnS, as Valdcrs Jvlll have jkared out and plenty of time Jvill bo avallablo to glvo the AH Ufar. either by radio, newspaper or vardcns, or. by. having all slrrft lighting; return lo normal. , UTTl.K, Complroljer ol Civil Protection, Committee; jCA.lt.p.l 4- ington during the drifted northward. No Fire Loss Here In May Alarms So Par llils Vrar Total Thirty-nine As Compared Willi Thirty last Year At Corresponding Date Fire alarms turned In to the city fire department here during the month of May this year numbered eight as compared with five in the same month last year and bringing the total for 1942 lo date up to thirty-nine as against thirty In the corresponding period last year, tiom of the fires this May resulted in damage. TODAY'!) STOCKS (OourtMir 8. D. Jotawton Oo.) Vancouver I Orandvlew 13 Dralornc 7.25 Cariboo Quart 1.08 Hcdley Mascot . .2G , Pend Orelllo - 1.33 Pioneer 150 Premier - .53 Privateer - .30 Reno .03ft Sheep Creek .74 Oils Calmont . .13 C. Si E. 1.05 Homo 2.11 Royal Canadian .02 Toronto Dcattlo .C8 Central Pat. '. 1.01, Cons. Smelters, ... .37 6 Hardrock ...,.r...... ,12 Jerr Addison 4.20 Little Long" Lac 1.00 McLcod Cockshutt 1.4!) Madscn Red Lake 53 McKenzle Red Lake ......... .68 Moncta -, -27 Pickle Crow - 1 05 Preston East Dome 2.20 San; Antonio 1-83 Shcrrltt Gordon .70 PROVINCIAL LIBRABY ( 1U ,.,IG U1C ,-mi.iiuik war :np.s nusier aDout a machine-gun while away In the , distance and four ships of the convoy they are Uk.n to one of the war zones where American men and j material arc tipping the scales of victory our way. The big four-stacker in CENTRE wis one of the crack passenger ship of the world In her heyday. BE SHARED PASSING OF (i idx ami Great Itritaln Will fta llftj Ttlty nil lUpandrd Air Trainlnt I'lan RAIL HEAD John A. Clanrey. General .Manager Of . xmIuuI un. K leeelved at 1 KBU mmmrwmw - w -- (irand Trunk Western, Dies Sudtlrnly Barrage Balloons On Loose ; BRITISH Indications Are Of Resumption Of Rattle On Libyan Desert VANCOUVER. June 0 CAIRO. Jan. 6: ftIirltUh in. .JM .Otum wt.dt9rupted tnur -m&- turret WtrWtr a and widespread damage was posiUona west of Knight's Drldge caused early today by trailing Thursday night, opening a drive caDies 01 oarrage balloons thai which was sustained escaped from nortftern Wash- throughout nfoht inH 4. 1 Russian Front Only Atlas, successfully yesterday by armored forces. It was announced today. FCnlght's Bridge, desert trail crossing fifteen miles southwest soutnwest of ol Tobruk. is roughly east of when Rritiah fnrv hnv. hum atvarrftifr , In 4 I i wa.wu . v w v. . . . .tip, ... a seeming preliminary' to a resumption of the Libyan battle in which the Axis is said to have lost 310 tanks. and 14c. Booth. . Mlddlcton. 28.000, 16.2c and 14c. Storage. Edgecumbe, 19,000, lQ2z and 14c, WhlK. Happy, 17,000, 16.4c and 14c, Royal. Canadian Cape Spear. 13,500, 17.1c and 14c. Storage. Domino II. 11,500, 15.8c and 14c, Atlln. MORE CZECHS ARE SLAIN Total Executed Following Slaying 1 Of llcydrleh Placed at 207 PRAGUE, June 0:--Thirty more Innocent Czechs have been murdered as hostages, bringing the total thus executed by the Nazis following the slaying of Relnhard llcydrleh, "protector" of. Moravia and Bohemia, to 207. The United Press puts the total of hostages put to death at,267. . kr Local Temperature Tomorrow slides (Standard Time) High 8:33 zm. 16.4 feet ,f .mun COS 21:16 pjn. 18.7 feet f.',mmum 44 Low 2:25 ajn. 7.7 feet 14:30 pjn- 6.8 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL URITIBIl COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER -jcXI No. 131 y3L PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 0, 1912 PRICE. HVK CENTS Japan!! We Fleet Moves In Retreat - I : j BIG RAID BY ROYAL AIR FORCE I Krrpinc l"P rel Offensive Over. v. L rlnemy Territory in i.urope , June 6; O The Royal . topped off the week n the opening of the .! offent In history! 'i battering night as- !.' German Ruhr la: !v nendlng what ob- I (i the biggest sweep of , .gainst the occupied ' n a daylight attack, i itif thousand fighter : bomber planes are be-, .ir been engaged In ..ms The night attack ' have been made by' CONVOYS STEADILY MOVE MEN, EQUIPMENT FOR THE ALLIES Enemy Suffers Heavy Damage In Battle Of Midway Island Naval Engagement Continuing JAPS ARE I CONCERNED Might be Threatened CHUNOKINO. June 6 a The Chinese High Command announced last night that about eight thous- ! ,and Japanese were killed or wound- j jed in fighting around Chululen,, .rail centre in western Chekiang Province. i The Japanese are keeping up their land offensive over land communications with occupied territories which Is said to be heightened by . the possibility that the Allies might reach a stage where dian missioncr OTTAWA, June 6. Inclusion a. small number of men not. iuliy MOST SHIPS CROSS SAFE Decrease Heine Shown In Submarine Sinkings of Allied Atlantic Shipping WASHlNOTOtf, D.C.. June 6: The Navy Department announces that 99 out of 100 ships are now safely making the passage across the Atlantic supply line to Britain and Russia. Submarine sinkings' of Allied shipping arc now on the Civic Centre Carnival Out No Enthusiasm Being Shown For Event And No Further Tlans Arc .Made No further progress toward the holding of a carnival In Prince Rupert this fall as a means of raising further funds for the civic centre project was reported at the meeting of the Junior Section of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce nor was any enthusi asm displayed. In fact, there was nothing done or said to Indicate any definite Idea of going ahead with, the carnival. Reporting for the central civic centre committee, C. G. Ham told of an application having now been made for a federal priority build ing permit for the project. Admiral Nimitz Says It Is Too Early To Claim Major Enemy Disaster Although Withdrawal Appears To Be Going On The wasp-nest defence of Midway Island sent units j of the Japanese fleet into retreat today as Admiral Ches- striung Hard at china m Fear ' l?J Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the United States Pa-That Their own sea Routes .cue fleet, summarizing the three-day old battle, declared ; 'while it is too early to claim a major Japanese disaster, ,the enemy appears to be withdrawing but we are continu- Irsnr 4Vi kn(MH Ti t - w-vw 4 ArrTTm c ui-uc. iu may dc conser- BLALMJUl KEEPS ON Siren Does Not Have Herald It Violations To Prosecuted R. P. authorities today. This means that citizens must keep their Ughts concealed and observe other precautionary blackout regulations. There have been some flagrant and persistent violations and warn-in: was issued, todav that there 'would be prosecution If they con- . ... timied." - Untrained .Men and Lack of Equip- war industries may rr.ent Did Not Hamper Cana- kppn i.-u,. anli trafflrf Force, Finds Com- can continue but. should there be Ian imminent danger signal, every'-! lining i tralned dld not handicap the ex-1 n m twenty miles pedlUon nQr w there evidence PHF? TO that the force suffered through UUJLilJ 1 VJ Local Action Is Reported These Days In Soviet-Oerman War MOSCOW. June 6: -Only local fighting Is reported In the Russo-Oerman war which has been quiet along the entire front for, the past few days. HALIBUT ARRIVALS American 37,000, 15.9c lack of equipment which failed to arrive, said the report of Chief Justice Lyman Duff whose findings as a royal commissioner Into the expeditionary force which Canada sent to Hong Kong last fall was tabled in the House of Commons yesterday. T-l t m.UI.U f rtn AO iS Still Willi I Jill pfl Dominion "can and should feel VUIUL. roud Chlcf JusUce jn his findings. STEWART Gordon German Transferred From . . ... i n t - f f iicre in service oi win ji Montreal Gordon German, for the past few years accountant of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal, has been transferred to Stewart as manager of the branch there. He and Mrs. German will be leaving within the next week or so for the Portland Canal town. Word has not yet been received here as to who will be the new accountant here In German or where II the manager at Stewart present. Is going. at During his stay in Prince Rup ert, Mr. German has been active In the work of the Junior Section of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, having been president last year, and in Civilian Protection Committee activities as a district warden. Both he and Mrs. German have also been prominent United Church workers. friends will regret their departure but will be gratified at the promotion Mr. German is receiving. Mr. German last night presented his resignatton from the Prince RuDert. Junior Chamber of Com merce and acknowledgement of his j service io me viianioer as ykh m to the community in general w-as made in appreciative terms by both Arnold Fiaten. president of the Senior Chamber, and Alf Rlvett. president of the Junior. Baseball Scores National League Boston 2-1. Cincinnati 3-6. Brooklyn 6-3. Chicago "3-4. Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 6. New York 3, St. Louis 1. American League Cleveland 3, New York 6. Chicago 2, Boston 4. Detroit 2, Washington 3. ;.St. Louis 1,' Philadelphia 0, (Six teen innings). vatively stated that United States control remains firm In the Midway area." Nimitz said latest reports showed enemy damage very heavy with blows Inflicted on several ships in each of the aircraft To Go To rarrW hattlpehln .nri transport classes. Defeat of the ljananp.a armaria Mmratt. pnemv w - M.QW.W " force to penetrate so far eastward The precautionary blackout ln'toward North AmerIcan Prince' Rupert is to be continued came Myo newspapers boasted indefinitely without sounding of their naw Pxninit hart w.tv. they could seriously threaten iap-jSy J :,SB2S 0t an's sea routes. ATTACK REp0RT 0N HONG KONG Be I JAPS HAVE WITHDRAWN Stung. Ry Heavy Losses Nipponese Naval Heet Departs From Midway WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6: must come to an Immediate . Having suffered heavy losses In their unsuccessful attack upon I Midway Island, the Japanese nav-' al fleet appears to have withdrawn without endeavouring to follow up the attack, it was believed In naval circles here last night. Kitselas Lad ! Laid At Rest Funeral On Thursday of Simeon ISevan Under Auspices of Christian Band of Workers KITSELAS, June 6: With a large gathering of native people In attendance to pay final tribute, the funeral of Simeon Bevan. only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bevan. succession to' 10011 Place on Thursday Irom the I i . i . r, i l . mury. o. w. ocvan uiwciaicu auu the hymns -were "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and "Abide With Me." A long procession followed the cortege to the final resting place In Kitselas Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Cecil, Roy Bolton, Carl Bolton and Fred Mackenzie. . Simeon Bevan. who Was fourteen years of age and acted as Mnv Janitor of the Christian Band of Many worKers, is surviveu ay ma xi- ents; four sisters. PrSjsUla, Beatrice, Emma and Rhoda, and one younger brother, Thomas, all of whom reside at home. NOW WAR PRISONER LONDON. June 6: tR Nineteen year-old David Wilkinson, young est British soldier in Egypt when the war broke out. Is reported to be a prisoner of wat BASEBALL JUNE mi 3:00 TJU. Medicals ys. Edmonton' Fusiliers 1:00 rI. m s Co-Op v, T"