Che
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT'ides
'
(Standard
Time)
High
3:34
a.m.
19.1
feet
16:35
pjn.
17.9
feet
Minimum
46
Low
10:19
ajn.
83
feet
22:20
p.m.
8.2
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
r.JC-'I
N
140
INVITING
MINISTER
.
TO
COME
Inicrti
Think
Mr.
Mitchell
Should
Come
West
And
See
Shipyard
Conditions
VANnH
Vr.lt.
June
17:
An
Invitation
to
come
to
the
Pacific
foa.t
and
"see
at
flrt
hand
the
cha"3
caued
by
the
continuous
production
plan"
for
roast
shlp-rsrih
was
forwarded
to
lion.
Ilumphrer
Mitchell
by
a
Joint
lrdc
union
conference
representative
of
various
shipyard
unions
Mr
Mitchell's
declaration
lo
the
effect
that
the
government
Intends
to
enforce
its
plan
order
in-councll.
thereby
If.
rtcrin:
defiantly
the
opinions
of
crisnlied
labor
In
shipbuilding
here
Is
in
direct
contradiction
to
the
tovernment's
declared
policy
ef
keeking
labora
co-operation,"
de
lated
Lawrence
Anderson.
ee-rc'.srv
of
the
conference,
after
a
mreim;
lat
night.
OBSERVING
ARMY
WEEK
H".!l
Re
Marked
Throughout
Cans-dlan
National
fjitablkhments
I
TftRAL.
June
17
Army
":nK
June
tt.
will
be
ob-:
'
loitfnout
Use
Canadian
Railway's
UbUahmenU
to
coast
in
the
offices.
-
ut4
issstftt
sjepiirtninnss
u
r
a
group
of
national
:kcrs
art
stationed.
In
summer
retorts,
cafe-'
Ii
rooms
and
dining)
,ffh
oporatcd
by
the
na-a
Use
day
a
menus
V'
d
in
army
camps
will
be
the
puW.
..
This
will
..
u
to
the
travelling
pub-
.uirty
and
excellence
of
in.
being
served
to
men
:n.,uary
atutsUshmenU
in
i..:nun.
i
n
ir
menu
will
be
distil
-;m
irons
On
the
outside
'
thr
souvenir
menu
card
Lt
.stiown
a
reproductkm
in
:
ii
Canadian
soldier
the
6
I
LiUlas
Ttorranoe
Newton
V
which
has
received
much
,
'.'if
comment.
The
inside
v.
.11
carry
message
con-.
the
Canadian
Army
and
:
of
the
cvuntry-wlde
events
:d
for
Army
Week
Overleft
iic
printed
the
bill
of
fare
for
t;:.
dinner
and
supper
as
j
in
army
camps
on
June
30.
army,
it
will
be
noted,
serves
:
in
mid-day
and
not
lunch-
wiule
the
evening
meal
prop-1
becomes
supper.
j
ir.
meals
are
a
far
advance
Uie
meals
ol
the
First
Oreatl
rven
when
served
in
bar-'
k
and
permanent
eatabMi-,
Army
food,
from
1914
on-J.
to
the
close
of
the
wiar,
had
Amruess
due
to
the
unlmagtna-!
pound
of
meat
and
pound
of
,
id
per
man
per
day
which
.i.:
L-
...
...
tAt
uie
oasis
oi
uu
mci
iuu.-u
.
-
.
thirty-
five
Is
expected
In
the
ta-wherever
the
British
and
Dominion
ar-
they
were.
Fresh
mediate
future,
it
was
learned
to-'
was
limited,
the
greater
day.
r.
r-mbcr
oi
"issue
being
given
over
salt
meat"
which
was
an
cuph-
.
.u.
in
in
so
known
to
the
troops
as
"Bully
Beef
"
In
tho
present
day
army
fare
4a
v
ic'y
of
meat
Is
offered
durlnn
if"
week
and
fish
is
included.
There
is
a
variety
of
vegetables.
h.ir
fruit
and
vegetable
Juices
err
served
at
breakfast.
The
feature
of
the
breakfast
for
the
day
alerted
will
be
"scrambled
eggs
and
bacon"
with
lyonnalse
pota-I'jc':
plus
oatmeal,
bread
and
but-m
with
marmalade,
with
a
choice
'
tea
and
coffee.
In
the
First
Orcat
War
the
choice
was
limited.
Anticipating
a
demand
for
these
menu
cards
special
envelopes
will
be
provided
for
those
who
desire
to
mall
them
to
friends
outside
Can-tta
as
souvenirs
of
an
unusual
occasion,
WAR
.:IANY
ATTAftfVIl
APAIV
L
,
The
Royal
Air
Force
an
an
.ce-slzed"
attarV
-
t.ermany.
The
raids
were
admitted
by
citht
Ilritish
planes
were
brought
over
a
south
coast
English
town.
NEW
ALEUTIAN
LANDINGS?
UCHl
It
is
reported
here
that
the
Japanese
have
made
on
the
Aleutian
Islands.
The
report
Is
not
confirmed
VKGES
ALASKA
TO
BE
READY
AalHNGTO.V
The
Governor
of
Alaska
has
been
ordered
to
prepare
lo
mobilize
the
manpower
of
Alaska
In
the
event
of
an
attempted
Invasion
of
the
Alaska
mainland.
Representative
Anthony
J.
Dlmond
urges
that
the
Army
and
Navy
lose
no
time
In
driving
the
Japanese
out
of
the
Aleutians
so
they
may
not
have
the
opportunity
to
establish
bases.
INVASION
OF
SIBERIA
CHUNGKING
Reports
persist
here
that
Japan
is
on
the
verge
of
an
Invasion
of
Siberia.
The
attacks
on
the
Aleutians,
it
Is
suggested,
may
be
to
protect
their
flanks
and
interfere
with
the
supply
line
between
United
States
and
Russia.
CHINESE
RECAPTURE
PORT
CHUNGKING
The
Japanese
continue
to
drive
both
east
and
west
on
the
centeied
China
railway
line
control
of
which
appears
to
be
their
present
objective.
Meanwhile
the
Chinese
have
recaptured
a
poit
on
the
coast
of
Hope
Province
which
the
Japanese
had
taken
the
day
previous.
PORT
DARWIN
RAIDED
AGAIN
MKLIIOL'RNC
The
Japanese
raided
Port
Darwin
for
the
fourth
straight
day
yesterday
but
the
attack
caused
few
casualties
and
little
damage
despite
the
fact
that
the
largest
number
of
bombers
and
fighters
yet
was
put
Into
It.
There
were
twenty-seven
bombers
and
a
similar
number
of
fighters.
Three
of
the
enemy
planes
were
brought
down.
United
Nations
planes
also
attacked
Japanese
bases
on
islands
to
the
north
of
Australia,
Tour
enemy
planes
and
four
Allied
machines
viere
brought
down
as
sharp
aerial
blows
were
exchanged
over
New
Guinea.
The
Allied
raids
were
over
northern
New
Guinea
and
Timor.
CONVOYS
COT
LONDON
British
convoys
have
bruk
with
"limited
success,"
It
was
heavy
attack
at
the
hands
of
Axis
RATTLE
OF
LIBYA
CAIRO
nrltish
forces
have
broken
up
an
Axis
armored
attack
on
Sidi
Kezegh,
British
main
line
stronghold
In
defence
of
Lgypt.
West
of
Tobruk
a
large
part
of
the
British
l.irhth
Army
is
in
danger
of
being
trapped.
Military
quarters
in
London
last
night
said
that
no
attempt
may
be
made
to
defend
Tobruk,
'
RUSSIANS
ARE
STRONG
MOSCOW
Another
heavy
artillery
stroke
by
the
Germans
against
Sebastapol
was
turned
back
yesterday
by
the
Russians
who
are
standing
firm
and
are
declared
to
have
not
budged
an
inch.
In
the
Kharkov
area
the
German
advance
has
been
stopped
and
the
Russians
are
actually
assuming
the
offensiveThe
Red
Army
is
making
persistent
attempts
to
recapture
Kerch
Peninsula.
A
town
south
of
Bryansk
has
been
recaptured.
MESSAGE
FROM
RETAIN
VICHY
Marshal
Henry
I'hillippe
retain,
in
a
message
to
the
nation
on
the
second
anniversary
of
the
Fall
of
France,
exhorted
the
people
not
to
lose
faith
in
their
country.
He
warned
the
nation
against
the
activities
of
profiteers.
RAISING
OF
AGE
LIMIT
Classes
For
Military
Service
In
Canada
Are
To
Be
L'xtcmlcd
OTTAWA,
June
17:
Oi
Action
to
raise
the
age
limit
for
compulsory
rnminrv
service
I
ram
unny
w
Extension
oi
age
for
compulsory
call
Is
to
apply
onlv
to
men
unmarried
or
widow
-
ers
without
children
In
July
1940.
The
next
step,
It
is
expected,
will
be
the
calling
of
married
men
starting
with
those
who
were
twenty-one
and
married
In
July
1040.
Skidegate
Woman
Passes
In
City
Remains
of
Mrs.
Lucy
Miller
For.
warded
to
Islands
For
Burial
The
remains
of
Mrs.
Lucy
Miller
of
Skldecate.
who
died
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
last
Saturday,
were
sent
yesterday
to
Skldcsatc.
Queen
Charlotte
Is-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
NEWS
was
out
again
last
night
with
----
"urn
"U
iuiuicuiiu
Ui
the
Germans
who
claimed
that
down.
A
lone
Nazi
raider
came
I
I
THROUGH
got
through
to
Malta
and
To-
A
announced
today.
They
suffered
aircraft,
it
is
admitted.
TODAY'!
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(OuurUwy
B.
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Oils
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E.
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2.30
Royal
Canadian
.03
Toronto
Beattle
.80
Central
Pat
1.05
Cons.
Smelters
37.25
Hardrock
.38
Kerr
Addison
4.30
Little
Long
Lac
1.03
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.42
Madsen
Red
Lake
50
McKcnzle
Rod
Lake
60
Moneta
21
Pickle
Crow
,
1.86
Preston
East
Dome
2.11
San
Antonio
1.80
II.
T.
Lock,
Chief
of
the
Prince
Rupsrt
Fire
Department,
returned
to
the
city
tills
afternoon
from
San
Francisco.
lands,
the
family
home,
where
In
termcnt
will
be
made.
Idrs.
Miller
was
sixty-eight
years
of
age
and
a
widow,
,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY.
JUNE
rremier
Ui
I
Australia
Is
Worried
t
MELBOURNE,
June
17:
O
Prime
Minister
John
Curtln
told
Australians
today
that
the
war
news
was
not
good,
that
"Australia
can
be
lost"
and
that
the
fall
of
the
continent
would
lay
Hawaii
and
the
whole
North
American
continent
coast
open
to
Japanese
attack.
He
based
his
statements
on
official
confidential
telegrams.
POUNDING
GERMANY
Royal
Air
Force
Gets
Rack
On
Job
Again
After
Weeks
Mold-Up
By
Weather
LONDON,
June
17:
-British
bombers
smashed
ajain
at
Nazi
war
plants
in
the
Ruhr
and
Rhine-'and
last
night
although
bad
weather
which
had
forced
a
week
long
lull
was
still
not
fully
cleared.
'Eight
British
bombers
failed
to
return.
CLOSING
JUNE
29
Change
Announced
In
Regard
To
Halibut
Season
The
Interoattvrial
Fisheries
OKSmUm'
-ffi-alMe'-
ravere
changed
the
closing
date
of
Areas
one
and
two
to
June
29
at
midnight.
SURVEY
RADIO
DUE
luteal
Situation
To
Be
Looked
Into
By
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation,
It
is
Announced
ent
at
Winnipeg,
which
position
held
M
his
present
A
new
survey
of
radio
conditions
he,has
ap".
i
is
to
be
made
by
the
Canadian
Poni.
Hugh
EUsworth
Fraser
was
bom
Broadcasting
Corporation
with
a
December
18
Renfrew
OnU
view
to
improving
the
service
to
,
this
part
of
the
country,
it
is
dte-
Jf
e
J?
lasH
nK?e
iSnTS
P
closed
in
a
communJratlon
recelv-
Canafdian
agent
at
on
ed
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
an
NJ-
of
Commerce
from
Olof
Hanson.
j
"ej"
V
the
position
of
agent
at
Dau-of
M.
P.
for
Skeena.
This
is
the
result
representations
recently
made
P
tob
by
the
Chamber
asking
for
the
ex-
Pf1
"J
headquarters
at
Dauphin
on
&p-.
tension
of
the
national
network
.
tember
1,
1921.
He
was
named
prrf
into
Prince
Rupert
travelling
agent
with
headquart
fC
liliPFOVinff
UI
Service
Chamber
of
Commerce
Advised
That
Matter
Is
Now
Being
Gone
Into
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
been
advised
by
IV..
.V.Ir
Kitrvnrlr)
tftnrlonf
et
rail.
way
mall
service
that
the
request
j
.i
.
Kf.
PRiVernnT
to
EaVt
i
beg
InquTed
intolS
f
Chamber
recently
requested
that
arrange-
mcnts
be
made
to
carry
mall
In
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert
on
the
new
fast
train
service
which
has.
ii..
o
inln
nnntinn
.
Five
German
Spies
Taken
Arrests
Made
In
Mexico
Include
One
Woman,
a
Fashion
Maker
MEXICO
CITY,
June
17
Five
Germans
have
been
arrested
here
on
espionage
charges.
They
Include
a
woman
fashion
maker.
17,
PJ42
rah
men
APPOINTED
.Changes
In
Traffic
Department
of
Canadian
National
Announced
WINNIPEG.
June
17
Appointments
of
T.
II.
Martin
as
traffic
manager
and
C.
W.
Smith
as
superintendent
of
transportation
in
the
express
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
with
headquarters
at
Montreal,
were
announced
today
by
O.
E.
Belle-
rose,
rose,
general
general
manager,
manager.
All
Ail
classi-
ciassi-
f
nu;
-,
,
r
.
"'"j
i'"oun
Hcation..
tariff
and
solicitation
w
uuuti"
a
permit
oeiore
changing
,
,
his
.
job
were
antimatters
pertaining
to
rail,
air
and
nounced
today
by
Elliott
M.
Little,
director
of
national
7
.v
,
7.
J
,
.7
7
under
the
Jurisdiction
of
Mr.
Mar
tin
and
matters
specifically
dealing
with
rail,
air
and
foreign
express
transportation,
also
labor
affairs,
will
be
handled
by
Mr.
Smith.
Replacing
Mr.
Smith
at
Winnipeg
as
general
agent
is
II.
E.
Eraser
formerly
traffic
supervisor,
and
Mr.
Eraser's
place
will
be
taken
by
John
A.
McDonald,
formerly
terminal
agent.
Edmonton.
Thomas
Hilliard
Martin
was
bom
at
Hamilton.
Ont.,
on
March
27,
1900,
and
commenced
his
railway
express
career
in
April,
1917,
with
the
Canadian
Northern
Express
Company
as
a
clerk
at
Toronto
and
West
Toronto.
He
was
transferred
to
the
office
of
the
general
manager
at
Montreal
as
Uaffk
clerk
in
August,
1922.
Seven
years
later,
he
was
promoted
to
assistant
chief
clerk
and
in
April,
1933.
received
the
appointment
of
superintendent
traffic
and
trans-
portatlon.
which
position
he
held
until
his
present
promotion.
Clifford
William
Smith
was
bom
on
June
3,
189S.
at
Birmingham,
England,
and
first
entered
the
ser-
,
vice
v,ce
oi
ime
V?"?"
uanaaKui
nonuau
at
Brandon.
In
March,
1914,
he
was
transferred
to
Calgary,
in
a
clerical
capacity,
and
after
a
two
year
leave
of
absence
for
military
servfce,
resumed
his
express
duties
at
Calgary.
In
November,
1920,
he
was
promoted
to
agent
at
D;umheller,
and
two
years
later
was
made
travelling
agent
at
Edmonton,
after-
j
wards
becoming
traffic
supervisor
at
that
point.
He
was
appointed
agent
at
Calgary
in
April,
1917.
and
a
little
more
than
two
years;
later
was
given
a
further
promotion
to
the
position
of
general
ag-
ers
at
Winnipeg,
effective
January
1,
1924.
and
April
1,
1929,
became
traffic
supervisor.
John
Angus
McDonald
was
bom
at
Winnipeg
on
June
8,
1897,
and
entered
the
service
of
the
company
at
Winnipeg
on
August
16,
1916,
as
a
driver.
He
was
granted
leave
of
absence
for
military
service
from
May
16.
1917
to
June
24,
1919.
leave
of
absence
for
military
service
from
May
16,
1917
to
June
24,
He
resumed
his
regular
posl-
"on
on
July
14.
1919
at
WtaJP.
and
was
appointed
to
the
messen-
er
service
on
June
17.
1923.
Mr
McDonald
entered
agency
at
J
Winnipeg
June
19.
1925.
d
held
various
positions
until
November
24.
1936
when
he
was
appointed
agent
at
"n
tit
71Z
pointed
terminal
agent
at
Edmon-
A
0
1011
.or.
held
that
position
until
his
pre
sent
appointment.
WOULD
SIMPLIFY
CIRCULARS
BLACKPOOL.
England,
June
17,
0
"Involved
and
complex"
Post
office
circulars
were
criticized
by
the
P.O.
Controlling
Officers'
Association
here,
one
member
reminding
the
meeting
"the
creation
of
the
world
is
described
In
about
100
words
of
sublime
simplicity."
Directive
Cliannellino
of
A
Ubor
jn
Canac
Government's
Move
Almost
Every
Person,
Men
And
Women,
Affected
Ry
New
Permit
Order
Which
Is
Announced
At
Ottawa
Today
Rationing
Of
Labor
Coming
OTTAWA.
June
17
("CPl
f!nmn,i1cr
t,
of
all
employment
through
government
employment
of-teue-
fices
and
new
regulations
reauirinn-
nlmnf
W
"
pciuut
uiuer
aiiecis
Dotn
men
Nazis
Being
Forced
Back
it
MOSCOW.
June
17
W
So-
viet
counter-attacks
on
the
Kharkov
front
were
reported
today
to
have
forced
the
Ger-
mans
to
abandon
several
lines
in
one
sector.
In
the
battle
for
Sebastapol
fierce
fighting
continues.
'
LOSSES
OF
ITALIANS
Attatks
On
Mediterranean
Convoy
Cost
Them
Dearly
In
Damage
On
Surface
Craft
I
I.flVlinv
tn.
n
r.
..
,t,t
.7?"
,Baaro
-.n-ine-n
tral
Mediterranean
was
so
bat
I
tered
by
British
and
United
States
airmen
It
never
made
contact
with
a
Tobruk-bound
convoy
which
it
was
sent
to
intercept,
a
British
source
said
today.
It
was
officially
declared
that
convoys
early
this
week
delivered
necessary
supplies
to
Malta
and
Tobruk
"at
considerable
cost"
but
Axis
claims
that
fifty-eight
Allied
ships
had
been
sunk
were
termed
fantastic.
!
A
Cairo
communique
today
said
that
a
second
air
attack
on
Monday
night
by
British
and
United
States
planes
resulted
In
another
hit
on
one
of
two
Italian
battleships
which
were
set
afire
Monday
morning.
Altogether
United
States
bombers
were
credited
with
hitting
two
battleships
thirty-five
times
as
well
as
setting
one
cruiser
afire
and
damaging
a
destroyer.
I
French
Tricolor
(
.
r
i
r
ts
DrOPPed
Un
I
ariS
By
British
Plane
LONDON.
June
17:
9
The
Air
I
Ministry
announced
yesterday
that
i
a
British
plane
dropped
two
French
tricolor
flags
on
Paris
lastj
night
and
attacked
the
former
Ministry
of
Marine
with
cannon!
fire.
BOMBER
IS
I
I
I
DESTROYED
Serious
Crash
Yesterday
Afternoon
At
Camp
Borden
Details
Not
Yet
Announced
CAMP
BORDEN.
June
17
A
large
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
bomber
burst
Into
flames
here
late
yesterday.
All
the
occupants
are
believed
to
have
been
killed.
There
are
no
official
details
as
yet.
Miss
Lamont
arrived
In
the
city
this
afternoon
from
Vancouver
to
bo
employed
In
the
office
of
Col-lart
&
McCaffery.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
and
women
and
is
effective
immediately.
Mr.
Little
said
that
the
regulations
will
"ultimately
lead
to
rationing
of
labor
by
direction,
not
by
compulsion.
He
warned
that
the
time
probably
will
come
when
will
be
necessary
to
transfer
workers
from
one
Job
to
another
to
meet
labor
shortages
in
vital
industries
though
Mwe
don't
want
to
do
that
until
we
have
to."
:AXIS
FORCE
BEATEN
OFF
British
Guns
and
Tanks
Repulse
Axis
Attacks
On
Sidi
Rezegh
And
Acroma
In
Libya
CAIRO.
June
17:
0
British
Buns
and
tanks
were
reported
to-
day
to
have
beaten
off
Axis
at
tacks
at
Sidi
Rezegh
and
Acroma
.as
Field
Marshal
Erwln
Rommel
sought
to
storm
Tobruk
before
vital
supplies,
newly
landed
at
the
.58rt-uidnbe
puj
,
in!
the
fight.
.
A
military
commentator
said
the
position
was
substantially
unchanged
with
the
British
Army
.'holding
a
semi-circular
position
west
and
south
of
the
port.
The
Germans
are
said
to
have
superiority
in
numbers
of
tanks
and
anti-tank
guns.
Head
of
Canadian
Chamber
Coming
D.
G.
McKenzie,
Also
Chairman
Of
Board
of
Grain
Commissioners,
To
Visit
Prince
Rupert
D.
G.
McKenzie,
chairman
of
the
Board
of
Grain
Commissioners
of
Canada
and
president
of
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
will
arrive
in
Prince
Rupert
by
tomor-
row
afternoon's
trajn
for
a
two
day
visit
extending
until
Sunday
night
when
he
will
proceed
to
Vancouver.
Mr.
McKenzie
is
on
an
.official
tour
to
the
Pacific
Coast
and
while
here
will
be
suitably
re-
celTed
bv
Prce
Rupert
Cham
ber
of
Commerce.
HALIBUT
ARRIVALS
Summary
American
79,000
pounds,
15.5c
and
14c.
Canadian
57,500
pounds,
155c
and
14c
to
16.8c
and
14c
American
Wizard,
52,000,
15.5c
and
14c,
Storage.
Lincoln,
27,000,
155c
and
14:
Booth.
Canadian
I
Teeny
Mllly.
16,500,
15.8c
and
14c,
i
Pacific.
I
Cape
Spencer,
8.000,
15.7c
and
14c,
Storage.
Helen
II,
13,000,
155c
and
14c,
Atlln.
Cape
Spear,
10,000,
16.8c
and
14c,
Storage.
B.
S.
T.,
10,000,
15.5c
and
14c,
Atlln.
DEBRETTS
OPENS
UP
LONDON,
June
17
CR
Exclusive
pages
of
"Debrett's
Peerage"
will
be
opened
In
the
next
edition
to
holders
of
the
George
Cross
and
names
of
"common
folk"
who
have
won
the
Empire's
highest
civilian
award
for
gallantry
will
appear
with
those
of
peers,
baronets
and
others
of
ancient
lineage.