WASHINGTON,
Jan.
8:
apanese
pian
ior
suojecuon
n
nrevent
or
delay
juncture
.
a
m
.
s.
io
una
enu,
pan
oi
.
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WORKLESS
INSURANCE
I!-..-
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f
Now
to
Be
Included.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
8:
0
Cana-
lai:
earning
aim
icas
ac-
bam
will
come
under
provisions
I
cae
Unemployment
Insurance
ifcci
by
virtue
01
a
government
or
der
soon
to
be
issued,
11
was
learn-
or
high
authority
today.
Up
'.me
present
only
those
earning
2,000
or
less
have
come
under
employment
Insurance
provl-
ttons.
EFENDING
AIRDROMES
Itritish
to
Prevent
Bases
Fall
ing:
Into
Hands
of
Enemy
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
P
An
off!-.
cnrtVnm!)n
annAiinrpri
rnilav
hat
a
corps
of
airdrome
defence
tuops
under
control
of
the
Air
iouncl)
will
be
formed
to
defend
rdromes
against
invaders
of
zh
territory
to
prevent
repi-
r.T.
or
the
Crete
invasion.
e
decision
is
understood
to
been
reached
in
response
to
I
I
U.
1
I
1
t!
niaiiii
lit
1
i
A.
-
U
IVUJ
m
bases
in
Norway,
France,
British
spokesman
said
today
.
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I
II
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f
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linil
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U
Ionian
Caught
Workers
Napping
M
V
IN
IHIP
irili
I
.UIUIIIUIIS
Ui
11
CI
Tour
In
Disguise
Through
Airplane
Plant
inihin
.inn
r
:
hpj
uresspa
as
vorker
Mrs.
Mavis
Tate,
Conser-
tlvn
TJ
frr
Ii'pnmn
cllnrwrt
an
aircraft
factory
to
check
I
she
"put
on
some
shabby
.
.
,
,
.
.
:
1
1
1
J
I
J
L
i
luiew
li
i
went
hi
us
an
..
I
would
not
get
a
true
picture
I
dressed
up,
passed
six
sentries
fine
n
rinhnfa
nn
mannrnrpr
"First
of
all
I
saw
men
sleeping
a
shed.
They
went
to
work
in
f
mnrn
nff
onn
nan
t
n
wnpp
iiir.
few
airplanes.
They
wheeled
I'm
in
niram
or
nnrni
in
inp
ria
vii
innv.
run,
ann
hp
v
niii.rimir.
saw
large
luxury
coaches
which
i'
i
rum
i
-
mime
auruv
i
ri
r
mri
drove
the
.coaches
were
carn-
orning
and
drove
them
back:
at
t'ht
Tn
4nn
tnlrlnMo
rf
tHn
Ho
v
v
i
nnv
i
nnmcfl
vpc
in
t
no
rna
n
n
t--
me
canicen,
nan
a
mne
away.
W
e
i
m
s
arrived
yesterday
ii
i
ii
rr
nn
inn
nrinrn
i
iPririri'
m
innnniiirAH
rr
ciipnnoi
i
inn
Mclvor,
resigned,
as
a
member
the
staff
of
Booth
Memorial
Philippine
War
Report
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
8:
0)-
.
1
1
i
U
III
I
11
-
JtHiifV
.
today
to
be
still
fighting
dog-
null
:i
1
1
ncpn
i
r
IT
WASHINGTON
VIEW
V
Tomorrow
sT
ides
OF
JAPANESE
PLM&
we
High
..
..
18:07
5:54
ajn.
p.m.
17.1
19.2
ft.
ft.
(AP)-The
nattern
of
th.
oi
tne
rar
East
has
become
of
the
comhinprf-flanfc
f
"
Wk
v.
VI
IV
meir
operations,
aim
at
n-p.
III
.XI
iiuw
in
T
I
nnr
ma
i.
;
cation
while
their
major
thrusts
seek
the
capture
of
the
enemy
shore
establishments
at
Singapore
and
Manila.
The
sortie
that
established
a
beach
head
at
Miri
in
Sarawak
adjoining
British
north
Eorneo
13
typical.
The
line
from
Indo-China
-held
by
Japan
to
Borneo
constitutes
the
walsf
of
the
South
China
Sea.
Control
of
both
sides
of
the
waltt,
gives
Japan
bases
for
a
shuttle
relay
of
planes
and
submarines
over
waters
which
are
the
most
direct
route
to
effect
a
Juncture
tnd
strengthening
of
the
British,
American
and
Dutch
Asiatic
fleets.
In
effect,
it
erects
a
toll-gate
between
the
two
great
bases
of
Manila
and
Singapore,
an
J
the
Allied
commanders
can
expect
to
pay
a
heavier
price
in
lost
craft
because
of
the
thrust
at
Borneo.
There
is
some
evidence
also
that
Japan
contemplates
erecting
another
plane-sub
fence
from
North
Borneo
across
the
1,200-mile
stretch
to
the
Japanese
base
on
Patau,
thus
harassing
an
attempt
at
Juncture
via
the
more
circuitous
route.
Land
Attacks.
At
the
same
time,
the
Japanese
arc
smashing
at
the
shore
points
on
which
Allied
fleets
depend.
The
two
major
bases,
of
course,
are
Manila
and
Singapore,
and
both
are
objects
of
great
Japanese
offensives,
The
land
attacks
that
nullified
Penang
and
Hon?
Kong
are
examples
of
the
attacks
against
subsidiary'
strong
points.
Manila
and
Singapore
are
primary
objectives
for
dlffernt
reasons.
Manila
menaces
the
long;
supply
line
Japan
must
keep
open
to
supply
her
forces
in
the
southern
theatre.
Squarely
athwart
the
flank
of
that
lifeline,
Manila
can
send
out
sub-seas,
surface
and
air
raiders
to
bedevil
Japanese
convoya.
United
States
subs
al-ready
have
taken
toll
of
the
line.
Until
Manila
is
completely
knocked'
out,1
no
Japanese
commander
can
'Test
easily
with
his
communications
under
constant
threat.
So
far,
General
MacAr-
thur's
Philippine,
command
has
brilliantly
resisted
complete
domination
of
the
Manila
area.
So
long
as
that
holds,
the
rest
of
the
Philippines
can
be
lost
but
the
flank,
threat
to
Japan's
southern
ambitions
will
remain.
Strategic
Singapore
Singapore
guards
against
Japan's
ultimate
goal
seizure
of
the
rich
Netherlands
Indies
and
Malaya.
If
it
falls,
there's
little
to
preyed
Japan
from
Investing
Sumatra
and
other
fat
islands
of
the
group.
So
the
picture
takes
shape,
wlih
Japan
thrusting
for
bases
to
anchor
fences
to
impede
Juncture
of
the
Allied
fleet
units.
Then,
without
exposing
her
grand
fleet,
it's
obviousj
she
hopes
to
whittle
down
the
separated
and
weaker
fleets
with
planes
and
subs,
while
her
land
armies
Invest
the
strong
points.
Seizure
of
the
key
bases
would
put
the
Allies
at
a
grave
disadvantage,
Their
main
battle
fleets
would
find
it
almost
impossibb
to
operate
in
the
area,
without
either
Singapore
or
Manila.
Happily,
the
defenders
have
given
evidence
that
they
have
a
better
than
even
chance
of
keeping
the
Japs
out
ci
the
vital
zones.
Must
Be
Fast
If
the
bases
hold,
it's
only
a
question
of
time
until
the
heavy
Allied
fleet
units
come
up.
With
the
backing
of
the
bases,
they
can
ultimately
raise
hob
with
tne
Jap
anese
supply
line.
When
that
time
comes,
Japan
must
risk
her
grand
fleet
to
keep
the
line
open
and
that's
me
rrlomcnt
some
grim-faced
sailor-men
are
living
their
lives
for
right
now
in
the
Pacific.
Japan
has
got
to
laice
iwe.
bases
quickly,
Keep
me
ini"-"
Asiatic
fleets
separated
and
consolidate
the
area
before
her
grand
fleet
can
be
outgunned
by
Allied
reinforcements
coming
up,
or
her
South
Seas
gamble
is
a
bust.
The
odds
were
all
against
it
irom
tne
start,
despite
Its
careful
planning
and
surprise
offensive.
Tliey
grow
greater
day
by
day.
CHINA
IN
U.S.
There's
a
China
in
Maine
and
another
town
of
that
namD
In
Texas.
.
HL'Xi
I
VOL.
XXXI,
NO.
6.
ATLANTIC
ICE
ON
CANADIAN
t
Germany
&VLOUV.OO
i
a9PW-
-
Jnfor-
rriatlon
received
here
tells
of
Internal
discontent
and
up-
risings
against
the
Hitler
re-
gime
in
Germany.
Machine
guns
have
been
mounted
by
the
Nazi
authorities
In
Berlin
and
elsewhere
for
the
express
purpose
of
dealing
with
such
trouble.
MANY
AT
FUNERAL
Large
Gathering
This
Afternoon
at
Cathedral
for
Final
Kites
Over
Late
Shef
Thompson.
A
large
congregation
gathered
tills
afternoon
at
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
to
attend
the
funeral
rites
for
the
late
Shef
Thompson,
for
years
caretaker
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Rowing
&
Yacht
Club
and
one
of
the
pioneer
figures
along
the
waterfronts
not
only
of
Prince
Rupert
but
of
other
Pacific
Coast
ports.
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
D.D.,
Dean
of
the
Cathedral,
officiated
and
Peter
Lien
presided
at
the
organ
to
accompany
the
hymns.
Interment
followed
in
the
soldiers'
plot
at
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Bugler
Wil
liam
Ranee
sounded
"The
Last
Post."
Pallbearers
were
Jack
Prcece,
J.
M.
Walker,
G.
J.
Dawes,
R.
K.
Benson,
Alex
McRae
and
H.
E.
Alton.
Two
Infants
Die
Suddenly
Two
Indian
Infants
about
six
months
old
one
the
child
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Charles
Alex-
cee
and
the
other
the
child
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Faithful
were
brought
to
the
city
late
last
night
from
Port
Ed-
ward
where
they
had
died
suddenly
yesterday,
supposed-
ly
from
intestinal
trouble.
An
inquiry
is
being
conduct-
ed
by
Deputy
Coroner
A.
J.
Lancaster.
CORVETTE
Ali
1-.
.-
:
the
stormy
Au,
X'yTii
one
of
Canada's
corveUes
turn
to
the
job
of
stripping
ice
after
a
hard
bout
with
.:.i.ir
These
little
vessels
are
doings
grand
Job
for
Canada
and
the
Empire.
GERMANS
RETREAT
Enemy
Forces
Still
railing
Hack
in
Libya
Under
Cover
of
Afield.
CAIRO,
Jan.
8:
0'
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler's
tattered
North
Af
rican
armies
have
started
a
new
retreat
on
the
westbound
road
to
Tripoli,
the
British
command
an
nounced
today,
apd
British
spearheads
now
arc
operating
six
hundred
miles
from
the
starting
point
of
the
drive
into
Libya.
A
bulletin
from
British
Middle
East
headquarters
said
that
Axis
forces
which
had
failed
to
give
battle
at
Agedabia,
ninety
miles
south
of
Bengasi,
are
falling
back
under
cover
of
a
sandstorm,
harried
by
British
mobile
columns.
Procession
For
Dead
Airman
Is
Very
Impressive
An
Impressive
procession
of
about
fifty
officers
and
men
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
last
evening
escorted
the
body
of
Flying
Officer
R.
E.
McLeod,
who
lost
his
life
In
a
crash
near
here
on
Sunday
afternoon,
when
it
was
removed
from
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
to
the
railway
station
for
shipment
to
deceased's
home
at
Niagara
Falls.
The
flag-draped
casket
was
borne
on
a
military
truck,
on
it
was
placed
accoutrement
of
the
dead
officer.
A
single
drum
beat
solemnly
for
the
slow
march.
Tonight
the
body
of
Sgt.
H.
E.
Cormier
will
be
forwarded
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Oeorge
to
New
Westminster
and
there
will
be
similar
military
honors.
NORWAY'S
rilOUD
PART
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
The
Norwegian
Seamen's
Union
reveals
that
there
are
33,000
Norse
seamen
sailing
under
allied
colors;
their
700
merchant
ships
represent
3,500,000
tons
and
about
500,000
tons
have
been
lost
In
the
war".
WAR
WEARY
ITALIANS
LISBON,
Jan.
8:
Depressed
by
the
number
of
men
they
have
lost
in
the
African
and
Russian
campaigns,
the
people
of
Italy
are
becoming
weary
of
the
war,
ac
cording
to
reports
reaching
here,
and
many
arrests
have
been
made
In
Naples
and
Genoa.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
"RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY.
JANUARY
8,
NOT
READY
IN
PACIFIC
Although
Japan
Has
Strongest
Fleet
in
This
Area,
Churchill's
Aide
Is
Optimistic
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
Clement
Atlee,
Lord
Privy
Seal,
.speaking;
as
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill's
deputy,
told
the
House
of
Commons
fiankly
today
that
Great
Britain
did
not
have
sufficient
resources
for
complete
preparation
against
the
Japanese
who,
he
declared,
at
present
have
the
most
powerful
fleet
in
the
Pacific.
He
said
the
fact
that
Britain's
Pacific
positions
were
less
strongly
garrisoned
and
equipped
than
might
have
been
wished
was
not
due
to
lack
of
foresight
but
lather
because
it
was
beyond
Britain's
resources
to
be
strong;
everywhere.
Mr.
Atlee
then
drew
a
sharp
picture
of
Britain's
utilization
of
her
strength
where
it
was
concentrated
and
gave
an
optimistic
broad
view
of
the
war.
TODAY'S
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(Oourtewy
S.
D.
JohnnUm
Co.)
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I6V2
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9.00
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Hedley
Mascot
33
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Pioneer
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2.05
Premier
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Privateer.
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Reno
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Creek
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Hardrock
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Addison
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25
Pickle
Crow
-
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Preston
East
Dome
2.86
San
Antonio
-
1.90
Sherritt
Gordon
-
.90
COLD
ON
SKEENA
RIVER
KITSELAS,
Jan.
8:
Weather
has
been
cold
at
Kltselas1
of
late
and
the
Skeena
River
has
been
covered
with
ice.
3942.
Low
MORE
BORROWING
ON
LARGE
SCALE
FOR
GREAT
BRITAIN
Review
of
Past
Year
Talks
in
Billions
of
Dollars
Financial
Machinery
Is
Standing
Strain
Weekly
War
Cost
$450,000,000.
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
(CP)
Concentration
of
economic
resources
on
the
war
effort
in
Great
Britain
reached
the
point
in
1941
where
large-scale
transfers
from
civilian
to
essential
trades
became
necessary.
Extension
of
rationing
to
more
foodstuffs
and
to
clothing,
"telescoping"
of
industry,
dilution
of
labor,
special
regulations
for
essential
factories
and
most
re-
cently
the
conscription
of
women
all
serve
to
aid
war
production.
Total
government
expenditure,
before
the
war
around
$90,000,000
a
week,
now
approaches
about
$450,000,000;
last
April
when
the
current
fiscal
year
began
it
was
still
below
$382,500,000.
Between
April
and
November
more
than
$13,500,000,000
was
spent,
of
which
ordinary
revenue
covered
$4,815,-000,000.
In
the
circumstances
it
seems
likely
that
the
treasury
will
have
to
revise
its
original
estimate
of
$18,900,000,000
total
expenditure
Li
1941-42
by
a
substantial
margin
a
tribute
to
the
rapid
progress
of
defence
work
but
revenue
also
is
expected
to
yield
more
than
the
$8,100,000,000
budgeted
for.
1942
Prospects
There
remains
a
need
for
bor
rowing
on
a
vast
scale.
During
the
second
year
of
the
war
savings
campaign
which
ended
in
Novem
ber
the
"small
saver"
provided
$2,857,000,000
for
war
finance.
Receipts
from
ordinary
long
and
medium-term
loans
naturally
fluctuated
a
great
deal.
All
loans,
big
and
small,
direct
from
investors
and
indirect
from
financial
institutes,
insurance
companies,
building
societies,
etc.
together
yielded
more
than
$5,850,'
000,000
In
April-November."
:Twd-
thirds
of
all
expenditure
not
cov
ered
by
revenue
was
thus
not
cur
rently
by
funded
issues.
The
floating
debt
increased
in
April-November
by
$2,961,000,000,
mostly
in
the
form
of
Treasury
bills
and
deposit
receipts
placed
with
the
banks.
The
Exchequer
thus
was
able
to
profit
from
the
banks'
liquidity.
Deposits
with
the
nine
clearing
banks
increased
by
a
monthly
average
of
approxi
mately
$225,000,000,
and
since
private
customers
did
not
require
larger
discounts
and
advances,
all
this
could
be
reloaned
to
the
government.
The
steady
expansion
In
bank
deposits
and
not
circulation,
while
reflecting
the
speed-up
in
economic
activity,
has
caused
some
concern.
The
note
circulation,
be
fore
the
war
slightly
above
$2,-
250,000,000,
was
$2,700,000,000
at
the
end
of
1940
and
now
is
about
$3,240,000,000.
Increased
employment,
changed
banking
habits,
larger
reserve
needs
and
higher
wages
and
prices
all
contributed
to
the
rise,
but
with
the
major
part
of
national
production
directly
serving
the
war
effort,
increased
income
and
purchasing
power
in
the
face
of
the
limited
supply
of
civilian
goods,
create
and
"Inflationary
gap"
unless
the
surplus
Is
absorbed
by
taxation
and
savings.
Price
Advances
Fortunately,
prices
have
advanced
only
slightly
In
1941,
and
the
cost
Is
kept
stable
by
government
subsidies,
mostly
for
food,
amounting
to
$450,000,000
a
year.
Wage
Increase
were
limited
to
:orrections
for
farm
laborers,
miners
and
others.
Cheap
Money
Policy
Further
progress
was
made
dur-1941
In
the
"cheap
money"
policy.
With
$22,500,000,000
new
government
debt
since
the
outbreak
of
the
war,
maintenance
of
low
Interest
rates
is
essential
and
leading
economists
hope
in
this
way
to
keep
the
post-war
burden
of
war
loans
bearable.
The
cost
of
medium-term
jjpajis
remains
at
Wz
percent,
but
the'.
Exchequer,
has
been
able
to
change
oyer
to'
a
somewhat
longer
type.
Lower
Interest
expectations
for
long-term
issues
are
reflected
by
higher
Stock
Exchange
quotations
for
fixed-Interest
and
more
recently
also
for
industrial
securities.
No
major
change
in
financial
policy
occurred
during
1941,
but
the
machinery
stood
up
well
to
the'
Increasing
strain.
Prices
have
12:09p.m.
7.8
ft,
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
But
R.A.F.
OVER
THAILAND
Bandkok
Effectively
Bomlie
d
Japs
"All-Out"
For
Singapore.
RANGOON,
Burma,
Jan.
8:
tP
The
Royal
Air
Force
attacked
mil-
ltary
objectives
yesterday
in
Bangkok,
Thailand,
and
left
huge
fires
burning,
it
was
announced
today.
Japanese
Invasion
hordes
are
reported
striking
with
peak
fury
down
Malay
Peninsula,
attacking
the
defenders
in
a
critical
test
of
strength.
Military
Quarters
said
that
Brit
ish
forces
had
executed
a
new
withdrawal
to
about
sixty
miles
north
of
Kuala
Lumpur,
while
the
German
radio
claimed
that
the
Japanese
had
opened
a
large-scale
offensive
aimed
at
Singapore.
MORE
GOOD
RUSjvNEWS
Freshly
Reinforced
Red
Army
Continuing
Westward
Drive
Against
Nazis..
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
IB
More
good
news
came
from
the
Soviet
front
today
with
Russia's
-armies
officially
reported
to
have
advanced
within
forty
miles
of
the
Vyasma-Bryansk
line
on
which
the
Germans
had
expected
to
attempt
to
dig
In
for
the
winter.
London
reports
say
that
the
Red
Army
has
poured
powerful
reserves
of
newly
trained
troops
into
,he
westward
drive.
Home
Economics
Teacher
Quits
Resignation
of
Miss
KatherineVan
Der
Mark
Is
Announced
at
City
Hall.
Miss
Katherine
Van
Der
Mark
has
resigned
as
home
economics
instructor
in
the
local
schools,
it
was
announced
today
at
the
city
hall.
Her
successor
has
not
yet
been
named.
THEY
DON'T
TAKE
IT
CAPETOWN,
Jan.
8:
W
Yes
their
nation
is
under
the
thumb
of
Nazi
Germany
but
Norwegian
sea
men,
or
many
of
them,
are
free.
The
seamen's
union
here
is
new
but
strong
and
they
have
five
sim
ilar
branches
In
Britain,
five
in
the
United
States
and
one
in
Canada.
DRIVEN
TO
FIFTH
COLUMN
LONDON,
Jan.
8:
tf)
The
French
people,
aggravated
by
Nazi
methods
of
occupation,
are
described
by
a
21
-year-old
Englishman
Just
escaped
from
France
as
a
potential
Fifth
Column
on
the
continent
for
the
British.
been
stabilized
as
far
as
practicable,
yields
from
taxes
and
savings
fulfil
all
expectations,
deft
funding
operations
proceed
satisfactorily
and
surplus
money
though
potentially
dangerous,
also
serves
as
war
fniance.
The
success
in
Internal
finance,
however,
was
and
remains
conditional
upon
Lease-Lend
help
front
the
United
States
and
the
generous
assistance
from
the
Dominions.