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Vary
Wml
TotnorroW
slides
High
4:29
ajn.
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It.
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Australian
Mainland
Gets
First
Bombing
SYDNEY,
Australia
More
than
one
hundred
Japanese
bombers
and
escorting
fighter
planes
attacked
the
north
coast
port
of
Darwin,
potentially
vital
united
nations
naval
and
supply
base,
in
two
raids
today.
They
were
the
first
direct
assaults?
on
the
Australian
mainland.
Premier
John
Curtin,
from
a
hospital
sick
bed,
announced
that
seventy-two
bombers,
with
protective
fighter
formations,
participated
in
the
first
raid
this
morning
and
another
wave
of
twenty-one
bombers
returned
to
the
attack
in
the
afternoon.
Four
of
the
second
group
wire
shot
down.
.Mr.
Curtin
promised
full
details
as
soon
as
possible.
A
communique
said
that
the
first
raid
lasted
alwut
an
hour
and
was
directed
against
the
town
itself
and
shipping
in
the
harlor.
Some
casualties
were
inflicted
and
there
was
some
damage
to
service
installations
but
details
were
unknown,
it
was
said.
Chinese
Forces
Mass
For
Thailand
Attack
C
III
NGKINfl
A
Chinese
army
spokesman
predicted
today
that
Chinese
forces
soon
would
strike
into
Thailand
in
a
counter-offensive
at
the
flank
of
the
Japanese
but
said
that
the
only
engagement
so
far
had
leen
a
minor
action
in
which
Japanese
forces
were
hurled
back
from
a
foothold
in
northeastern
Hurma.
At
the
same
time
a
Chinese
official
announced
that
war
supplies
for
China
will
Ik?
moved
over
a
new
land
route
from
India
replacing
the
Japanese-menaced
Hurma
road.
Dutch
East
Indies
Get
Reinforcements
HATWIA
Aneta
News
Agency
said
today
that
"foreign
troops,"
including
a
relatively
small
number
of
Americans,
have
arrived
in
Java.
Presumably,
the
bulk
of
the
forces
were
British
Kmpire
troop,
It
was
said
that
the
combined
expeditionary
forces
arc
"by
no
means
large
enough
yet
but
their
arrival
serves
as
an
indication
that
the
Netherlands
Indies
do
not
fin"t
alone."
The
troops
arrived
as
Indie
forces
fought
stubborn
delaying
actions
in
withcrn
Sumatra,
southern
Borneo
and
-the
-southern
(
elclws,
stepping
stones
to
this
Java
citadel.
.
...
essimistic
in
eaarn
tn
nnrma
LONDON
There
is
open
pessimism
in
British
A
f
ft--
military
quarters
as
to
the
military
siiuauon
in
mir-ma,
There
has
lccn
a
further
falling
back.
Ill
D
vaud
ncuuuiiiiiK
I
In
Ph
mninnc
WASHINGTON
A
large
number
of
new
Japanese
forces
have
arrived
on
Batan
Peninsula.
Kvi-dently,
there
is
to
lc
an
intensive
attack
with
a
view
to
removing
General
Douglas
McArthur's
forces
after
their
seventy-two
day
resistance.
mrATttn
ARMY
NOW!
llrilaln
llrlnglnr
IU
Forces
t
p
to
lute
More
Armored
Divisions.
'
W
Feb.
19:
K-The
Itrlt-v
nan
airborne
troops
In
and
parachutist
troops
w
for
action.
Secretary
of
.viC'sson
announced
today
rid
that
new
armored
dl-1
a
v
e
been
formed
and
i
Up
Middle
East
have
HILDI.IIT
CONIIlllFNCi:
Seventh
Annual
Wildlife
n:c
of
North
America
In
n
April
8
to
10,
will
deal
various
problems
of
conscr
FAST
CHOWING
Mu:
:
of
the
sunnlv
of
veae
I1,
lr
Brown
m
New
York
state
r
I4UVS
.W,
in
m
4
iTirrri
IP
TORPEDOED
(irrman
Submarines
Still
Active
Off
West
Indies
Island
of
Aruba.
W1LLEMSTAD.
Feb.
19:
0
A
Panama-registered
tanker
was
torpedoed
oil
the
Dutch
Wand
of
Aruba
today
In
a
renewed
outburst
of
Oerman
submarine
activity
deep
tn
the
Caribbean
Sea.
Ancta
News
Agency
onnounci-u
w
day.
OKOWINfl
IU.CKLIST
tnismov
Feb.
19:
O
The
Drl-
i4h
ivard
of
Trade
have
added
391
names
of
traders
In
neutral
countries
to
the
list
of
concerns
with
whom
It
Is
unlawiui
to
nave
dealings.
HALF
AND
HALF
Timor,
one
of
the
East
Indies
Islands
north
of
Australia.
Is
half
Portuguese
and
half
Dutch.
CANADA'S
SECOND
VICTORY
LOAN
COMING
EVENTS
Thursday,
G:45
p.m.
W.
R.
McAfee,
CFPR.
Friday,
6:45
p.m.-P.
II.
Linzey,
CFPR.
Saturday,
7:00
p.m.
Variety
Musical
Program
Prizes,
CFPR.
BUY
VICTORY
BONDS
VOL.
XXXI..
NO.
42."
i
1
;
:
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:
Kvnwv
'i!rat(
Fh
la-
,
Japanese
.afc
-raiders
bomb-
'
J
PArt
nirwtn
nn
f
h
f
a
r
north
coast
of
the
Australian
mainland
for
one
hour
early
it
an
the
first
bomb-
i.
An.ritn
main-
,
land,
although
enemy
recon-
naissance
planes
had
prevl-
,
ousiy
been
over
Darwin.
Dam-
i
In
ace.
if
any.
that
was
done
to
th
nai
and
air
ha.
there
i
was
disclosed
although
it
was
announced
that
there
had
been
some
loss
and
casu-
allies.
Premier
John
Curtin
made
announcement
of
the
raid,
promising
further
de-
tails
later.
Shipping
in
the
harbor
was
attacked.
Limited
enemy
reconnalsance
flights
over
New
Guinea
were
also
reported.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Oourtaer
8.
D.
Johiutoa
Co.)
Vancouver
Grandvlew
15
Braiorne
,
7.50
Cariboo
Quartz
1.40
Hcdley
Mascot
.25
Mt
Pend
Oreille
...
1.10
Pioneer
I
1.60
Premier
.48
Privateer
J3
Reno
.17
Sheep
Creek
.75
Oils
Calmont
.15
C.
&
E.
1.00
Home
2.40
Royal
Canadian
.04
Toronto
Seattle
.72
Central
Patricia
1.01
Consolidated
Smelters
37.50
Hardrock
.45
Kerr
Addison
3.45
Little
Long
Lac
1.06
McLeod
Cockshutt
.
1.30
Madsen
Red
Lake
.
.40
McKcnzlc
Red
Lake
0
Moneta
.24
Pickle
Crow
2.05
Preston
East
Dome
2.50
San
Antonio
-
1.45
Sherrltt
(Gordon
.78
LEAGUE
OFFICE
DORKING,
Feb.
19:
O1
Cecil
Dellsle
Burns.
62,
secretary
of
the
Organizing
Committee
of
the
League
of
Nations
Labor
Office
In
1919,
died
here.
He
was
for
years
a
lecturer
at
the
London
School
of
Economics
and
University
of
London.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
Canadian
Corvette
Is
OFF
A
VS.
light
cruiser,
undamaged,
steams
out
;ast
th
burning
baUieshrp
Arteona
and
takes
to
Ma
vtti
the
fleet
to
engage
the
Japanese
during
the
aerial
attack
on
the
Pearl
Harbor,
Hawaii,
rural
base
Dec
7.
The
photo
was
released
by
hv
navy
department
in
Washington.
JAPANESE
MOVEMENT
:
POSTPONED
;
Departure
From
Vancouver
IISS
x
Been
Set
Forward
for
Third
Time.
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
19:
The!
tvacuatkwi
of
Japanese
from
Pa-
etflc
Coast
protective
areas,
which
was
to
have
started
last
night
with
the
departure
of
one
hun
dred
of
them
!or
Jasper,
was
post-
ported
again
tor
the
third
time.
They
ma
be
sotn
today.
AXIS
FORCE
WITHDRAWS
Have
Formed
New
line
Ninety
Miles
Wet
of
Tobruk
Ilritiih
Aerial
Activity
CAIRO.
Feb.
19:-Axu
armies
have
withdrawn
to
a
line
ninety
miles
west
of
Tobruk
where
the
situation
Is
unchanged.
British
aerial
fighting
patrols
have
been
active.
There
have
been
heavy
bombing
attacks
on
Bengasi
and
Tripoli.
The
British
mechanised
forces
have
been
receiving
reinforcement.
Herring
Areas
Being
Closed
NANAIMO.
Feb.
19:
-Supervisor
of
Fisheries
J
F.
Tait
announces
the
closing
of
the
remainder
of
the
herring
fishing
areas
In
the
Nootka
district
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island.
The
herring
are
now
almost
ready
to
spawn.
t
Explanations
Unsatisfactory
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
19:
t
Under
Secretary
oi
biaie
Sumner
Welles
said
today
that
the
United
States
Is
not
satisfied
with
explanations
so
far
offered
by
the
Vichy
gov-
t
crnment
regarding
reported
French
aid
to
axis
iorces
in
Libya.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
TO
BATTLE
JAP
ATTACKERS
WAR
GUILT
LS
0N
Lonj-Deferred
Hearing!
of
For-
w
French
Leaders
Commence
;,
.
Today
nic.
reo.
is:
w-xne
long-
deferred
war
guik
trials
of
five
nner
Premier
Edouard
Daladien
Former
remier
Edouard
Daladler
.and
Leon
Blum
and
Maurice
Oam-
-lin
commenced
at
Rouen
today.
attendance
are
119
newsmen
including
ten
Germans
and
seven
United
States
reporters.
PRUSSIANS
DRIVE
ON
Artillery,
Tanks
and
Infantry
Cooperate
as
Fierce
Fighting
Still
Kages
MOSCOW.
Feb.
19:
Russian
shock
troops
are
still
driving
their
major
offensive
Into
White
Rus
sia,
artillery,
tanks
and
Infantry
co-operating.
Fierce
fighting
Is
still
raging.
The
Soviet
forces
are
advancing
rapidly
towards
Smol
ensk,
crushing
stiff
Nazi
resistance.
Eleven
hundred
Nazi
offl-
cers
and
men
were
reDOrted
killed
vesterdav
on
the
Lenlnerad
front
There
have
been
Russian
naval
attacks
both
at
the
north
ana
south
ends
of
the
front,
the
Gulf
of
Finland
on
the
north
and
Cii
mea
on
the
south.
Announcement
of
Important
victories
Is
promised
for
next
Monday.
ONCE
LABOR
M.r.
ROTHERHAM.
Eng.,
Feb.
19:
0
Thomas
W.
Grundy,
fomer
la
bor
MP.
for
parliament
for
Roth-er
Valley,
died
here.
Seventeen
Percent
Of
Loan
Is
In
I
L
OTTAWA,
Feb.
19:
O
Ca-
nadlans
subscribed
$30,140,250
yesterday
to
the
second
Vic-
19,
1942.
tory
Loan,
bringing
total
sub-
scrlptlons
at
the
close
of
the
third
day
to
$124,576,250.
This
Is
a
percentage
of
seventeen.
British
Columbia
has
sub-
scribed
over
$15,000,000
to
date.
Spil
enard
Is
G
erman
T
16:45
pjn.
175
ft.
Low
10:50
ajn.
55
It.
22:50
p.m.
6.3
ft.
loroeao
in
East
Atlantic
Waters
Capt.
Herbert
G.
Shadforth,
Widely
Known
Master
Mariner
of
British
Columbia
Coast,
Goes
Down
With
His
Ship.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
19:
(CP)
corvette
Spikenard
through
enemy
action
with
loss
of
five
officers
and
fifty-two
of
the
by
Hon.
Angus
Macdonald,
minister
of
the
navy.
Naval
service
headquarters
said
it
1
I
'Frisco
Has
I
Raid
Alarm
a
up
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Feb.
19:
San
Francisco
and
environs
had
an
air
raid
alarm
and
blackout
from
9:01
o'clock
to
9:20
last
night,
radio
trans-
mKters
also,
going
silent.
It
was
the
first
such
alarm
since
January
3
and
the
seventh
of
the
war.
Unidentified
planes
had
approached,
it
was
reported,
later
turning
out
to
be
friendly.
PIONEER
IS
DEAD
James
Munnis,
Well
Known
and
Highly
liteemed,
Passed
Away
During
Night
One
of
Prince
Rupert's
best
known
and
highly
esteemed
pioneer
citizens
passed
away
during
the
night
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
In
the
person
of
James
Munnis,
for
many
years
lineman
of
the
city
telephone
department
and
for
the
past
several
years
living
In
retirement
at
his
home
on
Seventh
Avenue
near
Fulton
Street.
He
had
been
In
falling
health
for
a
few
years
and
had
been
quite
ill
for
the
past
week.
Born
in
India,
the
late
Mr.
Munnis
lived
In
that
country
for
a
few
years
as
a
lad
and
then
came
to
the
Maritime
Provinces
with
his
family.
He
served
with
the
Royal
Engineers
(Imperial)
In
the
First
Great
War.
Impatient
when
he
was
not
accepted
ior
emisi
ment
at
ine
very
ouisei
01
uuu,
war
In
1914
he
paid
his
own
way
o
England
to
join
up
with
the
Imperials.
He
went
through
the
landing
and
evacuation
of
Galnp-
oll
and
later
served
In
Europe.
He
sustained
slight
wounds.
Mr.
Munnis
was
an
ardent
member
of
the
Masonic
craft
and
was
a
charter
member
of
Tsimp-
sean
Lodge
here.
He
also
went
through
tne
nigner
orancnes
oi
the
Masonic
craft
and
was
Shrlner.
His
passing
will
De
mucn
regrettea
oy
a
nasi
oi
i:iiu.
Funeral
arrangements
are
In
the
hands
of
B.
C.
Undertakers.
Secret
Session
Opening
Soon
Premier
King
Calls
Preparatory
Conference
of
AH
Opposi
tion
Leaders.
OTTAWA.
Feb.
19:
The
secret
session
of
parliament
is
expected
to
get
under
way
about
next
Tues
day.
Meantime,
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
MacKenzle
King
has
called
a
conference
of
all
operation
lead
ers.
It
will
be
the
first
secret
ses
skn
since
1918
during
the
First
Great
War.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Lost
Sunk
By
I
I
Loss
of
the
Canadian
sixty
ratings
was
announced
was
believed
the
Spikenard
was
torpedoed
by
a
German
sub-
marine
while
on
convoy
escort
in
the
North
Atlantic.
The
navy
said
that
the
fact
that
only
eight
men
survived
suggested
that
the
corvette
broke
up
and
sank
within
few
minutes.
Survivors,
four
of
whom
were
wounded,
were
picked
by
a
Royal
Naval
corvette
and
taken
to
a
British
port.
The
Spikenard
is
the
third
Ca
nadian
corvette
to
be
lost
since
the
war
started
and
the
casual
ties
brought
Canadian
naval
losses
up
to
522.
The
captain
of
the
Spikenard
was
Captain
(Lieutenant
Commander
i
Herbert
G.
Shadforth
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Naval
Reserve
who
was
particularly
well
known
In
the
Pacific
Coast
mercantile
marine
during
peacetime,
being
a
member
of
the
British
Columbia
pilotage
and
before
that
serving
on
Canadian
JPJfta
isteamshlps
on1
coastal
rrinsr"
'"
T
Besides
Capt.
Shadforth,
casualties
Include
Lieut.
Patrick
Reginald
Mllthorp
of
Victoria.
The
survivors
include
Acting
Leading
Seaman
Thomas
Russell
Deals
of
Trail
who
was
shghtly
wounded.
Eire
Is
Out
Of
Bounds
To
U.S.
Soldiers
BELFAST.
Feb.
19:
Eire
has
been
declared
out
of
bounds
to
United
States
soldiers
now
sta
tioned
In
Northern
Ireland..
This
has
been
done
as
a
precautionary
measure
in
fear
that
visits
of
Americans
there
might
lead
to
disorders.
Nine
Are
Killed
In
British
Crash
Aircraft
Comes
Down
In
Coarse
Of
Flight
In
United
Kingdom
It
Is
Announced'
LONDON.
Feb.
19:
0
Nine
per
sons
were
killed
In
the
crash
of
a
British
aircraft
enroute
to
the
United
Kingdom,
It
was
announced
yesterday.
LOTS
OF
SPACE
Australia's
population
Is
7,000,-
'qqq.
ner
area,
2,975,000
square
a'mjles
t
Eighty-Six
Percent
Of
Loan
Quota
I
,..
Prince
Ruoert
reached
the
86
percent
mark
of
Us
quota
In
the
Victory
Loan
drive
last
night,
$420,050
of
$485,000
having
been
reached
at
that
time.
The
total
of
Individual
subscribers
up
to
last
night
was
703.
Some
of
the
latest
Individual
subscribers
h
a
v
e
been
D.
C.
McRae,
$1,000,
and
John
Gurvlch
and
Felix
Reda,
$500
each.
.