f ;ri In Ottnwa- x i.. i r lir.. 11 . -inr nig none insii.au ,,, 'AAfRW;4 jvmrc4. -to Private Interests!, ing Mlaefl were my waters. l A !..! em arrival DiNttia Shnw Proficiency in Ac WV4w, My i iivc. lir no iiu: llrhcarsal Passes in City EUiabeih White. i L White. dry dxk. passed hi the Prince who wai seventy- existing shortage : . :' and was born in ,nc .'-. had com? here : only two months . rr ho tne with her !r-ln4iw at 1311 F..ist. She Slad been r anadu for thirty- Df the B. C. Under- ACTICF. SUCCESS ' Precaution practice workers, nurse, fire . r wardens, demon-u rkers etc. was held B from headquarters atl.an National general nght. The practice : ureess. under the direction McCarthy had a -nic attending to the h:i:h were brought In aiders. The first aid v- c in charge of Frank T Sea Cadets, who acted wore in charge of Sld-x;:.dei and did good scr-F : ' watchers numbering - w re at their posts In . .ace. After the fire were called In, they were a :ure on fire flghUng 3 cxmonstraUon on cxtln- : fire bombs by Fire Chief p:.iiv wardens acted as Red Oross Service ... tinder the direction of f :'d SmlUi, were on hand cJ Good work. The dcmoll- '" H .mJ.. !t... -i uuutx jiuiiy LiuiiK wiia -ar.d to do Its part but. foru;.a".r!y. no buildings required " bf lV thn flrf di trlct. it was rcmnrknbly ' iui and all workers did a ' Pracllcp wits In ppjiornl P'-C of the district warden, J. Toronto Favored I Over Red Wings I1 l'al Series For Stanley Cup Get I ""c Under Way Tonight f TOUONin K-tf ' S V4UIW ,, lle afs rule favorites to win "'c bianley Cup, cmblomatlc of ,,:)rld Professional hockey cham-iPor..hip, the final series for which .'"c uetrolt Red Wings opens n7"wt U will be a best four out t seven game series. nis He IC TOHIA, April 2: The entire oil and natural eas -f n...'tinU Pnlnml.!.,'.. D Tl ! It t . " irct- oi uiinoii uuiuinuirtB i vui-u iwver oiock nave offered to the federal government free of royalties, any oiner cnarges ior tne duration of the war One year after the cessation of hostilities the province would expect to collect the usual royalties and other tees on oil and gas from any wells conUnulng In production or drilling at that time and which would be brought Into production at a later date, the premier further explained. "The province," Mr. Hart said, "Is not desirous of receiving one cent In return from the federal authorities during the war, the desire being to make this a forthright Rift of British Columbians to Canada's war effort In order to meet the of oil and gas- 1 In his letter to Prime Minister King, the premier gave detailed Information regarding geological findings in the area if fee ted and pointed out the Importauc new Alaska highway In facilitating the development of this territory. for the funerfcl.I The proposal submitted to the place Saturday, are ' federal authorities is in conform ity with tne policy enunciated oy the government within a few hours after Canada had made Its declaration of war In the fall of 1339. At that Umc, the entire teurees of British Columbia, both as to material and manpower were pledy cd to the nation's cause. Since then, every step has been taken lo Implement that pledge. It will be remembered that British Columbia has consistently sup ported the federal governrac it hi t First Night Air I Raid on Darwin . LONDON, April 2: JaDnnesc made their night air raid on the Australian north coast at Port Darwin last night, the All India CALL OUT RESERVES Services Will Be Made Compulsory It and When Necessary, Minister of Defence Says. VICTORIA. Aurll 2: 0 In interview here during a tour oi Inspection, Hon. J. L. Ralston, minister of defence, said compui- snru Krrulrf. unnld be instituted VOL XXXI . NO, 78, f:r one year thereafter as a further measure of pro- iTR IF H Ti A sH a; assistance in the nation's war program, it was) IjLiJl UrJlL m uii mail man i truer to lo rnmi m n i tri " w idespread Air Raids NOON, April 2: 0 The Ff'i'ce bombed in-. D, or uvea and com-m wei? and announced today by Premier John Hart. This offer was made In an! air letter Prime Minister' Mackenzie King after the provincial government had been ap-. pror ched by private Interest seek-1 lng an opportunity to explore the' area, which his now been reserved, with the object of drilling, it (was decided by the government to make this offer to the federal au- 4 thoritles before rnmlHerlnir thn Germany and cn- proposals from the private Inter-Paris last nlihi In est. It was explained by Premier 3 raids, the Air Hart. j.A Fifteen bomb- ! TO BRITAIN Norwegian Merchant Vessel were, Evidently, Not Successful in Attempt to Escape Sweden. STOCKIIOL.M, April 2: O German warships were declared today to have battered or sunk two and possibly four of eleven 15 r 1 1 i s h - chartered Noiwegian merchant ships which risked a daring dash to England from Goteborg, Sweden. Several others were reported to have turned back. The possibility is held out that some might yet be at laige. racing toward safety in the British Isles. SKIRMISH ! ON BATAAN Sharp F.ugagtmenls Follow Latest Largr-Srale Attack on Philippines' Defenders. WASHINGTON. April 2: h The Department or War report sharp skirmishes on Bataan Peninsula today In the wake of the latest . large-scale Japanese attack on the oi me . . . ,... , , acieiiuern umii ouurs lurcrs have made successful raids on Mindanao Island. EQUIPMENT IS COMING British Columbia A. It, 1. To (Jet First Bid, Says Minister Of Pensions VICTORIA, April 2: British CoiiHnbla will have first bid on A. R. P. equipment from the Dom- Its war effort by taking over the Mim goTernment. Hon. Ian Mao-entlrc cost of the Dominion share Kerurtc. minister of pensions, said of unemployment relief, vacating yesterday. There had been dlffi-thc Income and corporation tax culty over prioriUes. said Capt m .or the Mu. M uW. LThT S supporting the various war loans belng uken seriously. to the utmost of Its ability, assist- lng In the transfer oi Japanese from vulnerable area?, helping In air raid precaution problems, and placing at the disposal of the Department of National Defence all provincial facilities tliat leiU themselves to the work of the three fighting forces. LOG SCALE FOR MARCH Production I-agglng This Year Compared With Last Forest ! Products Output Up Log scaling In Prince Rupert forestry district for the month of March this year totalled 8,102,403 board feet compared with 8,017,677 board feet in the same month last vpftr. The scale for this year to date has reached an aggregate of The i2,C25,002 board feet as against first 23,590,140 board feet during the first ouarter of 1911. 1 The loir scale per varieties this 1 March was as follows: radio reported today. No de- . Douglas Fir 564,736 tails were given. i Spruce 4,651,217 Cedar M7S,osi Hemlock 1.007,872 Balsam 828 Jacknlne 482,999 Miscellaneous 16,000 Total 8,102,403 Forest Products The production of poles and pil ing in the Interior this March was 2C0.102 lineal feet, compared with 39.593 lineal feet in the same month a year ago. The month's total was comprised, of 159,348 lineal feet cedar and 106,754 lineal nnlfcct miscellaneous. So far this v&ir polo and pile production amounts to 300,553 lineal "ffct as compared with 583.115 lineal feet In the samo pcrlod last year, ' . s fnr rn.rv nrmv tllllbt "WllCll and TllC lackpllle tic COUUt tllU if it U considered necessary." March was 2093 pieces as against cn nnici nun. C. G.' 2053 Pieces In March 1941. Power, mlnUtcr of air, arc mcct- Cordwood Puctton a ing today with commanders of, big Increase this March 1059 cords British' comparing with 180 cords in March active service units of the Columbia lower coastal area. 1911. .MANY SUBS BAGGED WASHINGTON Twcuiy-eiglit Axis submarines have been sunk by the United States Navy .since United States entered the war. The destruction of Tour more enemy U-boats was rtporleJ yesterday three on the Atlantic and one on the Pacific AIK FIGHT AT MALTA VALETTE. Malta Six Axis planes were downed over Malta yesterday three by Royal Air Force fighters and three by antiaircraft fire. No BiiUih planes were lost. ki:ally at war MLI.IIOUKNE All stngl: men between 18 and 45 in Australia are called up and all married men from eighteen to thirty-five. Twenty-four hour alert against invasion has been FIGHTING IN BURMA Warfare Is F'rrce With Defenders Having Difficult Time Owing To Iick vf Air Control NO CHANGE TODAY NKW DELHI, April -2: O A British headquarters communique on the Battle of liumia said today there was no substantial change since yesterday on the western or Irrawaddr front where main British forces are now holding their line south of Prone. LONDON, April 2: Fierce land fighting continues on both fronts in Burma although there Is gradual withdrawal by the defenders, due largely to the fact that air control has been lost to the Jap anese and that the native popula both London and Washington. British forces In the Irrawaddy Valley have broken out of a trap and fallen back on Prome. Around Tangou the Chinese have been I extricating equally successful In themselves from the Nipponese encirclement. TODAY'S STOCKS (OuurUy 8. D. Johnston Co ) Vancouver Grandview Bralorne . Cariboo Quartz Hedley Mascot ........... Pcnd Oreille Pioneer ..;.... Premier - ...1. Privateer --r Reno Sheep Creek .... .15 7.25 1.00 .25 1.15 1.45 .38 .29 201i .68 Oils ; Calmont 10 C. & E .95 Home - k.... 2.30 Royal CanadLin .03 Toronto Bcattie ...i.tt... .70 Central Pat - 93 Cons. Smelters 37.75 Hardrock .35 Kerr Addison 3.40 Little Long live . .97 McLcod Cockshutt ......,.. 1.20 Madsen Red Lake .... .44 McKcnzle Red Lake .70 ..Moncta 25 Pickle Crow 1.75 Preston East Dome ...... 1.85 San Antonio 1.50 BhciVti.. Gordon .72 Miss E. A. Mercer, Miss M. D. Hartln. Mrs. B. Walker, Miss D. Sherrltt, Miss Betty Youns and Miss A. McDlarmld are among lo cal teachers sailing tonight on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver to spend Easter. ' J Ul .1', 5t 9 IjIV I' MM. I I OFFERED TO DOMINION TO ASSIST PROGRAM mm NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 19427 Agreement I ' ! War News Still LOCKED IN BIGFIGHT Greatest Battles of Entire Russo-German War Are Now In Progress KEVEKSES FOB NAZIS MOSCOW, April 2: Of The Soviet government said today that Leningiad front troops effected a number of successful operations during the last two days, annihilating thr-e thou- i sand German officers and men. j Twenty-four German planes I were reported destroyed on Tues- j j MOSCOW, April 2: Russian t land German armies from Lenin-1 grad to the Black Sea arc now 'locked in the greatest battles of the war. Fighting Is going on In ,the Donets Basin on a titanic ! scale. Southward to the Crimea the conflict Is equally sanguinary.! Both sides are throwing In reinforcements on a huge scale. The Germans are making their greatest effort in the south, evidently endeavouring to break ; through Crimea to the Black Sea at Sebastapol. They are cdmplete'-1 ly reckless of casualties. The Russians are concentrating their main push towards the north and close to Vyasma pro-cress has been made with a num ber of further villages liberated within th; last few days from the Nazi hold. DE GAULLE INDIGNANT Demands Iterognilion of Free French Authority by Allied Nations. LONDON. April 2. -- General I Charles DcGaulle, in a statement yesterday . criticizing the attitude of the Allies, particularly Great Britain towards the Free French, said that the Free French were ready to march shoulder to shoul- rl Hh Iho Allipc if th Allies tlon is going over to the enemy w march a,Qng tnm Hf ine uurma iiiuauuu ia nuujms demanded recognition by the Unit- 'ed Nations of the Free French as allies and belligerents. Without such recognition, the Free French and their supporters in France Itself could hardly be expectea to carry on the battle. DeGaulle condemned any spirit of compromise with the Vichy French government whlca he described as "infamous champions of capitulation." Two Deliveries This Saturday Bctailcrs Will Be Permitted To Do , This In View of Holiday Tomorrow ' VANCOUVER, April 2: Retailers will be permitted to make two regular deliveries this Saturday, according to an announcement by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. W. R. Dowrcy, prices and supply representative for British Colum bia, has received the following from the services administration at Toronto: "In view of the fact that Good Friday, April 3, Is a public holiday, we are Issuing a permit un der our order respecting retail deliveries, permitting all retailers to make .two regular deliveries on Saturday, April 4." Japanese In Ontario Now TORONTO, April 2: The first evacuated Japanese from British Columbia a party of 132 Cana dlan-born arrived In Ontario yes terday, Moresby Is Objective MELBOURNE, April 2: fi The Japanese, halted in an attempted overland drive in New Guinea by torrential rains and robbed at least tern- porarlly of air superiority by rising Allied strength, s o o n may launch a sea-borne at- tack on Port Moresby, it was predicted today. SHELTERED IN NORWAY Battleships T i f p i t z, Admiral Scheer, Hipper and Prinr Eu gen Deep in Fjords. READY FOR CONVENTION I teal Teachers in Session Urging Higher Pay Join With Labor ...;r-Favor,Liqupju Curbs At Uic regular monthly meeting of the Prlnte Rupert Teachers' Association last evening much time was given to the consideration of resolutions for the fortheming annual convention to be held in Vancouver during the Easter week Official delegates appointed were Bruce Mlckleburgh, S. A. Cheese-man, C. H. Leighs, and C. E. Holland In addition to T. L. Davies who Is geographical representative for Northern British. Columbia-Strong disapproval was registered at the action of the provincial legislature In refusing to grant adequate salaries to teachers, par ticularly in rural areas. The opinion was expressed that, if democracy Is to succeed, there must be free and equal opportunities for all children to get education. Without trained teachers this was impossible. Without adequate remuneration It was impossible to obtain trie best teachers. Money could be found for many other less necessary and certainly less important activities. Unless remedial steps were taken immediately the legacy of a limited education would be the lot of the children of this generation and succeeding ones. The association also went on record, by a majority vote, as fav oring a resolution of the North Vancouver Teachers' Association calling for Immediate 'affiliation with a Canadian Labor group. At a orevlous meeting the teachers had endorsed a resolution calling for the appointment of a commit tee to look Into the matter of af filiation. A resolution calling for resale tlons on the excessive sale and consumption of beer and liquor In Prince Rupert was unanimously endorsed. Miss Kate MacKay was elected representative of Borden Street School In place of J. S. Wilson who tendered his resignation. There was an unusually large attendance at the meeting which was under tne cnairmansnip the president, T. L.' Dayles. ' NO PAPER FRIDAY Tomorrow sT ides .(Standard Time) High 2:19 a.m. 22.7 feet 14:50 pm. 21.1 feet Low 8:45 ajn. 2.0 feet 20:56 pjn. 4.0 feet Of Tomorrow, being Good Friday and a public holiday, The Dally News will not be published. The next regular edition will appear Saturday afternoon. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Possible CONFERENCE PROCEEDING Negotiations Between Cripps and All India Congress Are Not Broken Down Yet. MAY BE COMPROMISE NEW DELHI, .April 2: Q Both Sir Stafford Cripps- and the All-India Congress Party indicated today their willingness to negotiate a compromise solution of the Indian independence problem. The executive committee of, the party is expected to deliver tonight its detailed rejection of the British offer of post-war Dominion status but it is understood to be also drafting counter proposals to be submitted if so desired to the British war cabinet. NEW DELHI, April 2: Despite seeming impending breakdown, negotiations between Sir Stafford CriDDS. sneclal British envov. and LONDON. AdiII 2: TheGerman' the ah Tnrti-, battleship Tirpltz Is still berthed' to the British government's inde-under the shelter of cliff j In the pendence for India plan are still Norwegian fjord with planes of going on and hope for a settle- tne Koyai Air force ana snips or.ment satisfactory to the British the Royal Navy waiting for her to come forth and pounce upon her. The battleships Admiral Scheer, have not been abandoned as yet. It may be two or three days yet before a decision has been reach- Hipper and Prinz Eugen are also ed. Meantime United States and In Norwegian harbors. China are said to be bringing pressure upon the Indian leaders to moderate their stand In opposition to the British plan. Mahatma Gandhi, spiritual ' leader of the All India Congress, has postponed his departure from New Delhi to Bombay for two or three days, this being taken as an indication that negotiations will continue at least that long. ! n-T1 i i ifi -i iii i ii il C I .l ' r REVENUE INCREASE So Far This Year Customs and Excise Collections More Than . Double 1911. Customs and excise revenue at the port of Prince Rupert for the present calendar year to date has reached a total of $122,268.39 as compared with $52,028.32 In the first three months of 1941. The collections for this March, amount ing to $57,323.70, compared with $12332.96 in the same month last year. BUILDING PERMITS March Shows Increase Over Same Month in 1911 But Year Is Still Down, Building permits for the month of March this year in Prince Ru pert, amounting to $8,500, were heavier than in the same month last year when $2600 was recorded. So far this year in Prince Rupert permits total $13250 ai against $21,125 In the first three months of 1941. The building list for this March was as follows: John Gurvlch, residence. Fifth Avenue West, $3500. F. Frantzcn, frame dwelling, Third Avenue, $1800. Mrs. M. C. Madlll, alterations, Borden Street, $800. V. Basso-Bert, alteration, Big- gar Place, $700. George Basso-Bert, addition to building, Third Avenue, $650. Oscar Pettersen, frame building. Eighth- Avenue and Bacon Street, $550. " ' Henry SUcy, repairs and alterations, Rex Cafe, $500. Paul Voger, general repairs, First Avenue West, $150. D. W. Flnlayson, general repairs, Seventh Avenue East, $150. - Norman Watt left on last night's traln'for a brief trip to Woodcock.