REPORT
ON
V
i
EXPEDITION
TO
AFRICA
a'
l
jullaln
I-""
Son,e
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An(
fnilfd
Main
aome
porti
In
Important
Action
v.
Dr
3
0
Slmultane-Adrntralty
announce-
i;
ithpr
British
naval
vlc-f
c
AxU
In
the
Medlter-Hon
A.
V.
Alexander.
,i
the
AdmlraUy,
told
-
f
Common
today
that
the
African
r
hi
opening
were
much
smaller
than
expected.
Mr.
Alexander
j
.
vrn
warships
aa
being
!
l4;
gw,t
of
which
was
the
:
ift
carrier
Avenger.
...
identified
but
possibly
d
merchantman.
Other
,
were
three
destroyers
.
r
ihip
Including
an
escort
ahlp.
corvette
-
wperi.
At
the
same
Washington
the
United
,
announced
the
stak-uanaporU
In
the
opcr-.
.triers
being
damaged.
:
.porta
were
former
,i
.
liners.
w.dcr
gave
detatla
of
expedition
to
North
,1
been
arranged.
They
a
complete
surprise'
to
7
,
corvette.
Mr.
Atexan-iad
played
a
prominent
mecUon
with
the
expe-
JAPS
LOSE
Funeral
Of
DC.
Dec.
3
Uelng
ott,WA
Dec.
3
A
special
farm
r
r
advisory
committee
Is
to
t:
,;p
the
Department
of
Labor
t
.
-
Already
there
are
ad-v
,mmtttie
on
newsprint,
r
;pcl.
Jewelry
and
clothing
Mrs.
Menzies
Chapel
at
Hrenvllle
Court
Crowded
Yesterday
Afternoon
The
chanel
of
the
B.C.
Under
tskrr,
ni
nrrnvflle
Court
was
filled
"'h
friends
and
sympathizers
yc-rday
nfternoon
when
the
fuaeul
of
the
late
Mrs.
Harry
W'
.lc3
was
held.
Rt.
Rev.
O.
A
lt!x
Mshrm
nf
Hnlcdoilla.
Offld-
tfa.
speaking
fittingly
with
--
of
comfort
and
respect
The
hymns
were
"Lead
Kindly
Light"
nd
Abide
With
Me."
Following
the
service
Interment
made
In
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Pallbearers
were
Ben
Peterson,
Er;r
t
Warren,
Richard
Long,
J'
mrj
Bacon.
William
Lnmble
and
8-
E
Parker.
There
were
many
beautiful
floral
'f'
rings.
CANADA'S
YEAR
OF
ADVENTURES
b
4
4444
United
States
Gets
Liberian
Air
Base
Right
WASHINGTON.
DC
,
Dec
3
Liberia,
on
the
strategic
4
4
west
coast
of
Africa,
has
4
4
granted
air
base
rights
to
the
4
4
United
State
for
the
dura-
4
tlon
of
the
war.
It
was
dl-
4
4
closed
today.
4
4
4
4
4
JAPS
IN
4
4
4
4
BAD
WAY
Unable
to
Und
Reinforcements
On
New
Guinea
Because
of
Alliod
Bombing
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
tt
I
AUSTRALIA,
Dec.
3
O
-Allied
atr
.orces.
sunDorUn
ground
troop
'closing
in
on
the
Buna-Oona
area
Ml
IK
V
SH
1
rYl
u
new
Japanese
attempts
to
Und
ITIVlVlj
U1I11
reinforcements
in
a
Welve-hour
Ha
til
with
four
Japanese
Ar.i'icr
Hatch
of
l
ive
Vessels,
.
of
fighter
nohter
Including
Drstrojer
and
Cargo
Vessels,
Bagged
by
U-S.
Sub
V.7
JNOTON.
destroyers
and
a
screen
planes.
Allied
planes
shot
down
twenty-three
enemy
fighters
as
they
forced
the
destroyers
to
withdraw
.4thn.1t
materially
aiding
hard-
Japanese
vessels-aaai-
.
nrmv
force.
otl
a
shallow
any
already
announce-
.
.
fthout
one
mile
wide
i;r'n
sunK
oy
unit
o1"1"
one
was
a
destroyer
hers
nine.
elht.
six
and
rargo
ships.
In
addition
two
other
enemy
vessels
:
aged.
Committee
On
Farm
Manpower
New
i'rdtrat
Advisory
llody
Set
Up
at
OtUwa
and
ten
miles
long
ringed
by
Allied
ground
troops.
It
is
admitted
that
there
might
have
been
a
few
Japanese
landings
from
this
latest
Japanese
naval
convoy
to
be
driven
off
but
such
numbers
as
there
were
would
be
small
and
disorganized.
FRANKFURT
IS
TARGET
Itoyal
Air
Force
Resumes
Attacks
On
Itelch
After
Usc
oi
ic
Days
LONDON.
Dec.
3
O-Thc
Royal
,
Mnt.t
as.
Air
Force,
renewing
m
-snulU
on
the
Reich
after
a
lapse
struck
last
night
at
of
ten
days,
Frankfurt
and
several
ouht
......
i
uoKtprn
Germany,
tnc
announced.
Six
air-
Air
Ministry
craft
were
lost
in
tne
assauu,
dlcatlng.
on
the
basis
oi
Vm
SoSes.that
about
120
bombers
were
employed.
No
Specific
Claims
About
U-Boat
Damage
OTTAWA,
Dec
3
&
-In
a
statement
issued
yesterday
on
behal
of
Hon.
C.
O.
Power,
minister
of
national
defence
for
r.noP
n
claim
of
kill
by
Roy,Ca"and'm"
enemy
Air
Force
planes
attacking
submarines
in
In
rnnadlan
Canadian
w
coastal
'"
In
"varying
degree."
The
number
of
submarines
attacked
and
damagea
was
not
announced.
Canadian
Air
Force.
new
lomatlc
ground.
In
addition
the
Dominion
appointed
a
minister-at-large
In
London,
accredited
to
governments
located
there
because
their
own
countries
have
been
oc
cupied
by
the
aggressor
nations
war
brought
closure
of
lega
tions
In
France.
Belgium.
Holland1
and
Japan
but
with
new
ones
opened
in
1941
in
the
Argentine
and
Brazil,
and
addition
of
three
more
this
year,
more
Canadian
ministers
now
are
serving
abroad
than
ever.
Of
similar
Importance
In
time
of
war
are
Instances
In
which
Can
ada
has
been
asked
to
serve
this
year
on
bodies
directing
the
armed
and
economic
war
effort
for
he
United
Nations.
Washington
Hoards
Munitions
Minister
Howe
was
appointed
to
serve
with
representatives
from
the
United
Kingdom
and
United
States
on
the
Combin
ed
Resources
and
Materials
Board
In
Washington.
Earlier
wis
year
POUNDING
AT
BURMA
Royal
Air
Idee
Is
Still
Hitting
at
Such
Torts
as
Tanjoo
and
Akyab
new
DELHI.
Dec.
3-Royal
Air
Force
bombers
have
smashed
again
at
ports
of
Burma
held
by
the
Japanese
Tangoo.
170
miles
north
of
Rangoon,
and
Akyab.
beyoad
Tan-goo.
Enemy
shore
and
military
Installations
were
hit.
IS
FLYING
ON
COAST
Major
Beit
Wcmp.
Former
Mayor
Of
Toronto
and
Well
Known
Newspaperman,
Here
Major
Bert
Wcmp,
wrll
known
newspaperman
and
former
mayor
or
Toronto,
was
a
visitor
in
the
city
overnight
In
the
course
of
tour
of
coast
bases
on
behalf
of
h
Toronto
Telegram
and
the
ro
nnrtinn
Press.
Ills
trip
by
air
had
taken
him
Into
Alaska
and
he
saw
many
interesting
things
which,
In
the
basis
of
due
course,
will
form
ii
oriirW
nnnearlnc
In
the
vniottram
He
was
more
partlcu
ariir
interested
In
the
activities
nf
Toronto
neoplc
In
coast
de
fences.
Recently
Major
Wemp
was
on
a
two
months'
editors'
tour
oi
Britain.
nn,nnni.ln(i
M.ilor
WCITID
as
ALW"Ktlt''
15
representatives
of
the
services
on
hi.
mast
f
eht
are
uieui..
.
.
Tate
of
the
Navy.
Lieut.
MicKcy
Man
nf
the
Armv
and
FUgni
ueu-
AVVM1S
"
tenant
Bert
Cannings
of
the
Royal
Not
Committed
To
Darlan
As
French
Leader
rnwnoM
Dec.
3
Foreign
Sec-
Anthony
Eden
Informed
the
waters
since
October
1
r
limmon.
today
that
the
but
a
large
number
of
attacM
w
.,,...
pnvMunient
was
not
defin-
-j
......
hn
"succesa.u.
m-..
-
..
.
.
...
presumca
vu
c
ltely
committed
to
Admiral
Jean
Darlan
as
tne
permanent
ncu
u.
any"
French
governmental
regime.
f
ovi
.
jUBRArrt
VICTORIA,
B
local
Tcmperaturg
She
Tomorrow's
(Standard
Time)
Tides
TOM
High
10:20
ajn.
203
feet
23:01
pjn.
18.3
lect
Low
3:49
a.m.
7.7
feet
Mumum
VV
v
16:46
pjn.
6.0
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXI
No-
281
PRINCE
RUPERT,
BiC,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
3,
1942
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
Large
fleet
Reported
Off
Coast
Al.TY
STATF.MKNT-
IN
DIPLOMACY
ON
WIDER
SCALEi;
Putting
In
Dominion
Broke
New
(Jrotind
in
Foreign
Ministries;
Appointed
Men
to
Vital
Allied
Nation
Boards
Bv
C.
R.
BLACKBURN
Canadian
Press
Staff
WrUer
OTTAWA,
Dec.
3
(CP)
War
has
expedited
Canada's
growth
as
a
factor
in
international
affairs
and
this
vear
has
brought
greater
increase
in
diplomatic
activites
tbroad
than
any
previous
year
in
the
Dominion's
his'ory.
om
a
i
i
i
i
tntrt
inree
important
new
legations
were
openeu
in
ww,
completing
an
exchange
of
ministers
with
Russia,
China
wwof
famfwytc
mfwyamfw
yyacm
fwyyaf
cmfwaRRR
Villi
llltr,
all
ulCBftmn
v.
New
X-Ray
'
The
new
X-ray
plant
for
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hos-
Dltal
has
arrived
and
is
being
Bulletins
4
Installed
under
the
direction
of
C.
C.
MacKenzic.
Vancou-
4
ver.
representative
of
the
Vic-
tor
X-Ray
Corporation.
The
new
plant,
which
will
be
a
valuable
new
service
asset
for
the
hospital.
Is
being
put
in
at
4
4-
cost
of
some
$3,000.
EXTRA
XMAS
HOURS
VICTORIA
It
will
be
permissible
for
employees
lu
retail
stores
to
work
an
extra
two
hours
on
December
19
and
21
dining
the
Christmas
rush
but
the
weekly
half
holiday
before
Christmas
will
be
observed.
Offices
and
stores
are
expected
to
close
on
Boxing
Hay
but
industries
will
work
that
day.
MAV
CLOSE
SCHOOLS
VANCOUVER
Coal
is
becom
ing
so
short
that
It
may
be
necessary
to
close
some
Vancouver
schools.
There
is
a
possibility
that
some
schools,
on
Vancouver
Island
may
be
forced
to
close
after
the
New
Year
should
there
be
a
cold
snap
with
no
further
supplies
of
coaL
WILKLVS-AT
EDMONTON
,
EDMONTON
Sir
George
Hubert
Wilkins
passed
through
Edmonton
yesterday
on
his
way
to
Alaska
to
advise
with
United
States
Army
forces
on
matters
concerning
weather
in
the
north.
t
DeGAULLISTS
ARRESTED
LYON
Some
sixty
arrests
of
active
supporters
of
General
Chailes
DeGaulle,
Free
French
leader,
have
been
made
here.
U.S.
WAGE
FIXING
WASHINGTON
The
new
wage
fixing
regulations
are
now
effective
in
the
United
States.
There
may
be
increases
under
promotion
classifications
but
bonuses,
gifts,
loans,
commissions
and
fees
are
out.
There
may
be
no
salaries
of
more
than
$25,-000
a
year.
NEW
SrEED
RECORD
WASHINGTON
A
new
United
States
bombing
plane,
in
tests
at
Fresno,
California,
achieved
a
new
diving
lecord
of
125
miles
per
hour.
PATROL
WHILE
FI'JHING
SEATTLE
The
International
Fishermen's
Association,
in
session
here,
decided
to
offer
services
of
its
boats
and
members
for
coast
patrol
work
during
fishing
operations.
ALL
OUT
ATTACK
till.
F.vnected
to
Start
Tunisian
-Drive
Soon
Round-clock
Air
Raids
LONDON,
December
3Presaglng
the
early
commencement
of
an
all-out
land
attack,
British
and
American
bombing
planes
are
car
rying
out
round-the-clock
raws
on
the
strategic
Tunisian
porta
of
Blzerte
and
Tunis.
Land
pressure
is
being
kept
up
by
the
Allies
as
the
Axis
forces
endeavour
to
co3
solldate
In
Tunisia.
An
Axis
suDDly
shin
was
sunk
off
the
east
coast
of
Tunisia
IV
NEUTRAL
SWEDEN
The
100th
anniversary
of
Swedish
public
schools
Is
being
celebrated
this
year.
WINTER
WAR
ON'
RUSSIANS
CLOSE
IN
ON
NAZIS
Hermans
Are
Dying
at
Rate
of
One
Thousand
a
Day
South
of
Leningrad
and
West
of
Moscow
MOSCOW.
Dec
3
0
White-clad
rsn
fki
troops
pressed
the
Nazis
back
on
bllzzard-swept
battlefields
west
of
Moscow
today
while
between
the
Don
and
the
Volga
Rivers
the
Red
Army
steadily
Irweri
the
tran
on
Stalingrad
s
be-
ulegers
from
recaptured
neignis
nnrlhwut
anri
fcOtlthweSt
Of
the
l.VJ.
"
w.w
Battlefront
dispatches,
giving
an
account
of
the
steadily
mounting;
nnian
winter
drive.
Said
that!
south
of
Leningrad
and
west
of
Moscow
Germans
were
dying
at
the
rate
of
a
thousand
a
day.
Unidentified
Vessels
450
Miles
Away
From
California
Not
Found
(Tnited
States
Fleet
Personnel
at
San
Francisco
is
Ordered
to
Return
to
Ships,
Presumably
Because
of
This
I
In
the
Leningrad
area
Kussian
lw
of
IlMnce
to
Speak
armed
with
tommy
.
.
.
ski
trooos.
Canada
Over
.
Air
,
.uis.
clashed
with
Nazi
Alpinist,
reinforcements
in
some
of
the
i
(fiercest
fighting
of
the
past
two
t
weeks.
!
i
....
a.
11
t
I
uii
the
Stailngraa
ironi
uic
,,.
aa
j
Germans
are
reslsUng
savagely
and'
n
tQn
he
wU,
Mne
tne
Russian
onsiauBiiv
t"
its
third
week
slowed
up
but
not
stopped.
A
communique
said
that
Soviet
troops
stormed
and
neia
another
strategic
height
nortn-
west
of
the
city
which,
with
a
outhwestern
height
reported
yes-.erday
as
having
been
captured,
iave
the
Russians
a
field
of
fire
over
at-Jcast
apaxiot?t
Gerniani
"
a
n.Minni
i
orridor
to
siaungrao.
unm
j
ushed
reinforcements
into
at
least
three
key
salients
in
a
des-
i
perate
'effort
to
halt
tne
Russian
dvance.
Most
of
the
new
troops
are
airborne
but
they
are
finding
t
impossible
to
stop
the
Red
drive.
Three
radio
stations
and
more
ammunition
and
supply
dumps
west
of
Rzhev
have
been
capturea
y
the
Russians
from
the
Ger
mans.
Mussolini
Tells
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Dec.
3
(CP)
The
Twelfth
United
States
Navy
District
said
today
that
a
"large
number
of
unidentified
surface
vessels"
had
been
reported
450
miles
off
the
California
coast
but
a
thorough
search
of
the
area
failed
to
confirm
their
presence.
Presumably
in
order
broadcast
early
today
in
San
Francisco
for
fleet
nersonnel
to
return
to
their
ships
was
based,
.on
this
report.
GOOD
NEWS
COMING
UP
Teople
of
Tonight
OTTAWA,
Dec.
3
(CP)
When
Hon.
J.
L.
ibley,
minister
of
ft-
'good
news"
to
Canadian
consumers,
the
Canadian
Press
was
reliably
informed
today.
Tonight's
announcement
over
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
will
have
the
effect
of
reducing
the
cost
of
living,
it
was
said.
SAVINGS
OF
RAIL
FOLK
Have
Done
Extremely
Well
in
Victory
Loan
and
War
Savings
Certificates
serving
to
restore
thrift
to
a
place
I
PAAm
"
cave
1
1
I
'
Of
Focricf
1
nCQ
rant'
vice-president
of
finance
Jl
1
doLlol
LiUOO
and
accounUng.
Canadian
NaUonal
Rai
wavs.
Mr.
Grant.
In
announc-
that
in
the
third
victory
loan
II
Duce
Makes
His
Longest
Speech
cing
So
Far
in
War
employees'
suDscnpvions
appruaui-
ed
the
five
million
dollar
mark,
pieht-
;
the
actual
value
of
bonds
purchas-
-
-
-"
-
---
nuiuh
minute
SDeech.
the
longest
of
the
(ed
being
$4,809,500.
...
war.
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
an-
"It
should
be
remembered
tnai
nounecd
that
Italy
has
lost
40.419
;
tn
the
second
viciory
loan
oi
men
killed
and
242,000
captured
i
February
their
bond,
gurchases
since
the
war
started.
TO
REOPEN
ESPERANZA
t1
tn
$4
578.500
SO
that
within
approximately
V'ten
months
our
employees
have
pledged
their
llnanclal
support
of
Canada's
war
effort
of
$9,478,000.
"Nor
is
that
all.
In
addition
our
employees
have
been
buying
war
savings
certificates
during
the
vr
ioi9
tn
the
extent
of
over
jini
v
v
Famous
Alice
Arm
Mining
Property
.
$200,000
monthly
through
the
me-
m
s
i
-
i
it..
rr
aIw
Slav
isecomc
mngsicn
i
Hinm
or
navroii
aeaucuoiii.
iuh.
rroducer
subscriptions
In
this
manner
will
j
ihave
added
well
over
two
muiion
Plans
are
being
made
lor
the
re-
I
Hollars
to
Canada"s
war
finance.
opening
next
spring
as
a
tungsten
..A
sum
approximating
twelve
producer
the
famous
oia
beperanza
miuion
dollars
subscribed
during
a
a
It
A
a
.iVtkVl
Vie
.
mine
near
nncc
vim
w
TjVe
montns
perioa
Dy
wwwis
uvru
(tiabHiv
V4.
i
oi
me
COuipaiijr
a
aiuwv
An0
To
mnLA
nn
tnsnpctlan
U'lth
.
.
i
Hnv
whon
war
jcato.
----
DUllOu
all
biicaw
"
...
.
.
.I
.
U.
rlnnnfl
Xt
WlC
m
Ul.t.
vnai
ena
in
view
u
uyij
expenditures
reacnes
ngures
whkh
visited
durln?
the
past
week
by
n
colossal."
Angv
Macaonam,
wjiu
u..j,
been
identified
with
Espcranza
Mines
Ltd..
and
John
Swanson.
former
superintendent
of
the
Oranby
mine
at
Anyox.
Mr.
Macdonald
is
at
present
visiting
for
a
few
days
In
the
city
on
business.
Air.
twan-son
having
returned
to
Vancouver
on
Tuesday.
Mr.
MacDonald
Is
showing
some
Interesting
specl-.mens
of
scheellte
which
he
took
out
"of
the
mine
on
the
-recent
visit
Mr.
Swanson
will
be
In
personal
charge
of
the
renewed
operations
which
are
planned
at
Esperanza
I
next
spring.
The
property
Is
developed
and
equipped
to
resume
production
without
preliminaries
once
jit
is
established
that
the
ore
Justifies
such
being
done.
NEW
SHIP
TONNAGE
President
Roosevelt
Sets
Eight
Million
Tons
as
Objective
for
1913
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Dec.
3
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
has
set
a
new
objective
of
eight
million
tons
In
new
cargo
vessel
construction
for
the
United
states
next
year.
So
far
In
1942
625
vessels
have
been
tiU
to
a
total
tonnage
of
al-faost
seven
million.
BATTLE
OF
TUNISIA
AXIS
HAS
SUFFERED
SHIP
LOSS
Enemy
Deprived
of
Reinforcements
As
Decisive
Battle
Gets
Under
Way
In
North
Africa
LONDON.
Dec.
3
O)
British
naval
guns
have
sunk
four
more
enemy
merchantmen
and
two
de
stroyers
bound
for
Tunisia
wlta
reinforcements
for,
the
Axis
in
a
decisive
batUe
for
Blzerte
and
Tunis
tnVhfch
opening
shots
were
apparently
already
fired,
it
was
announced
today.
The
timely
naval
blow
was
struck
on
the
night
of
Tuesday
and
deprived
the
enemy
of
sorely
needed
fresh
strength
to
face
Allied
troops
converging
on
the
bomb-battered
Axis
strongholds
after
smashing
a
German
counter-
'attack
which
touched
off
the
heav-
MONTREAL.
Dec.
3
"Wartime
'
lest
riehtlne
so
far
In
the
Tunis-
conditions
and
the
serious
sltua-
lan
campalgn.
Hon
imposed
on
all
Canadian
wage
No
British
ship
suffered
damage
earners
by
these
conditions
are
j
in
tne
convoy
battle
but
the
de-
stroyer
Quentln
was
sunk
later
under
the
ale
attack
on
the
way
to
its
base.
RATIONING
DEAPTimi
J
-
ij
I
1
4
1
Individual
Liquor
SaleV
are
In-
creased
Flurry
In
Issuing
Of
Permits
.
Tt.
a
HU!p
earlv
to
ascertain
definite
reactions
to
the
new
llquw
rationing
regulations
whereby
hard
liquor
purchases
a:e
limited
to
one
bottle
per
day
with
endotsauorr
nermlts
for
each
purchase
made,
says
A.
E.
Detldal.
local
vendor,
but
there
appears
to
be
an
increase
In
the
number
of
Individual
hqujjr
sales.
There
has
also
been
quite
a
flurry
In
the
issuing
of
Individual
permits.
Mr.
Delldal
said
It
was
lmpoaittile
as
yet
to
form
an
estimate
as
to
whether
or
not
the
new
rationing
plan
was
actually
causing
a
dlmln-
ition
In
the
amount
of
liquor
sold.
Of
course,
the
new
system
whereby
there
can
be
only
one
bottle
purchased
per
day
on
one
permit
rules
out
the
possibility
of
g;oup
purchases
being
made.
For
Instance
such
things
as
taxi
deliveries
are
no
longer
practicable.
A
visit
to
the
liquor
store
indi
cates
that
there
Is
no
decrease
In
the
number
of
purchasers.
ISMAY
PROMOTED
LONDON,
Dec.
3
0-lr
HastlngJ
L.
Ismay,
deputy
secretary
(military)
to
the
war
cabinet,
has
Seen
promoted
Lieutenant
Oeneral.
He
has
often
been
called
Prime
Minister
Churchill's
"right-
h:irH