STATEMENT nuru " - ... . Officially Announces Outcome Of I.ngagemeni j Nineleen Is Bag livoc it....,, hi Willi Jra Invasion ;VA:-.ULNOTON. D.C.. Feb. 23 ; , t :i::ed au.it navy ii.oally Saturday that 6 uc.'ompamed by NcUi-, uarhp. aank two enemy y.i Me Uland of Bali ... ..Kht damage to the ... and minor loss announced that Uni-. u:.(t Netherlands naval munched a second analmt Japan-iorces heading tor u.c reported to have of shipping. This .:. addition to an ihe Island of Bah . i in Hit Unking or : nineteen Japanese -.a fire cruiser, three i n transport!, destroyer wai aunk '.amared In the sea H Tour Allied plane.-, the Jauaneae lost timber., and fighters. USSIAN ADVANCE Icrlcj In Moscow Today IUTIiI l.linil Hurl Ir. Ilrv IWL VrsUrclay, Expired, In Hospital This Morning. -J Lund, a resident of Prince 1 for thirty-one years, for- y lirrman and also formcilyl r-cd as a carpenter by the V- 'mcnt of Public Work, died 40 this morning in Prince Oencral Hospital from in-ln Juries sustained about 2 k yesterday afternoon in a taot fall from a ladder at the . ie shop In the dry dock, . -cased was 57 years of age . Norwegian. He was quite known. He resided at 1141 - - Place and Is survived by a - -3w and two children. cuui: nervous sailors LONDON. Feb, 23: 0 Strangest 'ip' In the Royal Navy Is a VihfA inn tak. KArArlnrr fmm JltVfUKf imiiKIn uttrsmA f (IP. tiC:i n rnn ktvuuii; ouiivivu fcj v- CKItMAN COMMANDER SURRENDERS, 1 1 ALFA Y A ' - x-4 LHHHHsflHHHLflsHHHHHi i In .-omniaM : Gm an. ' .. e rod at Halfaya -Ilei.f.re Pat. :o tije bc.icg : Bt. .... v.x Major the Rer Bach a German army chaoluw ' .truud when all other German officers quit the enabti.; t He is shown here with a colonel of sappers aa he came to make the surrender and to show the Allied forces where minefields had been laid so that occupation of the fortress could be completed. TODAY'S STOCKS (Oonr 8. U J oft a ton Oa.1 Vancouver Orandvtcw Bralorne Cariboo Quarts Hedley Mascot I Pcnd Oreille . Pioneer W Feb. 23 In a general Prrmlcr " .aiming further auc- prtf,.,. aiong the 1700-mile KtlMJ Z -r Joseph Stalin to- gheep creek I ifd complete liberation . 0n, :r ,-n the Natfs. An- 0a,monl of gain imporunt c & the celebration today nn . Beattlc 'up and 276 "ly central Patricia : the enemy hi seven cHdatrd shelters 1 wnr against unman w radio declared today IES OF INJURIES Hardrock Kerr Addison Little Long Lac .. McLeod CockahuU Madsen Red Lake .14 7J0 U0 JW'i nil 1.70 .4b IX .17 .70 .15 .97 nty-foutth anniversary .n i Cftnadlan . 45 f "he Rd Army. ? Navy nas suns iwcniy Toronto 2.40 .83 1.06 36.00 .46 3.50 M 14 .37 Vi McKenzle Red Lake M Moneta Pickle Crow 2-10 Preston East Dome 2.56 San Antonio Shcrrltt Gordon -78 NORTH GOES OVER WELL Siill Showing Way lo Rest Province In Victory Loan Campaign. CANADA'S SECOND VICTORY LOAN COMING EVENTS Monday, 6:.15 p.m.Rev. J. A. Donnell, CFPK. Tuesday, G:45 p.m. G. 11. S. Blackaby. CFPK. Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.T. W. Brown, CFPR. BUY VICTORY, BONDS of VANCOUVER. Feb. 23: The first week of the Second Victory mnalen ended with Brit ish Columbia and the Yukon r.nMiin.T si r nerccnt of quota wt both general canvass and special names combined. Mnrii.rn nrttlsh Columbia, with 57 percent of quota on general canvass already credited, Is con sidered to be doing very sausiac-torlly. particularly when compared with thirty-seven percent for he rest of the province. j r " Locallire Tomorrow sT ides High 8:14 am. 16.9 ft. Maximum 21:31 p.m. 14.9 ft. Minimum Low 1:16 a.m. 10.1 ft. 14:55 pan. 7.9 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 'BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXXI NO. 45. PRINCE RUPERT, B.Cjfl&NPAX .FEBRUARY 23, " 1942. PRICE: FIVE CENTS 'I. A KAMI i On East Indies Is Continuing EURTHER SINKINGS Two More Vessels Vicllms of Naii U-boats In Caribbean Sea LONDON. Fb. 23: -Two more sinkings by Oerman u-boats in Caribbean waters are reported. On to a Norwegian tanker sunk off Araba with 39 members of the crew lout and nine rescued. The olhar Is a United States vessel-Admiral Cole sunk off WORK BY CONTRACT Word .Received That Boom Defence Project Not Being Done on Cost-Plus Basis. In regard to work on the boom depot on the local waterfront which has been under discussion of late, a communication has been received from J. M. Somervllle. secretary to Hon. P. J. A. Cardln, minister or public works at Ottawa, stating that reports of this work being carried 6ut on a cost- plus basis are in error but that tenders were publicly called for the contract awarded in the usual manner. The work is in the hands of the E. J. Ryan Construction Co. Some complaint has been heard locally at crushed rock having been imported for the work. R. A. F. "NO RIDERS" LONDON. Feb. 23: ft The Air Ministry has issued orders which prohibits R A. F. vehicles giving lifts to hitch-hikers U.S. Cutter Torpedoed t 4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23: V The United States coast- guard cutter Alexander Ham- ilton was torpedoed by an enemy submarine off Iceland and capsized while being tow- ed to port with moderate loss nf life, the Navy Department announced today. . Burma Making Strong Stand t r RANGOON. Feb. 23: The Rangoon radio has called upon the forces and the I people of the Burmese capl- tal to makelt a second Mos- cow After almost a week of v trying the Japanese have " been--unable, to dislodge the allied defenders from the Bllln River. Allied aircraft are also salt to be In control of the air which Is proving . ' an important factor in hold- mg up the approach of the invasion Jforces. The Japan- cs have bombed the delta of the Irrawaddy River and , several towat In central Bur- ' ma. RESISTANCE BY NATIVES Japanese Are Finding Going None To Easy In Philippines l WASHINGTON. DC:, Feb. 23: General Douglas McArthur. com-mandcr-in-chlet of United States forces in the Philippines, reporu a rising tide of resistance by natives to the Japanese invaders. There has notfbeen mu:h action dyrlngihe pa two or threes day.-erUr. on Bataan PeninsuLa. Saturday an artillery exchange was all that' was reported. I DISTRICT RECRUITS Twenty-Nine Men Attested Here Since First of Year Less Than Half of Total Categoriied. Since the first of this year twenty-nine recruits have been at- . tested for army service In Prince Rupert district. This figure, however, is less than half of the total number that have been categor-1 ized. I Recruits since the first of the year have Included the following: Morley Dale Speers, Prince Ru pert John King Murray, Prince Rupert. Marshal Arnold Montgomery, Prince Rupert. Alexander D. Murray, Premier. Fred Roblson, South Hazelton. Lester E. Shaw, South Hazelton. Archie Victor, South Hazelton. John Ronald Helkenberg, South Hazelton. Alme Paul Dionne. Prince Ru pert. John Thomas Peter, Ootsa Lake. Douglas H. MacLeod, Ocean Falls. E. E. Moore, Burns Lake. Thomas Prpsby, Terrace. Irvtn Pennington, Burns Lake. A. M. Anderson, Burns Lake. R, H. Jewell, Burns Lake. B. A. Bateson, Smlthers. J. T. Jensen, Burns Lake. S. Marsh, Burns Lake. D. Ocrow, Burns Lake. T. W. Graham, Prince Rupert. T. P. Scully, Prince Rupert. Raymond Bracewell, Prince Ru pert R. D. McDonald, Prince ituperi. F. G. Jensen, Prince Rupert. A. D. Morrison, Atlln. h C. F. Grahamy. Atlln i l G. Davis, Telegraph Creek. S. O. Doll, Terrace. J. N. Henderson, F. G. George and J. S. Brooks are now In Prince Rupert for medical examination with a view to enlistment. FLYING IN ALASKA There are over 150 airfields In Alaska and passenger miles flown reach 8,000,000 annually. BULLETINS ROOSEVELT TONIGHT WASHINGTON President Franklin D. Roosevelt will address the nation tonight over a world radio network. The time will be 7 o'clock Pacific time. MOVING NORWEGIANS TORONTO The Norwegian air training school is to be mover' .rom Toronto to Muskoka. There will be only advanced training at Little Norway BRAZIL PROTESTS RIO DE JANEIRO Norway has protested sharply to Germany at the torpedoing and sinking of two Brazilian ships. PORTUGAL OBJECTS LISBON The Portuguese government has protested to Japan at attacks on Timor Island. FRENCH CORVETTE SUNK LONDON A Free French cor vette has been sunk by enemy J EDMONTON OVER TOP EDMONTON Edmonton is the first large Canadian city to go over the top in the Victory Loan campaign. It is three percent over its quota of $1,000,000. GERMANS RECAPTURED WATERTOWN, N.Yw Two German prisoners, who escaped from the Bowmanville, Ontario, Internment camp, were recaptured here. NEW ARCHBISHOP LONDON Dr. William Temple, Archbishop of York, succeeds Dr. Cosmo Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury. The Bishop of Winchester becomes Archbishop of York. WEATHER IMPROVED British Force Drives 155 .Miles To Within 80 Miles From Bengasi CAIRO, Feb. 23: Weather, which has been restricting military operations In Libya for same time, has Improved and enabled a British force to launch an assault against the Axis which penetrated to a point 80 miles from Bengasi. BriUsh bombers are ranging far afield. Killed In Island Logging Camp; His Body Comes Here The remains of Wllmont I Bill) Miller, logger, killed In an accident at Church Creek, Cumshewa Inlet, last week, was brought to the city on the Camosun this morning and will be taken on to Vancouver aboard the Catala tomorrow for Interment. Miller was born in Nova Scotia and was a widower. Jao Invasion Completely Bali Force Prince Rupeu. closest point action in the Battle of the At- in Canada to possible attack lantic. 1 by Japan, at the week-end I surveyed the results of the TREATMENT OF PRISONERS '. first six days of the Second NEW YORK The Interna- victory Loan campaign and tional Red Cross announces it found that 1149 persons, or has been advised that Allied one out of every six of its soldieis captured in the Far East ! 4-population, had subscribed are getting the same fodd as to the loan which went Japanese soldiers and civilian ! over the top last Friday Internees are being treated prop- . night and i? still mounting L-t-.wilh applications -.continuing- X. ; V. 1 1 . 1 .1. wj puur 111 wiiiic mere are CANADA HEARS CRIPPS numerous others for which it LONDON Sir Stafford Crlpps ! has not been possible as yet ! spoke over the radio to Canada j last ni;ht, urging support of the I Victor Loan campaign. to assume credit. Col. J. W. Nicholls, local Victory Loan organizer, paid tribute to the splendid work that Prince Rupert canvassers were doing. Subscriptions ud to Saturday night totalled $499,450. REPLANT FORESTS Province to Put in 10,000.000 Trees a Year to Replenish Woods. VICTORIA, Feb. 23: 0 A big reforestation plan for British Columbia, calling for the planUng of 10,000,000 trees a year to replenish the province's giant forests now being logged off, will get into full swing this spring. Land Minister A. Wells Gray said that all areas for replanting have been cleared and prepared in advance and spring planting will have begun on denuded areas Feb. 15. Many men will be employed to clear the land of snags and brush and plant the Douglas fir, Western hemlock and red cedar trees. Trees production has now been accelerated In two branch nurser ies, the minister said, and for the first time the 1942 nursery pro- Fleet Is Smashed; Is Isolated Only One Ship Escaped Destruction by Allied Bombing Planes Attack on Java Being Bitterly Held Off. BATAVIA, Feb. 23: (CP) A Japanese merchant ship of more than 10,000 tons was set afire and other ships machine-gunned in a new raid by Allied bombers on Banks Strait off Sumatra, united nations headquarters announced today. This statement followed news that Netherlands and American air and naval forces destroy One Out Of Five Buying I 4. Bonds Here: ed and scattered an entire Japa- inese invasion fleet which attacked Ball last week. Some of the tn-ivaders succeeded, however, in get- I ting ashore and over-running part of the island, seizing Denpasar 'airport. The communique said that Japanese who landed there were isolated now from supplies and reinforcements. A single ship which escaped destruction fled. Bitter delaying resistance is continuing in Sumatra on the west flank of Java, but a Dutch communique confirmed Japanese reports of a landing In the Netherlands portion of Timor Island north of Australia. Increased pressure is being brought by the Japanese on Bur ma and it is admitted there is grave danger there. CABINET CHANGES Further Drastic Reorganization By Churchill Is Announced LONDON, Feb. 23: Prime Minister Winston Churchill last night announced further cabinet changes to appease critics of the government before the secret session of Parliament this week to consider the progress of the war. Most important change is removal of Capt. Davis Margesson as secretary of war in favor of Sir James Gregg. The latest cabinet reorganiza- I tiou announced by Prime Minls-I ter Churchill is the most dras tic yet. In addition to Capt. David Margesson being dropped as secretary of war and replaced by Sir James Gregg, who comes from the civil service branch of the war department, other changes are: Col. J. J. Llewellyn, minister of aircraft production, succeeding Lieut. Col. John T. C. Moore-Brabazon. Viscount Cranbornc, secretary for colonies in place of Lord Moyne. Lord Portle, minister of works and buildings, in place of Sir John Reith. Viscount Wolmer, minister without portfolio, in place of Arthur Gieenwood. Sir Archibald Sinclair contin ues as minister of air, but may duction will provide sufficient b sent to inda office to set planting stock to carry out artl-: up a new administration there flctal reioresiauon on a iaie scale. The minister emphasized the magnitude of the scheme by saying that last year, with the plan not yet in full swing, 98,000 snags were felled in 15,000 acres of forests and 30. miles of roads were constructed for motor truck travel so replanting, crews could, get Into remote areas. SOUTH AFRICA RESTRICTS CAPETOWN. Feb. 23: 0) Regulations for the control of iron and steel In various forms, paper, lubricating oils, rubber, pneumatic tires, tubes and tins have been announced by the government. in nlace of Leopold Amery against whom, as minister for India, there is much criticism. ASKS AID OF INDIA Generalissimo Chiang - Kal Shek Asks For, All Out Support CALCUTTA. Feb. 23: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, who is still in India, is asking Indian leaders to go all out for the united nations in resisting the Axis nations. He is urging Great Britain to give Indl the governmental concessions she asks.