01 II on of radio conditions' brought up at AS BORN ii. i; ar 1 ur,- .1 IN RUPERT llll sfrMl.B Sl.lU ll'i; t ity As Hit Birth Town MVA. April 15 ICunadlan li' ergeant A. D. Mc- tenrd to In a London ".erday a having been '.hi; Distinguished Hying valorous service with 1 Air Force, was I. ' 1 ii, Riival Air FVrci No. whoso home address was Pi'inco Rupert. 1 of John M. McLean and Mis a. M. McLean, Ian in Prince Ituncrt in 1021 u'led Booth Memorial (' Ian is a nephew of D. "'; ' who Is in the service of UfiMttmcnt or Transport nt I and Marino Station. One ' hums at school was Ralph in now nUo serving as reside on Sixth Avenue '931 Ian went homo with his 'o Olasgow, Scotland, le Joined the Royal Air Portly alter the outbreak K war, receiving htt pilot's In March of lal vonr. Ifn Is 1 prr;cnt serving as an lnslruc- ,; his parents and sister. Jean l'L ..n win hn ,.mnn,k..i u.. ..... mv ,Jtillllllwll.U WJf friends In Prince Rupert. Sergeant Pilot William Had den. son of Lieut, and Mrs. V Tnm 1 f n rl am A Tl ti.. C . nert. arrived in th ritv nn pit cnamoer or com- last night's train rrom Dau- .... WnMftA.. Hl.ht W- I ... ... . ..t mw., u.pnin, Manitoba, where, at a DIES AT KLEMTU Itichard Collinson, leading Man of Village, Succumbs lo Heart Attack Richard Collinson. one of the outstanding men of the native village of Klemtu, down the coast. passed away at his home there suddenly as a result of a heart attack, his death coming as a.'ing and machine gunning. hock not only to his family buti to friends in the native village and along the coast. He was one of tlie best known benefactors of his village. Chief Collinson was fifty-nine years of age and Is survived by his wife: two daughters, Maggie and Ethel, and son, Solomon. Native residents of Bella Bella travelled to Klemtu to Join In the fqneraj service which was conduc-' ted by Rev. Peter Kelly or the United Church mission boat Thomas Crosby. The attendance at the ob sequies was large. There was a great mass of floral tributes. Interment took place In a vault which was built by village folk themselves, PERMIT IS APPROVED Allan Carolau Gets Authorization To Build Theatre on Second Avenue City Engineer F. ,N,'Good has pilot overseas ah whose bcciV authorized! from Ottawa to issue a, Dcrmlt to Allan Carolan for tho construction of a theatre on the corner of Second Avenue and Fifth Street to a value of $10.- 000. I'ctcr Adams, Indian, fpr supplying liquor to Indians, was fined $25 In city police court yesterday. He supplied Myrtle Jons who was fined $5, with two days' option for drunkenness. mmln SMASH AT i JAPANESE United Nations Pound at New Britain, New Guinea, Timor and Andaman With Telling Effect ., , w Z , Trwm "iwessive ceremony . Australian fliers blaatednew at 7 atNo l0ServteeFlylnTraln-,Japane invasion bae to New W " ,ng 801,001 he rece,ved hLs . y'l! BrlUln. New Ouinea and Timor porfcd on a meeting M wings on Friday of last week. while BritUh headquarters atNew I Despite increased Japanese , pounding by air and artillery. Corrcgidor still rr-sUt.s. FALLBACK IN BURMA Tide of Baltic Still Going Against United Nations in that Area NEW rfSLHI. April 15 (Canadian Press) Despite fierce fighting along the entire Burmese front. Allied troops have been forced to fall back before relentless pounding of the Japanese who are now within thirty miles of the Burma oil area, British headquarters an nounced today. inc Japanese arc launcning a maJor offensive in southern Shan states in Burma, it was announced at Chungking today. United Nations aircraft are subjecting Japanese forces along the Irrawaddy River to heavy bomb- !BUS LINES RULED OUT Those Which Duplicate Railway Unes in Canada Will Have To Be Eliminated .MOIOItlSrS HAUDEU HIT OTTAWA, April 15 (Canadian Press) Hundreds and perhaps thousands of Canadian motorists will be affected by downward rc-allocalion of gasoline category ratings, the Department of Munitions anil Supply announced today, because of the increasingly serious shortage of crude petroleum due tii tanker sinkings. Oil Controller Coltrrllc said many vehicles in higher passenger car categories will be reduced. MONTREAL, April 15 (Canadian Press) The transit controller's office announced tonight that It will "be necessary to eliminate bus services In Canada which du plicate rail linos, particularly those engaged In long hauls." It was not stated when on order to offect would go Into effect. this Dr Ncal Curler, director of the Irlnco Rupert Fisheries Experimental Station, returned to the city on tho Prince Rupert this morning from Vancouver where he attended a recent session of the Pacific sub-cxecutlve of the Fish cries Research Board of Canada. BULLETINS PRESIDENT $PEAKS WASHINGTON Speaking before a Pan-Pacific Union gathering last night, President Roosevelt said it might take two or three years to determine wheth er the present civilization would survive but ' 'We are going to win," he declared. and shipping at Manila, Cebu I slcr William Lyon .Mackenzie Davao and Batangas in the Philip-1 King of Canada arrived in Wash- pine Islands on Vndsy and Tues- inclon today to ailend sessions of day. Knemy shipping, docks and) the Pacific war council opening aircraft were destroyed and dam- ( this afternoon. He will spend the aged. It Is 2000 miles from Darwin night at the White House. to Manila GOVEUNOIPS IHUTIIDAY VltnOUIA The 'Carl of Alh-lime, Governor-General of Canada, spent his sixtyeighlh quietly at Government House here, jesterdaj JIM ASSELSTINE HUHT VICTOKfA Sergeant Pilot James Asselstlne, son of W. J. A'selsllne. M.I-A, for Atlin, is In Uoyal Air Force Hospital in England rrrovering from -serious injuries sustained in a flying ADVISED NOT TO MAUKY MELBOURNE United States soldiers in this country are being advised not to marry Australian girls although engagements are encouraged. VANCOUVER MAYOR ENLISTS VANCOUVER Mayor J. W. Cornett has enlisted as a private in the Canadian reserve army. CURTIN TAKES OVER CANIIEUIIA Prime Minister John Curtin has taken over the defence portfolio in the Australian government. This will permit of closer co-operation with General Douglas McArthur, commander-in-chief of United States forces. ITALIAN BATTALION LOST CAIUO South Afrfran Torces have virtually destroyed an entire Italian battalion on the IJIiyan Desert. SLAV GUERIL1.AS ACCTIVE LONDON Yugoslav guerilla flghtrrs in the Serbian mountains have shattered a force of 500 Germans who were sent to dispose of them. WESTM INSTEIl PUOBE -VICTORIA Attorney-General It. I,. Maitland announces that Judge F. W. Howay has been appointed to Investigate the New Westminster police force. 11-YEAR OLD SOLDIER VANCOUVER Private Gerald F. Hunter Is home after spending a year and a-half on active service lit England following his enlistment at theiage of fourteen. Whether or hot' he shall remain In the army is not decided. DRUNKEN SOLDIERS CALGARY Chief Justlct Hardy yesterday criticized tho amount of drunkenness among; sol diers here. It was really deplor- , able and a danger to the public "Something must be. done." Local lemperature Tomorrow si ides (Standard Time) ' High 1:40 am 21.6 feet M:nMum SB 14:06 pm. 20.3 feet M: iimum 32 Low 8:06 Am. 2.9 (cet 20:10 pm. 5.5 feet NORTH BUN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, April 15, 1942 price: five cents itler tightens Grip on France TTCCTIOAI : 1. i m h w v v. r I. I . G M OF RADIO : And Reception l-ocal Service Discussed Bill Hadden : Wins Wings t been held only, Monday The presentation of wing to o. chief radio 1 rupee- a large claM of graduate war : ii ColumbU. and J.i'made bv Mayor J. E. Rama- ' .Tal nianaicr of the 13, :ish Columbia Power i tor, Mr. Minn s re- nvtncd that the lo- tem hd nM!k) Interference.1 ' 'i'"lpod testinp. car ! from Vlctorii wo , ot trouble might located. ii Oki Hanson M. P. iiKRf-tton from Ot-;ioinliutl'n be nadc i lto licence Auperriaor ' rcmuncraU'd on ttot percent ur lictn s regard t. this. M. : oti i ih.it no one ,"b vi such term. rorniRiit!)e suggrst-.H .irle l Iii pector and i'iioiiit(d at possibly ... -i) i' .id to the roct-!ron. N U. Okling. : (.r ui tn Canadian Coronation, sug-nowuaHr,m4gh-bo xor i ad to reception I " it. utoo mentioning ot Prtrfce Rupert (I up by short wave 1 !i 0. from iTInce ,c other Interior tnttooed talk thai I new wireless stain jbott in conncc-i'oat Office. Possibly radk. link might be ; i this. aold Fluten express ...a Uie would be nrss about paying in Prtnte Rupert If ' a proper service was ark thought the mat i radio broadcasting Rupert should be con- r.jKin. den of Dauphin. RUSSIANS SMASHING FORWARD First IJne of Defences of Bryansk Are Penetrated Advancing Everywhere Along front KUIIIYSIIEV. Uussia, ,pril 15 (Canadian Press) Soviet troop have smashed through the first line of German defences guarding llryantk, ZOO miles soutfi-eat of Movrow, and arc battl lug fiercely in the second line, front line dispatches reported today. . ..The Italian advance againl the Nails is general from north to south ends of Ihe long front. The enemy is suffering heavy casualties and many prisoners are being captured by the MELBOURNE, April 16 (Canadian PreD United States and Delhi announced that thirteen Japanese flying boats had been destroyed or damaged In a Royal Air Force raid on Japan's new bases In the Andaman Islands. The United Nation bombers concentrated upon Rabaul in New Bri tain. Lae in New Guinea and Ku-pang in Timor. Alrcaft and military installation were damaged I and large fires were left behind. I United 8 tales Army headquart ers In Australia announced tonight that thirteen big United Slat? CKIITS IN CAIRO CAIUO Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Privy Seal, arrived at Cairo today on his way back to Eng-land from India, 'OUTAGE WINS WINNIPEG Portage la Prairie Terriers defeated Oshawa Generals 5 to 1 last night in the first of a a five-game series for the Memorial Cup, Junior hockey Championship trophy. bombers, operating from Australia, KIN(: ls WASHINGTON made attacks on Japanese bases WASHINGTON Prime Mini- EXEMPTION NOT ASKED Five Thousand CN.lt. Men Already Under Arms Arc BELLEVILLE. Ont., April 15 Si That the Canadian National Railways have not asked for the exemption of a single man from military service was stated by A. A. Gardiner, assistant general pas-tenger traffic manager in an ad- i dress delivered to the Chamber of Commerce here. i Canadian National men are already ! under under railways have been drawn heavily '.upon by the Government for 'technical men. for experts in var jlous fields and for administrators oi ail kino The places ot such 'The railways are, and I feel that they well may be. Justly proud of their war record both past and present." said Mr. SEASON IS UNDER WAY League League Baseball Baseball Starts Starts Year Year Yankees and Dodgers Win First Games Pressi The Big League baseball season started yesterday with a full schedule of games played in both leagues. The world champion New York Yankees got off to a good start with a seven to nothing shut-out over Washington Senators. For the first time President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not pitch the opening ball, Vice President Henry Wallace doing it for him. The National League champion Brooklyn Dodgers won seven to five over the New York Giants. The opening day's scores were as follows: American league Washington 0; New York 7. Detroit 2; Cleveland 5. Chicago 0; St. Louis 3. Boston 8; Philadelphia 8. National League New York 5; Brooklyn 7. St. Louis 4; Chicago 5. Boston 1; Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 2; Pittsburgh 4. LEAFS WIN OVER WINGS Toronto Defeats Detroit 9 to 3 Extend Stanley Cup Series LAVAL BECOMES PREMIER OF VICHY FRANCE; AGED PETAIN ABANDONS POWER London Sees Change of Administration As Diplomatic Defeat For Allied Nations Even Navy May Now Go Over To Axis LONDON, April 15: (CP) Reaction in London to the announcement from Vichy that Former Premier I Pierre Laval has taken over the government of Francp is "In this war mors than 5,000 tViuf tho TTnitorl Mnf in rVio attomnt tn ai'Ctr Vranna onnr fi-ntn n11nVi.of inn arms, he said, "and no V"- """J - v.v j "' whuwiomuh reference to thu side of the rail- with Germany. The feeling is manifest that the only I ways contribution to the war ef fort would be complete unless answer against Vichy is stronger it ; measures, possibly including a referred to this heavy contribution tighter blockade and new strength made by our man-power. This will tor the DeGaulle Free French, be all the more apparent when it Some sources predict that Ger-i:, recalled that for most rail- many stands a better chance than way operations the same physical ever of getting the French fleet and other qualities are required' as ior A8 operations against Brian: necessary as those who serve tam- Chancellor Adolf Hitler's ul-tn the armed forces. Each man'Umatum on Vichy calls for Nazi who leaves us consequently causes control of south French ports al-a definite loss. Yet. this slack has though it is said the French fleet been taken up, however, and wc not demanded. Hitler threatened jhave not asked for the exemption of our men as a class, nor have wc even asked for exemption from 'military service of a single man." To DETROIT. April 15 y Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Detroit Red Wings by the smashing score ot 0 to 3 last night in the Stanley-Cup scries. This makes the gamo count so far three to two for Detroit which to the first three Barnes. The Maple Leafs need to win two remaining games and the Red Wings need but one more victory. The sixth game will be played In Detroit tomorrow night arid the seventh, if necessary, In Toronto Saturday night, t Vichy with a puppet government and Paris with a Nazi governor. Fear of an allied invasion of the continent Is believed to have had Mr. Gardiner pointed out that, i something to do with Hitler's move ; In addition to the men who have at thls tlme to gain complete dom- iolned the flahtine forces, the . tnatlon of France. Marshall Henri Philippe Petain it was announced In Vichy yes terday, had decided to form a hew government with Laval and Adml- Tft1 TAttH .Vi I.- TU on December 13, 1940. At another meeting of the three leaders today the places of Laval and Dar- lan in the government were allotted. Laval, as Premier, will be the actual as well as the nominal political head of the French government, with full power to control and re-form the adminlstra- AIR RAIDS 0NENEMY Royal Air Force Iteturns to At tack In Big Way Over France and Germany tion. Darlan, as vice-Premier, con-' daylight raids, doing heavy dam- trols army, navy and air force Petain relinquishes all control At the same time as the an- Itig nouncement of the Vichy govern ment reorganization, it was made known that the Rlom trials of . I France's republican leaders, to NEW YORK, April 15 (Canadian I w,lcl) Chancellor Adolf Hitler had objected, were suspended. Laval has left Paris to confer with Nazi leaders. As well as causing a stiffening of British attitude toward France, ii is liKeiy. mat mere will oc a rupture of relations between United States and Vichy France. The likelihood of this increased last night with a statement from VI- cny mat me appointment or a United States diplomatic represen tative to Free French-controlled Equatorial French Africa was insulting" and "injurious." The United States has held up a shipment of non-military supplies to French North Africa pending clarification of the situation in Vichy, it was disclosed at Wash ington today. A British spokesman said that the surrender of Petain to Hitler reduced France "to the level of fifth Balkan state In Germany's new order In Europe." A United States spokesman said France was being "sordidly and abjectly prostituted" to Germany. WAS HEAD 0FJ. R. A. General Hugh S. Johnson, For Years Dynamic Figure in United States Affairs; (s Dead ' WASHINGTON. D.C., April 15 ffi General Hugh Samuel Johnson, caustic newspaper columnist, who organized the National Reconstruction Act In 1933, died at the age of fifty-nine years. NON-STOP POUNDING ... LONDON, April 15 Canadian Press) The hard-hitting Royal Air Force began a second twenty-four jhours of non-stop air offensive over the continent this morning with raids against the strongly entrenched occupied coast after leaving "very large" fires burning in the Rhur Valley overnight. The Rhur has been under a hail of bombs for six ot the last ten nights. IXJNDONr'Aprtf "W'fCanad&h Press) Some Royal Air Force activity over Germany Monday night was officially reported yesterday but weather was said to have kept most of Britain's bomber squadrons grounded. The Royal Air Force returned to the attack yesterday, sending squadron after squadron of flyers over France in age in Normandy. Last night new loads of explosives were delivered to Germany. German raiders attacked eastern coastal districts Monday night, taking some lives but nowhere causing extensive damage or cas ualties. FREIGHTER LAUNCHING Ten Thousand Tonner Fort Sti- kine Takes to Water Without Hitch AT A WEST CANADIAN PORT, April 15 With the official party participating from a specially erected platform, workers and friends viewing the event from close range within the yard and spectators generally crowding various points ot vantage from the higher points around, the launching of the 10,000 ton freighter Fort Stlklne took place under auspicious conditions. There. were several distinguished officials in attendance as well as local company heads and representative citizens. Promptly on scheduled time and without hitch, the big flag-bedecked hull slid smoothly down the ways Into the harbor and later was towed to a mooring berth where work of completion will proceed. There were suitable christening ceremonies. Following the launching, a reception took place in the adminis tration building where appropriate speeches were made by officials concerned and refreshments ser ved. Jack Thornton, publicity representative of the Canadian National Railways with headquarters In Winnipeg, is paying & brief visit to the city on official duties. Ho arrived from the East on last Norman Nelson of Nelson Fish- night's train and will sail tomor- crlcs Ud. arrived in the city on row night on tho Prince Rupert ihe Prince Rupert this morning for Vancouver. Mr. Thornton was from Vancouver formerly located at Vancouver.