1
.
act
1
a
1
t
i
s
V.
'
ouvcr.
April
10:
Thre
Hie
Prater
River
upland
Street
y-i!
an
engine
soon
Imidi
a
Vancouver
the
cauae
of
ISUAND
IS
OCCUPIED
Unrlnpmriru
In
lUltle
I'or
J'Pfiaches
of
AutralU
IlK
I'
ll)
V
i
10:
a
-In
Uic
.M-nmche
to
Aus-bomber
rakled
Ni
w
Guinea.
anUn
adquarters
reported
v.pse
had
occupied
i
225
miles
south
haimo
Fishinsr
Licences
Higher:?
s
Over
Ust
Year
I
Noleil
Statement
by
Dominion
I
islierlrs
Office.
'.'
April
10:
A
large
'hing
licences
here
'lie
Dominion
'Fish-The
cod
fishing
11-
uft
thlrty-flvc
percent
1
und
salmon
trollcrs,
percent.
KS
FOR
'YES'
VOTE
'i
.Mackcmle
Delivers
Mrs-
fr
,,e're
leaving
on
Rc-
Ktii
to
Ottawa.
Ni:oi
VElt.
Anrll
10:
-Hon.
M;
'k
uZlP.
mlnUtcr
nt
twn.
I
health,
left
today
on
his
W
U
.lnum
;
'Uuenta
I'L
i
.iv,ng,
.the
minister
said
I
hud
received
a
message
P
H'lmP
Mini..-
t.Nlll
.
..ii;:r
wuu.im.
Lyon
'
16
Klnir
nnL.
tu.t
.......
1
Dp
made
to
Pn.nm
n
nfflr.
pwer
plebiscite.
after
a
visit
to
In
Vancouver.
Kuvtians
Appear
to
lie
Mole
Than
Holding-
Their
Own
Against
New
Naxl
Drive.
M06COW.
April
10
With
freah
Junkers
bombers
and
many
newly
tnagnw
ware
painted
tanks
betnf
In
evident
a
Ir1uuglned
(
durinc
th
naat'few
davs.
it
lias
the
expected
spring
offensive
by
the
Kails
against
Russia
has
already
been
launched.
However,
the
Soviet
forces
are
successfully
the
'
absorbing
the
Impact
of
the
first
assault.
Not
only
are
they
hold
ing
their
own
but
they
have
driven
the
enemy
back,
inflicting
heavy
losses
on
the
Germans
and
gaining
new
positions.
Berlin
Itself
admits
that
the
Russians
have
smashed
through
Nail
defence
positions
In
the
Lake
lima
area
and
that
Soviet
pres
sure
Is
Increasing
around
Kharkov,
and
in
the
Crimea.
Kalinin
sector
has
been
the
scene
of
new
attacks
by
the
Nazis.
Ice
has
disappeared
from
the
Caspian
Sea
and
Allied
supplies
arc
beginning
to
move
In
that
war
through
Iran
and
the
port
of
As-trakan.
Moscow
rexrted
no
major
developments
today.
Air
fighting,
which
has
been
very
Intensive
and
cxistly
U
the
Germans
since
Sun-
iHiy.
is
casing
up.
WARNING
OF
SIEGE
Ocrmaii
Authorities
Atlvie
I'eoplc
Of
Brest
To
Prepare
VICHY.
April
10:
German
authorities
have
notified
the
popu
lation
of
the
coastal
city
of
Brest
on
the
English
Channel
today
to
be
ready
for
a
proclamation
of
a
state
of
siege
without
advance
notice.
The
tenor
of
the
German
announcement
Indicated
It
was
concerned
with
subversive
actlvl-tlsc
among
the
French
population
rather
than'
preparation
for
a
possible
Invasion
attempt.
Juliana's
Husband
Pays
Ottawa
Visit
Consort
of
Dutch
Heir
In
Canada
From
Dulles
With
Royal
Air
Force
In
Britain.
OTTAWA,
April
10:
Frlncc
Bcrnhard,
husband
of
Crown
Prin
cess
Juliana
of
Holland,
has
arm
cd
from
Britain,
whero
he
Is
scrv-
night
for
their
third
straight
vie
tory
in
the
Stanley
Cup
finals.
To
make
it
a
four
straight
game
victory
for
the
cup
all
the
Red
Wings
have
to
do
U
win
the
next
game
Sunday
night
here.
Detroit
spotted
Toronto
two
goals
in
the
first
seventeen
minutes
last
night
but
evened
It
up
before
the
end
of
the
period,
adding
two
more
in
the
second
and
the
fifth
in
the
third.
Eddie
Bush
was
the
hero
of
the
game,
scoring
one
goal
and
being
Orel.
credited
with
assists
in
the
other
The
four
Sid
Abel
suffered
a
broken
Jaw.
HOME
FROM
HONG
KONG
Canadians
Included
Under
Arrangement
for
Krp.ilrialioii
of
Diplomats.
OITAWA.
April
10:
-Four
Canadian
diplomats,
who
were
captured
by
the
Japanese
at
Hong
Kong,
arc
to
be
sent
home,
the
Department
of
External
Affairs
has
been
advised,
under
an
arrangement
by
which
tsixty-threc
British
diploma
U
in
all
arc
to
be
NECESSARY
TO
FIGHT
Australian
High
Commissioner
Warns
Against
"Paper
lc-tory"
In
War.
OTTAWA,
April
10:
Speaking
before
the
Canadian
(JiuD
here
vestcrday.
Dr.
Herbert
Evltt,
high
commissioner
ior
Australia,
warn
ed
the
Allies
against
counting
on
a
"paper
victory."
Wc
can
win
this
war
only
by
attacking
ad
destroying!
those
who
would'
attack
ns."
declared
Dr.
Evltt.
compar
Ing
strength
and
potential
strength
with
that
of
the
enemy
would
not
win
the
war.
Mrs.
J.
Hanna
returned
to
the
eltv
on
last
night's
train
from
where
she
has
been
m
with
i
At-
vTM
tii.coDDer
City
...
UIC
4VUjrt
.4
v,
.
...,
Mr
nnrt
Mrs
pay
a
visit
with
the
Princess
ana
vismms
""v
'
their
two
little
daughters,
'
s.
w.
uw
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C
r.isiior
is
iti:i;m:d
STOCKHOLM
The
Bishop
of
Oslo
and
two
other
prominent
Norwegian
clerics
have
been
in-tePd
in
Nail
concentration
camps
for
having
objected
to
the
Narifiration
of
the
educational
methods.
IT.I.111SC1TI:
ADVANCK
POLLS
OTTAWA
There
will
be
an
advance
poll
in
connection
with
the
forthcoming
manpower
plebiscite
on
April
23.
21
and
25,
it
i:;
announced.
LITTLi:
HOPE
OF
INCREASE
VANCOUVER
Hon.
II.
(i.
Perry,
minister
of
education,
told
the
British
Columbia
Teachers'
Federation
yesterday
that
there
was
little
hope
of
the
government
Intervening
to
Increase
teachers'
salaries.
It
was
a
matter
for
the
local
school
boards
and
the
teachers
concerned.
KING
TO
WASHINGTON
OTTAWA
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King-
is
expected
to
go
to
Ottawa
next
Wednesday
for
a
meeting
of
the
Pacific
war
council.
No
Election
For
Ontario
Life
of
Legislature
Itcing
Extend
ed
for
One
Vear,
Premier
Hepburn
Announces.
TORONTO.
April
10:
There
will
be
no
general
provincial
election
in
Ontario
this
year.
Premier
Mit
chell
Hepburn
announced
yester
day
that
the
life
of
the
legislature
had
been
extended
for
one
year.
The
Liberal
caucus
had
unanimously
endorsed
such
a
proposal.
Alberta
Gets
Japanese
Soon
Lcthbrldge
to
Receive
First
Group
for
Southern
Alberta
Sugar
Beet
Fields
Within
Week-
'
LETHBRIDGE,
April
10:
The
first
of
the
British
Columbia
Japanese
evacuees
who
will
be
cm-ployed
In
the
sugar
beet
fields
of
southern
Alberta
are
expected
to
arrive
here
from
Vancouver
within
the
coming
week.
They
will
be
moved
In
groups
of
twenty
-five
families
each.
Tomorrow
sT
ides
(Standard
Time)
;
High
10:29
zm.
18.9
feet
n
.1
23:14
p.m.
19.5
feet
low
4:24
ajn.
7.7
feet
16:51
pjn.
5.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CHNTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RC.
FiMDATiill
11H2.
RUPERT,
10.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
AR
NEVva
Battle
Of
India
At
Sea
CORREGIDOR
HOLDS
OUT
although
mi
Coiregiuor
in
.Manila
lUy
bl;
tuns
&UII
blaze
i
BATTLE
OK
BURMA
i;V
DIXlll
unncu
Mates
bombers
destroyed
ten
enemy
in
air
battle
over
Burma
yesterday.
Land
fighting
was
quirt
although
the
Japanese
continue
to
advance
on
the
RABAUL
IS
RAIDED
a
vnriMtt
.V
ITnllf
(1
Nation
bomber
raidnl
Kalian!.
w
CAMPAIGN
IN
LIBYA
linn
If
la
twtur
Hitu
t.f
sl
I
r
111.
I...
1IU
-
,i
i
ili
'
m
i
-b
iim
"
w
m
u
u
a
i
iir
i
a
a.i
nai
imin
n
l
i
i
i
r
i
i
offensive
on
the
Libyan
front.
It
may
merely
have
been
a
io
ic
i
Minum
ur
rsirtuion
juuicmon
ior
nanuDa
air
base.
a
III
ITALIAN
NAVY
SHORN
i.MMJ.v
in
seven
ncavy
rruisrrs
with
which
Ha
v
utarlnl
the
l:.
.
.
.
I.u
ltlll.t-
.
..I
I
.
.
ir.;iiciiwrii
wj
mmm
uuuirinr
at
annuunrrii
irMrrtiar.
LKIHT
RAID
ON
BRITAIN
IMION
There
was
a
light
raid
by
two
enemr
bomber
mi
a
-'I
i:slMi
town
last
night.
Damage
and
casualties
were
FORCE
jOFFENSIVE
AS
CRASH'
IS
FAlUNf,
RECALLED
TO
COMMAND
AUSTRALIAN
HOME
DEFENCES
As
the
Japanese
threaten
a
drive
southward
toward
Australia.
Major-Generals
NEAR
CUP
Detroit
Makes
It
Three
Straight
Over
Toronto
for
Stanley
Cup.
.UftntQiX.
April
lQ;4t0-
int
nctmft
Rid
Winu
imlma.ud
al
Canadian
Air
become
evident
that
the
weight
of
Toronto
Maple
Loafs
S
to
S
last
ULLETINS
J.
J.
Murray
A.
Clowe
and
8.
O.
Savage
have
been
recalled
from
the
Middle
East
to
take
up
new
commands
In
the
Australian
Home
Army,
which
is
preparing
to
meet
the
Japanese
invaders.
WINGS
ARE
F4ALTA
IS
I'eopU,
Under
Heavy
Fire
There
Want
to
Know
Why
Rome
I
Is
Not
Bombed.
most
Intensive
bombing
at
the
hands
of
the
Axis
since
the
war
began,
as
they
dig
themselves
out
of
the
ruins
of
their
homes,
are
demanding
to
know:
"Why
is
:Rome
not
bombed?
Why
is
It
not
bombed
now?"
The
enemy
planes
for
days
now
have
been
coming
over
regularly
J
and
systematically
and
In
large
:
numbers,
subjecting
the
fortress
island
of
the
Mediterranean
to
the
Imost
terrific
bombardment.
HIS
DEATH
WASSH0CK
Funeral
of
Late
George
Grosvenor
I
to
Be
Held
Next
Monday
Afternoon.
Many
friends
of
deceased
and
his
family
were
deeply
shocked1
yesterday
to
learn
of
the
death
of
George
Grosvenor
who
passed
away
suddenly
at
his
home
on
Sixth
Avenue
East.
Mr.
Grosvenor
had
been
In
ill
health
for
some
time
but
none
realized
that
the
ed
was
so
near.
Deceased
was
born
in
London,
England,
fifty-six
years
ago.
He
came
to
Prince
Rupert
rourteen
years
ago
from
Saskatchewan.
In
addition
to
his
widow,
Mr.
Grosvenor
Is
survived
by
one
son.
William
In
Vancouver,
and
two
daughters,
Mrs.
Florence
Bailey
.of
Terrace,
and
Miss
Beatrice
Oros
vonor
at
home.
There
Is
a
brother.
Martin
Grosvenor,
in
Detroit,
and
three
sisters,
Mrs.
Sarah
Dawes
Prince
Rupert;
Mrs.
Emily
Sayell,
Winnipeg,
and
Mrs.
Annie
Connew,
Hartfordshlre,
England.
Deceased
having
been
a
member
of
Tyce
Lodge,
A.F.
&
A.M.,
the
funeral
will
take
place
Monday
af
lernoon
under
sonlc
auspices.
West
Vancouver
Guerilla
Unit
Recruits
to
Be
Called
Next
Week
for
Holly
burn
Rangers,
Reeve
Sears
Announces.
WEST
VANCOUVER,
April
10:
Reeve
J..
Edward
Scars
of
West
Vancouver,
announces
that
recruits
will
bo
called
next
week
for
a
lo
cal
guerrilla
unit
to
be
Known
as
the
llollyburn
Rangers.
Aircraft
Carrier
Was
Sunk
By
Jap
Bombers;
Enemy
Loses
Cruiser
H.M.S.
Hermes
Is
Latest
Victim
of
War
Off
India
Nipponese
Carrier
Straddled
by
British
Air
Missiles.
IMPATIENTi:
LONDON,
April
10:
(CP)-The
Admiralty
an-notinced
today
the
loss
of
the
aircraft
carrier
H.M.S.
Hermes.
The
Hermes
was
sent
to
the
bottom
by
Japanese
bombers
off
Ceylon
within
ten
miles
of
shore.
Announcement
of
her
loss
came
within
twenty-four
hours
of
that
of
H.M.S.
Cornwall
and
Dorsetshire,
ten
thousand-
.
ton
cruisers
in
the
Bay
of
Bengal.
It
was
admitted
that
there
was
a
'
.
possibility
of
the
Ganges
Basin
be-
A2T6CniCnt
l,nS
,eft
Pn
undefended
for
sea-
For
India
I
NEW
DELHI.
April
10:
AI-
though
there
is
also
talk
of
fresh
hitches,
there
were
In-
government.
There
would
be
an
Indian
administration
with
General
Sir
Archibald
Wavell
continuing
to
direct
the
mill-
Vancouver.
Grandvtew
15
Bralornc
7.25
Cariboo
Quartz
1.05
Hedley
Mascot
.25
Pend
Oreille
U0
Pioneer
1.45
Premier
;.
.38
Privateer
.29
Reno
.02Vj
Sheep
Creek
.67
Oils.
.
'
Calmont
Jl
C.
&
E.
96
Home
2.33
Royal
Canadian
..
.
.03
Toronto
Central
Patricia
..
.91
Consolidated
Smelters'
37.75
Hardrock
.35
Kerr
Addison
3.30
Little
Long
Lac
95
McLcod
Cockshutt
1.15
Madsen
Red
Lake
42
McKenzle
Red
Lake
60
Moncta
-22
Pickle
Crow
1.75
Preston
East
Dome
1.83
San
Antonio
1.45
,
Shcrrltt
Gordon
.73
INTERESTED
IN
CANCER
Large
Gathering
At
Annual
Meet
ing:
of
Local
Association
Last
Night
Dr.
Large's
Lecture
A
large
attendance,
especially
of
members
of
the
Women's
Cana
dlan
Club,
last
night
at
the
an
nual
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
Canadian
Society
for
the
Control
of
Cancer
Indicated
the
hearty
Interest
that
Is
being
taken
In
this
vital
matter
despite
the
xonccrns
of
war.
in
aaaiiton1
io
we
ciwiiuu
v
officers,
a
feature
of
the
proceed
ing
was
an
Illustrated
lecture
by
Dr.
R-
G.
Large
who
elucidated
on
the
various
kinds
of
cancer,
known
causes
and
measures
of
control.
The
discourse
was
much
appreciated.
The
election
of
officers
resulted
as
follows:
Chairman,
Charles
Hayward,
Secretary,
Mrs,
C.
F.
McCarthy.
Executive
Dr.
R.
G.
Large,
O.
C.
Young
and
Mrs.
G.
W.
Crlpps.
borne
Invasion
by
the
enemy.
The
Hermes
was
an
older
type
of
aircraft
carrier
started
In
1919.
She
had
a
personnel
of
654
men
and
carried
twenty
planes.
It
Is
believed
the
majority
of
the
crew
were
saved.
dicatlons
today
that
a
solu-
.
in
announcing
the
loss
of
the
tion
of
the
vexed
Indian
prob-
Hermes
in
aerial
attack,
the
Ad-
lem
mieht
be
reached.
Great
miraltv
riprlarprf
n
Jan.ps
rlalm
Britain,
it
is
suggested,
may
1
to
having
sunk
two
additional
cru-
give
India
Immediate
self-
isers
to
be
quite
untrue.
British
planes
straddled
a
Jap
anese
aircraft
carrier
with
nigh
explosives
yesterday
somewhere
off
the
Ceylon
Coast.
!
tary
administration
and
de-
1
There
has
been
a
Japanese.
VALBTTA.
Mtf
te,
Apr
0
"
"
'
w
73S8
I
i
cvjjic
in
maim,
now
nuw
unuer
me
f
TODAY'S
CXuKesjr
8.
O.
STOCKS
JotniGton
Od.)
air
aval
base.
The
United
States
War
Department
reported
today
that
American
torpedo
boats
had
sunk
a
Japanese
cruiser
off
Cebu
in
the
central
Philippines?
MOREiAXIS
SHi?SSUNK
nrilish
Submarines
Take
Further
Toll
of
Italian
Vessels
in
Mediterranean.
LONDON.
April
10:
Oi
British
submarines,
in
one
case
defying
a
convoy's
destroyer
escort,
have
sunk
four
more
Axis
ships
two
schooners
and
two
supply
vessels
in
the
Mediterranean,
the
Admiralty
announced
today.
MAY
CALL
UP
WOMEN
Voluntary
Between
Registration
of
Those
18
and
65
Is
Being
Considered
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
April
10:
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
disclosed
today,
in
connection
with
studies
for
mobilization
of
manpower
for
war
industries,
that
the
United
States
Is
considering
the
voluntary
registration
of
all
women
between
the
ages
of
18
and
65.
FINALS
FOR
ALLAN
CUP
Ottawa
Flyers
Defeat
Ouebec
Arcs
Port
Arthur
and
Kimber-ley
Even
It.
MONTREAL,
April
10:
Ottawa
Filers,
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
team,
scored
a
3
to
0
victory
over
Quebec
Aces
here
last
night
to
ntcr
the
Allan
Cup
final
against
either
Port
Arthur
Bear
Cats
or
Klmberley
Dynamiters.
Meanwhile
a,t
Rcglna
the
Port
Arthur
Bear
Cats
won
8
to
2
over
Klmberley
Dynamiters
to
even
up
the
western
Canada
final
series
at
one
win
each.
The
third
game
will
bo
played
Saturday
night
at
Port
Arthur,
,