at was t n ( DtSClte .... o carry asking 1 not be Ignored i,i uc country. The boen given at the i to preserve na- S MOVE IN AFRICA Apprarv I nilrr Way on Ubyan Desert. numbering 115,000 drsrrl- lr,wy. wrre reported In mo- Vrc-3 the IJbyan Drsfrt r ii i m in niitiurr w v v ti i nu,h through east of Suet t?: cuthrrn Ituvslin The sction tame as the air lorrr uunrnru r;U of the war aralnst tin? ( land fnrlre of-Malta V.t;ar.drta the thief KtVP- K.-l snd bate of the llritlsh ((III WN Die r ci. Pn r C in; kl : e I" - Ir'c f llulklcy Valley to Organ- th "e Against Emergency. F1THER3 tt: III! fen April 0: A public v.. . i shortly be held in i organlEo an auxiliary unl' in the Bulklcy Valley iirotcctlon of this area In Ti'ikwti and organization places is already under y but i i8 expected that there I br one central unit In Smith- -sw- v t M Alt us uuv lmunltics. l;,lV1 IN A. T, S. SIGNALS WON. April 8: -Ptc. Jean r ot Montreal, wife of a Cana- rU ariy Officer nllPfl hnmi. tn PR wif.h the r. c. M. p.. is scrv- in an Alixlllnrv Torrllnrlnl P;'cc .iRnals company in south-fln England. Mr. Hanson says that the government iteelf is most anxious to have the people of the Dominion express themselves in favor of forthcoming ttZu .7 ' a which It feels Itself moralv bound. From these It would be ralatH ku mm I f I .... 1 1 . tu dge given at tne tn P'rowcuc. DlcbJ.,c ,! election against was not legally . Thoe who for various reasons . . lured Mr. King, may take a negative stand on the ,i moral obligation plebiscite will most certainly not 'fall to get out and vote "no." Mr. Hanson bellevtu. It Is most lm- portant. therefore, that the out- come of the plebiscite should not be risked through any spirit of - Indifference or apathy on the part of those who feel the government should be In nn u-av hamtionH tn - - - -- j . .... . . v . V"U 1 , a total war effort I Whether or not one approves of line plebiscite being held is not the question now, the 8keen& member points out. Because one my trtl xhAt t1 plebiscite should its 00a ' .not have been held is certainly no reason why one should "no" or fall to vote at all. vote Mr. Hanson believes that, generally speaking, the people of Can- Ada are strongly in favor of t "yes" vote on the plebiscite. Leaders of all parties arc unrinc their I followers to vote In the afflrma-! Uve. i I Speaking of the session which is now recessed Mr. Hanson states Ithat business of the war trans 'cended all other qussUc-ns. Along side the war. general adtninialra uon Dusmess paies inio insignin- cance. , keep Skeena and ON B00ZE sr, fence needs and i.itii .uiuiMriai ,socia pun hacks Up Rotary Club Kesolution Mr. Hanson evidently fully appreciates his position as parliamentary representative of a rid- ar monthly meeting in g wnidi is as directly exposed Rupert Ministerial I to war as any otner in canaaa. T MorVaa H was The locai member expresnd o asoctotlon go i on graUncallon at A.R.P. work which a: illy approving theWM Mnt ro ougiy carried on ...uc vuv hrre. IIc anxious '. s0cWn .to. ."Iln his own power to '"'II Ul HlflllWIt II- ' . u... I , 1-- . every civilian who could possibly one of the highest distinctions In i'"w "Hi do so to play his part .md loyal cltlsen ,., or up the effort being Kb the drunkenness. Pacific Coast Defence, iulcnt in our city. I ni.s is a definite men-1 Hon. J. . . L. Ralston, .,.. minister ii.,. Of India 'I - I.OMION, April 8: 0 Soviet forces have smashed across the upper Dneipcr Kiver in a furious final drive to pinch off the Vyatma-nihaUk liihev bulge toward .Moscow. Soviet dispatches said today. The Itcd Army appears intent on utilizing the brief period remaining before the spring thaw to crush Nail armies in the central front and prepare to meet later the fierman offensive from the direction of Smolensk. The score tn the atr - war be tween Germany and Russia yes- was TO to 19 in favor of wniie possibly not so voluble ' Russia. In the last eight days ,a some of the other members. It I some 500 German planes have jsoon became evident In an inter- j been brought down by the Rus-rlew with Mr. Hanson that he has j starts who have lost only about I been leaving no stone unturned to one-fifth of that number them- Prince Rupert selves. as regards dc- Its position In an offensive war In the Pacific. GOOD SHOTS AT PREMIER Tmo .Marksmen There Win Expert Shield Awards. MONTREAL. April 3: Two to do all members of the Premier Rifle Club help and I at Premier have succeeded In In Uic cl- i sporting rifle marksmanship, it 1$ protection organisation. announced from the headquarters jxvwlblc In these. Snenklntr In regard to Pacific QUL.,Coa81 defence generally. Mr. OmlinerSlson told of a conference that 1 British Columbia members had had at Ottawa Just before adjournment with the three ministers-national defence, navy and air force togcUicr with their chlcfs-or-staff. Full provision was being made for the adequate defence of the coast and measures had been taken on a scale far larger pos- '.enry. Meetings have sibly than the public dcucvcu. lrt held at Round Lake Th1 was under Uic Joint defence plan of Canada and the United iKcil States which, as far as the navy) was concerned, provided for arcat ( Britain generally watcmng me w lantlc and United States the Pa cific. The British Columbia members were informed Uiat antl-alr-craft guns' had been placed at all essential points. Mr. Hanson In Ottawa also attended a conference with Lieut. Gen. A. O. I McNaughton, head of Canada's cxDcdltlonary force Jn Britain, who had expressed himself as well pleased with Can .ada's war effort sq far, of the Dominion Marksmen organisation here. Mr. Hanson commented on an! They are W. O. Murray, secrc- i i m m 7HIIIHIIIIlf.ITillI.lll llliSVlU It U V H J w J I LBI wl VS IV vu V - vw. u v It reoulres outstanding marks manship to post, a score better than the necessary minimum of 58G0 points of tho possible 6000 In this compcUUon in which each marksman must shoot 20 targets from each of the standing, sitting and prone positions. Terrace Having Salvage Drive Cms Will Collect All Sorts of Materials There. TERRACE, April 8: Terrace Red Cross Is sponsoring a salvage campaign. Tho intention" Is to ask tho railway to mane avauaoio a car. It Is hoped the co-opcrntlon of iocal truckmen can be enlisted. Metals of all sorts, rags, fibre and bottles are the lines It is Intended to collect for the war effort. Donations of time, material and transportation facilities may be made to tho local committee. PhOVNCIAL FRYRODY SHOUI.n VftTF LIBRARY 8H Ok T 1A, B.C Tomorrow sT ides AND VOTE 'YES' ASSERTS I P I l-i (Standard Time) High 8:01 ajn. 17.9 feet 21:28 p.m. 17 J feet HANSON ON PLEBISCITE Low 1:43 a.m. 9.1 feet 14:33 pjn. 5.9 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Chances Should Re Taken ikcn AIk 4 Hacking Govern-To menl In Its l'lan W; &al War VOL. XXXI , NO 82 PRINCE RUPERT, EX., WEDNESDAYrAPRIL78n(J42. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Ry Removing fx ... .1 ...1.. ..1,. .i.ll ... i. . . . X r!? Y.'W.T -ww-w - - 11I.K1IIII11 I' r Olbf Pacific Coast Guerillas ill a nil ljiii.Vi11(i ii nil i i r x t ir mi t n n .tliHt - w " " IIII LI II nuthprs in the course of the Ensttpr f 5 .m f lUll w ... - " - J . LU11 L. Ill I . in? Asks LI J A I A 1UIIU AW April 8: Prime :- w .ilium Lyon Mac-K, v ii a radio broad -, hf. said that the Hanson feels, that .iere should be a moat emphatic affirmative vote. Thus the government will be accorded a mandate to go lull speed ahead with all phase of the total war effort, the critical need of which U becoming more apparent will) each pawing day. Chances of Settlement I ssue on Sid of Allies Looks Better Meanwhile Situation in Philippines Is Becoming More Acute and Position of United Nations in Burma Is Extremely Grave. REDS MAKE BIG SMASH Drive Amiss Dnrlprr lllver hi Kffort to Crush Nati Armies on Central Front. ja new formula regarding India I defences which wai generally rich central Burma oil fields. PAPER TOWN BASKETBALL LAST NIGH1 I Prince Rupert Boys Win Again I While Local Girls Suffer An other Defeat Series Resuming Here. . . .... i in in Prince Rupert High School won the boys' basketball game and lost the girls' game. Prince Rupert girls lost by 18 to 13 and the boys won 29 to 20. This put the Ocean Falls girls ahead by three games while the paper town boys are trailing two to one to the local lads. The Ocean Falls teams arrived on the Prince Rupert this morning together with the local teams and the series will be resumed here. The boys' game last night was the best so far in the scries. Both teams worked hard, though, at times, they were a little rough. Five lads were sent to the showers on personal ' fouls. Sharp-shooter for the locals was Santerbanc who came through for sixteen points. Agreed that It was advisable for; gaining the Expert Shield Award,' As usual, Axenbury starred for the paper makers with nine points, Travelling under Coach Carl Peterson, the high school lads from down south arc now in Rupert, with their girls' team, to finish the annual series here. Centre and captain of their team Is 'ni ior irecaom. r' . , Un f ih .,eiKi,'Vie Wall. Forwards are "Rpri lie feeling of the as-' it excessive drinking v .iMeful but extremely efence Unit national defence, regarding the ; 6000 points, and A. O. Shcthcr who formation of guerilla units In con- j posted 5907 points and holds the noctlon with Uic protection of the j minor of being the first member British Columbia coast and urged ! 0f the club to win this shield as full a measure of enlistment as Oarvle, "Cookie" Powers and Fred Oxcnbury who is a real sharpshooter, when he gets going. Clozza, a hard-working little fel low. Is at guard, assisted by "Tank" Charleston, a six-foot six mon ster, and Dean Bonncy and "Swede" Larscn. Miss McLaughlin of Uic teaching staff of the Ocean Falls High is In charge of the visiting girls. Jean Lewis, captain and centre, is their star player, assisted In the, forward line by two fine players, EdlUi Benson and Joan Rhodes. Another forward is Nlves Pistor. Thc,lr guards arc Mae Allen, Pat Palmer and "Tecna" Marshall. Both teams guarantee their supporters victory, while they arc here and they mean to make good their words If humanly possible. Games will be played tomorrow and Friday nights In the Exhibi tion Building. The local boys and girls report having received fine hospitality at Ocean Falls. Mrs. Recs Morgan of White Rock arrived In the city on the Prince Rupert this morning from the WOMEN ARE MOBILIZED Compulsory Service Applied Those Able and Not Already in -Useful" Work. By DOUGLAS AMARON Canadian Press Staff Writer their names taken when their a c erouos are On the Burma front the sltua-, caQ From tion remains extremely grave with ! information it the Japanese reorganizing to at-1 obtatns at reg-tack British troops holding the J utratlon, the linr only sixty-five miles from the minllirv of ia. bor and na- tional decides servicc what to LONDON, April 8: 0 Britain women are available f o tVOUULAS M1AWH war service. Most women already are doing "useful" work, but the balance. In time,' will be conscripted into the services or directed to industrial' jobs. Registration normally Is by an Interview. Women with no jobs are called lor interviews first, followed by those already employed, depending on 'the Can Volunteer Single women between the ages of 20 and 37 Inclusive are given the opportunity of volunteering lor the services or for other war work, but this des not necessarily mean they will be placed in the Job they want. Their preference, however, will be taken Into consideration when they are posted to factories or the services but they must be prepared to leave home unless this would mean ex-eepUonal hardship. Single women with domestic rc-Dossiblc for them to take a Job possible for the mto take a Job will not be expected to do so, but Ihey may be asked to discuss their position with a women's panel. Married women with children under l cannot be called up but are iree to volunteer for full or part-time jobs. The same applies to expectant mothers. Other married women, with husbands at home or In the forces, arc dealt wlUi in the same way as single women of their age group, with due regard to their domestic responsibilities. They are not asked to leave their home town it directed Into Industry, and cannot be conscripted Into the services. As To Widows Widows wlUi no young children Militia Rangers Are Being Organized For Protection of B.C One Hundred and Fifty Such Units May Be Formed Will Not Be Uniformed and Will Use Own Arms living with them are in the samci position as single women In the same age group, but special regard Is given to women recently widowed. Women who marry after Joining the service arc still mem bers of the force in which they arc enrolled and cannot leave without permission. Any woman, except those In the 1920-21 groups, can volunteer for the services or a war Job and her appllcaUon normally will be accepted unless her present job Is covered by an essential work order. Permission of the ministry Is needed before a woman can quit an essential Job. south. She Is here to attend the William Schrlabcrg returned to OTTAWA, April 8: (CP) Hon. J. L. Ralston, min- LONDON, April 8: (CP) New hope for a settle-" r ?'";;! ister of national defence, told a press conference todav mcnt which would enrol India's millions on the side of percent of the nation's adult fe-tnat guerilla units which may eventually total 150 units the Allies arose today while in the Philippines the situa- male population-registered under are being organized on the Pacific Coast. He said that a tion became more acute as Japanese troops pressed a Roemment order. Every Brituh battle training school for such type of warfare was being- headlong offensive airainst the dpfendors of HMt:i:in woman- married and single, from established somewhere in the west. ; w. "... . " OA i 1 I 1 I 1 1 , . . ... ... Reuters said the executive committee of the powerful All-India Congress was discussing w ji uitiuaivc, nda icguicicu. 1 xnen in mc guenna groups win Those younger and older will have probably be called Militia Rangers I i and will be organized by Major T. A. H. Taylor. They will not wear uniforms but may be Issued arm bands and will use largely their own firearms. Nehru Urges . I Indians To Resist Jap t NEW DELHI. April 8: Pandit Jawharlal Nehru, for- mer president of the All-In- J. l ; 1 i i ; all Indians to resist Japanese aggression. Any professions by Japan of friendly moUves must be considered absurd . 4U.i .u r l I - Puuh.!: Ul wicir vu. wu and Kotea Nehru con. soryserncctaKesoneortwoiorms ..ri.H it h, rilltv . i . i L. . t.i 1 1 .. . 1 i i . i . . i ' J uuun iiikiu uirau riius uk ' conscnuiiua w uie wuiucu a x ini..!...... t,u tAi j. auxiliary services, at present ap- by foreign nations, plicable only to women born In ! 1920 ana ana airecuon to,. work in Industry. i War News AUSTRALIA'S POSITION CANBERRA Australian defence leaders say the Commonwealth was never in better position than it is today to repel an invasion attempt. PRISONERS MISTREATED CANBERRA Reports are be-inp investigated of the Japanese having bayonetted and shot to death Australians who were taken prisoner at Rabaul, New Britain. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtrsy 8. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver. Orandvlew - , .15 Bralorne 7 JO Cariboo Quartz 1.02 Hedley Mascot .25 Pend Oreille 1.20 Pioneer 1J50 Premier .33 Privateer : .29 Reno .21 Sheep Creek 68 Oils. Calmont 40 Vis C. & E. ! .95 Home 2.50 Royal Canadian - 03 Toronto. Bcattlo 63 Central Patrick .93 Ms Consolidated Smelters 38.00 Hardrock Kerr iAddlson Little Long Lac Liu.-i-u-...: McLeod Cockshutt Madsen Red Lake McKcnzle Red Lake - Moneta Pickle Crow wedding on Friday night of "this I the city on the Prlnco Rupert Preston East Dome week of her son, George RelchUils morning from a trip to Van- San Antonio to Miss Judith Jerstad. ' couver. Sherrltt Gordon .35 350 .93 1.20 .40 .70 .25 1.80 1.90 1.47' .71 HONEYMOON MARKS SET Fifty - Three Newly weds Board Trains Easter Monday at Montreal. MONTREAL,, April 8: Records in honeymoon travel were established during Easter Monday at Bonaventure station of the Cana-dian National Railways when fifty-three happy married couples boarded trains for various parts of Canada including Niagara Falls. The total number established a record for Bonaventure station ' while a second record was set by the "Maritime Express," noon-day train for Halifax, which carried twenty-seven newlywcds for sta tions in Quebec and the Marl-times. Other principal trains which had honeymoon-' passengers were those for Sherbrooke, Ottawa and the day Toronto trains. Train time is always busy at Bonaventure these days but Easter nrnviriprf a rfnv t.ri hA rp. membered because every couple came to the station accompanied by friends and relatives. Flowers were in aoundance and conietti and rice, were far too plenUful for those who have to keep the blinding neat and clean. Quite a proportion of the hon eymoon couples had grooms from the military forces, all branches of the service being represented. RESTRICT TELEPHONES Strict Priority Ratings to Be Applied in Canada. OTTAWA, April 8: Telephone services in Canada are to be brought under strict priority ratings on the basis of essential function. Companies may refuse to supply or continue services unless considered necessary to the defence of Canada or carrying on of essential Industry or business. The Bell Telephone Co. of Montreal says the new restrictions may lead to Inconvenience or even hardship to accustomed tel ephone users. Adjutant Mark McKay, well known native Salvation Army of ficer, has returned to his home at Kttselas after spending Good Friday and Easter Sunday at Skeena Crossing. Detroit Wins t Second Game I TORONTO, April 8; O) DC- trol Red Wings went two up In the St&tley' Cup series. lis night by defeating Toronto Maple Leafs 4 to 2. Detroit had won tho first game Sat- urday night 3 to 2. It la a best four out of seven gamo series. .