Secretary
Anthony
huen
in
Speaking
Before
Canadian
Parliament
OTTAWA,
April
2
0
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basic
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nf
r.nmmons
LA1V
ailU
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Maintenance
toy
the
United
Na-
Close
understanding
oetw
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n
...ItU
TTnifnW
Kralos
T?Hcelk
He
called
for
full
co-operation'
of
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111
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anm
"Tnnnihnr
up
Mn
uIn
Ihp
and
the
peace,"
he
declared.
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baen
paia
inouie
10
inc
r-
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in.
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nrvri
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Northwest
of
Buna
Hit
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA,
April
2
The
fifteenth
,
.
i
A
1
,
!
I
n.
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i
thp
"-niithwosfprn
Pacific
areas
the
north
of
Australia
was
t
m
v
Lower
lodav
Reductions
Ordered
by
Wartime
Trices
and
Trade
Hoard
Become
Effective
Today
A
general
reduction
In
whole-
Sain
nf
inn
nt
n
Arlr
r
r
r(4
1
T
f
C
fresh,
smoked
and
cured
becomes
tdfme
rrices
ana
iraae
uoaiu.
I
Some
of
the
reductions
are
as
.
much
an
5c
ncr
pound.
ver.
GAINS
FOR
RED
ARMY
Detroit
Wins
GarX.
Russians
Continue
Their
Advances
.
Toward
Novorossisk
and
Smolensk
MOSCOW,
April
2
0
Continuing
their
drive
along
the
Kuban
River
to
wipe
out
Nazi
Caucasian
bridgeheads
at
the
Black
Sea
base
of
Novorossisk,
the
Russians
cap-
Aiuiw
av
v.iiumu
i
iwca
vuatciua.
More
gains
were
also
made
by
the
Red
Army
in
the
Smolensk
area
where
another
stronghold
has
been
reduced.
Moscow
also
announced
the
Red
Army
holding
firmly
on
the
DoneU
River
line.
Former
Stewart
Woman
Is
Dead
Mrs.
Jewel
llarner
Dies
in
Minneapolis
Operated
Marmot
Hotel
for
Years
Word
has
been
received
of
the
recent
death
In
Minneapolis
of
Mrs.
Jewel
Harner
who
for
years
operated
the
Marmot
Hotel
at
Stewart
and
was
well
known
to
all
residents
of
the
Portland
Canal
district.
t
Opening
Game
DETROIT,
April
2
Detroit
Red
Wings
last
night
won
the
opening
game
of
the
Stanley
Cup
hockey
final
series,
de-
featlng
Boston
Bruins
by
a
score
of
6
to
2.
Variety
of
Subjects
DHcusscd
as
Institute
Sessions
Proceed
At
yesterday
afternoon's
session
of
the
series
of
Co-operative
Institute
meetings
being
held
in
the
Eagles'
Hall,
L.
H.
C.
Phillips
dealt
with
the
subject
of
co-operative
employee
and
co-operative
merchandising.
He
stressed
the
fact
that
the
co-operative
employee
differed
from
no
other
employees
In
that
his
duty
was
to
serve
members
With
meir
own
gocds
and
to
sell
the
co-operative
idea
to
all
persons.
Films
shown
were
"Food
as
a
Weapon
of
Conquest"
and
"Inside
Fighting
Russia."
The
evening
session
began
with
the
film,
"The
Credit
Union,
John
Doe's
Bank,"
which
depicted
the
set-up
of
the
credit
union
and
its
growth
on
this
continent.
of
Credit
Unions
and
explained
how,
through
Credit
Unions,
people
can
establish
their
own
source
of
cieui.
.o-uijerativeiy.
Jack
Deane
spoke
on
the
co-oper-tlve
maiketing
of
fish.
In
the
course
of
hU
address
he
explained
the
difference
of
marketing
on
a
profit
motive
basis
and
the
cooperative
basis.
He
told
why
some
co-operatives
had
met
with
disaster
while
others
had
succeeded.
When
co-operatives
adhered
to
the
principles
and
methods
of
co-oper
ation
and
were
managed
by
co
operatively
minded
persons
success
was
assuied.
The
meeting
loied
with
the
showine
of
the
film
"Fruit.
Veget-
!
ables
and
Co-operation."
The
Institute
will
close
tonight
with
a
grand
rally
at
which
David
Smeaton,
manager
of
the
Alberta
Co-operative
Wholesale,
will
speak
on
the
subject
"iiuuaing
tne
cooperative
Movement
in
Canada
and
the
World."
Through
his
activities
with
the
interprovincial
co-operatives,
Mr.
Smeaton
has
had
contact
with
the
movement
all
over
this
continent
and
in
other
countiies
and
will
speak
out
of
his
ONE
PIGEON,
$1,100
LONDON,
April
2
O)
The
Mobile
Selling
Centre
In
London
received
a
homing
pigeon
with
a
request
that
it
should
be
sold
only
on
condition
that
it
be
turned
over
to
the
R.
A.
F.
for
the
Pigeon
Ser
"ieallzed
the
equivalent
of
$1,100
Militia
jtQVtNCIAL
iJLlBRARY
New
Government
Agent
Arrives
II.
A.
Bryant
of
Rarkerville
Successor
to
II,
R.
Campbell
At
Smithers
ALEUTIAN
ACTIVITY
is.
SMITHERS,
April
211.
A.
Bryant,
who
has
been
government
agent
and
gold
commissioner
at
Barkerville
jfpr
some
years,
arrived
here
,pn
Tuesday
night
to
assume
similar
duties.
He
succeeds
the
late
II.
B-
Campbell
who
died
suddenly
recently.
MINISTER
IS
LAUDED
G.
G.
MicGeer
Pays
Tribute
in
lament
to
lion.
J.
L.
Ilsley
OTTAWA,
April
2--G.
G.
McGeer,
M.
P.
for
Vancouvcr-Buriard,
paid
tribute
in
the
House
of
Commons.
A.
J.
Wirlck
spoke
on
the
subject
yesterday
to
Hon.
J.
L.
Ilsley,
mln-
ister
of
finance.
While
speaking
on
the
subject
of
monetary
reforms,
Mr.
Mcoeer
3aid
that
never
had
Canada
had
'"a
more
devoted,
more
.
rcnsi.en.ious
minister
of
finance"
than
Mr.
Ilsley.
Mi
.
McGeer
said
i
couid
see
a
cautious
but
sure
move
towards
monetary
reform
'
which
would
remove
Canada
from
economic
slavery.
Three
More
Attacks
on
Japanese
1
hilly-one
During
.Month
of
March
WASHINGTON,
April
2
There
have
been
three
more
attacks'
by
United
States
planes
in
the
Aleu
tian
Islands,
one
at
Attu
and
one
on
Klska.
One
Ametican
plane
was
shot
down
by
anti-aircraft
fire.
During
March
there
were
thirty-one
attacks
on
the
Japanese
In
the
Aleutians.
FORESTRY
UNITS
JOB
GLASGOW,
April
2
0-
During
the
past
12
months
1,119,018
tons
of
pit
props
taken
from
Scottish
forests,
many
of
them
hewn
by
Canadian
forestry
troops,
have
been
forwarded
to
British
collieries.
LONG
RANGE
TIN-FISH
The
longest
hit
on
record
for
a
torpedo
is
3,000
yards,
made
bya
and
!
German
submarine
In
1917
on
the
U.
S.
destroyer
Jacob
Jones.
angers
of
of
crack
shots
from
many
walks
of
life,
the
Rangers
are
sights
oinnir
the
J,
ine
b
s
The
eye
that
peeps
with
deadly
steadiness
along
know
thg
Uke
thc
palms
of
thelr
this
rifle
belongs
to
a
member
of
British
coiumu
hands.
If
there
should
be
an
invasion
from
the
West,
these
defence
group,
thc
Pacific
Coast
Militia
Rangers.
Ma
i
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Ilalf
an
hour
altor
sunset
to
Maximum
48
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
Minimum
34
9:17
pjn.
to
6:11
ajn.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
vvvil
Wn
7H
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
2,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Lull
Before
Next
Tunisian
Round
PRINCIPLES
FOR
PEACE
Are
uuwin-
uj
iwiiih
,','ur',"l'':iASPECTS
uuuaii
Vsuiuiuuid
irvr1
nr
rvn
dj
rw
t.i
Or
lU-Ur
Still
Mounting
VANCOUVER,
April
2
Brt-
tish
Columbia's
Red
Cross
sub-
scriptions
up
to
last
night
had
reached
a
total
of
$918,000
Including
$401,000
in
Vancou-
HIS
DEATH
ACCIDENTAL
Factors
in
Fatality
of
Charles
Wilson
Disclosed
in
Inquest
at
Smithers
SMITHERS,
April
2
A
verdict
of
accidental
death
was
returned
by
the
coroner's
jury
here
which
Investigated
the
death
of
the
late
Charles
Wilson
of
Lake
Kathiyn,
killed
last
week
In
a
level
crossing
near
hi?himc
at
Lake
Kathiyn.
It
is
.
believed
that
factors
in
the
Totality
were
Mr'.
Wilson's
deafness
and
the
noisy
car
which
he
was
driving.,
It
was
known
that
he
was
a
driver
who
habitually
kept
his
eyes
on
the
road
ahead
of
him.
Deceased's
car
was
struck
by
an
eaitbound
fast
passenger
train
which
was
running
late.
The
car
was
badly
wrecked
and
deceased
suffered
extensive
Injuries
which
resulted
in
his
death
about
an
hour
later.
The
inquest
was
conducted
by
Coroner
Will
Robinson
of
Terrace
who
came
here
to
take
the
RATES
ON
Costs
Four
Cents
Now
to
Mail
First
Class
Letter
Away
Xner-oMd
postal
rates
on
the
hntic-
tf..4iirtarioff3c
for
first
,
OTTAWA,
April
2
There
will
be
no
special
excursion
rates
at
weekends
on
Canadian
railways
between
Stand
Guard
Planes
Batter
I
At
Destroyers
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
April
2
f
American
bombers
bat-
tered
a
force
of
five
Japanese
destroyers
southwest
of
Ko-
lombangara
while
almost
at
the
same
time
fighters
were
engaging
thirty
to
forty
Jap-
I'
ane.ie
Zeros,
shooting
down
sixteen
of
the
enemy
-planes,
the
Department
of
the
Navy
reported
today.
Kolombangara
is
190
miles
north
'of
Guadal-
canal
and
it
Is
the
first
time
that
there
has
been
combat
in
that
area.
ADJOURN
NQUIRY
Hearing
Into
Loss
of
Freighter
Northholm
Deferred
Until
One
of
Survivors
is
Able
To
Testify.
VANCOUVER,
April
2
Inquiry
into
the
sinking
of
the
fieighter
Northholm
on
January
16
off
the
We'
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
with
loss
of
fifteen
lives
was
yes
terday
adjourned
indefinitely.
The
adjournment
was
taken
-because
Henry
Gerbrandt,
one
of
two
sur
vivors
and
expected
to
appear
as
a
witness,
Is
still
confined
to
Pr!or
to
the
adjournment,
John
V..Clyne.
counsel
lor
itiifi
Union
Co..
owners
of
the
vessel
'Steamship
slass
letters
goes
into
effect
today.
This
is.
for
sealed
letters
going
away
from
the
city
area.
Other
letter
postal
rates
are
increased
by
one
cent.
New
postal
stamps
were
not
available
here
up
to
todaf.
There
will
be
a
new
4c
stamp,
the
same
color
as
the
present
EXCURSION
RATES
OFF
No
Special
Week-end
Fares
Civilians
This
Summer
For
said
that
no
explanation
could
be
offered
for
the
sinking
except
that
"free
surface"
ocurred
in
the
vessel
after
the
mate
went
off
duty
at
8
ajn.
on
the
day
in
question.
Two
Recruits
In
Army
Here
Denzil
Gallagher
and
Oscar
Carlson
Joining
Up
Latest
recruits
here
for
active
AIR
WAR
IS
KEEPING
UP
Allied
Offensive
from
North
Africa
'
Continues
Without
Let-up
A
L
L
I
E
D
"HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
April
2
A
fierce
Allied
air
offensive,
which,
has
been
'almost
continuous
for
twenty-four
hours,
has
featured
the
war
-in
Tunisia.
I
After
the
heavy
attack
on
Ca'gll-erl,
Sardinia,
In
which
enofmous
damage
was
done
to
enemy
shlp-
ping
and
installations,
the
Allied
bombers
turned
their
attention
to
Sfax
and
did
extensive
damage
including
the
air
field,
seven
enemy
planes
being
destroyed.
In
their
great
raid
on
Sardinia,
to
which
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel
might
look
for
sanctuary
in
an
evacuation
of
Axis
forces
from
Tunisia,
United
States
flying
fortresses
sank
or
damaged
thirty-two
Axis
ships
and
destroyed
seventy-one
enemy
planes.
Not
a
single
one
of
the
American
raiders
was
lost.
Off
Sardinia
an
Axis
convoy
was
at
tacked
and
two
merchantmen
were
sunk,
two
were
left
In
a
sinking
codntlion
and
two
were
set
afire.
On
the
various
sectors
of
the
land
front,
the
Allies
continue
their
advance,
the
British
to
the
north
and
south
and
the
Americans
in
the
centre.
service,
in
the
Canadian
Army
are
jImportant
strategic
Mineral
De
Denzil
Gallagher
and
Oscar
Lander
Carlson.
Gallagher,
24
year
old
shipyard
worker,
who
came
from
Manitlba,
April
15
and,
August
15
this
year,
left
for
Vancouver
Tuesday
after
it
was
announced
today.
The
sns-
noon.
pension
of
excursion
fares
will
not
Carlson,
36
year
old
baker,
leaves
apply
to
service
men.
tonight
for
Vancouver.
men
would
move
Into
the
hills
and
make
life
miserable
for
enemy
by
waging
a
constant
campaign
of
"wasp
warfare."
The
British
First
Army
was
re
ported
today
edging
east
and
north
of
.recaptured
Sedjenane
while
the
Americans
in
the
central
sector
werq
enagedjn
some
fighting
and
General
sir
B'ernard
Montgomery
maintained
pressure
upon
new
German-Italian
lines
twenty-four
mHes
north
of
Gabes.
A
communique
said
that
the
"Tunisian
front
was
generally
quieter
yester
day,"
.indicating
a
lull
in
preparation
for
the
next
round
of
the
battle.
AUSTRALIA
DISCOVERY
posit
Adds
to
Those
of
Canada
And
Madagascar
MELBOURNE,
April
2
An
mportant
discovery
of
phlogoplte
nlca,
believed
to
be
of
consider
able
size,
is
being
developed
,
in
Centra!
Australia.
"j
Phlogoplte
mica
is
brownlsh-ed,
is
used
in
the
manufacturefof
airplane
spark
plugs,
and
is
re
garded
as
an
important
strategic
nineral.
It
has
very
high
heat
eslstance.
The
world's
other
im-
iortant
mica
deposits
are
In
Can-
da
and
Madagascar.
.
The
Australian
deposit
was
dis-overed
about
six
months
ago
by
It,
A.
Johansson,
who
has
been
In
Central
Australia
many
years.
He
thought
it
was
ordinary
muscovite
nlca,
but
when
specimens
were
analysed,
the
Department
of
Sup
ply
decided
on
large-scale
devel
opment
and
sent
up
workers
un
der
Mr.
J.
Peart,
a
mining
engin
eer,
who
had
been
working
in
Burma
unll
the
Japanese
occu
pation.
CHANGED
Porcher
Island
Community
Henceforth
to
beKnown
as
"Hunt's
Inlet"
Instead
of
"Jap
Inlet
At
the
request
of
the
people
of
the
community
themselves
made
through
Olof
Hanson,
M.
P.,
for
Skeena,
the
name
of
Jap
Inlet
post-office
on
Porcher
Island
has
been
changed
to
Hunt's
Inlet.
Announcement
to
this
effect
has
Just
been
made.