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FIVE
CENTS
Battle
wf
Stalingrad
Is
O
ver
SEA
FIGHT
Battle
is
Not
Scale,
Secretary
of
Navy
Says
in
Statement
Today
Conflict
Off
Solomon
Islands
Out
Japan
Puts,
on
Exaggerated
Claims
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
3
(CP)
Secretary
of
the
Navy
'rank
Knox
describes
a
sea
battle
in
progress
off
the
Solomon
Islands
today
as
a
"process
of
feeling
out
on
both
side"
but
said
there
is
"no
really
pitched
battle
as
vet."
Col.
Knox
told
a
press
conference
that
"nobody
pnovs
what
the
immediate
future
holds
but
any
assump
tion
in
a
navy
communique
last
nljhr
that
there
Is
a
major
battle
i.nrlnn
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Is
4nrrOfl
Tf
tifno
ttated
yesterday
that
Tokyo
claims
pt
two
battleships
and
three
truuers
being
sunk
were
"grossly
haggerated."
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beine
asked
to
turn
P1
helr
receipt
books
without
delay
REVIVE
ABBEY
CHOIR
LONDON.
Fth
3
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of
London.
Is
to
be
t'iii
Uted
and
the
cholr
bovs
v
be
chosen
from
London
County
Hockey
Scores
Bston
5,
Chlcntrn
a.
GOINu
UN
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC
of
Major
is
but
"Process
of
Feeling
southeast
toast
Town
Bombed
LONDON,
Feb.
3
t
Four
German
bombers,
flying
so
low
4
that
one
scraped
the
roof
tops
raided
an
Inland
southeast
England
town
today,
flatten-
Ing
many
buildings
and
caus-
lng
numerous
casualties.
PAINT
NOT
SUCCESSFUL-
Explanation
Made
Why
It
Did
Not
Function
on
Residential
Lights
Under
Dim-Out
There
has
been
some
curiosity
as
to
why
the
paint
which
had
been
applied
on
street
lights
In
the
residential
areas
to
reduce
the
illumination
in
compliance
with
dim-out
regulaUons
failed
to
remain
on
thr-lamos.
Explanation
is
made
by
J.
J.
Little,
general
manager
of
the
Nor-
them
British
coiumoia
rower
.vo.
who
is
also
chairman
of
the
local
Civilian
Protection
Committee.
The
reason
the
Infrared
paint
was
not
successful
on
these
lamps
was
that
the
heat
of
the
lamps
caused
It
to
blister
and
fall
off.
This
is
not
the
case
with
the
standard
lamps
down
town
which
do
not
heat
up
as
much
as
the
old
kind
of
street
lamps
on
the
poles.
In
order
to
reduce
the'
Illumination
of
these
lamps
in
the
residential
section,
It
has
been
decided
to
use
tin
hoods
which
will
fit
on
to
the
lamps.
GA0L0R
IN
THIS
CITY
Commissioner
of
Provincial
I
olicc
Would
Increase
Municipal
Force
The
Dollce
committee
of
the
clly
council
ls
considering
a
suggestion
from
T.
W.
S.
Parsons,
commis
sioner
of
British
Columbia,
through
Ernest
Gammon,
local
Inspector,
that
a
gaoler
be
appointed
at
the
city
Jail
here.
It
has
also
been
snocested
that
another
constable
be
added
to
the
city
force
so
that
more
attention
might
be
paid
to
stmpt
traffic.
This
would
maKc
a
total
streneth
of
thirteen
Instead
of
the
present
eleven
on
the
city
force.
There
would
be
aaaea.
cosu
to
the
city
including
$1,748
salary
for
the
gaolor.
Tne
appointment
o
n-.ninr
would
relieve
the
nnilrp
officers
generally
from
in
side
duty
and
make
more
adequate
patrol.
a
rpnnrt
from
the
police
com
mlttee
on
the
matter
is
expected.
at
next
Monday's
meeting
of
the
city
council.
BULLETINS
SENATOR
DIES
OTTAWA
Senator
Louis
Cote,
Progressive
Conservative
member
of
the
upper
house
for
Ottawa,
collapsed
and
died
in
the
Union
Station
here
last
night
while
awaiting
a
train.
He
was
52
jiais
of
age
and
a
native
of
Ottawa.
Death
was
due
to
a
heart
atlack.
APPEAL
DISMISSED
LONDON
The
Privy
Council
yesterday
dismissed
an
appeal
of
the
Province
of
Alberta
against
a
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
decision
holding
Alberta's
Debt
Adjustment
Act
was
ultra
vires
of
the
Alberta
Legislature.
PRISONERS
IN
AFRICA-CAPETOWN
Premier
Jan
Smuts
says
that
moie
than
61,-000
Axis
prisoners
are
being
kept
in
South
Africa.
LEGISLATURE
OPENS
VICTORIA
The
Speech
from
the
Throne,
at
the
opening
of
the
Legislature
yesterday,
announced
that
a
loan
would
be
floated
to
carry
on
a
program
of
public
works
and
plans1
for
electric
power
for
rural
areas.
JAPS
IN
ALEUTIANS
WASHINGTON
Light
Japanese
air
.forcej
jij(tacKed.JVmerican
bases
in
the
Aleutians
but
did
no
damage.
It
was
the
first
such
attack
since
August.
ENORMOUS
NAZI
CASUALTIES
NEW
YORK
The
New
York
Times
says
that
the
German
Army
has
suffered
moie
than
8,000,000
casualties,
four
million
being
killed,
captured
or
permanently
out
of
action.
CANADIANS
IN
AFRICA
Another
Detachment
of
Officers
And
N.
C.
O.'s
Arrives
in
That
War
Zone
NORTH
AFRICA
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS,
Feb.
3
A
second
detachment
of
officers
and
noncommissioned
officers
of
the
Canadian
Army
in
Great
Britain
arrived
recently
In
Noith
Africa
to
go
into
the
frpnt
lines
with
British
units
of
the
British
First
Army
for
battle
experience.
The
new
arrivals
Included
representatives
from
the
Infantry,
artillery
and
armored
regiments
as
well
as
machine
gunners
and
services.
The
Canadians
had
a
safe
and
uneventful
voyage.
Trying
to
Get
Lumber
to
Put
Up
Building
Being
unable
to
purchase
the
material
In
the
regular
market,
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Is
getting
In
touch
with
local
construction
concerns
regarding
the
possibility
of
obtaining
lumber
for
the
erection
of
a
store
house
for
salvage
materials
on
a
site
at
the
corner
of
Third
.Avenue
and
Seventh
Street
which
has
been
grant
ed
by
the
city.
This
was
one
matter
that
was
taken
up
last
night
at
the
meeting
of
the
executive
of
the
Junior
Chamber.
There
will
be
a
.general
meeting
of
the
Junior
Chamber
next
Tues
day
night
In
.the
Canadian
Legion
Hall.
Launching
of
I
Prince
Rupert
AT
A
:
WEST
COAST
CANA-
DIAN
PpRT,
Feb.
3
0)
The
Canadian
corvette
Prince
Ru-
pert
was
launched
today.
It
was
sponsored
by
Mrs.
V.
O.
Allen
whose
name
was
drawn
from
wojnen
employees
of
the
snipyara,
lor
me
nonor.
Mrs.
Allen
came
to
the
west
coast
j
recently
..from
Hecate,
Alberta.
She
Is
burner-improver
in
the
plant.
Her
husband
oper-
ates
a
power
hammer
in
the
.
same
yard.
JUNCTURE
HARASSED
1
Allied
Forces
Continuing
To
Head
Off
Axis
Movements
in
Tunisia
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
Feb.
3
0
Allied
combat
forces
are
repoited
todav
tn
be
holding
newly
captured
positions
In
the
Sened
area
west
of
Maknassy
where
their
wedge,
if
developed,
might
seriously
harm
the
Tunisian
coastal
Junction
of
Axis
forces.
BUILDING
HIGHWAY
Fort
Norman-Notikewin
Road
in
Connection
With
Oil
Pipe
Lines
OTTAWA,
Feb.
3
Q
Construction
of
a
new
highway
from
Noti-
kewln
to
Fort
Norman
In
the
Northwest
Territories
is
being
rushed
to
completion
to
facilitate
the
movement
of
supplies
for
the
construction
of
a
pipeline
linking
the
Fort
Norman
oil
fields
with
the
Alaska
Highway,
It
was
learned
Tuesday
night.
The"
new
pipeline
will
make
oil
reserves
at
Fort
Norman
available
for
United
States
forces
In
Alaska.
MANY
SUBS
BEING
SUNK
First
Lord
of
Admiralty
Not
Sure,
However,
If
Sinkings
Are
Keeping
Up
With
Replacements
LONDON,
Feb.
3
W
Rt.
Hon.
A.
V.
Alexander,
First
Lord
of
the
Admiralty,
told
the
House
of
Com
mons
today
that
there
had
been
"periods
of
most
heartening
success"
In
the
fight
against
Axis
submarines
but,
because
of
the
diffi
culty
of
confirming
hits,
It
was
Impossible
to
say
whether
they
were
being
sunk
faster
than
they
were
being
replaced.
No
Restrictions
On
Canned
Milk
This
"Commodity
Is
Sow
Moving
Freely
Again
in
Ordinary
Way
The
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
has
notified
the
city
that
restrictions
on
the
sale
of
canned
milk
have
been
lifted
and
.the
product
can
now
be
sold
under
the
ordinary
conditions
of
supply
and
demand.
The
council
had
been
In
communication
with
the
price
board
emphasizing
the
necessity
of
keeping
canned
milk
available
to
the
public.
5aJ?deal
ruKUl
i
Council
Feels
Too
Little
is
Believed
Received
From
Wartime
Housing
The
city
council,
at
Its
meeting
I4inday
night,
gave
considerable
thought
to
possible
means
of
1m-
proving
the
deal
under
which
many
city
properties
were
turned
over
to
Wartime
Housing,
for
its
industrial
housing
program.
It
was
fflt
that
remuneration
for
the
city
was
j
,
,.
i.,
n..
isibly
,iltle
can
be
donc
about
rec.
tifvlng
the
deaI
but
lnc
coimcll
resolved
see
that
something
Is
done
iu
the
matter
oi
sewerage
(dispo3al
wnlch
ls
now
very
unsat-.
;isfactory
and
a
menace
to
public
health
eeling
was
that
War.
llme
Housing
wouid
do
nothing
to.
Members
of
the
council
were
generally
dissatisfied
with
the
terms
under
which'
Wartime
Housing
had
acquired
lots
from
the
dty
and
built
houses
for
local
war
workers.
Such
terms
as
"having
been
sold
down
the
river"
were
iieard.
Clauses
of
the
agreement
between
the
city
and
Wartime
Housing
which
are
taken
as
unfavorable
to
the
United
States
are:
'The
municipality
agrees
to
fur-nlsii
to
the
living
accommodation
and
to
the
tenants
all
such
facili
ties,
privileges
and
services
of
the
municipility
as
are
furnished
or
made
available
to
other
properties
or
property,
owners
and-tenants
in
Ihe
mumErpantyhelUbmg'wttlrouV
T
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.fiiiti
May.
five
bombers
are
missing,
u
,iui
in
any
way
limiting
the
generality
4.
,
,
,
...
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I.
!
,
.
police
protection
and
schools.
"The
company
agrees
to
pay
to
the
municipality
during
the
term
oi
this
agreement
for
services
rendered
and
privileges
and
facilities
made
available
the
sum
of
$24
in
respect
of
each
house
containing
two
bedrooms
or
in
respect
of
each
suite
of
two
bedrooms
in
any
house
containing
any
more
than
one
such
suite
and
the
sum
of
$30
in
respect
of
each
house
containing
mo.s
than
two
bedrooms
or
In
respect
of
eacli
suite
or
more
than
two
bedrooms
In
any
house
containing
more
than
one
such
suite.
"The
company
further
agrees
to
pay
the
municipality
each
year
the
sum
of
$1
in
respect
of
each
such
house
1n
consideration
of
the
municipality
supplying
the
necessary
street
lighting.
"In
consideration
of
the
pay
ments
to
be
made
by
the
company
under
these
provisions
the
municipality
agrees
that
It
will
not
levy
or
assess
nor
permit
to
be
levied
or
assessed
any
taxes,
assessments,
rates
or
municipal
or
school
charges
of
any
kind
or
nature
on
the
tenants
or
occupiers
of
said
living
accommodation
or
the
owners
of
the
said
lands."
R.C.M.P.
To
Do
Examinations
Investigations
to
Taken
Charge
The
city
council
has
adopted
a
!
recommendation
from
its
police
j
committee
that
the
Royal
Canadian
.Mounted
Police
be
asked
to
take
over
the
work
of
Investigations
under
national
selective
service.
Tills
work
had
previously
been
done
by
the
city
police
when
really
H
was
a
federal
Job.
Relief
Is
Increased
Effective
as
from
February
1,
there
Is
a
twenty
percent
Increase
In
relief
allowances.
The
provincial
government
stands
eighty
percent
of
the
cost
of
relief
and
the
city
the
remaining
twenty
percent.
Russian
Forces,
After
Their
Biggest
Victory,
May
Now
Go
Elsewhere
Are
Congratulated
by
Premier
Stalin
More
Than
Half
Million
of
Cream
of
Axis
Soldiery
Slain
MOSCOW,
Feb.
3
(CP)
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
congratulated
the
Red
Army
today
for
the
liquidation
of
the
last
of
Adolf
Hitler's
troops
at
Stalingrad
and
Soviet
shock
troops,
flushed
with
this
greatest
victory
of
the
war
over
Germany.
Dlunced
ahead
on
all
fronts.
The
Soviet
Information
bureau,
COLOGNE
IS
HIT
AGAIN
Big
Assault
on
Important
Germany
City
with
tfiock-Busteis
and
Incendiaries
COLOGNE,
Feb.
3
(CP)
A
heavy
force
of
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
last
night
attacked
Cologne,
dropping
one
hundred
two-Inn
blnck-busters
on
an
average
of
one
every
twelve
seconds
or
less
and
scattered
thousands
of
incendiaries
in
the
exploding
ruins.
At
least
one
Canadian
squadron
tonk
part
in
the
raid
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
members
said
the
defences
were
more
active
than
In
any
of
the
f
-
1
1
1
1
1
,ZB
.
,
I-
,
.
....
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a
i
hundred
planes
took
part.
R
ABAUL
IS
ASSAILED
Allied
Danes
Founding
at
Possible
Base
of
Newest
Jap
Offensive
In
South
Pacific
AUSTRALIAN
ALLIED
HEAD
QUARTERS,
Feb.
3
t
New
Britain
Island,
one
of
the
big
Japanese
bases
from
which
the
enemy
could
b
loosing
its
latest
offensive
In
the
Solomons,
has
been
raided
by
Allied
planes,
General
Douglas
MacArthur's
headquarters
announced
today.
Considerable
casualties
were
caused,
at
Rabaul
in
the
fourth
straight
pre-dawn
raiding.
United
States
Gov't
Must
Get
Deal
For
Lands
Until
a
satisfactory
basis
has
been
negotiated,
there
will
be
no
further
leasing
of
city
property
to
the
United
States
Engineering
Department,
it
was
decided
by
the
city
council
at
its
meeting
Monday
night.
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
advised
the
council
that
there
was
no
In
formation
as
to
any
agreement
ex
isting
covering
such
leases.
Improvements
On
Eleventh
Avenue
Will
Re
Widened
and
New
Grade
Set
Up
Between
Conrad
and
Frederick
Streets
The
Royal
Canadian
Engineers
and
the
United
States
Engineering
Department
have
been
granted
permission
by
the
city
council
to
make
extensive
Improvements
to
Eleventh
Avenue
between
Conrad
and
Frederick
Streets,
Including
widening
of
the
road
and
making
a'
new
grade.
A
city
manhole
will
,be
duly
protected
during
the
work.
announced
late
yesterday
mat
tne
lez-aay
siege
oi
Stalingrad
was
ended
with
more
than
500,000
of
the
cream
of
Axis
soldiery
re
ported
slain
or
captured
since
the
Russian
winter
offensive
was
launched
November
19.
Seasoned
Red
Army
divisions
are
now
free
to
reinforce
the
offensives
from
the
north
Caucasus
to
Kurak
concentrating
on
Kharkov
and
Rostov.
Local
Mail
Service
Up
City
Council
Joins
in
Demand
For
Improvement
in
Service
at
Prince
Rupert
The
city
council
Is
protesting
to
the
rPpsjjmastf
f4gjpgyal
at
the
ln-adequacy
of
the
prcsept
postal
service
in
Prince
Rupert
and
is
Insisting
that
something
be
done
as
soon
as
possible
to
rectify
the
situation.
A
mot)'
n
akng
th
s
line
was
passed
at
Monday
night's
meeting
of
the
council.
The
mover
was
Aid.
II.
M.
Daggett
and
the
seconder
Aid.
George
Hills.
Speeding
up
of
the
opening
of
the
new
Post
Office
to
be
established
In
the
east
end
of
the
city
and
the
institution
of
a
street
delivery
system
are
being
asked.
Aid.
J.
S.
Black
suggested
that
the
council
would
be
told
nothing
could
be
done
about
the
street
delivery
system
until
there
was
an
improvement
in
streets
and
sidewalks.
Such
a
reply
would
only
be
sidestepping
the
issue,
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
commented.
'
BONUS
IS
UNCHANGED
Announcement
is
Made
by
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell,
Minister
Of
Labor
OTTAWA,
Feb.
3
Cost
of
living
bonuses
paid
Canadian
workers
under
the
wartime
stabilization
policy
will
remain
unchanged
for
the
three-month
period
starting
February
15,
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell,
minister
of
labor,
announces.
DETAILS
OF
LOG
SCALE
Spruce
Was
Principal
Variety
Last
Month
With
Hemlock
Second
The
total
sawlog
scale
for
Prince
Rupert
district
in
January
amounting
to
8,092,283
board
feet
was
divided
into
species
as
follows:
Board
feet
Spruce
5,044,510
Hemlock
1,782,312
Cedar
861,087
Douglas
Fir
166,183
Jackpln
160,403
Balsam
31,280
Miscellaneous
46,008
Poles
and
piling
amounted
to
174,678
board
feet
Including
173.860
cedar
and
3,818
hemlock.
Ties
amounted
to
1,980
pieces,
all
jackplne,
while
142
cords
of
miscellaneous
wood
was
scaled.