Maxhiiu..
-efl'
3,
.
Minimum
"tftffcj
VOL.
XXXII,
No.
94
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
April
22
O)
British
Infantrymen,
artillery
and
tanks
have
beaten
back
three
major
thrusts
by
Axis
ground
troopr
seeking
to
ease
pressure
on
Tunisian
defence
lines,
Inflicting
lc:3es
which
Included
the
destruction
of
twenty-seven
tanks
and
the
caDture
of
five
hundred
Germans
In
the
McdJez-cl-Bab'
sector
alone,
it
was
announced
today.
Fresh
British
gains
on
the
southern
front
were
firmly
held,
the
Eighth
Army
having
Inched
a
few
mllcj
beyond
Enfldavllle.
Bp'rn
go
.and.
go,
tanks
and
.at
lea:
T-
five
battalions
of
German
infantry
struck
by
moonlight
Tuesday
night
at
First
Army
positions
in
the
Medjcz-el-Bab
area
but
were
met
by
heavy
fire
and
withdrew
at
dawn.
Artillery
of
the
Eighth
Army
beat
off
two
counter-attacks
on
ne
lines
In
the
Enfldavllle
area.
NEW
RECORD
FISH
PRICE
l'p
to
30.')
per
Found
is
Paid
For
Halibut
Here
Today
Halibut
prices
soared
to
a
new
record
height
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
morning
when
four
Canadian
boats
disposed
of
catches
totalling
30,700
pounds
as
follows:
Mae
West,
14,500,
30.6c
and
.25c,
Storage.
Viking
No.
I,
9,000,
30.5c
and
25c,
Pacific
Nornen,
2,200,
30.8c
and
25c,
Pa-
.
elflc
R
W
.
5,000,
30.8c
and
25c,
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Cincinnati
1,
St.
Louis
0.
Pittsburg
6.
Chicago
0.
American
League
Cleveland
1,
Detroit
0.
St
Uouls
3,
Chicago
0.
NO
PAPER
TOMORROW
Tomorrow,
being
Good
Friday,
flnd
a
public
holiday,
there
will
be
no
issue
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
The
next
regular
edition
wl'l
appear
Saturday
afternoon.
COMMANDOS
WIN
AGAIN
'ctorla
Army
Loses
Second
Game
In
Final
for
Allan
Cup
HFOINA,
April
22
Q
Ottawa
Commandos
defeated
Victoria
Ar-
y
to
4
last
night
to
make
it
two
'a'gnt
win?
In
the
Allan
Cup
fin
"
series.
The
third
game
will
be
Pyed
Saturday
night
In
Calgary,
"
commandos
are
heavily
favor
ed
to
win.
J
iYoung
People's
$oy
Is
Lost
In
Americans
Barbarously
Executed
by
Japanese-Captured
After
Raids
President
Roosevelt
Horrified
and
Indignant
Protest
Being
Made
Under
Geneva
Convention
.
CANADA
IS
SHOCKED
OTTAWA,
April
22
Speaking
of
the
execution
of
United
States
prisoners
of
war
in
Japan,
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
said
that
the
Canadian
people
would
learn
with
distress
and
horror
of
the
incident.
He
described
the
executions
as
"savage
and
inhuman."
WASHINGTON,
April
22
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
announced
with
"feelinirs
of
deepest
horror
which
1
Know
will
De
snared
by
all
civilized
people,'
that
the
Japanese
had
"barbarously
executed"
American
fliers
who
had
been
taken
prisoner
following
the
air
raids
;of
a
year
ago
on
1
okyo
and
other
Japanese
cities.
This
action
WAR
IN
TUNISIA
Fuither
Gains
Recorded
by
Both
Eighth
and
First
Armies
me
president
declared,
would
not
Intimidate
Americans
but
would
make
them
more
determined
than
ever
to
blot
out
the
"shameless
militarism"
of
Japan.
The
names
of
the
executed
airmen
were
not
given,
nor
was
the
number.
An
official
protest
Is
being
made
at
the
violation
of
the
Geneva
convention
In
regard
td
prisoners
of
war.
.
Japanese
officials,
the'
president
said,
would
be
held
personally
responsible
and
In
due
course
would
be
brought
to
justice.
Eight
American
fliers
had
been
listed
as
prisoners
of
war
In
Japan
with
two
missing.
Telegraph
Manager
Here
Is
Retiring
u.
S.
Meadows,
Taking
Superan
nuation,
1q
Move
to
.Vjctoiia
H.
S.
Meadows,
who
has
been
manager
of
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
here
for
several
years,
Is
retiring
on
superannuation
towards
the
end
of
May
and,
with
Mrs.
Meadows,
plans
to
take
up
residence
at
or
near
Victoria.
Mr.
Meadows'
successor
here
has
not
!
yet
been
named.
Departure
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Meadows
will
be
regretted
,by
many
friends.
They
have
been
active
and
popular
In
various
Club
Organized
New
Organization
is
to
Mect'Twlce
A
Month
An
executive
meeting
of
the
newly
formed
Prince
Rupert
Young
Couples'
Club
was
held
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
Jean
Holmes
on
Tuesday
evening.
The
president
of
the
club,
Frank
Bird,
was
In
the
chair.
i
Plans
were
made
for
the
next
.regular
meeting
of
the
club
to
be
I
future
activities
I
UC1U
w&"v
of
the
club
were
discussed.
The
Prince
Rupert
Young
Couples'
Club
meets
In
St.
Peters
Hall,
Seal
Cove,
on
the
second
and
fourth
Thursday
of
each
montn.
R.C.A.F.
Overseas
Flight
Lieutenant
Hal
Shockley,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
u.
oiiuck.-ley,
formerly
of
this
city
and
now
residing
In
Vancouver,
veteran
of
mnnv
bombing
raids
over
uer-
many,
Italy
and
occupied
countries,
is
reported
in
a
Royai
unaumi
to
be
miss
Air
Force
casualty
list
ing
in
nlr
.operations
overseas.
Flight
Lieutenant
Shockley
was
22
years
of
age
and
was
Prince
Rupert.
He
had
been
over,
months.
He
re
seas
for
eighteen
reived
his
wings
at
Claresholm,
Al
berta.
MAllY'S
WINE
BATH
.
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots
Is
said
to
have
bathed
in
wine
ieeu..uijr.
NAZIS
ON
m
OFFENSIVE
Renewed
Attacks
In
Caucasus
Pushed
Back
Ked
Gains
Near
Smolensk
LONDON,
April
22
0
Russian
shellflre
has
defeated
the
newest
German
attempt
to
storm
Red
Army
positions
in
the
Kuban
Delta
of
the
Caucasus
and
Inflicted
heavy
losses
on
the
Nazis.
Moscow
announced
today
that
the
attacks
were
part
of
a
drive
which
the
Germans
have
been
mounting
for
the
last
several
days
In
what
may!
be
an
attempt
to
start
a
new
Axis
spring
offensive.
The
Russians
havt
dug
In
on
i
newly
won
positions
on
the
Smolensk
front.
LUNENBURG
SHIP
SUNK
Khlilng
Schooner
Flora
Alberta
Cut
In
Two
By
Steamer
Twenty-
one
Ierih,
HALIFAX,
April
22
?)-Sliccd
In
two
by
a
steamship
In
a
midnight
collision,
the
Lunenburg
fishing
schooner
Flora
Alberta
has
been
unk
rff
the
Nova
Scotia
coast
with
apparent
loss
of
twenty-one
men.
Seven
of
the
crew
survived
includ
ing
'the
skipper,
Capt.
Tanner.
Oshawa
Moves
One
Game
Ahead
Defeated
Winnipeg
Rangers
Last
Night
5
to
3
WINNIPEG,
April
22
Oshawa
f5?!
$
hi
PROVINCIAL
1
Thirty-Five
t
Cents
Paid
t
For
flalibut
0NEB0DY
ISF0UND
i
VANCOUVER,
April
22
O)
The
first
catch
of
halibut
to
reach
Vancouver
this
season
sold
yesterday
at
35c
per
pound
Double
last
year's
opening
price.
Nels
Floe
brought
in
21,000.
Ontario
and
Hazelton
Men
Were
Victims
cf
Boat
Capsizal
The
body
of
Harold
Thayer
of
Mines
Centre",
Ontario,
one
of
two
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
linemen
who
lost
their
lives
when
an
outboaid
motor
boat
capsized
near
Haysport
Tuesday
night
was
recovered
thl5
morning
and
is
be
ing
brought
jin-lo
the
city
by
the
rollce
boat
P.
M.
L.
15.
The
body
of
the
other
victim,
Elnar
Erickson
of
Hazelton,
has
not
yet
been
City
Clerk
Buys
Home
inWestview
Purchases
Residence
on
Graham
Avenue
From
P.
LeRoss
Howard
Thaln,
the
new
city
clerk,
has
purchased
the
residence
on
Graham
Avenue
in
Westview
formerly
owned
by
William
Good-
Generals
won
5
to
3
over
Winnl-!
rick
and
more
recently
the
prop-
nec
Ransers
last
night
to
take
a
erty
of
Pierre
LeRoss.
Mrs.
Thaln
two
game
to
one
lead
In
the
Me-1
and
family
will
be
arriving
shortly
moriai
.cup
junior
ocxey
cnamrjirom
Trau-iomaKe
v-
'
plonshfp
flhaf
series.
Ihere.
WAR
NEWS
their
home
NAPLES
IS
BOMBED
AGAIN
CAIRO
Allied
bombing
planes
pounded
the
docks
and
town
area
of
Naples
again
Tuesday
night,
setting
large
fires
and
causing
much
damage.
STEPPING
UP
KISKA
ATTACK
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
Navy
air
force
has
stepped
up
the
program
of
bombing
of
Japanese-held
Kiska
island
in
the
Aleutians
to
15
raids
per
day.
There
have
been
103
attacks
on
the
island
so
far
this
month.
"'ZOMBIES
TO
.ALASKA
.
OTTAWA
An
order-in-council
was
passed
yesterday
authorizing
the
sending
of
Canadian
compulsory
'.sj-yjcR
troops
to
Alaska
for
the
purpose
of
reinforcing
artillery
and
infantry
units
already
there.
MANDALAY
HEAVILY
HIT
NEW
DELHI
Allied
bombers
have
delivered
the
heaviest
blows
yet
at
Japanese
railways
around
Mandalay.
ABERDEEN
HEAVILY
BOMBED
LONDON
German
bombers
attacked
a
Scottish
town
identified
by
the
Berlin
radio
as
Aberdeen
last
night
and
it
was
learned
tha't
heavy
civilian
casualties
were
suffered.
Several
families
were
reported
still
buried
under
debris
of
smashed
tenements.
One
bomb
struck
the
corner
of
a
hospital
while
another
hit
a
shelter
in
which
all
but
two
men
were
killed.
BIG
FORCE
IN
PACIFIC
New
Zealand's
War
Minister
Says
Japan
Will
be
Gasping
Be-
'
fore
End
of
Year
,
WELLINGTON,
New
Zealand,
April
22
Hon.
Walter
Nash,
New
Zealand's
war
minister,
says
that
the
Allies
will
put
out
a
force
this
year
In
the
South
Pacific
which
will
leave
Japan
gasping
before
the
end
of
this
year.
RECESSOF
PARLIAMENT
House
Kl.scs
at
Ottawa
For
Easter
Income
Tax
Bill
is
Approved
'
OTTAWA,
April
22
--
Following
the
approval
of
the
Income
tax
bill
and
also
of
a
bill
providing
$40,000
for
the
salaries
nf.'.en
Parliamentary
secretaries
for
cabinet
ministers,
the
House
of
Commons
adjourned
Wednesday
for
the
Easter
recess.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
APRIL
22,
1Q43
TALK
OF
GAS
WAR
Great
Britain
Will
Spray
Reich
From
End
to
End
if
Nazis
Start
it
in
Russia
LONDON,
April
22
(CP)
The
British
government
announced
Thursday
that
it
has
received
reports
(hat
"Hitler
is
making
preparations
for
the
use
of
poison
gas
against
the
Russian
front"
and
warned
that
such
a
development
would
find
Britain
retaliating
with
the
came
weapon.
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
said
that
Britain
had
the
air
power
and
the
gas
supply
to
drop
gas
cn
munitions
plants,
seaports
and
other
military
objectives
from
end
to
end
of
Germany.
Announcement
said
that
nec-essiry
precautionary
measures
against
German
reprisals
had
hen
made
throughout
the
(Uni-(ctl
Kingdom.
"
Home
.Secretary),
Herbert
Morrison
is
warning
,the
people
to
check
up
on,
their
gas
masks.
SHIP
LOSS
WAS
HEAVY
More
Allied
Vessels
Sunk
Last
Year
Than
Built
is
Not
Disastrous
However.
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
April
25
A
United
States
Senate
committee
has
disclosed
that
approximately
12,000,000
tons
af
Allied
shipping
was
sunk
last
year
more
than
the
total
tonnage
built
in
the
year
by
Great
Britain
and
the
United
States
combined
The
committee
said
that
the
losses
were
heavy
but
not
disastrous,
adding
that
the
losses
had
been
reduced
during
the
latter
months
o)
iht
year.
jTOLIN
BUYS
HOTEL
HERE
Takes
Over
Well
Known
Property
From
Estate
of
Late
Mrs,
Peter
Black
Pale
of
the
Central
Hotel
proper
ty
by
the
estate
of
the
late
Mrs.
Peter
Black
to
W.
H.
Tolln,
for
merly
of
Stewart,
was
announced
:day.
Mr.
Tolln
will
take
over
at
the
fi'.st.of
the
month
from
Walter
Service,
son"
of
the
late
Mrs.
Black,
who
will
then
return
to
his
home
at
Pasco,
Washington.
SCOTTISH
TOWN
HIT
Several
Persons
Killed
When
Apartment'
Building
Struck
By'
German
Bombers
ii,
.
s
i
i
--
-
when
an
apartment
building
was
hit
during
a
bombing
raid.
High
explosives
and
Incendiaries
wero
dropped.
Sale
of
Tax
Property
Is
Authorized
A
bylaw
has
been
given
Its
Intro
ductory
readings
by
the
city
coun
ell
authorizing
sale
properties
as
follows:
Lot
15,
block
41,
section
5,
Ver
non
John
Scherk,
$150
day.
Positive
and
constructive
thinking
should
be
translated
Into
action
as
opportunity
arises.
"We
must
use
every
effort
to
maintain
our
strategic
position
In
regard
to
the
fisheries.
We
have
been
going
down-hill
In
this
re-
'spect
during
the
past
several
years
and
I
feel
It
Is
the
Individual
re
sponsibility
of
every
one
of,
us
as
citizens
of
this
community
to
do
his
part
In
whatever
action
Is
calr-ed
for
to
re-establish
this
port
as
the
fishing
centre
of
the
province.
"Every
thinking
man
realizes
that
when
this
conflict
Is
over
we
shall
again
be
dependent
on
our
natural
resources
to
maintain
this
city
as
would
have
It.
Many
of
these
have
not
been
developed.
Perhaps
the
one
with
the
greatest
potential
value
Is
pulp
timber
which
Is
here
In
Immense
quanti
ties.
"It
Is
of
little
use
sitting
back
to
await
government
development
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Half
an
hour
aftr
sunset
to
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
,
9:25
pjn.
to
5:55
am.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Mayor
Urges
Prince
Rupert
People
Plan
For
Future
of
City
Advocates
That
They
Put
Stake
in
Development
of
Natural
Resources
Municipal
Affairs
Are
Reviewed
"We
are
in
the
midst
of
war
a
long,
difficult
struggle
lies
ahead
before
victory
is
ours
and
yet,
in
the
midst
of
conditions
geared
to
war
production
and
in
spite
of
the
quickened
tempo
and
the
distractions
of
life
here
today,
we
must
give
some
thought
to
the
future
of
our
town,"
declared
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
in
addressing
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
yester-
British
Gov't
inner
of
Seat
LONDON,
April
22
The
government
candidate
was
returned
In
the
Daventry
by-electlon
yesterday.
The
seat
was
formerly
occupied
by
the
Speaker,
Fltzroy.
.The
Conservative
candidate
had
9,000
votes,
his
New
Commonwealth
opponent,
6,500,
and
the
Liberal,
6,000.
hundred
per
cent
of
the
land
and
50
per
cent
of
Improvements.
Last
year
the
amount
raised
by
taxation
had
been
$135,000
and
the
mill
rate
was
47.75.
Borne
criticism
might
have
been
heard
of
the
council's
action
in
raising
taxes
but
it
had
been
ab-.
solutely
necessary.
He
was
not
be
ing
critical
of
the
former
admlnis
or
outside
exploitation
of
this
nat-
tratlon,
Mayor
Watts
said,
but
he
ural
wealth.
It
is
up
to
us
mem
bers
of
this
community
to
pro
mote
our
own
welfare
by
putting
up
our
own
money
to
establish
an
Industry
that
could
be
of
Immense
.benefit
to
every
.resident
of
our
I
city.-1
wc;uldEUgge&t.thatJ.hls
idea,
merely
stated
facts
when
he
said
that
the
city
had
had
a
deficit
of
$43,000
In
operating
In
1941
and
$48,000
In
1942.
Two
years
ago
there
had
been
a
cash
surplus
of
$80,000
but,
when
this
council
c
amebic
to
olflce.-herojna3
only
far
from
being
premature,
Is
one
$1Z,000.
Also
there
had
been
cerr
that
Is
timely
and
should
have
the
,
tain
commitments
made
last
year
serious
consideration
of
all
of
us.
in
regard
to
the
purchase
of
I
should
like
to
see
plans
made
equipment
amounting
to
$13,000
now
for
a
survey
of
the
possibill-
for
which
there
was
no
provision
ties,
so
that
when
the
war
ends
In
last
year's
estimates.
Also
$4,500
i
we
should
be
able
to
proceed
with-
had
to
be
provided
for
reservoir
fold
from
the
point
of
increasing
met.
An
honest
endeavour
was
the
community
Income
and
of
the
being
macje
to
meet
all
bills
with-rehabilltatlon
of
many
of
our
de-'out
recourse
to
borrowing
and
to
mobilized
servicemen.
Speaking
on
the
present
civic
situation,
Mayor
Watts
Said
there
were
many
angles
which
might
be
I
interesting
but,
perhaps,
De
wen
to
consiaer
me
unanciai
aspect
of
the
city's
affairs.
The
mayor
delved
back
Into
keep
expenditures
within
the
lim
its
of
anticipated
revenues.
There
were
many
pressing
prob-lemS
facing
the
municipal
admin-
It
would
'
istration,
the
mayor
said.
Bearing
councils'
had
set
about
to
build
streets
and
provide
for
water
supply,
schools
.and
the
usual
services.
Due
to
the
physical
nature
of
the
townsite
vast
sums
of
money
were
required
for
the
public
works
projects
.which
were
undertaken
and
each
succeeding
council
borrowed
as
required.
The
city's
future
ap-
VarrH
Virlcrhf
nnH
with
nrnrtlpnllv
LONDON,
April
22-Several
per-
every
parcel
of
,and
on
the
taX
sons
were
killed
In
a
town
on
the
rolls
and
meetlng
the
ievy
the
debt
eastern
Scottish
coast
yesterday
,nH
nnt
,nn
hpavv
xtnv!PVPr
the
large
sum
required
annually
for
debt
service,
it
would
be
diffl-.
cult
for
this
and
succeeding
coun-
civic
history,
telling
how
the
early
ells
to
obtain
the
finances
re
quired
to
reconstruct
and
maintain
streets,
sewers
and
other
utilities
that
were
even
now
showing
signs
of
excessive
deterioration
under
the
load
they
were
carrying
and
for
which
they
were
never
designed.
"Consideration
of
these
problems
Indicates
the
need
for
a
realistic
and
sympathetic
attitude
on
the
part
of
our
government,"
Mr.
Watts
declared,
"It
Is
not
necessary
for
me
to.
labor
the
point
as
to
the
picture
changed.
Gradually
Who
or
wnat
is
responsible
for
the
more
and
more
property
reverted
present
state
of
the
city
services,
to
the
city
at
tax
sale.
Assessments
I
can
assure
you
that
the
city
on
land
were
reduced
as
property
council
is
fully
alive
to
the
neces-values
declined
and,
eventually,
,
sity
of
having
our
case
thoroughly
Instead
of
7,000
or
8.000
owners
and
properly
presented
to
the
ap-paylng
a
levy
of
$267,000
In
the
:
proprlate
authorities.
Our
Interests
year
1922,
there
were
only
some
'
must
not
and
will
not
be
preju-3,000
paying
$135,000
In
1941
In
diced
by
premature
or
ill-consld-the
meantime
during
the
period
of
.ered
action.
Every
effort
Is
being
receivership
under
administration
made
to
obtain
relief
In
the
near
of
a
commissioner,
the
debt
had
future."
been
refunded
on
a
twenty-year
More
Milk
Asked
basis,.
This
meant
that
the
present
The
Gyro
Club
endorsed
a
res-and
future
civic
administrations
,olution
from
the
Prince
Rupert
i
.1
,
A.nftAn
lt.I
'Dn.ont.TflQftnoK'
oPWlflTlrtn
rP.
the
sale
of
tax
must
una
uu,uuu
annuau
iur
f-"w"
Interest
and
sinking
lund
require-
quesung
me
ituciai
suinumnu
!mcnts.
,
1
to
use
Its
good
of
fices
In
assuring
I
His
WorshiD
proceeded
to
ex-'that
there
was
a
more
adequate
n
(
-n-tinn'l
Pn
rl
1
Dlaln
hOW
WC
CIVIC
DUOECt
Lot
6,
block
7,
section
8,
William
Murphy,
$40.
Harry
Hansen
and
.Gudron
Hansen,
lot
16,
block
28,
section
6,
$216.-67.
Fiancls
O.
Bird,
lot
16,
block
13,
section
7,
$115.
Frank
A.
McLean,
lot
4,
block
6,
section
1,
$435.
.
.
Clifford
O.
Ham,
lot
18,
block
4,
section
5,
$1800.
.
Najeeb
Mussallem,
lot
6,
block
33,
section
1,
$3250.
.1.
be
raised
necessary
to
raise
by
levy
fthls
year
was
$177,000
and
to
do
this
a
mill
rate
of
50
was
re
quired,
the
rate
being
on
was
supply
of
canned
milk
here.
""I
'
i
.
.
,
.1
n
1.1
I
IIP
T
n.it
...
U
.n
M
G.
Johnson,
$220.
j
drawn
up,
how
the
departments
riesmeiu
vv.
.
otu,
vyuu
ao
prepared
their
estimated
expendl-
In
the
chair,
asked
Gyros
who
had
turcs
and
how
the
treasurer
com-
not
already
done
so
to
join
In
the
puted
as
closely
as
possible
the;
new
local
reserve
unit
In
which
amount
of
revenue
the
city
might
fit
was
proposed
to
open
up
a
new
expect
to
derive"
from
all
sources
company
of
recruits,
with
the
exception
of
the
current
There
was
a
large
attendance
of
tax
levy.
Eventually,
the
council
members
at
the
luncheon
and
sev-determlned
in
the
of
Capt.
the
sum
of
money
to'el
guests
persons
Carter,
Capt.
Hall,
Elmer
Green,
Gerald
McBaln
and
Capt.
Andrew
Johnstone.
Len
Griffiths,
the
onejlatest
new
member,
was
welcor.ed.