nlv
and
communications
services
and
some
medical
officers.
The
voyage
from
England
was
uneventful.
ATTACK
REVIVED
First
Actlyity
in
Some
.
Time
on
Tunisian
Front
Is
Reported-Britons
Capture
Hills
At
UFO
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
Jan.
6
ff'
British
troops
attacking
fifteen
miles
west
of
Mateur
have
driven
the
enemy
from
strategic
hills
and
now
are
mopping
up
Ja
thg,
firV
acyvjty.
on
ths
northern
Tunisian
front
m
seme
time,
an
official
spokesman
announ
i
d
today.
Mateur
is
twenty
miles
southwest
of
Bizerte.
The
attack
was
supported
by-
Royal
Air
Force
fighters
and
bombers
which
downed
five
German
plane
,
for
.the
loss
of
one.
Allied
planes
from
Malta
bombed
Sou:
ie
last
night.
Objectives
in
Sicily
were
also
bombed
by
the
Royal
Air
Force.
Pool
Resources
Of
Agriculture
Hon.
J,
G.
Gardiner
in
United
States
to
DI'Ji'uss
Plan
Alone
These
Lines
WASHINGTON,
D.
C,
Jan.
6
Hon
J
G,
Oardlner,
minister
of
ag
riculture
for
Canada,
Is
on
a
visit
'
Washington
to
discuss
with
the
Secretary
of
Agriculture
for
the
United
States
the
possibility
of
merging
the
agricultural
resources
oi
both
countries
to
assist
more
cf-
fwtively
in
the
prosecuting
of
the
war
A
Joint
agricultural
board
may
be
formed.
u
bishopries
MONTREAL
Kt.
Rev.
Arthur
Carlisle,
Anglican
Bishop
of
Montreal,
died
yesterday.
Passengers
leaving
for
Vancou
ver
included
Clyde
Morals,
George
uunsarc,
G.
W.
MJore,
O..C.
Brown
John
Logan
and
F.
D.
Clark.
:
Major
Ball
To
Open
April
21
CHICAGO,
Jan.
6
(W
Major
baseball
leagues
decided
yes-
,f,rday
to
set
back
the
open-
ing
of
the
1943
season
eight
days
to
April
21
but
voted
for
an
extended
playing
period
of
one
week
closing
October
3.
Spring
training
Is
also
curtail-
tailed
with
no
clubs
going
to
southern
haunts
but
remain-
Ing
closer
to
their
home
cities.
SOLDIERS
ONLEAVE
Were
Prominent
Among
Recent
Holiday
Visitors
at
Smilhers
SMITHERS,
Jan.
6
The
holiday
season
at
Smithers
passed
off
very
luletly
with
ideal
winter
weather
in
which
to
celebrate
both
Christmas
and
New
Years.
A
large
number
of
soldiers
from
military
camps
spent
their
holiday?
in
Smithers.
One
lot
of
these
hat
the
Christmas
holidays
here
and
upon
their
return
to
camp,
anothei
lot
was
released
for
New
Year.
The
citizens
of
Smithers
opened
their
doors
to
these
visitors
and
practically
everyone
enjoyed
a
Christmas
or
a
New
Year
dinner
in
local
homes
while
many
of
them
who
were'
unable
to
find
hotel
accom
modation
in
town,
were
billeted
in
Smithers
homes
during
their
few
days
visit
here.
The
Canadian
Legion
was
active
In
getting
these
men
located
so
that
everyone
was
able
to
enjoy
his
short
visit
in
town.
The
men
took
advantage
of
their
visit
here
to
get
in
some
skating
and
skiing
and
also
some
curling
as
these
are
sports
that
they
have
not
been
stole
to
enjoy
in
their
mlltary
camp
life.
A
great
many
Smithers
boys
who
are
stationed
in
the
military
forces
ill
through
the
country
were
able
to
get
back
home
for
a
few
days
mliday.
many
of
them
coming
from
as
far
away
as
Ontario.
Among
those
being
able
to
get
home
were
Lieut.
J.
Graham,
Lieut.
Mike
O'Neill.
Corp.
Don
Colllson.
A.
f.
2
Ken
Colllson,
LAC
Doug.
Kerr,
AC
Mel
Kerr,
LAC
Fred
Watson,
Able
Seaman
Mlddleton,
Pte.
Jack
Chapman
and
a
number
of
others.
Only
One
Old
quiet
Case
On
List
Days
for
Legal
Action
Prince
Rupert
in
These
are
quiet
days
for
legal
ac
tion
in
Prince
Rwert.
There
is
only
one
case
on
the
calendar
for
hearing
before
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
In
County
Court
this
month.
It
1
a
long
standing
action
originatln?.
at
Terrace
in
which
Helen
BrooKes
seeks
specific
performance
by
Robert
Braun
of
a
contract
for
sale
ot
land.
Hearing
has
been
set
for
Jan
uary
28.
W.
O.
Fulton
is
acung
as
counsel
for
the
plaintiff
and
Robert
Braun'
for
the
defendant.
YANKS
GAIN
NEW
GROUND
Americans
Capture
Strategic
Posi-
lions
on
Guadalcanal
Island
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
6
American
troops
on
Guadalcanal
have
gained
strategic
high
ground
overlooking
their
air
Held
from
the
south
and
Tiave
repulsed
six
enemy
counter-attacks,
killing
a
total
of
150
Japanese.
Occupation
of
the
new
positions
southwest
of
the
air
field
constituted
what
ap
peared
to
be
the
first
important
advance
of
the
American
ground
forces
on
the
island
in
weeks.
Flying
Fortresses
Shot
Down
Nazis
United
States
Bombers
Get
Best
of
German
Fighters
Over
St.
Nazaire
LONDON,
Jan.
6
O)
United
States
flying
fortresses
which
raided
St.
Nazaire
in
German
Occupied
France
Sunday
shot
down
thirty-eight
Nazi
fighters,
the
Dally
Express
said
yesterday.
Seven
fortresses
failed
to
return.
WORLD
LEADERS'
WIVES
SPEAK
FOR
RUSSIA
1
J
.1
,iry
mm
LVf
t.
I
ii
i
Hi
m
ii
The
wives
of
two
great
Allied
leaders
are
stressing
aid
for
broadcast
to
North
Winston
Churchill
Russia
in
speeches.
Mrs.
Ame
fca
New
Year's
Day.
Mrs.
Eleanor
Roosevelt
will
address
m"ss
in
Montreal
on
the
evening
of
Tuesday
Jan.
19.
a
ra
at
first
.
hand,
conditions
BoTh
speakers
who
have
studied
war
fell
for
stricken
women
and
children
of
the
need
for
supplies
Russia.
.
In
war-ravaged
.
SOVIETS
WGE
WAR
Brave
Russian
soldiers
man
anti-aircraft
guns
to
rout
Nazis
BULLETINS
SHACKLED
PRISONERS
LONDU.S
lictmany,
it
is
stated
here,
has
not
yet
unshackled
British
prisoners
of(
war
although
Britain
and
Canada
did
some
time
ago.
A
statement
is
expected
to
be
made
to
Parliament
at
an
early
date
by
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
on
the.
subject.
LEBRUN
TO
NORTH
AFRICA?
VICHY
Reports
in
New
York
that
Former
President
Albert
Le-brun
of
France
has
arrived
in
North
Africa
are
denied
here.
BOWLING
ALLEY
BLAST
CHICAGO
Five
persons
were
killed
and
more
than
one
hundred
injured
when
fire
swept
a
south
side
bowling
alley
last
night.
Explosion
preceded
the
fire
and
there
was
panic.
MEAT
SHORTAGE
TORONTO
Meat
shortage
is
developing
in
many
parts
of
Eastern
Canada.
There
is
little
beef
and
pork
has
disappeared
entirely
at
many
places.
NO
REGULATION
PLANNED
OTTAWA
The
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
announces
that
there
will
be
no
regulating
of
hours
of
ictail
stores
in
Canada.
Anything
they
do
willbc
voluntary
on
the
part
of'
the
retailers
themselves.
HENRY
ARMSTRONG
WINS
LOS
ANGELES
Henry
Armstrong
won
a
ten-round
decision
from
Jim
McDaniels
here
last
night.
,
TO
MAKE
STATEMENT
.MONTREAL
Pat
Conroy,
sec-,
rctary
of
the
Canadian
Congress
or
Labor,
will
nnkc
a
statement
Fr'day
in
reran!
to
the
dismite
among
C.C.F.
factions
at
Vancouver
over
the
ousting
of
the
local
executive.
Seventeen
Year
Old
Boys
May
RED
CROSS
CAMPAIGN
Annual
Meeting
Here
Set
For
Jan
uary
21
Local
Executive
Meeting
-At
arrneetlng,jofjocal
Red
Cross
executives
held
last
evening
in
the
City
HalL
with
President
W.
R.
McAfee
In
the
chair,
the
date
of
the
annual
general
meeting
of
the
branch
was
set
for
January
21.
The
olace
of
meeting;
is
yet
to
be
secured.
N'otice
was
received
from
the
Provincial
Commissioner
that
the
fourth
National
Red
Cross
financial
campaign
is
set
to
begin
bn
March
1.
The
time
is
chosen
to
synchronize
with
the
campaign
of
the
American
Red
Cross
to
make
a
continent
wide
appeal
for
a
united
cause.
The
selection
of
a
campaign
com
mlttee
was
placed
in
the
hands
of
the
president,
treasurer
and
secretary.
Further
infoimatlon
was
received
regarding
prisoner-of-war
parcels.
National
Red
Cross
reported
that
the
prison
camp
where
many
of
the
Dieppe
prisoners
are
confined
is
described
as
very
comfortable
with
indoor
sanitation,
excellent
provision
for
sport
and
in
very
pleasant
country.
In
connection
with
prisoner-of-
war
matters
Rev.
C.
A.
Wright
was
named
to
act
as
next-of-kin
ap
pointee
on
behalf
of
the
Red
Cross.
M's.
J.
B.
Gibson
reported
that
the
hospital
visiting
committee
was
?r"ntly
enla-gin'r
its
work
in
the
military
hospitals.
At
Christmas
this
committee,
with
the
assistance
of
the
work-room
committee,
made
up
223
gift
parcels,
each
contain
ing
eight
articles,
and
these
were
distributed
to
all
patients
in
this
area.
Reports
received
from
the
fT-?ps
showed
this
remembrance
was
much
aoprcciatcd.
Th
secretary
reported
that
the
British
Columbia
division
had
also
sent
a
quantity
of
hospital
supplies
and
indoor
games
for
the
local
IlllW
If
llll
rtrlllV
commandant
wno
expie&bcu
uu-
Authority
has
been
received
at
the
local
recruiting
office
of
the
Canadian
Army
to
enlist
boys
seventeen
years
of
age
with
the
written
consent
of
both
parents
or
guardian.
The
boys
will
be
paid
70c
per-day
until
they
are
seventeen
and
a
half
years
of
age
after
which
they
will
receive
standard
rates
of
pay.
They
will
not
be
sent
overseas
until
they
have
reached
the
full
age
established
for
this
purpose.
'
was
doing.
It
is
hoped
the
strength
of
the
Corns
will
be
Increased
In
the
near
future.
The
treasurer's
report
showed
receipts
for
the
month
of
$152.61.
EIGHT
AMBULANCE
CALLS
KILLED
IN
D
i-HOVINCIAL
L
IRRAKY
Local
Temperature
IlaillT'Mjeteg
Tomorrow's
Day
Maximum
-
Sunrise
10:01
Minimum
O,
Sunset
17:34
-
'
f$
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
AAAU,
itu.
t
o
o
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
6,
1943
PRICE"
FIVE
CENTS
V
Germ&vi
Army
In
Full
Retreat
CANADIANS
IN
AFRICA
Officers
and
N.C.O.'s
Sent
to
Tunisia
to
Gain
Experience
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA.-Jan.
6
D
A
detachment
of
Df
fleers
and
noncommissioned
officers
from
the
Canadian
Army
in
England
landed
recently
In
North
Africa
to
gain
battle
experience
with
the
British
First
Army
in
Tunisia.
While
comparatively
small,
the
first
group
of
the
Canadian
Army
to
Join
the
Allied
force
here
included
representatives
of
practically
every
type
of
unit
armored
regiments,
lnfahtry,
artillery,
sup-
Nazis
Blow
Up
Bridges
and
Mine
Roads
Before
Advancing
Russ
Forces
Many
Important
Places
Are
Liberate
hp-
Victorious
SovietsOne
Entire
Province
ii
Won
Back
MOSCOW,
Jan.
6
(CP)
The
German
army
was
reported
in
full
retreat
in
the
Caucasus
today,
blowing
up
bridges
and
mining
roads
in
.a
desperate
effort
to
check
'he
surging
advance
of
Russian
forces
driving
hard
at
its
heels.
The
Red
Star,
Army
newspaper,
said
that
Russian
forces
which
had
already
stormed
and
won
import
ant
towns
oi
mozqok,
NaicniK,
pro-
khladnenski,
Kotlyareyskays
and
Maiskoye
continued
their
advance
along
a
wide
front,
winning
back
a
number
of
additional
towns.
The
entire
province
of
North
Osetla,
lying
between
Ordshonik-idze
and
Nalchik,
had
been
won
back
under
the
Red
banner
by
Soviet
forces
operating
along
the
west
bank
of
the
Terek
River
while
other
Russian
troops
rolled
the
Germans
back
to
the
north,
Red
Star
asserted.
ROCK
FALL
Civilian
Employee
of
United
States
Engineers
Loses
His
Life
A
civilian
employeeof
the-Unlted
States
Engineering
.
Department
who
arrived
in
the
city
on
Christ
mas
day
was
killed
during
the
night
when
crushed
by
a
fall
of
rock
in
a
quarry
near
Galloway
Rapids.
The
remains
were
brought
into
the
city
and
placed
In
charge
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers.
An
in
quest
Is
to
be
held.
HARD
BLOW
UPON
JAPS
Nine
and
Probably
Ten
Vessels
of
Convoy
Sunk
or
Set
Afire
at
Rabaul
AUSTRALIAN
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS,
Jan.
6
(CP)
Allied
heavy
bombers,
including
flying,
fortresses
and
liberators,
struck
at
a
formidable
Japanese
naval
concentration
on
Tuesday
al
Rabaul,
New
Britain,
sinking
b
setting
afire
at
least
nine
and
probably
ten
vessels
totalling
moic
than
fifty
thousand
tons.
Direct
hits
were
scored
on
cieht
merchantmen
and
a
destroyer
tender.
Six
Japanese
planes
were
brought
down
during
the
raid.
Three
Japanese
vessels
are
reported
to
have
been
sunk
and
others
damaged
by
Allied
bombing
of
Burmese
ports.
British
and
United
States
planes
have
been
raiding
Mandalay
and
numerous
other
points
In
Buima.
Gasmata,
objectives
on
New
Guinea
and
Timor
Island
have
also
been
bombed
since
Mrs.
S.
D.
Johnston
stated
that
the
Red
Cro?
Corps
had
recently
1
A
1
C
Taking
Place
Marine
Obsequies
for
Capt.
Arthur
Shcret
Taking
Place
This
Afternoon
Burial
at
sea
is
taking
place
to
day
of
Capt.
Arthur
Sheret,
master
Kinr-P
ihn
first
of
the
vear
tho:or
ine
racnic
uoyie
navigation
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
iCo.'s
tug
Pacific
Coyle
No.
2,
who
ambulance,
operated
by
men
of
the
was
killed
last
week
when
-struck
fire
department,
has
Had
elgn;,by
a
train
in
tne
local
railway
Chili-Axis
Break
Due
On
Friday
BUENOS
AIRES.
Jan.
8
CP)
A
High
Foreign
Office
source
said
last
night
that
the
Argen-
ttne
government
has
been
in-
formed
Chill
will
break
off
relations
with
the
Axis
next
Friday.
Such
a
break
would
leave
Argentina
as
the
lone
western
hemisphere
country
maintaining
normal
diplomat-
lc
connections
with
the
Axis
nations
Germany,
Italy
and
Japan.
NO
BLAME
FOR
JAPS
Mass
Hysteria
Not
Nipponese
3Ien-
ace
Described
by
Official
as
Cause
for
Evacuation
TORONTO,
Jan.
6
0)
G.
E.
Trueman,
representative
of
the
British
Columbia
placement
commission
for
the
Japanese,
said
in
an
address
here
yesterday
that
"the
reason
for
the
mass
evacuation
of
Japanese
from
Pacific
coastal
areas
was
not
because
of
the
Japanese
but
of
the
white
residents.
The
problem
was
one
of
mass
hysteria
and
race
prejudice."
Mr.
Trueman
quoted
Assistant
Commissioner
J.
F.
Mead
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
as
saying
that
ther
had
been
no
knpwn
act
of
sabotage
or
attempt
ed
sabotage
by
Japanese
In
Canada.
DETAILS
OF
Wartime
Powers
of
Chemical
Controller
Upheld
by
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
OTTAWA,
Jan.
b
O)
One
of
the
test
references
In
which
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
yesterday
upheld
powers
of
the
federal
government
on
wartime
economic
con
trol
asked
If
regulations
In
rehtlon
to
chemicals
in
order-ln-counclt
of
July
10,
1941,
were
ultra
vires.
.TJia
answer
was
"No"
except
for
Para
graph
4
dealing
with
compensation
for
equipment
taken
over
by
the
chemical
controller.
The
second
question,
anwered
with
an
unqualified
"No,"
asked
if
an
order-in-councll
of
January
16,
1942,
by
the
chemicals
controller
was
ultra
vires.
Robert
Murray,
for
damaging
a
holly
tree
at
Falrvlew
Cemetery,
p.opcared
before
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
In
city
police
court
yester-
calls.
The
average
Is
two
calls
per
yards.
All
the
ceremonial
of
burial
day
for
sentence
and
was
given
day.
Is
being
conducted.
a
tnree
momns-
suspended
term.