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n
nn
rltlah
and
American
armies
In
ii
ii
1
j
gainst
tne
reireaung
axis
iorces.
The
British
First
Army
gained
or
five
miles
by
surprise
at-
ck
In
he
MedJez-el-Bab
bulge
ea
and
Is
still
pushing
on
fol-
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IVin
uniting
t9
(Ha
Camnrl
nited
States
Army
Corps
and
c
nrltlsh
Eiehth
Armv
in
the
lent.lc
.
puruslt
pf
the
enemy
In
p
muth.
It
was
announced
ves-
rday
The
British
Hirst
Army's
advance
the
northern
sector
carried
its
anguards
to
within
less
than
enty-seven
air
miles
of
Tunis,
azl-held
capital
of
the
French
rotectorate.
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Theft
I
icn
Ic
Hnorrl
LUill.
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11
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ll
inr,
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lit.
e
i.ttraii
Mouths
Suspended
Sentence
August
M.
Vanderberghe
pleaded
ii.iv
Dtrars
st
nentiiarv
Mamsirate
D
Vance
to
theft
of
a
camera
Shampsu'hprp
h
was
rmnlnvpd.
He
a
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a
aupriiutu
ociitciicc;
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mth:
with
$15.70
coutt
costs,
occupiea
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R0TARIANS
ory
of
Senior
Member,
John
Dybhavn.
Tribute
to
the
rnemory
of
the
S
iillii'UUl
w
UIUI
-J
The
VWWOOlVll
Ul
VtVKb
oy
ine
rnnce
uupeir
no
nrtt
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s
luncucuii.
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y
Coi
J
w.
Nlcholls,
the
club
pas-
he
rtlr,M-j
......
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W1U1UUI,
JJ1U
OL
Nicholls
derlareri
that,
from
'l
the
late
Mr.
Dybhavn
was
one
v
juicat
jneii
ne
naa
ever
mei.
M
nrm.
.
.ii.
.
.
...
i.
-
-"sauiiauons
naving
as
uieir
ine
aavancement
or
-"uuUy
ana
nusinPKS
me
on
ca'
lines.
His
naisinir
was'
a
luss
to
ine
communuv
in
wy
Club
the
hiehesk
ideals
of
"'c"
he
had
so
.well
personified
nl
In
which
he
had
been
a
val-
aim
nara-worKing
memoer.
ROM
STEREOTYPE
uijp
printing.
0
The
latest
information
regarding
the
food
parcel
acknowledgement
cards
received
from
British
prison
ers
of
war
In
Europe
states
that
18,377'
parcels
have
been
received
bstwjgiupbiuary,
.ancLHarclx..lO
1943.
Each
or
mcse
cams
was
placed
In
a
food
parcel
packed
by
our
Society
in
Canada
and
returned
by
the
prisoner
who
received
the
parcel.
All
letters
for
prisoners
in
the
Far
East
should
be
very
biiel
and
either
typed
or
printed
in
block
letters.
Information
as
to
tne
manner
of
addressing
these
letters
may
be
obtained
at
all
Post
Offices.
The
government
also
announces
that
more
than
200,000
letters,
some
of
them
from
Canada,
have
recently
been
distributed
to
national
of
the
United
Nations
in-
toinnri
in
rinonncn
q
nn
.iiinir'x
-
.
i
.
-
r
A
r
Kn
Owner
Vandcrbetche
Is
now
em-
mg
soriea
in
japan
m
aic
w
WOrri
rl!ph
woanlnff
n
-Ja
Tnrm
nr
nvnrltce
nn
I
irom
the
moulds
used
in
delivered
to
ine
prisoners
miuiwj.
One
thousand
capture
parcels
are
being
piopared
in
Canada
to
b2
shipped
to
our
overseas
office
for
use
in
emergency,
iwcmj-iuui
capture
parcels
were
sent
to
Cana
dian
prisoners
from
me
Lonaon
oi-
fice
during
January
1943.
Hie
Japanese
government
nas
announced
that
there
Is
now
post
al
communication
with
Thailand,
Malaya,
the
Philippines,
Java
and
Borneo,
buj,
that
the
only
communication
with
the
East
Indies
Is
by
cable
from
Tokyo
in
the
Japanese
language.
Unofficial
press
dispatches
have
announced
that
a
very
large
number
of
letters
have
been
dispatched
from
prisoners
of
war
in
Japanese
hands
and
are
expected
to
arrive
in
Great
Britain
Khnrt.lv.
This
rr-Doit
is
being
inves
tigated
and
an
announcement
will
probably
toe
forthcoming
soon.
The
inquiry
bureau
has
recently
been
concentrating
its
efforts
on
seeing
that
a
personal
quarterly
parcel
is
sent
to
every
Canadian
prisoner
by
his
next-of-kin
or
his
acting
next-of-kin.
It
has
been
found
that
there
are
some
prison
ers
whose
next-of-kin
have
never
rpoplvod
nr
.iDDlied
for
the
neces
sary
labels
and
that
some
next-of-
kin,
who
have
receivea
iiiue
not
sent
forward
their
parcels,
uu
Is
often
due
to
confusion
but
it
is
possible
that
it
may
be
due
to
lack
of
knowledge
thus
the
local
Red
Cross
can
offer
the
necessary
help.
SPIT-AND-POLISH
BACK
LONDON,
April
9
tt-Spit-ancj-pollsh
is
coming
back
to
the
British
Army.
The
War
Office
has
cancelled
previous
instructions
which
boot-pol-lshlng
cut
out
button-shining,
and
the
blancolng
of
equip-ment
as
"smart
appearance
Is
important
to
a
man's
mind."
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Half
an
hour
aftw:
sunset
to
Maximum
half
,an
hour
before
sunrise.)
Minimum
9:01
p.m.
to
6:26
a.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRA
(,
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
.
WVTT
Mrt
OA
U-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
'B.C.,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
9,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
1
XIS
Are
In
Full
Flidkit
In
Africa
APLES
IS
HT
AT
AIM
111
nunui
!B
Ale
Illactrl
Kv
1I9VV
Allied
Bombers
CAIRO,
April
9
A
commu-
.
i
il
l
I
11
L
Uf
J
t,
W
J
-ww-
.
yuIUh
t-n-irf.
nf
NnnlPs
and
t.hp
...
.
UA'n
UlnptaJ
4Un
VinUnr.
.
.ii
I
4
Arm
f
mio
nf
Ifacelni
HUGE
BOMBERS
DOWN
80
NAZI
PLANES
NEAR
TUNIS
A
pall
of
oily,
black
smoke,
CENTRE,
marksthe
"bag"
of
U.S.
army
air
force,
bomber
wing,
wing,
which
just
raided
Installations
and
fuel
dumps
at
the
Axis
airport
at
El
Auina,
near
Tunis.
The
huge
bombers
which
carried
out
the
raid
have
re-formed
into
formation
and
are
winging
their
way
home.
In
addition,
reconnaissance
revealed,
at
least
80
Nazi
planes
caught
napping
were
destroyed.
SERVING
OF
PRISONERS
Summary
Tells
of
Valuable
Work
Red
Cross
is
Doing
Salle
tin
J
JAPAN
HAS
JITTERS
NEW
YOltK
Japan
has
had
a
fresh
attack
of
bomb
Jitters
as,
the
Tokyo
radio
for
the
second
time
in
twenty-four
hours
warned
the
Japanese
people
that
a
new
American
bombing
assault
might
come
at
any
time
"either
from
China
continent,
the
Aleutians
or
from
alicraft
carriers."
-
"
-
EDENWELL
-SATlSFrEir"
LONDON
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden,
discussing
recen
conferences
in
Washington,
told
the
House
nf
Commons
today
that
he
had
invited
Secretary
of
Stale
Cordell
Hull
to
visit
London
and
said
he
was
satisfied
that
there
is
complete
agreement
between
Great
Britain
and
the
United
States
on
future
policy
toward
France.
Cheers
greeted
Captain
Eden's
statement
that
in
his
visit
to
Ottawa
he
had
found
"Canada's
war
effort
truly
amazing."
RUHR
RAIDED
A
CAIN
LONDON
The
Royal
Air
Force
again
raided
industrial
objectives
of
the
Reich
in
the
Ruhr
valley
with
.bombing
attacks
last
night.
Twenty-one
bombers,
four
Canadian,
arc
missing.
RATTLE
OF
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
Both
sides
arc
bringing
up
heavy
reinforcements
in
the
Russo-Oerman
war
and
there
are
indications
that
the
Nazis
may
undertake
a
large
scale
spring
offensive.
Meanwhile
land
fight-lp
operations
continue
light
on
account
of
the
spring
thaw.
All
German
attacks
have
been
thrust
back
and
the
Red
Army
has
made
some
further
local
gains.
NAZI
ENVOYS
CHANGED
BERLIN
German
diplomatic
representatives
to
Spain
and
the
Vatican
are
to
be
changed,
according
to
reports.
A
shake-up
may
extend
right
into
the
foreign
office.
Alberta
Town
Having
Flood
...Three
or
Tour
Blocks
of
Red
Deer
arc
Covered
and
No
Subsiding
Yet
RED
DEER,
Alberta,
April
9
This
town
Is
still
threatened
by
floods,
Three
or
four
city
blocks
are
covered
with
flood
waters
which
have
not
yet
started
to
recede.
WINNIPEG
IN
FIN
AL
Rangers
Win
Western
Junior
Hockey
Championship.
From
'
Saskatchewan
SASKATOON,
April
9
tB
Winnipeg
Rangers
won
the
western
junior
hockey
championship
by
defeating
Saskatoon
three
to
two.
Winnipeg
will
now
meet
Oshawa
Generals
or
Montreal
Canadlgns
In
the
Dominion
finals.
!
Sentence
Withheld,
Must
Pay
Damages
Assault
Case
Involving
Ship's
Offi
cer
and
Vancouver
Fireman
Concluded
James
Victor'
O'Connor,
Van-
:ouver
fireman,
pleaded
guilty
n
police
court
yesteiday
before
Stlp
endlary
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance,
to
assault
causing
grievous
bodily
harm
to
Percival
Hughes-Hallett,
assistant
purser
of
the
steamer
Prince
George.
He
was
given
a
sus
icnded
sentence
of
six
months
with
an
undertaking
that
he
would
nay
considerable
damages.
W.
Fulton
defended
the
case
and
T,
W.
Brown
prosecuted.
OIL
PRODUCTION
FISH
,
According
to
Dr.
Cecil
von
Bonde,
South
African
director
of
fisheries,
South
African
fishing
banks
contain
greater
quantities
of
oil
producing
fish
than
dox
the
banks
of
Newfoundland.
SUNNY
(?)
LONDON
LONDON,
April
9
0)
February
was
the
suunlest,
month
In
London'
MUST
PAY
S0METAX
Complete
1912
Forgiveness
Urged
by
Hon.
It.
B.
Hanson
Not
Practicable,
Says
Hsley
OTTAWA,
April
9
HonJt
.B.
Hansnn.
Conservative
Progressive
member
for
York-Sudbury,
New
Brunwick,
and
former
Leader
of
the
Opposition
urged
In
Parliament
slerday
the
comp'lete
forgiveness
of
all
unpaid
1942
income
taxes
instead
of
the
fifty
percent
forgiveness.
,
Hon.
J:
h.
Hsley,
minister
of
finance,
said
that,
to
do
so.
would
Ihrcv.
out
all
the
estimates.
,1
COMMUNITY
GARDENING
New
1'lan
Suggested
at
Horticultural
Society
Meeting
A.
O.
OUen,
"the
friendly
garden
er"
spoke
at
some
length
at
a
cen
proposed
that
a
system
of
com
munity
gardening
was
an
important
part
of
the
war
effort.
Such
an
etfo.t
here
was
quite
possible
and
choirld
interest
several
hundred
indents.
Mr.
Olsen
stated
that
the
military
would
toe
glad
to
co-oper
ate
as
much
as
possible
and
he
advocated
organization
at
an
early
date.
Possible
sites
were
discussed
aloirg
with
various
other.
consider
H.
T.
Lock,
theJ-chalrman,
was
of
the
opinion
that
for
thfs
year
In
dividual
effo.t
should,
be
encouraged
owing
to
lack
of
time
to
organize
any
group
method.
It
was
suggested
that
Mr.Olsen's
radio
talks
and
other
articles
dealing
with
gardening
and
the
proposed
community
effort
should
be
publicized
as
much
as
possible.
Mrs.
J.
B.
Gibson
moved
and
Mrs.
C.
J.
'Norrlngton
seconded
a
motion
that
the
newspapers
be
approached
with
a
view
to
having
this
done.
Mrs.
It.
L.
Mcintosh
moved
and
S.
A.
Cheeseman:
seconded
a
motion
that
the
president
and
Mr.
Olsen
should
arrange
for
another
meet-
ng
when
they
considered
suffici
ent
interest
had
been
aroused
to
assure
a
larger
turnout.
Mr.
Cheeseman
mentioned
th
subject
of
gardening
as
It
might
apply
to
school
children.
Some
ef
-
ft
to
encoura'js
child'
en's
gar
dens
Is
anticipated.
Mr.
OLsen
mentioned
the
co-operative
system
of
Norway
which
took
into
consld-
ratlon
this
subject.
Present
at
the
meeting
were,
H.
T.
Lock,
chairman,
Mrs.
Glllett,
Mrs.
Dean
Gibson,
Mrs.
R.
L.
Mcintosh,
Mrs.
Norrirtgton,
Mrs.
Reed.
Mr.
and
Mjs.
Lyham,
Mr.
S.
A4.
Cheeseman,
S.
Massey,
P.
C.
Miller,
Mr.
Olsen
and
Secretary
C.
G.
Ham.
The
meeting
war,
held
at
the
Court"
House
A.
R.
P.
shelter.
VICTORIA
GOES
UP
WINNIPEG.
April
8
if
Victoria
cjAnny
defeated
Winnipeg
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
four
to
three
to
lead
the
western
senior
hockey
finals
In
the
Allan
Cup
play-offs
two
gams
to
one.
OLD
SAN
MARINO
Situated
In
the
Apennlnes-in
th?
heart
of
Italy,
San
Marino,
with
area
38
square
miles
and
population
of
34,545,
claims
to
be
the
oldest
state
in
Europe.
It
was
founded
in
the
fourth
century.
PUEBLO
CLIFF-DWELLERS
rmf-rfwpHers.
formerly
believed
for
nearly
41
years.
The
capital
had
to'
be
a
vanished
race
on
the
Am-
78
hours
of
sunshine,
one
more
erlcan
continent,
are
now
recog-than
the'
previous
high
figure.
nlzed
as
early
Pueblo
Indians.
Many
Prisoners
Being
Taken
as
Beaten
Men
Of
Rommel
Fall
Back
Line
of
Retreat
is
From
Abandoned
Mahares
to
Sea
at
Sfax
Enemy
Being
Given
Merciless
Aerial
Pounding
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
April
9
(CP)
Axis
forces
are
abandoning
Mahares,
only
22
miles
south
of
the
vital
harbor
of
Sfax,
and
railway
town
of
Mezzouna
in
continuing
withdrawal
under
Allied
blows
on
a
broad
front
between
the
central
Tunisian
mountains
and
the
sea,
it
was
disclosed
today.
Armored
vanguards
of
the
British
Eighthy
'
Army
are
pursuing
Marshal
Erwin
lSJ'T'l?
C"!1
Rommel's
beaten
men
who
are
j
l
J,
JjJ
j,
neeing
norm
irom
Manares
ana
northeast
from
Mezzouna,
52
miles
from
Sfax,
under
hammering
PRICES
AND
WAGES
PEG
of
the
Allied
air
force.
A
communique
announced
that
the
Eighth
Army
had
taken
9,500
prisoners
since
the
initial
attack
on
Wadeil
Akarlt
positions
Tues-
exal
meeting
or
the
Prince
Rupert
day
and
mllltary
quarters
said
that
horticultural
Society
last
nleht
and,
1,300
more
were
captured
by
Americans
in
a
mop-up
of
the
El
Ouetar
sector.
Drastic
Action
Against
Inflation
-
Takeif
hy"
United"
States
"
President
WASHINGTON,
DC,
April
9
(CP)
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
virtually
froze
all
prices
and
drastically
tightened
the
bnrrfcrs
against
wage
increases
in
a
sweeping
order
aainnt
inflation
in
the
United
States.
To
back
up
wae
controls
President
Roosevelt
authorized
the
manpower
commissioner,
Paul
McNutt,
to
forbid
anyone
to
take
a
new
job
at
higher
pay
unless
the
change
would
aid
the
war
program.
The
War
labor
Board
has
been
given
a
general
order
to
refuse
all
further
wage
or
salary
increases.
President
Roosevelt
asked
Congress
to
enact
tax
and
savings
legislation
to
hold
in
'check
purchasing
power.
A
ceiling
his
been
ordered
placed
on
(he
prices
of
all
commodities
affecting
the
cost
of
living.
LABOR
TO
BE
PROBED
Inquiry
Into
Wages
and
Relations
To
be
Held
in
Canada,
it
Is
Announced
OTTAWA,
April
8
(CP)
Plans
for
an
Immediate
public
inquiry
into
"matfers
affecting
labor
relations
,
and
wage
conditions
In
Canada
were
announced
yesteiday
by
the
National
War
Labor
Board.
The
aim
of
the
inquiry
will
be
to
formu
late
a
report
"with
constructive
re-
Defeats
Winnipeg
Royal
Canadian
!
commendations
for
co-ordinated
Air
Force
Two
Games
to
One
program
on
labor
relations
and
wage
matters."
"The
situation
prevailing
In
Canada
today
In
respect'
to
labof
matters
generally
and
having
particular
regard
to
the
existing
war
emergency
makes
it
appear
necessary
and
advisable
that
an
Inquiry
of
thls'kind
should
be,
Instituted
at
once,"
said
the
$oar,d.
Preliminary..,
public,,
sessions
wltl
be
held
in
Ottawa
April
15
and
16
to
make
a
general
canvass
of
methods
and
program
for
the
lnsuiry.
WAR
ECLIPSES
TRAMPS
LONDON,
April
9
W
Britain's,
tramp
population
has
virtually
vanished
since
the
war
began.
For
the
first
time
in
Poor
Law
history
the
number
of
transients
has
fallen
below
the
1,000
mark.
ON
LOAN
Trophy
Being
Tut
up
for
Community
Having
Best
Idea
To
Stir
Up
Ltfral
Interest
OTTAWA,
April
9
The
National
War
Finance
Committee
announces
that
presentation
of
a
trophy
will
be;
made
to
the
community
which
evolves
and
executes
the
best
idea
stirring
up
and
reflecting
local
interset
in
the
forthcoming
campaign
in
support
of
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan.
The
competition
will
be
open
to
all
communities
from
villages
to
the
largest
cities
and
the
nature
of
the
contest
issuch
that
all
cpm-rminltles'wilfhave
i
an
equal
chance
to
win.
Separate
awards
will
also
be
made
to
In
groups
classified
by
population.
Detroit
Wins
Stanley
Cup
BOSTON,
April
8
'W
Detroit
Red
Wlnss
-won
the
Stanley
Cup
by
defeating
Boston
Bruins
two
to
nothing
last
nicht.
winnlne
the
final
sprles
with
four
straight
victories.
New
Enlistments
In
Prince
Rupert
Two
More
Join
Up
for
Veterans'
Home
Guard
and
One
for.....r"
Active
Army
'
"
William
John
Peterson
and
Wll-
.
liam
Jones,
both
of
Winnipeg,
left
here
on
this
morning's
train
for
Vancouver
to
enlist
In
the
Veterans
Home
Guard.-
Peterson
Is
forty-nine
years
of
age
and
a
machine
shop
keeper.
Jones
Is
forty-three
years
old
and
a
miner.
Last
night
Clifford
Stirling
Silll-
ker,
19-yc--:
old
laborer
from
Port
Arthur,
1-
r
c.
for
Vancouver
to
enlist
in
the
Canadian
active
army,
CANUCK
FORESTER'S
DEED
ABERDEEN,
April
.9
B
Pte..
Gerald
St.
Jean
of
Fort
Cologne",
'
Que.,
21-year
old
member
of
"'the
Canadian
Forestry
Corps,
jumped
fully
clothed
Into
the
River
Don
here
and
saved
a
two-year-old
girl
from
drowning.
'
,
Back
To
Land
Order
Issued
.
VANCOUVER,
April
9
Far-
mers
who
have
been
working
on
British
Columbia
war
Indus-
tries
are
being
ordered
to
re-
turn
to
their
farm
Jobs.
The
"
movement
will
be
gradual
so
as
not
to
disrupt
the
Industrial
S.
1
,
-,
,,1
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L
;
...
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