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BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
XXXII,
No.
19
A
Soft,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
23,
1913
PRICE-
FIVE
CENT8
vs
f
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Tripoli
las
Now
Fallen
To
Allies
m
it
trike
To
Be
Ended
l'riine
Minister
and
(Jnjn
Issue
Statement
Indicating
thai
Settlement
of
Steel
Dispute
is
Near
OTTAWA,
Jan.
23
(CD
A
joint
statement
by
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
and
the
United
Sfeel
Workers
of
America
early
today
said
that
the
way
seems
clear
for
an
immediate
resumption
of
work
in
Canada's
basic
steel
industry
and
added
that
details
of
agreement
of
settlement
were
being
forwarded
to
local
unions
of
plants
in
Saull
Ste.
Marie,
Trenton
and
Sydney.
Details
of
the
agreement
were
not
made
public
and
the
statement
did
not
Indicate
when
production
might
be
expected
to
resume.
RUSSIANS
ADVANCING
Continue
to
Tush
on
Following
Capture
of
Salsk
Yesterday
MOSCOW.
Jan.
23
V
Soviet
troops,
smashing
through
German
defence
lines
along
,
the
Manych
Waterway,
have
captured
the
Important
railroad
centre
and
air
base
of
Salsk,
100
miles
southeast
of
Rustov.
arid
have
now
dispersed
frc
h
German
forces
which
for
a
time
threatened
to
slow
up
the
Ru
Man
advance
In
southwestern
sectors,
dispatches
from
the
front
said
today.
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RUSSIA
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acknowledged
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5.00
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Co.
5.00
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Assn.
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donations
under
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5.00
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5.00
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The
public
are
advised
that
every
authorized
collector
carries
off!
credentials
In
the
Receipt
uuok.
NOVEL
CHRISTMAS
GIFT
STOCKHOLM.
Jan.
23
Russian
naval
personnel
interned
near
otrannnas,
Sweden,
sent
King
Qui
wv
v
of
Sweden
a
Christmas
gift
of
a
ycale
model
of
the
old
Swedish
shlp-of-Hne
Rattvlsan,
which
they
""'it
tncmselves.
ACK-ACK
GUNS
Alert
anti-aircraft
guns
aboard
an
America
uuxi
iaiy
naval
vessel
are
seen;
guarding
laden
transport
in
the
gigantic
oneration
when
the
Aiiied
armada
recently
neared
Oran
and
other
landing
points
In
French
North
Africa.
With
Fuel
Supplies
Low
and
Half
of
Water
Pipes
Frozen,
Prince
Rupert
Wishes
Rain
ALL
Ii.
SUFFERS
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
23
(CP)
Many
parts
of
Iiritish
Columbia
face
a
serious
fuel
shortage
following
a
week
of
bitterly
cold
weather
with
temperatures
near
record
figures.
Schools
are
closed
in
Vancouver
and
mnnv
rosirlonts
are
without
fuel.
The
lowest
tempera
ture
was
four
above
on
Thursday
night;
Snow
and
cold
aTr
'also
k'usimr
a'milk"
siroffagc.
Thefe'afe
similar
troubles
in
other
cities.
Some
low
temperatures
are
Zo
below
at
Kamloops,
11
below
at
Clinton,
10
below
at
Vcnticton,
.11
below
at
Armstrong.
Outdoor
work
at
Vancouver
and
Victoria
shipyards
has
been
halted.
A
local
plumber
said
yesterday
afternoon
that
half
the
houses
in
Prince
Rupert
had
frozen
pipes
water
supply
or
escapes
as
a
result
of
the
cold
snap
of
the
pasi
week
which
has
been
one
of
the
most
severe
Prince
Rupert
has
ever
experienced.
The
thermometer
of
the
Dominion
meteorologist
at
Digby
island
nas
peen
recoiuuiB
mum
temperatures
ui
one
aoove
zero.
On
this
side
of
the
harbor
as
low
as
six
below
zero
has
been
observed
on
unofficial
thermome-5.00
ters.
Old
timers
recall
nothing
like
this
weather
since
December-January
1915-16
when
there
was
a
similar
spell-
which
lasted
six
weeks.
It
would
be
In
violation
or
censorship
regulations
to
speculate
on
how
long
the
current
cold
snap
would
last.
Shuddering
at
such
a
nrosDect
this
time
under
existing
conditions
may
not
be
In
violation
of
the
Defence
of
Canada
reguia
tlons.
uniHo
half
the
people
have
frozen
dIdcs
of
one
kind
or
an
-.t
-ii
1
1
other,
the
most
oi
me
ouut
nan
arc
suffering
inconvenience.
Tne
lpCel
cf
the
water
In
Acropolis
Hill
reservoir
has
alien
so
low
mat,
there
is
a
serious
lack
of
pressure
In
the
entire
city
water
distribution
svstem
and
such
measures
as
can
be
Improvised
to
oring
aoout
an
improvement
seem
to
be
oi
uv
tin
nvnil.
no8iriPnts
of
the
htoher
poruorx
of
the
city
are
suuenng
arntelv
on
account
of
the
lack
of
water
pressure.
Many
oi
mem
uav;
nnt
had
a
drop
of
water
In
days.
Others
have
been
able
to
get
only
a
trickle
in
lower
parts
oi
we
house.
Freezing
of
outlets
and
of
sewer
drains
iwn-
-
-
rassment
in
ome
cases,
uursi,
p?pe
not
uncommon
and
more
may
be
anticipated
when
the
thaw
The
scarcity
oi
'u
the
cold
spell
particularly
uncomfortable
for
many
people.
There
are
the
cases
of
some
places
with
hot
water
heating
plants
whlcii
cannot
be
operated
on
account
of
shortage
of
water
in
the
systems.
The
cold
weather
has
also
had
the
result
of
tying
up
many
motor
cars
and
there
have
not
been
a
few
cases
of
burst
radiators.
GUARD
SKIES
FOR
AFRICAN
ARMADA
DESERT
MUD
'
K
The
booted
feet
of
British
In-fautrymen
trod
abandoned
Axis
helmets
Into
the
soupy
mud
as
they
pursued
Rommel's
fleeing
army
past
Solium.
So
frantic
was
the
retreat
pf
the
Axis
troops
that
they
cast
aside
almost
all
their
equipment
to
add
more
speed
to
their
flight.
WHERE
TO?
Honduras
Is
the
greatest
banana
land
In
the
world,
annually
ex
porting
12,000,000
stems.
Paradoxically
enough,
Prince
Rupert
people
today
are
almost
one
hundred
percent
praying
for
rain
which
would
herald
milder
weather
and
also
help
to
relieve
the
water
supply
crisis,
The
cold
weather
has
made
it
necessary
to
snut
down
certain
outdoor
shipbuilding
work
here.
Deliveries
of
fuel
made
to
school
this
week
obviated
the
necessity
of
closlng
them
down
for
a
few
days
at
least.
,
BOMBING
GERMANY
Fir;,t
News
of
Late
K.A.F.
Atack
,
Comes
From
Berlin
Itself
It
LONDON,
Jan.
23
O)
For
the
It
second
consecutive
night,
Royal
Air
Force
bomberi
were
reported
to
have
stabbed
during
the
night
at
Western
Germany.
First
news
of
the
raid
came
from
the
Berlin
radio
which
claimed
!catteredvborriSnssicausedciylUaiv
casualties
and
some
property
dam
age.
FILMS
SEEN
BY
WARDENS
Instructive
Showing
Last
Night
For
A.
It.
P.'
Heads
Here
The
feature
of
a
meeting
of
A.
R,
P.
district
wardens
held
last
evening
with
J.
S.
Wilson,
chief
war
den,
,ln
charge,
was
the
showing
by
Thomas
Prime,
of
the
National
Film
Board
of
the
Dominion
Government
of-
films
connected
chiefly
with
A.
R.P.
work.
The
first
of
these,
entitled
"Post
36,"
gave
a
very
complete
picture
of
air.
raid
precaution
organizations
and
ac
tivities
In
England.
This
was
oi
very
great
value
to
the
wardens.
Jther
pictures
shown
Included
one
on
(he
work
of
commandos.
These
brought
out
very
forcefully
the
value
of
their
repeated
raids
In
various
parts
of
Europe
with
par
ticular
reference
to
the
one
made
by
Canadian
forces
on
Spitzbergen.
h?
third
one
showed
the
work
oi
the
women's
organizations
in
Win
nipeg
as
a
direct
contribution
to
Canada's
war
effor.
This
very
complete
organization
carries
out
a
great
variety
of
duties
and
is
a
itrong
proof
of
the
effectiveness
of
imiiized
work
among
women.
Similar
pictures
will
be
shown
from
time
to
time
In
connection
with
A.
R.
P.
work
and,
it
13
hoped
to
make
the
next
showing,
to
bs
approximately
-in
two
weeks'
time,
available
to
all
A.
it.
P.
workers.
Those
present
at
the
meeting
Included
G.
P.
Tinker.
J.
L.
Mcintosh,
J.
McGlashan,
E.
Elkins,
J.
Jerome
and
A.
M.
Davies.
Copies
of
the
latest
"dim-out"
regulations
and
of
the
"A.
R.
P.
Bulletin,"
a
publication
Issued
monthly
from
Ottawa,
were
destrl-buted
to
the
wardens.
AMAZON'S
FLOOD
The
Amazon
River
empties
water
Into
the
Atlantic
at
the
rate
of
5.000.06
callons
a
second.
STILL
PLENTY
PEOPLE
;
Free
China
the
part
not
occu-
pled
by
the
Japanese
has
a
popu-
'latlon
of
approximately
225,000,000.
Destruction
Of
Italian
Empire
a
Complet
Lights
Now
i
Dimmed
Out
Fourth
and
Fifth
Avenue
West
Street
Lamps
First
to
be
Treated
Residents
of
the
westerly
portions
of
the
city
are
the
first
Hmee
Rupert
people
to
have
the
experience
of
having
their
street
lights
dimmed
out.
It
was
an
odd
effect
last
night
to
see
the
sides
of
the
lamps
painted
with
black
infrared
paint,
leaving
only
a
gleam
directed
downward
to
the
ground.
The
general
effect
is,
of'
course,
distinctly
darkening
and
would
have
been
more
marked
had
not
been
for
will
be
interesting
ing
to
observe
the
effect
when
the
ornamental
stand-
j
ard
lights
in
the
business
section
receive
their
dim-out
treatment.
The
painting
work
on
the
street
lights
is
going
on
dally
now
so
that
all
will
be
In
readiness
when
Feu5y
Householders
should
be
busy
soon
making
their
dim-out
preparations.
The
general
idea
is
that
there
will
be
no
vertical
illumination
cast
seawards
which
means
that
rays
in
a
westward
or
southward
direc
tion
must
be
shielded.
Extreme
Cold
In
Interior
Local
Business
Man
Returns
From
.
Trip
to
Edmonton
S.
C.
Thomson
returned
to
the
city
on
last
night's
train,
which
had
been
delayed
twenty-seven
hours
on
account
of
cold
weather,
from
a
business
trip
to
Edmonton.
On
leaving
Edmonton,
he
reports.
the
temperature
was
27
below
zero.
At
Red
Pass
It
was
fifty-five
below.
The
train
was
running
out
of
din
ing
car
provisions
toef
ore
It
arrived
here
and
supper
could
not
be
serv
ed
last
night.
JAPS
ARE
WIPED
OUT
Last
Pockets
of
Resistance
at
San-ananda
Are
Now
Cleaned
Up
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA,
Jan.
23
(CD-American
and
Australian
forces
have
cleaned
up
the
last
pockets
of
Japanese
resistance
in
the
Sanananda
sector
of
New
Guinea.
In
one
of
these
pockets
150
Japanese
were
killed
during
the
operation.
This
pocket
was
in
about
700
yards
from
the
beach
near
the
Sananda
road.
Fighting
on
New
Guinea
has
been
seriously
hampered
by
ten
inches
of
rain
falling
in
a
single
day.
Allied
troops
slogged
on
for
the
kill.
BABEL
OF
PACIFIC
Inhabitants
of
the
Philippine
Islands
speak
87
distinct
but
re
lated
languages
and
dialects.
LIVE
NEAR
COAST
Three-fourths
of
Brazil's
popu-
Zealand
population
Is
or
British
or-lation
Is.
concentrated
In
a
narrow
igin;
four
percent
are
native
Ma-
coastal
strip.
in
Africa
e-Great
Victory
Iiritish
Forces
Took
Over
City
Early
Today
Attempt
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Tunisia
LONDON,
Jan.
23
(CD
The
British
Eighth
Army
wrested
Tripoli
from
the
Axis
today
and
the
conquest
of
Benito
.Mussolini's
African
Empire,
which
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
pledged
in
1910
would
be
torn
"to
shreds
and
tatters,"
was
all
but
complete.
Rearguards
left
behind
.by
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel
to
slow
pursuit
were
overwhelmed
and
British
troops
took
possession
of
the
burning
city
at
5
ajn.
War
Secretary
Sir
James
Grigg,
in
a
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
broadcast,
said
the
fall
of
Tri
Keep
In
Touch
With
Prisoners
Secretary's
Report
Touches
o
Some
Phases
of
Red
Cross
Work
Here
messages
were
received
and
distri-
..ua-Q
10
rnnce
ituperi
ana
district
from
enemy
countries
and
enemy
occupied
count.
ies,
it
Is
revealed
by
A.
A.
iiieen,
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
'bra,nrh
of
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
in
his
annual
report.
A
number
of
enquiries
were
made
through
the
Red
Cross
in
behalf
of
Prince
Rupert
residents
for
idatives
missing
In
the
armed
forces
and
interned
In
occupied
countries.
.Considerable
data
.
and
correspondence
was
received
regarding
oa.cels
to
prisoners
of
war.
Rev.
C.
A.
Wright
Has
consented
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
Society
on
matters
relating
to
next-of-kin
parcels,
to
prisoners
of
war.
Another
function
with
which
the
local
secretary
of
the
Red
Cross
ias
been
active
is
that
as
liason
officer
between
the
Red
Cross
and
the
services
in
this
aipa,
this
being
in
connection
with
the
supply
of
hospital
equipment,
comforts
and
games
to
service
hospitals
and
clothing
comforts
to
various
units
of
the
armed
forces.
The
local
Red
Cross
executive
held
eleven
meetings
during
1942
according
to
the
secretary
who
acknowledges,
on
behalf
of
the
Society;
the
assistance
given
by
the
newspapers
to
the
Society.
Local
Red
Cross
Raises
$20,000
In
Year
Just
Ended
Tot;il
money
raised
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Branch
of
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
during
the
year
1942
was
$20,360v59,
the
sources
of
the
receipts
for
the
year
being
as
follows:
'
Campaign-
$16,066.94
Fund
Raising
Events
2,025.36
Direct
contributions
1.044.93
'
For
Materials
'
849.99
Branch
Funds
246.30
Designated
Funds
127.04
The
'ocal
branch
remitted
to
provincial
office
during
the
year
a
total
of
$20,217.89.
NEW
ZEALAND'S
POPULATION
Ninety-four
percent
of
the
New
oris;
Is
Now
Fails
poli
"completes
the
destruction
of
the
Italian
Empire
in
Africa.'
'
At
Washington
Secretary
of
Stale
Cordcll
Hull
said
that
the
fall
of
Tripoli
constituted
one
of
the
most
overwhelming,
outstanding
and
important
victories
of
the
war.
On
the
Tunisian
front
Allied
headquarters
reported
German
parachute
troops
were
dropped
behind
Allied
lines
in
a
vain
attempt
to
break
successful
resistance
to
an
Axis
tank
push
on
the
Kebir
VJitr
and
Ousseltla
Valley.
Most
of
them
were
qulck-'ly
rounded
up.
Noted
Flier
Is
Missing
Al
Cheeseman,
Now
With
R.CJV.F.
Is
Unheard
of
Officer
Al
Cheeseman
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
who
was
a
pilot
with
Sir
Hubert
Wilklns
Antarctic
expeditions,
was
reported
missing
In
a
message
received
by
his
wife
yesterday.
Cheeseman
piloted
a
.
plane
In
1S37
fh
a
five
months'
search
for
six
missing
Ruslsan
translPolar
fliers.
Labor
Youth
Have
Meeting
Paul
Taranger
is
Speaker
Improvement
in
Postal
Service
Asked
The
Labor
Youth
Federation
met
last
night
in
the
Co-operative
educational
office
and
received
reports
that
the
Book
Blitz
had
teached
a
total
of
over
700
books.
The
Labor
Youth
Federation
Itself
had
passed
Its
own
objective
of
3p0
books.
Appreciation
was
expressed
to
wards
the
other
organizations
that
look
part
in
the
city-wide
campaign,
under
the
auspices
of
the
Book
Drive
Committee'
and
par
ticularly
the
boys
from
the
Army
and
INavy.
Paul
Tarangen
"wa3
speaker
or
the
evening.
He
said
that
the
onlj
guarantee
of
victory
and
a
future
for
youth
was-xsupport
of
the
people's
war,
by
taking
part
in
the
fight
of
the
armed
forces,
by
struggling
for
greater
production
In
Industry.
If
the
people
of
the
world
conquered
Hltlerlsm,
their
greatest
enemy,
the
strength
they
gained
in
that
struggle
would
guarantee
no
retreat
to
the
bread
lines
and
relief
camps
of
pre-war
days.
Instead
they
would
go
forward
to
the
freedoms
of
the
Atlantic
Charter.
A
resolution
was
passed
supporting
the
stand
of
several
unions
and
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
in
seeking
better
postal
service.
Australian
Plane
Sinks
Nazi
Vessel
LONDON,
Jan.
23
An
Australian
torpedo
plane
has
sunk
a
German
merchant
vessel
off
the
coast
of
Norway.
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t.v
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