ma
vT-
nmmunists
and
Oovcrnment
Leaders
WL:
Are
Preparing
For
Unity
Conference
General
Marshall
Accepted
As
Arbiter
CHl
NUlvlINU
urj
Liunese
ommunisis
anu;y
myernment
leaders
last
night
reached
agreement
on
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ending
nosumies
anu
rusiunug
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in
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Individual
representatives
of
the
two
fac-
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ions
have
been
appointed
10
wr
an
crisis
at
ibinet
In
rmOrrJ9nr
LmwiywIIVY
:mergency
to
Means
of
Complying,
Willi
Latest
Demands
of
General
MacArlhur
Are
Under
Consideration
'
TOKYO
CP.1
Premier
Shlde-hara'i
storm-tossed
cabinet,
weathering
the
first
shock
of
General
Douglas
MacArthur's
pt'lttcal
purge,
today
postponed
until
Sunday
a
scheduled
emergent
session
to
discuss
ways
of
r.mpliancc
The
cabinet's
chief
secretary
:..dbated
that
the
government
might
attempt
to
remain
In
power
by
reorganizing
rather
than
reigning
en
masse.
Tokyo
newspapers
speculated
that
the
new
Allied
directives
would
leave
untouched
only
the
premier
and
Foreign
Minister
Ycohida.
STAGED
RIOTS
IN
OTTAWA
PRISON
OTTAWA
Three
men
being
held
(or
trial
on
charges
of
murdering
Detective
Stoneman
of
the
Ottawa
City
Police
Force
last
October
staged
a
riot
in
Ottawa's
Carlcton
County
Jail
hist
night.
They
escaped
from
their
cells
in
some
manner
not
yet
known,
tied
up
two
guards,
slugged
a
third
and
turned
fire
hoses
on,
flooding
three
floors
of
the
building
The
trio
apparently
was
trying
to
escape
but
thought
better
ot
It
when
a
guard
screamed.
No
Trace
Is
Found
Of
Schooner
Crew
PORTLAND,
Me.
r
'
Coast-SJard
officials
reported
yesterday
that
the
Canadian
motor
schooner
Levaillant
sank
Dc-
:"ier
18
last
while
enroute
tram
the
West
Indies
to
Nova
otla
with
no
survivors
located
in
an
extensive
aerial
and
sur-i
'sec
search,
RACING
AT
SARATOGA
Will
He
Resumed
Next
Year,
"
Is
Announced
NEW
YORK
fli
Word
from
Albany
New
York,
says
horse
racing
will
return
to
Saratoga
brings
next
August
after
a
four-year
break
during
the
war.
The
state
Racing
Commission
"1
announce
early
next
week
assignment
of
the
four-week
Period
from
August
5
to
August
3U
Inclusive,
tn
tho
ftarntotra
Racing
Association.
This
Is
one
eek
less
than
the
normal
flvc-cck
Saratoga
season.
However,
lhc
Saratoga
Association
will
conduct
a
two-week
meeting
at
Jamaica,
beginning
July
22.
The
Purpose
of
this
two-week
affair
''
to
permit
the
Saratoga
Association
to
build
up
a
bankroll
i
order
to
offer
more
stake
races
and
larger
purses
during
its
ri'KUlar
season.
SOLDIER-RAND
ITS
IIERFORD,
Germany
Six
MVOL
American
soldiers
have
cen
arrested
for
conducting
arge-icalc
traiu
robberies
and
"'ack
market
operations
in
Germany
during
the
last
18
months.
T
OC
T
1
1
-I
i
1
jiuiia,
ui
uincicu
swiiu-
coiuur.un
siejis
iu
carry
oui
ceasc-iirc
procedures.
Momentous
agreement
to
bring
least
a
temporary
truce
to
China
was
reached
at
a
75-mlnutc
conference
between
senior
government
and
commu-
unity
conference.
The
two
fac-
tlons
appointed
representatives
work
with
General
George
C.
Marshall
of
the
United
.States
who
has
been
agreed
upon
as
arbiter.
The
American
presidential
envoy
to
China
conferred
In
quick
succession
with
leaders
of
both
delegations.
BRIGHT
WEATHER
FOR
WEEK-END
Bright
weather,
accompanied
by
relatively
low
temperatures,'
arc
forecast
for
the
week-end
by
the
weatherman
in
the
wake
of
winds
and
rain
which
prevailed
most
of
the
week.
This
morning's
clear
sky
Is
expected
to
remain
swept
of
clouds
on
the
strength
of
a
forecast
of
"clear
and
cold."
"Wind
will
be
moderate
westerly.
24-nour
perjoa
ending
mis
mprnlng
was
37
degrees,
and
the
highest
was
45.
Rainfall
for
the
same
period
was
.85
Inches.
The
official
week-end
forecast
Is
as
follows:
"Today
and
Sunday
Moderate
winds,
clear
and
colder."
PETE
COLLINS
IS
IN
CHARGE
HERE
Harvard
P.
Collins
has
become
area
supervisor
for
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
war
services
here
following
the
departure
of
John
Montgomery
to
become
area
supervisor
at
Vic
toria.
Mr.
Collins
is
assisted
here
by
Miss
Phyllis
Wllks,
program
supervisor,
and
Mrs.
Homer-Dlxon.
physical
director.
Also
leaving
here
recently
was
Robert
Morrison
to
become
supervisor
at
Macaulay
Hut
outside
of
Victoria.
...
....
Ketchikan
Wins
PRINCE
RUPERT
HIGH
SCHOOL
TOYS
DEFEATED
33
TO
26
IN
ROUGH
GAME
ot
an
liitcrnaiionai
uubkut-ball
to
26.
The
second
game
will
Bo
Me
Hi,
undaunted
by
KETCHIKAN
(Special
kan
Hiirh
School
r
an
fast
Memorial
High
School
night
to
win
the
opener
game
by
a
score
of
5)3
be
nlaved
toniuht
when
Texas
Storm
Twenty-Three
People
Die
Heavy
Toll
"From
Fierce
Torado
Which
Swept
Stale
Yesterday
PALESTINE,
Texas
(CP)
The
death
toll
in
tornadoes
which
swept
East
Texas
yesterday
has
risen
to
twenty-three
persons.
One
person
is
missing
and
150
now
arc
listed
as
injured.
At
least
four
Texas
counties
were
ripped
by
the
twisters.
Scores
are
homeless
and
many
communities
are
without
power.
LOONY
The-
saying
"crazy
as
a
loon"
originates
in
the
laughing
sound
made
by
the
loon
bird,
REACTIONS
innrrrr
J
AKK
L
J
I
J
Premiers
of
Canada
and
Holland
Communicate
Over
Army
Scandal
LONDON
The
arrest
of
three
Canadian
Army
men
in
Holland
has
prompted
reaction
on
both
sides
of
the
Atlantic.
A
London
announcement
discloses
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
and
Netherlands
Premier
Wilhelm
Schcrmcrhorn
have
been
in
communication
over
the
matter.
The
Canadians
Involved
in
the
arrests
and
suspensions
are
said
to
have
been
involved
In
what
are
described
as
"neglect
and
lr
regularities"
in
the
affairs
of
the
Canadian
Army
amenities
coiv
trol
organization.
This
Is
the
or
ganizatlon
which
was
set
up
last
summer
to
provide
entertainment
for
Canadian
troops
await-'
ins
repatriation.
General
Simonds
has
Identified
the
three
men
arrested
as
Lieut.
Col.
P.
II.
Tcdham,
Capt.
S.
B.
Landell
and
Capt.
D.
W.
Thomson,
all
from
Toronto.
Canadian
sources
lrj
L;-don
predict
that
more
Canadian
soldiers
and
some
Dutch
civilians
will
be
Involved
In
the
case.
VANCOUVER
AIR10UTE,.
Interests
Represented
by
Capt.
Albert
Mali
Might
Institute
Service
Commercial
flying
interests
represented
by
Capt.
Albert
Man,
who
has
been
in
the
city
for
the
past
couple
of
weeks,
are
considering
the
possibility
of
instituting
a
commercial
air
service
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Vancouver.
Big
18-passen-ger
flying
boats
would
be
used
and
flights
would
be
at
least
twice
a
week,
Capt.
Mah
is
consulting
with
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
oth
er
local
interests
with
a
view
to
surveying
the
possibilities
of
such
a
line
from
the
local
patronage
standpoint.
T
emverature
Maximum
45
Minimum
....
37
Rainfall
85
inches.
to
Daily
News)
Ketclll-
and
much
shod
over
lootft
boys
of
Prince
Kupert
last
having
encountered
one
of
their
roughest
engagements
of
the
year,
hope
to
turn
the
tables
on
Kayhi.
Half
time
score
of
last
night's
game
was
23
to
13
in
favor
of
Ketchikan
boys
who
adopted
stalling
tactics
in
the
last
quarter
In
order
to
maintain
their
margin.
An
outstanding
player
for
Prince
Rupert
was
Rookie
Roy
Lavignc
of
Prince
Rupert.
Lud-wigscn
starred
for
Ketchikan.
The
scoring:
Ketchikan
Graham,
10;
Ivcr-son,
0;
Manzonl,
3;
Hannah,
0;
Ludwigscn,
12;
Bell,
2;
Jeans,
4;
Mortcnscn,
0.
Prince
Rupert
F.
James,
7;
Hartwig,
8;
Lavlgne,
0;
Forman.
5;
Miller,
0;
Cicconnc,
2;
J.
James,
0.
Weather
Forecast
Fresh
to
strong
northwest
winds,
veering
to
moderate
westerly
i
tonight
Fair
and
cold.
Bo
to
his
home
at
the
cast
end
i"
1
h
T4:
,
vear.old
sisicT,
Hitler
Plan-
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITlSHiCOLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Local
Tides
TAXI
TAXI
She
537
Sunday,
January
6,
1946
His!'
3:27
1W.4
icci
15:01
21.3
feet
DAY
and
NIGHT
SERVICE
Low
21:38
9:05
8.1
3.0
feet
feet
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbiit
VOL.
XXXV.
No.
4.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
5,
1946
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
h
ecs
To
End
Its
Ci
1
Had
Eyes
On
Switzerland
Not
Explained
Why
Fuehrer
'
railed
to
Go
Ahead
With
,
Attack
In
1943
BERNE,
Switzerland
The
Swiss
government
has
issued
in
document
asserting
Adolf
Hitler
Intended
to
attack
and
partition
Switzerland
early
in
1943.
The
attack
is
said
to
have
been
sec
for
some
time
in
February.
The
document
does
not
say
why
the
German
attack
never
material
ized
but
it
docs
say
that
hun4
dreds
of
suspected
German
fifth
columnists
were
arrested
by
the
Swiss
offcials.
WOULD
CONVICT
GENERAL
STAFF
American
Prosecutors
at
Nuernberg
Are
Embarked
Upon
Difficult
Task
j
NUERNBERG,
German
American
prosecutors
have
started
one
of
the
most
contro
versial
and
probably
most
difficult
tasks
in
the
entire
trial
of
22
ranking
Nazis
the
effort
to
convict
the
entire
German
general
staff
and
high
command
as
a
criminal
organization
which
willingly
lent
its
services
in
the
Nazi
plot
to-
wage
aggressive
wars.
First
move
in
the
new
effort;
was
'the
submission
yesterday
of
an
affidavit
from
Field
Marshal
iwerncrjiu
Blombcrg,
..former
Oerman
war
minister,
who
said
that
it
was
the
Polish
Corridor
issue
which
really
started
the
war.
Marshal
von
Blomberg
was
deposed
in
1938
as
minister
of
war
because
Hitler
disapproved
of
his
marriage.
BOY
DIES
SUDDENLY
Scvcn-Year-Old
Robert
Jackson
Stricken
On
Bus
After
Show
Robert
Jackson,
seven-year
-old
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Cecil
Jackson,
1332
Overlook,
passed
away
at
7:30
last
night
after
being
taken
ill
while
riding
on
a
bus.
An
inquest
Into
the
boy's
death
was
called
by
Coroner
M.
M.
Stephens
for
4
o'clock
this
afternoon.
After
complaining
of
a
severe
headache,
the
boy
was
carried
off
the
bus
and
removed
to
the
!
residence
of
Mr,
and
Mrs.
Van
i
Pykstra
at
1122
Seventh
Avenue
j
East,
where
he
died
almost
Immediately.
He
was
dead
when
Dr.
W.
S.
Kergin
arrived
In
answer
to
a
hurried
call.
Prior
to
getting
on
the
bus
to
MAJOR
ALLAN
BROOKS
DIES
Was
Noted
Ornithologist,
Painter
and
Writer
COURTENAY,
Vancouver
Isl
and
--Major
Allan
Brooks,
aged
76,
Internationally
known
illustrator
of
bird
books
and
world
famous
ornithologist,
died
here
Wednesday.
Major
Brooks
was
born
in
India
and
came
first
to
Ontario
in
1897.
He
was
later
at
Chllll-wack
and
at
Okanagan
Landing
on
Okanagan
Lake
where
he
established
a
bird
sanctuary.
The
late
Major
Brooks
travelled
extensively
throughout
British
Columbia
studying
birds
and
visited
Prince
Rupert
on
several
occasions.
He
was
a
friend
of
the
late
II.
F.
Pullen
who
was
also
Interested
in
ornithology.
Bird
paintings
by
Major
Brooks
were
at
one
time
used
extensively
as
covers
of
exercise
books
in
Canadian
schools.
i
Sutlethhi
BUILD
UP
PEARSON
LONDON
London
newspapers
arc
giving
a
big
buildup
to
L.
IS.
Pearson,
Canadian
ambassador
to
the
United
States,
for
the
secretary-generalship
of
the
United
Nations
Organization,
a
survey
reveal-today.
The
position
is
one
of
the
most
vital
in
the
world.
NATION-WIDE
STRIKE
NEW
YORK
Frank
J.
I'itz-simmons,
president
of
the
Western
Electric
Railway
Employees'
Association,
said
today
that
the
threc-day-old
strike
by
his
union
was
just
about
ready
to
explode
"into
a
nation-wide
telephone
workers'
walk-out."
HIMMLER
WAS
COWARD
X
U
E
It
N
RERG
Ilcinricli
Hiinmler,
once
dreaded
chief
,of
the
SS,
was
pictured
today
as
a
fumbling
coward
who
'"slowly
ramc
apart"
and
speit
111s
last
nays
.as
a
snivcring
'wreck;
with
a
vial
of
poison
ronstantly
at
his
fingertips.
MONGOLIAN
INDEPENDENCE
"-.
CHUNGKING
The
Chinese
.Nationalist
government
today
recognized
the
independence
of
Russian-influenced
Outer
Mongolia.
DUT
FOR
LOW
RENTS
TORONTO
it
has
been
disclosed
at
the
Ontario
Labor-Progressivc
Party's
conference
in
Toronto
that
the-party
VI
-.lsliiig.ttt
oudHrtaDiHnio.n5x.r.
CLmiCJLANl'niiceCJiJic
wide
campaign
for
low-rental
housing.
NEW
ADJUTANT-GENERAL
OTTAWA
Ma;or-tiencral
Ernest
G.
Weeks
of
Cliarlotlc-lown
is
Canada's
new
adjutant-general.
The
42-ycar-old
general
is
a
Commander
of
the.
Bath,
a
Commander
of
the
Order
of
the
British
Empire
and
in
addition
holds
both
the
Military
Cross
and
bar
and
the
Military
Medal
and
bar.
He
replaces
Major-Gcneral
A.
Ernest
Walford
of
Montrc?!.
NEW
STAMP
ISSUE
OTTAWA
An
announcement
is
expected
shortly
from
Ottawa
concerning
a
forthcoming
issue
of
new
Canadian
stamps.
Wartime
designs
will
bow
out
while
it
is
expected
that
the
Kin;,'
will
be
pictured
on
some
denominations
of
the
new
issue.
SAMMY
SNEED
LEADING
AT
LOS
ANGELES
LOS
ANGELES
9)
Sammy
Snead
has
taken
the
first-round
lead
in
the
72-hole
Los
Angeles
open
golf
tournament
with
a
three
undcr-par
08.
Trailing
Just
one
stroke
in
second
place
are
Jimmy
Demarest
and
Jim
Fer-rier.
Vic
Ghezzl
is
in
fourth
spot
with
70,
and
shotmaster
Byron
Nelson
is
fifth
with
71.
LUMBER
LACK
STOPS
WORK
Two
Thousand
Persons
in
Small
Boatyards
Down
Coast
May
Be
Thrown
Out
VANCOUVER
0i
Garry
Cul-hanc,
secretary
of
the
Shipyard
General
Workers'
Federation,
said
yesterday
that
inability
to
gci
lumber
was
threatening
to
close
down
a
number
of
small
boatyards
in
Vancouver
and
Fraser
Valley
areas,
affecting
employment
of
2,000
workers.
He
said
he
was
protesting
to
Minister
of
Reconstruction
C.
D.
Howe
at
Ottawa.
DOG
TEAM
ON
WAY
DAWSON
CREEK
A
dog
'team,
on
the
way
from
White--horse,
is
today
between
Dawson
Creek
and
Grande
Prairie.
RIO
CONFERENCE
RIO
DE
JANIERA
Brazil
announces
that
she
is
going
ahead
with
plans
for
holding
the
Inter-American
Conference
.at
the
end
of
March.
The
conference
was
originally
planned
for
last
October
but
It
was
postponed
when
the
United
States
refused
to
sit
with
Argentina
in
drawing
up
a
hemisphere
security
pact.
Presumably
Argentina
will
participate
in
the
coming
ses
sion,
unless
some
joint
hemisphere
action
is
taken
to
prevent
that.
SCYTI1IA
AT
HALIFAX
HALIFAX
The
steamer
Srylhia
arrived
at
Halifax
today
with
3100
veterans
from
overseas.
She
had
a
smooth
crossing
by
way
of
St.
John's,
Newfoundland.
POLITICAL
VICTIMS
LEON,
Mexico
Thirty
men,
women
and
children
have
been
listed
as
dead
as
the
result
of
political
disorders
in
Lco'n
on
Wednesday.
NEW
BRITISH
FACTORIES
LONDON
Three
hundred
new
factories
are
to
be
built
in
various
parts
of
England
where
postwar
industrial
conditions
are
bad.
The
scheme
was
originally
proposed
by
the
Churchill
government
and
is
bring
carried
on
by
the
Attlcc
administration.
PAPERS
STRIKE-TIED
land
daily
newspapers
arc
tiel
up
by
a
pressmen's
strike.
BRITAIN
NEDDS
TRADE,
OTTAWA
While
loans
from
the
United
States
and
Canada
arc
helping
to
tide
her
over,
permanent
relief
for
Britain
will
come
only
by
trade
in
world
markets,
Rt.
Hon.
Herbert
Morrison
told
the
Ottawa
Canadian
Club
today.
POLE
IN
ROME
ROME
Zbignicu
Stypulkow-ski,
11,
one
of
16
Polish
leaders
who
were,
spirited
away
to
Moscow
ou
charges
of
sabotage,
arrived
here
mysteriously
today
after
serving
a
four-month
sentence
in
a
Soviet
prison.
He
said
that
the
group
went
to
Moscow
under
the
impression
that
they
were
to
be
the
guests
of
Marshal
Zhukov
but
instead
they
wound
up
in
prison.
INCLUDED
IN
KING'S
HONORS
('roup
Captain
E.
C.
Tenuaiil
And
Wing
Commander
1.
M.
MacKinnon
Two
names
of
Interest
in
Prince
Rupert
arc
contained
in
the
list
of
awards
made
in
the
King's
.New
Year
Honor
List
to
personnel
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
who
served
In
Canada.
One
is
Officer
of
the
British
Empire
to
Group
Captain
Ernest
Clare
Tcnnant,
former
commanding
officer
of
the
Seal
Cove
air
base
and
a
pioneer
of
the
old
R.C.A.F.
fisheries
patrol
service
on
this
coast
upwards
of
20
years
ago.
Another
Is
that
of
Member
of
the
Order
of
the
British
Empire
to
Wing
Commander
Ian
Malcolm
MacKinnon,
now
representative
at
Prince
Rupert
of
War
Assets
Corporation.
SEARCHING
FOR
FISHERMAN
HERE
City
police
arc
investigating
the
reported
disappearance
of
Ernest
Moe,
local
fisherman,
who
is
said
not
to
have
been
seen
since
10:30
p.m.
on
January
2.
Moc
lived
alone
on
the
boat
Ida,
moored
at
the
Union
Oil
wharf.
Tlie
report
of
his
disappearance
was
brought
In
by
E.
Falck,
a
friend
of
Moe,
after
a
search
failed
to
reveal
Moe's
w
ar
Mevcr
Gets
m
No
Quarter
German
Who
Murdered
Canadians
After
Normandy
Must
Face
Execution
LONDON
Canadian
military
headquarters
announces
that
the
petition
of
Major-General
Kurt
Mayer.
SS
divisional
command
er,
against
a
death
sentence
im
posed
upon
him
by
a
Canadian
military
court
at
Aurich,
Germany,
has
been
disallowed.
Meyer
was
convicted
on
a
charge
or
responsibility
for
the
shoot
ing
of
eighteen
Canadian
pris
oners.
No
date
has
yet
been
set
for
the
execution
of
the
sen
tencc
imposed
a
week
ago
for
atrocities
committed
shortly
af
ter
the
Normandy
invasion.
ANOTHER
JAP
IS
CONDEMNED
Lieut.
Col.
Ohta
to
Ite
Executed
for
Series
of
War
Crimes
MANILA
-
A
United
States
military
tribunal
in
Manila
has
condemned
Lieut.
Col.
Seeichi
Ohta
to
be
hanged.
The
tribunal
said
it
found
Ohta
guilty
of
not
one
crime
but
a
systematic
series
of
crimes
committed
over
a
period
of
time,
ohta
was
commander
of
the
Japanese
secret
police
in
Manila
during
the
Japanese
occupation
ot
the
islands.
No
dalc.has
been'
settlor
the
hanging.
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Asked
to
Quit
B.C.
University
VANCOUVER
W
Sixty-two
students
Of
the
University
of
British
Columbia
have
been
asked
to
withdraw
because
of
low
marks
obtained
'at
the
Christmas
examinations,
it
was
announced
yesterday.
None
of
the
total
were
ex-service
students.
ENCAMPED
AT
COURT
HOUSE
Police
Intervene
in
Unique
Demonstration
at
Vancouver
VANCOUVER
ft
Two.
veterans
of
the
last
war
Robert
Mi.-Ewen
and
Henry
Fuhr
late
yesterday
pitched
a
tent
on
the
lawn
surrounding
the
Vancouver
Court
House
in
protest
against
lack
of
housing
for
returned
veterans
and
lit
a
fire
with
wood
gathered
from
lanes
nearby.
Hcwever,
under
orders
from
the
police,
they
put-
the
fire
out.
Crowds
gathered
around
but
left
after
the
fire
dimmed.
After
four
hours,
the
twq
men
themselves
left.
They
had
originally
planned
staying
overnight,
eating
in
cafes
and
keeping
warm
by
the
fire.
Because
of
conflicting
regulations,
the
police
were
unable
to
ascertain
whether
the
city
or
provincial
police
were
responsible
and
neither
took
action
to
evict
the
men.
The
men
said
they
had
vainly
search
for
four
months
for
places
to
live.
One
of
the
men
is
head
of
the
local
"Bring
the
Brides
from
Britain"
RETURNS
HERE
FROM
OVERSEAS
-
After
serving
overseas
for
three
years.
Signalman
Arnold
Tweed,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
O.
Tweed,
1089
Ambrose
Avenue,
arrived
in
the
city
on
last
night's
train.
He
crossed
recently
on
the
Queen
'Elizabeth.
While
overseas,
Signalman
Tweed
was
married
to
an
English
girl,
a
private
In
the
women's
territorial
army,
who
will
be
arriving
here
later.
A
second
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Tweed,
Private
Omar
Tweed,
is
also
home
on
New-Year
leave.
Both
boys
enlisted
In
Edmonton
and
will
proceed
to
Vancouver
to
take
their
discharges
with
a
view
to
locating
here
later.
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.
S,"I1
'
MISSING
IN
BIG
STORM
Logger-Prospector
Discoverer
Of
Privateer
Mines
and
Two
Sons
May
Have
Perished
in
Victoria
Storm
VICTORIA
ffi
Joe
Pedneault,
aged
46,
who,
with
his
brother,
Louis,
forsook
logging
to
discover
the
rich
Privateer
mine
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island,
is
missing
with
his
two
sons,
Philip,
13,
and
Eugene,
10.
Police
say
that
Pedneault
and
the
sons
left
in
their
32-foot
pleasure
cruiser
Thursday
morn-nine
for
Pedder
Bay,
intending
to
return
the
same
night.
It
is
believed
they
may
have
been
caught
in
the
terrific
wind
and
rain
storm
that
lashed
the
island
and
lower
mainland
Thursday,
morning
and
part
of
the
afternoon.
,
Fort
Fraser
Man
Gets
Dutch
Award
Bronze
Cross
of
the
Order
Nassau
with
Swords
was
recently
.conferred
by
the
Netherlands
.government
upon
Pte.
Joseph
Michael
Walton
of
Fort
Fraser
in
recognition
of
services
in
connection
with
the
liberation
of
Holland
by
the
Canadian
Army.
Four
hundred
and
thirty-five
Canadian
officers
and
men
were
honored
by
the
Netherlands
government.
CHINESE
GOV'T
FEELS
ANNOYED
Resent
Arrest
and
Deportation
by
French
of
Alleged
rro-Nazi
SHANGHAI
A
spokesman
for
the
Frcrich
sovtrnment
In
Shanghai
has
defdcUithe.ar-X
frest
andidcportatltm
otiafeus--.
vS
l.mmm
pectca
rrencn
pro-xiazi.
unc
ar-x'est
was
made
by
French
officials
in
Shanghai
and
the
action
roused
the-ire
of
the
Chinese
government.
The
French
official
stated
today:
"Wd
cannot
'Kt
China
Interfere
with
what
we
consider
our
extra-territorial,
rights.",
'
Canada,
Britain
and
the
United
States
relinquishecrttheir
extra-territorial
rights
hv
China
in
1493
but
France
did
not
Join
the
movement
at
that
time,
a
fact
which
rankled
Chungking.
The
suspected
French
pro-Nazi
Is
Paul
Tosoll,
now
on
his
way
to
French
Indo-Chlna
aboard
a
French
cruiser.
Local
Navy
Men
To
Be
Welcomed
In
the
first
"welcome
home"
affair
to
be
held
expressly
in
honor
of
veterans
returning
from
the
war,
the
local
Ladles'
Auxiliary
to
the
Navy
League
of
Canada
will
entertain
the
men
of
the
Navy
next
Friday
night
in
the
Oddfellows'
Hall.
A
surplus
of
funds
left
over
from
the
ladies'
war
work
will
be
extended
in
connection
with
the
affair
of
which
the
convener
Is
Mrs.
Robert
Murray,
assisted
by
Mrs.
J.
R.
Elfcrt,
president;
Mrs.
A.
L.
Holtby,
secretary,
and
all
the
other
ladles.
DeCarlo's
orchestra
has
been
engaged
to
provide
the
music.
'
.
"
It
is
estimated
that
about
100
men
who
served
ifl
the
Navy
have
already
returned
home
to
Prince
Rupert.
BEAU
JACK
TO
MEET
GRECO
Welterweight
Title
Bout
Scheduled
for
Garden
February
S
NEW
YORK
tf
Beau
Jack
has
signed
to
meet
Montreal
welterweight
Johnny
Greco
in
New
York's
Madison
Square
Gardens
February
8.
Jack
placed
his
name
oil
the
dotted
line
last
night
after
scoring
a
slam-bang
four-round
knockout
over
Morris
Reif
In
a
Gardens
bout.
Hie
February
ten-round
feature
will
be
the
first
appearance
for
the
Montreal
boxer
in
New
York
since
he
won
a
rubber
decision
from
Tony
Janlro
of
Youngstown,
Ohio,
several
weeks
ago.
n,