0 RED TOP CABS Phone 349 P7l0ne C. MclNTYRE j KASPER - Stand; Rupert Tobacco Store across from Ormes) DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE iciaffv today. The disclosure was made in a state- TAWA PLANS IliOR PROBE horoush Survey of Existing fgislation Is to Be Made 6TTAVVA The federal gov- bnent i:: said to be conslder- the advisability of establlsh- a Royal Commission on br legislation. L . i J 1 - . ! I lU. hadian Temperance fedr a- mct with members of the jinet. A brief presented by the ution urged the establish r.t of a commission to investl- and report on the whole lor problem in Canada. ater a member of the delega- taid he gathered from re lics of cabinet ministers that liicrough study of existing faor legislation Is being con- bed. amasnita Hanged for War Crimes Ixtcuted t .Manila Eaily Today KAMLA Gen. Yamashlta, conqueror of Bataan and regidor is dead. He was bed early this morning at a Icentration camn. explatlns war atrocities as a common nlnal. Two other Japanese put to death similarly" at i same time It was shortly before Dawn t Yamashlta was marched j a bleak cane field southeast M;.:.ila A hancman's noose been ;ot up on a crudfc -'fold in that cane field and. the cold grey light of the fir before dawn, Yamashlta !! m disgrace as a war crlm- The two other Japanese of p were hanged In the cane AME IT ALLIES a-i Lead pre fii VhaphKai.. Ipueavourliiir In M.-iU Fymkm or Their War Crimes MERNBE30. (P1 .... Nazi de- P" unsei. supplied with a KfSm o) fl rites frnm Hwmn jcrins in tho pay ':hanrngrd the basic Allied rc.a:iri that r.pi-mhn vinini. I me VcKaillcs treaty. committed during war- PndecJ i.hai ihn it-tnrn(ioi iiuiry irlhnnnl n, .i, Wunity to attempt to prove "German infrnet.ion in f'aliation . UY bilV oowcr Hie defence 1110 VPS rtrow cliam P'taii mm the chief Soviet "' and British enimtcl ?lnSa; chief nm...,,!-. r-nim von nthhpntmn 'KPd th.it t,.i. nltt. "mil i iiiui: Ulster W nsrr,,-, ra,, ..i,n, I ! " be calt?d as a witness to "ucrrrberir fi-ui - n vi mi, P"J All Quiet AIRO- ..n,H, . . . . f"s rwc st0d guard shops over and P"" C3tabliKhmo.,. ...i. i- i. rre nit--. . 7 .r"w which ment to Minister of Justice St, . Laurent from, counsel for the j Royal Commission which em-l phastaed the reason for proceed -i lng In camera "becomes more j apparent every day" and "ob-I vlously' must be done with the i greatest discretlon."- Thc statement said that the commissioners feel the evidence which confirms serious nature of disclosure of state secrets has not advanced to a stage where an Interim report should be made. It said that the commissioners wish to make a report which would contain "at least some of their finding within as short a time as possible which, however, appears at present cannot be less than two or three weeks from now." Thus thsre will be no report today, as had been suggested, from either the Royal Commis sion or the Department of Ex ternal Affairs on espionage activity. It had been Indicated earlier In the week that the Royal Commission, which Is investigating leakage of confidential Information to Russia, might make a progress report today. It had also been said In official circles that a Canadian reply to Soviet protests on the Dominion's handling of the situation might be made public before the end of the week. Reliable sources, however, now hint that a delicate study of International Implications might be holding up the-Canadian reply to Russia. Job Picketers Issue Statement "Jobs For-All" plckettcrs supplemented their picket parade before the downtown Canadian National ticket office this morn ing with printed statements explaining their stand for shipbuilding In Prince Rupert. The slogan placards were carried by six members of the Jobs-For-All Association led by Mrs. J. R. Blakey while Mrs. Bruce Mlckleburgh alternated between slogjfh carrying and distributing leaflets. The pickctting was carried on from shortly after 10 o'clock until noon. The Jobs-For-All statement asserted that "hardship has come to hundreds of families" and there Is recession In Prince Rupert. It asks contracts for the construction of Canadian Na NORTHERN AND CENTRAL RlTlBiOjOLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI TAXI 537 -V DAY and NIGHT SERVICE 1 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt :a "-UK VOL. XXXV, No. 40. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Z3, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS V ItpVI I AVI fVfff JUJp i?ovo Commission tional boats In the local shipyard and a definite C.N.R. policy of continued shipbuilding. "The people of Prince Rupert want this. They are entitled to expect it from the railway company," the statement says. PT. SIMPSON CONVENTION Natives From All Tarts of Province to Converge on Neighboring Village Port Simpson has been selected ns the venue for the forthcoming annual convention of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia opening March 4. The village is making elaborate plans for the reception and entertainment of delegates from all parts of the province. One year the convention is held in the south and the next year in the north. This Is the turn for the north. Originally the convention was to have been N An rtday'S '? at Massctt but at a reccnt o riri.1 al 01 the In MnLI"c P- pyppntlvn mcctlnc of the Broth- hns were vmJl .iat 14 erhcod It was decided that Port rcd the anu-nritkh !E, slmPs0 would morc convcnl' ' ent. The convention will last tha uaijf nt lmli 048 17.4 feet 20:11 14.3 feet :22 9.8 feet 13:52 8.5 feet better part of a week. COSTLY COVERINO It Is estimated that American women will spend more than $2,000,000,000 for cosmetics in 1945. V "-7. n Cautiously With Inquiry OTTAWA (CP) Eleven men and two women nes ,-e been held in the Royal Commission inquiry into j k I Q ionage nnatre activities activities ami and "it a is is apparent apparent it u may mav be INCW OOUTCC ?essary to request that additional persons may be Radio Metal QUEBEC O A new source of radio-active minerals is believed to have been found In the province of Quebec. It is reported in Quebec City that a prospector and his wife have discovered an ore deposit which contains a 'mineral similar to pitchblende the ore from which the vital stuff for the atomic bomb was extracted. Neither the identity of the prospectors nor the place where the find was made has been disclosed but it is said that the mineral is highly radio-active and that samples have been sent to the govern -men's atomic pioject at Chalk Itiver, Ontario, for further analysis. At the present time, Canada's only known deposit of pitchblende is at Tort Radium, In the barren Northwest ABANDONING THEIR LOOT : HALIFAX There has been a new development In the investl-; gallon Into the Halifax water-i front's theft ring. Police say ' there arc evidences of panic among members of the ring who are abandoning stolen goods ajpnj he Avaterf rjnt,. Some of the geeds are tela tossed Into the harbor. The Halifax city police have given helping hand to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police by discovering textiles, liquor silverware and other articles stolen from the holds of ships which v.rrc in port. The goods were found in a hotel' and three men were placed under arrest. Bombay Situation Improving As Striking s eamen Unconditionally Surrender Ships FIELD MARSHAL ALEXANDER jlONORS B.C VOLUNTEERS Field Marshal Harold Alexander presented certificates of service to volunteer workers in war' services at British Columbia House, Regent Street, London. Here, Canada's future governor-general hands a scroll of honor to Mrs. Anderson for her part in the canteen work. I li Fierce Gales Are Sweeping England LONDON O' Worst gale tr the year raged along England's south coast today with gusts of 80 miles per hour recorded at Dover. The Air Ministry put out gale warnings for all southern districts for the first time since before the war. All coast shipping Is paralyzed. Former Vancouver i Parliamentarian Dies VANCOUVER Albert Edward Munn died here yesterday at the age of 81. He was a former Liberal member of parliament for North Vancouver and member i of the Legislature foj Llllooet. PRINCE RUPERT'S ADVANTAGEOUS HIGHWAY POSITION EMPHASIZED "Prince Rupert lost a few thousand .good customers when nearly all United States forces were pulled out of that northern city, but this bustling port may do very well, indeed, during the peace years, because it is rapidly developing to the position of a tourist centre," says "The Nabob," publication of the well- known Kelly, Douglas wnoiesale grocery concern of Vancouver, which has been giving this place a good deal of publicity of late. "And this Is the how and why of it." The Canadian government has announced that It will maintain the Alaskan Highway,- and the Haines cut-off, and It Is now believed by some of those concerned with the movement of tourists and travellers that Prince Rupert Is "going to become the distribution point for thousands of Canadian and American tourists and travellers who want to see the north, Including Alaska. It will be possible for travellers and tourists to drive from Vancouver, or in fact from any point where the roads are good, to the Cariboo Iiignway or Trail as it is sometimes called, to the Alaska Highway. Then, tb Alaska or to Northern British Columbia points connected with the Cariboo Trail, and then to Prlnc? Rupert. Or, If the motorists prefer, they will be able to ship their cars to Prh.ce Rupert, and from that port connect with what will eventually become a great system of northern roads which will have trie Alaskan Highway as Its principal .and most travelled1 route. In any event, Prince Rupert Is going to be In business as a big tourist port. And that time Is not far away. "Meanwhile, Prince Rupert is suffering from lack of adequate steamship service. That can be supplied by United States bottoms, with Seattle as southern base. In such event, Vancouver will lose, of course, much of the tourist trade which Prince Rupert will get. But without enough Canadian shipping, calling at Prince Rupert. Vancouver will have to lost it. Perhaps the iVancouver Board of Trade will care to give this Important angle some weighty consideration. Haines, some distance north of Prince Rupert, gives direct, contact from the coast to the Alaska, Highway. Or, the motorists could drive cast along the Hazelton road to Prince George and there connect with the Alas ka Highway. Prince Rupert wants a closer and morc convenient connection with the Alaska Highway, and may eventually get one such. "The territory there In Northern British Columbia, and in Alaska, offers the tourist all that he can hope to find In the way of scenic charm. Morovcr, It Is. a new and almost untravelled world of Its own, with a lure of Its own. "It Is apparent that Prince Rupert is optimistic as to Its future, and that It has good reason to be that way. Edmonton also will of course benefit con siderably by a development of tourist travel possibilities In nor them British Columbia. In fact a "great circle route" woujd take the tourist froni Vancou ver or Seattle, to Prince Rupert and to Haines, through Alaska and Northern British Columbia, then back to cither Vancouver or Edmonton, by present roads and trails. The North has a reason to be happy In its Bulletins JAVA FIGHTING i BATAVIA Two British Indian soldiers were killed and five were wounded in two days winch followed attacks by small parties of Indonesian Nationalists on listening posts mid pattols, a British communique said today. MUSKEGON'S BIG FIRE MUSKEGON, Mich Two-thirds cf a block in the heart of Muskegon's business district lay a mangled mass of ruins today with loss estimated at $1,500,000 from fire. The origin of the blaze is not known. No one was injurtil. BIG PHONE SURPLUS WINNIPEG The Manitoba telephone system had a surplus of $1,500,000 last year, which was a recoid, the Legislature is advised. 'PEG FUEL SCARCE WINNIPEG The fuel situation here is still serious. There is a strict ration of one-half to one ton Only one sack at a time is obtainable in Portage La Prairie. WINNIPEG MAN DIES WINNIPEG George A. Btuce, well known Winnipeg dairyman, is dead. He had been here since 1911 and was formerly at Moose Jaw, and Regina. ARGENTINE ELECTION BUENOS AIRES Soldiers and police arc strictly patrolling the city as the national presidential election ap-prcaches t onion ow when three million Argentineans will vote. LADY RODNEY ARRIVES HALIFAX The Lady Rodney arrived today with 500 returning Canadian ex-servicemen and women. A short distance outside site met the Lady Nelson heading for England with German ptisoners.of war. INVITATION ACCEPTED LONDON The Lebanonesc government has accepted an invitation of the French government to Paris to discuss the withdrawal of French forces from Lebanon and Syria. Weather Forecast Prince Rupert Overcast and mild, occasional light rain tonight. Wind light to moderate. Temperatures, maximum today 45, minimum tonight 42, Sunday: cloudy and mild. Wind light to moderate. Maximum temperature 46. TWO WOMEN ASPHYXIATED IN MONTREAL MONTREAL 0) Two women were asphyxiated and a third suffered burns early today when Paratroopers Go Into Action Karachi Port; Gandhi Makes Appeal Two Hundred Are Reported Dead After Two Days of Fierce Rioting Civilians Still Restless BOMBAY The anti-British rioting in Bombay is f .1- "i! mi.- on it i , huusiuiny. nie crews ui some sniaii waraiiips anchored in the bay have broken from the Royal Indian Navy mutiny and surrendered to British units. British, troops backed by armored cars are patrolling; the streets. Mohandas Gandhi is quoted by Reuters News Agency in Poona, India, as calling for an end to what he called "this! thoughtless orgy of violence." British general headquarters in New Delhi has announced the unconditional surrender of mu- tlnou? Royal Indian Navy personnel in Bombay but no other details are available immediately. There is word from Karachi that the situation is still serious In that city after two days of disturbances. Six Indian sailors were killed In the Karachi riot ing and 33 others wounded. British authorities today an nounced quelling of the Indian Navy mutiny, both ashore and afloat at Bombay, although civil disorders continue and waves of violence still sweep Bombay "with British troops ana Indian po lice, battling civilian mobs. The Times ol India said that a survey disclosed 200 killed in three days of disorders. SOVIET MUST BE WATCHFUL Stalin Emphasizes Necessity For Strength in "Peaceful-Development Period MOSCOW Generalissimo Stalin told the Red Army: on its 28th birthday that It was the army's duty to guard Soviet borders against enemies, while the people, created an upsurge of national economy. Although Stalin called on the army to strengthen itself, he stressed that the Soviet Union had entered a period of "peaceful period of development' ,tr. f0vn i fVio "On the wholp thP sitn.itfn sPceaieT ctemooinzauoTi. western part of Montreal. Dead I shows Improvement. Today riot are Mrs. Alice LaFortune, 51. and Miss Joan Schnorr, 16. CHURCH IS OUTRAGED Cardinal's Report to Pope is Presented jn War Crimes Tribunal NUERNBERG, ti A cardinal's letter to the Pope describing German outrages against the Roman Catholic Church in occupied Toland wm submitted by the Soviet prosecution Thursday as evidence against 22 Nazi leaders on trial for war crimes. The prosecutor said that the Pcpe was told by Polish cardinal Hlond that "monasteries and convents have been methodically suppressed and their houses and institutions occupied by the Na7 party." Church property had been pillaged by the Nazis. "SELL-OUT" BY ROOSEVELT This Is Charge of Scholars In Chungking as Yalta Agreement Denounced CHUNG KING Ob j ectlons to the presence of Russian troops In Manchuria are still being manifested here. However, there is no statement as to when these Russian troops may be evacuat ed. Some delegates of China's National Assembly denounced the Yalta secret agreement giving Russia rights in Manchuria as new "quit Manchuria'! demon-1 stratlons spread to several ciUes today Red Army day. A statement issued by a num ber of assembly delegates said that the agreement on which the Sino-Sovlet pact was based "Is contrary to the Atlantic Charter and all other declarations of the United Nations." The statement asserted that the agreement constituted a dark stain on ' Sino-American and Slno-Brltish relations. Twenty nationally know n scholars charged that the late President Roosevelt In the Yalta agreement tr,adcd Manchuria to Russia for Soviet support In the Pacific war. ing continued in some areas pi the city and there has been seri ous rioting in the mill area." General headquarters in New Delhi announced striking Indian seamen, numbering almost 12,-000, both In barricaded barrackJ in Bombay and aboard a score of small war vessels In the harbor, had yielded unconditionally Friday night. About 300,000 Indian workers were reported involved in Bombay and Calcutta strikes. These were called in sympathy with the Indian naval strikers whc have sought Increased TpayQt- ter food, disciplinary action against the commander of II.M. US. Talwar for alleged im proper treatment cj.sejurien, and British troops today fired re peatedly on crowds swarming the streets in the cotton mill area of Bombay. Karachi Said "Uncontrollable" Meanwhile at Karachi British paratroopers were callcdtout tonight to stand by asfh riot situation became uncontrollable there. The police fired tw volleys, used tear gas and imadc charges but were unable tb disperse crowds who converged on a meeting place from all ' WHAT DOES RUPERT NEED?" WILL YOU GIVE YOUR VIEWS? . There is much discussion these davs of irob lems and difficulties which face Prince Rupert8 u .i i ...l ?i i""- in us jjusiwar uevuiupiueni anu prosperity ana what solutions might be devised towards solving these problems. ; Jpi Many of these problems have been flis-cussed in the Daily News from time to time but this newspaper is anxious to obtain some new and constructive ideas and, Therefore, we are inviting our readers to express their views on the subject of WHAT PRINCE RUPERT NEEDS TODAY? You are invited to enunciate what you consider Prince Rupert's needs and to write a,cpn.Tr cise answer as to how best that need might be solved. The articles will be published (with or without the names of the authors, according to' wish; of the writers). They will be judged impartially.: on the primary basis of value of subject matte!!:: although conciseness, style and legibility-will-also count. ' ! Mayor H. M. Daggett and W. M. Watts have consented to assist the Daily News in the. judging. There will be six prizes: 1 First, $10 in cash, t . Second, $5 in cash... '' ,r",,, ' Third, $2.50 in cash. And three six-month subscriptions to the Daily News. . The contest will close March 15. Old and young alike are asked to submjti( ' " v articles. The primary purpose is, of course, not to .. win prizes but to bring forward suggestions which may prove useful in forwarding the development of Prince Rupert. ;: .tf