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AND
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Tides
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and
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(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Frcsn
to
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ties'
and
cool
with
showers,
Friday,
December
8,
1944
Moderate
winds
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High
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feet
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fresh
during
afternoon,
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No.
286
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
7,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
III
INOl
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engtnen
i
it
nn
jTAWA,
Dec
7
tf
Prime
isler
King
announced
yes-
.
.
hne
inn
in
t
r
n
t
inn
tending
the
ljfe
of
beyond
Its
constitutional
ends
nPXL
ADr
.
Mr.
Illicit
-
,
added
.hat
decisive
battles
X
war
ana
wcu
iiuica
i
Jd
be
considered
in
deciding
j
date
of
'he
next
general
ei-
j
radio
address,
John
Bra-
jsald
that
a
general
election
,
jie
near
future
may
prove
(ridable
and
that
1
n
any
.tit
chmild
not
beuostDoned
ilr
iv
o
"
;Dd
the
life
of
parliament.
ude
Douk
Out-
IS
PH.
Nb.
,USON,
Dec
7
0
Mrs.
Annie
risaff
sentenced
last
May
w-and
a
half
years
in
penl-
.
mlootpH
frnm
nrlsnn
nt.
Mouth
Ontario,
and
is
back
home
tn
nearby
Krestova,
ikhobor
leaders
announced.
L3.
iu:4ii&uii.
'Wiiw
10
tA-
2ng
a
child,
was
one
of
ft.five
noukhohors
sentenced
ntisz
demonstrations
at
Nel-
wd
Vancouver
early
this
r.
She
was
released
on
role.
I
IT
I
I
.IJfl.M
f
Jllf
anted
in
South
The
alertness
of
Constable
A.
Rrpt
nf
t.hf
rltv
nnllce
AA
.
i
-
1-
1
U
t?
fall
a
knlnn-
wnntfrt
in
Hie
man
Is
Alfred
Slater,
iea
on
a
ponce
circular
as
Ustj
night
Constable
Brett
W
In
the
city
all
with
"Osc
on
recent
police
clrcu-
;y-di
The
name
of
Alfred
Slater.
inn
1
1.
.
it
i
"u
a
mi
jau
ncrc
on
an
m-
'.fJTip!-
1
.
I
"-anuii
r.iiiiriie.
SLUIL'U
Uil
ii
ni
-
-
m"u
uum
a
circular.
Police
sav
that
Rlatnr
told
""ui
ill?
pit.
mc
en
m
np.
a
icn
t
i
(
i
.
t
i
ui
injuries
to
ms
nanus.
PLATINUM
HARD
frWlum
is
generally
added
to
Mm
increase
us
naiuueaa
0
durahmfv
SIR
HARRY
LAUDER
VISITS
NAVY
SHOW
One
of
the
highlights
at
the
opening
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Navy's
show,
"Meet
the
Navy
at
Glasgow
recently,
was
the
appearance
of
Sir
Harry
Lauder.
The
camera
caught
him
surrounded
by
a
bevy
of
beautiful
Wrens
backstage.
The
show
Is
touring
the
United
Kingdom
after
a
successful
coast
to
coast
run
In
Canada
and
Newfoundland.
It
is
expected
to
toui
the
continent
sometime
In
January
before
playing
in
London.
(R.C.N.
Photo
by
Lieut.
H.
J.
Nott,
R.C.N.V.R.).
Air
Power
Thrown
In
ATHENS.
December
7
British
air
power
has
been
thrown
into
the
fight
against
Greek
lert
wingers.
R.AJ.
fighter
planes
flew
over
the
capital
of
Athensi
today
and
attacked
an
area
where
frequent
snipping
has
occurred.
However,
even
after
the
planes
had
carried
out
J
their
.attack,
gunfire
could
stlU
be
heard
in
that
region.
The
British
planes
went
into
action
after
an
ultimatum
Issued
to
the
E.A.M.
had
expired.
British
casualties
In
the
fight
so
far
are
believed
to
be
light.
Left
wing
losses
are
said
to
be
considerable.
AIRCRAFT
PLANT
IS
CLOSED
DOWN
Canadian
Pacific
Establishment
at
New
Westminster
Will
He
Through
at
End
of
Month
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Dec.
7
Oi
Complete
closing
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Air
Lines
plant
at
New
Westminster
which
once
employed
1500
workers
on
aircraft
repairs
will
likely
come
to
an
end
this
month.
E.
A.
Wesh,
selective
service
manager
of
the
plant,
said
that
the
plant
was
continuing
minor
repair
operations
with
the
object
of
cleaning
up
Its
work
at
the
end
of
the
ear.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
i
5
Minimum
34
.
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JI
11
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1
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ClffilSTMAS
1
if
Include
...
fa
1
THE
VARIETY
STORE
A.
lti
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
MAD
AIRMAN
TAKES
LAST
WILD
RIDE
BEFORE
HIS
DEATH
PLUNGE
VANCOUVER,
Dec.7
(CP)
A
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
pilot
crashed
to
his
death
yesterday
on
Tilbury
Island
in
the
south
arm
of
the
Fraser
River
after
running
amok
in
a
large
twin-engined
bomber
stolen
from
a
nearby
air
base.
For
four-and-a-hulf
hours
the
apparently
crazed
airman
dived
over
Van-
-
couver
and
villages
to
the
south,
Bulletins
PIGEON
AROUSES
HOPE
VANCOUVER
A
carrier
pigeon
from
a
Canso
flying
boat
missing
for
four
days
from
Patric
Bay
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
base
on
Vancouver
Island
returned
to
base
minus
Its
message
container
and
aroused
hopes
that
nine
members
of
the
crew
aboard
the
missing
plane
might
still
be
alive.
ALIPAX
AND
STETTINIUS
LONDON
The
Yorkshire
Post
says
that
Iird
Halifax,
British
ambassador
to
the
United
Slates,
has
been
instructed
to
call
on
United
States
Secretary
of
State
Stcltinius
at
Washington
o
express
disapproval
of
United
States
"hands
off"
policy
in
Iialy.
NEW
CHIEF
OF
STAFF
OTTAWA
Defence
.Minister
McNaughton
today
announced
change
of
appointments
for
two
senior
army
officers
of
the
Canadian
Army
overseas.
Major
General
P.
J.
Montague,
62,
Winnipeg,
in
charge
of
administration
at
Canadian
military
headquarters
in
London,
is
op-pointed
chief-of-staff
at
Canadian
military
headquarters
in
London.
He
becomes
a
lieutenant
general.
Brigadier
E.
G.
Weeks,
48,
cnariouciown,
oi-ficer
commanding,
Canadian
section,
general
headquarters
in
central
Mediterranean,
is
appointed
to
succeed
Montague
at
London
with
rank
of
School
Teachers
Are
Resigning
Resignations
of
Frank
C.
Canty
and
Miss
Evelyn
Brcmc.r
from,
the
staff
of
Booth
Memorial
school
were
accepted
by
the
School
Board
last
night.
Mr.
Canty,
whose
resignation
becomes
ef
fective
December
31,
gave
m
health
as
his
reason
for
leaving.
Miss
Bremer,
who
left
November
22,
returned
to
her
home
In
Texas
where
she
was
called
on
account
of
the
Illness
of
a
relative.
The
Board
Is
considering
an
application
from
R.
Mines
of
Na-nalmo
for
the
position
of
physical
education
Instructor.
DEBATE
POLISH
QUESTION
LONDON
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
announced
that
the
entire
Polish
question
would
be
debated
in
the
House
of
Commons
tomorrow.
endangering
the
lives
of
many
MUNITIONS
RATIONED
ON
WEST
FRONT
U7TTU
TUT?
TT-MTTJT'n
KTATTTCJ
tlon
Is
still
being
rationed
on
In
Paris
French
officials
said
today
that
French
industry
Corvette
And
All
On
Board
Are
Lost
WAR
NEWS
Osnabrucck,
Leipsig,
Berlin
Hit
LONDON
British
and
Canadian
airmen
went
after
more
enemy
rail
targets
last
night.
The
big
fellows
rumbled
in
over
Osnabrucck
and
Clessen
to
loose
their
bomb
loads
while
other
night-shift
planes
hit
a
synthetic
oil
plant
near
Leipzig.
Altogether,
1300
bombers
took
part
in
these
raids.
Some
British
planes
carried
out
an
attack
on
the
German
capital
of
Berlin.
Canadian
strength
was
felt
in
the
Osna
brucck
assault.
Returning
pilots
reported
heavy
enemy
flak
and.
fighter
opposition
which
took
a
toll
of
four
Canadian
.aircraft.
It
was
the
third
straight
night
that
all
squadrons
of
the
Canadian
bomber
group
were
out
over
Europe.
:
Breakthrough
in
Philippines
PEARL
HARBOR
Breaking
a
stalemate
in
the
fighting
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
central
Philippines,
General
Mac-Arthur's
forces
have
broken
through
the
Japanese
line
about
.twelve
miles
southeast
of
Ormoc.
North
of
the
Japanese-held
port,
other
Allied
forces
have
repulsed
a
Japanese
tank
attack.
Tokyo
radio,
meantime,
claims
Japanese
parachute
troops
have
been
landed
at
four
points
behind
Allied
lines
to
destroy
Allied
airfields.
The
enemy
broadcast
says
these
troops
attacked
four
airfields
near
the
east
coast
of
the
island.
There
has
been
no
Allied
confirmation
of
this
report
from
Allied
quarters.
Revenge
For
Pearl
Harbor
SAIPAN
In
a
fitting
observance
of
Pearl
Harbor
Day,
American
B-29's
today
bombed
Tokyo.
The
report
of
the
assault
comes
from
the
enemy
radio,
which
reports
that
three
or
four
of
the
big
aircraft
participated
in
the
raid.
(I
small
fire
is
reported
to
have
been
started
at
one
point.
There
has
been
no
report
as
yet
concerning
the
raid
from
Allied
headquarters,
but
it
has
been
officially
reported
that
Allied
planes
have
raided
objectives
in
Manchuria.
Japs
Drive
Into
China
CHUNGKING
The
loss
of
the
town
of
Tushan,
about
seventy-five
miles
southeast
of
the
Burma
Road
base
of
Kwpivanr.
U
admitted
this
mnrnin?
hv
the
Chinese
llieh
pvqjsjinsbforc
ths
lnalfa.pmmand
Chungking
.believes
.that,
the.,
objective..
of,
the
crash.
In
his
wild
dives
he
swooped
on
airdromes,
roads
and
other
points
where
airmen
and
civilians
gathered,
missing
people
and
parked
aircraft
by
inches.
Fighter
planes
were
sent
up
with
instructions
not
to
shoot,
but
to
Induce
the
student
to
land.
He
paid
no
attention
and
finally
spun
his
aircraft
off
In
a
half
roll
at
1000
feet
and
dived
straight
down
into
the
ground.
Western
Air
Command
said
the
flight
was
totally
unauthorized
and
.the
airman
was
In
the
plane
alone.
The
name
of
the
airman
will
be
released
when
next-of-kin
have
been
advised.
ENLISTMENTS
THIS
MONTH
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
7
Q)
A
total
of
270
men
enlisted
for
active
service
in
Pacific
Command
during
the
first
four
days
of
this
month.
Thirty-six
of
them
were
civilian
volunteers
called
up
under
the
National
Mobilization
Act
and
four
were
from
the
military
reserve.
Japanese
offensive
is
the
capture
of
Kunming,-
three
hundred
miles
west.
Fail
of
this
city
would
cripple
th
prospective
supply
route
from
India
to
China.
Reds
Nearing
Austria
MOSCOW
Russian
columns,
driving
through
Hungary,
are
now
within
thirty-five
miles
of
the
Austrian
frontier.
In
Yugoslavia,
Russian
troops,
working
with
Partisan
forces,
have
captured
the
communications
centre
sixty-two
miles
northwest
of
Belgrade,
th
Yugoslav
capital.
Eighth
Deepens
Bridgehead
ROME
British
forces
of
the
Eighth
Army
have
deepened
their
bridgehead
over
the
Lamone
River
in
Italy,
and
all
enemy
resistance
cast
of
the
river
has
been
wiped
out.
Polish
troops
have
captured
a
town
ten
miles
southwest
of
Faenza,
and
these
Polish
forces
have
alsb
over-run
the
important
Monte
San
Rinaldo.
New
Saar
River
Crossing
PARIS
Probing
attacks
by
the
Germans
were
carried
out
last
night
along
the
British
Second
Army
front
in
Holland.
Enemy
patrols
crossed
the
Mcusc
River
north
of
Vcnlo
but
the
Tommies
threw
them
back,
after
taking
a
considerable
number
of
prisoners.
Patton's
Third
Army
has
made
new
crossings
of
the
Saar
River,
and
the
Americans
have
captured
two-thirds
of
the
French
border
city
of
Saareguemines.
They
have
also
tightened
their
grip
around
Saarbrueckcn,
the
Saar
Basin's
most
important
city.
In
the
almost-forgotten
battle
for
the
fortress
city
of
Mctz,
another
German-held
fortress
in
the
Metz
defence
system
has
capitulated
to
the
Allies.
UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS
HIGH
Unemployment
insurance
claims
submitted
to
offices
across
Canada
were
more
than
four
times
as
great
in
October
as
they
were
in
the
same
month
In
1943,
latest
figures
released
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
reveal.
I
In
October
of
this
year,
6,222
"
"
V
"
"
Persons
filed
unemployment
in-NINTH
ARMY
IN
GERMANY,
urance
dalm
whl
&
QctoheT
Dec.
7
)
Despite
considerable
i943i
the
number
of
claims
filed
improvement
In
army
supplies
was
1,475.
This
year's
October
which
has
allowed
full
scope
figure
Is
also
almost
double
that
operations,
artillery
ammunl-
1
o.1
September
when
3,175
persons
claimed
unemployment
insur-
ancp
hpnpflhs
me
western
ironi.
An
increase
i
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
,
,
Obvious
,
reason
behind
the
In
to
the
use
of
heavy
guns
is
one
lcrease
,n
dalms
,n
the
last
year
reason
given
for
the
shortage.
is
the
slackening
of
the
wartime
During
quiet
periods
artillery
industrial
drive
which
was
at
its
commanders
are
Instructed
to
(
peak
here
a
year
ago.
Drops
In
conserve,
supplies
for
future
op-.munitions,
shipbuilding
and
air-eratlons.
Batteries
are
put
on
craft
outDut
have
released
work-
quotas
which
are
lifted
only
,
ers,
many
of
whom
have
not
yet
when
the
high
command
strikes
been
re-absorbed
Into
other
lines
with
full
scale
effort,
of
work.
However,
the
difference
be
tween
the
figures
for
September
eager
to
supply
allied
armies
on
.and
October
of
this
year
is
partly
the
western
front
with
urgently
due
to
a
seasonal
rise
in
the
needed
munitions,
but
is
ham-
number
of
claims
filed.
This,
strung
by
transportation
bottle
-
statisticians
say,
Is
expected
dur-necks
and
deficiencies
In
raw
ing
the
wlner,
and
October
is
the
materials.
month
during
which
this
up-
swing
first
becomes
apparent.
Actually,
out
of
the
6,222
persons
who
filed
claims
during
October,
only
2,485
began
to
re
ceive
unemployment
insurance
benefits.
This
brought
the
total
Lnumber
of
people
who
received
insurance
benefits
during
the
month
to
5,735.
These
5,735
persons
were
paid
a
total
of
$132,467
as
compensation
for
70,552
unemployed
days.
This
comparesjvlth
4,625
persons
who
received
$117,000
for
61,917
days
In
September,
and
1,025
persons
paid
$24,308
for
13,782
unemployed
days
In
October,
1943
During
October
of
this
year
the
average
days
per
beneficiary
was
12.3
compared
with
13.4
in
September,
and
13.4
In
October
last
year.
The
average
amount
paid
per
beneficiary
was
$23.10
in
October
as
against
$25.30
In
September,
and
$23.72
last
October,
GREAT
QUAKE
RECORDED
LONDON
The
West
Brom-wlch
seismograph
today
recorded
a
'
severe
earthquake
shock
the
centre
of
which
may
have
been
in
the
Aleutians,
the
Kuriles
of
Japan.
H.M.C.S..
Shawinigan
Goes
Down
in
Atlantic,
Navy
Has
Announced
OTTAWA,
Dec.
7
(CP)
Minister
of
the
Navy
Angus
Macdonald
announced
today
that
the
corvetta
Shawinigan
was
lost
in
the
North
Atlantic
and
the
entire
complement
of
seven
officers
and
eighty-four
ratings
are
dead
or
missing.
Only
five
bodies
were
recovered
and
identified.
The
remainder
of
the
crew,
Outside
Use
Of
Schools
Discussion
Arises
Out
of
Activities
at
Conrad
Street
Responsibility
for
allowing
the
use
of
Conrad
St.
school
basement
as
a
social
centre
outside
school
hours
was
placed
with
school
principal
Edward
Wahl
at
the
monthly
school
board
meet
ing
last
night.
At
present
the
school
basement
is
the
centre
of
various
club
activities
every
week
night
and
on
Saturday.
Many
of
the
clubs
are
directed
by
B.
Beggs,
community
counsellor.
Mr.
Wahl,
Mr.
Beggs
and
J.
G.
Callaghan,
local
Wartime
Housing
director
attended
the
meet
ing'.
Mr.
"Callaghan
explianfcd--
the
difficulty.
"It
appears
that
Mr.
Beggs
and
Mr.
Wahl,
both
of
whom
lead
worthwhile
recreational
activities
were
unaware
of
who
had
direct
authority
over
the
building,"
said
Mr
Callaghan.
"If
the
board
gave
a
ruling
on
this
I
think
it
would
settle
the
matter."
Mr.
Callaghan
said
that
his
organization
was
prepared
to
spend
about
$500
on
sports
and
other
equipment
when
it
became
available.
"So
far
all
the
clubs
have
had
is
a
great
deal
of
enthusiasm
and
the
will
to
co-operate."
I
Mr.
Beggs
outlined
a
.list
of
club
activities
which
occupied
.the
school
basement
every
night
of
the
we.ek.
The
list
included
handicraft
and
dancing
clubs,
Boy
Scouts,
Cubs,
Brownies
and
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4)
RUSSIANS
ARE
SWEEPING
ON
LONDON,
Dec.
7
O
Soviet
tanks,
sweeping
past
Lake
Pala-ton,
have
plunged
to
within
forty
miles
of
the
Austrian
border
while
the
Germans
have
acknowledged
a
new
threat
to
Budapest,
the
Hungarian
capital.
Budapest
Is
under
large
scale
attack,
the
Germans
reported,
and
the
Russians
have
gained
ground.
Russian
forces
on
Osepel
Island
in
the
Danube,
just
south
of
Budapest,
have
established
a
new
bridgehead
on
the
west
bank
of
the
river
Immediately
below
the
Hungarian
capital.
One
northern
B.C.
man
is
listed
in
late
Canadian
army
casualty
lists
as
being
slightly
wound
ed.
He
Is
Tpr.
Terrance
James
McGillivray,
serving
with
the
Canadian
Armoured
Corps,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Dorothy
McGillivray,
lives
at
Dawson
Creek.
including
the
captain,
Lieut.
W.
J.
Jones,
of
Brooklyn,
New
York,
are
listed
as
missing.
Six
British
Columbia
men
were
among
tne
members
ol
the
crew
five
from
Vancouver
and
one
from
Victoria.
The
announcement
said
that
the
Shawinigan
went
down
"while
on
operational
duty
in
the
North
Atlantic."
It
did
not
say
whether
the
ship
met
her
end
through
enemy
action
or
weatljer
conditions
or
when
the
sinking
occurred.
The
Shawinigan
is
the
ninth
corvette
and
nineteenth
Canadian
warship
announced
as
lost
In
the
war.
At
Ottawa-
Debate
Is
Near
End
OTTAWA,
Dec.
7
The
bitter
debate
over
army
reinforce-unavoldable
and
that
In
any
terday
more
Liberal
members
lined
up
against
the
Govern
ments
is
nearing
an
end.
Yes-
scription
fence.
However,
both
the
national
leader-
of
the
Pro
gressive
Conservative
Party.
John
Bracken
and
members
of
the
government
have
predicted
a
majority
of
from
30
to
65
for
Prime
Minister
King's
confidence
motion
when
the
vote
is
taken.
Today's
sitting
opens
at
11
am,
instead
of
three
p.m.
in
ah
effort
to
end
the
special
crisis
meeting
of
Parliament
by
tonight.
Yesterday,
Justice
Mlpister
St.
Laurent
told
the
Common's
tnat
he
has
decided
to
stand
or
fall
with
Mr.
King,
e
said
triSt'fie
supported
the
voluntary
system
until
Defence
Minister
McNaughton
showed
the
Cabinet
that
a
change
was
necessary.
Mr.
Bracken
predicted
.
a
Government
victory
in
a.
radio
speech
last
night
over
a
National
net
work
of
the
C.B.C.
Last
night's
session
of
the
Commons
saw
one
more
Liberal
George
Cruickshank,
.of
Fraser
Valley,
British
Columbia-announce
that
he
will
support
the
Progressive
Conservative
total
conscription
amendment.
But
he
added
that,
he
will
vote
for
the
Government
lf
the
amend
ment
is
defeated.
Two
more
Liberals
and
two
Independentsall
from
Quebec-said
they
are
opposed
to
overseas
conscription.
-f
PENITENTIARY
GUARDS
HELD
ATLANTA,
Georgia,
Dec.
7
Four
guards
are
being
held
along
with
25
convicts
who
have
barracaded
themselves
within
the
penitentiary
here.
A
Slate
Worth
Noting
.
.
.
NON-PARTISAN
CANDIDATES
ALDERMEN
Thomas
B.
Black
C.
G.
Ham
R.
McKay
J.
H.
Mair
SCHOOL
TRUSTEiES
G.
L.
Dawes
D.
Wood
Dr.
R.
G.
Large