IENT
In
'IES
M:
ft
V
9
Prime
C
uphill
said
.
p-.Mt,on
of
'
ct
had
C:d
of
the
Pt
rodent
vtM'.s
an-:'icratUn
nforee-
Hj.rt
by
Ital-Hr
said
were
tttll
t
'
fcy
PaEaru
under
irtizan
Being
ized
Here
.'
ns
me'
(
dis-j'i'i!
of
a
proceed
;
i
ti
re
t..
active
or-
b;
announced
In
A
platform
will
r
i
a
ncneral
mect-
f
pu.posc
of
tmenl
of
Affairs
ly
Fare
:
of
Indlfln
r.dvL'.ed
the
city
Iprparcd
under
spc-
':;rT
nurliiR
the
ii?
fare
of
native
CT
"..-In
nrhinii
v
-rral
Dlaac
Con-
M
to
instltu-
lf
Jf'.b
Ttii
rl
will
he
drjtar'.mcnt
to
pay
KJ)
of
patients.
co
Tides
March
11)
1
40
20.1
feet
13
50
20.8
feet
7
55
5.5
fect
SO
U
3.5
feet
ians
In
oration
mating
'
'''''
1
1
1
III!
VITLKAN
C.LTS
A
lll'ST
TL
18778
veteran
"
r,i
Alamrm
to
Twiiv
and
of
the
Italian
1:1
u
nir
Anxio
nnaKcnran.
oquaaron
Lcaaer
Df
1
'
Ma;ry.
Out.
ha
jut
finlxhcd
a
tour
m:
r:
been
ucceeded
In
command
of
the
City
of
e
rniadron
The
20
year-old
fighter
pilot
drew
y
.hc
b:ittlo
of
the
Anzio
beachhead
where
his
r-y
'
"
uir
mnuiera.
ana
nerc
u
snown
rxjicmg
-!
a
bullet
liole
In
hi
rear
view
mirror,
picked
i
iver
Nrtiuno.
In
the
same
flaht.
one
cannon
jf
i
u;;d'
m
cticknK
and
anulher
In
a
wins,
but
t
II;
ore
stands
at
nine
enemy
aircraft
!
mare
damaged.
He
got
four
in
the
advance
wi
f
hem
within
15
second".
The
squadron
Crjuadron
Leader
Kelvcr
Magee.
City
Working
On
Estimates
Lntlravnur
Heine
Made
to
Keep
fW
Mar
n
ri
tu.
7
Ds,
In
clesnomti
ttmmanc
:ered
n
1
1
i
Planes
In
a
frantic
ve
a
large
part
l"d-bound
wechan-
'y
in
the
Mum.
a.
kriane
Hundreds
.....
uiC
T
'd,
Th
m,
,
----
vu.-vamiiS
e
l
make
pi
,s
Pss
T
.Mill
Hale
at
Same
Level
as
Last
Year.
'
The
city
-ounrll
Is
endeavouring
to
hold
the
mill
rate
of
taxation
this
year
at
the
same
point
as
but
year
although
Increased
expenditures
may
make
It
very
difficult
to
do
so.
A
preliminary
figure
of
ctty
expenditure
for
the
year
is
$WJW
of
paring
the
estimates.
STEEL
MILL
STARTS
SOON
Annouuremrnt
Made
in
Legislature
Yesterday
by
MinUtrr
of
Alines
Caroon
VICTORIA,
Mar.
9
(CP)
Hon.
II
('.
Carson,
mlnMcr
of
mines,
announced
in
the
leg
islature
vestrrday
that
private
inlerrts
will
establish
a
trrl
industry
In
llritUh
Columbia
In
the
very
near
future.
'Hie
start
will
lie
in
a
small
way.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
Kin
in.
urn
MRS.
MOORE
IS
ELECTED
Daiighlris
of
Empire.
52
38
Mrs.
O.
E
Mour-
was
re-elected
i
regent
of
Municipal
Chapter,
j
Imperial
Order.
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
at
the
annual
meeting
i
this
week
when
leports
were
pre-sentcd
covering
the
activities
j
both
of
the
central
and
subsidi
ary
chaptrs.
The
feature
of
thr
proceedings
was
an
approprlato
address
by
B.
Thorstclnsson.
ln-snrctnr
of
schools,
on
"The
Bri
tish
Empire,
Its
Dcvc.lopmnt
and
'
Influence."
It
was
reported
that
the
drive
for
the
sale
ot
.utoeiculosls
seals
had
resulted
n
$1831.10
being
collected.
Refreshments
were
served.
!
The
complete
list
ef
officers
for
the
coming
year
is
as
fol-!
lows:
Regent
Mrs.
O.
E.
Moore.
First
Vlcc-RcEcnt
Mrs.
Sid
!
Elklns.
Second
Vicc-Rcgcnt
Mrs.
C.
Oland.
Secretary
Miss
Helen
Valentine.
Treasurer
Miss
Florence
Parker.
Educational
Secretary
Mrs.
J.
A.
Tens.
Echoes
Secretary
Mrs.
William
Hress.
Organizer
Mrs,
Jas.
Stewart
Standard
Bearer
-Mis,
S.
V.
Cox
VOL
XXXIII,
No.
58
Finland
Destroyed
(irrmaii
Cillr
Are
Now
Within
Range
of
Bombing
by
Russia
.VMM
KIIOLM,
Mar.
9
(CP)
'I
he
t
Russian
have
def
troyrd
ihe
'ancient
Estonian
iort
of
.Narva
in
4
night-long
air
at-ti.
ilitpalhrt
irport.
Meantime
Karl
Zeppelin,
(rr-tnan
r
expert,
warned
that
further
German
retreats
on
thr
eastern
front
made
it
fur'
Utile
for
the
Soviet
to
bomb
German
cities.
Funeral
of
Mrs.
Dawson
j
Funeral
service
for
the
late
Mrs.
Silas
Dawson
who
pwii
a
way
last
week
In
Vancouver
weie
held
on
Wednesday
afternoon
at
3
o'clock
from
the
Oren-vtile
Court
Chapel
of
the
0.
C
b
ide;
taker.
A
great
number
of
with
leceipW
at
$341,218
which
,
0W
friend
of
the
deceased
a(-wooW
leave
upwards
of
$220.-
tended.
Rev.
J.
A.
Donnell.
nai-
long
Ufc
of
Hhe
late
Mrs.
Daw
son,
whose
two
daughters.
Mrs.
1
1
t
r-v
u
-.
..
1
ft.
A
.
M
.
j
Dawson,
and
a
son,
John
Daw-ison.
were
In
attendance
from
!
Vancouver
and
Calgary
The
i
hymns
"O
Ood
Our
Help
in
Aues
Past,"
and
"When
A;i
Thr
Saints"
were
sung,
with
Ml&
Kathertne
Watson
accfenipany-lng
at
the
organ.
There
were
a
great
number
of
floral
tributes,
many
being
sent
from
Vancouver.
Interment
took
place
in
Palr-vlcw
Cemetery.
Pallbearers
were
Chris
Elklns,
V.
H.
Lliuey,
John
Davey.
II.
M.
Daggett.
I).
C.
McRae
and
J.
R.
Mitchell.
REVIEW
OF
CANADIANS
;
assembled
for
the
occasion.
Closed
Town
Is
Ruled
Out
A
uIUA.
Mar.
9
t
The
.Uture
yesterday
gave
To
Improve
Water
Here
purification
scheme
'i.
aii
nious
approval
to
a
r-
"lutio'n
opposing
the
es-
t.ibiUbment
of
any
com-
pany
towns
In
British
Col-
umbia
in
the
futuie.
DEATH
WAS
ACCIDENTAL
VANCOUVER.
Match
9.
Acttdentdldeath
was
the
verdict
of
a
coroner's
jury
which
inves
tigated
the
death
of
Mrs.
Howard
U.
Powell,
aged
32.
of
Prince
Ru
pert,
who
was
fatally
injured
i
heie
March
3.
when
an
automo-ii
ip
crashed
inlu
a
lamp
stand
ard.
Crucial
War
Action
Near
H)i)vwneil-
U-
sUlUeitdoavourl
Xtculwl."
"1J
.
ij44f
4
u-AinwrTriM
.
.
.UAMIISJIIRIURA
March.
9
United
Slates
bombing
IcarjiUl
follcwlne
a
ereat
assault
support
of
the
Lend-Lease
-
law
which
expires
next
waiy.
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
hinted
that
the
Allies
were
on
the
brink
of
crucial
action
and
that
Lend-Lease
would
still
be
an
Important
factor
in
winning
the
war.
GIVE
GENEROUSLY
CAHADIA
RED
CROSS
A
GREAT
CAUSE
r
v
al
j
I
.
AftY
.
ii
fit
i
tfufletins
NAZIS
KI-SISTING.
J
'be
ITuwiani,
driving
forward
on
a
HQ-mile
front
to-wd
ti'c
flirmnian
border,
re
meeting
stiffening
enemy
r'
by
tlie
Germans.
A
a
i'ral
thaws
have
made
t-
ii
II-
itr
j
v
difficult
!
wnif
lit
to
luri;fly
con-;!
mC
.
aiMl
railways.
r
;.:tfc
4
N1TK.0
t
rhlwe
e
and
Am
riran
fer-rs
have
reached
a
junction
in
the
lliikonjc
valley
in
ncrth-
in
Rurma,
strrnjtthcning
the
iiiliilalinn
movement
against
,2000'
Jap
troops
trapped
in
'
that
area.
J
T
MANY
MI.NLKS
OIT
More
than
75,000
WtUh
coal
.miners
are
now
on
stiike
in
pretest
agaimt
pay
conditions
.lii
the
mines.
They
are
demanding
a
general
overhaul
of
the
machinery
of
wage
payment.
It
is
the
largest
strike
in
the
industry
since
1036.
One
hundred
and
thirty-five
pits
tc
idle
with
only
23
small
ones
still
working.
SET
BACK
planes
have
again
raideU
yesterday
when
close
to
2000
Al
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
THURSDAY,
MARCH
9,
19-14
Being
FTfort
nt
Nipponese
to
Liod
on
Los
Negros
Has
Been
Repulsed
ALU
HEADCJUARTE-38
IN
""'nil
PACIFIC.
Mar.
9
T
Americans
have
repulsed
a
minor
at
.'lib.
to
land
on
'
--
Negris
In
tiir
Admire
ily
Islands,
headquarters
annouaeed
today.
Mcairte
air
field
Is
now
in
use
by
Allied
planes.
Marines
who
landed
Monday
on
New
Britain's
north
coast
are
teported
holding
their
beachhead
on
Willaumez
Peninsula
against
strong
Japanese
counter
attacks.
MERLIN
AMAIN
CAPITAL
OF
REICH
HIT
:
Sccend
Day
in
Succession
Attack
by
Allied
PUnes
can
DomMrs.
of
IjCNDOII,
Mar.
9
f
Berlin
was
bombed
today
for
the
see-
on
uajr
inja
row
oy
neaTytAmen-
the
Japanese
naval
base
of
tied
plarie
took
part,
dropping
Paramushiru
on
the
Kurile
over
1600
tons
of
high
explosives
Islands.
SLAVS
TO
VISIT
LONDON
Yugoslav
government
party
from
Cairo,
headed
by
young
King
Peter,
is
expected
to
visit
London
soon.
MEXICANS
OVERSEAS
President
Comacho
of
Mexico
says
that
troops
of
his
country
may
see
action
overseas
before
long.
The
city
has
been
advised
I-,.
,.,
.
,UaJhf.t
,"lfc..p"1;
Civilian
Goods
Department
of
Health
and
Tcn-
jskms
have
plans
under
way
for
;thc
Improvement
of
the
water
supply
In
Prince
Rupert.
1
A
letter
from
the
Department
of
National
Defence
says
that
officers
of
the
department
ar"
ready
and
willing
to
co-operate
i
LONDON,
March
9
Canadian
with
the
city
to
any
reasonable
invasion
troops
were
reviewed
by
and
appropriate
extent.
Will
Not
Be
On
Market
for
Time
WASHINGTON.
DC.
March
9
It
will
be
at
least
six
months
after
the
German
collapse
that
King
George
today
at
a
train-
Meanwhile
City
Engineer
G.
United
States
factors
will
be
Huctlou
Mtmaccment
and
incendiaries.
Eighty-three
German
planes
were
brought
down
with
loss
by
the
Allies
of
thirty-eight
bombers
and
sixteen
fighters.
House
Rejects
Pattullo
Bill
VICTORIA,
Mar.
9
C
The
Lejislature
yeste:dax
defeated
on
second
reading
a
bill
by
Former
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
which
would
have
compelled
newspapers
which
publish
statements
about
Individuals
to
publish
on
request
replies
of
reasonably
length
without
delfeHjh
pr
fiP
uufl.H
LONDON
0
-r
The
Eir3Jcen'-
sorshlp,
on
the
grounds
that
an
English
film
entitled
San
Deme-trio
"glorifies
the
British
navy"
banned
the
film.
It
concerns
a
crew.
CANADIANS
COMIIAT
HOOKY
TRAP
MENACE
IN
ITALY
All
through
the
Italian
campaign,
mines
and
booby
traps
have
proved
one
of
the
chief
hazards
and
Uils
Is
the
way
the
advancing
troops
are
combatting
the
menace
At
the
left.
Sgt.
A.
Kerr.
Owen
Sound,
Ont
and
Lieut.
B.
S.
Brown,
Vancouver.
B.C.,
point
out
a
trip
wire
of
nn
S.
mine.
The
S.
mine
also
has
a
push
Ignition
which
would
cause
explosion
when
stepped
on.
The
centre
picture
shows
a
display
of
various
mines
and
booby
trap
at
an
Italian
training
camp.
Left
to
right
the
are
Igniters
Mark
III
Teller
mines
with
detonators
and
booby
trap
attachments.
Prepared
5
lb.
charge,
Ignition
adapter
Mark
II
Teller
mtue;;
Demolition,
high
explosive
and
German
fusing.
Back
row:
Mark
IV
Teller
mine
and
boxes
of
detonators;
S.
mine
with
3
Igniters;;
2
Magnetic
Jieehlve
mines;
A-Tjj
mine
with
push
ignition;
and
Italian
Box
mine.
At
the
right.
Spr.
G.
C.
Bullock,
Kingston.
Ont.,
places
a
"hot
eras
bun-
to
Indicate
the
spot
where
Spr.
R.
T.
Gilpin,
of
Toronto,
has
discovered
a
mine
by
means
of
a
Polish
mine
detector.
(Canadian
Army
Overseas
Photo)
Caut
LONDON.
Mar.
9
a
The
Welsh
coal
strike
spread
to
more
alarming
proportions
today
when
a
fresh
wave
of
walk-outs
i
boosted
the
number
of
Idle
miners
to
90.000.
One
bund-
j
red
and
sixty-five
mines
I
are
now
idle,
depriving
Bii-
!
tain's
war
industries
of
sore-
ly
needed
coal
and
threat-
ening
to
cripple
the
trans-
port
system.
The
strike
has
grown
since
yesterday
when
4
40.000
miners
and
60
pits
.JltfeWle.
as
WiSk-outs
in
Motimoutlublri
and
South
i
"xvAttrifti&ttm'fidiS:
At-
tempts
weie
initiated
to
ne-4'gotiate
the
dispute
over
wages.
Mrs.
W.
LongwiU
T
4'
Red
Cross
Donations
Previously
acknowledged
$6835.79
Canadian
Army
Team,
No.
88
63.70
C.
W.
Tugman,
Salvus
5.00
CNJl.
Drydock
Employees
f
additional)
323.66
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
O.
Fulton
25.00
Mis.
&
Jessie
Magnet
12.00
Mrs.
N.
McElroy
10.00
MLjand
Mrs.
J.
A.
Ruther-
j)&d
-
10.00
Vftsand
Mrs.
J.
E.
Jack
10.00
Mrs)
Clara
V.
Sutherland
10.00
veru
jvicrw.ecnn.evj
1
1
'
?l.iu.uu
Mr.
David
Crocker
Ell
Dalsoren
Mr.
and
Mrs.
II.
Skattlebol
Ing
base.
His
Majesty
walked
a
llanos
is
In
touch
with
Otta-
available
to
turn
out
goods
for
merchant
ship
which
was
fired
j
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Victor
Basso-
l
Araln
itrient
of
Municipal
over
four
miles
to
inspect
thous-
wa
asking
for
plans
and
snccl-
civilian
consumption,
says
Don-
when
c
lowing
the
Atlantic,
and
Bert
1
I
111
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
r
.
.
1.
..11.
L.
.
.
1
I.
...
.
.
,
Chanlrr
Imperial
Order,
aims
oi
omnc-cager
uanaaiani;
iicatioas
or
u
proposca
waier
'i
weison
oi
wc
oiucc
oi
i
ro-
iue
nun
urougni
name
uj
m
jwiss
k..
Macxey
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ious
Fierce
Fsahtina
Now
In
Russia
Does
Not
Like
Russian
OH
Pnrt
-"r::
i
"Japanese
JAPANESE
,
Terms
But
Is
Trying
To
Continue
Negotiations
LONDON,
March
9
(CP)
A
Stockholm
dispatch
said
today
that
Finland
has
rejected
Russian
demands
that
she
withdraw
troops
to
the
1910
Finnish-Russian
boundary
and
intern
German
troops
in
Finland
as.
a
prerequisite
to
further
negotiations
for
peace.
However;
Finland
is
endeavouring
to
take
a
cautious
course
and
leave
the
.
way
open
for
further
negotla-
.
Uons
with
the
Soviet
Mnke
Is
:
Alarming
:
LARGE
JAP
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
George
Ladlcos
5.00
Mrs.
in.
C.
Moses
5.00
t
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Joe
Garon
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
E.
Thompson
5.00
Mrs.
J.
Wick
5.00
M
s
B.
R.
Morrison
5.00
A.
MacDonald
5.00
E
Cavalier
5.00
Mi
and
Mrs.
J.
H.
Comer
5.00
Ei
lien
Rushwoith
5.00
Mrs
m.
Jones
5.00
Br.tha
Walker
5.00
r
aptaln
L.
P.
Miller
5.00
W
Paul
5.00
Mrs
Langridge
5.00
Mr
and
Mrs.
Bolam
10.00
Mi
F
H.
Cameron
5.00
Mi
and
Mrs.
C.
Mclntyte
5.00
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Johnson
5.00
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and
Mrs.
Slmundson
5.00
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Mrs.
J.
U.
Reynolds
5.0U
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lain
II.
A.
OrmUton
5.00
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':e
Dawes
5.00
Sidney
Elklns
,
10.00
Mrs.
Wm.
D.
Lamble
5.00
Mis.
J.
W.
Scott
6.00
Ernest
Wilding
5.00
Anonymous
Mrs.
L.
M.
Felsenthal
Mrs.
Chris
Elklns
Mrs.
F.
W.
Oallashcr
Mrs.
L.
C.
Eby
Mrs.
A.
MoMullln
LOOP.
Lodge,
No
63
M
s.
Nels
Luth
Mrs.
Julius
Johnscn
SHIPS
SUNK
United
States
Submarines
Are
On
Attack
In
raeifie
Sixteen
Enemy
Vessels
Sent
Down
WASHINGTON.
DC,
Mar.
9
U
United
States
submarines
have
sunk
sixteen
more
Japan
ese
ships
including
a
large
tankr
er.
five
transports
and
ten
catgo
vessels.
Battle
for
Vital
Base
LONDON,
March
9
'')&Tr.es-;
cow
announced
last
night
that'
a
furious
battle
Is
raging
In
Starokontlnov,
vital
Nazi
base
in
the
southwestern
Ukraine,
30
miles
to
the
southwest.
The
Russians
have
captured
Chernlostrov
district
centre
on
the
Odessa-Llow
Railway.
More
than
three
thousand
Germans
were
killed,
two
regi
ments
were
routed
and
ons
hundred
communities
captured
by
the
Russians
In
Wednesday's
fighting.
Head
Injured
In
Accident
Suffering
a
severe
blow
on
the
head
when
a
plank
which
had
been
supporting
a
truck
broke
In
his
garage
at
the
week-end,
Stan
Parker,
of
S.
E.
Parker
Limited,
sustained
a
slight
concussion
which
is
expected
to
keep
him
laid
up
for
an
indefinite
period.
Mr.
Parker
had
been
working
under
the
truck
when
the
plank
which
waa
serving
as
a
Jack,
gave
way.
The
heavy
mass
came
down,
striking
him
on
the
head,
and
knocking
him
unconscious
for
a
short
time.
It
was
not
thought
necessary
to
take
him
to
the
hospital
and
Mr.
Parker
Is
recovering
from
his
injury
at
home.
Will
Allcnd
Presentation
Kitwanga
Delegation
of
Chief:
To
See
Investiture
of
Chlei
Gamble
at
Kltkatla.
KITKATLA.
March
9
In
honor
of
Chief
Edward
Gamble,
who
Is
to
be
decorated
with
the
British
Empire
medal
at
Klt-
5.00
katla,
on
Match
12,
five
chiefs
of
10.00
this
village
have
been
chosen
to
5.00
attend
the
ceremony.
They
are
5.00
Head
Chief
Malkan
and
Chiefs
lO.O&i
Arthur
McDames,
Alfred
Mc-
5.00
Dames,
Moses
Jones,
and
Joseph
10.00
.Wesley
5.001
a
large
celebration
attended
5.00
by
natives
from
the
surround
ing
villages
Is
expected
to
follow
Total
$7,502.15
the
event.
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