month-old
west
coast
halibut
fishermen's
iparently
came
to
an
end
yesterday
after-
ci
beanie
ami
Vancouver
nsnermen
ana
nor
atrrceu
to
a
pro
posai
presented
ny
h
auMiorities
last
week
that
fishing
resume
,,t.
Friday
pending
an
office
of
Price
Ad-
OUSTS
CONSUL
t.
W
K
H;
fcbe
H;
7
7
Foreign
Li'
n
:M
th
today
that
T.c.'t
has
tak-elose
the
a'
Tangier.
North
Africa,
:
an
agree-and
the
-'
;gn
8ecre-
ward
came
,d
that
the
r
osed,
and
"
are
being
l
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;e
consul
and
J1
k
to
Ocrmany.
ler
Mine
foized
:
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m
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e
r.
have
a
unit
of
the
A
Mine.
Mill
according
.-
union
or-
.r
iti
in
the
city
north.
"
was
the
first
r
ar
history
of
'
r,.zatlonal
ef-in:cssful.
The
1
694
and
in-
all
the
mine.
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w
rkers
on
both
i..
1
United
States
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tl'h
the
mine
was
extremely
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the
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secretary,
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recording
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aid
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Monday
nioht
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i
a
a
can
of
$49.50
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telephone
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thfi
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Mitchell
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2.
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masonlte
on
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the
telephone
opera-
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lhc
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ministration
survey
to
Investi
gate
price
celling!.
The
an
nouncement
of
the
agreement
was
made
last
night
by
W.
T.
Burgess,
secretary
of
the
United
Fishermen's
Federal
Union
In
Vancouver.
The
southern
fishermen
have
requested
the
concurrence
of
Prince
Hupert
halt-but
men
In
the
decision
to
resume
fishing.
The
decision
of
the
local
men
has
not
yet
been
made.
In
Seattle.
Harold
Lokken.
manager
of
the
Seattle
Boat
Owners'
Association,
announced
that
Vancouver
fishermen
had
I
decided
to
go
to
sea
in
two
lots.
the
first
lot
leaving
on
May
19.
and
the
second
on
May
24.
He
said
that
Seattle
fishermen
can
get
a
guarantee
to
fecctve
the
O.PA.
price
ceiling
for
all
the
fish
they
catch.
Word
of
the
decision
of
the
southern
fishermen
reached
local
fishermen
this
morning
In
a
telegram
from
the
Vancouver
Deep
8ea
Fishermen
Union.
It
affirmed
the
Vancouver
dis
patch
that
the
Vancouver
men
had
agreed
to
go
to
sea
In
two
lots,
but
did
not
reveal
the
sailing
date
agreed
upon.
It
said
that
the
decision
v
go
to
sea
was
conditional
on
a
guarantee
by
fish
buyers
that
they
will
pay
ceiling
prices
in
all
ports
at
all
times
and
that
preference
be
given
to
halibut
boats
in
unloading
their
catches.
Until
fish
buyers
agree
to
this,
the
halibut
fleet
will
stay
In
port,
the
telegram
said.
Local
fishermen
and
boat
owners
arc
meeting
tonight
to
decide
their
course
of
action.
Following
Is
the
wording
of
the
telegram
received
by
the
boat
owners
and
fishermen
this
morning
from
Vancouver:
A
large
Joint
meeting
here
voted
to
resume
fishing,
when
and
lf
buyers
guarantee
to
pay
celling
prices
on
halibut
in
all
ports
at
all
times,
thai
prcicr-ence
be
given
to
halibut
in
un
loading
catches,
and
that
the
fleet
stay
In
until
the
buyers
agree
to
this.
Also
that
boars
be
spilt
into
two
groups,
with
the
second
group
leaving
six
days
after
the
first.
Request
your
concurrence
In
this
LOOKS
LIKE
GRIM
PAUSE
Allied
Aerial
Activity
uver
Europe
Continues
to
be
on
Comparatively
LIrIiI
Scale.
LONDON,
May
17
0
Allied
ncrla.1
activity
for
the
last
three
-and-a-half
days
from
British
bases
having
been
on
a
oreatlv
decreased
scale
appears
tj
hr
hut
n
crlm
nausc
for
more
and
new
crushing
blows.
The
nrlnclnal
activity
was
the
unloading
by
Royal
Air
Vnrro
mnsnllitOCS
of
four
thous
and
pound
blockbusters
on
Iud-wlgshafen
Monday
night.
At
the
same
time
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
laid
mines
but
the
only
Canadian
losses
were
two
fighters
In
operations
on
Monday.
Last
night
British
mosquitoes
blasted
at
Berlin
In
spite
of
bad
weather.
The
Paris
radio
went
off
the
air
Tuesday
afternoon
signifying
possible
fresh
attacks
tigalmt
occupied
territories,
NELSON.
May
17
0
The
W.
W.
Powell
Lumber
Co.
yards
here
went
up
In
flames
with
loan
of
more
than
a
million
fort
of
lumber
In
a
conflagra
tion
which
started
about
G
o'clock
last
evening.
The
extent
of
damage
Is
not
yet
estimated
The
company's
factory
and
re
tail
office
were
saved.
Prisoners
at
a
nearby
jail
were
called
out
to
help
Nelson
and
Salmo
firemen
In
fighting
the
fire
Ask
Houses
For
Soldiers
antec
the
payment
of
rent.
The
letter
condemned
the
min
Ister's
attitude,
saying
that
the
guarantee
should
come
from
the
government
in
the
way
of
deductions
from
the
soldier's
pay.
A
copy
of
the
resolution
U
betnt
writ
to
Labor
Minister
Humphrey
Mitchell
and
to
Members
of
Parliament
and
to
the
Federation
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities.
Husband
of
W.D.
Located
Here
Is
Reported
Missing
A
late
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
c
.-usually
list
contains
the
name
of
Flying
Officer
Charles
Thomas
Hartley
as
being
miss
ing
on
active
service
after
air
operations.
His
wife
is
Airwoman
IJ.
M.
Hartley
of
Prince
Ru
pert.
Program
For
Gyro
Grounds
Is
Arranged
Arrangements
Between
Parks
Board
and
Gyro
Club
Reported
Upon
to
City
Council
The
city
council
Monday
night
received
a
report
from
the
Parks
Board
on
arrangements
which
had
been
made
between
the
board
and
the
Oyro
Club
for
maintenance
and
operation
of
playgrounds
during
the
coming
season.
The
Oyro
Club
is
to
defray
the
cost
of
maintaining
a
man
at
McClymont
Park
for
three
summer
months
to
keep
up
playground:
equipment;
to
arrange
and
pay
for
supervision
of
the
balance
of
the
Oyro
Playgrounds
for
the
months
of
July
and
August
and
to
organize
a
Soft
Ball
League
at
the
Oyro
Ball
Park
at
which
voluntary
collections
will
be
taken
and
divided
equally
between
the
League,
the
City
and
the
Oyro
Club,
the
League
to
be
held
responsible
for
all
damage
to
adjacent
property
caused
by
Its
activity
at
the
Ball
Park.
Provlslqn
has
been
made
for
the
use
of
the
grounds
by
children
and
civilians
for
at
least
two
afternoons
and
one
full
evening
In
each
week.
The
City
Engineer
has
been
authorized
to
construct
drains
and
a
back-stop
at
the
Oyro
Ball
Park
and
to
proceed
with
Improvements
to
McClymont
Park
and
all
Oyro
playgrounds
In
accordance
with
detailed
estimates,
i
I
Today
Is
the
130th
anniversary
of
Norwegian
Independence
and
the
local
colony
of
that
national
origin,
the
numbers
of
which
are
considerable,
have
made
arrangements
for
suitable
observance
of
the
occasion.
To
night
there
will
be
a
special
broadcast
of
Norwegian
music
ever
the
local
radio
station.
The
special
feature
of
Nor
eaten
Independence
observance
here
will
be
the
visit
of
Miss
Elsie
Margrcte
Rood,
newtpaper-
woman,
who
escaped
from
her
native
land
after
the
Nazi
oe
nidation.
She
Is
arriving
to
mirrny
evening
from
Ketchikan
after
a
tour
of
Alaska
and
will
address
local
meetings
Thurs
day
and
Friday
evenings
speak
Ing
Thursday
rvenlng
In
Nor
The
city
council
Monday
night
j
wc6in
and
Friday
in
English,
endorsed
a
resolution
submitted
:
by
Ue
city
of.WeUand,
Ontario.
I
nrol
Snlriiat
that
housing
and
rental
for
-,uv-ai
UUIUICI
soldiers'
families
was
a
lederai
T)
.
IT
responsibility.
The
resolution
IvetUmS
HOmC
was
embodied
in
a
letter
which
i
had
already
asked
Munitions
Minister
Howe
for
the
use
of
Wartime
Housing
houses
for
the
use
of
service
men
and
that
the
VANCOUVER
May
17
-
Among
invalided
ex-service
men
who
arrived
here
yesterday
from
overseas
enroute
home
was
Prl
'
vatc
L.
Ablett
of
PrinceRupert.
Minuter
had
replied
that
nc
rmilH
n
mm
vp
nrh
a
mnve
nnlv
had
voted
to
go
to
sea
U
they
u
lhe
municipality
WOuld
guar-
TWO
SAVED-FOUR
DEAD
Two
to
Five
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
Men
Still
Missing
From,
Tbrr.
Lost
Planes
HALIFAX,
May
17
T-Find-
Ing
of
four
dead
airmen
on
a
life
raft
off
the
Newfoundland
coast
raised
to
seven
today
the
known
toll
from
three
trainlnK
aircraft
missing
from
Charlotte-
town
since
Saturday.
Two
air
men
are
known
to
be
safe.
An
unannounced
number,
believed
to
be
between
two
and
five,
arc
still
missing.
Two
survivors,
who
stumbled
out
of
Oaspc
Peninsula
bush-land,
reported
three
of
their
crew
mates
dead.
League
Soccer
Game
Postponed
Last
night's
Prince
Rupert
Area
League
football
game
be
tween
Yanks
and
Navy
was
postponed.
So
far
this,
the
league
com
the
Ollhuly
Cup,
have
been
played.
Navy
defeated
Signals
three
to
one
In
the
first
and
Reserves
blanked
Air
Force
seven
to
nothing
In
the
second.
The
next
game
is
scheduled
for
Friday
night
between
and
Reserves,
Lf
Tcmpcralurc
Local
Tides
we
Thursday,
May
18
nttffl
54
High
-
-
10:19
185
feet
22:49
20.9
feet
42
r.um
Low
4:09
5.9
feet
16:20
5.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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118
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
17,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
alSbut
Tie-Up
Is
Near
End
Agreements
Of
Norway,
for
Holland
Administration
and
Invasion
Belgium
Following
Liberating
thern
Leave
rovX
Men
Mv
Decide
kelson
has
.
nL
tLARGE
FIRE
DanKS;;
.
Tonight
If
Tentative
Agreement
Are
Made
Known
U
Prices
in
All
Ports
Demanded
illion
Feet
of
Lumber
Con
sumed
When
Koutcnajr
City
Yard
Goes
up
In
Flames
Norwegian
Independence
Observance
WAR
NEWS
,
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC
!
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NEW
GUINEA
The
Allied
air
force
lilt
Wakde-Haarmi
area
of
Dutch-New
Guinea,
not
Ih
west
of
American
holdings
at
Hollandia,
dropping
two
thousand
pound
bombs.
Five
of
200
Japanese
intercepter
planes
were
shot
down
over
Schouten
Islands.
SITUATION
IMPROVED
WASHINGTON
President
Koosevelt
says
that
the
situation
in
Italy
is
much
improved.
He
had
not
been
very
optimistic
about
the
new
offensive
at
the
outset,
he
admitted.
Now,
however,
the
outlook
is
much
more
encouraging.
i
INDIA-BURMA
SITUATION
.
KANDV,
Ceylon
Chinese,
advancing
down
the
Mogaung
Valley
in
North
Burma,
have
cut
the
main
road
to
Kamaing,
Japanese
base,
headquarters
announced
today.
Meanwhile
Impahl
in
Noithcrn
India
appears
to
be
again
threatened
"with
a
new
Japanese
invasion
thrust
to
the
south,
the
enemy
a
last
reports
being
eleven
miles
from
the
border.
1
INVASION
EXPECTATION
i
LONDON
Marshal
Rommel
is
reported
from
Berlin
to
be
making
a
final
inspection
of
anti-invasion
defences.
The
main
thrust
of
the
Allies,
Germany
appears
to
expect,
will
be
along
Cheibourg
Peninsula
or
the
Normandie
Coast
with
the
chief
embrakation
port
Portsmouth
which
the
Nazis
have
been
making
the
principal
target
of
their
bombing
attacks.
A
new
Russian
offensive
is
expected
in
Berliq
to
synchronize
with
the
western
invasion.
MOSQUITOES
STING
BERLIN
f
LONDON
Royal
Air
Force
mosquito
bembm
blasted
Berlin
last
night,
the
Air
Ministry
announced
today,
as
Brit
Isiry
announced
today,
as
British
heavy
bombers
rested
for
atrenewal
of
the
pre-invasion
offensive.
The
raid
on
Berlin,
in
which
no
planes
were
lost,
was
carried
out
in
spite
of
bad
weather.
Allied
operations
Tuesday
were
restricted
to
offensive
sweeps
by
fighters.
Canadian
mosquitoes
bagged
seven
planes
over
northern
Germany.
One
Canadian
plane
was
loit.
JAP
ARMORED
ADVANCE
I
CHUNGKING
Chinese
forces
in
central
China
have
suffered
a
setback
with
the
advance
by
Japanese
armored
col
umns
In
llonan
PjovinceThe
fall
of
besieged
Loyang.
appears,
imminent.
Along
the
Tciping-Hankow
railway
the
Chinese
have
taken
bark
a
length
of
the
line
and
a
town
along
it.
Smithers
Was
Oversubscribed
SMITHERS,
May
17
With
the
canvass
for
the
Victory
Loan
completed
and
the
amounts
tabulated
Smithers
finds
that
It
contributed
1285
of
Its
quota,
having
subscribed
$51,400
on
a
quota
of
$40,000.
At
the
beginning
of
the
campaign
subscriptions
were
rather
slow
in
coming
in
but
as'
the
campaign
progressed
subscribers
bef;an
to
loosen
up
with
the
very
satisfactory
resujt
of
exceeding
the
amount
set
for
ihe
town.
Hotel
Employee
impetltlon
for;
Passes
Away
The
death
occurred
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
this
morning
of
Albert
Still,
an
employee
of
the
Commercial
Hotel.
As
far
as
Is
known
he
Signals
was
unmarried.
He
entered
hos
pital
several
days
ago.
Farm
House
Is
Destroyed
Martin
Muntwiler
Loses
Home
Near
Smithers
His
SMITHERS,
May
17
Another
fire
struck
the
Bulkley
Valley
on
Sunday
morning
at
9
o'clock
when
the
home
of
Martin
Muntwiler
was
burned
to
the
ground
with
all
Its
contents.
Mr.
Muntwiler,
a
bachelor,
came
to
Smithers
from
Switzerland
six
years
ago
and
bought
some
farm
land
adjoining
the
Experimental
Farm.
He
was
rendering
some
lard
and
had
a
pot
of
fat
on
the
stove
while
he
worked
In
his
garage
near
the
house.
He
had
looked
at
it
several
times
to
keep
a
watch
.
on
it
but,
when
he
heard
the!
noise
of
the
fire
and
went
to
see
the
whole
house
was
In
flames
and
he
lost
all
his
personal
effects!
The
loss
is
partly
covered
by
insurance.
YORKSHIRE
PUDDING
WAITING
TOR
NAZI
FORCES-
Inspecting
an
armored
formation
In
Yorkshire,
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
drives
m
a
half
track
past
an
Imposing
row
of
Sherman
tanks
with
beretcd
crews
standing
at
attention
berore
their
vehicles.
Sights
like
this
are
now
the
rule
along
the
English
countrvslde
as
lhe
greatest
striking
force
the
world
has
been
seea
is
poised
for
the
a
tack
on
the
ov
wiu.
4fS!SHfI:
LONDON,
May
17
(CP)
In
pre-invasion
announcements
signifying
the
direction
of
Allied
thrusts
into
Europe,
London
and
Washington
disclosed
agreements
with
the
governments
of
the
Netherlands,
Belgium
and
Norway
for
the
administration
of
liberated
homelands.
First
there
will
be
Mob
Objects
to
Soldiers'
Arrest
Threat
of
a
street
riot
loomed
Monday
night
when
an
aroused
crowd
surrounded
members
of
the
Canadian
Provost
Corps
after
they
had
taken
two
soldiers
into
custody
at
the
Grand
Cafe
on
Second
Avenue.
The
crowd,
estimated
at
between
250
and
300
servicemen
and
civilians,
began
forming,
when
friends
of
the
arrested
men
raised
objections
to
their
arrest
shortly
after
10
o'clock.
Two
city
constables
were
called
to
assist
the
provost
men.
The
crowd
reached
Its
full
peak
of
size
and
sentiment
after
the
men
had
been
taken
to
the
guard
room
on
Fifth
Street.
Threats
and
catcalls
gave
such
a
threat
of
mass
action
that
the
provost
man
called
Fire
Chief
Lock
by
telephone
asking
that
he
use
fire
hoses
to
disperse
the
mob.
Chief
Lock
refused
and
gradu
ally
the
crowd
dwindled.
New
Official
For
Railway
MONTREAL,
May
IT
U.
J.
Mangan,
assistant
superinten-
Ideqtt,.
sleeping
and
dining
car
department,
Canadian
National
Railways
at
Montreal,
has
been
appointed
superintendent
of
that
department
at
Edmonton,
according
to
a
circular
Issued
by
W.
A.
Swlnden,
general
superintendent,
and
approved
by
N
B.
Walton,
C3E.,
executive
vice
-
president.
Mr.
Mangan
will
have
jurisdiction
Edmonton
and
west
while
C
H.
Worby,
superintendent
at
Winnipeg,
will
continue
to
have
Jurisdiction
extending
from
Edmonton
east
to
Nakina,
Ont.
Mr.
Mangan,
accompanied
by
D.
C.
Gllmore,
general
superintendent
of
services,
Montreal,
will
arrive
In
Edmonton
on
Wednesday
morning
to
assume
his
new
duties.
Further
changes
In
the
department
Include
the
appoint
ment
of
S.
Coley,
Winnipeg,
to
be
assistant
superintendent
at
Edmonton.
A.
C.
Brlstow,
formerly
agent,
Is
appointed
assis
tant
superintendent
at
Winni
peg,
i.
u.
Artz
replaces
wr.
Brlstow
as
agent
at
Winnipeg.
Senator
Pope
Of
Quebec
Is
Dead
COOKSHIRE,
Quebec,
May
17
05
Senator
Rufus
Pope,
aged
86,
member
of
the
Upper
i
House
for
thirty-three
years,
died
yesterday.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Chicago
10,
New
York
4.
Detroit
3,
Philadelphia
4.
St.
Louis
7.
Boston
3.
Cleveland
2,
Washington
3.
National
League
Boston
1.
Cincinnati
0.
Brooklyn
6,
Chicago
7.
New
York
at
Pittsburgh
postponed.
Philadelphia
6,
St.
Louis
4.
International
League
Jersey
City
at
Rochester
postponed.
Newark
at
Toronto
postponed.
Syracuse
at
Buffalo
postponed.
Baltimore
7,
Montreal
10.
American
Association
Louisville
7,
Milwaukee
6:
Columbus
5,
Minneapolis
3.
Toledo
6,
St.
Paul
1.
Indianapolis
6,
Kansas
City
4.
Coast
League
Portland
1,
San
Diego
7.
Seattle
3,
Sacramento
4.
Hollywood
2,
San
Francisco.
4.
Oakland
at
Los
Angeles
Allied
military
administration
prior
to
the
restoration
of
normal
civilian
government
as
soon
as
possible.
Russian
approval
Is
expressed
but
the
Soviet
is
not
signing
the
agreements
with
Belgium
and
the
Netherlands.
The
Russians
have
signed
the
agree
-with
Norway.
Canadians
Take
Part
In
Battle
Veteran
Dominion
Units
In
Thick
of
Fight
As
Germans
Fall
Back
NAPLES,
May
17
(Canadian
Press)
The
whole
southern
end
of
the
Germans'
Gustav
Line
in
Southern
Italy
has
been
destroyed
by
the
Allied
offensive
and
today
the
British
Eighth
and
the
Allied
Fifth
Armies
advanced
toward
the
Hitler
line,
strong
Nazi
bastion,
separating
them
from
the
An-zio
beachhead
and
Rome.
The
fall
of
Cassino
is
believed
near.
The
British
took
Pigantaro,
important
strong
point
four
miles
southwest
of
Cassino.'
The
Americans
captured
Sastellonoralo
and
Scauri.
Nearly
.
all.
original
'positions
in
'
the
lira
Valley
are
now
In
Allied
hands.
A
London
dispatch
says
that
veteran
Canadian
units
were
believed
to
have
been
in
the
forefront
of
the
advance
south
of
Cassino.
Fearing
outflanking
of
Cassino,
the
Germans
threw
all
the
strength
they
could
muster
into
an
effort
to
save
the
town.
Soviet
Airmen
Pounding
Nazis
LONDON,
May
'05
Soviet
airmen
blasted
Polotsk
near
the
Latvian-Polish
border
and
continued
their
offensive
against
German
communications
similar
to
Allied
pre-invasion
assaults
from
the
west.
There
are
no
changes
In
the
Russian
land
front.
Bulletins
CONFERENCE
IS
OVER
LONDON
The
conference
of
British
Commonwealth
Prime
Ministers
concluded
yesterday.
Final
talks
were
followed
by
attendance
of
the
Prime
.'Ministers
at
a
British
war
cabinet
meeting.
Prime
Minister
King
will
visit
Canadian
forces
before
returning
to
the
Dominion.
Uremiers
Curtin
and
Fraser
of
Australia
and
New
Zealand
will
visit
Canada
on
their
way
home.
ALLOWANCES
INCREASED
OTTAWA
Pensions
Minister
Ian
Mackenzie
announces
that,
effective
June
1,
allowances
paid
discharged
service
men
and
women
are
Increased
from
SIS
to
$18
monthly.
VICTORY
LOAN
RECORD
OTTAWA
The
Sixth
Victory
Loan
total
stood
today
at
$U5G.125,500
within
$27,000,-000
of
the
aggregate
of
the
Fifth.
Loan
officials
are
optimistic
that
the
final
figures
will
be
the
highest
on
record.
ADMIRAL
JONES
PROMOTED
OTTAWA
Rear
-
Admiral
George
C,
Jones,
chief
of
navat
staff,
has
been
promoted
to
vice-admiral,
it
was
announced
today,