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Contents
Revealed
Fifteen
Thousand
Dollar
of
Victory
Ilondi
and
Other
Valuable
and
Scare
Articles.
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
9
Oi
Time
has
caught
up
with
the
secrets
of
the
bold
bad
pirate
who
have
been
plotting
to
thrlli
some
lucky
member
of
the
Navy
League
of
Canada
with
untold
treasure
contained
In
the
mysterious
treasure
chest
which
Is
the
main
prize
In
the
membership
drive.
The
chest
U
now
no
longer
mysterious
for
word
has
Just
r
tale
In
the
.
ii
in
h
Drcn
rcccivea
irom
ciarencc
WaUace
Columbia
chair-
prltUh
oval
of
both
I
man
oi
uie
nnve,
mat
uie
con
of
no
sale
trnU
ot
ti,e
chf1
arc
M
,o1
dcr
'b
and
dlsrmlllon
of
.
be
referred
'
Joint
Hoard
:;urh
other
governments
trade
whrre-'
Z
j.ng
prlncl-rr
iprocally
to
-i'.;o:is
or
probe
butlt
In
the
t-
Canada,
and
.
'-preted
as
bc-b
any
agree
"
the
two-
for
i
Is
the
post-
f
?s.f
projects.
.
J
facilities.
n
r
n
r
it
ULUIKL3
Al
K'MPPTIKir,
LJ
I'll
I
I
Illlf
w
lows:
$15,000
worth
of
Victory
Bonds.
8qulrrc!
fur
coat
valued
at
$350.
A
genuine
Dorothy
Lamour
sarong.
One
doTftx
pairs
of
nylon
stockings.
One
dozen
pairs
of
real
silk
stockings.
Chest
of
silver
flatVear.
Eversharp
pen.
Silver
rose
bowl.
Silver
bon
bon
server.
Surgical
rubber
hot
water
Keg
of
guess
what!
Case
of
who
knows?
Portable
typewriter.
Many
of
these
Items
arc
priceless
treasures
which
money
cannot
buy
In
Canada
today
BULLETINS
1
1
DAVY
NAZI
MJSSLS
MOSCOW.
Tlie
German
hate
o
far
lnt
at
lrat
i
1.000
men
In
the
Dnieper
Itend
entrapment
with
H.000
gum
and
300
tanks.
Chances
of
rescue
of
the
remainder
are
fading
and
kupplirs
are
running
very
short.
190
j.rs
nowNF.n
AM.IW
lir.MKjUAKTKUS
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC.
H
U
estimated
that
190
Japance
nlancs
have
been
shot
down
al
Kabaul
so
far
In
February.
FIH-VS
STATEMENT
MlNDONForricn
Secretary
Anthony
lUlrn
told
the
House
of
Conunon
today
that
the
govrrnmrnt
was
tudinf
demands
of
Italian
political
leaders
that
King
Victor
Emmanuel
should
abdicate.
TIME
T)
TALK
PF-CF.
HELSINKI
leading
Finnish
newspaper
said
editorially
today
that
Finland
must
have
courage
to
discuss
peace
terms
openly,
"it
is
high
time
that
peace
lerms
should
be
discussed,"
the
paper
said.
JAPS
KNOCKED
OUT
PEARL
HARBOR
The
United
States
forces
have
now
wiped
out
all
Japanese
resistance
on
Kwajalleln
atoll
and
are
turning
thrlr
attention
to
(he
rest
of
the
Marshall
Private
Trevor
J.
Williams,
now
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Army
Service
Corps
at
Red
Deer,
Alberta,
Is
spending
leave
In
the
city
and
Is
being
welcomed
back
by
many
friends.
He
arrived
last
night
nnd
will
be
here
umu
rn-day.
Hockey
Scores
Boston
3,
Montreal
0.
General
satisfaction
at
ne
ap
pearanrc
of
in
ne
w
wirier
ni
was
exjir-wted
at
th'
It'
-I
Cro
-cxecutivr
meeting
held
la.',?
ever
Inir
in
Ihr
IFcalth
rrnln
hni'H
S
,.4iiing.
Room,
materials
and
j,i:p-
ment
are
now
,auiilc
.ui
convenor.
Ms
It.
M
W;
.-,.
has
extended
-'
lnvlu.,u.,
:
,
the
women
of
the
oty
i
-
..
:
In
the
work.
T.ict
Wa
tin,'
h
lng
unit.
uniKr
am
H:
r
.nr.
eron.
Is
meeting
tc,u
.i
t
;u.
the
number
oi
workrii
n,
:
lng.
Plans
for
the
1944
Notiuiw,
financial
campaign
were
di--
a
sed.
The
campaign
will
jpc
February
28.
and
the
"ommittf
expects
to
equal
last
ycin.
rr
cord.
This
year's
drive
Wi.l
b
under
the
ditectlon
of
J
It
Ulackbourn
and
Arnold
Flatpn
Dr.
T
D.
Pattulb
acknowledvU
his
election
a.i
Imnurary
p.c
.
dent
with
a
donation
o(
S25
Total
receipt
for
Januaiy
were
reported
at
(316.
Proceeding
With
Social
Survey
.
A
meeting
of
the
Community
Council
Association
central
executive
was
held
on
Monday
afternoon
In
the
office
of
the
(Inspector
of
Schools
when
the
executive
Immediately
began
to
take
steps
to
set
up
the
various
sub-commUUt
so
that
the
work
of
the
community
survey
may
get
under
way.
The
various
organizations
rep
resented
at
the
first
meeting
In
the
Council
Chamber
will
be
contacted
and
asked
to
suggest
(name
for
the
various
sub-fora-Irnftteea
tn
We
"mealftlfrit
1ie
suggested
at
the
general
meet
ing
will
be
contacted
to
see
If
they
will
assist
with
the
task.
The
financial
siluaUon
was
considered
and
stew
will
be
taken
to
secure
.sufficient
fi
nances
for
the
prellialitary
.stages
of
the
survey.
IS
DROWNED
OFF
ISLANDS
Hugh
J
MarMUlan
was
drowned
at
Rose
Harbor.
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
on
February
6.
He
was
with
a
survey
party
at
th?
time
and
had
only
been
working
there
for
a
few
days.
The
only
other
address
the
police
have
is
Dluc
Lake.
5ask
but
they
do
not
know
it
his
family
lives
there.
The
body
was
brought
to
Prince
Rupctt
last
night
and
the
in
quest
will
be
held
at
3
o'clock
j
this
afternoon.
Temperature
Local
Tides
fee
Thursday,
Feb.
10
47
High
2:18
20.0
feet
PRGVIWCIAt
14:08
21.0
feet
32
Low
8:18
6.7
feet
LIBRARY
20:40
3.0
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
II,
Nc
33
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
9,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
.
V
A
I
II
I
M
KrPPllMK
HWbl
lANAUA
UtltNlt-
Wsr
lie
Information
Hoard
has
prepared
a
series
Ik.
fffltt.J
Ottm
.J.W..
I
-
-
4
.
SMITHHK
It).
9.
-
Despite
the
mild
weather
which
has
made
It
difficult
to
hold
the
Ice
In
the
curling
rink
in
good
condition
for
play,
the
various
rinks
liave
held
fairly
well
to
the
seh-dule
In
the
Hanson
Cup
curling
competition
althought
it
meant
heavy
heaving
on
moist
and
some
time
wet
Ice.
The
competition
virtually
came
to
an
end
on
Monday
evening
when
the
rink
'skippered
by
Ctarrnee
-llleken-
bolham
defeated
the
link
skipped
by
Morris
Nolt.
With
only
two
losses
in
eleven
Ranie.s
thr
Hlckenbotham
rink
clinched
the
aeries
to
win
the
cup.
the
runners
up
being
the
Simpson
link
and
the
Dovlll
rink,
each
with
eight
wins
and
three
losses.
Several
other
rinks
are
behind
a
few
games
In
the
schedule
but
none
of
these
could
alter
the
standing
of
the
three
leading
rinks
which
have
completed
all
their
games.
Alberta
Stole
Show
War
In
Italy
Is
More
Intense
GET
READY
FOR
DRIVE
3
-
HEAVY
I'ltlCE
PAin
FOll
ORTONA
VICTORY
t-me
of
the
heaviest
fighting
of
the
Italian
campaim
around
Ortona
left
that
city
a
shamblrs
and
a
heavy
toil
in
Allied
casualties.
Here,
wounded
soldiers
are
carried
baric
to
an
evacuation
centre
as
Canadian
tankmen
and
infantry
drive
on
through
on
their
way
to
Rome.
SMITHERS
CURLING
4-
4-
4'4'
4.4'4'4'
IN
YUGOSLAVIA
VICTORIA.
Fob.
9.
ri
Mark
Connelly
.Liberal
coali-
tion
member
for
Omlneca.
tepeafcing
In
the
Throne
.peech
debate,
said
that
Bri-
tish
Columbia
should
have
had
ttte
Alaska
highway
but
that
Alberta
stole
the
show.
4-
He
said
that
If
the
highway
4
is
to
be
of
any
value
to
Bri-
THn
Crunrbl-11
must
rfln-'
4-
4
nect
with
the
wesi
coast
and
the
only
logical
route
is
via
4-
Hasclton.
Conclusion
Of
Boland
Trial
Mondav
nlchfs
Jjlavinz
was
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
9
The
marred
by
an
accident
when
trial
of
Charles
Hakwen.
char
Roy
Pope,
who
was
vice
skip
of
ged
with
the
murder
of
Francis
the
Evitt
rink.
In
competition
Andrew
Doland,
Is
expected
to
with
the
Simpson
rink,
fell
and
go
to
the
Jury
today.
hit
the
back
of
his
head
heavily
j
on
the
Ice.
He
was
unconscious
his
bonsplel
and
It
Is
"
for
a
couple
of
minutes
and
was
taken
to
the
local
hospital
where
that
Prince
RuperVPrince
observation.
A
o
course
Woodcock.
he
Is
still
undsr
The
annual
borwpiel
of
th
'
bJ
Billy
Little,
will
par-
club
will
start
here
on
Saturday
night,
weather
permitting,
and
following
the
bonsplel
play
will
be
rushed
through
over
the
will
bfin
Immediately
In
the
wcrk-end.
It
is
expected
that
schedule
for
the
B.
A.
Kenney
several
outside
rinks
will
takr
cup.
:
NAZIS
ARE
DEFEATED
LONDON.
Feb.
9
0
Yugo
slav
Partizans
Inflicted
"devas
Uting"
defeat
on
Axis
troops
near
Gacko,
45
miles
south
r
Sarajevo,
a
broadcast
Arm?
Liberation
communique,
nounced.
The
communique
charged
units
of
General
Draja
Mil
vtch
Chetniks
brteSi
A
BntUh
warship
has
sunk
a
German
ammunition
ship
off
the
Yugoslav
coast.
AMENDMENT
VOTED
DOWN
OTTAWA,
Feb.
9.-The
House
HI.AST
REVEALS
ORE
REDS-
To
reach
the
rich
Iron
ore
beds
at
the
bottom
of
Steep
Rock
Lake
in
northwestern
Ontario,
more
than
121,000,000.000
gnllons
of
water
had
to
go
"down
the
drain."
So
this
could
be"
done,
15
tons
of
dynamite
weic
used
to
divert
water
from
Marmlon
Lake,
which
fed
Steep
Rock,
The
first
picture
ileft)
shows
Arthur
Dyment
and
Frank
Jonea
of
the
C.
A.
Pitt
Construction
Company,
examin
ing
the
wirmg
prior
to
the
blast-
Maurice
F.
Massiaen,
the
firm's
mechanical
.superintendent,
touched
off
the
blast
(rlghti
sending
heavy
logs
flying
more
than
a
mile
and
great
chunks
of
rock
high
into
the
air.
After
the
608
cases
of
dynamite
blew,
the
Marmion
Lake
outlet
was
running
west
instead
of
southeast.
;
;
4
4
Russians
Advancing
4
MOSCOW.
Feb.
9
0
The
4-
Third
Ukrainian
Army
drove
on
toward
the
iron
ore
cl
t
Krivol
Rog,
last
major
C
rrnan
objective
In
the
Dnieper
Bend,
following
4
the
capture
of
the
enemy's
manganese
source
at
Nlko-
poL
Krivol
Rog
Is
60
miles
northwest
of
Nlkoool.
IX
SOUTH
PACIFIC
More
Japs
Shot
Down
iMcNaughtonNot
1
H
r
t
i
4-
'Kabaul
Continues
to
be
Hit
Almost
Daily
by
Allied
Aircraft
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
Feb.
9
O)
Headquarters
'reported
today
that
13
more
Japanese
planes
have
been
shot
down
at
jRabaul,
New
Britain,
the
enemy
;
fortress
which
Is
being
hit
al-jmost
dally
by
Allied
aircraft
(Ten
more
enemy
planes
were
probably
destroyed,
I
Joining
Cabinet
7TTAWA,
Feb.
9.
Prime
Mln-
r
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
last
night
denied
report
M3I
waug::ron,
lormer
commanaer
or
thr
Canadian
Army
overseas.
now
back
in
Canada
after
being
relieved
of
command,
was
likely
to
be
taken
into
the
federal
cab
inet
as
minister
of
reconstruction.
The
Prime
Minister
termed
the
report
"prime
Invention."
'National
Selective
of
Commons
last
night
by
a
vote
I
C0.vIn
Rnorrlc
of
173
to
20
defeated
a
C.C.F.
sub-
UCI
LlUalUd
amendment
to
the
address
on
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne.
The
sub-amendment
contended
that
the
government
had
failed
to
propose
social
changes
and
economic
planning
which
alone
could
hasten
the
winning
of
the
war.
J.
S
Roy,
Independent
member
for
Gaspe,
Introduced
a
sub-amendment
which
condemns
the
government
for
failure
to
limit
Canada's
war
contribution.
The
Roy
Amendment
is
being
considered
today.
Now
Being
Set
Up
OTTAWA.
Feb.
9.
Regional
selective
service
boards
are
now
being
set
up
in
various
parts
of
Canada.
It
Is
announced
by
the
Department
of
Labor.
WARSHIPS
DEMANDED
!
Rritish
and
United
States
Gov
ernments
Seek
These
as
Well
as
Merchant
Vessels.
LONDON.
Feb.
9.
(ff)
Negotiations
for
the
release
of
Italian
warsh'DS
which
were
interned
in
Hard
Fight
Under
Way
Allied
Fifth
Army
Attacking
in
Cassino
to
Relieve
Pressure
At
Anzio.
ALGIERS,
Feb.
9
(CP)
Allied
planes
poured
tons
of
bombs
yesterday
on
Cbterna
to
cripple
that
main
strong
point
of
the
Nazi
line
around
the.
invasion
bridgehead
south
of
Rome
while
Allied
troops
struck
out
in
patrol
activity.
German
patrols
were
also
active
and
Nazi
artillery
continued
heavy
shelling
of
the
bridgehead.
Vichy
radio
reported
that
the
Allied
Fifth
Army
was
attacking
on
the
Cassino
front
in
violent
action
to
relieve
pressure
on
the
Anzio-Nettu-no
bridgehead.
POUNDING
FROM
AIR
LONDON,
Feb.
9
O
United
States
Marauders
roared
back
to
northern
France
to
pound
the
German
Atlantic
wll-in
stallations
today
tot
.
5fd
time
In
little
more
than
24
hours.
They
were
accompanied
by
Royal
Air
Force
fighter-
bomber
escort.
Royal
Air
Force
night
bomb
ers
struck
at
objectives
In
Ger
many
and
France
Including
the
Rhine
aircraft
engine
factory
at
Limoges
without
loss.
Paris
radio
went
oft
the
air,
today,
indicating
possible
further
activity
in
that
area'
br
PROBING
ASSAULT
United
States
military
authorities
here
are
Investigating
th
incident
of
three
American
soldiers
who
are
alleged
to
have
bea
ten
up
Aid.
W.
G.
Rudder-ham
and
Aid.
J.
S.
Black
in
a
midnight
assault
Monday
night
at
the
corner
of
Fifth
Avenut
and
Fulton
Street.
Aid.
Rudderham.
who
was
rendered
unconscious
and
suffered
a
broken
nose
a3
well
as
other
Injuries,
necessitating
confinement
to
bed
at
home,
and
Aid.
Black,
who
sustained
extensive
face
lacerations,
are
recovering.
American
authorities
had
little
to
say
this
morning
concerning
the
disposal
of
the
soldiers
held
by
them
for
the
alleged
assault.
Contacted
by
the
Dally
News,
a
spokesman
for
the
office
of
the
American
provost
officer
expressed
unwillingness
to
discuss
the
matter,
saying
that
the
Dally
News
had
published
an
accurate
story
yesterday
and
adding
thai
the
details
of
the
affair
vrtrs
known
to
the
provost's
office
and
Spanish
ports
at
the
time
of
the
!
that
the
case
was
being
shaped
Italian
capitulation
are.
appar-
up
lor
investigation,
ently.
being
carried
on
separately
At
the
time
the
city
police
.
from
negotiations
for
Italian
and
a
member
of
the
American
merchant
shjps
and,
so
far.
none
provost
corps
arrested
the
three
have
been
teleased.
British
and
men
they
were
searching
for
a
United
States
governments
have
soldier
who
was
alleged
to
have
ooth
demanded
release
of
the
assaulted
a
man
named
Tonl
ships,
Peterzyson
on
a
lower
part
of
In
addition
to
Italian
mer-
Fulton
Street
about
11
o'clock
cnant
snips
in
spanisn
conunen-
in
mjuiw
uuic
tal
ports
which
have
already
been
released,
negotiations
are
under
way
concerning,
seven
other
vessels
In
Balearic
Island
ports.
Serve
Notice
On
Finland
MOSCOW.
Feb.
9.
tP
The
Russians
served
notice
on
Finland
that
the
bombing
of
Helsinki
Is
only
a
prelude
of
what
Is
to
come.
"The
hour
of
retribution
is
coming,"
an
Isvestia
editorial
said,
"Soon
the
Finns
will
regret
that
the
war
Is
continuing
but,
if
they
don't
regret
It
now,
they
will
tomorrow
men
naa
been
attached.
The
assult
was
said
by
Peter-
zyson
to
have
been
unprovoked.
He
had
been
struck
In
the
face
and
the
soldier
had
run
south
on
Fulton
Street.
When
the
three
men
were
taken
Into
custody
on
the
street
following
the
second
as
sault,
Alderman
Black
rushed
up,
and
pointing
to
one
of
the
men,
said:
"That
U
the
man
who
struck
me."
The
three
men
were
taken
Into
custody
by
the
American
authorities,
where
It
is
being
Investigated.
It
Is
estimated
that
some
engines
In
use
on
Canadian
railways
build
up
a
mileage
of
16,000
miles
In
30
days.
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