Is
reasonable
certainty
the
pres-Mary
ent
financial
year
will
not
end
.with
a
deficit
In
spite
of
the
'fact
3.800,000
($17,000,000)
more
U
being
spent
than
was
cstl-A.
mated
and
receipts
from
gold-evening,
mining
arc
down.
The
finance
minister
stated
itul
liuu.uuu.iaju
iaiii.isw.iAAir
!tnlf
fmm
rvntll
QllH
half
frnm
loans
is
no
ionizer
cnoucn
ana
in
thc
second
estimates.
u
MrS.
W
f
.
.
f
1-r.m
ly'On
Anartmont.
'
-..
"VS.,
fey
Scores
cw
York
5,
k'ston
2,
P'ONNA
UAIN
wm
ol
the
desert
F
north
Chile
no
Known
to
have
PM-
England
0
Pon
charged
here
H8
his
twn.v
l-tne
court
h
J
h
children
to
unn
ih.
1.
I,
"u
IWO-
;l
huve
the
!,,
If
was
npd
$14.
Veteran
Railman
c,
A.
ihk.nlk,
v
Assistant
Divisional
Undent,
Canadian
J.
Railways
in
today
comp'.
years
of
service
on
the
mostly
spent
on
me
on
-j
division,
lie
came
ncre
w
young
man
In
the
spring
oil
befoie
the
track,
which
was
being
built
from
lUlnce
Itupert
east
and
from
Edmonton
west,
was
connected
up.
He
has
risen
in
the
ranks
from
brakeman
and
conductor
to
trainmaster
and
is
now
a-wUtant
to
O.
A.
Olay.
SCHEME
OF
,
SECURITY
:
PROPOSED:;-
Old
.tee
and
Invalidity
I'rntiont
Envloacrd
in
l'rupal
Call-inc
for
Annual
Expenditure
of
$138,000,000.
CAPE
TOWN.
March
3
O
-
A
social
security
scheme
involving
an
annual
expenditure
of
198,000.000
$438,000,000)
has
been
tabled
in
the
Union
of
.South
Africa
house
of
assembly.
The
ac
heme
provides
for
Euro
pcans,
natives
and
other
racUI
pensions
are
envisaged
as
well
u
unemDlovment
tralnlne.
sick-
ness
and
matwnlty
allowances
;to
mpther,
widows'
beneflU.
juneral
granU.
dependents'
al-
lo""4
family
allowances,
planning
council
which
com-
mends
the
scheme
points
out
..-that
the
.fst,otalLgovenimcat
iscrvics,
central
as
wen
as
pro
-
vtneial,
is
estimated
to
reach
a
grand
total
of
160,000,000
t$715,000.000
by
1955.
Hon.
J.
IL
Hofmcyr.
minister
of
finance,
in
introducing
additional
estimates
intimated
there
for
The!
budget
will
be
Introduced
in!
March.
The
first
instalment
of
1
South
Africa's
contribution
to.
UNRAA
U
25,000
($112,000)
The
Interim
report
of
the!
shipping
commission
appointed
j
in
1911
emphasises
that
me
expansion
of
Stith'
Africa's
mer
chant
fleetwlll
mean
neavy
11-nanclal
loss
without
compensating
benefit
to
the
country
It
recommended
that
thc
existing
three
ship
be
replaced
after
thc
war
by
modern
motor-ships
of
9,000
and
10,000
tons
to
operate
as
far
as
possible
off
liner
runs
in
the
Indian
Ocean
and
other
eastern
waters
and
that
a
fourth
be
added
to
trade
with
West
African
ports
south
of
Dakar
If
privately
owned
shipping
Is
lacking.
Since
thc
war
began
South
African
ports
handled
38,000
ships
with
a
grass
tonnage
of
163.000,000,
to
which
the
country
supplied
5.000.000
tons
coal
and
20,000,
($89,000,000)
worth
of
food.
Forty
large
convoys
Britain
carrying
.
.
.
2,ooo,ouu
i
men
were
provlsionca
npun
from
40
convoys
travelling
from
the
Union
to
the
war
fronts.
Not
n
single
transport
ship
was
lost
In
South
African
waters
and
0500
were
repaired
In
Union
ports.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
44
Minimum
-
31
LONDON.
Oi
Athanasc
Sbn-rounls,
who
recently
escaped
irom
Qreece.
says
there
are
98
different
guerrilla
organizations
ond
more
than
forty
underground
newspapers
in
Hint
Oer-man-orcupled
country.
VOL.
XXXIII,
No.
Attack
at
nMBING
.
UP
Paris
and
Albert
Target
I-asl
Nlglil
Northwestern
Ger-many
Today.
LONDON.
March
3.
O
lluyy
Canadian
Air
Foicc
and
Rjyal
Air
Force
formations
hammer-:'
aircraft
factories
near
Paiu
w
Albert
last
night
and
Mosqunv
iti-uck
at
western
Oermany
'leven
bombers
and
three
figh'
T
DClWS
lott.
Heavy
American
bomber
a;
aoketl
northwestern
Germai,
ndajr
or
the
second
uccestv
day.
FEBRUARY
BUILDING
Waterfront
Structure
Is
Most
Important
Item
on
List.
A
permit
to
build
a
$50,000
waterfront
structure,
consist-
dock,
was
issued
In
February
to
Co-operative
Association
by
th
ritw
pnsinMr'
nffir
Thu
in-
stituted
the
blgget
item
on
last
months
building
permit
list,
none
of
the
five
other
per-
mits
lUtcd
exceeding
$250.
To-
was
$50310.
January's
total
of
$51,890
added
to
Ft-hruarj-j.hrinyt
,
thA
.value
of
permits
Issued
so
far
inu
year
year
to
J
102.700.
Permit
values
totalled
$1185
for
the
first
two
months
of
1943.
Permits
were
Issued
last
month
to
the
following:
J.
IT.
Slaggard.
Third
Avenue
and
McDridc,
alterations.
$60.
S.
L.
Peachcy.
Tattow
Street,
foundation
repairs.
$100.
P.
Mazzel.
Eighth
Avenue
West,
roof
repairs.
$200.
A.
Dybhavn.
Sixth
Avenue
East,
porch
addition.
$250.
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Co-operative,
waterfront,
build-
Inn
nrA
Ansr
i.flMI
K.
n.
Ead
t
Tiiirrt
Avrnnr.
addition,
$200.
ONLVTIV
SMMTMt
The
only
tin
smelter
In
South
America
is
located
In
Argentina.
Finland
May
British
Bundles
Amount
to
$2000
Canadian
Legion
Women's
Aux
iliary
is
in
Session.
f
The
remainder
of
thc
of
committees
at
the
ng
ms
taken
up
with
meeting
of
the
Worn-
mrnu
for
a
rtnnre
at
the
inn.fi.
en's
Auxiliary
of
thc
Canadian
Legion
last
nignt
snowed
Mat
In
February
three
cartons
of
doming
were
sent
overseas
as
"Bundles
for
Britain."
Thc
value
of
gooas
sent
to
aaie
nas
reacn-ed
thc
total
of
$2,000.
It
was
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
thc
Auxiliary
with
Mrs.
A.
J.
Croxford,
thc
presi
dent.
In
the
chair.
A
good
turnout
of
members
marked
the
occasion.
A
charming
feature
of
the
meeting
was
the
presentation
by
small
Margaret
Wide
of
$11,
being
proceeds
of
a
hot
dog
sale
by
Junior
war
workers,
Edna
Gardner
reading
the
following
paper
on
behalf
of
the
group
of
children:
"We.
the
Junior
War
Workers,
take
pleasure
In
presenting
$14
which
we
made
at
our
hot
dog
sale.
We
raised
this
money
for
'Bundles
for
Britain.'
We
hope
to
be
able
to
make
another
donation
In
the
near
future
from
our
daffodil
fund."
iSgd,
Edna
Gardner,
Mar-
opes
GIVE
GENEROUSLY
CAHADIA
m
hi
REP
GROSS
A
GREAT
CAUSE
rry
4
m
R1A,
B-C
I
1
Pa
TO
ft
-
(C.l
)
N
d
23,
runnier
oi
...
...
.
i
mmte
a
tl
irr
he
Idenll-
!..
I
II...
.
i
-
a
i
rurant
William
n
l'iltburg
ifr
Mi
In
se-
faiher
Mid
nu
would
be
taken.
(
t
.f
fit
nuad-
s
I)cs
Nut
Ham-
Irmy
In
Moving
::.
J,
i
k
t
h
a
w
i
n
,
ig
opera,
-!'.ji.UC
...2
a
iibr
rr
:ubltr
and
-ri
i'ip!i-,
i
morn
tr-Ar;
Pr.pu.s
mid
1
r.a
also
immunl-
I
Pikcv
the
f
rward
in
rmy
Pay
;
'"
c
n-.i-rged
'
3
,lvl
rrajority
k.jv:
in-
am
"2
V"
4
k
Mi
:.t
f
()e
firtles
in
thc
eas
Is
sue
Mi
ty
fourth
1
Chap-
-.cr;
Mrs
D.
r
-:t
an
enthu-
.1'
member's
at
T
Parkin
V
Thc
c.sr
:
y
welcome
to
1
1
,
inn
urprn
nil
M,Tn
tV.j.1.
mt
n?
'
ar
mrini.
-;r..4
forces.
A
"J
w
formed
to
lr
ter
of
.
:n
thc
cap-UJ.f.C.8.
L
"
of
rec
ti
k
guitar,
etc.,
ideations
were
the
purchase
of
and
toasters
for
Mil
If
rid
I
tfa
of
Mn
1
'
-s
g
I
11
niuuuujr.
Stuart
Vas
ap-
TA
n
t
ts
n
-
-s.
..is.
UlltlUt&l
"
s.
1
ho
Chapter
con-
ltd
nnntroiiii
...
i
r
ttfM
v
1
1
411111
unmnn
and
it
was
cstl-
P0
members
of
thc
had
been
enter-
of
thc
members
Epi
"th
of
February.
Mng
will
be
held
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Hfinnr
I
PrnPr
.
Shortly
before
W
R
A
nrwiy
arrlvcti
Jinimr
!v.
!.
t
."'her
at
Bwlh
Memo
iaj
School
left
Reclna
In
'
oxnc
'
Ptlace
Rupen
he
wa.-
h
.r.
red
by
a
gathering
of
the
staff
anr'
pupils
of
the
North
Reglna
y
.Ugc.wVyhfrhc
had.bfg
1
principal,
flutimmg
we
rare.
Ing
was
F
W.
Rowan,
supcrin
Undent
of
Reglna
school
-An
illuminated
addrrsy
ex
pressing
appreciation
f
M
Anderson's
leadership
and
u:'
falling
kindness,
was
read
by
student
Jack
Mullens.
Bert!'
1
Chlpley.
senior
student,
presented
the
principal
with
a
pur.sr
n?
money
and
a
primary
pupil
gave
him
a
book
containing
the
signatures
and
good
wishes
of
I
many,
of
his
school
friends.
Mr.
Anderson
has
taken
over
the
post
vacated
at
Christmas
,
time
by
O.
Hay
hurst,
junior
high
school
teacher
at
Booth
School.
oi.D
n.vrri.KCKouMi
From
medieval
times.
Estonia
was
foucht
over
by
Geimans
Swedes
and
Russians.
garct
Wide,
Betty
Wide.
Lcona
Webster,
Marjoric
Thornton."
A
special
meeting
was
called
for
the
purpose
of
presenting
comforts
and
games
to
the
crew
of
thc
latest
local
freighter.
This,
makes
our
fourth
ship
to
be
provided
with
these
items.
Hall
on
March
24
and
for
thc
coming
eleventh
anniversary
banquet
to
be
held
for
paid-up
members
at
the
Legion
Hall
on
March
15
Reinforcements
For
Americans
WASHINGTON,
March
3.
Americans
have
landed
reln-inforccments
on
the
Admiralty
Wands
and
arc
engaged
In
a
real
offensive
against
the
Japanese
there.
(lllt.UTi:
A
KICKLIt
the
giraffe
fights
by
kicking
wim
us
nina
legs.
LONDON.
Oi
Requisitioning
of
private
mqlpr
car
tires
in
Britain
has
been
halted,
though
the
Ministry
of
Supply
warned
it
would
he
resumed
in
nn
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
Anzio
TOUGH
r.FXOVERY
JOB
IN
ITALY
Tense
moment
in
toughest
recovery
job
of
the
Italian
campaign.
Moving
up
Into
the
atattack
against
St.
Leonardo
two
tanks
went
off
the
road
in
the
dark,
plunged
lntp
a
40-foot
defile
and
lay
piled
one
on
top
of
the
other.
Canadian
Ordnance
Corps
officers
working
with
the
Tank
Brigade
secured
invaluable
assistance
of
British
R-A.
SC.
personnel
operating
caterpillars.
Moving
the
32
tonners
necessitated
winching
the
first
tank
over
on
Its
side
releasing
the
one
underneath;
then
using
three
caterpillar
tractors
equipped
with
drum
winches
to
haul
the
great
machines
up
an
almost
vertical
bank
British-Canadian
tcamplay
completed
the
Job
in
a
few
hours
di
spite
mud
and
rain.
Yet
Mouthpiece
of
Top
Party
Still
Hopes
For
Russ
Armistice
STOCKHOLM.
j
noWsnaner
Social
strongest
party
in
Finland's
Parliament,
indicated
today
that
the
Finnish
government
intends
to
make
every
effort
to
negotiate
an
armistice
with
the
Russians.
The
newsnaner
said
that
the
Moscow
terms.
while
seemingly
harsh,
were
meant
only
to
form
a
basis
for
further
negotiations
and
Finland
will
haTe
a
chance
to
express
her
views.
RUSSIA
TO
GET
FLEET
FROM
ITALY
WASHINGTON,
l).C,
March
.(CP.)
President
Roo.sevelt
said
today
that
discussions
were
about
half
completed
for
the
transferring
or
roughly
one-third
of
the
surrendered
Italian
fleet
to
Russia.
FRIDAY,
MARCH
3,
1944
Obtain
March
3
(CP)
The
Finnish
Ucmokratt,
mouthpiece
of
the
CIVIL
WAR
IS
ENDED
I'cace
i
Restored
Between
Internal
Waning
Factions
In
.
Greece.
'
CAIRO,
.March
3.
ft
An
agreement
ending
a
civil
war
In
Greece
has
been
signed
by
two
warring
bund.s.
The
guerrilla
faction
have
agreed
:o
turn
their
energies
against
the
Collapses
Italian
Labor
Leaders
Talk
of
Calling
Strike
'
PLES,
March
3
(CP)
nou:
d
today
that
the
against
the
Anzio
beachhead
had
collapsed
with-heavy
losses
to
the
Germans.
Meantimeidtalian
Labor
leaders
announce
their
intention
to
call
a
"strike"
Saturday
in
defiance
of
the
demand
that.it
be
called
off.
The
strike
Is
In
protest
:
;
against
Prime
Minister
Winston
,
a
urvi
itist
Churchill's
recent
endorsemHq
of
the
Badoglio,
government
aV-I
lied
authorities
.-.warn
.sjthati
strikers
in
war
-
zones
-
are
pro-
hiblted.
Tenant
Council's
Varied
Business
Held
In
the
Community
Clubhouse
with
Dr.
R.
G.
Knipe
in
the
chair
in
the
absence
of
President
W.
McKenzie.
a
meeting
or
the
Wartime
Housing
Tenant
Council
dealt
with
a
wide
variety
ol
business,
including
the
election
of
new
officers.
A
donation
of
$10
to
the
Ambulance
fund
was
approved
fol
lowing
the
reading
of
the
financial
report.
Treasurer
J.
Arnold
revealed
that
the
council
had
on
hand
a
cash
balance
of
$55.25
The
meeting
agreed
to
relinquish
its
use
of
the
Staff
House
tiMng
-hailiop,
.MnnrUMarrki
13,
in
order
that
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
may
use
the
hall
to
show
the
film!
"Health
and
the
Control
of
Yen-
j
1
creal
Disease"
in
connection
i
with
the
anti-venereal
disease
drive.
The
use
of
the
Community
clubhouse
was
granted
to
Miss
J.
Brown
for
her
Brownies
group
from
10
o'clock
to
noon
on
Sat
mdays.
to
the
Business
Girls'
Group
from
8
o'clock
to
10
o'clock
on
Wednesday
evenings
and
to
the
East
End
Girls'
Group
on
Wednesday
evenings
between
the
same
hours.
Mrs.
R.
Smigelski
reported
that
the
two
social
evenings
held
by
the
council
had
been
financially
successful
and
a
motion
was
passed
that
committee
work
should
be
voluntary
and
without
remuneration.
Peace
NEW
LOAN
APRIL
6
Canadian
Urine
Called
Upon
to
Loan
$1,200,000,000
This
Time.
OTTAWA,
March
3.
The
Fifth
Victory
Loan
will
open
April
6.
It
will
be
for
$1,200,-000,000
of
which
$525,000,000
must
come
from
smaller
subscribers
and
$675,000
from
special
names.
Real
Socialism
C.C.F.
Objective
C.C.F.
Leader
Harold
Winch
Heard
in
Legislature.
VICTORIA,
March
3.
Q
Opposition
Leader
Harold
Wrinch,
speaking
in
the
budget
debate
in
the
Legislature
yesterday,
said
that
the
C.C.F.
Is
a
socialist
patty
with
socialism
as
It
objective.
Winch
said
that
no
comprehensive
plan
for
postwar
rehabilitation
was
contained
In
either
the
throne
or
budget
speeches
presented
to
the
federal
government.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Allied
headquarters
an
latest
German
attacks-
H
A
N
1
1
1
I
Nil
1
1
"
1
1
u
u
1
11
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EXPLOSIVE
Responsible
Interests
Concern
ed
Over
Matter
Being
Raised
Here.
Interests
concerned
in
the
handling
of
explosives
express'
considerable
concern
over
the
discussion
which
came
up
at
Wednesday
night'sT
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
when
particular
reference
was
made
to
docking
facilities.
There
are
strict
regulations
regarding
the
transportation,
storage
and
handling
of
explosives.
Complaints
are
carefully
checked
at
all
times
with
a
view
to
seeing
that
regulations
are
adhered
to.
Those
responsible
for
the
way
hare
stated
that
they
JL'
comply
strictly
with
the
reg
ulations
governing
the
con-,
trol
of
explosives
and
that
powder
is
stored
only
In
authorized
premises.
WOMEN
TAKE
OVER
CANBERRA.
9
Thirty-two
per
cent
of
the
personnel
of
the
Australian
Postal
Service
now
consists
of
women.
They
work
as
letter-carriers,
'
motor
drivers,
machine
telegraphists,
mall
sorters
an
dpost
office
assistants.
TERM
EXTENDED
LONDON.
Oi
The
King
has
approved
extension
for
a
further
six
months
of
the
term
of
office
of
Sir
Harold
MacMlchael
as
High
Commissioner
for
Palestine
and
Trans-Jordan,
the
extension
of
office
dating
from
March
3,
1944.
Local
Tides
-T"
Saturday,
March
4
High
Q:40
17.8
feet
22:51
16.4
feet
Low
3:08
10.5
feet
18:24
6.3
feet
Red
Cross
Donations
Previously
acknowledged
$1713.31
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
Massey
10.00
Mrs.
Geo.
Howe
i!od
Mrs.
H.
'F.
Pullen
'
25.00
J.
Brown
"sjoib
R.
B.
Wilson
5.oq
J.
G.
Steen
5.00
Edgar
Woodward
5.00
T.
J.
Matheson
10.00
J.
W.
Taylor
5.00
C
G.
Glazle
5.00
Wm.
Tokaryk
5.00
A.
C.
Cartwright
'5.00
Steve
Spllchuk
5.00
A.
Bryant
5.00
W.
Sherman
5.00
A.
E.
Taylor
5.00
H.
M.
Blake
5.00
Onr.
E.
Lucara
5.00
L-Cpl.
A.
C.
Reld
5.00
29th
Regiment
124.70
Number
4
Oroup
R.OA.F.
(additional)
122.53
Prince
Rupert
Drydock
employees
(partial)
316.03
$2,402.54
iin