Drive
(Kurile
lands
In
V
Day
1A
"
A
.Ct
PR
X
to
-a
.1
nr
i
he
K
u
rile
IslaV
.
.
,1
A
li
Mnl
I
U
sfaa
Para
mu
shirr,
ffanlfninn
,
....
v.
a
Chester
W.
Nifrtltz
reported
-loU
miles
distant
from
Japan
proper.
There
has
been
minimum
of
enemy
resistance
to
tliee
American
raids
on
the
north
which
are
regarded
as
!part
of
the
general
strategy
of
,
-..
.
.
'drawing
In
from
all
directions
tnurarH
Hi
hurt
y.
t
.
I
ivt.
ui
aijau,
Both
Army
and
Nary
bombers
are
being
used
In
the
air
at
tacks
on
the
Kurlles.
SLOST
BOTH
HIS
HANDS
Hut
Major
Audrt
It
Able
to
Be-rome
Station
Agent.
MONTREAL,
April
15
Be-
hind
the
appointment
of
Major
Ranul
Audet
as
station
agent
at
Levis,
Quebec,
for
Canadian
Na-
tlonal
Railways.
Is
a
story
of
cherrful
courage
and
resource-
fulnew.
Major
Audet
Is
handl-
capped
by
the
loss
ot
both
hands
and
ordinarily
it
would
er
unseemly
to
refer
to
the
dls-
abilities
of
a
noldler
but.
In
this
Instance.
Major
Audet
Is
will-ling
they
should
be
known
so
that
others
may
be
encouraged
Uo
persist
against
adversity.
Major
AudeV
has
been
fitted
with
devices
so
remarkable
that
theyrfftTrrrthe,functIOns-
or
hi
lout
hands
even
to
the
extent
that
he
can
operate
a
telegraph
key
with
facility,
deal
l.iiu
.
.
1
1
A
,
many
other
services.
Major
Audefs
appointment,
Ik
J
Temperature
Local
Tides
Sunday,
April
16
ilii
47
High
6:45
17.9
feet
,3
20:31
18.4
feet
44
Low
041
9.4
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
13:21
5.9
feet
II.
K.
PRINCE
B.C.
APRIL
1944
RUPERT,
SATURDAY,
15,
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ensive
With
Tokyo
Goal
i
3
li
VRBOR,
April
ltf
J.1V
at
!
Tal
a
u
only
r
a
IIILU
I,
nt
I
n
at
Pflnre
.
J,
ii-u
i.
i
unnrcuon
iinii
'
mlljr
IOIM
Jam
'
'
t
trial
a
the
a.'.
hear-harg-Mev.-Fmlay
-
ifled
a
Tburs-:tem
he
..r.g
rifle
'.nutd
to
.
take
n
ol
Pnnce
.
1
lane
I
UK
Imi
i-if
ic
-
The
Important
"i"i
in
r
oi
and
ten
Army
today,
over-
"e
tktorle
In
the
im
inoutana
U1iV.
1
1
1
1
1
nr
Kiurn
The
.
hed
to-pcarhead
ic
away.
k
against
i
a
death
Crimean
F
:n-
hundred
"
11
039
prts-''h
an
en-
t
of
urn
cd,
Some
of
Sebas-
Rupert
Lost
M'r
Sleele
PerWI.es
"tint
In
M.,i....i
-
'"'ill
iisllli
A
1
13
Victor
a
t;at.lve
ot
F.iday
night
of
"
.:aat
seamen
.
I'
"
iJvn
while
,
"
of
United
T
tlerrle
was
a
IS
OCKED
;..Sr,,r
of
Srvtn
to
1
1,
...
APi'ii
14
-'"Wd
New
West.
Mldll
If
IP
V
lh.
-U,
Ann,.
,r?'
UU"
w.n
.
""al
RUme
,..n.
effective
immediately,
was
ree-
Committee
on
National
Ubera-ommended
by
the
rehabilitation
Hon.
Terms
were
not
disclosed.
committee
of
the
Canadian
Na-
tlonal
Railways
which
has
been
overseas,
returned
to
Canada
to
organized
to
examine
and
re-
take
charge
ol
Valcartler
Camp,
port
on
the
capabilities
of
for-,
In
1943
he
again
proceeded
mer
employees
who
desire
to
overseas
and
while
there
the
return
to
the
company
after
j
premature
explosion
of
a
grcn-mllltary
service.
iade
caused
the
loss
of
both
Prior
to
the
outbreak
of
war.
'
hands.
As
soon
as
his
condition
Major
Audet
had
been
in
the
permitted.
Major
Audet
under
employ
ot
the
Canadian
Nation-
took
educational
and
vocational
Railways
from
March
1019.
as
al
courses.
Later
he
was
fitted
an
operator
and
relieving
agent
for
the
equipment
designed
for
jje
jomed
up
In
September,
loio
u-llh
the
nhaudlere
Reel-
mcnt
and,
after
experience
TEACIII
KS
STRIKE
VANCOUVER
The
BritUh
Columbia
Teachtrs'
Federation,
at
Its
annual
convention,
approved
of
plans
for
a
no"
slble
strike
vote
In
Hie
event
of
the
provincial
government
not
Introducing
at
the
next
session
of
the
UgMature
satisfactory
lflslatloti
providing
for
a
minimum
salary
scale
ALASKA
HIGHWAY
LINK
WASIIINfiTON
A
bill
to
extend
the
life
of
the
Alaska
International
'Highway
Com.
mission
is
to
be
Introduced
In
the
United
States
House
of
Repieseutatlves.
Another
bill
would
authorite
payment
of
the
United
States
share
of
the
proposed
$12,000,000
link
with
the
military
highway
to
run
from
Prince
George
to
the
Whltrhorse
area.
Itrlllsh
Columbia
has
already
authorized
payment
of
her
$G,000,000
share.
WOULD
GO
TO
ENGLAND
ALGIF.KS
General
Henri
Glraud,
who
was
removed
as
roiniiiamlrr-ln-chlcf
of
the
army
of
the
French
Committee
on
National
Liberation
and
who
refused
appointment
Inspector
-
general,
rhooslnc
Instead
to
retire
lo
lhe
re-setve
list,
U
seeking
permission
In
go
to
England.
RAIDING
GERMANY
;
LONDON,
April
15
O
Strong
!
formations
of
Allied,
fighters
tanned
over
Germany
Wdav.
the
Berlin
radio
reported
with
a
broadcast
from
German
stations
trading
the
flarhtfrs'
nrn-
ercss
into
northwest
north
and
4
central
Germany.
There
were
no
signs
of
a
heavy
bomber
mission
today.
Australians
Near
Madang
ALLIED
rHSSnS
cnirn
wrrr
IJiriPtf
lll
15
a
Australians
captured
BagadJIm
on
Thursday
and
are
In
contact
with
enemy
patrols
on
the
road
to
Madang.
Japan-
esc
supply
base
eighteen
miles
mj
ine
norm,
neaaquariers
an
nounced
today.
Publicity
Events
For
Victory
Loan
A
great
military
parade,
big
concert,
possibly
even
a
public
ship
launching
and
many
novelty
events
are
planned
by
the
publicity
committee
for
the
sixth
Victory
Loan
which
was
in
session
yesterday
afternoon
.
to
lay
preliminary
plans
for
its
activities.
Lloyd
Morris
Is
chair-
man
of
the
publicity
committee
for
this
campaign.
I
TREATY
WITH
FREE
FRENCH
j
.
Pact
Between
Canada
and
Na-
tlonal
Committee
Has
Been
suned
up
OTTAWA.
April
15
0-Can-
'ada
on
Friday
signed
a
mutual
aid
agreement
with
the
French
such
cases
and
successfully
maitlrreri
the
use
nf
the
nrtlfl.
dal
hands.
111(5
RAID
ON
RUMANIA
LONDON-rtrltlsh
and
American
bombers,
500
strong,
cooperated
In
a
big
and
effective
raid
today
on
ftucharest
and
the
Ploestl
oil
fields
in
Rumania.
THIKTY-MJLE
GUN
NAPLES
The
Germans
are
now
using
a
big
gun
with
range
of
thirty
miles
against
the
Allies
on
the
Anxlo-Cas-sio
front,
DIG
DKAWING
TONIGHT
VANCOUVER
The
drawing
In
the
blf
Navy
League
of
Canada
treasure
chest
raffle
will
take
place
at
the
Forum
here
tonight,
in
the
province.
RATIONING
OF
JOItS
PHILADELPHIA
Percy
llriigough,
president
of
the
Trades
and
libor
Congress
of
Canada,
speaking
here,
proposed
the
rationing
of
Jobs
after
the
war.
Wage
standards
would
have
to
be
maintained.
C.C.F.
AND
JAP
ISSUE
VANCOUVER
The
Riitlsh
Columbia
executive
of
the
C.C.F.
recorded
Itself
as
feeling
that
the
question
of
the
Japanese
should
be
handled
by
the
Dominion
government
In
(i
postwar
settlement.
4
:
Invasion
:
Alert
On
LONDON,
AprU
15
The
Da"y
Matl
ald
,n
a
Madrid
dispatch
today
that
a
three-hour
Invasion
alert
sounded
Wednesday
!
nlnl
alon
lhe
Brittany
coast
of
France.
4
Laboratory
Lack
Prevents
Exams
For
V.
Disease
A
pnrnmiinlialjnn
frr.m
iron
oeoige
Pearson,
provincial
see
reury
and
minuter
ot
health,
read
at
the
meeting
of
the
Junior
8ection
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
i
Thursday
night,
replied
to
a
I
recent
request
of
the
Jantor
Chamber
that
the
clause
In
the
!
Marriage
Act
requiring
pre-
maruai
examination
tor
Yen-
ereal
disease
before
Issuance
of
marriage
licences
be
proclaimed
and
enforced-
Mr.
Pearson
atat-
ed
that
laboratory
faculties
of
the
province
were
already
over-
taxed
and
It
would
be
imposal-
ble
to
enforce
this
clause
of
the
Act
at
the
present
time
If
It
were
put
in
effect.
The
mattw
was.
however,
receiving
consid
eratlon.
The
Jufrior
Chamber,
however.
was
not
content
to
leave
the
matter
rest
at
that
but
passed
a
resolution
asking
the
govern
-
;ment
to
provide
the
laboratory
facilities
as
soon
as
possible
an
&aLthVrcd
M
could
be
made
operative.
Famous
Russian
Ifpriprnl
uw,tlUi
raSP
I
CNDON..
April
15
0
Moa-
cow
radio
announced
Saturday
that
General
Nikolai
Vatutln,
commander
of
the
First
Ukraln
-
lan
Army
and
one
of
Canada's
most
brilliant
strategists,
died
In
Kiev
after
an
operation.
.
I
Japanese
Are
:
Not
Wanted
-
--
VICTORIA.
April
14
O
-
The
Native
Sons
of
Urltish
Columbia.
In
annual
eon-
vent
lon
here,
passed
a
reso-
lution
Friday
opposing
the
iesldencc
of
Japanese
In
the
province.
INTEREST
OF
YOUNG
MEN
(Olof
Hanson,
M.P.,
Acknowledge
Hi
Importance
Prince
Rupert
T
r.;
Ahead.
SvaWng
b?for?
ii"
Junio'
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupr
;meenng
Thursday
night
Olof
Hanson,
MP.
for.Skeena.
Ian
ed
the
young
men
for
the
actf-Intereit
they
were
takinj
In
pub-lie
affairs.
There
were
many
new?
problems
today
in
a
worV
which
war
was
vastly
chan;hv
andt
would
be
the
young
people
whpj
would
have
to
face
the
pos,
watysituation.
He
for
one:
saTa
Mr
Hanson,
always
wekomeo
the&uggestlons.
Ideas
and
sun
porfl
of
the
young
people.Th'
advip
received
by
men
In
public
Ific
from
such
bodies
si
chaijibera
of
commerce
was
nvi-h
to
be
preferred
ove
what
migh
h
h,i
kl.
t,
rirn
KrjnV.
nn
.
m.
bcr
of
miter-
of
local
inWe
lt
raHlrt
fllH.rm.
.
f,
and
,fedtra,
ald
to
dty
,
rArt;utatlon
of
its
works
urvtr
These
maUeis
had
a',
received
his
attention
at
Ot-
w"
"VT1"'
oH-
would
soon
be
obtained.
A
for
the
connection
of
th':,,,,,
,u.cf
,
Tl.oh1
A
tecaj
radio
sta
lon
with
the
CBC
rietw;.rk.
Mr
Hanson
said
a
wire
i
wasViot
yet
available,
but.
when
OJ
.wa
released,
there
should
bs
rib
delay
In
making
the
con-
n.
He
expected
that
the
station
would
eventually
ttken
over
by
CBC.
7H"
mem
jer
id'he
hoped
U
hv
an
appropriation
for
flih
fary-estlmates.
mjick
KLPKHT
;JO,CO.AI!EAI--
ltump
Hume
nrogTeM.
progress,
as
already
an
nounced.
was
being
made
in
the
mauer
oi
icaerai
aia
so
ine
city.
.Mr.
Hanson
said
the
place
had
J
been
discovered"
as
a
result
of
'
lhe
war.
Important
imtalla-'
rions
had
been
made
here
which
t
was
nat
reasonable
to
-.uppos
would
be
allowed
to
go
Idle
after
the
war.
He
felt
the
dty
would
'
now
realize
the
Industrial
de-
velopment
which
had
been
so
long
anticipated.
Mr.
Hanson
also
put
in
a
word
of
support
for
the
forthcoming
Sixth
Victory
Loan
campaign.
mi-
umui
itiamuct
h"
vote
of
appreciation
to
Mr.
Hanson
for
his
co-operation
In
presenting
representations
which
had
been
made
from
time
to
time
to
the
authorities
by
the
junior
Chamber.
Baseball
Scores
Pacific
Coast
League
San
Diego
10,
Oakland
1.
San
Francisco
8,
Portland
3.
Hollywood
8,
Seattle
7.
Los
Angeles
6,
Sacramento
2.
CANADA
AND
CHINA
Treaty
Is
Signed
Up
'itraterritorial
Illghts
Are
SurrenderedPermanent
Friendship
Pact
After
War.
OTTAWA.
April
15
Ca
ada
on
Friday
concluded
a
treaty-with
China
formally
re
lnqulshlng
extraterrl
torial
rights
and
other
privileges
which
under
treaty
provisions
Canada,
together
with
other
nations,
previously
exercised
in
China.
"
The
new
treaty
provides
that
not
late;
than
six
months
after
cessation
of
hostilities
in
the
war
the
two
governments
will
enter
into
a
"comprehensive
modern
I
treaty
of
friendship,
commerce.
1
navigation
and
consular
rights."
;
SITUATION
IN
INDIA
'
NEW
DELHI,
April
15
Q
Japanese
groups
are
holding
fief
nrt
(ho
o,.v,
neVinniir.C3l1ViiP
jthe
f
JUered
h
.
Itl
u
north
and
northeast
ot
the
Manlpur
capltal.
No
change
Is
reported
In
the
Kohlma
area
north
of
ImpahL
Front
line
dispatches
said
Friday
night
that
the
Japanese
had
reached
the
Blshennur-
Sllchar
traU
running
m
southwest
and
west
of
Imnahl.
the
Allied
Indian
base.
This
route
had
nreJ
k.o
.
v,
last
link
beweerf"lhe
"
finnhal'
defenders
and
the
main
Allied
forccs
Insist
On
Neutrality
Allies
Will
Not
Have
Sweden,
i
Turkey
and
Spain
Sending
War
SuppD.es
to
Germany
WASHINOTON.
D.C.,
April
15
tareat
Britain
and
the
United
i
!
states
will
insist
that
neutral
nauons
sucn
as
aweaen,
to-
key
and
Spaln
adhere
strictly
to
their
neutrality
by
ceasing
assistance
to
Oermany
In
the
Way
of
supply
of
war
materials.
Thls
statement
Is
made
follow-
jing
announcement
yesterday
!
that
demands
to
this
effect
had
been
made
on
these
nations.
Sweden,
It
Is
said,
will
turn
a
deaf
ear
to
the
demand
of
the
Allies
for
stoppage
of
war
supplies"
to
Oermany.
The
demand
may
bring
about
a
governmental
crisis
In
Turkey.
YOU
CANT
GET
A
GOOD
FARMER
DOWN
The
Germans
don't
give
him
any
gasoline
to
run
hi
farm
'machinery,
so
this
farmer
In
Holland
has
rigged
his
tractor
to
run
on
gas
crnted
from
wood.
The
gadget
In
the
back
Is
where
the
wood
is
burned.
Oas.
s
brought
to
the
reservoir
In
front
through
the
pipe
that
connects
front
and
rear.
Note,
too,
the
wooden
treads
on
the
tractor
tracks,
CI
i
NO
THROUGH
FOUR
FEET
OF
ICE,
a
team
of
ten
Royal
Caradlan
Navy
divers
worked
In
water
with
a
temperature
of
27
'"
rees
to
repair
an
Important
piece
of
gear
on
a
corvette.
In
cnarge
of
the
operation
was
Warrant
Boatswain
Lawrence
"Lon"
Chaney.
R.C.N.,
of
Vernon,
B.C.,
and
Victoria.
The
divers'
were
commended
for
their
work
by
Commodore
C.
R.
H.
Taylor.
Flag
Officer
Newfoundland
Force.
Emerging
from
the
icy
water,
a
shivering
diver
ascends
the
ladder
of
the
diving
boat
First
thing
he
asks
for
is
usually
a
cigarette
and
steaming
hot
coffee
RCN
Photo
by
Lieut.
G.
Moses,
RCNVR.
NO
MOVE
BY
T1ED-UP
HALIBUT
MEN
Waterfront
Quiet
on
Eve
Halibut
Season
Start.
The
usual
rush
and
bustle
that
Is
an
dement
of
the
last
few
hours
before
the
official
:
opening
of
the
halibut
fishing)
season
is
stilled
along
the
lo-
j
Cal
waterfront
todav
as
haU-
but
boat
skippers,
and
their
crews
await
word
ot
the
price
differential
dispute
in
Vancou-
v
and
Seattle.
The
season
P
wnisni
at
miamgni.
Latest
word
received
here
by
w-
Hre
presiaeni
oi
me
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union,
13
mings
are
sun
-wea
up
tlht-
en
xnP
Inning
has
i
-a
t
w
t
I
en
swppea,
ne
revraicu.
"We
have
been
Informed
by
Georee
Anderson,
our
represen
tatlve.
tna?
there
-will
be--a
general
meeting
In
Seattle,
pos-
sibly
on
Tuesday,"
Mr.
Brett
told
the
Dally
'"News.
"Until
then
It
looks
as
If
things
will
remain
;as
iney
are
aiuiougn
i
nave
inot
had
word
from
Mr.
Ander-
jeon
today
yet"
The
general
feeling
along
the
'waterfront
seems
to
be
one
of
firm
support
for
the
Seattle
fishermen.
"II
we
done
swna
Dy
me
Seattle
men
who
are
holding
lout
against
an
OPA
ruling
which
removes
three
cents
a
pound
from
the
price
of
fish
landed
In
Seattle,
we
may
find
ourselves
meeting
some
similar
price
reduction
here
alone."
was
the
way
one
fisherman
put
it.
Another
fisherman
claimed
that
It
would
be
to
the
advantage
of
most
fishermen
If
they
did
not
go
out
at
the
start
of
the
season'anyway.
"We
fish
under
quota
and
with
any
luck
we
don't
need
the
whole
season
to
catch
our
quota.
Right
now
the
weather
Is
bad.
Later
It
will
be
better."
Union
representatives
In
Vancouver
have
received
assurances
of
the
co-operation
of
the
Native
Brotherhood
of
British
Columbia.
Provincial
Plan
Board
Local
Junior
Chamber
Favors;
Idea
of
Vancouver
Town
Tlannlng
Commission
,
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
on
recommendation
of
a
special
committee
of
which
R-O.
Birch
was
chairman,
decided
to
approve
a
proposal
of
the
Vsncouver
Town
Plannln?
Commission
that
the
provincial
government
be
asked
to
set
up
a
provincial
planning
commission
of
three,
paid
members
with
eight
advisory
members.
Various
matters
of
community
planning
would
be
taken
up
by
the
newly
proposed
board
which
would
have
Information
on
hand
for
the
assistance
ot
Individual
community
developments.
Some
of
the
members
felt
that
it
would
be
Just
another
high
priced
board
but
it
was
finally
decided
to
accept
the
committee's
report
favoring
the
setting
up
of
such
board.
"'Fighting
In
Italy
Is
Livening
NAPLES,
April
15
CB
The
Oermans
have
intensified
activity
in
the
Oarigliano
sector
of
the
Fifth
Army
front,
shelling
one
area
for
more
than
two
hours
and
attempting
infiltra
tion,
but
the
attacks
were
frus
trated
and
other
sorties
were
broken
up
after
some
fighting.
An
Ontario
and
a
western
regiment
beat
off
-enemy
"patrols
in
the
Adriatic
sector
of
the
Eighth
Army
front.
Allied
planes,
hitting
enemy
;bases
In
Italy,
flew
1400
sorties
i
yesterday
with
heavy
bomber
1
biows.
There
were
raids
against
west
coast
of
Italy
ports'
of
Pi0mblno
and
Santa
Stefano
iast
nigrvt.
Other
targets
wer$
an
air
f
igy
north
of
Rome,
rail
yards
at
Leghorn
and
bridges.
.
Got
Liquor
From
Soldiers
Eastern
Canada's
well-heeled
Mr.
X"
who
amused
himself
by
giving
away
money
In
scan
dalous
quantities
has
gone
to
a
sanitarium
but
soldiers
'
in
Prince
Rupert
who
amuse
themselves
by
.giving
liquor
to
natives
will
go
to
Jail
if
the
local
police
magistrate
ever
succeads
.
In
catching
up
with
those
elusive
sons
of
Mars.
A.
This
morning
in
police
court
the
thing
had
an
International
angle.
When
Adeline
Bevan,
a
.Ja-
tlve
woman
who
was
found
In
a
drunken
state
on
the
street
early
this
morning,
pleaded
guilty
to
an
Intoxication
charge
today
she
said
that
an
American
soldier
had
given
her
the
liquor
at
a
dance.
Ella
Morrison,
another
native
woman,
who
also
pleaded
guilty
to
a
similar
charge,
saw
inai
she
got
her
liquor
from
a
Canadian
soldier.
Both
women
were
fined
$S5
or
seven
days
by
Magistrata
Vance.
t
Tokyo
Has
t
Axis
Parley
LONDON.
AprU
15
CV-
An
Axis
tliree-power
parley
has
been
held
In
Tokyo
on
the
eve
of
the
Allied
Inva-
slon
of
western
Europe,
the
Berlin
radio
reports.
A
technical
committee
of
Germany,
Japan
and
the
Italian
puppet
Fascist
re-
4
glme
reached
"complete
agreement"
on
war
plans,
it
was
announced.
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f:
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