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Minister
of
Air
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Plan
iu
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ri
oil
'id
Sinclair,
minister
of
ye
-terday
acknowledged
Canadian
Government"
connection
with
the
"11,11
Air
lraiiuuK
training
staff3
and
d
facilities
would
be
re
in
Canada
in
the
event
war
uituatlon
so
ripvplnn-
11.
.
.
'
Sinclair
said.
Battle
of
Italy
!
Positions
pf
Allies
I
Improved
vrr
won
a
Victoria
I
ROME,
Nov.
18
w
Germans
or
$1,550
In
Victory
In
the
Adriatic
coastal
sector
aS
a
result
of
a
"Save
of
Italy
have
blown
up
the
bank
ildren
Fund"
drawing,
of
Fluml
unltl
Canal
and
CaUS-rH
fiirfhnr
flnnri
matpr
in
twppn
.
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i
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.:
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or
Kav-
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his
dead
at
the
age,
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lit
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oir
Craven,
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chairman
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Armstrong
Ltd.,
died
Craven,
who
was
one
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f.ll
r
A.
Turgeon,
newly
iru
i.ai.auiai.
uiniias-
to
Belgium,
and
Gray
liberal
member
of
1
t.
.
!
1
.
terday.
British
Eighth
Army
troops
again
Improved
forward
positions
to
the
north
and
west
of
fallen
Forll.
Further
west
Polish
units
of
the
Eighth
Army
captured
the
village
of
Converselle,
north-
west
of
Castrocaro,
and
con?
i
tactcd
strong
enemy
positions
on
Montccastellaccio.
British
and
Indian
troops
of
the
Allied
Fifth
Army
occupied
Modigllana,
important
road
Junc
tion
nine
miles
south
of
the
Bologna-Fimfnl
highway
town
of
Faenza,
in
the
wake
of
a
surprise
German
withdrawal
after
a
week-long
vigorous
defence.
after
a
week-long
of
vigorous
defence.
NEW
OCEAN
HOP
MARK
Atlantic
Kast-Wcst
Crossing
Made
In
11
Hours,
26
Minutes
MONTREAL,
Nov.
18
A
New
..,ultJ
A1n4l.
-rA
ill
u,.
,m.,l
Prim.
WIlS
'
eSiaOHSHCU
.
lllUIUy
a
veteran
peace
envoy
"v
awao
I
I
LIllll
I
led
to
the
Moscow-
ivi
a
rin
ii
iiiav
I'ansiu
vi
Trans-Canada
Air
Lines.
The
I
time
11
hours
and
2G
minutes
Is
half
an
hour
faster
than
the
provious
record
made
last
Aug
ust
by
another
T.CJV.
aircraft
In
the
trans-Atlantic
service.
The
non-stop
flight
from
the
United
Kingdom
to
Montreal
was
made
In
a
big
Lancaster
piloted
by
Capt.
J.
R.
Baker
of
Ottawa,
a
veteran
T.C.A.
pilot.
Other
members
df
the
crew
on
the
new
record'
flight
were
Second
Captain
M.
Gauthler
of
Montreal,
Ft.
Lt.
r'.
B.
Gregory,
R.C.A.F.
of
Victoria,
navigator,
and
W.
A.
Trltter
of
Calgary,
radio
of
ficer.
There
were
six
passengers
on
board
as
well
as
2,996
pounds
of
mall
and
161
pounds
of
express.
Captain
Gauthler
now
hold3
the
distinction
of
being
a
member
of
the
"crew
on
both
east-bound
and
westbound
record
flights,
he
being
the
second
captain
or
co-pilot
of
the
record
breaking
castbound
trip
of
10
hours
and
13
minutes
made
earlier
this
month.
Include
WATERY
SOUTH
.
Seventy-five
percent
of
again
world's
ocean
area
Is
in
southern
hemisphere
THE
VARIETY
STORE
IN
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
.
to-
t
!
the
the
ALLIES
FIGHT
IN
HOLLAND
STREETS-
Here
Is
the
first
picture
of
the
fall
of
Overloon,
Holland,
showing
British
troops
fighting
in
the
streets.
forces
arc
pushing
rapidly
eastward
on
the
heels
of
retreating
German
units.
French
First
Army
troops
have
captured
the
fortress
city
of
Jlontcbcliard,
six
miles
from
Bclfort.
Enveloping
Budapest
MOSCOW
Russian
troops
in
wide
enveloping
moTcmcnts
are
closing
in
on
the
besieged
Hungarian
capital
of
Budapest.
Moscow's
midnight
communique
tells
of
Russian
advances
of
up
to
four
miles
on
a
63-mile
front.
Red
Aimy
infantrymen
have
hurled
the
enemy
back
into
the
Matra
and
Bukk
Mountains
northeast
of
Budapest.
Battle
of
Philippines
1
ONLY
J
'
1
MORE
f
m-
'Slm
shopping
I
AAp
DAYS
TILL
I
yiy
CHRISTMAS
9
if
1
.
.
.
WAR
NEWS
Allies
Punching
Forward
ALLini)
SUPREME
HEADQUARTERS
North
and
south
on
the
lone
western
front,
Allied
armies
have
punched
forward
for
substantial
gains.
A
late
dispatch
from
the
Third
Arny
front
north
of
Melt
that
mechanized
cavalry
patrols
of
the
Thiid
Army
sliced
.across
the
German
border
today
near
Perl
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Junction
of
the
German,
French
and
Luxembourg
boundaries.
British
forces
in
Holland
have
swept
to
the
Meuse
River
on
a
broad
front
and
have
leaped
the
-
.
..
.
...
.
11
-
r
Ziff
Canal
swinging
mem
10
positions
wunin
mc
nines
01
p
i
the
German
frontier.
The
Ninth.
jVmeiUMip,
Army
has
stood,
J
.Yl
.
yonocriRVJtm.
off
the
first
strong-
German
counter-attack
In
the
sector
north
of
Aachen,
while
directly
east
of
the
captured
German
city,
the
American
First
Army
has
thrust
within
six
miles
of
Dueren.
To
(he
extreme
south
on
the
front,
Seventh
Army
PEARL
HARBOR
American
troops
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
Philippines
have
thrown
back
repeated
Japanese
counterattacks
along
the
Ormoc
perimeter
and
have
cut
behind
.
remnants
of
a
Japanese
regiment
on
the
Ormoc
highway.
Two
American
columns
have
established
a
road
block
one
mile
south
of
Limon
and
several
enemy
supply
columns
attempting
to
reach
the
village
have
been
destroyed.
The
United
States
Navy
has
released
an
analysis
of
the
naval
battles
which
preceded
the
invasion
of
the
Philippines
and
the
report
hints
that'
the
great
sea
battles
have
opened
the
way
for
new
landings
on
the
Islands
north
of
the
Philippines.
The
communique
concludes
that,
as
a
result
of
the
battles,
the
enemy
has
no
prospect
of
preventing
the
Allies
from
reinforcing
their
troops
on
Leyte.
Japanese
reinforcements
may
continue
to
tiicklc
in,
but
they
will
be
severely
curtailed.
Fighting
in
Tirana
LONDON'
The
Free
Yugoslav
radio
said
today
that
fierce
fighting
is
raging
in
Tirana,
capital
of
Albania.
Liberation
army
units
arc
said
to
be
holding
(he
town
hall,
the
radio
station
and
(he
prison.
The
broadcast
said
that
German
troops
still
hold
the
barracks
on
the
Shkuba
River
and
King
Zog's
palace.
German
Convoy
Attacked
LONDON
No
Allied
air
activity
was
reported
during
the
night.
However,
Allied
night
raiders
attacked
a
north-bound
German
convoy
along
Sweden's
west
coast.
One
enemy
ship
was
said
to
have
exploded.
Poles
Take
Italian
Town
ROME
Polish
troops
of
the
Eighth
Army
have
captured
Monte
Fortino,
five
miles
south
of
Faenza
In
northern
Italy.
The
town
was
taken
in
spite
of
biller
German
resistance.
Hickey
McLeod
I
j
Is
On
Way
Home
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
H.
McLcod
received
the
good
news
today
that
their
son.
Jarvls.
Jr.,
better
known
as
"Hickey,'
Is
in
Canada.
After
having
completed
his
tour
of
operations
overseas
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
Warrant
Officer
McLeod
is
supporedly
on
his
way
home
on
leave.
His
numerous
friends
will
be
glad
to
see
him
back.
MONEY
LENDERS
IN
1066
In
England
the
pawnbroker
arrived
with
William
the
ASKS
JEWS
TO
RISE
UP
unite
In
crushing1
the
terrorist
elements
said
to
be
responsible
for
the
recent
assassination
of
the
British
resident
minister,
in
;the
Middle
East,
Lord
Moyne.
Mr.
Churchill
terms
the
assas
sination
ffthe
British
official
shocked
the
world."
LIBRARY
Weathei
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BR
'S
NEWSPAPER
Tides
(d
by
the
Meteorological
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
01
uaiiau
Service
November
19,
1944
i
ft
nm
rrrrtT
Sunday,
.j
j.m
m
U
UJii
whwiuw;
High
3:24
18.6
feet
;udy
and
mild
with
light
15:00
21.0
fe;t
"
hin-erj
today
and
Sunday,
Low
i
9:06
8.1
feet
ds
light
to
moderate.
il'K.Blt'
21:49
3.4
feet
;
fcjilife
All.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER
18,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
n
New
Blows
On
Western
Front
Loan
Record
New
Mark
Is
Set
Ud
Subscriptions
Totalled
just
over
Billion
and
Half
Dollars
OTTAWA,
Nov.
18
f
The
Na-
tlorjaV
War
Finance
Committee
i
(mnouficed
today
that
subscrip-
fln
Reached
i(n.,,all-timc
high
ot
5ioo,o7,ooo.
Tne
total
ror
the
campaign,
which
had
an
oojcctive
or
siJOOiKJO.ooo,
was
$112,000
more
than
was
report
ed
at
the
corresponding
period
of
the
Sixth
loan.
Individuals
purchased
$750,
076,950.
Payroll
savings
account
ed
lor
$223X00,000.
The
general
canvass
produced
$527,000,000
and
purchases
by
large
buyers,
including
corporations,
totalled
$750,002,650.
ijOne
of
the
outstanding
features
of
the
Seventh
Victory
IJjan
was
the
participation
of
tire
armed
forces.
The
Navy's
total
now
stands
at
$6,628,050,
the
Army's
at
$28,725,500
and
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
at
$20,890,500.
Percentages
of
.quotas
were:
Air
Force,
139;
Navy,
138;
Army
137.
Incomplete
returns
show
New
Waterford,
Nova
Scotia,
as
the
leading
city
with
195
percent
of
objective.
Canadian
National
Railways
system
employees
purchased
$13,733,550.
j
.
,
Call
Fori
Rally
VICTORIA,
Nov.
18
05
Tilt
Victoria
branch
of
the
Canadian
Legion
has
endorsed
three
resolutions
calling
for
the
use
oi
home
defence
troops
overseas
and
has
Invited
the
general
public,
service
pefcple
and
civic
organizations
to
take
part
In
a
rally
on
Sunday
favoring
immediate
conscription.
Ottawa
Developments
No
Change
In
Policy
Parliament
May
Sit
!
Secretly
to
Consider
j
Reinforcements,
j.
OTTAWA,
Nov.
18
ffi-Stafi
j
writer
R.
K.
Carnegie
of
the
Canadian
Press,
reports
today
from
lOlttawa
that
developments
in
the
capital
yesterday
Indicate
that
the
federal
government
has
no
Intention
of
foresaking
the
voluntary
system
of
providing
reinforcements
for
overseas
Prime
Minister
King
issued
h
.statement
denying
press
reports
that
Defence
Minister
MciNaugh-ton
has
reversed
his
former
stand
and
had
advised
Mr.
King
that
the
Home
Defence
Army
should
be
sent
overseas.
Later
In
the
day,
Gen.
Mc
Naughton
said
that,
after
talk
Ing
things
over
with
officers
commanding
13
military
districts
In
Canada,
he
Is
more
than
ever
convinced
that
the
continuation
of
the
voluntary
system
will
pro
vide
all
necessary
reinforce
ments.
Carnegie
says
that
high
circles
hi
the
capital
believe
the
House
of
Commons
will
require
10
day
.to
decide
whether
It
will
support
the
government's
stand
on
the
reinforcement
Issue.
The
members
reassemble
next
L
ONDON.
Nov.
18
t
Prim
is
A
nahWt
mlnls-
The
llama,
used
in
Jeru
for
can
carry
about
100
pounds.
SENATE
TO
MEET
ALSO
Will
Make
Possible
Passing
of
Legislation
at
Emergent
Session
OTTAWA,
Nov.
18
0;
Cana
da's
Senate
Is
going
to
meet
next
Wednesday,
at
the
same
time
the
House
of
Commons
recon
venes
for
a
special
session
called
by
Prime
Minister
Kins
to
study
manpower
problems.
The
calling
of
the
Senate
is
Important
In
that
It
means
the
lower
house
will
be
aible
to
pass
legislation
as
well
as
discussing
reinforcement
matters.
The
Senate
was
not
to
meet
until
last
night
and
the
delay
drew
criticism
from
Senator
C.
C.
Ballantyne.
Progressive
Conservative
leader
In
the
upper,
house,
speaking
In
Montreal
Thursday,
Ballantyne
said
that
both
branches
of
parliament
should
be
summoned
to
discuss
the
reinforcement
question
which
is,
he
said,
a
great
crisis.
Houston
Interested
In
Mining
Venture
HOUSTON,
Nov.
18
-Much
interest
is
being
taken
In
the
forming
of
the
syndicate
of
Prince
Rupert
men
headed
by
W.
M.
Watts,
merchant,
to
taku
up
an
option
on
the
Bdb
Creek
gold
mine
ten
miles
from,
here
and
development
of
the
prop
erty.
It
is
understood
here
that
,the
diamond
drilling
program
will
be
started
before
long.
SCOTS
DILWT
NEED
"EM
There
was
only
one"
pawnbroker
in
all
Scotland
in
the'
early
part
nl
Hie
lDUi"ttn.tiit7
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
18
IB-Sergeant
Major
L.
J.
Cruse.
Injured
more
than
a
month
ago
when
a
Jeep
overturned
near
Terrace,
was
flown
here
last
night
from
Prince
Rupert,
accompanied
by
Lieut.
Col.
R.
Hughes,
officer
commanding
Terrace
military
hospital.
He
arrived
In
fairly
good
condition.
The
flight
was
made
in
bad
weather
by
Instruments
only.
DEGAIILLE
TO
MOSCOW
MOSCOW,
Nov.
18
O)
General
Charles
DcGaulle
has
accepted
a
Soviet
invitation
to
visit
Moscow
and
establish
personal
contact
with
Russian
leaders
The
,
j
'
'
V
U1IV-JV1J
UUV.
-
.
.
Minister
Churchill
has
Issued
a
Iters
have
indicated
that
the
gov-
uussian
news
agency
1
recall
crnment
Is
prepared
to
hold
u
vealed
that
the
French
leader
Is
to
the
Jews
in
Palestine
to
secret
sitting
on
the
matter.
11
expected
In
Moscow
snortiy.
11
these
In
camera
sessions
are
held
the
members
will
be
given
a
full
and
clear
report
on
the
actual
situation
In
regard
to
MERCY
FLIGHT
FROM
HERE
TO
VANCOUVER
was
Indicated
that
DeGaule
would
visit
the
Soviet
Union
shortly
after
he
conferred
with
Prime
Minister
Churchill
last
week.
At
the
Churchlll-DeGaulle
meeting,
it
was
announced
thatj
St.
Nazaire
Objective
Of
Latest
Fresh
Move-
Third
Army
In
Germany
LONDON,
Nov.
18
(CP)
A
German
news
agency
reported
today
that
the
Allies,
after
strong
artillery
preparations,
penetrated
German
positions
at
Saint
Nazaire,
Bay
of
Biscay
port
left
far
to
the
rear
in
the
Allied
drive
toward
Germany.
The
German
garrison
at
Saint
Nazaire,
famous
U-boat
port
before
Liquor
Ration
26
Ounces
December
The
December
liquor
ration
New
System
of
Permit
Issuance
for
1915
Starting
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
18
(CP)
in
British
Columbia
is
to
be
26
ounces
of
spirits
per
customer
or
three
dozen
beer
or
one
gallon
of
domestic
or
two
bottles
of
imported
wine,
W.
F
Kennedy,
chairman
of
the
Linquor
Control
Board,
announces.
This
'is
an
Increase
of
thirteen
ounces
over
the
last
two
months.
Issuance
of
1945
liquor
permits
is
to
begin
here
Mon
day
under
'a
new
system
wheieby
applications
are
sent
to
Victoria
for
a
check-up
and
the
customer
must
re
turn
to
the
liquor
store
a
second
time
to
secure
permit
nJt-tt-
"
-
TURGEON
AMBASSADOR
TO
BELGIUM;
KEENLEYSIDE
IS
ENVOY
TO
MEXICO
OTTAWA,
Nov,
18
Prime
Minister
King
announces
the
appointment
of
two
Canadian
ambassadors
W.
F.
Turgeon
has
been
made
ambassador
to
Belgium
and
Canadian
minister
to
Luxemburg
and
H.
L.
Keenlyside
has
been
named
ambassador
to
Mexico.
Mr.
Turgeon
has
held
a
number
of
important
posts
abroad
In
the
Canadian
diplomatic
service
following
a
distinguished
Judicial
career
In
the
Dominion.
He
served
as
Canadian
minister
to
Argentina
and
Chile
and
Cana
dian
ambassador
to
Mexico.
Pre
attorney
general
of
Saskatche
wan
and
served
on
Royal
Commissions
investigating
the
grain
and
textile
industries.
Mr.
Keenlyside
Is
a
veteran
diplomatist
who
entered
the
Department
of
External
Affairs
in
1928.
Since
1941,
he
has
been
an
assistant
undersecretary
of
state
for
Vctemal
affairs
and
from
1940
until
the
end
of
1943
he
was
Canadian
secretary
of
the
Canada-United
States
Joint
defence
board.
(Mrs.
Keenlyside
was
the
former
Miss
Katherine
Pillsbury,
a
well
known
pioneer
Prince
vlously,
he
was
chief
Justice
and
Rupert
girl).
Refunding-
B.C.
Makes
Good
Deal
VICTORIA,
Nov.
28
British
Columbia
completed
the
refund
ing
of
$4,000,000
in
New
York
funds
at
the
lowest
rate
se
cured
in
this
field
for
such
funds
by
any
province
in
the
Dominion
of
Canada,
lt
was
an
nounced
by
Premier
John
Hart,
minister'
of
finance.
The
issue
comprises
three
year
2
percent
bonds
and
these
were
sold
to
redeem
an
issue
mateurlng
on
December
15
bearing
Interest
at
3V'4
percent,
In
completing
the
transaction
the
premier
stated
the
province
not
only
saves.
$400,000
in
ex
change
but
also
institutes
saving
of
l'i
percent
per
annum
The
transaction
was
handled
and
Company
Limited
of
Vancouver.
.
The
bonds
were
sold
at
a
net
cost
to
the
province
Of
2.03
percent
which
is
the
lowest
rate
that
has
ever
been
received
by
British
Columbia
In
the
history
of
Its
financing.
Local
Temperature
'
France
would
be
one
of
the
blgiMaxlmum
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burden.
four
of
Europe
from
now
on.
Minimum
10
the
Invasion,
has
been
estimated
at.
30,000
and
Includes
sailors
and
marines.
Holding
of
this
port
and
others
was
part
of
the
German
plan
to
increase
the
Allied
supply
problems.
Meanwhile
on
the
main
fight
ing
front,
the
American
Third
Army,
unleashing
a
new
at
tack,
drove
toward
Germany's
northern
Saar
on
a
fifteen-mile
front
Saturday,
Invading
Ger
many
at
a
new
point
farther
north
and
storming
into
Metz
from
two
sides.
These
develop-,
ments
were
part
ofa
series
of
advances
by
the
six
Allied
armies
hitting
with
1,250,000
men
to
ward
the
Rhine
along
a
400-
mile
front.'
The
British
Second
Army
pressed
forward,
fighting
closo
to
Roermond
and
threatening'
Venlo,
another
gateway
city
to
Germany.
East
of
Aachen
the
American
First
and
Ninth
Armies
deep
ened
their
wedge
reaching
with
in
25
miles
of
the
Rhine
River
Berlin
said
this
assault
was
broadening
with
American
ar
mored
units
driving
northward
from
Beklenkirchen
toward
or,
behind
Roermond.
Nazi
-
resistance
s
weakening
around
Aachen..
ir
1
."Wfii
Improving
weather
has,
enabled
the
Air
Force
to
give
strong
support
to
the
armies.
Four
hundred
bombers
were
out
today
over
southern
Germany.
British
bombers
attacked
NO
RACKET
IN
REGISTRATION
'
ARDS
FOUND
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
18
CB
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
-Po
lice,
investigating
the
source
of
national
registration
cards
found
on
recaptured
Osrm'ah
prlsoners-of-war
Helmut
Hack,
arrested
here
Tuesday,
and.
Frledrich
Potrick
and
Hans
Eultoem,
both
Irrested
in
Toronto
found
that
all
had
regis
tration
cards
under
other
names
which
enabled
them
to
get
work.
It
is
not
believed
that
thers
Is
any
underground
means
ot
getting
registration
cards
to
escaped
German
prisoners.
Hack
Is
believed
to
have
found
the
registration
card
which
he
was
using.
AIR
MARSHAL
!
FEARED
LOST
Sir
Trafford
Leish-Mallory
and
Wife
Missing
Between
Mediterranean
and
India
LONDON,
Nov.
18
0
Fears
that
Air
Chief
Marshall
Sir
Trafford
Lelgh-Mallory
is
lost
in
the
n
1
uncharted
desert
lands
between
the
Mediterranean
and
India
were
voiced
In
Londpn
today.
Sir
Trafford
provided
the
air
umbrella
for
the
western
invasion.
He
is
missing
enroute
to
India
nn
hPhair
nf
thp
nmvinop
hv
where
he
was
to
take
up.
his
post
Gordon
Saunders
Company
of
as
A1Ued
commander-in-chief
in
New
York
and
Launder
Mercer
soumeasi
s.a.
An
Air
Ministry
announcement
says
that
a
widespread
search
has
yielded
no
trace
of
the
52-
year
old
tactician's
plane.
Sir
Trafford
flew
unescorted
from
a
Mediterranean
base,
accompanied
by
Ws
wife.
FILIPINO
LANGUAGES
Eight
languages
and
87
native
dialects
are
spoken
in
the
Philippine
Islands.
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