K
FALLS
April
11
(Special
to
Daily
News)
Ruoer
High
bchool
boys
are
winners
of
hjrn
British
Columbia
championship
bashes
bv
a
margin
of
thirty-nine
points
while
h
Falli
i;
iris
took
the
honors
from
Prince
h
the
ladies'
division.
The
Arthur
Murray
'ton.
"nation
P'tklehmiL
l"waon.
1
Prlnce
Pd
1th.
P
War
8mbcrs
kij.!
to
is,
lor
nu
trophy
waj
at
stake
In
the
boys'
series
while
the
new
Alex
Mac-Kenzle
trophy
was
the
girls'
prize.
The
score
In
Sunday's
boys
game
was
IS
to
44
and
on
Monday
59
to
51.
Doth
teams
played
beautiful
basketball
and
Ocean
Falls
pressed
the
northern
boys
hard
but
the
Issue
was
never
In
doubt
Through
much
of
the
play,
nevertheless,
the
teams
matched
score
for
score.
Prince
Rupert
won
the
first
game
Friday
83
to
48.
Ocean
Falls
won
the
girls'
game
Sunday
45
to
22
and
were
victorious
31
to
19
on
Monday.
Lewi
and
Mulrhead
sparked
the
paper
town
play.
The
girls
games
were
rough
and
tumble
affairs
but
the
referees
kept
things
under
control
at
all
time.
Prince
Rupert
girls
had
won
the
first
game
28
to
27.
The
Booth
Memorial
High
School
boys'
team
will
play
an
exhiblUon
game
with
Ocean
Falls
senior
men
tonight
before
leaving
for
home
whert
they
arc
due
tomorrow.
BATTLE
IS
PROCEEDING
lUllani
In
Action
Proceedlnr
Afalntt
German
In
Cauino
Area.
NAPLES.
April
11
(-Italian
troops
holding
.Mount
Matrons
peak,
fifteen
miles
nortlrwest
ol
Casslno,
repulsed
small
Oer-
man
thrusts
at
two
points,
kill
ing
seven
of
the
enemy
and
:
taking
one
prisoner
the
first
announced
capture
of
Nazis
by
the
new
a:
my
of
liberated
Italy.
The
British
on
the
Anzio
beachhead
drove
off
a
Oerman
platoon
with
casualties
and
repulsed
other
Nazi
attempts
at
infiltration.
JAPS
ARE
AMBUSHED
Casualties
Inflicted
Hut
Japanese
Keep
Up
Treasure
On
Impahl
and
Tohlma.
NEW
DFLHI,
April
11
Allied
troops
successfully
am
bushed
Japanese
forces
near
Tiddlm
road,
routh
of
the
In
dian
base
of
Impahl.
Offensive
patrols
working
from
Impani
Plain
inf
Icted
casualties
on
me
Japanese
In
a
number
of
clashe
In
the
foothills
northeast
or
tnc
plain.
Heavy
pressure
towards
both
Impahl
and
Kohlma
Is
being
continued
by
the
enemy.
Bowling
Leagues
Started
Official
Opening
of
New
Alleys
For
Industrial
Workers
Very
Successful.
With
a
large
and
enthusiastic
crowd
In
attendance,
the
recently
completed
bowling
alleys
of
tho
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
nnd
Shipyard
presented
a
gay
nppcarance
at
the
official
opening
last
evening.
Brightly
lighted
and
with
a
pleasing
color
scheme
the
alleys
will
provide
the
workers
with
fine
relaxation
In
their
off
hours.
BEESWAX
PRODUCTION
UP
DAU-ES-SALAAM
0
Tanganyika
has
more
than
doubled
Its
production
of
high-grade
beeswax
in
the
past
year,
and
hundreds
of
tons
are
to
be
sent
to
Britain.
Beeswax
has
many
vital
uses,
many
of
them
in
Important
war
Industries.
"4
s
Hanson
Is
Retiring
Federal
Member
Admits
That
He
Does
Not
Intend
to
Seek
Ke-elecllon.
"It
is
pretty
well
known
that
I
am
not
going
to
run
again,"
commented
Olof
Hanson,
M.r.
for
Skeena,
when
atked
by
the
Daily
Newt
today
as
to
his
future
plant
In
public
life.
Mr.
Hanson
rrfcrird
to
hi
ace
and
the
low
of
hit
business
partner,
the
late
John
Drbhavn,
last
year
as
"having
made
a
difference."
On
inquiry
being
made
of
him
as
to
when
a
federal
election
might
be
expected,
Mr.
IUnon
expressed
the
opinion
that
much
would
depend
upon
the
war
situation.
He
recalled
that
Premier
King
had
said
he
would
not
want
an
election
"In
heat
of
battle"
nor
did
he
(the
Prime
Minister)
desire
to
extend
the
life
of
the
government
beyond
July
of
next
year.
Is
Remanded
on
Fraud
Charge
Charged
with
obtaining
money
from
Northern
Distributors
Ltd
by
false
pretenses,
Uoyd
Heb-biethwalte
appeared
before
magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
on
Saturday
and
was
remanded
for
sentence.
CONTRACT
TO
BUILD
LINE
Important
Construction
Project
by
Canadian
National
on
Montreal
bland
MONTREAL,
April
11
The
contracting
firm
of
C.
A.
Pitts
Limited,
general
contractors,
which
was
responsible
for
the
building
of
the
Shlpshaw
Dam
In
the
Sagueny
region,
was
the
successful
bidder
for
the
contract
to
build
the
new
Canadian
National
Railways
belt
line
from
Bout
dc
L'ile
to
Eastern
Junc
tion
on
the
Island
of
Montreal,
it
was
announced
today.
Preliminary
work
is
being
started
this
week
on
the
right
of
way
with
local
labor.
"Wartime
traffic
having
thrown
on
exceptionally
heavy
burden
upon
the
facilities
on
the
Island
of
Montreal,
the
construction
of
this
line
at
the
earliest
possible
moment
became
imperative,"
said
the
railway
president,
R.
C.
Vaughan,
and
authority
was
given
under
the
War
Measures
Act
to
proceed
immediately
with
Its
I
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Falls
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Beaten
Out
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
TUESDAY,
APRIL
11,
1944
Quit
New
Britain
EM
PI
HE
CONFERENCE?
LONDON
A
conference
of
British
Empire
premiers
is
said
to
be
shaping
in
London.
Pilme
MinUler
Fraser
of
New
Zealand
has
left
for
London,
and
it
is
thought
that
he
may
travel
through
Canada
on
his'
way
to
the
empire
capital.
CZECHS
TO
BE
FItEE
LONDON
Tremler
Joseph
Stalin
of
Kimia
has
sent
a
message
to
President
Edouard
Bene
cf
Czechoslovakia
saying
that
the
Czech
homeland'
will
soon
be
free
and
independent
.again.
DKOP
4.000
TONS
LONDON,
April
II
K.A.F.
and
K.CA.r.
bombers
dropped
a
record
4,000
tons
of
bombs,
on
northern
France
and
Bel-cim
last
night.
There
were
said
to
be
500
planes
in
the
raid,
which
centted
largely
in
the
area
around
Ghent,
Bel-glum.
Following
last
night's
operations,
the
Americans
sent
1.000
planes
over
Germany
proper
today,
attacking
Industrial
towns
in
western
Germany.
Examination
of
Employees
Needed
Standing
of
Men
Under
Call-up
Regulations
Must
Be
Recorded
By
Employers
Before
May
1.
The
examination
of
men
em
ployed
In
civilian
lndustiles
to
determine
their
standing
under
military
call-up
regulations
Is
being
carried
on
throughout
the
country
under
the
National
Selective
Service
Mobilization
regu
lations
.and
must
be
complied
with
toy
anyone
who
employs
male
workers.
!
All
employers
must
complete
their
examinations
of
male
employees
before
May
1.
Under
the
regulations
all
employers
must
examine
the
documents
of
their
employees
to
determine
the
standing
of
the
latter
under
the
call-up
rules.
Employers
are
required
to
report
to
the
National
Selective
Service
Registrar
only
men
who
have
not
satisfactory
proof
that
they
are
not
In
good
standing
under
the
mobilisation
regulations.
They
are
not
to
report
men
who
have
satisfactory
evidence
tha:
they
are
In
good
standing.
Documents
which
may
be
accepted
to
show
that
a
man
Is
in
good
standing
may
be
any
one
of
the
following:
A
certificate
of
rejection
issued
by
the
army
A
certificate
of
relectlon
issued
bv
the
Navy
or
Air
Force
is
not
to
be
accepted
as
proof
of
good
standing
v
A
certificate
of
dUf.ha
g
jued
b'
,he
Army
Navy
or
!
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BRITISH
A.A.
ROCKET
flUNS
ROAR
INTO
THE
NIGHT-
A
the
British
rocket
guns
In
action
against
Nazi
ar
raiders.
The
thundering
roars
and
burst
in
explosive
patt
nis
against
the
have
been
In
use
for
about
two
years,
Construction
and
range
CONCRETE
BARGES
LONDON
Concrete
nva.
sion
barges
are
if!?
mass
production
along
the
east
coast
ol'
Britain
in
pitparatlon
for
the
attack
on
Europe.
They
weigh
128
tons,
are
81
feet
long
and
22
feet
wide.
Seventy-fear
hours
is
the
record
building
time
so
far.
I
COMMANDO
ATTACK
CASABLANCA
There
were
unconfirmed
reports
that
a
full
scale
Btitish
commando
atfack
had
been
made
on
the
French
coast
and
that
a
big
gun
was
seized.
;
MORE"
OVERTLME
VANCOUVER
Biitish
Columbia
shipyard
workers
are
to
get
an
hour
and
a
half
added
to
their
overtime
pay,
according
to
an
agreement
reached
with
shipyard
managements
by
the
unions.
The
agreement
provides
that
In
addition
to
the
regular
overtime
rate
of
pay,
overtime
workers
will
receive
an
extra
one
and
one-half
hours'
pay.
Approved
by
the
War
Labor
Board,
the
increase
is
retroactive
to
December
22,
1913.
Air
Force.
Ai
mobilization
form
Issued
by
the
.
National
Selective
Service
Registrar.
Aifn
who
tare
lost
their
docu
menU
should,
either
personally
or
through
their
employer,
get
in
touch
with
the
service
branch
from
which
they
were
dlscharg
ed
or
rejected
to
have
duplicates
issued.
Those
who
have
been
rejected
by
discharge
by
the
services
and
were
not
given
documents
to
that
effect,
should
apply
for
such
documents
in
the
same
manner
as
those
who
have
lost
his
papers.
The
regulations
state
that
in
cases
where
men
have
not
complied
with
the
regulations,
the
employer,
after
teportlng
such
cases
to
the
registrar,,
must
not
di-mlss
the
men
until
advised
to
do
so
by
the
registrar.
Forms
known
as
Schedule
Nine
are
available
for
employers
to
fill
out
the
particulars
of
cases
of
non-compliance
with
the
regulations.
They
must
fill
out
in
triplicate,
one
fo;m
going
to
the
Registrar,
one
to
the
employer
and
one
to
the
employee.
Men
required
to
have
proof
that
they
have
compiled
with
the
regulations
are
those
who
were
bora
between
1913
and
1925.
in-
elusive
and
those
born
between
18C3
and
1912
who
are
classed
unmarried
under
thti
National
M.
bijza
mo
e
n...
ns
picture
Just
released
showing
rockets
leave
their
guns
with
night
sky
These
rocket
guns
of
the
weapon
are
still
secret
NEW
RUSS
OFFENSIVE
Red
Army
Moving
Into
Perikop
Isthmus
Penetrating
Czechoslovakia.
REDS
STORMING
ON
MOSCOW.
April
11
(CP)
The
Fourth
Ukrainian
Army
stormed
southward
into
the
Crimea
from
two
ilirections
today
in
a
drive
aimed
at
clearing,
all
south
Russia
of
Asis
invaders
as
the
Third
Army
smashed
to
within
six
miles
of
Ovidiopol,
escape
bottleneck
through
which
remnants
of
the
Nazi
Odessa
garrison
are
fleeing
toward
Rumania.
LONDON,
April
11
Following
the
capture
of
Odessa
by
the
Third
Ukrainian
Army,
the
Fourth
Armv
has
started
a
new
offensive
drive
on
Perikop
Isth
-
mus
of
the
Crimean
Peninsula.
A
further
advance
of
twelve
miles
has
been
made,
j
Meanwhile
the
First
Army
are
j
reported
to
have
advanced
12
i
miles
into
Czezchoslovakia
while
I
the
Second
continues
'to
move
into
Rumania.
Noted
Judge
Passes
Away
Chief
Justice
D.
A.
McDonald
Dies
While
Taking
Treatment
at
Rochester.
VANCOUVER,
April
11
-Chief
J.uslcejparld
A
McDonald
of
the
Appelate
Division
of
the
British
Columbia
Supreme
Court
died
yesterday
at
Rochester.
Minnesota,
at
the
age
of
sixty-seven
years.
He
had
gone
to
Rochester
some
time
ago
for
treatment
after
a
lenghy
ill
ness.
His
condition
was
comp-
Heated
by
heart
trouble.
His
Lordship
moved
to
Fernie
in
1909
from
Ontario
and
late:
came
to
Vancouver
where
he
was
associated
with
the
law
firm
of
Bourne.
McDonald
and
Des-brisay.
He
was
appointed
Justice
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
British
Columbia
In
1932,
succeeding
the
late
Chief
Justice
M.
A.
Mac-donald
as
chief
Justice
of
the
British
Columbia
Court
of
Appeal.
Born
in
Ontario
In
187T.
the
Judge
was
educated
at
Olencoe
HTih
School,
the
Unlveslty
of
Toronto
and
Osgoode
Hall.
Before
coming
to
British
Columbia
he
practiced
law
for
a
time
in
London,
Ontario.
The
chief
Justice
served
as
an
officer
overseas
in
the
First
Great
War
with
the
Fifty-Eighth
Battalion.
Esteemed
by
his
colleagues
on
the
bench
and
the
members
of
the
bar.
Chief
Justice
McDonald
was
particularly
popular
with
1
court
officials
owing
to
fine
consideration
and
thoughtfulness.
The
Judge
was
Interested
In
r
;ctry
and
was
famous
for
his
anecdotes.
Mr
Justice
D.
A.
McDonald
vas
particularly
well
known
In
r
m:e
Rupert
and
is
said
to
have
-resided
at
more
Supreme
Court
r
--lens
here
than
any
otner
udge
An
lmprotant
mission
p
e
about
ten
years
ago
was
hen
he
heard
an
assessment
ppeai
which
Involved
city
tax-:nn
pcMcy.
Air
Marshal
Kenny
Passes
OTTAWA,
April
11
O
Air
Vice
Marshal
Walter
R.
Kenny;
air
attache
for
Canada
to
the
United
States,
died
in
hospital
here
todav.
REDS
TAKE
KURCH
MOSCOW
Red
Army
troops
have
driven
37
miles
Into
the
Crimean
peninsula,
and
captured
a
vital
rail
junction
on
the
northern
part.
The
penln-sular
stronthold
of
Kurch
was
also
said
to
have
fallen
to
the
Russians.
Nips
Abandon
Gasmate
And
Retreat
Towards
Rabaul
To
Make
Stand
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
April
II
O)
By-passed
Japanese
troops
have
abandoned
Oasma-ta,
air
and
supply
base
in
south
central
Nev
Britain,
and
are
In
full
retreat
for
a
final
stand
at
badly
bombed
Rabaul
on
the
.
northwest
tip
of
the
Island.!
Headquarters
announced
Tues-
day
that
an
estimated
forty
thousand
Japanese
were
left
virtually
trapped
on
the
northeastern
half
of
the
Island.
Air
fields
at
both
Casmata!
and
Cape
Hoskins
have
been
8lvcn
t"P
by
the
Japanese.
RED
CROSS
CAMPAIGN
SUCCEEDS
VANCOUVER.
Ap:ll
11
With
I
a
record
of
achieving
almost
50
per
cent
above
Its
quota
of
$800,000
the
Provincial
Red
Cross
Campaign
Committee
has
tum-
ed
over
$1,170,000
to
National
Headquarters
as
B.C.'s
contribu-
tion
to
the
work
of
the
Society,
"The
most
successful
cam-.In
palgn
we
have
ever
had,"
stated
C.
A.
Cotterell,
Provincial
Cam-
paign
Chairman
as
he
paid
tri
bute
to
the
zeal
of
workers
and
generosityoX.
.surrscfiheis-w".NQ
one
lrf"thls
Province
need
feel
we
have
left
unanswered
the
urgent
call,
for
help
for
our
boys.
It
Is
a
great
satisfaction
to
everyone
concerned.
Vancouver's
share
in
dona
tions
was
$514222
while
Victoria
contributed
$141,000.
New
West-
minster
$42,000,
Trail
$40,000
and
the
armed
forces
$45,000.
Other
centres
donating
over
$20,000
included
Prince
Rupert
$23233,
Kelowna
$22,000,
North
Vancouver
$20,635.
and
Vernon
$22,063.
Those
contributing
more
than
$15,000
include
Alberni
$16,055,
Nelson
$18,854,
Kamloops
$16,645,
while
ChUliwack
had
$13,905,
Comox
$12,851.
Cowichan
$10,850,
Penticton
$12,975,
Na-nalmo
$10,622
and
West
Vancouver
$11,579.
Towns
contributing
more
than
$5,000
were:
Alert
Bay
$6,431.
,
Dawson
Creek
$6,000,
Delta
$5.-
129,
Kirriaerley
$6,750.
Langiey
:
$5,300,
Maple
Ridge
$8,500.
Mat-
squl
$6,677.
Mission
$5,587,
Ocean
,
Falls
$5,748,
Powell
River
$6285,
i
Prince
George
$6,130,
Richmond
:
$6,078,
Rossland
$6,402,
South
Burnaby
$6,600,
Surrey
$5,536,
and
Terrace
$5,183.
Totals
for
Northern
British
Columbia
communities
included
Atlin
$500,
Bella
Coola
$460,
Burns
Lake
$864,
Fort
Fraser
$243,
Hazelton
$450,
McBride
$1,000,
Premier
$1,807,
Vander-hoof
$703.
White
Horse
$2,657..
Bulkley
Valley
$3,641.
SMELT
SMELLS
The
smelt
gets
Its
name
from
Its
distinctive
odor,
which
re-
sembles
that
of
the
cucumber.
Largest
Canadian
Air
Force
Yet
Moves
Out
Against
Nazi
Targets
LONDON,
April
11
(CP)
A
huge
armada
of
British
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
planes
the
largest
force
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
has
ever
sent
against
occupied
territory
roared
into
France
and
Belgium
last
night
to
attack
railway
targets
in
four
cities.
Nine
hundred
planes
were
out
las
night.
Mosquitos
hammered
I
Hanover
and
other
targets
In
the
Ruhr
and
laid
mines
In
enemy
waters.
Twenty-two
bomb
ers
were
lost
but
none
of
them
were
Canadian.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Base
POOL
PLAN
ON
HALIBUT
SEATTLE
NOT
SATISFIED
SEATTLE,
April
II
(CP)
II.
F.
Lokken,
manager
of
the
Fishing
Vessel
Owners
Association,
today
branded
as
"unworkable"
a
proposal
by
British
Columbia
fishermen
to
clear
up
price
differentials
which
prompted
the
fish
boat
tie-up.
VANCOUVER.
April
11
O)
The
Vancouver
Sun
said
Monday
that
British
Columbia's
halibut
fleet
will
end
the
present
tie-up
and
sail
for
the
northern
banks
if
Seattle
halibut-ters
do
not
accept
a
pool
settlement
plan
presented
to
them
over
the
week-end
or
fall
ta
offer
a
better
alternative
plan.
Prince
Rupert
and
Ketchikan
are
expected
to
hold
meetings
soon
to
consider
the
British
Col-
umbia
plan
which
provides
that
the
price
ceiling
would
be
re
stored
to
the
original
level
at
all
Pacific
Coast
ports
and
one
cent
per
pound
would
be
placed
a
pool.
At
the
end
of
the
season
the
pool
would
be
dl-
vided
among
Seattle
and
Van-
couver
fishermen-
NAZI
PLOT
IN
MEXICO
.This
Seen
in
Assassination
At
tempt
Upon
President
Cam-acho
Assailant
Shot
and
Arrested.
MEXICO
CITY,
April
11
An
official
statement
says
that
several
documents
from
Nazi
sources
were
found
on
Lieutenant
Jose
Rojas,
a
uniformed
officer
of
the
presidential
palace
staff,
who
fired
upon
President
Camacho
yesterday.
It
is
officially
announced
that
Rojas,
who
was
shot
and
wounded
by
soldiers
when
he
attempted
to
escape
after
his
arrest,
was
sent
to
prison.
q
.
j
otettiniUS
cUlQ
Eden
in
Session
LONDON,
April
11
W
United
.states
Under
Secretary
of
State
-Edward
Stettinius
opened
talks
with
British
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
and
a
statement
said
that
the
discussion
covered
the
"whole
range"
of
foreign
policy
relations.
CITRUS
CROP
HEAVY
KINGSTON
W
Jamaica's
crop
of
citrus
fruits
is
the
largest
for
many
years,
being
estimated
at
750.000
boxes.
Factories
on
the
island
are
now
making
pulp
and
concentrated
Juices
in
large
quantities.
YELLOW
FOR
PESTILENCE
A
yellow
flag
hanging
from
..
ship's
halyard
indicates
tha
there
is
pesUlence
aboard.