leather
Forecast
VKSnl
COAST
and
CILAR-Overcast
with
Inter--Vnte
or
drizzle.
Cloudy,
TifisM
rain
or
drizzle
5af.
M1U
with
slightly
low-?fmpera.ures.
Fresh
winds
to
moderat
tonight.
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No.
254
k
of
the
Sixth
itaU
in
British
Md
to
soar
at
d
after
armed
:
ai
public
sub-boosted
Rrltlsh
itais
to
$21,-flrst
five
days
This
sum
repre-of
the
area's
:
i
a;
$a,000,000
ahead
a.
prevail
loan
Investment
ecritagc
In
the
Cam-
is
Tt
..tJltrr
TnlL
ill
lh
Div
went
over
the
Ladj
;mlth
on
the
..jr
n
nnnuNQ
be?,
jf
Joseph
Offutt.
2.
.
-fve
of
Port
Slmp-
ty
dl
:jvcred
by
search-
3cn
Sunday
lying
In
a
-flLj
!
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t.n
I
11
..
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M1U
WUVL'S
UII
v
ui
.
Miatiu
iivn
.
.
hrmr
lift
yntt
i
t
1.
1
-
guii
uub
ill
iia
Saturday
nlzht
to
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vrwui
t
i
it
i
i
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in
Pn
onlln
cnlvvvv-A
nvri
iv
it
a
w
i
&
a
member
of
a
well
n
Dnt
.
CAMPAIGN
SHIPYARD
HtpaumenW
Have
Their
()uota
Total
so
II
fin
tin
herii
...
--"1IMJI13
ai
mc
I'rince
n
dry
dock
In
the
Seventh
'1
Loan
have
reached
the
'
amount
of
Jinnssn
Tiii?
wn
oi
me
objective
"c
Plant
Tim
nprr-ontniro
nf
w
whose
subscriptions
cn
recorded
ko
far
is
R2.
panments
listed
have
v
rxceeaed
thp
r
muiu.
Vard
labor
ionH
Idirt
rnAfi-j
f-
ntj
a
-
Blacksmiths
fniimv
vvv
cent
Tnen
come
with
115
per
cent,
JWUon
layers
111
per
cent,;
2n
09
per
cent,
the
slab
Sr1
and
the
wcldcrs
103
eSLthe,r
quota
and
should
or7n!i
names
added
to
tho
r
ro'l
very
shortly.
QUOTA
RESULTS
Hungry
Douks
to
Get
Good
Treatment
VANCOUVER,
0c
O1
Attorney
Oeneral
"
1tland
has
instructed
A
G?f
'im-mltt,
medical
t&$$
at
Nelson,
to
do
eve..
o.Vd
power
to
see
tl.
striking
uoukhobors
o
PR.
RUPERT
KEEPS
LEAD
Local
Area
Still
Shows
Way
to
all
or
British
Columbia
in
Army
Victory
Loan
Buylnc
Prjncc
Rupert
area
was
still
leading
Pacific
Command
for
Victory
Loan
subscriptions
by
the
Army
up
to
Saturday,
North
Vancouver
Island
running
a
close
second
while
Terrace
was
in
third
place
with
Chllllwack
and
Vancouver
close
behind.
The
standings
up
to
Saturday
were:
Per
Cent
Q'ta
Prince
Rupert
79.1
N.
Vancouver
Island
77.1
Terrace
Chllllwack
Vancouver
Vernon
Prince
George
$.25,
73
72.5
71.2
67.5
63.2
S.
Vancouver
Island
57.4
$384,800
Per
Cent
P'ncl
53.4
52.3
56.7
'
50
42
43.6
49.3
44.1
Take
Over
Hospital
K.C.A.F.
Troperty
at
Miller
Hay
to
be
Sanitarium
for
Indians
Speedy
action
has
been
obtained
from
Ottawa
Implementing
the
proposal
of
the
Trlnce
Rupert
District
Board
that
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
Hospital
at
Miller
Bay
on
the
other
side
of
Kalen
Island
near
Galjoway
Rapids
be
taken
over
for
use
as
a
sanitarium
for
the
treatment
of
natives
suffering
from
tuberculosis
and
venereal
disease.
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
has
been
advised
by
the
Department
of
Mines
and
Natural
Resources,
under
which
comes
the
Department
of
Indian
Affairs,
that
the
department
has
derided
to
secure
the
Miller
Bay
Hospital
as
soon
as
possible.
The
major
difficulty,
It
Is
pointed
out,
will
be
that
of
staffing
and
any
assistance
that
could
be
obtained
locally
in
obtaining
nurses
and
administrative
staff
would
be
welcome.
Ask
Probe
Into
South
Shipyard
VICTORIA,
Oct.
30
ff
Immediate
investigation
Into
production
of
landing
craft
at
Yarrows
Limited
shipbuilding
yard
is
being
sought
by
Boilermakers'
Union
Local
No.
2
In
a
telegram
sent
to
Munitions
Minister
C.
D.
Howe
by
F.
M.
Dyke,
union
secretary..
The
union
protests
slowness
of
production
and
the
InelficlelTcy
of
certain
departments
of
the
company.
The
statement
said
said
that
the
union
urged
the
discharge
of
a
foreman
for
allegedly
mishandling
his
work.
Musical
Event-
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrows
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Tuesday,
October
31
High
0:49
22.1
feet
12:56
23.9
feet
Low
6:50
4.0
feet
19:25
1.0
feet
Army
Girls1
Band
Scores
KrenStova.receiveadequ
jretty
Pipers
Play
Maitiand
said
that
he
h.
'
Victory
Loan
received
a
report
on
the
rt
v
"
Anerican
Band
and
of
his
order
but
this
was
5
h,
rWL-
CUnl
ntlnl
arMnn
aVon
In
tiir-n
ma.
I
-vv..
"uii
ters.
Six
more
Doukhobors
have
gone
on
strike
at
Krestova,
making
13
In
all.
It
was
a
stirring
and
novel
musical
event
that
was
staged
In
the
Naval
Drill
Hall
before
a
large
audience
last
night
when
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
Pipe
Band,
under
the
di
rection
of
Pipe
Major
Lillian
Grant
of
Victoria,
featured
a
Victory
Loan
concert
to
the
pro
gram
of
which
the
Acropolis
Hill
United
States'
Army
Band,
conducted
by
Sergeant
David
Baskerville,
and
the
Prince
Ru
pert
Dry
Dock
Choir,
C.
A.
Davis
directing,
also
contributed
acceptably.
The
Canada-touring
pipe
band
of
25
talented
and
attrac
tlve
girl
pipers
and
drummers.
11
of
whom
are
from
British
Columbia,
paraded
smartly
on
.
the
floor
before
the
stage
and
j
In
front
of
the
audience,
perfectly
playing
a
wide
variety
of
selections,
featuring
martial
airs
of
Auld
Scotia
as
well
as
some
interesting
Innovations.
The
big
audience
roared
Its
ap
proval
and
would
have
had
en
core
after
encore
had
It
been
possible
to
permit
them.
Tho
United
Statas
Army
Band,
always
popular
and
demonstrating
Increasing
proficiency
each
time
it
appears,
and
the
Dry
Dock
Choir,
enhanced
by
the
addition
of
a
number
of
new
voices
since
last
It
was
present
ed
In
public,
also
won
appre
clatlve
approbation
from,
..the.
audience.
Diawing
For
Victory
Bonds
Another
feature
of
the
eve
nings,
proceedings
was
the
drawing
.of
lucky
admission
stubs
for
six
$50
Victory
Bonds.
The.
numbers
were
drawn
by
the
six
pretty
"Miss
Canada"
usher
ettes
and
the
winners
were
as
follows:
Texas
Cornish,
No.
737.
Mrs.
E.
Mcintosh,
723.
H.
Jordan,
647.
Mrs.
J.
Welse,
259'.
James
Kelly,
827.
John
McGregor,
807.
Other
Interpolations
in
the
program
Included
a
dramatic
Interlude
depicting
a
"zero
hour"
battle
Incident
by
Bob
Wlllett,
Bruce
Stevens
and
William
Davis,
prayer
by
Naval
Padre
G.
L.
Douglas,
followed
by
the
singing
of
"Onward
Christian
Soldiers,"
a
brief
address
by
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett
who
spoke
appreciatively
of
the
visit
of
the
C.W.A.C.
Band
and
urged
support
of
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan,
and
an
appeal
by
Bob
Wlllett
on
behalf
of
the
loan.
Lloyd
Morris
was
master
of
ceremonies
for
the
evening.
Allan
.Crawford
was
accom-
panlst
for
the
Dry
Dock
Choir.
There
were
appropriate
fanfares
by
the
United
States
Army
Band.
Stage
settings
were
simple
yet
appropriate.
The
whole
program
was
well
synchronized
and
smoothly
dovetailed.
The
theme
number
at
opening
and
closing
was
"Carry
On"
In
which
the
Army
Band
and
the
choir
joined.
The
program
closed
with
the
"Star
Spangled
Banner''
and
"God
Save
the
King."
The
usherettes
were
six
Iligh
School
girls
Randl
Thorssen,
Ruth
Walton,
Audrey
Hunter,
Dorothy
Kcrgln,
Glcnnis
Lash-mar
and
Peggy
Large.
CONTRACTS
FOR
CARGO
SHIPS
OTTAWA,,
Oct.
30
0
Contracts
for
16
small
cargo
ship.?
350
tonncrs
casting
$450,000
each
have
been
let
to
Canadian
shipyards.
Eight
will
be
built
In
Quebec,
five
at
North
Vancouver
and
three
at.
"HOLY"
CLEANER
"Holy
Stone"
Ls
the
soft
sand
stone
block
sailors
use
to
scour
and
scrub
wooden
decks.
WAR
HEWS
Canadians
Advance
Canadian
forces
have
made
another
advance
along
the
coast
of
Holland
to
a
point
five
miles
south
of
Breskens.
There
is
only
indifferent
itsistance
by
the
Germans
who
admit
a
withdrawal
to
the
Meuse
River.
British
forces
have
reached
the
outskirts
of
Breda.
,
Tirpitz
Hit
Again
British
Lancaster
bombers
have
again
attacked
the
German
battleship
Tirpitz
off
the
coast
of
Norway.
At
least
one
direct
hit
was
scored
by
a
block-buster.
Other
British
bombing
targets
Saturday
night
were
Cologne
and
Nazi
submarine
pens
at
Bergen,
Norway.
Outflanking
Warsaw
The
Red
Army
continues
Hs
move
to
outflank
the
Polish
capital
of
Warsaw
and
has
taken
a
strong
point
nine
miles
north
of
the
city.
'
Leopold
for
Hess
A
Stockholm
newspaper
says
the
Germans
have
offered
to
exchange
King
Leopold
jt
Belgium
for
Rudolph
Hess.
Floods
in
Italy
Mud,
swollen
streams
and
flooded
swamps
are
slowing
up
the
Allied
armies
all
along
the
Italian
front.
Some
units
have
been
isolated
by
flood
waters.
TWELFTH
iSHIP
LAUNCHED
BY
LOCAL'YARD
The
twelfth
10,000
freighter
built
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipbuilding
Companj
slid
down
the
launchways
at
1
o'clock
this
afternoon
after
an
unpretentious
launching
ceremony
attended
by
dry
dock
officials
and
personnel
and
the
masters
of
vessels
In
dry
dock.
The
ship
was
christened
the
S.S.
Fort
Slmcoe
by
Mrs.
J.
A.
Stewart,
wife
of
the
superin
tendent
of
building
berths.
Mrs.
Stewart
was
chosen
from
the
of
fice
and
supervisory
staff,
the
department
whose
turn
it
was
to
sponsor
a
launching.
Blessing
and
prayers
for
the
Fort
Slmcoe
were
offered
by
Rev.
E.
W.
Scott
of
St.
Peter's
Church,
Seal
Cove.
'
Mrs.
Stewart
was
presented
with
a
sterling
sliver
salver
by
the
company,
and
with
a
sterling
tream
and
sugar
set
by
the
office
and
supervisory
department.
She
carried
a
floral
bouquet
presented
by
yard
personnel.
Twelfth
freighter
of
the
10r000
ton
class
to
be
launched
at
the
local
yard,
the
Fort
Slmcoe
is
of
a
design
known
as
the
Canadian
type.
She
differs
from
earlier
vessels
in
that
she
is
the
flrcf
cViln
Vullf
Vinrn
tn
hnrr.
either
coafor
oil
as
tuel.
Vessels
d
nf
fho
nrlolnn1
Rnnris
Pnliit.
rip-
LM-r
W"r
sign
burned
coal,
and
the
later
Victory
ships
were
oil
burners.
Willie
of
similar
hull
design
to
the
Sands
Point
and
Victory
ships,
the
Canadian
type
is
designed
to
utilize
the
variety
of
fuel
most
easily
available
at
an
port
In
the
world.
An
Indication
of
tho
quality
of
work
produced
by
the
local
yard
Is
the
fact
that
an
earlier
vessel,
the
S.S.
Fort
Aspln,
was.declared
the
"perfect
ship"
by
marine
Local
Temperature
Maximum
03
Minimum
-
50
The
word
"Soviet''
"council"
in
English.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.Q.,
MONDAY,
OCTOBER
30,
1944
Japanese
Alarmed
Tokyo
military
authorities
admit
that
the
situation
in
the
Philippines
has
taken
a
serious
turn
owing
to
the
success
.of
the
Ameiicans
in
pouring;
reinforcements
into
Leyte.
Ncaring
Luzon
American
forces
are
advancing
further
on
Samar
Island,
65
miles
from
the
main
Philippine
Island
of
Luzon.
Battle"of
Kweilin
Fierce
fighting
is
proceeding
.between
Japanese
and
,
Chinese
on
the
'outskiits
of
Kewilinj
and-thousands
-of
j
Chinese
are
fleeing
westward
from
Kwangsi
Province.
Germans
Lose
Ships
Six
German
ships
have
been,
sunk
and
19
damaged
by
British
carrier
planes
off
the
coait
of
Norway.
Offensive
in
Burma
A-ncw
Allied
offensive
ha?
coro.menced
in
.norUiern
Burma
with
the
Chinese
striking
57
miles
south
along'the
Myitkyin
road
and
the
British
southwest
along
the
Mogaung-Mandalay
road
36
miles
to
the
vicinity
of
Hatha.
Loan
Half
mum
Way
Over
s
Prince
Rupert
subscribed
53
per
cent
of
Its
Seventh
Victory
Loan
quota
during
the
first
week
of
the
campaign.
Saturday's
sales
totalling
$24,450
brought
the
aggregate
to
$384,-800,
which
ls
$22,300
above
the
half-way
mark.
During
the.
first
week
of
the
Sixth
Loan
campaign
last
April,
total
sales
were
$278,050.
and
the
subscriptions
bought
on
the
final
day
of
the
first
week
were
$19,050.
Fred
Scadden
$
300
'
Arthur
Thompson
150
William
Corbett
1,000
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
Mv
Minns
500
I
1
Daniel
Drummond
(Remo
100
Charles
Sawyer
(Remo)
100
Fred
Corrigan
(Port
Edward)
100
Mrs.
William
Garrlo
200
Gyro
Club
of
Prince
Rupert
500
W.
J.
Bolam
;00
Mrs.
Georgina
Morrison
500
Mads
Randerls
100
Frederick
J.
Salt
(New
Hazelton)
350
George
Somerville
(Copper
River)
500
John
O.
Mestiewllk
300
William
ball
(Exstew)
100
Douglas
Edenshaw
100
Rupert
People's
Store
Ltd.
1,000
PACKING
PLANT
DISPUTE
HAS
BEEN
SETTLED
TORONTO,
Oct.
30
CB
Settlement
of
a
dispute
over
dismissal
of
an
employee
from
the
West
Toronto
plant
of
Canada
Packfs
Ltd.
Is
announced
by
J.
"S.
WiULs,
manager
of
the
company.
Between
60
and
70
employees
had
been
affected
by
a
work
stoppage
which
began
over
discharge
of
an
employee.
100
50
Mxs.
Phllomene
King
100
John
Stefanowlch
500
Frank
Alexcee
600
Peter
Vuk
(Kwlnltsa)
100
Paul
Klimchuk
100
Charlie
Davison
(Haysport)
200
James
S.
Atrlll
300
Fcter
Yuroczko
(Haysport)
500
John
Kwolck
(Salvus)
100
James
II.
McGrath
200
Alexander
Lawson
(Port
Edward)
400
Marshall
G.
Woodcock
1,000
Mrs.
J.
Precce
(Port
Edward)
50
Total
$384,800
MATTER
FOR
TUITION
In
the
Eilzabethan
period,
masters
of
the
art
of
pipe
smoking
received
nunlls
whom
they
means
taught
to
exhale
smoke
In
little
globes
or
ring.
Striking
Seamen
Return
to
Ship
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
30
O
The
sltdown
strike
of
34
Fljln
crew
men
of
a
Carpenter
Line
ship
has
ended
with
the
men
retiirn-
I
lng
to
their
ship
from
the
immi
gration
detention
burning
where
they
were
taken
by
a
naval
pol
ice
party
The
strike
ended
after
crewmen
and
officials
con
ferred
regarding
the
changes
asked
by
the
crewmen.
AIR
WAR
RESUMED
Widespread
Activities
by
Allied
Bombers
Since
Week-end
Reported
..LONDON.
Oct.
30
W
Alter
a
brief
lull.
'
the
"air
offensive
against
Germany
has
been
re
sumed
since
Saturday.
The
German
radio
reported
bomber
formations
over
western
Germany
faud
later
It
was
learned
that
heaviest
attacK.
me
raias
over
tie"'
week-end
were
widespread
extending
to
objectives
in
Nor-j?uy.
Stockholm
reported
that
large
forces
of
Allied
bombers
had
been
seen
over
northern
Sweden,
supposedly
bound
for
Nazi
objectives
In
Finland.
More
than
800
American
heavy
bombers
today
attacked
industrial
and
communication
targets
in
Hamm
and
Munster
and
processing
plants
in
Hamburg
and
Harburg.
ARGENTINA
ASKS
HEMISPHERIC
CONFERENCE
BUENOS
AIRES,
Oct.
30,
CD
The
Argentine
government
announces
that
it
has
asked
the
'Pan-American
union
in
Wash-
erican
nations
to
consider
Ar
gentina's
international
status
and
seek
an
adequate
solution.
The
Argentine
statement
said
"It
has
been
alleged
that
Argentina
has
not
fulfilled
its
In
ternational
dbllsratlons,
which
interests
the
entire
continent."
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
said
on
September
7
that
Argentina
was
headquarters
for
Fascist
movements
In
the
western
hemisphere'.
Since
the
beginning
of
the
war
Argentina
has
declined
to
participate
in
plans
for
hemispheric
defence.
General
Keller
Is
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
30
Major
General
R.
F.
L.
Keller,
who
commanded
the
Canadian
Third
Division
In
France,
arrived
in
Vancouver
today
and
was
met
by
Major
General
O.
R.
Pearkes,
V.C.,
general
officer
commanding,
Pacific
Command,
Mayor
J.
W.
Comett
and
a
guard
of
honor.
General
Keller
returned
to
Canada
after
being
wounded
In
action
last
August,
is
hero
in
connection
with
the
Victory
Loan
campaign.
WASHINGTON,
D.
C.,!
Oct.
30
(CP)
China
has
been
plunged
headlong
into
a
new
military
and.
political
crisis
by
the
recall
of
General
Joseph
Stilwell
to
Washington
and
information
reaching
here
indicates
that
decisions
which
must
be
made
in.
Chungking
with-
I
in
the
next
three
or
four
weeks
may
well
deter
mine
the
fate
of
the
Chinese
war
effort
from
now
on.
Among
American
officials
there
is
hope
but
little
real
confidence
that
Generalissimo
Chiang
Kai-Shek
will
be
able
to
put
his
military
and
political
affairs
In
order
without
further
delay.
Stilwell's
recall
ls
linked-
di
rectly
with
thus-far
unsuccess
ful
American
efforts
for
a
complete
shake-up
of
the
Chinese
High
Command
and
subsequent
reorganization
01
uninese
ar
mles.
At
Kandy,
Ceylon,
the
south
west
Asia
command
headquar
ters
has
issued
an
official
statement
on
the
recall
of
GenJtt
eral
Joseph
W.
Stilwell.
The,1
statement
says
that
Stilwell's
recall
will
not
change
the
south
east
Asia
command's
prime
aim
of
giving
the
utmost
aid
to
China
by
-air
transport
and
over
il
-
.
T1
1
V-
11
I
Lnt'
uurma
nuaa
wuen
ii
us
opened;
1
-
r
..
WOODWORKERS
AFFIRM
ANTI-RED
STAND
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
30
O)
Denial
of
union
membersshlp
In
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America
(C.I.O.)
to
workers
with"
communist
party
affiliations
was
reaffirmed
In
principal
when
the
union
convention
voted
down
a
suggested
repeal
of
the
union
constituent
clause
on
political
affiliations.
The
con
vention
endorsed
a
resolution
calling
for
the
enactment
of
a
federal
labor
code
In
Canada,
saying
that
labor
wanted
an
Act,
not
an'
'tir&mtf-cbuncll
that
would
Be-'
thYcfwn
out
after
'the
war.
Defence
Minister
Meets
Local
Boy
In
Army
Hospital
Further
particulars
have
been
intrton
to
call
a
conference
of
I
received
of
the
injuries
sustain-
forelgn
ministers
of
all
the
Am-
ed
by
Private
Bruce
Slmundson,
son"
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Slmundson,
who
was
recently
seriously
injured
in
Italy,
Bruce
ls
now
In
No.
15
Canadian
General
Hospital.
He
has
had
the
misfortune
to
lose
90
percent
of
"the
sight
of
an
eye
as
well
as
having
his
fact
Involves
a
problem
which
ear
drum
penetrated.
Hip
In
I
lurlpKt
rpnnlrpH
fiftppn
snturps.
j.-..
i
In
a
letter
to
his
parents,
Bruce
tells
of
his
hospital
being
visited
by
Col.
J.
L.
Ralston,
the
minis
ter
of
national
defence,
who
stopped
at
his
bedside
and
chatted,
something
that
cheered
the
local
lad
up
very
considerably.
NOTED
PRODUCER
DIES
LONDON,
0
Eade
Monteflore
78,
theatrical
manager
and
pro
ducer
who,
over
a
long
period
ol
years,
was
associated
with
th
management
of
many
thcatrps
In
BrltalnVhas
died.
Park
Fleet
is
Being
Enlarged
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
30
Six
more
10,000
ton
freighters
are
to
be
added
to
the
fleet
of
the
Park
Steamship
Co.
operating
from
this
coast.
This
will
bring
the
total
vessels
of
the
fleet
to
56.
The
ships
are
now
being
built
at
yards
on
the
coast.
'
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
tilwell'S
Recall
Puts
Chiang
Kai-Shek
On
Political
Spo
ndred
lions
bscription
of
.1
Pnrrni
Ulku
alure
First
Week
r.WA,
Oc
30
CP
-
ooing
o
Canada's
at
r
li
v:
v
L
an
campaign,
-r-.pt.
r..;
stand
at
54.003-
review
J
the
first
week'a
r;r
'.i
'
shows
that
the
Vrte
da
j
of
the
present
frre
ahead
of
the
first
days
d
hc
Sixth
Loan.
,er.
the
r
d
start
was
fol-
by
tl.;
ark
days
on
of
w...
h
'.he
returns
were
!:a:i
'
r
;he
correspond-in
:f
the
Sixth
Loan.
:n
u:
.2.:ch
of
the
armed
.
.
I
11
....
r
l2T
aiureu
uir
cui-anpair
The
comblneo.
cj
t
'ii
c'ands
at
m'orfc
p,4C3,COO.
an
increase
of.
ti.
i
a
half
million
al
at
the
end
'Chungking
Must
Make
Decisions
iuivl-
u...r
r...
A
I
C-iil:
VYiuim
next
rew
y.vbbk
jsuimij
Future
Course
in
Oriental
War
Eastern
Front-
Offensive
In
Latvia
Reported
by
Berlin;
Reds
Being
Held
in
East
Prussia
LONDON,
Oct.
30
A
new
Rus
sian
offensive
with
four
separ
ate
armies
has
been
launched
In
Latvia,
Berlin
reported
at
the
week-end.
The
Nazis
claimed
that
the
Russians
were
now-being
held
in
East
Prussia
but
some
reverses
In
the-
Balkans
area
were
admitted.
First
snow
of
the
winder
has
fallen
generally
on
the
eastern
front.
Impeding
mechanical
and
air
warfare
and
slowing
up
the
Russian
drive
into
East
Prussia.
The
advent
of
winter
again
finds
the
German
armies
unprepared
to
meet
it.
V.
D.
CASES
RULED
OUT
Syphilis
;and
gonorrhea
are
added
to
the
list
of
communi
cable
'diseases
which
will
not
hi
monthly
meeting
last
week.
Ths
Prince
Rupert
Medical
Association
ls
being,
notified
accordingly.
Previously
the
hospital
had
refused
admission
to
such
Cases
as
smallpox,
scarlet'fever,
dlptheria,
mumps,
measles,
pulmonary
tuberculosis,
etc.
The
question
of
allowing
venereal
disease
casps
in
the
hospital
was
brought
to
a
head
with
the
reading
of
a
letter
from
Dr.
W.
S.
Kergln
who
complained
at
a
-"dirty"
case
haying
been
placed
in
the
same
room
with
a
"clean"
case
of
his.
He
felt
that
there
should
be
more
care
in
tht
allocating
of
such
cases.
There
was
considerable
discussion
on
the
matter
by
the
board
which
felt
the
complaint
woulci
have
been
more
approrlate
had
It
emanated
from
the
Medical
Association?
'
;
1
In
the'hewfeaimeilfiQf
gon
orrhea
by
penicillin,
it
came
out
during
discussion,
that
some
sprt
of
hospitalization
was
necessary.
Members
of
the
board
felt
that
this
might
be
carried
out
in
isolation.
In
any
case,
there
should
be
no
chances
taken
of
"clean-cases
in
the
hospital
being
exposed
In
any
way
to
Infection.'
RECORD
APPLE
CROP
GARNERED
VERNON,
Oct.
30
ffl
The
largest
apple
crop
In
the
history
of
the
Okanagan
district
is
nearly
harvested
after
a
battle
against
the
wartime
plagues
of
labor
shortages
and
Insufficient,
packing
facilities.
The
crop
this
year
will
amount
to
between
6,-700,000
and
7,000,000
boxes
and
record
peach
and
apricot
crops
are
expected.
Approximately
lt-000,000
boxes
will
be
shipped
t
the
United
States
under
Interna
tional
agreement.
Roosevelt
Postwar
Economic
Program
CHICAGO.
Oct.
30
Speaking
here
Saturday)
night,
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
outlined'
a
postwar,
economic
program!
There
would
be
vast
opportunities
for
economic
development
after
the
war,
Roosevelt
WORLD'S
LANGUAGES
There
are
about
5,000
different
languages
spoken
in
the
world.
i-iti
3
admitted,
to
the
Prince
Rupert
;
j
General
Hospital
for
treatment.
Thli
was
decided
by
thg,
'board..,
at
dfriretonP'6rAtt'
PrJnc'eRupv
-
ert
General
Hospital
at
its
,4
1
i
.'r
.
1
v