Ll'LL
IN
AIR
WAR
i'r
i
lie
first
tlmr
In
a
whole
month,
there
was
-j..
..I.
hi
ami
Sunday
In
I
lie
air
war
over
western
Heather
was
stormy
and
overcast
over
the
English
tnd
beyond.
Saturday
two
thousand
Allied
planes
....(..I
their
attark
on
railway
tarreti
In
Germany
tun-..-
-
.
..
rilluav
iunrlion
of
(Hnabruk
belnr
the
nrin-
T.l
Allied
bombers
and
ten
fiihters
failed
to
i
i
.i.
.fnur
i:rrtnan
nlanec
were
fchttt
dnun.
M
.V.
J
-
-
-
-
RERUN
IS
EXPECTANT
IV
The
German
High
Command
says
that
the
Allied
ittrmpt
of
western
Europe
may
be
expected
at
any
n
.irii
i.
ullli
n.u,
ll...,ii
C..vll
VIII
lluui
mj
......
m
...
..
'
M
M
the
eastern
front.
The
Nail
defences
arc
ready
EASTERN
FRONT
IS
QUIET
0V
Only
mall
scale
fighting
In
the
Carpathian
foot-
I
'
.
1
1.
-
IF
....
.
-
frniil
Cl.j.n.
.lli.L.
.mini
In
southeast
Poland
are
declared
to
have
failed.
ii
i:
veil
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ii
rw
ii
i
u
i
i
9
i
9
i-
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r
t
a.
s
t
I
a
m
t
a
Im4n
iamuiac
uinuin
ui
mxui'iru
i
lame
U
Ihe
liravy
Altird
bombing
attark
with
the
s
nre
rrsltned.
number
of
cases
are
1
0t
341
on
-Ported
h
:
uiiiv
rss'
b,,k.;.'..
,."u
wcre
in
"1-11
hp
fnnonlJ-
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to
hm.
iu
live
onto.
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cnnih....
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.
.
M
m
:,T"1C?
diseases
n
r:i-
cmn
Pox,
en
rarer
rer
ti
There
T.
hav
'""mps
w
.
cPrted
ln
lhe
cltv
t
tlx
Knl
months.
I
I
.III
CiT
man
7Wuiifuii
mr.
iru
i
Mr
jwi-iui
lis
btrn
dirrclrd
to
Cardinals
In
United
States
and
MRKRTV
SHIP
LOST
4
of
Scotland,
rorty-eltht
members
of
the
crew,
.
ii
al
.
I
a
SITUATION
IN
CHINA
i
mm.
me
position
of
the
Chinese
defenders
of
la
llonan
I'roTlnce
has
become
desperate
although
they
mi
inc
jijunrK
wiin
niTC
imimru
10
inr
omsKins
j
uc
ui
Tinivn
i
niiiuiini
u
iiunriri
iiic
jap
-
-
.
W
....
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.
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V
.
i
I
r
w
...
RELATIONS
ARK
STRAINKD
wmany
ana
nalrarU.
Several
cabinet
ministers
are
ALLIES
ADVANCE
IN
BURMA
rir
m
...
.
.
.
.
.
on
uiiin
lmpi
ni
irip
AfirMiinr
iinpp
in
norm
iiiirmi
ps
hae
occupied
further
villates
In
the
Kohlma
orthfi(
India.
Allied
aircraft
are
maintaining
stronc
The
Japanese
drive
into
India
has
failed
conmletelv.
,
uim
siiii.i
l-,
-M
a
m
iiiiirii
nrauaujrirn.
rTPa
Micnoco
Ic
fi
MrnK
om
It
-
id
kiiii
a
a
uuivill
T
r
fart
that
fas
the
city
Is
the
venereal
dls-1
ironK
Interest
shown
hy
nrr
man
the
nra
people
In
the
Health
it
f.ity'S
r
blem
i.n
tor
1
public
Is
Still
ft
n
It'
Immunization
lri-
blggest
lram.
In
a
moderate-sired
by
Dr.
of
the
health
'
"
".ue
to
be
a
)
.
tul8
as
mere
n
inn
m.
k.
-
...
...v
tic
cbic-:'ve
Is
to
wipe
'-3
'Jiat
out
of
aio
3
n
Drttlsh
Marh,
ten
were
in
inis
is
annul
-
'.an
ner
rent
nf
th
and
Is
Drobablv
w
tksn
In
Other
nrn.
f.w
Utuallr
Hirs
s.-s-
'
lower
Incidence
In
Kiln
.
..
-Irri
iM-in
n
..II...
.1
,.
"
ln
province,
il
IIP
til
iiiai
evtrv
rat
;
n
the
rltv
u
..w..i..i
.
.
.
i
v
i'ui
irii
authorities
while
rnires
the
number
""'a
cases
1
n.imii.
"""I
IHimrr..,,.
il..
""fase
r,l.
I
.
IF
.
.
.
'
Ml
11
"
llr
Knl..-
T
?e
bfli"es
that
th-
community
like
Trlnce
Ku-
hensive
effort
by
the
Iicaun
Unit
to
compile
a
register
oi
all
tuberculosis
cases
in
the
city.
No
tvnhold
cases
have
Dccn
reported
here
this
year,
and
only
one
last
year.
At
a
recent
medical
confer
ence
held
at
Vancouver
It
was
stated
that
maternal
mortality
rates
in
that
city
were
among
the
lowest
ln
the
world.
Prince
Rupert,
with
one
death
out
of
2B1
live
births
ln
1943,
a
rato
of
3.5
per
1000,
compares
fav
orably
with
Vancouver
m
mat
respect,
Dr.
Knlpe
stated.
Legion
of
Honor
For
Paul
Triquet
I
MONTREAL,
May
15--
Major
Paul
Triquet.
French
Canadian
hero
of
the
Canadian
campaign
ln
Italy,
was
further
honored
here
yesterday
with
the
presentation
of
the
French
Legion
oT
Honor
conferred
by
the
French
Committee
of
National
I
al
Temperature
Local
Tides
J:
mmln
raws
Tuesday,
Mar
16
52
High
.
7:56
17.7
lect
21:05
18.4
feet
42
iT.AL.
1
Low
1:44
8.4
feet
i
14.13
S.l
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMliliMffiXvSPkPER
no.
n
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
MONDAY,
MA15T191VA
T
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Arc
NEWS.
HOOD
PROGRESS
IN
IT;
r
-The
attack
against
the
Guslav
IJ
sllied
(
heauquarieri
iirjiiiiu.i.fia
report
i.
uui
.
(s,
j&'O.
ne
Is
3.
tlr.ll..
I
CI.I).
C
..
.
lj
in
.(
ill.
rUJ
(.
-
ihrir
wav
Into
Castel
Forte.
txmlhrrr.O
..O
fill
Bristol
Again
Raided
By
Nazis
h,
line.
Eighteen
villages
ana
imeen
airaiejr.
III
HflNlvM
..i,irrd
br
the
Allies.
Strong
air
support
conV
I
I
VI
IJIT
W
i"
'
.
.
...
..
u
r
t
.
..
All
ed
eround
forces
huh
zuu
homes
matv.
-
.
'
nmese
New
llrlve
Toward
North
P.urma
ISreak
Jap
Hold
on
Railway
CHUNGKING,
May
15
The
Chinese
command
announced
today
that
large
Chinese
forces
launched
an
offensive
In
western
Yunan
Province
on
May
10,
crossing
the
SaUren
Kiver
over
a
100-mllr
fruit
In
an
effort
to
join
Allied
troops
In
north
Burma.
Casualties
on
both
sides
were
heavy.
Chinese
troops
broke
the
Japanese
hold
on
the
Pelplng-Itankow-
railroad
as
the
Japanese
penetrated
the
defences
of
Loyang.
s
Over
Quota
By
$18,050
Prince
Rupert
topped
Its
$760.-000
Victory
Loan
quota
by
$13,050
to
the
final
hours
of
the
drive
on
Saturday.
Sales
for
the
day
totalling
$63,050.
brought
the
fin
al
figure
on
Saturday
night
to
$766,060.
Officially
the
city
topped
th
mark
at
noon
with
the
report
of
$36.00
mM
by
that
time,
and
sales
continued
until
the
final
evening
figures
put
the
loan
over
by
a
fair
margin.
The
Prince
Rupert
Dry
,
.u
.
.
.
j
.
has
.
,,.
taken
i
Dock
won
the
highest
honor
herla
Incidence
Dip
u
obtalnab,e
f0f
a
lant
,n
a
decided
drop
in
tnc
pasi
iwo
years
due
to
increased
control
of
Infection
sources
and
a
greater
number
of
InnoculaUons.
There
have
been
no
civilian
cases
reported
since
last
October.
There
have
been
25
cases
or
tuberculosis
recorded
so
far
this
year.
Of
these,
15
were
new
cases,
and
10
were
old
case
previously
unrecorded,
seven
were
Indian
cases.
They
were
brought
to
light
ln
a
compre
Sixth
Victory
Loan
cam-
palgn
as
a
result
of
over
ninety
percent
of
the
em-
ployces
over-subscribing
the
quota
of
$190,000.
The
three-
star
V
flag
of
the
National
War
Finance
Committee
was
presented
today
by
W.
D.
Lamble.
local
unit
organizer,
to
T.
v.
liouiter,
cnairman
4
of
the
dry
dock
committee.
?
A
However,
comparison
with
the
final
figures
of
the
Fifth
Loan
last
fall
reveal
that
the
Sixth
Loan
aggregate
was
more
than
$93,000
ten
than
the
Fifth.
On
the
last
day
of
the
Fifth
Loan
drive,
sales
were
$30,850,
and
the
grand
total
was
$661,700.
riLNsivi:
wins
rur-KNESs
i
Dry
Dock
Did
pert
It
Is
possible
for
health
I
Wpll
5n
I
nun
C"
111
Udll
authorities
to
make
a
closer
"
appeal
in
the
Immunlratlon.
Interests
of
riU,ICO
Tensive,
Kentucky
Derby
winner,
also
look
the
I'reakness
on
Saturday.
I'latter
was
second
and
Stirrup
third.
I
4
4
Canadian
Frigate
I
s
Torpedoed
And
Sunk
With
Many
Casualties;
No
Prince
Rupert
Men
On
Board
MUST
CANADIAN
FRIGATE
LOST
Thfi
fr:?ais
II.M.CS.
Valleyfield'
haa
been
torpedoed
aju!
.sunk
while
on
convoy
duty
In
the
North
AUanue.
Hon.
Angus
L.
Macdonald,
Minister
ui
Nat
vj.:.
Dcfmit
fur
Naval
Services,
anno
inced
today.
First
Canadian
frigate
to
be
sunk
in
;.:
wu.'.
tie
above
shows
a
ship
similar
to
H.M.C.S.
"Valleyfield."
Bulletins
TO
nO.MII
TOKYO?
CHUNGKING
Tokyo
despatches
claim
that
the
United
States
Fourteenth
Air
Force,
based
in
China,
has
transferred
its
units
from
interior
bases
to
front
line
bases
in
order
to
bomb
the
Japanese
Islands
THKEE
TKAIXMEX
KILLED
HAMILTON
Three
crewmen
of
a
Wabash
railroad
freight
train
were
killed
last
night
when
the
engine
exploded
near
Hamilton.
The
foroe
of
the
explosion
hurled
the
boiler
high
into
the
air.
All
the
men
were"
from
St.
Thomas,
KING
INSPECTS
FLEET
AT
A
It
KIT
IS
II
NAVAL
KASE
King:
George
inspected
the
home
fleet
and
fleet
air
arm
during
four-day
exercises,
lie
witnessed
a
simulated
attack
on
a
uboat
by
destroyers
and
inspected
midget
submarines.
He
also
saw
aircraft
carriers
in
action.
It
ID
FOR
HEARINGS
WASHINGTON
United
States
is
bidding
a
straight
$30,000,000
for
the
entire
Ish
ball
bearing
production
which
Is
now
going
to
TO
VISIT
STALIN
NEW
YORK
At
the
inrlta-tion
of
Premier
Joseph
Stalin,
Eric
Johnson,
president
of
the
United
States
Chamber
of
Commerce'
Is
going
to
.Moscow
to
discuss
post-war
economic
collaboration.
OTTAWA,
Jlay
15
(Canadian
Press)
The
Can-
adias
frigate
Valleyfield
was
torpedoed
and
sunk
in
the!
North'Atlantic,
Minister
of
the
Navy
Angus
Macdonald
announced
today.
The
Valleyfield
was
torpedoed
while
on
escort
duty
and
sank
almost
im
mediately
after
being
hit
Five
members
of
the
Valley-
t
.
i
v
r
i
fields
personnel
are
known
dead,
r
Qr
lianQ
lanai
121
are
missing
and
there
are
TSl
fUrvlvors
".Quota
Exceeded
None
of
the
Valleyfield's
caju-1
.
ajus
or
survivors
were
.from
.ctlng.oor4Ijrm,Je
Prince
Rupert.
ADVANCING
IN
BURMA
Good
Progress
Is
Being
.Made
by
Allied
Forces
Against
Japanese
There
KANDY,
May
15
O
Chinese
forces
captured
Tarongyang
in
North
Burma
and
Burmese,
fighting
for
the
Allies,
raided
Tangpu,
their
closest
strike
yet
to
Myitkyina,
main
Japanese
north
Burma
base,
Allied
headquarters
announced
today.
Tar
ongyang
Is
only
eleven
mues
north
of
Kamalng,
Immediate
objective
of
the
Allied
pre-mons-
son
North
Burma
offensive
Chinese
and
American
force
yesterday
smashed
to
within
even
miles
of
the
Japanese
North
Burma
base
of
Kamalng
while
the
Allies
on
the
Indian
frontier
virtually
captured
Potsangban
village
outpost
of
Bishenpur
on
the
road
to
Tlddlm.
NAZIS
MAY
INVADE
LONDON
Field
Marshall
lrd
Ironside
warns
that
the
Germans
may
try
to
land
in
Rritaln
co-incident
with
the
opening
of
the
second
front.
AUSSIF,
NEWSMEN
VISIT
HERE
Three
Auii
tullan
newspapermen,
representing
some
of
Australia's
largest
dallies
and
news
syndicat
-s
who
are
due
ln
Prince
Rupert
from
Van
couver
via
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
,
are
touring
Canada
as
guests
of
the
Canadian
Government
and
will
tour
northern
Bnush
Columbia
nir
bases.
The
three
newsmen
are
shown
here
"from
left
to
right'
A,
W
Dawes.
Melbourne
Herald:
R,
C
Smith,
chairman
of
the-
Australian
United
Press
nnd
n
L
Wlv'tuiRton,
the
Dally
Telegraph,
Canberra.
Thompson
of
Stewart,
the
can
vasser
for
the
Portland
Canal
district
ln
the
Sixth
Victory
Loan
campaign,
the
quota
for
Premier
and
Stewart
was
exceeded
by
162
percent
Cracking
Down
On
Photographers
Local
military
security
authorities
announce
that
it
Is
their
intention
to
crack
down
on
the
taking
of
photographs
in
local
prohibited
areas
by
civilians.
A
Three
Hundred
Enemy
Planes
Make
Assault
High
Explosives
and
Incendiaries
Dropped
Fifteen
Raiders
Destroyed
Damage
and
Casualties
LONDON,
May
15
(Canadian
Press)
The
Berlin
radio
claimed
today
that
German
raiders
made
fierce
attacks
on
Bristol
Sunday
night
and
that
large
quantities
of
high
explosives
and
incendiaries
were
dropped.
r-
A
British
announcement
that
IN
ITALY
at
least
fifteen
raiders
were
des-1
troyed
indicated
that
the
Nazis
may
have
used
three
hundred
planes.
The
Air
Ministry
said
that
the
raids
caused
some
damage
and
a
small
number
of
Boat
Damaged
By
Gas
Fire
A
gasoline
fire
which
broke
out
at
2
o'clock
yesterday
after
noon
in
the
engine
room
of
the
halibut
boat
Rose
Spit,
moored
at
Seal
Cove,
burned
stubbornly
for
more
than
an
hour
before
city
firemen
were
able
to
put
I.
out.
The
fire
was
caused
by
the
explosion
of
a
small
container
of
gasoline
on
a
table
in
the
engine
room
where
three
crew
members
were
passing
the
time.
Following
the
explosion
the
gasoline
ran
down
under
the
en-gtne,
where
it
burned
furiously.
Igniting
the
superstructure
dlxTeTnhrrew
members1'
escaped
and,
with
the
assistance
of
several
other
people,
held
the
fire
in
the
upper
part
of
the
boat
under
control
until
the
arrival
of
Hie
fire
department.
Firemen
aonnea
gas
masks
anH
urifH
thp
rre1cfrf
es
ef
chemical,
managed
to
put
the
blaze
out
after
considerable
ef
fort.
The
awkward
position
of
th
source
of
the
fire,
under
the
engine,
was
responsible
for
much
of
the
trouble.
Damage
to
the
boat
was
not
extensive.
The
Rose
Spit
was
recently
purchased
by
Russell
Hickey
number
of
prosecutions
are
be-
from
Hugh
Miller,
who
operated
ing
contemplated.
ner
for
a
number
of
years,
Labor-Progressive
Leader
T
Approves
Mackenzie
King's
Policy;
Needs
of
Skeena
Punch
Out
New
Gains
in
London
is
over,
we
will
find
that,
due
to
the
impact
terday.
Town
of
Castel
Forte
Was
Most
Important
Capture
of
Weekend
by
Allies
SEVEN
MILE
ADVANCE
NAPLES,
May
15
(CP)
The
Eighth
Army
and
infantry
moved
into
the
German
Gus-tav
Line
slowly
against
most
fierce
opposition
"
during
the
week-en
-''"dating
the
bridgeL
the
Rapido
River
south
of
Casslno.
French
troops
captured
Castelforte
,
and
Asuonia
and
cut
the
Cassino-Formia
road
and
have
advanced
as
much
as
seven
miles
from
the
take-off
point.
Italy-based
bombers
virtually
sealed
Brenner
Pass,
main
'-supply
ulin.
for
x
thi..
.Tarlt.in.8.
Italy.
The
Allies
have
taken
more
than
two
thousand
prisoners
in
the
latest
drive.
NAPLES,
May
15
The
Allied
Eighth
Army
is
continuing
to
punch
out
gains
ln
the
new
of-
trations
of
two
cr
three
miles
were
made
on
the
first
day,
deep1
into
the
Oustav
Line.
The;
Eighth
Army
also
appears
to
be
progressing
favorably.
Most
Important
gain
over
the
week-end
was
the
capture
by
French
troops,
with
support
of
Fifth
Army
tanks
and
artil
lery,
of
the
town
of
Castel
Forte,
thirteen
miles
south
of
Casslno.
Eighteen
towns
and
fifteen
important
hills
have
been
taken
by
the
Allies
since
the
start
of
the
new
offensive
in
Italy.
Widespread
blows,
particularly
at
communication
lines
in
central
and
northern
Italy,
have
been
carried
out
by
strong
Allied
air
forces
supporting
the
new
land
offensive.
Railway
(IT,
T
.
,
,
,.
lines
in
the
Po
Valley
and
else-
Wnen
the
Imperial.
Conference
now
proceeding
where
in
Italy
were
struck
yes-
ot
the
war,
xa
new
stage
in
the
history
of
the
Empire
will
have
begun,"
stated
Tom
McEwen,
provincial
or-im
klTKCV
ganizer
of
the
Labor-Trogressive
Party,
at
a
public
AIK
A
1
1
ALI
meeting
on
the
subject
"A
Foreign
Policy
for
Can-
ir
nCCIIMLTi
jada"
yesterday
afternoon.
YM
P
A
D
IJ'
'
"Regardless
of
what
else
theyi
.1Y1.L.A.
DUlItlingthink
about
Mackenzie
King
the)
V-Ulllb
I'Oinor
Un
Soon
UUUll
that
he
the
!
up
his
grandfather
grandfather
Hopes
That
Swimming
Pool
May
Get
I'nder
Way
It
Is
expected
that
'construction
work
onthe
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
Var
Services
building
on
First
Avenue
at
McBride
Street,
which
is
to
be
Prince
Rupert's
civic
centre
after
the
war!
will
be
getting
under
way
in
the
near
future.
Its
construction
having
been
decided
upon
by
the
Department
of
National
Defence
'months
ago.
there
have
been
several
delays
ln
getting
a
start
made.
Co-incldentally
with
the
cpn-structlon
of
the
YAI.CJV.
war
services
building,
the
local
civic
centre
committee
is
hoping
to
establish
.the
swimming
pool
with
the
hope
that
it
may
come
into
being
possibly
by
next
February
There
Is
now
$50,000
on
hand
for
this
project
same
stand
as
that
Canada's
future
can
best
be
assured
ln
a
free
world.
Even
Mr.
Coldwell
agrees
on
this
and
has
congratu-1
lated
Mr.
King,
so
that
I
am
in
I
no
danger
of
being
accused
of
having
gone
over
to
the
Liberals
i
ln
making
these
remarks,
unless
I
Mr.
Coldwell
has
gone
over
also.
The
moment
we
have
In
the
j
world
power
blocs,
based
on
vested
interests,
we
are
headed
j
straight
for
World
War
III.
"Canada
Is
the
only
nation
which
does
not
control
its
own
constitution.
We
must
take
that
control
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Privy
Council
and
mould
our
constitution
to
present-day
Canadian
needs."
Bruce
MIckleburgh,
Labor-Progressive
federal
candidate
for
Skeena,
stated
that
the
greatest
lesson
of
this
generation
Is
that
peace
and
war
are
an
Indivisible
world
question
from
which
no
nation
could
stand
aside.
"We
now
have
ln
place
on
the
disastrous
policies
of
Munich,
the
unity
of
all
peace-loving
nations
(Continued
on
Page
5)
LONDON,
May
15
American
bombers
blasted
at
Northern
France
today,
opening
the
thirty-first
consecutive
day
of
the
pre
-
invasion
offensive
Overnight
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
hammered
at
Cologne.
Canadian
bombers
laid
mines
in
enemy
waters.
From
all
operations
one
Canadian
fighter
is
missing.
CANADA
IS
WELL
OVER
LOAN
TOP
OTTAWA,
May
15
O)
Final
total
of
Sixth
Victory
Loan
sub
scriptions
may
be
close
to
$1,-
400.000.COO
If
delayed
returns
are
as
large
as
ln
the
Fifth
cam
palgn.
Subscriptions
reached
$1,-
292,105,000,
well
ln
excess
ot
the
objective,
Saturday
but
there
are
still
many
millions
of
dollars
to
be
recorded.
Ontario
and
Quebec
are
not
yet
recorded
over
the
top
i'V
..1.11
1.