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PRINCE
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B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
10,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ns
Bfiii
Ninth
I
Enters
er
in
0
The
Am-
mrfny
entered
the
3
communications
fcjwcr
today
anu
super
highway
and
Brunswick
miles
from
the
Idpatchcs
Kvm
First
Army
area
of
rlcan
tanks
drove
ilUiin
CO
miles
of
Sand
the
Germans
a
trying
to
cvacu-
fc
planes
at
night.
Illanovcr
British
laiitry
cut
a
20-
thc
paper
-Min
fcci
and
started
a
Iburg,
Germany
s
nd
second
largest
hcm
end
of
the
lAlllcd
forces
cap-
ticim,
30
miles
nsruhc.
British
and
Can-
ire
within
15
miles
ca
t
LULL
ITALY
10
0
The
Brlt-
ny
has
crossed
vcr
on
a
Droad
vicinity
of
Lugo
enched
by
allied
Isstve
attack
Mon-
i
across
the
Scnlo
led'
the
prolonged
KM
sector
of
tiic
icd
air
force
was
f
aerial
onslaught
Idcd
to
obliterate
German
defences
the
west
bank
lor
a
considerable,
bns
on
the
allied
fetor
were
also
on
i
fighting
into
the
klrts
of
Massa
;
enemy
resistance.
ins
Ask
Help
taril
10
0
-
The
Pvcrnmcnt
in
Lon-
pcalcd
to
Sweden
ptrallty
and
res-
be
saved
of
Nor-
p
has
been
Issued
rnmcnt
at
a
time
the
Germans
arc
ensive
destruction
Hay.
Kcdish
communlnue
llNh-Norwcglan
vol-
ciation
has
been
P'sskm
to
train
200
PHccrs
at
Swrrllsh
Iblislimcnts.
iLIANS
IA
April
0
-More
Ustralian
fliers
arc
ihe
RAP.
in
the
war
theatre.
Thov
Iterators,
Catallnas,
opurircs,
Thund-
'OMJUltoS.
Falians
here
arc
Fs
and
these
men
last
year
of
flying
supplies
to
the
Bri-
rriy
when
it
was
"akan,
The
same
-
-
f'l'gatC
S
second
rx
hurma,
i
-
111
He
n
Indies
ISCO.
Ai.rll
in
fthcrlands
will
bo
hi
the
final
llbcra-
Netncrlands
East
pc
defeat
of
Ja-
Dutch
army,
we
lbcratpfl
r-.n4.
ii
ls
mis
armv
win
P
Australia
where
its
training.
actlvnln
n.A
a
n
umi:u
in
Rumor
Election
Next
June
25
OTTAWA,
April
10
Oi
It's
common
talk
on
X'arilamcnt
Hill
that
the
forthcoming
elec
tion
will
be
held
cither
in
June
13
or
25.
Both
days
are
Mondays.
The
odds
are
on
tlie
latter
date,
June
25.
KILLED
IN
PLANE
CRASH
SAINT
1IYACINTIIE,
Quebec,
April
10
(fc
Three
lives
were
lost
and
16
were
in
urea
In
the
crash
a
Liberator
bomber
near
Salnte
Hyaclnthe,
Quebec,
late
yesterday.
One
of
those
killed
was
civilian
on
the
ground.
He
was
electrocuted
when
he
tried
to
reach
the
plane
which
burned
after
hitting
the
ground.
There
were
11
passengers
and
seven
crew
members.
The
bomber
was
on
a
routine
flight
when
the
accident
occurred.
It
was
based
a
Dorval
airport,
near
Montreal.
Bulletins
to
announce
election
date
OTTAWA
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
Kins
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
Monday
he
will
be
prepared
to
announce
the
date
of
the
next
federal
election
within
18
liours
after
the
present
session
is
finished.
MAY
START
PINK
PASS
HIGHWAY
VICTORIA
Hon.
Herbert
Anseomb,
Minister
of
Public
Works,
announced
Monday
that
If
the
costs
were
reasonable
the
Government
would
make
a
start
on
the
Pine
Pass
highway
to
the
Peace
Kiver
block
this
summer.
The
job
is
expected
to
cost
about
$6,000,000.
It
will
include
331
miles
of
road
from
Summit
Lake
to
Dawson
Creek.
VANCOUVER
YAKI)
TO
CLOSE
VANCOUVER
Tiie
liurrard
South
Shipyards
will
close
at
the
end
of
this
year,
John
I)al-
rymple,
superintendent
of
the
yard,
announced
Monday.
The
yard
is
now
building
two
maintenance
ships.
Two
transport
ferries
also
are
to
be
built
as
well
as
six
China
coaster
type
frciRhtcrs
before
the
shutdown.
The
yard
employs
about
1,800
men.
FORESEE
EARLY
CRISIS
LONDON
1
1
n
formed
political
observers
In
London
freely
forecast
an
early
break-up
of-
Britain's
coalition
government.
They
say
a
general
election
will
be
precipitated
before
the
end
of
July.
END
01
HOSTILITIES
DAMASCUS
The
Syrian
Prime
Minister,
Fay
ex
el
Khoury,
said
in
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
today
that
he
has
received
information
from
high
allied
sources
that
news
of
the
cessation
of
hostilities
in
Europe
Is
imminent.
The
anouncemcnt
was
greeted
with
great
excitement
by
the
Syrian
people.
.
JAPS
TAKE
CHINESE
BASE
,
CHUNGKING
The
Chinese
high
command
lias
acknowledged
that
Japanese
troops
have
entered
liOwll
Kowtan
advanced
base
to
the
north
formerly
used
by
the
American
air
force.
MILITARY
VEHICLES
TO
BE
SOLI)
VANCOUVER
Officials
of
the
War
Assets
corporation
have
announced
that
150
army
vehicles
will
be
placed
on
the
civilian
markets
next
week.
TOST-WAR
AVIATION
NASSAU.
Bahamas,
Ml
Large
scale
uost-war
aviation
plans
for
tho
Panamas
have
recently
uccn
revealed
iby
the
Hon.
Sidney
rar-rlnuton.
chairman
of
the
Ba
hamas'
development
board.
Six
airlines
proposed
to
include
nas
sau
In
their
ltlncrtcs.
The
time
tables
will
include
New
York
In
five
hours
and
Montreal
In
six
hours.
Cities
As
Allies
Approach
DESOLATION
IN
THE
COURTYARD
OF
THE
CITY
HALL
IN
MANILA-tThls
scene
of
utter
desolation
Is
Of
the
courtyard
of
tha
clty
hall
in
Manila,
the
Philippines,
after
Incessant
bombings.
enemy
dead
In
liberating
the
city.
SET
UP
FUTURE
OF
CANADA
NOW
SEIGNIORY
CLUD,
Quebec,
April
10
0
The
chairman
of
the
Canadian
Legion's
committee
of
education,
Wilfred
Bovey.says
"NowTs
the
lime
lor
us
to
set
tip
the
Canada
cJ
the
next
503
years.
Mr.
uovcy
was
addressing
the
opening
session
of
the
rc-
asshnilation
conference.
Tiic
conference
Is
meeting
at
the
Selgnory
Club
in
Quebec
City
to
consider
problems
of
re-establishing
exscrviccmcn
In
Industry.
The
125
delegates
attending
arc
executives
of
large
Canadian
In
dustries
and
representatives
of
government
departments.
KING
NAMES
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES
OTTAWA,
April
10
Oj
-Prime
Minister
King
has
announced
the
composition
of
the
Canadian
delegation
to
the
San
Francisco
security
conference.
Mr.
King
himself
will
head
the
delegation.
They
arc
Justice
Minister
Saint
Laurent;
Mrs.
Cora
Cassclman,
the
Liberal
mcmocr
for
Edmonton
East;
Progressive-
Conservative
House
Leader
Gor
don
Graydon,
and
C.C.F.
leader
M.
J.
Coldwell.
Two
mcmucrs
from
the
Senate
will
ue
lnciuiicn,
Dr.
J.
II.
King,
tnc
government
leader
In
the
Upper
House,
and
Senator
Luclcn
Moraud,
Pro
gressive
-
Conservative
memocr
for
Quebec.
PEARKES
MAY
ENTER
POLITICS
VANCOUVER.
April
10
0
Thrrn"
is
a
possibility
that
Major
General
A.
G.
Pcarkes,
V.O.,
former
general
officer
commanding
the
Pacific
command
is
to
enter
federal
politics.
He
said
that
he
had
been
approached
with
a
view
to
contesting
the
Nanalnio
constituency
but
has
not
yet
given
a
definite
answer.
Progressive-Conservatives
arc
to
held
a
nominating
convention
.at
Duncan
on
Saturday
to
choose
a
candidate
for
the
Nanaimo
riding.
CHIMHILN
HUKNi;i
PORT
McNElL,
April
10
WV
Two
children.
Earl
Raincy,
aged
3,
and
his
Infant
sister,
Rac,
were
burned
to
death
on
Monday
when
a
fire
destroyed
their
homo
here.
Tlie
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Y.
L.
Ramey
suffered
burns.
War
News
New
Landing
In
Uyukyu
Chain
SAN
FRANCISCO
The
Japanew
-radla
iiiid
,
today,
.thaj
American
forces
have
made
another
landing
in
the
Ryukyu
Island
chain.
Just
five
miles
from
Okinawa
Island.
The
Americans
arc
reported
by
Tokyo
to
have
landed
on
Tsukata
Island.
The
desperate
Japanese
defenders
of
southern
Okinawa
arc
giving
ground
slowly
amidst
the
heaviest
artillery
duel
of
the
Pacific
War.
C
.
Argentina
Back
In
Fold
of
Friendly
Nations
WASHINGTON,
April
10
P
The
American
family
of
nations
has
welcomed
home
Argentina
after
13
months
of
exclusion.
The
South
American
nation
was
placed
outside
the
pale
of
f
riend-
jly
relations
on
the
ground
that
her
.government
co-operated
wiin
the
Axis.
AJrcat
Britain,
France,
Canada
and
the
Netherlands
arc
among
the
nations
resuming
usual
diplomatic
dealings
with
the
regime
of
General
Edclmlrb
Far-
rcll
which
came
Into
power
one
year
ago
last
month.
NAZI
GOLD
TO
BE
IMPOUNDED
WASHINGTON,
April
10
0
Officials
in
Washington
have
commented
on
the
find
of
untold
treasure
In
the
German
salt
mine
at
Mcrkcrs.
American
officials
say
the
treasures'
will
be
lmproundcd.
All
the
gold
bullion
as
well
as
currency
will
be
turned
over
to
the
United
Comisslon
to
dc-cldc
what
should
be
done
with
It.
Such
Identifiable
loot,
as
paintings,
will
be
returned
to
the
countries
from
which
they
were
stolen
by
the
Nazis.
Weather
Forecast
Light
to
moderate
winds,
cloudy
and
cool
with
few
scattered
rain
showers
today
and
Wednesday.
BATTLING
TIBETANS
LEARN
WHAT
IT'S
ALL
ABOUT
FROM
SERGEANT
PARIS,
April
10
It)
It's
a
lucky
thing
that
a
certain
Canadian
sergeant
visited
Tibet
once.
Otherwise
two
Tibetans
who
have
fought
in
the
war
on
both
sides--for
five
years,
might
never
have
Reamed
what
it
was
all
about.
The
Tibetans
set
out
on
a
walking
tour
of
(Russia
five
years
ago.
They
were
promptly
drafted
In
to
the
Russian
army
Woundctl
Americans
are
being
carried
away
as
mcy
icn
wiin
ine
Highlights
KIEL,
BERLIN
BOMB
BLASTED
LONDON,
April
10
0)
A
powerful
force
of
British
heavy
bombers
attacked
the
Kiel
shipbuilding
yards
during,
the
night,
while
mosqultos
pounded
Berlin
for
the
second
night
in,
a
row.
The
overnight
operations
were
carried
out
In
great
strength
a
phrase
usually
employed
to
de
note
a
striking
force
ot
aoous
1,200
planes.
British
Military
Casualties
500,000
LONDON,
April
10
-O)
Tlie
British
armed
forces
suffered
502,396
casualties,
Including
210,-
287
dead,
up
to
the
end
of
February,
Prime
Minister
Chur
chill
told
the
House
of
Com
mons
Tuesday.
Canada's
total
casualties
since
the
war
began
to
the
end
of
January
were
given
by
the
Dominion
government
as
87,609
The
army
figure
was
66,620.
Air
Force
18,912
and
the
Navy
2,068.
Of
the
total
32,155
were
listed
as
dead
and
4,347
as
missing.
HIKT
DISEASE
KILLKI)
HI
VICTORIA,
April
10
Heart
disease
caused
most
deaths
in
British
Columbia
last
month
the
Provincial
Board
of
Health
reports,
with
cancer
coming
scc-od.
Heart
disease
deaths
totalled
242
and
cancer
109.
and
later
captured
by
the
Germans
and
thrust
Into
the
German
army.
Through
It
all
they
could
find
no
one
able
to
speak
Tibetan.
However,
when
they
were
captured
by
the
Canadian
Army
recently,
the
Canadian
sergeant
who
had
been
to
Tibet
told
them
what
goes
on.
The
Tibetans
didn't
even
know
what
nations
were
fighting,
let
alone
why
HAD'NO
PERMIT
FOR
EXPLOSIVES
VANCOUVER,
April
10
-
t
nl
J
i-A
tn
harbor
master,
testifying
at
the
Orccnhlll
Park
ship
disaster
in
quh--tm
Mtydayveaitf.no
per
mits
covcrjng
tlie
loading
of
ex-
plosives
or
other
inflamable
materials
on
deep
sea
vessels
have
been
issued
by
the
National
Harbor
Board
In
Vancouver
since
the
outbreak
of
the
war.
There
,was
no
application
made
and
no
permit
was
issued
'for
the
sodium
chlorate
or
other
material
which
was
loaded
on
the
Grcenhill
Park.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Co'urtcsy
ot
S.
D.
Johnston)
Vancouver
Bralomc
11.10
B.
R.
Con
22V2
B.
R.
X
172
Cariboo
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2.65
Dentonla
13
Grull
Wihksnc
.16
Hcdlcy
Mascot
92
Minto
13
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Pend
Oricllc
.
1.40
1
Pioneer
5.50
Premier
Border
06
Premier
Gold
1.65
Privateer
41
Reeves
McDonald
27
Reno
07
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.n'2
Sheep
Creek
:
1.22
Taylor
Bridge
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1.00
Whitewater
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1...-
42
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
05
A.
P.
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15
Calmont
25
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1.70
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..
1.35
Home
3.60
Toronto
Bcattlc
1.85
Buffalo
Canadian'
47
Consol.
Smelters
58.50
Giant
Ycllowknlfe
7.25
Hardrock
.75
Kerr
Addison
12.75
Utile
Long
Lac
1.39
Madscn
.,
2.43
McLcod
Cockshutt
2.63
McKcnzic
Red
Lake
1.48
Moncta
.75
Tickle
Crow
3.35
Preston
East
Dome
3.03
San
Antonio
4.00
Shcrritt
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74
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1.09
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60
Destruction
Unmatched
Since
Thirty
Years'
War
May
Desolate
Germany
Captured
Officers
Affirm
"No
Surrender"
PARIS.
Anril
10
(CP)
Field
dispatches
from
the
western
front
all
indicate
that
the
Germans
are
ushering
in
a
period
of
destruction
unmatched
since
the
Thirty
Years
War
in
the
Seventeenth
Century.
s.
i
.
...
:
i..
u.
.u
mysterious
ures
are
raging
m
inu
huhh
uwuwn
cities
of
Hamburg,
Hanover
and
Brunswick.
One
ex-
VIENNA
BATTLE
IN
FINAL
STAGE
no
MOSCOW,
April
10
(CP)
The
battle
for
the
Austrian
capital
of
Vienna
Is
entering
its
final
stages.
Red
Army
shock
troops
have
overrun
the
heart
of
the
big
cultural
centre,
and
its
capture
is
expected
at
any
moment.
The
Germans
are
reported
to
have
fought
to
the
death
through
more
than
three-quarters
of
the
city
behind
street
barricades
and
other
Impromptu
fortifications.
Other
Red
Army
troops
have
cleaned
up
the
newly
-
captured
East
Prussian
citadel
of
Kocnigs-
Iberg.
This
cradle
of
Prussian
militarism
capitulated
little
more
than
36
hours
after
Marshal
Vasilevskys
Third
White
Russian
Army
group
began
an
all-out
assault.
Hitler's
Werewolves
Are
roor
Guerillas
LONDON,
April
10
W
There
is
Uomvlderrcc-todajrto-'bcar
wit
the
belief
that
Hitler's
new
mur-
dcr
society
the
Werewolves
Is
.
t
m
n
f
r
i
:
111a
i
opposition
1
t0
the
Allies
,
is'
ground
organization
has
terrorized
some
sections
of
the
German
civilian
population
which
has
co-operated
with
Allied
armies.
But
there
has
been
almost
no
sabotage
of
the
Allied
military
efforts
or
assassinations
of
Allied
soldiers.'
WINTER
HAS
LAST
FLING
Unseasonable
Weather
Is
Experienced
in
Central
Interior
PRINCE
GEORGE,
April
10
It
Is
not
April
showers
but
December-like
blizzards
which
this
part
of
the
country
experienced
during
the
week-end
as
Old
Man
Winter
staged
a
counter-attack.
Fresh
snow
fell
all
the
way
from
the
Bulklcy
Valley
to
the
Alberta
boundary.
Between
Prince
Oeorgc
and
Jasper
there
was
a
swirling
wind.
The
lakes
are
all
frozen
over
still
and
only
the
swifter
flowing
parts
of
the
river
arc
open.
All
In
all,
It
ls
quite
unseasonable
weather
for
April
but
It
ls
undoubtedly
only
the
last
fling
of
winter.
ASK
EXCLUSION
OF
JAPANESE
VANCOUVER,
April
10
ih-
Total
exclusion
of
all
Japanese
from
Canada
and
re-establish
mcnt
o'f
any
who
have
claims
on
Canada
"In
some
suitable
part
of
the
South
Pacific
area
under
International
mandate
or
allied
control"
was
demanded
by
the
Native
Sons
of
British
Columbia
in
a
resolution
passed
at
their
annual
.meeting
here.
The
reso
lutlon
recommended
all
persons
of
Japanese
origin
be
barred
from
admittance
to
Canada
to
take
up
permanent
residence
at
any
time
In
the
future.
ST,
MICHAEL'S
LEAD
MONTREAL,
April
10
P
Toronto
St.
Michael's
won
from
Montreal
Royals
4-3
last
night
glvlugToiouto
a
3-2
lead
in
the
best
out
of
seven
In
the
Eastern
Canadian
Junior
hockey
finals.
.
ipianauon
is
uiai
uie
uermans
themselves
are
putting
to
the
torch
cities
which
they
appear
unable
to
defend
In
the
path
of
the
Allied
tide.
The
Allied
avalanche
shows
sign
of
slowing
up.
our
Allied
armies
now
arc
racing
for
the
Elbe
River
In
what
some
correspondents
refer
to
as,
the
Berlin
Derby.
The
Elbe
""is
the
last
big
stream
before
the
Nazi
capital.
Whether
the
Germans
are
capable
of
making
a
stand
along
the
Elbe
ls
a
question
that
may
find
an
answer
In
a
few
days.
The
nearest
Allied
spearhead
is
only
70
miles
from
the
river
after
breaking
into
the
province
of
Brunswick.
Word
from
the
front
this
morning
reveals
the
capture
by
Allied
troops
of
the
town
of
Brcckenheim,
some
thirty
miles
to
the
northeast
of
Karlsrue.
At
the
north
end
of
the
line,
the
Canadian
First
Army
has
split
In
two
a
150-mlle
front
in
i
Holland,
thus
forming
two
pockets
ItT
which
approximately
80,000
German
troops
arc
trap
ped.
One
unit
of
the
Canadian
Army
made
an
overnight
gain
Ljf
tcnrjnUe.,Adyanlng,agalnstL
oniy
ngnt
opposition,
a
Daiue
group
of
the
Fourth
Canadian
Armored
Division
has
reached
.L.
point
twenty-five
'
miles
south
the
North
Vnr,h
RpQ
Sea
coast.
Nethcrl
ands
underground
leaders
say
starving
Nether-landers
are
leaving
the
cities
of
Amsterdam,
Rotterdam,
and
the
Hague
by
tlie
thousands.
They
arc
streaming
hopefully
towards
the
Canadian
lines
In
East
Holland.
In
Amsterdam
alone,
It
Is
said,
the
civilians
are
dying
from
malnutrition
at
the
rate
of
400
a
day.
PARIS,
April
10
O)
Captured
Nazi
officers
have
flatly
stated
there
will
be
no
formal
surrender
by
the
German
High
Command.
These
enemy
officers
concede
that
the
German
Army
may
give
up
piecemeal
or
disintegrate,
but
they
point
put
that
since
the
Wehrmatcht
is
under
the
thumbs
of
fanatical
Nazis,
resistance
can
be
expected
to
go
on
to
the
bitter
end.
In
a
recent
statement,
Gen
eral
Eisenhower
said
smcli
prolonged
resistance
was
not
only
possible
but
might
be
expected.
Nevertheless,
there
Is-
a
grow
ing
feeling
that
at
some
time
during
the
process
of
enemy
disintegration,
the
Allied
su
preme
commander
may
declare
all
organized
warfare
with
Germany
at
an
end.
Associated
Press
correspon
dent
Wes
Gallagher
says
there
a
possibility
General
Elsen
hower
may
Issue
such
a
proclamation
when
the
western
and
eastern
front
are
merged.
Such
declaration,
says
Gallagher,
would
give
German
soldiers
one
of
two
choices
.
they
could
cither
surrender
and
be
treat
ed
as
prisoners
of
war
or
con
tinue
fighting
as
guerrillas.
If
they
choose
the
latter
course,
they
have
no
legal
status
under
International
law.
Quebec
Member
Sees
Propaganda
OTTAWA,
April
19
O)
-
A
prediction
that
total
conscrip
tion
will
be
applied
in
Canada
for
the
Pacific
war
came
last
night
from
the
Independent
member
of
Parliament
for
La
val-Two
Mountains
Llgourl
Lacombe.
Mr.
Lacombe
said
the
government
statement
that
participation
in
the
Pacific
war
will
be
on
a
voluntary
basis
is
only
election
propaganda.