? V v v w J? Leaves Sunday me reniiei aw asnmgion n.:MA Minister anauidn i rr. . nn'a It O 1 1 I Win - lUinv litr i'isittvotOM. D.C.. Sept. 29 Trip white House was ad- .4 today that Prime Minister L. Mackenzie King of Can ni arrivp at the Dreslden- .man as Mr King seeks a 1 ut,,i.A nf TTnHnrl fit l tne ?ign policy . red a telegram that Mr. King id be unable to make the X before sailing from New k for the United Kingdom. Canadian Premier will ar- in vwMiiimLuii till iv oun- morning and leave again 1 i U I UHI 111 LCI. HUlil Ull ilO VlltV Britain and the Continent. 1 Washington it is expected t Mr Klnr will frv ti find how closely Canadian ob- Jtcs coincide with those of United States. 'i a snpprn in T.np Mnnsp nr nmons inursaav mi. is.inE aesires a reasoname snare npnpinrr inn irinn r r wnr n ciage 01 war. Hrlp.IT hie tllr warcnoa WS An intprviour frrtm Pplmo isier uement Attlee of Brit-. Mr. King will confer with ubers of the British and other ernmenta and will get first A Information on conditioas Europe. He will visit Cana-1 embassies and legations. IKING m r, MnNFV st Year of U'ar Costing ive Billions Four Billion ITT4WA P. 1 . ..., ucjjk. v) UOV- ni expenditures for the Jl year of war1945-46 are 'Pn af tvm ai ti uiuic uian live Dinion .art h pi . .. nuance Minisier ns- Hn . V owu jorecasis ouuays Ullng four billion dollars in "rst full peacetime fiscal 1 up nnanrp mm. r gave these figures in in- '"""g to Comnioas yesterday ;"iuuon preliminary to his 65,000 war expenditure and 'ionization bill, ELGERSON RHYS UT STEPHENS """"".em is made today Z Iplirchase by H. Q. Hel-f Ltd. -Mrs. N, E.' Arnold, a6 of the real estate and nce business of M. M. Co. Ltd, Mr. Stephens uiure conflne himself hi. - r18 duties as sheriff and cor- iriir 1 1 1 n 11 m m.m m m m Y kill I A III II IJI II III 111 ivM n1" Wou,t Advance Billion llnll-ir. mil. 3lr'"gs Attached VASHINQT0N rj.c.. RPnf "90 "iean offlciaLs. working; t0 favor a loan live e bl hini a on dollars, it would "ontstrin- m rate and C uMlSaS t0 Where the fnaliv p an alo"B this line. 1 AST" c lnlP ance of the Idea by Anient a"d Washington SOW IT CAN BE SHOWN J ust released oy tne us. Navy, this 'j. fired from a navy landing craft at enemy targets , during deadly self-propelled missiles added immeasurably to a ship's role in the winning of the war. ultetiHA I ILSLEY WILL BE ACTING PREMIER OTTAWA, Sept. 29 Hon. J. L Ilsley, minister of finance, will be acting Prime Minister during the absence of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King on his trip to Britain and Europe. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, minister of justice, will be acting minister of external affairs and Hon. Ian Mackenzie will be House leader. This Information was given to Opposition Leader John Bracken In answer to questions yesterday. PATTO.N AT FKANKFURT I UANKFUKT. - ON - MAIN General Patlon arrived at General Eisenhower's headquarters yesterday, having been called in to report on conditions in Bavaria. Patton is alleged to be allowing Nazis to hold important positions in administiation of occupied territory. KASLO PIONEER DIES KASLO Samuel Howard Gieen, 8G, father of Howard Green, Progressive-Conservative Member of Parliament for Vancouver! South, died here Jftdayv He was a brother of Senator Robert Green and was a pioneer Kaslo merchant and resident here for 53 years. Howard Green is flying west from Ottawa for the funeral. TO VISIT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Washington will have a visit from Prime Minister .Mackenzie King of Canada tomprrow. The Canadian Premier will spend a few hours enroute to Biitain. This was disclosed In Ottawa after Mr. King had announced his forthcoming trip to Britain. Mr. King will confer with President Truman and Lord Halifax. SCHOOL CADET CORPS VICTORIA Education .Minister II. G. retry announced yesterday that establishment of service cadet corps in British Columbia would be un a voluntary basis. Only one type air or seamay be established in a single school. MAYOR RETIRING CALGARY Mayor Andrew Davison, chief magistrate of Calgary for sixteen years, is retiring on account of ill health. CITY TAX SALE COMING MONDAY What is believed to be the smallest tax sale of city lots on record will be held In City Hall Monday morning when ten lots go before the public for sale, Prices asked are the accu mulation of three .years bacK taxes plus registration costs and range from $427 -for a lot in Section One to $10.07 for a lot In Section Eight. Indefeasible title will be issued to the purchaser one year from the date of sale if the property ls not redeemed by the owner within that time. TAKEFRENCH FROM SAIGON SAIGON, Sept. 29 0 In the Indo-Chinese city of Saigon, n portion of the French fdrce defending the town Is understood to have been withdrawn. British Informants say the action was taken because the troops lacked sufficient training. There are about 9,710,850 radios In Great Britain. photo shows a salvo of rockets an invasion operation. These fire-power and played a major MONTREAL IS NORMAL Port in Full Operation Again Today as Butchers' Strike Ends OTTAWA, Sept. 29 Q Labor Minister Mitchell reports that the port of Montreal Ls In full operation today. The port had been paralyzed by a three day strike of longshoremen who were protesting the butchers' strike in the city. The butchers' strike now ! ls over and shops are open again. CONFERENCE ADJOURNING LONDON The Big Five foreign ministers' conference .will, it is expected, adjourn Monday without teaching agreement on any major issues. ELEVATOR STRIKE OVER NEW YORK The elevator strike, which has been involving 15,000 workers, will end on Monday, MAKING GOOD TIME SANTA MARIA, Azores The American round - the -world plane Globestar has reached here. It is expected it will make the 23,000-mile trip in less. than, tba ,159-liour .mark. ELECTRIC HEAD VANCOUVER Albert P. Goward is retiring as vice-president of the B.C. Electric in charge of Vancouver Island and will be succeeded hy W. P. Maimvaring. AXIS SALLY SENTENCED ROME "Axis Sally," who broadcast propaganda designed to cause discontent among Allied forces, was sentenced to four years and five months' imprisonment today for having intelligence with the enemy BEER BOTTLES SCARCE VANCOUVER Vancouver brewers stale they may not be able to produce enough beer to meet the ration because bottles are scarce and they are not being turned in. TO TAKE OVER STRIKE OTTAWA Officials of the United Automobile Workers Union have accepted a proposal of Labor Minister Mitchell for a meeting in Toronto on Monday, with Ford Motor Company and government tepresentatives. They will discuss the Ford strike at Windsor, Ontario. PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANT FOR HON. C. D. HOWE OTTAWA, Sept. 29 George Mcllraith, M.P. for Ottawa West, has been appointed parliamentary assistant to Hon. Clarence D. Howe, minister of reconstruction and supply. Rectification of Wilson Line Asked IX)NDON, Sept. 29 fc A high YugcSlav source says that Italy has submitted claims to the council of foreign ministers meeting in London. Calling for rectification of the Wilson Line at the expense of Yugoslavia. The source says the Italian claims are embodied in a memorandum to the council, which has been turned over to the council deputies. LARGER THAN U.S. nrazll, the largest South American country, ls 250.000 square miles larger than the United States, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tomorrow' Tides (Ptetflc Sundtrd Time) Sunday, September 30, 1945 High 0:31 17.0 feet 21:25 17.9 feet Low 2:40 .6.0 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 226 .JUtWCE RUPERTf-B.C., 15:08 10.0 feet SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS Landing In Java British and Indian Troops Go Ashore at Batavia SINGAPORE, Sept. 2D (CP) British and Indian troops began landings at Batavia in Java today, it was officially; announced heie. The troops were sent to Java to rescue prisoners of war and internees' and disarm the Japanese. The British commander said the British and Indian troops will not become involved in' internal politics. The Indonesian "republican government" will not be expelled but' rather it will be expected to continue civil administration of areas not occupied by British forces. Japanese troops will be used to maintain law and order until the administration can be handed back to the Dutch. . STRIFE IS C 1 1 ) T I ft I U jUD JILImU Communal Trouble Between Hindus and Moslems in Bombay Dying Down , BOMBAY, Sept. 29 O, The communal strike that has cost the lives of 22 Indians in Bombay appears to be subsiding. There Is evidence that both Hindu and Moslem leaders are brfnging pressure to bear on their followers 'to end the rioting. CLOSING OUT PRINCE RUPERT Admiral Brodeur SpeaV.s of Future Naval Policy in General Terms VANCJbUVEll, fcpt. 'J9 9, The naval base at Prince Rupert will be" closed October l'lt'was announced at a press conference yesterday iby Rear Admiral Victor O. Brodeur, commanding officer, Pacific Coast. Pacific Coast Naval Headquarters will be removed from Vancouver to Esquimalt November 1. Canada's peacetime navy will be' much larger than it was before the war, Admiral Brodeur said, and will be equally divided between the Pacific and Atlan tic coasts. Craft will consist of cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates tout thexe will be no corvettes. The admiral said there were 45 naval vessels at Esquimau now awaiting disposal. RED SHIELD HOME FRONT DONATIONS Previously reported 623 Hut collection 4 George Phlllppson 5 Hut collections 4 O. Hossle 5 A. Ordahl 2 R. F. Astbury 2 T. Brown 2 Mr. ami Mrs. R. Onrdnn 5 Mr. and Mrs. W. Longwlll 5 Norman A. Watt 5 Ben's News Stand 5 J. E. Mathieson 10 S. E. Tarker Ltd 20 M. O. Kullander 2 E. Wilding 2 Miss E. Rivett 3 E. P. Murphy 2 George Nlckerson Co. Ltd 15 Pioneer Laundry 25 J. Brady 5 L. Fitzgerald 2 Miss Nancy Rorle 2 Anon 2 T. A. MsMcekln 2 T. McMeekln Sons Ltd, 5 26 donations $1 and under .... 22 Minister's Wife Has Broken Back BELLEVILLE, Sept. 29 Mrs. Colin Gibson, wife of the minister for air, ls in hospital in a serious condition following an automobile collision on Friday. Mrs. Gibson, driving alone In an automobile from Toronto to Ottawa, was In collision with another car. She suffered severe lacerations about the face and it ls feared she ls also suffering from a broken back. Mac 1 I jap anese SOLDIERS SENTENCED Terms of Five Y'ears and 23 Months Imposed on V-E Day Disturbers at Farnborough FARNBOROUGH, Eng., Sept. 29 Oi Convicted by court-martial of participating in V-E Day disturbances at Headley detention camp, Private Earl Gravelle, aged 25, of Sudbury, Ontario, was? sentenced to five years' penal servitude and Private Thomas McKftterick, Montreal, was, sentenced to 23 months' imprisonment. Gravelle was convicted of Jolting in mutiny by oomblng with other soldiers detained at the." camp to damage barracks an id set fire to the watch tower. Change of Time Turning Back Clock Tonight Daylight Saving to be Dropped at 2 o'clock Tomorrow Morning '.OTTAWA, Sept. 29 (CP) This Sunday continuous daylight saving time in Canada whl be dropped. The time for the switchover Is two in the morning. At that time all Canada will lose an hour, with the i exception cf the province of Saskatchewan. Canada's time : switch back to standard coin-rides with a similar move in the United Slates. STANDARDIZE a iirm a 1 1 a u AUj I KALIAN RAIL LINES MONTREAL, Sept. 29 "If plans now being considered by the state and federal govern ments are approved, Australia will soon have its first through transcontinental railway system," J. V. Green, general passenger and freight agent, New South Wales Government Railways, Sydney, Australia, said here today during an interview while Inspecting the facilities and equipment of the Canadian National Railways at Turcot, Canada's largest railway yard. While Australia's wartime transportation needs had brought about some Improvements, Mr. Green added, the' main problem, the varying gauges, still remained. There arc five different railways across the country and no two running together had the same gauge, al though there were only three ' sizes-five feet three inches, four feet eight and a half inches and three feet six inches. To move freight from coast to coast necessitated the loading and unloading of freight five times. "I believe that the plan will be adopted, despite the very high cost of doing the work," Mr. Green said. Asked how much money would be needed In his opinion to complete the immense project, he said, "approximately $300,000,000. But in a plan of such great importance to the commerce of the nation the cost was small in comparison." Travelling with a fellow officer, R. J. Burn, designing engineer, Mr. Green will also visit the United States and Great Britain before returning .to Australia. They arrived In Montreal oh Tuesday and during the last three "days have Inspected the yards, shops, termial 'facilities and equipment of the Canadian National Railways. While In Canada they will visit Quebec, (Ottawa and Toronto. The purpose of their tour ls to study at first hand railway prob- lems and facilities In America and Great Britain. Arth ur KRAMER WAS RESPONSIBLE LUENEBERG, Germany, Sept. 29 ) Three prosecution witnesses testified today that conditions at Belsen concentration camp were relatively decent before Josef Kramer took over as commandant. Kramer and 44 S3, guards are on trial. Witnesses said that a reslme of beatings, brultallty and hunger was instituted by Kramer. VETERANS WELCOMED Adjutant General and Minister Of Health Meet New Amsterdam OTTAWA, Sept. 29 fi Veterans of the First Canadian Divisional Unit returning to Canada today aboard the troopship New Amsterdam were welcomed by Major General A. F. Walford, the adjutant general for the Cana dian Army. Also on hand to wel come them was the federal min ister of health, Brooke Claxton. The ship brought 6400 veterans home. COAST BATTERY IS WITHDRAWING Last Active Artillery Unit About to Leave Prince Rupert Seventeenth Coast Battery, which has been manning the big guns and last remaining ltrtinefyuhlt1ffFHiitrRirpert, 4 is about to be withdrawn, from this area, It ls announced. Lieut. Col. Roseborough Is commanding officer of the unit which was formerly the 102nd. Heavy Battery. Future policy In connection with the manning of the local heavy guns is yet to be announced. STRIKES ARE EXPANDING Four Hundred Thousand Workers Away From Jobs In United States CHICAGO, Sept. 29 Strike lines, expanding steadily since the end of the war In the Pacfflc, bulged Saturday as 400,000 workers remained away form their jobs because of labor disputes across the United States. Strife along the labor front struck hardest at five major industriesautomotive, coal, lumber, oil and electnc power. An additional million and a half workers in New York City were affected by the strike of 15,000 elevator operators. There were no new developments In the strike of 60.000 American Federation of Labor lumber and sawmill workers in the Pacific Northwest. Walkouts, stemming from the wage dispute, started last Monday. INDIA -AUSTRALIA TRADE NEW DELHI, India tt As compared with the pre-war years the value of exports from India to Australia in five years recorded a seven-fold Increase. This phenomenal- Increase was due almost entirely to the elimination of competition and. was brought about by the war. NEW ZEALAND IN JAP OCCUPATION NAPLES, Sept. 29 Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Frey burg, the governor-general designate of New Zealand, has disclosed that new Zealand forces will help to occupy Japan. Sir Bernard ls the commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The New Zealand force Is the first for Japan from any of the dominions. c s ensorsnip Tokyo's Prime Political Blunder Is Answered Written and Spoken Word In Nippon Released From Fetters of Long-Practised "Thought Policy" TOKYO, Sept. 29 (CP) General Douglas Mac-Arthur told the Japanese government today to cease at once all censorship; suppression or control of "written or spoken word," shattering with one blow the long-practised "thought policy" which has gripped Japan's millions. He acted within a few hours after the- Japanese home ministry' had confiscated Tokyo and Osaka newspapers because they printed interviews of Allied correspondents with Emperor Hlrohito and showed photographs of the Mikado calling on General Mac-Arthur. In the strongest directive yet issued, the Supreme Allied commander severed Japanese control over not only newspapers but malls, telephones, telegraph lines, cables and radios. The home ministry, making what ls regarded by Allied authorities as a prime political' blunder, had seized newspapers and suspended them on the pretext that the contents were "too awe some and would have a bad ef fect on the Japanese people, MINERS ARE STILL IDLE Albeita Coflitry Watkersv J Remain Out in Protest at Meat Rationing DRUMHELLER, Alta., Sept. 29 The Drumheller valley's 2000 mine workers are remaining idle In protest against meat rationing. Union officials emphasize that the men are not on strike hut are merely taking a holiday because they have not enough meat as food required for their hard work. A miners' meeting passed a resolution demanding complete revision of the rationing system, that the present individual ration of 1 pounds 'be doubled and that cooked and smoked meat be unratloned. Eight hundred Michel and Fer-nle miners in British Columbia walked out yesterday. VALLEY FARMER BEING CHARGED WITH KILLING LANG LEY PRAIRIE, Sept. 29 ) Ncbel Monohan, 53-year old farmer at nearby Murray-vllle, was formally charged with murder late yesterday of 10-year old Dorreen Rose Ryan whose body was found in a pool of blood In a root house on his farm Wednesday. Monohan was captured Thursday after an all-night and day search. He has now been taken to Okalla until preliminary hearing October 4. The little girl was shot In the head four times with a 22-callbre rifle. MAYOR IS DUE HOME TUESDAY Mayor H, M. Daggett ls due to return to the city on Tuesday night's train from Ottawa and Winnipeg where he and William Watts and James Nlcoll have presented briefs for the city's welfare to government and rail way executives. City Clerk H. D. Thaln has been advised by the mayor that the delegation has stopped at Winnipeg to consult W. R. Dev-enlsh, vice-president In charge of C.N.R. western lines, In re gard, to constructing a new ves sel to replace the Prince George On Its way cast the delegation Interviewed Mr. Devenlsh but that was prior to the destruction of the Canadian National vessel. I masnes 1 . DEFENCE IS NECESSARY Isolation for Canada Impossible, Agree Cold well And Green OTTAWA, Sept. 29 M. J .Cold- well Q.CF. leader, and Howard Green, prominent Progressive - Conservative spokesman, were agreed In Parliament yesterday thai there was no possibility of a policy of Isolation for Canada. "The atomic bomb must re move any Idea of Isolation from the minds of Canadians," said Mr. Coldwell in speaking of de fence policy which could not be worked but In the Dominion until ,the United Nations policy had been defined. He urged that more funds be set aside for scientific research. ' ( Howard Green, Vancouver ?ihaj; .Canada was I more vulnerable than "ever and this dominion might be a battleground In another war. Both Coldwell and Gfeen proposed standing committees of Parliament for continued study of defence. Charged With Break and Entry Charged with 'breaking and entering, Stanley Edward Mock-ford appeared before Magistrate W. D. Vance Friday and was remanded for eight days. Bail was set at $1,000. CONNELLY IS RENOMINATED ' To Again Be Coalition Candidate in Omineca Riding BURNS LAKE, Sept. 29 At a nominating convention held at Burns Lake with a record crowd of 99 accredited delegates, Conservatives and Liberals equally divided, In attendance, Mark M. Connelly was unanimously chosen as coalition candidate for ' " Omineca. W. E. Holmes, vice-president of the Central Liberal Association, was In the chair. He was assisted by Jack Brown, secretary of the association. Mr. Connelly was proposed by Frank Dockrill from the ex treme- westerly end of Omineca riding at Telkwa and seconded by Stan Ray of Fraser Lake. Before the close of the conven tion the Omineca coalition party was born. Walter Wilson of Burns Lake was elected president, F. M. Dockrill of Telkwa, vice-presi dent, and J. S. Brown secretary Locals are to be formed in the various polling divisions. Mentioned for the presidency were Frank M. Dockrill, Ray M Patterson of Vanderhoof, W. E. Holmes of Topley and Stephen Holmes of Vanderhoof but all declined in favor of having the central headquarters at Burns Lake on account of Its geographical position. Temperature Temperatures for the Prince Rupert district during 24 hours ending 5 am, Maximum 57 Minimum 43 Rainfall 1.17 inches '3 a