'day's
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow's
Tides
einperatures
Tor
we
wince
(Ptclflo
Standard
Time)
Friday,
June
1.
1913
She
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High
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feet
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Low
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feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
126.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C,
THURSDAYrMA31,
l45
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FIVE
CENTS
RITISbL
INTERVENE
IN
SYRIA
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LAK,
May
31
(Special
to
Daily
ews)
beral
rally,
held
at
the
Burns
Lake
Community
irought
a
record
crowd
which
was
augmented
attendance
of
many
farmers
from
Ootsa
and
outh
to
accommodate
which,
special
ferries
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w
w
d
resourceful
in
policy
as
honest
and
neuter
told
a
Toronto
rally
that
his
party's
U
IT
.irc.l
11
IL
lUilllU
Ml
will
be
full
employment,
security
and
individual
In
his
address,
Mr.
:-x-.pd
that
the
covern
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j..aiuung
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Duiia
su,uvu
units
in
the
next
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3,
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English,
vlcc-3
of
TransCanada
Air
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crossing
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said
Mr.
English,
"but
lf
a
1
1
1
tA
nne
dnrin
v
r.
by
the
aircraft
of
the
Etigllsh
told
his
listeners
e
to
have
a
profound
tola
shaping
policy,
add-
a
m
aviation
as
never
be-
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1.11.
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UUU
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vants
to
be
cut
of
the
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AT
All
TVotw-rwvrTOTinn
Mr
English
said:
"In
advances
made
in
the
n,
because
revenues
arc
J
milntt.J
1
A
1
llutfrr
.
miivu
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the
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meet
a
heavy
traffic
11
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u
'
a
Wdutu
tan
'a
a
train
and
extra
pas-
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crowded
into
coaches
rout
"traft
there
Is
no
tsuch
..v
avlvu
o
ewiuvigr
.....
y
weight,
not
alone
the
'
of
passengers
and
cargo
nln3
to
operating
costs
Mr,
"
wiq
nis
audience
now
J'e
cats
of
United
States
had
Increased
48
per
dnce
1939
but
in
Canada
e
eanie
period
they
have
uuiy
iwur
per
ceni.
so
Jr
M
-atltfled
with
the
b
8lving
today."
said
the
'
nu
wncn
new
equip-
available
more
and
bct-
"'we
will
be
r.ivcn,
rcsult-,a
reduction
of
indirect
and
4
costs
per
mile
flown,
fining
up,
Mr,
English
ll)3t
air
transportation
will
ai
Increasingly
Important
Canada's
national
econ-
has
a
deflnlto
narf.
in
'aon'3
over-all
transporta-
dlans
may
be
Justly
w
the
manner
in
which
iL
nspoit
lndustry
has
to
Canada's
war
ef-
n
uate
nri4
,l..
greater
vigor
In
the
,
;"uie
ahead,"
Mr.
Eng-
'uuea.
-
tkn
hUhU
Aft.
1
1
speech
he
Introduced
J.
W.
Her
fernan,
K.C.,
of
Vancouver,
who
outlined
the
record
of
the
Lib
erals
since
the
days
of
Sir
Wil
fred
Lauiier
and
stressed
the
all-
sufficiency
of
their
plans
for
Mia
fiit.nm
Mr
ITnf
fii-na.
history
since
the
days
of
the
United
Empire
Loyalists.
The
few
hecklers
were
disposed
of
in
a
masterly
manner
as
he
held
the
Interest
of
the
audience
throughout.
Introducing
the
Liberal
candidate,
E.
T.
Applewhaitc,
whom
he
commended
highly,
Mr.
Hef-feman
asked
for
the
same
support
which
Skeena
riding
had
always
given
to
the
retiring
member,
Olof
Hanson.
Mr.
Applewhaitc,
In
his
quiet
conversational
manner,
outlined
the
policy
of
the
Liberal
government
and
showed
a
thorough
knowledge
of
the
requirements
of
the
district.
Warming
up
when
questioned
as
to
the
Jap
problem,
Mr.
Ap-!
plcwhaltc
quoted
a
.resolution
which
calls
for
the
absolute
exclusion
of
all
Japs
which
brought
a
protest
from
the
Rev.
Mr.
Atkinson.
Heckled
by
a
member
of
the
audience
who
deplored
the
Idea
of
sending
soldiers
to
Japan,
Mr.
Applewhaitc
stated
that
not
a
man
would
be
sent
unless
he
was
a
volunteer.
Large
Meeting
Held
at
Telkwa
Mr.
Hcffcrnan
and
Mr.
Applewhaitc
went
on
from
here
to
Tclkwa
where
a
large
meeting
In
the
Interests
of
the
Liberal
Party
was
held
with
C.
P.
Bus-
singer
as
chairman.
Speakers
were
L.
H.
Kenncy
of
Smithers,
Mr.
Hcffcrnan
and
Mr.
Apple-whaite.
the
Liberal
candidate.
All
speakers
received
a
very
attentive
and
favorable
hearing
and
interruptions
or
heckling
were
very
few
although
certain
CCF
supporters
in
the
audience
took
exception
to
the
arguments
of
the
Liberal
speakers.
Mr.
Applewhalte
was
assured
of
enthusiastic
support
in
this
area.
Many
people
from
out
lying
farms
had
travelled
sev
cral
miles
in
order
to
attend
the
meeting
in
support
of
the
Liberal
candidate.
COMPULSORY
MILITARY
TRAINING
RELELSTOKE,
May
31
to
A
resolution
asking
for
two
years'
compulsory
military
training
for
Canadians
at
the
age
of
eighteen
was
adopted
by
the
annual
convention
of
the
British
Columbia
command
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
Jack
Henderson
of
Vancouver
was
re-elected
presi
dent.
LUZON
IS
NEAR
WON
Hugged
Sliimbu
Line
Smashed
By
Yanks
Nips
Driven
fur
ther
Back
Into
Mountains
MANILA.
May
31
O'
On
Lu
zon
Island
in
the
Philippines,
victory
has
come
after
three
months
of
bitter
fighting'
east
of
Manila.
Troops
of
the
Am
erican
Sixth
Army
have
nnisn-nri
hp
inh
of
smashing
the
chain
of
cave
and
tunnel
fortifications
known
as
the
Shimbu
Line.
The
last
enemy
strongpoint
I.,
ii..
r..l,U..
lino
the
biZ
Battle
of
Okinawa-
Shuri
Is
Captured
American
Fortes
Arc
Driving
Close
to
Junction
On
Key
Island
.
GUAM,
May
31
to
On
Okin
ana,
the
fortress
castle
of
Shuri
in
the.
centre
of
the
.enemy's
line
has
been
captured
while
the
Japanese
defenders
are
fac-
ins
an
arc
of
savagely-flght
Ing
United
States
marines.
An
(army
and
a
marine
division
are
nivrrt
n
VnnmL
f
rv,
J
working
their
spearheads
to
and
particularly
of
Its
political
UJS
to
trap
the
town's
defenders.
These
Americans
are
only
about
two
miles
apart.
Celebration
Netted
$1500;
Kin
Relaxes
Relaxing
after
the
fine
Victoria
Day
celebration
which
it
was
estimated
would
net
about
$1500
for
the
club's
work
on
behalf
of
city
children,
members
of
the
Kinsmen's
Club
enjoyed
an
informal
social
evening
last
night
Norman
Carter,
vice-president,
was
In
the
chair
and
guests
Included
Amerigo
Dominato,
Maurice
Brydges,
Edwara
Garner
and
Benny
Wlndle.
"Next
Wednesday
the
club
will
be
having
Its
regular
business
meeting.
MARVEL
OF
ENGINEERING
Great
Vtaarf
a
I
Arramanches
Was
Contributing
Factor
to
Victory
in
Europe
One
of
the
key
factors
in
the
great
Allied
military
campaign
which
commenced
on
the
beachhead
of
Normandy
on
D-Day
and
culminated
in
overthrowof
Ger
many
with
victory
for
the
Allies
in
Europe
was
that
marvel
of
engineering
organization
and
ingenuitythe
great
prefabricated
wharf
at
Arramanches
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
was
told
yesterday
toy
Major
James
T.
Harvey
who
was
the
weekly
luncheon
guest
speaker.
The
great
landing
structure,
which
had
been
built
in
sections
in
various
parts
of
England
under
a
veil
of
secrecy
of
such
effectiveness
that
even
those
who
took
part
to
its
construction
did
not
know
what
it
was
all
about,
had
confounded
the
Germans
who
had
believed
it
Impossible
"that
the
Allies
could
land
sufficient
support
to
withstand
counter
attack.
Major
Harvey
recalled
how
the
parts
had
been
transported
to
the
Normandy
beach
where,
under
enemy
fire,
the
wharf
had
been
assembled
and
put
into
operation
after
which
it
was
used
for
handling
a
steady
stream
of
supplies,
the
dispatch
and
con
trol
of
which
was
a
marvel
of
precision
and
control.
For
a
long
while
it
was
the
only
wharf
to
maintain
supplies
for
the
Canadian
First
and
British
Second
Armies.
Major
Harvey,
who
was
overseas
with
the
Fourth
Canadian
Division,
having
only
recently
returned
home,
told
of
some
of
the
experiences
leading
up
to
going
overseas,
having
been
sta
tioned,
after
leaving
Prince
Rupert,
at
Nanaimo,
Niagara
and
Dooert.
Don
Forward
was
named
offi
cial
delegate
of
the
club
to
the
forthcoming
district
convention
at
Pentlcton.
He
and
W.
D.
Lam-bie
and
Amerigo
Dominato
will
be
leaving
for
there
by
car
next
Monday.
Club
members
volunteered
to
be
(members
of
a
softball
team
which
will
play
in
season's
open
ing
events
on
Sunday.
'
The
weekly
raf
lie
of
a
war
savings
certificate
was
won
by
W.
M.
Watts.
President
J.
J.
Gibson
was
in
the
chair
and
there
was
a
good
III
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CUU111UU
--
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-i
X1
.
.
Wo
,,.(,
Wawa
Dam
-
has
been
taKen.
nwnaiw
m
However,
more
ngnung
BuioH
-
ahead
against
the
Japanese
who
have
fallen
back
from
the
line
into
the
mountains
providing
the
source
of
the
Marlklna
River.
Parker.
Charles
Graham,
inspector
of
autoes,
will
Ibe
the
speaker
at
next
week's
Gyro
luncheon
MOTHER
AND
FIVE
CHILDREN
ARE
KILLED
BY
JAPANESE
FLYING
BOMB
WASIHNGTON,
D.C.,
May
31
to-Robert
Patterson,
United
States
Under
Secretary
of
War,
disclosed
today
that
a
mother
and
five
of
her
children
were
killed
by
a
bomb
from
one
of
the
long-range
Japanese
balloons
sporadically
attacking
the
western
part
of
North
America.
Patterson
said
he
was
citing
the
incident
of
the
woman
and
children
to
emphasize
the
need1
for
precautions.
He
said
that
six
were
killed
and
the
incident
occurred
in
a
western
state
but
gave
no
names
or
other
details
except
that
the
tragedy
occurred
when
one
of
the
children
began
playing
with
an
un-exploded
bomb
dropped
by
one
of
KM
unnamed
paper
balloons.
KEEP
JAPS
FROM
B.C.
John
Bracken
Says
He
Is
Opposed
to
Return
Here-General
Pearkes
Also
Heard
NANAIMO,
May
31
to
John
Bracken,
Progressive-Co
aserva-1
tive
leader
said
that
his
party.
Is
opposed
,
to
permitting
the
j
Japanese
to
return
to
British
Columbia.
Mr.
Bracken
said
that
the
Progressive-Conscrva-
j
UGANDA
IN
JAP
ACTION
Canadian
Cruiser
Fires
Her
Six-Pounders
at
Okinawa
OTTAWA.
May
31
The
Cana
dian
cruiser
Uganda
has
fired
her
guns
for
the
first
time
on
Japanese
targets.
Her
nine
6-
inch
guns
have
been
in
action
against
shore
installations
on
Okinawa.
Capt.
E.
R.
Malnguy
reported
that
he
was
"well
satisfied
with
results."
It
takes
the
entire
milk
production
of
two
cows
dally
to
supply
dairy
products
for
11
soldiers.
Halibut
Area
Closes
Soon
Halibut
fishing
areas
No.
1
and
2
Mill
close
midnight
June
Commission.
Intense
fishing
causes
the
early
closing.
The
further
removed
Areas
No.
3
and
1
continue
open
until
later.
tive
Party
Is
making
this
stand
for
humanitarian,
economic
and
f
AUC
TAD
ICC
defence
reasons.
IjAl
J
I
U
Kit
J
The
party
leader's
speech
was
.
followed
by
an
address
by
the
Ml
N.KU
1
1
H
nnrtv
candidate
in
Nanaimo
i
wi
i
Major-Gencral
G.
R.
Pearkes,
V.C.,
General
Pearkes
declared
that
more
servicemen
are
standing
as
Progressive-Conservative
candidates
than
as
candidates
for
any
other
party.
ASK
TELEGRAPH
OFFICE
REMAIN
IN
OPERATION
CJaxton
Charges
Progressive-Conservatives
With
Raising
Racial
Issue
PRINCE
ALBERT,
May
31
to
Speaking
here
was
Health
Minister
Claxton
who
addressed
a
rally
in
Prime
Minister
Mac
kenzie
King's
constituency
of
Prince
Albert.
Mr.
Claxton
told
the
rally
that
1th
u
.Progressive
-.Ccvaseryatiye,
TERRACE,
May
31
-Terrace
Party
is
nSaBg
tne
racial
Issue
Board
or
rraae
nas
wnuen
m
elght
provinces
in
Canada-Canadian
National
Telegraphs
the
exception
being
Quebec
superintendent
G.
Gottfred
ask-
In
Quebec,
the
minister
ing
tfcat
the
commercial
tele-
charged
that
John
Bracken's
graph
office
at
Terrace
be
con-1
parly
has
a
different
policy
tlnued
in
operation
as
long
as
thit
of
supporting
isolationist,
the
military
camp
there
remains,
antl-Brltish
and
anti-war
ele-
unaer
coniroi
oi
me
uepan-
ments,
ment
of
National
Defence.
It
was
announced
previously
that
the
commercial
telegraph
office
would
be
closed
after
today.
Failing
Students
Not
Now
Reported
OTTAWA.
May
31
The
Selective
Service
regulation
whereby
Canadian
universities
must
report
male
students
falling
In
their
examinations
or
in
the
lower
half
of
pass
lists
is
no
longer
in
force.
ANNUAL
FISHING
RETURNS
The
fisheries
of
the
world,
in
normal
times,
annually
yield
about
$762,000,000
worth
of
food
and
industrial
products.
AMERICAN
CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON
American
casualties
in
the
war
so
far
have
totalled
1,287,000
including
237,000
dead.
NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAYGROUND
PLAN
TO
GET
SUPPORT
OF
CITY
AND
GYRO
A
grouu
of
enterprising
east-end
citizens
who
have
been
hewing
a
children's
playground
out
of
the
stumps
and
muskeg
which
infest
several
vacant
lots
at
the
corner
of
Alfred
Street
and
Ninth
Avenue
are
to
receive
recognition
and
help
in
the
project
The
idea
of
cen
verting
something
beneficial
to
the
young
people
of
the
area
was
conceived
in
the
minds
of
W.
G.
Watmough
and
Fletcher
Hcmmons,
residents
of
the
district.
Their
neighbors
embraced
the
idea
and
pitched
in
to
help.
That
neighborhood
effort
is
now
to
receive
the
material
support
of
the
city
and
the
Gyro
club.
"It
is
a
fine
display
of
com
munity
spirit,"
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
told
the
Daily
News
today,
"and
I
have
already
prom
ised
them
lumber
and
material
to
assist
with
its
construction."
Mayor
Daggett
said
that
he
Intends
to
ask
City
Council
to
set
aside
the
whole
tract
of
eight
lots
for
use
as
a
children's
playground.
Neighborhood
work
he
waste
tract
of
lots
into
eight
lots
and
have
prevailed
on
a
city
transfer
company
to
lend
them
a
truck
to
haul
sand
to
cover
the
spongy
ground
W.
D.
Lambie.
chairman
of
the
Gyro
Club
playgrounds
com
mlttee,
safu
today
that
he
had
promised
to
instal
swings
and
other
equipment
and
that
his
club
would
give
full
support
to
the
project.
MRS.
HANBURG
ACQUITTED
OF
MANSLAUGHTER
An
Assize
Court
Jury
which
de
liberated
for
10
minutes
Wednesday
afternoon
found
Mrs.
Signe
Hamburg
not
guilty
of
man
slaughter
in
a
charge
resulting
I
from
th.2
death
by
suffocation
of
I
her
four-year
old
son,
Ronald
Fossum,
on
February
10.
The
-verdict
concluded
the
criminal
section
of
the
Spring
Assizes
here
which
consisted
of
two
manslaughter
cases,
both
In
volving
wemcn.
The'
first
case
also
reulted
in
an
acquittal.
Chief
Justice
W.
B.
Farrls
pre
tided
over
the
assize
which
is
proceeding
with
a
list
of
divorce
cases
today.
In
directing
the
Hauburg
jury,
the
Chief
Justice
told
them
that
12.,
it
was
announced
today
,
"e,
wu
uuu
o
ihc
Criminal
Code
of
Canada
which
by
international
Fkhe.ies
"We
must
go
back
to
old
English
common
law
which
was
in
effect
before
there
was
a
Cana
da,"
he
said.
"Under
common
law
it
is
the
duty
of
parents
to
be
responsible
for
the
lives
of
their
children."
Mrs.
Hanburj
put
her
two
chil
dren
to
bed,
before
eight
o'clock
then
went
out
for
the
evening
with
a
friend.
The
children
were
disscovered
dead
toy
suffocation
jlicrtly
before
midnight.
"A
mother
or
father
by
com
mon
law
is
liable
for
exposing
a
child
to
be
killed.
The
question
is:
was
the
leaving
of
that
child
in
thore
circumstances
(In
bed)
such
that
the
mother
knew,
or
should
have
known,
that
the
child
was
liable
to
be
killed?"
Evidence
hi
court
indicated
that,
n
jrioc
to..their
deaths.
My
children
had
been
well
taken
care
of.
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INVASION
OF
MALAYA
LONDON
The
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
said
today
that
Allied
invasion
of
Malaya
was
imminent
follow
ing
air
attacks
between
Bangkok
and
Singapore.
15
BOMBERS
TO
CANADA
LONDON
Fifteen
bombers
left
Biitain
today
with
Cana
dian
airmen
returning
to
their
homes
in
the
Dominion.
OIL
BURNING
EASED
OTTAWA
Restrictions
on
fuel
and
equipment
for
oil
burning
heating
systems
will
be
lifted
tomorrow.
"Those
people
arc
doing
an
p)acc
shortly
after
the
June
awim
luk-ui
wont
on
uiv
piujj-.
election.
ground,
and
we
are
going
to
give
them
every
help
we
can
They
are
really
to
be
congratulated
and
helped
to
the
scheme."
Mr.
Watmough,
father
of
an
active
nine-year-old
boy,
conceived
the
idea
when
he
saw
how
difficult
it
was
for
live-
parties
wire
youngsters
to
engage
in
have
already
advanced
a
long
I
wholesome
play
without
proper
I
way
toward
clearing
four
of
lh3
facilities.
BRACKEN
CRITICAL
KAMLOOPS
John
Bracken,
winding
up
his
British
Colum
bia
campaign
tour
here,
said
at
a
party
rally
that
Premier
Mackenzie
King
was
the
man
who
had
let
Canada's
markets
in
Britain
slip
away
and
who
had
carried
on
Increasing
trade
with
Germany
and
Ja-
nan
until
they
entered
the
war.
'
YUKON
RIVER
BOMBED
ANCHORAGE
American
Air
Force
bombers
from
Nome,
Anchorage
and
Fairbanks
dropped
168,000
bombs
on
a
Yukon
River
ice
Jam
and
mili
tary
authorities
said
yesterday
that
release
of
the
blocked
stream
removed
all
danger
to
the
900
people
in
the
flooded
Galena
area.
ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE
VICTORIA
Premier
John
Hart
announced
last
night
that
Neil
Perry,
director
of
the
provincial
bureau
of
econ
omics,
has
been
instructed
to
assemble
data
necessary
to
discussion
at
a
Dominion-
provincial
conference.
It
is
rumored
here
that
the
con
ference
will
probably
take
NEW
B.C.
HOMES
VANCOUVER
Veterans
Af
fairs
Minister
Ian
Mackenzie
announced
yesterday
that
work
would
begin
June
4
on
con
struction
of
580
permanent
homes
in
British
Columbia
for
discharged
members
of
the
armed
forces.
The
ceiling
for
such
homes
is
$5800,
Fighting
in
Levant
State
Threatens
Relationship
Of
Britain
and
France
United
States
and
Britain
Support
Independence
of
Syria
and
Lebanon
France
Demands
Levant
Bases
LONDON,
May
31
(CP)
Britain
today
ordered
her
commander-in-chief
in
the
Middle
East
to
intervene
in
fighting
between
the
French
and
Syrians.
The
action
came
after
Prime
Minister
Churchill
had
called
upon
General
Charles
DeGaulle
to
withdraw
French
troops
to
their
barracks
to
prevent
further
351
ADDED
TO
VOTERS'
LIST
No
less
than
351
voters
have
been
added
to
the
federal
election
list
as
a
result
of
the
court
of
revision
held
during
the
past
three
days
by
D.
C.
Stuart,
revising
officer.
There
were
35
corrections,
two
were
struck
off
and
three
applications
to
get
on
the
list
were
refused.
Tommy
Defies
Owner
And
Nature,
Delivers
Finished
Articles
Well,
there
was
Caesar
and
there
was
Paul
Bunyan
and
a
man
named
HlUer
and
they
wrought
mighty
deeds
to
their
day.
Then
there
was
Tommy,
and
who
can
say
but
what
Tommy
out-did
them
all?
Tommy
is
a
cat
This
morn-
That
the
kittens
two
of
them
were
born
to
Tommy
at
all
came
as
a
surprise
to
the
cat's
owner,
Mrs.
Hedberg,
741
Fifth
Avenue
East,
but
Tomimy
was
full
of
surprises.
Not
only
did
Tommy
present
its
owner
with
two
kittens,
but
they
were
both
born
with
their
eyes
open.
This
phenomenon
was
vouched
for
by
Mrs.
Hedberg-when
she
"phoned
the
Daily
News
this
morning.
"We
have
made
a
mistake
In
naming
Tommy
when
she
was
young
a
year
agp,
but
there
was
no
mistake
about
her
kittens'
eyes
being
open
when
they
were
born
this
morning,"
Mrs.
Hedberg
said.
"Our
eyes
opened
too
when
we
saw
them
staring
about
a
few
minutes
after
they
first
saw
the
light.
Chiang
Resigns,
Soong
Succeeds
CHUNGKING,
May
31
0)
Resignation
of
Generalissimo
Chiang
Kai-Shek
as
President
of
the
Republic
of
China
Is
announced.
His
successor
is
Premier
T.
V.
Soong.
Jolliffe
Repeats
Gestapo
Charge
TORONTO,
May
31
E.
B.
Jol
liffe,
CCF
leader
in
Ontario,
in
la
speech
here
last
night,
re
peated
his
charges
of
a
secret
poliiical
police
maintained
by
the
government
to
this
prov
ince.
He
said
he
had
documents
and
letters
to
substantiate
his
charges.
Weather
Forecast
Moderate
to
fresh
northwest
winds,
partly
cloudy
and
mild
today
and
Friday.
SIX
OBJECTIVES!
bloodshed
in
tne
strategic
u:-
'
a
-
m
1
it
U
.
ivant
country,
umucuui
saia;
"In
order
to
avoid
collision
between
British
and
French
forces
we
request
that
you
Immediately
I'order
French
troops
to
cease
fire
and
to
withdraw
to
their
barracks."
British
forces
have
been
in
Syria
since
1941
when
they
and
the
Fighting
French
knocked
the
Germans
out
of
control
of
the
country.
In
Paris,
responsible
French
sources
said
that
the
Levant
crisis
holds
the
potentiality
of
bringing
France
Into
direct
collision
with
Britain
The
French
cabinet
met
In
emergency
ses-.
slon
to
study
ithe
situation.
Reports
from
Damascus
said
that
the
city
was
in
chaos
today
after
an
all-njght
bombardment
by
the
French.
Indiscriminate
firing
thus
far
has
probably
cost
the
lives
of
300
'people
and,
threatens
to
take
the
lives
of
more.
The
French
claimed
that
the
trouble
was
caused
mainly
by
outside
interference.
The
Syrian
minister
to
France
felDtetr'Eftereatioit
-
alone
could
solve
the
problem.
He
asserted
it
was
for
the
French
to
clear
out
of
Syria
entirely.
However,
to
spite
of
the
in
tervention
order,
efforts
of
London
and
Washington
to
end
the
strife
have
not
yet
become
effective.
A
Cairo
dispatch
says
that
French
and
Arabs
are
clashing
all
over
the
country.
One
account
from
Jerusalem
says
that
the
Arabs
have
captured
the
town
of
Darra,
CO
miles
south
of
Damascus,
and
have
taken
500
French
prisoners.
The
Paris
radio
said
today
that
there
has
been
no
fighting
to
Labanon
but
that
the
situaUon
in
Syria
remains
un
changed.
The
two
Levant
states,
both
members
of
the
United
Nations,
resent
French
troops
to
their
countries.
Both
Britain
and
the
United
States
are
supporting
the
independence
of
the
two
countries.
The
French
claim
that
they
.need
bases
to
the
Levant
for"
their
own
security
and
for
the
war
against
Japan.
Today
at
Washington
Presi
dent
Truman
approved
Great
Britain's
intervention
In
Syria
and
the
United
States
Department
of
State
has
sent
a
note
to
France
requesting
that
the
stand
toward
Syria
and
Lebanon
be
reviewed.
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2.
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