is
finishing
an
eiecruon
weeK
his
own
ice
Albert.
e
said:
"We
want
our
coun-to
be
great
and
all
tht
jle
to
bo
Canadian
before
fcthing
else
under
the
Brlt-icrown,
and
the
Canadian
which
will
be
flying
over
this
country
when
our
sol-
come
home."
ucation
Minister
(its
Constituents
RI.VCE
GEORGE,
May
23
H.
O.
Perry,
minister
of
Ration,
and
Mrs.
Perry
have
Md
from
Victoria,
Mr.
Perry
proceed
i
fcert
for
a
couple
of
days.
.
Perry
is
taking
up
residence
for
the
summer.
ELAXING
1NIR0LS
mda
and
United
Stales
to
kt
Together
Says
Prime
Imistfr
lELLBROOK,
Saskatchewan,
a
J
Prime
Minister
Mac-t
King
has
announced
that
I
agreement
of
economic
ration
with
the
United
I's
will
hope
ito
speed
up
the
ptrslon
of
Industry.
He
says
agreement
la
an
outgrowth
the
Hyde
Park
declaration
i
d
by
the
Canadian
prime
pter
and
the
late
President
f
evelt
in
1941
Under
the
Irement,
wartime
controls
are
'
relaxed
together,
as
far
as
practicable,
in
the
two
coun-
orthern
Flier
Nsumed
Dead
l
northern
B.C.
flier
has
been
pmed
dead
after
being
pre
py
listed
as
missing
over
by
the
R.C.A.F.
He
U
Officer
Jack
Allan
Link
Eng
r,
whose
father,
D.
A.
Link
r,
lives
nt.
nnnjKnn
Oreelf
Niree
Dead
In
-lectric
Storm
I
P0R0NTO.
Mav
23
Oi
A
f
lent
thunderstorm
swept
ugh
parts
of
Quebec
and
I'arto
last
night,
leaving
bc-
fQ
Hundreds
of
thousands
of
Rrs
In
damace.
and
nr.eordlmr
I
foe
latest
available
reports,
'fast
three
dead.
irsday.
iht
er
Forecast
Ncrate
to
fresh
winds.
lldy
and
mild
todav
and
fclRTH
RATE
ntRES
B'r'hs
in
Germany
during
the
half
nt
inn
i
--
v.
ivtt
were
rupuitcu
vc
fhown
an
Percent
i(
of
1943.
increase
of
over
the
first
YTONSTONE,
Eng.,
0)
1200
guests,
Including
w
George
Stokes
and
ironi
the
other
wards,
at-
ne
105th
birthday
party
,
ueoecca
Havers
In
the
Plc's
home.
students
in
Booth
audlorium.
and
at
3
c
.
lts
be
REALISTIC...
The
issue
In
Canada
is
between
the
democratic
Principles
of
free
enterprise
and
nationalistic
dictatorship.
Arc
we
going
to
be
safe
or
are
we
going
to
fitart
experiments
at
this
crucial
time?
Socialism
started
Germany
and
Italy
on
tho
road
to
destruction.
Can
Canada
take
a
chance?
Combine
'
A
senior
hlch
school
stnriPnt.
I
mienos
to
aissoive
raniamcni
heard
111
mree
weelcs
"
that
Britain's
an
Empire
Day
message
bv
Fllt-ht
Lieutenant
c.
A.
general
election
in
10
years
Sutton,
R.C.A.F.
padre.
The
morning's
Empire
Day
celebration
service
at
the
Hani,
i
tal
Theatre
was
a
well-rounded
iho
oat
program
of
talks
and
music
;Labor
Party's
natl"al
conven-which'
began
with
opening
're-
tIon
at
Blackpool.
Laborlte
ministers
had
al
marV
hv
Iho
rhalrman
Mrs
D.
C.
Stuart,
regent
Municipal
i
rradv
rfJected
Mr-
Churchill's
rhanter
rnnp
.nH
mnriiirteH
Prcpcsal
for
-extension
of
the
with
a
'short
film.
i
coalition
government
until
after
There
ttern
.nn.c
In
-hloh
the
Winning
Of
the
W3J
With
had
also
fought
a
all
the
children
Joined,
songs
;JaPan'
They
ki.
a
ii
proposed
referendum
;
cn
con-
mm"Ll1
"
o:::
school,
a
folk
dance
by
Conrad
j"",
tne
present
paruamem.
and
then
to
Prince
Street
school
pupils
and
a
flag
drill
by
pupils
of
King
Edward
school.
One
song,
sung
by
children
of
the
Annunciation
school,
was
a
stirring
musical
setting
of
a
poem
composed
by
Mrs.
W.
Brass,
"Sons
of
Empire."
In
presenting
the
merit
certificates
for
the
purchases
of
war
savings
stamps
and
certificates
to
the
three
elementary
schools,
Mayor
Daggett
revealed
-
(Continued
on
Page
3)
Halibut
Sales
American
(15c
and
13
'id
Tlvor,
33,000,
Booth.
Canadian
t
(I8V4C
and
1614c
Ispaco
II,
32,000,
Storage.
Atli.
21,000,
Atlln.
Parma,
20,000,
Storage.
Clipper
II.
21,000,
Pacific
Joan
W
II,
28.000,
Royal.
Dovre
B,
35,000,
Co-op.
Signal,
22,000,
Storage.
Kenn
Falls,
17,000.
Whiz.
Vera
Beatrice,
8.500,
Bacon.
R.W.,
12,000,
Co-op.
Essential,
16,000,
Booth.
Neptune,
10,000,
Atlln.
Skeena
M
II,
13,000,
Booth.
COMPULSORY
VOTING
As
long
ago
as
1835
Switzerland
punished
all
non-voters.
I
wmvvj
IKVlk
WMvaaj
w
i
FTKULY
PROGRESSIVE
VOTE
LIBERAL
(TENSION
IS
tASINb
UP
Situation
at
Trieste
Not
as
Critical
Following
Tito's
Partial
Withdrawal
LONDON,
May
23
Marshal
Tito
appears
to
have
eased
dip
lematic
and
military
tension
over
the
occupation
of
Trieste
and
Its
surrounding
area.
Diplomat:
sources
in
London
describe
the
situation
as-
definitely
Improved
and
there
Is
a
disposition
to
re
gard
the
ticklish
problem
as
ripe
for
an
early
solution.
Tito
withdrawing
his
troops
from
southern
Austria
one
of
the
points
of
the
dispute.
Field
Mar
shal
Sir
Horace
Alexander
nas
arrived
In
Trieste.
CAREFUL
INSPECTION
An
average
2,000
-
horsepower
aircraft
engine
undergoes
55,000
Individual
quality
Inspection
during
its
manufacture.
KEELE,
En.g.,
O)
A
new
lease
of
life
has
been
given
to
the
North
Staffordshire
coalfield
by
tapping
a
new
source
of
supply,
including
ithe
opening
of
two
tunnels
each
about
1,000
yards
long.
Jones
Act
May
Be
Deferred
The
Vancouver
Sun
says
that
the
scheduled
reinstatement
of
the
United
States
Jones
Act
under
which
B.C.
ships
cannot
carry
ammunition,!
freight
or
passengers
to
or
between
Alaska
ports
Is
"creating
a
controversy
along
the
Pacific
Coast
and
Indications
are
that
the
rc-lnstatement
will
be
deferred."
The
Act
Is
scheduled
to
go
back
Into
force
again
on
May
31.
OPENS
HIS
CAMPAIGN
C.
C.
F.
Leader
Sees
Short,
Feverish
Boom
Followed
by
Depression
VICTORIA,
May
23
Oi
C.C.F.
leader
Coldwell
opened
his
election
campaign
in
Victoria.
He
charged
that
big
business
Is
planning
to
shut
down
most
of
the
giant
war
plants
which
have
passed
Into
its
control.
He
said
that,
unless
effective
means
arc
taken
to
prevent
this
policy,
thcro
will
be
a
short,
feverish
boom
-and
ithen
depression
Bananas
Main
Diet
For
Two-Year-Old
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
May
23
fi
Bananas
are
the
main
diet
of
two-year-old
Edna
Marilyn
(Lyn)
Keen,
daughter
of
Mrs.
Gladys
Keen
of
New
Westminster.
The
youngster
(sometimes
cats
as
many
as
eight
bananas
a
day.
Lyn
Is
rufferlng
from
a
rare
I
coellac
condition
and
weighs
only
17
pounds.
The
'bananas
were
re
commended
as
her
dlcit
because
they
have
a
low
sugar
fat
and
starch
content
and
arc
hlsh
In
protein.
GUNPOWDER
FROM
PULP
Practically
all
the
gunpowder
used
by
both
sides
In
the
Second
Great
War
Is
manufactured
from
wood
pulp.
LONDON,
ffi
Tho
Imperial
War
Graves
Commission
Is
making
good
progress
with
its
compilation
of
civilian
war
casualties,
with
three
bound
volumes
listing
some
'50,000
names
already
completed
and
sent
to
Westminster
Abbey.
l
HO
f
JAL
Today's
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND.
CENTRAL
BRTnSlrVOLDMBI1
II-.-
liV
a
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrouf
s
Tides
Tomoeratures
for
the
Prince
(Paclllc
SUndard
-
Time)
I
Rupert
district
for
today
read:
jfaxlmum
50
mm
Thursday,
May
24,
1945
High
12;06
-17.8
feet
45
Low
.
6:06
5.1
feet
Minimum
18:00
7.0
feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
120.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
23,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Y
SCHOOLS
CELEBRATE
WE
Y;
PROGRAMS,
PRESENT
lEmnire
Day
messages,
sponsored
bv
chapters
-oi
me
imperial
uruer,
uau.
v
Empire,
were
delivered
to
1,200
city
sc).;-
i
!n
at
three
gatherings
at
the
Capital
Thea
V"
rth
Memorial
High
School
todav.
At
10
o'clock
this
morning
more
than
500
pupils
'
iNADA
TO
1VE
FLAG
ill
Be
Hying
When
Soldiers
nine
Uome,
Says
Mackenzie
KINCE
ALBERT,
May'23
O)
If
J.
Mnv
nnnn
TlflVO
tlr
Qa
Hi
OWH
V
ivt
V
F
That
is
the
word
from
fce
Minister
Mackenzie
njug
oi
me
citys
lour
elementary
schools
gathered
at
the
Capital
Theatre
In
a
rally
which
was
featured
by
talks
by
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett
and
Rev.
A.
P.
Mac-Swcen
and
the
presentation
of
recognition
certificates
by
the
War
Finance
Commlttec.for
war
1
sayings
stamps
bought
by
pupils)
of
Conrad
Street,
King
Edward!
and
Borden
Street
schools.
Thcl
presentations
were
made
by
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett.
At
2
o
clock
Capt.
Murray
Winston
Churchill
Resigns
Forming
Gov't
To
Election
In
Britain
Due
Early
Dissolution
of
Parliament
and
Announcement
of
Date
Is
Expected
BLACKPOOL
.
,
Eng.,
May
23
Porter,
Canadian
Army,
spoke
to
Vl-'Ihe
Prediatlon
Is
made
here
Mneii..Ani.f
f'a
eathnrinir
of
1iinIorhiPh.vhonHthat
Prime
Minister
Churchill
V
CI
.
"
r
-
-
Memorial
i
mivunvt
m
isvuuiiivua
ouiuc
3
o'clock,
itlme
ttxtoy
that
King
George
will
be
held
July
5.
The
date
is
the
consensus
of
Informed
British
political
writers
are
attending
the
British
FORMING
NEW
GOVERNMENT
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
submits
formal
resignation
as
preliminary
to
reorganizing
cabinet
and
calling
general
election.
Sullet'toA
TRUMAN
TO
'FRISCO
WASHING
TON,
B.C.
Prcsl
-dent
Truman
will
go
to
San
Francisco
to
address
the
final
session
of
the
security
conference
early
next
month.
LIQUOR
RATION
UNCHANGED
VICTORIA
There
will
be
no
change
in
the
liquor
ration
in
June.
Liquor
Commissioner
W.
F.
Kennedy
says
there
arc
ample
stocks
to
maintain
the
ration
of
26
ounces
of
spirits
and
four
cases
of
beer.
1IITLKR
MERCY
KILLING
MOSCOW
It
is
said
here
that
Adolf
Hiticr
died
in
Berlin
in
a
"mercy
killinjr.'
INDOOR
RINK
VANCOUVER
Kcrrisdale
will
get
a
$150,000
indoor
skat-inp
link,
an
anonymous
citizen
putting
up
half
the
cost.
POTATOES
5c
PER
I'OUND
VANCOUVER
A
ceiling
price
of
5c
per
pound
retail
has
been
placed
on
imported
potatoes
here.
DOEN1TZ
GANG
ARRESTED
PARIS
All
members
of
the
acting
German
government
as
well
as
members
of
the
German
High
Command
in
Flcns-burg
have
been
taken
into
custody
as
prisoners
of
war,
Supreme
Headquarters
announced
today.
Admiral
Doentiz,
who
succce'dcd
Hitler
as
fuehrer,
presumably
is
among
those
arrested.
HALII1UTTER
SINKS
CHAMAINUS
The
53
-foot
halibuttcr
Arnc
of
Seattle
sank
when
she
rammed
Black
Rock
off
Valdcz
Island
but
salvage
vessels
refloated
her
and
she
was
towed
back
to
Seattle.
No
one
was
injured.
SUPPORTING
C.
C.
I-
DEGAULLE
AND
TRUMAN
WASHLNGTON
Gen.
Dc
Gaulle
of
France
will
meet
President
Truman.
The
meeting,
was
announced
in
Washington
by
the
French
foreign
minister,
Bidault.
The
date
of
the
meeting
was
not
given.
LIQUOR
STORES
RE-OPEN
HALIFAX
Liquor
stores
In
Halifax
and
Dartmouth
have
opened
for
the
first
time
since
the
Friday
before
V-E
Day.
Patrons
found
only
supplies
of
beer
available.
CASTILLOUX
WINS
ST.
JOHN,
N.B
Dave
Castil-lcux
of
Montreal
won
a
close
derision
here
over
Ralph
WaU
ton,
.Montreal
negro,
as
he
retained
his
Canadian
lightweight
boxing
title.
N
I:VS-I1EKALD
BREAKDOWN
VANCOUVER
The
Vancouver
morning
paper,
News-Herald,
is
being
run
off
on
the
Vancouver
Province
machines
following
a
mechanical
breakdown.
The
News-Herald
missed
one
edition.
AIR
MEETING
IN
WINNIPEG
Two
Day
Study
and
Discussion
of
Aviation
Matters
WINNIPEG,
May
23
One
of
the
feature
events
of
the
mid-
Canada
air
conference
which
will
be
held
In
Winnipeg
cn
May
29
for
an
intensive
two-day
study
and
discussion
on
matters
pertaining
to
avlatlcn
In
general
will
(be
a
visit
to
Stevenson
Airport
to
Inspect
the
facilities
of
ransCanada
Air
Lines
an
th
.Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
On
completion
of
ihe
tour
C,
TORONTO
The
Ontario
INichcJs,
chairman
of
the
avla
Federation
of
Labor
has
called
on
its
150,000
members
to
support
the
C.C.F.
in
the
coming
elections.
The
Ontario
fedcra-lion
C.O.L.-afiliatcd
orfran-iraliun
Issued
a
statement
following
a
week-end
executive
meeting
lu
Toronto.
PACIFIC
NAVAL
FORCE
OTTAWA-Ofavy
Minister
Abbot.!
has
announced
further
details
of
the
size
and
nature
of
Canada's
Pacific
naval
force.
It
will
serve
with
the
British
fleet
and
will
likely
be
under
the
command
of
Captain
Harry.
G.
DeWolf
of
Bedford,
Nova
Scotia.
tlon
committee,
young
men's
sec
tion
of
the
board
of
wade,
will
hold
an
air
clinic
In
T.CA.'s
air
pott
restaurant
when
technical
and
other
experts
will
answer
questions
covering
many
phases
of
aviation.
As
a
fitting
close
to
the
two-
day
session
W.
F.
English,
vlce-
prcsldctnt,
TranrCanada
A
I
r
Lines,
will
tender
a
buffet
dinner
to
the
delegates.
NO
PAPER
VICTORIA
DAY
Tomorrow,
being
Victoria
Day
and
a
public
holiday,
the
Dally
News
will
not
be
published.
The
I
next
regular
Issue
wll
appear
i
Friday
afternoon,
tMeet
HALIFAX
POLICE
GIVEN
WARNING
But
Were
Not
On
Hand
When
Liquor
Store
Raided,
Says
Witness
HALIFAX,
May
23
S)
Testi
fying
before
the
Kellock
Riot
Inquiry
yesterday,
the
super
visor
of
the
Nova
Scotia
Liquor
Commission
warehouse
said
that
he
had
been
tipped
off
by
a
city
police
officer
on
the
morn
ing
of
"V-E
Day"
that
the
ware
house
was
to
be
raided.
The
supervisor
said
that
he
told
the
special
meeting
of
the
Civilian
and
Service
Police
heads
but
that
no
police
of
any
kind
were
on
hand
when
the
raid
took
place,
about
four
o'clock.
TWO
DEAD,
14
WOUNDED
IN
LATE
CASUALTY
LIST
One
dlatrlc
man,
killed
in
action,
one
dead
of
natural
causes,
and
14
Injured
or
wound
ed
are
the
sum
of
late
casualty
lists
released
by
the
Canadian
army
overseas.
Killed
In,Action
Gnr
Richard
Hardy
Hodkln.
R.C.A.,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Beatrice
Alice
Hod
kin,
lives
at
Kltwanga.
His
wife,
Mrs.
Helen
Hodkin,
lives
at
Hor
sham,
Sussex,
England.
Died
Pte.
Roy
Henry
Coates
Royal
Canadian,
.AnnyjiMtedlca'i
Corps.
Ills
sister,'
Mrs.
Hilda
J.
Wllner,
la
In
Prince
Rupert.
Seriously
Wounded
Pte.
Dennis
Harris,
of
an
Alberta
regiment,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Vera
Zachodnick,
lives
at
City,
regiment,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Martha
Swanson,
lives
at
Pacific,
Severely
Injured
Tpr.
Mai-
cdlni
Xobi
Gordon
McMillan,
Canadian
Armored
Corps,
whose
The
King
asked
him
to
new
administration.
But
Is
People
British
Prime
Minister
Makes
Speedy
Move
In
Answer
To
Labor
Rebuff
LONDON.
May
23
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Chur
chill
resigned
today
as
Britain's
prime
minister.
A
statement
from
Np.
10
Downing
Street
said
that
Mr.
Churchill
had
an
audience
with
the
King
at
noon
and
had
tendered
his
resignation
as
Prime
Minister
and
First
Lord
of
the
Treasury
and
Minister
of
Defence,.
form
The
action
will
bring
about
Great
Britain's
first
general
election
In
ten
years,
early
in
July,.
Mr.
Churchill
had
held
the
office
since
May
10,
1940,
wfcen
he
succeeded
Neville
Chamberlain
during
the
darkest
days
of
the
war.
His
resignation
was
precipitated
by
the
Labor
Party's
refusal
to
continue
In
the
coalition
government
now
that
Ger
many
Is
defeated.
Acceptance
by
the
King
of
Mr.
Churchill's
resignation
formally
broke
up
the
wartime
coalition
cabinet
formed
in
Britain's
most
critical
war
days.
The
eeneral
election,
first
In
Britain
In
ten
years,
Is
expec-j
ted
to
be
called
for
July
5.
Mr.
Churchill
was
expected
to
form
a
new
government
within
a
few
hours,
this
government
to
serve
unUl
after
election.
Labor
Party
ministers,
who
shared
in
the
cabinet
respon
slble
for
the
prosecution
of
the
war,
have
signified
their
deter
mlnation
to
have
no
part
In
the
administration
until
the
elec
tions
are
held..
Under
inter-party
agreement
Canyon
three
weeks
must
elapse
before
the
King
dissolves
Parliament,
Severely
Wounded
Pte.
Robert
The
change
In
government!
Hillyard,
of
a
B.C.
regiment,
ariects
representation
at
the
whose
father,
Frederick
Hillyard,
San
Francisco
conference
where
lfyes
In
Prince
Rupert.
five,
members
of
the
British
dele
Pte.
Nicholas
Kaldstad,
B.C.
gatlon
to
the
world
security
regiment,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
meetings
offered
their
reslgna
Vivian
Boquist,
lives
at
Isle
tlons.
leaving
only
the
Earl
of
Pierre.
Halifax
as
accredited
reprcsen
Pte.
Frederick
Roberts,
B.C.
tatlve
of
the
United
Kingdom
regiment,
whose
-mother,
Mrs,
at
tne
conference.
Bessie
Roberts,
lives
at
513
El-
Viscount
Cranbome,
under
sec
eventh
avenue,
Prince
Rupert.'
retary
of
foreign
affairs,
Is
ex
Tpr.
John
Edward
Johnson,
pected
to
be
reappointed
to
the
Alberta
regiment,
whose'mother,
cabinet
and
would
then
be
able
Mrs.
Elsie
M.
Johnson,
lives
at
to
remain
at
San
Francisco
as
Pouce
Coune.
a
member
of
the
British
dele-
Pte.
Frank
Oscar
Swanson,
B.C.
gatlon.
Labor
members
of
the
cabinet
to
be
dropped
will
include
Clement
Atlee,
deputy
Prime
Mln-
1
1st?
r
Ernest
Bevln,
minister
of
labor;
Herbert
Morrison,
home
:tar;
mother,
Mrs.
Marjory
McMillan,
secretary,
and
A.
V.
Alexander,
lives
at
Terrace.
First
Lord
of
Admiralty.
Wounded
Gnr.
Vernon
Lcnard
The
new
cabinet
is
expected
Peck,
R.C.A.,
whose
father,
Vic-
to
be
announced
by
next
Tues-
tor
V.
Peck,
lives
at
Hudson
day
when
the
House
reconvenes.
Hope.
Dissolution
may
take
place
Slightly
Wounded
Tpr
Wll-
June
15.
frcd
Blezard,
Canadian
Armored
Corps,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Jane
WHEAT
RUST
RETURNS
.
Blezard,
lives
at
McBrlde.
Rust,
most
dreaded
enemy
of
Pte.
James
Adklns,
B.C.
regl-
the
wheat
farmer,
Is
one
the
ment,
whose
father,
James
Ad-
rampage
again,
with
indications
kins,
lives
at
619
Seventh
Avenue
that
1945
may
rank
as
one
of
west,
rrince
uuperi.
great
rust
epidemics,
such
as
Slightly
Injured
Pte.
Stanley
destroy
100,000,000
or
more
bu-
Owen
Jones,
B.C.
regiment,
whose
shels
of
grain
mother,
Mrs.
Elizabeth
Jones,
lives
at
947
Second
Avenue,
Prince
Rupert
Wounded,
Remaining
on
Duty
LCpl.
Stanley
Chance,
B.C.
regiment,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Martha
Chance,
lives
at
Hutton
Mills.
Pte.
Alexander
Page
Gilbert,
B.C.
regiment,
whose
father.
Silas
P.
Gilbert,
lives
at
Vander
hoof.
Pte.
Joseph
Michael
Walton,
B.C.
regiment,
whose
mother,
Mrs.
Eva
Caroline
Walton,
lives
at
Fort
Fraser,
ONE
PER
TON
To
kill
20,000
Japanese
soldiers
on
Salpan
took
20,000
tons
of
high
explosives,
not
counting
the
weight
of
the
shell
cases.
LONDON,
Uj
Last
year
2.000
pieces
of
crockery
were
lost
and
ibroken
In
refreshment
rooms
op
erated
by
the
four
main-line
railways.
Breakages
are
four
times
the
pre-war
figure.
In
South
Pacific-
ALLIES
ARE
MARKING
UP
NEW
GAINS
MANILA,
May
23
O)
The
lat
est
word
lrom
Okinawa
tells
how
American
troops
fought
off
a
large
force
of
Japs
which
had
counter-attacked
in
the
,Naha
sector.
Half
of
the
Japs
were
killed.
Some
of
the
fiercest
fighting
of
the
long
southern
Okinawa
campaign
still
rages
along
the
'Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru
Line.
In
the
air
over
Okinawa,.
,26
of
35
Jap
planes
which,
made
their
first
strong
attack,
on
American
shipping
off
the
island
in
several
days
were
downed.
Five
light
American
vessels
were
damaged.
In
the
Philippines,
two-thirds
of
a
ibig
Jap
force
trapped
In
central'
Luzon
"have"
been
liquid
ated
toy
American
soldiers
and
native
guerillas.
On
New
Guinea
the
Austral
ians
have
taken
Wewak
air
field.
In
Burma,
British
troops
have
gained
a
further
three
miles
against
strongly
resisting
Jap
rearguards
screening
an
enemy
withdrawal
into
Thailand.
The
British
have
reached,
a
point
nine
and
a
half
miles
east
of
Toungoo
and
possibly
within
50
miles
of
the
Thailand
border.
TOM
RElp
SEES
LIBERALS;
BACK
Government,
Record
and
Program
Appreciated
By
People,
Declares
Westminster
Member
"The
election
tide
Is
swinging
definitely
In
favor
of
.the
Lib
erals,"
said
Tom
Reid.
.veteran
Member
of
Parliament
ifor
New
Westminster,
who
was
in
the
city
on
Monday.
Mr.
Reld
said
that
the
reason
for
this
was
that
the
voters
were
beginning
to
really
realize
the
great
war
record
of
the
Mackenzie
King
government
and
the
fact
that
it
alone
is
competent
to
handle
affairs
in
the
crucial
days
between
war
and
peace.
The
New
Westminster
member
expressed
confidence
that
the
Liberals
would
retain
strength
in
British
Columbia
at
lleast
equal
to
that
which
It
enjoyed
in
the
last
House.
War
News
Highlights
YugoSlav
Crisis
Averted
LONDON
The
Yugoslav
crisis
seems
to
have
been
averted
with
the
taking
over
of
additional
territory
by
British
and
American
forces.
The
British
Eighth
Army
now
occupies
positions
along
a
line
extending
twenty
miles
north
from
Trieste.
It
Is
understood
that
Marshal
Tito
has
agreed
to
a
peaceful
settlement
In
the
dispute
over
whether
Italy
or
Yugoslavia
shall
own
the
Trieste
area.
New
Gains
In
Okinawa
MANILA
American
troops
have
struck
new
blows
at
the
sagging
Japanese
defence
lines
across
southern
Okinawa.
The
advances
gave
the
Americans
control
of
hlU
positions
from
which
heavy
guns
will
be
able
to
shell
the.
enemy
supply
lines
to
the
fortress
city
of
Bhurl.
Five"
American
divisions
now
ore
attacking
the
Japs
on
southern
Okinawa.
Superforts
Over
Japan
SAff
FRANCISCO
According
to
an
unconfirmed
broadcast
from
Tokyo,
about
twenty
superforts
again
were
oyef
the
Jap
home
island
of
Kyushu
Wednesday
morning,
Japanese
Time.
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