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February
10,
1945
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Saturday.
Mild
winds,
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VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
34
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
9,
1945
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against
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for
the
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.ut'RCstctl
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west-E;::p:.in
alliance
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rejected
the
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beyond
the
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by
making
It
1
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view
of
authorities
:
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calls
station
with
Russia
and
!t?d
States
toward
fu-
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compiled
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a
basis
for
Health
percentages
r
;
revealed
that
the
1
a
civilian
population
f
12570
as
against
M3
and
17.000
In
1942.
.
jJrd
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children
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six
years
and
r.
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the
age
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to
sixteen.
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health
unit,
wlilcn
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to
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p.
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animated
maps
a
have
been
glv-Ity
recently
has
Rupert
Junior
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:
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Commerce
to
the
T
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tn
inln
thr
r
f
in
doing
somc-
nf
.he
lack
of
publl-
'I
the
city
has
received
was
made
appar-i.
lit
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Cham-
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inn
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nf
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f
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published
as
an
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in
Maclean's
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failed
to
locate
Ruper
There
was
also
a
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ovcrsLgni.
ii-ccivcci
irom
u.
lr'li-
v.iurh
suggested
that
.
'
:
do
;omcthlng
about
'did
u'c
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of
Llovtl
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of
the
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"
urcen
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Tlir((
who
attended
as
guests
..iiijl
viiiiinocr.
poini-
wivir
urEanr.iiLion
ni-
1
"aa
a
publicity
committee
'ntciHlcd
action
and
'would
"nip
a.vilstancc
of
the
"f
Chamber,
the
mcctln!
a
')
art
closely
with
the
'r
Uiamber.
rln
YomiRs
then
Inlroduc-c
"'a
that
the
next
mect-
-
yuuucny
meeting"
and
C!ch
member
fomc
armed
sonic
fact
about
prim.
on
which
he
would
be
1
to
speak
briefly.
VPrv
n..u....
...
'
'vaiucni
of
the
city
1(1
oc
a
publlcltv
asent
but
i'uUlu;iZC
u
u
yOU
flon
t
"'ucn
about
It.
I'm
sure
OOdv
rniOM
Jl
....
.
.
'UpreiUng
fact."
jviurns
SllffCPstpH
fhnf
rm
iioard
be
au-
1
lrlct
a
U1
2
might
make
us
share
the
uu'
the
fllm
would
bn
shnwn
-"..aua,
ne
said,
moved
that
other
clubs
in
be
contaefprf
t
e'8ht
to"
a
ban.lin
nnKII-
Cabinet
In
Session
OTTAWA
UNCERTAIN
AS
TO
ELECTION;
MAY
NOW
BE
DEFERREDUNTILFALL
OTTAWA,
Feb.
9
-Political
observers
In
Ottawa
believed
it
was
possible
that
before
the
cabinet
session
called
for
this
morning
ended,
a
decision
would
have
been
reached
on
whether
there
would
be
another
witflon
of
Parliament
before
a
general
election.
Tomorrow's
meeting
was
expected
to
be
the
first
lieart-to-heart
talk
on
politics
among
the
cabinet
members
since
the
defeat
Monday
of
Defence
Minister
McNaughton
GOOD
WORK
PERFORMED
Kinsmen
Have
Worthy
Project
In
I-itst
Knd
of
Town
The
announcement
that
the
Kinsmen's
Club
has
taken
over
the
Athletic
Club
at
Seal
Cove
School
came
after
two
weeks
of
negotiations
between
the
heads
of
the
two
clubs
following
the
request
by
the
Athletic
Club
leaders
that
it
be
taken
over
by
some
local
service
club
and
placed
on
a
permanent,
organized
basis.
Mr.
Nlcolls
said
that,
in
view
of
the
fact
that
his
own
future
and
that
of
the
other
heads
of
the
club
would
possibly
take
them
out
of
Prince
Rupert
because
of
the
good
work
the
club
was
doing,
1t
was
ncc-ccss-ary
that
it
be
carried
on.
Clarence
Thomson
and
Bruce
Stevens
have
been
appointed
by
the
Kinsmen
as
a
temporary
commlttccto
carjy
on.
the
op-eratioiu
of
thc-club
and
to
plan
for
the
future.
The
Prince
Rupert
Athletic
Club
started
about
a
year
ago
as
an
outgrowth
of
the
Boilermakers'
Athletic
Club.
Far-sighted
men
such
as
George
Stanton.
J.
Nlcolls.
Ernest
Ruf-
t
flng
and
others
saw
the
need
j
for
Immediate
attention
being
given
the
boys
of
the
city.
The
Boilermakers'
Union
promised
the
men
financial
assistance
to
get
a
club
for
the
youngsters
under
way
and
the
East
End
Hall
was
rented
from
the
United
Church
of
Canada.
In
these
quarters
twenty
to
forty
boy3
met
twice
a
wtck,
with
these
men
as
their
Instructors.
The
classes
grew.
A
boxing
card
was
put
on
and
from'
the
profits
the
club
expanded
to
the
Seal
Cove
School
under
an
arrangement
wllh
the
school
board.
Mats,
boxing
gloves,
a
ring,
swinging
bar,
shower,
and
other
equipment
were
installed.
Today
the
building
U
being
used
almost
every
night
to
capacity.
Monday
and
Thursday
evenings
arc
the
youngsters
nlghtsi
while
Wednesday
has
been
set
aside
as
ladles'
night.
A
grant
of
$25
a
month
has
been
obtained
from
the
Pro-Rcc
branch
of
the
Department
of
Education
in
Vic
toria
and
this
amount
aimosi
covers
the
monthly
expenses
as
at
present.
For
the
present
no
Immediate
change
Is
anticipated
in
the
set-up
of
the
operations
and
It
is
hoped
that
the
present
Instructors
will
continue
as
long
as
they
arc
'in
the
city.
Assisting
In
the
care
of
the
building
is
George
Ferguson,,
Sr.
MAYOR
IS
.EXECUTED
Chief
Executive
of
Kocnlgs-bcrg
Is
Hanged
For
Desert-in
Besieged
Pomeranian
LONDON,
Feb.
9
Mayor
Schroctcr
of
Kocnlgsberg,
has
been
hanged
for
deserting
the
besieged
town
near
Stcttln(
the
German
radio
announced
today.
The
announcement
said
that
Schroetcr
left
Kocnlgsberg
without
having
received
evacuation
orders.
Previously
the
deputy
mayor
of
Brcslau
and
the
police
president
of
Bromberg
were
executed
by
the
Nazis.
In
the
Grey
North
by-election.
Reports
say
there
Is
a
division
or
opinion
in
the
cabinet
regarding
the
advisability
of
an
immediate
general
election.
Several
ministers
arc
In
favor
of
It.
Hut
others
think
It
would
be
in
the
best
Interests
of
the
country
to
hold
a
short
session
next
month,
dissolve
Parliament
before
Its
life
expires
April
17,
and
delay
an
election
until
possibly
September
or
October.
Ambulance
Contract
Is
Expiring
Soon
The
present
agreement
be
tween
the
city
and
hospital
board
for
the
operation
of
the
ambulance
expires
on
March
31
and
the
ambulance
committee
is
now
being
asked
for
a
financial
statement
on
the
operation
before
renegotiations
arc
opened.
So
far
as
is'
known,
the
ambulance
has
been
returning
about
S100
a
month
In
actual
receipts
although
this
figure
may
be
Incomplete.
This
and
accumulated
funds
have
been
carrying
the
expenses
without
calling
upon
the
allowance
of
$100
per
month
from
city
council
and
hospital
board.
On
Outskirts
of
Berlin
Showdown
Of
Reich
Reported
Only
Eight
Miles
Off
All-Out
Defence.
By
Nazis
Certain-Soviets
Arc
Expanding
Crossing
Oder
River
MOSCOW,
Fell.
!)
(IT)
U
now
is
clear
that
a
showdown
buttle
is
shaping
up
on
the
eastern
front
before
llcrlin
and
it
is
equally
clear
that
the
(Jer-inans
will
o
all-out
in
defence
of
(heir
capital.
The
Nazi
sadio
says
that
Knssian
units
already
have
expanded
no
less
than
six
bridgeheads
across
the
Oder
at
points
.'JO
to
15
miles
from
I
Jcrlin.
There
avc
re
reports
last
night
that
Russian
tanks
had
reached
the
"outskirts"
of
Berlin
and
that
Ked
units
were
only
eight
miles
away
from
the
Nazi
capital.
Possibility
of
more
importance
is
the
fact
that
the
Russians
are
reported
to
have
ferried
many
heavy
tanks
across
the
river
in
the
Kucstrin
area
under
cover
of
a
tremendous
artillery
barrage.
The
Russians
have
smashed
to
within
25
miles
of
Stettin,
port
of
Herlin,
and
have
exploded
a
fresh
offensive
northwest
of
Rreslau,
threatening
encirclement
of
that
huge
Silesian
industrial
centre,
it
was
reported
tpday.
A
fierce
battle
is
now
on
for
the
important
city
of
Frankfurt,
'.Y.
miles
from
Iterlin.
Stockholm
predicts
the
Russians
will
reach
llcrlin
within
a
week.
RAILWAY
MAN
POSTED
HERE
Changes
In
Canadian
National
Hallways
divisional
staffs
have
resulted
In
O.
V.
Middlclon
of
Kamloops
being
transferred
to
Prince
Rupert
where
he
will
'be
assistant
superintendent
to
C.
A.
Herner,
superintendent
of
the
Smlthcrs
division.
Mr.
Mlddlcton
arrived
In
the
city
last
night.
He
replaces
Q.
B.
Brlcn
who
has
been
transferred
to
Edmonton.
Mr.
Bricn
has
been
here
for
the
last
six
months.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
44
Minimum
33,
Rainfall
-
04
Inches
Mrs.
F.
Knott
of
Vancouver'
and
Mrs.
Lancashire
of
Alham-bra,
California,
and
three
children
are
In
the
city
vlsRlng
Mrs.
Knott's
granddaughter,
Miss
Margaret
Chrlstensen,
R.N.,
and
friends.
Yanks
Clean
Up
Japanese
Paslg
River
Is
Crossed
in
Drive
Towards
Prize
Waterfront
Corregidor
Bombed
MacAKTHfJit'S
llliAIUJUAIC-TEKS,
Feb.
9
(CP)
American
Infantrymen
in
Manila
arc
driving
towards
the
prized
waterfront
section
in
the
face
of
heavy
enemy
demolition
charges.
A
m
c
r
ic
a
ii
troops
have
swarmed
across
the
I'asig
River
near
the
governmental
palate
and
are
cleaning
out
Japanese
suicide
squads
in
a
bid
for
control
of
the
harbor
facilities.
Meanwhile,
American
bombers
have
showered
Corregidor
Island
fortress
witli
anolher
heavy
bomb
load
The
Japanese,
as
they
fight
liaek,
are
causing
great
destruction
to
the
business
section
of
the
city,
much
of
which
is
now
but
blackened
ruins.
Banks,
bazaars
and
huge
store
buildings
have
been
destroyed.
CHINESE
COUNTER-ATTACK
CHUNGKING
Counterattacking
Chinese
have
regained
the
important
city
of
Ichahg
from
the
Japanese.
Immigration
Inspector
K.
E.
Calbcck
returned
this
morning
from
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
Battle
for
Developing;
f
MEDICINE
FOR
U.B.C.
Major
Building
Program
is
to
Be
Provided
for
Under
New
Government
Plan
VICTORIA,
l'eli.
9
(CP)
The
University
of
British
Columbia
will
he
provided
with
sufficient
funds
to
embark
upon
a
major
building
program
under
a
plan
announced
by
the
government
In
the
Legislature.
Establishment
of
a
faculty
of
medicine
is
regarded
as
a
foregone
conclusion
with
a
medicine
and
science
building
hifib
on
the
list
of
university
needs.
NOT
BADLY
DAMAGED
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
War
II.
L.
Stimson
said
today
that
Japanese
war
industries
had
not
as
yet
been
fundamentally
damaged
by
American
bombing
attacks.
A
lone
B29
was
reported
to
have
raided
Kobe
today.
Northern
Hinge
of
Western
Front
Afire;
Outer
Defences
a"
Siegfried
Line
AMERICAN
PARATROOPER
VET
HERE
Alvin
Bieier
was
Machine
Gunned
in
Normandy
After
IMlay
An
American
Joe,
paratrooper
veteran
of
"D"
bay
and
wounded
in
action
in
Normandy,
now
receiving
treatment
for
his
injuries
at
military
hospital
in
Vancouver,
Washington,
Private
Avin
W.
Bieter,
is
In
Prince
Rupert
visiting
his
sister,
Mrs.
E.
Lat-
fiery,
1820
Sixth
Ave.
E.
After
being
only
two
weeks
in
'action
following
a
parachute
landing,
Private
Bieter
was
machine-gunned
Jn
Nonrfandy
and
suffered
serious
lower
arm
injuries.
Before
going
to
France,
he
spent
two
years
In
England.
He
is
on
a
3Q-day
furlough
from
military
hospital.
Norman
Nelson
of
Nelson
Bro
thers
Fisheries,
left
last
night
to
return
to
Vancouver
after
having
been
In
the
city
since
the
beginning
of
the
year.
Capital
Reds
By
Health
Knowledge
FIFTY
PERCENT
LESS
DEATH
IS
MADE
POSSIBLE
"We
have
enough
knowledge
available
to
cut
the
death
rate
from
one-quarter
to
fifty
percent
but
there
is
a
sad
lack
of
application
of
the
principles
of
pre
vention
of
disease
which
would
result
In
that
saving
of
life,"
as
serted
Dr.
G.
F.
Amyot,
director
of
public
health
services
for
the
province
of
British
Columbia,
in
speaking
before
the
Prince
Rup
ert
Gyro
Club
on
Wednesday
at
luncheon.
Dr.
Amyot
discussed
the
purpose
of
public
health
service,
to
disseminate
knowledge
and
bring
the
facilities
of
disease
prevention
to
the
people.
Not
only
medical
men
and
hospitals
working
along
this
line
but
everybody
was
interested
In
some
phase
of
public
health
service.
There
was
Necessity
for
co-ordination
hi
the
dissemination
of
knowledge
and,
development
of
facilities
and
It
was
here
that
the
public
health
services
played
their
part.
lie
described
the
functions
of
public
health
service
preven
Hon
of
disease,
dissemination
of
knowledge,
tuberculosis,
vener
cal
disease,
laboratory,
statist!
cal,
engineering,
The
public
health
unit
brought
to
the
community
and
district
It
served
national
and
international
services.
"You
have
a
service
you
can
well
be
proud
of,"
asserted
Dr.
Amyot,
"a
service
that
is
bringing
you
great
results
at
an
expenditure
which,
considering
Its
value,
is
Indeed
small.
It
Is
a
service
which
you
should
all
bo
Interested
in
and
from
which
you
may
all
benefit."
Dr.
Amyot
was
Introduced
toy
Dr.
R.
0.
Knlpe,
director
of
the
local
public
health
inilt.'
Dr.
J.
J.
Gibson,
president
of
the
Gyro
Club,
was
In
the
chair.
Qcorge
pibb
was
a
guest.
W.
M.
Watts
was
winner
of
the
war
savings
certificate
raffle.
A
It
Bulletins
BIG
THREE
UUIET
LOiNDON
The
Big
Three
meeting
still
is
unproductive
of
news,
but
Iomlnn
believes
that
the
position
of
smaller
nations
in
a
projected
world
security
league
may
be
under
discussion.
It
is
rumored
that
the
Dutch
arc
very
much
upset
over
the
question
of
unanimity
or
majority
rule
in
the
proposed
security
council.
NEW
BELGIAN
GOVERNMENT
BRUSSELS
hc
Belgian
Labor
Minister,
Achille
Van
Acker
says
there
are
good
prospects
today
for
the
formation
of
a
new
Belgian
government.
He
has
been
commissioned
by
the
Belgian
regent,
Prince
Charles,
to
get
information
on
cabinet
possibilities.
There
is
some
belief
in
Brussels
that
Van
Acker
will
be
named
premier
to
succeed
Pierlot.
NAZI
PRISONERS
KILL
FELLOWS
LLTIIBRIDGE,
Alta
Murder
of
two
German
prisoners-of-war
by
fellowcapUyrs
foU
"
'
.v
marshal"
in
Medicine
Hat
prison
camp
was
disclosed
today
in
a
newspage
story
in
Hie
Lethbridgc
Herald.
They
quarrelled
over
allegiance
to
Adolf
Hitler.
The
incident
occurred
in
July
1913.
One
of
the
victims
was
hanged
from
a
scaffold.
The
other
was
strangled
in
his
bed.
INCIDENT
"EXAGGERATED"
VANCOUVER
Rear
Admiral
Victor
Brodcur,
commanding
officer,
Pacific
Coast,
Royal
Canadian
Navy,
says
that
"evidence
to
datc
lends
to
indicate
the
incident
was
greatly
exaggerated."
He
was
referring
to
an
incident
on
a
naval
tug
at
Vancouver
last
Sunday
when
American
show
girls
claimed
they
were
molested.
AS
I
WAS
SAYING
.
.
.
NEW
YORK
An
Allied
radio
correspondent
captured
when
Manila
fell
to
the
Japanese
(Bert
Silcn
of
NBC)
went
back
on
the
air
again
yesterday.
His
first
words
were:
"Hello
NBC.
As
I
was
saying
when
I
was
so
rudely
interrupted
three
years
and
a
mouth
ago
.
.
.
J
HIT
U-BOAT
HIDEOUT
LONDON
American
heavy
bombers
dropped
six-ton
bombs
on
a
Nazi
u-boat
hideout
al
Aixhafcn
in
Holland
yesterday.
British
and
Canadian
night
bombers
were
out
last
night
over
territory
between
Rhine
and
Meuse
Rivers.
CRLMi:
INCREASED
VANCOUVER
The
chief
of
police,
in
his
annual
report,
says
major
crime
has
increased
in
Vancouver
owing
to
inadequate
police
strength.
B.C.
POPULATION
VICTORIA
On
the
basis
of
ration
cards
issued,
the
population
of
British
Columbia
is
now
placed
at
878,000.
LARGB
DEATH
TOLL
WASHINGTON
One
hundred
and
seventy
persons
are
reported
to
have
been
killed
and
500
wounded
In
a
raid
by
Allied
planes
on
Saigon,
Indochina,
Wednesday,
WELDERS
ON
STRIKE
SEATTLE
One
thousand
welders
are
on
strike
tn
Seattle
shipyards
because
two
men
were
discharged
when
they
failed
to
keep
their
A.F.L.
union
cards
up
to
date.
Mre
rceacnean
Over
Two
Miles
Gained
On
Five-Mile
Front
in
First
Few
Hours
American
Armies
to
South
Keeping
Pace
Great
Air
Support
Given
FURTHER
ADVANCE
TODAY
r
A
It
lb,
Feb.
'J
turj
Army's
front
southeast
of
Nijmegcn
today
had
been
widened
to
more
than
six
miles
and
maximum
gains
of
five
miles
had
been
made
by
first
light
Friday
morning.
Associated
Press
reported
that
the
Canadian
Army
had
penetrated
at
least
Wi
miles
into
Germany
and
well
into
the
Siegfried
Line
forming
the
northern
jaw
of
the
Allied
pincer
drive
against
the
Ruhr.
The
American
First
Army,
85
w,jl
y
miles
to
the
south,
has
advanced
to
within
a
mile
of
the
vast
dam
controlling
the
flood
waters
of
the
!
!
li
Koer
Itiver,
barrier
to
the
PARIS
I-'nh.
fl
(C,P
Canadian
Army
has
set
the
northern
hinge
of
the-Mii
western
front
aflame
in
an
offensive
launched
from
f;-
J
the
Niimcircn
salient
in
Holland.
British
and
CanV.s
adian
troops
sprang
forward
yesterday
after
a
ter-
vi
rific
11-hour
artillery
barrage.
Already
they
have
:
.ty.
registered
galas
of
more
man
4,000
yards
on
a
five-mile
front
to
the
outer
defences
of
the
Siegfried
Line.
The
Initial
push
last
night
car
ried
the
British
and
Canadian
troops
to
the
western
edge
of
the
Relchswald
Forest
after
they
broke
out
of
positions
held
during
three
months
of
static
war-
-"'.
-
Mre:
Today's
reports
on
the
progress
of
the
fighting
say
the
Canadian
and
British
troops
of
the
First
Army
are
fanning
out
in
an
ever-widening
front
In
the
Nijmegan
area
In
Holland
behind
flame-throwing
tanks
and
;P
thunder
ous
artillery
barrage.
Dispatches,
from
the
front
say
the
new
First
Army
offensive
is
costing
the
British
and
Canadians
relatively
light
casualties.
A
Reuters
dispatch
from
the
western
front
says
Allied
para
chute
troops
have
landed
In
the
Relchwald
Forest
Into
which
Uie
Canadian
Army
Is
fighting
Its
way.
This
dispatch,
which
Is
unconfirmed,
gives
no
details.
The
new
First
Army
offensive
apparently
signals
the
start
of
an
Allied
drive
to
the
Rhine
and
beyond,
perhaps
into
the
vital
industrial
Ruhr.
At
the
western
edge
of
the
Reichswald
Forest,
British
and
Canadian
forces
are
less
than
eight
miles
from
Klcvc
and
about
an
equal
distance
from
the
point
where
the
Rhine
curves
Into
Hol
land
to
the
northeast.
Further
south,
the
American
Third
Army
Is
driving
hard
In
the
Trier
area
and
American
First
Army
is
on
the
move
just
below
the
Rocr
River
area
where
it:
is
threatening
to
break
out
into
the
Rhineland
plain.
On
the
southern
tip
of
the
western
front,
the
American
Seventh
and
French
First
Armies
have
virtually
wiped
out
scattered
German
pockets
remaining
In
the
Colmar
area.
In
support
of
the
western
front
ground
offensives,
the
Allies
again
are
filling
the
skies
over
Germany
with
bombers.
German
say
heavy
formations
were
over
western
Germany
this
morning.
During
the
night,
the
R.Ai'.
gave
the
important
synthetic
oil
centre
of
Polltz
a
plastering
while
oUicr
British
bombers
struck
at
Berlin.
Continent
-
based
Canadian
Typhoons
and
Spitfires
gave
powerful
support
to.
the
First
Canadian
Army
offensive
yes
terday
southeast
of
Nijmegan.
The
Canadians
flew
more
than
300
sorties
between
dawn
and
dusk
to
cover
the
troops,
striking
German
rail
and
road
systems,
and
raiding
enemy
border
towns.
A.
D.
Russell
of
Pryce-Water-house
company,
left
last
night
to
return
to
the
south
after
spend
ing
a
week
here
on
business.
I
I
lite
t
irsi
uanauian
i
Ruhr
and
Colof
uo.
Plain
fljj
General
CrcfV
V
Trooper
Harold
Hodgson
Wounded
In;
France-is
Home
Here
With
leg
and
arm
injuries,
one
eye
lost
and
four
fingers
i
of
his
right
hand
missing,
ft
Trooper
Harold
Hodgso
lodgson
is
filj'v
in
France.
1
'
first
local
home
from
the
war
He
is
one
of
the
boys
to
return
home
as
a
casualty
from
France
and
is
spending
a
week
with
his
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Arthur
Hodgson,
Frascr
Street.
He
will
return
next
Monday
night
to
Vancouver
where
he
is
receiving
plastic
surgery
treatment
at
Shaughncssy
Military
Hospital.
Trooper
Hodgson
received
his
injuries
in
the
.Seine
River
area
in
France,
liavinr
taken
part
in
invasion
operations
soon
after
"D"
Day.
He
re-
f
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i
I
I
,
!
It
1
-
71
irniiy
iirrivru
uaiK
in
v,aiiuu.t
by
hospital
ship
and
travelled
to
Vancouver
on
hospital.
train.
MAKING
HEALTH
MOVIE
IN
CITY
Production
of
the
Prinre
Ru-ki'
pert
Health
Unit
movie.
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in
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14
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saiisiaciuruy
accoraing
u
uir-;
ector
Bob
Willett
and
Camera-I
man
n
Bill
Bill
Davis.
Davis.
Supervised
by
j.
i
R.
O.
Knlpe,
Medical
Health
m
Officer,
leer,
the
picture
will
be
re-;
i$
Dr.
leased
in
about
six
weeks'
time.
Several
Interesting
scenes
of'Lj,
local
Industries
and
activities!'.'
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have
been
DhotoEraDhed
In
color
S
ne
an
In!
rrvliiiHni
tn
Ihn
fitnrv.
J
of
Uie
work
done
by
the
unlt.VV,.
-i
nm.t
.t.t.
infrA
Af
.'
n
laboratory
and
x-ray
routine
at
't
i
the
General
Hospital.
TlieNljk;
camera
was
aiso
iramea
oni.',
some
of
the
city's
newer
citizens,-
m
.vI
recently
arrived
in
the
maternity
.a
ward
Premier
King
Is
Not
Resigning
OTTAWA,
Feb.
9
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tocta
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MtltlitlVVI
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4
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JVW
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aay
cmpnaucauy
acmea
a
re-
?
nort
nubllshrrt
in
thn
Vlrtnrln
e
Colonist
that
Mr.
Klne
would
resign
the
leadership
of
the
0
Liberal
party
before
a
general
r.
election.
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