111 I'll I V merican And Jao Naval ham HO n VOL. XXXIV, No. 10 FRIDAY. JANUARY 12. 1945 Tides IT ank Carrier Force and (Pacific Standard Time) ttturday, January 13, 148 Nipponese Convoy Fight 1 i. i ni 22.2 18.9 feet feet 19 8 41 20 8.1 2.1 feet feet Ss?g Off Coast of Indo-China IM I l ii irrvrn r ru iii iui m mm w m tr wmm LI, LIIIM II it IV " " Wl lW bl 1 (Kfl IFF IM - -' - 111 it ITU runnr I 1 1 I I n M Mi m V u III I II I II mm 'DON Jan, 12 9 The War 'nieed yesterday that " Herbert Lumsdcn was I by a Japanese air attack ry 8 while aboard an Am-" hip In the Pacific. He standing on the bridge of wuel with General Dounlas Arthur, aernntlna mmi m en Lumtden bad been 1 ""' l43 as personal of Prime Minister '"" Churchill of Oreat Brl-(i' 1 eral MaeArthur'ii 1urtei in th. K,,iiii,;n: Hie. Pnrmn. .... . - i euiiiniuiHiing oi - "' 12th Royai Uncera 1 Wished himself at the of Dunkerque. "LADIEb fhom meu. IfOll, v, . 1 The 15th Scottish j "niMim ne "Ladle He'l Of the Flrs't Great have been lighting In 'I"' Mnce enrlv In thn in. '"" 11 Was dlscloseri here ..iun.fu nciioii was ' of Tilburg Oct. 19. 1 IBERia v tttmnpo 1 , n . ... .Ml" .III llllll 1,10- Wl,1'k on the nanntrv'i is. In 1941 the was producing ""' amount of rubber n'd in 1936. lour it rucc neacnea 10 tnd ureek wivil war ITIL I" I 111 r.M i i rii i CEASE VI I A kl 4C b m i am n nil. u I nine ii in , I.. VI il lull I U' i ... i iiii it as I o printeri WNs Jan 12 - wie C, is scheauieti ,p early in th morning of ,rv 15. Alliens time. That ciuiiv evening at o'clock. Eastern Daylight M authorities and rcpre- Uvi 01 mi- uuc "i flfblfl finally have reach- irurp !i ' i.d Hi' civil war rwc No Hie left wing wiidi will have a cimnce w their dlfferencM with the c snvrrnmrnt. term of the truce, all left QfhUn will withdraw iMtgnated areas. The I , will surrender Bttarj priionen they hold tai in eaual n timber .-I l)v the British All British civilians Attained will be turned iii i r A r I I I Iff 1111 I I 1 1 1 I II ' ' LH rUKUP KCIISStOIIS r rvi i uurrv in a a l & i i ft ru oi iilm forum," group n pri nt"d in films .sup- l)v Uif Natmnal Film Board, i.iid last night by toe or Chamber of Commerce ' the idea had been pre-fi by R 8 Whyte of the inal Film Board distribution rtmrnt. t idea nt monthly dis-on Inruiiis on timely sub- portrtyed in the films Is ta mocessfully in many communities, Mr. Whyte The Junior Chamber sup '! the idea, and placed It Iw hands of a committee Ii went Into immediate ar- of the film forums" is tied to be held next Thurs-nlh1 In city Hall council iber. " 0 Knlpe i. chairman ' rommittce which includes-1 Birch, T N. Youngs, and hi Wood. Turkey Gives Allies Permission to Use Dardanelles to Ship to Russia LONDON. Jan. 12 O Authoritative British quarters said today that Turkey has granted permission to the Allies to ship supplies to Russia by way of the Dardanelles-. No details were given but information said they were under the impression that negotiations were handled mainly through mili tary channels. Turkey recently broke off diplomatic relations with Japan, ending the last official Axis listening post out of the country The Dardanelles Straits are the easiest and must direct RNIte of supply between the western Allies and Russia. Expulsion of the Japanese would drive their agents of the chance to report the movement of Allied supplies through the Straits. Indications Increase That Japs Are Intending to Give Up Burma NEW DELHI, India, Jan. Yl (CP) The British Fourteenth Army's advance into Burma was moving so rapidly today that it provided the fullest evidence the .Japanese have decided they cannot hold it much longer. Already Fourteenth Army troope are less than fifty miles north of Mandalay and other Bulletins MAY SFTTLK STRIKK N M VKK IBM Street It a 1 1 u. i men of Vancouver, iitoria, and New Westnun-iter, still are out on strike. UemeUfi I Vancouver newspaper. The News Herald, is pmitettllg what is termed "a move from an unextecteil quarter" which may briiiR a quuk ehange in the strike deadlock. It was announced tftjftj that the International Street Kailwavmen's I'nion had declared the strike unauthorized and was sending an of-leial lo Vaneouer to inrrli gate. Twenty-seven schooLs are now closed. LONDON By German radio comes wold that Field Marshal (.eneral KesselrinK was involved in a recrni .undent on the Italian front. However, the Berlin report says the Nai commander in Italy lias fully recovered. On I-cember 31, the Brussels tadio declared that Kesselring had been killed. PAITURTI HAS OPF.RATION SANTA MONICA, aliforna It is revealed that film actress I'aulette tioddard has underRone an emergeno operation. Her physician mo-that at one time Miss God- dard's condition was ciitical but that shes doing nicely now. NSW It! SSIAN OFFFNSIVF It K It F I N A massive new Rum lan offensive has been opened in southern Poland, 1H miles below Warsaw and apparent headed toward Krakow, according to (ierman radio today. The offensive is on a broad front striking from Vistula bridgehead west of Baranow. MOKK A.MI.KH AN LANDINGS' TOKYO According to Japanese report.- two more great American convovs one of 150 ships and the other between 100 and 150 are heading for the Philippine. I'.YRAt HI TISTS IN NORWAY LONDON Norwer an parachutists, startinr ut from Britain, are reportei- to have ..... ii,,, , in iin railway lines 1 i i HHV on which the Germnns are moving forces out of Norway. NEW AIR MINISTER IrTTAWA Hon. Colin Gibson, minister of national revenue, was sworn in today as acting minister of national defence for air. MOBS MILITARY TRAINING OTTAWA - Postwar plans call for more cadet training in schools of Canada and more intesive civilian military training. OPPOSED TO BSOBNCK LONDON The boy King YugoSlovakia has announced Peter of himself as not favoring Marshal Titos proposal for a regency. forces are .striking south after crossing the Chindwiu River and are now almost due west of Mandalay in an excellent po- Germans Backing Up December Police Close In On Nazis Situation in Alsace Not So Oood Vet French (ianisnn Trapped PARIS. Jaii. 12 British Second Army forces on the we v. -ern front are busy today rolling i up the western half of the, Germans' Aideniies salient in Belgium. At the same time, American Third Army units south of the corridor are rapidly whit- ' Ming down a troublesome secondary enemy wedges southeast of Bastogne. The Oerman High Command ' has admitted that its urine are quitting the western part of the Belgian bulge. Front dispatches are predict ing that Field Marshal von Rundstedt I reparing to make a new .stand on a north-south tUon to outflank any resistance line running from the Bastogne t nles Were Low- Fines totalling $555 were levied in police court in December according to the monthly report submitted to the police committee by 8gt. O. L Hall of city police Thursday. There were 93 cases in court of which 28 were dismissed. Total police fines for the year were $2(i.883. Most serious crimes during the month were four cases of break anil entry into three dwelling.; and one store, lobbciy witli violence of a civilian and the theft of $89) from the barracks box of an American civilian. No arrests have been made in connection with any of these complaints, the tepoft states. -J Battle of Budapest Reds Hold Most of City on the west of the frrawaddy area through Houffalie to MOSCOW. Jan. 12 9 The ' River in that area. Vielsa'lm. The hew line would , pUWijai, ,;iVe ealned Dossesslon City Finances 93 Per Cent Of Taxes In Mayor Daggett Reveals Satisfactory Situation Simple Statements to Be Issued Tax collections In 1944 totalled contain only about one-quarter of fou, fifth. (,f Budapest, and i allotted to payment of current F-'IRE DAMAGES ground at the Wgn-watei R.d A,,v troops have driven to 'expenses dui rhouiq oe set asiae murk iif I lie flerman offensive BOAT SLIGHTLY I ing in the development of the nation or retarding it. As for this district. Mr. Han-f-on felt that it had great possibilities of playing an important part in the development of the Olof Hanson M P . said In a brief interests of humanity at large, gpeech at the weekly Rotary Club i Speaking guardedly on the luncheon Thursday. subject of immigration. Mr. Han- No one man. no matter how son declared that a well consid-sinart he is. can have an Intl- ered immigration policy for mate grasp of the many activi- Canada was needed- a policy Uei going on within his constitu- based on selective lines, ency if he is not helped with con- A feature of the luncheon was structlve information and ideas. , a quiz program arranged by A public ofrice holder is a rep- Stuart Donaldson, which nicm-IreaentaUve, not a ruler of hi her found interesting, people and he needs their help,"'. The meeting voted In favor of the veteran Skeena niemner dividing the present, large Koiary said. In this regard, service clubs and other community organizations were a major source of as sistance. "In the nation, sections of public thought are expressed in poll Heal parties but In smaller cormnunltte it la service clubs .iihI Other progressive groups that have the key to vital matters. "A large part of any successes I may have achieved In my three terms m Parliament have been due to the assistance and co-operatlon I h;v' received from such groups In my constituency." "Populations are made up of Uwo elaasea of people optimists and pessimists 1 am an optimist and in my youth Prince Rupert waa the largest centre of optimists that I bavc ever encountered The war of 1914 brought aboul a surge of pessimism here that set the city back I ask every one of my listeners to ciinsult himself to determine If he is an optimist or a pessimist. It, is the attitude of a community Which determine whether it advances or goes back." It takes centuries to build na-tlon, Mr. Hanson said. A quarter of a century is a long time in the life oJ an individual but virtually nothing In the history of a nation. Individuals should consider whether, In their attitudes and their work, they are asslst- Vam ouver B R Consolidated 16' i Bralotne 15.50 Cariboo Gold Quartz 1.86 Hedley Mascot .80 Pnd Oreille 142 Pioneer 4.55 Premier 122 Privateer -40 Reno 04' 2 Reeves MacDonald .22 Sheep Creek 1.13 Whitewater .03 '4 Minto 09 Salmon Gold .12 Oils Calmont 22 C. & E. 1.78 Home 3.20 Royal Canadian .03' '2 Toronto Bcattie 1.69 Cental Patricia 2.12 Consolidated Smelters 51.50 Giant Yellowknife 10'8 Hardrock .75 Kerr Addison 11 7nB Little Long 135B Madaen Red Lake 2 23 McLeod Cockshuft 2.37 McKenzie Red Lake 1.70 Moneta 70 Pickle Crow 2.58 Preston East Dome 2.68 San Antonio 4.20 Shcrritt Gordon 70B i Steep Rock 2.65 WAR NEWS Yank Advance On Philippines MacARTHI'lCS HEAIHJl ABTEBS, Luzon Oeneral Mac-Arfhur's t loops on Luzon have oaVtltfWl more than ten miles of the railroad leading from San l aliian on Lingayen (iulf lo Manila. The northern ends of lour main highways to the Philippine capital also arc in American hands. The advance lias flanked the Agno Kiver which the Japanese might have used as a defence line. Headquaileis declare that the enemy still has not recovered from the surprise landing. So far the Japanese have not been able to move sufficient troops from the south to offer serious resistance. From Normandy to France LONDON Neutral leports in London indicate that the Germans are trying to get farther reinforcements for their western front battles bj withdrawing troops from Norway, possibly as many as eight or ten divisions. It was reported in London last night (hat two N.ii divisions already have been moved out of the northern country, (ierman troops moved fiom Norway were officially reported yesterday to be fighting against the Pint Canadian Coips on the Reno River front in Italy. On Italian Front ROME Improved ucathci in Italy has brought about nil increase in patrol activity on both the Britlatl Rhjhth and Allied Fifth Army fronts. HoweWT, there have been no major engagements in Italy in iccent hours. Utilitles revenues were also satisfactory, gross revenue from the water system being $106,541. and the net revenue $87,075. The telephone system finished the year with a net surplus of 316.000. A substantial percentage of the profits of these utilities had been put into a reserve fund against the time of a possible expansion of the utilities program, the Mayor said. Sale of 84 city lots during the year brought in $27,957 which the council felt should not be wit lun twenty blocks or tne ear-1 w launched launched in in mid-December. mid-Decenibpr. ' liament buiidmes Northwest 1 manent form of asset. A fire which resulted in slight 'n Alsace the Hermans nave nf Bllrld(),.st. the Russians have "ntn we cuy-ownea damage broke out in the cabin ' Mirrouiiuru u riencn Kairi.ii "' thrown bark large Oerman tank 1 v - "wwj It the trolling boat PROfHX I tne ,ow f obenhelm. four- and miantry forces seeking to , current expenses we reel urat we moered at the Cow Bay floats at I ,WM1 m"c' woma m leave the city. Moscow sayrt the ""'"s ul l"lrl 7 30 Wednesday night, brnriing out the city fire department. Material in a locked became ignited in some unknown manner. Fire Chief H. T Lock said HK ( PKN AIHV. AV.s Allied planes are dropping sup plie.s to the French in the town The latest report on operations on the Canadian First Army .sector in Holland tells of enemy patrol action across tlie MM snow covered flatlanrfs LONDON tP It was learned along the Maas and Waal River here that South African Air- fronts. An enemy report that ways will shortly resume car-1 Canadian troops had launched rlage of public passengers in the an attack agains-t German po-Union. suspended since the war : sitions south of Nijmegen still began. I is without Allied confirmation. PUBLIC MEN NEED HOME ASSISTANCE Responsibilities of Citizenship Alludrd to by Olof Hanson Men in public office have great need of assistance and support from the people they represent if they are to fulfil their dunes to the best advantage, district, which embraces B. C, Alftlka, Washington. Oregon and part of Idaho, into three smaller districts to facilitate adininiM I a tion. Guests were W. T. Moodie of Vancouver, and Douglas Soutar. m. ... . . . . , ., .. 1 1 ' 1.11,411 ('IIIIV.'l ii' .11. 'Ill riazis nave iosi lo.uuu men anu 60 tanks in efforts to relieve Vr citizens who the German garrison in Buda-1 want a du'ck view of the city's pest I financial picture. lugnugnis oi KHiWS STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co Ltd. income, expenaiiures. proiiu and losses, Will be able to get it without courting the danger of getting b'igged down in complicated auditors' reports, Mayor H. M. Daggett said last night in q L-rum. i rioforo Ihn Inniir Luzon Island in the Philippines. The engagement Is taking place between Saigon and Cam-ranh Bay, off the Indo-China coast. The Japanese would be expected to use Camranh Bay as the jumping off point for re- $219,834. His Worship revealed to ! inforcements for the Philippines, the meeting This was 93.22 per-j The Bay offers a fine anchor-cent of the total taxes due and age for large battleships and was a highly satisfactory re- has been used by the Japanese spouse, higher than average for as a base. earlier years. PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 12 (CP) American carrier planes and units of the Japanese fleet ate believed to be engaged in a battle off the east e of French Indo-China today. A terse announcement by Admiral Nimitz has disclosed the enj' a ment but Nimitz has not revealed the nature of the Japanese forces under attack. I 1 ft Is believed, however, that Allied reconnaissance planes sighted a Japanese convoy attempt ing to carry reinforcements to I TAX GOV'T PROPERTY Regina Council Seeking Sup- erties In Regina and probably will invite similar study by other western cities. The council feels that the city should make an attempt to receive some sort of tax from the provincial and federal govern ments on buildings owned in Regina. If other cities were Informed ment machinery and a third miowo.. f r- i ,hi,.h viiuuii" i j i VJiiniiciv.t; in nun ii i , lie reviewed civic fiscal activity for the last year. In order that taxpayers might readily know where city income is derived and where it is spent, city council intends to publish a simple chart showing in percentage columns the amount and the sources of civic income and the allot tment of its expenditure for 1944. "When this year's estimates are prepared we Intend also to circulate a similar chart showing the proposed uses of the 1945 income. These charts will be issued sometime in March when the city's tax bills go out." Reducing Funded Debt of (it In regard to the city's debt there was reason to believe that payments to the sinking fund could be decreased but council considered such an action would be poor policy while there was prosperity In the district, the mayor said. The city had already repaid $700,000 of its $1,750,000 debt and was making annual payments of $59,000 a year. LIEUT. URTON IS ACQUITTED VICTORIA. Jan 12 f A Supreme Court jury late yesterday acquitted Lieut. Urban Urton on two charges of theft of govern charge of fraud by conversion of machinery to his own use. Urton i.s a member of the ordnance corps. Weathei nils city has sutiered irom groceries from those handling the times when we were all j confectionarles. fruits and other great enthusiasts and now that articles In stores which remain we are recovering we want to I open iate so that that public try to pay as we go." wouid excluded after regular Mayor Daggett said that he i nours from tnat part o tne store was considering the possibility ! devoted In meal and trrneeries of establishing a community chest In the city to get away from recurring tag days and said Investigation Into Big Crash Proceeds NEW YORK. Jan. 12 9 vestigation is now proceeding to the crash of an American Air Lines plane near Burbank. California Wednesday when 21 engers, all members of the aim ed forces, and the crew of tluee died. Under a provincial act the sale of the former must stop at 6 p.m.. while many other articles Four Planes Are Found TORONTO. Jan. 12 D Four Royal Canadian Air Force planes are accounted for today after being unreported following a sudden storm that hit a section of southern Ontario late la?t night. Each of the missing aircraft carried a crew of four men. One of the crew of four is unreported, having left the plane. Crews of two other planes caught in the storm bailed out and all eight men were reported safe. The flight was on a night navigation exercise when the storm blacked out the area be- port of Other Cities for Plan . tween tne two airporu. rae to Drive Further Revenue j control tower at Malton kept in communication with the lour REGINA. Jan. 12 A special missing planes for a while but committee of the city .council the snow interfered with fcf-wlll be appointed to look into ; nals and they lost all contact, the question of tax exempt prop-' DEMONSTRATION MINE EXPIODES-S01DIER5. ;-f SOMEWHERE IN KENT, f Jan. 12 t Thirtv-one soldiers, of Regina's endeavor, they might most of them members of a Bri- offer support, the aldermen felt tish regiment, were killed and about 60 injured in an explosion Wednesday at a camp somewhere in Kent. A mine explod-d in ?n Array hu-t dium ( -lecture demonstration. Airmen and Women Taking Courses LONDON.. Jan. 12 't More than 10,000 Canadian airmen and airwomen overseas have enrolled for part-time study courses covering sibjects ranging from bee-keeping and poultry fanning to advanced mathe- North Coast and Queen Char- j matics and the classics. An edu-lottes: Moderate winds, occasion- cation officer now is located ally fresh later tonight or early eacrj R.C.A.F. station and with Saturday. Partly cloudy and each Canadian squadron at-mild, occasionally cloudy during tached to an R A F. unit as well afternoon with scattered show- as with each of the larger oper-ers, overcast late afternoon. ational training units in Britain. MERCHANTS PROTEST DISREGARD SHOWN 6 O'CLOCK CLOSING LAW that lie would welcome any ideas llsted under the act may be sold which the Junior Chamber of lalcr ln the evening. Practically Commerce could offer on the j au food storcs are licensed to sell sUOjew. both categories although only Local Temperature Maximum 49 Minimum 38 Rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at m 1 d n i g h t Thursday was .39 Inches. Abuses of the city's early clos- , " Ing bylaw by some local merch- i mitted items are sold In the ants claimed to be selling meats i same store often from the same and groceries after 6 p.m.. were shelves. protested by a group of their fel- j ..We merchants who close at 6 low tradesmen which met city o'clock are paying $50 a year council's licensing committee on ; trade ncenSe3 for protection Thursday afternoon to seek I against the bootlegging of gro-some method of enforcing tire cei ies and -we are not getting it." ordinance. 0ne merchant said. "If the pres- The delegation presented a re- en, bvlaw is inadequate the city solution favoring segregation of should draft a new one with i departments selling meats and teetli in it " smaller suburban stores remain open at night. It was against the sale of meats and groceries after hours that the merchants arc protesting. They favored revision of the present bylaw or the inclusion in a new one of a clause which would force storekeepers who remain open late to put a solid wall between each department and have a separate street door for each. This solution was favored by Sgt O. L. Hall of the rity police, who said that It wa.s almost Impossible tO obtain a conviction under I he bylaw when meats and groceries, which are forbidden to be sold after 6 o'clock, and per- "At present, if we tell our customers that we cannot sell them meats and groceries after 6 o'clock, they get angry and tell us that they will go where they can get them " The delegation and committee members Joined in discussion of the constitutionality of proposed changes In the bylaw which tuus' be drafted within the framework allowed by the provincial Shop Regulation Act. Licensing committee member expressed a desire to assist the merchants In finding a way out of the difficulty tout admitted that, under present conditions, problems of enforcement were great. Committee chairman George Hills suggested that the delegation appoint a sub-committee to meet with the licencing committee and assist In drafting a bylaw which gave adequate protection against illegal sates of groceries and meats. "We know these abirc.i have been going on for some tl md we welcome your help in stop ping them," be told the