of
Personnel
Perish
'D0N,
May
18
(CP)
The
Admiralty
has
an-
'
.
.
I
il
tl.
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1
!
t--
il
,
thn
nss
ni
me
uruisn
cruiser
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w
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1
1
1
1
it'll
imii
tuiwuiiij;
wiui
mi;
vuircu
n
the
Atlantic
on
October
2,
19-12.
The
col-
occurred
twenty
miles
off
the
Irish
Donegal
World
Ml
Oil
ii
-
Charms
Ruptrt
Publicity
,
.i.i...
1
II..
T..1
hoalth-frlvlnc
Sllll-
a
typical
Prince
Ru-
evening,
members
committee
confined
PI
in
I.I
It
I
IIL1I1L.11
I
11H.U1-
City
Ilall
last
night
n
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n
tm
mm
m.
mm
m
mm
mm
mt
tu
!
1
4
K
two
committees
to
deal
I
carried
on
a
series
of
eh
hnH
hppn
ftTit.lrli!itirt-
wig
duvijtru
a
uiuiauii
uuons
dc
maac
vo
an
tm
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tn4lttt1iiri1
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r
to
send
representatives'
rt
mcctlne."
are
troine
to
eo
aneaa
stinucd
on
Page
3)
'a
moderate
winds,
fair
n
ui
it.
...
.
Local
fog
tonight.
Sat
Light
to
moderate
winrs,
coast.
The
Queen
Mary,
steaming
at
thirty
miles
an
hour
through
a
thick
fog,
cut
right
through
the
cruiser,
the
two
halves
sinking
within
28
minutes.
The
Queen
Mary
was
loaded
with
American
troops
and
could
not
stop
because
there
was
an
enemy
sub
marine
known
to
be
nearby.
It
was
a
ghastly
scene.
The
Queen
Mary
was
but
slightly
damaged.
SOME
SALMON
ON
SKEENA
NOW
Some
activity
has
begun
in
spring
salmon
glll-nettlng
on
the
Skeena
river
.
About
six
boats
were
out
Wednesday,
the
high
boat
catching
live
fish.
From
this
start
will
begin
a
surge
of
glll-nettlng
which
will
reach
its
peak
during
June,
Fishermen
along
the
river
are
giving
the
final
touches
to
their
boats
and
gear
In
anticipation
of
the
first
big
run.
Reports
from
the
Naas
river
Indicate
that
spring
salmon
have
not
yet
put
In
an
appearance.
Local
Man
Freed
From
War
Prison
Pte.
Widar
Sandahls,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Sandahls,
Dodge
Cove,
is
now
safe
in
England
dfter
being
rescued
from
a
German
prison
camp,
his
parents
have
been
advised
In
a
brief
message.
Pte.
Sandahls
was
listed
missing
last
July
while
serving
In
France
with
the
Calgary
Highlanders.
Later
It
was
learned
that
he
was
a
prisoner
of
war.
1
lit
PI
IW
mtm
t-m
a
I
I
l
i-
rv
-
Ml
Mr-Ml
Ml
INI
UI-AI
KANKhlA
I
I1I1K.I1
1
riVm
lLHL
lHlllLIW
POPULATION
NEEDED
HERE
City
Requires
Publicity
and
Hotel
e
well-balanced
nroductivc
wealth
of
British
'3
nl
.1.
,
nap
-
-
i
""'a
snoiuti
carry
tne
promise
oi
a
prusperuua
tor
mis
province
but
there
is
an
oovious
neeu
opulation
in
its
broad
central
interior
areas
as
as
m
the
south
coastal
district.
This
opinion
.v.
11
x
if
J?
Al
uiy
and
District
Sav-
gf
general
of
Uie
same
H
when
lntervicwx:d
by
4
..!.;
ua
iucsuay,
ivir.
nd
Mr,
Lacoste
arrived
'"ice
uupert
Wcdncs-
.11
Utt
i.
i
.
.
.
-
.
id,
nigni
lor
jas-
Hpj
....
.
..
-wiiuiuuu
in
uic
course
countrywide
tour
in
the
'
vital
Interest
to
the
on
p.
in.i.au.ie.
in
sniic
or
tne
wiiir
oanK
caters
to
ucposiiors,
Its
lnvcst-
e
made
larcclv
In
.mns
-..1
....
""i.
una
municlual
bonds
wit;
ni
mirv
mr
aimltU'd
that
he
utu.
im
IV
In
.
.
wug
VUOIUtil'l
'
wis
nrnvln'ro
nnrt
it..
.
"licrest
In
iho
fntnrn
"I
ITlnrp
Pnnnrt
nnrl
.'""IT
snotlpf
nrtlooflmia
ijtfealn.-u
isfor
better
a"l
more
adequate
'i
at
-j.i,
.:
.
rni.j
-cu.
"Ynn
n
I
10
a'tcr
the
CN.lt.
and
aiD
until
I.
.
f
w
AV
t
111
IV
"
noicl."
..v,
anu
ivu
uam
1
tnthuslastlc
boosters
Ilv
!r'
who
ls
a
member
of
'council
nf
4i,i
.ii..
...
'
has
a
cltv
eonnpll
compased
of
99
members,
one-
third
of
which
arc
elected
by
the
citizens
at
large
,
one-third
by
the
property
owners
and
one-
third
by
various
large
public
bodies
In
the
city.
It
Ls
a
well-balanced
coun
ell,
representing
every
section
of
the
population.
I
am
reprcscnia
tive
of
the
University
of
Mon
treal
where
I
am
professor
of
economics."
he
said.
Amone
oUier
bodies
represent
rd
mi
the
council
are
mcuiii
University,
tlie
English
spenkln;
Board
of
Trade
and
its
nencn
sneaking
counterpart
the
Cham
hro
do
Commerce,
oanacnan
Manufacturers
Association
churches
and
the
City
Improve
mcnt
league.
The
99
members
appoint
an
pyrnutlvo
committee
of
six
mem
bers
who
actually
administer
the
pitv.
Tills
executive
commnta
has
full
power
of
government
In
evervUilnc
except
money
mat
tcrs
which
must
be
passed
or
miPfipH
hv
the
full
council
"Financially,
the
city
Is
In
Wc
have
vprv
p-nod
standing.
an
annual
budget
of
$56,000,000
and
our
city
bonds
arc
in
a
very
healthy
state,"
Mr.
vomer
ae
plnrpri.
A
third
member
of
their
party,
t
Tnirimrt
KmvUi.
ccncral
man
ager
of
the
Montreal
City
and
Dlstrlot
Savings
Bank,
who
accompanied
them
west,
remained
In
Victoria
to
Interview
Premier
John
Hart.
Mr.
vimler
1.4
a
cousin
of
Gen
eral
Georges
Vanler,
Canadian
ambassador
to
France.
BRITISH
SINK
JAP
CRUISER
OFF
SINGAPORE
LONDON,
May
18
British
ships
and
planes
sank
a
10,000-ton
Japanese
cruiser
in
a
naval'
battle
in
Malacca
Straits
off
Singapore
on
May
16,
it
has
been
announced.
The
destroyers
Venus,
Virago,
Vigilant
and
Veralium
took
part
in
the
Mopping
Up
Burma
Now
rsrltlsh
Moving
to
Clean
Out
Last
Remaining
Japs
There
ADVANCED
ALLIED
HEAD
QUARTERS,
Burma,
May
18
Qi
The
British
fourteenth
Army
in
a
great
double
mopping-up
operation
Is
racing
to
effect
a
new
link-up
In
the
middle
Ir
rawaddy
Valley,
80
miles
north
west
of
Rangoon.
The
Four
teenth
Army's
grim
fightln
men
arc
engaged
in
cleariln
up
the
disorganized
Japanese
remnants
west
and
east
of
the
Mandalay-Rangoon
axis.
Spearheads
from
Rangoon
have
swept
northwest
and
were
last
reported
only
two
miles
from
another
Fourteenth
Army
force
driving
southeast
from
Promc.
Their
link-up
would
create
yet
another
solid
barrier
sealing
off
the
Japanese
trapped
in
the
southwest
corner
of
Burma.
Their
only,
escape
route
would
be
by
sea.
Between
Feb
ruary
1
last
year,
and
last
Mon
day,
more
than
105.000
'Japs'
were
killed
In
the
Burma
fight
ing.
about
curtollment
of
production
Ul
napakl
-mil
own
in
the
fight
and
the
demands
of
Pacific
offensive
will
continue
to
place
big
demands
on
British
Columbia.
Because
of
security
reasons
It
Is
Impossible
to
state
to
what
ex
tent
war
production
on
the
west
coast
ls
Influenced
solely
by
re
quirements
of
war
In
Uie
Pacific,
but
they
are
considerable,
and
these
requirements
will
continue
until
such
time
as
the
Japanese
empire
has
been
humbled.
finished
planes.
The
same
Is
uuc
in
the
shipbuilding
industry,
where
Canada
is
turning
out
on
the
west
toast
vessels
specially
designed
for
service
In'
the
Pacific.
The
general
cxpecfatlon,
ls,
therefore,
that
wartime
Industry
on
the
Pacific
Coast
will
prob-
ablv
continue
on
a
formidable
basts
for
some
time
longer
than
In
Uic
cast.
There
Ls
a
critical
need
of
man-uower
in
BrlUsh
Columbia,
and
the
return
of
servicemen
to
civ
ilian
Jolw
has
not
so
far
Ibeen
a
significant
factor
in
meeting
employment
demands.
The
situation
Is
regarded
as
the
most
serious
of
the
entire
war
period,
Several
Thousand
Men
Are
Needed
Shipyards,
construction
work,
mines,
logging
camps,
sawmills
and
trucking
firms
could
place
fa
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRkly
Jg
fiOLUMBlA'B
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow's
Tides
for
the
Prince
(PkcUle
SUndard
Time)
..futures
SfiS
r
today
read:
,
Saturday,
May
19,
1915
cl
She
mm
High
7:34
16.0
feet
20:46
17.0
feet
Low
1:25
9.9
feet-
13:50
6.5
feet'
VOL.
XXXIV,
No,
116.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
18,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
O
A
i
I
ied
Naval
Disasters
Are
Disclosed
ish
Cruiser
Cut
I
n
Two
Liner
Queen
Mary;
BRITISH
WAR
MINISTER
VISITS
FRONT-
-Sir
James
Origg,
right,
Britain's
minister
of
war,
chats
with
Lieut.-Gen,
B.
G.
Horrocks,
general
Dfficer
commanding
the
British
30th
Corps,
and
Field
Marshall
Sir
Bernard
L.
Montgomery,
centre,
during
a
visit
to
the
western
front.
HIGH
TRIBUTE
TO
CANADA
FIGHTING
MEN
JAR
EFF0RTBY
MONTGOMERY
TORONTO,
May
18
ti
Field
Marshal
Montgomery
said
In
a
broadcast
message
to
Canada
last
night
that
"of
all
the
mon
that
have
fought
under
my
command
In
this
Great
War,
none
is
finer
than
the
fighting
men
from
Canada.
There
may
be
some
as
good,
but
there
is
none
finer."
He
said
that
he
would
like
to
visit
Canada
some
d.ay
If
he
were
asked.
"Right
well
he
did
his
job
In
forging
Canada's
war
weapon,"
said
Field
Marshal
Montgomery
of
Lleut.-Gcncral
A.
a.
L.
Mc-Naughton
adding
that,
under
Licut.-Gcneral
H.
D.
G.
Crerar,
the
weapon
had
emerged
into
a"magniflcent
fighting
machine."
The
Field
Marshal
paid
tribute
not
only
to
Canada's
fighting
men
but
to
the
Dominion's
great
war
effort.
5
Montgomery
rcfcnTd4fr
tlicri'morevdifficulttcsk3'f-'T--
peace
which
lay
ahead
and
appealed
lor
a
continuation
oi
Allied
unity.
Weight
of
War
is
Shifting
to
Pacific
British
Columbia
Industries
Arc
Facing
Greater
Tasks
several
thousand
men,
and
the
nvpraii
nwrt
nf
men
In
the
Van-
Implications
Of
V-E
Day
Oil
rilsirir.h
nlnnn
U
reDorted
Canada's
west
coast,
In
an
Indus-1
trial
sense,
may
be
less
than
In
I
.
.,,
Ko,c
other
parts
of
the
country
be-1
there
is
cause,
while
the
end
of
the
war,
t;h,
.th,..
hort-
in
Europe
will
naturally
bring
r
'"T,
"home
plusses.
Rehabilitation
authorities
arc
predicting
that
Vancou
ver
alone
may
expect
80,000
new
soldier-citizens
after
Uie
war
and
with
this
Is
made
the
state-'
ment
that
the
city
should
have
at
least
5,000
new
homes
available
by
the
end
of
the
year.
In
addition,
there
Ls
a
general
trend
of
population
westward
to
the
coast
from
the
prairie
provinces'
and
elsewhere.
The
distri
bution
of
ration
coupons
Indl
that
the
population
of
Van-
i
i
nnn
inf
nnro
whilp
cates
.
.
.
-
i
l.rmvr
Vioo
irmwn
more
than
80.-
the
boniomg
oi
turope
is
appar-"
o
------
nlv
nvpr.
there
ls
still
a
need
wu
since
uic
wi
of
bombing
and
other
types
of
Logging
camps,
mines
and
planes
on
Uie
Pacific,
and
re-
farms
are
in
urgent
need
of
men,
"
.....
.
,
.
,u
I..-
'l
.
U
1
iMvhshln
thnt.
ports
indicate
uiai.
'uic
piwut-
imwiivi,
-
tion
of
Boeing
B-29's
will
con-
the
events
following
V-E
Day
will
tinue
almost
indefinitely
so
long
help
greatly
to.
relieve
this
con-
as
war
rages
over
Japan.
These
ditlon.
arc
the
giant
craft
Uiat
have)
Manpower
requirements
in
been
so
effective
In
reducing
to
these
three
Industries
will
prob-rubblc
the
Industrial
plants
of
ably
take
up
the
anticipated
Nippon.
'gradual
release
of
men
from
the
And
so
long
as
B-29s
are
in
war
services
ana
irom
wai
m-
nroductlon,
the
Boeing
orjanlza-
.dustry
for
a
long
pcrrod
ahead.
Hon
in
British
coiumma
win
probably
be
busy
in
manufactur
ing
parts
for
assembly
in
tne
The
construction
Industry
is
easer
to
proceed
witn
iong-
deferred
plans
for
residential
and
Industrial
building.
Even
under
present
conditions
of
men
and
materials
shortage,
home
building
has
been
extensive
in
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
other
British
Columbia
centres,
although
the
rate
of
progress
has
been
slow.
Capacity
operation
of
most
British
Columbia
Industries
to
Uie
limit
of
available
manpower
appears
to
be
In
sight
for
well
Into
1940.
This
forecast
will
be
subject
to
partial
revision
should
complete
victory
In
Europe
lead
to
early
collapse
of
Japan.
In
that
event,
pressure
for
completion
of
contracts
for
Pacific
war
Jobs
would
be
relaxed
and
the
transition
to
straight
peacetime
Industry
would
be
more
abrupt."
A
stabilizing
factor
for
British
Columbia
industry
ls
the
urgent
demand
for
lumber
and
other
forest
products
which
will
probably
continue
Indefinitely,
re-
MAX
SCHMELING
IS
BEING
HELD
LONDON,
May
18
British
troops
have
captured
Max
Schmeling,
former
world's
boxing
champion,
who
Is
being
held
for
alleged
Nazi
activities.
Halibut
Sales
American
(15c
and
12V2c)
Port
Luck,
50,000,
Pacific
and
Atlin.
Masonic,
56.000,
Storage.
Marl
Lee
Ann,
14,000,
Booth.
Canadian
(18'4C
and
10V'2c)
.
P.
Doiron,
21,000,
BooUi.
Tramp,
33,000,
Co-op.
Kirielle,
10,000,
B.C.
Packers.
Nornan,
17,000,
Whiz.
Anchor
A.,
17,000,
Storage.
Violet
P.,
15,000,
B.C.
Packers.
Viking
I,
24,000,
Royal.
Legion
Entertains
Russian
Seamen
Russian
folk
songs
featured
a
special
Victory
entertainment
held
by
the
Canadian
Legion
for
officers
and
35
crew
members
I
of
two
Russian
vessels
now
in
I
port.
Guests
of
honor
were
Cdpt.
Krems,
Capt
Filipovich
and
Lt
-
Com.
Ignatlcv.
Clare
Davis
was
In
charge
of
Uie
entertainment
which
was
very
successful.
The
playing
of
a
highland
lament
by
Pipe
Sgt.
Robertson
was
one
of
the
highlights
of
the
evening.
Vic
Huston
proposed
a
toast
to
the
Allies
which
was
responded
to
by
the
guests.
W.
II.
Fogg,
assistant
superin
tendent
Canadian
National
Steamships,
arrived
In
the
city
today
on
the
Prince
George
on
a
brief
business
visit.
gardlcss
of
when
Uie
war
ls
over,
Apart
from
canned
herring,
which
is
regarded
as
a
war
baby,
the
market
for
fish
also
seems
to
be
without
limit,
and
this
ls
another
Industry
that
may
see
large
scale
expansion
after
the
war.
Gold
mining
will
probably
spearhead
post-war
mining
recovery,
with
most
of
the
base
metals
also
being
in
demand.
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AUTO
RESTRICTIONS
LIFTED
OITAWA
Munitions
Minister
Howe
has
announced
the
removal
of
the
last
of
wartime
controls
on
automobile
replacement
parts.
Also
lifted
is
rationing
of
inner
tubes
and
a
revision
of
the
tire
ralion-inir
regulations.
Mr.
Howe
says
the
revisions
make
35,000
additional
vehicle
owners
eligible
for
new
tires
and
that
production
of
civilian
passenger
tires
will
be
increased
this
year.
NUDE
WOMAN
IN
COURT
NELSON
The
Doukhobors
are
at
it
again
in
British
Columbia.
One
of
them
a
womanremoved
her
clothes
in
a
Nelson
police
court
yesterday.
She
was
one
of
nine
on
trial
on
charges
of
stripping
in
a
public
place.
SHORTAGE
OF
BERRIES
VANCOUVER
Following
the
latest
spring
on
record,
a
shortage
of
strawberries
is
expected
on
the
lower
mainland.
None
will
be
ready
before
June
20.
BREAK
WITH
JATS
COPENHAGEN
The
Danish
government
has
broken
off
relations
with
Japan
and
has
recognized
Chiang
Kai-Shek's
Chinese
government.
3IORE
WAR
MEDALS
LONDON
The
creation
of
seven
medals
for
which
Britain's
servicemen
and
women
may
qualify
was
announced
last
night
in
London.
All
arc
new
awards
except
the
recently-announced
Burma
Star.
They
are:
the-
Atlantic
Star,
the
Air
Crew
Europe
Star,
the
Italy
Star,
the
France
and
Germany
Star,
the
Pacific
Star,
the
Burma
Star,
and
the
Defence
Medal.
The
Defence
Medal
is
for
.non-operational
military
service.
DEFJEU
HITLER'S
WISH
LONDON
H
has
been
confirmed
by
International
Red
Cross
that
Adolf
Hitler
wanted
to
execute
all
Allied
prisoners
in
the
war
but
that
his
Army
refused
to
carry
out
the
command.
SERVICE
MEN
PRISONERS
KINGSTON
Two
hundred
Canadian
serSlcemcn
prisoners
have
been
Drought
from
Italy
to
Fort
Henry.
Some
will
serve
out
terms
at
Fort
Henry
and
others
in
penitentiaries.
MAV
DAY
FESTIVAL
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Under
uncertain
weather
conditions
the
annual
May
Queen
festival
is
being
held
today.
It
is
a
school
holiday.
LONDON,
KP)
Britain
plans
to
Increase
rapidly
after
the
war
her
production
of
machines
and
electric
and
engineering
equipment
on
which
she
formerly
re
lied
largely
on
Germany.
Since
last
October
more
than
1,300
firms
have
been
granted
special
facilities
to
prepare
for
this
type
of
work.
Appalling
Loss
of
Life
When
Bomb
Hits
Carrier
Franklin
Blasted
By
Own
Explosives
With
Loss
of
832
Men
Killed,
Missing
SOMEWHERE
IN
THE
PACIFIC,
May
18
(CP)
Japanese
bombs
struck
the
huge
aircraft
carrier,
U.S.S.
Franklin
on
March
19
off
the
southern
coast
of
Japan,
causing
one
of
the
most
appalling
losses
of
lives
in
American
naval
history
when
the
carrier's
own
bombs
and
100-octane
gasoline
blasted
the
ship
TELLS
HISTORY
OF
SEA
CADETS
B.
C.
Head
of
Navy
League
is
Speaker
Here
Background
and
achievements
of
the
Navy
League
of
Canada,
parent
body
of
the
Sea
Cadet
movement,
were
outlined
by
Capt.
W.
Rankin,
president
of
the
B.
C.
Mainland
Division
of
the
Navy
League
of
Canada,
In
an
address
before
the
Rotary
Club
weekly
luncheon
meeting
on
Thursday.
Capt.
Rankin
was
in
the
city
on
an
inspection
of
the
local
Sea
Cadet
corps
and
attended
the
meeting
with
Lt.
Cmdr.
R.
A.
B.
Garrard,
executive
officer
of
H.
M.
C.
6.
Discovery,
Lt.
Grant
Hooper,
Sea
Cadet
liaison
officer,
and
Sub.
Lt.
Frank
Harcourt,
assistant
training
officer
of
the
Sea
Cadet
camp
at
Whytecliffe.
The
speaker
branded
as
mis
leading
statements
that
the
Navy
League
was
run
directly
by
its
officers
In
Toronto
without
voice
by
membership
In
other
parts
of
the
country.
IndvlWolniriftlce
li
lii
Toronto,
but
the
affairs
of
the
League
are
referred
to
the
managers
of
the
15
divisions
across
Canada.
B.
C.
has
two
divisions
and,
therefore,
two
votes,
which
gives
it
a
firm
voice
in
decisions,"
he
declared.
The
Navy
League
was
founded
in
England
In
1895
and
the
Sea
Cadet
movement
had
Its
begin
ning
In
Prince
Edward
Island
In
1896
and
was
incorporated
into
the
present
body
in
1917,
the
speaker
revealed.
At
present
there
are
88
branches
of
the
League
In
Canada.
The
League
is
running
22
hostels
for
seamen
and
supplying
ditty
bags
to
naval
and
merchant
seamen
as
well
as
supporting
the
Sea
Cadet
corps.
"Prior
to
the
war
there
were
only
5,000
Sea
Cadets
in
the
country
but
now
there
are
more
than
15,000.
The
Prince
Rupert
corps
ranks
very
high
In
smart
ness
and
efficiency,"
Capt.
Ran
kin
said.
He
paid
high
tribute
to
I.O.D.E,
chapters
and
Women's
Institutes
for
their
work
In
supplying
knitted
coods.
and
comforts
for
sea
men
during
the
war,
saying
that
they
held
an
Important
place
in
the
lives
of
sailors.
The
Sea
Cadet
camp
at
Whyte
cliffe
will
be
continued
this
year,
he
said,
operaUng
under
direct
authority
of
the
Navy
on
the
same
lines
as
a
naval'
shore
es
tablishment.
'
Other
guests
at
the
meeting
were
William
Crulkshank;
Lt.
T.
Johnstone,
R.C.N.V.R.;
Rev.
E.
for
hours.
In
New
York,
capt.
Leslie
Gehres,
skipper
of
the
carrier,
said
that
casualties
Included
832
men
killed
and
miss
ing
and
270
wounded.
The
shat
tered
hull
survived.
Future
of
World
Is
Challenged
Soldier
Speaker
Sees
Personal
Idealism
as
Salvation
Rather
Than
State
Idealogy
Loss
of
humanitarian
ideals
during
the
last
30
years,
culminating
In
the
nihilism
of
Nazi
Germany
whose
state
socialism
had
precipitated
the
Second
Great
War,
had
left
a
situation
today
which
still
challenged
the
very
existence
oi
civilization.
Sergeant
'Major
William
Sher
wood
of
the
Canadian
Army
edu
cation
office
here
said
In
speaking
before
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
at
Its
regular
weekly
Tunllcon7llBSub3cct
wasPres
"
ent
Day
Europe."
The
only
pair,
vatlon
he
could
lay
in
per
sonal
idealism
as
opposed
to
the
idealogy
of
the
deity
of
'the
state,
a
realizaUon
that
good
could
defeat
evil,
faith
in
humanitarian
ideals
and
the
belief
that
the
state
should
exist
for
the
Indi
vidual
rather
than
the
Individual
for
the
state.
In
a
thoughtful
address,
Ser
geant
Major
Sherwood
briefly
traced
world
economics
from
the
days
of
Roman
serfdom,
through
the
switch
from
the
agrarian
to
the
industrial
phase
of
the
18th
century
to
the
present
era
which
he
described
as
the
declining
phase
of
the
Industrial
The
speaker
told
of
the
devel
opment
of
extreme
naUonallsm
In
Germany
and
the
expansion
of
Teutonic,
lnfluencei
which;
hadj
af
fectd
all
Europe
and;
eyentu
nllv
nluneed
the
whole
world
Into
conflict
the
last
Great
War1
fol-
(Contlnued
on
Page
4)
Purser
Bert
Robson,
of
the
Prince
George,
remained
In
Vancouver
during
the
vessel's
latest
trip
when
his
mother
received
a
hip
fracture
In
a
fall
on
W.
Scott,
Sea
Cadet
chaplain;
Lt
Commander
Alex
Mitchell,
of
ficer
commanding,
Prince
Rupert
corps
of
Sea
Cadets;
Col.
J.
W.
Nlcholls,
Vancouver;
B.
C.
Police
Commissioner
T.
W.
S.
Parsons,
Victoria,
and
David
Allen.
War
News
Highlights
War
in
Pacific
MANILA
The
Pacific
war's
toughest
campaign
the
battle
for
Okinawa
Ls
raging
this
morning
with
no
sign
of
collapse
In
the
Japanese
defences.
One
American
marine
division
ls
making
slow
progress
In
its
cosUy
drive
for
Nana.
Other
marine
units
have
taken
the
strategic
ridge
called
Sugar
Loaf
Hill.
In
the
Philippine
two
traps
are
closing
on
Jap
garrisons
on
Luzon
and
Mlndana6
The
biggest
force
yet
enveloped
in
tne
Archlpeligo
ls
being
hemmed
In
on
Luzon,
where
the
Americans
are
driving
for
Ipo
Dam.
Yanks
Attack
Kurilc
Base
WASHINGTON
United
States
bombers
attacked
Katoka
naval
base
In
the
Kurlle
Islands.
One
ship
was
sunk
and
"good
results"
were
obtained
in
bombing
of
military
Installations.
Fighting
At
Foochow
.
CHUNGKING
Fighting
continued
outside
the
east
China
coast
city
of
Foochow
today
after
Japanese
reinforcements,
rushed
In
from
nearby
coastal
towns
of
Llenkong
and
Mamol,
had
forced
the
withdrawal
of
Chinese
assault
forces
which
entered
the
city
a
week
ago.