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be
reported
to
uncovered:
summer,
86
per
cent
of
farm
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of
every
four
farmhouses,
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dwellings.
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enmp
rraim
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Zl
cent
of
city
houses.
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His
Majesty
the
King
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t-i
a
a
ws
of
the
Canadian
Mcr-
Navy
and
skippers
and
s
of
Canadian
fishing
ves-tncluded
In
Hk
Majesty's
Way
honors
list,
seven
were
'Man
National
Steamships
c
made
officers
of
the
civil
'on
or
the
Mast
Excellent
(P
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and
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C.N.S.
officers
uidue
mcmDers
or
ine
same
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miff
nnIU..A,l
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arduous
service
at
sea
dur-toe
war
and
for
brave
con-
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or
rnp
pnpmv,
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nri.inn
O.B.R.
nrn
Cant
Thnmns
n
nppenn
unrnr
u
mi
n
n
ani.
james
wiinam
1H
,.
.
.
.
.
1
naiiiax.
nnn
i:tinL.
vic-
.."wian
Clarke.
Montreal.
MPlvikn.-
.1
...
.
Order
are:
Reennri
Officer
Zealand
Crcasor.
Rose
o.
Tnird.
Officer
Douc-
S
ftj-
.
.
...
-
,vu,n
uauDhine.
iia
uax:
''et
Engineer
Phillip
Knight,
'urg,
Ont..
and
Second
Enel-
r
Thomas
Hutchinson
ariw.
Montreal.
meeting
of
the
synod
Wedne.
h
v,
He
was
tne
ovenynelmmg
choice
on
v.
J&
''lot
Other
nominees
were
Rev.
George
l
V
'St.
John's
New
Bish
op
Started
Life
as
Draper's
Assistant
Heard
Call
to
Missions
in
Canada
is
a
step
forward
In
the
career
of
a'churchman
which
began
in
Canada
in
1906
and
which
has
included
a
wide
field
of
work
In
Saskatchewan
and
British
Co
lumbia
in
the
years
since
that
time.
Bishop-elect
Gibson
received
his
education
in
the
National
School
at
Mby
County,
Tyrone,
Ireland.
Leaving
school,
he
was
apprenticed
to
the
drapery
business
In
Portadown
In
the
centre
of
Ire
land's
linen
trade,
where
he
re
mained
for
eight
years.
During
that
time
he
took
an
active
interest
in
church
work,
esnecial-
V
in
the
slums
of
that
indus
trial
city.
While
engaged
in
that
work
he
felt
the
call
to
become
a
mis
sionary
and
entered
the
Church
Missionary
Society
preparatory
college
at
Blackhcath,
London,
England,
where
he
was
studying
when
the
Colonial
and
Continental
Church
Society
sent
out
a
call
for
men
to
carry
on
the
work
,
of
the
church
amone
the
pioneer
seiners
in
norwern
Saskatchewan.
In
response
to
that
call
the
young
man
came
to
Canada,
arriving
in
Saskatoon
in
September,
1906.
The
following
year
he
entered
Em
manuel
College,
.then
at
Prince
Albert,
from
which
he
was''gTad-
uaiea
in
ineoiogyjn,i.ai,vovAiiB
ordained
a
minister
the
same
year.
Emmanual
College'
was
later
moved
to
Saskatoon
to
be
come
part
of
the
University
of
Saskatchewan.
Bishop
Gibson's
first
parish
was
St.
Cuthbert's,
at
Perdue,
Sask.,
where
he
remained
until
May,
1912,
when
he
was
elected
to
the
rectorship
of
St.
Johns
Minster,
Lloydminster,
Sask.
Rector
at
Lloydminster
for
eight
years,
he
was
appointed
to
Anyox
by
the
late
Archbishop
Du
Vernet
of
Caledonia.
He
took
residence
at
Anyox
In
-No
vember,
1920,
where
he
remained
for
four
years
until
transferred
to
Smithersi.
At
the
consecration
of
the
late
Bishop
G.
A.
Rlx.
Bishop
Gibson
was
chosen
to
become
rector
of
St.
Andrews
Cathedral
in
Prince
Rupert
In
September,
1928
His
home
is
at
674
4th
Ave.
E.,
where
he
and
Mrs.
Gibson
re
side.
The
new
bishop
has
two
daughters
and
one
son,
Eileen,
on
the
staff
of
the
city
schools,
Noreen,
with
the
R.C.A.F.
Women's
Division
at
Clifton,
Ont.,
and
Capt.
Henry
Gibson,
Royal
Army
Medical
Corps,
who
was
recently
released
from
a
German
prisoner
of
war
camp.
The
Bishop-elect
has
Deen
a
member
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club
since
1928.
His
consecration
is
expcciea
to
take
place
in
late
July
or
August.
30,000
Men
Is
Maximum
This
Number
AH
That
United
States
Can
Absorb
From
Canada
In
Pacific
OTTAWA,
June
14.
At
a
reception
today
to
Major-Gcncral
n.
Hnffmelster.
commander-in-
chief
of
Canadian,
forces
against
Japan,
Prime
Minister
MacKcn-zie
King
said
that
a
Canadian
force
of
30,000
was
consiaerca
oy
the
United
States
military
authorities
as
the
maximum
they
could
absorb
In
their
plans
for
the
war
in
the
Pacific.
cnurcn.
rla;
Rev.
R.
B.
Brown
t
Sherbrooke.
Quebec;
Canon
W.
O.
Calvert
of
St.
Mat
thew's
Church,
Winnipeg,
and
Archdeacon
Edward
Hudson
of
Ocean
Falls.
The
election
Is
subject
to
approval
by
the
House
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral,
to
theuate
of
Emmanuel
College,
he'
Archbishop
W.
R.
Adams
of
Kootenay,
Metropolitan
of
British
Columbia,
was
In
attend-
anna
a
f
(Via
Cimn
mkl.t.
,
,rA,
,
,
,
,
.
'
.".W,
1.
Kite
WJHUVi
'
Ui
1
1
1V..1
Born
In
1891
In
the
city
of
i
-
.
.
.'2"'h:,0r,uh
6
'
n
reia'
1
ccllor
and
Rev.
W.
F.
Rushbrook.
canon.
Delegates
to
the
Synod
from
all
parts
of
Caledonia
Diocese
were:
Prince
Rupert
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
W.
M.
Watts
and
G.
P.
Tinker.
Seal
Cove
Rev.
E.W.
Scott,
Mrs.
Helen
Henderson
and
Ed.
Pettlt.
Smlthers
Itev.
N.
H,
Atkinson,
W.
L.
Paddon,,Etheji',Cham-
pion
and
Phoebe
Potterton,.
Sunset
Prairie
Rev.
A.
Chapman.
Terrace
Rev.
R.
Hllls:
and
George
Dover.
Vandcrhoof
Prof.
J.
M,
Mc-Cormack,
Jean
Turnbull,
Christine
McCormlck
and
Arthur
Bolton
Aiyaiish-Rcvs6Klnlyand
Paul
Mercer.
Burns
Lake
Rev.
N.
H.
Atkln
son',
Mrs.
S.
Gardner,
Ralph
Tel
ford
and
S.
H.
Trick.
Fort
St.
John
Rev.
Hugh
Mortimer,
Mrs.
H.
E.
Rocheand
Mrs.
m.
0,
nazeiey.
;
Greenville
Rev.
W.
6".
Cooper,
llazelton
Rev;
G.
V.
Bird
and
M,.
A.
Myros.
Klncolith
Rev.
Norman
Green
and
George
L.
Stewart.
Kitwanga
Rev.1
J.
Hayhurst
and
Mrs.
Hayhurst.
M.V.
Northern
Cross
Rev.
O
H.
Smith,
Wilfrid
Jackson
and
I,.
D.
Leighton.
Ocean
Falls
Archdeacon
E.
Hodson,
Miss
I.
Walker
and
William
Forde.
EXTENSION
OF
'
AREA
2
SEASON
TURNED
DOWN
A
move
by
Prince
Rupert
halibut
fishermen
to
have
the
Area
Two
season
extended
beyond
June
15
has
been
turned
down
by
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
which
last
week
ex
tended
the
season
three
days
from
the
originally
announced
closing
date
of
June
IB
Application
in
behalf
of
the
llshermcn
was
made
Tuesday
by
William
Brett
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Co-operative
and
R.
M.
Wlnslow
of
the
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Storage
In
a
joint
telegram
to
the
Commission.
Basis
of
the
application
was
the
contention,
that
,the
advan
tage
oi
tne
inree-aay
extension
had
'been
offset
by
a
three-day
period
oi
bad
weather
which
made
fishing
Impossible
and
that
landings
during
the
last
week
have
toeen
lighter
than
earlier
in,
the
season.
In
turning
down
the
extension
request
the
Commission
said
that
the
bad
weather
had
not
affected
general
landings
at
coast
ports
and
.that
Indications
pointed
to
the
24,590,000
Area
Two
quota
ibelns
filled
by
June
15.
Weather
Forecast
Light
to
moderate
winds,
cloudy
and
mild
with
a
little
local
rain
today.
Friday:
light
to
moderate
winds,
partly
cloudy
and
a
little
warmer.
Charlottes-rToday
and
Friday:
George
Dawes
is
leaving
to-
light
to
moderate
winds,
partly
to
Vancouver,
cloudy
and
mild.
night
for
a
trip
QQUJ
---I
-
.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRIpBHSQaOBIA-ft
NJSWSPAPER
TomorrousTidBSt
xor
tne
prlncs
temperatures
(Pacific
Standard
Tlma).
Friday,
June
15,
19i5f
,
fv1rnlm
00
Si""
TO
High
4:39
18.4
feet
Minimum
47
17:54
17.9,i
fpet
Low
11:20
4.0
feet
61
Inches.
julnfall
23:45
8.9
'
feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
138.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE
14,
1845
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
m
m
Ray
Here
L
kA
iL
Unit
to
Spend
Six
Here
Available
n
Vrinrn
Runprt.
has
the
nignest
raie
or
untra
(np
rlinnrp
in
rp-
a
free
chest
X-ray
when
mobile
unit,
recently
P"i
..n
Kir
Ihn
nrlMich
On-
fr..UfiritiiUclo
fiiiptv
ami
with
three
X-ray
tech-
,
ku
ho
Provincial
Board
;
makes
a
twelve-day
in
this
city.
On
various
mv
"
"
"
in
me
cuy.
in
au
it
win
about
six
weeKs
nere
irom
j
TnnA
In
fVia
tYlfffrila
r9
n
in
a
uiiu
wj
wav
tittuMiw
ui
I.
whether
or
not
a
person
is
flllalC
ifcUJJttK
lll3aaatifc
0
$
co-operating
with
the
Rupert
Health
Unit
in
1?
liiu
intuva
OU1VCV
UilJfc
rrom
Prince
Hupcrt
it
will
i
-a.
Tr
,1
.
...1
n
J
a-
nnn.
ow
tj
v
oies
nine
polls
yet
to
report,
Minister
Mackenzie
King
lead
of
243
votes
over
his
nnnnnpnt.
,
Mr.
Rnwrrmnn
l,U-.V.
.....
W..V....W.
'
riVlllilll
VULU
11
Will
1V1UI1-
general
election.
Mr
mik
vrY
I
I
I
B
MP
Mr
DEAN
JAMES
GIBSON
IS
ELECTED'
Communists
NEW
BISHOP
OF
yONIA
DIOCESE
Very
Rev.
James
b
t
of
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral,
was
elected
L
ledonia
in
sue-
vcMiun.
to
me
iare
iu.
Ke
o
C.o,
x
at
a.snecial
Career
of
Are
Active
Red
Influence
in
Italy
Prince
Umberto
Urged
to
Resign
and
Proclaim
Republic
ROME,
June
14
Oi
Ofew
signs
of
growing
communist
strength
In
Mediterranean
Europe
has
been
revealed
in
dispatches
from
Trieste
and
Rome.
In
Trieste,
small
bands
carrying
red
flags
have
marched
through
the
main
streets
setting
fire
to
Italian
flags
displayed
from
windows
and
balconies.
One
group
ting
the
communist
song
"The
Red
Flag."
nf
nichnna
nn
.r.iit
,v.ii.
Left
win?
lorces
nave
maae
the
consecration
will
be
duly
ar-
themselves
heard
in
Rome.
So-ranged.
clalLst
leader
Pietro
Enni
sald
Blhnn.PWt.niinn
h'
k.
!
he
had
advised
Prince
Umbnto'
The
eleyation
yesterday
of
the,;,
rlerevmnn
nf
r.aP
mn.l
l
res)sn
and
proclaim
a
repub-,
Very
Rev,
J.
B.
Gibson,
Dean
of
cp.p
fnr
as
vr,r
a,h-Ic.
position
of
Bishop
of
Ccledonla
j
came
here
from
Smlthcra
In
W'
MAW
AAC
MAT
and
since
then
has
been
rector.
MHT
I
1IHJ
liwl
ui
ot.
Anarew
s.
ac
was
corn
in
i
Ireland.
I
RESPONSIBLE
Their
Dissatisfaction
Had
No
J
Bearing
on,
IUols
In
Halifax
HALIFAX,
June
14
tfi
The
naval
commander-in-chief
of
-VTYTYYYTTVVYY1
Bulletins
CHURCHILL
AND
ATLEE
LONDON
Prime
Minister
Churchill
Announced
in
Commons
today
that
Clement
At-lee;
leader
of
the
Labor
party,
will
accompany
him
to
the
forthcoming
Big
Three
conference
which
will
be
held
before
July
2G.
He
would
not
say
that
Berlin
would
be
the
meeting
place.
JOHN
ROMA
DIES
VICTORIA
John
Roma,
32,
.of
Vancouver,
native
of
Prince
Kupcrl,
where
his
father,
Fnjjik
Roma,
now
lives,
died
heie
Tuesday,
lie
had
been
ill
fori
a
lone
time,
i
f.IRLS
FIRED
SCHOOL
KAMLOOPS
Two
juvenile
glrfc
were
convicted
here
yesterday
of
setting
the
fire
wh&h
destroyed
St.
Anne's
Aca)lemy
May
7.
Both
were
pupils
of
the
school.
One
was
given
an
indefinite
term
in
industrial
school
for
girls
and
the
other
was
placed
on
a
year's
probation
with
her,
.parents.
NEWSPRINT
EASING
UP
OTTAWA
Canada
is
to
the
Canadian
Northwest
Atlantic
j
V(J
;ons
mon
,
news
ui,
wie
lime
ui
v-
i.u
...
1
.
.
Unilf.fi
States
per
Halifax,
Rear
Admiral
L.
W
,
RhImnenta
from
this
w
-ij
uin
unt
Ip
1
jviuiray,
saiu
jramu.,
u...
ui-
,
Europe
afe
bc
dis
sausiacuon
among
navy
peiiuu-
MnlInll,H
....
.ls
there
nel
had
no
bearing
oh
the
dls
turbances.
He
said
that
there
was
some
dissatisfaction
among
personnel,
specially
married
men,
because
of
overcrowded
accommodations
in
the
wartime
port.
However,
he
said
he
did
not
think
there
was
any
unrest
and
pointed
out
that
there
was
no
conflict
between
the
service
and
civilian
population
on
V-E
Day.
'
Honored
By
Kins
Birthday
List
Released
Recognition
for
Deeds
in
Various
Services
OTTAWA,
June
14
0'
The
King's
birthday
honors
list
was
released
last
night.
It
Includes
the
names
of
595
Canadians.
They
are
men
and
women
of
the
armed
forces
and
of
the
merchant
marine
and
fishing
fleet.
The
decorations
range
from
an
award
of
the
bar
to
the
George
Cross
for
a
naval
man
who
dismantled
mines
at
night
in
Halifax
harbor,
at
the
risk
of
his
life,
to
the
award
of
the
Air
Force
Cross
for
scientific
contributions
to
the
R-C-A-F.s
test
and
development
unit
at
Rockcliffe
Air
Station.
The
naval
.man,
who
'dismantled
the
mines
is
Lieutenant
Georee
H.
O.
Rundle
of
the
Bath,
The
same
honor
went
to
Air
Vice-Marshal.
George
R.
Howsam
of
Ottawa
and
Port
Perry,
Ontario,
who
is
in
charge
of
scaling
down
air
force
establishment
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
second
phase
of
the
war.
The
commander
of
the
Northwest
Air
Comimand,
Air
Vice-Marshal
Thomas
A.
Lawrence
of
Edmonton,
was
also
made
a
Commander
of
the
Bath.
RELATIONS
IMPROVED
Prime
Minister
Makes
Statement
on
International
Relations
LONDON,
June
14
Brltlsh-Amerlcan-Russian
relations
over
Poland
have
shown
a
marked
Improvement
in
the
last
weeks1,
Prime
Minister
Churchill
said
today.
There
was
no
real
basis
for
misunderstanding
between
Britain
and
France
over
Syria,
the
prime
minister
said.
Capt.
Harry
Calderwood
is
leaving
tonight
for
Victoria
to
attend
the
annual
meetings
of
the
Masonic
Grand
Lodge
of
British
Columbia.
He
is
being
accompanied
by
his
son;
Oordon
Calderwood,
home
cn
leave
from
naval
duties
at
Halifax,
and
his
daughter,
Jean.
met
from
Scandinavian
countries.
i
VOLUNTEERS
FOR
PACIFIC
OTTAWA.
Major-Gcneral
Hoffmcisler
of
Vancouver,
the
newly
designated
commander
of
the
Canadian
force
to
the
Patific,
who
lias
arrived
In
Ottawa
by
plane
yesterday
from
overseas,
told
reporters
that
sonic
20,000
soldiers
in
western
European
theatre
have
volunteered
for
his
force
aswell
as
7,500
from
Britain.
REGIONAL
DEFENCEPLAN
aU&W
?RACJSCO-Al!l'i
Nations
conference
conimis
sion
has
voted
to
combine
regional
defence
arrangements
wilh
a
world
security
system,
to
help
keep
future
peace.
The
committee
has
approved
a
plan.
to
let
regional
pacts
fend
off
aggressors
until
a
new
world
league
can
take
over
the
job.
SURPLUS
NAVY
SHIPS
SYDNEY,
N.
S.
More
than
100
ships
have
been
declared
surplus
by
the
Canadian
navy1.
Some
of
these
have
already
ai
rived
at
Sydney,
N.
S.,
for
dismantling
of
parts
and
equipment
usable
in
the
fight
against
Japan.
MRS.
PETERSEN
PASSES
AWAY
Saint
John,
N.B.
I
Mrs.
Anna
Petersen,
wife
of
The
man
who
,
led
the
Dieppe
Emu
Petersen,
950
6th
.Ave.
E.,
raid
was
also
Honored.
Major-
passed
away
In
the
Prince
Ru-
General
John
H.
Roberts
of
pCrt
General
Hospital
at
3:15
Kingston,
Ontario,
and
Vancou-
Wednesday
afternoon
after
an
ver.
was
made
a
Companion
of
,
illness
of
four
weeks.
She
was
48
years
old.
Born
Anna
Torgscn,
in
Nor
way,
iri
1897,
the
was
married
to
Mn
Petersen
there,
coming
directly
to
Prince
Rupert
16
years
ago.
Their
three
children
were
born
in
Norway.
She
is
survived
by
her
husband
and
two
sons,
Hans
and
S
Peter,
and
a
daughter,
Astrl,
Mrs.
B.
Magulre,
all
of
Prince
Rupert.
There
Is
a
granddaughter,
Ann
Lorraine.
A
brother,
Ole
Torgscn,
lives
In
Norway.
Funeral
services
will
bc
held
Monday
from
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church
with
Rev.
Magnus
Anderson
officiating.
RELEASED
ON
$1,090
BAIL
FOR
ASSAULT
John
Moorehcad
and
Louis
Johnson,
charged
Jointly
with
Inflicting
grievous
bodily
harm
on
John
Morlson
and
Archie
Hcdstrom
In
a
street
fight
on
May
24,
appeared
before
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
In
County
Court
at
5
o'clock
Wednesday
afternoon
and
elected
to
have
a
Jury
trial.
They
were
released
on
ball
of
$1,0C0
each,
to
appear
at
the
Fall
sitting
of
the
Assize
Court.
The
charge
resulted
from
a
CZECHS
MAKE
LIDICE
SHRINE
PRAGUE.
June
14
fft
Presi
dent
Benes
has
declared
that
the
whole
German
people,
will
bi
held
responsible
for
the
destruc
tlon
of
the
Czech
village
of
Lidice,
and
the
massacre
of
Its
male
population
thrqe
years
ago.
He
said
that
one
measure
fo
be
taken
will
be
the
exclusion
of
all
Germans
as
residents
of
the
future
Czech
states.
Tne
site
of
Lid
ice
Is
to
become
a
cemetery
lor
Czechoslovak
heroes,
and
a
place
where
the
nation
could
express
its
respect
to
the
victims
of
the
Gestapo.
The
Germans
burned
habitants
In
revenge
for
the
as
sassination
of
Relnhard
Hey
drich,
th
eGestapo
Hangman.
street
fkht
In
which
broken
beer
1
Gilbert
Campbell
Is
leaving
to
glasses
were
said
to
have
been
j
night
for
a
holiday
trip"
to
Van
used
as
weapons.
1
couver
Rural
Dean
and
Mrs.
J.
M.
Mc-
Cormack,
Mrs.
Jean
Turnbull
and
Arthur
Bolton
left
this
morning
on
their
return
to
Van
derhoof
by
car
after
having
come
Into
town
to
attend
the
Sy
nod
of
Caledonia
diocese
yestcr
day.
new
New
Deal
ueai
F
weeoinq
ror
v
India
-
-
Executive
Body
ToiGonsist
of
Natives
POLISH
PARLEY
OPENS
FRIDAY
To
Start
In
Moscow
Tomorrow
Despite
Protest
of
Government
In
Exile
LONDON,
June
14
0
The
Moscow
conferences,
on
a
new
Polish
.government
arc
about
to
get
under
way
despite
the
protests
of
the
Polish
government
In
exile
in.
London.
The
London
group
refuses
to
recognize
Big
Three
authority
In
supervises
the
formation
of
a
broader
Pol
ish
administration.
In
the
mean
time,
the
Warsaw
delegation
has.
arrived
ln
Moscow.
Sea
Tragedy
At
Ketchikan
Canadian
Boat
Wrecked
Off
Percy
Island
and
Two
Men
Die
of
Exposure
KETCHIKAN,
June
14
(CP)
A
50-foot
boat
identified
as
V-196B
of
Vancouver
was
wrecked
in
a
heavy
storm
off
Percy
Islands,
south
of
Ketchikan,
Tuesday
and
two
of
the
crew
of
four
died
of
exposure,
.John
C.
Hudson,
skipper
of
the
seiner,
Welcome,
who
picked
up
the
survivors,
reported
yesterday,
The
survivors
had
lashed
themselves
to
the
mast.
The
survivors'
names
arc
given
as
M.
J.
O'Brien
and
A.
B.
Wickstrom.
The
names
of
the
two
dead
men
are
William
Graham
and
Ingvald
Wickstrom.
Further
details
are
lacking.
DE
GAULLE
IS,
I
Coming
to
;
Washington,
Follow
Ing
United
States
Refusal
to
Attend
Middle
Eas
Parley
WASHINGTON,,
June
14
CM-
General
Charles
De
Gaulle
will
fly
to
Washington
next
week
to
discuss1
the
Levantine
situation
with
President
Truman.
This
follows
a
disclosure
that
the
Unl
French
Invitation
to
attend
five-power
conference
on
the
entire
Middle
East.
War
News
Highlights
LAST
STAND
ON
OKINAWA
MANILA.
American
troops
are
pressing
their
campaign
against
the
cliff
pocket
where,
the
remnants
of
the
Okinawa
Japs
are
making
their
death
stand.
CHINESE
IN
LIUCIIOW
CHUNGKING.
The
Chinese
high
command
has
announced
that
Chinese
forces
arc
fighting
in
the
suburbs
of
Lluchow.
Other
columns
are
battling
In
the
suburbs
of
Ishan,
43
miles,
west
of
the
former
American
alrbasc
site.
The
Chinese
had
evacuated
Ishan
on
Monday
under
heavy
Jap
pressure,
after
holding
It
for
a
single
day.
CLOSE
ON
BORNEO
CAPITAL
CANBERRA.
Australian
troops
are
pushing
through
swamp
and
jungle
with
tanks
leading,
the
way
In
the
battle
for
the
only
remaining
Valrfield
in
North
:
Borneo..
The
Labuan
Island
airdrome
has
been
taken
and
already
Is'ln
use
by
artillery
spotter
planes.
The
smaller
Brunei
airbasc
also
was
won
with
case.
Two
miles
to
the
south
Is
the
capital
city
of
'Brunei
on
which
two
Australian
groups
are
closing
against
Jap
mortar,
machine-gun
and
rifle
fire.
i
STUBBORN
MINDANAO
BATTLE
MANILA.
In
the
Philippines,
a
stubborn
battle
still
is
rag-tnc
on
southeastern
Mindanao.
Savage
Jan
forces
are
flirhtlnz
to
prevent
an
American
advance
along
the
east
and
west
banks
of
the
Davao
river.
The
Japs
have
held
up
a
large
scale
Am
erlcan
advance
for
a
week.
LOSS
OF
TARAKAN
Tokyo
Admits
Situation
on
Okinawa
Is
Grave-Invasion
Expected
tSANFRANCISCO,
June
14
Tokyo
radio
today
admitted
the
loss
of
the
oil-rich
Island
of
Tarakan
off
Borneo
to
Australian
and
Netherlands,
forces.
It
was
also
stated
by
the
Japanese
radio
that
there
was
a
"grave
crisis"
on
Okinawa.
An
invasion
of
Japan
is
anticipated
but
confidence
was
expressed
that
it
would
bc
successfully
met.
LEGION
GIVES
TS
SUPPORT
Voles
$150
to
Recreational
Council
and
Appoints
Permanent
Delegates
The
Canadian
Legion,
at
Its
regular
general
meeting
Wed
nesday
night,
voted
the
sum
of
$150
to
the
new
recreational
council
here
and
appointed
Dr.
R.
C.
Bamford
and
W.
F.
Robertson
as
permanent
delegates
to
the
council.
W.
J.
Rancc
and
A.
M.
Davles
reported
to
the
Legion
on
the
recent
convention
in
Revelstokc.
Two
new
members
were
ad
mltted
one
a
veteran
nf
World
Statement
of
Policy
Made
loday
Vicer.
.roy
to
Be
British
LONDON,
June
14
(CP)
The
British
govern
ment,
in
a
sweeping
new
deal
for
India,
proposed
today
a
new
executive
council
which
would
be
almost
entirely
Indian
and,
In
the
words
of
the
viceroy,
Viscount
Wavell,
would
"represent
a
definite
advance
on
the
road
to
self-government."
Secretary
of
State
for
India
Amery
un
folded
the
statement
of
police
to
Parliament.
Lord
Wavell
announced
in
New
Delhi
that
orders
had
been
given
for
release
of
members
of
the
working
committee
of
the
All
Indian
Congress
party
still
In
detention.
MohandusK.
Gandhi,
spiritual
leader
of
the
party,
had
been
released
Moy
5,
1944,
after
21
months'
detention.
A
government
white
paper
emphasized
that
its.
main
posi
tion
remained
as
iff
was
"working
out
of
India's
constitutional
system
Is
a
task
which
can
only
be
carried
Uirough.
by
the
Indian
people
themselves."
Lord
Wavell
promised
that
In
dia
wodld
have
an
all
Indian
council
except
for
the
viceroy
and
commander
-lnrchlef,
A
conference
wjlth
Indian,
leaders
Is
called
for,
July
5
to
form
the
new
council.
Convention
For
Rupert
District
Kinsmen
Ut,
Assemble
Here
in
1947
Support,
New
Recreational
Council
With
the
delegates,
travelling
north
on
a
chartered
steamer
which
will
be
their
llVlhg
quarters
while
here,
plans
are
being
already
made
for
the
holding
of
the
1947
district
convention
of
the
Kinsmen's
Club,
In
Prince
Rupert.
The
proposal
was
lnlt
iatcd
at
the
recent
district
convention
In
Victoria
and
was
con
veyed
to
the
local
club
last
night
by
President
Gordon
Bryant.
Nelson
will
be
the
U46
district
convention
city,
The
president
reported
that
Terry
IRosling
of
Nelson
was
the
new
district
gov-
pmnr
n
n
H
tTnrnM
Snnnjiaf
In.
puty
district
governor,
The
club
endorsed
the
action
of
the
president
In
supporting
the
Vancouver
Kinsmen's
Club
in
the
post-war
project
of
aiding
in
the
prevention
and
treatment
of
infantile
paralysis.
Mr.
Bryant
told
the
local
members
that
Prince
Rupert
club
had
compared
favorably
with
other
clubs
in
its
Hallowe'en
"shell
out"
campaign
for
the
Milk
for
Britain
Fund
and
in
the
sale
of
Christmas
tuberculosis
seals.
Stan
Savllle
reported
on
the
forthcoming
six
weeks'
visit
here
of
a
tuberculosis
x-ray
mobile
unit.
Support
for
Local
Recreational
Council
The
Kinsmen
decided
to
make
a
minimum
monthly
grant
of
$30
to
the
newly
organized
Prince
Rupert
Recreational
Council
to
which
William
Jarmson
and
William
Ncble
were
elected
permanent
delegates.
It
was
the
regular
fortnightly
dinner
meeting
of
the
Kinsmen's
Club.
A
new
member
was
Initiated
In
the
person,
of
Edward
Garner.
The
lni?tlati5
officer
was
James
Bremner
and
the
Kin
pin
was
presented
by
Oordon
Bryant.
Guests
were
George
Ferguson
and
George
Ditto.
War
I
and
the
other
of
World
ELECTS
FOR
War
II.
CDCrPiV
TDIAI
First
Vice-President
Vic
Hous-
p1
.
,
,
.7
tnn
was
In
Uip
rhulr
In
thp
nh.
nargCQ
Wim
me
Wie.lv
KPiirP
of
PrrslriPnf.
Himh
Kinin
money
irom
me
ouice
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tr.
of
C.
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tv.
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ii
a
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i.
jr
III.
Jacobs
appeared
before
Judge
a
aeiacumeni,
oi
aooui
ou
W.
E.
Fisher
in'
County
Court
Spars,
U.
S.
Coast
Guard
Worn-
late
Wednesday
afternoon
and
en,
Is
expected
to
pass
through
elected
speedy
trial.
He
will
ap-the
city
Friday
enroute
to
Al-
pear
for
hearing
before
Judge
aska.
Fisher
on
Monday.