LONDON,
July
10:
(CP)
Alter
1
1
brush
with
the
British
Royal
I
Navy
in
the
course
ol
which
there
vu
a
spell
ot
violent
lighting,
I
Italian
warships
In
the
vicinity
ol
the
Island
ol
Crete
yesterday
scur
ried
away
under
a
smoke,
screen
and
eventually
gained
the
shelter'
at
long
ranee
on
an
Italian
battle-
hip.
The
engagement
took
place
'
s
the
British
Navy,
having
disposed
of
the
French
fleet,
started
on
what
appears
to
be
a
campaign
io
sweep
the
Mediterranean
of
Italy's
naval
units.
It
was
the
British
war
vessels
came
up
with
two
Italian
warshlns
and
other
naval
vrssl
;
aircraft
were
In
pursuit
of
the
British
vessels
Thes
were
Italian
.
-
-
I
J
IU11
vjuii
noping
iu
Find
Bodv
Of
Boy
Who
Was
Drowned
NORTH
PACIFIC,
July
10
Reu-
ben
Wesley,
fifteen-year-old
son
of
Joseph
Wesley,
who
was
drowned
tost
April
22,
has
not
jet
been
recovered
although
there
Is
still
hope
of
recovering
It.
If
found,
the
body
M
be
taken
to
the
home
of
ths
ther,
Joseph
Wesley
at
Skeena
Crossing.
Besides
the
father,
the
deceased
as
survived
by
one
brother
at
North
Pacific
Cannerv.
three
brothers,
Douglas,
Edward
and
Iler-
"t
at
Carlisle
and
another
broth
er.
Mathlas
at
Skeena
Crossing.
,
WITH
FEAT
British
Naval
Men,
With
Motor-
boat,
Tut
Great
Battleship
Out
01
Action
LONDON,
July
10:
The
story
is
officially
told
here
now
of
the
daring-
exploit
at
Dakar
in
Senegal
on
the
west
coast
of
Africa
of
Lieut.
Commander
R.
P.
Bristol
It.
N.
and
companions
who
in
a
lone
motorboat
moved
in
under
the
big
guns
of
the
Great
French
battlesh'ip
Richelieu
and
dropped
depth
bombs
I
which
put
her
propellors
and
steering
gear
out
of
commission,
I
Then
the
ship
was
sunk
by
aerial
torpedoes
and
thus
put
out
ol
action.
Thereby
Bristol
and
his
men
won
immortal
fame
in
the
annals
of
British
lighting
history.
The
attack
on
the
Kichelieu
was
made
after
the
commander
I
of
the
warship
failed
to.
respond
to
an
ultimatum
that
he
surrender
the
ship.
J0ININGUP
TO
SOVIET
or
shore
defences,
hot
bciore,
j
however,
a
British
capital
sip
had
scored
at
least
one
direct
hit
Elections
to
be
Held
Next
Sunday
In
Baltic
States
on
Important
news
agency
reports,
official
Rome
actor
of
oelng
silent
In
regard
to
the
en-
yesterday
gcineni.
,
Admiralty
Statement
An
Admiralty
statement
said;
"Action
which
developed
Into
a
chase
of
Italian
ships
has
taken
Place
between
British
and
Italian
naval
forces
in
the
Meddlter-
anean"
Th.
tnmm
mlH'
"Tn
m
UVHIVIIIVItV
om
a
a
the
absence
of
Information
to
the
contrary
It
must
be
assumed
that
Italian
naval
forces,
at
least
one
"nit
of
hlch
suffered
damage,
haves
gained
the
shelter
of
home
defences."
There
were
no
British
casualties.
Question
MOSCOW,
July
10.
Elections
will!
be
held
next
Sunday
In
Esthonia,'
.
tin
tA
4
aaI
A
a
Hollywood.
July
10:
(CPl
Granville
Bates,
popular
character
the
screen,
succumDea
to
a
heart
attack.
He
was
58
years
of
age.
Registration
To
Commence
Soon
Canadians
To
Be
Enrolled
for
War
Duties
Almost
At
Once,
It
Is
Announced
OTTAWA
Julv
10:
(CP)
Pre
'parattons
for
national
regUtratlon
of
Canadians
to
moouuc
UKU.
.
rfntips
will
beeln
at
once,
government
,1111V.
.V
sources
Indicated
to-
ant.
Heulstratlons
are
expect-u
'start
August
14.
Restoration
Of
Monarchy
ti.1.
i.
!u..llnnpl
as
rossibiiuy
3
Under
New
Set-Up
In
France
vtphv
.thIv
in.
Possible
restor
atlon
of
the
House
of
Orleans
to
the
v.nn.
tvonxo
U
he
ne
dlscusseo.
Tho
naUm.nl
pnmmlttee
of
French
Senate
and
Chamber
of
Deputies
Is
In
session
to
approve
the
"rst
aic-
4m
f
iPtfel-tttA
nVl
ivi
ha
existed
In
France
since
the
days
of
Napoleon
Treated
is
Officially
SHANGHAI,
July
10:
(CP)-MaJor
General
Mlura,
commander
of
Japanese
gendarmes,
demanded
an
apology
yesterday
from
the
com
mander
of
the
United
mates,
mhi-i
n
aq
In
th
International
settlement
for
alleged
mistreatment
of
fifteen
plain
clothes
gendarmes
wnue
in
marine
custody.
Previously
Mlura
had
apologized
for
the
"endarmes'
presence
In
Am
erican
defence
area
and
they
were
rpleased.'
...
ii.uIa
wxltto
havp
hppn
111.
HIH..w-w
I
day.
Jules
Castonquay,
cniei
iico-,
mustered
in
the
International
set
...
.m
Un
nVitof
rpptctrar
.
.
...
nrrntnef
nna
toral
OlllWr,
wiu
vi.iv.
Uemen(l
iq
saicguaiu
B""
t
'
with
Harry
Butchart
as
his
assist-
anti.Amerlcan'demonstratlons
.
.
.
.
.
i
nvnOffpn
I.t1
-
i
ll..
V.
n
Military
demonstrations
nave
been
ordered
by
th
Japanese
niithorlt.es.
it
is
reported,
to
ex-
-,rO!r,7
tVio
mtirht
of
NIDDOn
to
(;iii7iiij
"
-
the'
United
States,
Anti-American
feeling
is
extend
ing.
Halibut
Sales
Blanco,
Storage.
Oldfleld,
American
17,000,'
9.6c
Canadian
12,000,
10.7c
Storage,
,
.
,
Helen..
II.1
9,000,
'
Royal:
'
.
and
7.5c,
and
7.5c,
10.1c
and
7c,
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
MeatherJorecast
!
Tomorrows
Tides
prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-jotte
High
5:21
ajn.
18.0
It.
Island--Moderate
northeast
18:05
p.m.
19.2
It.
to
north
wind,
part
cloudy
and
cool
Low
11:40
a.m.
4.4
It.
wltla
few
scattered
showers.
V.RN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXIX,
No.
161.
Z
RUPERT,
B.C..
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
10,
1940
PRICE;
i
CKN'IH
Royal
Air
Force
Keeps
Up
Raids
Italian
Navy
Flees
INLAND
SEA
NAVY
FIGHT
UNDER
WAY
British
And
Italians
Clash
For
First
Time
Enemy
Scurries
Away
Alter
Battleship
Is
Hit
Enemy
Loses
Two
Vessels
Rome
Admits
That
Dtstroyer
And
Submarine
Were
Victims
No
Losses
By
nrltish
ROME,
July
10:
(CI")
The
Italian
High
Command
admits
the
loss
ot
a
destroyer
and
submarine
and
damage
to
another
warship
in
naval
action
with
the
British.
I
WINS
FAME
Before
Most
Intensive
Air
Raid
Yet
Over
Great
Britain;,
Twelve
Nazis
Come
Down
LONDON,
July
10
A
massive
air
armada
of
'
eighty
planes
visited
southeast
England
thisafter-noon'in
the
most
intensive
attack
so
far
on
British
shores.
Some
of
these
dived
low
and
dropped
high
explosive
bombst.
Later
thirty
more
planes
came
over,
flying
high
at
30,000
feet
and
dropping
more
bomb3
which
fell
far
wide
of
any
marks
they
may
have
had.
.
I
'
British
anti-aircraft
guns
sprang,
into
action
and
fighters
went
aloft
and
ten
of
the
enemy
planes,
were
brought
down,
others
being
seriously
damaged.
The
great
air
battle
over
the
south
coast
of
England
and
English
Channel
involved
150
planes.
'
An
air
raid
warden
said
he
saw
British
fighter?
break
up
two
formations
of
German
raiders,
each
fifty
strong,
attacking
a
convoy
of
small
ships.
'1
saw
three
bombers
go
down
in
less
than
two
minutes,"
he
said.
In
another
phase
of
the
battle,
British
fighters
routed
more
than
thirty
German
bombers
and
accompanying
Messerschmidts.
The
government
announced
a
few
casualties
on
the
south
coast
but
many
casualties
are
reported
.....
in
Wales.
As
a
result
of
yesterdays
raids,
it
js
estimated
that
ten
persons
werVfcilled
.with
others
wounded;
The
enemy
aircraft
swept
mostly
over
East
Anglia
yesterday.
ULTIMATUM
.MANY
ARE
-TO
TURKEY,
RECRUITED
Ilrst
clash
between
the
BrltUh
and
'
.h.,h.r
,hese
waltlc
states
desire'
Russia
is
Reported
to
be
Demanding
Twenty
Mil,.
.-i
I
a
..
-
.
.
,
.
a
,
nn.11a.
t
CmIII.
"u
iinvies
ana
occurred
wnen
to
unite
with
the
Union
of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics.
The
entracrpmpnl
wan
also
re-'l
l
a
Ported
in
Rome
by
news
agencies
vnaraCter
AClOr
which
said
that
Italian
aircraft
xf
p
f
'
took
part
In
successful
bombings
(If
SrrPPn
VlClim
sinking
one
British
de-l
.
.
'troyer
and
damaging
others.
A
Uanrr
A
Hark
Contradicting
the
British
report,
Vfi
llcall
niiav.iv
the
Italians
claimed
that
their
elles.
Control
of
Dardanelles
Japanese
Demand
American
Apology
More
Men
Join
Up
At;
Smithers
During
Last
Tew
Days
ISTANBUL,
July
10.
There
were
,
SMITHERS.
July
10-i-The
recrult-i
reports
here
yesterday,
althougn
1
ing
staff,
headed
Dy
uapi.
j.
i.
unconfirmed
elsewhere,
that
Russia
'
Harvey
of
Prince
Rupert,
which
has"
had
sent
an
ultimatum
to
TurKey
been
in
Smithers
for
several
aajs,
...
I..
..
...
-
I
(
A
a-U
K
C
a"kr
A
demanding
control
ol
tne
uaraan-1
nnisnea
its
worn
nere
lor.u.e
being
and
departed
on
Tuesdays
train
for
Terrace.
During
the
few
days
here
about
20
men
were
recruited
for
overseas
and
for
Home
Guard
service.
Deen
going
vo
"u.
amDle
of
his
predecessors,
tne
to
Join
the
army
points
Manner
In
Which
Prisoners
Wercjother
Resented
f.hnt
that
th
the
number
number
now.
now.
eniis
enlisting
Wendell
Willkie
Taking
Holiday
so
United
States
Presidential
Candi
date
and
His
Wife
Arrive
at
Colorado
Springs
COLORADO
SPRINGS,
July
10.,
Wendell
L.
Willkie,
Republican
candidate
for
President
of
the
United
Staf..i
arrlvoH
Vlprp
hv'
rtlatlp
lt
British
Successful
Attacks
NO
DETAILS
OF
TRAGEDY
Two
Fishermen
Brothers
Mlfsmg
And
Believed
Drowned
Down
Co-jst
Stall
Sergeant
Ernest
CSammon.
"
,
though
.many
Incendiary
bombs
wee
dropped
on
one
southeast
town.
Eight
German
planes
and
one
British
craft
were
shot
down
In
air
battles
Monday.
Duke
Of
Windsor
Is
Appointed
As
Bahama
Governor
LONDON,
July
10:
Appointment
of
thf
Duke
of
Windsor
as
Governor
General
of
the
Bahama
Isl-
n.n.
(
nnw
rtfffl'ilv
nnnrmnrpd
hw
tho
nrltish
eovernment.
He
and!
Quite
a
number
of
young
men
the
Duchess
wifr
shortly
be
leaving!
from
Smithers
and
vicinity
have
Nassau
If
ne
f0n0w
the
ex-,
Duke
will
pay
semi-annual
visits
.n
ntn
ttwmo
,wj
JUiaiiu,
-va
v.
brings
the
total
up
to
aretty
good
figure.
Manv
of
the
veterans
who
would
like
to
Join
are
at
present
debarred
by
the
qualifications
that
are
Some
of
the
recruits
left
for
(Prince
Rupert
on
Tuesdays
train
while
others
are
taking
a
few
days
to
look
after,
their
affairs
before
leaving
home.
Those
who
will
be
travelling
right
through
to
Victoria
or
Vancouver
will
be
leaving
on
later
trains
to
make
the
boat
connec
tion
In
Prince
Rupert.
Appointment
Of
Stimson
Is
Confirmed
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
July
10.
With
twenty-eight
members
of
the
chamber
votlne
against,
tne
ap
nolntment
of
Henry
L.
Stimson
as
Secretary
for
War
was
approved
by
thP
uDner
house
yesterday.
It
is
ex
npitd
the
annolntment
of
Col.
Prank
Knox
as
Secretary
of
the
Navy
will
be
similarly
confirmed
hut
not
without
another
fight
On
the
part
ot
Isolationists.
King
Carol
Is
Trying
To
Keep
Present
Govt
BUCHAREST;
July
10.
King
Car-
'
"
-
-
i
-
-
woe,
w,
..v.w
j
r
.
rilcht.
arromnanled
bv
Mrs.
Wlllkle.iol
L
taking
strenuous
steps
to
pre-
and
will
take
a
complete
rest
for
serve
his
present
government
and
two
weeks
before
starting,
the
cam-1
maintain
Roumianla's
Integrity.
palgn.
They
checked
In
at
the
i
There
are
reports
that
General
An-
Broadmoor
Hotel
Immediately.
after
arrival.
-
"A
:
toneseu.
leader
of
the
Iron
Guard
party,
may
be
arrested.
.
l
Against
Naval
And
Air
Bases
Of
Nazis
Two,
Destroyers
Set
Afire
at
Wilhelmshaven
Other
Ves-
r
sels
Hit
by
Bombers
Various
UDjectives
airucK
provincial
police,
s'itrd
yester-
rnwnnM
T..1
m
TV.n
Pnval
Mr-
Vnma
.nntiniios
that
d-tallcd
re-
'
'i
day
afternoon
no
i.
,
f.
j
0,v
otll
cuctinc
xaiuo
agaiuot
uavcu
emu
u
uuovo
uo
port
'lid
yet
been
received
at!
uigiujc
police
headquarters
here
in
re-
as
Otner
military
ODjecuves
in
urermany
arm
ueriiiaii-ui:-iard
to
oeorge
and
Robert
Robert-,
cupied
territory.
One
attack
yesterday
was
east
of
Wilson
jishermen
brothers,
who
are
1
heimshaven,
the
great
German
naval
base,
where
two
des-atSnsTntt
'
trovers
were
set
afire.
In
Danish
waters
a
supply
ship
Rivers
Inlet
district
oft
Queen
j"
.vv.
Charlotte
Bound.
The
reoort
as
to
aaniagea.
Docks
at
Kiel
and
oil
depots
at
th
two
men
being
missing
was
.a
from
th,.
nrnvinclal
nollce
Hamburg
were
also
the
tragets
of
u4
r.
t
-t
,Hir.
n,trni
hk
successful
attacks.
'
i
The
Royal
Air
Force
lost
seven
i
'
,
planes
in
an
attack
on
Stavanger,
AJR
RAIDS
KEEPING
UPi:
Eight
German
IManes
and
One
British
Brought
Down
Norway,
but
extensive
damage
was
done
to
the
airdrome
there.
Mines
Off
Eire
Coast
bUBLIN,
July.
10.
As
a
mea-
LONDON.
July
lUi
yr
;
.
.
-
-
-
-
(
ederman.
aircraft
raided
north-
sure
ol
protection
against
pos-
ston
last
east
i
and
and
j
southeast
southeast
Jr.w.A-'
'
'xviai,
England-
England
ana
onrr
'"SlOie
Invasion,
invasion,
mines
inuitro
are;bebg.
ic-wc"is-
-
,
,
1.
pnp
Vancouver
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Missouri,
.05.
Bralorne,
7.50.
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V.
Gold
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.15.
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Hedley
Mascot,
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Reeves
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,03
(ask).
Francoeur,
.13
(bid).
.
Gods
Lake,
562.
Hardrock,
.58.
Int.
Nickel,
.31.
Kerr
Addison,
1.76.
Little
Long
Lac,
1.86.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.08.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
M.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
.90.
Moneta,
.38.
Noranda,
43.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.17.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.44.
'
San
Antonio,
1.50.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.52.
Uchl,
.26.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
.
v
Smelters
Gold,
.00V4.
Dominion
Bridge,
23.00.
I
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I
SEIZURE
DENIED
SINGAPORE
Naval
authorities
here
deny
that
the
French
liner
He
de
France
has
been
seized
but
say
that
it
has
been
only
detained
pending
instructions
and
is
still
Hying
the
French
Hag.
MINISTER
SPEAKS
OTTAWA
In
his
lirst
speech
yesterday
as
minister
of
national
defence.
Col.
J.
L..Ral-
said:
"Our
iob
fa
-to
be
prrparcu
ir
nj"is
.
j
.Mnn,nr
u.
.hi,.a
ih-
lm-
eastern
Scotrand
yesterday
It
was
;
--7
P-0,ff"T.
Mi
nl
!
Ion
has
been
expressed
that
cal
fitness.
training
and
discipline
t,ll,uc.
uaiuosc
-
in
1
..1J
1
all
in
VYM-rlS
get
a
foothold
on
the
British
resourcefulness
and
energy
In
the
Isles
by
way
of
Eire.
war
effort.
VllV;
.11
'iENEMY
ARE
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Jooiuton
Oo.)
TOO
CLOSE
United
States
Said
to
Be
Alarmed
at
Presence
of
German
and
Italian
Prisoners
,In
Canada
WASHINGTON,
July
10.
The
United
States
Department
of
State,
it
lis
admitted,
Is
somewhat
alarmed
!
over
the
movement
of
German
and
Italian
prisoners
from
Great
Brl-,
tain
to
Canada
for
Internment
but
has
not
as
yet
made
any
official
'
representalons.
I
MOISTURE
IS
NEEDED
Hay
and
Seed
Crop
In
Bulldey
Valley
Will
Be
Light
'
SMITHERS,
July
10.
Haying
has
started
in
the
Bulkley
Valley
but,
owing
to
the
continued
dry
spell
that
has
been
experienced
this
year,
the
hav
croD
Is
going
to
be
very
light
while
the
timothy
seed
harvest
will
be
exceedingly
light.
Grain
crons
and
garden
stun
can
do
very
well
yet
if
there
is
a
good
rain
soon.
Otherwise
these
crops,
too,
will
suffer.
Rain
clouds
eather
day
after
day
and
occasionally
there
will
be
ft
few
drops
of
rain
or
a
light
shower
bus
the
clouds
seem
to
disperse
wltn-
out
providing
the
moisture
that
seems
to
be
hanging
around.
NO
PRIVATEER
FLIERS
LONDON,
July
10!
(CP)
Air
Ministry
Is
"concerned"
denials
ot
the
existence
of
Th
that
free
lance
pilots
are
being
Ignored.
The
belief
that
there
are
''independent
nignts
is
inconsistent
witn
tue
records
of
the
Royal
Air
Force,
It
Is
pointed
out,
aVUt
t
.
i