Irs VICTORIA, B.C. ' ' - -"a AST rj. She Tomorrow's. Tides Rupert Dlstr. prince High 1:51 a-m. 20.9 ft. Islands Llgh Charlotte 14:44 pjn. 18.9 It. erate northwest winds, pai Q. Low . 8:35 p.m. 25 It and mild. 20:35 p.m. 13, It. ' NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER "xkirNo. nri ? ,mi IV 148. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C:, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Both fighter shot down one of the bombers and other were scattered under the heavy ground fire. . Uter today Russia hurled aj hole-:ale air offensive against Fin-' land and the Finns made a second sharp protest to Moscow against thai they called an unprovoked attack Bombs were dropped on Helsinki twice and swarming flights j of Russian bombers and fighters aused four alarms in the capital; before noon this morning. Bombs ai:o fell on other Finnish cities. The Finnish government will tell Parliament tonight what measures ths nation will take against the ( Soviet l BERLIN, June 25. A Nazi spokesman said Finland was already ati vir with Russia. I LITTLE NECK CLAMS COME FROM JAPAN TtaTel to This Country Among Oyster Seed and Become Iscful Migrant puwisnea among ine prugirsa imports gives an Interesting account of the Introduction of the Japan-Little Neck Clam that Is being acclimatized in some parts of the province. The article follows: Recently, through the medium of oyster 'seed, a species of 'little neck' clam, called Paphla phillpplnarum, has been Introduced from Japan In to nrltlxh Columbia in the and- rem mi t. t hemselves to some naisacf 1.. or rocks. Tn Jnnan. strings 01 em Pty oyster shells are suspended in the water during the spawning season, and each shell catches up several hundred young oysters which at this stage are called 'spat. After becoming acclimatized to ex- posure by removal from tne waier 'or gradually lengthening periods of time the 'seed' Is packed loosely In wooden cases and shipped by steam-" to arrive in British Columbia In late March or early April. On arrival here, it Is immediately plant-fd out on the oyster beds. "When the shells are set out in Continued on PAGE FOUR 8c. Sides Finland Is Objeclive of Air 'ALASKAN Offensive By Russia Today HIGHWAY Bombs Dropped in Spite . of Sharp Protest of Government Of That Country Other Cities Struck HELSINKI, June 25. Soviet bombers raided Hel-sinKi early todav, flying high eastward from the direction of Hango. Violent anti-aircraft fire and shells seemed to surround the planes followed by earthly explosions from East MeisinKi. na RAIDS ON GERMANY British Keeping Up Heafy rounding of Germany and Trench Coast Cities LONDON, June 25 Royal Air Force bombers roared across the Knglish Channel twice today, once briefly in the morning, then in a heavier daylight smash (his afternoon, following up the fourteenth night assault on Western Germany. For both daylight raids thunderous explosions echoed over the water. The air ministry announced that seven German planes were shot down in the daylight foray. It was stated here that this bombardment was just the prelude to bigger things to tome and was particularly damaging to Germany's war efforts. Today's raid was equal to those maft" on Britain during the most strenuous days of the big German blitzkreig. The Kiel Canal, Strasbourg and French invasion ports were among the chlel objectives of the British attack. A short article by D. D. Quale of , . the Nanalmo Biological Station frHflC lYllIllS tCl Unable To Come Mr. Mackenzie King I II.... Visit 8.2c. Advance II., 11,500, Atlln, 11.6c and 8c. . 8c. Gulvlk, 10,000, Storage, u.ac aim RACKETEER'S BLACK BOOK LONDON. June 25: (OP) A wnrv.hook" listing names of doz- , wt-ri.h-nulck" racketeers Winning IS EASY men was revealed yesterday by only two months wnen she was Congressman Warren O. Magnuson. called up to rescue persons bur-chairman of the International Jed In the ruins of a bombed house, highway commission. She helped in he search, band- Magnuson made public for the aged and comforted the wounded, first time the detailed report on When a woman asked for her the project. It was on the basis of mother, Miss Straw entered the this report that Secretary of State house and brought out the body of Hull last week instructed the Am- the missing woman, ignoring the ercan minister at Ottawa to begin danger of a time-bomb in the gar-negollatlons immediately with the den. Canadian government looking to- After her nightlong duties she ward constru-tlon of the highway, was on the job as usual the next Replete with surprises- the re- day at the Croydon lawyer's office port, prepared after months of en- where she Is employed, ' gineering studies and surveys, dis- . pels many fallacies that previously existed concerning the projest, which both the United States arid Canadian commissions deem important to orth American defence. Fears Dispelled Early fears were expressed that the highway would present tremendous engineering difficulties, entail enormous costs, be snowbound most of the year, available 1 for traffic only durirtg"the"warm summer months and serve only a limited military use. Here are the facts as presented In Magnuson's report: The highway lies in very simple terrain. Costs would range from as low as $7,000 per mile to a maxi-' mum not exceeding $20,000 peri mile, thus keeping the totad cost within twenty-five million dollars. 4100 Feet At Highest I Highest point on the route would ( be 4,400 feet, Jower than Chinook Appreciates or Nachcs ass, or While Pass, Prince - - a where the state has long been II V I vai lull Rupert On Present Tour .urged to construct another cross- state highway. Olof Hanson has received a tele- Snowfall and precipitation are ram from Prime Minister W. L. surprisingly light, so that year region MaCKenzie King who says "Because around operaUon of the highway about Ladysmlth harbor. The new oI limited time at my disposal n wouia De easuy assured. rb, ,. nroniM sn successfully win hp ImDosslble for me to visit "It would would be be possible possible u,MsrT-. -:,v -tuutarlv heavy and to keep that it may become an economic Prince Rupert on the present tour, this roadway open throughout the aeet to the province. The imml- i wm appreciate your giving my winter with greater ease than in' mil, . opnmnltshed bv 'stow- cWnrc rcsrrets to the citizens." any of the Northern States," the' tog away' an account of how Tne message the Chamber of report comments, W. J Project and charts of Uie this was done is of interest. Commerce received from maps Jananesn ovstcrs were introduced Tumbull, principal secretary to the highway commence at Fairbanks as IntoE Minister, read that Uie Mile 0, and end at Hazelton, Mae tut Sn yS aeo and since imc Minister regretted that he 1320 and Fort St James, Ml e then" avaSle and flourishing in- cou,d not visit fl,, However, ior his return trip, uis enBasvuicuKj " vv uui ul rairuaims iui oiai iiiuc a numper o i reason,. I " .that he .eturn to the road would encounter only iilZST Capitol at as early date as pos- 6-000 cubic yards of solid rock t i" .P. f aiS Lt.,1 scale. . .hie. e Their suggestion, however, Is . Oddly the heaviest costs of the "oo uuuc au, uu . . . . only In the summers of 1932 and highly appreciated. 1938. Ro to maintain tne suppiy of oysters, the growers are forced to import annually from Japan quantities of oyster seed young oysters one -eighth to one-half an inch In Itnzth Wlieh young oysters start ineu ,9.2c and and! I a they u... free-swlmmlng ..o.cuiimmliiz Halibut Sales American entire highway would be borne hi the southern portion, where thirty ' n . . 1 1- 1 .1 U - Mnn miLCO Ol IOVK WU1R. WUUIU UC llCVi' essary. I During the winter months, the Ireport points out, the ground would 10.7c and ne irozen nam a.m. MutuUBU u- ratern lSiem, 17 Vl.uw, 000, Royal, wj , nrpspnt ,frl,-H of irmvpl under life, Canadian quite active are and are carried about, viking I,. 12,000, Pacific, 10.8c and by currents for a period of about gc. . three weeks. At the end of that, parma, 20,000. Storage, 10.Cc and time, when about one-hundredth 1 8c. .. ... r 1..... . .I..., ottip down n w nnno. Storage, 11c ana tsc. mi men iuiib, uiy v.- - ' ,n c plans, would be equivalent .hard-surfaced road. us Could Replace Ships to a With refernce to the defence aspects of the project, Magnuson's report quotes Brig. Oen. S. B. 14,000, Storage, iu.c rjuckner, In charge of all rnMEary rioan clean, solid iu object, 11... such ,,,,-h a, as old oiasneiis shells and ana Be uc. affairs In Alaska, as roiiows: in standi in.rn.HnnBi h0hwv will DOVre.iJ., 1V,VVV, i ""'"l : v .vw...v.-... .-o , give us an aa-iana route ior uie Minnie V., 6,500, Booth, 11.6c and 'movement of supplies, equipment ana reiniorcemenis. n wouia mane Independent of the control of the sea, temporarily or otherwise; It would not throw us out of Alaska." The commission also commented: "With the constant and Increasing destruction of shipping the time may soon come when the need for ships may require the wholesalers WllOiesaieia who w buy and, resell Jdef lection of Alaskan vessels to it.i, ,, lrwrfnnf Amoroonrv onv nrtlrl ttiat IS snort m ouyyij uwici iu"- u.lKvv.. ..n j IZMVMbytotMVtovtoto- With a constructed d mllUons of trucks avaU- Bulletins OTTAWA The appointment of Norman A. Robertson, counsellor in the Department of External Affairs, as 'Under-Secretary of State loExtejiial Affairs was announced tonight by Prime Min ister King. WASHINGTON Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, announced today that he is "considering a loan to the British government," He said that 'the purpose of the loan would be "to provide the British with dollar exchange to pay for war supplies without having to sell American securities ,and investments at a forced sale. These investments would provide collateral." He gave no amount ol the proposed loan. WASHINGTON Roosevelt does not Intend to issue neutrality proclamation in regard to the Russian German war, Acting Secretary of State Welles announced today. American ships thus will be permitted to 'carry arms to Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok. NEW YORK The Columbia Broadcasting system reported today that it had been informed by a .Stockholm correspondent that Sweden had announced that she had granted the right of transit of a definite number of German troops from Norway, to Finland. JERUSALEM Behind a step-ped-up aerial offensive Allied forces have surrounded the Syr-Ian desert town of Palmyra, and recaptured Merdjayoun from the Vichy French and are attacking about twelve miles of Beyrut, the capital of Lebanon. RAIL EXPERT KILLED In LONDON, June- 25: (CP) A able, this would not contltute a desperate situation. "Constructed, Its value as a pow ment for developing an almost continental area." , . Latest War UNAf RAID Russians Holding Germans To OF BOMBS r. i ..II t i. di c. 19-Year Old Girt Air Warden, Earned Her George Medal But Shys At Getting It ! International Iload Would Be Open Year 'Round Only Two Seasons LONDON, June 24: (CP) Bonla To Complete . straw, 19-year, old ARP -warden, "commanded" (,o go to Bucking- SEATTLE, June 24: That the ham Palace to receive the George projected highway to Alaska would Medal Irom the King, found the Many Finns stayed in the streets to watch tlic fieht open the year around and can flosptcl, "much mo d,ls hey hPv rlieerod cheered when when a a Finnish Finnish b be completed in two seasons or less than facing any number of bombs." by crews agtfregating only 1300 The girl had been a warden otanastm i raamg diow ror Blow But Nazis Driving Foe WARSAW AND CONSTANTA IN FLAMES DANZIG AND EAST PRUSSIA RAIDED FAILING TO MENTION LOSSES MOSCOW, June 25: (CP) Trading blow for blow with the German air force the Red air fleet reported today that it had left Warsaw and Constanta in flames, raided Danzig and East Prussia and destroyed 381 Nazi planes against the loss of 374 of their own air craft since the war began last Sunday. Along the troop-banked battlefront the Red army was said to be fighting fiercely to check Nazi drives in the Baltic States and old northeast Poland and was holding the German and Rumanian forces to a standstill on the banks of the Prut River. The Soviet communique did not mention that Cernauti and Chisinau, capitals respecively of the Rumanian provinces of Bucovina and Bessarabia which Russia obtained from Rumania a year ago and which Axis sources at Ankara claimed had been occupied by German and Rumanian troops. Also no comment was made on Reutcr's report to London from Stockholm that a heavy Nazi air attack on Leningrad had set extensive fires. BERLIN, June 25, (CP) German successes "baffling the imagination" were achieved during the first three days of Germany's war on Russia and will be announced in detail tomorrow was the military spokesman boast tonight. He claimed that despite heavy resistance, the Soviet troops nowhere have succeeded in holding up the German offensive and the drive is going forward on schedule as planned. The German high command claimed that the Reich's initial advantage was so decisive that "great successes are to be expected." Food Growing Is Compulsory One British Farmer Given 500 Pigs t0 Feed and Raise Fruit Still Scarce rotato Growing Compulsory A local resident, hearing from a ' sister In the west of England, says the great thing just now for the farmers Is growing as much food as possible. So far they have escaped .the bombs. One farmer was given 'five hundred pigs to raise. The difficulty was to find enough feed for j them. All the farmers are growing 'acres more of potatoes this year. 'This Is compulsory under the war time regulations. The lady says its wonderful how everybody has taken to the rationing. There Is very little grumbling. Fruit Is so scarce she has managed to buy only half a dozen oranges since Christmas and dried fruit Is almost unobtainable. The lady's husband 13 platoon commander In the Home Guard. LIVERPOOL, June 25: (CP) W. Thev have parades twice a week for Shuttleworth, of the Cheshire Line ' n0Ur at sunset. The men all look Railway,, an acknowledged expert forward to the parade nights and on ranway operauon, was Kuiea a Nazi air raid over this port. FOR CRICKET FUNDS enjoy the drill. A nephew Is at the Colston School right in the centre of Bristol and had Just returned following a holiday In the country. At the time of writing they were rtt-onarlrifr frV a "wMnnn Ttpplf" 1n London paper is promoting- a fund, man of the house was to buy cricket gear for various army units throughout the United Kingdom. local treasurer of the fund. However with Income tax at ten shillings on the pound they did not feel there was much Opportunity for saving. Judging from the tone of the letter, It seemed that everyone was erful Instrument of defence Is only .happy and carrying on- the usual equaled by its utility as an instru work, growing flowers and loma toes and getting quite a lot of en Joyment from the dally routine. Herring Lassies Busy On Tweeds Deft Workers of British Fishing Ports Mostly in Other Wartime Work lsianas are wona iamous, ior, me export trade. Others are working on the land in the wartime Women's Land Army. Another 2,500 of them are busy "kippering." The STALIN SUPREME Takes Charge Of War Efforts Soviets In Present Struggle Of 1 NEW YORK, June 25: Word has been received here by radio that joseh Stalin, foreign secretary land dictator of Soviet Russia, is '.to take command of the Soviet forces In the present great struggle against his rival dictator. Hitler Is already In supreme com- mand of .the German forces and ;is said to be urging his men for- forward In smashing blows against the enemy. MORE CITY LOTS SOLD In session as a city council yesterday bylaw was read and ad apted by Commissioner D. J. Matheson providing for-the sale of -j properties" as follows: ! Lot 16, block 36. section 1. Vernon Price, $590. Lot 14, block 22, Section 8, Murdoch W. MacKenzie, $50. Lot 8, block 1, section 5, southerly five feet, Even Evensen, $162. Lot 55, block 27. section 1. William T. Moore, $50. Lot 16, block 22, section 8, William MacKenzie, $45. I Lot 6, block 38, section 5, westerly half, Howard C. Toftager, $45. Lot 57. block 27. section 1, Vernon Wagar, $72.50. Lot 11, block 36, section 1,. Gordon Ernest Madison, $500. Weather Forecast Synopsis The weather has been cloudy and mild with a few showers West Coast of Vancouver Island I Light northwest winds, cloudy and GLASGOW, June 25: (CP) The mild with a few local showers and ' 5,000 Scottish "herring lassies" who becoming part cloudy. In peacetime toured the fishing, . ports of Great Britain, gutting and . . salting the catch during each fleet's 1 1 oflV Kpnn)rill(Tn thisljdUJ OCbbDOrOUgil short season, will be missing ' lUt . I -1 HUAa summer iioiil tucu iutjraiue yiw;nta. Their usual season would have Graced Function started in June. But peace must return before seaside hollday-mak- Forrner chatelaine of Rideau Hall ers again wawu men uci at Canadian women's Club in wielding tne gutting unite wuni 1 their Incredible speed and skill. London Most of the "herring girls" come LONDON; June 25: (CP) The from the Outer Hebrides from the countess of Bessborough, wife of Islands of Lewis and, Harris. Many former gOVernor. general of of the girls are working the looms Canada, and R. B. Bennett fnow weaving the tweeds, for which the vlscount Bennett), former Prime Minister of the Dominion, received the guests at an Empire Day dan-sant in the West End of London. Guests included Lt.-Gen. A. O. L. MjcNaughton, officer commanding kipper trade is busier than ever and Canadian Corps, and Mrs. Mc-has a greatly increased output. Naughton, Maj.-Gen. Victor Odium, The "herring lassies" worked un- fflcer commanaing the 2nd Divls-der the supervision of the coopers-',Qn and other miutaryi naval and barrel-makers-in crews of five. alr force potables. auests num. They packed herrings into the bar- jjered 370. rels of salt almost as soon as the J herring fleets unloaded their catch. I The salted herrings went into very few British homes. They were chiefly for export, to Germany, Poland and the Baltic States. Today far fewer herrings are arriving on the East Coast. The herring fleets are much smaller and' . il.i. n -r1..tMM tu.. t ,V,y LT u Vri- tn'nlce "tt yesterday, it being a don White En si en. So the girls are or- to.., . :, . 4I r ... remain North of the Border. DECIMAL YEAR The exact length of the earth's year is 365.242 days. QUEEN'S AIR RAID FUND The Queen's Air Raid Fund got a iatlon of $32.29 from the committee In charge of the Victory Loan Campaign as the half share In the Hitler's Coffin fund. The check going forward tonight will amount to . $71.29. . -;