l
our
or
Five
Hundred
Machines
Said
to
Have
Taken
Part
j
In
Almost
Continuous
War
on
Nazi
Bases
I
LONDON,
June
26:
(CP)
The
Royal
Air
Force
(les-
royed
nine
more
German
fighter
planes
over
the
Channel
in
a
shattering
raid
to
reinforce
its
mastery
of
the
daylight
,
skies
in
that
area.
Three
British
fighters
were
missing.
Only
a
few
hours
after
the
Royal
Air
Force
wound
up
the
greatest
24
hour
offensive
it
has
yet
attempted,
a
con-'
(
tlnuous
assault
In
which
400
to,
BRITISH
GAINS
IN
N.AFRICA
rrojrtsslve
DUinlr
gration
Of
Fascist
Forres
In
Ethiopia
Is
Mentioned
In
Communique
CAIRO.
June
28:
-Britain's
gar-
rLn
at
Tobruk,
Libya,
yesterday
ma'le
f
mug
gains
against
the
Axis
front
and
considerably
strengthened
their
position
In
thts
sector,
the
Middle
East
command
said
to-Uaj
Th's
flgn
of
a
new
British
offensive
1
reng'h
on
1
Fie
"western
de-cr
wa
,
coupled
wHh
gains
in
E?t
Afr'ca
and
what
the
communique
called
'the
progressive
d!;mtegt
v
ion
of
the
Fas
'1st
forces
tn
Ecthlopla,"
JAPAN
MAY
JOIN
AXIS
Admiral
Uuccl
Suggests
Siberian
Islands
May
be
Occupied
Head
Off
U.S.
Vichy
French
Admit
Losses
Syria
Today
500
planes
are
said
to
have
participated,
the
roar
of
aircraft
could
be
heard
along
the
south
coast
as
planes
raced
across
the
Channel.
Yesterday's
great
raid
culminated
in
another
smashing
air
attack
on
western
Germany
with
Bremen
and
Kiel
as
the
main
objectives.
I
Russia
Asked
Not
To
End
War
Without
Allies
-i
LONDON.
June
26:
(.CP)
1
Reports
circulated
here
to-
night
that
Russia
would
be
1
asked
to
subscribe
to
an
Inter-
allied
agreement
against
con-
eluding
a
separate
peace
with
Germany
before
the
end
of
the
war.
i
!
Plan
Rebuilding
Improved
London
War
Has
Demonstrated
How
City.
Can
He
Bcttcrrd
And
Architects
I
'
IticMICC
If
ROME,
June
26:
CPAdmlral
0QN
June
26:
(Cp"Not
a
N.1VV
aS-
.
.
...
.
r
i
..t
II,
n
Italian
L
..j
uma
uwxi
m
-
-
-
"new
London,
out
a
reDuui
mm
serted
today
that
Japan
might
3om.im
oved
London"
Is
the
objective!
in
the
Axis
war
on
Russia,
occupy-
p
Qf
BrlUsh
architcc.ts
'
mg
all
of
Saghallen
Island
and
me
piannlng
for
the
future,
Soviet
base
at
petropavlovsk
on
the
cbscrvlng
trie
makc-shlf
t
ar-1
Kamchatka
peninsula
to
prevent
ran(tcmcnts
tne
war
has
necesslt-,
the
United
States
from
occupying
n
Uwt
great
clty
'Siberian
bases
in
a
war
gainst
9pcaklng
before
the
Royal
So-Japan,
Germany
and
Italy."
.
.
or
Arts
w
u,
Ansell.
presi
dent
of
the
Royal
Institute
of
British
Architects
said
that
London-,
crs
axe
passionately
interested
in
j
the
plans
for
rebuilding
as
Is
testl-1
fled
by
the
flood
of
theories
and';
suzccstlons
which
fill
the
columns.
of
the
dally
newspapers.
The
war
has
demonstrated
how
certain
aspects
of
a
rebuilt
city
imnrrwod
and
has
afforded
VICHY.
June
26:
CP-
The
m
opportunities
for
study
along
tonight
that
nri-
0f
traf-
French
admitted
flS
lne
roullng
nu
I-
e.irin
hnvn
driven
.
,
.
j
..le-irin?
vlstai
-on
tuiua
in
uj
-
nc.
lanascapius
nim
-
about
fifty
miles
north
of
Damas-
London's
historic
buildings
j
:us
and
roughly
half
way
to
an
Im-
fae
relcascd
from
the
lmprls-i
portant
railroad
and
desert
bus
onment
of
commCrclal
buildings
route
junction
of
Horns.
flanking
them
too
closely.
The
London
skyline
would
bej
SKIZK'
DUTCH
VESSELS
u
wlthoul
tts
church
spires,
Mr.
I
.
Ansell
said,
and
.the-
Londoner
HULL,
Eng.,
June
26:
(CPi-Ad-
bc
unhappy
about
it.
London
-en
f
!m
Holland
indicate
the
relaln
Wrcn-S
steeples
and
a
Oennans
have
seized
many
Dutch
1)ndon
pining
board
should
be
oastal
vessels
for
operation
under
crfalcd
iQ
supCrvlsc
all
the
work
Nazi
direction
to
German,
Swedish
Jn
conncotlon
with
thedr
and
Danish
ports.
-
.
preservation.
:daiisScE
i
-j-
JULY
SEVENTH
Heligoland,
4U,uuu,
o.
,
and
9.2c.
VICTORIA,
June
26:
(CP)-
8,500,
nSSBooth.
Doom,
11.5c
and
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
an-
Kyrelle,
nounccd
today
that
British
8.6c.
Oldfleld,
11,500,
Atlln,
Atnn,
11.6c
and
Columbia
would
go
on
daylight
saving
on
July
7.
The
change
0c
and
wl
l
be
effected
by
an
order-
,
D.S.I.,
n,w
In-councll.
J
8
8ape
Race(
5fi00,
Booth,
10.8c
and
8'7c-
POv
LIB
Ft
i
VICTORIA,
B
T
Weather
oreca
w
.
TomorroWs
Tides
...
259
ajn.
203
ft.
Prince
Rupert
District
and
Queen
r&
High
15:21
19.0
ft.
Charlotte
Islands
Light
vest
pjn.
9:10
a.m.
2.7
ft.
winds,
cloudy
and
mild
becoming
-
Qf
9.
Low
21:15
p.m.
12
ft.
party
cloudy.
I
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol"
XXX.,
No.
149.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE
26,
1941.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Russian
Army
Recuperate
Quickly
Smashing
Attack
On
Western
German
Bases
By
British
Airpl
anes
TORCH
OF
VICTORY
IN
THREE
RIVERS
A
panoramic
view
of
the
Torch
of
Victory
on
L;a
Place
Pierre-Boucher,
at
Three
Rivers,
Que.
The
rymb-lic
torch
ts
laid
near
the
Flambeau
monument,
another
torth
erected
by
Youth
In
1S34
as
a
tribute
to
pioneer
ancestors.
I
a(MWWO0tfOOO0OOOOO0OOO00W)OO0OOOOOOWOOOOOOCKHtKOllKli
War
News
i
6
GERMANS
DELAY
ANNOUNCEMENT
LONDON
The
promised
German
announcement
in
repaid
1o
the
progress
of
the
war
has
'been
delayed,
oslensiMy
because
lo
xive
any
details
would
be
of
benefit
to
the
enemy,
it
is
staled
that
a
million
Germans
are
taking
part
in
the
drive
along
the
whole
front
and
a
million
more
are
In
reserve.
Some
veiy
cxtravasant
claims
are
being
made
as
to
German
victories
but
so
far
nothing
to
substantiate
the
claims
has
been
given
out.
PLANES
SHOT
DOWN
NEW
YORK
The
Russian
radio
said
last
night
in
a
Trench
radio
broadcast
beard
by
the
National
Broadcasting
system
that
27
German
planes
had
been
shot
down
today
and
it
admitted,
that
17
Russian
planes
had
failed
to
return
to
their
bases.
FINLAND
WILL
FIGHT
HIXSINKI
Finland
announces
her
determination
to
defend
herself
with
all
her
power
against
"this
latest
aggression
by
a
former
enemy."
A
number
of
bombs
have
been
dropped
on
tills
city
and
on
other
Finnish
centres.
RRITISH
TO
INVESTIGATE
LONDON
The
British
government
is
investigating
the
I'imtili
situation
in
its
relation
to
the
war.
Reports
have
come
through
to
the
effect
that
German
troops
have
been
using
Helsinki
and
other
Finnish
centres
as
bases
and
the
Finns
have
been
aiding
the
Germans
in
other
ways.
A
thorough
investigation
will
be
made
by
the
British
with
a
view
to
possibly
straightening
out
any
misunderstandings.
ITALIAN
TROOPS
TO
RUSSIAN
FRONT
KOMI)
It
is
announced
here
that
the
Duce
will
send
Italian
troops
to
the
Russian
front
and
it
is
suggested
that
tlire
will
probably
bc
used
for
keeping
open
the
lines
of
com-niunicati'jn,
rather
than
being
in
the
front
line.
POPE
TO
BROADCAST
KOMI'-U
Is
announced
here
that
the
Tope
will
broadcast
from
Vatican
City
on
Sunday
a
statement
giving
the
views
of
the
Catholic
Church
on
the
war
situation.
PRESSURE
ON
JAPAN
LONDON
It
is
reported
here
that
Germany
is
trying
to
bring
pressure
to
bear
on
the
Japanese
government
to
force
It
to
enter
the
war.
Italian
newspapers
also
are
urging
a
similar
line
of
action.
Japan
is
considering
carefully
the
changed
situation
and
it
is
understood
may
wait
several
weeks
before
making
a
definite
statement.
By
that
time
the
present
war
trend
will
become
clearer
than
it
is
today.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
The
weather
has
been
cloudy
with
a
few
showers.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Light
to
moderate
northwest
winds,
mostly
lair
and.
mild
becoming
cloudy
In
the
morning.
DIDN'T
LIKE
TROUSERS
EXETER,
Eng.,
June
26:
(CP)
Annnvpd
because
his
sten-dauchter.
LOOK
FOR
!
ARMISTICE
Australian
Correspondent
In
Syria
Says
Reserves
All
Now
in
'
Action
I
NEW
YORK,
June
26.
Australia's
official
war
correspondent
in
Syria,
quoting
Australian
staff
officers,
said
today
it
would
not
be
surprising
if
the
Vichy
defenders
of
the
Levant
states
sought
an
armistice
within
a
few
days.
The
Australian
radio
said
in
a
broadcast
heard
here
that
the
correspondent
stated
the
Vichy
authorities
now
have
all
the
reserves
in
action
and
have
already
tried
their
main
counter
thrust
without
success.
Germans
Admit
Loss
Of
Ship
I
Nails
State
rocket
BatUeihlp
Ad
miral
Schecr
Has
Now
Returned
From
Raiding
For
War
Nurses
In
Middle
East
Soviet
Army
Makes
Quick
Recovery
After
Germans
Push
Throush
Masses
of
Troops
Thrown
Into
Line
and
Reformed
the
Russian
Front
After
Panzer
Units
Made
Drive
on
Vilna
ATnsrnw
Juno
2fi:
(CV)
Masses
of
Soviet
troops
i
thrown
into
the
line
after
German
panzer
units
had
broken
!
through
in
the
drive
on
Vilna
in
Lithuania
reformed
the
j
front
and
checked
the
Nazi
advance,
Russian
military
dis-I
patches
reported
today.
They
said
that
Soviet
troops
were
i
holding
tight
also
at
other
points
along
the
thousand
mile
front
and
said
that
Przcmysl
on
the
border
of
German
occupied
Po
land
was
recaptured
In
the
Russian
counter-attack.
The
German
infantry
failed
completely
in
their
efforts
to
follow
tanks
through
temporary
gaps,
they
said.
'
(Vichy
nnnfc
pnM
lY-.lt
Vl
A
florin
Q
Tl
Y
O
H
made
no
new
advance
except'sllght
ealns
on
Dart
of
the
Polish
front.)
BERLIN,
June
26:
(CP)
Thej
German
high
command
declared
goviet
Again
Bombs
Finland
in
Or-today
"successes
of
great
dimen-,
er
to
End
Provocations
by
That
,
sions"
are
beginning
to
show
in
the
Country
invasion
of
Russia.
The
communi-
j
que
devoted
only
two
brief
sen-'
MOSCOW,
June
26:
(CP)-
The
itences
which
gave
no
details
about;
'the
Eastern
front
There
had
been!
Moscow
radio
in
an
official
state-
iiii,
tr
nori
in
fhat
riptniisimeut
charged
"Finland
with
Hag-
of
the
success
would
appear
.in
the,iraJyUcoI.he..trty
with
"
'
-
.
I
.
7
t..it.ti
4T7ticcla
Smrfo
tlnrrhztrt'
Hlrt.nrinrt
nnii
communique,
loaay
s
war
Duueua
was
two
hours
later
than
usual.
GRANDMAS
TO
WIN
WAR
Seven
Sussex
Women
From
73
To
95,
Are
Doing
Their
Part
LONDON.
June
26:
(CP)
Seven
Sussex
women,
whose
ages,
total
j
577
years,
are
each
helping
the
war
effort
in
some
way.
Thei
youngest
is
73
and
the
oldest
95.
"We
mav
be
old
but
we're
not
too.
old
to
help
to
beat
Hitler,"
one
of
1
them
declared.
I
Mrs.
Christina
VIOLATION
OF
TREATY
IS
CHARGED
Irfprlnrprt
that
the
Red
armv
and
(fleet
would
strike
heavy
blows
against
Finland
to
end
sueh
pro-!
vocations.
'
HELSINKI.
June
25:
(CP)
Sov-
i
let
air
raiders
kept
up
devastating
,
raids
on
Finland
today
Inflicting
destruction
over
a
wide
area
of
country.
Heaviest
hit
apparently
was
the
port
of
Turku,
which
waa
raided
ten
times
last
night
with
many
casualties
and
much
damage.
INSURANCE
IS
POPULAR
British
Columbia
Stands
Third
In
Piercv.
95.
of,
r!a
nsiriinn
Prnvinrr
Tn
Amount
Worthing
devotes
part
or
her
day
Invested
to
knitting
for
the
forces
and
has'
knitted
a
number
of
comforts.
She
TORONTO,
June
26:
OveT
$165,-jls
as
active
as
some
women
many
000,000
of
new
ordinary
life
insur-'years
younger.
Her
father,
Thomas
ance
was
in
Canada
and
New-
Pettlgrew,
was
on
the
royal
staff
foundland
during
the
first
flve
when
Queen
Victoria
was
born.
months
of
this
year,
an
increase
j
Miss
Jessie
Bond,
88,
last
or
the
or
3
percent
as
compared
with
the
...
.
1-1
1
-
fln
r-V.
r-H11
,
original
oiivujmuo,
miu
one
same
periou
01
iuw,
according
w
BERLIN
June
26.
The
German
is
able
to
entertain
wounded
sol-
figures
compiled
by
the
Life
Ih-high
command
today
acknowledged
dh?rs
at
the
piano,
and
the
73-
trance
Research
Bureau
and
re-the
loss
of
the
German
surface
raid-
year
old
Baroness
Maysle
de
Fay-
leased
today
by
the
Canadian
Life-er
whose
father
was
a
friend
of
Association,
in
an
Indian
Ocean
battle
with
beck,
insurance
Officers
a
British
cruiser,
but
claimed
the
King
Edward
VII.
is
staging
vaude-
Saies
for
the
month
of
May,
W
Ad-ville
shows
for
the
troops.
Every
spared
with
the
same
month
battleship
return
of
the
pocket
mimi
?rhppr
from
a
raldine
cruise
morning
she
gets
up
between
fouriiast
year,
showed
an
increase
of
?n
thlSntlf
five
o'clock
to
run
her
private
!no
le4
ithan
14
peroent.
td
a
total
in
tin.
11m
I
"canteen"
for
the
troops
coming
r
over
$36,000,000.
These
sales.
off
night
duty.
'which
are
based
upon
the
experi-
I
Another
Sussex
woman
of
80
Is
ence
of
18
companies
representing
.devoting
much
of
her
time
to
ar-
35
percent
of
the
business
in
force,
ranging
shows
to
raise
money
for
are
for
new
settledrfbr
ordinary
.war
purposes,
and
a
-woman
of
84
insurance
only,
exclusive
of
group
;ls
busy
making
clothes
for
air
raid
and
wholesale
lnsurarwfc.
armul-
victims
In
London
and
other
big
ties,
pension
bonds
.without
insur-
YWC.A.
Offers
Real
Relaxation
for
.cities.
'ance,
re-Insurance,
revivals,
etc.
Armv
Sisters
on
Leave
I
Mlss
M-
Robinson,
whose
family,
for
May
byv
province
were
'
ihavc
been
Sussex
Quaker
farmers
!as
follows:
I
I
...
.
...
it
1irl1lh.M
tlnyin
i
1
nnna
Ann
Hot
'.smze
ine
wine
01
wuuum
BrIUSn
uommDia
o,w
roMnnN
Tiinc
26-
(CP)
J?
SZr
are
now
M,
jnd
is
olr
war
work
U
..jjww
'utSZSdr
f
Stfkss
::::::
,atlon.
The
club
Is
in
charge
01
miss
j,
,
r,!
tsianrf
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It
will
shortly
move
to
nremlses.
with
a
lounge,
rooms,
several
sitting
rooms
from
35
to
40
bedrooms.
The
Y.W.C.A.
also
maintains
a
residential
club
centre
for
army
nursing
sisters
in
Egypt.
QUININE
PRODUCTION
19,
wore
trousers
an
Irate
husband
declined
to
pay
his
wife
her
separ-
The
Netherlands
East
Indle3
pro-atlon
allowance
and
was
sent
to
duce
95
per
cent
of
the
quinine
used
prison
for
a
month.
In
the
world.
larger
-
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km
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and
children
1
nine
11
t'..
ri
rKi.vi
ui
j
lu.
k.
too
Is
76
and
totally
blind.
She
learned
recently
to
knit
and
now
spends
her
time
making
comforts.
Just
over
the
Sussex
border
is
a
woman
of
102
who
is
playing
her
part
in
a
similar
way.
SPLIT
MONTH-END
Primitive
calendars
were
based
on
the
lunar
month
of
29
Vi
days-
Newfoundland
Total
-
$36,172,000
AMERICAN
DEAD
SEA
Mono
lake,
a
vast,
desolate
6ly
of
water
in
California,
is
called
The
Dead
Sea
of
America."
A.
D.
Robertson
Is
leaving
on
the
'Cardena
tomorrow
for
Vancouv-.