British
Stopping
Nazi
Drive
CAIRO
A
determined
British
counter
attack
launched
under
an
umbrella
of
unprecedented
air
force
I
si.-
Today's
War
Summary
By
Canadian
1'rtM)
'Joint
British-U.S.
R
aid
New
Manager
Of
Bank
On
Way
North
Mr.
and
Mrs
II.
E.
Woodford
and
child
were
here
yesterday
af-
Lternoon
on
their
way
to
Stewart
where
Mr.
Woodford
will
take
over
the
managership
of
the
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
In
succession
to
H.
V.
Littler
who
has
been
trnnsf
erred
to
Ashcroft.
Mr
Woodford
In
Vancouver
has
been
attached
to
the
staff
of
the
superintendent's
office.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Littler
and
daughter
nre
exj)ccted
to
pass
through
;
here
next
Tuesday
enroutc
south.
1
BASEBALL
SUNDAY
2
Medicals
vs.
ScnrchliRiits.
1
p.m.
Dry
Dock
vs.
Americans,
co-operation
has
checked
at
least
temporarily
the
Axis
thrust
toward
the
Nile
Valley,
a
British
headquarters
communique
wild
today,
borne
of
the
fiercest
fighting
of
the
campaign
took
place
as
reinforced
Imperial
forces
moved
in
to
halt
a
new
drive
eastward
by
Field
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel's
forces,
the
communique
said.
Russians
Counter
Sebastopol
Falls
MOSCOW
Russian
front
line
dispatches
said
to-
..
.
i
..
il.
r
i.
i
..
i
av
tnai
a
uussian
counier-auacK
in
me
iurK
Btcwr
thrown
the
(iprmans
lwick
across
a
strategically
im
portant
stream.
Colliding
with
greatly
strengthened
jRwl
Armv
troow,
the
Germans
were
badly
battered
hvlnlr
east
nf
Kursk
pressure
of
their
tank
assaults
were
slackened.
To
the
south,
however,
the
Nazis
lettered
with
mounting
fury
at
Soviet
positions
in
Hel-
jorod
with
Volchansk
sectors.
The
capture
of
hebasto-
ol
as
a
mas-
of
"ruins
cost
the
Germans
IbO.iMM)
cas
ualties,
including
60,000
killed,
Moscow
announces.
LOVnoN
The
Royal
Air
Force
and
United
tales
Air
Corps
made
a
joint
raid
this
morning
on
....
i
t
fin..
11
4
iree
iNeinenanos
air
iiem,
me
mi
miiupu;
io
,-pre
brotipht
down.
HAS
TAKEN
WAR
POST
BANK
AT
TERRACE
.
.
.
.
1
1
i
...
Local
School
Principal
Assumes
Jim
ieirra
in
nrw
01
F
Dulles
as
Personnel
Manager
creased
HuMnc
at
interior
,11
iiry
woc
;
J
r
wilMm.
nnnclnal
of
Uordeti!
IWtrtACE.
July
4:-The
Terrace
Btreet
school,
has
Uken
over
the
land
District
Board
of
Trade
held
fptwltlon
of
personnel
manaser
for
I
its
regular
monmiy
mecn
on
Wartime
Merchant
Shipping
at
the!
Thursday
evening
at
WIMles
Hotel,
fiorai
cry
dock
where
he
has
al-.
President
Harry
Kir
received
a
Lady
esUbllshed
his
office.
Mr.
letter
from
the
chairman
of
the
IWlUon's
duues
will
be
concerned
posi-r
renaomwMw.!
cvu....
h..
i,.
tnt
t.
th.
welfare
acknowWfirui
hopltalty
cxtend-
fnnd
artlvttles
of
the
men.
He
has'ed
to
members
of
the
council
dor-been
granted
leave
of
absence
their
recent
visit
to
Terrace
Ifrom
his
nedanotlcal
duties
for
.a"-
the
duration
of
the
war.
Several
members
spoke
regard-,
j
Inn
the
desirability
of
Inducing
lone
of
the
chartered
'
banks
to
I
open
a
branch
In
the
vtllaae.
The
Recently
arrived
wave
of
prosperity
has
brought
the
inconvenience
I
of
having
no
bank.
After
some
discussion
It
was
decided
to
com-Imunlcate
with
two
or
three
of
the
banks
with
the
suggestion
they
send
their
man
here
to
gather
data.
Among
other
matters
dealt
with
was
the
proposal
from
Smlthers
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
Improve
i
the
mall
service,
a
proposal
which
Terrace
endorsed.
A
communication
from
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Cen
tral
British
Columbia
received
the
attention
of
Uie
meeting
and
a
re-1
solution
resulted
which
concurred
with
the
idea
of
holding
the
an-J
nual
convention
at
vanaernooi
early
In
August.
COMMANDEER
HOSPITALS
LONDON,
July
4
O
Substantiated
reports
reaching
hero
are
to
tho
effect
Uiat
40
per
cent
of
Norway's
hospitals
liavo
been
taken
over
by
German
military
authorities.
Provincial
Constable
V.
C.
Qar-
dlner
of
the
city
police
Ls
leaving
tonight
for
Vancouver
on
escort
duty.-
The
prisoners
going
south
include
Lloyd
Campbell,
sentenced
to
six
months'
Imprisonment
for
supplying
liquor
to
Indians,
and
Edith
Anderson,
sent
down
for
three
months
for
drunkenness,
k
ANYOX
FIRE
STORY
TOLD
.Mrs.
John
Matthews
Describes
Expediences
of
nig
Conflagration
Mrs.
John
Matthews,
one
of
the
evacuees
of
the
Anyox
fire,
who
has
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert,
told
of
her
experiences
to
the
Dally
News
this
morning.
She
said
that
about
a
week
before
the
fire
tlxere
was
a
bad
lightning;
storm
and
a
tree
fifteen
miles
away
was
hit.
The
men
thought
they
had
put
the
Ire
out
but
the
weather
was
so
dry
that
the
tree
smouldered
and
developed
Into
a
forest
fire.
On
Sunday
It
wan
quite
bad
but
everybody
was
hoping
and
praying
for
rain.
Then
the
wind
changed
and
blew
away
from
Anyox
but
on
Tues
day
it
turned
right
around
to
burn
at
the
junction
nf
the
central
and
southern
fronts
had
j
towards
Anyox.
The
people
at
7
o'clock
Tuesday
night
packed
as
many
valuables
as
they
could
on
a
scow
which
was
tied
to
the
float.
At
half-past
twelve
came
to
tow
were
just
starting
on
the
old
coke
I
plant
Nobody
was
Injured
although
several
came
very
close
tofettln
hurt.
DARING
TORPEDO
ATTACK
SAN
JOSli
A
German
submarine
entered
a
Costa
Rica
port,
200
miles
from
Panama,
and
fired
three
torpedoes
Into
a
3,000-ton
American
freighter,
sinking
the
vessel
anl
killing
23
members
of
the
crew.
THE
ROYAL
CANADIAN
ARMY
StRYICE
CORPS
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
(Standard
Time)
High
6:45
am
16.7
feet
Maximum
78
19:35
pan.
182
feet
Minimum
43
Law
0:40
a.m
7.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
HRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
12:43
pjn.
63
feet
VOL
XXXI.
No.
153
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C..
SATURDAY.'
.TITLY
4.
1942
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
r
.
H
r
K
W1
s
.
.v
r
lonmciwn
Near'
East
Keeping
Up
s
Jens
jens
Laraen
Lraen
01
of
Alice
Auce
Arm
Arm
.
w"nu
yu
'nan
Boy
On
pleasure
boats
tried
to
tow
the
scow
away
from
the
float
but.
not
having
enough
power,
they
were
TheftCharges
unable
to
buck
the
wind
whkh
was
Three
fjun(s
induing
stolen
Wowing
the
scow
against
the
dock.
;
Vtovt
r(y
To
ttf
i)ivid
0f
Every
night
men
had
been
71,1,
Afternoon
watching
that
sparks
did
not
light
j
on
any
of
the
houses.
They
dug
,
A
fourteen
year
eld
Indian
boy.
holes
around
the
pipeline
and
did
-barged
on
three
edsnU
of
theft,
everything
they
possibly
could.
is
appearing
befoje
Magistrate
Mrs.
Matthews,
a
friend,
and
.
W.
D.
Vance
as
Juvenile
court
'O'inrHi.
A
communique
said
that
the
attacks
were
their
small
children
wnt
across
I
charge
this
atternooii
The
lad
Is
.
.
m
1
p
.
1
kt
IK
ka
feijVt
la
rtn
m
lLo
n
s4Isl.
I
aIIbmsH
Ia
Kate
Ijikon
a
tltI
ri'HiMHi
home
lrom
ow
lovei
m
iace
01
inicnse
ami-
-
'
.
.
-
r
.
-'r
rr."
:
-
.
.
77
It.
,
unce
and
sre
saw
mai
sue
couia
-aiCD
ana
tw
hi
c-i
rrora
a
ooai
,,lnnoa
lnJli
mnn)lfl
nlrrraft
,,
fir
rp,..rt
Two
American
,-:
manneu
planes
unro
were
urn.
u
'
wtirit
abd
twelve
war
Thn
mmiisfrcHUavwAn
ihrxivorih
mh-"U
int
n,
,
in1..r
tnutiTr
t"
rm
rnrrTi
mVrtm
frr
rirti
,i,rUt
tSv.
twraniiK
worn
kit
led
and
two
enemv
Dlanes
almtelx
burned
and
the
fire
wulment
HDtOUTi
AntUter
Juvenile
burning
from
there
to
Elks
Beach,
was
before
the
court
yesterday
on
Uy
this
time
all
Anyox
had
been
a
charge
of
stealing
a
bicycle
but
consumed.
1
his
case
was
dismissed.
Some
people
went
back
the
next
day
to
look
at
the
fire
and
Oranby
Point
was
still
bornlnc
and
flames
Baseball
Scores
National
Ixigue
Brooklyn
8.
Philadelphia
1.
Pittsburg
5.
St.
Louta
4.
Boston
6.
New
York
10.
American
League
New
York
5.
Boston
3.
Detroit
5.
Cleveland
1.
PhUadelphla
0,
Washington
4.
DAVID
ADAMS
DEAD
ILFORD.
England.
July
4.
David
Adams,
Socialist
US',
for
South
Poplar,
died
here
at
67.
Canadian
Army
Insignia
THI
ROVAL
CANADIAN
ARTIlltKY
J'
THE
EDMONTON
FUSIIICRI
THE
CORPS
OF
ROYAL
CANADIAN
ENGINtIRS
THE
ROYAL
CANADIAN
ARMY
MEDICAL
CORPS
THCWMNNIPEO
GRENADJt$T
THE
NEAR
EAST
THEATRE
Y'
A
E
0
Y
P
T
Nerve
centre
of
World
War
at
present
time
BULLETINS
.VAV
(JLT
IIAKVEST
LLAVE
OTTAWA
Granting
of
harvest
leave
to
swlditrs
this
fall
is
under
consideration
although
no
final
decision
has
not
yet
been
made.
ntlNLL
GLOKGE
RAILWAY
WASHINGTON
One-third
of
the
survey
for
a
1300-mile
rail
way
northward
from
Prince
George
to
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
has
b?iu
t
eoi
tir
d
-by,
I
tn
i
li
JUa
t
es,
tngineers.
LAST
BATTLE
IN
FRANCE
LONDON
General
Charles
de-Gaulle,
head
of
the
Free
French
forces,
in
a
radio
broadcast
last
night,
told
the
people
of
Europe
that
the
dt.tisive
battle
of
the
war
would
be
fought
in
France.
He
urged
every
Frenchman
to
prepare
with
that
end
in
view.
The
Axis
Ls
further
away
from
viclory
than
ever,
he
declared.
I
"It
is
a
great
thing
to
win
the
first
battle
but
It
is
the
last
one
,
that
counts,"
declared
deGaulle.
I
AUSTRALIAN
WARSHIP
LOST
I
MELBOURNE
Loss
of
the
Aus-
j
tralian
destroyer
Nestor
in
action
in
the
Mediterranean
is
I
announced.
'
THE
ROYAL
CANADIAN
CORPS
OF
SIGNALS
THE
CANADIAN
DtNTAt
CORPS'
THE
MIDLAND
REGIMENT
dOKTHUMIEIUND
A
KB
DURHAM)
'
CWurt,
OnU
-
-
U'
Carl
Reich
Is
Medical
Doctor
TODAY'b
STOCKS
(Oourtoy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
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Bralorne
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Hedley
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Pioneer
.
Premier
Privateer
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Sheep
Creek
Oils
Calmont
C.
&
E.
,
Home
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Canadian
Toronto
Beattle
Central
Pat
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Hardrock
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62
NEXT
WEEK
,
Boys
of
Army
Qualify
lor
At
Vancouver
An
lnter-unit
and
lnter-service
track
and
Held
meet
for
contest
ants
representing
this
area
will
be
held
here
on
Saturday
of
next
week,
the
winners
to
qualify
for
a
district
track
and
Held
meet
of
the
Army
to
be
held
In
Vancou
ver
the
Saturday
following.
"
The
program
here
to
run
both
next
Saturday
morning
and
afternoon
will
include
100.
200
and
440-yard
dash
events,
one
mller,
shot
put,
high
Jump,
440
yard
relay,
880
yard
relay.
120
yard
low
hurdles,
broad
jump,
hop,
step
and
Jump,
three
mile
road
race,
tug-of-war,
Softball
throw.
jt
E.
rortlmer
wlUV
leave
tonight
for
a
trip5
to
Vancouver,
BATTLING
IN
EGYPT
Furious
Fighting
Resumed
Today
After
Breathing
Spell
Near
El
Alamein
CAIRO.
Jury
4:
0.
After
a
breathing
spell.,
the
Battle
of
Egypt,
sixty
miles
west
of
Alex-iandrta,
was
rejoined
with
unre-
lenttng
fury
today.
,
The
exact
ene
of
combat
Is
Just
west
of
'
El
Alamein
where
it
appears
evl
!
dent
the
British
have
decided
to
'
make
a
last
ditch
stand.
Early
reports
were
that
the
British
had
been
able
to
drive
the
enemy
back
somewhat.
Earlier
General
Erwin
Rommell
had
been
reported
digging
In
west
of
El
Alamein,
Indicating
that
he
was
intending
to
halt
the
drive
at
least
temporarily
65
miles
west
of
Alexandria.
Apparently
the
full
weight
of
Allied
alr(
forces
has
been
thrown
Into
the
action
and
a
communique
Indicates
that
there
has
been
a
tremendous
air
battle
with
twenty-four
Axis
planes
shot
out
of
the
sky.
A
summary
of
retent
fighting
indicates
mat
tne
German
on-
Well
Known
I-ocal
Boy
Completes
7,
...
slaughts
are
steadily
diminishing
v.,
,.
,
c,
j
Studies
at
Queens
and
Joins
.
in
rmrnmrtn.
f
t
I
R.
C.
A.
M.
C.
Word
has
been
received
in
the
city
of
the
completion
by
Carl
1
Reich,
formerly
of
this
city,
from
bis
medical
studies
at
Queen's
University
at
Kingston.
He
has
now
joined
the
Royal
Canadian
Army
Medical
Corps
for
active
service.
vigor.
V
WMkSjka
IS
IVSK
SI
IS
KILLED
IN
ACTION
.Former
,MontreaI..BankEmpIojte
Dies
'with
Royal
Navy
Lieut
Rodney
J.
Browne,
It
C.
N.
V.
R.,
who
came
here
from
Kam-loops
in
February,
1930,
and
was
a
ledger
keeper
and
teller
In
the
Bank
of
Montreal
for
practically
two
years
and
who
for
the
past
two
years
has
been
attached
to
the
British
Navy,
has
"died
of
wounds
received
in
action,"
according
to
official
word
from
Ottawa.
In
the
past
two
years,
Lieut
Browne
had
seen
considerable
active
service,
much
of
It
in
the
Mediterranean
area.
It
ls
thought
that
he
was
engaged
In
the
big
naval
encounter
which
was
reported
by
Clement
Attlee
In
London.
Lieut.
Browne's
wife,
Constance,
and
son,
Peter,
are
living
with
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Richard
Bell-Irving
in
West
Vancouver.
Hospital
Tag
1
Day
Is
Held
Canvass
Taking
Place
On
(Annual
Streets
Today
I
The
Women's
Auxiliary
to
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
ls
.holding
the
annual
tag
day
today.
J
Mrs.
S.
V.
Cox
ls
general
con
venor.
Among
those
tagging
are
Mrs.
R.
MorLson,
Mrs.
Walton,
Mrs.
Nesbitt.
Mrs.
Anderson,
Mrs.
ISheardown.
Mrs.
Whiting,
Mrs.
Will
Compete
TojTeng
Barbara
Teng,
Mary
Addl-
District
Finals
5,
Mnlll
Frrw
Mario
Tvlr
T.nrv
Evans,
Dorothy
Evans.
Lenora
Smith.
Lois
Comer,
Eleanor
Bar
ber,
Mary
Baker.
SNOB
The
regimental
"snoh"
ls
ths
sergeant-shoemaker.
Where
practical,
shoemaker
shops
are
established
and
a
certain
number
of
men
per
company
are
trained
in
shoe-repairing
so
they
can
do
a
bit
of
cobbling
on
active
service.
Miss
Margaret
E.
Kerr,
instructor
of
public
health
nursing
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia,
following
a
trip
to
Montreal,
Ottawa,
Toronto
and
elsewhere
In
the
East,
has
arrived
in
the
city
to
spend
a
week
or
so
visiting
with
Miss
E.
S.
Graham
of
the
local
public.;
health
unit
before
proceeding
to
he
nomg
in
Vancouver,