BATTLE
OF
RUSSIA
ADVANCE
KEPT
UP
BY
REDS
NaU
lVI.i
Birk
At
Kate
Of
Eighteen
Miles
Per
Day
MOSCOW.
Dec,
24
The
great
Russian
offensive
'in
the
Don
River
Bend
area
continues
to
make
progress
at
a
rate
estimated
at
eighteen
miles
per
day.
The
Soviet
forces
have
now
reached
a
point
132
miles
from
Rostov.
Eight
more
towns
are
reported
recaptured
since
yesterday
with
thousands
more
Nazi
dead
and
taken
prisoner.
Large
quantities
of
abandoned
enemy
equipment
are
also
being
taken.
.
Heavy
fighting
continues
In
the
Stalingrad
area
with
the
Russians
maintaining
a
strong
offensive
nnd
taking
back
several
key
points
since
yesterday.
Owing
to
the
seriousness
of
the
situation
on
the
Russian
front,
leaves
for
all
Nazi
troops
In
that
area
have
been
cancelled,
Greeting
from
THE
CITIZENS
OF
SKEENA
CONSTITUENCY
I
convey
&
n
my
best
wishes
for
Christmas
for
the
principles
of
democracy
it
Is
particularly
Important
that
we
should
keep
bright
and
steadfast
the
sentiments
of
peace
and
goodwill
that
go
with
this
season.
The
citizens
of
Skeena
Constituency
have
an
enviable
record
in
their
war
effort,
from
the
standpoint
of
active
enlistment,
Industrial
developments
and
on
the
various
duties
of
the
home
front.
In
wishing
you
the
Season's
Compliments
it
cannot
but
be
the
sincere
hope
of
us
all,
that
another
year
will
have
been
the
6
accomplishment
of
many
of
our
S
restoration
to
the
World
of
that
I
'
jj
AIR
FORCE
OUT
AGAIN
Attarks
During
Night
on
Western
Germany,
Northern
France
And
Belgium
'
LONDON,
Dec.
24
The
Royal
Air
Force
was
out
again
last
night
with
bombing
attacks
over
Western
Germany,
northern
France
and
Belgium.
Berlin
claimed
that
damage
was
not
heavy.
HOPE
NOW
GIVEN
UP
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
24
Hope
has
now
been
Virtually
abandoned
for
the
safety
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Airways
transport
plane
which
has
been
missing
since
Sunday
evening
on
a
flight
from
Prince
George
to
Vancouver
with
thirteen
persons
on
board.
All
ajarch
operations,
and
they
have
been
thorough,
are
so
far
unavailing.
Olof
Hanson
and
the
New
Year.
As
we
fight
war
alms
If
not
the
complete
new
era
of
Peace
and
Goodwill.
OLOF
HANSON,
MP.
for
Skeena
Constituency.
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She
TUNISIAN
ACTIVITY
Patrols
Busy
on
Kind
In
Readiness
For
Big
Battle
Axis
Convoys
Attacked
LONDON,
Dec.
24
Patrol
actly-lty
is
being
kept
up
on
the
Tunisian
front
with
every
indication
pointing
to
an
early
breaking
out
of
heavy
fighting
between
great
forces
which
appear
ready
to
join
battle.
There
has
been
considerable
air
activity
since
yesterday
with
Allied
planes
attacking
Axis
convoys,
eleven
ships
out
of
which
have
been
shot
down
during
the
last
few
days.
Marshal
Erwln
Rommel's
Afrlka
Korps
Is
still
In
retreat
before
the
British
Eighth
Army
in
Libya,
having
now
reached
a
point
about
one
hundred
miles
from
Tripoli.
William
Shrubsall
and
Peter
Brass
are
leaving
for
Vancouver
having
received
their
call
for
the
Air
Force.
Americans
At
Dakar
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Dec.
24
Specialized
United
States
troops
have
arrived
at
Dakar,
important
west
African
port
which
Is
now
under
Allied
con-
trol.
They
were
landed
by
plane
and
shins
and
some
came
by
jeep.
CORVETTE
JSMM
H.M.A.S.
Armadale
is
Lost
Off
Timor,
it
is
Announced
CANBERRA,
Dec.
24
Announce
ment
Is
made
of
the
sinking
of
the
Australian
corvette
Armadale
off
Timor
Island.
The
vessel
was
bombed
250
miles
north
of
Port
Darwin.
Locals
p.raturc
Tomorrow's
Tides
(Standard
Time)
High
'
3:04
a.m.
19.4
feet
Maxim
,.,.
14:41
pjn.
20.8
feet
xvuiumum
...T.e.'
Low
8:54
ajn.
8.2
feet
21:26
3.5
feet
p.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXI,
No.
299
PRINCITRUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
24,"
1942
PRICE'
FIVE
CENTS
I
Never
Before
a
Christmas
$$
Like
This
in
Prince
Rupert;
4
,
Great
Changes
Are
Seen
9
'
S
Never
was
there
before
a
Christmas
like
this
in
Prince
5
M
Rupert.
A
hustling,
bustling
war
metropolis
now,
its
popula-
XX
tjjtf
tlon
more
than
double
that
of
a
year
ago
owing
to
the
mo-
j
gfy
mentous
developments
which
have
brought
this
port
Into
$J
r
an
important
position
in
the
Pacific
area
of
the
world
war
5
-
scene,
there
have
been
great
changes
on
every
hand
since
m
Zf
the
last
Yu'letide
season
here.
M
w?
Of
course,
the
business
places,
their
resources
based
on
m
h
the
old
volume
of
trade
and
their
problems
accentuated
by
$5
M
the
difficulty
of
obtaining
goods
and
help,'
have
never
ex-
XZ
perienced
anything
like
the
traffic
of
the
past
few
days,
Mr
Christmas
Eve
finds
stocks
heavily
depleted
and
the
shop-
j3
r
ping
rush
still
going
on.
2
J
Possibly
the
busiest
place
of
all,
the
last
fortnight
par-
m
Sf
ticularly,
has
been
the
Post
Office.
The
staff
there,
under
jf
trying
conditions,
has
been
valiantly
carrying
on,
endeav-
$1
ourlng,
come
what
may,
to
get
out
the
mail
In
a
two-way
jfa
stream,
the
like
of
which
has
never
befoie
been
known
here.
M
j
Thousands
of
sacks
of
mall
have
made
what
at
many
times
J2
seemed
an
almost
Impossible
task
to
-handle.
Somehow
or
r
other,
however,
the
stff,
many
of
them
pretty
green,
have
m
been
able
to
wade
through
It.
g
Sjr
And,
while
the
public
services
and
utilities
have
been
ffe
taxed
to
the
limit,
war
activities
have
gone
on
uninterrupted
jjh
w
and,
in
sbnslderable
measure,
will
continue
to
do
so
over
the
jfs
M
holiday.
Observance
of
Christmas
Day
Itself
may
be
curtailed
i
Qrf
to
Some
extent
but
the
.aim
has
been
to
arrange
things
so
V
that
every
one
will
have
some
opportunity
to
observe
the
r
occasion.
Except
for
the
stores
and
some
non-essential
ser-
$S
vices.
Boxing
Day
observance
this
year,
in
view
of
the
war
f
t
situation,
will
be
foregone.
Eoth
management
and
union
05J
official?
have
appealed
to
workers
In
the
shipbuilding
Indus-
$J
W
try
to
carry
on
as
usual
on
Boxing
Day.
War
construction
jfs
m
activity
will
also
proceed,
without
interruption
on
Boxing
is
m
Day
with
some
work
continuing
as
well
on
Christmas
Day.
w-
ffiji
As
for
shipping
and
transportation,
Christmas,
generally
3
g
speaking,
will
be
marked
by
4
carrying
on
with
little,
If
any,
m
Si
pause.
$jl
sjf
There
will
be
no
relaxation
of
routine
regulations
for
M
Jjf?
the
regular
.forces
Although
many
of
the
men
of
navy,
army
M
and
air
force
will
have
full
opportunity
to
pbserve
the
jfa
fy
Christmas
Day
which
finds
most
of
them
far
away
from
$k
their
homes
among
strangers
and
under
vastly
different
tf
conditions
than
those
to
which
they
are
used.
It
will
be
few
e
Prince
Rupert
homes
that
are,
not
extending
their
hospitality
to
the
meVof'the
forces
'thlsvCKH'stfrtSs?To
those,
however,
M
whr
do
not
leave
the
various
camps
tomorrow,
there
will
be
0jJ
W
all
the
good
things
of
Christmas.
Turkey
and
all
the
trim-
$J
gjf
mlngs
will
be
the
order
in
them.
all.
M
Yes,
it
will
be
a
different
sort
of
Christmas
In
Prince
j
JJrf
Rupert
this
year
but
there
Is
every
Indication
that
it
will
3
be
a
very
merry
one.
j
.SfsP
J
STRIKE
AT
JAPANESE
Air
Blows
Being
Exchanged
Over
India
and
Burma
NEW
DELHI.
Dec.
24
TheRoyal
Air
Force
is
still
exchanging
air
blows
with
the
Japanese
over
Burma
and
India.
The
Japanese
raided
Chittagong
again
yesterday
and
three
enemy
planes
participated
in
a
third
raid
on
Calcutta
where
It
is
announced
twentyfive
persons
have
been
killed.
Over
Bengal
the
Japanese
were
driven
off.
British
bombers
arc
keeping
up
the
attack
on
Japanese
strong,-,
holds
in
Burma
and
land
force
are
within
forty-eight
miles
of
Ak-yab.
.
Ted
Seldllk
was
taRen
to
hospital
by
ambulance
carjy
this
morning,
from
the
dry
dock
where
ho
is
employed.
He
suffered
the
loss
of
two
fingers
when
his
hand
was
smashed
between,
the
couplings
and
the
flat
car.
Over
Subscription
Of
Victory
Loan
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Dec.
21
-There
has
been
a
two
billion
dol-!nr
oversubscription
of
the
United
States
Victory
Loan.
In
forty-three
days
forty-three
billion
dollars
has
jen
subscribed.
American
Plane
Is
Missing
With
Five
On
Board
SACRAMENTO.
Dec.
24
A
United
States
Army
twin
-
engined
transport
plane
with
five
men
on
boatd
is
missing
In
northern
California.
2
PATTIITIfVS
MFQQAr.P
3
1
ill
1
VUUV
VJ
JLVfJU
must
always
be
a
season
for
rejoicing
when
we
CHRISTMAS
remember
all
that
It
connotes.
With
the
world
in
such
turmoil
and
so
much
Individual
sorrow
it
la
not
easy
to
express
one's
feelings,
but,
this
we
should
do
we
should
see
to
It
that
we
earn
the
satisfaction
of
having
done
our
best
and
wish
each
other
well.
May
I
again",
through
your
paper,
extend
Greetings
and
Best
Wishes
to
All.
T.
D.
PATTULLO
4
.
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