ffrnsive
has
bagged
its
first
inter
major
trophy
the
key
i
!
i.'
..
,
-1
:
i.
i.
t
fmhich
the
Germans
captured
Jour
months
ago
and
even
now
Another
Red
Army
column
is
altering
at
the
gales
of
another
ity
in
the
Middle
Don
corridor
ay
Rostov,
the
Russians
said
to-
IMOSCOW.
Dec.
30
Capture
by
Red
Army
of
the
Important!
x-y
centre
of
Kotelnikovskl,
pf
miles
from
Rostov,
was
an-1
bur.:ed
last
night.
It
constitutes
atie
of
the
greatest
victories
of
the
i
iu.
.an
winter
offensive.
.
j
C.ipsing
after
a
brief
but
fierce
.
1
i
1
.-l,t
.AAa'
t
rx
Ac
Russians.
Great
stores
.of
mill-
Sn
equipment
which
the
Ger-
to
take
with
them.
undamaged
planes
and
a
i
1
"t
.
I
1
J
1
1
CCi.vry
of
tanKS
were
mciuuea
m
tiie
cooty
SCr
the
front
southwest
of
Stalin-pad
the
Germans
are
also
in
un-h-okrn
retreat
before
the
great
offensive,
which
has
sur-i
:ded
MSllerovo
and
threatens
a
icntal
attack.-
.
itary
observers'say
that
one-;rt)
!M!
of
Hitler's
whole
army
Is
cr
with
the
possibility
of
de-Ihu-i.on
In
Russia.
t
ir"
v-ouc
large
German
trans-
por
planes
have
been
snot
aown.
MORE
YANKS
REACH
DAKAR
rfcond
Contingent
Lands
ana
Takes
Over
Airport
There
MOSCOW.
Dec.
30
The
Moscow
rnnnrte
(hut
dnflthpr
TJnltpd
t
continent
has
arrived
at
',
wedge
along
the
coast.
paku)
and
taken
over
the
air
field
herf
iWAS
ENVOY
TO
BERLIN
fir
Nevile
Henderson
Passes
Away
After
Long
Illness
at
Age
of
Sixty
LONDON,
Dec.
30
O)
Sir
Nevile
Ili'nderson,
former
British
ambas-
aor
to
Berlin,
died
last
night
af-
a
long
Illness.
He
was
sixty
''ars
of
age.
Sir
Nevile
was
am-
.ador
to
Berlin
at
the
time
or
ra:
h-
outbreak
of
the
present
war.
PRISONERS
AT
DIEPPE
Further
List
Issued
by
Canadian
Active
Army
From
Ottawa
OTTAWA,
Dec.
30
0)
The
Cana
dian
Active
Army
tonight
made
Public
the
names
of
171
Canadian
oidiers
who
were
made
prisoners
Ot
war
In
Inst.
August's
Battle
01
Dieppe.
There
were
no.
British
Col
umbians
in
the
list
which
brought
unofficial
casualties
for
Dieppe
ac
lion
in
417
leiiiprf.
571
wounded,
867
missing
and
1,429
prisoners.
HARD
ON
BABIES
Winter
is
the
season
of
the
great
est
number
.of
infant
fatalities.
General's
Order
BREAK
OFF
RELATIONS
Rupture
Between
Chili
and
Axis
Nations
is
Believed
to
be
Impending
SANTIAGO,
Dec.
30
Within
the
next
few
hours,
It
was
predicted
in
some
quarters
today,
Chill
wlli
break
off
diplomatic
relations
with
Germany,
Italy
and
Japan
following
a
secret
session
of
the
cabinet.
One
newspaper
mentioned
January
10
as
the
possible
date
for
the
breaking
off
of
relations.
Chill
and
Argentina
are
the
only
South
American
nations
still
main
taining
diplomatic
lelatlons
with
the
Axis
nations.
BOMBS
ARE'
EXCHANGED
Southwest
British
Coast
Town
Is
Attacked
Allied
Attacks
on
Enemy
Territory
LONDON,
Dec.
30
German
bombed
a
southwest
coast
Bri
tish
town
yesterday
and
then
machine-gunned
and
shelled
the
streets.
One
person
was
Killed,
some
were
Injured
and
damage
was
done.
Berlin
complained
of
raids
by
the
Allies
on
western
Germany.
The
Royal
Air
Force
was
also
over
France
and
the
Low
Countries.
GAIN
IN
GUINEA
Allied
Forces
Slowly
Improvin;
Position
on
South
Pacific
Island
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA,
Dec.
30
0
Allied
ground
forces
In
northeast
New
Guinea
captured
a
Japanese
strong
point
containing
thirteen
strong
bunkers
and
then
repulsed
a
Japanese
counter-attack
at
dusk
today
to
consolidate
their
positions
on
the
left
of
the
Buna
line
yesterday.
At
the
same
time
Allied
troops
thrust
from
the
right
to
widen
their
Never
Surrender
SOMEWHERE
IN
ENGLAND,
Dec
30
0
Directing
his
first
big
Inva
sion
exercise
since
becoming
oen
e.al
Officer
Commanding,
Western
command,
Lleut.-Gen.
E.,u
a.
Schreiber
ordered
that
no
man
should
allow
himself
to
be
capturea.
"There
might
be
an
occasion
when
a
soldier,
because
of
his
special
du
ties,
runs
into
tne
enemy
aim
tan-
not
escape
out
large
uuuica
w
troops
should
never
surrenaer,
ne
..
..
.
IU.,n.
Mrt
(Til.
said.
In
tnis
war
uicica
b
mor
in
being
a
prisoner."
SWEDISH-FINNISH
CONTACT
STOCKHOLM.
Dec.
30
0)
The
new
Sando
Bridge
over
the
Anger-man
River,
near
Sweden's
north-
PflSt
coast,
provides
a
continuous
.
W1IV.
highway
at
the
ssweaen-r
m
border
where
the
last
ferry
crossing
has
been
eliminated.
SHELLS
FOR
FEED
Peanut
shells
are
now
used
as
a
filler
for
poultry
feed.
Th.
Prince
Rupert
Retail
Mer
chants
Association,
at
a
meeting
yesterday
afternoon,
W.
J.
Scott
In
the
chair,
discussed
general
business
and
decided
to
meet
again
in
February
for
.the
purpose
oi
re
organization.
'
-
i
...
.
JAPS
IN
BAD
WAY
Without
Fresh
Food,
Are
Dying
of
Disease
and
Exposure
en
Guadalcanal
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Dec.
30
The
plight
of
the
Japanese
on
Guadalcanal
Island
is
becoming
desperate,
according
to
reports
reaching
here.
Many
are
said,
tol
have
died
of
starvation
and
disease.
There
has
been
no
fresh
food
In
six
weeks.
.
HOCKEY.
SCORES
National
League
New
York
6,
Boston
3.
TUNISIAN
DAM
A
dam
still
used
in
Tunisia
was
constructed
in
1C22.
DUCK
OF
A
PLANE
An
amphibian
plane
In
military
slang
is
often
called
a
"duck."
."yy
A
...
-
A-M.uib.
ii
i
i
ii
i
mmi
i
i
Bi
i
m
ii
Local
Temperature
Tomorrous
Tides
(Standard
Time)
We
High
7:39
ain.
18.5
feet
Maximum
.,
42
20:14
pjn.
16.1
feet
Minimum
Low
0:59
ajn.
7.5
feet
13:56
pxa.
8.5
feet
!
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
'LXXXI,
No.
302
A
&
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
.",$1942
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Battlv
of
Tunisia
Gatherin
Force
XTLE
OF
UUSS1A
ONE
THIRD
NAZI
ARMY
I
IN
DANGER
Miles
From
Rostov
taken
oy
Keels
Nazis
in
Complete
Retreat
MAJOR
TROPHY
BAGGED
MOSCOW
The
Soviet
winter
SURVIVORS
SAVED
OFF
NORTH
AFRICAN
COAST
The
American
navy
has
announced
that
liv
while
the
Yanks
were
making
their
landings;
on
navai
transports
were
sunk
by
submarines
North
Africa.
This
dramatic
picture
shows
the
rescue
of
the
survivois.
Some
of
the
survivors;
a
e
kepi
afloat
by
life
Jackets,
as
landing
barges
and
other
craft
pick
them?o
.
of
the
Water.
COLLISION
OF
TRAINS
T-p-n'-.of.
In
Hired
in
Third
Rail
Ac-'rfrnt
Within
Few
Days
This
One;
in
Manitoba
Twenty-one
persons
werp
Injured,
two
senousiy,
wnen
two
uanaaian
National
Railways
trains
collided
head-on
here
yesterday.
Most
seriously
injured
were
Sergeant
Scar-pelli
of
Dundurn,
Saskatcl
wan,
and
Trnoner
D.lDrewnoski
ot
Am-
herstburff.Ontaftero-TrrelnhbssI,
pital.
Railway
officials
said
that
the
other
injured
did
not
require
hospital
treatment.
Fieht
of
the
injured
were
passenger
on
the
eastbound
Continental
Limited
while
thirteen
were
on
a
westbound
passenger
extra
carrying
troops.
It
was
the
third
serious
train
collision
in
Canada
during
the
last
few
days.
others
are
in
rafts
DEGAULLE
IS
COMING
Leader
of
Fighting
French
to
Visit
Canada
in
Course
of
Trip
to
America
pay
a
visit
to
Canada.
FOR
SWEDISH
MUSIC
STOCKHOLM,
Dec.
30
Oi-Mal-
colm
Sargent
noted
British
conductor,
returned
to
England
from
Sweden
and
is
planning
a
series
of
concerts
over
the
B.
B.
C,
featuring
Swedish
compositions
NELSON'S
MEMORY
British
sailors'
neckerchiefs
were
Wa
lnrls
fATtOVEi
schooled
for
their
task
in
Canada
tell
the
"fate
uFenc
Tfftcer
of
the
devastation
they
wrought.
&
(SStooervT(Bfex)
An
R.C.A.F.
Catalina
squadron
fights
there.
Allied
Force
Slowly
But
Key
Point
gate
the
circumstances
of
the
affair,
found
that
death
had
been
due
to
hemorrhage
caused
by
two
dcepseil-i&flield
cuts
,about,iout
I
Inches
Iohg'oh
each
side
of
the
neck
on
a
level,
with
larynx,
thus
severing
tne
jugular
vein
ana
branches
of
the
carotid
artery.
A
safety
razor
blade
was
used
and
the
jury
found
that
the
act
had
been
committed
by
deceased-
while
in
a
demented
state.
Members"
of
the
staff
of
the
city
changed
to
black
in
1805,
in
honor
police
were
exonerated
by
the
jury
of
the
death
of
Lord
Nelson.
from
any
blame
whatever
and
Cor
oner
Watt
Dald
tribute
to
the
police
officer
witnesses
Constables
Strouth,
Ferguson,
Gardner
and
Sinclair.
Never,
said
Mr.
Watt
in
his
eighteen
years
as
coroner
had
he
heard
evidence
presented
in
as
clear,
concise
and
intelligent
manner
as
in
this
case.
The
examinatign
of
witnesses
was
conducted
by
Staff
Sergeant
F.
W.
Gallagher
and
the
jury
consisted
of
A.
E.
Dieldal,
foreman,
Gprdon
Copeland,
Reginald
Kelsey,
J.
H.
Macey,
Leonard
Griffiths
and
Bert
Morgan.
Deceased
had
been
arrested
the
night
before
by
police
on
a
charge
oi
creating
a
disturbance
and
had
caused
the
officer
who
took
him
in
custodv
some
trouble.
He
had
been
In
jail
at
Terrace
shortly
be
fore
coming
to
Prince
Rupert.
He
had
evidently
been
drinking
and
fellow
prisoners,
in
evidence
at
the
inquest,
said
he
had
been
restless.
He
seemed
to
have
It
on
his
mind
that
somebody
was
golngsto
shoot
him.
Other
prisoners
saw
deceased
go
to
his
cell
and
lie
down.
He
turned
over
in
his
buns
ana
men
mere
was
a
groan.
The
prisoners
went
over
to
see
what
the
trouble
was
and,
when
they
saw
what
had
happened,
the
guard
was
called.
MILLIONS
OF
BOOTS
PORT
ELIZABETH,
South
Africa,
Dec.
30
0)
The
South
African
footwear
industry
has
already
delivered
3,500,000
pairs
of
boots
to
the
South
African
and
Imperial
forces.
DEMAGNETIZING
MINES
BERNE,
Switzerland,
Dec.
30
0
Swedish
naval
experts
have
solved
the
problem
of
magnetic
mines,
It
was
announcea,
and
the
Swedisn
Navy
has
opened
a
demagnetizing
station
outtlde
of
Stockholm,
on
Sweden's
east
coast,
for
service
to
merchant
shipping
free
of
charge.
Advance
Surely
In
Directions
Rommel's
Army,
Still
in
Retreat,
is
180
Miles
From
Tripoli
Another
Axis
Merchant
Ship
Sunk
LONDON,
Dec.
30
(CP)
French
troops
in
central
Tunisia
and
American
forces
to
the
south
were
reported
today
to
be
advancing
slowly
in
a
triple-pronged
threat
to
cut
the
coastal
road
linking
Tunisia
and
Tripolitania
while
mud
still
bogged
down
the
main
Allied
forces
near
Tunis.
Positions
are
still
being
takeri
against
air-assaulted
PRISONER
TOOK
HIS
OWN
LIFE
Albert
Menard
Cut
His
Throat
City
Lock-up
Last
Night
Police
Officers
in
Albert
Menard;
aged
44',
a
recent
arrival
in
the
city
from
Edmonton,
OTTAWA
npr
SnTn
thp
rnnrsP
occ"
a
I
.
,L
i.,-
i
.
i
comine
here,
came
to
his
death
r
01
nis
joruicoraing
irip
w
America
'
.
.
.
.
TA7ARK.Marlitoba.Dec.30O)-
i
,
meet
.itu
ith
r,
Presiden
i
PraWn
Franklin
.
by
J
cutting
8
his
own
throat
in
a
cell
coroner
s
Jury,
General
Charles.
DeGaulle,
leader
,6:u4?
ulasttn
'
fore
r,
of
the
Fighting
French,
will
also
C,oronf
?T
A.
wall,
uus
luuiiiuig,
lu
uiiwu-
Blzyte
and
Tunis.
French
forces
were
reported
to
have
cut
an
Important
road
south
of
Pont-du-Fahs,
30
miles
south
of
Tunis,
and
to
have
beaten
off
violent
German
counter-attacks
Except
in
one
sector
where
the
Nazis
were
said
to
have
advanced
slightly.
A
communique
from
Egypt
said
that
British
patrols
operating
against
Marshal
Erwirf
Rommel's
troops
180
miles
east
of
Tripoli
destroyed
some
enemy
veriicles
yes
terday
and
naval
torpedo
craft
were
said
to
have
sunk
an
Axis
merchant
ship
off
Pantellaria
Island.
DESTROYER
FOR
CANADA
IUI.C.S.
Iroquois,
Built
in
Britain,
Now
in
Commission
LONDON,
Dec.
30
A
powerful
new
Tribal
class
destroyer,
H.M.
CS.
Iroquois,
built
in
a
British
shipyard
for
the
Canadian
Navy
and
christened
by
Mrs.
Vincent
Massey,
Is
now
In
commission.
Commander
W.
B.
Holmes,
formerly
of
Victoria,
Is
hi
command
there
and
there
is
a
full
Canadian
crew.
IS
KILLED
BYTRAIN
Man
Believed
to
be
Arthur
Sheret
Has
Neck
Broken
When
Struck
Last
Night
Arthur
Sheret,
a
newcomer
to
the
city,
was
found
dead
beside
the
main
line
in
the
local
railway
yard
early
this
morning;
He
had
died
of
a
broken
neck,
'"Saving,
it
is
believed,
been
struck
by
the
incoming
train
about
midnight.
The
body
was
found
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Victor
Hanna
as
they
were
walking
along
the
track
on
their
way
home.
The
Canadian
National
police
were
immediately
notified
and,
in
turn,
the
city
police
and
coroner.
Papers
found
on
the
body
of
the
man
indicate
that
he
had
a
daughter
in
Vancouver.
BURMA
IS
ATTACKED
Widespread
Forays
Are
Being
Made
Against
Japanese
From
Indian
Bases
NEW
DELHI,
Dec.
30
Further
Important
objectives
in
Burma
have
been
attacked
by
Allied
planes
operating
from
India.
Only
two
or
the
planes
failed
to
return
from
widespread
attacks.
FOR
NEUTRAL
SWEDEN
LONDON',
Dec.
30
"There
Is
strong
sympathy
for
Sweden
in
Great
Britain,"
says
an
editorial
In
the
Stockholm
newspaper
Nya
Dag-ligt
Allehanda.
"When
It
was
dis-
covered
that
Sweden
had
made
a
stand,
tile
British
people
became
sympathetic.'
I