Tiic
Duke
oi
oioutT-atei
brother
of
the
law
Duke
of
Kent,
L.
pictured
inspecting
an
Aden
camei
corps
during
his
visit
to
the
Soudan.
Aden
and
Somallland,
on
his
return
from
India.
Camel-riding,
incidentally,
is
no
slight
accomplishment.
ADVANCE
HELD
UP
Allied
Planes
Continue
Heavy
Pounding
of
Japs
on
New
Guinea
MELBOURNE.
Sept.
2M:
Continued
heavy
A
Hied
air
raids
on
New
Oulnea
have
held
up
the
Japanese
land
advance
towards
Port
Moresby
which
Is
still
pinned
on
the
slopes
of
the
Owen
Stanley
Mountain
range
32
miles
from
Port
Moresby.
Buna,
the
first
Japanese
invasion
point,
has
been
given
four
severe
poundings
by
Allied
bomb-
Local
Temerature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
'
(Standard
Time)
High
1:30
am.
22.0
feet
Maximum
13:50
p.m.
223
feet
Minimum
-i
Low
7:45
a.m.
3.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
20:08
p.m.
2.7
feet
Vtt
XXXI.
No
222
PRINCE
RUPERT
B.C:,"
THl'ltSDAY.
SEPTEMBE
R.
"24.
1942
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
Alaska
Highway
By
December
1
Red
Army
Siays
Mass
of
Nazi
lnvadcrslse,crary
of
War
Sa"
YJ.
D
II
:
;
:
:
Madagascar
Happy
Now
,
'.'DON.
Sept.
24:
The
V
h
unvernment
today
of-
'
,iii
announced
the
oecu-
.
.in
f
Tananareve,
capital
Mifiagasear
The
whole
,
,.i
i
anon
cheered
the
Brl-
troops
upon
their
entry.
T
Vichy
French
garrison
:,(!
red
unconditionally.
French
governor
who
'
ued
for
aa
armistice
then
chanfNI
hi
mind
lid
to
Hi"
south
of
the
:ui
The
uneupatlo
nnf
T
.irivp
j
the
British
:.vn
yesuniiv
came
Just
night
uSu't
landings
on
.t
coast
of
the
island
'(!
BOMBING
GOES
ON
to
llejtrssi
and
Toliruk
Are
Hit
y
United
Stales
and
llritbh
Air
Haiders
!'
Sept.
24:
Heavy
United
i
unoer
were
used
to
strike
B'
nKusi
yesterday,
llrltish
-
following
up.
Two
enmy
1
rained
dtrsct
bits,
an
141
aodjrtkin.
vTobwrt:
raided
again,
.kncl
patrol
activity
along
?V.'mUi
front
continues.
SUB
BASE
IS
RAIDED
in
HfiMburi
Principal
Objective
Last
M(ht
of
Royal
Air
Force
LONDON,
kept-
21
The
important
submarine
base
at
liens-burg
in
Schleswie-llolstein
was
raided
during
the
n
In
lit
by
heavy
bombers
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
in
the
fiist
mass
air
attack
on
Germany
proper
since
the
Munich
and
Saar
Valley
raids
of
Saturday
nlelit.
Heavy
damage
was
done
and
ten
Ilritish
planes
failrd
lo
return,
indicating
that
some
200
probably
went
out.
Objectives
elsewhere
in
north
and
northwest
Germany
were
also
attacked,
The
coastal
command
announced
that
an
Axis
convoy
was
i
attacked
off
the
Dutch
coast,
1'irect
hits
were
scored
on
three
medium-siied
ships.
There
was
slight
enemy
bombing
activity
over
northwest
England
during
the
nislil,
some
casualties
and
slight
damage
being
caused
at,
one
point.
One
bomber
was
restroyed.
Premier
Bracken
Is
Not
Interested
I
"as
No
Desire
of
Going
to
Ottawa,
t
Certainly
Not
as
Head
of
One
Party
!
WINNIPEG.
Sept.
24:-
Asked
to!
r
mment
upon
the
report
Uiat
he
being
mentioned
ln
connec-f
with
the
leadership
of
the
Conservative
party
in
Canada.
Premier
John
Bracken
said
yes-"rday
that
he
had
no.
personal
He
lire
of
going
to
Toronto,
'ccr-ainly
not'
as
being
Identified
with
any
one
party.
STARTED
SOMETHING
Berthod
Schwartz,
u
Gennan
monk,
is
generally
considered
to
b'c
the
Inventor
of
firearms.
JOHN
hart
IS
COMING
Premier
At
Prince
George
On
His
Way
To
This
Coast
MJi:
HEKE
THURSDAY
Premier
John
Hart
will
arrive
In
Prince
Rupert
tiy
train
next
Thursday
evening
fiom
the
Interior
and
will
be
here
until
Saturday
nlelit
when
he
will
proceed
to
Victoria.
He
ha
been
Invited
to
attend
a
luncheon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
next
Friday.
PRINCE
GEORGE,
geot.
24
Premier
John
Hart
arrived
here
today
following
a
trip
over
tho
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
with
a
party
which
returned
t
Vancouver
from
Quesiiel.
The
partv
had
made
stops
yesterday
at
Williams
Lake
and
Qucsnel.
Mr.
Hart
from
here
will
turn
west
visiting
Vanderhoof.
Smith
ers.
Hazelton
and
Terraee
before
Prince
Rupett
where
he
will
remain
two
days
and
then
go
0:1
Victoria
WENDELL
AND
JOE
United
States
Ambassador
Meets
Russia'
Dictator
MOSCOW.
Sept.
24WendeJl
L.
Wlllklc
was
In
conference
for
two
hours
yesterday
with
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
and
Foreign1
Commissar
Mokrtov
but
litUe
was
given
out
a
to
what
transpired.
From
China
comes
word"
of
a
great
reception
to
be
given
the
American
envoy
when
he
arrives
that
country.
A
million
fire
crackers
will
be
used
In
a
notajr
welcome,
when
WiUkies
plane
lands
on
a
newly
prepared
air
field.
v
4-
4-
Finds
Alaska
Defence
Good
SEATTLE.
Sept.
24:
Re
turning
yesterday
from
a
tour
of
Inspection
of
Alaska
de-
fences.
Representative
Warren
a.
Magnuson
summed
up
his
4-
impressions
with
one
word
4
"good."
4-
.
GERMAN
ers
wimi
uiuim
omie
wjru
iu.-
.(MiorK
ciforts
to
to
further
iuriner
strengthen
sirengmen
their
xneir-
Northwest
of
Stalingrad
a
popu-resses
and
fighters,
large
fires
i
defences
and
combat
saboteurs.
jiated
pjace
was
recaptured
today
having
been
left
burning.
,
a
Dutch
spokesman
ln
England4by
Marshal
Timeshenko's
forces.
Enemy
supply
lines,
barges,
troop
says
that
increased
fear
of
Allied
vhiIe
admittlng
that
the
sltu-
i
.
L.
r
1
i
o
.
t
.1
..(
t
t
camps.
ammunition
ammuniuon
dumps
aumps
and
ana
l-i.
.
t.
1-
I
.
nil
Hi
uiuui,
rvuikuuii
ttnu
ctac
where.
T1DV
ACRFGE
Japan
has
seised
1,587.7
square
The
three
most
heavily
popu-mlles
of
territory
In
the
Pacific
lated
countries
In
the
world
are
area
since
entering
the
war.
Russia.
India,
and
China.
PRISONER
RROUGIIT
ASHORE-
AFTER'
DIEPPE
DUKE
OF
GLOUCESTER
RIDES
CAMEL
A
souvenir
of
the
.successful
lai-Re
scale
raid
of
Canadian
and
British
comninndo
units.
American
Rangers.
Free
French
and
others,
against
Nazi-held
Dieppe,
on
the
const
of
France.
Is
brought
ashore
by
returning
raiders.
The
souvenir
Is
a
German
prisoner-one
of
mnny-who
can
be
seen
blindfolded
In
the
centre
here.
i-
Tm
-1
PROMISING
the
French
People
Advised
of
Forth-
coming
Second
Front
by
llritbh
Broadcasting
Corporation
1
(again
DONDON.
Sept.
24:
-New
prom-lbv
se
of
a
second
front
was
conveyed
i
to
the
people
of
France
today
'when
an
announcer
gf
the
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
urged
rUlcncnt
and
slain
more
than
7.200
invaders
in
a
dramatic
resurgence
of
both
defensive
and
of
fensive
power,
the
Russians
said
rw-,
today.
j
4rMJrT!rrrmiltrfleTr
"(was
not
a
single
new
breach
in
the
people
of
French
coastal
areas
ers
by
tne
thousands,
to
evacuate
and
take
other
pre-)
official
reports
list
115
addl-cauUona.
-An
offensive
by
the
Al-
tlonal
tenks
and
more
than
forty-lies
Is
being
prepared."
said
the
eight
lleid
wrecked
or
cap-announcer.
tured
ln
fresn
actions
of
the
Meantime
the
Nazis
are
malting
m0nth
old
battle.
invo,i0n
has
caused
the
Nazis
to
tVULUdit
several
points
on
the
Dutch
coast.
THREE
BIG
POPS
IDRAMATIC
BATTLE
IS
RAGING
ON
Fortified
Positions
Within
Great
I
V.i;a
Indusirial
City
Torn
Awav
Frm
Invaders
Thou
.Mids
Killed
1
Russia
Is
Holding
To
P,
.
i
4-
utalingraQ
4
-
MOSCOW,
Sept.
24:
The
4-
.Soviet
counter-assault
north-
west
of
Stalmgrau
gamed
mo-
raentum
today
whlic
the
Nazis
were
dilod(ied
from
street
4-
suetcnes."
positions
wlth'n
the
city
in
Mr-
Stimson
said
that
the
close
lange
fighting
4-
keg
that
was
expected
to
give
between
Infantry
and
tank
4
I
the
highway
an
unsteady
base
forces.
MOSCOW.
Sept.
24:
Red
Aimy
T!i"ii
of
Slallngrad
have
tofirxf
at
tn
a
group
of
lo.tifled
positions
from
'
I
N
I
)
I
A
N
IS
Russian
lines
within
the
streets
of
the
embattled
Volga
RiVer
industrial
city.
xhc
Germans
are
reported
to
be
bringing
up
reinforcements
piane
m
tneir
rank4.
Volga
River
gunboate
of
the
Red
wnvv
hpininr-
rh
Arm
artil
lerymen,
machine
gunners
and
rmemen
to
mow
down
the
invad
atlon
at
st&lintrrart
u-as
mvi
ri
Star
newspaper
said
today
that
the
present
fighting
there
showed
that
the
city
"can
and
will
stand."
Elsewhere
on
the'
long
Russo-German
front
In
Novorosissk.
Leningrad
and
Grozny
areas
the
defenders
are
more
than
holding
their
own.
With
months
and
months
of
hard
training
behind
them,
commando
troops
are
hardened
to
pushing
on
through
a
barrage
of
the
Intensity
of
that
put
down
by
the
coast
defence
guns
of
the
Nazis
at
Dieppe.
The
barrage
raises
a
perfect
screen
of
flying
water,
smoke
and
metal
as
the
assault
boats
carry
Cana-i
dlan
and
British
commando.
units.
American
Rangers
and
Fight
lng
French
to
shore
to
achieve
their
objective
ln
large-scale
raid
af
Dieppe,
France.
yy
orK
on
nne
ioaa
is
Far
Ahead
Well-graded
and
Well-drained
Providing
Two-way
Traffic
Over
Long
Stretches
Difficulties
Less
Serious
Than
Anticipated
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Sept.
24
(CP)
The
Alaska
Highway
will
be
ready
for
use
about
December
1,
Secretary
of
War
Henry
L.
Stimson
announced
today,
and
traffic
is
expected
to
move
steadily
over
its
1,600
miles
until
spring
thaws
make
it
impassable
in
April
and
May.
Not
only
is
the
highway
being
completed
months
ahead
of
schedule
but.
instead
of
the
contemplated
rough
pioneer
road,
'Stimson
said
"the
highway,
as
It
'is
now
oeing
constructed
by
corps
engineers,
is
a
well-graded,
well
drained
truck
road
for
practically
lts
entire
length
and
will
afford
ltwo
-
way
traffic
over
many
long
over
iong
stretches
and
provide
some
of
the
worst
problems
had
proven
to
be
a
minor
consideration.
0NTRIAL
Case
of
Philip
Gun
-
a
-
Noot.
Charged
With
TheR,
Proceeding
""""'"Murder
Hearing
Monday
After
having
held
the
court
up
lor
a
day
owing
to
his
failure
to
appear
on
his
own
recognizance
at
the
appointed
time.
Philip
Gun-a-OToot,
grandson
of
the
notorious
Simon
Gun-a-Noot,
Is
now
taking
trial
at
the
current
session
of
Supreme
Court
Assizes
on
a
charge
of
theft
of
$78
from
another
Indian
at
Kltwanga.
The
alleged
theft
occurred
several
months
ago
and
Gun-a-Noot
elected
for
trial
by
Jury.
When
accused
failed
to
show
up
at
the
opening
of
court
yesterdaypolice
officers
were
dispatched
to
look
him
up.
They
located
him
this
morning
near
Casslar
on
the
Skeena
River.
He
explained
that
he
had
mistaken
the
date
and
was
already
making
his
way
Into
Prince
Rupert.
The
Gun-a-Noot
case
was
called
Just
before
noon
today
and
was
adjourned
until
3
pjn.
after
W.
O.
Fulton,
defence
counsel,
stated
that
he
had
not
yet
had
the
op-
oortunlty
of
consulting
with
his
client.
Asked
why
he
had
not
been
present
at
the
opening
of
court
yesterday,
Gun-a-Noot
told
the
Judge
that
he
had
"got
mixed
up"
In
the
date
and
thought
it
was
today.
He
saw
the
police
boat
coming
Into
Casslar
today
and
wont
to
meet
the
boat.
There
was
no
Intention
to
evade.
His
Lordship
accepted
accused's
explanation
without
further
questioning.
Murder
Case
In
the
second
criminal
case
at
this
court
William
Scott
is
charg
ed
with
the
murder
at
Spruce
Creek
in
the
Atlin
district
on
August
5
of
John
Clee.
Scott,
accord-
i
ing
to
the
crown's
case,
became
Irritated
during
a
party
at
Spruce
Creek
and
went
out
and
obtained
a
rifle
with
which
he
returned
land
shot
Clee.
threatening
to
shoot
othprs.
Witnesses
In
this
case
are
due
from
the
north
Saturday
afternoon
and
the
hearing
is
to
proceed
next
Monday.
Mr.
Justice
Harold
Robertson
Is
presiding
over,
the
Assizes.
T.
W.
Brown
Is
crown
.counsel
and
W.
O.
Fulton
lsactlnj?tal.
defence
counsel
ln
both
cases.
Howard
Steen,
a
Juryman,
was
asked
for
an
explanation
this
morning
as
to
why
he
-was
not
present
yesterday.
He
answered
that
he
had
not
received
a
summons.
Thomas
Holt
Easton
was
excused
from
Jury,
service
because
of
deafness.
of
Schedule
PRfGEORGE
MAN
FINED
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Sept.
24:
The
first
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
prosecution
in
the
Prince
George
area
was
held
be
fore
Magistrate
P.
J.
Moran
of
Prince
George.
The
cases
Involved
Infractions
of
the
rental
regulations,
i
f
The
accused
In
both
cases
was
Nicola
Gabrlelle
and
he
was
charged
with
collecting
rents
ln
excess
of
those
collected
on
Octo
ber
11,
1941,
for
two
properties
on
Second
Avenue.
The
accused
pleaded
guilty
ln
each
case
and
was
fined
$15
and
$1.75
costs
on
the
first
charge
nd
$25
and
$1.75
costs
on
the
second
charge.
The
flnesvwere
paid
by
the
accused.
P.
E.
Wilson
K.C.
acted
as
counsel
for
the
board
in
the
prosecutions.
BISHOPS
AROUSED.
Italian
Church
Heads
Are
Moved
By
Atrocities
of
Nazis
In
Occupied
Countries
BERNE,
Switzerland,
Sept.
24:
Three
Italian
bishops
have
made
a
sharp
protest
at
"brutal
treatment"
being
accorded
by
the
Nazis
to
people
of
occupied
countries,
including
the
"execution
of
Innocent
people
and
the
wiping
out
of
villages."
Copies
of
the
protest
have
been
sent
to
Premier
Mussolini
and
Pope
Pius.
Big
Convoy
For
Russia
Is
Safe
German
Claim
of
Sinking
38
Out
Of
45
Ships
Grossly
Exaggerated
LONDON,
Sept.
24:
0
The
great
majority
of
a
big
convoy
of
Allied
ships
with
war
supplies
for
Russia
has
reached
Its
destination
ln
North
Russian
ports
despite
Nazi
air
and
sea
attacks,
the
Admiralty
announced
yesterday.
It
acknowledged
some
losses
but
a
communique
reiterated
that
Oer-man
claims
to
having
sunk
38
out
of
45
merchantmen
were
grossly
xaggerated.
I
Fight
Shocks
War
Secretary
WAS1UNOTON,
D.C
Sept.
24
a
Secretary
of
War
Henry
4
L.
Stimson
said
today
that
he
was
"shocked"
over
arrange-
ments
for
the
Joe
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