V t! C i 1 V G Mimed London sources i i is rraxm to bsileve , armored force have now in Rett) ni brfiind aome rrtrratin.' German and in oi anil their retreat is rut nlf. Tliere are high may bf able to annlhl- rompletrir without hav-asr them across the Llb- a-s In other advances." measure of Itonnnel's de-idicaied In a British com- ' which told of a round-i-iei number of Italians apparently abandoned In and positions while the on wheels tried to save vrs by IScht along the road pressure on the Axis supply line was shown London Admiralty report ay that six more Axis vos- l;ud been sunk and two dam ! by British submarines. LOAN IS AWAY UP Cumulative Total for Canada Has Keached $879,573,300 OTTAWA. Nov. 7 CD The Vic Loan reached a cumulative ' of $379,573,300 at the close c' business on Friday. remembered, part. Che Hesenous, Thompson ana In a Victory Loan sponsored ad vM-Msement of Crown Life Assur nnnn i-n In the CltV nCWSpaperS appears a group of servicemen in which Lieut. Jack McRae. R.C.N. v.R. of this cltv Is prominently Mn. The nleture was taken during the First vietorv Loan campaign 9mm Lonjr distance arUiiery duels are a coiiu:Uian j c-.?t- w-rfar In this plrture from North Afru x an enemy shell is exploding near a six-pounder gu:i position of the British forces, but the gunner crew goes calmly on with their sight laying and firing. TAGGING ON POPPY DAY Many Are on Streets Today Canvassing As In other years. Poppy Day taggers were on the streets shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, the one day of the year whn the Canadian Legion of .the British Empire Service League makes an appeal to the public to remember those who fell in the last Great War. those who suffer yet of their wounds and those who are now coming back from this war. Under the general direction ol Mrs. William Rothwcll, president of the Women's Auxiliary and assisted by members of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, those who were responsible for arrangements were Mrs. George Abbott, Mrs. William Brass. Mrs. J. A. Frew, Ms. H. A. ureen, Mrs. Boulter Sr.. Mrs. H. Smith Sr, Mrs. J. A. Teng. Mrs. O. E. Moore. Mrs. Mead. Mrs. S. V. Cox. Mrs. R. Murray. Mrs. O. F Oland and Mrs S. A. Kellback. Those tagging arc Mrs. Mulrhcad, Mrs. McLachlan. Mrs. W. Rothwell. Mrs. Ronald Roberts. Mrs. Mead, Mrs. J. A. Teng and Barbara, Margery Shrubsall. Lillian Hedburd, Marie Lovstadt. Rosalind Thain, .Lorraine Youngman. Nina Young- 1 . . n..t tliwtilM Tii1lAn man. ueny ruuwi, . ..., Jean Calderwood. Ruth Walton, Mary Strachan. Jean Maciniosn, Mellaine Brechin. Annie Pavlch, uttv Wide. Deshka Penoii. ignore Gardner. Irya Korhonen. Florence Starr. Kathleen Hills. Lenora Smith, Theresa Olga um, Macarthur. Kathleen smun jean Smith. Alan Hartwtg. Everett Jo-hansen. Billy Watts. Bruce Mills. lee. le West, Ben rwresi. rvarsiei. Miller. Itegie ltonara, 3charff. John Schlld. Billy Flnlay- son. Steve Jamos. Billy n.. ,, Sea Cadete W. Rothwell, w. iaiy.u M nnn larsen. A. Lien. t-. ncrer, i n Woods. H. Meniics. r. vv- Y"' rlc. Gill. Mutch, Wick. w. ixiu let. Adolph. Macauiey, Tom Boulder, M Robert Smith. Largest Yet liavtriK now lar exceeaea i VWS in riSltn ItiPHnce Ru- pert, the Third Victory Loan cumulative tottl for Prince Rupert up to last night had reached $726 ,550. the subscrip- ttons for the day having amounted to $15,080. General canvass has reach- i- ed $490,000 or $10,000 above quota. GENOA IS REVISITED Another Heavy Raid by Koyal Air Force on Important Italian Port LONDON, Nov. 7 (CD Great Ilriatain's big home-based bombers revisited Italy last night for the fifth time since late in Octo ber, showering Genoa with fire and explosives which, by me Italians' own words, inflicted "notable damage" on Italy's most Important supply port for the Axis aimios in North Africa. The Air Ministry called the attack "concentrated and effective" and tho Italian communique itself said "patticular damage was done In the centre of town and in the eastern part. Notable damage was done." The long haul was made by the British bombers in bad weather but night skies opened over Genoa and the war craft were able to unload on clear targets. Two were lost. Air Commodore Director of Training Visits Canada Commonwealth Air Plan Arrives in Canada OTTAWA, Nov. 7 Heading a group' of sailors, soldiers and airmen which arrived in Canada yes-tf rdav from ovwseas was Air Com modore Anthony L. Paxton. Royal ... . ..... .t.n.A if u-iii oerAtr j-orce, uncuvui f F.RF.CT5NC t Victory Loan I mcwuat, Subscription : oi me uimii- in wn.cn taeuv. cni . i , nt,,(.-CT ni In ; monwcanu ............ r took a prominent Qnmtda. rians for New Structure of War time Housing Are Under 'A'theTeque5l'0fWlF.Eve. administrator for Wartime Housing members of the committee of the Dry Dock Employees Sports' Asso elation met in his office to consider what recommendations they might wish to make in connection with the new recreation hall to be built on the south side of Seventh Avenue opposite Staff House No. for dry dock employees. Those present were J. S. Wilson, R. B. Skinner. Wm. McGlnnes, E. War ren and L. C Hllder. The plans provide for a two storey building containing six or eight bowling alleys on the ground floor and a gymnasium about fifty feet by ninety feet suitable for dances, basketball, badminton and other games, and also with a stage and projector room for moving pictures on the first floor. Two billiard tables, showers, rest rooms and ! committee rooms are planned and the whole set-up promises to pro-j vide adequate rtcreatlonal facfll-jties for the workers of the yard. WATTS IS CHAIRMAN Local Rationing Board Announces Audrey Wrathall Secretary W. M. Watts, well known mer chant, has accepted the chairman-shin of the local rationing board with Miss Audrey 'Wrathall as sec retary. . At Prince George, the chairman is Mayor A. M. Patterson and he will have W. Harris as secretary. Victory Loan i Subscriptions , ltMllIW Stanley Zulawlnskl $100 Patrick F. O'Neill 100 Mrs. Josephine L. Wallace .... 100 Gustave Gunderson 100 Mark Russell Hill 50 Walter Everltt Macklon 100 Mrs. Daisy Sevllla Sessions .... 200 Gerald Charles Sessions 200 William Inglis - 1.-... 50 Thomas McMcekln 500 Local Temperature Tomorrow (Standard Time) sT ides High 0:53 am. 20.9 feet 12:51 p.m. 23.0 feet :.!:.xjr.am - 38 Low .... 6:50 a.m. 5.4 feet . 2- r.um 19:25pjn. 2.1 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ,ci, ;:xxi no. PRINCE PRINCE RUPERT. RUPERT, B.C.. B.C., SATURDAY, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 7. 7, 1942 1942 price- PRICE- five FIVE cents CENTS econc Front Feared By Germany a i wirt OUT NAZIS IN AFRICA Iritl'h MOc io iiiiiiiuiuttc iirm Without Chase Arrow Egyptian Oeert 100,000 NAZIS gone CAIRO, Nor. 7 (CI ) With llfu VUil VI nets vsi- trcojr; captured or trapped and niiprru ,iif inrrri - - - - - - L VRVil . .... ii w liiirnn Th hradlotir f lie H t of the pne? rU(l corpn ron- nrinnniiirii r ill ja iiiii" que which listed 20,000 Crr- mn-. and luuini at airraay in inniLRiii liuiiuirui u. a.iir. fennrk:! nm aim wu rum ina I- II.. ft. ... H L- nr 111 .irmr Al Ilia Fr behind and mostly inland (rem the coastal road were ui IUlin divisions left in the ... l,n n. ... A I 1 1 1 1 1 tin tiaar mi aiim . i niriii iiuii.. rrs rrnorlMl wailinr mrklr to ft.. r.l.L.,.1 u I. ... IK. tlrilUti Among the beleaguered Italians rr.e di inn. noin incmuing f Italy" hole-! ifp Tot!? i war bulletin said the flu rcmnsniB iiimiiiiini a mann ai rtki nut wer crutnm ana (ran there the main body of ivcrnmfH forciM wm -panted In th march beyond Matmh. S ,, 7 O -Three taM ...Mt)tis Of the British r. i. . hare driven two .h Axis forces and unto neniy pou-are (, :alina at the Axl I'Tfa in the -tor. a British com h Poji.o!., ! Marshal ,; .im-l's arnurs which . ap' i.uik wedging uit'iit are said to be in . out ih-;r dtuatton. k thniNU rticlrelemerU Ti-nm; puruitt. suggested :.uo of tho Axil North : iv mtah: well be sealed .ii vi v.i i -. portions could the hypttan-Libyan nr 150 mites feather GUNS ROAR IN DESERT i- ' rftBB LONG IN SERVICE Itetirine Head of CN R. Telegraphs And Successor Widely Known MONTREAL, Nov. 7 David Ernest Galloway, retiring as assistant vice-president in charge of Canadian National Telegraphs, commenced his railway career as clerk in the Qrand Trunk claims department at Hamilton on Febru- iry 1, 10"1. he was shortly moved to Montreal In the office of the irneral rssitant snd comptroller He joined the traffic department is clerk two years later and was rromoted to be secretary to the -eneral freight agent. Subsequent ly he transferred to the office of vice-prcsirent and rneral man iier as private secretary. In Oc-; lober, 1911. he was promoted to be assistant to the president and then j began his leng and intimate asso the Canadian Nationals system. In March. 1923. he was made chief assistant to Sir Henry Thornton, chairman and president of the CNit. Mr. Galloway was made assistant vice-president of subsid iary companies, including C.N. f-tcamshlps in October, 1924. On he reUrement of Vice-president W. D. Robb, in 1931, Mr. Galloway was appointed assistant vice-pres ident In charge of the telegraph nd telephone department moving rom Montreal to the head office nf the Canadian NaUonal Telegraphs, in Toronto, , New Hire Head W. M. Armstrong, who succeeds Mr. Galloway. Is a civil engineer and, during his service with the Canadian National Railways, his duties have brought him into frequent and direct association with the functions of the Canadian Na Uonal Telegraphs and the part they play In domestic and inter naUonal communications. He has an inUmate knowledge of the de veloDment of these facilities. For five years, 1924-29, he was assist ?n. to Mr. Galloway when the latter was In charge of subsidiary companies of the C.N. system. A native of Ottawa, Mr. Arm strong was educated In the public schools, the Ottawa Collegiate j Institute and obtained his degree In j science as civil engineer from ! Queen's University. He was over-1 seas with the Canadian Expcdl-l tionary Force, 1915-1919 ending his active service with the R.A.F. be fore returning to Canada. He attended Glasgow University. During student days, Mr. Armstrong acquired pracUcal experience by service with the city engineer, Ottawa, and also on construction and survey work. His railway service began in 1920 as an assistant engineer and 'In 1923 he was appointed to the Bureau of Economics. C.N.R., in that capacity becoming officer engineer in 1929. assistant director, Bureau Economics, in 1937, and assistant chief of research and development In 1940. BEDS IN AIR Borneo apes build platforms In ih trees on which Uiey often sleep for several nights. Movement Fleet In Inlan NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (CP)-Axis and neutral re-ports that a mighty British fleet has put out from Gibraltar on a mysterious expedition into the Mediterranean were capped today by an open German expression of fear that the United Nations were setting the stage for a second front in Europe. All Allied sources lave been silent on tnese reports I vhlch began last week with a dis--atch from La Linea, Spain, that 125 war vessels and other ships had assembled at Gibraltar, pyramiding today into a broadcast by the Nazi-controlled radio at Hil-versum that "there is no doubt ciation with the chief executives in Berlin that the British aim is I of the old Grand Trunk and later ' to capture North African ports in order to set up a second front from there." Local Boys 0OOHOOOOOO000OOO00i000HW0Ki00a f Over I here LONDON, Nov. 7 ? Mem toers of a West Coast battery arriving in England with the J latest big convoy included Nonoan McGlashan and Vic- tar Miller of Prince Rupert. The safe arrival in Britain was announced yesterday of of a convoy of fighting men which recenttly funneled its way through an East Coast Canadian war port in the blackness of a blustery fall morning on the way to the overseas wars. Four Cases In County Court Judge W. E. Fisher in Regular Monthly Session This Week For Setting of Hearings Four cases were on the list before Judge W. E. Fisher when County Court was in regular monthly session this week for the setting down of hearings. The cases are as follows: Helen B:ooks vs. Robert Braun. action for specific performance ot contract for sale of land, W. O. Fulton for plaintiff. T. W. Brown for defendant. November 30. Bulklev Market vs. Charles Newman, $207.45. T. W. Brown for pallntlff. w! O. Fulton for defend ant, November 12. Charles E. Hansen vs. Gunnar Selvlg. $194.13, W. O. Fulton for plaintiff, T. W. Brown for defendant, date to be fixed. Alex Holm vs. Oscar Dunlop, $59.45, W. O. Fulton for plaintiff. T. W. Brown for defendant, date to be fixed. KING AIREDALE The airedale Is the largest the terrier family of dogs. 3rd VICTORY LOAN COMING EVENTS Saturday, 6 : 1 0 C Frit W. R. McAfee AH Banks are remaining open until 4 o'clock this afternoon to accept Victory Loan Subscriptions The Victory Loan Office will be open until 9:00 p.m. Buy Victory Bonds of Of British d Sea Is Regarded as Significant Berlin Thinks That Aim is to Capture North African Ports and Commence Anti-Axis Offensive From There DEATH WAS AGONIZING Body of Vern Daly Arrives Here s With Details of Tragedy at Hastings Arm Elton Vern Daly, well known Armour Salvage Co. tugboat skipper, succumbed at the Port Simpson Hospital at 2:30 yesterday afternoon from the effects of ex posure and loss of blood after his right arm had been almost blown away when a gun was discharged at Hastings Arm Just about twenty-four hours previous. The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought to the cityJastj night and the full details of the tragedy also became available at that time. The accident occurred after one of the company's tugs had arrived with scows at Hastings Arm to get loads of gravel. This was on Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Owing to strong wind, some difficulty was being encountered in getting the scows moored. Deceased and the chief engineer, William Cummings, were ashore with the scows and a rowboat. The gun became entangled in mooring gear and discharged. Daly was shot through the arm at close rang. Cummings immediately proceeded to administer first aid. Wind and waves were high and It was with difficulty that the victim was finally got out to the tugboat at 5:30 p.m. Efforts to signal the tugboat which was moored offshore had been unavailing and a broken oar lent further to the difficulty. It was very cold. Then followed the long run In the storm to Port Simpson which was reached about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Meantime, although suffering severely from the effects of exposure, loss of blood and shock. Daly had retained consciousness until 8 a.m. after reaching hospital. Victor Falconer, mate of the tugboat, gave blood for transfusion purposes but all medical aid failed and death came at 2:30 pm. yesterday. Meanwhile deceased's brother. Bud Daly, and sister, Mrs. Neva Asemtesen, proceeded by another of the company boats to Port , Simpson with the intention of giving blood transfusion but they arrived at 3:15 after death had oc- i curred. Vern Daly was 29 years of age, having been born December 12, 1912. at Munston, Alberta. His father, W. H. Daly, formerly or this city, now Uvea near Vancou ver. Others of the family are the brother here. Bud Daly, and three sisters Mrs. W. P. Armour of Van couver, Mrs. L. M. Asemlssen of Prince Rupert and Mrs. Jame? Sanderson of Portland. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. H. Sim, travelling auditor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, arrived in the . city this morning from Vancouver, being here on official duties.