GROUPSOFHER ALLIES IlhUnjr Forces Of Several European Nations Train! Here For The Fourth Year Of Conflict 1 By JOHN C. SCOTT (Canadian Press Staff Writer) TORONTO, Sent. 10 (CP)-As Canada enter the f arfh year of the Second Great War she finds herself ; 'raininjr centre for fighting forces of various of hor alho- in distress nations whose homelands have beon ' overrun by Hitler's hordes. Besides becoming lucompara-l cl peaceful haven for some members of the royal Loss Of U.S. Carrier WASHINGTON. DC. Sept. T:. Liuud States Nary . . announced lhat the alr-rarnrr Yorktown had unk after the Battle of .f '!.. as a result of Japan-bomb and torpedo at-Tir loss of the carrier .i few casualties had Hi In Session Yesterday At Wash-Iniion Wllh President .Boose V HINCiTON. DC Sept. 16 M; Halifax said tliat the' Were not area. confined to PROTEST IS MADE Secretary of Stale Cordell Hull Dflivers Kdlct to Vichy France VSHINGTON. D.C.. Sept 16 States Secretary Cordell fci a sharp rebuke to the vornment today against u 'f inpt to send conscripted labor to Germany. Such w mid be considered as J ! the enemy and in vlola- " international law. Hull described as "revolting uiti.h treatment" the turn-ovf! or helpless Jewish the Nazis for "enslavement. atment and extermination conditions of extreme HALIBUT SALES America I': oncer. 54.000. 15c and 13c,Btor- DUTCH IIKLP ClIINIlSi: LONDON. Sept. 16: 0 When '-a Chinese at Rotterdam who re- d to work for the Germans " 1 their dole withdrawn Dutch wirkcrs collected about $1,800 to 'r 'P them until they could find new Jobs. ULYDi: PIGKON POST GLASGOW. Sept. 10: O Pigeon r which became obsolete sency pigeon post to nrovldo ni- rnative two-way means of communication shoflld the telephones -f an down. .iammes or the Sutherland andj Luxembourg, the Dominion has 'prorata several nation Including Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Belgium with training ' facilities for their army group, j Strongest among such allied group, u Norway. Concentrating on training Its own airmen for Mr ! vice with the Royal Air Force, tt , nw esiaDiisnea two air training schools in Ontario, one ih Toronto 1 and another near Oravenhurat, US ,nuic noun oi loronu) in ine (heart of the province's Muskoka T resort district. tiunuti-vM ui. RiauiMiai Ul UsV wrll-kept naval secret. NorwegUln training scheme in Can-j ad fiave crossed the Atlantic fcol PACIFIC COUNCIL ipiay a part in Britain's air war moves. Norwetgian nationals from 'all over the world are accepted for I training In this new force. Many 'recruits, however, come from Norway by devious routes once they manage to escape from their Qer- man-occupied nomcjana. Belgian in Quebec There , Is a untt of the BelgU arfny training at Joliette. Que. With an instructional staff reerult- Hir War Council met ye-pd Irom remnant of that Utile i:h President Franklin D. (army which so valianUy battled 'Hitler's troops as they swept Nash. reprwenUUve of .through Belgium and the lowlands . ind. said that China and,n the Spring of 1040. recrulU of m discussed in relation tojuelgian nationality from .all over I the world arc accepted for basic ' . i . . ml 1-1 1 nl.l. intmniff. iftey uticr ku w. umuiiii to become part of the Belgian section of that ever-growing new Buropean antl-Nasl army. Poland and the Netherlands also have maintained training establishments in Canada. Poland operated a recruiting depot at Windsor". Cut . and a training school at Owen Sound. Ont.. from June. 1941. until last May. A training camp of the Royal Netherlands army, established In June. 1941. at Juliana Barracks. Stratford. Ont. will be closed Oct. 1. As in the case of the Polish camp at Owen Sound, difficulties In obtaining further recruits for the camps was the reason for their closing. Haven for Rulers Apart from the training units of various allied nations In Canada several representatives of ruling Tamllles of Europe arc resident in Canada. Princess Juliana, daughter of Queen Wllhelmlna of the Netherlands, has been living In Ottawa with her two children since June. 1940. j Headed by the Grand Duchess Cliarlottc. who spends her time between London, Washington and Montreal, some members of the fnmiiv nf Luxembourg have SWEDISH PAPER'S VIEW STOCKHOLM. Sept. 16 O -Germany's failure to prevent he British Empire, the Soviet UWan and the United States from turning their force of arms against h, au ,,wcrs is the "greatest failure that diplomatic history the loth century may make a knows" says the newspaper Dagcns mcback in Scotland. Ayrshire Nyhcter In surveying the three ouniy council arranging an em-Lro . r ,,nfe September, 1039. Inese powers now stake their ex lstence on crushing the German armies, the paper declares. munlty voy Japanese Lmleavouring To Drive United Stales .Marines Off Solomon Islands WASHINGTON. D.C.. Sept. 16: A United States Navy communique says the Japanese have launched a powerful drive to recapture the Guadalcanal area on Solomon Islands which was taken recently by United States marines who have since been holding It. In heavy fighting since Saturday night the marines have firmly held their ground, and have taken a heavy toll of the enemy. Jan surface oratt shelled United States posl-l ttons. reported that continued heavy fighting was still going on after having been In progress since Saturday night when the Japanese apparently began their major attempt to regain the Solomon Islands. The Marines' were continuing "to battle the new attack. KEPT BUSY WRITING their homes In Canada, some of WINCHMORE HILL. Eng.. Sept.! them having established residence 16: O Mrs. H. Skinner thinks she ' In Quebec. . J A0., pj Members of various turupcuu .- u n iuuil- ui uci it cnuaren governments In exile are also es tabllshcd In Canada. Join the services. Seven are already in uniform and she never falls them a letter each week. I Destroyers Were Lost At Tobruk 1 :! PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTO Local Temperature wmm Tomorrow sT ides (Standard .. Time) High 6:11 ajn. 17.0 feet Maximum 62 18:14 p.m. 182 feet Minimum 47 Low 12:03 p.m. 8.3 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HKITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V ;!. XXXI. No. "K PRINCE RUPERT, B.C,, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMB ER 16.1942" PRICE- FIVE CENTB Intense On Vari nous Fronts CANADA i riOSTTOMANY , GARRISON CHEERS AS VITAL CONVOY REACHES MALTA inc DauiT-scanred ballot;,- of MalU harbor wnr--- crowded with wawher that never saw a more welcome ugbt than the big that convoy remuly fought iu way through with supplies IUvnh under constant attack by Axis bombers Here's a view of the scene L a ship of S 7 in Vu ,.T -Z r . . are ranDers or the garrison of the most-bombed com -.: ack-ack guns at LOWER RIGHT are on an escort vessel oi the con BRAZILIAN SHIPS SUNK! Today's War Summary j Two .More Sent Down By Nail U Boats Make Total . To 1U Date I41C NEW DRIVE UNDER WAY 'By Canadian Pre&3) I W - ishtn-: -m j Japs Not Stopped , . . RIO DE JANEIRO. Sept. 16 Two more Braziliar ships have been! sunk by Nazi U-boats, bringing the , total so far thu.s sunk to eighteen. ! , WASHINGTON The Japanese are by no means stoooed detniie trcent reverses', Admiral Chester W. Nimitr, United States naval chief in the Pacific, said at a ceiemony aboard a ship when twenty-five medals were awarded. He declared that the Japanese were skilful fighters and dangerous antagonists but, he said, "they are finding lhat we too are dangerous antagonists and are willing and know how to fight." The Admiral said that the Americans were still tightening their hold on the Solomon Islands and that damage inflicted at Pearl Harbor on December 7 had been repaired "far beyond In New Guinea . . . MELBOURNE In New Guinea United Nations forces continue lo hold the Japanese in check. The general situation on land b declared at General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters to be unchanged although patrol activity around the Owen Stanley Mountains is increasing. Allied medium bombers have again blasted enemy positions at Buna and Allied aircraft have also been active against Japanese shipping in the waters around New Guinea. Battle Of i African Desert . . . CAIRO Air and land activity on the North African Desert has been increasing during the last few days, a British Middle East communique today said. Allied patrols have been active against the enemy on all sectors. A slight Increase in air activity over the battle area is also reported. Cherbourg Is Bombed . . LONDON Bombers of the British coastal command raided the port of Cherbourg on the French invasion coast last night following up daylight attacks yesterday of United States Boston bombers. There was no follow up overnight of the British and Russian bombing raids of Monday night on the Reich. Chinese Still Advancing . . . CHUNGKING Chinese forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek aie closing In on Langchi in northern Chekiang Province, driving from east, west and north. The Japanese have started to set the city afire. The town of Wooyee, south Langchi, has been recaptured, the enemy retreating towards the key base of Kinwa. Commodore Beach Is Visitor Here Naval Commanding Officer Pacific Coast on Inspection Trip Of LONDON. Sept 16 0)Loss commodore W. R. Beach, R.C.N.. of the destroyer Sikh and Zulu , .. ... commanding officer of the !navtU in recent operations off To- bruk was announced today by Coast, arrived In the city the British Admiralty. (thls morning from .Esquimau, be- ,lng here on an official inspection trip. Vancouver Man Gets Command Major Charles Bailey Promoted To Colonel on Taking Charge Of Armored Unit OTTAWA, Sept. 16: Major Charles Bailey of Vancouver has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and given command of an armored unit, overseas. YOUNG Australia has 150 years. AT THAT been settled for READY TO ! SURRENDER i i " i Vichy French Authorities Ask j British to Cease Hostilities LONDON, Sept. 16 (CP) Sur- : render of Madagascar to the British forces appears imminent. Advices reaching London quoted the .Madagascar radio to- PREMIER TO VISIT HERE and through the central interior. He will be on his way back to Winner Of $100 War Certificate Second Drawn Number Takes Prize In Recent Carnival Queen Contest Drawing Andrew Messer. holder of the eeond drawn number. 5277, was yesterday awarded the $100 war savings certificate In connection with the sale of tickets in the recent Civic Centre Carnival Queen contestt. The first drawn number was 8159 but no claim was established on this number. HOCKEY TO BEPLAYED Looks Like National League Will Be in Operation Again This Winter OTTAWA. Sept. 16: It looks Jtke there will be at least another season for the National Hockey League this winter. National selective service announces that hockey players not liable for military service will be permitted to pkiy. There will be hd special consideration, hbwevef, for those liable for military service. NETHERLANDS DECORATION LONDON. Sept. 16: CP) JJeut. Francis Goodfellow of the Royal Navy has been awarded the Netherlands' Grand Cross of the Military Order of William for carrying out a secret mission Involving great danger. :;V7:FIGHTIS lokyo Makes TDITirAi i : Broad Hint! uuu Russians Are Still, However, Hold- TOKYO. Sept. 16 W Japan ing on Grimly to Stalinrrad hinted boldly today at a possl- ble invasion of Russian Siberia or India. A loyko broadcast said that "the East Asia war is about to take an important step in co-operation with the European war." " a aiiuuuiaillg 1L 11 J - - - - .w, n i.ll VUil French authorities were asking mea mass attacks with hundreds the British command to end hostilities on the strategic island where the British landed last Thursday. The British advance on Tan-anareve, the capital of Madagascar, is continuing with little, if any, inteiruption. FIGHTING IN CITY? 'MOSCOW, Sept. 16 Russia's armies yielded fresh ground at the bloody western gates of Stalingrad today but, after twenty-four hours, there was still no confirmation of the Nazi claim that German shock troops were fighting in the city streets and had captured the main Stalingrad railway station. A Soviet communique said hal heavy cost the Germans had advanced slightly" but elsewhere on the slowly contracting defence arc the Russians were declared holding firm against an avalanche of battle-stained Nail veterans and reserves. MOSCOW. Sept. 16: The Battle of Stalingrad is In an even more critical position but the Russians are still holding although admitting that the Nazis, with con- or tanks and lnfantrv have made slight advances with .enormous losses. Admitting the loss of some ground to the west, Moscow claimed that some attacks had been repulsed as the Nazis doubtless sought to deal a knockout blow at the Industrial city. No progress I was made by the enemy from the southwest. Scores of German tanks have been destroyed as the fight rages with undiminished fury. The Reds claimed some local successes' "m "the-Caucasus and , Black Sea areas In repelling press- .ure mere. Hon. John Hart Coming at End "ntra JLf'rJ fnt' (LT the tT usslan l utht Of Month Following Trip Through Interior ?n, I T. .t7 (counter attacks to the west of j Moscow were thrown back. . , . Two populated places In the t i t u tt Jl Premier John Hart Is expected ,n, i . - kuij mot iiave oeen recaptured . veu to pay a visit to Prince Rupert by tne ' and Terrace during the last few, davs of this month. The Premier! will be here following a trip over CDCE CDCMPU the Pacific Great Eastern Railway . T AJuEi rlvEllVn PILOTS JOIN WITH SOVIET I uuimuii, EKrpt. 10 rmy pilots of the Free French air force have (joined the Russian forces In ,the agin against uermany. REGISTERING Forty Names Recorded On Opening Day Yesterday Continu- -ing During Week National registration of women in Prince Rupert between the ages of twenty and twenty-four is under way. On the opening day of registration yesterday forty women with surnames from A to C were registered. Today names from D to G are being received. The registration place Is the old Sincere Cash and Carry store on Third Avenue. LAWBREAKERS WALK LONDON. Sept: 16 Oi can't bank on Eettlne transoor- tatlon to police stations when they are picked up in future as Scotland Yard has ordered "strict economy In the use of cars. DE GAULLE HONORED DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 16: O) The highest Syrian decoration the Amayyd order has been been awarded Oen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French forces.