Local Temperature Tonight's Dim-out (Halt an hour atter sunset to Maximum 59 ball an hour before sunrise). Minimum - 55-5 10:31 p.m. to 5:04 am. NORTHERN ANpuffiWffRAL-RtHSH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER jlT XXXII, No. IC9 PRINGE-TOPERTrRGffiwEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1943 PRICE. FIVE CENTS a If. ft Sicily Now In Allied Hands ADE TRIP SICILY pN'aughton in North Africa piloting Visit to Embattled Island Highly Pleased RALSTON SATISFIED viTAWA, July 21 Hon. J. Iitalston, minister of nation- Idefence, in a statement last concerning the visit of tht ut, Gen. A. O. L. McNaugh- to Sicily, said it was a . . , i :.... brie 01 gltai MiniaiuuM It General McNaughton had and the Sicilian campaign Ll Dlans for the invasion of Irope working out so well. LIED HEADQUAKTEHS IN liTH AFRICA. July 21 W - ht- Oeneral A. G. L. Mc- Ighton, commanaer-in-cniei ;ai.adas overseas army, nas hmed to North Africa ioi- 1,-z a visit to the Sicilian hi The Ainea invasion m hy which he saw he de Ric CU. mt moat jjciicwv c le i f combined military op- r . . . u .. 11; : 3 rle WUIIU IW cm Hp expressed pride In i! played by Canadians ue tald had been mar- tot- 1l f leon of the Siclll-General McNaugh-v;a: the evidence af- the Allies were now ible 7 rlking with tre-ru lewy and force on Ur aid the invasion - L-un by the SlclllanJ r .i . certain to dam-( -.ie of the Japanese of the Germans MET IN TENSIVE Preying Nails Strongly for 450 .Miles I loin Orel to Taganrog ICZCOW July 21 The Rus cave -olzeti the offensive M" enfire 450 mile front m Ore) to Taganrog and, are king advan-c s at many points i 'tie NP.zls continuing to 1q neavy losses In casualties flghf.ur equipment. 1AKE ROME PEN CITY sh Times Newspaper Suggests iThat Premier de Valera Take Matter Up 3FXFAST. Ireland, July 21 f :Ji Times newspaper sug- p nat Premier Eamonn de Bera h Eire use his good of- (s wo a view to havine mfcie de -tared an open city for WW pumes. ospital Board onlhly Session . V Routine Business Taken fP Conference to be Held On Isolation Hospital the board of directors of the "e Rupert General Hospital! 'i regular monthly session th? end of the week. In view Ismail attendance, only rou- business was taken up, cor-pondence Ie being deferred un- Jfi later meeting. tepresentatlves of the hos- al board will confer with the 'th committee of the city Budl 011 Friday evening ' of s week to ro into the mat-, of the Isolation hospital, 1m- proonts of which are being aeitakcn by the city with a 10 the hospital taking over operation when required. iOOI LUCK, KIDS fi'u ftaures Indicate that fni o py to be born, TI10USANDS CHINESE RESERVES FOR SALWEEN FRONT l 4 ?.j)av - m- 'jwwrjt;. ijsi'2 Thousands of Chinese soldiers, strung along a road In Yunnan province, head for the Salween River front near the Burma border to relieve men, long in action against a force of 50,000 Japs, who had aimed a three-pronged drive at China's Interior. MILITARY ATTACHE Soviet Russia Extends Scope of Its Representation in Canada EDMONTON. July 21 Col. Zabutln, first military attache ; to the legation of Soviet Russia In Canada, arrived here yester- ,d.aZ,Irfi3V. JMSBF- ?nd . Is proceeding to Ottawa by plane. Col. Zabutln said he did not believe victory would be accomplished by the Allies this year although he did not dismiss the possibility. IT WAS THE SUN Men, women and children on the streets of Prince Rupert paused for a short time and gazed at the sky In wonderment. Even people in stores and offices left their desks and counters to look henvenward and voice their awe and puzzlement at a phenomen. rare in the recent annals of he town. For high in the sky was a thing Jof great and dazzling brilliance such as few could remember. So . garish was the brilliance of this heavenly orb that young children, who in their pristine Ignorance had never heard of the existence of such a thing, cowered, and covered their eyes in fright. Even among-older people ODinlon was unsettled. That thing In the sky, some opined snsnir.lnuslv. mleht even be some secret enemy weapon. But finally an elderly man who looked as though he had done a good deal of travelling In his time, settled the matter. He had, he said, seen that thing before in various places. It was the sun. Clam Fishing On West Coast Is Under Ban VICTORIA, July2l Clam fishing on the West Coast of Vancouver Island has been banned until further notice. There has been a recurrence of the red organism which poisons shellfish. PLASTIC FOR SPLINTS GLASGOW, July 21 if) Wing cmdr. T. .J. B. A. MacGowan, IAI 1 T nnnnf n r rrntt f nrl IIKfi I Canadians : I Over Sicily OTTAWA, July 21 Oi Royal Air Force headquar- ters announce that a-Royal " Canadian Air Force unit, "City of Windsor" fighter squadron, is operating in Sicily in support of the A"ea invasion iorce. t RAILROADER IS KILLED John Joseph, O'Neill, Switchman, Crushed Between Two Railway Cars John Joseph O'Neill, 51, Can adian National Railways, switch man, was killed at 5:45 last night In the yards when he was crushed between the coupling of two railway cars. The accident occurred when O'Neill, who was on duty at the time, with the apparent Intent of coupling two cars together, gave engineer H. L. Nicholas of the switching engine a signal to back up one string of cars. O'Neill then stepped between the couplings of the two cars to be Joined, and was caught between them. He was killed Instantly. His back and pelvis were fractured. The accident occurred In the i coach yards near the round- house and It is believed that there was one eye witness, although he has not yet been Identified. Another employee, T. M. Duguerin, switching foreman, did not see the accident happen but became aware of it shortly afterward and rushed to the scene. Railway and city police also arrived to investigate. O'Neill, who was unmarried, came to Prince Rupert about 18 months ago from Port Arthur, Ontario. He was born at Ottawa, Ontario, of Irish ancestry It is not known if he has any relatives. Cor&ner M. M. Stephens announced this morning that an Inquest will be held this arter-noon to determine the cause of the accident. A coroner's Jury under Coroner M. Mi. Stephens Investigating the death of O'Neill met this afternoon to view the body and adjourned until the evidence of witnesses could be assembled. The Jurymen are Frank Skin- lieT Douglas Wood, Clifford : t Z parT "iST splints Abercrombie Ro8er Boll, Alvln Ritchie, and-John Bui-the instead of plaster of paris ,n Donald treatment of fractures. 8cr i I OPTIMISM IS SILLY Long Way to Go Yet Before War Is Won, Declares Secretary Of Navy Knox WASHINGTON, D.C., July 21 Public optimism over minor successes 4n the war is Just silly declared secretary , of the Navy KROX'peaklng- 'yesterday, and is only having the effect of slowing down war production. "We have not even begun to dig into the enemy's main defences yet," he declares. Sicily Is only an outpost. Knox asserted. DISCUSS CARNIVAL A meeting given to general discussion of the proposed car- nival "was held by the Civic 1 near Kezi in Southern RnQ-Centre Committee on Monday esla. night. Date of the carnival per- lod was set at from August 23 to 28. If the plans outlined for the carnival materialize- there ought to be a very gay and entertaining week. Efforts are being made- to bring in entertainers, featured dancers and singers, a wide variety of games and a merry-go-round and Shetland ponies for the children. The carnival Is to be held on Seventh Street which Is of ample width for the purpose. Another feature of the carnival will be the selection of a carnival Queen. Various groups and organizations will be encouraged to select young ladies to run for the honor of being queen of the carnival, and tickets registering votes for each candidate will be sold by their supporters. 19? Those attending Monday night's meeting were Norton . r I.. of"".' LVmJ. r r, i v. , Wood, Bruce Stevens and A. J. Dominate CANADIANS IN JAPAN Some Interned, Some in Partial Custody and Others Are at Liberty OTTAWA, July 31 Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King told the House of Commons yesterday that there are one thousand Canadians in Japan and Japanese-occupied China. One hundred and sixty-three of them have been interned, some are being detained in restrlctctl areas and some arc at liberty. . REFUSES TO FIGHT MORE Rumanian Premier Unwilling to Assist Germany Further in Campaign Against Russia LONDON, July 21 Premier Antonescu of Rumania is reported to have flatly refused to have Rumanian forces participate further In fighting against Russia. Reprisals by the Nazi Iron Ouardlsts in view of thl3 refusal are believed to be con templated. MAJORITY EXPECTED South Africa Awaiting Overseas Services Vote Government Confident of Strength 1 1 CAPE TOWN July 21 CD HI1!?, .fhfra.u-nin mc UUW.UU1C ui us uvci- . . seas voting In the July 7 gen - erai election to add to the re-i suits of the home vote, it is calculated 1,250,000 voters polled In the election in South Af rica and overseas. According to the confident forecast at the United Party (Government) headquarters, the government majority in the Assembly will be not less than 30 and may reach 50. Prime Minister Smuts, In a message to his supporters said he feels sure the result, when finally computed, will be a "pleasant surprise" even to (government supporters. ' Dispatches from India say fconference of Dromlnent'.DeoDle oTlhlaiS" considers' '-Ihe'Soutti African government's restrictive legislation on Indians owning property in South Africa as "discriminatory legislation." Demands for retaliatory action have been widespread. One suggestion is a demonstration of displeasure by withdrawing India's High Commissioner from South Africa. Bulawayo reports the death of Air Commodore J. W. B. Grig- son, who' was acting air officer commanding the Rhodeslani Training Group, in an air crash Sir Godfrey Huggins, prime minister of Southern Rhodesia, has announced the government will encourage the right typ2 of settlers to live there. Ambi tion 'and energy would be much better than capital, he said, but he emphasized Southern Rhodesia would first see her own people had enough work and then bring out new blood from Europe. It Is not correct, said Sir Godfrey, that the government intended to place all primary Industries under state control, but they were not going to allow private enterprise to exploit people either. As long as private' concerns worked for Interest 'of the coun try, the government -would not Interfere, but when selfish mo tives came to the .top, the state would not hesitate about tak ing them over. New Industries now being nlnnnoJ fnr Rniithprn Rhodesia fta"- v ! include an iron ana sieei piantiatre In Prince Rupert. A com anrt a Ma scheme for cotton production. Jam for Britain Large quantities of South African Jam are now being exported. Much goes to Britain, and Cape gooseberry and pineapple preserves are specially popular, Two years ago South Africa produced 56,000,000 pounds canned Jam. This year's figure has risen to 125,000,000 pounds and more than a third of it Is for Britain, mainly for the services. FKWEK LONDON TAXIS London has 45 per cent fewer taxis than before the war and less than half the prewar number of cabbies to drive them. In 1939, there were about 7,900 taxis and 11,450 drivers. Today, there are 5,000 drivers and 4,-300 cabs. Today's War Summary (By Canadian AXIS COLLAPSE IN SICILY LOOKS POSSIBLE NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE JAP NAVY HIT SICILY Canadian and American troops have seized Enna, defence prop of all central Sicily, cutting off large numbers of Axis forces and forcing general withdrawal as resistance of the island weakens hourly almost to a point of collapse. The British Eighth Army hammered at the doors of Catania, last bastion protecting the entire east coast, shattering another Nazi counter assault with heavy casualties and advancing on the sea port. For all tactical purposes half of hands. Lnnas fall cut oti Sicily except for one long Allied observers report's all roads leading from the prisoners declare German . i : i ;i iUns aie sspeeuuig ea&LWtUU RUSSIA-A great summer offensive began Tues flntr i rttrn. n . irn 1 11 1 i-n 1 "i 1 A i tiTint i. 'utv " -luu-iiwic xiunb the Mius River where the defences before Taganrog. were recaptured by Soviet SOUTHWEST PACIFIC American bombers Wednesday sank a cruiser and two destroyers of a Japanese convoy attempting vainly to run the Allied sea and air blockade around Munda air base m the Solomons. The remainder nine warships and two transports fled northward. The action served to maintain steady Allied pressure ht..,i ...u:v- i tit i-.. i i uu muuuii w 1111:11 nas ueen attack since July 1. ITALY Rome suffered its second .air raid of the war Tuesday night, the report vasjiot confirmed by other sources, .In Lon-anoliservers corTsidered'a night attack on Rome as highly unlikely. DICTATORS IN PARLEY Hitler Gravely Concerned; Over Morale of Junior Partner LONDON. Julv 21 (CP) Adolf Hjtler flew lnto ItaIy Monday for a conference with Premier Benito Mussolini at a northern Italian town and the Axis reported that "military questions" were discussed. The more is seen in London as indicating that the Nazis are gravely concerned over the fate of Italy and are making up a last minute attempt to whip up flagging Italian morale. It is reported that Mussolini appealed for further German help. - THEATRE FAVORED I Boilermakers' Union Backs Pro - ject of Paul AlvazofI The executive of the local Boilermakers' Union has endorsed the project of Paul Aiv-azoff to establish a second the- munlcation will be sent to Hon. C. ,D. Howe, minister of muni tions and supply, approving the granting of a permit. Baseball Scores National League Philadelphia 0, ' Pittsburgh 1 Only major league game) Coast League San Diego 0, San Francisco 4 International League Toronto 2, Montreal 5. Syracuse 5-6, Baltimore 6-1. Buffalo 5-5, Rochester' 1-7 ON AFRICAN WF.ST COAST FREETOWN, July 21 CB More than 3,000 acres of mangrove forests have been" Cleared In the swamp districts of Sierra Leone and nearly half of this land Is already producing rice. Press) Sicily Is now in Allied Catania from western of northern coastal road. Axis retreat along centre of Sicily and Italian forces in the central sec- i- ., iui a, quiuiv getaway. i. J' j" -vli. nvrnnriinnr T -tv I 1 rfl I tA cAmmuig xxum uiu w Russians breached Germain At least 50 more towns forces driving on Orel. of a Japanese convoy of 1111 uy lanu, sea ana au Berlin radio claimed. The Premiers And Administrations Ontario Has Had Thirteen Governments So Far The province of Ontario has had premiers and' administrations as follows: J. Sandfield Macdonald, Union, July 16, 1867 to December 19, 1871. Edward Blake, Reform, December 20, 1871 to October 25, 1872. Oliver Mowat, Liberal, October 25, 1872 to July 9, 1896. A. S. Hardy. Liberal, July 25, 1896 to October 17, -1899. . G. W. Ross, Liberal, October 21, 1899 to February 7, 1905. Sir J. P. Whitney, Conserva-' tlve, February 8, 1905 to September 25; 1914. Sir W. H. Hearst, Conservative,. .October 2, 1914 to November 14, 1919. E. C. Drury, United Farmer- Labor, November 14, 1919 to July 16, 1923. G. H. Ferguson, Conservative. juiy 16, 1923 to December 15, 1930. I G. S. Henry, Conservative, De cember 15, 1930 to July 10, 1934. M. F. Hepburn, Liberal, July 10, 1934 to October 21, 1942. G. D. Conant, Liberal, Oct ber 21, 1942 to May 18, 1943. H. C. Nixon, Liberal, May 18, 1943 to the present. Jan Jap Navv Navy t t Hit Agaih ALLIED HBADQUARTERS IN SOUTH PACIFIC, July 21 Allied bombing planes lyive scored another victory over Japanese surface craft In the Solomons, sinking one enemy cruiser and two destroyers and breaking up another convoy attempting to land reinforcements and supplies. A fourth Japanese war vessel may have been sunk. , COLLAPSE IN SICILY Official Reports of Mutinies Great Damage in Rome Admitted Allies Advancing LONDON, July 21 W-Official news of mutinies among Italian troops in Sicily has raised hopes In American quarters in London of a collapse of the defence In at least the western central porUons of the Island. Meanwhile Italian communiques admit that "very great damage" was done In the bomb-, lng of Rome oh Monday. A Berlin report Is that Rome was bombed again last night but there was no confirmation this. Canadian and British forces were reported today to have captured Enna in their drive up the centre of Sicily while the British .are closing In on Catania in spite of stiff Axis resistance. Being Tried 0n Serious Charge Preliminary Heating of Abortion Case is Closed to Public The preliminary hearing ol the case of Mary Martin, charg- n ed with attempting to procure an abortion, was begun in city police court yesterday after noon. By a ruling of Magistrate W. D. Vance the public was ex cluded from the hearing. The testimony of several witnesses, Including a man and wife, was heard, before the case-was ad journed until this afternoon. At the session this afternoon the testimony of doctors and police is expected to be heard and It is thought that this will conclude the evidence for the crown. Witnesses for' the prosecution yesterday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. John LaschynskL Miss Eileen Hemmons, Gunner J. Deauak and Constable J. A. MacAllister. Dr. L. W. Kergin rguv Dr. C. H. Hanklnson and Dr. r. J. A. MacDonald gave evidence this afternoon. Staff Sergeant F. W. Galla gher Is presecutlng with W. O. Fulton appearing for the, de fence. Irregularities Are Charged C.C.F. Leader Suggests Some thing Wrong With Voters' List of Montreal-Cartier By-election OTTAWA, July 21 M. J. Cold- well, C.C.F. leader, yesterday in the House of Commons, charged irregularities In connection with the voters' list of the Montreal-Cartler by-election to be held August 9. General Giraud Visits Britain Head of French National Committee of Liberation in Old Country LONDON, July 21 Paying his first visit to Britain since the war, General Henri Giraud, head of the French national committee of liberation, has arrived in this country following his trip to the Ulted States and Canada. He flew' across the Atlantis Ocean. Halibut Sales Canadian Llndy. 50,000, 17.5 and 16, At-lln and Booth. Celtic, 50,000, 17.5 and 16, Whiz and Royal. Frcya, 28,000, 17.5 and 16, Pacific. Cape Flut ery, 05,000.. 17.5 and 16, Storage. :1 y s i ff: 1 1 iif.