W
ttRABAUL
IS
HEAVY
HIT
Further
Devastating
Blows
De
livered
There
and
at
Bougainville
by
Allied
Bombing
,
Raids
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
Oct.
26
The
Japanese
have
suffered
another
heavy
blow
In
loss
of
planes
by
an
Allied
air
blow
on-lheir
stronghold
-at
Rabaul
in
New
Britain.
No
less
than
125
planes
of
the
enemy
were
destroyed
and
25
others
were
probably
destroyed
when
bombing
raids
were
struck
Saturday
and
Sunday
at
Rabaul
air
fields.
Allied
losses
consisted
6f
two
fighters
and
two
bombers.
The
Japanese
air
reserves
at
Rabaul
are
now
believed,
to
have
been
crippled.
-The
Japanese
base
at
Bougainville
In
the
central
Solomons
Is
also
believed
to
have
been
practically
knocked
out
as
a
result
of
recent
Allied
bombings.
Is
Proceeding
MOSCOW,
Oct.
26
There
are
still
no
official
statements
in
regard
to
the
trl-partite
confer
ence
here
between
foreign
min
isters
of
Russia,
United
States
and
Great
Britain.
It
is
reported
that
attention
Is
now'
being
given
to
particular
Issues
and
drafting
of
statements
In
writing.
The
conference
entered
Its
eighth
day
today.
Railwaymen
Backing
Loan
MONTREAL,
Oct.
26
Subscriptions
during
the
first.
week
of
the
Fifth
Victory
Loan
by
employees
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
passed
the
ftjur
and
one-half
million
dollar
mark,
according
to
returns
com
pleted
at
headquarters
of
the
system
here
yesterday.
A
total
amount
of
$4,551,050
was
.subscribed
by
47,994
employees
of
the
Canadian
National
and
af-
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan.
Employees
of
the
Railways
numbering
45,489
subscribed
$4,-
250,150,
TransCanada
Air
Lines
employees
numbering
U54
sub-
scribed
$122,800
while
1,151
em-
ployees
of
National
Railways
Munitions
bought
bonds
to
the
value
of,
$178,100.-
Pope
Tries
ror
Peace
LONDON,
Oct.
26
B
.
Pope
XII
has
intensified
!
his
efforts
to
bring
about
peace,
the
Vatican
radio
said
today
as
other
advices
indicated
that
Roman
Cath-
'
ollc
bishops
in
Germany
and
northern
Italy
are
pre-
paring
to
hold
conferences
for
reasons
that
are
not
announced.
There
have
been
reports
that
the
Pope
has
talked
with
British,
American
and
French
en-
voys
to
the
Holy
See
which
is
under
guard.
WAR
NEWS
JAP
BASE
USELESS
SO'UTH
PACIFIC
HEADQUARTERS
A
172-ton
bombardment
of
Kahili
air
field
has
left
that
Bougainville
Island
air
base
practically
useless
to
the
Japanese
for
the
present,
an
American
spokesman
said
Tuesday,
Bougainville
is,
the
top
rung
of
the
Solomons,
.ladder.
.and
is'
the
last
remaining
Japanese
stronghold
in
that
area.
It
is
now
the
primary
objective
of
Allied
sea,
land
and
air
offensive
east
of
New
Guinea.
Rabaul,
on
New
Britain,
has
been
heavily
hit
again
with
123
Japanese
planes
destroyed.
HIROIIITO
IS
WORRIED
NEW
YORK
Emperor
Hiro-hlto
told
the
Diet
today
that
"the
present
situation
is
truly
grave,"
according
to
a
Tokyo
broadcast.
OVER
LONDON
AGAIN
LONDON
Nazi
aircraft
swept
over
an
outlying
London
district
Monday
night
but
left
without
passing
over
the
city.
There
were
no
casualties
and
only
minor
damage
was
reported.
KOS
IS
EVACUATED
CAIRO
British
forces
h?ve
successfully,
evacuated
the
island
of
Kos
under
pressure
of
German
sea
and
airborne
attack.
AUSTRIA
BOMBED
BERLIN
Berlin
states
that
300
Allied
bombers
and
200
fighters
staged
a
heavy
bombing
raid
on
an
important
munitions
plant
near
Vienna.
The
raiding
planes
were
believed
to
have
been
based
from
North
Africa.
CROSS-CHANNEL
DUEL
LONDON
One
of
th
longest
artillery
duels
across
the
Straits
of
Dover
took
place
last
night,
lasting
for
two
hours.
There
was
heavy
fire
irom
both
sides.
The
targets
are
believed
to
have
been
convoys.
COMMAND
CHANGED
Field
Marshal
Kesselring
Re
moved
From
Italy
and
is
Re
placed
by
(Jcneral
Wittingoff
LONDON,
Oct.
2
CP)
The
,
fUny
perf
ormrl.
Daily
Mall,
without
giving
j
Three
unsuccessful
attempts
sources,
today
published
a
re-
have
been
made
by
local
doctors
port
that
Field
Marshal
Albert
'
to
remove
the
staple
from
Mel-Kesselring
has
been
replaced
as
vln's
lung
without
surgery.
German
field
commander
on
the
Italian
front
by
Lieutenant
Gen-;
a
personal
Interest
in
the
little
eral
Wlttlnghoff,
who
Is
de-:
fellow's
welfare
and
arrange-scribed
as
a
tank
expert.
Kes-
ments
have
been
made
to
en-selrlng
Is
said
to
have
been
sure
that
both
he
and
his
given
an
air
command
on
the
mother
will
be
particularly
well
.Russian
front.
jjEnemy
Evacuation
of
Aleutian
Island
Base
Saved
Many
Casualties
Admiral
Kinkaid
Tells
Story
of
How
Americans
and
Canadians
Occupied
the
Place
Nips
Withdrew
In
Undersea
Craft.
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Oct.
26
(CP)
Vice-Admiral
Kinkaid,
cornmander
of
the
Aleutians
area,
disclosed
today
that
quite
a
few
Japanese
submarines
were
sunk
by
American
destroyers
while,
the
enemy
evacuated
the
garrison
on
Kiska
several
weeks
ago.
Kinkaid
is
in
Washington
prior
to
taking
over
new
duties
as
commander
of
naval
forces
in
the
southwest
Pacific.
Admiral
Kinkaid
said
he
believed
the
evacuation
from
Klska
of
Japanese
troops
estimated
at
ten
thousand
men
was
carried
out
by
submarines
and,
if
the
Japanese
had
not
given
up
the
Island,
heavy
casualties
might
have
resulted
when
American
and
Canadian
troops
landed
In
August.
"When
we
landed
the
beaches
were
much
more
strong
ly
covered
than
we
ever
had
dreamed
and
the
casualties
would
have
been
very
heavy
if
we
had
been
forced
to.
fight."
r
n
was
Last
Ashore
On
I
BELLA
BELLA,
Oct.
26
Alexander
McLeod,
fisher-
man,
Is
in
hospital
here
suffering
from
the
effects
of
a
harrowing
experience
when
a
small
gaSboat
in
which
he
was
heading
for
Vancouver
was
wrecked
on
Cap
Calvert
In
the
Queen
Charlotte
Sound
area.
He
:
was
eleven
days
without
shelter
or
food,
finally
be-
lng
picked
up
by
a
passing
American
boat.
He
was
so
weak
with
hunger
and
ex-
posure
that
he
could
hardly
stand.
OPERATION
AT
PHILADELPHIA
Little
Melvin
Gilliland
to
Have
Delicate
Lung
Treatment
in
East
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
26
Eight
year
old
Melvin
ailllland
and
his
mother,
Mrs.
Norman
Gilliland,
boanled
a
Canadian
Na-Ional
Railways
train
Monday
light
for
Philadelphia
where
I
the
little
fellow
will
undergo
a
ielicate
operation
at
the
famous
.'mole
University
Bronchosco-
ic
Clinic
in
an
'effort
to
remove
a
metal
staple
that
has
been
lodged
in
his
left
lung
for
more
than
a
year.
.Children
and
grown-ups
scattered
throughout
British
Columbia
will
follow
news
of
his
trip
and
operation
with
great
Interest
for
it
was
their
pennies,
nickels,
dimes,
quarters
and
dollars
that
made
It
possible
for
him
to
travel
to
Philadelphia
and
enter
the
clinic
where
such
operations
have
been
success-
Railwaymen
are
also
taking'
cared
for
during
ine
enure
vip.
NO
TRACE
OF
BOMBER
Speed
the
Victory
'
Buy
Victory
Bonds
jcal
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
51
Hal(
an
hour
after
(onset
to
41
half
in
hour
before
sunrtee).
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6:50
p.m.
to
8:01
ajn.
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AND
CENTRAL
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TtJESDAY,
OCTOBER
26,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
(
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!
Sub
nrvWines
Were
Sunk
at
Kiska
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.
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un
italy
Opposition
Appears
to
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towns
In
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up
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live
ftX
imnounced
today.
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it'.on
on
the
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riia!
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niuij
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pji:u
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back
to
new
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FiHi
Army
seized
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erancolise
and
ani
the
British
Eightn
lock
Guiana,
Barabeiio,
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Palata.
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bomDcr.
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anrt
road
targets
north
iiattir
area
on
ine
east,
t
rua.it.1.
laronina
mr-
orth
ul
Rome,
was
also
f
t
:rb
i
.
and
fighters
'
Povdonlka
air
M
YiuoSuvla
yesterday.
rtSt
James
I
Stewart
Go"
ler
Loan
Top
Jam
ri
i.;
the
first
.
.
i.i
this
district
'hr
top
In
the
or
Loan
drive.
the
second
-comr
achieve
Its
ob-
IAIE
IN
BLOW
Kralize
That
Hitler
Has
War
and
Would
Like
to
Mil,
Scotland,
Oct.
26
flfrs
of
war,
returning
ijKtrmany.
say
that
the
c
Herman
knows
that
l
has
lust
the
war
and
muld
end
the
war
to-
PU'
if
it
ui-ri
nnt
fnr
and
his
Gestapo.
'n
Germany
is
low
on
ft
of
(he
continual
H
of
cities
and
the
rein
Kussia.
T
UP
THE
IND
FIRE
j
QUOTA!
j
j"50,0()0
I
fnount
(U
if'
II
Volunteers
to
I
Get
War
Medalt
4
OTTAWA,
Oct.
26
0
A
new
service
ribbon
will
soon
be
awarded
to
most
volun-
teer
members
of
Canada's
army,
navy
and
air
force
the
ribbon
of
the
Canadian
Volunteer
Service
Medal
It
was
announced
today
by
the
three
defence
ministers.
The
medal
will
not
be
struck
until
after
the
war.
14
TO
EXTEND
FACILITIES
Salvation
Army
Has
Plans
for
Better
Accommodation
for
Soldiers
Here
Major
John
Steele,
area
supervisor
of
Salvation
Armv
war
,
service
work
on
the
Pacific
'
coast.
Is
9Dcndinz
a
few
davs
in
the-
city
on
business
In
connec-d.;:b
i
tlon
with
Dlans
for
extension
of
the
Army's
war
service
facilities
here.
The
plans
Include
provision
for
the
reconstruction
of
the
Stork
Block
which
will
be
used
exclusively
for
hostel
purposes,
providing
for
the
accommodation
of
170
men.
The
adjoining
Oratton
building
will
then
be
used
exclusively
for
recreational
"urposes.
Major
Steele,
who
returned
to
Canada
In
July
after
having
i
spent
two-and-a-half
years
with
the
troops
overseas,
will
give
d
lecture
tomorrow
night
In
the.
Army
Citadel
on
his
own
experiences
during
the
trying
days
of
the
blitz.
Two
moving
pictures
will
also
be
shown
Lieut.
Col.
C.
V.
Evltt
will
act
as
chairman
and
other
military
leaders
of
the
area
will
also
be
on
the
platform,
Are
Back
From
British
Trip
MONTREAL,
Oct.
26
Hon
C.
D
Howe,
minister
of
munitions,
accompanied
by
II.
J.
Sy
mington,
president
of
Trans-Canada
Air
Lines,
and
Brjgadler
James
L.
Melville
of
Ottawa,
returned
to
Canada
last
night
aboard
a
TransCanada
Air
Lines
multl-engined
plane
from
Commonwealth
air
conference
In
Britain.
Mussolini
On
Air
Thursday
BERNE,
Switzerland,
Oct.
26
It
Is
reported
here
that
Benito
Mussolini
will
make
a
radio
address
this
Thursday
on
the
21st
anniversary
of
the
march
on
Rome.
Bulletins
SEAMEN
TO
STRIKE
VANCOUVER
Seamen
of
the
Park
Steamship
Co.
h:vc
warned
the
National
War
Labor
Board
that
they1
intend
to
strike
unless
the
board
gives
Its
decision
on
wage
increases
asked
for
in
November
last.
NAZIS
ARE
REGRETFUL
STOCKHOLM
Germany
has
expressed
official
regret
to
Sweden
over
the
destruction
of
a
Swedish
air
transport
plane.
The
affair
was
a
mistake.
CALIFORNIA
EARTHQUAKE
SAN
FRANCISCO
Two
quite
heavy
earthquake
shocks,
centred
in
the
San
Jose
area,
were
felt
last
night
about
M
o'clock.
Little,
if
any,
damage,
was
done.
CHIEF
LOOKS
Bundled
up
In
a
heavy
overcoat,
Relchmln.ster
Albert
Speer,
head
of
the
Todt
construction
organization,
Inspects
one
of
the
big
g
jns
In
the
Atlantic
Wall
defences
"along
the
French
coast.
The
Nazis
claim
that
this
wall,
longest
and
most
fortified
In
the
world.
Is
the
"perfect
defence"
against
Invasion.
Local
Firm
Sells
Out
B.C.
Packers
Takes
Over
Albprt
&
McCaffcry
To
Carry
on
Business.
British
Columbia
Packers
Limited
announced
yesterday
that
they
had
taken
over
the
ownership
of
Albert
&
Mc-J
Cliff
cry
Limited?
"
It
is
understood
that
the
present
management
will
be
retained
in
Albert
&
McCaf-fery
Limited
who
have
been
carrying
on
a
fuel
and
building
business
on
the
waterfront
for
the
past.
25
years.
British
Columbia
Packers
Limited
intends
to
establish
an
office
in
conjunction
with
the
Albert
&
McCaffery
Limited
operations
to
take
care
of
their
extensive
interests
in
Prince
Rupert
and
district.
Aluminum
Plant
Is
Back
to
Normal
SHAWNIGAN
FALLS,
Quebec.
Oct.
26
0
Officials
of
the
Shawnlgan
Falls
Co.
reported
late
yesterday
that
everything
was
gradually
going
back
to
normal
following
a
strike
over
!
union
jurisdictional
authority.
The
workers
are
grtraually
returning
to
their
jobs
In
the
aluminum
plant
Into
which
soldiers
were
called,
to
break
up
a
picket
line.
PRISONERS
are
mm
LEITH,
Scotland,.
Oct.
26
SB-More
than
three
thousand
disabled
British
service
men,
with
a
sprinkling
of
Canadian?
among
them,
reached
this
port
today
receiving
a
tumultuous
welcome,
sounding
Britain's
joy
at
the
completion
of
the
first
repatriation
tor
prisoners
of
war
from
Germany.
They
were
brought
here
by
the
former
Canadian
Pacific
liner
Empress,
of
Russia
and
the
Swedish
exchange
ship
Drottnlngholm.
Jap
Drive
Is
Turned
Back
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC,
Oct.
26
OJ
The
drive
of
the
Japanese
to-
wards
the
sea
oniHuon
Penlnsu-
i,
nf
New
Guinea
in
the
vicinity
f
irtnsehhafen
has
been
defln-
Itely
turned
beck
by
the.Aus-
tralians.
OVER
ATLANTIC
WALL
I
Nazis
Fight
Desperately
MOSCOW,
Oct.
26
O
The
;
Germans,
In
disorderly
re-
treat,
are
waging
desperate
,
but
futile
rearguard
battles
along
the
200-mlle
front
in
.
an
effort
to
save
as
much
as
possible
from
what
may
p:ove
to
be
the
greatest
German
disaster
since
Stal-
lngradj
-
-
CASUALTIES
NOT
GIVEN
Further
Particulars
Regarding
Loss
of
Cruiser
and
Destroyer
In
English
Channel
Awaited.
LONDON,
Oct.
26
K
The
British
announcement
which
yesieraay
revealed
me
sinKingi
w
i
of
the
cruiser
Charybdis
and
liYlOSCOW
1
aHCY
the
the
destrover
destroyer
Limbourne
Limbourne
in
In
ac-'
ac
tlon
in
the
English
Channel
did
!
not
give
the
number
of
casualties.
The
Charybdis
and
Limbourne
were
part
of
a
British
force
engaged
In
an
offensive
sweep
off
the
north
coast
between
Ushant
and
the
Channel
Islands.
Both
vessels
were
struck
by
torpedoes.
Berlin
radio
had
annouced
Saturday
that
a
British
force
had
clashed
i.
during
the
night
with
a
German1
force
protecting
a
convoy.
British
light
naval
forces,
protecting
a
convoy,
sank
four
German
E-bcats
and
damaged
seven
more
out
of
a
force
of
30
in
a
fierce
five-hour
running
battle
In
the
English
Channel
Sunday
night
the
Admiralty
announced
today.
A
British
escort
fleet
of
destroyers
and
motor
gunboats
rejoined
the
convoy
without
serious
damage.
There
were
several
casualties
among
the
crews.
Loyal
to
Canada
And
Home
Town
filiated
companies,
an
Increase
of
61
percent
In
the
number
of
A
Prince
Rupert
girl,
now
subscribers
and
77
percent
In
working
In
Vancouver,
has
sent
the
amount
subscribed,
as
corn-in
$200
for
the
purchase
of
Fifth
pared
with
the
first
week
6f
Victory
Loan
bonds.
This
sum
represents
her
savings
over
a
period
of
several
months.
Her
loyalty
to
her
country
is
evi-
denced
by
this
purchase
and
her
loyalty
to
her
home
town
of
Prince
RuDert
Is
shown
,by
the
fact
of
her
making
her
purchase
thvouuh
th
IncM
canvassers.
DEFENCES
ANC1ENNE,
Lorette,
Oct.
26
v
0
There
have
been
no
further.
developments
In
regard
to
a
missing
Royal
Canadian
Air
.
.
Force
Liberator
bomber,
signals
of
a
portable
radio
trans-
v.
mitter
from
which
were
believ-
ed
to
have
been
picked
up
by
a
,.j
searching
Anson
plane
which,
aowever,
serched
the
rea
to
find
no
sign
ot
the
missing
:raft.
The
crew
reported
that
the
Anson
had
to
fly
high
because
of
low
celling.
j
The
Liberator
plane,
missing
since
last
Tuesday,
was
on
a
(
Dort
to
Montreal
and
arrfprf
24
mm
Thprp
were
I
J
four
R.OA.F.
junior
officers
and
20
non-commissioned
officers
and
men
on
board.
BUSINESS
DISTRICT
CANVASSED
As
the
Fifth
Victory
Loan
campaign
goes
into
Its
second
week
the
canvassers
report
that
they
have
completed
their
first
coverage
of
the
business
district.
All
business
premises
are
now
requested
to
display
In
their
windows
the
Honor
Certificate
which
Is
evidence
of
their,
purchase
of
Victory
Bonds.
It
Is
hoped
that
this
will
be
done-so
that
the
geneial
public
will
have
additional
evidence-
of
the
fine
response
which
the
businesses
are
giving
to
this
loan.
This
will
also
assist
those
whose
duty"
it
Is
to
re-canvas3
as
it
shows
which
businesses
have
already
purchased.
Yesterday's
subscriptions
in
Prince
Rupert
amounted
to
$36,-200,
bringing
the
cumulative
total
to
date
up
to
$362,450
with
the
prospect
of
the
hall
.way
I
mark
lo
the
$150,000
objective
being
passed
toaay.
The
following
are
among
fur
ther
individual
subscriptions:
A.
L.
Parent
$
50
N.
Bokoshytz
100
T.
P.
Smith
500
Mrs.
M.
Smith
500
Miss
M.
Gosnell
50
Miss
L.
Hill
50
Mrs.
E.
H.
Mortimer
50Q
R.
Qulnnell
J0C
J.
H.
Macey
100(1
M.
Maxner
50(3
J.
Armstrong
10C
J.
Clausen
20C
H.
C.
Schultzlk
10C
H.
Daggett
10C
J.
Kennedy
,
10(
D.
Kennedy
5(
B.
Kennedy
5(
R.
Crulckshank
"
:
101
R.
W.
Meldrum
151
B.
M.
Swanson
51
H.
J.
Frlesen
.
3001
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
Muheim
10i
H..
B.
McNaughton
101
Helen
P.
.Valentine
10i