ied Base lAilorL-prl ..H.nMtAn'prna tt cT) lUiAJJVunivijjivo lit AFRICA, June ia tony T planes carried out a raid on Buna, auicu ijcw trAixr Thn rpsiiHs nf gallon the objective set lor $2,500 'the hope that $5,000 may be a Greek war Relief Fund 'I inn hppn nrc7ani7pn in r ibwv ...... n'CI T LI1K iruufAL 11 1 Lilt: r:nt" and other business : about the town, following committees have imed in connection with n3'- Airs Nlrlr f!hrlsfnhpr. iiai j-- - f J. N. Klllas and G. F. James. n ruv i a finnLPr. Mrune r oeruuani. lnumaa miiaiey Peter Spanos. IIMITI. .IVir.X. IVil'K I.lll LUIIIIiri. J N. Klllas, Mrs. George and Ocorge Chresty. OMISE IS ffivrv fw I r LI 1 H 1 1 Ijtules Tojo's Promise to the Fhillipines of Independ ence "ary oi Biaie uoraeu nun raav riaicuiea a promise b ha; been made by Premier -i j a nan uiiil uie riuiiiuiiito n be given their independence -it n.n tu ftViUllnlnne .3 be rrrlnrprl t.n n stale OI com- slavery. Ttv .fi.,.. o .1 TlnltnH Kt.ltS U ihe Philllnlnes had been eidece was necessary, Hull ired tiror Nnmpn -" W V & A 1 Mill v. ANCOUVEH. June 18 Paul n. Hot. ii i lfnnmiVPr ! ted education "officer of tne Man Army of Military Dls :' No. 11, Halibut Sales pe West. 15,000, 23.3 and 17 and Booth. en, 17,000, 23.7 and 17 and 16,' future II.. 7.500. 24 and 17 and Atlln. Atlln. 11.. j.uuu. u.i utiu iimn ir i nnn n c . "fi i nuu Booth Arctic I. i7.ono. 24.3 and 17 and Storage. in n 1. 1 . rr nnn - vitu, t,ajj, i oiiu 'oresbv. nnnn 99 nnrf 17 and 16. LONDON, June 18 Oi I'll. ' T T i .-..V. 1 O . A 1-11 I -I n Japan. Broadcasting Corporation In Interior Field OTTAWA, June 18 The Cana dlan Broadcasting Corporation Is being extended to Prince Georg kd assumed the task of the i and there will also be transmitters T.u."hlp and campaign or- at Qttesnel and Williams Lake, it U L::d arrangements for the ; Were maue uii umiuij rfc; afternoon in the office . r W M. Watts. There will ; snvass but It will be lmpos- ' reach all the people in . 1 1- ........ i .. iH n .,ni way ;:j wic &cuuiw& m ui w V IiriuUlldi l.UHMiUUWWlw far A tea will be held in I - iir.J.m) ft. ; i will be sought from the city rl to hold a tag day. There T)P XUU.SC11UI.1U11 UWIU 111 otvico. RUPTURE POSSIBLE But Complete Breaking Off of Ke- lations Between Tuikey and Vichy is Not Yet Effected BERNE Switzerland, June 18 Vh The withdrawal of .the Turkish ambassador to Vichy France, re ported by a Turkish diplomatic eource yesterday, is not considered a rupture in relations between Turkey and Vichy but it could be a step in that direction said the source. Another reason for the recall of the ambassador, apart from being a protest against Gestapo re"striO' tions, is said to be pressure on the part of the Allies who hope Vichy will take similar action and recau Ambassador Gaston Bergery from Ankara. Allied quarters are said to believe Bcrgcry is too friendly with the Axis. BUT GET AWAY About 100 new species of fishes are discovered annually. t RFM nFNY ;fc?'cfe: PEACE MOVE- uupuii Avuuirvuui Being Planned were not, lmmecuaieiy . - ...,..- . . W V riT T11TN IVE HERE Week to be Devoted to Cam- i'.,r Aid nf Ktrirkrn " " " " en, commanoer - in - cniei 01 India, was named viceroy of India today In a move to pre- pare the nation for a coming knockout offensive against "Clumsy and Laughable" Says Moscow of Stockholm Report LONDON, June 18 (CI) Russia today denied a report published in the pro-Nazi Stockholm newspaper. Allhanda that German and Russian tepresentatives had met in the Swedish capital to discuss possible peace. The Taas Soviet News Agency said (the report) alleged that these discussions dealt with territorial questions. Tass added that it was authorized to deny this report as "clearly clumsy and ACTION AT LENINGRAD This Feature of Today's Russian War Communique Nazis Are Repulsed Near Orel MOSCOW. June 18 Renewed ac tivity in the Leningrad area is featured in today's Russian war communique. The Nazis are still trying t6 break through Soviet lines in the Orel sector, where there has been considerable action of late, but so far without success. Teachers Met With Cabinet Representatives of Federation In Conference at Victoria with Hart and Perry VICTORIA, June 18 Represen tatlves of the British Columbia Teachers Federation met yesterday ;wlth tru? Cabinet, 'Premier John Hart and Minister of Education II. G. Perry being present. Such mat ters as salaries and affiliation of the teachers with the American Federation of Labor were discussed. No announcements were made af ter the meeting. LONG BEFORE ADAM The first fish appeared years ago, scientists estimate. War News MANY JAPS KILLED A Chinese communique reports that 40,000 Japs have been killed or wounded in f ecent fighting in the "Hunan ,rice bowl" and that the Japs have, been cleaied out of the area around ' the city of Ichang. BRITAIN RAIDED There was two way air traffic over the English Channel today with British fighters 'and fighter bombers attacking installations and shipping along the north coast of France and Holland and German planes raiding southeast English towns. One German plane succeeded in penetrating London's defences and droppe.d explosives on a post office. There were several casualties. TRAIN BLOWN UP One British pilot over northern France reported bombing and strafing what he believed was a munitions train, which exploded when hit. , FRONTIER REOPENED Border Between Turkey and Syria May be Crossed' Again ANKARA, June 18 The frontier between Turkey and Syria, after having been closed for 48 hours, has been reopened, it was announced today. It was not made clear as to why the frontier had been closed. Combined Fleets Are Inspected By King George ALGIERS, June 18 Local Temperatun; l3 Tonight's Dim-out re. v raifc (Halt an hour aftr sunset to Maximum S ball an hour before sunrise.) Minimum 10:48 pm. to 4:36 ajn. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISn COLUMIUA'S NEWSPAPER XXXII, No. W PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1943 PRICE: FIVE CENTS BLOW MUST BE DIRECT Would Take 100 Years to Defeat Japan by Island by Island Process, Says Madame Chiang OTTAWA. June 18 0 Japan can only be defeated by an attack nr. Tnnan Itself and such an at tack could only be effective if based from China, declared Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of the Chinese generalissimo, In a press conference yesterday. It would take 50 to 100 , years to defeat Japan by the island to Island process, she declared. Madame Chiang left Ottawa yesterday for Montreal and is now back in the United States following her visit to Canada. HAVE CASE OF NERVES Germans and Italians are Won dering Where Allies Will Make Invasion Thrust ROME, June 18 As the Germans and- Italians continue in a bad lease of nerves over speculation as to where the Allied invasion thrust will commence, there are reports of a huge fleet of landing craft be ing massed around ranieueria Island which was recetly lost by the Italians. LIGHT RAID ON LONDON Post Office Building Hit and Few . Casualties Caused by. Vis Nazi Bombers LONDON, June 18 There was a light air raid attack on London last night. A Post Office building was hit and there were a few cas- rrinz'ualties. Not many enemy planes '.. ...... .u. i,or nsprf in the raid which was ueorge, continuing nis vimi iu nr - -- - Nov Secure CANBERRA, June 18 Pre mier John Curtln's answer to those who had criticized him for saying recently that Japan I- would not be unable to invade Australia was in reiteration of f the statement. The Prime Min- lster declared that his state- ment was not based on mill- tary views of his own but on positive knowledge. BACK FROM OVERSEAS Canadian Navy, Army and Air ; uir a lroro niimhpp nf nnn-nmmis. :iRIf,NF.W Australia Is irmAnT Edmonton Journal Says Go-ahead Signal Has Been Given for U.S. Field sloned men from Royal Canadian. government I Air Force Personnel Home From Britain Airmen to Train Further ' j ' OTTAWA, June 18 Headed air crew, a group of Canadian navy, army and air force personnel are back In Canada'. War Prisoners Are Working On Sugar Beets Now CALGARY, June 18 Five thous and prisoners of war are now work lng on Alberta sugar beet fields and are said to be doing quite well. IN SEARCH OF SAFETY MOSCOW, June 18 According to reports reachig here families of nearly all the members of Premier Mussolini's cabinet have evacuated to Hungary where they will be safer from an Allied Invasion. A forces in North Amca. nas mspe - wprR als0 large estate has been taken over EDMONTON, June 18 W The Edmonton Journal said yesterday that it had learned the go-ahead signal' was expected shortly for the construction of a ten million dollar airport near Namao.' seven miles north of here, to fill wartime needs of the United States gov ernment. The source was not Settlement Of French Issue Anticipated ALGIERS, June 18 There was a full meeting yesterday of the French committee for the united of France arid a full Force ground crews who have accord between Generals Charles returned to train as pilots and DeGaulle and Henri Glraud Is still expected. A third and compromise party following a middle course may come into the picture. Scandinavian Reforestation Plan is Urged NANAIMO, Jue 18 The Associated Boards of Trade of Vancouver Island, meeting In Nanalmo In an nual convention, urged adoption In British Columbia of the Scandinavia plan of reforestation. NAPLES IS HIT AGAIN CAIRO, June 18 Wellington heavy bombers staged another heavy attack on Naples last night for the first time sirjefc June 4. Strong raids were' sq made on two airports In Sicily arid ship- ed the combined uruisn ana south coast ;""'wn town flnd and some some to provide p accommodation for ping in the Aegean Sea; off Greece American fleets in Mediterranean over a wa3 also attacked again, waters, it is announced. persons were killed. Canada's Home Front Turns Giant Spruce Into Bomber Timber on Queen Charlotte Islands Near Prince Rupert . k.,i,v nrP striving to cut 200,000,000 feet of Canadian toffiJTJ from Sitka spruce SrioUeSndtfust 50 mllesVm the Alaskan border. Train takes logs to the inlet where they are floated Into huge rafts. The lumbermen dally walk five miles through bush to work. Lumbermen work ten hours a day at muscle-bulldlng toll, are on piece work and can earn up to $15- a day, sawing and thlck,300-year-old trees. Boom men pole the chopping seven-foot mighty logs to make up a Davis raft.