)NTREAL,
July
15
"The
new
Central
Ter-
ipeaks
of
the
faith
and
confidence
of
the
peo-Canada
in
the
future
of
our
country,"
read
a
la,
lit.
Hon.
William
Lyon.
Mackenzie
King,
vci
on
the
occasion
of
the
opening
ceremonies
al
Station
of
the
1
L.
National
Railways
W!1VS
onH
t
ho
hif,i..
t
:ok
place
yesterday
af
The
message
was
de-
Hon.
J-
c
Micnaua,
oKl.:'ally
declared
the
abclic
cutting
of
a
r
was
followed
by
Mayor
I
..I
IV
V
111
U11IULIV
Lilt.
rfnor
leadlnt?
Into
the
ur;e
and
declaring
meet
modern
passenger
1
i.i
Canada
was
open
.ive.iience
of
the
trav-
3
r-
of
the
Canadian
I
Railway
j
had
a
part
In
jrr
-,ue
ceremony.
The
;t
wa;.
held
at
one
::.z
j
woman
machln-
,.:
Oc
iimart
buslncss-ii
of
her
trade,
a
.he
working
forces
Railway
Munitions
?.
i
i
mament
manu-
.-ii
isperated
by
the
v:
end
of
the
i.ppropriately
In
t
r,1
o
i
-irm
ort
tram-
mi...;;;.
ui
a
141
fee
auu
operating
la
.
;;trw
station.-
..i
.
ceremonies
took
.
;
:pt
:.i
air
In
the
.
.h
plaza
across
-)"..-
will
flow
to
enter
n
when
about
to
set
i"urncy
A
dais
brought
and
other
speakers
icw
of
a
very
large
;)
invited
guests
and
far
larger
number
of
s
or
n
imp
prnnasiana
ty
Dorchester
Street
u::.
nrnvlfllnir
nn
nrimir-
)'
from
which
to
over-
::e;ie
and
the
northern
o
the
;;tation
building.
Oc
Invited
guests
had
tved
by
R,
C.
Vaughah,
n
aim
nrpsinpm.
nr
mp
1
Rallwavs.
and
the
of
the
board
of
dlrect-
y
proceeded
through
the
otructuro
to
Inspect
leroui
comforts
and
con-
which
have
been
bro-
tn
plaza
and
listened
to
ii:;
of
the
smart
military
organizations
of
the
Railways,
a
shopmen's;
inn
U-IHi
nn
ntnenfl.
imputation,
piped
other
o
'iheir
places.
Temony
began
with
ln-
Oasnon
of
Montreal,
u
or
tne
board
of
dlrcct-
!'
National
system,
who
i
tie
found
himself
with
savant
duty
to
perform
"tiucmg
three
distin-
Canadlans:
Hon.
J.
E.
Mayor
Raynault,
and
.'
h-
i
II.
-,nM
.j
J
a
very
Important
the
history
of
the
old
ne
minister
of
trans-
k
J
1
JL
.
.
..
..
-age
sent
by
the
Prime
explaining
that
for
uf
;tate,
Mr.
King
had
mpelled
to
remain
It)
This
messago
and
the
lib
snnprnno
,trnen
.
an,.
v
wuuuuhuul
me
great
means
of
an
excellent
ddress
system.
rcmicr's
Messago
'ng's
mcssane
wa
as
It
affords
me
much
to
send
a
mcssace
of
congratulations
to
in
an
v-iiu.i
n.n
of
Montreal,
upon
the
successful
completion
of
the
new
Central
Railways
Terminal.
"Our
publicly
owned
railway
system
in
greatly
to
be
congrat
ulated
upon
the
construction
of
terminal
facilities
In
keeping
with
the
needs
of
our
rapidly-
growing
country.
The
new
Cen
tral
Terminal
speaks
of
the
faith
and
confidence
with
the
people
of
Canada
In
the
future
of
our
country.
It
will
contribute
Increasingly,
to
the
success
of
Canada's
entire
transportation
system,
so
vital
today
In
meeting
the
needs
of
war
and
certain
to
be
not
less
essential
to
the
demands
of
the
period
of
development
which
will
follow
the
end
of
the
war."
Mr.
Michaud
then
continued:
"It
is
with
a
feeling
of
legitimate
pride
that,
In
the
name
of
the
government,
I
have
the
honor
to
present
to
Montrcalers
and
the
travelling
'
public
generally
this
Central
Station
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
system.
"The
necessity
for
a
central
terminal
in
the
metropolis
of
the
country
was
felt
at
the
very
beginning
of,
the
co-ordination
of
the
railway
lines
which
now
constitute
the
largest
transportation
service
In
America.
This
large
project,
of
which
we
are
Inaugurating
the
first
completed
phase
today,
originated
20
years
ago
In
the
minds
of
the
engineers
and
admlinstrators
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
In
1929
the
Parliament
of
Canada
gave
the
green
light
signal
to
go
ahead,
and
the
government
of
the
day
authorized
the
management
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
to
un
dertake
the
actual
construction,
i
"The
undertaking
was
subjected
to
the
vicissitudes
of
the
depression
and
from
1931
to
1938
made
very
slow
progress.
In
1938
the
government
of
Canada,
realizing
that
the
large
amount
of
money
already
Invested
In
the
projevt
should
not
remain
un
productive,
made
provision
for
further
credits
to
assure
the
completion
of
the
Central
Station
as
you
see
It
today,
and
at
the
same
time
relieving
the
se
vere
unemployment
situation.
meant
an
addition
of
$12,600,000
tn
thp
nmnunt.
nlrpnrlv
snpnt.
1
district.
Immediately
I
brmglng
the
capltal
cost
to
date
"c
utiuui
ceremonial,
,
t0
$27,300,000.
and
of
the
Canadian
,,,'
'
nf"
,
cf,inn
tn
ihf
largest
city
of
Canada
Is
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
modern
in
North
America.
It
offers
to
the
travellipg
public
all
the
conveniences
which
can
be
reasonably
expected.
It
seems
that
no
class
of
the
travelling
public
has
been
overlooked
and
I
am
happy
to
call
your
attention
to
the
facilities
provided
for
the
exclusive
use
of
Uie
branches
of
our
fighting
forces,
the
Navy,
the
Army
and
the
Air
Force.
"Although
the
project
has
been
made
possible
through
government
action,
we
owe
its
actual
construction
to
the
administrators
of
the
Canadian
NaUonal
Railways
system
and
their
collaborators,
made
up
of
the'
workmen
who
diligently
and
patiently
made
it
a
reality
and
today
I
want-
to
express
to
them
your
appreciation
and
that
of
the
government.
"As
you
have
no
doubt
noticed,
this
edifice
although
established
on
a
very
solid
foundation
has
not
suffilcently
grown
up
to
be
able
to
look
down
on
others.
However,
you
must,
not
forget
that
the
station
which
we
are
inaugurating
this
day
Continued
on
Page
Four)
She
iN
FRANCE
Widespread
Sweep
by
Allied
Planes
Over
Northern
France
With
Considerable
Success
LONDON,
July
15
United
States
Flying
Fortresses
and
the
Royal
Air
Force
co-operated
in
heavy
daylight
attacks
on
Industrial
and
military
objectives,
sweeping
from
Paris
to
Normandy.
In
a
battle
over
LeBourget
air
field
on
the
outskirts
of
Paris
45
enemy
airfcraft
were
shot
down
whHe
six
planes
were
downed
elsewhere.
Eight
Allied
bombers
and
four
fighters
were
lost.
Abbeville
was
a
daylight
ob
Jectlve
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
yesterday.
There
was
no
large
scale
raid
lng
on
the
Continent
last
night
except
for
eight
forays
on
com
munlcation
points
and
Britain
had
a
quiet
night.
General
Giraud
Ottawa
Visitor
OTTAWA,
July
15
General
Henri
Giraud
arrived
in
Ottawa
today.
He
will
be
the
guest
of
honor
at
a
dinner
today
and
will
proceed
to
Montreal
MAJORITY
ARE
SAVED
No
Panic
Following
Torpedoing
Of
Ship
Carrying
Canadians
...
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
-tN
NORTH
AFRICA.
July
15
05
A
group
of
250
Canadian
soldiers
survived
the
sinking
of
one
of
the
few
vessels
lost
out
of
the
giant
Sicilian
invasion
armada.
They
were
rescued
by
a
British
destroyer.
The
vessel
went
down
In
15
minutes
after
the
torpedo
ing,
but
there
was
no
panic,
and
most
of
the
troops
on
board
got
off
safely.
MINE
FOR
TUNGSTEN
Taking
Out
High
Grade
From
Property
on
Telkwa
River
SMITHERS,
July
15
Alex
Chisholm
arrived
in
town
from
the
mining
operation
being
carried
on
at
Milk
Creek,
near
the
headwaters
of
the
Telkwa
River,
by
himself,
John
Cope
and
Tom
Blythman.
They
had
left
several
weeks
ago
for
their
property
with
a
string
of
ten
pack
horses.
They
Intend
to
mine
tungsten
ore
and
ship
the
high
grade
out
to
the
railway
by
pack
horse.
There
are
assays
up
to
23
per
cent
tungsten
'ore.
It
Is
planned
to
develop
their
property
and
ship
high
grade
ore
all
through
the
summer.
A
good
pack
trail
has
now
been
completed
right
to
Is
still
a
drawback.
The
original
rpad
was-
washed
out
In
the
floods
of
six
years
ago
and
has
never
been
rebuilt
so
that
what
was
known
as
the
Telkwa
River
road
Is
now
mostly
a
memory.
Halibut
Sales
American
Attu.
50,000,
17.5
and
16,
JJooth
und
Pacific.
Sonja,
"29,000,
17.5
a'nd
1G,
Whiz.
Constitution,
50O0,
17.5
and
16,
Royal.
Canadian
Lois
N.,
50,000,
18.2
and
17
"and
16,
Storage.
Parma,
35,000,
18,2
and
17
and
16,
Atlin.
.
Embla,
19,000,
18.2
and"
17
and
16,
Storage.
Clipper
II,
21,000,'
18.2
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
,
,
,
-
:
'
:
Sweep
for
Canadians
Italians
Surrendering
in
Droves
And
Towns
Capitulating
Without
Putting
up
Fight
By
ROSS
MUNRO
(Canadian
War
Correspondent
on
the
Canadian
Front
In
southeast
Sicily).
With
the
Italians
surrender
lng
In
droves
and
towns
capitu
lating
with
scarcely
any
fight,
these
first
three
days
of
the
amazing
Sicilian
campaign
have
been,
a
sweep
for
the
Cana
dians.
I
finally
caught
up
with
the
fast-moving
front
line
troops
yesterday
in
a
jeep
after
pur
suing
on
foot
for
two
days.
They
are
sitting
on
top
of
the
world.
Even,
the
commanders-are
surprised
at
the
meagre
defence
the
Italians
are
making
of
the
homeland.
The
Canadians
have
taken
every
advantage
of
the
weak
stand
of
the
enemy
and
Ameri
can
and
British
troops
are
having
equal
successes.
With
a
few
battalion
actions
and
numerous
skirmishes,
the
Canadians
have
pushed
Inland
more
than
30
miles
and
now
are
getting
a
breather
before
the
next
phase
of
Allied
operations.
Canadian
pilots
are
now
flying
off
a
Sicilian
airdrome
which
was
captured
by
Canadian
Infantry
sand
brought
into
operation
by
an
air
field
construction
group
soon
after
the
landing
last
Saturday.
The
Italians
had
ploughed
up
the
field
before
the
invasion
but
the
construction
group
went
to
work
filling
in
the
furrows
two
feet
deep
in
some
parts.It-was
.not
long
be
fore
fighter
planes
flown
by
Canadians
landed
on
the
re
paired
drome,
throwing
up
great
clouds
of
chalky
dust
as
they
taxied
to
a
standstill.
KISKAIS
SHELLED
'
WASHINGTON,
July
15
0)
The
United
States
Navy
reported
today
that
an
American
light
warship
had
bombarded
Japanese
defence
positions
on
Kiska
Island
yesterday,
making
the
fourth
surface
attack
on
the
enemy
base
In
eight
days.
Was
Injured
At
Dry
Dock
George
Heard
Narrowly
Escapes
Having
Neck
Crushed
George
Heard,
heater
at
the
local
dry
dock
and
vice-president
of
the
Boilermakers'
Union,
came
very
close
to
being
decapitated
when
a
heavy
steel
plate
was
let
down
onto
his
neck
by
a
crane
yesterday
morning.
Heard,
who
was
working
inside
a
hull,
attempted
to
clamber
onto
a
staging
level
outside
the
the
hull,
just
as
the
steel
plate
property
but
the
road
on
the
was
being
let
down
past
It
by
lower
end
of
the
Telkwa
River
the
crane.
The
edge
of
the
slow-
ly
moving
plate
came
down
across
his
neck,
pinning
It
between
the
plate
and
a
staging
plank.
The
plate
was
stopped
before
Heard
was
Injured
seriously.
'
He
was
taken
to
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
where
he
was
treated
for
a
condition
of
shock
and
abrasions.
He
will
not
have
to
stay
long
In
hospital.
EVER
POPULAR
QUEEN
LONDON,
July
15
W
The
Queen
discovered
a
model
farm
In
the
heart
of
East
London
when
she
paid
a
surprise
visit
to
allotments
in
the
borough
of
Bethnal
Green.
For
nearly
two
hours
she
toured
gardens
laid
out
on
the
sites
of
bombed
buildings.
Everywhere
she
went
she
was
cheered
by
women
and
children.
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
MasJmum
-
CO
(Half
an
hour
alter
sunset
to
:;lmum
49
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
10:38
to
4:56
,p.m.
a.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JULY
15,
1943
PRICE.
FIVE
CENTS
alians
Are
In
Virtual
Collapse
v
iy
reat
New
Canadian
ational
Station
At
'
'
-
AI
WAR
ILU
IT
J.
A.
A
NAZI
DRIVE
IS
HELD
UP
Efen
Germans
Themselves
Ad
mit
That
They
Are
Bogged
Down
in
Russia
MOSCOW,
July
15
The
Rus
sians
have
definitely
stopped
the
(Nazi
drive
In
the
Orel-Kursk
area
and
have
scored
counter-
successes
In
the
Belgorod
sector
with
the
capture
of
several
villages.
There
have
been
Russian
breakthroughs
near
Orel.
Berlin
blames
the
failure
of
the
Germans
to
make
progress
on
rainy
weather.
Inquest
Into
Church
Death
An
inquest
under
Coroner
M".
M.
Stenhpns
Ir
nrnrpprtlnir
tn
In.
FEDERAL
RESPONSIBILITY
TO
ASSIST
PRINCE
RUPERT
WITH
MUNICIPAL
SERVICES
So
Declares
T.
D.
Pattullo,
M.L.A.
To
Meet
Council
Tonight
Local
Interests
Still
Foremost
In
His
Mind
"Ottawa
most
certainly
ought
to
step
in
and
help
this
city
in
maintaining
its
public
works
and
services
to
meet
the
new
situation
brought
about
bv
the
ex
traordinary
demands
due
to
the
war,"
asserted
T,
JJ.
rattullo,
M.L.A.
tor
Frmce
Rupert,
this
morning.
"It
is
a
national
responsibility
and,
of
course,
the
citv
luocii
is
in
no
iiuauciai
pusiuun
to
meet
it."
This
evening
Mr.
Pattullo
Is
to
meet
the
city
council,
the
meeting
having
been
asked
by
the
council
with
a
view
to
obtaining
his
assistance
and
advice
in
connection
with
presenting
the
city's
case
for
federal
as-
vestigate
the
cause
of
death
ofrslsJfnc?:
William
I
Mr-;Pa"ull
Pulnts
L
out
tlf5'
Church
who
died
as
the
result
of
an
accident
at
the
dry
by
BriUsh
Columbia's
"pegging"
dock
on
Tuesday.
of
the
Income
tax,
the
federal
Witnesses
heard
so
far
have
"asury
had
obtained
an
addi-
becn
Dr.
J.
A.
McDonald.
H.
uonai
om
me
prov-
Hutchinson,
and
Howard
lnce"
Mr-
Pattullo
emphasized
Church,
son
of
the
deceased.
inai
ine
province
naa
not
sur-
T-u.
i
i
.m
-i
renoerpn
ilk
nprmanpnt
nirnt
tn
i
mi
uiijue&i,
wui
cuiiwnue
ai
--0
ij.4,j.4.4,4,jLxji
t.in
.u.
...t,
nartlcinate
In
lnromp
tax
1pVv
I
T
T
i.ou
buiusui,,
wiien,
me
Lc&u-
mony
of
Peter
McCormlck.
drlv-
Another
of
Mr.
Pattullo's
en-
(
er
of
the1
locomotive
crane
be-
gagements
while
here
was
as
neath
which
Church
was
crush-
speaker
at
the
weekly
luncheon
ed,
and
Duncan
McDougall
will
of
tne
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
be'
heard.
WAR
IN
PACIFIC
Guinea
Areas
is
Being
Synchronized
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
Club
today.
Tl.
I
n-1
.1
i
.
iic
luiuier
nunc
iviuiiiwrr
ui
British
"Columbia
and
present
Member
of
the
Legislature
for
Prince
Rupert
wlll.be
here
un-
j
til
Monday
everting
when
he
will
S
proceed
by
train
to
the
Interior
j
with
British
Col-
July
15
O)
A
small
Japanese
"Joined
up
merchant
shin
was
bombed
and
snnlr
hv
prinl
nrt.lftn
nff
Vplln.
I
Pacific
Coast
Seattle
4-19,
Oakland
2-4.
L03
Angeles
8,
San
Diego
1.
Portland
7,
Hollywood
1.
San,
Francisco
3,
Sacramento
0.
American
Association
Kansas
City
-9-3,
Indianapolis
2-7.
Milwaukee
10,
Louisville
5.
Minneapolis
8,
Columbus
4.
Toledo
4,
St.
Paul
0.
International
Newark
6,
Syracuse
4.
Newark
8,
Syracuse
4.
Jersey
City
4,
Baltimore
2.
Buffalo
11,
Montreal
-3.
FORCEPS
IN
BODY
MANCHESTER,
July
15
KB
A
pair
of
forceps
left
in
his
body
after
an
operation
'20
years
ago
caused
the
death
of
Charles
Owen,
50.
A
coroner's
Jury
said
death
was
due
to
internal
paralysis
created
by
the
Instrument.
PEACE
IN
WINTER
In
mediaeval
warfare,
armies
by
agreement
never
engaged
in
uuiuia.
!been
operating
for
two
weeks
:ailr
lndicates
that
Japan
has
not
abandoned
all
hope
of
getting
aid
by
sea
to
the
Imperilled
base
at
Munda
towards
which
the
Americans
'have
now
advanced
to
within
a
mile.
Australian
and
American
troops
In
the
New
Guinea
theatre,
keying
their
attack
to
the
continuing
Allied
drive
against
Munda,
are
closing
in
on
Japanese
positions
In
the
Mubo
area
for
"decisive
action."
The
new
offensive
Is
said
by
an
official
spokesman
to
be
designed
to
clear
the
long-contested
Mubo
zone
of
all
enemy
troops
and
pin
the
Japanese
back
to
Uielr
lines
around
Salamauo
on
eastern
New
Guinea
shorelines
12
miles
to
the
north.
Baseball
Scores
Mr.
Pattullo
declined
to
be
lavella
Island
in
the
Central
drawtn
int
n?akmgn3;
s1tfte"
Solomons,
It
Is
announced.
The
,nt
at,to
the
POlcal
ritua-presence
or
hls
wn
Position
thereto
of
an
enemy
ship
near
"J
anl
stl1
and
New
Georgia
Island
on
which
ml
membfr
anhere
L
to
look
have,???
reason
American
Invasion
forces,
peri
which
are
first
and
foremost
In
my
mind."
he
remarked.
GRAIN
CROP
LOOKS
GOOD
But
Hay
Yield
in
Bulkley
Valley
Will
be
Lightest
in
Years
.SMITHERS,
July
15
The
weather
over
the
Bulkley
Valley
has
been
very
showery
with
several
good
heavy
falls
of
rain
and
the
prospects
for
good
grain
crops
have
Increased
enormously
but
the
timothy
seed
and
hay
crops
are
going
to
be
very
poor
indeed
in
most
of
the
val-
lfitf
olthnnoVi
enmp
orpnc
In
thp
Premier
Godbout
Says,Thank
God
Quebec
Premier
Expresses
Grat
Itude
for
Victory
Being
Won
QUEBEC,
July
15
Thank
God
who
gave
us
victory
and
praise
the
Allies
who
are
winning
it,"
declared
Premier
Adelard
God-
active
campaigning
during
the
bout
'in
a
speech
here
yester-wmi-?r
day.
t
,.,.L
:
Well
Pleased
:
With
Pacific
PEARL.
HARBOR,
July
15
-Admiral
Chester
W.
Nlm-
itz,
United
States
naval
commander
-
in-thief,
says
that
Klska
in
the
Aleutians
1
has
been
Isolated
and
neut-
ralized
and
the
whole
situ-
atlon
In
the
Pacific
is
very
satisfactory.
ATTACKS
!IN
CHINA
Considerable
Success
Achieved
By
United
States
Planes
In
Widespread
Sweeps
CHUNGKING,
July
15
United
v
ovw
vc
nvn
tuau
utibiuy'
i
,
,
,
,
.
,
T
i.ni.
uo
fo,
Dliues
PomDing
pxanes
nave
Deen
Action
in
New
Georgia
and
New."
"r
"V""
l
operating
for
the
past
seven
days
uuibii
aa
uawouu
vi
ccb.
uii
mc
.
.
.
,.
....
...
,
.
-
In
effective
air
attacks
on
mlll-
IJiv-oviiv
blip
auu
uiajr
&u
uici
the
new,
Alaska
Highway
to
the
Yukon
and
Alaska.
He
Is
still
as
li
a
fact
trl
nn
ntrfSM
1
T
lilrftn
Via
mir
pratTiiirrc-i-
n
rrmn
uii.cicoi.cu
aa
crci
m
lu&wn
uc-
xxicj
ovviiiniMi
raii'iu,
tary
Installation
objeotlves
of
the
Japanese
from
the
Yangtse
River
to
Indo-China
Including
Canton
where
a
big
Japanese
freighter
was
among
15
vessels
sunk.
There
has
been
consider
able
success
In
the
destruction
caused.
Not
a
single
American
plane
has
been
lost.
CONFERENCE
OF
UNIONS
Boilermakers
and
Iron
Shipbuilders
to
Get
Together
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
July
15
KB
A
call
has
been
issued
by
the
Boilermakers'
and
Iron
Shipbuilders'
Union,
Local
No.
1,
Vancouver,
for
a
conference
of
all
British
Columbia,
shipyard
unions
to
be
held
In
Vancouver
August
2
to
4.
All.
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
and
Amalgamated
Building
Workers'
locals
are
expected
to
send
four
delegates
each
with
representation
from
Prince
Rupert
and
Victoria,
as
well
as
Vancouver.
The
conference
Is
Intended
to
Quick
district
appear
to
be
fair-
.JP
EK?
between
ly
good
while
the
Kisplox
Val-
uo.
ley
has
a
good
hay
crop,
according
to
reports
from
that
Carpenters'
Union
to
the
hay
lands
by
the
Febru-
I
p
Inpf
c
lffirprc
VliICCid
ary
thaw,
coupled
with
a
late
spring
which
.caused
very
slow
growth,
did
the
trick
Insofar
as
the
hay
Is
concerned
and
as
a
'consequence
the
farmers
will
harvest
one
of
the
poorest
hay
crops
in
the
history
of
the
valley.
It
Is
likely
that
it
will
be
necessary
to
reduce
herds
of
cattle
throughout
the
district
this
fall.
A
meeting
of
the
Carpen-
j
ters'
Union
was
held
last
night
f
nr
THP
niimncP
nf
nlfwHn
rr
rf
SICILIAN
ADVANCE
KEPT
UP
Allied
Progress
is
Proceeding
Much
Faster
Than
Expected
apparently
being
.glad
to
do
fleers.
The
declining
of
Sydney!11
Bird
to
continue
as
president
necessitated
an
election
for
that
office.
Jack
Fisher
was
elected
president.
A.
Wallen
was
elected
vice-president
and
J.
S.
Black
secretary
and
business
agent.
H.
M,
Daggett
was
elected
financial
secretary,
and
J.
Ford
treasurer.
TENNIS
STAR'S
PROMOTION
LONDON,
July
15
B
Wing
Commander
S.
E.
Malfroy,
DP.
C
former
New
Zealand
tennis
star,
has
been
named
to
command
a
fighter
command
Spitfire
wing.
He
had
completed
some
300
hours
flying
when
he
was
taken
off
operational
work
last
July.
'
CLAMP
BITES
DEEPER
.
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
July
15
(CP)
Jaws
of
the
Allied
clamp
have
taken
a
deeper
bite
on
Eastern
Sicily
after
a
furious
battle
in
which
the
British
Eighth
Army
hurled
back
a
powerful
counter-attack
by
Nazi
armored
foi'pes,
headquarters
reports
said
today.
The
greatest
advance
was
scored
by
the
American
Seventh
Army,
driving
inland
on
a
line
paiallel
with
the
British
east
coast
push.
The
Americans
dug
into
the
Ragusa-Vizzihi
sector,
moved
forward
some
six
or
seven
miles,
captured
another
important
airdrome
and
took
important
heights.
Another
Italian
general,
com
manding
the
54th
Napoli
Divi
sion,
surrendered
with
his
staff
south
of
Vizzini
which
is
about
twenty-four
miles
west
and
slightly
south
of
captured
Augusta.
The
British
Eighth
Army,
which
includes
the
Canadian
First
Division
drove
to
Brun-coli,
four
miles
north
of
Augusta,
after
weathering
a
crisis
yesterday
when
German
armored
forces
mounted
a
powerful
counter-attack
and
actually
reached
harbor
at
one
time.
A
British
brigade
was
isolated
temporarily
by
an
en-emy
thrust
but
the
British
counter-attacked
and
drove
on
to
BrutoiL
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
In
NORTH
AFRICA,
July
15
With
the
defences
of
Catania
pene?
trated
and
fall
of
the-lmportant
city
Imminent,
General
Sir
Bernard
Montgomery's
Eighth
Army,
Including
forces
of
the
Canadian
First
Division,
has
made
considerable
more
gains
and
has
reached
the
plain
before
Catania
In
Its
rapid
drive
up
the
east
coast
of
.
Sicily.
It
has
now
diiven
half
way
up
the
east
coast
towards
Messina,
being
several
miles
beyond
Augusta
which
has
been
firmly
secured.
Airborne
troops
are
being
used
effectively.
.
Along
the
south
coast
of
Sicily
British,
Canadian
and
American
armies
are
linked
in
a
solid
front
extending
for
a
distance
of
170
miles,
the
Canadians
In
the
centre
with
British
on
the
right
flank
and
Americans
oh
the
left.
Scoring
success
after
success,
the
British
and
Canadians
have
broken
through
to
the
Axis
counter-defences
but
the
anticipated
offensive
of
the
enemy
has
not
yet
developed.
So
rapid
has
been
the
progress
of
the
Allies
that
more
than
twice
the
"objectives
which
had
been
expected
by
the
Allies
have
been
captured
to
this
time
and
the
headway
has
been
twice
as
fast
as
anticipated.
More
than
twelve
thousand
Axis
prisoners
have
bean
captured.
The
Italians
show
little
enthusiasm
and
surrender
read-
so.
At
one
point
tne
Italians
smeared
out
the
"Mussolini"
In
a
"Long
Live
Mussolini"
slga,
making
It
"Long
Live
King
George
VI."
The
civilian
population
welcomes
the
Allied
invaders
heartily.
Allied
bombers
based
on
Malta,
North
Africa,
Pantalleria
and
Sicily
Itself,
continue
their
relentless
bombing
of
Sicilian
objectives.
.
Hundreds
of
medium
and
heavy
bombers
British
and
American
attacked
Messina
and
San
Oiovannl
with
raid
after
raid
on
other
points.
IILNDLEU
RUNNERS
When
travelling
at
high
speed
spotted
lizards
run
on
their
hind
legs
for
short
distances.