MAI ft I IIHL HI R BAY t. 1 .: yaya ; h MONTREAL. July 28 - Albc' A. Gardiner has been appointed w-d night .to the portion of General Pas- 1 )rtl. Ru-'senger Traffic Manager of 'Canadian National Railways, It .: raids l u announced by Allstalr Fraser. j VIce-presHdent in charge of traf fie. . lie began nu rauway car err 37 yean ago and has Urn AMtatant Ocneral Pa.- half a ewitury. he assumed his new podUon today. Mr. Gardiner was secretary at the Eneltsh-socaklnx sec- it "r Bay " lh" Montreal Civic w rruptlon'cnmllu for Roval Jubl' whrn 1U Corona Uon and the irndors Royl visit. He met Prime Mln-' up of ltr ChurehUl and his party made 'at sa and. having aecompan-hc in- ,led them to Quebec, stayed 1: K v medl-.there to superintend the tnvolv- -1 iRh ar-ied rail transport arrantemrnw Force. r.'.snitai 1 S!'Udly edemiate x rurglcal. work !"cnrthm. ' Dmen' I of the Quebec Conlrrenre. r. Jap Ships Indian l a ; ative IT.flil Of cereal Kvr: the "'.pcacd of aacapa-a: its own ; ' l.ng and Mo it u a win ac-0 attend- a. arc four Wiurh will earn, and 24 bed each. j-. smaller i up to 8 -i.d fill this rases and n: Dr Knlpc viewed the 'ri interior. k'.'.Then. com-a housewife' rr, r um utensils ' l : am comple- whiteness of 1 refrigerators. , k is an eight! - -m chamber. ;'ai is a sclen-.'.:,y lined with ' prevent delicate rr.rnft Irnm ' 1 I ... Wi ijuuiac equip- Pp!y is completely the city ana , t II JIN. n I I n u :rn 11 n It U C; -cr arc supplied -f ' ilndcr dlesel cn- ) run Dn.,.l.. , ' attendant staTt- twines and then ,f l!!i"rn a switch. Udlng is designed 'f 1; ir t, the hospital, for men and wo " ncn dining hall, and r' u'Viuk ... ... t ; f!..'i -,in u"lccr Smashed By Air Raids Allied I'lanrs Strike In rrn Caroline Hland and Hlavt Nrlhrrland New Oulnra ALLIED HEADQUARTERS NEW OUINEA. July 28 Smash ni iivr. hiru of a JarMuiesr convoy south of Truk and com prehensive bombing 01 oojecuvr. In Manoxwan area 01 lands New Oulnea were amone widespread aerial strikes report cd today. a una 11 frrlahlcr and it three- lugger type vessels were set allre and probably sunk while on ship escaped, fleeing northward. Three Important airdromes near Manokwart were blasted. Dr. H. Laureys Knlpe, Doug- M- S' Smith I . -' Vi XV 1 1 1 1 1 M I 1111 f Envoy to Peru OTTAWA. Julv 28 O-A report was tabled In the House of Commons by the radio committee recommending the appointment of a full-tlmo salaried chairman for CBC. Prime Minister King announced the appointment of Dr. Henri Laureys as ambassador to Peru and promotion to the rank of minister plenipotentiary of L. H. Pearson, minuter to the United fitute. Finance Minister Ilsley said housing legislation would be In troduccd within a few days. Donations To Pioneers' Home A. a iriena $25 ?t0"ehU3e. Sam1 A friend 5 lev tev: A, F Maeflw.. iE. Woodward t P p5? ' MlM D Fry S'DY nu. ienty-ono Jc are ready to go to ,d; Certain the S a demftnd for 'ey com. comprise 144 enter- Y. Evolfson 5 Dan Parent 5 Guy Campbell 5 Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Stuart 3 Ivor Robertson 5 J. O. Gunn 5 A friend - 5 Sheardown's 10 Fashion Rhoe Store 15 Individual Ismeshoremcn 53 Malr's Senond Hand Store 10 Chilliwack Paper Taking Holiday rim.iJWACK. Julv 28 For the flrht time in fifty years, the Chilliwack Progress newspaper will mus an ' Issue next weeK. The entire staff will take a holi day. Hunters Get Ammunition OTTAWA, July 28 A limited amount of small arms ammunition will be available for sale to hunters Urn fall. It will be sold only on permit Latin America Is Important In Peace Plan HAVANA. July 28 tAP Dean Carl W. Ackrrman of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism niw York, asserted: "We world neacc with out Including Latin America, but this fact needs to be made a matter of hemlspncnc cauca-lion." tn n nrMrnu nrpnarcd for a All All ' , . ceremony in which he received a degree or Doctor nonoris tauw from the university 01 navana, tiMn Arkprm.in urccd continu ous exchange of news and know ledge to perpetuate peace "u friendship among nations, Ing: 'Unfortunate tension today oe-ttniiM states and Ar gentina Is an unhappy Illustra tion or wnat can napi.n the education of masses of people through the medium of news u Interrupted." U.S. AIRMEN SINK JAP SHIPS WASHINGTON. July 28 CP)- Local Tide Saturday, July 23 High 8:06 14.9 feet t.rl .... 20S16 17.7 feet Low .. - 1:40 7.9 feet 13:31 8:5 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMNS NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS ak Resistance Against U.S. Tanks Planes shing at i Heart - ItrporU lUflnc Sky I B AT nr ret v ri IT I I IT ? This cr.al aeti-Ejropc with, -be r.tim-1 vi -.rtg their, Dr -xas.y un-: i umber Britain's Subs Sink 21 Ships LONDON', July 28 (CP) HritMi submarine have dei Iroyrd 21 Japanese supply hipi and oOirr rraft in far eastern waters, Ihr Admiral () announrrd today I'urthrr detail were not (Urn out, but It I known that evcral other vessel weie damaged by the prow linn undersea rraft. New Passenger a"lj Manager Named '.rd great ii r is the A8 FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. ALLIED TOWER ON THE 8EA-A sweeping panorama of pan of the mtehty UJ3. navy task force which hammered the heart of the Marshall inlands into submission- and then calmly anchored In one of he atoll lagoons. In the picture are nine aircraft carriers and a dozn battleships; also cruisers, destroyers and supply ships. Japanese Break tencer Traffic Manager since iw j iMo. mining c w John. nt0 Hengyang after, OJ o 'son, retired on pension CHUNGKING. July 28 0 Counter-attacking Chinese cap tured Lelyang. southern most point of Japanese advance from the north. Thirty-four mile to the northwest In Hunan province confused fiahtinc rmaed ouUlde Heng- rani rail junction where'Jap- rtwe were acknowieagea 10 have "broken Into the streets after hammering at the gates for months. 24 KILLED AS WARPLANE HITS SCOTTISH CLIFF LONDON. July 28 f -Twenty- four person including 17 wounded American soldiers.' were killed When, a United States troon transport nlane hit a cliff In southwest Scotland. Six members of the crew and it nurse were among the victims. The wounded were on their way to a Scottish hospital when the tragedy occurred. VANCOUVER nUIUUNG I VANCOUVER There are plenty of permits for nec building In Vancouver. 21 mere received jrMrrday alone, rtp-rrrntine a value of between $80,000 and $30,000. There are now 1500 homes under construction here. , AIKCKAIT WORKERS STRIKE DETROIT A slrike has started Involving 1100 workers of the Cheverolet rear and axle plant In Detroit in protest against a speed-up order. The plant manufactures parts for Pratt and Whitney airrraft engines. NEWSMAN APPOINTED WINNIPEG Captain Norton Anderson, former Winnipeg and Toronto newspaperman, has been appointed chief public relations officer for the Canadian Army. He has been promoted to the rank of major. ROItOT IIOMIIS AGAIN LONDON After a fairly quiet night, German robot bombi rame over London again today and caused considerable damage and casualties. One big store was hit and staff and customers had to be dug out of the debris. Russians Slash Way to Within 128 Miles of Herman Mtesia LONDON. July 28 W-Brcst Litovsk, last great fortress before Warsaw, was abandoned by the German , troops have thrown all they had Into another vain In control of while Nail nroDasandlsts from . u-... ,,ir nf Tlnlnn Hprlln rnntlniiri their wild Halifax Ship Workers Strike 1 HALIFAX. July 28 - Three thousand shipyard workers in three vards are on strike here The dispute is over refusal of the management of the yards to enter into dosed shop ar rangements. Vessels In the harbor awaiting repairs are held up. Tonight's train, due from the east at 10:45, was reported this afternoon to be on time. bulletin J DESTROY SHIPPING IT.AIM. HARBOR In recent raids on the western Carolines American naval forces sank 10 Japanese vessels. British sub marines have sunk 21 Japanese ships in the last few weeks. GENERAL STUART HOME OTTAWA Lieut. Gen. Kenneth Stuart, chief of staff of the Canadian Army overseas is here to confer at Army headquarters. ing from Greece say that 250 women and children have been burned to death in reprisals by the Germans. DENY PILOT SHOOTING NEW DELHI The Japanese radio has issued a denial of a broadcast last week from Singapore that the crews of American B-29 bombers landing in Japanese territory would be shot. The Tokyo radio said that the're was no authority for the Singapore broadcast and added. that the Japanese government had advised the American government that the safety of fallen B-29 piloU would be respected. T BREST-LITOVSK, REMAINING GREAT FORTRESS OUTSIDE WARSAW, FALLS "No" Upheaval In Yard Policy retreating Germans to the on I The dry dock management, rushlnit Russians today, alonj ! spcakmg t0 the Daily News this ?...uJ";Kanla Berlln 'morning with reference to an The thundering Russians (announcement yesterday of the penetrated to within 128 miles ! closing down of the night shift of German Silesia. In m ship Shln construction construction, wished wished to to A Japanese destroyer escort or the important centre of Oarwo- mlnelaycr, seven small cargo jm, 30 miles southeast of War- uhin and many smaller tti saw. ,..r nnif Kv its. carrlcr-basra MiAMAM ii n fiprip.t of attacK.i In the WesJ-crn Caroline Islands. emphasize that there would be "no" upheaval in yard policy as a 'result of this action. The manager B. Allen, was reported, due to a ivDosrannicai error yesterday, as having said that T.i,.., inoinHinir Mnunt Lasso, stories of stratenlc withdrawals 'portant word ! the Island's commanding heigh with impassable defences, miltted. me rnnniro cnnstltnrrrt "nn- heaval" in yard policy. The 1 lm 'no nad Tide Will Turn Soon For China, Envoy Forecasts New Ships For Coast Negotiating With Allies Reports Say Turkish Shipping Now Slopped In Mediterranean ANKARA, Turkey, July 28 0 Bulearia was reported today to I be negotiating with Allies in an ' effort to get out of the war. I These negotiations were slg- jnlflcantly simultaneous with Turkish developments. Vichy radio asserted all Turk- ich chinnimr in thp Mediterran- totk --w GREEKS BUILNED TO DEATH ean sea. that Benito Mussolini LONDON Reports emanat- J once considered his own, has been stoppea. j Conference I OTTAWA. July 2&-Plans are 1 being made for a Domlnlon-; provincial relations conference. The date Is not yet set but It 'will probably be this fall. 1 - - Present Draft To Continue WASHINGTON. D.C., July 2& (AP Most of the selective service's needs probably can be fill ed from the manpower pool of men under 26, the house military affairs committee believes. It reported today that It expects the continuation of present draft induction and deferment policies. Colonel Francis Kcesung jr. prepared a summary, placing the national military manpower pool of registrants 13 through 37 at 22212,000 July 1. About 10231.00a are members or former members of tne arm- 1 Mnw Rorrptnrv Forrestal es timated that an additional 194.- 000 enlisted men will be need ed by the navy before Decern hpp sn and another 189.000 be fore nc'xt June 30. Most of them will come through the orau. Th ninnned Dianncu increase increase would wuum , BAN FRANCISCO, July 28 f tViAOA r miltA fc . Oiat3, a possibility of new coastal passenger ships being duui t after the war. Their con- struction may prove a great American and Chinese residents .of this Coast of the Pacific have a broader, better view of 1 me inter-reiaiea prumeuia ui i a,, the two trans-Pacific neighbor! nations, as a result of the recent . Hirst visit nere 01 ur. wei lao- I .AWW,U,J; JU'l Sl'Sng lnce he became China's a . Wallace, head of . , -Clarence , , , a , to the Unlted 4a Vim Y tfmn 9 A Y t n"i wri r"t . The former Mayor of Nanking. former Secretary - General of China's Executive Yuan (Cabi net), who directed the moder- J, CU'" . Icountrymen on the Coast and to .......4,4.4,4. .many Caucasian residents as interoretatlon of Communications With Berlin Are Cut Off STOCKHOLM, July 28 Berlin ha.': been cut off from communication with the outside world since late yesterday. The reason was not given but It is supposed to have to do with Internal development Housing Scheme To Be Presented OTTAWA. July 28 Hon. J. L. Ilsley, minister of finance, will submit a national housing scheme to Parliament soon. Bulgaria Is Seeking To Quit W current affairs ana luiure pros pects relating to the two coun-tript Dr. Wei made several pub lic appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dr. Wei's outlook on the long-range future Is based on an optimistic view of the present and Immediate future. "Though at the moment the war in my country Is taking a serious turn," hA said. "I have reason to tje- Ileve that before the year Is out thi tide -will turn, ana ine ena of the conflict will not be far distant With the elemlnauon jof Japan, a major obstacle to our political development wiu ua removed." Thi nhinese Ambassador ad- idressed University groups', trade and commerce organizations ana public mass meetings one in par ticular aaaressea to nis coumrj-1 men and their Amenan sons; and daughters being delivered in the Chinese language. Address at BeiWey t in hi talk at the University inf California, at Berkley. Iwv rean:'ith tKe iqueiiKw 'ol'oV-mocracy as applied trj China, a question frequently posed, on basis of the fact that China'.-, wartime government Is not a ) democratic one. China has now enterea upon our war Is essentially a part of the world-wide struggle for the survival of democracy. srondlv. this war will decide whether the alms of the Chinese MtHnnal Ttpvnlution WUl DC achieved. In this sense the present war Is a part of our Revolutionary War which has been fought to build up a modern and democratic China. It was to frustrate thLs aim and to bring China under her hege mony, as part 01 ner pian io. world conquest, that Japan struck In 1931 and again In 1937. The key to contemporary developments In the Far East thus lies In the Chinese BASEBALL SCORES 'Ameilcan New York 1. Cleveland poned. 8. Boston 6, Detroit 1. Washington 9T Chicago 4. Philadelphia 7. St Louis 5. . National Pittsburgh at New York postponed. Chicago at Brooklyn postponed, nnrinnatl 4. Boston 2. St Louis 8-5, Philadelphia 7-0. International Rochester at Jersey City post Toronto 4-0, Syracuse i-i. Montreal 5-3, Baltimore 8-6. Buffalo 15, Newark 5. Ameilran Association No games scheduled. Coast Oakland 2, Hollywood 4. Sacramento 1, San Diego 2. , Portland 3, Seattle 1. Los Angeles 3, San Francisco NUTRITIONAL LAB PORT OF SPAIN. O" The Im-nrrlal Colleee of TroDlcal Agri Coutances, Expected to Fall Shortly Rreak-Tbrouth Extends From St. Lo to the Sea ALLIED SUPREME HEAD- i QUARTERS, July 28 R Germans were offering little resistance today to a great American tank break-through across a 25-mlle stretch of Normandy from St. Lo to the sea. Fall of Coutances appeared imminent Highballing down a highway toward Britanny, one column reached within one and a half miles of Tessy-Sur-Vire, 10 miles south of St Lo. Another column fanned out to the West There was no authoritative Indication of the number of Oer- mans In the growing pocket formed by the spearheads, but it is believed that from four to seven divisions may be contained in the Coutances pocket. V.C. For Flyer Who Lost Life OTTAWA, July 28 (CP) Fit-Lieut. David E. Hornell, 31. former Mimico. Ont, Sun day school teacher, has been posthumously awarded me Victoria Cross lor pressing home a successful attack against a U-boat a month ago after one of his motors was that into the sea. The action cost his own life and that of two crew members. Hornell jrasat one- time located In H'aTieMiveVand' was Tposttd at British Columbia stations De fore going overseas. SABANG NAVAL Sa'iSS BASE SHATTERED Ifought to decide two things. The! I order will come Into being, a I BY ALLItU t-Lttl hew world order in which lnter-j national brigandage will come (to an end once and for all, and in which democracy will pre-jvail. From this point of view, ABOARD BRITISH CRUISER OFF SUMATRA, July 28 0 Japanese-held Sabang naval base in northern Sumatra at ine entrance to Malacco Strait, leading to Singapore, was heavily bombarded by major units of the Al lied Eastern Fleet with ine support of Allied carrier borne The base was torpedoed, gun ned and straffed In a surprise manoeuvre which almost completely destroyed harbor Instal lations. Conservatives Favor Family Allowance Plan OTTAWA, July 28 Two Con servative members. Howard Green, South Vancouver, and J. F. Dlsfenbaker. Saskatch ewan, said yesterday in tho House of Commons that they would support the government'3 family allowance bill although Difcnbaker thought It should go to the courts for a test ot constitutionality. Truman Resigns As Investigator KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 28 'API "I'm quitting a tremendously Important lob to do an other even more Important, said Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri upon returning from his Ofrice to greet a long line ot friends and well wishers upon his having been nominated vice-president on the democratic ticket. "We are going to win overwhelmingly In November," he said, Indicating he has definitely decided to resign tho culture in Trtnioaa is oeveiop- romrnlttee lng a nutritional aooratory w BMducUon production cover research problems of nu trltlon in the West Indies, through Dr. John Duckworth, senior lecturer In animal hus chairmanship of the senate investigating war "as soon as we havo our next meeting. H. A. Erneweln of Wartime k.J... onrt lsnlimr at ,lTnilln? taff rptlimpli thl lm-iTne uanuij twimv. ,vv,, - been give the navy a total strength! the medical school of Aberdeen 'morning from a trip to Vancou- or 3359.000 men. f . ....v..,.