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WOUNDED
LEATHERNECKS
TREATED
ON
OKINAWA--At
a
roadside
aid
station
on
the
southern
Okinawa
front
between
Shurl
and
Na
ha,
U.S.
navy
corpsmen
attend
the
wounded
Leatherneeki.
A
walkie-talkie
makes
contact
with
rear
area
forces
to
prepare
for
evacuation
of
the
casualties.
C?i
l!
manpower
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a
a
.
a
w
a
Ml
ALL
V
All
MULL
Ul
There
is
no
need
for
any
person
who
is
capable
of
doing
any
kind
kind
of
employment
in
Prince
Rupert
today,
it
is
to
be
gathered
from
an
interview,
.with
-E.
V.
.Whiting,
selective
service
officer
here.
"The
situation
is
slightly
better
than
it
was
a
few
months
ago
but.
Kwangsi
Is
I
All
Clear
Chinese
Slaking
Real
Headway
"-Japs
Chased
Hack
Into
Indo-China
CHUNGKING.
July
10
(CP)
The
Chinese
High
Command
announced
yesterday
that
the
Chinese
had
captured
South
Guard
Pass
on
the
border
between
China
and
French
Indo-
China
and
said
the
Japanese
were
retreating
in
confusion
toward
Dong
Dang,
south
of
the
border.
With
the
ennture
of
the
Pfes,
gateway
to
Indo-China,
the
whole
of
southwestern
Kwangsi
Province
has
been
cleared
of
the
enemy.
.Spearheads
of
Chiang
Kal
oncka
powerful
new
Chinese
armies
today
arc
swecDins
to
wards
the
former
air
base
city
of
Kanasien.
The
latest
Infor
mation
from
Chungking
places
the
forward
elements
of
Chinese
formations
within
32
miles
Irom
the
city
which
was
abandoned
at
the
end
of
January's
Heroic
Rralfpmnn
Saves
Child's
Life
FORT
ERIE,
Ont.,
July
10
A
Canadian
train
brakeman
risked
his
life
to
save
that
of
a
tiny
tot
who
was
discovered
to
the
path
of
a
backward-mov-'ng
train
at
Fort
Erio,
Ont.
The
rallwav
Saylcs
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
rescued
the
enild
from
In
front
of
the
backing
train
but
was
himself
struck
"I
the
train.
He
suffered
two
woken
ribs.
CIVIC
CENTRE
CARNIVAL
11
all
organizations
wish-H
to
sponsor
candidates
the
Carnival
Queen
Con-,,est
please
get
in
touch
"h
Mr.
Youngs
(phone
'D
immediately.
It
has
bn
impossible
to
make
the
"sual
contacts
by
mall
this
Jfar,
and
by
established
Precedent
the
Contest
cannot
be
held
unless
three
''
more
candidates
are
nominated.
Entries
will
be
received
up
to
5
p.m.
Frl-day,
July
13.
I
II
I
1
1
1
N
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1
niAMif
IMA
VfUIUmU-
work
at
all
being
out
of
It
Is
still
bad,"
said
Mr.
Whiting
in
summing,
up
after
.haying
.told
representative
of
the
Dally
News
of
shortages
of
help
in"
almost
every
kind
of
work.
Questioned
as
to
the
place
ment
of
discharged
servicemen,
here,
Mr.
Whiting
said
that
all
had
so
far
been
put
on
obs
and
there
had
been
little
difficulty.
The
local
official,
however,
fore
sees
difficulty
with
some
re
turned
men,
particularly
highly
paid
young
officers
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
who,
un
trained
for
anything
but,
the
Air
Force,
may
find
it
difficult
to
make
a
start
In
civilian
worK
"We
are
short
of
almost
all
kinds
of
help,"
said
Mr.
Whiting
speaking
generally.
Lines
of
work
that
were
par
ticularly
short
of
manpower
at
this
time
Mr.
Whiting
cited
as
encine
fitters
and
journeyman
helpers
at
the
shipyard,
coal
miners
at
Telkwa,
goia
miners,
sawmill
workers
in
the
interior
rnmenters
in
the
city
and
else'
where,
fish
handlers
at
the
local
packing
houses,
round-house
and
track
maintenance
men
uu
me
railway.
The
situation
for
help
in
the
sawmills
was
particularly
acute
as
a
larcc
demand
kept
up.
for
lumber
from
American
buyers
and
for
fish
boxes.
The
demand
for
loggers
and
longshoremen
was
being
kept
up
with,
the
officer
said.
Trained
office
help
was
still
scarce,
Mr.
Whiting
continued,
and
good
stenographers
were
not
overabundant.
There
was
still
a
good
demand
for
waitresses
in
hotels
and
resaurants.
Like
elsewhere
in
the
province,
there
is
also
an
acute
shortage
oi
nurses
in
the
local
hospital.
Mr.
Whiting
admitted
that
servicemen
on
leave
were
provr
lng
of
"tremendous
help"
In
allaying
the
manpower
short
age
In
Prince
Rupert.
BRAZILIAN
SHIP
LOST
RIO
DE
JANEIRO,
July
10
K
The
3100-ton
Brazilian
cruiser
Bahia
has
been
lost
in
mldAtlantlc
following
an
explosion.
There
were
probably
heavy
casualties
among
the
Complement
of
383
men,
the
Navy
announced
yesterday.
American
navy
units
searched
for
survivors.
A
number
of
men
were
reported
picked
up.
Situation
In
Berlin
Looked
Upon
as
Serious
Owing
to
Russian
Failure
to
Co-operate
in
Movement
Of
Supplies
BERLIN,
July
10
it)
The
Rus
sians
remain-in-complete-control
of
.the
entire
municipal
administration
of
Berlin
pending
a
break
in
the
deadlock
over
the
issue
of
supplying
food
and
fuel
for
districts
occupied
by
Great
Brit
aln
and
the
United
States.
Chief
of
the
military
government
of
the
American
occuptlon
zone
says
he
expects
the
major
pow
era,
to
decide
wnnm
a
lew
aays
on
the
overall
plan
oi
govern
ment
for
Berlin
but
he
disclaim
ed
nersonal
knowledge
of
im
mediate
issues
of
food
and
fuel
The
issue
is
viewed
by
British
and
American
officials
as
being
so
serious
that
withdrawal
by
the
western
Allies
from
Berlin
may
be
considered
unless
a
so
lution
is
soon
reached.
HOUSING
IS
DISCUSSED
OTTAWA,
July
.10
A
com
mittee
of
ten
mayors,
represent
lng
the
Canadian
Federation
of
Mayors
and
municipalities,
met
Hon.
J.
L.
ILsley,
yesterday
to
discuss
nation-wide
housin
Dictolems
which
have
become
acute
with
the
return
of
great
number
of
war
veterans.
The
conference,
which
may
lead
to
Increased
federal
assist
ance
to
municipalities,
included
discussion
of
emergency
meas
.
,
,,i.in
ures
ana
PP
ju..
of
permanent
homes,
Federal
Government
officials,
meanwhile,
are
mulling
over
a
proposal
for
an
extensive
Dominion
Housing
program
calling
for
low
rates
of
rent.
The
Federation
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities
in
their
list
of
proposals
suggest
that
a
general
building
plan
be
put
into
effect
as
soon
as
the
housing
needs
of
veterans
are
filled.
Weather
Forecast
Light
to
moderate
winds,
fog
nr
low
clouds
locally,
clearing
for
short
time
during
afternoon
Local
light
drizzle
during
the
night.
Little
change
In
tempera-
ture.
BOUGHT
ALMOST
Statistics
in
Regard
to
Local
Purchases
Given
by
Divisional
Organizer
Prince
Rupert
people
have
purchased
nearly
$11,000,000
in
Victory
Bonds
in
the
eight
war
finance
drives
since
1941.
Figures
compiled
by
divisional
manager
W.
D.
Lambie
show
that
of
the
totnl
of
$10,805,250.
bought
in
the
eight
loans,
$7-
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Bulletins
ONLY
ONE
LUMP
NOW
VANCOUVER
Vancouver
restaurants
henceforth
will
serve
only
one
lump
of
sugar
instead
of
two
with
beverages.
NEW
COMMANDING
OFFICER
OTTAWA
Capt.
K.
F.
Adams
of
Victoria
has
been
appointed
to
command
of
II.M.C.S.
Stadacona.
DUNKERQUE
EXPLOSION
PARIS
Fiist
reports
reaching
Paris
today
said
at
least
150
people
wtre
killed
or
injured
in
explosions
in
an
old
German
ammunition
dump
at
Dunkerque
Monday.
The
casualties
included
30
civilians,
80
German
prisoners
and
40
soldiers
guarding
the
prisoners.
NORTH
IRELAND
ELECTION
BELFAST
The
Unionist
(Conservative)
government
headed
by
Prime
Minister
Sir
Basil
Brooke
was
assured
today
of
a
majority
in
the
new
Northern
Ireland
Parliament.
Incomplete
results
gave
the
Unionists
27
out
of
52
seats.
TRUMAN
INVITED
1
LONDON
President,
Truman
will
beiinvitrj;
to
addicss
both
Mousey
of
Parliament,
if
it
is
in
session
when
he
visits
England
shortly,
Truman
will
stay
with
the
King
and
Queen
at
Buckingham
Palace.
MOSLEMS
UNINTERESTED
SIMLA,
India
The
Moslem
League
yesterday
advised
Lord
Wavell
that
it
had
decided
against
submitting
a
list
of
names
for
the
proposed
new
self-governing
council
of
India.
It
insists
on
naming
all
the
Moslem
representatives
on
the
council
where
the
All
India
Congress
desires
to
name
some,.
C.C.F.
CAUCUS
REGINA
The
C.C.F.'s
newly-elected
members
of
parliament
have
held
a
week-end
caucus
at
which
national
leader
M.
J.
Coldwell
was
reelected
caucus,
chairman
and
parliamentary
house
leader.
The
caucus
expressed
its
opposition
to
any
increase
in
railway
freight
rates.
Also
expressed
was
hope
for
a
rapid
ratification
by
the
house
of
the
United
Nations
charter.
STARVING
ALLIES
OUT
LONDON
Deadlock
between
the
Russians
and
the
western
Allies
over
supply
of
food
to
British
and
American
occupational
forces
in
Berlin
is
still
unsettled.
H
may
be
necessary
for
the
western
Allies
to
withdraw.
The
matter
will
be
taken
up
at
the
meeting
of
the
Big
Three.
PRISONERS
ARE
SLAIN
SELINA,
Utah
Eight
German
prisoners
of
war
were
killed
and
20
wounded
when
a
United
States
Army
guard
a
private
went
bescrk
and
fired
into
a
tent
they
were
occupying.
TWO
ARMY
GIRLS
HURT
C.W.A.C.'s
Suffer
Injuries
When
Jeep
Overturns
On
Highway
Two
Canadian
Women's
Army
uorps
uersuiiiiv
weie
huft
one
wlth
a
bmken
back
on
highway
near
Remo
on
Sunday
night
when
a
Jeep
In
which
they
were
riding
skidded
and
overturned
in
a
gully.
Remo
is
eight
miles
west
of
Terrace.
The
girls
were
brought
to
Prince
Rupert
in
two
ambulances
Monday
night
and
are
in
military
hospital
here.
Apparently
their
jeep
skipped
in
loose
gravel
on
the
road,
overturning
with
the
girls.lnslde.
The
ambulances
left
Prince
Rupert
late
Sunday
night,
arriving
at
Remo
at
4
a.m.
Monday.
First
aid
was
rushed
to
the
two
injured
women
immediately
from
Terrace,
this
assistance
be
lng
given
Dy
Mr3,
victor
Glraud
and
Mrs.
Stanley
Mills,
Terrace
I
nurses.
$11
MILLION
IN
VICTORY
BONDS
419,250
was
purchased
by
'individual
buyers,
while
$3,357,000
was
bought
under
the
special
names
list.
During
the
eighth
Victory
Loan
last
April,
3,387
city
residents
bought
a
total
of
$873,500
worth
of
bonds.
This
was
a
reduction
tooth
in
the
number
of
buyers
and
value
of
purchases
under
the
seventh
loan.
Last
October
$937,003
worth
of
bonds
Ni
ippon
By
Greatest
Raid
Yet
FIRE
DANGER
QUITE
GRAVE
Possibility
of
Even
More
Serious
Outbreaks
On
Vancouver
Island
Seen
VANCOUVER,
July
10
0)
Continued
hot
weather
with
no
sign
of
relief
has
raised
fears
of
ever
larger
scale
outbreaks
of
forest
fires
on
Vancouver
Island.
1
Closing
oflthe
forests
to
logging
means
an'
enforced
holidayv
to
8000
men
'in
logging
camps
-although
some
1500
will
be.
kept
on
for
precautionary
purposes.
AH
forested
areas
on
Vancou-verVlsland
and
the
Lower
Mainland
.are
now
closed
as
from
midnight
Monday
to,
logging
operations
and
the
public
because
of
'forest
fires
still
raging
on
the;
Island.
The
ban
was
announced
by
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,
minister
of
lands
and
forests,
yesterday.
Operations
will
re
main
closed
until
the
extreme
fire
hazard
has
been
eliminated.
A
large
fire
seven
miles
south
west
of
Ladysmith.
Is
reported
under
control
alter
a
uiree-aay
battle
by
more
than
500
fire
fighters
and
destruction
of
3,000,000
feet
of
felled
and
bucked
logs
over
a
1,000-acre
tract.
However,
a
fire
at
Cowicharu
Lake
is
still
out
of
control
andJivWixi4?tT7JTn:
U
iflll
fhroatpnlnrr
thf
little!
V
M
1
"
U
1
town
of
Rounds
from
which!
twenty
ramiues
were
evacuated
Sunday.
ouiiuctj.
Already
iuchuj
27,000,000
feet
"
of
'felled
and
bucked
timber
In
a
3,000-acre
area
has
been
burned
and
the
blaze,
less
than
half
a
.
rrdlaJrom
Rounds,
is
being
aided,
by
brtsK
.
Winds:
Other
fires
are
not
considered
serious.
The
governments'
order
clos-Ino-
the
forests
will
interrupt
plansito
bring
3C0
men
from
the1
eastern
part
oi
me
province
10
work
in
logging
camps.
These
camps
have
been
short
about
3,000
men
up
to
now.
2045
NAMES
ON
VOTERS'
LIST
At
the
last
general
civic
el
ection
last
December,
Prince
Ru
pert's
voters'
list
contained
2,037
names,
an
all-time
high
in
the
city's
history.
While
the
same
list
will
be
used
for
Thursday's
aldermanic
by-clec-tlon,
it
will
contain
eight
additional
names,
a
total
of
2,045
voters.
The
new
names
are
those
of
citizens
who
have
achieved'
V6ting
'
tmallflcations
in'
the
interval;
No
'names,
were
subtracted
from
the
list,
Returning
Officer
H.
D.
Thaln
says.
The
polls
in
Thursday's
by-electlon
will
be
open
from
8
a.m.
until
8
p.m.
City
Clerk
II.
D.
Thaln
will,
as
usual,
be
returning
officer
and
his
poll
clerks
will
be
Mrs.
E.
W.
Becker,
Mrs.
S.
A.
Kiel-back
and
Mrs.
H.
D.
Thaln.
Jap
Suiciders
Hit
British
Carriers
GUAM,
July
10
It
is
reported
here
that
three
British
aircraft
carriers
were
hit
by
Japanese
suicide
aircraft
while
operating
in
a
task
force
off
Sakashlmo
Island,
but
sustained
only
minor
damage.
MARSHAL
TITO
CHARGES
GREEKS
BELGRADE,
July
10
Marshal
Tito
charges
that
Greek
forces
are
firing
machine
guns
across
the
frontier
into
Jugoslavia.
He
asserts
that
Greek
"facists"
are
endeavouring
incite
trouble
by
terrorism.
were
purchased
by
4,566
city
buyers.
During
the
eighth
loan,
buy
ers
on
the
special
names
list
bought
$51,500
in
bonds
Victory
Loan
salesmen
have
been
responsible
for
the
sale
of
more
than
$3,000,000
in
bonds
while
more
than
$2,000,000
worth
have
been
bought
through
city
!
banks,
and
more
than
$1,500,000
through
payroll
deductions.
Is
NAZIS
MURDER
OWN
CITIZENS
BERLIN,
July
10
One
of
the
last
acts
of
violence
by
Nazis
before
the
fall
of
the
Reich
was
the
murder
of
10,000
of
their
own
countrymen
who
had
urged
that
they
give
up
the
war.
The
German
citizens
were
'
drowned
like
rats
when
the
Nazis
flooded
the
subways
In
which
they
were
taking
shelter.
ECLIPSE
WAS
WELL
STUDIED
Scientist:
Achieved
Gratify-
.
ing
Results
at
Pine
River
In
Path
of
Totality
FINE
RIV.1R,
Man.,
July
10
45)
The
total
eclipse
of
the
sun
on
Monday
was
observed
at
Pine
River
by
Canadian
and
Ameri
can
astronomers.
Sixteen
scientists
and
amateur
astronomers,
most
of
them"
from
the
United
States,
recorded
every
phase
of
the
solar
phenomenon.
Perfect
conditions
for
ctbservation
pre
vailed
and
highly
gratifying
re
suits
in
the
way
of
new
scientific
information
was
stated
to
have
been
obtained.
wave
hurled
i
4
N
A
AS
WATERS
A
large
wave
which
rocked
.
,
fi,v,incr
vvnnt
hurled
18-vear
,n
into
tn
m
the
treacherous
Naas
River
on
Saturday
and
his
two
sisters
an'tf-cousin
who
v.re
aboard
the
boat
were
unable
to
swing
it
about
In
time
to
save
the
lad
from
drowning,
an
enquiry
into
Doolan's
death
by
Deputy
Cor-
,oner
Bruco
Stevens
revealed.
r
(Aboard
ine
Do.ai
were
uie
young
man's
sisters,
Bertha
and
Alice,
and
a
cousin,
Eva
Angus,
of
Kincollth.
The
tragedy
occurred
thrfe
miles
above
Mill
Bay
on
the
Naas.
When
Doolan
fell
overboard,
the
girls
swung
the
boat
about,
but
he
had
disappeared
before
the
boat
could
get
to
him.
Deceased
was
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.-Herbert
Doolan
of
Kln-colith.
The
funeral
will
be
held
Wednesday
at
Kincollth.
Deputy
Coroner
Stevens
returned
this
morning
from
Mill
Bay
aboard
the
P.M.L.
15.
Engineer
Is
Named
E.
A.
rhlllips
Coming
Here
On
July
25
to
Take
City
Appointment
E.
A.
Phillips
of
Vancouver
has
been
appointed
city
engineer
of
Prince
Rupert
and
will
arrive
here
July
25
to
assume
his
duties,
it
was
announced
at
the
City
Hall
this
morning.
Mr.
Phillips
is
a
married
man
with
two
children.
He
Is
41
years
of
age
and
a
graduate
(1931)
of
the
University
of
British
Col
umbia
and
University
of
Toronto
with
B.A.
&
Sc.
degree,
having
optioned
in
municipal
engineering.
Before
going
to
University,
Mr.
Phillips
worked
as
a
carpenter
for
five
years.
He
served
as
a
superintendent
and
construction
engineer
on
steel
and
reinforced
concrete
projects.
He
has
also
had
experience
in
ad
ministration
of
production,
stores,
maintenance,
(costs
and
personnel,
ror
some
ume
ne
was
superintendent
of
manu
facturing
and
purchases
for
the
Emnress
Manufacturing
Co.
in
Vancouver
and
has
more
recently
been
with
Canadian
Wood
Pipe
&
Tanks
Ltd.
at
Vancouver
where
he
has
had
experience
with
waterworks
equipment
and
as
hydraulic
engineer.
Mr.
Phillips'
salary
is
$400
per
month.
Halibut
Sales
.
Canadian
(18Vic
and
162c)
Ispaco,
42,000,
Whiz
and
'
Storage.
Advance
II
(Black
Cod)
12,000,
Co-op.
Selma
H
(Black
Cod)
15,000,
Storage.
S
mas
United
States
Navy,
Air-Craft
Combine
in
Gigantic
Assault
on
Jap
Homeland
GUAM,
July
10
(CP)
Yesterday's
great
air
attack
by
land
and
carrier-based
planes
upon
Honshu,
the
main
island
of
Japan
on
which
Tokyo
is
located,
has
been
variously
described
as
a
"terrific
success"
and
as
an
"Airmen's
sp;
ee."
With
an
estimated
1800
planes
Mustangs
from
Iwo,
Bill
Mitchells
from
Okinawa
and
Supcrforts
from
Guam
taking
part,
it
was
the
greatest
air
and
naval
assault
yet
undertaken
against
the
Japanese
homeland.
The
attacking
machines
roved
almost
unopposed
and
at
will,
remarkably
little
fight
being
put
up
by
the
Japanese.
The
targets
included
from
70
to
80
airfields.
The
attack
was
sustained
for
many
hours.
It
was
a
daring
operation
too
for
the
American
Third
Fleet,
which
was
still
standing
off
Honshu
today,
broke
radio
silence
and
sent
out
a
challenge
to
the
Japanese
navy
and
air
fleet
to
come
out
and
fight
which
it
failed
to
do.
Block
Jap
Harbors
SAN
FRANCISCO
Tokyo
radio
reported
yesterday
,
that
a
"considerable
number"
of
Allied
submarines
and
mine-laying
superforts
attempted
to
block
Japanese
harbors
.whileralding
'planes
sweptldetfove?
IKe
home'lslMCberclahtiaf
-at
least
seven
Allied
submarines
were
sunk
in
Japanese
waters
since
the
beginning
of
June
and
Nipponese
planes
are
continuing
assaults.
on
"enemy"
submarines.
Japan
Gets
Worst
Pounding
GUAM
The
largest
force
yet
of
carrier-based
planes"
and
.
superfortresses
was
over
Japan
yesterday.
Five
cities
on
Honshu
Island
were
picked
out
for
the
day's
targets.
More,
than
.
1000
planes
took
part
in
the
raid
which
lasted
more
than
six
hours.
Japanese
resistance
was
feeble
and
great
damage
was
done.
Official
announcement
of
the
huge
attack
was
made
by
Admiral
Chester
W.
Nimitz.
It
was
described
as
the
greatest
mass
naval
and
air
attack
in
history.
The
Japanese
home
islands
were
ablaze
over
an
area
of
2,400
square
miles
after
the
one
thousand
planes
of
the
vast
Third
Fleet
kept
up
an
unrelenting
attack
on
the
enemy.
The
American
fleet
is
lying
unmolested
close
to
Tokyo
harbor.
Tokyo
broadcast
admits
that
800
or
more
planes
had
been
razing
uninterruptedly
for
eight
hours.
READY
FOR
EMERGENCY
Japanese
on
Qui
Vive
AH
the
Way
From
Korea
to
Singapore
SAN
FRANCISCO,
July
10
OS-Japan
Is
hastily
training
volunteer
fighters
from
Korea
to
Singapore
In
fire
fighting
and
rescue
drills,
Japanese
broadcasts
reported
yesterday,
in
an
effort
to
hold
what
Is
left
of
her
war-won
empire.
The
Japanese-controlled
radio
in
Batavla
said
that
in
Singapore
24,000
Chinese,
Malayans
Eurasians
and
Arabs
are
standing
by
for
an
emergency.
In
addition,
thousands
of
Singapore,
office
workers
have
volunteered
for
labor
service.
MOBILE
UNIT
X-RAYS
800
More
than
300
Prince
Rupert
people
have
been
x-rayed
by
the
mobib
tuberculosis
unit
since
it
began
operation
at
the
dry
dock
a
week
ago.
Since
Monday
morning
the
unit
has
been
making
a
survey
of
waterfront
workers,
and
on
its
first
day
near
the
Canadian
National
express
office
it
completed
survey
of
97
persons.
Up
to
11
o'clock
this
morning,
today's
total
was
32.
Total
for
the
week,
to
that
time,
was
807.
At
the
dry
dock
last
week
678
people
were
x-rayed.
MARK
YOUR
BALLOT
BLACK,
Thomas
(Endorsed
by
hed
PACIFIC
AIR
CHIEF
ARRIVES
OTTAWA,
July
10
)
Air
Vice-Marshal
Roy
Sleman,
who
will
command
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
in
its
operations
in
the
war
against
Japan,
arrived
in
Ottawa
from
Britain.
JAVANESE
AND
DUTCH
ADVANCE
Have
Secured
Upper
Reaches
-
Of
Balikpapan
Bay
as
Fight
For
City
Continues
CANBERRA,
July
10
0)
In
the
Borneo
campaign,
Javanese
and
Dutch
West
Indian
volunteers
have
secured
the
upper
reaches
of
Balikpapan
Bay
near
the
great
southeast
Borneo
oil
port
of
Balikpapan.
Meanwhile
in
the
town
itself,
the
Australians
are
engaged
in
tough
hand-to-hand
fighting
with
the
encircled
Japanese.
CHURCHILL
DEFEATED
LCNDONT,
July
10
The
Dally
Mail
says
that
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill's
government
has
been
defeated
as
a
result
of
last
week's
general
election.
The
paper
forecasts
the
formation
of
a
Labor-Liberal
coalition
possibly
with
Clement
Atlee
as
prime
minister.
THUS
ON
THURSDAY:
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B.
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