em train. Twenty-two persons were injured. John M. Cary. Seattle fireman, and Mrs. Cary M. Wood of St Paul are In serious condition. ond section of the Canadian National. The, Great Northern train GLEN HEBB Foreman for Albert & McCaffery Dies 'Suddenly Early This Morn- i Int at His Home Glen A. Hcbb, for twenty years as usual yesterday and drove the car home in the evening During lusMns oi now York and Mrs. Zwlcher and Mrs. Fletcher Hebb of Brldgewater. There are also two brothers Merle Hebb of Worcester, Mass., and Irving Hebb of Bridge-water. To the suddenly bereaved deep sympathy of many friends will be extended. British Consul General Leaves 'Frisco Shortly HAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Paul - iU mite years uriiisn ,m lm,U,?eneral ,n San Francisco, Wl return to London soon to assume an important new post. Canada's national Income reached $1,683,000,000 in the first four The forces left Kenya In three Columns and stormed their way to ers. Finally, when tne iianans re- iuj n.lmt Vioii hannnnffi. oium yiiv rr IU 1-1.1 i -ii-, r , Exchange Of Diplomats Is Carried Out they news 5 ";"'" quickly broke." ous friends will learn with deep re- P AbQUt the same tlme a rccon. gM 1P ,'nalssance plane reported a large ,u Mr. of Hebbwasforty-thrte years lumn of Itaiians marching along age and was born at Brldgewater, th coast f, ing a whlte rlag. We Nova Scotia. He enlisted as a left two or three lance corporals to young man In the Great War and I t th prlf;oners alld l)Ushed served ln France with the Eighty-"ahead" Fifth Nova Scotia Highlanders. at Mogadls-In Aftcr a sllgnt pause addition to his parents, Mr. C,Q tne troops aavanced to Harar, LISBON, July 25. Exchange of German consular representatives expelled from the United States and United States representatives cxDelled from Germany was ef fected on neutral territory here vestcrday. The Germans had ar rived on the United States ship wpt Point which will take the Americans home. EXPORTS SUGAR Sugar has replaced bananas as Jamaica's chief export. Nazi Division Reported to Been Annihilated Huns in Panic NAZI NAVY BASES HIT Large Fires and Great Damage In-Filcted by Royal Air Force LONDON, July 25: (CP) Large fires and great damage were left lovnn Hrivc iH tVm norm n n navnl HasrVe tf Kiel Mr Hebb Is survived by hU widow thp town nad becn rcaclied and and Emden when the Royal Air and three children Norman, aged cantured. A short time later they Force finished night raids there, II) Tuuhnt 1 T .. . rl.i . . . . ....... -j, ij .UUVba, i, , mm viuiii-a ii. oisicia nvomnmp mrtnpr resistance ana tim Air Minisirv announcea voaay. v v .,, J05epn rerry ana Mrs. Hal reachcd Addis Ababa. riv,nr T7r.vo1 Al UVrp fnrmnMnns attacked objectives at- Wilhelms- haven and Rotterdam and attacked air fields ln German-occupied I France. Five British planes were lost. offenslve sweeps. SURPRISING Average temperature In Canada Is higher than In Chile. onA, B.C. i. ...... WeatherForeccist Tomorrow sT ides mm High 1:36 a.m. 21.1 ft. (Pacific Standard Time) 14:21 p.m. 10.6 ft. High 2:15 a.m. 21.1 ft. Low 8:15 a.m. 2.0 ft. 14:58 psa. 19.8 ft. 20:19 pjii. 6.0 ft. Low 8:43 am. 2.0 ft. 20:56 5.7 ft. Ot NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMblA'B 'NEWSPAPER a.m. Vol. XXX., No SS CTtfP PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY. JULY 25, 1941. PRICE: FIVE CENTS British And United States Action Qpatli Toll Mounts FOUR DIE IN WRECK OF TRAIN BUSINESS ADVANCE Industrial Front in Canada is Booming Today OTTAWA, July 25: (CP) regarded as the best yardstick of economic activity In the mnfuslon Over Two Sections Cause country, of Railway Disaster Near Van couver Yesterday IrCDM A MO ULiIYlYlftllO HELD UP BY REDS, S 'S Jjapan Will Not Be Allowed To UNOPPOSED r r a r That is Situation so Far in Prince , Rupert Riding Conservative i ( v.v.t. rasion 7 . ' Have - - either the Conservatives or Cooperative (If Commonwealth Fedcra- ,.t)on are planning to oppose. Premier Big Russian tanks have been jc.CF. agreement not to oppose him. causing panic amon? the Nazis, I There had also been talk of O. plunping down on the Germans 'w. Nickerson being In the field but , . .... , . ivil inning ucunaii incviiaiutcu Plunge Into Ethiopia l-n,,im-i 'equipment u-hlrh which i Is sufferln .ff-in , ; destruction at the hands of the LONDON, July 25. (CP) Incred- Russlans lhl fpatc of pnrinranrp rilirlni? the n u i "i iii The Northern train -f t-"mmu",tue,ta" "'W Great was advance or bhu BrlUsn foi-es Iols from Irm said: m "The invasion of Russia is i nrri.PB tn .,anri in a Knur nn. .. . " .. ?p . Kenya to Addis Ababa were des- Droceedine accordl ZZ cr,bed by tw mcerS vho an advance of thirty miles during This done but the was e EJX-Tr ..nSJ-l l" e quelling campaign. ,the past week ln spltc of stubborri wa evidently confusion over a sec - The drive from Kenya, to the RU5Slan resistance and unfavbr. capital of Ethiopia, a distance of aDle weather conditions. 2,100 miles, was.one of the. longest - moved out of the spur lYAlfT mile a;id qulckcst ,n military history, south of which it collided head-on they 6ald Dne of the officers cov-with the .ircond section of the Can- cred 800 mUcs ln sevcn days whlle aaian wauonai. ine ureal ixorin- s(Jmc of troopg covered even ern iram was ouiDouna to s;aiuc grCater distances, anu ill" isHiiauiau iianuiiii tuuiu.K in from the East. 1 An official statement was Issued by the Punadlan National Railways VISIT TO ENGLAND the banks of the River Juba where viscount Halifax Announces in San they encountered superior Italian, hitgo That He Will Make last night saying that the C.N.R. concentrations. After three days of . train VihI IUj. lUt nf iiiif 1 PASSING OF intense fighting the British decid Trip Home led to send tanks, armored cars and . gAN DIEGO. July 25. Viscount 'machine gun carriers on a wide Halifax, British ambassador to Hanking movement to attempt a th? United States, stated here yes-rear attack. terday that he planned to fly to "For two days we heard nothing London by transAtlantlc bomber of this small armored force," said next month to report to hU govern-one of the officers. "They had to cut ment. He Is leaving here today or their way through dense forests, tomorrow on his return to Wash-hewlng down trees sometimes five ington after a visit to this coast to feet in diameter, skirting marshes inspect airplane manufacturing for and forcing their way through scrub 'Great Britain. On one of these and bush. planes yesterday he Inscribed a n.. n .r.M4nrftil lirii fit rrrknn mnec'ipn fnr Prlmo Minister Win. 7&.nZl ?,nA 1 J, K the force landed 10 miles be-'ston Churchill, yard of Albert McCaffery,. passed . . . Tf,nans nnd .hpn attack- n.vpinnmrnt in thp Par East did M" Nlckerson has let it .be known that he has no intention of op-' posing the Premier. The name pf Mrs. James S. Black, long the local srjpkesmau for the C.C.P.. has been mentioned as a possible candidate. BRITAIN IS BETTEROFF Comparison of Clothes Coupons' . Buying Power Shows Up Nazi Wool Shortage LONDON, July 25: (CP Com- parlson of British and German i points is for clothing alone. To buy boots or shoes in Germany people must obtain a special permit, and because of the- acute leather shortage these arc not freely granted. Putting the total number of clothing coupons available In Britain at 55 Instead of 66, allowing 11 cou- away suddenly at 3 o'clock this d Tn flrst came to hls food and t look so good viscount Halifax iPons for boots and shoes, the fol " munitions dumps and afterwaras to said Avenue East. He had been at work hcadquart. dlvWonal and brlgade I lowing figures show what' Is requlr ed for each article in percentages of the total coupons available in each country. Men Heavy overcoat, Britain 29.1, Germany 80; suit, 47.3, 55.3; woolen shirt, 1.5, 16; other shirts ing to quality) ;ocks, 5.5,2.7 to Morris district, women overcoat, za.a, u 50; dress 20, 15.3 to 28; comblna-1 tlons 7.3, 4.7 to 9.3; stockings 3.6, 2.7. Against the lower German figures for socks and stockings, the Ministry expert said lt should be remembered mending wool Is unrationed ln Britain but ln-Germany coupons are required. The general conclusion of the expert Is that the British consumer Is better off ln protective outer garments, particularly If made of wool, but the Germans can obtain a It was authoritatively reported slightly larger quantity of low qual-that the Royal Air Force shot down lty underwear and hosiery. Quality thirty German planes In yesterday's of British goods Is better and pur- .chases last longer ln some cases Britain's aerjal -of fenslve against three times as long as their German tho Germans continues to-be a dav- eaulvalent. .: r and'iiight af falr.n Big British fleets of planes are attacking northern France today after the third straight night of raids on France, Frankfurt - am - main and Man-helm. Explosions on the French channel coast were so heavy they shook buildings on the English shore of the channel. Halibut Sales Canadian Sea Ranger, 36,000, Storage, 12.4c and 11.6c. Prosperity A., 18.000, Booth, 12.3c and 11.4c. 80,000 OVERSEAS Up to June 1 more than 80,000 Canadian sailors, soldiers and alr- Jmen had been-sent overseas. v-arry vn regression; counter Moves Are To Be Carried Out Moscow, July 25: (CP) stub-T d: pattuiio in hu home ridine of Upwards of One Million Nipponese Are Being Called to'KIlZ 17 D A II months of 1941. Compared with the born fighting throughout the nlghtf prince' Rupert at the forthcoming Arms Details of Indo-China Concessions ,11 JU I f IV-Tllli VANCOUVER, July 25. The death same monins last year, it represents m the direction of Petrozavodsk provincial diction, they are' guard-,11 as a result of the collision of Ban of 12 per cent. Commodity Porkhov. Polotsk-Nevel, Smolensk 'ing their secret well. Possibly bclh toll Canadian National Northern passenger mid Great pioaucing activities, iea an otner and Zhitormlr was reported by ine are faced with the problem of ob-tralns three grpups with an 18 per cent advance German information bureau. gaining a suitable candidate who mile.', from. New Westminster yes . i luaiiiirariiiritiir t n n b ritir n nnn- 'thn n"i irharn f hn na-mone 'Vri couver, fireman oi tne uanaaisn w...v mm, ...mc mc uviumnf " National train, succumbed In the er production moved higher by 12 two weeks ago. The . Nazis . are Royal Columbian Hospital at New P nt ard seven per cent res-.eighty mllrs from Kiev, capital of uvtimlnstrr to Inluries sustained, pectlvely. Uhe Ukraine. He had had his left leg severed. The other victims, all of whom were killed instantly In the wreck, were Herbert II. Mills, engineer, and Harold H. Krlnks, baggageman of the Canadian National train, both of Vancouver, and A. Hagar of S.e- LONG DRIVE AND SPEEDY An entire Oerman lmamry ai vision Is reported to have b?en wiped out in the vicinity of Smolensk. .from heights. i nt... JL a attic, fireman of the Great North- 0fflccrs Descrl5e 2,100-Mlle British ' ..l- ! ''would have a chance aialnst the terday morning rose to four last markpd the handling and facilltat-.halted 230 miles from Moscow andjpremler who;has been the member nleht when James Lynam of Van- lrg divisions. 1 150 miles from Leningrad, In fact Ihere for a quarter of a century and ...... . . . . iriKiifAal.,!.... .J .L.tbl. L I L - 1 4 I has never Deen Deaten. There Is ah Interesting piece of political gossip going the Tounds to the effect that Rev. C. b. Clarke, formerly of jhls city and now of '.Victoria,. would be agreeable to run ning on some sort of a Conservative- Far East Roundup Japanese warships are said to have been sighted off thci coast of southern Indo-China. The French mithoiities released their air-tight censorship this morning and the news flashed from Saigon. Japanese ships are reported at two points, off the great unfinished naval base of Camranh and down the coast at Saigon. .cvii official announcement that Japan will occupy strategic bases iri Indo-China is expected tonight or tomorrow. London reports this morning that Great Britain and the united States are in close consultation regarding the far eastern situation. A British., naval commentator says flatly that Japans move toward southern Indo-China cannot Le considered a defensive measure. Reports from Shanghai say flatly that Nippon will occupy the bases in the southern part of the French colony. If Japan moves, troops into the area, the be thrusting a sriearihead'aTBritain'S strong hold of Singapore, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine Islands; ach of these points is about 700 miles from the port of Saigon in Indo-China. OF BARLEY Bulletins BRITAIN AND SPAIN LONDON Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden has warned Spain that unless she adopts a more friendly attitude, Britain will keep her economic afc at home. Speaking in the House of Commons, Eden made plain that future assistance to Spain will depend on a modification of Spain's; policy toward Britain. LABOR LEADER ALARMED SIDNEY, Australia John Cur-Un, Labor party leader, has asked Prime Minister Menkes to summon Parliament, at once In emergency session because of the far eastern situation. BACK IN OTTAWA OTTAWA Hon. C. G. Power and Hon. Ian Mackenzie returned to Ottawa yesterday from a trip to England. CHIEF IN INTERVIEW R. C. Vaughan Appreciative of Staff Discusses Situation In Business-Like Way MONTREAL. July 25. The Canadian National Railways has a and efficient staff of officers and j employees and I am satisfied that, with their assured co-operation, we will be able to handle the ever-Increasing business of the country expeditiously and efficiently, R. C. Vaughan, newly appointed president of the National System, stated ln a press interview here today. "Our net earnings have greatly t Improved this year which Indicates what can be accomplished when we s receive a satisfactory volume of business" Mr. Vaughan continued. He added: "every company has a pay point, that It, a definite gross revenue which must be tamed to "cover' itxedexpensW Tffls cannot be avoided, no matter how drastic the curtailment, but, as gross earnings exceed that pay point, net earnings Increase rapidly. The Canadian National Railways Is no dif- odHMHKHoCHKHKHrtH ferent tT other companies ln that respect ana, no matter now we may iA.v.inM t i or ,nr t- o t LONDON, July 25: (CP) foreign Secretary An-watch expenses, we must have Eden told Parliament today that "certain defence ficient gross earnings to produce clothes rationing worked out by an measures in Malaya had already been enforced" to meet satisfactory net earnings. cAm ui -uic .....v-. tne p0tenuai xnreai oi Japanese occupation oi rrencn . . " Warfare shows-that In most cases rnAl.ny,inn Un Hmicn ohonroA whon Pnntoin Frlan cnirl lng t00 and war suPPlies t aU Tne cheered when Captain Eden said Britain is better-oft. than Germany. .,ndo g.nina- Hufe klnds Nol long ago lt was suggest. : comparison, is: difficult ase that his government had been in close communication ed by some that certain of our lines .the British system of 66 coupons. I with the United States government" 11Ited. Much of the mileage which or "clopons" as they have been fJIH C'V PAD on the latest devel0Pments 1x1 it was suggested should be aban- dubbed a year includes boots and i rlfv I LrAlV Far East. doned has been working to capacity shoes. The German system of 150 ... ni, nJUc ri& nrauu.. nauwui aM lt WOUM y,, Mcn impossible u. nooseveit annuuncea touuy uiai,. to move the business of the coun- the United States would retaliate (ry without lt. with specific action tomorrow M0ne of the various lines now against Japan's occupation of naval Season, feMim'a r.raln Grain U is Startine Starting to to Move Move comprising the Canadian National and air bases ln French lndo.Cnlna. RaUways connectcd from At. The chief executive would not lantic to the Pacific until we were WINNIPEG, July 25.-The first elaborate on this statement. wen into the last Great War. We. car of 1941 barley has be"n mark- Saigon reports authoritatively now have a transportation machine pted from Morris Manitoba. The that concessions gained by Japan capable of expeditiously moving a muirwmi .v.uuo a.6C ,UmC w uami; uUU i uc- grain was brought to the Manltpba r, t un,H. or,H lfwrfpH right to station warships at Cam- lleve, when the history of the pres ln Canadian National car No. 471005 ranh Bay and Saigon, several air ent war Is written, that the people arriving in Winnipeg last night. It bases ln southern Indo-China and of Canada will have reason to be was moved overnight to Fort Wll- permission to post troops at several grateful for their ownership of the liam consigned to the Manitoba coastal points. Major-General Canadian National Railways." Th. ,hinmpni wns mart ,m f Sumlta, chief of the Japanese mill- Mr. Vaughan said that he greatly mm. A F r A X M.I .-1 r n m bpUh In T tt rt n I tt i O 1 t OV ' n tn tn. mam I rt tnJ it. U..l u.i, vesi, .i to laccuru- Erain fr0m several farmers ln the "iiaii'u" w muirvn...... ujcimwu nic iukm o. unrmg 'pected ln Saigon tomorrow to dl-jbeen appointed to the office of reci. uccupauun ui iuu uuc giuim- president ana cniei executive oi me ed by the Vichy government. The .Canadian National Railways, oper- Japanese expect to occupy the new bases on Sunday, atlng a larger mileage than any other railway on the North Ameri- Taking over of these bases is re-jean continent or in the British garded by London and Washington I Empire. He added that he was as a dlreot menace to the Phlliplnes,ldeeply conscious of the responsl-the Netherlands East Indies and blllty ln these times .when so much Singapore. A foreign Intelligence report reaching Shanghai today said that "upwards of one million men" were being called t6 arms ln Japan in the greatest mobilization since July 1937 when the unfinished war with China began." Newspapers in Tokyo report that the Japanese flag now flies along side the French flag ln Hanoi, ln French Indo-China and at Hai phong, its port. As the Japanese papers Interpret it thb Indicates that "Indo-Chlna sees collabora tion with Japan as its only Weather Forecast Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte Islands Moderate northwest winds, mostly cloudy and mild with local light drizzle, becoming part cloudy this afternoon. is required of the railways and said: "It will be our aim to operate these railways, which are owned by the people of Canada, as efficiently and as economically as possible." raidIs FAILURE Again Russians Discount Success of German Air Attack on Moscow MOSCOW, July 25. Two successive waves of German raiding planes endeavoured to penetrate the defences of Moscow last night but again the Russian authorities said lt was a failure, the enemy machines being turned back. It was the fourth straight night of furious air attack on Moscow.