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lazi crack fighter lluwned in Britain

wNIJON. July 1l—(CP)—Capf. 1i PM” Pingel, one of Germonys - ii its.» pilots, made o. forced i Kent. southeast Eng- liiml last night after action with a 7,45...» Lirllish bomber, it was learn- ld tonight.

(not, Pingel, who was piloting one of Germany's laziest high liti- tiicle Mcsserschinitts, is reported to m.» claimed shooting down 22 5 m. planes in tilr fights.

,. plane was practically intact.

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"SllU'v‘<’—M0fi‘€]l ‘ruescle. . L- 03-7-12-21.

"Snow-St. Peters Wednesday. L-203-7-12-2l.

"Come to Rollo Bay Tea Poi-t , Wednesday. July 10th 11-171-7-8- i.

"ltcscrve Julv 10th for picnic at Kelly's Cross. L-‘IU-T-d-lll. "Diince Toronto School, 'I‘ues- diii‘. July 15th. L-354.

"Dimce Suffolk School, July 17. City Orchestra. L-357.

"South Milton Ice cream festival Tiltudity, July 22. L-355.

"Wanted to buy Strawberries Cliickt-n. i-"owi. Island Cold Storage

L-219-7-0-tf. “Lot 40 Church Festival. July iii. Ifiiotfine 18th

14-338-7-12-14-16.

ome to Play "Nearly Hanged". ie Hull, st. Andrews Players. l\,\'. July 14th. L-285-7-11-2i.

"Afternoon Tea on St. James Kirk biurn next Tuesday. Bring o. iricnd. L 280-7-11-21.

"Diincc. Cardigan Credit Union linll. Monday Julv 14th. Webster’ Orciicsirii. L-SBB-T-IZ-Qfi

ill‘ lost. chance to see "Oh Pfoliilst: Mo." Hampton. July 15th. L-15J-7-9-l3

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"Dnnce. Lorne Valley Tuesday, Julv 1.3m. Webster's Orchestra. L-BS-i-T-lil-ili.

"Reserve Wednesday. July 1611i for No ‘i ‘Pi-yon Presbyterian Picnic vii Church grounds. i..-315-7-12-l5

"Cocks will be conning Straw- hc ‘Iucsday and Wednesday L-310-7-l2-1i.

"liiiilcora Hall. Monday evening. Jiilv l-llii. Icc Ccram and Dance. Mladaiitiilt.‘ Orchestra. L-l74-7-12-14.

"Reserve W-ednesduy. August 6th for st. Johns. Presbyterian Church 'lcii. Belfast. L-337-7-l2-1i.

"Dance-and Ice Cream. Lyndule_ 50111101. Julv l-itli. Good music. 3 -7-l2-1i.

"Chicken Supper. United Church. St. Peter's Buy. Wodnesda . July 16th. Weather unfovourab e. 171.1, L-28l-7-12-l5.

‘ ice Cronin Festival, Wheotley. ltntr ltiiil. Mcndcv night. July 14th, aid of Church. If not fine Tuesday.

L-34l-7-12-2i.

“Wanted to buy-Jiologna Cattle.

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Sheri) and Vetil Calves. all rodcs. Phone. wi-ito for price. Islaii Culd Kit-Hive Co.. td tf

flinvn Purtv and Dunoe at. Bert “burns. Comwnll. Wednesday. Julv 16th. in aid of Red Cross.

L-340-7-12-3l. '

‘ Come to Marshficld-Dunstafi- lflgc United Tcu, July 15 on the bcatiillul church grounds. ‘Supper ‘W11’ 4.30. L-ildl-7-i2-2i.

"Annual Meeting of the Gurnsey Bic-pilot's Association will be held in lilo Agricultural I-lnll. Tuesday. July lath. 0 P. M. Standard Time.

L-S20-7-12-2i.

"Come to Strawberry and Ice 0mm Festiv . West Covehead. $311M Ohurc

h Wednesday. July If not fine ‘Thursday. L-237-7-I0-12-10.

"Chicken supper siid ice cream festival at St. Margaret's Hall \ Zrouncis. Monday. July 14th, com- mcnclng at 5 pm. Good orchestra. L-800-7-1l-2i.

"A meeting of all interested in Fiiiiview Baptist cemetery. will be hfld at the close of Miss Clark's meetinl. Monday night. July 14th. L-329-7-12-li

Ulm iii MondsfinWednidiseiy at Fglee. Pcyinif 80.00 for

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Medea-futon P. M. Kelly's Pigs over i!

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_ “I'M meeting of the directors of J! Eastern King’s Shipping Club gin be held in McQuaidb Hall.

{"1115 Monday evening, July 14.

a B oclock. A. I‘. Peters. President.

14-350.

,5"5llll1oer served on money Julv tn from 5-10 PM. on the Beilevue 2111901 Grounds. Dancinii and 1w- lr-ahmcnts. Proceeds War Purposes not fine Thursdly night. Julv 1'1. 14-841-7-12-21.

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Vichy rejects British terms. For armistice

S t a r t Strengthening Defences At Dakar; New P eac e Move

Possible. VICKY‘. July l1—-(CP) —The

Vichy government today rejected British terms for sn armistice in the bitter Syrian war and inform- ed quarters said its West African representatives h a d started strengthening the defences of Dak- ar. ostensibly in reply to exten- sion of United States control over Atlantic mses, .

In rejecting the British armis- tice terms the Vichy administra- tion lndicated the war would con- tinue fiS loin! as Gen. I-lcnrl Dents feels like fighflng.

It was reported possible that new efforts, involving the United States, might be mode soon to reach a. pence. The controlled news agency Telcmondial. referring to the desire of both the United Stat/es and the Holy See for pence in Sy- riii. sold tlint "it is not impossible that new efforts will be made wit-h itnview toward stopping the hostil-

as."

The Vichy authorities published.

their reply to British demands which they said included complete surrender of arms sud warships.

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ll. S. workers, but No bases in Ireland

BELFAST. Northern Ireland. July 11—-tCP)~Uniled Stat/es technicians

and laborers are iii Northern Ire-

land. building Wllfii officials merely term "certain works." Authorities in Belfast and London

allowed the cabling cf this much information today, along with ‘ statement that the technicians and’

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workers ure direct employees 0f the

British government.

(it. recently ivns announced that a New York contracting company. Merritt. ClmDnllUl and Scott. hnd men employed by the British trov- ernnleiit to do conszriictinn work in the British Isles. British officials said then thiit it was t1 purely busi- iicss dcni between n private com-

' tmiw and the British government's)

'I'1ie mczturc official statements about tiicsc inert were issued here zittcl in London todciv after London afternoon pipers had splashed 011 their front prions stories thiit a na- val uir base is lacing constructed by 400 Amcricnn technicians. The Da- peis dutelined those stories “New York.”

The London Fbrelgn Office std-te- ment began. however. with the statement that reports of the es- tdblishmmt of an American air base in Northern Ireland are not borne c-iit bv information avaiiuole in lL-ondon."

Germans begin To feel weight 0f British bombs

LONDON. July ll-(CP fiflllll‘? —Tlie Royal Air Force day and night offensive is hiivhig a telling eiicct on German morale, accord- ing to reports reaching London.

A Reuters news agency dispatch daleiinmi “soim-irhcre in Europe’ siiid Germans fctir the raids and are "making desperate efforts to build more adequate shelters, to transfer industries to OUCIIDICI] territories and to deceive It. A. . pilots and dumm factories and islrlicids. by liigcii ous camouflage and fake explosions and fires."

The new British bombs-some are 4.000-pounders—-aro said to be devastating! and Reuters quoted a visitor to erlin as snylns that in one place where a bomb fell "nearly nil the roofs within a rs- dlus of nearly n snl were ro- moved."

‘There is real anxiety in Gor- many today." the agency quoted a nczitrsl observer in is Lisbon dis- pute h. ,

"The observer said Germans fear the raids will increase in intensity and that “there is gradually dawn- ing in sortie minds the possibility. strengthened b recent R. A. . sweeps that ermsny may go down in tho ulr."

Efforts to eoneeisl ihc extent of the alumnae have failed. the ob- server sai . "Happenings in Col- ogne one day are known in Kon- igsberg the next," he sddoii.

There is evidence that Genu- nny is concerned over civlllun welfare in hard-hit urns snd inst month Norwegian soul-cu rep at least 20.000 persons ind been evacuated from North (lot-mun towns to Norway.

LUCKY STONE

KAIDOORLIB, West Australia - 10:04 gold mef which Albert Polkingthorne found when D1031"! up c stone to throw at a rsbbit already his yielded £2,000 and il still showing gold-

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and reconditioning of yards.

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Production in 1042. when the peak of the shipbuilding program will be reached, was estimated by the commission at 6,042,649 dend- weishi tons.

Informed sources sold this figure, which includes, in addition to moi-l- time commission contracts produc- tion under private contract and un- dei- direct Britain contract in this country, was at least as great as the present rote of allied losses.

Mr. Roosevelt also risked Congress today for 51.635.000.000 for the na- vy. $400,000.000 of which will be used for maintenance and repair of defence installations on govern- ment; or privnte-ovmed merchant ships.

Replying to a question at his press conference. he said arming of merchant ships was not con- templated, and that the bull: of the $400,000,000 undoubtedly would be used for navy sliipfl.

The maritime commission said plans for the additional merchant ship construction program already had been developed to the point where actual construction of ship- building facilities could begin enr-

British air Cffioial left - For Montreal

Captain H. H. Balfour. London. 132112.. member of the British house of Commons and Undersecretary for Air. accompanied by seven other tiigh-ranildng British and Canadian uoveriunent officials. who landed in Charlottetown unexpectedly ‘Thursday evening.‘ left yesterday morning for Montreal. The plane made its first landing anywhere in Canada. on the Charlottetown cir- ving a. point in the

Captain Balfour. who is here in oorrmection with o-ir training 111M- ters of the Royal Air Force- W08 conducted around the city by I-lls Woi-sliiu. Mayor B. Roy Holman and City Clerk James A. Fullerton ves- terdav mooning; he was also driven to the airport by the Mayor.

He was also presented with a number oi photos by His Worship which were taken during the Orle- monies in connection with the Torch dedication. Contain Balfour was so greatly impressed by the large nuni- ber of people who attended t.iie oerc- monies at the Exhibition Grounds . that. the Mayor. who simply intend- i h

t.

Contain Balfour represents the Island of Tlianet in the British Poi‘- ltoment. It is seDBTMBd from i118 mainland bv only six feet of tidal yvuter.

Manv cmrs re lined alonz the rond near the a rport yesterday when the large four-comm. Llbeffltol‘ bomber took off on hei- tourney to Montreal.

Ii. S. plants mines At entrance to N. Y. harbor

WASHINGTON, July il-(AP) - Tlie United states navy published notice of intensive mine planting operations at the entrance to New York harbor in an ares northwest of Bandy Hook light station.

A nsvy hydrogi-aphlc roDOrt warn. ed shipping to ovoid the are: in which army mine piontcs Wei‘! placing loaded mines, marked by four spherical buoys P1101“! "fit in New York's lower bay.

The operation began Juno ll and will continue until Sept. 30. the report stated.

The mined om. will be kept illi- Jei- constant surveilisnco by b0!"

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Two-a-day rate aimed at.

By Ksi-l Baumusi Associated Press Stuff Writer

WASHINGTON, July ll -—(AP) -Pi-esldent Roosevelt called today for is United States merchant ship construction program so vast s; to ‘lilllul 0P "W"! u" Present rule of losses by Great Britain and her al-

es

Mr. Roosevelt asked Congress for an additional 81.698.000.000 in cash and authorizations for the maritime commission. which already has under way a 01.715.000.000 construction program.

The commission sold 31.240.650.000 of the money would be used to construct 000 ships of various types; $350,000,000 foi- the requisition, pur- chase and repair of existing ships, either foreign or domestic, in con- nection with the national defence emergency of the aid-to-Britnin pro- gram. and the remainder for the construction of 4B additional shipwsys

Col. Ralstcn In statement 0n Trainees

UITAWA, July 11— (CP)— De- fence Minister Ralston announced tonight flint, as a general rule, men retained in the army for service within Canada. and its territorial waters after four months compul- sory tralning will be posted to units in the Atlantic command if they trained in centres east of Sault ste, Mnrle. Ont., and to the Pacif- ic command if they trained farther west. '

Col. Ralston announced that ii formal order has been issued giv- ing effect to the decision he an- nounced some time ago that men called up for four months’ train- ing under the national resources mobilization act. would be retained in the army.

Provision has been made so that men now in training centres com- plcting their four months‘ training will nave an opportunity to apply to one of the notional war services boards for postponement of their service, Col. Rulston said. General- ly speaking these boards will pro- ceed to the training centres to hear applications.

“It is necessary foi- those who up- ply loi- postponement to show such facts snd circumstances as will en- able the boards to determine the merits of the cases." the Minister said in o statement. "The grounds

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Interpreting The War News

(By Kirke L Simpson) (Associated Press Staff Writer) A Inndon report that u mighty

new German offensive is under way in Russia. aimed at destruc- tion of the Red Army. collides with word from bat-h Berlin and Moscow that there liiis been a lull of sorts on thc 1on2 front.

_ Whether the London nssei-tion was based on information or oe- licf was not cletir. It is obvious even to non-military minds. how- cvcr. that the rcnl brittle in Rus- sin is at bland: that only skir- mishlniz has yet occurred. even though on u heroic scale.

Just whv the Dondon spokes- man saw fit to speak in gloomy terms of possible cnishinrr disas- ters for the Russians is confec- tural. Pmsiunobly he was think- in: of home-front reaction to Moscow reports that the Nazi 0n- slaitghts have been brought to a stand. ' _ ‘

‘Ilhe Icndon report also may reflect disappointment in hiilh British tii-mv circles over the in- ditvitcrl Russian strategy in the struggle. Both in London and in this country there has been n gloomy mugging of professional military heads over the Russian failure to fall back ouickly and deeply before the Nazi thrusts.

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Report Nazi Transport planesi Enrouteto Syria l

ANKARA. July i-—(AP)-Gcrms.n transport planes flying towards Syria. were sighted of! the Turkish coast again today.

It was reported they were flying French reinforcements to help "W. Vichy government prolong its resistance to tllie Allied drive in Syria. Some troops were said to have been landed at Aleppo,

Authoritative Nazis here denied. hmvever. ihfli i101’ 0081C‘! reinforce-

Vlflhy commander. Gen. Dentz_ and predicted his

Henri resis-

WlTlI BRITISH ‘FORC .S SYRIA, July 1l—-(AI’)—Fight- ing continued in Syria intliiy but with resistance of the Vichy forces showing u miii-kcd tilin- inution.

0n the ceiitriil front, llnsliriyn. northeast of Merdjuywiun, WlllCh had been an impoi-timt pocket of Vichy strength, fell to Brit. lsh troops with little opposition.

The defenders held firmly, however, on ii ridge west of Damascus.

On the coast Australians push- ed their pressure on Beirut. capital of Lebanon. but the British nit-val forces suspended the shelling of Vichy French positions there.

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tance would collapse “within three days."

These Nazis said the only rea- son he still was holding out was to bargain for better nmi‘ tice terms.

Syrian coastal writers remain un- der complete control of the British fleet. the French nrtvai squadron 01 11 vessels why-ii. took refuge at Al- exandretto. Turkey, having been dlsarmed and interned.

Latest reports from Arinmur, where the. Turkish coiist bulges southward toward Cyprus, said transport plnrcs were seen well offshore. hcridin-g toyvzfrd Aleppo.

It also vviis disclosed flirt f1 ‘French fighter plrme wlfch hnd come from Syria tvfls tvrwkcd near the Turkish port of Kiillmn

Meanwhile. three Russian fliers who survived. n Prrcd levrlinz near Zongiildak on the Black Eco iiftcr a bombing mid on Contnntri. Ru. mania. were brought tn Ankara pending internment arrangements.

A number of Gcrrrnnn and Ital- ian pilots have been interned in Turkey for several mTIlihS.

Storms Company Cots contract here

OTTAWA. July ll - (GP)- Awarding of 11 construction con- tracts valued at 5226.000 wns an-

of Munitions and Supply. The con- tracts, ;ty»pe of construction. proximate completion dates contractors emp oyed include:

Royal Canadian Air Force stu- tion, Nova Scotln. $7.000. heating system, shortly. Powers Bros. Ltd, Lunenburg, N. s.

Air navigation school. Charlotte- town, $14,000. Wood Construction July. Storms Contracting Co. LtcL, Toronto.

Air navigation schools, Pennfield Ridge. N. 13., $25,000. Wood Con- struction, July. Acme Construction Co. Ltd. Saint John. N. B.

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Belgians From Congo To Train As Pilots

LONDON. Jlllv 11 —- (OP) _ The British Broadcasting Coi-pomtlorp said today that. according ti) i111 agency mcsnoc K111011112 the Belgian free rndio. n iiartv of young Bel- gians is about to leave the Bt-lginn Congo to be trained as pilots. fill‘ observers and wireless operators in South African training centres.

The announcement. sold the BBC. disclosed that after their training has been completed. they will join the Belgian Congo air force.

FAR FROM HOME

CARDIFF, Wnlcs -(CP\_ A milk bottle from Toronto, which turned up in South Wales, wns involved in a court case recently. A ietnii branch of the (Io-operative Whole- sale Society was fined for offering

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RUSSIANS Phisiiiimsmrcn FRESH GER 11v TWO DA YLIGHT 3.410s“ 91v zvfizls

ll. S. To Launch Vast Shipbuilding Program

Plan to build more ships than enemy sinks;

Smash shipyards, Rail targets in Growing offensive

Nine Enemy Fighters Shot Out 0f Air Several Dive Bomb- ers Destroyed.

tBy Bought; Amati-on)

(Cunudiiiii Press Stuff lNriit-rl

LONDON, July 11—-Mil’ Cable) —'i‘iic Royal Air l-‘orce delivered two daylight sniiisiies at Germain- controlled facilities today in eon- tiiiuatiuii of the iicrlal hammer blows against tiic lteicli and (it-r- mun-vontrulicil liiiids which are cvcr growing in force.

Several German (live bombi-rs were destroyed on tiic ground. nine (icrmiin fighters were shot out of tiic air and four lftiyiil Air Force fighters were missing us British formations smashed the Seine River siiipyurtls iit Le TF1“, nciir Rnucii. and the railway yards at llazcbi-cuck.

lieuvy damage was reported in u morning raid on the Nazi ship- yards iind in the afternoon u large armada of bombers and fighters roitrctl tn attack tiic rail-

" rtls with such accuracy that ' bomber

. siiid not one missed. Tlic cumpniml which ‘the British

people liail as the irreatest nir of- fenslve in history 1s serving the double mirlmse of aiding Russia in her struggle on the eastern front and of smashing Germany's indus- trlcs against thc time when they might be turned to the production of materials to be used in an in- vztslon of tiic British Isles.

The new ‘round-the-clock attacks on (ierinniiv and German-occupied nci-tiiom French ports were latincii- (‘ll tiircc wot-ks iiuo. Now it appears they nre the hcizinnint! of the long lllflll-llfifi offensive Prime Minisf/er Churchill prtcniscd last Autumn,

At that tlmc the Prime Minister

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News Briefs

July _1l—(CP)—An

OTTAH/A,

liiucs, skins and leather this announced iicre today. Llcencos will be re- quired by those ' goods iii future. a cs of nines. skins

uiiu would assist in tiic supplying siiucs fur military purposes and to

consumers at reasonable prices,"

the order said.

FOLEYET. Ont. Julv 11—-iCP)—— ' Mn-ckeiizie Kiiiil tc-. ed Ottawa and close grips \\'llil l prC-bletiis oi Will‘ iiiid itoiiiiiiisiixiiioii utter uii iilJSUiiCC o1 lieurly tiiicc hooks. He said lit: wits returning 1o the capital fortified by the change iiiid relaxation uiiordud by his luiiriicv to the Pacific Coast and inspired bv wiiut he had sccii.

OTTAWA, July ll iaiii Kiiigiitlt-y. sup sor of tiic salvage drive uiitici‘ tiic National it'll! Services Department. called tonight for inerca ed emphasis on the saving of zinc Zinc is a siiiew of ivasr and although tiic tiiirtl largest zinc producer iii the world Iivr position iii rcgiitu to zinc ls not as siitisfiictury as it. might be." he said.

WASHINGTON. Jtilv l1_t;\Pl— Nnvv Score Fmnk Knox ziiiti. Adiniriil Hzt ld R. Stork voiced

1 ictl by COIllIIllLLPPIiLiII ii ti iiiiis" llvltlll‘ lllC Sci;- vi Coiiiiiiitlci‘ tctiiiv cl H.111- lli7ll(‘(|. clizirizos tiiiit the Uni uii Stall-s iiiivv liiid oiigitgciti in Cflllllifii. iiitli Nazi iinvni utiiis.