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45 Planes To 13 By Allies

Five Of Island's Air Bases Slrake Under Heavy Pounding.

Tourist Fares ire Suspended

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MONTREAL. July 5 -(CPl— Suspension of er tourists fares on all Canadian raliwsq was announced late today by Transport Controller T. C. look- wood, with the suspension to go into effect It midnight to-

night.

Instructions of the transport controller to railways said tho-t suspension of the special sum- nler-time fares was for an inde- finite period, had been made to "conserve equipment, motive power and fuel and to assure maximum use of railway facili- ties for the transport of the armed forces,’ munitions and supplies and to provide for t-he prompt and continuous move- nlent of necessary traffic eq- sen ' ‘ to the prosecution of the war."

Special week-end and other excursion fares had already been suspended. The new order up " to reduced tourist fares and ZI-duy-iin-lit tickets former- ly available between many points in Canada during the summer months.

DUTCH FACE STARVATION

LONDON. July 5-(CP\-A warn- ing that many pie in Holland wil die from starvation unless Germany supplements the present rationing system with additional supplies has been given in a letter rent by Netherland physicians to Artur seyss-Inquart, Reich Com- lnissloner.

Billnlnli EVENTS

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"Bhow and dance Bradelbane 7-311

Tuesday. "Horse Races at Riverside Track, Vernon, on July 21st. 'l-2-6l.

"Talkies Malpeque, Wednesday. 'l~3'

"Come to the Lawn Party at Mr. W. B. Warren's. Burlington, on July ‘lth- ice cream for smiles z‘

Wheat Monday. July 5th and Tues- day. July 6th. Bring begs- Dillon 8r spillett. 1-3

"H. C.A.F. Concert in New 1on-

don hall Wednesday, July 1i.

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"Deuce. ImwieTM-ontague. Thur!- dly, July 8th, Webster's Orchlestitrfai.

"The annual picnic of Centrnl

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"North Rustico- see Charlotte- toum players in Stalls Maris Hall

July l4. (Note Postponement)._ 6 ,.

"Regular Session oi the Aloha tnllo- 1-8 ll

Rebekah lodge tonight Ins tion of officers.

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By Daniel De Luce Associated Press Staff Writer

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, July 5 —(AP) - In o. blazing struggle for sir moa- tery over Sicily, British and Ameri- can planes smashed key enemy alr- fields and knocked 43 enemy fight- ers out oi the sky during yester- days aerial offensive.

Five of the big island's l0 air bases shook under bombs despite frantic counterattacks egainst the resolute allied raiders by possibly 200 German and Italian intercept- ors.

It was one of the bittercst days oi the Mediterranean campaign. allied headquarters made clear to- day in o. communique which said:-

"The enemy resisted determined-

Allicd losses were l3 planes in hotly-concentrated operations by both arms of the Northwest Africa Air Force-strategic and tactical.

The destruction of an Italian seaplane off the coast and oi’ an enemy float plane brought the total enemy losses to 45.

The Middle East air forcebssed in Cairo joined the African wing in the action. R.A.!='. heavy bombers cerltrlng their flre upon the railway yards at Centania, Sicily.

The Germans in particular were described as “very aggressive-" by Maj. A. B. Hughes oi Center. Tex.

“They certainly were given a good pep talk before they took off." he added.

(The Italian high command in n. communique broadcast from Rcmr- spoke of "fierce battles" aloft. ack- nowledging damage both in Sicily and Cagliori province but cloimillz that "in the last two days" 10a allied planes had been shot down over Italian territory.)

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. while drawing upon IJrml-ltions of R A F. heavy bombers from the Middle East for the Catania attack, sent Wellingtons from Northwest Africa to smash at Tranani harbor and venture up the Italian main- land to within 15 miles oi Rome for a raid on the seaplane base oi Lido Di Roma.

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"The postponed Marahfield Hts- byterian tea will be held July 14.“ T6-

CHUNGKING. July 5 — (AP) - Plans. for a new backdoor supply route to Chine by way thc Turkcstan-Sibcrlan railroad were disclosed toda as China prepared

xth anniversary of the wur aguillst invaders who had boasted they would bring her to her knees in three months.

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Iran and Tseng Yen -Fu_ Ch cf commun cations, was hoped shipments would "in the nearest future.“ Tsenli declared that an ovcrllllld supply ine from Siberia into China has been "actively utilised ever since the Chinese- Japanese war broke out." But that china had not received as much as she had hoped for by that route. The disappoint- lng result, he said, was ue to the huge dlstance—it is 3. 25 miles from Alma Ate to Chunillllllil- Russia's war with Germany. Ind motor transport difficulties. (Russia has maintained neutral- ity in the oriental conflict among the Allies and Japan, and Tsenlls announcement that plans have been concluded for use of the Sib- erlan railroad was taken in some

"The annual meeting of Old quarters ,5 gndhmnn, 50w“ will- Dund il ld. .1 l an. ‘éifililitfrhll. ‘i111’... “y ‘""°“ ’°_‘_‘i‘°_°_“£‘ii__ t 7-7-10-21. "m r u. w t ' o... oltttsizttftrttt. our. Sisters ill Service held in Long Creek Hall on Tues- dly. July ls n at aao r. u. v-o-ll. "acting "Avorlles Lodge, Cavendish 0 Ofililillii C! 1'5. "‘*" fgr business” vlyllth ‘Qvym ' . - mnomo. July ll - (or) - Mm‘ ‘1- °‘"“‘”‘1" '1 ° m‘ Delegates frOm every house of the

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Agriculture. Ban Wldlns. on Wednesday. July 7th at B P. M.

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the School meeting on Tuesday evening

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sisters of Service in Canada assem- bled im _ general chapter st their headquarters here today.

At the general meeting, Sister Margaret Guest was re-elected sis- ter general. Oounsellers elected were Sister Carolina Aidury. Sister Flor- ence Regan, Toronto; Sister Mary Quinn, Edson, Alte., and Sister Francis Church. Halifax.

Msgr. W. A. McCsnn was chair- man oi’ the meeting. representing Archbimop J. C. McG-uilan.

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SYDNEY, Australia, July 5 -(CP Cab1e)- Lord Gowrie, Governor- Gelleral of Australia, dissolved the Federal Parliament today and the general election oampeign- t. cem- paign which will be short and pro- bnbiy livel —got under way.

Nominat on day is July 30 and the election will be on Aug. 2'1. ‘Iihe election was precipitated lato lost month rafter the labor oovomment of Prime Minister Curtin had b12911 upheld on a motion of non-con- fidence by one vote.

The sitting oi parliament just ended was a. contentious one, one oi its sensational developments be- ing the announcement by Mr. Cur- tin that he would appoint a royal commission to investigate matters arising from a statement by Labor Minister E. J. Ward during the de- bate on the non-confidence motion that he had been reliably informed that an important report is missing from the official file on Australian home defence.

Settlement 0f Safe Dispute is in Sight

GLACE BAY. N. S., July 5 -(CP) -Indice.tiorls tonight pointed to on early settlement of the dispute at the Glory Cafe here. where 12 welt- resses have been on a strike since June 6. after one oi them was alleg- edly struck by a male cafe employee

The dispute also involved United Mineworkers of America locals in the area. as 4.000 miners last Mon- day staged a one-day walkout rrl e waitresses. The lners had threatened to stage n similnr walkout this Wednesday and Thursday but several of the locals have decided against taking such action now. _

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OTTAWA. July 5-40?) a-Primc Minister Mackenzie King said to- dny in the House of Ccmmons that he refused to &l1S‘.\'€l‘ further uestiorls by Wilfred LaCrolx (Lib.

uebec-Montmorcncv» on the Cun- edian flag nnd urged members to remember that great evcnis might take place even "in c few duys.

"Is rt flag controversy lo be added to other factors that muke for dlsulllty at a time when unity n- bovc all is needed?" uskcd Mr.‘

King.

He said he believed that before the summer was ovcr the House would soc gOOd reason wily contro- versies should not be allowed to

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was more serious than had ever ex- isted before.

Mr. King read questions about n Canadian flag: The flag which would bc carried bv Canadians l" e victory parade; the illrgs of otflcl- domlnicns and lhc use by Can- adians of the vcd ensign with the Canadian coat-oi-arlns.

Mr. King said he wondered, ef- tcr reading the questions, if M1‘ LaCrolx realized a war was bolus! fouglltk with the life of clvllizntlon

at stn c. _ Flag diSCilSS10ll5 could iced to n "flame oi controversy."

Nfld. llas New Radio Station

ST. JOHN'S Nild.. July 5-(CP CABLE) — Ncwioundlzlndh first radio station outside 0i St- Johns was official] opened tonight at Corner Broo on the l-lumbcr Arrn inlet hnlf way u the western coast of Newiound an .

The island colonys Vice-Admiral sir Humphrey Tho- mas Walwyn, was the chie speak- er at the opening. To be known as "the voice of wcst Newfoundland," the station will hove the call letters VOWN, and will operate on 850

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conside ubiC and growing Polish military contribution to the alliance but on him depended largely the hope of an early solution of the Polish issue on which there is a. dangerous ack of accord between the Soviet Union

anditligo gvcffieigi Allies.

ca. rows attention again to the tragic plight of his country. Not only has the Polish fatherland been overrun in one of history‘; most ruthless conouosts, but the Poles today are still without assurance that the defeat o their conqueror will mean the rebirth of their nation in anything like the form they desire.

Most of them hope for the rcestabiishment of the Polish State within tho boundaries it occupied from 1919 to 1939. There is no power able and willing to promise this. 0n the contrary the power on whose friendship their future most largely depends, Soviet Russia, has given notice that the eastern half of Poland as constituted by the treaty of Versailles now is considered an integral part of the Soviet Union.

irate ln Aprll the Soviet Government, denouncing the Sikorksl re- gimes stand on the so-called Katyn forest murders, broke off relations with it. Both before and slnce this rupture a situation ha; developed which has illc recognition nnd support of Britain and tile United States, Joseph Stalin, lluvlllg withdrawn recognition from that Government, has shown markplifavor to a group inside Russia called the union of Polish Patriots. This lS ilcnded by Wanda Wassllcvsku, n. Polish Communist and wllc _nf Aelxandcr L. _Kornelchuk, a Ukrainian playwright wllo holds the positron of y‘ commlssar of Foreign Affairs in the Soviet Government.

Meanwhile the Polish issue remains a. constant threat to Allied sol- idarity. it must be remembered that Stalin's lntcst assurance of Russian rcadlness to aid in the "creation of a strong and independent Poland" were glvcn to Madam Wussilevckzrs group, not the Government re- counizell by the other Allies. Moreover Moscow never has (icilllcfi its ideas as to what would constitute "a strong and lndcpcmlcnt Poland." What its llounrlnrics would be or its form of Government.

“Commandos In Raid On Crete

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Col. Victor Alexander Cnznlet killed Sulldill/ lllght with Gcncrnl Windy- slmv Siknrskl. Premier of Poland. In e ulunc crash u- Gibraltar was known in this province whore he visited scvcrnl years bcfore the out. brcnk oi the present conflict. A member 0f the British House of Commons he was a director oi the Hudson Bay Company, which nt that time held o large interest in the McLurc and MacKinllon silver fox forms limited at. Charlottetown.

Col. Cllzalct was making a tour of all the propel-ties oi the Hud-

LONDON, July 5 - (AP) -—In a herd, quick thrust. smell bodies of British tmcps landed last night on‘ Axis-held Crete, raided enemy air- iields. destroyed grounded planes and withdrew safely from that heavily - defended Mediterranean stronghold.

Fires Started

A number oi’ oil dumps also were left blazing; The raiders were n11 Britons, many of whom ilnd "pre- viously fought in Crete before All- icd forces were beaten off the Greek island in 1941.

A Cairo communique announced that “operations were successful" and that all British patrols - - ill nll likelihood they were Commandos - - - 11nd returned.

The strongest ciioris were mndo to make it plain that this was not lilo start of an invasion nnd the British Ministry of information sent e. special broadcast to the people of Crete urging them in rc- mnin quiet nnd not lz-cirzly themsel- ves by prclnature resistance.

the time. Hc was nccompnniezl here by o. noted economist, Sir Al‘- lhur Salter. KC B.

Lnst night LL-Col. D A. Mac- Killllcll, a 11101111301‘ of the filun known as McLurc nnd MucKinnnn silver fox farms limited expressed regret at learning of Mr. CBZBJBt/s dczltll. Col. MacKinnon recalled that Col. Cnznlet hnd been a mem- ber of the Imperial Army in the First Great War, serving with the rnllk of Captain nnd winning the lyiilitaly Cross.

When herc Ml". Cazalet met, too Mr, W Cilcsicl" S lVIcLuve, a110- thcr member of the prominent fox ranching firm, The Hudsons Bay Company director remained in the province nbout ll clay. nnd in that

Axis Caught Napping

The Axis was caught unawane by the landing, which was from shal- low draft vessels such as might spearhead» any invasion.

One of the first qucsilons to arise vcas what happened lo illc mine- fields which Axis propaganda llltd reported were sown so heavily along all shores mcnaced by the Allied armies. There was no official nn- swcr to that. nnd this and other circumstances obviously fitted into

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Crete. captured by the Germans

in May of 1941 but never wholly cleared cf cucrilln resistance, has eight nlr buses, none for from the seashore and most of them stretch- irlu along the northern slclc of lhc lslnnd. Late tonight. the Germans still hnri said not-hing- of lilo mid - -nn indication of grout reluctance to nrid that fresh worry to bile Nazi home irc-nt.

Set interim Pay Rate For Miners

States To Thailand

NEW YORK, July 5 — (AP) Premier Tojo of Jnpnn has "ceded" six states of ltialnya and Burma to Thailand ill reward for that puppet kingdom's surrender" which laid open an easy pnth of Japanese m- vusion of tile British possessions early in 1942.

Announcclncrlt of tile agreement to cede the territory nnd of Tojofls presence in Thailand wvrc made by the Tokyo Radio in broadcasts re- corded by i-hc Associated Press.

Four northernmost Malrlyll states totalling 14.770 square miles and 1.000.000 nrltivcs. nnd two Slmn states of about 24,000 square miles were parcclled to the Japanese- dominetcd kingdom. The Tokyo Radio pulled all stops today to make it a gala occasion for propaganda featuring such words as independ-

OTTAWA, July s _<cr-> -Thel National War Labor Board, in a1 iudEemerlt made public tonight, or- dered that an interim pay rote or 55 D01‘ day be sci. for underground‘, miners in (he Bituminous Conll Mines of the Edmonton and Cnr-‘ bon Alta, areas. Previously, under-i ilfmmd miners ill the Eclmontonl

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LONDON, July 8 --(Tuesday3 — (CP Ceble)— F0. Irving Former Kennedy of Cumberland. Ont., and PO. Bruce l-loynes waver of snak- stoon were awarded the Disting- uish flying cmss and Sgt, Lloyd George Collins of Marchwell. Sask., and Russell lvinn.. the distinguished flying mednl, it was announced to-

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WASHINGTON, July 5 - (APl-A naval battle between United States and Japanese forces is in progress tonight in Kula Gulf, north oi New Geor- gia Island, the Navy Depart- ment said.

Train-Busting ls Expensive To Nazis

LONDON, July 5—- (GP) -- Jll5t how costly the train-busting and railway splashing forays of the two "R. FJs-the R..A.F. nnd the Red Air Force —- are to the Nazis is shown in the 1942 balance sheet of the German state railways. Damage during the your is set at $250,000,000 wllllc lllaimenctnce nnd repair costs increased by $125,000,-

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Full details of expenditures are lilCkJl1g,_llOW€VEl‘,SlllCtl the Ger- Xl1Z1i11'E11Vv'?\)'S last your were de- crccd on integral purt of Ger- many's urlllzlmollts industry and lircll- aczlvltics thcl-ciol-c become a lllllltary secret.

‘Illc Frankfurter Zeitung, re- viewing ihe railway situation, sald the winter of 1941 found the Ger- mnn railways unprepared in Rus- sia. Locomotive boilers froze, the guagc oi the railway wagons could not be illtcrcd quick enough to fit the Russian lines and on top of lhat came Stulins first winter 0f- fensive-

Ill the west the R..A F train- busting offensive has been costing the Germans bctwccn 100 and 150 10COiI10LlVC§ n month vvhiln night bombers hnmnlcr at locomotive fuc- torirs, repair shOps and rolling stock.

llouse Approves Move To Delay Redistribution

OTTAWA, July 5—-(CP)— Sup. ported by leaders oi mzrjor House Dartlcs and opposed. by nine Que- bec members. n. resolution seeking deferment until after the war of a lvfldillstmerlt of House represent- ation on the basis of the 194i gen- crol census was approved tonight by the House of Commons.

Juntlce Minister St. Laurent sponsored the resolution and said he hoped that in the future there would be n. redistribution fair to the respective provinces, The pre- sent distribution was not fair to Quebec nnd some other provinces.

He said that 17 of the 82 Ont- ario members were elected on a basis of 27,000 Ontario residents to OM11. while the Quebec unit of re- presentation was 51,218 to each member.

The resolution, in the for-m of a request to the K1119.’ to have the United Kingdom Parliament amend the British North America nct. to permit the deferment, was ap- proved without a recorded vote.

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Big Battles Rage O11 Mile Front

Axis Forces May Seek Capture Of Moscow.

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MOSCOW, July 6- (Tuesday) -— (AP) — The Germans launched their long-expected, long-over- due offensive yesterday morning.

The giant scale and fiercencss of the attack,- whlch raged along a 165-mile front in the Orel- Kursk-Belgorod sector, was indicated by a special Russian communique announcing that in a single day's fighting they had destroyed 586 German tanks and 203 German planes.

The Russians reported they repulsed all at}- tacks" causing the Germans “great losses," but admitted that Hitler's armies had broken through in some places and had driven wedges into the Russian defences-

Japs Lose 8 Subs

A communique released at about midnight told in these words how the 96 day lull exiatizlrsince the end of the Russian winter offensive on March 31 finally was broken:-

“From the morning oi July 5 in the Orcl-Kursk-Belgomd directions violent battles have been waged against the enemy, which began an offensive. All attacks were repulsed with greet losses to the Germans but in some places the Germans drove wedges into our defences. Soviet troops destroyed 5B8 German tanks and shot down 20a enemy