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not less than 105 since mtd-Jjune. Air
circles were agreed after a week of
daily raids directed at British con
voys and tiie south and east coasts
that the enemy's attempt, to blockade
Britain by air has so far failed.
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all persons between 21 and 45 years
of age.
To Call Single Men
Ottawa — All single men will-be
called up .first for military itiraining
under the classification to follow na
tional registration in la,te August,
Hon. J. G. Gardiner announced in the
House of Commons. To prevent “un
due, improper pressure,” men will be
classified for either immediate or post
poned training by a district judge.
Married men and men in essential in
dustries will be placed on the post
poned list.. Registration would prob
ably begin on Monday, August 19, and
continue for (three or four days. All
persons above 16 years of age would
be required to register. Copies would
be made by the registrar in the local
polling booth of the registrations of
Petain Names Council and Successor
Vichy, - France — Marshal Petain,'
using the royal “we,” named itihe Cab
inet to help him rule authoritative
France’and chose 'Pierre Laval, right
ist and apostle of friendship with dic
tators, as his right-hand man and ul
timate successor. Petain became chief
of state.
Bennett Given Post
Ottawa .— Farmer Prime Minister
R. B. Bennett has assumed a full-time
post in the. British ministry of aircraft
production. Mir. Bennett, who went to
England in February, 1939, and wihiile
over there has been active on behalf
of ‘the Canadian Red Cross. It is not
known what position he is filling in
the aircraft production ministry, head
ed by Lord Beaverbrook, who like Mr.
Bennett, is a native of New Bruns
wick.
Prince Edward Island Stays Dry
Charlottetown — Complete returns
in the Prince Edward Island liquor
plebiscite were announced, revealing
that the province will continue as
Canada’s only “dry” province. A total
of 10,426 voted for continued prohi
bition and 8,861 for the sale of beer
and wines as beverages.
Postpone Sending Guest Children
London —» The ministry of inform
ation announced, “postponement” of
the evacuation of children to the do
minions and the United States. The
reason given, was that nolt enough
warship^ are available to convoy the
evacuee vessels.
Has 105th Birthday
Simcoe — One hundred and five
years ago their-only child was born
to a couple in Kirkintilloch, Scotland,
and that, child has lived to hold the
distinction of having had the longest
life of any person in the history of the
County of Norfolk in Canada, and
possibly of holding the distinction for
the Dominion, for he celebrated his
105th birthday. He is William John
Karrigan, and resides on his farm
three miles southeast of Langton, in
Norfolk. ,
Russia Prepares for Nazi Action
Tokyo — Soviet Russia is on the
move. She is mustering every ounce
of her vast resources from Siberia to
the Baltic to bring her. military pow
er to maximum strength in the next
few months. She is moving on all
fronts to strengthen her strategic po
sition against the day when Germany
may look ito the east. ,
Britain Recognizes Haile Selassie
London — Britain has decided to
recognize the Government of’Emper
or Haile Selassie “as the lawful Gov
ernment of Ethiopia,” R- A, Butler,
undersecretary for foreign affairs, in
formed the House of Commons.
U.S. Wants Base in Nova Scotia
and Bermdua
Washington — Three members of
the Unilted States House of Represen
tatives Military Committee, after sur
veying northeast coast defences, rec
ommended United States acquisition
and fontificaition of fleet and air bases
in Nova Scotia and Bermuda.
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Bag Many Planes
London — Winding up the most in
tensive six days of air combat since
the battle of Britain began, the de
fenders blasted 11 German bombers
from the .skies on Friday, making Ithe
week’s bag at least 72 and a total of
Frances Changes Systems
Berne, Switzerland — Defeated
France turned back to the old provinc-
iaal system of a bygone day, with an
authoritarian base and a seat of gov
ernment in the palace of kings in Ger
man-occupied Versailles. “Capitalism
and socialism are things of the past,”
said Marshal Petain, 84-year-old head
of state by decree, in a broadcast ad
dress from Vichy heard over France
and in neighbouring countries. “It is
now necessary to fight against all in
ternationalisms.”
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Russian Fleet Held Manoeuvres
While axis pressure on o Hungary
eased tension along the Transylvania
frontier, fear of trouble broke out in
two other spots as the Russian fleet
staged manoeuvres in the Baltic and
Rumanian gunboats were reported
blocking 50 British tankers in Rum
anian ports.
King Government Carries On Alone
Ottawa — Prime Minister Macken
zie King accepted with regrets a Con
servative refusal of his invitation Itio
Opposition leaders to- share in the de
liberations of ithe Cabinet war com
mittee. But at the same time he gave
no encouragement to renewed Oppo
sition demands for a national govern
ment.
many thousands were wanted for part-
time training in ithe non-permanenlt ac
tive militia.
has made it impossible for the British
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Americas Defy Germany
Teguciagalpa, Honduras — A Ger
man n-oite of “observation” has not
changed the attitude of the five Cent
ral American Republics in their policy
to act as a unit in support of the Un
ited States program at the Havana
conference of American foreign min
isters on July 20, the Honduran for
eign minister indicated.
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Nazis Puft Pressure on S. America
Washington — The United States
matched increased German activity in
Latin American countries in a strug
gle involving hemisphere defence and
economic unity. Central American
countries were reported especially to
have come under strong German pres
sure to oppose proposals for welding
the 21 American republics into a com
mon defensive front at the Pan-Am
erican conference opening a.t Havana
on July 20,
UiS. to Secure 25,000 Planes
Washington — The national advis
ory defence commission announced
that lit had placed orders totalling
$100,000,000 with airplane manufact
uring Companies for 25,000 airplanes
for the United States army' and navy.
40,000 For C.A.S.F,
Ottawa — Defence Minister Ralston
and Air Minister Power sent ouit a call
for men. Col. Ralston said 40,000 ad
ditional men Were needed for the Can
adian Active Service Force, the full-
tlwe soldiery, and Major Bower said
Hepburn Much Improved
St. Thomas — Premier Mitchell F.
Hepburn, who has been convalescing
at Battle Creek Sanatorium from an
attack of bronchial pneumonia, arriv
ed at his home las|t week. The instruc
tions from the premier’s medical ad
visers are that he must remain quiet
and contin-ue the rest treatment for a
time at least, so that the ground he
has gained at bhe Battle Creek Sana
torium will not be lost.
Hope of Uniting Irish People Fades
London — The British Government
has practically abandoned hope of
bringing Northern Ireland and Eire
into agreement for defence of the is
land, it was reported. Prime Minister
De Valera’s uncompromising determ
ination to maintain neutrality for Eire
McNaughton Heads Army Corps
Ottawa — Maj-Gen.. A. G. L. Mc
Naughton, general officer command
ing the 1st Canadian Division, Can
adian Active Service Force, has been
promoted to the rank <of lieutenant-
general and placed in command of a
new British army 'corps which will
include the Canadian forces now in
England, it was announced by Defen
ce Minister Ralston.
Perth Soldier Slain
Niagara Falls, Ont. — Private Wil
liam E. Moulton, 32, of Stratford, was
arrested and charged with murder in
connection with the death of Pte. An
drew Phillips, 30, of Carlingford, 12
miles from Sit. Marys, said by police
to have been shot earlier in the day
at the Penth Regiment camp in Queen
Victoria Park. Police said Phillips-
was shot though the stomach with a
s-teel bulleit from a .303 calibre army
rifle. The bullet pierced Phillips’ body
and lodged in ithe ground 12 feet far
ther on.
Churchill Says We Fight On Alone
London — Prime Minister Church
ill told the world that “we shall seek
no terms, we shall tolerate no parley”
when declaring ithat Britain awaits un
afraid and undismayed 'the impending
German assault on this country, Ev
erything indicates that the war will be
“long and hard,” he said. Britain is
forced to prepare “not only for the
summer but for Ithe winter; not only
for 1941, but for 1942, when the war
will, I trust, take a different form
from the defensive in which it has
hitherto been bound. We are fighting
by ourselves alone. But we are not
fighjting for ourselves alone,” the
prime minister said.
CUNNINGHAM’S GUNS DRIVE DUCE’S FLEET TO COVER
Turning from the job of immobiliz
ing the French fleet, Britain’s naval
forces in the eastern Mediterranean
sought out an Italian naval squadron
consisting of tWo or more battleships,
several cruisers and a number of des
troyers, and attempted to engage
them in a decisive battle.. The Italians
immediately fled under cover of a
smoke screen but not before one des
troyer and a submarine had been lost
and one hit from a big gun had found
its mark’ on a Fascist battleship. Com
mander of the British Mediterranean
fleet is Admiral Sir Andrew Cunning
ham whose flagship is 'the mighty
“Warspite” which participated so suc
cessfully in the Narvik engagement