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ping Away From Japanese Military Base__(_)n Wangpoo.

(By Morris J. Harris, bsoclated Press Staff l‘ espondent) sHANGHAI. Feb. tii-Urhursdsn-‘rhreat of a Chinese‘ lieusive to

Japanese lines and block the

W, (he ‘r, forcqs ' (my in redoubled effort to gain the

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landing of more troop; from Jlllln ’ of Klangwsu upper hand. Thu Japanese threw all

gﬂllllilt men. guns, tanks and aeroplanes into the stuck without wall- i,‘ (or their fresh soldiers m aid them hi the push that has been turned

m! for the last five days. liiack oi artillery and he. M appreciable advantage.

but the

positions were blasted in a fierce l .. ‘he

rear Yu-Hslang: recently put in command oi the Chlntgg force; or gjmiiung and Chekisngwss expected to come to the aid of Generul ml Ting-Kai, commander of the nineteenth route army here. General h! also received an offer from Geiiéral Pal ChIlnZ-"Sl, on of the 00m- genders of Kwangsl Provinre, to send two divisions to Shanghai to QIIIIPIbIIBIICQ the-expected Japanese reinforcements.

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MEET MISS EUROPE

..(By Morris J. Harris, Associated Press Stall Cu: espondent. Copy- right 1932, by the Assocated Press)

SHANGHAI, Thursday, Feb. 25.- The Chinese today warned foreign

. shipping away from the Japanese

military base on the Whangpoo-a step that was taken as notification that tiiey were determined to stop with guns the Japanese effort to land two dlvlsons of army rein- for-cements.

All foreign Consuls were asked by the Chinese authorities-we get their Nationals out of all sections o! Shanghai close to the Hongkew strongholds without delay. Taking no chances about the possibility that the Chinese were concentrat-

Ang-Vfor. an assault, the Japanese

eral framework" of the discussion to

which the separate delegations may

oner their own proposals in the form of "modifications, additions, or missions."

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Pretty Aasc Clausen, a. native of “Milli. who has been crowned 5 “m! Eilriillﬁ" having been selected ' from among fifteen competitors. She is a blondc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, comma EVENTS, MEETINGS. arc

"Talkies Souris Thursday. 1112-2-24-21.

Saturday. Talkies. 1112-2-24-21.

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[ﬂimsy at Wheatley River Rink gnizht. Milton Hornets vs Rustico i080“. 1143-11

“lid-force's Garage vs. Granites, mshrlvhi Rink tonight. _Ski1ting if "with. 1145-11

"Hvskvv at Oyster Bed tonight North Rustico vs. Sllversides. 1140-11

rorlJc-liclous brood. cakes and pies ‘t H5019 by‘ ladies of Baptist Church olnian s on Saturday. 1140-11

toafllhciuhle header at New Glasgow M3 1- 5111818 Men vs. Married n. skyscrapers vs. Colts, 1153-11

0t 099w match tonight at Hun- Me Riisr. North Wiltshire Married I1 vs. Hunter River Married Men. 1141-11

lgltiﬁsirital Aid Cake Sale by “h” “i Bﬂbtiat Church, Saturday moon at Hoimanh. 1134-2-25-11.

ll ‘Wi- Bkate at the Arena with Band aid oi st. Vincent's Orphanage, “MW- February 25th. Tickets

cems- Door prize. 103ii-2-20-smwt-4i.

Lqailits- The Annual Meeting of b, h I tails? River Egg Circle will l, as 1;! i]; the hall 0ft Friday night Cunard cénlsmtiileue attend.

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KEEN INTERST IN l} 0 M I N ii BUNEERENBE

' (Special To The'Guardisn)

LONDON, Feb. 24. — Experien- ces in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada were recounted today at the British Industrial Fair, when H. R. H. Prince George and the Canadian High Commissioner, Hon. G. Howard Ferguson met at the joint booth of the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition and the Toronto Industrial Commission.

Prince George evinced keen in- terest in the Canadian booth and its activities on behalf oi Canadian trade. He recalled with pleasure his visit to the Canadian Notional Exhilbtion in 192'! when hc assisted H .R. H. The Prince of Wales in the ceremonies in con- nection with the opening of the Princes Gates.

One of the most interesting sub- jects of discussion at the British Industries Fair and in industrial circles generally is the forthcom- ing Imperlol Trade Conference at Ottawa in July

Boy Killed At Moncton

uoricrou. n. 1a., Feb. 24. (av the OanadllnPres-in-Aihﬂﬂl’. 3901" geols, sled twelve, was killed in- stantly hore this evening will!!! I motor car driven by G°°"3° 3°“ coup, Moncton. ran over him as he attempted to jump from 8- twin- Ah ‘nest will be held tomorrow.

"Tlriiihl- q, m, Niei‘ at Wiiishire-to- WilEEhil-zelyd“ River school‘ y. vs hum“ Schoolboys. Wngstnn g "l"! Wuhan-e rm - ~ mnv 19 ,_

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Soucoup was not held.

Th6 Young Victim's ihiiir‘: mother were expected home tonlihi‘ I

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Gov. General And Lady WiIISaiI From Halifax (in Saturday.

(71'I‘AWA,0nt.,l'eb. 24. (By the Canadian Pressh-Zlhe Earl of Bess- borough, governor general oi Can- ada, and Lady Bcssborough left Ot-

illliiii Bill BEFOR_E_|_i0liSE

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5 Pages 0f Compli- cated Clauses Made

Its Appearance Yesterday In Brit- ish Commons.

(by George Hambleiou, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

. Feb. 24 ~ (Canadian Pius C8blC)—-1n twenty five pages of oomplicaiidd clauses, the Gov ernlnenfls much awaited "wheat quota" bill made its appearance to day, aiming at giving the domestic grower of wheat a guaranteed mark ct at a fixed price which is rough- ly 8130 for a 80 pound bushel, oom- puted at par. The bill does not in itself attempt

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tawa this afternoon for Halifax. h, m, a, “quot”. “gum (o, Br“? from whore Her Eircelleney is to “ﬂown wheat’ that u. it does sail for mgland on Saturday, Pieb- not m,“ deﬁnitely me domasm rum‘? 27- grower is entitled to s. stated pro- Tholr lixcellenoies are tobe guests porno“ o; we Bums], mm“, It at two luncheons in Harfax, and manly my‘ do“, principles and will visit several institutions during.

their two-day stay there.

N . B . Hiiii,8E IJPENS iiiliiii- First Time-Since Con- federation The Leg- islature Will Be Opened By Admin- istrator.

(Canadian Press) FREDERICTON, N. 13., Feb. 24.—- Membsrs oi the New Brunswick Legislature’ were gathered here to- night for the opening oi the 1932 session tomorrow afternoon. The Cabinet con ‘ -‘ “ its pre-scssional routine today, and tonight, the Government party was in caucus. Opposition embers also met to dis- cuss their plans. The subject oi economy is expected to feature the proceedings oi the forthcoming ses- sion.

eration the Legislature will be open- ed by an Administrator, with Chief Justice Sir l‘. Douglas ii-lazen omel- ating in the absence oi Lieutenant- Governor H. H. McLean.

The address in reply to the Speech from the Throne will be moved by George H. J. Cockburn, member for Charlotte, and seconded by Dr. W. H. Coifyn, member for Gloucester. The mover and second- er probably will be heard before the House rises. In this event an ad- journment until Tuesday would be possible.

ESTABLISHES NEii iircciin

(Canadian Press) DAYTONA BEACH. 1"ia., Feb. 2t —Sir Malcolm Campbell, noted Brit- ish sportsmen Mday established a new worlds automobile speed record of 250.900 miles an hour over the ocean course here in his Bluebird racing ear. l He reached the speed of 207.450 miles an hour on the first of two official trials and 241.773 on the second.

"Happiest Woman"

LONDON, Feb. 24.—(A.PJ-I.-ady Malcolm, Campbell said she wartime "happiest woman in Ensllmi ib- nigbt," when told, that her husband

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cellency Mgr. J. M. Rodrigue Villen- euve, former Bishop of Gravelbourg, Sask. was tonight solemnly en- throned as head oi the archdiocese oi Quebec, the oldest Roman Catho- lic See in North America. The cere- mony, made impressive by the pomp of Roman ritual and the presence of‘ ecclesiastical dignitaries from al- most evcry part of Canada, took place in the Notre Dame Cathedral, specially hung for the occasion with crimson, green and gold.

Archbishops, Bishops and heads of clerical orders filled the chancel

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N DISTRESS

LONDON, Feb. 24.—-(A.P.)-—-A dispatch to Lloyds from the radio station at Valencia, Spain, tonight reported that the steamer Agger- sund was badly damaged, with a list oi 45 degrees and all lifeboats gone, at 52.20 north latitude, 21 west longtitude.

The message was received by the Valentin station from tho steamer Montcalm. It read: “From steamer Aggerzsund, 53 degrees, 20 minutes north, 21 west, heavy damage, all liieboats gone, funnel lost, 45 de- grees list."

The position given 52 degrees 20 minutes north latitude, 21 degrees west longitude, is in the North At- lantic ocean of! the Irish coast. The Arsersund, a Danish ship, sailed from Grangsmouth, Scot- land. Pei-hurry 1o roi- aoiimn. It u a vessel of 1,042 net tonnage. Another message to Lloyds from the Valentin station said the steam- er Beaver-hill reported the 5539;. Build? 008M011 at longitude 41 de- 81168 VH9. (about 400 miles exist of Newfoundland.)

Fatal Mine Accident

N. B, Feb. 24. (HY the Canadian Press)-spr'nghill's

Everybody

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w?‘ CHINESE GENERAL ASSASSINATED NANKING, China ,Feb. 24—A Reuters agency (lg. spatch from Harbin, Man- churla, today said that General Ma Chen Shan had been assassinated.

CIIAPEI IN FLAMES

SHANGHAI. THURSDAY, Feb. 2f. -— A great cooling“- tion started in Chapel this 910ml"! as a result of a heavy Jﬂlilnese bombardment. The "It. raging unchecked, lighted up the riorthem horizon and was consuming building after building over s. wide urea.

JAPS DESPERATE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25. (Thursday) - (AP) - Every available Japanese fighting man was rushed to the Klilng- wan front today as a. heavy massing of Chinese soldiers there indicated the Chinese would attempt to smash the Japanese lines before the enemy's awaited troop rein- forcements arrived.

CASUALTIES

SHANGHAI, Feb. 2|. —(AP)

QUEBEC, Que. Feb. Ill-His EX- ‘

first fatal mine accident of the; Ill-i’ occurred tonight when Elmer’ ﬂillassrsnulitnsseqlxslilllsqsseruswqaillltra -

— Japanese casualties in thc " fighting here during the last three days were given by Jap- anese military headquarte-s as 500. The headquarters officials declined to say what portion o’ that number were killed.

JAPANESE ADVANCE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25. (Thursday) -—(AP) —The Jap- anese advanced agsin on the Klangwan Sector today, upsett- ing widespread reports that they would await reinforce- ments before‘ pursuing further their thus far unavailable at- tack at that point.

60,000 MORE 0N WAY

SHANGHAI, m». 24:» —Sixty thousand additional men are being sent from Japan to rc- inforce the 25,000 already here, General Tsal Tlnk-Kai, Com- mander of the 19th. Chinese route army defending Shang- hai, today told a group of 40 newspaper correspondents who made a motor trip out to his headquarms at Chenjn.

SUPREME EFFORT

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25. (Thursday) —(AP)--Thc hcav- lest fighting of the Shanghai conflict thus far was going on today northwest of Kiilngvran as far as the village of Mino- chungchen in a supreme effort of Japanese forces to break the Chinese defenses. The Jap- anese threw into the battle all their strength of armaments.

‘VOULD SACRIFICE 2,000,000

SHANGHAI, Feb. %.—-Clli\h§ Ching-liiang. prominent Kuo- mintang leader, declared today that China is prepared to sacri- fice 2,000,000 lives ll’ necessary to preserve her national exist- ence against “Japan's armed aggression."

iuoiiiiizi.

HALIFAX, N 8., Feb. 24. —Dum- age estimated at $1,500 was caus- ed late tonight by fire breaking out in the Bank of Nova. Scoticrs north end branch on Agricola St. A partition and furnishings con- stitute the loss. Steel cabinets with valuable papers were saved. and the vaults were intact. The fire is believed to have started from the furnace.

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Senate Approves Bill Authorizing T h e Building Up 0f The N a v y T 0 F u ll Treaty Strength - To Cost Seventy Millions.

(Special To The Guardian)

WASHINGTON, m. 24. _ A bill authorizing the building up oi the Unitcd States navy to full treaty strength, was unanimously approved by the Senate Naval Ai- ialrs Committee today.

Sponsored by Senator Hale, rep- resentative of Maine, the bill is designed to eliminate the disparity now existing between the United States Navy and the British and Japanese ﬂeets. "'

It provides for a regular con- struction program at a cost of about 370000.000 a year.

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Absence‘ 0f C rim e Commented U p o n In Report 0f Grand Jury.

Absence of serious crime in King's County, the necd of modern steam heating equipment for the Court , House and Jail, and the desirability of legislation making the carrying of lights or reflectors on all horse drawn vehicles and bicycles at night, were among the matters dealt with in the report of the Grand Jury at the February term of the Supreme Court which met in Georgetown this week.

A number oi appeal cases were adjourned until the next sitting oi the Court. The Court adjourned sinc die.

Following is the text of the Grand Jury report:

Georgetown, Feb. 23, 1932. To His Lordship the Honourable Mr. Justice Arsenauit: We the Grand Jury for King's

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T0 DEATH

PHOENIX, Arlz, Feb. 24. (A.P.)' ~Mrs. Winnie Ruili Judd was for‘ mally seniencg<_l__ioday to be hang- ed.

Superior Judge Howard Speakman denying her a new trial, passed the sentence of death made mandatory by a. jury which convicted her Feb. i! of thc murder oi her former friend, Agnes Aimi- Lcroi. He set May 11 as the dale oi her execut- ion

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stay execution. No person in Ariz- ona has been lmngrd in less than 15 months from (he day of con-

'Trade Bill Over

‘Committee Stage

Will Be Broug-Ilrc- Before British _House TlodayiFor Third Read- mg —— Discussion Completed.

LONDON, Feb. 24. — (Canadian Press Cable) -- The National Gov- ernment tonight had secured pas- sage of its Trade Bill to establish a general tariff through the com- mittee stage and was prepared to bring it before the House of Com- mons for third reading tomorrow.

Discussion of the bill clause by clause was completed today after the House turned back two amend- ments. one from Conservative sour- cos to remove newsprint from the free list and make it subject to the general ten per cent duty, and the other from the Liberal-Labor opposition asking that all food- stuffs be placed on the ‘free list. ‘The debate had lasted exactly five days, the time set in a Guillotine ‘rule passed to secure speedy term- ination of the committee stage.

Rejection of the amendment to remove newsprint from the free list ended hopes of a Conservative sec-

TO BE QUESTIONED

i lion. Senator Andrew Haydon, i MA" LL.B., who will he questioned during the Senate probe oi Beau- liarnois by a special committee.

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St. John Ex. Ass’n. Elects Its Officers

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., Feb. 24. (BY the Canadian Press)—I-l'. A. Porter, Secretary-Treasurer and manager‘

lot the Saint John Exhibition As- sociation was re-clected President oi the Maritime Exhibition Assoc~ iation at the latter organization's annual business meeting here t0- day. H. B. Biden, oi Halifax, Sec- rctary-Treasurer of the Halifax As- fsociation, was elected Vice Presid- ent and G. W. Frost, assistant man- ager oi the Saint John Association, was re-eiected treasurer. Members of the executive are: J. W. Boulter. Deputy Mnistcr oi Agriculture for »Prlnco Edward Island; C. L. Syph- er, Fredericton, and Lorne Ingan of Sussex, representing the Maritime winter fair. i

Believelt OrNot

mow YORK, N. Y. Feb- 24 - mhen, L, Ripley, the cartoonist oi "Believe It oi- Not" isms. is iwivs isued for $500,000 for allezed breach oi promise oi marries! by Mam)“ Chmf-k- 37- l Prim“ “m” °l um“ LONDON Fob. zi-"rhc Govern- Bemh- Cam» Wm’ “me”? "ma" memo tradc om to establish .1 S011- ed Wm‘! the San can‘, opera Com-l cral icii p-sr c ‘ill lifl iuiiorvni Iﬂiilf limit’ in the time 7°19 or "Madam: tonight iiiDdPil iliru:iizli iis iii-c (14.1: Biliiilerﬂyl’ committee slugs .11‘ "

- Commons had vof .:'ejcct a Liiicrnl-Lahnz- nmcridmcnr risking that all iuothiiiils h» plnmzi oii the frcc list.

‘lhc bill will be bruiiirhi iliird reading tomorrow.

HARMNY AT DISARMAMENI BUNFEIiENBE

GENEVA, Feb. 24.—(A.P.)-Thc World Disarmament Conference en- tered upon the second and practical stage oi its labors today with a dis- play of cordial harmony.

Germany joined Great Bllliilii. France, the United States and oili- er great powers in accepting the draft convention of the preliminary disarmament commirsion as a "gen-

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