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adjourned to Quebec There, on Oct. 10,

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future prosperity North

P.E.l. STAYED OUT In that resolution,

conference cided to set aside the idea of| that Canada would build a rail- Maritime union while exploring| way across the continent.

the wider union of ali British North ‘America. The conference ' rattway—and of the Conserva-

1864, the the resignation of Macdonald's fathers of Confederation met| government in 1873, and and agreed to the first of the) brought the Liberals to power Resolutions : best interests and present and| stomnemason premier, Alexander of British | Mackenzie.

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moted by a Federal Union u0-| credited by scandal in which he der the Crown of Great Britaid | personally and the Conservative provided such a union can be! party were involved, Macdonald effected on principles just 1) set out to rebuild the party and the several Provinces.”

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was in his time— divided, weak and unexplored— and visualiz- ed Canada and uni- fied with the vast vacant areas filled and the strength and in- Swisy ‘fieuty ‘csaniinee oe der his great plan of Confedera- thon. setae we look back, we — stupendous tasks as- sumed, the great enterprises he fostered, his consummate poii- = . tical sagacity snd setectie, Char otetow > y MacKinnon. |vancement, and Canada’s er so the aa ew wich Commenting on the occasion | S!°TY’- some hunian weaknesses, to de- of the 150th anniversary of the velop @ love and admiratioa ol | Tag TL ye Scouts [ite en: canedian ‘istory" ree which is being celebrated today, Boy the end. Canadian history Dr. MacKinnon said “the com-| . erds the brilliant qualities bination is the reason for both T U i achievements of this. great Can Gece ae ee le INDEED FITTING Se tet ae oeee 4) Three Fields (Pt i inisos, iting that on “Sir John was certainly wor- this, the anniversary of his tg. Sue Bats set be: | OTRAWA (CP) — The Boy| mete. Canadians, eames cunts sto siskonentes | OF | Scouts of “Canada have | Should. bone, be appropriate litical pedestal’ to: wich 4 meet Ee See Shad enthusiastic ceremonies, Hy zoe dots hats, Rabe | swieneing ty tad, rons |° ere, le Sat ae. — coe by Saving Society and for to men and women. \ho have Tie ont temaaees ie aid with the St. John Ambulance | been prominent in their history. "John A’s field, government, ot Goo nn” 884 expensive memorials is like the stage—there are ‘ew signed and resplendent anniversaries very great stars, some good tlare common evidences of the o suber of backs - » | esteem of the American people not a few hams, Jobo A, ptitular head of all four organiza-| for their ilustrious dead. was the top star of his| tions, will replace Si.|_,"™ this country, we should ‘aay nd wl tan under | arate aneee eee him the rest of the cast com-|00 boy in Canada. as ans ‘women who prised a good company. Instruction in swimming, life made outstanding contri- co ( saving, and first aid will be|butions to building of our eis sd 30] vem by expert from whe thee] ation ad te welfare of our man to do iit, id j,Sanenne: sae WARNS OF COLD that 2

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unstack in several of its parts. N Bi None Sct nee” cut and|icy, which he preached as the back in again. Prince Edward country’s only salvation while out until 1873. Newfoundland did not throw in

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Adoption of the Quebec Reso-| lutions is regarded by historians | as the high-water mark in Mac-| donald’s life and achievements. Prof. Donald Creighton, author ofa two-volume biography of ald’ said that s

among all the politicians and | : statesmen of that day, a

ald alone could have got le MAKER’ resolution through the confer-| =

together a country as well as a government was a ti Which

Tong process” Day, July 1, 1867, occasion

Columbia joined the new Do-| mi

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1 vada Today Celebrates' irthday Of Its Founder.

minion in 1871 on a. promise

It was the financing of the

tive party—that brought about

for the first time under the

Defeated at the polls and dis-

the leader—something done by only one other prime minister of Canada, W. L. Mackenzie King. , ¢

Macdonald's vision of an in- dependent, viable nation found its way into the National Pol-

the Liberais preached free trade. The protection of Cana- dian industry by tariffs was its core. And Macdonald won a sweeping victory in 1878. Work was started again two years later on the railway to

the Pacific, and completed in 1885. This, according to Macdon- biographers, he himself counted his greatest achieve

When he returned to office at age of 68, Macdonald was,

| the When the Quebet Resolutions|/as Prof. Creighton titled his

slogan was “The Old Man, the Old Flag, and the Old Poliey.” Bruce Hutchinson, in his re- cent book on the prime minis- ters of Canada, titled his first ‘er-onr “The Mytir

M r. Few men in Canadian | have contributed as mar~ yarn: and slogans.

nister of finance

SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD

Charlottetown, the Birthplace of Confederation, tonight will celebrate the 150th.annivers -y

highlight will be an ad-

Canada’s leading historians

author of award-winning works on Canada in the Mac- donald era. He is professor of history and dean of arts at the University of New Brunswick. |

The National Film Board will | also present a film on the life

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Ceremonies Here Set For Tonight

|of Sir John, dealing mostly with his caree: in politics Chairman ct the celebrations will be Heach Macquarrie, MP for Queens. The guest speaker will be introduced by Joha Mul- lally, MP for Kings. Entertainn.nt is to be provid-

-|ed by the Burke Pipe Band and -| solos will be given by Arlene -| MacDonald and Lloyd Martin.

Members of the P.E.I. Histor- ical Society will attend in’ a body and invitations have gone ov. to members of the Canadian

- | Club of the prevince.

His Honor Lieutenant Gover- nor W. J. MacDonald will be in attendane and invitations have gone out to representatives of all provincial political parties.

To, wind up tonight’s celebra- tions a buffet lunch has been scheduled.

By JOHN E. BIRD ! |brass‘ere frarhes will jthe attention of the all - male

| winter term starting Jan. 27.

before the court in a patent in-

sed

- inspired great loyalties, friend-

tactician. He saw Canada as it

Premier Maintains John A. ‘Occupies Centre Of Stage

Macdonald occupies a pre-emin- | ent position and

“Macdonald was a man who

ships and devotion. He was a brilliant leader and political

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fringement case involving S. and S. Industries Incorpoated cf New York: City and Hops- Koch . Products registered of Montreal.

The case is of a type which is frequently difficult to ad- judge due to the complexities of the subject matter involved.

and Lincoln in—the | associated with che-founding of;claring null and void a Cana- our nation, its growth and deve. \dian patent for brassiere

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Brassiere Frames Scheduled For Supreme Court Hearing

| frames granted to S. and §. In- OTTAWA .(CP)—The design of | dustries in 1956. oceupy |

Last year Hops-Koch Pro- ducts asked the Exchequer Court to declare the patent in- valid on grounds of lack of «

This subject matter will come | novelty and invention and am-

biguity of specification. The company said it had been man- - ufacturing brassiere frames of a similar design for 10 years.

The court ruled in favor of

| Hops - Koch Products, holding

that the patent did not live up

| to the essential requirement of

| containing in the specification a | description of the invention and of its operation or use as’ con- templated by the inventor, It said these descriptions must be eorrect;,—_fult—and— free from avoidable obscurity or ambig- uity.

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