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vustmiia Advances Pro- posal For Pacific Ocean Non - aggression Pact.

Press Staff Writer) wypolv, May l'l—The Imper- u Conference Committee work ‘on; tomorrow when the three mimlttees set up to study civil n: communication, shipping and ponofnio questions meet.

To sid the committees, ex ts of lie United Kingdom and he var- pos Domlnlons are bury putting

minors memorsnda.

Apart from the committees, de- frum the various Domin- ions IR discussing ways and means if keeping their countries in iiorer touch with one another. The High Commissioners, as Bison officers in London, keep in loco contact with the Mother Country but the contact of the ilouiinlons with one another, it is lit, might be improved.

Preliminary Discussions

'l'omorrow"s proceeding; will be lily preliminary to dlscusions of finish no? y and defence which ur to in‘ the main theme of the conference An Empire foreign pol- iti‘ or a plan of Empire defence idopted as a conference decision binding upon all the Empire units. bu already been ruled out of Vi’!

lhe task of the conference is to liirrnciiizc. not centralize. Buteven lull harmony cannotgg. secured Without difficulty. Aulpnnmmlr, within the British Commonwealth, Die views of the Doininions in nspect to foreign policv by no "icons ill\\'fl_\’_~ aizrcc with those of the Ullllffl Kingdom.

The United Kingdom is ilnder ibllioiion to give assistance to Belgium niid France lf they are victims nf unprovoked aggression. lhis obLgiiLon is distinct from the ieiirral obligations under the Learn: of Nations Covenant.

None of the Dominlsrs nrcopted gt Lo: ririio pact‘ that guaranteed gmyl’ ‘retest Electric .10.!

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"Rummage Sale-Trinity United ‘Writ. Saturday. May 29. 6 p. m. L~552-5-l8-2l.

WDD-"ricc nt French River Hull. "emit-WHY. May 19th, if not flnc "livid-w. May 2o. L-551.

"Danie Tracadie Hall Thursday, Mfil’ 101.11. Ailsplces Donaldston Women. Institute. L-545-5-l8-1i.

mfqtlttiitnsue 1. o. o. F. l-iall, May 5:1‘ Billtai and Dance, starting at ~10 P. .\f. Admission 25 cents.

"Womeifs Institute Concert in “Tlii- liiill Tilesday, May 18th. If l“ flue. Wednesday. L-530-5-l8-li.

"Brooxflcid Y. P. s. will m- g" the" Ditty "Oh Susan" in toklield Hall Friday, May 21.

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(C- P- by Guardian's Special Wire) ROME. May II-Italian limbs attacks against Great Brit-WI stooped today and it was reported the Italian Gov. fflmfllt requested London to firs: similar moderation in e one of B iti h toward Homer s nemmpe" M155 BEi-‘Y Mackenzie, Lon- dil" NtBWJ-Chronicie correspon- dent ordered last week to quit Italy within five days, w“ given a. month's grace, Softening of the press dis- pute-which can-seq g, b“ on nearly all British "p", u“; i brwsht the i-ccau of all Ital- ‘. Ian w“ spondents from Lon. . d‘“'_°""° lifter a conver- . satlon yesterday between For- Blkn Minister Ciano and Brit- . ish Ambassador Sir Eric Drum-

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7i] JAPANESE DIE IN BLAST

Launch Loaded With Eight-seeing Emigrants itxplodes.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

HONG KONG. May 17—Seventy Japanese emigrants were killed to- night by u. boiler explosion aboard a Japanese launch. Eighteen per- sons were sent to hospitals. Twenty were mrsing.

The blast occurred as the launch shoved oft from Queens pier to re- turn the sight-seeing emigrants t9 their ship. the‘ mo i‘ ‘dc ‘Jltieiro Msru. ‘The Japanese were bound for South America.

Parts of bodies fell a quarter of a. mile away; some landed onroof tops, some on the veranda of the Hong K-ong club.

A number of Chinese in small boats were believed to have died from the fcrce of the explosion.

The launch. owned by the steam- $lllp company Oaks Shosen Keisha, disappeared with the ex- plosion. the superstructure blown to bits and the hull sinking in a few seconds.

A part of the pier crumpled. but other ports of the waterfront. es- caped damage.

The Rio De Jrmeiro Mnru ar- rived today fiom Japan.

Duke Will Announce Marriage Date Today

MONTS. France. May 17 — The Duke of Windsor is ready to an- nounce tomorrow is ready for his ninrrlnge to Wallis Warfield.

Herman Rogers of New York, spokesman for the Duke and Mus. War-field, said today the long- ewaited announcement will be made at 2.30 p. m. (10.30 a. m. ADT).

It was expected that Rogers also would reveal where the wedding will be held and" whether members of the Royal Family will attend; per- haps the Duke's and Mrs. Winfield‘! plans for their honeymoon.

The Duke is understood to want his youngmt brother, the Duke of Kent. ns best man.

ON "DIME TOUR"

SAN PEDRO. Calif. May l'i — (APP-Sir Harry Lauder, 67-year- old Scottish entertainer, disem- barked from s ‘Pacific cruise here today, chortiing about his "dime tour" of the world. He explained that iii-cent pieces he saved dur- ing his career have financed the trip.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) MONTREAL. May 17—The Mar- tel quadruplete. who lived less than a day. will be buried tomorrow. The tots died one by one in hos- pital early today. the last about 11 hours after their entry into the world in the bedroom of Mira. Paul Msrters ert-end homePi-emature by two months, they weakened rapidly through the nisht. Andtonlght the excttsment had faded from the home of Paul Mar- tel, a 32-year-old bakery wagon driver who took a day off work to celebrate the rise 0f his family t0 seven and to M0113"!!! "l9 Mill." hold after the multiple birth. lie took the chiidrens’ deaths

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Confesses Also To Brutal Assault On Son Arising Out Of Infatuation For Suitor.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

BROOKI-IAVEN, N. Y.. May 17- Police found today a. solution to the “picnic" slaying of seven-year. old Helen Tiernsn and the brutal assault of her flve-year-old brother. Jimmy. in the tfagic ohoioe of their mother between love for her children and infatuation for a suitor.

Twenty-four hours after the children were found in a wooded area near- this Long Island village, New York police reported Mrs. Helen Tiernan, 25. an attractive blond widow confessed she tried to kill them bot-h because the apart- ment in which they lived lavas too small to share with the man she loved. .

WWW Chief Inspector Francis K. Kear. who announced the con- fession, said the mother at first inserted she and the children were attacked "by a strange man," a5 they munched a box lunch in the woodlands 6b miles from New York City.

"Then she told me she commit- ted the acts because she ivas in love with a man, but couldn't ac- commodate both him and the children in the small flat the family lived in." the Inspector

Mrs. Tiernan was charged with homicide.

Mrs. Tiemsn- was seized as she W" t0 a day nursery to report she had left her children with her brother in Bergenfield. N. J. A short time later, while Mrs, Ti"- nan was rsclting her alleged Con- fession at thn police station near where she lived, police brought a. man into the station.

They said he was George Chris- ties and Investigator Harvey Mor- ris of the Suffolk Count-y district attorney's office, said he admitted being the woman's "boy friend."

Jlmmyfl; story from his hospital bed and recognition of his photo- Kffli-‘Jh by officials of the day nilr- sery where he had been left while his mother worked led police to order Mrs. Tlernanls arrest, Investigator Morris said Mia". Tiernnn was shaken whcn told of her son's statement that he saw her strike and cut his ‘siater, and then in turn attacked him. "Everything James said is the truth." Morris quoted her as sny- 1118- Thfih. he said, “Mrr. Ticrnan admitted everything."

"She said she first cut the throat of her daughter Kind then

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Boiive Death Was liot “Accidental”

DIG-BY, N.S., May 17—(CP)—A wire noose with another loop at its free end was found around the neck of Amos Wsrne. when. his body was removed from nearby Malletts Luke. it was disclosed nt an inquest today.

It was bclicvcd the second loop harlbeen attached to a heavy ob- ject, indicating the 70-year-old Aceciaville resident who had been missing since Jan. 20 come to his death from causes that were not accidental.

The inquest adjourned until to- night before reaching a decision. Warner. body was found floating

in the lake lest night.

Martel Quadruplets “Die In Hospital At Montreal

he surveyed the multiple birth. "well, maybe it's best that way. I got enough kids already." At the hospital where the slrl and three boys were placed in in- cubators last. night after a swift

ambulance ride from the Martel home, the 30-year-old French- Canadian mother was “resting

comfortably" and K113117113’ "Blin- ing strength.

Mrs. Martel was not informed immediately of her babies’ deaths and would not be until she had regained miffioieni. strength to withstand the shock. Dr. J. A. Bor- mm m; funny physician, said. Her last words befpre going t0 sleep last night lind been to ask about. the quad-s.

Probe Dirigible Blast t

quiry hoard. Rosendahl n more than n decade ago.

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‘Street

Tenders will be called today for laying a phalt pavement on Char- lot-teiou-ii streets with the provision inserted in the contract that all possible labor be secured from citizens of Charlottetown subject to the supervision of the cltyls un- employment committee it. tvas de- clded at n special meeting of the City Council inst night. All wages paid should conform to the scale paid by the City for similar work. a. resolution, moved by Coun. A. A. l-icnne'sc_v, chairman 0f the Street Committee. and seconded by

Paving pYOJCCls ivliich it was proposed to undertake include: Euston Street from Weymouth St. to Edward Street.

Sydney Street from Prince St. to I-Iillsboio Street.

Richmond Street from Wey- moiith St. to Cumberland Street.

Dorchestcr Street from P111108 3t- to Weymouth Street.

“That spell; the doom of the ship. Charlcs ti. ltoseudahl (sitting) of the nav _ _ u N. .i.. when he saw flames burst from the dliuglbie llindeninirs. b6 W

the ilcpartnicnt of Commerce investigation of the an nff-thc-rccnrti conversation with Dennis Mulligan. chief of rrfilllfit-lilils

and enforcement of the Bureau of Air Commerce, a mcmber of the in}; arrowly escaped death in the shenamiosh crss Members of the board of inquiry nichlwd l" the lower photo as they heard witnesses are. "It to riEht-l *9"_".'.Iri!9"!&l':.i'!‘)!!*i- R- w- $v1r=ce='- ,

Ccim. H. F. Vniilderstinc. provided. ;

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Paving

Program Decided On By__C0uncil

, Ambrose Street from Villa st. to lGreen Street. Granville Street from Elm Ave. to Prince Street. Ciiiiibiirliiiid Street. from Grafton St. to FIlIJOy Street. King Street from Prince Sheet to Queen Street. ‘ Richmond Street from Pownal Street. to Rochford Street. Greenfield Ave, present work to . be completed. Tenders iiiitst be in eClerkLs ofliizc by noon oii l 26th. The final question of the re- ‘imoval and rep.‘ of the City as- phalt. plant, da aged by fire inst fall, would be deferred but. dis- mantling and inspection would be- igln at once, it. was decided. The dei ion was made, the resolution stated, "owing to the fact that. there is some uncertainty that our

the City May

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Testifies At Trial Of.‘ Gladys MacKnight Charged With Death. Of Mother. I

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(AP. By [Guardian's Special Wire)

JERSEY CITY. N. J., May l7--, ‘Mrs. E. Feury. who saw much of iwhas went on in the other side of iher house told s. jury today what ishe saw aind heard there the night

of July 31 when the state charges , 17 year old Gladys MacKnight lliuckeci her mother to death with

a hatchet as lier l8 year old sweet- ‘dieart held the woman.

The death penalty was demand-

eri by the Prosecutor, Daniel T. . O‘Regan, as Gladys and young Donald Wightman former choir! singer, went on trial.

Only a thin partition separated Mrs. F‘eury‘s side of the house in Bayonne, N. .i.. from the kitchen iii which the body of Mrs. Helen MacKnigl-it, 4'1. s. native of West l BathiirstN . B. was found in a pool o.’ blood.

lkfrs. Feurv said she had seen Gladys use the hatchet to wedge open a locked garage door and a stuck window in the brown-painted house-where the MacKnight and Feury families lived:

Gladys never shifted her cool

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Offensive To Ease Insurgent

Government Eastern Army Plans

Pressure On Bilbao.

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VALENCIA- Mil)’ 17—(('l’-I'|iivfisj-Ihe its-hour Span

ish cabinet crisis ended tonight ivhcn in; Jmm

Socialist Premier-Designate. formed a

ernment.

Negriri new ninoman gov

The cabinet list made no mention of the two pnwerfii trédq union orizaniziiiions. the flnzirchu Syinrliealist C.N.'l‘. (National Labor (onfederzitinn) or the Stirizilist 1'. G. Ti

(General Workers’ l'nion).

The cabinet comprised thret

Socialists. two Communists", one Iieft RflplifillCllll, one Ru

publican Union member, one que Nationalist. President Manuel Azziuzi c

his government that resigned

The ll('\\' Cllbllltfit is:

Premier, Economies and liiiiiuirc. Dr. Juan Negrln. Socialist.

Foreign Affairs: Jose Giral Per- eira. left Republican.

National Defence: Indslecio Pri- ctn, Socialist.

Jilsilce: Manuel cle Iruio, Basque Nationalist.

Education and Public Health: Jesus Hernandez, Communist.

Agriculture: Vincent UriboCom- miiiiist.

blue eyes as photographs were pro- duced showing her mother's body with deep head wounds, lying on the kitchen floor.

Only once did she flinch-when the hatchet was identified by Mrs. Feury and passed down the row of jurors. 5hr: regained her composure quickly and was calm as Mrs. Fcury identified the dark blue culottes, yellow shirt and halter she had" worzi for her expected “twilight grime of tennis" ivith Wightman which was never played.

Donald sa-t exprcsslonless as Mrs. Feuiy told her story. He and Gladys averted glances s-t each other.

"I heard Mrs. MacKnight scream twice." Mrs. Feury related. "The first was o. horrible scream. and the second as if shc were choking,

“I heard a thud. I ran back. I thought. Mrs. MflCKlTght. ‘was ill. I saw Gladys with her back turned to me standing by the ice box.

“Her fare was red and her eyes were staring.

“I sad. ‘Gladys. what's the matt- ter with your mother?‘

“She snid. ‘the-re isn't. anything the matter, She only out her finger.‘

"I said. ‘I heard her fall. did she faint?‘ and Gladys answered, ‘no, that was Donald and I wrestling.’

"I orent away and came back, and that time Gladys said, ‘Oh, go away!’

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in Bus Strike

LONDON. May l'l-lt appeared tonight that London's 25,000 bus- men must carry on their strike for shorter hours and better working conditions without the direct aid o1. other transport workers.

Thcre were no negotiations today, lTtli of bill‘ bus strike, but tht EX- cr-utivc Council of the Transport and General Workers Union was reported firm in its stand against oxiension. The Council has voted tit-ice against a general walkout, al- though some street car employees have urged it.

There was some speculation that mounting costs might lead the bus- inen to end their strike if it re- mained unsupported. The Busmenb Un on has paid out some 3390.900 in bciicflts thus far.

Blames Gas

(A. P. b Guardian's Special Wire)

LAKE T. N. J., May l7-A l-lindenburg crew survivor who suddenly found himself "stand- trig in fire" when disaster struck

one of her l6 hydrogen-filled gas cells for the start of the fire.

He had started paying out a Manila landing rope from a station at the tall fins. when there was a muffled explosion and without warning flames poured down on him from above like water.

“I had the impre-eion it was a gas cell," the witness. Hans Freund. told a board of inquiry today. He was the only one of the dirigibleh.

three riggers to survive. Major R. W. Schroeder of the

the dirigible May s blamed today l

Public Works and Communica- tions: Bernardo Giner do Los Rios, Republican Union.

Interior: Julio Zugozajoltia, so-

alist.

Public Welfare: Jaime Alguade, Left. Catalan.

SIX MILES FROM (‘ITY

J-ENDAYE. Franco-Spanish Bor- der. May lT-(APF-Spanish In- surgents tonight drove hard upon Biibaols lust triple line, n.’ trencli- I cs, six miles from tho centre oi‘ the besieged Bnsquc capital.

General Emilio Mom's liisilrqr-nt troops swept across Eccurui liill, aii Insurgent. announcement said, twn to three miles from the semi- circle oi‘ government. ‘iliitis which l start at the Bay of Biscoy midruu around Bilbao, ending at. a point. on the bay some 12 miles west of l the start.

Already the br-sleging insiliuzrnls held Mount. Snlluhe and positions in nearby hilly regions. north oi‘ Bjgffifltgl hill. Today's push. vrhicli spread over a iti-mile iroiii, tcnd- ed to straighten out tlir- line cost. of the refilgec-packed Basque citv.

Reports that Mom's forces were to get additional help by the landing a new body oi‘ Insurgents ivcst. of Bilbao fnuiid no confirm- ritioli. insurgent. trliiisprvrts. {riff-irri- ed by warships. had.boi~n rcprirl- ed bctyveen Bilbao and Snntandcr.

Smith of Biscargi hill. nr-rir the town of Gorocfca. Basque and In- surgent soldiers battled fiercely. East of Gorocica the Insurflcnts claimed control of the Cur-mica- Amorebiets highway. which runs north and south about. l2 miles east of Bilbao.

ENCIRCLF. TOWN

YHTORIA, Spain. May l'7—(APl -Insurgcnts hcsletzing Bilbao to- night pushed their lines within‘ 500 yiartls of the iiiipnriiint town of Amoreblcfzi. in mil-w southeast. Oi’ their Mnptyri-zwbit-t-iivc.

Making no fliirnlpt to enter the town. which officers Ffllfi appeared deserted. the troops tool-r positions to drive nrtiiinrl it and oriiii the ‘ trunk hivhuay» lending in Hilbno. I

Norihcmt of Amorcblctvi. the ln- ; surgciits captured the tmvii of Fic- hano.

Cbirfgible Crew “msuurvivor

Cell For Fire

[three-man United Sl.\lf‘.~‘ Depart- ment of Commerce Board V in- vestigating the catastrophe which ~ innk Ilti ll\'f‘$. exprer-serl satisfaction . river l-‘rriinds evidence. _ "Wc are lmtalizing the thing." zhe said. cvlncing particular mic!

test. iii Preundls dc. cription of the l flames coming down from above.

, He indicated he accepted the biirn- 1

ing gas cell as the origin of the

fire. No apparent

fConHiiilcd mi pail" 9' l

Left Czilziliin, and one Bas-

iillcd 0n iii‘, Neg-viii to form