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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 1928 '

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Annual eulecrlfllQl DOING

By lllll. Oanapu and U.

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About Sixty Bridges Throughout the Pro- Partially or Totally Des- troyed and the Majority of these Have Already Been Made Passable - Roads

vince Were

Also Suffered Badly.

'1'1n- press reports after the roc- nnt severe storm which swept the province luc.ullol‘.ell u grout lluln- her of bridges tllat had been larg- t-Iy destroyed null over which traf- fic had boon completely interrup- ted. The Ilridgcs totally or partially dcstroyod number about 60 in all. 'I‘llc tleptlrinlont. of Public “Iorks reports steady progress ill work cs .1011.» on the restoration of the dif- ferent structures, including the fol- lowing:

tlvstcl‘ Ilod Bridge: Iioth ap- proaches to tilis bridge worn larg- t-ly carried away. 'I‘ho (Ircdglng plant operating nearby was piled up against it and u mud (llgger frame was also resting on our: of

floated by the high tide.

()\'i'I' liil‘ Ilritlgo and Ibo rnIlInI-t and

much I

is new in flood condition.

Grand River Bridge had its loaf-l approaches was comp

Iulnagcd u

Ictcly washed out ncxi the arch. Sufficient work has been done to tills bridge to enable: truf- flc to puss over it.

Anderson's Ilrldgc. at Nclv lion- doll had tho covor and two bout-il- oi‘ piios complotoly This bridge is". uow Ilolng rebuilt but. is not yrt. ready for traffic

(Hilton's Iiridgo. liil‘. longest. Ilrldgos in tile Provlnczr. was damaged rcry lunch, but work is now being done and it is expect- ed that it will be. passable for sing lo traffic shortly.

Sturgeon bridgo .1“. “pplDIiCilCi-l where it bud been renlovod and the approaches ilad- A 111.111 Iy washod out, but. is slufficitlutly’ houso had iloon curried UOIIIIIICICiY Wilbifvtl i0)‘ ifllfiit! t0 hit-HR 0W)!‘- Mclntyrt-Ts Bridge, Say-ago. I

Killian", (mo. of

had tllo zlrchos

“W1, w,“ 10 some extent tlamugort. bur. was badly washed out, i

Iiopairs have boon made to the ap- "Iiilll hill“)! and the away and landing up on a fioid, and tho. zlrtzllcs partly uwtshorl out. Sillill‘?! Ilykc: Tho bridge on 11115 This has lneeu repaired and ulado passable fnr traffic. Fuss‘ Ilridgo, (lovohczld. Tile span was (tfllilpifllfliy laurrlod away and the Iillllfiiiilfiifiii ronsitlorilbiy dam- i-l bcin t will not ill‘ 1:41:15-

prozlcllcs and tho arch, lyridgc is now opou to traffic.

tlyko. ‘bad boon raised out of posi- tion and the approutah ul-urhy wash l-d out. ‘fills has boon pllt back and 1s nnw ill good condition.

(‘rookod (‘rook Ilritlge: of this bridge was lifted inundation and twnrriod a twousitlcr- “h

, . . ., . n \‘ow Anuun Ilrligl was tolnpi ~t» it is ctufidultly ~x ~cI~I tlzi 1,2231‘ 21:3,; r:|‘;:l'|,,.|],1]::,oly (lostroyod. ittjpilil‘ work la lin- all tllo illfillflflil dor-ltioéiild \ (in flhxo Dgmmim‘ (mwimmciit ha“ [mm hits Ill-en robnllty ' dcr way. storm will bo lmldo passable with ml" 5mm" “dilly-- H,,,_.H,.,,,.,-U,, Brmgc ha,‘ n“, (‘orrall Ban llrldgo had tlll~_:'1)- tho oxcoplinn of tho South West Ml‘- Fi-“Wlfi “i (“Wit imk U") preaches lvusllud out. to a consldor- llritlgo, at Iflohlntml Iiay, wiur-e. iliiliiktl ill) Willi U)" [YOIIHII-lllfilll Ht

south approach ironsidorubiy dour‘

Tim arch ‘lgilli- _ u“ n“ curried on but I lo for some time gyot. .

ltcbuiltling

completely

work

carri

rolnovod.

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UIJESIIIIN i5

(British United Press ) LONDON, Oct. 25.—’l‘ho discus- sions at yesterday's i sslon of the imperial (‘onfercnco were of the utmost seriousness. Although it is not possible tn [llerco tho wail of silence that surrounds tho. pro-

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future of India, warning the con- feronco that unless the (Ienlands for equalization of the status of tho Indians within the empire wore fully acknowledged tho. cm- piro. migilt look for really serious trouble in tho noar ffuturc.

Other delegations willie fully re- alizing tho. difficulties which the govcranlont of India faced wore un able to plcdgo tllrenlscives to any policy without consultation with their own homo parliaments and ill view of this difficulty the quosl-

lueotiug the Indian doiogzitlou will dclivol" an Ilitinlatunl, having ai- lr- ready throntoltotl to leavo the (filli- ile forcncc unioss sonlo pledge is "ti Rive-n. illonuuililc. tho. prolnicrs of Ilritaiu and the Iiolnixlious arc ucttilig their wits to work to di. oovor a way out of Ibo seeming impussc.

i

by lilo froallets buvo been rosxtor od. tlillis’ Iiridgc. noar Souris, is not yel l-olnpiotod but. will likely bl- opt-n for truffle by lilo end of tho wook.

tion ilas ilcen adjournoti untillntaxt, week. More than likoly at the next}

matter

aaoitlnizzltion [IUSPH but could

llmlll SIAIIJSIANI) sluu EllEItAlIl SllBlEBI or INVESIIBAIIIIN

{one Status of Mr. Andrew Fraser Mitchell,

Formerly Employed As Representative of theProvince In London, Is Being In-

quired Into.

All investigation Iludcr the Pub-i coedings tllcre is reason to believe m, 111mm,‘, A“ o,- me province 1n. ihowcvor that the Indian (loiega- m u“, acts m“! conduct of A1111. tlon. mode u most serious and im- m“, Fraser Mitchel; Wm, regard m, poriant statement regarding the m0 sale of ‘and made to 51114101 Indian immigrants was begun yes- terday before Mr. C. R. Smallwood K. C. Commissioner a-PPQIHUNX by t- - . . ‘niizrifil-‘ieiiljgafxzfitimtil Nm‘ 1m" him thinking the matter was a gov- Goneral and on bchuli‘ of the (iov- I ermncnt, presented the following‘ facts. - During September" lust two dem- obolizrld Indian army office ' Ilutlcr and Capt. Duihie, c. on hllll and made certain state- ments relative to Andrew Fraser ‘f-litciloll and their relations with Illm. They said he was acting in Ellfliliilfi as representative of the Province in connection with iul- luigraiion. lio bad Iookod intr- the illitcholl lboou apluliutoti by Order in Coun- il the lfltb ol‘ hklhrunry, IZIZII. IIo had since found a subsequent ap- polntmcut. was lnado as agent. for :;olI.lonlr.-nt pur- nnt find no rc- oord of Kill-H.“ was further stated that. ho should receive no remuner- ation from tho. Provincial (lovcrn- moat and found further that. the

found that

and

as Attorney

(‘apt l up-

had

Prince lfldawrd island. I replied asking for his proposition. At the time I was enrpioyed at home. Next letter I bad was on the 4th of June stating writer (Mitchell) was es- tablished over here. Writer sug~ gested fox farming which did not require much land. Letter also stated he was organizing coiofiiee. him. I took the matter up with ornmcnt affair and not. conducted ly '11 private. individual.

The next letter dated July 3rd. taontalneti more or lees detailed In- formation stating that 500 or 600 pounds would be sufficient to make a start on a fox farm. in conjunc- tion with a small ‘market garden, on an area of 3 or 4 acres of land plenty of room for expansion.

Loitcr also etatezi there were ex- cclicni chances for cillldren, no In- come lax, cheap cost of living, etc.

I culled on the writer and he re- itcrated the statements mado in colrcspontlenco. Cost of property. land I73 pounds (4 acres) house. 21m pound-s, and other small (letails amounting ill all i0 515i pounds. Tho cost of living for one year. in- cluding crervant would amount to itltl pounds. ‘I returned home and eventually wrote him I would take up proposition. l mailed him a trilequo for £325.

Attorney fiencwl—l)id he say ll \\':\s privately owned land?

lllilncss-No he did not say.

anus i lulu

b . (Canadian Preu.) e-

(l‘i"i‘l\\/\'A. Oct. 25.—Thc Royal Canadian Naval Reserve of .700 offi cars and men, is now being organ Ized and it is expected that selec- tion of the officers by the Depart- ment of Naval Service will he rem plcied early in November. It is announced by the Department of National Defence that registrars are to be appointed at each local headquarters to receive applica- tions from men desirous of em- ering the reserve. y R. C. N. R. headquarters will be established at Charlottetown, Hail- fax. Lunenburg. St. John, Quebec Montreal. Victoria Vancouver. and

Prince Rupert. Applicants have

to be British subjects domiciled in Canada‘. they must not belong to any other reserve force: must be willing to serve at see or where- cvcr required; must sign agree- ment for five consecutive years: and must in most. cases follow the sea as a profession.

Naval training at. the naval bas- cs of Halifax or Esquimalt will be given to R. C. N. R. ratings during the winter months.

It is stated by the'dopartment that many officers and men of the Canadian illerchant Marine, as well as fishermen. have already applied for entry into the reserve.

French Comment JOn Latest German Note

(Canadian Press)

iic Icri me to. tlnrierstund there

able cxtonl and the spun was lift-

agm b“ n has bee“ mam} (u for od off the piles and tnovexl it has

traffic. ‘ The bridge at Bey View. which . ls a ilundred foot pile structure, was floated off its foundation but

tho full traffic.

'l‘ilo. :lpproachos 1o

wharvos. This has been removed

now quite llilliiiflillll.

A great

Q _ _ e: .

mun“, were washed out ‘lddmpniggx Iklruloy Ilridno, and lllaipetllle

M,“ “ohms from m" mitmbnrhlg Ilridgc. which sustained consider-ultra Lo Lower ‘ ’ ablexialnagc, are being repaired. gridgr! tlo wharf; and Stanley to

y M“, u“, “pwmc, , l‘, i ‘ tho. ulnnllcr alupbe Iton. Arranuolur-uts for rc.~

i ‘ ‘ *'m‘“' a“! i“ ilritiges which were carried auvtytoring traffic are tinder way.

nluny of

been repaired and nlade fit for trot

S-yivurtfs Ilridgc at Grand River

was complete] I stro h“ Mm“ rewurwl temmmmy torlbiiiiliifif,’ work yiui: boon ccmnlenc-i

destruction was so complete. tilat it was impossible to make repairs or to rebuild in sufficient iilllu to be of any service this full.

In addition lo the bridges a num- ycd and re- hcr of roads woro badly tlestroycd

and

luado those the Sourls West Road along the silore. tho Itusticu road; Whit-

ilnptlssttblo. among

Illonluauo: IUltunv n.

proucil was badly destroyed and considerable tiIIllllIKB was done to the south approach. Both of Llleso ilare boon rebuilt and the bridge

itlondensed Specials i

§ O-O-O-§-O4¢9..“_. RAfE.-2c per word. 110i 93¢)‘ insertion in this column.

‘GIRL WANTED FOR HOUSE- work. Apply 1'14 Kent St. if-

WANTED.-—BV NOV. 12. A FURN- Ishcd house ill good location. All- ply (Iul-miian. ltitill-iu-Bt-‘LI

_"*’ FOUND'.--ON QUEEN SQUARE school grounds, u ring. .\1lpiy_ (luurdlau Office. 1|

TWO BOARDERS CAN BE COM- fortably accommodated at ~- Spring Street. IIHZ-IO-Ztl-if.

FOR SALE.—-$OFT GOAL HALL

At. Clifton iiridge the north up- A 1 n

I\I()N("I‘0N. fourth year A. W. Covey, St. John was rte-elected loader of the Marl- Anlutcur Aibioiitr.

Oct.

time Brunch stove also tithing room stove in 11mm, 1,1 Canada. good order cheap. ADIIIY 249 Iiltzroy Si. 2i Prositiout; Salunly

WANTED —CONIPETE.NT MAID for goat-val housework by Nov. 3rd. Apply Mrs. P. J. Harris. 8 (troonfioiti Avc. 343-10-26-21.

‘JOHN A. MeDONALD. LAND Surveyor, Harmony Jct. 470-9-10-mo.

‘*LOST—IN OITV WEDNESDAY sold bar plltPiutlcr please leave at 2d!) Eustou. Reward.

1339-l0-2ti-2i

‘WANTElIF-GIRL FOR GENE-RM- housework. Apply Mrs. James A. Murphy, Emerald. RR. 2. P. E. Island. 1182-10-10“

"LOST-INJHIB CITY lest Tucs- Iluv afternoon a ladies sable nook Illuoo-anlmnl ilhupa. Finder blonao return to Guardian Office

_-____mm rocPwu mwmd‘ 1025-3‘ Prince Edward Island, clubs af- All shipping including the Can

‘FOUND 0N MALPEQUE ROAD fliiatod with maritime. branch. Htiillil Pacific freighter Botnwetti

Ilcar Fredericton. auto tire. Ilunlboroci twflfliylm" i“ NMV have Mo“ M“. "p ‘mt lhnlosfl "to. Owner can have same by npbiy- ilrunswlcknlllneteen in Nova Sco- hnr breaks out tlisallinifi! 8:11‘)! N‘ l")! to Jae (I. McLeod. Ilamp- tin and two in Prince ltldward I== Igxfllizllgiyvghgliill"; 5 W l9 i‘ ° “mm and puylng for this M‘ hum" In certain circles tile 00585511"?

l0-26-1i.

FARM FOR SALEr-AT MURRAY I-Iarbor North. consisting of 1i5 acres. Fifty acres clear. Balance ‘Wits! and scautlhil- Well water- ifi’ “uvenielli-l? situated to billllrcll. school, stores and ship. north good house with pump In ‘M »F ‘rue barns with root est- noh . 6P particulars apply n;

‘Hi-ea Kennedy mmqqqeql

lottettlwn, junior and I‘.

lag, mnnllru roshlontiai clause. vote ili‘v'tli't'li tbo twlauso, twenty-five to olnvou.

President. stressed stroll

nnc. athletes Ilrilnswick. Nova Scotlu

.51‘. PITEWB STA

ry. 'I'l\l- most inlportuni passed during t

(‘ovoy

time. organizations football. ilocltcy and basketball. i" place lnarltinltl Ioalns in i! llflfll- lion’ In cimllcugo toauls of Upper Canada for titular resolutions fuvrlrinll Hill-h ofkfllllill- tions was passed. III lilo report. of slecroiary hogan. it was stated tsicvon llundrctl uud registered In New

twelve and

Kennedy of Halifax and Ilura- ey Francis of were announce record men of th hammer throw and upectively.

Motions introduced by Moncton

will take potstoe or Tuesday next.

‘ll-For the

A. C. Millie.

Iialifax. was roturuoll first Vlco

Doyle. Chur-

Vico President J. Lcggc, St. John, Secret-

HIGH-BUN)

oday's annual moot.- was tln- ratification of u five

'1‘ ho

in his report

giy tho flood of Mnrl~

W. BOVEY RE-ELE. 0F M. P. B. All. l

~ Sammy Doyle, Abegw eits, President-Need of Maritime Organiza- tion in all Sports Strongly Stressed By Covey-Only Two Record Men this Seas- on, Kennedy of Halifax Francis, Charlotte towu—Five Residential Clause Passed.

A. A. A. rcqutsstlug permission be given to"1'la'y"uIIili-.tcs for loss of time and to grant a sanction for amateurs to foams from outside points, wore lost.

Tho boxing i924 was awarded t.o St. I\lal‘_v's. Iinilfux, ship, to iVIonctun A. A. A.

ITEO PRES. . 0F 0ANl-l0A

and

Shipping In Port of Hamburg

ply has

Junior Vice-

Cupts. Capt.

and Barney

Month's

1lt"l’Ili‘_\'.

We got a lmolltll vice.

play professional

Ottawa, stating the facts and ask- ing for information and assistance lie had u reply from the Depart- ment of immigration and Coloniz- ation stating that Mr. hiilcheli had bocu paid a salary up to the end of July but. not. sinco, and that they had no further control over him. Mr. Stewart then hud an Order- Cotlncil passed rescinding olr. hlitobolfs appointlneut. iIc cabled. his (lismissul to Mr. Mitchell and use cabbitsrl the information to the office of tho High lt London, and Canadian Superin- tendent at London and notified the Federal Department at Ottau-zrllo wrote the facts to the High (‘om- missioner and asked for assistance 1nd cooperation further injury being done. No ro- yct been received. Stewart hm‘. since conlnlunicattxtl with this Iioparlnleut again. zlsk- lug them to advertise in the Lon- don papers that this Province Ins to do with ZIIr. Mitchell. He advised the army offl- ‘wors to retain counsel of their own.

(Mr. Gilbert (iaurict, K. C. ap- peared yesterday

Conlmissionol"

to prevent any

.\1 r.

nothing further

ill’ ileum is In Callick (iouniy, Tip at home. I was In the ‘Indian army Ills stc-nograpilcr trout. Illm word. md transferroti to English arlny. certain (luccn ‘Hotel, relation to ser- explained provi- Tho first heard

fixed in (Witness Lions of gratuity). about this was a letter front Mr. Mitchell. dated 31st May. 1923, In» so far as I could gather. He knew formed of the advantages of Ca adu and that he was representing survey hlui been made entirely dif-

were eight. people out. here already. I asked who they were, to see if I would knou‘ them. He said he could not name them at the mom- out. In letter dated July 17th, Mitchell stated he received u tele- gra-nl re lot 23 and they were got- tlug things properly under way. I tlslted him what would the title he for the land r.:".d he stated it would be twelve months before it could bc secured. Ail letters with the exception of one was signed by ‘Mitchell.

iliitcileilfls office had a cotton sign out side his door "Represent- ative of P. LE. Island. “

Letter dated August 2nd states “The house will be ready for you

PARIS, Oct. 25.~“As long as the Germans could pay they said they wouki not and tiny have waited’ until they couldn't pay to say they would" was the only com- mont offered in French official circles today regarding the latest German note to the RDpBNIiiQIIb Commission.

The official view point is that the German note is strictly a nurt- tor for consideration by the Re- parations Commission and the government will not say anything untiil the commission has acted up- on t.

fereut to Mr. klitcheivs.

when you are ready for it. Mr.

back this month." -

"Before sailing, and met Mr. Mitchell who gave me a letter to Mr. Thompson, secretary of Canadian Manufacturers Associ- ation and I would be met in Hall- fax by Captain ‘Dudley. On my way out I received a marconigram

to meet Thompson." On landing

iwhnlf 0f at Halifax September 23rd, I pro Duthio and Butler.) 'Wlllianl Turner. (sworn). morning. Mr. Thompeon was not

1itoetiotl to Amherst on Thursday llo war. on the island.

iio replied for me to meet him in Su-mmersltic, next day. I arrived in Slrmmorsitie and plot Mr. Thompson arranging to go into Chaniottetown. He ordered house ‘to be built for me stopped.

n- nothing about the land except a

championship for wrestling JJiIIIIIIIIIOII

‘i

Attempt To Wreck Train

(Canadian Press.) " CLEMENTSPORT, Oct, 25.—An At- tempt to derail the Dominion Atlantic Hali- fax to Yarmouth express partially succeeded d here today when the engine and tender of

Mitchell is in Canada but will be 1o have

‘Veni- "1 Llmdmliappointed the way things turned

which read "please go to Amherst}

There was nobody to inform me about the laud, etc. There seemed been no arrangements made over here at. all. I was dis-

out. I cabled Mr Mitchell my dis- appointment and requested re- funding my money. The some day I received a letter from Mr. Mit- (Zileii in which he informed me he had definite information from 20 people married and single. On the 6th of this month received cable stating Lt. Jackson would ar- rive lo look into matter. He ar- rivod Saturday last and he could give no information. Yesterday I oabicd Mitchell again, stating there was no satisfaction from Jackson. Su far I have had no reply. it is lnot our Intention to stop any one xoming to the island but from com- ing under the misrepresentation we came under. As regards the Island I am perfectly satisfied with It and find the people very hospit- lllle.

To Mr. Gaudet-I paid Mr Mit-

RG35.“ Isle‘!!!

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Niili RESERVES. A. IIFIIBEIIS REIliiiii

IRllll ATTENDING outlet

Commandant and Mrs. Higdon Report Ins- piring Meetings at Toronto.

Commandant and Mus.

the Salvation Army Corps, officerslheartily returned nations before where they recently iective there would have to be a forty-first anauatgreater trust ’ each other in the hearts of the na-

oi’ Charlottetown have from Toronto, attended the congress of the Salvation Army. The Commandant, seen by a Guar- dlan the history of the organization there was nothing to surpass in numbers and interest and in spirit.- ual uplift the success of this con- gress. It was led by Commissioner

tions of the world.

representative, said that in that have zone peel. Salvation Army had with a message for the world, and today In all parts of ail lands its flag ‘is flying under _ of men and women bound together

Higdon, had been shattered. While ‘be we»!

in favor of the league of it could ever be ef-

and confidence in in the days

be said, t!!! stood lorth

which a band

Higgins, the ‘Chief of the Staff, or by the He! vi spiritual kinship ‘"1" second in command of the Army's seeking b0! their 0W1! 8006.11“! all!»