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I Appreciation , Of Services) "To Education
Hon.Dr.W.J.P.McMillanReceives Grateful Tribute From Summer- side , School Board, Which On Motion Of Mr. Allen Will BL
Recorded In Journals Of Leg- islature. __
The deep appreciation of- the school trustees of Sununerslde of the services of the Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MBdMillan in encouraging high- ll’ education will be recorded in the journals of the Provincial Legis- Iature, in accord with a resolution adopted in the Legislature yester- day on motion of Mr- L. R. Allen (Liberal) senior member for the
. Prince County capital.
The resolution of reads as folows:
"Whereas the Board of School
~ Trustees ‘of the Town of Summer- gide has, in its endeavour to pro- vfde adequate facilities for higher
I
appreciation
education for the 'I‘own, received much valuable assistance and en- oflllrflsement from the Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMlllan, Minister of Edu- cation and Public Health for this Province:
"And whereas there is now erected for that purpose a well equipped school building, with an excellent stair or teachers, now in active operation, due in no small measure, the Board believes, to the fro-operation and warm hearted sympathy of the Hon. Dr. Mac- Milan:
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- CIIMPIIISCRY INITINII IIINTED l BY 8 E N AI E
‘ Agreement That El-
iootion Costs Were T 0 o H i g h‘ A n d That Some Change Should Be Made.
(Canadian Press)
ofITAWA, March 15~Indicailons were seen in the Senate dobaie to- ' fay that recommendations may is- sue from that chamber for a sys- lem of compulsory registration of rotors and compulsory voting, for , the electors of Canada, and severe penalties involving imprisonment for impersonation at the polls. Rt. Hon. Arthur rvlcighen, Government Leader, Gen. A. D. McRac, Van- couver, Hon. W. A. Buchanan. Lcthbrdge, and Hon, c. C. Ball- antyne, Montreal, took part in the
adjourned debate today.
Senator Melghen observed that in all the speeches that have been 5 made on this subject. since it was‘ introduced s. week ago by Senator W. E- Foster, there 11nd been all-cement that election costs were too high and that some chanllll should be made, preferably a sys- ,__
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Will Brave Isolated With H u s b a n d
TORONTO, March 15-032.)‘. Uhflinching, g devoted wife will brave the isolation of the New Brunswick Leper colony on 13-54;- adle Island in company with her husband it was revealed today. Ac- oompanidd by his wlfs‘ and a‘ auras the man is travelling to the colony aboard a special oolonist car plac- ed between locomotive and bag- salze car.
victim of the dread disease ap- parently contracted some years ago in South America, the unfortun. ate man has been identified as a former well-known ‘I'm-onto athlete and graduate of the University oi Toronto. He and his wife learned the nature of his malady about Christmas‘ time. The victim 15 u: latter middle age and his wife about 50.
Boston Shoe Strike Spreads
by Everybody Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew i
Strong
II‘ colder.
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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933
BUDGET SPEECH MCNIJAY mam
The Budget Speech will he delivered on Monday evening, March 20. according to m- nouncement made in the Leg- lslsture ,, * ’ , by Hon. Dr. W. J. P. ‘MncMillan, acting leader of the House.
Postponement of the Budget over the week-end was decided upon in order to give the Oppo- ultlon lwder, Mr. W. M. Lea, a better opportunity of being present. Ml‘. Ina has been con- fined to his homo with Illness for the plat few days, but is reported to be making good Improvement.
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(Canadian Press)
HULL, Que. March 15_Hct searing, torturing flames from burning match material brought dath to five girls today and sent 23 other persons to hospitals when the plant of Canada Match Fac- tory burst into fire.
The blaze started without warn- ing and within a few minutes the interior of the huge one storey structure where 138 empoyees. mostly young girls, were at work. was a, roaring Inferno, Escape was out off for the five girls who died.
They were trapped at the end of the of flames between them and the
building with a searing mass
Five flung Girls Lost Lives In Factory Blaze
Would Be Rescuers Endured Tor- turing Sight Of Watching Trap- ped Girls Cling To An Iron Bar- red Window As Flames Closed In. Over Score Of Others Injured.
exit. would-be rescuers endured the torturing sight of watching the airs cling to a window while the flames closed In on them. ‘Ihc-snlnll window panes were set in steel frames and the helpless lzlrls vairfy tried to force their way
out. Attempts to break the llflilVj/I
window frames from the outside .i'f!l‘F! equally futile and Rev. Father G. Chevrier climbed a ladder and recited prayers for the dying out- s:"dc the window.
The dead are Germaine Cyr, Therese Labelle, Laura Lasceilc, Marie Paul Laviolctle, and Anita
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An Opinion Is Ex- peoted By Supreme Court 0i Canada Re Verigin Deporta- tion Case Before, Parliament Prorogues.
(Canadian Press)
The eighty ninth annual gener- al meeting of the Diocesan Church‘ Society was held last evening in. St. Paul's Parish Hall, the Vener-
UPTAWA, March l5—With m. able Archdeacon White lathe. 3mm“ 1k a mm prawns with‘ chair.‘ Despite the bad wcathe ‘hfffiyg wggeyjudbeg, the 5%.; there was a good attmdance. The reme Court of Canada today re-' chairman opened the. meeting with served Judgment on the reference bra-yer. after which the minutes “om me Govgmgrqn-Qqungf] were read by the secretary, T. E. concerning deportation proceed- Macmill- mgs_ After some routine resolutions
Questions on the interpretation had been Bdfllltfid the chairman of sections of the Immigration Ad», called upon Dr. R. Harris of Hali- ‘ and we cmmna; code bearing on fax, Chancellor of the Diowse for the whole matter of deportation fin address on the restoration of. we 1,610“, the court m; their Qpln- the funds of the Western Dioceses. ‘on with a View a» clearing‘ lip any The speaker referred to church possible misinterpretation or the history in Canada as being fulil gwo leglyaglve acts a; gppllcable to of romance from the pioneer days’ such cases- Placed before the Court of the East until it reached the following the decision of Mr. Jus- Western Dioceses, which had now “c, Memgh, o; mg Nova, Bcotia, lost their Endowment Funds, and judiciary, against the deportafon which for the credit of the Church of Peter Vergin, spiritual and tem- of England must be replaced, boral leader of the Doukhobor sect, The Diocesan Secretary ' Arch- an opinion is expected before Par- liament prorogues.
For the greater part of the day. H. I. Hellmuth, K. 0., Toronto, and and Missionaries in the Field have
instilling address on the same sub-
BOSTON. March l5 -—- (A.P.) — Labor troubles in New England shoe making centres were increas- ed today by the decision of about 7,000 employees in 20 Boston fac- tories to join the strike movement.
The decision to walk out was voted last night at meetings in five different halls under auspices of the National Shoe Workers Asso-
ciation. In anticipation of the vote 500 operatives left one plant yes- terday after their demands had. been presented to the firm. MEETINGS. ETC m. semi. walkout swelled the "Annn-neemmh ‘n. 1mm“ l‘ total of striking shoe workers to m» column n 2 emu w" wart! 17,000. The others were in Haver- ""'“' ""Y"*>" "- "ilrwue- hill, where the strike has been in "A meeting o; Broom,“ Egg progress nearly three aleelrs; in Circle will be held Monday, March Ncwburyport and Amesbury.
ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS.
20m at mo. 8429-3-lG-li. "DOM forest play "n a a ' ' Faun." in the a. 1. s. Hail, Israel-gig Into Rivers
"id-w nlsht March 11. " 8433-3-16-21 B061)’ FOllnd
mew GLASGOW. March ls-
(C.P-)-~"Sonliy's gone and slid in-
f "Married women need protection * I01- thelr families. Ask for our new‘ °w "m Dolley. quoting nee nearest
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bIrihdfly. J. A, Moore, Mgr. Sun Life rance Co. March 15-81.
be"The niay “Old Acre Folk" will Riven in Canoe Cove Hall. ‘Thurs- y night. ‘ff not fine, first fine "Iii" following. 8415-3-15-21.
lo"Come to the Entertainment in M"! Creek Hall, Tuesday evening, “ml 91st. "Lunches." Admission
cents. If not fine, next night. ‘ BQIT-S-lddi.
O\ meslrliuylng live hogs, Hunter River ‘am ‘W. March 21st. Everett Hcs- -g Frneraid. Aidan Mouse, Ken- "Yl- bdving same date. simed i“ wedlock. 8412-3-15-311
"Hunter River Club will l d "W1 vain w . on w“ cdnesJny forenoon, yo: 22nd. Please list your stock.
usseii Nicholson, Secretary, asal-slle-ll.
to the river," cried four years old Peggy McKenzie as she ran into
View: Tame“ homo may. S S es Board of the Woman's Aux hour or so before little Earl Tee 9 an ‘ bot. s. had wandered off to PiaY| Free ta e enate dlisry met for itshilfithielnnuel sis; with Peggy and her brother Iouis. PassesAmendment slon gearing‘ TF5“!!! ‘fizz;
WM 9 . -
Shortly thereafter his body W" (found amid efusterinn‘ "MW" Just off the bank of the East Riv- er, by hi; own brother, eight year old Arthur.
All efforts at resuscitation, re- sorted to by two physicians. ended iu failure. _ t
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3- , 1th specialties. act drama a “$84k”
"Reserve Friday, March 17th for Entertainment in st. Mural"?!
the crown. The amendment would "Hope River. rrldav. March 17. held it up until an llfetment had
having been adopted by the Ben- his iourneyings met with many dif- mae-a-ls-u. I“
Charles B. Smith, K. 0., Hallfaxnsurrendered 'Hi% of thcir year- put forward their contentions that'ly incomes to keep the work going a Plisoner may 11¢ T919898‘! “Mo? one hundred per cent for three the code and that sections 42 and years, but the laity must restore 43 of the Immigration Act cfiiiidlfhe lost capital amounting to be invoired in the case of aliens 576000000. It is a call from God who bud been incarcerated for of-Inna the work will be undertaken fanning carlacPan Yaws. Such con- and caffled m ¢°mp1eu°n_
victs were deportable to the land of ML w_ p; Emu”, m,“ M,‘ n“? their birth. (M10591 flrKiled- 5"" mond and Judge Palmer spoke in serving one-half or more of their m, npprecmm manner 0f ‘m, time. two splendid addresses. and a vote matlenznisfighlg- oil-Ugo; thanks was tendered the speak- answer contentions put ‘forward by The Re“ cant,” M810,” moved the Attorney General 0f 0e"??? that a vote of sympathy b~ ex- took issue. No one was cornDe c tended m'M,.s’ L1 d and m the to receive the "Wlmly" of ‘he "P- lano of All Saints vlCyathcdral, Hal- resentativo of cthc Kting and bognd ifax in the great loss they had to lake 1W1" W ° i" "mm" ' silstained throu h the death of ional or “frec" pardon. I-fe d‘s- Dean Llwy¢ T515 was seconded agreed with the COTIWHMOI] Of MF- by Rev. H‘ D. Raymond‘ supported Fellmuih find MP- 5mm‘ "l" “l” by '1'. n. MacNutt and adopt"d by several sections of the Immigra- a stand,“ unanmou‘ you t?‘ lkgélglptrgzmni: $233321] After ‘Benediction the meeting I rn .
convicted aliens who had not filled _ “CHOU ed their full form in the institution to which they had been sentenced.
Woman‘: Auxiliary
The Prince Edward Island Dio-
The Rev. Canon Malone was assist- ed by the following clergy: Arch- deacon White. Rev. H. D. Ray- mond, Rev. W. J. Phillips and Capt. Kelly and Capt. Wlttlg of the Church Army. The Rev. E. 0. Lan- fllier, Rector of Milton, preached a stirring and appropriate sermon based on words from St. Paul's cp- Mle to the Ephesians “as the scrv- ants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart." st. Paul in
DUBLIN, Irish nee State, Mar. Z5--(A.P.)--'1‘he Senate by a you‘ of 24 to l8. today Passed an amend- meat to President Eamon De Val- era's Bill removing from the con- stitution the Oath of Allegiance to
been reached with Great Britain. Under the oonstitutimfithe meas- ure becomes‘ lww May I without
fieulties and much discouragement.
, message from Miss Audrey DeBlois, iwhc is speaking at meetings in
I plied to by Miss McRae of Cherry
But he found all people needed the some remedy-the grace of God and the forgiveness of sin. How
unlike the Gospel oi’ peace would‘
some of the scenes be that were witnessed by St. Paul. He would see the slaves ill treated by their mas- ters. What a privilege to talk to them of the Master in Whose serv- ice there is freedom. Today the world is passing through days of uncertainty, the people are anxious and perplexed. But unless we take the stand as true christian soldiers with renewed zeal for the work of the Church we shall pass into greater darkness. The world needs the message of the Gospel, the Gos- pel that speaks peace and brings rest to the weary. Christ left a command "Go ye into all the world." The call has come to man- kind down through the ages. i885 Mrs. Tiiton had a great vision -a vision of women united in the Master's service. Today we sec the
denwn Watson also delivered a most ‘ large organization of the Woman's
Auxiliary. We cannot all go as mis-
jeep“ The clergy M the church I slonaries but there are ways to help
at home. First there is prayer, and then we can assist financially as God has blessed us. May we realize what God desires us to do, and’ serve Him faithfully at all times. ‘The service closed with the W, A.
prayer and Benediction pronounced
by Ven. Archdeacon White.
The afternoon meeting opened in 8t. Peter's School Room at 2 o'clock with Mrs. President in the chair. After hymn and prayers, the roll was called and showed most of the branches well represented. Messages of greet- ing from the Dominion Board and several of the other Diocesan Boards were read by Miss Cotton. Mrs. Watson brought a message from the Nova Scotia Diocesan Boflrd and Mrs. Raymond read a
Western Canada.
A very hearty welcome was ex- tended to the visiting delegates by Mrs. R. L. Cotton, and fittingly m.
Valley.
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STIIIING TERMS
Anglo-Soviet R e la - tions Strained By Action At Moscow.
LONDON, March 15——(A.P.)—- Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council and acting Prime Min- ister, told the House of Commons today the British Ambassador at
come Effecti
RAILWAY
Moscow had been instructed to {make representations “in strong terms" to the Soviet Government in connection with the recent 81'- rest of British subjects there.
Six British subjects affiliated with the Metropolitan-Visitors; Company? a Byriish electrical machinery concern, were arrested Saturday and Sunday, along with 25 other c-mploycs. They were charged ivith sabotnso.
“As the Govcmlncnt is con-, viuccd there can be n’) justifica- tion for the charges on WllICll the, Ianrsts were made," Mr. Baldwin Itoid the House, the Ambassador‘ ‘has been instructed to r-GPITSPYAAI in strong terms the grave view the Government takes ill ihrse pro-, ceedings against Brtlsh subjects; of high standing engaged in normw al work for the benefit of . both; countries, and the unfortunate consequences to Anglo-Soviet re- lations which nlay follow."
SOVIET "SEVERITY"
MOSCOW, March 15—(A.P.)- The Central Executive flcmmittcci of the Government today publish- ed a decree directing the Ogpu (The Secret Police) to deal with “special severity" with employers of state institutions guilty of sub- versive activities.
Extraordinary powers ilndcr a 10-year-old law were invoked, in- cluding sentence and cxccuton without public trial.
ThisAction was connected with the arrest recently of six British subjects and a group of Russians connected with the Metropolitan- vlckers Company for alleged sab- otage at important electrical stat- ions. Y
It also was the Government's answer to alleged counter-revolut- ionary movements ln agrarian dia- trlcts which recently led to a round-up of high officials of the commissariat of Agriculture and the State farms. Thirty-five men involved in the agrcultural corn- missariat charges have been shot and others imprisoned without public trial. '
all ATIACKED
Raymond Diocesan >
Canddian Dolla
Makes Progress ‘eve-w we s
(Canadian Press)
ian money made progress agcinstI i“? Iwmch II
the United States dollar and the French franc today, reflected in lower quotations for these curren- cies here today.
United States funds dipped '1"- to 18% percent premium. The franc Wll Off .03 of n. cent at 4.70 cents. Sterling was higher, adding lit 081st! at $4.14!}.
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Annual Subscription Delivered IILOO By Mall Canada lld U- S. A. “I
BRITAIN TiIHouse Now In PROTEST IN Committee On
Insurance Act
Act Includes ITl-iiforln Statutory Conditions Where Adopted By Other Provinces And Will Be-
ve By Proclam-
ation After Opportunity Is Given Insurance Companies To Study
Its Requirements.
The Insurance Act, forecast in U15 Speech from the Throne at the opening o! the Legislature on March l, went into committee yesterday afternoon with Mr. Strong in the chair and will doubtless be given n lengthy reading at today's session. The promoter, Hon. H. F. McPhee, |',a\'C n. full explanation of the pur- pose oi the legislation. We quote the following statement prepared by Mr. McPhce in this connection}
The right to require Insurance Companies to obtain a license from .he Dominion Government before transacting any insurance business
in Canada has been claimed by the Dominion Government Confederation. Confederation (I868) there was en- acted ancc Companies“ Chapter d8). Act it was declared that lt was not lawful for any Insurance Company to issue any policy of insurance, or take any risk, or receive any pre- miuzn, or transact any business of insurarrc in Canada, or to ilrosec- ulc or maintain any suit, without
ever since In the year after
"An Act Respecting Insur- (31 Victoria, By Section 2 of that
first obtaining a license from the Minister of Finance to carry on business in Canada. The Act pro- vided that before any license should
be issued the Company should de-
posit with thc Finance Department certain moneys and securities to
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HALIFAX. March 15—(By The
Canadian Prcss)-'I‘wo Rnyfli C8- nadian Mounted Police constables. who admitted giving false names when caught by a brother officer ,
~ they celebrated a “birthday par-
ty" in a Plnlifax speakcasy. were convict"d in police court today.
The hfounilcs, Constables Herb-
the amounts zzrentloned in the Act according to the kind of lnsuranol to be carried on. These requirov meats regarding the licensing ol Insurance Companies by the no. minion Government have been con. tlnued in force up to the present time.
The right of the Dominion Gov- ernment to control by its legislation the bilslness of insurance, and to compel Insurance Conlpanlcs lo ob- taln a Dominion license before carrying on their business tilrough- out Canada, remained unquestioned until the year i913. In that year | reference cvas made by Order-in. Council to the Supreme Court oi Canada for its opinion regarding the validity of certain sections oi the Dominion Insurance Act o! 1910. Appeal was taken from the opinion of the Judges of the Su- preme Court of Canada to thq Privy Council. In this appeal till Privy Council in 1916 decided that the section of the Dominion AM prohibiting Insurance Companiel incorporated outside of Canadl from carrying on business within Canada without a. license from til Minister of Finance, was ultra vita That decision is rcported Ill til English Law Reports of 1916, Al» pea] Cases, p. 5B8, under the namg
(Continued on page l) (Associatcd Press) WASHINGTON, March 15-
Aftcr shuntin aside all major
amendments, the United States
Senate tonight passed the ud-
mlnlstrntion‘: $500,000,000 Eo-
onomy Bill, it now goes back
to the House for approval o!
minor Senate alterations.
crt O, Humphrey and Andrew B. Spencer. were remnlldcrl for n week for sentence on the charge of Elv-
IN PARLIAMENT Division Clfiranspor- I tation Legislation Expected Early To-
day.
.Maynard Black, who headed the Irniding squad. A similar charge against Constable VEduYnrd C. Sin- ricma was dismissed.
Late arrivals in Halifax for n training course, the officers hnd been in plan rlotrrs when the raid
(Canadian Prrss) took pine/x Humphrey said io-
OTTAWA, March ifs-Thu House day lm had rzivrn ‘his name as of Commons today cleared decks "Jack Brown" but that ho thought for a vote on the Government's he urns known to Black. railway legislation. Division is cx- Constable Silencer snll also he pcctcd early tonmrrow after the had no intention of deceiving the windup by Ilou. Ian MncKcnzlc for ofllwr leading the TiLIKI, xvhonr he the Liberals and lion. J. Mlm- illilfi rccoqnizcd. SllCnCCr had giv-
ing fictitious names to Constnblcj
ion, Minister of Ilaillvays, for the on ills mime as “ivonvcr?
Government.
The "cxoitclncnt." of their cri-
A procession of Liberals featured try. he said, had cursed him to
attacked from urcny
beaker protested ‘
I a slow, listless debate today inisplll ih~ glass n! wine hr was hold- f ‘which the Trahsportailcn Bill was in: when Coiisini)!“ Black and hi: ' qunriers. companions cnforrd.
Constable Black conducted the
against the powers given the Board prosecution nt- the trial today. Ii of ‘Irustees which will manage them-as not, ho fold the court. n pic-n- MONTREAI,‘ March m_cflnud_ Canadian National System, claim-shut duty to prosecute follow oili-
wagcs rrzluceri, mcn thrown out of l
work and anmlgalnation with the ---- ---—-—-- effected-and the Intcriornnd champion of low
Canadian Pacific Parliament could do nothing about it. Underlying the financial plight off
of tllc (lovcrmncni, said lion. Charles Stewart, former Minister of
ncs could be scrappedfvrs. but he had been instructed
o do m by his superiors.
tariffs. Billion of dollars were til-d up in railways, stcanlship
improduc five.
lines. canals null harbors but the high the railways was the trade policy tariffs and trndc restrictions im- posed by Ottawa, ICII, them idlc nnd
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