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BBMPR MISE IS REABAHED- IN DISPUTE‘

“Temporary” Agree- ment Concluded At Emergency ‘Teeting 0i? Council Yester- day.

Work of development on the new Oivic ill-‘pilfl. by thc Fedora! Gov- ernment would be allowed to con- tlnuc. tho City Council in cmcr- gency 50551011 dccidcd yesterday. All laborers would "be chosen from City iincmpluyment relief lists by thc Employment and Rclitii’ Com- nittcc inf tho (Youincill as hereto- forc. and to be subject to joint ap- proval of tho (‘nminittec chairman, iCouii. llcnry Lnpfhnrnl and Mr, tiff" Dfllliflas. the sitting mem-

r.

The now basis for selection of laborcrs won't] bc "lcmpnrary and dcpciultut n11 smooth functioning," lhe Council dccidcd.

fionlinvtur-e in thc dispute bc- tween C» ' and Federal au- _ 1 resulted in su- tvcrk at the airport on =- 11' followed a conference be- tween 1211- Provincial Government. Mr. J. Lsster DDUHiILS. M. P.. and lliayor E. A. F0: cr and Coun.

Henry Lapthorn. chairman of the 1:111, l/Jllt and Ilqlvif Committee oi the Citv Council, Tho meeting nuionlal and civic au- toclc lolacc vcsturda\' and -lil0fill' ufici- thc City Council was nailed in an cmcrgemy session to llillffih‘ thc ici11p0rni'y agrccnictit. fc‘ some compromise should h rca shouldn't 5° i lcnucr than ab _ _" Mflttor l-‘octcr aid inst night. '

'l'l1<‘i"l~ \\‘i‘l‘(.‘ still sonic difficulties to be ironed out. in tho selection oi tlii; next shift. ivliich would comprise approximately 100 men. lino..- ‘IHKiBTSiZOOG. but. Mayor Fos- i@!'i>'l1r\'ctl work would resume PO-ssilill‘ thisuftcrnocn if wcathcr

comma {voila

"Dcdicc Lorne Valley Hall Mon- dav. November 21st, Wcbstcns music L-276-ll-lil-2l. "Card I'm-iv and Dance at Grccn

Rood School cvc11v l<‘1'i<l.1_v night. L-2ti0-ll-l8-ll.

Lunch and Dancc in Niondtiy, November

"Bl uiiiiiunF“

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1y night. ..tl*2-ll-1ii~li.

llllll Lliincc at thc C. M. . Vzrnun Rivt-i‘. Monday. 21st. L-277-1l-i8-ll.

"B, , H. A. “T1

liall, lhnixzdny, Novcmlxr 24th. ‘i'°l>fil'l' r Orchestra. L-273-11-l8-2l-28.

itlatillfilllanfis. Stali- liflllt. Friday night. Chlpmanls odfillfiétffl. L-ZYT-ll-li-Zl.

"Uri a mast chicken tomorrow Npvcmbcr 19th at RtJgErs Hardware Sori- and liclp Hampshire W. M. S.

L-1l3-l1-l8-1i.

“Rm: ulnr meeting ladies Auxiliary miiififiilt oruinnagc. slow Bililillllit. Friday afternoon 3.30.

11-215-11-18-11.

"Darcc n;

"Tome to tho czn-oert at Brook- ttl so.“ trey-arr". 1 or".

coc . oc n a o Brookfield Hflil. 11-105-11-15-21.

"Come to the concert. and dame t} Vlllndalbane t-mi Wednesday n" J3 at. 8 o'clock. Proceeds m d of Women's Institute. L-zav-ii-ia-al.

(fwotice-A meeting of Mail n°llfi<jrn will be held in the Town u“ i. bummersidc. on November 19th h‘ 3 P- M. A11 interested Mail Cour-

"i Ire requested toattend. 14-214-11-17-21. "Livestock Market noun» Radio: oer lambs 13d calves “rough local shipping clubs week d‘ November not, u follows. Mon- ‘ “iternoon - Montague Cardi- 111. Soturis. at. Pcteri. Melville. M. Mlliview. Elmira, ‘meaday icon til train time-Kenning‘ Bodfori

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_UI'I‘AWA, Nov. 1'i~—(CP)—I-Ilgh- lights of Canada's new trading pos-

ition as affected by the trcutics signed in Washington today] be- tween Canada and the nit/ed

Sta and the United Kingdom and t e United States.

The six-cent—bushcl duty on for- elilll wheat entering lhc U. K. lfllfi ket is removed. putting U. S. and Canadian wheat on equal footing with respect to duty mtes.

United Kingdom has made a seasonal reduction in the raw ap- ple duty from tour shillings. six pence o. liuntiiedivcight, to three shillings. Canadian apples will con- tinue to enjoy a substantial prefer- once,

Entry Ls provided into the Un- ited Kingdom market of those kinds of lumber of which the U. S. ls an important supplier oi U. K. rc- quiicmcnts on terms as favorable as those on which Canadian lum- Ker is admitted into the U. S. mar-

e .

There are 202 items and sub-items in the U. S tariff uffcctcd cover- lllz 83 pcr cent 0f Canadian exports to the h}. S. in 1937 and valued at. $ii2’l.504.484.

Practically every kind of fish reduced by the Canadian fislicr- es is represented m the list of U. B. concessions, {Eduction is madc in tariff on both seed and table stock potato. "ow the level pre- vailing since 1921.

Maximum reduction is made in

To

NEW YORK. Nov. l'7—(AP)— The new trade agreement bctivccn the Unierl Kingdom and United States was wclconicd by tho Nut- ional Foreign Trude Council today 11s an inducement to "a ucncral ad- vancc" in commerce bctwccn nut-

no. The Council, which b composed of United States importers and ex- porters and others liitercstcd 1n foreign commerce. assorted; “None of thc l8 agtccments now 1n oppr- .l0r1 has presented s0 many diffic- atics in ncgotliition as that with uiciit Britain; None offers such favorable possibilities for a general advance in international trade. “To United States cXDOPWYS the agrccmcn. is one of collsidrrflble consequence as the opening of thc door of opportunity to i-cncwed Am- orlcan ontcrtlrise in United King- doni and British C0l0iI1lGi markets. . "A main c-ausc of the relative dc- clinc in American exports to ffireat Britain iwlwecn 1929 and l0.i'7—-i1- mounting to about SBOZLTlUUIlLO-avas thc lransforniuiion wrought by England's deparlurc 110111 iicr tnuiliional frcc trade D0116)‘- “Grcni Britain \':-.1s slow t0 r8036!- nize thc advantages of thc Amcr- ican trade policy. as an ultcrnativc to British jioliciei; which tended to divert. rather .han to increase. licr trade with non-Empire countries. "The rcasona that prompted Bri- tain's changed altitude to the trade agreement poiicv 01' U"! U"- ited States were tie Canadian-Am- erican ’i‘mdc Agreement, the Can- adlan-Unitcd Kingdom trade Airme- mcnt which further liberalized Can- adrrs relations Willi the United states. and growling dissatisfaction of British manufacturers with the result. of the Ottawa A Emmi-S (of 1932. establishing Brit h PT" ferentlal tin-uh. and quota-i M‘ the amount Balm gods lmP°TWd 1m“ Gagfelie disabilities under which

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Canada-United States Trade Pact Highlight

the tariff quota. is enlarged.

Confirmation Ls made in thc max- imum mduction in thc U. S. u, on lumber. tho .-t.ariff quota on douglas fir and western hemlock is abolished. lumber l5 exempted from requirements of lllilliilllfl and more favorable trcatnicnt‘ ac- corded recl cedar shingles.

'_I'herc are 447 items in thc Can- adian tariff affected. with duty on 23B items reduced and 146 bound at the previous rate. In the fiscal your ending last. March 31, value of imports from thc U. S. undcr thc 447 itcms was about $280,000,000 or about 58 pci- cent of the total value of imports from that country.

Canada undertakes to remove the special excise tax of three per ccnt tit prcscnt levied on duty paid vnluc of all IHTDOFLS into Canada under tariff other than the British prefor- cucc.

concessions by Canada on rig-ric- uiturul and fisheries products ar- allcl important reductions in . duties on Canadian exports of nut- ural products. .

Reduction in Canadian duties on canned fruit and vcizctablcs, c-anntJ fruit juices. ill-ass lJ»|)lC\\'£il'6. cotton fabrics and various types of silk and woollen clothing materials Ls‘ made.

Confcctfonary. lémarri... s frit-

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Concessions in Fish Important To Maritimes

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wircl

O’I'I‘A A, Nov. 1"!—Ta1'ltf chances involved in the new Cun- ada-United States trade agree- ment arc expected to have impor- tant economic results in every sec- tion of Canada. Some of the lm-' portant products cf each section are assured of easier access to United States markets.

For the Maritime Provinces con- cessions on fish outweigh others in importance. Otheis of special con- ccrii to that part of the country are reductions in the United 5mm duties of potatoes. lower rates on f0); furs. blueberries and bent:- rrrass seeds and thc confirmation of the reductions on lumber and turnips (obtained in 1935,

fiilliiiliiéfiiSES

PREFERENCE

11:11 RATE 111 BE EFFECTIVE NEXT 11011111

Reduction W 0 u l d Mean $10,000 Sav- ing Annually Dr. I. J. Yeo, Utilities Chairman Announ- ces. *

A new schcduhrof rates, revis- ed downward, for commercial users of electric current in Char- lottetown was announced following a meeting of the Board of Com- missioners of Public Utililics hcrc yesterday. Dr. L]. Ycmclialrman prcsidcd. Other members preacnt were Mr. Thomas Johnson, Sum- merside and Mr. J. J. Condnn. secretary. Georgetown. Present also was Mr. St. Clair Trainor, legal advisor.

IQIIBOHVG UCCHTIDCI‘ lSl HEX! the new schedule would bring ad- vantage to commercial users for the Christmls activities. l)r_ Yco pointed out. lt would mean an

oi 11211 wllni,

W N, Nov. m ‘(dry L Abolition of a. six-cent preference

uous liquor tariffs are rcducc and ofher reductions are made on ulp, paper and books, chemical lugs and paints: various mdals and

thLU. S.__d_u_'-y_g_r_i__ t1_i2_a_vy_cat_tlc_a11d _thcir_p1joduct;..

U.S. Exporters Pact As “Open Door” British Markets

American emorterfl. uzriculviml end

French Labor

N . 1’1—(A.P)--'!‘ho Gen- elaugfcdgryation of Labor www- ful iaatlon of 5.000.000 work- di’... ‘°"'“*;t.i: “§.....“’ "at;

I BOOB f N i-ionnl demon- . d“ on 51d threatening

over lumen:

uildlnfl lo of

gm Bunch negotiations for a Wa miunaiatim tenement vii-h U"

Premier was

- 0h York, E gagshggitminter ' River, Bil-ada- ' HOOD 2-—3—- “bi rrzao-ir-io-it.

Dekltiea laid tho.

flaming to diaoolv the Ohfimbfl

Fight New Economic Plan

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industrial. have suffered most in trade with thc United States are clue not ‘ inucli to thc 1 ' al

. of tiic quantities of ccitain impartsi ..has aflcctcd most adversely the opportunitics of American cxporl- ers in British Empire 1narkcts...A comprehensive udjustincnt of trade relauons bctivrmi tho United States and thc cntirc British Fimpirc is one from whiih thc Unltcti States should rcccivc considcrriblc advant- ages."

'1'\\‘€llly tixiilc aurccinclus eluding thc‘ llllii, iigrvcnicnt Canada wiilcii ls rep 11011 ugrtcmciili i1. ‘c now signed uliucr thc ‘lruuc A§ll'C€li’lC11i-Li Ac., covciuiig cillill r115 with \\‘l1l(:l1 about tlircc-iiftns of our Iulclgll Lrutic is curriul on.

American flRrlClLtlliO and ind ry chuuul Lgiltll inucii 1 '" 1 1110s tuo ugi-ccinuits. 'l'i.c coin ssioiii; c111"- (‘J ltli‘ 0.11‘ ]7l'\1lllli.‘.l‘n ill _ti\C1l t); 11mm curl‘ l1 “hill. \'11111l1i1: til triltic, 111i: Ulliti... lxlllflLlUlli iljlIC- lilelit is D.1i'.1iLl.111l_\' illlpoitallt irtlnl thc atlilittll-illl o. 1. 1.,11l.11.c. i.r.1t country 1.. Djv 1dr thc iiirlltat 101x13" manzzc. for Ainci ..ii 1.11111 pro-ruins taking normally" “Dad, uric ill-rd oil the total cxpurts. Subs initial c011- cesaiuin; on farm prucliiosiiavc occn scclucit from tho UllltCLl Kingdom; agriculture \vil1 .1Lu gain from .l1e UUHCtJoSIOIiS tbtuliiui for industrial products in all tlic cuuntrlcs cover- cd bv tlicac Hfimtllllflllki, since cx- pausion 0i imports 0f factory pro- ducts adds to the buying power oi American wage-carriers fur products of the soil.

The reciprocal concessions pro- vided ln thcsc two new ngrecnicnts cover products which i1ltogo:l1ez' make no a very large shnre of the total trade between the United States lllld_t.lle_fll‘0llfi covered, bylthc ‘-"--,_______ ___,____,

(Continued on page 13. Col. 2

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..tl1c United Kingdom. and with nor.

on Canadian wheat shipped to the United Kingdom via an all-Brig- lsh route, which did much m divert grain traffic from United States ports to Montreal, Saint John and Halifax is provided for bl’ thc trade agreement signed t-o- tiayr br-twr-cn the United Kingdom arrl thc United States,

The Slate Department. in an- rlfilmcing text of the agreement jircdictcd the agreement would facilitatc recovory of a larger share oi thc British ivhcat market by Anicrican farmers,

Ono of thc most important Brit. lsh concessions, the department said 111 its announcement, "l5 the removal of the duty on wheat, which has been equivalent to a.- bout six cents a bushel. This has tcndecl to divert trade to Canada, and Australia."

UMP!‘ the Imperial economic svhcdille. Canadian wheat: has to be shipped via on all-British route 0f Drove its identity if trans-ship. pod 11a U. S. ports to enjoy the prciurciicc of six cents 11 bushel.

That. stipulation had the im- mcdiati- effect of drying up the business‘ such United Statu ports as Buffalo, Boston and New york enjoyed in trans-shipping Cannq. inn grain to the United states, At thc samc time it increased the {ZHiiXT-ilililtllillit busincss in Mont- real aiztl tiic Nova scotia and New Brunswick shipping outlets,

Authorities cf the Amcrlcan poi-ts long have campaigner] against the prcicrcncc in an cffort to mgain thc trau- liippiiig bllfi.ijjg_ts_ ‘

P" '

f-"titl tilt‘ “ State. lcrinrrly tillfi Errat quantities of wheat to

mal crops i11 the future and the re- storation oi free entry 1t. again illifiuld be able to sell large quanti-

“Alrn. as a rcsitlt of thr- irinoval of tho prefcrcncc it should be pos- slblc for United States port and tramportation interests to rvgaln their lost business in the trans- oluiwuitig of Catiadian wheat to the Uilmd Kiniidoifl. Corn. other than plain whitc corn. is now free of dilly. and is found on thc free list in thc agreement. It may be noted that important conrcsuons have been obtained for United States wheat flour in Newfoundland and thc British colonies,

"The grunting of duty-free treatment for wheat by the Unit. ed Klltlidom should prove of mark- cd value to United States wheat ‘g/ihowers and the state;

a: Deputies and rule for a time without Parliament i! it. refuses to ratify thc economic program egainat which the Confederation has act it- sclf. The constitution empowers the Premier to wait six months before calli a newly-elected chamber 5f- m- lvlng parliament.

h Socialists and Communists asldled French "silence" on Ger- man anil-scmitlam.

A ltatemelr: authorised

at" l“ amass. "a me m o maiitl of German raciah

v t 1'4 thedo-

from

l ‘lmated saving for users in Charlottetown "n1 approximately

$10,000, it was said.

There would be definite reduct- ions to every commercial user Dr. Yco continued. The demand port- ion of the monthly bill would be

com lately eliminated to the smaler users, comprising 60 per cent of commercial consumers

here, while the demand charge would be reduced to the remaining 40 per cent. The lowest step of energy charge, which stands at three cents per K.W.H. wcxld be reduced to two. and one hall cents per K.W.H. under thc ncwsched- ule. No demand charge whatcvcr would be made for heating and cooking devices, u change expect.- ed to be particularly advantage- ous to restaurant; owners and others using commercial heating appliances. Concessions previously granted hospitals. sclvols, etc, would be continued.

Other items consitiercd by the Commissioners. which mot. in two sessions. included a revision of electric rates for the town of Kensington and surrounding dis- tricts. Energy is supplied by a plant operated by Mr. Austin Scales. lt'is uigicrstood. No un- nounccmcnt as to hi2 new rate was mridc but it was understood unofficially the revision was down- ward.

Mr Walter Grant, Manager of the Prince Edward Island Tric- Dhoric Company preserve‘. a brlnf to the Commission 1. Mnitcrs contained thcrriii would be ricalt with at a public mcrting plannctl for Charlottetown on Thursday,“ November 24. Dr. Yen announccd. The session would br~ cpsn to all

citizens. ltc111'os'e11t:1ti\'c= from Sumnicrriidc. KCllSlilQlOll. 111111201‘ Ri\"‘l‘ wrtilil nlra o“"1"'i. i’ was said.

Lad Afétilfiiiéa on (‘harge Of Murder

LONDON. Nov. l7~ICP-Il'1vr1:~l-- An 01d Bailey jury totlirv arriuittcrl a 13-year-old bry WiTOSL‘ likntlty was not revealed of a cliurgc of murdering four-yeer-old Beryl Q5. borne.

After the verdict was rcturncd tl1c court dismissed he lniirdor indict- ment, but turned thc youth over to iivcnile authorities to |)l'0\'i(lt‘ for “t; cam and protection in thc fut-

c-

B0l'yl's body was found last month in a rack hidden in the corner of a shcd near her homc. She hacl been strangled. ;

Defence counsel entered a pica of not gully after insisting the char Q should be modified to one of accit -: ental homicide. The crown prosccut. Or refused to consent to a chan and insisted that the jury ghou d find the boy_g11ll_ty_qf_m1|y_qgr,

{Agricultu

United States Grants Tariff Re- ductions On Potatoes, Fish, Foxes, Fox Furs, And Lumber

Products Etc.

(By C. R. Blackburn, (Ianadian Press Stuff Writer) QTTAWA, Nov 17—-A broadened and smoother highway for Canadian products moving into thc limtcd htzitcs mar- ket was opened today but at t.hc cost of thc lluniiiiioifs wheat preference in the Unitcil Kingdom and i1 lcsscniirg of other preferences, including that on apples, in favor of the United States. _ ’ ‘I ' I This WZlS revealed when details of the new Canada: United States trade agreement, signed in “wishing-ton, 11 c1 c made public in Ottawa. ziccomtizinicii by an cxplztniliitm 11f Canadtfs part in the 1\l'lgiO-f\mL‘l'lCili\ trndc zigrccmcnt. signed at the same time. ' Canadian concessions to United States were also 0n a broad line, lowering or jircserving thc ivitcs on some ii? itcms in thc tariff structure and prinriising; calrly rcmtivnl of thc three pcr ccnt excise tux on duty paid vuluc of

United States imports. ____: Virtually every kind of TRUE-what Gives And Gets in Trade Pact

caught in Canada will cntci‘ Umn-cl

States at. i1 lowered duty raic, in many instances thc_ rcductlun n- mountlng to thc maximum 0i 50 poi: (Kllll below .hc 19:10 rlllc which is thc limit. President Roosevelt is empowered by congrcss 1o lower tariffs. Lumber, agricultural products and some minerals bciicfit. Elie much opposed "marking clause which require Canadian lumber un- terlng United Statcs to be marked to identify its origin, was rcmovcd and quotas incrcuscci or abolished. Livestock quOlus were increased, potatoes given the maximum tariff reductions citlicr for tablc or 500d use, with seasonal provisions and quotas and the mazxiinum reduction

OTTAWA. Nov. l7 (CPU-Brief- _ summarized Canada fives the Utiitczl Starts. in lotiavls new‘ trade tirrcctnctlt. thc fullouviiwr concor- sions: ,

flctlurtions iii diitv on 28.’! items in thc Canadian tariff, including a ividc range of auricultural. fishcrics cffccted on fresh or chilled pork. imfi 7011"“ ilfmlilfif‘. 1000"" 8N1 with lcswi" reductions on bacon and spirits, (zlicmlcals and paints. other hog products, i‘iil'illt‘ll\\'.’il'f‘. fllZlF-“TVZITP, metal‘. and

The ncw fig-remnant 5l1l1@1'-‘»°<i('<1 ihcii" prcdiirts. clcct ‘c111 apparatus. that which xtas concluded Nov. l5. motn and nmtaiscrrlo: but not 1935 flllfi IIIMIO ciff-‘C-lv‘? J1m- 1- aiit-onva-bilcs. aircraft, preririou 1036. That agreement expires at the mmx ma“. cOn_$[,.,,.q,,,,_ and mu." °“f1.°‘...‘.i‘.°..il‘."f.i;"Edith. ... n. or 1935 agrccmcnt were rculncd 11nd n

much fll'0tli.il‘l‘ll'llllllbt‘l' o‘. new con- n?" T.“ _ -,(_ .. .. .. .. c 5' 0m an“ tilcii“ pros-viii

Prcfi-reiiccs Sacrificcii

To facilitate ncgoiation of the AngO-Alucriculi Agrcvincnt Cillltltlll. 111 common ‘Clllll otlicr lll(‘l’lli)“l\ of l

ral - Fisheries Concessions Reciprocal

Under ghjlew Trade T

realty

Summary 0f Canada - 11.3. Trade Treaty

UYPAWA. Nov l'l-Ti".l.~ ilcw

Canada-United States trade tin-ce- mom will tcchnicaiiy become 0P9"

ative frcm the (late on which ctic proclam-

zvtzcl ‘11

is given bv presidential zrion i0 thc provision of IX 0Xi'lllilililfl' CHiTZHllull from compliance with the rc. ' t1 - inarlzczing riwlflilfmellii Pm‘ visional effect wiLl be give-r. w

tariff treatment DYOT/‘idilfi United States and Canadian goodl c-ntrnng thc othcmcilllll-Yl’ l-iYlde-Y thc trims of .'\(lli‘.’lll 1 triad

of the" new alilfffll" from tlil: l»! l J~ (late 011 wllicll thc 1 provided for under Kingdom-Unltetl Sta t + s mcnt also come intoyforcc. in the pcriod w'h.le the recltit-fio cl the agrvcinri"

‘iii: tilt‘ 110w zliéi icci by 111.: Ma.

; approval b_\' 1hr-

('1' ‘t f1. h

muflv rliriv-ii lit Wil inn» it, vv- and thc cxlstlnq

nit-z.’ vvzll t ‘minate.

thc t‘.\;'.'il.’llli."f‘ oi . Ottawa 1hr; TVCC-k unthi- United Kingdom ncrccd such of hcr guarantccd margins of preference in Canada a< stood in thc any oi a succcssful concfilsion an agreement “Th ‘he L .. ed States. rrommm standpoint of ‘ho Un- ltcd Kingdom. also. a cnmiwlvincnt- ary revision of her agree-incur with Canada was 11 nccessary prior con- dition to mut-uallv ‘satisfactniv ne- gotiadons with thc Unltcd States.