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“Jack ing” The Judges Up

(Canadian Press)

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

‘CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933

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THE WEATHER

Fresh welt win scattered

to strong southwest and ds, cloudy with a few showers. Not much change

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Libel Action Against Paper

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Jan. 4—(C.P.)

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(Canadian Press)

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Lord Ronaldshay Dis-

Levelledt By Fire In English Channel

Thirty of Crev-ir-Rreported Missing

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Optimistic Feeling In

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-Libel action has been taken by’ Hon. W. J.- Walsh, Newfoundland Minister of Mines sgsixist the Fish- erman's Advocate, a weekly publish- ed at Port Union.

A writ issued today seeks $10,000 damages from the publication,

OTTAWA, Jan. 4—Dellnquant Judges who delay long over their judgments have been “Jacked up by tbs Minister of Justice. He has issued a circular calling for judg- ments being rendered with a reas- onable promptitude. The_ circular

OTTAWA, Jan. 4—-Compl1cated

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Third Meeting 0i Week 0i Prayer Held Last Evening. Rev. C.‘ N. Brown Preached Sermon.

l P111; mud meeting of the week o!

FIIQUTWIBIIBIAIHBliQVGDInIhLIhQ Baptist Church at 7.30 p. m., and was’ largely attended. This meeting wok the form of the annual meet- qn; or pie Charlottetown branch of the British and Foreign Bible Soo- laty. Dev. Dr. Vincent presided. 0n the platform, with him were Rev. n, 1). Raymond, Adjutant Kim- mons, Mr. W. B. Purdie, Rev. G. C. Webster, Rev. C. N. Brown.

The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. G. C. "ebster, fol- [qwgd by me singing of "How Firm |, mundatim." This was followed by scriptural reading from Isaiah s6, by Rev. H. D. Raymond. The choir then rendered "O Thou Who Hearest,” followed by praycr by Ad]. Kimmons:

‘Ml’. W. B. Purdie, president of the Charlottetown Branch of the Bible Society, took over the busi- ness part of the meeting and call- cd upon the secretary, Mr. William Warren, for (he minutes of the last meeting, which were road and ap- proved.

The financial statement was read and showed total receipts. of $60.1.- ‘0, expenditure, $3.07. leaving a

i. alance in Bank of $600.63. The statement wns adopted. A nominating commlttw, con»

sisting of ‘Mr. C. ll. Black, Dr. J. A. Clark, A. C. Dilchcmin, brought in tho following slate of officers for the ensuing year: Pmsldent: Mr. D. A. liiaclfinnonl. Vice Pres; Mr. John F. Whcnr. Sec-Tress: M1‘. W. Wnrrcus Executive: Messrs.‘ Ernest Worth, W. A. Stewart, Adj. Kimmons, F. M. Stewart, William Hogg. J. M. McFadyen, C. H. Holbrook, Ross Bethune, W. B. Purdle, B. W. 1e- Page. Moved and seconded the slate as submitted be adopted. Carried. The retiring president in a few remarks thanked the executive and members for the co-opcration given nlurlng the course of the year. The ncssage of the evening was presented by Rev. C. N. Brown. whose theme was "The Bible." _'I‘he speaker referred to the cf- ‘lcctivcnesg of the Bible m chaig- lng lives in such countries as India. Africa, China, and Japan. In the homeland many lives hsd been changed simply through the read- ing of the scriptures. Critics had attempted to tear down the faith of the people lu the Bible, but it ltili stood as the word of God. In 01°89!!! Mr. Brown made a plea for more reading of the scriptures.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, ' comma EVENTS,

MEETINGS, ETC ‘

"Talkies at Borden Tuesday, January 10th. vm-i-s-u

"Home cooking sale at Holmnnk Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7th, by West Royalty Institute. 7492-1-5-01

"Skating Cornwall Rink. Mon. dll’. Wednesday and Saturday. Uplcndid ice. Admission 15c and 10c. 7452-1-4-3i.

business meeting Cornwall Community Club Friday, 0th. a p.m., in Cornwall Rink.

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"Regular monthly’ meeting of the B. I. S. will bo held on Thurs- day. Jan. am, at s p.m. All mem- 5"! Dlease attend. Important busi- ncss. 1493-11

"Hunter River Club loading 0°88 Wednesday forenoon, January mh- Lili- Your stock at once. Rus- Ilil Nicholson, Secretary.

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"liltlntflilue Cluh loading hogs 34°00"? afternoon. January 9th. N» your stock n. once. Mont

was the result .01’ numerous com- plaints about Judgments being held up. In one ins‘ it was delayed for three years. The cap of crit- icism, however, is only intended for those it fits. A good many Judges have already reported that they an not behind time.

Railwaymen Appeal To The

CovernorGeneral

(Canadian Pres!)

TORONTO, Jan. 4—A petiti - has been forwarded to Earl Bess- borough, Governor-General, on be- half of some 7,000 railway engin- eers and firemen and 14,000 con- ductors, brakemcn and others pleading for readjustment of hours of employment so that there will be a. more equitable distribution of work on the railways. _

The petition was sent by I, E. Weldon, K. 0., of Toronto, for the Canadian Ree-employment Railway- mcn‘s Association which has branches in many centres in Can- ada and which declares approxim- ately half the railway employees in Canada are out of work. It is pointed out some cmployes work as much as 80 hours a week. One hun- dred miles, in freight service, is considered equivalent to an eight hour day. 1t is requested employed railway mcn bc rcsirictcd to 26 work days a month. l

As the Canadian people own the Canadian National, and because the government “has great influence with the Canadian Pacific," it is urged humcctntc steps be taken to revise the hours of labor. It is sug- gested His Excellency ask the C. P. R. to adopt the plan outlined and if unable io proceed by private negotiation to proceed under the Industrial Disputes Act.

Citadel Strike Ha s En d e cl

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HALIFAX, Jan. 4—(By The Ca- nadian Pressl-The strike at the Citadel is over. All but eight of the 213 men who laid down their tools because. they claimed, the ar- my rations being issued to -emer- gcncy yelief workers were insuffi- cient, had picked them up again this afternoon.

The strike, a passive affair, was called. yesterday and the men put their case before Brigadier C. F. Constantine, district military com- mander, through a delegatl m. Thcy wanted meat three times a dsy, though there was no complaint ab- out the food's quality. In the mean- time, 80 maintenance men remain- ed on the job. The crew, who re- celvc 20 cents a day and their keep, are effecting repairs to the historic

~ stronghold.

Today Brigadier Constantine ad- dressed the men en mnsse. There were some interruptions, and he requested the malcontents to stand aside. Then hc addressed himself particularly to them, with the rs- sult that most of them went back and rcjolncd lhc larger gmup who favored remaining on the job. It W115 said that eight loft the Cita- del, deciding to rejoin the ranks of the unemployed. ‘

"Notice.--'I‘he Annual Meeting of the Wiltshlre Dairy 00., will be held in ihc hall, on' Monday, January 9th at 2 p. m. Roland Easter, Sce- rctary. 1407-1-5-31.

"The Annual Meeting of the New Perth Dairying 00., will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 1038, at I o'clock. Douglas McLaren, Secretary. 7455-14-21.

"Notice. - Commencing Friday. January 8th, Wildey Lodge No. ll’! will hold its regular meetings on Friday nights instead of Thursday nights until further notice. l-l. ‘lhomton, Recordingsacretary.

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tinguished Writer And Traveller Will Reach Halifax T0- morrow.

UITAWA, Jan. §-1.1'.'.“.T—Ehn- barking on a lecture tour through- out Canada under the auspices of the National Council of Education, the Marquess of Zetland will reach Halifax on Friday, January 0. Bet- ter known as Lord Ronaldshay the distinguished visitor has been prom- inmt for several years in British public life and since 1931, has been a member of the Indian Round Table Conference.

During the regime of the late Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India the Marquess oi Zetland was Aide-de- Camp to that great Pro-Consul and in i928 published a biography of three volumes on Loni Gurzon. Lat- er he served as a. member of the Royal Commission on public ser- vices of India. .

The Marquess of Zctland entered the British Parliament in 1907, but. prior to that he had travelled cx- tensively in the east, with the countries of which he is very faam- iliar. From 1917 to 1922 he was Governor of Bengal. a President of the Royal Geo- graphical Soclety from 1922 to 1925. and a. Fellow of, the British Acad- emy, he holds a. number of Honor- ary degrees from several British and Indian universities. His studies of Indian religions and‘ philOSOphlQB produced a. trilogy of volumes; In- dis, A Bird's Eye View, ‘Lands of the Thunderbolt, and the Heart of Aryavarta. For t-hc last nalnctl book the Royal Elmprc Society in 1027 awarded him its gold medal for the best book pilbllshcd on any Empire subject during that year.

The Marquess of Zetland will roach Ottawa on Saturday and will be the guest of Their Excellencics the Governor General and Lady Bessborough. He will deliver an ad- dress here on Monday and will leave for Winnipeg on Monday nghi. "

3- Way Barter Plan Outlined

HALIFAX, Jan. 4—(C.P.)—Hore’s Dr. Richard Homer's recipe for better times in Eastern Canada:

Take Canadian shoes (any quan- tity) and exchange them for Rus- sian crude oil.

Refine the oil at Montreal and send the gasoline to the Maritime Provinces in exchange for fish.

By such a plan, says Dr. Hamcr, the Dominion government could assist the fishermen and fish deal- crs of the Maritime Provinces, the shoe factory workers and employ- ees of oil refineries.

He says the Russians need the shoes, the fishermen need the las- olinc and the industrial workers need both the work and Maritime fish.

Dr. Hamer formerly was secret- ary-treasurer of the United Mari- time fishermen.

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W're rie s l (Canadian Press)

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. l-Frederick W. Davies, .74, well-known author of "Nick Carter" stories, died today.

Davis, who often wrote under the name of Scott Campbell. had lived in New 0rd 25 years and wrote much of his popular fiction hare.

1i (Canadian Press)

BURIN, Nfld, Ian. d-John

Kirby, 04 year old resident of

Kirby's (‘ave was found hang- ing yesterday in the aiore when ha conducted a general

largest and fastest of the pawn!"

She was designed to make the

iantie liner Atlantiqns ‘ the Captain to be missing, morning,

OONFLICTING REPORTS

There were conflicting reports about how many were aboard Is the vessel was snroute to Havre with- out passengers for overhauling, but 127 men reached Cherbourg tonight in three vessels while the rest of the crew, believed to number between B0 and 70, was enmute to Brest.

The steamer Pollux tonight re- ported the Atlantique afloat 24 miles off Casqucis, west of Alber- ney. She was so hot it was impos- sible to board her.

The Ministry of Merchant Marine announced in Paris that the dam- age was so great the ship must be considered lost. Captain Schoon, Master of the liner, was the last to leave her. He leaped into the sea and was picked up by a. small boat from the steamer Achilles which, with the Ruhr and the Ford Castle. brought the 127 survivors to Chor- bourg.

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Men in the boiler rooms wen burned in death, ‘the captain told port authorities, and others were overcome by smoke before they could escape. He explafned that no wireless distress messages were sent out because the operator was as- phywiatcd at his post. The fire started at 3.30 am. in one of the first class cabins and spread quickly throughout the entire vessel.

The Atlantique, owned by the Compagnle Dc Navigation Sud-At- lantiquo of Paris, was one of the

liners flying the flag of Francs.

journey from Bordeaux to Buenos Airos in 16 days. She had left Bor- deaux yesterday morning for her annual overhauling at Havre.

The ship was bult at Ban Natal!!! and was launched in September, i931. ‘There were accommodations aboard for 1,234 passengers.

"I received first word of the firs at 3.30 o'clock," Captain School said tonight, "and by 4.30 it was apparent that we could not control the flames by our own means. At 0 o'clock all hands were ordered on dock to abandon the ship."

The destruction of the Atlantiqus was the fourth major loss to the French merchant marine in recent years by fire, the others being the Paul Lecat, December 80, 1020; the Asia, May 22, 1930, and the Georges Phillipar, May 18, 1982.

La Libertc, Nationalist newspa- per, suggests sabotage, while Le Matin says the coinciden are too startling to appear accidental. The Compagnie Sud-Atiantlque said thus far it had no information about the cause of the fire. Min- ister of Merchant Marine Leon Meyer arrived at Charbourg to maks an investigation, - Company officials said there were about 220 men aboard, but they were not wholly certain about this. Some of the 30 men who dis- appeared am believed to have drowned, as one lifeboat was upset by the cable breaking ‘or burning, and the occupants thrown into the sea. Survivors arriving in Cher- bourg were black from smoke and worn out from their fight with the flames.

"Public opinion in Francs is b0;- ginning to be disturbed by the dia- asters which have struck our moat beautiful vessels with tragic recur- rence," said Minister of Merchant

By Captain Who Was Last, To Leave His Ship By Jumping Into Sea A212 Is Rescued.

CIIEBBOUBG, Ira-nee, Jan. |-—(A.P.)—Tha maguif‘ ‘ ‘gist drifted a smoking wreck in the English Channel off the Isle of Guernsey, a tomb for 80 of her crew reported by either burned to death or asphyxiated at their posts in a. fire which swept the vessel with lightning rapidity this

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Hunusn ELEILTIUN

(Canadian Press and Associated Press Cables)

DUBLIN, IrishFree State, Jan. 4—Fom1er President William T. Cosgravc and Frank Mc-Dcrmott,‘ leader 0f the Labor party, today

‘ doned their plan for a nation- a1 coalition party to 0pp05e pm. iderit Eamon De Valeravs Republic- ans in the general election of Jan. 24. ~

‘They decided the time before the election was not sufficiently ‘long to enable them to complete ar- rangements for a coalition. Ii. was thought probable, however, there would be a working agreement be- tween Isbor and Mr. Cosgraveu Oumann no nGaedheal. The object of this agreement, it was said, would be to obviate danger of split- ting the opposition vote. 1

President De Valera will open his< campaign tomorrow night with a. meeting on the College Gwen in" Dublin. He has already said hc and l his government will go to the country in the hope of gaining re- newal of their mandate of last year which they considered gave: them a right to withhold land arr-i nulty payments from the Bank of England.

The President said also his na- WIDBJ 811d economic programme would not be changed. This was taken to mean he would, if elected, continue efforts to make the Free State virtually self-supporting as far as the necessities of life are concerned, and that he would con- tinue to withhold the land annuity payments.

He said nothing about the ques- tion of the oath of allegiance to the King, a question which was shelved last year when the Senate refused to ratify a. bill the Dail Eireann had passed to abolish the oath. -

Mr. Cosgraves platform, in which the Laborites were believed, to concur, calls for cessation of cc-,‘ onomlc warfare with the United; Kingdom, brought on largely by! the President's attitude regarding the annuities, and for conclusion, of an Anglo-Irish trade pact which‘ the annuities question rendered impossible at last summer's Ottawa Economic Conference.

The former President said his main object would be to rcswrc prosperity to the country and to place it in an economic position which would render progress pos- slble.

Flu Epidemic‘ Reaches ‘ Peak

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Tiic in- fluenza epidemic which has ravag- ed certain sections of the United States for a. month has reached its peak and probably will decline soon, the Public Health Service announ- cad today.

Alisiant Surgeon-General J. P. Isalu laid there probably would be continued outbreaks for a fcw flail but expressed the opinion the Ieheral situation was much im-

llarine Meyer. "It has need to be reassured. The inquiry will be min- ute and severe."

I-le refused to discuss the possi-

proved

While influenza is known to health authorities . i “the nation's costliest disease," the present out-

bility of criminal activity, say

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Izaak dd not reach the propor-

. cattle from western Canada making 5 a long trip to Russia went on here

negotiations which may result in 100,000 healthy well-bred young

today. Conflicting statements were made as to the chances of putting through the deal which is backed by a syndicate represented in 0t- tawa by G. G. Serkau and J. H. MacDonald of Winnipeg, but it was apparent the next step must be a. ’ l from the Canadian Gov- ernmcnt.

‘The Government now has before it- a memorandum of agreement drawn up between the syndicate and the Soviet Government, the terms of which were settled in Moscow between Mr. Scrkau and Sovirt officials. Today the syndi- cate. 11-prc.'~.cntatl\'c discounted re-

mervs Protective Union, organized by Sir William Coaker years ago. Sir William sailed from‘

her along the end of a. towllne, is expected to reach this port tomor-

of the American Scantinc Linc, was

which is the organ of the Fisher-

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Halifax for West mics last wcck.

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Rudderless SteamerBeing Towed To Port

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. Jan. 4-40.?) The rudderless steamer Scanyork. with the City o! Foirbury snaking

row. The Scanyork, a 3,262 ton vessel

Scvcrnl cLir load.» o: futile port ovelscas arrived a‘. Montreal stockyards today enroule to Marltlmes. A shipment of 120 head will leave John, N. 8., for ‘Glrwgmv on boars the S. S. Concordia.

ports the Russian Government was not in favor of the scheme. “Nothing has transpired since my

return to Canada," ilc said, “to in- tllcalc ill any way that the govern- ment oi the U. S. S. It. no longer considers favorably the terms as set out in the memorandum. 1n- dced, I have, since my return re- ceived u communication from Mos- cow lucLculillg they have in no way changed their attitude with respect to the transaction. The matter is thcrcforc before the Can- adian Govcrmncnt and it is‘ ex- pected ihnt in due course Li deci- sion will be reached."

Leader Passes

i-‘HILADELPHZIA, Jan. s-napld- ly thinning ranks of baseball’: old guard have lost another standard bearer in the death. of William (Kid) Gleason, coach of the Phil- adelphia Athletics and former man- ager of the Chicago White Box. He succumbed to a lingering heart all- mcnt last night at the agc of 07, closing a career that was almost a story of baseball itself.

Falls From High Estate

(By George Hamhleton, Oamdilll P-‘ns Staff Writer).

LONDON, Jun. 4——(C. P. Cable)- Gold has {alien from high estate and has become the world's un- wanted mlgrant. Like a man with- out a country, it is rcstlessly mov- lug backwards and forwards across the Atlantic. And (he gold turmoil is hitting the debtor and creditor nations alike. Between September 1931 and ihc various dates latest available, the returns of the four European ccniral banks showed B iotal gain of gold holdings of more than 2300000000 at par.

The United States, Japan, Ger- many and Grout Britain together lost £220.000,000. During ihc last 18 mouths nun-Q; mlc-sixili of tho cxisting gold stocks have been mov- ed.

The .\I dim d Bank, ‘n a monthly rovicw issued today, suggests l1 "closc scnson“ or a moratorium" on gold movements as a contribu- tion to trade revival throughout the world.

lcs. Public health oillcials hcre ah- nouncctl cvcry facilities of the ser- vice wcro available to local oillclals in checking the epidemic.

The cunrnt influcnza wave sewpi: eastward from the Pacific coast, mid \\’.'l5 particularly nnlrnt in soilthcm sinlcs. Siucc tho first of Dccciubcr it has sprcad to (hc mid- dlc wcstcrn and middle Atlantic sections. At present (hr disease is most prcvnirnt in Knnsrs. Mis- souri, Ohio, Pcnnsylvania and Illi- nois. Kansas officials estimate 78,- 000 prrsons in that state arc suf- fering from the malady.

(Amociatcd Press] DUBLIN, Irish Free Slate, Jan. 4-'l‘lu- Labor party de- cidcd tonight in giro its support to President Eamon dc Valera

first reported in distress this morn- ing, but it was not until later in the day that the nature of the mis- hap was learned. She was bound