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181 United Statg-S-eamen Safely Transferred From Flaming G_u_n_boat.

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KONG KONG. Chins, larch l8 —-('1‘hursday)-The ll‘! men aboard the United States smihoet lunar when flemes enveloped her

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III OwIk'lwo0e$ la use

H. G. Shelton Sharp Swings Into Action In The Draft Address De oate

Public Works-Minister Makes D“ Vigorous Rebuttal of Opposition Charges In Opening Remarks,

Anna luseaivtlee belie-ed es se I; loll Gels-ls all ll.

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Port Explosion

. . y Seriously-figured And City In Flames As Dynamite Cargo Blows-up.

snurs WIFE mu TIIRNS sun on sm

Tragedy F o ll o w s Quarrel of Couple at Barkefs Point, N .B.

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QAN SALVADOR. Ii Salvador. llaruh lwdppruuimstely X50 pt- sous were killed when en u lodon of dynamite almost dutroyed the port oi.’ 1A Liberted todsy.

Following the terrifle explosion, which occurred st the docks. user-

buiidi-has cevtht fire end four were oonmmed

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his wife this evening sfter a quer- y; rd snd

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during s heavy storm were brought safely to this port early today.

Three of the erew were injured, one suffered smoke in the lungs. euotba’ had s broken Inn. and the third a broken leg. Their names were not evsilsble. The Fulton was on petrol duty against pirates.

‘their rescue by H. M. 8. Wishs-rt end the British steamer Tsineh wee In example of wonderful ses-

tien. Within s few minutes flames made a barrier dividing the ship fore end aft and putting the main boilers out of commission almost immediately. Pump| cmsequently oouidnotbousedtofightthehlsse.

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Officers were st raees when the alarm wss given. They hurried out,

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nt of the Provincial Gov-

ernment in Wlfltlrlg the pnblie es to the possible danger from eon- teminated oyster srees was e1. plnined and vigorously defended against Opposition criticism in the lesbleture yeolmisy by lion. o. Shelton SUIT. Minister 0f Public Works, who In a few remarks he-

Before Movigg_ Adjournment.

had made extravagant expenditure iu tearing down Lord's Bridge, which was quite sound, and build- ing s new one, in order, presum- ably, to provide work in that par- ticular section or the Fourth Dis- trict of Prince. The road in that district, Mr. Sharp explained. hsd been widmed by the Lea Govern- ment. just prior to the election, to

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but despite every effort the fire wes soon beyond control

An emergency wireicu est sent en 808 call, which the Tsinsn first received and relayed to ti! Wishsrt. The Wishsrt. which with lheFulton wesnnpstrol dutyin

msnshlp, the survivors related. Commander Todd of the Wishsrt his craft ‘ “ the ill- fsted shipsts greetrisk ins heavy see.

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fore ndlonrnlng the debate eflect- 2! feet. It was widened entirely on "d! ill"- Wllh will half dolcll one side of the road leaving a con- Olllllllllflll lufilllblllv 111611518‘ crete bridge of some l‘! feet on one "Wino NINTH Ill Bll-Ylvllfll". l"; side, with the result that enyone Ml 0W! llllilflllflfll. driving down the road had to iurn

The Minister um sssocletcdl w one side in order u» cross the 111ml?“ Wm 0Q!" 59913-01‘! 111' bridge. The bridge was built on OOBIPUIMBM W U” 5995391‘. U!!!‘ creosoted piles, with concrete cov- rnover end secon‘ o4 the Andrea. ering. The concrete W85 torn down H11 Honour Lieutenant Governor but the steel beams were all rm DQ131018. thd in tenderln! SYRUP!!!” in use. Only a few extra creosoted to the families of the late Lieuten- piles were driven in. The approach- ant Governor Dalton, Premier es on both sides of the bridge were 5Y0"!!! l-hd NI‘- Cllllllfl FY1108. ll rotting out and had to be replaced. well as in the tributes paid to Consequently that work had to be these gentlemen. done, in order to complete a Lib-

lrle then swung into action and, eral project started just prior to Without Bitemvtlnv w review the the 1931 election. (Applause). Speech clause by clause, launched into a vigorous defense of policies which had been specifically criti- cised by the Opposition.

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Twice bile waves forced the two voids spurt, but tin Widurt re- hrrnsd end each time took men off. The Fulton's two launches end whalsboet were launched. mean- Ihfll. Ind conveyed others to the

T111155 APPROVED BY a HOUSE 01-" COMMONS

Conservatives Defeat Motion To Restrain The Prime Minister From Making Further

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Lifilillififlli UFFIBERS

Brig-General Al e x. Ross New President — Sir Perq’ Lake, Grand President.

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.. was s deed issue tonight es ss the United States Senate was .. ed. Notsoetthe warts

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. nu sdmitted the rejection of request for rntiflcstion, he in- ted he would reintroduce the -- irrsonrs form.

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while the Fulton wss en rouh Foochow, China.

Fisherman's Gamline

The ex-hdlnister of Public Works (Mr. McIntyre) when he was speaking, (as he stated), “to the

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Will Pay Penalty For Death of Sister-in- law May 17 - Coun- sel Will Appeal.

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s threatened landslide.

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Parliament Will Not Deal With Seaway Treaty

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Recommendations To The King.

(C. P. ly Guardian's Speeiel Wile)

UITAWA. March N-Wlth three mentor-g iurnflng pert; lines, the House of Commons today placed ih spproval on titles for Canad- isnaflyevoteolliltolxdon- servsttves defeated i‘ motion to restrain the Prime wnister from making further ndstions u» the King for titluand honors.

Lining w with the Ubern-lb. Progressives and United Farmers in

sponsored by Humphrey Mitchell, Labor member for lest Hamilton. wen two Ontario Conservatives, George Bpotton, North Huron and I. D. Ootnam, North Rmfrew. On the other hand Sir Eugene Fleet. Liberal, fromer Deputy Minister o! National Defence, join- ed the government forces. Thus both Knights in the Chamber, the other being Sir George Perley, voted against the resolution.

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sion, with psirs unrecognized the government had one of the small- est, if not the smallest majority since it ce-me into office in i930. Conservatives have s working me- jority clf 80 over all parties in the

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rounded w members while oft-key renditions oi old-time songs echoed from the chamber. Ten minutes lntsr the Mitchell rnotim bad been defeated by ll votes.

The Prime M‘ defended particularly the granting of hoa- or: to women doing soeiel work sod public servants with long records of faithful work behind than. re meet this objection. l. J. Orland. United Farmer mem‘ for Bow River, moved to smsnd the mish- ell motion so that only titles would be barred. On an unrecorded divi- sion, this mot’ was deiiested es well.

N.S. BUTT. RIEFIISES All]

(CI. By Qllllllhl’! Special Wire) AX. lurch ld-Only im- socepisnee of general wsge reductions can turn sslde the crisis the} threatens Pictou Goun- ty's 1800 mlneworken, according to Hon. Michael Dwyer, Nova. Boone's

- of two lnejm parties were enuncisted a“, "u mum;

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by their leaders. Premier R. B. hm‘ m much puny;- mhgfwigg- Bennett defended titles on the m; opergwr] would have

wi&l Supreme Oourt here lestnllht sfter

u. natement o! the leader or the Op-

He first replied to an allegation o! the hon. member from Rustico.

m. lePsge had estimated thsi 030.000 had hem spent in gravel- ling under the unemplo, ‘ re- lief programme in the fall of 1931, after the Conservatives had been elected. Of this unount he hsd maintained that ‘M3000 bed heel .. t“).

‘lb this statement Mr. Sharp re- plied by quoting the Public Ao- eomts, 1082, page 801, showing the

added, "we know whet value to place on them" ltr- LePsge: “Haw much o! the that fell was carried er to the next year?" . Sharp: “l em giving e total amount." w, u sge: "But how much wsl for the next year.” Hon. m. Bhsrp: em giving the tote-l amount lhst we had to spend. We could only

which was absolutely whereas we only had from Ottawa to expend the total of $48,670.18. m’ about one-quarter of what you claim to be correct." (Applause). "I say if all the statements, es- pgciflh the mwr cement of the Prohibition Act. made bl’ the hon. member from Rustieo are es caorrect so the statement Just quoted, we know whet valm w place on them!" (Increased ep-

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Glace Bay Youth Acquitted

IIHCIY, N. d, Misroh lb-h- seph Msruslek. ll, was sequined in

facing s ehsrgs of murder in eon- neotion with the dssth of his fe- ther, Joseph Ie-rusisk. 82., who died ef wounds received during e domes-

iury considered evid-

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midnight. the youth wes way home with his mother.

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144th! OITAWA. Heron wil- ef e resolution oelllngl to sounder

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the Oceanic Company and othea

ehsrged that the right nf the stock-

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galleries," had lamented the un- imlmlte position o! the fisher- men s-nd had blamed the Govern- ment fop adding two cents tothelr psoline tax. "We admit," said 1k. Sharp, "that we increased the tax in that case, and we explained at the time we did it that it was to tskocareofthemstinthisofflrk, in regard to collecting the That applies not only to fisherm but to all others, including farm- ers, where gasoline tax is eollected end rebated. I might point out that the hon. member from Rustieo ou- LePege) in making his oration on mess production and buying, told us that the overhead in 0M1‘!- ihg on husinma in this Province was approximately 28 per ocnt. l! he is correct, then we are only col- lecting the some percentasc Y0!‘ the cost of carrying on the work of tax collection snd rebsting. Two cents is lust one-quarter of eight: 25 per- centr-the actual amount which the member from Ruatieo says is the overhead cost of carry- on birslneee in this Province. (uughter and applause).

Cenismlnsted Oysta Areas

Mir. Sharp than took up the criticism made by Mr. McIntyre with regard to the oyster area-s in the vicinity of Charlottetown. "! question." said Mr. Sharp, "wheth- er it Le good policy to ask u: to table on the floor of this House the ansvwr to qurstions that were demanded of us in this connection. Because while the report of the 0!- pert; from Ottawa clearly shown that eontsminaiion exists in these oyster areas. it ls still s. matter of doubt whether or not that contam- ination was the cause of typhoid fever in thin city. We are not pre- pared to say. But my hon. friend

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Oppose Merger Cunard lVhite

Star Lines

NEW YORK, March I4-—(Assocl- Med PRllF-P. A. B. Franklin, Pre- sident of the Intematlonal Mer- cantile Marine Company’, said w- dsy that I. M. M. atwrrwys have been instructed to seek s court in- junction w reetrsln the Cunard

eedi-lis’ with merger of the Cunard-White Bter Idnes.

Franklin returned today on the lner Mslestlc from lmrupe Ind

0m) stilldrsefortheeele otthe Wbtelter

(C. P. By Gunrdhrrs 5mm win- orrmws, March u-angwq-l Alex. Ron, C'.M.G., v5.0, of Yorkion, Bur, wsn tonight, 91m. ted Dominion President of the Can- Idim lesion at the 5th Convention o! that Association here. Genera] Ross succeeds Major J. i. Roper M.C., 0f Hillier, wmrimrnel omee since July, 1N0.

The office of Grand President of the legion. made vacant by the death lsst November of Sir Annm- W- Currie. w» rlvee to Lieut. Gon- era-l Sir Percy Lake, KGB, K.CM.G.

First Vice-president is Colonel W, W. Foster, C.M.G., DBO, of Van- couver, while Oelonel George Drew of Toronto was elected 2nd vice- president.

A E. Moore, of Winnipeg, w“ n. elected Dominion Chairman, ma; the office of Dominion Vice-chain man going to E. W. Cornell, Loud Ont. The new Dominion Treasufi is Major Milton F. Gregg, V.O__ Mo, who succeeds J. A. Mclseao, of O1» tows.

77w Weather, Etc

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