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On Election Date

Says “Some Time Between Now And Next Marc ” And De- clares Prohibition Issuc Is “Practically Dea .”

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OTTAWA, 0nt., April S-Prohihition will not be an issue in the next elections in Prince Edward Island, the only “dry” province of the Dominion. Premier Willie,- Lea, here for the Dominion Provincial Conference, made this clear in a newspaper interview today. As to the date

when the elections might be held, he said:

“It will be

some time between now and next March.” The Liberal Party, said Premier Lea, regards the

prohibition issue as practice

lly dead. When the province

next goes tothe polls the party would appeal to the e1. ectorate on general problems of administration.

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Trade Commissioner Sclanders Suggests Means of Marketing Tubers In United States.

(Canadian Press)

SAINT JOHN, N. B, April iL-A letter received by the Board of ‘Trade todsy points the way for New Bruns- wick potato growers to get s letter price for their product snd at the same time enlarge the present mer- ket. it wss said by the Commission- sr, FwK-QGIBIIdOPI. Y-Tbe letter was from Frederic I-Iudd. Csnsdisn ‘Prado Commissioner st New York, to whom the Board of ‘Iksde hsd written to find out tho possibility of selling more provincial potatoes in that market.

Mr. l-fudd said in s former letter that New Brunswick potatoes sold in small quantities in New York st Qllllo R Premium over the local vsri- tlv. the retail price being 23 to 25 Wits Der 5 pounds for the New Brunswick vsriety ss compared with l3 to 15 wits for s pounds for the local product. In his latest letter, he "Y! that potatoes sold in,5 pound lots are invariably put up in paper Ills!- The Idaho potato growers msr- keted their product in s 15 pound his with s distinctive tag and some Msine growers did the some. I-le sug- sclied that New Brunswick growers "but a distinctive 15 pound carton Ind ssld if they marketed their floods co-operstively thst should not Idd much to the cost and he felt this would add to the sale. Mr. Scianders said that st present, pro- "Imllil srowm were selling their DOtatoes fOP-lbﬂl-lb 8i s barrel. 1n New York the retailer was getting ‘will $7 n barrel. He suggested the "mil"! of s co-opersiive warehouse in New York to handle goods for the market. They could be shipped from here in bulk and packed in csrtons Ind distributed to the retailers from this warehouse.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, comma svsurs, . MEETINGS ETCS.

"Reserve the ususl date, July lst l’ slllrscon Tss. d680-4-9-3l.

rwlﬂerve Wednesday. July lst for "l PM! st mt as. dhlid-d-l-Si.

"cm Bsls by the 1mm of st. “"1! Ohurcll, Bltilrdly, April 10th. ' 4000-44-11.

"Reserve Wednesdsy. July can m- “ Psrty st Kelly's Cross. ml-l-o-u.

“"31! dance, umyvsle school, m- mg.‘ April 10th, new floor snd good uni: ladies of district please

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HNII TRUE Blll AGAINST IBIIIIIIEIIS

(Canadian Press)

TORDNTO, 011.12., April 8.-A true bill involving l5 counts, _ charging theft c! certificates and representing more than 3,000 shares cf mining stock from eight former clients wss returned against I. W. O. Holloway and Harvey Mills. former partners in the brokerage house bearing their nsms, by the grand lury at the as- sizcs here today. ‘

Still Going Strong At 97

(Brithh United Press) COLUMBUS, Ohic., April 8.—- Texss Tyler on a stroll from Texas to Philadelphia was found beneath e tree todsy complaining that his legs had gone back on him temporarily, although he was only 9'1 yesrs old. He said he hsd been stolen from his parents by Indians when he wss two years old; rsn away from the Indians st the age of 14 and had spent the rest of his life as a cowboy nomad. Never seen s. rosd yet I couldn't pull through, remarked Tyler.

Royal Wedding

PALERMO, Sicily, April 0.--Ths marriage of Prince l-lenry, Count of mm, son's: the Duke of Guise, Pretender to the Throne of Ira-nee to Princess Isabelle of Orleans Bra.- ganza took place here today amid a

parts of Europe. celebrated before the high sitar of the old cathedral with Luigi Car- dinal llsvitrsno, Archbishop of Pai- ernlo as csiebrant. The ceremony was brief. The nuptial cortegc in- cluding twenty-seven

residence lo the cathedral. A nup-

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"Unloading csr mixed feed st Railway ‘rhursdsy morning the 0th. T. A. Rodd, Milton. 4622-44-11.

"Bee "Dust of the Earth" pre- sented by locsl talent in Auburn school, Prfdsy, April 10th.

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"Children's print snd knitted dresses, fsncywork cf all kinds-St. James ‘Ibs sud Bsle today.

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"The Annual Meeting of the B. I. Society Will be held in Elncr-ld l-lsll, Prldsy evening, April 10th, st I Wisd- ' ID-d-b-Zi».

great gathering of royalty from all The wedding was

, heeded by Prince Peter of Orleans and the bride, walked from the Archbishop's

tisi Mass followed the wedding cere- whlefl consisted of simple rites. Cardinal Lsvitrsno resd the msrrisgs formula provided by Itsi-

They were cheered by s hrong of upwards of 1,000 invited guests as they left the cathedral. my plsnn-

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Nearing completion at St. Cat lwrlncs, Ontario, is the gigantic $18,000,000 Welland Ship Canal. The W!“ “'°"I‘ I" m" “I” “l '"'°"°I'l lo who up the overﬂow. Tots! lm of ills canal between Lake Ontario m“ u" Eflv ls 321’- Ml- The own lng of the waterway will be Ill international . '

AIIIIIIIIATES IMPRIIIIEII

FACILITIES

For Island Fishermen - Resolution Passed at Quarterly Meet- ing of Board of Trade Last Evening.

The quarterly. meeting of the Charlottetown Board oi ‘Trade was held last evening in the Board of Trade Rooms with the Vice-Presi- dent, Mr. Samuel Kennedy. in the chair. ..

A number of communications were dealt with, either placed on fyle or referreduto committee.

A letter from Mr. W. C. S. Mc- Lure, MP, Ottawa, with reference to the request of the ‘Tlgnlsh Board of Trade re the cost of getting live lob- stars to maria: stated that the mat- ter had been taken up with the Min- later of Finance.

Mr. W. P. Tidmarsh. Chairman of the Fisheries Committee presented the following report:

"Your Committee met on April

- _ ‘the second.

“Mr. G. R. Earl. the expert appoint- ed by the Federal Department of Fisheries, to investigate and re- port upon ths Fisheries of Prince Edward Island, with a view cf in- creasing productlon, and instructing the fishermen in the improved meth- ods of catching, curing and market- ing fish, was present, and favored your Committee with s fulfreport, of the work he has been doing in the Province during the last two years.

"Your Committee was very much

been accomplished by Mr. G. R. Earl, which is certainly along con- structive lines. The advice and in- str "ons given to the fishermen by Mr. G. R. Earl, has, we feel, already produced favorable results. We con- sider that to this effort is, in a. large measure, due the increased pr ction in our fisheries lsst ycsr, markets and higher prices. "Your Committee feel that proved facilities will have to be pro- vided in order to fully develop the fisheries of this province. The boat harbors now in existence require to

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CANADIAN RIFLE lssocllllll ANNUAL ME Illllﬁ

(Canadian Press) (YITAWA, Ont... April 0-At the annual meeting here today of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Associa- tion, Lt. Col. D. R. Street of Ottawa was elect/ed President. He‘ succeeds B118. Gen. J. Duff Stuart of Vuln- couver. Vise Presidents for 103i were

elected as follows: Lt. Col. R. B. Simmonds for Nova Beetle; Col. the Hon. Murray Mscmren for New Brunswick and Lt. Col. lvlscliinnorl for Prince mdwsrd Island.

Reveal Alarming Trade Conditions

(Specisl to The Gnu-dim) TIENTSIN, April m-Alarming trade conditions were revealed here at the annual meeting of the Tient- sin General Chamber of Commerce, an organization ed of the American. British, French, German and Japsness Chambers oi.’ Com- merce of this port. Export trade in i930 from Tlentsin to the United 'States fell oh 017,000,000 in gold, a loss of 43 per cent as compared with i929. Trude with European coun- tries declincd similarly.

Destructive Blaze

(Canadian Press)

~AN‘l‘IGONlsf-l, N. 5., April 0.- Thirty-flve head of live stock were drowned and s loss of $10,000 was sustained st Pomquet Station today when fire razed four structures, s large ham, carriage house, garage and hen houzo owned by Councillor Joseph Benoit, general merchant. The live stock 10st included sixteen mllch cows, three hesd of young cattle. two horses and fourteen lambs.

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MADEIRA REIIIIIIIIIIIN CIIIIAPSES

Reported That Rebels Asking Protection of . Foreign Consuls.

(Canadian Press)

LISBON, Portugal, April 8.-'l'he Dlarlo De Manchu. a new Govern- ment organ, announced dramatically this afternoon that the Madeira rc- volution had collapsed, that the ls- landugsrrylon was not loyal to the Government and that the rebels, in a panic, had solicited the aid of for- eign consuls for mediation and pro- tection. It was impossible to obtain any confirmation in government circles, however, and there was a general feeling that the announce- ment wss premature.

APRIL STIIRM "IE8 UP TRAFFIC N as l A T E s

(Special to The Guardian) NEW YORK, N.Y., April it-Sec- tlons of upper New ‘York State. Pennsylvania and New England were covbred with snow today as a result of a storm which crippled power and light service and hampered highway traffic. Busses from New York and other points were four and five hours behind “ -' ie. The storm extend- ed as far as Port Ailegany, Couder- short and Emporium, Pa At Tow- anda, Pa, sixteen. inches of snow fell

in 24 hours. Light and telephone wires were down st Benton. In New England the heaviest fall was report- ed from southern and western New Hampshire, where hundreds of auto- mobiles were stalled.

Says U. S. Women Are Spending Too Much In Canada

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be dredged so as to admit bouts of s deeper draught. There are many

places in Prince Edward Island where new bost harbors could be con- structed in fishing centres st s very reasonable expense. Your Committee would suggest that the Department oi Fisheries be asked, to instruct their officers to investigate and u. port on the condition of the exist- ing boat harbors, and the possibility of developing new boat hsrbors.

. "scientific methods for curing and preparing fish for market are abso- lutely necessary, and the effort niong these lines. now in force. should be vigorously presrod. ....___.__.._._.____.___.______-

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LONDON. April 8.-—The Ad- miralty snnouncsd this after- noon thst the British cruiser London ‘had arrived in Madeira to safeguard British interests during the revolt st Fnnehal.

WINDSOR, Eng" April h-Thc British public, which had been awaiting, not without anxiety, news from the slcllroom of the King, was heartened today by an ofiiclsl statement that there was s slight improvement in his con- dition. Authoritative quarters painted out, however, that inevit- ably s condition like that of the King must take some time to else: up, st leslt several days.

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WASHINGTON, April L-Nonnan E. Mack, of Buffalo, N. Y, Demo- cratic c-mmltteemon today was on record as believing women of the United Btstes are contributing to the business depression by spending money in Canada. Commcntin on conditions at Buffalo, Mack said: Every day. hundreds of automobiles,

was wine and dine I wouldn't ob- ject. but every womnn who goes with her husband is under the inlpression that she can save money in buying Canadian goods. The amount of money spent in Canada by Anlcxl- can women ls tremendous

cross over to Canada. ff sll they did .

RETURNS HOPEFULLY FROM CIJBANQ/IISSION

Tariff Negotiations. Of Particular Importance To Maritime Potato Industry, Opened With Cuba By Hon. John A. MacDonald, M. P., May Lead To Mutually Satisfactory Arrangement Between Both Countries.‘

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HON. JOHN A. MCDONALD,

MONTREAL, Que, April B_Dras- tic cuts in fares on Canadian rail- roads for the summer weekends were announced today by C. P. Rid- dell, chairman of the Canadian Passenger Association. after a. series‘ of conferences. The new scale will go into effect May 1 and will con- tinue through June and July. The new round trip fore from Friday noon till Monday midnight will be only one and one quarter times the present single fare. The reduction will be of special benefit to those passengers wishing to weekend in the country.

The present round trip fare for a. i00 mile journey is $6.20, and under the new weekend rate will be only $4.35. 'l‘lle present 30-day return fore from Montreal to Toronto is $20.70 as compared with the new weekend round trip fare of $i4.40. The re- ductions will apply between all sta- tions in Canada, and will commence with the first weekend in May.

IIIIIIIIE IIIIII BIINTEST IIllE.

(Special to The Guardian) MONTREAL, Que, April ii-Msyol

forces in the coming provincial elec-

the double mandate, which he holds at present as member for St. Marys in the Quebec Legislature in addition to this municipal officc. This was decided at a private meeting of the Honda group of the Clty Council. Mayor l-loude whose term us Chief Magistrate does not expire until April of next year. has repeatedly pledged himself not to rlln for rc-

an English speaking successor.

den of waging s paign while Juror.

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Hcude will lead the Conservative

ticn without the embarrassment of

election in order to pave the way for It is believed here that either Alderman, Weldon or Alderman O'Connell, both English speaking will be chosen to fill out the Mayor's term. Advices "mmml I" Yemlllsldﬂl"! 1mm gm,“ have mung“. urleqschedulss. The British West Indies My, Ho“, no; l}, attempt the bur- treaty negotiated by the lat:- King pfqylnglg] mm. Government, however, is a barrier to

the Canadian Government, in which capacity he succecdu‘ in cpenlngl izlrlrf negotiations with the Cuban Government which will likely be followed up by further discussions, leading, it is hoped, to a trade ar- rangement f-atlsfactory to both countries, Hon. John A. MacDonald. M. P., arrived in Cilurlottotown yes- terday morning and left on the ai- ternoon train for his home in Card- igan, where he will renlalnfor some ~ days before proceeding to Ottawa. Naturally, the details of Hon. Mr. MacDonald's visit will ﬁrst be communicated to his colleagues in the Dominion Government. He ex- pressed himself, however, as well sat- Lsﬂed with the result of his mission of negotiation. Leaving Ottawa on ‘Afarch 19, he proceeded by rail to Key West. Florida. and from there Lu Havana, arriving at the Cubsnl mpital on Tuesday. March 24. Hisl arrival coincided with a change of government and with much politic- al unrest. The new administration, again under the presidency of Gen- eral Gera-ndc Machado, was prepar- ing to take office on April 6-, the de- srtmsntsl

ces were being mov- ed into the magnificent new Par- liament buildings recently complet- ecl at a cost of $20,000,000; and these changes necessarily made difficult the object Mr. MacDonald hud in view, namely to discuss with the Government the whole question of its trade relations with Canadl and particularly its tariff on table stock potatoes which recently had been extended to cover the entire year, thus practically shutting out tilc entry of’ this ploduct from tile Marl- tlme Provinces.

Meets Cuban Executives

After interviewing Dr. Fernandez. Secretary of State, Dr. DeCclls, head of the Tariff Commission, and oth- er omcials, Mr. MacDonald finally succeeded in getting s. conference with a committee of seven consisting oi‘ heads of departments and tariff commissioners. The potato tﬂriﬁ was particularly discussed and the pres- ent tariﬂ was conceded by these of‘- ficials to be in the nature of an ex- periment which they wished-to try out for a year.

An important factor in the dis- cussion was the economic situation oi the country, which has given rise to much anxiety. Sugar, a, principal export product. is selling at the un- profitable rate of about $1.30 cents per 100 pounds, and it was in the hope of diversifying the agricultural products of the country that the po- tato tariﬁ nos extended, the Gov- crnrhent being cf the opinion that Cubs could produce all the potatoes needed for home consumption. l-low- ever, they intimated their willing- ness to discuss the matter further with the Canadian Government. with a view to arriving at some mut- ually satisfactory arrangement, af- ter the new Cuban administration had settled Into office.

Present Rates Prohibltlve

Over 60 percent of Canada's export trade with Cubs. is in potatoes and fish. The present duties Mr. Mac- Donald regards as prohibitive, and the loss of this trade would be ser- iously felt in the Maritime Provinc- cs. Cuba's chief exports to Canada are sugar and tobacco. we import now about 050.000 tons of sugar an- nually, of which 70,000 tons are bought from Cuba. A larger share of this trade would undoubtedly br‘ Ian inducement to the Cuban Gov- lts tariff

I Returning from unimportant tradclCuha in this rosport. "rllcre is still ‘mission to Cuba as representative of Ithe possibility that the British West

Indies agreement may be modified and the further possibility which doubtless will h;- iully discussed. st fuhure conferences, of giving pref- erence to Cuba over those countries

outside the British West Indies, such

as Peru, San Domingo and the Fill Islands, from which also Canada im- ports sugar. the product of these countries entering Canada in direct . competition with the Cuban product.

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THE lnlllllnl PRIIVINCIAL BBNIEWIIENCE

(Canadian Press) UTTAWA. Ont. April B~Agree- nlellt on o. course of action to be pursued in respect to the proposed Statute of Westminster, which em- bodies recommendations of the last two Imperial Conferences, lvas sn- nollnced at the conclusion of the Dominion Provincial Conference here today. A brief statement announcing the decisions arrived at by the Clon- fcrence was handed out shortly sf- ter noon. It was agreed that the

respect to repealing, altering or amending the Canadian constitu- tlon-the British North American Act. Repeal of the Colonial Laws Validity Act insofar as Canada is concerned was agreed on. sublect tn

lthe provnslorls of the British North IAmerlcs Act.

Announcement was msrle by Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Prinle Minister, that at some future date s constitu- tional conference for consideration of conditions under which the Brit- ish North America Act may be amended. will take place. A section llppllcnble t0 Canada for inclusion in the new statute of Westminster, was approved. but its final accept- ance was left over until represent- ntlvcs of the provincial govermnenbl have an opportunity to consult then colleagues.

The Weather, Etc.

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Sun sets thisevcning at 6.35 and rises tomorrow morning at 5.28,

Last quarter moon Thursday, Apr! 9th.'4l5 p. m.

Sunlmorslde tide olgilteen minute! later than Charlottetown.

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reciprocal trsde arrangements with

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