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1,000 Probably Lost In Sinking 0| Two Ships

(By The Associated Press) swarms. Jan. to-‘vp to too persons were drowned before dawn today in the icy waters of the Gulf of Petalion. about 20 miles rast ut Athens, when the crowded Grrck steamboat Chimarra struck .'- mine and sank within a halt hour. 1t was the worst Maritime dis- oszt-t- tn modern Greek histor The merchant marine ministry sattt 200 survivors had been rea- cued from the 525 passengers and l7 avewmemberl aboard and that five ships were at the scene to pick tip any otheys who might still live. Planes also aided the IOSCU“.

Many Chinese Lest

SHANGHAI, an. l9——(AP)—-l"rom 300 to 600 Chinese were drowned Saturday in the muddy waters of‘ the YBHKIZB when a small river’ steamboat with holiday passeng- ers collided with a lighter and sank of! Woosung, north of Shanghai.

‘lite actual number of victims may ncrcr be known) because‘ authorities said there were many "P031118? Dlissengers aboard the SOD-ton vessel. which sank within l few minutes aftcr the collision.

Aqultanla Delayed By Atlantic Storms

IULIFAX. Jan. 19 - (OP) ._ Cunard While Star officials-said tonight the transport Aquitenia. iitl-lycd by Atlantic storms, Wig ex- utulvrl to deck here about 2 nan, A.S.T. Tuesday.

The 44.786401: liner, eon-yin; he: last major load of Canadian troops and war brides, wag previously schfidttled to arrive at midnight to- nig t.

Grain Embargo Affects P. E. I.

WINNIPEG, Jan. 19—(CI‘)- A temporary embargo on nhip- ment oi bulk grsina out di the iakchead, announced Saturday by the Canadian National Railways. has caused a severe setback to domestic grain trade and export movement oi wheat

for shipment through Cana- dian Mnrltime ports, it was reported here.

A boxcar shortage. which has troubled railroads all season, was given ls the cause of the embargo. It was understood that can! were badly needed In Alberta to move wheat from country points to Vancouver for export shipment and that tihis was one of the main rea- sona for the order.

However, reduction of cars for slur-om: min from the lalrehead to the east will affect the iced supply in the east, which is already short and movement oi wheat out of Ai- lantlc ports will b» nrnctionlly suspended it sufficient mil clearances oi Wheat are not mlllli-flflvd. the report added.

Plan Dominion Drama Festival

Hnutmx. Jun, 19 --(CP)-J.L

for provincial elimination;

Coming Events

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"Dance in K. of G. l-tall. Sourll. Tuesday. January 21st. Clifford's Orchestra.

"Receiving Hogs at Crapaud for Canada Packers Ltd, every Tuesday until 11 A. M. R. N. Dawson.

ti‘ "Southport Ramblers vs. Milton Hornets at Milton Rink to-nits. Game starts at 8.10. '

"loading Hogs at Montague station each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

"Dance Credit Union Hall, Sllmmerfield. Monday, January 20th. Refreshments served.

“Hockey. East Royalty tonight.

Duns-tonnage versus Royals. Skate after.

"Racing at New Glasgow, Tues- day. Jan. 2t.

"Stanley Racing Club will hold l race Wednesday. Jan. 22, at 1.30 sharp. Come early and have 10hr horses classed.

[Wanting Hogs at Ita- llon each ‘Thursday for Canada

flickers Ltd. Norman McKenzie. cardigan,

F"Annua1 meeting Meadow 3on3 zarmers Institute in school, Jon, 70d. H. T. MacKinnon, Bec.

N“Charlottetown Boomers versus “W Glillvw All Stars at New ‘ll-luv rink tonight. Game

K"Attention farmers oi Eastern l"!!! We want a quantity of

git cattle. Eastern Packing 00., curls. '

“Victoria ‘Dillon All 8th The Knoty Ninera with Govt-dire. ‘$111.... gait?“ but. Victoria Rink. January

"All interested in building a ham died n Irookflsid Church. “hilly raeet in’ the Church Tuesday "mine. January 21st. st I o'clock.

Swill Ito-rim lottery out t» "rlvn tor at the dance in the Can- Qfbh lesion ant now. Jenner!

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cated that any future

ers queued for a baby carriage company. common stock on the Ittondon Stock nxcitange last week.

too-for anything, ‘in tact, but , Japanese bonds and a few other foreign oiieringwin a little boom that grew by the weekend to the- point of raising a big question.

Ont, this summer.

ry in the regional ellmlnations were advised to communicate with him by Jan. 31. The Nova Scotia group will be guaranteed some finarnlai assistance for the trip to London.

Says Ottawa Moving sli mgllt mrtluuull

HALIFAX Jannltb-(CPJ-Prem- ier Angus L. Mnedonald, tanned and smiling after a Nassau holiday, and a portfolio bulging with a. new Ottawa tirrncial otter, said on his arrival here Saturday night the Federal Government was moving in the right direction.

Mr. Macdonald had visited the Federal Capital on his way back from the Bahamas and said he had lam talks with both Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Finance Min- ister Abbott. .

"They have made certain new ot- ters," he said. and then added smilingly: "Yea, the new otters show the Dominion. is making pro- gross all the time. They are mov- ing in the right direction."

'1ie said he would lay the new federal proposals before hiscabinet possibly on Tuesday, and he incit- immune"-

mar-c might be a Joint one between Ottawa and Halifax.

(ly The Associated Press) ' IDNDON, Jan. lF-Eflii.‘ buy-

They queued for other issues.

"What is it-reel prosperity ‘or the start of inflation?" was the query in Fleet Street newspaper onions. brokers - rooms and the geverrtment ofllces oi Whitehall. Answers-given u the country surged back from the frightening threat of a general’ transport strike and Parliament prepared to resume labors on the national-

th, iaation program-ranged down- ihattilit: mhahmnwmhm“ ward to the dark foreboding of

‘ ‘ ___ _ two leading bankers, titlrjat inflat-

‘Ceu t ' lo Just around e corner P-ennitfif "Rani? of the vernmentu "°"<> Bu. Fortune an?“ an "om-e mom" rottw- g. , An answer h ' "flilfilttilsi - 00w,5tr1)| , both link-tat e e 320ml. n i cm “m” bum vfhrhuioe at hut partially

Robertson Nova Scotia secretary of (the Dcminion Drama Fostivahaafd tonight plans were being prepared t0 d9- termine regional representation in the Dominion festival in London,

Mr. Robertson said that organized groups o.’ the Province seeking ent-

OTTAWA. Jan. 19 -—(CP)-Few- er persons were unemployed and more jobs were available st the start o! this year than s. year we. the Department of Lalbor reported tonight in its monthly manpower survey.

Untitled vacancies stood at 90.000. compared with 80.000 while the total number of ursplaced appli- cants for Jobs was 165,000, a drop o_i 26.000 from the start od 1946.

However, the seasonal winter de- cline in some industries brought a’ decrease in employment from the time of the last survey at Nov. 28. Unplaced workers increased by 22.- 000 from this date. while the num- ber of unfilled vacancies wasdown

This seasonal decline, the report said. was "pronounced" tn Decem- her as manufacturing. 10381118 "id construction tell oi'~.'. '

However. off-season construction work continued at a high level in many arena. and there was a dc- mand for electricians. plumbers. finish carpenters and plastetrers. though the call for tmskilled labor fell oft markedly. »

More Jobs For Women

By sexes, there were"137,000 tun- placed male applicants for Jobs at. Jan. 2. as against 218L000 women. Unfilled vacanies for men totalled 55000. while 35.000 women were sought. ‘

The over-ail shortage of women workers continued, and it was m1‘- ticularly acute in expanding con- sumer goods industries such ,as clothing. textiles. rubber goods and electrical apparatus manufacturing. In the Marltlmes. there were 23.- 000 tmplaced applicants and 4000 untitled vacancies at Jan. 2 and the

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Destroyers To Sail 0n Druise

OTTAWA. Jan. 19 —(CP)—The destroyers Nootka. and Micmac will sail from Halifax Tuesday for a seven-weeks’ exorcise cruise in the Atlantic and Caribbean naval service headquarters said to- night in an amounccmen of plans for spring exercises of the ‘fleet.

The aircraft carrier H.M.C.S. Warrior and the cruisers Uganda and Crescent will sail from Esqui- malt Feb. 15 and carry out exercises in the Pacific until March 9. when they are scheduled to arrive at Balboa. Ugar-in and Crescent will then return to Esquimalt. arriving March 2'7. v

The Warrior will be met by Mic- mac and NoOtka at Colon and. ileaving tthat port March 14, will carry out turther exercises with these two ships on her way back to

Dalrymple was killed here Satur- day when thrown from the rear of i. truck driven by hla father. Cecil Dairymple of Milford, NB. The boy lost his balance and was thrown to the pavement when the Qidded. No inquest will be held.

Stock Boom Poses Question In Britain

ing tor no“ Ipota for their money -1wss imp ed in at least quarters.

nsw~service for its readers. list- ing attractive cumulative preter- red offerings for the benefit of those faced with "reinvestmsnta

problems." The ~fleraid editorially called the attention ot "professional

pessimisla” to the fact that there did. after all. appear to be altern- ative investments for railway stochholde n wanting to sell in view at the pending nationalis- ation of that industry:

The Herald's main point. how- ever. was q eisirn‘ that the stock market rise was based on "better coal news"-e recent rise in pro- duction in the nationalised dole, despite shorter manpower-W srly optimistic forecasts from ti- nenelsl leaders" and the ‘contin- ued record of the iron and steel.

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Premier Jones To Dpcn Talks At Dttawa Today

By DRBCY OTONNELL

OTTAWA, Jan. 19 - (CP) - mvpon-tant developments are ex- llected during the coming week in the field of Dominion-Provincial taxation relations as a result of negotiations between l1 nance Minister Abbott and New Bruns- Wlok. Manitoba. and Saskatchewan.

The first development is expect- ed to be the appearance here Mon- tituhot Premier Jones of Prince Ediward Island for discussions on o. taxation agreement which he has already agreed to in principle.

He will be followed here by Pre- mier Manning of Alberta who has expressed a. desire to reopen taxa- tion negotiations which broke down a few months Ego when Mr. Man. ning found that Dominion proposals were unacceptable.

While these developments are occurring in Ottawa, others are ex- pected in provincial capitals.

The governments of New Bruns- wick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are expected to amiounce definitely whether they will submit to their legislatures for ratification agree-

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Grocery Store Mo: At llllishoro, ll. B.

K111530100. N.B., Jan. 20 —~ (GP) — Fire today levelled a gen- eral grocery store owned by Har- old and Charles Terris, causug damage estimated at $25,000. The tire, of unknown origin. started in

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Read by Eve Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

A, MONDAY, JANUARY 2o, 1947

llEilliiAN 'i‘ALl).’|iDGE who has job but not triiicc. He is a son of "Old Gene" Tfiaimztrigc, gcv- t

cmor-elcct “the tiled Lefctc could take clficr.

a warehouse at the rear of the store.

The flames destroyed telcphcttc and electric power lint-s wvhich tun parallel with the store but temp- orary lines had been set. up tonight. One cf the worst in this village in recent years. the fire was kept from spreading to nearby buildings by volunteer fire- fighters.

Young liirl Dies Monoxide Poisoning

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A . M9» Jan. i9 — An 18-year-old girl perished and a than companion suffered frozen

arms and feet in a truck stuck in

the snow beside the Portage Road in 10 below zero weather early today.

Miss Joan Babin died of car-bun monoxide poisoning, Dr. Thomas J. Miller of Asland reported.

Peter Bushey, 26, was reported in critical condition at Presque Isle General Hospital.

“Discusses Western Feed Grain Supply Question

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BHUBENAOADIE. us" JUL 19 The desire of Western grain -(CP) — Three-year-old Roliance BPOWers to continue providing

nlastern livestock feeders with coarse grains is expressed in an interesting letter received recent-

Mr. C. I". Sproule, vice president oi the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Mr. Sproule attended the execu- tive meeting here last summer of tho Canadian Federation of Agri- culture when this subject was discussed at considerable length. He has given permission to Mr. Hemming to release his letter for publication.

"I received a copy of the Glar- lottetown Guardian." Mr. Sproule writes. "and from the tone of your letter regarding Mr. Gard- inar's announcement on feed grain production, would take it that you are not fully in accord with the viewpoint oi our Minis- ter of Agriculture. I might say

that you are not alone in this respect.

"When I was in attendance at the Board meeting of the CIA.

claimant to the governorship. \t'ill dei-rtand the executive chandler and mansion at 9 am. tomorrow but there is little likelihood that rival claimant Herman Taimadge relinquish them.

Sworn in Saturday as lieutenant governor. Thompson laid his claim t0 the Office on the basis ot‘ Fills Amalie resignation earlier in the day. But the 33-year-old son of the

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lined the policy of Western Con- adlan coarse grains producers and expressed thr- optnion that every tffort would be made on bchnif 0t the producers from the Prair- les to support free freight on coarse grains to British markets and to Ship as much grain asit was possible for us to produce as long as the price was fair and equitable to ‘aoth producer and feeder.

Conference Highlights

"Since that date the Dominion- Provinclal Agricultural Conference on grain production has been held-Decerrttber 2, 3 and 4, 1946- and I notice from the highlights of the conference as follows:

"It was agreed that an effort should be mode lo increase pro- duction of livestock andldairy products and to maintain present production of poultry and eggs. and that it livestock production is to be increased and wheat made

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Will Announc Plans l-‘or Funeral =0f Cardinal Today

(By The Canadian Press)

QUEBEC. Jan. ltl-Tihe Arch- bishop's‘ palace here announced tonight that full details of plans for Cardinal Villcneuve's funeral on Friday will be announced to- ntrirrou’ at l0 am.

Msgr. Bruno DesRochers. chan- cellor or the archdiocese, had an- nounced Saturday the date of the funeral and the fact it will be held ut the Quebec Basilica. In- tt-rmont will be in the crytpt of tho Btisllica.

The body of the Cardinal, who died Friday in California. will reach Montreal tomorrow night otter a journey by air as_tar as Detroit and by train the rest of the way. At Montreal iltcrc will be special services Tuesday morn- ing before the Archbishop's re- ,mnins continue to Quebec.

The body will lie in state at. the Archbishop's palace here from lTuostiay afternoon until the lu- neral.

Speculatc 0n Tax Revisions

O'I'1‘Av')\. Jan. l0 - (OP) -!t i5 a little premature, but Parlia- ment Hill already is hearing spec- ulation about the possible contents

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OTPAWA. Jen. 1B - (C?) —lt you go shoe hunting tomormw you had better take another squint at the price tags on those leather brogues you've had your eye one In all probability they will be trorc expensive.

Prices Boa/rd officials announced

will be increased by 11 pet" cent for men's shoes and by nine i191‘ C9111 for women's.

The farmer, traveller and hunt- er, too, soon are going to 11nd their leather accesso leg more ex- pensive. Increases in all lraihrr goods. such as purses. gloves, leather clothing and harnes; will be authorized shortly as resut o! announcement by the Board oi’ a series of related price ad- justments In cattle hides, horse hides, calf and kipskina.

The maximum prices of cattle hides have becn boosted by “WEB cents a pound, nvitlvcolrrespotttling increases for the other types of hides. This has resulted in an ad- justment in the maximum prices of leather, ranging from 10 to 17 1-2 per cent, depending on the type of leather.

The Board said that the hidc boost, representing about 20 per com of current prices, should in- crease the immediate supply of hides and skins from domestic. sources anti slmulantcously raise} Canadian hide prices to a level at l which they are more tiearly com-l petitive with foreign markets. |

It added that the increases in. leather. besides keeping in step with_| the adjustment in hide FY1085. also ,

will take into account part. cf the

of that great Canadian document known more familiarly to most as The Budget. Speculation also has it that the budget will be brought down in‘ the Commons early in ‘ April. , Front statements recently made .l>y Government tninisters indicat- "in; betterment in the country's ‘financial position, there is no doubt ‘tin the minds of many who keep a fiiztger on the governmental pulse ‘lira! com..- income tax reductions fwill he made. i They also consider it likely some reductions also are pending in a number of war-imposed levies, such o; the increased taxation on cigar- cts. cattdics. 50ft drinks and enter- tainment. Another tax which might also go by the boards is the 25-per- cent levy on the purchase of jewelry. Possible other tax changes include ‘reductions in corporation and ex- lcess profits levies.

Do-operatlva Magazine Deases Publication

OTTAWA. Jan. l9 — (CP) —- The Canadian Co-operator, oldest co-opexutive magazine in Canada, has ceased publication with the January issue. it was announced today. Organ of the Co-operative |Union of Canada, the magazine was founded in 1909 under the ed- itorship of George Keen of Ottawa.

ll. S. Fire Losses‘ i Heavy During i946

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19 _ (AP)

'today that property losses from fire totalling $561,487,000 in the United States made 1946 "the most de- structive year in our recent hi!- tory."

n; LABRY ALLEN WARELW. Jan. 19 — (AP) - Polirh voters today chose their first post-war Pltliament, in an election lacking in secrecy and marked by open intimidation of voters by or- gsntaers of the Oornmurtist-nsp- ported Government bloc parties. There appeared little doubt that the counting of the ballots would show an overwhelming victory for the bloc over Vice Premier Stanis- law Mlkolajcsyirs Polish Peasant (ESL) Party. Olilcial results will not be announced until Jln. 31:

In eltian throughout Poland bloc organise working in groups ollsroewsntvronrlronseeehonse. rounded up voters and led them h (h. polls. Many wire told that unless they voted ier the blec mandldateg they would face less ei Jobs, their homes er even im- prisenment.

-'I'he voting was 11001104 hi"! in both cities grid rural districts.

The election came two d!!! Iii"

increased costs in the tanning in-i dustry. The subsidy on tanning, materials was removed a. few i months ago with the result that’ the cost of these materials to tan- ncrs was increased by about 50 per .' ccnt. Prices adjustments will h?

announced for harness. gloves and}

leather clothing.

0oal Dispute Moves To Dttawa

i GLACE BAY, N.S., Jan. 19 —- (CP) - The wage dispute between District 26 United Mine Workers (0.01...) and the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation moved toward a Parliament Hill shoyvdown to- night with tlig announcement that l Freeman Jenkins, Union prtfsitiellt. , and his district board were cn route f to Ottatwo to meet with company,‘ representatives and Labor Minis-l

ter Mitchell Tuesday.

ilttoen Makes Fast Turn Around At ll. Y. NEW YORK. Jan. 19 —(CP)—

The Queen Elizabeth sailed Satur- day for England after accomplish-

,ing what Cur-trd line officials said

was the fastest “tutrn around" ever attempted by one of its vessels in. peacetime. ‘

The 83.673-ton iuxurg: lincr sol ~d . from New York only 32 hours aftcr its arrival on n siorm-riclnytd ucst- t

—MBi-'GP"< Phmi’ B- memmg Ward crossing. Aboard trorc Llt-‘Si general chairman of the national passengers“ conference on fire prevention. slid The 1.273-man crew worked