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n’; was the 83.673-ton Queen Elizabeth, back in service since last October. The BLOOD-tun Queen Mm, undergoing reconversiun. Wm lplllljn to the shipping lanes later this year.

The first Mauretania. 785 feet ind 111.938 gross tons. made her iiaidcn voyage Nov. 16. 1907. Her mt was 0n Sept 26. i934. 'I‘hai. famous liner with her familiar [our red and black funnels tirade r50 ytnind trips [MOSS the Atlantic u... fur 22 years held the speed ;9_it\'tl. ilcr fastest crossing was nun» ill the ripe age of 22-New yM-i; in Plymouth in four days. l‘; hours. 5t] minutes.

1%,. iintiretanin was broken up 5n 19155, her name passing to an ,;| ion paddle steamer cam-

‘ .1 .,._..-,;;._- between thc Isle of Wight irtl s trlznntpttiti. a device oi the

to preserve their right to in“ been termed the “most

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jteliittvt name in shipping. Muni- lit (‘S

..f the original Maurotania ‘iii nlivc in thc third-n lwt-.-stut~kcr-—by means of iwf carvings and decoration; nit-wot the ship.

iiriitiillAiiES. DEATHS

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MARRIAGES inttmvfltkllt-BPLCK - Miss Evelyn Beck. fornie:ly oi Aillston. PEI. and ltnycmoiid MacAteer were un- lied 1-. lilnfrillgc at 138 Sprhighurst Atenue. Toronto, Ont... on August: 2t, 1945.

DEATHS

'l‘Y-.At. Vernon, May 2.

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A.D.'I‘.. and all ship's batteries went dead. As the freighter creak- ed and buckled no 5.0.5. maid be sent out.

Crew In Danger

Capt. R. M. Browne of Belfast. master of the Wlcklow Head. said later there had been real danger of his ship breaking up beneath his feet at any moment. With that prospect the seamen faced being swept to their deaths Oil jagged rocks only '15 yards away_

With 20 feet of salt water in

hcr iiold there appeared tonight little chance that the freighter could be salvaged.

, This reporter and Ralph Vaughan of‘ the Halifax Herald

chipped in to ship as passengers o-n the Ray Richard as she drove out of the bay in a, lashing rain- storm ln search of the stricken vessel. First of several craft to respond to the Wicklpv/s call fcr assistance, the craft had been out all nigiit without finding any trace oi the wounded freighter. ‘Dot;- tired but with a new and this trite accurate bearing supplied by the R..C.A.F. air-sea rescue unit. her crew put to sea again.

With all eyes straining through the thickening mist we rounded Port Joli Head and lurclied south along the coast. Visibility lower- cti to 600 yards and the shore was hardly discernible.

° "-" 1v. the shape of the frclghterfs mass ls-amcd out of ‘the iogr Capt. Wilson Huskins. a giant of a man wearing a cap and old blue sweater. hove to his boa’. 50 yards from the helpless freigh-

ter. The crew of the Wlcklotv Head. all wearing life-Jackets, lined the rai-ls and watched ill in silence.

Husklns immediately put a dory over the side and he and Douglas Wagner grabbed the oars_ The

liWl, Mrs. Owen Docherty. aged to years. Funeral from her late residence Monday. May 5th to St. Jeztchims Church. Vernon River. lfass at. 9 o'clock. Interment Church Ccmetery.—(Patrlot please ;tipy.i

“UODSIDE-At, the Prince County Hospital Thursday, May 1. Eliza- heth Woodside. aged 8'1 years. Re- itiains resting at Bowness Funeral Home. Stimmerslde until today tSattirtlai-i when they will be taken it. Mzilpeque for service at L‘. p.m_ in Maipeque United Citurcli.

srivliblsoif-Buddenly t New Glasgow, P.E.I.. May 2, 1 47, Dr. A. B. Stevenson in his 69th year. Rcnmins are resting at his late residence where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon. service starting at 2.80. Inter- ment in New Glasgow cemete y. GQUAREBR-IG GS — At Montrerll on April 30. 1947. Miss Not-u Squarcbriggs, in her 24th year. datighter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Squarebriggs. Maple Hills. Re- mains will arrive at Cutcllfie mineral Home this (Saturday) evening where funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon. ser- \'l(‘e starting at 2 p.m. D.B.'f‘. Interment in People's Cemetery.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Taylor and Fllmlli’. wish to thank their many friends. neighbours. relatives. “llilfllflke. Doctor and Clergy who 5° Kindly assisted them Ln their remit sad bereavement. Also those who sent. flowers. cards said messag- Ps of sympathy.

“RS. THOMAS TREMERI-

In fond and loving memory of our dcnr mother who passed

near Nfny 4th. 1946. liver remembered by the family.

In Memos-lam.

ln loving memory of

CHARLES MALONE

wh" Passed away three years l!" to-dgy_

"one but not forgotten. Inserted by wife and daughters.

ll! Memorials:

Al: mm"?! of our notifier Mn. E. ‘ "MFMFII. who passed away on -\}.v are. mo

t‘ w‘ “"06 Ital’. so we mlu her as; Ifllllda she la always non. _ kzniambored, longed for ni- "hllhl Ronny a stunt ten. I . Ev-r- Rlmunllefltl by liar Daughters. . N. IV

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two reporters hurtled in after. Bobbing on the heaving seas which were striking in telling

repetition on the ship’; side we approached her starboard side. shipping a little water as we tvcnt.

Lifobolts Useless

The Wicklow had attempted to lower two lifeboats. One hung useless on the port side with lines fouled while on the starboard side the second had been lowered into the water. There was a deep gash in the bow and she hit. heavily and sullenly on the hull of the wreck.

Capt. Ruskin: swelled over the surging fury of the seas "can we help you in any way."

Down from the main deck came

the shouted answer: "Yes. take us off." _ "How many are you?" “Thirty".

Capt. Ruskin: nodded to Wag- ner. “All right, lets get them off."

Skllfully and carefully the two veteran fishermen guided their dory alongside the lowered life- boat. We grabbed its side but it was all we could do to hang on

u heavy sen rolled up and along i

the starboard side of the ship. “Send three men." yelled Capt_

' Huaklns.

Three men came scremblin! down the ship's ladder. One of them carried a small suitcase. They dropped into the lifeboat. caught their balance and then sprang into the dory. With its

first load the dory bobbed heck to |

its little parent vessel.

The Gory made five tries in e11 without a man being him"

One at a time the rescued scramb- bled over the side o! the Rev Rich- sivil. Unshsvcai. weary Ind b68111“- ed they sold little but passed out cigarettes to the crow of the fish- ing boat. That was all they hail

salvaged except one suitcase or]

duffle bag apiece. .

The gear arrived on the lust triv- It w... flung into the tumblers half-owa-mped lifeboat and lowed by the dory to the Ra)’ Rlrltartl- Capt. Browne was the lost 1111111 down the ladder. The stocky ate-si-

°1‘ "it! l" h“ “mu” t° “y o" less was sen-t out last night asking‘

why the ship had run “$011M 1m‘ til after he had talked lth his owners - the steamship c mpany which carries the furious bloody hand on lb funnel.

The 30 seamen crowded onto the narrow after-dock Q! U" mm“? boat and in the small cabin lor- wsi-d. Thom were already 11 9"" sons aboard 0o that there w

hardly an inch of W!“ 11°‘ “km M

up. when we moved we moved carefully. clinging lo each other. l0 that. no one would be P1191“! 1”‘ mi into the rough no. The rain had stepped by now and in the

brisk bioeee we were Ill Able 1° partially dry elit- Molt of Crow in Bot!

Most of the crew were in bed‘ when the shin struo . some of them were thrown from their with and

nit nap-beam bonuses a" ti“

bottom. . I ottpi. BTUIHO not out w W" nquouilng immediate lmlmfl“

' not the position he l“?

may was not lecurati freighter was e round on tho maln-

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BEIITRAL GUARDIAN

This column t‘. reserved for news of local interest. but. advertising of a neway nature may be Ilium-bod

FUNERAL YESTERDAY — The funeral of the late Simon W. Crabbe was held from the Mac- Lean- Funeral Home yesterday afternoon. The service was con- ducted by the Rev. T. H. Bussell .Somcrs. Interment was in High- fleld Cemetery. The pail-bearers were Capt. Albert Jay. Harry Janiieson. Philip Hughes. Vernon Moore. Winston Smith. and Leo I Bradley. _ i CARIBOU RAMP READY T0- iDAY-The "Prince Nova" which ibekan her regular Wood Islands- yCaribou crossings yesterday was unable, ‘however, to land any ears or trucks at Caribou as the rimp was not in operation. 1t will be in

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By FRANCIS W. CARPENTER.

NEW YORK. May 2—(AP)- Britain and the United States won a stiff fight. tonight in the United Nations Assembly's steer- ing committee to bar Jewish representatives from floor debate in the full 55- assembly oh Palestine.

The vote was ll to 0. with Czechosl-vakia. Poland and Rus- sia abstainlng. The Assembly it- self still must approve or reject the decision of the steering com- mlttee.

Czechoslovakia and P o 1 a n d. backed by Russia, lost out in an attempt to invite the Jewish ag- ency for Palestine to appear be- fore the Assembly and state its’ CBSB.

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‘readiness for both passenger and motor vehicle service this ailer- ncon. No motor vehicles will he carried on lhe_l'll0l‘flll1g trip.

13.1. S. hIEETING-Tlie regular tmonthly meeting of the Benevo- jlent. Irlsli Society was hold last {evening in the Bank of Commerce H-fall. A large number of meni- ,hers attended. The tircsident, W. W. McCarron presided. Four new members were initiated. Thev ‘were: Mr. C. Wiitht. Mr. J. J. ;Duf‘fy. Mr. J. Alfred Kelly. Mr. J. iG. Murtagli. Report". of various lcommittees iverc 2l“'4‘l and new |suggestions were offered. Ten ap- plications for membership ivere ‘read and Bro. J. D, MncGulgan ‘gave an interesting talk on irlsli history and geography, with a number of suggestions for the advancement of educational facil- ities of the Society. A commit- tee was appointed to make ar- rangements for the annual Society .banquet to be lieid iii the near [future The meeting closed with ithe National Anthem.

INTERNATIONAL iSERVlCE-Tlte I. S. S. is an or- ganization which contributes aid to the bombed-out and dispossess- ed students of many countries in Europe and alsolto China. Funds [raised by the I.S_S. are used to rat-establish libraries, buy books and clothing and in some cases ‘food. Prince nf Wales students ltave contributed to this worthy cause in the past and are nt pre- sent in the middle of an exten- sive drive to aid their unfortun- ate fellow students. This drtv. which has met with no small sitc-

STUDENT‘

cess. terminates today with the selling of tags at P.W.C. mid l about the City. The 1.8.5. is It

loan-profit organization and the local colleges tire doing their part. in extending the opporltiniiy of education to the students of the war scarred, poverty stricken parts of the globe.

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dered about for hours. and waited. They were flvtn bi lowed imtrllctions by Capt. Huskins and started cif inland again. They joined the other members at the ctow soon after the Ray Richard docked back here.

A Tough Night

, Charlie Todd of Belfast. the sole messenger who was on his ttoy to Ottawa, said it had been a "dicey" night. “I was in the paratroops and, I never had a worse moment there. Wethoiight she wzu going to break in two any minute. But there was nothing we could do except wait."

The iil-iiated ship had been three weeks comting from Glasgow. Tom Devane. 44-year-old fireman, said he'd never had a worse trip in his "26 years at sea. The crew agreed that. the ground- lini; Capped the bad luck off t bad voyage. Front the haggard. tight lfaoes of the crew it was evident ithot the strain of waiting for help, ‘while the rising seas potindcd and strained at th; ship. had been a l

grim ordeal.

About his daring rescue opera- tion, Capt. Huskins and members of his crew said hardly a word. |WlLh the sea their home. it held much respect but no terrors. '

Said the skipper of the Ray Rich .ard: "Oh. there wasn't much to ii. , The Wicklow head's captain ex- pressed the belief he had struck Port. Mouton Island when a wire-

for "inunedlate assistance."

TM message as relayed by coastal radio atbilofls. however. slid. the captain "did not wish s s to ‘so sent." but added that B. reboot was needed immediately.

Later the captain sent a message

the Ulster Steamship Company of Belfast. the owners. reporting "astiore on Port Mouton Island inking water. Bll-Tflllillgdlvilvlly Asked for assistance.“

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l! Months to 2 Years

Asked to estimate hoiw long. it would take to complete the con- trlct he said he expected lit would take between eighteen months and two years. Mr. McIntosh ec- plalned that under conditions sit they wilt exist at Borden work clnnot progress without inter- ruption. Operations will have to be suspended each time the ferry

ibecume lost in the fog and wan-

'I‘he vote on the Czech-Polish‘ to three, and then adjourned

‘proposition was eight Lwith three nbstentioiis the steering committee at 7:12 p.m. tE.D.'I‘.l Britain. the United States and Russia agreed that the United Nations should hear Jewish views

Ivbut they disagreed radically on lhotv this should be done. ' The positions taken bv the

three great. powers in debate in [the Assembly's steering commit- |tee on Jewish representation in the Assembly deliberations were: I l. United States-Jewish ag- ;ency for Palestine should be per- |mitted to present its views and |thc Asscmblys 55-meniber polit- irnl committee should be the fortim. The agency's expression should be limited to its views on the proposal for setting tip a U. inquiry committee on Pales-

l tine. l 2. Britain-agreed with the Un- ‘lied States but felt that the dele- ygntcs should decide cni how frtr itlie political committee cottld an iiii hearing the Jews.

i 3. Russia——advocated lteztring ;tlie Jewish side on the Assembly lfloor and supported a Czech-Pol- lisli resolution asking the Assem- jbly to invite the Jewish agency ifor hearings. . From the Arab side, Mahoud ‘Pasha, Egypt. conceded that; the ‘Jews should be heard but said the proposed committee of ln-i ‘qulry. which would be set up hy

.this Assembly to investigate the {Palestine case, was the place for ,thcm.

‘g Canada. China and Ecuador lsupported the British - U n i t e d ‘States position.

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nuitiigtttiti Dogs lilo To Nflil.

The first pedigreed English Set- ttcrs to leave Prince Edward Island

They re- . _ turned ‘o ‘he Show new, the shipifor Newfoundland are leaving Char

‘icttettiivn Sunday 0n the "Island Connector". it was learns-d last ‘night. The dogs are being shipped lto Walcot Wlnwr '0! St. John's. The fcanlnes are progeny of the noted ‘dam Ruby Gal and sired by the imported setter Ellis Red Ranger. The shipments are being made by Frank Acorn of the Oak Kennel].

lNursing Sisters iWar Memorial

I t f As a living memorial to ail nurs- | lug sisters who served during World ‘War II. nursing libraries are to [be sent to the countries which were devastated by war. . One of the mostyielous assaults lthat was made by the conquering

ihordes of the Bttenly (“H1118 U"! bus services. trains. banks. Courts‘ lreoeni. war was upon the books and: and other '

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libraries. with the destruction of such books. nurses in the war-torn countries today find themselves witliotit nursing text-s. without. the

per on which to print them and.

W- vfitli very few qualified people equipped with the latest informa- 1.l0n on nursing developments to “write the texts. it is to fill this breach that C811". ilfllllli nurses are trying lo assist.- lBooks tlfl nursing practice. books on‘ llhe medical i\§‘p¢1‘l5 of the various diseases. medical dlctonarles. laws- lng volumes and training equip- meni. are needed by all the Schools 0i‘ Nllrslnfl- i l The Caiiadlait Nurses Association. ‘has established a fund known as ithe War moihlal ‘Ih-ust Fund.‘ ‘which is to be used for the pur- tchuzc of these booths and equip- lment at a cost 0f $32,600.00. The. quota for Prince‘ Eduard Island is 55200.00 and all nurses active or ‘retired are being asked to coii- tribute a minimum of $1.00 to the Fund. Contributions may be given to any of the following nurses who form the Provincial Committee: Miss Hattie MacLaine - Prince Edward Island I-IOBPlY-ll-

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Miss Jean Macbsati - Provincial Sanatorium. Miss Marcella MacDonald —

Charlottetown ilospttai.

Miss Margaret Ms-cNctil —Prince County Hospital.

Miss vemiut Dot-rash - Red Cross Society.

to the pier w line; of rails. Arrangements will be made with local residents to accommodate on many employees in possible in their homes and the surplus tvlll

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Britain And U. S. Win Fight n. u. n;

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To Speak Iiere A 0n Outlook For Waterfowl

Mr. Bruce S. Wight. Director of tl N th- t W'ldl'.! ti , w}; aggess efisnfgglngltolse agar); we could give you the results. But the Legion Hall Friday. May stalk“ “m “i "16 “*‘Zi""5"-11-’- o"

MBJ- The chill breeze becomes a. soft nephyr. the birds sing men-fly, i the warm sun filters through sup- erfluous storm vrindirws — some- Whefel He". the rains have come. Great weather for studying though.

The big news this week. cf course, , 0011097118 the election of the oificq er: for the Students’ Union - in fact we held up the notes so that

evening.

It is hoped tiiot cill citizens and make daylight saving during

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Daylight Sawing In Charlottetown

_ Daylight Saving Time, being one hour in advance of Atlantis i Standard Time, hos been adopted by resolution of the City Coun- cil, to continue from midnight of Mtiy 3rd, i947 to midnight 0| September 27th, i947, and all citizens of Charlottetown oil f requested to advance their clocks one hour before retiring this

of Charlottetown will co-operoto the summer months o success.

JAMES A. FULLERTON City Clerk

at 8 0.010“ (standam Time)’ n momlnatlon day. Friday the 30th., w“ announced by 6mm“ o! L? the following men were presented land Pheasants Unlimited last.” candlqatgs; President _ Lew“ night. The subject cf the talk will “d. Mex“ Mwmmald “d mm" -be "Current Waterfowl Conditionfsmnh: vicfipresidem “Mk

School improvement - ~ -- l ‘ " K‘ .2 ' ‘nil/life sV/[illlrgiitiltrliitsaddress will be lglliléyt; Mggcrleriggltingguefevq ,

based on a surve of "waterfowl Fmmmly H°wmt and J°h11 3~ MM". cmmuon). which saga“ in me iDortald._'I‘lie acceptance or these —-— Manumcs i" 1941 Th,“ Summcr-rom-nations was tihg signal for| A large number of members were M“ wright Spent in [he field andthe start of extensive campaigning 1119591"- tlit U11‘ 15811181‘ mt-‘Bilflfl 0f tliie winter at the Department of '0" ‘P8 part o! an Candidates‘ At a ‘m Selma} lmmovcment uague ‘vmmfe Managelncn, at the Umispecial meeting on Sunday the ‘Wlllvh Was held at. the home of iversuy o: ‘viscomin’ ‘Cflfidldfl-l/ES waive given ati opport- 5115- W-H- 50D?!‘ 0Y1 Thursday eve- Mr. Wright again spent the sum- “my i‘) “ddress the siummts PM’ mug’ May m‘ .

ma, o‘ 1946 in the field and the iSOllfllly and present their platforms, Mrs. ES. Coffin S11v0 l1 V917 {may report on the first phase Quin seeking e.e:tion. The rncetlngvfllmilfellfillslve feliwrii 0f thgmeet- me “may is row mmpleled and is ;I&s largely attended. attesting w lnl Atowdiscuss the organization of expected .0 b: published this 5mm .tlie keen interest taken lll the elecgl Vlslt-lns Homemakers Service. m“. n15 u; mad ‘h... me work lion by the stud . Campaigning Thfle were several itiiteresting has no“, he“ “w, mm. hv [he continued tlirougt out the week and reports of the various committees. wildlife Ma“:.g~en1cl\[ lns-hituye who was cliina " _by the voting winch 111011111112 U135 0f M11 J Gordon ilpuve Just opcticd their tiorth-east- milk place -t.i-_5 (Fri-day) 115187“°°"' MacDonald’ qonvenel‘ or m" High U“ static“ M m: University or _'I‘\vo hundred and twenty students ‘school committee.

- out of a toinl of approxi-zitatcgy two! Mrs. W.E. Scantlcbury

reported

New Brunswick. Iircdercton. It t" _ _ _ mflnntd w my... m ‘we _. COHJllXIZIlCTEd and forty cast votes dur-lfor the Film Committee. and Mrs. phage of this ‘Study .by 5L “sling the afternoon. The three can- LA. Horne and. 6,13, willie».

didates returned were Navy Lenlside gave reports of the Gideon a 1 i. t LC m ‘he roman a; MacDonald. president; "_Shorty".prcsmnta.tion of Niew Testaments {$11.62; Qua.‘ 3-1,: W11,” pom. ducks NfldfiKgnolfhtl vice-president; gleam‘: (sot putpiishoi ‘gt/est Kent and Prince