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tanada-Ttiakes New Pacts With I7 Countries

(By George Kiiohelll OTTAWA. Nov. l’! - (CH-A complex international agreement to slash tariff rates. bringing promise of wider export markets (or Canadian goods end. e lowering of Canada's barriers against for- um imports, was announced to- ulght by the Government. The cuts come into force Jen. 1. 104B. for a three-year period and are embodied in arrangements WlllCh Canada negotiated with l1 other countries at the Gen e trade conference this summer. There salient features emerge kom a 25,000-word press release tetaillng the agreement: ~

1. Canada receives. end grants. tariff concessions on‘ hundreds of products od the land, the sea, the forest. the mine and the factory which M16 both imports and exports, iangmg ‘from agricultural pro- ducts to fisheries. from lumber to minerals and manufactured goods.

2. she receives her greatest and most numerous conces- sions from her no. 1 customer -the United states- end this heralds an increased flow of Canadian goods to the Ameri- call market and a consequent increased income 0f badly- néeded U. S. dollars to right the Domlnion's worsening cur- rency shortage.

One estimate is that 90 per rent. of the U. s. tariffs stand- ing against Canadian goods will be reduced, up to a maxi- mum of 50 per cent.

3. A considerable number of U. 5. and foreign goods, prin- cipally foods. will sell in Can- ada at lower prices thmiigh the reduction of Canadian tar- iir WEllS erected against these products.

4. The 1937 trade agreement between Canada and the Un- ited Kingdom has bean revis- ed and Canada proposes to suggest similar action to other members of the British Com-

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Coming Events

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Lorne Valley Hall.

“Movies _ fiiZJniw. “Flame l! Barbury Cont."

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Wednesday, November 10th. "To arrive this week. Carloed Ollcaka Meal. McGuigen dz Boyle.

"Tlllklea —- St. Peter's my. Wed- nesday. 19th. "Mexican Spitfire."

"Address inquiries about 0.0!. to Provincial Office. Bedeque.‘

"Liberal Poll Meeting at Walter Toolc s. Wednesday, November 19th.

"My shop will be closed until illllllcr notice, James Craig. Brad- albanc.

"Dance aroma-she Hell Thurs- llllv. Nov. 20th. Music by Rollic McKenzleb Orchestra.

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Canada

Highlights 0f Trade Treaties.

Following are the concessions Canada. gets and grants in the trade agreements which become effective Jan. l. 1048:

Canadian Gains Canada gets an "extremely wide

range" of LuXTCBSSlOH from var- ious countries.

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U. 8. duty on Canadian wheat slashed from 4d to 21 cents s bushel, and 800.000-bushei-u-yea.r quota removed.

U. S. duties on fresh or frozen sa mon and halibut halved. with 1e ser reductions in several other types by the U. 8., Franco, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, India. and ' Norway. '

U. S. quota. on Canadian cattle enlarged from 225.000 to 400.000 annually, and on calves from 100,- 000 to 200.000.

‘U. S. duty sliced from six to three cents a pound on beef and veal, fresh. chilled or frozen.

U. l. duties halved on almost bl, Canadian woods and wood pro- ducts exported to that country. Duties on some woods reduced by France, India. Belgium_ Nether- lands. Luxembourg.

Flfty-per-cont duty reductions on many Canadian fish products going to the U. S.. with cod fillets the major exception.

U. Q. duty on wheat-__flour cu: ‘rom $1.04 to 52 cents a barrel and quota of 4.000.000 pounds a year removed.

U. S. duty halved on coarse grains.

Tariff reductions obtained

on many Canadian manufactured goods going to the U. 5., Bel-

gium. Nance, Netherlands, Lux- embourg. India, Norway. Brazil, Chile. China, Cuba and Czecho- slovakia.

U. s. duties on canned and drieii apples reduced 50 per cent, and duty on fresh apples cut from l5 to l2 1-2 cents per bushel, var- h us reductions effmted by Fran c. Norway. Czechoslovakia, Belgium. Netherlands, Luxembourg.

Butter -duty cut by U. B. from ii to seven cents a pound.

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OWEN SOUND, 0nt., Nov. 17- (OP) — Fred Bussey. 23-year-old itinerant carnival worker, was convicted toduy of the hummer- murder qf 11-year-old Betty Play- ford here Sept. 2i and was sent- enced to be hanged Feb. 4.

The Jury of l2 district farmers brought in the guilty verdict less than an hour after retiring, re- jecting a last-minute defence plea that Busaey be found not guilty by reason of insanity. Mr. Justice D.J.P. Kelly, presiding at the case which opened last Tuesday, pro-

COMPOSED MAB-CI! FOB. THE PRINCESS

Leather - bound, gold - mounted COPY of "The Colonei-in-Chief" march is to be presented to Prin- cess Elizabeth. Lieuh-Col. A. E. Bliss, commanding officer of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland. ers, Hamilton, now in England, will Bive it to her, together with the wedding gift of the regiment, of which she is honorary colonel. The gift is a sterling silver per- sonal Jewel box. The music is held by Pipe-Major J. K. Cairns, who composed the march.

Large ll. S. Float

HALIFAX. Nov. l’! —(OP) - More than 4,000 United States sailors and marines roamed the streets of Halifax and filled thea- res tot-tight as the largest con- ingent of American warships ever to arrive here in peacetime moored at the docks. - Aboard the transport Fremont. Capt. W. B. Fletcher, command- ing officer of the US. Navy's Transport Division 21 with its l7 ships. said bringing his fleet into Halifax ‘Harbor was like "walking down main street." _

It took only 90 minutes for the ships, ranging from the ll.000-ton hospital ship Consolation to the 1.0004011 tug Papago, to secure after entering the harbor.

Damages Awarded in ii. S. Traffic Accident

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HALIFAX, Nov. 1'! -(cr) - Damages totalling $7,805 and costs today were awarded in the Nova scotia Supreme Court to Harry B. Rhudc. university student. who launched a $50,000 court action seeking compensation for injuries he may bear "for life."

Although Rhuda sued his host. Peter Gordon, in whoae Jeep he was riding, and Dr. Kenneth M. Grant, whose car collided with the jeep a year ago, Dr. Grant was ordered to pay the damagee.

Mr. Justice John Doull found that Dr. Cid-ant “was not keepinz sufficient lookout as otherwise he should have seen the other car and could eaaily have avoided the

nouncad sentence immediately.

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HALIFAX. Nov. l7 —(CP)- A repeated plea for help in 4l hours for crew members who were "in pretty bed shape" suffering expos- ure,» tonight crackled out from the wireless of the floundering coco-ton Bridal: frciihter l-oflllwlfll l! I hproie radio operator once more boarded the breaklfll lhlp to con- firna by radio the position of his mipuecked mates. Possibly ao of them are in an exposed position in a oold rain on the bleak unprotectnd coast of Geared Island. heavily more than e reeks Mae. in runner. Bay on the northern tip of Newfoundland. 11a mans laid: "Looks pretty ere in exposed position from oold and rain, Help mil be aunt within 48 ,hours ea ia pretty bed moo" was amt by the 'e "Sparks" be-

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aon of a pioneer member of the Prince Rupert. 8.0., Nwwegian colony. The Montreal - bound freighter had crashed aground and broken in two before dawn Sawfl- day with the lose of one man. The remainder of the crew got whore, their hosts splinter-l" dangerously in the foaming lea-f pounding the rocky shelving shore. The radio operator made e hea- ardous tri-p back to the ship .to eel- vege parts of a spare trananaittor On idu return trip he wee flung onto the rocks but managed to save most of his equipment. . lie worked through the night tryingtoriguphiaredioeotbet he could re-eeteblisia contact with rescue parties who hed started gut ‘overland and by sea. But the ts and pieces radio wouidni work. Today he made another danger- (Continued on Page 1a Col. 4)‘

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Princess Accepts Gift From Prince Edward Island

The following cable in really to one sent Princess Elisabeth e. few days ago by Premier Jones offering the Princess a gift of twelve matched plat- inum fox skins, wee received by the Premier yesterday:

“The Princess Elisabeth wlli- moat gladly ,1 accept" the kind present of for skins which the people of Prince Edward lsknd so kindly offer."

(Signed) Private Secretary.

Inquest Into a Y Death 0f Mr. Claude Somers

A coroner's jury last night found that Claude Somers, late proprietor of the Somcrs Service Station. Gal'- town, cwme to his deatlh at the Prince Edward Island Hospital on the night of Nov. 13. 1947, as the result of injuries received that salme night near St._Dunatan's Coi- ‘lége wiifli‘ 81511121‘. bu! collided with his car. No blame was at- tached to the driver of the bus,

The inquest was presided over by Dr. I. J. Yeo and the Crown was represented by G. R. Holmes, KC.

Eight witnesses were heard. Dr. Donald Campbell said he was called to see Claude Somers

about 9.45, ‘Illsuraday night, Nov. 13. Somers was in the operating room of the P. E. Island- Hoapital. i-Ie had lacerations about face and a crushed chest. Witness administ- ered blood plasma and oxygen but the patient died about an hour and a. half later. X-ray pictures. lvitnesa said. revealed that ten ribs were fractured on one side and eight on the other. Death was due to the crushing injuries to his chest and to shock.

Alfred Currie, King Street. City, said he drove the truck which was towing the car owned by the late Mr. Somers. Witness towed the car from Mir. Somers‘ service station to wihere the accident i“ ‘. \‘-'" ncss was towing the car over the top of the hill at 5t. Dunstan! when the towing chain broke. He drove almost to the bottom of the hill before he noticed the‘ oh-ain

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British Bacon Ration To Remain Unchanged A

LONDON. Nov. 1'! - (Reuters) — The British weekly ration of bacon will remain at one ounce a person with the object of saving dollars although Canadian bacon factories are back in full opera- tion und Canadian shipments of bacon are expected to reach nor- mel volume next month. Dr. Edith Summerakill, parliamentary aecao- tary to the Ministry of Food, told the House of Commons today.

Price 0f lilgara To Advance lmmmaieiy

MONTREAL. Nov. I'T—(CP)—A spokesman for e leading Canadian cigar‘ manufacturer said here to- day that en increase in the re- tail price of cigars will take effect immediately.

die said the price of nine-cent cigars will be increased to l0 cents while the two for 15 cents variety will bmincreeaed to three for 2a. He said there was no in- dication oi increases in the price of cleereta.

WAIHINUION. Nov. I7 -(AP) -President Truman asked Con- gress today to restore authority for rationing important consumer goods and imposing wage ceilings once more.

The President handed his com- bined progrsm for helping Eur- ope and fighting inflation to spec- ial session of Congress called to consider those two allied prob- lama.

The President laid down a. 10- polnt program of what he called “drastic meas as“ to ihait the’ tide of rising prices in the United

States. ‘human proposed that Congress legislate to: 1. Authorize "consumer ra-

tioning on products in short supply which basically affect the coat of living."

2. Authorize “price ceil- ings on products in short sup- ply which basically affect the cost of living or industrial production and to authorize such wage ceilings as are es- sential to maintain the neces- sary price ceilings."

s. “Extend and strengthen rent control.”

4. Authorize allocation and inventory, control of scarce. cost-of-living commodities.

5. Authorize regulation of speculative trading on com- modity exchanges;

S. Restore consumer credit controls and. restrain infla- tionary bank credit.

7. Extend and export controls. _ __

S. fiontinue authority’ to allocate transportation facili- ties and equipment.

9. Provide measures to in- duce livestock and poultry marketing so as to obtain the most. eifecifient use of grain.

l0. Allow the Agriculture Department to expand a. pro- gram for encouraging con- servation practices and auth- orize measures intended to step up foreign food prodding- tion.

Comment on Speech

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17-—(AP)--— Charles Halleck of Indiana, House Republican leader, contended to- day that Preaident Truman is ask-

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PRINCE RUPERT. 3.0., NOV. 16 -(CP)-—Einm‘ Stockland. '

Travel, Trade Restrictions Are imposed

(By George Kitchen)

OTTAWA, Nov. i7-(C7P)—-The Government. moving

United States dollar reserves, to- night announced sweeping re-

travel. imposition of ciae taxes and the obtaining of a $500,000,000 U. S. Government loan.

The new economic measures, iemlnlscent of many wartime controls become effective at mid- night tonight.

Many-sided in their ramifica- tions on the Canadian consumer. they are aimed directly at plugg- il g a drain which has plunged the country's U. S. dollar reserve from 9,245,000.00 last Jan. l to $500, 000.000 by last Thursday, less than a week ago.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King, speaking from London, and Fin- lance Minister Abbott, in Ottawa, took to the air tonight to an- nounce the program and tell the Canadian people frankly this country. while fundamentally ~ound. has been living beyond its means ‘in a world topsy-turvy with economic ill-health,

Mr. Abbott announced flatly that there would be no deprecia- tion of the Canadian dollar, so often rumored in the months leaf- ing up to this far-reaching eco- nomlc program.

I-Ie declared also that thc meas- ures now being enforced are tem-

porary. This is the program he sn- nounced: - " ' l. There will be a long list 0i‘

outright prohibitions on goods al- .eady produced in Canada to a substantial degree or in some cases of a semi-luxury or non-essential type. Thaae goods include IGWCJY, candy, novelties, typewriters, re-

frlgerators, radios, washing nza- chines and furniture. 2. Importation of all motor

vehicles is prohibited temporarily but this will be replaced “in the near future” by a restrictive quota system.

3. Quota, restrictions will be ep- plied immediately to classes of goods, which include oranges, grape- fruit. lemons. fruit juices. potatoes, apples, onions. all textiles except 18W materials and yarns, whether in the form of fabrics or made- up wearing apparel all leathers. including footwear. gloves, feather, garments and luggage, and sundry

swiftly to halt the deterioration of Canada's

strlctions on imports and pleasure special ex-

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BY AfR- SYKES

(Special To The Guardian)

OTTAWA, Nov. l'l — Prince Ed ward Island has been given full and equitable consideration in the general agreement on tariffs and trade, negotiated at Geneva this year and announced by Canadian experts in the railway committee room of the House of Commons today.

suggestion oflavoritism to his native province, William J. Callu- ghan, Canadian tariff commission- er and onc of this country's top negotiators overseas, s mile d broadly when taxed by this cor- respondent this afternoon that he “didn't forget the Island" during the months of tariff and trade talks in Switzerland. . While admittedly the new trade and tariff agreements signed by 23 countries may be revised by the Congress of the United States, it is believed that moat items will pass untouched. Reading of the schedule shows clearly that all principal industries of Prince Ed- ward Island are recognized in the draft agreement.

Benefits To EEJ.

What the Province can reason- ably hope to obtain as the result of the Geneva tariff convention are as follows:

(l). Enlargement of the present U.S. quota for Canadian certified seed potatoes from 1.6617000 to ‘I,- 500000 bushels annually entering at a duty of 3'7 and a half cents per 10:) pounds. Over and above this quantity, the U5. duty of 75 cents per 100 pounds will be maln- tained.

(2). Reduction of the United States duty on turnips, (a trade which the syllabus says originated in Prince Edward Island). from l2 and e half to six and a quarter cents per 100 pounds.

(3). Reduction by France duties on canned lobster.

(4). Reduction on a global quota of 50,000,000 pounds of the United States duty on butter from l4 to seven cents a pound.

(5). Reduction by the United States of the existing duty en canned chicken from 10 to five centre pound; reduction of duty on dressed poultry from six to three cents a pound and on dress-

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member of Prince Rupert's Nor- wegian colony, aeici last night that his aon, Bornman Eyolf Stockland, la the “Sparks" of the grounded British freiQiter Langleecrsg.

The vessel went a-orourld Satur- day off the northern tip of New- foundlarr‘ with the loss of one life. Remain‘ members of her crew of 3o reached the inhospitable shore in the ship's boats.

Mr. Stookland aeid his 48-year- old aon. whom he he: not seen since Bornman returned to Norway at the age of five, had been aboard the Lengleeoreg on. route to Join him.

The young telegrapher. who sal- vaged bite of radio equipment to piece together a. wireless trans- mitter with which to retain oom- mimioatiorla with rescue forces. planned to sign off the ship at Halifax and some to Prince Rupert. A mipu wireless officer for years, at the outbreak of war. he was at» tached by the Norwegian (lover-n- ment to e lonely meteorological station in Northwest G. ‘ ’ B fishing boat he left Greenland- to reach Norway during .f.he Gem-ten eoearpatien of the country and iv!!!»- ed the tmdulmarui.

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Prime Minister King ilonored

LONDON. Nov. 1'1 —(OP)—'I*be King today invested Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King of Canada with the Order of Merit at Buck- mgham Palace.

The award, first ever bestowed on a Canadian citizen, confirmed earlier reports that the King would award honors to eminent Commonwealth citizens to mark the Royal wedding Thursday of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten.

The O. M. and the Companion- ate of Honor, limited to 50 pot- ions, confers no title or precedence. They are given as a special dis- linctlon for service to the United Y‘ ‘ and the t‘ lth with statesmen. pcraVlCemen and authors now among the members.

Prime Minister Bmuts of South Africa, who received the O. M. in last January's honors’ list, and the Prime Minister are the only two Commonwealth members of the order which has military and civil sections. '

The award is the highest in the King's bestowal which doea not. involve a title. ‘

The Canadian leader. who arrived back in Britain Sunday flom an eight-day tour of the con- tinent, went to Buckingham Pal- ace todey bearing Canada's wed- ding gift to Princess Elizabeth.

In addition to a full-length mink

' coat. Canada's official present. the

Prime Minister carried witlvhim a token piece of an antique silver let being selected by the Princess

‘as e further gift from the Domin- on.

Tariff Changes From

Standpoint

OTTAWA, Nov_ 17 -.(OP)-'1\h¢ full effect of tariff concessi ms

granted and obtained by Canada at the international trade conference at Geneva will not be felt by the Canadian fanmer until tthc Gov- ernanent decides to remove tho em- bargoes which prevent the move- ment of some farm products to the United States.

This was made clear today by Finance and Agriculture Depart- ment officials in their-explanations of the effects of the tariff changes thbt become effective Jan. 1.

For instance, the Unitod States reduced its tariff against wheat from 42 to 2i cent: a bushel, but Canadian fanmers cannot take ad- vantage of this out. All Canadian wheat now must be sold to the crown-owned Canadian wheat board which markets the grain in places other than the United States, par- ticularly the United Kingdom.