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Death Of Min] Of Public Works:

Hon. Leonar-d-M. MacNeill Passed Away At His Home In Summerside Last Evening.

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No Necessity For Election In N 0 v a ltotia T h i s Year, lays Gov’t. Speaker.

(Canadian Press)

ﬂALlFAX, N. 5., Feb. 23.—Two new departments, one to have as iizi ipeciill charge the needs of labor, tiie other devoted to municipal af- lire, will be created sometime dur- iiig the present session of the Nova Booth House of Assembly, which opened today. . Notice that bills would be introduced to constitute tile new departments was given in ftiie Speech from the Throne, rcaa by Hon. W. H. Covert, Lieutenant Governor, wilo today participated iii the traditional opening ceremony for the first time since his ep- potntmcnt.

No indication was given of whzlt ministries the proposed departments Iould come under. Their creation led been commended from time to time by Labor organizations and by the union of municip lities, and llien the Department of Health m created as a separate portfolio, Premier G. B. Harrington had forc-

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‘ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS. ETC "Talkies Souris Thursday. 11124-2441.

“Montague . uccd prices.

Saturday. Tailcies. l112-2-24-2i.

"Oriental goods for sale at St. ea Hall this afternoon. After- " Iva served for 25 cents. 1il7-li

"Hockey at New Glasgow tonight. H’ Bed Bruins vs New Glas- yi Colts. 11:11-11

"Hockey llt Cornwall tonight, he Mile creek vs Cornwall C. 0. it» t. Skating a to 1o. 1118-1!

"Worker at Wlltshlre tonight.

ale Cobblers vs. W ltshlre 0cm Mountains. time after with ‘We 1124-11

"Skate at the Arena with Band hlili of st. Vincent's Orphanage, ‘Way. February 25th. Tickets @911 Door price. lolili-i-ﬂo-smwt-dl.

£01m to the Dance and Card M" wcdlvfazonio ‘Hail, Hunter ' "l! l! n ght, February m1- Refreshmentl served. 1090-24341.

, -_.._ lmival at Wheatiey River % wiliilhi- Pun for spectators as hm l! skaters. Those without cos- ”; not allowed on ice until after "l- 1110-11 "Notice.

The Ann al Hoot f whmlliatley River IQII Cirolbaltviil u u p n the hall on molly night mo" ciméglénraplinu attend.

1106-2-24-31. I

m" Wolnena Missions Y! Soc- wghst-l-Iamu church wiu serve “m! ternoon from l to 8 in m, $711-$110?! will also be h” ﬁlial Novelties. nonlin-

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Four Kegs Of Cold Goes Overboard 5

(Special to the Guardian)

CHERBOURG, France, -Fcb. 23.—-F0lII kegs of gold valued at $200,000 fell overboard while "W! Wﬂre being landed from the liner Berengarla en's morning. They were p311 of i, $240,000,000 shipment Cmlilgn. ed to the Bank of France. Div- ers beg-an immediately to Lry

Citizens of the Province will re-, ceivc with deepest feelings oi’ re- gret. the slid news of the passing, ‘ lat his home in summerside, last

night, of Hon. Leonard M. Mac- ‘ Neill, Minister of Public Works and

to recover the gold. Highways, in his 48th year. c n N F I B E N c E The deceased took a turn for the i '

worse yesterday afternoon at 4 o'- I ‘ clock and passed uwny at 11.25 p.m. i I

Hon. Leonard M. MacNeill, Min- ister of Public Works, elected lust July to represent Summersidc and the Fifth District of Prince Coun- ty, ‘ received the appointment of

Cabinet Of Premier

Andre Tardieu Gets

Mandate To Garry

On Present French

Disarmament And

Minister of Public Works when

Premier Stewart formed his Gov- Reparations P o 1 i- cies.

eminent last August. He was the son of the late Hon. PARIS, Feb.~23. —-(AP) -—The Chamber of Deputies gave the new-

James A. MacNeill, who for many years represented the 5ti1 district of Prince in the Legislature and occupied the position of Minister of Public Works during his last term of office.

Mr. MacNcill was born in Slim- merside and educated at the Sum- merside High School. Later he entered the office of the town hall and under the careful tuition of Mr. Hugh J. Mossy, he became an

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lN"R|EPlIl lAllY FlYER ARRIVES

ence tonight and a mandate

armament and reparations cies.

delegation to the world dlsorma-a inent conference. A special train

i More Tr

Surprises

Passengers ,

BRITISH PRINCESS TURNS MOSLEM m AERQPLANE

1111M"! =1" amnion» between wecolnc the custodian of the 1300 ted earlier in the ally that tlievhad ly Jomied government of Premier London and Paris, Princess unyomryear old tunic worn by Mohammed, failed to budge the Chinese machine Andre Tardieu a vote of confld- Mullah of Sarawak, British wife ol’ said to be worth $2,500,000. Born - ‘ to the only white Christian ruler in in wales, 43 ye“; no’ the princes,‘

explained

W"? 011 the 1116591"? P7611011 diS- , Asia, adopted the faith of the lifo- at the age of 18. married Captain Dvll- bummed. The princess

Bertram Brooke, second so“ of the

' that she hnd chosen the air for Engfshman who became the Mah- The ‘wter 309 to 252 59m u"? the conversion as she wished thelarajah of Sarawak Photo ghow th Premier back to Geneva to resume cnmony to he neﬂomcd on nfprzncess and hermit” S c his duties as head of the French Mm“, you,“ Am, the ca“ LEFT w Run‘? Enubﬂh ‘h’ rnony, the princess or mabal-arleeprlncess, Valeria and Lggnm-vg“

children.

was prepared to take him there immediately in order to permit him to speak before the representatives

ilcliioill

Mrs. (Dr.) J. S. Jenk- ins Makes Landing Here Yesterday‘ After Good Flight From Montreal.

Mrs. (Dr.) J. s. Jenkins returned yesterday afternoon from Montreal making the non-stop fight of M0 T111103 in her Puss Moth plane in four hours and eight minutes.

i She made a perfect landing at

of other powers tomorrow on be- half of the Fench plan.

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(Canadian Press)

UR c ES can GUE TO WI THDRA W REPRESENTA TIVES

Trades Union Congress Presents Manifesto Saying

That A State Of War Exists Between China And J apnn And That Japan Is Responsible.

LONDON, Feb. 23. (A-PJ-A Joint

ON ALL, FR CHINESE H0

ing Of Last Four Days, J aps Fail

(By Morris J. llarrls, Associated Press Stall‘ Correspondent) Copyright, 1932, By The Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Wednesday, Feb. til-Turned bar-k time and time again in their daylight assaults on the Chinese sfmnglioill at Kiangwan dur- ing the bitter fighting of (he last four days, the Jl-lgianese launched a dﬁllilrate attempt to take it in the darkness before dawn this morning.

TERRIFIC SIIELLING

Th9 P118111 aimed at the Chinese inai-lline gun positions to the north of the village, was broken up by the (‘hincsc defenders who quickly launched a counter-attack of their own. ’l‘hl-n the big Japanese guns roared forth from their positions in the rileeeoursp to (he cast of Klang- wan, dcluglng the Chinese assault lines with (lcvlistnilng shclllire. Meanwhile the Chapel front several miles to i-lic south hall burst into action. Five minutes after four o'clock r1 niaior artillery due] Sim-ted M- ter Chapel had enjoyed an unusually quiet night. The weather was drlzrly and nasty but nu complaints came from the Chinese. They said the Japanese were having great difficulty moving their artillery pieces In the quagmire. For miles in the brick areas of’ the Klangwiin district Japanese engineer units labored at top speed to construct new roads-a task o! tremendous difficulty as the section is cries-crossed with number-

lcss canal! and irrigation ditches. _ gunners barricaded behind the vil-

- logo's shvll-torli walls and foreign

The renewal 0f 805011 by the Jall- ‘ military observers had expressed the "m?" at Kili-"SWBH W115 P1 511191150. \ (Jpilllifill that the Japanese offensive 5°!‘ i116 “my command had admit- "Our mvn are tired and

Surprise Attack

was ﬁllDllt.

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i HE iR I s liiiiilll elicit ElEBTiilliiBill. tivtii insinuate

DUBLIN, IRISH FREE STATE, Feb. 23. — (Canadian Press Cable) — Eamonn De Valera, leader of the Republican forces in the Free

the l-f-‘ﬂsile of Nations council

committee of the Trades Unionl 9 COHEN-as and the Labor Party ill-f E E day presented a marrfesto to the:

State's still incomplete general election, tonight was prepared to attempt formation of a ministry, after President William T. Cos- grave, who headed the government for nine years. had conceded his defeat at the polls. r

Mr. De Valerals Fianna Fall (Re- publican party) obtained what was seen as a conditional majority in the Dail as a result of completed returns from last Tuesday's voting which gave the Republicans, Labor and Independent Labor a combin- ed strength of 77 seats in the Dali.

LONDON, Feb. 23. ---l...l ARt. I-lon. Neville Chamberlain. Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, announc- ed in the House of Commons to plight that corn, raw copper, pot- ash, conl, coke and brickets would be placed on the free list oi.’ ‘Brit- ish imports exempted from Great Britain's general 10 per cent tar- iff.

The Chancellor said the exemp- ltlon of corn would cost the Gov- ernment n revenue of 1,000,000 pounds (£3,440.000) in import dut- ics from Argentina alone.

Earlier in the dlly the Govern- ment wheat quota bill was present-

iwhere she ‘s now comfortably hous-

ithe Upton Airport at 3.00 then flew to Charlottetown and landed 011 the ice in front of illle Nlwy League" building. Mr. Gethln Edward, the navgator who accompanied Mrs. Jenkins then took charlie o! the ship and flow to Upton Ahporil

question whether "pairs ' should ap- ply to divisions on resolutions spoil- sored by private members or only tocliviaions taken on measures in- itiated by the government or the oillcial opposition, occupied the House of Commons for the first quarter of an hour today. It arose when J. B. Woodsworth, <Lib., Win- nipeg North Centre) recalled the

ed in the new hangar. Mrs. Jenkins in an interview 1118i

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Will Move

Resolution

incl code. Mr. Bennett had been‘ paired with Mr. Mackenzie King! Opposition leader. '

Premier Bennett, in making re- ference to his vote, had added that i

UITAWA, Ont, Feb. 23- may thB Canadian Prom-Once eel-in D'- J. P. Howden, (Liberal, 5t. Boni- face) w.ll movc a lesolutlo in the House of conlmonc ‘ ‘in! Der- iodical medical examination of Canadians. Dr. llowden has given . notice that he will ask tlw H011" to dEOllN tllllt "lilo lzoverﬂmeﬂi vide for periodic medical examinat- ion or the Clltlidiai’! people: (B) af- ford medical relief for those suf- cratioii steps which would (A) P10‘ should tells into immediate consid- fertnl from disease."

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Disposition Of Automobiles

OTTAWA, 0nt., rep. 23. (By the Canadian Freon-The Government will be asked to state what has been done with the automobiles for- merly uecd b! Cabinet Ministers prior to the estsbrshment of the special allowance in lieu of cars.

llbtlftco Brunet (Liberal, Gospel will let, in the House of commons oivhcthcr or not these automobiles

PARIS, Feb. l8. - (A?) - Tho Chamber of Deputies H- presiicd confidence in the new heiich Cabinet of Premier

Andre Tardicu, by a vole of 309- - to in tonight. wry r 1"‘ ,1 whit time for each automobile- i t - _

statement made by the Pﬂme Mm, mrotectorllte over Manchurla in m" l”; night m explaining his ﬂagrant violation of her treaty ob—, reason for votinl yesterday on Mr. illileliiinib" the dvﬂllment said, "it is‘ Woodsworths motion for leave to c1991‘ R Stale 0f W111‘ exists between- introduce a bill amending the crlm- ,Chlna and Japan and that Japan is responsible."

i Charges U. S.

(Alli-General charges that Un- ited States munition manufactur- ers and bankers had aided Japan against the cillnese were made to- day before the House of Represen- "W" “"1811 Aﬂaire committee‘ by Paul M. Linebarger, of wash-j lniion, who describes himself 16ml advaor of the Natbnal Gov- ernment of China.

6911"! had been sold to Japan with ‘the aid cf United States bankers. have been sold, to whom, rind at and that he had been unable to ob- tain any similar aid for china. -

OTTAWA- Ont-l Feb- “"3719 'cons'dcr the advriabillty of asking all League members to withdraw. their diplomatic representatives at‘ ‘Tokyo. It expressed the hope such inn action would not be necessary, Ibilt a mnnTestation of world opin- ion that ﬂlzhtillg ill Ohlnlt llllltt stop would not go unheedcd ln Jli-| pan." i

"Japan has established a virtual

Manufacture rs Helping Japan

“'.',.~$1lli\"Q'mN,.D. c, 1o.-ll. ca.

He said 8181.000 in mllilIHPhs l-e-

Gtlvernmf-‘lli. 11181118 that it request N E w M A Y u R

to

Mr. E, W. Manson Headed Polls Yes- terday I11 M a y o r- alty Contest-Much Interest In Elect- i o n - T h e N e w Council.

(Spechl to the Guardian) Not for some years has Bummer- slde dlsplaycd such interest in civic affairs as was shown yester- day. The day was fine and there was a large turn out of voters, the

ccl in (he l-lollsc of Commons by Sir John Gllmoiir, Minister of Agriculture. Its provisions were n'

made pilblie, bilt. it was zlcscribecl officially as “a bill to secure i0 {he growers of homc-ﬂ1'0\\'11 mm‘ Iiibll‘. wheat a. standard T1111"! "lid It, uni: given first

Schools Close

In Toronto

woaomro, Ont., Feb. 2a. (By lilo; =1 iii-"Hiwt" Canadian Presto-About 12,000;1"‘-'"“1"5- _ _ n n o! coal pupils are absent from school tillei 3x11101011"! m” "-‘°m1’ ° to an epidemic of influenza, it was, - learned today. Department all

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o t China BITTER Fl GsHTING

ONTS; LDING

Turned Back Time And Time Again In Their Day- light Assaults On Kiangwan During Bitter Fight-

Again Yesterday

In Desperate Attack Under Cover Of Darkness.

iuulinnl oitlllnl Bvluumnn

Dominion Shows 18.04 Per Gent. In- crease-P. E. Island Has Slight Falling Off.

OTTAWA, 0nt., Feb. 23. --\ (By the Canadian Prcssl -- The final figures of the population of Con ndzl by Provinces, as showil by the 1931 census, were announced by the Dominion Statistician today. The Dominion population is 10,374,198. coiupnrltl; w. h 8,788,483 in 192i, an increase of 1,585,713, or 18.04 per cont.

Prince Edlvnrd Island, Nova B00- tin and the Northwest Territories decreased in population, and the other provinces increased.

Prince Edward Island dropped from 88.615 to 88,038, a decline of ,65 per cent. '

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M a y S e n d Representative; To Conference

LONDON, Feb. 23. »- (Canadian Press Cable) - The Yorkshire llmmigration Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Middleton, tonight decided to ask the Gov- ernor to allow the committee to send i1 representative to the 1m- pcrinl Econoliiic Conference at Ot- fawn lo discuss methods of emigra- iloli to the Dominions.

Empire migration figured quite prominently in the House of 00m- mons this afternoon after Rt. H011. J. ll. Thomas. Secretary of Stale for the Dominloris, said he would brim: the question of ml- lzl-nlloll before the Imperial Confer- K‘ll\‘(‘. "Ill lii_v opinion migration ‘is definitely associated with th prosperity of the Domlnions," ht said.

health omcials declared the op‘ demlo is not serious and attci1ii-, ance will return to normal wlihiil c. few days. ‘

Record & Forecast of the Weather

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iilllli, (IIiL, llll.

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east and west wards polling the largest vote for years.

The kcenest interest was shown in the Mayoralty contest, Mr. E. W.‘ Manson gaining the victory by all’! votes. Two members of the old council were returned, John‘ Y. Phil-

icnnadian Press) __. Representatives!

iﬂlnriollver {WW-ls o 0 o lflllnliill-lil 1 -- ll- l" ‘W ' Prime Minister i ‘I y" ' ' l it

dPrAWA, ollt, no. 2s. (By thei ;;1_'_~¢;ir;3m,l;,i;-,ui1

of Canada's Civil Service, united to protest against a l0 psi" cent m1- ‘1 -'

lips in the east ward and Samp- son Grady in the Wciit Ward. D. E: Moclwil wag returned by the larsc‘ majority of 162 votes. He takes the place o! h‘! brother, Hon. n. 1a.; MacNeill. Mr. M. I“. Bcliurman for‘

tho central ward WM elected by Amalgamated acclamatlon. Following is the new- Canada.

ly elected council.

lVfayor-E. W. Manson. ‘li- '

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ary out, will meet Prime Minister 1H|‘l\'.!i flilll nltwl- st. YJIWPPYIP" -. __. -.l ..-,

R- B. Bennett Pgﬂday morning. ‘\",;I|‘|‘|‘\l- . I.l i .\ lll .i\ lilll tllililullii

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will be present. They w l1 ICDYB-RVmiyiilirf» sent the Olvtl service Federation of, rtldll Canada: the Professional 111st llllc-‘='j,';,_r,,,,,,_ of the Civil lervice; the Civil Bcr- lo (l‘l“ll l"l§l\l‘lf11i ll-llllls: illil- llilll VlOB Alllttlltlﬁn 0f OtlTiV-‘n Mid H19, w F-lin s>i~r li-w afternoon C-vn servants of lrmiul-rrln- i'i"f"iiil¢ at 12.40 “mil 1w. llll- ﬁrllirliﬂnll nt iiﬁﬁil nnll ‘no lllil""l\l‘ iilllrllllur nt 0.4T

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