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De dFfilll-tclel Docks l With Ooerseas Veterans

St.l'striok's ilsy Parade Yesterday

The first at. Patrick's my ‘rs:- ade to be held in Charlottetown since lilfi, was witnessed yester-

i b hundreds of the gllrlnmllgntsyunder s cloudless, the passengers

k .' “Efiyn”, ywsy to the Basilica, the

procession under the direction of

ch l Marshal lac Dowlln snd assliestant marshals R. Ml

. i- livray and W. I‘. Smith, halted be- fore the soldiers’ monument where a magnificent wreath in the form

of an Irish harp was laid by J. J.

ans of War l, and J

are snurwessfitin: thg veterans m“

o or or At the conclusion of the th-

lsyin ceremony the members of the nsvolent Trish Societ , .un- t e par e.wa| held, nkzoli ’ to he Basilica where es Was-celebrated or the 5.2.5. Oilsnla. assisted b the Rev, Parnell ood yvith M; tile corpus Christi choir ta at- Th preached by the Rolf. . offrey Doucette ~who t Patrick. giving an bu“, 1 edlfyin exlpositien of the qual- Ire and's atron saint in which he showed hat t ose qusl- “mm lites were but a reflec on of the T rest qualities possessed by tho

der whose sus Rev. tendance. ~

e sermon was spoke on ltlas o

rtah race.

The return route to the B. I. S. Richmond. Prince, Kent, Queen, and Grafton

Hall was made via

treets . Following the Par e

sd s recept-

ion wse hold st h ch for he

t ‘t 511$ ftsggnds o‘! the “Sici-

e a ‘w ues s ers

y N m fiWIlQUtQlOQpSIQmQT l" s ors Mayor

sclJon d- HompDr. W. 75""-

‘Counclllor ' snd

members

were Hie Honour

114". 'Jlty S

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ney.‘..~ ,- r _- H

At theconclusion of the race to thevlsitnrs, moved by, A. W. Mccarron, and seconded y P. A Iralfgrty.

the Soclety, presided. itoglSsvos Lives 0f Two ILS. Mon

-tCP) "— nine-men

two men in the snd ribs after the atsff attached the rind on the an ‘s nosebeossne‘ unbuck-

to

Events

“Movies st Borden to- t

o- ‘mo.

in‘

so“ ' ‘ ssts. ioglnfilfiA-lg flm . _ ’ ‘ '3'1I-!°|.

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veterans.

compl to

Hartley,

cause."

action.

HALIFAX. March l‘! - (C?) —- The HAW-ton liner lie do P111100 steamed up Hal bright sunshine to Canada

All branches of the armed ser- .

ship. Eleven lined up slona e seawsll to take rom the vessel af- er a quiet six dsy voyage from Southampton.

Aboard the big Cunarder were

drafts

W!

force and army but there were no eto units. The somy raf

and the navy 200. The i817 R.C.A.l.". made up one of the lsrliast groups of air force per- Connolla, rtxresentirlg the vetcr- sonnel to return on a hi

or! l! Two Liberty ships origins bring beak 500 sir i’

ed 4.03!

home colmhry, France were cor- respondents Jesn Debug of the Canofour

of the Lxiilzlegiation. Paris. wegse‘ c war oorrespo en Servler actinsr as s liaison officer with the 5th Army in hey will surv treat rospo ts. orap-exciglly wtbeotellnd nelvegrint, cfor

Lynch, D.RC., o: dbl- onib. who took the first Canadian built Lancaster" gislafiiqht over G w - - I iueg. w o won the army's Military Cross while s special service force Burma. were among e . .

C . F-l F. I. 93mm)’. and S-L

50mm: with force persona Canadian

Gdrlld Clark . blflk from their over.

&*ilt'ollldloa -" ,_ Employment . Officers lon a vote otthsnlns was extentred ' ~

, Meeting In Moncton

W. Hogan, president of

' MONCTDN. N. 3., March 17... (O D-Employment the Maritirnes were discussed at a meeting of regional manager: of the National Employment Service hsld here during the week end The del R P

-—— tendent, and later ATE, 11.8., March l7 separate session, presided over by

lie-old W. M. Roberts, regional lo - nent officer, at which local pro - ems were discussed. zendlng included W. A. Moncton manager; , A Halifax: T. L. Connolly, Id gored the J .' ‘B. Murley, Charlottetown; J. R. an, Saint John: and W. G Arch bald, New Glasgow.

Mixed Iteooptlos For Attica Spoool ls India

NEW DELI-B. e11) - Prime statement in the Commons Friday Government auppo dependence drew l m

comment was typified

oh lntster Attlee'a lsrttish House o hobo

rted Indian in-

ion in 1n Favorabl

the gee Press Journ _ ° headline “Attic; champions India's d Mosiem leaders were

d m“ u m tious in their re-

ilttawa Buzzing With Speculation 0ver Labor M.P.

OITAWA. Mamh l1 — (ibifi) -.Porli-ssrlent Hill buzzed with - cuiotion this week-end as to w e-

M.P.'for Montreal-Cartier now fac- ing espionage charges will be sl-

m lowed to remain in his u... in the

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perfect rizht t

ber's suspension. Arw widespread opposition.

courts of the land. Fisher! Conference

ing industry of Canada held in Ottawa next we

its first annual meet-in -

Rovemsuent departments discussion are Prices Bo ’s cei

ducts. Fisheries

whose objective ls to out in: industry-of both

n "FY

years.‘ f )‘/-" ' snypobcsm“

gtlon by population basis,

population of Mr.

eflpltlin is based not only

“safe seat" is fo ditch by the party involved. It

s member from Prince

much more can

. March lo-(oei

constituencies. \

‘Iranian Oil ields; J Appemf ‘fins-n Problem Union Officials‘ lioport 0n Visit. flo Soviet linion.

ht wregslgnslggllng the possibtlit eetabllshi so international to adrainls elf-Iran's rich oil inn“

. l. S . 1 ‘Plullll llllgiclnxw ‘llulalsll lumen.

l that t

ther Fired Rose. Labour-hogrusive

Dr. Arthur Besuchesue. clerk of the House. said that Ruse has a o sit in Parliament since he has not been iourld guilty of any offence. Numerous prece- dents have been established of embers

m continuing their dutiu while awaiting trial even on seri- o11s offences.

On the other hand. members are nlbyect to suspension or eXPhision for ‘ ‘ns conduct and in some quarters it is thought likely that the leader of tibe government will move for the Montreal mem-

auch move would arouse

since aus- pension would mean pro-ludslna a case whichis now before the

Oue of thesnost important con- ferences for the future of the fish- ia befnl

oi: when the Fisheries Council of Conn/la opens tg every phase 0f t e lndlllllel‘! $11111; in attention wsethsr with

biologists and marine scientists from both federal and provincial

Among the many subiwis 1111.101‘

i and controls as applied to the f industry in the Dominion. trade and tariff problems of the industry. reconstruction, and ex- mifét. ‘i’ ‘Pr? fflifmli 11.5%?‘ mar or e- a -

Minister l-l. F. G.

w“ "t“..."°.°“?...°’ earns: e wo 1y co “gum a the fish- coasts on .s . firm foundation for the bolt-WI

oi

Parliamentary stattstlcisns< re- vealed in Ottawa this week-end. that if the government introduces a redistribution bill on s represent-

Miniater Kim! is in danger of los- ins- his seat tit! tthe Commons. Ate; cording to is es census repo . King's riding of Qlengsrry. so miles from Ottawa numbers only 18.000 makim it one of the smallest ridings in Eastern ontol-io. The collocation has I1- ready been mode that Glcnlinrry be united with the neighborink 0011- stituency of Stormcnt. now held by Transport Minister Lionel Chevrler. Members of the House who have served on previous a redistribution conunittees say that while ‘theoreti- h_ caily, the Prime Ministers riding would be wiped out b.V on equitable redistribution meas e. they have little belief any sue drama m9“- ure will be taken. Resrrsusoment of Canadian constituencies. they on 110D- ulation. In committee, it ‘has been invariably the case to consider the tradition and character o! the rid- ings involved. Any tinkering with mtstributilon wltiklflt wouldmrw so e semen rom s -

ught to the has‘:

0t h ht iikl that 0h Bllhclal Eomlillli“; o. mellowed will include tn mcnlrfivz-plnrgsolzl‘

land. Sine e '- tdtlon is (belied by statute. redistri- bution is not an issue, and time of the four members is fully mcupled on committees at which are dis- cusod matters vital to their own

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Ottawa Bids dTearful 1 . Farewell To Athlones

Dy JACK BRAYLEY OTTAWA, March l’! — (OP) — This usual stoical capital shed a toss as it said goodbye to the retiring Governor-General. the Em of Athlone. and Princess Alice.

act-that of laying a wreath on the war memorial, 1t wgyqd mm on his

s bsu playing 'Auld Lang Syria it dsubed moist

girl's hu¢ and kiss for the Gov- ernor and a flood of tears from the Princess Alice.

At the airport there were few

dry eyes and one toush camera-

piay "Will Ye No C k

started the Prin- cess openly weep- lng. Before that her lip lhad trem- bled but she had managed tounlle. ' i X0. . - She tried to soy a pal-ting word "" ' ~ to Prime Munster tltdackenw Kittie . _ t uidn't d urmd 8Y1 9 » Elle-libel’! liberal): trarbaport which

he vice-regal party to Wash-

will return to lihlillllld- ,

The famous couple - he, tail. dignified and looking every inch the gusrdaonan in his smart field

in a Persian lamb coat -- had won a wide affection ln the six veers

ed out to bid them farewell.

geadw lll hid l) l l

an w c ecn payng a

lively review tune. isyed “Old R'C‘A'F‘ Mbemied‘ Favorites." It so

the dgplgnfiatlc tcgerps! took us eore pane off. i the Governor stood at the top of wth sewicmen and WOmeXL '

the sun glinttng on his decorations, A m, l _ he waved to the cheering crowd. q“ n a

The band was playing tho Air Ibrce march in slow time as the

rmsraz= 535931;?" ‘m’ Seek identity 0f

"aw Fire Loss Mystery Torso

At Torboy Airport

ST. , (C? CablQ-Authorlties tonl ht @1189 new‘ sou ht to ascertain the cause o a mflllfllfilh ROM!- 91. .000 fire.at Torbay Airport, .six miles from here, early Satur- dsyhrnorning.

of the fire in the early morning

the control tower at the airport day luorning. sn undetermined number o

Theo-ewe n lti i th dorw rapesredt firs that bllszedofvac? fifcrt: u p o

ful in prevent g the flames from

the hangar, snd early

supplies were moved

t e vicinity o their gssbl no

police circles,

kind of vengea LUNINBURG, N. S., March 17 connected with the PF-Twln 00-foot wartime disap

d Ba u‘, Mantras‘ christenin s Mrs. . . ..S of, “d, dstgght t nor o e ugs, ened thsTsascVfie s, ing completed the" contract for the I. YIN ' "

an missing since ' but the torso was not eooln

n “w” ‘M “hand m!!! yesterda as he carried out his last official

age with the 503091112 general plcure is "urge t, and deg. Demte.’ It/lr. King announced these

pmposa .- . Wheat available for domestic

ih’“niin:.h rays Tribute Tol-‘olien

dress and she. regal and gracious firlfgogitrsffishfiglllgn 9:21)? bishop c-f Toronto, officiated at a at Rideau Hall and hundreds turn- fagflglelgnlgixfiaé,“ gf-‘gmféjgncigj As he drove onto the tarmac at vicemen and women who died in

kcliffe otr station the 3;“,yal;a,yga=,,glgn,gg°,ggrgonaggg

to sun m“ might; recently tcreated (ilartilllnap;

~ x as “grea er ova a no occasion snd there was much nod- mans;- He paid album to me fallen d!" “M WW1“? a3 the Gmmlnm’ and said those remaining must Ywlmnlzed and 59°“ t9 "laid-S keep faith with those who died. An omonl! the Cabinet. the service and mym-mal reception was held am,- mass and the Cardinal chatted

Cardinal McGuigan sailed for the flax-draped someway and with Canada today aboard the lincl-

HAMILTON, March 1‘l -(CP)— A blood-stained shirt, pierced with two bullet holes, tonight gave pol- ———— ice a possible clue to the identity of the man whose torso was found JOHNS Nild_ March 17.. yesterday under a moss-covered

Hamilton's scenic

A civic works department em- loyee on a routine patrol today ound the shirt on the Mountain

e entire St. John's fire de- Road today and turned 11¢ Over f0 psrtment was rushed to the scene police. Its arms had been cut oft Police spent the weeknend lna hours, to assist service personnel fruitless search of the mountain in combatting tho flames that des- area for missln parts of the body troyed s giant hangar foul-Unit,- five school chi dren found on a ed States Army Air Flor-co planes, hike to Mount Albion Falls Satur-

Th deca it ted t clad vehicles and 8,000 gallons of gaso- only Bin long aunderovliglawasPollce line. ' said the arms snd legs Ofblellefi un-t avo n cu

off at the same time as. the body's LONDON Much m __(cp)__ of the firc fl hters were succeas- limbs. well-infonned diggmgo OAm

The torso was that of a well- s sding to gther buildings in develo ed man in his late 30s or

speculation from. the danger zone just in time. continued st the Week-end that the torsonalaying had been some killing, possibly

earance of Rocco Porn. down the self-s yled "king of the bootleg- Mrs. era." Three ot er local men

th ve vanished in the lsst two

World Shuation Salted “Ilrgent And Desperate”

Farmers tinged To Boost Ylsld liver liext Four Years.

Y GEORGE KITCHEN AWL. March l7 - (GP) —

Prime Minister MacKenzle King tonight announced an ililpreoed- sated nine-point program aimed at rests-toting the amount of food served on Canadian dinner tables, maintaining war-increased farm

roductlo and idin ood ferns lorvlgifvwmlfi fie’;

wit disease and disord

nderllninz the worldelood short- that the

at" " n“: was“ P“ 011 O - c IS Fill’

2. Wheat for distilling purpo is being reduced by pel- @513 ilgflthe basis of auto t used in

3. A campaign is being under. taken to encourage saving by consumers In the use of wheat and wheat products snd to en-

rdens

courage house

l"! .

4. Increased quantities of oats and No. 4 wheat are to made available for export if possible,

5. Farmers are being to plan their production to obtain he maximum yield of foodstuffs over the next four years.

6. Special arrangements are be ing made to encourage immediate marketing of wheat stored on farms.

7. Reduction of inventories of’ wheat and wheat products ls to be encouraged.

‘S. authorities for railmtrsrlaport "Wwtbrcxrt vebeen established. m

9. Modification of regulations affecting bulk shipment of flour and feed lifililllfli?“

Those steps. said Mr. King. were designed not only to maintain Carl- ada's present large food production but also "specifically to make in- creased quantities of wheat avail- able for export."

He said the IO-percent reduction in the supply of wheat to be made available for domestic milling was being made in order to release fur- ther quantities of wiheat for ex- r

no .

Observers saw in this step a rc- duction in the supplies of bread and other wheat products for Canadian consumers.

Reviews Production said that in th

lug day. and ch ed.

In this evaporated milk, 100,000

eggs and 300009000 000 bushels of wheat.

Bubonic Plague is Reported In Mukden

be in strife-torn an outbreak ofbubonic

greatest city. Pao said t e new to Mukden Saturday.

which medical authorities said token from 20 to S0 lives. While

merit rrlson struggled to re suffering population. Y

The Prime Minister reviewed Canada's "magnificent food pro- duction record during the war and

liroductigza Eggflshipmeni. of oth~ I

e1‘ 006s- . .pork,e apmilk

eese-aiso had been ncreas- ear alone, Canada

"W15 $1110 6 £00,000 to 700,000,000

pounds of meat, i25.000.000 pounds of cheese. some 800,000,000 cases of

bushels of oats

PEIPING, March 17 —-(APl—

ukden, w ere

The troops entered a city of 2,-

ernergency measures, the ern-

N“!

Subscription Delivered sass llsiL ‘IMO: other Provinces 0 0.8.5. SMI-

00 SAVING PROGRAM 1x00000000

KARAJ. iron. March 17 —- (AP) .. Approximately 2.000 Russian troops. including women soldiers. have arrived at this gateway to

Tehran. .

Nightly trains from Kszvin. Rus- sian headquarters in Northern Iran. have brought ammunition and mechanized supplies. tncludini;

tanks.

Residents of Karo], police oi- flcials. railway workers and foreign military observers say 60 csrloada u; HD0135 and equipment in three nights increased the previous num- bel’ in the garrison to nearly 3.000.

The guard at the check post south of the town has been doub- led sndaupportmc troops wit-h c!- ficiais have moved into the mud- walled compound beside the resil-

N0 Danger To Tehran

TEHRAN. March 17 — (AP) -— A reliable source said Saturday ii.- 000 Russian troops now are con- centrated at Karat, 20 miles north- west oi this capital, but the Iranian Director of Propaganda declared “there is no danger to Tehran.’

Earlier, War Minister Ahmed Sepohod Amir ,Ahmedi denied he told a press conference Thursday that tho Iranian army would fiplht “to the last man" l1 Soviet troops moved to Tehran. He said his remarks were “completely misinter- preted" by a War Department in- terpreter.

Prince Firouz, propaganda direc- tor and political‘ under-secretary of state, told newspapermetl: "There is no danger to Tehran. The Rus- sians llavo been in the country 4 1-2 years without atiacking- us. There is absolutely no threat of attack here now."

Ftrouz added that foreign radio reports saying Tehran residents feared a Russian invasion "are completely false."

itot Bonsidering " Break With Russia

Government offcial said today.

Soviet Union.

to enduring strength."

the Government "are alarmed’

medical authorities tool: the lack of physically fit men to Gov keep the army up to strength and draft law is renewed D store ight, heat and water to the “the situation will become criti- sure another twenty-four hours

- unless th¢

cal."

SevlnRqllsturds-a 1131:“ I o. '7 W ltihlr whbb

w

other ooun es" to

ands or were}? nsrvesworvrg; zimou u» ilk}? m“

l..l*'.s'“irr“..".'..s‘"=h as;

0 . or {rieudshlo with soils.

Bevin Stands By 0fier__‘l‘o Russia

concerned. that I was willing to PORT -TALIIO'£,° Wales. lurch advocate in this colmt-ry s 50-year

treaty of

tllnelfthsllbwm

r Russians Continue To. Move Troops In Iran

.P.E.|. Soldier Fatally Injured

. ...d.........__~av-qgspaw.oo-i..aa-_-s-..o_nd,. ~

OTTAWA, March l7 -(Cl'i Cole 27, son of

Spring Valley, P. E. l his

automobile police said was

dangerous driving snd failure to remain st the scone of an t and was remanded to March 2 for hearing. /

Pioneer Bushland Flier ities At 53

TORONTD, March 1£°—(OP)——

well, 53, pioneer and organizer of all‘ services, in hospital Friday night lo a hemorrhage. He had served R.C.A F‘, bases in Canada during the Second Great Capt. Maxwell in i919 wrote

flying by organizing the Ca across Ontario to Moose Factory‘