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Flour Subsidies May 1'

Be Lifted This Fall

l Brest Explosion Felt ln Britain

LGJDON, July 28 — (Reuters) _ severe "earth tremors" report. ed tonight from Britain's southern counties of Cornwall and Devon were round later to have been caused by the explosion of the 7,- 176 ton Norwegian . nitrate .sh£p Ocean Liberty at Brest, in North- ern France.

The shocks were felt all along the coast, at points as far as 120 miles north of the French port.

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rvflNIPEG —- (C P) -— Mr s. Michael Boroskao. 3i. of Winnipeg. vi-ito of a Canadian Pacific Railway dining car chef. regards ‘her fam- ily of three boys and three girls with affection but shc is rather dubious about the future. The first time it was one baby, the second twins and the third triplets.

Coming Events

"Show. Eldon, Friday.

"Show, Morell. Thursday.

"Show-Malpeque. Tuesday.

' ‘Show-Can oe Cove Wednesday.

"Ice cream and dance Grand- vlew Hall. Wednesday, July 30.

"Dance in Cardigan Hall ‘rues- Iay, July 20th.

"Show and Dance, Bradaibane. Thursday.

"Open ‘air dance at Rose Val- ley Corner tonight, July 29.

"Ice Cream and Dance, Emerald Hall. Tuesday, July 29th.

"Open air Dance. Cavendish Rink. Tuesday, July 29th. Refresh- inonls.

"will Deliver Earnscliffe Gra- vel anywhere. Levi Young. Earns- ciifte.

"Dance and Ice Cream in Fort Augustus School, Tuesday, Aug. 5. llughess Orchestra.

"Dance Baldwin's Road School. Friday. Aug. 1. Webster's Orch- estra.

"Dance in 5t. Peter's Harbor School. Wednesday. July 30th. Lunches and Ice Cream.

"Baseball: city Juniors vs. Iona. Ice cream and dance. Iona Corner. ‘liednesday. July 30.

"ice Cream Social in North Granville Hail, Wednesday evening. Jilly 30th.

"lnrnan Re-union, Canoe Cove Broth. Friday, August lst. If not line. Saturday.

“In stock, Hay Salt, D. D. T. for burs and blight. Also Peronox Biuestone and ‘Hydrate Lime. Dillon d: Splllett.

"Regular ' Dance, Mfltlllo Eur-ling Rink every Thursday . Al. Blanchard’: Orchestra. Modern and Did Time.

"Collecting hogs for Canada Pickers Ltd by truck every Thurs- hv. Phone n. A. Cutoliffe. Fred- mcton. or write me. n. 1. McDow-

"Will all Students who plan to Ill-end Grade XI Classes at Mon- llsue High School IOl‘ the coming "a: Please register their intent "l the Secretary without delay.

"Attend Hospital dance held "I'll" ‘Ihuraday nights. Matthew McLean's warehouse. Souris llld time dancing, Ohatssonb Or- estra. Modern dancing Clifl PM?!‘ orchestra featuring Les Alexander.

“Attention dance fans far and Hear! Don't miss the bis Jamboree ‘i QPRDaud Tuesday night. Julv 5 Music 1| you like it. Both Ilodern and oldtime dnncin with Rollie MacKenrle and his Island Fltmbien. Admission 40 cents.

‘mfldl-nl live Hogs Thursday glfollows: Siammmide till 1.30 ~M- Remington till a e. M. ‘MW lagnall. Hunter River "with: all day. lflmer Win-lore Kfitlllbanl, Thursday tin train

OTTAWA. July 2a -_(CP)_A llwrb "Prise in the cost-of-llving la seen by observers here in the pog- sibillty that flour subsidies may be removed this fall, with bread priq- es throughout the country rising several cents a loaf.

Bakers in various part5 of the mull"? have been quoted a‘ ex- pecting rises in the price of bread, which now sells in most districts at 10 cents for a 22-ounce loaf.

Btronsthening reports that the flour subsidy may be removed\. Befldllls miller's prices for vaheat from 77 3-8 cents to $1.55 a bushel‘ are several broad factors.

FlNi. there is the government's avowed intention of getting out, of the subsidy field. Removal of sub- sidies have coincided with seasonal production highs and some quarters expect that. just as dairy products subsidies and controls were “mo... ed in the peak production period this June, wheat controls will be eased late in September or early in October.

Along with these are the fact that the government's emergency powers expire next March. and the steady elimination of the Prices Board.

A Jump in the wheat price paid by mlliers 0f almost 8O cents a bushel caused by removal of the Wlltflt subsidy-would. according to many bakers. cause a three-cent rise in the price of a loafof bread.

Meanwhile, the actual announce- ment as to the government's in- tention on lifting the subsidy is a matter of cabinet study. and the cabinet officials so far have shown no indication of an early state- merit.

il.ll.R.R.A. Blames Chinese Nationalists For Blocking Efforts

VANCOUVER. July 2B-A grim story of hunger and fruitless ef- forts to get U.N.R.R.A. supplies through to the starving, in tire Communist znvies in China was brought ‘* ~ today by chief of- ficer Wiii l D. l-Iaining of the relief ship Wan Shen.

He blamed Chinese Nationalist forces for deliheratelv hampering the activities of U.N.R.R.A.. espec- nil" in Shantung Province. a fcc-nmrved district.

(U. N.R.R A., which takes a s-“v""‘ll' non-political stand in the Chinese situation, has allocated through Washington 20.000 tons o! supplies to Shantung Province but only 2.000 tons have reached the relief stations.)

Britain's New Piano Passes Tropical Tests

NASSAU. Bahamas, July 28 - fCPl-Britain‘: "Star Lion." first of the new Tudor IV class of air- craft was on its way back to mg- land today after aatisiactorilycom- pleting tropical test flights.

Air Marshall D.C. Bennett. chief executive of British South Ameri- can Airways whoflew the "Stai- Lion" during tests said the plane was admirably suited to flying conditions in the tropics.

Air Marshal Bennett predicted that Nassau would be a stop 0a the London to Mexico City air route before the end of next win- fer.

By DOUGLAS HOW OTTAWA. July 28 -- (OP) — Canada's need for doctors la under reivow by government officials, it was learned today,‘ and the varied requirements oi the provinces are being considered prior to any de- cision to take advantage of avail- able medical men among Europe's refugees and displaced persons.

Immigration headquarters would give little information beyond the bare Idlfli that doctors wore among the numerous Categories 01 poten- tial immigrants now under consid- eration hare. even us lit-construc- tion Mnister Howe leeks more shipping in Britain and immigra- ton chief AL Joiilffs inspects the machinery of acceptance in lur-

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pTllQ shortage of nurses also was believed to bi under co zslderation but the only statement was that "nothing has bedtime final."

It definite steps materialize out of these studies, they w.il shatter the full emphasis that res fallen an far upon workers for primary industries. mm la. farminl. Irdn- in; and lumbariul. and ma! Ilfllll a calculated fllfifllllm ".1 PWM‘

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Leaves Today For Borden

BORE!» Julv 2e -<cei-\'he It» breaker Abegweit, the moat, modem ship of its kind in the world. con- structed by the Marine Industries Limited. for the federal depart- ment of transport, will leave here tomorrow morning for Port Borden. P.E.i. “there it will officially be zransferred to provincial authorit- en. '

The ship is scheduled to make a stop of three or four days in Quebec where final inspection of the vessel will be held. It weighs 7.600 tons and is 372 feet long and 61 feet in beam.

Tlhe vessel, which can carry 950 passengers, 60 automobiles and 19 freight cars. will ply Northumber- land Strait between Borden, P.E.I. and Cape Tormentlne. NB. She has a speed of 1T knots.

Boih Butch And Indonesians Claim Victories

By STANLEY SWINTON

BATAVIA. Java, July 78 — (AP) -'Ihe Netherlands army said to- day Dutch mrzitiary columns. driv- ing 100 miles in a week, had cap- tured important coal and oil areas in Southern Simmtra.

Other Dutch troops knifed through western Java in an effort to isolate another big icction of Indonesian territory.

JOGJAKARA. Republican Cap- ital, July 28 _- ifieuterrl -- The Indonesian republican authorities claimed tongnt the surrender of 763 Dutch soldiers with all their Weflpons in West Java.

Street fighting was raging in Bandung. 70 miles front Batavia. the Dutch capital. an lrdonesian communique pdded.

The Indonenuns also claimed the recapture uf Tjiparai. 12 miles southeast of Bandung.

India To Take Action

NEW DELI-ft July 28 -- (AP) — India intends to bring tlie Indon- esian iroblem before the United Nations tomorrow morning 50d press for an end to the fight rig in the East lrdies, Pundit. Ja-wah- arlal Nehru, vice president. of the Indian interim government. an- nounced today

At the same time, he told a press conference that India would bar Dutch aircraft from Indian air- ilelds and from flying over India “almost mmediately" and was con- templating closing Indian ports to all Dutch shipping. He sahtl In- dlii. "certainly" ixoiild bar the air- craft of any country attempting to carry supplies to the Dutch.

Bug-Chaser Returns With Big collection

(By The Associated Press)

NEW YORK. July Zti-In a statement issued last night. Dr. (‘. 1-I. Curran, curator of insects and spiders for the American Museum of Natural History. said that entomologist John C. Pallls- ler has returned from a nine- month “bug-chase" in Peru, bring- lug with him “gigantic, ferocious beetles half a foot in length, rare cave-dwelling solders and the gro-

tesque lantern fly."

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Canada Looks Fort Doctors In Refugees

‘lional people into the notional life. For the present, however, the

pull of economic need remains def

lnitely on the laboring elem.

Mr. lloweb mission m 3m" and Europe ha: among its object-t ives a continuation of the Canad- ian campaign for more shipping to bring in immigrants.

Bu‘ " .1 headquarters hint- ed gently that there were hope: that IOIIIQthIny might be done to increase an available tonnage which it has been estimated will be able to bring about 20,000 per- sona this year.

At present. the only Canada- bound fllmllrblltl on the Atlantic are 080 woodworkers or lumber- iacks who sailed from Bremen. Germany. aboard the’ United States ship General Stewart last week and are due at Halifax Thursday _

The! are, the first of tome 2.000 future axe-wieldera who will van- ish into the labor-short lumber woods to mast requests by num- erous films for varying numbers of‘men. Another batch of from vM-700 is elpeetdd to leave Gea- inany in the near future as the re-

sult of a visit of lumber officials.

lleat Record At Paris Broken '

PARIS, July f! —(AP)—'Ihe Weather Bureau aaid the tem- perature was 105.6 degrees Fahrenheit tn Paris early to- night, breaking all heat records.

Earlier today an official reading of 102.2 degrees waa made at Paris‘ le Bourget Alr- field.

Record high temperatures also were reported from other French cities. Readings of 104 degrees were registered in Or- leans, Born-gee, Tours. Angora and Poitier-s. It‘ was 102.2 at Toulouse and a cool 96.8 at Nancy.

A Meteorological Office of- flelal said: "Its hotter in Paris today than in the Sahara. It! only 93 degrees there."

Labor Paper Asks Atilee To Resign

LONDON. July 28 -(AP)— Politclans and voters weighed to- night the chances of Britain's Lab- or Government weathering Britain's growing economic storm after the pro-labor London Daily Mirror called on Prime MLnister Attire l0 resign.

Attlee summoned his topranking ministers-including Foreign Sec- retary Bevin and Herbert Morrison, Government leader in the House df Commons-to a conference this evening at. No. 10 Downing Street to discuss economic policy.

In its editorial, tihe first of its kind from any strongly Pro-govern- merit newspaper, the Mirror called for the naming Jf a rWw Lfibof pri-me minister and said: t

“There is no constant. central control of government. lVlr. Attic! leaves it to others..his cabinet system should go. So should Mr. Attlee."

The Prime Minister's residence declined comment on the editorial-

llising Costs Slow llousing Program

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA. July 28 - Gordon Murchison. director of the Veter- ans Land Act under which Can- ada's Veteran's Housing Program ls administered. said tin an inter- view tonight that the program was being "slowed down" because of the rising costs of materials and labor.

"These rising costs are making it difficult for the Government or anyone else. to construct houses for $6,000 that can meet minimum standards under the National Housing Act." he said.

Tomato To Seek Taxes From The C.ll.R.

TORONTO. July 28 —(CPi— Recent success of the City of l-iail- fax in concluding agreement with the Canadian National Railways llldflf which the complny will raw some $300,000 in business taxes. will lead Toronto to press for a similar agreement. Mayor Robert Saunders announced today. '

SHIP l8 BEPAIBED

GLASGOW. July I — i9?) '- The Empire Brent. (brim-fly the hospital ship Letitia. which was damaged at Liverpool while en- glged ‘ea a ‘bride ship" on the Canadian run. has underfll"! T9‘ pairs ar-d reconversion he" lllll l5 returning to civilian service.

70.000 YlAI-l 0L0 The Appalachian lfoimtains a

believed to have 00ml llllfl l” over a period of about ‘(b.0130 7""-

Jewish Underground M To Hang Three British

JERUSALEM, July 2s _(cp)_ Menachem Belgin, self-styled com- rrnander-in-chief of the extremilt IFKU-il Zvai Lelunl terrorist organ- ization warned British authorities tonigiht that the two kidnapped British sergeants would be hanged "o! exactly the same time" three condemned Irgun members are scheduled to die on the gallows at Acre Prison tomorrow.

Beigin issued his thrreat to the Hebrew press shortly after the Pal- estine Government announced the execution of the three Jewish ter- rorists would take place at dawn.

‘Iihe three Irgunists-Melr Nakar, Yflfiflilb Weiss. and Absoiom i-Iablb —were convicted on cha/rges that they took Dart in the May 4 prison delivery at Acre. in which 251 prisoners were liberated and 16 persons killed. The other Irgunists were sentenced to ilfe knprlson- merit on the same cha/rges.

“The streets will run red with British blood." Beigiri warned in his statement promising an "im- mediate offensive" agalnst British security forces.

ll. e. iiTEJi llow Enroute To Churchill

OTTAWA. Julv 2B —-(CP)-—Lt.- Cmdr. C. P. Edwards, Deputy Transport Minister, announced late today that the icobreaker N.B. McLean arrived at Cape Dorset at midnight Sunday and took aboard the R.M.S. Nascoplefls passengers, crew. and baggage. She left for Churchill at 2 p.m. today and is ex- pected to arrive there July 31.

The McLean's captain reported he had made an inspection cf the Nascopie. and that in his opinion. more was no possibility of salvaging the ship.

Sask. Cov't llas Labor Troubles

PRINCE ALBERT. SasiL, Ju1y28 —(CP)-The government - owned Saskatchewan box factory remain- ed closed today and management and union officials left for Regina to confer with the Provincial Gov- ernment after a blanket dismissal of approximately 70 of the factory's 90 employees for refusal to return to work after a one-day work stoppage Friday.

National Employment Service of- ficlals here said no attempt had been made so far to replace the men who refused to return to work‘ until the company re-lnstated uwo employees. discharged ai-most a ‘month ago for "gross inefficiency" and taking other employsrosit. while on sick leave.

Miemao llauletl llp At Dartmouth Bock

HALIFAX. July 28 —-(CP)—'I\he destroyer Micmac, damaged in a harbor-mouth collision that took a toll of 11 members of the crew. was hauled up on the marine railway at nearby Dartmouth today and the big job of repairing her crumbled bow was begun.

It has been reliably stated that the repair job entails Brcfting practically a whole new 50-foot bow section on theIsleek destroyer

and also correcting structural de- fects resulting from-her rniflsp.

Fined S100 For Automobile Theft

SAINT JOHN, N.B.. July 20- (OH-I-Ioward A. Francis of Char- lottetown was sentenced to pay a $100 fine or serve three months in jail when he appeared in police court here today and pleaded guilty to clr theft.

Francis was arresed Saturdol’ when police found him driving a car bearing a New York licence plate. The automobile had been

New York tourist.

reported stolen by Harry Sweet, a "

China. Russia Clash At ll. ll. Council Meeting

LAKE SUCCESS, July 28 -(AP) _ China turned down Outer Mon- golia's bid for United Nations membership today with an unpre- cedented biast which drew a Rus- sian retort that certain Far East. parties might like to force a U.N. investigation slmlldrdt) the Greek case. -

Calmly announcing a certain Chinese veto on the Outer Mon- golian application, Dr. Shuhsl l-lsii charged in a warm meeting of the U. N. security Council membership committee that the Outer Mon goilan republic had carried out a "fiill-dress invasion with parapher- nalia 0f modern warfare, includ- ing aircraft."

Dr. I-Isu said the "anned in- vasion" of the Chinese province of Sinkiang by the applicant state "has not ended even today."

Alexei N. Krasilnlkov of Russia called the Chinese statement "dis- torted" and “false? He said that a regiment of Chinese soldiers penetrated 12 miles Qdntc Outer Mongolian territory and was thrust out by the Outer Mongolian sold- iers who never crossed the Chin- ese border.

Simple Funeral Service For President's Mother

CrR-ANDVIEW. Mo., July 28 — (AP) - A» simple funeral service, read in her plain old-fashioned parlor. closed the book c: life to- ccv for Mrs. Mart-ha amen Tru- man. 94. mother of the President of the United States.

The silver grey casket was car- ried down a steep flight of steps by four grandsons and i-wo neph- ews to a wailing hearse when the 20-minute service ended.

The short cortege - only l5 mrs - moved slowly away from the green-roofed cottage there she died Saturday to her final rest- ing place in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City.

The Pcesidui and his family ar- rived from "the Swarm-r White I-iouse" in independence, Mo. 90 mnutes before the service was be- gun by Rev. Welborn Bowman of Grandvlew.

"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not wanf." was the text cho- sen from the 20rd Psalm by Mrs Truman's Baptist nelghbm

The President, i-n a tan suit, was sombre-faced as his White House limousine passed through the bar- riers. guarded to insure privacy. Mrs. Bess ‘Truman smzled and waved to waiting cameraman who loud been asked to take no pic- tures. Margaret. the President's daughter. was solemn.

Despite the wish of tfe Presid- ent and‘hls mother that. no flow- ers be sent, half a doacn trucks laden with floral offerings rolled up the unpaved dusty street to the old cottr-BB-

LIGHTNING STABTQ FIRE GRAND FALLS, N.B.. July 28 — (GP) -- Damage estimated at 03.000 was caused when tire, caus- ed by a lightning bolt. raced through a barn owned by Philip Godbout. Several pieces of mach- inery and a large quantity of stor- ed hay were desiroyed in the blaze.

ls Commissioner 0f Citizenship

Colonel C. A. Igrug, 4i, who was recently appointed Commissioner of Citizenship in the Department of the Secretary of State. Ottawa. Commissioner Krug will be prim- arily responsible for the imple- mentation of the Canadian Citi- zenship Act, which came into force January 1,, i947. He is also charg- ed with thc co-ordination, insofar as they concern the Federal Gov- ernment, of the activities of all ethnic and cultural groups across Canada.

Sugar Coupon Bates

OTTAWA. July 28-.(CPJ—-Dat- ea on which sugar coupons will be declared valid during August were

Subscription Delivered 80.00. Mai‘! $5.00. other Provinces a u. l. a. fl-li

A BREST

2o Killian, nunnnrns INJURED

P5315. Jilly 28 ~—-(CP)—I1rei raged in the Brest port area tonight as rescue worker; and firefighters battling to prevent another Text: City disaster, pearehed for victim ftlllowlng the explosion of a. nitrate- loaded Norwegian Liberty Ship near the city’! gas plant and oll llellot.

At least 20 persons were report: ed killed and several hundred wen feared injured. Official reports were reserved but there were in- ilicationg that the disaster was the gravest eve: to have taken place In peacetime France.

A. French Ministry of the Inter for official reported "many vic- tims" although the damage eatlm- ated at 100300.000 francs, (ll.- 200,000) was "less serious than at first: feared."

Antoine Messager. deputy mayor of Brest, in a telephone interview to Reuters News Ag- ency ln Paris. said late t0- night that the crew of the Norwegian ship, Ocean Lib- erty, which exploded after it had caught ilre, were saved but the British captain was killed.

Message aald that 3.346 houses in Brest had been "damaged to some degree or other by the force of the ex- plosion and gasoline tanks and a factory in the port area are still burning as I speak.”