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TAIPEI. Formosa (AP) - N: uonallst warp anaa Monday sca tered a Red flotilla in Auto bay, mking 10 small warships. e de- Jance ministry assorted.

Listed as sunk from a fleet of more than 50 warships were three J50-tun gunboat and seven armed motorized linki-

Whether this was as vas' fleet was not disclosed. f so. it probably WIS aimed If lhl islets 2-5 miles south of Amoy rather than the heavily garrisoned Nationalist island of Quemoy.

Quemoy. across the strait from Formosa. commands the bay's waters leading to Arnoy. now a dead port. The Tan islets south of Qurmrry are part of the stopper lhal corks up the port.

BREAKS LULL - The offshore island front spran to life after a two-day lull when patrol planes spotted the concen-

tration.

The Reds craft were moving in waters west of- Wuyu (also called wuhsul island at the west edge of the bay. Wuyu is six miles south of Amoy. a

Nationalist fighter - bombers in undisclosed strength then went into action.

A defence ministry communique said the planes loosed seven pass- ing runs and the Red ships scat- tered. Anti-aircraft flra met the at- tackers but all planes returned to base. the ministry added. .

DENY REPORT

Nationalist officials also denied a report published in the United states that civilians were being quietly withdrawn from both Que- inoy and the Matsus.

Coming Events

"Variety concert Vernon River hall. Thursday. March I1.

"ll. Patrick-a Conesst. Tree-.

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adis Rail. March 17th. I

"lca race New Glasgow Wad- nesday. All lsorsaa welcome.

"Unloading oldbydney coal at Milton today. Vernon Gillespie.

"Two. one act plays. Seven Mile Bay Hall. March 17th.

"Ira Follies la Crlapaud rink tonight. Door prise. skate after.

"Variety Concert. lt. Columba's fiilglsll Hall. Thursday. March t . '

"Bingo. North Rustlco. Wednes- dai. ii p. m. Jackpot I-00.00. Door

DI'l7l". "rmkmole party and cards rout-hire hall. Wednesday. March

'liaie quantlt cm-i.ci'cls week 0

heavy breed March 14th. If collect. Dil- Ion and Spillett. '

isi. Andrews Ball. Mount so-nan: Friday, March lllth. l"-lIH'I.i Concert and two plays. 53-0 P- m. Mallneelt o'clock.

"link prices going up and chick sales way down in Canada. Order your chicks now. Dillon O lplllett Cluck Halt-hery.

p "-lllnt arrived-Fresh stock reg- lsll'l'c(i number one Laursnuan T”""'ll Seed. Maritime grown. and ggolrm-i Mangsl Iced. Dillon A

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"lntllan River Players present their play. in King George nail Ken-into-n. March .l0th. sis p.m.'

glranlines Wednesday afternoon a.

'THvckey at North River rink tomrht. Hampshire vs. Dunstaff- ill"-'9 51 7:45. North River vs. 0'11 (rock in semi final game.

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"(tome to shur-Gain Amateur Clialcadc in Brookfiald Ball. March lsth. Special a

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"Reserve Wednesday Thursday 7'" Friday. lard. Ilth land aslh. "arch for Lion's Club Minstrel ugwplnmaantm Church Hall at

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loud variety eaaesst Wu-n and local talent.

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While the Formosa situation is considered. explosive. sources position to know described as pre- mature mimm reports that me- chincry been set up for a Joint U.S.-Nationalist command.

They said mass as for closer cooperation to cope wl any emergency had been discussed. It was assumed that in event of hos- tilities involving the United States, e Americans would command air and naval operations. The Nation- alists would command ground fighting. .

Quebec Strong Mon Dies Ar 66

QUEBEC. tCP)- Victor de La- marre. 66. a lumberiack from the rugged Lake St. John district whose name symbolized her ' strength to French-Canadians for more than 40 years. died in hos- pital today after a long illness.

.De Lamarre. whose displays of

muscular strength were billed with posters bearing the motto "He alone is my master." had

been out of the public limelight for the past 10 years. I ,

At 15 he is said to have carried 450 pounds on his back for four miles.

From then on his career as Welsh!-lifter. muscle man. and ex- hibitor of sheer physical strength developed rapidly.

In the lumber camps of the upper St. Maurice region the 154- pound dc Lamarrc pitted his strength against the gtrongegt woodsmen of his day.

Ol'rawaAclrnowledgemenis. Of Legislative Request Re Potato Tariff Read

Letters acknowledging receipt

of a resolution from the Prince Edward Island Legislature on the potato tariff question were read in the lagislature at the start of the night sitting- eaerday by Sllollsar Forrest W. blllips. - letters were from Prime Minister st. Laurent, Trade Min”: later Howe. Senato George H. Barbour and Mr. J. Watson Mac- Nllisht. parliamentary assistant to the minister of fisheries.

The Jotato resolution asked the Peder Government to provide either by agreement or other negotiation a minimum reciprocal and equalized rate of duty on all potatoes moving " ” Can- ada and the United States.

Prlmeuhflnlster St. Laurent said he had noted the representations of the resolution and I am bring- ing! them to the attention of my co eagues most directly concern- ed with this matter."

Mr. Howe said: ''It is true that the United States tariff is more protective than the Canadian tariff. We believe. however. that it is in Canada's best interest to bring about a more equitable levy- ing of these duties by a process of llcxotlatinl reductions the Unit- ed States tariff whene or there is

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Search Narrows For Missing Jef

Cl-lATHAMt NJ. (CP).search for a Sabre jetfl ter, missing since it left the C lham RCAF 5380 Friday. was concentrated Monda in a forest area where severe treetops had been severed. PO John A. Muirhead. 24. of Vancouver. occupied the Jet when it vatnlshad on a routine training

hd first possible clue to the plane's fate came from a lumber

1' camp operator who noticed the

clipped rtreetops about is miles northwest of Bolsctown in central Newnrunswick. A ground party examined the tips for paint scrap- ings but found none. Further scour- ing of the heavily-wooded area. by land and air. was kultless. One Bolselown resident reported ".:.:""....t-"'....' ('”r't'””.. '”.'1i.' su exp as on s u s time the Sabre could have dis-

aearing weather Monday. after snow and fog kept aircraft Sunday. enabled lo planes to participate in the search. Ground aaarclsars included troops tom the army's 32nd ord- aaaaa Justified depot at McGlv- -aim III! bad banded toward

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40 3.000 seal pelts aboard.

Peary had also lost her propeller was unfounded.

Premier Mathcson made a strong replay to Opposition critic- ism when he began his debate on the Budget in the Legislature shortly alter 10 o'clock last night. After addressing the House for loss than half an hour the Pre- mier adjourned the debate. He announced that this after- noon he will outline the policies of the Government in conjunction with the estimates. Chief among the policies to be dealt with will be those relating to Rural Elect- rification and the prospects for the frozen food industry in the Province. In congratulating the Provincial Treasurer on the presentation of the Budget. the Premier said he would like to add his remarks to those who preceded him. "The speech was his, but the facts and figures those of another man. however. he presented in a clear. concise and informative way, these facts and figures as they relate to the finunclal'alfairs of this Province." Speaking of Mr. Foley's address he said "lt con- tained sound. solid advice and merited the consideration of every member of the liouse." The mem- ber from Sourls. he said. took advantage of a splendid situation and made the best of it.- Making his reply 'to Opposition criticism. the Premier first dealt with Mr. John A. MacDonald to whom he referred as "the finan- cial critic" from Third Kings. "He followed the Provincial Trea- aurer and when the Opposition asked for more time to study the Budget 1 was happy to be in a position to granttbelr request,"

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PRINCETON. N. .l.. (AP) - Famed physicist Albert Einstein look a day off Monday on his 76th birthday. Conforming to his oft- cxpressed view that. "birthdays are for children." Eistein was to stay quietly at home from his un- pretentious office at the Prince- ton University lnstitute for Add vsnce Study.

Toronto Police Hove Odd Case

TORONTO (CP) -Police said Monday the naked body of a man was found behind the steering wheel of his automobile Sunday in a garage beside his house. A few minutes earlier. his wife stumbled into the couple's subur- ban North York township home wearing only her husband's over- coat. A post-mortem examination showed that Fred Curry. 38. died from carbon monoxide ' i 1 and a heart condition.

Police said his wife. Ila, 40. suffered shock and exposure af- ter spendlng 17 hours in the car in the unheated garage. Investigators said the doors of the garage had been locked from the inside. The car's ignition was on and the fuel tank empty. Mrs. Curt-y's condition was so serious she could be questioned only briefly. police said. She told them the last she remembered was driving along a road with her husband.

Police could not suggest why the Curry's clothing was off. The Clothing was found scattered on the floor of the car.

Damaged Sealer Llmps info Port

SYDNEY (CPl - The 840-bp sealer Peary limped into port here today after losin her rud- der in a crush of ice f St. Paul island in Cabot strait. The Hall- fax-owned vessel. with nearly made port wIth.a temporary rudder. she win go into a Sydney dry- dock for repairs.

Premier Maiheson Replies To Opposition Criticism, Begins Budget Speech

continued the Premier. "But he took only a halfpnu hour. He said certain members were in the clutches of contractors while the member from First Queens says it's too bad that.we have to use those men so rough by imposing penalties on them."

The Premier went on to relate at last year a convention was held in Mr. MacDonald's district and a newspaper account stated that a former colleague of his (MacDonald's) was not able to accept the nomination due to ill- ness. "Later ln the month I met

Agriculture when he was in Char- lottetown asking for an increased grant for one of the finest fairs

Porliomcnf At A Glance

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Monday

Trade Minister Howe announced an interim payment of 10 cents a bushel on Canada's I054 barley crop. '

Mr. Howe said the Canadian and U.S. governments feel it will be necessary to return to a priority system for defence materials.

Trans-Canada Air Lines. in its annual report tabled in the Com- mobs. reported its fourth straight surplus-3496.146 in 1954.

Transport Minister Marier said the 31.000.000-a-year federal aid to- wards elimination of r a i l w a y grade - crossing hazards will be upped to S5.000.000.

The Commons estimates com- mittee dcfealed a Progressive Con- servative more to cut government spending on immigration by 3443,-

thls man with, the Minister of 000

Tuesday The Commons will resume de- bate on unemployment. The Senate

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will sit.

Agriculture E

were discussed at some length by lion. C. C. Baker. Minister of Agriculture, in speaking on the Budge debate in the Legislature yesterday.

Mr. Baker in answering the con- tention of the Opposition that the Department of Agriculture was not doing anything to assist tbel farmers enumerated a number of- benefils such as the bull bonus. the boar bonus. bonus on rams. on' lamb carcasses. on approved

that grants were being made to breeder organisations and to es- hibition associations. The grant to assist inptba building of the Coliseum was one of those enum-

Granls And Bonuses For

numerared

By Minister -"In Debate

Government grants and bonuses, ersted. Continuing. the Minister

pointed out that in addition to Pro- vincial assistance the Federal Government looks after such ser- vlces as the seed and tablestock inspection; R.O.P. milk testing: analysis of seed grain at Sack- vllle; inspector of plant products division. soil analysis and the in- spection of meat at abattoir. and killing giants.

Mr. aker took the Leader of the opposition to task in regard to his statement concerning the

fioolse. and on staulons. all of f tone policy. Mr. Bell wliich.:,ha said. were ntggeat estona the ' '1.-1.4.-w 4..-'-an . . In addition. he told the House is

110! "or . tfarases-'s yard. Thai Minister showed price lists M1IhdlClf.8 that limestone was purchascd last year (bagged) for

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Present Brief

Information in relation to the request of the Village of Parkdale to be permitted to withdraw from School Unit No. i has been sub- mitted to the Provincial Govern- ment in the form of a brief on be- half of the residents by the Vil- lage Commissioners. G. C. Ram- say. H. B. Douglas. H. J. Hen- nessey, E. H. Lord and Alexander MacLean. The brief was presented on Saturday and was released for publication yesterday by the Com- missioners. lt reads as follows: "The history of the financial problem with which the current Commissioners of the Village or Parkdalc are faced. dates back to; the time when this area was made: a part of what is now known as School Unit No. 1.

"At that time the School District of Parlidale had been successful, through the management of it's own resources. in building one of the finer rural schools in this Province. and had at the time of. incorporation. a debt of approxim-. ately Twenty-t h r e a Thousand- (saa,ooo.oo) Dollars.

"The present debt of the School Unit is approximately One Hund-

red and Seventy-five Thousand (Sl75.000.00) Dollars. incurred through capital expenditures

in the Unit. while capital ex- genfliturahfor lolsaiglidale School urng per been about ;i"hree Thousand 03,000.00) Dol- ars. "Under th.enJiresant system of assessment tax. this Village appears to be responsible slightly more than one third of this debt whila it's achool has aci-

Parkdale Commissioners

To Gov'r

Re School Unit Question

X ually received only about one six- tletb of expenditure.

DISTRICTS NOT CONSULTED "The setting up of this Unit was by Government order. and the rate-payers of the District of Parkdale. as well as the other Districts were not consulted as to their desire or willingness to be- come a part of this Unit. either by public meeting. or otherwise. "You can see then that the dc-. sire of this Village to withdraw from the Unit is certainly justified from a financial point of view. "We wish at this time to make (Continued on Page 2 col. 1)

Find Man With Ears Bit-fen Off

MONTREAL. (CP)-Police said a 25-yearold man. clad only in his underwear, was found early Monday wandering in an incoher- ent state in Montreal's east and with both his ears bitten off.

They identified him as Joseph Lluga and sald'a man and woman have been picked up for question- ng.

Police said Liuga. found on Or- leans street. has lost the greater part of his ears, apparently through bites. There were bite marks also on other parts of his

Several inch-square pieces of the man's cars were recovered by

for police at an Orleans street address case boils down to a question of

where the arrests were made. Liuga was taken to hospital.

Following a full discussion on the unavoidable puking conges- tion on the streets bordering on the new Federal Building unless provision is made to absorb some of the overload by providing park- ing space in the building area, the City Council yesterday afternoon in regular session passed the fol- lowing resolution.

"That this Council do respect- fully urge the Federal Depart- ment of Public Works to revert to its earlier plan to provide parking space at the rear or Western area of the Federal Building site; this by reason of the inevitable over- load on street-parking space avail- able."

Other resolutions lncluded the acceptance of the tender of Moore and MacLeod. Ltd.. for supplying the Police Department with six- teen unlforms (consisting of tunic and two pr. trousers) at s63.45 per uniform.

"That the City Clerk call for tenders for one or two trucks. with 3-ion chassis. cab and box. heavy duty tires etc. Tenders to close March 21."

"The City Clerk was also auth- orized to call for tenders for a street flusher sprlngler with cab and chassis. complete with tank 1.500 gallons minimum , ' Tenders to close on March 23." members of the Board of Appeal front Civic Rates and Assessments

Former Liberal Member Dies Ar 87

OWEN SOUND. Ont. (CP)-WIIL lam P. Telford. 8'7, elected Lib- cral member of Parliament for Grey North in 1020. 1985 and 1940. hulday MIM-

Ordcol For Girl

EAST GRAND FORKS. Minn.

(AP)-Death Sunday ended the xistenca of Mary Pat- is. who lay par- alysed for longer than three years and unconscious much of the time. The girl was in a coma for a year after a truck hit her March 1. 1952. injuring her brain. Since then her eyes had been open most of the time and she watched persons in her room. Her mother. Mrs. James En- rlght, said Mary Patricia recent- ly had seemed more alert and even seemed to smile at times. But her body never moved. and the girl never spoke.

TORONTO lCPl- The Ontario Court of Appeal Monday quash- ed a conviction of robbery and freed John Leonard Smallman. 2i. heir to a fortune reported to have made him Canada's rich- est young man.

Smallman was convicted of robbery with violence last fall and sentenced to 18 .months. The case involved a 841 robbery. Smallman. father of two child- ren. was convicted after a car sslesman. Lawrence T. Nash. identified him as one of the men who beat and robbed him of Ml Dec. 17. 1953.

6. Arthur Martin. Smnllmnn's counsel. said be based his appeal on the ground that the convic- tion was unreasonable.

"Nash had gone to at least six bars in the city, drinking heav- ily. in each one." said Mr. Mar- t . "There is no doubt that he might have many of the facts of the evening confused."

Chief Justice Pickup said the

creditlbility.

Council Urges Provision For Parking Facilities Ar Federal Building Site

7 lines plane from Hong Kong Sat-

Richesr Young Man Freed From Robbery Conviction

"This story by Nash is most

Pearson GivesiReport On Formosa

The sail of the vsrnment ice-breaker urel to rescue was cancelled. A report that the

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fairs Minister Lester Pearson said

TORONTO (CP)- External Af-

from the time when the States on two occasions remained neutral for almost two years while Canada was involved in fighting two wars.

ICONOMIC AND MILITARY

iobeneutralina

This was a tremendous change United

U.S. Commilmenls Concern Canada

or Canada major war involving the other.

Club in which he said the time of "relatively easy and automatic relations" between Canada and the United States was over. He

said this was still true.

As two countries become more closely related and enter more Joint projects they have more problems to work out. he slid- Canadlans must recogniaa that the greater burdens are borne by the United states and that U.S. methods of gevq-anneal are much differat. -

lo said North American coa- thatal defence I the concern of

naval I Canada and he hiss. The prcblasn I be-

Nappcaebadbyhaviagthaawo North Aniricaa rncmbcs of

in the city for the year 1955. Following the presentation of a

request by Rev. 5. A. Christensen. Messrs. Frank W. Curtis and

Benoit Gallant were appointed. (Continued on Page 5 col. at

Central Sosk. Hus Worst Blizzard

SASKATOON (CP)- The worst blizzard of the winter hit cen- tral Saskatchewan over the week-end. striking hardest in the Saskatoon area. Residents term- ed the storm the worst in March since 1951. In Saskatoon. auto- mobiles were buried and streets were blocked within a few hours.

Chinese Orphan Bound For U.S.

VANCOUVER (CP) -- A nine- ycar-old Chinese girl nicknamed Little Kitten Sunday began the second lap of a 10.000-mile jour- ney to New York city and par- ents she has never seen.