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ST. Builders CHILD BURNED T0 on

Heavy Earthquake)! o c ks Philippines

Island Members Keen As Parliament Reopens

Ferly Fairvicw Continues Despite Sub-zero Weather

Zero and sub-zero weather over the week-end did not atop the ferry hirvlew, it was reported. ‘Hips were being made between the City and Rocky Point over the week- and.

Three below zero was the cold- est recorded at the Charlottetown: Experimental Station Saturdav morning. it warmed up very slightly during the day and reacn~ ed two above Saturday night. A‘ 5.30 Sunday morning it was ‘.1 above and during the day 20 above was recorded. By 8.30 last night the weather was growing colder again and the temperature stood lo l1 above. Winds last night were north and northwest. i0 to l4 lniles-par-hour.

Meanwhile much colder temper- atures were reported elsewhere in the Province but the readings were taken on thermonleters which might not be recording ac- curmtely. At Tyne Valley satur- day it was said to have been 21

_ below while near Montague i4 be»

‘ow was reported.

At 1.30 this morning the ther- mometer at iha Hughes Drug Store wrner \\\s registering zero.

Would r1566 Soviet - ii. S. Trade

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25~4AP)—- The now Russian Ambassador, Alexander B. Panyushlrln. today called for expanded Soviet-Amari- can trade as a. step toward better diplomatic relations.

In his first formal interview with an American reporter. Pen- vushkin accused the United states. Government of blocking trade be- tween the two countries t.l.'ough ‘discrinlfrlatoz-y" regulations.

Ambassador Panyushkin said ‘American regulating trade agen- mics" are discriminating against- eonunuce with the Soviet Union despite the desire of "certain cir- r-iea" in the United states which want. to develop and strengthen this trade.

He did not name specific in- stances of alleged discrimiuat-on but he presumably had in mind the recent tightening of export controls by the Commerce Depart- ment.

Coming tvents

"Dance at waiter Ccnnlclds, Kinkora, Jan. 27.

"League same at Milton to- Rllbt. East Royalty vs. Milton.

"Pythian Sisters Bridge tonight h Castle Hall, at 8.15 P, M.

"Notice _ Unloading cm‘ dtoivc Thlothy l-lay, Saturday and Mon- dly. G. C. Green, Emerald.

"Annual Holy Name Box Social. Town Hall. Georgetown, Wednesday, Imuary It.

"Annual lcottieh r‘ t to be held at Tee's Hell, Montague, February out. ma.

‘Qfookey tonight at Long Creek. Mable Leaf Tess va. Long Creek. kate after. .

"Reserve laturdey, February 7th. Pantry leie at i-fcknans, 5t. Charles Auxiliary.

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"Unloading today oar baled mavinga. lpeclal off ca: prices. Livestock Iced Agency.

"Hockey tonight at Hunter NW!» Rubin River’ ve- Oilerlotu- town Bombers. came starts a o'clock sharp. Qate after.

"Variety Concert, Basket Soc- ial and Dance in Morcll l-iall, Wed- Charlotte- town talent. lpcnacred by Mcreii Walton's Institute. _

"Receiving hole at" Crapaud for Canada Yackm every ‘mac- flu laornim‘ until i1 am. ‘rruck- "U who-e reada are passable. R. N. Dawson. ‘

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OFITAWA, Jan. 25- (Special)- With 50 to 00 members of the Commons already in town and others Pour in hourly by air and rail, a fu membership is ex- pected in the green chamber when Parliament convenes again tomor-

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Some of the Maritlmes contin- gent are alroaw in Ottawa engag- ed in pre-sessional activities in the Parliament buildings. Affairs Minister Gregg is working overtime familiarizing with the routine of his new de- partment. Justice Minister took time off from his legal and United Nations activities to attend a dog show here on Friday and made close friends with L111: big- gest mastifif at the kennels.

for Queens-Lunenburg and par- liamentary assistant to Revtnue Minister Dr. McCann has been ill the capital since the meeting last week of the advisory council of the National Liberal Federation. at which Prince Edward Island was represented by Senator Brew- er Robinson of summersida,

Mr. Winters is credited in the lobbios here with obtaining an agreement whereby the Dominion Government will pay taxes on its property holdings in the city of Halifax. Hitherto the Government did not pay municipal taxes, ox- cept in Ottawa where for years it has been paying the city a gwarly sum for water, and drainage ser- vices. police and firo protection,

. garbage removal and so forth

Mr. Douglas‘ Objective

‘The OOXICQSSILQkJTBIIi-Bd to Hali- fax and Just latterly to Windsor, Ont, will encourage urban mem-

Big Snow Storm" Misses Maritime:

HALIFAX, Jan. 35-—-A storm contra which threatened the Mar- itime Provinces with a heavy snowfall but also promised abreak in the cold snap, sideswiped the area today and headed east, leav-

ing gocse-plmpled residents with only a few inches of snow to shovel.

A high pressure area movini; into the region from Quebec would ensure cold weather for at least another 24 hours, the Dominion Public Weather office here said.

sub-zero temperatures for the night were forecast in New Bruns- wick while rnercury in Pfiflvfl Ed- ward Island and Nova Scotia would range between zero and 15 degrees above. '

The storm which boded strong gales for the entire marine dis- trict vcerad as it approached the Marittmea and passed south of Sable Island, 100 miles east of here, today. ‘

Snow fell generally today over all three provinces except in nor- thern New Brunswick and was heaviest in Nova Scotia. In no muon, however, was the fall con- sidered heavy, the office said.

HALIFAX. Jan. 25- (OFF-Two bandits, described by police as hav- ing an athlete's sense of timing and nerve of iron men. vuho Saturday staged a daylight, sidewalk robbery and escaped with more than 85.000 belonging to the Nova Bcotia Liq- uor Commission, were stillat large tonight.

Mounted police officials here would not aiy how much territory their learch are: covered but laid other detachments had been liven a description of the car used by the bandits and had beenosked to be on the watch.

The, theft occurred in tho will! block'ls the J-Iolils Street store of the Commission a few minutes, be- fore banks were due to close at 11

“give of the pair waited on the crowdad sidewalk in the business district for the liquor store 011- picyeo. Harry Riley. ea he carried me day's receipts in a, alatchel e

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iilANlLa, Jan. zdl-Mcuday) -(APi-The Philippine Wea- ther Bureau reported another earthquake of moderate in- tensify shook Iioilc at mid- afternoon Sunday. about l2 hours after the eerlea of trem- endous ahcclu which caused at least 21 deaths and heavy pro- perly damage.

The earlier tremors Jarred five major lai d: over a per- iod of four ho with detail- ed reports of death and de- dtructicn still awaited here.

. The aeriea of quakes opened great cracks in the earth, with water and black aand report- ed spouting upward as high as the surrounding coconut palms.

Among the known dead was an Australian, James Hoffam. 61. employed by the Luzon Stevedorlhg Company.

Reports filtering into Manila indicated mounting deaths and damage in Parlay, apparently the hardest hit of the five la- landa. Other shaken islanvll. all . densely populated, are Negros. Cebu, Lcyte and Mar- induque. e

The same general area of the Central Philippines, was struck Dec. 25 and 28 by an uurluaual winter typhoon which oouald widespread damagq and loaa

“of llfe. The typhdiull caused -' heavier damage than the War in some places. ‘

Iioilo, a city of 125.000 pop- ulation. waa reported without water, as the earthquake shat- tered the mains.

Philippines milllI-ry b01106. who reported the deaths in and near Ilciio. said cracks in the earth at may places were ac _ Wide they paralyzed all tranl- portation.

The road leading ‘north to Dingle and Pciotan, l8 and 23 miles from llollo, was crise- crosaed by vast gaps,

Farmer ragged 100

Foot in Runaway

SAlNT JOHN, N.B., Jan. 25 - (OEU-Dragged more than 700 feet by a runaway team of horses, 60- year-old Anthony Scribner of Kingston, N.B.. was in serious con- dition in hospital here tonight. Tthc elderly man leaped to the horses’ head when the tealm bolted

and was flung beneath the sled tongue. Bleeding and semi-conscious he

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a, bank but. the horses continued for two miles before being stopped.

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Bandits Got $5,000 In Halifax Holdup

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Police wen notified immediately but through error in the call sped to a liquor store in the opposite end of the city.

Witness could describe the aide- walk partner only aa being tail and having light hair. ‘mo? did not aee his accomplice but said the car was a dark Dodge sedan. ‘

RCMP. and City Police both re- ported tonight no new develop- ments in the cue.

Detectives aaid Nae robbery gave evidence of pnevioul study. ‘iihepair molt have observed the liquor store routine for “at least a week" to familiarise thdnaelvee.

Unless they intended to remain in Halifax. they took "a terrl chance in leaving the city." police‘ added. There ie only one highway leading from the nlrlaular cacti-e and the only ct "we! Ni’-

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Former Moderator 0f Presbyterian iihurch Passes

BRDCKVILLE. Ont. Jan. 35 - <CP)-Ver Rev. Norman A. Mac- Leod ‘l9, ormer Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in Canada and pres- ident of the Canada. Temperance Federation, collapsed and died to- day in the vestry of First Presby- terian Church as he prapafed to conduct a. service. He was a native qt lnchside. NS.

llir. ltfacbecd had arranged to preach in the absence of the reg- ular minister and walked to the church. He was discussing details of the service with organist Dar- win state when stricken.

For many years Dr. MacLeod was a senator and examiner of the Montreal Presbyterian College and also served as head of the gradu- ate body of the school of religious education of Hartford, Conn. He was Moderator or the Brockville and Glengarry Presbyteries and of the Synod of Montreal and Ot- tawu. In 1942 he was elected Mod- erator of the General Assembly.

He attended the scadeenies at sydney. N.S., and Pictou, N.S., Mc- Gill University and the Montreal Presbyterian College. 'I‘h.e Presby- terian College later conferred on hilt; the. honorary contractile tcrlcf Divinitnflc also heldi degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Hartford Theological Founda- tion and followed post-graduate studies in Edinburgh and Heidel- burs’.

Ha served as student minister at Avonmcre and Lancaster in East- ern Ontario and at Granrfmere. Qua. and was ordained in 1894.

Thereafter he was in mcession minister at Woodlands, Ont, blac- kay Cilurc in Ottawa, First Pres- byterian hurch here, Union Church at Ste. Anna dc Bellevue. Que, where he also was lecturer at Afacdcnald College, first Church of Christ at South Windsor, Conn, and the congregations at Lans- downe and Caintown, 0nt,, from which he retired last yeast,

After his retirement he served as chairman of the Brockville pub- lic library board and in other local capacities. ‘ His first wife, the former Ham‘ nah E. Dawson of Montreal, died in 1905. no later married Mary Roberta Gill of Brockvilie, who survives. Also surviving are a brother. Donald, of Loch Lamond. N.S., and a sister, ivira. Margaret Morrison of Glace Bay, NS.

Th; funeral will be held here Wednesday.

Big llarhor Project For Saint John

OTTAWA, Jan. 25 - (C?) - Award of a contract for $2,500,000 harbor improvements at BUM John, N. 8., was announced het- urday by ‘lraluport lviiniatnr Ohevrier. -

The construction. involving the rebuldirlg of the Melood-Pettingill whervea and tranait shade on. the east side of, the harbor, will be carried out by the saint John Dry Dock Company. which submitted the lowest tender.

MARI SOCIAL SURVEY amlsaroan - (or --'fihe first urban aociai survey evarytc be un- dertaken ia south-east Mia has started in Singapore. five thous- and hcmel will be visited to record ihereectiona to B0 questions about working and housing conditions

France Dovalues Franc Regardless 0f Monetary Fund

PARIS. Jan. 2B»- (AH-France tonight created a. new. devalued franc Which will permit he; to slash 50 par cent off the price of French goods in world markets.

In doing this, Premier Robert schumoifa Government cverrode British objections and in effect de- fied the International Monetary Fund. The fund, publicly depioring the Fuench action, cut off any further loans Paris might seek to back its finances.

OTTAWA, Jan. 25-03?»- Canadlan Government finan- ancial men tonight were ‘in- clined to the belief that de- valuation of the French franc would result in increased Franco-Canadian trade, per- mitting a. greater flow of French goods-especially lux- " ury goods-to this country.

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The effect of decreasing the franc‘s value is to raise the value of the dollar in Paris. It will bring 80 per cent more francs on a. straight trading basis. The (lov- arnrnent in addition set up an “ex- port franc" system which will give exporters about 2'77 francs fol every dollar they garner abroad, against the present rate of 110 francs to $1-

The official rate becomes 214.392 francs to Si. In addition, a. free market is established to benefit tourists. who may get as many as 840 dance for their dollars. Ex- porters will receive half their francs at the oficlal l-ate, half at the free market rate. mkvdroalythat would have 005i» 1 tourist $400 Saturday should be available at around S200 tomorrow. In either case. it is carried all a Sumo-franc dress.

The small R/cnauit automobile, now selling for 167.500 francs or $1.395, will be available at $636- That is less than halt the our cnt price of its British competitor the seven-horsepower Austin, which brings about $1,400.

Rene Mayer, Finance Minzster. announced the change in values tonight. I-lc said France was going aheadwith her plans in an effort to make her economy more stable. despite objections from British of- ficials and the monetary fund.

Mayer said Premier Robert. Schuman will give details to the

education, health, food and ieieura.

National Assembly tomorrow‘.

Truro Police Seek

Tattooed Burglar

T311540, N.S., Jan. 35 -- (C?) - Police issued a warrant today for the arrest of a man bearing "l! tattooed word "1ove“ on his fore- arm in connection w.th a $2.000 burglary here Friday night.

Police said the search for Jos- eph Ivan Dcucette of Saint John. N.S., covered Nova scotia and New Brunswick.

Contents of two jewelry cases were taken from the home of Dep- uty Magistrate F.1d. Patterson while all members of the family

ere away. Entry was made through i e front door and police said the burglar had used matchea to find hla wry around the houao.

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WINNIPDG. Jan. ah-The Win- nipeg Board of Trade was on re- cord today as favoring sale and manufacture in Canada of cleo-

ergarine.

The report. made by managing secretary ll. C. Gilltat, was one of the highlights of the Board's 60th annual meeting. A resolution ap- proved by the Baa-rd urged the Canadian Chamber cf (‘hammer-ca to exert its full influence ‘to per- mit uee of margarine in the Do- million.

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Regina Man Sentenced To Hang April 9

CALGARY. Jul. 35 —- (C?) _ Lloyd William Smith. formerly of Regina, was convicted Saturday for the Nov. z; slaying of his bride of six wcckl. Pauline. and sentenced to be hanged April g.’

The 28-year-old truck driver dil- played no sign of emotion as he listed to Mr. Justice SJ. Shepherd pronounce the death sentence af- ter the jury deliberated hours be- fore bringing in the verdict of guilty.

firnith anrwered with a firm "nothing," when asked if ha had anything to say before sentence was passed.

Smith testified during the five- day trial that he killed his wife with a four-pound machin at’: hammer because he loved he: and “didn't want to cause her any u“. happiness." ,

Medical evidence produced dur- ing the trial showed that his wife's skull was partially crushed from the hammer blows.

LOGGIEVILLE. N.B-, Jan. 35- (OP>-Fire of undetermined origin Wilcfdlly destroyed the lib-year- oid James Russell Lumber Colm- pany causing damage estimated at $25,000. The mill, situated at the mouth of the Bartibog River, em- ployed about 30 men and hillbil- sutured lumber, lathe and apool

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Officials of the firm said the plant would be rebuilt.

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TY’! GIRL FRIEND HAS DIFFICULTY WITH OFFICIALS

U. S. authorities debated today whether to deport Actress Linda Christian, Tyrone Powers latest. The government said her papers were so mixed up. it would take weeks to figure thorn out, Mean- while, she was paroled ln custody of her studio. Power, 34, and Miss Christian, 23, began their romance "in Italy last fall and visited Acapulco, Mex. together in Dcconlber.

Fire, Gas

Seventh Barn Fire“ Since September

City firemen were called about B o'clock last evening in the gov. enth barn fire in the northwest section of the City since last Bgp- itember. Last evening's incipient ‘blaze started on the outside of a

barn located behind a. dlwellling house at 23 spring Street.

Fire Chief H. H. Jewell said last night that the barn wee locked and that he was at. a lose to ex- plain how the fire could have started in such a ‘place. The cir- cumstances, he said, were suspic- lous.

City Police were investigating the flre last night.

Little damage was done to the building as the firemen, arriving quickly. soon had the blaze ex- tinguished.

Two flue fires also occurred over the week-end, the first being at 236 King street at 6:50 Saturday night, while the second toulr place at 167 Dorchester Street on Sun- day night at 0:45. ‘There was no damage caused at either flre. l

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Nine peraonwaix eldori woman and three children - die of suf- focation or gas poisoning Saturdgy in three separate incidents occur- ring in Ontario and Alberta.

In liledicine 11st, Alia. four eld- erly women were killed in the Baptist Church "Haven of Rest” when a fire broke 01kt early Sat- urday. .

In Belleville. Ont, two elderly women died of suffocation when fire swept the front section of the Belleville home for the ggad.

In Port Cclbornc. Ont, 12-year-

old Dorothy June Browne and her two cousins, Marlon Elaine. b 1-3 months, and Carol Anne Eden, eight. died of carbon monoxde poisoning. _ The dead-at Medicine Hat are Mrs. Isabel Leach and Mrs. Eva Ifenako. both of Regina. and Mrs. Mary Ncvack and Mrs. Margaret Hoffman, both of Medicine Hat. All were between as and/TS years old. t

Eighteen persons were taken to hospital suffering shock and the effects 0f inhaling smoke during the fire which left about 4O elder- ly persons homeless. Firemen res- cued the residents of the home

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(Editors note: '1‘he weakening grip of Gauaraiiaslmc Ohiang Kai- lhek, as pointed up by anti-Polish demonstration; and other evidence, la discussed in the following foreign situational)

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SHANGHAI. Jan. 26 —(CP)- ‘The position of Generalieliulo Chiang Kai-Shah's ‘Government, in the wake of new civil war reverses, anisaicrlary e. tiom. and anti- foreign demonstrations. appearl today to be weaker, internationally and internally, than at any time since VJ-Day, but it still ia not in illuminant ‘ because of Ohiangb generally aoknowlcdfc-‘l position as the only logical spear- head algalnst Communism in China.