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CHARLOTFETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAXI, JUNE 4, 1941

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INDIA IS LIKELY 4T0 BECOME TWO COUNTRIES

Raleonwood Hospital Graduation Last Night

LONDON (OP) Eighty m...» projectors costing £16,000 ivhicztui and 370 film rlrip pro- ,.- costing £11,000 lire io be 3w: ht for London schools.

Coming Events

"ralkies — Mlilvtew, Thursday. "Talkies -\ Eldon, Friday. "Talklea — E151. Saturday. "lalides — Canoe Cove, Wed- ncsriay. "Lcgiop Dance, Cardigan Hail,

ywclilescllty. June 4th. Webster's

Orchestra.

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"Regular Dance, Wednesday. ,ll'.".i~ 1th, at Sea Breeze Pavilion, \'n~toi'ia_

store will be closed every . 12.30, for summer A. P. Gallant. Rustico.

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--- "Danny Boy“, Long

June 5th.

. ~13). ' Hall. Tilursday, i\i:::e after.

"Loading Hogs at fiedericton evt-ry Thursday till 11 A, M. Col- y.i1t~ tiii 11.80. D. L. McDonald.

"file Annual Meuting of Afton lirill will be held in the H811, Thurs- day evening. B o'clock.

' linspiiul Dance. Montague Curi- ia: 1 every Thursday. with 1w. Alc-sser and his Islanders.

"Pantry Sale at Holmans. by Zilsrnlaid Y.i P, U. Saturday. June nil, at 2510 P. M.

‘ w. c. F. Public Meeting, Kelly‘:

t: s. ‘Thursday, June Still. Every- h-irii- welcome.

of Bulk Wlheab-ooming D. Ray

Wfdi‘ ~ Place orders now. ifrwks, Murray Ilmbour.

'i<inl;cra Dramatic Club pra- . i-nn Rivers" in Kinkora IIiiiI Wednesday, June 4, 2 p.m.t

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l special this week. Robin Hood. Pi and Five Rosea flour, $2.60 r' ic. R. L. Dickieson.

"Regular Dance, Montague Curi- ir. l’. ilk, Saturday. Rollie Mac- kt zzels Orchestra.

. t‘. F. Public Meeting, Bon-

" Junc- 4th. Kelly's Cross.

day, June 5th. Everybody \'t.i"i7llf.‘.

"Legion Dance in Belle River l/zinli liali, June 4th. Dancing Y‘ i Refreshments.

“Powilai Y. P. U. present "She's My Daisy" in Orwell Hall. Wednes- ' June 4th. All-spices Orwtll ' -llt"il'5 institute. Specialties.

"littpe River Branch. Canadian 't'~.:-:l llicetlng ht. CulleilsThurs- ‘ ii RM. All members Please Ji"ili(i. ‘

‘Vllitiatlinfl cars bran. shorts. l mlncat. oats and P1011061‘ starlet. grower. laying mash starter andgrower. Priced R. L. Dlclzieson.

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" mnlencing Wednesday. June tr stores will be closed ev-

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vtlilcsday at noon until fur- ther notice. R. L. i I f‘. S. Dlngwell.

"Sic Summerside Baptist Play;

PR Aunt Tillie G065 i0 TWP-Tl-

' lay, June 4th, 8.15 P. M- il iIi(‘in“'II Baptist Hall. Aus- i" 5 B Y. P, U.

“Tune in c, B. A. slukvlile. 8-30 P. .\’f. “Yednesday, June 0m. and h~tlr lion» iiohn BraokenrM- P» ‘collar of Progressive conservative l‘nr'v. an nrideaa will deal with I u-urly- subject.

"Loading live Hogs Thursday kl follows: Summer-aide till 13° l‘. .\l. Kenslrlgton till 8 P. M. IiOTiiflli Bagnall. Hunter River Thursday all day. Elma-l- Wigmore. Brandalbarle, Thursday till "I!!! lime. Trucking service whIn N!!! Pimilt- Mncitwen and Call"!-

"Collecting hogs for Canada Packers each Friday from ‘U701’! tibia? Carleton. near-latent. 00n- "ii Bfldeque. Lower Balaton.

nkora. Newton. Capo naval-u W! Augustine Cova. Milan. L-

I) McLeod and Sons. phone Al my ii or Victoria (-6.

Th! flltltlltion axgydg“ ‘f eight nurses from Falconwood Hospital and the Provincial Ir.- flrmary were held last night in Falconwood Hospital auditorium.

Dr. A. J. Murchison. Medical Superintendent at Falconwood welcomed the guuts with special mention of the relatives and friends of the graduates.

After a few brief remarks by

chairman I-Ic-n. T. W. I... Prowse. Miss Gayiene Craig sang "A Heart That's True" by Robyn as a vocal solo. . His Honor lit-Governor J. A. Bernard then presented diplomas to the following graduating nur- ses:

Foiconlvood: Mary Teresa Quinn’ North Wiitshire; Rita Eileen Mac- Donald. Mount Stewart; Florence Alice MacIntyre. Redford; Rosalie

Alice Yeo. Richmond: Helena Carolyn -MacCormac, Point de Roche: Maura Theresa Fitzpat- rick, Bedford.

Infirmary: Gladys Mae McNeill, Sourls Hill; Veida Carolina Walk- er. St. Catherlnaa. .

Following the presentation to the nurses Dr. Frank A. Mar- Miiian delivered an infiairing ad-_ dress. the text of which is includ- ed below.

A varied musical programme was heard to round out the eve ning which included, a violin solo by Mrs. Charles Maclvor. "A Lullaby" by Brahms by a vocal

Ncw Heat Record Set In London

LONDON, June 3 —- (AP)- London experienced its hottest June day on record today when the temperature rose to 92 degrees at 4 p.m. and much al.’ the city of more than 8.000.000 ran out of water.

Opened faucets produced a feeble stream or merely gurg- led. Civic authorities issued appeals for a sparing use of water in several suburbs and in some districts of metropoli- tan London citizen: lined up. with bucket: and pitchers at fire hydrants.

One hospital received its water in tank wagons and a builder offered the water in hi-s storage tanks so that children might be washed.

An official of the Metropoll tall Watcr Board said the 5'10 square llliic-s of London which it supplies used 428,000,000 Qdl- lrlns of ivater yesterday-El!!!)(1.-

000 gallons above the daily average. However. an Air Ministry

official said it may be cooler lifter mid-day Wednesday. - Uni-

Rainfall For May Near New

trio comprising Sheila Morris. Mary Campbell and Marilyn Run-

ert_ and the vocal solo. "Whore E‘er You Walk" by Mr. Roy i Smaliman. i

The accompanist for iile even- .‘ ing was Miss Florence Simmonds.

Following is thc text of Dr. lldacMlilanb address to the grad- uates:

"I would like to preface my re-

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Ouerics Minister Rc Freight Rates

brought in line with the tariffs" of the Wood Island-Caribou route. ,

In reply. Mr. Chevrler said: , "The matter has been receiving the attention of the officers of the Canadian National Railways as a result of representations re- (lowed from members from Prince Fdward Island and othcr sources tilere. I am not in a position to tell what the s'tuation is at the moment. other than to say that the Canadian National Railways are giving particular attention to this subject. and I hope. W1" be able to make rn llnnmweihcht shortly." , -

ICEBERG REPORTED

NEW YORK. June 3 —(APl-— The Coast Guard announced tc- day that the British tanker Esso Glasgow, bound from Ccrpul Ghristit, Texas. to Eniilflfi- "- ported an iceberg 1.296 miles east of New York last night-

The iceberg was said to be men- acing one eastbound shipping lane on the northern Atlantic route. and may be drifting southward to menace another lane.

Hunch Leads Of Alleged

NIAGARA PAL-IS. Ont. Jun! 3 ‘(CH — A drugglstb hunch to- day led to the capture of an ni- iagcd bank robber and the recov- ery of $10,450 in cash Mid bond! a short half hour after the daring robbery of the Imperial Bank Canada branch at nearby Stamford

Centre. - -

Ari-meg on a chdfgt ofaézuimed robbery was Harry Diluilid- 1'6"" 91¢ Tomato plastic! salesman. of- t" an somile-an-hotlrr chase s!- tor a apeeding taxi-cab by Provin- cial Constable Harold Wilkins-

Tho arrest and recovery of the mon came after an armed ban- 4tg led up the five-member stuff of the bani: u they reported for wort. and forced them at gunpq-nt to open the vault. The speedmg cab was overtaken near St. Ciril-

Rccorii Herc

Precl-pltation in May this year was only exceeded once in the past 46 years, it was learned last night. from Warren Burns, weather observer at the Charlottetown Experimental Station. The May rainfall was 5.82 inches. equalled in 1941 and exceeded in i906 ivilen it amounted to 5.85. The 46-year average for May is 2.93 inches, Mr. Burns said, and for June 2.81 inches.

Already this month the pre- cipitation amounted to 1.98 inches. The figures were for precipitation up to 8.20 last night.

Mr. Burns gave these statistics

fol" this year with last year's given for comparison: ' 1H7 1945- __ _ Highest temp. ‘i4 .

.'.’.T"'¥¥;‘.l sills. i§'l°.§'."l.. a t- ‘iveglfrom truck transfer 0pm“ ilVIean maximum 58.7 58.9 icliors in the Province W Chester ‘Mun mminmm -- “"5 “"7 S. McLure, Progressive Conserva- lilemfi‘ F)" ' 531° five member for Queen's asked 1"“, "c e5 ‘ T orf. Minister Cllevrler in Smwhm" mm“) 2165 195" tllreflnsgollse of Commons today tMufl wind 9358 9'05‘; when freight-rates on the Bor- ‘ den-Tormelltine ferry wcuid be

Minto Miners To Return To Work

MINTO. N. B». Julie 8 —(CP) —A mllority of coal miners in the Minto district will return to wail; tomorrow arr-d Thurs- day, and nil the nrinea are ex- pected to be in full production within a. week or l0 days.

This was announced ‘ by company and United ltline Workers officials after striking union members voted “almost unanimously" today to _aocepi: a ‘ldcent daily wage increaae for all classifications.

About 115 empioyeea of the Newcastle Coal Company will go back to their jobs tomorrow arr-d 350 will return to the llllrmmiciii Lumber Company's mines Thursday.

Frank Guns. UJWW, rli"i"". bcard member, said rlcgoidat ions worn unucr lvuy l. n lrnuller operators, employing the remainder of the 700 mill- era in this area, and settlement was anticipated in these cuea.

To Capture

Bank Robber

had it not been for druggist Bill Meadows of Stamford Centre who told Provincial Con-stable Wiikilll of the cnb speeding by his atore.

Wilkins followed the taxi to the edge of St. Catharina before stop‘- ping it and arresting Duguid with- out a struggle.

Duguid is scheduled to upper before Magistrate John B. Hopkins hare tomorrow. Loot taken by the lone bandit Included 87.400 cash and $12,000 in bond-l. Found in the taxi was a sun bllohlifii 9' Charla; W. Grimes. bank manager.

Toronto Police uid Duguid will be questioned in connection with the robbery of the Dominion ‘Bank branch at Davenport and Dover- coirrt Roads. Toronto. in Novem- ber. 1042, when $115,000 was stolen and the method of operation waa the same at at Stamford Contra

arinaa. some 10 lniiu west of hora

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KILLED IN CRASH

Fifty-three persons were klllorl when an Eastern Auiines luxury liner crashed and exploded in a heavily wooded sector near I-favre do Grace. Md. The dead included Nora Giiberry, student at Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Lion- don. Ont, going home for a va- cation in Lima, Peru.

Says Lack 0f Fair Wage Law No Disability

OTTAWA, June 3- (Speciall- Workers in Prince Edward Island are not. suffering disabilities by reason of the fact that there is no provincial minimum wage law, Senator J. P. McIntyre of Mount Stewart told The Guardian today. He: was commenting on Labor M i n i s t e r Humphrey Mitchell's statement twice repeated in the Commons last llight that "every Province with the exception of Prince Edward Island has fair urq“. laws."

Despite the absence of a pro- vill"‘:ll statute. Senator McIntyre said. wage-levels in the Province were as illgh and in many cases higher than during the ivar years.

“A very fair proportion of the construction work ill Prince Ed- ward Island," the Senator said. "is carried out by the Dominion Government. I refer to public buildings. wharf construction and repairs. airport construction and] so forth. Fair-wage clauses al'e' inserted in all these Federal Gov- ernment contracts and are lived up to.

Lobster Industry Wages "Wages in the lobster industry ”"6Jn£ii{lfi2l"bnIiééiiiéfs“

New Increase In Butter Stocks

OTTAWA. June d-tCPi-The Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ported today a 4.000,000-pound in- crease ovor last year in the stocks of creanlcry buttcl" held in nine principal cities and this aroused renewed speculation over the possibility that the long-standing war-induced butter ration may be abolished.

The Bureau disclosed that stocks at Julie 1 totalled 1150-11134 pounds against 7,583,371 on the corresponding date a. your ago

Two Drowned As Cab Britain; Plans Goes Over Halifax Dock For 40o Million

HALIFAX. Jime 4 _ lwsan-l-

day) — (OP) - Tile body of a naval rating identified a; P0, James Lambert (home-town lin-

availabic) was recovered from lilo harbor early today after a taxi plunged ove: the end of a jetty in the Naval Dockyard hero but div. ers postponed search for a second body until dawn.

The taxi-driver. Earl Scars, e5- caped from the cab as it settled into the vilater near the mooring place of the aircraft carrier War- rior. He was romovcd and taken aboard the carrier where he was mviyed.

Two ratings were believed to have been in the iiaxi returning to their ship when the cab went

t over the edge of the jetty .ili.O deep

water during} driving rain storm.

From his bed in Walrlofs Sick- bay. Sears told ilewspapermerl that, confused by the rain, he had taken a wrong turn and before he realized what was happening the sedan had plunged into the water.

He managed to escape from the

lsinking car and iwam to the jetty‘.

steps where two naval ratings help- ed him to safetY-

The two ratings who were his passengers were trapped Ln the car in 20 feet of water.

Navy divers were rushed to the wharf immediately the alarm was given but only one body could be recovered.

It was expected that the crane on the jetty would be tired to recover the car when the light became strong enough after dawn to enable divers to make the ma- chine fast.

Heavy Rainfall

InMcncton

MONCTON, N. B., June 3 - fCPi-Heaviest rainfall ct’ the year was recorded here today when more than 2 1-2 inches fell between 2.30 am. and 8.30 p.m.

The rain was accom-panied by low temperatures vlhic-h caught most householders without furnace fuel and a heavy drain on the natural gas supply caused a dlrop in pressure, making heating dif- ficuit.

Saint John Too

SAINT JOHN. N. 3.. June 3- (CPF-Accompani-ed by thunder and lightning, the heaviest rain- storm of the year lashed Saint John today. Two inches of water drenched the city in a six-hour period and almost three ‘mches fell during the day-long deluge. Gutters became torrents and sub- urban areas were turned into quagmircs.

Halifax Tug Reaches Rudderlcss Steamer

NEW YORK. June 3 —(UPi— The Uni-ted States Coast Guard reported today that the tug Foundation Josephine of Halifax had reached the rudderiess S. s. Edward E. Spafford, which le- ported itself stranded in mid-Al- lantic la Saturday.

The Co at Guard said the R. C. A. Ffs Eastern Command head- quarters at Halifax had informed it that the Foundation Josephine would begin its ‘LOOO-miie tow of the Spafford to New York at 3 p.m. EDT. today.

GLASGOW. Scotland - fCPl - Establishment oi‘ an oil refinery. to cost £20.000,000 680000.000) and cover 1.300 acres, lo be built on

and 3.042.016 pounds at May 1.

Clyde bank. is undcr discussion.

gin This Province

iPcople Revealed

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i By WALTER J. MASON

i NEW DELHI. Juno a - (AP) -— iBriiain announced today to Ind- gilfs nearly 400,000,000 people a new plan for independence which prob- ably ‘will mean splitting the vast sub-continent into two huge coun- tries, cacll cf them among the ‘sig- gcst in tile lvorld.

1 Indian leaders of the embittered trivai factions appealed to the peo- iple in broadcasts to support the iplan. They assured the vlceroy, iViscouiit Mountbatten; that under the plan they would proceed '.\'it.h_

the (livision u! the COill.il‘_\' into i il-Itndustan, a Hindu state, and ‘Pakistan, a Moslem nation. and

iwould lake over the power tom‘ ;Britain as peacefully a; they icncvfl iloy. é

The new plan left the Indians! the option of choosing for them-l selves whether they would be lmi-'

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Farm Operations ‘Behind Schedule

Cool backward weather resulting from excessive rainfall has greatly retarded farming operations throughout the Province. Mr. Nor- man Black, supervisor of the Prov- ince's illustration stations, inform- ed the Guardian yesterday guliytrl-g rsulted on the lighter soils. New set-dings were washed to the surface in many locations thus necessitating new seeding and top working.

In the eastern section of the Province potato planting is BbHOT-l mally late, Mr. Black reported. Andi it is estimated that not more thani 30 per cent ct the crop is in

the: ground. The seeding of vlain has been delayed as a result.

Walmer Wtldfllh‘ i; urgently, needed to insure satisfactory ger-i minatlon, but though the climatic} conditions have been IIIIIEVOYBIJIG‘ for practically all farming opera- tions, the meadow; and pastures have made rapid growth. Mr. Black added that the western sec-i tlon of the Provlnco is also ill ur-i

gent need of higher temperatures.

Cherry trees arc emerging into ‘bloom but apple orchard-s give no such indications us yct. However. Black concluded. if svcather ‘conditions improve at once, the [farmers can yet expect a success- iful growing season. t l

iSeck Outlets For flanada’: Fish

OTTAWA. June 3 —- 1C?) jcanadrs delegation to the inter- national tlade conference at Gen- eva is watching for opportunities lo extend foreign trade in fish. Trade Minister MacKinnon told; ille Commons today.

Replying to a question from RH. Winters (1r—QllQ9nS-Lli.l8nblll'g). the Minister said tho deicgation had been carefully briefed 0n all as-, flaccid of the fish trade and would, batch all developments wilh a view‘ to enlarging Canada's export iradmi Mr. Winters had asked for as-' surallce that the Dominion would take whatever steps u-ere necessary, to protect Canada's foreign mar-i keis in fish. in ytit-w of gcneaal competition in theso markets andi ille possibiity of holler Unitcdi States tariffs. .

(By- The Canadian Preaa) MONTREAL, June 3—The de- -mand of veterans for living ac- commodation is highlighted in resolutions to be presented to the annual convention of the Quebec Command of the Canadian Leg- ion. opening here tomorrow.

The housing problem is expect- ed to provide substance for the liveliest debate of the four-day convention. to be attended by more than 400 delegates from 200

‘ branches throughout the Prov- ince. Eighty seven resolutions have

been tabled for discussion. In the housing category are resolutions cdnccmlng low cost ‘housing, eon- trol of construction material. con- trol of building in Montreahquai- ity of wartime housing and re-

‘ Prices. itlie firm

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tBy The Canadian Prue)

NEW GLASGOW, N.S., June 3 -Rcfusai of the Federal Govern- ment to permit a New Glasgow firm to pack pork and beans “means an industry in New Glas- gow, which would employ about I10, will have to fold up." B. B. Fox, Pictou County zone repre-

sentative of the Canadian Legion, r

said ill a prepared statement here today. Releasing the text of a telegram

from Finance Minister Abbott in‘

ivhich the reasons for refusing permission to Topper Industries Limited of New Glasgow ucrc outllilccl. Mr. Fox said:

"I wish, oil behalf cf thc Call- atiian Legion here which is inter- ested in promoting jcbs for our young men and wo-

men. to protest the fact that a.

Hon. Douglas indus-

wlre received from Abbott. tonight lilcalls all

try in New Glasgow, which could l . . l

cinpiuy about. 60. will have

j {old up."

Mr. Abbott's message said the Board had advised that. was packing pork and beans by order A2337 because they did not pack such products ill 1941."

Mr. Abbott's message also said the same order restricted packers in business in 1941 to 50 per cent of their total pack for that year.

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Hospital Ass’n To Open Meeting Today

ST, ANDREWS. N. B. June 3-- '

The fifth annual meeting of the Maritime Hospital Association wll open here tomorrow and conclude Friday. Conventions of the lvDar-

iflme Hospital Aids Association"

nllrl the Maritime I-Iospitai Fer- vice Association (Blue Cross Plan) will be held at the same time.

Dr, J. A. Clark, Chariottet W11, pl-cidcilt of the Maritime pitai Association. man at sessions of the first two groups.

Parliament At A Glance

(Canadian Press)

Trade Minister MacKinnol-l said Canada had shipped 99,000,000 bushels of wheat to Britain dur-' ing the current crop year.

Defence Minister Claxton said 35 Boy Scouts and 25 Sea Cadets \vould cross the Atlantic to Bri- tain on the aircraft carrier War- l-icr.

Reconstruction Minister Howe said Canada will press for an in-