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Secret Bond Negotiation

"Good wine," says an old adage, “needs no bush." Possibly the Lea Govenment considers Prince Edward Island bonds to be in the same category, and has changed its opinion regard- ing the necessity of publicity in the matter of bond issues since coming into power. Be this as it may, it is authoritatively reported that an issue of $500,000 Prince Edward Island bonds, three per cent, for a twelve year period, was sold privately some time ago to a Toronto-Mon- treal syndicate, the issue bearing date October l—just a few days after the three million dollar borrowing authority was obtained at the Sep- tember special session of the Legislature.

It is undestood that no tenders were called locally, the issue being handled by a particular friend of the Government who dealt with the Toronto-Montreal syndicate direct.

It will be recalled that at the last regular session of the Legislature Premier LEA was elo- quent in denouncing the alleged sale of bonds without tender by the Stewart Government. “Wh0," he demanded, “is receiving the profit on the sale of these ‘bonds? Not the investors of_Charlottetown; not the investors of Prince Edward Island, but the money-lenders of Tor- onto. This profit would have ‘been secured for the residents of this Island if the bonds had been negotiated by our brokers in Charlottetown as they should have been, or a chance given to them, at any rate, to bid on the loan." (In the case of the Conservative issue, the chance was given and no firm local bids were obtainable).

Again, Hon. THANE A. CAMPBELL, accor- ding to the Palriot report of his speech in the House last spring, complained strongly that the Stewart Government had not called for tenders but “had entered intoa secret negotiation with g Toronto firm without giving the people of this Province a. chance.” i

This criticism was repeated ad nauscam in the House and on political platforms through- out the Province. ‘

If there has been further bond borrowing to the tune of half a million dollars, and if it has been found advisable to deal direct with an out- side syndicate rather than follow the policy pro- claimed with so much emphasisby Premier LEA and his colleagues when in Opposition, it is surely time that an explanation was forthcoming.

Mussolini Getting Desperate

The cables published this ntorning indicate that Mussolini is surely realizing the desperate position he is in. As a well informed corres- pnndent describes it, he is a prisoner of the sit- uation he has created. He has sent a, huge army overseas with the avowed purpose of conquer- ing Ethiopia. He cannot now order it to return unless he can show the Italian people something for the money they have spent, for the scrifi- ces they have borne and for the lives that have been lost. Unless an offer is made, therefore, that comes near to satisfying Italy's minimum demands, it is certain he will not call off his war.

And it is equally certain that the Italian people will support him even if it were neces- sary to run the risk of extremely serious Euro- pean complications. Public sentiment against the aanctionist countries is running so high that all impartial observers agree it is out of the ques- tion to expect Italy to capitulate without a fight at the present stage of things.

It is hardly possible to speak at this mom- ent of Italian peace offers, for Italy has made no overtures, but is waiting to hear what Brit- ain and France have to propose. It is possible, however, to set down what the Italian position is; it has changed very little in the last months.

Italy still thinks the conquered territories should be ceded to her to protect from rcprisals of the populations that submitted voluntarily; that the. non-Amharic part5 of Ethiopia should be placed under her control in one form or an- other and that the Amharic part should be placed under international supervision, in which Italy herself should have a prominent share. It- aly, moreover, still objects to the suggested ces- sion to Ethiopia of the port of Zedla in British Somaliland and proposes instead that special harbor facilities should be granted in the port of Assab in Eritrea.

It is seen that substantially the Italian point of view has remained unaltered. There is rea- son to believe, however, that Italy would be wil- ling to compromise on the definition of the terri- tories that are to be considered to belong to the original Amharic nation and those that do not; on the nature of the control that is to be granted to Italy over the non-Amharic territories, and on the share Italy is to have in the supervision over the Amharic State, which is to be left intact, at least in appearance. It is felt in Rome that the suggestions briefly outlined here should provide an adequate basis for negotiation.

Meanwhile, however, there is no evidence that Italy has any idea of giving up her plans to push forward her campaign in East Africa with all possible energy, It is felt that too much time has already been lost in proceeding on a system pf- peaceful penetrationirl the hope that it would impress the League and lnduoeit to revise its attitude toward Italy. ~ The put has shown how erroneous such calculations were and the hopes Mo: plwd. in the Prue!!! 4i .1<.>'.=1=ti¢ "semia- tiong may turn out to be equa ly groundless. In Italian opinion, therefore, the campaign must proceed whatever hlppflll. ll¢fl¢¢ 31¢ llfifflll"! threats of repriaalr in the deapatehee published this moming. It must always be borpe m mindwhen- Italy threatens oriebuoee Britain she is actually ramming» her head 181m" 5¢ "ail"?- for Britain acts, and has actedali along‘. only l," eonodrtiwlth the other eignatoriee of the Ixaguc a on Italy’! Pi" 9-8‘ shut one, i0 war agaiolt 15¢ "We

Editordl Notes

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Perhaps RhHon. R. B. Barmarfs tariff was responsible for the defeat of the New Zealand Government also.

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It should be noted significantly that Prime Minister KING and his disgruntled lieutenant, Premier Hartman, are spending their vacation as far as east is from the west in the southern zone.

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The reader’s chief resentment in the matter of foreign wars is the outlandish names combat- ant generals and battle areas possess. Why can't they be designated plain Napoleons or Oom Pauls and Waterloos or Mafekings ?

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Straws show how the _wind blows, and the fact that Italy has refused to accept aid from the

"American Red-Cross Society, while Ethiopia has,

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Evidently our Dictator government has ad- vanced another step in its tyranny-it is sup- pressing news which the people had a right to. The LEA Government sold no less than half a million dollars worth of bonds and never said a word about it to anybody but their friends who were profiting by the deal.

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The work of the Children's Aid Society needs no commendation in our columns; it speaks for itself. All the same supporters and well- wishers may be reminded that its meeting takes place this evening, in the Board Room of the City Hall, when Dr. MURCl-IISON will give an address.

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Many of our‘ religious divisions have been

created through the dogmatic assertion that faith

pretation of it. ‘The wind bloweth where it list- eth, and thou . . . canst not tell whence it com- eth or whither it goeth zso is every one that is born of the spirit." 5K 5K

Ex-Premier MAcMILLAN is entering with enthusiasm into his post-graduate course at Chi- cago, having entirely forgotten for the notice that there is such a distraction as politics, After his Chicago course he plans taking a short course at the Rochester Clinic of the Mayos, and then back to resume his practice in Charlottetown-- up to the minute and up to the mark.

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Reverting to Mr. Justice Saunoairs strong- ly worded condemnation of furious and careless auto driving, it is to be noted that a total of 1,688 persons were killed in connection with 49,- 467 traffic accidents in New York State during the first nine months of 19,35 ‘according to the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Fatalities for the twelve months M1934 numbered 2,975; A steady upward trend in traffic fatalities dur-"H ing the hours of darkness and a gradualdecrease in daylight fatalities were shown. Of accidents from Jan. 1 to Sept. "30, 30,533 occurred in the daytime when, it is estimated, four-fifths of all the traffic is moving and night accidents totalled 18,934. Of the fatalities, however, 89x occurred at night, as compareg will Z27 in the daytime.

Dictator josar STALIN has been encouraging the Bolsheviks not to weary in well-doing from a. Soviet point of view, and assuring them that the present soeialistic state is only a prelude to the life more abundant under the Communis- tic state. Under socialism—the present stage of the Soviet Union's development-me said neces- saries must be distributed on a basis of work per. formed as there is insufficient production to give everyone all he needs. When production has reached the required stage, he promised the peo- ple will continue to work to capacity but will re- ceive the goods they need regardless of the nature of their work or the output of which they are capable. “The cultural and technical level of the workers’ class will by that time have be- come sufficiently high to eradicate the differences between mental and phyéical labor," he said,

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A cousin of Lord Twaaosnum, WILLIAM Bucn/m Rem, Buffalo, is on a visit to Ottawa He told Press representatives that he went tc school with JOHN 4o years ago, and last saw him in Aberdeenshire on the eve of his, (WlLLrAlUs) departure for the States. “Jomr was brought up in a manse and I on a farm," Mr. Raw said “but we went to the same school together. Then, he was just another boy, used to cut up like the rest of us. Perhaps he was a little more of a dreamer though. At least I always thought so, but he made his dreams come true. I was not sur- prised to hear he had become a writer, for he was always a bookworm. He went on to univer- sity after he finished school. Nor was I surprised when they elected him to the House of Com- mons. But when he becam Governor-General of Canada, I thought it was about time to look him up again." 5K 5K 5K

On Monday, the Carnegie Centenary, was celebrated in great style by his native city of Dun- fermline, Scotland. There was a formal banquet attended by notables from both sides of the Atlantic, with the program including an address by Dr, jonrr I-I. Fmusv, Associate Editor of The New York Times. A series of social func- tions also was carried out for the general public. But Dunfennline needs no formal ceremony to be reminded of what has been done through the. wealth of Aummw CARNEGIE. The Carnegie Dunferrnline Trust Fund, eatablishedin 1903. has practically chapged life and living in that city. There are baths, gymnesiume, recreation grounds, men's institutes, bowling greens, lib- raries, and social meeting places, all provided by Carnegie funds. The largest park in Scotland once an estate where young Cameron: looked wistfully through the entrance gates, is now avail- able to the public. There is also a $60,000 music

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Notes By The Way

China bu gone through dean waters of recent years, the change from Empire to Republic inflict- ing deep lnjiulos upon the system of Government and upon law and order which have not yet been wbolly repaired. The rising waters of the Yangtae and the rising price of allver have wrought havoc with trade and agriculture and it is ln- deed a credit to the country that despite all these trials and tribula- tlonrtlae country should have still remained substantially intact. The industry of the c soon puts to right the disastrous effects of the flood but the damage clone by the rise in sliver needs a definitely lower period to repair. The fin- ances of Chine constitute a prob- lem which might even puzzle such a. head as Sir Frederick Lelth- Roas has on his shoulders-Hons Kong Puss.

A step ln the I'll!!! direction has been taken by the Executive Com- mittee of Education ln recom- mending the restriction of admis- sion to the University College. The trend of events has made such a course inevitable. 1n this respect Ceylon is no exception to the gen- eral rule observed all over the world that the output of graduates far exceeds therlemand. In Ceylon a. more disconcerting factor has supervened. The rise in numbers ls accompanied by a. fall tn quality. “It cannot be claimed," wro Pro- fessor Marts in his last administra- tlon reports. "that the growing numbers have been accompanied by an improvement in the quality of the average student admitted. There has been, for instance, a de- finite falling off in the quality of the boys who attempt the Open Scholarship examination." Limita- tion of numbers will do good in many directions. In preventing me- dlocre students from overcrowding the college ,lt will be a definite help both to the college and the stud- ents themselves.—Ceylon exchange.

Gabriel d‘Annunzio, noted Ital- lan poet, wired a message to sold- iers in East Africa: “Our chief each day creates the steel of will, the steel of dlselpilne and the steel of decision." He forgot t.o add, observ- es the Brantford Expositor, that he ls also seeklng the steal of Eth- lopia.

When one hears of so many adults meeting with serious mis- hap while hunting, or through the careless handling of firearms it ls too much to expect that thought- less boys will come off scot, free. Apart from the possibility of injury or even death, there ls the effect which familiarity with such weap- ons may have on the mind and character of their little owners. Recreations in which guns figure are an insidious and '

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FALSE ANGINA HECTOR]

It is not difficult for the patient or for the physician to tell when an attack of true angina ' pectori: occurs. There la the sudden onset, asonlzlns Dflln under the breast bone sometimes extending into left shoulder and arm, a feeling of anx- iety and sense of ' pending death, face has a. "fixed" look. ‘rho attack may last seconds, or hours.

However it ls possible to have what is called a pseudo or (also angina. pectorla which resembles the true type and so comes much alarm.

This pseudo angina occurs in ner-

vous Individuals, particularly women. It may follow some infec- tion llke influenza. stomach or 1n. testlnal upset. or infection of teeth, tonsils, or gall bladder. It is thus thought to be due to general tired- ness or exhaustion, and of course l the heart muscle is also tired. i In these attacks of false angina | there is falntness, hands and feel; numb and cold. and palpitutlon of the heart. They are usually brought on by an emotional disturbance of some kind".

“In hysterical women, with symp- , isms resembllnz angina. pectorls, the {patient throws herself violently

about instead of presenting the lmore fixed and immovable attitude

usually seen in true angina pectorts.

These attacks are never fatal, and the pain is usually not severe.

Dr. Bernard Fantus, Chicago, points out "the fact that the pain may occur when the patient is at rest. and that the patient may fre- quently undertake oonslderable ex- ertion without pain will often assist in recognizing this as false instead of true angina pectorls. Care should be taken however to make sure that it ls really false angina as a very mllk attack of true angina does not cause severe symptoms and if rest ls rliot given, a severe attack may fol-

ow."

The thought then ls that in true angina peetorls the patient will im- mediatelystop and hold or rest him- self ln the one position until the at- tack passes over, whereas in the false angina the patient does not usually do this.

PUBLIC FORUM

hi: column la open for lo ‘fl-Ifililll 51 neon-pendent: of Queer-loll cl lltdolt. The Charlottetown Gui-dial loan not

lnluence. Guns are not toy; their aa‘e to young and old. alike should be eublect tao-tne strictest regula- tlorL-Hamllton Spectator.

“Sle-ptenaber . member; October all over.” so run the last words of

‘the old rhyme, and they are usual-

ly true enough so far as Jamaica ls concerned. True enough, but not absolutely; for we know to our cost there can be terrible visita- tlons of wind in this island ln No- vember though these are very rare. But November usually finds the hurricane season nearly over, even in the more northern areas of the North Atlantla-Jarnalca Gleaner.

Olfleinl figures reveal that in the first ten months of the present year over 100.000 head of heavy Canadian cattle have been export- ed to the United States. This, con- sidering that exports of our cattle to the United States last year total- led but 6500, and remembering that the American tariff on live cattle ranges from 3 to 2 1-2 cents a pound. is a mtabie thing. Per- haps lt. helps explain Washington's otter to admit Our cattle free or at a. lower tariff, this as part of fl- trarle treaty. For ll’ the United States needs our cattle and are buying them over s tariff wall, thus penalizing her own consum- ers, why shouldn't she want to buy them without a. tariff waill-Ot- tawa Journal.

Rudyard Kipling has announced that he will establish an endow- ment to insure for all time the sounding _of the “Last Post" at the memorial to the missing at Loos, France. He has supplied tho funds each year for the ceremony- The memorial, which commemor- ates Kipling; eon, Lieutenant John Kipling, of the Irish Guards, lost in the World War, stands on high ground above the village of Loos.

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listener to the very able and timely address delivered by the Honourable A. C. Saunders in his r nr charge to the Grand Jury at the HD6111“! session of the Supreme Court at Summerside on the 26th instant. and I am sure every person who heard his words must have been deeply stirred by his remarks, 1i l5. Perhaps. unusual to refer to matters of this nature ln the public forum, but the questions discussed are of such vital importance to the People of this province that one may be pardoned for transgresslng the customary rules of refraining "m" Dubllc discussion. It occurs to me that every thinking man and woman must regard the question of motor traffic on our public high- ways as of the most vital impor- tance, not only to ear owners, but also to the drivers of horse-drawn vehicles, and to pedestrians as well, and it would seem that nil possible support should be given the learned Judge in his earnest endeavour to make our highways safe for all who use them. No one can deny that. the construction of a paved high. WHY from Summersld and to Charlottetown has revolu- tionized motor traffic on Prince Edward 151E116. and has opened the way for more rapid and comfortable transit for car owners; but it has also brought into prominence the need for more stringent regulgtlqng governing motor traffic than has hitherto prevailed. g

The modern motor car is built not only for comfort, but. also for speed, and, therefore, carries with it the need of greater care in the manipulation of a machine which has terrific possibilities of danger. To place a car or truck in the hands of a foolhardy driver ts to invite disaster, not only to the driver of the machine, but to all other users of our roads. Already a number of serious accidents have taken place, one of which had a fatal ending, and it must be apparent to everyone that our present motor laws are an- tirely inadequate and must be speed. lly amend if we are to enjoy the benefits to hlcb we are justly en-

The Grand Jury did well to in- corporate the recommendations of the learned Judge in their report and it la certain that the pruent government will be given every lup- port in whatever ‘ zielation may be enacted to crystnliu public senti- ment in this regard. No one will deny that those using horse-drown vehicles havens much right to the