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‘Mount Allison Academy Razed By Fire Yesterday

Sackville Institution Destroyed With Total Loss Of $75,000. N on Casualties, But Students Lose ' ‘All Their Belongings. $47,000 Insurance.

‘ i (Canadian Press) SACKVILLE, N. B., March 1-Mount Allison Acad- emy, a three-storey wooden structure, was destroyed by dire this afternoon together with much of the furnishings and equipment as well as clothing and personal belongings of the students and teaching staff. The total loss was

estimated at $75,000. It is understood the building was in»

sured for $45,000 and the furniture for $2,000. Occupants quickly evacuated the building and no one was injured.

ORIGIN 0!‘ FIRE UNKNOWN together in the University bulk!- lngs. Clones will be resumed in

The fire started- in the upper the morning.

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THURSDAY. MARCH

2, 1953

cloudy

THE WEATHER

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Iresn northeast to north winds;

with some light local rain

or snowfiurriee; not much change ifiTéniperature.

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Resurrection 0i Transportati n ‘Commission Pri . oipal Subject. t; Yesterdays Mon c- ton Meeting.

(Canadian Press) MOblOION, N. B., March

Opened House

1_.

Resurrection of thc MBfltllnenan_

sportation commission was the " HON. CHARLES DALTON

prinicpal subject under discussion ‘ u the exwuuve u! the M“! 1m?! Lieutenant Governor

, who yes- Board o! ‘made m“ he“ t°dav t0 ierday opened the srcsrld session

‘"1"’ d°"°1°"“‘°““ 5m" ‘he en- of the 42nd General Assembly of nual meeting of the board l”; the Provlmm .

AMENDMENTS lllnlgllousl

Act Empowering Minister To Ell- franchise Indians Opposed As Cool‘- cive Measure.

(Canadian Press)

oTTAwA, Mar. L-The ‘mom .133 gone modern, entering prong‘ sions, graduating from univers "5 and taking his place beside the white man in business and high fin‘ once. Hon. T. o. Murphy, minim of Interior, told the House oi 111°!" mons today. But the Indian ‘c tains all his wililjless and adrofn“ —he often refuses to become a m‘

INDIAN. ACT Throne Speech Announces Completion Of Plans For Old Age Pensions Payments

part of the Academy apparently from defective wiring or from the flue, arld fanned by a northeast wind it spread along the entire top of the building before being dis- covered. Occupants of the top floor then hastened outside, but all their belongings were lost. It. was the Academy's mid-week half holiday. some students in the gymnaaiurn lost everything but their "gym" suits.

FLAMES T00 FAB ADVANCED

The Sackville fire brigade found the flames too far advanced to be lontrollecl. All the students were recounted for by roll call. They were accommodated in Mount Al- lison University and lodse tonight.

rrrrlm BUILDING orsuuwvsn

It was the third Academy build- ing to be destroyed by fire, the others having been razed in i866 and 1882. The structure destroyed today was built in 1882. Consider- able extensions and ---nn='ations had been made.

STORE BUILDING NEXT Rev. W. T. Ross Harrington, the Principal, said the students would be housed in one building for the balance of the term and immediate steps would be taken to rebuild. this time in stone.

'I.‘he executive of the Mount Al- lison board of regents will meet tomorrow afternoon 1c consider

the sitllltibn.

‘and tomorrow they will be housed . ' i

" Japanese Take

Important Points

Jehol City Exp-dated To Surrend- er At Any Hour-Chinese Gen- eral Goes OE To The Japs.

(By Tho Associated Press)

SUICHANG, Manchurlu, Mar. 1 .-Thc Japanese army has swept away two of the great defensive barriers protecting the capital of the province of Jehel.

They have seized the cities of Lhlgyuall and Chifeng, where the Chinese had been expected to put

- "l1 their strongest resistance against

the invaders. These cities control mountain passes leading to the ca- pltal.

Dispatches from the front ic- veal that only the southern fringe "f the western mountain wastes oi lcllol remains in Chinese hands.

At Nanking the government of China announced it was making "Presentations to Great Britain concerning the British arms em- bargo affecting ‘both China and Japan. The Chinese contend this embargo plays into the hands of \he Japanese, who already are hea- Ylly armed, while China must de- Dcnd on materials of war from ab- load.

ollli‘ the southern fringe of the

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS." - MEETINGS, ETC

"J.AIIIOUIGOIIIGIIII no Inserted in . I column at I canto per word,

W» "Pie"! run-his in advance-

"Mtlfllflsue Club loading hogs “W!!! afternoon. March 7th. List Vour stock early with Secretary.

3300-3-24].

"Hunter River Club loading hogs wldnelday forenoon, March sth. List with Secretary, Russel Nichol- "ll- - aria-ll

"T118 annual meeting of the Ben- avkillent Irish Society will take place u ‘"5113? at I p. m. Election of of-

cers. All members requested to at- “M- ens-ll

Lffllillrlna the doprmlon The Cun m!“ aaaetta increased by som- fl lee-millions of dollars. A won- Igaivilwaeghievsmxut.“ Let 11;‘ quota

V. . . OQTG, anger, qllibttltbfll-_ slfls-a-ae-sl.

western mountain wastes o! the province remain/id in Chinese hands tonight. Japanese leaders spoke of tree possibility of a mplete break- down in the defences which would enable them to complete the sub- jugation of the province before March 10. the army's Memorial Day,_and thereby better the time set clown in their offensive sched- ule.

Expect Jehol To Fall At Any Time

Chlfeng, transportation centre of the province, fell without offering any resistance, the Japanese re- ported. Tlwy asserted the occu- potion of Jehol City might be on- ly the matter of a few hours. Dur- ing the afternoon the ilth infan- try brigade, commanded by Gen- eml Kunlizo Mstsuda. Pwtd through Foshoti, 8! miles south- east of Chifeng.

General Shih Wen-Hue, in com- mand of the Jehol cavalry, who was charged with the defense of Chifeng, went over to the Japan- ese, proclaiming his allegiance to the Stats of Msnohukuo, to which the conquerors intend to annex Je- hci. Japanese and Manchukuo banners were flying in Chiieng when the invaders entered.

His Imagination Cost Him $30.00 A nd 3 0 D a y s

WINDSOR, N. S., March l-(C. PJ-Aubroy Hamilton was sen- tensed to serve so days in jail and Ply a fine of $30 when he pleaded the unique offence of reporting an imaginary crifno to the police.

Hamilton's. account 0f how he

"... held up on February lo seat

the pence on a selfllh M. an arm- ed bandit. Cuts which. he exhibit- ofl mo; the reported. hold up were

columns-surname. _

secretary of the board. said 2mg,- the meeting. lFrst, howev-r. it was ewential to get the Ma “m, transporatlorl comvflsslon func ,~°n_ ing again before launching “m, the broader field Mr. Sela d“. felt ‘hat prmpcct." io- the r vwav of the conmlsion were br gate:- ‘than formerly. A much mor m“ orabie attitude had been lam... b,- the Marltlme Premiers and “M, governments seemed deslro 5 o;

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llnlllll SEA T ll Ail Ell Y l E A at n

SI‘. JOI-iTbTS Nfld., Marc (Canadian Plow-wreckage mm- ing ashore at Harbor Grace ma“ gave only a hint of what m y have been a tragedy of the sea. At neur- by Caplin Cove a 40 foot strip of‘ planking, 15 feet wide and heavily timber-ed, grounded on the beach. It appeared to be part of a fairly ‘large vessel, but carried no marks of identification.

The only missing vessel known i5 the Malcolm Parsons, which carry- ing a crew of seven for her Mme port on the Burin Peninsula, was last seen near Baccelleu Island at the north of Conception Bay about two months ago. -

The Caplin Cove in Harbor- Grace distrlct is one of the 51x settlements bearing that name in Newfoundland, and is many miles from the village of the same desig- nation in Green Bay where Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell were re- ported to have died of starvation on Monday.

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Nova Scotia’s " Rampant Lion

(Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, March l.—The lion rampant flew in Nova Scotia today but nobody was beheaded in accord- ance with the Act of Parliament passed in the time of Mary Queen 0i Scots.

Taken from the blood-stained old flag of Scotland, it was centred in the armorial achievements and the flag granted this Province in 1625, four years after Nova Scotia had been turned over to Sir William Alexander by James l.

The lion was conspicuous here tn- day following a. report from London to the effect that the Duke of Nor- folk, Earl Marshal of the Herald's office, had been informed the own- er of a motion picture theatre in

Scotland's old flag with its rampant lion over his building. This was considered illegal, and the ancient act stipulating transgressora were liable to lose their heads was re- called.

Nova Scotia is the only province

own. It is replica of the old Scot- tish flag, except that the colors are

lgrcundnvitharedllonongoid.

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October -

' _ tlonallzed Canadian, subject to 1°‘

trgrtfpozlgigigre wiry '1 Y:uanal' 'gal action and taxes. The In “i” 9° c ' ' M- ' as the ward of thc Dominion my“

Sclanders, Saint John, honorary deSt Vetefan no mxes’ has no vow, cann’, bc

sued in a civil court and is ‘cute enough to want to stay that wt“-

' That was the reason, said M“

Murphy, why the government. 50F?“

powcr to compel Indians to be iris‘ h" - °

IORQBlAK" March 1" like“ 5°" llcges of citizenship. For the 5'1"" “lahtggmll-dlilvzlifl“; fioaififmw“: dtting the House discussed the mg‘ a“ ° e em C c“: flan and his problems, Liberals ° ' Patrlciols Canadian Light Infantry" Jcvctmg ,0 the compulsory enfran-a med mday “t the Mme o! h “ chisemellt provisions of the go em‘

Of P. l‘. C. L. I.

“i s In Toronto

daughter here.

Effective from June 1st of this year, the Stewart Government will ntroduce Old Age Pensions puy- Edtvard Island;

“"1" l" Prim!’ Edwlffl 181M111.‘ 1. I am privileged to ‘XOlCOITIC thus implement-l"! "-5 DWI!!!" you to the Second session of the "I'M" l0 "16 M0018 in "I; losi- Forty-sccond General ASTlllbiy. l general election campaign. Assur- 1 2. Descended so we nn- from‘ nnce to this effect is given in the sturdy pioneers. our people con- Silcccll from thc Throne at the |ilnue to show film courage and de- l opening 0i‘ the Legislature ycster- [termination in (ho lllids‘. of the‘ llll-Y- |fourth year of depression, W0 look

In all departments. it is an- , forward to the future with faith nounced, the Government will con- l and hopen tlnuc it! lwlicy of the strlctestl 3. The Imperial Economic Con- economy consistent with efficient-l fgfgnge which mo; in Ottawa l“; maintenance of public services. _.___.___

Following is the full text of His continued on pggc 5 Honours Speech:

Burning Of Reich

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of l the Legislative Assembly oi Prince

Stirling, Scotland, had been flying ‘a

of the Dominion with a flag ot its

reversed, the province hbiating a blue St. Andrew's cross on a white

He was born in London, England, and graduated as an armourcr at Woo‘wich Arsenal. When 18 years o! age he joined thc Imperial Army and served in the Egyptian cam-

l_ paign of 1883, the South African war and when over age joined the Prin- cess Pats and went overseas with‘ them as Q. M. S. Armourer. He went to France with the First Can- adian Contingcni; and served through the great gas attack at

Ypres in April, 1915. I-le formerly lived in Halifax and Quebec, coming to Toronto in 1908.

A Real Case, For Relief

(Canadian Press)

TRURO, N. S., March 1—“Send it dovm to the house." said a re- cipient of direct relief when a ,gr0ccr who had neglected to ln- ‘ olude butter ill his order offered t0

give it to him.

g "If you want me to use that ‘ wood, get somebody ‘to come over and saw it up," said another, find- ing the wood provided for him had not been cut in stove lengths.

But o third case war oi a differ- ent type. A young Scot who had been workinglin the woods around 'I‘ruro had his foot cut by an axe. He was found in a shack back of town by engineer G. S. McDowell. and refused to app‘y to poor auth- orities for treatment because he did not want to put the town t0 any expense. He treated thc wound with home made poultlces until the chairman oi the poor com- mittee heard of it and despatched a doctor to take care of the case today.

54 Year-Old W0 m a n Awaits Sentence

TRURO, N. B., March l—-(C.P.) -Mrs. Rilla McLennail, grav- haircd Belmont woman, tonight was Awaiting her appearance in

arson charge. The 54 year old dc- fendant pleaded guilty last week to setting fire to a building owned ‘by her sister, Miss Saline Elliott,

The older sister had elected to he tried in Supreme Court on a charge oi setting fire with intent to defraud an insurance company

sister started the fire which de-

stroyed her house at Belmont. Footprints in the snow. Wild-ill!

from the burning house to a b!!!

elderly women.

court Thursday for sentence on an |

‘lnent legislation. Premier Bennett finally poured oil o m” troubled waters by saying a c “n59 would be made in the system l fin‘ franchLsement-a board cons Sh“? of a- representative of the Ilmm“ tribe, a representative of the ma‘ ian Department at Ottawa." “d " county court judge, would be eflmb‘ lished to review each applicatlm- The sitting was enlivened “Y u

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Newfoundland Gov’t Probe I" .M:l.-1..u DaalhS

ST. JOHN'S Nlld, March l— (Canadian Press)-The Govern- ment of Newfoundland has stepped in to determine the full/ facts in" connection with the death of Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell at caplin Cove, on the northern coast of the Island.

On Monday Roland G. Starker, opposition member of the legis- lature for Green Bay, reported that a. mail courier had told. him the two had starved to death and that their five children were destitute.- I-Ie declared the family had ap- plied for aid and had been afus- ed. This the relief department dc- nied, confirming their reports of death. but declaring that the Mit- chells had received assistance and that no shortage of food existed.

Today Magistrate D. P. Duggan of La Scie was instructed to in- vestlgate the tragedy thoroughly.

Returned‘ Home At Own Request To Old Country

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Mar. 1.—A number of Scottish families have been returned to Scotland from Cape Breton at thc expense of the Canadian Govern- ment, said Dr. L. W. Johnstone (Cons. Capt Breton North) but in all cases thc request for such action came from those people themselves. Dr. Johnstone was commenting on the despatch from Glasgow which indicated resentment at the "depor- tation" of 2i Scottish families. Since their return they had been put on relief in Scotland. .

"Deportation" was the wrong term to use, sold Dr. uohnstcne. These families wc relief in Glace Bay i and, being u-lihout employment, they had asked to be scnt home. The

n" cm“ “m” Ml“ Emmi m‘ _ request was referred through the M I blm Blld "Wt h" "mm" appropriate channels to the Min-

ister of immigration and the result- lent action tllkcll. l, Several more families in cope ‘Breton who hull similarly asked to

said to be owned by ltirs. McLcnJ be ‘returned to their homes in the nan lcd to the arrest oi the two old country

\\'("l'0 awaiting their

(By John A. Bouman, Associated g Press Staff Writer) BERLIN, March l.—(A.P.)-—.fler- mann Goering, Minister without portfolio in the Hitler Government, declared in a speech tonight the in- cendiary fire at the Reichstag build- ing Monday night was meant to in- augurate a series of violent acts cul- minating in a Communist revolu- tion. . , For this reason, he asserted, the Government. was justified in prom- ulgating its drastic decrees of the

Was Beginning Of “Red” Revolution

"German Minister Declares That Communists Meant To Inaug- urate Series Of Violent Acts Culminatinglg Open Revolt.

last two days, which have greatly increased penalties for treason and have placed Germany under virtual martial law.

The Communists, the Cabinet Minister said, have spread hand bills calling for the formation of groups for so-callcd self-protection but really intended to provoke civil war.

Communist material which has been seized, he continued, disclose’

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Formal

Military display and tile custom- ary impressive ceremony marked thc opening yesterday by His Honour Lieutenant Governor Dalton of the second session of the 42nd General Assembly oi.‘ Prince Edward Island.

A Pipe Billlil and Guard of Hon- our oi 100 mcll was drawn from thc Prince Edward Island Highlanders under command of Major T. B. Rogers, with Capt. James Coles, M.M., and Liellt. C. J. Campbell. A mounted escort iurillshcd by the Light Horse, under Capt. J. F. Mor- ris with Llcut. i]. s. Montgomery, was also in attendance; the occasion being further marked by a salute of fifteen guns, fired by n, detachment of the 2nd Medium Baum-y under Capt. G. W. Craig and Licut. GcorBfl

Opening

Of Legislature

Much Interest Shown In Opening Proceedings Yesterday After- noon. House Meets At 3 p.m. T0- day To Consider Draft Address

'l'llc usual proclalnation calling thc House to orclel- was rcad by the Clerk before His Honours arrival at 3 p. m.

In the unavoidable absence through illness of Premier, the Hon. J. D. Stewart, K.C., l-lon. Dr. Mac- Mllilln, lvfillistrr oi Health and Ed- ucation. acted as leader cl the House.

The appointment of Capt, Cyrus Martin. sprlngtoll, as Shrgcnnt-at- Arms was made on motion 0i Holl.

Dr. MacMlllall, SflCOllilCti by lion‘,

Mr. MacKenzle.

At 3 o'clock, (llc Speaker having‘ left the chair, thc Lieutenant-Gov- ernor entercd, preceded by thc Scr- ,

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Peaks.

Ki d n app e d’ Man Returned

nmrvlsp, C;)l0., March l-(By Tho ASSOCiElVXl Pressl-The Den- ver Post‘ said ill an extra c"""~n tonight that Charles Dollclier 2nd, kidnapped Denver heir, had been found allvc.

"turn, said Dr. Johnstone.

The paper said details of his re-

lease from captors were not im-

mediatcly available.

Bocttcllcr, prominent young Dru- \'(!'l‘ broker and ill(‘lllhf‘l‘ ol‘ one of the city's wealthiest fulllilics, was abducted by two men from the ga- rage at his home Sunday nizht, February l2, and held for 560.000

ransom. Police cllir

teller had been found alive.

Strictest Economy Consistent With Efficient Main- tenance Of Service Will Be Continued By Stewart Government — Agriculture. Education And Health Activities Specially Emphasized In Speech From The Throne, Which Forecasts Important Policies And Legislation. '

Pick RABBI“ Delivery Service

By Both Rlys.

(Special in ’i'ilc (illiilrilillll)

MONTREAL, QllIn, Mal". important d" pmollt ill ircight services of thc Cillliidlilll National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railways which will provide door to door pick up and delivery of freight shiprnclils willie-ll. zvtra cost, to cithcr slllppl-l" or lull: cc was announced jointly by ticclgc ‘Stephen, Vice President ill charge of traffic of the Canadian Pacific Railways and Alistair FTIISTI‘. KC. acting Vice President lil cllllrgc of traffic oi thc Canadian Nullollal Railways. The two railways, announcement siaiccl. have com- plcted contracts with approxim- ately forty fivc trucking firms at cities and towns served by ihclr lines in Western Ontario, between Toronto and Windsurf and Toronto and Samla whereby pickup and de- livery service will bc provided for shippers at no rxtra cost.

NBW tariffs enrbmcillg tlrls feat- ure will become effective on Mon- day next, March 6th. The railways it was emphasised are not entering the trucking business. At some of the Points affected by the new tariffs, they already havo contracts with cartage firms for pickup and delivery of freight. Under the pres- ent plan however this scrvice is extended by BYT8ilg0m€llt_ will, 10. cal trucking contractors, to points Where pickup and delivery sci-vice did not previously exist. The new door to door consignment system will improve thc sci-vice offered at such points as wcll hlillii) use un- der contract of existing cartzlge services instead oi involving the organization of new facilities for the purpose.