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German Troop Movements Are Termed Routine

France And Italy Pre-

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eous Manoeuvres In Africa.

(Dy ‘I110 Canadian Press) LONDON May b0—l‘rance and Italy, unable to come to terms in moves for s. friendship pact be- cause each backs a diflerent side in Spain tonight prepared for al- most simultaneous manoeuvre» in their bordering African colonies of Tunisia and Libya.

Great Britain hoped difficulty would be ironed out at n meeting oi the sub-committee of the inter- national “hands-off Spain” group sailed for next Thursday.

meanwhile, in central Europe

Czechoslovakia’! minority problem became more serious as violence flared between Sudeten Germans and supporters of the Government. lighting between Nazi sympathiz- srs and Government followers was reported in Prnha and a number of other Czech centres. Several casu- lilies were reported. (An official German News Agen- oy report from Berlin made ublic s report from Komotau. Czec oslo- vakia, that some 100 Sudeten Ger- mans were injured following an attack 11v Czech soldiers.)

Will Meet Hitler

It was reported in Prahs Konrad llenlein, leader of the pro-Nazi German Party, would consult Chancellor Hitler Saturday or Sun- day to receive instructions for forthcoming negotiations with the ozech Government.

Significant develc ents on other European fronts uring the day Included:

l. Kin Vittoria. Draanuele "stilt- liy loft icily for Italian Libya to watch army manoeuvres near the holder of French Tunisia.

2. Seven French cruisers and '18 destroyers anchored off Biserta. naval base of the French protecor- ate of Tunisia, for combined man- oeuvres with the air force.

3, Four German warships-the pocket battleship Admiral Schcer and the torpedo boats Iltis. Wolf and ‘Tiger-will stop at Gibraltar tomorrow on what officials called n routine visit. i. Sir Neville Henderson, British Ambassador to Berlimcalled at the German Foreign Office because of rqiorts ct large German troop movements toward the frontiers.

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RQME, May zo_1taly will stage mans air transportation of troops in manoeuvres near the Italian- French North African colonial bor- dar, it was disclosed today amid diplomatic tension between the two countries.

The rising public interest over the manoeuvres was given further impetus with departure of King Vittorio Emanuele for Libya to gt,- tcnd the war games.

Announcement of the air display ma-sflcgntgeiiied inusn article printfg

onau cs magazine " Vie DelYAria."

The article said Italian planes would drop two battalions of troops behind imaginary enemy lines. In addition. planes will carry two bri- Biides of infantry and two batteries of cannon as well as two platoons of motorcycle Bersaglieri and var- ious supplementary troops. Military sources said this meant WPYOX-lmfl-tely 1.000 men would be dropped by parachutes to attack the imaginalry enemy from the rear while some 6.000 more rushed to battle in planes.

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Prominent life Insurance Man Passes Away

Mr. C. C. Ferguson Of Winnipeg Was Na- tive 0f Marshfield, P. E. I.

WINNTPEG. May 30—(OP)— Colin Campbell Ferguson. 00, gen- eral man-Beer of the Great Wem Life Assurance Company of Can- ada and a former Mantlmer, died today after an illness of arevera-l

months. Mr. Ferguson. son of Senator Ferguson oi’ Marshfidd. P. E. L,

was a. fellow of the actuarial society and asociate of the institute of actuaries He was active in blninels circles here since 1W1.

Born in Marshfield, Mu". Petitio- on received his early education at the Masshfield Public School and later the Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown and lvfnGill Univer- sitg. Montreal.

e was appointed actuary of the Great-West Life Assurance Com- pany l 19m after seven years in the aouarial department of the Canada Life Assurance Company at ‘Toronto. Mr. Ilersuson became general manager of the w firm in 1915. He i5 a director the Northern Trus ny,

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SYDNEY. Australia - Mayor P. L. Nolan of Manly. lruest at an en- gineers dinner. reproved hos

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In. North Africa

Will Be Staged-Near Italo-French Colonial Border Amid GrowiniTension.

Finance's Tunisia, have been given prominence by the Italian press 810118 with recent Italo-French ten- 810n. the rift in the Italo-Frcnch “buds-hill talks and the French announcement that 60,000 native WWW would be recruited in Tun.

While the King was dapartjng gm Syracuse in the Royal Yacht

W15» mlfidnd his first African ‘"5"’ 5m" 591R! proclaimed Em- ???" °f Emlopik. the country was reformed a greet nation-wide cele- bration will be held May 29 to $1113 ‘solidarity’ with Insurgent

The. announcement was made by Achllle Starache. secretary o! the Fascist Party, who said speechgs

~0laim Freight Rate Reductions Are Stultified

Strong Case Presented Rowell Commission By Maritime Trans- portation Commis- sion.

(By Carl Beinke) (Canadmn Press Staff Writer) FREDERICTON. May 20 “In

spite of the 20 per cent Maritime freight rare reductions effected in 1927, the Maritime Provinces are now practically back again where they were before that because of competitive reductions recently put into force in Ontario ‘l Commissnn was told‘

the er y.

One answer to the problem was to be found in the 1920 report of the Duncan Commission, in opinion of Rand H. lvrbncton, N. B, of the Transporta- tion Comrnission of the Maritime ward of Trade.

It was recommended at that time that the Railway Board should have power to put experimental low rates into -orca in special areas, but should balance rate losses, and

and lb ti thrrlgkllizlieogtrathgmcou: m9 be held ere was speculation as w whether Premier Mussolini intend- 81 to send General Franco, span. iah Insurgent leader, more Italian reinforcements to cope with in. massed assistance which Italy charges France and Soviet Russia, hi!!! sent t0 the Spanish Govern- mgiglfcrcetg. Ea orna id th 1 of th. British Aunbasgsadoreherz, .53”... ceived little encouragement frown are Minister Count Clam) 1n 0i’ B: ifisat-Zssfiii up cftrfiuslog . ,_ , ween n Trance similar tothenpril lessee bgirween Italy and Britain.

Grain And Brush Fire At Mayfield Causes Damage

A grass and brush fire at May- field yesterday caused some dam- age and created great excitement for a time before it was exting- uished by volunteer fire fighters. The damage was confined almost BIIi-lrel-y to wood and lumber land owned by Mir. Ernest Myers on whose property the flames origin- ated. Between four and five acres, pert of it nus land, the remain- der covered with wood and lumber was burned over. All the furniture from Mr. Myers’ house, directly in the path of the fire was removed to s place of safety.‘ Eflorte of firefighters, however, despite a high wind. were successful in con- trolling the outbreak. The home of George Gallant. north of the My- ers‘ property was also considered in danger for a time.

Fl"? t0 sixty neighbors gathered to fight the fire, it was said. Con- siderable walcr was hauled and flrehrealrs plowed across grasslands to halt the flames. Last night the last traces of the fire werfieéeport-

Nuffieid To Aid Rearmamentv Drive

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thereby general rates. which would give the railway reasonable com- pensation. Mr. Matheson said.

Never [Implemented

However. that recommendation had never been implemented, either in the Railway Act or the Maritime Freight Rates Act.

Again he suggested the problem should Derhaps be considered in relation to national policy. It had been held that the burden of the tar.“ on the Maritime; was prim-

ggilllivmtgrat the werecompellted to C05 O 813081.111]! I‘ - narration ysrem. ~

A major factor to be considered, Mr. Matheson submitted. was the fact the Intercolonial Railway was constructed and was to be operat- ed “m afford to Maritime merch- ants. traders and manufacturers, a. market of several millions of people instead of the restricted market of the Miaritimcs them- selves." That was undertaken as part of the Confederation arrange-

merits. Upset Rafe Parity

From i912 to 1926 frehht rate increases were fit into effect; in the ivlaiutuncs w ch threwout o! balance their rate parity with the rest of the country. with a marked depressing effect on Maritime bus- iness generally. Then the Duncan report recommended a 20 per cent reduction to bring Maritime rates down w the same basis. Since then. the railways had introduced reduc- tions in central Canada in certain areas to compete with truck com- petition and elsewhere with water com tition, destroying the existing res. ionship in rates set up in 1926.

fundamental difference be- tween the rate changes on the In- tercolonial Railway from 1912 to 1926 and the condition that exists today 1s that the relationships were previously destroyed chiefly by in- creases whereas today s number of relationships have been destro ed by competitive rates or, in er words,‘ decreases 0lii5ide the Mari- time select territory," Mr. Maths. son said.

Basic Commodities

He noted that the bulk of goods produced in the Maritimes were basic commodities which

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Beatty To Submit Amalgamation Plan

UITAWA, Ma 20-(0?) —Wheln

Sir Edward Beat y, President of the

ofan sisoftheQPRHsun- ifhartiort priWte man- llemfln r 8W9“ P9975 5C9 to the sf Commission.

Tihert 511011 accou- to schedules filed wi the thee, contem-

lated, 0n the basis of 1930 opera- acns, "sbuxidonment of 5.061 miles of track. which with certain con-

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iianada To Spend Tvro Millions More 0n liational Defence

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, May 20—Approxi- matcly $2,000,000 will be spent on national defence, additional to the main estimates, accord- ing to the supplementary esti- mates introduced into the House of Commons today. The Royal Canadian Air Force will receive $932,900 of that amount.

For the militia services $846,- 886 will be expended, distribut- ed as to $530,000 for general stores and $316,385 for engineer services and works.

The Royal Canadian Navy will receive $152,875, of which $30,000 oes to the R.C.M. re- serve. he remainder will be applied to paying what re- mains due 0n new mineswcep- en, now under construction, and for stores and equipment.

For the B..C.A.l-‘. stores and equipment require $531,000, with $338,900 for construction oi buildings and works.

0 tt a w a Trip Was Successful Member Reports

Hon. B. W. lscPagc, “:e:i:'.::.t vi the Executive Cou , returned from Ottawa where.

of Public Works, and Hon. T.W.L. Browse, minister without portfolio federal authorities were interviewed in an endeavour to.have projects , ' in Charlottetown to relieve e unemploymentsituation. The trip to the Dominion Capital had been quite satisfactory. Hon. Mr. LePage said last night: “There are a number of projects that we are getting but I cannot make any announcement at the present time" was his comment.

Mr. LePage had also been a member of the delegation which placed the position of the Mari- time Provinces with regard to the Trans ort Bill before the sDf-clal comm ttee of the House of Com- mons, engaged in studying the measure prior to its passing second r The interview with the committee had been very success- ful. the president of the Council believed. The committee had ap- peared very favorable towards the claims presented by the Maritirnes. which were in effect that water traffic to and from the three Pro- vinces be arampt from control un- cler provisions of the hill. Hon. Mr. McIntyre and Hon. Mr. Prowse are expected to return to the Province tonight.

Capacity Audience Attends Festival

WINNIPEG. May Z0—-(CP)-—Tal- ented actors from Saint John. N. B. Montreal and Winnipeg ran al- most, the gamut of stage product- ions ln three short plays presented tonight before a capacity Dominion a Festival audience of 1.000 inclu adjudicator Berrett H. Clark, ew York.

The theatre guild of Saint John presented "The Shadow of The Glen," tlhe Siwen-Thirty Cluhnof Mootree. plcye . Sill/Bl 1n v of Plague" and the Good Neigh- bours club of Winnipeg "Mrs, Pat and The Lu/w."

WINNLPEG, May 20—(OP)-—Tlie Dominion Drama Festival will be held next, April in london, Ont, of the Festival decided

Is Hailed Triumph Of National Uni'ty

CAPE TOWN. May 20.—(OP)— Government circles today hailed re-electlcn of Prime Minister Hert- lofa Administration f0,- a further flrve- sa- term as s. triumrph of nal_ ions unity over secticnalism.

General Hertzogs United Party won ill seats in the House of As-

solidatiuu eonternpwlad a saving m‘ W) be“ n _ e rear-M _ ma“, .3.;":.g U S. QQC on. Q TC UYTLB WETG . . General Jan Bmula. voter Em- HGId Ill Germany pire statesmen and mmier. -- l“ e so: "r....."="~:......- "at Q ,o_,g,lw_g,,_nvr?tgw Gnu," ,0,‘ tovmthuetflgrtlity and security in m left New York ust before a -"'_"—‘—“', om y le- Havana Considers

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Japanese Plan Inland Drive From Suehow

Chinese Forces Said Crumbling As In- vaders Fuse Coast- al Conquests.

(By The Associated Press)

SHANGHAI. May 2l—(Saturday) Japanese, having announced com- plete occupation of Suchow, fusing their conquests in coastal China, in- tend 1o turn their armies inland through the heart of the country.

An Associated Press correspond- ent learned directly from Japanese officers on the -Central China. front that a new campaign des- tined to carry Japan's inland arm- ies south of the Yellow River al- ready was under way.

The correspondent was the first North American newspaperman t0 reach the war zone behind the Japanese lines since the fall of Nanklng last Dec. 13. l-le was flown there in a Japanese war- plane and talked with the General -—who insisted that his name not be disclcsed—in command of Jap- anese forces that advanced on Suchow from the south.

The General declared the city was completely occupied and 40 Chinese dlvisions—av'eraging about 4,000 men to a division-surround- ed in the Suchow area, faced sur- render or annihilation.

Other Japanese sources estimated the trapped Chinese at 36,000 and said 7,000 already had been killed.

Ln face of Japanese reports that China's resistance was crumbling, Chinese again today insisted they still were holding Suchow, key to their central front defence.

Along the important Lunghai railroad. which runs inland from Suchow. Chinese declared Japanese lost 1,000 killed in heavy fighting during the past day.

rnnilih or iionferleration Pact ls Urged

New Brunswick Claims Rights Of Maritimes “Persist- ently Ignored.”

FREDERICTON, N. B.. May 20- The New Brunswick Government today calledior full eriormerwe by the Dominion of t Confed- eration agreements, especially as they provide for development 0f year-round national seaports and. facilitation of traoe between the vest and the seaboard

It was on the basis of such agreement that New Brunswick entered into the negotiations which resulted in Confederation. line Rowell Commission was 101d. 13W the tcrmshnd been only par- tially carncri out and the rights of the. Nlnritimes had been "per- sistently ignored? '

"The whole scheme was to keep the traffic within Canada.“ as- serted W. P. Jones, provincial government counsel. ‘The Inter- colon-lal ltailway. was located with this. object in view. The Maritime Provinces had the only seaboard and it was to that seaboard that the (London) resolutions refer- red."

I-lc insisted the whole scheme of Confederation was not con- tained within the British North America Act itself. One had to consider also the resolutions at the London Conference on which that statute was based, including the conditions on which the prov- inces agreed to the set-up.

TIIREW HIMSELF AT TIGERS

GWALIOR. India Mentall deranged as a result of domestc

Works

the main estimates. parts of the Dominion.

on self-liquidating projects.

to the $425,028,489 contained early in the session.

DETAILS PROGRAM

At the same time Mr. Rogers, who was strongly pressed in recent weeks for details cf the Govern- ments plans to deal with relief and unemjiloyrnent, told the House the significance of certain items in the estimates dealing with public works and other matters related to

unemployment. Public works alone will take $13,731,548 of the supplementary

monies Parliament will be asked tn vote. There also are large votes for road building to open up min-

IIIARITIME ALLOTMENTS

New public works votes under the headings "public buildings“ and “harbors and rivers" Nova Scotia will get respectively $177,700 and $1,- 055,000; Prince Edward Island $6,500, and $221,200; New trunswick $119,500, and $725,- 200; Quebec $1,250,500 and $2,- 479,000; Ontario $2,683,800 and

$2,202,658 - Manitoba 5138.503 and 3,100; Saskatchewan Slilmfi and 327.000; Alberta

$45,000 and $45900; British Col- umbia $278,650 and $359,435.

ink and touiist resources.

Joint work projects with the pro- vinces, farm employment and farm rehabilitation, and youth training, will take more than $6,000,000.

,000 will be appropriated aid fishermen and groups of fish- ermen to rehabilitate themselves. with $150,000 additional devoted to expansion of fish markets in dom- estic and foreign markets.

Granta-ln-aid are reduced by $2.- 000,000 from last year when the vote was 319500.000.

C. N. B. DEFICIT

A large portion of ‘the supple- mentary estimates goes to meeting the deficit on the Canadian Nat- ional Railways which Will lake $42,000,000. Other goiarrnm' r11 own- ed projects including haroo: boards.

Trans-Canada Airline.» ...i<i Prince Edward Leland car f will bring the item undtr this llPlltilllfl l0 $44,413,714.

More than $T.000_000 is in he

bor and river (iellfilODlllclli. includ- ing a contribution oi $300,000 to the Grand River conservation pro- ject in western Onlarm ‘Flier-e also are substantial construction outlays for harbor improvement at Hali- fax. Saint John. Quebec. Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton and Vnnccnltw.

Loans and investments account for $872,000 of which $500,000 l5 to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp- oration and $372,000 to the Nation- al Harbors Board.