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liuwever, tweet the harmony, if our lives were filled with om up. broken song we would find oursel- yea pining for Just one hour of per- mt sunlese silence. ~

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Covershincelldward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928

MAXIMS ~ ;

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meson-ism‘.

We grow dumb before the mfltll splendor that hides quietly in the restful llvés of the aged: e deer. ll- rene‘ old age is tile supreme flower of humanity.

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Charlottetown Guardian Two Inning flnnrdlnu. Founded

‘Plllilfiflllll; IN IHE iElllHl Pullllllll

Conservative Amend-

ment to th.e Budget Moved by C. lahan.

ll [fill llM lllljlll l IN llifliflillllfi

(Snecul to The Guardian) I l H‘ l

TOKYO, Feb. 20.'I‘he bodies of six

Jflliflnese who attempted to smug-

Kll-IIE themselves into the United

States were found today in the hold

of the Yfthlko Maru_wilich arrived

t from Seattle, Washington, Friday.

H n d ‘aloe ship smcoolk ‘confessed to hiding

- - h o ‘v00 to be m m, e 10d on December 20 Brit's l t y C t when the Ynhiko Mal-u sailed from COIIIP 6 8 en TB —--,SeattIe. From brief notes the men Louis Inattner Givesllgfrt it was believed they suffocated n t. Pro. t | ore the ship left Yokohama after

Deta S O 16C . which the cook became frightened —-—"—- and kept their deaths secret until

Lfiblggfil. F601;‘ NIGITT? fiellemt; the ship rcturncd to Japan. , .51" 3| llll all“ i 0 ywom h‘: ‘ iioreham Wood, near Illis- I

qrnc, in llertfordshlre, ls dosorib- '

—-——<—O§i-__ 9,1 by the promoter. Louis lllatt- nhr, ivoii-knowlrNorth ol‘ Iinglunll . mm qxillbltor who has becn In tho

moving [licturo business for 2o

(From our own Correspondent)

> OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 20. -— Con- dcmning the Robb Budget propos nls from every angle, '(‘.has. If Cohan, Conservative financial crl tic. ulovcd in lilo llousc oi‘ Com monsimlaylllrl following as an zlmtllnlmcnt. to tho bndgct state-

wmu. A few years ago he pur- Enssetl tho (lately Theatre, blan- chhnlcr, and turned It into a cinc- mh lilcatrc. ‘In an interview, Mr. lllsllncr spnko oi’ his plans as foi- _ lows: - _ l "l have acquired tho land rlgilts| n: some 400 acres lying botwcrn , map.“ and Borobnm Wood for u; ‘film colony. it is my intention in, (‘Iflrb ~lllcri\ ll number of studios. mm of wilicil will bo used by mo. and m0 others leased out to such film (com-panics as do not. want. to sink rim capital tn build studios

crnlncnl do not. lcnd to prnvido in- creased employment in (lanatlzl, ll-ll‘ H! inducc llle rcturn of (‘au- sdlrlns 1o lllcil- native land, nor in urn-vent lln- continued cml- Klfllllflil of our pcopln to tin» l’. S." "Nor do they make pro- vision for tho preservation of our donloslil: markets fon (‘anadinn farm and dairy products, nor for

Speakers ilcnouncrl Iilarl of Birkenhearl and Al- lege ‘Affronts to Na- tives; Resistance cvcn

nrjllllllrliloflylll. would" A"! kilns‘ to War is Suggestctl; llllll.hil-Ofdix:rdllzvglmllflgn‘rdllnlllllil:2“"‘"'°"'“ ""“""""‘""“*"l‘ i" "9"". Willi I50 bed-rooms, wboro llo ‘ m qitua ion .1, , nor for lilo abolition of llu- snlcsl n ‘ ., a lll-lists can stay; n lhootrc. in scat t t ‘(l a“? mx by Jnnuflry l‘ 19293. ~ Flmtllllllliillllzglilllll‘ lint; ‘Pgifillflél M1223‘-

1_n00 wilcro films will bo‘ sllowll pflfll‘ u. their London release: .'l silcpptng section: a Ilflfllllifll: ti" ucroplnnc club: nud- a residential section whore sitoo will bo loascd m peoplq who wish to erect houses. ‘ "Tho intention ls to creole a but! British film eon-ire. I Ileliove l-lnll. the mason why the film industry p0,... nnnylourisb in this country, is because the whole thing seems to

' bo decentralized. AL present. stud- pp, mo sctattorcd In all IllPOlTI-lflll-‘i nmum] London. Centralimtion l5 essential ‘mo ‘tho success" of any modern industry. iloilywood Ilscif will show you. that" \

Colorado Miners To Return T0 Work

(Canadian Press)

DENVER" 0010,, Feb. 20. -Urked by leaders of the Industrial Work- ers of the World to end ibfi 0081 strike called by tilat orsanlflsiio" October 18th last, Colorado miners have voted nine to one to return to work. A vow in l8 of the lurk- csf. coal camps yesterday showed B8 percent of the strikers in fsvor of ending tho walkout. the state exc- cutivc committee of the workers reported.

Mr. iklbau llfftflii-Vfltl linll lilo tariff rccllrlioll proposals, instead of incroalsillg lilc liritisll prcfcl- ellcc as claimed by the flliiillvtl minister actually Iicncfiiled lluil. ed Siltiilfl tcx-llla industry in ' competition with liritisll luanl factnrrrs ill lilo Canadian luarkc Ho ‘liliifl assailed all lilo claims 0f the goverllulcnl to financial ls-r- torlncnt and lax reductions-

‘ ltal,hcl' disgraceful conditions cx- lslcd in tho government depart- lucnl. \vllicll was supposed to ileul lllQ wounds of lilo Vffll‘, according to lilo findings of Col. A. '1‘. Hump,- of Tar-unto, Royal (Yommissioucr m. Doinlcdglo investigate lin- llcpnrl- ment of Soldiers Civil Ilc-cslail- l“lllit‘lli. '

liidhlll, lllllizl- Fob. 2U. —-— Till‘ debato precntzing lln- rntc cl‘ non- colrfitlcnco ill lin- constitution an-i scheme of lilo British Statutory (‘nmmission on Indian reforms ll? the Indian lA-“KlSllillVP Assembly’ wus chnraclorizcd by vigorous speeches from nlembem upholding both sides of the question. The As- sembly passed lilo motion of nou- confidcncc lly a vole of tiii to 62- K. C. ltay, who (zonstantly io- lcrruptcd -t_i.n- argument, (ieclarod lIlat-ludlll would not. lose bcr sclf- rcspoct "by assisting lbo commis- sion. Goswami, anothcr nlcmbcr. said that till» speech of tho, iilarl of llirkenhcatl, Sccrcb-ngl’ of Stain fol‘ Indin. ‘lll. Donn-aster, in which ll-- dociurctl that lilo Slaluiory (‘ouli mission would car l its work in :1 conclusion with or without tbo us- iflsllfllltifl of the Indian legislature, was “another indication lllat. Bril- nilris not going lo film-ll from u Iloycolt or its t-ollscqucllccs." TRIBUTE TO SIMON {tlrlilal Nchur was loudly all“ plluldcd when be paid bigll tri- lulto lo Sir John Simon, Ilcad of, tho Slallulory Commission as a bll. mall, but hc did um udvisc Indians to surrender their ‘rights lo llml llilfffltli-li. luau ill lllc world. llo said mull n“. mlcgraln scnl by ltamsa‘! hllncDollaid, British labor leader. ‘graying [but no labor government‘ {would appoint nuoillcl- conlnlissiml. lliiltl bet-n l't‘.l‘(‘l\'i‘ll Willi till-i’ 01"‘ anlusclucnl. for hint-Donald's ignofi- an,“ m,- m, gnvt-rlnualnl; of anv kind could influence tiloir dccision- Sir B. Illitra condemned the irre- ciplfstc action nl‘ party 101N101‘? "1 rricctini! Sir John Slalom-l invita- lion to confcr with ibc commssloll- Sir Purshtrtamtlns 'i‘hakurdas m- sislctl that tho omission of Indians from lhc commission, and Sh" John's rcccllt lcllol- was a studied ‘afloat ticsigncd lo indicate lhc in- fcllorlty of Indians lo lhc world. ‘Sir llari Singh (lnnr favored co l-

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idcpci- upon 'Wlll(‘ll ii. was based were tabled ill _lllc llouso of c011]- nlolls this afternoon. Tho medical officers in the department may havn been intcui. upon healing lilo lilllllllNl man who returned tho biclds of war, lnlt some of tilcm ztt least scvln to have boon v busy playing politics. ,

Doctors w bo llnppeucti lo bo Lib- clnls lll politics were ruthlessly disclnlrgetl by n, Conservative dir- t't‘lfll' of medical services, noun-- lir- W. (l. Arnold, who is iil'.(‘.llt<l(‘il by [llu ltcyul (Yomnlissioncl- of llill- ing established what. is known :l-. "lilo Arnold (‘.h:lIn"——a political all-i pcrsouai chain composed primarily of himself and his uuil, oi‘ luwiical dilcclors. ,

tlolnncl Iluulcr finds lhal. tho stzlff ol"(‘hris1.io Strut-la llllflliliill, Toronto, wns torn by political lu- lrlgucs and that while Dr. Arnold licnicd bl evidence there was any undue dropping of Liberal doctors flom ibn ilospital skiff, tho fact remains that. lilo process of rc- nlorsrlcss attrition of Liberal doct- rrs wont, on year by your illltl Dr. Arnold was fully cognizant of and responsible fo-r tin», same.

llr. tiunu. lllc llnyalCohlnlission- or, says, was sent. to lilo medical

Rotarians Celebrate _ Ladies Night At Victoria Hotel

ladies night was observed by lln- itotariahs last ‘night nt. ill" Victoria Ilolol, when a (linnor I-llv‘ cu in Willinldon Hall lOgGlllWlH-Wlill a flun musical progranrwcnl. l0 nulke a very pleasant ovcninli»

Tho following guests w-erc are" sent: liis llonor Lieutenant (lovzr-

nor lloarlz. H011- Premior A. ("Hump (-(1.(]|)(\,|‘flil0ll with lilo conl- clinic, which was "the nhhnrloll- ' Saunders, Ills Worship Mayor Yco- m|ss|ml_ H" ,|,,,_],,,.,.,| |,,,|i,,'_., grIr-v- for Liberal doctors." ‘A ton minute talk otl-“iiorary by mm, ‘VHS. will, (no llrlllsil PHPllJ- llul if inc (lonscrvnlivcs pInyc-l

politics tho Liberals wcrtl not slow

tho President Dr. W. J. i’. lilac- lo lmitllttl lbolu. According io ovi-

nluuh ‘was listened to with III" _ , lmollest interest. ufill attention nit- l‘l‘ which the following musical llfl" gram was rendered:

V1011“ gopfdMiss Knliliccu liornby. _

SoIo—Mlss Lucy Blanchard.

‘Pris-Messrs. Quigiey. nl"i¥“"'l' and Sterne. . "

SoIw-‘Mlss llarbaro MacNeill.

Club . Trio -- Messrs. Clarion Scartil and L. ll- MucMillon-

llpwords of a hundred wcrc pr".- scut at the bsnquct uftor Wllllill dancing sud cal-us was unloved l" ‘illll full limit, seventy-five ndtlftl gunstli arriving" later to‘ 40'1"" Dixon's Orchestra furnished 0X- ccilcnt. music. ‘

winch credit for tho success vi ‘lilo affair is duo to tho foliowlltl! members of the Rot-at‘! 1‘1"l°"'“'"' nlcnt. "Commitment ~

(lhal-rnuln-slb W. Turner: "0"" ml nachos. James beichl-lwl- "- ltoy Holman, J. M. Morley.

llll‘lli and-art with lhc commission- APPEAL 8V’ BLAUKETT Sir llnsil lllackelt. finance min- ifllfll‘ of lilo cxcculivc ('filll'i('.ll. un- lioulnlil lo lllc llousc nol to reject tho llrilisll l'lll'lllill‘.t‘.lll'.‘l "sisiorli? ‘hmpll’ ll,» viululcd bis o\v'n rorortl provctl him a ‘fu-llcr snulfllllfll ill-"il lllcnlbcrs of iilc (‘tlllilfrfi-‘l Illlfi)’ Wm‘ wcro doing their Iiesl lo i'l‘llll'll swarnjisln. Sir llnsil dcclzlrcd lhc tiHHfllllliLV llscli‘ alas proof of lllv oarucslnoss of tho llrlllsll IIOVDHI‘ mnmjg policy to advance self-dc,- tcrnliulltion. 7"" “llrl-Iiil/"Ylmliiill must come by ovninlion- lle ‘"11" llllusisetl that there was no Iikeliti- hood of the commission bring n - orcd and concludcti by sayillt-l’ "H" ‘tho lvlnnny of mrmlWf-‘l 01' lll" (tongrcss party, prcvcnllng llbcrty of tllouitbt. was hs-oinunlllllr wit" (lcnlocratlc institutions. I s. rnndll MalnvIYtI- llrflcrlir-i . lcnd as a "big bu iy" "Tdgffflhf “null cbccrs, ilull ll‘ body that. illc ottcmpictl marriage m" ommn“ mm,“ mm, must of lilo pension sorvlco with the nwklwfinf‘ ' . ' lrcntnlcnl sorvico has boon a VPYY "w, ' n“; w,“ mm," “mp1 intense unhappy lulion. nlld that tllo incont- u v {broken b cllcolx-l when pnlibilily is incurnlllo thnl. thorn axcflelullTuwnn mndoyknown. silouid bo all immediate snpnnltlon m“ "m" ' . of tho two services."

lir- Klug, lilo prcsnul. ulinisicr of illl‘. D. S. C. IL, wrnto to (Jllristic Slrccl. Ilospiial on ouo occasion nolifylilg Ibo officials lilt-ro lbnt boforc llll‘_\' put on any liulp they wcrc first lo got. into l-olnmunica- lion with Ilr- .l. ll- fiuscluidcn, who was a dofcntrd Liberal candidate ill out; of lilo Toronto consllllltnltr- los but had illllt'll lo do with plllrml- ago and political uppoilrllucllls.

‘Several of lilo (loclois reform-d lo ill lbc report lllfliiiil)’ hllvc rc- sigucd from lilo sorvico and other stops lnlvo beou lakcu to remedy conditions In tho dr-parinlcnt- Tho report ol‘ tho commissioner has Ilccn rt-forroal to n special pnrlia- lllt‘llifll‘_\' romnlllicc-

OTTAWA, Fch- 2o. -.»“A_..|wrnsnl of my reports nnd certainly tho ovidcncc. will couvlnco any-

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condensed Specie"

v ‘ , _ ____¢4.>-_—- This was one of the recommenda- "“,,,,,,,,""‘,,°-' “dfiallfiu ° "°'“2..°.'. ‘iifimiiiifiiiiifaii. ".‘.'.'.‘.i'

, a g t ' or, l . t . \

u“ . a . In onqulrc into charges nt political

~ l t re pnrlizanslllp in illi) lhllirrlment 0|‘ "OI _pn‘fi,"‘av 6F ‘yggy 8. u Soldiers‘ fiivil Rfl-Ol-lllililbrlllflllit.‘ n

.. ' - |. I l ' " m a cmpts u. ama gnmu o 66”“ n m‘ “pad wcro in some measure, the result

(g ‘ Isl‘ to The Guardian) no _ Rh QQJOM more law m is w be curled by Que-

of complaints by veterans of dupli- culclt modlcsi examinations. As the

uousiyrlixfidlltet. gunman 6"" trel Job erlnwm 01w "i- Q0“ of

._._..-... . ' g3, l . a bill be- ilvorage veteran would express it, .vg%xtzzfr 25c; “fr: incorporate ho was being pawed over by too

' to e, many dnctorsnnrl soiling nflwhvrt- tlxaesfikyfilcimz olgtgfiqrfsqbemsorlz_ Tho “m.” has beer’ worse than grafted on ‘the beefs of the Ontario tin» disease; and ‘the badly coll-

tl ma,“ mvemirlg chiropractors.

tiioIror 55‘ : I00 tor.8i.00: 1.000 for 81.95. Poll ld.‘- Guflflll" Office, gnu-dour oh runterr.

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dcucl- lo tho effect that Honorable,

H_ ltwelve miles of stands which .'

. ,not only of the British sovo _ {but royalty from. other landli-

land buyers from every count ii.‘ Ibis house rcgrcls that m)‘: W911“ including 5W5“ lllt‘ nlcasurcs proposed by lilo gov- |Smm "ml I991

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ltllo lVlllllI-ilfll‘ or ltaliways nro more

_ stand in lbc rcfIcl-tcd light 0i.’ ills m‘ ‘own sun. I think lhc Government "land parliunlcnl wonilrbe more sat-

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(Jot Hunter's rcpolt. and lilo r-v-

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‘fmlndCilili. that. ii was filo first. limo ibis

"My lofficialiy. The twountlry would have

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[British Industries

. Fair , Attracts Foreign Buy rs- (Special tofliTh: Guardiaii LONDON, Feb. 20.-Buye

sixty nations are pouring in_ . don and Birmingham to 3e

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Wll BHINE NEWIJFETU tllllfilllll

{John Bull's “million pound‘ lwindow," from, which the cu nl ‘ -__ lwill bc drown tomorrow Mienfthe D1,

1928 British Industries Fair , The newest products of _' manufacturers will be dlsp

;kcen.ly scrutinized by rep lives of foreign commerce. The‘, sir is becoming one of the' _ l trade carnivals in the world,_l’rlval- ling the famous continental egpppl- tion, and received the pat

The government: spend \ annually in advertising it. irii eign newspapers and before t closes on March 2, represen

.10 d lll.

and arc expeef attend. ‘-

groups of lchruetl doctors v _ caused tho sick and (Iisahled crabs untold distress. v ()'I"I‘I\\\'.\. ifcb. till. --~ (i. . Pl Cillilill (Uollsl-rllllivl‘, Si» liilwwlito —‘St. (icol-gcl in rising to 011611111!- batc on lln- buligcl. in the House this afternoon spill-m of Sir Henry

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icr, lhc fllinisn-l- or Finance, and

sillciilrl-s who become public. when they

Iunary known lo tbc

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lsficd ll’ Sir licury ‘Phorniou did not obtrudc himself‘ inimmatlors with which hc is not associated. in which he llns had no expatri- ence." . -

0n the face m‘ the account shown ill lilo budget thorn had been not reduction of debl of $41-39i3.090-' ycl lbc int-rouse lll Tllfi’ National Railways indebtedness to the pub- lic alone incl-nosed by Hitollllfllilii during ille same pcriod- ,.

Ml’; (‘ahan drew attention lo lll", lecrlifllawtcs of lhc '(‘.llil.l‘liJl'€'ll ac- countanl who bod audited tho pub- lic ilclzounls tilis year, in which lilcy-scl. zlsido ‘the National Rail- ways account, from tho general fill- llil(‘liil statement. It was slilfllfi-

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sptu-ifil- statement bad been made to.:u~ccpi1 tIlc full responsibility 0° for paying tllo liabilities of tilc National ltnllwnys. The entire sum amounting m $lS!1,000,00li was in-, curred by wlnll. was rcaliy a spec-l iul ccpllrllnr-nl, of the government.’ Such a (ll-bl could never bc ropudi- l 3 l Cuban wcul on,“ is that not. onrllc dollar of this liability is included" lll lilo not dcllt of (Ennada as prI-l scnlcd to parlirllncnl by the Mile‘ istclj of Finance. Tho liability o.’ tho National Railway lo the Dom- inion for cash advances amounted ill Dccolnbcl- 1926, lo $507.848,000 r N0 lnlrrcst llilll Incl-ll paid upon‘ this and simple iulcrosi. ovcrdul- and unpaid anloulltotl lll ilcccnlbcl-

27, to $226,000. The long form; of indebtedness to the Dominion. (lovernmcnt by the National Rail- ways aggregated in all on Dcconllr,‘ or Iii, 1927, to $2,‘.'.'lfi.42il,7ii1 Ml’ silowll by flit: unrcvlscd lll-count of tho Ilullwny llcpal'lluc,llt..

These figurl-s wcro sufficlontiy staggering in l'l‘(’.(‘ll'.l' some explana- llou from tho Minisulr who presid- ed cvcr Ibo finals-cs oi‘ tbo coun- try. . Tho blinIs-tol- of I-‘lnuuco clnimcrl that. lilo not dcbl of (‘anada was reduced by $41,800,000 during lll-l

ated by ibc government. of the counrry. ""l‘ilc significant. thing," .\lr.

lllcut or ilrallcll of llll‘ govcrnmenr. unmoly. tho Canadian National liabilities: wore no! included lii ibc .\linistcr's stalolncut. llo failed l.o include all increase in n long term of indebt-

cdncss to tho public by tbn rail- ways of $46,098,000. Tho whole truth was not in-

cludcd. Tho long term debt of tho National Railways to the public exclusive of nil its debts to t-Ilc government. increased by $168,000.- 000 between 1021i and 1927 while during the same period the Minis- ter of Finance mlalmed tiln n~t debt. retiuction for Canada of $105,- 000,000."

"If." ‘Mr. (‘alum proceeded, "all tho government. accounts were kept lll ono department. of Finance, the minister would have had to an- nbuncc nn increase of over $62,- 340,000 in tho nct liabilities of‘ tilt‘. ' government to lhn investing public during lilo four yours mentioned."

r. Cohan said the Minister of Finance might have stated that the reduction in the sales and in_ come taxes were decreases on taxation which the government themselves had imposed. government had found the sales tax at the rate of three percent and had IIIDPEISQII n w six percentl

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and after discovering that it in-

raw nlaterial u variety of che being and will be based,"

reduced 40 percent. using nothing bllt Pennsylvania anthracite, Canada is using coke, British coal.

Quebec for domestic increased from about 270.000 tons

from Great Britain. tilo »-movelnent has grown yearly until last year 135 ships entered the polt of Montreal three _quarters of_ a million tons of anthracite from the British Isles. This movement is going to be per- manent because it; is based on.

transacted, which applications for

an excellent report; from the com- mittee on the Endowment Fund of the Odd Fellows Home

past. fiscal your. 'l‘ll.l| was lruc" only ill a restricted Hllliflli- There was another “sprinting dcparl- N.

was pleasantly card games. The first prize for auc- tion, a beautiful pearl handled knife. was won by Bro. lPhil How- att. closely followed by Bro. Percy. Down who received second prise, u; tobacco pouch. The first prize for bridge was won by Bro. R. L. Hens- tis. second prize by Bro. John Her- on

four percen cent. ed the abolition of this tax at an early date.

‘to meet the , creased the cost of living hsd first domestic vealed hostultyflfbetvreea , two reduced it ftvc percent, then to trade.

Gives Advice to People in Maritimes-—- Value o1‘ Coal Steadily lie Declares.

OTTAWA. Feb.

20.-Coal is a

for more valuable asset today to _ any coumry possessing it ma“ it negotiations practically have been was a generation ago and, u; will beiconeluded by the United States for - still more valuable to coming gen-film uqlllfimlm ‘l! 9- 94w 1'01‘ m0 ‘u ‘eratiolm. Dr. Charles Calnsell, nnanlinlled Stews Iver-Hon offices in yes F.R.C.B., F.G.S.A.. Deputy Minister Ottawa, state department officials 1n of Mines, said, addressing the Ot- ' as tawa Canadian Club here Satur-

by. "It is not only the source of heat

and power but it is becoming the pon which a greaband adjoining the Rldeau Club, on

mical industries are, he added. “(lcrulnny is proving that cIcc-, cal cncrgy. ilydrogen and coal are

tho nlost. important factors in the production of synthetic materials and with vision, courage and tech- nical skill our coal resources, may, and will in time. be made the cause

these resources lie, and incidentally to tile wlloie of Cartsda," said the doctor. worth consideration by Canadians in the Maritime Provinces, British Columbia and Alberta.

He urged this idea as well

r | The importation of anthracite om the United States has been Instead of

anthracite, low volatile

The Ilse of coke in Ontario and‘ purposes has

21923, to nearly a million tons in

197

Dr. Csmsell stated that previous 1922 no. anthracite was imported Since then

carrying over

und ecoolunie principles. he said traffic conditions on the Atlan-

tic and s. freight rstc across the

can of about $1.50 per ton,

against a rail rate of $4.50 from the jPemtsyIvanIa fields to Montreal.

l 00 Chinese Drowned

(Special to The Guardian) SHANGHAI. Feb. 20.-—Ab0l.lt. 300 to

hinese today were reported