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Death LAnd H a v o c Mounts As Madrid Undergoes 11th Day of Bombardment.

(A. P. by Guardian's Spcclal who)

MADRID, April 22—Harassed Madiid, driven to cover under the llth silcowsive day of incur-gem», bombardment, watched new sec- tions of its city crilnble under the force of high explosives today and more of its inhabitants killed and injured.

The city's fatalistlc stoicism, transformed into fear as the inces- sant cannonading struck down more of its inhabitants, flared to- nlqlit into furious demands for violent action no matter at what mst. to free the civilian population fiom the rain of shells.

Crics for revenge arose and news- pnper= demanded "violence for violence."

“There are manv who think the sci-row of the Mcdrllenos cannot go without an adequate answer," said one newspaper and warned iiisiiiiizcnt cities they no longer have “any rbason to be respected or to invoke elemental human rights."

The beslegcrs‘ bnttrrle: were ntillcd for a time by Govcmmcnt cannon but they showercd the ccn- trc of the city during tllc "ftcr-

Commission

Testifying before a Royal Qom. “I591?” “ildili-‘iinz an exhaustive enquiry into tin illegal fishing d IODSIBTB find 51nd“ in district! geven and eight during 1936, nry.

°n 511111111. Alberton South fisher. man. 581d fit Alberton yggbgmg, he had been named a temporary guardian five or six years ago, but guring the time he hold office he

ad never searched a home in tho vicinity of Alberiton South not had I“? “"8111 811v person Dflaxrhing 1111mm detilbiio the fact he held an idea there was illegal 115mm; 8°}?! 0n flare.

was n fussy abo t st

1705-6111118." declared th: $122: “I did not want to catch my friends W110 I 111111 Dflached with. m... was little use over making chomp; over two months’ work.”

The witness admitted that while hetheld office as guardian he did no look around for many viola. tions of the fisheries Act; and gold the Commissioner, Mr. Justice A. T- lfiBlanc, that. at the time or his appointment, he was poaching himself. and landed his gear after 212F118 been sworn in as an offl-

After sitting at Alberton since Tlwsday 01' Iii-St week and after

noon. At least 30 more f1‘. flies ircrc counted, bringing ilic l: nf dcml in the ll day tn about. 250.

Govt‘ unicni. baitr-rics an wcrcd I thc firc during the aftcrnoon. fronting a diversion which cnabicd deft-lice infantrymcil to bond tack the insurgents lines at Uscra. a. WOPIKIIIRIIIBIYS suburb on the south- west of the city, lit-tween the Tol- edo and Segovia bridges.

Rallying against a surprise in- surgent attack, llie Government troops counter-charged and estab- lished a vanguard in thc bcsicgers‘

previous front lliic. capturing 12 y

holrcs in an aitark led by gren- ado ‘throwers.

Resumption of flic lnsurgcnlfis bombardment lcft grcat liolcs in the Gran Via and . _ :1 2'»: F1" "d thoroughfare with new heaps of jagged, twisted drivri.» I Most of these killcd wcrc struck by shrapnel.

A". the firing (Illllllllwllfll at

nightfall. nftci" incrc than a sccrc of explosions in the llicatrc and shopping: fkstricts. Madrtlcnos rc- iijzpearcd on lhr rtreets. Casually fir» cs wvrc lower only bccruse the usizrii vziiwtlv. cit" Wcdncsdayfis cxjicricncc, deserted tlic downtown srciitinrs. Only a {cw stores and office; wcic opened.

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home under a rulln‘! announced tonight by the defence nfnlstry. wlvch recently doubled the army's Il”l\' andywinc rations.’ v

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"Card Party and Dance in Trac-

adle Cross Hall, Monday, April ‘Filli- L-l79l-4-2L-3i.

"Reserve Wednesday, lvlny 5th for Nurses Dance in I. 0. O. F. Hall. L-l796-4-23-1i.

“Novelty Concert and Dance. Vcmcn Hall, April 27th. Sale of lunches. L-l795-4-23-26.

"Rummage Sale Baptist School- rcolii, Saturday, April 24th, 6.30 oclock. L-1777-4-22-3l.

"Do not ship light or unflnhh- 0d hogs. Too many going on the market. Packers have increased their discount on this class of hos. L-178Z-4-22-2l.

“Don't sell your cattle too cheap. List them with us and our contact men will call upon you as soon as travelling is fit. It. is not a case 0f "lake it or leave it" in selling your “m1! this year. We've created com- petition for you. Livestock Mar- iielina Board. L-i1a2-4-2z-2i.

“Buying llvo hogs, Alden Moose, xfiisiiiston, Everett Haelam, Emer- lid. Monday 28th. Lemuel Cras- Well. Hunter River, Tuesday. 21th. Truck will meet farmers at Rus- - A. E. wedlock, Hunter River.

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"swift Canadian Company's "Present-calves now in the Prov- m" having cattle. All grades. M °' "1111. heavy or light and In be- tweehs, any color or breed. at I011 WW8 according to market values. °1 filleculatlng on further deliver- 1¢s but prefer to follow the market ‘Wk b)‘ week. If markets advance a the future over present prices wzlfts will pay it, if not. nobody I l- Fimnm advired not to close “deal on a rising market for de- ll°fy two months hence. The odds a: Allin» you. And remember m!“ m Permanently located as m 1° buyers in Prince Edward ""1 i1 you want it. that way. 14-18104-331].

limriiic the evidence of so witnes- ses. l3 of which were heard you". day, the Commission adjourned 1n ilic aftcmoon for a pericd of 1a ‘lays or more owing to the fact that Mr. Justice LeBlanc has to preside at a sitting of the R/rstigouche Cir- cuit Court which crpcns at Dal. iiviisiv- N. B., April 27.

Included in the l3 witnesses who gave evidence yesterday were nine Aliberton South fishermen ivlio all admitted having poached lobsters during 1938,

I The first witness lnithe morning , was R. C. M. P. (yorporal W. H. i Engal who stated he had always Cllilllemted with Inspector C. R. Palmer and explained last year he had been instructed by Inspzctor Fripps to render assistance to the fishery officer whenever requested when it did not interfere with his pcFce duties. He told of raiding the premises or Jack Skerry, Alger. i011 South. in company with In- spector Palmer and of finding _S_ rrlin the act of boiling lob-

lilcltii llllTll IJEFENBEPIANS

Take Steps Towards Mechanization Of Canadian Forces.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, April ZIP-Mechaniz- ation of the Canadian land forces and provision for new airplanes for the Royal Canadian Air Force, as forecast by Defence Minrter Ian Mackenzie in the House of Com- mons, is being prmccded with.

Already a number of contracts have been called for in connection with the construction of planes in Canada, while those for the build- ing of four minesweepers will be let on May 29.

The rearmament program calls for construction in Canada of as much material as possible.

Tanks contemplated for the var- lous battalions converted into such units will, in all likelihood, be built

in England.

The fame is applicable to the Bren gun. an infantry arm which will be distributed to all unlb I: replace the Lewis gun.

In many cases contracts have been called for, butso for none have been let. Since Mr. Mac- kenzie. his deputy minister Lt. Col. L. A. Lafleche, and the chiefs of the various branch staffs on pro oeeding to the Coronation this week-end, 1t may be that with the exception of minor contracts, the matter will be held in lbeyano! until their return.

Britain Would Participate In Economic Conference

munon, April flt-(Afb-Creat Britain Joined today the lengthen-

ing lliit of European nations who the conference was likely to suc- would like a world conference to oeed and only if there were suf- adjust. economic barrier; to time. ficient advance preparation-

The Government indicated. too. Baldwin thus placed Britain o- m hope to discuss Great War debts longslde with the United States. Debate in Russia, Belgium. ns produced l. the Scandinavian countries, all of reiteration of willingness to 90y which declare they will enter such

the House of v. when the time ll r1119

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Prime Minister Baldwin told the

House the Covemment was ready Belgium who will to enter a world "mutual under- - Roosevelt in June, is seeking-ct

standing" conference such u

Relclisfuehrer Hitler suggested this a solution to world trade barriers

weak that President Roosevelt

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Everybody

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1937

Lobster Guardian Admits Poaching

Took Duties A's-Officer Lightly.

Calls 1o Day

Adjournment.

lion in an out-house.

He stated that it was quite ap. parent to him blast persons 1h this liberal: (élttllllef-I’? its? do not co‘

e - merit ofilcer. cry depart

Merritt Ramsay. c bellt lobster fisherman and pmzr, to? of canning 40 full cases of IObsters ivlgisrsally mu some of which

e PM in his factory at Campbellton and others in. the woods nearby.

T119 11198111 Dock was sold to Ar- thur Clark. Alberton, and J. H, Myriok and Company at Tlgnlsh,

Witness stated that last year he had lost in the vicinity of 300 traps during the illegal season and he‘ was of the opinion the patrol boots destroyed the greater portion of that number which remark caused the Commissioner to say. “I guess YOU bore the brunt for the packing industry.”

"Hill" mfliiy pounds of lobsters did y0u,catch last fall during the closed season?" asked counsel l-LF. G. Bridges.

“I would say around 8.000 pounds altogether,"

“How many lobsters did you catch in the legal season?"

“Maybe a little better than half that amount."

He explained the signal meth- °f15 1110112 the south shore for those 011% poaching and said his wife oru-h had put a flag out an upstairs win- dow when he was out fishing which “V1116 ll-‘ll 111m the o-"flcers were a- round and he would not bring his catch ashore at the time. ‘This Slknal was also used when patrol boats were in the area. Mi". Ram-lily expressed the opinion the fishermen ln hisidistrict were sat. isfied now that the line separat- ing districts seven and eight. had been changed to a point further North and felt thfs would elimin- ate illegal fishing to a great ex- tent along that coast line,

Denzel Smith. Albcrton south fisherman. retold again the stnrv of poaching 1h that distrkt. n- I said he had about 49 traps de- iiIPQVed last fall and added he usually lost trans every year; H1959 1WD’! destroyed bv patrol boats.

He told cf a novel mnnncr in which he had canned lobsters just. prior to his house being rafded “V9131 F9578 8E0 by Inspcctfl‘

Palmer. Witness said he had at. first put a qu‘lt over the spring 0' the bed and then lnid a large- niim- ber of cans over the quilt. then placed the mattress on ton and made the bed up as usual. The of- ficer had gone to the mom but had not located his lobsters.

FPIIOQW"! the witness to tho stand was Bwdon smith. lii-"tlinr of Denzel. He. told of poaching for the past l5 years and said it was possible to make more monev P0881111“: than in anvthuig else a- round here. H» admit-ml of hav- ing canned apurovlmétely 40 box" of illevallv ct-uvrrltt. lobsters in his

home diii-‘nl the fall. W‘tness so."

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Note Substantial Business llptrenrl

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

HALIFAX, April 22—"Substan— tlal increase" in all branches of insurance was reported today to the quarterly meeting of the board of directors of the Maritime Life Assurance Company licre.

Directors attending the meeting included J. D. McKenna, Saint John, N. B., and Senator F. B. Black. Sackvllle. N. B., W. H. lvflller, Canipbellton, N. B., and W. F. Fraser, New Glasgow, N. S.

Business now in force amounted to $14,240,000, showing a “sub- stantial increase" for the first quarter of the year, Bernard Lock- wood. secretary and actuary of the company reported to the meeting. All branches of income showed substantial increases and there was a reduction in the expense ratio. he said.

Brttsin would enter, however, only if prior investigation showed

Ital y. Aus ma, Germany and

fiance.

L conference. Prints Minister Van Zeeland of see President

tho behest. of Britain and France»

which no regarded u obstacles to lusting pence and disarmament.

Lloyd George Aids In Equipping Shlp

IDNDON. Aiiml 22—-(OP-1-I.ava.sl -"I too am a Basque." wartime Prime Minister Llloyd George stated today as he presented 250, pounds ($1,225) to organizations 911858561 111 91111117111113 the A lghter Backworth to take Iood simplies to Billmo, Insurgent-ibeleaguered capital of the Spanish Basque country.

"The Welsh and Basques are of the same race," Llloyd George de- clared. "General Foch (Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Generalissimo of the Allied Armies in the Great War) was also a. Basque."

The Welsh statesman has been in consultation with Captain Rus- sell of the Bacicworth and a rep- resentative of the Basque Govem- ment, in connection with arrange- ments to sand to Bilbao 300 tons of food supplies by British trade unions.

The money contributed by Lloyd George will be used to purchase 2.000 pounds of additional supplies.

REACH TERIIISI 0F SEITIEMENT III IlIITlI STRIKE

Oshawa Strikers Ex- pected To Ratify Agreement At Mass Meeting Today.

(CT. by Guardian's Special Wire) TORONTO, April 22 — Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced late today that tcmrs of settlement had been reached between General Motors of Canada and its 3.700 striking Oshawa. employees.

A rnttss meeting of the strikers in Oshawa tomorrow morningwill be asked to ratify the proposed settlement.

Agreement was reached after ll four hour conference in the offices

of the Premier which was attend- ed by Company and Union spokes- men, ilirec members of the Gov- crnment and a negotiating com- inittee.

Only a general statement was issued by Premier Hepburn at the conclusion of the conference. The terms of settlement were not indi- cated in any way. The Premier re- fused to enlarge upon the prepar- ed statement, which had appar- ently been approved by the parties to the proposed settlement.

The only comment; from J. L. Cohen, Union colinsel, was that. the terms finally arrived at were "cm- inently satisfactory." ‘

The statement issued by the Premier follows:

“After lengthy and amicable negotiations carried on between the government. the GencralMot- ors officials and the committee representing the employees of General Motors. headed by their solicitor, Mr. J. L. Cohen, a com- plcte agreement was arrived at and, at this moment only the ap- proval of the employers, to whom the matter will be referred at a mass meeting to be called for to- morrow, is required.

“Naturally those of us who have had this problcm on our hands for the duration of the strike are very happy to have the Company and the committee in agreement. As soon as tomorrow's meeting places its stamp of approval on our ac- tions of today the General Motors executive will announce that the plant at Oshawa will be re-opened on Monday morning.

"I would ask the press to co- operate with the Government at this crucial time and not publish anything of a provocative nature. The people of Ontario realize that nothing can make up for the eco- nomic loss already sustained by the employees. the Company, and associated in istrles. S_0._v<'_ith this

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France Honors Japanese Fliers

PARIS, April zz-tCP-fiavasl- 'I‘he Japanese airmen Massaakl Iin- uma and Kenji Tsuka Oshi were named Knights of the Legion of Honor tonight by Air Minister Pl- erre Cot in recognition of their record-breaking Tokyo-London flight. The fliers are tourin! European capitals in their plane.

IIIISIRIII IINII ITIIIY CEMENT

Duce Spikes Franco- Czech Effort To Line-up Austria In A n t i - G e r m a n Camp.

CP By Guardian's Special wit-o

VENICE, April ZZZ-JAPJ-Italy and Austria renewed pledges of friendship today in exchanges be- tween Premier Mussolini and Chancellor Kurt Von Schuschnigg.

The two agreed after a three- hour conference in this city of canals to oppose emphatically any effort by France to bring Austria into an anti-German front with Czechoslovakia.

They were represented as deter- mined to preserve the Rome-Ber- lin axis-fixed by accords between Austria and Germany, Italy and Germany, and Austria and Italy.

‘These triangular accords were designed to work toward friendly cooperation among the three par- ticipants and to guarantee the preservation of Austrian indepen- dence.

Stand Clarified

Schuscluiigg was said to have presented two questions today to the Italian Duce:

Did Mussokni maintain previous zeal for Austrian independence in the light of his now close relations with Germany?

What. economic effect would the recent Italic-Yugoslavian pact have on the economic bond contemplat- ed under the protocols of Rome?- (The protocols aligned Italy. Aus- tria and Hungary in economic pledges. The halo-Yugoslavian pact also is an agreement for fos-

_ tering trade).

i There was no formal commun- que but informed sources said ‘ ussollni was able to give the Aus- rian leader satisfactory assurances on both points.

Fascist Press View

ROME. April 22—(CP-Havas)— One oi.’ the principal points t0 be discussed during the current con- ference in Venice between Prrmier Mussolini and Chancellor Kurt Von schuschnigg of Austria is the Czechoslovakian attempt to linc up Austria in the anti-Geminn camp, Virginia Gayda said today in Giomale D'Italia.

“The Czechoslovakian attcmpt, backed by France." said Gayda. "to push Austria to recognize, and at the same time to apply. the D111‘- allelfsm of anti-German interests and functions in the name of the alleged German menace weighing both on Austria and Czechoslovakia. is evident.

"All types of prassure are being exerted on Austria with a view to make her participate in the new combination designed to replace the Little Entente, on the way to decomposition. and wh'ch has had since its origin an anti-German function."

New 0. I. 0. Man At Strike Scene

OSHAWA, Ont. April 22— Claude I'd-Kramer, international reprmentative of the United Automobile Workers’ of America came to Oshawa today to reassure the strikers of General Motors of Canada. Limited, they had not been deserted, he said tonight.

Homer Martin, International President of the Automobile Work- ers’ Union, thought his absence and the sudden departure of Hugh Thompson. Union Organizer, from Oshawa, might be misconstrued. Kramer indicated. "I am only say- ing this on my own, but I assume that is the reason for sending me in," he said.

Kramer declared he would ad- vise the Oshawa strikers on any- thing regarding the strike sit.- notion.

BEICH BARS DIOOESAN PAPER

VATICAN CITY, April 22—(CP- Kano-The official bulletin of the ‘Tl-eves diocese has been ban- ned by German authorities for three months for publishing Pope PiufXPs recent anti-Nazi cncycll- cal. Omen-atom Romano. official

the Divine Wind.

Vatican organ, stated tonight.

Orange Pekoe Blend

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Three British freighters

land. Repeated statements in

At Own Risk

- They will go the rest of the way “at their own risk“ in the words of Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking in the House yesterday.

Spanish Government oiflcials at Bilbao, desperately in need of food, have declared the blockade is not effective. Government wnrcralt and land batteries, they claim, can en- sure safety of vessels once they reach the three miles limit.

Already this week one British fmfghter. the Scven Seas Spray. risked Iilsurgent bomibing and mines Izo reach Bilbao with food sufficient to last the city a. week.

Bilbads population has been swelled by refugees who filed before the Insurgent land drive toward the city.

flood Escorts Ships

The British battle cruiser Hood. lying just outside St. Jean, was seen to exchange signals with the destroyer flotilla leader Faulkner as the frefgllters Weighed anchors and began the 60-mlle journey eastward along the northern coast of Spain.

The destroyers Fortune and Por- ester were also in the vicinity. It was presumed the commanding of- flccr of the Hood was instructing the Faulkner a; to protection for the freightcrs. 'I‘lie Forester ar- rived today with 200 refugees from Bermeo, just west of Bilbao.

An hour afterwards the Hood. largest floating fortress in the world, raised her anchor and set out in the wake of the freighters.

Off Bilbao By Dawn

It was estimated the three freighter; woud arrive of Bilbao, capital of the autonomous Basque Province, about an hour before dawn tomorrow.

Bilbao reported that Insurgent armed trawiers attempting to en- circle Government fishing boats were driven away today by coastal batteries. The authorities there advanced this as further proof the Insurgent blockade was not ef- fectlve.