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CHINESE REDS SET UP SMOKE SCREEN IN CENTRAL KOREA

Read by Everybody 0 Covers Prince Edward Island Likethe Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, APRIL, 17, 1951 t

Budget Debate Opens In House OF Commons

Ottawa River Floods Threaten. Communities Motions Moved

OTTAWA. April 18 -(CF) - tieteran rlveimen foday predictod that floods on the Ottawa River and its tributaries are building up to the worst since 1909 as rvacuations by boat continued in .-. dozen district centres.

Ag the situation became graver all down the valley. employees of the E. B. Eddy Company. across 'he Ottawa River from the cap- -tal's parliament buildings. battled to prevent closing of the mills through the flooding of the trans- former station.

At noon. Red Cross workers were rushed from Gatlneau Mills. Que. nine miles northwest of here, to the town's eastern sub- .irb of Coteville to evacuate 20

families whose homes had come under siege. At Gatineau Point. five miles

northeast of Ottawa. it is estimat- ed that almost half of the homes in the community of 5.000 persons ire affected by the floods.

Officials reported the Ottawa River level was six feet higher than normal for this time of year and 16 feet higher than normal nirlimer level. The high water. a month earlier than usual. is ex- nected to reach its peak within the next few days.

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Dance. St. George's School, xpril 20th. Turner's Orchestra.

"Come to the Crokinole Party .n Brookfleid Hall tonight.

"cleaning Grain every day. arookfleld Cleaning Plant.

"Hunter River starch factory vnnnot accept potatoes except by ippolniment.

"Rummage sale. St. James Hall. Ilentrglao Group. Saturday. April Jlst. . .

."Cleaning Grain and Timothy ill the and of the season. John L.card. crapaud.

. "Dance. Kozy Hail. Georgetown. xvednesday. April isth. Refresh- zncnts served. '

"see Emerald Players in Gra- .m's Road Hall. Wednesday even- iilll the'18th.

"Sec James Mason in "one Way wrest." plus serial at MacDonald Bros. Theatre. tonight 8 P. M.

g "Card Party In Stanley Bridge WC-h00l. Wednesday. April lath. sponsored by W. I..

.”liear J. H. Mncl-Tarlanc. C. C. . cnndidate for Fourth Prince. illllzht 6.45 CFCY. Mrs. Leslie '!1msay. Wednesday 1.15 CFCY.

"Cornwall hall Monday the -rd. Mra. Evelyn MncKinnon and H0? folk dancers. music. reading anti rytlim band.

"Kinkora-see Wellington Play- ers present their play In Kinkora llail. Wednesday. April 18th. Lot- icrv of Quilt. Dance after.

"nitric: for Drama Festival close this week! Forward same immediately to Mrs. my MAcLeod. Graham's Road.

"The postponed opening dance at the Bonahaw Inn. will be to- niaht. Tuesday. April 17th. Mac- Neiil's Orchestra.

""General Meeting Cavendish :9met.ol7 will be held in classroom -nvendiah United Church, wed- nesday evening. April 18th. 3 P. M. M! Plot holders urged to attend. "iesinald aioipaon. Acting sec'y.

"Notice-A meeting of Consor- Vltive Workers of Johnston's River Poll will be held It Prank Trainor'l. Avril 19th. I P. M. Frank Fr-Inor. President.

"Get your tickets for the Hltzhfiold play! inwinaioe station :3:-r1'lIllrlIdGy and Friday. This

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At Fort Coulonize. Que., 79 miles northwest of Ottawa. both the Coulonge and Ottawa Rivers were piling their waters on three sides of the town and 15 families had to be moved by rowboats.

At nearby Britannia and Ottawa Beach, some 100 cottages were isolated by swirling waters.

At. Hawkesbury. Ont. 60 miles east of Ottawa, the food waters reached the back entrances of thr- stores on the main thoroughfare and across the river at Lachutc. Que. about 50 homes have been partially flooded.

Hopes Nuns Will Be Freed By Reds

0'I'I'AWA, April 16 - (OP) - Extemal Affairs Minister Pearson said today the government hopes the five Canadian nuns being held by the Chinese Communists will be allowed to return freely to Canada.

He told the Commons no formal charges appear to have risen laid against the five. all Roman Cath- olic sisters of the Immaculate Con- ception who were operating an or- phanage in Canton. The agitation

against them appeared to be "chiefly local." The government. he said in ft

blel statement. is doing all it can to protect their interests. and feels it ”inconceivable" that they can be guilty of the "grotesque and fant- astic" charges directed at them.

"Everything is being done, and will be done, to help them without increasing the danger to them.” he added.

In the absence of any Canadian diplomatic link with Red China, the government has informed the United Kingdom charge d'affa!res at Peiping of its "great concern" and has asked his assistance. He has given assurance that he will do all he can.

Ban Nickel Sales Without Permit

OTTAWA, April 16 -(CPi .- Thc Defence Production Depart- ment today banned salcs of nickel without government permit.

The ban goes into effect May 1.

It means that no person can buy or sell this essential dcfcncc metal. without an order of the metals ad- ministrator. F. V. C. Hewett.

It applies to primary nickel and any electrical resistance alloys containing 50 per cent. of nickel or more. It also includes nickel plus chromium. produced by any hot or cold working processes.

The nickel order is the first of an expected group of ordersiplac- lng non-ferrous metals such as aluminum. copper. lead and zinc. under compulsory control. This is similar to the control now exercis- ed by the government ovcr steel.

Non-Confidence

By Opposition

OTAWA. April 16 - (AP) - A three-Dronged Opposition attack on the 1951-.02 budget. accompanied by two motions of non-confidence In thcycovernrmeni. was launched today in the Commons.

Tne Progressive Conservative. and Social Credit par-tie; Joined in criticizing the tax-boost- mil budget as inflationary and in deplorlngy . Finance Minister Ab- bolts action in raising the general sales tax to 10 per cent from eight per cent.

As the traditional budget de- bate opened. the Progressive Con- servative and C.C.F. parties intro- duced lshcir customary motions of non.-confidence. containing specific criticisms.

The C.C.F. motion. moved by party leader M. J. Coldweli. call- ed for limiting the new 20-per- cent. defence tax on incomes to Single Persons who earn more than 31.500 in year and to married persons earning more than s3.000. Under the budget, the tax will

apply to income tax payments beginning July 1. The Progressive Conservative

thrust. moved by J. M. Macdon- nell (PC - Toronto Greenwood),

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Puts Query lie lobster Quota

OTTAWA. April 10 -(Speclal)- W. Chester 8. Mchure. Progress- ive Conservative member for Queens clashed with House of Commons Speaker Ross MacDon-

aid this afternoon on a question regarding lobsters.

on the orders of the day. Mr. McLure asked the Minister of Fisheries or his parliamentary as- sistant J. Watson MacNaught. M. P:, what the quota for the ship- ment of lobsters from Canada to the United Kingdom is this year. He also asked whether that quota is based on the number of cases or the total amount of dollars in- volved.

Mr. MacDonald felt the question was not of the type to -- be asked verbally during the three o'clock question period and asked the Queen's member to put it on the order for reply at a later date. Mr. McLure pleaded that his question was a short. one. adding that he supposed it would have been ans- wered if Fisheries Minister May- hew had been in the chamber.

Mr. MacDonald relented some- what and admitted that Mr. Mc- Lurc-,'s question on lobsters was probably no more out of order than some other questions asked at the time. He asked Mr. Mac- Naught to take the auestioh as a notice and if possible to give ii. re-

play tomorrow.

Congress Rush Plans To Hear MacArthur Talk

WASHINGTON. April 16 -(AP) -Congress whipped through for- mal auangements today for Gen. Douglas MacArthur to tell his story to a joint" session--and by radio and television to the Unit- ed Stai-es-shortly After 121:!) pm. EST Tiiursday.

senate Republicans called un- animously for an all-out con- gressional investigation of the Truman administration's foreign and military policies.

Republican objections to the Truman program mounted to a roar of protest with President Truman's dismissal of MacArthur last week. and the deposed gener- al'a flight to Washington -he's due here early Thursday-fanned the flames of controversy.

A kind of "MacArthur fever" swept the capital today. it brought these developments:

l. The House of Represciitatlves agreed unanimously to ii joint

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meeting with the senate to hear the general Thursday.

2. Thirty-three senate Repub- licans agreed at a closed meeting to back the proposed investigat- ion of Truman policies all over -the world " in the light of Genes- al MacArthur's dismissal."

3. Truman assigned his military aide. Mai.-Gen. Harry K. Vaughan.

to meet MacArthur at National Airport. It appears that Truman would not see MacArthur unless

the General asked for an appoint. ment. and the White House said he hasnt liked for one yet.

4. Plans were rushed for a big civic reception at the Washington monument.

5. MacArthur wired that he would be willing to testify before the senate Armed services Com- mittee some time after his ap- pearance at the Joint session. The House Armed services committee then voted to ask the General to appear before it.

lattorm Appears

Party Platform Outlined

By Conservative Leader

Inauguration of a special fund of s1,000.000 to be administered by a Commission under the Min- lster of Agriculture for the pur- pose of advancing loans to farm- ers and fishermen on long term credits at low interest rates. was announced last. night as part of the Progressive Conservative Party platform by Mr. R. R. Bell. K. C., Provincial Conservative leader, in an address in which he reviewed the various planks in his platform in detail. The text: of his address follows:

I notice by the morning press that the Liberal Party have gone to hundreds of dollars expense to inform you that my Party has no platform. We have always had a Platforn; a Platform for the benefit of the Province and its citizens. not is Platform like the Liberal Party which was and is only a Platform of promises to get the reins of power: promises made with little or no intention of ever fulfilling same. A Plat- form backed by the apparently limitless slush fund of the Liberal Party machine; a fund which is given more attention and care by the present Government than any Platform they adduce; a fund which is in this Province the very life and existence of the present Jones Govcrmnent; a fund nur- tured and cared for by specialists of the Party to buy its way into power and to fool the public.

Terrific Splash

Why the terrific splash of ad- vertising; why the full page pic- tures of Toronto mud? Haven't we enough here now. or have you not seen our country roads. About 5300.00 out of the Liberal slush funds to show Toronto mud in a few months old sub-division where no roads have been constructed as yet. The Liberals could have saved their 3300.00 advertising

Chitown To Murray Harbor lBe ..Dehumanmd..

Mr. ILR. Bell '

fee as the people of this Pro- vince can see first hand better and deeper mud in Prince Ed- ward lsland on roads which the Government have been working on for sixteen years.

Ask the Liberal members them- selves: ask the Minister of Edu- cation. Mr. Large. I believe he will agree with me that his Party hpv in 1951 the very best mud canas for roads in the past six- teen years. very convenient for voters to get to the polls.-why. the Minister of Education knew the mud roads were so success- ful under his Government. he immediately. on announcement of the election. procured a ”jeep". such as used in the rice fields of Korea or the wild lands of Borneo, and went on his canvass. but even for a jeep and in Mr. Largc's own district. the mud was too

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CNR Rus Service Offered

April 16-(GP)-The Canadian National Railways has offered to run a bus service be- tween chrlottetawn and Murray Harbor. P. E. 1.. Donald Gordon, 0. N. R. president. said today.

He told the Commons railways and shipping committee the com- pany is awaiting a reply to this offer made to the Provincial Gov- ernment, to replace a train service cancelled because of condemnation of the Hillsboro Bridge near Char- lottetown.

He said the proposed bus ser- vice would give a better schedule than provided by train.

Mr. Gordon also told W. Cheater s. Mci..ure (PC-Queens) that the C. N. R. does not propose to build a new bridge. It had offered the piers of the old structure to the island Government. They were in good condition and would be worth about half the cost of a new bridge

ilidgway Says li.N.t Must Bomb Bases

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OTTAWA.

WASHINGTON. April (Reuters) - Lt.-Gen. Ridgway. Gen. Douglas Mac- Art.hur's successor. advised con- gressmen visiting Korea that it would be impossible to win the war if the fighting is confined to Korea and if Manchurian bases are not bombed. one of the con- gressmen told a reporter today.

Representative 0. K. Armstrong

(Rep. Mo.) who returned from Tokyo today. said that he and repr entative W. J. B. Dom (De . 5. C.) discussed the milit-

ary situation with Ridgway about 10 days ago before President Tru- man diarniesed MacArthur and

appointed Ridgway to his com- mand.

Find Death Due To Accidental Gun Discharge

Death from the accidental dis- charge of his rifle was the verdict reached in the adjourned inquest into the death of Richard Smith. 17. of Allen Street. held in the City Hall yesterday even g before Cor- oner Dr. J. D. Mac ulgan.

According to evidence given. the deceased apparently had entered the rear porch of his home. carry- ing the rifle, and by setting the butt down sharply upon the floor the firearm was accidentally dis- charged. The buliet creased the right side of his nose from the bot- tom. entered above the eye, and pierced the brain. i

when found a few minutes after the accident. he was lying on the porch. moaning. but was dead upon being admitted to the hospital where he had been taken by ani- gbulance.

The first witness to be called was Dr. E. S. Giddlngs who had examined the victim upon his or- rival at the hospital and who stat- ed he was then dead.

Betty Smith. 15, sister of the de- ceased. told the court she had been sitting in the kitchen of the house where she and her brother stayed with Mr. Percy Groom at about l:45 p. m. on the afternoon in ques- tion. A friend, Mark Refuse. had been with her. and they were list- ening to the radio when they heard a loud bang on the porch by the kitchen door. followed by a thump. she had investigated and saw her brother lying on the floor. Calling Mr. Rafuse. they had moved the victim and saw blood coming from

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May Be Hiding Either A Retreat 0r An Attack ,

'i'Oi-(YO. April 17-(Tuesday) - (AP)-A smoke screen pail rolled up over a 300-square mile area to- day in central Korea where Chin-

ese Communists set fires in efforts to mask what. may be either a withdrawal or an im-

pendinz attack.

A southerly wind at times open- ed clear spots in the smoke blan- ket-an area about 80 miles wide and 10 miles deep.

Allied planes bombed and straf- efl these openings in support of advancing United Nations troops.

The smoke pail extended 15 miles northwest of Yanggu. nnri

of the latest towns inside Red Korea to fall to the advancing Allies.

In western Korea. the town of Yonchon an the road to Chorwon was abandoned by the Reds. Al- lied troops had not yet nccupieii it but held high ground on all sides.

Rigid new censorship regula- tions ordered by the new sup- reme allied commander. Lt.-Gen. Matthew B. Rldgway. forbade all ,refercnces to the size and location of Chinese and North Korean Reds.

The Reds. however. continued their slow retreat. For the third straight day the Communists burned smudge pots and set for- est: ablaze to screen their posi- tions.

it was the same device the Chinese used last November to hide their dispositions before slamming into United Nations forces in northwest Korea.

Chinese and North Koreans lost. two key towns and some val- uable territory nn the cast: cen- tral front in a two-day HEM End- linlz Monday-

Yanggu, six miles north of the 38th parallel and at the castenri tip of the strategic Hwachon re- servoir. feli first. Thcn Red units yielded Yachon. on a par- allel road three miles northeast of Yangttlh

land Across Korea

WASHINGTON. April 16 - (AP? -Atomic and military experts may have found deadly radioactive pois- ons can be put to practical use in

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ear. That is the conclusion to be drawn from a plea by representa- tive Albert Gore (Dem. Tenn.) that President Truman order the use of such "cataclysmic'.' poisons to "de- liumanizc" a belt of territory across the Korean peninsula. i

"We have it. Please consider us- ing it." Gore said in a letter to Tru- man. As a member of the House of Representatives appropriations sub- committee which handles funds for the Atomic Energy Commission, he is in a position to know about at- omic developments.

The A. E. C. declined to comment on Gorels suggestion. so did the White House and Defence Depart-

ment officials.

Indian Millions Will Starve Unless Aid Arrives

PATNA. India. April 16 -(CF)-' Nearly 10.000900 Indians in Bihar state face starvation unless sub- stantial help reaches them before the rainy season-due in about eight weeks--disrupts transportat- ion. officiais said today.

The Bihar state Government is believed to consider the situation desperate even now. However, it has been reluctant to declare the worst-atlected district famine areas because of the panic such an announcement would bring.

In New Delhi. Prime Minister Nehru said today he is "filled with anxiety” over the conditions in Blhar. He told parliament 200.000 tons of good grains had been sent to the famine area in the last three inontit and that the govern- ment was trying its best to spend more.

Bibar has been short of food before but the loss ofvpenriy 2.000.-

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Britain Faces Serious Raw Material Shortage

LONDON. April l6-tReulcrs'I-- Harold Wilson. president of the Board of Trade. said today Bri- tain faces an ”unparalleled indus- trial disaster" if she does not get more raw materials. sulphur.

The defence program will be in the ”i:ravest danger" if bigger allocations of such metals as molybdenum-for hardened steel- tungsten. nickel. copper and zinc, are not. forthcoming. he said.

This talks now going on ion.

lVilson told the House of Com- mons, discussing budget pro- posals. that the position of sup- piles of sulphur on which so many indllstrlcs depended is "critical and uncertain."

Britain still had not been noti- fied of her allocation for the sec-

in Washing-

onrl quarter of this year. There was some hope she might get 100,000 tons a quarter compared with 81.000 tons in the first quarter.

if these bones were disap-

pointed. a cut. of 40 per cent. int the rayon industry would he in- evitable, as would similar cutsi in many other essential industries.

Exports. home supplies and the-

defence program would also be deeply affectcrl.

He said the government in- tends to introduce at the be-

ginning of next month a system of allocations. industry by indus- try. of both sulphur and sulphuric

acid. Wilson said there was a serious drop in overseas trade in the

first. quarter of this year. Exports had nveragerl Only i17.000.000 650,150,000) A month above the 1950 average but imports were 266,000,000 at month more.

Iran Charges Britain And U.S.A. With Meddling

LONDON, April ltl - (AP) -' lran charged Britain and the; United States tonight with med-. dlinlg in her internal affairs. p ,An official statement issued by I All Soheily. the Iranian Ambas-; sador in London, at the same time assured Britain that Iran has no. intention of giving her oil to any i other country nor of depriving? Britain of it-s use.

Soheily said the statement was- issued with the approval of his; government to correct ”a spate of I inaccurate and tendentlous re-l

ports in certain sections of the British press."

One point he made was that "the 'cxp1oratory' Oil talks be-