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——-—o “Iocheyatiiilton Rinktonight. Winston vs. Wlltahire, skate aftq, use.

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Car Breaks Through Ice On La Have River N. S.

(Canadian Press)

BRIDGEWATER, N. 8.. Jan, li-Two men died to- night when an automobile plunged through the ice at Lahave River into 16 feet of

ager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Bridgewat- er, and Maxwell Clark, gar- age proprietor, were trapped in the machine when it sank through the thin ice 150 feet off shore. |

Agroupofyotmgkaterasawthe sadancraehthroughthelcmbut werepowerlcm to aid as the machine settled on the bottom, its top 10 feet below the surface. Ei- forisiobringitabovewereun-

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CHARLOTPETOWN. CANADA, SATURDAY, JANUARY o, 1934

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Republicans Will De- mand Full Explan- ation of Presi"ent’s Demand.

(Aloelated from)

WASKINWIOlLJmB-lliuiey- howtogetitandhowtoapendit

oi Representatives,

through a wide variety of amend- atory proposals, passed the Liquor Tax Bill laidbeforehbyibways and means committee. ht to be capable of producing M70,- 000.000 annually, the hill provided 82 a gallon tsxq for 1118!! woo: liquors and lower ones for bever- ages oi less alcoholic content. The committee will start work

on a designed to twist downthe.._“ yscrewaofthe ineometaxlawssoeatorwce $270,000,000 ci revenue that has been eluding officials annuallo.

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With reference to the spending programme that has been outlined

MEIIIIIENIIE

Trade Treaty Is Extended

(Canadian Peel) (YITAWA, Jan. l-A second extensim as from January has

CAPTAIN 0E IBIIITER GIVES

Crown Baulked In Ef- fort to Give Position a of Rum-runner -- Case Adjourned Un- til Jan. 17.

(Canadian Pres) HALIFAX, Jan ll-Definitc de- rum-

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VEIIEZIIEIAII IIEBEIS ARE II EFEATEII

G o m e z Dictatorship Intact As R. e b e l s Seek Protection 0f Trinidad’s Jungle.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan. 6.-—- (OP. Cable) — Beaten back in their attempt to overthrow the Ven- ezuelan Government, a little band of rebels sought shelter in Trlnidadu fever-ridden lungles tonight against the pursuit of aveuging country- men.

Met by guards when they tried to put ashore, they had been driven from the Venezuelan coast. And their companions in another ship had come to grief in an attempt to capture a ship and gain funds for the revolution.

Members oi the second group were on their way to capture the armed steamer Delta when misfortune struck. After aliPDiBB secretly out of Port of Spain harbor, where they posed as peaceful fishermen, they were cruising in the path of the coastal steamer when their swift motor vessel Blanca struck a hid-

Impro

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ement In 13 ‘Nations Seen By Worl_d Figures

Canada Among Leading Coun- tries Showing Substantial Gain, Recorded By Internat- ional Labor Office.

(Associated Preas) GENEVA, Jan. 5—A world-wide improvement In ills

employment situation was noted today in a communique of the International Labor Office.

A comparison between the last three months of 1933

and the previous year showed a decline in unemployment in 13 nations: Canada, the United States, Chile, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Yugoslavia, Rurnania, Denmark and the Irish Free State.

In Great Britain the index of employment in Deem-

ber rose from 91.6 in 1932 to 97.5 in 1933, the Labor Office revealed.

Figures for November in 1932 and 1933 indicated an

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den reef. Captured By Patrol Beat

Its propellor torn away. the ves-

In Japan the number rose from 81.8 in August of i982 to 90 in Aug- ust, 1933; in ltaly the employment index for October, 1932, was 705. while for the same month last year

of workers in Canada from 71.1 to 76.6.

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"Two and half hours skating for Borden Rink 3y night - - at seven forty-ave. 413a,

‘I "Reserve ﬂntlliﬂay,_lanuary 30gb - Zion W. N. S. (the Bale at lmana. (loo,

successful tonight. 0n Way Home

clarstion 0f his btlief the iad:n moto vent-l Krcmhout was wthln l2 mlea of Oanadia-Ws soil when sighted off Ctpe Breton Dec 7 was expressed today at Captain Ross Mason's preliminary hearing 0n a theft charge.

The you“‘ful larnenburg skipper. - charged with steal ng his own ship in a dramrtic escape from seizure heard the cntttr‘: master expreu the opinion he had been "hovering" illegally within the territorial Wat- are boundary But Captain Hysonis evidence went no further.

it was 73.0.

The communique said that 10,- 016,000 persons were idle in the United SIM-cl in October. 1983. compared to 11,586,000 unemployed in October. i932.

Figures for 1929 were regarded aseqilallinglouaaihebasiafor the unempl index.

"It la essential to know," the statement added, “that even within the same country the figures for two different days are not always comparable owing to legislative _and administrative changes, or to the fact that unemployed

by President Roosevelt, house lead- ers who will provide the legal ap- paratus for dispelling the money were called to the White House to g0 over the plans. Ten~ billion dol- lars are to be spent this fiscal

sol was drifting at the mercy o1 the seas when it was decided to aban- don her. Four stayed on board—to be captured later by a Venezuelan patrol boat. Others, more daring, struck out for shore through the shark infested waters.

Four dled~three of them “gen- erals"—durlng the dangerous swim. victims either of exhaustion or of the sharks. The survivors landed near Pedernala, and. muste their forces, marched on the town. General Luis Berbere was away at the time. and his troops were scat- tered about the countryside. The

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Lous society wonmn, death today in the flaming tourist biplane et-

The two men were on the way home from Lahave, l2 miles up the freaen river, when the tragedy oc-

euttcd. ‘ihey had gone there this ' mania. Drab on bank business and Oink, owner of Glark‘a Gar- age in Bridgewater, driving the car.

‘they left Inhave tonight. less than l5 minutes after. they left skaters saw the car on the river oppmite Bear Hills, six miles from behave. It went a little further

O '“°" mum‘ mm“ 10480 member of the expenditures gan- mittee. said he would demand. fulf explanation by officials of the re- covery expenditures.

In the Senate. which was in re-

cess over the weekend, leflle Evidence

_' "me Annual h apaud District L. O. 1., will

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ioue hours. '1'he Ormpany will have an offering over 16,000 s"ins. Advices are the

lhownbythetradeinsilverfexea. GeuerIIIrnprevQenI

Interviewed, Mr. Parsons reports a general improvement in fox fur sales from the points cf volume recelvod. quality oi products and Woes d

pal .

“Seventy-five pa’ eent of the to- ear production of Osnada has al- ready been br-rardrd to london.

“Prices are higher than last year.

for the advance may

h- in part due to the improvement quality of furs offered In Western Oans- a the foxes primed

. Parsons was unwilling B110 l!!! ltfement with record lnarkat rnolpaeia, stating that there were too many distmbing inﬂuences exiatﬂig at the present

Crew Escape Sinking Sh i p

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skaters, drawn by the noise. rushed to the spot Peering into the water, they could see the bright (low of the cars headlights. Their beams could be discerned for the newt hour while rescuers worked frantically to Lift the car.

Then the llgh-ts faded. There was little doubt by this time the men were dead, drowned by seepage oi water info the car. But those above continued their efforts, and they were still laboring late tonight.

Both the imprisoned men were ,_romlnent residents of‘ Brldgewater. Drake, 45 years old, had been man- seer of the bank here for eight years. Previous to that, he was ac- countant of the Sourls, P- h. 1., branch, and was employed for a time at Halifax.

Before coming to Halifax, he was on the staff of a branch in Lon- don. England. A native oi Nova Septic, he is survived by his wife and three children.

His companion was 48 years old. He is survived by his widow.

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seph '1‘. Robinson of Al‘ , the Democratic leader, predicted prompt consideration of the Liquor

After persistent attempts the crown was biulked in its attempt

Tax Bill, without the necessity of hearings, with passage of the meas- ure in about the form it now stands. The St. lawremce treaty-| through which this country wmlld, join Canada in constructing a. boundary waterway-wa.5 Put down‘ for consideration behind the liquor bill.

Passed Unanlrnonsl,

‘The House gave quick and al- most unanimous acquiescence to the Liquor Tax Bill. The measure was passed and sent to the Senate by the vote of 388 to five, with one member voting present.

More than 30 I endments were offered to the liquor, wine and beer rates in the House, but all were beaten down by the powerful Democratic party,

The $2 rate appliu to eaoh proof gallon or wine gallon when below proof and a proportionate tax at a like rate on all factional parts of such proof or wine gallon.

A 82.30 tax is levied on blended and rectified liquor under the Doughton amendment. the stamps are to show whether liquor is blended 0r straight.

Chairman Charles L. Doughton estmated that on the basis of an annual l50,000,000-gallon consump- IJOB. 30011001100 would be returned in revenue from this levy.

Reduce Rates . OnShipments 0f C a t a I e

introduce definite evidence as to

e cuttrs pos lion when she first came upon the motorship Captain Hyson was pr ared to N96". his position as f. kn from a radio hearing, but Magistrate J. L Barn- hil‘ ruled such evidence would be "hearsay" and refused to admit it for the p es nt

'I‘o subsrnt ate the testimony. the proerutcn ind cated at the eloa: of the sesion it wuld call the wireless operator at Canso when the hearing resvmed Jan l7. It was ad ourWd after Captain Hyson spent a'm‘st the whole day on the witnrss stand

U der c-"oss- x urination by W P. Po ter, dcfcme counsel, Hymn admitted he and his p-‘ae crew had

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Bandits Shoot Ca s hie r I n Bank Holdup

BAEEL, Bwitaerland, Jan. ll.—-Two hair-trigger bandits killed one cash- ler, wounded another, and mot up the interior of the Weher and Oom- pany Bank near the Bank for In- ternational Settlements today.

They escaped with an undeter- mined amount of bundles of bank notes and 3,i00,franca in silver (a- bout $205).

Both guurnm were masked, they fired eight shots inside the bank. terrorizing the employees, snatched the money, and strolled out the door past a policeman who apparently suspected nothing

‘fhey made their getaway by au-

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his house afire. Ilee Up liver

rebels took advantage of their ab- sence and. in a gesture of defiance. looted the generals home and set

persons who exhausted their rights to hen- eflts no longer appear in certain statistics.

"It may happen that a decrease in published figures does not rep- resent a. corresponding decrease in the volume of unemployment"

The number oi unemploy ‘ in

Then, stealing canoes, they pad- dled upriver. When General bere returned he _athered hla army immediately and gave chase up the Orinoco. Reaching the inswgentl. they quickly overcame the straggling little group. A few werakilled, some were drowned, and others captined.

Meanwhile, the other section of the expedition which set out in hopes of toppling the Gomez Dio- tatorship tried to land its forces But an armed ship met them along the coast of Venezuela and they were forced to swing about and head back towards ‘Trinidad, wihlch they

3"‘ Germany in December, 193a, given as 3,714,101, compared to 5,- 355,428 in December. German employment index for the lasequarterodliilﬂwas untre- ceived.

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Crossing the Serpents Mouth. the narrow strip of water separating Trinidad from the mainland, they landed on the south shore of the‘ Island. According w word reach- ing here. they took to the tangled about the coast. fearing arrest if their whereabouts became known to ‘Trinidad authori-

Mar. Premiers Meet January 15

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., Jan. 5.—Pre- mier Tllley announced here tonight that Maritime Premiers will meet January 15th, continuing the dis- cussions they commenced at Aur- herst early in November. The Teed report on Maritime rights Will be cneofthematteratakenupduring their meeting, which will precede the Dominion-Provincial Conference to start at Ottawa Janus-i’! 17.

(Canadian Preea)

near London.

The Weather, Etc

Hotness \F You (RINK K's HM) ‘lo (if in: BABY To SI-EEP

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 5. -- A new steamship service between Miami and the Bahamas was officially in- augurated today with the first sail- ing of the Canadian National steam- ship Prince David from Miami for Nassau. A tri-weekly service will be maintained by this ship during the winter months between the two

ports.

On her first trip the steamship carried a goodwill party from Flor- ida. This party is headed by 00v- ernor David Sholtz who is carrying

her arrival at Nassau Saturday. Mayor Bewell of Miami and civic executives from other South Florida municipalities were also on the trip.

The arrival of the steamship at Miami was signaliaed by an enthu- siastic welcome by the Governor and Mayor. The oﬂioers and crew of the boat were feted by the municipality. In a manage of greeting to the ship and its officers, Mayor Sewell said:

Fear For Safety Of Northward Bound By Air

Pram) Ont, Jan. b-The ‘r of thb little northern Ontario's only seaport w the of James nay. from!

the felicitatlons of Florida to Sir. Bede Clifford, Governor of the Ba-i hamas, who will meet the boat on.

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