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Read by Everybody Like the Dew CHARL(7I'TETOVVN- CANADA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARX 27, 1951

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MONTREAL. Feb. 36 - (OP) - Agriculture Minister James G. Gardiner said today his series of talks with food officials in the Ull- md Kingdom were "friendly and useful" and that Britain is inter- ested in purchasing quantities of Canadian cheese.

Arriving by Trans-Canada Air Lines, he said plane were being dis- cussed by Britain to send a deleg- ation to Canada by the end of the dairy year, April 30. to

cheese purchases.

"I judge that the British would like to buy feed and bacon from Canada but that she is not willing to pay the prices Canadian farm- ers require because of current do- mestic market prices here and in the United States," the Minister

Britain Interested" in Canadian Cheese

said.

He said Britain flow is concent- rating on restoring her former markets in the sterling area.

He said he couldn't report on tin Canidian - British . wheat talks, which were attended by Prime Min- later Attlee, until he had made his report to the Cabinet, probably Wednesday.

Britain might send 'a delegatl to Canada to discuss cheese cros- pecte before the end of the year.

Regarding eggs, Mr. Gardiner said Canada had sent about 80.000.- 000 and could send more but Brit- ain's attitude is that Canada was not her egg source before the war and, in view also of her lack of dol- lars. she has been trying to find eggs in such countries as Denmark and Belgium.

(By Bill Boas)

ON THE CENTRAL FRONT. Korea. Feb. 26-(CF)-The Prin- cess Psiricia'a Canadian Light In- fanlry. catching their second wind alter their first taste of battle in Korea. had time today lio relish the news that the .emaindcr of Canada's special force will soon join them in action.

The Pntricias. danger for more fighting two days after an intense throc-day battle that cost them their first casualties. welcomed lilo prospect of additional sircnkih for the United Notions. and cspccially.fo;- their own for- million.

While lhe battalion has been maria to feel at home in the 27th Commonwealth Brigade. the Pat- ririas acknowledged that they would really he happier as part of nn essentially Canndlnn forma- Hill.

liioanwhllo their commaude.. Li.-Col. .T. 17.. Stone. pronounced his men "steady as rocks" after xmtcliing their stiff battle against .-lronzly-hold Chinese positions on -Hill 419. above Sogu. One com- Wlny hnd stormed to the peak of the hill. but Stone made if lariivni withdrawal when he found himself up against the '-n- Fllll"s main defences.

Cnsuslties.' largely caused by "ht-in Chinese grenades rather than small-arms 'flre. were zen- "-lll.l' light and most of the wounded are expected to rejoin lilo unli.

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The men's reaction to the news ilm more Canadians are on the ll'n.i' was sometimes serious. SDillPl-lm9l flippant.

” We're Koimr to be over here to. stay. it's Rood to have them." Mid Col. Roy Rushlon of West River. N.S.. "but it seems to mean.

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Sl0.000 In Furs. Jewelry Stolen

TORONTO. Feb. 20 - (Cr) - F”'3 and Jewelry valued at :10,- 000 were stolen during the week- end from the home of 'James Cmilkslone. an official in a To- ronto brokerage office. Police said "in loot included a platinum ring. "' Nb?! ring. a diambnd bracelet. s diamond-and-ruby ring. a dia- "W10 CUP. a jewel case with studs, A Md V'v;8lph. I gold match box. gfmerwno are and a white for

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Princess Pats In Korea! Welcome News More. CanadianTroops Coming

Kings County Tops Record In Fishery lelues ,

OITNWA, Nb. M-(Speclei)- Value of fish landed in King's County in 1000 reached 3978.125. topping that of both Prince and Queens. it was revealed in a re-

nturntabled in the House of Com---

mops tcdayin. ,naetoaser- fee of questions asked last week by T. J. Kickhsm, Liberal memos.- for King's.

In Prince County landings w... value" at 3930.003 and in Queen's at 0580.500. Voimne of fish land- inga in the three Counties last year were as follows: Prince. 13.- eei.ooo; Kings, 9.079.800: Queens. csiosoo. i

Both Mr. Kickham and J. Wat- son MacNaught, parliamentary es- aistant to the Minister of Fisher- lee who tabled the return, agreed that the increased value of the catch in King's was due to the in- creased volume and value of the iclvlbster catch along the shores of t e country.

Personnel of the Federal Fish- eries Department in the three Counties of Prince Edward Island as revealed in the. return showed that there were 44 employees of the Department in Queen's as of 1060: 43 in Prince and 30 in King's. Prom 1040 to 1060 numbers of De- partmenisl employees increased. by five in Queens. seven in Kings and is in Prince. .

More Women Tlsfsn. Men in U. S. New

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WASHINGTON. Feb. 26-(AP) -For the first time in United States census history. women out- numbered men in the last sprlng's count. Th. ratio: 1.000 omen to 981 men.

This was one of the points in a report on'ihe 1950 census made public this week-end by the Cen- sus Bureau. Among the others:

The number of children under 10 years old increased 40 per cent between 1940 and 1950. e

During the lam. decade. the number of persons over 65 in- creased 37 per cent.

Red liuilfp In Progress

Behind Trenches ,

TOKYO. Feb. 2'! -(Tuesday) - ”

(CP)-Chinese Communist build- ups behind a maze of trenches and strongpoints so to 80 miles south of the slain parallel gave fresh indications today of prepar- ations for a new do-or-die Bed of- fensive ln south Korea.

Allied troops slogged up to four miles without opposit- ion in one undefended central sector of the 00-mile broad front Monday.

The Reds fought three. stub- born. reax-guard actions elsewhere on the central front and offered stiffening resistance north and west of an important road junc- tion at Pangnim, 25 miles east of Hoengscng. .

Field dispatches said a Korean Communist column with cam- ouflaged tanks was advancing to- ward an American convbet team west of Pangnim. .

Twelve miles north. a sizeable Red buildup was'ln progress. The Reds set-fire to wooden treaties of a bridge five” miles north of the town and ,piled stones on the roadway to halt -American elm- ored columns. A

An air strike was called on the Red concentration. estimated at 700 men and an undertermlned number of tanks.

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Hurricane Forecast

Another hazard developed when winds of hurricane strength were forecast on the east central front. Troops along the line were order- ed to "buckle down" for rain with winds of 60 miles -an hour or more.

In the west. U. S. Eih Division patrols crossed the Han River and probed within two miles southeast erseourbut were forced'back to the south bank by intense artil- lfxry. mortar and machine-gun

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south Korean troops in rubber boats were unable to cross ,,,,the Han three miles east , of Seoul when they encountered intense fire. '

Action slowed perceptibly along "the rest of the front. It was the kind of lull that sometimes pre- cedes a Red counter-drive.

Keep Watch On Reds

Aerial observers. keeping close watch on the Reds. reported a

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Moior Boat On Service Between Ciiy. Rocky Point

Transportation between the city and Rocky Point was . umed yesterday afternoon with a large motor boat from the Marine De- partment belng sent into service by the Fovincial Department of Public works.

The unusually warm weather last week created an unusual con- dition ln the harbor in that it is practically ice free.

The service was badly dlxupted and the mail was undelivered for three days. -

The boat made two trips yester- day from the Prince street Wharf. she carried both passengers and mail. The motor boat will try to keep the same schedule as the fer- fy Fairview. Efforts are being made to speed up the repairs on the ferry and have her back in

cperatlon by Thursday.

Private Members Bring Proposals To Commons

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out sharply across party lines. lavefal Liberals joined the solid backing of the C.C.F., Progressive Conservative and Social Parties for the Knowles motion.

men ' aniatant lteaoinees Illn- atera. The independents also voted for the use.

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Incliilcationsi Chinese Planning New Offensive

minister of national defence,

Lee Fusiliers Mont Royal.

Will Take Units To Korea

Another 4,500 Canadian troops will be selling for Korea soon, possibly within the next two weeks. from Fort Lewis, Wash., l-lon. Brooke claxton. nounced to the House of Commons re- cently. The second battalions of” the Royal Canadian, Regiment and the. Royal 22nd Regiment, along -with the second Field Regiment. Royal Can- adian Horse Artillery. and other supporting groups would "shortly pl'0- ceed” to Korea. he said. Commanding the Second Battalion of the R.C.R.. is an active force officer. Lleut.-Col. R..A. Keane, D. 8.0.. 30, of Fort William and Ottawa (left). Lieut.-Col. J.A. Dextraze, D. S. 0.. of Mont- real, 31, (right). commands the Second Battalion Van Doos (the Royal 32nd). During the last-war he rose from the ranks to

command. at 25.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26- (AP)

"unworkable law".

responsible for collapse of the po- tato price-sup, r. program.

Brennan testified before the Senate finance committee on the hill to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act for three years. Sen. Ewen Brewster( Rep. Me.) protested potato imports from Canada.

"We would have had the 5500.- 000.000 of losses under the potato price-support program if Canada had not shipped us a single po- into." Brennan said.

"The law governing the pro- gram was entirely unworkable.

"When you argue that Cana- dian imports killed the program. my answer is. 'a- man dead of 2! bullets is not hurt by the 22nd."'

Canadian potatoes were Im- ported while "surplus" American potatoes were being dumped un- der the price-support program.

Egg Production. Down In January

OTTAWA. Feb. 26-(CP)-Egg production in Jaunary amounted to 28.0M.000 dozen compared with 30.151000 dozen In January. 1950. the Bureau of Statistics reported today. Producers sold 23.000000 dozen eggs for market and con- sumed 4.100.000 dozen.

BELFAST. Feb. 26-(Reuters)- A gangway which collapsed at in Belfast shipyard last month. kill- ing 18 men and injuring 40. broke at the "ill-o'mened" 13th step. It court of inquiry was told here to- day. The gengway linked a quay with the new whale factory ship. Juan Peron. under con- atruciion for Argentina.

-- Agriculture Secretary Charles

Brennan contended today that an, rather.--.;.,l.lsa'l,'I.si imports of Canadian tpotatoos.-gwer.

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Says Canadian Potatoes- Not To Blame For Collapse Of U.S. Support Program-

To Develop Two liesideotal Areas

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UFTAWA, Feb. 26 -(CPl -The Federal and Newfoundland Gov- ernments have signed an agree- ment for developing two resident- ial areas in st. John's. Resources Minister Winters announced to- day in the Commons.

He said the project. undertaken under the National Housing Act. will result in about 860 felldtnilll lots along with streets and parks and recreational and commercial space.

The Federal-Provincial partner- ship will acquire and develop two areas in st. John's under the agreement. One. of 57 acres. lies on the north and south sides of Elizabeth st.. between old Portu- gal Road and Ronnie's River. The other extends south of Elizabeth St. between Mayor Ave.. and Anderson Ave.. and is bounded on

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prises 93 acres.

Mr. Winters said tenders for the installation of services in the first section will be opened March 6. and for the other section tend- ers will be called for in two or three weeks. He hoped residential lots would be available by mid- summer at "reasonable" prices.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26-(APi-- Chaim Grubner. a 53-year-old dis- placed nerson from Germany. had been trying to get, to America since the Second World War. To- day. seven hours from his goal. he died aboard the transport Gen. R. M. Blatchford.

Rh "c diseases are estim- aiedi to cost Canadians the loss of 554000.000 in wages each year.

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Fifty long years have sped away Oler Paardeberg,-

And on the land the tall grass waves,

Where. Roberts marched and Cronje fled that day, And our two lads?

Their comrades laid in their two lonely graves.

Upon the square a soldier figure stands, with bayonet fixed,- .

At the stone base our wreath we sadly lay; Our token. though mid the dress veldt sands bodies lie. , green their memory this day.

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days long gone,

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Science Service ' lab Planiiieady

OTTAWA, l'eb. 20-(0P)- Worka Minister Fournler nid today in the Commons that plans are substantially com- pleted for a building to replace the Science Service hboratory at Charlottetown Experiment- al station, recently destroyed by fire. He was replying to a question by W. Chester 3. Mc- Lure (PC-Queens).

P. E. . Represented At liberal Rally

or1'rAwA. Feb. 20-(Specil:l)- Mrs. G. S. Inman of Montague. P. E. 1., president of the Provinc- ial Women's Liberal Asociatlon. and Picton Mccormick. of Char- lottetown, president of the Queen's County Liberal Association today registered in Ottawa as accredited delegates to the 1951 meeting of the advisory council of the Nat- ional Liberai Federation. Both at- tended opening sessions of their respective branches of the Federat- ion today and Vvill take active part in the big three-day national Lib- eral Federation meetings.

J. Watson MacNaught, Liberal member for Prince and T. J. Kick- ham, Liberal member for King's, attended the opening sessions of the advisory council meetings and conferred with Mrs. fnman and Mr. McCormick. They discussed the attitude of Prince Edward Is- land delegated to the new resol- utions now under preparation by the federation, and.party organiz- ation in Prince Edward Island. This year as at past sessions of the policy-making group of the Liberal party. Mrs. Inman receiv- ed recognltion for the excellent work she has carried out in behalf of Liberal women. She is expelli- ed to take a prominent part in meetings here of the National Federation of Liberal Women which are being held co-incidently with those of the advisory council.

Li.-Col. Sione Praises hen”

By Bill Boss

ON THE CENTRAL FRONT. Korea. lleb. 26 -(GP) -Most of the Canadian: who were wounded in the bitter lighting last week near sogu are expected to return to action soon.

The casualties. first suffered by the Princess Patricis's Canadian lighl Infantry In Korea. were mainly due to cheap Chinese trell- ades rather than small-arms fire and most of the wounds inflicted were not sufficiently serious to prevent the men from rejoining their unit.

But the casualties have served to eliminate cockiness among the Canadians. The unit now has a better appreciation of its opposit- ion, has i sized up and, after two days' rest. is already keen for more action.

The 'Patrlclas' command! of- flcer. Lt.-Col. J. B. stone. said to- day that he was generally pleased with their performance.

"We are all learning new les- sons against a new enemy in new terrain." he said. "The battle so far has proved one thing-these men are steady as bloodv rocks."

CSM. H. O. Larson of Calgary. who sped across 50 yards of fire- swept terrain to regroup and withdraw a platoon Saturday. said. "I have never fought with better menf

a Report One I Discharged From Force

By Douglas llow OTTAWA. Feb. 20 -(CP) - The Government reported today that 1.006 men or about one in every 10 enlisted have been dis- charged from the army's special force.

The figures were tabled in the Commons as the force command- er. Brig. John M. (R003!) Rod- lngham conferred with senior army officials about. movement of the 25th Brigade-core of the force-to Korea.

They indicated um. regardless of how the Government decides to create a 5.000-man brigade group to send to Europe. there won't be

any repetition of last Augustin rush recruiting for the special force.

The force was rocnlited within a few weeks after the Government announced it would be formed for service in Korea or elsewhere. Lust war medical records of ap- plying veterans weren't checked until well! tor. .

Int "unlikely i become efficient.” There w re Al irregular enlist-

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'May Span North River Well As The.Hiilsb0ro With Chiang Kai Shekis Bridge

An option held on eight of"the twelve steel spans of the bridge built in Montreal two years ago for the Chinese Nationalist leader, General Chiang Kai Shelf, under Canada's mutual aid program has been taken up by the Provincial Government and the remaining four spans will also be purchased it they can be obtained. Premier J. Walter Jones stated yesterday. corroborating the report from Ottawa appearing in The Guard- ian of Feb. 20 that he had been negotiating for this bridge for the purpose of reconstructing the Hills- boro Bridge here, Premier Jones said an option was held by the rail- way on four of the spans, but he was still hopeful of obtaining the entire twelve spans for use in this Province.

The bridge, which was built by the Dominion Bridge Company and is being sold by the Crown Assets Disposal Corporation at Ottawa, cost 3300. per ton to build, and today would cost 8400. a ton if the steel were available. Premier Jones has purchased eight of the spans for sl30. per ton. If the twelve spans are acquired by the Province at this price, he pointed out. it would mean a saving of eooo.ooo.on the overall cost of such material today. The spans are a little shorter than the present spans in the Hills- boro Bridge, but the Premier does not anticipate any difficulty in

Federal Eslimaies Ready Neill Week

OTTAWA. Feb. 20 --(OP)-.-The Government's 1951-52 estimates of what it will cost to meet expand- ing defence and other Govern. ment programs in the next fiscal year will be ready for tabling in the Commons next week, inform- ed quarters disclosed today.

These estimates-expected to dwarf last year's 52.600.000.000- will provide the basis for the Gov- ernmenvs taxation policies, and likely will spark the way for higher personal. corporation and excise taxes.

For example. Defence - Minister Claxton already has disclosed that he expects his 1950-51 estimates to soar to about 31.600.000.000 three times the s567,ooo,mo emm. ated last year's defence needs.

These defence costs for 1950-61 form part of the unprecedented 35.000.000.000 defence budget the Government plans to undertake in the next three years.

Montreal Detectives" Fooled By Burglar

MONTREAL. Ebb. 20 -(CP) .. Private detectives from a Mont- real agency are blushing today af- ter an experience with a burglar Sunday night they would probably like to forget.

It began with a clanglng burg- lar alarm in a downtown store. Detectives rushed down to find a hole chopped in the roof and a man. claiming he was also a de- tective pointing toward the door and shouting. "they went thiit-a- way."

Detectives rushed on-no one knows exactly how far-before ihey realized they had been trick- ed. When they doubled back. the

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real burglar was gone. He is still at large.

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ments. in men attested but not finally accepted. three officer resignations. 14 cases of miscon- duct and 10 "other reasons."

In addition. the return tabled for Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes V.C. (PC-Nanalmo) said no other ranks have been dropped in med- ical category "since enlistment." indicating they are not fit, for aet- ual battle. i

At the-end of January. the spec- lal force totalled lo.00l all ranks of which about IAIN were trans- fers from the regular army.

Anny officials told a reporter they have not immediately avail- able comparable w e cures for the last war. figure for the regular peacetime army is be- liev:d to be less than one per cen .