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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. FRIDAY, 19, 1933

12 PAGES

Annual Subscription Delivered $5.00 B! Hail Canada and u. s. A. also

erry Rates 0n Automobiles Reduced

C. (R. Authorities Favourably Receive Island Representation

Hon. Dr. MacMi1lan, Acting Premier, Returns From Ottawa And Montreal After Successful f Negotiations For Betterment Of Island Tran- A3 sportation Service-—Final Details Of Old Age Pensions Plan Arranged- Interviews Premier Bennett And Heads Of Various Departments.

IMPRUVEI] tl-IRVIBE ATPIBTIII]

Service Will Be of Great Convenience To, Passengers On S. S. Hochelaga.

(Special to the Guardian)

Reduction this summer in car ferry rates on automobiles to $3.00 one way, or $5.00 for the- return trip, with the promise oi consder- ation of a further reduction next year ii the anticipated increase in automobile traffic to and from the Province matcrializes, has been ob- tained from the Canadian Natpnal Railway authorities as a result oi a. delegation headed by Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMiilan, Acting Prem- ier, with Hon. John A. MacDonald, M. P., and Mr. Justice A. E. Arsen- ault, prescient of the Prince Ed- ward Island Tourist Association.

Hon. Dr. Mccivflllan, who return- ed last evening from Ottawa and Montreal where he spent several days interviewing heads of various

ONCTON,_ N. 3., May Ill-In I nection with serviceprovlded by the B. B. Hochelnga between Plctou,

N. 8.. and Charlottetown, P. E. I., l

announcement is mode by regional headquarters of thc Canadian Na- tional Railways hero that effective Monday, May 22nd, a motor train

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ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

inn-rial] in per word

"A cement! nre this column at 2 abuts nrlclly payable ln advance.

"Hear Paul Koliins at George- town, May 20th. 9556-5-18-21.

"Hope River play Monday, May 22nd. 9571-5-18-41

"Dance in Wiltshlre Hall Satur- day night. Music by Crapaud Bron- co Busters. 9605-11

"Don't forget t0 see "Nora Wake mo" tonight at Marshfield Hall.

9604-1i

"Rummage sale at Mr. Murdock Ross’ store, Kent St, Tuesday, May l0. at 6.30. 9606-11

“Hope River play owing to ab- sence of one of the players is post- Poned until Monﬁay May 22nd.

' 9571-5-11} 4i

"Pam-l? sale, auspices oi C.W.L., Beach stove store opposite Prowso 3105-. Queen 5t, Baturday after- noon. May 20th. 0607-5-19-21

"Dance in Mt. Herbert Consol- ldlltod School Friday, May 19th. El. iiotts Orchestra. Admission 25c.

95ﬂ6-5-lB-2i

H"Annual Meeting P. E. Island 1°$l1itnl Ladies’ Aid, Friday, May Dilth. 3.30 in 'I‘rinlty Social Hall.

u" Payable. 9ii80-5-l7-3i.

"Piano Recital by the Pupils of ml’. Arthur Vesscy, l-feartz Memor- HW. Monday evening, June 19th. 9513-5-l9-li.

“Reserve Monday, May 22nd. for "liXed concert in l-feartz Hall, a treat in l! cents.

9611-5-19-81

I ___ *1?“ play "The om who sol- - will be presented by the young 3091a of Marshfleld Presbyterian wmh- in Harrington Hall, on nday evening, May 22nd. ‘ 0800-5-10-21

"Wear Protection a gushin- m4 cull rol- msfatonliloo during W" l" both secured by an en- uililvmc’ nt at sixty-five in the Bun u '- 5* for particulars. J. ‘A. 9°". Manager. May Ia-al.

“mm” Hunter River Dramatic m‘ ""111 Present their three act

Jillt Country Folks" in the M lo Hail Tuesday, May 30th. ‘hfiﬂlon no and mo. n not fine

store for you. Admission,

departments on matters of provin- cial importance, expressed satis- factfon with the manner lh which lthe Railway authorities received the brief urglrg reduced automo- bile rates on the car ferry. The ‘first inter-few took place in Mont- real on ‘Tuesday, the’ case being prscntcd to Ml‘. Alister Fraser, C. N. R.. Vice President in charge oi traffic. The proposal of the dele- gation was far a two dollar trip, and three dollars return. Emphasis was placed on the fact that the present rate acted as a deterrent

Flyers ‘Plan Around _ The WorldFlig/its

(Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May l8--Two lead- ing flyers-Wiley Post and James Mattern-announced 011ml today for solo ﬂights around the world.

Msttorn, San Antonio fiyer who failed in his attempt last year with Bennett Griffin of Oklahoma City. said he would start the first week in June. Post, who with Harold Getty holds the world Kirdiing speed record, said at Oklahoma City he would take off about July l.

Meanwhile. the flyiﬂﬂ M°llis°nﬁ of England, James and Amy, were having a huge piano built in Ens- lnnd for a New York-Bagdwd flight; Francesco do Pinedo, noted Italian ﬂyer, was prelim!!! 1°!‘ l solo ﬂight to Paris and Captain Stephen Darius and Lieutenant Stanley Girenas, Chicago transport ﬂyers, in New York awaiting con- ditioning oi their plane for a ﬂight to their native Lithuania. ~

Rutherford Not Denied The Air

(Canadian Press)

OITAWA, May l8—-"I think the statement that I made some time ago was ‘olearnthat Judge Ruther- ford had not been denied the air but that the Radio Commission wanted the discs which report the speeches of that gentleman sub- mitted to the Oommlmion before they are put on the air." This wal the statement of Hon. Alfred Dur- anieau, Minister of Marine, in the House oi Commons today.

Mr. Duraniesu wns replying to a question by 1i‘. J. Young (Lib. Wey- bum) as to whether or not Judge Rutherford was going to be restor- ed to the air as requested by a peti-

- "he evening following. ltoa-a-u-ooa-n

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to prospective motor tourists and that it constituted a discrimina- tion against this Province. Mr. Ap- pleton, C. N. R., general manager, was present during part of the discussion. On the following morn- ing. the delegation returned and was given the assurance oi a reduc- ed rate th's summer oi three dol- lars. ‘has way, or five dollars re- turn trlp, with the promise cf con- sideraVon oi a further next year in the event of the new rates working out satisfactorily. The $3 and $5 rates will go into effect on June 15 and will continue until Sept. 15. ' " Vice Presdent Fraser who was very courteous and sympathetic to the delegation, is a son of Hon. D. C. Fraser, former Lieutenant- Gcvernor oi Nova Bcotia.

Car Ferry Acconnfng

At Ottawa on Friday last Hon. Dr. Macmillan, accompanied by Hon.‘ J. A. MacDonald, M. P., Mr. W. Chester S. McLurc, M. P.. and Ml". J. H. Myers, M. P., interviewed ‘II-ion. Dr. Mallion, Minister of Rail- ways, and presented the claims of the Provnce for a change in the car ferry accounting system from

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IJMAIJIER AANI] HITLER MAY BUNVERSE

Personal Discussions Between the French Premier and Ger-

'm a n Chancellor Urged.

i .____i (Associated Press)

PARIS, May 1B—Dircct personal discussions between Premier _ Ed- ouard Daladier of France and Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Ger- many was being urged tonight by friends oi Daiadier as a means oi seeking settlement of the disarma- ment question.

Although official confirmation was lacking that any such meeting was in pl ,. ‘, the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies were busy with discussions of the possibilities.

A facc-to-iaoe encounter and frank exchange of views between the chiefs oi the Hench and Ger- man governments, it was felt by competent authorities, might be the best way to determine how far the French and German views can be reconciled.

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First Attempt A Failure

(Associated Press) IDNDON, May ll-(Irfdayl-A

i Daily Mail dispatch from num-

pong, North Bengal, India, said the British expedition under Hugh Rut- tledge has failed in its tint at- tempt to reach the summit» of Mount Everest, world's ioftielt

9°“- -

reduction .

Of Ice

(By C. E. A. Jeffery) Canadian Press Staff Correspondent ST. JOHNS, Nfld, May 18-(0. PJ-Two miles off the bleak. pro-

Norwegian ore-carrier Seirstad lies olrthe bottom oi conception Bay. Victim oi an ice barrier which has clung to the coast oi this Island Dominion with cold tenacity for

ocean floor the first cargo of raw iron shipped out of Bell Island's Wabana mines this season. But

safe.

The? were brought to the city tonight, the Captain and 20 men. from Portugal Cove, where they had rowed ashore, the first officer and 16 others from Bell Island. where they were taken by the

Norwegian Ship Sinks In Midst

Barrier

The Ore Carrier Seirstad Settles To The Bottom Eleven Hours After Striking Flow — Crew Of Twenty Safe.

i coastal steamer piUkCd them up during the night. They were none the worse for their experience, but brought along only

lnontory oi Cape St. Francis the tho merest oi personal belongings.

nornan nuasr

Scani-y clothing worn by thc res-

cued men was explainedby the fact the past month, she carried to the lthat an explosion-possibly a burst. ling boiJer-wrenched tho ship just ‘after she struck ice when only 20 Lnliles out on her voyage to Rotter- Captain Kulsen and his crew were Idanl. It wrecked the wireless apar-

atus, precluding any possibility of reporting the accident. And appre-

hension lest a. further blast occur.

sent the crew to the boats with all haste.

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Bennett

Paying

(By Jchn Masher, Canadian Press _ Staff Writer.)

SAINT norm, N. n, May 1e- Canadzrs Prime Minister conic to his native Province today and Join- ed the City ,of Saint John in do- ing homage to the United Empire Loyalists who landed on these shores 150 years ago. The scsqui- centennial celebration mount a. day oi intense sctivty for Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett from the time of his ar- rival this morning until he en- trained for Ottawa toniglll.

It was a public holiday in New Brunswick but observnrlcc on a large scale was confined to Saint John, where the first great num- bers oi Loyslsts from New York landed May 18, 1783. The Prime Minister, a loyalist descendant and

Joins In Homage

To The _I_.oya1ists

Sesqui-centennial Celebration Oi" The Landing The United Empire Loyalists Held In Saint John Yes terday. Bennett Made “F reeman"

ceived the freedom of the city, re- viewed military and naval units on ilimde and was the principal speaker at an indoor public meet- ing t-his afternoon.

Prime Minister Bennett prefaced his formal address with a note of optimism. "We must be able to work out a more exceeding pros- perity than known before," he de- clared emphatically, adjurlng the packed audience to look to the future with confdencc and indivi- dllﬂlly endeavor to bring about their own salvation. _

C°'°Deration and frank recogni- tion oi mutual problems would overcome difficulties, said thc speaker in brief reference to the forthcoming World Conference at London.

LIVERPOOL, N. s, liiay 18-

Hundreds of residents worked 1n

bucket brigades as they

sought tonight to stop the DNBYBS!

of a forest fire that swept today

through ten miles oi woods near here.

Government forest rangers and firemen from the Mersey Paper Company were directinb’ the fight against the fire. which today de- sin-eyed two houses and 10111‘. b81118 on the outskirts of the little village of Beach Meadows.

fanned by a strong northwester- iy wind, the flames swept down on the village before its residents had been given time to protect the buildings. The homes fo John

Mouzar and George Pietch were totally destroyed, along with Maur- er’s barn and those owned by Ar- thur Gatee, William Haughan and Allan lhnaar.

honorary President of the New

Brunswick loyalist Soc‘_l:ty, m- (conﬂnued on Pa“ m) ForestFires Cause Gloucesterj; ExtensweDamage ﬁshing Fleet‘

To Tie Up

GLOUCESTER, Mass, May l8.- (APJ-Gioucesters entire mackerel spilling fleet of 55 vessels will tie up here Saturday while owners discuss the advisability of continuing fish- 1R8 under present price conditions.

Henry 1". Brown, Secretary of thc Master Mariners’ Association, to- night said the vessels had been re- quested to tie up for the meeting and that all had signified their in- tentions of being present.

Brown said conditions lll thc in- dustry had reached a point where the vessels no longer could continue to operate. It cost, he said, about $3.80 a hundred pounds w catch all kinds of food fish. Mackerel, be said, was bringing fishermen but 3’.

iofonecentapound.

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Will Not Meet Until 1937 - Nazi (‘zlbinet Invested With ‘Full Power.

(Associated Press)

BERLIN, May Ill-Encouraged by l...li:lll-\vlde acclaim won by Chan- .;.\l!ol~ iliilvlﬁs address to the Reich- swag, tile efficient Nazi machine rolled on today and eliminated the Prussian diet, parliamentary body of thedonlinant state in the Ger- i man Reich.

The dict, meeting today for the ‘first time since the appointment of ‘Hermann Goering as Premier, dis-

solved itself until 1937, giving the Prussian Nazi cabinet full powers , to govern during thc extended par- liamentary vacation. Thus the Prussian Parliament was placed on the shelf along with the German Rcichstag, which was called into being again yesterday only long enough to rubber-stamp the declaration of foreign policy enunciated by Chancellor Hitler. In session only two and a half hours. ‘thc diet despntched this vital piece of lcgislniion practically without dcbaic and without oppo- sition except from the Socialist members. Before agreeing to its own ex- tinction for a period of four years, tho diet listened to a long declara- tion of policy by Premier Cool-ring who began with a passionate de-

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IliiY SUUNDS wllllll lo ill R o P E

Claims Japan Forging a Great Power in the Far East.

ROME, May l8.—fA.P.)--‘lvarllillg that while Europe engages ill "use- less discussions" Japan is forging a grunt ‘power in the far east which may some day threaten Europe's civ- ilizntioll, was sounded Lodny in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

The subject came up during a dis- cussion ofiorcign llifnirs in which all speakers approved President Roosevclts pclTcc declarations and stressed ihc necessity of European peace.

During thc Chambers (lcbatc, Dc- puty Eugenio Colsvschi said: "It must not bc fol-gotten illnt while Europe is ticd up in useless discus- sions, Japan is at thc (ionr of Pei- ping and perhaps preparing later to advance on Vlzldlvosiock.

"Formation of nu immense state of Manchurin, which is bcillg carried out under our eyes, with Europe helpless, may bring formidable rc- pcrcussions lil iho future, perhaps for the very existence of European civilization," he added.

Mali a tm a May Pull Through

POONA, India, May l8—-A phy- scian who examined the Mahatma Gandhi as he began thc lltll day of his thrcc weeks fast today. said he believed thc Nallcnskst leader would pull through.

Gandhi's menilli control nnd ccnservaifon of his r-iicl-gy were credited with hiding him. ills phy- sicians prcv'ollr<iy' said iilcy did not think he oould survive the fast.

Hitler Extends Power Over Prussian, State Success Of Arms

And Economic

Conference Seen

Appeal F or Elimination Of In- ternational Crisis Receives Whole Hearted Support From The Leading Nations.

(By F. G. Vosbllrgh, Associated Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, May 18-h. new spilt oi optimism for success at the arms and economic eCXlIQNIIOGS at Geneva and London was noted pri- vately by American officials tonight as they analyzed reactions to the momentous declarations oi Pres- ident Roosevelt and Chancellor Hitler of Germany and laid plans for their next moves,

From eight more nations, includ- ing Germany and Italy, the United’ States President received replies to his appeal for disarmament and peace. They brought to 20 tonight the number. of sovereigns and pres- idents who have replied to the cablegram addressed to the rulers of 54 countries.

King George graciously selmow. lodged receipt of the 111058388. add- ing tilat he had communicated it to Governments of the British Eln- pil-es component parts.

President Paul Von Hindenburgts message was noted particularly be- cause of the key position occupied by his country, with France, in the Geneva arms discussion.

“'I'his declaration, in which you show the world the way to elimin- ate the international crisis, h” mp1; with hearty approval throughout Germany," Hlndenburgs acknow- lcdgment said. “The statements which the German Reich Chancel- lor (Hitler) made yesterday, with thc unanimous agreement of the German Rcichstag prove that Ger- many is decided to cooperate un- selflshly in overcoming the polit- lcal and economic difficulties of thc present moment." '

In a note, understood to convey the views of Premier Mussolini, the Italian Government said it was Nady to Jolh the ulna-a States Mid other countries in bringing about realization of thc President's plan "in the most expeditious and offl- cicnt way."

Bluenose Leaves Montreal Today

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, May lit-The Bluc- nose, Lunenburgls champion of thc North Atlantic fishing ﬂeets, leav- es here tomorrow morning to re- sume her joumcy in the Chicago World's Fair. She will stop at Brockvilie, Kingston and 'I‘oronto, and perhaps at some other points, en route. She will be towed as fal- as open water at Kingston, from where she wil depart Sunday night.

Predicts Early Brit. Election

Preaa staff Writer)

SCARBOROUGH, England, May IB-Sir Herbert Samuel. leader of opposition Liberals in the House of Commons, tonight saw signs of a battle at the polls in which his party would place in tho ficid not less than 400 candidates.

"It seems to me very possible." he told the National Liberal Federa- iion at its annual convention here, “that a general election may come earlier than anticipated, possibly even towards the end of the year."

RIFLEMEN no PLANS Hill YEAR’§_lllllRii

Presentation Made Tc Bisley Team Mem- ber at P. R. A. An- nual Meeting 1932 Report Made By Lt.- Col. McKinnon. '

The annual meeting of the Princ. Edward Island Riﬂe AssociatP-l was held in thc Board of ‘Tracie Rooms last evening with .1 splendid, attendance of members present. It was presided over by the Presldenl Lt.Co1. H. M. Davison, V.D., KL

The report o. Chairman of, Council Lt. Colonel D. A. MﬂClflll-1 non, D.S.O., as given below wall read and approved.

The financial report read by in Colonel C. Leigh, V.D., showed d balance on hand after the your‘: operations of. about $80.00.

Capt. A. W. Allen, MC. read 1 most interesting report on the 1n- ter-Maritime Ram Mulch of lflfil and another excellent lapel-t wni

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