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FziblicAccounts Committee Refuse To Hear Evidence Disproving Insinaation Made byAuditorBefore the Committee

Liberal Members Of Committee Block Efforts Of Conservative Me 4-

bers To Refute Charge Made By Provincial Auditor Agai

External Auditors. Accusation Of Hon. B. W. LePage, Repeatedly On FloorOf House, That External Audit Under Stewart Government Had Been Made Without Knowledge Provincial Auditor, Is Disproved By Admissions Of Mr.

derson Under Examination By Mr. A. F ._Arsenaul‘t.

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Aviator

(‘ilpinill Mliin Ahrenherl. Swedish iviswr. who will assist Capt. Ralph H. Rayner, British army, ‘in aerial learrh for Augustine Cournuld, sur- veyor of Arctic air route expedition, believed lost in Greenland.

ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS "Club Mectlnl in Cornwall Rink, Monday, May 11th. 4438-0-6-11.

"St. James Church Cake Bale Saturday, May 10th. 4408-5-0-21

"Borden Line Club loading hogs, calves. st Albany, Thursday. May 7. liours l2 to 3. 4430-5-5-31

l "Come to Cardigan ~Hall Thurs- day. May 7th. Big dance. " ddlil-fi-d-ll.

"The W. C. T. U. will hold a cake sale on Saturday. May 23rd. 4 a 0 -5-

"Just arrived car of Lime, casks and barrels. Car of shingles. A. B. Fuiclifl. Hunter River. ssao-s-s-ll.

"New Annsn Speedway. G. Blon- fin Thomas, trainer of race horses. Public stable opens May 8th.

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"Buying live Regs Tuesday fon- iiwn. May 12th, Hunter River. Ever- ett l-laslam, Emerald, Aldon Moose. “Winston, buying same date. 0430-54-31.

"Come and see "Cranberry Cor- W!" by South Melville Dramatic 9111b in Hampton Hall, Friday. Mo? iith at 8 o'clock. Specialties between acts. 35c and 20c. 4421-5-6-21.

“Tlic Annual Meeting of the Flinn Peoples Cemetery will be held m the vestry of the United Church nn Thursday. May 7th, i931 at 2.30 aclock. Austin Cameron, Secretary.

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"Great Play in York Hall this Thursday night 8.10. Mrs. Arthur Roper and City talent will present the comedy "Porgy Ilcu". Auspicel Women's Institute. Admission 50c. First appearance since Prince Ed- ward Thllttt success. 4413-0-5-21.

W} _ "Bee the play entitled "The opin- stera Convention" in Mt. Stewart Rail. ‘rhuraday svenins. May "li- under the auspices of the "Cable lfesd Dramatic Club. If not line. first fine night following. Danes alter show. . 4418-0-5-31.

“The Annual Roll Call of the ‘Pryce Iaptist Church will be held Wfilllasdsy afternoon and asap:

. A hot [0000 PM!’ served from '0 P. Mfuto 7.50 P. M. _ Nfilil-ltilfll-

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At the request of Messrs. A. l‘. Ar- senault and ll. D. MacLcon. Conser- vative members of the Public Ae- counts Committee, a special meeting of the f‘ was held y ‘ ‘ y afternoon, Hon. B. W. LePsge. chair- man of the Committee, presiding, to inquire into certain statements snsde by the Provincial Auditor before the Committee and reported in the Pat- riot newlpaper of April 29.

Liberal members present included Premier. hi, lion. lilr. Cox and Mr. Allen. There were also‘ present, Mr. John Anderson, Provincial Auditor. and Mr. C. M. Shannon.

Following is a verbatim report of the proceedings:

Mm. ARBENAULT: Mr. John An- derson made a certain statement at the last meeting ofrtho Public Ae- eounts Committee in‘ connection with the External Audits. It is reported as follows in the Patriot newspaper:

"A word about this External Audit idea. We have had a num- bor of them from lall to i020. and with the exception of the first in i911, which was before my time in the office and of which »I have no opinion to offer, and the work done by Mr. Blanchett, C. A., and

Family Of Six Asphyxiatecl

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Que, May 0.-An on- tire family of six people were killed by poisonous fumes from a gas heat- er connected to s. washing machine in their flat in Verdun, a suburb. to- dsy- A neighbor smelled the gas and

found the mother, father and four children lying unconscious in the gas filled house. All ‘attempts to res- cusitate the victims failed. The dead are: Rector lloyliil‘. 39- 1B4“!- ance agent, Mrs. Delia Hsyeur, as. his wife, Gilbert Ksyeur, 10. a laught- er Lucille I-layeur, l4, another dliilh- tor; Lionel Hayeur, 0, a son, anoth- er daughter, name unknown so yet. flve years old.

Chinese Will Pay Income

Tax In B. C.

(lpecisl to the Guardian)

VANCOUVER. I. 0-. Mo! B-Jillll" dfcds of Chinese living in British Oolu ‘ have claimed exemption from the new provincial one percent income tax because they are sup- porting wives in Chin!- Hcn. J. W. Jones, Minister of Finance and auth- or of the levy. says these wives will not be recognised for talcstion pur- poses unless they live in British Coi- umbta and no allowance will b! made for the Chinese wives in China. This is the first tax with which tho Government has been able to reach the casual oriental wia-ker/ who in the past has paid virtually nothing into thl ‘treasury.

"Tbo lcotchfcrt Memorial Park Alcciatton‘ {footing will take plans UNI‘). 11th. 4401-24-31.

"The Tracadie Cross laamatlo Club present their s-act comedy- dranls. “Only Cally Ann" in Trac- sdie Cross Rail, may. Hill .

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Mr. Bart, C. A., all the others were o. useless waste of public money. ‘their statements were at first pre-. pared by Mr. Nawberry and later by myself. We explained the fig- ures in them, they tho] signed their precious names and received cheques in payment." That was your statement, Mr. An- derson. MR. ANDERSON: Yes. MR. ARSENAULT: That is cor- root? Ml. ANDERCON: Yes. MR. ARSENAULT: We would like

to know how External Audits have

been conducted in the past, and I would ask Mr. Shannon to give us some information on this matter. THE CHAIRMAN: “I submit that we are considering theJccounts of this year and Mr. Channel: has not

anything m do with thecdccountsof- '

this year, and I submit it is not the comet procedure to bring in a. man for to make a statement into this Committee about what happened in other years. We don't want to open up any discussion. We have got the PublioAccounts to consider."

MR. ARSENAULTI “We have a

not only of this year, but of other years."

Mn. ALLEN: "Last year the Pub- lic Accounts were submitted and they

into something Mr. Anderson has said

or written you might ask him on the 1 fresh money is required as the P\lb-| floor of the House. But. the Public lic will be asked to take new bonds- MOUNT CLEMENS. Mlch., May 5

Accounts Committee have not that power and it is not going to be ai- lowod.” ‘

PREMIER LEA: May I suggest tint Mr. Anderson be permitted to make a ststcnlent. in explanation of what he said, Just ae appearing in that paper.

MR. ARBENAULT: We have sak- ed on several occasions for an Ex- ternal Audit and we have been re- fused by this Government this year and every year on the ground that it was s useless expenditure of money. We are doubtful. as members of this committee, whether or not we should press for an External Audit and we want to hear from those who have prepared External Audits in the past. We want them to show how it is dons and we have certainly s right to ask for that information.

Til‘!!! CHAIRMAN: I submit that this is not the proper place to ask for an Ibrtarnai Audit. We are a Public Accounts Committee.

Ml. JOli-ii» ANDIRCON: I made a statement and it was lust in s geri- eral way. It was hastily dons. bat I standbyltalltbesaass. Tbeseh- tsensl Audits began before 1 came hero and of scales it would be oa- taral l was opposed to than sll the time; but for more than one reason. What I meant by it first was in the first years. Mr. Newbery was the man they want to and they sat ever there at his desk. He went around and got those figures. m the course of time his health failed and he turned the matter over to ins and I was dolul whet he was coics- ‘rims was one tiara in the first, months of the year that he Ill in bod and I was doing his west and my own. These accounts are furnished by us, as 1 ssld- We wont around and get the figures. lut than in tebulating thorn that anneal was followed by those men. We didn't put up the fcrm for than, but the feral was continued. 1n my time f did that andfknewthatslfthstwerlwssa

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llremier Bennett Now

Engaged Upon Pre- paration of His M_es- sage Commendmg New Bonds To The Public. - l:

[Special to ihe Guardian)

OTTAWA. May 5—With n rinsills applause Premier Bennett will launch the now Dominion conversion 10ml about the middle of May. 11w Prime

TO GET PHOTOGRAPHS

‘Jack Charleson of Ottawa who with (apt. F. N. Williams will fly a5 f" north as the magnetic pole lo plmw. graph (aurora borealis in colors. Tin-y plan to hop off July Zu-llrerrln- tlonal.

Hill BUYS

for Second And

'l‘wo enthusiastic and largely at-

tended Conservative conventions, one

for the Second Electoral District. and

one for the Third Electoral District‘ of Queens were ‘llcld yesterday ill tilt" COllSCPIHllYC Committee Rooms for

the purpose of nonlinrltlnc candid-

ates for illc coming provincial cloc-

Liull. , . For" tile 'I'liii'rl District. Ml" l\l. W I Wood, Southpori. was nominated for Councillor. and Mr. J. Augustine lVlc- Donald fcl‘ abselnblylnzlll.

For the Second District, Mr. 1... I... Jenkins was llOmllllltCd fol" Council- 101', and Ml". D. l“. Bcillulle as As- lzclilblylilan. l

THIRD DISTRICT CONVENTION

’J.‘ilc nomination of M1‘. M. W. Wood was moved by Ml: I-‘ranl: Trainer and seconded by Ml‘. Frank Drlscoll. That of Ml‘. J. Augustine

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Minister is presently engaged urwii.

mending the new bonds to the pub-I

'llc and urslns than! to cooperate} Iwlth the Government in flnanelnk ‘the billion dollar maturities which iwere approved. If you want to go fall due beta-ecu the Drew" "mill

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and November 1934. In reality no‘.

in place of the old ones which they

‘purchased so readily tc finance Can- ada's but in the war. ‘

Fresh details of one new conver- sion loan were obtained todcy- 1i i!

xpccted that as a. starter 825.000.1109 of the-new bonds will be taken uP by tho investors followlns the Prime Minister's appeal. which W1" l" published in newspapers thrcush

the Dmmmt Puuwm.‘ “nus-milled and threatened to shoot Edward ing the new icon may be summer-l iced as follows: The first parcel ccn~ 1

gum 353,000,000, 5 percent bonds due l

Oct. 1. last. Holders Cl these bonds will receive in exchange for them-

new bonds with one tax free coupon

“ma,” bum,‘ ‘hm-u; ‘g m; nee l upon discovering her brothers line man ran. By the time the moth-

of 4 1-2 percent, due Oct. 1. 108i- Thereafter the rate of interest will‘ be t 1-2 percent and the bond will. be taxable. The next coupon will be] for seven months interest st 4 1-2] percent from Oct. i to Nay 1. 1032., This is to bring them into hsfroony) with other Government bond i011“ so that all will fall due on the some dates. namely May l and Ncy- l Those also will have s b01190!) M" gasped hearing half o! 1 percent for the purpose of ecuaiisins the inter- est rate. The new bonds replaeins the 1031 maturities will be due on May 1. 1000 callable on Mo)’ l, 1940 or upon any subsequent interest day at sixty days notice.

Que. Elections Next August l

(spacial to the Candle-I) ‘QUIIIIC. Qua. MAY b-Official enhancement will be mode this was by Premier fisscbercau. thli the provincial general elections will not take place this spring. The pres- ent legislature has authority to cs- ist until Aug. 10, i082 and has al-

l navy she us been building since 1922.

ready had four sessions which is the l? IBM

Dastardly Attempt of Unknown Fiend To Kill Children Frus- trated In Nick of Time.

(Special to the Guardian)

-<>i\srics Boom. 14. and his brother Edward, 13. were saved from death under the wheels of a Grand Trunk train last night when their young sister found them bound hand and foot and notified her nlother. The lflds had been picking clover for their rabbits near the railroad track. when an unidentified man bound them with wire. He caught the elder

if he ran or moved. Having bound the two the man laid them one at a time across the track.

The mother, worried by the lads ions absence sent Dorothy. 12, in search of them. The girl screamed and.

er arrived the boys llsri managed to roll partly off the track.

France Will Add To Her NavalStrengt/r

(Canadian Press)

PARIS. May 0-—l"rance will contin- ue during the coming year to pile up her strength, adding nearly 00.000 tons. including her first post-war battle cruiser, to the rejuvenated

Charles Dumont, Minister of the Navy. completed the 1981-32 building program and copies were distributed tonight to member of the navy com- mittee of the Chamber of Deputies, to permit the project to be presented to the Chamber on Thursdsy- The project calls for the building of 48,- 022 tons at a cost of 560.427.030-

IANIBOIOUGII, England. Mo! Ss-Ilight Lieutenant H. l. D Wllhorll. who retained the Schneider Cup for Great Britain

McDonald was moved by Mr. Walter Clllllpllfillkflilfl seconded by Mr. Wil- linm Conllick.

Mr. J. J. McDonald, Cllenflllllall. was cllairlnan of the meeting. and Mr. A. R. McDonald. socreiary.

Mr. J. Augustine McDonald. who first addressed the meeting. express- nri his pleasure at seeing many for- 11101‘ co-tvorkers who had assisted him in the last two campaigns. Although they had worked hard in the last campaign, the candidates with many others had gone down to defeat. During the last four years in which the Liberals were in power, aflairs have been going from bad to worse. 1t has been a. story of violated pro- nlises, particularly in relation to pro- hibition enforcement. The govern- nlent has not even made an honest effort to enforce the law. Landlords have been allowed to retain tenants who have violated the Prohibition Act. Offenders found guilty have not served their sentences or paid their fines in many cases. There are a large number in Jail at present. whose votes might help to \\'ll1 an el- ection. To liberate those a ticket- of-lenvn Act has. iaeen invented, the first Act of such a kind ever passed in Canada.

In their platform in 1927, the Lib- erals promised to abolish statute lnbol‘. they did so, and now are reviv- ing it again. They have passed ev- cry possible piece of legislation that would catch votes. The Liberals are now bringing up federal issues, be- cause they are afraid to face the is- sues which they themselves have created. Given time the Bennett Government will fulfill all promises. Every Liberal speaker in the local House is half on federal politics.

In closing, Mr. McDonald stressed the necessity oi fro-operation in every poll.

gates for the nomination, and stated that he felt assured of cc-operation throughout the district.

lion. J. D. Stewart. Provincial Con- servative leader addressed the meet- ing briefly. Such a gathering as the convention does not need any con- version, he stated. l-le congratulated

the convention on the splendid at-

tendance, and upon the choice cf standard bearers made. Mr. Mc- Donald gave his province and his district the best service possible. willie Mr. Wood is a neighbor oi most of the electors and a friend to all.

Mr. Stewart urged the delegates to strain every effort toward getting the provincial govcrnmcnt in line with the Federal.

The Government is now pension-

ln I020, crashed in his plane near here today and was seriously in-

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ing of! the Auditor to get rid of him and has passed legislation whereby

Messrs. L. L. Jenkins, D. F. Be- tllune. J. Augustine MacDonald And M. W. Wood Nominated

As Conservative Candidates 'l‘l1ird (Queens.

Mr. M. w. webs thanked the dele-:

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Annual subscriptions uallnrsd s04». By llhllCllldlllld U.l. LIIJO.

terday

Standard Bearers Are Nominated For Contest In {Electoral

aux; lllk’ ll -. .11‘: -lil-'.‘ illi £21.

lVllllll‘ rf. ‘ill pieces ill legislation \il'. SL‘..'\\'ill'l. cilLCfi. ll;l\'l- been pllili». iClli gestures. Ill clusiilg, Mr. Stow-

ari urged till" electors to u united cl- iuri iiurllla: ill!" rtullllll); mnlpuirll. , l

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The tJinlbol-lllille cullwnllull for illc Second District of Queens lllet at ‘.2 oclock Willi Mr. George McDonald l ill tho chair. .

Mr. I... L. Jenkins was llolllillalcd ca; Councillor and Mr. D. F. Bethune us Asmnlblynlull. The nonlinatlon oi the former was lnovrrl by Ml". Dourznll hfcPllorsoll, and seconded by Mr. lvlicllnol Conrly, while the latter was moved lly Mr. Junles McDonald. illltl seconded by ‘Mr. Neil McQuarriel

Ml‘. L. I... Jenkins thanked the del- , egates for the honour accorded him‘ in ilomlnating him as councillor. lie asked fol" the col-operation of all Conservative electors ill the coming election. ' I

Ml‘. Bethune in ii brief speech oi thanks. stressed the ileccssity of eo- opcratiun nllcl organization.

Hall. J. D. Stewart congratulated the nolnlncos. stating that he believ- ed the fUllYfilll-lUll had named excel- lellt candidates. I

Newspaperman Passes Away

(Associated Press)

LISBON, May 5~E1l1s Ashmeaxi- Bartlett. war correspondent who had been through more campaigns and uprisings than any other newspaper- man living. died here yesterday of peritonitis. He was 50 years old and llnd been taxing treatment at a san- atorium here for some time. Short- lyl after the Great War, through which he served as a correspondent for the London press, he had two years as a member of the British House of Commons,

Un repo rted

(Callluliall Press)

NEW YORK. N. Y.. May 5.-Bert liinkler, Australian flyer who left ‘Toronto this afternoon supposedly for North Beach. Long Island. was unreported when darkness fall to- night. North Beach was generally understood to be the first stopping point of the aviator. who later will set out on a major flight of unan- nounced destination. It is believed however, that the flight will carry him across the Atlantic, perhaps to Africa.

LATER

BUFFALO. N. Y., ltiay 5.--A puss moth plane piloted by H. J. L. Hillk- ier arrived at. the Buffalo airport from Toronto, Ont., at 2 p. m. today. The plane checked in at the Customs and was placed in a hangar for the night. liinklel" was not located at leading ilotcis tonight.

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CANTON, Chino, May 5.—'l‘en persons wu-e killed and scores injured in a mysterious explos- ion ai. the Yuehu fortress near here today. The arsenal attach- ed to the fort blew up and all the fortress buildings were de- stroyed. 0f those lniured. eight

The Weather,

Society Girl

lilies. Priscilla Iiigginboiilaln.

so- ciety girl and member of pioneer Chicago family, is enrolled with vet-

rrall police officers in Northwest- rm Uuivrrsii_v'-s school oi scientific crime detection. being the only

woman ever to take course. She be- lieves she'll make n good detective, for sire is a crack revolver shot.

Alberta's New Gov. Sworn In

(Canadian Press) EDMONTON. Alta, May ii-Wlth historic pomp, the ceremonies which placed Hon. W. L. Walsh in office as Alberta's fourth Lieutenant-Gov- ernor were held at the Parliament Buildings at four pm. today. Flash- ing of military uniforms. dignified dress of legislators and general bril- liance of the assembly made the function highly impressive. Hon. Mr. Walsh took the oath of office, which was‘ administered by Hon. Horace Harvey. Chief Justice of the Bu- prerne Court of Alberta. With the function over. he proceeded to Gov- ernment House. wherc he will reside ‘for the next. five years which is the period of the appointment. The new Lieutenant-Governor accompanied by his bride whom he married recent- ly in Vancouver. arrived by train shortly before the ceremony.

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TORONTO. May 6- ‘— Mimi!" westerly Willi‘- el-lange in temperature.

Temperatures

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and tomorrow morning at 2-4-5. rises tomorrow morning al 4.45.