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To limit pork Consumed in ilomcsticmarket

der authority of the War Meas- ures Art till! liurou Board tonight announced lteps quantity of pork products distri- buted iu the domestic market an

British hut-on requirements, lliviriliiiiiiin from will be limited t0 the weekly av- erage made available last year. “this attion will not result in any serious shortage in the do- riieitic tiuirket since domestic dis- tribution is being curtailed onlv

yrnr tiic rrinsuinptiiin of pork was llbuvc years." lilt‘

(‘lilililll has been given

in thi- (\'t'iit tlie bacon board's ailiou iesultvil in a general price

iiuroii iii numbers oi‘ meslic lilJYifll at inspected plant; showed that titlring i040 (h; av". ego \\'t'Pitl_\' iloiiiesiie consumption . oi pork products amounted to 40.-

ev ll 194". to “tn-h. 194i, consumption Ill pork products in Canada rose

A bacilli

consumption which tiguirs are iint yet avail-

Freetown firm Wins court case

MONCTON, N. B. May 15—(CP) iimillllvlli by Mr. Justice C. D.

illlew Briiiisii-lcl; giveg 14-5116 Oils anti Silas ll. MacFarione, of

t. Frciitiiiii. P 1-3, 1,,

st the Canadian Nation-

iioming Events

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the following

A. lllny l5—iCl’)—Un-

tn limit the

of meeting increased

lilay l0 on

~i of lull], curing which

average of recent Imiird said in l stato- e press. oi tho wartime prices biiuru suid later that

|iilh~iilliiiy oi‘ fixing a price on park pruduutg

.iii..ii-.i. A spokesman s pi-nliahie the hoard li iiitii the tiituation as bwlilitl." . ll figures on s killed for the do-

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5,000 hogs per weelr ‘ ‘ill cousuiuplioil. l tlii- period (ktober.

rtige uf 47.000 iioge a in “arch the average ilngs.

hoard Dffieinl gold l‘i’ll.\llll tn believe that during April, for

i be even higher.

thc Stiprelue Court u! E. Sim-

SIIIIXIIOIIS and MacFar- their full

ll a suit seckinil $2.580 ‘l‘v of 11 corlnods of Du‘. 1B, 10119. at Wcst

list F. W. Plrie 00., 1-! t3 take delivery <0 .

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DStlarcgi Factory "V l! all iit- L-fiZO-owli-‘Tl.

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dQIWWA. May ils-(crl-csns- B5 unemployment insurance "heino- Mfwtlnx Canadian work- ers recelvtnu less than 82.000 a year -_-with some exceptions-mom“ m“, effect July 1, Labor Minister Mo. lé-arty announced in the Rouge Q!

Ommflns today.

Work- of organization has been underway since last year and Mr. MCI-fifty had previously informed thoHI-louse July 1 was the "object- ive for mauauratimi.

The compulsory provisions, bind- illl! 0H elllplover and employee alike B" defiiancd to safeguard about l.- fi00.000 Canadian workers and met; dependents in the event of loss of employment by paying them sneer- fled sums in relation to their nur-

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Read by Everybody

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA Fetish, MAY 1o, 1941

igs. SENA TE APPROVES SHI

Unemployment Insurance Effect July I

l Labor Minister McLarty makes announcement in Commons.

Tax increases 0n low incomes

UITAWA, May l5-(CP)—Steep

lncreesee in the nation defence

b the House of

Commons tn oomml tee tonight af-

ter a. heavy barre e of protest against them from a1 parties.

Counter proposals ranging from

were offered as an alternative the defence tax which applies to incomes of $680 for single persons and $1,200 for married persons.

Appeals to have the exemption limit raised were rejected by Fin- ance Minister Ilsley. He said there would be no purpose in delaying consideration of the clause on the chance the government might have a change of mind.

It seemed at one stage of the de- bate tonight that there might be ai division on the defence tax lncreas-i es but; no vote was asked when they question was finallv put. and the committee event on to the tax on; dividends paid m non-residents.

‘The minister was applauded as the afternoon sitting closed when he gave notice of an amendment to

nial earnings.

Actina chairman oi’ the unem. ployment insurance commission u; Arthur MacNamara. associate depu-i tv labor minister, Other board members are Robert. J. Tallon uf Ottawa. secretary-treasurer of the Trades and Labor Congress of Can- 11g: land Allan M. Mitchell of Mon-

Thc first commission head. Dr. Joseph Sirois of Quebec, died January.

In recent months. reuionai uftic- ials who will nave charge of oner- atlons of the scheme have attend- ed instructional classes at Ottawa; arranrzcments have been mode with the pest office for sale of stamps to be purchased by employers. who will collect the employee's mun-g- billion: and tons of forms and‘ other documents have been printed, and distributed. I

The scheme applies to all employ- ees in the wage class under $2.000 annually. except workers in sin-I- culture and forestry, flslilng. itlm-i boring and logging. trarispcrtattonl by air or water. stevedoring and‘ private “domestic _ _ service. Workers ‘

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Trenton man Goes on trial

PICTOU, N. 5., May 15-(CP)-— Clarence Gill of nearby Trenton went on trial in Supreme Court u.- ciuy on a charge of miudering Wol- ter Moss of New Glasgow. N. 3-. last. Feb. 2. Moss was found dead in tue ruins of a fireswept house,

Mrs. Bernice Murphy. who lived in the house, said Gill and Moss were alone in the dining room af- ter others mtired the night of the_ tire. Early in the morning. she said. she was awakened by a scraping noise and a. "screech" in a voice she recognized as Moss’. Immediately after. she found the house aftre.

Germans

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Control of French islands is problem

tBy J. F. Henderson. Canadian Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON. May l5—(O‘P)—- Unofficial uarme here ueltlonetl tonight w ether Cane a could rmlt the French Islands of 6t. lerre-Mlquelon to remain under control of the Vichy Government if Premier Petain places the French Empire within the Ger- man sphere of influence.

The islands lie a few miles off Ne foiindlnnd. They are imim- poi- ant both commercially and militarily, however.

It was said here that Canada has the some direct tereat in Si. Pierre-Miquelon that the Unl- ted states has in trwo French col- oniea in the Caribbean-Guade- iouRe and Martinique. _

‘ie same question that ma? face Canada concerning the French colonies off Newfoundland may confront the United States about the French Caribbean col- ones which lie lthin the outer

Emerald. L-tiil-li-lfi-ll.

de ence none of t e Panama canal.

Petain Demands

Blind Obedience

Chief of State in surprise message to French; Negotiations with

the IC-per cent tax on travel tickets, exempting members of the services travelling in uniform while on leave.

B had been universally

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Expect first Heavy tank This week

OTTAWA, May 15—tCP)—Mti_u- itious Minister riuwe said toduv that efforts are being made to have thei first lieuvv taut; 0ft the iisseiiimy line at the Angus Shops in Mon- treal by next Thursday.

"These will be the heavy infantry, tanks," the minister said. He addcdi the light. tank program was bro-i pressing well. ,

In addition Canada 1s PYOLlUclfiQ the universal, carriers, a vehiclei somewhat similar to a tank tn ap- pearance, at a rate 0f about 10 a

day.

All major ports except the engines and transmissions are being made in Canada, iticltiding the guns. The tanks were designed by Department of Munitions and Supply engineers.

Last year Mr. Howe. speaking lii the Commons. said the tank he had ln mind for production in Canada was a til-tori tank with armored steel of more than four inches in thickness.

l Servicemeu Fares |

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Exempt lrrom Tax,

OTTAWA, May lti-—tCP)-Forcsl of soldiers, sailors and airmen pfD-i ceeoing on leave will exempt. from the transportation tax imposed‘ by the budget, Finance Minister llsiev announced in the House oi Commons today.

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proceed.

By Taylor Henry Associated Prell Staff Writ"

VIlCfIY May lll—'AP)—Clilef of State Petain told Frenchmen to- night that. if successful in current- negotiatiom with Germany, ‘Franco will be able to rise above her de- feat and maintain her world rank as a European and colonial ‘bow- or."

Petainh tinexrpected t/wo-mlnute radio adores». callinB m’! i319 Dilb- llc, to withhold udgeimenf and maintain mental iscipline. 081119 as n growing impression war ain- ed from informed French e role: that the current negotiations are gaining time for France.

These circles insist that no def- inite agreement has been reached. although. a la ge system of collab- oration is beng established be- tween Germany and vmqulahed France.

(In London Foreign Becretary Iliden reld that. French eut-horitiee in Syria are allowing Nazi plane: en route to Iraq to land at Syrian bases.)

Petain said only that he approv- ed the idea of the recent. confer- ence between Vice-Premier Admir- al Jean Dorian and Hitler.

Diplomatic circles considered that ifie Punch already have nin- ed a great. deal of time but now ore approaching the cross-road: of

Hanson protests Hess

complete conscription of all incomes! above $1,500 a year to higher tax‘ mien on medium and large incomes‘

fBy Noland Norgnarrl. Associated Press Staff Writer)

IDNDON. Mov 16—(Friday)—- (AP)-—'I‘lie Rudolf Hess riddle still gripped Britain today in a sus- pGIISB unbroken by Prime Minister Churchill. who reserved judgment

._aa to whether Hess came as a peucemaker, o friend or a Hitler-

iau "iuurderri" as claimed by a wor cabinet member.

Hesse sports friend, the Duke of Hamilton, lienr whose Scottish home the Nazi party leader para- cliuted last Saturday night. and Ivone Kirkpatrick. Foreign Office adviser, flew to Landon early to- day after aqairi talking with Hess.

These men ivlio knew Hess long mediate hour's conference with Alfred Duff-Cooper. Minister Information. possibly foreshadow- ing new developments in the i)i'.’lll‘i'(‘ case.

The 38-year-old Duke carried a bulky dspntcli case into the con- ference, and it was at least the second time he had talked with tho niim described in Berlin as a clouded. messianic missionary who mode an utiauiliorized flight to Scotland to talk peace with the

Duke.

After his talk with Hess early this week the Duke saw Prime Minister Churchill. Lwen given a leave from his duties with the Royal Air Force to aid in iluvavclliiu: the case.

If was Ernest Bevin. ltllnisier of Labor, \\'iiO declared yesterday that

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Trim Corvette is launched

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN POM/l‘, Miiy 15-—iUPl—Ll1Si‘l€Ci by n driving rain. the Lriiii gray hull of another Corvette for the Ruval Canadian Navy slid smoothly down the ivoys here this afternoon,

Standing on a high platform, Mrs. J. E. W. Ohuid smashed a bottle of champagne on the prow of the corvette and christened her H. M S. Saekville. utter the toivn of Sackville, N. B.

The Saokville slowly gathered mo- mentum as she slid down the wa s to take to the water stern first am d the cheers of workmen and specta- tors. On her brief run to the water and as she floated cleiir of the ways she yvus greeted raucouslv by the sirens and whistles of other vessels in the harbor. A tug towed her to a. berth where she will lie while her superstructure is being built and her fittinll completed.

Local dignitaries and their wives braved the rain to attend tne launching, along with military and naval authorities. Amoifi those present were Mayor N. A. ester of Sackville, the entire Sackviile Board of Aldemien, and their wives.

The ceremony began with the blessing of the vestsel by a local min- ister. It; ended with workmen who had built the ship vying to obtain as souvenirs pieces of colored rib- bon which had been wrapped about the champagne bottle.

Navy Minister Takes exception To criticism

OTTAWA. May 1b —(CP) — editorial entitled "ridiculous pom- pdslty." l-ilbllblifld today in the ‘lb- ronto Globe and Mail. was describ- ed as "basically inaccurate"

Niiv Minister Maodonald who ma e statement in the Houeei of Commons.

The editorial claimed that at, an eastern Canadian port where there was a British rear-admiral in charge of British naval activitiee and a Canadian rear-admiral in charge of Royal Canadian Navy activities, the former was "forced to operate from a email vessel," no that he might not "infrin upon the dig- nfties and preroga ivee of the new- ly created rear-admiral commend- ing the newly expanded Canadian navy."

‘Ibis port. the editorial states, "is the seat of Canada's naval power and it is in tliil port that the Rggf-

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ifibiglzdtes Throne in State of Croatia

ROME, May l5—lAP)-—Restor- aticn of a monarchy in Croatia.’ was announced tonight. I

An Italian communique said:-

"Yesterday, May 14. at 6 pm. in pIOCIBImiEld the restoration of the crown of Zvoiii-_ mlr, which. rested on the heads of Croat kings and which now returns to represent the sovereiglliy 0t’ the independent state of Crfintia "

Diplomatic circles yesterday heard that Crratia, a port. of Yu- goslavia. would become a kingdom under the reign of a prince of the House oLSavoy, Italy's royal fam-

i;

Much. damage in Philadelphia fire

PHILADELPHIA. May l5->(AP)i —~A huge stole of lumber consigned, to defence industries was destroyed‘, today in a s1,ouo,000 fire that olso| endangered a Philadelphia shipyard.‘ ‘rue rederal Bureau of Invtstlgation} announced "there ls a Dossibility oft sauotauc." 1

The lira was the most disastrous, in Philadelphia for a dozen years. The flames left the block-square lumber yard a smouldering mass. destroyed 10 homes and damaged 25 others. l

rare Marshal Jacob Clinton sold the total loss was at. least $1,000,000, Jllfl might be much higher.

Fifty persons were left. homeless and were cared for by the Red ores.

Three German Supply ships Left burning

LONDON, May l6—tl"rida_v)—- (CFO-Three Canaan supply shire were left burning off the l-‘risian Islands Thursday after British bombers attacked an 650011611 60B" voy. the Air Ministry announced.

The three victims of the R-A-F» mar-lumen were estimated to total 11.000 ionll

Nazi fighting planes swarmed out to defend the convoy, the Air Min- istry ma, and in the melee that followed each side lost a Diane.

Last night watchers on the Elli!- listi coast could see the flashes of gunfire near Calais, France. stiort- ly after RAJ‘. planes flew in that direction. apparently bound on en- other of their regular forays against the German-held coast.

One of several German bombers that oama over coastal areas in do light was reported destroyed.

There has been no authoritative explanation of the German let-up t heavv Tilda on London or port elites this week but tthe unusual eureeeso fmm bombs forms a. siren e coincidence with the pres- ence n Britain of Rudolf Hess, No. 8 Nell l

Premier Campbell Arrives at Ottawa

UITAWA. M; l5 ~40?) _Pre- mier Thane A. pbeil of Prince Edward Island arrived in Ottawa today and sold hi4 visit was "prin- liiilfllly" to diaouu with Finance Minister Ilsiey the latter! proposal that the provinces vacate the in

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SEIZUIRE BILLl

Riddle Still Grips Great Britain

iChurchillDie-l-a-ys Comment

Duke of Hamllto-n and Ivone Kirkpatrick fly to London after talking with no. 3 Nazi.

Providgfor Taking over of Alien vessels

Some 80 Ships Affect- ed By Ship mo; lII-i eludes Two German] And 28 Italian (‘raftj

WASHINGTON. MRS’ 15—!AP)- By a vote of nearlv three to one. the senate approved the admin- istration ship seizure bill, empow- ering the President. to requisition alien vessels now idle in United States harbors and use them in the I national defence or British-aid prokrams.

The measure had already been passed by the House of Rcpreseri-i tativcs but before going on to the‘ White House for Mr. Roosevelt's signature. if. first must go back to that bndv for routine action on

WASHINGTON, May l5-(AI’) -—Cuast guard headquarters an- nounced tonight armed guards had been ordered aboard all French ships now in United States harbors.

Headquarters said an estimated l0 vessels were involved, four ln New York harbor including the big liner Nnrmandie. three in New Orleans. twn in San Pedro, (‘a£'t'., and another in San Francisco.

No reason was given fnr the or- der and offlrials said "you can draw vuur oivn conclusions.” minor Senate amendments.

The final vote found 59 Senators sitpporting the bill and 20 oppos- iiit: it, 15 0t them Republiczms. Ten Republicans, including the minority iloci- leader, Senator Charles McNai-y voted for the measure.

One big subordinate issue was involvrd iii the conl.roversy-whe~ f.l1('i‘ the President slioufd be per- mitted tn llTlilqlCl‘ Axis ships to‘ Britain. An opposition move t0; prohibit sucli procedure on the ground that it would constltutei an not of war was defeated, 43 w. 3B. r

some B0 vessels are affected by i the ship bill, including two Ger-‘ man craft and 28 Italian vessels

tContinued on page 3, Col it)

iimuts to give Birthday present To war fund

JOHANNESBIJRB, south Africa. May 15-(CP Cable) -A nationwide movement for contributions will give Prime Minister Jan Smiths a handsome birthday present M!!!’ 24 when lze will lie '71. but the old statesman-scientist won't: take it,- he will give it, to the national war fund.

The general, announcing he would give the fund to his country, d?" clarcdt»

"Efifll successive day brings near- er the overthrow of dark IOFCB-i-

"1 am- proud to think that any

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ND IRAQ

R.A.E Zirdered To Raid ’clromes' In B0tl_1__ States

Free French Leader in Middle East demands surrender of French Authorities in Syria.

NEW YORK. May l5'—ir\l,)—-Gt‘lI. Georges (‘atruuyiy leader of the Free French forces in the Middle East, has demanded the surrender of French authorities in Syria. the BBC said tonight in a broadcast heard by CBS.

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The BBC, quoting advices justreceived from Cairo, said Gen. Cat- roux hail sent an emissary to the French authorities in Syria. with his demand.