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Sunk Near Cartagena By Insurgent Sub- marine.

w!‘ my“, By Cuardialfs Special Wire

' LON/i Jan. Sl-Bleven wfigalfltlllldillll a non-interven- m; control observer, the ships “bum arid his wife and the chief “m”: were drowned today when up 881 tun British freighter Endy- mn was torpedoed and sunk near Qutggeliil by an insurgent Spanish mbmariiic. ‘he §pilllsiil uovcrn- ntiit announced l-Cilllgti. _

The vessel was 511-.‘ lo miles with of Cape Tlnoso, near Cana-

. it was enroute in Cartagena,

portant Government naval base

. an the southeastern Spanish coast, pith 1,500 tons of coal.

The attack occurred, according p; m official communique based ||| reports from officers at Carla- pia. at 7.20 a. m. _

The ship went down four rnin- fies after it was torpedoed.

An carlicr report, broadcast by fluBarci-loiia radio station, said some of the crew members were

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MADRID. Jan. 81-—The Spanish Government tonight announced i1 lives were lost. when the British freighter Endoymiou was torpedoed ind sunk.orf the Spanish coast mar Cartagena,

An otfieiiil communique said the ltl tori V0556] was attacked by "a iubmarlne in the service of the In- surgents‘ i6 miles off Cape Tlnoso southeast Spain.

The Government gave no furth- li‘ details oi the attack.

CONFIRM REPORT

IONDON. Jan. (lb-The Admir- alty tonight-announced the British freighter Endymion had been tor- bedoed arid sunk in the Mediter- mepn off the eastern Hpaziisli

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The B87 ion vessel sailed Satur- day from Gibraltar, its port of ltiistry.

Franco Rcorganizesp Insurgent Regime

HEN D A Y E. Franco-Spanish "Mimi. Jaii. 3i--tAP)—General Franco made himself president- dlctaior of n reorganized Insurgent calms lctlcy while his troops “will l0 breach the Government lines with an offensive in South

Gpcizn, _

“W? fighting went into its sec- ond day on the border of Badsjos 11nd Cordoba. Provinces near the Aluiida mercury mining region Wll-Cll t.lic Insurgents vamly Wllalit to capture a your ago.

Reports frcin Government 50111‘- w. wlulc admitting Franco had made lflliiiil gain! in the southern Wilfmsli. said the Government Iliwjwiis ivrcsing a. counter-of- fensive, I

'I_‘lie new Franco administration, which Will have its seat at Burgcs l" Nirtli Central Spain, included t nirriiber of prominent members 0i_ the National Council with which Franco has ruled since Pitcher. roar.

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“.\liil0l1ilf‘lllll'li..i are Inserted ill s column at 2 rent» per war "PEP"! iuiynlile in minim-e.

"Ross Mil s, Vernon River, will irlnd first three days of each Week- L-229U-1-31-2l.

"Rummage sulc 8t. James film's-b Ball Saturday February 11-3301.

"lilghilcld Granites vs. Hor- Yltl-s. Milton rink tonight. Game llflfl-S B o'clock. L-3304.

"Kinkora Hull, Bingo and Dance Friday evening. February 4th. L-SZBZ-Z-I-ii.

hlxBorden U110 Club ‘ "‘ 1108s hi. calves every Tuesday. Hours l? to i. L-aia-iz-M-ii-o-tf.

,6"5\1ving dressed chicken and Drilil daily. Correct grading. Ton m .

Island Cold Btnra e Com- L-flb- 2-80-tf.

"Bmde at k. Wed u . Feb- allry mdEilndlies hooks: ignsing- n“ Vs. Borden. Skate after. Admis-

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‘fast night reaffirmed the Board's

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be held March 21 in the

Japanese Pres ont Economic Menace To British Columbia?

‘IORDNIO. J n. s1_.r have “swamped British Golfing: fishermen and now flfgy flJ-e swamptng the fruit industry iii the Fraser Valley and becoming heavy landowners," R, L, Map. land. former AtbOmeY-Genergl rei- Birltiah Columbia, said in an ad- dYW here l-Oday- "They are de- finitely challenging the lutm-g o1 the province," he added, {The people of British Colum.

is have always protested this matter and are asking the people of Eastern Canada to back them 11D- BY virtue of an agreement Japan is the only country in the world that has the right t0 send imminent-s to Canada. we have been Prolcstlni: that agreement since its inception."

IMr. Maitland said he was in Sympathy with the proposing w bu: all‘ Japanese imm tron,

Possibly the recently dlsologed attitude of Japan in relation to the British Empire will givg g wider understanding of our p051. tlon and more strength to our do. termination t0 stop this influx” he said. '

The JBPanese menace was an economic one. he said.

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Fair - Haired Daugh- ter Born To Juliana -—H0lland Rejoices.

Effort To ‘llumanize’ Spanish Glvil War

(AP. By Guardian's Special Wirei

LONDON. Jan. til-Foreign Sce- retary Fxlen, shocked by repeated bombardments of civilians in Spain. was reported today to be detcr- mined to make another effort to “humanize? the Spanish civil war.

Informed sources said Mr. Eden, who has returned from attending the league council meeting at Gen- eva. was considering what: further Step8 could be taken to follow up the Inndon Nonihtervention Com-

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) t

AMSTERDAM. The Netherlands, Jan. Lil-Crown Princess Juliana gave birth today to a blue-eyed. fair-haired daughter who some day may succeed her as Queen of The Netherlands and its colonial empire.

The '1 3-4 pound girl, Princess of The Netherlands, Princess of , Orange - Nasau, Duchess of ; Mecklenburg. Princess of Lippe- Blsterfeld, was the first heir born to the House of Orange since Juliana herself 28 years ago. ‘

For months pious Dutch had. prayed with Prince Bernhard, Jul- 1 time's Consort. that" the child would be a. Prince and future King. The last King of Holland, Willem III, was born in 1817.

Wanted Girl

Endorsement 0f Ferry Project‘. ls Reaffirmed

Special Meeting Of Charlottetown Trade Board Coun- cil Last Night.

The Council of the Charlotte- town Board of Trade in a resolu- tim pit-red at a. special meeting

endorsement of the proposed establishment of a ferry service between Caribou. Plctou County, Nova scotia. and Wood Islands in Queen's County, P. pressed their that it will be 0f very benefit to both Nova. Scotia and Prince Edward Island." Full text of the resolution. moved by Mr D. F. Archibald, seconded by Lt. Col. K. B. Rogers, appears below.

The special session was called principally to hear s. brief. which the Board will present to the Rn- we'l commission when it meets in Charlottetown this month. Pre- pared by a commltteounderchalr- manshlp of Mr. B. L. Cotton the brief was read to the Council for npnroval.

Dr- J. A Clark was appointed chairman of a committee to pre- pare answers to a questionnaire rent to member boards bv the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. committee include the President of the Char- lottetown Board. Lt. Col G. E. Full. R. E. Mutch. C. N. ‘Blnetl.

(Continued on page '1, Col. 4)

Sets Date For Alta. Byelection

. OTTAWA. Jan. 31—(CP)-—Prlme Minister MucKeiizle King an- noiuiced tonight a byelectloii would Rderal Constitleiicy of Edmonton cast to name a successor to the late Dr. William S. Hall, social credit-er, who etlcd last week.

Insurgents Order Youths To Colors

BUB/COS. Spain. Jan. 31—(AP) —'Ihe Insurgent Government. today issued orders for the youths of l9. who in peace time would not bell" their army service for another two

. bled streets

But Juliana wanted s. girl and at 9:47 a. m. her wish was gratit- ed at the little white palace on Soestdiik. her country home near

ere.

A salute of 51 guns boomed out at. the Amsterdam, the Hague, Arnheim, Breda and Amersfoort. garrisons. '

In Amsterdam. crowds had col- lected on the historic dam square in expectation of the announce- ment. As the news came. thous-‘ ands chanted the solemn Nation- al Anthlem “Wllheimus Van Nas-

nuwen. ,

‘Quaint winding lanes and cob- were filled with whirling couples. dancing under massed banners of orange.

Both Doing Well

The only quiet t in the land of dykes, wlndmil and tulips was Soestdljk Palace where Jul- iana and the royal child were re- ported well. Even there, however, one noisy reveller voiced approv- al. Prince Baud, Juliitnafis secre- tar . announced ulzzlcally:

" e new princess has a strong, we in the palace already know." well-developed pair of uiigs-as

Unless Juliana has a son, the new Princess may one day become Queen, following her grandmother Queen Wilhelmina and her mo- ther. Her name, to be announced tomorrow. is expected lo be Wil- h mine. Berrihardtna. Armgard. Prince, Bernhartfs mothers name is Aririgard.

Commission Ends Ottawa Hearing

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01TAWA,-Jan. ill-Canada s P01 sition in the international field oi government revenue was K118011589- before the Roweil Commission here today and c. Fraser Elliott. Domin- ion income Tax Commissioner 55nd it was vital Uanads. put. its house in order to be able to defend itself financially against other, 801/0111-

inents. ‘

The commission cmcluded its Ottawa hearing and entrained for Halifax where submissions ironi in- terests in the Maritime Provinces will be heard, starting Thursday.

McAvity Liberal Nominee For Seat

(C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) BALNT JOHN 31 --

, N. B.. Jan. Liberal delegates from the Federal constituency oi Baint John-Albert inct in closed convention here to- n lit and chose Allan G. McAvity, 8a nt. John. as their standard bear- er in the Feb. 28 b election to fill thtrvacanc cause by the death

of William . R m. Lbersl. Conservatives ave yet. to call a meeting or say if they will contest

years, tn report for duty with the colors between Feb. 6 and 1-

the byelectlon.

Anglo-French“ Plan Closer

LONDON. Jan. Viscount swinton, sir secretary. eonfe with Iuemh H‘ ing up circuit

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MINT. P0115 last. week it Ill “m,

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Air Exports C0 - operation

of air force expansion than Great Britain. The British strength has been doubled in two m. Awarding to figures Britain now has 2.031 first-line a t. ooumered to 1,016 in May. 1036, when the sir

program started. Government we: preparing 0': Air Min

reannament

hmmering whey contend that new tapes of planes no not bdng built fut enough.

Criticism hu come from Con- servative benches in Parliament u well ll Iflll‘. .

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mlttee's appeal to both the Spanish Government and Insurgent. forces to stop bombing towns behind the battle lines. and mass executions.

This report came close on the heels of the “bloody Sunday" raid by Insurgent warplanes on Barce- lona. where 153 persons. including 4'1 children, were known dead and more than half that number wounded. The death list may never be com leted as many victims were blown o bits. Semi-official sources sold it would reach more than 350

end.

The Sunday raid was ilic latest of’ more than a score in which at least 1.000 persons were killed and $11038 wounded during January

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Brighter Future For Vegetable Industry Seen

Mr. J. W. Boulter Re- turns From Meet- ing At Ottawa.

Mr. J. W. Bculter, who attend- vhe Canadian Horticultural Council meeting at Ottawa last week as a delegate from the Prince Edwawl Island Drpartriien-t of Agriculture. yesterday expressed hopes for b5\2l‘ things for the vegetable industry in the future. Mr. Boulter i-c-turricd from Ottayva Saturday. ‘

Mr. Boultcr nuts a. member of the Vegetable Czminittco which ivus successful in having ilie coun- cil request tlic Dominion Govern- ment to negotiate a reciprocal trade agreement with Cuba which would allow Canadian potatoes to enter that market in a volume comparable to former exports t0 that market which were approx‘.- mately one million bugs pci- year.

The council also reqiieirsrl the Dominion Government to make every effort to obtain better trade relations with the United States for the entry of certified seed potatoes. A permanent committee was appointed to deal with mat- ters pertaining to potatoes with Mr. J. E. Porter c-f Perth, New Brunswick. as chairman.

Dr. Galley of the Nationalitie- search council informed the dele- gates that as much research work as pos.ib‘e to determine in what

products was being undertaken, MI. Boulter said. It had already been loomed thatbya. certain pro- cess potato starch may be uscd for gtullnary purposes lii plricc of corn

arch.

It was estimated that the Mari- time Province: used annually two million pounds of corn starch. The delegates were further ad- vised that’. by it slightly different process the potato starch may be made sufuable for laundry pur- poses. but. that it had been con- cluded that it was not economical- ly practical to manufacture al- oohol potatoes.

Death Yesterday 0f Noted Physician

DUMFRIIS. Scotland, Jan. 8i— Sir James Crichton-Browne, the “grand old man" of British medi- cine died toooy- He was 9'1-

Slr James specialized through- out his long caerer in mental cues and was a loneer in brain surgery. For neary lielf a cen- tury he was the Lord Chancellors visitor in lunacy and wrote wide- ly on. tnental diseases.

“We can all be cenenarians if we like," the Scottish whose long sidewlilskeis made him n perfect survival of the Victor- ian medical man. once sold. He believed the benefits of cumula- tive medical research would re.- ault in an era of health and hap- piness if ,war_could bc_ayg_r_ted._\_

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More Adequate Com- 3 pensation To War Pensioners Suffer- i n g “ S e v e r e Wounds.”

(By Capt. W. W. Murray) (Canadian Press Staff Writcrl FORT WILLIIthi. Ont.. Jan. 314

Provision for more adequate coni- pensatiori to war pensioners who have suffered “severe wounds" was announced to the seventh bl- cnnial convention of the Canadian Legion today by J. R. Bowler, gen- eral secretary. p

Concurrcd in by Pensions Minis- tcr C._G. Power. the Pension Com- misiuri is bukin amendments to the table of disab lities, with a view to lightening the increasing handl- cap urliicli advancing yenrs bring to men severey wounded in the = Great War.

Mr. Boy/lens announcement look llie form of a letter received from Cicueral H. F. McDonald, chair- It sct forth that pensioners receiving 50 per cent pension in respect of their amputations or wounds will receive un additional i0 per cent at llic age of 55, a. further i0 per cciit at . 5i and 10 per cent more at 59. This ' plan will apply simlarly t0 those with higher percentages of pcii- slonable disabilities, eventually

bringing them up to 80 per cent. The age-rate for 60 and '10 per cent pensioners. however. is accelerated. so that. the former reach the 80 per cent point when tlicy are 5'1 and the latter when they are 55.

The amendments are effective from tomorrow. Review of the numbers so benefittiiig may require some necks. however, but fill effort will be made to have this complet- ed by tlie end of February.

PRESENTS REPORT

This‘ afternoon tlie coiivriilioii heard Brig-Geri. Alex Russ, Do- minion President, present iris rc- port. The document spanned ilie two years from tlic last convention at Vancouver in 19:0. 1t relented o. widening of Custodian LCQJJH activities iii the spheres of national and international service rim! cited the many problems which the As- sociation had C1601! with and with which it continued to deal.

Legion work had not been solely bound up with matters relating to war pensions and kindred matters, the Dominion President said. Tlie organization was taking its p ace as a. national llfhlyllll; rorce, sock-

ing to bridge seclioriaiisiri iii Con- ada and to operate to: the good of all the people. The Association was firm in its hostility to wars of aggression, but cquaily tirm lii its advocacy of adequate defence of Canada.

Earlier in the-day Pensions Min- ister C. G. Poyvei" told the conven- tion iegisliitioii would be iulroduccti shortly with a view to alleviating the conditions of the "unabsorb- iible residue of unciriployable cx- ‘ service men."

He urged the convcniion to dir- ect lls best thought on the unem- ployment report. with which the delegates woiid deal, rcirimduig them of the weight which them representations must carry as rc- presentative of a large war veteran body in Canada.

Drowned When Car Crashes Through Ice

SAINT JOHN. N. 13.. Jaii. 3l— The latest in a series of accidents caused by weakened icc oii the Kennebecuis River took the lifc of Percy Alexander". 33. Rolliesny’. this afternoon while his iicphciv. Freddie Lamb. 12, escaped.

Alexander was driving his car from Perry's Point ivlicn the automobile crashed through lce to ; the river bottom 20 feet. below. ‘ Both occupants struggled to the surface but Alexander sank again before his brother Horace and others who hurrlcd from shore

could assist him. They arrived in time to pull Freddie to safety. He had been

clinging to the ragged ice cdgea.

Two trucks broke through the river ice during the weekcnd but the five oocupsuts esca-Qlld- 9Y1 Jan. 13 two lives were lost in a similar accident. More recently. near St. Andrews. five .mcu drowned and one escaped when a car plunged into a hole in the

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W» i» "WIEGIBN your Corruption And Political

Speech

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Opposition Leafld-e-ijHits outFrOmiPgrysigpg For Blind The Shoulder At Government Will Commence This Abuses In Dr_a_i_f_t_ Address Debate.

V("C‘unzidizin Press by Guardian's Special Wire) 011A“ A, Jun. ill-Charging that “never in the his- tory of this country has corruption been so rampant elec-

torally as it is today” Conservative Leader Bennett

in

House today delivered a three-hour onslaught on the re- cord of the inberul Government. lie was prepared, lie said, to give details and facts before a committee in support of

his charges of corruption.

When lie concluded his speech which lcd off tlic de- bate on the address in reply to the Throne Speech he mov- ed an amendment, criticising the Government for not tak- ing legislative action against unfavorable economic condi- tions or proposing "i0 deal effectively with the prcvziiling uncertainty and insecurity resulting from the inadequate

. incomes of large numbers of

our people.”

Hccrlliclsed the Government for a policy of inaction of relying on foreign trade while internal conditions were neglected. For instance, nothing was being done on mone-

tary reform, he declared. Shirking Responsibilities

The Dominion, Mr. Bennett said, was sliirking and evading its res- ponsibilities uiidcr the constitu- tion. It ivus sliirkiiig its respon- sibility regarding Alberta, refor- riiig legislation to the courts.

As it szulcliiig principle. Mr. Ben- nett suggested llie Dominion rule “any provincial lctzislation that. dciiics tlic riglit of any person to ggnto the courts will be disallow- e .

Even if only experiments. there yvcre policies that could be tried iii Canada. lie suggested. “Is there notliiiir; this Parliament can do? Are we iiicirpublc of any 1irogrcss or iiionclnrv reform or strcurity?" lie risked.

DQECDCI.‘ of Canada's coastlines ivus riot the only defence against enemies of Canada's llfc.

The Conservative lender's cor- rrtlption charges may lead to u par- litiniezitary investigation. the Coli- servcitwc leader agreeing to “thrcsli it out" before o comniit- tee. giving (la-tails rind facts. The contractors‘ levies even extended. to the Canadian National Ruli- ivays. lie said.

“It. is not 1!. case of $5,000 or $10000 iii a constituency but has to do with large sums of money for corrupt purposes." Mr, Ben- nett raid.

"I am iiot unmindful of the fact that coittributioiis to political par- tics rii-e not ceiisorable in any sense. I know of men who make contributions to political parties as they‘ do to their churches. But. a levy is uii entirely different thing. When an organizer goes to a contractor and says that’ he

wants one or i0 per cent. that is |

a lcvy mid not a Contribution. “flint. is more. I say it threatens tlie very life of this state. . .