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I . . h Traffic Reported . Ilurdieli By Ilommonwealt Hm... m... _ ..,.., _ , Jam-packed with passengers ar- rivinz home for Christmas holi- - By Alan Hervey with Britain on Easier. Monday. days, the Scotian, Canadian Nat- Cartadlan Press Staff Writer

Armed police stood guard outside lonai Railways passenger express, LONDON, Dee. 20 — (CPr-The the House of Common-s in London arrived here tonight front Mont-

e world's oldest family of nations when the Ireland bill was discussed, real more than 1 1-2 hours late. ‘achieved a. political miracle in but there were no incidents. Steaming into the station 15 as l 1949.‘ A major event in Anglo-Canad- minutes later was s. second pas- J With almost elegant cue. eight im relations was Canada's decision senger train. also from Montreal. partners in e Commonwealth whioh to abolish appeals to the Privy loaded with “overfiow" passengers.

I straddles five continents and em- Council in London. Under new leg- Railway officials said they expect

4 braces oils-fourth of the world's islation. Canada's own Supreme trains moving east from Montreal

Population decided on a formula re- Court becomes the final arbiter for will run behind schedule from now

"$1191"!!! crown and republic within ail Canadian appeals. until Christmas.

.1 single framework. In April, Newfoundland-oldest liv a 212-word declaration jointly overseas community in the Com- _ ,ned in London last April, the monwealth-became Canada's 10th

‘mnionwealth countries-Canada, province with the f-ull blessing of

'.i"'ra.iia_ New Zeliland, South Af- Westminster. A bill clearing legal

.:-.i. liidia. Pakistan, Ceylon and barriers lo union between Canada °

l.‘ iiiiiicllKiiigdcvrrl-pledged thcm- and Newfoundland was passed iii n

‘in-s i0 “remain united as free and the British House last Mai-ch. An

. nil members" of the Conlmon- amendment moved ‘by Sir Alan

health of Nations. Herbert. Independent, was defeated __

The vital point of agreement was 211 to 15. ' DAMASCUS’ 5m" D“-

:iiat India, while not acknowledging Sir Alan said Newfoundlanders

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allegiance to the King, agreed to recognize the crown as the symbol of Commonwealth association.

Thus, while other countries found it increasingly difficult to get along together. delegates to the eight- power Commonwealth conference at l0 Downing Street hurdled a formidable constitutional barrier- ‘now to fit into the family-fold en India newly grown to nationhood and determined to become s. sov- ereign republic.

They did it by a careful choice of words.

SL1’ Girja Shaliikar Bajpai. head of India's External Affairs depart- ment and believed largely re- sponsible for the wording of’ the declaration. said the art of politics consists in recognizing that, there are some important issues which

‘cannot be reduced to hard. legal definitions.

who opposed confederation merely wanted to determine their own flit- ure "instead. of being chucked across the counter like a tied-up parcel."

Knotty Problems

ably amiable your, there were some Cmnmonwealth tensions. India, Pakistan and South Africa remained solidly opposed on racial problems. Pakistan was reported flirting with Moscow. and Pakistan and lndia were at odds over Kashmir, a prin- cely state with a Hindu ruler and a predominantly Moslem population. South Africa. worried Britain by indicating shr- may press for in- corporation within the Union of three territories now under British high oomimissionerers-Bechuana- land, Swaziland and Basutoland,

day overthrew Gen. $31111 I-lennawi, the cc-mmanderdnrchief who was accused of being the power be- hind the power behind the scenes in Syria's Government.

Col. Acleeb Sheishakkli. leader of the third of Syria's turbulent up~ sets in less than 10 months, an. nourzced that the amiy had acted to safeguard the safety of the country's republican regime. He accused Hennawi of coiiwlring with unnamed foreign powers.

Araib sources in Cairo said they believe One faction of the army acted to forestall plans of other military factions to unite Syria with either of the Arab kingdoms of Iraq or Hashemite Jordan, or perhaps both.

Eight Killed In

F" ‘k External Affal s Minister Lester th latter an "island" surrounded 0 i Peuleomnlcanada‘: delegagw datlthe bygUirégpn territoryd [h t m th 5A 1 er n e, terme ar- r n anouncc a e ree a GLOVES vk DRESSING GOWNS .33. ‘I/‘lqiitolericﬁ; He slaitdlth; zcitilfik! telzitzrlgsswaiédirrjllstbitazi ling? -___ ., / \ _ ‘ ,4 ,. ¢o|°ur§u| . HHCH lWMlC&Ol'0 0V!‘ fl .31 8 ~ ,. ~ * * ‘Erlgilliculouaon senied. PARES- De“ m " . lop)“ A ' M; Y- w- 4 ' bOXFLS D‘ 5° Many of Britain's 4o colonial ter- Beisian Babena Airlines 91am a ,

The Dollar Problem ritoriu approached nearer to self- "uh"! 1n ill-mu Whlzht at MM‘-

4» v .~.-' . ~4 _ - government. Most. significant de- by Alﬂnly-Bvusﬂola. killing all U” on, hyiny pk“ ‘ deposit w“ Two months later. in the same velopment was in the strategic. 918m Pefwl" 15mm. lliclildln! 8" hqld 55y ggrmgnl: harmonious atmosphere which cocoa-producing Gold Coast, where AXIIBFlCB-h passenger. The DIE-m‘ ' marked the April meeting. comimon- an all-native committee recominend- missed a crowded movie theatre

wealth countries and the aeLf-gov- ed a form of government which by °"1Y '1 59W hundred ylfdﬂ- ernlng colony of Soilthem Rhodesia amounts virtually to home rule. Th0 DC-3 P1141! with 10111‘ DM- V|RG[N|A C|GARETTES sat down in Downing Street to de- Snnilai- proposals are being worked ensors and a crew of four had h". u ‘M l d I I d m n" g | I cide what to do about Britain's out in Nigeria. 11155 “ken 0!! 90m be BOWEN ' " ‘ °n n’ n‘ u" ‘I ’ I

dollar problem. At year's end. plans were iieariﬂi Field "n it! 1'98"“! m!“ “m 3° MEN'S AND ‘QTY WEAR

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' One of the decisions was that all the blueprint stage for a West Brussels. It made one turn over Commonwealth countries except India federation of six Caribbean the field, firing a. green and red EMYVALE SCHOOL

Cam-id h‘ h de is in dollars colonies rid early 3000000 People flare and began to lose altitude [Ghm- 3- FIOYEHCB Cllrkiri. S. WIi-', Clifford Callaghan, 3. Vernon Mce s, w io a. . a n . - < -

_ i ‘ired McCioskey. , closlgey, wculd follow Britain's lead in re- Under the plan. federation of Bar- after rising only e few hundred Following 15 m, report m. ma,

S‘i'Dh'lZ7Y, N. B. Dec. l9—A 86 rear-old Roman Catholic mission- ary who was l. Japanese prisoner of as: for trwo dreadful years. is com- ing home from contused, war weary China.

lie is Rev. Father Charles Mur- Dill‘. n! Sydney, who returned to

iiie Chinese mission field in mug- iiit o! 194'! despite warnings that

Fire and water caused damage estimated between $100,000 and $150,000 at St. Jean Baptiste Or- phanage at nearby Lac Sergent late Saturday. The fire blamed on explosion of an oil heater broke out in a. new wing of the farm school for orphans not yet oom- pleted and spread to the main four-storey structure built ll years ago. The school's lilo orphans all were taken safely from the or-

the United Kingdom and Common-

wealth unless her own parliament decides otherwise.

Strenuous objections to the bill were raised by the Republic of Ire- land, which severed its last ties

borrowers on the various forms o! financial assistance extended by

I the bani; was $ZD.594.485. This was

reported in the l.D.B. monthly statement of assets and liabilities.

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($220) a week as mate of l fish- ing trawler but allegedly neglect- ed to pay income surtax. He ag- reed to have the sum claimed de-

ducted from his earnings.

in. Junior Department Grade VIII — l. Desmond Cal- . laghan, 2. Eileen Murray, 3. Ber- Grade V - 1. Wilfred Griffin, 2.‘

‘Regents McQuaid, 3. Leo cudmore»

1. Brendon Mc-

144 GREAT GEO. ST. d m m t r d n um hm Bmsh Ho d m Jmﬂm yards m o’ N b mGrsde vé -d 1. Vernle ciukin. at Grade m (a) - l. Sheila Gm. - uc g pors rom o s: co - 0s, l ri u ._ _ - - mon ovem er: arenco 0a y, 8. Forerlce Con- fin, 1 Mg Q1111 3_ D 1 ‘ riee. The decision iesiilteolriirienri- th. Leeward Islands. Trinidad and 1t skimmed the room or one m). ‘clarion. ry r n’ “n” . . i ly negotiations which are still go- the windward Islands would boccme cottage and crashed Into flames “mo, Deplmmnt Highest ‘Verne _ mu“ Mo) Grade m (b) __ 1‘ Catherm- f 3 A in on . an accomplished fact. intod anrtikther. guigrzaarlmﬁriiélreléissxgi closkey __ 845 pa, cent Mcsmnv Z Loyom Grimm ,_ I. ||QbQg of hqn Q Another historic development m5‘ e 9 °°, Grade X -- l. Roma McCloskeyH Perfect attendance - EileemFrancis Coady. i ‘I PTIQST| FQTIIICr , g d “g. dull‘! ‘he 7°“ W“ me passing by Av?:NgecRE;,oET (CF, __ but escaped Injury’ 2. Wilfred Claritin, BernicelMurl-sy, Bernice Cudmore, Phyllis» Grade II -- 1. Marie Mcoardle, I Japanese Wﬂr Prlwliﬁl‘ ‘WW9! Y f9 the Briiuh vﬂllwim 04 "is "e- h°n d n, ﬁevl m, Hm,‘ ._______ Cudmvre- Florence Clwdn- n. Join Quinn. s. Earl Griffin. l H ch i land bill. 'I'his provide-s thlt Nvfth- I ° 1“ “s {Bil ,,,,,,°;‘,"{',., end n; HULL. England -_ (c?) - wu- Grails 1x - 1. LOUIS ivrecioalley. Principal - Dorothy McGinn. Grade I - No tests. ‘a RQTIIHTS 0m h“ QUEHEXJ‘, Dec. 20 —- (C?) — em Ifﬁllmd will remain a part of ggsgmrlilifrthe amount Owmg by liam Solomon Wrigley earned £71 Rita McOlosktY. 3- Eimel’ C15"!- Highest average - Marie Me.

Grade 1v - l. Mario Olarkin, zlliroponald.

Cardle 9f.’ per cent. Perfect attendance MoQuaid, Marie Clarkin, Francis

iit-irwverr w“ not complete rmm phunage and later moved to the I"? 111d III“!!! 809N781 In JBDBH- Provincial Government's forestry ‘ "f Prison comm. school at Duchesnay, eight miles

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lsrtircek talkedby long distnnc _~ " . I’ ' telephone to his sister, Miss Ks; F°rm'r sydn'y coupl‘ ' ' '“ Murphy. Rt N, supervisor of the ' . - , _ , , , Dolsco dfnergency hospital. Di‘ In nos.” Hr. _ _ " . ‘ _ . . ’ d ti ’ . ‘ ,, . ' fro: $391520 thee lriggeigirtt’? giilncrilgahle gczToNlcnw- 3° i‘ (Spa “Elm ' . _ , ' ‘ . I . ’ I] g ~ 811d TS. 007K!) . 0y 6, Ol‘— , I - . . ' - ._~ _ _ ‘ ‘ K2153“ Cw“ Colony M Hons m, page“, o, Sydney’ N5“ M c; » "- 1 . , But it appears the trek to irons i . - ~. .. '- - . - " I - ‘ ‘ ' - c Mam/wwar/zrwmz/ - , _ V g _ SERIES H-T90 AND M-ZIS

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ihe Communists armies’ advance. 71 a," dhd on mm“ M’ hok CLUTCH. 11-inch lionotev, semI-nnlvtfugal typo. Frictional one 149.: i... i...

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versntinn was interrupted ‘m from the first-storey apartment. numerous occasions. o

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if known retired steel worker, was Communist . occupied u,” ﬁg seriously ill. Since then Mr. Mur- Chin,’ 53y "ports reaching m“- 11h.‘ Passed away at Camp Hill Hos- Se“ 41.15340“, hegdqunar; 0g n“, 91m» Heliiar- United Church of Canada. Tile

Mail from f. W. U. Kinwak. If"! missions headquarters announced I'M“ had 116911 irfﬂtillilf- today it hna Just received cables

The cable office offered faint "porting the safety of Rev. E, "We that word would get through Bfacé Qgpglgnd in Chungking and to Limchaun. It did. Rev. Harris Vesls at Ohengtu.

AM from teeming Shanghai the _--—-——————--————— m1 Mme Lhmugh n was 11,30 sions society, Scerbnro Bluffs, Ont, I g . lun. there, 1,130 ‘gm, in sydnq, was engaged- in missionary work - - ‘ _ M when the earinecﬂgn was made, in both Canada. and United States ' . ~ - If the transportation problem is while convalescing from his prison ' _ - " i. ercome, pr, Mupphy ewe“; to camp ordeal. He is well known i‘ . . » “

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