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MANITOBA FLOOD SITUATION OREACHES CRISIS STAGE

fellowship In heaven, and lack of fellowislp hell.

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Maritimes Press For

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnbum Paola stuoio, Charlottetown.

"Dance. Lane River lnl, lad- nnsrllly. May 17th.

SPECIAL ON TOM'S this week. Phone 1692-W.

-"Custom Work with tractor. cr..i Ellis, Donaldston.

"Dance, Orwell Hall, May 17th. lii.l1vlew Orchestra.

--primers, now booking Clover s-ens. Rush order. Mcciuigan an Boyle.

"Regular dance. Skyline, New L.-mien, every Tuesday night. Good .....,-..c and canteen service.

--corran Ban Hall, Wedneedsy, May 17th, three act comedy drums. cmain 8.30. Dance after.

"Souris Regetis, and Tea Party. wndnesday. July lzth. Reserve the date.

"Lo: 65 Hell. Thursday, May lsih. Play "The Colonel's Maid". I o'clock sharp. Dance after.

"Dance in Donagkl School, Wed- ma.-rlay, May 17th. Bu-rke's Orch- cstra.

"Seven Mn. Bay I-fall. Wednes- day. May 17th. Comedy drama by Richmond players. fins specialties. canteen. 8.30 p.m.

"Cardigan Hull. Fridlv. Me! lllm, Cardigan Players present a three act comedy. Curtain 8.30.

"see Roy M-illsnd in ”sealed Verdict" at MacDonald Bros. Theatre. Mt. Stewart tonight.

"North Imstico Hall. Merry Minstrels from Charlottetown. Thursday. May nth. at 8.30.

"Brackley present; their two one-nct plays and specialties in North Wlnaloe Hell. Wedn--day. May 17. Sale of lunches. In aid of hell.

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"Special Meeting Kingston

Branch Canadian Legion. Tuesday

.May 16th. 8 P. M. In the Legion Home, Charlottetown.

"see the comedy drema. by Seven Mile Bay Players in Thanks- giving Hail, Wellinttoll. Pridllb May l9t.h. Cllfial-lli B-30.

"Morell C. Y. 0. present three act comedy drums in Holy Name Hall. St. Peters. Thursday. May 38th. 8.30.

"Come to the opening Dance islanders Country club. Travellers Rest. Tuesday, May lath. Music by George Cheppelie and his Merry islanders.

"Emerald Hall. Wednesday, May inn, New London Variety Can- .-ert Excellent entertainment. Sponsnred by Etneraid Women's institute.

"R('!('rve Saturday. May 20. 2 pm. rummage sale Holy 30' lli'ilI'1lCl' Hnll. Sponsored by the Altar Society.

"R:-serve May lath for plly "She Married Well" and "Tile 1" npered Darling" and singing by the school children In York Hall nt 8 15.

”('ulleCllnR hot: by truck Y0? (Umnda Packers every Thursdrly

htkinnlng May 4. Phone 27-121 Hunter River Exchange. D. L. liinrnowell.

"New Glasgow variety concert in Brookficld Hell. Wednesdnr 9"- mng. May )7. In aid of the Gr:-r-rwgle Womenlg institute.

"Pownal Y. P. U. present "Meet. In: the Husband". Kingston Hull "might. Tuesday. May 16th. Aus- rivna W. M. 3. Kingston United Churdi.

' "see "All cars to the Radio" Ind "Thankful for Jack” in Oom- un Hall. Vvoenudsv. my 17th- Hpeciaities. Presented by the W. I. Curtain I-30.

, "nun, llount Aiilaon student Artists recital in the Trycn Blv- :!:t Hell. Wednesday. my 17th. .5 lug

"At than is diecfed to tho large den sale rat the lets "err: Crunlrs. lredeioton. on Will! neat.

"Bi-aekley presents their two '"l0-act lays and specialties in North nslog all. Wednesday. my run. Sale 0 cakes. In aid of

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Should Kiain Advantages Of 1927 Roles Acl

OTTAWA, May 15--(CP)- The New Brunswick Govern- ment and the Maritime Transportation Commission today asked the Royal Com- mission on Transportation for freight-rate concessions to compensate the Maritimes for geographic and other disad- vantages.

The Government and the commission- spokesman for Maritime Boards of Trade- united in calling for amend- ments to Federal legislation which would:

1. Lesscn the impact of percent- age-type freight-rate increases - the kind swarded the railways since the war - on the long-haul traffic typical of the Marltlmes.

2. Restore rate relationships ex- isting between Canadian ocean ports before the last series of in- creases.

3. Preserve advantages guaran- teed under the Maritime Freight Rntes Act. of 1927. which it is claimed have been partly nullified by transportation changes since th

en. . 4. Extend the application ad the act to makedts statutory rate re- d-uctlons effective on rail-and-water shipments from points in the Mar- itlmea to those outside the use.

Increased Reductions Asked in addition. New Brunswick .went a. step further andiasked for I 50-per-cent increase in the rate

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Daughter Bom to White Queen Of Bamangwajo Tribe

By ARTHUR GAVSIION J0!-IANNESBURG. South Africa. May ill - (AP) - Ruth Khama. jailed by Bamangwato tribesmen as their white queen. today gave birth to a girl at least a month

prematurely, British authorities announced here.

Exiled Serclse Khama. chief of .

the African tribe, was not pre- sent al the hospital in Serowe. mud-hut tribal capital in Bech- uanaiand. But British authorities gave the youns Chit-'1 Fermi-W0" at once to leave Lobatsi. 200 miles south on the Transvaal border where he had been waiting, for a four-week visit.

The baby girl some day may claim rule over the tribe. Ruth. I

London stenoflFaPh9?- mamed Seretse in London in October.

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G0vernnient.SItill Held lip In Acquiring Building Site

UITAWIA. my 1b-(speeInli- progress of a Dominion Govern- ment Building at Charlottetown to house deputruelltaf offices is being held up still by the problem of acquiring the site. Public works Minister Pournier told the House of commons this afternoon.

In fcply to a question asked by W. Chester 3. Mcbure. Pr08l'05s give conservative membvr for Queen's, Mr. Fournie-.r said:

"The only statement I cln mllko ie that we are trying to acquire the site. If I remember correctly. there are thirty-two different PFC- perties involved. and the officials ,5 me department are negotiating with the owners. The moment the .13.; becomes the property of the Government. we shall proceed with all haste to put up the build-

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"'i;. the architects office of the I-ubuc Works Department drille-

o-mmv. May 21th. for the spring Valley play in New Glas- gow Hall. '

"Kenalngton Presbyterian plays on present their Three Act. com- gay "needy Mode F's.mlly"lin Trav- ellers Rest Hell on Thu v. MI! nth. at no.

"Attsntloni Be at Bradnibnnl comm It 8.30 for the show "Queen of Broadway" followed by a dance. Good music. Don't fall

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Compensating Rate Concessions

Youngest Passenger

Mrs Florent Robert of Silver P

in no uncertain terms. "All we

Vlas lore la Midst of Flood

stalled refugee train leaving Winnipeg Thursday. born two weeks ago in the flood at Silver Plains. Mrs. Robert. had seven other children who were demanding comfort and food and warmth,

clothes we have on us." said the mother. taken from our farm house by a team of horses as the flood water began to cover our l00-acre farm. future seems all so useless to us now."

on Refuges Trsla

lalns, had the youngest child on a That was Carol,

were able to save was the few ”The children and I were

We have lost everything. The

Heartening Response Follows Opening Appeal

Their Warships, Mayor: 1!. lul- Wedge, Snmnleraide; W. H. Lane,

Georgetown; Willard uard, Borden.

Smell Fishing Season Extended In Magdalens

QUEBEC. May 15 -(GP)-The smelt fishing season in the Max- dnlen Islands has been extended from Oct. 1 to the close of navig- ation on the st. Lawrence River, Fisheries Minister Dr. Camille Pnuliot announced today-

Nonnal season in the rest of the province is between Oct. 22 and Fish. 15.

Reason for the extension is to allow fishermen a ions" 59”"-in before ice forms.

men are completing plans for thel Charlottetown building and inner- porating certain changes from the first drafts of the plans. with ppm; nnd specifications nearing completion. only 21015119 in 303' structlon of the building is the question of the site. If negotiat- ions for the purchase of various properties are pr trected. there is the possibility hat actual can- structlon may be held TIP 101' months or even for upwards of a year.

lloullhobors Blast 151 Foogldge

GRAND man. I. 0., May ll -fOP)mA canailan Pacific Rail- wey bridge was blasted last night in what Provincial Police said was a "reprise! raid” by sons of Free- dom Doukhobora.

Bombing of the X67-foot steel bridge on the G. P. 339 Kettle Valley Line followed the arrest Sunday of so "sons" on arson and mice plriding charges.

The bruise. 2 1-2 miles east of this seat iiootenay Settlement, was badly damaged but a Railway spokesman said traffic on the line will be resume'd tomorrow night.

THE GUARDIAN

Manitoba Flood Relief Fund .

PATBONS :

Ilia-Honour Lleut.-Governor J. A. Bernard The Hon. Premier J. Walter Jones

Charles Profitt. Aiberton; W. 1". Taylor, Kenalngton; P. L. Boudreault,

--Very Rev. Hewlett Johnson. Dean

Macllonald, Charlottetown; Henry Montague; Edwin lAVie, Souria:

City of Charlottetown S100. Provincial Cabinet Ministers 14)). H. M. Simpson Ltd. . 5. W. E. Bentley, K.C. E. Mabel L. MwcLeod 10. Helen 0'Ha.nley . 6. J. P. Simmonds 25. Mrs. E. F. Green . 5. Rev. Fr. Bernard 5- Laura A. Young . 3. J. Harry Hill . 6. 100.

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Dr. P. E: Smallwood .. ii Jacqueline MacDonald 2.

' ply necessities ' other agencies.

Helicopter Makes Dramatic Rescue Al Niagara Falls ,

NIAGARA mus, N. Y.. May 15 -- (AP) - Two pilots and a wom- an they were rescuing by helicop- ter todey narrowly escaped death near the brink of Niagara Falls when the craft capsized in the Niagara River.

All three were saved with the aid of a second helicopter afmr a rock had caught the drifting ship and kept it from being swept over the 160-foot Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side.

The dramatic rescue was made in the swift. cold waters of the river just off the Three Sister Is- lands, about 300 feet from the edge of the cataract.

The woman was Jeannette Bugay. K-year-old wife of a Niagara Falls taxi driver and mother of three. Her husband. Sigmund, said she had been suffering from a ner- vous brenkdown and hail. disap- peared from home yesterday.

Two park employees heard her acreeming for help this morning and found her clinging to the rock. about 75 feet off shore,

One of them. Herbert Sedlta. fastened a rope about himself and Wldad tmvlrd Mrs. Bugay. The swift current knocked him off his 993- H13 Wmvlnion. John Paon- essa, pulled him back.

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Subscription iisl.iNow"0pen

Official. cooperation has been warmly forthcoming from all quarters in support of The Guardian Manitoba Flood Relief Fund. Generous contributions have already been received to the sub- scriptlon list, opened yester- day. - '

As will be noted from press despatches, the flood. while it has levelled off at Winnipeg," is still raging in nearby St. Boniface and upwards of 100.000 will likely be driven from their homes in points outside the danger zone.

The appeal now being made is Domlnlan- lde and in this Prov- ince the funds will be deposited by The Guardian in a special ac- count and forwarded promptly by the Bank to the relief headquart- ers. It will go entirely to re- habilitate flood victims and slip- not covered by All contributions are deductible for income tax pur- poses. The urgency of the need spellks eloquently for itself.

U. S. Nol Expected To Raise Tariff

OTTAWA. May 15 -- (GP) Trade and agricultural officials hold little fear that the United States government udll move to increase the tariff on Canadian dressed beef.

They.were commenting today on a Washington report in which Senator Chan Gurney (Rep. 5. D.) said he has asked the tariff com-

lesion to restore t.helsix-centa-a- pound import duty on Canada beef.

The tariff was Nduced to t-MU cents a pound Jan. 1. me. but the reduction wee not fixed by the International Geneva Agree- ment on tariffs and trade. The tariff therefore can be adjusted at any scale a 11.8. guvemment likes.

However. officials here already have discussed the matter with us. government officials and there eppears to be no indication that the fu-lff will be changed.

officials pointed out that only a small portion of the total 17.8. consumption of beef originates in Oansdl.

"Red Dean" Paired Ar Hamilton

HAMILTON. 0nt.. May 15-(CP)

of Canterbury. was the target of an and tomatoes tonight as be concluded his Clnadlan speaking tour here.

A large crowd on James Street North in the foreign querlar of Hamilton pelted the Dean's party with eggs and tomatoes. atrlklnl several member. of the Canadian Peace Congress but IPDIIP0Ml.V missing the so-called "Red Dean". The Incident occurred as he left the Central Hell with members of the Congress for another speaking engagement at the nearby Hungar-

Csech Embassy Appears Boyceffed

ll. ll. Secretary is Received By Stalin

hlOS()QW, May 15 - (AP)-. Prime Minister Stalin tonight received Trygve Lie, Secretary. General of the United Nations.

Lie is on a ”Savc the UN." iour ovfllfluropcan capitals. Be. forcp sailing from New York April 22. Lie talked at the White House with President Truman.

The avowed purpose of Lie'.s mission is to ease east-west tensions.

T0niEht's meeting took place four days after Lle's arrival in Moscow.

It came after Lie had met onstirne each with Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishlnsky snd,Andrei Gromyka, deputy foreign minister and former ahllqef Soviet delegate to the

- Earlier today Lie was Vish. lnskY'5 guest at a formal luncheon.

Few details of the Lie-Stalin meeting were announced to- night. It was suggested that Lie would discuss it more ful- 1y at a press conference ten- tatively scheduled for Wed- nesday.

Flood Wafers Slowly Recede

GRAND. FORKS. N. D., May 15

--(AP)-The Red River of the north showed a slow but steady drop today. a possible indication

of a return to normal from dis- astrous flood conditions wlulch have plagued this area. since early April.

Though the waters wen receding. large areas of Cmo'r.ston. Grand Forks and Oslo, Minn.

Hue. N. D.. other Red

were still inundated.

An enthusiastic group of work. ers assembled at the salvation Army Citadel last evening for the opening campaign supper meeting of the Red Shield appeal.

Approximately ninety canvassers sat down to an excellent dinner prepared by the ladies of the L. O.

B. A. and appropriate words of

appreciation were expressed to

the ladies by Mr. P. W. Turner. Mr. N. D. Macbean. who is

joint City Chairman with Mr. J. C. Montgomery. spoke to the gathering after dinner. and read excerpts from a recent magazine article on the wonderful human- itarian work being done by the "Army."

pcards were issued to canvass- ers. and each one was urzed to make all calls for which he was responsible, and to carry blank cards with him.

Major E. Hutwhillsun of the Sal-

O'!'rAiWA, May is -(OP)-The Czechoslovakian embassy ed today to be under at least a partial boycott by thr Ottawa sec- tions of Canada's forces. appar- ently partly because it attrlhuted the Czechs” liberation in 1945 en- tirely to Russia.

The first indication came when a reporter spotted on the bulletin board of the R. C. A. P.'s 412 Transport squadron at nauty itockcliffe a heavily-chalked not- ice that "ell invitations to attend

Embassy will he declined."

Defence Min'ster claxton de- clined comment. so far as could be learned the order was posted without his knowledge.

T8 Appointments As l(ing'sEounsel

IRISDIIRICTON. May is -(CP) -Apooinunani of the following 18 New Brunswick barristers as King's Counsel was announced this afternoon:

I. C. Atkinson. Fredericton; W. H. Davidson. Newcastle: G. T. Feeney. Campbellion; John E. Trial, Monctcn: H. W. Hickman, Fredericton; A. MCF. Limerick. Fredericton; G. T. Mitlon. Mone- fon; R. D. Mitton. Moncton; S. G. Mooney. Andover; T. Louis Mc- Gioen. Saint John: G. F. Nichol- son. St. Stephen; R. M. Palmer. Moncton;' H. C. Ramsey. Balhursl: C. '1'. Richard. M.P.. Bathursl: W. Grant Smith. Saint John: M. Ger- ald Teed. Saint John: F. Dodd Tweedie. Edmundsion. and D.

in hall.

Gordon Willet, Saint John.

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functions at the Czechoslovakian:

vatlon Anny expressed the warm gratitude of the Army for the splendid supvport of the workers to their appeal He also read telegram from Winnipeg telling of the evacuation of the Salvation IArmy ”Grnce" Hospital there, and urging all canvnsscrs to do utmost in order to make up objective which Winnipeg does Wot expect to be able to meet.

. over 33,000 Collected

It was announced by Mr. G. M. Avard, of the special names com- mittee, that 3 little over 81,000 had been collected and another two or hree lln.lI'ld'i'8d dollars was

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Red Shield Campaign Launched Last Evening

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expected from the last ten cards. line at nearby Wairifleet.

Conservatives I Victorious In I Two By-elections 3.

TORONTO. May 15 - (cm .3 Progressive Conservatives won two' Federal by-elections today, retain- ing Toronto Broadview and win- ning Hamilton West from the Lib- erals. .

Mrs. Ellen Fnlrclough, Hamilton; controller and accountant. became . the only woman member of the' present Parliament. She scored a mp-and-tuck victory in Hamlltun West. a seat held for lo years by Hon. Colin Gibson until his ap. Polntment to the Ontario supreme ( Court a few months ago. 1

Toronto Broadvic-N. the seat. held ' for 16 years by T. L. Church. Pro- gressive Conservative member who died early this year, was won by George I-lees. 39-year-old executive l of a family venetian blind ma. ory, ' .

The two Progressive Conserve-l tive victories raise the number oil that partyis Commons represents--i tires to 42. T

The standing: 3

Liberals 186: Progressive Con- '1 servntives 42; C,c,F, 13; soc,-all credit lo; Independent Liberal 3: vacant 3; total 82.

Mrs. Falrcloush. who becomes the sixth woman member in the history of Canada's Parliament, took an early lead over runner-up Hiirold Lazler. 45-year-old lawyer Who represented the Liberals, and Steelworker Alfred Oollingdon, 0,. C.F. candidate.

Gradual -Dhop In Water Level Gives Rise To Optimism

By Robert Clarke Canadian Press staff Writer TVINNIPEG. Slay 15 --(Cl') --

The Red River flood situation reached" the crossroads today. Vic- tory or disaster could not be far away. '

A government tv':stcr-level sex- pcrt said the Red's crest. is passing through the city and that the wat- er-barring unforseen complicat- ions--shouldi start a gradual drop tomorrow.

Even flood-control headqunr-ten. anxious to I(ePp volunteers .woI'k- ing on the dikes and women an children leaving the whole fine zone. abandoned some of M4 chronic penslrrriun to my the "pic. ture is considerably brighter."

The average Winnipcgget. Tong- ing for good new: after dnya of crisis talk. accepted that assess- ment. The River had dropped one- tenth foot to 30.1 feet It 9 p. last night and held that lev througlh 3:30 p. m. today.

Warning Note

But Brig. Ronald Morton. the Army flood-control commander still injected a serious note. Good

weather must continue for some time and ma,Lor dikes must be kept strong. ,'

"A catastrophe could still hap- pen and we must be prepared for it."

he said. Brig. Morton told newspaper!

As the ballots were t r her lsmd masses for a spell. but me i?.”E.'2. ''.il3"i”..”'” ”" ml"

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The commons had been without a woman member since last June 7! when Mrs. Gladys Strum. 0.. 0.1". was defeated in the Saakgt. chewan consizituency of Qu,A.peug.

The runner-up in Toronto Broad. Vlew. I riding which has been Conservative since 1933, wu mum RAMON. llretty 25-yearold re-

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it was by far tne easiest and most pleasant canvass he had ever participated in. This he said was due to the excellent reputation of the Salvation Army.

Mr. J. .0. Montgomery. and Mr. T. R. Cudmore also added words on behalf of the needs of the Army, and urged everyone to do their very best. "The Salvation Army is one of the best loved or-' gdnizations," Ml. Cudmore said. "It is always ready to help any- one. nnd now we have the opport- unity to help it.”

Another dinner was announced for this evening, and it was asked that as many canvassers as pos- slble complete their calls and have their cards ready to turn in, making it a" one day canvass.