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tniiniiiits lNllllEST HElD ll iusiicti

A coroner's inquiry int/o theldeatli ll Anglia miute, ill old ietliicd lciiooi lCiiCiiCI‘ who was Lilli-l ilttlllw ll Bliigilliil)‘ fatality iieui. its us- llwl-ipt- lluiilU Dlllltlu) uliuliioltm

OYUIIOI‘ - i . | ' glelgtvu presided. v _ _ l l-purlet-il ttiiiicsacs W016 Chillin- ld l); Mr, Li. Li. LlJiHS, h. C, Sum- iittsdv, iupivseiniiig the Anointi- Rllelal _\i_i-_ J, J. Johnston, “"1:“:‘.‘.““:::‘.s‘t2

l Ctiiullel‘ C" 5 ’ ' l z-llplllsfrs. llc was acting‘ for tlic ill-ll“ 0i iiic cut lHVOliCCllIlII the Kfltlclll, .tii. Albert. Altlllt) of Ctiutloietotvii. _

_\i;. limm- i-itiiie ta lllﬁldflitgllalllllll) . - i‘ illl('l' snort tc "t . ut nit by a car driven in a tireless iiniiitici‘ by Albert iwuilcy M Chad H “till vreelilnliemcnbtalnlloﬁl

ill? i o lillllaﬁilg lccllsc DBHUBHLJCUCU for a period oi five years. l

itir. (i, it. Lel-"iige, Jury foreman. |iiei reading the verdict declared unit there was no doubt, in mind, litiivt-tcr, that. if llllt) ldclcbeasttid (j been walking 0n tie e. sf 8 Elitiic road its provided in the high- ﬂy lllillli.‘ act lie would not liiivc been killed. uthci‘ members of the lury weir: ltay Doiroii, Peter; Pin- nit. Archie liartlcy, Bounce Liuote, l liinies L. Sziv tluiit and FCUX P1“- qlliiose gitiiig evidence ilivlllllﬁfil

Mlfllll hviiiiy, Dr. J, D. Met-iii;- L1. Jack lieiiiiy, Prank Moran, furs. tiny Kenny, Caroline Kenny, Vic- loila llriiiiils, Dorothy LQClDil‘, William Philips, wiinain DcCoste ind Albcrt l\llll'lt‘y alrof Charlotte- iawn; Culisliilllc l’. L. Keyvs of the it C. .\l. l‘., litisuco Detachment, , Corporal l)l'llllllliiill(‘l Hay, R. C. l\l.~ P, Charloiistowti Detachment, anti l firs. Ctkl l’ Iililhciliifd, HUSUCOVIHC‘. l - in lit-tiny, first witness r ed testified that 1w he lrcre llll>il§1 tlit- puvcd highway iit ltitticovle last Sunday uticriicou bsaw ii man walking along the‘ Mil. As the \\‘l‘.llCSS approached lie iftaridcd his ll(ll'll and the man, nlkirig jlbl off the pavement. in "i! same (iircctitiii as the Cal‘ \’aS pmreciiuu, l\ll'll('(l his head and wntinut-il on. Tlic witness ttiriicdl Dill to i\l|.\.~ htiii n". a sixrtl \'.'llli‘lll lie judgmi to bc iibotit 25 to 30‘ miles pcr hour. l-ic was Just pastl lliii, hcittmyv stated, when he‘ lend a t.ir coining tip on h right Did iiriur; one of the women in lie rear Mill. cxt-laini "0 they've hit thc zisiu." instantly the car ﬂashed pri~t him on the right. Her lllll a htxci plimtisc through one ol "it lidc window's oi a body litirled Iilhr fill‘ when the woman spoke m the ‘st. hc kncw that. a car ns trailing llllll, The witness im- Iiitclatcly pullcd over and stopped. he testified, two or three car lengths nlicad of where the body gTiicytheLcar stopped three

(Continued on page 3, Col. S) M2131“???

t MING fVfNli

Textile Company lliay Open Drive

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

MONTREAL, Aug. 24-—R.eitera.t- lng the company's intention not to sign an agreement with the Na- tional Catholic Federation of Tex- tile Workers, managing director G. Blair Gordon of Dominion Textile Company wnrncd striking workers today their placcs may be filled presently by others.

"if the present situation con- tinues." said the head of the com- pany tvhnse nine mills were closed by a wrikotit of 10,000 employees Aug. 2, "tlicre is a. strong possib- ility we will launch a drive next weck to bring our working force: to normal and re=uriie production."

Gordon's statement was made as an estimated 750 men and women vvent back into the IHL!‘ Montreal mill; npt-ncd within 48 ll“‘.Zil'S latt- lnsi \\".'ek. (rompany officials maln- laiiicri three mills were producing.

"Unless we can shortly finish otir next season's samples, and get order"- bookcd, otir mills will ex- pericncc a flat wtintier, and this will injure otir employees as much as it will injure ifs," Gordon said. Only activity on the port of the

llls _ iinioti, (lemanding a collective lab-

or agreement, improved working condition; and increased wages or shorter hours. was to call a mass meeting of its 3000 Montreal mem- bers for tonight.

Death 0f Sir G. Beckett

LONDON, Aug. 24--Slt Gervase Becket-t, batikcr and newspaper Plllllillﬂ‘, dicd today. aged 7i. He was the fathor-in-law of Pbrcign Secretary Eden.

Sir Gcvvas/e represented York- shire constituencies in the House of Common: for iieary 23 ytcars. and from 191B to will cried as asstaiit tiircctci- of the war trade department. He. was one cf the publishers of the Yorkshire Post, influential Leeds new patio-r-

In. early life he served in the

rank of captain. On rcsigniiig his commission he became a partner in Llie banking firm of Beckett and

F o r Employees

lWoman And Three Children Drowned

(By The Canadian Press)

DRUMMONDVILLE. Que. Aug.

24~A woman and three children

were drowned today in treacher- ous St, Francis River ivatcrs above llrlcmmingb Falls, a mile from here.

The dead:

l lvfrs. Willie Grenler, 35..

l Marie Pattie Savoie. 12.

l Jeanne Savole, 7. and

l Dolores Lapierre, 11.

l The bodfrs of Mrs. Grenlei- and iJeanne Savolc were rccovcred shortly aftcr the tragedy. Eirrly tonight searchers were still scr-k- lng tlic bodies of the two other children.

None of the four was able to

swim. Jeanne Savoie was wading in shallow water abovc the fills‘ l when suddenly sh;- (ll'(ll)])f‘(l into a lliolc anti screamed for liclp. l Her crics. “I'm (lroivnlitg; I'm drotviiing". attractcd tho atten- tion of Mrs. Grcnlcr and the oth- er children and the three ran to lhcr rescue. Tlicy raced into the water but dlsapprnrod also in the treacherous hole.

Mrs. Rosalie Savole. mother of

‘lh l f th l' - l - e W0 o e 6111mm“ s“ “ml vance southeast along a line between Peiping, about 100

tragedy and ran for hclp. Bath- ers nearby rushed to thc scone and thrce young mcii dove intn the water in an attempt to save the woman and the three children. One of the men recovered Jeanne‘; body and Joseph Lafnn- tainc of Drummondvillc practised artiﬁcial respiration, - Mrs. Grcnicfs body was found half an hour later by Constahlc

Tc Nationalize Railroads

(Al'- By Guardian's Special Wire) P5315. AUK- 24 -- An ofiiciali

spokesman indicated taught. that? Premier Cliautemps’ cabinet hair l agreed upon a. modified natlonali. zation of France's railroads.

Under the terms of the modifica-

Cornpaiiy, later incorporated with tioii. the spokesman explained, the (he wk lmmsiel- Bunk Limit“; or government will organize a imtfonal

WlllCll lic btxame a director. He was made a baronet. in i921.

Harvesting Cf Grainy

Crops Well Advance r

(C. P- try Guardian's Special Wire) .

O'I'I'AWA, Aug. Zak-Harvesting of grain crops is well advanced in

, Canada, the Dominion Bureau of

Sl-aiLstlcs reported tod-ay in a gen- eral survey of conditions.

In the Maritime Provinces, the liﬂTl/(“ili has been early as the 1e- sttlf. of prolonged dry weather and.

yields are below earlier ex- , pectations.

, - In Quc-bcc and Ontario. heavy

"Talkies Montague Saturday. ralnl-all has (lone wnsldel-able

51314434541 damage to standing grain and

, . _""_ stocked field. Dry weather is need- "shw “m” Mmdﬁlllll 8 25 all ‘ea to facilitate completion of the I

,"3lll’lng live hogs Albany Thurs- ll’ 26th Emerald 27th until noon. l- C. Green. L-20-65-W-t-t-w-t-tf.

__"Ice Cream Festival and Dance dlmulr Rink Aug. 26th.

L-l7 6-8-24-2i

"Dance! Fortune Hall Friday lllhl- .\lt‘l<t~arney‘s Band.

L-lB07-B-25-3l "Plump: Valley Y, P, U, Ice “tram Social lii Frctlcrlcion liall "sdar. Aug. 26. L-l8l0-B-25-2i

"Bordon Line Club loading hogs, W16, calvrs every Wednesday at lbﬂnv- Hours 12-1.

L-2091-10-M T W Cl.

l __.___ mllflanre u the music of Stccicb all estrii rit Johnston's River

‘>01. Wednesday, August 25. 14-1785-8-24-21.

"Du _ Mlynill-‘ghllrl VlClOflﬂ Rink Wed- —musc by Charlotte- m‘ Rhtthm Makers. L-2063-T-W-tf.

James Hail, Sum- evening, Aug 27th,.

"Dance st, llrlield. Friday “W Qrchcstra

L-1B06—8-25-3l

n —“__"

CW“ V) the dance at Seymour m- ACOVCITCMI on Thursday .g',l,“!~ 26th. music by the C.

- old timers Trco, 14-1771-8-24-31

u ‘__"_' :i,,§f,’,1‘“"¥ H“ h0g5 and lambs at “ml 26m till noon Thursday, .3 ‘l Hum- Nicholson Bros. lcad- l M er River Friday tlllnoon. cEwen 6t Campbell. L-2i4l-7-D-iIi-20-27. “l1.” “Ti-Y Mount Stewart l . Klnsllggi‘ WSdDP-idav. August. my l “£15 D- m.‘ Come and an; l3 eveilmlﬂ entertain- 80. cards. bowling, shoot-

u m‘ 01 of fortune. etc. L-iM-O-I-ﬂ,

,._ "(Wiwlle

harvast. .

Manitoba crops are nearly all cut. and considerable threshing has been done. Yields are mostly good although grade will rim IOWPI‘ than last year.

Where crops in Sakatchcwan were wcrtii cutting. the work is almost. competed and yields are running from less than seed to as high as 25 bushel: in the better areas. Feed rilppllcs are Vlow throughout most of the province.

Harvesting is progrc-sslﬂii "Y :()lllli8l'l\ Alberta but in Other parts of the province dry weal-her is needed to hasten the ripening of crops. No frost damage has been reported as yet. GfﬂSS-llOpTX-‘TTT are plentiful on the prairies and many eggs are being laid for next year.

Fruit crom are proinbln! 1X1 i111 the producing provinces.

Maritime Provinces: Scattered shcarrs have relieved the dry con- ditions to some extent and while more rain would be welcome, there has been generally enough mOWl ture to promote satisfactory 8T°WU1 this month. The harvest is early and on the whole, earl)’ 10ml crops are good while late fields are only fair to poor. Potatoes are variable with light yields indicated for late crops. Some blight is in evidence. Roots and corn are fairly good but would benefit from more rain. Pastures have failed in NOW Scolla, and there is little after- g-rowth in hay. flelds- In New Brunswick. the pasture situation is somewhat better. Apples are show- ing promise of a. large crOP Wll-h quality good. Size an‘ color are sail factory and pests fairly We" controlled.

MONTREAL. Que. Aug. 24tli— The gross revenue oi the all- inclu-ive Canadian National Rall- waya system for the week @1101"! August 21, 1937. were 83.959970 u compared with $1555.41: for the

railroad corporation in which if; \‘.0l1l(l hold a majority of the vot- ing stock.

Ownership of the country's 26.000 miles of railway would be vcstcd in the new corporal. on.

Private shareholders of the prc5_ cnt lines would retain a voice, though a minor one, llI the man-i agement. of the national corpor-' atioii.

Thc cabinet adjourned after a four-hour meeting at which it dis- cussed plans for the so utlon of tho railroad problem atlvanced by Fin- ance Minister Bonnet and Public Works Min stcr Qucuillc.

by the cabinet other than that it had tabled railroad reorganization for future discussion.

Its reported agreenictit on a mod- ified nationalization was a victory for Queuilie tvho drafted the crlg- l inal plan calling for tionaiizution. It was the Socaists, headed Premier Bitini.

Finance Minister Bonnet, the spt-tirlicad of the program dealing with the nation's financial on.‘ gcncy. had proposed ilic liiics be consolidated into n national hold- iiig company. but flint they retain their atttoiitvmy, with the govem- mcii! having the minority voice.

Both plans were dcs grind i0 rc- lieve t-lic national ll'L‘i\Slll'_\ ‘up beset by other fiscal problems, oi the strain of mccting the large an- iuinl cicllcits of the liiics.

The canine: was cvpectcd to take actzoii on f“ pl“ ‘ mod flcd plan bJnrc newt. Tucsday.

l complete iia- l

supported by‘ by former

Baptist Preacher Enumeratcs Evils

WOLFVILLE. N, 8.. Allg. 24- (C Pi-Jiitemperaiice, "increasing tinder Government control sys- tems’ and "corruptfoii attendant on the ways of‘ inittics," were among evils that needed preach- ing the “Kingdom of God" to remedy. Rev. z. L. Fash ofl Moncton. N_ 8.. told the Upper- Rooin Conference of the Marl-‘ time Baptist Convention today.

The conference precedes nctunl convention.

In a case that. had comciiiiderl his observation. Rev. Mr. Fashl said. sso had been paid mi- a vote. ! He did not elaborate on the case. l

Anollicr Moncton minister. Rev_l A. K. Hcrmau. spoke on “Llfe's‘ Stiprcnic Question. Rev. F. A., Hubleyt of Bllftotvn, N_ 13.. offered i prayer and Rcv. I-i. H. Phiimey. Norton. N. Ii, and W_ Ideson. St. Andrews. N. B. were heard in n ducl_

the

uonrnniirjnifrl - tori- Decrlln“! of 340.000 wits reportr-dl ggdgy in cimndlan Paciﬁc Railway gross earnings of $2,582,000 for the, week cndcd Aug. 2i. compared with » zzaonooo for the cwrelpondln! l week in Ill‘ '

corresponding period of i986 In bonus of lmml.

lJapanese SituationWith

Decisive Victory In N ortli China

ChineseResistanceCollapsesAfter Capture Of Kalgan, Gatvewayis,,,,,,,,.,

T0 Mongolia.

BY C. Y. McDANIEL

Associated Press Foreign Sta/T TIENTSIN (by wireless), lclaimcd possession of Kalgan,

Aug. Zl-Japanese forces gateway i0 Mongolia

l lhroughWhe great wall of China, and a “potentially decis- ivc” VICIOFY tonight 0n a front. stretching 150 miles from

the coast across Chahai‘ and A Japanese force

l-itipeh provinces.

striking from the north was said to

have captured the city while a southern Japanese column crossed the (ireat Wall west 0f Nankow Pass in a ﬂanking movement and drove toward the rear 0f Chinese forces

guarding the pass. The northern column,

reports said, continued its ad- l W“

miles to the south, and the Suiyuan province border inland.

One dispatch said the stubborn Chinese resistance at. Nankow Pass l collapsed after the capture of Kal- gaii, about 100 miles north ofPeip- l lug. It said the railroad line from Pelping iiad been cut, isolating ﬁve Chinese divisions. tA Domel dispatch from I-lsiiik-

Ail-me Rjgllm-(i Lloml Roy llmlling. Manchoukuo, said the rene- Frank Emil-hard, gride Prince Teh of Inner Mon- -~ sulfa had thrown in with the Jap-

lanese. Fighting was said to bg

I lraging between his troops and the

l a l combined forces of Chinese regu- llars and Chinese communists at

Chﬁllglwi. 60 miles north of Kal- gan.

Unconﬁrmed reports said the Inner Mungolians routed the Chi- nese with 2,000 casualties, suffer- ing only about 200 themselves).

Haiid-to-haiid fighting developed west of the Nankow Pass ivhen {he fourth Chinese division attempted to, brcak through to the Peiping plain. Japanese reports said the Chinese were drlvcn back after a clash that. lasted a day and a night in pouring rain and the JaTxtJ-"e for the first time pene- trated the Great Wall.

In the Pciping-Tienlsln sector of‘

Advancing I North China

TOKYO, Aug. Z5—-l,WCflll0 TlJyl —tCP Havas) -Four ii undreil thousand Chinese troops are ad- vancing on Japanese forccs in North China, War Minister Hajlme Sugivaina declared today,‘ in support of the legislation ttte Diet will be asked to approve when it convenes on Sept. 3 to ineet “urgent needs.’

The extraordinary sesioii was called today in an Imperial de- cree countersfgncd by Premier Fumlmaro Koiioye. whose minis- ters remained ii; conicrcnce throughout the night with leaders of the various tmrlianiciitary groups.

40D,000-Chinese i

The Cabinet

(By The Canadian Press)

LONDON, Aug. 24——Pl'lm@ Mzn- istcr Chamberlain will discuss the Far Eastern situation here tomor- row with cabinet members. Th9 Prime Minister is interrupting a holiday in Scotland. On the eve, of the meeting authorities statedl LllCll‘ hopes of achieving pt-ace at through a. plan for l iictitralizing the city has ﬂickered l otit. ' l

'l'.'~.g Chinese Embassy released a stiittintiit from tlic Naiikiiig Ccii- l ltriil Litivcriiiiiciit accepting t'it~ plan but informed sources said they feared the action 11nd "tonic too late to be of any use" in tuew of Japan's active pursuit of the (ziiiipaigii iii llip (liiiicsc city.

'l‘lic I'l‘llll\‘ aiiiiisici‘ will illPPl with Ft-ruipii Stt-ritary Edi-n aliflt VlsPOlllli IIlllllliX, Lord of the Council.

ivliltelitiil was reticent on thf‘ liiics the discussion may follnw but

iiiforinctl sources t-mphasizcdGvca! Britain. if iicccsstiri‘, would use force to protect licr nationals and vigorously dciiiands for full leompciisation for damage to Brit- t isli interests. in Hang Kong. a battalion of the Mitldlcscx regiment. was or- ‘dcrcd to be ready to more again .oii an hour's notice following its l landing there from Singapore. China, iii hcr ansvzrr to the Bri- tish plan to save Shanghai, agreed to withdraw hcr troops lf Japan would do likewise. Japan's atti- ltitie thus far has been iiegativc.

Prusitlt-iil l I l

l

Baptist Church Host To ll. B. W. M.ll.~ Convention

Sessions Open Yesterday -— Inspiring And Inter- csting Meetings Are Scheduled For Today.

Opciiuig sessions of the annual lconvciilloii of the United Baptist

Women's Missionary Union of the Maritime Provinccs were held in the Charlottetotvu Baptist Church yesterday’. At the last night's ses-

vcampaign against Rotary Clubs ll‘.

, ment.

land l'llt‘lllll(‘ll\ll.ll 1.

ilazi Party Starts Drive Against Rotary Clubs

l i P mart LAND RElll

H] RCEMENTS

BERLIN. Aug. 24 'l'lic party high command startcd n

Germany today because the (‘lubr- are "not anti-Semitic.”

Walter BllPll, chicf jiislicc of :5.‘ party court, struck the first plow at the organizations in a wow- Btich declared the "L521 * tial principles" of German Rota " Clubs run counter to Niilzonui Socialism. .

"Rotary i< no‘ ' 14.. ..:.i. it is rtilctl by an lllit‘l'llll‘..lillill tu- gatiizatioii ttliiccivvgl iii i\iiill:.t-.i‘ hc explained. Jctvs

“Leadership lll

not go tutu-flier". .:I

Aftcr Ol'Ll(‘l'llll.I members bcltiiigiiig to Roi. p, FC-Sigll from the business nu- nr- ganization by Dec. (fl or b (‘Ollie liablc for “pciiriltiPsT Bitch cnlmti on German officials to force trov-

CHimPlli employees and army cfficcrs to give up membrrsliip.

lioriliztt- 1 (if

(JIIHQSQ Lilies Forced

ll a c k At Several Points (in Slizinglizii Front.

flit‘ .I1lllll'~i .\. \lill , .\\\lil‘lill»(’d l'ii‘\\ l'iiii-ii1ii ,~|.tll= hll:\\lill\l . . Q. "N";

(jliiiil-sl;

lYU/llxx‘ were said to bi

'" ~—'— in fllrli‘. and llWpp-Jl iwivccn two Jztpntiivst- coltiti ‘ ~11 1 1i. V150

bvtivi-cii Kn Iizinkott‘

For 12 Months l,

(C. I’. liy Guitrdiaii’. Special Wirc) COWANSVILLE. Que, Aug. 24

--Warned they would be (innit with to

severely in any future trouble, seven young mcii wont. free to- night in what. apparently was tlic \\ closing chapter of tlic brief ab- duction 0f Samuel Gris.

Charged with kidnapping the stocky general suporltitendent of Bruck Silk Mills, the srven rang- ing in age from 20 to (i0 years a were taken from jail totlriy :0 the courtroom at nearby S\-v:‘¢.l>tii‘r, the trotinty seat, where they plead-

Maglstratc J. H, Lcniay 0n 5200

bonds to keep the peace for 12 l

months. _ - The hfétﬂgLslllillk. warning tlic nmll n!‘

men of t-he seriousness 0i glint;- l ~ll,. i,‘ ,

act, ordered them

fiil tliiriiz; ilin m inciits $lllf‘i‘ pi ed guilty and were remanded by .\\-1']l;;l ll”. licatjv

to appear be- lIIflI-fl");

Ilslliilclio.

on Jri panki

i50-iniZc st-iii -le front Kiilgan the sea at Tiwngku. International Shanghai Wm

thrown lii‘0 tr-iir-‘irui early today

hen a fl-‘ct of ClIlYYPSO rr-conais- .aiit‘<=, plant's, l-tii aiiip‘c~ o.’ their Jiitvancsl- ﬂtlVPTﬂiT- ics, roared over the centre 0f thl city before dawn. The flight evi- dently was for st-otitlng purposei

iliiig the ex-

ntl no bombs were loord. For-lair i'<\.~-itlcitts have lit-ch fear- lr"ll‘ilJfll"(.l<

ctisia‘

forc liim next. August. ‘Piivy would ‘ iions,

not be shown the same lciiiniict- if

trouble, he told them in a 15-min-

ifﬁilfllﬁllrfl on lvvc 3, CHI. 3)

_ _ Addressing a joint confluence ‘Egfiqllllregulzzll Sembclrcle ‘Vhich of government leadcrs and rrprc- L - m‘ “e5 the a?" 0f sentatlves of minority llaftlcn

northeast China conquered by the

i y‘ . ‘ 4 Japanese from the Gulf or Chm“ war Minster Sugyamri estimated

l

‘sion delegates wt-rc welcomed by

i they were invoved in any fllTillPTl

utc lecture.

l Mrs. H. l.. Danton. Mrs. R. C. Viti- l cent of Saint John. N.B., replied.

to KaigairJapanese fnfantrycoun- fer-attacked Chinese gaerrlla bands.

After an intermittent aerial and artillery bombardment that lasted about 24 hours, Japangsg infantry

stormed Chinese. positions south of '

Ticntsln.

Sudden ground, mired by dren- ching rains, prevented full use of heavy armaments but the Japa- nese headquarters claimed troops captured high land posi- tlons dominating Chinese entrench- ments on the Tlentsin-Pukow rall- road.

Jiillanese said the drive elimin- ated the dangrr of their line he- iiig ‘sheared by a pincer-like riiovc- iiicnt of three Chinese divisions south and west of Peiping.

Japanese forces were hurriedly recalled from advanced positions ivcst of Pelpinlz and concentrated on the cast bank of the Yungtlng rlvcr to resist the tinexpccted Chinese strategy.

Chinese forces in nortlicastChlna arc said to number about 150.000 troops.

Sevcrlty nf the ﬁghting by rov- ing Chinese bands in the hills smith and west of Peiplng was in- dicated wlicn 20 Japanese trucks tmsscd through the city's ctiihassy

quarter lillrd with Japanese (load. l

Japanese castialtics were heavy but no ﬁgures were available.

Insurgents Con cen trate

that. fully 3O Chinese divisions, 400,000 strong, were driving on North China by way of the Han- kow-Pelping and Pukow-Ticiitsm railways.

The stock market spurtcd un- der bullish pressure with reports the military fortunes lii North China were swfnglng sharply in

troops advanced steadily in tho Shanghai sector and tirospctvis of peaceful settlement of the Tslngtao di=pute over the killing of a Japanese marine contributed to the rise_

The ncivspaper Niclii Nrhl ascribed the mnferciiccs bwtwccn parliamentiinv and figures to tho govci‘iiiiit~iit's dc- sire to avoid lengthy dcliritc on

the proposnﬁs tn incc: Japan's “urgent iiccds."

Criticism of thc govcriiiiiciit'.~: course was published by the iicws- paper Asliai. rcgardcti as inc mouthpiece for lhc country's

mvdcrittc political cicnieiiis. l Foreign office cfrclcs r-intiha-izt-d 1 that. Tokyo drcs not wish tn ovcr- throw the Nnnkiug govcrnnicnt. The Chinese ccntrrti E0\’(‘T‘lllllf‘lll l probably would dc trov it-t-lf hi’ internal wrangling thcsc predicted.

Marsha‘ Chfavg Kit-Slick was Wczardcd as still cpcn loiicroti- ations for an tinder-landing.

ForAdvance On Santander

(By The Associated Press)

l-IENDAYE, Franco- Spanish Frontier, Aug. 24—lnsurgent Gen- cral Franco‘ forged into a single line today his Santander-bunnd columns.

Bent on reaching the Spanish government's inst important Bla- cayan seaport "before the end of the week", the Insurgents joined for an attempted coordinated thrust along a ‘IS-mile front.

Insurgent planes reconnoiterlng

' over the Santnnder-Asturian high-

way mported that it was black with a steady stream of refugees. Santanders refugee-swollen pop- ulace was reported suffering from thirst. The city has been without a. regular water supply since In- stii-gent troops captured the Ar- rila waterworks last Friday. Insurgents declared that the only resistance "o! any account" to their advance during the day was made by Basque and Asttirian militiamen defending positions a~ round Torrelavega. about 12 miles southwest of Sun rider, attempt-- II I Ii ‘I Kill

'

escape from Sautandcr.

Franco was forcing a spearlirntl quickly towards Torrciavcga to iso- late Sahtander from Gljon. a loss important government stroiwhold on the Bay of Biscay about 00 miles to the wcst of Asturias.

Insurgent. advices said Franco's troops were but thrrc mllcs from

the government army.

Government in part Insurgent assertions, re- ported hifantry attacks, stipporicd by tanks. artillery and aircraft. had shaken the semicircle of In- surgent. forces tightening thuir . pressure on Santander.

Insurgents on the Madrid front began i; st-rli-s of minor attacks to

prevent any governments gains along the central battlrfvqnt. lNeither side reported any impor- tant advantage after n day of sklrmishlng.

British naval authorities at Pul-

ma. on Spanish Insurgent Maiior- l

ca Island. were instructed by Lon-

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JB-PMV-S llvmi Word that Japanese .

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Torrelavega, heavily fortiflvrl bv~

sources. adnilhuig _

At an executive iiiocting earlier in thc day a grout deal of busi- ness was transaricd. Reports from the l‘('(.'f‘tl'(lillE secretary’, Miss Clara Fullerton, Saint. John; the treas-

l tirei‘. Mrs. Susie Seaman, Amherst. lN.S.. wcrc hctird. Estimates for tthe ‘coming y't‘ar were prepared, and a committee appointed t0 maki- plriii< for the 70th anniver- ;sary in i940. l At. lilﬁ’ night's meeting Mrs. ‘John Mn Vcill inlroduccd the vis- liting missionaries. Mrs. C. L.

Clarke of Saint John dcllvcredihe , prcsitlciitial address. Other speak- i crs were Dr. H. R. Stillwcll. soc- rctai'_y' of‘ the Canadian Baptist Forciuii Mission Beard. and Dr. l Jcsslr- Fiiilov of Vcllorc, India.

l Sessions continue today and l conclutlc toniorrntv, l Members of llic cxcctiilve at-

lciirling prcsclit scssloils include; lVfrs. C. ’I‘. Clark. Si. Jnhn; cur. scv. Mm Fliillili IIllllll‘, .Wolfvllie; irons. Airs. Su. Seaman. Am-l \l'(‘. of burcati of literature, hi‘). Diuiflvld. St. John; Miss (isrtrutle Fllllll. I.(i\\'[‘l' Canard; I ltlrs. (7 'I' Ntsbct, Si. John; Mrs Nit-ti. ftrchibaltl. ’l‘rtir0: Mrs. Mc-‘ Aultrv. Si. JJlliiI Miss Una Clark,

l Nlflllflliilj Miss Emeline Abrams.

blflllblttllj I\l|'.\' C. C. Hayward. ‘ Aluiiclcii: Mrs. Monro. Camplicll- ' ton; All-h iVlcT-‘strlanc. P-cdcqiie;

Mrs. Sam Freeman. Amh-rrstﬂifrs.

W. G. Clark. Frcdcrictnn; Mrs, Cmnrgc Bishop, Wolfvillc; Miss

Augusta Siipp. Iiampton: Miss; Van ivort, St. John: Mrs. El Hicks. Moncton: Miss Emma nee. Coltvcll. Saint John, rcc. sec. prol ltcmi Mrs Dan Jtiiklns: Mrs. I-l/ C. Glllcsplc. Maccan. N.S.; Mrs.

Mnltlaiid, McAdam; Mrs. T. G.

Ivcs. Charlottetown; Mrs. J. ‘C.

‘ Clark. Charlottetown.

llew Offensive 0n llragon Front

f (A. P. by (iuardinn. Special Wlrci VALENCIA, Aug. Ill-A Mini try 'of Defence communlqtie tonight said Government forces havci latinchcd a new offensive on the] Aragon front in northeast Spain. ' The communique said Govci-n- t mcnt troom attavkcti the llblll" gent. lines between ‘Pardlciita and f Bclohitc at (lawn today, breaking ..1irot.igh in three places. , . It. claimed hisurgrnl. troops dc- ,I(‘li(llllg ixisltioiis iii the Quiiito sector wrrc isolated and encircled. ‘ 1 Iiistirgciils vrcrc rcportcd resist- ing strongly btit, the coinmuiilqtit- aid, government. column. "gained tmllCll ground and completely cut communications linking I-Iuesca MEN.’

Riuahed into a car, (iris. was driven to the border at Richforrl,

Vt.. 20 milcs away, whr-rc inimi- gration authorities released him, and hcid the seven for Qucbcc

provincial police- No uiot-ivcs- for the abduction were revcaicti tlit-ii, nor were any aired lii today's brief court hearing.

The sevcn-Alfrctl Brouiliiircl. ‘.31. his brother Ulric, 30. Rotu- DUll-l stilt. 24. J. Henri \V.i_v, 25, Rune;

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Albert Dccelics, 22, Edgar Cute. 22, and Adjtttor Flcury", 20-h cti preliminary hearing. plcadctl gitilty

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and elected summary triai. l1“- l

Will Settle Problem’ 0f Air Lanes

WASHINGTON, --Caiiii<iii Zlllti each (‘.l_Ll(‘l' to profitable air l. problem ll".\l c;iiii'r .tli\".‘ l.i

The ])l'l7.l‘ i.» .l r.

lll"ll.\ litre ~i_\', ic l.l[lil '

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fl 51ml.

tl.c Uzi

Jim l. .~ I niitv 1 - “ tiotcniizil wcaltli," said llnrlitio Brniicli. ii ~. ‘m. ;\ii~..i~ cral. "It beggars tlic lllill" and most of it must b out by airplane."

Branch and other (llllVJ ~ ! , fliclits to ‘far-flung outpims liirct‘ ' yrir, lll$}‘(‘t‘llll.’f w:th the ldca of cnrtiuiui dcvi-iopiiient. of ]ll'l\llil‘ substdlzctl by gO\'('l‘lilll4 contracts. They quic y to inaugurate a r ..i.- . schedule from Juncati u»

.liialti, i been

Appolnteﬁtilzll. S. Supreme Court

‘iiiiilfs Spi-vinl \\'irt‘i 2i .\l. i5 Arch;- -li;.t.v, has L h a Cu 1'1.

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Ilse Man who HNI» tits Plant \‘5 NEVER

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banks via Wliitchorsc. Yukon icr- 7o ritory. Shorter off-lliic sch lc- l l ll“ would ho flown from l-‘nzr . . ~ (-llll.-l_'.l_io._,ll 7‘ to outlying, isolated rcg mis. ‘ ‘We tvcrc all sci to g0 when FUR“ A“. there wcre new <lc\'r1tvpiiiv~i:t~."i Brunch asserted‘ . ' .\l1\!'.Y1lll<‘ l’l‘1 \I 1117i?! The "new (l(‘\'0lO;\ll'l(‘ill.~;" iu- I ,

l ‘t ("tidcd preparations hv Caitwilittii l‘

inaugurate air mnll so cc b»-

ttrc still nt n standstill.

“I guess wc wﬂl have lo no u i thcro and lnlk ill!‘ iiiliiq ovcr." lll‘ ::.1‘d. "ivc havc gel‘. lo so" them about some ollicr malfcr= lii 00'0-

ttvccn Edmonton anti i~ lihritikﬁ via Whltcharse and Diittz- ll.

Because each (‘fliiililT iiiusl ‘scctirc tlic ntlici-"s pvrnii ion to

fl_v nvcr or lnnti on tlp- other‘. H

soil, Branch said, lat-lii prIiftX-l: l» y,“ “m.

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i p. IR l‘! Tlrlllﬂllllltn il 0.50 p. m. daily

bcr and that wit‘ tirnvklc it good 1- l Ht ll a "'1" Fvl"-mlll‘;-"“ll“l‘l‘z ‘i ~~i I‘ lllll l _ " opportunity to reach an agrec- "lfﬂlrlfnl .l ._ _ u“, m," 1- m-

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