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THE WEATHER

FM’ and “Wlﬂoratively mild followed by easterly u, southern, Mm!’ M“, Pmblbly ‘more unset- "ed b! Tuesday.

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Assault On Jehol; Much Preparation

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Westward-Expectﬂisy Victory

f By James A. Mills, Associated Press Staff Writer) CHINCHOW, Manchuria, Feb. Iii-Convincing in-

dications were seen today

that this week will witness

the beginning of the long-heralded Japanese and Man- chukuoan assault on the Chinese province of J chol and the opening of an extensive conflict. With the fanfare of preliminary threats and ultimatum nearly over, the preparations of General Nubuyoshi Muto, Japanese Conimander-in-Chief of Manchuria, were near comple- tion. LieuL-General Kumaiki Koiso, chief ofstaff for_ General Muto, was said to bc the directing genius of

the expedition.

JAP ULTIMATUM RECEIVED

(A Japanese ultimatum ordering Chinese forces to evacuate immediately Kaiiu, northern gateway of Jehol Province, was received yesterday at Peiping. It was said at Chinese Manchurian headquarters that it

' would be disregarded, even _ though the Japanese threatened to attack at once. The Japanese were re- ported prepared to issue two similar demands to other

Chinese officials.)

The Japanese military mBCl\'lliQ-—-—»—

was pointed westward. Janglnese joaders expressed confidence that was begun the “rising sun" banners would be within the shadow of the mun objective, Jehol city, the an- clent summer capital of Imperial Ohms. ' Japanese columns. with less stur-

ANNOUNCEMENTS,

COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS, ETC "Announcements ors inserted In

Ill Oilnml Q0 2 cents per vronl, strictly payable In advance.

"P. W. c. vs. Gi-anltes, Highficld Rink, tonight. 8237-li

"Stars vs. Bllversides at Oyster Bed tonight. League game. 8230-11

"Hockey, East Royalty. tonight, It. Awards vs. East Royalty. Skate liter. ease-ll

"Hunts: River l-‘boynls vs. Rus- tloo Rangers at Rustlco tonight.

8227-11

“Eastern ‘League Game. Mon-

time Second Abbies vs. Montague

Primroses. . 8211-2-18-21.

"Double-header at Mt. Herbert Rink tonight, Regular skate Tues- dsy. 8220-11

"Fancy Dress Carnival in Bor- den Rink Wednesday night, Febru- ll’! 22nd. Admission 25c and 35c.

8193-2-17-31.

“Ii ti’. Msrshfieid tonight, Ieb. 20th, Dunstsilnage vs. Marsh- fleid. league game. Skate after.

8235-11

"Dr. J. C. Lawson will speak in Community Hall, Cornwall, Tues- dly. 1M1. mt at 1.30. All invited.

_ 8230-11

"Hockey at Wiltshire tonight, lllmter River Married Men vs. ‘ry- rone Shamrocks. Skate after match.

0229-11

“Double-header, Cornwall w- llllht. Lindys vs. Bulldogs and Char- lottetown Macs vs. Cornwall.

" 8233-11

“lilo Livestock Shipping Club will be ‘held in the hall above Carruth- l" tore. Montague, Wednes- llll! evening, Feb. 22. 8226-11

"M! person found bushing ice 9n last River without authority will 5f Prosecutor! Ind persons who have b "Id! hushed ice are requested to out bushes down. By order of Road Bum-intentions 0225-2-20-31

' "A Public Meeting will be held ‘a Mt. Blown-t Hall, Tuesday even- ts. Iiebruary Hist, under auspices Kathe Mt. stewut Branch Canad- i , to discuss the building f ‘I new hall. '.l.‘hil is oi vital inter- -8 to the silrroundlng districts as storm-t. A large attend-

rly Manchukuosn troops sapdwlch- ed between, were expected to enter

schedule. Authoritative estimates of tho invading forces placed the t0- tal at 50,000, nearly half of them Manchukuoans.

HUGE CHINESE FORCE}

Ehtlinales of the number of Chin- ese troops in Jehol ranged upward to 226,000. some Japanese officers, however, calculated the number at 105,000 oi’ which the regular troops of Chang l-lslaio-Lleng, North China militray leader, and General Tang Yulin comprised 55,000.

Final demands on Marshal Chang to withdraw his forces from Jehol or an attack would be launched was issued in the name

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Wants Regulation Of Transpo rtation

OTTAWA, Feb. iii-Another in- qulry into Canada's transportation problem may be launched shortly. In the Senate yesterday Rt. H011- Anliur Mcigheii, Government lead- er promised immediate considera- tion to the appointment oi a. Sen- ate committee lb study means of regulating forms o! transportation competing with the railways.

The proposal was advanced by Senator J. H. King. All forms oi’ transport should be regulated to

the some extent as the railways. said Senator John E. Blnﬂllllr 0f Prince Edward Island.

$20,000 Fire A t T r u r o

'I'RURO, N. S., Feb. l9—(C8.l13‘ dian Pressl-A $20,000 fire wreck- ed the Bible Hill GaraEe and d5‘ troyed eight automobiles stored there last night. Hank HAMHIOIVS dwelling and a. new store on lllB property also went down before the flames, which started in the gal‘- age basement. The blaze when dls- covered had made such headway that firemen were hard put t0 ll to save other buildings in the thickly populated district. Bowli- iors were forced to stand far back because of the inten-sc heat and ﬂed Hall, an onlooker, had. llﬂl‘ hatr set on fire by flylne sparks-

Gasollne in each of the 11W tanks exploded, but no one w“.

Jehoi, according to a co-ordixiatedl

Chinese (Zeneral And Aides

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DAY

J enkinsmtBrothers Lose Store And Out - Buildings

ninscrinc nsraucn or cum- ssa rnovmcus

General Jlo Chu-kuo (Left), gar- rison defence commander o! the ,ihﬂ.llhlllku~il-ll-Yllhlplllgll districts lllll commander- of the independ-

ent Ninth Lump-y Bﬁgaae, as he “Duel-red with aides at the battle. m“ ‘WWII "V" n war map. fien- eral Ho Chu-kuo personally direct. ed his troops on the top of the city wail at Shanhalkwan. Recent d“. Illlolles from the 2031c cl hostilities

Although the seasonls not yet closed, the quantity of pelts shipped from Summerslde through the As- sociation Fur Pool and other local buyers amounts to approximately 50,000.

The price received compares very favourably with those of Montreal and other large cities. I The pelts on the average were of n better quality than other years. The demand is still strong and it ls expected the March and May sales will be as satisfactory as the earlier sales. The skins shipped were most- ly o! a high grade.

The Canadian National Sliver Fox Breeders‘ Association have sent out 22,000 skins. These skins are made up from shipments from all parts of Canada.

The Prince Edward Island Fur Pool have shipped 17,000 skins to

Anticipated I_n__

Pelt Shipments From Summerside

Reach50,

Quality Of Felts-Superior 0T0 OtherYearsWithSteadyMai-ket

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March And May.

date, an increase of 60% over last year.

Other local buyers have sent out in the vicinity of 3,000, 2,000 and several an average of 1,000.

Mr. G. R. Mcquarrie besides handling a large quantity of furs has shipped two hundred live foxes to Minnesota. _

The first Island fur sale sponsor-

ed by Rayner Fur Sales, Ltd, brought many new buyers to the Is- land and helped to advertise the fox industry of the Province. The silver fox industry has thus more than held its own on Prince Edward Island this year, and those farmers who were fortunate enough to have foxes to pelt realized better prices than was anticipated in the fall, thus helping to make up for the low prices of other farm pro- ducts. '

Telegraphers A gain st Cut

MONCTON, N. B., Feb. 10--Thc order of Railroad Telegraphers of the C. N. R. Monctori division, at a meeting here Saturday night un- anlmously decided against the ac- ceptance of a further ten percent reduction in wages as lYNDosed by the managements of Canadian rail- ways to employees engaged in the "running trades" of the big trans- portation systems.

(Canadian Pr“! Cable)

CIIIPPING NORTON, Eng- land, Feb. Ill-Lord Lent, 14th Baron of first name, is dead here following a stroke which seized him u I! v94 watching g gteeplechsse yesterday. The Baron was rushed to hospital but died enroutc. He was 6i

injured. The gal-sue was owned bl’ Clayton uoculb’.

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BOSTON, I-‘cb, iih-(APJ-A man described by police as James Rus- sell of ‘Pictou, N. S., wrcnclied the leg from a table in the detention room of the East Boston Municipal Court yesterday while awaiting nr- raigninent, drove other prisoners out of the room, chased spectators and finally was subdued by six police- men.

Russcll had been taken into cus- tody for vagrancy.

Papers in his ,. ssession indicated. police said, tiint he was to have been a witness in Maiden Court af- ter which he was to have returned to Nova Scotla. Police said he had disappeared and his whereabouts had not been known until he was found yesterday. After the demon- stration, he was sent to a hospital

years old.

for observation.

n I Japanese 31¢ pm.

state that ﬂy; paving for a. new move toward fchol province, thereby officially "“'°‘1"“""'-' "w issue or Jehol m l-hdflrst time before the League n! Nat-sonic committee o; nlnpfeen a, Gcxxcvca

stein FRENCH llllliilllilil

ROME, Feb l9~Giomzilc Dita- lio. has llllbllsllﬂl tile mt o; what, it called a virtual ultimatum that France with-Great Britain's ad- hesion sciit to Vienna giving the Austrian Ciovcrnmcnt a (oi-might, 111 Wlllcli to get rid of arms and Slimline Mcswllrw concentrated in that country‘ in violation, thr- pap- Q!‘ says, of the Treaty of St, Ger- main.

The note was kept secret, the Glornale Dltalln sai iaccausc ros- ponsiblo Fro-sch circle; realized it. was “cxrcslively forceful." nnd do not wish to ll\_\' themselves Opcll to public judrmrnt.

The izclc evidently referred to the TFPJYIPII shlllmcilt of 40,00 m- ics, and 200 machine guns from ‘ll- aly to Austria recently, nllllough it did not mention (he specific ovigiil of the arms, according to the Gior- nale.

Itlaian F'0l‘(‘lg‘il Undersecretary Suvlch told {he British and French Ambassadors on Jan. 31 that the shipment consisted of material formerly owned b_v Aus- tria ‘which was sent to ltnly by n private conlpally for repair,

Four Dcmalitls The cnlnmvilcritfoxi, as printed by

the Giornalr lfltallrl, inndr: four demands oi’ Austria, First. Thai the Austrian Gov~

eminent; must obtain assurance of the complete rcshipmcnt of arms to the point of origin.

Second. If the ,hippci' rrfusctl tn reaccept the arms, the Government must destroy them.

Third, The Government‘ mint 8W0 British anrlFrohcli representa- tives proof in the form oi‘ sworn statements that lho arms were rc- shipped or destroyed.

Fourth, The (invcrnmrnt must investigate ivhrllzz-r n part of the ﬁrms had boon l‘(‘Slll]2))f‘(‘l to Hun- RBW and report the findings to Bflllsh and Front-h representatives. In case it was found that nrms had boon shipped, Hungary must state the number cf arm: thus shipped.

A fifth point nppeiidrd to till‘

Tll [IPEN 0N MARCH 1ST

The date of the open- ing of the second session ‘of the 17th General As- sembly of the Provincial Legislature has been fix- ed for Wednesday, lllzirch l.

The opening date this year is the earliest since 1010, when the House opened on Feb. 15. Last year the House opened on hlarcli 2, and closed April 2.

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Rt. Rev. Joseph 0’Su1- livaii Will Deliver Coilseoration Address At Chat- iiain Wednesday.

(Canadian Press) CIIATHAM, N. 13., Fcb. Ill-Out- standing ln ecclesiastical history in

lthg Mlll‘l'illlC Provinces, the emi-

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:=(‘('l‘llll!lli of Rt. Rev. L. J. A. Mn‘.- misoii as Bishop of Gravclboxiru. Sash, will be solcmnizcd at St. Michael's Cathedral licrc next Wednesday, Willi the Most Rever- end Andrea Cassulo, Apostolic delegate to Canada and Newfound- lniitl, officiating, Monsignor lVfcian- son, formerly pniTSii priest at Canipbellton, \‘.lll succeed liiosi. Reverend J. M. ‘T. Willcncuvc, for- merly Bishop of Lli-riv-clbourg and now Archbishop of Quebec, who will be created a Cardinal at s Conslstory iii Vatican City on March l3.

Cardinal-elect Vllloneuvc will at- tend tlic coiisccraiion licrc ancl rc- turii to Qiivhcc to complete pre- parations for his journey to Vati- can City.

Including the Bishop-elect six-

teen Canadian ﬁfClibikalltlilli and ‘Bishops; rcpresuiliilg sections from ‘the Atlantic in Vleslcrii Caliadal -\viii be licrc us ivrll as represent- mitivcs of religious orders, clergy ‘and universities in many parts of the Dominion. The ceremony also will bring together the tin-we or- dinnrlcs of the province of Sask- atchewan, Archbishop lVlcGuignn, Regina‘, Bishop Prudliomnir, Prince Albert, and. Bishop Iitelanson, Gravclboiirg. Sonic 3B0 mrlubcrs of the clergy, it is expected, will bc in attcnilnllec.

Archbishpo Vlllcncnve will (lcllv- cr the \‘.l)‘.l$f‘t'\'i\‘.i.li\ sermon in French, and llt. Rcv. Joscpii A. O‘Suli'ivi\ii, Bishop oi Cimrlultc- town, in English.

Bad‘ Fir; At Amherst

AMHERST‘, . S Fob. lD~ UP.) —A Slhlybtlfll c which icslwlcd the ellorls of 1111mm luv m-"rr than two hours swept Srilurdny night through a dry goods slofe Owned by W. It. Mclaiisou mid the grocery store of J. I5. Aiofiliil, cnusiiig dam-

dcmlnds said that a period of two msnds.

nge estimated n‘. $4,000. An over- heatcd furnace l. hwlrvrri lo have

destroyed.

about lhl"3C—l[llill‘l\‘l'.\' oi" tiir-ir value. 'l"lic fire, which is ilclicvorl to hale} been caused b; a defective flue in.‘ the store, unis discovered about ,5 o'clock, and at that time had. reached such proportions as l0 run-i dcr futile all efforts 1o extinguish‘ it. The blaze (luickly spread to the ‘undertaking rooms adjoining the store, the warehouse, and the gar- age, despite strenuous efforts to l combat it, The dwelling house nearby ivrls saved but with extreme difficulty.

Jenkins Bios. wish to extend ilianks l0 all who assistrd ill hold- ing the flames lll check.

imam. WARWIlISKS

LONDON, Feb. 19.—~'.'\.i’.\-Llo_\,'<l Insurance Agency has announced . that effective Fob. 20 it ls cancelling l war risks and nll open contracts and coverages on voyages in, from. » through or in (‘liincsc and Jnyizihvsc waters. The provision applies also on voyager. to or from Vladivostok.

The action is precautionary to en- able merchants whn desire cover against llic risks (‘Xrllidctl may ar- range for iwpottctioii zii llll'l‘f‘ill. mar- hot rains.

Fishermen Have Trying Experience

lﬁmiidiail Press) LOCKEPOIU‘, N. S., Feb, l9.~Ali last liigalit iii: fisherman Frances G.

Defective F In?

Tlic buildings were insured for‘ H

Thought To. Be

Qause Of Conflagration-Dwell. mg Saved Aftgyluch Difficulty.

A destructive fire which caused‘ damage to the extent $20,000 occurred at Millview yesterday after- noon, u en the store, warehouse, garage, undertaking parlours and machine house of Jenkins Bros. were burned to the ground. With the exception of the con- tents of the undertaking parlour the entire stock w“

flours HAS

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Finance Minister Ex- pectetl To Take His Seat I11 House To- (lay.

(Canadian tress)

OTTAWA, Feb. ISL-Jinn. E. N. Rhodes, Minister oi’ Finance, who has been absent from his parlia- ‘nicntary duties for the past week duo to ill-health, has so far recov- orcd that he is expected to take his scat in the House of Common: ‘aiondnv. '

Tile Minister carries a heavy bin‘- dcn in the House in normal time! and at present, with several bills before the House, and the impend-

onerous. Prcmic-r Bennett stated lh-ldsy that the bills and resolutions stand-

ol the Finance Minister would not be proceeded with until Monday whrh he ivas expecting to have Mr. Rhoda". back in the liousc.

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Rout! stood by iii the fog 30 lllilCl; oﬂ Lockm-lort, hoping to pilfii up‘ Tom (Icy. llliLl Jim Younrz; and r-llf the while lilc two missing ihcnzbci. of hcr vx-w were safe ahoyrtl tut-i sclicoiicr z\l't‘lllC F, hiacliciliiv. 'lli ~_v . were lLlllllWi lion‘ Carly iruiiglif. nl-l tcr two government simmers liz-rl. none out in scorch of llivlll, and! friends and relative: lion: liar! spun‘. n (lily of nhz-zioly". I

'l‘lic log did it. Cox and Young‘ were hauling trawl when they rcnl- ized they had lost tin-ii" vessel, They wcrc zilmost run down when a stcamci" passed so close she cut through some of their gear. 'l‘hon lllcy heard a liorii, nllzl rowed over to be lllkf‘)! ailmird the ‘MacKoiiziv. Meanwhile the Rollo cruised bark and forth, in an ollort to find her men. The two \'(‘bl—\"l.\ (lid not apmil: to cncli other in the fnlz, and the Relic finnllg; stood by all nlfllll. rim- ning into Lockcport lhi< nun-hing: lo report the rlory mates as llllsslllq.

C. II. Hostel-man, hinrinc Agent a‘. Ilnlifax. ordered out the l\i‘lllilll0l"_‘. and fisliorirs tupt-rvisol‘ D. ll. Sulli- crlalld had llic Arrzis at sen shortly ﬂll»(‘l'\\'ﬂl‘(l5‘. 'I‘hc Avcllic Iv‘. hlncKcn- 7.1L‘, iii the inmnlimc, mu up to Capc Negro for iodnvls fishiivz. and made purl innivlv,

LONDON, l-‘oli. 10-41‘. l‘. (.‘-1lllc)-'l‘liv Kill!» it was nil- noimr-cd today, has approved

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