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illnnual Meeting Of ’town Tennis Club

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The‘ annual Charlottetown Tennis Club was held in the Board Room City Hall last evening at 7M pm.

of the ‘LITE President. Frank Hanson, 0c-

cu ed the chair. In the unavoia- ab e absence of the secretary tree.- surer. Mrs. rbour, Mar- garet Martin ivas appointed secre- t-aw for the meeting.

l-rosident Hanson, for Mrs. Bar.

read the minutes of the pre- vious meeting also her financial

teincnt, both of which were un- mousiy adopted. 'ine financial

statement showed a. snug balance iétthe bank and no outstanding blfis. Tnqmeetmg was largely cc-

..l who way< and means of

‘llQQDlIIGZ the grounds in shape con- SlLlQHTl-Z the limited and uncertain member-sump owing to so many of

,.i folks being in military

“Klllllilitl for the grounds

committee reported that three courts Would be available for play, Wmlhef permitting. next Saturday nntl he a ' sismncr- r thc rentainitiz courts put. in Rood Shape shortly in the 111..=rc.~:s »f 11121101" players. The nrznber of voluntoersfor this purpose was hijukily satisfactory. ,

alccl 1J1‘ voluntary rs- 1 all mentlrrs to have

i lots by ticnth n! a valued

membc‘ and frisnd—ivfr. John E f Stems was keenly -

iPlans For 224;]? cing jjSeason Laid At Truro

fBaseball Results

NATIONAL

Louis 5: Pittsburgh 1 aclelphizt 7; New York 1, 3: Brooklyn 4

B!) ‘Cincinnati 10; ClIlCflgO 4,

AMERICAN

l _Wa_sl1ii~.gton 10: Boston 11 ‘Oh

31180 4; Cleveland 9 ' Ycrk 3; Philadelphia 1.

N. JDetroiL 4; St. Louis ‘l.

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INTERNATIONAL

fersey City 9; Toronto 1,

Baltimore l1; Buffalo 5. PEFERHEAD, England —(CP'_

when he W115 a. young man and cox. “W111i of the Peterhead lifeboat. Jatnes Cameron almost drowned when the boat was dashed to pieces ‘on the rocks at the harbor entrance

‘ T-’~ W215 drowned almost at the ently when he fell out = boat. He was R5.

. FOR 600D- } LOOKING S/IAVES V00 CAN '7' MATCH

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-A<e Reporter on/Gillettds

blade that delivers a good-looking shave every- time, steel must be hardened exactly rig/Jr. That's why Gillette owns and operates one of the few Vickers Hardness Testers in North America. It's used daily to make certain steel in Blue Gillette Blades is correctly tempered to rake and hold the sharpest edges ever honed—and give you the world's smoothest shaves}!

111x. ‘The record of his great services to the chub was unanimously order- ed to bc enrolled ln the Club's re- cord hooks"

The helpful services of the wives of Ismail-sh and other Empire Air Puree Officers stationed here lam year was exwesced by Mics Ulla-n Duchemtn in her Tea Committee report. ‘This Committee operating in compliance with Ration Board requirements was an enjoyable fea- ture of the pest season

The following slate of officers

f n. Honorary Presldentr-Hon Pre-

Prestdent-Frank Hanson (re. elected). ‘ Vice-President. - itiiss Ifleanorl ‘

Bourke (re-elected) .

Sec’y.-’I‘reas.-Mrs. Gwen Bar-l

bogir ige-elecatlegé. N 511s ant- a cy Simpson, Additional n

Moreslde J A Bentl y M Km" i . - - 9 , - ' O Oh

Grounds coimumc _ u. m. Klnnon, chairman

Ten Committee-Miss Lillian‘

Diifhemln, chairman.

Membership-John Squnrobriggs. chairman,

Tournament -- Edward Wran, chairman.

Entertainment-Mrs. r11 Wran, chairman.

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! ’l‘RURO, us, Anni 3-—(CP)- ’Plans for the 1944 racing season Y‘ 1

were laid today at the annual

mfffllhg of the Nova Scotia racing, circuit, featured by a demand by horsemen for bigger purses and a decision to boost admission prices‘

to the tracks.

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THEATRES

[Assignment \__Ini Brittany

nun: iiugiour susm puns

EVERY SECOND TIIBOBS W l T l! SUSPENSE A ND DANGER! ‘filrlrlling drama of forecast ta in- . vaslcn! It’: breath-taking l

Monsoon-Fm. a an. l $.00 sup io P. M.

- Sea cadets -

All Cadets must report in uniform at Prince of Wales College today at 5 o'clock sharp.

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ate Newfoundland’; Constitutional Future

i B WILLIAM ITIWABT , Prue mu Writer May constitutional fu- debs d. todc Hours of Lords and for the {overn- ' main "fully aware of obj to er pie, ami- the war in their The Dominica's Secretary

the British government i‘ that Newfoundland would be in no

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SOURIS -— TUES. 8.30 P. M.

‘Swell-Out For Army

Boxing Finals Ton

OTTAWA. May 3—(CP)—A de- mand for seats that exceeded sup- ply had army officials worried to- night as they prepared to stage the Canadian Anny boxing finals in in,» Auditorium here tomorrow

Of the 8,099 seats available, only 3,000 are allotted to the general public, the remainder bein reserv- ed for servicemen. who wi be ad- mitted free.

Meanwihle the team represent-

Sandy Lcadbcttcr of spnngniiiiirit Eastern Canada arrived today

\\'l$ rc-elcctcd president, '1‘hc truck admission, it was cle-

lcided, will be $1 this season. Horse

owners protested the movc, declar- lllil it would be unfair to advance the price and at the same time ask them to race for the same purses as last year.

Afici- a heated discussion on the question 01' purses, President Lead- better ended the argument by de- clarlng he thought the owners would play fair and advance their pur- ses if conditions warrant.

The track owners and operators decided that, should Pictou not be ready for its meeting on Sept. 20. New Glasgow would take over the date. Pictou is the newest circuit member.

Delegates discussed the question cf joining the Canadaian ‘Trotting Association in view of a recent ad- vance in fees of the United States Trotting Association Lt.-C0l. D. A. MacKinnon of Charlottetown explained the advantages and dia- advantagcs of affiliation with the Canadian group. It was finally decided to leave the matter over

Ito the fall meeting and to name

a delegate to the USIIIA. annual meeting where the case of the Maritime horsemen will be pre- sented.

The meeting unanimously sup- ported l. proposal to purchase u photo-finish machine if one is

favaflable, with all tracks sharing

equally in the cost. Lorne A. Simpson was re-elected

secretary and also was named fie- sldi Judge for all race mee go on t e mainland.

Mt. Pleasant Team Evens lloop Series

MT. PLEASANT A basketball team from us, 1o Bombini; and Gunnery Sdhcol at Mount Pleasant Airport last night evened the series for the p, E, 1_ hoop title by defeating a team from No. z Air Navigation School at Charlottetown by a 590w of 33.29, The game, layed at Mount Pleas- ant. was cosely mntested. Char- lottetown won the opener last week, The score at half time was 11-10 but in the final twenty minutes the visiting team cut into m; vic. tors’ lead slightly. high scorer for the me was Fields from the Charlotte wn station who collected 11 points while Duvlnskl with eight was top man for the Mount Pleasant team. The third and deciding game of the series will probably be played at Charlottetown next Wednesday

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Give Report 0n

‘ Drinking Water

OTTAWA, May Zi-Drlnklng wat- er at three Nova Scotla ports was condemned as "bad" ln an amend- mendment to Royal Canadian Navy routine orders tabled in the Commons here.

The ports were Mulgrave, Bridgetown and at the well on the mainland at Harrington Passage.

Drinking water at several other ports was classified as "doubtful". Among thee,- were: Lockeport and (the Shelburne Shtpbullders well), Shclburne

Halifax City drinking water was described as “fatr"_ as was that of several other arts. These includ- ed, according Provinces: Prince Edward Island: Borden, Wood Isl- 11nd (the ferry system well). and Lower Clark's Harbor (the Nick- crsonwvcll): Nova Scotla: Ptctou (urtcslan well); Louisburg ttown supply], Brldgcwater and Parr:- boro

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By The C nmllan Press ,

Thz- first Eunwa: baseball to be plziveil in New York sow the Phtlc- tlelnhla Philltes defeat the flew York Giants 4-3, 25 vcars ago to- day. More than 35.000 fans eat t-hmuch the proceedings

from Pstawnwn Camp, Ont... and went through snappy last-minute u-urkouts. The Western Canada

| tram arrived ‘Puesday from Win-

-nipeg, whcrp the western semi-

iiinals were held. and they too have

‘been engaging in last minute work- OU S

Army officials said the finals would not be considered a contest between Eastern and Western Ca- nada. but rather a contest to decide the champion of each division. Af- ter all, an official pointed out. some boxers in the western team were actually easterncrs and vice vcrsa.

Plan Naval Demonstration

Citizen: of F” lobtotown will get a. real idea of c. naval attack when the crew cf H. M. C. S. een Charlotte stage n. mock attac on UIIChtKCHC street barracks Friday ng .

The t f will nstst. of two w: c. ficlcd gun C

and full crew. They will advance across Ki square from the direc- tion of cc of Wales College as soon as darkness throws e protect- ive coverlng over the battleground. The battle is planned under cover of ni ht so the watching populace will tter get the effect of the

gun flashes.

Realism will be introduced through blank ammunition and the sound effects, while search- lights will pla across the skies.

The defendnp force will throw

racks with the balance of the ship's plement. A medical of- ficer, ambulance and stretcher bearer parties will be in the field with the attacking force to aid casualties which are expected to be heavy.

public. while welcome at the demcnstr tion, is warned that blank ammunition frequently bel- chcs forth flame and are advised to keep back from the battle area. small children in particular should be kept at s safe distance.

Found Guilty 0n Bigamy Gharge

MONCPON. May S-Jn the

Moncton police court n Prince Ed- 5

ward Island woman was found

guilty on a charge of blgainy. And the accused, Mrs. Rosella

Mutch, formerly of Bedeque. was

8- sentenced by Magistrate W. F. Lane wit

to one year in county jail at Dor- chester, New Brunswick.

Reviewing the evidence. Magi- strate Lane pointed out that Mrs. Match, who was Rosella Gallon before her first marriage admit- ted marrying Harry Mulch in Prln Edward Island in 199i. And in 1 '1 she went. through a form of marriage with Hollis 'I‘rites of Moncton, who ls now in the army at Ottawa.

Mrs. Mutch has been living in Moncton since 1937.

Hopes Ammunition Gan Be Released

or W. M. Aselttne (Ii-Saskatche- wan) expressed the hops, in the Senate today that. a reasonable amount of ammunition would be |€l€l5ld by th, Prices Board this year to hunters in various parts of Canada.

Senator Aselttne laid there were more migratory birds ln Western Canada. this year than there had been for many yeari- There was a general feeling that "cont, of the crop should be harvested.

The Prices Board had announced tlutt production of shot-gun shells would have to b.- ratlnned this year althouizh production had been in- creased three-fold. said Senator Aseltlnc.

‘There was a widespread opinion that release at a reasonable amount of shells would not be to the war effort

position to make a choice whilo the

nvited two mem- c commission govern-

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Victory Loan Parade llcrc This Afternoon

Loan parade will be

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Beach Grove. The rou

rade. under Capt. W . _ will be from the Armourles along Kent. Prince. Richmond, queen, Fitzroy and Rochford Streets and

District Officer commanding MD of The Charlottetown Hotel a

p. n1. Yesterday at. Beach Grove Brig- Whita formally presented the cam

he Victory Loan drive, and warm] unit on their ac ievement. Limit.-

the ceremony and added his con- gratuletions. Others in attendance cluded Lt-Col. JR. Paton, area commandant. Ma . A5. Robertson. officer command ng centre, and Messrs. WJ-LV. Dunb and P. W. Turner. Wh e also made a. formal of. tl-i, training centre. and expressed his satisfaction with the appearance of the troops. afternoon. after taking the salute tn the Victory Loan parade. he ta scheduled to inspect the 0f- tsh-alntng Corps and the Army

Rccaordl Purchases By G.Il.R.Eniployacs

MONTREAL. QUE. May 2-—0vcr five million wile-ts in Sixth Victory Loan boards purchased by emiploy- ees of the Canadian National unil-

tibsidiary pant

up a barricade and defend the bar- “m;

established a for the first. week victory loan

number cent. in the Amount t based on th it is anticipated that. of tlhrce

By order,

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meat-tho cdraialat-ration under which Newfoundland he! been Rov- rrnel since IBM-to visit in in near future to uu the constitutional sdminictrati n.

Brfiailn, Vlagaupt granllwame de-

clarc n rep cr cs was

“her rcsopnslbillty oldest. Dominion." He dis- puted the statements of Lord Am- mon a member of the British Par entary Commission which visited the island last ear, who de- clared that Newfound and “was no advertisement for the British Em- pire, noi- for the North American continent)“

Lord Amman, who urged that “some htlpe held ou - for the return of se qcvemment, argued that “some of the worst housing conditions tn the world exist there. . . "and that ". . . the tcrior must be very much the same as when John Cabot. discovered the island." He suggested a fair-sized loan with low or no interest for the development of a road system, housing an ' ‘ ur. The tsl- and, he said, contained "the biggest iron ore de it in the world." and he maintained there should be a big market for Newfoundland pro- ducts in the United States.

v ‘ Bennett, former Cana- dian prime minister, said there was no one not in favor of restoring self-government to Newfoundland but it had been the ewfoundland- or; themselves who, "without co- ercion or duress." decided they would gladly lve up temporarily their re resen ative overnmcnt t1 the Br tish governmen would ac- cept responsibility for paying in- tcrest on the island's financial re- spcnsiblllties.

The people of Newfoundland were not desirous of becoming part of Canada nor the United States.

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should be done to improve her az- rlculture.

lend funds. should be vested in a Joint non-profit making committee consisting of representatives of Newfoundland, Canada, United States and Britain.

In concludin the debate, lord Cranbornye ca d conditions were not as bad as depicted by lord Am- mon, and the government was pro- ceeding with what development. Eras possible under wartime restric-

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Observe May 21 As Youth Sunday

‘IOIWNTD, May 8 —(CP)- May 2i has been set aside this year as signed 1:} rtnhore closely unite young people- e Etn/plr again accord ‘ his ,. t-ronegc to the occasion

semi, will he held some; mo

In Canada, alone

record nbscriptton hich armunticl

optimistic i Gvor Burma Situation

NEW DELHI. May I -- (AP)- Brittsh and American officers to- n

was evidence the morale of Jav-

tacks. He said there have been some

nsx so s1 rive concrete evidence of whether . will try to hold a piece or attempt ‘ti withdraw the monsoon.” Crumtcb re-

Ststciiisnt Gn Farl Machinery l-‘or 1945

OTTAWA, May I — (C?) H. H. Bloom, adm nlstrator of form and construction machinery for the Prices Board, announced today that the total tonnage of farm ma- chinery aroduccd tn i945 will be ap- pmxfma ly half the tonnage manufactured in i940 and 1941, and said there will be no restriction on

ffhe production of spare parts for L hm . \_| for disaster for the Jap- anew.

One off .man's most super-fenced Allies fmrn clearing

northern ___ and the position of this army OTTAWA, May 3—(CP)—Senat- i! 8N

said A Jupanefi genera-Pacifier of the

told his troops that operations a- round Imphal and Kohima, the two

lllcd in eastern India. were of paramount importance and lllllhl. even end the war,

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arm y

"Rationing will " to be necessary. and only the most urgent and essential needs can be met." Mr. Bloom llld.

Next year production will

y 81‘ authorities as essential to the coun- try's production of foodetufib.

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also entail an additional tonnage

aver e 1M0 and 1941 machinery outpu will be available in 1945

rlcultural equipment can be ftlle

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he said. and he thought something

Lord Brabazon, pointing out New- foundland! position in the devel- o ent. of air travel, suggested that a orts constructed there by lease-

hnplre Youth Sunday, the dav de- e. The King has

, 40,000 Empire Youth Bunnie circulars are being out facial Department

be confined to types of machinery de- . b r. J a . ,

trig asked to produce equipment specially for establishment of war veterans on the land, in addition to that. made for ordinary domest- 5h ic use. Canada's contribution of agricultural equipment for reha- blltatlon under the Unnra will

Mr. Bloom stressed "the fact that

does not mean t at. dean-rid for all types and varieties of ads;

He explained that "rationing will continue to be necessary and only the most urgent and essential needs con be met. While the simply alt-tia-

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ICOUT LIADII IIII — II- l W. A. Speed, Executive Commis- gimq- cg Boy scouts for Nova Bco- l rve ere . ' l‘ ff persuades“ S‘ main on organization duty for E

‘the next. flu-ee weeks.

n as eve ' ed d l t $5M’... isc l marl, arriving here with II at the hour of 7.15. The f made 5 trips yesterday, bearing carloada of freilht.

I'll! AT moments-ram» were called out at. t last night for a slight blame at the bun- low on the old rifle IIBIO near illsboro Blggtlt The fire was ex; tinguished ore serious

was caused. Origin of the blue tsl unknown

TEA, COFFEE COUPONS - Ccnetuners ma now purchlu eight ounces coffee and two ounces of tea on one ten-coffee coupon, the ration administration of the Prices Board announced to- day, since the tea and coffee re- ttons were increased on May llt. each tea-coffee cougon is good for the purchase of elt er one-quarter

fee. If a consumer wishes to buy both tea and coffee on the same coupon, however, he may do so and a entitled to th¢ amounts as list- ed above

____ NEWFOUNDLAND PERMITS- Permits for the shipment. 0! D0- tatoes to Newfoundland will be granted on duplication without any requirement for essen . 1' floated. Premier J. Waiter Jwvl

gram from talwa: 89 read: "Glad to advise that follow- ing consultations with P 111.1. re- presentatives airs-Moments have been made so that until further notice permits lor shipment of D0- tatoes to Newfoundland will be granted on application without any requirement for escentialty certificates."

FUNERAL - The funeral of the late Rev. Father F. Bowlen too place yesterday morning at saints‘ Church, Cardigan. Solcuin Requiem Mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Monsignor MacLel- fan, Administrator of the Diocese. assisted by Rev. Parnell Wood, as deacon, and Rev. Phelan McKenna as subdeacon. Rev. Eric Robin act- ed as master of ceremonies. The sermon was preached by the Rt- Rev. Monsignor J. A. Murph , pur- ish rlest of Klnkora. The uneral serv ce at the grave was conducted by Rt. Rev. Monsignor Maurice MacDonald. Among those present in the sanctuary were Rtglit Rev. Monsignor James A. Murp Y. Rev- M. J. Rooney, Rev. J. A. Sullivan. Rev. Francis McQuaid, Rcv. Leon- ard MacDonald, Rev. Bennett Mac- Donald, Rev J.W. McCardle, Rev. 0. Higgins, Rev. L, Herrell, Rev. F. Mullalli, Rev. Harold Croken. Assisting n the choir were Rev. Bernard Glllls and Rev. B8811 CF0- ken.