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Court Friendship Of Britain With View T0 Four Power Block.

(AI! By Guardian's Special Wire) ittlhiii. Jan. 14 — inclusion 01' Britain and possibly France in a common italo-Germaar i‘rur1t. against, Communism is the primary object of the talks here between Premier Mussolini and General Hermann flooring, Germany's Air Ill informed source said tonight, initial objective of such an ar- rangement, it was stated, would be ‘common line of action i|1 the ‘Spanish civil war. The ultimate ol1- iective would be to Oppose any Communist disturbance of the sta- tus quo lnywhere in Europe. Diplomatic authorities said France would not necessarily be excluded from such an alignment, but she would be compelled to abandon her liliance with Soviet Russia, if she entered it.

Ultimately, these same sources raid Premier Mussolini would like to see a revival of the four-power pact-Italy, France, Britain Germ- an_v—-\vhlch he sponsorul in 1931i. but which failed to mature.

Tun newspaper La Tribunn edi- toriullv called nnon France and Britain to join Italy and Germany tc "save Western Europe from the Ratls. - "T110 astonishing thing." said the editorial, "is that Iialo-Gcrnmn, solidarity is not bcltcr appreciated bv tltnsro powers which have so grout reasons to be satisfied with‘ the Firroncun status quo.

"T3115 France is siclc and Britain at this historic moment is .~\'~111c\vl1ot slow ln orienting herself." Gcncral Goorinq and Prclnier lilusstilini in two long conicrencvs were uttclcrstncd tcnitdlt i0 111W" aerccd on the assistance Ita'v and Gcrntmrv who'd give t0 513111113“ Fa i=ls if the Insurgents win tl1c civ wnr.

lilussoilni and Gcncrnl llcrmunn Gaming plunged deeply illif! ‘h? Spanish question (luring two talks‘ at the Pnlazzo Vcnezln. Reliable Gcrnmn sources sold Gocring was fullv satisfied that. Italy and Germ- any were as firm friends ns before 1m".- rcachcd a “gontlcmcnis nrrcc- , mcut" with Greot Britain to 11111111- v tztzn the status quo in the Itlcdilcr- rorean. t‘ Afusmllnl, it was raid in this rlllflf- i fer. furnished the German lifinistcr’

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with formal assurances that the lt- rvo-flritlsh accord in no wot’ charred ‘Halo-German relation-x BERIFN, Jan. 14—(AP)-—A For- rltzn Off‘ce spokesman raid tnnlzlt’ that Germany is ever hoping ‘or lihmment. with Grout Brhnlfl- Reviewing possible effects of the [tale-British agreement to QllflTIllP, ,

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"Wlrtsloa Huskies vs. Hornets at Milton Rink tonight, L-2251.

"Reserve February 11th for Zion Church Valentine Tea. 11-2252. ,

"Hockey-Powhal, January litlri Pownal versus Mt. Herbert. 1f not’ illlc. Monday 18th. 11-2236-1-15-11.

"Poultry - Buying Poultry all kinds, daily. Paying highest. market. prices. Island Cold Storage C0., Ltd. L-182B-l2-30-tf. l

"George Leightizer Street, buying dressed chicken and . ‘owl. Top prices. T1y us.

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"Institute Dance, Belfast Halli lcsday, January 10th. Admission I00. Lunch 5c. L-2244l-l5-2i.

"loading live hogs at Elmira and Baltic Monday and Tuesday. January 18-19. Harding Fraser.

11-2207-1-14-31.

“League game between Stanley Dairy Kings and Graham's Road Monarchs, Graham's Road rink to- Msht. if not fine Saturday night. L-2255.

"Have a cup of tea, hot scum! It the Food Fair and Cake Bale. Central Christian Church School mom. Friday, January 15th.

11-2199-1-14-21.

“Hockey at Victoria rink Frl- l‘ 18y limb-Cape Traverse vs. Vic- toria. League game. Skatlny. Ari- mlsslon 25 and l5 cents. L-ZZM-l-lt-Zi.

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Inquest Held At Clyde River Yesterday + Jury Recommends Rail For Bridge.

The death of Mamie Firm Liv- ingstone at the Baltic Hill. Cycle River, last Sunday evening’ was "due to the icy condition of the road, with no blame attached to the driver", a Coroner's Jury found

A Anglo-Irish Trade Agreement Looms

LONDON, Jan. l4—-(CP-I-Iavas)- The possibility of a settlement of the “trade war" which has troubled ‘ commercial relations between Great tBritnin and the Irlsth Free State i for the Past five years was seen ‘here tonight after a lengthy con- lference between President Eamon

de Valera and Dmnihlons Secretary

Malcolm MacDonald.

I Political circles suggested that a general settlement of outstanding problems between Great Britain and Ireland might emerge from the

, talks,

' MacDonald left the Irish Prem- lens hotel after conferring with

1 him for more than three hours. He

i was expected to return late tonight

tor tomorrow to resume the talks.

iIt. was understood an important

l mwateritconsi er New Basis For; Settlement In Auto Strike i

[flinigtcryt statement. would be issued follow-

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GOVERNMENT OFFENSIVE succttsrur

(By Jean Rollin Copyright 1937 by The liavas News Agency)

MADRID, Jan. cngtrgcntciit along the suburban front northwest of the capital, from University City to Los Rozas, ended today in a Government vic- tory over Germans and Moors,

‘General Jose Mlaja claimed to-

night. The Defence Junta head the following results:

listed

1. More than 250 Germans. Moors l and Foreign

Lcgionnalres killed cr wounded. 2. Four tanks were captured. 3. A lteztvily fortified building near University C1.y's clinical hos-

p.t'.1l and a tren:11 surrounding it

were taken.

4. Insurgent lines between the University City salient and the rear-guard reinforcement and sup- piiss were partly cut.

5. Scvczi hundred rounds fired by u. four-run Government battery into the heart of the insurgent rlunjmrts made the clinical hos-

pital almost untenable for the enemy. 6. Government troops in a

counter-stack 1rrcaptuied Vlllan-

ctlvo. lJcl Partllllo, took 200 prison-

ers and seized 30 machine guns. Villancuva is 12 miles West-

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ilear More Evidence 0i illegal Fishing

RICHIBUCTO. n. 1a.. Jan. 14- Await H Q l] o rt on

(CP)—Testimony today before the Royal Commission investlsat1fl8 11' legal lobster fli-hmg includedstate- merits that more than half the lobsters laurchased by one buyer hnd been illegally caught. 911515 9 former lobster guardian had turn- ed poncher after dismissal from his post, that a branch store manager had given gear to fishermen so they could poach lobsters and that an offender had offered to bribe Royal Canadian Mounted Police conrtables.

After sitting here tomorrow and Saturday the Commosslon will ad- journ until Jan. 25 at Buctouche. Sessions at Shedlac, Port Elglh and points in Prince Edward Island will follow.

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when an adjourned hearing was completed yesterday. "We recom- mend to the proper authorities that -a new road be consructed around this hill and 5n the meantime that a wire raLllng be placed on this bridge’, the report continued. . Marnie Livingstone, 28, wcs kil- led last Sunday evening when the ‘ car in which she was a passenger slid backwards down the ice cover- ‘ ed Baltic H‘ll, less than half a mile from the Livingstone Hime at Clyde River, and plunged over a ten foot embankment. The car. ‘a Chevrolet sport roadster driven by Leslie Gillespie of Charlotfictcnvn. landed on it: top in a four-foot stream. Other oestr- pants of the car, Mrs. Gillespie and Olive Livingstone, younger sistsr of the deceased, and the driver escflll- ed with a shakbrg up.

A jury was sworn in by Coroner

I.J. Yeo. M.D., of Charlottetown and viewed the body on Sued-KY night. The hearing was then ad- journed until yesterday. ‘ Dr. Murchison, Clyde River, tes- ufjed £113.; the death of hfatnze Livingstone was due to shock and ihemon-hage, He saw the deceas- ied girl at the home of James Liv- ingstone about '7 o'clock on Sunday night. The girl ctnzeared dcad at the time. She was bis." lug i301" the nostrils and the right erlr, til’: doctor said. He trad applied M?- fjielni respiration to no avail.

Keith Young, eye-witness to the tragedy, testified that he was on his way to church shortly b54011‘ seven o'clock Sunday evening when the Gillespie car passed h'm near the foot of the Baltic Hill. W ch near the top of the hill theb car lithi- wardr. It. speedtd rp as it 051""? down the hill and tvhcn 1t reached the bottom he thoug“t it wruld be going between 30 nnd 40 miles pcr hour. On the approach to the bridge the car swerved first toonc

side of the road. s‘r1:-.k a post and

nether post. broke it off and plung- ed, over the embankment. The

witness said he rushed to the over-

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Farm Placement Plan

OTTAWA. Jun. l4—(CP>—Whtlc only five provinces to date have reported the progress of their‘ farm placements of single unemppyed to Ottawa, all the provinces but Novn Seotia and Ontario have ngnlflctl their intention in cO-Optrrfltihg i1"- der the plan. it was learned today.

Five of the provinces begin their operations under the scheme at va-

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rlous times since it come into ef- fect Oct. 1. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have yet to report the extent of their applica- tion of the plan.

(A, P, by Guardian's Special Wire) LANSING. Mich, Jan. lt-A pro- pg5gd agreement upon a basis for negoiiations between General Mot- ors Corporntlon and the United Automobile Workers to settle the f. '-flu11g automotive strike was being considered by representatives or each group separately tonight.

Provisions of th" swam! were not known, but it was learned a draft. containing the various points was being passed back and forth between one swap renfwflflns the ~Qrporatlon and another com- posed of the Union's 3°19 17m“?! and its boord of strategy.

France; Perkins. U. S. Secretary of Labor, at Wnshingtcn, qiiotlns kvvcm ;- Murphv as feeling cour- ngrons“ about the strike situation- said the Government's Mlt I110"

awa tad the outcome of the Lansing conferences. She said presidential intervention has been discussed many times.

More than 114 000 of General Motors’ automoiz-e workers re- r ined idle bec- ‘as of the strikes and resulting p: s shortages. Ma- terial shortages forced four ad- ditional plants to announce closing plans today. '

At North ‘flarrytown. N. Y.. man- agement of the Fisher body and Chevrolet plants announced the two factories employing ~23‘: men will be shut down completely by Monday, with B00 workers released tonlgt. Alfred Gulliver, manager of two Chevrolet part; plants at Saginaw. Mich“ employing 1,700. announced the will close Saturday because of is of materials.

; Dec. 31 over the oorrespondlfls Pei- i t loci the previous r cording to a statement issued to-

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Taken By Rebels "

GIBRALTAR, Jan. 14 - (AP) — Spanish Insurgent headquarters in Algeciras tonight asserted in an ofllclal announcement the Insur- gents had eaptured Estepona. strongly fortified town on the Spanish coast 45 miles from Mal- aga.

The announcement said there were serious losses on both Fascist and Socialist sides.

(The Naval Ministry in Valencia reported Government b o m b in g planes had frustrated an Insurgent attempt to land troops at Estep- one).

The thunder of heavy guns was i1card in Gibraltar from the direc- tion of Elstepona and two airplanes

i were seen flying high and dropping bombs.

Pillllili com FAR wtsr rm Klulmituvtn

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

TACOMA, Wash. Jan ilk-United states authorities plainly indicat- ccl tonight they were seeking more than one person for the kidnap- ping ancl slaying of 10-year-old , Charles Mattson.

In impounded automobile at trearby Everett yielded blood stains. evidence of a possible woman oc- cv pant and further clues indicat-

‘lng it; might have been used in the brutal crime.

(The Seattle Times said today Dr. W. W. Mattson of Tacoma. Charles’ father, saw two men, be- lieved to have been the kidnap- pers of the boy. in an automobile on Beacon Hill at Seattle during a night. attempt to ransom his son before Charles we; found slain ucnr Everett Monday.

tTl1e Times quoted an unnamed friend of the Mattsons as its in- formant, and said he disclosed the men were frightened away by an accident to an oll truck and did no‘. make "contact" with the doc- tor.

(It slated Doctor Mattson. fol- lowing instructions, waited in his automobile on a dark Seattle street to pay the $28,000 demanded for his son's return. Twice the two men pazsed his car in theirs, and were approaching a third time when an all truck, passing. slid off the road). .

An attache at the office of United States Attorney J. Charles Dennis pointed to the conspiracy charge in a John Doe warrant is- sued to nut-law the kidnap-slayer and said:

"It can positively be interpreted to mcnn more than one is involved. The law provides conspiracy can be proved only if two or more per- sons have taken part in it."

The warrant also charges kid-

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TRUE BIL INIJIBTMENTS IS FINDING

Grand Jury Brings Down Report At Af- ternoon Session Of Supreme Court Yesterday.

"A true bill was found in each case in the indictments" the Grand ‘Jury reported yesterday afternoon

in Supreme Court. The indict- ments were:

i The King vs. Charles Gavan Duffy, manslaughter.

The King vs. Ivan McInnls, rob- bery with violence. -

The King vs. William Munn, as- wiulting peace officer.

The accused would be arraigned .l1en the court met on Monday at 11 a.m. it: was decided. Attorney Jlsneral Thane A. Campbell an-

tnade the request that arraignment be delayed until Monday.

Mr. Justice Arsenault yesterday. At the morning session in the case the King, appellant, vs Lorne Harper, respondent. an ap- peal by the Crown from a dismis- sal under‘ the Excise Act. argument took place between counsel,‘ Mr. R. R. Bell and Attorney General Campbell, as to the question of costs in the appeal. The Attomey General moved that the case be stru_ck_ off the docket. Notice of abandonment had been given and the cm should not have been be- fore the court at all, he said.

Mr. R. R. Bell. counsel for the respondent, saldtlrat in docketlng the case he was following an es- tabllshed practice. He cited cases and moved that costs be allowed the respondent.

Further argument. on the ques- tion of costs will be heard inter, the court decided.

In the case the King. appellant, vs. Hazel MoGuigan,_ respondent, an appeal by the Crown from a dis- missal by the magistrate on a pra- hlbltlen charge, notice of abandon- ment was flied also and the case was docketed by the respondent. It. too. was held over pending decision on the question of costs.

The following was the report of the Grand Jury.

Canada Province of Prince Edward Island In the Supreme Court

To Their Lordshlps the Justices of the Supreme Court: , May it please Your Lordshtps: We, the Grand Jury, at the Jan- uary 1937 sittings of the Supreme Court for Queens County regret to learn of the indispositlon of His Lordship Chief Justice Mathieson and trust that he will soon be re- stored to good health. According to your instructions. we have carefully inspected the several public institutions, and beg

to report as follows:

FALCONWOOD. We found the new building occupied by 120 fe-

INBPNPNPESTAX [NNLEJTINNS UP

Local Collection Shows Increase Of $273,- 801.

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

OTTAWA. Jan. l-i-An increase of more than $18,000,000 in income tax collections during the nine months oi’ the fiscal year endlns

fiscal year. Bl!-

day by the Department of Nat- ional Revenue.

Income tax collections amounted to $91,600,140 compared with $73.- 423,l26 in the nine months the- preceding fiscal year. "

Toronto led all districts with in- come collecttons of #3043225“. M! increase of 37.480974. Whilfi 3mm‘ real was second with 824.751.5951 compared with 831.513.143-

Income collections in other dis- trlets with 193s figures in bracketar

Charlottetown $641,334 ($367,538); Halifax $1,198,248 ($1,094,775); Saint John $853,391 rsrsaotia): Quebec $1,145,910 ($727,255); Ottawa l7.‘ 629,368 043301524); Winnipeg 0i.- 1ao,547 £1,947,844); Regina $227.- 503 ($177,431)! Calgary $l.ll7.673 ($975,530) ; Ed m o n to n 8378.448 tsataseo); Vancouver 80.080318 04,060,915!

male patients, all comfortably housed under ideal conditions. 'I'he food supply for all the other in- stitutlons is all carried in this building, and is distributed as re- quired, The food is all of good quality and stared under sanitary conditions. We would recommend that the meat. supplied pass the customary veterinary inspection.

The laundry is situated in an old wooden out-building nnd should be replaced by a new modern building properly equipped.

The old building is occupied by 141 male patients. Although this is not a modern building, the pat- ients are comfortable and in sani- tar-y conditions. We would call the

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Promotions ‘In 11.0. ii. V. ll.

(0. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Jan. 14—The Depart- ment of National Defence today announced the following appoint- ment and promotlons- . W. C. Halliday has been ap- pointed to the Vancouver division R. C. N. V. R. with the rank of probationary lieutenant Psymasters Lleutenants G. H. Hol- brool: and C. E. Grant, R. C. N. R. of Charlottetown and Montreal divisions, respectively, have been promoted to payrnaster lieutenant commanders. Lieut. E. P. Shaver. Edmonton. division, R. C. N. V. R... has been

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937

THQQNE SPEECH

I Legislation _I_1_1cludes 51ml Service, Social Laws And

Greater

Further Alleviation Of Unemploy- ' ment Through Provincial C0- operation And Ratification Of Trade Treati£s_T0- Be Sought.

OTTAWA, Jan. l4—(iCP)—Pztrliament opened today for a short but busy session and the colorful ritual of opening day was scarcely over

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King ltidwzird Vlii and the

» Commons.

adian National Railways.

mons correspondence betw 1‘ Governments respecting th

‘ sented tomorrow. I 01.00am SETTING

I Cloudy skies and wet, slippery i avcmcnts provided a gloomy set- itlng for the opening ceremonies ‘ but they lacked none of their usual color and pomp.

l Guns boomed out a Royal salute‘

i as Lord Thveedsinuir arrived at the i Parliutnent buildings just before ; three o'clock. A brightly-uniform- ‘ed guard of honor received him and he was cJ-"orted to the Senate i Chamber already crowded with women whtse glittering jcurels and bright evening robes showed of‘! to advantage against the red carpets.

There also were the Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada in their crimson robes, ministers of foreign govfrnments in their uni- forms, drpnty ministers and high officers of state, and representat- ives of the churches.

The senators themselves. garbed in their ordinary‘ clothes, were in- conspicuous urnong the guests who crowded their meeting place for the one brief period it is thrown open to outsiders.

Taking his place on the Throne, the Governor-General ordered the members of the House of Com- mons called before him. The gen- tleman itshcr of the black rod per- formed this task.

Reads Speech

While the commoners assembled at. the bar of the senate His Ex- cellency read his speech, a brief review of the _vear and a brief forecrrvt of the work of the session.

‘Then it was the members learn- ed they would be asked to approve a bill to revise the capital struc- ture of the Canadian National Railways, approve a new trade agreement; with the United King- dom, pass a resolution of loyalty to George VI, the new King, and pro- vide pensions for the blind at an earlier age than '10 years.

Other measures will be intro- duced to provide for establishing a Trans-Canada air service, to ex- tend the authority of the Board of Railway Commisloners. to facilit- ate making loans for the repair and improvement of homes, to amend and consolidate acts relat- ing to combines and to discharge in current legal tender of debt payments at present required to be made in gold or gold coin.

"The people of Canada," Lord Tweedsmuir read from the speech. "in common with the peoples of the other parts of the British Commonwealth of Nations, learned

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sprung to the fore as 21 subject for debate in the House of

The Speech from the Throne foretold a list of mc

urcs, foremost among which were pensions for the bli ratification of a new trade agreement with the Un Kingdom and revision of the capital structure of the