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and 20,000 Bos-|Piaza Hotel in Boston last week. minister of industry and natural Ste tek ene tact ee de te to greet the visitors this Prince Edward Island | were A.A. Nicholson, director of ne Canadian |the P.E.I. Travel Bureau (left)

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Fair held in the Sheraton | and P.A. Murnaghan, deputy!on television.

iin Tiana Leader Is New Chinese President

By EUGENE KRAMER TOKYO (AP)—Liu Skao-chi, 61,)

iiament, the National People’s Congress, elected Liu to the pres- ‘idency, which Mao relinquished to concentrate on his duties party boss. There was no other candidate.

GETS LIU’S OLD JOB

Vice - President Marshal Chu Teh, 72-year-old former warlord of Yunnan province who had been

‘Bad News

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President of Communist China.

By JOHN RODERICK TOKYO (AP)—The election of

Marshal Chu Teh, for the presi- dency, held for a decade by Mao

Instead, they chose to give it/

new stature by reaching for one the sharpest, ablest minds they the Communist

public eye to

ressing problems the country ‘as e Chinese Commu-

, Mao and Chou form a re- lentlessly tough, shrewd team, a tinatch for any nation in future international horse-trading, either on the foreign minister level or at the summit.

Long a man of considerable mystery, Liu will emerge from the shadows of the

This is in line with his now- solidified position as heir-appar- ent to Mao, whose chairmanship of the party makes him still mas- ter of the world’s most populous nation.

As president, Liu will become better known to the millions who only know him as a self-effacing, quiet man.

This writer first met Liu in De- cember, 1945, in the Communist capital of Yenan in north China.

Dressed in a wrinkled, cloth cap and padded blue cotton uni- form patched at the elbows, Liu at that time gave the impresgion of being an almost meek \person.

During an interview, his eyes were downcast and he hardly spoke above a whisper.

He insisted then that Commn- nist’ China wanted friendly rela- tions with all the world and would

For West ina Voting

give no particular preference to Soviet Russia.

The impression he left was of a not-particularly brilliant individ- ual, but one endowed with more than the usual courage, dogged- mess and singleness of purpose. His toughness emerged later when in 1951 he directed a blood purge of the regime’s enemies.

OTTAWA (CP) — The govern- ment was accused Monday of stoking inflationary fires by “ill- conceived and irresponsible’ ac- tions in handling the country’ debt and money ;

George Mcllraith (L—Ottawa West) said in the Commons that Finance Minister Fleming has “failed miserably” to work out a sound money. policy.

The foundation of government monetary policy, he said in a 90- minute speech, “ig inflation pure and simple.” 5-POINT INDICTMENT

Mr. Mcliraith ended by pre- senting a non-confidence motion that was a five-point indictment of government financial opéra- tions. It ticked off these com- plaints:

1. “Errors and inequities’ in fast year’s massive conversion loan bond issue, in which 90 per cem of $6,400,000,000 in outstand- ing wartime victory loans were converted to \long-term bonds.

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chosen to handle the work the old marshal had carried on alone. They are Mme. Sun Yat-sen, 69-

as| year-old widow of the fourder of

Republican China, and Tung Pi- wu, 73, an old friend of Mao who has been president of the Su- preme People’s Court.

In the reorganization, 62 depu- ties were elected to serve under Chu in parliament’s standing com- mittee. Sixteen persons were named as vice-chairman, includ- ing Tibet's self-exiled Dalai Lama and the puppet Panchen Lama, his Communist-appointed succes- sor on the throne in Lhasa.

Both the refugee god-king and the Panchen Lama are on parlia- ment’s rol] as deputies from re- bellious Tibet.

VAST POWERS

Powers of the presidency are vast. They provide: “Promulgating laws and de-

‘|crees, appointing or - removing

leading members of the. state council, vice-chairmen and mem- bers of the council of national de- fence, receiving and naming am- bassadors, ratifying treaties, pro- claiming general amnesties, granting pardons and ‘command- ing the armed forces.”

The constitution, however, pro- vides a check. The president has to act in concert with parlia- ment’s standing committee. Both, in turn, come under the rigid con-

trol of the Communist party.

Inflationary Fires

‘Stoked’ By Gov’

2. The highest Bank of Canada interest rate since the central bank was established—4.97 per cent last week.

3. The largest annual expansion in the-country’s money supply since the war.

4. The greatest annual peace- time rise in the national debt— up $639,500,000 during the 1958-59 fiscal year to $11,685,800,000 at March 31.

5. An all+tiime peak in the cost of carrying the public debt.

Mr. Mcliraith said the money supply rose by $1,324,000,000 last year—just about equal to the government’s new borrowings of $1,360,000,000. Yet Mr. Fleming had claimed that federal borrow- ing had been achieved largely in @ non-inflationary manner.

“I don’t think anything could be more inflationary than an in- crease in the money supply of that kind,” Mr. Mcllraith said.

There had been a “ballyhoo” campaign to sell the conversion loan as a means of fighting infia- tion. Yet government measures to float the loan were “directly inflationary.”

A CRUEL BLOW

“The national interest has been served a cruel blow by this as- pect of the conversion loan,” Mr. MclIiraith said.

The CCF sought to move an amendment to the Liberal motion regretting the government's “failure’’ to assume full control of credit and urging establish- ment of a national investment board.

But Speaker Roland Michener tuled it out of order. He said the question of credit was already covered in the Liberal motion and that the investment board

was a separate subject.

By JOHN LeBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) —Daylong talks

between Labor Minister Starr and participants in the CNR-fire- men dispute aimed at averting a May 1 trike were adjourned

Tests Ban Seen Likely

LONDON (Reuters) — Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd \ issued’ a hopeful estimate Monday on the chances of reaching agreement with Russia on the suspension of nuclear tests.

He said in a Commons debate that he gained the impression at the recent Soviet-British talks in Moscow that agreement would be reached in due course on the is- sues now hindering progress at the test-ban talks in Geneva.

He disclosed details of a new

the Moscow visit—which he said might be useful in breaking the deadlock at Geneva.

Under this plan either side would be able to insist on a cer- tain limited number of inspec- tions of test alarms on the other's territory each year.

American reaction to the Brit- ish compromise is regarded here as cool.

COMMENDS BRITISH PLAN Soviet Premier Khrushchev, ‘in the letters he sent to Britain and to President Eisenhower during the weekend turning down Eisen- hower’s phase-by-phase test sus- pension plan, commended the

Labor Minister Take With Firemen’ Union

early Monday night until 9 a.m. EDT today. After a series of meetings with

reporters:

“We have been getting some proposals from both sides.”

But he declined to indicate what proposals had been made, and he would not express an opi- nion as to whether the day had brought progress.

FIVE ITEMS The minister said “about five”

items are in dispute, including

the contentious diesel issue that has mainly sparked the strike threat.

The walkout of the approxime- tely 3,500 CNR firemen was called by the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Firemen and Engine- men (CLC) following the ONR’s announced decision to begin gradual elimination of firemen on freight and yard diesel locomo- tives, effective May 1.

The conferences Monday were dent Donald Gordon, Canadian vice-president W..E. Gamble of (Continued on page 2 col. 3)

Old Painting Nearly Lost

COBOURG, Ont. (CP) — Of- ficials of St. Peter’s Anglican Church here have been told. a painting they planned to throw out {fs an original Van Dyke.

The painting, which has hung in the church hall for 49 years, may be worth $100,000, says art restorer Frank Worrall of To- ronto. ‘

But Toronto Art Gallery ex- perts, who also identified it, as genuine, placed its value at only

British idea for inspection quotas.

$10,000.

INTERNATIONAL

POLICE

‘Mike’ Suggests “Canadian Force

TORONTO (CP) — Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson has proposed that Canada organize an international police force among other middle powers and put it at the disposal of the United Na- tions to preserve peace in Berlin.

“I can think of no more effect- fve contribution that, in present circumstances, Canada co uld make to peacé and security,’ he told a Canadian Club luncheon here.

He said soldiers representing the UN eould play an effective role in Berlin but they would have to be organized, trained and equipped in advance, unlike the emergency force sent ot Suez in 1956. UN Secretary-- General Dag Hammerskjold had recommended such a force but the UN assem- bly had shelved his report. ACT SEPARATELY

“If the assembly refuses or hes- itates to take the initiative, if it is unable to agree on the pro- posals of the secretary-general’ report for a standby peace force, then why should a group of mem- bers who feel this should be done not do something about it?

“This would require that a number of middie powers, whose credentials and whose motives

Cuba Premier Lands In Texas

HOUSTON, Tex. (AP) — Fidel Castro, bearded hero of Cuba's revolutionaries, landed here ‘at 6:16 p.m. ADT. He found his brother, Raul, present for a con- ference which possessed the ear- marks of an emergency session.

Fidel, Cuba’s premier, came here by plane after a goodwill visit to the eastern United States and. a brief trip to Montreal.

Raul, Cuba’s armed § forces commander, flew here unan- nounced in a chartered airliner. He did not give the reason for his trip.

The premier is en route to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a Latin American economic confer-

would be above reproach, should work out an agreement under the

United Nations Charter for an international police or peace force along the lines of and in accordance with the principles put forward by Mr. Hammer- skhold in his report.

“Those governments who were willing to part’cipate in such an arrangement would agree to ear- mark, train and equip certain of their forces for United Nations action—on call, when required, by a resolution of the United Na- tions Assembly. e

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DR. FRANK MacKinnon (cen- ter) told of an almost untapped source of trade for the Maritime

Provinces im Canada’s sorth

officers of the railway and the firemen’s union, Mr. Starr told

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ran GETS , ORAW WITH DOG

The letter-carrier scrambled up a small tree—too small, in because he came tumbling seconds later.

. scenting victory, charged and Brown unslung his pouch for defensive pur-

Around the tree the old foes ran, Sox nipping but missing and the harassed Brown de- fending.

A neighbor saw the whirling twosome and called police, who responded by sending threc squad cars.

Sox retreated—Brown stopped

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Ontario Vote Seen In June

TORONTO (CP) — June 11 now appears to be the likeliest date for an Ontario general elec- tion.

June 4 went by the boards with Bo announcement from Premier Frost Monday—37 days are re- quired between the issuing of election writs and balloting.

A June 11 election would permit the premier to announce it next Monday, the 10th anniversary of his term in office.

“I wouldn’t argue with you,” a senior cabinet minister said Mon- day when asked about June 11. Observers look for a Monday announcement becauge it means a Thursday election day — two general elections and 17 byelec- tions have been called on Thurs- days during Premier Frost's 10 years in office.

ROYAL VISIT

Little chance is seen of any an-. nouncement in the weeks follow- ing May 4 because it would mean an election too close to the royal visit.

A fall election remains a -pos- sibility—the legislature's current five-year term doesn't expire un- til the spring of 1960.

All three major parties are geared for an early vote with a total of 148 candidates already nominated. The Conservatives have 45, Liberals 45, and CCF 49. The Communist Labor-Pro- gressive party has eight and there’s one independent Conser- vative.

Standings in the legislature are Conservatives 83, Liberals 11, CCF 3, vacant 1.

Child Whippings Are Discussed

DURBAN, South Africa (Rev- ters) — A Canadian official of a world - wide trade union -move- ment Monday bitterly criticized the whipping of juvenile offend-

ers in what he called South Afri-

Through the efforts of APEC a

in such areas as Goose Bay, Frobisher Bay and Harmon Field Stephenville but he emphasized that a real serious job of selling must be done.

He said many business men in the Maritimes had the false idea these areas live

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tain W.H. Swetman former com- manding officer of Summerside RCAF Station and now in Charge of the RCAF base at Goose Bay. LAST FRONTIER

Dr. MacKinnon said the was made for the purpose of in- creasing Maritime trade with the north. He pictured the north as a booming area—Canada’s last frontier—and suggesied that, “what the Western prairies has done for the central provinces and what the north wes has done for Alberta and British Cojumbia, this bast frontier of Canada will do for us in the Maritime Pro- vinces’’. he said.

He said it was rather amusing to note the number of merchants who made the trip for the fun of it, to find that they had been mis- sing a great volume of business over the past five years. Some of them. he said took enough orders home to pay for the trip and have a nice profit besides.

In addition to the 60 passengers another cargo plane took a cargo of 30 exhibits which could be set up quickly and be dismantled in a hurry so as to move from place to place.

EXPRESSED SURPRISE

“torture chambers.”

He said the purchasing officers of the airbases and the civilian

buyers expressed surprise that they had never heard of many of the products on display. One confectionery dealer learned to had been im the area for five

OTTAWA (CP) — William J. Browne, minister without port- folio from Newfoundland, said Monday night he has heard the Newfoundland government has taken court action against the Crown-owned Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

He gave no details as he made

the statement during a speech outlining the background of the current financial dispute between the federal and Newfoundland governments. However, it was learned from other sources that the case likely will be handled in a Newfound- land court.

Newfoundland already has filed

9 Charged In Slaying

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—War- rants against nine young white men were obtained by police Monday in the aftermath of the shotgun-blasting six Negro boys as they walked home from a store Sunday night.

Juvenile division officers said two of the whites—ranging in age from 17 to 2i—would be charged with felonious assault. The other seven would be accused of being either accessories before or after the fact.

Two of the six Negroes were struck in the stomach and sever-

ely. injured.

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APEC President Speaks To City Board Of Trade

years doing a roaring business,

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Nfld. Action Reported Against Crown Outtit

suit against the federal govern- ment, in Exchequer Court here, for unspecified damages over Ot- tawa’s refusal to send RCMP re- inforcements to help police the loggers’ strike in the province.

Premier Smallwood of New- foundiand, in a speech April 3, said his government also planned to take action against the housing authority, accusing it of improp- erly retaining administration of 192 units under the St. John's Housing Authority.

At the time, Mr. Smallwood

He said the provincial govern- ment “filled the authority with its own appointees, in spite of the fact that 75 per cent of the cost of these projects, including the cost of rental subsidies, is paid from the federal treasury.”

Mr. Browne, Newfoundland’s representative in the federal cab- inet, was speaking at a meeting of the Ottawa District Young Progressive Conservatives.

Royal Vi

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will have ample opportun- ity to see Prince Edward Island's

countryside during their visit here on July 29th. They will ar-

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rive at the Naval Jetty at 10.00 a.m.

The Queen and Prince will be met by the Lieutenant Governor

F. Walter Hyndman and Mrs. Hyndman, the Premier, A.W. Matheson and Mrs. Matheson,

Mayor Edwin Johnstone and Mrs. Johnstoné, who. will be presented to Her Majesty and Prince Philip.

After the official welcome and other presentations the Royal Party will leave the Navai Jetty and H.M.C.S. Queen Charlotte at 10.30 a.m. for the North Shore resort area, returning #0 the coliseum for a children’s rally at

2.40 p.m.

During this motor trip, a Majesty and Prince Philip w make a 15 mioute visit to the frosted food plant at Sherwood, ‘and, it is expected, will spend 25 minutes at one of the farm homesteads enroute.

SHARE LUNCHEON

Luncheon for the Regal Party will be held at the North Shore where they will stay from 12.30 until two o'clock. A leisurely

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Code Change Is Planned

OTTAWA (CP) — The federal will clearly empower the prov:

‘| ments to the Criminal Code that

governnient is planning amend- inces to suspend drivers’ licences for traffic offenses, it was learned Monday.

This was one of several points discussed Monday at a meeting between Justice Minister Fulton

and Atjorney-General Roberts of

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