The Royal Canadian Artillery Major General EC. Plow. CB.E., B .id of Halifax. members of D.S.O.. C.D.. this approxiniatolyl
Illii'I1 are pictured above. will prel-15-piece band is making its second sent a concert at the Queen Char-lappearance in Charlottetown, hav- lntte High School auditorium in ing accompanied the Major Gen- fhrirlottetown this evening, cornv eral here in 1954
IIWIICIIIZ at it p.m. Under dircctionl
of Lt.
The band was formed in 19.33 and
KA. I-Jlloway. A.i't.C.M., was posted later to the Far East
p - m.. and by kind permission of where it gave 105 performancesl tra as well as a male choir.
in Japan and Korea. In addition to their repertoire of military Inu- sic the band has within its own members a light orchestra. a salon orchestra and a dance orchestra. For variety they also have a gyp sey and a Latin American orches-
' By JOHN DUDMAN
of detectives searching his home
llnnday.
Ho! greed for money. celebrated his
yininw, with an overdose of drugs. Ho gained a limousine and a chest or xaluable silver cutlery from her dmtll.
llctcciivc Hannam, known to the underworld as "the gentleman itleuth" been of his manner and divas. led the investigations into local gossip and rumor arising IITIIV1 the number of times Adams figured in the wills of his dead patients.
DOCTOR'8 HOME SEARCHED The search of the doctor's home lunk placn towards the end of last year. with the curtains drawn to keep out prying eyes. Adams "flopped in a chair" with head in ltzinds, apparently crying. Hannam said
Adams had pointed out one cup- hnnrd to the detectives who. Han- Ilitlll s.-iitl. found it a "very un- tnlr” mixture of bottles, pieces of rli t'"IJ'll' anti butter.
As he searched. Hannam. out of
ir...is'ri3ouitNi-:, England lneut-1 rrsr -- l)r. John Bodkin Adams tried to hide drugs under the eyes
I Scotland Yard officer testified
The plump little mcdical man, said by Crown counsel to have murdered three rich patients out
58th birthday in court listening to dramatic evidence from Detective- Superintendent Herbert Hannarn. It marked the start of the sec- ond week of hearings to determine T uhctlier Adams should stand trial for the alleged slaying in 1950 of Mrs Edith Morrell, 81. a wealthy
another cupboard. open it. slip two objects Into his coat . pocket.
Following a Hzinnam prod. Ad- ams then took irom his pocket a small bottle containing morphine and a carton containing another
want you to find it there." MEDICAL EXPERT Another witness
expert. He testified that the amount of morphine and heroin
been stepped up considerably in the last 13 days of her life. Asked what would have been the result it the drugs prescribed in these 13 days had been used on the patient. the witness said "death." A doctor with "ordinary and reasonable exp rience" would
One prescription for 75 labletai of heroin represented 12'-'; gr.-iins.; whereas the maximum dose was one-sixth grain. On evidence that tdams helped Alfred Hullett. 71. another alleged victim. to walk upstairs after what appeared like a heart at- tack. Doiithwnitc said this struck him as "extremely unwise." Any doctor of reasonable expcricncr would know that to move the pa- l tient thus would increase the darn gcr. he said.
in thc case of Mrs. Gerturde. .Ilullctt, 50, who died four monthsi falter licr hiisiiiiiitl. Doutliwalte iagrccd that if she had had suic-i tidal teiidcnt-ies it would not bl
The regular monthly meeting of
on: held last night in the Council
rltaniiiers, Chief Douglas Coffin
rm-siding. The general t '
nu carried on and reports heard the absence of the secre-
Several suggestions were pre- onied by the members with re-
Montague Fire Dept. Annual Meeting Wcis Held Last Night
the xlontaguo Fire Departmentl
gard to an additional truck. with tank and motor, to proceed to .-fires within the town and which jwould be available also for rural I fires within the vicinity of Monta- lgue.Ac 't-wtwas "''d to look into the matter with re fercnce to cost and ascertain if funds could be raised-
The by-laws pertaining to fire and firefighting within the town were discussed and revised and
'lown. Montague eams Play Tie
hlnnir hockey held the spot- light at Georgetown on Saturday mziit, when the local Pee Wee: lllll Midgets met their visiting rnunterparts from Montague III tun crowd pleasing and weliplay- pd games. The first encounter ended in a 2-2 tie iicore. with the It nus dividing goals in the flrd ltvriod, as Prosper scored for I-vorgetown and Annear for Mon- iaziie. In the middle frame the totals netted the only marker on I tzoal by Martell. The visitors pulled the game out of the fire and earned their tie on a counter bi Mccarron.
in the second fixture of the eve- lllng the fast Midgets skated to a 2-2 tie game. with Montague lead- in: at the end of the first on a coal by Ballum. The middle per- I'-' saw David and Prosper sink tonnteri: for the locals and Bal- liim again being the marksman for the visitors. The referees for th names were:- - G. Lovers. H. stew- Irt. 6. look. I). Ilccnllough all I3 Itoacho.
Cendolldit Service Hold At Mr. Steven
A large congregation attended the Young People's CandIeligM service at St. John's United Church. Mount Stewart on Decen- ber 13rd at 7.3 o'clock.
The serviu was led by Mr. Glndaa Jay. The organist for tho
:';'..:."-'&'.'.. oemuucaiieeiuiw mgr a-snoyainaur n::.'3'. um 'iryni: I5-nI'.W W. Maw Vmaustasa Nylons:
will be ...-sented to the Town Council for their consideration.
One man was struck off strength and will be asked to return his equipment. This means that an additional member will be requir- ed and will probably be voted on at the next monthly meeting. to bring the department up to strength.
PERSONALS
The many friends of Mrs I-'Ier- sey Carvcr, Lyndalc. are pleased to hear that she has recovered sufficiently from her illness. She left, accompanied by her son Pres- ton. to spend the remainde of the winter with her daughter and oth- er relatives iri'Mauachusetl.s.
D .
WHOLE FAMILY
WllMPDiE'S
EXTRACT oltOD l'VfEI ”
know that. he ad ed. I
official I
Detectives Say Dr. Adams Tried To Hide Narcotics
the corner of his eye. snw Adams justified for drugs to be delivered walk slowly across the room t.o;to her house where she could us! and them.
GEORGETOWN
Mr. and Mrs
similar home saying "1 did m)l;Wel'E mcent visitors to Charlotte- ' town.
Miss Janie liunter. R.N.. of the M0l'ld8.V Walistaff of the Provincial Sanatorium Dr. Arthur Douthwaite. A medical lwas a recent guest of her brother.
Mr. Joseph Hunter.
y Miss Ella David, who lit a stu- prescribed for Mrs. Murrcll had gem at sou.-is convent, was , re. .cent guest of her parents, Mr. and aid King and infant son.
Howard Walker
The Guardian. Page 5 1 Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1957 I
Eastern Australia” Is A Tinderbox
5YDNEY 'CPl--After a prolific summer. no suburban gardener -n eastern Australia is permitted to burn off his leaves-not even in an incinerator.
1' IN. lots for a picnic in the bush with his family and Iighlg a fire to boil a billy of tea in typi- cal Australian style, he faces a Jail sentence.
For the eastern half of Australia -lfldillnnllly a land of fire and flood-is a tinderbox. and three state governments have united in banning any kind of fire in the open.
Buahfires this summer have al- ready destroyed more than 1.500.- 000 acres of pasture. timber and scrub and millions of people along the eastern seaboard of the cou- tiuent live under the threat of a spark. - On the other side of the picture. great parta of Australia's inland deserts. normally as dry as the Sahara. have recently received? torrential rains. in some places Isl inches of rain was reported in 48 hours. This is more than some- times fnlls in 10 years.
Mrs. Clarence David.
Mr. F. J. Del.ory was a busi. ness visitort to Charlottetown on Jan. 15th-
Mr. and Mrs Israel Fomcau left on Friday. Jan. litth, for New- Brunswick. where they will spend the next few months.
Mr. Currie. representing Morris Limited, was a recent caller onl business establishments in thel town. in the interests of his firm.
Mrs. Edith Guick. who is em-l pfoyed at Bedford was a recent' visitor to Georgetown.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gotell. Mr. Warren Llewellyn and Mr. Donald 1 King were recent visitors to Char- f lottetown and on their return they g were accompanied by Mrs. Don- A.C.
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