MMAXIMS

OFA

MERCHANT

When accueed of offences of which he is guiltless a man oi flfty eomforta himself by remembering how many true end more uncompli- mentary things his political ens. mles might have said had they known him better.

(ybnrlnitetown Iarnllil Guardian,

Guardian Twp Cont! Founded 1551

ill sill-ills N NINA-ill u, HITISH STHIKEE

i- + Preached Yesterday‘:- in St. PauPs by Rev]: H. D. Raymond —‘.,. Says it Constitutes-i- Greater M e n a c e: Than World War. i...

il- At St Paul's Church yesterday bu“; ngnices were of special chor- nuicr, stressing tiio importance 0i‘

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1mm. seems m FORGERY CASE

(Canadian Press)

Liuiimbiasr, May g,__ Triaiiof tho Principals in the iiiiriy million francs forgery case Opened yesterday with lcilicf of ‘Police Nadosay avowiiig before a hushed courtroom, "I feel guilty."

Asked when he .flrst learn- ed the francs were Ibeing ivfsfid. he replied: "Four years ago Prince Wliiidlsch Graetz visited me and said the francs must be forged and the proceeds be applied to patriotic ends. I replied:

"I don't consider the idea good. the plan ls uiiiiiiuo,

iii” iiiiiiiiiiai crisis ‘mid Eoumling.’ dmfl yo“ d" iiiicii 7i ‘iiuiiiii "Wspatch of twenty five additional Canadian Pro: O av eiuivale-nt t0 n few dollars I (‘uwd unpnma).

the call t0 penitence and prayer. Iii 4, m,“ .. H. t I 1 (. .~ . -- - i ) —--- .. p “ q ’ NEW YORK Mai’ 9_‘Li‘/iii Com‘

lilo morning lilo service begun Wm, l!- ‘ . ihlliijwi/Pti-lllfifllf on ‘shniid ‘;()V0.f\\lii.lll(lI-, which means no . Saturday uighi. mange;- mchard p1 Byrd, United

m” gmghm of the Pmceflsinnill Nudosay ‘Rimmed that 1,‘; tisrho rt. Ice‘ i1.‘ nrr ‘st o agar Ollfi LQNDQNV May g,_|ng¢n;lvn beer and no shopping for a Joint of 15.1mm naval avtawn new over the

llvuiii~\\"lio is on the Lord's Stile‘! ‘l’ lzitor he and the Prince il- |n- k u Sig‘? Hm“ elliplmyillg-l} o“ l pruiaraiiii" bY the gmmriimwt h?“ mid ‘i’ “imply or potatoes for Nimii ‘Piiie iioiiay~ N?“ Y°rii

~ _ h I. .-,, .1 A u I _ I "i?" ii 5S “Y i“ ii" ‘i iY siii“ to deal with any untoward sllu- lile Sunday mellll- Times and the St. Louis Post-Dis- foiluut-d by l o |\ii.i.n.i n lien}. ~l- ugiee-l to collaboi-utc. 'l- rcndorcil. “in” and to keep the vital up plnnt n: the nlnl] [flndnn nbnnn patch announced_

,i;i'°,.,“,',‘,',.°f,,,‘,'f T,°,i,:g°l§g““§,,.pi§§;,;§ni-i- + -i- + ++ + + + + + -i- -i- -i- ‘PlFrill?mtllgciiizlppcig?ageglrtiiggegfnii vim "“‘"i"“ '”'"'°d “i” mi" mil-Urge“ Jirdynftefgrfdlrfahgf ‘LIZ-guild: ‘Coxiighalgiiitarf Byrd‘ “m to an” i ' " ‘ ‘ ' -—-<+»_____ ‘. "‘ " ~ ‘ da of the general strike. ‘ comp s eat. made tho fiis t prlbli. l~~l . .~ i’ . y . ,

-a“'iiii:tii‘fit‘i‘lii‘0 Reel? Rayiiiondi ‘Tlileaciflsnpfdlcttoieniialid tiiklireiiihidyl-r h This hem“ Saturday’ a ha" triiiidilss ulileiiifi p311??- arien tllhffljsllgiiisy illisltahsgulll‘: iagililligioliglitlyfxuéeeit llfavlng ' " ' " ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ lid th ilttl t! i’. ‘ i ' ' ‘ i’ -‘ P Z ("E911

prflujhliti from the text Psalm 50:! ed nicn hnd looted stores of their’ t: wanirdilcitziarfary ‘batlalenc; rouith elements are being reln- nt1_50|n'010nk1nln morning (Gwen.

1;, "(tall upon me Iii the day cf » l provisions. When the pol Ce ar-l anywhere. A government “at” fun-mp wlch Time) and returning safely

imiiiiiow °i“i’i‘““iii"g we gravity time? at l Island lcoveill-hey well-e ment at one P. m. bald the ait- at 430 0’clock m“ durum“-

ol. we 5mm. situation’ wmch hel tclignlronici by iie en ie popu d‘ “anon w“ the same as yunfi one" u" o’ Pam" The e-ntira population of Kings

said conslltllleti n more serious , -

menace oven than tho Great War. The silcukoi" went on lo remind his hearers iilfli the (l-niigei‘ at the

liciirt of llii- l-Inipire is u (longer to ourselves, lit-cause one life pulsates lliixiuixliiuii the great whole, F

illiscussiug the causes of tho strike, ill‘ nuiliiieil Iirieiiy tlic dc- \'i'|01ll|lt‘lli oi‘ tlic coal industry and

(Canadian Press)

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The People's Paper

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Readby Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, MAY l0, 1926

MAXIMS

or 4 MERCHANT i

' Many advertisers are llvlng proof that in creating s demand for a product they knock to pieces the standing objection of wholesalers and retailers, previous to the cre- ated demand that "the price is too high."

Annual Subscriptions [Delivered $5.00

lliN [MPH] lENNll ciiiiiitiiuiiiii HHST iii iuisiiiliifli idllsiiii

+ ,

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-~ IN Nlil]

s»; _ -____ ‘ ,+ Serious Disturbances + o

s; Police Sent to Make :4 Arrests T u r n e d p Back by Angry Citi- +i zens. ' . »

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.|,' (Canadian Press.)

‘ST. JOH'N'S, NFLI) May iii-The

Feared Bloodshed. dlAlllllOit firltAtf-l-I, NFLD. May ii

zitleiiipt :ii'i'ri~'tl<, twenty-five police- ‘illltili sent from St. John's to invms Tliursilziys uiiiuuplloyuient

flgutc ilisturbiiiiros atlllslztnil Cove served [warrants on

"l‘(‘.llll'lll‘li here ln flHk tlic tlowru-

lln- ring lillltltlffl and

. _ L()1\"I)O'N. Ma s‘. HI u mcs- "will for instructions. tlielaliur l>i'l::i|ii7.:i.tio.is up to eight Sago Drmlpd h] {m Fmiliomnlvml 'lih(nly ‘Wm cnnh-nnhul M u“. iumililii ti?" “illill iiifi iiflyiii wllljfilrim, lm“.sl,up..,._ H“, mmflifsliiiiriii with a crowd ol‘ tlirmi liuu~

liiisslou ivns itppoiiitcil ui iii-vesti- llflii‘ (wtllltlllltllls. llc pflilllzill out

coiiileiiius tho strike uioveiiio-ul “"i"i‘i ii“ ‘imiiiiflsiliie L" "ffmit m‘. that during tho llast] elgihi i-inuihs and Si,“ m“, Wm“, a WLHUJHUI,‘ without injuring women and ' """'i‘iii "ii iiii ‘i "ii ii“"~‘i i ca osil ilcsireil, the flllll-Hfivlilliii i‘ i W"- -‘ i-"iiii-‘iiiii iii Siiiiiiiiiils- iiiidjsvilliiillll] wNiIii-ll lius illilfli so ulialii-i _ wreckiid omces lliiit ilu~ Nltli miners llilll declined vinmpy (mm-n nyugt first pl, qiliifsiiiiy‘ iii" "IICiiiPiiiYPii "W" m 5,11,," H“, mn,n,i,,,s;n,,g, Mm,“ shcfllyhem from Islniiil Covc lll£ti't'!lll‘ii iiin-r alHl lmciiuiie. il liud insisted --ii the lit!" Tilt! incsiiiitzii rciiils: »---"'I‘,|iorc “ii.” ‘imiiiiniiiiiif i'°ii"i..‘_‘:_'"'i_kmilg“: CdFBiiytll the roiliii-iioii rt‘ i'i.e Will-Ll‘ l-uuld ho up grcillor lllltélllliitll" iliiicfi“ "i iiin‘, toiilmli‘ mi u,’ scale or lllt‘ inert-list» ‘of hours of standing n1‘ tlic attitude of nurifi?“ iiimeiii: ‘ii ' ‘Jim’; “Sliiifi labor. pi-iiplo ill lliis nioiulr-nt llinn ioi,“iii_iiii"itiiiir_“ ‘Mai m‘ iflhixii: _ 'l‘lir: (‘hurrlrs iluty siiiil ‘lie prca- Hllliliitii" ii. illllliifi-H any iIO-‘iiiiiiy i" |,..‘,',l..:.m‘t]O .i§§";,','fli,',., llmirlnr (1ilt!l',i5\ll cull us to tho one ulio tlic riliiii "i comliinnlloii in indus- _ ‘ln,':;m,o(;1. ‘inn ‘l‘|qt",.‘b,,,,c,p' iiiiiiii‘ iiiiiiii" i" Ciiiiiiiiiiie iii“ hiiii‘ My‘ Siriiios “mi “lamina Hlougil-illllifiilll‘ ilililtli‘ liudnv illlii ill‘ ivus iiliuii. Tiu-ri- needs. he iiniil, t-o bo iiW-y “hwy! illiilji i‘ i'i‘i'ii'iiilhun.h.ry and 0mm; nave lill‘ snilil; u revival of gllndivill, which is oulyfliiiiiiiiili "i ii""‘ii"“i'i“i“"' “_" iii“ “.35.,” fm. their _1(,gi,,|.,,-_ killing Coil into llis rightful place. iiiiiiiii‘ "iii-V ii“ ii'"_‘_i "rm" "i" “i “w "my he that m9 Chum], husiiliil. resort justifiable flll'i even

llCfll ion liiisy ministering to tho iietueiiiiiiiy" - . . _ , ‘But tlic challenge ‘which li lilialglljlériuik[Igughéhfi]hxigsfeii ‘ltlfiguiow bccu thrown uiid litkou up hungry m“ ma (lmvlmrohgenn pf a totally iliffcruut kind, 4 l‘, , ' _ _ L',iilll‘l‘fli strike such as tluit wii .i in utuiug service the hfll~ it is being Sought w mfinwq, N?“Qgfglnifgdpzfiglgfxd directly Iiilllcti ut the daily iii‘;- ills his sermon with the cabled iiii- [he “hole Unmmuqmy‘

plo who suitor least lroui it u iiouncemcut that Labor leaflef-‘i the capitalists and plulocrats. have put foodstuffs on the list of Th”). ha“. M (Mi.- mmmnrnl il

amide“ "iii i" ‘be iiiiiiiiied ily tFaiiSAWiIUiO apparatus 0t‘ opulence and which more British than plIl-DPlCkEi cnsily endured and

litllilltltlll ivoiikers, he continued: lt llltifillfi the overthrow‘ tlimiie-llie abolition of tbs crown; It menus

the peily discomforts Of U19 they are exposed are

to not

rapidly forgotten.

the downfall iof the "'I‘iie real victims oi’ a gener

Blink of England-the soundest fln- strike are what is called the com- mon people-men and Women will? for their toppling nvor, the fnlinm oglown and their childreirs livelihood

ancial institution in the world. -Il means more than that It means mus! iii-iii" the ' the (‘lirlutian religion, and a com-Tor whom cheap, regular lrauspo muiiisiic control. ileiwwii iiieii‘ iimiiiiii "mi wmk ‘For believe mo,

hard daily

while

izeil labor M iiolki ii ulrl

Wm not he in comrollisimplci- conflorts of lilo when sill-h ' ‘

- ~ r " t. it a [my M (“Samar comesmpiivnlion nn.l Ovvu “dll

“Moan M. that you Wm see a hitlthoy who iii tho long l‘Illl bear. the

lnriy mspnuu] mum who havnpiirrdcn and ‘pay; the lprllrcl“ ivrcsliul lho control oi‘ the nation" film“ “ma; .:1)i;,“.‘,,ny5,. out of lliu hands of those who in n or M‘ lwpm i l I surccw-inn ext-tinting over

livmii-utioiis have stood

iii

Iilnd social lilo 0f tlie whole n lion. |iho substitution for

"mcni. of n ilictaiorslilp. prltisli people will never do . (Iesire at the earliest moment

‘resumption of licgfiiillliflllii

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Condensed Specials RATE-hi. per word, net

680i! insertion in this column. ‘mn- (‘Dill ficlrls.

h‘ Mpia pglmliliieclcsislilty uulilipliiinvlvliiirpiqig m, . _con rac oii n ie s11 y ‘i ~

my MacDonald you see organ W“ the Hm m. necvflsilius and u", ut its best, Mr. Ramsay mom",

Hfillfit‘, lion oi‘ tlic cummuiiily .-ii its own iiiiiiiypvill and for whatever" motives to

tiielhrillg to u standstill tlic industrial It would he tn acquiesce in This the We

luring pout-e and reconstruction to vent (he more

(izizi-ito, ‘Lord Oxford und Asquith iii"‘li illli-Zfy clilrmns niid found ll

ilii is .\

..=;i5li[lK5 l]N THE

PL.‘

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NINENT

The speaker at Trinity Church lust evening was .\lr. Murray Brooks, who for the last fifteen years has been a missionary work- er in the Orient, supported by the students and graduates of McGill U-niversity through the Y. M. C. A.

lllr. tBrooks took as the subject ii of his address, "The Future ol‘ the i Orlciit"," uiid slated present day conditions in that part ' of tho world iii a very lucid and interest- ing manner.

I-Io said that on ‘his last return to the Occldont ho had been asked by many why the ‘Cilrifltllln relig- lon was not making more headway in tile East. ‘For this there was more than ono reason. Perhaps the wcigliticst was that there had linen a rcviviil of native religions, und ‘Christian schools a-nd church- 05 were finding themselves coin- peting with schools teaching the Buddhist and Moslem faiths, und doing u great deal to counteract the religious teachings of Chris- ii tlan missionaries. Ilolshovism 1° was another grout force that arc- riipirl usprend of

al

is

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n.

iilll ii"! iiili-“Christianity, and indeed any rolls-

sot-iullst woupon which has boeulmn for its teachers and ' propu- oaoeoooal i '

- ‘FOR SALE-qrogg QEDAN USED H0 ilnudvii-edly tlruwu must iii‘

[W0 sensor“ Apply 212 Km“ SLIDE shmillilulu "r llll0ll0 100. iil03-5-6-lf _'"“*' "

wfilfiiififiiltufPaper Plant

st grinds were strongly anti-rollglous_ did not countenance religion in uuy shape or form Bolshevism iu tlic- Orient hud a strong hold on (fhinu, but was not very influent-

l- nl l: India. A third factor that i-Pifl- Apply Victoria l-Iotol. __ i Burns- LOSS ihnlrulned _ from, the pow, o; __,_ ' iiii3""“ , Christianity was the attitude and s '*" $ the ractlces 0! -ElIl'0b6l1ll8 iiViUB Vi/lmfifnik-IMMEDIATELY CAP-| Is 7 f l,“ A2,“, Chmman, h, name, b," W” ‘I we mold. Apply to MPH! —"'— ‘leading very un-Christianllke lives. "' Nuioia‘ m we“ Si" lcimadia" we") iAbout one in ton attended their .__ 9159-8-31 I.Y'ONS IFALLS. N. v.. May s

"r" »-’I‘ho plnni, of ill!‘

'5 PASSENGER OVERJITE sixJfiynlpflfly, manufacturers of new

for iuilr cheap to quick purnhiiii- prZ-ut paper. with all its machinery 0f puper, The

"f- Palmer-Watson Eloctrir Couiand thousands of tons “iii” 9143-7-3iwns burned early today.

mo“ lions iii estimated at $750000. N BEEF AND HAMBURG —-—<0>— iiiC-ilk from stall [rid

Saunders & Newsom Co. Forces Rout

Building. - . . -~ .__. 1 ionist '40s evsiivi Revo ut

zifimiiliivn. cheaply and exipcd- ously executed. Guardian Conl- Tfli Job Prlntery. Phone 132.

‘You WANT coon mic“. 50 for I00, for 55:. 500

_ "-95. Ponmnl

n; Agua. Aitrla. 50 for 85c, 850 inland from Blueflelds and

or $1.00, 1000 fonmtie is in prospect for today v . Mllffllhn fiffliwlMondgy.

flnulil Paper

‘icllllfcll, and many of them hold to tho belief that, as Kipling had said cast of the Suez there were n0 Ten (lommaiidnienls. The speaker likened stion in tho East today to new iwiine in old hottlos. Changing ‘uouillilons were bringing about a state or affairs in the Orient, against which tlic ancient and worn out religions could not hope to cope. They were old and had iiitretclicd, amd the ferment was bo-

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the situ-

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MANAGIIA NQOARAGIUL Mny coming stronger than their own

. ' | 4 t- strength. 3;,—°,°o";;';';'°,';{‘,,,‘;1,‘":,',,’,.;;,,§§l’3,§,.|....,..... and did its rightful work. m, ' The finsl. the inevitable was bound to hap- ENVELOP-EB [traders] army is approaching Runs. 08h. and In QXPiIIBiOII ill "i6 555i

Unless ' Christianity

a would have n lasting and far- r reaching effect upon the destiny of the whole world.

cost“ Yo More, Costs Less..-

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mabinct last night ordered the de-

‘Y’ Q NY

IN THE STRIKE SllliAlliiN " "

ill iiNE P. M. liN SATURDAY

t; At Island Cove _,Governme-nt 1s Making Intensive Prepar-

ation For Any Emergencies That May

Arise-“Second Line of Defence Men”

Steadily Ceasing Work-Policemen in l London DistrictsAre Being Heavily l Reinforced. ‘

day and satisfactory.

Labor did not Issue its usu- al noon statement. but confen ences were going on among the leaders. Thus far there are no slgnp-of reopening of the peace negotiations and the miners leader A. J. Cook told the Can- adian Press there was nothing to Indicate the possibility of any

LON-DON, May 8. —'I‘he an- nouncement. was brondcasted this morning that tlic Bishop of Lon- don had offered the use of his resident-o, Fulliam Palace. i'or ne- gotiations to end tho present labor iiiiublc.

The offer was made in the form of a letter to J. II. Thomas, M. P..

5 i- _ ililllifill Secretary of tho National ti? par ‘es our the week lliiiuii of Railwiiymen.

The policemen in the con- gested districts of London Non-uni“ Labor

were reinforced today as a pre- DUBLDL

t. _ I t May 8. ——Wlien the ca“ lonary !“°=‘"',° a9“ n‘ mull ‘boat. Hibernia from ‘Holyhesd iwssmic imimii ii" gimp‘ iii‘ reached Kingston harbor last "igm when the W°'k°"5 '5' uiulil. the local railwaymen and

ceivc strike pay nstead of their usual weekly envelopes. Arm- ore-d- cars are being moved to- ward London from the Alden- shot military camp and a. tank corps was embarked at Bei- fast this morning for an un- I known destination -No disord- ers of consequence [lad been ' reported up to early afternoon London time.

tlic dock employees struck. They ilocliireil the vessel ha] loft Holy- lu-zid with nou-unioniabor In tho UFPW.

Mob Pelt Train

Nl'7\V(‘,A'S'i‘l.E-'ON-TYNE, May 8. -~.-\s the iriiin ru-nning between llr-i-iviuk and Newcastle approach- nil iilt! crossing gates at Killing-

The transAtinntic "n"; Wflrlll, inst night, tho engineer

I continued to may, Fianna", nutiizi-rl that the gates were out l to and from (h; pugs by means oi‘ order. When lie slowed down l n; mo“, |°rries_ The strikers. [the train, _ ii mob estimated to pink“; make m, trauma at H", ;l|IllllilCI' four hundred, ranged

themselves alongside the train and pelted it ivith stones. The engin- oer and fireman were slightly in- jured.

docks and most sailings are proceeding according to sche- dulc.

Gas and Electrm" workers Miners’ lObstInate Attitude a

“mm” , Lennon, May 8.—-A late edition

LONDON’ May -,___ Labor 0i‘ the iBrltlsh Gazette, the govern- headquaflers announced t°_ ments“ mouthpiece vill- the strike. Mom that the “second UM says. The Trpdeis bninu gongrelss of Defence" ma" we" committee is ryng to in uce t e

miners to relax their obstinate ut- liiiude in the matter of wages."

1t is added this explains yester- day's statement by Ramsay Mac- lionsld. head of the Labor Party, that the Laborltes are not letting a moment pass for some aticmpt to devise ways of peace and ac- cnmmodatlon.

steadily ceasing work. These include the gas and electrical workers. '

Situation Saturday

LONDON, May 8. —Tlio Govern- me-iit announced curly this aftor- noon that the strike situation was the same us yesterday with trans- portation improving and uo negoti- ations for peace. A survey of fill! whole country showed that food stocks were normal u-nd the malls

Moral and Financial Support

OSTEND. May 8. -The Belgian Syntlicsi Committee has decided

Netherlands Trades ‘Union Con- gress today voted $24,250 to assist tho British strikers.

Volunteers Reach 100,000

The volunteer workers in the London area have reached ono hundred thousand. Wherever slum”. Dnam“,

labors "second line of defense" had struck independently of the Trades Union Congress orders, or was forced out by the growing stagnation of industry, volunteers were rapidly filling the gaps.

ANTWERP. May 8. -iSeveral Ilritisb steamers loaded and ready to sail, are detained bore because the crews refuse to leave pending instructions from London, the movement of ‘British ships at

Arron, F" VMM” Ghent is also affected.

Tho govcpnment spokesmen said R°'i"i°ii°"' Tiimwed

the provinces were generally quiet although isolated acts of violence continued.

‘LONDON May 8. -—C. T. Cramp. industrial Secretary of the Nation- The London Ponce report [mini Union of Rnilwsymen, has issu- Thursday showed four arrests in ‘ed ‘ii “N” that member“ “i the! P.mBbm,y_ rm", In now, mm, m Ulnlon must ram. ltlilfl o tfzfflc o camberwen’ and twenuhlhme m any klnd..foo stu ts or ot erwliie. Tammersmith. for which soiitcnr- Th“ is a with" tighten-in! by as were given ranging from mmpbabor lenders o; rsstiéictigns plac- days m (our mom,“ ed on the i-nem ei-s o e trans- ‘ gortuunhions, acme old Whig: e1:-

en y svo ~een un er e - Reinforcing London Police press,“ that the “general strike"

LONDON’ M“! 8_ __scomfl m. did not affect their holding of truck loads of police were rolling iimdsiuna‘ into the‘ congested districts of London today as a precaution "M" minim‘ against possible attempts la lent 149N130“, M” grqtrmp move. food shops tonight, when the pinch may,“ wen; n10"; with n vim in. of the strike will he felt keenly by day. The soldiers sll steel-bel- lhe workers who receive no pay m9‘ i, u; “gm, 1n up

A. J. ‘Cooke, was offered u 200 were movmg saflaractorl to support the British strikers Wherever temmmry shmtages morally and financially and has word meiiiliaso from the Russian of [and have occurmd’ the m r-iiiied IIDOIII llIG ‘Belgian workmen m new wh ch first offered concre- nouncement said, they have been i0 “iii i‘ commo" cause with the minim“ and the“ iimceedeii i“ due to the (lifficuities of retailers “iiikeis- (jigging “in,” l I ‘and regulation" in transporting supplies from tlic Nvllch 8 HHS miners should wholesalers stocks. The public $24350 V°i°d 0 1w‘ ,_ was asked again not to hoard. “ T” Miner“ hmcmivo make“ n” AMSTERDAM. May 8. -—Tho comment upon those Moscow com-

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Feat Was Accomplish- ed by Lt.-Com. Rich- ard Byrd, U. S. Av- iator-Left King’s Bay at 1.50 0’clock

and Returned p at 4.30 0’clock.

Bay turned out to welcome the aeroplanes return. Captain Amundsen. Lincoln Ellsworth and the crow of their ailiishlp Norge on which they plan a similar flight. greeted Commander Byrd upon his descent.

-0us vital points whore the Govern- ment deemed their services were required.

Declines Russian Assists nee.

LONDON. May 9.—-Tlie Execu- tive Council of the Trades Union Congress has declined to receive financial assistance from the Russ- ian Red International Federation f0? flhl in conducting the general strike in Great Britain.

A lMosoow despatcb last night said that the Soviet Labor Feder-

has suspended payment after pay-

is attributed to the Belgian finan- cial situation.

(Canadian Press)

LLANOLLY, Wales, May 8- Hunger is beginning “to stalk through the strike bound min- ing districts of Wales Hundreds of strikers and their families have already ap- plied to the pour guardians for relief. and the boards of guard- ians here and in many other sections are facing a problem, as their fund: are already ov- crdratwn.

Publications Barred From Canada by Customs Dept.

(so clal to the Guardian.) QTTAWA. Mfly 3~A circular has been issued by ‘the Department of Customs and Excise to its collect- ons at all ports instructing them that the following publications have been prohibited fnom import into tkinatiazThc- Tyranny of God, a booklet by Joseph Lewis, pub- lished weekly ‘by Truth Publishing 00., New York; The Truth Seeker, published weekly by the Tr-ntn lSeeIoer Cit), New York; Conventual- lilies, s book by Helen Jackson and published in Toledo, Ohio.

Belgian Bank Suspends Payment

(Canadian Press) ‘BRUSSELS, May 8. -—The Iiziuk Credit lPopulaire at Antwerp with nine branches and 300 agencies

5 E H V I [I E 5 YESTEHNNY