‘c ittow o diam‘! uiiiiifowsi-s.’ "' "

moor? iiiss BEFIlIiE GATES or KEY cm

Franco Hopes To Con- trol Catalonia And Bring Quick End To War.

(s. r. sy Guardian's Special Wire) IIENDAYE, France, March 80- "“? uui"'.‘i.."."‘.i. “$333”?! e a“ on city In the drive in l1

Lerlda. kc!

Barcelona; was lmmine t

stiff resistance of Gu crnment or- lee.

The Insurgents .' “Ill General Juan Yaguvs arrived at the m» 9!, M were '. “‘ the g city. mun‘; smiles by its civilian

a on. wlggpite Government efforts to stiffen resistance in the Catalon- d a Govern-

lu the of Teruel. s Iinsur offensive ro steadily toward the Mediterranean-

Its object was to add Catalonia. Spain's northeastern ccrnervto 1B- sur nt-conqusrod norths and

was end war,

Military observers believed Gen- sral Yague’; central army and the northern force movllll 953W!" from Barbastro would concentrate on smashing Government troops defending Lax-ids. while the scuttl- srn corps pushed east through Gandesa toward Tarroﬂllﬂli- Qeneral Framisco Frlillco NW9d his staff up to the Lerlda front to direct ersonall t three e315! :-———-— i

(w. tlnued on MIG 3. 001 57

I Iiclief Bughea I I 0i Municipal a 4 I

Politics Claim motocross: routine; ucstlon is in mugléwpog ‘pawn-yum £1! ‘gs the. Rnwcli Cormngponhbui

Domlnicntock

fel would enter less in its lcn.

over t. .Ii'muhisown

they I he so e15 '. cities received much less in Saokstolww

aid ilhian lti an and maul’. u» mo:

edtheproem

However. h a entirely from the

should b0 Bi

forbunatelv public iltiiitles earlier. ._._._._..._...__

i Senate Approves I

WASHINGTON. March 80-1119 iibd States Senate approved §: Q

Z record ti naval ‘ pro ‘ation oi 35432221342 for ae fiscal year. ‘

CQMING

m. marchers; . 14-1 '41.

"Meet oi Ladies

ary committees urgent measures Hanna's defences amid increasln

U.S. Naval Program W"

ma}: soon be overthrown

inq parliamentary sire the committee approved a bill to auth- orise construction oi

ships, a heavy cruiser, marines and a number

la%‘vessels.

a Senate army. navy and sir committees mestingdn secret ses- llim sent reports to "national: de- fence ministers ' ‘

1 __....___ A .- aihniticm" us... maarﬂﬂg

"oomwau Vi?“ t! . resa- s"... . " "t"

‘iii. ' w’ .'"

a Cents IIIIIIOII III

Contention that the Government wiis not using the arbitrary er placed in its hands by the - sture in forci sc tlements in

" with and cxproprlated for the National Park, was ad- vanced yesterday by Premier Canzig- bell as a reason for continuing e existing machinery of settlement which speciﬁcally withholds righti o! appeal to the Courts to the dis-

sscd landowners. at o9 out 0083 claims settled, that most of the other claims were “at some stage of negotiation," and therefore there was no reason to amend the legis- lation u requestsd by the petit- toners.

Speaking in the Legislature on the Draft Addrus. the Premier in- dicated that the Government was planning to assist in facilitating the distribution of seed grain and providing a "credit scheme" for those unable to y. He made no reference to the ominlon Govern- ment's refusal of the Provinces r uest for assistance in seed dis- tri utlcm.

The Premier made a lenilh! ari- alysls of the claims of educational reformers for elimination of Latin, French, geometry and algebra from the common schools and igiivressed unqualiﬁed disapproval such proposed changes. He stressed the value of the youth training cour- ses to the agricultural and ﬁshing industries and suggested, as a sol- ution to our general educational problem, a_rctu rn _to_the_old_(.‘v_ra_.in-

Five Feared llead In Mimic Battle

(LP. By Guardian's Special Wlrcl HONOLULU, March 30 — A United States naval bombing plane crashed at sea today with a probable loss of five lives. lending a note cf tragic real- ism to a mock bottle for thc control of Hawaii. Flying low in a heavy rain squall. "l" twin-engined fighter crashed off Waianoe. on the northwest side of Oahu. principal island of the Hawaiian group. Witnesses said the ills-us struck at tremendous Ipccd- Seven men were aboard. Th!“ a1 them apparently succeeded In climbing out on a wing of the partially submerge-i wreck-

France Moves To

Bolster Defences

PARLB. March Sit-Parliament- todcy approved

to re nforce iblllty Premier mum's Oabinei

lie ‘Blum worked, amid grow-

o poiitlon

then the nations finances. amber of Deputies defence

two battle- seven sub- of auxil-

CHARIJOTTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, MARCH 31. 1938

mar School system, with higher standards for teachers.

The necessity of the Government raising its contribution to the Pro- vincial Sanatorium within the next few years, to at least $50,000, was Slllilphﬂliltd by the Premier, who sad that ltsst year the prov- incial contribu ion asnminlbcd to 838.000. He anticipated that the Sanatorlum uestloa would have to be dealt w th "in some tangible form" at the next session.

The ﬁemier spoke for two hours, and ‘gas followed by Hon. J. P. MlcIn yrs, who moved, the adjournment, the House ad- Journlng until three o'clock this afternoon.

nearly

Seed Grain Shortage

the army.

In resuml the debate ester- m‘- u” mum“ and tors called to olmnbus from sur- day the Prergier first paid {ribute 31% t‘; ‘lag: m” Nlﬂltlﬂﬂu town". BMIBIh/t franri-lca-llv to the late Hon. a. s. Inma ° Y h‘ f“ Leader gm"; to WW We 11m of hell! v- dozen Judgic of the County Court g1 °"‘°°"- 1' d ‘ma, Fromm, oftha most severely injured Prince County, the late Hon. ‘nmenu anldav 0d a Nab George E. Hughes, and u... 1am Alexander V“ ‘ M” - ——~———-—

m. s. N. Robertson, principal of “mil” Prince of Wales College. m“, Bum,“ B BA

should take “some steps" to mast the emergency created by the seed grain short e. The demand has arisen that he Governmentshould undertake a free distribution, but for many reasons he did not think tiils_r,riltcv_uquld_b_e_adylswllw_el_

(Continued on page 9. Col 2)

nun: usi or igniins

Nova Scotia Members Argue Issue In House.

(CR. By Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA, Miirch {lo-Last min- ute anzumcnt and counter-argu- ment camc in the House of Com- mons tonight from Nova Scotla members for the benefit of Fisher- ies Minister Mlchaud who tomor- row or next day will announce the government's decision on the licen- cing of steam trawlers in that pro-

. . (Lib. Lunenburg- Queen's) spoke for the famous Lunenburg Jshingofleet and urged the government licences to steam trawlers. Gordon B. Isnor (up. Halifax) spoke for tho Maritime National Fish Com- any of Halifax, operators of traw- m-g urging renewal of the licences. Hundreds of tt-ciZfMﬂ-‘l have bee“ showered upon botp members ting the government. arsulns 101‘ B", against the trawlers but no olflﬁia indication giasmigeegiéilogiven o! tho vsrnmen 's - mThe trawler licences. o! ﬂiers are three for Nova up with only two ope-ratios. exp!" morrow. Mr. Mlchaud fag? ewa gisgﬁlﬁiiiﬁ oigxislgdﬁ known t0- HMJ! , h (lo-The sub- lest o’ trawlers’ licences. m" g of Oom- mons at Sh"? d6-

“rain:

it'd ill the House Ottawa. caused ﬁaitlnued on pm 37951-57-

iuniiiin PARTIESCAR . ABIJIISHEIl

March 30-

——-—-— (OPP-Devastating tornadoes Decree Issued By New $5, 1g~,g°=g9v;{;g£d W315 90V" lime 11¢ 1B “ti! m...““‘“'”‘u3;.“”i“...f°'a u... u-i- state comer of Kansas, Oklahoma

Guard. of political parties

IIIDXTCIW, though

provided permanent Crown Council to

in running Rimianlaﬂs authoritar- ian sys

6/0901 King, would be wpresentat ve of Kart and present goverriuicnt of- c

m? aseigledmunméatlvu, the _ wirtbnumors the King had broken er so . at e “'1 ,,*§l°°*ﬂ°9‘= M; expwm pglitical mlatiom with France.

ing a. careful Democratic in his nation.

meme Minister ncsou to continue holding the gov- emorahi Dupllcat on of offices previously has been illegal.

Petrescu Common, Ionner Roman.- lan Minister to Berlin, became for- eign minister tonight in a cabinet reorganized by the Patriarch Idlron Crisiea, Premier of R.

at ntaintainlng all neighboring countries Wm described a. King of reaiitle: oi reocnit Danubian dc- vclopmeriitis."

gesture towards Germany. the rest of the new government was iopnxented as strongly oppcsed to tins pro-Nazi [mu Guard organiza-

on.

ed at noon for reo solution and quickly accomplish i The new cabinet adherents and Peasant

B0 tionallv friendly the Idtitlo En to extreme tendencies o! the Iron Guard.

Probe Mysterious

Government» radio experts sought today to identify a mysterious for- eign radio station li Paris broadcasts with speeches. ‘Tits station, tonigltcsg nmincer speaks faultless French. the 1 - LIZ-Spa Luh I t d

n nsurgen pwp n a duriig the last f w‘

Howe States Ports

Tornadoes Cause Death And llavoc l In Flvo Status

Effective Today.

Crlste The decree knockout blow

ﬁﬁssouuvz BOAS TS OF ARMED STRENG T

INSUR GENT CAPTURE OF LERIDA IMMINENT‘

Claims Machineryl Of Expropriation WQTkingSmoothIy

Premier Defenmrbitrary Park Act, Pledges Aid In ’ Seed Distri- bution, Swats Education Re- formers And Stresses San- atorium Needs;

nniiiins riiii PAYMENT FIlIl llll nignziiiiis

Hull Issues Statement As Mexican Govern- ment Faces Grow- ing Difficultieﬂ.

sierra-z

. Mar storm United States called upun Mum,

y w u err-cuv-“ilﬁupeifﬁuoﬁtfdintt? £1" 011 properties ezpropriatcd by

e Mexican government.

previousl had been tolelrlaitgl but their activity miehc now oidersaidurart head- quarters must be p -loced to- it was stated new laws allowing the creation of cir- ganimtions with limited. political scape would be enacted soon. Crests Crow-n Council A second overnment decree for c creation of b: King Oarol as often as he deems nieossary for advice

scctons of Illl bore of the Illinois storm. Two were reported dead at South

tam. The Couswil nted the

Tatarcsoizfs appointment set at

-.t.luua~llberal_ Prom-j. t' oi 010s: King Carol seemed to be steer- oourae between

and Fascist influences

[oi IlAIlRIllID

Chinese Fight Sav- agely To Consoli- date Gains.

A third dezree permitted Com- Mititza Constantl-

of the National bunk.

SHANGHAI. March BI-(Thurs- dayi-(APF-‘Ilen miles of a nar- row-guagc railroad today became one of c most bitterly-contested battlefields of the Chinese-Japan- ese war.

Kong that stretch 0d the rall- read. which leads from Lincheng on the north-south Tlentsin- Pukow line to Talerhchwang. only 20 miles north of the important east-west Inmghal Railway, some 000,000 Chinese fought savagely to hold s. recently-gained

vantage.

Jarpanese dispatches admitted’ their three months‘ drive against the Lunghai area separating con- quered portions of north and Central China. had met "stiff re-

slstanoe."

Talerh-clww village itself was being ground o pieces by Japan- ese artillery and aviation uttaclos. Chinese sad that in one raid a- lone, Jsipaxi seeking to open a way to suc ow. eastern Lung- hai junction point. dropped 200 bomibs

Farther west, Chine-e admitted they retreated from Chanchlwang. at the junction of the Grand Canal and the Tientsln-Pukow,

Behind the lines, however. chin- ese asserted their Guerrilla de- tachments recaptured Tawemktw. on the Tlentsin-Pwxciw railway 30 miles south of Tainan, Shantung Province carpiial.

Avert Full Lay-off Of Shops Employee

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

UITAW . March 3(!—A tele- graphic vote of union officials from coast. to coast todav saved for two months at least the lob: of l.t‘0 Canadian National Railway

BUOI-LARIST, M81011 30—-(OP)-—

umnnia. The new zovernment was aimed good relationmvioa

Carol's as

a d- Whiile some observers appointment

regarded as a

succeeded George

ls a coaLtion of former Liberal

parties, parties have been tradi- to IPi-anoe and tente , and opposed

tothe

Foreign Station

PAR-IS, March 30_-(A.Pl -—1“rench

w ioh cuts into propaganda whose an-

broadoast attacks on Premier Bhim and anti-Jewish and

ourdays.

us also for some $80000

State Secretary Hui] mu“; statement acknowledging Mammy; "U" t0 Blivroprlate the properties, 2% ‘inﬂicting on full compensation

y 0r the oil properties but American farm laiidsreizeiizorlglrg-I 08% ye“? r i

e va ue m

has been estgnateg 311:0! lciallymigat more than $400.000.00o. Thus Mexi- co may be 1i d

somehow of? §soo.i>ii’6’.3'w "Zaipii the property seized.

SEEK N BW OUTLETS

MEXICO CITY, llhmh Sit-Italy, Germ-HY Bod Julian were pictured in some iniorme quarters today as likely outlet for the production Oiyl/Ismws expropriation oll indus- This solution was advanced as labor. diplomatic and financial complications confronted President Cﬂrdenﬂs. who has summoned an

"urgent" sesslon of meet. problems arlsln March l’! expﬁla n or the $00,000,000 Brl 'nnd United States industry. c‘ 001181918 Wlﬂsht sci. A‘ II for the 0x18111118 of the cecal/nu Pre-

sessions will be held April ummiilltem to study the with ilhdﬂd legislation.

e coun ’s purchasing power abroad cut tgarply by fluc- tuation of the eso, United States suspension of - ver purchases, and a falling world silver market, it was Mexico might be forced to trade with other nations similarly lacking foreign exchange.

NEED SEEN DESPERATE

Although it was recalled that Car- denas has said he wouldsellolloniy to democratic countries, some ob- servers declared a desperate need for an immediate market sooner or later would make it necessary for him to grasp any helping hand.

The Government's pro em was best illustrated by the situation at Tamplco, where every oil storage tan-k was said to be filled. and there was no place to put refined

oil.

Before the ex riation. GNU’ Britain and the States were Mexico's biggest oil customers. Our- tallment of Mexican WW1!!!“ abroad hits the United States harder than any other @0011"!- because 60 per cent o. Mexican im- pOrlS come from there.

1., was pointed out, however. that part of Mexico's llllrirhﬂillli WW" prevlousf m generous ashlngton paid for Mexi- can silver. Suspension of these ur- chases April l was annoiin the United States ‘Ireasuri’ Simdbv-

Prepared To Defend M a i n e Interests

AUGUSTA. Me" March 30-45?) _GOVCl‘l10l‘ bowls 0. Barrows to- day was prepared to PEFWTIBH de‘ fend Mlillle fishermen in W08 01:5- ton next vveolt agH-lllﬁt DWI! to reduce tariiig on imported fish. The Governor said helhsd figﬂN-‘l showing the lifting of ‘present 1mg tariff barriers. on seafoods woul put a large number of our fisher- man and dealers out o! b “w- uomwilan iIsh." he said, offers Iihe ntost acute problem.’ ad He said he had received 01611 affidavits showlni! C w fich-

L0 from his

ltoname

regions who were schedul-

shop: employees in the central and es rn ed to be laid off Frid April l.

Will Not Suffer w

"Romeo, th thin one Juliet. reinforcement of armed forces. _ g1; {To ‘ etethe ogﬁogfg- ' _- iulii°ﬁ'°r“eyieiil'°'°'ii'iiiiii"isn iii - ‘m’ ---°°“" " - d» C u... .. ataxia‘ tdi-it" n: ‘one: "sf a" r:""r"" - . arcs o , er- "wu. - w°",°""m'm“”.'. Investigate Cana ian ancer a. u... ..... w... .... a... agreed m .2... u...

I U1 Wild W!" ports will not have a detrimental ho l: s o

Eliemlggfoﬂ Moog evening: - e U S D h effect on traffic through Mont- Iva-i; $.53 In ‘gnu-ii’ anilniirlifyfm ch ' --.-.-_-I"1 ‘q-a-ao- ' e o S RBI Transport Minister Hows has In the Atlantic region the vote n u h ; ‘ advised the Montreal Board of was for insis nce on seniority V0 olluﬂat Alblﬂ! ‘Prado, it was announced at a cmm- rights as provided for in the 35*.‘ ‘gait’ a m‘ m“! ' '——-— all martini om. union's agreements with the rail- " ' ' gum“ ORLANDO. m Hatch so-(or) they could not dderminn how s M has offered to meet ways and 800 men at the Monoton, y __ , - -..An i; luv i-ion o! m“ ‘bard representatives to discuss N. n, ‘sad Riviera Du 1mm. Qua, - tal Oaks Sale mm“ "’°._“'.._" _‘?‘_'-_?_"-‘__._#“'¥-L"-

Try Salads Orange Pekoo Blend ' l!

ermen had "mom/ed Ewemm subsidies oi 20 cents a hundmd for hake and tiwo cents each it]: P01- locx over the market V599-

‘ PAES

a ..

“War M-ctzhine I;

Ready To Defend’

Italy’s_ In te rests

Warns Of Aerial-War Menace And Advises People Should Quit Cities Before Too Late T0

Escape Consequences.

ROME, March 30-(CP)—Premier Mussolini gave a detailed picture of Italy's armed strengtH today and declared it was ready to take the offen- sive, if necessary. to defend Italy's interests.

In an address to the senate. widely broadcasts Mussolini described Italy's submarine fleet as the‘

largest in existence, said the nation's air foroq ,

was among the best and pictured a possible armyi of 9.000.000 men-a|l under his own supreme com- mand.

He declared that by arming further, regards less of cost, he intended to “assure general peace.

but above all ‘our peaoe‘."_

The primary purpose of the army, he said. was for defence- He added, however. that "da- fcnce must not be taken in its limited sense: often the best defence is offence!’ I

‘nusi Piiolucia

Italy wants peace, Mumolini continued, but "rejects illusions and with the full force of its na- tional sncigy thrown into its arm- ged force is ready to defend its in-

rests. "That which has always counted

and still counts amo l is jhiilr war-sinking ability," ouas- - . .. ,___ . bofjgtééege bggggm M civilian New Regulations Gd

the Italian people. Ii Duce advised all those who could organize their exist-

Into Effect Friday.

gomingvls from tiiivemcitles warning w‘ P- 57 Gwiuu" 5 w ' mm; that omewubesﬂﬁ mobmb OFITAWA, March Effective ation needs would not permitmass may pmhm“ M “m” “u

will be required to produce or buyi

movement‘ ' a license before dealers may dz;

> War Preparation Egerorgéiiro ffgﬁiuwwrgie _ H, mad, it clear ms advice was merit proclaimed today in an ex-

tra. issue of the Canada Gazette.

o’ premium“ °! "i" The order makes it an offence

Dart whole nation for a. pouibl, way;

senate considered the war £32,: t rant‘? ufetgainoiiﬂgpflg-g mgeeatéslvlusmum 95k“ M’ 0° without orbtaining extra licences.

It makes it unlawful to operate a. se‘ that emits radiations inter- fering with reception of other sell owners.

Dealers and service men nego- hibited from servicing or rep ng gets unless the owlgers can pm- llaggest naval building program in ogiiutlfiﬁiussiiit“ g them w “gvlyglvould be completed The order directs every receiv- n ,, 01‘ 1. 0r perhaps ear- g set before it leaves the fac-

"5 tory d con-

Itallan aviation," he said, "is aqig“: l-lge woiiléfsmbest. on rm e Senate that

Ilﬂly has the most powe f . marine ﬂeet in the worldaul sub

After his speech. the Chamber 0i Deputies created the new title 0.5:“ .&“P"t';..:“.°

n, Emanuele and Mussolini? r0

asserted the

A GIRL ‘niio Mowers YOR Month, Giants IN on 4m: ’ Atﬂmouizv‘

Stresses Ahmed Force

Hi8 goal since he came to power in 1923. he said. had been “to make the armed force of the na. tlon always more efficient and al- ways more feared."

1W5’ ls today practically the 01113’ country which has had ex. Derlence of modern warfare,” Mug- sollnl said. Whoever would dare Strike a blow at Italy's rights and interests, “will meet in the skies on land and on the sea, the yes...’ il§§..°‘ii“i°.£;.3‘ﬁ‘“ o’ a . ‘Ziﬁfilh 533.023 “s ‘;§"“°"l°"“"

r on" e tn MP6" to thc effect the igifil-illopiarei c , formation of two anny corps in Libya, and participation of Italian volunteers in the Span- ish civil war had weakened the country. AUTHORS TO MEET

UITAWA - The annual conven- tion of the Canadian Authors as; soclatlon will be held here Jllllﬁ 1 ~15.

nannousm. n. n. Much 80- Ksa-rll m.

"hi:

Dalhbusie Man Held While Girl Lies Seriously Injured

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iiiii,-iiluiE

Dawson d8 I Victoria M Bl Edun g g Winni N pee a a oars m John at: i ma: man was immediately placed sﬂjﬂi“ n tinder most and confined W a 0313103350“; y) coil aﬁﬁélﬁllgdllhebﬂhcrigagiirie. S611 SKIN “m...” ‘t: ma: “chasm M... m“ m‘ .....-‘ I118 . - Hswssknowntohew" owl" e= tllfmwlenstsifalr no.2!‘ Mia Harris on several oc- mud“ gouqwqg y; m ‘