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Frernier Jones Follows Opposition Leader In

Draft Address Debate

111s Draft Address debate was

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a great variety of

m; speech in the House

grnmeut leader. Th. Premier

mm years experience

here."

e ulre yes-

Prsmler J. Waller Jones over two

subjects in his

US$7-

in

Oppoli Oahu his four years wasmnil. Then it

was increased to five, and now it g m. He presumed it would be

gum next time, makins gply vlded House. e

tr oi the Address "i came

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to this office because ted to

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the last Premie

file Chief Justlceship.” he didn't expect to be here. nothing whateverhabout it After the tu l

said. “I I did myself. ing s

o oos leader I found myself st the top in this job. which I can assure you k s mil-time one. Possibly we have lo do several times as much work as was done in yours gone by."

Des i Id tlilliletlle salaries of

this extra work, he not- ministers

Ii the Crown are still about the umc as they were in the days when

he ta ht school in

the Province.

The so e-d teachers are not yet

fitting enough, bu; their

salaries

vc increased two and one-half limes over the amounts they re-

leived in his teachln days. Governmental du es are so heavv, he complained. that it was

hardly possible to read and digest

lllthe Dhisdsk

l The Last

"1'don’t think it is worth

correspondence that came e . , _

i118 "a

over what transpired in the ast llection." Premier Jones said. “So

iar as I was concerned

it was

about a usual election, with per-

lllib a littq more The Government was vs

enthusiasm.

fortun -

ate in choosing the ens est time for our farmers and fishermen; in i?" ““°ll°“lll'_l2¢ Lilly mural;

Train Demollshes 10-Ton Snow Plow

KINGSTON,

OllL. FBb. 16-(0?)

—A west-bound passenger train

demolished a 10-ton

highway snow

plow three miles west of Belleville

{remrdslzydand the e ineer

of the

it was luc y the train

IIB not derailed

J. w. Hamilton of Belleville was the owner and driver of the snow-

Dlow, which had got stuck rails.

HQ was nearby when

in the the

train it it. t wing kn e ll°lld the trsckasxfor severxlreliun -

rod yards.

iilllllliil EVENTS

"HIM Wheat Fl "Quinn a Boyle. out

18:0 Durlington 0y.

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Racing,

Year Dal t Wiltshiirmugtie 1'38 l! February 18th.

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2-16-11.

"C. W. L. Dance, lmlerald Hall,

Friday night February a

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Year Dance, Box‘ Social.

O IL“ holler"

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f Purina “mm. ea lgorkioflaturdaa:

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Bann, M duly. Feb- - on 2-18-11.

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in Afton 21st.

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Monday and Tu!- snd 3i Ger stock lak-

PIIEMIER JONES

ther we had was during the elec- tion month, '.l‘here was criticism of the road machines being out then, but that was because of the fine weather, and not any desire on our part to influence the elect-

OTB,

“The election, ,,. _ in Charlottetown must have been a bad affair. Of course Charlotte- town is a part of Prince Edward Island and if it has deteriorated to the point where they cannot hold honest elections, that is a matter

be looked into. 1 doubt if the election was much worse than us- ual. any csisehthere zrvlas a ‘Elissa con . and l! 0 01' member~for~~cirdrtggtetown~ will see fit to explain the conditions and reply to the charges made. "

Referring to the criticism cf sol- diers not having a vote, the Pre- mier claimed the Opposition lead- er was not able to cite any resolu- tion he had moved to give them a vote. If they could be bought up for a dollar apiece, as charged in the case of the R.A.F.. it was doubt- ful if soldiers should be allowed to vote. Personalw he thought this story was untrue.

There had been no soldiers’ vote taken, he claimed, in the ova Scotia elections, and in On rio they voted only by proxy. He was informed that in Ontario nearly all the sol‘ gave instructions to their friends at home to vote

OF iblv

C. . . Poss , the 0.0.1". vote would be higher in this rovince if mat course had been ollowed.

In any case, it would be "impossi- ble to do it." The cost would be about as much for Prince Edward Island as it was for the big prov-

a,"

The Preaiier fi £02 reglygngg

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33:10? hadnageeli called in this Province. Everything was done in order. The Op ition had all their men in the f e d.

Dr. Maclvllilan: “I think the Pre- mier ought to correct that state- merit"

Premier Jones; "I vrill flmelld

that to ninet per cent." Dr. MacMil an; “Be accurate. at least."

Premier Jones claimed that ll the election had not been held last fall, there would be more turmoil and confusion this yam‘- He referred to the issue ragga “y the 0p ition over the gppolntfllefrt of s0 diers on the file! day of the session as a row over "nothing at all." The Oaaoalllvn leader might Just as well have in- slated that the stenographe s up- gluirg be appointed on the same basis. Hs advised new m l0 do their own thinking when vLOtQ-l were taken, and not Jllmil "D llke Charlie McCarthy every Ell“ ill" Bergen pulls the li-rlngl.

Poet-War Plans

Island resentatives would re- quire to it? present next week at a fisheries CalllflfQflCQ, and durinfl the following w W!" '1“ l” l Dcsninion- provincial conference. These conferences are by W! l’! planning for PNW" 97°‘, The opposition leader had cr - dud m, speech for predicting an early end of the war. but 1 ven- ture w say that it u hishlr Prob- able that th ext session of this

"dialling: will have to be dc signed and this Government must get ready for that Wfllld- 1mm" at the wonderful that ll being made, one cannot understand how our enemies can hold out for

“mm” ‘m’, the noel-scion

g3“ f] mm gill»... of the lffll- o A‘ c“ and ss be-

h pes of this country" all "°‘§".‘.‘.‘§,;é m" °'"""’“" Oll III - He cited in some def-Ill 9°!" l report cf the United Nations food conference at Hot 8 us!- Vllilll" is. at which U na ons were to resented. He howl l0 ill" “p” .-.....~'..-".:..r..-.l attract"- careful

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Read by Everybody (lovers Prhee Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, rlunayfresuilanyis. 1944

for a variety of reasons to

vlele Genusuv. but added

States armies."

army's complete defeat.

The only nut '

that climatic Allled globe by friend sud foe alike.

or ituan s Night

"Unless some happy evens occurs en which w. have no count. 194i will eee the gleeful. sacrifices cf the British and United

By Risks L. Simpson, Aloeblod Press War Alllyst Prime Minister Chearohilrs forthcoming war review in parliament

rate among the moat important and

significant of the msuy such speeches he has mnde since he Milk over E 13:48:19 lll so 182K"!!! hour. ven en e promised imate victory but to be bo he e, heavy price of bloogweaest and Esra, That victor-inf: mall's!“ £23, . I Millet! a power deploying for t grelteat mill

adventure in history, the ferding of the North Sea-Instill: Channel most to break those massive German defences. By every sign the hgnvlelt price in Allied battle casualties is yet lo be paid to clinch lhq dawning I

l’! Three months ago in his last was- review Mr. Churchill picturgq 19. M as the victory year in Europe, prcehhning the “impending ruin" of grimly:

light to

That came in the Prime Minister's speech to the Lord Mayor's ban- quet ill Lonidou, Ncv- 9 last. It was then Mr. Churchill said that the back of Nari U-boata was-fare in the Atlantic has been broken to insure Ger-

"Unless we make some grave strategies] mistake," he added "the year 1944 will see the climax of the European war."

There h; nothing to suggest any such Allied mistake. ' o gllmpsg yet afforded of the strategy pattern named at Teheran canon in the (Jhurchlll-Roosevelt-Stalln joint announ- cement that the scope and timing of co-ordlnated assaults against Ger- many had been agreed upon. Rosina field victories from the Baltic to the Black Sen have more than fulfilled Soviet pledges. Nor has the Rus- < stun winter offensive yet run Ila course. It seems certain that the scheduled Churchill war statement to pur- ‘ will be his last such ulkrlnee before the cross-sen lump off. And it will be for any reference he may make, direct or inferential, lo "on that his words will be scanned around the

1,000 American Soldiers i

Lost In Ship Sinking

Freight Shipments

fiver Last Year

There was an increase of 104 cars in the amount of freight mov- ed across Northumheriand Strait by the car ferry in January this year compared with the same month a. year ago it was learned yesterday in figures released by me office of Mr. E.W. MacKtnnou.

perintendent of the Island divi- sion of the Canadian National Railways.

shipments this year were 717 outward and 1.078 inward for a total 0f 1.790 compared with 801 outward and 885 inward in Janu- ary, i943, for s. total of L666-

m incoming shipments coal in- creased 90 cars for the month, the total this year beini 2% cm- plour and feeds showed an lu- crease of 107 cars, the total being 2i’! for the month.

In outward shipments livestock was up, 7i! cars compared. with 65 g year agowhiie potatoes declin- ed from 401 cars n January l!" vear to 3'19 this year" The drop in potato shi ments each month compared w th the same mouth lu the previous year reflects the re- duced potato crop in P. E. I. in

wgurnip shipments showed little chan c, 140 cars thl-B Yell‘ cilmlm" d with 155 in January a year aflo- Tce conditions in the strait iu January this year were m0" 5"‘ orabie than they W?" l- Yfll‘ 58° and that probably had something to do also with the difference in traffic Other outward siuioments inclu- ded the following carlot totals: bu - ter and cheese. ll fish. $11 hid“- gm meats 2:5: oat-gas 123D"? awas- 101 pw . : . - _ Inward carlot shipments. fnuita s; imililzel‘. v0: sa-s and, Oils- llme. i3: lumber, l8; livestock, gnggflg, 9; slgur, B", rnoleseecb '7- sa-lt. Slhay. l‘; "llw" °°°l- 3 ~

Canned Blueberries Off Ilstiioilell List

OTTAWA. Feb. 1'I-(CP)- The Prices Board tonight announced

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 --(AP) -The enemy has slink an Allied troopship with loss of 1.000 Am- erican soldiers in European wat-

lle t toll ever exacted

ens, t from. ieeLdsteuplzim-lioy “forces plying the oceans

The ship, carrying about 2,000 troops, was attacked at night, pro- bably by Submarine. Half the men were rmcued. the army said

The announcement gave only bare details, the army explaining that the Germans probably do not know fully of the success of the attack. The date and location were not revealed. "European waters could mean anywhere in that con- tinental area from Italy through the Mediyyranean, off Spdlfl. France or the British Isles.

A number of transports been lost but never before such a. toll of American lives A- bout a year ago, the navy disclos- ed sinking of two cargo-passenge vessels in the Atlantic loaded with army. navy. coast guard and‘ civil- ian personnel Six-hundred of the 9(1) on one ship were lost, and s- bout half the 500 on the other.

The ship was attacked in dark- ness and sank rapidly in a heavy sea.

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NEW YORK, ileb. 1'7 -—(AP) — Two young actresses playing the roles of expectant mothers in the New York stage show, “Three Is A Fur-fly," know how to get a. seat on a crowded train. Dorothy Gil- christ and Virginia Vacs boarded a train after a. performance at on army camp in the heavily-padded maternity dreses they woro on- stage. A doben men immediately offered them seats.

Says Quebec Enlistments llp To lar

OTTAWA, Feb- l'l—(CP)— W.R. .. , Libeml member of par- liament for Riutiac-a Quebec rid- ng with a pgflulation 75 per cent much Can ion-said today in he C one that Quebec enlist- merits are on par with the rest of Canada in spite of "jibes" by 0p- pcsition members in the House.

in continued debate on the 835603000» war alticn resolution. Mr. McDo d said four ec counties inclruding his own

Queb that canned blueberries have bceu 1 yuded . an“ removed - m" from the §§l°a liungsfi‘ olllllifallinrli‘ that list of ration fruits, effective i!n- enigma“, m than M, ,1 t, mfiliuicly- l credited f0 Ontario 111$?“ of

board sahi suspension of rs- ufi of canned bueberriea will be effective for a lmited time only, and that after July l coupons will be required for the purchase of can- ned blueberries the same ls for

other fruit. Lift the rationing of canned biuebe es has been prompted bo-

csuse last year's lilo! W18 mo" than twice the normal one. the

announcement said. Consequently large stocks have still f0 be dis posed of before fresh frull. appears

.0n the in quantity. owns Ion CANTIINB

IONDON‘ --(OP)- lard Audley. who served in the rsnka of the Bri 15h army, says one-room army can- hem shmlld be replaced by "sold- iew clubs" consisting of a restaur- ant. zhop. reading room, bgriting

mmuadélltes room to

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