g.

Pompous "é-‘Cercmony

WlicufFormei-‘Miher Receives Keys of

' ' ‘City. l

(British United Pros.)

omnnuaon. May

Grace ‘Jamar’ Brown. and his said wife, now"‘l-ler Grace performed their first public (function last evan- mg when, in ‘the great throne room or the‘ ancient Holyrood palace the old miner. as" a‘ representative 0f the King, ‘received the keys of the city, -p'résent-ed in tzccortlance with the time honored custom by the

Lord Provost.

All around stood a crowd of B01‘- geously uniformed men and beauti- iforml-ng the

fully gowned women

Sensitive ., ‘blood; . Iiiérrily goes trade‘ weep, and a i- up s0 the, shutter».

Two Cont: Filndfll m1

i Famous British

chen the man to Bethmann Hollweg

here today. Sir Edward was ish

fihéiidfiéaitih” Men Receive Appointments

(Canadian Press.) ST. JOHN, May 20.—Th@ (lenerai

can" Dune new Lord Huh mmmlaiPubllt- l-lospitni will have fine in.

sioner the Marchloness of Alisa. at | tending Mrs. Brown as lady in walt- lng and the Marquis of ‘Clydesdale dggndingiby Drown as aide, while haliberdlers carrying 100M118? 0X9!

formed e guard of honor.

'l\he ceremony was brief and mer

ely iformai but it. was

throughout bygrave dignity , which the unobtrusive bearing of- contributed. Neither showed the sligihesi. embar-

the central figures

rassment.

‘(At the High Commissioner's

ternes in the coming your and the new appointees will enter upon the. ir duties on Jilly l. 'i‘hose who have been appointed are as inflows: Dri- ‘E. ll, Ilearisto, of Maipeque. l". l3. l.. who (served overseas with the ‘Unn- udian iforces l'rom 1916 to i919; J. Claude Simpson of Buy View Mills P. E .i., Howard B. Dustin, son of the late Stephen Bustin. of Si. John R. A. liiassie. son ofCol. A. E. Mas- sfie, of Si, John and Arthur Rowan son oi‘ Johnson Rowan. of this city All five are now completing their

ts _ v I at studies at. McG-lll University. ii may ggmafluglilzéwégcgpnonzewlfiegce(ser_ bo arranged to ital/c Dr. Rowan

“ad khrouthout the Brown-s Rwy at take over the (iutles

of Dr_ Cher;

‘ - I _ ‘ fl t .__iley, who is heaving the hospital one glizfurrgizlrcyacgarzizistigser EABQXCSSH month earlier than he had intended

at the historic Holy-mod.

ct-lessié AN weans OFF"

tot Yuck. stigma --'

TORONTO, May 21-——Mnl'liilll9 moderate to fresh winds. Dflrliy

cloudy.

High tide this afternoon at 12 and tomorrow morning at 1.29

(Sun sets this evening at.

rises tomorrowjnfiiiill! ll 4-}9~. Last quaftsr mwlYBuntiIY. May

25, 10.18 a.m. '

Summarslde tide elshtflen mm‘ ate. later ‘will Charlottetown- Maximum and minimum temlwffl-

/

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~ swam‘. 5N1 u?

nan-u no‘ as

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airy

so that he may take a special post graduate course.’

Former British Jill. P. Unimpressed .

(British United Press) LONDON, May 20.—“lt is not only criminal, but. it is an act of cruelty to encourage people to seek work in Canada," is the state- ment of Tom Richardson. fortner

- member of the British Commons " .for Workington, who recently rc- _'turned to his homeland after a

-three year residence in the Dom-

inion. Mr. Richardson, speaking at

_ the Nafonal Council of the indep-

endent Labor Party. pictured cun-

_ ditlons. in Canada far worse than

they are in Britain. He claims that

lefties are filled with unemployed.

and that of the immigrants tak- ing up land at least seventy-five par cont fail. v

Dinner in London to Bed in Paris

(Canadian Press) LONDON, May 20. ~—Night flight to Paris by after dinner express air- planes - travelling one hun- dred miles an hour is to be attempted in the near fu- ture by the new imperial Airways Limited, to enable business men to din-e in London after s day's work and get to Paris at bedtime. . Plans are also being made for n service of big planes equipped with comfortable sleeping ' berths for flights during the night from Lon- don to distant European capitals.

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PNPIR HANGING

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c-u.) 1c- v. n = w»

_ ‘ (Gnnadlnn Pro») ‘

PARIS. May_ l0, .—His new method of treating t..bercuiosls' by fesdiitr Patients pure dried ‘juice fromraw meat was decor-bad to

. the Academy of Science; last-love». A daring rosette,

in; by Professor Charles

Professor Richet. applied his method fnhospful work during the r with moat oncouraglnl results. hundred patients treated ‘hy

- ‘attributed

I steadily increased in" Wflililii for two months their gain being

uooulor tissues ‘outed l)! WNFI IOIII i ‘ "

LONDON, May 20--Sir Edward Gos- whom Chancellor Von

characterized the Belgian neutrality trea- ty as “a scrap of paper” died at his home

diplomatic service which he entered in 1869, andajc the outbreak of the war he was British Ambassador at Berlin.

t . - - any claim on moral grounds." This was the conclusion of’ Eu-

‘ - driving on the Japquet River. Sat

. ate enoughto glln the bank.

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CHARLOTTETOW

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ited Press.)

is reputed to have

a veteran in the Brit-

5h isusi Hilli-

iiNK H[ii57

iDepositors Have No Legial Claim Against Crown Declares Gov’t Coun- sel.

(Canadian Press) 'I‘()RON'I‘Q, May 20.»- Suit for $5,000,000 bus been iiilillCilllil by the liquidnttirs of the Home Bank of Canada (against nine former dir- ectors of the litstittitlon. Those who are facing criminal charges are M. J. Hanry, Toronto, former pres- ident and J. Ambrose O'Brien of ltenfrew and Ottawa who was dir- ector from 1917-20.

OTTAWA, May Zd-"Deposilors of tin,- l-lome Bank have no legal claim against the Crown, it is for parliameirt iouialtfdp lfthey have

gone Ilafieur, K. C-. government counsel, who th‘s morning argued

his case before the Home Bank Commission. Mr. Lr '.'-- lcur referred to the fact. that the House of

depositors of the Farmers’ Bank which had been refused by the Senate.

Branch Bills Go to Senate

(Cinidlan Press)

tech remaining Canadian National Railway Branch Line Bills thirteen

today and ivent to The greater part or the bills passed with little discussion.

There was considerable Conser- vative criticism of the proposed line from Kingsclear, N. 13.; to the I St. Crolx River Sir Henry Dray.‘ ton taking the ground that the line could not be justified as a matter of business. l-ie thoughtthe build- ing of the line should be referretfi .0 the Railway Commissions-a pro- < posnl to whioltttiie Minister of Itali-

(

Jacquet River

(Canadian Press) JACQUET RIVER, May 20—-Two young‘ men, Jqiiebh Murphy and John Murphy, brothers. of Archi bald Settlement, Itestigouche coun ty, inst their lives while stream

urday. ' The boat containing twelve men eapslled. Two were not ~fortun

Their bodies were carried down ‘ilRlllilI with‘ the logs. -_-.--<

Girl Savesiioy ’ _ From Drowning

Emu.) . 13,, May 20.—_

8 C

til Anrrltdggti" n

ily Miss Jennie

Commons ed his eyes. had passed n bill indenmlfying theimonctl nntl the boy was restored to

Remaining C. N.‘ R. Denies urging

May 20.-Denying a report that he had advocated recourse to arms in OTTAWA, May 20. -—Of the four. order to secure secession from the British iEmplre in the event of pea l ed m‘ d f d I h ceful means falling. General Kemp rece V I ‘ - l ~

' e" '"~ utilise”. r:.*::r.'.;:‘ ti‘: ‘él.‘i..‘.ll";‘ ‘3::;:z.:1§ r»- Ma»- that ‘Nationalists tlon of secession to Iii» unfettered

will not force the issue, no nmtter solution."

unity and peace, General Kemp said

iiiiiiiiiii LafiiMiflllte News

Department of Lands and Mine: reports the first. forest fire this

arn "Pulpwootl Basswood Ridge, Charlotte County. U19 Y“!!! '50" and burned over nlcliot. of Mr. and Mrs. lilac Lawson, of fnmoul physiologist and vmner of Odell River. d‘

tbglNobs l Prise for medicine in “Mqum “an; s miles below Plas- . l9 . i

p dares before being got under con- Ifnhlrplnds on the trol.

destroyed with a quantity of boy.-

N, CANADA WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1924

. “lulu iiiiiitsiiiiiiw. iiiiiiii Ii Ff,€,§f§fjn"~°"°‘ iiiZSi ii taunt not» i5

tlifii N"i"'i iiihiiii

Mr. Mack Casley lns-fResolutions to be For- ‘tantly Killed When i wiarded" to Besco N. Oar Overturns- S. and Dominion; Three Escape Governments.

~—— (Canadian Pres!) SYDNEY, N. S., May 20.—Til6 demand by North Cape Brew" Communities for e show down in connection with the operation of the Nnvn Scotiu (‘onl Areas by the British Empire Steel Corporation assumed more tangible lines totiay. when a. taunting of the committee. appointed ut Saturday's mass meet- ing. tinunimously tendnrsed a line of action and adopted three resolu- tions. (in-e was (ilrected to the Do- purtmtent of Labor at Ottawa. An-

Ml‘. Mack Cnrlley, 4h years gill and nturrled, a resilient of Abratirs Village was instantly killed last night on the road about one and a half miles west of Hemlock Hill when the car mvned and driven by him turnottlurtle after dropping four flet into the ditch.

Mr. (lusiey who was from Sununt-rsitite hud witl hini Mr, Joseph Arseuault. Higgins Road: Airgun Arsenuult and Cyrlnc (lailatit of Abrumfi-i Vliltige. lie was driving at a fairly good speed nnd on the wrong sde of the road when ili.‘ indeavnreti to swing to British lilmpirt: Steel Corporation. tho right to avoid nu approuchingflho main resolution, in its pream- car. His car swerved twice and bis, sets out that the trilstceship went into the ditch pinniiug the de- or (no Brillgh Empirg steel (lor- cttascti umiearneath, the other thtwzc-mu-“(inn m conngcjon wml u", oeuuuaitts jumping clear. One of Nov“ 3cm“, Ste“ company’ one of

tin-m Angus Arscnstllt received ll)“. mum- coroprauon-H subskuarles minor lnjtiries.

Dr. E. 'i‘. Tanton, Stnnmcrsiilo was summoned by phone but found upon arrival that nothing could

he (lone ns the man had been. ill- ,,. _ x sumtlykmnd. hc resolution then asks that

, , ‘the department of mines at Hali- llillidllfslsnliiiiiiuyiyiiiilllgtxiplgiiiloig, Sliiile-"Iax “ml the "Sh" “eimrmlem “t tiremidc and an inquest will bcluuuw“ “gym” "mans i” “ppomt hem “ma” a trommisslnil to enquire into the

The mo» Mr. (laslcy n survived following: 'l‘hs vast M’ operative by n wife and six children to whom U"! S80E31 (ififli llrflllfl- Tile Bflnflflll the fiuurdian extends sincere sym- imiV-‘y 0i’ till? Hfliflfl lifillflflmfilll- pathy. ‘

returning

Ito the general welfare and business prosperity of the communities in (North Cape Breton.

,'i‘he salaries of officials of Besco mo}? lcharged to coal operation. The ivarious interest charges on the

holdings of Besco and what portion

‘is charged against coal opera- - ' - tion. it is also asked that the C0lll- , minlon be given the power to hold lenqulires at] Stated periods or at . any t me. At vise as to the broaden. Coblsqiggqpmaonplfgfislzray 2Q _'ing of the policy of the corporation. A boy axed w_ nephew or the B» Recommend to the Government Minister of Justice, llessan Fehmi ‘he "film!" of PBBBFVQ l0 b8 Dr0~ Pasha‘ w“ certified deadn qne vided for out of profits to enable body was being washed next morn- the Cflfl-WFHIIOH l0 carry on when ing when. the boy strred and open- profits are less inviting as a pro- A doctor was gmn- tection for the investors and for the workers, ensuring the perman- cnt employment.

health.

Captain of Lost Schooner _ Had Bride with Him (Canadian Press.)

ST. JOHNIS, N. F" May 20.- Wreckage believed to ire from the three masted schooner Evelyn of Bridgetown, Bnrbadoes, owned by

People t0 Fight

(‘Canadian Press.) JOHANNtESBtlRG, South Aifrica.

8th, 150 mile South-East of Sable leave the ‘lueaflsland by the Schooner rich-n .w_ |Miller which reached port today from Barbadoes. The ‘Evelyn sailed from St. Johns for Pcrnambuco aev- aty days ago with a cargo of fish.

. N

Fervently appealing for national 3,0,?“ bilfil?bgeihjkisgziééwkThlfi wind was light when the crew fo the Miller, saw the wreckage, and

icclsion of South Africans. They

10W long it takes to bringmbout n

i would be foolish to attempt to se. :ure independence by (force nowa-

b ' . z days. The Nationalists, he added“ out “M lowered m“ n w“ ex

. flmi d. Th d ' ways did not agree. (in not desire Willi‘. lif they got into “m? pa" S‘ ‘frlyrpcgextggugistttz ' . "on" ‘they wguld “Y t” lmmvve than had been cut in two Thebrok ' ’ con itlons n-n would not tour-h the ‘ ' TWQ In qumflo“ m. secwsmm en name board showed the letters

"Ev." The registered port was

Hridsetown Barbados-s.

y‘:

other is directed to the Nova Scotiu! (iovernuicnt and the third to the‘

has~bccr1 a distinct tiisadvantagei

,'l‘he solvency of the corporation-i

$§""ii'»a-" ‘ '5‘

iululiii ruin?

inset tilt

Stirring Speeches by Veterans Over Alleg- ed Grievances at Hands 0f Government '

About two hundred rcttirned soldiers attended the mass meet- ing at the liuard of Trude rooms last night which Wan culled for the purpose of protesting against the rcccnt dismissals of returned men from their positions by the present Provincial Government.

Lieutenant W. A. MacLaren virus elected chalrnlan. in his open- ing remarks the chairman referred to the notices of‘ dismissal sent to Mr. Mc-Dougai of Siunmersitie and Mr. W. M. Woodside of Charlotte- town and stated that the object of the inc-sting was to investigate the (rouse of these dismissals. lie also read the following letter:

Summersitie, May 10, liiil-i. (i. h). Sherrau. Secretary (l. W. V. A., Charlottetown, P. E. l. Deer Sir and Comrade:

This branch of the G. W. V. A. endorses the effort of the Char- lottetown Branch in its endeavor ito get some explanation from the rlocnl govcrttmcnt for the dismissal of returned men who held posi- tions under the previous govern-

.ent_ flu‘; Association. The excuse that he is

Last September this branch sent receiving a pension la one not wor- a resolution to the government re- thy of being entertained. No pen- questlng that all returned men be sion can compensate him for the inept in the positions ‘they already pain and inconvenience the loss 0f hcld and that other returned men his "mib has gjyelL QQL McKjum,“ be given any position that might nqrineg his 8mm] n5 Wm; [he m. he b10119 Vlwillll- ' turned men every time regardless

A copy oi‘ this resolution was for- of-pomml] parties.

Jfmrfiled 1° Yo"? M‘; Lieut. Roland Paton spoke of 50"“ lcailna": "In: m‘; Wm; “'0 other ‘grievances of returned men, w“ a 8° i“ e emphasizing cases within his own

suits. ~ knowledge where a returned man ~ l t l. k n The above n“ o“ w“ n0 n e had been passed over and favors

until we were absolutely certain _ that the government intended to 5W9“ i0 ‘i "W" w)", hi“! "ever 51/911 ‘dismiss the men already employed. 40'1"“ a "nimnlh, ‘ . Anything you do m, regard mi Col. Peake spoke emphatically in mm matter Wm be heal-my mp. the interests of the returned man, none‘; by “i, branch ‘stating governments, had vied with Yours fnatiernaliy iench other in giving theteturped

by ‘the government to care for and (l0 all in their power for the deserv- ing returned men. These promises had been" largely forgotten and the returned men are being more and more neglected. ’l‘hcir glorious deeds in Franco, by which they have immortalized Canada. are not spoken of. The men who made the most brilliant pages of the Great War History, the men who had ach. leved remarkable victories of Vimy Ridge, Passchendnele, and the vic- tories from Amiene to Mons are now no longer ‘ileffles deserving iile besit. but are given cruel‘ if not in- humane trcatnlcntby our govern- ments. The dismissal of returned men should have called forth an (earlier protest, but it mmained for the dismissal of Comrade Woodside President of the G. W. V. (A. to‘ fur- nish embere within the breasts of our veterans. Comrade Woodside in his official capacity in the G. W. V. A. has done ills best for the men and his dismissal should ho prn- tested by uvery member of our

Reparatinnfl is _ 1; Ciluse oflficonomw. nrest. j ‘f.

‘r‘.[’;;‘=,e_'-. (Canadian Prsul v ' MILAN. tram-May fife-Tbs at“: ing here of Trunk! WWW" -'; Italy, with Pro Wirlwiutin, i Foreign Minister‘ Y!!! 2 ,, ' ' gluimwae satisfactorll melanin day. "the reprelfewssjiof - nations iasrflfllil?" v 1N Report must QYWWQ!“ .. - delay and that an inter-Allied?» ference ‘on the B1151“?! ‘W!!! i! _ i?‘ able us son as prellmllllll‘? d l“ slons were sufliclentiy adynnc .{ The meeting ‘closed (after, a_n_ ll- er lengthy discussion which’. __ er proved the similarity. of views of the two 16911034491. "MQ- topside ing reparations asthe, cause of political unrecorded» the. economic crisis 6f Europe.» > ' Both agreed the experts’ report must, be applied Willlfltll déil!» taking it as a basis of ‘accord bo- tween the Allies with the undnrw standing that the German. 5p - mcnt will loyalty fulfill the; - tires necessary to carry out its_ o- visions. "ltnly and Belgium bill e in the possibility of an inter-Allied agreement concerning - the mo, ‘ of the Allies if Germany deliberate- ly fails to fulfill these provisions. Olltle negotiations on the subject have advanced sufficiently, on, in- ter-Allfcd conference is ‘deeniaifad- vlsabie in order to reach" a, dé agreement. Premiers Mussoiin

,| Theunis and Minister

5i

anlmously proposgdflto makes _ » possible effort to obtain in (hi) i

est possible period of time Q,f3§il~ realization of the exports’.

Summeroido-ipranoh 0- W. V- A- R. E. ELLIS l Secretary Treasurer.

(Continued on Page Two) Captain the Reverend G. C. Taylor was the next speaker. l-le

q ——i_¢o_>~——— thought that the G. W. V. A. had been remiss in not coming to the. - ' rescue of their comrades nt an‘ earlier date. They were assemb- led tonight to discuss an emer-

gency. ln no other community had the returned men government as little

here.

negligent government to its pro» per senses. They wanted assur- ances from the government that there should he no dismissal. ini

Decision Follows Free State Concessiona-

LONDON, May 20.-—Another step ed the men to pledge themselves in me wxlng problem for the an. to see that no man should lose blslpohmnent of a savanna canndm“ 993mm‘ ‘mien u 0mm‘ be Sh°w';'|ninfster at Washington which has that he was negligent. unfaithful lbw“ debated to‘, several yen“; or Md take“ m" in polmcs‘ He|past has just been taken accord- ‘lm “m think it wise w nick m" ing to the tisuuily wail informed certain ca-ses for CflllfliliflflliflfLhilllll London Us“), Telegraph whlch um m comgider a" ‘he cases in‘ w ch bounces this morning that the Can returned men were interested. The, govpmnmnt was evident“, of adian government has decided 0n they opinion that. the returned ‘mcnqhe “Ppoinmie/“t M “_ mmmte; ‘m’? hliii no right to assume their pre- OHSW‘ as!“ “will?” "lithe "m"; , t nu l. lti fer. cc t0 the s") “BY W“ "0 l!" "P 011M181 x38“? dis“r;‘:aswnh“$(l“che:p flagged-It‘) meet their wishes. _ as a lowdown procedure and a slap This tiecisien says the Telegraph 1n H“, f“). m (he (}_ w_ V_ A" follows‘ (he concession granted tlu- Thc men were promised ntuch Irish iirco Stnto which has been when they were leaving for France allowed to appoint its own mlnfst but these promises wore now no er and plenipott-ntiary and the giectod or forgotten. The G. W. newspaper continues: V. A. should demand that an. Order “The Frcc Stale concession is in~Cflllllflil iii‘ D8586“ 1h!"- 110 1'1‘ bound inevitably to have the most turned man he ousted from his jobqqu- roughing (ro||geqllengeg_ The