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'_ By-elections I the standings of the parties.

_ ning til seats in the House t Representatives against 88 won by- the National party. Sdveral other-

' policy is stifling initiative .. enterprise. It is expect ’ to accuse _ the government of timidity in de-

isneap of 1...»... a... (claim) at Camp m... one,

18M. These aircraft were among thaae given ta Canada by the United Kingdom afiertbe First World War. for use as military planes. They

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Z. Government To Seek Office For Fifth Term I

By I. C. GRAHAM (Canadian Press Correspondent) AUCKLAND. March 80 — (C?)

- Although this yea.r's general election in New Zealand will not be held for some months -- pro-

bably in November - interest is

quickening and many constituen- cies have selected their candidates. Indications point to a close fight.

As in the last ,two elections there

'will only be two parties at the l. polls on present indications — the

Labor party, which favors con- tinuation of-the policy oi gradual introduction of socialism which it has followed as the government since 19b5, and the Natio l party which advocatets a set

private enterprise.

The Labor party was returned to power at the last general election in 1946 by a narrow majority. win- of

parties contest’ the election but the support they received was negligible and the same is likely to apply at the forthcoming poll. have not changed

I4bor's majority in the House of Representatives has been cut down at each successive general election since 1M and the National

1 ' party is optimistic. The National l DEW I oi controls, permits and regulat- - ions, the losses suffered by several ‘nationalized undertakings, an in-

ll stress the multiplicity

crease in national expenditure, and will maintain- that the government's and

fence matters and of letting

t Britain carry too large a share oi

defence in the Pacific. Country Prosperous‘

‘mbor, on the other hand, has a trump card in the country's pre- sent prosperity. New Zealand pro- duoe is bringing record prices on world markets and although the cost of. living has risen it has been held more steady by the govern- ment's stabilization policy than in many other countries abroad.

State control of workers" com- pensation insurance and state ownership oi coal deposits have been the only’ major developments in socialization during the past three years. The effect‘ of these was cushioned by the fact that the state was already in business in accident insurance and had al- ready bought by private negotiat- ion a considerable proportion of all coal mines. '

The National party is expected to retain the farm vote. Since the last election farmers have lost the benefit of the depreciated ex- change rate which brought them a premium oi 20 per cent in terms of New Zealand money on the

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sale of their produce abroad. The New Zealand pound has been w. stored to par with sterling. Farm- ers also oppose the government's land sales and land development policies and claim that import con- trols are preventing them getting ‘machinery needed to increase pro- .duction. ' City workers, however, are likely to support the Kflvexnment, es- pecially if current union moves for _a general wageJncrease are suc- cessful. T o ta l "unemployment throughout the country has seldom exceeded 100 at an, time since the was‘, and although the housing slmrtage remains acute. progress

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u, is being made in meeting the most

urgent needs. The five-day, 40-hour week and steady improvement in working conditions has further in- greased the Labor party’s popular-

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Designer Recalls LifeAs illountie

GLASGOW. Scotland, March 31- (OP) —- Gilbert (Slim) Lee. for- merly of the‘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is in Glasgow - deslgning dresses.

Lee, {Yorkshire man, took a course in textiles at Leeds Un-iv- eraity when he was 20. I; was left some money then went to Canada and spent it. ’

H; sank his last bank-roll into an ail-well. that produced no oil. manual joined the Mounties. I

Ulie in the force. he say!-

ited other parts of the world trail- ing wanted/men -- andhe always got his man.

“Best laugh I even had." My! Slim, ."wsa when I trailed a man clear across Canada and lost him I went back to Winnipeg and was aboufio report failure when l went/‘inio a restaurant for a_ meal- ‘rlaesb was my man - and he even offered me a cigar.”

Blim retired from the R.C.M P. with the rmk of inspector. ‘Then. with his knowledge oi fabrics. he became a designer and chief pat- tern-cutter for a leadlntl fflshlol! magasin, in the United States.

Hereturncd to Britain just be- for-s the Second World War, was rejected by the armed forces and met and married Key Hutchinson of Beanden. near Glasgow.

They recently started their awn fashion business ind. employing

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work as they can handle.

Hake, s common type of Atlanilv coast fish. after hatching take refuge inside the shells of living giant scallops. ~

MEETING ' i

Growers’ iiss’n.

brought hlsn. many thrills. He vis- "

eight girls. say they have as mill!" '

cleaning the perspex nose flying station-INS.

One of the RCAFs greatest contributions during the Second World War was its famed bomber force. This wartime picture alums an RCAF Halifax being bombed-up, in readiness for another strike against the enemy-Hm.

- Members of the Women's Division played a big part in the war-

time record. of the RCAF. This dungaree-clad member of the WD'a is

‘ dow of an Anson trainer at a Canadian ., , -

The RCA!" pauses on‘ April 1st.

CANADIAN LEGION HALL 57 Grafton Street-Charlottetown

WEDNESDAY.

APRIL 6, I!“

‘ 1:30 PM. and 7:30 PM. AFTERNOON SBSION-Zzil) P.M.—TIIe Annual Meeting

_ of the Aisocletien for gene!

be IIeId in ilIe Canadian Legion Hall.

oi transaction of business will AII debenture bold-

ers and potions are qualified to vale oi this meeting. In od-

dlrlon to the annual reports, are: ~

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other matters to be considered

Appointment of Representatives to tIIe Advisory Committee

cf Ifloninlliiaasea Indemnification Fund, "application

of

Price ‘S pbri aoihlspyect‘: crop by representative of Agri-

culture rlcss Support beard "Ilia Potato Growers oi ibis

products. . "

m» Public- i.

WP‘. J -1 . mzwefrleeiviefld

EVENING SESSlON-HO-Educaiienoi Meeting. open to

Wlililnslude special films ef Reports by Dominion‘ inspection and scant. Services.

steadie- an New Trade semen»... on been of-Ssed to United from and possible effects en marketing i949

in’. ileII ie Petals Production;

oildmiher marten pertinent ic Province, - Consideration to

‘Expansion of Association to Include marketing el other farm.

interest re Potato Growers.

; eintyre oi C.~N.R.,'Meneieo.-

1M0, to note the Silver Jubilee of Canada's youflaflli 58h“!!! Service. and to look back over 2b years of accomplishments in peace and war that have helped to gain recognition for Canada around the globe.

A tiny Force o! somewhat over 300 when created on Aprif 1st., 1924. the RCA!‘ flew its aircraft, flimsy by today's standards. the length and breadth oi Canada. much of its work oi civilian na- ture, aimed at developing t c North and aiding flying in ge - eral. Through the grim depres- sion years its members struggled to maintain for Canada the nu-

cleus oi an air defence, should the need arias. Then. in the Second World War. the RCA!‘

grew to a Force of 215.000, play- i a major share in the air btiltle against the enemy.

its 25th. anniversary finds the RCA!‘ working hard in build‘ it- self up to a highly-trained. com- pact Force. capable oi providing immediate interceptor air defence of Canada. and able to exvlfld

‘rapidly for more general 0P9"-

tions.

liven before the RCA!‘ l! well was‘ created. Canada's you!!! M" hsti won their spurs. hlvins nirv- el by the thousands in the First was-Id War. filial vii-b the no!!!

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n Air libroe came in mo. as s non-pl‘!- body.

' n‘ s 1h 10M. I ~91“ RDA,

a‘"&“Ii.. ‘saw time was '. I s, ‘ sums

Proud History Over ‘Initial Quarter Century

anti-smuggling pa- trols. forest fire patrols, treaty money flights. fisheries patrols. and similar work, although as far as able the Force carried on nor- mal military training. Activities steadily increased during the next seven years. New bases were open- ed, more modern aircraft were ob- tained. ueplscing the wartime planes which the British govern- ment had glven to Canada fol- lowing the war’s end. and military training increased, as did the number of civilian operations car- ried nut. Included in these opera- tions were experimental air mail runs. Tutsi strength rose from under 850 to over 900. and appre- pristionsjrom 1 i-il million dol- lars to nearly ‘l l-2 million.

‘Ilhen came the depression years. and the RCA!‘ suffered - severe cuts. Nearly one-fifth of its par- sonnei were released. and appro- priations dropped drastically. The Service survived, however, and began to build up once again. ‘Hie first Auxiliary Squadrons were formed in 1982. in Tcronio. Win- nipeg and Vancouver. More mili- tary training was carried out. and the Farce was relieved ‘of many civilian commitments.

By the laiffls‘ 80's. the RCA! was showina new life. with addi- tion oi new stations and more modern craft- snd sharply in- creased appropriations. In the RCAF. for the first time. be- some an independent service, di- rectly under the Minister. - with tie own Chief of Air Staff. ia- "fore um it had been under thl Army Chief of General Staff.

outbreak of war found the RCA!‘ with 4.000 affinltl 8M ‘men. anti no oareauld bah feve-

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are Vampire fighters of No. 400

British Guiana To Tend Graves _ iii Four Banucks

GEORGETOWN, British Gui- ana, March 3i — iCP) -— A Casi- adian flag, the gift of Canada's govcnor-general, flies over a small plot containing the graves of four Canadian airmen killed in British Guiana during the Second Woril War, _

The Canadian flag — given to United States authorities by Vis- count Alexander when he visited the base last year -- replaced the Stars and Stripes In a simple but impressive ceremony in which US. and British authorities particip- ated recently.

The ceremony was in lme with s. general US. polio to tie-activ-

seen the tremendous part it was to play in the war against the enemy. Plans were made for the British Commonwealth Air Train- ing Plan, which opened in April. 1940. and it was decided that most of the Permanent RCA!‘ would be needed at home to run it. HOW- ever, one Army Co-operation Squadron No. 110 (City of Tor- onlol, arrived in England Febru- ary 25, 19w. Four months later two ‘HlOTG squadrons arrived. No. 112 (City of Winnipeg) and No. 1 Fighter Squadron. The latter, fly- ing Hurrlcanes, fought in the Bat- tle oi Britain.

The trickle of RCA? members arriving overseas soon became a flow, and more Canadian squad- rons were formed. In January. 1943- the . famed all-Canadian Bomber Group came into being. Canadian squadrons, doing many jobs and flying in different parts of the world, soon forged a mag- nificent record. Forty-eight RCA!" squadrons flew overseas, while thousands of RCA!‘ aircrew flew with the RAF.

Canada's women played their part in the wartime ROAF. the Women's Division being created In July. 194i, and disbanding in December. 1946. Its members served with distinction, at home and overseas.

A major factor in Itself was the BCATP. which was administered by the RCA)“ and which trained over crew. well over half of them Ca- nscllan.

Now, in peace. the HCAF is in the latter stages of a programme aimed at building up a Force cap- able of playing its part in defence of Canada and oi Freedom. should the need again arise. While build- -ing up as a modern military force. the Service continues to play a big part in the development of Canada. Equipped with new air- craft, the photo survey squadrons are continuing. on s greatly ex- panded scale. the work of cover- ing Canada by aerial pictures. An extensive post-war Search and Rescue organization has saved numerous lives since the war. and has carried out-hazardous 0P9"- tions into the Par Arctic till‘- have brought world wide atten- tion.

The service is busy til-lulu! young Canadians to fly and navi- gate its aircraft. and thousands more are being taught the ground skills necessary to keep the planes flying. New aircraft are being ob- gained, and across Canada con- struction work is going ahead. on repair and ‘extension of wartime stations and the building of mar- rind quarters.

The RCA!‘ is looking ahead. and It has little time to Iriance back-

ward. But on April 1st it does so.

with justifiable mile. for stretch- in; behind it is a proud record written in the sides through a quarter-century of service to Ca- nada.

Disease Stops Entry 0i Australian Birds

VANCOUVER. March 80 —- (C?) — Seven "passengers" which ar- rived here from Australia aboard the Canadian Australasian lines‘ Aorangl have been refused ad- mittance ta Canada.

The passengers — rare Australian one; of the parrot fatally - were prevented from entering the coun- try when they were found to be suffering from psittacosis as‘ "parrot disease" which is trans- ierrabie ta man.

Owner of the birds, Barry Plevy. of Vancouver, had planned to ex- hibit them at Confederation Park where he is a keeper. The birds are about the size of "budgies."

IIIDIOI. DEER

wAwAprflA. Man. - (on — The local Game and Fish Ance- lstlon recently outlined a scheme to distribute ‘feed to deer durinl m. three weeks in list-ch when natural food is still buried md the animals are ia flak ‘Illnt Mm

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131.000 Commonwealth air-I

ate the base at Atkinson Field, ‘where the four airmen were killed in two separate sir crashes. '| It marked irhfisfbferife of the care of the graves of the victims ‘from the Americans to the Brit- ish Guiana Volunteer Force. The Canadians, who flew with the RAJ‘. ferry command, were Sgt. FAR. Milbury oi Centreviile. iNB... and Sgt. l-l.D.G. Ward of St. Lambert, Que, respectively ‘pilot and navigator of an aircraft which crashed here in May 20. i943 and PO. KI‘. Probert of Moose Jaw, navigator. and P0. RP. Stubner, of Million, Man. ywireiess air gunner. of a Maraud- _cr bomber which crashed April 11. i944. when their engine cut. during ‘a lake-off. I Buried in the same plot were 1P0. S. Blackburn of the R.A.F. and Capt. RC. Weibene, a 11.5.. Icivilian. who were killed in the latter crash. , I To participate in the ceremony. loci. William B. Keese, chief of staff of the Antilles Air Division, flew from Puerto Rico. Others present included Sir Charles Wool- _iey. Governor of British Guiana, ‘and Lady Woollcy; Col. E. Reed. Icommanding officer of Atkinson Field; N.A. Worley, Chief Justice

An important pert of the present peacetime Air Force are the Auxiliary Squadrons. Shown here

(City of Toronto) Squadron-ID“.

B! LESLIE BRODIE

DARWIN, Australia, March 31- (OP) — The Berlin airlift has in- spired a group of ranchers in the west Australian cattle country to plan a scheme to air-freight beef to the cities and‘ ports from their isolated ranches.

The ranchers believe the time has come when the aircraft must replace the overlanders who take the cattle out of_ the hoof to the city abattolrs each year. The cost of air-freighilng timaied at little over three cents a pound of dressed beef for every 100 miles. Although this consid- ered high it is offset by saving in weight.

By present methods prime cattle losearcund 150 to 200 pounds in ‘Wight during a journey of 250 to 300 miles. In times oi drought even higher losses are experime-

is es-

ed.

Trial flights have been made sl- ready and a check up revealed that beef killed on the ranch and flown in to a. port in three hours was less expensive than overlanding. which would take more than s month. '

Distance has been a great draw- back to the ranchers of Australia's far west cattle country, Lack of railroads in the Northern Terri- tory has forced ranchers to over- land their stock to the markets.

1.000-Miie Trek

Sometimes it is necessary to mi“; the stock as much as 1,000 miles to the nearest raiihead.

_When they leave their breeding grounds they are prime fat and fit 10f Bill! market. but after the long overland Journey they usually need several months fattening up on properties near the abattoirs. 1n drought years many are lost on the way, The airlift would over. come these difficulties.

Plans for increasing meat pro- duction in the Norlherr Territory have been under consideration for

of British Guiana; Col. WA. 0r- reti. commandant of the British Guiana local forces, and LL-Col. E.J. Heywood. officer commanding the colony's volunteer form,

I Ceremony At Grave

v.3... of the British Guiana Volunteer Force and airmen from Atkinson Field and the British Guiana Militia Band formed a. hol- low square around the graves.

"As we pay homage in our small way to the Canadians buried here," Col. Keese said, "We cannot but try to analyze the feelings and the sentiments behind the planning for this this occasion. “In addition i_o an avert act of honoring the Canadians who per- ished in this vicinity in tha recent war. I feel that there is a desire on the part. of the people at At- iiineon to express respect and friendship not only to the Canad- ians but to all of the people of the United Kingdom. Our states- men have realized for, a long time that our futures o'er; inseparable.‘ "Here in British Guiana. on land leased to the United States. we have a Canadian cemetery. The complexity of the real estate sit-

some time. The government has ‘made extensive research in the ;Northem Territory to more...“

‘herds and improve the-m.

Prime liiinjster Joseph B, 0mg. ley has said that completion of the govtemrrlent plans depends m1 an assurance from the British gov. emmen. that it would take all Australia's surplus meat produc- tion for the next 10 years at a Price satisiadofy to the Austral- ian breeders.

So far, the British government has given no such assurance and Territoriams believe their chance of getting any help from the gov: ernment is slim.

_i______ I symbol of the relations is most 1m. portani."

"These mm." Sir Chan-lea Wool- ley said. “fought not only for Canada. their country, but for that great common cause - defence of human freedom and liberty which is so dear to all of us. It is that which made us once again devoted allies with the great Am- erican people.“

MODERN BALLET The ballet of the modern theatre, in which posturing and mimetic action are combined had its be-

uatinn is ilnflfflportani, hut the

ginning the 15th century.

OUR BOARDING HOUSE

Aussie Ranchers May Use Aircraft To Market Cattle

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iiaudevllilsts Ask Tax consideration

LONDON, March 31 —- (CF) _< Old-timers of the music hall, ma! have little to sustain them in their declining years but faded memories - for savings from salaries mad during years of public popular-it, are generally insufficient.

‘Consequently the Variety Artistes‘ Federation has suggested to Sip Stafford Cripps that he study their “Psfiuliar circumstances" in framing his budget proposals.

"The artist's sole stock-in-trads is his or her vitality, appeal-an“ and personality," said Lewis Lee‘ the Federations general secretary "Unlike other professionals. th performer does not build up good will and a practice which can b4 sold at a premium.

‘ "We are asking the chancellor o! the exchequer to consider 00ml method of tax remission on earn.- Ings, either yearly or based on n ' period of years."

One of the largest fish to visis Canada's Atlantic coastal areas iI the tuna, often reaching a 1,00! pounds in weight.

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