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"Mountain Differential Freight Rate Ordered Removed

British? Threaten Force ‘ To Rescue Destroyer

New Electric Plant For New Brunswick‘

FREDERICTON. April 3t -(0P) ._. Planned construction of a l0,- rrso horsepower steam electric plant gt Grand Falls as pert of a Pro- rince-aiide system was announced 1n the New Bninswick Legislature Saturday by Hon. J. G. Boucher, chairman of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission.

Mr. Boucher said the plant would be built within the next two years at a cost of $2,220,000. I-Ie was speaking in explanation of a bill to authorize an increase of $10,- 000.000 in the commission's borrow- ihgs.

Coming Events

"Mall your Films to Gsrnhum Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"Library concert Crapaud Hell. Tuesday, April 26 at 8.15 p.m.

"Play. Trscadie Hall, Wednes- day. May 4th. Dance afterwards.

"Show Morell, every Tuesday and Friday. Show starts 8.30 o'clock.

"Jimmy Power's variety concert in Harrington Hall, Tuesday, April

, 8.30.

"Dance in St. Peter's Legion liall every Tuesday night Cliff Peters Orchestra, q

"illriioy the Noiboro Play at gnldlflldy Bridge ~Wednssdsy, April

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"Dancing to-nite, Country Club, Travellers Rest. Come along for a good time.

‘.30 ng orders for Timothy and Clover eds (ShurGsirs Feeds). I‘. W. Clark». Mt. Stewart.

"Seven Mile Bay Hall Monday April 25, S-ect comedy drama, fol- lowed by dance.

"Barton Lodge is bringing Win- aloe plays to Milton Hall, Tuesday, April 26th. Sale of cake and candy.

"The Morell (treachery Annual Meeting will be held in Morel! Hall, lllursdav. Avril 2on1, at a P. M.

"Norboro Play in Fredericton lliili. sponsored by Bprington W. I. Monday. April 28th. Bale o! candy.

. “Play by Charlottetown Players in Vernon River Hall. W eeday.

"No. 2 Mixed Clover Seeds, 70% Timothy, 30% clover-T! cents. laiusti your bookings. McGuigan and

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“Pownal Y. P, U. presents “Have l HW-ri". North Riverllall, ‘Dues- illv. April seth. Curtain 8.15, Aus- Dicea Hall Committee.

"Sea Ii-iddiri ltivea-Kiensfngton Dramatic Club present Lighthouse Nan in Morell Memorial Hell on Wednesday. April 27th, aso P. If.

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SHANGHAI. Avril as --(AP) _ ‘The British consul-general Batur. dly fright strongly implied gym, force would be used if necessary to rescue the sloop Amethyst arid her

d0 ‘remaining personnel from a f“ Communist. trap in the Yangtze River,

The Communist radio in Pciplng meanwhile charged that the four British ships shot up by the Reds since Wednesday were fired upon because they Joined the National- ists in the war,

A Fiorelgii Office spokesman in London firmly denied this. stating the Amethyst and the others which vainly tried to rescue her "only fired in self-defame and did not fire until fired upon."

This spokesman also said one of the British ships, the 10.000-ton cruiser London, was fired on by Nationalist as well as Communist artillery. He did not elaborate. British sources in Shanghai prev- iously bad denied minors of Nat- ionalist firing.

The death toll aboard the four British ships was officially put to- day at 43. instead of the previous 44, More than 80 British seamen were wounded, some of them critically. The Communists said they them-selves suffered 252 cas- ualties siid damage to their posit-

ions.

Ths I375-ton Amethyst, first fired upon Wednesday as she sought to reach Nsnirlng to supply and protect British "‘ '- r-

Federal Bldg. Tenders To Be Called Shortly

Architects are busy th, plans for the

completing

is expected that tenders for the work will be called shortly. All the properties on the site, bound- ed by Queen, Richmond. Pownal and Sydney Streets, have been appraised and a number of ten- ants hav, already found premises elsewhere.

The new building will be a two- siorey SlOPlQ and steel structure, 330 feet long by 75 feet in width. It will he set back 50 fect frcm

space of 30 feet between the build- ing and the other streets.

The Post Office, Unemployment Insurance and Tax offices will oc- cupy the ‘grcund floor, and there will be modation above for all the other Federal departments.

The main entrance will face the corner of Queen and Richmond _Sireets. A special entrance for mail truck deliveries will be pro- vided on Sydney Street. Ample provision is being made for park» ing space and other conveniences.

the Queen Sti-eerfrcntage with a’

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~ Scores Effort To Force

Prime Minister’s Hand In Senate Appointments

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Mr. J. L. Douglas, M.P.

J p‘ aonnel, was still pinned in the river about 50 miles east of Neniklng. The deotmyer Consort, the cruiser Lon- don and the sloop Black Swan all were hit and had to withdraw,

‘llhe Communists now hold both and have fired on the Amethyst every time she move; in either direction. . What British naval authorities intend to do ndxt to help her was not made clear. ‘They said an R A.

F. flying boat flew over the Amethyst Saturday but did not alight.

Weather Delays Search For Plane

HALIFAX, April 24 '- (CP) — R. C. A. F. here said bad weather over most sections of New Bruns- wick today halted search for a missing Air Force plane for the second successive day.

The plane, s. Beechcraft Ex- pediter with seven men aboard, was reported missing Thursday on a routine flight from Ottawa's Rockville Airport to Chetham, N. B. it was lest seen over Presque Isle, Me, an hour's flight from Chatham.

An all-outieffcrt would be made tomorrow to find the plane, R. C. A. F. officials said. Some 20 planes, at least three of them from North- ern United States sir bases, would take offat dawn tomorrow from Maritime airfields to resume the search.

Two helicopters also were stand-

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Crown Completes Evidence In Mcieodlase

SAINT JOHN, N.B. ‘April 24 ._. (CW-Ctatements allegedly given police by George McLeod were rul- ed inadmissible Saturday as cid- ence lrs his trial on a charge of murdering Joseph Morrlsey.

The ruling by Mr. Justice W. Arthur I. Angiin ended a. two-day "trial within a. trial." closed to the petit jury.

Senior crown counsel 1f. W. Hickman produced a series of docu- meftts described by Police witness- es as statements taken from Mc- Leod before the ‘Ill-year-oid see» mun from Wood Island, 9.151., was charged with murder.

Mr. Justice Anglin ggfd that Sgt. ‘IKM, Todd “should have made it clear to iihe accused Mist would be the consequences of his making any incriminating statement, and that he, like any other witness take en to police headquarters, was be- ing questioned with the object of extracting admissl that would be used against hint."

Mir. Hickman sthimibted that the whole story of the police investi- gation showed extreme fairness. with carefuiness to avoid acts or words which might. be construed as a threat or promise. Evidence had thowed that McLeod did not protest or resent- his position. The police had been "perhaps un- necessarily cautious."

Examination of crown witnesses was completed Saturday night. Witnesses for the defence were ex- pected to be called tomorrow.

McLeod was arrested Jan. I3 aboard the B. S. Federal Mariner at long Wharf here.

On the evening of Jan. If, In-

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By IYAICY (YDONNILI. OtlTAMiA. Mril as -- (C?) — Assiid. I welior of election rumors. manbsrs of the Commons will re- turn to their sehional duties Monday altar a two-week lasts: recess. , s The recess increased rather than lsllflied the uncertainty surround- ing ‘a likely election data. Prints Minister 5t. Laurent - the man who will finally fix the data — maintained throughout a tour of Western Canada that he does not yet know the election date.

The air may b. cleared Wed- nesday when it is expected Mr. at. lasui-ane will call a, caucus of sup- porters to halsnthoir views on when the swamannt should s6 to the polls. m. of-tbc present ntlififldfil not until

Cutlass as to in, data llrult. burnt will choose are rlsd.

ltleians have plflldkium flnbth- ers favor July ‘ff. Another group

Election Talk Increases As Parliament Resumes

loan. political observers and pol-'

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1N0. State secretary Bradlg hinted to newspaper men in ewfound-

land that an election would not be held until next year.:-

There were reports in Montreal’, that Solicitor General Jean, party organiser in Quebec. will be asked by Quebec Liberals to urge that the election b; delayed at inst until the fall.

when manners left for the las- ter recess April a, moat appeared to be of the opinion that the alco- tion would coins in June. Many changed their minds after Prairi- isr Johnson of arm-a Colistnbis announced a Provincial election for June l0. I

Mr. It. isuraot statld to a press conference on the train returning from the west that h. had fulfill "a feeling throughout the eountr? tisat there should be an election soon.”

Bpeeuiation ‘ around Mi‘. lt- Laiiraiws train wql that the Prime Minister would dissolve Milli-Wt and I0 to the country ill latl Julio or aampillli- ' '

‘after

Decision In Halifax Snowblower Probe

; In an interview with The Guard- liari prior to his departure yester- iday for Ottawa, Mr. J. Lester Douglas, Liberal M. P. for Queen's, said he learned authoritatively that Dr. T. V. Gram, M. P. for King's, had informed a member _ol the Provincial Government by tele- phone from Ottawa that he (Dr. Grant) and Hon. G. l-l. Barbour, Minister of Public Works and High- ways, were io be appointed to the two vacant Senator-ships in Prince Edward Island.

"it l: a most unusual procedure

for an ordinary M. P. to make any announcement or intimation i with regard to Senate appointments, which can only be properly made by the Prime Minister of Canada." Mr. Douglas declared. “This has always been the Prime Minister's prerogative, and it would appear that in the present casean effort is being made to force the Prime Minister's hand hy a premature statement." l Mr. Douglas said he had it. on the best authority that. no appoint- ments to the Senate would be made until after Parliament pro- rogues.

With regard to his own claim to a Benatorshlp, Mr. Douglas said his political record spoke for it- self. He had been an active sup-

‘ porter of the Liberal Party for

HALIFAX, Apri 24 — (C?) ._.. Judge V.J. Potiier today describ- ed transactions involving purchase of three snowblowcrs by the city last year as "inconsistent. with the good government of the city or the Drvilcr conduct of .. . the public business."

Judge Potiier made the state- ment in a 15,000-Vi'0i'd decision re- leased today. The decision followed a month-long county court probe into the ill10i\"bl0\Vcl‘ deal.

Tlier, was no immediate indic- ation from official sources what action, if any, would follow. Judge Potiler said in his report there was no issue bevween parties for the tribunal to decide and no de- fendant to be tried. He said the tribunal was appointed to “find the facts and give the answers on the matters sulmitted to it."

. Th; probe was called by City Council following s request by" a Civic Improvement Association. Earlier, snowblciwer agent John A. West of nearby Dartmouth had sc- cused former Deputy Mayor J11. Lloyd cf accepting a bribe. The accusation was made in a letter to Mayor LE. (Gee) Ahern and denied by Lloyd during the probe.

West wrote th; letter after a civic works committee reversed an earlier decision in purchase six Cyclone "junior" siiowblowers. Three snowblowers were purchas- ed in February. 1048.

Civic elections will b; held. here April 2'! and Lloyd, also a former mayor, is a candidate for that post i.his year. He automatically 10st his seat on th; City Council by becoming n candidate.

Judge Poitier said an agreement for payment of "$8,000 bribe" to Lloyd in return for the purchase of six Cyclone snowblowers by the city was made by West at a ho- lel-room conference in January. i048.

I-Ie said 01ml) was paid to Lloyd at the conference “even though Mr. West had claimed in his evid- ence this Dllmont had been in the form of a loan."

"I have coma to the conclusion observing deputy mayor Lloyd, Mr. West and Mr. Vandal (a business associate of West's) on the witness stand. that. Mr. West and Mr. Vandal were telling ths truth regarding the request by Aldermen Lloyd for 8500 per ma- chine, making s total of 8.000. and the tacit agreement of Mr. West to pay the same to Alderman Lloyd and that Mr. West further was telling the truth when he aaiil hs passed to Alderman Lloyd thq sum of 01,000 in the manner in which he indicated. I believe, however, it was understood . . . that the sum was to b. taken as port of the ssmo notwithstanding that the! tried to give it an air of respect- ability by calling it a loan."

Judge Patties criticised Mayor 1.]. Aiiarn, city solicitor or. le- tlmns and savarsl alderman for the way they handled the snow- blower issua. no slid be believed evidence of West and Vandal that All. Rrl Iuflha hld told tllhi ba controlled other llallfaii lrordi alderman ovals though "as a inat- ter of fact he did not}!

Ha said Meyer, Alissa was hiat- lfbd in i Wilt to bring six snendilowns te Halifax “In a

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thirty years, and since his election by acclamatlon to the House of Commons in i938 had been return- ed at. every election.

llllSflilliwll-CTCBSEC To Come lip In U.N.

NEW YORK, April M - (CF) — Russia's refusal lo allow wives of foreigners to leave the Soviet Union will he assailed Monday in the United Nations.

It is one of the items of unfin- ished business left over frcm last year's assembly at Paris. The committee recrmmended then that the assembly ask Russia to "with- drarw (h, measures of such a na- ture which have been udopted."

Chile brought the dispute he- fore the U.N.‘when Russia refus- ed permission lor the Soviet-born- wlfe of the son n! a Chilean dip- lomat to leave the USSR.

Other countries, including Can- ada, Britain and the United states, have protested outside the U.N. against the restrictions.

Halifax Tugboat Crews To Dock Aquitonia

MONTREAL, April I — (C?) —- Hellfax tugboat crews, who joined‘. the Canadian Seaman's Union i'I‘.,‘ L. C.) strike, will return to work long enough tomorrow to dork the liner Aquitania but will not touch any "hot vessels," the union an- nounced today.

Harry Devis. C.S.U. president, said in a statement he had in- structed the Halifax branch to dock the Aquitanin st the request of the Federal Deputy Minister of Labor.

Mr. Davis said the Federal official had asked the union to co-operiite in assuring the safety of the i.- 800 passengers aboard the big four-stacker.

Candy Rationing Ends In Great Britain

LONDON, April 24—(AP)-Candy rationing ended today and not since 1942 has the United Kingdom seen so many smeared faces and sticky little fingers.

There was only one. unpleasant thought about it for Britain's Juve- niles. There may be a lot of stom- acli-aclies tomorrow after the orgy —and cantor oil.

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IRZIIJIO --Asnong bills i ucsd in the New tun Satur-

ar the potato raise funds "for the good of the. nduetry." lnabling legislation allowing in- corporated communities to enact firs prevention iii-laws was intro- duced by Praniar McNeil". who said the fire 1&0! ll most of

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s. c. viiE long Baille To Avoid Special loll

By JOHN LeBLANO

OTTAWA, April M - (C?) British Columiblds long struggle to get rid of above-normal freight charges on somg Rockies traffic ended in success Saturday when the Board of Transport Commis- sinners ordered removal of the "mountain differential" rel; by July 1.

A majority Judgment of the board, calling the special toil an "unjust discrimination." granted outright a British Columbia Gov- ernment application for removal‘ over objections of the Prairie Provinces and the railways.

The differential was 1% times the Prairie scale to ccmpensate for abnormal costs of raliwav construction, maintenance and op- eration in the Rockies.

Saturday's action was the first change made 1n the differential since i022, when B.C. managed to get it sliced from 1% times the Prairie level. l

While the board's judgment will‘ snip some $3,500,000 a year fro-nil revenues of the railways -— already seeking a general 20Jper-cent rate increase on the ground of claim- ed financial need — ihe majority commissioners said the carriers wllld make up the deficiency else,- Whfifg and specifically turned down two railway proposals.

These were that, in the event of removal of the differential. they be allowed to:

l. Hoist their rates across Canada generally by two per cent to make up the loss, or

Bring about 33.0, -_ Prairie parity by lifting the Prairie scale rather than reducin, the mountain rale.

Th, majority judgment con- curred in by two of the three commissioners who heard the case expressed some doubt that the railways would suffer any finan- cial loss in the long run. They could recoup by adjusting dtlprQgg- ed "competitive" and “commodity" rates.

In any case, the board found, the carriers now were handling such a volume of traffic in the affected areas - with consequent hllher revenues - that there was "no justification" for retention of the differential.

The maJority judgment was written by Mr. Justice MB. Arch. ibaid, chief commissioner, and concurred in by Commissioner Ftrank MacPhcrson, British‘ Col- umbib. represefilaiivg on the board.

A dissenting opinion was filed by Deputy Chief Commissioner Armand Sylvestre of Queheé.

Manitoba took a stand directly opposite in B.C., but only calling fbr retention of the mountain rate hut suggesting it was not high enough.

The Marltirnes, which have Joined Western Provinces in bat- tllniz railway rate increases for 2% years. did not take a stand.

TRAFFIC HEAVY

The Chicago River which runs from Lake Michigan. is one of the most important non-tidal rivers of

ll! lfllliflh. haviflfl about l5 miles of navigable channel.

News In, Brief

ST. JOHN'S. April 24—-(CP)—A vanguard of delegates have arrived lri this capital tonight to attend Newfoundlsndi first provincial Littoral convention scheduled to be- gin Thursday.

TORONTO, April 24—(CP)—Alex- ander G. Viets. a founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the first Canadian sol- dier to be .blinded in the First World War, died Friday at his home here.

OTTAWA, April 24—(CP)—Anzao Day, 34th anniversary of_ the land- ing of Australian and New Zealand troops on Gellipoli on April 25, 1915, during the First World War. will be observed across Canada to- morrow,

BLACK DIAMOND, Alia" April 24»—-fCP)--A raging fire, driven by strong winds, today razed almost an entire block in this south-west- ern Alberta town, 24 miles south- west of Calgary. Six buildings were destroyed in the fire which caus- ed an estimated $200,000 damage.

OTTAWA, April 24-—(CP)-—Wii- fred Laurier Clalrmont, Dominion fire commissioner, died in hospital tonight from colitis. He was 54. Native of Tweed, Ont" Mr. Clair- mont was appointed fire commie- sioner in 1939.

Margarine Biii Before N. B. House

FREDERIGTON. April 24 —- (Ci?) - A bill affecting the all manufacture and distribution of oleoiriargarlne in New Brunswick was introduced in the LniIlli-llrc Saturday by Agriculture Minister Taylor. .. ,

Undeflts provisions. the prod- uct may contain no more than 1.6 dégj-(je! of yellow tint or yellow and red collectively: no dairy pro- duct or preservativ; other than salt; no more than l6 per cent water nor less than U) per cont fat, and no yellow coloring mater- isl attached to or within the pack- age.