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PORTLAND, 01-0., lime 5 - lAPl - The ‘ ‘Q Columbia was llslng in new fury today.

A crest above that 0f llll ‘Pili- lay’: was in the making. The level hero will be, by next Tuesday, a halt foot above the previofil.

Llmer Fisher, river forecaster, laid the 80-5 feet at Portland lntl 80.8 at Vancouver, WIIIL, may not be the crest.

"m: blow to the hopes of thou. ranch oi weary dike wot-kerb was part oi’ s vast flood picture spread from Montasxip/s western eqe to the sea and extending from the Columbia north to Canada's may. ing Fraser River.

Nu one could say what the new level might mean. Dlkes have been "critical" {or days. Water was so close to the top at Clateksnie, Ore, Thursday that s stiff wind put it over m rivulets. Men are tired. Up- rlver it has been s fight for two weeks and more. Downstream around Longvlow, Wash, today

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Coming Events

"Dance, Lorne Valley Ball, Jung 7th. websterk- Orchestra.

"Rummage Sale. Kirk Hall, lat- lmiay, 4 to 6.

"On Saturday our Mill closes st; 110ml. McGuigan 6s Boyle.

"Dance, Orwell Ila-ll, Monday, June 7th. Lunches sewed.

"Movies, Kingston ‘lmsday, "Died Rwkonlns". numphrsy Bo- 881-.

"Movies Flat River Monday. Qlabetm Reckoning". Humphrey no- i' .

"Cake Sale in aid oi Basilica All“ Svolelv at Holmans, Satur- day sftemon.

"St. Andrews ‘Dramatic Club Pmenll their may In Elmira mu "1 Mendoy. June 7th, eao P. as.

"sceds. Open evenings. Monday and ilnlrsdays only. Closed 51m- d8)’. Arthur Vessey,

"iilghfleld Presbyterian Church, Palllrv Sale. Rogers Hosvlware, sat. llrdllv. June 5th, zoo P. M.

“cake Sole. xlnrs Dslnhtsrs. nozzle‘ s: McLeotfs, June blh, 3

"Dent Meet the dance. mo,‘ BM“- Mondsv. June m. Rollie MacKenziek Orchestra,

"Hospital Dance, ' Montague fitilllcllsbyllllllg. ‘Tuesday. June 0th. 8.5 B "

Madam and Om lzrlmlllhyte- hm Boys.

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"R°5°"’° Jill! 7th for Ailzustlne cove women's Institute supper in ° Allzustlne Cove rink.

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Gleuow. P. a. 1.. $1.} bold a gig °° We. June 16th.

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of goods sold oy Canada t-olvewioundland last year, Prince Edward Island sales amount- ¢d to 3.000.000. or approximately

Of $50.000,000

the rest or Canada, said Mr. J. C. Brltton, Canadian Trade Com- missioner to Newfoundland and a member o! the Canadian Foreign Servlol. in an interview with a Guardian representative.

Mr. Brltton, who arrived in the City yesterday from Moncton, stated that the big increase in the volume or exports from Prince Edward Island to Newfoundland during the past three years has been due Dafily to the higher quality of Island farm produce and livestock, and partly also to the aggressive- ness shown by Mr. W. E. Agnew,

Provincial trade agent, in the carrying out of hi; duties. Notwithstanding the inevitable

compla‘ ‘ from some interests, the overall economic situation in New- foundland has improved greatly during and since the war years, Mr. Britten said. In the first place, her main industries such as pulp and paper manufacturing, fisheries, and mineral production, have been modernized and diversified. and, in the second place, high prices for her products continue.

'I\he Newfouidland importer is a shrewd dealer, Mr. Brittori said. He wants his orders filled and deliver- ed at the time specified and. more and more, he is beginning to de- mand that those imports be ol’ high quality. On his part. he is always prompt in meeting his obligations , at the exporter. who sstisdiesflt‘ requirements of the Newfoundland business man need have no fears oi s. severance of business relations. .

Unfavorable Balance

Mr. Britton said that, from the Newfoundlanderus viewpoint. iraxie

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Employment Trends - in FIE. islantl

Farm Help Quite j, scarcity is developing in farm labour throughout the Province, and there is not much relief in right. unless those farm- qrg who applied for pWPle from

Displaced Parsons’ ‘compel 115W their ‘needs filled from that source

s...‘ National Employment Oi- flolele are endeavouring to secure

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LONDON, June 4- - (CP) - Buokingbnm Palace announced to- night that Princess Elisabeth ls

pregnant. It wasn't stated as dimly as uuomtiaiensuesaaseleeeisa

birth‘ announcement as tho rqsl hmfsehold ever gets: "Her Royal l-lilhnsss. the

six times the amount per capite. oi-

Ontario Electors Go To Polls 0n Monday v

TORONTO, June 4- (CH-On- tario votes Monday in its third geenml election in five years.

In all, 290 candidates are con. testing the 90 Legislature seats 1n what has shaped up as a fight be- tween the three major political parties. Premier Drew's Progressive Conservative Government seeks re-election and is opposed by the Liberals and the C. C. F.

At dissolution seven weeks ago the Prosressive Coloservatives held all the 66 seats they won in the 1945 general election. counting one vacancy; the Liberals ll plus one Liberal-Labor, and the C. C. F. eight, including one vacancy. Holding the other seats were: La- bor-Progressive Party, two,‘ Lib- oral Labor, one; Ildepandent La- bor, one. _

The polls will be open from ll am. to 6 p.m. EDT Monday.

and Tops All Canada l“ All-Barbariah ln llewloundland Trade

Conducted For Mr. ll. S. Francis

Neighbors conducted an all-day search yesterday for Mr. Harry S. Francis, prcmlnent resident oi Fortune Bridge and s. former Lib- eral member for the First District of. King's, who left his home at about I1 o'clock ‘lhursdoy night and has not been seen since.

Fears that Mr. Francis might have fallen over the bridge and drowned were entertained when his cap was discovered yesterday morning floating in the water a short distance from the bridge. D r o. g g l n g operations, however, which were continued all day yer- terday. failed to ilnd a body. Dragging will be continued today.

Mr. Francis, who has been in poor health for some weeks, had reservations to leave by plane for Montreal yesterday to enter a hos- pital‘ for ‘treatment. About. l1 o'- clock Thursday night, he ‘told his wife he was going over to a. neigh- bor’s to ask the neighbor to spend the night with him. Mr. Francis has not been seen since.

Fortune Bridge, where Mr. Fran-

cis conducts a. Province-wide oer- '

riage building business, is about ten miles west of Sour-ls.

Big Island Delegation

At Liberal Convention

Anticipated At‘, Ottawa p

llew Secretary 0f Education is Appointed

m. Maurice z. cshnl, Kingston,-

has been appointed Secretary oi the Department oi Education, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Cahlll succeeds Mr._1’. S. Bradley who retired from the pbsitlon a few weeks ego.

A first class school teacher, Mr. Cahlll taught in the schools oi the Province for several years before entering the Civil Service at Ottawa where he remained until enlisting in the Canadian Anmy.

Honour-ably discharged at the end oi’ the war, Mr. Cahill re- entered the Civil Service but re- signed about a year and a half ago to take a position in the Depart- ment of Education as assistant to

Mr. Bradley.

Princess Elizabeth Expects Baby In Fall

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, will undertake no public endowments after the end oi June."

Word in court circles was that Princess Elizabeth and Print-e Philip, married hbv. 20. 1047. could expect their ohlld in October or early November.

One reliable source uld the

"St. Andrews Dramatic Club presents their Play in. Cardigan’ Hall. Wrdneslilt’. June Ith- 8-30 Dance after.

"In stock, Timothy leeti, Alsike. and bfammotii Red Clover, Mix- ture 70-10-10: also Foundation Green Mountain Seed Potatoes. J. P. Calllihlll, Kinkore.

"south Wlnsloe plev. "Looklir Lovely", with specialties. aft Clyde River hall postponed from ‘mes- tsymlne I until Wednesday, J1me

"Reserve ‘thunder. June 17th for Concert by the Inter-continuo-

i Choral Club, assisted by Char- taient, under the direc- oi Prof. Jones in Victoria Hall.

"Don't miss the ontspnalng show at Morell Saturday. See:

Tyrone Power. Henry mule, Nancy Kelly and Randolph loott "Josie Jams". directed ll! ma: Ring.‘ . r ‘ damn-a

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loyal physicians had medial . to believe the Princess’ child would be a girl.

“Nobody, oi course, can be sure

about these things," he added.

‘llhe nows wasn't any surprise. Britain and the world at large has been hearing speculation over Princess Elisabeth's pregnanoyjor months. '

It was cause for special rejoicing. second only to the enthuslaeoo stirred by the wedding of Philip and Elizabeth. It will be the first and. child for King George and Queen Elisabeth and dowager Queen Marv‘ first great-grandchild.

‘Pal e officials had refused to oonim officially on the speculat- ion an even discounted truth of till "Mite of the Methane! un- illtntésday, said one member of the c, .

"Despite ail the talk it has been e well kept secret -- at lee-st to us. Not even the Princess’ ladies-in- waltlng have known she was ex- pectin: a baby."

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OTTAWA, June 4-(Specisl)- Prince Edward Island will send more voting delegates in propor- tion to its population to the Lib- eral National Convention in this city early in August than any other Province of Canada, a top National Liberal Federation told The Guardian to- day.

The Island Province, he pointed out will have its full say in the choice oi a new leader to succeed Prune Minister King who will place his resignation before the assembled delegates.-

Senator Johnil, Sinclair said the Liberal Federations estimates was an accurate one and that its hop- ed to see the Prince Edward Is- land delegation to the National Convention at full strength . (A strong demonstration oi Prince Ed- ward Island voting power, it is suggested here, might convince Mr. Kings successor that the time has come to give the Province cabinet representation.)

Balanced Delegation

“From present indications our’ delegation will be a strong and well-balanced one," Senator Sin- clair said. "There will be three Senators present. Senator Mc-

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Governor-General To Leave 0n Tour

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OTTAWA. June 4 - (C?) - ‘Ilhe Governor-General will leave Ottawa tomorrow in an R-G-A-F- plans on a tihree weeks‘ tour oi the West Indies and Brazil, it was a nous-iced here today.

Accompanied by 1N1? 5193"" der and his daughter, the lion. Rose Alexander, the Gwflfflfll‘ General will fly in s Transport Command Dakota. to Rio tie Jan- iero. He will remain there for eight days but several stops en route are planned and the Gov- ernor General is not scheduled to return to Ottawa until June 28.

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Great proiress in the seeding oi

Brains in the Province within the past few days is reported by W. B. Show. Deputy Minister of Agrl. culture.

“Although the weather has been broken the ground has been firm. in most sections and a large annotint oi the preliminary work was conduct-

' ed at a fairly early date, Mr. Shaw

states. “When the weather cleared seeding operations eterted away with a bang. ln many cases farmers have completed the sowing of their grains and while it is difilottlt to state percentages, I would thin‘; that 60 w '10 per cent o! the seed- ing oi grains will have been com- pleted by this week-end.

“In. low lying lands, o! course, operations have been retarded but with any decent break in weather conditions seeding or grains will be generally comple ‘ at an earlier date than in i947.

"Growth in all parts oi the country seems to be nothing short of marvellous. I have travelled over n. good deal of the country within the past few days and not for many years have I seen suoh a favourable prospect for clover, hay and pastures.

vince will mean a real bonanza and an outstanding assistance to soil fertility and rehabilitation. Grains have come through the surface wit-l remarkable rapidity and vigor further attesting of the fine growth conditions.

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Succession 0f Elections Now In Prospect

(By Dave Mclntolh)

ST. JOHN'S, -. Jllllfl 4'-

(CP)-Merchants tonight were pondering the impact of yester- day's national referendum results on Newfoundland! economy. For one thing it was certain that a long succession oi elections loom- ed for the island. There would have to be a second referendum to decide between responsible govern- ment and confederation with Can- ada, followed by a general election whichever one came out on top.

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2.700 Acres 0n Small I

cracked on the northeast shore. The tiny island, 2% miles long earlier in the day.

floods, dropped it many points. Spongy dikes, taking a batterin were still a menace.

of iarm lands on Barnston Island, 10 miles east of New Westminster.

Its 300 inhabitants were evacu- ated to mainland safety, and cat- tle and sheep were ferried from the island.

The water swept in on the little island through the pressure-weak- ened dike alter 350 Army, Navy and. civilian workers had battled the river for five days.

In many districts the ‘Fraser had become s. vast lake. East of Mis- sion, 50 miles irom Vancouver, it

was 10 tnlles wide from its normal ilalf-mile channel.

Al: Glendale district, a. thriving Mennonite farm section in Lhe val- ley, there was a vast, foam-crested lake. It tilled an area of 25 square miles, and in some, places was 20 feet deep.

Four hundred farm homes had been evacuated, and the village was deserted. Navy craft completed the evacuation Thursday when 1.- 000 men, women and children were taken to flood relief centres.

Relief Organisation

OTTAWA. June 4-—-(CP) —Moj. Gen. B. M. Hoflmelster oi Van-

s couver has been appointed Federal

féilresentative oi the Fraser Rive: Rehabilitation and Relief Commis- sion, Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced today in the

. Commons.

Gen. Hoflmeister, former oom- mander of Canada's Pacino force,

a was obtained on loan from the W.

R. MacMillan Company. Hon. Eric Hamber, former Lieutenant Gover- nor oi’ British Columbia has been appointed as Provincial Govern- ment representative.

ll. K. Appointment To Canadian Post

LONDON. June (-(CP)—G.E.B. Shannon. of the Commonwealth relations ofilce has been appointed deputy United Kingdom High Commissioner to Canada, it was announced tonight, He will assume his post late this month.

Floods Gausing Damage in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica. June 4- At least live persons had drowned and property damage vras ntore than $1,000,000 here tonight in ilcods caused by torrential rains during the last three weeks.

Although most roads over the island were badly damaged and the rivers had swept over their banks, no large villages are inun- dated snd Kingston ls safe from

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Two thousand tired firefighters are continuing a chips-down battle in the vast forests oi Northern Ontario. .

Big biases, many still unchecked, now sweep 125.000 acres - almost

, (N106. But rain and high htmidity have teamed to educe

. the extreme hazard in a. few sectors

of the flame-scarred north.

The worst two fires, in the dense forests of the Mlsslsssgi antl- Ohspleau districts, no longer are "running wild." Each still is estimated officially at 50,000 acres. District forester A. W. Lemon said at Sault Ste. Marie that they have not joined and still are several miles apart.

But the rain which brought a measure of relies to some regions has not. fallen so far in the two main trouble-spots. Anti. ucept near Kirkland Lake, when the showers were "heavy." the rain has not even appoo ed the downpour experts say is lied

the flood.

Fires Cover 125,000 Acres In Ontario

night rainfall helped fire crows quell some small blazes. Quebec authorities reported tires in Louvl- court snd Joannes townships near control and described the picture there as "encouraging."

The Ontario fires, wilioil have destroyed logging camps and at least one house in a rampage which has piled timber. fish and wildlife losses up to millions of dollars, has also claimed Pro- vincial Government equipment. Some three-dozen aircraft are being used for spotting. Pilots re- port mlle afiel- mile oi once-beauti- iul timber. blackened now in fire- borne death.

Quebec Government officials said forest routes in the northwestern part oi that Province may be closed to traffic ii’ dry weather contigues

Three large fires also are re- ported in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Airline pilots said one covering four or llye square miles raced through virgin forests

Northwestern Quebec

district of liouyn, a one-inch over-

near Pagato Lake, 100 miles North of flin Flon, Mam. A

The silk-laden waterway, after

The river surged over 2,700 acres

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miles wide. was abandoned

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ST. VICTOR Di! TRINQ Que» June l — (GP) ~— Unlil oi the Canadian Red Cross and Canadian Army moved into this charred Beaurs County village tonight to al- alst l7 families left homeless in the wake of a dawn fire which caused danrage esilln- ated at $500,000.

Late today flames aiiii simf up out o! the rubble and foun- dations of some 40 building! levelled in the mountain-top vliiageh second major fire in "17 years. Twenty homes burn- ed in 1933. .

Deltrllyed were 35 homes the Convent of Les Servantet dn Saint Coeur tie Marie, a branch of the Bnnque Canad- ienne Nationaie, the post oi- lflce am! an undertaking par- or. ,

~The blaze, flaring up from In oil-heated broader at the rear oi Ignace Tar-diffs home, travelled swiftly on the-crest of a high wind swirling up

from the valley 300 feet be. low.

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TORONTO. June 4—(CP)~—MLtl mum and maximum temperature -Victorla 50. 68; Edmonton 62, '1 Regina 57, 75; Winnipeg 57, '7 Toronto 57, 8.2; Ottawa 55. Montreal 63, Bl; Quebec 54, 7 Saint John 48. -; Moncton 43, ‘l Halifax 48. 69; Charlottetown 41 73; Sydney 43, 72; Yarmouln 4d l 62.

l HALIFAX, June 4 - (c?) _ _0iilcinl inland forecasts issued to lnlght by the Dominion Pubil

Weather Office here and valid uh.

til midnight. Saturday, with an out [look for Sunday.

Prince Edward Island - Overcas during the night. Cloudy wiol showers Saturday morning cloarinl by afternoon. Cooler Saturda; afternoon. Southwest winds ll. shifting Saturday morning to nortll 20. Low early Saturday Mornint and high in the afternoon al__ Charlottetown 45 and 63.