ed b ‘ Hrketing -, “a ‘more v. C, L ME HAN 1mm l,” gala” has no home. -. l . tf/Wi’ The People's aper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ti Love la the soul of religion. HAXIMG OIL MHIE MAN QHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, MAY 1s, 194s llall. 84.00 Cnbaeriptio llllllTlilllAL u a stance ' sunk after I041 collision fliaier Queen Mary PACIFIC - Americans In flows Capital; lritlsla nah succeeds! ' lskishima Islands. Nnha, carrier strike __ -- Intensive hunt . for Himmler, Von Bibben- "‘ ltrelchar. JUIMA — British forces link - of Rangoon. - c: _ be flan“ plot tomulasaaaalnau" o." It‘: ‘Roosevelt's Likeness To Go On New Dime Juemwrou. my i1 _ ma» Jranklin D. Roosevelt's like- ais going on a new ill-cent ‘Treasury Seer M th . “gums; t til?" .33 . w h will .. » all dimes n w in quill be minted as prompt- that they will as We can" ' ready for distribution about the dd of this year. Coming Events i=- . Fisherman Dies In Boat Hauling Lobster Traps Mr. Alexander E. Champion, 64. died unexpectedly yesterday after- noon about 5:30 in his boat. a mile and a half off shore at Darnlev. Mr. Champion was hauling his lobster traps at the time. Mr. Champion was alone in the DOM but Other fishermen nearby noticed that he disappeared and iliiilesgrirtriegioryviigtirrinl Rtiirmbnziuid - n of the boat. E O Om Acting coroner T, D. dai-ruthgyg of Sumnierslde decided that an inquest was not necessary. by I i Mr. Champion is survived his wife and by a 50R. William Champion oi’ Surnmerslde. Funeral arrangements were not completed last. nights-S. Prog. Son. Speaker Asks King Questions LYYPIIE CURRENT. ONT., May 1"l—(CP)—John Bracken. national "chow — Min-ray River Tues- hy. 547-31.! "lbs Day for C.W.I... Patriotic‘ mo. Saturday. May is. 5-18-2i| "Pantry Sale, Rogers Hard-l Ilrtfisturday, May l9. Basilica. liter Society. 5-17-81 "Unloading car of Bulk Wheat, Thursday and Friday May ilth and 18th. pmoh d: Splileths _ "Klakora Hall, Friday, May 18th arm-s Act Comedy Drama by herald Players. o-lti-Sl "Victory Dan-e. Mt. Albi Iii. Monday, 21st. Good music?“ 5-l8-2i " e sale Cinch sohoolroom. to; l9, 0.30 p.m. “Corran Ban players present illair four-act drama Monday. May 8:45 Cor-ran Ban Hall. 5-18-31 "Bee Cornwall w lbne act play Friday night “Animal "c. lento school room. . w r. ‘u. ’ l "We have a of cdar ahing to arrive atulfiuntei River last W9!- W. P. Smith 8-7 00., Northl htico. 5. Christian Saturday, 518-21 Players present in Canoe Cove May 18 5-17-2i , Monday. Mayl ' n8 Church. upper a ii-ic-fll. a . J. I". Easton will reside ttabong Service in ngston hitcd Church, Sunday evening at'_ "ll- s-is-it. l M” - tall mi) m- fell rroth it before it reached the "On hand Asphalt Shimles. Plastic Cement. Barb r lna Chick Feed. W. I _ Himter River. d-It-‘IIIGS-fii ll- "Ibr highest market returns. a all round marketing satisfac- . use our facilities when sell- N your hogs. Join our steadily in- Itaains number of patrons. Live- lwk Marketing Board. s-ia-ai "If at any time we succeed in more money for your hogs "PM we're continually on the a- vre'll pass it on, in addition our already high price. as a- cl sr. Livestock lrd. 5-18-24 trucking Hi0 ll in ytlonv in conneotio: wltilinfrac; O I %h vvoailgtyiadl hops,‘- takpesdccnm OUT OCI I Q i VB loitering Board. ' n s-is-ai "Livestock Marine: Board It hail” ugiiillluioadin m I“ . Queens. e untiee: t lure. if in doubt. by con- m our representative‘ ‘wit; "'30s producers: We are pleased hm the increased volume of hogs 8 marketed through our or- iration during the past few our "Bacon for Britain" , l. and we are sure our patrons Wilts the price we've been out. By working together. Live- l lt-ai ‘We el ‘m mtptireitgmeamher. Meeting Registered t Progressive Conservative leader, said today he would not now be a member of the party were he not sure it was a vehicle for serving Canada. I Addressing a rural Ontario elec- tion" campaign audience in this Manitoulin Island town, Mr. Brac- ken sald he had not been a sup- porter of the Conservative party when he was asked to accept party leadership in i942. However party members expressed willingness to, become part of a Progressive move-l 3i- ment and with that assurance he! accepted the leadership. The par-- fly agreed to give agriculture a fair! a . e . Henry Borden. KC. of Torontoi said Prime Minister Mackenzie| King had not made clear ivhatl part Canada will play in the! ‘ Pacific war and asked if Mr. King would answer three questions:— 1. Is he in the Pacific war to the last man who has already foughti against Germany? ' j 2. Is he in the Pacific ivar to ihe| last man of those areas that have. already contributed over 46 per; cent of their available manpower. using the bait of a 30-day leave at- home as a bribe to get volunteers? 3. Is he in the Pacific war on the, basis of equality of sacrifice ap- plicable to all parts of Canada ancl' o all Canadians? Six Killed In Crash In Alberta CALGARY, May I’! - (OP) Flt-Lt. T. B. Akin of Windsor. N.S., and five other airmen were killed yesterday when a plane from No. 3 Service Flying Train- ing School here crashed near Ponoka, Alta" it was announced tonight by R.C.A.F. officials. Mrs. Glen Park, who lives on n farm near where the accident oc- curred, said her husband saw the plane unge to earth after its off. He Still “U96 men ground and the bodies of three more were found in the wreck- e. B8 Four of the victims were resi- dents of Calgary and the sixth was a New Zealander. LONDON, May J —0ne 111885085 of the war was revealed wfllthwthe sinking of the British cruiser Curacao by the liner Queen Mary Oct. 2, 1942, when she was t0 1n "hick fog the Queen Mary <3:- e cruiser which was acting as escort. The cruiser was out through, being carried a considerable distance with one half of each side of the giant Oflrrying United Britain lidled at right liner In five minutes the Curacao had measures were swift but there were 338 casualties of sunk. Rescue Reveal Liner. Queen Mary Sank Cruiser In Collision 338 Casualties When H. M. C. S, Cummo sank Five Minutes After Being Sliced In Two. of the worst navo State-a troops angles with whom 25 were officers. ‘The disaster took place in the afternoon nearlv 20 miles north- Bloody Portland off WES‘. 0f the the coast of Donegal in Eire. Court Case Loom; According to the Dally Express today. dependents of the men who lost their lives have made claims Clmard Company, for The‘ court id, be! an outstanding case in maritime history and may last several moritlhs as witnesses will have to come from against the owners of the £750,000 (about case will come June l2. I‘. will, Queen Mary, $3,375,000) . up in high the paper sa all over the world. The newspaper added that the Queen Mary damage and had The Curacao was a cruiser oil 8,700 tons She was included in _ I of British naval vessels lost ourin? the war up to May 8 issued by the! Admiralty These losses are in ad-i dition to others time to time durins’. m9 W31’ W‘? suffered onl slight no casuz ties. a long lis‘. announced from they were not disclosed at the time as it was believed the enemy WEN unaware of the fa Other S In addition to lis‘. includes l0 submarines. one trig vessels. mineswoellcrs. ers and 29 miscell-m- At the time Curacao w more than 15,000 were on board which wis trav Clyde with cu cs ers. The lo alarm that a susp" the po been sighied c“ Immediately round to start-KN" ing action and at Curacao v.13; racing iqwM-‘ds Travelling 8- , ariiod full ti Not submarine. knots the liner rr the cruiser. withstood such a The Queen MY‘- 10 pick up survivors but tore 0Y1 top s99 d e The B0 inss ried out bow was she went back to N0 SALUT LONDON. zAr-ttiur I-Iencl rotary to the WP flquse of Commons Eisenhower. thfi ole-out man rals: the gvca cidms; d1? ngggulai" m, Queen 3W5 _ p qtemwoyiayy repiliTS were calf-i at Grcenock and fl F“ I nevcrwvnat to see anything as fitted on to the "n" “ 1°“ wonderful ag-iiii.” cts hip; Lost lug Curacao, the destroyers. 6111K escort carrier. Kiwi armed merchant cruisers. 0118 $1°°9-' one frigate. tl-éree auxiliary imam‘ “i0 61 trnwlars. 31 drift-l minelayers. 13 zous craft as rammed. American troops the Queen MRYY- elllng all-out for the cruis- d the ted U-boat had rt bow ahead. t liner wheeled d to take avoid- the aim-z momsnl the nearly 3 lt into have cort of two hing could cck sh could not slim 7y interrupt sail- New York. ————————- ' the ES FOR. GERMANS | m1 -- May 1'1 - (Reuters) arson. Financial Sec- treated." n ice, told the Off r 2y that Gen- 00d- Commander. had issued a“ m‘ r stating that in wgfg any AIIIQG German officers no was reply no circumstances troops to salute or officials. in; so MoelWYfl Hughes. Labor. Wm “claim ma,‘ orders had been British trOOTJs ih given to certain at German offic- ers should be saluted. British Mined Leghorn Under Noses Of Enemy By non DOANI M“ I7 —- (AP) e British 11KB The daring operation was per- formed "right. under the noses of the Germans and Italians" in the harbor of Leghom. Ital. in I941- and resulted in the snklns 01' "important Italian shi s. RM? Admiral it. K. Di . t!" Manxmanm former commander. said in a BBC broadcast. _ f‘ "The enemy never knew I it hit him." Admiral Dickson said. The lldiiznxrlngi is the fastest ship in the l IV!- . "".."'i'"'". that; “m " r-a on rnn mlewe never discovered whether the code name was meant to in- dicstn the intended condition of Italian shipping after the tion or the certain condition of the rnlnelsysr lf this "fearsome anibie did not oorne off. Admilli lcluion said. Sea‘ The cruiser was lyl off_ land when Admiral D ksona or- "PQPP- q an Italian listening post on Gor- But once past this ders came. He was toTd to dis-i guise the vessel cruiser Leopold-and hours. the within as French A false superstructure was built. tho bow was reshaped and stern bow Both ships had and the were repainted. three fun The crew improvised French uni- forms. and the over-all effect Ia so realistic that it fooled German planes and a real French cruiser which sailed nearby. Another British naval force dia- tracted the French colors, the Balear by night enemy's while the Manxman. flyi attention i ed m; roug it? Islands and into sl and headed enemy - controlled Mediter- flflQlli The ‘ship reached the of Leghorn at night an great port laid the mines without interference. She uietiy. to make gong Island. danger gclni. D all of t she raced home. had to move slowly and its getaway uast lckson called for e Manirmanu speed and “in have done a good e dc Alli c supreme‘ I l First Canadian ll. 0. Returns l ia - (Friday) -i 1i l LT. COL. MERRITT V.C. MONTREAL, May 1'7 _ (gp Li-'C°I. C C. Merritt. V.C., in lhiswvar. riturnsd to mo ion today after more than Yeélsi in a Cream-m prison camp o ritt. who has been residing at Belle V1116. Ont. was in Montreal to greet lier husband ‘ for his work in the leppg landin | when he led the South Sasha. Progressive-Coiisarvatiire candidate lIivV-IIICGUVST-Bllffi-Id riding in the Jun: ll rz-eneral federal elections. Colman; __ to Bcllevllie by automobile this af- ternoon The V,C c would spend a few day; in I ‘Bellcvllle but that he wanted to ‘debt out to Vancouver as soon as pos- si 1e. ; Aside from that reference to his l candidacy‘ in Vancouver-Burrard, Col Merritt had no disposition to "talk about politics." He said he was T991102 fit and well lrmd that his trans-Atlantic crossing had been a piearant one. “You f l viewing mt. Col. Merritt told re- i pprters at a pres: confsrence. "I'm old news IICW. you should be on the lookout for someihino: riaw_ but 1 l would like to say this: I want ‘to see my old battalion after my re- ; lease. and I rm proud of its mag- i riificsnt r6: d l A Proud Record l "I had heard of its fighting rec- 0rd. and while I was in Germ-any ' after hostilities lie-d ceased, I was ‘able toysse part bof the Canaéliar; ' rmy. cu can e very prou o i the Canadian Army", for it has done a good gob. The men know they ob and they know they will be a le to do any EiODdIVhiCh they m-ii’ be called on o o "The team work W55 magnificent. Col Merritt said treatment at camp was "not at all dread- He didn't want. to give the i impression that he had been “svell or did he wish to leave i the impression that treatment was . other ‘internment camps in Germany. "We ivere neglected. not mal- treated. but I would not. have treated a German prisoner of wulr as I was treated." The Canadian prisoners would not have mnnitted the Germans to mistreat them The principal draw- back was the food, and if it had not been for the Red Cross reels, “many of the prisoners woud have wérfihtffir-h; "a assume saitvics: MONTREAL. Ma l7 -- (OP)- Res tion of teegraph service from anada to the Channel Is- lands was announced ointly to- day by Canadian ic - munications and Canadian Nat- ,“ tonal Telegraphs; IDNDON — (OP)—EdWlrd PWO Landon manager of the Bank 0 Montreal, has been appointed pre: Corruneice in - McAdam. British Columbia's agent- gingal, is vlce-p_r_e_s_ident FOR BETT OF ALL PURP MILLED FROM SilHli l ) _ Canadian to win the Victoria C252; Domln-i two. Merritt r ' ed ' f Britain. where lie This rgghénhvlgfi weeks since his release. Mrs. Mer- Col Merritt, who won the V.C.i 8 diet-Van R/Esiment. has been namedl such as reported from Belsen and] [0380 CANADA I P. V]. S. Teacher To Take Position At Quebec School i . l i l I l . , | i l Professor Arthur Woolner, ho‘ has been on the staff of Prin of Wales College for the past three years, will terminate his services with that institution at the close of the college year. It was learned‘- ‘vesterday that the Professor has‘ en appointed to the teaching] staff of Quebec High School and- wiii assume his duties there rvherii tlie next school term opens in September. Professor Woolner ‘taught History and English a‘. [Prince of Wa es. iltlo Assurance lie Output 0f Passenger liars [T ire Rationing Restrict. ‘ ions Are Relaxed W CE ‘ \ Somewhat. orrawa, IVE_17 _ z Muniticn Department said today ‘of trucks f0 ,there was no assurance of when {rolling off assembly lines. l l In addition to tumlng out morei ‘trucks for civilian domestic il5€.| iautcmobile plants are scheduled to‘ -make 25,000 trucks for the United; Nationals Relief and Rehabillta-l tlon Administration. r l Meanwhile today Munitions Min» isier Howe announced the removal- of rationing on automobile inner‘ tubes. effective June 1 and a re- vision of tire rationing regulations bringing an estimated additlorinll 35.000 vehicle owners into the cat-l egory eligible for new tires. Owners who have been previously limited to rctreided or used tires lend who now will be eligible for l new tires include retailers of bread milk, laundry, dry cleaning. gar- ages, towing trucks used for ser- vicing hoivsshcld refrigerators or essential electrical apparatus Subject to the qualification that they use their car at least '75 oer lcent in mileage for business. the inew the categorc also is extended to anclv lo insurance adiusiers. members rf Parliament and Prov- incial legislatures. newspaper re- porters. photographers and circul- ation representatives. taxis. phv- sicl-ms. sunenns. visiting nurses -r.'l veterinarians Probe Opens Into lilalifax Riots l HALIFAX. May Id -— (OP) --A force of between 3 and 350 scr- vice and civilian pol ce might have controlled the situation during the v-E Day riots here last week if they "had been prepared to go the full limit of the law. that would mean the use of force." Assistant Commissioner A. M. Eames of the R.C.M.P. in Nova Sootla today told the opening session of the judicial commission investi alting the cause and responsibility or the disorders that caused damage estimated un- officially as h h as $5.000. . About 1S0 poicemen mi ht have handled the situation at he I-lol- lis Street ii uor store, looted Mon- cia night, f the crowd had con- sisIod entirely of civilians. "Did the servicemen complicate the situation." asked Mr. Bethune. “I would think so." witness re-i A; a result of two meetings of] civic, RCMP. and service llcel in aattebstion of V-I.‘ Day i hsd| un "that each ser- vlca force would look after its own and the Cit Police force would be raaponslbe for civilians." I . . ER BAKING OSE FLOUR D WASHiD HARD Will/ii 1 effectively 5 lems. (c?) -_;- _ m t h“ officialslgieeting ‘that under a Progrfesslvei f . a w e productioni observe 1V8 aml-Vlo ficers that Ni "l r. , r civilian use was ex-jallovvaiiccs would be supported and l increasingly ppm soon “Ll he‘ Mm; Merritt will gofpected to be stepped up this y, ' Japs Hil: Hard Blows Qn LancIu-Seau-Air l I l i l z other Provinces I [LIA- “JI- n Daiivend. ISM. Gives Iife To Save Crippled Son From Fire _ MANILA. Mfly 18-(_Fridfly)—-(AP) — In a surprise; Mrs.AlbertMoore Passed lfligill attack without artillery preparation, United States: orces secured high ground South Central Okinawa yesterday. dominating Isliimi town inj Forward elements‘, reached the outskirts of the town. Ishimi guards one gateway to fortress Shuri, walled t and mooted keystone of the enemy's southern defame Hm Political Rally Held At Bonshaw Last Evening A vevy attentive Bonshaw last night heard lhel Progressive Conservative caiicli-l dates for Queen's discuss the is-. sues before the electorate at the- present federal contest. l\-fr. W. Chester S. McLurc, the’ problems. directly, l first speaker discussed affecting this Province especially transportation via the- car ferry at Borden and frelgl rates. He told how Mr. Bracken proposed to remedy Island dif- ficulties effectively and give the people here a better opportunity to reach markets elsewhere in! Canada and in the world. Wing Cmdr. J. Angus Macman discussed national issues, giving a resume of the Progressive Conser- vative manifesto and how the party proposed to dealt with national prob-l, Wing Cmdr. MacLean told the‘ audience at l EOVEfIiITiEllt continued. j Mr. T. L, Beaton was the chair-l field-er said lhatf passenger cars were likely to start l man. i ati‘ l l Tonight's meeting will be Hope River. New Yorkers liave To Tighten Belts NEW YORK, May l7 - (AP) -— High-living New York. great peace- time consumer of thiclcstcaks and frcsu eggs, tightened its belt to- day and settled for cold cuts ; But, on the East Side you had to_ take your cold cuts in sandwiches Delicatessen stores refused to sell. them to take out _ _ , I‘. was fir from famine but it was prompt confirmation of what. government officials had predicted, ‘that the food shortage would. grow worse with the end of the war| l Eu. “Mari?!” butcher axons closed throughout New York's five bor- oughs. Housewives stood iii line m0 hours for hamburger. Hot dog stand; ran out of frankfurtlers for the first time within memory. More than 300 restaurants willl close June i said Paul Henkel. Pies" ldgnt of the Society of Restaurat- eurs. and the number will be, "doubled or tripled" a monlli liter‘: unless there is more lccd _ , Federal agents and food uc-llcrsl alike blamed the black market furl part of the shoriaili‘ hi" maflfisl departments inspcrtors stopp nil inbound poultry trucks early t >13’. l‘€pOl'IEd_l'iQ _ violations. l l l While the battle raged for Okin- awa, 325 miles southwest of Jap- an. Australian invasion forces cu Tarakan Island eff Borneos north- east coax: have advanced to with». ll’l less than o mile cf the e252‘ COJSI. ~ On Borueois east coast. patrol planes destroyed l5 warehouses o‘. the oil centre of Balikapczi. They. also attacked shipyards on the‘ southeast coast. Oii the northwest coast of For- mosa. llzs major Japanese air base of Shinchikl was blanketed with 183 ions of explosives. The airdrome, rail yards. the town's. business district, rolling stock and many buildings were smashed. filscwherc on the broad Pac- ific battlefront filers returning from Nagoya said the 3.500- ton lnceridiauv-bomb attack by after midnight yesterday: the target area of tlie third largest in Japan, a huge flaming smokepot. left There was no losses of Super- fortresses to enemy action on the: explaining latest attack. a Washington com-l munlque said. Robert Patterson, Undersecretary °Y W". Promised Japan almos‘. daily bombing, raids. supporting forecasts by high ranking aviation E shattering blows n5 llropcaii Squadrons acid their strength to Pacific b55g5_ Sta Battle‘) l LONDON, May i7 — tReuters\_l Tckvo claimed today ‘without Allied! confirmation that Cevlon-basedl British cruisers and dcstrojvers were. 911F856 Ivffirrci. ' in Iii,- Malaccal Strait. vital scauoy tn Singapore Il'_true. this would be the closesfi Brxtzsh penetration yet since the fall cf the great naval base in 1943, Soldier Released From Prison Camp I l OTTAWA, May 17 lcr. _! Defence Headquarters tonigh; re- leased a list containing the names of one officer and 170 other ranks previously reported prisoner..- of war and lIOtW officially reported] liberated from enemy prison camps. It brought to 3,861 the number of Canadian army personnel now of- ficially known to be liberated. l 'I‘he list included: i Doyle. Francis Edwin, Sgt, Mrs.‘ Wlnnlfred Doyle (mother) Sum- mervllle, PJLI. cmcaso. May l7 H gal?» _ New drug similar to penicillin an action holds promise _of aiding rc- covery from typhoid. a disease for which there has been no treat- ment of value. the Journal of the . American Medical Association re- ported today. The drug is strepq tomvcin. a nonto c substance. —'——~—- A» — ._.-_; His Majesty Erase... The British Parliament LONDON. May 1'1 - (Reuters) -Victory over the Axis in Europe was won by the efforts "of all my 99°91" and the power of all our Allies" the King today told mem- bers of the House of Lords andi House of Commons in thanking the members for their addressee last week congratulating him upon the unconditional surrender of‘ German . His luyaiesty paid tribute to the armed forces and said: “Without the skill of the commanders and the courage and endurance of those- whom they led. this victory would never have been won." Tribute was paid. too. to the peo- ple of Britain who "have unflinch- ingly borne the burdens and dangers of war" and to the men of the mer- chant navy who "have brou ht to us a steady flow of food an sust- plias which has never failed." Special mention was made by the King of the women of Britain "who l3 their ready response to the calla industry and the fighting services have added so greatly to the weight. of our impact on the enemy." His Maiesty added: "I have done my but to dis- charge my duty s the constitu- tional sovereign o "a free people. and in this task I have been un- oeasingl helped by the Queen. whose deep and active sympathy hours of the vicar.‘ Asserting that Britons had been “strengthened and cheered’ by the support of the British Common- wealth and Empire. he said they would continue to bear their share of exertions in the war sail???‘- Japan. The King told the assembled Lords and Commoners: "We mourn the loss of all who have laid down their lives at home and abroad... we ourselves have suffered tithe keeneet ef st the loss on sc ve service offlmy Brother. the Dull u‘ Kent.” - (The Duke. the King's youngest brother. was killed in an air crash in Scotland in August. 1942-1 He concluded by sayins! "The pu sea for which the United Nat ons have linked in war do not end in victory. Mankind looks for- ward to s time when all nations. under God's good providence. will be able to work together in mutual confidence for these exalted aims. "My Lords and members of the House of Commons. this palace of Westminster in which W0 m?!‘ today bears tiie scars of war. have been deeply touched by your congratulations and we thank Y0" with all our heart for the wise counsel and unfailing support which you have given to the King- dom and Empire throughout the for all my subjects in pain or peril and whose firm resolve for victory . war." l ihusband predeceased her several t more than 500 Superfortresses , city, i | , has comforted me in the darkest. We‘ Away In Prince County Hospital Last Night. Mrs. Albert Moore died at the Prince County Hospital at Surn- merside about l0 o'clock last night, several hours after she was criti- caily burned in a fire which des- troyed her home at Victoria Wesf From information available i! appeared that. Mrs. Moore had used kerosene oil to start a five ill iiie kiuhen stove, to report supper. An ex losion ollowed and flames quick y spread in the house. Mrs. Moore was fatallv burned while dragging an invalid on, aged about 21K from the building. Th". young man was only slightly urncd. Another son. William Moore. was at the barns at the time and before he realized anything was wrong his mother had been burr:- ed and the house was a mass of flames. Nothing was saved. Another son. Ernest Moore, if Summersidc also survives. Ii-r ‘years ago. Funeral arrangmnts had lbeen completed last night. It was not learned ihimsdiatcly -\\’llEii‘iei' there would be an in- lquesu-S. i imwrvIr. oiuifinffpins ‘ MEDICINE HAT, Alia. Ma_v_ 1f! ._lCP)—Captaln Parker, 9i. lim- Azals unavailable) one of the ol-l- iest surviving North West Mourn- -eci Police “originals"_ died here ‘last night after a brief illness. Horn iTl England he came ‘.0 Canada in 1871 and in i874 101.:- ‘cd the rl.\V.M.P. under LL-Cgl.‘ lGeorge A. French, He retired iii i 1912. l not lvs Silt roe. t. tans 4o (shoot. on (u: desert our rm- m ‘lite SfocK MARKET 1 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, Toronto, May 1'7 - t C?) — Min- imum and maximum temperatures] —V-:ncouver 47, 55; Edmonton 41, 64; Regina 45. 66; Winnipeg 34, 06; Toronto 46. 53: Ottawa 46. 52: Mon- irgal 4T, 49; Quebec 47. 52; Saint . John 45. —; Monctoii 44. 59; Hal- ifax 32. 49; Charlottetown 46, 62; Yarmoutlh 44, 59; Sydney 38, 63. FORECASTS LOWER ST. LAWRENCE:- Strong nortltoist to north winds with rain. LAKE ST. JOHN:—- Cloudy and | probably showers r GULF AND BAY CHALEIIR . Fresh to strong winds with occas- l tonal rain NORTH SI{ORE:—- Fresh winds; . cloudy. followed by showers. ' MARITIME EAST:— Fresh to strong southeast and south winds with occasional rain and some fog. MARITIME WEST:— Fresh to |strong southeast and south winds i with occasional rain and some 10l- l High tide this morning at 5.00 land this afternoon at 4.07, l Sun sets this evening rit 8.24 and flees tomorrow mornlri t. 5.28. 1 Full moon May 26th. 9.49 P. M. ' Surrin-ierslde tide eighteen minu- tes later than Giarlottcoun. SUNDAY SERVICE’ Leave Charlottetown I215. 5.45 PM. Arrive Charlottetown 5.20. 8.10 EM. CIIARLOTTITO NEW GLASGOW (Dally Except Sunday! Leave Charlottetown Lit. 4.00 RM Arrive Charlottetown 2.85. $.20 RM. N. 5.-P. l. l. FERRY 851N101 (Dally, including Sundays) SCHEDULE MAY I—BEPT. 80 Leave Wood Islands ‘l a. m. It a. rn., I p. Ill. Leave Caribou, l a. m. I p. m. n. in. (On authority of tho 0i] Con- troller. on Mondays. Tneada Wednesdays and a ursdays dii May and Jane the ll a. In. a l m. sailings will be cancelled unites there is evidence that the other crossings will not carry the tnlfia olferIl-t.