I poi-tunes, ‘the launch Miixme y, Bohr s. "I, MEREIMAN> inn-inn minivans-sues- depot i A ‘Wong/go i‘ ' / It'll t . _,‘,/_/ y ‘the iteop e‘s' I t aiper Covers Prince Edward Island ' ike the Dew OIL- MERE MAN iii knowlflks of evillesften seesreesttoorreetsnriee. CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADi-A, SQTURDAY, APRIL 1, 1939 14 PAGES Auuunl lubseriptteu bellvgpeQ u,“ I1 lull-P. I. L “M: Quads and l]. l. sue flmgiurjiglc eggss OR-LAPOINTE mminféfi Stand HITIE ‘$41715 USED” B Y BRITISH 04111111015 lllllllms ls EXPECTED. ll ‘I SPEEBII TIIIIAY lifuehrer To . ;Reply To ' British Prime Min- ister’s Statement Re Poland, so. . tomorrow when he “ speaks st Wilheisusbsven, the North flea us but. oat German's were convinced tonight the lttehrer would deliver e.‘ veelbs ing- whlt, to them, "° will be ti.‘ event pf momentous im- mSILM-ton s gruwin; navy. the . er’: epeeclfe-t 5:30 . (11:30 p. m. AST) In the cityp-hfll Hillel-e of the North flea port. Although persons usual] class‘:- ed with stlflni Govommezlt vihewe B? , openly acknowledged remain silent on’ Hitler's re- ' I ion. responsible authorities said “the Iluehrer will not be trig/nun- Id by a British Prime Minister!" The German News. - sorted Mr. tion could “be viewed only as an a soanoe timt ‘would ‘not alter Gennanys course, echoed a new, Visvrous anti-British cam i .n this controlled press tins gun before Ml‘. Chamberlain spoke. 1“! Hitler is convinced by’ the re- of .. has nearly five more veers to run. , “a h a en marched" I“ ' Hitler was Ind attended may 5° _ u, a possible‘ ' °1 , lfltullion. Hrland, it Wguéegntfirded origin-lg. is not re- . I e German glcbeusrsixngfepsceior existence and her intesriiy is not in sm- flfllwstl eyes, the mag "Government. could have s. t: i: ham .i-....",...-: 1101mm: has not Britain “inter- mes." . t munosw . Ii‘-<c oifili. “first?” s. -I.uovm on 1b , _ . $0 and “from vxls uses’ iru will: fiwisiwstilillg~ b?‘ h-Iluglht w‘, ' " .1 us sums of thelec- ‘ battles i]: in Ger- ‘ Von . required or e 1, Pertinent of which Prairie For Ilighwav ilrille Wave . Ilellllitoll $150,000 Voted Railway Wharf Half or A-I-i-ticipated Amount Brought Down In Suppleilehtary Estimates msisteI-‘wélimuas tea-HEM in 7 the Rouse c! the spec- lll lllwlementsay estimates for the fbcel you 51,51 1, i089. ceiling for additions ex- pundit-um r- in the lhsitime Provinces toiled ggiatfslgynhstdmutes 2i. in l” iiament tcdey p" ‘n: Govern-men plans to mend. 81311300 on such works in Nova. Bootia, $848,500 in New Brunswick a $417,300 in Prince Edward Is- of llfliiflfliifl. tam.“ e urges estimat- n Na- Of this amount item is 845,700,000 for ed deficit or. the Gen tionai Railways. I Public works will take 817,257,478. grants in aid to the zpmvinces for relief , . and provunents to Wharf (sshtliiglietcd coet 8859.000) 8100.000. repsirs ivvote 81.600) 82.300. and Mon struction of whs-rf 810,000. heater-breakwater re- pairs and extension 813,000. "Salads-repairs to h works ,000. Slummerside-irepeirs to ruiiwsy wherlf 86,400. s. *-—bl’Ol tlon and r Wood 847.000) 8182.000. PUBLIC BUILDINGS OTTAWA, =1 1'6 D18!!! l0 on public buildings 1n time Provinces, according to sup- plementary estimates tabled in 1 000,000. An additional 05,313,230 will be I ih ulture dc. bulk i! for turn relubiiltstlcn and other aids to western s. e \ Ontario the meior shsrwtof star 801,000. harbor (revote .. gfitgemely laudable sttemmrtt‘: in; n Commotion: Wm be and“ ~ . .80?! ' 1 oar-menus; the “mo, o; ‘n3. emcee. Nova. Bootia, svssoo‘ tloqnvsx." ‘ W, .;;.t -- ‘ JIM! I , for New p, for . t owner's. stosekil-disfdfsiiitg- I 1* a i ' .- t-he Prim Minister's statement as “{1}” I gliaclewldwsrd 1w?“ ‘m; en tie-town Wor heibors andiqers pggjects Addition and alterations 8l8.50(_l.____ Sum Voted? sllltl llllzli lllllll SIIARPIY Many Hit New 1939 Lows During Lively Session. 00IlSI£rI|0II0ll= -—i——- Q11‘ ch Sb-A vote oi ssnsoiflvfi bit-braces in the run- lemsnteryesoiinetes in the one todsy for develcpmentoi tourist highway: this esr- ‘Iihis money turn NEW YORK, March di-Gtcoks tlurllbled Ill to more than 80 s share today in t since lest stest dumped “ ‘ i stoift smhsnlo dealings in nearly five men . Scores of rails. industrisis and utilities hit new 1030 lows. and the m: some“ ha“ Aseocis Pressevc e-ofditml- w __ Wséglgl: e- “dm - or pri to the M semen . all! §Vl°nr Volume: totaled over 2,900,000 shares. News that Greet Britain end Prsnce had pledoed themselves to ' at Poland's Milt any freedom siied to bolster shares rafter en eerly rally. and by noon selling waves were forcing the stock ticker vcrsl minutes be- hind one. Sign: the pace of United Mates 'in some -—__- ‘" . summon, t; Mush 81- business use '0‘: I“ Rink toltisiit fore “melgtemrisw a with.‘ $5011?‘ an“ tall? mi‘. mcintahlegufisrswhtlgrlhiihxtlfilwg fiinmwheneeeruleitrieeeet 7“ " viewrle ssru polimlce ism wee ted. 0114' can" ville closed st m of! letwfiwlestsceeusw‘ . x to sl- - . ‘er I I - L-ii 41-20-11. igntgrocwtilbrimgrea ‘tteiZtPi-i» lllfitsflfér misc, on stsot’ t‘ ' “r-evel- ‘v all I ‘s bushels bylOsselW ftlnilnmicsnflrele- » a '01“ t .. ".-:'.».-°"...s*"= wit... 'w‘ ‘wi levelled‘ revolvers. Automo- lilt, magi; Be I ammonium t-"tit aitatr .. u: siliiedmeumcityltnete. em. ’ _='. lain. Frances And Polantl .8110] e (Kim's Shorel-whsr! 9g u, Much 81--'rhe Gov- 0d Military‘, I Secrets i ANIIIIIQFIIEIIBII GUARANTEE IS BIIIHI PIIIIINII tain Polish Inde- pendence Against Threat Of Aggres- sion. (B J. F. SANDEBSON Canadian Press Staff Writer) mnbou March ai-lcr Cable) I-The srltici GWei-umcnt today 100k the un dented guarantee e frontier; s: in co tion with [Pr-mm in the latest, boldest move in the “Ilia-it lliltlievéncaiiilpsign, o a c cc g mile f Column which obviously realised“ the graviitl; Prime against Britain's ‘long-rouge di omutlc ltbiectlve continues to be a united front among the peace-loving list- ions of lie m German eixreesion. But w the” mpg. htlons continue. and until u definite; mutual defence pact is signed, Bri- wlli tee the is! d Fran gum-an tcrllitglll integrally of Poland. Crowded House While a hush fell over the crowd- House. the Prime M clsred that. during the period o! negotiations among the nations “in the even acting which Polish in spend- ish Govern PQ q . §%‘§f;§§‘,1§‘d.i§”§i€!f§3i‘l W‘ J, 4 y . a . support in their powerwll ‘I ' “Ilhe Govcnunent, the Prime Minister added, “have given the Polish Govemment an assurance to this effect. I may add that the French Government have auth- orized me to make it plain that. they stand in the same position in this mat/tes- ss do His Majesty's Government." Anti-Aggression Pact m w. Chamberlain's replies to a. series of supplemen‘ y ques- tions from the w, be es and from other authoritative sour- ces it was learned:- 1. Negotiations for an Anti-Al- ion Pant will be ed when cseph Beck, Polish Min- IM‘. i-XYIWB in London ‘Y . ii. Russia will not be excluded from the united front movement. Alt Poland's insistence the Soviets were not included in the Polish guarantee but will be invited to In. together with Anti-Aggression Pact. . 3. Canada and ‘the other‘ down. inions. and also the United states were informed i advance of the (COHMIXIIJEG 0h pflge 10_ O91 Y) Demand Light For Silver Fox Skins At Lonlion Auction ' (B; The Canadian Press)- ‘ r March $1—Dlfl% were Outs p- lan's titres-day fur auction lust ended. Competition wes limited almost exclusively to home trade withfuli silver skins st s. five per cent de- cline. compared with Jsnuery proc- . er [fades declined l2 1-2 Will Figlht To "Main- we» i h w i118 Equipment ,work‘oi Youth Held For Murder At Halifax d‘? father. Charla 11301118 COUYPNW hearing wss 80101111195 Welsford died in hoepitsl this morning, short after e. bullet ilrom a .82 e was fir- ed into his heed; e also suffered a wound about the head but lice were unable to - ine ediately, wast ' executive. until April into custody questioning. Pol ice said the pistol found in the Welsford home had the same serial number ssone stolen frame down- town store two weeks 880- welsiord. manager of the Hest- Oosnlpeny, came tn here from Bydnvy. N. 5., about 10 years ago. IIIIYIIITY IIII BE FEIEII IN IIIII IIIIINTIIEIII Will See Cross Section Of Canadivs Biggest .e.nulu era“ MO March Sit-WP)- msirig in en open sen-lace and Rioyll 0o Mounted the Kine wmd Queen be liven s. broad P10- turg this Hench-English metropolis on May 10. 01w FY0906- ed route taking them through both old d flirt sndnewMoutreul an tiniest 1 buildinssoftham vt tuned between e. little force the city’! founder, Paul dc Choenedy, aicur de Malsonnueve, and a band c! unis. Maisonnsuve slew the Indian chief with his own hands. Jiistiory relates. Their Maiesties will than drive over the greet cantilever Jscqflug Cartier . named for French discoverer oi’ Oeinsds. to St. Helen's Leland, fomlerly s fortress; and culled the last. bul- French , It wsa here, after the death of MGMMJIII in Quebec in 17b0, Bieur de Levis, his succes- sor threw his sword inlto the river and burned the colors of his regi- mem rathetrmthan surrender them sovereignty in‘ island in 1M2. Predict 0.000.000 Line-up IJAIIIeI for the meets here. committee .~ fIJMEr .4. ' I11 British as publicsn Army on clvblosives ABRIIIIIITIIIIAI IIIIN FEIIENBE IS IIIIIIIIIIIIIEII ISelf - Government In Marketing. Sought By Branches Of Farm Industry. (By The Os-usdim Press) M-ardh Si-Sell- Bwernmerit in marketing was sought for four importantlbranch. es of the term industry today at ' the closing session of the four-day Eastern Agricultural Conference. 13001011118 that regulation of ex- port and inter-provincial farm trade was essential, the dairy, livestock. fruit and vegetcible sections o! the conference urged passage of legis- lation to give them authority to control the flow of their goods to market through their own organ- izations. The action came after speakers iihroush the convention had d - olsred the market for Canadian farm produce abroad. iculsrlv in the United Kingdom, was being dame-led l1! I wmm 89001110616 1 t mflflfflli M0133: end leave ‘this supp ow a otihers, causing price fiuctuyations and. iniuring demand. Referred To Committee Recommends" of the farm gouge were not d 110011 by e main conic ce. bu were turned over to a continuation: committee of 2i mem be acted lrpon. ‘Hie committee mim- bers seven men each from Quebec and, Ontario Il-ud seven represent- autonomy in marketing es t-he others did, but asked permimive Dfionlnlon lest-Elation to-“ensiiriethe provinces to carry out their own marketing legislation." This ro- posai also was hrrned over to the continuations committee along with one from the livestock branch for at "notional policy oi grain mark- ° .. - eastern ve- stock. Slipped east economically. the grain feed could be used to build up “s great livestock indus- try" whlle at the same time solve in; the West's surplus problem and giving more emp oyment through of the 3min and the ad- tc grain marketing policy that takes cogni- zance of a possbly permanently reduced demand for our n in Europe." the livestock molainerrs resolution said. Previously 5. J. Chatmon. extension director of the Quebec Department of Agriculture (Continued on page 10, Col 4) Japan Seizes Spratly Island TOKYO. March 81 -(AP)— Japan announced today she had assumed Jurisdiction over the Bpratiy Island, 241 acres of coral re; strategically sitrvd in the South China Sea and claimed by France in i033. The islands, important pflfi- cifsliy es a possible base for see- p snes and submarines, lie equidistant-about. e50 miles-dram the Ph pines on the northeast, orth Borneo on the salt, and French Indo-Chlna on the west. They arc about 600 miles ~ from the Great British naval base st Singapore. “we “sense . t. nounced it had assumed Jurisdiction over them for “the protection and requ- istion oi ii-aas, fropcrtu and en- ttgéises of slpanese nat this coun t national flat Is Outlined By lustice Minister, Could Not Roma-l; Neutral In War Involving Other Parts Of I Commori_vv_e_alth, Claim (By Frank Flaherty, Canadian Press Staff Writer) OTTAWA, March iii-Rt. Hon. Ernest Lepointc, senloi parliamentary spokesman for French-Canada, today served notice on the world that the British Empire would not be disrupted and that Canada would intervene in any war in which Great Britain was attacked by an aggressor nation. Speaking in the debate on external affairs set in mo- tion by Primc Minister Mackenzie King yesterday, Mr. Lapointe was even more emphatic than Mr. Mackenzie King that Canada would not remain neutral in s war in- volving other parts of the British Commonwealth. Can- adians would not tolerate the necessary implications of neutrality, seizure of British ships, internment of British soldiers and sailors and in reality separation from the Em- pire. / The Justice Minister also served notice on the rest of Canada that French-Canadians would never admit. the right of any Government to conscript them for service oversees and entered a strong pies for adequate national defences. ' Territorial Blaims Held In Aheyance t tent wi w! one since the Great War. "I have wortied for pesos s.ii time when those who criticised were hostile," he declared. "I shall continue to work for peace and I I can working for mom March u —(AP)-—I\‘IB- ier msioiml hem-iris miter-m claims on France in ll t watched Italy mid for Chancellor Hitler‘; reaction to rlrench premise; of aid to n Dune told a crowd of Fascists it music that Its-liens were "mazly w wait’ for fulfilment uten- territorial llllbli-iflfll stands in for freedom sndlib- Another mpolnté ve she de- bate its most drems. c touch. A. J. Iepointe (Lib. Mstspedia-Miat- ‘“°" ‘£8 €;"“J.‘.l"€.’.‘.‘°£”$2¥l2’ ss e vs 0 '- sion on the field, declared ago-inst the participation of Canada 111808’ war unless this countrY W" ' tacked or directly mellow!- lhdleeulerviee jflng flgfl d h“ fifih 8053011115, the midst-sill? M I» °n captilmd Gem“ f°éfaijmwrlr° $1,? rii felt he also meant l" knetwhffim‘ owjmh, u, mmwwo take time w mlniorce her 1mm“ ugh in we m“, of armaments with new Elms. ill 001mm“ 7°“ He m,“ “e1. and planes, a step he said Sunday aw h‘: fine“ u h, hem was e cardinal point of Fascist °“‘°"..‘“"‘" Imusjd‘ “$0. Britain notified may g3 1;": flngwgispfimt shot M n“, diplomatic channels ct 0i‘ enfitzihfl dramatic touch was pmvgded by Hon. C. H’. Oehari. (Con. Montreal-St. Iewrence-Bt- George) who lobed French- csriadlans wou rallY I10 ‘he “use o; Empire in another war and deno mnflcllztnd conflict. $102110]! Oe-nedisn youth 380i" the authorities. The" were willinfl to rate but urlwillin8 to be COETCQ . hold Foreign. Galeoszo Ciano of Prime Minister Chamberlain's statement in a call at the foreign Ministry. y i \ A0000 Swifts Will» tumour MANY Aflllits MIND Z Collective Security M. J. Ooldweii (C. C. F town-B ar) to eoliec ve security and 108° immediate world conference to es-l tablish a court for the settlement 0 outstanding d ffiouitios. He exp"!- 55d complete lack of conii ence in the Ohamberlain Government and not stand up ior derri- ssid it would oer-soy but only for the interests of the ruling classes of Great Britain. Canada should serve notice on the British people t this country would not fight unless Britain elect- ed e Government which would stand m; the principles of 000103! M10 social justice and also that in any case Canada‘; maximum contribu- tion in war would be the supply of materiel resources. Even private member's hour was devoted to a subkct 0* J05 e sam Thorson (Lib_. Selkirk) 1DRDNTO. March 3i-Minimum (Oontinued on‘ pegs i0. Col t) and msatimum IHIlpQHI-lltaiiiel- IDNDON. April l-(Suturdayl- (OH-k bomb exploded in Fl Street ear today while presses s- lob: the amed ne r row were tux-hi“, out editions telling 5:1 the con tion oi seven merri- bers oi the ouuswed Irish hu- c . ‘like blast mattered -the front the 113s Chronicle (liberal) - dfice and shook neigh- n” offices. No one ur thrive e lull-d around Ohivnioiotedltcriel office strret. A hurried re failed to disclose any explosives. "milestone ‘an eye vritnesswhc Bomb-Blast Wrecks Front Of London Newspaper Office cot sway from the neighborhood Dawson 3d d2 52 82 50 0o 4t 20 Z6 82 t! a0 t! Z i8 ‘i ' 80 l. 82 4a said he had seen e man running y, 40 I. few seconds before the explosion. Seven of the nine persons re- cently arreeted in connection with bombings in various British cities were convicted in Old Bailey court last idht o! , inc explosives illege y Two were acquitted. Sentence will be passed Monday.- Tluee additional IXZIOORJIII st- iribirted the l. B. - occurred in Bi em. Live oi and Coventry between midn t end . one AJI. tcd "w, hm _ sy. No casualties resulted directly from the blasts. but an invalid at Birmingham died from uncertai- teck believed to have been pre- voked by the explosion time. T!!! CAI y, fl