Maxims 0F A MERE MAN octet-own ilxrdlaa ‘two Cuts [grisly] ‘Curl . Iouulsd llll BRITISIZ CABINET SHAKE - W RUMOREDO s1; VERS RELA 1.55.; WTFIT BRFZITN‘ -KS BRITISH ormmu u BZEIIILISSIIE Nazi Leader Sounds Opposition To Ger- many’s Eastward Migfifo IIITHIJRAWIIL ANNIIIINBEB mum __i_IlNIlllN Action Follows Pro- tests By Britain Ov- er Expropriation Of Oil Property. MEXICO CITY. May 13-011‘)- llerieo severed diplomatic relations with Great Britain tonight. The Government's Foreign Rela- ilcns Department announced the withdrawal from Inndon. "In view of the unfriendly attitude" of the British Government. of her Min- Ister Prime Villa Michel and the Iegation staff. Mexico's Selim followed Britain's Increasingly sharp protests at Pre- sident Lazaro Cardenas’ expropri- ltion March 1B o! British-owned all properties and Mexico's delay In payment to Britain of claim: [rowing out of Mexican civil wars. (On March l8 Cardenas took over Ihe $400,000,000 British and United States owned oil industry in Mex- loo.) It was Great Britain would counter immediately with withdrawal of her Minister to lfcxico. Owen St. Clair 0'Ma1iey. Mr. oMalley said he had as yet received no advices from London. lie added he probably would not decode until morning any cable Lrnvlni‘ from the London Floreilri Office tonight. The British Minister was notified ofMexloos decision when he called at the foreign office this afternoon to receive-cheque for 361,737.17 pesos (about $84,513) tine as an an- nual instalment on the civic war irns. l-le had several times protested dehv in payment of the amount. most recently in a. note dated- Thursday which said Mexico's “at- titude toward government indebt- edness generally" reassuring." Closing Exercises Open At Mount A IACKVIIILE. N. B (flasks: exercises of was “far from av w the Conservatory of si nsrilcipatin lls. Chariot town. Ohesley aser, -. my 13 — OTTAWA. May the Mimi" Al‘ business development in the Mari- Iiscn educational institutions began times woum be stunted bod th recitals by StIIdBBI-s °f transportation were placed under M“ °- Th?“ control of the Board o! included Audregirflil- Conumsslonom by the Margaret Davies. g2} w“ per Covers Prince Edward r Island Like thellew Cl-‘ARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, MAY 14. 1938 War In China Nears First Year's End '_ Mine n o uk V (Japan l N o-L IIIIIIIIIW OIIIIIIEUIIIVS t ‘live:- _ w? Ollllltlil IIIIUIIEIIIII- After 10 mouths cl almost constant bottles, Japan has been unable to unite Chinese ‘ “ y conquered in the north with her gslnsinthedi “-N “ crcmTbe‘ i‘, ‘-"portions indicate the sections of China conquered since hcstllties broke out last July.. Above Suchow (l) fighting is seven as Chinese force back invaders seeking the Lunghai railroad. Chinese guerillss are threatening Peipiug (5).. Neither side has gained materially below Nanirlfll I3) rcaeutL. Japan's chief gains lately have been made near llclehow It). China's vletcrl in recapturing conquered ter- rltory (l) have given the governmental llaukpwdfltnewjourage. Maritime Brief Protests Control Of Water Traffic WestemiMiirer"§"Alsd'Regis fer‘Ob-I jection At Ottawa Against King Governments Transport Bill. veroped in the Maritlmes, in re- llHDeB upon tne fact there would always be cheap water lIBIISPOIIBr. non between tnese DPOVIXICbS and we provinces of Quebec and On- tario, will be again abnormally de- pressed." No reason had been given for control of Lraulc between Mari- (Canadlan Press 13- r that if water Railway Transport expressed before the cf Commons Railway Com- Summerside Kathleen Fraser New mma ' . ' e lode in a submission on time ports and ports 0n the St. §§},',§,'°1‘,',-,,h5"3{'m§“1§§§; Craig!’ ffigi; behalf cf e Maritime Provinces bawrerwe anu. Great. Lakes. "Ship- swermn ‘Tmm ~ 5nd m; Trgngmortgflfin Cqmmig- owners nave not askea for it and ' ' sicn of the aritline Board of do not want it. shippers csrcsmiy page, 0.0 not wantitanotnegcvernmenrs Oppos provisions of Transport or matinee maritime provmces cc Minister owe's bill, Charles J. not mink 1t necessary or right that CQHINQ ‘EVENII J "Guidgfll Rsaumnmt dge gale. am , a racers. M. ' “r “ii-ieo-rl-is-zi. " e B fi la at Rose all: is furthezr l . 1.4a ads with authority In Burehell of Halifax. who us soli- citor for the Bovernments and the Coounlssion presented the memor- andum. amended so that water traffic be- tween the Maritime: end ports on the 5t. Lawrence and Great Lakes be excluded from The bill would Immsport, Commissioners for Can- tne LIBIIIO snouid be i0 GOKIIJWIQQ. "the only reason that can be suggested lor giving the control of sucn traffic to the Board of Rail» way Commissioners is that it will lessen competition witn me rall- ways and tnus enable the railways, which operate between tnese ports, to increase their freight charges during tne months when the at. Lawrence is open for navigation to asked the measure be its provisions. emblish s. Board cf t of sum and CHINA, sum FAIL m wm tarsus All] Resolution T o End Non - Intervention In Spain Rejected By Council. Guardian's Sllwill Win) (t1 P. b GEN A, May lb-Govesnment S in lost a diplomatic battle to- usht when the Lcalue of Nations Council. by a 4-3 vote. relected a resolution calling for immediate end to non-intervention in the civil war. Nine member-s refrained from voting. War-torn Chins received from the Council only warm expressions of sympathy in her figh for ma- terial aid in her war wih Japan, but Chinese sourcs declared some i118 Great. Britain and France, had agreed to grant China credits for purchase of arms and also assurance of aid in getting the arms into the country. 1n s secret session the council arran ed mission to psrtici te to go on ubllc record as re g ma erial d to Chins. Viscount Halifax, British Foreign secretory. supported by Georg: Bennett, French Foreign Minis . declared he did not see e possibil- ity of international aid since "su a proposition would certainly not be unanimously approved by the Council." Dr. Wellington Koo. Chinese delegate, who had asked the Coun- cil to help organize an intemation- al boycott of Japanese goods and to forbid League members to sell war materials to Tokyo was said, however.‘ to have won the war credits fight in behind-the-scenes negotiations. Soviet Russia. alone stood by Spain which received ispesisl perv in the, vote. and Romania. and Great; Britain in rejecting t e Spanish Govern- ment's resolution. Those sbstainin were China Ind New Zesland, wh ch had been ex- pected to vote with Spain; Ecuador, Latvia and Peru which had been expected to support Great Britain and France; and Bolivia, Sweden. Iran and Belgium. The nine abstentions came as a surprise and in some League unr- ters they were regarded as wea n- ing the Anglo-French leadership in the League. Belgium's abstention was particularly unexpected as Belgium has been s. consistent fol- surprise at . He rushed after Alvaros Del Vsyu. Spain's white-haired dc! ate. u the spglnisrdkllxelét the $11114?! 50cm. urre a. : “ u not. 51.0%, rile that resolution liiflf an hour before the meetin ‘i We “I038 ‘$312511? 029%.“... I}. learn something about grocedure," replied Alvarez Del Vagro. i! 8 s??? $§“"l§. ‘fmiiélftiif. $5.2? solemnly warned Great Britain and France they were shouldering a heavy responsibility before hts- "Mons; waft-Se. ‘versitynxff and Bev- ll e a t h E a r I y Today 0f Mrs. G. II. Mcliuigan . Annie MoGu n. ieliot 0f the late George H. eGu an. died at her home, 86 Weymou Street. at 12:15 this niornn. had been in falling hea for the pest three years. Mrs. MoGulgan. daughter of the late Charley and Mary (K ins) Mcnaghsn, was born at Keiy’s Cross 7'1 years a80- On her marriage in 1889 she mov- ed to Hunter River where she re- sided until coming to Charlotte- town 19 years ago. Mrs. MeGuigan was a woman of sincere piety, a hmna loving woman deeply devoted to her family. She was esged u! a quiet unassum- ing isposltlon and formed many close friends, not only in her na- tive Province but throughout the whole of Canada. who will regret the passing of a. charitable Chris- tian woman. She leaves to mourn two sons and three daughters, His Ebccellency James Charles MoGuigan, Arch- bishop of Toronto. John P. Mc- Guigan, medical student at the University of Alberta. who was with his mot-her at the time of her death, Mary McGuigan at home. Sister St. George of the Con- regation of Notre Dame. Staten island, New York, and Alice Mc- Guigan, Sudbury, Ontario. An- other son. . llbrlln A. Mc- Guigan of Charlottetown died three months 5K0- J. H. Menaghan. Charlottetown. Rev. Martin Monaghan parish priest, Misccuehe, Patrick Mon- aghan, Edmonton. Alberta, Amos Mcnaghan, C. N. R. Station Agent. Nor-tn Wiltsnire. Fred hfonaubuu. Raymore. sesk. . Jose h P. Monaghan, s. J., Guelph iario are brothers while Mrs. Peter Mc- Manon. Eknerald and MTS- M‘ thony I-Iaughey, Charlottetown are The Rev. Dr. J. A. Milmhy. Rec- tc: of . University. the Rev. Patrick Walsh, Parish Priest at Palmer B1080. Rev. Gavin -.U _ Alfie men'- sghan, S J., Kingston. Ontario are negiews. neral arrangements were un- mm lete this morning awaiting wor from the Archbishop. BARIIEIIINA IS AGAIN BIIIIIBEII Heavy Casualties Suf- fered In Insurgent Raids. (By The Canadian Prefl) BARCELONA. Spain. May 13- Barcelona. seat of Government Spain, counted a inll of more than 200 dead and injured tonight after Spanish Insurgent bombers, strik- ing in swift daylight raids, attack- ed twice within 19 hours. A heavy raid today, when six big Junkers bombers swept in from the Mediterranean. killed 12 per- sons and wounded 40 others. Oes- S Thrust. thrus‘ He British Commons . He conferred sittant, principal lein Ru =sia . l Foreign Office, a Vansltiart. Czechoslovakia a frank. h - Mr Chlilffillm for us to in Central Europe was coming i0 talk) was strictly ‘It was believed section particularly on the revision of “U985 l8 Government, Archibald Sinclair. leader of the Liberal opposition in the House of with Harold Nicoison, National labor, and six other members of parliamenq and toniuht he visited Sir Robert Van- diplomatlc ad- viser of the government. (A dispatch from Praha carried an unconfirmed report that Hen- confecred with Chancellor Hitler of Germany before coming to London. Haves News Age ported from Londcn p0 serversbelievedthe visit was iii-ile- ed with Hitler's determination to break the mutual aid tween Czechoslovakia and Soviet During the daythe Osechmeiovak minister, Jan Masaryk, visited the toesk details in regard to Henleinh visit II. is understood he sew Sir said Err-gland. ‘lit private." certain that-Mir. friend of t a cross- opinion demand for T'.'f“鑧i‘§'“”‘.I“‘ hi‘ e-i olicv. n u o!‘ l - m pwfth France and Soviet Churchill. a stalwart France. gave his guee 14 PAGES of and tiy Informed sources said Ci Jwotheralo H_ loin a , _ 1.. . - Wrfifidéi. ms¢~.'..“-%.ar““ midrib...” .%n‘°.i.%'§. out the gravity of his tothe for the Germans he leads University’. _ "miruai friends thought it was a good idea talk about the situation since Rcnlein (the tion Character should over cl else. u" "U", MAXIMG OFA MERE Marv pj-i van Annual d! lhl Subscription Delivered 00 1-4’- ‘Q. B. L, $4.00; Canals and ll. l. ILQ LONDON. May —-(AP)— Konrad Herrleln, leader of Czecho- slovakias minoriiily u! Germans. aired his grievances t1- day before recognized British op- ponents of Company's eastward "inseam with Winston Churchill, former cabinet minister and Conservative critic 3,500,000 Secretary for Air but that been under fire in the House the Prime Minister's official berlain also received Earl Prime Minister. Unusual“ At Downing Street Spurs Speculation Prime Minister Chamberlain Keeps Own Counsel Following Series Of Conferences. (By The Canadian Press) LONDON, May l4-—(Saturday)—The Daily Herald (Labor) and the Daily Mail (Independent) today declared Viscount Swinton had offered to resign his portfolio u Activity Prime Minister Chamberlain had. not yet accepted the offer. Lord Swinton, whose direction of air rearmament has of Commons, was a visitor at residence Friday. Mr. Cham- Baldwin, his predecessor all I A wave of speculation continued over the expected I the shake-up in the Cabinet, with a change in the Air Ministry ~ S‘! ncy re iitical ub- L in . . m - in In a speech April ‘M at Kcrlow Vary (Carlsbedlbeforohis Sudden German Party. Hanledn demanded historian, declared after his meeti- ing with the visitor they, private ciscuaslo . Henlein actually meant by his “We had afwhat Al; the luncheon meeting at M3". Churchill's home. ProWesw/r F‘. Lindernann of Oxford a spixaialiat. in air raid defense. also was present. 1110 H0110 wh- ferred for three noun. A believed the most likely. weekend. their luncheon conference. rmsr sUon vrsrr Iri: was Lord Baldwin's first such visit since he resigned a year ago and in Downing Street there was speculation as to whether Mr. Chamberlain had solicited the ad- vice o! the elder statesman. These two most powerful figures in the Conservative Party met for luncheon. There they were believ- ed to have discussed political con- sequences of yesterday's parliam- entary debate when even a. number of Conservatives Joined in the alt- tack on the Governlmentfs air re- amiamemit program. meeting and another visitor Downing Street residence o! Prime Minister was Viscount Swin- ton. centre o! the political storm over aircraft production. He is secretary for air. autonomy for pi-edominan Ger- man districts in czechoe vekia. Changes hupendhg revision of that nation's ford?!‘- p0l‘cy' and other o0 ons. The meeting added weight to Mr. Nioolson. biographer and the growing feeling that cabinet changes are impending because of the number of peers at present in the cabinet and the attacks on the Government's slr policy. How ex- tensive such changes might be only the Prime Minister's closest advisers knew. Already the resignation of Lord Swlnion has been mooted and the formation of a. council of state composed of party leaders inspeed up air rearmamelnt has been sug- of the Government's to double Great Britain's air stre , crit- ics still want an inquiry, o! changes Britain's air reamin- ment is lsggins~particularly be- hind that of Germany. (Haves News Agency said it un- derstood that. weighing parlia- mentary discontent. with some ministers against danger cf weak- ening Britain's international posi- ______ tr ns rt y railways. We "F!" ichwllw l“ I5 431M894 i“ i0 i a r d1 -i t - tion by a cabi t hak -u . we». “Reserve M” mm” fm- Mush- certe n shppi . the winter months when naviga- HJQ,’ D2110; figt"fie“sa'fgf‘l,'i,§§f,fid gigrilwmlgflfltiellauynmerg 45 4W1! ""1 Russia. Chamberlain belle dgcidefi ggalnst field la . 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N last summer's Oxf i cnner president ally banish from this great and mivelv 2.11 v01- ceut to mat-u-rv. nfetenee on life and work e time Oolnmeroial Trav- noble country a danger nowflirfij- and iii-veer three oer cunt bonds C rence m hi“ lotion led here to- cning all the admirable " ~~' ' ", due June l. 58. Dfiififl at 99 no World would ve been 81 conquests of which Co!" ‘i ' a~"""~r,i intwcs‘ .0 \ rid uuurcxl- proud," the Osscrveiore ("x-el. . mafclv am ‘mr-"ceni w maturity. e result I _ L-Isvei Torn entlne ll l.m 2 55p r1. The Prime Ministen following his series of conferen- ces, kept his own counsel and went to the country for the j Observers believed the Prime Minister discussed the problem of Cabinet reorganization with Lord Baldwin all l I CHINESE ARE REPIILSED 0t ruminant Japanese Claim Sever-i ing of Vital Lunghal Railway Imminent. - BY LLOYD 115E183 , Associated Press Foreign Staff ' SHANGHAI, May ll-(Satur- dsyl-(A Pl-Japan’: armies. swiftly nearing the Lunghsi Ball- way from north und outh. todayl were close to sealing 400.000 Chin-i- ese Troops in a tight circle on the’ vital central front. Chinese acknowledged they losing ground against domens Japanese columns Brd-QBIIEG n~ _ round the dwin in; territory‘, China is defending between Jap- an's conquests in North Chine. and the Yangtze Valley. Apparent imminent Japan's months-long reach the east-west central China's main commun- ications line. dangered the de- fenders whole resistance on the soo- board. l success of‘, efforts b Lllngisal- Faring Isolation , China's ai-maea. Mpaneee do clared. would be trapped without hope of escape A Japanese spokesman early t0- day declared the Lunehni would be cut within a few hours. l"iifit' 5 ' , if? , (Continued on pngg i3. 40E (Roost: is we LEARN (macs WHEN ifs 40o we Do Us ANY Qooo .' ‘In L,j'_' i IIEIEOROIOGIOAL BER~ Toronto. Mlsv l3 -- Minimum maximum temperatures Dawson Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg 1-1. ' fiesessaassasc Eesassssssass t cartiv THE CAR FERRY Leaves Borden 9.45 a. in. I p. Ii. '~¢\ I