o- ~=»=--=..-..'..~.-'e.':.i-.. gprlotteltl" G iiiniiiiifilors ENTER SINGAPORE 7.2/7 The People's Paper covers Priaee Edwurdilsland Like the Dew ' Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, Tnunsnaicisiceraivinr-zx“ 6,‘ 194s 10 ‘lyppointed Nurses’ ‘superintendent At ,~ Sellers, RN, Park. ‘m; temporarily ap- mud slltlerlfltefldfllt. of nurses at WQOIHYCCG HOE-Dilat- hces Ilfrs. L.A. Dignan, R.N., m, resigned last month from the ition she had held for the past - s flttgmSeliers received her trill!!- m; M the FlllCOllWOOd Hospital and i.“ we Pm,“ Edward Island Hos. m she was a member of the y“... 5L8.“ at the Falccnwood gomital for over ten yearn. and me p115}, few years has been m; the staff of’ the Montreal Con- "Imam Hgspital and the Pro- mm; sanatorium, Charlottetown. M,‘ Sellers has accepted the who“ for only sh ffwhths until ‘pemhheht nppoifitfnt-nt can be m, Her husband. Mr. Chester yum resides at Hunter River. naive rou nous .51, Joan's, Nfld., Sept.‘ n — op Cable) — A large force of United States troops who had been w hm duty here during the miropean u-zir have left for home lboard the steamship Claymcnt yictory. Number in the returning mil was not disclosed. flaming Events "st. Teresa's Chicken Supper, Ionnay, Sept. lftn. 94-21 l,"Sl'l0W - Eldon Friday. , 9-5-31 "Dance, Montague, Friday. Ithster’: Orchestra. I 4-81 “Dance. Vernon River Hall bids‘. September ‘ 1th. 9-5-21 "Dance, Iona Hail Friday, Be ma»: 7th. ' soil "Unloading our Wheat Mt Herbert today and tomorrow. J P. Driscoli. 9.5.31 "Shoo-Murray Harbour South Saturday. $.21, "Collecting Hogs by truck for Davis dc Fraser. Albany nnd vici- nity; also Emerald, Friday, Sep- tember 7th. Phone collect, A. C. Green Albany, or G. C. Green. Emerald. ‘farrivmg in a few days. carload bulk wheat. at $1.65. Bring bags B. L. Dzckicson. 9-5-21 _"Ann:lici~ cur good coal to ai- l'.\'e shortly. A few tons lcft. Ecol: Alotlcc. R. L. Dickieson. 05-21; "lnsiiiuze Dance. Wiltshire lhll, Thursday. September 6th. Dl!e_v‘s Orchestra. 9-5-21 .' "Chicken Supper and dance at 5t. George's Monday, Sept. 10th. 9-1-4-6-8-41 "School Dance, Kelly's Cross Btliool, Friday, September 7t Iailllffll served. 9-6-21. ' "Stain Meeting of ‘King wu- ibm L. O. L. Kingston, will be held mllrsgiay- night. All members please en . "'L.O.A. county service, Clyde lliver Presbyterian Church, Sept. .3 o'clock, L.O.B.A. sisters in- vited to attend. "Unloading car choice dust blown a cw. Oats and Wheat for lttflmz purposes. Sept. om and 7th Close price at car when unload- Llvsctock Feed Agency. 9-5-21 “Alert. feeders will stock up on vheat and oats while they have a wince. It's an opportunity, we're '~‘ in! you. Livestock Feed Alaergcyzri. "LIIWESPEIH wheat and oats not ml’ available. We can't buy l“ ‘it So stock up while our Gall’: is offering at a close price. “My. our usual high- standard. ock Feed Agency. 9-5-21 "A directors meeting of the a‘: Slat-sow rink will be held on “p, l; (Hounds Friday evenin . I Pleaigseqxlaotltcrlildvpoga‘ ho ' lctinf secretary. ' n n’ 9-6-1! “The a 6. . I_c'1~’UTr?ven|nK Secretary of ' ' - C "m" Oimthe attaching.“ b. m’ l-QI-Q-G-fll ___ as "Butt-e rt to . day at Roderic- wnmlvefifv. o a. M. New Gill- 1¢ l 'P_ "lg-liar River. 11, Brook- nu 8-: ' - P- M. Yor . lzldfl§dvéi~ Mt» Stewart. 4, Water?- | 11311: gonmh River. Paying $15.00 ei-_'._ n: Rood pigs over 30 lbs. n "b0 buv smaller ones. < cw Haven. 3, Kelly's 9-5-21 ‘ . w" " xlllfiy change in date. Extreme LaboxlShortage Ends Mrs. Sellers r COL. L.V.M. COSGRAVE. D.S.O. (Canadian Military Attache at Canberra. Australia who yester- day visited the undamaged Can- adian Legntion building in ruined Tokyo. ‘Parliament To ,0pen Today (By The Canadian Preset OTTAWA. Sept. 5-—8ome of giro‘ pomp and ceremony which marked ment will be in evidence tomorrow when the Governor-General offic- ially opens the first session of the Dominion’; 20th Parliament. Dispensed with during the war years, when the openings were con- fined to essential customs the frills and ceremony will be on a limited scale in keeping with the fact that lthe world has so recently returned ‘ to peace. l The custom of having a guard ‘of honor for the Governor-Gener- als arrival at the Parliament Buildings for the opening» ceremony will be re-estnbiished. The guard will be made up of representatives ‘of the three armed services, some ,qf whom had volunteered to go to ithe Pacific to help bring about I Julian's defeat. I The Governor-General, dressed {in his uniform of motor-general, will be given a royal salute by the guard on his arrival while a ill-gun artillery salute will boom from QUI- side the city limits. The Governor-General and Prin- cess Alice then will lead a proces- sion into the Senate Cit-amber. fol- lowed by Prime Minister Macken- zie King, Senator Wisharl; McL. Robertson. Senate leader, and rank- ing officers of the armed forces in Ottawa. The Throne Speech will be read by the Governor-General from the Speaker's dais in the Senate. The Senate xvill meet at 10.15 am. to install its new Speaker. Dr. J. H. King and begin the swear- lng-ln of 18 Senators appointed prior to the June 11 general clec- on. The Commnncrs will return to their chamber and go through the formality of electing a speaker. Dr. Gaspard Fonts-aux of Montreal already has been nominated for the post by Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King. DDT BOMB WASHINGTON, Sept. 5—(AP)-— A one-pound “bomb" containing DDT, the‘ war-developed insect killer. will cost $4 retail. The Office of Price Administration fixed this price today. explaining that small- volumc production will begin late in the summer. The "bomb" dis- penser contains DDT under gas ressure. It, is intended for house- old use. BY WILLIAM BOSS UTRECHT. Holland. Sept. 5 - (cr) - a fleet of 4e troop-cumin: vghicle; operated by Canadian anny personnel has been placed It "t8 disposal of Netherlands railways to fill gaps in train service canned by war dam e- The opgation, which began Atl- 99, i; the result of a mention mmc to the Dutch Government by Gen. Crerar, former Canadian anuy commander. when in Holland. Ho offered the Netherlanders a com- prehensive bus service similar to that now operated for offxiuty mil- ital-y personnel throughout "l0 country The Government, how- ever. felt that if Canadian as: u”. h gown‘ Ifll IIIVIOOI the peace-time openings of Parlia-l lalmnweod llosilitltl Canaddk Legation In Tokyo Is Undamaged By COL. It. S. MALONE Director of Public ‘Relations, Canadian Army. TOKYO. Sept. 5-(0? Cable)- Canaclifs legation in Tokyo stands undamaged. a. veritable “oasis" amidst block after block of ruined desolation in the Japanese Capital. In almost a. complete circle e.- round it every house has been lev- elled or burned while the trees around the legation have been scorched and part of the garden wall damaged but there is not a scratch on the building, rated one of the finest in Tokyo. The Swiss Legation staff. due to damage to their own building, is ‘occupying the Canadian structure temporarily and gave a great, wel- come today to Col. L. V. M. Cos- grave, Canadian Military Attache at Canberra. Austra1ia_ and the ter. They even dug out their last half-bottle of Japanese whisky to drink a. toast, to our meeting. They load taken scrupulous care of the building where everything is sootlessly clean. The Swiss book Col. Cosgrave and me through the building, showed us the carefully-preserved Canadian ensign and produced the legation guest book which we sign- ed as the first guests. The last name in the book was Rev. T. P. Svmonds of St. Andrew's Church. Tokyo, which had been entered before the war. In conversation with the foreign editor of the Tokyo newspaper. Mllnichi. I inquired concerning Prince Tokugawa, former Japanese Minister to Canada. and now a senior prince in the House cf Peers. As I had been a guest in Tokugawafis house in Ottawa, I asked the editor to phone and we were invited immediately to visit in the lobby of the Upper ,House of the Diet. Tokugawa. was most interested lin teaming news of Ottawa and asked after various people there, including Prime Minister Macken- zie King and Viscount Bennett. ,former Prime Minister who now (lives in England. < Looking much thinner and older than when I last, saw him-in Ot- tawa in 1935, Tokugawa is regard- PI E during the war retained political silence. He was attentive to our accounts of, treatment and living ‘conditions of Canadian prisoners of war in Japan. _. - As to the future of his country. he was hesitant about making a forecast, saying it depends entirely on how the Allies handle the situ‘ atlon and conditions and restric- tions imposed on Japan. llo Meat Rationing llntil lAid - Sept. OTTAWA, Sept. 5 -- (GP) Arrangements for rte-introduction o! meat rationing in Canada are nearing completion and it is ex. pected that an announcement set- ting the date will be mode about Sept. 15, it was learned today. The exact date hinges on deliv. cry of batches of foo-ms and doc- uments to retailers and wholesalers to place control of Canadian meat in the hands of the Prices Board. These forms now are en route to their various destinations. iluebee Sov’t To Pay Baby Bonus QUEBSIL‘. Sept. 5 - (CP) — Premier Duplessis armonnced here will b9 paid by the Provincial Gov- ernment to the allowances granted to needy mothers of Quebec, and that sufficient money will also be Paid to supplement the decneaslnk rate of the Plcdsral Government fmély allowances act after the fifth o . Canadian Army Tracks Help Netherlands Railways i t-loninl could be supplemented only ‘by short bun runs over gaps repre. aentlna major engineering projects the needs would be met. Detail: have been in the hands of Lt..CoI. J.C. Ohmic and Mal. Howard Baker of Montreal, both ,, from Canadian headquarter: ‘in the » Netherlands, who have worked with civilian officials. The median Government bears no financial responsibility for in- Jury or loss suffered by passengers. The Government 1| to be paid a dilly rate for each vehicle used by the railways. No policy has been incremental-urea 10f this MOM! but it may be turned over to some Dutch oharita diminish. . ed today as a Liberal thinker and] today that a $10. monthly increase | ble or welfare But Employment Situation Still (ls Unbalanced l oTTavir-A. sent. 5 —<0P> treme labor shortage has passed was reported today by the Labor Department in a. review of the Canadian manpower situation at “The employment situation is still out of balance in that there are still more unfilled jobs than. there are applications for work." the Departmental statement said. "On the other hand, the 11811765 indicating short supply are start- ing to drop and there is an ind-if!- ation that the period of extreme labor shortage has passed.’ The number of jobs to be filled was mgooo at Aua. M. a reduc- tion of 7,000 from the figures of two weeks previous. To fill these vacancies. 53.000 workers Were available. 5,000 more than the fort- night before. “The decrease in requirements for war production has been off- set to some extent by an upward (Continued on Page 9 O01. 7) Island Soldier Mine Removal WILDIEEll-IAUSEIN, Germany Supervising the removal of the enemy mines which arc still men- laéfngmiheweivuiaa inhabitants of the Wlldeshnuscn area in the CAOF area are sappers of the iRcyal Canadian Engineers and ,thcir Wehrmacht volunteers. There are six sections in all with two suppers in charge of each sec- tion. Some of those are: SP1’- John Knoll. Windsor, Ont; Spr. Harold F. Taylor, Little York. P. E. I" Spr. J. R. Pairadis, Latuque, Spr. Harry McMillan, Gibbs. and their section officer, Jack Dixon of Vancouver. 11S .- Lleut. B. C. Each day the sections are giv- en an arcn. to clear and the job of the sappcrs is to see that the mines foun-d by the German sol- diers in their charflte are removed and disposed of. Equipped with the latest Canadian mine detect- ors and prodders the Germans are kept busy digging and clearing mines from the area. The procedure followed by the sappers is that when a mine is discovered they immediately in- vcstigate and advise the discover- lielps Supervise l iLaborwiTroables Spread In Windsor Area Plants ; Prisoners A In Fair C0 lPelt Sale At Evidence that the period of i I MONTREAL, Sent. 5 --(Spec‘1a1f to-the Guardian) — Canadian Flirt Auction Bales Company commenced selling from their fox catalogue at 2 o'clock this afteniocn The firs’.- section offered was the white marked of which there were 1500 991w These were '76 per cent sold at an average of $41.43 One half to tlhree quarter silvers were G5 P" cent sold at an average 0f_$24 21- The general sale of furs which DYE- ceded the silver fox sale showed 6'7 per cent of the catalogue 501(1- m fox declined 10 per cent with 35 per cent sold. Cross fox declined {we per cant. with 54 per cent sold. Ranch and wild mink declined 15 per cent I The above was silplllifd b)’ MY George A Callback. Manager 0f the Fur Marketing Dept, Canadian Nalcnal Fox Breeders‘ Association. wmoson. Ont. Bout 5 "tf-‘Pl Threat. of a strike of 12,000 inem. bers of local 200 of the United’ Automobile Workers <C.I O ) 111. the vast works of the Ford Motor- Cqmpany of Canada. increased to- day as labor troubles spread to ax, other Windsor area plants employ-i ing about 4.450 workers Officials of local 200 met this afternoon to consider whether ac. tion would be taken on a union vote in favor of a strike over the issue of a new collective bargaining agreement. It was reported 12111165: to two telegrams ~ one to Labor‘, Minister Humphrey Mitchell and; the other to Mr. Justice G B; O'Connor, chairman of a conciliaq tion board in the Ford dispute —l were being awaited before fCflCfl-y ing a final decision. The telegram to Mr. Mitchell described as a. “provocative act" a company announcement ycstrrday that 1,650 men would be laid off at, the Ford plant bctiveen how and Sept. 14. In Ottawa iodr‘ Mr Mitchell said he had repli. thnti the layoff was due to canccziuticn c1’ British orders for motor vehicles ‘ but there was no immediate com- ment from the union . The telegram to Mr Justice: O'Connor, now in Windsor with| members of his thremmnn board. asked that the scope and authority, of the board in the dispute be drnl fined. This telegram, made public| early today by the union. also pro- tested a decision reached at. meetin! yesterday at which th i union was not represented to begin public hearing Thursday I r crti call-ed at the Overholtz Ranch n.1,‘ c t Kowloon nclition By WILLIAM STEWART SHAMSHUIPO CAMP, Kowloon, Sept. 5-(CP Cablel-Cmdr. Peter Mac-Ritchie of Toronto, senior Canadian naval information ofilces. the first member of the British naval force to reach this prison camp where more than 2,000 Allied serv cemen have been held by the Japanese, said the prisoners looked better than he expected. _ He said after visiting the camp last Thursday they appeared in much better health than he had anticipated because of recent good feeding and the fact; that the trop- ical 51m had given them a tan be- lying their pallor. ’ LL-Col, William James Home of Quebec, commander of the Cana- dian prisoners at the camp, said in a statement that the majority of the Canadians at Hong Kong were "ln fair condition.” He said "ac- cording to medical advice, witn Hood food and improved living con- (‘iltidlls (they) should return to o HOTITILII physical state." Col. Home said Canadian deaths front all causes at Hong Kongsince hostilities began until last Friday totalled 419. ‘The number included 2S0 killed in action, died wounds or missing. and 129 died cf sickness. The figures did not in- ciudc deaths from sickness in camps outside the Hong Kong are-a. Canadians in f-fong Kong at the time the statement was issued last Fridrv numbered 369. Those who left for camps in Japan at various times in 1943 and 1944 numbered 1.184. Col. Home said 1.974 Canadians. including two nursing sisters, ar- (Continued on Page o’ Col. s) liliarged With Murder SAN BERNARDINO Calif, Sept. 5_—(AP)—J0hn Gilibertf, Wlth the murder of Herman ‘frelle. 50. former Canadian champion ch01; grower, was surrendered to- duv by his attorney at the hcme of a friend 1n nearby Fontans. Sherrlff Emmett L Shay said Giliberti declared Trelle was kill- cd in n struggle for the possession of the latters shotgun when Gi1ib- house after ha had been discharged as a ranch worker last Saturday. Three monthhs ago, Trelle sun twlanted Giliberti as manager of the ranch. A11 inquest has been set for to- mcrroun Wainwright To Be Four - Star General WASHINGTON. Sept. 5—fAP— President Truman todav nominated .. tlv liberated from the Japanese icrlpromction to the rank of gen- Cl‘?! er how to handle and dispose of it. In most cases it. is simply a case of attaching a wire and pull- ing. both being clone by the Ger- mans. After the mine is removedi from the ground the suppers rc-J move the dctonator and get rid; of it by exploding. The mine is then taken to their vehicle and‘ finally disposed of by the 0rd- nance Corps. A point the Canadians find in- tcrcsiing is the fact that although the Germans have mine detectors of their own they will not 1186 them if it's possible for them to get the Canadian ones. - STRATHAVEN. LANARKBI-HRE. ‘Scotland — (GP) Sir Huffy iLaudcr. celebrated Scottish singen. I marked his 75th birthday by sins. ' 2.300.000 trig hi; favorite songs for scores of American aerial attacks. guests who visited him. ‘Wow I ,0 _ ._.___. iNDlNG l - surrendered because Jomb raids on Hiroshima and Nafr- I [the home front. fl-figashi-Kuni told the Diet today. "sat. i |Declares Atomic Bomb- Was Climax By RUSSELL BRINES TOKYO, Sept. 5-(AP) -—-J.1]').'.tf1,' the » atomic, . iturlc aski climaxed mounting military, losses and immense exhaustion of| Premier Prince - In his report on the causes of defeat, the Premier declared 10,- 000.000 Japanese were "war suflrr- ers"_ that "hundreds of thouwids" had been killed or wounded. rid homes were burned by Ho added that the atomic bomb, J A‘ For Japs upon a country whose war power already was "disastrously undermined." was believed “likely to result in obliteration of the Japanese people." The Russian declaration of war, the Premier said, also forced Jap- an "into the worst international situation" and "the surrender in- strument" was signed onl after "it. seemed almost; impose ble to carry on." "No doubt we committed mis- takes and our methods were faulty in not a. few respects," he said. . . ...ieAGFa._5EYEN-._....... .... An early death may Ireeerve a reputation, a long old age reduce om MAXIM-S OIL A may: um to Inalgnllcauee. MAI], 81.00; other Provinces b ILB-L, IL‘ Slbaorlptlou Delivered, $5.00. A r e Gre Cheering l SINGAPORE, Sept 5 - iAPl-l '. Wary troops of the 5th Indian! Division, cheered lustily by thou. sands of Allied war prisoners, began l today the reoccupattoh of this key, bastion ca‘ Great Britain's far east- ern empire. Sullen Japanese sentries —-rem-| nants of the enemy horde that wrested the red.cl'iffed island froml Britain Feb 15. l942~offemrl not resistance as the 1st Punjabi Reg- imientfis 2nd Battalion made the in.‘ itial landing Thousands of war prisoners pressed against barbed wire inclo- sures and climbed trees to acclaim their liberators The road to Sing] by Singapore's hut": ulatlon. (A communique from Southeast Asia headquarters said an agree- ment for the British occupation of Singnoore was signed at 6.05 p.11). ‘Tuesday aboard the British cruiser Essex of’! Singapore. LL-Gen. Sir Philip Christison signed for the Allies. The Japanese representat- ives were Gen. Seishiro Itagaki. commander of Singapore and Vice Admiral Fukedome.) (A New Delhi dispatch reported that the 7th Indian Division ar- rived WEdHGFIl-lv in Bangkok, Thailand's capital. (The BBC, quoting reports from Rangoon. said the Japanese still were resisting north of Toungoo, Burma. and that leaflets were he- ing dropped to them showing the arrival in Rangoon of a Japanese general on a surrender mission.) Freeing and caring for the war prisoners was a. prime objective of’ Singapore's occupying troops. Para chutists who were dropped sevrral l days oizo to look after their initial needs were got in touch with im- mediately. Although the harbor and the shining. modern city-with a pre- war population cf (Sodom-showed Chinese pop | little damage. a pillar of smoke at} "Port Dickson indicated the Japa- rnese had set fire to nn oil t-mk j farm in apparent violation of Silt‘- 1 render terms. . Singapore was like a city of the dead. Only stragglers and Japa- nese sentry barriers were seen in the streets through which officers and correspondents travelled the Cathay building. _ Yanks Await Signal To Enter Tokyo YOKQHAMA, Sept. 5 - (AP) — Troopers of the United States 1st Cavalry Division waited on the out_ ‘skirts of Tokyo tonight for the command which will send them into Tokyo Saturday as the first alien warriors to occupy Japan's Capiltal. Gen. MacArthur, Allied Supreme Commander in Japan. designated i the veteran dismounted cavalry division for the Tokyo honor today shortly after giving Japanese mil- itslry leaders detailed orders for speedy disarmament of all Nippon- ese forces. Hi5 directives left no room for doubt that he was boss of the conquered empire Moving down from the Aleutians, the United States 9th Fleet waited to take over the Ominato naval base 0n Mutsu Bay. on the north coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu Negotiations with the Japanese naval commander were set for Sunday Meanwhile. tho American 6th Army occupation of Kyushu. south. ernmost Japanese homo island proceeded smoothly with the hel of elements of thc United States 5th fleet. ST. BONIWACE, Man. Sept 5- (CP) — Armand Prouix. 17-year. old Winnipeg youth. charged with the murder of l5_yenr-old Barbara Smith in rm archery field hcrc July 98. today was remanded until Se; 11 when h;- nppenrcd in City Po ice Court The girl died from hemmorhage resulting from stab P-(ccntinlig on Page a Col. n) Discuss Possibility Expanded OTTAWA. Sept. 5 - (CP) Capital circles today discussed the possibility of the expansion of the RCMP. marine and air sections to take in crews and equipment from the navy and air force and develop a strong coast guard type of service on both coasts and in the Great Lakes. This service would provide a good pool of trained men which could be readily mobilised for de- fensive duties in any future nat- ional emergency. The RCMP/s tiny marine and nlr sections provided about. 300 trained men for the services at the start of this war and many of their mo'or launch crews were converted to the important role of air-sea rrsrilc teams. Coast Guard wounds . spore “us. lined with flags displayed 4 “I eted B y Prisoners EMT. it? Among Rescued War Prisoners By WILLIAM STEWART (Canadian Press War Correspondent) SHAIVISUIPO CAMP. Kowloon. Sept. 5 — (CP Cable) — Cana- dian prisoners of war here are eager for official word of their safety to reach relatives. Ltc-Col. William James Home of Quebec, commanding officer of the camp, has received advice that. some messages to thcPortu- guese colony at Macao, giving in- formation about the Canadians, has been received. But he does not know if the information has bee-n conveyed to Canada. Canadians here include: (Mn) F. C. O'Neil, Charlotte- town; and Majs. A. M. Marshall, Halifax, and E. T. ll. Rmdriques, Saint Kitts, West Indies. (Mr. O'Neil is a son of the late John O'Neil and Mrs. O'Neil, and is one of a family of four boys and two girls. He left Charlottetown in 1941 and joined the Royal Rifles at, Ottawa in October. He vras in the Army for one year while at Charlottetown. Late in the fall of 1941 he went with the Royal Rifles to Hung Kong as en- tertainment supervisor of Knights of Columbus Huts and was taken. prisoner by the Japs in December. (Mr. O'Neil is married and his wife resides in Charlottetown. He has no family. (His brothers and sisters are: Rev. R. J O'Neil, Viking, Alberta: Rev. J. R. O'Neil. vlilenetwepAlb- ‘erta; Fred O'Neil. in the lumber ibusiness, Fanny Bay, Vancouver (Island; Pie. Charles O'Neil at ’Camp Borden; Miss Helen, Char- lottetown. and Mrs. Ray Stull, i Charlottetown). - KILLED IN FALL FREDERICTON, Sept. 5 — (OP) ,-‘3:nncling on a moving truck to- night, Winnctt Williams, 69, lost his balance and fell to his death on Klilarney Road. He suffered a. skull fracture. The elderly man, a resident of Fredericton, had asked for a ride to the city. AWAYs Boaaow ram A Ptssmisf ‘. lie tlsvcv. Exmfs if BACK 0 i Aurvmr . t (By The Canadian Press) ~ TORONTO, Sept. 5 — Minimum and maximum temperatures: _ , Vancouver 51, 68: Edmonton 45, 3f‘ —; Regina 56_ B3; Winnipeg 6i. 92; Toronto 59. 06: Ottawa 62, 8t‘, Montreal 45. '16; Halifax 56. 77: Charlottetown 56, 72; Sydney 50. 74; Y-irmouth 53, 65. FORECASTS Lower St. Lawrence: Moderate winds; fair and moderately warm. Lake St. John: Partly cloudy and becoming slightly warmer. Gulf and North Shore; Moderate winds; partly cloudy and cool. or; service which would co-operatc with the navy nnd the fisheries and transport departments would also assume the role of general coast guard such as operatcs along the coasts of Britain and the Unit- ed Sta-tes in peacetime. Both the life-boat service in Britain and the coast. guard service in the United States were mobilized for import- ant combat work in the war. It was reliably understood that the water and air force lznrne moimtles have already nrrired Falrmlle power launches and .. v- eral Bangor class tnlnesxv. ai-rs from the navy which (zould h.- "nd in a general purpose role. ‘I al- so were said to be crindd ‘he acquisition of some of ill? 32A. P‘); surplus Canso and Gi. nan However, a new and eqaaaded flyi ngboatl. Bay Qhaleur: Moderatfi‘ winds: partly cloudy: not much c ange in temperature. Maritime Provinces: Moderate winds; partly cloildy with much the same temperature. High ride thLs morning at 11.25 and tonight at 11.35. Sun sets tbise venlng at 7.30 and rises tomorrow morning at 6.29. New moon Sepfember 6th. 8.43 M ‘Summersidc tide elchtocn minu- tes later than Charlottetown. Leave Charlottetown I215 5.15 EM. SUNDAY SERVICE Arrive Chflrlflflcfnlwn 3.20. 8.10 PM CRARLOTTETOWIL. NEW GLASGOW (Daily Except Sand?) Leave Charlottetown 1.10. .00 I'M Arrive Charlottetown 2.35. 5.10 RM N. S.-P. E. I. FERRY SERVICE (Daily. Including Sundays) SCHEDULE MAY l-SEPT. S0 been Wood Islands ‘l a. m.. II n. rm. p. m. leavecarlboqlumipn. Igl-