MAXIMS '\F A _ MERE MAN _¢-¢- _ our, m" dqpflndl upon WM n! view. ' ul Two Cell g,';'.',“‘3l'i'.lt.“.t" Famine! ‘nun ' Probe Operations Of Civil Servi-ce Act mAWA. Feb. zz-Proposed ex- mmvgon by a Commons Com- iiilitee into operations of the Civil mm Act would benefit both the gqvgmlfleilt and the service itself, prime Minister Mackenzie King ma“; House today. His motion w”; up the committee was ad- wtgergposiilon Lender Bennett ap- mved the motion and said he be- "ed it dcsirnble that at least n gfitlfllflfi should be an examin- ation of the Civil Service Act 0p- ons. mi}; Bennett nko urged that the reference to the committee, if not llffldv wide enough. be amended p make ccrlain the committee mid be empmvcred to inquire in- bllic ccst cf tiic service and the question of over 0r under staffing. tomato-Drab hobs ‘fliursdziy. Jus- 21-31. I\llll\‘lf‘\V Hal‘. T1101:- hv hfillviciv Y. I’. ll. L-ZZOS-LI- l-2i. 'a'.'i'._Virtol"i:i rink. ary 2'lrci. L-229-2-22-2i "Con: u" _ in". illartit . "Dancc. lit. Albion Hal‘. Friday. Iebluari‘ 23th ll‘ slorniv come Tuesday". llarcn 1st. n-aao-z-zu-it. "Cake Sa‘v in aid of Ba AltarS cnety at lloltitans Saiui i." l.i€l'il00ll. L-299-2-23-h. vs. Cornwall C. 0., k tonight. Skating 1.4119. "Junior p voif iii New GlllS- row tonight. limo River vs. Norili illstizo. L-31u_ "Fast hcci v at Marshfieki to- .“in:' c. vs. Frenclifort. L-Ill7. "Aucticii For v Vemcn Hall lion. Lunch solved, it _Troop runiuiaszc ill lllill, Saiurd-iy. L-SCS “H ‘czu.’ > ' - mgmvaft- min; .ih.ims Road to irclis. Adu "L- 303 "Willsl "r- Alhiars Vvs. Hunter if’ lb Lem at Wilts-litre litmus .i‘la,voif game. L-suo hfliorktiv. llorvcii Rink Wcdnqs. Kl luuiii. Jill"il‘ playoff ltzinic. ensutztcu vs. llsrdcn. L-207-2-22-2i. Riunlly Rink tohittht, ti" llrulus vs. Ccntral Stair uftvi‘. L-lllil tract eroding. Ton (‘old storact- Com- L-‘i75-l2-30-lf. sxalc Moore & lflb. llJiluby iairs Church. L-Bli-Z-ZZ-ill lcl-iiire ll and urn- li’. FUbYllllYV 241i. . L-15fl-2-2l-2i. . NIPIXZZVI‘ lii“ Album’ ruarv 24th. Euicrzvd -Iill until noon. G. (7. L-248-2-23-2i. "Rwrve l"ridni——Febrii " .'. ary 25th ggmgimlcrt mid Basket Social in “on zfiinrhtv Ila). Covelicnd. Admis- RH c and lac. Lflfllflfl with bask- "i- L-1ll5-2-22-‘Zi. e Notice-Sec and of seed (iiscase ccli- ililfl imtntocs, Capital lo this afternoon. Free. _ L-300-2-23-li. mfgtllkrlu of tiic Blacksmiths’ m“! Em annotation will be held m’ Fe-hrf Ronni, Cit-y Hall, on .- iuarv ..:> at one o'clock. til biadvmm l ~ tis are requested to "M- n-aos hobs, .', "A Plotec . M iumlltith} "cital Central Chris- m‘ ‘m Siitilfillil’. Feb. 26th, mane“ 0 5 oclock. Mrs. V. L. M“ i ‘tfifflfllst. will be assisted u“ “than? *T-i.i‘.“.~°§‘é’.§i1$~.‘ttt.n”tl; °i P. E. I. Hospital . L-GIO-fl-RS-M ‘laud! Tn “I “VB MR! Kensington, hmtb, February" 24. till a - m, ‘item-Islam. Emerald. Thurs- wn BM Oon till 4 p.m.: Nichol- ti, fuFgdMETVYH Bulman. Ei- ml- fly afternoon. and V" "may forenoon, d Campbell. 11-232-2-22-2! "Al kwgntionrfarmers near Char- Ilen ‘aim? -_ the lav, fiw ears Konrad bncii" hive been disnp. y the Raff-Ii!“ they could not mar ‘mm sgtmcd Certified nit- Broth. wPh ijcd iii-own in Nova ave a itliiited =ubpiv the life of every parlia- one’: European Situation lit Alliance LONDON - The House of Com- mons voted 830 to 16B to uphold Prime Minister Chamberlain's pol- icy ofwnclliation in Europe. Mr. Chamberlain, fightin n I4- bor vote of censure. said ma... cnt position in foreign affairs was based solely on averting war. David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill charged Mr. Chamberlain with withholding knowledge oi an ILzilia-n telegroui from Anthony Eclcn. reslrzncd Foreign Secretary, , and alienating United Qtaies sym- Bothy. PARIS — Foreign Minister Del- bos hinted France too would ber- iznin with Mussolini; cabinet voted huge new amratnetit appropriation measure. BERLIN - Nazis expected eg- Dclcgalrs to the 49th annual iticetuig of the Prince Edward Is- land Crutrtil Farmers Institute vcstert ._\' endorsed findings of con uitiecs, named at the annual nucthips of organizations last veal", urging changes in the pub- lic school curriculum of this Prov- ince. Chief points recommended by the committee its report were: i1) “that Latin. Frcncli, ai- lzcbra anti yjcoztitilry. llC-W laughtlii tiic (list ct miu-rooiti school, b: pcstponcl iuitil tiic eleventh grade; 12) that llia time now spcnt._0n tiic above iiauicri subjects be given to the sluciy of our literary and historical bflClilffJlllld and to elc- niriitary solstice; i3! that a two- _vcar iiiiuimlliii course be required for tcnciicrs‘ licciires with stress on normal training: and cultural suiyiccls hi the mother tongue; (4) that llie four subjects named be optional for pixzspcctlve teachers in Prim‘; of \Valcs College. The full tex‘ 'l the committee's rcpornrcad by Mr. C. MacKcnzle, secretary of the rganizalioii, appears be- low. Mr. R. A. clcclcci pi ltoss, Khii"c..-. Proiltt, Freetown, "idcul. and Mr. W retiring president, \\' - ticriicd \’lC€-l)l‘(‘$i('ii;llt. Mr. C. E. lifsicKenzie, Milton, was re- clectcd secretary. Directors elected are: King's County. J. A. Dewar, New Perth, J. E. Dlngwell, North Lake, Riv Kinrn. . . , C. B. ltfzicKt-tizlia. Milton; County. it. A. Profltt. Freetown; J. F. Arsenauit. Mt. Carmel, and Hudson lmwther, Albany. M . W. D. ltnrs. ICiiii-oss, retiring pi i"lil of the Cciitral Institute lllHR-lilffd at the sessions. held dur- ing UH‘. morning and afternoon in tho agricultural room of Prince of Wales Collette. Deleizates were we‘.- comed to the city by His Worship Mayor E. A. Foster. Hon. W. H. DPlllliS. uiihisicr oi agriculture. cxieiiticzi n. ivc-lrome mi behalf of the government. Money I-‘c-r Roads, Not Agriculture W85 l-Iis Department and stufl would do ivliat it could to assist agricul- ture. flit: Minister said. but "our resources are iimited," he contin- iicd. “We can put down roads costing on an average 0f 913.000 por niiic but it is very diflicult t0 obtain money for the advance of agriculture". when it was consid- crccl that the principal revenue of tiic Province WflS derived from the top six inches of soil the govern- _-n- MADRID. . 22 —(A.P)—In~ surgetit warships and Government planes engaged todiiy i" °n° °I the most thrilling sea and air bait- ties of the Spanish civil war n which two Insurgent- wmhim were believed to have been disab- led, tho Government announced. The gofltll les of Virencia and Bagunto were heavily bombed and shelled durinz t1" mine‘ nients in which a. French merch- ant vessel. was damaged by B bomb. A Defence Ministry (Wm-Yim-‘Pm said the Insurgent new l"! ° when two warship!- believed to b6 U" Almirnnte Cervermwere by Government bombs. The battle occurred after‘ fol!" Insurgent ships shelled Va enca and Bagunt/o inflicting property damage but no loss oi’ 1 fe. Insurgent Cruisers In Duel With Loyalist Planes m hm“ Why n ' l 0t bu _ 7 “or 1- 0...... i.-i‘5¢‘£§’l'{§.;‘{i§7., Blxt naval shells were hiiiléd into Sbgunto while thNe mmflem British talks: Germany believed Hitler was free to pres Czechoslo- vakia for concessions. MOSCOW - War commissar an- nounced Soviets would use poison gas if war breaks out. VIENNA — Austria tense fearing new Nazl demonstrations. PRAHA -- Czechoslovakian par. llament unset by German member's WHml-nu the republic would “repent persecution" of its German minor- itY. WARSAW — P land’ Flo i minister to visit. Milissollxm-‘I. m gn HENDAYE — Teruel captured by Spanish Ixisurgerits in important advance. BARCELONA — Spanish gov. eminent charged Italy dud Ge1‘m_ luv furnished arms for Insurgents’ FarmerDelegates Urge Re vision 0f Curriculum 49th Annual Mc-e-t-ing Of Central - Institute Held Yesterday- Bacterial Wilt Discussed By Mr. S. G. Peppin. nient must, and he believed the present. government ivould, give greater assistance to agriculture. Bacterial Wilt d. Tiie meeting heard s. short. ad- dress by Mr. S. G. Peppin. chief potato inspector for this Province, relative to Bacterial Wilt. described as one of the itiosi. destructive of potato diseases. The chic! inspvc- tor strongly urged that pouiio nroivcrs here refrain from import.- itiz potatoes, especially from arc-as where llicrc \\'1lS any $llS1)li‘lOll that the ciiscasc was present. The tccd potatoiiiclur-lry was of enough value to make every cllort to pro- tect it. No Dominion regulations cxisted that would prevent inicr- provincial trade so it would he difficult to kcep groivcrs from imi- porting tubers if they so desired, but lic stressed strongly the (lan- gcr of introducing the disease with imported tubers. Bacterial Wilt had been discovered in Que- bec in 1931 and in Maine in 1931i. Careful check had hccn nutdchnite but no tracc of it was found. Mr. Pcppiii read a. telegram received yesterday from a plant pathologist in the State oi Georgia asking about Cobbler seed and what as- surance could be given that tubers ivould be free from Bacterial ivllt. The disease was alrcady assumin Rural importance in tiic niovenicn. of secd potatoes. It might prove as serious as Black Wart, although it was hoped not. If one tuber infected with the latter disease were found in this Province. immediately all other parts of the tivo North Amcrimii continents ivould impose fill rm- biiruo oh pointers from licrc, Mr. Peppln said. Black Wart ivns not found in Canada although it was in St. Pierre and in almost every potato-vroivlng country in Europe. Mr. Earl Ings of Mt. Herbert said he had a sniiill quaillity of Chippewas iulportcd from Aildlllb last fall and asked if it would lic safe to plant them. Mr. Pcpplu advised Mr. lngs to give thi- pota- toes io the Charlottetown Experi- mental Station where they ivould be grown under quarantine and s. very careful chbck made to (inter- mine tf BacterlaiWilt was present. Resolutions favoring building of modern docking facilities in Char- lottetown; urging further investi- gation into the pomibility of estab- lishing a canning industry here wit] a ' o_ihe__mcans of (Continued on page 3. Col. 1) bombing ‘anq dropped 50 bombs on the ci y. The French freighter Prado, b , t. k d hel's fell 2.3.2’. lskéohitb-éfofoit. t... ‘ctsuiois. ' Three squadrons of Government planes took to the sir to meet the attack. and one plane swooped low to drop a. bonrb on One of the In- surgent attackers. Thick columns of smoke immediately rose from the warship which the commander o; me prsdo said was the Almir- an: rgrziiblindestrayer went to the assistance of the Prado which a month ago figured in another Mediterranean incident whenstcp- by g spanish warship off Paloma- antd was rescued by a h do. my"- Frérlice Government r rlccl the Ba ea res and Insllfgfilit cruisers camrias aiso took part in the en- gggement off spun apt welt- uvi" ‘Qw . _...31"~-..____ _ N3URGENT TROOPS RE CAPTURE IMPROVEMENT s u HURSEMEN ARE iNFilRlliD Mr. Cecil Stewart, Hampshire, Elected President At Third Annual Meeting- 0f Assn. Mr. Cccii Stewart. Hampshire, was lllllKlG prnsirlrnt of the Prince Fxiward Island llorsi Breeders As- sociation at tho third iuiiiiial meet- iiirz n1‘ lllf‘ hi" ni/aiioii last liiilit. Oilinr officer ciccicd lilCllldPfl Mr. W. H. Townsiictid. Rollo Bay. 1st. vicn president. Mr. Robert Chap- ncll. York, 2nd vice president and Mr.- W. R. Shaw, re-ciected secre- t-ary; Directors iticlilde: Prince Coiuityi M y r o n ltfcArtiiiu", Iiensinizlon. Kelui Bosivrli. Victoria: Queen's ("ouulvz (lccil Stewart. Hampshire. Demand Incrc. ' i In Relief Grants (By The Canadian Press) TORONTO. Feb. 22-—Protesting against refusal of the Dominion Government to increase relief szrants-ln-aid to the provinces. an emergency meeting of the Ontario Mayors’ Association today passed a resolution "insisting" the Dom- inion revise the system of grants to cover 40 per‘ cent of Ontario's relief costs. Falling that, expendi- tures will be iuiiilsted to conform. to municipal revenues. it warned. lifayor R. K. Serviss of Gait. pre- sident of the Association, said the resolution would be forwarded to Ottawa and on _efl‘ori: would be made to meet Prime Minister ‘Muc- kenzie King and his cabinet about: March 15. Meantime. the Associ- ation will seek to discuss relief with Premier Hepburn this week. The meeting in Toronto City Hall followed the announcement of Hon. Norman Rogers, Douiiiiitm labor minLster, in a letter dated Feb. 15 that gra-nts-iii-aid would 110i. be innressixi, Mayors had Joint-d with Onmriq Government. representatives in pre- senting their case atOtlawa. Fnbfi. Wilarri Iifllll’. lzioutlipovt: King's County: Alex Hamilton, New Perth, and W. H. Tbwnshcnd. Rollo Bay. Mr. Iieith Boswell, Victoria, re-l iii-int: president was chairman last niizht | "So fur as we can guage the pro- iZFCFS iii the province in. the past‘ icai" was perhaps tho best experi- ciircd by tiic horse iiirlustiy tor a loiir: time," Mi". W. R. Shaw. deputy Iilmistei" of Agriculture 11nd secre- tm-v of the Horse Breeders Associ- ation, said in a rcvlciv of the ycar’s ivork from tiic standpoint. of the Department. of Agriculture. Never- IIINCSS conditions were far from satislactoxiv. he’ continued. "We are not back by any means to the en- viable position we occupied in llie industry a fciv years nun when W0 led the Maritimes in horse breed- inc." the Deputy Minister stressed. There was a very earnest desire on the irart of the average man brccrlililz marcs to contact the best i<tallions iii tiic iiroviiicc and lhtit siioivctl llir: vscrk of tiic Associit lnzi and tiic lnsp lion policy of tlic Dcpartmoiil". “I13 bearing fruit. Dc- snite the advance in dreading. hoiv- i‘V(‘l', it ‘ould still be some. time be- fnrr- Prince Edward Island was se f rziinpcr n: so far as horse proziivq- tion ivus (".;l‘lCPi'llC(i. ‘liiere were still carloads of horses bciiifl im- lloinvtl Il‘('.lil the avast. lniiiroicniciii. iu the liorsc iiidizs- trv was cvizicnt iii the improved shmvili: at exhibitions. tiic speaker said. 'l.‘iicrc was a good demand for ratirlio ho cs of llllZh quality. and lic iirctlicicd bust years are ahead for lhc liorsc breeding industry. The [inspection Act tile c Two years ago, chiefly on e H rccouilnctidaticii . Breeders Assoclation, the Horse 1n- bDCCilUll Ac; was passed by the Provincial Lczlsilnturc. some objec- tion ivas raised by the owners o. IIOPSOS izruiicd out. that not enough time was izlvcn to enable them to adjust thonvcives to the vnew eon- di ions. As a result application of the nolicv was delayed a. year ‘and the liorscs rzrudcd out. were IZWPII another ‘ispcction to be sure there was no mistake. The rc-izradmz re- sults were now in tiic hands cf the cicnurtment. There iverc 60 stallions in the province rozintcrczi and sligiithy more tiinii 40 rzrncic sttflions clip:- lo stand for service. With a few imported bafcvc flit‘ breeding sons-nu it ivas expected to have from ‘ll0_ to 115 horses clurlniz thecoming (Coniinucd on page 3. C01 5) Crii" ' ‘tl Lad Rescued From Fire (7. P. by (luardiaifs Special Wire) MONCTON. N. 13.. Fkeb. 22-1-1011)- lsss in a. Dllinl/Cl‘ cast. owing to a broke-n hip. the young son of Mr. and Mrs...l~‘runk Comcuu screamed for help today as flames licked to- ward his bed. He we; heard by a neighbor, Oscar Govanil. who car- ried him to safety first before the bcd caught fire. The house at Loser Comer. 119M‘ iicrc. was destroyed. Coineau was at work and his wife was in the yard when tiic youngest of their six children found a match and started the fire. Mrs. Comeiiu had only time to save the baby. The other children escaped 91°!“ Govang rescued the crivffltd 50V- ___.____._. Railwayman Is Fatal‘. ' "jzired MONOION, n.3, Feb. zit-cor) l scnilili? PAY TRIBUTE Til "iiilNililEll our Birthday Of Lord And Lady Baden-Powell Celebrated. T h e ir Careers Reviewed By Preside” ur- ray. The Secular: Ciiib of Cliurlottc- fcwii celebrated the 81st hlrtlitiay of the (Jhicf Scout. Lorri Baden- Powel touclliri- with but nt lhc Chief (“vuidc Lnriv Efl(fL‘ll-P0\\'(‘]l. by holding a. dinner at the Olil Spain Restaurant inst. cvciiluu- ‘Ilierc were about sixty Scoulcrs mid Guidcrs p ill. over ii huh l-iic past provincial urcsirlcni, .\ir. J. Ft. Burnett. urosicicii. Grace ivas given by the Rci! .\- E. Mackenzie. Apologies for absence ivcrc _re- cclvcd from l-iis Honour ilic 1.10:1- tciiant Governor, Rev. Dr. Lcgatc, Rev. Messrs, Danton, lcaiymctid and Webster. Rev. Fathers Flemming and McMahon and Canon Malone. Folloviring was the toast list: The Chief Scout: proposed by Gordon Hyde. responded to by Pro- vincial President L; D. Murray. The Chief Guide: proposed by Miss Donahoc, responded by Mus. Rcav. The Provincial Boy Scouts Asso- ciation: proposed by Mrs. Cudniorc, responded to by Provincial Commis- sioner J. J. Morris. The Provincial Girl (luldcs As- sociation: proposed bv A. B. Cosh, Jlfl. responded to bv l\'fi'.~s. Lawson. An ihtcicstiniz prugraimnz: of niti- sic and vlsltutioiis was contributed to bv Miss Fry. Miss Sinclair, A “s Sample. Miss Arseiiaut. Mr. S. C. Miaorc. Mr. A. l3. Cosh, Jit. {illtl Mr. J. J. Morris. the accompanists hc- iii: lViiss Muv Callaghan and Mrs. Nicholson. Aitcr the toast list lavas COlliJllldPtl f1.'i enjoyable sine-song was livid imrier tiic direction of .\lir>'= Cal- lauhzin. The proizrutiinic, which was ar- runzcd by a committee COllnfSfillg of Scoutcrs (inrdon I-lydn and A. ll. Cosh. Jr.. and Miss Viuuicotnbe zuui Miss Hsyivooci, concluded Willi iui exijoyable dance. President's Address In rcblviiur to tiic lfldill. of the Ql/‘Cillllgifllhbyflf tllOyCfllCf Scout, (Continued on gage 7, Col. 5) Elsing Bill Is Passed By House (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Feb. 22-Tl-ie House of Commons went into high gear toni ht to pass the Esllxig Bill ex- emp ing small business establish- ments from payina fees to the Canadian Performing Rights So- ciety. It passed through second reading. committee ‘ltage and third reading in an hour, accom- penied by desk-pounding and an- plause from all sides of the cham- -Frank Ermim, 55-year-old section man, was/fatally injured here this flfmrllw when struck by a switch- in en e. gle was "picking ice from the track in front of the station and apparently failed to see the engine l backing towards him. His wife and nine children sur- vive. Au inquest will be held to- moi-row. W. U. Appleton Resume Duties MONCION, N. 3.. Feb. zz-w. U. Appleton. regional vice-presi- dent and general manager, Canad- ian National Railways here, who has bee seriously ill or the past few weerlrs has now-recovered and r. Sponorc/i hv W. K. Fsling (Cons. Kootenay West). the bill msscd unanimously and will go now to tho Senate. It was introduced in 1936 and again in i937 but got no- where. Arouses Ire Of Czech Parliament PRAHA. Cuchodovakis. Feb. 22 -—(AP)—Alarm slid liidi nation spread through the Czeciics nvakia Parliament today whenaSudetcti German deputy challenged the republic to "so on pcrsecutim; fir." but be prepared to accept the cou- sequences. The deputy was Gustav Mo)". a representative of the German minority iiicaflxi within CZNSHOS- lovakiafs h".r.'; .~ ivlien the republic is pbie to resume duty. He was at mu his desk . wu created liter the war. Read byEverybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938 T581751- lnilllsis ARE FURBEI] Til EVAUUATE Driven From Strategic City By Encircling Insurgent Attacks. (A. I’. by Guardian's Special Wircl IIENDAYE, France, Feb. 22—The strait-git: city of Tcruci, in ruins flfikl‘ livn tuniiiiis of bombardment, fi-il iimicr Spanish Insurgent con- iroi tn iiiicii Government for- m's i. im ifs (Icfcnct- HIV] niacin a imwiy rcirrat. 'i'hr- lnsllrzcltis rr-iicrupied m» cit». loll iiiiim i-nsi of Rladrirl, tivn maiiiliw after lhr- (invcrnment Innk it in our of’ its limit succossfui opvriuliniis of lilo Will‘. l-Itilirrlv siii":"ri|iii|irrl iiv llhllfflfllf fl'i‘il|l.". flic finvvriiniriii gurriuui feirnictl into an ziitncking rililllllll ziiitl fought ifs‘ ivny mil of the 1m- aflcr a. night. of iiiitr-r strcot figlii- trig. Ilr-i-ttpfurr» of Trriicl Itpflilflfi up again fu Franco, iviro pcrsonliiy directed tiic oncralions. a pnssih- liiiy ni‘ attempting to drlvc a ivrdgi- along‘ the hizzliivny to Smzunln and cut (fntaionia province off fi"nm the rest of Gilvcrnmcnt-hcld Spain. Plans Held Secret Whether lic would take advan- iauc of this ogznnrtutlity or ivould avail iuitil he could morn llLS‘ ivhnie line forivnrci rathci" than ‘Iilll the risk of cxpo. ill! an advancing coi- iinui to aita .1 from two sides, rc- lnnined a. sccrct. Franco spent tho day colioliclat- ing his position in Teriicl and scekhiz to hrcnk down tiic nearest Government. DOhIUOIIS to thesouth and east. _ ' (A new Iusilrqcut air raid on li'l\"ll"i‘{l. -\\i‘l'i" iniuvrid. 'l‘.i i rv-‘lll of Barrlfor llillll§l"'i l Blame. “Hands Off Pciic)" (‘El ivas.‘ il.\lt<;l< lap-A‘ -\. l-"eil. t: ---~lCP- klldlllnll (h»\"c1"i.ihetit _" l: lllt‘(t ll.l: "HilllilS ~po ‘rcu by lic: for the '6V£liJll231i0ll of 'l‘crucl by the Clov- crnmcnt. A special cauuict session W115 cailcd ltitci" r al acitnasslon that. ' had rctakcit the _ i front city. liruigpnl the illit'l‘llltfl0ll.ll as- pects of ilic civil ivar again uilo the foreground-as they have been thrust. lorivarci iii London and other Eilropcan capitals during the last lcw days-o note handed to tiic press after the cabinet sitting declared: “The drive of the Republican Eroops could not overcome the ac- cumulalnii of (icrlnan and Italian war material cmpicfvcd by the Ili- Slllilfllir, nrr-fitirg by the advant- tlicm through the HHICFVEEIKIOII. willcli be among its vic"ui"- lcs tiic evacuation of Tcrucl. Earlier ihc Government reacted to lhc colapso of its dcicncc. of '1‘l‘l'li(‘l liv munmoiiing to the colors, as of iifiircii 1.2111 officcts iion- ctitnmi sinned offtccrs and privatcs of the clues of 192‘) and all re- cruits of tiic class of i940 who are l9 vciirs of alga. m" ovcr. 'llic fioi-"crhuiciit zlcciarcd citiru- pcrlcvt atioii was carried our. in orrlrr iviihnut loss of men or nint- crial. n \V:i1'iiili§),"s From Tc""oi"ists SHANGHAI, Fr‘). LEE-JAPI ~- 'l‘cr- rorbiis today changed llicit" grim imriihigg from lllilililll licnds to hands. - Samuel Chang. mic-lime publi- city diicctor at NllFJl-Iillg and now Chine o. editor in tiic Auicricaii- l-laiv Mcl Wail Pan. icccivcd a package of amputated hands. with o. wurimig Io cram tint-i-Jnpatiesc polices. In some irisitaliccs the ter- rorisls sent hcad: u» rsons they accused of being aiiti- apancsty 8 PAGES MERE MAN Th id is . d . M‘ ‘can; men-save not by "If"! MAXIMS 017A Annnnl Subscription Denna-Id Ill) B: lIlll-P-EM $4.00. Cunadn Ind um. 3.00 COMMONS END 012555 CHAMBERLAIN POLIC Y Vote ls_Carried' 330 - Heated 168 After Debate Lloyd George Leads Vitriolic At- tack On Prime Minister From Opposition Benches. LUN DON, but). uz-(vv) - '1" i. .- liouse of (kimmons voted coiiiidcitcu in Prime llinistt-t" ('ii:inil".ei"i:iiii's policy of friendship with Italy tonight allot" ii tiny-day dehtilc a5‘ hitter and as tense as any 0i recent yours. The voic- was 33ft lo lfifi. One (Ionscrviii ivc, \"y"\'_i":in tinvcriilncnl. Arifflflfl)’ iiltlcn. slim (‘hurrhill and ziiniost u abstained from voting. The vote hiunis. \fii(‘(l ziutiinst the liifi.‘ Fuvriuli .‘~'~'~i-rcl:ii_v, Wiii- . score of ilthci‘ i'tiii<vi\‘:lllvie:-i conic on the lop of a sharp clash heii-reeil "llVld Illflid ilcorui‘ and tiic Prinic Hinis-lcr, the farmer, rlruiving nu the debuting skill of his lfiylwirs" of jlilflhllllvll- i.'ir_i l‘\])('l'ii‘ill'l! l0 put Mi‘. (ltuniiicriiilii mi i-‘ic defensive with ("hztrucs uf participating" iii iifl inlriuut! iiilii the ital- iau .'\i'il|)iliiSEl(llll' l0 force Foreign Hccrctarv lllrlcn out of the cabinet. IIFINIIIS .‘ii.l.l."ri.irlo.\'s "f don't. arc that I've clout: ally- Ulilll; ilififilncuful," the Prune Mui- l.\i('i' rctui‘ .r_ wlicii llic Welsh ‘i um, ivhipgl llil orziioriccll .1 —()-illllf"i.|ll.‘- [hg tr - ill)’ bench. allege-ti Mi". Chamlwr- lam, l0 make sure he not All". FAlCll olit. of ilie cabinet, iviiltlicld kilow- lczizc of a favorable COlllllllilllftillOll from Italv on the Spanish volun- leer question. "This Prime liliullci" knciv this documctit was in‘ cxislchce arid lic ncvci" took tiic trouble lo secure it, i\ll(i Count Graiidi (the Italian Ambassador) ll(‘VCi‘ took ihc trou- ble to (i('li\'D_l‘ lt—because lic want- ed i0 ‘ilzot. rid of the For.;.,.h 55¢- rel-u‘ Mr. Lloyd George ascierted, Tho Prune Jiflnlstqr, who in an carlici" rcpli‘ to his critics. had call- cd iuiou illf‘ Lcuglls of Nation;- to llirrvv off . "si in d p tcn- rcply. cut was a ' . ljugxti . an imphrtaiit docu- hiaccrl m the hands of ’ . that lie was rcslqiiiiig," . Gcorge continued. MADE NO DIFFERENCE With ihc opposition benches call- in: upon the Govcritmctit to rc- siaii, .\lr. Eden rosc from his pri- vate member's _ place, contradicted tiic Prinxe Iiliiiistcfs version olthe aflctir, but said it. ivould not have tnade any diffcrciice anyavay-Jie had already made up his mind to leave the cabinet- Mr. Eden told hc Iiouse that up to tiic time of his resignation lic had "received no official intimation ivhzitevcr from the Italian Govern- ii_icnt iii tiic sciisc of which tiic Prime Itluiisici" has spokcti.“ all". Chamberlain's vvrsiou was that “unofficially Count. Grandi communicated to me the contents of the rclczram cariy Sunday IllOPlllli! and l’ communicated them to tiic CZlblliPf." The cabinet. was iiiidcr fire ir Greenwood. pcrhaps the sucilitul ciobaicr on Labor's - bcholi. CllIlFiJf"l that ivi'li Mr. Flcicu gouc “tho fat" of the ii-vrlri rc is. in tiic “cmblinr; ha-‘cis of lhc Przmo Af-nisicr“; Mi; Lfovd (i(‘(7l't'.t‘ fiurcti ill" l‘ ' til.’ fit fay :1 '\laiti1:<l rloii" ziurl vallwi llcmc ‘ ‘aihiul Hoar-A . ' Wiii:;tr-ii Cliurc‘ "arc aiiri l.u*r.c.y ablr- riiiiinin ticir- h_v S Hinton, chriliccZl/ri‘ tit ihc while lic was at t-Eic Fem:- ANSWIZRS (‘RITICISAI ihc Pflil“ Rfiiiistflr. fat-r": a cuil-iliuoils burr-lac of jflfll‘ a CC-llllllPl-L and uitcriipilons torm across the floor, carxicd the haht l» the opnosllon. chilrzzliig it ivilii "blind adhcicucc" to phrases lWil" ltI- pa?‘ page 7, Col. ii) (Cotitiiiucd on Japanese Advances On SHANGHAI, Feb. 33- (Wednes- dayl-Japancse columns driving soiilhwaril toward the cast-west Lunglial ltailway were reported io- dry to have made important gains at hoth tiic eastern and wcstcru ends of the wide battle front. In lionan Province. 0n the wcs- lcrii ciid of tiic front, one column rirovc southward from Sitisiang and occupied ivuciilli and Hw-nik- iilR‘, 50 mtlrs northeast. 0f Iyoymig and a low IIIIlPS north of the Ye‘.- inw Rivcr. 'l‘iicre are l2 United Cluircii of (‘aiindn missionaries rc- poricci at Hwaikitig. It was hclicvcd . the Japaiicso niaiiiicd to cross iiic l“i\i‘i‘ at. Mcnrrhslcii lord. which the Cluiicyrv have usni for more than 2.050 vvars. and sirlkc the LililRhtll l'ic ,at Loinilia iiilici" troops airoauv l had rcaclird the river to the east. Claim Important; Lunghai Front of them, OPDOSIIG Kaiiciig, bill. were being held up by Chinese on the south bank. Japanese warplanes rccoiiiioltrcd Loininz and bombed (‘hiiicsc troops at Kunghsirn, ncarby. Several Britons twcaped liiiury: in tiic i-mi lilllllilfl ioiviis of ‘Psiaoisn anti Lilia. north of the Yellow River, dunno o. Japaiicsc bmiibaidmcnt. which prcccdcd capture of tiic towns. Mcaiiivhiicn Japaucso Ilfliill flo- iilln pushed up ill!‘ llllilfllf‘ YiillffiSf‘ R.ii'cl". carrvilir. ihc spcarlicali (if tho Jzipaiicsc advance (ill that. trout tn lviiliiii Iii) llllll‘.\' "l Nin- kitig, capital of Aiiliivcl ihoviiirv. This zidvaiirc. iiiidv i'i ill!‘ lav!‘ of iicaiv macliiiir-aiili tire from the river hanks. variiwi tho Japa- ilPFfl some ti’: mile: un {lic rivcr IiPVOIlII Wuliu rapt-it'd l‘l\‘ ‘licm early in December. hour. the ‘.0122 clay of debate.‘ niuauuit. n I s A B [Ell u HEAlIli sus Ilisircsscd Ships Wal- lo w I~lcli_)lessl_i' In CaIe-IVIiipped Mid- Atlantic. u‘. l’. by Gunilla-w Pl-UJIMX. l‘ n as Special it'll-c)’ ‘IE-- Tiimkjtiiciis! cd a’ four <l hf . .li or near miti- cs ivhipnod the turhill- into rim- of i’: trad- itional F"‘hi'llflf'v sttvms ' The IBM-ion Br Itch. lrwirir! to!‘ l" Norfolk. Va. from ‘l"l Wu." beset by olivine iroiihV- mllcs Past of BOTYIIII"?! ihri Vniuitl a on fifrii-itirne Limited, rcnnrtwl 17f?" 7*.’- Narvxcdfaii frolwliftir a S."."'>7-ttiii vessel bot xi open-q norts from Norfwk. rd in anm-v w- rcar ill‘ after losiri." War iii"oriu‘lo.. Ijilfdl tit: Sea Foam had put n from Hrirta in her assistance. t. . ccmpatiy rcnortcd. hfrssages Picked Fp hfowuzos ir-illnz of the troubles warn picked izn l-“ouridaiwi Franklin. a rwivnizn Irv now stanciiiw ti": Amcricuii firsdciitcr A"f\‘.".’l " rlistrnu: nonviv l.fY"l r"i‘c~' r Ilw“f"i\' Th3 foifihfhip in _ ir-uiiio i} (Continued on mrc ‘I (‘oi 8i __._ __ rs // (his LWE i3 dusi’ ONE ocfooiz AMER ANOIHER ! tltv Tim (‘aiiariian 'I‘Oil().‘.'[‘l>. Wh- 31 ah-"l R/‘lllllii Wiiinilivi? Tviron t o Ottawa ltfoiiiiuuai (Quotin- 51'1".‘ Jnillft Htiiftiv Cliarln- [clown Forecasts: Maw? mo l~'.i.~t: bl/iiicrafo able wit: s: lair w lllwi "lid l: - roniiiiz milder. fiil‘oi'-""i iii’ 5""? I. u: a‘ 5.14 ‘its iiiitu". 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