‘ i 1 l l v - ~ll=1lli Wednesday. MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN uric-was Wm. the sum. , 11., hope of life returns daily n. Guardian. Three Cent-a "only" Dll” Ifilfifl L801. RUSSIA i ' The Pe's Pape i Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA." WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER s, 1947 14 PAGES Th0 only thing outfall I Chat nothing h certain. - MAXI MS OIL MERE MAN ii.- Mall Woulficll CANADA FROM TREATY TAL Canadian Prime Minister Sees Ominous Portents In Youths Released In Toronto Murder Probe _ IORDNTO. Dec. 2—(CP)—~11‘ivc vgqths held for questioning in the Remembrance Day slaying of taxi- driver Ralph Margeson have been absolved because they were in the north at the time of Margescrrs death, police said today. Coming Events "Moviea-Ctugeon Thursday. hi "Movies-Eldon Friday: Dakota, John Wayne. "Movles-Morell Saturday: Da- kota, John Wayne. "Concert, New Haven School, December 2321i. "Reserve December 19th for lilnkord School Concert. "Ebenezer school concert post- poned until Friday, Dec. 19. "Plan to attend South Milton Bchcol Concert, Friday, December 19th. . a "C. C. l1‘. broadcast by M. J. Caldwell. CFCY, Dec. 3rd at 11.40 am. "Modern and old-time dancing Stazllze tonight. Eastern Rhythm 305's "Movies New Glaxmv tonight. _ “East side of Heaven." Bing Crosby. _ Pliunter River Starch l Factory will lake potatoes daily until, Bab- urd-ay, December Gilh, "Just arrived. Car Riilmi- Special price. 111111. Hunter River. "(mulling grain as usual. Mon. 0H5 1nd ihursdays. Charlie Mr, llmzs, Nine Mllc Creek. of Dairy W. I. Bow- “Pfllivuls. lilodr-rlv and Old Time, (Jpultlrl- Club. ’i‘raveller's Rest. lllilll-Jllj. filer-writ. liioiult Albion mu, ‘ December 19th. Admission. Jar. Children 20c. ‘ “cal of Wheat has arrived. Un- finding Wedniidfly 11-1111 Thursday. 1- 12.1. Livestock Feed Agency. ‘711111011111118 Thursday, car oil- calke; cur bran; shorts; flour; 1111111111113». Wlltshlre Dairying Co. Udhrunniaxc Sale. Holy Narne lull, 011411111135’. Decanter 6th, 2.30 P- M. st. Charles Auxiliary, “Conservative Committee meet. 1113- North River Poll at Charles 1mm. December m1, at a PM, "liot Chicken _Supper, Morell M _ _ December 3rd. 1111581011, children 25c. Adults 50c. "Wfarv now Open for Fox Pelt- Eitfllld lclcunillg 0n Grafton Street 1 - o . ‘Omwm. x Felting Co. Char hWJcasIs-ntlvs cosnnuttee lest- wl- 5L Catherines Poll at Mal- é-g‘ MwNelllil. December 0th, at "Old Time Dance and Jamboree gagmflhaw Hail. Thursday, Dec- m I 41h. 1947. Good music. Ad- sion 25 cents. m‘ ‘National Film Board films and scglmunity mfllfllll. Earnacliffe pm°°1 Thursday. Dec. 4m at us M \ "Conservative Committee meet- Hgv Rvckvfolnt Ppll at Edmund Pufmhans. December 6th, at s “cm i" K0117’: Cross Hall mnfldlv. December 8rd. Auction mil-Hm from are uu cs0. m "@111: from sac uu 12. Good 11*- Good lunch. Good prlael. "Progressive Conservative Bally gamma BN0. 11mm. Mount no "l. Wednesday, De . 8rd at spcsxciiurzarlltuiiws m‘ W'- ~Y- A. Ciliieef I __ .__. . foil-iii- mt-ruraaav E5}? . Iradaihaua moi h; mam: lerdeo Ismail, mm. tide ‘lilies I "f. Iii-ii mmggc until 1:00 iii? are: xea- lamina ma] g _ n D-IL lfi Europe B! B. J. ANDERSON ' HOBOKEN. N. J.. Dec. 2 -- The cloud of uncertainty hovering over Europoghas “become charged with ominous portcnts" and. unless caution and wisdom are exercised "may sooner or later menace anew the wall-being of mankind." Prime Minister Mackenzie King said here today. In a statement issued on his arrival from Europe aboard the liner Nieuw Amsterdam, the Prime jfinlsfer said: “I am. I trust, not an alarmist. but 1 have seen hidden forces menace the security of nations in the recent past. and have been more or less behind the scenes ever since. In too many direc- tlons, the parallels between con- ditions as they were some years ago, and as we know them today. are becoming all too apparent. “...'I‘he present meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in London is of greater importance to the vlorld than the combined conferences and meetings which have been held since the termin- ation of hostilities. If...mora ln the way of frustration be exper- ienced, 1 believe it is difficult to say in which pass matters might come at any moment." Of conditions in Europe. the Prime Minister, en route home to pick up the reins of government after a month's absence from his desk. was frankly pesslmi tic. In his lengthy statement, hi views, supported by u subsequent inter- view with Canadian newspaper men were that Western Europe "is {coking to Ambrlca with a hope only second to that which she manifested during the years of war." From the Nieum Amsterdam's bridge, on Newfoundland the Lib- arbl lllddfjlb 11in weekend aura United States Coast Guard plane, drop blood plasma by parachute fo the deck of the liner to save the life of a passenger suffering from haemorrhages.‘ It was an "unforgettable sight." "simply mar- (Continued on page 13. col. a) Cuebee ‘Looking For i .500 Woods Workers HALIFAX. Dec. J-(CP) -—Na- tional Employment Service offi- cials faced with the task of find- ing Jobs for 3,300 unemployed have asked the Federal Govern- ment to provide transportation allowances for jobless in the» Halifax-Dartmouth area. Meanwhile, an order from Que- rr-c asking for 1,500 Maritimers flcslrable for work in the lumber woods there may drain off some of tne sieadlly increasing idle ranks which have been swelled during the last week although a labor shortage has been reported in Nova Scctla. woods.‘ PossiblltyAhat a number of displaced European girls might be brought into the Maritlmes as domestic help. was forecast hy George A. Lough, manager of the U-lifax Unemployment Commis- slcn. Most of the girls are Polish and Lithuanian and would becam- pioyed in hospitals and house- holds, Mr. Lough stated. Expect Danish Princess To Wed King Michael (By Laaae Lcmkovr) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3—(AP)— A beautiful blohde Danish princess who worked briefly as a sales girl in a fashionable Fifth Avenue de- partment store in New York City will wed dashing King Michael of Romania. an informant close i0 the Danish royal family maid io- day. The engagement of 8-year-old Princess Anne of Bourbon-Perms and Denmark to King Michael, 20. will be announced, the informant bald, after King Christian of Den- mark gives his consent. possibly this month. There was no official or royal confirmation. King Michael and Princess Anne row are in Lauaanne. Switzerland. (whirl they flew Sunday in a piano piloted by Michael am: at- ishdibg the wedding of Princess Elisabeth and Prince Philip in Michael said he planned to stay zn lwitaliand for several days be- fore returning’ to his acme-lead- uow under control at a commun- isi-led government. court circ w... Meat ~. Fer Fox Feed One ton of whale meet, the first lhipment of its kind aver to h: made to the Province, la , to arrive next week from New- foundland. The order, placed through the office o! the trade agent to New- foundland, was made for the pur- pose o1 carrying out an experi- ment. in the feeding sf foxes in the Province. ' A spokesman for the Provincial Government said yesterday that since the whale meat was natur- ally of a high protein content and could be delivered in the Provin- ce at an economical price, the poa- slbllity of a trade in this come-nod- ity betwen the Prpvlnco and New- foundland solely depended on what results the foxmen had with the new diet. Convicted 0f Manslaughter - SAINT JOHN. N. 5.. Dec. 5- Harold A. Bigga was convicted of manslaughter tonight after a cir- cuit court jury deliberated two hours and 33 minutes. Mr. Justice A. T. LaBlauc remanded him for sentence. The case arose from the death of Mra. Jaunita Collins, struck by a hit-run driver Oct. i. A verbal confession was admit- ted in evidence after exclusion of oiher statements allegedly made to police by Biggs. He was quoted [a having said: “I felt a bump and knew that I had struck something. I know 1 should have stopped but I went cowardly and lost my nerve and kept right on going." Valley Apple Cruisers Look To Home Market KENTVILLE. N. 8-. Dec. i- zCH-Annapoli! Valley orchard- iris, were asked today to give thought to developing the Cana- dian market in place of the lost British market by president W. C. Fcrteous in his address to the an- mfui meeting of the Nova scoffs Fruit Growers Association. "The valley orchard business." he said. "is passing through a transitional stage in marketing its rrult, from one of predominantly export market (which has become precarious) to one ofbullding up a permanent home market in Can- ads." Ra noted two definite treads in the industry today. One was a change-over from varieties prev- iously shipped to Britain "to mo-e all-purpose varieties." The other was the use of cold storage and packing in boxes in- stead of barrels. rnnwn storm LISBON. Dee. 2 — (AP) — Dis- patches from Porto Rico laid to- day that. 1'74 fishermen and sall- ora were believed drowned in the worst storm experienced in mod- ern times off that coast. Scores of fishing boats were caught last, night in the storm, which wsal continuing today. Bodies were be- eloea to Princess Anne's fem lng washed ashore. said she would return in Copen- hagen within s. weak. In Lausanne. Michael's secre- tory. advised of the Copenhagen report, said "we have to wait for an aimouucamesit from the Gov- ernment." The King and Princess are slaving at the Hotel Beau Fcivage in Ouchy fashionable hu- sanne suburb. iduean Helen. the King's mother and his aunt. the Duchess of Aosta, are with than‘. When the Princess returns to (‘Wcnhllen her father and mo- ther. Prince Renal-us (Rene) of Bourbon-Penna and Princess Margret-he of Bourbon-Parana and l’) i. are expected to ask King Frederik 1X to grant permission for the engagement. The infer- mant said it was assumed this would be granted. Michael's name pleviouly had been linked in romantic e- lion with Pllh$ IHIICNC MIC of Ititaih. 701ml!" IMI OI Prin- raaa lllflbllh. OM she wilh PIN- clll Tltlrlfllbfl I Q @- luas-Iraaauaa wilds claims the ma-detfl his I ;..f."°.‘l.fl Ask For Survey 0f Chigneeto Canal (By The Canadian Press) AMHERsT, N. 5., Dec. 2-Thc Federal Government wiilbe asked through Transport Minister Chev- rier to conduct a survey on the feasibility of the Chignecto Canal, the Amherst Board of Trade learned today. The Board was advised that Canadian Chamber of Commerce representatives had already con- ferred with the Minister on the project which the Maritime Board of Trade endorsed last September as a means of shortening the ship- ping routa between ports in the St. Lawrence River and Northum- berlami Strait and the Bay of Fundy. With a canal across the 15-mlle- wide Chignecto Isthmus shipping could avoid the long sail around Nova Scotla. Advertising’ Manager 0f Toronto Daily Star Drops Dead At liesk TORONTO, Dec. 2—(CP)--Wii- llam Wallace, b4, advertising man- ager of the Tbs-onto Daily Star and the Star Weekly and s. dir- ector of the Toronto Star Lim- ited. died» today at his desk. vlfliflmlflent- 4,11 sine.- chant-a, of newspap work. the former reporter never lost his .11- ivrest in news development. die was one of a. family who were all connected in some way with nub- llshlng. - Born at Orangcvllle, 0nt., served as a reporter with Toronto Star for five years before the first World War. He enlisied with the 75th Battalion, rose to lieutenant and then to captain. After recovering from a wound suffered in action along the Al- lert Canal, he won the Military Cross at Vimy Ridge by leading a little band of Canadians across a shct-sfvept 400 yards of no man's land to take an important objec- tlve. After the First World War, Mi. Wallace became private secretary to Hon. N. W. Rowell_ then sec- retary of the Canadian Privy Council. He went on tour as Can- adiau secretary of the Empire Press Union, which visited Canada about that time. Later he became executive sec- retary and manager of the Can- adian Daily Newspapers Associa- tion. He became Association pre- sident in 1939. He rejoined the Star in 1921 as an advertising salesman and became advertising manager in i936. he f‘; Says‘ Churchill Will _ Win Next Election -__- MIAMI. l1'la., Dec. 2- (AP)- Lord Beaverbmok, Canadian-born British publisher, says "Winston Churchill will be voted into power in the 1950 elections and then you will see conditions improve." Lord Beavorbrook. 68, here en- route from ew Brunswick to Jamaica in spend the winter, told a Miami Herald reporter that Churchill's health was "never bet- w,» The native of Maple, Ont. a Conservative who served in the Churchill Cabinet during thc Sec- ond World War_ said the trend in Britain new is "definitely w the right.” Ho arrived in Miami yesterday in his private plane. He is sched- uled to leave today for Jamaica. Promises Farmers Higher Prices For Livestock Products By George Kitchen OTTAWA. Doc. 2 -—(CP)—Deie- Bliss to the Dominion-Provincial agricultural conference were told $11111!!! hv Agriculture Minister. Gar- diner that steps will be tgkm by the Dominion to increase prices paid farmers for livestock products. Addressing the 200 delegates in a closed session. he authorized the publication of this one-line an- nouncment: "I aim authorized to state that some action will be taken which Will result in prices rising an prod- UCtS 18d fr<‘m grain which will take care in future of tlhe increase brvilghb about in feed costs througth the removal of ceilings and with. drawal of drawback or subsidies." Mr- Gardiner d-id not define the type of "action" which would be taken but it was presumed ltwould stem. in Dart at least. from the new food contracts being negotiated by a nine-mun British delegation 110w in this capital. Shortly before Mr. Gardiner aci- dressed the conference. now in its second day. it was learned that the negotiations for renewal oi’ the ex. isting contracts, covering shipment of beef, bacon, pork and mutton, had been completed and that thc British mission was awaiting in- structions from London as to whether they should be adopted. Expect Statement A joint British-Canadian an- nouncement of agreement on the contracts, covering quantities to be exported and the Britain will pay, is expected UTIDITOW. Mr. Gardiner addressed the dele- gates, who represent Provincial Departments of Labor and farm organizations, as they began study of 1948 production objectives for Wihfif? feed grains. livesizpck_ and ibbh farm products. The targets themselves ‘hinge partly on the quantities t0 be purchased by the United Kingdom. It is expected the British contracts will provide for reduc- ed shipimeniu of meats, partly because of an anticlpa‘ ’ de- cline in Canadian production of livestock next year and partly because of Britain's shortage of dollars. This suggestion received support today in London dispatches which quoted infonmed sources as saying (that a complete cut-off in bacon imports frrrn Canada appears in prospect unless new financial ar- rangements are made with the dominion. Protest Fertilizer Prices At the morning sessions. the delegates discussed chemical fertilizers and heard protests from Maritime representative; against an increase expected in fertilizer prices next spring. One delegate urged that the Federal Government consider the possibility of imposing price ceil- ings on fertilizer as ceilings were imposed on the prices the farmer received for his products. A Government spokesman ex- pressed belief that if the disfilrifi’ between the prices of the things the farvmer bought and those he sold continued "it is likely that some action will be taken." The conference will be followed by a two-day Dominion-Provincial farm labor conference which will be attended by some provincial delegates. prices to- - 020.000 I13! FRIJIJERJGFON JTJNUPION. N.B.. Dec. 2 — (OP) - Loss of $30,000 occurred here this after- noon when firs gutted the general store of Charles T. Alexander. Flames and water ruined most. of the stock. Mr. Alexander said he had $8,500 insurance _on the prop- erty. LUCKY ‘_ 1S l SHANNON AIRPORT, Eire, Dec. 2-(A.P)-An Amwioan Overseas Airplane Constellation from New York made a crash landing here today without inlury to the plane's 13 Ilondon-bound passeng- 6T8. B (Oontinued Q flli I Q. Q. my Biz/H» fl vii/ /‘V i; lasso FLOUR Consider Youths‘ Guidance Council For Charlottetown The practicability of establish. mg a Youths‘ Gilidallrc Council in the City 0f Charlottetown was favourably considered _\'(’i»lEf'dil_V 1 afternoon by the Adult Education Council at a meeting in the Nu- iional Employment Offices pre- lrlied over by Mr. L. W. Shaw, director of education for the Pru- vince. The chief spokesman was Mr. A. C. Ross, regional supervisor of special placements, National E-n- ployrncnt Services Moncton, NB. A committee consisting of the Very Reverend R. V. MacKenzie, Rector of St. Dunstans Collage: Dr. G. D. Steel, principal of Prince l of Wales College; Lieut-Col. W. W. Reid; Messrs. L. T. Lowthcr, Brsmwell Chandler and J. G. Den- l "lie was appointed to consult with the School improvement League and other civic-minded organiza- tions to determine whether or not such a council should be sci: up. Mr. Shaw informed the Guar- dian last night that the establish- ment of a Youths’ Guidance Coun- cil in the City would place the Province in line with the rest of Canada and thus enable the young men and women of the Province ‘f avail themselves of the szr- vices of a nation-wide organica- tlon in securing suitable positions. Britain May Lose Canadian Bacon Supply LONDON. Dec. 2 (C?) Unless new financial arrangements are made with Canada. a ccmplete cut-off in bacon imports from the Dominion appears in prospect. in- formed sources said today. Children Eseapein School Bus Crash Deal- . l I - ‘v (‘CPL-Thirty children escaped death or serious injury today a uileli a shool lvus front nearbvl BTOOklill 1'Zll'1."{!il€f.l out of f-ciliro. 55'1"" -““l”-"ll' 11': u lruf-l. un blr; Ifferey icicle. undgu at the edge of f Loon The bus rlppctl up a section of 11011 b11031: railing and knocked cver a power line pole and m1, way signal before c lm; ilult aqzilns.) a irzrnmcrriul garage. Several cluldrep were injured Sizghliy. Subsidy Payments 0n Coal Shipments Since the pussingwwf the Order- in-Coullcll on Oct. 28rd last by whl-h the Provincial Government authorized the paying of a, sz-per- fon subsidy on all coal brought to the Province by schooner or 0n trucks via the Wood Islands-Cari- bou route, the Norihumberland Ferries Lid., up to its cessation o1 operations on Nov. 30. ferried 500 tons to the Province on its steam- ers. the "Prince Nova" and the "Charles A. Dunning." The figures for the quantity of cosl brought into the Province by schooner are not available as many dealers have not yet sent their bills 0f lading into the of- fices 0f the Provincial Treasury. lt is expected. however. that the quantify imported by schooner will greatly exceed the amount brought over by truck via the dWood Ia- lands-Caribou route. Heard In 32 lioukhohors Are Sentenced NELSON. 13.0.. Dec. 2 -—~ (C?) -The sequel to the fanatical fire- ralds which ripped the pastoral West Kootcnay valley earlier this year, was enacted in Supreme Court today when 3i Doukhobvl‘ men and 11 women received pris- on ternu totalling 245 years on charges of riotous burning and arson. Doukhobor women attempted to strip and screams of, “It is not fair, it is not fair," came from the Doukhobor spectators lining the gallery and from some of those sentenced. Police herded the offenders from court. Outside, the women claim- ed: ' "It is not fair. Some of us got seven years, some only 18 months. .We are all the some." i s-‘m-t term was given Alexi P 121/081‘! for riotous burn- seven years for arson, col, Al)‘. Hi8 WlfE, celvcu ulght years for riotous burning and three for arson. Wage YBoost c ir TORONTO. Dec. 2 —- (CP) - A general wage increase o! i0 cents an hour for employees of two packlnghouse companies. as Well as mlaller boosts above the i0- cent [igure for plants outside Tor- onto, were announced today in an arbitrator's findings which wroic finis io last fall's packers‘ sirlkc. The wage increases. for employ- ccs of Canada Packers Limited and Burns and company Limited. were announced by CP. McTaguc. ap- pointed arbitrator under terms which settled the slx-Iwcek wages strike of the United Packlnghnusc Workers of America (C.1.0.). Both parties to the dispute agree to accept his findings as final and binding. though the contract, - signed Oct. ll, ends on Aug. 1. 196a. The wage increases are ra- troactivs to Aug. 1. 1M7. The IO-cent increase, made up of seven cents granted by Canada Packers and Burns and three cents awarded by Mr. McTaiilfi- brought the hourly wage boost to the 10 cents ruched independent- ly in settlement, of the similar strike at swift Canadian Company plants. It also hoisted the basic middle-aged man sent-| Vcrzl, rc- ‘ Rumors Of “Holy War” Middle East (Canadian Press) Thousands of Arabs surged oui: of the old walled city of Jerusa- .em Tuesday attacking Jews and selling the torch to Jewish pro- perty in a demonstration of Arab ueiennlnation to prevent the Un ted Nations from implementing ‘is decision to partition Palestine. The Jews struck back, and in the violence that flared in the Holy City and elsewhere in Pales- Lne six Jews and two Arabs warn reported to have lost their lives. Many Arabs and Jews were injur- cd and the Jews said property damage in Jerusalem would hit $1,000,000. Rumblings of a “holy war" by one Arabs continued to sound ‘ln-oughout the Middle East and in Washington an American mili- tary observer raised the possibility that the Soviet Union might send iroops ostensibly to protect the new Jewish state against the Arabs. No United Nations military farce exists to compel partition in we face of Arab military opposi- tion. Britain intends to withdraw. her forces before next August. Both Russia and the United ‘hates joined in the stand for fblliliflll. (Continued on Page 5 Col. C) For Local Packinghouse Workers v » to 3711;. cents an hour. or $38.50 for a 44-hour week. Exira hourly amounts awarded an; For Canada. Packers _- five vents at lire Charlottetown plant; three cents ai. Montreal and Hull; four cents at Peierburough, Ont" and 11;. cents nf. Edmonton and St. Bmlifncc. Man. For Burns and Compmvv -- 11$ cents at Winni- pcg, Cfllgflfv und Edmonton plants. 'l‘hcsc additional awards above the lc-cent increase answered the Union demand for an extra five cents in areas outside Toronto lo bring pay rates 11p to the Tor- onto scale. The union had asked a general increase of 1'1 cents an llflllf- “l! seven cents granted by the comp- allies in the Oct. 11 "lament left lilr, McTagua with the problem of deciding the amount of any ad- ditional boosls for Canada Pack- era and Burns employees. "I d0 not believe wages should be made uniform throughout be- cause there are different factors relating to wages in different dia- trlcis," said his statement. " i- fher do I believe that certain di- trlcu should remain chronic low wage rate for the two companies (Continued on Page l O01. l) Subscription Delivered so. , i011‘ $5430, other Provinces J; U. S. $7.00, iMarshaibCites ‘Canadzfs Role In War Effort (By The Canadian Press) . “LONDON. Dec. 2 Unicpd Istutes demands that (Jumldg and lgfll-ll-h American countries take an 371119 Part in pleparaiforl of the 561111811 Peace treaty fan int-o Soviet opposition tonight during another fruitless session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, American sources said sharp ex- changes between State Secretary Marshall and Foreign Minister Molotov marked the meeting. which housed down along the some lines as the Big Four Coun- Cll at Moscow last April. No com- promise proposals were offered. Foreign Secretary Bevin urged that the smaller Aliied powers should attend the four committees which will draft a German peace treaty. Marshall demanded that such. countries as Canada have full par- ticlpatlon in treaty drafting and that all countries which declared war on the Axis pamticipafc inona form or another. He accused Mol- otov of ~ making “disparaging n. marks" about some of the smaller countries and their contributions, an American source said. Cites Figures s Citing Canada as an example of what the lesser powers did in‘ the war he said: “She had 1.000.000 men in her armed forces, 400,000 under aims n 194i. This important Allied state of about 18.000000 populat- ion suffered casualties of 100.000. "Canada was the main protector of the North Atlantic convoy route, third in naval power and fourth in air power. “This expenditure cost at least $12.000.000.000 and Canada con- triizglgd. about 823334700900 of supplies to the United Kingdom, the soviet Union and other coun- tries. "It certainly fs'tc our advantage as insurance of the future peace to have the advantage of the practical participation of an Al- lied state such as Canada work- ing on the permanent committees and sub-committees.” (Continued on pm 1!. col. s)“ ALWAYs Look FoRWAau iN fills use ESPECIALLY WHEN eacssmc, 411v. steam‘! TORONTO. Dec. 2 -(CP)—Mi.ni- mum and maxhnuarn temperatures: Vancouver 38, 40; Victoria -, 43; Edmonton 17, 31; Calgary 6, 19] Regina 12, 18; Winnipeg 20. 211 White River 19. 24; Toronto 38. 40| Ottawa 30, 34; Montreal 33, 35| Quebec 28. 33; Saint John 28. 391 Halifax 30. 39: Charlottetown 22. 35; Sydney 19. 33; Yarmoufh 36. 43 HALIFAX, Dec. b-JCH-Offl- ma] inland forecasts issued by thl Dominion Public Weather Office ac Halifax valid from i1 pun. Tuesday until midnight Wednes- day. Synopsis: There were a few patches rd cloud over the Marltimes Tuesday but for the most part it was clear. ‘Temperatures were above freezing ln all three Maritime Province! with 35 degrees being reported from Charlottclmvn and some- what higher temperatures in thl scuther sections. In the Gaspe and lilth Shore regions temper- atures remained below freezing during the day. Skies are likely to become overcast Wednesday as a disturbance approaches from the west of the Great Lakes. Regional forecasts: Prince Edward Island: Clear tonight. Wednesday overcast. Little change in temperature Light winds. High Wednesday ai Charlottetown 36. High tide this afternoon at 30f and tonight at 2.20. Bun sets this afternoon at 4.2! :21: rises tomorrow morning at 1m garter moon DOOINOI‘ on simnnenlde tide eighteen uln- utee later than Cb rlottetown. .