_.___1_-.._.._._ .._ fillture O! if Ghurlsa Fighters Being Pougered Q Dy Ill M00008 v I (Canadian Inn lhlf Write") | IONDON. May 30 — (CF) _ iBritiah admiration for Ghurke 501-: wielded deadly Kukri kmveg go.- Britain in tuo world wars and numerous campaigns, he; led n; anxious questions in the Commonsl lbollt- the future of their heme-l land. the independent state of.‘ Nepal. snug in the Himiiays. mourn‘ tains of northeast India. These questions remain unan-l attend. l. When India is left. to her own devices with the British depart- urg in June. i948. will the free movement of Ghurkas to enlist inI ‘the British forces serving outside. ‘India be permitted? 2. Will the state of Nepal. where the most powerful man is the ‘prime minister who always is a ;member of the ruling fncnliy. be affected by an changes am‘. troub- les sweeping India? Maj. Arthur Henderson. Iii Office parliamentary undemocra- tary was discreet when questioned about the Ghtukrs. Wlcn Col. _VAl&l‘l Gomme-Duncan. Conservative imemb-ers for Perth. asked if he EcOuZd say anything about the fut- ure recruiiintctt and use of Chur- kas in BritLKh forces. Henderson spoke 0,! discussions between Btit- ish and Indian governmorns and a visit by representntlvrs of those governments to Katmondu. the Nepal capital. 1m. c. uranium pr. C. H. Phillips, founder and pylncipill o!‘ Alberta Bible College. 03153,, Amer-la, will arrive in ' o begin a week of special in Central Christian Sunday". Dr. Phillipa as pfdjlfilfil‘ and teacher of the word or Lite. His travels both in W; hcmriand and abroad hovel brought him in contact and firlt- i hand acquRlnldIiCe with "i! ghurg-lzes of Christ of the old and new world. Out of the fulness of {his cxlnnsivc 30 years 0f 93W?!“ care nnd with his illiEIlMVQ study or the scriptures the week of spir- mm f, ting is a most rare op- portunity. During the depression years of 1932, Dr. Phillips caught a vision .1. ticmolitinlis need of a well [rajpd mnLstigv. As a result 0f may uslnn of pressing need. Ai- bm. Bible College was born. The .00.»). was nurtured in its infancy undcr much stress. Pray" llld pgfgevérhilfe were abundantly honoured of God. During fifteen years of sort/KE- Alberta Bible College has sent. forth scores of students and sled- usies who are ministering accept- ably among Christian Churches at home and BbTOBd- The minister, Rev. Marvel D- Dunhsr of Central Christian. W58 lmullg the number who graduated |n m} opting of i941. . Dr. Phillips will hold services 1n most of the Christian Churches on Print-e Edward Island and will attend the Church camp While here. Fhhtlng Tradflon Gomme-Duncan- asked Henderson to remember "that the Ghurlm race owes its allegiancg and friend- ship to the British crown and not to the Indian government. and that the negotiations should take place between those two authorities and not the India-n gwvcrnnient." "I think it would be l-etter to make no comment at the moment." s-aid Henderson. The Ghurkas are dominant in a state of 5.600.000 people. Military service is the chief occupation of the Nepalese. their fighting tra- dition having been handed down from the days when they were. driven out of the south by the Moslema and tock refuge in the hills from which none could die- lodge them. They‘ are Hindus. The Ghurkas and other N6951- eae have been loyal to British as- sociations for a century. lbw! M‘? soclations being Lased on a ilvflfle" men's understanding. In a new treat)’. sisnrd DPC- 71- 193; ‘he British fortnally rocoE- nized the complete independence o! Nepal. ‘This made no difference to m‘ flow of Ghuirka recruits “on: me pgthg their fathers I91‘ lowed to enlist ln- the British kings service. Some of’ 111050 “U0 "B" returned to their native hills wcur ethe Victoria Cross and other dec- l oration: for com-air‘. thamberofflommerce Balls for Radio Probe ormiwa. May ao-(Oitl-TM tanaclinn Chamber-of Commflfl! uillcrl iflflllu inr “a thorough pub- burrle Bros. Monument Fl -~--£ sors - To~-- l m Ghgifligr; 8. Bell I Attention is called to the ad- vertisement in this issue of Currie | Bros, Monument dealers nc-w do- _l ing business on the site former- ,l ly know-n as Chandler do Bell. I 'I\vo brothers. Bruce and Mar- tin Currie of Montague fcrm the management of this enterprising l concern and with the latest equip- ment installed are ready to help ‘ you choose your memorial l0 , perpetuate the memory of loved ‘ ones for future generations. Bruce Currie has had 20 veers experience in this business form- erly .being on the staff c-f Vere | 3mg g; son. Montague and with his brother Martin is prorated i" furnish courteous. efficient service at all "NW5- _ Currie Broa. display 100111 “"11 be open daily from 8 a. m. until 5.80 -during which time inspec- tlon vl-iits are ‘invited while cor- respondence will be attended 100 immediately. _ For a lasting memorial. Pl)’ U"! firm a visit before making 3'0"!‘ choice. lio and iron-partisan inquiry 1"“) lhe who], problem o.’ radio broad- tssting in Canada." ' in a lcttcr read before the Com- mons radio committee. its 0X9?"- live t- iittce said "ln uartlcllllf w, belivve that consideration should be givcn t.» placing broadcostlns under the jurisdiction oi a bfldll independent of both the CBC and private stations and rcswnilbl‘! iilrectiy to Parllamcnt." Fare $12,000,000 Inflated, That It vmcouvxn. my so - <0?) —Canadian Chinede who Will‘! i0 bring their families to Canada lrl bred vii a 810000.000 to 820.00% 000 proposition - but it isn't as bad as it sounds. - Officials estimate that some 200 Ully tak. advantage of the chandfl in the Chinese Ibtcluslon Act and lend for their families. It costs approximately $1,000 to bring a family out from China. ‘tut one Canadian dollar is worth 012.000 in inflated Chinese exchange. SALT RESERVOIR Utah's Great salt Lake contains . 0.500.000.1100 tons of salt. l 1"" Mb untied etor bomba- pictured n 1m. above. will eliminate m‘ t Worries om landfill ea [round that u m». m“ °P 4m lend. according to u» m mnaieei lar- ~ nu at wnm nus. Ohio. mums-n mu. ax" mud and icon sand. when a normal plane would “N 49"! Michelle. III wltltlflll ‘WW gear seen on ful. fill!!!" h ‘dierz. the small brown men who‘ " gf"fl,g"n§;;.,1,;e (0rd me canadm, conditions are and will usrerayeo" Army's New Tractor Landing Gear May Outmode pflotl‘ day's huge alrdromes whose surface hes to be ‘just so to accommodate iarle. hull! Fillm- my aviation fa seen. as tractor-conform! planes will sot be handicapped by lack of airdromes in remote are». At right is s close-up of the revolutionary landing you. A loaded Dwain A-ao attack bomber. new“ WWI "II V‘ The Pe ‘s eper Coven Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Read b rybody MAY 31. 1947 Above is a group picture of the Charlottetown Y. M. C. A. Choral Club which won the trophy for three-part harmony at New Glasgow. N. 5.. and tied for top honours in the two-part harmony with the Women's Music Club of New Glasgow at the Music Festival there early this month. At the Provincial Musical Festival the choral group placed Little llope . St. Lawrence Seaway f Brewing I Approval Yolari By srtummnsirniur. f tCanzsrlinn Press Staff Writer) n CLYDE BLACKBURN 130mm“ ml’ 3° ‘C?’ WASYHINQI-ON, May 30 _ (GP) Britain is such a battered, anxious -___H(,a:,ngs o’, the b,“ to approve plane these days that its residents an agreement with Canada m, com are a little puzzled by a disagree- smlcnon of the 5500,0004)“, 5L ment between the Travel Associa- Lawrenct, River power and Seaway tion, which would weiccmtr tour- pmjoc, "e proceeding here Wm.‘ ists. and the ‘Caterers Association. only the ftmsiest ghost of a chance which “Y5 l‘ "° admnmllcw 55g“ that anything will be done in 11m. '-"°“1d l" mm BPPY°PYWC~ “I am a optimist and I hope "why “Yum ‘myme want u’ we will do something this year," cm“ h‘ "Zialfi 5 harflsfi bus‘ said Senator Alexander Wiley he“ m!“ "Yr" med ""1 m" mepgwis, chairman, of the 1m, down and cant look after them. I e15“ rcmmns subfiommiflee hem, should think thered be more pee-l tug witnesses for and against the P19 ‘fummg "° 3°‘ “way ma" 1°, project. °°m@-' _ “Bu, we have a heavy program However. the Tourist ASSOCIBUOHQ‘ o; busy-m,“ to deal Wm‘ W", w; which-has spent a sizable sum on adjourn in Jum- overseas publicity. says that the Even Senate‘. G901.“ D_ 51km 250.000 visitors it expects frcm ,R,.pv_vt__)_ mQLtV aggyygy_;,rlqp_onent abroad this summer knc-y what reprimanded Press i-iot. while hopeful of action m!“ all°viance5~ It m t y, . u e sees man-y obstacles in the way ‘hi’ “lterers ‘m’ sillysfinfl of dealing with the bill this your. “"715” Si" "Way- on J-fme 11 the same 5ub_¢°m_ “It is o! course right and honest mmee M“ pea,- witnsgses opp”, to tell prospective visitors the true mg me pray-M, and hearing, may conditions existing in this coun- pcp up, Bu‘ mug ,5 a general M, try. ‘rut i". is misleading. harmful of futility surrounding the pro- m“ W110i exifiierlmml 1° m"? that ceedings because for decadsg it ha; conditions are so terrible that un- been gglng 310,1; m, 5am” “my” der no circumstances would it be -hsarings so long-drawn-out that BPFMYWUY "i? 5°? 99°F‘? i° "M'- ncthirg is possible in Congress uri- l" fmm "V5116"? “id L°Pd 31*‘ til the ncxt session and then they 1118- cllfi-‘fmin 0f U" Till-mil A!" go on nil over again. "claim"- This is a veritable mountain of The 9519"?!‘ evidence for and against but none Edi/m"! "Win75 "t0 ‘Va-it "rim of it is new. next year" was. they said. that Proponents got .1 slight setback ‘hi!’ lacked Cillllllmflfll i" 101k =1!- toclay when the War Department's l" mem- spokesman. Assistant _Becreta:'y Kenneth Royall. told the sub-com- mittee that while e sesnay and rower project would be helpful it It's a fact that at least one hotel was not vital to national defence. in Eli-it 5P8"! “V5594 115 gum" ___._____ mer visitors to bring their cwn crockery. Replacement of broken plates and cups is almost impos- sible. with production gobbled by Frequent rest for the eyes is the "ell for export" drive. beneficial. say health authorities- Luxury hotels in London are when doing close w-erk look at a,falrly well-equipped but their ac- blenk wail or some distant objectcommodation is limited. I long- Vleyvs of Briton; themselves were isummcd up in a letter to the Evo- a chief reason for Bring Own Crockery REST FOR. EYES t and avoid reading in tcd for periods ur in mcvlrg vehicles. Airports .41‘ .. tr tractor gear, taxied speedll in loft send, took off in terrain and landed under i m‘ ra foresee te tractor aaroutmoding tn- A new era in mili- ill.’ CHARLOTTETOWN, P. s. 1. Y.M. ."A. COL Wrangle Over Tourists almply e continuous smooth outer belt rolling on "bog- SECOND SECTION. CLUB i . first in competition with three others with e mark of D0. Front row left to right the group includes, Norene Auld, June MacPherson, Dorothy Allen. Margaret MacLenhan. Mrs. Edwin Johnston. Director. Shirley Darrach. Eleanore Campbell. Norma Dalziel. Marilyn Rupert Bacir row left to right. Sheila Morris, Donalda Macloeod. Mary Tat. Vfarv Campbell, Hilda Pickard. Jeanne Moore, Mary foearcl. ‘ l n The U. K. nlng Standard which said: ‘This country is not yet ready to invite touristsbto ‘come here. Our scenery . no clout s beautiful —- but you ' ‘ cannot eat scenzry. i Gt rl Gulde News “In London now. with double,‘ summer time. evcryihing closes at‘ 10.30 11m. except night clubs. In most hotels there is. no gin or? ThEhGl-‘ldfis ‘Jfblhe 12th COM- whjsky Mm- 3 p_m_ f pany ave en usy for the past “Secondary cafes can offer drivd} "wnth “Willi? and knitting. A! en dishes, corned but sausage; the Zion Church tea last Thurs- ma“ and chlpskmat y, about “LI day they had a table of children's It is foolish to suppggg ma; {up} wear and home made candy. all cign visitors will not expect steaks, °Y Whldl “'85 mflde by U18 Guides- mum. and bawnp .Four Guides passed their Needle- Another viewpoint was expressed; 12th _Ch'town Guide Company in a letter in the same column: Elizabeth MCLQHII- Barbara MC- "Surely anyone 1cm. mum-Hm. Lean. Dawn Messer and Elaine sense can see that \vc ought not Mufphifl. Elilabelh MCI-earl i111- lshed her second class and Elaine invite tourists nc-w.” it said. _ M1 ray is working on her Knit- hav; been overworked and: to "We .u,,dey.ged...ro,..a...gong"“rm.;".3.ohere.Wlcnissbadgc. lflin Compunyt-i-s-goingm on a Hike Saturday tweather pcr- mittlng) when those taking the first class Hike will have a prac- tice. Plans are being discussed for camp nlld ways of raising funds and we hope to know something ntore dcfenite about Camp very soon. lS any extra food or accontmoda- tion going Wg should have ii first." This may sound like n dog in the manger attitude, but the Auto- mobile Association says that i! foreign tourists are occupying h0- tel rooms. a similar nntnber of Britons won't be able to have hol- idays. -—~'-*'-—*— Blames Pay-as-you-go For Tax Reduction Lag OTTAWA. May 3n _ rcpt Canada's pay-as-you-go system of income taxation made it impossible to make the budget tax reductions See Possibility 0f Nickel Strike _ effective immediately. Fiivance SUDBURY May 3o ___ ,0?) __ Minister Abbott said today in the ' Com-mobs. ~ Possibility of a strike of some H.000 employees of U1;- International Nickel 00.. was seen today by an official o1 the International Union of Mine. Mill and smelter Workers to.c.r...-c.1_.o.>. The official said negotiations with the company over tho renewal of a contract which expires tomor- row night “have broken down com-i pletely“ and that an emergency meeting of stewards was held to- tiaY- Thc official minted sut that such meetings were the prelude to strike action. He said the cffflCiive date had been fixed at Juiy.l be:ause of the task of drawing up deductk n tables and getting them into the hands of employers across Can-ads 17TH CEGURY-‘gl-IITEDOBI Plreedont of the-press was os- tablishod in England in 1595. -. wz“: —- y through soft mud. revved up 1100 feet of similar mud-land the some conditions. Gear is i i woman's Badge -lflSl~-W9€k"fldfilEi'j‘i' - ra-wrrn-i-w-wr-r-r- *- ' slncr: 1900 but Electoral- U. S. Cri By CR. BLACKBURN (C -" -- Preaa Staff W.ii rl -. 1 WASHINGTON. May 30 _- iCP)[ —A “college" without to era on students and. in the opinion of‘ ‘many. without any PXCLISQ Io;- l-X- islence. is llnclrr congz" smnnl in": as :1 “definite menace u, cornuc- racy." It is the so-ufled “Electoral Cei- lcge" set up ty the coutitutiorr writers tn 1707 to ensure that 1hr: president anu vice-president would be intelligently selected. Ii has functioned as a rubber. stamp approving the peflpift’! choice it rrznains with ull I"."fil..s and pre- its constitutinml a prcsxgnt its own tlioiuu v.11 for the rnsul idcntinl r-lc: ..s Obviously it that but its cont 1111:! operations nltiifc lor a candidate in i}. run 0h; popula: ‘i010 tn nnrontc presid- ent. That ha= hfil‘l'i"ii"zi more 11.9..‘ p; '».~1b'.c second in once. Ropentcd efforts t 1 have been n- rl =~ nix-lush int‘ .150 years. Non mg gressmcn. C nun lLodgo (Rep-Mass) may.“ lscntative l-Id Gosmtt lljfln], _. Tvxus) have prcscntecl ‘....nt =- oiuiions tu antcncl l! out of constlttiiion. Gossett called the Electoral lege “this archaic, dangerous undemccrzitical institution." Today it works like this: Iin ad- vance of the presidential elections each state political organization‘ ncminates a slate of candidates for "electors" - one for each mzvn-J bcr the state is entitled to send to Ccrgress. I Results Are Same i the ‘ people i cnoice of! In the elections. really vote for their "electors." In nine states only the Eeiwffil $011981‘ candidates‘ names: are on the ballots. listed under, party labels. In 2i states tne clec-l tor candidates do not appear butt the names of the presidential can» clidates’ names are printed on the ballots. ' But the result. is the same. Thef mark on the ballot indicates that party preference. Hy univriticni law. or custom. since 1800, the "eloc. l tors" almost without cxceptioini, approve the choice of lite people. At present 53.‘. “elector? are‘ elected in loch presidential con- tcst — one for very seunior representative in Congress. Thus New York elects 47 "elec- tors" and the number ranges down to the minimum of illffie in tho smallest or least populated stairs. The evil in the system as seen all the electoral college votes in a the majority of votes in the slate.‘ That, too, is a-n timvritten agree- ment but is the accepted practice. candidate to losc all but. the l2 most populous states and still win enough electoral votcs to put him in office. In i876 Rutherford B. Hayes ran, second to Samuel Tildcn in the popular vote but he became pres- ident on the eleciural veto. Tho‘ samc thing ems true. in i388 when Harrison defeated Cleveland in the‘: electoral vote. ' Willkie An Example In 19M Wendell Willkle was only about 240.000 votes short of the. total given Franklin D. llorsevclt. in New York but the whole 4.7 elec-j ioral votes in that state went to; Roosevelt. ‘ The Electoral College used to, meet in each $11119 and formally‘ approve the majorifi: vote and nd- vlge tho president. of lhP S-“Ililifiw through the state secretaries ofj state. ' 1.. 193a they .1: tame to Wash-l irrgton for lilo fir~t time on lilfil eve of President Roosevt-lfs izrstl Iinausuration and Flflgfll n stile; A Field Day For Life insurance men! Sales Congresa-Vlkse-aday. June 3 AT TiiE 0l|ARLOTTETOWtl ll 0TEL With Four Internationally Known Life Insurance Leaders: in which ALL us: INSURANCE SALESMEN or THE PROVINCE ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE Sessions from 9 e-m. to 4:30 p.m. (Luncheon l2 Noon). This od. sponsored by the local Brooch Offices of the following companies: Canada, Confederation, Dominion, Empire, Great West, imperial, Maritime, Mutual and Sun Life. ‘ Doyle, a slid. |Forre said today it was not yet l i airplanes many-t is. that for ntuny years} state go to the candidate winning. College Menace: Democracy tics Warn they announced Roosevelt an John Nance Garner as their choic for prosidcnt and vice-president. They have been doing that eve! since. Electoral college candidate! m-o usually men of substance and mrans 11nd often serve over and over. They are organized. with a. pennsnent president, Michael J. Philadelphia nusinesl dinner and formal meeting at mic? man. But the “pQrmatHt-nce" would be _ lipscl 1f 1n 194a the presidential elections goes Reptiblitan for the first time since 1902. There is one instance of an elec- tor rebelling. The 1820 election. would have given James Monroe‘ zc-elcction with a unanimous elece . coiicge volc. A lone electon c name is buried in the vol- uminous ‘out confused records of those day's. felt that no other ‘vuiri oquzl GeOric Washington’! zcrcrd as unanimous choice of thd yicoole and gave his vote to the iunizor-up, John Quinrv 1.1197115. Plant May Provide _ Gure For Diabetes NEW DELHI, Maj: 30 — (OP) —- A wild plant whose general curative " poi-tics have bccn known to in- xicus doctors in India for many ccnturitw, may prove, to be a mod. crn cure for ciabetcs. Limited ciin. ‘ will tests carried out in Delhi have aided very satisfactory results ‘with Scrphunja. as the plant is fllllsd. 11nd high hopes have been encouraged. The botanical name of Serphunja is Tcythrosla Vaioso. It has small pink flowers and hairy leaves and grows profusely in Delhi. The new drug can be produced at a frac- tion of the cost of insulin and will bring treatment to sufferers in India and other parts of Asia_ Another advantage Compared with the insulin treatment is that Ser. phunjn is taken orally. ll. S. Army Plane Crashes In Japan TOKYO. May 30- (Friday)- iAPl-A r United States Army Courier plane with 33 passengers and eight crew members crashed into mountains southwest of Tokyo last. night and the 5th Air ‘determined whether there were any: survivors. Five ground parties and three were sent out in the hope there might be some surviv- ol‘s. Th e crash scene Atsugi Airport, Tokyo. \VB.$ west of eouthwest~~ of araisnisethics...sass..-lass..-$ees.....lleterausn--ilouslng ........ Federal Responsibility OTTAWA. May so - Gcrnv McGeer. fiery. outspoken mayor of Vancouv-r and Liberal Senator for British Columbia. as- rcflrd today in an intcrvirw that; (GP) — Ahe provision of housing for vet- crans mas a responsibility which should be undertaken by the Do— minlon Government. l-le reported on talks with Recon- struction lfirisiei- Howe. the min- istcr rscsponslble for housing. 0n a rlispute between Vancouver and the Dominion over 1.200 homes for which the city provided the lots nt $1 and the Dominion now want- ed the city to se.l {m $100, al- though their value was $400. The city. when the houses were built. placed a ceiling on civic tax- ation which reduced that liability‘ of about half. NAT-l-‘RAI. MODESTY? When a barnacle is out of water. its legs arc Witlldffflifl into the s.‘.1~ll. l. MR. STEELE C. MocKENZiE, Supt. of Agencies, Dominion Life Assurance Company, Waterloo, Ont. MR. FRANK SEE, C.L.U., New England Mutual, St. Louis, Mo. MR. FERNAND DE HAERNE, C.L.U., o? Montreal, Que, Dominion Pres!- dent Life Underwriters Association of Canada. MR. A. GORDON NAIRN, of Toronto, Executive Vice-President, Life Underwriters Association of Canada. A Bay of Inspiration and Inst ruction x ._.. ._;..h'__; ""Tir""rf'" . ,,_ .