_'__,.,.__-- ‘I t i ___ 1.....- l IKE WESTERN GUARDIAN t heSU AND PRINCE Capitol Summcrsidc ‘qgxT-Mre. John Pond. l4 wgtq SUMMEBSIDI and FRANCE (‘Qum- W"? I “m, Bilblerlvllltlll. Advmlllne lhonll s. left with sun n,“ 1%“ um i» mull: all: at r ill =- "mfillsszolrswn, Water n. Toronto Bakery. Water it (i? Guardian will be delivered le ‘Ielrfloy at 2c not lily or 10o per weu. ‘m ,0“,- nrder to the b0! "iltfillllble for delrverle; on "m. ma“ FINAL SHOWING TODAY Street lest-Phone gag it l"! of the following "on. u, Gonrlleg Ill-nu“ Mark Genet-t, r§"cl§'.'.‘..°ili.";l. e h Illyhonnem’ h sum" GOOD NEWS, AMiRlCAl Niclr end Norobrlng ‘you their newest, merrlest, most amazing odventurel And flash! they hove o 289 for this eervlte L’ pv-"Wr I n ll reserved for new! ’grfhil,flg:lulll1lt€f€ib but advertising o, l uewsy nature may be insert- “; s; 2 cents a word strictly pay- m, in advance, irrf 410mm!) mats, special one - . Also old glassware, at §g§f;,,,§};.._ L-6-8-19-6i. (‘l-l dry fire-trap roofs _. lire safe shingles. Mod- CU-Ol‘ LISSOFLTITEIIU 8i} [tricol- _rl.l.~:'rlc CARBON PAINT. tat. Bloomfield, is repgrted n, Mn, ghlsiilhfltflllvllt, and all roof "njglilg sulipues at Braces. ' L-CoZi-B-lii-Zi. _|1li§ll‘l‘0\\'N, dance tonight, 551e,; ...l.. Jnlinstonc again return. Earle lrllile they're \\'itll us. L-Sl-B-ZO-li. LGENYINE flexible tgglvanlzed l ' "o lc ill stock a races. m h“ ‘ ' L-653-8-l9-2i. alilltiilVlllrl, fresh groceries, -t.s. builders’ supplies, lpleic stock M; Sum- l~..iillitc_d stock available. g iitish collnctrtlons by telegraph nil airmail. Canadian. U. S- A. 8nd U K. stiurces of supply. Brace Mc- w g 0..., 1.1a. L-oiu-a-lo-zi. 4:03 RENT-Store on Water 51ml. Known as the Arthur Drug 510m, also store or office next door. Percy L. Bolvuess s; Son. liilnlediale possession, reasonable Mn, L-443-8-D-4l. -\'lSlT0lfS T0 THE ISLAND— fir. J Kellnlill lVlricKenzie of the Calliclall Bank 0i Commerce at 11d hi5 bride were recent n \ll'.i. MacKenzieb moth- itllllililll at Montague, P. AlilcKenzies parents, .\I. L. Frank MacKcn- Slzliilierslde. —S. —\'lSlTl\'G TN HALIFAX — ijtlr ant .\lrs. 'I‘. H. E. Inlllan oi’ are visiting ill Halifax. lilelr daughter, Mrs. and her husband (‘ii are living at pres- llllil Mrs. Illmall were , ill on tileir trip by Mrs. 'l‘r.i".<-rs who will visit her ‘ _ ' Travers and son. ., anl by Mrs. Colin Stclvart 1o “tslt ller daughter Miss —lll-I.\Tll 0F 11R. SANK MAC- l.\' ‘ Sank MacKlnnon lfilltl, wllo has been under- tliiPill. the Prince " blood poison- ‘url ...\.._v on Zlionclay lnorn- ll“ l\‘ " ~10 years of age. His ' was taken io tlle Compton ml Home and later on Moll- talzen to his home in Rich- and. Til“ tunr-ral will take place l\\'¢‘tlt‘.t‘§-rl.'l\' morning from the vain (‘llllnllc Church at Weil- gton. S. TSTDE OLTCE COURT .e S's'<le Police Court on Mon- tlro til-links and incapables ire each fined the‘ customary fine S ll with costs. A young man . .l nrll the theft. of $20.00 lcral PPiSfYil was given three ill jail by the Stipendiary’ mate. .\fr. E. H. Strong, K. C. lain charRPd with keeping a nli sltOll$€ was fined $25. and -Dl‘..\'l‘ll 0F MR. JAMES P. l.\|.l..\l.\.\‘ - After a long and .:lful illness. Mr. James P. Small- “ °Y Olwflfi‘. passed away Sun- f‘lil0l’l‘llll_il. Mr. Smaiiman was as tl‘l.~'._\‘1‘.ll‘. He leaves to mourn r_ iononlxilg iillmedilltc relatives: -‘ bl homestead, _ - Traveller's Rest; o. Frank Hardy. Elmsdnle; Mrs. rlntrh .\fcKclldrick, Campbellwn; s l . il Slnallman, Summerside; ~-. Gates. Summerside. ‘ Sinallnlan. Albert-ml, Slllalizllnll, Albert ‘ . htecher Smaliman and ‘ billallnlan. O'l.eary. Also, an t ilfiiju‘. Mrs. Robert Home of onltund. and one brother, J. Ed- ‘Snlnliman, Dartmouth. N. 5.. _ "I'll grand-children. ‘The ti.“ "Wires will be coildlteted -*_ll\\‘ a‘ 230 . iri.. from the ildlldli Homestead in O‘Leary.-- --i\v.\_v T0 ooop swear- iatinnal registration got lin- .\ _Slilnillel'slde yesterday llitlilk Willi a good start and the m} Ti‘L‘l.“.lf.‘l‘$ and voluntary _ l! numbering about, forty ‘fllwltt busy all day up to clos- rnlle. At the Town Hall over hfi-“terrd: at st. Paul's Hall. ro_“;‘l5t- bolls. 480 was about the ‘tnynle court house. northwest. v r-Ov . north east poll, Home's nmlllnis. 400. and at the south n V. Reliable Motors. 22d was glue. The officials say this is snort for the first day. At the Poll many visitors register- lv h} tllcury Gaudet very ters irxlmtlgg vlt-(lgioilidfitvrgllstowhtlgfi much illlltreciated. Personals -M ___ g-z-xfiPcier Carroll of Taun- hpffils u"? Buest of her ,- lsCharlcs Maynard of M ' ,‘_ "1', “W R. Cannon of the R. r-a vgrlreturncd to Cape Breton .9 __s1‘ visit to his home in M“ "ml Mrs H 3,5, a .. erman Maynard e m““PoYg~Rlirliislti_i1se their old .\ .. W l" G-"rize Gnilnnt or Mont. "Dd Ills daulzlltel‘ Simone Efolifllfl the visitors to Bum. \- L-653-ti-19-2i. l tun, who was seriously hurt in the B- - . H?“ KINDS “d um bolts’ A B Ynowl gtaniqigff‘ and b8!‘ iron in gwnk L-653—8-l9-2l. QEBGENS IDTIONS Z50 d 50° n Tan" Dru! 00., Kensingtiorln. -—POLTCE COU __ 1S'side bPolice Cougra drullxl: 311$ ncapa i g , day magnum?! 111941 $6.50 on Fli- —IMPR.OVT'NG _- <1‘ MP- Eldon Maritime tfrongllityttill recent accident at the grave; pm ‘Prince Co t amt‘ provingP-gr.‘ y Hospital as 1m‘ U. S. Refugee Ship Near Nazi “Danger Area” WASHINGTON, Au . l9—(A )_t Unofficial clllctllatlcgls sunlight‘ P159611 the refugee ship American 11081071 ln or near British Wlllllrg WITCH?‘ (‘vermany EXPFPSSCLl (‘CllCCTlT Over mines we cannot control.‘- Dr. Wilhelm Tannenberg of the German iilmbassy here summoned a press conference to express n5. surance "that German military. authorities will not in any w;n-_ even :lllllllttfllltlflllfilly——tllr93it'll the Afllef-wnnbellion but to renew a warning about the danger of mines." Aboard the army transport, the 897 passengers, mostly Americans, fiilllflrttfltly were ignorant of the situation. R/opiylng to an inquiry with Virginie GREY ’ Otto IiRUGER - Qfluhre SMITH‘: RuthEIUSSEY c Net PEN I-ETON- Patric KNOWLES - Tom HIM.’ ' Direrled svw. svm ems it Produced l: h‘ HUNI~ SYROMJERG’ ALSO SHORT SUBJECT SHOWS Moll» ill. 7.30 and 9.15 SHOWS 111155. 3-130 & 9.15 IPort Hill Man In Hospital After Accident m. Gardiner Neweem... cl m" Hill was brought to the Prince County Hospital in the early hours of Monday morning with severe injuries to his back as the result of an accident on the Weat- ern Road. Mr. Newcombe was returning m his home in a horse and wagon accompanied by Mr. Leeland Cflmebell o! Tyne Valley. about ll o'clock on Sunday night when about half a mile east of Portage they were struck from behind by |e.n automobile driven by Mr. Jerry Arserlault of summerside, who was also returning home from a visit to the western part of the Prov- ince. Mr. Arsenault said he did not see the wagon, although it was equipped with the regulation re- flectors. The wagon was completely de- molished, Ivlr. Newcombo was so badly hurt that he had to be re- moved to the hospital On a stretcher. Mr. Campbell had slight injuries to his leg. The R.C.M.P. at Summerside were called and lil- vestigated the case and after ren- dering first aid brought the injur- ed man to the hospital. Mr. New- combe is resting comfortably and liisstlftq. considered on the danger me repom tend towards stronger centralization of authority but ‘he ' effect bf following them would b9 u s T to‘ lllfllltlfiflelniefilérgiilslgrlifi halfway‘; I ' tt"l~8e\l(t':,ntll6l‘e would be I. i/Tlumlih i" Secretary Leaves For Canada Urges Rcwcll- Sirois Report Be Adopted GEJIVA P Ont, Mt (Gm-R. 1L Fkaw er, dbron risler. who was one of the secre- taries of the Rowen-Stroll Royal Commission on Dominion-Provin- cial relations, told the Canadian institute on Economics and Politifl of Canada should study the Commission report and oonsi it “with the object of adopting its proposals u a om of the war cffor " He urged the report should not be "pigeon-holed" as just another Royal Commission report. 1n a. country of Canada's wide diversities, it was necessary that all problems should be solved in Upro- perly balanced and co-ordinnted system" as offered in the ROWE“- Sirois report. lvlr. Fowler said the difficulties of the federal system in Canada were the products of economic. T4051 and social development ainoe Con- federation when 80 per cent. of the population lived in selI-oontlllrifid farming comml-lllil-lei- Now Canada ls a, closely-knit or- gallism with the various PM!‘ 59°‘ nonllcally dependent 9n one anoth- er, the gpeakersald. If the prairie wheat crops tall. U19 Cue“ wil}, b‘ felt by Montreal dock workers. He said the recommendations of provincial autonomY- A conflicting view was KIWI! by Georges Pelietier, editor of Le Dev- oir of Montreal. Where Mr. Fowler urged Canad- fans to study the commission re- port "with the object of adwtmfl its proposals as part. of the war ef- fort," Mr. Pelletier declared:- "Onr political leaders are not superman and they Cflllfmt b‘ Qt’ work as Allies fighting tile most 81- gantlc war winch ever took place in the history of the world and at. the same time doinB ‘We’ 185111 the work of the fathers o! confed- oration." BEACON. N. Y.. Aug. 19 -(AP) —- Treasury Secretary Henry Mor- genthau. Jr., left. ills home early today for an undisclosed Canad- ian destination. A his home, it was said only that he would be “gone for about two weeks,” but. no other details of his trip could be learned. sent Saturday, when the Oflgdlfll ‘Tammi! W115 issued in Berlin, Mrsp. J. Borden l-Tarriman, Minister to". Norway, wlrelessed the Associated‘ Press from the ships:- "Your nlessage first intimation of newly-mzned area. N9 one flbofiyd informed." Sumner Welles, acting Secretary of State, reiterated at his pffgg William Powell, conference today that the vtssrrs present course was thesafest Hut id _; 1 y. Ii .‘.f.t.i.it.lt.j.'tf..ie'lf.“°i'.l.t;°’.ti"ha?, Another Thin Mali" all orit es. ’l‘ilill lvlall," latest of “Ailr l‘ f Liz: “illili Milli" series, Ojlvlllki ll Alli.‘ Utipltol Theatre, ---- Suilllllurslue, last lligilt, and de- lll§lilt'(i a eiipilcity house with its ilill-]li\l\'i)"‘ll‘,{ scenes and hlllh. _ lirvllill ~ Jglvs tor the hero and . no, \ ililliil Powell and Myrna ‘. “lift lire rti-siarreci ill this best oi all ' ilzlil Mall‘ 50l‘lL'5, ’llle introduction of a Thin Man 311mm lngfegsed m, mcunung Jl'., ililcls coilsiderably to the fun, w“ o; Gel-nun planes by 140 on ‘and ill.- till-tilts ceiltte around eight- Sunday out. of 600 sent over by the wmmm Poulson’ as (By The Canadian Press) Nazis against the island fol'tl'e.<"s—=‘ T] , _ l, _ the best score yet made by the im- ting," ,1"ltfifftlincllfifttiffflfid hard-hitting Royal Air Force. lleriler, Asia, to New York for a va- On Aug. l5 180 planes were don-n. raiioil. No sooner have they ar- Qd‘ bu; out, n; many hundreds more lived than the financial adviser of sent. over, Some estimates that NW“ 01mm“ l5 sl-“ln 0" hi5 14ml w we m» mm- m» .':;'"'l:l.:r- .1“ first: tt-lllzllr; Planes attacked Brimm- .‘.lli'(\\'ft t Qliiell of the "Tilin Mail" A5 wmllllfll by The Cfl-Zifltllurl sleuth. Nil. solves the nltlrder, even Press the score in eight day; of though he has to take time off now mass raldsz- ,nnd then to rescue Nora from e. . touch New York dive, attend the gay-man Brmsh baby pal-tr and upset plans for his wil murder. Aug! 6i l8 V“ “"“_ l; s: f2 5 - 9f A351 l3 1a 13 Aug. 14 Bl '1 I - n; n n; g; Athcma Lands Aug. l8 140 16 E M, ,9, m, I VtlCllCCS On the omitted dates, Aug. a, 10‘ . ANADIAN and 17 there vrere no mass raids. AN EAST COAST C Pulti‘, Aug. IJ."~\UI)) - A Bill-lili- UOlillHlJlJ nulilail who survived tho iorpcdtilng oi the iillter Athenia eluted u ‘rinns-Allaillle voyage to- day under better auspices. Miss Betty B/Lrlcliay, of Langley Prairie, 15.0., came to Canada tilts time with a fillllitlflflll 0f el/“Wee-‘v ilnuer lllc gunrtitlig guns of Britis “llfstlllts. Last fall, she was re- tulliilg from a vacation ill ticvtlillld wttlgiil n Nazi torpedo struck the A cilia. Slle was at dinner when the crash shook the ship and water poured into tile iial-klnled saloon. After go- ing on (fem, the said, she aaw the wake of the s l'l".l.'ll‘ll'l(' and saw ‘he flash of it; gun as it opened firc on the A§llf"t‘i_'l She is on her way nOW t0 5t- lianlbert, Que. Willkic Says Chicago Daily News Supports Willkie For Pres. CHICAGO. Aug. lit-MP)- Navy Secretary Knox-‘s Chicago Daily News. in an editorial today. stated that it "believes that Wen- , dell Willkie should be chosen as the next President of the United states." Commendlng Willkie‘| position on international policy as outlined in his address last Saturday. Wllrfl he accepted the Republican PW- sidential “nomination, the news- paper sa :- - " h bssl f thi t s h. toad alwsayso reserzingsrghe rght to change our mind in the unlikely event that. he later wav- ers or weakens in the vital con- cerns of foreign policy and na- tional defence. the Daliv News be- lieves that Wendell Wiilkte should be chosen as the next President of the United States.” Col. Knox. publisher of the Daily News and Republican Vice Presi- dential candidate in i936. was an“, pointed secretary of the Navy inst. June 20 by President. Roosevelt. The newspaper announced inst. iCCllilly." week that it would be operated by | "willie bombs are raining down a. tilree man board during Knows ‘on England tcilay." he said. "I feel cabinet service. tall ovcrlvli-.~llillilg sense of humility The editorial also set forth that itlllli I little lt-"Pil Cflllfid W l D081" "n, stand wmkln mnk n5 mm- itlon of lf‘ilf‘.~f‘l‘.=lllp in one of the wood, 1nd,, "roasstlres this nation. lIl().t critical parlods oi’ world his- as it serves notice on the world. is!‘ PP-‘llll.’ W110 11W 6nd it“!!! that no matter who is elected nevi. dP-‘itlolied in November, there will be a firm _ ____ *___ continuity in matters pertaining to ' Keep U. S. At Pcacc RUSl-WILLE. Incl, Aug. l9—(A.'Pr -Welcomccl home ls "a Rush Count farmer," Wendell L. Will- kie tod a rrctwd in City Memorial Park llcre today that he is ready in nmkp nny "qwrsailat sacrifice" to kcrp tile United States out of war land “to preserve nt all hazards the tkllld of life we have here in Rush a do are llcing ‘their \\‘.l\' cf lifc._ neu-spnpcr. Four years ago it sup- our foreign policy and our national Qefgnggy" port-.li llie Landon-Knox Republi- The News is an independent can ticket. ‘ Mr. Pelletier suggested especial assembly of the best. replesenta- tives available of the provinces and of the central Bftvemmem’ W °°“‘ skier constitutional changes for Canada, using the Rowell-Sirois report as a basis for their discus- slons. He told of Quebec objections to recommended tax changes which would deprive theprovlnce of a great; part of its financial resour- ces." The report also "rficommtmds centralizaglon of fianncial control to which Quebec would not willing- ly submit." lts recommendations would result ln "a real federal state 'with phantom provincial iegislau tures." Residents 0f Guernsey Under Strict Rules 1,114‘ . 20.—(T esdey) — ( $551.40.’. ‘til... 4.000.0l<l)0 Berlin residents spelli- °"° hm" 5nd w nnnugeg 1n 511‘ raid shelters early to- day after an air raid alarm W88 sounded in the German capital at 12.42 a.m. (1.45 p.m. ADI‘ Monday). Some citizens said they heard antl- aircraft fire west of the city Ill Washington, there was some speculation that he might have gone to Canaan in connection with he lisphere defence, for which plans to set up a joint board of flvc army and navy men were an- nounced yesterday. Nazi Threat 0f Rcprisals BERLIN, Aug. 19—(AP)—'I‘llo German Government notified Bri-_ tain today through the Swiss For- eign Office that if Nazi parachut- ilsis are not treated according to tintcrnatiollai law direct. rcprlsals twill be taken against Royal Air Force captives. The German note claimed that the parnchutlsts uniforms are dis- cernible as military and that these troops wear insignia denoting their military rank on their left sleeves. Under this outer clothing. it was claimed the parllchutists wear the same uniforms as other members of the air force. (A similar statement on the treatment of parachute troops was ‘issued by Germany during the in- vasion of the Lowlands and France). b German siziurceslclaimed itt ‘would i e considers a v 0 at on o nter- _ yen gt, national law for civilians to klii zgzhgfi‘ “m” Sign“ w“ g parachutism. These sources agreed ' ‘ ‘_ |that civilians might take parachute I I Bristol And Vicinity troops prisoner pending the arrival of military or police officials. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Davy. 911"‘ lottewwn, are lpendlns the lum- mer months in Bristol. The)’ l" welcome annual visitors. Zalc - Sousa Meet Wednesday CHICAGO, Aug. 19- (AP)- Tony Zale and Billy Soose. two star pupile in boxings loo-pound ‘class. are going to work at Mills ‘stadium Wednesday night-On each ‘other and tile muddled middle- weight. championship picture. Zaie, recognized by the National Boxi Association as the middle- weigh champion, won't be risking his title in tilts scheduled lO-round affair because it's all overweight match. Blit the ex-steel mill worker from Gary, 1nd, will be risking loss of much prestige both to Soose and Ken Overlin, recognized as the ISO-pound king by tile state of New York. Soose recently beat Overlin in an overweight match at Scranton, Pa. On Wednesday night he has the cilallce to whip a second straight ion-pound titleholder and claim recognition as the no. 1 middleweight in the land even though he would hold no crown. Zale won his title by knocking out Al Hostak in Seattle last month. War Cabinet Congratulates Royal Air Force w. Harry Mclilwen, Jr., arrived from Boston last week to mend his vacation with his wife and fam- fly, Mr, McElwen is a paint/er by trade having served his time with his father here before returning to the United States where he was born. A large munlber o! men from thl-‘i vicinity have been given employ- ment at the airport-- lvfr. Sterling McEwen and Mabel O'Brien were appointed deputy nei- lstrare for the National Registration work hero. James Hogan R.C.N.V.R. 59""- the week-end at his home in Mor- ell East. Mrs. Joseph Richard end her sister Elle. Lapierre, Montreal, are spending some time with their per- ents here Mr. and Mrs. John Le- pierre. w. emf Mrs. Ernest Webster, Portland. Maine, have arrived on the Island onoe more to spend the holidays at their summer borne in Midgcll over-looking the beautiful St. Peter's Bay. Mr. Webster left the Island as a boy some sixty years ego but lib many of the old class never lost his love for the old home. Your writer has had the pleasure of making the trip to the States several times with this grand old Islander and spending some time at his stately home in Portland. LONDON. Aug. l9-—(0P\——'I'll8 War Cabinet tonight congratulated ber squadrons oi the Royal Air Force on their successful at- tacks on enemy territory. o Sir Archibald Sinclair. Secretary of state for Air, received the fol- lowing message from Prime Min- ister Churchill:- "The War Cabinet is impressed by the skill with which. . operations Mlllavedbeen prepared and by the coo an sure courage an e - , flciency with whictr-"the" fighting lhECiiy. Ms; Masher scent, sever- cww, o; the bomb“. squadrons hm", . a1 tears as a waitress in Monte- eerrled than outfit, _ 18'"!- Mlss Edith McVarish entered the City Hospital last week for an op- eration. At time of writing she la reported doing well. Miss Beatrice Mosh/er has taken a position at Milton's Old Spain in ,. per pound package MORSFS STANDARD TEA — "the good old family teo of the Morltlmes" — hoe been pleas- ing Maritime fee half e century. drlnken tor BRITISH MUVE TRUUPS FROM SUMAULAND Safe Withdrawal Ef- fected from African Protectorate De- spite Heavy Italian Attacks. OAHLO, Aug. 19.—(CP) —Brit1sh troops have withdrawn safely from Berbera, capital of British Somali- land, despite heavy Italian artillery, tank and air attacks, British middle east headquarters announced to- night. The Royal Air Force covered the withdrawal. Bombs were rained on supply lines stretching from Italian Somallland clear to the coasttllrollgll the British protectorate on tile Gulf t of Aden. Naval units embarked native Brit- ish troops and material. What ‘Nfld. Forestry tUnit Returns From Britain l l AN EAST OOABT O AMAN ‘PORT, Aug. 19 —((‘.P) —-Bound tor llcmo after e tour 0f duty in Great Britain, 400 members of a Newfoundland forestry unit arriv- ed at this port today aboard a Ilritish liner. Members of the group. which served in Scotland for six months. 1nd high praise for the Royal Air Fkirce. Planes of the RAF, they said, were sweeping the Scottish skies clear of Gerngln bombers. The result was the Nazi planes us- ually quickly unloaded their bombs and fled for home, doing chief da- matte to herds of sheep and similar iRiIVPiS. Tile Newfoundlandere were all in mufti. Each man wore a badge de- pictirlg a moose, the old colony's symbol. Roosevelt Gets Down- To Work stores could not. be removed were destroyed, Fascist troops, behind advancing‘ tanks and artillery barrage, enter 1 ed the capital tonight. Itzrian air- craft attacked tlle British troop transports in the Gulf of Aden. Capture of Berbera callle after an Italian drive of 300 miles along the coast from Djibouti, French Soma- llland. Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, Italian commander in Libya, is ilow expect- ed to launch an offensive against Egypt. Reports from Libya said Grazlanl was busy reorganizing his troop concentrations and supply‘ luases at Bardia which suffcrerl llll(‘ll.-t‘ l‘ ish naval bombardment Szllnrz. . An air attack yesterday on the airdrome of. Addis Ahaba. Ethiopian capital. destroyed frilly hangars and started a. fire, the R AF. cclnmand said. The fate of the Italian stone fort Capuzzo. sllellrd alanr: with Till-dim remained undisclosed. Fascist t: ca. were reported to have withzil-zlxlxll from it. Pound Declines, Dollar Steady NEW YORK, Aug, 18-—(AP)—'I‘ile free British pound ClUClliiUd 2 cents to $4.0M: Saturday, and once more opened the gap between tlie fret.- and official rates in leiills oi Uilit- ed States funds on the iorelgll ex- change market. _ 0n Friday the free pound climax- ed l. long rise by reaching $402M. which is also idle official selling price set by- the Bank oi Englanilltl le as a. war measure to conserve em ire’: "nloney resources. e lu ply of free sterling has steadily windled, til tlun forcing the prloe up. Recent business has been as low as H.000 0r llli-‘Fe- abouts in a. single day. The I-lollg Kong aild Shanghai dollars rallied sillartly after severe pressure earlier this nlolltll when British-Japanese tension tightened. The Canadian dollar l‘€lll‘.lllll‘(l at s, discount of 13 3-8 cents, tUlimva foreign exchange control board raic 9.09-9.91 per cent. discount). A SOUTHEASTIGIIN COAST TOWN IN ENGLAND, Aug. 19- (OP)—-Wounded British soldiers were rushed to a hospital today after a. German boillber (irolllWJ bombs on a football field the men were plavllliz. BATHURST. n. n. AuE- 19 (c?) - a. n. Collilflllfv‘. cover»! merit standard DOEIWT‘ ill the prur- , lncial by-electinn necessitated b)‘ it- s . death of FTB. Young, l\'l.l...A., ca elected to the New nTllliS\\‘ll"l( let:- lnlnmm today by acclnlnatloll as a member for G-loucesel‘ (‘utility- i t --< Eldon and Seldnn Drake. was 0f Mrs. and the late Ronald Drakei entered the army service iil<t \ve.k l and left the Island at once. Mrs. John J. Perry has taken ll > position on the cooking staff at ‘ Brackley Beach Hotel for the sunl- mer. Fishing continues VFW 9°01 Th‘! l will no doubt be one of the D001‘- est seasons in years llnlcs. the fish litlir. and Mrs. Albert Mclitwen. were visitors to the City last. week. Miss Doris McEtwen was a vl=- itor to the City last wick. Mrs. Harry tfciihv-en. Jr.. who is on the staff of tile Pifivlilflfl Salt- atorlum, spell! the work end n; her home here. Two men in this slightly injured last werk \\“.lell ltllelr car turned ovcr wil n tic lsiearing arnl callle off and the cal‘ lswerved w the ditch. district. ware strike in very 5°01 l On Defence Plan By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL Associated Press Staff Writgf HYDL, PARK. N.Y., Aug. 19. — (AP)—I"U'SL meeting of a perman- ent United Slates-Canadian Board of Defence was protected for early twat week as President Roosevelt begun today the selection of its Am- erican lllelllbers. _l-lo asked United States State, “or and Navy Department officials to l'L‘;‘OllllllL‘lld four or five persons, druwil chiefly from the armed force. Hotluped to eollipletc his choice bv Tiiurstltlv in preparation for the Board's initial lilecting at a. place not yet designated. 1?"! Yflllld pace of developments leaning to the unprecedented - riotisnl." MERSIDEIGUARDIANl COUNTY CHRONICLE ‘ TIGNISH Blmday, A . 11th, Dr. Bor. mm. President d’? the Aseomption Society of Edmundstan, N. 3., his son Marcel accompanied by R/gv, Father Coirliler ‘were VlSZIOTI to Tigvlish and later in tile evening they motored. to hlgrllorit Bay where Dr. Borman vras to address a. meet- 0! the Assoillivtlon Society. Rev. T. Campbell, R/zctor of 5r. Andrews Parish, lVliS a visitor to Tlgnlsh on Vifecines fly. lldir. and Mi-s-iEEnett Gorman and his sister and four children motored from Kelly's Cruse on \Ved- rldsday returning flack name latter in the evening. MI. O. P. McCa Charlottetown Tut Went a successful one: City Hospital on Wednesday fcrr tonsils and adenoids. Mr. Sterile; is home on a. vi M11 Philip Arr» week in Tignish band, who is em: iv N. Railway as As 536m, mini-lung to Bloomfield on Sap Calls Bullitt’: Address "Little Short Df Treason" Br RICHARD l. 'l‘l.'lt Associated Pres: Staff W t" WASHJNUTON, Aug. l9.——iAl->)-< Charging tl/iillaill C. Buhitt, United States aillbassaoor to France, with something "very little short of treu. SQH." o. KIOlIl-t vi Stilulwrs attacked the diplomat. wduy for ills speech at Philadelphia yesterday. Bill-lit. w-urnlna iliut lllfi United States was in utlAAhh-A of (J nunun in. Vfifiifiii. advocated colls-cluptlun and ur that destroyers be made available to Gfthll lslutain, One after anozlier, the senator arose, in the worse 0f the senate‘ debate on the peace-lime di-zift, to accuse Bullitf. oi urgill that ti". United States elrer l e war, b; seeking to proillste a, dictator-sill; for the United Stuzes and piciously close 8.1111 it‘; - with soviet Rt assertion tint. ' ‘,5 “not only app: bu; ii the State Dcpar ncilt." Their remarks ilitmrtlptcd e Sen. ate discussion or the (iraft ;v1~,~,¢,n found Senator Hill llxzi; i porting it on tile ;§{‘i)llil~ untary l‘i‘lll:il'lll'llh.w p to , on siackerlszil and a p. ll: Senator Arrnllr flaplwl (RBIL-Klll.) opposing the legislacic] because he believed there ‘was not sufficient danger to justify it. szleilgihelling of United States ties llltli ll. ilatlnil at war emphasised 1,119 HTtiYllV with which tile Pl'esi-' nlz-nt yzelved the problems of contin- ental delfellce. ' ‘rile ficfcnce agreement to set up: .a board to consider the defences oft North America and begin immedi- aze studies of “sea, land and air iuobleins, including personnel and iuazcrial," was announced jointly blv tile two chiefs of state yester- (ii-Y. In the field of politics toda , the President gave no indication w eth- er he would answer, much less sc- ft-‘Dt. the challenge of Republican t’l'_t‘.<lflfl‘lillfll candidate Wendell L. Wlllkle, to debate campaign issues. But by accepting the resignation of his running mate, Henry Awai- looe. as secretary of agriculture, ef- fective Sept. 5. he did sound the sltrmtl for the formal start o! the new dealhs c rllpaign. Brigadier Foster 0n t N. B. Tour FREDERICTON, N. B. i9 —(CI’i - Brigyldlel‘ w’. tor, D. S. P. oi Ottawa, dll‘L‘CiOl' of the auxiliary services of the Can- adian Lflgiull service inc., for Canada who is on a Nev.’ Bruns- wick tollr was this morning in con- ference with Hon. J. B. hfctvair. August W. Fos- l where -K. C. Premier of NPW Brunswick. ~R"'“""i“" Tilere was n0 llllllollllcelllcllt from the Pr: liliorls office alter the lll\‘0l— iilr. but. tile nleetlilg ii. is understood. was of general discussion along the lines of government co-operaticm with the Canadian Legion Services lllc. l ‘Pile meeting was termed, “a cas- ual " Willi Iiriizadiel" Foster was f. Lil C. G. Osman of Saint. John dzrcwior of tile auxiliary ser- vices in M. D . No. ‘l and flying oi- iicer Lee of the R.C.A.F‘. The party lPii. the city today for Elllttlillfhslfltl and will make a stop in \Vo0(l.\inl'k. sxrow-Fsulivenassa FOR nlrrrisn “revs LONDON, Aug. 18.—-(CP)-- Stim- illliliUlt by tile Board 0f Trade‘: ex- lutll, council and aided bv the navy‘ . ‘HYHHS, tile British toy triltle nus l vii cflllllllVllllil till c‘ lo blitz- : iii tile Nazis‘ expense. ‘\\‘.lltrl~ Lines, cllairlllllll oi the toy anti lain-v gufitis exml-i group. says what since tile will‘ tile British toy ll.<lll:?‘i'_\‘ has increased its exports Jtl ner cent, while some firms re- till‘! .<‘tli_ l t ilisplit‘ raw material and OlllPl‘_ ll.i.ll‘ltllll‘S. Lilies said the iildusuy kept its nronlise of firm )3l‘l(‘f.\ ilrunlnt deliveries. The Dinnin- _ tile United States and Scull . till are taking British toys ill .i.\lll‘_' qlullltiilt-s, he said. Poli- itllol-ites include model lliirri- a gain of ns much as 7a per] Another defe cc do the Senate or n. nmnmw tee qlllcklv app ve a. recoil; or lleai record. HDDTOpTtRilOYT o! $5 003M113, 277 f0!‘ b- lllitilil the construction of a "Wm-ocean navy," and plvivid- ing equipment for an army of 1.200,. 000 men. "In my opinion." said D. Worth Clark, Idaho Democrat, "the add- ress of Mr. Bliilitt, coming from n. man in his position, at this tlrnfi is vex-v little short of treason." pnlent saw International At A Glance (Bv The Canadian Preset CAIRO — llrllisll troops embark on naval \'L'\si'l§ .li Ilelbl-ra, llrlt- ish Sollllllillllld, wiilltlriilville from desert protectorate. Lollilllll (lis- closcs lvithrlraulll decided on as ni- . lernatlvo to tiolsterirlg garrison lvitll lreserves needed elsewhere. LONDON — (iuliftllll! confine bombing to Sl'.il\\l'l‘il pulllts in Britain, lloilllilg llki- lllllss .lir l'.il(lS of lust neck‘. lt..\.l-'. .llt.l.l;s (ii-r- man and Italian iaiiorn-u and lilil- itary lIll_li‘l’tl\i'§ aim-u ‘unl-tlcltl French elnl. llll of n ,‘.lll'l, \'..ll'.-s and flrviYzll-J (‘i-ll .1 ‘.li-tenet- art-a." BERLIN — iil.lll l1lplt.ll un- dergoes air ralll alarm. TYRNT? -Fl-I\' Ii{l\‘— illlilgarlaln- lliqlzltl- uvcl‘ 1 vrulla fl]\[l1'l\'\ Rllllliiltlll l . mellt with l‘.l| of Southern Dnhrn OTTAWL- (‘ninth alvpnltli: mil- ltarv and naval aiiethl-i. to “.\'.'l~4h- lllgtoll. (‘TTYXYIT-ITYF. -- Jliv-vlr-sn In new hfliiil‘."'llt\"lil n? rvnakltirrtl ‘PHlTTPSF en ‘.li \""i via“ ..l"\ - tiflmnr: tilol-snn-Ts llovrvlrs-s. ‘ . . iPound Up Doc iCcntr Dollar l F ils Unchangc». NEW Yiillli’. lid. i.» ‘-\l‘ls-'1'l‘° iirce l)\\lil‘\ .~ 1W "l" “l” i 7 to slu- gift Stilts! illlllisl l . l’ llll- lllil u ..~' ll.» \\.i\ a '1.lll‘.- l i till‘.- llc llcilltls. Helllleiill and \\'t-'- - ‘. lion l)'llt\ll"l‘5 nlid arlilameil... .' t. .i ceili- lnatle to scale. ' ' l- ‘rtllilfll l n. ill ‘all .li :1 '.\‘l\ in i’ ‘ll-nun ci-catil- nlieds it for tile production v.11 rule ll. J-upi per C011’ of rayon. -' dis).