Prime Minister Announced Commissions , Recommendatio ns Were Accepted Virtually in Their Enti-rety, Thus Re- moving Maritime Question F r 0 m Arena of Sectional Discord and Party Strife. (Canadian Prue) OTTAWA, Mer- liuncan report. The Prime lel-‘s statement took-up the v recommendati\r of the D llwel-t in turn and then gave the Government's policy thereon. 0n the report's recommendation ol ll twenty percent. reduction in Maritime railway freight rates, the pflmg Minister announced "subject to certain modiflc which nlay appear to be necessary ‘ respecting international rates and through import rates by sea, will be introduced giving eff {his recommendation." Further announcements Prime Minister were: Money “The government is prepared ‘eept the recommendations of the ~ commission to give immedlat sideration to a revlsion or readjust- iucnt or the financial arraug as between the Dominion and tho Maritime Provinces." Acquisition of St. John Railway and the Kent Northern Railway:- “The government is of the o that the matters referred to some particulars incidental larger transportation proble which mention is rnnde in t port andto which the attention of parliament will be invited present session." Mutual trade treaty for product! and flaht-"Our policy ro- maine one of seeking to advance. as opportunity trade agreements _ ducts." Coking Plantar-“The sion‘s recommendation mediate practical steps has been accepted and a h be introduced at the prose slon of parliament or government assistance." tlons surrounding the nouncemeltkwlth commission's respect iacture." ' Maritime Harbor Commissioner- “The government is prepared to ac- cept- the recommendations of the. commission concerning the estab- lishment ofharbor commissions for the harbors of Halifax and Saint John and bills with reference there- to will be introduced at the present session." Charlottetown r 18.—-Premler Kllll; in the House this afternoon nlnde his announcement on by the granta to Provlncesv- riirl‘t:i§rl1rr”§1ruvllnur’s g - roucr lllill llNilAN room the M inle- arious uncan l that ntlons a blll ect to to ac- e con- omen! pinion are ill to the ms of he re- nt the forest 81101115. mllmflhgreait question from tlrc arena oi in natural pro- commis- that fbb taken im- ill ‘will nl. sea- respecting the establishment or col-rial; plants at convenient centres in Canada und- tlrat the time is opportune for n readjustment of the financial ar- rangements between the Dominion and the Maritime Provinces." Money Grants: "As evidence of the desire of the government to H0 Just as for as may be possible 1h relieving any feeling of suspense pending a. final revision. W8 8T9 prepared without prejudice as t0 the amount to be arrived at as a final solution, to recommend to p81"- liunrent at the present session the making oi‘ special giants to Nova Scotla, New Brunswick and Mince Erlword ilsland of $875,000; $600,000 and $125,000 respectively, these amounts being‘ the equivalent of the sums recommended by the "W111 commission as llnlnedlaie lumll sum payments}! Deputy Minister of Fisheries:- "Special deputy minister for the fisheries section of.tlre department of marine and fi-ishelies." ‘Reciprocity with the Uni- ted States: -- Premier Kink cited the offer in the -Fieidlrli< budget of i023 which he said was in effect today and adtledz-"Thfl appointment of a minister to Was-ll- irrgten is e mop which it is believ- od will be helpful as opportunity offers in the negotiation with our neighbors c: trade treaties of mutunl interest. and advlliltnifth’ iPl'glll\Ql' Kllig concluded by s-lhtlrlg "that in act-count: the Du"- cnn ‘Commissions recommenda- tions virtually in their entirety pal‘- linmelrt und the 891111111’ "W111 1°C‘ ognize in the attitude of the 80V- errrment a wish "to remove till! sectional discord -und party strife. and a desire to give to our dom- inion in the sixtieth anniversary of its founding a renewed expres- siolr of the spirit which animated ‘Che fathers of confederation". -----Qr§———- Briei Statement of lwiiiii liiililHl lilil iliiissiiir Collociiionfl-Bf Royal a ' ‘ Govt to Assist Exhibition Com. (Canadian Praia) HALIFAX, N. 8., 18. -—F0llovllllil ll llwflllli: of the exhibition ora- nrisaion this morning at whlc Hon J. A. Walker, minister of natural ,rosources, stated that the govern- 'ment was ready to bear its share of half the $400,000 necessary. it was unanimously decided to call for tenders for the erection of buildings to house a provincial ex- hibition at Halifax. It was not thought possible that the work would go forward quickly enough to enable the reestablishment of lthe fair this year. "ilillWilii rlNllllill [l] Declares hie-Made His Fortune in Canada and Not in London. "rho hllnrlel Cvvwll- as ll l5 lie". home-ox, March 1s. - Lord Scrlbed l0 11151111311151‘ 11 "m" lhellieavenhreolt, ‘who has become a B1881 111111111111 C°1'°11“11°" °1'““{1'-1.rxrwer»f\rl figure in the -Briit'lsh was sold early to a Paris firm lorjllewspapel. worm was enlermlned 336.1911 11 111111 111111111“ 1m“ “1 11m‘- by the Manchester Publicity Club 11111111111111 1191 11.1 borders of “munefl 101111)’. The celebration marked the Bi-‘OBEB 81111 51111110111111“ 113’ 11 crossrinaugilrzlilon of the Northern edi- ol slx isles 111111111-1119- tion oi‘ Lord Benverhroolrs Lon- N9¢1f1~1°99~ 1181115- 1191111511115- don Dull-y Express, printed simul- bracelets. sold sublets and e icw- toheorrsry in none-eh and Mun- el-encruslted court sword oi‘ itlul Chaplet ' i.— all Jewels worn hi’ the rulers Lord Beaverbrook slilil lie regret- ond nobility v1 lllllivfllll 111118111 - ted that ho was not establishing honll1l1 1110911115’ by an llnglisllgl really new newspaper, for such 81011110019 ‘Vere 501d 111 134 lvlfilwus greatly needed in ldrlglantl. to close a partners-hip account. lTpl-ee evening papers in London ‘The glittering treasures holding were "m nearly enouglh he so many romantic and trutrir: ne-rllllmgllt _ sociations were taken from u sec-l rrlle l‘c\vspupelv lllagllale (lellcrl-ll. Yet llllllefllrollnd Btorerooul rvllerfied the Marlo-heater Guardian as the ‘they 118-11 116611 21111111011 llliilli. hllll sweetest and cleanest newspaper day only n few minutes before they ll; lgllglr»_lllll_ sale. S0 eager was the crowd at ln ll“, lllllly Express yesterday“ 1118 15110111111011111- l11°511Y 11101119". 1°HLord Beaverlirook wrote that “if ‘£98 1118 llllllfilflflllelllell MPH)’ 01' (Haul consulted my own inclinations l 1110MB 011 flllc11°lb 111111 111° l1<><>l5 would retire from Journalism to- cf Christie's .lad to be closed. ‘lrnorrow and live in ease and corn- ‘Thfl 181E951 510119 01111” °°11°°1ifort on tho fortune built rip in loll. the Polar Star. a filly-carat (Cilnodu before l se-t foot on meet dlahmhd which l8 will w have ism-est. Fleet Street has never re- rullllell 1111111 111110111; the lZlBllt-‘comrpenrcrl me a penny in return 'Rl1SHli1ll £81115. 11101111111 3311.399- for the efforts i have nrade there." which was the record for n single‘ _----o-»->--—-—- r i lil lllillliiN Russian Jewels Brought 80,5611 Pro u n d s—- Paris Firm Paid 6,100 Pounds for Famous‘ Nuptial Crown of Catherine the Great ,l_.(;l,\"|I;-.(;N, ltiarch 1S. ~ Women louglll lol- llllmlgslgll t0 Christie's showrooms today to attend an auc- tllm el a collection 0i‘ royll its-- 51ml jewels including the famous nuptial crown of Catherine the‘ Great. The genre brought a total or‘ giggling, or almost 5400.000. l l Customs Tariff on, Coll:—v“Titel F-ffit. nmtendatlon of the commission‘ that the tariff advisory board be‘ lation to coal, sntbrsoltesnd coke. President or‘ has been met. The matter ls now Steel Corporation, 1991016 1119 1""! bfillrd- 0W1“! 1° when he arrived in Montreal today the existing uncertainty .01, condi-llullowlllg l, eolllel-ence steel industry in the Maritlmes, theiaml other government does not feel in a no- in Ottawa yesterday in connection eition to make at present any pro- to the: recommendations of a renewal of the system of granting bountles with respect to steel when Canadian coal is used in its manu- l Harbor:-- "The survey of iChariotiotown harbor by the Department of Public Wlorks will be continued in as far as may lJB-IIBCQBBHIy fully to compl iho commission's tlons." ‘Ferry bout service b Prince Edward island and tlr land‘ under investigation as mended by the commission. ‘Pwvmcm 3111151111": "K911511111 fall as they could catch in an out-i y with recommenda- otweon o nrnlnl P000111 - (Canadian Press) MONTREAL. lt‘.ar. the would m w i-th lion 11°11 111111 James Iiobb, Minister of’ Finance. governmental members fwith Rocco's future plans. {Oi-i a. iCaptain and Crew Without Provisions (Canadian Press) NEW YORK, Mar. 18. —-Seveu hedraggled seamen who three days ago did not ever believe to see or expect to set foot on dry lend again arrived yesterday at lierhen Point. Bayonne, N. J., on the Gulf Refining Company's tanker Gilli‘ Point. Tlicy were Captain John Hull and the crew oi’ tho three mastod schooner G. J. Cherry, ‘which was wrecked 200 nriles off Capo flatter- ns on March 2nd. For thirteen days they clung precurionsiy to the roof oi’ n deckhouse while every other wave swept over them. They were virtually without provisions rind for writer had only such ruin- 0r readjustment of the financial ar-hlm-ollll malnsall rangements between the l)o and the Maritime Provinces will hc them without, "Qflclng their (lls. ed over a milllonWvnhlch will 0ll~_ placed on the agenda of the Dornln- tress signals before the Gulf Poiutlflblo 11w 111510111)’ 01 T111111 1111811111" ion-Provincial , conference believe with DQOQQOO-O-OOOOQQ““Q 0-0 Condensed Spocia cares-to. pa": ‘were. ‘MEAT AND FIBH AT LO undero. "NQULRE in“ °HR°NlC "Hell. 118 Prince Stree held during the present year. the commissioners rnlnion be We H) GOOD is not each insertion tn 1.111s column. . WEST prices at P. J. MacDonald's. 448i ‘Hons mo: porrlb man-r New- lind Market 1i D15- t, iDl‘. l-‘ll-‘l. M.D.,‘.1_)._'D- nest done. don't "slay. liics-e-it-smes. Lane-cos Le. AT P. J. Mao- Donalde, ‘ 4481 W"*r-—~——-—-r—-——— ‘wanrao- Pornrose, oars 111N108. hay-It. Iii. Match & C0.- one: i-m. ‘ll! LAVM. stratum When in need f Laval "Minter writeo o? phone ‘til-nu. Wiaaioo. cream John 4888 3 12 IWI i ihi "'°" ‘Ms-a trannnv r almost-new. __\__ 4401a 1o aaeroita luvmq; elm-hers us o i-s 2 made req ll ~ ~ ‘ l. I Mmfialll" brooms renown ' ' 1 ~ . is-hflittfii.” r 1111110110011» "at 111011, ftox m. AILE. App ‘ Henry Mc- Farlene & 0a.. 160 ent St. tf IROOMS Island 86c.—~ 4481 nr-Fs Eight steamers passer! close to rescued them. According to Cup- tain Hall, their only hope lay in the fact that they had seen a rat still aboard the schooner. l-ie said it was a superstition among mariners that when the rats leave a vessel silo is doomed. Eil_5'lllll lli PHHBEEClNES Debate on the Draft Address Concluded. House Meets Tues- day at 3 p. The House met at 11:10 lum- Mr. Hunter presented a petition from Fred A. Meiiish and others praying for an Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the Union Ceme- tery. it was introduced and re- ceived its first reading. Under the motion re consider- ation of the Speech from the Throne Premier Stewart stated that Hon. Dr, W. J. P. MacMillan who nail moved the adjournment Thursday evening wished his ro- grets of his absence be announced as he was unable to attend on ne- count of attention to an important President Wolvin 13'_“1,1"'v“ tlllllllif the reigns oi‘ the lilrnpres- flaked to give immediate nflllfildflfalunthlllg to say at this time.’ runs Hes Ellzwlmlh “ml Calherme u“, 1°11 1° 111° 0115mm” 1mm” 1" 115 11111111! 0111i! 5111101119111 11°)’ M- W111V111l3-ccoild. Many oi’ lbenr were used British Emil Tl-fldown to a late date ln ceremonial filfunctions of the lute Russian lnr- Fer Thirteen Days w“, swouh £13m“ cipnl council decided thrt the local lMoi-lt or‘ tho jewels dated the-filth rContury and were made by French and Russian craftsmen ior .i_. Holland. localcobbler, fered $195.00 and yesterday found . competition perlal lCourt. although none oi’ them was the personal property of the family ot‘ the late Czar, l plclc with iron burs mattresses. and "i straw First Ai-r Mail Service Will Be Started This Year jWhite Bread in Italy Delivered ' i l MNiFUlBS, March l8. — Fellow- lng up a lrlrlc supplied them by nu illlsigncrl letter, police this morn- ing trailed u hearse on its solemn way fronl a hospital, and upon tak- 1111-‘. a look nt the corpse, found themselves with sixty pounds oi‘ the finest white bread. As Italy prohibits nil but whole-grain irrend, the driver was arrested. Tire baker wilslorlnrl and police learned tho parincrsllip had been operating sovorill ill0lllll$ Lo the profit oi‘ the operators and the palalal pleasure of several wealthy families. Trouble Between 0. B. U. and United Mine Workers (Canadian Prool) l.\'\-'ilfili‘N‘l<lSl5. N. S., March 18. ——- reglmentg to attend summer eemps, Trouble between the One Big Un- ‘he said. rclty regiments will con- ion and the United Mine Workers llllue ll-alnlng l“ armorlell of America which hits been sim- Gem Macmle“ glaled llml he ha,“ met-lug in the operation of the col~ no daflnlle plum [or me lulu“, lle leries hcrc by the Eastern‘ Trust admitted that there was some con- C°"‘11““Y 1°‘ “WW1 11111111111 h“ (Special to Tho Guardian) l TORIONTO, font, Mar. 13-41311‘: adu will undertake ‘its first air mull‘ service this year, experimenting with service between Rlmouskl and Montreal. Anti if thih proves a. suc- cess, a service between Toronto and Ottawa will likely be started" next your, announced Major (loner-l lal J. 1i. MacBrien, chior‘ of stall. who is in Toronto, to deliver a lect- ure at the military institute. The planes will pick up mail from the steamers stopping at ‘Rimouski. and rush it to Montreal. Frequency’ or service will depend on -tire arriv- al. of boats. Gen. MncBrlen pointed lout that in this year's estimates itllore is an increase of $2,000,000‘ for nlr service chiefly for other-l than military service. Appropria- atlons for "the military are morons-l l-romljeil, which hurl not housed a pris- ouer for rtrany year-z, was an ex- pensive luxury. it was decided to sell it to the irighest bidder. Vic- ryfl himself in possession, the bidding‘ being negligible. Tire jail ivus built lll 1882 and is cour- In Hearse _ being highly trained. but they-h There is a dunner in China of the sideraiion of his taking charge of the air force, but indicated that it was not at present under official consideration. He had applied for a post in ‘China with the British forc- es, but nothing had developed yet. "I aln going to got my family sett- led where rI can support thorn," ‘said the general. who expressed the opinion that the Chinese situation is iul ior’ possibilities. He thought the present white forces were suillcie t to defend the conceslaons at She nghai. “Do yo“ think the Chinese would stand 111l- fore heavy lire?" he war-nailed- “Well, the Chinese are capable of re not well paid, and moat oi‘ the c0 ‘, riliots are between ehieftaitrs who want to acquire more territory so they can collect more taxes. They have 1 system of compulsory serv- ice there in each province. if the Chinese] were to some in conflict with efficient white troops. the lat- ter would accountfor a great many more Chinese than they would lose. northernars bein! broken up by the propeaan of the South." surgical case. He wished it to be known that he had concluded his debate. ' No other speaker on the Speech arose, so the motion- to present to. His Honor the Lieutenant oovorm] or the reply to his armch ‘Throne. carried- . 4 On motion-the House ad total _' trode- ftom tho ondOifTebr Mir-nod oil‘ wltil’ ‘m m’ to meet on {breeder hm at t p. mrssolaslremeary Canadas Trade ' o... re... . .10 ,, re". as’! m-‘tlil “Dive month! asthma shows an o- "t, M0 as compar- reached the boiling point with n notification by ‘the U. M. W., that its members will not work under s new wuge scale which went law effect at three o'clock this after- noon pending complete recognition of the union by the company, and an application for a board of conci- llatlon under the Liernieux Act. by the 0. B. U. Tire company does not propose to work the mines. oiwlng to lack of order. until iMeutiay morning and in the meantime, it is anti- cipated. the difficulties may be ironed out. - - - - “Recently the Eastern Trust Com- pany negotiated a new wuge con- tract wlth the. U..M. W. bringing down the scale to that paid through- biit the island of Calm Bretombrrr thd union new insists that the com- pany institute is u closed shop. A meeting of the U. M. W. local is to be held tonight, it is under- stood. ~to frrrther consider the mat- ter snd it wal also reported today that the O. B. U. is considering the withdrawal of its application .for a board of conciliation. A-bout i100 miners are involved and of these approximately 250 are mom- bere of therU. M W. 1 QUEEN VlCTOnlt OF’ SWEDEN. 0 ‘ pending your J11“ ‘ feat her bedside. The Q11 ll‘ lv 51- l xrus cnxntorrsrowu consults STRIKE Illllllll issull iii sililliiii Communique Declar- es Strikc is Purely Political a n d In- tended to . Show Sympathy With the Nationalist Cause. (Canadian Press) BilANGili-Al, March 18. - The general labor union today issued a communique sailing a general strike to begin tomorrow at noun and continue until the nationalists ilCuntcncsc) occupy Shanghai. ‘T116 commnique calls on the wcrkers to maintain order and avoid becoming involved in any mob action and notifies the pub- lic that th_e strike is purely of a political nature and intended to show sympathy with the national- Isl cause in the tight against the ilortlicrners. [41191111211111121113 o! ‘Shantungese (northern) troops have been ord- ered along the Shanghai-blanking railway to attempt to prevent the workers from leaving. Wind storm Takes (Canadian Pres!) l.-l'liTrl.rl~I ROCK, Ark., March f8. cuily. lrouseilrzlrl. Mount Vesuvius dense smoke. ell several light shocks of carll ‘pertsof the observatory on the vo cane. in the expulsion of hardene lavas from the cone. They sa (Canadian Prcsa) iBUb"FA.L0, March 18. -— ion at the plant of the Automatl "Transportation Company her ‘Wednesday have died and til to prove fatal. Tile rcnrlirring fou tempted their workmen. ‘The deed all of this city are Arthur Velllctte. Alex lClrarlcs Levon and George Rel to rescue Hobby Show, on entering the Y. M. C. A. soc-la was a success would be putting i mild. Over thirty of the "Y" boy turned up with entries. cellent display oi! rabbits whic gave the Judge, Mr. quite a task to preform, and him considerable credit should be given, His Judging coming in for considerable praise from some of the older fanclers. Over twwhundred people. both young and old visited the show. and were quite pleased with the showing. lwhile the judging was in prog- ress only the exhibitors were al- lowed in the room. ' ‘Following are the prize winners in the respective classes. lChinchillas (iPairi Barn Kennedy iChiuchilias (buck) Walter Mutch Chlrtchillas (doe with lltrter) 11111118717110‘ Rabbiiry. hitry. _ Belgian (buck) Jack Saunders. Beer. lPll-keyes cPslr-i Allison Rogers. Toll of Seven Lives —l.\ ir-rlli‘ dozen small communities in southwest Arkansas today were recovering from the shock of twist- ing winds which last night lcit a toll of seven known dead and n score or more injured some criti- "fhe brunt of» tho storm cenleredl arount Klonilyko where five lives polls lmll been More“ rrizrc snullieil out and one person ' was seriously injured in a single» The ncrv outhrtank which follow. Four of ten men burned in an explos- burns of two others were expected. received slight burns when they at- fellcw Smith, nolds. Thcy were working in ,the Al‘. The “Y’ ‘Rlibblial. rabbi-ts and more rab- bits that it all one could observe room lust irlght. To say the aCIair On the whole there svas an ex- F. H. Roper. to ‘France NctTo, I . Send .0bserver (Canadian Prone) IPAIRlIIS, March l8. ~ France is not likely to send oven an observer to the three powerurllal disarma- ment conference proposed by Pros- ldent Coolidge, it was stated today. mince Washington's strong dis- agreement with the League of ‘Nations disarmament commission was apparent in the note made public yesterday at Geneva. lltllillfi liliii. y illPiilfi IN llHZZlHl] (Canadian Press) i l l llligh hopes ior a record season by the Newfoundland fleet were dashed yesterday when an arctic blizzard broke up the flees on which the hardy hunters had matlc their xlll. ‘ lfteports reaching the city today expressed fear that many lllOilS-l ands or! seals would be lost. Thcl start of the annual hunt lhis year was propitious. Before the date set by law for commencing the‘ slaughter oi‘ young souls the fleet of nine steamers located vu-‘t herds of the ice flouting down from Davis strait. The problem oi “finding the int" lurving been isolired. the hunters killed 100.000 seals in the first three days of the season. Only one hail.’ of the pelts had been brought aboard the ships when the blizzard ibroke Wednesday night. Tire rest were gathered in great heaps on; the ice pans, awaiting haulage to the siealners, lThe force of the wind <lisperse<i_ the ice pack inakllii; it improbable that the hunters would be able‘ to find the flood on which tllc i i lCooiies Clash With i l _ British Marines i dlfliruullkluiz lsiu the inland pro- vince oi‘ Szechwnn. on the Yangtso l- river some (listunco treat of tho nllllws consists act-airline w eX-‘recerrt lrnlllllo zone h. China.) ‘The marines who unarmed, were ]. illacconrparrled by British consul Y Pratt. They guvc chase when tho there is no flanker 10f‘ 11w 1111088111- coolles seized tho stores and th BIJHNS lilll ill lull Mil latter dropped thenr, When the marines picked up the Igoods again, irowevcr, a mob of licllllleflt? attacked therrr with sticks and stones and the British were rforcctl lo abandon the supplies. .'Tltc British suffered no serious in- ijuri (Yonsul Pratt protested‘ to the f lilcue nulllcrliles. l . [Tag Day Nets ' $17,000 (Special to The Guardian) ‘POHONTO. 0nt-, Mar. 18~Shanr- rocks decorating the coat lapcls of nearly all Toronto citizens yester- day indicated lilo response of To- ronto to tho appeal for help oy the ._ source of pYOVliIQlWk. At a lute C C (l f‘ t mated that the total returns were River Opeirhlarly (Canadian iPross) (IUUESCOTT, 0ut., Mart-ll 18. — For the first lime in thirty years the Si. Lawrence river is open l t S from points alo g the river. up until nearly the last of April. h "Just Disc Aosr: 1 SiT. JOHN'S, Nfld, Mal-ell 13,- face combatant craft to 10,000 ton:i‘A11ll11‘“111\ 111111 selllnl; displacement and armament of 8213-390 1°11!- bour last night Miss Florence Boi- lilaclrsnrlth shop when an accunr- and. organizer of the tux rllly. @811‘ rrlratloil of dust ncnr uu nir com- pressor caught fire and exploded. 8110111 17.000. this early. The main channel is now open nratically all the way to Lqke Ontario according to reports the: ycar the ice did not break “W11 PAGE NINE ciiuisu lusrniii I lAllNilllEB ilN Built Up to Limit Allowed by Washin l Treaty She Replaces Battle Cruiser Australia Scuttl ed Under its Terms. 1115113010, Mel, lg__..l1_ M_ A‘ $_lwlth and destroyed Admiral lCra- Australia, first of Australia's two devil's such-iron of! Colonel. Nov- modern cruisers embodying the lat-fl. 1914,, himself to be deslrfliflli 0n est designs of post-war cruiser con-{Dvll- 7 11y \'1<l°'A1111111‘l1-1 5111111119’! Strtlctifln, took ilre iwaior today squadron elf the Falkland islands- from the John Brown Works on tllifslll-‘ll W115 111B lllfaleglv 11111119 0T 111B Clyde, Hel- sigler elm,’ llm Canhuf-l11511101301156!‘ Australia. which nev- ra, will be launched irom the snrrrc l" 111111 111i‘ 11191‘ 10 b9 111 l! 86119181 yards late; lengagement. Shc was sunk in ac- The Australia and Canberra 111T‘ verdant-e with the We-shlnaton the most efficient allfl lmwerful 011F881)’. iflllvll 1111111911 1116 11111111191‘ their class under the \Vasliingtmi <11 15111115 <11 1119 11119- hemely 1111-11-19‘ Twat,“ wlllcll llmlls auxllllll-y Suplships and battle-cruisers. Theold a displacement o! her main armament lncll 5mm They are a dlsllncl lmJCUll-‘iliiilllg of eight 12-inch guns, provemcnt on the Kent or Countyl1li111lg 1111111 °11 111° ‘Clyde 1“ 1913' alibi-i 1W1 >w_.-_~.- l " 7&1’ ,_l_ ..__:.: lug glam o; whlcl‘ llve crulsel-S M-uffhe new cruisers or course cannot now being completed for the Iloyairmk“ 111011‘ 11111“ 1" 111° “"9 "1 Navy battle through lack of gun-power Their displacement. without fuel. “"11 dflemwe armor" is 10.000 tons. Advantage has been! T119 111° 1111i” 11111111111111“ 1“ A115’ taken D1 ll“, lacl mm ll“, eyulllldtraliskr naval programswere launch» ington Trcaiy does not stipnlatcled 11181 yfllllfl The Oxley, named aft- that the 10,000 tons displacement?" 011° "1 111° 911111’ 51'r"e1'°"5'5°“e" shull include fuel. As provided by,“ ‘l1 New 5mm‘ W111“ W11” w“ the trouiy 8 inch guns are theli“"11‘° 1* ""1911 9111119191’ and m9 01' heaviest armament, but ihcse ill-e will’. lllllllPll 3111"‘ 135W 011"‘?- v1” or u new model, clairncd to ho rrs‘1°113- lllifl Cflilllllll Albany Obway, hard hitting as some of tho hon\'ler,111-- N" “"1111 Dam“ m“ capo‘ both battleship ordnance of prc-rvirrii11f‘ M11117 1‘°111111"1°‘1 ‘*1 111° vmlm" days. The Australia will carry eightl ‘M11111’ 111 11111111“- of these. ‘twin-mounted in foul" bar-l ‘V1111 “0111111011111101 m“ 1w“ cm]? belies, on the ship's rscntro line, ‘m1 “m1 u“? W“ “ubumduesr “m1 two turrets forward and two aftlnlule -“°1‘*1‘111"5 01 111° °1‘1 cmlwn‘ addition she lwlll carry n number nfl 111° inl°y?llh‘1*l'zlllraalfifg NW7 M“ _ _.COIIHB O 6 O I 4 inch anti aircraft guns. Tire dc l crulnn: Aualrana. 10.000 mm’. signers, willie iirnilcd to an extent of 8 inch Elms in size. are free io1:1927)(l91??)5911117~ ‘Canberrm 1100M adopt as many weapons us they ‘"15- - like, providing of course that tlrc1 L191" c“'“°": Adela-me’ 5'50“ displacement limit is not passed. 11°11” 1193219 3115111111“ 5'40“ 1°11" The Australia will have .1 speeu1l1916-l of 3i knots an irorir, and her hrorld- “Wm” 13'1"": 6'00‘) 1°“ side fire will be nearly twice the in-l (19271; lens"), of the ‘old prewar Counly; Flotilla Leader: Anzac, 1.670 tons (liens. with their ‘more numerous 6.119171‘ , , m“ gmm l Destroyers: Stalwart, Success, iExpense is the reason why tlie's‘v°1d*‘""““' 115911131118‘ Tattoo‘ Auslrallan and Canberra m.“ lmlngllbtil tons, lluon. Palramaita, Swan brilliant. i - i ' (Canadian Press) constructor) on the Clydc instead of Toweml- 111111118150’ Ya"m_700 mu,‘ A pair cl‘ (lllllllfllld braceletsqJondonderry lilJl\'ll\'(l, March 18. ~ Coolics at Australia's own dockynrd nti 51111111111111": flXlciflrOtrway (1927) bmlllrhr £3,400; a illmnonil‘ _ 11910111111111 lo the "arenging socqCockatoo Island. where cruisers‘ 5111*“: 11'1“11‘1“'- M“111“°'11°' 11°“ brooch with sapphires and penrlsu ,, _ 1_c‘1""1"‘" ‘P"°"1 ilely" clashed with ‘British rnarlnes and destroyers have been built audamilm- 1-250 10ml; ‘13811191118- K1111‘ 51.1530; a pendant £4,300; n tiara, ' \"l\lllllilll_lll‘s. Mal-deb 18. J- hlolrrnllel (Jhrlngking “elm-day ‘and sell, where‘ the Commonwealth-s SD00 hgiat; Plug/pus. ‘destroyer depot ‘n2 0; u Jasper snufibox, .1323 , ‘_ _ _ l-‘lil-lvllfl refill!“ C"!!! fill ll! ed navel stores heln co v l - ' ‘S h‘. llllhe 111111“ “"1353- 600;. l, ml,- nl dlamoml l,ulluns_. 1-(»'-\‘1-l)r-\l?'1‘-ll11ll\- N. 5-. 31111011 night. Tire crater was hlrlden fr-onrlfroln n British gunbontgte l]; xtlllsiiflfgeilllle Clil-giefiaii ngcrlllljellli= Commodore George F, Hyde. R- lllmng from 1.764’ £2,550, and a 1S.--iS0ll\e months ago the munl- view by columns of names and lsll Calm," aslllml :cr‘llqers ln‘ Austral“, would have A. is Commander of the‘ active Australian Fleet. Ho is nn Austria-l- ian who be an his sca career in the Nterchant .ervicr: and joined the Royal Naval Reserve as a cadet in 1896. As a lieutenant he served vol- untarily for more than five years with the fleet. and iir I905 was transferred to the Royal Navy. llerlt for duty under the Common- wealth Government In 1911. he has been in the Royal Australian Navy ever since. _40&--- Radio Conference The reasons adduced by Prime‘- 1 _ _*"" _ _ _ , _, (S ccral to the Guardian) Minister Startlcy M. Bruce for toll‘ WASPHINGTON’ W“: “L __ A struction of‘thc vessels in [lilllailliconfereucc between [he new Unll, 111° 1111°1'e511“g"_ He 5am‘ "limits States radio control commission C111"911111Y ‘311111111111115 ‘vhmher “wand Canadian government officials 111M105 01 111° “"91 111 Auslfifllihis probable before the commission would constitute a step towaydl: Cslwopons its hearings on Marci; 2931. tabllshing a new Australian illf '15 Canada asks to be heard y t e ry, and stimulate existing ifllllllltrtaominission before the United ries, the Government concluded States itrorrdcasting stations are al- tllat these objects would not be lotted wave lengths and hours of , t th lndust- operation. “°h1°v:§‘,l:l§,,fl“,l,'l:§h0; nteenily dc; ll is understood that tho commis- y mu‘ '1 l. -ll a] sion intends to invite representa- mmm “ml “pan fro-m i“ UM on riluuii from (intrude previous to the Mmgauona‘ Almtmha “cum "m Mhouonlm: of public hearings. A dei- 10l'<1 111 lllllllnrk utmnln nllvll1 ezaiinn from Ottawa headed by a gramme which won d keel) Th‘; Jfillliillili. iienrrty Minister of Mar- yaids continuously enrpiliyvcil, - principal objection. howcvfif- 1'11 i" lion. llr-rhori iloover. Secretary of the fact that the (luriilrrlnrgzxni isalrllliwollllllerl-ln some weeks ego, only source from wtrnr lo y 1-, _.._.__<-o@.____- eelllll expect. orders, liilil the flllllm - 9 ride of labor towards rlcicnrzc lllv general and naval ricicnr-c in par- _ ticulnr made ll Clllvlmil-i‘ “““1°1Y OTTAWA. OnL, Mar. is. -—Pro- lthat the industry would 10cm“) CVMICGCfllIIKH of lnni. night and this sit- ion that measure or alllillil" “'1' ' iernocu were productive of ulluillll ‘circumstances 1101111111911 111111 saw-interest. Naturally the statement lty demanded. l “lei the Prime Miinislter in so (“as .. |l 'i' l in wiricl an he ascerta ne was regar Theagllileir‘ llrerftuhllrstrniian ind-‘lly those most interested as fairly r - t s 'n' ti fa tory. What is left in re- uslry mm“ghfll-Zllnlgrzsedn-lllgh t‘o- 102N180 lnust be determined by 111° we roll-mg o t.“ rlbccd. blrt lbclresults of investigation and in thl! day ale no Yoga‘ ‘ll-king threull-cspefll ii has been apilv described 91am“ 1m '1 c u rolled ll, as chnracicrlstlcrllly involved heavy capital expenditure and much delay, because Australia lcould provlric only l5 per cont or‘ ithe rrraterial. Australia docs nq‘ manufacirlre armor plate, guns, fli- tlrigs, instruments or funny oiller special iiclns. The suring by con; struction in Erlgland is about $1,- 000,000. . The cost of hull and machinery for’ each of the Australian cruisers will be more than $5.000.000. (lull- mountings will cost $1,750,000 for each ship and armor contracts cost ‘more than $250,000 each. and this is not the complete cost. i “Klll889quo." gton‘ l inc nnrl Fisheries. conferred with ' "Belgian (if-lines) Millgrove Rab- ‘ Belgian (doe with litter), Robert ' A Glut. til-lows A Loffe. BACK- BONE. Doasirr MEAN SHE HAS A LoffA NERVE years to build could be six weeks. and an expensive plant, would be left idle for a long period) ..-l. 2232;232:122“.::.i:*:t::;.:ii1;rzrcliiihhouhesments. rnercial shipbuilding because the‘. Meetings, Etc. work is entirely different. I "The Government has also colvi ‘rSuinruer-vtilo horse races Joly (3th, 442034731 elder-ed very seriously the 111199111111: whether it was essential lo i111‘; the order locally in order to atfordl skilled artisans an experience that) would enable them to effect future, l repairs, but examination showed; “Arlntion r-ralc at Dan K. Mac- lllel since the work would be morelionnlrl (lien Valley cf stotlkgfli f embiing than of constructing-late. lSce lltandbibls. 4W4 9 fheazilerlehce galnell on the crlllsl-l ers would he little more than tla r to be gained on the seaplane cuPi svlnqelre Re Chronic Diseases m Prince Street. Dr. Clift. M. I1. . . - . ' 015l- l-lel- whiel, is t.» he toiisiruciul inlD, 1)., most done, don! d Australia." WSuaviter in MaY11- 1111111" b‘: 4336-3-18-0111 _ The Australia and Canberra will Barton." be brought (kYWn from ilrc Clyde to Pinileyes (lBuelri Art Worth. Miilgrovel ftabbftry _is o erated by Masters Harding and. llllpg 0a Friday the in day ofApril it moaronro. time winds shi . German Subject iBoaton rain 52-48 _ , ‘New York cloudy_.. . 60-42 . isrcicxrl-iotru. Sweden, March MANILA. l’ . Mar. l8. -Seeret Hllsihl tide this at 11-5 111. — Queen Victoria of Sweden, 8611:1116 e ‘fitters , today “P0118451” 4'1"?“ '11 who is visiting in Rome, is_ snffer- 1111 011111 91119111111110- I 11'1"" ‘mm "'1' ‘"1119. in: from an attaolp- of irmhloliitt. widest who arr tall troll; Blnlihn- M» , r m il was made, own today. The _ .10 5- 5-~ 1’ 10111-11"! l" 1" I latest inform: n i, tome a ha“ llllhlltllltrfgli hi?" l ll’. d- ~ _ - ma” plight improvement. Kl ' numvo l .111 '11 - 111°’ ""1 . ' r _ , wnn dressed as a priest. ‘on. 1s. - Mari- lg we ‘fltflmon to nu‘, another and clearing fling to westerly. “l, w mule to “lionttljon. ‘algal?’ in? ha“? “W” 1'1 hi1. 111e, reel," ‘foronto rain 56-38 om grunge“. w ll 11,0 Melbourne h°uq” 8n' 11111111“ “T1111? ' - 411*“ TrllrgyBsi-‘rllleplefratcnhlbfyhioo tons and . -l_j . . _ _ Budbeclcloildy . 20-28 2mm compillod l“ “ml Officers Arrest: sllillii“°éii.ll.°‘f’.".“.’ h» l-"tl“.i::r:.t:: ISt. John cloudy . 42-—2 cmmmonwe‘ u 1 a London early ncxt your and horc wlll he vl-evlrlcl with crows from twe ether Australian cruisers which the original battle-cruiser Australia which served throughout the war. it is worth recalling that it was the Western Pacific wnlcnfordbfl M- mlrar van‘ spa to emu into some presence of the Australia in the l, ‘Notice, ‘St. James Church will he open C11 Sunday- 118F111 , m ‘Mass at the usual hour l0 00m? "We request payment 0t I11 past due account's. either by ndfi $61 cull ' two Pithuléfn“ ll 1B S . 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