Mfl.“.MS' 4 ‘__ _ ss §\\\\i0'0 0/2 ,W _ M§,>F<1AMS N ...... . 25# _N . The Peoples Paper ,...1"~»».... Read by Everybody \ ;:.:;v‘ ‘° ' M err" '\\\l- Ullllllllllflllllil GUARDIAN sximraiucry _uaucihuu un ` I >"Z// //,~ A ww \\\\\\\\ ' $3 sometimes the trial of extraordln- ' 1 1// '//, up-r Qxv \ look to it that what you are doing Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew 2 ‘__ - _ gwiuiuiowu aumlhm rico cnt. ' " r ‘A Y _*H ' ' ' ' " Y A ' \¢°"“" °“""‘,"' '°'""'°" W’ ' CHARLOTTETOWN CANADA, FRIDAY APRIL 30 1937 12 PAGES 2,' ""5 us“é’:f,f,',{',:‘°'1,,§”|li_"°5'_°‘i_ Stl SS l. _ 3 _ _ _ 9 9 9 y u ‘C ` '"1 .5 ll ' - l ~ = _ _ _ i SURGEN .S OCCUPY CITY O 2.-_ 1:- mf* ' *li __ Planes Sent To Aid ()f Basques SpanishAirMinTsErAccompanies 'Craft From Valencia-Bilbao Defended By 30,000 Troops. BY ROBERT PARKER Associated Press Foreign Staf BILBA0» Sllflill. April 29-(AP)--The Spanish govern. ment sent 32 planes to the aid of beleaguered Bilbao to- day, and 30,000 Basque troops set up a last line of defence in trenches encircling the city. Spanish air minister Indalecio Prieto personally brought the planes from Valencia to the cheers of the 350,000 to 400.000 population ’l‘en thousand troops remained in advance lines from Durango, 16 miles_ eastward, to slow and harry the Insur- gent advance, while the stronger force prepared to with- stand bitter siege. The 30.000 W|\0 dug into the triple ring of trenches, just six miles from the centre of Bilbao, included the Basque’s last reserves. KING YETA, 3RD ARRIVES IN LOND0l| Ruler Of Barotseland Travelled 10,000 Miles To Fulfill Life-time Dream. (By Edwin S. Johnson) (Canadian Press Staff' Writer) .('-P. By G\lardian’s Special ,Wire) LONDON, April 29--Klngs', prin- ces. aultans and tribal chiefs will loud a glamorous and exotic touch to ihi- ooronntion festivities, but few will offer a. more interesting and ioirmiiiic flavor than King Yeta Ill, ruler of Burotselnnd in Africa. Yetufwho rules over a domain of abou' 61,000 square miles, bounded by the Zambdsl and the western nmrciies of Northern Rhodesia arriv- ed in London after travelling 10,000 ` miles to fulfill a life-time dream-a. personal meeting with his Bwana Makubo (Great Chief), King G<~or;;e VI. One stretch of his trip vi-as down the Zambesl river of 360 nillcs; in his royal barge manned by 40 picked paddlcrs in tribal dress. Tall. dignified. Yeta is one of the most kindly and cultured rulers in Africa and is popular with his people, the Marozi. Fifty years ago he was forced to stand with his father, King Lew- aiiika, in his Kraal (native village) and see his' family and followers massacred. Lcwanikn had been rul- in on a few ears when a section In a. rough half moon around the city. the trenches run from Plemcia on the coast, through , Umguio., Zamudlo. Galdacamo. Ce- berfo, Araoaldo, Gordejuela, Guen- es, Larrea and Somorrostro, thence again to the coast at Pobena. about 12 miles west of the start- ing point. Where the trenches do not pro- tect Bilbao, the sea does. Besieged and torn by war, Bil- bao put up a brave front. The streets swarmed with promenad- ers. Men in uniform with pretty girls were everywhere. The dance halls teemed. The crowds stopped to cheer the endless lines of trucks, carrying supplies and milltiamen to the front. . Sandbags bulwarked most of the buildings on the main street, sometimes they were stacked to the third storey. Air raid shelters appeared plentiful. They are quick- ly filled when the sirens sound the ulnmi of approaching raids. the Basques told me. Discipline was evident every- where. The traffic policemen were polite and alert, rigid attheir posts even when enemy planes thunder overhead. The food situation remained acute, despite the arrival of more British foodshlps. Three got in this morning. Special Services To Gommemorate Work. NEW GLASGOW, N.S., April 29 (CP)-Special services commemor- ating the work and life of Rev. S ly y ‘ ef ihc people revolted under a rival chief. Tatela, and stormed the , 1;i=ul_s»_e1ohi. Te\-- A shifting wind today saved this Aybgrg county village from de- struction by fire. Flames which destroyed the Elgin BaptistChurch and the home of Thomas Alexan- `der were brought under control by firemen who came from Moncton. 25 miles away, from Sussex and Petitcodiac. Damage was placed at $10.000.0f which $3,000 was covered by in' surance. An Elgin resident, W.H. Gcidurt. ruhhihg fo hclp iight the ilre suffered a heart attack and was placed under medical care. The village of 280 inhabitants was threatened when a. stron8 wind blew sparks toward a gr0UD of houses. Volunteer firemen and others called from neighboring centres fought the _flames with dif- ficulty until thc wind changed- ,The fire then spread to nearby nelds, but was soon controlled. The blaze was believed to have started in the Baptist Church where the furnace had been kin- dled ln preparation for a. funeral service. Gorman Hausfraus To Save Garbage 1 BERLIN, April 29-Nazis ordered German Housfraustoday f»° Save 1 their garbage so ‘we can build a .ring of hos fatteninl! fsiabll-Sh' ment around every town. Erich Hllgenfeldt, leader of the Nazi public welfare 0r80nlZ9"1°“» said the plan was to fat(/en 1.000,- 000 pigs from the g~arb88€ Bhd °V9"' come the Reich! sh0\'i88€ °f fm' products. » V Q O gm, th, “Name possible outrage F t l t against religion will bc realized if I' y S saved from flames by U10 hen”-Sm or iaiiimoh i cn. a 're Drum f»° the military glory _ of (General - Francisco) Franco and (General nuulioi Mon. who represent the uttonnost borborism." slcnsr Monn.|zA'r|oN 'SALAD (Ar. ny auculiiuru spccui win) - in noci-runs. nance. April 29 t Britain Uffers l¢,,,,,,,,,,;,,,, 1 Harsh Griticism From Festival Adjudicator Michel St. Denis Finds Fault With Production Of Charlottetown Little Theatre Guild. (BY GUY E. RHOADES) (Canadian Press Staff wi-|¢¢|-) °'I'I'-"~WA» Ahril 29-The Van- couver Little Theatre tonlght. gg1n_ ed lm/1511 Praise from Adjudicator Michael Sl. Denis for its presen- tation. of a fantasy in masks on a gqorliinion drama festival program a saw four groups parade iixogoss the stage of the little thea- _TWO Other teams, me Winnipeg attic Theatre and the Brantford “ma LCHSIIP. enjoyed 50mg P"*lS€» With qualifications, buf, the adjudicator ciicl not like the Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown in .il.°.°.§.i’."’.§L;."”. ..§‘“§£’ mf' “ O _ Island capital, E mme Edward Of the Single original canadian G ERN] CA uiihu.. uiriciuls marie hurricu piuhu and the aged. government supporters. of Bilbao. A second column still held Durango, 16 miles east, and Phi’ 011 the program he suis: "1 cannot say that I felt happy. 1 had great difficulty fp see any theatre. I don't see how that is theatre or how that is acting". The set, the door of a church tie said, was "quite goodu but ..af_ er that nothing for me was real". He said the actors were of "all the Sa-“le Yyfllm. and it was a very slow one". The priest who sought to com- fort the other characters, all af.. _ffcted by fin air raid, he said, was too noble . The girl who had lost her mind as a result of a previous raid was “too motionless, au the time in the same rythm”. He Have Mr Foster who acted He did not like the production, said he was_not convinced the P00915 were in danger from the Feld- “This war". hc said, "ic ex- pressed m a beautiful blue moon- lllfht. the most peaceful scene". He complained Charles L. Jen- kins, the director, in the charac- ter of the patriot was unemotlon- al and the revolutionary young man who would not fight “too nice". He did not stint his praise of the Vancouver group whose pres- entation held third spot on the program. Their play. “The Lust. Wir". by Neil Grant, was not an easy one, he said. “In its own way I think we can congratulate this cast", he said. There was“'good team work” and “it is not easy to make animals speak or handle masks". This play deals with the earth after man has liquidated himself in warfare. "Ii it were badly done". he de- clared. "it would be terrible." Defence Loan Fully Subscribed IJONDON, April 29-(AP) -The fun offering of s:1oo,ooo,ooo rsios,-l 000,000) of new 2 1-2 per cent de- fence bonds was subscribed in the city today. The offering was absorbed :le- spite a fall in stock exchange prices to their lowest levels since 1931. Siibseqiienily the exchange rallied sironcly toward the close,. encouraged by better Wall Street In some financial quarters. how- eiilng of dealings in the bonds on One financial source said gov- bonds but did not disclose whether ged that the loan proved to be almost ii. complete failure 000,000 (nearly $100,000,000) was thought to have been subscribed by anyone other than government departments themselves" ted the loan", it said, adding "they still are nursing bitter resentment" This contrasted with other re . a. third column moved from the ’southea.st to provide a three- pronged drive. _ The danger to Bilbao was so great that Basque President Juan Antonio Aguirre appealed to world powers to accept women and ‘children refugees during the per- iod siege. Fort. he men. “we ask nothing", Aguirre declared. "Our unbreak- able will to defend the liberty of our people will give us strength to face the greatest sacrifices with calm. ‘“I ask the world if it will per- Lmli. extermination of a people whose first thoughts have always the part of the sacristan credit fa, been for the defence of liberty and a good entrance but noted his democracy: I believe the nations second entrance was exmuy the will come to the rescue of 300.000 same. women and children in Bilbao who seek refuge today.” LONDON. April 29-(CP Havas) -The port of Bilbao was attacked late today by 15 Insurgent war planes, Reuters news agency re- ported tonfght. Four British freighters in the harbor escaped damage, the dispatch said. The despatch added the attack- ing planes, described as “German craft.” attempted to score hits on the four British steamships, but failed. The attack lasted 15 min- Utes. Workers’ Wages To Be Increased (A.P. By Guardian‘s Special Wire) ROME, April 29-The Central It- alian corporative committee, repro- senting 22 corporations embracing every phase of Italian economic life, tomorrow will increase wages of several million workers from five to 14 per cent. Simultaneously, new orders will be given to hold down prices, al- though busincss men say they do not know how long they can be kept down in view of the increased salaries. Author Takes Part In Play (By Margaret Bruce. Canadian Pres; Staff Writer) advices. OTTAWA, April 20--A 31-yoalh Some sources reported applica- Old Charlottetown srhoolmaster tions for the bond issue were re- tonight acted a part in his own ceived at a steady rate. mostly play at the finals of the Dominion from banks, insurance companies Drama Festival, but whethr.-r he and financial houses, untilthe lists would write another. he said, de- wvrc closed in the afternoon. pended on the success of fins, his first effort. ever, it ‘VHS prcuicicu that the op- Hu.-ry E. mic: tech the pun ci an old sncristnn in "Nocturne,' Mfmdny would see them odered presented by tho Little Theatre at 9' 5-man discount fmm their 0100 Guild of CharIotteto\\'n. A play de- value. pictlng reactions of six people to a night air raid. ernments took large blocks of the --yd like W get aw” from old . ' i u. in hi~ '- 5_;;l°h ;Cl'l°n :H5 an 9591* to b°l' l1o‘;!s\`;rifin first pgiriahn the sthggcllie 5 9" t 9 mar el' °" lmymg Pmmpt' played Squire Hillcrest, a man of ed gy ”'tde5"e l'° make B 5°°d m‘ 70-odd years in John Galsworthy's ves men . .. .. Th Skill G . The Dany Herald (L°'b°") °h"` H; has. he ,;l:iLr`i, always been in- terested in plays but it is only the last few years he has tak e me any am ns an actor. _ He was educated at King‘s Col :§€xn§;v?u}‘eané;1£§b§:1£;,?5 lege, Halifax, and the Universi budget pmposam of Toronto. He has written som -‘Brokers repo,-|,~.d ,,]m°,¢_ amm. verse, but had none published. Diets absence of ,_m~,||¢a¢,|om, from Mr. Foster arrived here only thi private investors", the Daily Her- mvfnlue- wmlns dvslillfé the fl* ,ld ¢°ngmu9d_ his father died last week. He rg ports there had been a rush to buy to wait and hear what ge ldilldl -lihenonnvthmuswotiheooz. i.o.»i»a:iz°ul4»r.°'1°l* _ fused cc discuss hi~ picy. prvferri . ii’ , v ‘i The victory brought one column of Mola's army 20 miles northeast Lossls Blow To Govt. Supporters Holy 'City Of Basques Offered Little Resistance-Movla’s Army Converging On Bilbao. -1- IIENDAYE, Franco-Spauisli Border, April 29-(AP)-The Northern Insurgent Army occupied Guerniea this morning in another stride tn. ward the Basque capital of Bilbao. The ancient holy city of the Basque-s fell with little resistance while f to evacuate 300,000 women, children An Insurgent communique related: General Emilio Mola's troops swarmed down the mountain side! into the fertile valley at dawn. They swept to the city‘s edge with little resistance. At the city's gates, shattered Basques forres rallied for a short stand, then fell back. Insurgents entered the city ut 11.15 a.m. Much of the city was in ashes und fires smuuldered here and there. Loss of the town was both a .military and moral blow to the Basque -[if Y _T ._' |=|uAnc|A|. , unrislilsss IN FRANCE 0 Relations Between Cap- ital And Labor Hard-1 ening-40-hour Week Opposed. (By George Hamhlcton. Canadian Press Staff Writer) PARIS, April 29-Paris the gay is troubled with foreboding. 'Un- easines. runs through cormnereo and industry alike. Declarations by Vincent Auriol. Minister of Finance, that alarmlst rumors over the financial .position 'of France, were totally without foundation stayed, but did not re- move, a. feeling of disquiet. Relations between capital en( labor are hardening the extreme Left Wing supporters of the Blum Government show ln- creasing restlessness. .They arc restless under the “pause” in real- ization of the Governments social program. They are restless over the fate of the Spanish llopimic under ie- peateci violations of the non-inter vention agreement. From its political opponents, the Blum Government has to meet critics bitter in attack, exploiting the prevailing uneasiness to the full. The little man`s re'~istancc to th( 40-hour week is growing. More (Continued on page 10) »-__.___-.ff.v_-f:_.-- -_-_ _ _-___~ -- _-.iss Y Misem oar-.sur 1 Love com\=v.\~N\'; ._ if Loves AN /-\uo\ENc\?.! 5 -‘A ‘-E '1._i\ E9 Src. _ ‘_ J k\\ ` _ /, F" ` L ((`. P. by Guardians Special Wire( TOR/ON'I‘O, April 29-Minimum and maximum temperatures:-- Dawsoii 24 Victoria Eclmoiifon ` Regina Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa ` Montreal Quebec Saint John Halifax Charlottetown ueasaasniiii 42 40 34 40 41 46 4-i 40 42 42 34 ' en It Said that “M mme than £20" part in the Little Theatre Guilds FORECAST 'dramatic work in Charlottetown. I George De Warfaz, the regional Maritime Provinces: Moderate ii( adjudicator-, commented fuvombly fresh iioriheast and north winds: .. ° _ on his diction, Mr. Foster said, but fair und rather cool. City interests virtually boycot h dmm d bmo to b e High tide t.his nftemoon at 12.4! and tomorrow moming at 2.30. - Sun .seas this evening at 7.03 and ty rL=c= tomorrow moming at 4.50. o Last quarter moon Monday. April 3. 1.36 p. m. s Summerside tide 91331319 mm' ct uiu ister than Ch.l!'|oW»l0fll~ 1-nu can nllf 5 sqsumnul ~l*|_"~,§ |,¢|oag~¢|#¢|g_Il0»lo 9* I f .- ‘ i i , i » ia.