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'-l‘oky'o Refuses T0 Heed Protests Of Occidental Powers In Bombing Non- Military Centres.

Tll-TXTSIN. Sept. 25—(Saturday) Aiaciingfu and Tsangchow, twin objectives of Japan's crushing North China offensive and key to all Ho-

l| Province. flew the Rising Sun lllllfl‘ today after being engulfed within a few hours of each other with disastrous losses to their (‘hin- ge defenders. the Japanese army pommanrl announced.

The double Chinese defeat was nude the more disastrous by Jap- incse claims of further important rlctories on the Shansl front. where’ both Wingchlyuan and Plngehiyuan verc reported taken.

(By MORRIS J. HARRIS)

(Associated Press Foreign Staff) SHANGHAI. Sept. 24 (AP) — A hpanfsc afrfleet penetrated the heart of China today to bomb the. Wuhan cities, Hankow, Wuchangi md llanynnn. when; estimates of , the dead ranged between 100 and I W) and oi wounded between 200 llltl 500.

Nearly all the victims were non- eombatants. many o! them women llltl children stricken when the I nlclers bombed and machine gun- i lied Wuchuug. on the south side‘ oi the great Yungtzg river. i British guntioats were endiuiger- ‘ ed as bombs fell near their berths in then-Iver. but as far as could be learned no foreigners were hurt. Nine planes. presumably from a hsc near Shanghai, took part in ‘be attack.

Prince Edward Island's sixth annual Central School Fair was held Charlottetown yesterday.

Elilllbii5, all of prize winning entries at local fairs. were of good quality throughout, judges said, 1n some sections the number of ex- hibits showed an increase over former years while other classes were not so well filled. . Judging was completed early in the afternoon. Sports were held in the morning and last night el- even youthful orators competed in annual contest. Attendance yesterday morning Vat the Exhbiition Grounds, where

the exhibits were shown and the sports conducted. was greater than lust year. Last night's attendance at the contest. however, was prob- flbll’ smaller than on some former ycnrs, officials believed.

Charles Fraser and Irving Cow- nn of the Montague Calf Club won in the cattle judging compgfltjgn mid woiimthe ri it to eprcscnt

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Three To Two Yacht Will Turn Up Safe.

(i\.I'. By Guardian's Special wlrg) LONDON. Sept. 24 - Insurance ccmpani-cs tonight raised their re- insurance rate oii the yacht, En. dcovoiu" I. missing at sea for 11 ififlifi. t0 40 per cent. In effect they wcrc ivagcrmg only three to two tliuz she would iurn up safe.

The British challenger in the lim-l race for the America's Cup dsiippearcd Sept. 13in a violent ;sl-0l‘m off Nantucket Lightship when she snapped her tow line. A report to Lioyds yesterday she had been sighted off the Azores proved also.

Take Strategic City

In the North China campaign

the Jupinlesr reported IhQ cnpiricl of Paolingiu. 80 miles southwest of " Peipuig and centre of (Jhinczc ~113- wistancc in central Hopch Pro- vlncc.

Paolunzfu. enveloped early today by the Japanese. was reported taken b!’ storm and the ClIIHQSg gar- rison "annihilated."

Besides the Wuhan cities. many other Cluncc communities suf-:_ iercd hcnvily as the Japanese air "id"; Tamed far and wide. cammi- great metropolis of the l south was niein attacked but. suf- itlftd little by comparison with the Tilda of Wednesday and Thurs- du. in which 2,000 were klicd or rounded. .

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Annual ism»- ripmm Delivered $0.00 By llnll-Pl-Ll. $1.00; Canada and U. l. 86.00

High Quality i n (iii TRllii. Exhibits Mark Central Fair,

Sixth Annual 875F001 Show Held In ‘C h a rlo t t etown Yesterday ——Oratorical Contest Completes v

Interesting l_)_a_y_’s Program,

the province in the junior judging competition at the Royal Winter Fair. Toronto. Mr. Conn-m is 91.5 of last year's winners in the com- petition here.

Eleven Orators Compete

MacLean. Nine Mile Creek. fourth; Muriel Jones, Pownal, fifth; Jean MacRiie. Heatherdale, sixth; Dor-

Charles Dickinson. New youngest of the eighth; Eileen McAulsy, Glenala- dale. ninth; and Gerald McLeod, Orwell, tenth.

Judges were: Rev. J. A. Murphy‘. D.D.. Rector of St. Dunstaifs Uni- versity, Rev. Hugh Miller, pastor oi Trinity United Church, Char-

Glasgow,

also of Charlottetown.

In a brief comment. Dr. Murphy congratulated the boys and girls and told them they had "succeed- ed admirably." really worth while for gained a confidence which would stand them in good stead later on in life. the speakers were told. Many things were taught inschool. some useful and others not. but public speaking would be "useful to you throughout your wliclc life," Dr. Murphy said. Many of the contestants ranked about the same and judging had been diffi- cult. the speaker concluded.

Rev. Mr. Miller congratulated the contestants and told thcmthzit whatever their position in life whether public or private the ab‘.- lity they had attained in public speaking would be of great value to them.

It was “quite an array of youth- ful orators" Rev. Mr. McLeod said. The speeches all through had been good and the delivery excellent.

Hon. M. R. McGuigam-minlsler of health and education presided

Final achievement dny for girls

Under the new rates insurance .C0llll)lllllCS holding policies on. the ‘yacht. must pay S40 fol’ every $100 relhsurauce if they wish to spread their PQQSIDIQ loss.

A thorough investigation byl Lloyds uncovered no evidence oi the Eudcavours whereabouts‘ ‘or of the cause of the radio report that she had been located near the Azores.

However, British yachtsmeu re- fused to become pess mistic.

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Powers. including Great Britain, h"? lllotcstcd in varying degrees ‘mm We Japanese bombing of non-Ieuiitary centres in China, a 5P0kC$lllflll for the Japanese navy declared the bombing would go 0n. ‘Finds. he said. was especially ‘if’. of Nnuklui-t. China's capital, , since the Japanese general staff, lllld decided Nankings destruction glvccutre of the Chinese Govern- wcui would be "the qulrkest way end hostilities."

Nanking escaped further bomb- BURIED AT 55-5

HAMBLE, Hampshire, Sept. 24- Y Captain George Williams of the racing yacht Endeavour II was bur-

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icd at sea today He died yester- day while cn route lioinc froni| t m Newport, R. L, where the yacht

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y. . ‘ r - ‘ Funeral ‘CPVlCCS were read by

ma)’ 29th‘ L'9"9‘9‘25'2l- Captain Miackillop of the power yacht. Philniite, which is towing

clubs of the province combined with Qll0t‘ll's County achievement day was hcld at the Exhibition

iBuilding along with the Ccniral

Fair. Two Sisters from Noire Dame Convent and Mrs. willnrd Prowsc of Bracklcy were judges. Excellent quality calves-featured the live stock display although the number on exhibit. was not s0 large as last year. Gucmscys lcci with twenty-one entries. Last ‘yea_r

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Moderator 0n Tour 0t The Maritimes

WEYMOUTH. N. 5.. Sept. 24- (CP) -Rt. Rev. Peter Bryce. moderator oi the United Church of

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(By The Annotated Press)

PARIS. Sept. 24—-F‘ailing to 0b- tain a permit from Portugal for a landing at the Azores, the French Air Ministry tonight cancelled the proposed flight or the 82-ton. six- motored seaplane. Lieutenant de

In Trans‘ - Atlantic

"Dlflce at mm Sh i ed hall Tires- ulnt 35th. modern and old m“ 0 t mission 25 cents; danc- me Gufml under the auspices oi m of P. E. I. Highland- ' 11-984-9-25-31 "s" Ankilcan Youn g People, %'ilt',;3i*°&ih their Comedy Drama h s 0n B111." Protestant kpkxlére Hall. Monday night, t‘ 21m. Come help the kid- L-BUO-Q-iil-Ii.

Vaisseau Paris, to New York.

Failure of the French to obtain authority for landing at the Ax- orcs was regarded in the United States transport circles as com- pllealing further an already in- volved situation bearlng on the establishment of transatlantic ser- vice.

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' 1"9°3'9'23'21- Mackillop sent. a wireless message PNPle 9" a "my he"? Willa)’. D1‘.

mm _m k W of sympathy to Mrs. Williams, who Bryce is making a. will‘ 0f i111‘- mmw '5 B "8 Big Dance. lives here. Maritime Provinces-

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Use Of Azores Flights

Britain and the United States have obtained landing permits st the Azores and have extended their facilities to each other on the two continents and at Bermuda. Germany, currently engaged in new survey flights, has eschewed use of Bermuda a5 an intermed- late landing site but has been af- forded facilities at. the Azores. The question paramount in transport circles was whether the French would be squeezed out o! transatlantic competition in the northern hemisphere in the event they would not consider agree- ments with Canada. Great Brit- ain. the United States and the Irish Free State for the use d

Maynard Shaw of St. Catherine's . placed firstin the oratorical con-.

test. Benson Aulcl, West Cove- head. was second and Gladys Burke, New Acadia. third. Other, speakers placed as follows: Ralpn

othy McDonald, Ebenezer, seventh;

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68 Year Old Senator , Not Asked To Plead ~ wB-ail Continues At '

$5,000.

(By The (hnadlan Press) OTTAWA, Sept.

fiance J. Logan appeared before Magistrate Glenn Strike today on a charge of obtaining

571.276 from the Dominion on false prctcnces and the case was

adjourned for one week. The 58- 1

{year-old parliamentarian was not iasked to plead and bail was con- tinued in the sum of $5,000.

‘ The Senator's arrest. followed the end yesterday or Captain Free- ; man Halficlds trial. Sentenced to ill; months in the Ontario Refor- lmatory. Hal-field was convicted of a parallel charge. The false pre-

i rose from his representation that his schooner. the Gypsum Queen,

U-hcat in July, i915. The Crown established the vessel had been lost through stress of weather.

Logan had been Hatfleldh agent throughout the proceedings before i the Reparations Commissiomwhich i body had made the award of $71.- l ‘.176.

A few hours after Hatfields conviction, G. E. Beamcnt, assoc- ,iate counsel for Hatfield. swore tout an information against. the 5 Senator and on its basis a war- rant was issued.

In court today Warwick Beam- cnt. brother of the informant, asked if the Crown Attorney would handle the case against: the Sen- ator. The informant did not dc- sire to conduct. the prosecution, he said. but wanted the Crown to do so. "with the some implacabiliti’. but not necessarily the same ‘JP11- om' as it had prosecuted Hatfield"

J. P. hfariden, assistant Crown attorney. told th» magistrate the Crown Attorney would carry out the prosecution. “pending definite instructions from the Department of Justice.

Peculiar Fish Puzzles Experts

BOSTON. Sept. 24-A peculiar , fish rcsembling a large sunfish i more than anything else. was biought into port here today by the trawler Brant.

Veteran fishermen were puzzled as to the identity of the creature which was hauled up :n a trawl off George's Bank.

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Canada's clocks turn back tomorrow. ln nearly a score of cities from the eastern sea- board to Winnipeg. an hour lost last spring will be made up as life's activities revert to standard time. New York. (‘hi- cago and other large United l States cities also make the . change Sunday.

An extra hour's sleep was billed for citizens oi Halifax. Saint John, Moneton. Mont- real. Three Rivers. Sherbrooke. Ottawa, Toronto and a half- dozen other Ontario cities. Winnipeg was the only west- ern eity on this schedule. Re- gina delaying the move. bark to standard time until Oct. 10.

Daylight saving was an in- novation in Winnipeg. produc- tive of much debate before the city moved the hands ahead. A referendum on tht‘ system is set for November. Newspaper surveys indicate a slight edge for the extra hour of daylight again next year.

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(ieneral Chiang Calls: On Powers To Ful- fill Pact.

(Associated Press Foreign Staff)

NANKINQ. Sept. 24 — China's;

Premier and army Chieftain Gen- eral Chang Kai-Slick, today calw.

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was made by the khaki-clad Prem- ier as his wife, head of China's a"r forces. ridiculed Japanese as- sertions that half of China's mili- tary planes have been destroyed-

“Wc have lost only a fraction _of the 284 planes the Japanese claim to have shot down," declared hfmc. Chiang, adding that Chinese had downed 62 Japanese aircraft in tho last two weeks of August alone. The General and his wife, weigh- ed with the responsibilities of the lengthening conflict, rcceyed for- eign correspondents in a place kept. secret for fear of Japanese air at- tacks’ . .

"America's resPOTI-‘lbllii-Y 1F! m‘? present Sine-Japanese war IS far greater than previously because she convened thc Washington Dlsnrmy lament Conference and was mainly l

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EDMONTON. Sept 24 (GP) Indications that legislation re- specting a tax on banks will be introduced and that "some action" will be taken regarding the press were given by D. B. MacMillan (SC Ilacombel in second reply to the speech from the Throne at the opening of the special session of the Albert-a legislature today.

A night session was neces- sitated when U15 debate on the Throne Speech was unfinish- ed it io P. M. ADT.

"Mr speaker I note that. leg- islation is to be introduced r0- garding a tax on banks," slid Mr. MacMlllan. "This will meet with general approval of our people." later he said "I

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acticn is being taken regard- in the press." HQ said there was a determined attempt by cer- tain newspapers to thwart the will of the people

The reply to the Throne Speech was moved by William Tomyn, SC '-".iitford) who dc- fendcd the disallowed Abel-tn legislation providing for licens- in of bankers. He also hoped steps will be taken to deal with the pres "in regard to their misrepresentation and falsit- ies."

The Throne Speech told the fifth session of the eighth Leg- islative Assembly of Alberta that legislation would be in- troduced "affecting the credit situation in the province" and with the purpose of "liberat- ing credit faculties."

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One Other Crew Mem- . ber Of Ship Neeb- in g Seriously Injur- ed — Nine Escape.

RED ROCK, Ont, Scpt_ 24*‘ (Cpim-Cllplilln A. L Carney of Port Ar Ill‘ and four members of llic crew of the Sin-Nice Lincs Limited Steamer Ncehing drowned and one man was inJurcd serious- when the ship sank in Nipigon Straits off Moss Island today.

Nznc members of the crew were .-a\'c<l and were being taken to Port Aillllll‘ by automobile from this pulp and paper town on Lake

Nipigon. ‘ f Rescued members oi the crcw' mnuazecl to board the barge ,

Coteau which the Neebmg had been rowing to Red Roe-k with‘ a load of gravel .from Paradise-

The Drowned

The tli'3\\‘l‘l0(l, in addition. to Captain Carney of Port Arthur, were: T. J. Bcclicncke, chief en- gineer. For; William; W_ Smith. fireman. Fort William; Ray Pater- son. cook, Port Arthur; Mrs. Ray , PM ‘s01 cook's helper, Port, Ari ir,

The injurcrl man is James Kec- nan second engineer. Port Arthur. He. wzos taken to Port Arthur H03- pital by ambulance and doctors said he was in seyious condition.

Co; Pin .\‘icCabe of the Sin- Mnc cs Tug Strathmore tele- plrnen word of the disaster to \Vlll.fllll Mulch. Sin-Mac Super- intendent. a‘. Port Arthur.

ed on the signatories of the Nine-g Al Port Arthur. Mulch said he Pcvier Pact to fulfill treaty ohliga- did not know what caused the tioiis by ‘SUDDQTNHE "Cllillifs, slliklllC. .

“M18819 589511150 JEPRUCSC RESITS- After the survivors climbed a-, S1011." board. the Cwtcau they anchored | A dfflmfillfi P199- Tol" “id in "I", the llflffic and were picked up by hOKJiHE U10 551197393’ of “Tame” the Slrzilliniorc. The Coteau was

left anchored.

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Warden liiciously Beaten By Gonvict

SAN FRANCISCO, .Sept. 24 - Warden James A. Johnston was lit-nun v ciously about. the head t0- day by a convict in the mess hall 0t Alcatraz federal prison. Often culled the United States “Devil's Island" for incorrigible criminals.

Bleeding from head and face wounds, the Warden was hurried to the [JTLSOU hospital.

The assault. occurred after about 100 oi the HBO-odd convicts on the island haul gone on a “strike?

Al Capone, Alvin Karpis, Georgcw (Miitllllit: Gun» Kelly, Harvey Bail- c_v, Jc-hn Paul Chase, Harmon Wal- ey, and a score of other arch-er m- innis arc in Alcatraz although the prison wild Capone was not invol- vcd in ihc "strike"

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FREDERICTON, N. B , Sept, 24 -—Uir.vcrsily' oi New" Brunswick Law school graduate; admitted to the, New Brunswick Bar today includ-l ed Henry Irving Fraser and Ken- ncih Augustine Fraser of Souris. P- E

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fipanish Regime

(By CHARLES P. NUTTERi (Associated Press Foreign Staff) MADRID. Scpt. 24 (AP) —'I‘hc

Spanish Government. tonight dis- closed fhe arrest of more than 200

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per .~~. JPCTISGII of directing a “krcn ' designed to overthrow the \ ..".ivncut. ' nuuique said the plot.’ Madrid.

Ofilii:l‘< will about 5.000 men! Dlnnneti to ‘fuck (lovci'ninciitl forces fi-un 1w‘ rcnr in a t‘4‘2llblil~ I cii ClVllilll nnz! military uprising

Another 2.500 persons. they stated. were to seize public building in Madrid. ‘ i A number of officers. soldiers and ' civilians werg said to be implicat- ed In rtricleiiders. Many were n-

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New Locarno Pact Is Hinted- Spanish Civil 'War Sole Tension Point.

BY .~i.VI)I(’l'!<J I£EIfI)l.\'(.' Associated Press Fol-vigil 5111/) BIUNICH‘ Germany, Sept. 21- The lcudiirs of Fascism tomorrow to lllli>t the common ideals of their political crccds and perhaps to address to the world a joint appeal for peace.

Adolf Hitler. (‘haneellor of (Icrmuny and lender of his nation, already is here to he host in this birthplace of national socialism.

Benito Mussolini. Premier of Fascist ltuly, sped across Austria by special train for u five-day tour of Germany.

' The two met once before. briefly, iii Venice in i931.

What they will do zit the second lllWdtlilfl’ and what they will talk were questions in the minds of statesmen to- night.

Informed sources declared that they ziirreed to make a joint world appeal for peace when they ziddress a huge demonstration in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on 'i‘uesday.

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Italians believed the joint appeal would be so strongly worded an appeal for peace it might form the

Europe.

Diplomats here said Hitler and Musolini hope to arrange ctjiill‘ sort. of peace agreement wizh Great. Bfliilll and France» '