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BRITISH : iinin WRITER DIES

Ford Madox Ford Not-. ed Figure In Liter-‘ attire Passes In France.

DliiAUVILLE, France, June gs... (AP)—-Ford Madcx Ford. an out- standing‘ 1 of British. French and Ameri an literature since the turn of the century, died, today, He was 66.

Novelist. dramatist, poet and critic, Ford was one of the most prolific authors of his eneretion with more than so ful length works and 1,000 newspaper and magazine articles to his credit.

The British-born writer arrived in France from the United States three weeks ago and went to his home at Honfieur. on the coast of northern France. '

He had been in ill health for several years. Ywterday he was stricken with a severe heart at- tack and was rushed to a Dean- ville clinic where he died. His widow said he probably would be buried at, Deauviile Wednesda .

Ford was born of !tngllsh- r- man parents. During the Great War he changed his name from Ford Madox Hueffer because he did not like the Germanic sound. His father was Dr. Francis Hueffer, a music critic, and his mother was the daughter of the noted painter, Fbrd Madox Brown. ~

He was admittedly a propa- gandist for France and much of his work was devoted to interpret- ing the French people to British and American .rea.d_crs. . Ford. turn. was admire};-.9 _,-, Fr slmost as much-ion.‘ qualities as I urn-let asfoil: Mr in

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ind took groom! e ir’i'iiil)sn ability

to prepare difficult dishes. , . Ford did not allow his last ..

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Coming Events I I ...o....

hate for Notices in this column I cents per word.

"Talkies-Cropsucl Thursday. L-2l~t.'-27-21.

"Talkies--Canoe Cove Friday. L-21-0-‘ ‘I-2i.

"Lot "5 Tea, Wednesday. July

th. L-214-6-27-Bi. "Danoe Cori-an Ban June aoin. Reneahmcnts. L-112-6-2'1-29.

"Ice Cream at Clinton Wednes- day. weather unfavourable Thurs- day. ‘ 1..-aii-c-27-ii.

"Borden Line Club loading hogs lambs calves every Tues Hours 12 to 5. L-34B—l2- -2-5-tf.

"come to the bi Dance tonight at Hunter River. d music. L—215-6-27-11.

——__i_. "Come in the bi Dance tonight at Hunter River. (good music. 4 L-215-8-2'1-1i.

“Dance in Pcwnal Gara e I"-iali. June 28th. Music by Doucet e ‘fam- ily. , L-222-0-2’!-ll.

"Reserve Wednesday. August find for -Rurtico Tea ~ Party. » \ i ' i.-aaii-c-_ri-ai.

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Anglo - Jap Talks . Open

roxvo. June '21--(Tuesday)

—(AP)—Prcliminlry talks are underway for in settlement of 14-do British-Japanese Tientsin. it was Iaidauthorltatively W! with actual negotiations expected to develop speedily with agree- ment upon a ‘few remaining

into.

The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Ifislia Craigie, conferred half an hour yesterday with Foreign Minister Hachiro Arltn, on a basis for a settlement.

It was understood one of the points to be ironed out before actual negotiations start centres around the place of the confer- ences. Japan was understood in be desirous of holding the con- ferences in Tlentcin where she gresumably would be represented

y her Consul General. shigen- ori Taahiro, and a high ranking Japanese diplomat sent to u- slst him.

Britain preferred holdin the Conversations directly wit the Foreign Office in Tokyo.

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Ground Nation De- termined To Hold Her Own.

By ELM!-lit PETERSON Associated Press Stall’ Writer WARSAW. Poland. June 26—To say the Poles believe they are right in their attitude towards Danzlg and the Polish Corridor is an understatement.

“Anyone who thinks we're going to give away Danzig or the corri- dor to the Germans is crazy." a Polish train worker told me in an early morning discussion of East- ern European affairs.

what the Pole fears today is mediation rather than war. Medi- ation. to Poland, means giving something away. Poland. it is a:gued here. has stated time and again the conditions on which s.he is willing to negotiate.

Their attitude, and this is veri- fied by observers who have watch- ed developments from the very beginning, has deepened into are- liglous conviction. The result is that Poland is quietly ready for any cmergency. Here in Warsaw. you discuss the posslbillt of. war without restraint, and wi hout the slightest symptom of panic. Here, where war would see city of over 1,000,000 inheibitanits caught'ln the first savage drive of war from the air, you have a pop- ulace that simply waits. If war becomes nec. iy, it becomes ne- cessary, and that's that, according to the Poles.

At the moment. Poland and Germany. mobilized and ready. are now under a nervous strain that may last for months. The stu- ation is one of peace without

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Russia Claims Japs “Routed_”

(By The Associated Prod)

MOSCOW, June 26-—Twenty five “inva.dirig" Japanese planes were reported shot down today in a continuation of the six weeks of fightin on the Mimchoukuo-Outer Morigo a border.

Tass. official Russian news ag- ency. said so Japanese and so So-

-Mongoilan lanes engaged in a two—hour batte which ended in "the rout" of the Japanese. Three Soviet-Mongolian planes were said to have failed to return to their bases.

The new glance "again violated” the fron-

er, flying over Russian-dominat- ed Outer Mongolian territory in the vicinity of Lake Bor. some 4'10 miles east of Urga (Ulan Bator). capital of Outer Mongolia. ‘

Last night. in an account of the border warfare since May 11. Tess said 82 lanes had been shot down. 59 of em Japanese, and that Japanese-Manchoukuo troops had been driven back to their outposts after an initial surprise attack proved temporarily successful.

(The Japanese news agency. Domei. said today 131 Soviet war- planes had been shot down in the fighting since May 20.)

News of the fighting and re- ports of new diplomatic approach- es from Great Britain and France on one hand and Germany on the other left Moscow outwardly un- ruffled.

Accounts of the fighting were printed on inside pages of most newspapers. The lack of promin- ence ven to the reports was no- ticeab inasmuch as an official communique last night was the first news of the clashes published in Moscow.

There was no mention of patri- otic mass meetings such as at- tended the month of fighting last July when Russia and Japan came to grips at Cliangkufeng. along the Siberia-Manchoukuo-Korea border.

s agencv said Japanese

Says Posliigc Sales Reflect liptrend in General Business

CYITAWA, June 26—(OP)—R4ev- enues of me Post office De-par.» meni, irequentiy looked upon as a uaroineier of commercial conditions in uaiiaua, inclacte I-not there is an upward trend in business generally, :os.master-ueuerai ivi.cl..arty said .11 a statement issued tonight.

“A comparison of the postage sales for me month of May. 1939, reveals a gratifying increase more than rune per cent or some $391,000 over the corresponding per- iod last year,” he said. I

"’1'na:. the increase is a legitimate one and not arising diiectly from the sale oi the recent special issue or commemorative stamps is borne out by the fact that the percentage of increase in cash postage was greater than the increase in ordin- ary postage sales.

“'Inls fact established conclusively that the increase was not due to the sale of the special issue of slum <. Cash postage sales are mainly der v- ed from business firms andrany in- crease in these iisures may be looked upon as a reflection of ‘better bus- iness.”' ‘

Sixth “Stranraer” Plane Launched

MONPREAL. June 28-(CP)—— Another twin-engined “Stranraer" fl ing boat built at the Canadian Vckers Limited for the National Defence Department was launched

toda. br ing to six the planes gt t is type omplete‘ by the rm

The planes are being used Roya

by the Canadian Air Ebrpe.

World News In Brief. ||

4 WINNIPEG, June lil-Catholic

today.

other outrages. i,

noluo xouc. rm day they in forbidden ctngcucs-.cdI"-|;c at cum

women must actively combat birth

aontrol.itev.B.Cmlwe1icndcrctWinnlpcgargedinanaddrccetetlIs ibtlionnul coiivvitlon of/the Catholic Women’: League of Canada here

‘LONDON. June IO-Sootlllld YIi'd’| search of London wal extended tonighttotheIobIrbsinui'at40mpttotrIckdownthcccnt;alisiIini- uouucheuedbyfflshtnruicthfcrsaiudsynlshlbbcmbhnlll

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a general raid upon libeéiiy spender noted British

the Empire Press The ties of Empire heard speeches Hon. Hunter, Toronto. Sir Stanley Conservative Member of the year's work. the Kingston, Ont.,

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T0 IIEMIIBRABY

could only be destroyed as past of tar. to- day told the fourth conference of U’nion.

speech on the responsibili-

the press by the former editor of the Westminster Gazette ended a full day in which news- paper publishers from all over the by Sir Kingsley Wood, Air secretary. Rt. R. 3. Bennett. former Prime Minister of Canada. Horace T.

Reed, Parlia- ment, and Major J. J. Astor.chair- man of the Union, who reviewed

-W. Rupert Davies. publisher of Wh.ig—St.and-

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OCITAWA.

June 26--'I'he’ d.ea.th — =..°n.°~wr. °°.“°.§‘..?.“ we - Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett :13. has 'b:en §.....‘.?.‘.’i‘.i5.-‘a 't..B"ii’ii‘ Among Speakers At ii"“Bwn”m°§’S§Eun§d ‘?.”.”.‘itiI.‘.".:t. °°‘"‘°“' ' ar ur, sen niced J 1 Empire Press C011‘ 14. for the murder or°hisan§nve‘§t}-’ ference ' heart. Margaret Harris, will . ' token to Domheeter penitentiary. (B The Canadian Press) DAL!-IOUSIE. N. B.. JJune 26— DON . June a8—A free press Robert Barbour, whose death sen-

' imprisonment. was tried twice. Following the

new trial an upheld on a Crown appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

convicted and sentenced to death. Evidence was heard at the trials Barbour had

t ing the girl with a to jealousy after she went out with another man. Defence counsel submitted the crime had been one of passion rather than premedit-

atlcn. Trio girl was injured March 30. 1938. and died two weeks later.

tenoe for the murder of Margaret Harris has been commuted to life

first conviction last year he won an appeal for a d this decision was

on April 2'1 last he was again

ha.m.mer OWlIl8

ard and president of The Cana- dian Pres. was elected vice-chalr- man of the Union.

Urges C0ul|l:Cl‘I\.“.I'I' Force

Mr. Spender urged that a pro fesslonsl council of linnpire news- paper publishers be set up to seek honestl to counteract, in times of intei-nalonal stress, the "vicious"

ropaganda of the controlled dic-

torship press.

He believed that eflorts of the controlled press to influence opin- ion abroad had been a complete failure. But the capture of the

ress permitted the rulers of half he world not only to disarm their domestic critics and opponents but

Scores Failure To Deal with Unemployment

Conservative Leader Necessity For Vigorous Act-

01 squadrons

also to suppress all citizens of other countries.

weirzhtilv on great matters." said. of public respect for cur freedom depends.

question for writers and journal

a general raid upon liberty. Aviation Development

any future war." sir

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Inquire Into Death

(By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Jun-e 26——'I‘he Extcr rial Aflalrs

A. Caswell, ary, airmen at Chanzteh. China, last Friday, iiounced today.

External affairs

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free play of opinion between their subjects and

"our repu-totlon with the public depends on maintaining the tra- dition of speaking honestly arxild e "It is on the maintenance the press that

Freedom of the press was not a

lsts alone. but for everybody, Mr. spender added. and a free press could only be destroyed as part of

Development of modern aviation will facilitate Emnlre defence in Kingsley Wood told the conference. He said air defence plans call for increases during the next two years of permanently stationed

General reconnaissance squad-

trade interests will be included. and volunteer reserve training fa- cllitles will be established in over-

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Force units already exist, he said. "The rapid development hi the ;_______.?__..___

Of Missionary

Department of the Canadian Government is "makins into the death of Rev. Canadian mission- and his wife when Japanese bombed their niisslcn ost Prov nce. was an-

ofiicisls said

that when a report has been made on the fatal bombing of the two

shi to visit Montreal this you‘. dodged here late

of the II and West liiatinn with iioddili-“Iiiers aboard ldrld

(By The Canadian Press) FORT WILLIAM. Ont... —,-«Crlticisin of the attitude Prime Minister Mackenzie towards Canadian unemployment was sounded tonight by Conserva- tive [easier Manion.

The party lcader's addrem. pre- ceded his appearance at a public meeting at Kakabeka Falls.

of in recommendations of the National Employment Commission, created by the present governmen . nine have been ignored and three have been given effect in part. Dr. Manion chargd.

“My opinion is that Mr. King does not realize the conditions that exist in the crgntry and Lacks the vision and courage that a leader should have in the tlylll." times in which we live," he said.

Dr. Manlon believed the United States‘ system of civilian conser- vation corps camps could have Lbeen copied by Canada, instead of adoption of methods of direct re-

ef. 1 “While the country owcs no man

a living, it does owe men the op- lportunity of earring I llviniz."the

Conservative leader said. “And it is my intention. if and when I am elected to lead the Govem- ment of Canada, to solve this problem as it must be solved if we are to preserve British dcniocriitlc institutions as opposed to the freaky K71 irrag'.~ons.‘oie isms that are proposed by others.”

Dr. Manion indicated he will contest his home constituency of Fort William at the next zeiioral election. H-5 ronresentcd Fort Wil- in the Home of Commons

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defeated by Dan Mclvor. Liberal. in ca three—correred fight. Dr. Manlon was elected to as member for London following his election as leader of the Na-

mer.

“ v name will go before the National Conservative convention when it is held here and if the party does me the honor of chos-

Oanadlaris the ovemment will .n ' g me as candidate I shall run i’§l.‘.$°l..".‘;f.”.‘.‘.°.’ .“‘%.‘i$...‘.‘l°“‘.°%....’:‘e my home «mm---» '° the "“""“'e’° q°"°mm°“ ‘ The Conservative leader repeated - o 0. charge moxie at Peterboroimh Berwick Al'l‘lVe8 On June 10 that the amuse cl 1 . - I motion in the Senate iavorin;ra‘l— vlslt T0 Montrea wsy unification resulted from .1 ______ Itridik loI§°i’llb3.I1'£B.!€hltiifn‘i!l1B party ' _ __ ea or. so. a a. oug a Jana: 3”;-1¢,m(,°Pw)u-. group of Conservative senators

backed the motion. most of the Liberal senators were not in the

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RUMORS RIFE 0VER BLBCKADE AT TIENTSIN

Contradicting Reports Circulated 0 v e r purported Negotiat- ions In Dispute.

'I'lli'iN'I‘siN, June 2’i—('I‘uesd.ay)_ (A.P)—The Japanese blockade of the British and French concessions here went into its ism da amid a sudden hush of rumors at ne- gotiations were under way to settle

4! Anglo-Jo. nese impasse.

Accorrdln reports. which could not be con rmed, Wang Keh-Min, head of the Japanese-fostered Gov- ernment at Pelping, has arrived here to attempt to negotiate a. settle- ment through Wen Shih-Tseng, the Chinese Mayor of the Jo. nese con- trolled port on of Tien .

They asserted the Japanese, - ing tired of the two-weeks-old dead- lock. were seeking a we out of the crisis and turned to t eir Pei,/ping

ppet regime in save face for the ocai Japanese Army authorities.

Agree To Negotia‘ ?

(Reports circulated in Looidon Monday that Britain and Ja an had aureed open negctia ions in Tokyo within 48 hours. These re- port» said the Japanese had agreed to lift the Tlentsin blockade soon i11fter)the beginnig of the negotiat-

OHS.

The Anglo-Japanese quarrel. which began with a Japanese di.~ mand that British authorities turn over to them four alleged terrorists who were in iha British c- ' . since has widened into a test of Britalns Far Eastern policy. When Britain declined to turn over the accused men without a hearing by a neutral board. the Japanese im- paced the blockade and made a. ser- es of further demands upon the British

In contrast to the rumors of st-

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Aged N. S. Fanner Pleads Not Guilty To Murder charge

I..l'V.ElRiPOOIq. N. 8.. June 26- A plca of not guilty entered by Wallace I-I. Erie 6'1-year-old North Brocklleld, N_ 5., farmer, me today after he had been indicted by 3 Brand iufy for the murder of his father-in-la/W.

Ea-rlev is charged with the mur- der nine years no or his first wife's lather, elderly Joseph Il‘am;y, who died at North Brooioileid in 1930 shortly after he and his wife went to live with the accused.

only one witness was called to- day before adioumment was made until tomorrow morning. He was A. M. Foster. provincial land sur- veyor. who testified as to plans he made of the cemetery at North Brookileid. Crown prosecutor J. Ross Byrne told the court he would produce witnesses to testify traces of arsenic were found in farts at the remains exhumed roan a grave in which it was alleged Rob- ert Fancy was buried.

The Crown probably will not rest its case until Friday. Mr. Byrne said. Nineteen Crown wit.- nesses are to be called.

A second charge against the accused. that of setting fire to a North Brcokfleld, N. 3., in 1926. with intent to defraud an insurance company. was thrown mil by the grand jury earlier to- fly.

Awaits Sentence For Manslaughter

SYDNEY, N. 5.. June 26-Alex Burton, 26-year-old baker of Glace Bay. N. 5., was convicted today on a manslaughter charge by a su- preme Court ury. The arose from the death of Daniel La- coutre. 65-year-old Sydney steel- worke.r.aiterhewassunickbyc.n automobile June 5.

Sentence was withheld until the

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If Crisis Comes

During

August

Naval Leaves To Fleet At Full Strength Dur-

ing Lat_e_§_ummer.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer’ LONDON, June 26-Great. Britain took a precaution

ary measure today to ensure

that the full strength of thi

navy would be maintained during the late summer niontlid when another major European crisis may develop.

At the some time steps were taken which the British‘ Government hopes will lead to settlement of the Tientsln

blockade by negotiations in

Tokyo between Sir Robert

Craigie, the British Ambassador, and Sotomaisu Kate.

former Japanese Minister at

Ottawa.. '

Meanwhile political circles here became convinced thd British Government would concede the Russian demands over the terms of the tripartite military alliance and