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Bonus Cancelled On Rail-grading Lambs

Hon. W. I’. Alan Stewart, Minister o! Agriculture, stated last evening that he had re- ceived a letter from Premier I. Walter Jones Instructing him to cease paying the government

on? on the rail-grading of

m a.

Karen Rebels lo Surrender

. . By Douglas Inckenlcon

RANGDON, April 7 -(AP) ._. The Burmese government expects to receive tomorrow the surrender of Karen tribesmen. ‘who have been in rebellion for almost 10 weeks.

The military branch of the Kar- en National Union (K.N.U.) will lay down axons in a. capitulattion ceremony scheduled for tcvnorrow morning in shall-tom Inseln. 10 miles north of Rangoon, govern- ment officials said.

Saw Ba. U Gyi, president of KN. U.. will make the surrender on be- half of Karen forces throughout the country. Pro-governamnt in- formants said he had made mdio contact with Karens on other fronts and had ordered a cease Iire and a laying down oi arms.

Burma's new Defence Minister. LL-Gert. Ne Win. will attend the ceremony. Government sources said

Premier Thakin Nu will not be ‘present.

(This dispatchwvahich , passed- through govemmen - censorship.

made no reference to other rebell- ious groups, imludhig Communist. The Karen rebellion, however. p - vided the strongest threat to he government, Censorship has not permitted any statement concern- ing how many troops on each aide were involved in the fighting.) '

A series o1 revolts ‘ has shaken Burma since the nation cast o British rule Jan. 4, 1948. Premier Thairin Nu said recently the fight- ing in the various uprisings has cost 30,000 lives and nation close to bankruptcy.

The Karena, one of the several races making up Bunna’: 17,000,- 000 population. carried their re- bellion into 20 of Burma's 35 dist- ricls. They demanded a separate state of their own. including the richest agricultural and mineral producing areas of Burma and Rangoon, the natlonls, beat sea- port. ' I

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Gsrnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Pantry sale Rogers Hardware Saturday, Aply 9th. 2 p.m. Cross Roads WJVLS.

"Jimmy Power's Varlaty Con- cert. Millview Hall, Friday. April 8th, starting at 8.30 P. M. under the auspices of the Women's In- stitute _

"Rummage Bale st. Juliet ‘Church Hall Saturday April 9th. .30.

"Now booking clover seed. Farmers. our prices will save you money. Rush your orders. Mac- Gulgan Q Boyle.

"Gordon J. McEwen will be col- lecting hogs through Bristol and vicinity every Monday for Swift Canadian Co. Ltd. -

"Don't miss Cross Fire plus Leon Errol at MacDonald Bros. Theatre, tonight. Action galore,

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Princess Elisabeth Baptist Church. -

"New booking orders for Clo and ‘rimotby Seed. Clarke's, Peed Bwvioo. Mt. Btewart.

"The Auction sale of 1m. Joltnb. McQueen, Utes. takes place (‘m zodnesday. April 20th. Watch

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Defense Policies Under Fire From Opposition

By GEORGE KITCHEN n Press staff Writer

VITA-WA. A-m-ii 'i-—(W)—Pro- gressive Conservative members brought the Government's defence policies under fire in the Com- mons again today and heard de- fence Minister Claxtcu declare that Canada has made as great 1110816» as any other country’ in the oo-ordinstlon end unification of her armed forces.

He reported that the forces have just had their "best two months" cf recruiting since the war, with enliatments in the last six months up 81 per cent over the corresponding period cf the preceding year, and said that i1

" that trend is continued there will

'be enough men to build the forces up to required strength.

"What is more," he added. “the quality is of the kind we need."

There now were more than 40.- 000 men in the active force and 40.000 in the reserve. These corn- pared with 75.000 in the territorial forces of .Btgland, formed on the same basis and for the same pur. pose. In addition, there were 20.- 000 civilians in the department doing work formerly done by ser-

came as the

chanaber finally disposed of $19,-

000,000 of supplementary defence

estimates for the 1048-49 fiscal

year. They had been before the House for three days.

Main Criticism The main criticism came from

Premier h Invades Gov'i. Lobby To ' Meel Ministers

(YITAWA, April ‘I — (Special) — Prince Edward Island Premier J. Waiter Jones invaded the Gov- ernment lobby of the House cf Commons this afternoon. Unable to complete his list o! appointments with Ottawa ~cebinet ministers otherwise, the Premier was escort- ed into the inner sanctuary of the Liberal camp by J. Watson Mac- Nsught. M1’. for Prince.

Placing the Premier comfortably in a huge black leather chair-in the lobby, Mr. MacNaught dived repeatedly into the Commons chamber, and starting with Trade and Commerce Minister Howe, brought several ministers in turn outside to talk to the Premier.

From the handshakes and iriend- -

ly greetings Premier Jones re- ceived, it is inferred that his busi- ness with the cabinet was at least satisfactory, i! not completely successful.

Hesltant to divulge details of the reason of his present visit to Ottawa. the Premier told The Guardian that he was particularly anxious to secure further inform- ation regarding the new Royal Commission on Transportation and its proposed itinerary.

The Premier intends to make certain that in its travels about Canada. the Commission will ‘hold a number of sittings in Charlotte- town, where it will receive sub- missions on the subject of freight- rstes and other matters from

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Parliament

(By ‘the Canadian Press)

Progressive Conservative mem-

bers criticised Government de- fence policies. - Defence, Minister Clsxton said Canada. has. made as great pro- gress as any other country in the oo-odinatio-n and‘ unification of armed forces.

‘rraneport Minister Chewier said the Govemment is considering tightening regulations governing wireless on ships.

In the Senate royal assent was given to ,.DiC!IlCnr.uay estimates for tihe fiscal year 1040-40. The upper chamber odious-nod until April 25.

Friday:

The Commons will government business.

Accidental Death

consider

EDMUNSTON, N. 8., April ‘I - (C?) — Six-yms-old Leonide

Devost. of Prime Post Office, i7 miles from Edmuntton. was killed today when struck by a car driven by Miss ‘Audrey Cote, Green River, assistant suplrintendsnt of Mada- waaka County schools. v She reported the boy had run across the road and suddenly dashed back. No inquest will be

Prince Edward Island experts.

Equivalent

vFor All Eastern Tubers

OTIAWIX, April 7 - (CP) - All eastern Canadian potatoes are ex- pected to bring at least the equi- valent of the floor price set for certain areas of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Agri- culture lidimister Gardiner today in- foamed l-LB. McCulloch (L-Pictou) in the Commons.

In a return tabled in the House. the Minister was replying to a question as to whether Nova Bcotia potatoes would receive the same support as those from the other two Maritime Provinces, the floor price is $1.15 per 100 pounds in the bin on last year's crop.

Mr. Gardiner said the Agricultur- al Prices Support Board would buy surplus potatoes only from the N. B.-P.E.I. areas, which had nearly all the surplus commercial potatoes grown in the east. _

But the effect of the support would enable growers in other areas to sell their potatoes for at least the equivalent oi the floor prices. That would apply to Nova Sootia, Ontario. Quebec and the sections o New Brunswick out- side the pport area.

"Open Cdsrl‘ Mining Sites ' To Be Opened

CARDIFF. Wales. April 7 -(CP) -In an effort to increase output oi anthracite coal for export to Can- ada. "orpen cast" mining sites are to be opened at Massgwymie, Wal-

es, where 70.000 tons has been tested. An additional 500.000 tons has

been proved at Gwaun-Cae-Gur- wtn. By the end of July the various sites sho-uld be producing 750,000 tone s. year.

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I! ALAN BARVI! (Comedian Press. Staff Writer) LONDON. April ‘l - (C?) --

The so-called "battle of the

doors today and indications were that ths‘l.abor Government had the situation well in hand.

'.l‘hroata of revolt within the ‘ against what newspapers 0d the "misery" Midget sp-‘ patently iisalsd out. 8ft Otaiford Orippa, chancellor of the assassins, em d smiling from the two-hour tnse c! the

parliamentary ‘labor party. Sir Stafford was reported to have ‘won endorsement c! the toush budget. he br t down in the Cotnmonb

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Threat Off Revolt Over’ “Misery Budget” Fades t

fire on the budget Wednesday

night. terming it "appalling," "ro- actiona y" and "not a‘ socialist budaet."

At today's meeting, it was under- stood the Labor critics concsnhated their attacks on proposals to in- crease retail prices oi meat. butter, cheese and margarine, to reduce income and purchase taxes and the imposition of new charges for telephone service.

Main challenge to the chancellor was on the increase in food prices. but air Stafford pointed out that the amoilnt added to weekly food costs was only a few pennies for each’ration book. '

One factor which helped silence critics of the budget. parliamentary sources JIM was the obvious fact the Cabinet had llllitoved

and was

the failure-

0. S. ll. Will Maintain Pickets

HALF”? All 7—-(CP)-Harry Dlvlfl. president oi the Canadian Stamens Union (TLC) said use 1°40? any attempt by the rival Boa-duets Union (A. l". L.) to break picket lines would is“; go violence.

And this violence will be m; responsibility of the ship owners and B.I.U. who are sounding up m "m? °i "hi!!! 1nd strike- hwake" "l4 "I111! large numbers °1 1111'"! Police at the expense 01 "is taxpayers," Davis added.

Atrium here to take over gen- Bral direction of the east cont, strike. Mr. Davis said in an mm. view he had heard about National Harbors Board 1 officials posting notices along the waterfront to. day warnins pickets not to tres. pass on Board property-which includes all the hgfljof "c;

Asked if he would continue m; pickets even in the face of the trespassing edict enforcement by YMIWBY 001106. Davis said: “we 99799-11113’ intend to maintain our picket lines."

The union leader said he would fly to Saint John Saturday or Sunday to look over the situation at that other struck Atlantic port.

Pavia charaed that the corn- panles were in as: illegal position III signing a contract with the S. I.U. because, the 0.6.11. still was fortified as lanai bargaining agent for the seamen. . g

-"Uli1t.i1-.mrr certification is rc- volaed the 8.1.0. s?! the compan- ies mo ‘in an ilegsl position" Davis added.

He said he had received a tele- Krsm from the Federal Labor De- partmmt saying they had no re- cord of the signing of the agree- ment between the companies and the 5.1.17. Meanwhile. the C.s.U. certificate was still valid no mat- ter what the position in relation to conciliation.

Defies Courl Decision

EOCLESHAIL. Btaffords-hire, flirt-gland. Apall '1 - (CP) --Beard- ed Robert Cupping tonight de- clsred his “do as you please" school will be reorganized but will continue tc operate despite a court decision that it should be closed.

The school, Horsley Hall, was described today" in court as an ea- tablishment where teen-aged boys and girls discussed sex, smoked, swore and entered each others bedrooms at night.

Eocleahall magistrates ruled that Ooppingh M pupils are being kept in a. detrimental environment, and decided the 29-year-old school- mlster and his partner, Edward Reynolds. 3i. are not fit to have cars oi them.

"This ruling does not mock my conviction that there is a future for my freedom movement." Cop. ping said afterwards. .

"I shall probably get Iomg more acceptable people to run I-loralay Hall frtsn an educational point of view and I shall be the power be. hind the scenes.

"I should like to start in m- other country but feel I ought to remain in Staffordshim to show 060111! What my system can event- ually do.

Col-‘ming is the same man who, a few months ago, invited a cane manufacturer who advertised his canes as good for disciplining children, l0 lecturer- [t Horglgy Hall. It was an ambush. Coppings pupils seized the guest and beat him with his own canes.

0min: and Reynolds today sst for five hours in court listening to allegations against the school. After retiring for a half hour, the magistrates said they would eels; issuing the order to close the school until May l.

They dilnlssed an allegation that the children war; being kept on unsanitary premises.

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The three most popular vege- tables lrown by amateur garden- ers are. in order, tomatoes, string or wax beans and onions.

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RESIDENTS or LABORADOR OUTPOST Face 51's

Protests Against Tolls On Borden Car-ferry

(By The Canadian Press)

UITAWA. April ’7—'I‘01l5 should not be shamed on the Prince Ed- ward Island-New Brunswick car- fflTy. W. Chester S. McL/ure (PC- Queenls) declared in the Com. mona tonight. i

Aflimdifll to the confederation Htreement. he said. there should be no charge on the service, opgy. sled by the Oamdian National Railways.

he Island member delivered his protest during passage o! an ap- propriation of $315,000 to cover the 1049 deficit of the ferry.

He also raised his annual ob. loci-ion to listing the item as g "dell-cit." i-Ie said it should be listed as a "service" like canals.

Transport Minister chevrier said canals did not produce revenue. as did the fen-y. ‘Illie "deficit" resulted because revenue did not match expenditure.

He also said the ferrv operation was conducted in its present form on the recommendation of the 1925 Duncan Commission cm Maritime rights.

Teachers’ Bill Provides New Scheme _ And Fund,

By IRVING C. Wl-IYNOT (Canadian Press Staff Writer) HALIFAX. April '1 - (OP) -

B_ll_ls setting up a new teachers’ fltnalonaeheme and increasing Pflvmenia under the Workmsnu Convpensation Act were discussed in the Nova Bcotia legislature to- day,

The Teachers’ Pension Bill. in- troduced by Premier Angus L. Macdonald was given second Feldillfl» Ii. provides tor s. contrib- utory pension fund to be admin. Isl-tired by a commission appoint- 0d b)’ the cabinet and the tench- ers. -

The amendment to the Work- men’s Compensation Act was in- troduced by Attorney General L-n Currie and raises (payments for injured workmen and their de- pendents. Payments to pennan- ently. totally-disabled workers are "lied IP01! $2,000 to 02.500 s year.

Dbpendenia of such workers will receive a minimum of s15 a week instead of $10.50. Payment to de- Pendent children under 16 years 0f Ilse where a. widow or widower also receives payment is increased l0 010.60 from $10. Dependent children where no widow or wid- ower receives payment will receive $22.00.

Premier Mscdonald Teachers’ Pension Bill 09W “lime and fund.

Steering Wary Neutral Course

By Moro Purdue

NEW nizmn. April 1 -(AP) _ India is looking wsriiy to the north and east. watching the advance of Communism which may engulf all

of the Asian mainland. As yet. India shows neither alarm government stable-and

said the provided a

has become the most secure in Asia.

It has demorutrstsd its opposit- ion to Communion: by dealing swiftly and sternly with Commun- ist attempts to create disorders and disruptions. While it pushed several socislislic projects, it also has gone to some lengths to on. courage capitalism. both Indian and foreign. It has shown reluctance to cut all India's connections with the British commonwealth.

But countering all such signs of solidarity with the western den-no- cracies are repeated government statunenta that India has no interest in joining either east or west. .

Anti-Communist sympathies are

not yet sufficient reason for India to bind herself to any bloc. they say. Whether arch sympathies will ever become sufficient depends on the Communists. _ Off-the-record but authoritative reports from Indian External Af- fairs Miraiairy sources say the es- tablishment of a. predominantly- Communist or completely-Oom- munist government in Gains is a.l- most certain to ccme soon. Th0 question is hethar a. Communist China will he as politically ag- gressive in the east as Russia is in the west.

Official Indian opinion is that Communist strategy new is not aimed at an all-Communist Asia.

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Terse Message Says Plight. Desperate

By Joseph Maedween (Canadian Press Staff Writer)

ST. JOHN'S. April ‘I - (CF) — The tiny Iebrador outpost of St. Mary's Bay, some 40 miles north of the tip of New- foundland, faced the threat of starvation tonight as Canada's new Province mustered its forces to prevent disaster.

A terse telegram to the Gov- ernment here reported that "to avert starvation of people food must be got here aorneho ."

The telegram was sent by Dorothy Judd. International Gren- Iell Association nurse at (he settle- ment of some 100 persons. A second message from Cartwright, up the Labrador coast. confirmed that. hunger existed at Bt. Mary's. The message was signed by Dr. Fox-sy- the.

Meanwhilr. it could not be learn- ed late tonight whether a. plane had taken off from St. Anthony. near the northernmost point of the island, to drop supplies to the isolated community.

Plane Ordered To Scene

Premier Smallwood said to- night an R._C.A.F. plane from Goose Bay will take off tomor- row to carry aid to the hunger- atrlcken village of St. Mary's Bay in Labrador.

Miss Judd said in -her message to Premier Smallwood: “A large

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h Mr. Churchill.

RVATION’

Homeward bound after s visit to the U. 5.. Winston Churchill is shown in New York aboard the Queen Mary. While posing for, newsreel and prws photographers. Churchill for once felled to give his famous “V" sign. But a. little boy remedied the_ oversight by substituting for the greet man. Churchill, who was amused end pleased. duplicated the familiar "V” symbol a moment later. The unidentified youngster wes one of a group of visitors who crowded the ship's sun deck for s glintpaa

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Ship's Arrival Marks Earliest Opening Of {Port

MONTREAL. April 7 - (C?) —- The 10,000-ton freighter Monte Alta. carrying a Canadian Sea- men's Union (TLC) crew, dock-I ed without incident in Montreal tonight for the earliest naviga- tion-openlng of the port on ree- 0rd.

It was believed the first time the first shi-p of the season has arrived during a strike.

A heavy detachment of police was on hand when 32-year-old cap- tain A.S. Baxter of Montreal brought his ship in, 12 days ahead of‘ last year's opening and two days better than the record.

The ship was en route from Newcastle, England. when the C.S.U. called a strike on vessels owned by companies o! the Ship- ping Federation of Canada.

The Federation signed agree- ments with the Seafarers Interna- tional Union (A.F.L.) when a board of conciliation! report was not accepted by the 0.3.0. and attempts at further negotiations broke down. The strike call fol- lowed the Federation's action in signing with the S.I.U.

The Monta Alta is owned by the Montreal Shipping Company. a

member of the Federation.

T 0 Publish Memoirs Of Former Prime Minister

arr-AwA. April '1 - (CF) -—|\ Rt. Hon. W1... Mackenzie King,’ former Prime Minister, today sn-> notmoed that the Rockefeller Foundation of New York would finance, and McGiil University 01 Montreal monsor. the Dfllllfllilm and publication of his memoirs.

Be announced the Rockefeller inundation. with which he was on; time associated as investiga- tor of industrial relations, has appropriated 0100.000 to be ad- ministered by McGill.

‘The object. of the stunt." he said in a statement. "is to afford me the assistance necessary to the effective use of (he very extensive personal and official files that havg accumulated in am long car- eer, and io help meet the u- penses thereby involved.

"it is intended to expedite the writing and early publication of memo‘ - by myself it. be. not en- i-irely but chiefly. a Canadian bio- graphy and Canadian history."

Mr. King laid conditions of the grant laft hhn tree to organise

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