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Agree‘ On Development Of New World Trade Pattern

Fire In Woods Threatens Church At Corran Ban

$20,000 Fire In N. S. lunilier Mill

DARTMOUTH. N‘. 5., July (OP) - A wind-fanned fire Bat- lgvelledna lumber mill at near o A i . Estimgted f“ wofiotfllllslnx damage Firefighters, battling to prevgnl, flames from SDIGadinR 1M0 the H1111 Ferd. ssved several thousand dollars worth of sawn lumber. Cause at the outbreak was not know-n. The mill was owned by‘

Scott Weeks.

Volunteers from neighboring

villages and Dartmouth fought hours.

llamel for five

Coming Events

"Reserve Wednesday, Ju 30th, Picnic, North Rustico. 1y

"Mail your Firms to Gamhum Phow Studio. Charlottetown.

“Dance, ice cream, Wood Island; East school, July 12th.

"Crapaud. Prince Arthur Lodge meeting July 12th at 10 A.M. -

"Bart

On-L. 0. I... ‘ 7.30 A. will meet at

M. July 12th. in Don-a h Sch 1, M . 11th. good M08510. on

"Derry L. O. L. No. 1169 will meet July 12 at 12:30 p.m.

"Reserve Thursday, .luly 14in for Long Creek Baptist. Picnic,

"Dance fay. July

"Dance Long River Hall every Wednesday. Good music.

“Dance in Vernon River Hall. glassy. July 11th. Webster's Orch-

"Rfimomber Bristol Church CIIICJCII Supper and Festival, Wed- nesday, July 13th.

"Come to Marshfleld-Dunstaff- nage United Church Tea, Wednes- llfly. July 13th, on church grounds.

"Mt. Stewart Branch Canadian Legion, will hold its monthly meet- gtgza Monday. July 13th. in Legion

m.

"North Tryon Presbyterian Pic- {iic and Bazaar Wednesday, July 30h, on church grounds.

"Ice Cream and Dance, I-‘ort ugustus School. Tuesday, July 2th. Burke‘: Orchestra.

“Annual Meeting of West River Telephone Co" will he held in Long Creek Hall. June 13th. at 8 o'clock.

"Regular Dance at the "Sea Breeze", Victoria. each Wednes- day. Dancing 9 till 1.

"Show Morell every Tuesday. Friday, Saturday. 9.00 P. M. Ad- mission 15c—.'l0c.

"Dance in Si. Peter's Legion ilail every Tuesday night. Cliff Peters Orchestra,

"Dance in Greenfield School. Tuesday, July 12th. MarLeans Orchestra. ‘Sponsored by Women's institute.

"Lawn Party at New Haven school, sponsored by Women's In-! stitute on Mcndny, July 18th. Mac-i Neili's Orcltcstra.

"Come to ltmwherrv Relive], Darnley Hall, Tuesday evening. 12th. Sponsored by Woman's In-

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"Lawn Party at New Haven School. sponsored bv Women's In- stitute 0n Monday. July 18th. Mac- Neilrs Orchestra.

"Regular dance East Royalty Rink Hall, Tuesday. July 12th. Eastern Rhythm Boys. Bus leaving l-Mrr. it sis-tom.

‘ "See "Romance of the West." in technicolor. Holy Name Hall. 8t. Peter's Bay. Tuesday. July 12. 0.30 PM.

"Come to the Strawberry Festi- val and other amusement: in Kin- lrora Hall, Tuesday, July 12th. Dancing 10-1. \

"Come and eniov Strawberries and Ice Oren-n to the tune of the alien. Ausoices New Perth

omen‘: Institute. Dewar! Lawn.

nesday evening, July 13th.

"Enjoy a good laugh at Victoria Hall. Monday, July 11th when South Wimioc present their humorous gree act play "The Meddlelorre

did,"

"Ice cream. bingo and dance at

Beer's corner. Cherry Valley.

0n July 12th at 7.30 p.m. Spons- ored by Cherry Valley Junior

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B . man were notrneededy e e- DUXHDC 0

Park and ithe rwglrk ‘d; tiirsaugxl dents with shovels and picks were Drovlng effective in trying to 0b. tain control oi the fire. Qhowerg :.'....*rr..*:*t.:.t=r* =1» has t»

Will Seek Return Bargoes For ‘Eskimo’ From Newfoundland

Mr. C. P. Reddall, general ship- ping manager for the Prince Ed- ward Island Industrial Corporat- ion, leaves this morning for New- foundiand to secure return car- goes for the M.V. Eskimo, the Crown company's vessel engaged in the Newfoundland trade.

Mr. Reddall is exploring the possibilities of reciprocal trade with Newfoundland in some of her exports which include lime- stone from quarrie: on the west coast near Corner Brook, news- print and tishmeal, also from that area. He intends to return on the Eskimo, joining the vessel at Cor- ner Brook on Wednesday.

Appointed to his present posit- ion at the time of the purchase of M.V. Eskimo, Mr. Reddall has been familiar with trading condi-

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Canadian Arrisl- Dies

TORONTO, July 10-(CP)—Franz Johnston, 61, one of Canada's read- lng artists, riled in hospital here Saturday after a six-week illness.

His accuracy of detail was such that mlnerologlsts identified ore- bearing lodcs from his color skeinh- es, Many of his landscapes were painted around Georgian Bay whore the Toronto-born artist lived since int.- lale '30s.

BURGLARS ENTER THEATRE

HALIFAX. lluly l0 — (CP Police throughout Nova Scotia, to- night intensified a search for burglars who broke into the Gar- rick Theatre on downtown Sack- vilie Street here and escaped with $1,000 cash. The break was discovered at noon today by a patrolman. The thieves mtered the building by forcing the from door. An office safe was dragged into an adjoin- ing room and the door pried off. The theatre d not employ a night watchman. Police said the break probably occurred shortly after midnight Saturday.

was the seoond time the theatre had been broken into in

Enioyed Visit To British Isles And Switzerland

Despite the fact the British peo- ple have been faced with one crisis after another since war's end, they still exhibit a stoic calm and ra- diate the warm cheerfulneu that characterized their action: in the dark day: of the Battle of Britain, stated Mr. J. P. Gordon, of the firm of Moore and MacLeod, Ltd,, who with Mrs. Gordon returned Friday night. from a three months tour of England, Scotland and Switzerland.

Mr. and Mrs, Gordon found that conditions on the whole were re- markable and the people outwardly appeared healthy and well despite the austerity program of the past several years. They were, however. subject to colds and this was be- lieved due to lack of meats.

The seemingly inevitable queues. familiar to all overseas err-service- men, were still in vogue and people lined up for a block awaiting their turn to make purchases. It was a common sight to see, especially outside the sweet shops, Mrs. Gor- don said. '

Landing at Liverpool, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were appalled at the war damage inflicted on that port. Although rebuilding 1| underway it will be years before the damage from enemy raiders can be repair- ed.

Things were found much better in Scotland, and at Edinburgh Mr. and Mrs. Gordon visited their son. Mr. Douglas H, Gordon and family. He is managing director of the North British Rubber Company and representative of the United States Rubber Company with factories at Edinburgh and Dumfrles.

Visited Lake Country

Touring Scothland Mr. and Mrs. Gordon visited the Lake Country. Oban and Ballachulsh on the west coaaiyandmllender and Stirling ir. the central part of the country.

Returning to England they visit- ed such cities and towns as Ely.

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SHANGHAI, July 10-—(AP)— A United States vice-consul, released by police of this Communist-con- trolled cliy after three days in jail. "was utterly, brutally beaten," Con- aul-Genersl John Cabot said Satur-

ay.

Earlier the Communist newspaper Liberation Daily had published a statement attributed to the impris- oned cons_ul, William M. Olive. which quoted him a: saying "I have not received any ill-treatment dur- lng my detention."

The Liberal Daily, 24 hours later, however, told foreigners in another editorial that Olive’: beating was an example of what they could ex- pect.

Cabot, who is Ollve's superior.

Report U. S. Vice-Consul Was Brutally Beaten By Red Police

told a press conference Saturday that "any statement such as that which apepared in the Liberation Daily was obtained from him (Olive) as a result of the barbar- ous treatment he received."

Olive, 32, of Ironton, M0,, was arrested last Wednesday when his consulate jeep got involved in a mass Communist parade.

Cabot said Olive was released Saturday after being brutally beat- ed, handcuffed incommunicado in a cell for three days, and forced to sign several statements, a "con- fession," and an "apology."

The police were declared to have given Olive “patient eduaction until he realized his misconduct and yielded to the people, asking for pardon."

Purchases

Record Severe Earthquake

PHILADELPHIA. July l0 - (AP) — The Franklin Institute today reported it recorded a "whopper c-f an earthquake" presumably in the Aleutian Is- lands.

Dr. LM. Levitt, director oi the instituiehs Fels Planetarium, said the quake was recorded at 12:08.11 A.M., EDT, today.

He located the ‘quake about 4,000 miles northwest of Phila- delphia, probably in the Aleu-

tian Islands of the’coast of’ Aiasks..- : t. l.» --~~»~".-= The force of the ‘quake. he

said, was so severe "lt knocked the tracers halfway off the pa- per" on the delicate ‘quake-re- cording mechanism.

SCHOMBERG. Ont, July 10 — (OP) -—- Five rsons. 111011161118 four in one family, met death Sat- urday night when the autombile in which they were riding collided head-on with a truck about 28 miles northwest of Toronto. Three occupants oi the truck suffered minor injuries.

The dead: Robert Hamilton. his wife and 12-year-old daughter. Margaret; Mrs. James Hibbard, '12 - the mother of Mrs. Hamilton- and Patrick Tttohy, 86. All were residents of Hamilton.

Occupants of the truck were Adam Blandy, 3'7, of Kettleby, his seveu-year-old daughter, Muiene. and 45-year-old Oswald Legault. Hospital authorities said their in- Juries were not serious.

Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs. Hibbard and Mr. Tuohy were killed out- right in the grinding crash which locked both vehicles together and

six weeks.

crushed the lMV-model Hamilton

Pair Rescued

NEW YORK. July 10 -- (AP) —- Two “rind-burned Estonian: who fled Russian-occupied Germany in a home-made 33-foot boat. found haven of a sort here during the week-end after being rescued July

"Kelly's Cross Picnic. Tuesday, July 10th.

"Ice cream social. Springfield Hall, Wednesday evening, July l3.

Graham's Road Tues- l2th. Music by Rollie

"Dance day, July McKenzie.

"Dance in Morell Hail Wednes- day. July 13th. Music by Rollie McKenzie! Orchestra.

"Strawberry and ice cream fes- tival, Thursday, July I4 at F. M. MacKinnoni farm, Marshfield. Dancing and ball game. Bu: service leaving city from Market Square at 7:45 p.m.

"Ice Cream and Dance in Em- erald Hailiuchloncgfithauiy. 1121. Mulic by '1'! l- ' sored by Mrs. Max Martin and s. W. H. Dellhln‘

"Don't min: the inst chance to u, South Wimioo popular clay "rho Meddielomo Maid" to be re DQQQQd by special request in Win- aloe Road Hall, Wednerday. July

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Hope Of Entering Canada

But Little

4 in an Atlantic ale.

But the outloo wasn't bri hi for the men to find the new fe they seek in British Ooiumbia. They risked the ocean crossing because they said they saw "no possibility to live a decent life’ under Riussian n1 .

United States immigration auth- orities heid iiho men. Huimuth Russow, 38, and Volror Harpe. 20. at Ellis Island to see if the Cana- dian Government would accept hem.

And in Ottawa, a Canadian im- migration official said that. "to be admissible the would have to have visas beore they sailed."

The Estonian: had no visas. Their departure from ml they described as ‘unauthorized.’

Russow and I-Ia-rpo arrived Bat- urday on the Cunard liner Britan- nic, which picked them up about 750 miles west of Ireland.

In fairly good English. the bliond refugee: told what hamm-

e .

Th ill amt o of their hctrrtce-btu-II: cfzt. thno Ivlicitaa , corked out July 1.

tho boot. Its

. mapped. _ Then on fourth-of-July morning they sighted the Britannia about seven miles any. Hm!!! they Ramon flares.

o British liner law them. sit- ercd its course and took the men

ard. exhausted, lea: than an hour later. They made their way along lu-

' t co at t 8 at and Qiiriawtiiir int.o th: At mile ilve

Five Killed In Truck, Car Smash In Ontario

weeks ago. Brithh Columbia was their u lmate goal.

car like an accordion.

Hamilton and -hi.s daughter dried later in hospital at nearby New- market. _ -

Blandy said in an interview from his hospital bed that he and Leg- ault, who comes from Penetang- uishene, Ont... were taking Blandy's daughter home from a week's hol- iday in Guelph, Ont.

"Legault and I had been taking turns driving," he said. "I had just taken over and wasdrivlng along slowly when this car came over the crest of the hill. It was straddling the middle of the road. I tried to avoid it but, when I ap- plied the brakes, the truck went into a skid. The driver of the on- coming car seemed to freeze when he saw the truck."

Police said a dip in the road at the northern base of the hill might have contributed to the accident. They said observation today had shown them that slmmt every southbound car was thrown to- ivards the centre of the road by the depression.

The first persons to reach the scene of the crash on Cemetery Hill were Dudley Heacock and his family. who live directly across the road from the spot. John Hea- cock, 15, working nearby, said the impact sounded "like dynamite go- ing off in a milk car."

The only surviving members of the Hamilton family, Robert. Jr.. 22, and his sister, Elizabeth, 16, reached .the hospital late Saturday. The son said his father originally planned to leave his Orr Lake cottage in Muskoka Sunday night.

can't understand why he changed his mind, especially when the weather was so bad." he said. "Ho intended to bring my mother, sister and grandparents home and then return for the others at the cottage. You'd never know it in look at it now, but the ca: was new last spring. Dad sure was proud of it.

New Life Opens For Boston's Captive Boy ~

BOSTON, July lib-A new and broader life opened today for Berton‘: once-borefooted and "cap- tiva" boy. Mrs. Anna Sullivan, who kept her 13-year-old son. Gerald, hidden from the world most of his life became of the "shame" of his illegitimacy, has agreed to turn him over to the I-loman Catholic Charities Bureau. Rev. James H. Doyle, director of the bureau, said the boy will be placed in one of its institutions or a private home where he can lead a normal life.

Trinidad Stops All

In Canada

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. July 10 —- (CP) — Trinidad, Canada's biggest customer in the British West Indies, Saturday suspended all imports from dollar areas.

Thus, the flow of exports — not- ably grains and manufactured goods — from the Dominion to Trinidad ceases immediately. The island's purchases in Canada last year totalled $30,000,000.

The Colonial Office revealed in London Friday it had asked Brit- ain's colonial government to sus- pend tempcrarily the issuance of licenses for imports from hard cur- rency areas.

This development, aimed at re- ducing unnecessary spending of scarce US. funds, followed an an- nouncement by Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Excheq- uer, that. United Kingdom gold and dollar reserves have dwindled below the danger level.

Another British Caribbean pos- session, Jamaica. froze dollar im- ports Friday for “an indefinite period." The ban will be enforced in all cases except those where suspension would have "grave e1- fects" on the people.

The license system of regulating imports from dollar countries has been used in British colonies since currency problqns arose some time ago.

Britain's other Caribbean colon- les are expected to follow the lead of the two major trading islands.

Trlnidadk import controller. Louis Spence, announced his gov- ernment's decision after returning from London conferences with economic and Colonial Office heads.

He saidffiiowever, that existing import contracts will be allowed to run out. Another rider said per- mits will be issued for “esseritial" commodities, such as food, but only if considered "absolutely neces- sary."

Spence emphasized that the ac- tion will remain in effect only so long as the dollar crisis exists or at least until a review of the dol- lar situation in sterling countries can be completed.

Trlildads 600,010 inhabitants occupy the biggest oil-producing area in the British Empire.

B. A. Oil Refinery To Curioil Output

TORONTO, July ill-The Brit- ish American Oil Company plans to curtail operations at its $15,- 000,000 oil refinery at Clarkson. just west of here. Harry Reid, National Employment Service. branch manager in suburban New? Toronto. said the firm expects to lay off 270 men next Wednesday. It gave as its reason the develop- ment of surpluses, with produc- tion outstripping sales.

Ruins Bring Relief To Drought Areas

TORONIO. July 10 - (OP) - Southem Ontario's dry crop and pasture lands were aided during the week-end when about an inch of rain feii generally throughout the Province. In the London, Windsor and Wiartcn areas. wea- ther officials reported rain fall ranging from 1.0 to 2.4 inches. Good fails were also recorded in the northeast and eastern sections of the Province.

NEW YORK, July l0 - (AP)- Rain today soaked into parched farmlands over much of the north- east. United States but in most. of the drought-ridden ares it wasn't nearly enough. In some spots. farm experts said. the day's rains might save crops that would have been doomed by a few more dry days. But at other points farmers were wary of calling it an end

First Eteps Agreed 0n At London

DONDON. Jul)’ 10 — (AP) — Britain. Canada and the United Mate-t have lareed to develop a.

of world trade which would remove all banter; be. tween dollar and non-dollar coun- tries. a Treasury communique an- nounced today.

As the next step toward; this objective, a British Treasury com. mllllldue said, the three countries concerned will hold "technical and fact-finding discussions." These would be a. prelude further conferences at a mlnlg- terial level, tentatively scheduled for Washington in September

On immediate problems, includ-

_ lniz the recent sharp fall in ster-

llng-area reserves, the communi-

que said:

“A number of supplementary measures were suggested which could be taken by the govern-

ments, either individually or in concert to strengthen the present Position. In this connection no suggestion was made that sterling be devalued."

The communique followed I three-day talk among Douglas Ab- bott, Canada's Finance Minister, Slr Stafford Cripps. Britain's Chancellor of the libtcheouer, and John Snvder, United States Sec. retary of’ the Treasury.

The three-power talks were cal- led by Sir Stafford to meet the Chfl-llerlke of v/hat he called "the ace of economic readjustment." They will be followed Wednesday by the opening of a. 10-day confer- ence of Commonwealth Finance Ministers at which Canada's sirmlil six-man delegation will play a key role as representatives of the Empire's only dollar country.

Canadian sources declined to comment ,on the discussions.

News In Brief

LONDON. Jul 1O — (OP) —-iA secret meeting o more than 1,500 striking dock workers today ap- parently decided to turn down the government's ultimatum to re- turn to work tomorrow.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 10 — (AP) Hungary's highest court declared Saturday Joseph Cardinal Mindszeritv should have been ban ed. Brut 1t decided to let his li c sentence stand because the case has “lost its original im-

portance." BAGUIIO, Philippines, July 10- (AP) — Generalissimo Chiang

Kai-Shel: flew to the Philippines today and began a series of con- ferences with President Elpidio on mutual opposition to Communism.

PRAGUE, July 10 -—- fAPi-The Communist Czech Government police have Roman Catholic Arch- bishop Joseph Beran literally un- der lock and key in his Prague pnéace. a. high church leader said 0 ay.

"It's like a cell." the church- man said after visiting the anti- Ccmmunist Primate.

"A plainclothesmart unlocks the door to let you in and locks it ppm the Archbishop when you CflVC."

Archbishop Beran, highest-rank- ing Roman Catholic in Czechoslo- vnkia and leader in the Church's struggle against government. con- tml. has not emerged from his

‘Archbishop Beran in his last pas-

Unemployment Viegtved Without Alarm In TheU.S.

police-guarded palace since June 1.‘) On that day he was booted off his throne in St. Vitus Cath- edral by Communist hecklers. Despite Government statements that ho is free to leave his palace,

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A national policy of tranch- tlon involving if necessary amal- gamstion of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways under State ownership is urged in the brief which has been prepared for presentation by the Prince Ed- ward Island Government before the l-‘goyal Commission on Transporta- t on.