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CI-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, "rriuiisDAY, APRIL 4, 1940

PERMANENT PEACE tutu a F i111 1 E s

French Premier Says Britain, France Go- ing To Use Weapon Forged.

PARIS, April 3~-(CP-I~IAVAS\— Prlmler Paul Rcynai-d, in an add- ress broadcast to North A"lll-‘l'll‘il, said tonight that the Aliies are not lghting a. “phoned” Will‘ and "tint

means no ‘phoncy’ peace” whtn the wa/r is wan. Reynuutl, recently-named Pre-

mier ol’ Franc», said that "it is not a Question of makmg irnrthrr peace treaty this tfme but making ])E!EC(?—-RHd nothing el$0~n0l1 £01‘ 25 years, but for ollr childioz: and our children's eiilltiion."

Rcynaud said his new Wll‘. Inet oi’ nine members -» . gii for deliberation and not too n 1v for n:tl.'in"~\v.1s oiusiiiveci to c. - ly out the not 011's miss on oi p ny- cc-utliig the “or with incrcirsing enemy.

"Vt/e have forged tlrs tvrutpoi,‘ Repaid, "new we arc gozrig to use

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The Premier spoke shortly aitu‘ he yiresltled at; u meeting oi the French “for Cubine‘. art ‘.‘.(ii?fl ov l‘: ' lei" ‘Var Clllllll‘. it u, (Knerai Ma me Vcycentl, Coin- iunndcr-ln-Chi‘! fcrces in the Near ltInrfe-Gutrlve Grmrln, Co1nu...n- der-in-Chlei’ cf t" Allied fozres, and the commando of the Frc "on nlr and naval fart-es.

Immctratelv foilotwng m.“ meet- l": Navy Min‘si"r Cesar (fatnpin- chi announced that France was lavlnq down ZTOtlZlO tons oi haval units of all tvl-er-

At; the outstil oi’ his p naud stressed Pat. re \v-. T in: in 2"": aclvi-‘t- to thl- l i Slates 5"‘. the n‘5‘t1it'.\ it slvuirl A adopt tcward the wm- He (‘Yflf"‘"s' ed confidence that an ovevtvltclin- Ing mairriiw oi’ iv-nnll- m the Unl- ted States "w? l1 the Allirs to be victorious."

Winter Surges Final Fling 0n Prairies

WINNIPEG. April 3 —-fCVPl Winter stalleda ilnal flint; in wcSl- blocking roads

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with snow and dlsrupiiiiu rail c011‘.-

choeriiill the ]ll'llli‘.(: 1.1111101‘ who feared a_ dry SllflliL! iujz-lluse of thfl light winter precipitation.

An odd loin-h 1.: li1;- stmtv-ladon

ma was rainfall nl Gull Lake n1 northern Saskatchewan near I the lberta border 11nd in Alb-cl‘ s illl‘ north at Peace River. Olin-r spots were blanketed with snout The fall ovcrnitzht 1111r_i today reached a depth 0f l8 lll(‘llt'.\ _l11

some areas. 'l‘l1l~ thrive nrslrlc ill vinccs were enveloped by inc spr. blizzard. whose tirecipliilllali " prove beneficial to Hill lcr crcps. and it oxtcndwi ini Columbia's cast K0111

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QUEBEC. Anni 3 —-<CPl Quebec government plans t agents-general to Par . Ame ca and Ot~- taiva where thty will art. principally as commercial l'Pl)l'L‘S"lll1lll\'€S, trade n1 tiistor Oscar Drouin told the .05- islative assembly today.

At I session of the loveer house. fllllllllz as committee of the whole. Drouin said the government's nro- - lect embraced three main aims: 1. stlmustion of Quebec's tourist in- fill-Sir)‘: 2. stimulation of colmncrcc; 3- fllTY-Wllml 0f new industries to H101 province, _

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"Show and Dance. Cardigan Hall,

Friday 5th. L- -4~3-2l. "Wtllflllnit till"? Covehead 0cm-

munitv Hall Friday night. April 51h.

Icree lunch. L-Bv-AA-it.

"Loading livu hogs M. North Wlltshlre, April 5th from 10:30 a. m. until I p. 111. ltegnh Bngnall, Mervyn Blllman, L-46-4-u-2i.

“Fox MflllSl-filtlllllltl Meat 5c. Horse Meat. 5c lit-rt Tripe like. Hog

Pluck; 2'<.-c. Lslulld Cold Storage Company. .

"Buying live nous at Albany April 4th. Friday April 5th at Plmcrald. luilu noon Signed (l U. Zircon.

"Buy P. Ii. l. Coop. Iluichery chicks. Special i940 prices, hatches cillllillu out twltc. wsekly. also sper-

brices on l)l'(lfld(’i§_i'qltliliilc'l’il ‘Biunedi P. E. I. Coop. Chick

iJaps Warn British Navy

TOKYO. April 4—(Thursdsy) —'¢\!) “A Ellflllcsmail for the J-‘lllilllflfi-i Admiralty Issued u warning to thilirltlsh Navy today not to Institute a closer range blockade of the Russian port of Vladivostok by saying that any " llenl" activity would compel the Japanese navy i0 "take action.‘

The spokesman deciliter! to Slleclty yhct would be regs-d- ed as nu "Illegal" action, but his statement generally was Interpreted to mean that Japan would object to British run-- shios stopolnz Russian com- merce ln Chosen Strait.

The Strait, of! the coast oI Korea, and but ‘l5 miles from Japan. ls the most practlcsl rout:- for Russian ships toreach the Soviet far eastern port of Vladivostok.

The spokes-non said further- more that while the "Japan sen is not terrltv-rlcl waters. it ls a Joanna-so Ilalu- In Japanese eyes. The Brltlsh Navy nan take any notion It pleases there but the reaction In Japanese senti- ment. would be strong."

flooring Says Germans Ready For Big Drive

iBy Edwin Shanke)

(Associated Press Staff Writer)

B "RLIN. April 3—(AP)- Field Marshal Hermann _Goering, Adclf hil.e“s pOllllClLl heir, told German children today that Hitler had inobiizerl all his forces for "a. de- clslve blow in the west."

‘it is here," he said, “that the decisive blow must be struck."

The German army, he told the children. will attack 9n the west as it did in the Polish Blitzkrelg ‘.1111 H1111‘ is determined to put an end to this vzar." But he gave no iurtlicr clue to the time of the aiiiirk.

As Goering spoke Colonel Gen- r-“el Vllrilthcr V011 Brauchltsch was lnspcetin" troops on the wssuarn

rs éclally those stationed in the Rhl clnnd. The tour. whlca snirzrtl Sunday, ended tonight.

Goring spoke in a bITHdtPSC "mm the Festival l-lall of the Air Ministry to school chldren and ap- prentices in factories.

"Having their roar and flanks secure." said Goerlng, "the Ger- vwm armed forces in one firm bloc are facing Britain and Frauce in the west. It is here that the decisive blow must be struck. and for this decisive blow the Fuehier h“s mobilized all Ffguirces

Gocrlng claimed that Etllllafilil‘ and France "criminally started the war and that "because they have done this misdeed. destiny will give them their answer.

Expect New Gov. General To Arrive In June

(yrrAwA April 3 —(CP) - The Eurl of. Athlcne. whose appointment as G0\'€l'llOI‘-_UGIl€I‘l\l of banana W58 announced simultaneously ln Lon- uon and Ottawa, will come to Ot- tawa "sonic time in June" and be gtyvflllj] at Qtuuva, prime minister Mackenzie K1111: said .ate today Bl B LL05 LOIIAOYCIICC.

The new Governor-General suc- ceeds Lord Tweedsmuir who died in Montreal Feb. 1i from ellwll oi I full in h‘_~ dressln room Ill Rideau Hail. the wee-reg residence here.

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Appointment of the Earl oi Atlnotie was made on the recom- ml-ndatlon of the dominion govern- ment, Mr. Kim: said, and was an- nounced ln London and Ottawa.

War- 25 ‘Years Ago Today

(Dy The Canadian Press)

APRIL 4. IBM-French troop! made gains in Woevre district on the Western Font, capturln vill- age of Regnievlllc In Begium, Germans ocmpled Drei Grachlon 011 Y-secr Canal. Several killed when German airman bombed Newkerk church, near YWH. dill- ing service.

Ill) FOR ITALIAN ‘I'll-AIDE WABHINCYIUN, A ‘II II —(AP)_— In an action lnterpre :l as a bid 101' Ital s sen-

d a bill authorizing a 82.000. fnr erection of a United States cir-

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hibit at the Rome unlverw exposi- tion openlnd In Avril, l .

“cut council HEARS PRilTESl 11v INIIBKNEN

Decide To Leiarn Views Of All Con- cerned in Pickup Service.

Strong protest against the in. auguration o! a pick up and deLv. ery freight service by the Canad. ion National Railways in Char- lottetown was voiced at a special emergency meeting of the City Council last night.

Other important matters discus- sed were the installation of a racho for the Police Patrol, the purchase oi’ a generator for the patrol and the purchase ol’ a one ha‘! ton pick up truck for the Street De- partment. ,

Mayor B. R. Holman occupied the chair and all the Counclkrs were present with the excepron of Cvlm. La-pthorne who was una- voldably absent. City Rpcgrder K, M. Martin was also present.

In hi5 opening remark-Y, Mayor Holman explained that the med:- Ans was called to deal with a pm- tion submitted by the City truck- men protesting against the C. N. R. trucks. 'I‘he truckmen clnzmeci that these trucks were taking the work away from them and would rcsult in about 222 extra persons buns compelled to so on rckef. Thuegiibatsked that the trucks be

d f i ~ 5:9 Mueor £111:- p cking up fie ght

He added that a. moment pad not been wasted since the pettcn had been received and sold that. "19 Inviting had been calisd at up» earliest possible moment. The Citv Clerk hem been authorized to can- taot the Clerk at Sydney to n56} lain what action had be-n token there where a similar situation had been laced. "The replv was received this morning (Wednes- day) and the .. ti. ‘ tonwht.“ he Sig?! ‘l8 was‘ called

The Mayor read the letter re- ceived from Sydney explrnlng m" 11° City liven-c fee could be

lmlilosed on the C. N. R. trucks Mayor Holman said that some ol’

the merchants had airecdy bfgvul Icotteti the C. N. R. sen/ice whlte'

lothers had requested the serv o2. b As a‘ solution he ndwcated the Cti:°:.:s%.:;i"= y Coun. MacDonald sugiestrd that a protest be sent to the Maritime .Tl‘ansportutlon Commsslon as ithev requested the service. |casoiina (lthtondlerldexpialrcd ’ 0a o s cou t b ‘omically delivered tonflrm: owning their own trucks. Belief tlint it zlgfi-‘ltlwgsestztgiéefécitrlhto 5min mm; ' - - Y so . iness of these esmfil effigy? would belost to the truckmsn, n5

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He said that he did not think a. bcycott would be efieztve as small firms would use the c. N. n, trump F?“ a railway Point of view no d.d not think it woud prove econ- omwzaliy sound. sibe effect-

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Opening Bate 0f Parliament Undecided

OTTAWA, April 3—(CP)-Par- llament will not open until the “second or third week in May" Prime Minister Mflckenzie King announced late toda at the first l press conference he as held since January. '

Mr. King details of the owolntment today oithcEarlol At-hIoneuGovv- ernor-Genersl o! Canada, reveal- ed that Defence Minister rs would leave shortly to confer with British military authorities in Eng- land and inspect the Canadian forces there, and discussed politi- csl matters ggiberatliy. d . m

Appear ng us an optlnlis , the Prime Minister tly brushed aside queries 0n rumored cabinet chafllfis and wxpressed deep satisfaction in the result o! last week's Dominion election which gave him his second record- breaking majority in Parliament.

Mr. lng said he would “slip away for a few days vacation" alter his cabinet collea es had n chance to rest from heir cam-

algn activities. He said he would ike to have a week away from his official responsibilities.

Regl 111g to s uestion on the possl lity of ca lnet reordflnll- otlon which has been widely rum- ored. the Prime Minister said: "I suggest that all rumors be dis- counted for the resent."

Traditionally arliameitt opens on Thursday and there are five ‘rhursda c in May. it is now be- lleved ll el the openinli d1" Will either be y l0 or H.

gave correspondents A

bnCbl-‘JUXLIJ FOR Bl-tAVEltY-General the Viscount Geri, cum- andmg the British Army in Franse, decorated this French ser-

geant maioruforVhruverylrndep’ fire

Of His Majesty Is Brother Of Queen Mary,

LONDON, April 3—(CP Cable)“ The Earl of Atlilone, brother of Queen Mary and former Governor Geller-ll of South Africa, tonight was appointed Governor General 0f Cflflfitla tu succeed Lord Ttveecls- - muir.

The tail, soldlerly Earl is ex- pected i-o leave for the Dominion n two or three weeks, Princess Alice, Countess oi‘ Athlone, will “COMPANY him.

An official announcement from Bucklrtyham Palace sllicl “the King has been graciously pleased to up- Drove the up-pclnmient. of Major- General the Earl of Athlone, K0,, as Governor General p! the Do- minion of Canada."

The Earl and Princess Alice stflyfiri at Buckingham Palace. Mnnkry night. after dining with the King; and Queen.

Lord Athlone once before was appoint/ed Govemor General of Canada, on the eve of the First Great War. Ho (lid not lake up the appointment, Instead he ser- ved with the British army through- out. the conflict.

As Governor General or South Africa Lord Athlone was so pop- ular that he was pressed to ac- cept. a second term and altogether served there for eight years, from i923 to 193i.

Had Long Career

The Earl. who will be 66 April 14. has had a long career. He served in India and Natal with the Hussars and fought In the 1 Matabele campaign of 1896 and in the Boer War. After completing his term as Governor General o! South Africa. he became Governor of Windsor castle and (Hianeellor of London University, since 1986 he has been s personal aide-de- camp to the King.

Lord Athione was born in Ken- slngton Palace, the third son o!

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For Organization.

The annual meeting! of the Cn- tliolic Women's I/eauue was held last nijrhl in the Knights of Col- umbus Hall,

The Prcs, Mrs. Frank Murray presided. The meeting was honored with ihc prcscpce of His Flxcclencv Rt. Rev. J. A. O‘S‘r.1llivnn and the Sub-Division Chaplain, Rcv. W. T. Keefe.

The incctinq opened with i110 nlnving of "0 Canada“ by Miss Mary Caliauhnu. This was follow- ed by a very lnvelv musical num- h~r in honor of our Reverend attests.

The Llcatzile prover was then rc- ci'"rl by His Excellency. The President then welcomed

the members in the annual incl-t- r-w and cnv-e an elortucnt and in- snirin’: address, Reports covering the year's work were then uiven by each officer and Convcnor of the different committees. A summary of tho activities of the year is shown in the report of the Re- cording Secretary which appears elsewhere.

The mcetlntz was then addressed by HLs Excellency who conltratu- lated the President. Mrs. Murray. in glowing ienns on the excellence 0i’ her leadership. which has ac- complished such splendid results in the Charlottetown Sub-Division. He marvelled at the splendid work done in the cause o! charity as well as in the field of Adult Edu- cation. which Is covered so well in our Study Groups, also the splen- did work accomplished for‘ the Red Cross. The B_is_hop was leasing

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First (‘oastal Defence Spitfire (‘rashes In Flames.

_ LONDON, April 3-—(CP)—F0r the first time since uar started a Bri- tish co: i (‘PIWICE Spiilire yen ' the Br sh coast today but. not before it had tlCcClLiiillod for thl‘ German Heinlgel bomber it was attacking,

The fight. took 1ilzice as Nazi waiploiics a 21in raided British convoys lLllSl SSfUUy and recon- noiterod cons 1 areas.

The pilot m the downed Spit- fire and live Nazis in the German craft were rescued lyy g trawler.

The sharp encounter took place about 12 mllcs from the Yorkshire coast early in the afternoon. The Sllilillfl elll-Zflfltki the Heinkel and ltoiilit. spninitig into ihe sea after a brisk exchange of fire,

Then, set nine during the battle, it came down as well,

Vivid messages told those lis- toning at the base of what was Jmppcnlng.

"Shortly after i p. m. I downed an enemy croft which crashed into

‘tcéliiilitlidi&“lsiaiilfiflcéizfis Ilumherland To- l-lave lie-count

AMHERST, N. s., Apr-u zr-(crn A"')l1C11l10l1 for a recount of the clo. t ._\ wontcstcd federal brillottlzig in Cumberland was mode today by K. J. Cochrnne, whom the or‘. ficinl count placed Your votes be- hind Percy C. Black, Conservative.

fiochmne. member of Parliament. juice i035, opplcd for the recount "Pints Ctr-lair JllfiYe Wclsford Mc- l‘ \!i:1‘l af'e:~ yesterdays decmm- ton day fioures had shown him with n. total of 8.060 agvtingt 11054 for lllnck. Guv Demlngs, a (:0- c-prrrttw filommontveaitit Federa. ‘date, hllfl 11.399.

T110 cwiion was the clwsrst. in the li/laritimes, and to date it; m; brmvzhi. out the only demand for a recount ln these provinces

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‘Liquor Stores Boost Business

t 1 HALIFAX, April a-uci-u-Ptir. clinsers of liquor in Nova Scotia, spvni. three-quarters of a mllliloné t s ntore in the year ending . (ll lost than in the year be-' . according to the report of the l'i'<\\'iil(‘,"s Liquor Commission ljlllfifi 1n the Legislature today. Soles increased from $41,134,- 510i to $5,483,432. "The influx of. tnsftois for the Royml Visit in June and an increased tourist buszne-s durinu the greater part ol’ the Milli-

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LONDON. AlNII 3—-(CP),~

——l’ri1nc Altai-tor tfhatnber- lain, in :1 ltll"'-lll'l'iliiil'fl (luv-i erunu-ul rclir , ttmigiiW zippliintcti \\'i " billlfCillll to tiireci. all llrilziiifs arlnefl services and divided the war

effort against tivrtnziny among three lacy conunilict-s.

.\ir. Churchill will lie cilzlir- man of the service ministers’ committee.

Sir iiingslt-(v “Until becomes Lorri Privy 51111 in hczttl the lilvlllct tuilicy CUlllllllllCC Willdl

will deal with social and do- mestic proiilelns, including food and agriculture.

Sir John Simon, (Thutlccllor of the l§xci1l~1p1cr, will tircside over the ccntil-iiiic policy coni- mittee. its members will be the mlflifiififs who ilandie financial anti trarle 11 utters.

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assuming new t. make him the chief Slflliéglil; of the war cabinet, will remain as First Lord of the Admiralty win-re he directs the blockade. the chief allied weapon t0 (Hie in the war with éPTlllilny. ~ 1<l Hoar-o, \'lti(‘l‘llll cab- lillll lioidci‘ of many (iilfll the ‘out. l0 years, lu lllt‘ ministry, wipers he will take up the task of lnilklng Britain ln- v nclble in the nlr Kingsley’ W00

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of Robert liu-lsoii as shipping man- lsier and Lord Wooiton as food min- ister.

It was announced that Sir Sam- ucl l-lvare viii have the aid of Lord

return in con- lrainixig has hurl sw 111's :"cl_at-‘ 11g to Il(‘(‘lrit‘l'."lill'lll o.‘ m-rnnaiitlcal‘ pi-otilu-uon, llllllS CfllillCliv as vice- prrsziicnt of thesiuuiiy oifice of the flll‘ council.

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A statolnt-nl from l0 Downing Street said the lint lord ol’ the admiralty will tin-attic otcr the service committee. "to keep und-

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mci" :10 doubt accounted for sunc nf this. cvcn lilCllVii the 1mm:n- i-nce of war c11t the s"ason short," _the rcnert said.

It. added, "since the outbreak of I war the large number of tranti arid others has made consrdcfu; difference to the stores in the Ha —

lfax area. Increased activity m Cape Breton has resulted in 1n- crctwed sales there also."

Sales with the 1936 figure: bracketed:

Alcohol $1.827 151.621»; spinal

$20116": (s2. assmov: wine $518,- vm tsunami); bccr $1,951,065 ($1,. 1209.009».

Defence Minister Rogers To Visit England Soon

QPIAWA. April 8 —(GP)— Prime Minister MMKUDZID King late today announced defence minister Rogers‘ will g: to England to consult with mom i-s of the British government and visit Canadian forces in train- ing there. ,

Date 0t Mr. Rogers departure Will remain an_ofll.:lal se-ret Owing to war conditions but iris stay in the United Kingdom will not no Iona 1H4: will be back before ‘Parliament opens about the second or third week In May.

Mr. King; said it. was eonsiilgrcd desirable tint Mr. R rs, Wll.) is mspoivslble for Cansuias naval, i..l|- iiai-y and air activity in the war, including the British commonwealth air training plan, should consult with members of the British govern- lmnl- 1nd 1014M‘: of the various