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What ycuycalft use‘ you lose; n1, ‘ last, we are going to shuffle of‘! the stage lust like the venous.“ man.

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“Less Than Three Weeks . - intervenes

i Between Now And The Meeting of Par-

liament — Five Sen- ,

ate Vacancies.

’ arrows, Feb. 8.-—Less than three weeks intervene between now and the opening of parliament. and indica- tlons are not wanting that the seas- 51011 will soon be in full swing. llbr some time now, pseparations have been under way for the opening. Ea- tlinatu have been P1881118 110M ighi-ough the usual‘ departmental ‘ ehannels to the Treasury Board, where they meet with the scrutiny of the Minister‘ of Finance and three or four of his colleague... before they go tn the cabinet. While this has been going on the Prime Minister and members of the variouadepart- menis have been receiving delegat- ions niscilssing proposed legislation, and generally speaking lining up a program for t e members when they reach the capital. Their arrival will not be long delayed because there is a tendency among some or the western men to get-here early and settle down before the actual work lltrlns. ‘

Mr. King has five Senate vac- ancies to fill, probably before the session, and some interest centres a- round the question as to wcther he will seize the opportunity to awfllli a woman member of the upper-cham-

her. I. y . 1m"; o_-.-‘- -~ g i" ' (Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON, D. 0-. Feb. S.- William Howard Taft, former Pr ‘l- dent of the U. B. and Chief Jus ce oi the United States Supreme Court. resigned today. Ha has been in poor health for some time.

Hughes Will . Succeed {oft

(Canadlailffress) V,» h“ WASHINGTON, Feb. tie-Charles Evans Hughes was nominated this afternoon by President Hoover for "l0 host of Chief Justice oi the Ulllllrd States in succession to Wil- liam lloward Tait, who resigned to- day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING bvlibirs. blEETlNGS. are.

"Wiiiat tonight Children of Mal’! llsll. mo-li.

"Mt. Stewart Wednesday. thrilling western show. l440-2-l-3l. ' “The One-foot Race, Relay-race. Potato Race at the Prince Street Ice llwrts at the Arena. l6

"llnnter River Club loading hogs. Thursday. mo. 6th, forenoou. Rus- ltl Nicholson, Body. 1501-21

"Buying l-loggflheep and Lambs si. Kenslngton every Thursday fore- llwn. Alden Moasa.

l. liteuiiu-Ri-ucntuestf.

"Hockey at Victoria Rink flhurs- llly. llisb. 6th, Caps Traverse Grey Hounds vs Victoria Unions. Come ""1 lee these old rivals clash. Ekat- llls Iltermatch. 1* _ loco-oi

giszgzwnmnix sy. Fob. 5th. no. , ‘ . Prue elm for out ‘» '_ ‘am-n

cnalriorrarowu. CANADA, i-uasoav, FEBRUARY 4. mo

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represented at the London confer- ence. These were: the‘ United King- dom; Canada; Ailstralia; New zca- land; Union of south Africa; Irish Free Stats. and India. . . A; fl-‘lifldlnlld by Mr. Lapointe‘: statement, the conference is an out- growth of the last Imperial confer- ence. Its report will be presented to the next imperial conference which; la likely to be held in London during o‘ the coming fall. Assuming that the recommendations made are approv- ed. the various Parliaments concern- cd will be called upon to pass legis- lation. where. necessary to bring them into effect. The taslr of the conference, states Mr. Lapolnte, was to carry outNn accordance with the recommendation of the 102d imperial conference, a detailed uamlnstion of the legal restrictions on Dcrninoin self government which still survive from an earlier period and to recom- mend the most appropriate ‘means of inclns than! lsssl IWMJM, vrsq- ices into harmony with the. present position ofi- oouality. _ ef restrictions cf the free cp- etl of Dominion lllllslatlcn which were moribund in m. resorts: the I Imperial of, 1m fell in- to ‘roar elalbés: 4hr. wea- c! "m-

"FIW dress carnival at‘ New“

Her-fie shew: Jean Banday and horse hid fallen and chm Q; her father's race hone, "Th 3 . ’ n er.” wlsophlether. pfcvidqdoonaufifllwkc, “d w“ “an” W" u“ "is mcsi lltlklng tun ma... no] the recent ‘lilyllock rant meet. frbe into‘ ilrgyvlgwhflm; n,“ mmlw " ' ' a ‘ heme i4 second pines,

Refivrf Of Conference Re Dominion Legislation And Merchant Shipping Pqblig

(Canadian Press) rymawa. Ont. Denied by a statement from Hon. Ernest lapcinte, Minister oi iluatlce, W110 lleadecfthe Canadian delegation. the report of the conference on tbs operation of Dominion legislation shlhiving legislation. was handed out here today. Although the conference was opened in Lon. don on October B. i029. December d, no official report of the proceedings and conclusions reached had been made public. Release‘ of the report occurred simultaneously in all parts of the Empire. which were

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"f "la Wmmmilnw and its statu- tory affirmation in the colonial laws validity act of~ lees. which provided "Ill Bhy colonial law tgpumqgni; m an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom should be'void and mODCTB-fille to the extent of such re- Pll$llll1l=l"nnd the special case of suborclinatldll involved in the lells. lative and administrative control ex. crcised by the London authorities over merchant shipping‘ throughout tho Empire. under ,the merchant shipping act of the United Kingdom. All these subjects have been dealt with and in all cases a solution 11M

DEATH (if cliiurs ,lilllii cuiimissmiilii

Hon. P. 03.1.1.1» Pass- ed Away In Inndon, England Yesterday.

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IDNDON. M. S-Jlcn. 1'. C. Ill- kin, High Commissioner for Canada inmudonjwbe has been ill athis London home since his nturn man the Hague Reparations Conference died at cola o'clock this morning.

Mr. net-kin bad been scanned to mu ms two weeks on satount of heart trouble and it ‘was feuowlns a auddensttack that the and cams today. His wife and dauchlsrsrs iu Landon. ' m. sum Ccuunillcner ‘who was 72 yearsol-dwassppointadaatba Cs. " representative in London

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l-Ie was widely known ailem the wee-tern Hemisphere bosauaref his extensive lflllnla sdivlticl-

nrs caasait A‘

Ha was scrawled sym- 15W kennle King Government. to auc- eeed su- Gccrge Parley as High Cmnmillicnq- in HMO!-

Bom in Montreal. May llih. it“. Mr. larkia received his eduntica la bis native city. ' and in . mbato. whither be slaved wltirhia talents when quite nuns- He developed an intense sense 0f Clnadisnlsm as

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(Special to the Glltdl-lnl A.

LONDON. Rh, l-‘Wlntifilll p01‘- sons are believed to have lost their lives today as the result oi destruc- tive storms that pounded shipping from the Gulf of Finland to the sled- iterranean. Qwerty of the crew c! the Danish sham‘: Nelly were re- ported drowned when the ship went ashore in the Gulf of Iialsad- M‘ other British steamer. tbs Lakewood. reached port at lhflraill 81W I terrific battle in which she lest three propeller blades. Reports from Crest showed the Dutch ltclmdl’ Helen nu: ashore and in dancer of hmvbiss u? near amt. Thus far attempts to ra- float the stranded vessel he" Mili-

‘oeen’ recommended. Mr. f. , ‘ ‘

proceeds. In coma cases a conven- tional solution is proposed, in oth- er cases legislation ‘by the Parliament cl’ the United Kingdom will be ne- cessary. The recommendations pro- vide for a declaratory enactment of the power oi’ n. Dominion to malt! laws having extra territorial effect. The exemption oi Dominion legisla- tion from the- colonial laws Validity Act, and thfcmpowering a Domin- lan Parliament to repeal a British act so far as it part of the law of the Dominion. s ecfiic repeal by the British rarllamcnt of certain provi- slons of the Merchant shipping Act andcolonial courts of AdmlraltyiAct is recommended. It is made clear that the proposed legislation is not to confc any new powers as to amsedi the Canadian or Austral- ian conctitution. this , “ to be

No Min kilns ‘locus scarves

considered by the appropriate Can- adian or Australian authorltle When they so desire. ' -

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ee. witbJiewsospa-mm ecaunruis

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FEDERAL Gilli. MAY RElllItE llllllill nuii

The‘ following appeared in the Manda‘! issue of the Halifax Chi-on- icle (Liberal) .

“Itrong agitation for the reductio o! duty/ on liquor @crted into Canada is expected from certain quai- tars of the Home of Commons. when Parliament opens la three weeks. ae- coniln. to reliable information re- ceived by The Halifax Chronicle yes- iardly.

"With Government Control ayat- ams in fcree in seven provinces of the Dfllllhidfl. and Nova scotls. to fall in line next summer. it is thought that s. reduction in duty on liquor will benefit the country from At- lsatie to tactile. The duty on liquor is new the boctladllrl profit. it ll pointed out. and by was that duty. what with Nrslmat woddllll by pNVOhMYI forces. the llleali ven- dor would econ find that it was no leaner a pcfltabla business.

"Aaleagastbedulvishidlhtlw beatings: can compete with the government in the sale of liquor. it is said. and it is ihwllil- thlt by Olllt in; the booties!!! the revenue of the government from liquor will be in- creased nearly forty Wfllfli-

Legrning To Read At 82

(Canadian ma) mourn: cums. w. vs. no. s.-

relens e rmssw- 8s ‘ill Hines behave: that time yup ywm ‘ugh l; .1! being ilnfdd‘ ed to by the pasc-

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Rana...“ or Gsnada ’s First Prime Min. Sold ’

(Canadian Bus)

orrawa. Oat. slab. a-The his- tofldfllidelice of lir John A. Mac- Donald. Canada's first Prune Min- ister." has been outclassed by the British Government as a Permanent official Ottawaruldcarn for iu Hish Commissioner to the Dominion. the Ottawa Citisan announced MIY- It adds the iollowlag: Negotiations ex- tending ever aswrsi months for the purcham Mm- tbe executors of the . chides A- sine-m sststa hi6

been concluded at apriea of ap- prcabnately 000.000 it is understood. Sir William Clark. present High coaimisdoner will move w Erne- cliife about October ll. next. mien- sly.’ interior alterations and redec- cratica have been completed-

‘ The Prince In Africa

(Canadian Press)

"IULAWIWO. lelutbsrn Rhodesia. Feb. s-‘fhl Prince of vvalss snatch- ed a short time for a same of golf ‘today before resuming his leurasy w lain. till asst stab an hi! African huatifll tPiP- Arriving this morainl the Prisca reviewed a number of prominent residences and later nic- tend to the gel! course where he played a round. l! midday he had resumed his trela tourney to the cheers sf crowds at the station.

Counter-Proposal

,finufi.lail on, the grounds "' ‘up ‘ gistrste in ‘Regina bad

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smcii BRUKER REMANDED mi sliiiiici

Head of Stock Broker- age Firm Pleaded! Guilty To Thirteen’ Charges of Theft.

(Canadian Press)

TORONTO, Feb. ZL-Pleeding guilty to thirteen charges of theft, Col. Op- lando Heron. former head of the stock brokerage firm bearing his name, which made an assignment last March, was remanded for sen- tence by Mr. Justice McEvoy, in the Asslzes Court today. Sentence will bc handed down at the coriciusio of the Asslzea. He pleaded not guilty of twenty-seven charges of conspir- acy tn defraud the public. The charges all arose from transactions by Heron's company which was one of the oldest brokerage houses in Toronto. ‘

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Application X Is Dismissed

(Canadian Prue!

OTTAWA, Feb. il-Mr. Justice Dul! in the Supreme Court of Can- ada shortly before noon today dis- missed the application for the dis- gharge of Harry Bronirrian, million- aire distiller or Montreal. Bront- man had been brought from isll lb Regina. where he was being held 1dr trial. His counsel at the hearln! hers Saturday had asked for his dis-

no Jurisdiction to coaunlt him. l-lis Lordship intimated that the charle of attempted bribery of Customs Ofllcsr Knowles might W011 have been laid under the , Customs Act and not under the criminal code. However. Mr. Justice Dui! express-

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The annual mectingof the Prince Edward Island Motor League took place last evening in the Board of Trade Rooms with a good attend- ance of interested motorists. Mr. Justice Arsenault, who presided, and Mr. J. M. McFadyen, each present- ed comprehensive reports of the work of the league since its re-or- ganizatlon in March 1929.

Considerable discussion followed on various phases of the work,

In answer to a query of Mr. B. G. 5mm 1i» W“ allied by the president that there ls a substantial balance in the bank belonging to theold Motor League. This money has not yet been acquired by the new organization. It was recommended that steps be taken to transfer the funds of the defunct league to the re-organized‘ league. 7

Hon. J. l’. McIntyre. Minister of Public works, stated that he was ac- quainted wlth the work of the league in its connection with the depart- ment. signs on dangerous curves and other places have been erected. In answer to the statement made in the president's report that the depart- ment had not done as much as could be desired Mr. McIntyre stated that everything had been done that was financially possible. The widening of the Borden road was begun and will be continued in the spring. Diffi- culty was experienced at "Bonshnw. The graveillng of the bad stretches of highway is part of next ‘s program. The great difficulty exper- ienced in clearing roadsides of trees and bushes is mainly that of gain- ing consent for cutting on private property. The minister expressed himself ready to co-operate with the. league. A sign is to be placed at the railway crossing at Kinkora. 407i. of cost will be covered by the railway. ‘The crossing at Murray Harbour will

ed the opinion that. the Magistrate n; Rggin‘ mtg-m rightly or wrongly! have committed Bronfmen on the two other charges. one for cnunsell-l m‘ Know-leg t0 make false returns‘ gnu one enun- of counselling Know-i i” i0 gunk, H]; Lordship renewedl bail at $30,000 until March 1th.. when ai-onnnan ls scheduled w so-f pear for trial in Regina.

Annual Meeting Victoria Cross o ;

Circle

The annual meeting of Victoria Cross Egg Circle was held in the school rooln on the evening of Jan. 28th, with a comparatively small st- tendance. The president, Mr. Leslie .1. Campbell, occupied the chair. The manager's report showed- that 22.- 279 dozen eggs had been marketed during the past year at a value of $6,006.21, and live fowl to the value of $225 bad been shipped by lb mem- hers.

The following board of directors was appointed: Augustine Oilailcr- an, Cyril: Moore, Eugene Dunn, War- ren Campbell, Fred McIntyre. John D. McLeod and Russel McGregor: Auditors. Jes. Mclsebod and Jas. bannan. ~Bonils cheques to the amount of $132.30 were distributed among the patrons. ‘ "

Perversity Saved Boy

sluzaamrlbwn, a .Y.. m». a. ~~A small boy living in Btreatroad, near here, ls alive today because he dclltft like tskln! medicine. His ll year old Irandfaiher, nearly blind. attempted to give the child bichlo- ride of mercury tablets. mistaking them for cold tablets. The boy re- fuawdtotahethemandt-belflllfi- father to saecursce him. swallowed one of the lads aad bseame ser-

ill. Physicians nil one tablet

'.n its third ivebk with Amerlcg, 1i,-

be similarly dealt with.

Judge Arsenault stated that he lied no criticism to offer Hon. Mr. Mc- intyre. The plough purchased, has

A aal I II II D I aafl ".19, I'll: lisfl-‘iltaazlauazsd 17:]. A. also.

jtlotor League Annual Meeting Number Of‘ Important Resolu-

tions Adopted. No Fatal Motor ‘ Accidents In Province In 1929.

been giving splendid satisfaction. Mayor Yeo has heartily eta-operated. His Worship Mayer Yea. stated that from observation one could see that a great deal had been dons in the last. year. It is pleasing to mo. wrists to see that signs have been

eral thousand cars in the province there are only 000 members of the league. It is hoped that the number will be doubled or trebled in i980

Hon. Mr. McIntyre has prgied himself a good friend to motorists. The idea is prevalent that low places be gravellcd first, but it is open to debate whether it would not be more advisable to gravel the main arteries such as the Borden road, first. Dur- ing last year there was an agitation in the province to ascertain why the cost of gas in this province exceeded thatof other provinces. The use of the snow ‘plough on the city streets has permitted of the operation of 200 cars dlIillI the winter while much satisfaction seems to be arising from the use cf the snow plough in the country. .

With regard to the gasoline prices in this province the president thought that it is a. matter for the government of the three Maritime Provinces to investigate.

The cutt‘ _ of bushes which be- come a. source of danger on account oi obstructing the view. came in for considerable discussion. It was point- ed out that for bushes and trees. of no value to the owner excessive re- muneratlcn is demanded.

The right of way for motorists at the point of coming off or entering the Hlllsboro Brldgn was discussed. It was thought that the driver com- ing off should have the right of way.

were Messrs. T. E. Robbins. Capt. Taylor. W. 8. Grant, c. c. Thomp- son.

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LA TES TDOINGS A T THE-i NA VAL . CONFERENCE

(Special to the Guardian) .C‘.ll)3l\l. Feb. 3._—'I‘he London tizval Cznfernre iorlay entered up-

nly and Japan seeking a means 0i mrrtn; or compromising with French proposals regarding tho distribution of tonnage among various typés of warships. No formal meeting or the "Big Five" was scheduled before to- morrow, and at the next meeting France's chief delegate, Premier An- dre Tardicu will be absent.

Tho written observations of the four delegations who were invited last week by France to present their figures on what tonnage they would require in each class of warship were to bc in the hands oi the con-

expectc figures would be given. Instead it was understood the powers would outline their views on the trolley o! transferring tonnage from one class to another. America and Great Brit- ain were‘ expected to reiterate their iippositlon to permitting an unlim- lied shirt of strenalh from battle- ships to lighter vessels or submar- ines on the ground that it ls not really limitation. Britain has made a fur- iner step toward reduction by all‘ nouncing definite cancellation of eon struction oi two new 10,000 ton cruis- ers on which work had ‘FRY- iously been suspended. The Drew" reductions affect cruisers in PTO!- peot. In addition to smaller vessels the new reductions strike trorn the 1039-1930 hulldlfll Program one i0.- ooo ton cruiser and one liabt cruiser making with previous cancellations a reduction of four cruisers.

While negotiations have not W01 greased so that results may be reliab-

fercnce secretariat today. It was n0‘. l‘ however that any deflniicl

of the U. B. Delegation said. ' "1'. would be untruthful however," he ad- ded. "w ny that we are certain o.’ an arrangement."

IDNDON. Feb. S-Jlhe British del- egation wdly formulated and w. culated to the other five pew"- “w. Bates a counter proposal to the Pym). Wlllllkd Dian and will gubmig i; t. the full naval conierenee mmmq-w» "wlllllls- The counter pffipogfl w; described as another move forwuyj tawud l- COmDTOITIlIG lfld lfirepmen‘ B" =1 Dian for the limitation of navles

Segrave A Will Be Adviser

(Canadian Press) LONDON, Feb. s-Clr Henry 5,. wave. world's automobile speed n. cord holder, who served with m. Royal Air Force during the war, no. been appointed technical adviser t.

business men who will endeavor t. secure a commanding position, i: m;

control, of the aeroplane gnu-gm u; ti" "fld- Th1! Iroup. when opera- tions so tar have been ccnductr with m" secrecy is reported to hav.» ll"! "ids 8.000.000 for Prillfainar’ work. Thcflncney will b. 4pm; 0;, the building and marketing of mach. ines for general world use, and par

tlcular attention will be paid to ti!‘ development of flying boats. 1e i= felt that in this division lies the has. PNIPMl-a of lasts passenger carryin- aircraft. The group plans to ultim- ately build vb a treat lrftlsb air cw- msuoa- wiui world wide salmon.