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Vigorous Protest W711! Be Made To Romecoveirnment Italy Admits fishing or Red

Cross Unit But Holds British Govt. ‘ Responsible ,- Ambas-

sador To ME Report.

(C. P. By Guardlan’s Special Wire)

Ethiopia Thursday accepted without‘ reservation the League of Nations committee of l3 appeal for peace nego- tiations, while in Rome it was indicated Italy would accept the proposal with reservations.

Emperor Haile Selassie’s message to Geneva agreed to peace talks “subject to provision of the covenant being re-

' spected."

Italy was. expected to demand guarantees in Ethiopia and assurances concerning the future course of sanctions.

Premier Mussolini conferred in Rome with Austria's Vice-Chancellor, Ernst Von Starhemberg. The talks were believed to foreshadow a possible italo-Austro-l-iungarian pact, in which Germany might be included.

The British cabinet considered‘ a request from France as to what Britain's attitude. would be if Germany should violate the dcmilitarised ‘flbineland aonc or Italy should denounce the Locarno pact. (French officials feared Italy might take such a step if an oil embargo was

imposed against her.) it was reliably reported Britain would addreu queries to Rome seek-

ln| to learn whethc Italy had threatened to denounce Locarno or to

suit the Mellie. A high government official in Berlin said Italy and Germany might

jointly denounce the Locarho pacts.

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Admit Bombing

The Italian government admitted on airplane had bombed s. British hospital unit near Quoram. Ethi- opla, but claimed it had not been informed the unit was in that vicinity and charged the red cross emblem apparently was being used to protect an ammunition supply.

If reports that three Kenya col-

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY. MARCH c, 1936

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Bannister Girl Tells of Night Lakes Met Death At Pacific Junction.

(C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) DORCHETTR. N. B.. March 5 —'1‘he latest of many weird and shccklns males c! triple deals at Pacific Junction Jan. 5 was heard at the trial of Arthur Bannister this afternoon when his sister Frances. 15, said her mother was pleased when her three children returned home early Jan. sixth with the surviving child of Philip Lake. Arthur is being tried f0: the murder of Lake who met death either by a bullet or flames the some night that his common-law wife died from a. skull fracturé While 916A!‘ young eon from to death. Betty Lake, six-months old surviving child, was found in the

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High Govt. oniélfi Declares Pact; Violated By Both France Britain-Germany May Fortifyi The Rhinelailtl;

(By Louis P. Lochner) (Copyright 1936 By The Associated Press) (A. P. By Guardianhl Special Wire)

BERLIN, March 5-Germany and Italy, drawing to- gether in the current European crisis, may jointly de- nounce the Locarno treaty guaranteeing peace in western Europe, a high government official said today.

International developments during the next week, this official added, will determine whether Reichsfuehrer Hitler and Premier Mussolini will break away from the pact, contending it has been violated by France and‘ Great Britain.

Bannister home five days later and Mrs. May Bannister awaits trial on s charge of kidnapping and ab- ducting Betty_ Daniel, brother of Arthur. also will be tried for kid- napping and abduction.

Sheds New Light Frances. whose testimony today throw new light on the sensational, admitted that the baby located in the Bannister home was Betty Lake. Defence counsel H. Murray Lambert has consistently ques- tioned the child's identity, as well as that of the burned body identi- fied as Philip Lake's.

Omer Lutes, station agent at Pacific Junction. followed Frances to the stand on completion of the letters cross-examination. Hg had visited the death scene with Otto Blakney, a neighbor who was the first to discover the brutal crime. I-Ie repeated descriptions cf what he had seen at and near the squat- ter‘s burned shack.

(One of the local-no treaties. sisned in 1925 by Great Britain. France, Germany, Ita-iy and Belgium, provides for mutual assistance against aggremion. The other provided for arbitration of difference!

‘ Germany, Qzechoslovakia. Poland, Franco and Belgium) '

The official disclosed for the first time this was a Jincipai subject of secret negotiations between Germany and Italy.

Italy and Germany, this source asserted, disagreed on many things but both bel-icgyFrancs and Great Britain have iatcd the llllrlt. if 11°‘ the steer, of the Locarno pact. .

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Germany contends the Franco- Soviet mutual assistance pact ls a violation, while Italy resents the mutual Mediterranean defensive agreement against Italy reached

by Britain, France and several other powers. The Italian tcntion is that _

conferences between the French and British general staffs violate the pact. -

The official refused to intimate what steps Italy would take if the pact is denounced but frankly said Germany would feel free to act in

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He a v y Legislative Program Indicated In Throne Speech Read By Lb-Gover- nor MacLaren.

FR-i-IDIIRICTON; N. 8., March o. -— Serious‘ study of credit unions, mutual farm insurance and co- Olicrntlve production and marketing. in order to assist the agricultural industry of New Brunswick to over- come handicaps and promos im- provements. wsa promised when the first seselon- of New Brunswlckks 18th Legislature was opened today by Lieutenant Governor Mrcbaren.

Enlarging afterward on this brief reference in the speechjromhhe ‘Throne, forecasting one of the heaviest legislative programs in thc hliTory of the province, Premier A. A- Ilvsnn indicated that leghlation would be introduced to permit priv- g/gnlllltldtlllfl with government direc-

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(Government, Charlotte), mover of '

the motion to adopt the address in "Ply t0 the Speech from the Throne. who said, in part:

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ony boys were killed in the raid are substantiated, the British gov- ernment is expected to lodge a vig- orous protest in Rome. In Addis Ababa the government said seven persons were killed in the raid.

ROME, March 5-Italy tonight admitted the bombing of a British red cross unit in Ethiopia, but piaccd responsibility for the at- tack squarely upon the British government.

Italian authorities said -~tl"le avi- ator was not aware of the identity of the ambulance corps. and had dropped his bombs yesterday only after having been twice subjected to anti-aircraft fire from a de- tachment of troops stationed near .he trucks.

Sir Eric Drummond, British Am- bassador to Italy, did not inform the Italian government of the transfer of the British ambulance from Dlassye to Quorum until after the bombing occurred, an official

said.

The Italian high command in- sisted that the aviators were justi- fied in assuming the trucks were an Ethiopian unit transporting mu- nitions under the red cross emblem.

Asked to Maia l-‘ull Report

LONDON. March 5—-Slr Sidney Barton, Minister to Addie Ababa, was asked today to make a full re- port to the Foreign Office concern- ing the bombing by an Italian air- plane of a British red cross unit in Ethiopia.

Unconfirmed reports mid IQWII persons, including three British subjects, were killed in the bomb- ing, which occurred YBQW-‘fll! it Quorum. .

If the reports that British sub- jccts were among the victims were confirmed, the government we! c!- pected to make a visors!» protect to Rome.

The incident came three weeks a British ambulance on the Qucram-Waldta road narrowly el- bombing. Incendiary bombs fell within 15o yards of the ambu-

wsnt to the aid of a opisn hovpiial unit.

Claim Bombardment Pnmedltstlt starch l-Ths

Bolstering the crown's conten- tion that the alleged kidnapping had been deliberately planned, Blakney testified earlier today that Lake had told him last fail that one of the Bannister brothers and his sister had sought permission to take charge of Betty Lake. Philip Lake had told him he would not permit the Bannister-s to have the child, said the witness. Crown counsel has maintained that Mrs. Bannister wanted a baby in order to procure money from two mm.

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Ui‘iariot'tec‘own nayers Lneered By Messages

Messages of good wishes and en- couragement from Lieutenant-Gov- ernor DeBlois on behalf of the pro- vince, and from Mayor P. W. Tur- ner on behalf of the city of Char- lottetown were of great moral help to the provinces Little Theatre group which rendered a creditable performance in Saint John regional drama festival early this week. President A. R. Cooper of Char- lottetownb newly-formed Little Theatre Guild and a member of the cast of "Circumstantial Evidence", the group's presentation in the con- test, said last night the messages from back home arriving just before "we went on with our play” imbued the players with a spirit which drew commendation from ad, " ‘ Ai- ian Wade. The judge of the con- test awarded the Charlottetown rgmiip second place. He praised the actors for their "smoothness."

Mr. Cooper said the London critic had special praise for Mr. Samuel Vail for his char terization of s butler in the play, and for Mr. Ian Smith and Miss Marie Anenault for their adeptnes: in the principal roles. Miss Arsenault had given a finished dramatic performance, Mr. Wade said.

Great hospitality was shown the Charlottctcwners in Saint John, ao-

test Mr. Cooper saw tbs birth new incentive in the Little Tbsstrs Guild hers. flew snthusissmln the Little fihsstrs movement will un- doubtedlygrowtospurthe members on in their work toward more ideal dramatic education.

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the demilitarircd Rhineland when she felt the time to be ripe.

The Reich will act as her own interests dictate. not its other na- tions want her to act, he added.

For Germany, tho following four courses appeared possible:

I. She might be content merely to state in principle that she con-

siders herself freé to do as she‘

pleases in the Rhlneland and not follow up the step with definite action.

2. She might declare the armed police of the Rhinaland to be part of the national army.

3. She might send several bat- talions to that area as an outward demonstration of her military in- dependence.

4. She might take the more ex- lreme step of. dispatching three or four divisions to the west, thereby placing the thickly populated Rhinelnnd on the same prepared- ness basis as the rmt of Germany.

King Visits chsgew Slum District

GLASGOW, March lt-Klng Ed- ward cilmaxed a visit to the new liner Queen Mary today with a tour of inspection of an overcrowded slum district during which he was asked by a flve-yesr-old‘ boy, “Arc you really the-new King?"

His Majesty patting the little questioner, Charles Storrie, on the head, replied: "Yes, little man, 1 am."

The King visited six flats near the centre of the city and inquired

' llv as to the _ " of over- crowding. He knocked on the door gweach and asked: "May I come One tenant told the King she and six other adults and one child oc- cupied two rooms, while another. a Mrs. Queen, seid she, her blind hus- bandand their four children sad the same amount of space.

In a third tenement flat two wo- men plsying checkers were so flus- tsred when His Majesty walked in tgagt they upset the boa-rd and spil- i tbs pieces oh the floor.

Tbs tenement dwellers cried, "God

SGT. JAMES H. MCKENNA, MM.

Who was elected President oi the Benevolent Irish Society at thc an- nual meeting last night.

The annual meeting of the Ben_- evoient Irish Society was held in the hall last evening with s. large attendance of members present, one of the largest during the year. The retiring president, Mr. John-A. Callaghan, was in the chair.

After preliminary routine busi- ness had been disposed of the re- port of the secretary, Mr. Robert Bradley, was submitted. It showed an increase in membership over the previousyear.

The treasurer. Stephen Connolly, in his report indicated that the society was in good financial standing. Due to present conditions the expenditure of the society has been increasing. The report of the auditors, Messrs. Patrick Doyle and Artilur ey. was submitted showing the books to be correct.

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n , . . ollce Reserves Mobil- lzed As Walkout Threatens To Take Tn Entire Metropol- ltan District.

(A. B. By Guardian's Special Wire) NEW YORK, March 5.—A labor crisis of major proportions gripped this city of skyscrapers tonight as striking building service workers extended their walkout to two new sectors and moved to take in virtu- ally the entire metropolitan area. Appeals for national guard and extra police prdection went out from harassed cloud dwellers as union leaders ordered s paralyzing tieup of electric and heating service in 4.800 buildings in the Washing- ton l-ielghts and Harlem areas. “The union is hurling its full strength into the battle," declared James J, Bambrick, leader of the walkout that already has aflected 1.536 buildings in other sections of Manhattan and time Bronx.

He indicated he would move tn- morrow against the great mid- Manhattan area known as the Grand Central zone, where-tower the world's tallest buildings. Brooklsnd and Queens also have been slated for strike calls tomor- row, he said, carrying the battle to four of the five boroughs.

Tonight's orders called for a. walk- out of 6,000 workers in Harlem and 4,800 in the uptown business-resi- dential area of Washington heights. Negotiations for a settlement with the Realty Advisory Board repre- senting most, of the building owners affected, collapsed after a 14-hour conference at City Hall. The real estate men, calling the strike a “wanton assault on the public" re- fused to arbitrate as long as the Union demanded the closed shop.

Moving swiftly to guard against renewed outbreaks of violence, po- lice headquarters mobilized 5,504 men on the department's eligible list as a reserve force. Only once before-during the Great War- have the police eligibles been lined up for emergency duty.

Temperatures dropped below the freezing point for almost the first time since Sunday, when the strike began 24 hours ahead of schedule in a demand for a blanket $2 weekly wage increase, shorter hours and a closed shop,

As a result, hardships were in- creased 1n apartment houses where the boiler room crews had walked ou .

Bsrnbrick, denouncing Walter Gordon Merritt, counsel to the Realty Advisory Board on labor rel- ations, as a “menace to the com- munity." said:

"I will not allow any union-hat- ink attorneys to crush our mem- bers, The strike is going on.

“We are now going into Brooklyn and Queens. Tomorrow we are g0- ing to hit. department stores and hotels. ‘Phat is our answer to the refusal of the real estate men to accept a fair offer we made in city hail."

Earl Beatty Not So Well

(c. r. Chbic)

(By Guardian's Special Wire) LONDON. March 5. -- A bulieti issued tonight said the condition of Admiral Beatty “causes some anxi- cty." It aded that he was not so

welL ,,

Earl Bestty has been in poor health for some months. His condi- tion gave rise to some anxiety last month until his physicians announ- ced-hs was improving,

l-ie reached the age limit of 05 in January and retired from the ac. tive list as an admiral of the fleet.

Ono of Great Britain's naval heroes of the Great War, Earl Beatty rose from a sickbed lsst November to attend the funersl or Earl Jeliicoc and again in January participated in the funeral proces- sion of King George, although suf- fering from a cold.

Judge Dismisses

Knife Assault

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final-IE BRITISH SUBTEC TS KILLED 11v BOMBING

Hirota Forming A New Cabinet

New J apaneise-l-iremier Pledges Friendship To Great Britain And United States, But Scores

Soviet Rearmament.

BANAN NARNS AGAINST ll-S. PACT llANBER

H l r o t a , veteran Foreign

Minister, made marked pro- V e te r a n Statesman Sees Risk Of Grave

gress tonight in an effort to

form a new cabinet to suc- Financial Instabil- lty. -

cecd the one shattered last week by bullets of army re- bels. Several hours after he had been summoned to the Im- perial Palace by Emperor l-Iirohito and entrusted with the formidable task, Hirota announced he had filled more than half the posts, g (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, March 5.—Seven C. C. F. members lined up behind the government today in support of the Canadian-American trade agree- ment with the ratification debate narrowing down to the position where it ls probable only the Con- servatives will oppose the agree- ment. - '

assured of support from many quarters. Abraham Heaps, spokesman for the 0.0. F. group, announced C. C.

His selections:

Premier-Koki Hirota. F. members would vote for the treaty because they regarded it as

Foreign Affairs-Shigeru Yoshioa.

Navy-Osami Nagano. War—Count Juichi auchi.

Finance — Eeichi B a b a , President of the ‘Hypothec

Ter-

Bank- _ _ a step in the direction of lowered Home-Takuklchl Kawa- tariffs and not bees it seemed 58kt to be a. cure-all for Canada's econ-

omic problems.

The other viewpoint was advan- ced by Hon. C. H. Cohan, Secretary of State in the Bennett administra- tion, who predicted the treaty would

J ustice-Naoshl Obara.

Kursohi Yuasa was appointed lb succeed Viscount Admiral Makoto

Saito, assassinated last Wednesday. as Inrd Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Tsuneo Matsudslra was named

result in financial instability for Canada by widening the balance of trade with the United States.

minister of the imperial household to succeed Yuasa.

Hirota, a surprise selection. has been popular with a majority of the army and navy blocs, although occasionally he has opposed ex- pansionist plans. He was more sc- ceptsble to rightlsts too, because of s. strong statement of foreign ‘policy to the diet Jan. 21,

(In this speech Hirota scored Soviet rearrnament, called i190“ China to begin "active and effect- ive collaboration with Japan" and to recognlre Manchoukuo; and promised that the “friendly policy" of Japan toward Great Britain and the United States would not be altered by developments at the London naval conferences.)

Yoshida, the Foreign Minister designate, was once Ambassador to Italy. He retired from the diplo- matic service last year. Matsudaira is Ambassador to London.

Army leaders were qlwwd B8 BEY- lng Hirota would be acceptable to them as head of a new national government. Yonezo Manda, leader of the strong Seiyukal party which had vigorously opposed the 80v- ernment of Premier Kelsuke 0k- sda. also was understood to have agreed to support Hirota.

Businessmen generally welcomed Hirota‘: selection. They were anxious, however that the policies of Finance Minister Koreiriyo Takahashi, one of four PETSOM slain by the rebels, be followed.

The 75-year-old Conservative vet- eran said Canada was led to the brink of financial disaster in 1929 by a heavy adverse trade balance with the United States and he hop- ed the present treaty would not have a similar result.

Excessive purchases In the United States and the continual search for cash-hat one time it amounted to $250,000,000 a year-to balance Can- aiiian-American trade, was the dir- ect cause‘ of the depression in this country, Mr. Cahan said. I-‘ie believ- ed the Bennett government saved