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The People's Paper

Covers Prince Edward I sland Like the Dew FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2o, 1932

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Annual Subaerlllllunn Delivered 85.00- Br Iall Cunadn and u. a. a. use.

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New Australian Schedule Is An- llollnced.

(Special to The Guardian) CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 25.- A new Australian schedule announ- ceiltolllly provided for reduction in dutios on sixty-nine articles, an in- crease on eleven and the repeal of

the nineteen special duties. Most of the iron and steel duties will revert to the rate in force before “the prelinils Scullin tariff revision, but the duty on galvanized iron was not reduced. Duties on leaf tobac- :o used for manufacture were re- llucoll.

FLASH

l).-\l"i‘0NA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 25. — Rain today caused Sir MﬂlCDlm Campbell. noted British sportsman, to postpone an attempt tp break his own newly established world auto- mobile speed record over cour- se: of one kilometre, one milc,. and five miles.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, course EVENTS, MEETINGS. arc

"Races at Vernon Saturday, Feb- ruary 21th, 1164-2-26-11.

"Reserve Thursday, March 31st ior St. James Tea. and Bazaar. 1161-2-26-11.

"Davis and Fraser vs. Gronitcsr It Hlghfieid Rink tonight. Skating liter match. l172-1i‘

"Hockey on North Rustico to- llcht. North Rustico vs. Oyster Bed Biiversides. 1189-1i

"Club loading hogs at Melvilleﬂ mesdliy afternoonjMarch 1st. List ‘ with Secretary. 1165-2-26-11.

"Hockey. Tryon Shamrocks vs.

Wiltshire Green Mountains at

7170b tonight. Skate after gameﬁ 1111-1l.

"Hockey match at Wiltshire lllnk tonight between Brookfleld “Pillars and Wiltshire Allsports.

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"Double header at Oyster Bed ilht. Bruins va. Flying French- "kn- Brockley Point vs. Wildcats. 1170-11.

"Conic to the Concert and Box at Clyde River, on March

3"‘- li stormy to be held the follow- l“! "ism. lleo-z-zs-si.

B"D<>ﬂ't miss the Concert in mile)’ l-iall, Monday evening.

gﬂlmry 2am, at a o'clock. 11’ not M. Tuesday. 1158-2-28-21.

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V‘ See Qhe-Anned Married Men

Rihkc- U. C. Sisters in "Cornwall

m l Saturday. twenty-seventh, en P. M. Bloating eight to tan.

1165-2-28-21.

"Notice. The Annual Meetin of gzehwheatley River mo; Circle Swill it 8'19 in the hall on Friday night out,“ ~ M. Members please attend.

'3 WNW. Secretary. 1106-2-I4-3i.

, A mgfo-lo. and tact. mtellloence. m {giandins and efficiency. we e "at in our business, Lei. m9 “n, Y3". Bun Life Insurance com- ' - A. Moore, Manager. I .., ...,.,., _ _

Sky Over 01.5133 Alight With Flames On New Fires Started During Heavy Bombardment

—— Chinese Still Holding Kiang- wan. a

(By Morris J. Harris, Associated Press Stall Correspondent) Copyright, 1932, By The Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Friday, Feb. Zd-llllltcd yesterday in a surprise attack against the Chinese positions in the Kiangwan sector, the Japanese artil- lery at dawn today resumed tho offensive with a heavy bombar‘ ‘. The Japanese fire was also concentrated on the enemy positions in Cha- pel and the sky was alight with the flames of new fires. Several addi- tional companies of Jap ‘were moving up to the Kiangwan front and practically all the artillery and tanks which had been concentra ’ at the Kiangwan race-course started for positions to the north.

General urged that presure be ex- erted on the Nanking Government to rush men and ammunltlons in

Tile ammunition problem was be- view of impending arrival o1’ Jap- ginning_ to worry General Tsai _anese reinforcements. The Chinese Tlngkal, commander oi the nine- jwere depending chiefly on machine tccnth Chinese rollte army, who guns. They announced that early told friends that he had less than a fortnights supply on hand. The

' munition Problem

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Trade Situation Im - proved For Export 0f Canadian A r t - ioles.

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TARIFF BILL PASSED HOUSE

Measure Imposing Ten Per Cent Duty On All Imports Into Great Britain, With Certain Excep- tions, Met With Almost Unanim- ous Approval Of Entire House Of Commons.

(lssocillicd Press) LONDON, lllb. >-—(A. l’.)—-'l‘he House of (fomnlolls

fan import prohibitions and surtax- els impmed in 1930 will be removed tomorrow. Details of the action by I the Australian Govemment were cabled by D. H. Ross, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Australia to the Department oi’ ‘Irade and Com- merce. This action will improve conditions for export of certain lin- es of Canadian ramufacturebene- ﬂtlng by tariff preferences under the trade agreement concluded lost year between Canada and Australia. The action of the Australian gov-

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FIRST AIR

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From Canada, Raised Ill British House 0f Commons.

(Canadian Press Cable)

LONDON. .98». 25.-Tlle question of deportntions of British immi- grants from Canada was raised in tho House of Commons this after- noin when Rt. Hon. J. _H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, assur- ed the House the Government was in constant communication with the Canadian Government on the mat- ter. The ultimate authority wrls tho Dominion Government, he be- lleved.

In 1930. Mr. Thomas told a ques- tioner, Canada deported 296 persons who had gone out under stntelns- sisted schemes, on the ground they

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, 0nt., Feb. 5.—Forty seven fiction publications for- merly printed in the United States are now being printed, for their Canadian distribution, in Canada, C. H. Cahon, Secre- tary of State, told a‘. s. Garland (U. F. A. Bow River) in the House oi’ Commons today.

The estimated gain in revenue from Sept. 193i. to Dec. 1931, inclusive, is $17,500 on these fic- tion publications. The import duties on United States publica- tions cntering Canada from Sept. 1. 1931, to Jan. 31, 1932, was $206,806.72.

Looking For Location As Airmail Base

ST. JOHN'S, NfltL, Feb. 25. -- (By the Canadian PPess) — Und- erstood to be looking for a location to serve us an airmail base. Brent Balcllen, noted trans-Atlantic and Antarctic flyer, arrived hora today on the steamer Sylvia. Balchen, who inspected the Halifax Airport "when the steamer called there en- route from New York, flew 1o Har- bor Grnce with pilot Arthur Sul- livan this afternoon, to look over the landing field there. Harbor Grace has been the starting point of first western landing place for several Atlantic air crossings.

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HALIFAX, N.S., Feb. ﬂit-Several reports were {fabled in the House of Assembly today. Mothers’ Allows llnces aggregating $310,602.04 were paid during the fiscal year, and 1,-

030 mothers received assistance. The number of children benefiting was 3,119.

New companies incorporated

numbered 141, having a capitaliza- tion of $7,557,000, according to- the Provincial Secretary's report. l

A statement of progress and de- ' velopment in the Agricultural in- dustry was contained in the re- port of i the Agricultural dc- partment, which recorded a great- ly increased butter output and lar- ger acreage of ploughed land. Club work and rural school fairs con- tinued to grow. In the number oi boys and girls clubs, Nova Scotla, with 142, was exceeded only by Ontario. with 143.

Today law the introduction of the session‘: first "borrowing bill" when D. R. Cameron (Cape Bre- ton, East), introduced a bill to en- able the town of New Waterfowl

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 25. - The East side's SO-CElllCCl "bloody comer" was turned into shambles again late today as a ganslﬂnd EXP cation squad mowed down four mm in p. renewal Q1 the Porello-Lnn- ardo corn sugar ICllll.

Raymond and Rescue Porcilo. members of the fast vanishlﬂl Porelio clan which wresicd its un- dorworld bﬂ-rblly n-o... "Bis John" and "Big Joe Ilonardo" in 1927 i"

loo outright, rlddled with bullet-l- mains Mainland‘!!! i‘ 9°!

CONFLICT

Japs Said To Have Shot Down Two Chinese Planes, Killing Occupants.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 26. _(AI’) Japanese authorities said two Japanese aeroplanes bombed the Chinese alrdrome at llangchow, 100 miles southwest of Shang- hai, today and shot down two Chinese planes in what they be- lieved to be the first air bat- lle in tho conflhlt here. The Chinese filers were killed and their planes Wrecked, Japanese Naval headquarters said. Japanese naval planes went to

Hangchow this morning and bomb- ed the Chinese airdrome, destroy“ ing, headquarters said, the build- ings and numerous planes inside them.

Two Chinese pleaes managed to ‘take off and engage the Japanese 'fliers in battle, the Japanese said. After the raid serious fires broke out at Hangchaw from the bom- bardment, sending clouds of smoke rolling upward.

The Japanese fliers returned to Shanghai without learning the ex- tent of the fire.

FLYERS SAFE

(Canadian Press) VANCOUVER, B. 0., Feb. 25.- Wllliam Graham and Mrs. Edna Christoﬂerson, missing in the coun- try south of Atlin, Northern British Columbia, for ten days while flying from Halelton, B. 0., to Atlln, are safe at Atlin, according to a mes- sage received here tonight by Major D. R. Macbaren, Assistant General Manager of Canadian Airway, Lim- ited, froin S. E. McMillan, pilot for the company at Atlin.

McMillan, who set out today to

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wild fusiilade. The fourth victim,‘- Joseph Damontl, fell with bullet‘ wounds in the head and is not ex- pacted to recover.

Th0 Iflm counterpart oi the exe- cution of tho Lonardo brothers three years B80 took place in n.

exactly the some manner. WPPO kn‘ “W” ‘m?! While the Porellos and ference at its meeting in July next."

their two friends wero engaged in all! El

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m“ ‘m’ h‘ w“ “truck by u“ ‘was continued, in the House

tonight passed by a vole of 112 to (i2, the bill llllpfiSlllg n ten per cent duty on all imports into Great _Brltall1 with certain notable exceptions. lsuuc F001, Parliament- ury Secretary for the Department of Mines, und Sir Sinf- ford (Jripps, one of the Labor Pllrtgfs leaders. made final wlpeeehos zluainst the tariffs before the hill was given third and final reading. . _

With Royal Assent. the measure becomes effective as of next Tuesday.

history pin-nations that once a. country adopted tariffs it had to "sweat blood" before it could get

I Foot Biiierly Opposed Bill Cries uf "resign! resign!" were | shouted at Mr. Foot when he arose and arraigned the imposition o1'~

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Gives Startling Testimony Re TheGypsyQucen

“There Was No Sign of Submarine Near The Schooner And N0 Torpedo Struck Her” Sfgtqgg Member Oi’ Vessel. At Ilwnnii-x’ I'll" $71 (I00 RQUEIYQHOIWP Chain]

‘AIWPF Was Awarded Contain Hatfield- ‘

SAINT‘ JOHN, N. ll., Fell. Iii-Hip‘ the (‘llllliilialn l’ress)—'l‘cstinlony' that there was no sign of ll submarine near the schooner Gypsum Queen u hen she was lost in 1915 and that he had heard nothing about :1 torpedo strik- ing the vessel. was given here today by Kenneth Steven» colored, a member of the Gypsum Quecifs crew on her last voyage.

Stevens testified before Chief ____ .. Justice Horace Harvey, of the sllil- Chief Justice Harvey left this e".- reme Court of Alberta, sitting as ening for New York. where furc< a Royal Commission to investigate her l-vlril-nve will bv- lulu-n. Arrolil.

tariffs. He (lectured it had been tho Continued cn page 5

C00. GenerallAnd LadyBessboroug/l Arrive In Halifax

The Visit,"A1thEdgh “Unofficial”. Began With Round Of En- gagements Once The Party Had Left The Thain-Canada s 1* lrst Lady Sails For England To-

morrow Evening.

Lieutenant Governor. ' Earl Bcssboroughﬂs visit ls tenn-

HALIFAX. N. 8.. Feb. M133‘! the Canadian Press.) — ROVISIIIIHI; Halifax and Nova Scotia for tile ed "unofficial" but the round of first time since their nrrivnl at. this ‘CllgiigtllllciltS \\'lllCl1'IBCOS the Gov- port last April to assume Viec-gerllofs General ill Canadian cities Regal (lutles at Ottawa, Their Ex ‘begun once the party had left the cellcneics the Eurl and Couniesrcitraill. The station rotunda was of Bessborough arrived ill this eltvpzlcked with townspeople who gave late tonight. Lute on Saturdav Their Excellcncics an cntliusastic Cnadas first Lady sails for "x7!‘.‘.-;l‘l‘.CCpil0i‘i. The Royal Salute—-prc- limo‘ on the liner Montcalm. lsent nuns-yes elven by the High His llonor Walter H. CovvrtlScllool Cadet Battalion lllldel" LIBULCUJCIIJ Governor of Novn sl-il-[Cndct Lieutenant Colonel G. Hill, tia, and ivfrs. Covert, greeted tileinftcr which the Governor General

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the reparations claim of Captain pnlrviln: lnm is Peter While, K. t‘, Freeman Hatfield, the Gypsum of Toronto, counsel for the enni< Queen owner who was awarded mission, L. A. Forsythe, K. C. of ‘some $71,000 on a claim the sch- Montreal, Counsel for soil.‘ ' Ixooner was sunk by an enemy sub- {lance J. Lrupzlll‘ Snlieztol Io: l g I nlarllle. Continued on ilﬂllr? I»

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LONDQN- FM’- 35 _ ‘Canadmnland flip lender of tllu opposition Press Cablel-Tlie Renter NewsH-ound thenmclvos m am-ﬂqment m. AKEnCY wmgm “id It had ‘mammal day in the belief that Canallais rep- thﬁ Dellamllcnt °l Mmes had 5m" rcscntatlon at. the Imperial Confer- mitted io the Dominions Off Cc ﬂ._____________i memorandum regarding possibilitiesl of extending Great Britain's will trade with Canada. 1M - A ~

It was suggested information , contained in the memorandumi Helpless Craft gaticn to the imperial Economic‘ 1s

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[night bo used by the British dele- Conference at Ottawa next Jul,“ The news agency said U10 lllltlnf" -" in the document were quite distinct,

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lvisitors aboard their private inspected the iletaellnlent before Others at the station were, Lieut. leaving for Government House. C01. S. C. Ollind, Aide Dz‘ Crimp where the party will be enter- to His Excellency, and W. B. Ai-I .-_--_-i---) H1011, llillltili‘)? SCCYCiHRV i0 (I10; Continued on page 5

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House Discusses»

Stabilizing oil Empire Currency

Amendment Correcting Inade- quate Phraseology Of Mr. McLcan’s Resolution Is Carried In Parliament.

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(Canadian Press) Iine (U. F. A. Wetusklwill). m0"!!! OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 25.—Dcbat.e that "the Canadian representatives of at the coming Imperial Economic Commons today, on the motion of Conference should move for the A. E. MiacLean (Lib. Prince), which stabilization of the currency of all sets forth thdt stabilization of cilr- rency within the Empire "is very important and should be one oi the

British countries on a basis other than gold." Today, H. E. Spencer (U. F‘. A.,

Record & Forecast of the Weather

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Battle River). stated that the im- portance of the gold basis We! really largely imaginary. In times

first questions for consideration on the agenda of the imperial Con‘-

An amendment to this motion is Al» balm inﬁll; ..

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